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A supper will be given by the ladies of St. Mary’s Anglican church in the Masonic Hall on Friday, January 11. Supper served from 6 to 8 p. m. Ad- mission adults 50 cents. The Public are invited. Again the school boy outgrows his clothes. Publishing circles report the expenditure by the Family Herald and Weekly Star of close upon a half mil- lion dollars for huge new printing presses to cope with their fast-grow- ing subscription list. At their new low subscription rate of three years for $2., one is prompted to ask “How long before they outgrow this one?” Margaret Alllson, J J. Hunt, Mrs. H. Da sel, Centre Street, The draw for the lucky number to determine the Winner of the floor lamp which we offered as a prize this year was conducted last Thursday evening by Reeve Lunau, Councillor James McLean and J. E. Smith. The coupons were drawn from the box and it was previously agreed that the FIFTIETH ticket would be the winner. The fiftieth ticket was that of 10W heme in“ (“Itng “"5 °ne " " WOODSâ€"At Calgary, Alberta, on De- ... cember 39th, 1928, Mary Elizabeth THE POLL OPENS AT THE MAâ€" Woods, béroved wife of Urias Shantz, SONIC HALL ON MONDAY, JANU-lin her 39th year. (The late Mrs. ARY 7th AT 8 A. M. AND CLOSES Shantz, is the daughter of Mrs. Mur- AT 7 P. M. ray Woods, Maple, Ont.) An illustrated Movie and Lecture by Mr. Welsh of the Quaker Oats Co. of Peterboro will be held in the who was declared the winner of the handsome prize. A second prize of a beautiful silk cushion was then offered as a consolation award to the person whose name appeared on the sixtieth ticket drawn. The winner of this MRS. RUSSELL The names were drawn from the box in the following order; ' J. Pollard, Mrs. Jno. Phillips, Woodbridge; Mrs. Shrigley, Mrs. V.W. Pugsley Mrs. Jno. Phillips, Woodbridge; J. Pollard, Mrs. L. Homme. L. Crockart, Daisy Hart, Hazel Carson, Maple; Mrs. H. Winger, Maple; Mrs. M. Cov- eyduck, Mary Carson, Maple; Ethel P. Butler, Mrs. Jos. Blanchard, Mrs. Ross Hord, J. E. Vanderburgh. Mrs. C. H. Hamilton, N. Brodie, Gormley; J. A. Ferguson. Marie, Mrs. C. N. Cooper, A, Herrington, Tilly Smart, Mrs. A. F. Leek, Gormley; Margaret Hunt, J. Pollard, M. Calder, Mrs. D. Middleâ€" ton, Maple; M. Bailey, Mrs. Bowman, Mrs. Leonard. Mrs. R. McLeod, Mrs. R. Paris, Mrs. F. W. Fish, Miss R. Lotton, Fred W. Sloan, Headford: Mrs. F. 'W. Fish, F. N. Hopper, Mrs. Bell, J. Pollard, Betty Rumble, Betty Rumble. Mrs. O. Grainger. Elgin Mills; Annie Coveyduck, Mrs. B. White. Mary Drury, S. Mackie, Agnes Burnett. Jefferson; Elgin Barrow, Mrs. W. Downs, Margaret Allison, Mrs. P. Quantz, Mrs. W. Dedman, Dr. J. P. Wilson, J. J. A. Ferguso A. F. Leek, C ton, Maple; IV. R. Paris, Mrs W. Fish. F. I And an Aggressive and Economical Administration FOR RICHMOND HILL FREE Movie and Lecture J. A. GREENE Masonic Hall Thursday, Jan. 10th, 7.30 p.m. THURSDAY, J ANUARY 3rd, 1929 PHONE 119 THISQ LECTURE IS FREE Everyone interested in Poultry, Stock and Dairy Feeding should not fail to attend. I. D. RAMER & SON Reeve for 1929 DAVIES DRY GOODS STORE Electors of Richmond Hill SUPPER ‘. W. Fish, M Hopper, Mrs Ir, Elgin Mill ie. Agnes Bu ELGIN BARROW and is put on by courtesy of Center Street, Richmond Hill LADIES INVITED W. H. Es ientre Street, West VOTE Wishing One and All The Compliments of the Season CARD 0F THANKS I Wish to take this opportunity of thanking the Richmond Hill Fire Dept. The Willowdale Fire Dept. and all others who so kindly helped to fight ’the disastrous fire on Saturday mom- ‘ing'. I particularly wish to thank the Richmond Hill Fire Dept under l Fire Chief Mills for their promptneSS in arriving andstaying until danger was over. Your Vote and Influence Respectfully Solicited T0 RE-ELECT Reeve for 1929 Municpal Elections J. LUNAU RICHMOND HILL RICHMOND HILL BettS DIED E. T. STEPHENS Rumble, Mrs The two put together brings us~ to the item of about $83,000.00,‘ leavlng us, as you have been told, with a balâ€" ance for the township of $32,000.00. We levied in the beginning of the year $22,000.00 for roads and bridges. The Government granted us $10,000.00, which made for roads and bridges $32- ,000.00. We have spent over $38,000â€" .00, which leaves us in debt over $6000.00. It is all there plainly. We levied again at the same time $10,000- .00 for general accounts. That covers plants, charity, all the incidentals. It runs in the neighborhood of $13,000.00 Now, then, there are the two main it- ems. There is another item that I have been pressed very strongly to. explain here to day, which is a history on the forming and the beginning of the Clergy Reserve Fund. In that, we have to go back to the year 1791. It is the first introduction that we have at all of what was then Upper Canada. You will find pages of it along history from 1791 to 1857. This Clergy Reâ€" serve at that time was set aside by the Government for the support of the Clergy of the Church, and that was at that time the English Church. Being a new country, it was always a bone of contention. There were all other denominations in this country felt that they had a right to it the same as others. It was carried along until 1857, when it was taken out and hand- ed to the municipalities, their share, and this consisted of lands, 100 acres in every settlement. When it was sold. each municipality got its share of the 100 acres. and for Vaughan Toxvnship it amounted to somewhere a little over $21,000.00. On the face of that we got a. mutual loan fund which amounted to some $13,000.00, the two bringing us $35.000.00, but thev are separate and distinct from each other, although they were for educational purposes. and that is all that we have a right to do today, to use the interest of that money for the schools. We have today on our books between $10,000.00 and $12,000.00 in- jvested in the Clergy Reserve Fund. I am pretty near at sea about figurâ€" es, but I am going to start off in a- nother line what you have had. I thought I would try to cover the ground of what you have paid in tax- es and follow the channels down to where the money has gone out in big channels. You have paid in taxes this fall $115,123l80. The first that comes out of our township treasury from that amount is the County. The County takes $44,112.20. That of course goes, as the Reeve has explain- ed, to High Schools, roads, andaall per- taining to the County Council. I don’t unless it is your wish, want to dwell on those things, gentlemen. Next, comes the Public Schools in our own border. The Public schools in our own border have taken in the neighborhood of $38,000,00. 310.000.00 and $12,000.00 invested. . That means that the Council owes the Clergy Reserve 310.000. Who is liable for this $10,000.00? A. In debt the $10,000.00. Q. How long has that been owing? A. I cannot tell you. It has been on the working fund for some time. Q, How long since you have paid any Clergy Reserve money out to the Secretary and Treasurer? A. I don’t know. Do you mean that we have invested? Q. No, that the Secretary or school Treasurer would get any of this mon- ey . Mr. James Robson Mr. Chairman, Gentlemen: I want to thank my mover and sec- onder for nominating me for the Bee- ve-ship and to Wish to all, the compli- ments of the seasonâ€"a happy and prosperous New Year. Q. Mr. Robson, have you that $10.- 000.00 or $12,000.00 intact or is it spent? . A, I am afraid it is spent, unless we want to draw on this year’s taxes. Q. Is the Council money borrowed? A. Yes, on the Clergy Reserve. We can only touch the interest. We are only Trust Executors for that $35,000- .00. Q. How much has the Council borrowed? I have been Reeve for two years. I have tried f0 conduct the'affairs at the best abi ity which I have. I have that much experience at least, and if you see fit to elect me for the coming year I will try to do my utmost to carry on the afgairs of this township to the best of my ability in 1929. I thank you. Now, gentlemen, I think that is pretty much the history account of the expenditure Work for 1929. Mr. R Another item. Besides paying for the truck on the 15th day of Decemâ€" ber we had bought a piece of land which had been outstanding for two years and that came in on the 15th of December, of $1000.00, and we paid it. As an offset to that $1000.00 which We paid for a piece of road. we have a piece of land which we had intended to sell on Yonge Street, for which we had made an agreement, for $600.00, and probably many of you know the situation. The next unfortunate condition that arose was that we got our truck smashed. Our truck could not; be stopped and ran into the railway train â€"met with a collision with a railway train. We were without a truck. We had all this Work upon our hands and what were we to do? Were we to do it without a truck, take chances on wheeling what we could get, or what? The truck was taken to a garage for repairs, in Toronto, and this proposi- tion was put up to us, that it would cost $2100.00 before they would guar- antee repairs, and then not guarantee it. The unamious decision of the council, without a dissenting voice, the Road Superintendent and the Town- ship Clerk were all with us, and we decided, to buy a new truck and they would allow us $1000.00 for the old truck. ’ear hi s A. There is somewhwe between A. They get the interest every ear. I happen to know how it was this year: the schools got 5% on ey invested and all uninvested. That (Continued from Page 4) Vaughan Township Elections Each 'scl [HE LIBERAL, RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO got around $85.00 am going [1‘ support 5 I thank you very much, gentlemen. for your kind attention. I thank my mover and seconder for bringing me here before you for Second Deputyâ€" Reeve and as First Deputy Reeve for the ensuing year. I feet that it is my position to stand for First Denuty Reeve this year. Mr. Baker has been in the Council four years and I feel he is entitled to promotion and I will not be the one to stand in his way to pre- vent this. I allowed my name to come before you for the Second Deputy Reeveship and the First Deputy Reevr ship in order to say that it was not I {who was urging the election. My inâ€" ,tention today is, gentlemen, to move up to the First Deputy Reeveshin. I ask for your support. If I have dam what you think right in the past, givr me your supports. I advocated in the Council that We required a gravel loader. I think we were justified in getting this road machinery and it will prove a very great asset to the township. I want to make clear that the Government Engineer has ok’d. everything we have done. "I rwish yélf all, gentlemen, a Happ New Year. Mr, Chairman and Gentlemen: I have come to the conclusion that it needs a fellow with a good thick skin to stand this. I have been out of harness for four years and I am a little tender. This is a good gather- ing. I did not expect as large a gathering today. .-- v‘ 1, it is Dec; township can, vote to you all i want“ to see that everybody gets justice in one part of the township as well as another. That has been my policy: Most of you know that I have been in favor of this road machinery. From start to finish I think it has been a good investment. We found the grader at good investment. I was in favor of the purchase of that truck and in favor of the purchase of other trucks. It had paid its way. We were also taught a lesson to put insur- ance on the truck. No one thought of putting this speeial insurance on. I think you have heard all you want about the truck. all the Clergy Reser- ve you want. I don’t blame anybody for the Clergy Reserve. I don’t be- lieve the Township of Vaughan or the schools are out, because you know you have to pay 6 per cent. when you bor- row money and you have to pay it one way or another, but my idea is, get i]: invesde "-il‘fifiéfié'ouncil that has been in are all gogd, strgight-Iexfe]-hea.ded fgllgwsa SUV“, .1»... “.5..- u. There is one thing I want to give the Council advice unon. I am Just about as old as any of you fellows, al- though I don’t look it. Don’t grade more than you can gravel. I have been asked a question could I run as representative of the town- ship living in Maple. I can tell you, yes, I can, I have been asked would I rim for Reeve. I said, no, I have been out of harness four years and being Reeve of the Township of Vaughan small thing and a man would have to do a lot 0f study to be in shape again. One nice thing about being Reeve, you get the slams for the whole townâ€" ship. . If T have nnmp nut. for Flrst Denutv is no I think you would like to know how the train struck the truck. I can certainly explain that. Our regular truck driver was sick for a day or two. I went on myself. I had t â€" en out, I think two or four loads th t afternoon, and coming down the last time I saw the train coming and tried my best to shop the truck, but apparâ€" ently something had gone wrong with the brakes. I stayed right with it, but didn’t get it stopped until the nose of the engine was over the rail- way track. The train came along and struck it and I was in it at the time. Mr. D. C. Longhouse, Chairman Ladies and gentlemen: I must thank you for the very good attention you have given to the candidates. There is one thing I want to give the Council advice upon. I am just about as old as any of you fellows, al- though I don’t look it. Don’t grade more than you can gravel. I have been asked Would I rim for Reeve. I said, no, I have been out of harness four vears and being Reeve of the Township of Vaughan is no- small thing and a man would have to do a lot 0f study to be in shape again. One nice thing about being Reeve, you get the slams for the whole town- shin. It has been my desire and I have tried my utmost during the past year since we have entered into this new system, to work in cooperation with the members of the Council and work in cooperation with our Road Superin- tendent in order that we may reduce costs to a minimum. It is necessary that we as Councilmen do this. The Government are granting us the sub- sidy, which they do from year to year in accordance with how we carry this plan out. They are not handing out eight, ten, or twelve thousand dollars to hand it around as a present. It has been my object to try to get value for the dollar. I would like just to say that my work in the County has been largely of an educative nature. I have thought it wise generally to sit quiet and listen attentively to those who Were taking a part in the discussions in County Council, that I might be able to vote intelligently when the time came. I also have sat on some committees on the Count. Council, particularly the Finance Co mittee. alabe I am sure I am pleased this after- noon to be present that I may stand before you and defend the course that I have pursued as a member of this Council during the years I have been your representative. I am pleased to see such a large representation of ratepayers this afternoon. It is an indication of the interest you are tak- ing in the affairs of the Council. I am pleased indeed to see you hear. that we may have first knowledge of what is being done in connection with the_affairs of the township. Mr. Kellam, our Reeve. has gone over the affairs of the township, and I concur fully in everything he has said this afternoon. and I feel that it is not necessary for ine to enlarge any on what he has said. as Reeve. If you think I am fit, I want you to support me, but if not, I will go down with a smile. Mr. Arthur \V. Farr ‘ Mr. Chairman, fellow ratepayers: I would like to first congratulate you on your rhairman today, upon the position he has been appointed to fill. He has lived as my neighbor for many years previous to moving to Wood- bridge. I am sure I always appreci- ated Mr. Longhouse, as a neighbor and I am pleased this afternoon to see him in the position he is today. Mr. Chair I must th: ' for fear I have come out for First Deputy use Mr. J. T. Saigeon ‘1‘ me Mr. Weldrick man and Gentlemen: mk my mover and secc [ forget it. I see then think I I must congrat . I am pleaset health and Wis} I am not going to do any boasting about what I will do. because I don’t know what I would do. I am not go- ing to find any personal faults, just take the whole Council as one, and anything that I might happen to say if it doesn’t fit one he can nudge the other fellow if it suits him. Mr. W.O. McDonald. Superintendent Mr. Chairman. and gentlemen: I am sure I don’t see much reason. for calling me. The ground has been all covered thoroughly. Mr. Johnson Councillor William J. Johnson thanked his mover and seconder and stated that) he would be a candidate for re-election. He stated that as he listened to the facts and figures as presented he wondered what was the cause of all the uproar. He referred to several of the important township matters and wished one and all the compliments of the season. Mr. Baker Mr. Thos. M. Baker who has receiv- ed an acclamation as second Deputy- Reeve. following several years of ser- vice to the Township as Councillor dealt with township matters and quesâ€" tions of ratepayers. _ Mr. Robert William Scott We feel that we haven’t been re- presented for a long while, and I have seconded a man to come out who has tried here a couple of years ago. I am going- to step down and give that man a chance. and I hope that you “00010 in the back end of the town- ship won‘t forget that we need a little representation M the front. Mr. David Middleton Mr. Chairman, gentlemen: I am not going to make a speech. If you elect me as your representative I will do all I can for the township as a whole, Thanking my mOVer and sec- onder. Mr. Duncan McMurchy ' I think this is inspection day. You want to take a good look and see how I compare with the rest of them. One of the great troubles today is that we have too many whiteâ€"collar officials. I think the truck is a great big white elephant on your hands and I don’t think the tractor is put to much use. CARD 0F THANKS Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Bo“ family wish to thank the man: for their kindness in their 5 Mr. Robert Dooks ‘ I Want to thank my movers and sec- ionders for nominating me at this time. ‘This is the third time, and there are ‘so many this year, maybe you can find a better man. I think perhaps it .would be better if I didn’t say a word, but if the people want me, as they have indicated, I am ready to stand for whatever you want me. I think there has been things this year that shouldn’t have been. I don’t believe we have had as good a Council this year as we have had in the past, and I don’t believe the majority of the people think so, and I don’t believe the roads are as good as they Were two or three years ago. I think they are get- ting worse. Now, gentlemen, I think it is time for some change. and I be- lieve the majority want it. I am-not coming around to see you. If you want me, vote for me. If you don’t, vote against me. But if I come here I will do my best to see that your money is used to the best advantage that it can be used, and I will have a say in things. There have been some in the township this year that haven’t had much say, some of the men in Council. and I think it is unfair. I think the taxeéigre-hi-gih enough and I think they would have to raise them still higher if they would pay their debts. Qi Weré you Council at the time they raised the salaries up to $8.00 a day? . 1 was. Q. Did you vote for it? A. I did. I think a man’s time is worth more than the ordinary. He has to dress and has to stop at the ordinary hotel. New Toronto, saying they had a grad- er there in first class conditionand the only reason for parting with it was the streets were graded there. The grader worked satisfactorily, I am going to stand, if you want me, am} go if you don’t want me. I am going to stand my ground. I am coming out for First Deputy Ree- ve. I think that it is about time that this combine was broken up. I am not in favor of combines. It has been oneâ€"sided as you might call it for a long time. ‘It was working when I was there. We had three worn-out old graders in the tOWnship. We kept on patching and patching and the graders had gone out of order. We wanted to get a new one and it was talked about for one year, and then We had a letter from William Jackson of A. No. we are not in debt when the taxes are all collected. We can borrow on the strength of the unpaid taxes. Q. What do you say, Mr. Robson? A. I cannot agree with that. Mr. Weldrick:â€"â€"â€"Again, as to the roads, they have gotten into a terrible condition. There is no doubt about that. Something awful. If you don’t believe me, just take a trip out this side road. A good 11/4 miles complet- ely spoiled. am? Here is m); idea of it: We haven’t got a cross road in this township. They have taken up immense mileage. Our roads are in worse condition now than ever before in my time. the wqrst I have ever seen them. ' 'he only really National Farm mum! is the Family Herald and eekly Star, Montreal. It has L many readers in Nova Scotia as in iskatchewan, and is in its new form e talk of the Dominion. You are in debt or parting with it “Well, tell her you want to shave.” ere graded , there- answered the doctor, as he took his deâ€" [ satlsfactomly, e, parture. ‘nd, if on want no “I . t wantyme_ The next day the doctor called agaln, the County Gounpil and when the wife opened the door he National now, Mr. Kell- if“ asked how the patient was. “I’m awfully worried, doctor,” was I the reply. “I’m afraid he’s gone rav. ing mad. He shaves every ten min- utes." Second hand stove for sale. Richmond Hill Our Eye Examinatlons‘are Accurate A doctor who had been called in to him the necessity of drinking hot wat- er with his whisky. “Otherwise,” he said, “you must not take it at all." “But how shall I get the hot water?” plaintively inquired the patient. “My wife won’t let me have it for the whis- ky‘n Lake Simcoe Line Patrons advise that there will bea changejn the passenger service about the middle of January. New time tables will be available shortly. was visiting Mr. Harry Moyle, on Tuesday. Councillor David Hill is receiving treatment in the Private Patient’s Pavillion of the Toronto General Hospital: Miss Helen B. Ness left this week to spend the winter at Fort Myers, Flori- da, with her brother Mr. P. W. Ness, ,of Boston. Mrs. H. Bennett received a cable from her Father in Evy stating that her mother had been suddenly taken ill and was rushed to King’s Lynn Hospital, Norfolk, where an operation was performed immediately, but only revived a few days, passing away on Christmas Eve. Miss Winnie Moyle, of Brooklyn, N. Y., was visiting with her aunt Miss Moyle. Richmond Hill on New Years Pure Hair Floor Brooms and Corn Brooms. Combination Waxes and Polishes- Wall Dusters. SPECTACLES & EYEGLASSES repaired prompt-1y and correctly. ARTIFICIAL EYES FITTED 167 Yonge Street, Toronto 2. (Upstairs Opposite Simpson’s) ay. Mr. W.H. Davies, of Audsbury, Alta as rvisiting Mr. Harry Moyle, on PAINTER & DECORATOR HALL’S g Martin’s Barber Shop Happy New Year To All Social and Personal Telephone Stouffville 6116 Estimates Cheerfully Given Wall Paper Supplied if Desired F. E. LUKE, Opt. D. Have Your Tonsorial Require- ments attended to while wéiting for your car. Be Ready with Reddy Power” . N. COOPER W. E. LUKE, R. O. THS HAPPY. 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