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mJ .L‘TON: While the official 037-13,“, has not been passed yet, It was agreed by a majority of council members that a 51 mill rate Was necessary for 1951. At the morning service Mrs. W. Carson greeted each person as they entered the door, and shook each one by the hand. Mr. A. McBride paid further welcome, and Mrs. Ed. Archibald asked everyone to sign the register. At the evening ser- vice the same spirit of welcome was expressed by Mrs. James Patton, Mrs. George Stone and Mr. Harvey Folliott at the door, and Mrs. Foll- iott looked after the register. The church was beautifully dec- orated with flOWers. The large white basket filled with white LINDSAY: Five new Can d' graduated . from the CitizZnEI; classes whlch have been held at Lindsay Collegiate I ' . last fall. “Stltute smce by-law for repairing sidewalks was passed by council last week. The first $20,000 was used last year.t9 include rte-surfacing sidewalks w1th asphalt treated to give it a grey appearance. NEWMARKET: A LINDSAY: According to a rough survey made by town assess- or Alex Kilner, there is no hous- ing shortage in Lindsay because at present 18 houses in the town are vacant. There are approxim- ately 555 tenant occupied houses, 1,646 owner occupied houses, 14 unfinished homes and one duplex. Beginning in the morning when the church was filled to capacity. and to the late evening when a so- cial hour followed the evening ser- vice at which there were great- er crowds over 450 people were un- ited in expressing their pleasure in being together and were loath to depart. NEWMARKET: Close to 200 hard- woods have been planted in town through the co-operation of coun- cil and the local Horticultural sou iety. LINDSAY: Last year set a record for Lindsay Water Works - the waterworks pumped 374,545,000 gallons of water during 1950, and an average of 1,026,425 gallons of water every day. There were 2,448 accounts for water sent out and these brought in a. revenue of $72,- 006.29. ' BARRIE: Total amount of build- ing permits issued up to April 30 was $1,002,512, an increagc of $244,590 over the ame period last year. NEWMARKET: A $35,000 borrow- ing by-law was passed by council last week to pay for town hall renovations. There has never been a more joyous occasion in King City than the celebration of the 80th anniv- ersary of the United Church, held last Sunday and the genuineness of the feeling- of good fellowship was outstanding. SCARBORO TWP.: Scarboro '1‘Wp. road expenditure by-law for 1951 in the amount of $796,000 has been approved by the provincial De- pa::ment of Highways. The show being staged under the direction of Marilyn Hawman is bringing out plenty of youthful talent who will contest the eleven events on the card. It is open to youngsters 18 years and under and entries have been received from as far away as Toronto and Bramp- ton as well as Oak Ridges. Ammg the events will be the lead line class for children seven years smd under, pony junmpers, e- quitation classes, costume class, pleasure horse and saddle pony events. The judge will be Dave Hum- phreys, trainer for the Elliott Cot- trell stables at Islington. Secretary treasurer of the Riding Club is 0214 tharine Gun’n. WHITCHURCH TWP.: Whitchurch Twp. is one of the communities having the largest amount of tax arrears in the province. From 1947 back to 1940 there is an am- ount outstanding on the boom: 01 the township of $20,000. NEWMARKET: Whitchurch 'luwn- s‘hip council supported the request from the Township Conservation Club which asked them to turn down a request from the wildlife division of the Department of Lands and Forests for a ground- hog license for use in Ontario dut- ing the summer months. Equestrians and a. lot of others too are all het up over the horse show which will be staged at the Wheel House, Yonge Street, north of Richmond Hill on Saturday by the Oak Ridges Junior Riding Ulub. The show will start at 10 am. anu carry on into the afternoon. STOUFFVILLE: Rev. Geo. 'l'uom- as, minister of St. Andrew’s Un- ited Church, Markham, was elected to the post of chairman of the East Toronto Presbytery last week. Oak Ridges Riding Club Show Saturday News From Next DOOI‘ Throngs Attend 80th Church Anniversary second $20,000 VOLUME LXXII. NUMBER 45. If the Department okays the pro- ject and it is altogether probable it will since the expenditure will be very close to the estimated $300,- 000 cost, construction work will start very shortly with the possi- bility of the work being pretty Well completed by fall. Trhe tenders submitted with one exception being from Toronto nrms, were as follows: Marino Construction Co. $191,- 083.90; Dilio & 00., $229,408.40; Dick Construction (Welland) $209,- 608.59; Swansea Constructon Co. Ltd. $229,741.39; Malvern Con- struction Co. Ltd. $213,560.53. Engineer Redfern said the bids were all very satisfactory and showed close figuring. He said that any of those bidding were thor- oughly qualified to carry oun the ‘job- Accepting the lowest of five ten- ders for the job, Richmond Hill council Monday night awarded the Marino Construction Co. of Toron- to the contract for constru‘ction 0f its new sewage system at a cost of $191,083.90. The contract is contingent upon final endorsement of the project by the Ontario Municipal Board and this approval must also include the pumping station and sewage disposal plant, tenders for which have not yet been submitted. How- ever, W. B. Redfern of the engin- eering firm of Proctor, Redfern & LaughIin assured the council that plans had been completed and it should be possible to award the contract in two weeks. The pump and disposal plant will cost an es- timated $100,000. glads and white snapdrag‘ons was presented by Mrs. Gordon Patton in loving memory of her husband. Two beautiful baskets of colored snapdragons were also placed in memory of dear ones. ‘Flowers were everywhere, placed by Mrs. I. L. Scott in memory of her mother ano father, the late Mr. and Mrs. Lawson, and by Mrs. E. McDonald, Allan Gellately, Mrs. Marguerite Gellately, Mrs. Milton Legge, Mrs. Harvey Folliott, Mrs. H. Ratclifie, Mrs. John Belknap, Mrs. Ross Stewart, Miss Doris Patton and Miss Eva Dennis. Church Services In connection with financing the sewer job, a. letter was recmved from Solicitor J. D. Lucas stating that it would be possible to float a debenture issue at par at an inter- est rate ranging from 31/2 percent up to 4% percent. Change Plant Location Awarding the sewer contract touched off a discussion on loca- tion of the sewage disposal plant, a discussion which was sparked by a. letter from the Elmwood Park Ratepayers Association and later by a visit from Mr. J. Williams, developer of a. subdivision near the site of the proposed plant at the foot of Roseview Ave. Rev. Dr. C. A. Gowans of Coll- ege Street United Church preached the sermon at the morning servme. He stressed the power of the Christian individual as against “crowditis,” a. word he coined to represent the conflicting ideas and calamities that beset our day. His text was from 5t. Paul, “For me, to live, is Christ.” The benedic- tion was pronounced by Rev. Alex- ander Halbert, who was a former minister of the church. Councillor Perkins started off the discussion with the suggestion that the plant be moved further south to provide for possible further ex- pansion of the municipality. While, emphasizing he was not in favour of annexing Elmwood Park, Councillor Tomlin said he felt it might be 1 good idea if the plant were moved further south. Councillor Perkins’ further en- dorsement of the southerly loca- (Continued on page 4) “Let’s look five years ahead” he said “Councils in the past have been too inclined to forget about the future.” Inquiry of Engineer Art Brown revealed that it would cost approx- mately $4,000 to move the want about 1700 feet south but it might be advantageous to utilize the gravity feature for future exyan- sion. Toronto Firm Gets Sewer Contract On $191,000 Bid The letter from the Elmwood Park group was then read. It sug- gested location of the plant farth- er south to eliminate pumping should sewer service be extended to the subdivision and asked for a study by the municipality on a plan for annexation by Richmond Hill. The proposal of the ratepayer group is covered fully in another article in this week’s issue of The Liberal.) At the evening service Rev. Doug- @flw EWEWL Dalton .Rumney, deputy reeve of Markham township and President of the Richmond Hill Agricultural Society reports that good progress is being made on plans for the an- nual Spring Fair to be held here Clerk Russell Lynett has been instructd to call a meeting in Rich- mond Hill Monday of representa- tives of four municipalties which will make a joint study of dog ‘0 trol. on May 24. Traffic Up But Profits Down On Bus Operations Although passenger traffic con- tinues to rise on the North Yonge bus lines, profits are lower than in 1950, because of increased mileage, a report on operations for the first three months of 1950 submittEs to the Richmond Hill councl Monday night by the TTC showed. In- creased mileage is largely due to improved service instituted over the past year. las Davis of Stoufiville was the chief speaker, whose sermon was “The Church, its heritage and des- tiny.” Mr. Davis was a mimster of King United Church having ser- ved here for eleven years beginning in 1930. Rev. R. J. D. Simpson a1- so spoke, renewing old memories. A fine choir was directed by Mrs. Ewart Patton, organist. assisted by Miss Gerry MacDonald who played the piano. Mr. Donald Wat- son of Aurora. was the soloist at the evening service. Close With Reception Profits for Richmond Hili for the first quarter was $1,363.22, ac- cording to the report whch showed that the line carried 892,831 pass- engers during this period or some 40,000 more than during the same period a year ago. A breakdown of the profits ac- cruing to each municipality sharing in the venture for the first quarter of the year as compared to a sim- ilar period in 1950 is shown below. Of the total net, 55 per cent goes to North York, 23 percent to Rich- mond Hill and 11 percent each to Markham and Vaughan. 1951 1950 Markham .... 651.97 717.85 North York . .. 3259.88 3589.22 Richmond Hill . 1363.22 1500.95 Vaughan 651.97 717.85 ‘ The bus line is also planning two turnabout loops at Langstafl’ and Steele’s Corners which will involve paving of four blocks of streets in Markham township, the cost to be equally apportioned between Mark- ham, Vaughan, North York and the bus line. The loops are necessary to avoid having the buses turn ar- ound on Yonge Street. During March the system oper- ated at a profit of $1,508.62 as ag- ainst $2,475.19 in March, 1950. The day’s activities closed with a reception to which all were 'luvit- ed. Rev. and Mrs. Jenkinson re- ceived the visitors and the caugre- gation and Mrs. M. Winters stood with them in the receiving line. Refreshments were served, and ev- eryone received a piece of the beautiful birthday cake, made and donated by Mrs. Aubrey Campbell. Mrs. Winter, as the oldest member ,f the church, cut the cake. Mrs. Ewart Patton was the convener of the refreshment committee, and all the ladies of the congregation ably :.(Continued on gage 3) DOG MEETING MONDAY Essentials, Unity; ln Non-essentials, Liberty; In all Things, Charity." The action followed a short dis- cussion on the part of the council in which the procedure incident. to establishment of ward system was discussed. Some of the councillors favored two wards in the township with the dividing line at No. 7 highway, high councillor to be deputy reeve and the reeve to be elected by the township at large. To cope with the ever-increasing building problems, council passed a bylaw naming T. L. Galbraith of Thornhill as plumbing inspector a" a. salary of $2000 per year. He will issue water permits and gen- erally supervise plumbing installa- tions. Perusal of the statutes revealed that a minimum of three wards is necessary and that council must move by July 15. Further action was withheld pending a report from the solicitor. Name Plumbing Inspector A move toward possible adop- tion of a ward system in Marnnam township was made at the council meeting on Monday afternoon when Clerk Charles Hoover was instruct- ed to confer with Solicitor J. D. Lucas and ascertain the steps nec- essary to inaugurate such a sys- tem in the municipality. One of 'his first jobs will be set- ting up a water rate for consum- ers in Elmwood Park subdivision. Richmond Hill charges the town- ship 25c per thousand gallons for water delivered at the meter, but administrative and other costs must be considered before arriving at a figure for the domestic consumer. Mr. Galbraith will check wioh North York and Richmond Hill in arriving at a figure. MAY 11 â€" Friday. At the home of Mrs. W. S. Pocknell, 78 Centre St. W., a Daffodil Tea 3.30 to 5.30 in aid of St. Mary’s Altar Guild. Everyone welcome. *2w44 Markham Moves To Establish Ward System In The Township The council also passed a bylaw setting the salary of Ross Norton, building inspector at $2,400 pe1 year. Mr. Norton had complained that his former salary was inad- equate in view of a heavy increase in duties. He reported that building per- mits in the township during, the month of April aggregated $387,- 500 including 29 new houses. Won’t Stand In Way MAY 11 â€"- Friday. Kit Carson’s Trail Blazers return once again to Richmond Hill Public School Audi- torium. Old Tyme and Modern Dancing. Gala Stage Show. byon- sored by Canadian Legion Branch 375. Admission 75c per person. Fun for all. c1w45 Following receipt of a letter from the Elmwood Park Ratepay- ers’ Association asking that Mark- ham and Richmond Hill explore the possibility of having the sub- division annexed by the village, council decided not to offer any opposition should a merger be proposed. But it was felt that any action should come from Rich- mond Hill. MAY 12 â€" Saturday Mother’s Day Tea. and Baking Sale under the auspices of the Women’s Institute in the Public School Auditorium from 3 to 5 pm. Three beautiiul lucky prizes. Tea and ticket on draw 35 cents. Proceeds for com- munity work. c2w44 “If Richmond Hill wishes to ex- ercise its statutory power to an- nex this territory at the present time, we will-not oppose it.” Get Three-Mill Rebate “I don’t think we should oppose it,” said Councillor James. The opinion of the council was apparently summed up by Reeve Timbers. MAY 14 â€" Monday. Meeting Of Langstaff Ratepayers Association at Langstaff Card Go. plant, No. 7 Highway. c1w45 “It’s not our place to give the township away,” commented Councillor Hooper. MAY 15 â€" Tuesday. All mem- bers of Whitchurch Wild Life Con- servation Club plan to attend the annual meeting and banquet in Vandorf Hall 7 pm. sharp. c1w45 Council passed a bylaw provid- ing for a rebate of taxes for mose (Continued on page 3) MAY 18 â€"â€" Friday. A. is sponsoring a “Where’s Grandma.” RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAY 10th. 1951 Coming Events Edgeley W. play entitled presented by 38 Dogs Die Of Poison At WiEcox Lake I The Richmond Hill Public School will be closed for the afternoon 1: May 30 on the occasion of the Dis- trict Teachers’ Institute Meeting. On May 16 there will be no Kin- dergarten classes since the medical examination and registration of pre-Kindergarten pupils will be held in the Public School auditor- ium. Children who will be 5 years old by Dec. 31, 1951 are eligible for -Kindergarten next fall. The Board requires that proof of the child’s age be presented at this time. If your surname begins A- M, please come in the morning 9- 12 am. If your surname begins N-Z, please come in the afternoon ,1.15-3.30 p.m. - c2w44 Dog days came early to Lake Wilcox this year and in a particu- larly brutal sort of way as a dog- poisoner scattered bits of poison- soaked meat and biscuits around the lake area resulting in the deaths of some 38 dogs and one cat in the area since last Saturday. A scare spread throughout the COA..uAunlLy on 'Luesday when sev- eral children taken ill were believed to [have been poisoned by eating some of the biscuits which were fa.- tal to the dogs but this was dis- pelled when it was ascertained the youngsters were merely bilious. The epidemic of poisoning urst came to light Saturday when pro- vincial police were summoned from Aurora by two residents who re- ported their dogs [had been pois- oned. In a matter of hours anoth- er 18 carcasses were discovered and the total had mounted to 38 ere the weekend was concluded. Once the scope of the poisoning had become evident, police began immediately to clean up stray nits of food lying around the are“ and' Wednesday it was reported that everything was cleared up. This served further to appease parents who feared their children might pick up some of the poisoned food. In Toronto, Dr. J. K. W. Fergus- on, head of the University of Torâ€" onto expressed surprise that the poison had been found on liver or biscuits. “Usually,” he said, “it is mixed with ground meat. If the meat was coated with strychnine, the meat would have a strange taste, for that poison is very bit: ter.” r the Smithfield Fellowship Club, to be held in Edgeley Hall at 8.30 pm. czw44 Although it hasvnot been estab- lished what poison was used in the meat, indications pointed to strych- nine. Dr. W. Allan Ripley, Rich- mond Hill veterinarian, said he had treated some dogs which had be- come convulsed, presumably from eating the meat. The cases be treated were all successful. MAY 18 â€"-â€"- Friday. Euchre and dance sponsored by Carrville Girls Club at Carrville Public School. Good prizes for euohre and spot dances. Music by Happy Wail-(er; euchre at 8 pm. Dancing starts at 10pm. Refreshments. Adnuss- ion 50c. c2w45 MAY 21 â€"-â€" Monday. A special ratepayer’s meeting will be held at Thornlea School at 8 pm. All parents are invited to attend. Markham township building regulations have teeth in them E. P. Spencer, Concession 6, Sabiston Subdivision learned when he faced Magistrate Hol- lingrake in York County Court in Toronto on Monday after- noon. Spencer was charged by Building Inspector Ross Nort- on with using a garage as a dwelling place and was fined $25 and costs. Being without the necessary funds, he was given until May 15 to raise them. Is Fined $25 c1w45 Grand total contributed by people of Richmond Hill and district to the Canadian National Institute for the Blind amounted to $522.51 reports Mrs. J. E. Smith, convenor of the local drive. This amount exceeds revenue received last year, and a record was set in Tag Day receipts, which amounted to $139.51. Mrs. J. Koning assisted with the Tag Day work. Girls who tagged last Saturday for CNIB were Janet, Judy Uren, Margaret Lynett, Mary MacKay, Heather Craigie, Eleanor Smith, Sylvia Allen, Joan Marinof‘r‘, Mar- guerite Clubine, Gwen Stapley, Frances Dunlop, Patsy Ramer, Carol Mansbridge, Sandra Koiiing, Janice Butlin, Pauline Lecuyer, Shirley Crean and Katherine Ev- ans. Richmond Hill Lions Club gave a donation of $25. Substantial Sum ls Realized For Blind The committee in charge is very pleased with the results am 'the co-operation received from the pub- lic and thank whole-heartedly all those who contributed to the or- ganization, either on Tag Day or by donation. Richmond Hill Lions Club scored .1 ten strike this week when they were able to book the internation- ally famous St. Andrew’s Girls Pipe Band to play at their big an- nual carnival scheduled here‘ for Civic Holiday, August 6. The band is now in England playing for the Festival of Britain. Plans are progressing smoothly for the carnival which will Wlud up with a dance with music pro- vided by Russ Creighton and his orchestra. The midway will pro- vide attractions for all ages with ponies for the youngsters and bingo for the oldsters among the events scheduled. Big draw of the day will be for the 1951 Ford custom Tudor and there are numerous other prizes. Lions committee in charge of the event under the chairmanship of Doug; Boyd include: Harold Sand- erson, Don Little, Bob Little, Allan Bales, Basil Mundy, Ed. Butlin, Don Reid, Lloyd Reid, Ralph Paris Ted Mansbridge and Morley Hall. The train will be met by the village council with Deputy Reeve Tom Taylor making an official ad- dress of welcome. A public ad- dress system will carry the pro- ceedings clearly to the crowd. The train is due here at 3.30 pm. day- light time. Feature of intercuc to Richmond Hill is the fact that the train will carry two individuals dressed as Governor Simcoe and Lady Simcoe. Arriving here, an address will be read on the early explorations of the Don by Gover- nor Simcoe and emphasizing his trip through the present site 0 Richmond Hill in 1733. ‘ Famous Band To Pfiay Lions Carnival Here Large crowds of Richmond Hill folk are expected to be on hand Sunday afternoon at the Canadian National station when the special train carrying members of the Don Valley Conservation Association arrives at the local station. FIFTH GRADERS: Pupils of the fifth grade of Richmond Hill Public School, teacher of which is Joseph Bilson, are as follows: Back row, from left: John Phipps, Michael Saychuck, Metro Kozak, Jim Smith, Alan Ruffman, Bobby MacDonald, Teddy Blodgett, Anne Keith, Eleanor Purâ€" row: David Galloway, ] nell, Jeanalee Titshall. Third row: Carol Garry Dewsbury, Chris Evans, Joan Stone, Charlotte McKenzie, Guest, David Edwards, Sandra Emberley, Violet Gage, Venetia Brillinger, David Lewis. Stapleford, Betty Bond, Longworth. Second rc Nancy Dean, Bonny Cc Mason, Alice Stuart, C Hoover, Judy Harrison, Gloria Simmons, Jean E Don Valley Tour Brisk Demand For Display Space At Annual Trade Fair Council Ior’s Daughter Second Prize Winner Miss Joyce Perkins, daughter of Councillor Floyd Perkins of nich- mond Hill, won second place in the Junior elocution class on the opening day of the York County music festival at Woodbridge on Monday. Competition will con- tinue throughout the week and two concerts will follow the .esti- val the week of May 13. Winner in previous competitions, Joyce will undoubtedly add several more to her score before the festival is over. Joyce also won a second 1nd third prize in playing an singing at a Stouffville musical festival last week. Two other Perkins children have distinguished them- selves recently in musical clules, Lois coming first in a class of 15 for children under 9 at the S'wuff- ville event and John being award- ed a gold medal in the preâ€"senool class at the Peel Musical Festival in Toronto. Vice-president Harry Sayers had been appointed some time ago by the former president, the late William Apperley, Sr., to look in- to the matter and prepare a re- port. A CORRECTION The name of the new posturfice to be located south of Richmond Hill will be “Yongehurst” rather than “Yonge St.” as was erron- eously stated in The Liberal last Week. It will be located at the corner of Yonge and Yongehurst and the postmaster will be Will- iam G. Costoff. The possibility of annexation with Richmond Hill occupied a large portion of the May meeting of the Elmwood Park (West Sec- tion) Ratepayers Association last week. Elmwood Park Ratepayers Ask For Annexation By Richmond Hill The Richmond Hill Scouts and Curbs are planning a paper colleclgion on Saturday morn- ing, May 12, between 8.30 and 11.30 a.m., provided of course that it does not rain. The collection will take place on the east side of the Village only, with the centre of Yonge Street as the boundary. Wher- ever possible please tie your newspapers and magazines in bundles so that the paper will not blow away. EDITOR’S NOTE: Council reaction to the request of Elm- wood Park ratepayers for an- nexation with Richmond 11.111 has been as follows: Markham township has in- dicated that- it will not oppuse any move to effect such an- nexation. Richmond Hill council will take no definite action until a later date. Paper Collection HOME PAPER OF THE DISTRICT SINCE 1878 Stapleford, Betty Bond, Sue Butt, Lenora Longworth. Second row: Gayle Fuller, Nancy Dean, Bonny Cottrell, Mary Lou Mason, Alice Stuart, Carol Hull, Sheila Hoover, Judy Harrison, Barbara Corner, Gloria Simmons, Jean Edwards. Front row: David Galloway, Richard Forsythe, Garry Dewsbury, Chris Cannon, Howard Guest, David Edwards, Ian Coull, Don Plans launched for the second annual Richmond Hill Trade Fair, June 15 and 16th were enthusiast- ically endorsed at a well attended meeting of the Business Men’s Association in the Public School Auditorium on Tuesday. Ed. Croth, director of the r'air, reported that reservations fox-dis- play space in the arena were com- ing in at a gratifying pace 'aiid everything pointed to the affair going over in a. big way. He ed- vised those who had not yet made reservations to get in applications as rapidly as possible. ' ' Grand prize for the event will a General Electric 17-inch teleâ€" vision set to be drawn for on the final night of the Fair and second prize will be a mantel radio and record player which will go Friday night. A number of other prizes will be drawn for. Tentative plans for the enter. tainment portion of the fair include organ music and a, fashion show but arrangements have not yet been completed. It is understood the Horticultural Society is plann- ing a display. It was the first general meeting of the organization since new offâ€" icers were elected and President Art Uren outlined the work that has been done by the executiVe which has averaged about a meet- ing a week. The question of credit in retail transactions which is becoming in- volved with increasing population was taken up and plans will _be made for a speaker from a natiOn- al finance company to addressra. meeting of the\ Association in a few weeks time. The group also discussed civic beautification and a. suggestion was made that trash receptacles be placed on the streets. However, it was pointed out that with the sew- er construction job coming up, it wouldn’t be possible to get yery far with any beautification pr'oéram this year. i ‘ In any event the Association felt it was not prepared financially to deal with any large-scale cleanup program. Mr. Sayers reported at some length and in his opening remarks made it clear that he favored an- nexation although there might be some reasons later for changing his mind he could not thmk of any “t the present. The next generahmeeting 01 the Association is scheduled to be held on Tuesday, May 22. He explained that geographical- ly, economically and socially, Elm- wood Park is in effect more close- 1y allied with Richmond Hill than with Markham Township. Located adjacent to the village, residents of the area do a large part of Continued on pager-3 Pointing out that Richmond Hill is due to expand, he said that it was likely that annexation of not only Elmwood and Harding sub- divisions was possible but other areas to the south and north of the village would likely be includ. ed in village expansion plans in the “not too distant future.” Closer To Village By making use of the Classified Adver- tising columns when you have something to buy â€" something to sell. It’s so easy to place an ad â€" just telephone Richmond Hill 9 by noon any Wednesday.