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Are you looking- for the Garde‘; Party bills? You'll be seeing them- soon. The afternoon of June 20th will see the school boys competing once more for their cup and a tour- nament of mixed softball teams as well as children's races. For the ev- ening the young people are working diligently for the presentation of “Lena Rivers”, a well-known play adapted from the book of that name k Rev. Wm. Haig assumed his posi- :tion behind the pulpit with old-time vigour on Sunday as Rev. McDonald was required elsewhere. The Brumwell and Collard familie were Peterboro visitors on Sunday. Om Sunday Mr. R. F. Boynton had .a busy day being in charge of the S. S. session and giving a splendid talk inrY.P.U. on the ‘Modern Use of the Bible.’ Music and readings rounded out the programme during which practice was announced for the Young People’s ball team which is getting under way. Miss Ruth Lowney of Toronto was a week-end visitor with Miss Vera Nichols. With the big- day over all will take a breathing spell till the ONE. when Miss Bessie Valliere will be a mem- ber of York County’s Clothing team .and Misses Dorothy, Thelma and Marjorie Hart will compose the Sup- per Club team. Among the boys of onr district Len Wellman, John Smith, Martin Styrmo and Douglas Gee were among the prize winners with Martin Styrmo bringing home .the Boynton trophy as high junior in Swine.‘ Thursday, June 4th was an imporâ€" tant day for the farm boys and girls in this vicinity. The annual Girls’ Achievement Day and Boys’ Judging Competition were held at Richmond Hill. All who attended from this district enjoyed the day especially the picnic lunch at the Patterson Farm and the banquet in the Presbyterian Church basement where there was a real treat of music, elocution and speaking. Over half the number at- tending from Victoria Square were rewarded for their efforts by secur- ing one of the many lovely prizes. .Miss Marion Smith brought especial honour to herself and this district by winning the Eckbardt Silver Tea service as second high girl on the year’s work. Misses Bessie Valliere ,as second high in clothing, Dorothy Hart fourth prize in Foods, Marion Boynton high junior in clothing and Mrs. J. Snider fifth in senior cloth- ing won lovely prizes. Misses Dor- -othy Valliere and Thelma. Hart won second place with their tea biscuit demonstration while the Victoria Square Supper Club won second place in the county for the year’s work and exhibit. There will be few with idle mom- ents around Victoria Square in the next few weeks. School examina- tions, gardens to weed', lawns to mow, picnics to attend and garden parties in the offing will keep everyone emâ€" ployed from grandfather down. VOL. LVL Charlie Chaplin 'in MODERN TIMES DESERT DEATH NEWS MAE WEST in ‘KLONDYKE ANNIE’ THE COUNTRY DOCTOR CLAIRE TREVOR in CAPITOL 300 SEATS ALL EVENING 273‘ Parking for 200 Cars MATINEE PRICES T0 6 RM. WED., THURS, FRI., SAT. â€" JUNE 17 - 18 - 19 - 2O VICTORIA SQUARE NEWSY NOTES “YORK COUNTY" NEWSIEST NEWSPAPER THURS, FRI., SAT. â€" JUNE 11 - 12 - 13 DIONNE QUINTUPLETS in MONDAY & TUESDAY, JUNE 15 - 16 PEG OF OLD DRURY COOL AND COMFORTABLE “R in “My Marriage” .WONDERLAND OF GASHE with VICTOR McLAGLEN ANNA NEAGLE in â€" â€" ALSOI â€" â€" NEWS A UNIQUE EVENING From the same little fishing- ham- let in Newfoundland 4 ministers have come to Toronto Conference who will take part in the service at Richmond Hill United Church on” Sunday evenâ€" ing‘ They are Revs. Follett, Half- yard, Butt and Milley. A meeting of the Markham branch of the Toronto Milk Producers As- sociation will be held in the Town- ship Hall, Unionville Monday, June 22nd. Prof. Abbott of Vermont, an outstanding authority on pastures, will be the special speaker. Re- freshments will be served and a corâ€" dial invitation is extended to all far- mers to attend and hear this not- able speaker. KING’S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION AT BEETON There will be a, monster King's Birthday celebration at Beeton Tues- day, June 23rd. There will be horse races, hard and soft ball tournaments, athletic events and a mon ter street dance at night. There wil be two big Amateur nights June 22nd and 23rd, ten prizes each night. The J.W.I. met in the church base- ment on Tuesday evening. Consid- erable business was attended to in connection with the district annual which is being held in Victoria Square United Church on June 24th. Miss Margaret Avison gave a splen- did report on the Guelph Conference to which she was a delegate. The Supper Club Demonstration on “Tea. Biscuit Making” was given by Misses Dorothy Valliere and Thelma Hart. Miss Valliere also synopsized the co- operative programme ideas from the department and a decision was made for a Health short course and speakâ€" er’s service. The Newsy News was read in a shortened form by Miss Bessie Valliere. An exhibit of slips, posters and record books was made by the girls who had been working in the projects, along with prizes won. Special services for tho Sunday are also being arranged when Rev. W. McDonald of Agincourt will be the afternoon speaker. Watch for later notice and reserve June 20th and 21st for Victoria Square Sunday School Anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Nichols, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Nichols and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Gee and daughter and Mr. Harold Wellman attended the kitchen shower for Miss Myrtle McCague of Toronto Tuesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Boynton, Vera Boynton and Irene Knapp, Mrs. I. Nichols, Miss Dorothy Valliere and Mrs. H. Collard and Mrs. H. Forster with their children enjoyed the York Pioneers Annual Picnic at Sharon on Saturday. Rev. F. Gilbert gnd Mrs. Gilbet‘t were visitors inâ€"the district this week. by Mary J. Holmes. Thornhill or- chestra will also be on hand. MILK PRODUCERS MEETING Yonge at Castlefield M0. 2172 THEATRE hm _ 5% fill/EWEWL RICHMOND HILL. ONTARIO THURSDAY, JUNE 11th, 1936 ' “In EssentialgtUnity; In Non-essgntials, Liberty; In All Things, Charity” Beefâ€"1st, Frank Codlin, Malton; 2nd, Fergus McTag‘gart, Kleinburg; Mjr. Geo. B. Little Shield, donated to the high standing Juniorâ€"won by Randall Langs, Downsview. Junior Prizes E. T. Stephens and James McLean trophy for horses» won by Allan Clarke, Sharon. Late John Gardhouse trophy for beef, won by Frank Codlin, Malton. Gordon Duncan trophy for dairy, won by Cameron Boake, Downsview. D. W. Baxter trophy for sheep, won by Randall Langs, Downsview. Boynton Bros. trophy for Swine, won by Martin Styrmo, Gormley. Cash prize winners, Juniors Horsesâ€"1st, Allan Clarke, Sharon; 2nd, Chas. Haines, Newmarket; 3rd. Ross Farr, Agincourt; 4th, Allen Boake, Downsview. Trip to Chicago International Sh0w donated to the High man-in the whole competitionâ€"won by Norman Baggs, Edgeley. Hon. Geo. S. Henry Shield, donat- ed to the high standing- Seniorâ€"won by Norman Baggs, Edgeley. Township Trophy, donated by Wil- ford Duffy, Newma‘rket, to the Town- ship having the three highest boysâ€" won by Vaughan Township with the following boys comprising the team â€"Norman Baggs, Edgeley; Albert Rutherford, Woodbridge; Donald Mc- Callum, Woodbridge. Canadian National Exhibition Shield, donated to the high standing noviceâ€"won by Allan Clarke, Sha- ron. At noon, Mr. John D. Patterson entertained all the contestants and officials to a picnic lunch on the beautiful lawn at his residence at Don Head Farms. In the evening, 140 enjoyed the annual Junior Far- mers’ Banquet, provided by the Richâ€" mond Hill Women’s Institute, and presided over by Albert Rutherford of Woodbridge, President of the J. F. A. Miss E. M. Collins of the W0- men’s Institute Branch was guest speaker and others taking part in- cluded Morgan Baker, M.L.A., W. J. Gardhouse, M.L.A., Miss Florence Eadie of the Women’s Institutes Branch and Reeves J. A. Greene and J. J. Jefferson. Miss Wallace and W. M. Cockburn announced the prizes for their var- ious departments. Cocldburn pointed out that with 65 boys this year and six teams of beginners; there was a marked increase in the number of competitors as compared with other years, and Miss Wallace reported a similar number in the girls’ work. Results of Boys’ Competition: Coach of High Teamâ€"Earl, Gard- house, Weston. Members of Teamâ€" Randall Langs, Downsview; Frank Codlin, Malton; Allan Boake, Downs- view. The Live Stock Judging Competi- tion was under the direction of W. M. Cockburn, Agricultural Represen- tative, and ten classes of stock were judged at the Municipal Farm, Rose- lawn Dairy Farm and Don Head Farms. After the judging was comâ€" pleted, the boys returned to the Town Hall to give reasons on their work to the staff of judges. Coach of Second High Teamâ€"EV- erett Pink, Sharon. The girls’ work took the form of a display of articles made by them in their project work, such, as Sup- per Club and Clothing Clubs con- ducted throughout the County by the Women’s Institutes Branch under the direction of Miss Betty Wallace. In addition to the display of sewing, menus and work or note books, the girls also had some judging work and gave team demonstration on Table Setting and Being Correctly Dressed before a large turn-out of visitors from the various women’s In- stitutes. The coveted prize of a trip to the Chicago International for the girl making the best showing in at least three projects was awarded to Miss Agnes McLean of Maple, and the A. J. H. Eckardt Silver Tea Ser- vice to the runner-up went to Miss Marion Smith of Unionville. The annual Livestock Judging Competition of the York Junior Far- mers and Achievement Day for the York Junior Institutes took place at Richmond Hill on Thursday of last week, June 4th, with a very large number of competitors in both groups. One of the interesting and encouraging features was the num- ber of beginners or novices who competed. Prize Winners in Junior Farmers’ Judging Contest Miss Agnes McLean of Maple Wins Chicago Tripâ€" Vaughan Wins Two Township 'h'ophies Have you any odd jobs you could and Beverley. give to one of these boys? If so â€"â€"_ please get in touch With the boy in JULY lST CELEBRATION your neighborhood as it will be Maple Fire Brigade will stage a greatly appreciated. big celebration at Maple, Dominion Thanking you in advance, Day, July 151:. Reserve Dominion The Boy Scouts. Day for Maple celebration. BOY SCOUT HANDYMAN SERVICE The Boy Scouts are anticipating to go to camp this summer and are anxious to earn money‘ to make this possible. One Richmond Hill rink competed in the Aurora tournament Wednesday afternoon and were successful in winning the prize for two wins. Four- teen rinks competed in the tourna- ment. The prize winning Richmond Hill rink was: C. P. Wiley, F. J. Mansbridge, E. T. Stephens, W. Well- man skip. Winner of Township Trophy, don- ated by the Provincial Savings Bank to the Township having the three highest standing girls, won by Vaug- han Township with Agnes McLean, Maple, Jean McKinnon, Woodbridge and Doris Cook of Maple comprising this team. Eight rinks competed in the regu- lar Monday night tournament at the local green. The greens were in ex- cellent shape and a very pleasant evening’s bowling enjoyed. Two ten end games were played and the two high rinks winners of the spoons were: J. A. Mabley, Mrs. J. A. Greene, George Walwin, A. A. Eden skip; C. P. Wiley, Mrs. J. E. Smith, G. Yer-ex, Morley Hall skip. ' Next Monday night will be a local mixed tournament for the W. H. Legge trophy. Mr. P. C. Hill has kindly donated the first prizes and there will be second and third prizes provided by the club. The entrance fee will be $1.00 per rink. Every- one is invited to turn out and join in this event. 'George Walwin, one of the club’s most enthusiastic members, has off- er-ed special prizes to the first mixed rink to win the challenge medals. Club Prizes Supper Clubâ€"Food exhibit, postér and demonstrationâ€" lst, Bethesda Club; 2nd, Victoria Square Club. Winner of A. J. H. Eckardt Silver Tea Service, Marion Smith,l Union- ville. Being Well Dressed and Well Groomed Clubâ€"Ist, Mt. Albert Club; 2nd, Poplar Bank Club; 3rd, Vellore Club. ‘. / Individual Prizes Supper Clubâ€"lst, Mabel Hord, Un- ionville; 2nd: Jean McKinnon, Wood- bridge; 3rd, Doris Cook, Maple; 4th, Dorothy Hart, Gormley. Being Well Ddessed and Well Groomed Clubâ€"lst, Sadie Windas, Woodbridge; 2nd, Bessie Valliere, Unionville; 3rd, Gladys Harrison, Woodbridge; 4th, Mary“ Constable, Woodbridge. Swineâ€"151:, Alex Davidson, Agin- courf and Albert Rutherford, Wood- bridge tie; 2nd, Arnold Gardhouse, Thistletown; 3rd, Russell Little, Ag- incourt; 4th.I Lorne Tindall, Stouff- ville. Girls' Competition Winner of Trip to Chicago Inter- national Show, Agnes McLean, Maple. Dairyâ€"lst, Donald McCallum, Woodbridge; 2nd, Jim Darlington, Todmorden; 3rd, Russell Pearson, Agincourt; 4th, Jack CavanagH, Scar- boro. 3rd, Jack Macklin, Milliken; 4th, Murray Irwin, Kleinhurg. Dairy-lst, Cameron Boake, Downs- view; 2nd, Carman Tapscott, Milli- ken; 3rd, Melville Snider, Downs- view; 4th, Gilbert Agar, Nashville. Sheepâ€"lst, Randall Langs, Downs- view; 2nd, Howard Codlin, Malton; 3rd, Joe Tran, Claremont; 4th, Clar- ence Wallace, Agincourt. Swineâ€"lst, Martin Styrmo, Gorm- ley; 2nd, Garfield Bennett, Milliken; 3rd, Leonard Wellman, Gormley; 4th, Austin Rumble, King. Cash Prize Winners, Seniors Horsesâ€"lst, Everett Pink, Sharon; 2nd, Thos. Watson, Newmarket; 3rd, Merland Deavitt, Newmarket; 4th, Jas. Cowieson, Weston. Beefâ€"1st, Earl Gardhouse, Wes- ton; 2nd, Ronald Baggs, Unionville; 3rd, Donald Pearson, Agincourt; 4th, Chas. Watson, Todmorden. Sheepâ€"lst, Ray Clarkson, Weston; 211d, Douglas Gee, Gormley; 3rd, Don- ald Gladden, Agincourt; 4th, Donald Storrey, Stoufiville. BOWLING NOTES The' funeral of the late William Monkman, a native of York County, was held in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Tuesday, June 2nd. The late Mr. Monkman was born at Headford June 14th, 1854 and for the greater part of his life lived in this district. On March 6th, 1878 he was married to Maria Jane Nicholson at Unionville by the Rev. John Fletcher of St. Phillips Anglican church. He farmed in the Unionville district for many years and later retired to Unionville and in the spring of 1934 along with Mrs. Monkman went west to live with his son. His wife predeceased him in July 1934. Surviving are his son George W. A. Monkman of Medi- cine Hat, and two grandsons Robert and Beverley. Negligence Is Verdict of the Coroner’s Jury The inquest into the death of Tob- ias Thompson who was killed while working with the Department of Highways paint gang on Yonge St. on May 27th, was held in the Mun- icipal Hall, Richmond Hill Wednes- day evening. Coroner Dr. J. P. Wil- son prvesided and the verdict] of the jury was that Thompson came to his death as a result of being- struck by a car driven by Alexis Gavard of St. Catharines, and that while the jury felt the Department of High- ways employees had taken sufficient precaution against traffic they found that Gavard was guilty of negligence in causing the accident. Witnesses heard included Conâ€" stable Barraclough, Constables Lem- on, Byles and Robertson, Mrs. Edith Broome, an eye witness, the two men working with Thompson at the time of the accident, Dr. Marwood who rendered first ’aid and performed the autopsy, and engineers and photo- graphers who made diagrams and photos of the road. Mr. Gavard and Mrs. Gavard did not give evidence on the advice of their solicitor. Evidence showed that there were 45 flags on the pavement as a warn- ing to traffic that men were at work and that the car driven by Gavard suddenly swerved when opposite the men striking two and fatally injur- ing Thompson who died in a few minutes. Constable Robertson in his evidence said that Mrs. Gavard stat- ed to him that her husband had mo- mentarily dropped off to sleep when the car swerved. LATE WILLIAM MONKMAN OBITUARY ' Warden J. 0. Little cordially in- ivites you to be his guest on this ocâ€" casion. l Bands, Races, Orchestra. Horse- Ishoe tournament, Softball, Dancing, [Entertainment and free bathing. ANNUAL FLOWER SHOW The annual Horticultural Spring Flower Show will be held on Friday evening, June 12th, in the School Room of the United Church. Exhi- bits will be placed 3.30 to 5.30 and judged. In the evening the doors will be open to the public and a cor- dial invitation is extended to all to visit this attractive show. Social unrest: Demanding more than We deserve and hating the world because we can’t get it. From all present indications this will be one of the largest gather- ings of its type ever held in the County of York. Come and bring your family and enjoy yourself. All are cordially Kwelcome. Hill K 5. Visiting Veterans 6. Local Veterans 7. Boy Scouts, Cubs of L. T. B. & 0. Home 8. Boy Scouts, Cubs of Richmond Hill On the return march Major G. H. Basher, Second in Command of the Toronto Regiment will take the sa- lute at the Radial Station. Veteransâ€"Ex-Service Men All who have served in His Ma- jesty’s forces on land, sea or air are requested to fall in at Little's Gagage 10.30 a.m., D.S.T. Sunday next. Medals to be worn. Sunday next will see one of the largest church parades held in this district for some time when the~Rich- mond‘ Hill Trumpet Band. will hold their annual church parade. Those expected to take part are Branch 66 Can. Legion Willowdale, Schom- berg Veterans, Aurora Veterans, Vaughan and Richmond Hill Veterâ€" ans, R. H. Girl Guides, Brownies, R. H. Boy Scouts, Cubs, L. T. B. & 0'. Guides, Brownies, Scouts, Cubs and staff of the Home. The fall in will be at‘Little’s garage at 10.30 a.m., DST. and the parade will line up as follows; 1. Standard Bearer 2. Richmond Hill Trumpet Band 3. Girl Guides, Brownies of L. T. B. ’ & 0. Home 4. Girl Guides, Brownies of Richmond MONSTER WARDEN’S PICNIC The County of York Warden’s Picâ€" nic-for 1936 will be held at the Pic- nic Grounds, Jackson’s Point, on Sat- urday, June 20th, at 1.30 p.m., Stand- ard Time. CHURCH PARADE ’ SUNDAY MORNING SINGLE COPY 5c. $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE No. 50