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VOL. L. Deluxe Shows 7and9 |‘N()Tv PLAYING-APRIL 12, 13, my. ' 3 “ Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, April 16,17,18 CAPITOL E; NEWS BRANDRAM MAKERS OF WHITE LEAD. COVERING CANADA’S BEST SUBURBAN DISTRICT MAKERS OF WHITE LEAD. PAINTS.VARN|SHES.LACQUERS McLaughlin-Buick Automobiles Excellent Comedy " PASS THE GR AVY ” AND N EWS GALBRAITH HARDWARE, Willowdale “5’3 THE BEAUTIFUL CAPITOL fl film as great as the play; Yonqe and Castlefield THEATRE COMEDY SCARED PINK SEE Galbraith Hardware for PAINT before buying 'HEEQEEQH =°=Ol= ONE OF THE WORLD’S GREAT ROMANCES LAWLESS MEN, SERIAL Fighting for Fame Fri. and Sat. Matinee ELEMENTAL PASSIONS AND YET IN THE FAR Y O U’LL B E MOVED AND THRILLED BY THE FILM AS WERE BROADWAY AUDI- REACHES OF THE NORTH WOOD FLOWERS A GREAT LOVE. ENCES FOR TWO SOLID YEARS BY THE MUSICAL PLAY. With JOAN CRAWFORD, JAMES MURRAY HOUSE PETERS B:H3Prbducts 10:0 Phone HUdson 2172 Matinee Saturday 2.30 “In Esxentials, Unity; In Nonâ€"gsuntials. Liberty: In All Things. Charity.” RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1928 V' LIMITED ‘i\ ‘ 24 Hour Service | b3 GOOD PLACE TO BUY A USED CAR The members of Markham Town- ship council met in regular session at the Township Hall, Unionville on Tuesday afternoon and considered at some length the matter of the ap- pointment of a road superintendent. After much discussion on the subject Mr. L. Middleton, the present incumâ€" bent of the office, was reappointed, his salary to be $125. per month for eight months of the year and $50 per month for four Winter months. Depu- ty-Reeve Stiver, Deputyâ€"Reeve Padg- et and Councillor R.A. Smith sup- ported the motion. COuncillor Beat. ty voted against it and Reeve Gohn expressed his opposition to it. Mr. Middleton was appointed road super- intendent in April 1927 and his form- er salary was $90 per m\onth and ten cents per mile for the use of his car. His average salary for nine months in 1927 according to the auditor’s reâ€" port was $140 per month. Under the .new arrangement he will be paid a ‘straight salary with no mileage a1- lowdance. ‘ J Salary will be $1200. per yearâ€"Reeve Gohn and Coun~ cillor Beatty Favored a Higher Salaryâ€"Scale for Road Foremen From Forty Cents to Thirty-Five Cents per Hour. Mr. Higgins of the Ontario De- partment of Highways was present and outlined the position of the de- partment in the matter of road sup- erintendents, and briefly reviewed the duties of the office. He said it was the duty of the superintendent to Slip- ervise all work done in the Township. Under the present system the work for the year is outlined by the council and a certain sum appropriated and it is then the duty of the superintendent to have the work done in a satisfac... ‘tory manner. He engages all men and it is essential that proper records be kept of all work and this is/ care- fully checked by department auditors. Markham Council Re-appoints Road Superintendent Middleton On a Straight Salary Basis Deputyâ€"Reeve Stiver asked what should or could be done in a case where a man was satisfactory to the superintendent but quite plainly did not satisfy the ratepayers. Mr. Big. gins answered that in such a case the council should ask the superintendent to consider the matter of securing a- nother man to take his place. He stressed the point that there should be the closest possible co-operation at all times between_ the superintendent ;and the members of the council. Deputy--Reeve Padgetâ€"Under that system the council would have no say whatever over the road foremen. Mr. Higginsâ€"The foremen are re- sponsible to road superintendent but I do not think any superintendent would keep a foreman against the flJUEiWfi/L 9'9' a“? fig / a PHONE B A llNéGbC LIMITED l In speaking to the question of the appointment of a superintendent Reeve Gohn said that it was only dur- ing the past three years that Mark- ham Township actually had a road superintendent. The first year the different members of the council had (charge of the various divisions but in the past two years the superintendâ€" ent had full charge. wishes of a council. ‘ Councillor Smithâ€"-He has that pow- er, however if he chooses to use it. Deputyâ€"Reeve Padge’tr-What are the special qualifications ofaroad Superintendent? Mr, Higgins very clearly outlined the position of the Department. He said that they paid one half of the salary of the superintendent. They provided capable engineers and audi- tors to go through the province in- structing the men in the very best and most approved methods of gettâ€" ing Work done. He said it was not hard to see the difficulty when the: department men returned the follow- ing spring only to find a new man on the job and all the work of previous years lost. They had found that this practice was getting them nowhere [and as a result last year legislation was passed whereby the appointment of a road superintendent by a town- ship council must be approved by the ‘department. Councillor Smithâ€"I’m anxious to co-operate with the Department in every possible way but we represent the ratepayers of the Township and we must carry out their wishes. This council has to stand by the ratepayâ€" ers and they’re not satisfied with the way things have been going. The last election showed that. Mr. Higginsâ€"I would say experi- ence in practical road building. Mr.’ Padgetâ€"That is he should be able to lay out Work, give an approxi- mate estimate on the amount of mat. erial needed on a certain section of road‘ and an estimate of the cost and also be able to figure out. a yard of gravel. Mr. Higginsâ€"It is generally accep- ted that from eight to ten miles/is the limit. Mr. Higginsâ€"One of the most im- portant requisites is that he be able to handle men and get work done. Deputy-Reeve Stiverâ€"What a- mount of road is sufficient to be und- er the Care of one road foreman. Deputy-Reeve Padgetâ€"We can reâ€" lieve you of that difficulty by revert- ing to statute labor. I favored the new system but I’ll go back to Statute Labor in a minute if we can’t be boss in our own house. Councillor Smithâ€"You know what it is. z Councillor Smithâ€"They claim they haven’t been getting- value for their money. Look at our roads. A few have been getting all the work and some men can’t possibly get a job. The overhead has been too high. Reeve Gohnâ€"If they’re not satisâ€" fied, what is the bone of contention. Reeve Gohn_-I don’t know but may- be you’ll tell us. Reeve Gohnâ€"I contend that the overhead expenses in Markham Township are lower than any other municipality in York County. Councillor Beattyâ€"I think the sooner we get teamsters to draw gravel and do our work instead of hiring farmers we will be better off and get more work done. Reeve Gohnâ€"I think u‘ur roads here compare favorably with other munici- palities but roads are bad everywhere now. In speaking again to the subject of the appointment of the Road Super- intendent Reeve Gohn said that there had not. been over two complaints come to the council board about the work or conditions last year. (Continued on Page 4) Easter services were held in the churches on Sunday and appropriate music rendered. In the evening Rev. Dr. A.E. Armstrong, Foreign Secre- tary of the W.M.S. gave an inspir- ing address to a large congregation. A generous thank offering was given. Mr. E. Gordon who recently sold his 1farm to Mr. A. Baggs had a very suc- cessful sale of stock, farm imple- ments and furniture last Thursday. In spite of the bad roads a large crowd was present. ‘ Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Keys attend- ed the Golden Wedding of Mr. and. Mrs. Peter Dukelaw at their home in Toronto on Tuesday of last week. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Duke... law was solemnized on April 3rd, 18- 78 and the ceremony was performed at Sherwood by the late Rev. Jeremâ€" iah Fishburn the bridesmaid being Miss Maggie Oster and the grooms- man Mr. T.H. Keys. The monthly meeting of the Hope Sewing Circle was held last Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. A. S. Kerr. About thirty were present and after the close of the meeting dainty refreshments were served. Mr. E. Stong and family of Edge- ley, have moved into the house lately occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Ross And- erson . Mrs. Stewart and Mrs. Barlow of Belleville are visiting Rev. A.S. and Mrs. Kerr at the parsonage. Mr. Howard Manning of Guelph spent the weekâ€"end with his parents Mr. and Mrs. J. Manning. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Malloy of the townline have rented part of Mrs. W. Malloy’s home and moved in last week. ITlseshers’ old Tyme dance will be held in the Community Hall, Maple, ’Wednesday, April 25th at 8 p.m. McDonald’s Orchestra in attendance. W. Walker, floor manager. Admis- sion, gents $1.00. Lunch provided. Everybody welcome. Committee A McCluskey, G. Cooper and G. Kerr. LAND 0" HOPE AND GLORY BEQEQERIflEAIJSE The Distinguished English Dramatic Artist The Chinese Bungalow WITH Matheson Lang JTHE HOME OF HIGH CLASS ENTERTAINMENT ‘â€" YONGE AND GLEN FOREST SATURDAY MATINEE 2 P. M. EVENINGS 7 AND 9 P. M. BRITAIN’S GREATEST FILM MASTERPIECE With the Three Most Lovable Characters LITTLE EVA, UNCLE TQM and TOPSY “ Uncle Tom’s Cabin ” ADDED ATTRACTION SATURDAY MATINEE ONLY The First Screen Version of the World's Most Popular Story Thursday, Friday, Saturday, April 12, 13, 14 II Collegians No. IV. News Chevrolet Cars and Trucks OLDE TYME DANCE FEATURING ELLAINE TERRISS, LYN HARDING A DRAMA OF HUMANITY Mon., Tues., Wed’y, April 16, 17, 18. Maple NEWS VAUDEVll The directors of the Richmond Hill Fair have decided that a horse-shoe pitching contest will be a feature of the annual spring exhibition here on May 24. The details of the contest will be announced later but it is as. sured that there will be valuable pri- zes which will probably attract en- thusiasts from all sections of the ‘county. Local fans can start practic- ,ing any day now to get, in condition 'for the big event and any who can give any suggestions for holding the contest are invited to give the direct- 01's and the committee in charge the benefit of their ideas. WATCH FOR MONSTER COMPETITION PLAN- NED AS FEATURE OF SPRING EXHIBITION The timeâ€"honored game of “horse- shoes” has staged a wonderful comeâ€" back in recent years and is gaining popularity in all sections of the country. A contest of huge proporti- ons was held last year by the Royal Winter Fair with the distinguished patronage on the Lieutenant Gover- nor and the Premier of the province lof Ontario. PRESENTS GEORGE LEWIS and MARION NIXION Pep, Dash, Action, Love, The Whole spirit of American youth into one speedy comedy. HORSE-SHOE PITCHING CONTEST AT THE FAIR The 4 F lusher FURTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE MONSTER HORSE-SHOE PITCHING CONTEST TO BE HELD AT THE RICHMOND HILL FAIR 0N MAY 24. HOME-MADE COOKING SALE A sale of home-made cooking, candy, rummage sale and 15c. tea will be held in the school room of the Presbyterian Church, Richmond Hill, on Saturday, April 14th., at 3 o'clock. The following pupils of the Sr. IV Class of Langstafi Public School were successful in their Easter Exami- nations. The names are in order of standing. Nevada Irish, Dorothy Frewin, Annie Adie, Nelles Ball, Berkeley Ball, Wm. Taylor, Edward Fee. SINGLE COPY, 3c $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE EVENTS LANGSTAFF vents. NO. 43