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Club here has decided to inaugur- ate a new athletic program for boys in the 10 to 14 age group. Instruction will be given in the gymnasium in basketball, gymnas- tics, volley ball, in the hope that the program will benefit boys who do not play hockey. Instructors will be members of the Optimist Club. NEWMARKET: Members of the fire brigade have undertaken to carpaign for new uniforms. It has been 15 years since the bri- gade has been completely outfitted, and many members who have join- ed since, are not uniformed. The brigade undertakes many ushering jobs at the arena and town hall as a public service, as well as enter- ing town parades. LINDSAY: Firemen from over twenty-five cities, towns and vill- gages will attend the 8th Regional Fire School held under the auspices of the Fire Services Division of the Ontario Fire Marshall’s Office at Lindsay this month, from January 21 to January 25 inclusive. WOODBRIDGE: Manager of the Roxy Theatre is refusing admit- tance to a group of young people puspected of deliberately destroy- ing theatre property. Just recently seats in the smoking loge were tFlashed with what appeared to be a large knife, so the manager was forced to take action against the Inspected parties. NEWMARKET: Deputy-Reeve J. L. Spillette of Newmarket and Reeve A. A. Cook of Aurora are contesting the office of warden for York County. NEWMAR-KET: The Era and Ex- press‘ is marking the 100th anniv- ersary of its founding this year. It is the oldest weekly newspaper in York County, ‘being founded by G. S. Porter in 1852. STOUFFVILLE: Mr. Garfield Brown has been appointed clerk- treasurer for the town. He re- place: Geo. J. Storey, clerk-treas- urer for the past eleven years, who resigned to take the position of secretary-treasurer of the Hyd. to Electric System. Mr. Brown’s salary will be $2100. K. G. B. Ketchum, Head Master of the'school announced. His Excell- oncy Will be accompanied by Lady Alexandef. The inspection will take place at 2.30 pm. on Friday, May 23. NEWMARKET: The Optimist UXBRIDGE: Residents of UX< bridge Township voted down a grant of $10,000 to the Uxbridge Cottage Hospital at a municipal election held last week. The vote was 93 yes, no 312. STCUFFVILLE: Mrs. 'Dhomas Klinck celebrated her 97th birthday last Thursday. AURORA: Viscount Alexander, Governor General of Canada, will be the inspecting officer of St. An- drew’s Cadet Corps this year, Mr. Barbara Peterson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Peter- son, who live on the 2nd of Whitchurch Township, just south of Capell Ave., went for a walk Sunday about noon and at time of writing, Monday noon, she had not returned. Twin sister of Beverley Peterson, she is fourteen years old, of slight build, weighs about 85 1138., has blonde hair and blue eyes. At the time of her disappearance she was Wearing a blue coat, brown skirt, plaid blouse, black flight [boots and black stockings, A quiet retiring child her moth- er thinks she would not enter a car unless forced. Happy at home and at school, she was a pupil at Lake Wilcox public school. No reason is known for her failure to return home, and great anxiety is felt for her safety. Police are investi- gating. The home of John Sparrow situated on the Carrville Road East was the scene of a $1500 blaze last Saturday afternoon. The fire was first discovered by neighbours shortly before 2 pm. The Sparrow family were away in Toronto at the time. The Richmond Hill Fire Brigade under the direction of Chief Alf. Stong answered the call. Firemen believe the blaze was the result oi an overheat- ed stove pipe, or defective wir- ing. The fire started in a lay- er of insulation next to the ceiling and quickly spread to the rafters. Before being brought under control firemen were forced to chop a hole in the roof in order to get at the blaze. The fire gutted the top part of the house, At one point the water sup- ply on the fire truck got dan- geously low and the Richmond Hill Brigade sent out a call to the North York Brigade. How- ever in the meantime Murray Associates supplied two of their tank trucks to assist in hauling additional water to the scene of the fire. After two hours of fire fig‘htng the blaze was extinguished. News From Next Door Home Sufl’ers $1,500 Fire Loss Girl Missing Higher fares on the North Yonge bus line may be one result of the T.T.C. strike. Rapidly dim- inishing profits have been causing municipal officials concern for some time, and it is possible the loss of revenue during the strike and a possible reduction in pat- ronage following resumption oI the service may mean higher fares for North Yonge residents. Following the decision of the Municipal Board at the brief hear- ing here last week to postpone the proceedings until the people in the area. concerned had a more clear understanding of the issues involâ€" ved, Reeve Taylor conferred with the Village solicitor and local of- ficials. The action of Markham Town- ship council in the proceedings came as a. complete surprise to members of Richmond Hill coun- cil who from conferences and dis- cussions on the subject were of the opinion that the neighbouring tovmship council was quite agree- able to the granting of the village application. The T.T.C. report was discussed at the inaugural meeting of Rich- mond Hill village council this week. ’Dhe report on the operations ot the bus service in November show- ed a profit of $666.07 compared to an operating profit of $2,955.21 for November 1950. -in view of the action by Mark- ham council and the many ques- A review of the year showed a steady decline in the profits on op- eration. “This may mean an in- crease in fares,” said Deputy-reeve Tomlin. Reeve Taylor said the possibility of increasing the fares would have to be considered if the operation of the service started to show a VOLUME LXXlll. NUMBER 29 Urge Early Action On AnnexationApplication Reeve W. J. Taylor and mem- bers of Richmond Hill municipal council in the opening business session of the year made it very clear that they are determined to press for early action in the vill- age’s application for annexation of a portion of Markham Township. Fear Loss Of Patronage Increased Fares On North Yonge Bus Line May Be Result Of The T.T.C. Strike of i] to l of 1 loss J. Taylor Vice-Chairman for ’52 The Trustees of School Area No.‘ 1 of Markham and Vaughan held their first meeting of 1952 in the Thornhill School on Tuesday, Jan- uary 8, and elected. Mr. Keith Richan, Who was vice-chairman in 19:51, as chairman for 1952, and Mr. Jackson Taylor as vice-chair- man for 1952. Mr. Taylor retains his post of Public Relations Direc- tor. The retiring chairman, Mr, Sidney Griffiths thanked the trus- tees for their co-operation during the past year and reported that the Board had accomplished most of its 1951 programme and had kept well within the budget for that period. Will Meet Markham Council Keith Richan Elected Chairman School Area Board No.1 For ’52 Mr. Richan thanked the trustees for his election and spoke very highly of the splendid example Mr. Sidney Griffiths had set by his sincere effort and faithful attend- ance at all meetings. The system of estimating require- ments of school supplies, the con- servation of school supplies, and schools were the main topics under discussion. The Board decided to place their order for a large per- centage of their yearly supply in April, instead of June, as formerly. Jae-k Hood School Supplies of- fered to give a demonstration for the benefit of both staff and trus- tees, during which the needs of the schools in Area No. 1 would be discussed and the Trustees agreed. It was planned to hold this deny onstration during the latter part of April. Mr. Nathan Hicks moved a vote of appreciatioin to Mr. Griffiths for his work and leadership and with this motion the Trustees hear- tily concurred. The Board then passed on the minutes of the last December meeting after which re- presntatives of Jack Hood School Supplies were interviewed. In trying to assess the influence Bruce Robinson appéared be- @Mm In addition to the meeting with Markham Township council it is likely Richmond Hill council will sponsor a public meeting when the proposal can be fully outlined and questions of interested ratepayers given an answer. On the suggestion of Reeve Tay- lor the clerk was instructed to contact Markham township coun- cil and ascertain their policy in re- gard to Richmond Hill's applica- tion, and ask for a joint meeting with them at an early date. “We are quite anxious that ev- eryone concerned be given the full- est possible information and every opportunity possible to explore the whole proposal of annexation,” said Reeve Taylor, “but the time element is important and we do not intend to let the matter drag on unnecessarily.” tions asked by residents of the district Reeve Taylor and mem- bers of Richmond Hill council did not oppose the suggestion that the hearing be postponed until the par- ties concerned had further 0pp01’~ tunity to study the proposal. of the strike on future operations members thought it well within the realm of possibility that pass- enger revenue might show a de- cline when the service is resumed. It was pointed out that people for- ced to find other means of trans- portation during the strike easily might continue these arrangements when the strike is settled. The T. T. C. report on the oper- ation of the line shows a profit of $15,644.31 for the first eleven months of 1951, compared with an operating profit of $30,744.26 for the same period in the previous year. Fares on the bus line have not been increased since the inception of the service by the municipali- ties back in 1931. Passenger revenue for the first 11 months of 1951 was up by $13,â€" 110.93 or nearly five per cent, but increased expenses accounted for the diminishing profit. Operating expenses for the month of Nov- ember were more than $4,000. up we; the month of November 1950, due in large part to increased bus mileage. fore the Board and gai'e a report on the new boiler installation in Thornhill School, which was accomâ€" plished during the Christmas vaca- tion. The new heating system iS designed, he said, to take care of any addition to the school which may be needed in the future. The new heating plant uses oil and is of the last “package” design‘ re- commended to the Board by John Ross engineers. The boiler room being rather small the Board ag- reed that this “package” heating unit appeared to be the best. This new unit can quite easily serve double the space it is now heating. Trustee Jackson Taylor submit- ted a draft for a small Sohool magazine, the object of which is to acquaint parents and ratepayers with the achievemnts of the schools, of poblems of education within the area, and having in mind space which wil be allotted for Home and School discussions, and for problems of Ratepayers. It is hoped that the first issue will be ready some time in March_ The Board approved of the idea and suggested that two teachers within the area should be invited to act as co-editors of this magazine. The Ladies Auxiliary for Scouts and Cubs held their regular meet- ing last Thursday evening in the Scout Hall, Mrs. Gardiner presided and a record number of members were present. Mrs. Terry Jackson of Thornhill was guest speaker and, chose for her topic ‘Cubbing’ after which she taught the ladies several of the knots the Cubs learn. Final plans were made for the tea and bake sale (notice under Coming Events in this issue) and refreshments were served. LADIES AUXILIARY SCOUTS & CUBS Essentials, Unity,- In Non-essentials, Liberty; In all Things, Charity." Provincial Police will continue to look after layv and order in Rich. mnond Hill. At the first meeting or the 1952 council it was unanimous- Jy agreed to negotiate an agree- ment with the Provincial force for such a service to the municipality. Provincial Police regulations re- quire one police officer for every one thousand of population in the specified suburban area. The village pays $2590. per an- num for each police officer plus mileage at the rate of 6 cents per mile. Reeve W. J. Taylor, one of the prime movers in having the village policed by the provincials reported to council that on taking office he had interviewed the Provincial Police Commissioner and follow- ing a. very pleasant discussion ot local problems the Commissioner agreed to renew the agreement for policing the 'village. He said he thought the arrangement had wor- ked out in the best interest of the municipality and he commended Constable Robbins for his efficient service. Village Will Have Second Police Officer Under New Contract With Provincials Provincial police have served Richmond Hill since 1949, but last year when the council failed to ag- ree to the placing of a second con- stable the agreement was termin- ated by the Provincial Police Commissioner on December 31. At present the policing is done by one constable, but from now on two constables will be stationed hero to conform with provincial police regulations for a municipal- ity the size of Richmond Hill. The provincial government pays the municipality a grant of fifty per cent of the cost of police ser- vices, and Richmond Hill’s revenue from fines in 1951 was about $1,- 200. Councillor Wesley Middleton sai; he was quite agreeable ‘to the new agreement. “I am quite ready to admit that at the outset I opposea the proposal to have provincials police our village. I thought it would be preferable to have our ow“ man. However I have changâ€" ed my mind and I’m quite agree- able to continuing our agreement. Richmond Hill Council To Appoint Planning Anci industrial Committee Friday night at 7.30 will see the first Athletic Night of the new year held in the spacious High School gymnasium. A doublehead- er basketball game will be follow- ed by a dance for the students. The first game will give the fans a chance to see their two C_O.S.S. A. girls’ teams in action against each other. It. has always been a debatable point â€" which is the better of the two. Friday's game will decide. The junior girls feel RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, THURSDAY JANUARY 17th. 1952 I think we have a more ordefly village and certainly there is a big improvement at the arena where We used. to have trouble,” said coumilor Middleton. Deputy-reeve Tomlin spoke in favor of the provincials. “We get better value for our police dollars under this agreement,” he said ‘fand we have the benefit of train- ed personnel”. ‘Councillor Jack Rice expressed himself as quite in favor of the nhw agreement and Councillor Per. klns said he too was for it. “I formerly opposed the policy 0[ having the provincial police” said councillor Perkins, “but with re- cent developments and the likeli- hood of annexation becoming a reality, I am in favor," he said. A second officer likely will be stationed here in the very near fu- ture to share policing duties with Constable Robbins. The January 7 meeting of the Thornhill District Lions Club was the occasion for entertaining sev- eral personalities representing The Toronto Radio Stations. In- troduced by Lion Ted Murphy were‘ Bruce Sniith, Mike Fitz- gerald, Barry Nesbitt, A1 Maitland and Ken Marsden who in turn pro- vided entertainment which ensured their future welcome in the Lions Den. Thornhill Lions Hold Radio Night Jan. 7 The secretary reported that sev- eral letters of appreciation had been received from recipients of the Lions Christmas hampers. Lion Tom Jackson reported that the fun and games bazaar to be held regularly in the North York market would have to be temporâ€" arin postponed due‘to the TTC strike. Lion Tom exhorted mem- bers to concentrate on the sale ot their motor car raffle tickets so that the date of the draw might be' advanced, confident that they will have little trouble disposing of their big sis- ters. the seniors. The feature attraction is the game between the boys’ Junior A team and the “Super Seven”. The Juniors are as yet undefeated and they possess height, speed, scoring ability, and the desire to win games. They revolve around their skyscraper center ‘Big John’ King- stor. assisted by sharpshooting Pete Large. The Super Seven is composed of ex-High School stars PETER LARGE, R.H.D.H.S. Joseph L. Spillette, deputy- reeve of Newmarket was elected Warden of York County at the op- ening sesson of County Council on Tuesday. He defeated Reeve A. A. Cook of Aurora for th nhonor. Reeve J. L. Strath of New Toron- to, Nelson Boylen of North York and Deputy Reeve Norman Ingram of North York were nominated but withdrew. Reeve Oliver Crockford of Scar- boro and Reeve Jack Rye of East Gwillimbury Were elected as Coun- ty Commssioners and will serve with the Warden on the County executive for the year 1952. J. L. Spillette Elected Warden Of County War Brides Assoc; Meets Jan. 23rd:. The next meeting of the local branch of Canadian War Brides Association will be held at the home of Mrs. D, Andrews, 184 Richmond St” Richmond Hill, at 8 pm. on Wednesday, January 23. Mrs. Phyllis Hawkes, who has recently returned from a trip to England will give her observations on present day conditions over there. - Members please note, bring dues for December as well as for Jan- uary, also identical items for two overseas parcels, and members of the teaching stafl'. The teachers are: Mr. Thomasson, formerly of the Leamington Aces, Mr. Ellis, last year with the cham- pion “’aterford Kings. Mr. Lazar from the Fort Erie hot bed of has- ketball and Mr. Campbell, an 0.A. C. product, The new gymnasium has a gal- lery which can seat 180 people and for a change parents and friends can watch the games in comfort. See you at the Athletic Night! Richmond Hill Public School Board elected its committees for the new year last Thurs- day night when members met at the Public School. Trustees Armstrong and Butlin were named for the Finance Committee, Chairman Jas. Pollard and L. H. Clement for Maintenance with Mrs. Barbara Langstafi' and W. WiISOn constituting the Spec- ial Committee, Mr. Jas. Pollard was chosen as chairman of the board for another year, and it was also decided to hold board meetings the second Friday of each month instead of the second Thursday as previously, to make it possible for all board members to be present at all meetings. Form Committees Looking forwaid to expansion during the year as a result of the present annexation application Reeve W. J. Taylor and members of the 1952 Richmond Hill Village council took steps at the initial meeting of council to set up an ac- tive Planning and Industrial Com- mittee. Will Direct Planning Of Enlarged Municipaity & Promote Industriai Growth Council representative of the Committee will be newly elected Councillor Jack Rice, an ardent ad- vocate of community planning. The committee to be composed of three or four members besides councillor Rice likely will be appointed at the next council meeting. Among those mentioned as poss- ible nominees for the new commit- tee were Ex-reeve William Neal, Ex-reeve P. C. Hill, Mrs. Weaver, Bert Barber and H. D. G. Currie. Other names may be considered when the appointments are made at the January 2151; meeting. The formation of such a commit- tee to precede the appointment of a duly authorized Planning Board was suggested by Reeve Tay‘lor. “I think such a committee could be of great service to the community” he said. Council members unanimously endorsed the suggestion. “I agree that the appointment of such a. committee is very desirable,” said councillor Perkins, “and moreover I think their work will be of the utmost importance to the future development of Richmond Hill.” " Deputyâ€"Reeve Tomlin felt the committee should be composed of four or five individuals outside the council. Councillor Wes Middle- ton was in favour of such a com- mittee but wanted a member of council to sit on it. Mr. Floyd Perkins felt the councillor so ap- pointed should not act as chairm- an but instead as a committee member_ Councillor Jack Rice in referring to the provincial government’s 1\mning bill said that the next move after the committee has done the preliminary work is to desig- nate an area to be planned, then have the Minister authorize it as a planned area and set up a Plan- ning Board. The council was of the opinion that the committee so appointed could handle the» preliminary re- search work necessary before the committee could become a Board. Speaking further Councillor Rice said that such a committee usually consists of 4, 6, or 8 members, the majority of which are private citi- zens. The best operated boards are those on which the members are professional and business peo- ple, but above all they must be civic minded. On the suggestion of Councillor Wes. Middleton Mr. Rice was ap'â€" pointed a_s the' council’s represent- JANUARY 18 â€" Friday. Vellore Old Boys’ T‘Oth Annual Dance and Euchre, Vellore Community Hall, at 8.30 p.m. Weir’s orc‘hestra, mod- em and old time dancing. Admiss- ion $1.00 each.. Lunch provided. JANUARY 18 â€" Friday. The Richmond Hill Horticultural Socâ€" iety will hold the first meeting of the new year in the Public School auditorium at 8 p.m, Mr. Paul Harden of the Don Valley Conser- vation Association will be the guest speaker. Coloured films will be shown. Come and bring a friend. c1w29 JANUARY 21 â€" Monday. Meeting of Markham Township Council at the Municipal Offices, Unionville, at 7 p.m, c1w29 JANUARY 21 â€" Monday. Meet- ing of Richmond‘ Hill council at the Municipal Hall at 7 pm. Dele- gations Wis-hing to appear are re- quested to notify the clerk three days in advance. c1w29 JANUARY go will be Branch 3’ ville Rd. 35c. JANUARY 23 â€" “'ednesday. Eu- chre and social evening at Thorn- lea Shool at 8 p.m. under the aus- JANUARY 23 â€"- Wednesday. Bin- !l(l by Canadian Legion Memorial Hall, Carr- , at 8 p,m. Admission tfc29 HOME PAPER OF THE DISTRICT SINCE 1818 Coming Events Wednesday 02w28 ative on the committee. 'Dhe mem- bers decided the committee should consist of a total of 4 members. that is three citizens and Coun« cillor Rice. The committee will choose its own chairman. Review Building By-Laws The council also set up a com- mittee composed of Deputy-Reeve Tomlin and Councillors Middleton and Perkins to study the village’s present building by-laws; and all- ied regulations dealing with build- ings and the use of land. This com- mittee will investigate the build- ing by-laws and report back to the council, Parks and Buildings: Chairman Rice, members Perkins and Mid- dleton. Streets: Chairman Middleton, members Tomlin and Perkins. Hydro: Chairman Tomlin, memc hers Rice and Perkins. Fire and Police: which will be a new committee this year' will have Mr. Perkins as chairman and as members Tomlin and Ta'ylor. Finance: Chairman Taylor, mem- bers Tomlin and Middleton. Sewers: Chairman Taylor and the whole council as committee members. ' ' Waterworks: Chairman Taylor, members Rice and Middleton. The village committees were set up for the year as follows: The council also confirmed the appointment of the Village offic- ials for‘1952 with the exception of the assessor and building in- spector. Reeve Taylor reported that as yet there was nothing def- inite on the resignation of the village’s former assessor W. S, Pocknell. Mr. Taylor requested this appointment be held over to the next meeting. Councillor Mid- dleton will carry on as Building Inspector until the next council meeting, at which time the mem- bers will consider the appointment. Councillor Middleton for many years «has served as Building In- spector without any remuneration. He was Willing to continue but his colleagues felt it was .unfair to ask a council member to perform these duties. The appointments were as fol- lows: Auditor: Mr, A. W. Walker. Member of Library Board: Mr. Hughes. Weed Inspector: Fred Bovair. Fencers: Messrs. C. Graham, N. Malloy, W. Cook. Sheep Valuator: Len Clement. Relief Ofiicer: Bert; Mabley. President Jack Hallowell of the Riohond Hill Bantam Hockey Lea- gue announced this week that to bze eligible to play on one of the teams in the league a player must attend 3. Richmond Hill School, pices of Thornlea Home and School Admission 50c. c1W29 JANUARY 22 â€"â€" Tuesday. North- crest Independent Order of Odd- fellows monthly euchre at the Ma- sonic Hall, Thornhill, at 8.30 p.m. Good prizes. Everyone welcome. _ . . , .c1w2‘9 JANUARY 24 â€" Thursday. The Langstaf‘f Jr. W.I. will hold a eu« chre at the “White Wheel” Lang« safi'. Proceeds for the Branch Community Activities. Everyone welco‘me. c1w29 JANUARY 26 â€"â€" Saturday. Tea. and Bake Sale in the Scout Hall, 8 Yonge St. S. (entranCe south or Ridout Real Estate) at 3 p,m., un- der auspices of the Ladies’ Auxil- iary of Scouts and Cubs. c1w29 FEBRUARY 1 â€" Friday. Third annual Commencement Richmond. Hill District High School will be held in the school auditorium at 8 pm, Mr. G. E. Johnston, B.A., B. Paed, Inspector of Secondary Schools will address the graduat- ing‘ class. The public is cordially invited to these exercises. c1w29 PLAYERS MUST ATTEND A RICHMOND HILL SCHOOL FEBRUARY 1-3 â€" Wednesday. Note change of date. Valentine Luncheon sponsored by Richmond Hill United Church W.A. Guest speaker Miss Carol Lane of Shell Oil Company, topic “Travel, A Canadian Heritage." Tickets 75c. 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 Hill 9 clw29