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Stephen Trenka was 'born in llun~ gary where his father was a skilled cabinet, maker and wood carver. As a youngster he won many prizes at school for his modelling and earw ing. and finally was awarded a schol- arship. which took him to the Royal School of Design in Budapest for six years. His parents died, and in 1929 not long after graduation, he came to Toronto. He Saysrtllat he could not speak a word of English then, but, with the help of a. sister Ten chances to one if you asked a resident. of Thornhill yesterday “Who is Mr. Trenka?” you would receive either a negative reply, 01- :1 vague “Isn‘t he a returned chap who bought a house on Green Lane about. a year ago?” This is not surpris- ing for Mr. Trenka lives two miles out; of the village, works in the city, and finds lots to do about, his )wn home and garden of an evening. so he has not had much time to meet all the neighbours. lf. however, you asked some To- ronto art connoisseur the same ques- tion he Would probably answer, “011. Stephen 'l'renku is a. member of the Ontario Society of Sculptors and does beautiful work in wood, stone and plaster. There were photoâ€" graphs of some of his pieces in the A\(‘\\' World Magazine not long- ego. Surely we. slfould know auliftk‘ more about this talented new mem- ber of our commumty. Discussing present. prospeeis for attaining peace and security in the postâ€"war world, 17â€"year-old Robert. Welsh this Week won first place in (he sevenih annual Lincoln County oratoricai contest. sponsored by the St. Catharines Lions Club. received a $200 SCiIOiill‘fiiIJ), and retained the prize cup for the St. CatharinCS Col- legiatc._ __A_ __ y «_ Representing: Ridley College, Harry Hill of Richmond Hill took third wrize of $25 with a discussion of the urden of over-government. The government, was caught between de- mands for increasea and costly so- via] services and demands for re- duced taxation after the burden of war years. 'Only by abolishing cer- tain pans of our administrative bod- ies, reducing the number of govern- ment, employees and “discarding the frills of government,” could taxation be reduced, the speaker felt. World Noted Sculptor Resident Of Thornhill “What can I grow in a garden thirty feet. square?” asks a corres- pondent. Very. very tired. Richmond Hill Boy Gets Oratory Prize The passenger revenue fur the first quarter of 1946 was $50.07636. This compares with $48,863.67 for the first quarter of 1945, a gain of The profit from the North Yongc Radials still climbs as shown in tho report received by the Richmond Hill Village council which shows an op Village council. The report indiCfltkS an operating profit for the first quarter of 1946 of $13,574.56. This compares with an operating profit of $10,861.51 for the same quarter of last. year. Radial Operating Profit For 3 Months Again Up Together wilh llccvo William Neal and other municipal officials on the platform will be J. E. Smith, MJ’. (North York), Alex. Mackenzie. M.P.}".. Dr. Lillian Langstaff, first president of the Richmond Hill Red Cross and Mrs. P. C, Hill, the prosâ€" cnt president of the organization. From a platform in the main ring of the horse show in the park on May 2-1 at 5.30 ~p.m. the veterans will he presented with a fountain p011 and pencil set. a tribute from the community, Only boys and girls who enlisted from Richmond Hill will. of course, be eligible for these gifts. H Richmond Hill village will pay tri- bute to her sons and daughters who served in the military forces during the last. war. VILLAGE TO PAY TRIBUTE TO VETERANS AT MAY 24th SHOW--PLAN PRESENTATION O6 PHONE MO. 2172 EDWARD 1:. ROBINSON. MARGARET O‘BRIEN n. ‘ OUR VINES HAVE TENDER GRAPES ‘ VOL. LXVII. Friday and Saturday. Monday and Tuesday, CAPITOL THEATRE : THE HOME PAPER 300 Seats All Evening 25c. OF THE DISTRICT SELECTED SHORTS SINCE 1878 We regret that due to pressure of increased demand foi- advertising in recent; weeks some interesting items of news have been omitted. To avoid such disappointment, to the contri- butors, and our readers. we ask cor- respondents tO please get CODY i“ to our office as early in the week as pOSsiblc. 25TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY Mr. and Mrs. Harry \Voods, Elgin Mills, celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary on Saturday, April 4th at, the home of their daughter Mrs. Roy Horne. Maple. Mr. and Mrs, Woods received many lovely and use- ful gifts. Sixty guests gathered to extend best wishes to the happy couple. PLEASE GET (’OI’Y EARLY 1N who could, he was able to obtain work as a wood carver. He also managed to take a. two year course at our own Ontario College of Art. Four Years in Army Mi; Trenka enlisted and spent four years in the armyâ€"three of them overseas. You might; suppose that his particular genius would be wast- ed as a sapper in the Royal Canad~ ian Engineers. but it definitely was not. He did drafting for the chief engineer. and also designed and exeâ€" cuted a number of stone monuments (Continued on Page 3) Building Inspector Walter Craig complained to Markham Council On Monday that so many people were building houses in the Township that it was impossible for a part time building inspector to keep track of them all. This took up the best. part of the afternoon for council mem- bers and the building inspector was instructed to carry on the best he could. ~ ‘ ‘ Mr. D. McAllistcr appeared before council asking for the usual grant for the Richmond Hill Fair. fluiet Session ‘At Markham Council Unionville Police Village appearcdl before the council asking for the negotiation with the township in the purchasing of a new fire truck for the Unionville fire brigade. The members of the council and the trusâ€" tees will view new trucks. High School Areas were .discuss- ed and it was decided to meet with the Markham High School Board on- Monday, May 20th and discuss the matter further. Road accounts for the month were paid and totalled $2600.00. The result for the first quarter of 1946 was a profit, of $3,122.15 and a cheque for this amount was received by Richmond Hill Council. $1,213.29. or 2.48 per cent. 'The operating expenses for the first quarter of 1946 show a (le- erease of about $1,400.00. due mainly Lo there being lower maintenance costs for the Willowdalc Suhstation. The milean for the. first quarter of 1946 shows an increase of 2.335 miles over that operated in the com- pagble quarter of last yem; Harold Clark, former residan of Richmond Hill. has been appointh clerk and treasurer of Aurora. The appointman was made at this week's meeting of council. Mr. Clark has been with the Imperial Bank for 18 years, having served as teller. ac- countant. and in other posts. He commenced his banking career in Richmond Hill. Harold Clark Given Position At Aurora Ma May 13, 10. ll Yonge at gasllef‘leld TO ['8 THE WEEK I. U V Stanley A. Thorncroft of Surrey, England. has written Reeve William Neal asking that an effort be made to locate his brother Sidney and his sister Florrie. His brother left En!- land in .1908 for Ontario, he says, and his sister followed tWO years later. He states that they would be about; 69 and 63 years of age. A large parish reception was held in the Lawrence Memorial Hall Fri- day, April 26th. That date had been chosen so that it would coincide with the 4lst wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. L. Ball. After ex- tending congratulations and best wishes to Mr. and Mrs. Bull, Mr, Wood, the Rector. paid tribute to the innumerable services which they‘ had so cheerfully performed during their long association with Trinity Church. As a token of appreciation a radio was presented to them by the War- 'lens. Mr. FitzGerald and Mr. Healey. on behalf of the congregation. Mem- bers of the choir gave a short musi- cal program and the buffet supper was served from a flower decked lahle centred with a big candle-lit cake. A grand march and old time dancing brought the very enjoyable "veiling to a close. Honored By Thornhill Church On Anniversary The first signs of the fire was noticed by passing motorists who aroused Mr. Sayers and sounded the alarm. Besides the loss of the build. ings a horse and pig and 42 rabbits were destroyed. Richmond Hill Vol- untecr fire brigade was quickly on the scene but the lack of water made it impossible to save any of the buildings. The cause of the fire is believed to have been from an over- heated furnace. Jas. Pollard, mem- ber of the brigade, was bitten IN a hog he was trying to get to safety. With large quantities of table rm- tatocs b‘eing imported from tho Ullit- ed States a very emphatic warning is being issued by Agricultural Re. presentativc W. M. COCkburn of Newmarket. that under no consi eraâ€" tion should_ these be used for seed,- Jlumosehé @ t 0, 41%” “leirt W1 inaliectcd 0 , vn‘ L mcascgjvlnch might. affect" the new cropq‘, {111 - ian growers in coâ€"operation ‘ith their Prgfincial and Dominion De- partments of Agricultural have been striving to stamp out Bacterial Ring' Rot. the potato grower-'5 night mare 'and table stock which is not inspect ed for this disease should not, be Piafltng. ASKS REEVI‘) 'I‘O TRACE BROTHER AND SISTER Hog Bites fireman Market Barns Bum Fire completely wrecked the barns and furnace room of the market gar- dening plant south of Richmond Hill operated by Mr. G, Sayers on Sat- urday njght, May 4th. _ Certified Seed potatoes are in- spected two to three times while growing and again in the bag or .bin and are as near disease free as it is possible to get them. Incidentally the planting of so called “seed pota- toes” is likewise not advisable unless they are “Certified Small”. Many Plant Only Certified Potatoes Warns W. M. Cockburn Weed Killer Experiment. Three members of Vt‘llo‘fl‘ Junior Farmers appeared before rouncil asking permission to experiment. with the now weed killer 2,4,D on the township roads. lt was hoped by the Jr. Farmers that, Council would At. the conclusion of the discus- sion Constable Ireland asked for perâ€" mission to order a new constable's suit which was readily given by the council. Police Cases Kept Secret Vaughan Council Learns At the regular meeting of Vaniahan Township Council Councillor ert Thclps ralsed the question of whe- ther or not the Township Constable should make a monthly report“ to the council, the same as the road super- inti-ndent and other township offi- ma 5. “Our pcoplefi pay for the County Conslables just as much as any oth- er Township and it is the duty of the County officers to go whorqver they are called in York County," stated Rocvc Woldrick; “We‘ve new. or had any constable report to the council before and everything has been running: smoothly and I dnn’t see any need of it; now. Constable Ireland has always gone any plat-o in the township when called and is serving; tho' township faithfully," stated Mr. Weldrick. “I have been asked several times just what. the Township Comtable does and I have not been able to give any saliSfactm-y answer no.- causc I do not know," stated Mr. Phelns. “There are cases which come he- ore me which I dare not. report or I would bb hauled into court my- self." stated Constable Ireland. "I am sworn to secrecy and I'm going to keep my _work a socreti’ “Several times County Constables have been called We the Townshin. lS this hropcr or should the people have called Cmistahle Ireland,” ask- cd Councillor Phelps. T'ln Essegtials.iUnity: In Egg-Essentials. Liberty: In All Things. Charity”. RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO. THURSDAY, MAY 9th, 1946. There are three companies operat- ing greenhouses devoted exclusively to the growing of roses for out flow- ers. The combined area covered by these greenhouses is approximately 8 acres, and their operation employs 95 to‘lOO wen continuously. From them is shippt ‘ out of Richmond Hill between four 2 1 five million reses yearly to all 1):..ts of Canada. In addition to the greenhouse in- dustry there are several manufacturâ€" ing and trading- concerns which add diversity of life and occupation. Richmond Tailors. besides catering to the sartorial needs of the male population. supplies thousands of uniforms for the Toronto Postal and other services. In addition this firm has a bag making section. They spe- cialize in mail bags. turning out in the neighborhood _of a half million bags of all descriptions per year. The Vita Feed (‘0. imports, mixes and blends fish oils. making them up to standard specified vitamin con- tent. and reships the blended proâ€" duct. to all parts of the world. They average 22 earloads of fish oil year- l_\'. A new industry now heimz l0- catcd in Richmond Hill by Mr. Metro Kozak is a textile printing estab-‘ lishment. which will design and print on textiles the many beautiful pat- terns to be seen on modern cloth for milady’s adornment. In the immed- iate environs of Richmond Hill We have the David Dunlap Observatory with its telescope, one of the largest in America. which attracts visitors from the far corners of the earth, the Don Head Farms, devoted to the production of its famous Jersey and Angus cattle, and Southdown sheep, which it ships to all parts of the world, and Roselawn Farms with its The crest. adopted by the village of Richmond Hill and used on its official stationery includes an in- scription in French which means: In the rose I flourish. I am not sure how the adoption of this particular crest came abouL, but it is interest- ing to note that it expresses a lit‘ cral fact, because the most import. ant.industr‘y in Richmond Hill is rose growing. Mr. Paul Anglo. gave listeners on radio station ‘CHUM’ the following gffimsting description of Richmond 1 : 1114 it strong, ~ (iel'l‘wnd‘flfZI‘ V, meta {oodlfiroduction afid‘ many, growers redfieing their aereages 'due to lack of help, everyone is urged to plant good Certified seed or from a. crop produced in 1945 from ‘certified seed. Mr. Cockburn also points out that the new D.D.'I‘. products on the mar- ket, this year in combination with fixed copper should. if applied proo- crly once a week, control practically all insects on potatoes without the usg of _arseiiical poisons. Richmond Hill Pictured For Sunday Listeners By Paul Angle' Over CHUM The council has received several complaints from organizations in the Vellore section about the use of the Township Memorial Hall. This hall is owned by the township but the only time it is used by the council is on nomination day. All members of council felt that they did not want to run this as a money making outâ€" {it but thought it should carry it- self in upkeep. It was decided to let organizations have the use of the hall for meetings rent free but (:hargc the same fee as previously of the potato diseases Such as Leaf Roll, Moz‘aic and Rhizoctonia produce only small tubers. The planting of these little potatoes that are too small to use for cooking usually re- produces these tuber home diseaSQs “131923 result in disappoinging yields, The 500 Bushel Pbtato Club is carrying on again and the commit- tee is drumming up entries now. Then the Aurora Lions Club is spon- soring a Boys' and Girls’ Potato Club with about 30 members. for James “In .nu...l-_ Yonge St. Sidewalk Rowe Boynton Weldrick brought up the question of the sidewalk on Yonge Street and stated that he thought it was time something was being; done. Markham is prepared to go ahead with its sharc of the cost and it's up to us to ct after the department, to see if t is work can’t b9 accomphshod this year, he said. The Township Clerk was inâ€" structed to write the Department of Highways on this matter to see headwayjs being made. 200 Pheasantxeggs will be purâ€" chased by the township if they can secure hamheries in the 1ownship to hatch these eggs and have the birds distributed when they alfc grown. give them the right to use this on one side of the road and the town- ship mower cut. the other side to see which did the most in destroy: ing weeds, The cost of this new formula is $10 per gallon in powder form. It can be diluted into 200 gallons of water. This will not kill the grass. Th2 council will buy the material for this experiment. and the Jr. Far- mers will supply the. equipment and do the work. All 'members of the council felt this was an excellent ex- periment, and would like to see it carried out in several sections of the township: ~ We have a well stocked and well patronized library, and for these wishing to cultivate their vocal tal- out the church choirs and an organ- ized glee club are available. Four Churches We have three protestant churches and one Catholic church, Two of the protestant churches have organ- ized men's clubs, and there is splenâ€" did col-operationjetweenvthem with occasional joint meetings. There are splendid tennis courts located on land donated by the village, and main. tained by 3 Tennis Club. There are excellent bowling greens maintained by a live and active bowling club. There is a skating and a curling rink (Continued on Page 2) To provide for the school service of our additional child population a four room addition with assembly hall and play room has beenylanned for our public school and it Is hoped this will be ready for use early in 1947. Additional accommodation at our High School is also being con- sidered. Proximity to Toronto I believe however that. Richmond Hill’s most valued asset is its health- ful and wholesome atmosphere, and its proximity to the great metropolis of Toronto, making it a. desirahle Elacc of residence for people Wlth usiness or employment 'in Toronto, but who like to live in the more open and healthful spaces. We claim to be Toronto's highest and healthiest suburb, and judging by the ever in- creasing number of these people who come to take up residence "hereI this is no idle boast. Unless the Village extends its boundaries there will soon be neither houses, noi- land on which to build them, available with in its limits, Such people who have come among us in the past have made a. worthy eontrxbution to our community life and I am- sure those who may come in the future will do likewise. I am sure they have found and will continue to find here a rich, varied, and wholesome social and cultural life. with a neighborliness, and charm found only in small com- munitics. “Isn‘t your friend Clark pretty slow?" . “I should say ~not.‘ It took him four hours to drive his new girl friend fifteen miles home from 3- dance last night.” famous Jersey herd and Percheron horses. All these add value to our community and enrichment to our cultural life. The next practice for the“ Rich- mond Hill teams will be this Fride night. Any prospective lacrOSse player is invited ‘to come out and make himself known. - Local Lacrosse Boys Prepare For Season At, a meeting of the Richmond Hi” team held recently the follow- ing officers were elected: Preaident, C. 0. Waters; vice-pre‘sident, Wilton Young; sec.-treas., John iMahley; executive, Elmore Harding, Lambert Atkinson and Cec. Mabley; Manager. Charlie Ryan. The manager uf‘thc Juycnile‘team ig John Mavbley. _ Several practices have been held in the Arena and of the boys who have turned out the following look as if they will face the starting gun: Alf. Stong in goal With Bill'Waters, Harold Patton, Ed. and Doug. Brown. Jim DonaXd, Harvey Mash'mtcr, El- gin Barrow, Herb Rose, Geo. P011- agdx and-Bin Buchanan.- ‘ ‘ r ‘ Th9? managdmefit have received severax donations towards the; back- ing of this team and any person wishing to help the boys may leave their donation with A]. White at the B4}: Service Station. ‘ Just when the league will open is not known yet but President Chm-he Rowntree is planning. on mreal conge- hack for box lacrosse in this dis- trict. , v , v '( Langstaff Boy 4 Killed By Auto The Richmond Hill box lacrosse boys are practicing hard for the op- ening game of the North York La- crosse League and to date they look as if they might have a real serious contender_ for the J, E. Smith trophy. "Here comes grandpa," shouted Bruce Roy Kain, four, a few daKs ago, rushing to the street into t e path of the car driven by his grand- father, Charles Crawford. Blinded by dust. from a passing car, and with the sun in his eyes, the grand~ father continued. pollce said. "He felt the hump. stopped the car, and found his grandson dead on the road.” said Sergt. Sid Barracloug of Richmond Hill. 7_ ,_ “Shier (finer-a} Monday afternoon with interment in Richmond ‘Hill cemetery was well attended, “'1nc boy usually met his grand. father every night about 50 vards from their gate,” Sergt_ Barraclough said. “Last night, the .boy was about. 100 yards from home watching a baseba“ game." The boy was rushed into the house and DT. W. R. Wesley of Thornhill found him dead on arrival. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Bobt. Rain, of Garden Ava. Langstaff. The grandfather and the parents live in adjoining hous‘es: Putting Yonge St. On Map Council Talks Over Plans Sick Room Loan Cupboard Is Proposed For Village “A pool of_ sickroom equipment for the benefit of the sick people of the district should be established in each branch area, where every- thing from hot water bottles to beds can 'be available to bring comfort to the sick. Branches can provide the items necessary for such a pool. If there is a. Reserve in your Branch the Loan Cupboard might easily com_e tinder its supervision. Richmond Hill Red Cross has re- ceived an announcement from head- quarters ‘detailing a. plan as to how a branch may establish a sick room equipment loan. cupboard. The plan is thus set forth:â€" "In every community on many oc‘ casions families find themselves in need of crutches, back rests, wheel chairs, hospital beds, etc. These. rarely used and difficult to obtain, are in many cases beyond the means ofntjhe average family. "Sto lights are necessary in Rich. mond kill. and the sooner they are installed the better," declared Count cillor P. C. Hill at the meeting of thc_ villggc cg_u_ncil jhiguweek. Councillor Wes. Middleton ques- tioned the proposal: “Why should we spend $8.000 for step lights when we have a constable?” he demanded. Residents of Benson Ave. petition- ed for a sidewalk on the north side, and were assured tenders will be called for soon. “Because,” replied Councillor H111, “traffic is. going to be 50 percent heavier this year, and we have to take care of it, We also have to check up on 9ur_ traffic regulations because of this Increase. Councillor Paris: “No matter what. super highways may be undertaken, Yonge Street will always be Yonge Street, the main highway, and the soqpcr igis yidencgl the better." 7 Reeve Neal: “We're going ahead and I will see the solicitor and have the; mppr by-_la_w here before long.” It was decided that; a stop and go sign will be put in operation as soon as proper equipment can be obtain- ed with Constable Mabley in charge. Widening Yonge Street Councillor Hill also brought, up the question of the widening of Yonge Street. “I have been in touch with Queen’s Park on the subject,” said Reeve Neal, “and I have been informed ihe work has not been side-tracked and that it, will be gone on with before long." ‘Copncillor Hill also §pokc bf the lighting of Yonge Street -.as some- thing _‘Lh_at mgst not _be fqrgotteq. On the question of the new sew- ers, Councillor Hill pointed out that although it may be a year before they may be expected, the village should get its order in now. Reeve Neal: “We can take a vote on it and be prepared.” Get Byâ€"law Ready Councillor Paris: “Let’s get the byzlaw grepageg and be feady.” Councillor Middleton: “Let us go into the matter from all an 105. Sewers are all right, but we ave been without them for a. long time and it's a question of 'wheLher a wait for another year or so will do much harm, Cpuncil decided that the by-law agamst bicycle riding on the side- walks will -bc~ strictly enforced; that a. grant of $50 be made to the agri- cultural society; that dog licenses will be collected by Constable Mab- ley and that if not paid within the "Get the prices on it and Eeé What it wxll cost," said the Reeve. “To learn the nécd for such a loan , an; $00", Chou, Bacon. ccs bread lightly. spread thinly v ' loaf chccsc. top ‘ cooked and chee: and go as soon obtain- charge. ADVERTISING IN GETS RESULTS THE LIBERAL time allowed, the owners of dogs m“ be summoned to court. The fiucstion of fire crackers on the s rects came up for dlscussion, and council decided to consider some measure of conn'oljo preygnt fircs. The Maple Fire Dept. will receive a cheque from the villagv for $35 for answering a call the Richmond 11m brigade cculd not answer. A representative of the LaFrance C0. told Council prices on fire fighting equipment cannot yet be quoted. “Much of phe equipment and many of the suppllos you will wish to buy locally. Other items you may find more readily obtainable by requisi- tion on Headquarters. For instance, large and exvcnsivc equipment Such as a wheel chair, a gatcll bed, ctc., need not he a. permanent part of your Loan Cupboard. but can be so- cured for loan from headquarters when rcquircd_" Two Ball Leagues Planned By lions Two group: will be operated by the North York Lions Hardball league this year and will be Midget for boys under 17 years and junior under 21. At the present time seven teams have made it known that, they in- tend to enter teams in the league. They are Newmnrket. Aurora, Rich- moan Hill. Newtonbrook. Stouffville, Markham and Milliken and possibly a team from Agincourt. This would round out a very nice league but; just whether all the towns are con- templating on entering teams in both sections is not known. cupboard, survey 'our community by consultmg‘ your octors, nurses and clergyman. “before establishing your pool for 'sickroom equipment, you are re- quested to consult the director of the department. of home nursing. first aid and the reserve at divisional headquarters so that you may be assisted with the planning of it. to the_host ‘advantage. “The size and extent of your loan cupboard will depend on the size of your branch and the needs in Your community to be served. The group schedule is expected to start the week of May 20th and all teams will play home and home games with the group play-offs fin- ishing before July 15th so that the (li?trict may enter the 0.B.A. play- of For ORA. mirpOscs, at. conclu- sion of group finals, the league will bv divided into two sections, eastern and western sections, each entering a team in both age groups for the O.B.A. this year. Players for these teams wiii he the stars drawn from the teams in their section and the teams will play off for the 0.351% finals. The representing teams will he completely responsible for thé district team, The officers for the league thiE year are Grant Nizhswander; Rich- mond Hill. president and Harold Coultcr, Unionvillc, secretary. LIONS CLUB MAKES DONATIONS The Richmond Hill Lions Club at its regular buyiness meeting ‘last Thursday night. voted $100.00 coma Capadian National Institute for,tl1e Bllnd and $25.00 to the fund for Cancer Research. and No. 45