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MOUNT ALBERT: Nathan Old- hnm, 38, was killed last Friday when struck by a falling tree while engaged in wood~cutting opera- tions at the Vivian Forest. YORK COUNTY: County Council this week approved a. $300 per an- num increase for members of the York County Police force . The force at present numbers 14. RINGWOOD: The Holstein herd of Walter Jacobs sold by auction here averaged $380. with the top cow bringing $405. Calves sold for $60 and $70. NEWTONBOOK: Plans are under way for a new post office to serve this district. The office on and after May 1 will be located on the east side of Yonge Street some- what north of the present location in a. building now under construc- tion. WILLOWDALE: A new fire hall will be erected in North York Twp. in the Lawrence AveI-Bathurst, St. district at a cost of $96,000. SCARBORO: The council will ab- olish 12 man planning board and replace it with a 7 man board. The 12 member board was too large and it was difficult to get all members in attendance. BRADFORD: Sponsored by the Aurora. club a Rotary Club has been organized here giving the village its second service club, MARKHAM: The Library here re- ports an increase in membership for 1951, 148 adults and 86 juven- iles, a total of 234. Total circula- tion of books was 7901. MARKJHAM: Lloyd Turner has been elected president of Markham Fair for 1952. AURORA: Clifford Griffiths, local theatre manager surprised a, deer on Maple Street :here this week. Turning on to Maple Street about midnight the car lights showed the deer standing in the middle of the road. YORK COUNTY: It will take three years to re-assess York County council was told this week by county assessor S, A. Symonds. lS-UT'I’ON: The annual report of the Sutton Horse Show showed re- ceipts of municipal grants of $600 from York County, from North G-willimbury Twp. $300., from Georgina. Tw-p. $260, and from Sut- ton Village $250. Explaining the township’s pos- ition in regard to the water service in the Harding Park sub-division, is the following letter addressed to the Waterworks Committee ot the Township submitted by T. L. Galbraith, Plumbing Inspector: W0 Accounts Since June Councillor Alf LeMasurier and Councilloi' Art Lennie of Mark- ham Township are pressing the council for action to clear up at once the unsatisfactory arrange- ments~ for water service in the Harding Park sub-division south of Richmond Hill. This is one of the areas concerned in pending annexation proceedings. At council meetings this week Councillor LeMasurier disclosed that some forty householders in the Harding Park sub-division have been receiving water from the township for the past seven months and haven’t even received a bill. This he claims is unfair to the people concerned'as Some day they will be faced with a sub- stantial account, and unfair to all other ratepayers of the township who in the meantime are paying the bill. Richmond Hill village which supplies the water is paid by Markham Township for all water which passes through a. master meter at the village limits. Resi- dents in Elmwood and other sec- tions of the area served are billed by Markham Township office, but meters in the Harding sub-division have not been read and no bills sent. From the time of the installa- tion of the water service in Hard- ing sub-division until last June ac- counts from water users were col- lected direct by Richmond Hill. Since that time Markham Town- ship has paid for the water but there has been no direct charges to the water users. Some forty householders are water-users in Harding sub-division. Councillor LeMasurier declared himself as definitely opposed to doing business in this unsatisfac- tory manner and called for immed- iate action to put the water ser- vice on a business basis. LeMasu-rier Protests Markham Farmers Pay Front Water Bill News From NCXt D00! VOLUME LXXIII. NUMBER 31. Annual Meeting Report of President Dalton Rumney and secretary-treasurer Mrs. Margaret Burton showed a very successful year in 1951. The Fair was well patronized and at- tracted some of the finest: horses in the province, Finances are in excellent shape after paying prize money last year amounting to more than $2500. ‘ Dalton Rumney was reselected president of the Richmond Hill Ag- ricultural Society at the annual meeting held in the municipal hall Saturday afternoon. Stewart Rum- ble was reâ€"elected as lst vice~pres- ident and Boynton Weldick second vice-president . ‘_'n -**r A It was decided that the 1952 Fair will be held here May 24 and it will feature the Horse Show which has grown in recent years to one of the most popular in On- tario. Two minutes silence was obser- ved in honour of the memory of two active members of the Soc- iety who passed away during the year, past president Don McAllis- ter and vice-president George Ag- ar. President Rumney and mem- bers of the Board paid sincere tribute to the outstanding service rendered by Mr. McAllister and Mr. Agar. Richmond Hill’s 103rd Fair To Be Held Sat. May 24 President Rumney and vice pres- idents Rumble and Weldrick were appointed delegates to attend the annual convention of Ontario Fairs Association. It was decided to hold the an- nual Society banquet in the near future when Norman Tyndall, a member of the Board, will be hon- ored to mark his victory at the In- ternational Plowing Match. “In Winning provincial championship he brought honor to the commun- ity and this Seciety” said Wesley Middleton in proposing that suit- able action be taken by the organ- ization. ' W. M. 'Cockburn, County Ang- cultural Representative attended the meeting'and extended congrat- ulations to the members on the In answer to your enquiries re- garding Harding Sub-division the situation is as follows: Due to im- proper installation of the present water system by the subâ€"divider, the township engineers planned a complete system tying in with area number one and assessing the cost against the landowners in the area covered. This plan was dis- puted by some resulting in the township engineers making chan- ges which are underway at present. Due to the unsettled conditions I was advised by council and their engineer to make no charge for water consumed until the matter was cleared up. We took over from Richmond Hill on June 9, 1951 and since that time to January 1, we have paid totally for water $376.50 for 1,434,970 gallons of water. Area number one, estimating loss- es such as leakage, testinI , flush- ing, fire hazards etc. and water paid for has used approximately 956,646 gallons, leaving a balance of 478,323 gallons used in Hard- ing Park sub-division at 25¢ per thousand gallons. Hoping this information meets with your requirements. T. L. Galbraith, plumbing inspector Dear Sirs: James Butcher Guest Of Honor On January 19, a presentation- al dinner was held in Langstatf at the residence of Mr. H. LeMasur~ ier. Mr. James Butcher, guest of honour and presentee, was given a. mantel radio, a plaque attached fittingly inscribed, “Presented to James Butcher by his friends in Langstafi‘ in appreciation of his efforts on their behalf.” STOUFFVILLE: Tax collector Da- vis is a happy man. All but $111.48 of the 1951 tax levy of $37,000 has been collected. The dinner was held and presen- tation made to show in a tangible way the appreciation for his ac- tivities in community affairs, Because of Mr. Butcher’s recent illness, it was necessary to keep the number of guests to a mini- mum. Guests present were: Mr. J. Armstrong, Mr, W. Blackburn, Mr. G. Clayton, Mr. R. Crawmrd, Mr. R. Foster. Mr, J. Fray, Mr. E. Glassford. Mr. N. Hicks, Mr. M. Holt, Messrs. A. H., H. E. and H. S. LeMasurier, Mr. I. Lind~ say, Mr. J. Martin, Mr. C, Masure, Mr. M. Roy and Mr. G. Tuck. @ME Continuing further he said he had been given to understand that either Mr. James or Mr. Hooper had suggested that any annexa- tion scheme must include the Elm- wood-Harding Park subdivisions. In reply to this statement Mr. James said when Markham had {moved that Richmond Hill include the subdivisions in their plan, De- puty-Reeve Tomlin threw up his Jhands and said “No”. Attheir later success of the 1951 show. He pointed out that Richmond Hill Fair was one of the oldest in this province, and this year will stage its 10'3rd annual fair. The first Agricultural Fair in the County he said was held in 1839 according to an old minute book recently dis- covered in demolishing an old building] Honorary Directors: W. Redel- meier, H. R. Bain, Alex Little, Jack Fraser, Hon, W. P. Mulock, C. L. Burton, J. E. Smith, M.P., Major A. A. Mackenzie M.P.P., George McCullough, Nelson Boy- len, William Neal, Gordon Leitch, George B. Elliott, J. H. Crang‘, C. F. W. Burns, W. R, Ballard, G. J. E, Smith, M.P., presided for the annual election of officers which resulted in the election of the following: B. Heintzman, Marshall McMur- chy, Winfred Timbers, J. L. Spi- lette. President: Dalton Rumney, Vice-president: Stewart Rumble. 2nd vice-president: Boynton Weldrick. Secretary-treasurer: Mrs. Marg- aret Burton. Honorary President, J. Scott McNair. Directors: P. ‘C. Hill, Alfred Bagg, Gordon Atkinson, Milton Savage, L. H. Clement, Norman Tyndall, Charles Henshaw, Lloyd Beatty, Boynton Weldric‘k, Morgan Boyle, G. Rumney, E. Redelmeler, F. Perkins. . Associate Directors: H. Mc- Cague, W. Cook, A. Stong, Harold Mackie. Past Presidents, members of the Board: J. S. McNair, T. H. Trench, R. W. Scott, Harry P. Charles, F. VS, Tyndall, R. L. Stiver, 0. D. Robinson, Wesley Middleton. At its special meeting held last week Markham Township council considered the important problem of annexation. Reeve Timbers opened the dis- cussion by saying “with all due respect to the Ontario Municipal Board they certainly acted very quickly and the January 9th hear. ing was quite g surp‘rise. Mark- ham Township should have been consulted by Richmond Hill rela‘ tive to making the application to the Municipal Board,” he contin- ued. Mr. Timbers said the Council must first agree to give up some of Markham and then decide on the boundaries of annexation. “When the two councils have reach- ed a decision a public meeting should be called,” declared Mr. Timbers. If the people of the area wish to be annexed and Richmond Hill can supply services the Town- ship can’t, the Reeve felt Markham shouldn’t object. Councillor LeMasurier wanted to know when the boundaries had been set and if Richmond Hill had set them. Reeve Timbers replied he couldn’t remember who suggested the boundaries, but that the first reference he saw to them was when they were outlined in the press. Councillor Lennie wanted to know why Richmond Hill needed more land. Mr. J. E. Teetzel of the Harding Park Sub-division entered the discussion at this point and claimed that Richmond Hill needed more land in which to expand. Mr. Teetzel went on to say the people in his area were all for annexation. Councillor Hooper interrupted the speaker to ask him how many people had signified their desire to enter Richmond Hill. Mr. Teetzel replied the number was about 30. “In the final analysis the Municipal Board will never refuse Richmond Hill the right to expand in the va- cant land to the north, and then the souther subdivisions will have missed the boat,” stated Mr. Teet- zel. Deputy-Reeve James replied that “Markham Township is not a sitting duck for any deal, we want industy too.” He felt Markham would likely go along with annex- ation rather than see Richmond Hill lose any new industry. In re- ferring' to an earlier meeting be- tween the two councils to discuss annexation Mr. Teetzel claimed that former Reeve Neal and Counâ€" cillor Middleton of Richmond Hill left the meeting with the under- standing Markham was agreeable to annexation. MarkhamTo Hold Early Meet With R. Hill To Discuss Annex. "I Essentiaix, Unity; in Non-essentials, Liberty; In a” Things, Charity. ‘The regular monthly meeting of St. Mary’s Separate School Board was held Tuesday evening at the school in classroom No. 3. Mr. J. C Fahey and Mr. Simmons of the Western Assurance Co. at the invitation of the Board attend- ed the meeting and explained the Boards insurance policies. A mot- ion was made that letters of thanks be sent out to the various car owners who graciously gave their services to bring in the tea- chers and pupils to and from the school dUring the recent T.T.C. strike. After the meeting a few taxpayers asked the Board what had been done toward collecting school fees outside the three mile limit area. The Board pointed out that 2 years ago the rparents of 55% of the children being educat- ed in St. Mary’s Separate School were Public School supporters. Since then the Board has reduced this figure to 2%. The next meet- ‘ing' will be held on February 26. Separate School Bd. Study Insur. Policies meeting Mr. James declared Mr. Neal and Mr. Middleton both op- posed taking in the subdivisions. Mr. J..Rabinowitch spoke of a petition a group of residents in the sub-divisions are circulating re- questing annexation. He stated 0v- er half the residents Want to be annexed. It is intended to submit this signed petition to Markham Council. Mr. McKie referred to Richmond Hill’s desire to balance its economy and that the village wants to offset its residential tax- ation with some industry. He said Markham has other potential inâ€" dustrial areas that could be util- ized besides the area, under‘disâ€" cussion. Referring again to the early meeting of the Municipal Board Deputy-Reeve James said Rich- mond Hill shouldn’t have filed its application with the Board without first consulting Markham. Clerk Hoover said at the January 9th hearing in Richmond Hill Reeve Taylor and Clerk Lynett had both told him the early hearing was a surprise to Richmond Hill, for they hadn’t expected it to be held be- fore March. Councillor Hooper stated Mark- ham Township had never decided on'the boundaries and he person- ally had never seen a plan. Now that the Township had a Planning Board he :felt the Council should meet the Board first and talk things over. “This matter is being rushed too fast. The whole thing should be handled with careful thought," stated Mr. Hooper. Councillor Hooper was of the op- inion Markham couldn’t meet Rich- mond Hill until they had received a report from the Planning Board and decided on their policy. “That’s it," retorted Mr. Teetzel, “have 113 Wait 4 or 5 years while you get your Planning Board operating.” Mr. Hooper replied Richmond Hill has no staff or road equipment to handle the new areas. “Markham Township has done a lot of ground work in Elmwood and Harding Park and we will not hold up sew- ers and water if the people want them," declared Mr. Hooper. He stated he wouldn’t be rushed into annexation and then he later ac~ cused of selling out the Township. Mr. Teetzel claimed the Towmhip couldn’t possibly afford to put sew- ers into the subdivisions. Council. lor Hooper contended that if Mark- ham couldn‘t rwith $9 million as- sessment then Richmond Hill cer- tainly couldn’t with only a half million assessment. Deputy-Reeve James referred to his earlier con- versation this same day with Mr. Tomlin who had said for Markham to discuss the matter and then the two Councils could get together. Councillors LeMasurier and Lennie then moved a motion calling for an early meeting between the two Councils, at which the whole sub- ject of annexation will be discuss- ed. In order to keep residents in this district informed on the dial cut-over and to illustrate proper dial usage, Bell Tele- phone representatives will be present at the February 8th meeting of the Elmwood-Hard- ing Ratepayers Association to be held in the Richmond Hill Public School auditorium at 8 Three films entitled “Party Lines”, “Trouble Unde1--” ground”, and “Dial Comes To Town", which give some of the background of the change to dial service, and illustrate the proper dial usage, will be shown. Everyone in Richmond Hill and district is invited to at- tend. Bell Telephone To Show Films RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, THURSDAY JANUARY 31st. 1952 A thoroughly stirring and chal- lenging address was heard by members of the cengregation of Richmond-Hill United Church at the Annual Meeting Tuesday ev- ening when they had as their guest speaker, Rev. E. S. Lauten- slager, Minister of Howard Park Church, Toronto. Rev. Lautensla- ger congratulated the congregat- ion on the healthy state in which the church found itself at the end of 1951, and went on to emphas- ize that the business of the church today was the most important hus- iness in the life of every individ- lual and should be treated as such. He pointed out that responsibil- ity for the leadership of the Chris- tian World has shifted from Eur- ope to North America, the Jerus- alem of today, just as this contin- ent has had to assume responsibil- ity for the leadership of the world politically, Canada, moreover, need not be a Samaria, waiting for its powerful neighbour to the south to take the lead. United Church Annual Meeting Hears Rev. E. S. Lautenslager Planning Board Appointed By Markham TWp. Council The speaker urged that mem- bers do everything in their power to encourage social activity in the Church, thus making it the centre of community life. In order to have 1,000 persons in a church on Sunday, 2,000 should pass through its doors between the preceding Monday and Saturday. Rev. Lautenslager was introdu- ced :by Mr. Paul Angle and thank- ed by Mr. S. J. Brown. The evening began with a de- lightful supper served by the Ev- ening Auxiliary of the Woman’s Association, after which the choir, under the direction of Mr. Adelmo Me‘licci, entertained the gathering. Rev. C. G. Higginson acted as chairman for the business portion of the evening. Mr. William Wil- son gave a comprehensive review of the Annual Report of the church for 1951, printed copies of which had been distributed to those in attendance . S. S. Superintendent Retires It was announced that Mr. P. E. Angle will be mtiring shortly after many years faithful service as Superintendent of the Sunday School. He has agreed, however, to continue to serve in this capac- ity until such time as a replace- ment can be found. Rev. Totton led the gathering in prayer in memory of those of the congregation who had passed on during the year 1951. These included Frank S. Hog-g, Percy Quantz, W'm. J. Moses, Mrs. A W. R. Doan, Mrs. Jerry Smith, George Agar, VWilliam Mylks, John Dedlow, Samuel Johnson, William Hayes, Mrs. Lyla Booth Hill. Nominating Committee Report Mr. A. E. Plewman, on behalf of the Nominating Committee, read the names of those nomin- ated to serve on the Session Board of Stewards, and as Trustees for A delegation from the Trustees of the village of Thornhill attend- ed last week’s meeting of the Vauâ€" ghan Township Council. Chairman W. Dean and Secretary Mrs, S. Warren waited on the Council re- garding street lighting in Thorn- hill, and the removal of snow from the village’s sidewalks that the Deâ€" partment of Highway’s ploughs put up on them during snow removal operations on the highway. Mr. Dean also asked the Township's co-operation in introducing a zon- ing by-law to restrict certain types of building in Thornhill. The Coun- cil discussed the matter and agreed to co-operate with Thornhill Trus- tees, Messrs. S. McNeil and L, Wayett presented to the council 3 plan desâ€" ignated by the North American Life Insurance Company for a pen- sion plan for Municipal employees. The council will make a. final de- cision on the matter after they have received similar reports from other insurance companies, Thornhill Trustees Meet With Vaughan Township Council Council was advised that the Maple Women’s Institute is to sponsor a Child Health Centre tu be established in the nurse’s of- fice at Maple on the first Thursday of each month. The members granted the use of their chambers on such occasions. Mr. James Lepper requested the council to arrange improvements to be made on the road allowance between lots 26 and 25 in the third concession. The members will consider the matter further when the coming year. There were no further nominations from the floor. The membership of the session remains unchanged but there will be two new members on the Board of Stewards: Mr Jake Koning and Mr. D. Miller. Mr. Pleman expressed to Rev. Higginson the gratitude of the congregation for the great work he had accom lished during the sx short mont 5 he has been min- ister of this church. This was met with a hearty round of applause and the enthusiastic approval of all present. The meeting adjourned with the singing of the Doxology. The following by-law was ,pass- ed on Monday evening when the trustees of the Police Village of King City held their regular mon- thly meeting: ‘That the first con- nection of water to a consumer will require an inspection, and con- nection fee of $2.00, and that no connectiOns are to be installed without a permit, and the permit is to be returned with the connec- tion fee, before the water is tum- ed on.” King City Trustees Name Village Streets It was moved and agreed that the trustees consult the local M. P., Mr. J. Smith, to have the mail brought to the village from Torâ€" onto and pick-up, two trips 3 day, by truck. It was resolved that a light bracket be placed near the water tank, and one on the first pole north of the highway on Will. iom Street. Also resolved that standard light bulbs for street lighting be 100 watt, and those at main intersections be 200 Watt. The trustees also resolved that the plumber who connected to the wa- ter main recently on Patton St. be notified to level up the road- way, and not make further connec- tions without a permit. Further business dealt with the naming of streets, and from now on the road known as the 4th will be called Keele St. Doctors’ Lane is the first street east of Keele and south of King St., named after the late Dr. Lockhart, whose home i5 still a landmark there. The next street to the east will be known as Fisher St., and the next again, will be Patton St. These two names will be familiar to many as the names of Fisher and Patton are highly respected invthe community. The first street east of Keele and north of King 'St., will remain Hoop St. The street running- west of Keele to the station will be known from now on as StatiOn Road. Mr. Bryan Upjohn asked the trustees request the Township to restrict trailers. inspecting Township roads. Coun« cil considered the condition of the bridge on the 8th concession adja- cent to Mr, Haass' gate. It too will be looked into when the coun- oil is inspecting Township roads. The township‘s by-law prohibit- ing parking on No. 7 highway within 50 feet of Yonge street has been approved by the Department of Highways. Clerk McDonald will advise the village of Thorn- hill of its approval. There have been several com- plaints made to the council regard- ing the accumulation of refuse be- ing deposited on Township roads. The members decided to have the Clerk inquire from Mr. Chefero conditions upon which he would en- deavour to keep such refuse from the Township roads. The South-East Vaughan rate- payers have asked council to give attention to several matters in~ cluding the street light on Yonge street, the changing of bus stops, the changing of the street name and the re-numbering‘ of the lots. The council discussed the redis‘ tribution of polling sub-divisions, and the Clerk was directed to ob- tain from the assessors the list of eligible voters in each township lot in order that polling sub-divisions may be established according to the number of voters in various districts. Council granted permission to the National Institute for the Blind to hold a Tag Day in Maple on Sat- urday, May 3. To Be A Seven Man Board Including Two Councillors The township of Markham now has a Planning Board. This was the outcome of a special meeting of the Township Council held last Friday evening which after some lively discussion and frayed tem- pers saw the establishment of a 7 man Planning Board. This new board will be composed of two members of council yet to be de- cided on, and 5 private citizens. The private members will be formâ€" er Deputyâ€"Reeve R. Rumney, R. Shorten, president of the Elm- wood-Harding Ratepayers, H. Maynard, a resident of Unionville, A. Stagg, president of the High- land Park Ratepayers and Dr. Tanner, president of the Thornlea Ratepayers. With an attentive crowd of 23 ratepayers present Councillor Len- nie opened the debate on the pro- ,posed Planning Board by stating it should be removed as far as possible from politics. With the exception of the Reeve Mr. Len- nie wanted the members drawn from the Community as a whole. He then moved the names of Mr. Stagg and Dr. Tanner as prospec- tive members. Deputy-Reeve James interjected that the quali- fications of each candidate should be very carefully examined, for example what would Mr. Stagg’s qualifications be for serving on such a board. “Great care must be exercised in picking- these indivi- duals, or we’ll have a real head- ache," declared Mr. James. Coun- cillor LeMasurier reminded the Council .it had already been agreed to give theflratepayexs the oppor- tunity of putting forward the names of possible members. “Both Mr. Stagg and Dr. Tanner were picked by the ratepayers as men of ability and having the necess- ary qualifications,” said Mr. Le- Masurier. Reeve Timbers in reviewing the qualifications of membership said those chosen' should know the township thoroughly, and that they will be called on to perfn‘m such duties as studying building plans. Mr. Lennie felt the members should display vision, matured judgment and a reasonable know- ledge of the area to be planned. Bot} Councillors Lennie and Le- Masurier wanted to see a happy balance between those from rural and urban areas. Reeve Timbers suggested Coun- cil name a list of possible b‘ourd members and then from this list name the Board. Councillor Hoo- per interrupted proceedings to point out the proper procedure would be for the Council to first pass a resolution calling for a Planning Board. This immediately set off a heated debate as to the FEBRUARY 4 â€"- Monday. Meet- ing of Markham Township Council at the Municipal Offices, Unionville at 1.30 pm. c1w30 FEBRUARY 4 â€" Monday. Meet- ing of Richmond Hill Council at the Municipal Hall at 7 pm. Del- egations wishing to appear are re- quested to notify the Vclerk three days in advance. c1w31 FEBRUARY 4 â€"â€" Monday. United Church evening W.A.. guest spea- ker. Miss A. Ruby Brown, Deacon- ess and Director of Religious Edu- cation Metropolitan United Church. c1w31 FEBRUARY 5 â€"â€" Tuesday. Thorn- lea Ratepayers meefmg at the school at‘.28'p.m. Guest speaker Councillor LeMasurier. All web come. c1w31 February 5 â€"â€" Tuesday. Armour Heights Public School, Annual Meeting and Election of Officers York North Young ProgressiVe Conservative Association, Guest speaker Mr. A. A. (Lex) Macken- zie, M.P.P., York North 8 pm. ' clw3l FEBRUARY 6 â€" Wednesday, Bin- go will be held by Canadian Legion Branch 375, Memorial Hall, Carr- ville Rd., W. at 8 p.m. Admission 35c. tfc29 FEBRUARY 6 -â€" Langstaff Junior W.I. will hold a Cribbage and Eu~ chre Party at the White Wheel, Yonge Street. Proceeds for com- munity improvements. Come, bring HOME PAPER OF THE DISTRICT SINCE 1878 Coming Events size of the Board. Reeve Timbers definitely was of the opinion it should be a 5 man Board. “A. large committee sometimes doesn’t work as efficiently as a small one" declared Mr. Timbers. Deputy- Reeve James felt it was debate- able whether the Board should have 5 or 7 members. Councillor Hooper wanted a 7 man Board as he felt the larger number would have more authority and a better knowledge of the township. Mr. Timbers said “there has been a. lot of criticism lately of the town- ship's spending too much money, so just remember it will cost more to operate a 7 man Board than a 5 man Board.” Mr. Lennie then moved a res- olution calling for a five man Board. ‘Mr. Hooper with the support of Deputy-Reeve James put forward an amendment to this resolution asking for a seven man Board, two members of which would be councillors. Messrs; Lennie and LeMasurier were will- ing to compromise on a seven man Board providing it would have just one councillor. Deputy-Reeve James and Councillor Hooper were unwilling to accept this arrange- ment for they felt two Councillors were needed to supply the Board with guidance and experience. Reeve Timbers too was of the op: inion two councillors were requir- ed for the first year at least. Mr. Lennie contended the only purpose of a Councillor on the Board is to act as a liaison between' the Board and the Council and thought one Councillor, could accomplish this. The members finally found,them- selves deadlocked on this issue of size. Reeve Timbers broke this impasse by voting in favour of Councillor Hooper’s motion, As to the Board members Coun- cillor Hooper moved the names of D. Rumney, W. Dean and .R. Shorten. Councillors Lennie and. LeMasurier supported Dr. Tanner and Mr. Stagg. Deputy-Reeve James moved the name of H. May- nard. Finally the five members were decided on as Tanner, Stagg, Maynard, Shorten and Rumney. M1". Hooper was the only dissent< ing member as he objected to leav- ing Mr. Dean’s name off the list. CELEBRATES 84TH BIRTHDAY On Friday, January 25, Mr. Wm. Ash celebrated his eighty- fourth birthday. His daughter, Mrs. Fred Hare entertained on his behalf when some twenty guests were present to congratu- late him. May we add our con- gratulations and good wishes for many happy returns. a friend and enjoy t pleasant ev. ening. *1w31 FEBRUARY 6 â€"â€" Wednesday at 6.30 p.m., a supper, sponsored by the Community and School Club, in the Masonic Hall, Maple. J. M. Schneider‘s Meats served. Admiss- ion by ticket only. Adults 75c, children 40c. c1w31 FEBRUARY 6 â€"- Wednesday 8.30 p.m. Monster Bingo in the Lions Hall in aid of Our Lady of Grace Church building fund. 15 games $200.00 in prizes. Admission 50c. Share the Wealth’ Door Prize, is Premier floor polisher, rotary type. c1w31 FEBRUARY 8 â€"â€" Friday at 8 p. m. Elmwoodâ€"Harding Ratepayers Association General Meeting in the Public School auditorium. Two films on dial telephone will be shown. Mr. George Harte, speak- er. clw31 FEBRUARY 9 â€" Saturday. Val- entine Tea and Bake Sale at 3 p. m. in the United Church Hall, Thornhill. c1w31 3~act comedy play “Don’t Darken My Door” put on by Aurora 50¢ 50 Club, in the United Church Sun. day School room at 8.30. Tickets 60c. c1W31 FEBRUARY 16 â€"- Saturday. Val- entine Tea and Bake Sale under the auspices of Trinity Church W. A. Thornhill, to be held in thC FEBRUARY 14, 15 â€"â€" Richmond Hill 50450 Club is sponsoring: a Church Hall It isn’t true flaa‘fl “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€"â€" tele- phone Richmond Hill 9 c2w31