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He received Hi1.l 11.; Rlcbmumli Telephone Richmond Hill 500 “‘1 N “j 77 York County's Newest and Most Modern Playhouse Shows daily', Monday through Friday at 7 and 9 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Saturday: Matinee at 2 p.m. Doors open at 1:30 p.m. Continuous Show Sat. from 5 p.m. ‘ Doors open 4:45 p.: “If You Knew Susie FRIDAY & SATURDAY â€"â€" AUG. 5 8L 6 MONDAY & TUESDAYâ€"AUG. 8 & “ Desert Fury ” FRIDAY & SATURDAYâ€"AUG. 12 & 13 Leadin SMALL COST â€" QUICK RE- SULTS. A LIBERAL CLASS- IFIED AD REACHES A WIDE MARKET, GETS RESULTS. During July and August the first show (very evening will commence at 7 pm. Jack Dempsey, Babe Ruth, Joe Louis and hosts of others “ Brooklyn Orchid ” Sports Wm. Bendix, Marjorie Woodworth Frederick March, Virginia Bruce the raid was Constable “ Trigger Man ” Eddie Cantor and Joan Davis ALWAYS NEWS AND A CARTOON iay With Tito Gu‘iza‘r ADULT ENTERTAINMENT Johnny ‘ Mack Brown ’19 I)-MBER 5 3f with Plus with with with ,with with Plus Edward Kidd of Richmond Hill, who has laid charges against the club, which has its headquarters at 1.087 Quen Street West, To'ronto, of hav- ing liquor for sale and of having liquor in an illegal place. Besides Constable Kidd ofl‘icers taking part in the raid were: Detec- tive William Martindale and Constabâ€" les Frank Sween'y and Ralph Fear of York County and P. C. Frank Moore of Richmond Hill. 10&11 n; Henry C. Bowyer Marked Ninetieth Birthday July 26 Three married sons and their mar- ried children came from various points in the United States, some irom as far away as Florida, and two married sons and two married daughters and their children came from places in Canada to attend the celebration of the ninetieth birthday of Henry C. Bowyer of Church St., Richmond Hill, which occurred on July 26th. On July 30th, a Bowyer reunion was held at Springbank Park; Lon- don, when games, races and a ball game were features. Many presents were given to Mr. Bowyer, who made a suitable reply and gave, as his recipe for a long life: ‘Never be in a' hurry, never worr-y and live a good clean life.” Mr. Bowyer has twenty-six grand- children and fifteen great-grand- children and makes his home with his son Charles on Church Street, Richmond Hill. Born in Essex, Eng- land, he came to Canada in 1910 and says that he has never'regretted it. Five of his sons served in the first Great War, Charles being a prisoner- ofâ€"war for nearly four years, and five grandsons served in the second \V a 1‘ M'r. Bowyer enjoys the best of 116:; th, hoes, cuts wood and takes walks for exercise. give an added touch of brightness to the main street at night. Other lighted signs, it is, understood, will mmw‘oeingfihofily' when «alter-.1- tions to business premises are com- pleted. New Signs Brighten Yonge St. Darkngzss Although it’s still a long way from New York’s Broadway or Chicago’s Michigan Avenue, new illuminated signs on Richmond Hill’s Yonge St. provide an augury of things to come. Richvale Girl, Richmond Hi3? Man Win Car, Boat At Lions flamival An electric vsign -at the Richmond Hill Hardware and the lighting up of the name on the Richmond Theatre As Jack Smith, M.P., drew and an- nounced the lucky number which would make somebody the owner of a new Ford car, at the conclusion of the Lions Club carnival on Civic Hoi- iday, an excited shriek came from the big crowd. “I’ve got it â€" I’ve got it,” a girl’s voice yelled. Up to the stand ca'me pretty eight- een-year-old Helen Davis of Spruce Street, Richvaie, so excited that her pleasure took away the disappoint- ment which others â€" this writer in- cluded â€" felt because Lady Luck had passed them by. Asked how she felt about her win Helen said “It feels WONDERFUL.” .rlbbling over with the thrill of he: win, she even found it difficult for a minute or two to answer the quiz question correctly â€"- “What holiday are we celebrating today?" Thornhill Trustees Oppose Schopi Anea Inclusion At Meeting Of Ratepayerg Employed as a stenographer at Direct Factory Sales, Lt/d., Toronto, Helen. spurned offers to teach her to drive. That, it appeared, was~g0ing to be taken care of by the “boy friend” who seemed to be as delight- ed as Helen herself. The winning ticket was No. 6104 and was sold to Endeavouring to clarify the situ- ation with regard to the inclusion of Thornhill Union School Section in a school area recently approved by Vaughan Township Council, rate- payers of the section met at Thorn- hill school on July 29th. Attendance was disappointing, with only about two dozen being present, very few of them being from the Markham side of the section. R. Oyerbury, chairman of trustees for the school section, explained the situation with regard to the setting up of a school area to replace the srhnnl sections now existing. Mar- R. Oyerbury for the school situation with up of a schm school sectlons now e shall McMurchy, de‘ Vaughan township, ga' for his council app1'0v of the proposed area zed the In Essentials, Unity 5’, deputy-reeve .ip, gave the reas approving the set n regardin RH, HMOND HILL. ON’I In Non-Essenti Just before the turn of the century an eleven-year-old lad left school in England and went to work keeping sheep for a shilling a week. pPictured above is that same lad today â€"- one of Richmond HUSH; best-known citizens â€"- Councillor WESLEY MIDDLETON. ‘ In between then and now he has covered a lot of territory â€" worked at a Pot of different jobs. But through the years he seems to have been able to have maintained a pretty happy phil- osophy of life. 1:“Sta1‘ted with no hair and no teeth. Haven’t any today. Staii‘ted without a dollar. Haven’t got one today. So I’m holding niy own,” is the way he puts it. . ‘Coming éanada when he was sixteen Wes, as everybody calls him, leaflie‘d- bricklaying. And, in spitemfwmany‘ehang'es of occupation in the intervening years, he has found himself back (Continued on Page Two) M otcr Boat W mner A Richmond Hill than was winner of the boat and outboard motor which has been on display outside Mel Malt- by’s service station for many weeks. Tom Mihoren, C.N.R. employee, be- came its owher when North York’s M.P. drew ticket No. 3469. Starting off with a rather poor at- tendance in the early afternoon, the carnival gathered steam as the cool of the evening came on and, when the winning tickets were drawn, a big crowd was in evidence. The jumping at the afternoon horse show was of the pretty Richvale igirl by Lloyd Sanderson of Richmond Hill. a high order, some bea1 competing. ‘ The dance staged at the evening was well tickets being sold. Wlniledefinite figures are not av- ailable as we go to press it is Indi- cated that the financial results of thé day were extremely satisfactory and will give a big boost to the commun- ity service performed by members of the Lions Club. out th debenture upon schoo it desired, c Chairman area The Pietnre Of The Week met are und I‘HI whet-ea ed at tthrena in well attended, 722 beautiful animal coun ffic orce Eire Desiroys Barn 012 Oxford Street A barn on the Bowdery property on Oxford Street, Elgin Mills, was destroyed by fire on the afternoon of August 2. The building housed two pigs, which were rescued, and also a quantity of hay and trunks. Some of the latter were saved. Starting in the barn, the fire spread to the house and it was necessary to pull down part of the wall to prevent the flames spreading. The Rich- mond Hill brigade was called. Richmond Hill Branch Canadian Legion, Has Been Re-Organized X11 Things, Charity Twenty-six new members were in- ducted inth toe Richmond Hill branch of the Canadian Legion when a reorganization meeting was held in the Public School at Richvale. Present as guests were Ontario Provincial President Ted Evans of Toronto, Provincial Secretary Pat Biggs of the same city and District Commander Ghover of O‘rangeville. :l‘hey outlined the aims of the organ- ization and the many services it render: to ex-service men and to Canada. The following officers were elec- ted: I. J. Williams, president; W. J. Adams, Sr., lst vice-president; Steve Arbin, 2nd vice-president; Doug Hor- ton, secretary-treasurer; A. E. Jar- vis. sergeant-at-arms. Adan vIem RI .va 19410 ‘ers of the executive are .1 Bruce Wark and Gord of Thornhill in the proposed ay school section, It was out that geographically there marked gap between Thorn- the other sections caused by n'itorv occupied by golf ral meeting wi 3111101] 3g th, with an executive week. Dates of meet- xounced later. eneral dis N n ip ratepayers urn the meet. representation sion and be held Lively Session 0f Council Marks Consideration Of Town Planning- Battlo Over Lot Limits, Collars Subjects ranging all the way from Sunday golf to flmr areas entered into the debate when Richmond Hill councillors held a special meeting on July 28th to discuss tht, long-await- ed report of the Town Planning Committee. Going into committee of the whole, with Cou'ncillor Ken Tomlin in the chair, members battled through a long. hot session, with tempers at times reaching the oreaking point. With three or four councillors of- ten holding forth at one time and cries of “Listen, I’ve got the flour," contrasting with the usual equani- mity of a Richmond Hill council meeting the village fathers hauled hard on practically every point sub- mitted by the committee. ‘ Council appeared to divide into two schools of‘ thought, with Coun- cillor Wes. Middleton battling for the rights of the “common man," and against too rigid restrictions and other ,eouncillors admitting those rights but asserting their determin- ation toprotect the investments‘of present property owners. Only a part of the committee’s re- port was considered, the balance be- ing laid over to a future meeeting. Practically every suggestion made by the planning committee ‘got the axe’ to some degree or other before it was approved. Litt1e~ opposition developed to the first recommendation which was that road allowances in all new sub-divi- sions'must be 66 feet wide, but a hot debate marked the proposal that all new building lots must have a minimum width of fifty feet. Fight-Over Lot Widths “The wealth of a community is not measured only in terms of dol- lars and cents. There are other things to consider, and health is imminent among, “them,” said £3313; cillOr Tomlin, when ’discuSSing ' building by-law amendment to this effect. He was replying to an ef- fort made by Councillor Middleton to permit 25 foot ‘building lots. “The past is beyond control,” he added, “but we can certainly do something about' the future.” Council finally agreed to the fifty foot lots, with a minimum depth of one hundred and fifty feet. The proposal to ban the erection of any permanent building from be- ing closer to the'lot line than five feet stirred up more controversy. A compromise setting the limit at four feet was finally agreed on. It was agreed also that in new sub-divisions all dwellings must be erected thirty feet back of the street line instead of twenty feet, as called for by pre- sent regulations. No detached gar- age with living quarters in or over it will be permitted; ' i ‘ Telephone Calls In Richmond Hill 1,800 Daily In 1947 - Now 4,880 Dial Service Anticipated In 1951 expansion plan being carried out, by The Bell Telephone Company of Canada, according to S. Ress Van- Dusen, the company’s manager for this area, when interviewed recently by the Liberal. Because of the con- tinued shortages of dial equipment, coupled with a heavy demand for this type of equipment throughout the country, plans for converting the telephone system here to dial Operation are tentatively set for 1951, but in the meantime no effort will be spared to provide the best possible service with the present type of equipment for all who order it. Dial telephone service for Rich- mond Hill is an integral part of the The company’s programme 'of ex- pansion and improvement calls for the eventual conversion of magneto exchanges in its territory to common battery and dial operation. When this is completed, the long familiar hand-crank will be a matter of his- tory. The order of conversion of magneto exchanges will, of course, be governed by the size of each ex- change, industrial development, as compared to rural development, and other factors. “crease of population in the trict covered by the Richmond Another contentious subject was HOMEm‘PAPER OF THE DISTRICT SINCE 1878 BEEN HOLIDAYING? WE’D LIKE TO REPORT IT IN OUR SOCIAL AND PERSONAL COLUMN. TELEPHONE 9. Hi1 that of the square foot area of ground floor space which was to be regarded as a minimum. Six hun- dred square feet was recommended by the planning committee, but af- ter a hot debate with Councillor Wes. Middleton standing up for “the man who could only start off in a small way” councillors, with perspiration pouring down most faces, agreed on a four hundred and eighty foot min- imum. ' Introducing the next section Chair- man Tomlin said that his committee was against the plan followed in quite a number of places, where a cash deposit covering guarantee of completion was required. To give everybody with 1limited means an op- portunity, he asid, it had been de- cided to recommend that no bond be required but that the permit should be issued on the understanding that building: would be completed within two years. If not, he said, the own- er should be required to submit an explanation and, if it was establish- ed that reasonable work was being done and conditions were satisfact- ory, the permit should be extended by the planning board and council. Battle Over “Cellar-Dwellers” Here one of the main battles of the evening developed, with Council- lor Middleton defending the right of a man to live in a cellar if he want- ed to, and Reeve P. C. Hill and Coun- cillor Tomlin asserting their deter- mination to protect the community against the coming into being of a. community of “cellar-dwellers” de- structive to the investments of estab- lished home-owners. #997! of the people of this com- munity will live up to regulations,” asserted Councillor Tomlin. “We are elected to protect those people from the 1% who will not.” “There'sflfla H‘cliurch oana yieyy we". ‘vr-v men-y givihi’cflhé's‘ a'htar paper roof," saizf Councillor Middleton, “and people worship there,” in fighting for the right of a man to live in a tar roof- ed cellar while developing. his.prop- erty. The argument developed and fin- ally embraced a discussion of Sun- day sports, raids on illegal activi- ties, numbering of houses and num- erous other subjects. Typical of the characted of the discussion were statements such as “You people are in another class," and “Have a little thought for the man who is struggl- ing,” coupled with charges of incon- sistency. In between councillors decided on a five foot limit from the street line fof' new buildings on Yonge Street and finally agreed to the suggestion of. Councillor Mabley that the meet- ing adjourn in order to give coun- cillors an opportunity to think the proposition over. exchange has created a major prob- lem, according to Mr. VanDusen. He» instanced building permits issued in one area â€" Vaughan Township â€" which amounted to 110 in the first six months of 1949, totalling $627,- 250 as compared with 108; toballing $554,400 in the same period last year. Comparable situations existed :hroughout the whole district, he said. " , Telephone growth has‘also Vbe'en increasing rapidly to supply the ser- vice which new applicants d‘eeire,‘ Mr. VanDusen said. In order to meet the demand for service following the wartime period of general shOrt‘Ag‘es, 'f68,000 was spent in‘1947 and 1948 to provide new street wiring, and cables â€" aerial and underground -â€" in the Richmond Hill exchange ter- ritory. During 1949 the company’s bud- geted expenditure will be $35,000, of which $16,000 has been spent to date. All this plant is being constructed, and placed in service to provide tele- phones for the fastâ€"growing Rich- mond Hill territory and its new cit- ‘zens, with the objective of provid- ing the best possible ’service with the present type of equipment until the cutover‘to dial service. (Continued on Page Three);