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The following pupils, in alphabet. ical order, have passed satisfactory tests, averaging 509} or more in all the subjects written. Pupils who were absent from one or more exâ€" aminations are ind'icated .by (a) afâ€" ter their names in the lists. Individual rqports have been mailâ€" ed to parents and guardians, show- in}: marks in each subject under M Richmond Hill High School Christmas Term Report on. the report form, highest mark in the class under H, lowest under L, and the class average under A. Those concerned are askedI to ex- amine these reports carefully, sign them (with any remarks or sugges- tions that might be helprful) and return them by the pupils on the first: school day of next term, Wed- nesday, January 3rd, 1940. OOIMIMERJCIAL X Marguerite Barlow, Francis Cosâ€" gr‘ove, Helen Cousins, Ruth Harri- son, Keith Jennings, Ruby Middle- ton, Harvey Stimkley, Jack Situl‘t, Edna Turner. VOL. LVI'V. COMMERCIAL XI Evelyn Brillinger, Vera Brown, Myrtle Burr, Dorothy Cummins, Shirley Dinner, Mary Flood, Orma Judge, Jean Mills, Hovmer Neilly, Reta Rumilble, Florence Sheartiown, Nlorman Taylor, Helen M'cGib'bon (a), Betty Donaldson (a). IXA Demek Andrews, Awd‘rey Baker, Stanley Baker (3), Marjorie Bailey, Elton Bennett, GWen Bengrman (a), Marie Brillinger, Jean Carlil-e,, Mer- vin Charlton (a), Gladys Chedizoy, AEileen Cook, John Curzon, June Davis, Marie DeFerrari, Irene Dibb, Eileen Dickinson (a), Leona Ellaâ€" cott, Bob Endean, Donald Glenn (a), Ruth Gooding‘, Marjorie Heise, Dorâ€" othy Hicks (a), Nora Hislop, Jean Hloover, chzfie Jarvis, Joyce Jones. Margaret: Allison, Ruth GOhn, Cecil Grainger, Harold Keffer, Mar- garet Kyle, Larry Lake (3), Donald Manthews (a), Betty ,Mansbridge, Gl'adrys Masters, Audrey M‘cGill (2.), Harold Megd'onal (3), Joy Mortson, Clifford Munroe (3), Marjorie Norâ€" ris, Georgina Padget (a), Garth Palmer (21), Marjorie Pattenden, Helen Ransom, Donald Reid. Olive Ross, Donald Smith (a), Betty Smith, Gordon Stickley, Hazel Tutt, Frances ’Durano, Anne Walwin, Lorna Webb (a), Janet Williams, Robt. Williams (a), Roy Witty, Roy Woods (a). Eileen Allen, Gloria Anderson, Marion Boston, Vera B‘oynton, Jack Brockbank, Murray Brown, Ernest Burnie, Robert Carpenter, Bernice Cook, Lenore Dewsbunw Donald‘a Farquharson, Noreen Fletcher, Ed- Ross, Donald Smith (a), Betty Smith, Gordon Stickley, Hazel Tutt, Frances Tim-ano, Anne Walrwin, Lorna Webb (-3), Janet Williams, Robt. Williams (a), Roy Witty, Roy Woods (23). GRADE X Eileen Allen, Gloria Anderson, Marion Boston, Vera Doynton, Jack Btockibank, Murray Brown, Ernest Bumnie, Robert Carpenter, Bernice Cook, Lenore Dewsbury, Donald‘a Farquharson, Noreen Fletcher, Ed- Icemaker Booth has everything in readiness for the ogpening of the local curling season which takes place tonight (Thursday) at 7.30 rp.m. Ice is in excellent shape and President A. A. Eden and his offâ€" icers are looking forward to a most successful season. The session will open with a local ’speil which Will start tonight and continue Friday night; and-possibly Saturday afterâ€" noon. Everyone is invited to join ‘in this curtain-raiser event. Whether ward Heeley (9.), Kenneth Jennings, (or not you‘ve curled before doesn’t Louise Matheson, Sheila Manley, Mary Megd-onal, Margaret Moore, matter, this is your invitation to turn out tonight. HOLIDAY PREVIEW ms??? Sfinfi. FEATURE â€" GINGER ROGERS in “ FIFTH AVENUE GIRL ” ON THE STAGE â€"- 4 BIG TIME MUSICALE ACTS FAVORS FOR ALL ADMISSION 50c. THE COMMUNITY’S CLEARING HOUSEâ€" THE LIBERAL WANT ADS â€" ALSO â€"â€" JOE E. BROWN “ THOUSAND DOLLAR TOUCHDOWN ” CONTINUOUS SHOW MONDAY WEDNESDAY &‘ THI’RSDAY, JANYXRY 3. 4 CAROLE LOMBARD. (‘ARY GRANT “ IN NAME ONLY ” THURS, FRI., SAT.. DECEMBER 28, 29, 30 \VALLACE BEERY, CHESTER MORRIS MONDAY & TUESDAY, JANUARY 1. 2 AKIM TAMIROFF. HELEN BRODERICK “ HONEYMOON IN BALI ” “ THESE GLAMOUR GIRLS " MATI’NEE DAILY -â€" ALSO #â€" EDWARD LEWIS, ANITA LOUISE “ MAIN STREET LAWYER ” YONGE AT CASTLEFIELD “ THUNDER" AFLOAT " ANA TURNER. LE‘V AYRES _ ALSO â€" -â€" 1nâ€" William Norris, Isabelle Orr, Marie Paxton, Rhoda Polloek, Harold Ree- sor (a), Philip Rumney, Lloyd San- derson, Shirley Sanderson, Jean Scott, Joan Thoaitipson, Betty TOplpel', Deane Wellman, Helen Whitten. GRADE XI Donald Andrews, Phylliis Angle, William Bailey, Duncoml‘ae Ball, Mar- ion Barker, Muriel Barrow, Harold Blackwell (a), Grace Boynton, James Brown, John Campbell, Clifford Casement, Joe Cherry, Verna Cher- ry (a), Stuart Clement, Erie Cook, Robert Edimund‘s, Margaret Endean, Elinor Fisher, Basil Fox, Vernon Good’ing‘, Harold Graham, William: Hastings, Anna Heise, Ruth Hicks, Nila Houghton, Frederick Leech, Sidney Lepard, Marian Lumlb, Ian Macdonald (a), Stuart Macd‘onald, Margaret MacGilblbon, Harvey Mash- inter, George Monkman, Rulby Pol- ‘llolok, France's Rumble, Carroll SandL erson, Gwendolyn Schissler, Lorraine Sinclair, Bruce Stephens, James Stewart, Ernest Thompson, Henbert Thompson, John Tracy, Ruth Tyn- dJall, Chester Unger (a), Doreen lWise .(a). A'UUA, L‘Lallbva AvwlluuAy, v-.. erson, G'Wendlolyn Schissler, Lorraine Sinclair, Bruce Stephens, James Stewart, Ernest Thompson, Henbert Thompson, John Tracy, Ruth Tynâ€" dlall, Chester Unger (a), Doreen Wise .(a). GRADE XII Ruth Brown (a), George Carr, Doris Clarke, Madeline Clarke, Mrur- ray Cunningham, Virginia Delibrocco, Muriel Durie, Laura Frislby, Jean Hastings, Jean Hicks, Williard‘ Hodge, Lloyd Johnson, Alex Mac- donald, Jean Macdonald, Moore, Bernice Paxton (a), Stewart Marl: h“ ..Ln‘. “nun-log Gum-lore Mary , an overdraft of some 813,000 and‘ this has been reduced until today it is about $2000,” said Mr. Greene. Regarding criticism that the council was not on the alert to the securing of new industries the Reeve said he along with councillor Little made several trips this summer regarding an industry but the principals wantâ€" ed municipal assistance in financing. During his term of seven years he pointed to many improvements brought about including the play grounds both east and West of Yon-ge Street which were invaluable in loeeming v-ounzsters out of the way Beatrice Ainslie, Robert Alexand- er, Douglas Balfour (a), Lillian Barker, Ellen Boynton, Molly Camp- bell, Goran Cunningham, Geraldl Cuttance, Dorothy Eden, Norma Gallanger, Dorine Gooding, Stanley Haworth, Winnifred Haworth, Harâ€" nis Hord, David Merrick, Velma Mlonkman, Joseph Morris (3), Dor- othy Noble, Isaibel Rumble, Audrey Stqphens (a), Jane Vandenburgh, Margaret Walwin, John Watkins, Charlotte Wright. Icemaker B readiness for local curling place tonigh1 rp.111. Ice is "In Essentials. Unity; In In Essentials. Unity RICHMOND HILL COSTLY LAWSUITS UNBER HOT FIRE AT NMENAHON MEETING In the presence tendance of ratcp: nomination meetin ex-reeve T. H. Tre self a candidate for the 1940 reeveâ€" ship in opposition to J. A. Greene who is completing his seventh term as chief magistrate. Six candidates accepted nomination for councillor and three pwb'lic school trustees were elected by acclamation. The ballot next Monday will bear the names of J. A. Greene and T. H. Trench for Reeve, Jlames Butler, R. D. Little, Wesley Middleton, Willâ€" iam Neal, Christian Nelson and Dr. in many years and: as expected the numerous law suits in which the 1939 council has been engaged occuâ€" pied major attention of many speak- ers. A most interesting feature of the financial statement presented to the ratepayers was that from Feb- nuary 7th to November 20th the exâ€" perditure for law costs totalled $2,â€" 589.40. To this would» be added 8150 paid to G. A. Lister, real estate 31)- pnaisor engaged in connection With the Sheard‘own case and which was listed under miscellaneous expendiâ€" ture. New candidates were particuâ€" |(liarly critical of the large expendiâ€" ture for law costs. Several termedI them as entirely unnecessary and wasteful. Reeve John A. Greene based his appeal for an eighth term on his record and urged that he Kbe con- tinued in office as he is familiar with the details of work which has yet to be finished. He pointed to the fact that since he was elected reeve the tax rate had been redneed by ten mills and the financial posiâ€" tion of the town‘ improved and he delved back about twenty years to criticize municipal financing at that time. “When I took office there was J. P. Wilson. Duncan M. Chamney, Leonard H. Clement and Duncan Kerr were elected by acclamlation b0 the school board. Mr. thamney an<£ Mr. Clement are former mem- bers and Mr. Kerr will be a new member. The voting next Mon-day will take place at the Municipal Hall, the polls being open from 8 a.,m. until 7 p.m. The nomination was the liveliest A. GREENE AND T. H. TRENCH, CANDIDATES FOR REEVEâ€"SIX SEEK FOUR COUNCIL SEATSâ€"SCHOOL TRUSTEES ELECTED BY ACCLAMATION of th‘ ay‘ers nch (Lecfare rr the 1940 in many BNTARIO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28th, 1939. Non-essentials. Liberty; In All Things, Charity” largest art.- 0 attend a years was Richmond Street. T1 accepting small payments of tax arrears had mate alcce‘ptlng small payments on account of tax arrears had materially helix)â€" ed in reducing arrears of taxes he said. Mr. Greene said' he had served as Reeve for the past seven years and: he would be a candidate for the coming year. He urged that rate- payers vote for him as it was imâ€" portant someone should 'be in counâ€" cil familiar with the routine of the 1939 council andl who knew the de- tails of business now started and which must be finished. During his address the Reeve paid tribute to the fine service rendered to Richmond Hill by the late H. J. Mills, whose passing this year was a great loss to the village. In announcing his candidature for the office of Reeve for 1940 exâ€" reeve T. H. Trench said until a couple of months ago he had no thought of returning to the municiâ€" pal field. However h-e had been apâ€" proached by so many pecrple asking him to stand, that he had finally Consented to be a candidate. In his address he was critical of the preâ€" sent Reev-e for the policy in rela- titm to the several law suith this year which were so expensive to the town, and he termed as fictitious Mr. Greene’s claims to credit for great tax reductions. The tax re- drulc'tions of the past seven year per- iod he said- had‘ been larger conâ€" tributed to by maturing debenture debt, the provincial subsidy of one and] a h‘al’. mills, a reduction in‘ county levy, the assuming of thei total cost 0’ Old' Age Pensions andt Provincial Highways to which thré‘ municipality used to contribute. and? an increased assessment. “It is ridiculous for My, Greene to stlandi betfure you and take all the cl‘efiit‘ for this reduced taxation,” said Mini Trench. “Although the rate is down! the 1939 council collected a lot morei money than other years when the rate was higher but the assessment considerably lower.” A large por- tion of the tax levy he said is for fixed levies and‘ is uncontrollable but his grievance was that in the past year a great deal of the taxpayers’ money had been spent foolishly. He pointed out a 44.9 mills rate in 1939 raised] more money in taxation than ledJ a 52 mill rate in 1925 owing to the increased assessment. Taking into consideration: all the things that have been taken over by the provincial government in recent years the tax reduction should have been} more than it has been. It should have been because in the past year a great deal of the taxpayers’ money was foolishly spent. Mr. Trench said he had‘ {been a life-Tong resident of the village, had served in many public capacities, and: being vitally interested) in the village he would be pleas-ed: of the opportunity of serving the municipality as Reeve in» 1940. “\C’hris” Nelson, the only 1935 councillor seeking re.election, voiced hie opposition to the proposed a'b‘oli- tion of the annual municipal elecâ€" tion. "I think the ratepayers should have the opportunity every year of choosing their representatives,” he said. There had been many diffiâ€" cult problems in 1939 and he Was satisfied the members all did their Best. Our judgment may have \been a little at fault sometimes but we did what we thought was in the best interests of the village. He dealt at length with the carwrecking by_law stating it was passed unanimously by the whole council and when a proposal came up in December to rescind it there were only two memâ€" bers on the council. I have travelled a lot through Ontario and I know how unsightly wrecking places can be. I don’t think they are desTrable on the main street of any town or village. “There looks to be a good line of candidates and I trust you Tick the best possible counc1l for 1940. I will he a candidate and if you see fit to choose me I will con- tinue to wonk in the best interests of the community. (Continued on Page 8) e poiic Reeve James Rennie and the enâ€" tire Markham Township council were re-elected ‘by acclamation at the anâ€" nual nomination meeting held at Unâ€" ionville last Friday. TlhlS is the fourth consecutive year for Reeve Rennie and the members- of his coun- cil and the acclamation accorded them this year is an indication f the continued! confidence of the rateâ€" payers of the township. The nomâ€" ination meeting was the smallest in years, only the memJb-ers of the re- tiring- council were nominated and the proceedings were cencluded by three o’clock. Markham Township Councii Re-Elected By Acclamation Reeve Re'nnie thanked the electors for their continued contfidence and declared it would be his aim to merit a continuance of that confidence. “The most important thing in our minds today.” said the reeve, “'is that we are at war, and- those of us who have vivid memories of the last ‘war look upon it with anything but pleasure when we consider the slaughter of men, the destruction of property and the enormous waste of 'money." He recalled that in the ‘last war York County in the years ‘1914 to 1919 contributed $908,088.66 “for patriotic purposes. The largest ‘ex‘pend‘iture was $312,306.00 in 1918. This was all raised by taxation on ‘real property which he thought was 9 , 0 00mm” 06”. OOOOO”OOOOO“¢O”OOOOO 0.0.0..”W 'a wrong method) of raising such a‘ large sum of money as it placed an additional burden on the man who is carrying a considerable mortgage on his property. He commended the government for limiting County Councils the riglht to make patriotic grants during the present warr. Mr. Rennie pointed) out that in the Coun- ty hospitalization costs which reachâ€" ed $214,808.73 in 1935 had been reâ€" duced to $153721.67 in 1939. Dealingi with township affairs he said road" expenditure this year totalled: $29,- 339.84. The new Hastings bridge "cost $1600.82, and gravel put on “township roads totalled‘ 9,526 yards. Secondary education costs for 1939 to the township .ver-e $15,890.56 while ‘some years past this item of exâ€" penditure reached $22,000.00. The proposed new division of costs will ionLy slightly affect Markham. Mr. ‘Rennie defended County Councils as a neceSSary pafi: of our system of government. He reported a satisâ€" factory settlement wieh iihe City of Tononto regarding payment of taxes on the Lang-staff Municipal Farm. Deputy-Reeve Charles Hooper, re- elected by acclamation for his fourth term declared that the county rate this year was one of the lowest in county history. This year it was 7.40 compared to 11.43 in 1936. Reâ€" ferring to the soil survey of York County carried out this year Mr. Hooper termed‘ it one of the finest Yonge SI. m (-‘Ionforest Rd. SPECIAL NEW YEAR'S MATINEE MONDAY AT 2 RM. SPECIAL AFTER SUNDAY NE\\' YEAR’S EVE MIDNIGHT SHO‘V AT 12.05 BARBARA STANWYCK, ADOLPH MENJOU in “ GOLDEN BOY ” Elétlon “ CHARLIE CHAN IN CITY OF DARKNESS ” with LYNN BARI. RICHARD CLARKE SCRAPI’Y’S PLAYMATE â€"â€" ALSO â€"â€" A GREAT VARIETY SHOW OF ADDED ATTRACTIONS LITTLE GOLD FISH IN COLOR HOT 0N ICE WITH PETE SMITH HOME EARLY WITH ROBERT BENCHLEY SMALL CROWD AT NOMINATION MEETING MON., TEES. WED.. THURS. JANUARY 1. 2, “ THE WIZARD 0F OZ ” With JUDY GARLAND, FRANK MORGAN FRIDAY & SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29. 30 CONRAD VEIDT. VALERIE HOBSON in ’ictures Are Your Best Entéfiainment U-BOAT 29 ALSO â€"â€" THE HIGGINS FAMILY in THE COVERED TRAILER THE GORILLA HUNT IN COLOR â€" ALSO â€"â€" [things ever done by the Department 1 of Agriculture. The' demand for mot. ‘or travel in the winter had: made ‘snow removal a major township ‘pro‘blerm. The cost of snow shovellâ€" iing in 1939 was $3922.88 and for Ithe past eleven years averaged~ in {cost $828.25. The council has prurâ€" ‘ch‘ased 2 snow ploughs and a quant kity of snow fence hoping to keep down this item of expenditure. SINGLE COPIES 51:. $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE Councillor W. L. Clark stated the 1939 financial statement was satis- factory and very gnatifying. Town- ship finances are in excellent con- dition he said. He thought there had been a notable improvement .n the roads, of the township in the past three years and probably the greatest improvement of the year was the building of the Hastings Brige which now was a cretfit to the township. The total road ex- penditure was $29,837.84, almost reaching the estimate of $30,000.00. He was hopeful smow fence put. chasedl would keep down exIpendi- .ture for snow removal. Harry Bailber said bank interest was higher than in some townships but the council was fighfing for a lower rate and he was hopefuls of results. He dealt with the Game Preserve problems and said he was satisfied the issuing of pheasant licenses was a great thing for ev- eryone concerned. He advocated the township building by_1aw should be changed: to make it compulsory for factories and garages to be fire- proof buildings. Aubert Reesor .pointed out that in the road work in the township there had been 1000 more yards of gravel .put on the roads than Last year. He commended the township building by-law for the work it had done in doing away with shacks and objec- tionable buildings in the municipal- ity. There was evidence he said) of renewed building activity and people with means are building homes in Markham Ibeing‘ attracted by low taxation and good roads. The past year had been a most successful one and all members had worked) har- moniously for the best interests of \the municipality. The nominations were as follows: Reeve, James Rennie by J. G. Wide- man and E. L. Clwbine; Deputy- Reeve, Charles H. Hooper «by George Topper end W. H. ’Ifi‘an; Councillor. William Lyman Clark by George Topper and Cline Burr; Harry Bar- ber by Dalton Rumney and E. L. Olubine; Albert Reesor by W. H Tran and J. G. Wideman. NO‘Nâ€"LISTENERS Only 1 per cent of Singapore’ halfmillion inhabitants have Wire less receiving sets. llUdson 5437 No. 26.