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J. A. Gibson Ralph B. Gibson, K. C. Toronto Office: 9712" Fgger‘al Bldg. Alexander MacGregor K.C. Office 229 A. Cameron MacNaughton, K.C. BARRISTER & SOLICITOR NOTARY PUBLIC 014 Confiede‘ation Life Bld . Toronto Phone: Office EL. E029 Ree. MO. 2866 From the Toronto Conservatory of Music, will accept a number of pupils in Piano, Organ and Theory. Richmond Hillâ€"Tuesday and Friday MRS. MYLKS Barristé}. Soiicitor, Notary Public Room 66. 18 Toronto St.. Toronto Phone Adelaide 5877 Residenceâ€"21 Hollywood Ave. Lansing. Ont. Willowdale 308 Thirty Years Experience Formerly with Heintzman Company Leave Orders at Atfitin’s Drug Store R‘nhnmnrl Hill INSURANCE LIFE. FIRE. ACCIDENT. SICKNESS PLATE GLASS, AUTOMOBILE BURGLARY. GUARANTEE BONDS SPECIAL RATES TO FARMERS 85 Richmond St. West. Richmond Hill, Thursday foreman Maple, Thursday afternoon Money to loan at Current Rate WOOWW . :OOOOOOO“OOOOOOOOOOOOM Richmond Hi}! RICHMOND HILL PHONE 188 BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, Etc. 84 Yonge Street Richmond Hill OFFICE HOURS 9.30 to 12 â€"â€" z to 5 Evenings by appointment Telephones VOL. LX111. ON ALL CARS TARIFF & NONTARIF‘F CO’S A. G. Savage ’. Bloomfield Jordan 1934 Policies issued through this office covering Farm PrOperty â€"Private Dwellings and their contentsâ€"Automobile â€" Plate Glassâ€"Residence Burglary, etc. Claims Settled Promptly TINSMITHING FURNACES - PLUMBING HEATING Barn & Stable Equipment 74 Yonge Streefi General Insurance Richmond Hill Telephone 87 ASK FOR READING ANTHRACITE If it’s red, it’s Reading Walter S. Jenkins Barristers, Sqlicigorg. George W. Cross Piano Tuner JONES [COAL Co. Cook & Gibson Adelmo M elecci T. C. Newman INSURANCE '. R. HERRINGTON BARRISTEB McKinnon Building 19 Melinda Street. Toronto, Ontario R. H. KANE $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE SINGLE COPIES 5 Wm. Cook. K. c. MUSICAL 93 Old Post Office Richmond Hill INSURANCE LEGAL Residence 148 Phone 92-! 1941 The Schomfbenrg and: Aurora.- Rai‘l- way are advertising for 350 men and 100 teams to work on: the new line which is to run» from Bond’s Lake to Schomlberg and Tottenham. Prof. H. R. Playtner, director of the Canadian Horologicah‘ Institute, and‘ ten of his students, paid Mr. Jerry Smith a visit last Saturday afternoon. Mr. Playtnvexr congratu- liatedi our jeweller on the progress made constructing a. chime clock. The students were ‘much interested FORTY YEARS AGO From our Issue of July 11th, 1901 in the clock and: tounbil‘lon) chrom- om-erter model. Mr. J. D. McKay, proprietor of the Newmanket Express has pur- chased the Sutton Herald. A very successful At Home was held‘ at Mr. R. Lane’s "Highland Farm”, rear lot 3, con. 2, Markham, last Monday evening. AJbou-t 500 attended fmm Toronto, Richmond Hill, Thornhill, Scarlbloto, Mankham and! other places, and) a good time was spent togefiher. Besides Thorn- hill ‘band, Emrpvinxghsam’s and Herr in‘g'ton’s orchestra was present, and dancing on the threshing floors of the new barnn was kept up until 3 am]. The committee of management looked! well after the comforts of their guests, and the ladies provided tempting refreshments. THIRTY YEARS AGO Erom our I1ssue of July 6th, 1911 Notwithstanding the many count- er attractions on Wednesday 0f last week a large number of men and women attendedl the raising of Ml‘. Henry Fisher’s bantk barn near Con- cord‘ in Vaughan Township. The new barn is 40x85 feet with good stalbll- ing for horses and cattle, and‘ when completed will halve all ‘the modern improvements. The framework was done lby Mr. Fraan Smith and his competent workmen. The captains selected for the final contest at the raising were Mr. James McLean and Mr. Riddell, the former winning out in good‘ form. After the work was over about 400 people sat down to a tempting sipreadl served on the lawn. Last Sunday, July 2nd, 1911, went cn record as the hottest day in On- tario. Reliaible thermometels re- corded 104 degrees in the shade in Richmond Hill. The same figure] was (recorded! in Toronto though thei official reading was 1-01 degrees and} ‘this was nearly 2 degree» higher than. the previous highest official‘ record in Toronto in 1851, which was 99.2 degrees. The exceptional heat was general through-out the was 99.2 degrees. The exceptional heat was general through-out the province, and at Stone/cliff, a small station in the Nipis‘siing district 109 degrees was officially reported to meteorological office. The mercury on Monday reachedI 103 degrees. Mr. E. Casely and his hired man were at the barn, 5th con. Markham during the electrical siorm yesterâ€" day. The man: was struck by a belt of lightning- andl instantly kill- ed. Mr. Casefly also received a s-e‘â€" 1vereish-ock, his one slide being burnb and] paralyzed. The barn too-k fire, but the flames were extinguished ‘by Mr. Richard Caslely who was pre- l sent. NEWTON-BOYLE “Braeside”, the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jlohn N. Boyle, was the scene of a very pretty wedd‘ing on Wed- nesd'ay, July 5th, 1911, when their eldest daughter, Georgia, was mar- ried to Earle, :son of Mr. and Mrs. Amdlreiw Newton, of “Rockhaven”, Richmond Hill. The ceremony was. performed- by Rev. E. C. Currie and Miss Maude Spragge of Owen Sound played? the wedding march. The 515- ters of the bride, Miss Jean was maid of honor, and Misses Marjorie and! Agnes were hmidesmaido, while the gropm was supported! by his cousin Dr. Brydvon of Brampton and ushers were Messrs. ReginaldI Coop- er and Norman Boyle. The wedding breakfast was served in a large marquee on the lawn and later Ml‘. and Mrs. Newton lecft via the ONE. for some weeks in Muskoka. VANDERBURGH-HEIMKAY On Wednesday afternoon, June 28, the home of ’Mr. and‘ Mrs. A. J. Hel‘mkay was the scene of a most interesting wedding when their eld- esit daughter, Lida N., was united in marr‘age to Mr. A. E. Vander- burgh of Elistow, Sask. The cere- mony was performed by Rev. D1". G. Sidney Smith, pastor of Richmond Hill Methodist Church. The wedding march was played by Miss Maude WAY BACK IN 1Eth m RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO THURSDAY, JULY 10th. 1941. Helmkay, .sisted‘ of the bride. After a sumptuous wedd‘ing‘ breakfast and toaists the happy couple left for Buffalo and other American cities and will make their home at Elstow, Sas‘k. From our Issue of July 8th, 1926 The local grocery store of J. and M. Stein here this week linked up with the chain .of Leadler Stores. The Leader Store chain is s'iimply a co-open'ative buying plan and does not intenfere in any manner with, the ownership or management of the individual stores. Mrs. F. J. Mansibrid‘ge sails on Saturday for a trip to England. She will be accompanied" :by her broth- ers Percy and Bert Witty of Cali- fornia. The local baseball team) are be- ginning to show better fourm and in, a splendid game on Wednesjay at the fair grounds played) a tie game with Willowd/ale, one of the leading teams of the league. Game finished with an 8-8 score and had the lccal .boys been favored! with. a few breaks they would) have won the game. K. Bl‘an‘chiardl did the twi‘rling‘ for the home team and Peacock who pitched his team to victory again-st Stouffville last Firi- dlay night was on the moundl for Wivllorwdale. Stouffville also won their game from Aurora on Wed- nesd/ay which still leaves a tie for the league leadership. LIBERAL FILES Impressive services were held in Lorne Park, Richmond} Hill on Sun. dJay last when the members of L. 0.1... 2636 met with visiting brethren and a large nun'lber of citizens for the purpose of dedicating the new lodge banner. Nearly six hundred gathered in the park on» the beauti- ful summer afternoon and the ser- vices were inspiring and impressive. The new banner was the sulbject of much admiration during the day and the local lodge are to be congratu- lated on acquiring it. It is adorned on‘ one side by a. picture of Queen Victoria, after whom the lodge is named, and on the other by the familiar figure of King William. Thirtyâ€"three rinlks took part ml the annual tournament of the Rich- mond Hill Bowling Club on Wed‘nies-l day afternoon. Rinks were present‘l from Bolton, Nevwmarket, Aurora, Stouffville, Oshawa, Al'mira, Mil‘ton, Claremcnt, lebridge, several Toron- to clubs and six local rinks partici- pated. The champions-hip off the day was won by an Aurora rinlk who claimedI as first prize auto rugs. Almira won second prize, also motor rugs, and Rushholme clulb, Toronrto, won the third prize of bo'wl bags. The local rinks welre skippedv by J. R. Herrington, Wes. Wellmanv, A. E. Glass, .N. J. Glass, J. H. Naughton and G. Mood‘ie. Gid. Moodie’vs rink won) four games and was tied ,with Almira for second place but lost in the play-offs. The members of the Ladies" Bowling Clulb served] dinner and supper to the men and visiting bowlers were loud“ im their praises of the splendid meals providedi by the Richmond: Hill Ladies. On Dominion Day a local“ rink took part in the Oshawa tourna- ment and were successqu in enter- ing the finals fou‘ the Mchaug'hIin Trophy. The final game was‘ start- ed about 2 a.m. which possibly ac- counts for the defeat of the 10081 rink in the final game. The rink was G. Glenn, E. T. Stephens, Jam-es McLean, G. Moodie skip. The assistance being given the democratic cause in countries at present suffering under Nazi d‘omâ€" ination will be told in part by Eva~ Lis Wuorio, a, Canadian newspaper woman' in a talk, “They Hit Back,” which will be heard: over the GED National Network, Monday, July 14, at 5.00 p.111. EDST. Miss Wuorio, in recounting some of the ingenious ways in which people in the occuâ€" pied lands are making it difficult for the invaders, wit} show that even where tragedy stalks by night and day a sense of humour does not die ami sanlity can: be a. vital weapon Many veterans from this district participated in the week-end» welcome to the American legion invasion of the Queen City. It; is estimated fifteen thousand Americans were in Toronto over Sunday. FIFTEEN YEARS AGO Lions are not at an superstitious about the number “13", having 99? the date of theilr anunrual‘ street dance for Wednesday, August 13th. There is need' for stoutâ€"hearted, aibl-e-flaodlied men to ,volunteer for active service with- Canaud‘z’s Army, Navy and: Air Force. Support the Richmond Hill’ Lion‘s’ Clur‘o Street Dance and Carnival and help the Child War Victims of Bri- min. Notice in» Irish church: There wilfl be a procession next Sunday after- noon in the grounds of the Monsas- tery, but if it rains in the arfite'rn-oon the procession wili be held) in the morning. Down in Ty'emdinga towsnhlp near Tweed? a bounty of ten dollars is paid farmers for killing half breed wolves. These animals half w5lf and half dog have been causing severe losses to farmers‘ flocks of sheep. Lloyd A. Hill’ of Richmond Hill won a gallon of Shell oil in: a Dons Club lucky draw at Stouffville, July lst. Incidlently Lloyd is a Shell oil dealer. Brad‘ford Board} of Education has engaged Samuel Jefferson: of Mild- may as principal of the Puthc School for the coming term. He was chosen from ’bebween sixty and seventy applications and wili receive a. salary of $1100. Miss Marion Jefferson of King Township will be the new teacher at Temperanceviile public school next t-erm. him. Mary had’ a. little limp, May 1941 was the biggest tratfflc month in Transt-Canxad‘a Air Lines history. 7774 passengers were car- ried in that month. F. N. Leavenvs, for the past fifty years publisher of the Bolton Enter prise, died suddenly last Saturday. He was in his 70th year. Mrl Leav- ens had a long record of public ser- vice to the Bolton community an'l was highly esteemed among ‘his fel- low-newspaper pulblishers. And furrows in her brow, She couldn’t wear a number twq, But tried it anyhow. Traffic was exceptionally heavy over the week-end. Thei'e was the usual traffic jam in- the Yonge Street bottle-neck. The municipality of Newmarket in an effort to augment the town water supply drilled a well and struck a gush-er. Farmers miles a- way now complain their wells are going dry. Five farmers from the Bogartown district appeared before the council last week protesting. The new municipal well which has a flow of 500,000 gallons: 3; day will ecst Newmarket between $16,000 and $17,000. Win “Victory” the Lion horse James Thomas (of Toronto was instantly kill-ed Awhé’fi the car in which he was a passenger overturnâ€" ed] on the 9th concession of Whit- ch‘urch early Sunday morning. Thomas Wright, driver of the car and Harry Muir, the owner, were both placed under arrest by Con- staEble Windsor and charged with manslaughter. Young lady visitor 'to Lake Sim- coe: “Are people drowned very often at this place?" , Old Resident: “No, only once.” Newm‘arket citizens will vote De- c'emlber lst at the time of munici- pal electionns on! the question; of estalblishing‘ beverage rooms in» the town. A three fifths majority will be necessary to aibolish local option. At a Boy Scout week at the beautif home of George W of Ontario Boy Scm Cowie of Unionville for the best Scout Commissioner Clark tant commissioner R. Edn‘ Richmond Hill anti Field1 S Edgar Jones actmi as judg So your son has his BA. and his Yes, but his 'PA GENERAL NEWS AND VIEWS Scout Rally held‘ last beautiful Yonge Street urge W. Lake, memlber oy‘ Scout ‘Council’, Ross ionville won the award Scout in the dist‘fic‘». .‘ Clark E. Look, agiis- Eioner R. Edmunds of srti 11‘ supports cretary Richmond Hill has many advvant- ages as a town in which- to live, including many excellent recreationâ€" al facilities. One thing it lacks is a swimming pool. A pool? construct- ed. here would «be a great boon to children unable to get away in the hot months to summer resorts. Farmers in the Mount Allbert dis;- trict are having their potatoes sprayed at night by a new 6 row tractor sprayer. To overcome the labor shortage one potato grower was induced to 'buy the new outfit and do work for other growers. The charge is fifty cents per acre per application, the owner to supply the spray material. Crops are spraved at least five times, and farmers are reported to be delighted with the new plan. Mount Allbert is a noted potato district. Office Kingsdale 4812 AUCTIONEER REAL ESTATE Licensed Auctioneer County of York Farms and village property for sale and exchange Richmond Hill Phone 92-8 iichmond Hill Phonesâ€"15 and 14? Night Phone 15 Branch Offices at Licensed Auctioneer for the County of York Insuranceâ€"Life, Fire, Automobile, Plate Glass, Burglary, Guarantee Bonds, Accident Etc. KING CITY P.O. Phone KING 421'3 Licensed Auctioneer for the County of York Sales attended to on shortest nothe and at reasonable rates J. T. SAIGEON & SON THQRN HILL AND UNIONVILLE C. E. Walkington 'XUCTIONEER INSURANCE FIRE â€" AUTOMOBILE â€"â€" LIFE Ernest W. Hunter CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT 57 Bloom St. West, Toronto, Ont. Phones: é PHONE 10, THE ELEVATOR RICHMOND HILL E :OOWONOOOOOOONNOMOOOOWOOW Wright & Taylor FUNERAL DIRECTORS AMBULANCE SERVICE AUCTIONEERS J. Carl Saigeon R. H. KANE BUSINESS AUCTIONEER. MAPLE Insurance Residence Hargrave 0795 MAPLE m2: "jA‘MTI'as’" RI ’LANGSTAFF Office Hours 9 â€" 11 a.m.: 6 - 8 p.m. nR. LILLIAN c. LANGSTAFF 'g27Yomze St Centre St. E. Richmond Hill Office Hours â€" 1 - 4 pm. daily 6 - S p.m. d'aily except Wednesday Telephone 24 WANT ADS COVER AND DISCOVER A MULTITUDE OF NEEDS Gormley, Ont. Phone Stouf'f. 7312 3 miles east oi inornger SEÂ¥ (Womm and Children) Office Hours 1 - 3 p.m Appointments made Phc Graduate Nurses Reasonable rates. $35 month and up Quiet and Bright Private, Semi-Private and Ward 6R1 ‘R'b'IIFH L. LANGSTAFF Graduate Ontario Veterinary College and. M‘cKiIIyJ-s Veterinary College, Chicago KING & MAPLE - Tel. King 2300 Tel. Maple 82 Dr. J. P. Wilson DENTIST PHONE 70 YONGE A-ND ARNOLD STREET RICHMOND HILL. ONTARIO Office Hours 9â€"10 a.m.. 12â€"2 & 6â€"8 and by appointment Brookside Convalescent Home Dr. S. W. Armitage M.D.V.V.S. VETERINARY SURGEON V.S., B.V.Sc. VETERINARY SURGEON MAPLE, ONT. SPECIAL NURSING“ CARE Dr, R. A. Bigford Office Hours 10 â€" 12 am, Dr. M. J. Quigley DENTIST Bank of Commerce Building Telephone 80 Drs. Langstaff VETERINARY Dr. W. J. Mason G. I. Roberts MEDICAL DENTAL THORNHILL Richmond Hill Wi-llowdale 418 'Phone 100 Phone 3 No. 2.