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ELDERS: Carl Boynton who this summer enjoyed a trip to Britain with other Junior Farm represent- atives was ghest speaker at the Institute meeting last week. URORA: Parking meters will be 'nstalled on Yonge Street in the town and police will be provided with a cruiser at a cost of $2,140. NOBLETON: Mr. and Mrs. Will- iam Hawman recently celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary. AURORA: The Rotary Club have volunteered assistance to the mun- icipal council in the safety mark- ing of town streets. WILLOWDALE: Deputy Reeve Fred J. McMahon has neither con- firmed nor denied rumors that he will be a candidate for Reeve for 1952. E. W. Grose, candidate last election has announced his retire- ment from public life. N. Boylen is the present reeve. AURORA: Tenders have been call! ed for $600,000. debentures to cov- er cost of new High School. The fiflcerest rate will be 4 and a half per cent. WILLOWDALE: The North York Public Library has a membership of 1050 and a,collection of over 3000 books. NEyVMARKET: A ten house gov- ernment project for Eagle Street has been turned down by council. Rentals of $55. per month would have been necessary and this was thought to be too high. NEWMARKET: A record number of babies were born at York Coun- ty Hospital in June. The record for the hOSpitaI was 65, boys num- bering 41 and girls 24. BOLTON: Hope of immediate in- stallation of sewers here received a set-back at the hands of the Onâ€" tario Municipal Board. The Board ruled council would be well ad- vised to defer the project. The reasons were the narrow majority for the by-law and the fact that tender price of $171,000 was con- siderably above the engineer’s esâ€" _timate of $140,000. BRAMPTON: Peel County is hav- ing a hard time with Wardens. Warden J. A. McLaughlin is tour- ing the British Isles and Dr. G. E. Montemurro of Streetsville 'was named acting-warden. Last week he was stricken With a heart at- tack and G. F. Skinner of Port Credit has now been named as set- ing warden. TORONTO: At least 84 people were killed in Ontarjo by street and highway acé‘ldénts last month, compared to 97 in the same month a year ago. BRAMPTON: There will be a yote in December in the County of Peel to decide on how liquor will be handled in that County. One of three counties left in Ontario un- der the Canada, Temperance Act, Peel will have its second chance in' four years to vote on the mea’Sure. TORONTO: A new treatment to prevent foggy windsh‘xeds on cars, boats, e c., is reported in The Fin~ ancial st. It is a chemical which when sprayed on the glass will keep it clear for 30 days, it is claimed, A plungerctype atom- izer is supplied f‘or spraying. Av- ailable in 4-8 oz. containers. W'INNIPEG: Hog prices reached a record $39 per hundred pounds dressed weight on the Winnipeg livestock market on Tuesday, July 24. v UNIONVILLE: Markham Town- ship council has decided to increase the cost of pheasant hunting 1i- censes from $2.00 to $2.50. FERGUS: An editorial in the Fer- gus News-Record recently discuss- ed the subject of whether a girl should wear 'slacks or shorts or skirts on the\streets. The Graven- hurst Banner pitched in with the comment that these are the days of the long, long legs and the short, short shorts. The Gravenhurst sage commented, “Some girls have good figures 4 others, just poor judgment.” And then the Fergus ,editor concluded with the remark, “No girl ever won a beauty con- test while wearing slacks, although she might have a good chance in shorts.” 1 AUGUST 29: Wednesday. Thorn- hill Horticultural Society’s annual show in Thorn‘hill United Church Hall. Open to the public from 4 to 10 pm. All welcome. c1w8 AUGUST 29 â€" Wednesday. Week- ly euchre at Army, Navy and Air Force Club, Stop 120 Yonge St., held every Wednesday night at 8.30 starting August 29. c4w8 AUGUST 25 â€"- Saturday. Corn roast, Thornhill Park, at 9 p.111. Music by Bobby Booth. Admission 50c. Sponsored by Thornhill Ath- letic Association. c1w8 News From Next Door Coming Even ts VOLUME LXXIII. NUMBER 8. SAM COOK, who this week commenced his duties as EDITOR of THE LIBERAL. Born in Toronto he spent most of his life in Ottawa where he received his education at Glebe Collegiate of which'W. D. Atkinson, 2. Richmond Hill old boy is principal, and at Carleton College. He served for a time with the R.C.A.F. returning to Carleton after the war. ----- 'While'at Carleton and since he has been associated with several national publications which have brought him in close touch with the publishing business and public affairs. Already impressed by the many advantages-of this dis- trict of York Countyhe has entered upon his new work here with energy and enthusiasm and is most anxious to meet cor- respondents, advertisers‘and subscribers who are cordially invited to drop in at “The Liberal” office and make his ac- quaintance. “Construction work on the new Richmond Hill Community Centre Roof On In Ten Days Work Progresses OnNew Lions Community Centre is progressing satisfactorily” said Paul E. Angh,chairman of the Civic Projects Committee of the Lions Club in an interview with The Liberal this week. Located on a one and a half adre lot at the corner of Centre Street East and Pugsley Avenue the new building will be 112 feet by 43 feet. It will be a one storey building of concrete block construc- tion and will have a clear ceiling of 18 feet. In addition to the main assembly hall the building will contain a mo- dern kitchen, wash rooms and cloak room. The foundation is already com- pleted and it is hoped to have the "The M-G-M Story" A Fascinating Compilation From 25 Top'most Metro Offerings Of The Year The most extensive array of singing and dancing talent ever assembled at Metroâ€"Goldwyn- Mayer is now taking part in Tech- nicolor films. which bring to the screen~ unforgettable music, ro- mance and exciting backgrounds. "The M-G-M Story,” an exciting compilation of Metro’s product for the year, which is an added at- traction at the Richmond Theatre, next Wednesday and Thursday, af- fords a glimpse into, seven new musicals, each a spectacular pre- sentation. First is “Show Boat,” with all the glitter, the glamour, the n01se and excitement‘ conjured by the title. Kathryn Grayson as Mag~ nolia. Ava Gardner as Julie, How- ard Keel as Gaylord Ravenal and Joe E. Brown as Captain Andy, head one of the top casts of the year. As different, as exciting, as gay, colorful and romantic as Paris it- self is “An American in Paris.” Starring Gene Kelly, introducing Leslie Caron, lovely danseuse of the Champs Elysees ballet, and featuring Oscar Levant, Georges Guetary and Nina Foch, this char- ming love story set to the favorite music of Ira and George Gershwin is Hollywood’s most unusual film in the field of musical entertain- ment. “The Great Caruso,” starring Mario Lanza as the beloved Neo- politan tenor Enrico Caruso, brings to the screen a. tender love story, beautiful music and 24 of the world’s greatest singers. With Ann Blyth portraying Caruso's wife, Dorothy, the stellar cast in- cludes Dorothy Kirsten, Jarmila Novotna, Blanche Thebom. Teresa At The Richmond Next Wednesday & Thursday roof on within about ten days. “The Lions Club aim in erect- ing the building is to provide the community with a meeting place and sport 'centre for local organi- zations” said Mr. Angle who has been an active worker for the pro- ject since its inception some seven years ago. Originally started as a commun- ity project with municipal and pro- vincial assistance it is now entire- ]y a. project of the Lions Club. Of necessity the building now under construction will not be of the pro- portions planned when: the project had municipal and provincial as- sistance, but within its means the Lions Club hopes to complete a_ building which will serve the com- munity well and be a credit to Richmond Hill. Celli, Richard Hageman, Marina Koshetz, Nicgla Moscona and Guiseppe Valdengo. > Rich with stars, young with gay- ety and pretty with Technicolor is “Rich, Young .and Pretty.” Lilting love songs sung by America’s new sweethearts â€" Jane POWell and Vic Damone, the nation’s new “71 Essentia Is, Unity,- 1951 - 2137; 1941 - 134g iichmond Hill Census Figures Show Marked Increase In Population According to official census figures just released Richâ€"‘ mond Hill’s population numbers 2137. This is an increase of almost 800 over the figure at the time of the last ofi‘icial Dominion census in 1941. This is. a record of almost 60 per cent increase in the ten year perlod which rates Richmond Hill among the faster growing municipalities of Canada. The preliminary totals of the population enumerated in the 1951 census are shown in the figures which follow for the villages and towns of York County. Figures for town- ships and other municipalities ‘will be, published just as soon as the totals are available from the Bureau of Statistics. Later reports will give complete totals for each province with separate figures for all counties and districts. The population totals shown in this preliminary release are sub ject to revision. Changes due to circumstances such as the enum- eration of individuals away from their normal place of residence and the enumeration of individ- uals in dwellings which weve clos- ed” at' the time of the Census, have yet to be made. Final fig- ures will be published at a, later date. It is the duty of anyone who has reason to believe that he or she has been omitted from the Census to notify the local Census Com- Wheat Smut Proves Costly To York County Farmers Treatment Would Save Loss Several farmers in the district ‘have experienced very dirty wheat threshing this year and in some cases buyers- have refused to take their wheat all because of stinking smut or bunt. One shipper had his wheat discounted 1'0c per bushel which amounted to $150 on the car of 1500 bushels. All this loss in the field and in the reduced price could have been saved by proper seed treatment with a. mer- cury compound, such as Ceresan or Panogen. ‘ Reasons for the outbreak of bunt are that the weather conditions have been favorable for its form- ation and also that there is a. mis- taken idea abroad that the variety of winter wheat known asCornell 595 is resistant to bunt. Mr. W. H. Waddell, chief in Research in Winter Wheat at the O.A.C., points out that Cornell 595 is resistant to loose smut, but not to bunt, or stinking smut. In fact, none of the common varieties of winter wheat grown in Ontario are resis- tant to bunt, which thrives best when wheat is sown under unfavâ€" ourable conditions late in the fall. singing sensation -â€" highlight the romantic theme. Also featured are Wendell Corey, Danielle Darrieux, in her return to the American screen, and an exciting new per- sonality from South America, Fer- nando Lamas. A show fit for a king is the gay musical, “Royal Wedding,” with the King of Dance, Fred Astaire, and a new dancing partner, the tal- ented Queen of Song, Jane POWell. Parallel romantic stories with Jane and Peter Lawford. and As- taire and Sarah Churchill are pre- sented in this happy-go-lucky col- orful extravaganza. Lana Turner â€" Ezio Pinza. Names that spell magic at the box office and in the hearts of the pub- lic! “Mr. Imperium” tells of the light-hearted romance of an im- petuous king, Mr. Pinza, and a. beautiful actress, Miss Turner, with Marjorie Main and a new young star, Debbie Reynolds, lending a helping hand. Last but not least of the gath- ering of fun and frolic is “Excuse My Dust," which has Red Skelton for laughs, Sally Forest for beau- ty, Macdonald Carey for charm, William Demarest for suspense and Monica Lewis for song. Aptly described as a comedy with music, its hilarious plot sees Skelton in- venting a horseless carriage â€" and his best girl's father owns the only livery stable in town! There are songs and elaborate production numbers, gasoline bug- gy races and picnics â€"- tiptop en- tertainment. The M-G-M Story plays at the Richmond next Wednesday and Thursday, along with another fea- ture attraction, Mrs. O’Malley and Mr. Malone. RICHMONDVHILL, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 23rd. 1951 Non-essentials, liberty; In a” Things, Charity.” MMWJL missioner immediately, and an in- vestigation will be made. The census commissioner for North York is Peter Burt, 70 Brooke Ave., Toronto 12. Cdmparative figures for York County towns and villages are as follows: Richmond Hill Aurora Leaside . . . . Newmarket Markham . . Stoufi‘ville Sutton Woodbridgla I Delayed planting favours infesta- tion. Treatment for smut or bunt must be done very thoroughly or results might be disappointing. Mixing a handful of dust with the seed in the seed box is not adequate. The, manufacturer’s directions should be followed closely. The home- made seed treaters distributed by the York County Crop Improve- ment Association last spring are reported to have given excellent results. Further information on winter‘ wheat may be obtained from your agricultural representative or by writing to the Field Husbandry De- partment, 0.A.C., Guelph, and re- questing a copy of the bulletin, “Growing Winter Wheat in 0nt~ ario”. In any case where the ball \smut or bunt was bad, Agricultur- al Representative, W. M. Cockburn of Newmarket recommends secur- ing registered or certified seed to get a fresh start. It would be ex- pecting a great deal of any seed treatment to clean up all the smut in some samples seen recently. WestOn Man Loses Life On Highway Yonge Street south of Richmond‘ Hill was the scene of another fa- tality Sunday .night. James G. Hormel], 47, of Weston, was in stantly killed as he walked across the highway at Richvale. Police said Hormell parked his car on the east side of the high- way and walked across to a ser- vice station. A car driven by Wal- ton Campbell, 25, of Willowdale, collided with the man. The impact threw him 30 feet and he died in- stantly, police said. Campbell told police he was watching traffic, and did not see Hormell step into the road. He said apparently Hormell threaded his way through northbound traf- fic and stepped directly in front of his car in the southbound lane. Mrs. Hormell said her husband was travelling alone to join friends fishing in the north coun- try. A member of Central United church, Weston, he is survived by his widow and one daughter, Mary Anne. THORNHILL ATHLETIC NEWS There are still openings in the Thornhill Association Bowling League. Anyone wishing to join should contact Webb Smith, 150w The league will start bowling Wed- nesday, September 12, at the Bowl- adrome starting at 7.30 pm. Come and join in the fun at the Big Corn Roast being held on Satâ€" urday evening, August 25 in Thornhill Park. time 9 pm. 1951 2,137 3,326 16,092 5,323 1,593 1,685 1,138 1,685 1941‘ 1,345 2,726 6,183 4,026 1,204 1,253 1,051 1,044 Forage Harvester In Action In spite of ideal harvesting wea- ther about 250 farmers gathered at the farm of Harold Coakwell, Markham on Friday evening last for a twilight demonstration spon- sored by the County Crop Improve- ment Association on harvesting and threshing with the use of the forage harvester. Originally‘made for cutting hay or corn for silage, this machine is now being used to pick up the grain in the field. At 7.00 pm. the cars began to roll in from all over the county. New Harvesting Idea Demonstrated By County Crop Improvement Association Part of the crowd watched the grain which had been swathed pre- viously by the binder being picked up,‘ cut and blown into three forage wagons, with deep boxes, which shuttled back and forth to the field from the barn. When the loaded wagon arrived at' the forage bow- er, the straw was raked onto the feed table and blown through the blower pipe into the cylinder of the separator, already partially thresh- ed. The separator in turn blew the straw into the mow or stack and the good grain was blown or elevated to take it into the gran- ary. Popular Song Writer .Lives At King City (By Our King Correspondent Mrs. M. Johnston) If you had been listening to ra- dio station CJBC on Wednesday nightpf last week, you. would have heard a song composed by our neighbour, John Belknap. Provincial Election Set For October 29? The song, “My Singing Commer- cial,” was given a delightful renJ dition by Vi Emerson on her Week- ly program. Vi Emerson has been featuring a Canadian song writer on her program and she has been encouraging Canadian writers who find that their music is ost am- ongst the hundreds of songs from the United States. John Belknap is a writer of pop-1 ular songs in his spare time, and his business is advertising. He cannot read nor write muSic, but he plays‘ his melody on the piano, and a special music writer ar- ranges the score for him, just as a stenographer takes a ‘letter in shorthand. Since returning from overseas Mr. Belknap has had five popular songs published and at diff- erent times he has heard them broadcast by the Sweet Caps, the Christie Bread Co., and the Chat- eau Laurier orchestra of Len Hop- kins. For the past five years Mr. and Mrs. Belknap have been living in King City and they are happy and contented with village life. Their elder-son, Ricky, goes to the vill- age school. The .younger fellow, Shane, and baby Kathy are pros- pective pupils for the new school. There are persistent rumors of a fall provincial election, and a well informed source has fixed the date as October 22nd or 29th with many fac- tors favoring the later date. In North York Major A. A. McKenzie, M.L.A., is very likely to be accorded a unanâ€" imous nomination and we are informed he will stand for re- election. No opponent has yet been nominated but the Liberal party plans ‘an early nomination meeting when a candidate will be chosen. LAKE WILCOX - OAK RIDGES RATEPAYERS ASSOCIATION This week the Lake Wilcox and Oak Ridges Ratepayers Association met with Mr. E. L. McCarron in the chair. Mr. McCarron stated to those assembled that it had been decided at the last executive meet- ing to incorporate the association. It was also announced that there will be a Field Day on August 25 at 2 pm. in the Community Hall with games for all. On Sunday, September 2, at 8 p.m. a commun- ity Corn Roast will be held. In closing Mr. McCarron thanked the ‘Recreation Committee for the ex- cellent way in which they handled the association’s recent dance. In York East it is assumed that Agnes MacPhail, veteran C.C.F. member will seek re- election. No opponents are yet in the field. For some time Walter Thomson, the Liberal leader has been predicting a surprise election this fall, but Premier Frost has been very reluctant to make any definite commit- ments. Elected in June 1948 the ad- ministration does not have to have an election until 1953. This system having béen tried last year and explained to the an- nual meeting of the York County Crop Improvement Association, was eagerly watched by the farm. ers who were interested to see the triple duty by the tractor at the barn which drove the thresher with the belt pulley, while the power take-off drove the forage blower which in turn assisted in unload- ing the wagon by pulling the chopped straw and grain back into the feed anger. A visit was next made to the farm of Creighton Bros., Agim court, to see a very inexpensive type of loafing' pen and “milking parlour" where the cows are being fed grass silage the year round. The grass silage was examined closely by everyone particularly that taken from a graSS silage stack. The third call was at Sam Gough’s, Milliken, where another forage harvester demonstration was given with a somewhat dtfier- ent hook-up of the machines, the blower this time being operated Record Hay And Grain Crop in The Province The total production of hay and grain crops in Ontario this year will be the best on record, accord- ing to the latest crop report iss- ued by S. H. H. fiymons, Director of the Statistics Branch, Ontario Department of Agriculture. Al- though a large portion of the hay was spoiled by rain, the quantity harvested shows an increase of 35 per cent over last year. Pro- viding weather conditions are fa- vourable, recent reports from ag- ricultural correspondents would indicate that the grain crop will be well over the 200,000,000 bushâ€" el mark of last year and possibly over the 1918 record of 2L3.356,000 ‘bushels. I A . Low Potato Acreage The production of oats is well above the yearly average, and is about 9 per cent higher than last year. Fall wheat showed a de- crease from last year, but is still far above the average yearly pro- duction. » fl The harvesting of most of the spring crops is well under Way, and if weather conditions remain favourable, the average yield will be higher than in previous years for oats, barley and mixed grain, New this year in the Canadian Handicraft Guild’s display in the Women’s Building at the C. .E., are to be demonstrations of quilt- ing and the woodcarving and painting of life-sized birds. Local Handicraft Artists Will Demonstrate Work At C.N.E. Mrs. Llew Beaver and Mrs. Ken- neth Cavanagh of Barrie, both members of the Simcoe Crafts and Arts Association, will explain quilting“ and Chris. Holmes will come from Brockville to work at his unusual craft of creating beautifully colored birds from wood. Both the quilting and Mr. Holmes’ woodcarving will be seen during the final week of the Ex- hibition only. Woodcarving dur- ing opening week will be done by Alfred Perry of Markham. Every- day of the Fair and/continuously throughout the day, will be further demonstrations of pottery tech- niques, weaving and spinning, metal work and leather tooling. The making of pottery is to be demonstrated by Mrs K. Towers, Mrs. M. Elliott, Mrs. Dudley But- ton, Mrs. S. J. Hazell, all of Tor- onto and Miss Rhoda Ward of Brampton. Weaving and spinning demon- strators will include: Mrs. J. W. Blackburn of Thornhill, Mrs. H. Parker of King, Miss M. Shantz of Kitchener and Mrs. W. Belsen of Toronto. Metal work Will be done by Mrs. John Pocock, Mr. Andrew Fussell, Mr. Jack Sullivan all of Toronto and Mr. D. Boyd of Richmond Hill. Leather workers will include Mrs. C.. Roscoe, Mrs. W. McFar- lane, Mrs. C. Best, Mrs. L. Can- non, Miss Shirley Jones and Mrs. A. B. Hanna all of Weston, and Mrs. Larmour of Toronto. During the first eight days of the ONE, Martha Kidd of Scarboro will re- peat her popular demonstration of textile block printing. onsiderablé space in the ex- HOME PAPER OF THE DISTRICT SINCE 1878 from a pulley on. the cylinder shaft of the thresher. The group then adjourned to the lawn where the moonlight was sup- plemented by flood lights. Presi- dent, Albert Rutherford of Vellore called on Professor H. W. Goble of the Ontario Agricultural College to explain the life history and con- trol of the much-discussed Hessian Fly, also the Sawfly and other pests. A. H. Martin, Director, On- tario Crops Branch urged every- one to treat all their fall and spring cereal seeds as a. preventa- tive against smut. Ho pointed out that all varieties are subject to the ball type of_ smut, Cornell being only resistant to the loose smut which grows at heading time. W. M. Cockburn announced that applications for entry in the 50 Bushel Wheat Club will be receiv- ed up to Octobei 15 and the rules are available now for anyone in- terested. All contestants this year must use Registered seed and he will supply the names of register- ed growers who wish to secur- seed. Pastures have been excellent all summer, and are still above aVer- age. All live stock are in good condition, and milk flow is above normal, although the total pro- duction of milk is probably not any higher than last year, due to the reduction in herds during the past twelve months. ~Late crops, such as dry beans, soybeans, roots and buckwheat are slightly below airerage but there is still time for further develop- ment, and‘ the yield should be quite good, once again depending on the weather conditions. An important item in this Iat- est crop report; is that the bar- vesting- of flue-cured tobacco 15 well under way and present in- dications are that an all-time rec- ord will be established with the production totalling 122,000,000 lbs. Potato acreage is 30 per cent lower than last year and this in turn is the lowest acreage on rec- ord. The corn crop is spotty, and prospects are for a below average yield. Other vegetable and fruit crops appear promising and local markets have liberal supplies. hibit, to occupy the entire west wing of the Women’s Building, will be used to display Art from the Arctics, dome by the Eskimos and brought south by the Guild’s represe‘htative, James Houstin. The young man stepped off the train in his home town after eight; years’ absence. Despite his rosy expectations no one met him. He saw the stationmaster, a boyhood friend, and hastened to shake hrs hand. “Hello, George,” said the stafcion< master, "Going away?" lohn Haldane lr. Suffers Bad Fall Last Wednesday evening while paying along the platform at the railway station, John Haldane, 8- year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Haldane of Baker Ave. received a rather painful head injury. Thursday’s Chuckle In company with several of his young friends he slipped on the platform, falling and hitting his head on one of the ties. The fall opened a large gash on his head running from abov‘ his right eye to behind his ear. He Was immed- iately taken to the office of Dr. Wilson, who treated the wound and had the boy rushed to the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. There the parents were very relieved to discover that the injury had not affected their con’s brain and that it would in no way be permanent. At presentiyroung: John is back home with his family and expects to have the stitches removed with- in the next few days. From a post-cud to a poster â€" whatever your needs may be in printing -â€"- The Liber- al’s job printing de- partment can take care of them. 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