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OOO”OOOOOOQ906009090000OOOOOQOOOOOOOOOOOOOO00090009 VUI. LXX 6 c OMOQONOO”OMO¢OOQOQOONWOOOQOWOOOOOQNMOQ THE HOME PAPER 0F TH E DISTRICT SINCE 1878 Women’s Institute View Film On Community Programme Richmond Hill Public Library To Open On February 25th iay evening", February 20. When Mr Angus Mowat. Director of Libraries for Ontario will ofiiciate. The room has been the scene of gregt actiyj'ty uuu navy-A n... _.__ us the work nears completion. The rubber tile floor is laid, the shelves are in place, and nothing remains to be done but the painting, the instal- lation of the electric fixtures, the hanging of the curtains and the shel- ving of the books. The interest ano co-operation shown by Mr. Sander- son and his men throughout the job have been the greatest assistance to the planners. Much of the old equip- ment and furniture has been refinish- ed and modernized. reducing to a minimum the purchase of new matâ€" erial. It is hoped that finances will permit the buying of some easy chairs and lamps, and more children’s fumiture at a later date. A com- The monthly meeting of the W0â€" men‘s Institute was held in the Mun- lClpa] Hall, Thursday afternoon, Feb- ruary 10, with the presudent, Mrs. Wm. Sayers in the chair. Mrs. K. Svanefelt was acting secretary in place of Mrs. Richard Edmunds, who was absent through lllness. The long-awaited opening of new quarters for the Richmond l'ublic Library will take place on gay evening. February 25. when Several interesting projects were discussed dulung the Dusmess meet- ing which preceded the feature of the program. It was decided to fur- nish the old library â€"â€" reconverting it into an attractive club room for the use of the Ladies’ Veterans As~ sociation, the Scout Cub Mothers and the Women’s Institute, Plans were made ior a group to attend Kate Aitken’s Broadcast, “The Market basket at radio station ICJIBC at 10:80 in the morning. Two boxes packed monthly for Britain will now oe shipped under the U.E.F.B. plan instead’ of the Personal Parcel Serâ€" vice as formerly. NEW FURNISHINGS TO‘ PROVIDE BACKGROUND FOP. NEW BOOKS Mr Archibald of King, interested in introducing the locker system of cold storage to Richmond Hill, invited the ladies of the In_stitu15e to a ‘spe‘câ€" esgr-fifigj-Wfiéni the plan could be explained to them, A feature of the service will be a pick-up‘land dg‘l‘ive‘ry a... . .- systel1va.H;(‘fo§;sefl 3nd c‘akes will bé served, but no definite date had been decided on. As a money making project, the women were urged to bring in all the scraps of wool and woollen clothing,r they could spare to make up a 1-2 11)., bundle to send to the Midland Knit-‘ ting Mills for the purpose of making' into a blanket. This can be auctioned ofl' upon its return. ,A combination Baking Sale, Tea and White Elephant Sale was planned for the very near Iuture. Mrs. Wesley Middleton was appointed convenor of the Baking Sale and Mrs. K. Sv‘anefelt, convenor of the White Elephant Sale. Mrs. Sayers announced that she had been approached by Mr. Wesley Middleton, president of the Agriculâ€" tural Society, to contribute in seine special way to the celebration of the 100th year of the Society â€" in conâ€" siderabion of the fact that the Womâ€" en’s Institute this year celebrates its E‘Oth birthday. It was suggested that it might be possible to resurrect cosâ€" tumes of half a century ago, and to prepare a float for the parade on Fair day. ' uuu. Mrs. Lance Zuefelt had an English address, the ‘president informed the society Where convalescent soldiers had learned to erase signatures, so that Christmas cards could ‘be i‘e-sold Anyone interested in disposing of old cards was advised to get in touch with her. After the roll call, “My Favourite Song” the speaker of the afternoon, Mr. Harold Miller, in charge of Comâ€" munity Programs with the Departâ€" ment of Education, was introduced by Mrs. Sayers. remarked on the great emphasis pla- ced on recreational programs durng the last few years. Formerly a matâ€" ter for the individual, new facilities for recreation are publicly sponsored and publicly maintained. Richmond Hill, he suggested, must be particuâ€" larly interested in a recreational proâ€" ject, with plans afoot for a new Comâ€" munity Centre. . Mr. Miller defined recreation as simply a pleasant use of leisure time. There are three different types â€" one of escape, one of‘ relaxation, and one of self-expression â€"â€" which develons talents and skills. The two‘ latter need the most encouraging. As the speaker agreed with the scientific ob- servation that the individual retains only 2% of what he hears, he propOs- ed to show by film, how the proper use of a recreational project could change the lives of individuals in a community. The picture was an interesting documentary of a street that was just an ordinary street, in an averagc community, except that it lacked any i’eeling‘ of friendliness and neighbour- ly interest. Two men with their fa- milies lived side by side on the street Ed Logan, 3. g‘l'ouchy man whose dis- contented attitude ‘Was reflected in the outlook of his whole family, and Sam Jones, a cheerful man. who with his wife had brought his family up to pull together as a whole. The Jones family finished a rum- uus room in their basement for the ehildrcn and in no time at all, they had all the young’people in the neigh- 7i! J; “In Rsspntials. Unity; 1n Nonâ€"Es: “In'Essentials, Unity; EIEHMOND HILL, ONT., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17th, 1949 Hi1 Fri. Mr the mittee has been busy choosing a col- our scheme andmaterial and they Keel sure that the ~0r1‘owcrs will en- oy the bright appearance of the com. as well as the many books on the shelves. With the remodelling almost com- pleted, the Board has turned its at- tention to the book collection. Lights have been burning in the evenings in the old room where, assisted by volâ€" inteer hel'pers, they have sorted over the books, discardingout-ofâ€"date and worn-out volumes, and listing pop- ular titles for replacement and pur- chase. Visits have been paid to pub- lishers to place orders. and the Lib- rarian is occupied preparing the new books for circulation. Greatly in- creased activity is expected because of the improved location and pleas- ant surroundings, and all members of th Board are anxious that a useful and attractive collection of books should be available. Dournood gathering for fun in the evenings. When they became in~ teresteu in making things wnn their hands, they needed more space, and n. was then that the Logan boy de- cided to approach his irritable father on the subject of his empty garage. mi Logan finally came around, am in the end, 010 and young in the neighbourhood joined in making a club room out of the garage, whicl expanded later to include a nursery scncol. With its 'develoriment, grew too a rebirth of interest .in daily life which community projects always foster. In his closing remarks. Mr. Miller told how Women’s Institutes through- out the country had been instrumen- tal in developing facilities for re- creation. Organizations already set up should not feel excluded, but should work along with any new Re- creational Programme. Although a project of this sort would not attract the interest of a delinquent type of young person, it Would prevent delin- quency that might- otherwise occur. if intel‘e’s’t‘Was a'fi‘Gu'sed- in a girl 01* my at an early age):- When Mrs. A. L. Phipps had moved a vote of thanks the meeting adjourned for tea. 'Note: Members interested in pro- curing a copy of “Fifty Years of Achievement," a record of the Insti- tute from its inCeption, may purchase one from Mrs. Sayers. Agricultural Board Makes Plans For Fair At a meeting of the Board of the Richmond Hill Agricultural Society held Friday, February 4th at the Municipal hall, it was decided to again sponsor three field competitions during the coming year â€" Oat Crop Improved Pastures and Canning Pea Crop. Plans were made for the construc- tion of an announcer’s stand at the Horse Show at the 24th of May, so that the various events can be called off effectively. Gates and turnstiles at the two entrances will be installed. The admission fee to the Fair this year will be 35c. A commuttee was appointed to con. sult Mrs. P. C. Hill with regard to the special centennial prize she had offered to donate in memory of her father, Mr. H. Legge. Fair Committees were named follows: Non-Essentials “HI-@537 Horse â€" S. Rumble, M. Sa- vage, G. Atkinson. 'D. Palmer, N. Tyndall. 7 _ n m u n 1‘ Cattle â€"â€" IH. Barber, A. G. Little Hugh Sheardown. ' Grounds and Buildings â€" P. C. Hill B. Weldi'ick. W. Middleton, A. Rice S. Tyndall, H. Charles. Attractions â€"â€" A. Rice, others to be appointed. _ _- A. . 11v Horses -â€" S. Tyndall, Rumney, M. Boyle, G. Rumney Stephenson. Hunters and Jumpers â€" Robinson, M.F.H., others to pointed. Concessions â€"â€" L. H. -Clement, W. T. Cook. Publicity â€" O. D. Robinson, M.F.H. others to be appointed. Advertising: â€"â€" G. Agar, B. Weld- rick, L. H. Clement, R. W. Scottt Crop Competitions â€"â€" 1N. Tyndall H. Charles, E. Redelmeier, D. Steph- enson. . miflfiénfing Performance â€" G. Agar A. Rice, A. Stong, H. Charles, E Redelmeier , _ r MARKHAM TWP. APPOINTS BUILDING INSPECTOR Centennial Committee â€" All past presidents, P. C. IHill, L. H. Clemut G. Agar, D. Rumney. M. Boyle, W. Neal, B. Weldrick, H. R. Butt. Mr. Ross Norton of Unionville, has been appointed to fill the position of Building. Inspector by the Markham Council. His duties began February 15th. Operating a machine shop in the village, Mr. Norton is well quali- fied to act in the capacity of Inspec- tor. The position Will not carry the double duty of assistant to Mr. Arch Fleming. Assessmeit Commissioner, as originally plannecl, but will be a full time job. Provision will be made at a later date for an assistant as sessor. mm Liberty; almer, N ndall, D lmney, D ._O.D. In All I‘hings, Charity as Presentation To Retiring Manager Bank of Commerce Fred Hoover, Richmond Hill, re- cently retired after twenty-one years as manager of the local branch of the Bank of Commerce and forty-two years with the Bank was honored by a group of busineSS and professional men last Friday evening. AbOut fiIty gathered at the Albany Club, Toronâ€" £0, for dinner with Mr. Hoover as guest of honour. Followingr the din- ner J. A. Greene acted as Master of Ceremonies when a short program was carried out. Mr. Hoover was presented with two beautiful leather travelling cases and sincere tribute was paid to his long‘ years of faithful service to the bank and the commun- T‘ry. The presentation was made by J. E. Smith M.P. and J. R Herringâ€" ton, and among those who spoke were Reeve P. C. Hill. Dr. Langstaff, Geo B. Ball, T. H. Trench, Walter Scott and Mr. Hart. Mr Foover’ssuccessor as manager of the bank. On behalf of himself and1 Mrs. Hoover, Mr Hoover graciously acknowledged the m'esentation and the many express- ions of good will. Local Draugeman Heads County lodge 0 On Saturday, February 5, the Loy- al Orange County Lodge of West York, No. C45 held its annual meet- ing- and election and installation of officers for 1049, in the West Toronto Assembly Hall, at 2 p.m. Among the distingrished Orangemen present were: Most VVorshilpful Brother_ Al- bert E. Mitchell, Past Grand Master‘ of British America: Rie'ht Worshipful‘ Leslie Saunders. P.G.M. of Ontario West. who is also Controller Leslie Saunders of Toronto City Council; R W. Bro. John Moore. Deputy Grand Master of Ontario West; R. W. Bro. Elias Gray, (‘Iunior Deputy Grand Master of Ontario West; W. Bro. John Murphy, County Master of the County Lodge of Toronto W. Bro. John Tucker. County Master of the County of Temiskaming South; W Bro, Jas. D. New, Past District Mas- ter of Toronto Junction District. who is also Very Wor. Sir Knight Jas. D. New. County Master of the Royal Black lCounty Chapter of York. Royal Black Knights of Ireland. Several ‘ other distinguished visitors Were pres- lentâ€"whosemmeswwemttpmwxabler among whom were the Wor. Ruling Master and Immediate Past Master of L.0.L. 1331. located at Guelph. These two members were present to extend an invitation to the County of West York to celebrate the 12th of July at Guelph. W. Bro. L W Zuefelt. a Past Master of Victoria LO.L. 2368 of lRichmonH Hill, having held the county offices of 2nd Deputy Lecturer, County Chap- lain and Deputy County Master. in the last three years. was elected (‘nnnty Master of West YOrk for 19449. The electing of officers was perâ€" formed by R. Wor. Bro. John MOOre ‘D.G.M. of Ontario West, and the in- stallation was conducted by R. Wor. Bro. Elias Gray, Junior D.G.M. of Ontario West. The following officers were electerl and installed as county officers for 1943: County Master, W Bro. L. W Zuefelt, Victoria L.0.L., Richmond Hill; Deputy County Master. W. Bro C. S Holt, ‘Fail'bank L.O.L.; Co. Chanâ€" lain, W. Bro. Baggott, Mimic-o, L O.L.; ICo. Rec. Sec.. W. Bro. A. K Moffat, L.O.L. 900; C0. Fin. Sec. W. Bro. W. Ley, Guiding: Star, L.O L.; Co. Treas., W. Bro. A. B. Browning, IFair‘oank L.O.L.; (‘0 Marshall. W. Bro. A. Forbes. Park- hill L.O.L.; ‘Co. Lecturer, Bro. H. Bourne. Victoria L.O.L.; Dep. Lee. W. Bro. Jas. Thurmer, Fairbank: 2nd D'ep Lect., W. Bro. J. Ostrander Alex Muir, L.O.L. W \Bro. Zuefelt received the Masâ€" ter’s Gavel and took over the Ofiice of County Master at 5.48 pm. and as the Lodge had to vacate the Hall at (5 p.m., the speeches were dispensed with and the Lodge closed in due form at 5.58 p.111. To any one inter- ested, W Bro. Zuefelt is the first member of Victoria L.O.L. 2368 to be elected to the office of County Mas- ter of the County Lodge of West York. Vaughan Township Council’ Deals With Delegations The Council of the Corporation 01 the Township of Vaughan met at the Council Chambers in Muple Monday February 7, at 10.30 o’clock am. All members were present, the Reeve 111 the chair. ‘ The following persons appeared be- fore the Councxl: Alfred McDonald of Jefferson in- quiring of the delay in installing a large culvert pipe on Gamble Slden road. Nelson' Kerr, Township Road Superintendent. advised that arrange- ments were made with a contracting company to install the same last fall I‘his contracting company, even after repeated requests to complete the joh, failed to have the culverts installâ€" ed. Mr. McDonald was assured that every effort possible would be made to have the culvert installed early this spring. v u ~u John Ellacott contractor who built the sidewalk in Thoinhill requested additional payment of $250.80 for protection against the cold and the difl’erence in price between the origâ€" inal quot'ation for material receivet’ by Mr. Ellacott and the final one paid to the supplier. In view of the enâ€" gineer not approving of this addition to the contract, the Council directed that this additional payment be refer- red to the Trustees of the Police Village of Thornhill for their consid- eration. Council directed that the amount of the certificate received from the engineers amounting tc $500.00 be paid to John .F. Ellacott Lloyd Seed renuested that a grant amounting to $30.00 be made to him in lieu of the road. Council directed tnat this grant be included in the road expenditures and the same be paid to Mr. Seed. Several tenders for the purchase oi an issUe of $30,000. as a debenture were opened and considered and the following resolution was passed: That the tender for debentures am- ounting to $30,000 for the school at Concord, received from A. M. Ramsay & (‘0., at a rate of $100.23 (S30;050f be accepted subject to certain pro- visions. Lloyd Davidson showed the Coun- cil on a surveyor’s sketch the sug- gested conveyance of various parcels of land now owned by him in part of lot 8, concession 7. Mr. Davidson further advised that, the property to be sold' must have a frontage on a nublic highway and offered toAdedicgte to the Township sufficient land for the purposes of a public street. Mov- ed by bCarl Sraizw, slfcorglt‘fled by); Jasf , 9.7. . '>,. _;a&,.~t_.e__-ow “111.40- Vaugiari‘2 g ‘accept a porfia§§6f p'ro- perty on part of lot 8, concession 7 on land owned by Lloyd quig‘lson ‘as a road to land being sub-divided by Mr. Davidson, subfect to an agree- ment «being; completed providing that Mr. Davidson grades. drains and graâ€" vols the road in a satisfactory man- ner. WThe following matters were discus- sed by the Council: Gravel On The Tenth. Concession Nelson Kerr, Township Roadl Sup- erintendent advised that he inspected the gravel in Parr’s pit and was of the opinion that this gravel in its present condition would not be ap- proved by the Department of High- ways. The Council were further ad» vised that the grave] in the pit would be acceptable if crushed. No action taken. “April Showers” Is Next Attraction At The Richmond “.April Showers,” which comes from the studio that produced such other great musical films as “Night and Day,” “This Is The Army,” and “Rhapsody in Blue," will be show- ing Friday and Saturday at the pop- ular Richmond Theatre, Richmond Hill. WARNER BROS.’ LIVELY MUSIC FEST STARS JACK CARSON, ANN SOTHE‘RN \Staming Jack Carson and Ann Sothern, “April Showers” has been endowed by Warner Bos., which started the parade of big musicals with the Unforgettable ‘42nd Street' some years back, with production values, numbers, tunes, chorus lines, not seen on the screen in some tlme. Eleven songs are in the picture, with comedian Carson and lovely Ann Sothern, famed for comedy roles in the “Maisie” series, handling most of them. Miss Sothern is also not new to musical comedy, being remembered for a wonderful perfor- manc in “Panama Hattie” a few Robert Aida, who played George Gershwin in “Rhapsody in Blue," and S. Z. Sakall, well-known comed- ian_ head the featured cast. years ago Of special interest is the film de- but of 12-year old Bobby Ellis, pop- ular young radio performer. This youngster was new to dancing and romantic musical, including: “Are visual acting, but practically over- night he was transformed into one of the most personable young finds of the past few years. Bobby was coached by LeRoy and Eddie Prinz until his dancing; reached profess- ional assurance. “April Showers” is set in the nos- talgic 1912 period, and concerns a trouping act on the West Coast. ADVERTISING [N GETS RESULTS THE LIBERAL Surveying Ox-Bow Clerk advised that W. S. Gibson Ontario Land Surveyor, had again been requested to give a descriptionrof the land acquired from Dr. :1. N. Taube for the construction work at the Ox-Bow. Since the survey was not completed no action was taken. 0. A. 1’. and Mothers’ Allowance Acts A letter from the County of York was read advising that Mr. H. E Beckett was appointed as local auth- ority for the purposes of the Old Age Pension Act for the County of York and that Mr. W. C. Goh‘n was appoin- ted a local authority for the purpOses of the Mothel‘s’ Allowance Act. for the County of York. Clerk instructed 0 file. Speed Limit at Pine Grove Mr. Hostrawser advised that re- quests had been made to him to have the speed limit through Pine Grove restricted to 30 miles an hour. Reeve Hostrawser further advised that the l‘oronto and York Roads Commission would endeavor to have authority provided for the same if so requested by the Township Council. This auth- ority was granted. Armstrong Brothers Construction Clerk advised that a cheque amoun- ting to $200.00 representing the am- ount paid for two used tractors had been returned to the Township. Highway Returns The return or money expended on the Township Roads was made to the Council showing that $59,826.80 had been expended on the Township Roads during 1948. Twenty-one culverts were installed during the year. 8,592 yards of crushed gravel and 2,009 yads of pit run gravel were placed on the Township Roads during the year. The cost of winter control was $9,â€" 873.53 which included $9,658.13 for snow removal. 7 Checker Board Sign The Council were adVISed that a request had been received to have a checker board sign erected on the Eighth Concession north of Wood- bridge. Council approved and direct- ted the Road Superintendent to give further consideration to this matter. Council were requested to inspect the condition of the Fifth Concession just south of Number 7 Highway. 1!! new 01 a creek nowmg through pro- perty adjoining the road and washing away part of the road surface, it was suggested that arrangements be made to correct this condition. ' Thomas Michell Complained‘ that poperty previously a’ssesised to uh-im.was..now being as-. sessed to John Angus. No»action ta- ken until the reason for the same be gi‘ven by the assessor. Assessors - ' Council directed that Mr'. R. D. Mc- Naughton and Edward C. Kyle ar- range to assess for the Township of \aughan for the year 1950 on the same basis that assessments were made during the past number of years. Humber Valley Conservation Author. Carl Shaw, representative of the Council to the authority advised that arrangements were being made to proceed with the conservation of the Humber Valley. Mr. Shaw further advised that a budget of $100,000. was suggested and further notification would be given respecting the am- ounts to be levied on each of the con- stituent municipalities. Some 32 sets were designed by Hugh Reticker, who utilized ‘such era- stamping devices as cobblestone stleets, horse-drawn ice wagons and rickety explosive automobiles to lend credence. James V. Kern han- dled the expert direction on this film. Eleven songs are featured in the You From Dixie ‘2,” “Carolina in the Morning,” “Black and White Rag,’ “Moonlight Bay,” “Strolling Through the Park," “Put On Your Old Gray Bonnet," “Pretty Baby,” “Cuddle Up a Little Closer,” “Every Little Movement,” “Mary, You're An Old Fashioned Girl" and the title song number, “April Showers.” RICHMOND HILL FIRE BRIGADE CALLED TO AID NEIGHBOURS The volunteer fire brigade of Richâ€" mond Hill worked over time last week. Although the home front was quiet, two calls came through from neigh- bouring towns for assistance. On Fri- day morning, February 11, two cotâ€" tages went up in flame at Wilcox Lake, one of them being burned to the ground. The Aurora Fire Depart ment was called to fight the blaze. but when the fire got out of hand sent an 8.0.8. to Richmond Hill. Although there was plenty of water around, it was difiicult to get at it, owing to the fact that a hole had to be chopped through the ice. On Saturday, February 12, around noon, at call come from other quarâ€" ters. The Maple fire department at- temptingr to bring,r a fire under conâ€" tol at the Moon Pine Ranch on No. 7 Highway and Bathust St., phoned through for assistance to Richmond Hill. All stock was saved, but a hunkhouse and two barns were desv troyed. Sparks flying across the road set fire to 21 neighbouring house. and several times had to be extin- guished by the firemen.