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MAY 25 â€" Square and Modern dancing, Henderson Ave. School. 9-12 pm. under auspices Powell Rd. Home and School Ass’n. Ev- eryone welcome, refreshments. MAY 23 â€" Saturday, 3 to 5 pm. .Hi Ho, Come to the Bake Sale and 'Tea at Patterson School. 2nd con- cession of Vaughan, justi‘ north of Maple sideroad. There'll be cakes and pastries, jams and jellies, shrubs and plants, handcrafts, white elephants, tea under the trees. a fishpond and drinks for the kiddies. something of interest to everyone. We'll be expecting you! MAY 22 â€"- The Thornlea Associa- tion is sponsoring a euchre and dance in Henderson Ave. Public School on Friday, May 22 at 8.30 pm. Admission 75¢ each. Free lunch. “Happy” Walker's orches- _tra. c1w47 MAY 22 â€" Friday. Second annual Mammoth auction sale, at Lions Community Hall. Bargains galore. To arrange pick-up for anything of value. please phone Wharton, TU. 4-1888. Proceeds for Lions Community Work. c7w41 ‘MAY 22 â€"â€" Dance Recital by the pupils of the Thornhlll School of Dancing at Trinity Church, Brook St.. Thornhill, at 8.15 p.m. Adults 50c. children 35c. Tickets may be obtained by phoning AV. 5- 1278. c2w46 Under sunny skies in the Thorn- hill Park, which was looking its best for the occasion, over 800 Cubs from the York Central Dis- trict last Saturday staged one of the finest rallys ever held. The efficiency and speed with which the events were carried through rleft quite an impression on this viewer. The district was divided up into four groups, each under the supervision of a District Cub Master. The purpose of the Rally was to promote Good Cubbing in York Central Cub Packs, and to provide an opportunity for Cubs and their leaders to get acquainted with others in the district. The entire event is made up of Cubbing activities under the Readership of either a sixer or Cubmaster. Each six or Pack aims to reach a certain Istandard of proficiency instead of competing against'one another. York Central Cubs Hold .Rally In Thornhill Park EVERY THURSDAY â€" Bingo sponsored by L.O.L. 2368 in the Orange Hall. Richmond Hill at 8 pm. sharp. Lucky draw night. The afternoon began with the breaking of the Flag at 2.30 by A. DC. Mrs. T. Jackson. The boys then began the various tests, Jun- gle Dance, Compass Direction. Skipping. Knot Relay (Elephant Hunt), Ball Throwing, Skin the Snake, Athletics and Signalling. ‘These tests were judged and each Pack given the letter A. B, C, or D, depending on their mark. These letters were awarded to the Packs to be sewn on their Pennant for this Rally. Following is a list of the competing Packs under their D.C.M.’s and the letter awarded them: D.C.M. Mrs. Betty Smith The Patterson Community Club‘ Jefferson â€"- Bnging â€" B; Rich- AURORA 2 Last Saturday marked the 100th anniversary of the first steam train from Toronto to Aur- ora. SCARBORO : The Mayors’ and Reeves’ Convention will be held at the Guild of All Arts from May 20 to 22. This is the first time a town- ship has played host to this import- ant Convention. STOUFFVILLE : A beautification campaign is in full force. Residents, Chamber of Commerce and the Horticultural Society are all tak- ing part. Markham police under the direction of Chief C. Wide- man are continuing the inves- tigation. The break-in was first dis- covered by one of Mr. Dean's employees and reported to Police. The Dean family had been absent over the week- end. WOODBRIDGE : Council has a large housing development up for consideration. The developers pro- pose a subdivision complete with water and sewers to be installed at the expense of the developers. cont valued at $1,000. The coat was partially covered by in- surance. Markham township police who are handling the case re- port the break-in occurred either late Sunday night or early Monday morning. Parking their getaway car on the market property the thieves smashed open the back door of the house in order to gain entry and proceeded to ransack the premises. Forcing open the safe in Mr. Dean's office the thieves stole $535. in cash and a $375. cheque. They also took a Persian Lamb Thieves Steal Cash & Fur Coat From Home of W. Dean Some unknown party or parties broke into and ran- sacked the home of Mr. Wil- fred Dean. widely known Thornhill merchant and civic official during the holiday week-end. NEWS From Next Door 'omin‘g Events tfc42 JUNE 6 â€" Purpleville Centennial. The 100th anniversary of Purple- ville School ( 7 con. Vaughan Twp.) is to be held in the form of a has- ket picnic the afternoon of Satur- day, June 6, 1953. in the school grounds. A suitable programme for such an occasion has been arrang- ed. Tell everyone who attended this school to come to meet your forâ€" mer teachers and classmates for Auld Lang Syne. clw47 JUNE 5 â€" Friday. Edgeley Coron- ation Ball in Edgeley Community Hall. Dancing 9.00 pm. - 1 am. Sally and Her Musical Mates Or- chestra. Auspices Edgeley Wom- en’s Institute. Lunch will be serv- ed. Admission 75c. Dress option- al. clxv47 _Silver collection Ceremony in the Thornhill commencing at 7.30 pm. See week's Liberal for complete gram. 1‘ JUNE 1 â€"‘ Mgnday. Coronation MAY 30 â€" Saturday. Lilac tea and Baking Sale in Richmond Hill United Church Sunday School Room ,sponsored by the Woman’s Association. Come and bring a friend. c1w47 MAY 29â€"Friday at 8.30 pm. In Buttonville Hall "Here Comes Charley”. presented by St. Colum- ga Young people, under auspices of Harmony Group, Brown's Cor- ners Church. c1w47 MAY 27 â€" Scout and Cub Moth- ers of lst Richvale Troop meeting at Chas Howitt School,’ Wednes- day, May 27. Mrs. Banks will speak on flower arrangements. c1w47 Following this refreshment per- iod. Mrs. T. Jackson read the Cub Prayer to all the Cubs who had formed into one large circle. This very memorable afternoon was brought to a close with all 800 Cubs performing the Grand Howl under the leadership of four sixers, one from each of the areas. As a momentum of the occasion each Cub was presented with 3 Badge to be sewn on their Windbreakers. with 1953 Y.C.D. Rally imprinted on them. D.C.M. Doug Wardel 1st Lansing (b) â€"â€" C; 4th Will- owdale (a) â€"â€" B; 4th Willowdale (b) â€" C; lst Wilson Heights (a) â€" C; lst Wilson Heights (b) â€" C. At the completion of these tests, which were witnessed by a num- ber of interested relatives and friends. the boys and their leaders enjoyed a picnic lunch. owdale â€" B A: lst Newtonbrook -â€" B; Oak Ridges â€" B. D.C.M. Mrs. Lydia Woodger Agincourt (a) â€" C; Agincourt (b) â€"- C: lst Havilland (a) â€" B; lst Havilland (b) â€"â€" C; lst Oriole â€" B; lst Thornhill (a). -â€" B; lst Thornhlll (b) â€"â€" C; 2nd Thornhill -â€" B; Unionville (a) -â€" C; Union- vllle (b) â€"- B; lst York Mills â€" C. D.C.M. Jim Conroy 3rd Lansing â€" C; lst Lansing â€"- D; 4th Lansing â€" C lst Newtonâ€" brook (a) -â€" D; lst Newtonbrook (c) â€"â€" D; lst Willowdale (a) â€" C; lst Vl‘lillowdale (b) â€" C; 5th Will-I mond Hill (a) â€" C; Richmond Hill (b) â€"- B; Richmond Hill (c) â€" B; Riclivgle__(a) â€" B; Richvale (b) â€"â€" The girls of the Homemaking Clubs will also hold their Achieve- ment Day in the Town Hall. New- market, on May 30th and will join with the boys for the banquet and presentation of trophies. Tickets for the banquet may be purchased at the compétition. Age limits for the competition have been lowered this year. The ‘Junior section will include all con- testants in the 4-H Club ages, 12 to 21 by November lst. The sen- ior section is for those from 21 to not over 27 by Nov. lst. All farm boys are cordially invited to take. part in this Judging Competition; and to join in the banquet held in the evening at the King George Hotel, Newmarket. Registration for the Competition will be at the Department of Agriculture, New- market, at 8:30 a.m. ' On Saturday. May 30th, York County farm boys will be given the opportunity to judge several classes of livestock in the Junior Farmers' annual Judging Compe- tition. Eight classes of stock will be judged, including three dairy classes. two beef, two swine and one sheep class. Reasons are given on four classes. Judging Competition And Acheivment Day To Be Held May 30. VOLUME LXXIV. NUMBER 47 Rev. J. N. Hepburn who has been at Kirkland Lake for the past eight years has accepted a call to Richmond Hill Pres- byterian Church, and will commence duties here Septem- ber 1. Rev. Hepburn served as an Air Force Chaplain in World War II. Presbyterians Call Rev. J. N. Hepburn :qu frhomhiu ’Eéfié c1 w47 pro- cl W47 After learning from the previous discussion that debentures necess- ary would total almost $200,000. Councillor William Agar said, “If we assumed the responsibility of ‘this debenture issue, we would be almost at the end of our own bor- rowing power and would have no reserve for any unforeseen diffi- culties which might arise." He added that the requirements of the School Area 1 additions plus the threat of a new High School in the Thornhill Area and the Metropol- itan Area would take care of most of the borrowing power. It was further pointed out that there are a possible 10 schools in the town- ship which may soon need larger accommodation. Emphasizes Urgency v-.- r-vrvuvu ucvv AVIUIIII Public School might jeopardize the township borrow er. The occasion was the meeting at Maple last evening between the Vaughan Council and the Richn Public School Board. The Board’s purpose in meeting Council was to request that Vaughan Township we the debentures for the proposed 10 room school. Vaughan Township Council expressed the issuance of debenjbgres for _t_he proposed new ] 11.1.12, n 1 v Vaughan Council Fears R.H. Public Sch. Debentures May Tax Tp. Borrowing To Limit ,_ v- 4......“ The Tractor Rodeo and Square Dance competitions were among the new features and both caused considerable interest and comment \ There was a good number of entries in all heavy, light and hun- ting horse classes in the outdoor show ring while the arena featur- ed prize cattle and hogs during the afternoon. Horse-shoe pitch- ing drew a good crowd of specta- tors, both young and old. Among the spectators at the horseshoe pit was Mr. Jack Carlisle, Arnold St., who has been attending the Rich- mond Hill Fair for 70 years. An¢ other interested spectator on the grounds was Mr. J. S .McNair of Elgin Mills, past president of the Agricultural Society and a fair visitor for most of his 91 years. Questions Legal Interpretation Emphasizing Vthe hurgency of the The Fair featured all the old stand-bys of a country fair such as the midway, horse and cattle shows, horse-shoe pitching in addition to several new innovations in the form of a tractor rodeo, square- dance competition and a shepherd- ing__di.splay. Despite the inclement weather in the morning, the 104th annual Fair in Richmond Hill drew a near record crowd on May 18. Those who came in spite of the cloudy skies were well rewarded when the af- ternoon cleared into one of the most beautiful fair days in a long time. Richmond Hill 105th Fair Draws Near Record'Crowd DespiteiEarly Rain Dr. Rumney of Penetang, brother of past president Dalton Rumney of Victoria Square judged the light horses. Left to right are the first and second prize winners owned by Dr. E. Foster of Galt who is an annual visitor to Richmond Hill Fair with fast stepping roadsters and third prize winner was owned by W. J. Follis. "In Essentials, Unity,- In Non-essentials, Lifierty; In all Things, Charity up uouncxl expressed the fear that the S for the proposed new Richmond Hill eopardize the township borrowing pow- s the meeting-hat Maple last Tuesday fanflL...‘ n- ..... l In reply to Reeve Marshall Mc- Murchy’s question. Trustee A. S. Barber informed the Council that due to Richmond Hill's existing obligations, the Municipal Board would not consider the village as an underwriter for the debenture issue. The Municipal Board will not consider any more debentures if a municipality has already is- sued debentures totalling 25% of matter, Chairman James Pollard of the School Board pointed out that the Board only has actual ac- commodation for about 350 pupils while at present they are caring for nearly 700. He added that 87 new ones would be coming in from Kindergarten while only a possible 40 would leave for High School. In reply to Reeve Marshall Mcâ€" u 3ounci1 and tfie Richâ€"mgfiéufifil The lucky gate prize was won by Lachlin Daboll of Ridgeville, Ont., but second prize has not been claimed. If anyone holds ticket number 294843, please contact Stewart Rumble, R. R. 2 Gormley. A monster dance was the final touch to the evening and another Victoria Day. and we expect to see these events become an annual feature. A dis- play of interest to farmers and dog lovers was a show of shepherding by dogs trained by Mr. Ainslee of King. A. Boore has extenaéd _a'n invi- tation to all Masons in the district'to join in the service. The service will be conduct- ed by Rev. A. A. Chote, Rec- tor of St. Mary’s and a member of the Order. Ruling Master of Richmond Lodge Norman The members of Richmond Lodge A. 'F. & A. M. will at- tend service in St. Mary’s An- glican Church next Sunday ev- ening, May 24, at 7 pm. The members of the Lodge and visiting Masons will meet at the Masonic Hall at 7 pm. and proceed to the church in a body. Masons To Attend St. Mary’s Church (Continued on page 4) RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAY ing‘ with the would issue The line back in 1853 was known as the Ontario, Simcoe and Huron Railway and as evidence that rail- roading in those early days was not all a bed of roses is the story recalled about the seizure of a train at Richmond Hill station for taxes. Mr. J. Scott McNair, who soon will celebrate his Blst birth- for such a project. Soon however the talk started for the construc- tion of the Metropolitan Electric Railway and the project was drop- ped. Turning back the old files we find that about 1886 there was quite an agitation for a spur line to Yonge St. and Richmond Hill citizens voted in favor of an ex- penditure of $10,000. as a bonus on May 16 from Toronto to"Mach- ell’s Corners. now Aurora. Concord station was then Thornhill, and Maple station was known as Rich- mond Hill with a bus service from ghe station to the village on Yonge t. A welcome was extended by Mayor J. C. Rose after which there was a civic luncheon, a colorful parade, big sports and carnival program, a dance and fireworks. The celebration commemorated the running of the first steam train A very large gathering welcomed the train which steamed in to Aurora at noon Saturday with Pre- mier Leslie Frost at the throttle. The C.N.R. Museum Train which ran from Toronto to Aurora Satur- day to commemorate the centen- ary of the operation of the first steam train in Canada attracted many visitors along the line and especially at Aui’ora where a cel- ebration was staged by the Town Council, Board of Trade and the Tax Arrears Backln 1854 Stop Richmond Hill Train Connor, Walter Gearil, G'ardnél; Lloyd; directors for two years, Roy Roberts, and John Woolley; Lion President, Kjel! 'Lyrmo; lst vice president, Grant McCachen, 2nd vice president Robert Woolley, 3rd vice president Kennth Farquhar- son; directors for one year, Chas. During the business section the nominating committee brought in the following slate of officers for the coming year which was accept- ted by those present. Centenary 0bserdeSqturday At the Joint Charter Anniver- sary‘Program held at the Ridge Inn recently in celebration of the birthdays of the Oak Ridges and King City Lions Clubs, members of both clubs entertained their fellow members with skits and charades. Four boys of the dis- trict, Bob Woolley Jr., John Gall- agher, David Harrison and Bobbie Dion put on an amusing play they gave recently at the High School Talent Night. New Executive .Kjell Styrmo is Elected Pres. Oak Ridges Lions the part of both spectators and competitors, this prom- ises to become a popular yearly feature. nennett '1‘roph1es and who lives at Elgin Mills. Second prize was awarded to the “Hill Hoppers”, a youth group from Richmond Hill and third place was given to a senior group from Toronto. The Caller was “Ede” Butlin and the music was provided by Stan and Don Leno. Russ Creighton was judge. Barbara Currie and Bill Beatty of this set were picked best dancers in the whole competition and were presented with trophies donated by Mr. C. Bennett of Bennett Trophies and who lives at Elgin Mills. set in the square dance competition at the Ricl Hill Fair held last Monday, May 18. The dancers set are as follows: Cathy Todd, Metro Kozak, l Dean, Bob Williams, Barbara Currie, Bill Beatty bara Corner and Ken Herbert. The train crew pleaded for len- iency but the tax collector was not to be influenced by their pleas. ‘The conductor communicated with Toronto and the officials gave as- surance they would send along the tax payment. Tax-collector McNair with true Scottish persistence said a definite “No.” “You will pay now or I will sell enough lumber to pay the claim." he said. Anxious to run on schedule the railway crew tried to raise the money am- ong them but without success. Fin- ally a special engine was sent from Toronto with the required tax money, tax-collector McNair was satisfied and the freight continued on its way to Aurora. The amount of the tax bill was $13.00. Tax collector McNair armed with the authority of his office and the necessary legal documents accord- ingly posted himself at the Rich- mond Hill station one morning and when a freight loaded with lum- ber pulled in proceeded to post the necessary notices and make the seizure. 21st. 1953 Whether the Ontario, Simcoe and Huron management didn't ap- prove of paying municipal taxes or were just hard up we don’t know, but anyway they ignored the tax warning. With the concurrence of council he therefore assessed the railway and sent a bill for the taxes. No response being forthcoming he sent a second and then a third no- tice. A final notice said he would make a seizure to satisfy the claim for taxes. day recalls that in 1854 his grand- father, Robert McNair was appoint- ed tax collector and took a firm stand that the railway should pay municipal taxes. MARKHAM : 92-year-old pioneer James Gleeson passed away on May 8. During his lifetime, he saw the first train and automobile. The team entered in the North York Minor League which is sponâ€" sored by the Oak Ridges Lions will be taken to see a game in the International League at the Maple Leaf Gardens. Gordon Rowe will be the coach. Ken Farquharson is assisting the sports committee in organizing girls soft ball for the district. Lion Ernest 015111â€"ng i‘fiâ€"d“lilg£ed byfiLion Grant McCachen. Plans for the Salvation Army drive were completed. You will shortly be called on by a Lion for a donation to this worthy cause. Tamer Robert Rickward.“ Tail Twister Stanley Rule; Secretary James Stephenson; Treasurer Ross Farquharson; Bulletin Editor, Chas. Stephenson. Other Business , Baf- As the new school site lies with- in Vaughan township the trustees will approach Vaughan township Council immediately and ask them to assume the responsibility of in the school. The trustees have set the final figure at approximat- ely $200,000 which should be suffi- cent to cover the cost of construc- tion. architect fees, plus any equipment. The site which has already been purchased cost $12.- 000 and the debenture issue to cover this expense has been issued by Richmond Hill village. Request Vaughan To Float De- bentures. Both the kindergarten and the junior room will be side by side and face south. Mr. Parkin states that if future growth mikes extra space imperative 6 more rooms could be added to the building. Final Figure In order to arrive at a final fig- ure to this sum of $180,000 must be added the architects fees of 6% plus any new equipment required Each of_the 9 regular classrooms will have approximately 900 square feet. C311 Add? To Building at least 100 pupils in the kinder- garten and plans call to divide them up into 2 sessions, morning and afternoon with 50 pupils in each group. The Board spent considerable time discussing as to the proper size for the kindergarten. The present kindergarten covers 768 square feet, while Mr. Parkins’ plans would allow a space of 943 square feet for the new kinder- garten. However the Department of Education recommends that kindergartens have a minimum of 1,000 square feet. while they pre- fer that such rooms have 1,200 square feet. The department bas- es its figures on the fact that each kindergarten pupil is supposed to have 35 square feet at his or her disposal. The Board advised Mr. Parkin to revise his measurements and increase the size of the kind- ergarten to approximately 1200 sq. feet. It is expected there will be Architect Parkin who attended this May meeting of the Board presented his sketch plans of the new school which will contain 9 classrooms. 1 kindergarten, prin- cipals office, 2 teachers room. 1 health room, and a utility room. Kindergarten By a narrow margin of three votes to two (one Trustee was absent) the six member Richmond Hill Public School Board has accepted in principle the plan of Architect J. 'B. Parkin for the construction of the new 10 room public school at an estimated cost of $18,000 a classroom or for a total of $180,000. The motion accepting Mr. Parkin's plans for the erection of a conventional type 1 storey building was sup- ported by Chairman J. Pollard and trustees A. Barber and L. Clement, while Trustees S. Tinker and C. Mabley were oppos- ed. Trustee W. Wilson was absent as he was out of town on business. Estimate New Ten Room Richmond. Hill Public Sch. Will Now Cost $180,000 Request Vaughan To Float Debentures Doug Palmer comes naturally by his horsemanship, being a son of J. Wesley Palmer of Richmond Hill, and a grandson of the late John Palmer, both widely known horsemen. He now lives at Schomberg and has a stable of some 17 choice Belgians. March Winds. the handsome sorrel gelding shown above is a beautful animal, winner of championship at last year's C.N.E. and a prize winner at leading shows throughout Canada and the United States. He is eight years old and weighs more than 2300 Tbs. He formerly was lead horse in the famous six horse team belonging to Meadowbrook Farms, Detroit. Mich., owned by a member/of the Dodge family. 1" J. Wesley Palmâ€"er, won vthe gian mare at Monday's Show. The Horse Show was the feature attraction at Richmond Hill Fair on Victoria Day and some of Ontario’s finest were seen in spiritcd competition in the show ring. Pictured above is Doug. Paimer of Schomberg with his champion Belgian, March Winds, receiving the trophy for best heavy horse on the grounds. The presentation is beng made by Mrs. Stewart Rumble, wife of the 1953 Fair president. The Liberal Want Ads. Phone TUrner 4-1261 TO SELL. RENT 0R HIRE HELP . . . . . USE THE WANT ADS THAT ARE STILL PRICED TO MAKE ANY TRANSACTION PROFITABLE. HO PAPER OF THE DISTRICT SINCE 1378 Fraternal greetings from the sisâ€" ter Churches of the District were presented by Rev. Calvin Cham- bers of the Thornhill Presbyterian Church and Rev. E. E. Kent of the Thornhill United Church. The evening was brought to a very pleasant conclusion in the Sunday School room of the Church where the ladies of the Church served delightful refreshments to all the assembled delegates and visitors. During the service excellent music was provided by the Park Road Baptist Church Choir under the capable leadership of Muriel Medley Stafford who also led the assembly in congregational sing- ing at the console of the Hallman Electronic Organ. This organ was loaned to the Church for the ocâ€" casion by the J. C. Hallman Manu- facturing Company of Waterloo, Ont. Council of Recognition, and the Induction Ceremonies. Dr. C. G. Stone, B.A., D.D., Pastor of Park Road Baptist Church, delivered the Induction sermon. Rev. B. Frank Rice, B.A., B.D., pastor of the First Avenue Church in Toronto, and Moderator of the Toronto Association. conducted the Delegates from more than 30 of the Churches of the Toronto As- sociatfon of Baptist Churches of the Ontario and Quebec Conven- tion met in the Thornhill Baptist Church on Tuesday. May 12, as a Council of Recognition to receive the new Church into the Associa- tion. Thornhill Church Admitted ToThe Baptist Associati V-..._-v Dunn‘- Under a recent Provincial amendment the municipality in which the school is situated must issue the debentures but if at- rangements can be made another municipality in the School Section may issue them instead. The three municipalities comprising the Richmond Hill Union School (Continued on page 3) thifi $200,000 debenture issue award for the championship Ber: