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50 YEARS AGO August 7. 1902 'Our Piccadilly suits for men are pure worsted absolutely fast in color, smartly cut and well made, terviceable, always genteel. Examâ€" lne suit at $12.50. Atkinson & Swit- wet. , Mrs. Seymour of New York City visited last week with uncle and aunt. Rev. and Mrs. N. Wellwood 01 Richmond Hill. The Richmond Hill Junior Base- lpall team has been notified to be in readiness for the O.B.A.A. play- ofis which commence on Saturday, August 13. 25 YEARS AGO August 4. 1927 Dr. Wilson, local M.0.H., has ust received another report of the wn water from the Department who have given the water their 0. K. and declared it. to be pure. When the village was‘incorpor- lied in 1873, he became the first clerk of the municipality, holding this office un his retirement in 1905. 'He was treasurer for the village as well as magistrate. He was a keen archaeologist and an- tiquarian and his private ofl‘ice be- hind the Post Office contained many papers and documents of historical interest. He also kept a diary, which together with his papers, is preserved in the Ar- Teefy was appointed Postmaster at Richmond Hill on December 3, 1850, receiving his commission from the Marquess of Chanicarde, then PostmastepGeneral of Eng- land. During his sixty-one years service there had been twenty-two Postmasters-General. On his re- tirement, he was the oldest post- master in Canada both in age and years of service. The Post Ofl‘lce at that time was in a building on part of the lot now occupied by the, public school. MATTHEW TEEFY Matthew Teety was born on Ap- m 18. 1822, at Tipperary, Ireland. and came to Muddy York, Upper Canada. in 1824 with his parents. In 1836 he was apprenticed to Mr. Thomas Dalton. publisher and ed- itor of the “Patriot", to learn the printing trade. During his appren- tice sh! he took part in printing the "Afimndix" to Lord Durham‘s report. a“ m LIBERAL. Richmond Hill, Thursday, Aug. 7, 1952 W, s. COOK. Editor In an attem pt to find a possible solu- tion to this school problem two municipal- ities, Etobicoke Township and Toronto Township have introduced the following plan. Here is how it works. In Etobicoke Township the builder must put up $250 for each lot towards building a school where necesssary. Similarly in Toronto Townâ€" ship the builders must put up $750. per lot for education costs. The $250 per lot fee is an attempt at moderation; it will likely leave money to be raised by debentures. And. of course there is Provincial Govern- To the financially starved municipal- ities adjacent to the rapidly growing city of Toronto mushrooming new subdivis- ions present many a problem. ‘One of the most pressing of these is the question of where to dig up the money to build new schools. In some cases municipalities have had to veto housing projects because money for the schools just could not be provided. Richmond Hill is fortunate in being located on the C.N.R., and on a main high- way within short distance of the great in- dustrial city of Toronto. With land avail- able adjacent to both highway and railway, and with all necessary municipal services including seWers, there is every reason to believe substantial industries will be at- Reeve Taylor and members of council have made it clear that the intention is to reserve a considerable section of the an- nexed area for industrial. sites. In tak- ing such action Richmond Hill is profiting by the experience of some suburban mun- icipalities where wholly residential devel- opment created tax problems beyond solu- tion. m... 0-.."... “-m, , Annexation which will be effective next January 1, will extend the village boundaries and increase its area from five hundred to more than fifteen hundred ac- res. Village population will be increased by about one thousand. A large portion of the annexed area is still farm land and provides an excellent 0 rtunity for planned development. The unicipal Council early this year acted wisely in organizing a Planning Board which is now functioning and will work with the council in planning the greater Richmond Hill. 7 _ - The favorable decision of the Ontario Municipal Board on Richmond Hill's appli- cation for the annexation of a portion of Markham Township has been received with general_satisfaction. . '4 Excerpts from the files of The Liberal Home paper of the Richmond Hill district since 1878 CC w An Independent Weekly â€" Established 1878 “(um-"y Subscription Rate $2.50 per year: to the United States $3.00; 5c Single Copy _ Member Audit Bureau of Circulations Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association J. E. SMITH. M.P., Publisher Tweedsmuir History Telephone TUrner 4-1261 “Authorized as second class mail, Post Office Department. Ottawa" 'ay Back When Attempt To Offset School Costs A Greater Richmond Hill ARTICLE 8 (libs liberal 40 YEARS AGO August I, 1912 Mrs. H. Hume and Miss Winni- fred Hume are spending a month at Port Carling. They were accom- panied on the trip Saturday by Mr. Hame who returned on Wed- nesday. 60 YEARS AGO August 4. 1892 From Lhé ads: 28 lbs. Golden Granulated Sugar for $1.00 at the concrete. 'I‘ry Concrete House Baking Powder. It is extra good in Tb. cans at 20c. Mr. J. Brownlee assisted by Mr. Harry Blanchard has this week laid a walk of vitrified brick on Arnold St. iri front of the Palmer House sheds. This was necessary on account bf the heavy loads constantly passing over this place. Did you know? In 1888 the High School Board advertised for a Head Master at a salary of $1000 per annum. Richmond Hill of Local Option 1906. Matthew Teefy passed away on December 19, 1911 at the age of 89. Richmond Hill was fortunate in having such a man as Matthew Teefy in their midst for he took a great interest in the affairs of the village and above all he had the wisdom and (oreslght to leave records and documents for the fu- ture so that the past might not re- main closed.‘ In the Toronto Reference Lib- rary there is a paper "Annals of an old Post Office on Yonge Street in Richmond Hill", written by Matthew Teefy and presented at a meeting of the Ontario Historical Society on August 20. 1909. He quotes the rates as follows: "cost to Toronto Had; there were no stamps and prepayment was op- tional. It postage was prepaid red ink was used if not. it was marked with black. In 1861 a uniform rate of 1,5 oz. for 3 cents was adopted (dollars and cents were used after 1859.) Money orders had-been used since 1855. There was one mail arriving from the south and one from the north abppp goon Each day. chives voted in favour and no bars in Municipalities considering the intro- duction of similar legislation would first do well to study every aspect of such a taxing system. Among other things thquuestiOn im- mediately arises of whether a municipal- ity is within its legal rights in introducing such arbitrary legislation. This scheme may very well be questioned in the courts. Mr. Gordon Shipp, a prominent builder in Toronto Township has signified his firm s intention to oppose the legislation by tak- ing action through the courts. What is more serious, 3 great many of such assesments will go on the down pay- ment of the home buyer, the same fellow who eventually pays for the schools when bond financed. Thus the poor old individ- ual taxpayer is the one who in the long run will really pay this educational tax. ment aid towards school capital costs in several provmces: Ja'miary 1st, 1953, will mark an im- portant milepost in the progress and de- velopment of this community. Citizens of the present Richmond Hill extend a warm hand of welcome to those who on the completion of annexation will become cit- izens of the village. There will be some difficulties Of course, and there will be add- ed work and responsibility for village rep- resentatives and officials, but we know in their work they will have the sympathetic coâ€"operation-of all the ratepayers. A new and greater Richmond Hill is in the making. Let us make sure we build so that those who come after us will be proud of our handiwork. The enlarged Richmond Hill presents an interesting challenge to all citizens of the village and particularly those charged with responsibility of office. The chall- enge is to plan and build the ideal town -â€" a town of happy, beautful homes and pros- perous business, served by the best in mun- icipal services and educational and recrea- tional facilities -â€" and all at a tax levy within the ability of the people to pay. This may sound idealistic, but it is possible, and few towns have had a better opportunity of attaining it than Richmond Hill. tracted to this municipality. Richmond Hill is fortunate too in hav- ing municipal leadershp which foresaw the need for more land for a desirable balanced development and initiated the annexatiqn proceeedings while much of the desired area is still unsubdivided. ALVERNA SMITH, Associate Editor ‘ Mr. Young says that the control .of Bladder Campion starts with the use of clean forage seed, in order to prevent introducing the weed to the farm. If a few small patches are present. the plants may be dug out or sprayed with a chlorate weed killer. Unfortunate- ly 2-4.D does not give satisfactory control. . He recommends that. if the field is badly infested with Bladder Campion. it should be out early. particularly if it is in hay. Then the field can be plowed and deep cultivation carried on till freeze- up. Cultivation should be started as early as possible the following spring. and carried on till the field is seeded, preferably to a row crop. In suggesting the use of a row crop. Mr. Young feels that cultivation can be carried on throughout the summer. thus keep- ing the weed under control. If the weed still persists. short rota- tions including cultivated crops will assist in freeing the farm of this purge. However. Mr. Young states that there is no easy or fast method of clearing up Bladder Campion. once it has become es- tablished on the farm. This weed grows as a freely branching plant up to two feet high. Its smooth oval leaves are arranged in pairs on opposite sides of the stem and the white flowers are borne in loose, drooping clus- ters. After the petals drop. an ln flated calyx develops in the shape of a bladder from which the weed gets its name. BLADDER CAMPION Bladder Campion is a perennial which, once established on a farm, is extremely difficult to eradicate. Indeed, W. S. Young. Fieldman for the Crops Branch, Ontario Depart- ment of Agriculture, states that it is the most troublesome weed of the Cockle family. It spreads both by means of its running root stalks and the copious amounts of seed it produces. He adds that a further complication in eradicat- ing the weed is that it is almost impossible to remove the seed of Bladder Campion from Clover and Timothy with ordinary seed clean- ingrmills. Weed Of The Week 1952 Series /MENIIIumr ‘ :UREAU ‘IRCULATIQQS I am particularly incensed con- ferning the fact that the potatoes being sold to the public as No. 1 Ontario grown, are a disgrace to the farmer who grew them and an imposition on the people who from necessity are obliged to purchase at top prices diseased. scabby and bruised potatoes. One is obliged to use twice the quantity to secure an average serving. Our taxes are being used to pay Inspectors to guard the quality of prgduce that goes to market. The proposition ' submitted by the Lions Club was the only kind we could make and was made only at the request of the Board. in an attempt to help solve their difi‘i- culties. If other suitable accom- modation is available at a lower cost, it is the duty of the Board to use it, and I am sure the club will wish them well. PAUL E. ANGLE. Chairman Lions Community Hall Committee Fourth â€" The amount asked in- cluded nothing for heat. light, wa- ter, use of toilet facilities. and oth- er items of maintenance. which in a building used by children, runs high. POOR QUALITY PRODUCE Dear Mr. Editor: Third â€" The Club is not able to finance this construction at the present time. and therefore sug- gested that if the Board needed this accommodation. they pay for the construction. in return for which the club would give them a three year lease. In a recent issue you reported a meeting of the Richmond Hill Public School Board in a way I think may leave a wrong impress- ion regarding negotiations between the Board and the Lions Club. for the use of .the Lions Community Hall to accommodate Pnh‘“ “" - -' Pupils. May I therefore submit the following facts: First â€" The Board asked for the use of space in the hall to accom- modate one or more classes. In resâ€" ponse to this request and with a desire to help, the club submitted a proposition to the Board for sufâ€" ficient space to accommodate two classes. Second -â€" To provide this accom- modation would require addition- al construction in the hall. on which the tender price was $3600. To The Editor “Dear Mr. Editor” THIS LADY and her daughter. members of a Liberian tribe, will have a better life as insult 01' U.Nusponsored health programs. SEED from the most commonly grown types of hybrid corn has been supplied to Italy by the United States through the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). This seed is now being tested in various parts of Italy for adaptability to that country's soil, Well aware of this situation, the United Nations has launched a program of technical assistance to aid in the economic develop- ment of underdeveloped countries. In co- operation with its related agencies U.N. today has aided a total of 70 countries and territories providing them with experts on matters ranging from ’tax administration to cottage industries, from how to take a census to tapping underground water in the desert. In addition, a total of about‘looo International fellowships and scholarships have been approved in the fields of eco- nomic development, public administration and social welfare. U.N. Secretary-General Trygve Lie has [aid that, apart from the urgent political DESPITE THE RAPID advance of technol- ogy during the past two or three centuries, much less than half of the world’s popula- tion are enjoying the material and social benefits created by the application of mod- ern‘ scientific techniques in industry, agri- culture, public administration, health and related fields. The rest of the world’s in- habitantsâ€"more thanpne and a half bil- lion peopleâ€"continuc to live as they did centuries ago, many of them in need of the bare necessities of life. U. N. Helps The People To Help Themselves M. iPerring Another old lady of seventy- ei'ght was recently fined in an On- tario court for speeding. She told the police officers she was afraid she would be late for church. She was penalized just the same: a seventy-eight year old youngster must be~ taught to obey the law. Smith College gave Julia Ward Howe a degree when she was nine- ty and she declared life became A generation ago one of the best known story writers was An- nie S. Swan. She lived to be very old and when well on in the eight- ies was still writing books. In one of her last books she wrote: “At eighty I find life quite as real and satisfying as at forty. There is a great and abiding peace and the absolute assurance that at the end of the longest mile there will be a new life â€" beyond the far hori- zon.” large class of business girls in a Sunday School until she was nine- ty. Her unfailing good nature and cheerfulness was an object lesson in itself. Her daughter. herself an elderly lady now told me she never remembered her mother to be depressed for more than a few minutes and that was a rare oc- currence. I once knew an old lady who lived over a century and taught a ‘1' lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll“lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll43 z TODAY’S QUOTATION g g Our quotation today is by E g Victor Hugo: g g “I feel immortality in my- 2 fig self; wintergis on my head, a 3 but eternal spring is in my E 2' heart.” , i 8'“ll“Illllllll\ll“ll\lllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllmllll“ll“ll\l\l\l\\ll\lll\\ll| is I know a lot of bheerful old people; by old I mean anywhere from sevently to one hundred. Gen- eral statements are always open to modification, but I believe that ei- derly people are happier today than at any previous time in his- tory. This is no doubt due. to some extent. to the better provision made for old people by legislaâ€" tion such as old-age pensions and to the increasing labours of med- ical men to combat disease. Con- ditions have greatly improved 0v- er those of. say, two or three gen- erations ago. THE SUNSET YEARS IN GAZA the UN .Relie f and Works Agency {or Palestine Refugees teaches boys to plant tree’seedlingsgma‘refogutgtipn‘pgogggm.) This is the purpose of technical assist- ance, the job of making scientific knowl- edge, technological skill and operaiianal “know how” available to countries needing them. This is not by any means all the help that is needed for backward coumries to develop their economies, but it is a vital factor, a factor that is needed at all stages of economic development from a survey of the possibilities to the actual building of a power plant. Through its many organs and special- ized agencies, U.N. works in many dircc-l tions to make the world a better place to live. The illustrations on this page offer only a few examples of what the world organization is doing. The results may well be the beginning of a new memorable phase in the social and economic history of mankind. questions, there is perhaps no arm of 5.15 work of the United Nations that shoal attract more support than its tubule! n5- sistance program. “The fundamcntnl thesis of this program is to help people to l.c:p themselves, by introdtxcing them to skuls and organizational techniques necessary for the most efiective economic use (I their own resources, personnel and traditions.” 65¢ DR. ARCHER WALLACE :‘g in man the sense of justice would not himself infplant an instinct for immortality which could never be satisfied. “Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?" older people a growth of content- ment and inward peace. Perhaps there is a tendency to hark back to the good old days of long ago; this is the surest sign of ald age. Jerome K. Jerome said that men have been talking about the good old days ever since Adam had his fifty-first birthday. Every student of history knows that what one called the good old days could, with more truth be called: "The bad old days." The wholesome and healthy philosophy to look ahead with faith and hope and a firm belief in the goodness of God. And so life must go on. We cannot believe that God has made creatures in his own image, so gifted, so magnificently aspiring, to have them suddenly cut down like beasts in the field. There have always been those who catch the glorious radiance of life beyond that valley which men call the shadow of death, those who refused to believe that any earthly consummation could terminate life. The God who implanted so deeply in man the sensé of justice pot himself im‘plant an insti ation. We realize thought were c0] chiefly prejudice. older people :1 gm ment and inward The fact that we are getting old comes to us with a stab of sur- prise. A well-meaning young man offers us a seat in a street- car and it is a compliment in reâ€" verse. Watch a man open his morn- ing paper; you can guess at his age. . The young fellows turn to the sporting page; the middle-aged ones read the editorials. stock-mar- ket news and world happenings, but one keen observer says men over fifty read the obituaries to find out who is dead. That isn't as true as the writer thought. I once went to see a curling match and never saw so many eager. ex- cited happy old men. They were like a lot of youngsters just out of school. ' It seems to me that one reason for cheerfulness in later years is that the bitter prejudices of early life have died down and there has been a marked increase of toler- sweeter as she became older; all the sugar was at the bottom of the cup. ize that w convictions e. There i at one reason later years is dices of early and there has ease of toler- of t1 what is with content- Perhaps were with Please note last complete Show Wed., Thurs., August 13, 14, 8.30 pm. Matinee Wednesday 2 D.m. Wednesday & Thursday â€"- August 13 & 14 Telephone TUrner 4-1351 n7. Richmond {0‘ BUD and LOU ARE AFEUDIN wnm THEHILLBILLIESI a (22" Monday & Tuesday â€"- August 11 & 12 luv auu ’V“ "M I'll LUV'I‘ 'Vl'll HEHILLBILLqes/ ° 0 Friday & Saturday â€" August 8 & 9 THIS IS A GUY MAKING LOVE? plus KIRBY BRANT - SHAVE 60W JOE SAME]! Wt'm brMary loos and Richard Sale