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the tribune stouffville ont thursday april 27 1s39 pag seven a million pai are- i out one of them a partnership with the sun life of canada is a deed of security for you and yours your representative- j l abel ringwood ontario yearns for pioneer days the pioneers of york county had hard work and wolves to worry them but the main worry of the modern farmer the annual tax bill almost missed them entirely bert kennedy agiucourt farmer has in his possession a recoipt for taxes paid by his grandfather on the family homestead then 104 acres in extent in 1852 it amount ed to just 1 17s 5 l2d the equiv alent of about nine cents an acre mr kennedy contrasts that with his peak tax bill in 1932 54998 on 80 acres and his 1938 1111 23718 on the same acreage the old tax bill is a very simple affair written in fine copperplate on a piece of note paper about the size of a visiting card it reads joseph kennedy 1852 taxes gen eral 197 school 1710 12 total 1175 12 paid charles c brown collector the present taxes work out at about 3 an acre and the peak in 1932 was 7 an acre at that time agincourt district was paying for a new school pavements aod light ing in addition to a high general rate the school arid local improve ments are now nearly paid off and the general and county rate has come down to 252 mills besides its local improvements and schools agincourt lias acquired many services since the old days i police and fire protection were un known then or practically so re lief was certainly nonexistent and scarboro had not begun to accumu late its debenture debt mr kennedy however still ex presses doubts that the services sup plied have increased in the same ratio as taxes which are 34 times as much per acre as they were in the socalled good old days swanky cars for king and queen tribunes small advs are cheap and profitable first showing official government war pictures interesting and educational ratcliffs hall stouffville thursday may 4th in addition there will be enter tainment by ernie stratford comedian and harry gibbs magician admission 25 and 45c clean rest rooms headlight reflectors resilvered on the premises bo ad ways service station phone 265 stoutfville see us b4 buying seed grain alaska oats urban oats banner oats and yellow russian grass seeds sweet clover red clover alsiki alfalfa timothy garden seeds in bulk carrots beets onion cauliflower cabbage brussel sprouts peas by pound or bushel place your orders now for coal at spring prices s w hastings stouffville phone 169 free trip to get a free round trip to stouifville just do this puti a can of cream in your car and deliver it to us the extra money we pay for cream delivered to the creamery will easily pay for your gas and oil we can test your cream while you wait- and pay you in cash whether you are a steady shipper a part time or even a trial can you will receive the same courteous treatment and the most money for your cream our cream collecting service is at your disposal the year round stouffville creamery two beautiful maroon automo biles surpassing in size beauty and magnificence anything previously produced in the canadian automo tive industry are now being com pleted at oshawa for the use of the king and queen during their can adian tour in may and june selected for the honour of pro viding two of the four olficial cars which will be used by the royal party general motors of canada assigned its most skilled designers and craftsmen to the task of creat ing vehicles suitable for the momen tous occasion the first visit of the king and queen to canadian soil already familiar with the motor ing tastes and preferences of the royal family through having built six cars for its members in the past three years general motors of can ada incorporated into the two machines the ultimate in luxury and safety for the royal passengers combined with a high degree of vis ibility enabling the occupants to be readily seen by the loyal citizens of canada before whom they will pass to everyone connected with the work the task of producing the royal cars is a source of pride prom r s mclaughlin president of general motors of canada down to the humblest of the craftsmen engaged in assembling the cars by painstaking hand labour the job is prized and regarded as an opportun ity of expressing the deep devotion which they and all their fellow can adians feel ifor their king and queen a factor in the according of this double honour to general motors of canada by the government was the fact that general motors of can ada was able to offer an undertak ing that 75 per cent of the cars content in labour and materials would he canadian as compared to the 55 per cent which was stipu lated by the government in con sidering plans ifor the vehicles a mclaughlinbuick limited motor provides the power radical changes in chassis dimensions weight distribution and body style result in two finished vehicles which defy comparison in any respect with the most luxurious automobiles ever built the beautiful handmade bodies finished in a special shade of royal maroon which had to be perfectly matched in color with the royal cars regularly used in britain are of the convertible sedan type with the glass sides extended much further toward the rear so as to alord an unobstructed view of the occupants the collapsible tops are of heige superfine duck the upholstery maroon in one car and beige in the other is a broadcloth in the rear compartment and leather in the front with matching laprobes and carpets when the tops are lowered the occupants will be exposed to an unobstructed view from all sides protected only hy the circle of shatterproof glass which can be lowered into the body slots ample headroom in the rear compartment is provided for the plumed headdress which his majes ty frequently wears on formal occasions reversed auxiliary seats facing the rear seat occupants are provided for the use of supporting dignitries or other members of the royal entourage exposed hardware is finished in gleaming chrome canine deadline next week that a dog has no more right to appear on the streets of stouffville without a tag than a motor car would have of running about the highways without markers is a recent authoritative declaration with the added threat that any canine found at large within the limits ot stouffville without a 1939 marker will be construed as hav ing evaded the tax and rendered himself liable to be impounded george storey town assessor and who takes the yearly census of the canine population has a filed enrolment of 70 barkers within the corporation for all of which their owners or harborers planked down the necessary fee of 2 for a male dog and 4 for a female of the specfiies it is always a belief that a few who own dogs keep their peis under cover when the census taker is in their district and thus hope to evade the fee for letting their mongrels run footloose about the streets not to mention their roaming propen sities over their neighbours and other peoples premises the town authorities look ifor such prowlers without tags to be reported to them when they will be given short shrift as next monday may 1st is the deadline whitevale loses abraham seebeck through death april specials our month end sale will be held on thursday friday and saturday of this week and again we are offering specials that should interest the thrifty buyer dinner plates 9 inch 3 for 25c oatmeal dishes 6 inch 5c fruit saucers 3 for 10c salad bowls 10 inch decorated 10c oven bake pie plates reg 25c for 20c glass tumblers reg 60c dozen for 45c floor wax shine brite reg 25c for 20c envelopes blue lined 2 pkts 9c writing pads 2 for 9c mens overall pants 9sc childrens ankle sox 10c ladies house dresses reg 59c 49c ladies real silk hose reg 39c for 33c ladies cotton vests 25c c iilds print dresses 25c turkish towels 2 for 25c stouffville 5 t 100 store i within the last year and a half mrs richard jarvis mrs evans and now abraham the father died when abraham was only 5 years old abraham resided at whitevale for 3s years prior to which he lived in goodwood the late mr seeheck married an uxbridge township gir a member of the gourley family aud to them four children were born all of whom are living as well as the bereaved mother the family frank of clare- mont roy of locust hill albert and one daughter ruth both at home following a severe stroke abraham seebeck died at his home in whitevale on wednesday last week had he lived until may he could have celebrated his 70th birthday the funeral was held from his farm home just south of white vale on friday and was attended by many old friends of the family interment was made at whitevale born in pickering near altona abraham with his parents went to uxbridge township whea the lad was very young he was one of nine children born to mr and mrs gab seebeck and only one is now living a brother jacob in uxbridge town three of the nine passed away latk spring jught have ill pffect on pali- whrvf the continuous cold weather which has made this spring one ot the most tardy in several years may have an adverse effect on fall wheat stouffville farmers report one advantage is that there has been no warmth to promote growth which later has suffered by heavy frosts on the other hand the same lack of warmth normally ex pected at this season of the year has been entirely lacking in addition there has been more snow than usual hut this is not considered detrimental while frost has almost come out of the land the spring farming operations have been delayed farmers are anxiously awaiting more favorable weather in or der that they may get on to the land with their spring work when warmer weather does come it is expected lowlying land will not he in a condition to work for a couple of weeks attention farmers oil drums drums for feed all kinds of barrels and kegs pails and kitts for farm use apply goodman 57s front street west phone wa 5361 or write correspondent toronto flashes junior c champions re ceive oha medals strawberry plants parsons beauty kelloggs marvel glen mary o a c senator dunlap brandywine 60c per 100 500 per 1000 dorset fairfax one hundred dollar 75c per 100 700 per 1000 delivered to your door in planting season oscar burk holder breslau ontario members of the aurora junior c championship hockey team who it will be remembered ousted stouffville from this years competi tion were felicitated thursday night at a victory banquet provided by the town council ah received wrist watches from the club management and windbreakers from their sponsors a well known to bacco firm in addition they each received medals from the oha presented by w a hewitt secretary while the oha trophy was accepted by club president c a malloy from frank douglas mclaugblinbuick special series sedan imailghlinbuick its love at first sight when your eyes take in the glorious beauty of this new mclaughlinbuick dressed up in the seasons smartest style it sparkles like a bit of tomorrow makes your dreams of loveliness come true a beauty in action too for under the hood of this brilliant buick is a mighty dynaflash straight- eight engine with a cyclone of power in each cylinder eager to speed you on your happy way a beauty for comfort youll realize that fact when you ride in mclaughlinbuick when you sec how rough roads are made unbelievably smooth by buicks kneeaction front wheels and fullfloat rearcoil springing a beauty of a buy mclaughlinbuick is rich in reliable timetested quality yet moderately priced and buick is easy to buy on the general motors instal ment plan so see your dealer today its the beauty its the bun no other car in the world has all these features dynaflash valveinhead stra1ght8 engine torquefree rearcoil springing greater visibility handishift trans mission torquetube drive tiptqe hydraulic brakes crown spring clutch flash- way direction signal self- banking kneeaction front springing catwalkcooling mwb fowl wanted fowl wanted highest market price 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