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VOL LXX v QONWNMONNWOWWWM ‘OOOOOOOOO090909009000099OQOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO”. 0: TH E HOME PAPER OF THE DISTRICT SINCE 1878 “AND LEAVE TO YOU TO GUARD . . . . . ” Flurrios of snow beat against the steelâ€"helmeted head of Tom Jonos as h0 trudged up the long hill on the stormy morning of April 9th, 1917. * The hill was Vimy Ridge â€" bastion of the4Ge1‘man armies“ against which the might of British and French armies had beaten in vain. On this snowy Easigr Monday_ morning it was up to Canada's army of cit'zen soldiers. Could they succeed where thousands and tens of thousands of the Allies’ best soldiers had failed? Could the Tom Joneses, farmers from the prairies, clerks from the cities, fishermen from the Atlantic seaboard, win the impregnable heights of Vimy? They could â€" and did. In all the long history of human conâ€" flict there are few more glorious records of military achievement than the story of the capture of Vimy Ridge by the Canadian Corps. Free to speak their m'nds, free to choose their Own way of life, free. above all, to determine their own system of government through the processes of democratic selection. So it has gone all through the ages. In the little ships which smashed the Spanish Armada, on the fields of Waterloo where another despot met his fate, at Ypres and Vimy, on the Mur- mansk run. in the sky above beleaguered Britain, on the Norman- dy beaches. in the Italian mountains, through the Battle of the Atlantic, the Tom Joneses of the Empire and of Canada have laid down their lives that their fellow men might walk free and una- fraid. ’ But Ton] Jones did not five to see vkfiory, lie fen, “not kno“dng h0“7the day had gonef’ .And “dth hinlxfied thousands of the flower of a Canadian generation, the mgn who led the attack? The scene changes to a June morning in 1Q44. D-Day â€"â€" and as the landing craft beached on the shores of ‘v'Hitler’s Europe the sons and younger brothers of the Tom Joneses of Vimy went forward. For many of them it was the last march. Sleeping forever in a foreign field they are denied the reward of knowing their sacrifice was not in vain. ' The price has been high â€" life itself. And yet, on June 27th this year, there will be men and women in Canada who will value that price so little that they will not trouble to exercise the right and privilege so dearly bought for them â€"â€" the right of a free and secret ballot. And, if the result does not please them, if through their slackness an organized and destructive minority comes to power, they will be the first to grumble. ' Let them remember while there is yet timevthe price which has been paid in order that they might vote.‘ Let them recall wtih gratitude the Tom Joneses whose passing made it possible for them to vote for candidates of their own selectionand not the arbitrary one-candidate list of a dictatorship. Let them recall, above all, those challehging’ifirords of Kip- ling’s which appear on the war memorial 'at Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. After considering again the prop- osition of the York County Council that all municipalities should join in the establishment of a health unit for the county which would provide all the usual medical services expec- ted of a local governing body, coun- cillors agreed to defer decision until further information regarding the intention of other councils had been secured. UnleSS all local municipal- ities cc-operated in the scheme coun- cillors felt that the cost to those who did join might be too high. While not apparently against the scheme it was decided by councillors that more definite information as to whether it would cest- more or less than present arrangements was advisable. they died to keep.” Then. if citizenship in this land and the price which has been paid for it means anything to them they will. by using their "rite. show their determination to guard those things men died to keep. A by-law proposed by the County Council regarding the conservation and cutting down of trees met With a very luke-warm reception. All members of the council agreed that the b_\'-law was not adequately word- ed and was very negative in effect. Vaughan Councillors Discuss Health Unit And School Areas In spite of dissatisfaction which had been expressed by a few tax- payers, councillors took a firm stand regarding the closing of the present township dump on the third concess- ion on July lst. Expressing the View that the dump had served its purpose to the limit of its capacity, practically all councillors emphas- ized the fact that it had become a nuisance and a fire hazard and urged observance of the .regulations prohib- iting further dumping thereon. Long discussions regarding the es- tablishment of a health unit and lo- cal educational matters featured a special meeting of Vaughan Town- ship Council held at Maple on Mon- day, June mm, with Reeve John rlostrawser in the chair and all mem- bers in attendance. Dump To Be ('IOSed “In'bssentials. Unity; 1n Non-Essentials “From little towns in a far land they came 'l‘o guard their honour in a world aflame. By little towns in a far land they sleep And lea’ve to you to guard those things RICHMOND HILL._ONT.. THURSDAY. JUNE 23rd, 1949 (An Editorial) Discussing at length the proposed action of splitting Vaughan Town- ship into two separate school areas, replacing the present system of school sections, the council decided to make a full statement to the press for the benefit of taxpayers. (The statement appears elsewhere in this issue.) It was felt that the situa- tion was not clearly understood by all taxpayers, particularly those who had recently moved into the district from the city, and that it was advis- able to give the fullest possible in- formation to them and to show ex- actly what should happen should the proposed by-law carry. To Publicize Area System It is likely that the council will meet on June 28th 01‘ 29th to make the final decision. It was arranged to hold a meeting with Councillor Wes. Middleton of Richmond Hill at the earliest poss» ible opportunity regarding the con- struction of a sidewalk on Yonge Street north of Richmond Hill to El- gin Mills. In the evening Rev. Mr. Butt of Unionville will speak and music will be rendered by th Victoria Square Choir. Another milestone in the long years of good work will be passed by the Headford Sunday School, when on Sunday next it will mark another anniversary. Preacher on the morning of June 26th will be. Rev. Dixon Burns of Toronto and music will be by the Peaches quartette. Headford S. S. To Mark Anniversary Sunday, June 26th mm Liberty; In All rh[ngs, Charity”. Century-01d Timber Still Sound As Dominion Hotel Transformed Pictured above are those who took part. In the uuuK 10W, from left to right, are Norman Boore, son-in- law; Jim Mabley. Borden Mabley, F. Norman Mabley and Carl Mabley. In the front row, from left to right, are John Mabley, who was initiated; Cecil Mabley, past master‘of the lodge, who occupied the chair at the initiation; J. A. (Bert) Mabley,‘head iof the family. Photo by Peter Wade Members of one of Richmond Hill’s best-known families, the Mabley‘s, hung up what is at least a local record when father, five sons. and son-in-law took part in the initiation of another son, the last member of the 1amin to join, in Richmond Lodge, A. F. and A.M., recently. 101d beams which are as solid as the day they were put in â€"â€" probably a century ago â€"â€" are seeing the light of day again gs alterations are being made to one of_Richmond Hill’s 01d landmarks. For many years known as the Do- minion House, the building now oc- cupied by Wm. (Billy) Neal, Dodge, DeSoto and electrical appliance deal- er, is undergoing a thorough trans- formation. When work now in prog- ress is completed it will have a thor~ 'dfi'ghly modern showroomfl'alid 'st'or‘e extending across the whole front of the building. Modern windows will take the place of those from which, no doubt, bewhiskered oldtimers in their day watched the horses and. buggies roll by. The old dining room, scene of many convivial events in Richmond Hill’s yesterdays, will house today’s latest electrical gad- gets. The ancient steps across which many pioneer feet of the district tramped will give way to a modern recessed doorway, leaving the side- walk clear. Old Verandah Disappears The stairs up which the guests of the 1890’s stumbled in the days when the village was lighted by oil lamps â€" and only on nights when the moon wasn’t on the job at that, am com- ing out. New washrooms for the use of the general public are going And changing the appearance of the building entirely, the old veran- dah on which guests of many years ago sat has already come down. in Nobody knows for sure just how old the building is, Certainly it is well over a century. Mr. Neal purâ€" chased it in 1930. At that time the old pipes which carried beer from the cellar for thirsty citizens of long ago were still in the building: Even today signs of the mode of living of more leisurely days are being (lis- closed’as old walls come down. The Floors which are as sound as the day that they were put in all-e being ripped up. Steel beams will, in the years to come, replace the white pine which has done duty so long and st) well. Mrs. LeMasurier Now On H. and S. Executive Representing the Langstafi’ Assoc iation Home and School Clubs Mrs Cecil Thurgood and Mrs. Wol'sdale recently attended the annual meeting of York County Home and School Council at the Royal Ontario Museum, when Mrs. Harry LeMasurier was in- stalled as a Council Executive Mem- ber for Area 4 â€" north. This area stretches from Toront city limits to Newmarket and n0has nineteen associations. Five negroups were 'welcomed, including 0a Ridges. Gormley and Thornlea. Council execu'tive member ailable and anxious to give and assistance to all associ their area and Mrs. LeMas be glad to answer any qw contacted at Thornhill 172.1 Entire Family Joins In Initiation at now new Oak 3V old hatch through which foaming glasses were passed out to waiting farmers, on their way back home from Toronto markets, is to be seen for a few dhys more before it finaliy passes to the wood-pile. Eespecially notable, however, is the'condition of the old joists, sturlr Eespecially notable, he'veve the'condition of the old joists, : ding and floors. Even after the l of many years and of hard u they are as sound today as the they were put in the building. _‘ “Willem” altepa‘tidns. are completed; says Mr. Neal, he will be carrying a much larger stock than he hasâ€"been able to in the past and will be able to display it much more effectively. T0 READERS OF THE LIBERAL: “The Liberal" readers now number about 10,000 Week- ly, and we like to feel that we are all one community fam- ily. with much in common as publisher and readers of the home weekly. After twenty-three years as a member of this ever- growing family we feel we know you pretty well. Your interests have been ours, and your whole-hearted co- operation and support has been a great help and inspiration to us. ’ During recent weeks we have been busy in the election campalgn, and we can assure you that bclng a candldate In a riding of the extent of North York is qulte a demandmg task. Dear Friends: We feel that the issues of the campaign have been pretty fully presented through the daily press and by the radio, and for that reason have not burdened you with too much political comment in “The Liberal” but have contin- ued to concentrate on the task of giving you all the home news. This doesn't mean we don‘t think that the election is a matter of great importance. We believe it is one of the first duties of good citizenship to exercise the franchise, and we urge every one of our readers to vote on June 27th. Knowing you all so well, and feeling that in turn you also know us well we haven’t spent much time campaigning among the members of the Liberal family of readers. We have spent our time in other parts of the riding endeav- ouring to meet and know as many as possible of the 53,000 voters who now make up North York riding. However we don’t want you to think that beeause we have not been rapping on your door, or our friends have not been calling you on the telephone, that We do not want your votes‘ 011 election day. _ We do want your vote, and ask you to accept this as our personal appeal for your active support for our re- election on June 27th. If you require any information about the voting, if you or any of your friends need transportation to the polls, or if we can help you in any way just telephone our office, Richmond Hill 9. - Thanking you, in anticipation of your CD] will and support. and with my promise that I best for you and for Canada, I am, /i<%o/K~@% the oldflioists, sturlr Even after the lapse and of hard usage ADVERTISING IN Yours sincerely GETS RESULTS THE LIBERAL day Elgin Mills Residents Petition Extension 0f Diesel Bus Service A petition which is being circulated in Elgin Mills requests the extension of the Richmond Hill bus service to that community during rush hours. Local residents point out tl'iat the long distance busses do not offer an adequate service and, in the majority of cases, are packed by the time they reach Elgin Mills on the city-ward trip and equally so on the north- bound run. Many people who live in Elgin Mills .woka-in thwcitrynandwfind Jim absence of transportation an incon- venient and expensive handicaip, con- sequently many signatures are being added to the petition. your continued good ill do my