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Charles Holmes of Garden Avenue, Vaughan Township has been sent- enced to two months in jail after being found guilty of charges aris- ling out of relief fraud. Mrs. ROSe 'Bugg, charged jointly with Holmes, was remanded for sentence. The couple have been in receipt of re- 'Iief for some time, and charges 'arose out of the discovery of a reg- !ular income received, hy-Mn‘.s. Bugg not accounted for in sworn state- ments made by Holmes to relief of- 'ficials of the township. All those 'in receipt of municipal relief are now required by regulations to make 'a sworn statement of their income covering a considerable period. These statements are carefully checked .by investigators and as was evidenced by this case those making false statements will the severely dealt with. Gets Two Months For Relief Fraud VOL. LVIV. Lunch Will Be Served Admission 35c. Red Cross Party ATTRACTIVE PRIZES You are invitedâ€"Come along and help a good cause THURSDAY. FRIDAY. SATURDAY. JANUARY 11, 12, 13 Friday, January 12th AT THE CAPITOL EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT SUBSTANTIAL CASH AWARDS RICHMOND HILL HIGH SCHOOL THE COMMUNITY’S CLEARING HOUSEâ€" THE LIBERAL WANT ADS MONDAY. TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 16 BE’I'I‘E DAVIS. MIRIAM HOPKINS “ THE OLD MAID ” JEAN PARKER, PHIL REGAN “ FLIGHT AT MIDNIGHT ” WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY. JANUARY 17. 13 THE DEAD END KIDS “ HELL’S KITCHEN ” HUGH HERBERT, BABY SANDY “ LITTLE ACCIDENT ” BRIDGE â€" I EUCHRE CHINESE CHECKERS BOB HOPE. PAULET’I‘E GODDARD “ THE CAT AND THE CANARY ” ALICE FAYE, DON AMECHE “ HOLLYWOOD CAVALCADE ” JUST HOW SMART ARE YOU? PLAY THE NEW GAME OF TRUE OR FALSE Commencing at 8.15 pm. 300 SEATS ALL NIGHT 25c. Demands for relief show a satis- factory dow-nrward trend' and ex- penditure for the month of Decem- ber amounted to $594.51 compared with approximately $1100 in the corresponding montn in 1938. The usual borrowing byJalw was passed giving the Reeve and Treasurer au- thority to borrow from time to time 'to meet current expenditures. Road expenditure for the coming- 'year was estimated at. $28,000, in- 'cluding $3000 for construction, $1500 ‘for bridges and1 $20,000 for main- tenance. General accounts passedl totalled: $314.58, road‘ foremenl’s ac- counts, R. J.'Crun-ningham $7.20, D. Brown $4.80, W. J. Stonehouse $4.80, E. A. Buchanan $7.90, and general road accounts as follows: C'larke 'Bumker, $17.00; W. Young, $5.00; 'Hoover & Roberts, snow plowing, $40.50; F. Bridgeon, $1.25; W. J. Payne, $44.25; Hoover & Roberts, $100.00; Unionville Post Office, $3. Dr. C. R. Mackay was teeâ€"appoint- ed as Medical Officer of Health and W. F. Kincaid was re-appointed member of the Board; of Health for the coming year. Constable Ben Gaymen was named! as Sanitary In- specter. Robert Stiver was, re-ap- pointedl weed inspector for the west half of the municipality at a salary of $165 and J. M. Warriner for the east half at a salary of $100. James Girbsom was re_arppointed as School Attendance Officer. Reeve James Renvnie and members of Markham Council, re-elected' by acclamation at the recent municipal elections took the oath of oflfioe at the inaugural meeting held! at the town-ship hall; Undonvil‘le Monday morning. Rev. Newhem of Mark- ham was present and officiated at the inaugural ceremonies. The meet- ing was quiet and uneventful and notable for the absence of deputa- tionrs usually present in comi‘deraible numbers at opening meetings. Markham Council Inaugural Meeting Mm mmmlt "In Essentials, Unity; In Non-essentials. Liberty: In All Things, Charity” The new council proceeded cau- tiously in all matters of municipal, :business. While they may contem- plate some changes here and there they appear to ’be taking their .time and making a careful and thorough survey of all branches of the ser- vice. For that reason the first meeting was devoid of any startling happenings. The usual appointments Ibyl-law held no surprises. Allan W. 'Walker was re-appointed as auditor at the same salary of $110.00 per annum. A. E. Glass was re-ap- pointed! assessor at the same salary of $180 per year. James Stewart «was re-arppoinrted to the Pulblic Lifbâ€" Irary Board and 'C. P. Wiley was reâ€" turned as a memlber of the Board '-of Health. I The first division of council took place in the matter of the appoint. -ment of a solicitor. Councillor Wes Middleton moved that no village solicitor be appointed and this was seconded by Councillor Bill Neal. Reeve Trench, Councillors Dr. J. P. Wilson and R. D. Little thought the time inopmortune to make such. a dhamge and B. B. Jordan was re- appointed. In making the motion councillor Middleton contended the council should not appoint a solici- tor with the annual retainer fee of $100 but that legal services should be obtained When needed. Caretaker R. Casement was named as Weed Inspector and Councillor Middleton re-appointed as Building RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JANUARY 11th, 1940. A committee of council too has clontferred at some length with Mr. J.. Sheardown and his solicitor and '«the general feeling seemed to be that Mr. Sheardown was very rea- sonable in the matter and‘ the Reeve and all members are hopeful that an amicable settlement without fur- ther court costs can he agreed‘ upon. The general tone of the discussion indicated the members of council were anxious to be fair to Mr. Sheardrown, carefully guard’ the in- terests of the municipality and avoid any unnecessary expensive court ac- tions. Further in his inaugural address Reeve Trench expressed his thanks to the electors for their expression of confidence in electing hllm’l Reeve for the coming year, and! extended congratulations to all memlbers of council on their election. “I know," the said, “we all appreciate the reâ€" sponsibility of our positions and our first thought is a desire to serve ‘the ’best interests of Richmond Hill 'and keep it the lbest place in York ‘County in which to live.” In his inaugural address at the first meeting of the Richmond Hill Municipal council Monday morning Reeve Thomas H. Trench sounded the keynote of the new council pol- icy regarding the contentious mat- ters which have caused‘ such‘ turmoil in local municipal quarters during the past year. “We face difficult prdblems,” said Reeve Trench, “such as few new councils have been callL ed upon to face immediately on tak- ‘ing office but we hope to be able to settle both the drainage problem and the wrecking byJaw case in A friendly and amicaible manner." The Reeve’s keynote speech was sup- [ported by action later in the day when the council unanimously agreed to issue instructions for the pest. ponement of two cases now in court pending settlement. Both cases were slated for hearing this week but council action will pestpone them until the memlbers have an oppor- tunity of reaching- a satisfactory agreement with the parties concerni- ed. Already the amicable settlement predicted by the Reeve is taking def- inite form in the Car Wrecking By- Law case In conference with Mr. Parisi an agreement was reached‘ whereby the council unanimously agreed‘ to cancel the prohibitory byâ€" law and substitute one licensing- car wrecking place of business on cenâ€" dition Mr. Parisi :paid all expenses in the case to date. This Mr. Parisi lag-reed! to do and it is hoped “finis” will soon Doe written to this famous 'case. REEVE’S INAUGURAL SOUNDS A KEYNOTE 0F APPEASEMENT Two Legal Actions Directed Adjourned Pending a Settle- ment By New Council â€"â€" Start Immediately on Waterworks Extension as Relief Project Sutton come to Richmond Hill Friday night, January 12th for the opening junior C schedule game. Yow who have gardens and’ are lovers of flowers come to this first meeting of the year and' be inter- ested: in the work of the Society 'throughout the year. S'I‘. MARY’S W.A. ELECT OFFICERS The annual meeting and election of officers of St. Mary's Anglican W.A. took place at the home of Mrs. W. F. Carter, Church Street. All departments of the work showâ€" ed a decided increase over the for- mer year. The cent-mmealx scheme is working- with great success and all social activities have been dis- pensed with for the duration of the war. The officers electecl for 1940 are as follows: Hon. Pres, Mrs. Wrixon, Miss Elizalbeth Brown; Pres., Mrs. W. Frisiby; 15!: Vice- Pres., Mrs. N. Chatterley; 2nd Vice- Pres, Mrs. W. F. Carter; Rec. See, Mrs. N. McGiJhbon; Cor. Sec., Mrs. W. Poctnell; Treas., Mrs. H. A. Nicholls; Junior Supt, Mrs. R. D. Little; Dorcas Sec., Mrs. Dexter; Apron Conven‘or, Mrs. R. S. Mason; Pianist, ‘Mrs. W. C. Savage; Rec- tor’s Nominees, Mrs. R. Carter and Mrs. R. S. Mason. Inspector wiflhout remuneration. I Council Committees were named as follows: TRENGH, chairman, Councillors Dr J. P. Wilson and R. D. Little. WATERW’ORKS COMMI’I’I‘EE . DR. J. P. WILSON, chairman, Counâ€" cillors Middleton and Little. ROADS ANTD SIDEWALKS : The Reeve is a member of all committees 'by virtue of his off‘ce. The new council gave considerable eonsideration to the matter of unâ€" employment. All expressed them- selves in favor of giving work and -a careful- survey of the unemploy- ment situation will be made imimed’i- iately in consultation with the On». tario Department of Welfare in- specter-s. It was decided on motion of Dr. J. P. Wilson, chairman of the waterworks committee and coun‘. cillor Midtdileton to proeeed at once with a water main» extension on Hunt Avenue as a relief project. James Skeele was reâ€"appointed‘ as a memfber of the High: School Board. There is still one vacancy on the 'board due to the resignation of Mr. ‘Trench who was a County appointâ€" men't. There was some discussion of the adivisatbility of increasing the board: membership from four to six. This is possible now due to enalbling provincial legislation which provides the County may on the request of the Board ajppoint three members instead of one. Reeve Trench srpeak- me as a fonmer memlber of the High School Board‘ said it was felt aduâ€" visalble to have a ‘bloard of six rather than four memlbens. At present the (80am members are James Skeele. (Franlk Schisler and C. H. Sander- son. It is likely three County ap- pointments will be adld‘ed' to make a Board of six memlbens. Councill’or R. D. Little sneaking as a former chairman of the Pulblic School Board spoke in favor 5of six members for the High School Board. HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING The annual meeting of Richmond Hill Horticultural Society will be on the afternoon of Saturday, January 13th (this week), at 3‘ o’clock in the Municipal Hall. A program of work for 1940 will be discussed. Officers for the year will be elected and delegates to the Convention of the Ontario Horticultural Association which will (be held February 29th and March 151:, will be appointed. WIILLIAfM NEAL, chairman, counâ€" cillors Dr. J. P. Wilson, Wes Mid-d19- ton, R. D. Little. PARKS AND BUILDINGS: WES MHD‘D'LE’I‘ON, chairman, CounciII-ous Neal and Little. " FHNANUE: REEVE T. H HOCKEY FRIDAY NIGHT The statement of the treasurer on relieuf empend'iture also showed a substantial improvement in condi- tions which was very gratifying. ‘Taking the month of December a comparative statement showed] the relief last month to be the lowest for many years. Reliecf expenditure in the month of Decemfber 1934 hit the high record of $3,518.57 while in December 1939 totaIJ relief ex- penditure was $937.11. In Decem- ber 1935 there were 385 persons re- ceiving' relief in Vaughan Townshin as compare& with 143 in December 1989. The drop even from 1938 is encouraging, the figures being De- The treasurei, J. M. McDonald. gave the council a very encouraging report of tax collection for 1939. The total levy for the past year was $87,715.72 and of this by December 315t $72,325.85 was paid. This re- presented the highest percentage of tax payments in any year since 1930. By the end of the year 83.6" per cent of Vaughan taxes were paidI to the treasurer comparedl with 81 per cent at the end of 1938, 78.5 per cent at the end of 1937, 76.5 per cent in- 1936, 7138 per cent in 1935, 75.7 per cent in 1934 and 71.7 per cent in 1933. The improvement of twelve per cent in tax payments as com- pared] with the low in 1933 was conâ€" sidered very satisfactory. The state- ment of unpaid taxes showed) the largest percentage in the first con- cession of the municipality. In some qub-d'ivision plans 1959 than haltf of the 1939 tax levy was paid.‘ :by the end of the year. VAUGHAN TAXPAYERS ESTABLISH BEST PAYMENT RECORD SINCE 1930 The opening meeting was unevent- ful ancl there was a notalble lack of deputations and even: the machinery salesmen who generally make an apâ€" pearance at inaugural meetings wene conspicuous ‘by their ansence this year. Routine business was trans- acted and adjournment made at an early hour. The inaugural meeting of Vaughan Township council was held at Velâ€" lore Monday and” opening dlevotional services were conducted by Rev. C. H. Bowman of Ma-ple Pveslbyterian Church. Rev. Bowman spoke of the responsibility of those charged with directing public affairs and: asked the Divine blessing on the council activities for the coming year. Encouraging Statement of Tax Payments and Decreased Relief Expenditures Feature Inaugural Meeting The Quality Tea The next Euchre in the series will be held) in the Lodge Rooms, Masoni: Hall, on Thursday evening, January-,7 18th. Good! prizes. Everybody wel- come. There were 16 tables at the 01-- ange Euchre held on Thursday ev- ening of last week. Prize winners were: Ladies, Mrs. James Stephen:- son, Miss D. Hart, Mrs. John Cook; gentlemen, Hevbert Yakeley, John MoCann, J. Hicks. Deputy-Game Wardens: Peter Craib, Woodlbridge R.R. 2; Harry Docks, Woodlbridige R.R. 2; Floyd Farr, Woodlbridge R.R. 2; Alf, Al- Ian, Nashville; Ernest Hemphill, KLeinlbung'; Norman Sloan, Klein- lburg; William Lawrie, Woodlbridge R.R. 3; Cameron McClure, Wood- bridge R.R. 3; Huxber't Weatherill, Woodbridge R.R. 3; Arthur Whit- more, Edgeleyx; Edward Mellon, Maple R.R.. 2; John Boynton, Maple RJR. 2; William Claphsam, Congord‘; Ernest Bone, Maple R.R. 2; John Anderson, Maple R.R. 2; George De~ Ferrari, Elgin Mills; Sam Ireland, Kleinlburg; George Taylor, Klein- burg. Dr. G. D. McLean was re-anpointâ€" ed as Medical Officer of Health, Thomas M. Baker reappointed as member of the Board of Health, and other appointments made as follows: Fence Viewers, Warren Reaman, Wesley Clankson, Roy Barker, Geo. Wray, Frank Teasdale, Peter Mitâ€" chell, Carson E. Smith, Geo. Brown- lee. Road Superintendent; W. 0. Mc- Donald reported that the Ontario Department of Highways had instiâ€" tuted several new regulations in reâ€" gards to the keeping of road ac- counts. It was pointed out that in future all road: accounts to ‘be conâ€" sidered by the council at the month 1y council meetings must ‘be received by the road; superintendent at least three days Ibezfore the meeting. Stock Valuers: George Taggart and A. L. McNeil. Pound Keepers: Lewis Hicks, El- mer Orr, Fletcher Bros., Stewart Hawman, William Wildas. cemnlber 1938 cest $18111, December 1939 $937.11. SINGLE COPIES 5:. $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE ORANGE EUCHRE No. 28