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I THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Thurs., March 15, 1951 SOUTH EAST VAUGHAN TOWNSHIP RATEPAYERS’ ASSOCIATION REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING POWELL ROAD SCHOOL STORE YOUR WINTER GARMENTS SAFE FROM FIRE - THEFT - MOTHS (FULLY INSURED) Chester Cleaners & Dyers, Ltd. NORM BOORE, AGENT 99 Hunt St., Richmond Hill, Phone 99W Easter Stock Includes For Babies: LADIES’ ‘& CHILDRENS’ WEAR Corduroy Slacks, sizes 7 to 14 Girls’ Pleated 2-Piece Suits, sizes 3 to 6X Sanforized Broadcloth Dresses, sizes 2 - 6X and 7 - 14 Cotton and Woollen Jerseys, Blazers, etc. March let. at 8 pm, Boys and Girls: LANDSCAPING SERVICE Ike work of'merty never ends” RICE’S FLOWER SHOP Nights, 739-743 Broadview Ave., Toronto Call in and see for yourself 0R Telephone 458W Richmond Hill General Landscaping In All Its Branches Estimates Free Corduroy and Suede Coat Sets, sizes 1, 2, Silk and Jersey Dresses and Rompers Corduroy Jodpurs and Overalls 44 Yonge Street South, Richmond Hill Telephone Richmond Hill 490 1ts, Sundays and Holidays Thornhill 207R6 HOLLIES (Opposite Municipal Hall) $5,000,000 is needed to support Red Cross services for Disaster, Veterans, Free Blood Transfusion, Ouipost Hospitals and Civil Defence Training. home. Started For 32 T4 Week There are “old-timers” in the village who will recall the time when the old Central Hotel was turned into a shoe shop for the late Reeve J. A. Greene â€" who remember when the Innes mill was burned down and rebuilt in a few months. There are others, of ‘course, to whom those events are com- pletely unknown but who, we believe, will be interested in the earlier days of the community they have chosen to call In the following article Mr. George S. Sims, old-time resident of Richmond Hill and now living at Weston, tells something of his experiences in those quieter days when a long stretch of rural scenery intervened between what is now the big city of Toronto and the new Richmond Hill. EDITOR. Now that there is so much build- ing activity in and around Rich- mond Hill, I thought perhaps some reminiscences of a. carpenter who has been 60 years in the business might prove interesting to your readers. On Monday, March 16, 1891, at the age of fifteen, I started out from my old home on Mill Street, which was 'burned down some years ago, but was situated on the lot where the home of Mr. C. Clark“: now stands. I was leaving for the factory of L. Innis and Sons to learn the trade of carpenter; the period of apprenticeship was four years and the wages $2.00 a week in those days‘ As I started out my| mother, being a superstmous Scotswoman, threw a pair of old shoes after me for luck. | Names & Businesses Of Earlier Days Recalled By Pioneer Village Builder My first job was 'helping to roll pine logs some of which were thiee feet in diameter. There was a great degl of snow every winter, mu-ch mor‘e than we have seen in recent years. logging and cutting wood were much in evidence and delivery of the wood was always made by sleigh and the sleigh 'bells on the horses add~ ed much to the winter’s enjoyment. My work-at the mill was short as spring was in the air and maple sap was really pouring from the trees; repairs and changes Were on the move in many homes, so with saw and hammer I started out with Mr. J. L. Innis. The first job was improvement to the apartment over Atkinson and Switzers Store, then after several weeks, new work was starting and we built a pair of houses on Centre Street, West, for W. R. lProctor, also an- other pair for Chas. Mason (the Hardware Dealer) on Church St., just south of Centre Street, East. Taxpayers of Whitchurch Township will have the op- portunity of paying their taxes in two installments instead of one lump sum, it was decided by council at its recent meet- ing. It is expected that dates of payment will be June 30 and December 15. A discount is to be given to those owners who pay taxes in advance and the amount of that discount is to be established by the finance committee of council. Whitchurch Taxes To Be Paid Twice Yearly « Offer Discount. Approval in principle was giv- en to a suggestion advanced by Lorne Evans on behalf of the town- ship’s planning board that indivi- duals seeking approval of the conâ€" veyance of properties under ten acres, as required by the Ontario Planning Act, would pay a fee therefor. Under present conditions, said Mr. Evans, all taxpayers have to bear part of the cost of the op- erations of the planning board whereas those actually benefitting were the ones who were selling CANADIAN RED CROSS My next job was for Mr. Willis of Aurora, this being my first exper- ience away from home. From then on we were busy- all season finishing at the end of November and well ready to return'to the factory to make up some Iancy grilles etc., for different orders. Woods Then â€" City Today In January we set in to refit the saw mill and cut logs, and before I knew it I was starting on my second year. Willowdale Public School was our first job after all the small repairs, then we worked on Davisville Avenue which wasn’t in Toronto at that time. We built a new house for a Mr. J. Cook, (Wholesale Butcher) and by the way, all land south of this Avenue was woods and dairy cattle pas- tured down to Mount Pleasant Ce- metery, some change from today. By this time I was able to use my tools to good advantage and be. ing very fond of them took good care of them. I am still using my‘ first steel square which‘I pun-nas- ed from Mr. Mason in my first year and it goes to prove that it is necessary to take care of one’s tools if you want to do good work. I can still file a saw as well as ever I could. properties for sub-division or oth- er purposes. While approving of the suggestion councillors pointed out that the township as a whole benefitted by having a planning board in operation. In March of 1894 the mill and factory were burned down, mean- ing a total 1055 of buildings and machinery. But, with the aid of the village and surrounding district it was rebuilt and ready for action by the month of June. I have done all kinds of con- struction work down through the years and always enjoyed my work taking the rough with the smooth. I find you can always learn new things even after sixty years. Three years ago I worked on a big store with another chap who The planning board which last year handled 200 properties and cost the township $350., is to sub- mit a proposed schedule of fees to council for approval. Instructions were given to Hm road superintendent to advertise for tenders for 12,000 yards of gravel for township roads. 5104C Banquet For Young Hockeyists To Wind Up Season On Friday - Still Hoping To Hold Play-Offs Final League standing saw Bos- ton in first place, Detroit second, Chicago third_ Canadiens fourth and Leaf’s fifth. If it is possible to arrange the playoffs Ecston will meet Chicago in a one game tilt, the Winner playing the winner of the Detroit-Canadiens game. Awards for the year will be made with the exception of the winning team. This has to be omitted as, on account of the mild season, the teams have not had a chance of completing playoffs. An attempt is being made to play them off on artificial ice on a nearby arena. Awards this year will include an additional one for High Score as well as the Best Player award. The Goaltender award will be made also, the same as last year. Action 0n Lights Deferred After West Vaughan Request had learned his trade in England forty years ago. He told me he had never been with anyone who could lay out a job and keep the men going like your humble ser- vant. We are still working toda) on a large Funeral Home at Isling- ton. I In c105ing I would like to pass ion to young people a saying that ‘wos given to me which I have al- ways remembered. It came from Mr. F. Wiley (who the older will well remember) when I said to him on a certain job, “I can’t reach”, and the answer was, “Young man there is not such a word in the English language as can’t". The world today needs more people who do not say I can’t, but go on reaching, and show that there is just as good stuff in this world as ever. Ofi'icials of the club â€" who have put in a. great deal of time and en- Erection of lights at the junction of Garden Avenue, Roosevelt Drive and Westwood Lane and Yonge St., has been requested by West Vaugh- an Ratepayers Association. Consid- ering the application, Vaughan Township councillors directed that action be deferred until street lighting areas were established. From the year lfll‘ 33 1916 I spent over two years at Shaw’s Farm near Newmarket, building barns and houses and had as many as sixty men to supervise. Another large contract taken by the Innis firm in this period was at Don- alda Farms at Oriole and also one at Fleury’s Factory in Aurora. As I said before, my first job away from home was at Aurora, but in later years I covered quite a bit of territory in Ontario work- ing in Huntsville District, Rideau Lakes, Chatham, Cayuga, Shanty Bay, Toronto and Weston. Owing to the ill health of Mr. J. L. Innis, the firm decided to dis- continue contracting after.I had spent twenty-nine years with them. I found Mr. Innis splendid to work for and always ready to co-operate with me. Built J. A. Greene Shop Now starting out on my own, my first job was to remodel the old Central Hotel into a shoe shop for Mr. J. Greene, 3. good Irlend of mine who passed away recent- ly. Four years later which was 1924, finding it more convenient, I moved from Richmond Hill to Weston as I waS doing a great deal of'building for Moffats Lim- ited, consisting of repairs and ad- ditions to the factory also homes for members of the lVIotfat Fam- ily both in Weston and Muskoka. Owing to‘my age, I do not now do contracting myself, but am still in the harness working every day for Mr. Lunnon of Weston. Young players of the Richmond Hill Hockey Club are to wind up their season on Friday night, when the annual banquet for players and officials will be held in Richmond Hill United Church, with the Women’s Auxiliary of that or- ganization looking after the catering. ' The' first secretary-treasurer of the Thornhill Horticultural Soc- iety, Miss Mary Simpson, passed away after a short illneSS March 8 in a rest home in Lansing. The organizational meeting of that society was held 35 years ago In her home, which is now owned by Mr. S. Tobias, on Yonge Street. She was the daughter of the late Francis Simpson who operated a fashionable grocery business at Bloor and Yonge Street in Toron- to. Although she was a member of the Baptist church, Miss Simp- son faithfully c'arried out many of the Altar Guild duties at Trinity Anglican Church. She was in her ;80th year when she died and in- terment took place in Trinity churchyard. First Secretary - Treasurer Of Horticultural Society Miss Mary Simpson Passes TalkOn Wills Given To WI By Barrister Mr. Stuart Parker was the guest speaker at the March meeting of the Women‘s Institute held on Thursday, March 8, in the Public School auditorium. He spoke on wills and descent of property, streSSing the fact that any real property cannot validly be passed on if the terms of the will do not conform to the laws of the place in which such property is situated and that if it does not conforun to such laws the passing of such property might not take place in the way the maker of the will in- tended. Personal property dis- posal is under the jurisdiction of the province in which the maker of the will was domiciled at the time the will was made. ergy in supporting the village’s junior hockey players â€" have ask- ed The Liberal to express their appreciation of the contributions and other help which has made it possible for them to carry on with the boys during what has been a difficult season on account of cli- matic conditions. They hope to carry on in the coming year and to show Richmond Hill what a high calibre of players it has among its younger boys. Officials says also that if any res- idents of the village would like to help the boys get their change at the playoffs by contributing to the cost any ofthe officials of the club would be glad to hear from them. The Women’s Institute, through a committee presented to the Wat- er’s Triplets three sets of knives, forks and spoons with their names engraved on each piece. Because of the removal of Mrs. S. Steventon, form- er correspondent for Edge- ley, to Maple, Mrs. Ray- mond Stuart will take over the local news-gathering job in the Edgeley district for The Liberal. Mrs. C. Harding and daughter June played a piano duet, “I1 Trav- atore” with the familiar “Anvil Chorus’ as the latter part, which was beautifully executed and much enjoyed by all present. Mrs. Geo. Irwin in reporting on the Directors’ meeting drew the members’ attention to the quilt competition sponsored by the Ontario Provincial, also the W0- men’s Institute section of exhibits for Markham fair. The Tweeas- muir History for Richmond Hill has been entered in ’the cup compe- tition for such histories. An appeal was received from Mrs. J. H. Rice, Richmond St., who is interested in U.N.C.C., an organ- ization which cares for children in the war-torn countries, for con- tributions of one dime from indi- viduals or clothing to be sent to these countries. The roll call, “A verse from an old School Reader” was we] ‘95- ponded to with many a well re- membered piece of “memory work." The tea table was suitably dec- orated with a pot of Shamrocks, lighted green candles and green streamers, hostesses being Mrs. F. Davis, Mrs. R. Cooper, Mrs. C. Harding. The subject for the April meet- ing is a film on Interior Decorat- ing by Mrs. Eleanor Brown of the Robt. Simpson Co. Ltd. Every woman in the community is given a hearty welcome to attend this meeting on Thursday, April 12. Will those members who have not yet sent in their nomination slips please forward them to Mrs. Russel Fox before March 21. Mrs. Stuart, who is also correspondent for Concord, lives 0n R. R. 1 Maple. Her telephone number is Maple 110R3 and she will be glad to receive news items from residents of the district. 1. Don’t go to work on an empty stomach. 2. Take regular meals and regular exercise. 3. Eat plenty of body-build- ing and protective foods. 4. Drink plenty of water. 5. Avoid patent medicines, powders or pills. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TWP. OF NORTH YORK Be Kind To Your Stomach Here are eight very simple rules about good digestion: 6. Visit your dentist at least once a year. 7. Don’t smoke just before meals CARL E, HILL, M.D., M.O.H Edgeley News Be regular in your habits Shop And Save At Senecal’s Shop And Save At Senecal’s g HAROLD MORTSON RICHMOND HILL TELEPHONE93 ammo 5: Opening FRIDAY, March 16 ‘Shop And Silvie At Senecal’s - Shop And Save At Senecal’g‘ Thornhill, Ont. 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