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Thornlea Wants New School 90 Pupils Now Attending Mrs. Duncan Shay Marks 90th. Birthday - ‘Enjoyed Every Year Of My Life’ Revenue Up, Profits Down 3 Month Radial Report Mrs. Duncan Shay, of Oshawa and formerly of Richmond Hill, celebrat- cd her 90th birthday this week and although she is proud to have at- tained that age, she confesses she has no desire to reach the century mark. But this does not mean that Mrs. Shay has not enjoyed her 90. years. “I have enjoyed everyone of my 90 years,” she says. She recalls her schooldays in Rich- mond Hill where she attended a private school conducted by some women from the Old Country. Then came her marriage to John Duncan whose 200-acre farm at Langstaff adjoined what later bedamc the Jail Farm and is now an Ontario Mental Hospital. Markham township council was asked this week to consider a re- port frdm 8.8. 1, presented by N. Porter, secretary, asking that deben- tures be issued for $16,000 for a new school at Thornlea. It was pointed out that 23 pupils who had not hith- erto attended started at the school last year, that 90 are now in attend- ance, and that the accommodation is altogether inadequate. The subject yvill be taken up at the next meet- mg. The cost of fire protection occu- pied a considerable part of council’s time. the subject coming to the for? in the report on the recent Johnsfinn store fire at Gormley. It was held that the cost of protection is rather high from Markham’s standpoint be- A report from J. G. Coulthnrd, treasurer of the TXT.C" on the oper- ation of the North Yong‘e St. radial line for the first quarter of the curâ€" rent year came as something of $3 shock this week to the municipal council. Operating profits for that quarter were $5.208 as compared with $13,â€" 574 for the first quarter of 1946. The falling: off in profits ocvurred also in spite of increased passenger revenue which was given as $51.59; Compared with $50,076 for the first Quarter of the last year, the gain being $1,571 or 3.03 per cent: “Tim- {migrating exbenses for the first quarter of 1947 were about 89,â€" 940 more than for the same period “What would be the use of it?” she asks. As a farmer‘s wife, she knew what indoor work on a farm meant al- though she had help. They did all their own baking, for instance. Then there were the regular visits from a dressmaker who came each season to do up the family’s sewing. A 16- room house needed some looking af- ter, too. It was so big that when a son got married, a part of it was just sliced off. moved and made into a nice separate house. IApprovaI of the subâ€"division of fihc Porter and Harper farms on BayVIew Aver. was also rgquested. Her two sons and one daughter predeceased her, but she still has two daughters-in-law, Mrs. William Dv-nean of Oshawa and Mrs. Garnet Duncan of Toronto. Besides them, she has three grandchildren and five g1eatâ€"grandchildren. A new great- grandson was born in Toronto on Monday. One grandson. Allen, lost his life while serving in the Navy during the recent war. But; this 90-yearâ€"old lady lins not VOL. LXVIII 2; mmut-e. At the Richmond Hill F ire-fighters Ready To Battle Fires Pictuled above are the member Richmond Hill and equipped by THE HOME PAPER OF THE DISTRICT SINCE 1878 l'cquipped by the Seagl‘aves I tune, the “old faithful” truck cause of the fact that the charges of the different brigades responding is estimated at about $180 as fol- lows:â€" Aurora. 350;’ Unionville, S70; Rich- mond Hill, $35; Stouffville. $25. Reeve Hooper reported that a: the request of John Collingwood Reed am inquiry was made with respect to a fire on No. 7 highway, and that it was shown no blame could attach to the Unionville fire brigade. Mrs. Shay has enjoyed travelling and looks _back_ with pleas_u1'e to _z_in of last year.” reported Mr. Couithai‘l. “the increase being due mainly to increased mileage operated, greater snow removal expenses, increased wages and cost of mafezials as well as for the rental of bUSes used to augment the service supplied by the rail cars.” spent all her life on a farm. She and her husband retired to Richmond Hill and after more than 50 years of married life, he died. For 20 years. Mrs. Duncan spent her winters in Miami and her sumâ€" mers in Toronto. In Miami she met Mr. R. F. Shay of New York and at 84 she became his bride. Three years of marital bliss followed before his death. adi The village’s share of the revenue was $1,193 for which the cheque of the commlssion was forwarded. A lacrosse practice for the Com- bine and Richmond Hill lacrosse team will take place in the local arena Friday, May 9th at 7 p.111. If interested turn out on time. cight-month trip she‘ took to the Grand Canyon, California, British Columbia and back across the Can- adian prairies. a- People aren’t so thorough about things as when she was young, says Mrs. Shay, who, however, does not pl'esqnlg t9 judge them, Till the last two months. she has had very good health which she at- tributes to temperate habits. She has never done anything (that would lmock her out, says she. ' One of her p1ea§ures nowadays is to listen to news broadcasts, and two local Sunday church services. The annual inspection of the Richâ€" mond Hill High School Cadet Corps will take place in the arena on Fri~ day. May 9th at 10.30 am. The inspecting officer will be Maj. Beal,. D.S.O., of Central Command Headquarters. Th6 corps will parade from the high school to the arena headed by the ibugle band. All Barents ani friends of the cadets are cordially invited to at- tend. TAG DAY HERE SATURDAY, MAY 17 The Navy League of Canada will hold a tag day in Richmond Hill on Saturday, May 17th to help the loaal cadets carry on with their training and work. Give generously. R.l{.H.S. CADET 1N SI’ECTION LACROSSE PRACTICE the Richmond Hill V0hn.tce1' Fire Brigadc 51 kle of Woodstock. The tr :1 1324 has bteu retau Spend Thousands On Community Welfare During the past ten years the Richmond Hill Lions Club has raised and spent well over twenty-five thou- sand dollars on community welfare and national relief projects. Information of this kind is hard to come by due to the notable rc- ticence of Lions to brag about their good work and only because of the imminencc of the Community Hall campaign thatany figures have been .,,_L1.. ......,,...,,.. _..m WV .4 released which should thoroughly answer doubting Thomases of the community as to the ability of the citizens to finance such a large pro- jec_t. 4,-__AA1 A“ Local disbursements mentioned ac- counted for nearly twenty-five hun- di’ed for school nurses, cod live: oil and milk â€"â€" about the same amount for boys and girls work â€" general relief two thousand to speak of only a few items. After all local needs were taken care of British Chill] War Victims fund received $3,000, Russian and Greek relief. Institute for the Blind. Salvation Army, etc.. 32,000, special campaign and contri- butions to Red Cross well over $6,- 000. Careful administration and econ- omy has permitted the accumulation of around eight thousand in cash and bonds which is earmarked to :=tart the Community Hall campaign. Incidentally all club expenses are taken care of by fees, fines, etc. and never at any time are special funds subject to any deductions other than the expense of raising such funds. As a matter of fact individual Lions area very large contributors of cash to say nothing of time and energy. Sixty-five of your husbands, uncles, even grandfathers and close friends are asking for your continued sup- port in their good vvork. A hos,t of friends from St. Mary’s Anglican Church, Richmond Hill. witnessed the burning of three mort- gages at an impressive service held recently at St. George’s Angllcan Church, Willowdale. Under the esteemed ministerial guidance of Rev. L. Claude Secrett, former rector of St. Mary’s Church, Richmond Hill. St. George’s Church, Willowdale, has grown beyond all ex- pectapions. I In his usual modest way, Rev. Secâ€" rett gave all credit to his parislfiorâ€" ers for the wondevful and satisfyiw: achievement in having the church and property freed of debt. He stress- ed the importance that it was the people’s service, an evening for them to enjoy, for without their support this memorable occasion would not have been possible. A A proper Cohmunity Hall is a ne cessity. R.H.H.S. Dance In Arena Friday, May 16th Promi’ses To Make School History WILLOWDALE ANGLICAN CH URCH HOLDS IMI'RESSIVE SERVICE Following a brief talk by the first rector of the church, Rev. Muirhend and complimentary words to the present rector and parishioners by the Wardens, the capacity crowd on- ioyed the evéning w'ith fefreslnnents and renewmg frlendshxps. Only about 5000 stars are visible to the naked eye; not more than 2000 at any one time. , (By Bing Cunningham) Richmond llill High School's Lit- erary Society will hold its last, and biggest dance of this year, the “Blossom Bounce”, Friday, May 16. At the Lit executive's meeting it was decided that the arena is the only place large enough to hold the huge crowd expected. Committees were elected to take care of the booth, decorations, tickets, advertis- ing etc., and Barry Collard was elect- ed general manager in charge of all “IrEssentials, Unity; with the new Ford 12k 15 capable of p RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAY 8th, 1947. 0rd truck purchased from f pumping 400 gallons of In Non-Essentials, Liberty: In All Things, ChzflL"L TOWN PLANNING BOARD VIEWED AS URGENT NEED Councillor P. G. Hill voiced the sentiment of merchants and others at this week's meeting of the municipal council when he said the aopointment of a town planning board without further delay is imperative. “Our recent growth shows Ihe need of directed development without a ('oulit,” he said. “We nine of us want hit or miss expansion, but that could and undoubtedly would occur unless definite planning is provided. in this connection, 13%. we need a revision of our building by-law to pro- tect the communtty against all misdirected effort. “We must and We will appoint a planning board,” concurred Reeve Neal. “We propose to have something here in Richmond Hill, and that’s the way to go about it.” Councillor" Hill: “The people are certainly asking .for it." Councillor Paris: “Now is the time to do it when there is so much buildingr going on and much mom to follow." Reeve Neal: “The business of the community can't all be located on Yonge St., and we must provide for new districts and for residential restrictions." Large Crowd Sees New Cooking Gas Demonstrated The Masonic Hall at Richmond Hill was filled to capacity Tuesday even- ing. May 6th, for the demonstration of Essotane Gas, put on by Imperial Oil Limited. Miss Helen Campbell, well-known authority on cooking, was in charge of the demonstration and Mrs. L. M. Cook actually did the cooking on a shiny new gas stove. At the conclusion of the gather- ing there was a draw for the attract- ive attendance prizes which were won by the following people: Master prize, Pressure Cooker, Mr. A. R. Plewman, 21 Yonge St., Richmond Hill; Gar- ment Bag, Mrs. M. Wells, R.R. .2. Aurora; Pyrex bowls, Mrs. Alex. Armstrong, Locust Hill; place mats, Mrs. J. M. Rumble, Dufferin Street, Maple; pyrex gift set, Mrs. George Wilson, 23 Yonge St., Richmond Hill; shoe bag, Miss Dorothy Elem, 43 Richmond St., Richmond Hill; iron- ing b‘oard cover, Mrs‘. Stevenson. Railway St., Maple; table cover, bowl covers, Miss M. Dean, John Street, Thornhill. It is estimated that more than 150 people were turned away anul lm- perial Oil expressed its regrets that the hall was not large enough to acâ€" commodate all those who Wished to attend. It is possible that another demonstration will be held in the near future. Richmond Hill is the; first place in Canada to witness such a cooking demonstration with liquefied petrol- eum gas. This type of gas, however, is used widely in the United States and elsewhere throughout the world, and it is expected that househo‘ders beyond the city gas mains will wel- come its introduction in this coun- Imperial Oil Limited is erecting plants at Maple, Stratford and Carl- ton Place, Ontario to supply this new product to homes in the area. Small tanks of the gas which is liquefied are placed outside the house and the gas is let, through copper pipes into the kitchen. A standard meter measures the amount of gas used, and the home owner pays only committees. ‘ Cy McLean and his orchestra, (Ten- ada’s Count Basie, was secured. This leader previously brought his hand up here under the title of the “Life- buoy Debonaires", a name which has become popular among the dancers of Richmond Hill and district. Because a Toronto crowd is needed to fill out the number of dancers, CKEY, CFRB and High News were asked to broadcaét the dance. This publicity has bccm given regularly WWW} Little water Couple At Teston Wed Half Century for the amount used each month. The gas. an Imperial Oil official points out, has many advantages, it is fast, clean. non-poisonous, and the pressure remains constant at all times. Inquiries about this new service should be directed to Imperial Oil Limited. Liquified Petroleum Gas Di- vision, Toronto. The Liberal joins with hosts of friends in congratulat’ng Mr. and Mrs. Bert Ireland of Teston §v_ho will br fifty years married on May 12. Mr. Ireland who was born on the 8th concession of King, married" Jane Brownlee of Purpleville May 12. 1897 in Bolton and for two years worked for John Richards on the fifth con- cession. They then moved to Teston where they have resided for 48 years: In May 1922 Mr. Ireland started the first daily bus service in this district going from Teston to the fourth concession and north to King: and then south to the corner of Vaughan Road and St. Clair Avc. He was a most genial and obligin; bus driver, liked by yotmg and old. In 1922'he sold his bug route to John. Foster of Oakville who later sold to the Danforth Bus Lines.“ Mr. and Mrs. Ireland have one son, Albert in Toronto and two daughters (Katie) Mrs. Melvin Anness, Wood- bridge and (May) Mrs. George Watt. Humber Summit. They have three g‘fiandchildren and one great grand- c ild. ~VM1‘.'_Il:éiéna then 1eturned to his business as drover. They and their 'immediate family will have an anniversary dinner at their home in Teston from a’ to S p.111. Saturday, May 10 and will be at home to friends from 2 to 5 pm. and from 8 to 11 pm. and by the time the dance is held. the radio will have “aired” it at least seven times on their 4 o’clock teen news cast. Cbme everybody to the 16 and find out what a can really be like! Bob Brethen has picked a crew to assist him in decorating the arena, a tough job, but by the plans to date, a product, which will be well worth seeing. It will be the first dance on the new floor, which should offer oodles of room for as many as should come. Tickets can be obtained from Jim Boynton, or almost anyone in 4th or 5th form. The price is 75c. for all those going stag, or $1.50 a couple- certainly a price which would nntice even the emptiest-pocketed mombeh‘ of both sexes. There will be p1izes,' plenty of them. to be drawn from among tne numbers. or the admittance tickets and 100 cases of Cokes will be there for any and all of the swayers with a thirst. SPEAKS A'l‘ ."l‘. (‘ATHARINES ROTARY The St. Catharines Standard of May 2nd carried a resume of an ad- dress given on Thursday at the Rotarv ("lub l'w Harry D. L. Hill of Richmond Hill. The occasion was International Service Day, when 223 boys from ltitlley College, each re- presenting: a different country, were guests of Rotary. Harry. as representative guest speaker, was introduced by Dr. H. C. Griffith, principal of Ridley and en- titled his talk “Senior Matriculation â€"â€"Then What?" the huspltahty cf the Rotarmns. John Golding of Mexico expl‘cssed the thanks of the RIdley guest“ for arena, Mav swell tlme swing Auditorium And 4 Rooms To Provide For Needs Of Public School Pupils G. T. Parmcnter Construction Ltd. has been awarded the contract for the addition of four rooms and an auditorium to the public school at a cost of $95,000.00. The award was made at the last meeting of the school board. Parmenter Construction Ltd. re- cently built the new Pfssotane Co. plant at Maple and a new school at Leaside. Work on the annex to the Rich- mond Hill school will commence im- mediately and the time of compleâ€" tion will depend on the availability of material. "The addition to the school was first talked of in 1944 and the board since then has encountered and over- Sidewalks and roads occupied much of the attention of the municipal council this week. The subject got off to a good start with a petition from residents of Hunt Ave. asking for a sidewalk on the north side of that street. “If they want a sidewalk, it’s up to us to give it to them," said Coun- cillor Middleton. “A sidewalk is a local improvement and is assessed against the property to benefit. If the materials are available the work should be done.” VJ.7McLatchy called council’s attention to the need of a sidewalk on Yonge St. at the south side of the village. “Can something not be done about it?” he asked. “It is a disgrace to the community to have such a makeshift walk as there is on the main street.” “If we can get. the materials, there is no reason why this job can’t be done along: with others,” said Coun- cillor Middleton. Council also considered a proposal for a sidewalk on Benson Ave. and decided to call for tenders for all three jobs, Hunt and Benson Aves. and lower Yonge St. _ M. KOZak headed a delegation ask- ing- for a roadway just off the east side of Yonge St. near the north end of the town. Mr. Kozak pointed out that the property owners with one exception have agreed on the need of a walk. ‘Time It \Vas Done’ “It‘s time this work was (10:10,” said Reeve Neal, “and we should also have a plan for the construction of all roads in the village.” “We don't need a plan for this one,” declared~Cotmcillor --Hill, “and I would say that the quicker we open up thisuparticulgr 1:0ad the better}: Councillor Middleton explained that expropriation would probably be involved. “I don't like taking prop- erty from people when they are not willing/co give it,” he said, “but if it is going to benefit the village that objection vanishes." Reeve Neal: “Speaking of that neighborhood it is also time Church St. was opened, but a planning board Teachers Meeting Here Shown Value Of Visual Education, In Schools Urban school teachers of North York met at the Fireside Tea Room a few days ago when the guest speaker was A. N. Ballantyne, prin- cipal of Plains Road public school. East York; He spoke on “Audio Visual Aids”. “Pictures give a child a rest from the ,dLudgewn of-Jossons-and arena means of education,” said the speak- er. “The greatest difficulty is in breaking down the idea that this is not, entertainment but education and ‘t takes practically a year to make this clear to everyone concerned. Mr. Ballantyne showed several pictures ouncil To Seek Tenders For Walks On 3 Streets .. _. u... g. -u- -. -n»~v--~-.---w---w-. ADVERTISING IN GETS RESULTS THE LIBERAL come several difficulties such as con- tractors failing' to make good and hold-ups by different provincial gov- ernmcnt departments. The new rooms will be the most modern class rooms in Ontario. Mr. Parmenter announced that he would USe as .much local labor as possible. A meeting of all players and fans interested in organizing Midget and Bantam lacrosse clubs for Richmond Hill will be held at the Municipal Hall on Friday. May 9th at 8 p.111. A good attendance is requested to encourage the younger boys of the community. should be set up and the work should be done under that board.” Council promised to inVQstigate the pl‘onsalupf Mr. Kozak. Councillor Middleton reported that the repair of village roads would be undertaken this month and the work completed if possible before May 24. Would Cost $250,000 Reference was also made to the proposed village sewage system, and Councillor Hill called attention to the fact that nine firms had submitted tenders for sewers at Ingersoll, the. cost to be $750,000. “It would cost us $250,000 if we went ahead with the work at the moment,” he declar- ed; “and such a price would be out of the question.” With respect to construction enter- prises, council dccided to advance $100 to the new tennis club for the rte-surfacing 9f the courts. D. Boyd asked for 2i grant for the Horticultural society, and was given the usual $50. Mr. Boyd called at- tention to the need of a town gard- ener who could beautify the em trainees to the'village and do other necessary work of a like character. Three New Members Initated By Lions Councillor Hill reported that the new street lights are on order with delivery expected by August 01‘ Sep« tember. They will be of the same model as those on Avenue Road in Toronto. Three new members wereinithu- ed at the Lions Club meeting last Thursday, namely Stewart Stephens, W. Wagner and Harold Reid. The ceremony was conducted by Interna~ tional Counsellor, Ernie Houg‘nton, of Danforth Lions who gave the Richmond Hill club an inspiring ad- dress on the duties of Lions. The club donated $100 to the Institute for the Blind. This Thursday night Richmond Hill Lions will have charge of the program at the Aurora Lions Club. and explained the use of the machine ir school. Cost of equipment is apâ€" proitimately $1,000. He urged prinâ€" cipals to bring the subject to the attention of their boalds. Schools represented were Néwmar- kct, Aurora, Markham. Stouffvillc, Sutton and Richmond Hill, all in the Inspectorate of O. M. Mac-Killop. Officers elected were, D. Bahcock, Aurora, president; H. Jackson, Newâ€" market, vice-president; Miss E. Hum- pl1lie_s, ZA‘urqra‘ V seg‘gfigyyfirggsurer. Reeve Wm. Neal and chairman of the public school board, I). M. Chamâ€" uey spoke briefly and welcomed the teachers to the village. LACROSSE MEETING No. 45