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RICHMOND HILL FAIR, SATURDAY, MAY 20 Mr. Randolph Hoiles returned home Saturday after completing his fourth year at Queen’s University, King- ston. .Mr. Douglas Murchie of Hamilton returned to his home on Sunday af- ter spending several weeks with Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Robeson. Mother’s Day Service will be held in the Unite<l Church on Sunday, May 14 at 10 a.m. S.T. The New- market Christian Church orchestra will be in charge of the music and Mr. Ernest Root of Humber Summit will be the speaker. “Dick the Amateur Gardener" will give an illustrated lecture in the Masonic Hall on Friday evening, May 12th at 8 pm. S.T. under aus- pices of the Horticulture Society. EV- eryorue welcome. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Ke'ffer and Mr. and Mrs. Reynold Keffer spent Wed- nesday and Thursday last week with Rev. and Mrs. Norman Keff-ei- of Hespeler. Mr. and Mrs. Reynold Keffer celebrated their first wedding anniversary Wednesday, May 3rd. Miss Evelyn Forrest and Miss Myrtle Kelffer of Maple Women’s In- stitute, Miss Jean Hadwen and Miss Louise Carson of Nellore Institute, Miss Edith Jackson and Miss Bertha Thompson of Edgeley Institute, and Miss Edna Keffer and Miss Dorothy Phillips of the Vellore Junior Farm- ers left on Tuesday to attend the three day Institute Convention at the Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph. The Girls’ Club were guests of the Women’s Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church on Wednesday evening at the home of Misses Annie and Janet Walkington. The scrip- ture was read by Mrs. G. Jarrett. A very interesting paper on “Mary of Salome" was given by Mrs. J. Phillips and a paper on India by Mrs. Malloy, solo by Mrs. A. C. Rob- inson and a short talk by Mrs. (Rev.) S. R. Robinson of Toronto, a former member of the W.M.S. At the close of the meeting a d'ainty lunch was served.- by the hostess and committee. VOL. LVIII. Miss Edna Hatwood who has com- pleted her first year at the Toronto Bible College returned last week to spend the holiday months with Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Robeson. The May meeting of the Hope W. A. of the United Church was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs J. Cousins in Toronto on Thursday, May 4 group 3, Mrs. Hutchison, Mrs. W. Orr, Mrs. Cousins and Mrs. W. Thomas, in charge of the meeting. Luncheon was served at 1 pm. stand- ard time. The Hon. President, Mrs. T. 0. Nixon, presided for the meet- ing. A talk on “The Army of Ser- vice”, the place and work of women down through the centuries, was given by Mrs. J. R. McCrimmon. Mrs. Pateman, a W.A. President in Toronto, gave a short talk on “Jesus Passing By”. A presentation of a beautiful table lamp was made to Mrs. Cousins and a. billâ€"fold to Mr. Cousins. The presentation was made by Mrs. W. Thomas and the address as follows was read by Mrs. W. Hoiles EDWARD EVERETT HORTON MISCHA AUER _ 1N _ “Little Tough Guys In Society” “SA'I‘ix‘f'T‘ s"T"1‘é'I"KEs “SWING SISTER BACK” SWING” “STAND UP. AND FIGHT” “YORK COUNTY’S GEORGE DANDERS WENDY BARBIE N NEWSIEST NEWSPAPER” FRIDAY & SATURDAY, MAY 12 - 13 “’ALLACE BEERY THE GLEASON ROBT. TAYLOR FAMILY FLORENCE RICE â€" IN â€" WEDNESDAY 8: THURSDAY, MAY 17 - 18 MONDAY 8: TUESDAY. MAY 15 - MAPLE NEWSX NOTES Dear Mr. and? Mrs. Cousins: On the occasion of your leaving our midst to reside in Toronto we the members of the Hope WA. .and friends wish to express some of the heartfelt good wishes of the com- munity for your kindly spirit and helpful services while you resided among us. You have always been ready to share with us in our socilal activi- ties, help out on occasion of sick- ness or need‘, especially do We wish to express our appreciation of your help in the work of our W.A., with- out such help it would have been difficult for us to carry on. We Shall cherish the memory of both you and Mr. Cousin-s and) shall miss your genial smile among us. We are glad] you reside so close to Hope. May we expect to see you often. We also hope you may find it convenient to again take up your residence among us in- the not too distant future. Please accept this gift as a small token of our goodwill and; appreci- ation of your kindness toward us and our work. Mr. and Mrs. Cousins thanked the WA. and friends for their gifts. Fortyâ€"one ladies were present and Signed on behalf of the Hope W A. and! friends. the t $12.40 Miss 1. Davidson of New Bruns- wick is visiting her Uncle and Aunt Mr. and Mrs. George Merrick. The play “Dying to Live” will be presented by the Presbyterian Church Young People's Guild in the Vellore Township Hall on Wednes~ day evening, May 17th. Mrs. Greenway of Toronto who is spending the summer month-5‘ with her daughter Mrs. A. Forrest had the misfortune to fall on Thursday of last week fracturing her hip. Mother’s Day, May 14th, will be observed by the United Church Sun- day School at 10 a.rm. Standard Time in the church. Newmal'ket Chris- tian Church Sunday School Orches- tra will provide music and' the sp'eak- er will be Mr. Ernest Root of Humâ€" ber Summit. Mother’s Day will be observed through sermon and song at Zion Lutheran Church at 2.30 o’cloek on Sunday afternoon. All are cordially invited. A large crowd attended- the Sup- per and Play presented: by the Unit- ed Church Y.P.U. on Wednesday ev- ening. The 3-act comedy drama “An Adopted Cinderella” was well pre- sented by a capable caste who were assisted by Temple Concert Orches- tra of Toronto. Mrs. Bigford who directed the play was presented with a beautiful Hostess Platter and Mrs. Robeson as convenor of the Supper received a Lemonade Cruet and 12 glasses. The gifts were presented on behalf of the caste by Mrs. Mar- ritt and Dorothy Keffer. “THE GIRL DOWNSTAIRS” A dance will be held in the Com- munity Hall, Maple, Tuesday even- ing, May 16th under the auspices of the Hall executive. Century boys orchestra. Admission 25 cents. “MY WIFE’S RELATIVES” MAY 15 - 16 FRANCHOT TONE FRANCISKA GAAL __ __ [N ._ _. KEN MURRAY KATHRYN KALE table collection amounted to Mm 16mm "In Essentials. Unitv: In Non-eSSentials. Liberty; In All Thlnga‘, Chanty" "In Essentials. Unity; IniNon-essentials. Liberty; YONGE STREET MUNlCiPAUTiES DISCUSS T'RAFFiC BOTTLENECK A‘ meeting of the representatives of Richmond Hill, Vaughan, Mark- ham, Aurora, Newmarket and North York councils was held last night in Aurora to try to reach some deci- sion regarding the improvement of the bottle nook between Richmond Hill and Steele's Corners. “There seems to have been some discrimination made at the time the department of highways began to improve their roadls," said‘ Reeve J. A. Greene. “Kingston road has a new d‘oulble highway and there is a new dual road] on the west of To- ronto, .but Yonge St., the natural northern outlet of the city was over- looked. Richmond Hilil widened its main street and I understand that the department of highways has bought land south of Richmond Hill for a proposed widening." All Agree Present Conditions Unsatisfactory But Views 0n Solution Differâ€"If Radials Scrapped T.T.C. Has First Chance at Bus Service â€" Province Will Not Assume Debenture Debt R. M. Smith, deputy minister of highways pointed out that two roads are now under construction that run north of Toronto. “Brown’s line will take came of all the traffic from the United States and the fourth line will take care of all the eastern traffic. Considerable expense will have to be "borne by the municipal- ities if Yonge Street is to be wid-‘ ten-ed! without raising the radial tracks,” said Mr. Smith. “On the .other hand,” he conltinueds, “if the. radial: were removed, I think that it could be widened without a great deal of expense to anyone and With- out the destruction of trees andl buildings.” . “At a meeting in‘ the county building last fall about this quest- tiin,” said Reeve Bert Knowles of Aurora, “Reeve Greene stated that he would be satisfied with the re- moval of the radial if the T.T.C. and the department of highways ar- ranged a satisfactory form of trans- portation.” “I don’t see why the? are pen‘afl- izing Richmond Hill by off-erifig to ‘:put in buses," said Reeve Greene. “Last year we got some figures‘on ’the proposed rates but they weren’t 'satisrfactory. What we want is a guarantee as to cost and‘ the dura- ‘tion of the service.” “North York council spent $150.- 000 to get the extra line,” said Reeve R. E. Bale-s- and if the radial track is taken up all that Will be left is a hole in the road. Mr. H. W. Tate a representative of the T.T.C. outlining an agreement signed by the reeves of the four municipalities concerned with the railway, Richmond Hill, Vaughan, Markham and North York T0wn- ships stated‘ that if the railway were torn up and the municipalities de- cided not to run a bus line, no other party could run one without first giving the T.T.C. the chance of re- fusal. “The choice of two services would be given residents on the pro- pOSed bus line,” said Mr. Tate. “A local bus would run to the city ; limits and would have the same fare as the present radial. This bus [could be used by those who wished‘ to stop at intermediary points. A grey coach bus would be provided for thOSe wishing to go straight to the city. This bus would not stop to let off passengers and would cost by commutation ticket 30 cents, or, ' 3 and 1/4 cents more than the com- mutation radial ticket and~ the city street car ticket. The cash fare would be 45c.” Mr. Tate pointed out that the T. T. C. has no regulatiOn over the price of the fare, the route to be taken, the schedule, the type of the bus, nor the fitness of the drivers. RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAY 11th, 1939. “The department of highways has charge of all these things,” said Mr. Tate. “Under the present system and under the propOSed system ev- ery effort is made to keep the fares to the minimum.” Councillor Harold Mountain of North York predicted a 30% to 50% increase in revenue for merchants if the buses were installed. “I don’t think you could sell the people of Vaughan Township on bus-es,” said Reeve Robert Scott. “Nine years ago when the radial cars were stopped for a while we had a bus service. Many residents of Vaughan claimed they were gass- ed.” Mr. Scott explained that only the residents in the first concession would have a vote on the radial qu‘esmion. “The bottleneck is a disgrace to the whole province of northern On- tario. Everyone that comes to To- ronto is irritarted and annoyed at the delay caused by the bottl'eneck. I suggest that a three lane highway be built. One lane either addedl to the present two, or failing that, a double lane highway to be built on the east of the present road." Mayor Boyd urged.1 that the project be un- dertaken as a relief measure. “We spend thousands of dloLlars every year on relief and we have nothing to show for it. I think that everyâ€" one will heartily endorse such a mea- sure.” _‘ The suggestion about the addition of a.- strip or road to the west, of the present highway was abandoned as being costly and unsightly. “It would! look too patchy,” said Reeve James Rennie of Markham, “and-with all the curves it would be too dangerous for the present speed limit.” Mr. Rennie suggested that another lane be built east of the present road. Mr. Smith pointed out that such a procedure would necessitate about six years work andI would entail great costs because of the hilly naâ€" ture of the country and the large amount of fill needed both north and south of Thom‘hill. Mr. J. M. Walton of the Yonge St. Improvement committee showed that in the big 4 combined there is at present $67,000 d'ebenture debt. “The radials will never operate at a. prob fit,” he said. “Since the T.T.C. took over the North Yonge railway nine years ago there has “been a steady decrease in the operating prorfits‘." Mr. Smith pointed out that some 01f the municipalities are stilt mak- ing payments on the 01d Toronto- Hamilton road built in 1914. “If the municipalities agree :50 dispense with the railway what re- muneration would the government give for the debenture debts,” asked A. N. Fisher, president of the Au- rora board of trade. “We couldn’t give any,” said Mr Smith. It was passed in resolution by Harold Mountain and' Dr. E. J. H‘en- derson that a committee be appoint- edI composed of the reeves or mayors of the councils present at the meet- ing to draw up a resolution regard- ing the improvements of safety con- ditions on Yonge Street north of Steele’s corners. The committee will forward the resolutiOn to each of the councils concerned and the councils will return it with their de- pletions and“ additions. The commit- tee will then present the resolution to the Minister of Highways. Fifty members of the lecal Girl Guide Company, Brownie Pack and Local Assoeiation attended a mem- moth rally in Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto on Saturday night, May 6th. Highlights of the evening were a. living Union Jack formed by 400 girls, and the march past, salute living Union Jack formed by 400 girls, and the march past, salute taken by Hon. Albert Matthews, Lieutenant-Governor" of OntariO, in which over 5000 girls took part. Much interest was shown in the two American Girl Scout Companies who were guests of honour. Members of the Lions Club very kindly provided transportation. LOCAL GIRL GUIDES ATTEN RALLY The four municipalities now the owners of the North Yonge Radial are these days receiving a lot of free advice from north- ern municipalities regarding their transportation problems. We are told that the radials never will be a paying proposition and that we should scrap the line to make easy the construction o’r‘ a wide pavement so Toronto and provincial traffic can speed up this important highway. We would remind our neighbouring municipalities who are so generous with counsel that Richmond Hill, Vaughan, Mark- ham and North York taxpayers have not yet called on their neighbours to pay any deficits, and until we do there is no need for them to become unduly alarmed over our problem of de- creasing profit on the radials. In fact outsiders appear much more concerned over the deficits than do those who are paying the tax bills. Whether or not the radial line will be continued is a question to be decided by the taxpayers in the areas con- cerned, not by representatives from Aurora, Newmarket or Timbuktu. The taxpayers of this district have a substantial invest- ment in the North Yonge radials and they are not going to throw away that investment no matter how much it might suit the convenience of some people. We agree that the bottle-neck from Richmond Hill to Steele’s Corners is a traffic hazard which should not be allowed to continue, but that condition is not the primary responsibility of North York, Markham, Vaughan and Richmond Hill. Less dangerous traffic conditions have existed in other parts of the province and have been remedied at costs no less great than the construction of a highway east of the present radial tracks. The construction of th’e famous speed- way from Toronto to Hamilton was not accomplished without considerable expenditure. ‘ _ _ . . . ‘ n .n- 1 8 With PADEREWSKI - CHARLES FERRELL - MARIE TEMPEST '3 mwmoowmmowoowm uxnunuu; “Viv V‘AFUAAm- .. m- . Ratepayers of Richmond Hill and of a specified area in Vaughan, Markham and North York voted to purchase the North Yonge Radials, and if ever the line is scrapped it must be after a vote of the ratepayers directly concerned. nn- , ,1:A_'____ u vuuv u; mu. AWVVYWJ V-” “____Vv We are as anxious as anyone to see the traffic conditions on Yonge Street improved, but the people of the North Yonge Street district must not be made “the goat” in any easy solu- tion of the problem. Moreover the free advice from those not at «all concerned as to the merits of a radial service is not too much appreciated. DR. CODY TO ADDRESS ANNUAL MEETING CHILDREN’S AID Dr. H. J. Cody, president of the University of Toronto will be the guest speaker at the annual meeting of the York County Children’s Aid- Society to be held in Forest Hill Village School Wednesday, May 17 at 3.30 p.m. D.S.T. All interested are invited to attend this meeting to hear reports of the Society’s ac- tivities. Yonge St. at (-zlt-nl‘orost Rd. J. W. PALMER BUYS TWO STALLIONS Mr. J. W. Palmer recently pur- chas-ed' a 2-year-old Belgian Stallion from Stewart Brothers, Montreal, and from Gilbert; E. Arnold of Gren- ville, Quebec, secured a Premium Percheron Stallion. Motlon Pictures Are Your Best Entertainmen§ WHEN WE WANT ADVICE, WE’LL ASK FOR IT With BING CROSBY - E. E. HORTON - SHIRLEY ROSS â€" ALSO :â€" “THERE’S THAT WOMAN AGAIN” With LOUISE RAINER - PAULETTE GODDARD â€"â€" ALSO â€"â€" With MELVYN DOUGLAS - VIRGINIA BRUCE â€" ALSO â€"â€" “YOUTH TAKES A FLING” WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY, MAY 17 - 18 \Vith PAT O‘BRIEN - JOAN BLONDELL MICKEY’S PARROT â€" NEWS FRIDAY 8: SATURDAY, MAY 12 - 13 With JOEL MECREA - ANDREAPLEEDS MARCH OF TIME No.‘2 MONDAY & TUESDAY. MAY 15 - 16 “PARIS HONEYMOON” “MOONLIGHT SONATA” “DRAMATIC SCHOOL” “OFF THE RECORD” glzgality Counts Wost SINGLE COPIES be. $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE Housewives who have been wor- ri‘ed with the dust nuisance can ‘breathe easier as Reeve Greene ad- vised todzay that oiling of village streets will commence Monday, May l15th. UNITED CHURCH ANNIVERSARY On Sunday, May 215’s, the United Church will celebrate the fifty-ninth anniversary of the Corner Stone layâ€" ing of the present edifice. Rev. J. W. McIntosh, a former associate pastor at the time of Union in 1925 is expected to be the guest speaker at the morning worship while the choir, with assisting artists, will render a special musical festival in the evening. Watch The Liberal next week for particulars. OIL STREETS MONDAY llqulson 5437 No. 45.