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Licensed Auctioneer for the counties} of York and Ontario 1 Successor for Corporal Ken Prentice‘ of C.A..SF. and of the late J. H. Prentice, fonmerly (Prentice & Prentice) “Farm and Farm Stock Sales a spe- cialty at fair and reasonabie rates. Mi‘lliken Phone Agincourt 52w3. C. E. Walkington ,AUCTIONEER INSURANCE Licensed Auctioneer for the County of York Insuranceâ€"Life, Fire, Automobile, Plate Glass, Burglary, Guarantee Bpnds, Accident Etc. KING CITY P.0. Phone KING 28 AUCTIONEE’R MAIPLE Licensed Auctioneer f0; the County of York Sales attended to on shortest notice and at reasonable rates Thirty Years Expelience Formerly with Heintzman Company Leave Orders at Amtin‘s Drug Store R‘rthmond Hill From the Toronto Conservatory of Music, will accept a number of pupils in Piano, Organ and Theory. Richmond Hild~Tuesday and Friday MRS. MYLKS 100 Main St Phone 120 FIRE â€" AUTOMOBiLE â€" LIFE Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Public Resxdence â€" 18 Poyntz Ave. Lansing. Ont. Willowdale 308 Room 66, 18 Toronto St., Toronto Phone AD. 5877-8-9 DENTIST PHONE 70 YONGE AND ARNOLD STREET RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO Richmond Hill Evary THURSDAY AFTERD'CON 93 Yonge Street Immediately North of Masonic Hall Phone 87 â€"-- Richmond Hill Tomnbo Office â€"â€" 18 Toronto Street Phone Adelaide 5877 614 Confede'ation Life Bldg. Toronto Phone: Office EL. 5029 Alexander MacGregor K. C. Office 229 A. Cameron MacNaughton, K.C. BARPISTEH J. A. Gibson Ralph B. Gibson, K. C. Toronto Office: 912 Federal Bldg 85 Richmond St. West. Richmond Hill, Thursday forenoon Maple, Thursday afternoon Money to loan at Current Rate B. Bloomfield Jordan BARRISTEE, SOLICITOR, Etc. BARRISTER SOLICITOR, NOTARY PUBLIC Dr. M. J. Quigley DENTIST Bank of Commerce Building Telephone 80 THORNHILL VOL. LXIV. AUCTION EERS ' Walter S. Jenkins George W. Cross Piano Tuner Clarke Prentice Mathews, Stiver Lyons & Vale Dr. W. J. Mason BARRISTE'R & SOLICITOR NOTARY PUBLIC J. Carl Saigeon B. E‘ LYONS, B.A. JOSEPH VALE NEWMARKE‘T OFFICES J. T. SAIGEON & SON N. L. MATHEWS, Kl) K. M. R. S‘TIVER, B.A. A delmo M elecci OFFICL HOURS 9.30 to 12 â€"â€" z to 5 Evenings by appointment Telephones Barristers. Solicitor}. etc. Barri‘s'bel‘s, Solicitors, N‘o‘bariesr Cook & Gibson T. C. Newman. McKinnon Building 19 Melinda Street Toronto, Ontario MUSICAL DENTAL $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE SINGLE COPIES 5c. 84 fonge Street Ricnmond Hill Wm. Cook, K. C. Insurance LEGAL (011 Active Service) Rec. MO. 2866 6 Botsford St. Phone 126 Residence 148 I An Arkansas woman advertised ifor a husband. She got one at a cost of $9.00. He enlisted in the army and was killed. She got 33,- 000.00 insurance and a widow’s pen- sion for the rest of her life. Yet, some will tell you that advertising doesn’t pay! Office Kingsdale 4812 Graduate Ontario Veterinary College and M‘cKilly’s Veterinary College, Chicago ‘KJNG & MABLE - Tel. King 2800 Tel. Maple 82 Farms and village property for sale and exchange Richmond Hill Phone 1 Councillor Dr. J. P. Wilson who returned Monday from a trip to the Pacific 'Coast attended the famous Calgary Stampede. All accommoda- tion in the city was taken during the big event and Indians who are paid $1.00 a day for attending were camped all around the City. Aurora town council instructed Clerk A. C. A. Willis to serve an iultimatum to King Township that unless satisfactory arrangements are made regarding a fire agree- ment Within a month, the present agreement is automatically cancell- ed~and the brigade will not answer calls in King township. FUNERAL DIRECTORS AMBULANCE SERVICE Richmond Hi}! Phonesâ€"15 and 142 Night Phone 15 Branch Offices at Councillor Cameron E. Walkington of King and ex-reeve Norman Mac- Murchy are among the recent re- cruits of the Reserve Army. Both signed up with the Queen’s York Rangers. Some 200 pheasants were recent- ly released in Markham Township by the Department of Game and Fisheries to replenish the stock for the hunting season. THORN HILL AND UNIONV’ILLE ‘ ,A Whitchurch Township resident shot seventeen hawks this year. He said they were stealing his chickens and “he missed more than he hit”. During the past year Aurora pub- ‘1'7c school children have purchased $81,670.75 in war savings stamps comâ€" pared with $1,383.50 last year. Volunteer as a ‘Farm Commando’. Your help is needed and you can help. Register with Russell Lynett, Village Clerk, Richmond Hill. Sir William Mulock recently reâ€" call-ed that the first school house was built on Yonge Street in‘ 1840, at Mulock’s ‘Cd’rners. acres East for oil Robert Stewart has been secretary of Union Masonic Lodge, Schomberg for thirty-two years. l Richmond Hill Lions’ Street Dance and Carnival Wednesday, August 12th. ' Stouffville tax rate has been set at 35 mills the same as last year. Dr. S. W. Armitage M.D.V.V.S. VETERINARY SURGEON G. I. Roberts V.S., B.V.Sc. VETERINARY SURGEON MAPLE, ONT. Ernest W. Hunter CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT 57 Blow St. West, Toronto, Ont. Phones: Oil Wright & Taylor VETERINARY prospectors have leased 1834 of Ian-d in the Township of Gwillimbury and will search R. H. Kane REAL ESTATE INSURANCE BUSINESS GENERAL NEWS AND VIEWS Wfllowdale 418 Residence Hargrave 0795 Phone 92-3 RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO THURSDAY, JULY 16th, 1942 The Black, Cameron and Hos- trawser families held their 13th an- nual reunion in the Vaughan Town- ship Hall grounds at Vellore recent: ly, when Cameron McClure of Vaughan was elected president of the clan for the coming year. The vice-president is Fred Hostrawser, 2nd vice-president Gordon Cameron, secretary Mrs. Wes Stong and trea- surer Gordon Cameron. Tm prom- inent members of the clan present were Mr. John Black who was 94' last New Year’s Day and Mr. Don- ald McKenzie who was 90 on July lst. Stewart Rutherford, last year’s president, was master of ceremonies for the day’s program which con- cluded with a dance. Cows sold as high as $140 and averaged $100 at the Frank Kincaid estate auction sale in Markham Township last week. The sale which included the farm ‘which sold for $23,000 brought in a total of $29,000. A 3-furrow plow sold for $1455, a manure spreader brought $1710, a corn blower $405, a rake S65 and a hay loader $80. The tractor soldi for $910 and the binder brought 31415. One bay gelding brought $167.60 and another $165. A. S. Farmer was the auctioneer and- the whole sale was sold in four and a half hours. A lot of cash to take in in less than five hours. [On Monday evening of last week over one hundred friends and neigh- bors gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Bagg where a misâ€" cellaneous shower was held in honor of Miss Ruth Smith, a popular bride of this month. Many lovely and useful gifts were received, after which lunch was served and a very enjoyable time spent. Ruth will be greatly missed in the community but what is our loss will be another’s gain. We all join in wishing them a happy future. “One came out with his on fire,” replied the farmer forked him in again.” A German plane crashed in flames near a homeguard past and when the guardsmen hurried to the spot they found a farmer chewing a piece of straw and leaning on his pitch- ford. “Anybody get away?" queried the guards. \The doctor was visiting Rastus’ wife to deliver the twelfth offspring. While riding along with Rastus he saw a duck in the road. Doctor: “Whose duck is that?" Rastus: “Dat ain’t no duck. Dat’s a stork with his legs wore off.” Markham High School staff for the coming year with salaries paid are as follows: Principal. J. E. Thom, salary $2,400.00; W. W. Bates, $1,- 760; Miss I. Putnam, $1,800; Miss M. Meech, $1,800; C. A. Sinclair, $1.700; Miss Zufelt, $1,500; Miss M. Cole, $1,500. Free French authorities said that 40,000 children were fatherless on the roads of France in June, 1940, in the headlong flight of refugees before the invading German army. These figures, the Free French said. were given by the French Red Cross Society to an assembly held at Nice in ‘unoccupied France. Cliff. Wallwork who lives north of Ballantrae in Whitchurch Township has a thirty-five acre patch of po- tatoes this year which give promise of an excellent and profitable yield. This is claimed to be the largest potato patch in York County. Can anyone beat it? “I see this medicine is good for both man and beast.” “Yes,” said the druggist. “Gimme a bottle. I believe that's the right combination to help my husband.” The War Veterans organization in Bradford has taken over the collec- tion of salvage in that town, and by so doing have been highly commend- ed for their very practical and patriotic war effort. A house is built by human hands; home is made by human hearts, EDGELEY clothes “but I So the things you s?.cu1d do, do not leave them undone, For Did Time travels fast and won’t wait; It may fill you with sorrow and sadness and gloom, If to do them you find it“s too late. It’s the man with a shallow brain who permits a little honor to go.to his head. BOX 467 Or may be some friend, ’round the corner from you, Whom you‘d promised to see, but instead You waited so long that the day when you called You found that for weeks he’d been dead. ‘ ’Twas a letter, may be, you had pro- mised to write _ To an old friend both loving and dear, And you waited and waited, still putting it off, ’Till the letter did never appear. 01' maybe some stone that you ought to have rolled Aside .from the path where it lay To hinder some person who found it so hard To struggle along on life’s way. ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR GENERAL REPAIRS PHONE 319 AURORA Or it may have been some kindly word that you had To speak for some much worthy cause; And when you decided to speak itv alas! You’d forgotten just what th'e word was. Don’t Put Them Off It's deal; But the things that you do not do often may be More important and bigger and real. Some little kind act you intended to dm But you kept on a-letting it wait, Knd then when you went to per- form it you found You had put it off ’till ’twas too late. L./BDR. FRANK G. DYKE Of E‘lgin Mills who recently cele- brated his third birthday serving overseas with the Royal Canadian Artillery. Does weak, rundown, exhausted condition make you reel tagged out. old? Try Oscrex. Contains general tonlcs.szlmulants. otten needed after 30 or 40. Supplies Iron. calcium. phos norus. vitamin Bl. Helps you get. normal pep, v m, vital“: . In- troductory slze 05cm: Tonlo Tablets only 3 c. For sale at. all good drug stores everywhere. Men, Women Over 40 Feel Weak,Worn, Old ? J. C. BODFISH That Want Normal Pep, Vim, Vitality ? Serving Overseas )t always the things that you do, my good friend, t may matter a very great RALPH GORDO‘N. 628 Crawford St., Toronto AURORA P.O. ever appear very great J. H. Kirby. J. B. McLean. T. Mc~ Cormack and J. T. Saig'eon of Maple attended the Wild West Show in To- ronto last Friday when they saw a bicyclist loop the loop. “6.9990666060666600”. I g INSURANCE § o moo. General Insurance J. R. HERRlNGTON 2 Richmond Hill Telephone 87 z 0 MOOO“OO¢OOOOOOOOOOOON A few days ago some boys were driving a herd of cattle through Au- rora belonging to Joe Brillinger. One of the animals became frightened and rushed in through the Post Off- ice door, passed around the wicket and jumped out through the plate glass window. The Plate Glass Comâ€" pany sued Mr. Brillinger for 352 but the action was dismissed. John Reid, a conductor on the Metropolitan Railway, was fatally crushed when coupling two passeng- er cars at Bond Lake Mr ‘Reid had been station agent at Richmond Hill £01 some time. Lord Salisbury resigned as Prime Minister of England and was suc- ceeded by Rt. Hon. A. J. Balfour. Lord Kitchener arrived in London Saturday from South Africa and was accorded an enthusiastic welcome. Mr. and .Mrs. Ashford Wright and two ’daughteré left yesterday to spend a month with relatives in Utica, Illinois. The annual Fire Department ex- cursion was held to Port Dalhousie. On a charge of being drunk and disorderly John Knight was up be~ fore J. H. Sanderson, J.P. and fined $3.00 and costs. John Knight when sober is a civil and useful citizen but when under the influence of liquor is a public nuisance. FORTY YEARS AGO‘ From our Issue of July 17th, 1902 THIRTY YEARS AGO From our Issue of July 11th, 1912 A fine barn 48 by 103 feet was raised Monday at the 200 acre farm of James Stewart, 3rd concession of Vaughan, (townline). There were present 200 men and 1215 women. J. A. Cameron and D. Kerswill were captains. The Elgin Mills correspondent wrote: “Saturday evening one of our local autos had a collision with a neighbouring farmer’s carriage, re- sulting in two damaged vehicles. As‘ usual there was a lady in the case.” Mr. A. G. Hume and- Misg Mable McLennan were appointed t0‘ the Richmond Hill High School staff. Victor Wellman, son of Mrs. W. H. Wellman was: while bathing in Headford Thursday, July 14th. Diétrict Agricultural Representa- tive R. J. Rogers reported that York County crops were very promising. FIFTEEN YEARS AGO From our Issue of July 2‘15t, 1927 iTake GOOd Care iof Your Clethes OMMQ 066M“; WAY BACK IN THE LIBERAL FILES Policies issued through this office covering Farm Property â€"â€"Private Dwellings and their contentsâ€"Automobile â€" Plate Glassâ€"Residence Burglary, etc. Claims Settled Promptly J. A. GREENE Men’s and Ladies’ Tailoring PHONE 49 RICHMOND HILL War-time economy necessitates the best possible care of clothing, and we offer to the people of Richmond Hill and district an unexcelled Cleaning and Press- ing service. Look your best at all times in clothes taken care of by our cleaning service. DROP IN TODAY AND ORDER THAT NEW SUIT OR TOP COAT YOU HAVE BEEN PROMISING YOURSELF. Repairs and Alterations a Specialty RICHMOND TAILORS Mr. and drowned pond on EMPIRE FEED C0. i. D. RAF‘VEER 8: SON Centre St. E. Richmond Hill Office Haurs â€"â€" 1 - 4 p.m. daily 6 - 8 pan. daily except Wednesday Telephone 24 Richmond VHiirl MAPLE DR. JAMES RfLA‘N’ési‘KFF Office Hours: 9â€"11 a.m. daily except Sunday and 6-8 pm. daily except Sunday _ 11:13 Wednesday? A ‘5‘ WANT ADS COVER AND DISCOVER A MULTITUDE 0F NEEDS Drs. Lan gstaf f DR. ROLPH L. LANGSTAFF Office Hours Phone 10, The Elevator Richmond Hill 9â€"10 a.m.. 12â€"2 & 6â€"8 _and bv appointment pfficeiHours: 10 to 12 a.m Phone Willowdale 8-160 STEELE AVE. EAST, Dr. R. A. Bigford Dr. J. P. Wilson 0RD ER TODAY FROM MEDICAL Office Hours Phone 100 N0. 3. Phone 3