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2, LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Thursday, Jan 1' The residents of Richmond Hill displayed their continued interest in'Municipal affairs when on Wed- nesday evening of last week a large crowd filled 'the Masonic Hall to‘ attend the initial meeting of the Richmond Hill Civic Association. The _meeting' had been called to give. the public an opportunity to discuss the proposed annexation by Richmond Hill of certain parts ot Markham Township. The meeting Was organized by 3-man commit- tee composed of Alec Bradshaw, Bert Ba'rber, and Jake Koning. Reâ€" tiring Reeve William 'Neai, Depu- tiyaReeve Ken Tomlin, Councillor Floyd PerkinSyand the new Coun- cillor for 1952 Councillor Jack Rice Ittended the meeting as represent- atives of the council. ReeVe-elect {or the. new year W. J. Taylor and Cbuncillor Wes Middleton were Ln- able to attend due to previous com- mitments. Mr. Bradshaw Opens Meeting Enthusiastic Public Meeting Discusses Annexation Of New Area By R. Hill " 'Mr. Alec Bradshaw who acted as "Chairman for the first part of the meeting thanked the residents of the village for their excellent sup- Tport. He stressed the association ‘lsf still in the embryo stage and as ‘yet there is actually no formal or- ganization or executiVe. Mr. Brad- Shaw suggested that within the ii11rnediate,future concrete steps be: taken along this line, the frame- work of 2 Civic association be es- Etéblislhed, and an executiVe be el- ected... ' Councillors Review Annexation :Mr. Bert Barber who very ably filled in as chairman during the question and answer period open- ed his remarks by reviewing the rapid expansion of the areas ad- jacent to Toronto. He went on to illustrate this growth by compar- ing figures from the 1941 and 1951 Census. Chairman Barber then called on Deputy-Reeve Tolnlm, Councillor Perkins, and retiring Reeve Neal in that order to come .Iorward and discuss the back- ground and the pros and cons ot annexation. Mr. Tomlin started SAM COOK, Editor Congratulations should be extended to 'Alec Bradshaw, Bert Barber and Jake Koning and those associated with them for the well organized public meeting held Wedneday of last week in the Masonic Hall. The meeting certainly served a use- ful purpose in that it gave the residents of the village an opportunity to discuss the annexation by Richmond Hill of certain parts of Markham Township. Naturally any course of action which has such far reaching results as annexation, is bound to raise many questions in the minds of the citizens of the district. Questions as to tax rates, industrial development, wa- ter supply, school areas, etc., are all leg- itimate questions and civic minded resi- dents interested in the welfare of their community request an answer. This pub- lic gathering afforded them the opportun- ity of gaining a further understanding of annexation. It was gratifying to see the Richmond Hill council represented at the meeting. The Councillors spoke well, an- swered questions and generally straight- ened people out in this matter of annex- a ion. . ’ouncillors Answer Questions 9%?) An Independent Weekly .â€" Established 1878 Subscription Rate $2.50 per year; to the United States $3.00 5c Single COpy Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association 1. E. SMITH, M.P., Publisher . _ _-.__._‘. . nunvmr A _.__.:_A. [F 1949 MODEL: new unit just installed, our price $325.00 1947 MODEL: new unit installed last year, our price . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . $285.00 1941 MODEL: new unit just installed, our price $245.00 N ORGE ELECTRIC RANGE, perfect condition $150.00 GENERAL ELECTRIC RANGE, perfect condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... .. $150.00 PARIS AUTO SUPPLY LIMITED RICHMOND HILL, ONT. TELEPHONE 86 FRIGIDAIRE REFRIGERATURS SPECIAL SALE We guarantee, install and deliver, Monthly andyor weekly terms arranged 0th}: liberal A Good Beginning proceedings by answering a series of questions, which the committee had prepared. In following Dep- uty-Reeve Tomlin, Councillor Per- kins and retiring Reeve Neal Went on to discuss certain other aspects of the problem, and Mr. Neal trac- ed the history of the negotiations between Richmond Hill and Mark- ham Township. It is pl‘OpOsed to extend the vill- age boundaries on the eASt side of Yonge Street north to the Elgin Mills sideroad, east to the seCOnd concession and south to Harding Ave. The new area when annexed will add an additional 1000 acres to the present village and increase the populatiori by approximately another 1000 people. The Council stressed that Rich- mond Hill must physically and finamially look out for itself; that the chief purpose of annexation is for the village to be in a position to control the land adjacent to it. A municipality must balance from an assessment viewpoint. It was felt that the present boundaries of Richmond Hill must be extended and certain types of light indus- try introduced in order to bring about a balanced economy. All the couucil members agreed that the momént annexation has become a reality the village must impose land use by-laWS and thus regulate the growth of this new 8.1'98. The actual terms of annexation will be considered by the legal rep- resentatives of the two municipal- ities concerned and then passed on by the Ontario Municipal Board. It is expected that the growth in this new area will finally assist in bringing the village's tax rate down. The Councillors stressed the fact Richmond Hill must have a new industrial area in order to offset its residential assessment. Any improvements in the annual are; will be handled on a local im- provement basis. The village has an adequate supply of water to take care of any residential and u. DIV-I 11-, All.- "Ai'i'rE'iiNA SMITH, Associate Editor Telephone, Rich-0nd Hill 9 In his opening remarks Mr. Bradshaw stated that the Richmond Hill Civic Assoc- iation was still very much in the idea stage and no formal organization exists. He stressed the need for such a body and re- quested that those present give serious consideration to forming an active civic group. This is an excellent suggestion and the residents of the village should be encouraged to act on it immediately. With a keen and interested membership it could act as a force for good in the community. The anticipated growth in this area in the next few years will surely supply any civic group with many pertinent topics for con- versation. For example from time to time they could hold round table discuss- ions and invite various public officials to attend these meetings. Like any other succesful endeavour it requires intelligent planning, imagina- tion and hard work in order to get any such group in operation. We trust a sufficient number of our fellow citizens will follow the lead already set by Messrs. Bradshaw, Barber and Koning and help to establish». well organized Richmond Hill Civic Association. 10, 1952 industrial needs, and the council has been given reasonable assur- ances that the supply will last. The Councillors were in complete ag- reement that a planning board must be established to handle the land use byâ€"laws and to properly supervise and plan the develop- ment of the area. As to the question of new in- dustries the members were not in favour of granting any tax con- cessions to new industries. The area to be set aside for industry is a matter of conjecture and mar vary from 270 to 400 acres. Howâ€" ever this question is one that will be handled by the planning board. Question Period ‘ v After the Councillors had all been given an opportunity to speak Mr. Barber threw the meeting op- en to the floor and invited ques- tions from the audience. The aud- ience showed a keen interest and their questions varied from Mr. Len Clement‘s inquiries as to how farm and home taxation will be handled in the new area and snow removal on the Elgii sideroad, to T'r. Stan Tinker's question regard-i ing further annexation of certain parts of Vaughan Township lying‘ west of Yonge street. The coun- cil preferred to negotiate with one municipality at a time and once the problem at hand is complete serious consideration will be giVen to the west side of Yonge street. In answer to the first part of Mr. Clement’s question it was stated that as long as farms in the area remain as Such, they will be taxed as farms. Mr. J. Stocks wanted to know what type of industry the council would encourage to settle here. Clean, diversified questions were asked concerning such subâ€" jects as the water supply, plan- ning board, local improvement and disposal plants. These questions were answered to the satisfaction of those present. The meeting closed with the singing of God Save the King. APPRECIATES FRIENDLY WELCOME IN RICHMOND HILL Dear Mr. Editor: S. gesture to the citizens of Rich- nond Hill from three people who are complete strangers here, but have found the people so helpful. ".3 they ploughed through snow .-overed streets recently. A small town, sparsely peopled maybe, but one overendowed with the warmtm of human kindliness they added. Already this depth of kindliness has become apparent to them in many ways since they moved into Richmond Hill barely a week ago. Shopkeepers, the milkman aim baker, strangers on the streets and clheery youngsters, all spell the ABC of goodwill to men. And in a short time have done a good job welcoming these strangers, hus- band, wife and eleven-year-old laughter; who arrived here eager to make friends and keen to take part in the town‘s activities. A typical welcome mat was one laid out by a clerk in a local Store. Overheating the wife men- tion that she required another pa- per bag, she promptly tueked one into the pile of waiting shopping. Later, the Bell telephone opera- tors added yet another example of good neighborliness. Having left Toronto in haste, our newly ar- rived friends had omitted to notify their friends of their new telephone number. This was supplied by Richmond Hill operators cheerfully when approached by the caller in I‘m-onto. An assistant in a meat storg gave them the next “pleased to meet yer”, smile. A joke and ad- vice on the’ right cut of meat re- quired brought forth an air ot friendliness unparalleled. iv’i‘rarlrces time and I sense of help- fulness to go beyond the call of duty, our new neighbors comment- ed. “So this is Richmond Hill, ‘prawling in the shadoWs of a cold, inowy winter’s day!” exclaimed hree strangers to our small town, Even the neighborhood dogs re- vel in this air of friendliness. One large black pu‘p helped bhe family m0ve their goods into their new home, sniffing each piece of fur- niture lovingly as it entered the house, returning next any to'see A smali gesture maybe, but one which did not pass unnbticed by .his family. A wonderful beginning to our new life agreed this family. The place lacks interesting, let's stay awhile and explore some more. Mona. C. Bennett, 91 Arnold Crescent, if all was well Note: The following is a copy of letter relative to annexation dir- ected to the Ont. Municipal Board by Markham Twp. ratepayers. The Municipal Board of Ontario, Queen‘s Park, Toronto Re: Richmond Hill A Gentlemen: We are very much in favour of being annexed to the Village of Richmond Hill, although We sug- gest the following conditions: (a) ’Dhat a building by-law pro; hibit our subdivision from being divided into lots with frontages of less than 50 feet. (b) That no industry be allowed to lo'cate so as to be a detriment to the area in any way. (c) That we be charged with the balance of the Village, for the Ar- nold Crescent sewage pumping station; so that we, with the whole Village, will be charged with OUR pumping station when it is install- ed. (d) That an adequate sanitation byâ€"law be provided to protect this area until such time as sewers are desired and installed. (e) That our area become assim- ilated in every other may with the Village area; i.e. no segregated treatment except for the usual 10- calized improvements. (2) We have been Villagers ev- ery single way except politically ‘or years. (3) Our real taxation in the Village will probably be only nlightly more than‘ in the Townâ€" ship â€"- possibly it may become equal or less in the years to come. (4) Annexation is to the com- mon good of the maximum number of people in the medium ano longâ€"term future. We favour annexation because, in summary: (1) The Village is far more ex- perienced in handling suburban ‘n‘oblems. To enlarg'e on these same four reasons: (1) The years, experience improvement, water mains and hy- drant systems, and other essential improvements. Maintenance and re- pair of these essential services should be far more effective when done by the Village. Simila ly, we feel that the Village is in a position to do an excellent job of Village, by-law enforcement and can avoid‘ costly mistakes. While planning in both the Village and the Toy |.' ship have been at a minimum, we .have no doubt whatsoever that it lean be very effectively accomplish- ed by the Village. Had we been ‘part of the Village, we are quite sure that our local improvements would be costing us considerably less and would have taken only a Fv‘nr‘tinn nf the time that they during the ings. haslamassed considerable publishers I quot. about suburban road ticle: With the permission of the Mr. Penn’ ar- “One afternoon three children entered my shop, two boys and a girl. They were about ten years old. raggedly dressed, but at this lnioment ‘well scrubbed-One of the lboys took off his cap, gazed about the store somewhat doubtfully, then came up to me. “Sir, we’d like something in yel- llow flowers.” Something in their tense, ner- vous manner made me think that this was a very special occasion. 1 showed them some inexpensive yellow spring flowers. The boy who had assumed the role of spokesman for the group shook his head with decision. “I think we'd like something better than that.” can be very effectively accomplish- ed by the Village. Had we Mei. part of the Village, we are quite sure that our local improvements would be costing us considerably less and would have taken only a fraction of the time that they did. In our dealings with the Village, we have found it to be capable and unuerstanding. (2) Our boundary between our xubdivision and the Village il arâ€" tificial and not to our advantage. ’Our own participation in the Vill- ages’ stores schools, churches, the. "Dear Mister Editor” Richmond Hill, Ont. Annexation atre, service organizations, social functions, professional aid, etc., i9 the same as that of the Villagers. We contribute to and should bene- fit from Village activities. We are remote from the Township as a whole, and our interest in it can at best be only superficial. (3) A few of our number believe that the area's taxes would in- crease beyond our ability to pay. Actually, we suspect that with in- dustrial expansion in the extended Village boundaries, in a few years, our taxes as Villagers would not increase as quickly as if We re- main in the Township, even if the Township embarked on its own in- dustrial expansion. Increases in our taxes should be partially off- set by the Village’s lower winter and hydro electric rates, and in- clusion of garbage collection. It would seem that any tax compar- ison now made might; not be -too conclusive anyway if the County Assessor makes property aSsess~ ments among the municipalities compatible. We believe, that largely the difference between our Town ship and our Village tax will be in our local improvements. We are convinced that we will receive the ‘maximum value for our tax dol- ‘lar from the Village. (4) Our‘area is largely compris- ed of relatively small lots, which require essential services. Unfor- tunately, there are a very few in the area who mistakenly sought a rural type of suburban life on larger lots. Since the die is cast and the future progress of the an ea is assured and inevitable, it is hoped that the reluctance of the very few will not artificially re- tard the natural development of the area to the benefit of the great majority. I't is»our sincere hope that all these factors will be kept in mind by the Board in 'making its decis- ion. . Respectfully submitted, William M. McKie, P. Eng, Catherine G. McKie Joint owners of Lot, west half No‘ 152, Registered Plan 2383 "Farm Ponds” To Be Discussed At Crop Improvement Meeting The most popular agricultural meeting of the year, the York County Crop ImproVement Assoc- iation Annual meeting will be held in the Parish Hall at Newmarket Thursday, January 17, when at is expected last year’s record attend- ance of almost three hundred, will be equalledl The directors have again arran- ged a varied and interesting pro- gramme which should have a wide appeal. For years this organiza- tion has had the unique reputation of starting sharp at 10.30 no mat- ter who Was there and they have some valuable door prizes for new- comers. Following the short busi- ness session, 'there will be a panel discussion in the forenoon on grass silage by a group of York County farmers who have experience in making and feeding this type of ensilage. At noon, 3 free lunch will be served when the growers will en- joy 3 social hour. Two guest speak- ers will provide the material for more diSCussion in the afternoon programs: on popular subjects. In view' of the cost of replacing burned buildings and the difficulty of obtaining an adequate supply of “One afternoon three children entered my shop, two boys and a girl. They were about ten years old. raggedly dressed, but at this !n10ment well scrubbed.-One of the [boys took off his cap, gazed about the store somewhat doubtfully, then came up to me. SAY IT WITH FLOWERS Quite recently a friend of mine lost his wife through cancer. I was interested in reading the an- nouncement of her passing and his request that if friends wished to show their sympathy they might send a donatian to the Institute of Cancer Research. It was characâ€"} teristic of this fine men whose re- ligion is very practical. He isn‘t the first person I have known to express this point of view but I am bound to say that there is something about the gift of flowers that I like whether Sent to the sick or bereaved, or even when placed on the casket. Mr. Henry Penn, a well-known Boston florist, wrote for the monthly mag- azine, Guldeposts, some of his exâ€" periencesl after many years deal- ‘ing with people who had made flowers an expression of their feel- ings. With the permission of the poblishers I quot. Mr. Penn’ ar- ticle: “Do they have to be yellow asked. “Yes, sir," he said. “You see, Mister, Mickey would like them better if they were yellow. He had a yellow sweater. I guess he liked yellow better thany any other col- our." ' AFTER I- . , I . on, ARC WALACE mi. .szmfim‘kmm 4‘ r“ â€": Eyâ€"x “é " 1“: 511:1“ I,” York Jersey Annual water, the committee has asked Professor H. D. Ayers of the Ag- ricultural Engineering Dept. of the O.A.C. to speak on “Farm Ponds and Farm Pond Construction”. A few recent cases of farm buildings being saved by a farm pond has heightened interest in this subject. John L. Stewart of Ailsa Craig, prominent Seed grower and chair- man of the Middlesex Crop Im- provement Committee, will speak on "Land Use and Use of Machin- ery.” He and his father are ex- tensive operators and Mr. Stewmst’s services have been much in demand for meetings of this nature. Half of his time will be reserved for questions, a popular feature of this meeting every year. The Liberal has just learned that York County’s Agricultural Rep- resentative W. M. Cockburn ot Newmarket, has been confined to bed with virus pneumonia since the; middle of December. We are pleas- ed to learn from his assistant, Ed. Pearson, that Mr. Cockbu‘rn is ma- king the steady if slow recovery which appears to be associated with this illness. asked quietly. The boy nodded, suddenly choked up. The little girl WAS desper- atdy‘strugghng to keep back the tears. Richmond Hill Horticultural Society will hold its first meeting of the new year on Friday, January 18, in the Public School Auditorium, bus- iness to commence at 8 p.m. Mr. Paul Harden, President Executive Committee of the Don Valley Conservation As- sociation, will speak on the work and progress of the Don Valley Conservation Associa- tion, and Mr. Ge'Orge Kaye, Secretary of the Don Valley Authority, will explain the functioning of the Valley Au- thority, and how property owners may richly benefit. Two coloured films will be shown, one the association's latest movie depicting points of interest in the Don Valley, the other a remarkable pic- ture, “Clear Waters", showing what happens as a result of river water pollution. The meeting is open to all resi- dents of the village, including neighbouring friends in Thorn-V [bill and other districts. V She is his sister,” the boy said. “He was a swell little kid. A truck hit him yesterday while he was playing in the street.” His lips were trembling now. The other boy now entered the conversation. “Us kids in his block took up a collection. We got eighteen cents,” h added proudly.‘ “Would roses cost an awful lot, sir â€"â€" yellow roses, I mean?” u 1 smiled suddenly. “It just hap- pens that‘I ha" some nice yellow“ rose‘s here that I’m offering spec-. ial today for eighteen cents a doz-‘ en." I pointed to the’ flower case. “Gee, those would be swell!” “Yes, Mickey’d sure like those. The spirits of the committee sud- denly rose as they gazed at the stately golden roses in the case. “I'll make up a nice spray with ferns and ribbons. Wlhere do you want me to send them?” I asked. “Would it be all right, Mister, if we took them with us?" one of the boys asked. “We'd kinda l" e to â€" you know .â€" give them to Mickey ourselves. He’d like it better that way.’ Organized thirty years ago. the York County Jersey Club has completed arrangements to ‘hold its Annual Meeting in the Board Room of the Depart- ment of Agriculture at New- market on Monday next, Jan- uary 14‘, commencing at 10.30 am. with a door prize draw for those present on time. Mr. James Bremner, secret- ary of the Canadian Jersey Cattle Club, who a few months ago attended the World Con- ference of Jersey Breeders on Jersey Island, will be the guest speaker. The business sessions of the morning will be followed by a free lunch at noon. 'I‘he after- noon program, in addition to Mr. Bremner’s address, will feature group discussions on plans for the coming year. President Hugh Sheardown of Schomberg hopes everyone interested in either grade or pure bred Jerseys will be on hand for the day. I fixed up the spray, accepted the eighteen cents gravely, and watched the youngsters trudge out of the store. My spirits were up- lifted for days afterwards. I re- alized then, as I have often sensed it, the warm eXultation of God’s presencé.’ a We can thank Mr. Penn for this lovely story nd add, on our own that it is a good thing to send flowers to the living. It doesn’t take much to make some people happy; a few sincere words of en- couragement and appreciation; ev- en a warm clasp of the hand. Flowers for flhe sick‘ and bereaved; by all means and. as often as we can, flowers for the living. H orticulturalists AGRICULTURAL REP. ILL “Are they for his funeral?” Editor‘s Note This is the first of a series of weekly stories which J. A. Carroll, assistant deputy minister of ag- riculture for Ontario and formerly secretaryâ€"manager of the Ontario Plowmen's Association, will write about the visit of Canada‘s cham- p‘ion plowmen to the British lsleg, Germany, Denmark and Sweden. TORONTO â€"â€" In a few hours the last goodbyes will have been said and we will be winging over the white-mantled countryside to New York. There we will board the “Queen Mary” and begin a trip that will last six weeks and take us into seven European countries. It would “take a wise man to say who is the most excited of the three of us. For me it will be a return to scenes that were last viewed through the mists of war. For my two young companions it will be their first glimpse of the Old World. But before I go any further I had better make some introduc- tions. I am John A. Carroll, assistant deputy minister of agriculture for Ontario. My two companions are Canada's 1951 champion plowmen and, I might add, the youngest plowing team this country has pro- duced. Younger of this pair of cham- pions â€"â€" and incidentally the youngest man ever to win the horse section of the E550 Transat- lantic class at the International Plowing Match -â€" is E. Eugene Timbers, an 18-year-old stalwart from Milliken, Ont. Winner of the tractor section of the Easo Trans-. atlantic class is 24-year-old Nor- man S. Tyndall of Richmond Hill, just north of Toronto. ' During this trip to Great Brit- ain and the continent I shall be acting as their team manager and reporter-historian of the emnts that befall us and the things that we see. The expenses of our six-weeks' trip are being paid by Imperial Oil Limited, as have the eXpenses of five previous champion teams that have made the trans-atlantic cross- mg. Our trip will take us to England, Wales, Seotland and Northern Ire- land and to West Germany, Den~ mark and Sweden. Gene and Nor- man will take part in two pIOWing events in the United Kingdom. International plowing matches, truly international matéhéé with contestants from all parts of the world, will be well to the fore of my mind during this trip. A meetâ€" ing is being held in London to dis- cuss the p055ibilities of creating a world competition and I antiCipate being present. I [have been auth- orized by the Ontario Plowmen’s Association to speak as its repre- sentatiVe if the meeting gets down to “talking turkey." Some eight European nations and ourselves have indicated inter- est in this meeting and we will have plenty of problems to iron out: a standard plow for campeti- tion, a universal set of rules, and a plan for rotation of plowing site, and others. But I will tell you more about that in later letters, when We have had a chance to meet some of the European officials and gained their opinions. I also hope to be able to report on some of the agricul. tural develOpments we see On our trip. Right now" I’d like to tell you more about my travelling compan- ions. Eugene Timbers is one of half- a-dozen illustrious plowmen in On- tario bearing that name. Gene’s coach and teacher was his father, Ed Timbers, the winner of the first Transatlantic award in 1939. His trip across to Britain was cancell- ed because of the war. Two of Eugene’s cousins have won the award since the war: Fred Timbers in 1946 and Robert Timbers in 1949. And then, as if to keep it in the family one way or another, last At a recent directors’ meeting held in the Agricultural Rooms at Newmarket, plans were laid for the annual meeting of the York Holstein Club Annual Meeting At Masonic Hall, Richmond Hill County Holstein Clnb to be held in the Masonic Hal], Richmond Hill‘, on Tuesday next, January 15, at 10.30. As in former years, many of the interesting reports and pres- entations will be made at morn- ing session which will commence with a draw for the door prize for those present on time. Arrangements have been made again to serve a free lunch in the hall at noon. Balloting for direc- tors will open the afternoon sessâ€" ion which will feature an address by Mr. ’Dhos. Dickison, Manager of the Ottawa Dairy Farm where a very large dairy herd is maintain- .y__, “WC , ed. Visitors to this farm have been amazed at the unorthodox feeding and management methods practised with which Mr. Dicken- son has eliminated many problems of the clairyman. Not the least is his early cut grass silage which furnishes “winter pasture” for the NL'MBER ONE by J. A. CARROLL ley Semi-7w ONTARIO «m PPLOWMEN‘S ASSOCIATION) CANADIAN PLOWMEN ABROAD year’s winner, Herb Jarvis, of A.- inccurt, Ont, is Eugene’s brother- in-law. Gene has been plowing since he was 13 and has won numerous prizes in county and local compe- titions. When he was only 16, Ml furrows led 'him straight to the top of the inter-county class in the In- ternational and a two weeks’ con- servation tour in the States. Gene lives with his parents on their farm, Lot 18, Concession 5, at Millikan in Scarboro Township. My second gold medalist com- panion, Norman Tyndall, is hoping to renew some Scottish friendships during our tour. Norm has been very active in the Unionville Jun- ior Farmers Club for many years and is presently president of York County Junior Farmers. Last year he acted as host for two days to two of the four Scottish Junior Farmers who visited Canada. His house guests were both young men, and though he says it is them he wants to meet again, both Gene and I strongly suspect he is just as eager to check on the two young Scotch lassies who also made the trip. Norman, who started flmgg with horses at the age of n no, a then switched to tractors three years ago, also comes by his lklll through the family. His father, Stanley Tyndall, until a-few yen; ago was an international judge‘ for the Ontam Ploxmen’s Association, and for ny years was himself a plowman of note. ‘ Norm was born on his father’s loo-acre farm at Richmond Hill and now, in addition to helping hi! father work the family acres, works another 1'50 acres which he himself rents for mixed farming (Holsteins and Yorkshire hogs). It is customary for the team manager to say something about himself in this first letter, so her. goes. All the five boys in our family entered agriculture in some brunch or another. Three of my broth- ers are still farming. My son and daughter and my son-in-law are all Ontario Agriculture College graduates and in the farming in- dustry. They followed in my 100%- steps for it was in 1914 thtfi I graduated from O.A.C. I was born on a farm near DM- ton, Ont, and have been connected with agriculture all my life. 'Dhe one brief break was during World War I. when I served overseas as an ofl'icer in the Royal Horse Ar. tillery. I was recently appointed assist- ant deputy minister of agriculture for Ontario, and during my service with the department I was for sev- eral years superintendent of agri- cultural and horticultural societies in Ontario. For 16 years I was secretary-manager of the Ontario Plowmen’s Association. So now you know the three of 1's. Through this weekly letter of our travels we hope you’ll get to know us better and gain something from our impressions of British ‘and European farmers and their methods. herd of over two hundred cows which include most of the dairy breeds. The club directors anticipate a.“ record attendance as this 'will be more of a dairyman’s meeting than a Holstein breeders’ conference. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TWP. OF NORTH XORK Sanitation Is A Way of Life It is the quality of living that is expressed in the clean home, the clean farm, the clean community. Being 3-way of life it must come from within the people; it is nour- ished by knowledge and grows as an obligation and an ideal in human relations. If we can by our efforts bring this ideal a little closer to realization, we shall have added our bricks to this everâ€"growing structure of public health. CARL E. HILL, M.D., M.O.H. E. Eugene Timbers Norman 831‘":an