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“As fai‘ as I know now the only transportation of pupils on back roads to elementary schools takes place on account of one or other of fine following conditions. Mrs. H. G. Robertson. wrote to Mr. H. B. Galpin. School Inspector, requesting his views on the situa- tion and the following is a portion of the reply received: Mrs. J. Mann reported that the Township School Area involving Thornlea. Charles Howitt and Langstaif was served by two buss- ses which travelled on Yonge St., along No. 7 Highway and a portion of Bayview. These busses travéll. ed only the main highways. with the exception of a two-mile dis- tance oh Bayview which was add- ed to assist several families with children who had over two miles to walk. Mr. Clayton Beynon pointed out that when Oak Ridges School Sec- tion provided bus service on Yonge St. and Lake Wilcox Road, it was maintained at the cost of the indi- vidual users who benefitted from the service. During the past sc 001 year all bus service at Oak Rl ges was discontinued. Meeting at the home of Mr. Mill- er on August 17 this committee pre- sented their findings and the foil- owing resume of the reports given at that meeting is for the perusal of all ratepayers in this school sec- tion. This committee which has now been formed is comprised of a cross-section of those concerned with this vital question, namely. Messrs. Dickson Miller and Nor- man Burnett, trustees; Clayton Beynon and S. Powell. Townline and 2nd Concession Vaughan; Mrs. J. Mann, Elgin Mills Sideroad and 2nd Concession Markham and Mrs. H. G. Robertson, centre section. (By Mrs. H. G. Robertson) On July 1 a Ratepayers' meeting was held in Jefferson School, at which time it was stated that a committee would be formed to in- vestigate the additional cost invol- ved in an extension of the present school bus route. The cost to adults is $1.85, which includes the return bus fare, plus admission to the grounds. for children the bus fare is half price, and most children will have ad- mission tickets irom school. The busses will leave King City at 1 p.m., and will leave the Exhibitipn Grounds at the end of the Grand- stand Show. Committee Gives Report Now Taxpayers To Decide This is Pure Food Day, one of the most popular days of the whole Exhibition program. Mrs. L. Robb who looks after the arrangements so well. is asking everyone who in- tends to go along by bus, to inform her. and to pay their fares, before Monday, August 25. For several years residents of King City and district have travell- ed to the Canadian National Ex- hibition by the busload and plans are underway again this year to visit the ER on Wednesday, August 27. Meeting Mont Aug. 25 Jefferson Ratepayers To Discuss Bus Costs NORTH YORK: Residents in the Lawrence Ave-Wilson Ave. area have signed a petition protesting the proposed C.N.R. freight yards there. WOODBRIDGE: Arthur W. Holl- ingshead passed away August 7. in his 89th year. He was born in King Twp.. and attended school in Nobleton. He fived here since 1924 and last year celebrated his 60th wedding anniversary. Mrs. Holl- lngshead died March 11, 1952 COLDWATER: Steadily mounting water from Georgian Bay is flood- ing large areas of farm land in Matchedash and Tay townships. a new constable at the salary of $2,500 per annumi‘rA ORILLIA: A by-pass on No. 11 Highway is to be built around the town to ease traffic conditions. GRAVENHURST: Removal of the 30 mile speed limit signs on No, 11 has brought a storm of protest from the council. King And District Residents Travel To Ex. By Bus Aug. 27 UXBRIDGE: The new tax rate is 36.68 mills, only a .2 mill rise over last year. SUTTON: The Council has hired BARRIE: The new 70 bed Memor- ial Unit of the Royal Victoria Hos- pital is now officially open. AURORA: A preliminary survey reveals that many of tthe mer- chants are in favour of retaining parking meters after the one year trial period. NEWMARKET: The ground floor of the York County Hospital is closed until September 1. bgcause 5f the ishortagé of nurses to re- place those or} holiday in August. The pupils' home school is News From Next DOOI' with dis- add- with In T.S.A. No. 1 Markham-Vaugh- an, which includes the Langstaff, Thornhiu, Thornlea and Richvale schools transportation has been provided on Bayview Ave., Yonge at the _school. At Thérhfiifl SHE Powell Rd. school crossings guards are also stationed. l At Oak Ridges there were eight classrooms in use last year. No bus service was provided by the board although most of the child- ren had to walk along Yonge St. to get to the school. At the school crossing. however. a guard was sta- tioned when the children were ar- riving or were being dismissed, 1.9. in the morning before nine. at noon and at three-thir‘ty. Those children who lived on the east side of Yonge St. crossed the road only Except in the case of a closed school the Department of Educa- tion always requires that the num- ber of pupils, who reside less than three miles from the school to which they are being transported be given on the request for approvâ€" al of the transportation agreement. it would seem from this, and the comparatively small share of the expenditure covered by the grant on transportation when the dis- tancb is less than three miles, or the number of pupils to be trans- ported beyond three miles is rela- tively small. that the extension of this type of service is not‘encour- aged at the present time. If the ratepayers, however, want the ser- vice for their children, and are willing to assume the larger share of the cost, then their board can make the necessary arrangements if it feels that it is expedient to do so. 2. There is not sufficient accom- modation in pupil’s home school and it seems to the board more ec- onomical to transfer some of them to another school rather than go to the expense of building an ad- dition' that may be only partially filled, or may be needed for only a short time. closed and they have to go a great- er distance â€" usually more than three miles â€" to a school in an- other section, or to a central school in a township school area. Along with his tailoring busin- ess Mr. Duncan acted as a Councill- or for the Town of Coniston from 1928-32 and. only recently ‘ retired from the \position of Tax Collector and Assessor for Coniston, which post he held for 21 years. At the early age of 14 Jim was in the Gordon Highlanders in Scot- land where he acquired his tailor- ing trade. He studied in barracks and later attended Gordon’s Coll- ege. Aberdeen. Mr. Duncan’s trade stood him in good stead when‘ he left INCO for he went into part- nership with a Mr. Jack McBeth at Coniston in 1921 and they opened a tailoring establishment. Later Jim Duncan carried on the busiâ€" ness himself and at 80 years of age he is still actively concerned with his shop. Mrs. Duncan and the children joined him in 1912 and for a while Mr. Dgncan was employed by In- ternational Nickel Co., living in a slx-roomed brick house that rent- ed for the sum of $7.50 monthly. Later they settled at Coniston and their youngest son, Ronald, was born there in 1914. Jim Duncan had intended to go to Winnipeg, but stopping off at Copper Cliff he liked the place so well he stayed, and has lived in that district ever since, about 41 years. . The boat Jim Duncan sailed on, docked at Quebec on a Sunday and he relates that at that time passengers were not allowed to disembark on that day. However, a friend of Jim’s managed to smugâ€" gle him a sailor's outfit and in that garb he left the ship and explored Old Quebec all day with his friend. He boarded the ship again that night and came off officially the next day with the other passen- gers. Married in 1902 in Aberdeen, Scotland, Jim Duncan came to Can- ada in 1911, leaving his wife Diana and their seven children in Scotâ€" land until he had established a home for them here. VOLUME LXXIV. 'NUMBER 8 (By Mrs. H. G. Robertson) Mr. and Mrs. James Duncan of Conlston. Ont, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary, on Sat- urday, August 16, at the home of their son George Duncan, Brook- side Road, Elgin Mills. Mr. & Mrs. James Duncan Mark Golden Wedding At Son's Home, Elgin Mills Married I 11, Scotland Last Saturday tliere were 50 This question will be put to the ratepayers at that time and it will then be established whether any or all of the above routes will be serviced by school buses. All those interested, whether for or against such a step being taken. are ur- gently requested to attend with their support. As‘this question of extension of bus service to include concession roads entails an expenditure of a considerable amount of money it is requested there be a good atten- dance at the next Ratepayers’ meeting which will be held at Jeff- erson School on Monday, August 25 at 8.30 pm. One-third of the cost of school transportation is paid by the De- partment of Education, two-thirds is paid by the‘ ratepayers. 3. Yonge St. plus Townline to the 2nd Con. of Vaughan, plus Elgin Mills Sideroad to 2nd Con. Mark- ham, about 10 miles daily, ‘200. monthly. 4. A complete circuit to service all families on all roads, $250. monthly. 1. Yonge St. Bus service as pro- vided in the past for all pupils of Jefferson School, 5 miles daily, $120. monthly. 2. Yonge Sf. plus_Town1ine to the 2nd Con. of Vaughan, 7% miles daily. $165 monthly. Continuing with the next report Mr. Dickson Miller read estimates he had obtained from Mr. Gordon Mortson. who operates the school bus service. These facts and fig- ures from Mr. Mortson outline the various costs of servicing the school area. I have referred to two local sit- uations because most of your rate- payers may be somewhat familiar with them, or could check with the boards mentioned if they cared to do so." St. and No. 7 Highway largely be- cause it has been necessary to move pupils from one part of the Area to another in order to find accommodation for them. The bus does not go down the side streets and the pupils meet it at the near- est point on th emain highways. I expect that the danger resulting from the traffic on these roads has been a factor also in determining the policy of the board. I believe, however, that the Area board hopes to reduce the amount of transpor- tation that will be necessary in fu- ture when all of its present plans for new schools have been com- pleted. Among others present were Mrs. J. Duncan Jr. and son of Copper Cliff; Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Allan, Kirkland Loke; Mrs. Jones, Toron- to; Mr. and Mrs. J. Buckles. Pine- grove and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Clu- bine, Elgin Mills. The James Duncans left for De- troit on Sunday and will return to Elgin Mills later on their trip back home. During the cutting of the cake Mrs. G. Duncan Jr. sang The An- niversary Waltz; after which Mrs. Jim Duncan opened countless cards, letters and telegrams. The cards contained gifts of money to- talling a large sum. Mrs. Harriet Moore of Downsview presented Mrs. J. Duncan with a handsome purse and Jim Duncan received a monogrammed wallet. Mrs. George Duncan Sr.. excelled as a hostess with the sumptuous banquet she prepared for the guests. The head table was cenâ€" tred with a three-tiered anniver- sary cake decorated in/whlte and gold, and made by Mrs. G. Duncan herself. Both tables had bouquets of bachelor-buttons and tiny gold flower-pots, containing trees of gold and silver. Tall standards of multiâ€"coloured gladioli also graced the scene. guests at the anniversary supper held at the home of his son George Duncan. 45 of these being mem- bers of the family. Many others. living too far away to attend sent telegrams with good wishes. Am- ong those present were Mr. and Mrs. Duncan’s three daughters, Sadie (Mrs. Richard Buckles) Tor- onto; Bess (Mrs. Andy Gibson), De- troit, Mich.; Ena (Mrs. E. McIren- dle), Coniston and their families. three sons, George, Elgin Mills; Pat and Ronald of Coniston and their families. The eldest son. James, died at Copper Cliff in 1950 and another son, Bert, died in 1938. There are 16 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. A cousin, James Lawson, who at- tended their wedding, which was held in his mother's home in Abâ€" erdeen a half century ago, and who is the only relative of Mrs. Jas. Duncan’s to come out to Canada. motored from Sudbury with his wife to extend further good wishes to this happy couple. "In Essentials, Unity; The attendance at the meeting of a four man delegation from B025 Grove regarding the breaking 0' building laws by certain parties in an reported the board has asked the two property ovmers situated on the south side of the easterly limits of Drury Ave. to dedicate 33 feet of their property for a road. The Council has agreed to extend Henderson Ave. in a southerly dir- ection to intersect at the easterly extension of Drury Ave. Building" By-Law As to the question of roads lead- ing into the_ sc_hool area, Mr. Rich- As regards water for the new school Councillor A. Lennie of the township's Plumbing and Water- works Committee informed the del- egation that North York has ag- reed to sell the necessary water on the same basis as they are already supplying it to Highland Park.‘ That is at the cost of $1.00 per thousand gallons. Mr. Richan reported construc- tion on the new school is progress- ing favourably and the contractor is maintaining his schedule. Mr. Richan felt this would be a poor time to attempt to sell the school debentures due to the ad- verse publicity appearing in the Toronto dailies concerning several townships adjacent to Toronto. Al- though Markham's finances are cer- tainly sound the speaker stated re- ports indicate the bond houses are becoming somewhat cautious re- garding municipal debentures. Council suggested they be placed with the bank temporarily and be sold at a later date. Chairman Keith Richan and Trustee Elmer Wilkins of School Area No. 1 Markham-Vaughan waited on Markham Township Council Monday regarding three matters affecting the new Thornâ€" lea Public School. Clerk C. Hoov- er reported the $193,000 worth of debentures issued for the new building are ready to be signed by the Reeve. Once signed they will be forwarded to the Ontario Muni- cipal Board for Validation. RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, THURSDAY AUGUST 21st. 1952 Thornlea School Progressing Favourably Reports K. Richan Mr. Toni Dawson, the incoming president paid tribute to the un- tiring efforts of the president for the past two years, Mr. Percy Bar- nard and the retiring secretary- reasurer, Mrs. Clark, who also held office for two years. Members in this association pay $2.00 per family. This money along with profits from the corn roast and other events is used to main- tain the beach and roads. At the present time there are 64 paid up This association is made up of residents of Wildwood Avenue, Rosemary Avenue and Willowbank Road and was organized when Lake Wilcox was first developed as a summer resort. The beach at the end of these three streets has been improved and a playground with swings and slides is maintained for the children of members and their guests. An annual corn roast is looked forward to and is a source of revenue for the association. The big event will be held this Satur- day, August 23. The first prize in a draw will be a diamond ring and there are nine other prizes. There will also be numerous small prizes for novelty events, such as the fattest lady, etc. To Revise Bldg. By-Laws The following members were e1- ected to office for .the ensuing year â€" President Mr. Tony Daw- son; executive committee, P. Ber- nard, Mr. M. Tracy, Mr. A. Find- lay, Mr. Wiles, Mr. James, Mr. Barry Hawker and Mr. A. Acton. The Elmwood Park Cottagers Association Incorporated held its annual meeting and election of of- ficers August 17. T. Dawson Pres. Cottagers Assoc. Dr. James Campbell, V. 5., Governor of the Canadian Ken- nel Club, Toronto Humane Society, lecturer at Ontario Veterinary College at Guelph, curator of Riverdale Zoo, has purchased the yellow Labra- dor Retriever “Dandylion of Blossomlea” from Miss Grant, 60 Yongehurst Rd., Richvale. Famous Man Buys _R§chvale Dog Reeve W. J. Taylor with members of Richmond Hill col‘mcllvand Planning Board. local officials, school board members. and representatives of local organizations will make an inspection tour of the Tor- onto Metropolitan area next Monday. Will Make Tour Of Metropolitan Area The party will leave Rich- mond Hill municipal offices at 2 p.m. Monday and make the tour by chartered bus. Arrangements for the tour have been made by Richmond Hill Development Company and accompanying the party will be representatives of the Company, also S. J. Raymond and R. Y. Doty of the CN.R. Industrial department, W. A. Wilson, Toronto Industrial Commission, A. V. Crate of the Ontario Dept. of Planning, and Dr. E. G. Faludi,'we11- known Planning authority. In Non-essentials, Liberty; In all Things, Charity. ” On a resolution moved and sec- onded by Councillors Lennie and LeMasurier the Council will ar- range a joint meeting with the Building Inspector in order to re- vise the Building Byâ€"laws. This meeting will be held in camera. Thornhilvl Library The members gave second read- ing to a by-law authorizing the holding of a vote of the Thornhill ratepayers for the proposed new I'hornhill Public Library. The vote on this Library which will be set :9 under the Public Libraries Act rill be held on December 1 from :18 hours of 10 am. to 8 pm. The nal details as to the mechanics of 1e vote will.be arranged in con- unction with Vaughan Township Councillor LeMasurier contend- ed Mr. Norton has on numerous occasions requested a meeting with the Property Committee (whole council) in order to revise the building byâ€"laws. “I have only heard him request a. meeting on one occasion", retorted’Councillor Hooper. Mr. Norton then entered the discussion to state “I have been requesting a joint meeting of the Property Committee and myself since the first of the year." “That has nothing", said Mr. James, “to do with proper adminstration of ‘our present byâ€"laws". “I have most certainly been applying your by- laws", replied Mr. Norton. Mr. Norton who has been Markham's Building Inspector for the past 3% years stated he has 140 square miles to inspect and is kept going steady spending half his time on the road And the other half in his office. their district was the cause of a warm debate between the Building Inspector Ross Norton and Deputy- Reeve James and Councillor Hoo- per. Messrs. James and Hooper claimed they have received several complaints concerning alleged mis- interpretations of the building by- laws by the Inspector. Councillor Lennie suggested a committee of council meet the Building Inspec~ tor and attempt to straighen out any misunderstandings. Edmunds, Riéhard: E. ComiVIII: E. Lit. III; Alg. c; Geom. c; Trig c; Chem. III. Alg. III; Geom. III; Trig. III; Chem. III; Phys. c. Dedlow, Janice: E. Comp. 1; E. Lit II; Trig 0; Bot III; 20 III; Chem I; Fr A III; Fr Comp III. Dodds, William: E. Comp II; Hist c; Geom c; Chem III; PhysII. Alg. III; Chem. III ......... .‘ ‘4“; Bach, Jean: E. ”Comp. 1; Geom c; Chem. II; Lat. A'c; Lat Comp. c Briggs, Larry: E. Comp. II; E Lit_ III, Zo. c; Fr Comp c. Several other students have a high percentage of honor standings, among them Janice Dedlow, Dilys Whatley and Murray Johnston de- serve honourable mention. Outstanding, and deserving spec- ial mention this year, are three students who achieved high honor standings. Archibald, Kenneth: Trig c; Ch_em: III; Phys. c. Honours: 1 - 75 to 100%; 2 - 66 to 74%; 3 - 60 to 65%; Pass, c- 50 to 59%. David Hogg, from ten subjects written, achieved five first class honors, three seconds and two thirds; Joan Schoolenburg (Scho- field) four firsts and five seconds of nine papers; and David Graham who, of five papers written, secur- ed four firsts and one third Mrs. Moore said the food situa- tion over there is very grim. The people themselves are very con- tented and would never mention scarcities in the food line, but she suggests that rather than send one large parcel at Christmas time, those who are interested should keep small parcels rolling all the time. Mrs. Moore said that if one (By Mrs. H. G. Robertson) Mrs. Joan Moore, Richmond Hill, director of handicraft at the Or- ange Home School, has just re- turned from a six weeks trip to her homeâ€"town Dunfermline, Fyfe- shire, Scotland. Mrs. Moore, who has a delightful Scotch accent says, “Scotland is a bonnie country but it is good to be back in Canada." Richmond Hill\ District High Schooi Upper School Results Keep Parcels Rolling 2 Meat Sandwiches Take Week’s Ration In Britain Auditor's Letter Not Acgeptable Six Tenders Received For New Markham Tp.‘ OFFices Creelman, Leonard. E. Comp II Richmond Hill firemen answered a call Tuesday afternoon to Thorn- hill district, where a fire had start- ed at Thornhill Veterinary Clinic, just outside the limits of the vill- age. Apparently an acetylene torch was being used and was the cause of setting one of the walls in the building on fire. The lad slipped while playing on the dock and fell into the water. His father, Gerrard Willems and an unidentified man who was also present at the time of the accident attempted to save the child but the current was so strong that the boy was pulled under immediately. The Willems family are immigrants from Holland and have been here about three years. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gerr- ard Willems and his brother, Ar- nan. Tragedy hit the Wfllems family of 168 Lennox Ave., Richmond Hill when their eight year old son Joseph was drowned at Kingston on August 17. The family was holidaying at Wolfe Island at the time. R.H.Boy Drowns N ear Kingston Wilfle, "Joyce: Ené. Comp. c; E Lit. C; Hist. I; Bot. II; 20. II‘ Chem. I; Fr. Comp. c. Wight, Quintin: E. Comp. I; E. Lit. II: Geom. III; Trig. c; Chem. I; Phys. c; Fr. A. c; Fr. Comp. 0; Ger. A: c; Ger. Comp. c. Whatley, Dilys: E. Comp. III E Lit III; Hist. II; Bot. II; 20. II Che'rp" II; Fr: A c; Fr Co'mp. c. Snider, Marilyn: E. Comp. III; E. Lit. I; Hist. I; Geom. c; Trig. c; 20. II; Chem. III; Fr. A. c; Fr. Comp. c. Tobias, Jane: E. Comp. III. Waters, Marion: E. Comp. II; E. Lit. d; Hist. III; 20. III; Chem. c. Schofield, Joan (Schoolenburg):’ E. Comp. 1; E. Lit. I; Hist. 1; Bot. I; 20. II; Fr. A. II; Fr. Comp. II; Lat. A. II; Lat. C. II. MihoreanfiRita: E. Comp. 0; E‘ Lit. c; Hist c;'Fr. Comp. c; Ger. A. III>;7Gte. Comp. c. ' Moorby, Alfiert: E. Comp. III; E Lit. c; Hist II; Chem. 11; Phys. c; Fri Comp. c. Roberfs, Bernice: Eng. Compl III; E. Lit. c; 20. c; Chem. c; Fr. A._II}; AszZComp. c. Hogg, David: E. Comp. II; E. Lit. I; Alg. I; Geom. I; Trig. 1; Chem. 1; Phys. III; Get. A. II; Ger. Comp. II; Hist. III. Johnston, Murray: E. Comp. III; E. Lit. c; Alg. I; Geom.III; Trig. 1; Chem. 1; Phys. 11; Ger. A. III; Ger. Comp. c. Kefi'er, Ronald: Chem. c. - Kell, John: E. Comp. c; E. Lit. III; Chem. c; Ger. A. c. Alg. III; Geom. II; Trig II; Chem II; Phys. I. Sailing on the S. S. Atlantic, Mrs. Moore has a photograph of an ice- berg they sighted on the trip back. Going over to Scotland it was so cold the passengers had to wear heavy clothing and the ship had to go 100 miles off course because of icebergs. Graham, David: -Hist. III; Alg. I Geom. I; Trig. 1; Chem 1. made two meat sandwiches with their ration “they had had it” for the week. Butter allowed is 2 02., sugar 175 1b. and 2 oz. of tea is the limit for the week. If the shopper is lucky she may obtain a small can of salmon and a can of fruit every six months. The bus service in the British Isles is excellent and one may now travel by bus on all highways and byways. Joe Barton, 14 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm Barton of Spruce Avenue, hichvale, pro- ved that he’s a better fisher- man than his Dad last Thurs- day night when he caught an eight pound pike in the stream just off the Carrville Road. The stream is only two or three feet deep but is a iavor- ite fishing ground of Joe. 'FelgateL George: 77 E. Comp. c; FIRE AT VET. CLINIC Catches Pike In Stream Mr. George Gourlay returned to the chair after the election and thanked. the members for their confidence in him and asked that the executive and members work together to make this the best year the Lake Wilcox Association has ever had. Trustees forrthe hall are Mr. Ernie Davidson, Mr. E. Acheson and Mr. Roy Hembruff. Mrs. C. L. Stephenson presided during the election of officers. Mr. George Gourlay was returned as president by acclamation. Mr. Er- nie Seal was elected vice-presi- dent by acclamation. Treasurer is Mrs. K. Weston, secretary Mrs. R. Clyde. Executive members are Mrs. A. Marquis, Mr. R. Demers, Mr. Toni Dawson, Mr. Victor Will- is, Mr. G. S. Clyde. Mr. Anderson read the financial statement covering the period since last November, showing that some $1800 had been made through var- ious activities such as bingos, dan- ces and a carnival. The audited statement was accepted by the members present. | Lake Wilcox Community Assoc- iation held its annual meeting and election of officers in the Com- munity Hall, Wednesday, August 13. The resignation of Mr.. Jas. Anderson as treasurer and trustee was accepted with regret. Mr. An- derson has been an active member ever since the organization of the association some twenty years ago. He has been a trustee for the hall for most of those years and has served the organization as presi- ident and secretaryâ€"treasurer and in many other capacities. He re- signed because he felt that many younger men who are year round residents should now carry on. J. Anderson Resigns As Treas. & Trustee A letter tabled from the Town- ship auditors Wilton C. Eddis and Sons on Markham's finances was a subject of controversy. On Aug- ust 5 Council passed a resolution requesting the auditor to publish a statement verifying the fact that the township's finances are both sound and properly administrated. The letter tabled Monday was in response to this resolution. The auditors stated they had never been concerned with the township’s finances or their administration. What they were concerned with was the rapid growth of the town- ship and the corresponding size of the office staff. However at the end of their report the auditors did recommend that the township keep its debenture debt at a minimum, and not to allow taxes to become burdensome. At present the town- ship has an assessment of $8 mill- ion and a debenture debt of $400,- 000. These closing recommenda- tions were the cause. of debate am- ong the membres. Reeve Timbers. Deputy-Reeve James and Councill- or Hooper were dissatisfled with the letter, and objected to the aud- itor listing recommendations in it. “All we wanted,” stated Deputy- Reeve James was a letter express- ing the opinion Markham town- ship’s finances were sound and properly administrated”. “He gave us more than we asked for”, said Reeve Timbers. Councillor Hooper who was particularly strong in his protests felt the Council should return it to the Auditor. “We can’t print this letter," claim- The township received a better response on this latest request for tenders than they did when they first advertised several months ago. At that time only one bid was re- ceived and it was not acceptable to Council. Auditor’s Letter The members of the Markham Township Council opened six ten- ders covering construction of their proposed new township offices at Buttonville, at their mid-month meeting held last Monday in Un- ionville. The bids ranged from a low of $50,447 to a high of $78,779. These tenders will now be consid- ered further at a joint meeting of the Building Committee (Reeve Timbers, Deputy-Reeve James, and Councillor Hooper) and the Town- ship Engineer. Tenders were sub- mitted by the following: W. L. Stephens, Newmai’ket, $78,779; C. A. Smith, Unionville, $77,780; H. J. Morgan. $66,538; W. Stephenson, Newtonbrook, $59,440; Ward and Allen. Newmarket, $56,900; and A. Deciantis, Richmond Hill, $50,447. Treated for cuts and bruises by Dr. J. Walker, Aurora vet- erinarian. the animal is not yet out of danger A threeâ€"year- old mare she had been entered in the hunter class at the Can- adian National Exhibition. A riding horse owned by Leslie Davies of Aurora was struck by a police cruiser ab- out 2.30 a.m. last Friday. Es- caping from a pasture field on the 2nd of King, the animal bolted when struck and was not found until the next after- noon. Horse Hit By Cruiser HOME PAPER OF THE DISTRICT SINCE 1815 D;strict Sport News On Page 6 DECEMBER 10 & 11 â€" Richmond Hill United Church Women's A3- sociation is sponsoring a cooking school on the evenings of Decem- ber 10 and 11. Don't forget to keep these evenings free. c1w8 OCTOBER 4 â€"- Saturday. A bazaar. home baking and afternoon tea un- der the auspices of Maple St. An- drew’s Presbyterian choir. Opens at 3.00 pm. In the Masonic Hall. c1w8 AUGUST 23 â€"- Saturday. Dance at Lake Wilcox Community Hall, mo- dem and old time dancing to Norm Burling and His Kingsmen, danc- ing 9-12 pm. I1adies 50c, gentle- .en 75c. tfc47 AUGUST 22 â€" Friday. A Gala Street Dance, in Maple, sponsored by the Maple Volunteer Firemen. There will be modern and old time dancing, bingo and games, lucky door prizes The music is in charge of Sally and her Musical Mates. Admission Adults 50c, children free. Proceeds for fire- men's uniforms‘ 02w? Some of the places they stopped at included Rondeau Park on Lake Erie, Leamington, Point Pelee, Ha- gersville and Long Point near Port Rowan. This latter place was of especial interest as the road to Long Point is a 21/2 mile stretch into Lake Erie, with only a border of poplars on each side between the road and the Lake. They planned to see parts of Ontario which were not too far from home, yet which they h'id never explored before. They re- port that they had a delightful halt iday. a good test, and they were very comfortable in their trailer. Mr. and Mrs. John Norris of King decided to take a different sort of holiday this summer, so they rented a trailer a couple of weeks ago, and set off with their home on wheels. One of the ewes was badly inâ€" jured and two others suffered tears in a wool. In a matter of this na- ture, the township pays the farmc er for whatever damage is done when the dogs cannot be traced but in this case, the owners are known and they will be held responsible for the damage. 1 Two dogs from Richmond Hill ‘were caught attacking the sheep at ‘Magiscroft; the farm of Dr. E. Clark Noble, Elgin Mills, last Sun- ‘day. The dogs were first noticed iby a Mennonite minister who we; passing along the road. He attemp‘ ted to rescue the sheep and attracti ed the attention of some passing neighbours and Mr. Alec Inglis, farm manager. The dogs beat a hasty retreat but they were follow- ed by men in cars right into the village. The dogs belonged to Messrs. Harrington and Brown of Lawrence Ave. Richmond Hill. The animal belonging to Mr. Har- rington was destroyed immediate- ly but the other one was a Toronto dog only being boarded here. King City Couple Travel By Trailer c-_-_a, ...., Councillor LeMasurier; W. L. Clark by Reeve Timbers. and Ron. Fenn, Thornhill Real Estate man by Councillor Hooper. However when a final decision was made the name of Dr. Tanner was acceptable By an unanimous vote of Coun- cil Dr. D. Tanner, Thornlea, Chair'- man of the Township Planniné Board was appointed to fill the va- cancy on the Court of Revision, brought about by the recent res. ignation of Wes. Gohn. The names of others suggested for the’ job in- cluded D. McGibbon, a Highland Park Real Estate man and W. Pauplington, a manufacturer who resides on the 3rd concession, by to all. Sheep Attacked By Local Dogs ed Mr. Hooper. “Council should request a new letter containing just the bare facts,’ added the spea- ker. Councillor A. Lennie felt any statement on the township financ- es should come from the Reeve as the elected head of the Municipal- ity. In referring back to his or- iginal motion asking the Auditor for a statement Deputy-Reeve James said he introduced the res- olution in order to counteract any adverse publicity regarding Mark- ham’s finances appearing in the press. " As a compromise the members decided the Reeve will meet with the Township Solicitor and Auditor and prepare his own statement for public release. D._Tanner Appt. to Ct. Revision Coming Events