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stouffville ontario march 8 1934 local happenings the 21st of opening of sprlnj this mouth is the mrs matthews and miss francis ratcliff motored here from braut- ford on friday to spend a short time at the home of the latters father mr james h ratcliff the tax rate in the town of ux- bridgo will he 50 mills on the dollar for 1934 which is drop of two mills from the 1933 rate 5 del jennings is the new fire chief how do chief whitchurch township council will meet at vandorf on saturday in their regular march session miss verna cockerell was home from toronto on the weekend mr harvey schell local butcher accompanied by his wife and family motored to buffalo and spent a couple of days with relatives last week mr isaac wagg one of good woods eldest and best known citi zens was in town on monday the first time since the winter season sot in rev c e macleod and mrs macleod have reopened their homo here after spending the wintr sea son down in the beumsville district mrs howard kelly of kingston and mts gordon lunau of north markham were in townttn sunday attending tho funeral of their mother the late mrs win lewis which took place from the latters home in markham to stouffville cemetery mr edward peuuock who has suffered a long siege of illness hopes to be out again when the fine weather of spring arrives it ii six months since the familiar face of the liveryman has been seei on main street the municipal council have been giving some consideration to provid ing great storage capacity up at reservoir park citizens in general we believe aro hoping that the council will do what is necessary to eliminate water shortage both in the dog dayrof summer and in extreme winter such as we have just ex perienced fortunately our problem is only one of providing storage as moro water is run to waste than is used whereas many towns are per plexed in order to supply mrs h mover jmrs w h shaw mrs geo storey mrs alex grubin mrs j uorinsky and miss myrtle watson attended tho liberal womens executive meeting and luncheon held at the king edward hotel last week mrs e w evans of claremont is visiting at the home of her father mr william stewart miss mildred lincoln of kitchener and miss margaret mckerral of chatham were recent guests of miss janet a button obrien ave mothers we have a special clear ing line of boys breeches good and strong with leather knees greatly reduced to clear out the line f e rae merchant tailor miss ruby mcconnell of toronto has been spending a fortnight with her aunt and uncle mr and mrs herbert porter mens readytowear suits at prices that are in keeping with the times step up stairs and see our stock f e rae merchant tailor misses doreen hodglns and isabel collard who aire going to school in toronto spent over sunday with their parents mr and mrs howard mordeu of toronto were in town on sunday to attend the funeral of their aunt mrs win lewis mr elias lehman one of our westend residents and father of mr ab lehman tho truck driver was seized with a severe illness last week but has since made a turn for the better mr lehman has been a familiar figure on our street for half a century and we all wish him a complete recovery tho annual meeting of the stouff ville lawn bowling club will bo held on tuesday eivening march 13 at s oclock in the office of the bethesda stouffville telephone co this is a very important meeting as in addi tion to the election of officers other questions of vital interest will be taken up t b rae secretary the west end is the home store the old john bray place one door west of the christian church and owned by dr paterson of toronto get an adequate j has recently changed hands the new owner being a toronto man and a contractor who may move to town this spring and occupy the premises in the meantime the place is on the market and can be bought very cheaply sam borinsky has been chosen along with dick champion of union- ville to represent the markham high school as their debating team to meet uniomville this friday evening to debate the question resolved that postwar history shows that dictatorship is the best form of exist ing government this question is be ing debated in most of the high schools throughout york county wanted a good reliable girl for general house work on farm apply stating experience and wages ex pected box m tribune office mrs m e watts is now reopen ing her millinery shop on main street west for the season with an interesting showing of the seasons latest creation in spring millinery the lol 1020 stouffville will hold a progressive euchre in odd fellows rooms on wednesday even ing march 14 lunch served ladies please provide grocery friday and saturday only sugar white or brown 10 pounds for 70c 3 bars palmolive soap with small pkg princess hakes s cans heintz soup assorted 23c 27c mr archie stouffer principal of the continuation school here five years ago was in town over saturday visiting his parents mr and mrs a s stouffer the former principal is living a more or less strange exist ence these days as his home is quarantined for scarlet fever con tracted by one of his young sons during the siege mr stouffer is forc ed to board out a special musical service was held i the united church sunday even- p a snin hnri 10c s in lieu ot ule regular preaching f l taoap 6 bats luc vico leslie aml his choil pl chocolates cream centres per lb vided a very impressive pr program hayhoes tea black lb oranges sunkist med doz new 19c 39c 29c carrots cucumbers fresh cabbage etc law sons economy store geo lawsox proprietor assisted by mrs dillestone of owei sound who rendered two solos in a very beautiful manner rev herbert lee gave a reading entitled the last hymn interspersed with sol parts by mr carl roadway mrs harold lewis soloist rendered an individual number while other mem bers of the choir assisted in quartette and solo parts this very unique service attracted a larger number of people than the regular sunday evening routine and rev mr laidlaw the pastor extended thanks to the choir and everybody else who assisted in the program s a bold thief stepped onto the rear of mr harry paisleyja truck in tor onto one day last week and lifted off two cartons ofbulbs mr paisley left the truck for a few moments but a woman saw uie thief taking tho goods and noified the truck owner who gave 1 chase but harrys avoirdupoisewas too much for him and the fleetfooted individual with the cartons of bulbs soon out distanced him and made good his escape no trace of him could be found by the police the thief will feel more or less illuminated when he finds out what he has stolen is only something that might give light to his darkened career mrs harcourt has returned to toronto after spending the past ten days with her sister and niece mrs may and lmrs mcgrogau billy smith son of mr and mrs bert smith westend has returned to hagersville after spending a few- days with his parents here harry stouffer who is serving on jury in toronto was empanelled for the famous kirk case wherein creighton kirk of toronto was found guilty of manslaughter in con nectionwith the death of william sim whose daughter kirk had been keeping company with and wished to marry against the fathers wishes this case widely reported in the daily press stirred up a great deal of local interest because the parties were summer campers at lake musselman and young kirk aged 21 spent part of last summer at tho lake while the sims were in cottage there kirk was sentenced to three and a half years and has appealed the sentence being found guilty of the killing of her father didnt have any effect on the girls attitude for the unfortunate young man for she was at the court house in his defence and declares she will marry him first opportunity the monthly meeting of the jr institute will be held on wednesday afternoon at the usual hour at the home of miss ruth walls main st mrs graves will be present and give an address and a social half hour is being arranged all welcome most f least the tribune mailing list was corrected up to saturday last and we ask our subscribers to read the label on their paper the date there indicates the time to which your subscription is paid it has been very gratifying to have so many who were in arrears come along with something on account we hope others will do the same and so help to keep up the efficiency to the home town paper value for loney r for all general livestock feeding quaker schumacher feed is unexcelled it is the perfected carbohydrate ration a scientific balance of corn oats wheat and barley feed together with oilcake meal edible bone meal and calcium carbonate minerals so vital to the health of bi and which are usually deficient in ordinary feeds as a base for a dairy ration or as the sole grain ratios for young stock dry stock bulls hogs or horses quaker schumacher feed is most economical no waste because of the perfect balance low moisture content because kiln dried palatable easy digested and quickly assimilated quaker schumacher feed provides most feed value for least money write us for freo advice on your feeding problems the quaker oats corn pany peterborough ontario also quaker dairy ration the best feed for dairy and quaker fulopep feeds for poultry eowa sold by stiver bros phone sacks 5 the regular monthly meeting or the womens liberal club will be held at the home of miss ethel byam main street bluebird inn on tuesday march 13th at 8 pm mr morgan baker is expected to speak also other items of interest to all ladies please accept this invita tion and try to be there 111 l watson secytreas we have several nice liants on hand call and cloth make rem- your selection f e rae merchant tailor mr t b rae is auditing the books of the township of whit church for 1933 having been appointed by the municipal council of the township in lieu of appoint ing two men for tho job as in other years i school debalo on thursday evening this week there will be a debate staged in the continuation school between local pupils and visitors from claremont continua tion school the subject at issue will be resolved that postwar history shows that dictatorship is the best form of existing government the public is invited to hear the program which will undoubtedly be interesting 1832 fit 1934 coast to coast ire canada newfoundland jamaica cuba pukhto itico dominican republic new york cihcac0 boston london england skt jifcle iclylcjlyu kjljcles business cycles repeat themselves there is hardly a phase or crisis of commercial life which this centuryold bank has not lived through worldwide facilities in every department of banking the bank of nova scotia over a century of banking service luther allan reports seeing a couplo of robins on his farm at bethesda on monday this week and that same day thunder preceded the rain that came down fairly heavy these are certainly symptoms of spring all right but like the end of the depression its actual ushering in may be just around the corner the stouffville old boys and girls association of toronto held their anuual meeting in the form of a banquet at coles and elected their ollicers the following officers were elected to carry on the work of the associa tion for 1934 hon prest and life member f w mertens presdent morley s bedford vicepresident l im dougherty treasurer e s harper secretary miss ted hoover conveners of committees membership miss m hoover social mrs a r hobson entertainment mrs d creighton transportation c h mertens blake sanders sickvisiting mrs j potter publicity mrs h b hall auditors rp stouffer hb hall following almost a month of steady zero weather the change to springlike atmosphero pleased a great many people last week although it interfered somewhat with the hockey tournament other wise it was a blessing to many and the rain on friday night with con tinued mild weather for several days helped the serious water short age at the reservoirs to some extent miss gladys miller ofwsston was in town over sunday the midweek show at the stanley thdatro has been withdrawn for a time or until more favorable weather conditions prevail this will tend to increase the attendance at the fri day and saturday show the village council has extended the timo for tho tax collector to return his- 1933 roll to april 1st after that date unpaid taxes will have an added percentage again3t them and will be collectable by the village treasurer then returned against the properties the unpaid taxes are not materially different from the years they were collected through the bank which indicates that people pay their taxes if they can as it is one thing no one can escape but few persons deliberately tut off payment alvin s farmer- licensed auctioneer farm stock bales a specialty sales conducted anywhsrs rates moderate phone stouffville 6312 address gormley po tho folks will bo looking forward to the irish supper to be served on march 17 at the blue bird inn by the senior womens institute lest you fear you cannot pay for it all wo wisper that the charge will be only 25c and heros tho menu irish stew mashed- potatoes pancakes and imaple syrup pie and tea supper from 530 welcome every body -of- horses cattle sheep swine and implements reevo h w sanders was a guest at tho coliseum on monday even ing for the formal opening of the toronto centennial participated in by lord bessliorough as seating was at a premium the reeve was alloted only one seat and couldnt even tako an escort in fact the county council it is reported was alloted only 2c tickets for this auspicious event so great was the demand for seating at this oponiug ceremony in connection with toron tos 100th birthday quito a large number from stouff- ivlllc took in the high schools play at markham on saturday evening en titled seventeen a couple of stouffville pupils wore in the cast and thoro is some talk of securing a ropeat programmo in stouffvillo un der auspices of a local organization tho markham town hall was filled to capacity for tho event there tho monthly mooting of the local wms of the united ichurch was held in tho church parlors on thurs day tho prosldent mrs h sandors presided tho deligates to tho east presbytery mrs ball mrs hastings and miss duncan gavo very interest ing reports mrs n forsyth gave tho third chapter of the study book and mrs nolan roviowed tho missionary monthly plans woro mado for tho easter meeting to which a special speakor will bo invited tho undersigned has rocelvod instructious from the owners frank baker and harry paisley to be sold by auction on lot 7 concession 9 whitchurch adjoining stouffville on saturday 15 horses including several matched teams 20 head of cattle 10 sheep o snino 18 hens implements seed drill spring tooth cultivator corn cultivator wagon mower walking plow 2 sets harrows set doublo harness set singlo harness top buggy root pulper i sling ropes stono boat double trees forks shovels quantity hay set sleighs horse rake hay rack numerous other articles e a grubin registered optometrist starch dates 5th and 6th 19th and 20th april dates 2nd and 3rd 16th 17th and 30th at stouffville every other monday and tuesday eyes examined phono stouffville 2405 the stouffville bakery invites your patronage for their white or brown bread knowing that it contains all the good things whole some bread is expected to have its best for the children too buns rolls tarts and all lines of attractive pastry at our cake shop stouffville bakery ambrose stover proprietor phone 189 no reserve as the proprietorsare giving up farming sale at 1 oclock terms of sale cash w sllversldes auctioneer shakespeare rightly to bo great is not to stir without great argument serenity oomea from sincerity of purpose tranquluty is the result ot study and labor but notions of fidelity are in herent r g clendening tumi mf plmxbtt stouffrilk ms