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page two the tribune stouffville ort thursday dec 7th 1939 sty tirafftiiu rttmtu established 1888 member of the canadian weekly newspaper association issued every thursday at stouffville ontario eight to ten pages average circulation 1375 subscription rates per year in advance in canada 200 in usa 9250 a v nolan jp editor and publisher editorial comment goodbye to the mansion house now that the mansion house property has been sold and will shortly be closed as a hostelry there are ex pressions of regret heard on every hand it is too bad everybody says that the hotel could not be made to go as a successful business venture for more than sixty years it had carried on but for the past ten years or over the easier mode of trave 1 enabling folks to get home for night more readily has robbed the hotel of its overnight busi ness and proved a serious blow the hotel of late has stood much in the position of little finland for whom the whole world expressed regret and lamentation because the russian bear overran its borders but no big brother did anything about it regrets and lamentations are not enough the village of stouffville and its business men were not disposed to aid the hotel in any way by offering free light water and taxes and so the business is passing out of existence even with free taxes and other services it would not likely have helped the situation much and would not have saved the business only the pouring of considerable money into the venture to bring the building up to standard would be any good and the town would not have been wananted in extending that much help it is a blow to the village to have no accommodation for overnight guests will have to travel to uxbridge or markham for their hotel and which places will derive any benefit from such patronage rooming houses may spring up but men folk especially do love to lounge in the warm comfortable sitting room of a hotel and here much busi ness was transacted in leisure way we will shortly miss this privilege in this town regulating patriotic grants after the experience which not a few municipali ties have passed through in recent years in trying to keep their heads above financial water some facing bankruptcy it should not be thought unnatural and dictatorial that the department of municipal affairs should seek to exercise some control over grants for patriotic purposes says a timely editorial in the whitby gazette and chronicle to vote large sums of money as an evidence of patriotic zeal as was done during the last war is all very fine and admirable if finances will permit but the provincial govern ment of the day believes that the municipalities should count the cost in other words they should stop to con sider whether that which they do will impair their financial standing municipal solvency or better still good financing will play its part in winning the war and in helping the municipalities to meet new problems sure to arise after it is over to keep the financial homfe fires burning is surely a worthy and necessary task most municipalities we fancy will be contributing a great deal for patriotic purposes through their county taxes before the war is over the county of ontario for instance has been asked to make a donation to that very worthy worldwide humanitarian organization the red cross and it goes without saying that in january next when the new council assembles a substantial donation will be made of probably 1000 a month york county may vote 5000 a month for the duration of the war it will of course have to be raised through general levy payable perhaps in monthly sums but the fact to remember is that if this is done taxpayers all over the county will pay their share the township of pickering for instance pays one tenth of all county taxes so that if the county council gives the red cross a grant these taxpayers will pay a substantial share there are so many appeals today through this medium and that for money required for the successful prosecution of the war that it hardly seems right that the municipalities should have to put up large sums it should be remembered that money raised through muni cipal channels is all chargeable against real estate so that it is the property owner only who pays a general appeal however outside of municipal channels hits almost everybody and we certainly think that this is the fairest way the department of municipal affairs in exercising control over money grants for patriotic purposes has no doubt taken these and other facts into consideration motorists and funerals at a recent meeting of the funeral directors of walkerton held at harriston they decided to ask the government to make some ruling against motorists cutting in on funerals every respect should be shown to the dead they feel and they have met with cases where this respect was sadly lacking in fact there was an incident the other day that is illuminating a southampton man was driving toward owen sound says the report when he came to an intersection and saw a funeral cortege coming toward him wishing to show respect he stopped his car with the result that another car coming along in the rear crashed into his machine and a third car crashed into the second nobody was seriously injured but the cars will require considerable repairs apparently the cars in the rear never gave it a thought that anybody would stop to let a funeral pass baker hill wedding 59 years ago recalled by couple now in aurora with the same degree of calmness and tranquility that has marked their whole married life mr and mrs james gould of newmarket celebrated their 59th wedding anniversary when we were married fifty- nine vears ago we had a big celebration mr gould told the newmarket era and if god spares us until this time next year well be 60 years married and i think that will call for something special mr gould is 85 and his wife is 76 years of age but despite their advanced ages and some small physical infirmities wrought by the hand of time they are both in full possession of their faculties weather per mitting mr gould makes his way uptown daily for his paper and mail while mrs gould who seldom leaves her home knits quietly her homeylooking mitt ens for her grandchikhen so far this year she has already knitted eleven pairs mr gould was born in mark- ham township and was one of ten children born to john mar shall gould and elizabeth towle both of english descent mrs could is a native of grey county and before her marriage was mary sarah armstrong there were thirteen children in her family she is of scotch and irish parentage mrs gould had come to re side with her sister when she met her future partner and af ter a speedy courtship was married to him at baker hill by the rev william carey life long members of the baptist church by a curious coincidence their present pastor the newest incumbent in aurora baptist church rev a r park was associated with the rev wm carey during his early years in the ministry except for some years spent in ratcliffs mill at stouffville and a threeyear period when the couple resided in the state of michigan near port huron mr gould farmed all his life in whitchurch and markham townships before coming to aurora some 15 years ago thirteen times including his removal to aurora did mr and mrs gould change their resi dence in an endeavor each time to better their circumstances we had our early failures but were never discouraged and always managed to pull through by hard work and persever ance in the nineties things were leally bad for the farmers i believe the depression then was worse for the farmer than the one some years ago i re member that barley was 25c a bushel oats 19c wheat below 50c butter 10c a pound and eggs 8c a dozen it was hard to raise a family on those prices there were however plenty of jobs available but the wages were low said mr gould we had 11 children our selves said mrs gould everyone had large families then but that isnt the rule today the farm is the place to raise children and id rather be there but its nice for dad here and he likes it so im content all their 11 children are living and today there are 43 grand children and 11 great grand children to sit at the feet of the aged pair all our children are married but one boy in the peace river district said mr gould mr gould puffed comfort ably on his wellworn pipe smoking has been one habit he had since he was 18 and it agrees with him he declares drinking he believed was not as heavy today i only took a sociable glass but as long as a man can handle it i dont see why we should be too narrow minded im no temperance crank he said asked by us as to his politics he smiled and said ive been a grit all my life i did vote ufo once and that was only because sam foote was a neighbor and a good friend do you think youll live as long as sir william mulock who must be one of your friends we queried you can never tell hes cer tainly a wonderful man said our interviewer i never had a chance to vote for sir william for i never lived in his riding when he was the member i vot ed for his grandson though two of mr and mrs goulds children reside here mr wm gould and mrs albert foster while the other nine children re side as follows oscar in well ington county fred in toronto robert in toronto harold in the peace river district and john in whitchurch township mabel mrs o yake mather man elizabeth mrs r maj ororono nellie mrs myers pickering and marion mrs rae in whitchuch township county expenses on ontario county roads total expenditures on ontario county roads and bridges from january 1st to november 1st 1939 were 8918469 according to a statement presented to county council by david j kean superintendent of county roads estimated provincial sub sides on expenditures amount to 43750 nonsubsidizable ex penditures amount to 21300 the amounts expended in the various municipalities are as follows east whitby 706987 west whitby 148432 pickering 1325144 uxbridge township 547401 scott 616999 reach 745281 scugog 215429 brock 474041 thorah 405014 mara 317216 rama 226941 minor municipalities etc 142898 beaver season december 1 to 21 hon h c nixon minister of game and fisheries announced a limited open season for the tafc ing of beaver in certain portions of ontario licenses even for farmers trapping on their own lands will he required such open season will apply in that portion of ontario lying north and west of the french and mattawa rivers and lake nipissing including the dis trict of manitoulin as well as the following counties and dis tricts in the southern portion of ontario parry sound mus- koka nipissing excluding al gonquin park grey victoria haliburton hastings renfrew lennox and addington fron- tenac and lanark and will ex tend from december 1 to 21 in clusive previous to last spring there had been no such open season since 1922 but areas north of the transcontinental railway had been open as late as 1935 between the french river and the transcontinpntal railway 1928 was the last open season it is estimated by the depart ment that approximately 15- 150 pelts were taken last spring with a value to the trapper in excess of 150000 survey of areas trapped over last spring shows abundance of beaver and every evidence of care exercis ed by the trappers there will be no open season for the taking of beaver in the spring of 1940 send the tribute to absent friends lehmans shoe store phone 4301 stouffville footwear for all the family womens hosiery boots shoes rubbers mitts socks gloves winter pruf your car get that definite protection no matter how cold the weather antifreeze prestone heaters defrosters batteries service that satisfies raes goodwood garage phone 2002 tested by time since 1847 anada life canadas oldest life assurance company life insurance and income plans to meet every need local representative a c burkholder receive awards the quaker oat company at peterboro have been running a contest for their dealers points were given to the dealers for the quantity of feed they sold and the staff of stiver bros aurora were successful in ob taining awards mr j m mc dowell received an occasional chair and a car robe mr thaddeus shanks received a set of alumjinum ware barometer and two car robes walter broome received a club bag and two car robes kettleby man receives british air pamphlet frank van mook of the kettleby district is proudly showing his many friends a pamphlet dropped by british flyers on the german border during the early days of the war the pamphlet written in german was headed britains warning to the german people van mook received the paper from his brother who resides six miles from the german border in the netherlands big reduction in coats 45 ladies coats to clear at a very low price we have a num ber of mens and young mens coats also reduced special 25 ladies skirts made of allwool material and tweeds to clear at 100 each we have a very nice display of christmas goods it will be worth your while to come in and look around here are a few gift suggestions for men kimonas sweaters windbreak- ers shirts pyjamas ties handkerchiefs gloves scarves socks etc gift suggestions for ladies pullovers cardigans kimonas nightgowns pyjamas scarves hose gloves handbags and handkerchiefs etc h golden stouffville ont order bakery items early avoid last minute disappointments many customers come in on the day before christmas and expect to buy anything they want theyre dis appointed it is our advice o order early and be sure we specialize in christmas cake and pudding special baking orders for ah occasions daily variety of cookies cream goods doughnuts cakes pies buns rolls pastry etc the stouffville bakery phone 189 direct o downtown you go direct to downtown in every town enroute when you travel by motor coach when planning your next trip consult your local agent for all travel information brown bettv tea room phone 198 gray coach lines