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The Liberal, 29 Nov 1951, p. 1

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DECEMBER 8 -â€" Saturday. Rich- mond Hill Branch 375 Canadian Legion Ladies Auxiliary are hold- ing a home bake sale in the new Legion Hall on the Carrville Rd. Sale starts at 2 pm. Proceeds for building fund. c3w21 DECEMBER 19 â€" Wednesday. Turkey Raffle in aid of St. Mary’s R._ C. Chugch, at the home of Mrs. J. O’Neill, 1/1 mile north of Elgin Mill: on the east side of Yonge St. at 8 pm. Everyone Welcome, lad- ies included. 1 c4w21 Elected by acclamation as Reeve of Vaughan Township for 1952. He has served the past three years as deputy- reeve and previously served three years as a member of 991111911. DECEMBER 1 â€"â€" Saturday, 2.30 pm. Christmas Box Bazaar, at the Anglican Church Parish Hall, lovely hand-made Christmas gifts, moderately priced. Tea. served in th; Rectum. c2w21 DECEMBER 7 â€"- Friday. The York-Simcoe Guernsey Club will hold its annual meeting commen- cing at 10.30 3.111. at the Agricul- tural Board Room in Newmarket. A lucky draw for a turkey will be a feature for those present and lunch will be served at noon. All persons interested in Guernseys are invited to attend. c1w22 DECEMBER 12 â€" The Women’s Institute of Laskay are holding a. dame in Laskay Hall. Weir’s or- chgstra. Admission single ticket 75's? per couple $1.25. c1w22 DECEMBER 5 â€"- Wednesday. Am nual election meeting Elmwood Park Ratepayers Association, 8 p. m. Richmond Hill Public School. Residents .of Harding Park and Elmwood Park east from Lennox to Bayview, are requested to be [present as a vote to include these areas in our Association is on the agenda. c1w22 DECEMBER 1 â€"â€" DECEMBER 5 â€" Wednesday 8 p. m. ’in St. Mary’s Anglican Church, Richmond Hill, The Right Rev. A. R. Beverley, D.D., Bishop of Tor- onto, will administer the ancient rite of Confirmation. All are invit- ed, especially those who have nev- er witnessed this beautiful and solemn service. *1w22 NEWMARKET: The Business and Professional Women’s Club here is a'warding Jim Hugo, son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hugo, a special aw- ard of $25. in recognition of his scholastic ability. Jim received nine firsts out of nine subjects written in the Upper School exams. zaar, afternoon tea under the auspices Anglican Women's DECEMBER 1 -â€" Saturday. Ba- zaar and Bake Sale, white elephant table and tea, baking contest, at Richvale School at 2.30 pm. under the auspices of Vaughan Women Workers. c2w21 DECEMBER 5 â€" Wednesday 8 p. 111‘. Christmas Fair at Teston Church. Home baking, aprons, par- cel post sale, children’s attractions. Musical entertainment. Fun for ev- eryone. Special attraction for the men â€", pancakes and maple syrup. c1w22 DECEMBER 3 â€" Monday. The Christmas meeting of the Evening Group of the W.A. of the ‘United Church will be held in the Sunday School Room at 8 p.m. All ladies welcome. c1w22 DECEMBER 4 â€"- Tuesday. The Victoria Square Women’s Institute is holding a euchre and crokinole party in the Community Hall at 8 pm. Ladies please provide. c1w22 DECEMBER 4 â€" Tuesday at 8 p. m. Thornlea‘Ratepayers Associa- tion urges an vvho have an interest in Thornlea to attend this very im- portant business meeting at the school. DECEMBER 1 â€" Saturday. Thorn- hill Women’s Institute bazaar, Thornhill United Church Hall, 2.30 p.m., home baking, fancy goods, knitted articles, plants, aprons; af- ternoon tea and lucky draw. c2w21 DEC. 3, 4, 5 â€"- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday. The Robin Hood Cook- ing School sponsored by St. Ma- ry’s Anglican Evening Guild. in the Masonic Hall at 8 pm. Val- uable prizes. qlw22 MARSHALL McMURCHY Coming Events Saturday. BI- and quilt draw of St. Stephen’S Association. Hagerman: Residence of Wm. Rodick. Unionville: Veterans Hall. Casrhel: Premises W. J. Powell. Attended by mOre than 200 rate» vpers, Markham Township nomina- tion meeting was held last Friday‘ afternoon in the Veterans’ Hall, Unionville, When nominations for council and for two members for a Board of Trustees for the Town- ship School Area were received. Nominations were accepted by‘ Clerk Chas. Hoover as follows: VOLUME LXX|||.' NUMBER 22 Langstafl‘: at residence of Ar- thur Laroque. Richmond Hill: Wise Lockers, Markham Road. . ' Elgin Mills: residence of Stan Leno. Buttonville: Community Hall. Victoria Square: Community Hall. For Reeve: Winfred Timbers, Chas. Hooper and Dalton Rdmney. M cMurchy Reeve For 1952 Deputy-reeve Dalton Rumney who has a long record of service on Council is opposed by councillor Alfred .James, and five are stand- ing for the three seats‘ on council. Councillors W. L. Clark and Charles Hooper of the 1951 coun- cil are seeking re-glection, and the new candidates are Alfred Le- Masurier well known Lang-staff business man, Robert B. Rae of Unionville, a former member of council and Arthur Lennie of Highland Park. The voting in Markham township takes place Monday, December 3, and the polls are open from 10 a. m. to 8 p.m. ‘ For‘Deputy Reeve: Dalton Rum- ney, Chas. Hooper, Alf. James and Reeve Winfred Timbers has been re-elected by acclamation as Reeve of Markham.Township, but ther. will be an election on Monday, De- cember 3, to choose a deputy- reeve and three councillors. Votiné takes place in the var- ious sub-divisions as follows: Thomhill: at .ofl‘ice of E. stey. With the largest crowd in the past 10 years in attendance the Township of Vaughan held itS Nomination meeting last Friday in the Township Memorial Hall, at Vellore. Highland Park: at the office of R. M. Fenn. Doncaster: residence of Arthur Stevens. Markham Twp. Electors Will Vote For Deputy Reeve And Three Counciiors Planning Board And Bad Roads Theme At Nomination Meeting The highlight of the meeting‘ was the retirement of Reeve John‘ Hostrawser who after 16 years of unfailing service and guidance to the Township decided to retire from Municipal politics. In pass- ing Mr. Hostrawser thanked the residents of Vaughan for their loyal support and understanding during the time he 'was privileged to serve on council. He also stated his continued interest in the well :being of the Township would ex- tend over the years ahead. Mr. Hostrawser' thanked each Council member for the co-operation and sincerity they had shown him dur- ing his term of office. RiChmond actors To Elect Deputy- Reeve Three COUNCiIIOI’S Reeve Hostrawser Retires From Municipal Politics Deputy-Reeve Marshall Mc- Murchy a. resident of Purpleville and the only other nominee for the Reeveship was elected Reeve by acclamation. Mr» McMurchy who has been a Council member for six years, in his speech to the meeting reviewed the work of last year's Council apd spoke of its hopes and plans for the coming year. Albert Rutherford, a well known resident of the Township iand a Councillor in 1951 was el- ected Deputy-Reeve by acclama- tion. The only other nominee for this office Mr. James Robson with- drew. Mr. Robson is standing for re-election as a Councillor. Mr. W. J. Agar, a Councillor in 1951, was nominated for the same oITice in 1952. In his nomination speech Mr. Agar reviewed the work of the Vaughan Township Police dut- Vote Monday, Decembefl M. An- Gravel trucks were blamed in large measure for the condition oI the roads. Mr. Clark said he was very hap- rpy to see such a. number of new candidates for office as construc- tive criticism was geod. Mr. Teetzell Was another in fa: vour of the planning board and said the township should have its own engineer as he felt there were too many delays on every job 1' construction. On the roads situation Dalton Rumney said that the township roads were in the Worst condition in his memory. ,Angl M11, flooper séifia'that‘fiéoa‘Tifiéai-Mthé f’owm ship should have been started 15 years ago. Mr. LeMasurier said that the township should not sit back â€" it should promote industry now as the township is becoming urban. Wm. L. Clark. For Councillor: Arthur Lennie, Wesley L. Clark, J. E. Teetzel, Robert B. Rae, C. H. Hooper, Frank Brumwell, Alfred LeMasur- ier, Alf James and Wm. L. Clark. The meeting which closed with the singing of “God Save The King” was ably conducted by Mr. Harry Chandler in the chair. Winfred Timbers stated in his View that the Planning Board is necessary now as the township is turning from a rural to a part ur- ban area. v Mr.’ James also felt that the Planning 'Board would save the township 9. lot of money and Mr. Lennie and Mr. Rae were also in favour of the Board. Mr. Lennie said that Toronto was an example of bad planning. Mr. Rae also spoke in favour of the ward system which he said has to come in Markham. ing the past year, and of their added responsibility due to the con- tinued growth of the township. For the School Trustees, nomin- ations were received for Albert Edwin Wilkins, Arthur Ball and Sid ey Griffiths. wo main issues were referred to by several of the candidates m their speeches and these Were the need for a Township Planning Board and the very bad roads in the township. Mr. E. Wm. Anstey is the first‘ name on the list of new candidates running for seats on the Council. Mr. Anstey is a former member of the Village of Thornhill Board of Trustees and thus he has gained previous experience in municipal affairs. Mr. E. A. Beemer, a Langstafl’ Real Estate Broker, is another new face seeking office as a council member. Mr. Cyril Bak- er, a resident of the eastern part of the Township and a candidate in the 1949 election is again ap- pealing- to the electors. Mr. Ar- chie Cameron, 9. Vellore farmer, although nominated declined to stand for election. Mr. Wm. J. Forster a Thornhill poultry farmer is another candi- date from last year who is also standing for election. Mr. Will- iam Noble, a Maple farmer, was the only other candidate nomin- ated and to decline to stand for election. Mr. J. W. Perry, 3 Coun- cillor in Woodbridge, and the Chairman of that village's finance committee was also among those nominated for Council. Mr. Per- ry, now a resident of Maple op- erates the local drugstore there. UNIONVILLE: Wm. Noble of Un- ionville celebrated his' Slst birtn- day last Friday. Novmber 15. In closing the retiring Reeve John HOStrawser and the members of the 1951 Council all extended their appreciation 'to clerk J. Mc- Donald and all the township em- ployees for the splendid job they did during the past year. “In Essentials, Unity; Those who qualified for trustees after the alotted time were Will- iam Oliver, Eldon Wade and Her- bert Joslin, who went into office :by acclamation for trustees of the Village of Maple‘ for“ 1952. The trustees now serving are ‘William, Oliver, ‘Eldon‘ Wade'a’nd John Neufeldt, and all spoke on their accomplishments during the past 'year. John Neufeldt tender- ed his resignation, to be effective at the end of 1951. After nominations a-ljvely dis- cussion to‘ok place as to why the sidewalk to the school had not been built, as a petition had been signed four years \ago by a large majority of residents. The discussion con- tinued as to the much needed side- walk repairs. Report of work finished this year is over 500 feet of sidewalk built on Railway street, the contractor being Wilford Park, Maple, and a large storage tank at the south‘ end of the village for fire protec- tion, being built on property don- ated by William Noble. This tank has a capacity of 10,000 gallons, and the contractor was Mr. Percy Finnigan, Weston. NominatiOns for Trustees for the Village of Maple took place in Maple Masonic Hall last Friday evening. Those nominated were Eldon Wade, William Oliver, Her- bert Josfin, Emery Mathewson, Reginald Biae, Ernie Hemphill, 'Wilfred Kefi'er and Ernie Brock. The trustees now serving are ‘William, Oliver, ‘Eldon‘ Wademnd The Trustees were well satisfied and high in their praise of the type of work completed by these contractors. Acciamation For Maple Trustees The Wheel «House Restaurant at Oak Ridges operated by William White was the scene of an early morning fire last Tuesday. A re; cently purchased second hand. space heater was the cause of the fire. The heater exploded shortly after it had been lit. The fire quickly spread up the walls of the building until it reached the ceil~ ing and roof. ' ' $1000 Fire Loss Only the quick action of the Rutledge brothers who are neigh- bours of the Whites saved the building from total destruction- The three brothers, Marsh 69, Charles 72 and Watson 75, immed- iately formed a Bucket Brigade and kept the fire under control un- til the arrival of the Aurora Fire Brigade. The firemen halted the blaze but not before they had chopped two holes in the roof to get at the fire. Damage estimated at $1000.00 was done to the rest- aurant. Luckily the building was covered by insurance. Thursday’s Chuckle All boys sixteen years of age and under, interested in hockey, are asked to turn up at Richmond Hill Arena- on Fijiday, November 30, at 7 p. m. when teams will be chosen for the Richmond Hill Bantam League. Although there is no ice available as yet, the orâ€" ganization is desirous of get- ting the teams picked and ev- erything in order so that when the ice is ready there will be no hold-ups to .hinder the star- ting of the League games. President of the club "this year is Jack Holiowell and secretaryâ€"treasure: is Dick Mills. The bride was shy about asking her husband for money. “Jack, dear,” she said at break- fast, “will you lend me $5 but only give me half of it?” “Of course, darling,” \said her husband, puzzled, I “but why only half of it?” “Well, then you’ll owe me $2.50 and I’ll owe you $2.50, and we’ll be square, won’t RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29th 1951 Bantam Teams To Be Chosen In Non-essentials, Liberty; In all Things, Charity. ” At the Whitchurch Township nomination meeting held on Friday nominations were received for reeve, deputy reeve and three coun- cillors. Mr. Ivan McLaughlin, Stoufl‘ville, received an acclama~ tion for his second term as reeve. He has been a member of council for seven years. Mr. Fred Tim- bers of Stoufi'ville, received an ac- clamation as deputy reeve. Coun- cillors, nominated Were Mr. Sid Legge, Mr. R. Baycroft, Mr. E. L. ‘McCarron, present members of council Were given an acclamation when‘Mr. Delos Graham also nom- inated withdrew his name, stating that he would not put the township to the trouble and expense of an election on his account. He felt that the present council had done a good job and deserved another year in office. He received an ovation from ratepayers present for his consideration. Whitchurch m Council Receives Acdamation Deputy Reeve of Richmond Hill in 1951, elected by ac- clamationas Reeve of the Municipality for 1952. Each member of council gave a report of the year’s work. ReeVe McLaughlin, a member of York County Council told about the county road budget and assess- ment. $85,000 has been spent on county roads. instrumental in se- curing the Provincial Police for the policing of Whitchurch Town- ship, the Reeve thought it had ptroven to be a good move. He tha'n- ked the people for their support and co-operation. Deputy-reeve Timbers, sits on the York County Council and is on the Winter Fair Board. As a member of the plan- ning‘ board for the township he at- tends two meetings a month of that body. He is also a member of the Reforestation. Committee. He men- tioned that this year a board of appeal outside of Council had been appointed. They suggested some lform of measured assessment as necessary in the township. He men- tioned the subway at Vandorf‘ still standing- uncompleted. Shortage of steel has been offered as the rea- son for delay. Hard top will be put on the highway when subway is completed. Ex Reeve Toole speak- ing on this subject later said he felt an injustice had been ,done to Whitchurch Township by those‘res4 ponsible for the delay on this ’sub- way. Deputy Reeve Timbers re- ferred to the new municipal build- ing built this year at a cost of some $10,000. This low figure was possible because of the help and co-operation of tOWnship em‘ ployees, mentioning especially the assessor Mr. Fred Cummings. He also wished to thank Clerks John Crawford and L. Harper, road Supt- Davis for their loyalty and (to-operation throughout the year. He feels that more help is needed for the efficient conducting of the township business. Ivan McLaughlin Reeve For 1952 Councillor R. C. Baycroft, is a member of the Roads and Bridges committee, Permits and sanitation, and finance. He mentioned the res- ponse to the 4 per cent discount‘ of- W. J. “TOM” TAYLOR fered for payment of taxes half yearly. Response was greater than expected. Measured assessment Will be studied by the 1952 council, He feels that council should move slowly, in spite of the fact that York County is pressing or this method. Mentioning the York County Health Unit he feels that benefits derived are not worth what they would cost. ' Councillor P. S. Legge reported on the year’s work. He is chairman of the road committee and sale that $60,000 had been spent on the township roads. $8,754 had been spent in dust laying, $13,800 had been spent on gravel, $664 on weed spraying $2,750 for snow plow on truck, and the balance on putting up and taking down snow fences and road maintenance. He men- tioned that 150 trucks travelling the township roads carrying gravel to provincial highways are respon- sible for a great deal of damage to the roads. The Department of Highways has promised some com- pensation for this damage. Mr. E. L. McCarron said that as a first year councilman he wished to express his appreciation of the highly efficient type of men on council and on the staff of the township. The low mill rate is due to the careful management of council and staff. He advises mo- ving carefully on measured assess- ment. He is not sure yet where we will come out if we adopt this method. He also feels that York County Health Unit is not worth the extra mill it would cost. To- day’s board of health cost $350 and an estimated cost of York County Health Unit is $1,800. In ward one Deputy-reeve Nor- man S. Ingram was accorded his sixth consecutive ac’clam'ation. Campbell Holmes, deputy reeve and Alan H. Hollingsworth counâ€" cillor for ward 2 also received ac- clamations. Six are contesting the office of deputy reeve in ward 3. They are John A. Quigley, Well-known Downsview Postmaster‘and former deputy reeve, G. M. Orr, L. A. Rice, H. C. Gay, M. T. Hooke, and F. J. Martin. Nelson Boylen the present reeve and Peter Byberg are candi- dates for the North York Town- ship reeveship in the voting which will take place Mo'nday, December 3. Mr. Byberg is the former chairman of the township school board. Two Seek Reeveship In North York Twp. Liberal Classified Advertisements Bring Result: IContest For Trustee Board iPublic 8: Separate Schoolsâ€" 'There are two contestants for the office of deputy-reeve. Ralph W.’Paris who served four years on council but retired a couple of years ago has returned to the municipal arena and is seeking the office of deputy-reeve. Mr. Paris headed the polls on numerous oc- casions and was prominentlyi men- tioned as reeveship possibility when be temporarily withdrew for business and personal reasons. Richmond Hill ratepayers will go to the polls next Mon. day, December 3, to elect a deputy-reeve and three councill- ors, three public school and three separate school trustees; The voting will take place in the Public School auditorium, Yonge Street, with the polls open from 8 am. to 7 pm. One thousand and fifty-five electors are on the list as qualified to vote. » VReeve William Neal retired from the office of Reeve and Deputyâ€"reeve W. J. “Tom” Taylor after one year in the deputy’s chair stepped up to the reeveship by acclamation. ‘ Mr. Paris was a member of council in 1943 to 1947 inclusive. He has been in business here for many years and is proprietor of the recently established Ralph’s Hard- ware. Kenneth W. Tomlin, a member of the 1951 council also is a candi- date for deputy-reeve. Mr. Tom; lin was a member of council in 1948 and 1949 and again in 1951. He served this year as chairman of the electric light committee. He is employed as office manager for Mills & HadWin, well known Tor- onto motor car firm. Eight candidates are standing for the three council seats. The senior member of council, Wes. Middleton with a record 06f some Last Friday night thirty people gathered in the Masonic Hall, King, to nominate trustees for the en- suing year. This shows an inter- est in village affairs, as last year only four people found time to at- tend this annual meeting. This year four women were present, and they were keenly interested in the discussion which followed the nominations. W. H. R. Hood, sec- retary, was returning officer. The following nominations were made. Lively Interest Shown At King City Nomination Meeting James Armstrong, proposed by Bryan Upjohn, seconded by G. E. Wells. William Barker, proposed by M. Wilson seconded by B. Kelley. Donald M. Findlay, proposed by Walter Monkman, seconded by Wil- liam Smalley. William E. Carson, proposed by A. McClure, seconded by D. Ross. Ross Stewart proposed by Harvey Folliott, seconded by James Pat- ton. Stanley Hunter, proposed by Mrs. Gordon Wells, seconded by George Harvey.‘ rRoss Walker, proposed by W‘. E. Carson, seconded by A. McClure. Subsequently three names Were withdrawn, namely Ross Stewart, Ross Walker and Stanley Hunter. Crawford Wells, proposed by Bruce Han, seconded by J. Scott. For the meeting that followed Duncan Ross was elected chair- man. Several of the nominees sta- ted their case, and for an hour questions were fired at the present trustees, Carson and Wells. Up- on the question of Mrs. Stanley Hunter, it was revealed that sit street lights would be installed as far north as the school by Dec- ember 15. Correspondence shows that these lights were ordered by the present trustees in September 1950. A reply from the H.E.P.C. that the work would be completed definitely before April 1, 1951, was dated January 22, 1951, by L. J. Roy, manager of the Richmond Hill area. Apparently the lack of supplies has hindered the project. Mrs. Arthur Fleet brought com- plaints about water filled cellars being a menace to the children playing outdoors. She was inâ€" formed that the by-law regarding a building permit states that work must start within 6 months after receiving the permit, but there is no clause saying when the work must be finished. Several cellars have been dug and left as hazards to the small children in the neigk borhood. ' Mr. George Armitage and others questioned about the speeding o! trucks through the village, making it necessary for small children to be escorted by an adult when goj in; to and from school. Some of \ amokfaMflz’S/ “ HOME PAPER OF THE DISTRICT SINCE 1879 The new aspirants include man well known loeal citizens. The list on the ballot is headed by Douglas Boyd, well known Silversmith, Ne‘d Hill, Richmond Theatre manager, George Hill, hardware merchant, Jack Rice, Realtor, Kenneth Rufl‘ man, salesman, and Thomas Wea‘é ver, carman. ' Public School Trustee eighteen years municipal service is again a candidate. Floyd Por- kins,‘ a member of council for the past two years also is standing for re-election. ’ The ratepayers of the Richmcn Hill school section which included many voters in the surroundin’ community will vote for the elec tion of three trustees. Trustees Andy Armstrong, and Len Clemen' are seeking re-election. Trustee Bert Barber retired and the ne aspirants are Stanley Tinker an William Wilson. Separate School these trucks have "been clocked at 70 miles per hour. On motion b Bruce Hall, it was decided “tha the secretary of the village of King should write to the provincial pol ice, through the attorney general requeeting action re speeding an” careless driving of trucks throug King and that speed traps be av: ailable covering the approaches to King.” There are five candidates for th three seats on the Separate School Board. Standing for re-electio are clive Battles, Mrs. Ella. Mc- Cullough and George Sampson, an the new candidates are James Kill ackey and Bruce McConkey. An interesting and important feature of the annual nominatio meeting of a municipality is the presentation of the annual finan- cial statement. Village Finances In Healthy State At Richmond Hill nominatio clerk and treasurer Russell Lyne'fit presented a financial statement which showed the village finances in a very satisfactory condition. A few highlights of Richmon Hill’s annual financial report 1: the shareholders â€" the taxpayérs â€" follow: ‘ Receipts for the current year to. tailed $199,720.54. Receipts included $67,848.8b from current year’s taxes, $3,718. from tax arrears, $332 from dog taxes, $697 from fines, $8,024 from the North Yonge Railway, and Building Permits $296. . Expenditures totalled $184,608._ Expenditures included such it- ems as: salaries and allowances $8,455., streets and sidewalks ).',- 079., street lighting $1,329., hos- pitalization $1,631., police protec- tion $2,748., garbage collection $1,800., York County Health Unit $763., addition to fire hall $2,286., Public Library $800. Power cost $28,063. and the Fre- quency Standardization accounts for an item of expenditure am- ounting to $10,579.71. The Richmond Hill Waterworks earned $15,137. in 1951. PIOCeeds from domestic users $8,714., and commercial users $2,283., from in- stallation fees $1,383. Waterworks expenditures totall. ed $10,300. leaving a balance on hand as at November 20 of $4,837. The expenditures included salaries $1,900., labour $1,354., material $3,423., light and power $930., construction work $2,463. Electric Light account shows to. tal receipts for the year of $60,- 484. These receipts include $25,843. from domestic users and $9,782 from commercial users. It isn’t true that “opportunity knocks but once.” Week af- ter week, in the Lib- eral’s classified adver- tising columns on the back page opportuni- ties are offered. To sell or buy â€" tele- phone Richmond Hil] 9

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