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AURORA: Hon. Leslie Frost, Pre- mier of Ontario. officially opened the new District High School here last Friday night. Twelve hun- dred people witnessed the open- ing ceremonies Dr. Williams. a member of the Board for 40 years, the last 25 as chairman, received high praise from the many speak- ers for his untiring efforts in the cause of education in Aurora and throughout York County. YANDORF: Speed warning signs have been ereéted at both Ends" of the village. PICKERING: A new artesian well has come in and will end the four year drought which occurred' after the Ajax water contract ran out. man. former councillor, has been elected deputy-reeve to fill the vacancy left by the death of J. L. Spillette. NEWMARKET: Herbert M. Glad- OCTOBER 6 â€" Monday. Meeting of Richmond Hill Council at the Municipal Offices at 7pm. Dele- gations wishing to appear kindly natify @e Clerk three days in adâ€" vance. c1w14 OCTOBER 6 â€"- Monday. Meeting of Markham Township Council at the Municipal Offices, Unionville at 7 pm. c1w14 .OCTOBER 7 â€" Tuesday. The School Area Board No. 1 Markham .and Vaughan will hold its regular monthly meeting at 8 pm. Delega- tions or others wishing to see the board are advised to notify the secretary, in care of Secty. School Area No. 1, Thornhill P.0. c1wl4 OCTOBER 7 ‘â€" The W.A. of St. Mary's Anglican Church will hold its next meeting on Tuesday, Oc- ober 7, at the home of Mrs. D. R. Storms. Cedar Brook Farm. West- wood Lane, Stop 21. Cars will leave the corner of Y‘onge St. and Vaughan Rd. at 2.20 pm. sharp. All members invited. clw14 SQ. DANCE SAT. 9p.m. LIONS COMMUNITY HALL Department will be doubled. Pres- ent plans call for opening of two more fire halls, employment of 30 additional firemen and purchase of 4 new fire trucks. 'OCTOBER 3 __ Friday. Square dancing, bridge. euchre. or canasta at Jefferson School, 8.30 pm. Ad- mission 25c. c1w14 Ior the township.of North York for the first eight months of the year are some $2 million below 1951 figures for the same period. AURORA: Two runaway freight cars rolled out of the station here and travelled 14 miles at an es- timated 50 m.p.h. to Bradford where they were stopped. WILLOWDALE: North York Fire OCTOBER 6 â€" Monday. Tupper- ware demonstration in Richmond Hill United Church. sponsored by the Evening W.A. prizes, refresh- ments. No admission fee. All lad- ies welcome. c2w13 OCTOBER 7. 8, 9, â€" Robin Hood Cooking School coming to Mason- ic Hall on October 7, 8, 9, spon- sored by'St. Mary's Anglican Ev- ning Guild. Tickets may be pur- chased at Mrs. Brown’s. Bell Tel- phone office, Yonge St. or from any member of the Guild. c2w13 OCTOBER 7 â€" Tuesday. Thorn- Iea Ratepayers Association meet- ing at the school at 8 pm. All welcome. c1w14 PICKERING TWP.: Council pass- ed a motion that no more residen- tlal subdivisions will be permitted at present in view of the rising costs of education. WILLOWDALE: Building permits Ifhe repaving and widening of Yonge St., plus repairs on curbs and gutters. The work will cost an estimated $80,000. and the On- tario Department of Highways has been asked to share part of the outlay. STOUFFVILLE: The first Trade Fair ever to be held here opened today under the sponsorship of the local'Chamber of Commerce. WOODBRIDGE: 125 donors from the area gave blood at the Red Cross Clinic in Memorial Arena last week. AURORA: Council has approved STOUFFVILLE: Church St. resi- zfents have signed a petition ag- Iinst the cleaning out and firing up of C.N.R._engines on the tracks Iajacent to the stgeqt AURORA: Effective October 1. the lost of water in the town will inâ€" trease by one-third: Residents are requested to tie papers in bundles and leave them outdoors if this is con- venient. If any persons on the east side of Yonge St. has _a large quantity of paper which they would like to have collected. please telephone ,Jack Wharton in the evening between 7 and 8 o'clock. TU. 4-1888. The Scouts and Cubs of Richmond Hill are organizing a paper collection for Satur- day morning, October 4, wea- ther permitting. Papers will be collected door to door on the west side of the village. News From N€Xt Dobr Scout Paper Collection, Oct. 4 Coming Even ts Miss Hills Fnrolls At Bible Institute Miss Florence Ardella Hills, dau- ghter of Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Hills, Thornhill, enrolled this fall in the Christian education course at the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago. A letter from H. C. Rose, chief engineer for the Toronto and York Road Commission stated that Vandorf does not qualify as a built up area for a 30 mile speed limit. Two large signs have been erected at the north and south approaches to the village in an effort to slow traffic. The re- sults will be studied and further consideration given before the heavy traffic next summer. Council received an invitation to take part in a tour to be con- ducted by the Upper Holland Conservation Authority on Octo- ber 8. Buses will leave Newmar- ket at 1 pm. and return to New- market for dinner at 6 pm. WA long discussion of equalized assessment took place before council adjourned at 1 am. Almost 1,000 students from all parts of the world registered this semester for the tuition-free in- struction to prepare for various fields of practical Christian ser- vice. Eight basic courses offered students include the pastor’s course, general course, Christian education, missionary, Christian education-music, Jewish missions, sacred music, and missionary tech- nical. Township solicitor, J. D. Lucas. has been asked to prepare a des- cription of the roads circling Wil- cox Lake to be presented to the Department of Highways in an effort to have a 30 mile speed limit established. Mr. Frederick Montgomery, of Newtonbrook, was fined $50.00 plus costs when he appeared last Mon- day in Magistrate's Court, Willow- dale, on a charge of driving while his ability was impaired. Mr. Mont- gomery was apprehended by Con- stable R. Robbins of Richmond Hill on Yonge street on September 20. VOLUME LXXIV. NUMBER 14. A petition signed by 34 rate- payers at Musselman’s Lake was received by Whitchurch Council‘ at its meeting last Thursday night, asking that a section of land at the east end of Musselman's Lake. be designated a private beach for the use of residents in the dis- trict. All the beaches are private ly owned, with owners charging I,I_._.A_ a fee for their use. Residents feel that some part of the lake should be available to them. Council has been asked to clean up the weeds and put some sand fill in the section designated. Fined In Magistrates Court NEWMARKET: A large majority of property-owners voted to spend $104,000 to rebuild Main Street. Lake Residents Ask Own Beach OCTOBER 9 â€" Thursday. Rich- mond Hill Women’s Institute 2.30 p.m., in Presbyterian Church Sun- day School room. Fashion Show, Thornhill Furs, Lucy Dickie, Sa- vage's Ladies Wear. All women in the community are invited. OCTOBER 9 â€" Thursday. Regis- tration for night classes 7.30 to 9 pm. in Richmond Hill District High School. The courses include sewing. shop, leather work. typing. shorthand. bookkeeping. English for New Canadians (beginning & advance classes.) Registration fee $5.00 for residents of High School area, $10.00 for those outside area. c2w13 OCTOBER 10 â€"â€" Friday Re-open- ing of Edgeley Community Hall. Pictures “Travelling Through Europe” by Ewart Stiver of Un- ionville. Music. Admission adults 50c, children 25c. Proceeds for Hall Decorating Fund. c1w14 NOVEMBER 8 â€" Saturday. The Jefferson School Community Club bazaar from 2 to 6 pm. NOVEMBER 9 â€" Sunday. 90th anniversary of St. Mary’s Angli- can Church. Richmond Hill. Prea- chers. Rev. Dr. R. S. K. Seeley. Provost and Vice-Chancellor of Trinity College, and the Very Rev. C. E. Riley, Dean of St. James‘ Cathedral, Toronto. c1w14 hill W..l are holding a Fall Fair with afternoon tea. ‘ c2w14 OCTOBER 8 â€" Wednesday. St. Mary’s Catholic Church annual Thanksgiving Carnival to be held at Lions Community Hall, Centre St. W. Draw for $800 in valuable prizes. Also ladies \will offer 35 Thanksgiving fowl at a Turkey raffle. c3w12 NOVEMBER 8 â€" 2 30 p m. Thorn- c1wl4 1953 Ont. Plates Blue With White Ontario motorists will be revert- ing back to the usual two license plates in 1953. During this year a sticker pasted on the windshield in conjunction with old 1951 plates were standard equipment for the motoring public. Yonge Street In Village T6 Be Re- Surfaced This Year The new plates will feature white numerals on a dark blue background. A small white crown will appear at the top of the plates. The Crown first appeared on On- tario license plates at the time of the Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in 1937. ,The Crown removed in 1951 will re- appear in 1953, the Coronation year of Queen Elizabeth II. “We’re going to have a nice store front and the back end’s go- ing to look like heck,” remarked councillor Middleton after‘he, along with other members of coun- cil voted at its meeting Monday night to approve an estimate of $5,875.00 which is the village’s share for the paving of Yonge St. in the village. It is expeded work will begin within ten days time. . Indications are P and R will be the letters for Richmond Hill and District during the coming year. The plates now in the process of distribution to the license agents across the Province will go on sale January 1, 1953. Markham TQWmhiP $50,000 Deb‘enture Wm By Municipal [V217]: To Start Ianen Days In this amount the village will pay for reconstruction of the curbs, gutters, sewer cut-backs and the shaping of the corners, the remain- der olf the cost being paid by the Department of Highways. If the village waited until next year to do its part of the job it would cost four times as much since the new pavement would have to be ripped up. “Everybody‘s at me all the time about our back streets not being in good condition,” _said councillor Middleton, "can you see that?” Work Halted On Building "It’s a little different in this case, ”replied councillor Perkins, "we either do it now or pay more next year." Councillor Rice, who moved that the village accept the estimate, and Deputy-Reeve Tomlin agreed that it was sometimes the best economy to spend money, and since the village would save money by hav- ing the repairs done now, it was the most sensible thing to do. Deputy-Reeve Tomlin added that “we know we're outside the lim- its of our estimates, but we're spending the money in the best in- terest of the community." “They've got us where the hair’s short," said councillor Middleton, “We’ve got to vote for it.” The job of paving Yonge St. will be taken out of the hands of the Department of Highways with work being done by a private con- struction company. The Depart- ment however will lend their in- spectorS‘for the job, with the vill- age paying their wages and the Department paying the village. Three inspectors will be needed Wednesday morning the brigade rushed their Resuscitator to Murr- ay Associates Richvale where one of their workmen had received an electric shock from a machine. Ray Burton applied artificial res- piration until the resuscitator arr- ived. H. Mills accompanied the in- jured man to hospital in Toronto. Dr. J. Langstafi was also in attend- ance. OCTOBER 30 â€" Thursday. Hallow- e'en buffet supper at Trinity Church Hall. Thornhin, 5.30-8 p. In. Adults $1.25, children 75c. Ad- mission by ticket only. c4w13 R. Hill Fire Brigade Answers Two Calls Richmond Hill Fire Brigade answered two calls this week. Monday evening they responded to a call for fire in the basement of the McNeil Block in Thornhill. Damage was light, the blaze be- ing mainly confined to the floor joists. North York Brigade also answered this call. COMING EVENT 7%.; "In Essentials, Unity; In Non-essentials, Liberty,- In all Things, Charity. ” RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, OCTOBER Bake an apple pie or a pumpkin pie. Make a light layer cake with a seven-minute frosting or a choc- olate layer cake with a butter ic- ing. Make 6 tea biscuits â€" then how about baking 6 lemon tarts or 6 butter tarts or both? Can you bake bread? Exhibit a one pound loaf. Did you put down any straw- The Richmond Hill Community Fair is on Friday and Saturday, October 17 and 18 All exhibits are to be in by noon on Friday, October 17. for the job and the Department asked the village to pass a resolu- tion accepting its offer. Can you sew? Can you knit? Can you cook? Did you make any jam, jelly or pickles? Bring your ex- hibits to the Richmond Hill Com- munity Fair at the Lions Club Community Hall. , “As far as I can see it won’t cost us anything,” said councillor Mid- dleton. “That’s right," replie'd Deputy- Reeve Tomlin. “Then I’ll move that we accept their proposition," he added. His motion was seconded by councillor Rice. Appoint Plumbing Inspector R. Hill Community Fair Scheduled For Oct 17- 18 Basil Fox was appointed Plumb- ing and Building Inspector for the village, his duties to commence im- mediately. It was moved by councillor Mid- dleton and seconded by Councillor Perkins a plan be prepared for the extension of Pugsley Avenue to the ,south to meet Markham Road, providing the two parties concerned Richmond Roses Ltd. and the Williams estate - are agreeable the resolution passing unanimously. Council also voted the King and Vaughan Plowmen’s Association a donation of $5. To Extend Pugsley To Markham Pictured above is part of the large number of Markham ratepayers who crowded into the Municipal Hall, Unionville, Monday morning to participate in the Municipal Board hearing on the Township’s proposed $50, 000 debenture issue to cover the cost of its new offices. The Board refused approval of the debenture issue. Have you a set-of four crocheted place mats and a runner to match? Any of the'se items only takes a 10c entry fee and gets you into the Fair free. Then can you knit or crochet? Men’s wool .diamond socks, girls‘ ankle socks, children’s mitts. size 8, matched set of bonnet, boottees and jacket in infant’s size â€"- knit- ted or the same in crocheting. These are all good for exhibits. Are you good at embroidery work? A luncheon cloth of un- bleached or factory cotton 36 in- ches square â€" embroidered any style â€"â€" or a luncheon cloth em- broidered any style 36 inches or 40 inches square or a pair of pill- ow cases embroidered any style without edging or pillow cases embroidered any style with edging. Have you a braided rug in eith- er wool or cotton? Have you a hqbked rag rug either wool or cot- ton? Do you make aprons? A kitchen apron with a bib made out of one yard of material or how about a fancy apron on a waist band? Did you make a cotton dress with a yoke, size 4-6 years for a little girl? Please no smock- ing! Do you make stuffed toys with cntton coverings? All these aboye"‘items must be made by’the exhibitor and should have been made in the last two years. Bring your work and show the neighbors that you can win a prize. berry or raspberry ja'm? Or grape jelly or apple-jelly? Are your nine day pickles ready? Have you any mustard pickles? Enter any of these with a ten cent entry fee and get a free ticket to the Com- munity Fair. IMou put in two items in the same class it still only costs one ten cent entry. The Richmond Hill Women’s In« stitute is sponsoring the Women’s Division Of the Fair. See you on Frid y"and Saturday, October 17 and 8 at the Lions Club Commun- ity Hall. One or more entries in the same class will be covered by a 10c en- try “fee and entitles the exhibitor to a free ticket into the Commun- ity Fair. One more very special exhibit is a knitted or crocheted afghan to have been made by any person 70 years of age or over. Come to the Richmond Hill Com- munity Fair and bring your ex- hibits. Markham Twp. Public Hearing 2nd. 1952 Richmond ‘Hill W. I. Have Fashion Show At October Meeting An invitation has been received from Buttonville Women's Institute to attend a short course “Treasure ,in your attic” on Monday, October ’6. Anyone wishing to attend please contact- Mrs. J. Pollard. Roll call will be “A hat I re- member” â€" model it or tell about it. There will be a fashion show sponsored by Thornhill Furs, Mrs. Lucy Dickie and Savages’ Men’s and Ladies’ Wear of the latest fall and winter styles. Members, please bring a friend.‘ A cordial invita- tion is extended to each and every woman in Richmond Hill and vicin- ity. The Child Health Clinic will be held on Monday, October 6, in the Lions Community Hall at 1.30 p. m. Volunteers from the Women’s Institute will be Mrs; 0. L. Wright and Mrs. N. Glass. Richmond Hill Women’s Insti- tute will meet on Thursday, Octob- er 9 in the Presbyterian Church Sunday School Room at 2.30 pm. On Saturday evening, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bourné and family of Elgin Mills entertain- ed in their honour at the Sum- mit View Restaurant. The tab- le was decorated by a beauti- ful wedding cake made and decorated by Mr. Bourne. The highlight of the evening was when Mrs. Monkman was pre- sented with a bouquet of 58 gladioli. With the exception of the first two years of their marr- iage which were spent in Whitchurch township, Mr. and Mrs. Monkman have lived in Richmond Hill district ever since and have attended the Presbyterian church here for over 50 years. Although re- tired now, Mr. Monkman en- joys excellent health as does his bride of 58 years. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Monk- man of Center St. East. Rich- mond Hill, celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary on Saturday, September 27. Celebrate 58th Wedding A nniversary The Ontario Municipal Board Monday deferred decision on Mark- ham Towrvhip’s application for permission to float a $50,000 de- benture issue to cover the cost of the new township offices at But- tonville. In laying down the Board's decision Chairman R. Rowland stated “The Municipal Board feels that the application before them is not complete. The Board insists that the total cost of the proposed building be put before gem. We are rather dis‘turbed at t e town- ship making application and leav- ing out the cost of heating. wiring, water and sewage”. “We are,.con- tinued the speaker, “going to re- fer the application back to the Council and ask them to file a new one with the Board showing the actual total cost of this building.” Once this information has been vmade available the Board will call a new public meeting. This crowded hearing held at the Municipal Hall, Unionville, saw Markham Township Council in full attendance. Reeve W. Timbers, Deputy-Reeve A. James, and Coun- cillors A. Lennie, A. LeMasurier, C. Hooper. Clerk C. Hoover was present as was the Solicitor J. D. Lucas. The members of the Mun- icipal Board presiding over the meeting were Messrs. C. F. Nunn and R. Rowland. ‘ Location of Offices Mr. J. D. Lucas, Solicitor, pres- ented the case for the Council. In his remarks he traced the history of the present township offices back to their purchase in 1942. Everyone present agreed with the principal of new offices, no one contested the need for a new building. Chairman R. Rowland said, “Whether you can afford it or not you need new offices, for your township has growing pains. If you don’t provide proper accom- modation for your employees and council it might cost the ratepay- ers more in the long run than what you intend spending on the new building", he added. Mr. Lucas Presents Case To File New Application Listing Ollice’s Total Cost The controversial matter of where these new township offices should be situated (i.e. Buttonville or Unionville) was left clearly up to the Council. The Board made it amply clear on several occasions during the hearing that the actual site 'of the structure has nothing to do with the Municipal Board. Need New Offices HOME PAPER OF THE DISTRICT SINCE 1878 ADVERTISE IN THE LIBERAL ESTABLISHED 1878 READ BY 10,000 PROSPECTIVE CUSTOMERS EVERY WEEK Citing figures to prove his con- tention Mr. Lucas stated Markham township had a population of 5,- 966 in 1942, while in 1951, the population had grown to 11,007. Similarly the township assessment in 1942 was $5 million while in 1951 it had risen to $7 million. All the Municipal departments have also grown in the intervening nine year pei 10d as shown by the Police Depaitment which today has four constables on strength where for- merly it had only one. In closing Mr. Griffin requested shelving of the whole project un~ til the ratepayers have a final fig- ure as to cost. Mr. R. B. Rae, Unionvllle. maintained the Council could add a wing to the present building at Continuing Mr. Lucas said the Council purchased a parcel of land at Buttonville which is close to the centre of population in the township. The Council has let the contract to a Mr. W. A. Stephenson of Newtonbrook for $53,523. Ex-Reeve Vern. Griffen, Thorn- hill. wanted to know, “if contrary to the Municipal Board Act actual construction of the building had begun". “Yes some work has been done", replied Mr. Lucas. ”The Councillors are not lawyers; They may have in their zeal to get going contravened a statute", he concluded. Chairman R. Rowlandâ€" “Was the contract signed subject to the approval of the Municipal Board” "I”, retarted Mr. Lucas. "never saw the contract or approv- ed its terms”. Continuing his questioning, Mr. Griffin asked, “has the Engineer given the Coun- cil an overall figure for the build- ing that is including land, heat- ing, wiring and sewage ” Deputy. Reeve James â€" “We have reason- able assurances the overall project won’t cost over $60,000." Advised during wartime not to undertake any extensive construc- tion the Council purchased the present building on a temporary basis. “Today the Council is con- cerned with better accommodation for its staff", said Mr. Lucas. Any hope of building an addition to the present offices was ruled out by Mr. Lucas who claimed any ex- tensions were impossible due to the lack of land and adverse sani- tary features. Those Objecting (Continued on page 3)