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Prize Winners at Tulip Show Richmond Hill Horticultural So- ciety annual Tulip Show held Mon- day evening in the school room of the United Church attracted a re- cord number of blooms and an in- creased- numiber of exhibitors. A large numlber of people visited the show during the evening and ad- mired» the beauty of the display of spring- flowers. The baskets of 25 tulips made a particularly attractive display and the basket shown for exhibit ‘only by president R. D. Little and containing many beautl- ful and unusual varieties was the subject of much favorable cmnmenz. Addresses by President Little. Mr. John Martin and Mr. A. Teal on Iris, Gladioli and Lilies were very interesting and instructive. The list of prize winners is as folIOWS: Tulips, early individual, G. Moodie; Tuli‘ps, Darwin, individual, Mrs. A. L. Phipps; Tulips, Dal'VVlIl, collec- tion of 6, W. A. Wright, Mrs. J. 1’. Wilson; Tulips, Breeder, individual, Mrs. W. A. Wright; Tulips, Breed» er, collection of 6, Mrs. J. F. Burr, Mrs. J. P. Wilson. Tulips, stripedl or novelty, indiviâ€" dual, Mrs. W. D. Atkinson; Tulips, striped or nevelty, collection of 6, Miss Haworth, R. D. Little; Tulilps, cottage, individual, F. E. Sims; Tulips, cottage, collection of 6, F. E. Sims, Mrs. L. A. Hill; Tulips, col- lection of 25, Mrs. J. P. Wilson, R. D. Little; Best tulip at the show, Mrs. W. D. Atkinson. Bouquet of garden flowers in a basket, J. A. Bales, Miss L. Ander- son; display of lilies-of-the-valley, Mrs. Hume» Mrs. R. S. Mason; dis- play of pansies, Mrs. Jerry Smith, Mrs. Match'ett. Shrub in bloom, individual branch, Miss Haworth, Mrs. Wm. Cook; Col- lection of flowers by exhibitor who never won a prize at any other flower Show, Mrs. Jerry Smith. The date of the Spring Flower Show is Friday, June 9th. Please note change in date, owing to weaâ€" ther conditions. ther conditions. Members who are taking Glad_ saturuay, JllllB IU iolus Corms for their premiums 1 should get them at once at the home ‘ All former teachers, ex-pupils and of Mrs. P. G. Hill, Wright Street. their families are cordially invited to attend 8.8. No. 11 Purpleville, annual re-union picnic to be held at H-uttonville Park on June 10. An afternoon of sports has been plann- ed. Dinner is to be at 12 o’clock standard time. Come with your lunch basket and meet your friends. Officers of the association are: Pre- PLANT TREES TO MARK KING'S VISIT ' Markham Agricultural Society will hold an Open meeting Tuesday even- ing, June 6th at 7 o’clock standard time. Two beautiful trees are being . . purchased to be planted that night Sld'ent’ James RObSOD; Vlce‘Pl‘esi- . . ,. T . . . to commemorate the visit of the lung- dent: 3915011 Kerr, Tleasurel, Glen . n ..... Mung.“ mm; have Dooks; Secretary, Loulse Kerr. PLANT TREES T0 MARK KING’S VISIT - Markham Agricultural Society will hold an Open meeting Tuesday evenâ€" ing, June 6th at '7 o’clock standard time. Two beautiful trees are being purchased to be planted that nigh :1 ,5 LL. 7n“ to commemorate the visit of the King and Queen. Markham Band have been engaged1 to play and an effort is being made to get one or more prominent men to take part in this ceremony. It is the wish of the Fair Board that all who possibly can will attend' and bring their fam- ilies as it will be a historic occa- sion for the younger generation. Grounds will be open for the free parking of cars. VOL. LVIII. CAPITOL Bonita Granville in “NANCY DREW DETECTIVE” ,â€" for the younger generation. and 1 pm. There wul be ads will be open for the free berry supper Wednesday n: of cars. June 28th. “YORK COUNTY’S MONDAY. TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY. JUNE 5 - 6 - 7 GILBERT & SULLIVAN’S “ THE MIKADO ” With KENNY BAKER - DOYLE CASTE COMPANY NEWSIEST NEWSPAPER” TODAY, FRIDAY & SATURDAY, JUNE 1 - 2 - 3 JAMES CAGNEY - HUMPHREY BOGART in “ THE OKLAHOMA KID ” CAREFULLY AIR-CONDITIONED JOHN BARRYMORE in “ THE GREAT MAN VOTES ” â€"â€"â€"ALSOâ€"â€" â€"â€"ALSO-â€"â€"- Sunday, June 11th, Richmond Hill will be honored by a visit from the Earlscourt Citad’el Silver Band of Toronto, recognized as one of the outstanding Salvation Army Bands on the North American continent, ihaving toured many parts of the United States and Canada, and hav- ing had the privilege of playing ‘be- fore Royalty. They will be here 40 strong in connection with the Drum Head Service, sponsored by the local Orange Lodges which will be held in the Park Sunday, June 11th at 3 p.m. h The guest speaker for thls service Will be the Rev. C. E. Silcox, M.A., D.D., S.T.B., General Secre- 'tary of the Social Service Council of Canada which includes the fol- lowing organizations, the Baptist Church, the Church of England, the ‘Evangelical Church, the Salvation ,Army, the Society of Friends, the ‘United. Church of Canada, the Na- tional Council Y.M.C.A. and the lY.W.C.A. Mr. Silcox is a noted ‘s-pealker and representative of the lProtestant churches. The Drum Head Service will be preceded .by a ‘parade of Lodges and‘ Orders from the north endl'of the village and it is expected some 1500 will take part, tre and East York, the City of To- ronto, and‘ surrounding district“ A special amplifying system will be erected in the park, and special musical numbers will lbe rendered by the noted visiting band of the Sal- vation Army. According to plans and amaangements, this Will be the greatest Drum Head Service ever held in the County of York, and will be held under the auspices of We- toria L.O.L. and Empire L.O.B.A., Richmond Hill in coâ€"operation with Centre York District L.O.L. ‘Local churches and ministers are being re- quested to join in this great com.- munity divine service, and the peo- ple of Richmond Hill and‘ disin'i’ct are invited to join in. including the County and district and Primary Lodges of North, Cen- Famous Band Here June 11th Annual Re-Union Purpleville School g Saturday, June 10‘; ANNIVERSARY SERVICES AT ST. PAUL’S, VAUGHAN Anniversary services will be ob- served at St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church, Vaughan, Sunday, June 25 with special services art 10.30 am. and 7 pm. There will be a straw- berry supper Wednesday evening, Noted Speaker for Drum Hbad Service mmm ME 9. 1, "In Essentials. Unity; IniNon-essentials, Liberty; In All Things, Charity” The pilot train will pass through ‘here at 11.33 Daylight Saving Time to be followed a half hour later by the Royal train. A large crowd is expected to gather here to see the train bearing the royal couple anu there is still hope that if the train slows down Their Majesties might make an appearance on the rear platform as they have done in same places. However there is pesitively no official assurance in this regard. Much will depend on the disposition of Their Majesties‘ at that particu- lar time on the trip. If they are not resting or engaged in state business it is possible they might aslk the train to slow down and1 .make an appearance. In any event 'i-t is likely a Iange crowd will as- semlble in the hope of catching a glimpse of the King and Queen. The Royal train bearing their Ma- i jesties King George VI and Queen Elizabeth on the return journey from western Canada will pass through Richmond Hill next Tues- day, June 6th. at 12.03 Daylight Saving- Time, but it is not schedule(l to stop here. During- recent weeks Reeve J. A. Greene has been in con- stant communication with authorities in charge of the Royal tOur in the hope of arranging at least a short stop at Richmond Hill. This morn- ing the Reeve received a wire from the committee in charge of the Roy- al- tour stating “We deeply regret that we cannot ask their Majesties to undertake any appearance other than those to which they have al- ready agreed. The Royal Train is not scheduledl to stop at Richmond Hill.” The Reeve has since’ desxpatch- ed: a Wire to» the committee asking that if a short stop is not possilble that the train be slowed down to four miles per hour pas-sing through the village. At the time of going to press no reply has been received! to this wire. The Royal Train Is Not Scheduled Step Richmond Hill Royal Train Due Here at 12.03 Day light Saving Time Tuesday, June 6 Special police assisted! 'by a spe~ pmy_0,pps cial selection of W31‘ Vflerans “111 Clulb finishing in lst place plays be on guard at Richmond Hill sta- 3rd clufb‘ tion and along the route of the Club finishing in 2nd place playsl Royal trailn. Those in charge of ar‘ 14th club. ringemen‘ts 331‘ that Citizens and‘ (Best two out of three games) especially children coâ€"operate by notl Winners of the above to way off, attempting to crowd railway tracks. Keen interest is in evidence throughout the entire district in the }‘0ute of the train through this sec- .tion orf Outerio, and The Liberal office has been b-eseiged With en- quiries as to the possibility of the Royal train stopping here. At pre- sent the official statement is very definite that the train is not sche- duled to stop at Richmond Hill. If there is any official information to the contrary every effort will he made to make the facts as wider known as possible. Nine Appeals at Markham Township IVI'dINlalll Iuwuamp Court of Revision. Minor Adjustments Made in Thnee Cases The annual Court of Reviision'for Markham Township was held at the Township Hall, Unionville Monday afternoon with Reeve James Rennie presiding and all the members pre- sent. Nine appeals against the as- sessment were heard and in three cases minor adjustments were made, five appeals were dismissed and one The boys visited the munic'ipal farm at Langstaff this morning where they judged sxwine. Later they visited farms at Thornhill, York Mills and Unionville. At noon both parties met at J. D. Patterson’s for lunch. In the afternoon they separ- ated to continue their judging and will meet at the Presbyterian church at six o‘clock for a banquet when the awards will be given. The girls’ projects include table cloths, waste paper baskets, cotton goods such as torwels, pillow sliips, etc. Each of the clubs has a re- cord book on display of all their projects during the year. The annual Court of Revi‘sion'for Markham Township was held at the Township Hall, Unionville Monday afternoon with Reeve James Rennie presiding- and all the members pre- sent. Nine appeals against the as- sessment were heard and in three cases minor adjustments were made, five appeals were dismissed and one was adjourned for further consxd- eration. Unionville property reduced by 3500. Mrs. Ada Mulock’s assessment on her house near Thornhill was re- duced by $200. A. J. Bartlum of Milliken appeal- ed his $1500 assessment due to 1055 by fire and it was reduced to $700. E. B. Livingstone successfully ap- pealed against a $100 business as- sessment, and had his assessment on Appeals of H. M. Foote, Audrey Liveridge, John Lawrie of Mongolia, A. Shenfield of Buttonville, ani A. RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JUNE 181:. 1939. Proctor, GormIey were dismissed close to the ;Softhall League 1 Opens To-Night 7.3-0 p.m. with Newmarket Redmen, last year's champions, providing the opposition. A large crowd is ex- pected to witness the game and a‘i are assured of a go-odl game as these two clubs are favorites to win the group championship over Sutton, Aurora and King City. The opening game of the Simcoe County Softball Association will be held in the Town Park tonight at The season was unofficially open- ed last Friday evening with an ex- hibition game between Richmond Hill and Earl Holmes Uptown Tire and Battery Service team. The game rc- sulte-d in a 9-8 victory for the Rich- m'ond‘ Hill team and proved inter- esting and exciting for the fans. In the first inning the visitors were held scoreless by good pitchâ€" ing by Ronnie O"De11, a newco'mer to the local team. In their half of the inning Richmond Hill nicked the opposing pitcher for 4 runs when he was taken out in favor of George St-ong,-who plays with the city team. From this point on it wasK a pitch- ers’ battle between O’Dell and Ben- nett for the local team and‘ Stong for the visitors until the final out when Richmond Hill was leading by one run. The league schedule of games is as follows: ' ‘Junior Farmers % Judging Contest 1 on Here To-day JUNE lâ€"Newmanket vs. Richmond Hill King vs. Sutton 6â€"R’ichmondl Hill vs. King Newmlarket vs. Aurora 8â€"Sutton vs. Newmarket Aurora vs. Richmond Hill 13â€"King vs. Aurora. Newmarket vs. Sutton 15â€"Sutton vs. Richmond Hill King vs. Newmarket 2‘0â€"Richmond Hill vs. Aurora Sutton vs. King Ziaâ€"Aurora vs. King Richmond Hill vs. Newmarket 27â€"Sutton vs. Aurora King vs. Richmond Hill 29â€"Au1'ora vs. Nevwmarket Richmond Hill vs. Sutton JULY best of two games out of three BIRTH BOYNTONâ€"At King, on Monday May 29th, 1939 to Mr. and Mrs George Boynton, (nee Ruby Car- Iisle), the gift of a son. The annual Live Stock Judging Competition of the York County Junior Farmers- and Achievement Day for the York County Junior In- stitutes are being held in Richmond» Hill today. The girls have gathered their various projects in the school room of the United Church where they were judged this afternoon. They also made visits to the various clulbs in the district. 4â€"Newmarket vs. King Aurora vs. Sutton ENGAGEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Albert Borwes, Maple wish to announce the engagement ‘of their only daughter Marjorie Ada Mal‘iOn to Mr. George H. Lloyd, Toronto, son of Mr. Henry Lloyd, Laskay and the late Mrs. Lloyd. The marriage will take place quietly June 7th. Markham Township to Build Hastings Bridge This Year WMQ“WWOW”MNW Department Eng"(1fever O.K.’s Stfletch- of Road Subject of Complaintâ€"â€" Council Well Pleaseui with Power Grader Members of Markham township council this week completed their annual inspection and) survey of the township roads and report that most of the roads are in good shape. Heaving has been quite general in some places, being particularly bad on concessions 2 and 10 which is the usual experience in these sec- tions every spring. The presenrt good conditions of the townsth roads is due in large measure the members and‘ road sup- erintendent feel to the work of the power gflader purchased last year. All agree that it was: a. good invest- ment which is showing dividends in. the improvement of the township roads. Council plans the construction of one large bridge this year. It is known as the Hastings bridge and is- located at lot 30, concession 7. It will be a concrete structure with a span of 20 feet. On Monday mem- bers of council with road superin- tendent W. G. Maxwell, engineer Bafbcock and Mr. Higgins of the Ontario Department of Highways visited‘ the site of the ‘bridge and decided 0U a slightly altered loca- tion from the old bridge. While in the township Mr. Hig- gins investigated a letter of com- plaint which had' been sent to the Ontario Department of Highways 0000009000099 :OOOOOOOOOOOOOOQ § B. W. MILLER i Excels In Quality The bowling season ovpened Mon- dlay evening with an attend’ance of forty players despite several coun- ter attractions. The greens were In excellent shape and everyone re- ports a very pleasant evening’s ibowling. Ten rinks compete& in the two game tOurnament and the win- ner was skip Morley Hall. The w‘lnâ€" ning fink personnel: R. Lynett, Walker Hall, Mrs. M. Hall, Morley Hall skip. The usual weekly mixed tournaâ€" ment will be played next; Monday evening and an even Larger crowd is expected. The games will start sharp at 7.30 pm. and bowlers are particularly asked to 'be on time. Tonight (Thursday) anti every Thursday evening throughout the season mixed tournaments similar to 'the Monday night games will be played. Games tonight start sharp at 7.30 pm. and all intending to play are urged to ‘be on time as the committee are anxious to start sharp at 7.30. 4 Loeal Rink Wins Aurora Tournament complaining on the condition of the rdad between lots 15 and 16 be- tween concessions 7 and 8. The engineers and members of councu drove over the stretch of road com- plained of at the rate of fifty miles per hour and found no fault with lits condition. Richmond Hill bowlers won the premier honors at the first district tournament held at Aurora Wednes- day afternoon, with ‘a record of three Wins and a score of 50. The rink: Walker Hall, E. T. Stephens, A. A. Eden, A. E. Glass skip. For individual prizes the members of the rink received Windbreakers. SINGLE COPIES 5c. $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE BOWLING NOTES No. 48.