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North York Municipal Elections Reeve for 1927 For Continued Progressive Municipal Leadership Davies’ Dry floods 7m" n Will custOmers collecting our cash 'i‘egister receipts and competing for Cedar Chest now on display in our Windows, please hand in their totalled receipts not later than As Appointments for Hairdressing having been made well in advance, we regret we are unable to accept any further appointments until after Christmas. Extends to'his many customers in this district sincere good wishes for a Merry Christmas and ~a Happy New Year. Orders may be left at Glenn’s Drug Store before or after the New Year as soon as possible. Closed for Chréstmas Holidays; Dec. 24 - Jan. lst Register for Mid-Winter Term Fees payable in advance or by the lessdm or by the month THOMPSGN SEHGOL OF MUSIC Election Day, January lslt, 1927 PHONE WILLOWDALE 218 YOUR VOEE HS EARNESTLY SOLICITED To Elect I MA- . G. STRICKLAND THOMPSON, Principal Give your Boy’or Girl their first term music lessons for an Idea] Christmas Gift [W11 Mr; JOhn T. Anderson PIANO TUNER Re-Qpen January 3rd WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29th For North York Township ‘ RE-ELECT L, F. Hicks . A. BYWATER For Councillor Ladies’ Hairdressing Parlor 111)! Write for, full Particulars to Box 813 Lansing, Ont. ucatmn stoned however that although he was prowl of the record of his own department he was in a peculiar position as he csuld not support the government of the day on general policies. I cannot follow them any any longer he said as their record of the past year calls for censure. He criticized the Minister of highways for the type of road construction which he said might have been all right in the days of oxen or horse drawn vehicles but was not up to the requirements of the present: There should be some plan and system of road {constructionuthe same as adoptâ€" ed by the eounty‘ or province if we hope to get anywhere. The sidewalks were a series of on? step after an- other. He would suggest that the first'three be calledrFAITH, HOPE and CHARITY but he did not know where they would end as he did not know how many the s were. Opposition member~â€"Forty-two. Mrs. A. A. Perry the next Speaker at the outset affirmed her indepen- dence of the party whips and stated that she could not follow her leader in his criticism of the High School and his prognostications regarding the future. The speaker alsr took the council to task for not ker'>ing a more wat- chful eye on the milk supply. The council had passed a law calling for the pasteurization of all milk and were now willing to pass the buck of enforcement‘to the medical health officer. Pasteurization unless proper- ly carried on is worse than none at all and he“ blamed the council for not properly looking into the matter. paired. The records of the Public and High Schools were highly satis- factory ‘and reflected credit on the [staffs ‘There was harmony between the board and the teachers at all times and as a result good work was being done. The Hon. Mr. Duncan announced the result of an experi- ment which has been going on for some time under the direction of Chancellor Stewart who has discover- ed that results equally as good have been obtained from hot dogs as from iOrange Crusl'l. During the year there ‘had been a capital expenditure of $2,000 and by'judicious management and close application to good busi- ness methods had been able to ac- complish it Without any further de- benture debt. Interest charges have always’been a heavy burden on the board but this year were less by hun- dreds than any other year. It was only by careful planning and go’od business administration during the year bz‘ was able to ‘give the house this :ccrl report. The Minister of Ed- ucation staged however that although he was proud of the record of his G. H. Duncén of the Board of Ed- ucation stated thathc was pleased to announce to the house that the affairs of his department were in a very sat- isfactory state. All that had been planned had been caried out and the finances of the board had not been im- Continued From Page 1 as Woodbridge and Meaford were get- ting them and why not us. In a few weelis we will be called on to elect a reeve and councillors and we need the very best; we can get claimed the op- position leader, men who have the in- terests of the town at heart and men who have property at stake here. Local Legislators Defend . Administration of Town Affairs xper the 1 Finance for the Government pointed out that it was an impossibility for the council to carry on a great many improvements in a year because they could not spend money they did not rcceive. He drew the attention of the House to the fact that there were 4,000 in o u ts t a n din g taxes, a}:- .it $9000 for this year and about 35"30 inherited. He thought the coun- ci‘ should not be‘ criticized too harshâ€" y by the honorable leader of the op! 3:» ition for not securing industries am! if they had been negligent during the past year he wanted to know what he had been doing during the past sixty years. He was confident that all members of the government had ‘worked at all times in the best in- ‘terests of the town. Herand his col- leagues were all property owners in lthe municipality and would continue [to work for the good of all the people. W. Thompson president of the rate- ipayers association suggested that a saving could be brought about by bringing all municipal ofl‘ices under one roof. Efficiency and a saving in ‘money would result he was sure. He noticed by the financial statement that there were a number of small loans and he thought that if these were consolidated a great saving could be brought about. He suggested lthat the town engage a manager for .the arena each year or else rent it for ‘a fixed annual rent which he thought lwould be a better arrangement than lthe present one and would not be lsuch a demand on the time of any 'member of the council. The council should have a definite program in lmind for a number of years and fol- .low it out systematically. He was sure the improved transportation fac- ilities coming to Yonge Street would result in great benefit and the mun- icipality should make the most of it. In New York the people in large num- bers travel forty miles/into the city Iand if Richmond Hill were properly advertised a great many people would be glad of our excellent living condi- ions only nine miles from the city limits. In regards industries for the town he thought an ad in some manu- facturers magazines would bring good 1 results. I J. R. Herrington as Minister of We must look to the future with confidence said Mrs Perry and we must make a special effort to induce families to come and live here. Rich~ mond Hill undoubtedly had a wonderâ€" [ul future as a great residential sub- urb of Toronto. She congratulated Mr. Duncan the Minister of Educa- tion on the splendid administration of that department. She had always found it a pleasure to be associated with him on the school board and the past year had been a most successful one. “I contend," said the speaker, “that our expenditures are far too low. I never object to taxation but I do object to getting nothing for Imy taxes. As a representative of the women there were some things she was particularly interested in, inamely; an organized effort to provide irecreation for our young people which [was part and parcel of the moral ob- ligation of the council, secondly an improvement in the public library brought about by more coâ€"operation from the council. The present lib- Irary bead was too inactive and we should have a better selection of books. The present librarian was not lpaid enough to \do the job right. Councillor G. H. Sloan made an el- oqueILt and popular defence of othe de- everything in a few thousand ‘ “We the members of his Majesty’s loyal opposition feel that in the in~ terests of the common welfare of this village and community at large that this house should declare its self as in favor of an intensive campaign to increase the revenues of this vill- age by looking to the industrial de~ velopment and to an increase in the use of the, town water And in view of the fact that this province has re- verted from a dry policy to one of Government Control this house feels that the Government has been very lax in their duty in not producing some policy that would induce the people to at least taste the town water before the advent of Government Conâ€" etrol.” you tell it to make it impressive 'tages? The Speaker “ criticized the ‘éouncil for lack of vision, living in the past rather than looking to the futiife. The speech from the throne presented no real progressive pro- gram. Why not have a definite pol~ icy which will bring more people here and increase the revenue of the town. The speaked introduced the following amendment which when put by the speaker carried by a 6-4 vote. L. B. Teetzel the last speaker for the opposition consulted the Liberal files and reminded the members of the government of their election slogans of a year ago and asked what had been done to carry them out. He sug- gested that the Arena management [this year instead of spending $300 on ‘lteams give that money to our own \local hockey team and instead of havâ€" iingpa few nights of hockey have a ‘whole season of it. The signs at the edge of the village merely told the travellers that at last they had come to the top of the hill. When Councills or Sloan was selling his wares he did not try to impress the prospective customer with the container but ra- ther the quality of the contents. Why not use the same business methods in selling the village? Why not tell of our schools, our good water our fac- tory sites and numerous other advan- made in all departments. The roads were a great problem and the council was handicapped by lack of finances. Cinders had been suggested but cind- ers were more expensive than gravel. There is a ggeat deal to be done in 1927 and the electors should put men at the head of affairs who were capa- ble of handling the situation. The speaker referred to the working of the electric light committee of which he is chairman and outlined the steps leading up to the reduction in rates which will become effective the first of the year, and also the tranfer of some $600 to the village from the Hydro and the probable sale of about $3000 worth of machinery in the very near future. Acting reeve J. A. Greene stated that the house had heard a great deal of criticism from the oppoeition but very few constructive ideas as to how to improve the town. Improve- ments had been brought about during the year; a great many of them and all the citizens. had to do was to look around and see them. The coun- cil did not have to tell about them. Sidewalks had been built, improve- ments made at the arena, welcome signs erected and general progress Prof. Walker dealt at length with the question of town water. He said he thought the objectionable weeds in the pond could be choked by planting water lilies which would not hurt the water. The machinery at the pupip ihouse represented a large invest- ‘ 1971: should be carefully looked ‘after and kept in good repair. He suggested a more thorough study he made of the water system as] it was a problem demanding a great deal of serious consideration. The light- ing of the village was far from satâ€" isfactory poorly lighted streets were a poor advertisement for any \town. He thought stronger lights could be installed at a little extra cost to the village. Moreover on some streets the lights were on one side and the sidewalk on the other. He claimed the lights should lge for the benefit of the pedestrians. with a large amount of unpaid taxes, If the people can't pay taxes at the present rate I do not believe in rais- ing them. Contrary to some state- 1ments made he claimed that the vill- age had made considerable progress. It was much easier to tear a building down than to build one up he said. A good deal for which the council was criticized steps in sidewalks, pri- vate loans and bad roads were inherit- ed from previous years. Several plans were suggested for removing the weed taste of the water but he wanted to be sure a scheme would be successful before he spent the village money on an experiment. The advantége of telling the truth Science' says t} that you needn’t add to it each time £3]: no more talk oceans “ 'ear fish Chris’m Sunday School Sunday school Hall Oak Rid The annual New Year's entertain- ment of the Young Men’s Class of the United Church will be held New Year's night January, lst at 8 o’clock. A splendid programme is being preâ€" pared under the leadership of Miss Marguerite Boyle. Sunc 30th, Sunda All the performers did creditany from the youngest to the oldest. One could not help realizing the immense value of such institutions to the in- tellectual and social welfarel of the community. The staff and Board of Management deserve the appreciation of all the citizens, arfl they may rest assured they have it. I Mr. John Breakey acted asochair- man and kept eVerything running smoothly and with good speed. Dr. Campbell, one of the members of the school board gave a short address, also Rev. B. R. Strangways. A large tree heavily laden with gifts for the scholars. Mrs. Santa Claus took charge of the distribution of these gifts adding much to the merriment of the occasion "1 Many unusual and amusing numbers were presented and performed in good style. 1 Mr. Erwin and staff must have giv- en much attention to the preparation of this cancert. They certainly have reason to be proud of the work done by the pupils. Visitors who called at the appoint- ed time were impressed with the need of a larger auditorium for every av- ailable seat was taken and, many standing in the hallway. On Tuesday evening, December 21 a mest interesting entertainment was given .by the pupils of Thornhil! pub- lic school in the auditorium of the school. On account of the fact that next Monday night follows so closely the Yuletide festivities, and that a great many of the young people of the Unâ€" ited Church are preparing for con- certs, etc. the Y. P‘: S. meeting for next Monday evening, December 27th has been postponed. The Y. P/ S. of the United Church held their regular weekly meeting on Monday evening, December 20th, and the program was in charge of the social and literary vice-president, an item of the program which was very well received by the members was the reading of a historical sketch of the founding of the Methodist Church in Thornhill, (now the United Church) which was prepared by Mr. E. A. James and read by Lillian Francis. Another item of the programme was the contest on “’II‘hornhill” prizes for which were awarded to Edith Davis and Floyd Davis. A solo by Marion Smellie and several readings by lit- tle Francis Teare,‘ were well received and light refreshments concluded a very interesting evening. The Anglican church Christmas lcree and entertainment will be held in Findley’s Hall, Thursday, December 23rd (to-night) at 8 o’clock. Every- body welcome. Last Sunday, December 19th, being the Sunday before Christmas, Rev. B. R. Strangways, pastor of the United church preached Christmas sermons both morning and evening. The choir rendered special Yuletide music at both services, the anthems in the evening being both inspiring and ef- fectively interpreting the Christmas spirit. In addition at the evening service Miss Aileen Atkinson of Rich- mond Hill, and Miss Ruth Strangways of our own village, played a delightful violin duet. Miss Atkinson also ac- companied the piano for all the sing- mg. ‘ John Kelly son of the late Michael Kelly died on_.Saturdziy, December 18 at his late residence, John Street Thornhillr Mr. Kelly was in poor health for some time, but was able to attend to business till a few days pre- vious to his death. The funeral ser- vice was held at St. Luke’s R. C. church on Tuesday morning and was attended by a large number of rela- tives and friends. Much sympathy is extended to his sister who resided with him ' The annual meeting of the Thorn- hill Ladies softball club will be held in Findley’s hotel on Tuesday evening December 28th at 7.45 o’clock sharp. Manager Eaton desires every girl to be there on time as there are many matters of business to discuss. All girls who are interested in soft ball and would like to become a member kindly attend this‘meeting if possible. at (Special to Lk Ridges on Thursday, Dec. 7.30 o’clock. Parish Hallâ€"â€" Dec. 26th at 7 pm. Christmas School . . . . . . . . . . . 10.15 a.m. school concert in Thompson’s Oak Ridges St. John’s Church School Concert Thornhill mmu The Liberal) as