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THURSDAY, DECEMBER Slst, 1942. An adequate water supply has been badly needed in this village for many years, yet no previous coun- cil undertook what looked like an almost impossible task. Yet the council of which I was a member under- took to face the problem, and I am pleased to have been one of the councillors promoting this project. In the past with the supply of water available we were almost afraid to have anyone install a new water ser- vice on account of the shortage of the supply. A few years ago if your memory doesn’t fail you, it will be recalled that we were let in for a terrible lawsuit with an expenditure altogether which cost this village, our village, over half what it cost to put in a proper storm sewer to correct the situation. Yet, we have in this municipal election, the gentle- man who was then the Reeve. later defeated, trying to again gain this important post. Fellow-electors, are you going to place faith in this gentleman again? I hope not. I am a candidate for Keene of the Village of Richmond Hill for the year 1943, and in seeking your support and vote on election day, next Monday, Januâ€" ary 4th, I would like to draw your attention to a few facts. During my years in coma] I have been a factor in many new developments in our village. Two, I might mention are the construction of needed storm seWers, and the development of our new water supply. Our village affairs are in good condition and we have a healthy bank balance. Don’t take a chance and let anyone wreck it. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN :‘ My" record of municipal service is well known to most of the ratepayers of the village, and improve- ments, tax reductions and economy consistent with progress always have been my motto. I appeal to you for your support on my record of service and my pledge to give leadership in every possible endeavour which will help win the war, and contribute to our war effort. Thanking you in anticipation of your support and with best wishes to every citizen, I am If a village is to progress it must haVe an ag- gressive administration, ready to make use of every opportunity to attain progress. That is the kind of administration I promise if elected as your Reeve. I believe at this time our Village needs an ad- ministration keenly alive to the needs of all the peo- ple, and if entrusted with your confidence I will spare no effort to provide that kind of municipal govern- ment which will give our people the maximum service. At the request of a large number of ratepayers who desire a more aggressive type of municipal lead- ership, I am offering myself as a candidate in the coming municipal elections. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: To The Electors of Richmond Hill T0" The Electors of Richmond Hill Trusting to have your su’pport, I am WILLIAM NEAL. J. A. GREENE. Yours truly, Yours sincerely, Our Christmas mail included a greeting from L.A.vc. T. K. Adams who is with an RGAF detachment at San Diego, California. The Rev. and Mrs. W. F. Wrixon had Christmas Day dinner with the Rev. and Mrs. P.‘N. Knight at Lake- vierw, Ontario. Mr. an. Mrs. Walter Scott and daughters Jean and Margaret. spent Christmas with Mr. Walter Scott Sr. and family in St. Catharines. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Joyce and Mrs. Anna Danbrook, Toronto, and Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Monkman were guests of Mr. and. Mrs. R. Monkman Christmas Day. The annual meeting of the Rich- mond Hill Red Cross Society will be held in the work rooms next TuesL day, January 15th- at 8 o’clock. St. Mary’s Anglican W.A. will meet next Tuesday afternoon at 2.30 pm. at the home of Mrs. N. C. Chat- terley, Yonge Street. The installa- tion of officers will take place at this meeting. Mr. and1 Mrs. Lloyd Foote and Marvin visited over the Christmas holiday with Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Saunders, Toronto. Percy, Walter and Frank Young, all members of the Active Service Army spent Christmas at the home of their parents Mr. and Mrs. A. Young, Church Street. Miss A. Alcombrack will be in T0- ronto on Saturday attending the wedding of her niece, Miss Grace Peel to Hyliand Garfield Chappell, R.‘C.N.V.R., which is to take place in Metmpolitan United Church January 2nd. Both are graduates of Mchas- ter University and' Mr. C‘happell is in thg graduating class at Osgoode Hall law school. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Taylor enter- tained in their new nome, May Ave. on Christmas Day. The guests in- cluded Mrs. Helen'Srhapiro, Toronto, Mrs. Sage of Rochester, N.Y., Mrs. Frank Titshall and) family, Mr. and Mrs. J. Leroux and family, Mr. and Mrs. W. Hillier and family, Misses Florence Marguerite and! Betty Tay- lor. MISJSI B. Herring-ton, Frankfort, is visiting with her son Mr. J. R. H-errington and Mrs. Herringtonf; Church Street. Cash donations to the “Canadian Aid to Russia Fund” sponsored by the Richmond Hill Lions’ Club may be ieft with the treasurer Mr. F. Hoover at the Bank, or at The Lib- eral Office. Donations to date total $121.00. Pilot Officer D. E. Sanders, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Sanders, Rich- mond: Hill, was a member (3f the re- cent graduating class at No. 2 Fly- ing Instructors School of the RJO‘AF at Vulcan, Alberta. Members of the graduating class included airmen from Britain, Australia, New Zea- land and Canada. A meeting of the committee in charge of collection of clothing for Russian Relief was held in the Mun- icipal Hall, Tuesday evening with chairman J. A. Greene presiding. An appeal is made for warm useful clothing for men, women» and‘ child- ren. This may be left at Richmond Tailor: Yonge Street any time. It is planned to make a collection throughout the community Monday, January 4th and‘ Monday, January 11th. L.A.C. Bill and Mrs. Buchanan of Moncton, New Brunswick, spent Christmas at the latter’s home. Mr. and. Mrs. Ira Ramer and Miss Marion Ramer visited with Mr. and Mrs. Silas Sennett, Queensville, Christmas Day. ' Presbyterian YmPS. will hold a skating carnival at Richmond Hill arena Friday, January 8th. The draw for Chris‘t‘mas Shopping prizes takes place at Davies Store tonight at 74310 o’clock. Sgt. George L. Pollard from Cape Breton, NJS. spent wthe Christmas holidays with his parents at Elgin Mills. Telephone “The Li‘beral’ for e tion returns Monday night at 8 clock. Mrs. S. R. McKnight, Thombury is visiting with her daughter Mrs L. H. Clement." ' H Skate «the ‘ New Year a’rena tonight, Soctat THE HBERAL, RICH'MOI‘D HILL, ONTARIO and Personal Old Year‘ out and the in at Richmond Hill Mrs. Arthur Bowes and son Murray wish to thank their friends and neighbours for the acts: of kindnesa, messages of sympathy and beautiful floral tributes extended to them in the loss of a dear husband and fathâ€" IN MEMORIAM TAYLORâ€"In loving- memory of dear dad, E. J. “Pop” Taylor who entered} into rest January lst, 1941. Dad is gone but not forgotten, And as dawns another year In our lonely hours of thinking Thoughts of you are always near. Days of sorrow will come o’er us, Friends may think the wound is healed, But dear dad] they’ll never know The sorrow in our heaan concealed. â€"Never to be forgotten :by daughi- ter Bernice, son-in-law Raymond and twin granddaughters Carolyn Ann and Leslie. CARD OF THANKS Mrs. George DeFerrari and‘ family wish to thank their many kind friends and neighbors who sympa- thized with them during their sad bereamment. Mrs. J. B. DeFerrari and family extend» thanks for the many expres- sions nf sympathy in their recent be- reave‘mem. MIZENâ€"CRUICKSHANK A quiet wedding was solemniz‘ed at the home of Mrs. Mary Cruick- shank and the late Wesley Cruiok- shank of Allenford when their daughter Margaret Viola was given in marriage by her Ibrother Howard to Charles Mizen, eldest son of Mr. and! Mrs. Harry Mizen of Thornhill. ‘The bride wore a floor length gown of chiffon over primrose satin and carried a bouquet of calais lilies and Imaider. hair fern. Her finger tip veil covered a coronet of lily- of-the-Valley. Miss Marjorie Cruic‘k- shank of Hamilton attended her sis- ter wearing a floor length gown of lace over pink satin. She carried a bouquet of pink roses and yellow rcarnations and wore a crown of the Game flowers. Mr. E‘dlwin Ness of (Thornhill was best man. Mrs. A. Morrison. sister of the groom, played The following officers were elect- ed) for the coming year: Honorary President, Mrs. J. Hoover; President, Mrs. C. Agnew; Vice-President, Mrs. A. Brigg; Treasurer, Mrs. G. Keff- er; Secretary, Mrs. E. Stong; Sew- ing Convener, Mrs. C. A. Peelar; Assistant, Mrs. Anderson; Knitting Convenor, Miss E. Whitmore; Quilt Convener, Mrs. Anderson; Quilt Committee, Mrs. C. Peelar, Mrs. T. Boole, Mrs. L. A. Wfi-Jtmore, Mrs. C. Usher. Mrs. Atkinson, Mrs. A. Bag, Mrs. E. Stong; Salvage Convener, Mrs. E. Needham. W. Scott; Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. W. Trench; Pianist, Mrs. R. Cooper; Asst. Pianist; Mrs. W. MyH-zs; Floral Convener, Mrs. C. H. Sande! :eon. RICHVALE RED CROSS The annual meeting and election of officers will be held at the home of Bailey, 163 Spruce Ave. Monday, January 4th at 2.30 p.m. Everyone who wishes to give our lads in service the support they de- serve are cordially invited to join the branch and) lend; support to the many activities of the Canadian Red Cross. At the annual meeting of Edge- ]ey Red Cross Auxiliary, the follow- ing report was given of work turnâ€" ed in to the Vaughan Township Red 'Cross during- the past year: 303 knitbed articles, 410 articles of sew- ing, 20 quilts. the wedding; march. Rev. I‘an Mcâ€" ‘In‘tyre of Mount Forest Baptist Church officiated. Following their short honeymoon around Toronto the rnewlyweds will live at Chesley Lake, (Ontario. A fly and a flea in a flue, Were imprisoned; now what could they do? Said the fly, “Let us flee.” “Let us fly,” said the flea. So they flew through a flaw in the flue. UNITED CHURCH W.A. OFFICERS ELECTED CARD OF THANKS CARD OF THANKS WEDDING EDGELEY CROSS and election at the home Spruce Ave. at 2.30 pm. to give our flRussian Reiief i=0%o=xon P. E. Angle, Pres. R. Edmunds, Chairman Activities Com. J. A. Greene, Chairman Clothing Committee The Richmond Hill Lions’ Club are spon- soring the “Canadian Aid to Russia Fund” in this district. Donations of cash and clothing are invit- ed at once. Cash donations may be left with the treasurer, Mr. F. Hoover, at the Bank of Commerce, or at The Liberal Office. Clothing, Men’s, Women’s and children’s and blankets, quilts, etc. are urgently needed. They may be left at Richmond Tailors, Yonge Street. If you have clothing and cannot deliver them phone Clerk Russell Lynett, phone 29, and someone will call for them Mon- Day, January 4 or Monday, January 11. Three years ago, and for some time before that, this village faced the problem of an inadequate water supply. Every dry spell created a crisis Which threat- ened among other things the successful operation of important industries. The development of a new and adequate water supply is now almost completed, and almost paid for, and had it not been that equipment is held up by war priorities it would now be in use. This is importantâ€"help is needed NOW. It has been my pleasure and privilege to serve as your Reeve for the past three years, and looking back over that period it is a matter of satisfaction to me, as I know it must be to you, to note the marked improvement in municipal conditions. Three years ago this village was involved in liti- gation over drainage matters in the Centre Street East district and long drawn out court cases and the mounting law costs were getting the municipality nowhere. This particular drainage problem has been satisfactorily solved to the great benefit of all 00n- cerned including the ratepayers of Richmond Hill. Your council has solved these major problems and finished this year with the largest cash balance in the history of our village. We now have reached the position where we safely can anticipate tax re- ductions, and barring unforeseen circumstances a re- duction of from three to five mills should be possible in 1943. MY FELLOW-RATEPAYERS: These are trying days in the history of our coun- try, days when there is a Challenge to everyone of us to lend whatever help we can in the hour of the Nation’s need. If my long experience in municipal affairs can be of any service to my fellow citizens of this my native Village, I will esteem it a great honour and privilege to serve as your Reeve in 1943. Thanking you, one and all, and in extending best wishes to everyone for the New Year I do so in the hope that through the unstinted and united efforts of all Victory and Peace may come soon to a troubled world. Polls Will Be Open at the Municipal Hall, Monday, January 4th, from 8 am. until 7 pm. RICHMOND HILL LIONS’ CLUB To The Electors of Richmond Hill IOI=IOI THOMAS H. TRENCH. 'OEOI 6 l0=OI=O=0=IOHO 0:0] r‘AGE FIVE