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Next Monday is nomination day for Markham, Vaughan, King and Whitâ€" church townships and for, Richmond Hill Village. Throughout the entire district activity in the municipal arena has been decidedly quiet with a notable lack of preâ€"election activity. an account of their stewardship and the new aspirants will expound their platforms. Ex-deputy reeve Clark is still prominently mentioned as a can- didate for the reeveship in opposition to Reeve George B. Padget, but out- side of Mr. Clark the number of asâ€" pirants for municipal office appear very few. There is still a persistent rumor of a “dark” horse entry from the Victoria Square district who it is claimed will head the race for council if he plunges into the municipal arena. The Markham township nomina- tion meeting will be held at Union- ville and following the formal nomi- nation proceedings a public meeting will commence at 2 p.m. when the members of the old council will give It is expected Reeve George Kellam of Vaughan will announce his retire- ment from municipal politics at the Vaughan nomination which will be held at Vellore and an acclamation for Bob Scott as Reeve, Boynton Weldrick as Deputyâ€"Reeve and for the three members of council does not seem beyond the realm of possibility. For the one vacancy in council the names cf John Hostrawser, ex-deputy reeve Docks and ex-reeve James Rob- son have been most prominently men- tioned. Richmond Hill Village is likely to see an election on Jan. 6th. Last year Reeve J. A. Greene and council- Municipal Nominations Will Be Held Monday Dec. 30th VOL. LVL M d , T .d & W d d 3days ' on gEC.u§3-;l3: JAN? 1nes ay3days 4 Days CAPITO COUNCILLOR \VILLIAM NEAL WILL OPPOSE REEVE ' GREENE IN RICHMOND HILL BROADWAY MELODY “YORK COUNTY’S N EWSIEST NEWSPAPER” BOPEYE NEWS CONTINUOUS SHOW XMAS DAY 2.00 T0 11.30 JACK BENNY â€"-â€" ELEANOR POWELL __ IN _ “ 39 STEPS ” PARKING FOR 200 CARS MATINEE DAILY ADDED ATTRACTION MON., TUE. FOR MATINEE ONLY SHIRLEY TEMPLE COMEDY MICKEY MOUSE & POPEYE WED., THUR., FRI., SAT., _ DEC. 25-26:?77-28 4 Days ROBERT DONAT in lors Alex Little, H. J. Mills, Wes. Middleton and Bill Neal received an acclamation (during the year councilâ€" lor James McLean replaced Wes Mid- dleton, who resigned). This morning Councillor Neal, Who is completing his second term as councillor, an- nounced to The Liberal that it was his intention to contest the reeveship. Reeve Greene has declared his in- tention of standing for re~election and it looks like a two man race for the chair of chief magistrate. Coun- cillor Neal’s entry into the'reeveship race leaves a vacancy in council for which there promises to be several aspirants. Among those mentioned for the council are James Butler well known as leader of Richmond Hill Trumpet Band, Percy C. Hill, ex- councillor F. J. Mansbridge, Frank Schisler, W. C. Savage, (ex-councillor Albert Chapman and James Ellis. For the Board of Education it is expected trustees R. D. Little and F. N. Hopper will seek re-election and among those mentioned for the seat formerly occupied by Rev. L. C. Sec- rett are Rev. J. D. Cunningham, Cecil Harding, J. W. Palmer, James Butler and Harry Charles. King township nominations will be held at Nobleton and an election con- test for all offices is predicted. Reeve Norman McMurchy will stand for re- election and all members of the 1935 council will be in the race for one or other of the seats at the council board. The Stouffville Tribune forecasts an acclamation in Whitchurch for Reeve Newton Rea and all members of the council. RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO THURSDAY, DECE “In Essentials, Unity “It’s just as true as truth can be, We see it every minuteâ€" Life won’t return what we don't earn; But just what we put in it.” Titshall Inquest On Friday Night Pamphlets outlining in detail these courses, will be mailed to any boy or girl interested. Please make requests to the Department of Agriculture, Newmarket. These courses are free. There" is no age limit. The inquest in\to the death of the late F. C. Titshall whose frozen body was found in the ditch on Yonge St. highway just south of Richmond Hill early last Friday morning, will be held in Richmond Hill on Friday, Dec. 27th, it has been announced by Coroner Dr. J. P. Wilson. For the girls’ course, two lecturers and demonstrators will be supplied by the Institutes Branch, Toronto, for the complete month. In household science, lectures anrl demonstrations will be given on foods an’d cookery, laundry and general household man-- agement. A qualified nurse will give a complete course in health education and home care of the sick. ' In Agriculture, the boys are given a very practical course in farm me- chanics, stock and seed judging, weed seed identification and a schedul’ed course of lectures will be given on subjects pertaining to’ soils and fertilâ€" izers, fied crops, live stock, dairying, insects, plant disease, etc. In addit-, ion to the regular staff of instruct- ors, specialists will come )in to discuss poultry, sheep and swine marketing, farm forestry, weed control, soils and fertilizers and veterinary practice. J. H. Wharton of Toronto appeared in County Police Court on Saturday charged with manslaughter and fail- ing to remain at the scene of an ac- cident and was released on $5000.00 bail. ‘ The funeral of the last Mr. Titshall was held from the Wright and Taylor funeral parlors Saturday afternoon and. interment followed in Richmond Hill cemetery.‘ DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE CONDUCT SHORT COURSES The 25th annual Short Courses in Agriculture for boys and Home Econ- omics for girls will be held in Stouff- ville, Jan. 7th to 3151:, under the supervision 9f the local Agricultural Representative, R. E. White. , “Bless you, Noâ€"I don’t mind being called old-fashioned. ’Cause I really am old, you see. Older’n anybodyâ€"even your grandmaw an’ grandpawâ€"can remember. How old? Well, now you’ve got me thereâ€"I don’t rightly know just for sure. Got it written down somewhereâ€"but it’s just sorta slipped my mind. But as far as being old-fashioned, Santy’s real proud of the distinction. ‘ But don’t you go callin’ me an institution, like I was an orphan asylum or something. Old Santa doesn’t like thatâ€" no siree. You don’t think an institution could remember what every little boy and girl in the whole wide world wants for Christmas, do you? Takes a real live body to do that. An_I got a good memory too. Yes Sir . . . . Say little fellow, weren’t you here to see me about twenty-eight or thirty years ago? . . . . . . No? . . . . . . No? . . . . . . Well now I reckon it must have been your paw. Same hair an’ eyes as you, only he wanted a Noah’s Ark ’stead of a streamlined train. Sure . . . . . ‘.I remember all your maws and paws. Your grand-daddies too f0; that matter. An I’ll probably be a- settin’ right here to talk to your little uns too . . . . . . an' their little uns when they come along. And so in the true spirit of Christmas as summed up .by our good old life-long friend Santy Claus, THE LI- BERAL, says to-day to all our reader friends . . . . . . an’ we are proud to call you all . . . . . . friendsâ€"we say in just the good old-fashioned way from the bottom of our hearts, ’Cause old Santy’ll come a-drivin’ back year after year. Long as there’s any love an’ sweetness left in the world. . . . and any children to climb on his lap an’ whisper in his ear . . . . . . an’ hang up their stockings on the night before Christmas . . . . . . just as long as there’s any joy and sweet- ness left in the world.” ; In Non-essentials, Liberty; In All Things, Charity” MERRY CHRISTMAS [East York Liberals ST. MARY’S SUNDAY SCHOOL '~ CONCERT St. Mary’s Anglican Sunday School are holding their annual Christmas Tree on Friday, Dec. 27th, at 7 p.111. in the Crypt of the Church. All par- ents and friends are invited. Richmond Hill Public Library will be closed Christmas eve and New Years eve, and patrons are asked to co-operate. The annual meeting of the York East Liberal Association was held on Dec. 16th in Mammoth Hall, Malvern. Delegates Were admitted by ticket, numbering over 400, and were repre- senting every part of the riding. lst. Catannia’s orchestra. Ernie Evans, floor manager. Under aus- pices Community/ Hall Committee. Lyman A. Kennedy was re-elected President; H. J. McConnell was re- elected Vice-President; R. A. Irwin was elected Secretary-Treasurer. The meeting gave its approval of the actions of the Executive in purg- ing the party by expelling those who caused the split in the ranks during- the election campaign. A new constitution was presented to the people, approval was given and the same was adopted. Thirteen members to form the Ex- ecutive are to be elected at meetings called by President in the different municipalities, 5 from Township of East York, 3 from Township of Scar- boro, 1 from Township of North York, 1 from Township of Markham, 1 from Town of Leaside, 1 from Village of Markham, 1 from Village of Stouffâ€" ville. Night, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY A dance will be held in the Com- munity Hall, Maple, New Year’s That we, the delegates of York East Riding, in annual assembly, do heartily endorse the actions of Prem~ ier Hepburn, in his actions at the Qt- tawa Conference to xeduce the in: terest rates, to help the winter relief and to assist the small home owner, and especially the cancellaton of th Hydro Power contracts. ’~ Mr. G. O. Fleming was present and addressed the meeting. Mr. Harry Sanders sponsored lche following resolution which was car- ried viz.: - NEW YEAR‘S DANCE AT MAPLE LIBRARY CLOSED Elect Officers MBER 26th, 1935 Record Mail Received Here For Christmas The heaviest Christmas mail in the history of Richmond Hill has been handled in the local Pest Office this week, according to Postmaster A. G. Savage. Parcels, letters and espec- ially Christmas cards have flooded into the local office in a steady stream all week and the postal staff has been working overtime to handle the rush. Judging by the mail bags the people are receiving more and bigger pres- ents this year, or Santa Claus is using His Majesty’s mail exclusively for delivering his Christmas parcels. And Christmas cardsâ€"there’s millions of them. It has been estimated that to date there has passed through the local office at least 227 cards for every man, woman and child in the district . . . . If you’ve received less than this number you haven’t had your share. Anyway the Post Office these days is the busiest place in town and judging by the bulging mail bags the depression is about over. Reeve J. A. Greene rolled up his sleeves last Saturday night and made the draw for the Hockey Club in their lucky draw contest. Two turkeys, four geese and two chickens went to the lucky winners who were as fol- lows: turkeys, Lewis Clement, Morley Beynon; geese, Walter Steckley, R. Paris, J. Miller, J. Martin; chickens, W. A. Wright, E. T Stephens. DRAW FOR LUCKY PRIZES AT DAVIES STORE The draw for the two handsome prizes given away by Davies Dry Goods Store will take place Thursday evening, Dec. 26th, at 7.30 p.m., and the public are cordially invited to visit the store and witness the draw which will be conducted by Reeve J. A. Greene. WON PRIZES IN HOCKEY CLUB DRAW Tea at its Best TEA Another double fatality wasadded to the long list of Yonge Street high- way accidents Monday' night when two Lansing- women were struck by a motor car and instantly killed. The two young women were returning from c‘noir practice and in crossing the roadway were struck down by the car. The dead women, whose bodies were thrown nearly 40~ feet, while their sheets of Christmas music were scattered by the icy winds, were Mrs. Rose Moriarty, 45, of 21 Poyntz Ave“- nue, and Miss Betty Riddell, 19, of 4695 Yonge Street. The driver of the auto, Albert Stackhouse of By'ng Avenue, Willow- dale, was arrested by Provincial Con- stable, Harfy Lemon, and charged tentatively with criminal negligence, pending consultation with Crown of- ficials. UNITED CHURCH W.M.S. OFFICERS FOR 1936 At the December meeting of the Women’s Missionary Society of‘the United Church the electiOn of officers was held and the following are the officers for the coming year: Hon. Pres, Mrs. Wm. Cook, Mrs. C. W. Follett; Past Pres, Mrs. W. W. A. Trench; Pres., Mrs. Geo. Gee; lst Vice-Pres, Mrs. F. S. Coulter; 2nd Vice-Pres, Mrs. W. A. Wright; Sec- retary, Miss O. Burr; Treasurer, Mrs. J. Burr. Department Secretaries: Christian Steward, Mrs. J. R. Her- rington; Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. J. P. Wilson; Press Secretary, Mrs. W. Scott; Supply, Mrs. H. Thom- son; Strangers; Mrs. I. D. Ramer; Literature, Mrs. Ferguson; Associate Helpers, Mrs. Jenkins; Temperance, Mrs. J. Smith; Young Women’s Supt, Mrs. W. Edmunds; Missionary Month.- ly, Mrs. R. Endean; Pianist, Mrs. A. L. Phipps. TWO YOUNG WOMEN STRUCK DOWN BY AUTO Double Fatality At Lansing SINGLE COPY 5c. $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE No. 26