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Local Improvement Streets Paid for and Worn Out are Richvale District Problem Streets in East Vaughan districts Constructed some years ago as Lo- cal Improvement projects and paid for by property owners are now in a deplorable condition, the members of Vaughan township council were told at the regular meeting at Velâ€" lore last Monday afternoon by a deputation from the East Vaughan Ratepayers Association. These streets were paved on petition of the ratepayers back in the years 1926, 1927 and 1928 and were paid for over a period of ten years. They are now paid for, worn out, and' their repair or rebuilding present a prob- lem to the people of the district. The delegation interviewing the council consisted of Fred Broom, J. D. Fletcher and Mrs. Weaver. Any possibility that contractors had any responsibility in the matter was discounted by members of couny- cil wha pointed out that the con- tractors kept roads in repair for a two year period and then their re- sponsibility Ceased. At the time of construction the estimated life of the roads was ten years. Members of the delegation urged on council the necessity of something being done at once at least to repair the roads, as in their present condition they were dangerous and a detriment to the district The surface is broken with large shanp cornéxed' holes which make the streets very rough and which are\diffi.cu1t and) very expen- sive to repair. The condition of the surface makes patching in most 'places impracticalble. The streets concerned include Oxford, Yonge- hmrst, Spruce, Oak and. Garden Ave- nue. The petitioners pointed out that many people in the district feel that while the original road construction was carried out as a local improve- ment paid for by the people on the streets, the council shOuld now as- sume responsibility for the upkeep of the streets the same as other roads in the township. Members Of council pointed out that if the streets are to Ibe repaved, it would have to be done as a local improve- ment, as the township finances could not stand such outlays as paving would entail. To pave those streets would! take our total levy for roads for the whole township, said Reeve Scott. Councillors did agree that On such arteries as Spruce Street which gets a lot of township traffic not origin- ating on the street that the mun- icipality shouhi bear some portion of the cost. ' It was suggested that possibly the roads could [be scarifiedl, and with the addition of some gravel made vreasonably good. The possibility that government regulations might prohibit the issuing of any deben- tures for the duration of the war might interfere with any program VOL. LVIV. Building By-Law Now In Force'in Vaughan Township â€"-« Relief Hit New Low In May -â€" Council Lets Gravel Contract ‘ fi _ ‘ Phone M0. 2172 THE COMMUNITY’S CLEARING HOUSEâ€" THE LIBERAL WANT ADS MATINEE THURSDAY. JUNE 13 THURSDAY, FRIDAY. SATURDAY, JUNE 6 - DEANNA DURBIN :_\VALTER PIDGEON $2 CAPITOL THEATRE WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY, JUNE 12 - 13 WALT DISNEY’S CARTOON MONDAY & TUESDAY, JUNE 10 - 11 RICHARD ARLEN HENRY FONDA - JANE DARWEL “ THE GRAPES 0F WRATH " â€" AND â€" BARBARA REID in “ CURTAIN CALL ” _ IN _ “ GRANNY GET YOUR GUN ” “ DANGER 0N WHEELS ” 300 Seats All Evening 25c. “ IT’S A’ DATE ” “ PINOCCHIO â€"â€" AND â€"â€" MAY ROBSON â€"- ALSO â€"â€" â€";m~e ll'l JANE DARWELL Reeve Scott and members of counâ€" cil will interview the Township En- gineer and report if possible to the next meeting of the East Vaughan Ratepayers Association which will be held Tuesday evening, June nth. of re-paving the streets as a local improvement. Members of the delegation pointed out that the aim of the Association was to improve the district, and it rwas felt one of the first steps should be the improvement of the roads. Building By-Law In Force Reeve Scott announced that Will- iam Riddell of ‘Thornhill had ‘been appointed :by Council as Building In- specter and that By-Law number 1480 regulating all 'building in the Township was now in force. A per- mit is now required fOr all building operations, and .all building must conform to regulations of the Builtl- ing By-Law which may be seen at the Clerk’s office or copies purchas- ed‘ for 25 cents. Relief Down Treasurer J. M. McDonald‘ report- ed relief expenditure for May was $400, compared to $1060 in May 1939, and $1400 in May 6f 1937. At present relief allowance has been limited almost entirely to unemploy- ables, as most able tbod'ied men are now working. At present in Vaughan there are 82 persons on the relief roll. Gravel Contract The contract for the supplying of crushed gravel for township roads this year was let to Armstrong Bro- thers of Brampton at a price of $1.15 per yard' Iaidi on the road’ any- where in the township. Tenders were called for the work. and Armstrong Brothers chOSen from six tenders submitted. They will supply gravel from HeI‘b Fan’s pit. Court of Revision Council met as a Court of Refi- sion'previous to the council meeting and heard appeals against the as- sessment. The following appeals came before the court and] were dealt with: Frank Troyer, lot 6, con. 8, re- duced $100. George H. Troyer will be assessed as tenant instead of Farmer’s son. Thomas Wood, plan 1999, con- firmed, unchanged. Thomas Prior, plan 2695, confirm.- ed, unchanged. Red Cross Afternoon Tea and! Home Baking Sale, Friday after- noon, June 14th. Irene Valliere, sufiflot 43-44, plan 1923, confirmed, unchanged. H. D. Flotts, lot 31, con. 2, con~ firmed, unchanged. ‘ The appeals of J. W. Dalziel, lot 1. con. 5 and the Uplands Golf Chub concession 1 were adjourned until June 15th. ANDY DEVINE , at 1.30 p.m. Yonge at Castlefield 2mg "In Essentials. Unity; In Non-essentials, Liberty: In All Thing; Charity" York County Junior Farmers live- stock judg‘irrg competition and the Girls] Achievement Day were held there Wednesday. The girls‘ exhilbits‘ Mere shown in the United Church {school room all day, and» livestock‘ fiudlging‘ was on farms in the district} pin the evening a banquet was held in» the school room which all the, icontestants attended. 2 Morgan Baker, M.P.P. for North ',York addressed the Junior Farmers and Farmerette-s and urged! them to do everything possible to help to- wards the succesqu completion of ,the war. Mr. Baker traced; the unâ€" successful attempts against freedom from the time of the children of Israel down to the present conflict. t‘No one nation has done as much to free mankind as this dear Moth- erland of ours. Hundreds of mill- ions of soldiers have shed blood on the battlefields that we may sit here tonight and enjoy ourselves as free (people should. The ones who be- lieve in liberty and the emancipation of human: beings are fighting to- night against a force of evil. Junior. Farmers Urged to Be on Guard Against Fifth Columnists in rThis Countr‘, RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO. THURSDAY, JUNE 6th. 1940. “You might not be able to fly a plane, go to Europa-or make muni- tions in a' factory,” declared Mr. Baker, “but you can do your part here and do it well whatever it may be. You can furnish the allies with all the foodJ that they can use. The young women. can help too, even if it means only doing their domestic work well. The young men can help by doing their chores well. If yOu do these things you will advance as long as the immortal soul inhabits the body to bigger. and better things.” Mr. Baker urged the assemlbly of young farmers to notice any activity in their neighbourhoods that might lead to qubv-ersive activity. “It might be someone who is taking an un- fair advantage during war time, they might be unfriendly to us or friends of the enemy. In any case don"t go out looking for them and‘ don’t ’be unjustifiably suspicious of anyone. N‘otify your nearest law enforce ment officer or notify me and I will see that the matter is. investi- gated.” In conclusion Mr. Baker urged that they sacrifice everything toâ€" wards the successful conclusion of the way: eyen if'it means a slight loss on their part. “I am confident we are going to win,” he concluded. W. M. Cookburn urged that all the Junior farmers do everything they can to fight fifth column ac- tivity in the country. He uvgedl them to help the Red Cross and if poss- ilble donate a woollen blanket for the soldiers overseas, and the refug- ees of invaded countries. JUDGING COMPETITION HELD HERE WEDNESDAY Prizes were awarded. as follows: Girls’ Achievement Day: There were 76 entries in the homemaker clwb this year. Of special note in the .girls’ results were Doris Cook of Vellore Clulb and Sadie Windas of Vellore Club who won trophies. Both the girls were former Chicago trip winners and had completed 12 units/ of work. They were the only two girls in the province to attain this honour. Vellore club received an Eckand‘t water pitcher for having the highest numiber of points. Fran- ces Stickrwood of Pleasantville won the Chicago trip for having the high- est nun'iber of points. Other prize winners were: Lorna Weddel, Shar- on; Doris Penrose, Pleasantville; Lorna McClure, Pleasantvifle; Norma Drury, Pleasantville; Irene Harper, Pleasantville; Frances StickWOod, Pleasantville; Jean Had'win, Velllore; Betty Keffer, Vellore; Muriel Case- ley, Vellore; Helen Bowes, Vellore; Irene Hadrwin, Vellore; Beatrice Rumible, yellore; Reta: Pearson, Richview. Senidr Championship, Hon. Geo. S. Henry Shieldâ€"Raford': Gard‘house, Weston (890). Junior Championship, Major Geo. B. Little Shieldâ€"Douglas Palmer, Richmond Hill (8‘78). 1940 Livestock Judging Competition Chicago Tripâ€"Howard Codlin‘, Malton- (883). mm incourt. High Novice, C.N.E. Shield~â€"Milne Freeman, Millinken (841). Inter Township Team, (Wilford Duffy)â€"Et0:bicoke Town‘s-hip. Challenge Trophies#Horses (E. ’1'. Stephens-Jas. Mchean) â€"â€" Auspjp Rumble, King; Beef Cattle (John Gal‘d‘house)â€"Hugh Gardhouse, Wesâ€" ton; Dairy Cattle (Gordon Duncan) â€"Bert Livingscton, Woodlbridge; Sheep (D. W. Baxter)â€"Arthur Dal- z‘LeL, Woodl'oridge; Swine (Boynton Bros.)â€"Chas. Haines, Newmarket. Local Man Awarded Watermain Contract Richmonti Hill Municipal Council met in regular session Monday ev- ening and after receiving satisrfact- ory local tenders for the construc- tion of a watermain om Vaughan road unanimously agreed! to discon- tinue negotiations with a Toronto firm for this work. At a previous meeting tenders for the work were received only from- three Toronto firms. This aroused protests locally and a second invitation for tengers was issued with satisfactory results. The tender was for approximately 700 feet of watermain to- serve the new homes now being erected on Vaughan road. Four tenders were received‘ as follows: John and Victor ‘C’arlysle 40c. per foot; George Tay- lor 6-0c. per foot; B. Sheppard 40c. per foot; Wilfred Booth: 4'0c. per foot. 9n motion of Councillors Dr. J. P. Wilson and William Neal the ten- der of W. Booth was accepted! with stipulations that the work was to rbe completed as quickly as possible, and not more than thirty days from date of commencement. Councillor Dr. Wilson pOintedI 01ft that one of the three homes being (built on Vaughan Road was; now completed and the owners wanted a water supply as quickly as possible. Members of council voiced! satis- faction with the oiling of the strEets this year. New high quality Tarco primer was used which has proven 'very satisfactory and; an: improve- ment over the oil formerly used. The total cost for the oiling of the streets was $973.35 which is a little lower than was paid last year. On motion of councillors Wes Middleton and Dr. J. P. Wilson grants of $50 and $25 were voted to the Richmond Hill Horticultural Society and“ the Richmondr Hill Agri- cultural Society. Dr. Wilson, chairman of the Wat- erworks committee drew attention to Department of Health regulations 'which provide that every person who builds a new house must file with the secretary of the local Boardl of \Health a plan of the drainage and plumbing system of the house. The clerk was instructed to draw this section to the attention of all seek- ing building permits, as it was felt its enforcement would save much trouble and confusion concerning lo- cation of drains. The by-law appointing H. B. Stir- ling, waterworks engineer was given its several readings and) agreement outlining his duties approved. Commenting on the operation re- port of the North Yonge Rad'ials at the council meeting- Monday night councillor Wes. Middleton expressed the opinion that while the line show- ed a profit for April it would show a. much larger balance if the fares were lowered. CAR STOLEN WEDNESDAY NIGHT Mel Smith, baker at Kerr Brothâ€" ers, had his car stolen from in front of the Hotel Richmond last night about eight o’clock. Police are inâ€" vestigating but at the time of going to press it had not been recovered. SUGGESTS LOWER. FARES ON THE RADIALS Coachâ€"Alex Davidson, Ag- OOWNOWWW OM9me The pupils of Victoria Square school and their teacher Miss Hol- den extend a cordial invitation to their parents and: friends to be preâ€" sent at their “At Home” which is being held! on Friday evening, June 7th at 7.30 E.S.T. Features of the evening will include a debate with the pupils of Buttonville school, a drama of South America entitled “The Fighting Family", musical numbers and an exhibition of the pupils’ work for the year. A s-0cial half hour will be spent at the conâ€" clusion of the programme. You are assured‘ of an' interesting and edu- cational evening. Next. Sunday, June 9th, there will be a representative of the Tempe!“- ance Association to give the address in: church. Plan to attend‘. Miss Dorothy Valliere was at home over Sunday. We Were pleased to see Mr. and Mrs. Mortson and family of the 3rd line out on Sunday. Hope they will continue to com-e.‘ Keep the date July 11 open for the Sund'ay School picnic to be held in Woodlbridge again this year. Fur- ther notice later. Mrs. Stanley Boynton had; her cou- sin Mrs. Seeley formerly of England to visit with her last week. Mrs. L. Knapp heard through the neWS cast on last Sunday’s broad- cast that the children in her home town in. ESSex, England, where her father still lives, were being sent back into Middlesex county. Mrs. Preston of Toronto (nee Miss Julia Stiver) spent last Friday with her school chum, Mrs. W. F. Nichols. Mrs. Preston is leaving «by train Monday evening to make her home with her son Percy Bovair who reâ€" sides in southern Saskatchewan. On Monday evening the Y.P.U. played- the first game of the seaSOn with Mt. Pisgah: at Mt. Pisgah. Sorry to say the Square lost with a score of 11â€"7. The return game is plann-ed‘ for Friday evening, June 7 at Mr. Rumney’s. Come one and a1! and help the team along“. The Victoria Square Institute are busy these days planning the picnic lunch for the Kiwanis Club, holding their picnic this year on the grounds of Mr. Rummey on Friday afternoon, June 7th, followed ‘by a 1-act play ,by Unionvil'le J.F.A. and a barn dance. The members of the Mission Bamd enjoyed a picnic which was held at the Devil"s Elbow on .Saturday 'af- ternoon between drops. Yonge Sfal Gleqforgst ltd. Mr. and Mrs. E. Caseley called on "SAMBA" V TEA Mouon l’lctures Are Yqur Best Entéfiainment VICTORIA SQUARE NEWSY NOTES FRIDAY & SATURDAY. JUNE 7 - s “ SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON ” ‘ With FREDDIE BARTHOLOMEW . EDNA BEST -â€" ALSO â€" “ SAINTS DOUBLE TROUBLE ” With GEORGE SANDERS - HELENE WHITNEY CARTOON â€" OFFICER DUCK MONDAY & TUESDAY. JUNE 10 â€" 11 “ LIGHT THAT FAILED ” With WALTER HUSTON - RONALD COLEMAN â€"_ ALSO â€"# “ YOUNG AS YOU FEEL ” W'ith JED PROUTY - SPRING BYINGTON MARCH OF TIME N0. 3 Blended For Quality WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY. JUNE 12 - 13 “ LITTLE OLD NEW YORK ” With ALICE FAY - RICHARD GREENE BUY THRIFT TICKETS AND SAVE â€"â€" ALSO â€"â€" “ HIGH SCHOOL ” With JOE E. BROWN - JANE WITHERS NEWS friends in Bradford and Barrie last Thursday, imluding Mrs. Caseley's parents, Mr. and! Mrs. Caldwell, who are getting along in years, but are in fairly good health. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Beatty spent a few days last week with friends in Kitchener. On Tuesday evening the J.W.L and J.F.A. had two very interesting and educational meetings,the attend)- amce being good for such a busy month as June is for those in these two clubs. Don’t forget the York county picnic at Musselman’s Lake on Friday, June 14th. The speakers of the evening were the manager of Leechcroft farm who brought out many new ideas to the boys, and ‘Mrs. Bruce Wallace at me girls’ meet’ng spoke on utilizing home pro- ducts, vegetables, meats, wool, etc. Those who are knitting socks for the Redr Cross: are asked not to make a double heel. Sometimes the double heel is hard‘ on the feet while march- Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Boynton of .Port Perry accompanied by Mrs. Boynton’s aunt, Mrs. McPhail of .MiLton, had tea on Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Boynton and family. Mrs. Stanley and Miss Helen‘ Boynton Srpent the week-end- with Mr. and] Mrs. W. E. B-oynton- of To- ronto. The 42nd Anniversary of the Vic- toria Square Missionary Society will be held in the church on the even- ing of Friday, June 14th. Rev. II- win of Lemonville, a former pastor of the charge, will give the mess- age. Mr. and Mrs. Irwin will sing. A11 in the community are invited. A special collection will be taken. SINGLE COPIES 5:. $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE O. L. Heise left on Monday night for Thomas, Oklahoma, to attend! the seventieth annual conference of the Brethren in Christ Church‘ which convenes June 6-13. llUdson 5437 N0. 49.