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A short sing-song was conducted by W. Middleton. Mrs. J. Bradley, with Mrs. S. Rumfble as accompanist, sang two beautifully rendered solos. Three screens of pictures \vell- \\'orth seein’g were shown By Mr. McCartney of the Department Of Lands and Forests and Mr. Gage, Reforestation Fol‘ester. F. S. Tyndall presented the prizes The Richmond Hill Agricultural Society entertained at dinner on Fri- day evening last the prize winners in the three field competitions the Society sponsored during- the summer months. After partaking of a very tasty meal, 0. D. Robinson, M.‘F.H. Pres- ident of the Society, conducted the programme which proved to be of high merit. Mr. Robinson welcomed the guests in a few well-chosen words, and Reeve P. C. Hill effec- tiver spoke words of welcome for the Village. D. G. McAllister in- troduced the head table among whom J. S. McNair, the Hon. Presiâ€" dent of the Society and a past Presâ€" ident, who has been a member of the Society for 35 years, was presen- ted. Field Cr0p Competitors -‘ Entertained At Banquet Vern Griffin, completing his first year as Reeve, gave an account of the past year’s activities in township and county council. He expressed thanks to members of council and ttwnship officials for their fine co- operation and service during the year. “If a $16,000,000 assessment of the municipality were the responsi- bility of private enterprise, a highly paid executive would be required to direct its affairs” he said. He warn- ed that changing conditions were presenting new problems from year to year much different from those faced by councils of a few years ago. He advocated an increased provincial subsidy for municipalities to help in meeting the expenditures which are becoming necessary. During the past year considerable new road equip; in ent .1md..been,_»plirchased‘ and withflai road budget of $60,000. the mill rate increased 2 mi 5. He recommended: that the Surplus which should be equal to the outstanding- taxes be earâ€"marked for municipal 'buildings.‘ The recve pointed out that a plan-n ning vboard'liad been organized f0); the purpose of drawing up- a by-law regulating building in the municipal- ity. It consisted of Milton Freeman, barrister, Wm. Spears associated with \'.L.A. and Walter Craig, assessor, along: with the Reeve, Deputy-reeve and clerk. Salary was $5 per meet- ing: plus mileage allowance. Meetings have been held twice monthly. The b_\'-law is aimed at protecting the people and preventing undesirable development in the municipality. It will not, he said, be applied in any way to existing buildings or residen- tial property. Toronto schools are reported to be emptying and 20 per cent of the pupils are going to sub- urban municipalities which accounts for new school buildings going; up in Winfred Timbers, Robert B. Rae, Harry Barber, Albert Reesor, Fred Wicks, J. R. Smith, Everett Harper, Norman Porter. Thch will be a three-corner conâ€" test for the reeveship in Markham township with Reeve of one year, Vern Griffin being opposed by form- er Reeve Charles Hooper and former Deputy-reeve Albert Reesor. Deputy- recve Dalton Rumney is opposed by Councillor W. Timbers, and the mem- bers of cor-ncil are elected by accla- mation. Councillors Harry Barber and Fred Wicks are returned and the new member is Robert Rae. Abner Summerfeldi', Chas. H. Hoaper, V. W. Gzifi‘in, Albert Reesor, Dalton Rumney, Wesley C. Gohn. FOR DEPUTY-REEVE W. T.mbers, Dalton Rumney. The annual nomination meeting held at Unionville Monday afternoon was well attended. Clerk Charles Hoover presided and the following were nominated for the various of- fices: Griffin, Hooper And Reesor Seek Markham Reeveship VOL LXX AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY HOST AT DELIGHTFUL FUNCTION â€" AGRICULTURAL SERVICE DIPLOMA FOR ALFRED BAGG DEl’U'l‘YJkEEVE RUMNEY ANl) COUNCILLOR TIMBERS CANDIDATES FOR DEPUTY ECR COUNCILLORS FOR REEVE THE HOME PAPER OF THE DISTRICT SINCE 182 for the Oat Crop competition, K. Fallis of the Crops, Weeds and Seeds branch of the Department of Agiiculture, presented the prizes for the Improved Pastures contest, and A.N.L. Butler, Associate in Re- search, Horticultural Experimental Station, Vineland, did the honours of the winners in the “Canning Pea Crop Competition.” This last named contest is he firs of its kind in the Province. Mr. Butler gave a lucid talk on the conditions he met in the fields he visited. A pleasing feature was the presen‘ tation of an Agricultural Service Diploma on behalf of the Society by D. Rumney to A, Bagg in recogni- tion of his outstanding ability as a thorough-bred Jersey Cattle. , Flowers were presented by the Society to Mrs. Bradley and Mrs. S. Rumble, and a fowl to each of Mr. Fallis, Mr. McCartney, “Mr. Gage and the Secretary of the Society. The reception of' the entertainment was quite gratifying to those who had it in charge. ‘ posed tineg ble. ‘ y “Mr. Fred "Wicks, Councillor, also urged the necessity of the res- tricting byâ€"law and a good turn-out of voters at township meetings. Councillor Harry Burner mlormed the meeting that North York accordâ€" in};~ to statistics had the highest building- rate of any municipality in Norh America, and as Markham is their immediate neighbour, careful planning is advocated. The Township is urban, suburban and rural, as well as including a “millionaire’s row.” Therefore an adequate assessment must be made. Markham requires approximately 10,000 yards of gravel and the purchase of 2 maintainers was less than the cost of renting a truck for the purpose. ' In criticizing the'present Council, Mr. Chas. Hooper, former Reeve, said he was only doing so for the benefit of the Township of Markham. He said the Planning Board was not dirâ€" ectly responsible to the people and therefore undemocratic. The five (Continued on Page 3) â€" frequently working; in the city and left their land to go to weeds serving 3,5 L .a _ 1319339141 Weir . fame; 4192M. he s.‘ -' Mr. Fred 'Wi'cks, Councillor, 11600558. the suburban areas and increased school taxes. Mr. Dalton Rumney, the Deputy- reeve who was the next speaker, said that if the council were to be critiâ€" cized for the hiring of an additional police officer, he would say that conâ€" ditions warranted the extra expense. He did not wholly agree with the council’s decision to pay over $1500 for cutting Weeds, as the work could have been given to local farmers to do. Actually a- good mechanic was needed for the job. He found fault with the situation in the town dump, shared with the village of Markham. The fire protection had proved to be adequate and the*firemen were wll worth their salaries, having attended to 3‘8 fires during the past year. He found need for a new building to house the machinery purchased over the past year. Although it had been dr.icult to turn down several prospec- tive builders in the township it had been necessary to do so. The toast to the Ladies was pro by W. W. A. Trench and responded to by Mrs. S. Rum- necessity of the res- and a good turn-out ,vnship meetings. l'ry Buxuer mlm'med 'Floyd R. Perkins said he was “not the biggest, but not one of the smallest taxpayers” and naturany was~interested ih municipal business. “There have been some things I did not like” he said and mentioned spec- ifically the operation of the arena. He didn’t like to see the arena rent- ed so much to outsiders and local children denied the use of the ice. Councillor Ken Tomlin, electric light chairman, replied to Mr. Neal and said he had tried all year to get the Hydro to put up the lighs on Yonge Street, but without success. Reeve Hill said that as far as he assessment! the“..p.e9.ule of.» Rich- mond Hill would be given an oppor- tunity to decide whether they wanted the cars hack'or the bus service con- tinued. I have been assured this op- portunity will be given the people and that was one condition I agreed to the change-over to busses. The Reeve said he favored the engage- ment of a provincial police because he felt this type of police protection was needed. Under the old system our by-laws were not enforced, hei said. Asked just what by-laws he referred to the Reeve mentioned by- 1a\\s regarding speeding, parking, biâ€" cycle riding on sidewalks, dogs run- ning at large and others. ‘ Exâ€"Reeve Neal said he had heard it said that when reeve he had ordered the provincials out of the village. “I did” he said “but I’d like to tell you the reason. Our own policeman was operating the stop light on a busy Sunday evening, when a provincial officer came along and started wav- ing the traffic through, ignoring our own ofl‘icer. I objected to that kin of treatment and I think any Reeve who wouldn’t stand up for his own officials should quit.” “The lights aren’t up, he said, but it is not for want of trying on my part.” Ex-Reeve Neal said he was op- posed to bringing in provincial pol- ice. It was the thin edge of the wedge he thought and predicted it would not be long until the village won] be told a second and a third man would be needed. I think we could have hired our own policeman, he said, no other York County mun- Ex-reeve Neal said he had not sought a nomination and he had many personal and business reasons for taking time to consider the invi- tation to re-enter municipal life. He criticized the present council for failure to erect new street lights on Yonge Street. The material he said was delivered to the town last year 'but still We had no lights. Toronto, North You: and other municipalities were getting them so there must be more reason than just the Hydro power shortage. He said he didn’t like the transportation sltuation. The radial line had been profiable and the municipality had received as high as ten mills in profits. He doubted that busses would be as profitable. He didn‘t expect 'ever to see the cars running; again. icipality incials. The Hydro black-outs, discontin- uance of the radials, engaging -f provincial police, and management of the arena were among the subjects criicized by new nominees, Ibut coun- cil action was vigorously defended by the reeve and council members. Reeve P. C. Hill and all members of the 1948 council along; with three public school trustees have been l'u- turned by acclamation for axbther term. Exâ€"Reeve William Neal who retired at the end of 1947 was nom- inated for reeve, and Floyd R. Per- kins and Ned C. Hill Were nominated for council but withdrew and they were the only nominees besides the sitting members. Acclamation For Reeve And Council School Trustees In Richmond Hill iid be needed. I think we ve hired our own policeman, no other York County mun- has had to call in the prov- I; Essentials, Unity; 1n Non-Essentials, Liberty: RICHMOND HILL, ONT., THURSDAY. DECEMBER 2, 1948 ers had been considered, but he thought this was not the time to un- dertake the work. I’m in favor of sewers but at the right time. Right now our debt is well over $200,000 arid if we add sewers it jumps to (Ner half a million That’s too much ' ‘ 1700 people. Wait until we have he of our present debenturse paid As building inspector he had a Ty year. Permits had been issued ' more than $227,000 of construc- Councillor Ken Tomlin electric light chairman denied any respon- slbility for the hydro blackouts “no matter what the agitators may say.” As far as the suggestion that auxil- iary power be developed he said prices obtained for an auxiliary plant ranged from 5000 to $65,000. This he thought if _. yifiytpo high, and as far as he Was concerned, he would be opposed to having Rich~ mond.Hil'1 taxpayers saddled with such an amount of bonded indebted- ness. “I believe that the responsib- ility to supply power rests with the Ontario Hydro Electric Power Com- mission and I believe the situation is only temporary. “I am glad to report he said that in addition to the increase we receive from improved conditions generally in Hydro, that we will receive an increased quota. We have gone over the accounts of Rchmond Hill consumers, and the great majority have been co-operating and reducing consumption he said. As far as cuts are concerned we just tried to arrange them so as to dislo- cate as little as possible the social and economic life of the village. t.) the matter carel‘uH ice inspector and fth a good deal. Mored-v were told if we didn" Ned C. Hill nominated by couneil thande his nominatorxbut withdrew. “I expect to be quite 'bu‘Sy during the coming year, but at some future date I will appreciate the htmor of being a candidate” he said. l,‘ Councillor Mabley said that there were many improvements he would like to rsee carried out at the park. We hoped to get it graded but had difficulty in finding duypne to do the job. " and a motor car for: $11700. per year plus a mileage allowance for his car when used on village work,” he said. “While it may be Etl'ue we haven’t had much crime, fn’l' which we are thankful. I don’t belie’w’ it good bus~ iness to look the stable after the horse has been stolensze went in- t.) the matter carefully lwith the pol- ice inspector and féhl' {ye-re getting a good deal. Mai-omen“ he said we were told if we didln't go something the provincial autth‘night place a police in here wheriheri‘or not Ve liked it. We didn’t. ivqptgto be pla! ced in that positionlfile‘ esii‘l. Clerk Russell Lynett presided at the nomination whléh 'was attended by more than a hnn‘dred and twenty- five ratepayers and the hall was more than filled wtih many. being unable to gain seats. The: {Jerk gave an interesting review dekiial affairs and many facts of the year’s business ad- ministration. Tax’ arrears he said were at the low figure of $727 and more than 85 per (lest-t of the 1948 levy was paid by November 15th. Debenture payments this year were $22,458 but would be substantially reduced by 1951 and 1952. iouncillor Taylor, chairman of the :erworks department, reported t 44 new services had been inv led this year. The water supply ch has given concern for some rs would be replenished by the ' deep well now being developed which gave assurance of an ade- te water supply for many years ‘ome. This I think will be a real t to our village he said. eeve Hill szlid it had been a great ilege to be rceve during the cele- ion of the 75th anniversary of village. He paid tribute to the of all members of council and ne service rendered to the vill- In All I‘hings, Charity”. The program was a mock broadcast of a series of radio programs, and the end of each was punctuated most effectively by a commercial in song and patter by Mr. Lauder (Caruso) Glass, whose warning never to put lbananas in the refrigerator will make a lasting inipr'eSSion on every- one who heard him. Mrs. D. M. C‘hamney channingly rendered the lyric for the Children’s Hour which set ofl“ the program on its fun-packed way. The Quizz Kidds‘ followed under the enquiring mind of Quizz Master Joe Kelly â€" Lawson Chesney. The Kidds gave a very good account of themselves, and were keen to try every question. Fun For You I Is Gala Event Next came a real old time hoeâ€" down, complete with fiddlers and call- er. The dancers were champions from every part of the county, and the party included such unusual charâ€" acters as Minnie Pearl â€"â€" Gladys Mc- Clatchy, the Duke of Padooka ~â€" Alan White, and Uncle Ezra -â€" Harold Reid. The audience enjoyed an early country dance by Mr. and Mrs. George Patton, a finished team' from Elgin Mills, who presented an inter- esting contrast to Mrs. LeCuyer and ‘Bob Reid, a modern dance team. So that the audience would ndt feel left out, D1". 1. Q. 01' Rev. Claude Brethen, put the audience to a quizz test, and they proved just as game as the Quizz Kidds. Sometimes they even knew the right answer. had been busy and enjoyable. When she came to the board the policy was that every Richmond Hill child should have equal educational opportunities with children in cities where educa- tional standards are high.” I still stand by that policy she said and pointed out that many improvements had been accomplished but more still are needed. More must be spent in decorating, lighting, the supplying f new equipment and in establishing neéded opportunity classes. age by Clerk Lynett, village super- visor Les Baker and members of his staff. and the assessor Mr. Pocknell. Trustee James Pollard thanked the ratepayers for the acelamation ac- corded the three members of the board. “As chairman during the past year it has been a pleasure and priv- ilege to work with them and during a hard year they did good work. We have quite a program still ahead of us and it wll be an honour and priva ilege to continue to work with them” he said. Trustee Morley Hall completing his first term as a member of the board thanked the ratepayers for their expression of confidence in re- electing him for another term. “I promise to continue to do my best to further the educational opportun- ities for the children of Richmond Hill" he said. The show rollicked on to the ap- pearance of Tom Brennaman, F. W. Morrow, and his Glamour Gals, who bore a strong resemblance to a few of the outstanding- Richmond Hill citi- zens. Tom chatted with frieiids al- cng the aisle, tried'on the ladies’ hats. (which did nothing; for him) and with a big kiss pinned a corsage on the admittedly oldest lady in the The complete cast on, the stage, following a short musical represen- tation of Ontario and Great Britain, ‘by the Richmond Hill High School girls, brought the fun filled program to a gala end. ‘ Trustee Mrs. Barbara Langstafl‘ said the bwo years spent as trustee 1' 00 m Vaughan Ratepayers To Elect Reeve And Three Councillors There is a spirited electon in Vaughan township for the offices of Reeve and councillors. Reeve Boynâ€" ton Weldrick who has held the office for five years is opposed this year by John Hostrawse'r who for five years has served as deputy-reevc. For the office of deputyâ€"reeve three were nominated but all withdrew in favor of Marshall McMurchy, a member of council for three consecutive years. Carl Shaw and Bert vPhelps, members of the 14948 council are seeking reâ€" election and other candidates are for- mer Reeve James H. Robson, Albert Rutherford well known Vellore farâ€" mer and Elias W. Beemel‘, Langstaff real estate broker. MARSHALL MCMURCHY ACCLAIMEI) AS DEPUTY-REEVE The nomination meeting held last Friday at Vellore was largely attend- ed and keen interest was shown in municipal affairs. Roy Barker was elected as chairman and filled the position in a most capable manner. Clerk and treasurer James M. Mc- Donald gave an interesting and de- tailed report of township business. With nominations coming early in the year it is difficult to present a finan- cial statement on the year’s activities but a tentative statement was given and the complete details will appear in the auditor’s report published early in the coming year. The treasurer reported that the township tax levy for the year was $46,926.78 and other revenue is es- timated as follows: dog taxes $2200., hunting licenses $1100., highway subsidy $30,000., municipal subsidy $4611.69, with sundry receipts bring the total estimated revenue up to a total of $97,604.49. Bobbie is not likely to have his head turned by this high hOnour, his mother said, as he is too young to realize that he had led the polls. A committee of three ladies held the contest last week in conjunction with the Lions Club “Fun for You” Show and were able to hand over ap- proximately $75.00 to the cause. Throughout the week, the public were invited to cast their votes at their local stores and during the two nights of the show a further oppor- tunity was given. A prize of $5.00 was presented to the winning child. The voting will take place next Monday, December 6th, and the polls will be open from 12 noon until 8 p.m. BABY KING WINNER The bonny little boy to win the closely contested title of Baby King of Rxchmond ‘Hill in the recent Pop- Expenses for other items include, Fire and police protection $5,040., nursing service, M.O.H. and Board of Health $3243.00, hospitalization, re- lief; etch $1200., road expenditure Miner},*uamzsmsaemezrwiaeaémfiu cludng salaries. etc., $19,518. making a total expendture of $97,345.87 and an estmated surplus of $258.62. Large expneditures during the year ncluded a new Diesel motor grader and snow plow delivered to the town- ular Child Competition, is\b1ue eyéd Bobbie Blanchard, two year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Mprray Blanchgi‘d, ‘22 Centre St. Close 'behind him were Sharon Craigie and Melvin Pax- si Jr. Richmond Hill Electric Light Commission It is a pleasure to announce that from this date until further notice there will be no power inter- ruptions. This has been made possible by the coâ€"operation of consumers in reducing consumption and an im- provement in the hydro supply situation. Your voluntary savings have been to the mu- tual benefit of all. Our continued freedom from interruptions will depend on your continued co- operation. VILLAGE OF RICHMOND HILL Notice to Hydro Consumers Kenneth W. Tomlin, Chairman ADVERTISING. IN GETS RESULTS THE LIBERAL Reeve Weldric‘k and Deputy-Reeve Hostrawser gave interesting- reviews of the year's work dealing with Coun- ty as well as 10cal matters. Council- lors McMurchy, Shaw and Phelps dealt in particular with township matters. ‘ ship this Former Reeve Robert W. Scott deâ€" clined a nomination for council but took the opportunty to express some views on township affairs” in general and. the building by-law in particular. Rose§ Fr‘om Canada For Royal Princess James H. Robson by Roland Kefâ€" fer and Wilfred Bo-wes. Carl Shaw by A. E. ‘Smithson and T. K. Agar. _ Richmond Hill ‘was very interested in the gift of fifty roses sent from the Royal Winter Fair by the Rose Growers of Canada to Princess Ell izabeth with good wishes to her on the occasion of the birth of her son. The roses were flown to England by plane and delivered to the Royal household the day following. The following message has been received in acknowledgement: “Please accept my thanks for charming- gift of roses which I was delighted to receive” signed “Elizabeth‘q Paul E. Angle of Richmond Hill who had much to do with the sending of the gift said his organization had received the utmost co-ofieration from officials of state in Canada and Britain. At the time of the wedding of Princess Elizabeth a gift of roses was sent by the Vill- age of Richmond Hill. ' Elias Beemer a candidate for co-un- cil vigorously criticized the building by-law and [Cyril Baker said he would consider accepting a council nomination, but later withdrew. Nominations for the various offi- cers were as follows: on and Robt. Julian. Boynton Weldrick- by Edward Sea- ger and Ronald M. Fenn. Marshall McMurchy ‘by E. A. Car- son and E. Hadwen. Carl Shaw by T. K. Agar and A. E. Smithson. Elias A. W. Beemer Ly E. R. Spenâ€" cer and Lorenzo Larson. Albert H. Rutherford by Archie Cameron and John A. McNeil. James H. Robson by Lawrelfce Kefl’er and Arthur Foster. Arthur Wells by Thus. A. Kefl’er and Alex Cameron. Cyril G. Baker by Thos. Cooney and John Varley. John Hostrawser by Alex Camer- on and Robt. Julian. EOR COUNU‘ILLOR H. A. Phelps by John Varley and Harry King. R. W. Scott by J. H. Kellam and Frank Foster. FOR DEI’UTY-REEVE '00 FOR REEVE month and which cost