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h THE HOME PAPER OF THE DISTRICT SINCE 1878 \r UL LXX Founder 0f Lions Club To Visit Richmond Hill The greatest honor that could be paid to Richmond Hill Lions Club will take place on January 6 next When the founder of Lionism, Melvn Jones. Secretary-General of Lions International will visit this club in person. This will indeed be a most outs.anding event in the history of the local Lions Club. Much of the credit for this coming event is due to our own Lion Ed Bait- lin, Chairman of Program and En- tertainment Committee, a real wor- ker in Lionism in the interest of Richmond Hill Lions Club. Last Thursday evening the local Lions Club held their regular busin- ess meeting with all members pres- ent, except three. At this meeting committee chairmen made their regâ€" ular reports on the various activities of the club. Lion Bill Scandrett gave a most interesting report on Educaâ€" tion followed by Lion Howard Jack- man on Activities. Lion Bill Horner on Attendance. Lion Len Clement on Sick and Visiting, Lion Frank Schis- sler on Finances, Lion Paul Angle on Civic Projects, Lion Gil Clubine on Bo-ys’ and Girl) work, Lion John Wilson on Membership, Lion Ed But- Iin on Program and Entertainment. This committee is doing an outstand- ing jcb in'keeping Richmond Hill Lions Club in the lime light in Lion- isin. This committee prepared a club Roster with complete informa- tion and had them in the hands of every member at the openingr meet ing of the season on September ‘3. Speakers and arrangements for ev- ery meeting for the entire year is complete including the personal apâ€" pearance of Mervin Jones on Janu- aiy (i. It was also announced by Lion Ed that the annual Ladies' Night would be again hcld same- time and same place as last year. He also announced that our speaker on November 4 on Hea.th and Welfare night would be Dr. Dennis Howell. Lion Allan Balts reported on Welâ€" fare, outliner a mest interesting program beingcarr‘icd on in this community, at the Conclusion 01 his report a special collection was‘taken up and forty dollars realized in aid of a very special cause here in our Village. The final report was given by Lion Bill Wagner on Public Relav tions, at the conclusion of his report he presented the club with a corn plete set of hand lettered lapel badâ€" e'es neatly mountd on a board pain-. ted in Lions colors, purple and gold This meeting was held by candle light owing to the evening shut-off of Hydro. The metting in the candle light was unique in the enthusiasm displayed by all members and par- ticularly in the splendid reports giv- en by the various committee chair» men, proving the value of this splen- community. M Historical (The following paper was written by Mrs. Arnold Rumble and read at a recent meeting of Maple Women’s Institute) Maple was known as Thamesville 110 years ago when the main road ran e:stward from Dr. Walbau’s hill to Yonge Street, not- going through the village as the south end was still swamp. A few years later a road \\ as built through the swamp and in 1829 the Scotch people of the localâ€" ity. desiring a place to worship, built a Presbyterian Church across from where the present one stands. In 1839 MacLachl-in’s stone house was built, better khown as Oliver’s. In 1848 my great-greatâ€"grandfather, James Woods came. to Rupemilletais the community was then called This made the fifth family, the others be- ing Oliver, Rupert and two Nobles. Dr. Routley’s house and the one I am now living in. owned by Mrs. Geo. Jarrett were built in 1849. Ham- mers and saws and square headed wooden nails were about the only available tools. In the -same year, James Wood built a blacksmith shop where Robson’s garage now stands. In this shop wagons. buggies and ploughs were made and repaired. The Masonic Lodge was started in 1854 with James Woods as master. rile was considered the first Freei Mason in the Dominion of Canada. ; The first school was where Elmo‘ Kefier now lives. A Miss McQuarrie was one of the first teachers. Through the years this building must have been destroyed and another one built at the south end of the village. In the year 1861, the school which stood a little cheer to the road than our present one, was burned and a third school was erected at the cost of $00. The’ preSent Presbyterian Church was. built in 1862, in 1866 the Masonic Hall, in 1870 the Method- ist Church. Then in 1878 fire des- troyed all the buildings from Law- rie’s Corner to the Methodist Church. Maple’s first bank was located at Ia‘wrie‘s Corner and was known as the Sterling Bank. This building now stands behind the home of Mrs. E. Hemphill. Dilworth was the agent at Rich- mond Hill station located here. The Grand Trunk‘Railway train, carryâ€" ing mail for Richmond Hill stopped at the station five times a day and was met by a stage coach each time. James Hood carried the mail to Richmond Hill on his back. People came in buggies and wagâ€" ons to the one service in the Presby- terian Church and the two services in the Method'st. Young boys came two and three miles to church on Sundav night just to walk home with the girls. Maple at one time had a sawmill where lumber was cut, a planing mill and a rope factory. The Post Office was run by J. P. Rupert and George Smith kept the grocery store. One hotel. where Iiouor was sold. was located where Dr. Bigford’s home is now. The other, known as Rum- ble‘s hotel. sfbod on the present site of the Villa, and now is Mr. Quin- ton‘s home. This hotel supplied o-nOd meals for 25c and board was $4.50 a week. A retail liquor store was where Simpson's Order Office is now. There were also two shoemakers' shops where girls and boys had their boots made, and a funeral parlour, operated by Mr. Hellstrop, on Mr. Quinton‘s iii'npertv, In 180:1. the old school house was demolished and in 1994, the present building was erected. costing 33200. In the same year the cr'eamerv was built. where butter and ('ITCPS" was made. It Was run by Bill Robinson. In 1895 the Anglican Church was built and in 1898. Mr. Knight moved his funeral parlour from Teston t0 Maple. The first Women’s Institute meet- ing was he‘d in an old shed at the hotel in 1899. k'iOwii as Richardson's. Dances were also held in this shed. “Henry ~ Bai‘Iey’S‘ hou’se’.‘ Notes On Maple L. Richaruson kept a harness shop where marriage licenses could I": bought for $2.00. In 1004 Richmond Hill station was burned and the present one was built. At this time the name was changed to Maple and the C.N.R. bought. the Grand Trunk Ra.lway. Cattle and hogs were shipâ€" by Cousins and Taggart from this point and farmers marketed their grain here. In 1904, J. B. McLean built the Standard Bank on the presâ€" ent site of the Canadian Bank of Commerce. and in 1010 Bert Jack- son and Dr. Routlcy had the first t-(o cars. When Maple was surveyed, Norâ€" man McCullough‘s front door is the center of Maple. In 1910, the United Phone Com- pany came to Maple and located in In 1914eHydro came to Maple from Woodbr'idge and in the same year. World War I broke out. In 1918, November 11‘, peace was declared, and the boys from Maple returned leaving only one of their comrades, Morris Gardener, beneath foreign soil. On their return the boys were presented with gold watches by the township. In 1921, a building was bought by shareholders from an ai1'-' port on Dufi'erin street and transpor- ted to Maple by teams and wagons. From this building the Community hall was erected. In 1925 the Methodist Church was changed to the United Church by vote. In 1928 Maple became a Police Village and in 1929 the first trusfiees were elected: Tom Cousins, Hiron Ref-fer and Guy'Lawrie. In the same year the park property was bought and also the first ’fire reels. Three veteran firemen are still with the brigade. namely Donald Allan, Will- iam Johnson (Sr.) and Charles Coov per. i In the years between 1929 and 193‘.) depression struck the country in- cluding Maple. Then in 1939 World War II broke out. In 1941 Jane’s Hotel was d0wn and the Maple Villa lbuilt. May 8, 1945 was V. E. Day and on August 15, 1945, V.J. Day was de- clared. To celebrate these days the community at large, in their rags and finery, gathered at the Concert Hall. The following nigfi‘t, during a free dance a collection was taken and this was the beginning of the Young Men’s Club, which Sponsored our present Sports Bowl. This club was later taken over by older men of the village and was named Maple Recreation Association. Maple was very fortunate in havâ€" ing only one casualty in World War II. Oscar Wilson was wounded but returned to Maple with the rest of our boyis. The township presented these boys with leather club bags. In the same year the Maple Cattle Breeders’ Association was begun. In the spring of 1940 work was started on the Sports Bowl and in the same year a Lacrose team was formed by Cal Miller. This team won the Jack Smith Trophy for 1946- 47. In 1047 Imperial Oil began their Essotane Gas Service in and around Maple. In 10-18 the first Lions Club formed in this village. This club sponsored Old Home Week in Sep- temiber of this year and the key of Maple was presented to Mr. David Cooper. the oldest resident. On September 28, 1018, Maple Lav crosse team won the Ontario I} Championship. Ray Rumble. eight year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Rumble. is the sixth generation of the James Wood familv.mentionerl in tho fil“’i’ part of this history, to live in Maple. \. torn \\' 21 S HOCKEY MEETING :- All interested in playier or sup» porting juvenile or junior hockey iii Richmond Hill this season are asked to meet in the municipal hall next Tuesday evening at 8 pm. “Iii l‘lsscntials. Unity; __â€"â€"â€"â€" In NIJuâ€"Ilssoidials. Liberty; Iii RI(‘HM()NIJ lIII.l.. ()N'I‘.. 'l'l'lbllSliAY. t A World been established in the txvo-year-old class by this. Canadian Holstein. She s Roeland Rag Apple Lilly owned by John W. Greenwood: Maple, and she produced 827 lbs. fat from 8,593 lbs. milk as a junior twoâ€"yearâ€"old on twice-aâ€"riay milking, in 365 days with a test of 4.45. ' Vaughan Holstein Is World Champ A ll ‘ the Record for hutterfat production. over all 'lii‘cczls has just Many Objections Raised To , Markham Twp. Building By-Law There was cousidxrablc opposition to Markham Township Buildingr Byv aw when a large of payers appeared before the Municip» ll bad at its sittings in Unionvillt Tuesday. were raised to various clauses in the by- law which is designed to regulate building in the municipality, specify- ing the size of required house, size of lot, (it‘. Chas. Hooper. former reevc .fl‘aVL’ details as to the destructive effect of properties number ralv Many objections various clauses upon his and suggested adjoin-ping the wholt so that it discussed matter for three months could without rushing it through on such be examined and short notice. Solicitor vl. ify several‘tdwjectors"and in one case advised putting plans for a propOsed building through immediately to avâ€" oid the effect of the proposed new by-law. Objection was taken to this advice because it satisfied only 011( person whereas future builders would still be under the bancl'ul effect of the clauses. Mr. Bursill, of Thornhill, stated there were many people living in one room downtown where children were ba.red. had newly arrived from England and they were only al- lowed to bring a amount of their savings with them. This made it impossible to build with the byâ€" laws as they arc. To pass these fanâ€" tistic new laws would condemn such people to a miserable existence with all the restrictions of the downtown rooming houses. cAfter persistent attacks upon the proposed ‘ryâ€"law it was adjourned sine die. The following gentlemen addrcsesd the board: Mr. Hume on his own be- half and a neighbour; Mr. Hewson on behalf of the Canadian National Railway who obpected to Clause 18 which he explained would practically prohibit the use of land owned by the C.N.R. for industrial buildings. Wesley C. Gchn, former County Warden stated the proposed byâ€"Iavi houses he 1). Lucas tried to iiacâ€" Some small wopld seriously affect 2 owned close to the road. Mr. Temple, owner of a mink ranch, Mr. Guy Butcher, Mr. Fred Bacher, who stated that it would be impossible to build semi-detached houses if the byâ€"Iaw passed. Mr. Watson, Mr. Shelmcrdinc and Mr. Campbell also spoke. Mr. W. Anstcy. trustee of Thornâ€" hill. stated that village trustees should consulted in important matters such as the )‘II'ODOSCd byâ€"Iaw and Mr.‘Finlay also suggested a 3â€" month hoist be for the byâ€"law. Mr. l l l i announced (Tarvcr submitted a plan showing small house to stilt aired people which could be heated at a reasonal'ile cost, but could in no sensi- of the term he t‘l'iIClI a shack. He iiiggosted zoning to accomodate people requiring exâ€" .‘ll1>IVC homes. A petition signed by 25 property owners was filed against the by-law. PUBLIC saneâ€"0L ANNOUNCEMENT Once again the Public ScliOol pu- pils have decided by a large major- :th to collect pennies on Saturday evening. October 3011i. They are folâ€" lowing up what seems now to be an established custom and it is hoped that the Rislimond will ctr-operate as they have done in citizens former years. This year such sums as are collect- ed will go to our local Lions Club as '1 contribution to their juvenile work of rendering assistance to those :oung people who are underprivileng in'l unfortunate through no fault of .hcir own. We thank the people of Richmond Hill not only for past help in making this effort a success but also in anâ€" ticipation of continued aid on this occasion. Signed on behalf of the Public School Staff and Pupils â€" WALTER SCOTT BOWLING NOTES The Richmond Hill Lawn Bowling Club finished the‘ season with a dinâ€" ner at Bettle’s Coffee Shop, after which the reports of the year‘s acâ€" tivities were received and officers el- ncted for the coming year, Mr. N. Chattelly gave an encouraging reâ€" port of the finances of the club and Mrs. E. Lecriyer presented the report from the ladies section. Both showâ€" ed the clubs ended the year with sub- tantial surpluses and all outstand- ing debts paid. The following of- ficers were elected for Til-Ill: Presi- ‘lcnt. M. Hall; vice-pres., A. Rice; sec., R. K. Young; treas, N. Chat- terly. The following chairmen were elected to the various committees: Games, R. Casement, E. Hall: greens R. Lynett: tournaments, A. White; membership, L. H. Clement; ladies’ games, Mrs. A. White; refreshments. Mrs. A. Rice. BADMINTON (i‘LI‘II MEETING A meeting of the Richmond Hill Club will be held in the hall. Wednesday evening, 3rd, at 8 pin, it has been bv R. Johnton, president. Badminton municipal N oven bei' ______________’___._â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€" And As For Apple Pie Richmond Hill Takes The Bakeéays Toronto Columnist In a recent issue of a column onâ€" titled “The Pen and I” condi'ctcd by I‘Iiiu'h Mt-(‘onkcy in The Leader. a weekly Toronto paper, the following i-aiae‘ranlis occur with respcct to the turkey supper provided a few wetks ago by St. Mary's Catholic parish in tho Ai‘cnar-i “Sad comnientaiy (n pi'milu . . likctnie . . but until last week I had "mer attended a country church turâ€" key so'dul. At the insistent urgine‘ “f -l“rzink Mt-(linn we drove up into the L'FUVVli'V and had one of the finest meals I've ever eaten m but roast turkey Vvith cranberry sauce. gobs of Hill. iiia~hcd potatoes. i'l't'sh carrots and peas, hot rolls, t'liLiiiti'y butter and pic! Anti, man oh man, what pic apple. coconut. custard, raisin. lilllt‘~ berry. lemon all waiting to be lifted onto iuv iilatc. From the miliâ€" rite I cntercd the (It‘ui' of the hall 1 undo to feel welcome. it was like sittingr down to the table with my noin-hbmii's _ . . two or three hunb-od cf them. I liked it. and I‘m swing back again. And jiht to start the ‘ball rolling‘, I’d like to go on record saying that Ontario's “est :mnle lie is m'ulc in Richmond Airy doubters '3"! “"(IS just 21* iru '- i it... l I‘hirifiz‘s. Charity". it'THIllfiR '38. 10-18 noon. PaidTRIf‘ To Richmond Lodge ll, ‘IV. Iil’li. Norman Johnston of Aurmzi. disti'id deputy grand mas- '.tr. 'Ioi'nntt‘ District C, paid his of- Iicial visit to Richmond Lodge A.I“. A” .\.M. last Wednesday night. arid v.;rs gicetcd by a large attendance of local members and visitors from Tor- (‘1110 and district Follow- ing the work in the Lodge rooin a lodges. sumptuous banquet was enjoyed anti customary honored. The I)I).G.M. higth complimented Lamâ€" bert Atkinson. ruling master of 'lichmond Lodge and his officers on the excellence of their work and deâ€" livered an inspiring message to hte assemltltd brethren of masonry. toasts Fine Weather For King & Vaughan Plowing Match Ideal fall weather, a choice site, a large number of keen competitors anti a record crowd combined to make the animal King and Vaughan Plow- ing Match Tuesday afternoon one of the most successful and en7oyable in histcry. Held on the beautiful farm oi‘ Norman Br‘yson. con. 6, Vaughan land and conditions were ideal for plowing and some excellent work was accomplidied. A most sumptutus hot dinner was served by the ladies of Laskay church and in the hall following the dinner. President. Gordon Orr presided for the presentation of prizes. A coin- plete list of prize winners will ap- pear in our next issue. By Keith Teet zel i icipality. ADVERTISING 1 THE 1 .IBERAL G IC'I‘S R ES 1' I .TS NUMBER 18 Community Church Service Marks__75th Anniversary Ilichiiioiid IIill‘s T5Ih as an incorporated village was fitâ€" tingly marked by a community church service in the United Church last Sunday evening. The church. beautifully deer rated for the occasion with baskets and standards of choic- est Richmond Hill roses was filled to capacity for the historic service. Rev. C. B. Brethen. minister of the United Church presided aird was as- sisted in the service by Rev. W. F. Wrixon, rector of St. Mary's Angli- can Church and Rev. S. W. Hirtle of the Presbyterian church. The guest speaker was Rev. H. S. Warren, a native son of the village and a son of a member of the first municipal council, W‘m. S. Warren. Reeve P. C. Hill, members of the 1048 council, former reeves, Warden Ken Thompson of York County, Par- liamentary representatives. and reeves of district municipalities with their ladies occupied seats at the front of the church. Rev. Brethen extended a cordial welcome on behalf of the church and 4 extended thanks to all who assisted in making the anniversary celebration successful. Rev. H. S. Warren said it was a proud experience to return to his na- tive village and preach the sermon on the occasion of the 75th anniverâ€" sary of the incorporation of the mun- Taking his text from 1st Kings, chapter 21, verse 3 “And Na- both said to Ahab. the Lord forbid anniversary" my fathers untod thee," '1948 council. Ihc speaker commended the spirit of Naboth in cherihing the inheritance of his fathers and urged that toâ€"(Iay we be ever mindful of the fact that real progress can only be~based on fundaâ€" mentals which are sound and good. He recalled that in his bovhood names such as Law, Trench. Lungâ€" staff, Hewson. Crosby and many oth- ers were household words. and he paid tribute to these and all others who down through the years accep- ted the responsibility of leadership in community affairs. “Richmond Hill has made progress in years past" he said “and the future is in your hands." ' A choir reprtsentativc of village churches under the leadership of A. Melecci rendered the anthem ‘God the Omnipotent” and were highly com< plimented for their rendition by the guest preacher. The service programs provided bv the municipality contained in addit- ion to the evening order of service, the names of the first municipal council of 1873. and the names of the It is noteworthy that Reeve P. C. Hill, the thirteenth chief magistrate of the village in 75 years, is a native son of the municipality, a son of the late David Hill who for many years of Richmond Hill’s his- tory was active in the business and public life of the community. Reeve Hill is head of the firm David Hill & Co. Ltd.. Richmond Hill’s oldest that I should give the inheritance of established business. York County Grain Team Wins Provincial Championship Competing in the Provincial Interâ€" ricr-ltural Representative, Archie Mc- R'H'H'S' Sport Slants Club Contest held at the Ontario Ag- ricultural College last Friday two York County teams maintained past . 1 v . v ‘7. V. _ . 0“ Thulbd‘l-l‘ chhm “1’ the 51X successes when the Grain Team won mun rugby game between R.H.H.S. and Earl Ilaig C. I.. with a game at the local h'im “noffl' There was a Splendid points behind the winning team from turnout of students and the members pee] County_ of the team hope that this moral support is,continyiedr‘throtughopt the season. When the game was over. R.H.H. S. turned up on the short end of a Shortly after the game started Geoff Jones of E.H.C.I. recovered a fumble in the Richmond Hill backâ€" field and plunged across the line for the first major score. of Earl Haig kicked for a point as did Warhame, also of E.H.C.I. Near the end of the game this same man intercepted a long pass which was attempted by Richmond Hill and after wading through nearly all of the R.H.H.S. team went across for another five points. In the‘ last part of the first half, Sil Stefl’an threw a pass to Pete Toâ€" University bias and Pete went over for a touch- down. This touchdown was conver- Le“ Rcdman boys were coached by Assistant Ag- 502150“ Opened with a the provincial championship in that contest with an entry of thirty teams while the Markham Dairy Calf Team came third in a field of 51, being nine The grain team composed of Carl Boynton of Woodbridige, high man in . that cernwttconrâ€" WWiak'nwnâ€" for the entire day, and Clare Eves of Queensville, were very evenly match- ed. Their combined score of 1103 out of 1200 was the high for the day in all competitions. In second place came the Ontario County team. Carl and Clare will represent the Province of Ontario in the National Club Conâ€" tests held in Toronto during the first week of the Royal Winter Fair. The Kenzie of Newmarket. Lester Weat-herill, Unionville and Edward McGriskin, AginCOurt, made a splendid showing in the dairy corn- petition totalling up 1080 points. The Grenville County team were second. York had no entries in the Food and Clothing contests. The former was won by Perth County and the latter by Middlesex. The South Sinicoe team won Beef honours, while Elgin took the Swine, Leeds the Poultry and Welland the Potatoes. , aflverfifidhconteotanmyandxtbeim jiud- , ges sat down to a banquet in the College Dining Hall where the tro- phies were presented to the winning teams following greetings from Hon. W. Goodfellow, Minister of Public Welfare. The tneeting was presided over by W. R. Reek, President of the Ontario Agricultural College and suitable entertainment rounded out a busy and interesting day for all par- ticipating. Thornhill Students Back To Study Aft_er_S_ummer Activities N‘o one could accuse T‘hornhill‘s students of frittering away time, or opportunities. for all spent their summer holidays gaining practical experience in their chosen ted 0“ '<\ D355 fl'Om 3311le Neal t0 fields, and making money to assist John Atkinson. The next game is at Newmarket on Thursday, October 28. AN N IVERSARY SERIVES AT with college expenses. Mary Kertland, Mary Howard and Belle Jaeger. who are taking the Ocâ€" cupational Therapy course each did a stint of hospital interning. Mary 'Kertland was at the Westminster I’RESBYTERIAN CHURCH Hospital in London, Ont., Mary Ho- There was a large congregation last Sunday morning at Richmond Hill Presbyterian Church for the 0b- servance of the one hundred and thirty-first anniversary of the con- gregation. The guest preacher.was Rev. ROSs K. Cameron of Dover'- court Rd. Presbyterian Church who delivered an inspiring sermon. The choir under the leadership of Mrs. ward at the Toronto Psychiatric Hospital, and Belle Jaeger at the Homewood Sanitarium in Guelph. Arts student, Leona Jefi'ery. was with the Camp Division of the Neighâ€" ibourhood Workers in Toronto. Peter Wade decided to capitalize on his hobby of photography. He took a job in the dark room of a Toronto photographer, and also for- med the partnership of Wade and Ford with two friends, Alan and Eric Ford pf Steele's Ave. (who entered Hirtle rendered two anthems which the University this year)_ The bOYS were very much apprecrated by the were greatly in demand for taking large congregation. SA RE SOLVENTS pictures at weddings. receptions. street fairs. etc.. and in private homes, and have been known to take a photograph and return with the Faith rear many industrial “'0!” finished print within an hour. They kers suffer injuries through the misâ€" will carry on with this work during the winter in spare hours. Peter is use cf cleaning or degreasing sol- _ _, _ . , vents. Used in the proper manner dis? plctmePUbl'mY man t9} umv‘ , . erstty College and one of his photo- irr well-ventilated places, most 501- graphs appeared recently in the vents are entirely safe. but even the Globe and Mail. smallest solvent operation is a poten- For the second successive year. tial danger if it is not properly cori- ductetl. Solvent fumes are danger- ous. They should be treated with respect. THE GROWING YEARS All throuin children need vitamin D. They need it winter and summer if they are to build strong bones and teeth and ward off the danger of rickets. Vitaâ€" min D is cheap and easy to obtain in drop. liquid capsule form. A child cannot usually get enough vitâ€" amin D in his regular diet. the o-rowing years a . ()I' DANCE Dunc-incr Saturday High School auditorium. Aurora, 8.15 to 11.45 pm. every night nineteen-year-old Peter has won the Henry John Cody Scholarship, will continue to receive it each remaining year of his Mathematics and Phys- ics course, provided he continues to obtain an honor percentage in all his subjects. Jim Russell now in his final year in Mining Engineering worked in a zinc mine at Franklin, New Jersey, and Terry Jaeger, who did naval du- tv during- the war. was with the Ii. T. Naval Training Division at Hall- fax. N.S.. for the summer months. Terrw is taking an Honor Science corrse. John Neil is specializing in the conservation of wild life and expc'ts to ioin the Department of Game and Fisheries noon completion of his course. This summer he was work- ing for them in the oyster beds near Chatham. New Brunswick, where a study is being made of the breeding habits of oysters for the purpose of "e-stocking fished out waters. John also made some very interesting side trips in cod and lobster fishing boats. Larry Lake, who plans to make the Law his career, was with the Wel- r‘are Department at Queen’s Park :Iuring the holidays. High School Notes By Arthur Bone Last Friday the Literary Society )f Richmond Hill High School held its first meeting for the 19-18-40 sea- son. The main item of business was the report from the Memorial Com: mittee. After a short discussion, it was decided that the Society be res- ponsible for the erection of a mem- orial tablet in memory of the ex-stuc dents who gave their lives in .the First and Second Great Wars. The rest of such a bronze tablet is ap- proximately $500.00 and a committee will be formed to raise and finance the funds. It was also decided that the stud- ents resume publication of the school magazine “The Tatler." June Collard, ditor, outlined the plans of its pub- lication. After the business meeting, Fifth Form supplied a varied and enjoyable programme. Featured were Fifth Form on Parade, The Red Carnations and a song by the Marksmen. the school quartet. The next meeting is scheduled for November 12, with Fourth Form in charge. Parents and friends are asked t: mark Friday, November 12, on their calendars as this is the evening set aside for the annual commencement of R.H.H.S. The speaker of the eve- ning will be Mr. H. R. Bettie. Direc- tor of Guidance for the Department of Education. Mr. Elson, our new principal and Mrs. Davies will be on hand with the other teachers to meet; are parents. Music will be supplied by the Glee Club and the Marksmpn. A1“ enioyable evening is in store for a I. ' The Athletic Society are holdine‘ their Annual Hallowe’en Dance and Masquerade on Friday. October 29. at 8:45. Pupils are asked. if poss- ible, to come in costume. Exâ€"nupils are invited but requested to be ac- companied by a pupil of the current year. Music will be supplied by Eaton's Band Box.