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kins péssed away here last week. The former Eliza Jane McGill. fiMrs. Hopkins was a resident of the town for over 40 years. Mrs. Joseph Hoover. another respect- ed citizen of the town for the past 40 years passed away in her 88th year last week. ' R.H.H.S. Grad Has NEWMARKET : Mrs. Violet RI inson. acclaimed Newmarket de puty reeve. will be the only vw man on the 1954 York Count Council. Newmarket's mayo reeve. separate school board an hydro commission were also giv ken acclamation. BEAVERTON : The Commission gt the lbcal arena is trying to raise $1200 to lay a new hard surface floor in the rink. DECEMBER 7 â€" Monday. The regular Christmas meeting of the Evening W.A. at Richmond Hill United Church will be held at 8 pm. A special collection will be taken for Uncle Bern for his work at the Sick Children’s Hos- pital. c1w23 DECEMBER 8 â€" Tuesday. Regu- lar meeting of Branch 375 Can- adian Legion will be‘ held in the Memorial Hall. Carrville Road, West ,Richvale. All veterans wel- come. Time 8.15 pm. c1w23 zaar in Maple Masonic Hall, at 3 p.m., auspices of St. Stephen’s Anglican Church Women’s Aux- iliary. Lovely dolls, aprons. socks. mittS, flowers. candy, home bak- ing, white elephant and miscell- aneous booths. Afternoon tea 25c. Lucky door prize. No admission charge. c2w22 DECEMBER 5 â€" Saturday, 2 p. m. Doncaster Ladies Club will hold its annual Bazaar and After- noon Tea. There will be a fish pond for the children‘ *1w23 DECEMBER 5 â€" Saturday. Ba- UXBRIDGE : Rev. B. S. Black will shortly take up his new post at the Uxbriqge Presbyterian Church. Rev. Black has just concluded a four-year pastorate at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Prescott. Ontario. Marshall McMuI-chy Elected by acclamation as the Â¥eeve of Vaughan Township for 954. a: t t t ‘ ‘tfcn DECEMBER 5: Saturday. 12.30 pm. shooting match. turkeys and geese. Bill Baker's farm, Bath- urst Street, one mile north of No. 7 highway. Shells provided. AURORA : At a packed nomina- tion meeting fifty candidates were named for civic positions in the town. MARKHAM : Village residents have experienced a wave of milk bottle pllferings recently. EVERY THURSDAY â€" Bingo. Sponsored by L.C.L. 2368 in the Orange Hall, Richmond Hill, at 8 pm. sharp. Lucky draw night. STOUFFVILLE 2 Led by the Newmarket Citizens Band, a full dress Santa Claus parade drew a big crowd here lastJ Saturday. STOUFFVILLE : Mrs. Wm. Hop- News From Next Door There will be exhibition bowling by championship bowlers from Toronto and outside points and by local teams. The official opening of the Richmond Bowl and Rich- mond Theatre Grill' will take place Saturday evening. Dec- ember 12. Plans are under- way to have the official op- ening at 8 p.m., after which there will be open house when people of the district are invited to inspect the new centre of recreation. In the recently published and much publicized volume of Twentieth Century Cana- dian Poetry is included a poem by Elizabeth K. Camp- bell, a graduate of Rich- mond Hill High School. A number of her early poems appeared in the fam- ous R.H.H.S. Tatler and in The Canadian Poetry Maga- zine and she received sever- al merit awards. The former Miss Camp- bell is now Mrs. E. B. Cox and she and her husband. a noted Canadian Sculptor, live at Palgrave in a resâ€" tored pioneer log cabin. Bowling Alley Opening Dec. 12 Poem Published Acclaimed Coming Events c2w22 Municpal Voting Day, Monday, December ic Church, Richmond Hill, to be held in the Masonic Hall. Rich- mond Hill. Euchre party com- mences 8.30 p.m. All euchre prizâ€" es are fowl. Admission euchre party 50c. Draw for 5 choice Turkeys. Draw tickets 25c each. 5 for $1.00. A delicious lunch will be served by the ladies. c3w23 DECEMBER 13 -â€" Sunday 8 p. m.. Fireside. good singing. good fellowship in the Thornhill Bap- tist Church. You are invited. DECEMBER 9 â€" Wednesday 8 p.m. Fellowship night at Thorn- hill Presbyterian Church. The film “A Queen is Crowned” will be shown. c1w23 DECEMBER 10 â€" Thursday at 6.45, Ladies Auxiliary of Rich- mond Hill Scouts are holding their annual Christmas Pot Luck Supper, in the Scout Hall. All ladies welcome. please bring your avorite dish. knife and fork, nd some canned goods for a needy cause. c1w23 DECEMBER 21 â€"-â€" Monday. An- nual Christmas Euchre Party and Draw in aid of St. Mary‘s Cathol- In thanking the people of Rich- mond Hill for his third acclama- tion as Reeve Mr. Taylor express- ed appreciation for the co-opera- tion of his colleagues on council and municipal officials and mem- DECEMBER 8 â€" Tuesday. Regu- lar meeting of Markham Town- ship council at the municipal of- fices. Unionville, at 1.30 pm. DECEMBER 19 â€" Saturday 3 p. m. The Thornhill Baptist Sunday School scholars. teachers and friends will meet to celebrate Christmas. Deputy-reeve Ken. W. Tomlin and councillors Weslyey Middle- ton and Floyd R. Perkins were re-elected by acclamation as was Harold "Bud" Jones taking the seat of councillor Jack Rice who is retiring for business reasons. Reeve Taylor and Deputy-reeve Tomlin paid high tribute to the fine service rendered by retiring councillor Jack Rice and express- ed the hope that sometime he might return to municipal life. Councillor Wesley Middleton is the dean of council, being first elected in 1929, and 1954 will be his 19th term as councillor. He is manager of the local Vita Feed Concentrates Ltd. Reeve Taylor served as coun- illor for four years from 1948 .o 1951 and has been Reeve ever since. He has been a funeral director in Richmond Hill since Last Friday’s town meeting was not largely attended and there were no nominations other than those elected, Clerk-Treasurer Russell Lynett presided for the formal nomination meeting and for the public meeting which fol- lowed. He reviewed the finan- cial statement of the year and gave details of receipts and ex- penditures. The financial state- ment which is available at the treasurer’s office shows the vill- age to be in a very satisfactory position. Record Growth In 1953 AcclamationforMembers of Richmond Hill Council There were 86 new water installations compared with 34 in 1952 and the village population today stands at 3310. Increased area ,more assessment, industrial development already here and prospects of more all indicated a thriving future for the growing Richmond Hill. Deput§~reeve Ken. W. Tomlin was a member of council in 1948 and 1949. He was elected depu- fy-reeve in a contest in 1952 and Ms re~e1ected by acclamation in 1953 and now for next year. Mr. Tomlin is an executive and a member of the automotive firm of Mills & Hadwin Ltd., North Tor- unto. bus “Richmond Hill has had a year of record growth and development in 1953,” said Reeve W. J. Taylor in thanking the electors of the village for re-election by acclamation. A member of council since 1943 Reeve Taylor has been el- cted three consecutive times as Reeve of the municipality. Recently boundary extensions have greatly enlarged the area of the municipality and in the present year there has been unprecedented building activity. So far in 1953 “here have been issued 138 building permits for an estim- ated total of almost one million dollars, more than doub- 'e the building recorded in 1952. Floyd I :ouncillor former sc prietor of Farm and VOLUME LXXV. NUMBER 23 @m mmm c1 w23 clw23 Deputy-reeve Albert Ruther- ford spoke of the formation of the police area and the pension scheme which is available now to all township employees. He commented that although the township police do not receive a share of Highway fines. Vaughan police patrol in the Langstafl- Thornhill area because of the many children attending schools along the highway. Mr. Ruther- ford, who is chairman of the pol- ice and fire committee nointed As chairman of the roads com- mittee the Reeve spoke of the road oiling experiment and ex- pressed the hope that the Coun- cil would be able to expand this project next year, When ques- tioned about the planning of the township with regards to indus- try. Reeve McMurchy said that he did not favour offering indus- tries years of fixed assessment and free water in order to per- suade them to locate in the area. He commented that Council felt sure that the land set aside for industry in the south end of the township with its railway facili- ties would be bought up by in- dustrial concerns as soon as the township was able to supply wa- ter and sewerage services. Police and Fire bers of the staff; He gave the fig- ures which point to the rapid de- velopment of the village and wel- comed the industrial growth which has taken place within the municipality. He said further in- dustrial expansion was needed to give a balanced economy and he looked for more industries to come here next year. Deputyâ€"reeve Ken Tomlin thanked the electors for their ex- pression of renewed confidence and in commenting on Richmond Hill growth and development em- phasized the need for a balanced assessment. We have with care and foresight adopted the Rich- mond Hill plan which has reserv- ed substantial areas for indus- trial use. We welcome the in- dustry which has located here, he said, and we plan to seek to at- tract others. I hope next year we will join with the Toronto In- dustrial Commission and at an early date embark on a campaign to attract industry here. During the early part of the meeting it appeared that there might be an election in Vaughan township but when the nomi ees made their intentions known ’it provefi to be an acclamation. Those nominated were, Reeve: Marshall McMurchy, John Perry, Deputy-reeve: A. Rutherford, Wm. Agar. Kenneth Doyle; Coun- cillor. Kenneth Doyle. James Reid, Wm. Agar, John Perry, and James Robson. Reviews Past Year In reviewing the work of the past year. Reeve Marshaall Mc- Murchy presented the probable picture of the northern munici-’ palities which will form the new County of York and stressed that in the matter of school grants, roads and division of assets, Vau- ghan township was making a great efiort to ensure that the ratepayers of the township would not become overburdened by tax- ation. Councillor Floyd R. Perkins thanked the electors for his first acclamation. “I’ve usually had ‘to fight hard for a council seat,” he said. He was happy if the work of the 1953 council met with the approval of the ratepay- ers. The Richmond Hill plan and Land Use Byâ€"Law are now well established and council was (Continued on page 3) Perry - Robson Retire Two new councillors will appear on Vaughan township council in 1954. Kenneth H. Doyle and James Reid reâ€" ceived acclamation at the nomination meeting held at Vel- Iore last Friday afternoon and they will fillthe seats left by Councillors James Robson and John Perry who declined to stand for election this year. Reeve Marshall McMurchy, Deputy-Reeve Albert Rutherford and Councillor Wm. Agar also received acclamations. Two New Candidates Get Acclamation In Va ughan “In Esuntiob, Unity,- In Non-essentials, Liberty,- ‘n all Things, Charity." committee polited [Gordbn McCfiiiJf-avy. J. Perry Retires » Retiring Councillor John Perry stated that he would not stand as a candidate in this year’s elec- tion due to pressure of business, but urged the ratepayers to take an active interest in local elec- tions. “Government for the peop- le is a privilege but government by the people is a responsibility,” said Councillor Perry. He exâ€" pressed the hope that in time to come. Council would change the nomination time to the evening, and the voting day to Saturday in order to give more ratepayers a chance to attend nominations and to get out to vote. A new candidate for township council was James Reid who farms in the Kleinburg area. Mr. Reid has had many years exper- ience as a school trustee and reâ€" ceived acclamation at the meet- ing. The other new candidate receiving acclamation was Ken- neth H. Doyle, insurance agent. from Westwood Lane. Mr. Doyle expressed the wish to serve on Council in order that the gap be- tween the front and the back end of the township might be, bridged for better understanding. Chairman of the meeting was Councillor James Robson, the chairman of Finance, spoke of the sound financial position of the township and commended the Clerk, James McDonald on the excellent financial statement presented at the beginning of the meeting. Councillor Robson an- nounced that he would not be seeking election this year. His retirement comes after 25 consec- utive years on council. Councillor Wm. Agar who heads the Build- ingh Committee pointed out many of the great problems in control- ling building violations. “We can’t just force people out of the only home they have,” he said. Mr. Agar stated that approxim- ately 200 new homes have been built in the township this past year. Poppy Chairman for this dig- trict. F. B. Titshall, has an- nounced that the 1953 returns of the campaign amounted to $951.40, compared to $830.91 last year. This amount will go in’ a trust fund at the local bank to be used solely for veterans and their dependents in this locality where the money was raised. The Le- gion expresses its appreciation to all those who contributed so gen- erously. Congratulations go to the win- ners of the trophies awarded for the greatest number of sales. Carrville School won the Auxil- iary cup which was won last year by Jefferson School; Paterson School the McLeod Trophy for the second year; Powell Road School the Adams trophyrfror the second year. Miss VMurphy’s Grade 8 at Richmond Hill Public School won the Titshall trophy for raising the largest amount of money, $29.04. out the additional advantages of better fire protection since the establishment of the three town- ship fire areas and the purchase of new equipment. 25 Years As Councillor Two New Trustees On School Area Bd. Raise Nearly $1000 In Poppy Campaign RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3rd 1953 Trustee Wilkins announced intention to stand for re- election was cut short when he suffered injuries in an automobile accident the day before nominations. Mr. Ladell a resident of Thornhill and a salesman by occupation has also taken a keen interest in educational problems. He is now Presi- dent of the Thornhill Home and ‘ School Association. Two new candidates have received acclamations to the 1954 School Board of School Area No. 1 Markham and Vaughan. Messrs. S. Calvert and W. Ladell who will as- sume office in January will will be replacing Trustees A. Wilkins and S. Griffiths. Mr. Calvert a resident of Highland Park has gained a wealth of experience in the educational field during the past 15 years as a high school teacher. At present on the staff of the Forest Hill Col- legiate Mr. Calvert has also been active in the Home and School movement. The Planning Board and Coun- cil of Vaughan Twp. received 100% approval when Township Plan No. 3 was presented to School Board members of the township last week at a prelim- inary hearing. All but two or three of 21 school sections were represented by 70 trustees prgs- ent. Plan No. 3 is an amendment of the master plan of the tOWn- ship. The plan, which was recently adopted by council and submitted to the Minister of Planning and Development and the Dept. of Education for approval. was re- ferred to the educational author- ity of the township for their ap- praisal in a meeting held in the Town Hall. Vellore. last Thurs- day evening. Organizedrby Inspector Maynard Hallman, Inspector of Public Schools for York 9, who had organized the meeting of the trustees with representatives from Council and the Planning Board. acted as chairman. Following Mrs. Barbara Langstai‘f, who formerly served six years as a trustee, announced her candida- ture for the coming term. “Far reaching decisions are to be made in 1954.” Mrs. Langstafi said in emphasizing the importance of education. Siating her opinion AtiJioint Meeting Trustee L. H. Clement said he had served 15 years as a trustee and was very interested in the proposed new school. He would like to stay on the board and see it completed. Vaughan School Trustees Approve of Official Plan Nominations received at the public meeting last Friday were as follows: W. C. WILSON by Pat Henry and F. R. Perkins; Mrs. Barbara Langstaff by W. C. Wilson and K. W. Tomlin; L. H. Clement by James Pollard and W. J. Taylor; ED. Butlin by S. F. Tinker and R. D. Little; DER- EK “DICK” MILLS by Floyd Pratt and Harold Jonesv; C. â€"C MABLEY by Alan White and L H. Clement. Addressing the ratepayers. trustee Wilson said it had been a great pleasure to serve as trus- tee and emphasized the import- ance of careful attention to the affairs of the school. He strong- ly urged the re-election of Mrs. Langstai‘f as trustee. "I sat on the Board with Mrs. Langstai‘f and I know she gave outstanding service,” he said. 9‘ Interest in school affairs and the problems of the Rlehmond Hill Public School Board is reflected in a keen contest for three trustee seats. There are five candidates for the three seats and voting will take place in the Masonic Hall next Monday: December 7, from 9 am. to 7 pm. Richmond Hill Public School Board consists of six el- ected members, three elected annually for a two year term. Present members whose terms do not expire until the end of 1954 are chairman James Pollard, and trustees Stan Tin- ker and Pat Henry. Trustees whose terms expire the end of 1953 are William G. Wilson, L. H. Clement and Cecil C. Mabley. Five Seek Three Seats On Public School Beard g Re-elec’ced as Reeve of Richmond Hill for 1954 by ac- amation. Voting Next Monday It isâ€" estimated-ttiat the next 25 years Vaughan’s popula- tion may expand from 10,000 to 45900 people. his opening remarks of welcome to the members Inspector Hall- man said. “The future holds a great many question marks for us. Far more children are com- ing into the schools than are grad- uating and we must be prepared for a growth in population." The chairman introduced AI- bert Rutherford, Deputy Reeve for Vaughan who said. “It is very encouraging to me to see so many interested trustees here on this occasion.“ “We have spent some time preparing this special plan for the township, a copy of which has been sent to the Board of Education. Mr. Hallman is a rep- resentative for the Board of Edâ€" ucation for this district and he wants to know if you approve this plan or not", said Mr. Ruth- erford. Trustee Stan Tinker, nominator of Edward Butlin. spoke on his behalf due to Mr. Butlin’s ob- sence through illness. He com- mended Mr. Butlin’s candidature to the electors of the school sec- tion. Cecil C. Mabley, a former mem‘ ber of theRichmond Hill muni- cipal council and appointed to the School Board midway in 1953 said that he would be a canâ€" didate for re-election and if el- ected would do his best for edu- cation of the children and at the same time keep a careful watch on the interests of the taxpayers. that there should be at least one woman on the Board and the fact that' come next September she would have four children in public school brought the im- portance of these decisions real close to home. Appeal- ing for ratepayers' support in the coming election Mrs. Langstafl said, “I will try to see that you get good value for your fax doll- ar". Floyd Pratt spoke for candidate Derek Mills unavoidably absent. “It’s time we’ had new blood on the school board,” said MI‘. Pratt, urging support for Mr. Mills, a Richmond Hill boy who is now a successful businessman of the community. (Continued on page 3) There will be an election for three commissioners for the Po- lice Village of King City, on De- cember 7, from 10 a.m.'to 7 pm. in the Masonic Hall. At the nom- ination meeting which was held on Friday evening, eight names were submitted. but half that number'withdrew. Left standing are Donald M. Findlay, lawyer, whoa served as commissioner in 1952.‘ and as chairman of the board last year; Robert McLeod, baker, who served his first year in public work in 1953; Alex Campbell, Air Force mechanic at De Havilland; Bryan Upjohn, In- surance executive. At the nomination meeting, Donald M. Findlay said “We can- not let this occasion go by with- out recognizing the service of Mr. William Carson. He knows the village; his knowledge has been invaluable. Let this an- dience show its appreciation.” Reeve Timbers is a successful farmer in the Stoui’fville district and was a member of council for four years before becoming reeve. Deputyâ€"Reeve LeMasurier after a year on council success- fully contested the office of de- puty last year and since his first election has been a vigorous cam- paigner for more efficient admin- istration. He is a manufacturer and lives at Langstafi'. Councillor Charles Hooper is a veteran in municipal affairs having served several years as Reeve and one term as Warden of the County of York. After attaining the warden- ship he successfully contested a seat on council. Candidates Speak These latter three gentlemen are standing for election for the first time. Four who were nom- inated, but who withdrew, are John Dew, Stanley Watson, George Scott and Irving Scott. Before an interested turnout of ratepayers and various candidates for the 1954 township council filed their official papers at last Friday’s nomination meeting held in Unionville. With Clerk C. Hoover actingas chairman of the meeting. each of the prospective candidates were allowed five min- utes to state his or her platform. Deputy-Reeve LeMasurier in accepting his nomination dwelt in considerable length on the matter of township affairs. In deploring the so-called division of interests between the front and back end of the township, Deputy-Reeve LeMasurier stated. “the future growth of our com- munity depends on our common efforts and aspirations". A con- stant advocate of a more progres- sive and efficient municipal ad- ministration, Deputy-Reeve Le- Masurier feels the 1954 council should make strenuous efforts to secure some good industry to help brighten the overall taxa- tion picture. ' In a racy address the third as- pirant for the Reeveship, Coun- cillor Hooper was highly critical of Bill 80 by which the Provincial government created the new Met- ropolitan area. “The set-up of the new county is a major issue." claimed Councillor Hooper. “The trouble is no one in the northern Four Candidates Stand For'Trustee On King City Ballot Markham township will have a keenly contested munâ€" icipal election with contests for all offices. Voting takes place next Monday, December 7, and the pollsare open from 10 am. to 8 pm. As predicted some weeks ago. there are three contend- ers in the Reeveship race. Present Reeve Win Timbers is seeking his fifth year as Reeve and will have as opposition Deputy-Reeve Alf. LeMasurier, and councillor Charles Hooper, a former reeve of the municipality. In his nomination speech, Reeve Win. Timbers gave a de: tailed review of county affairs which this year have been of un- usual importance due to the div- ison of the County on the forma- tion of Metropolitan council. The Reeve expressed concern for the many problems facing the 14 municipalities remaining to make up .the County of York. He said this was a time when experienced leadership is needed and offered his services to the ratepayers for another year. Wide Open Race For Markham Twp. Election Three Candidates For Reeve Liberal To Feature Election Returns As a service to its readers comvlete local election re- turns will be available at the Liberal office next Monday evening commencing at 8 The polls in Richmond Hill will close at 7 pm. where the ratepayers will elect three public school trustees. 1n Markham township the polls will close one hour later at 8 pm. In Markham the ratepayers will elect the five member 1954 council. HOME PAPER OF THE DISTRICT SINCE 1818 Christmas Cards There is still time to order your personal Christmas Greeting Cards. Fine selection, moderately priced at our office. Call in today. THE LIBERAL PHONE TU. 4-19 61 Hill. Mr. Arnold in opening the Richmond Theatre Grill is equip- ped and anxious to give to peop- le of this district the best in Res- taurant and refreshment service. He will specialize in good, cour- teous service, good food and his policy will be the utmost in cleanliness. municipalities bothered to oppose the Provincial government when Bill 80 was being drafted". added the speaker. Two Contestants For Deputy While the Theatre Grill will have accommodation at the coun- ter for rapid service, a luxurious dining room will also provide fac- ilities for leisurely dining, for a!- ternoon teas and banquets. Mr. Arnold shortly will announce var- ied catering facilities to serve the needs of this great and grow- ing district. Mr. Arnold is married and with his wife and two and a half year old daughter will take up resi- dence in the village. We welcome Mr. Arnold to Richmond Hill and district and extend to him best wishes for success. The Richmond Theatre Grill will be a valuable and W.el- come addition to the business section of the Greater Richmond Councillor W. Clark, chairman of this year's road committee and aspirant for the office of De- puty-Reeve reviewed the work of this year's road committee. The road department has had a diffi- cult job during the year trying to accomplish all the work that had been planned with a reduced road budget. The councll's pro~ posed road buget of $142,000 was (Continued on page 2) Educated in Toronto, Mr. A!- nold specialized in nutrition and served for more than two years with the Royal York before en- listing in the Canadian Army where he served until 1946. On having active service he entered the Murray organization and oc- cupied many important posts, gaining a thorough knowledge of the food handling and catering business. The Richmond Theatre Grill will be modern in every respect with most attractive and up-to- date facilities for efiicient hand- ling of food. The modern kit- chen is the last word in modern cooking and storage facilities, and the lunch counter and spac- ious dining room have roomy and comfortable accommodation for more than one hundred patrons. Attractive decorations and fit- tings being installed this week will make The Richmond Theatre Grill one of the most inviting re- freshment places on the North Yonge highway. Mr. Arnold has a long exper- ience in the restaurant and cater- ing business and promises to give Richmond Hill and district in most modern eating place. Born in Fonthill, Ontario, he has lived most of his life in Toronto. and comes to Richmond Hill from the famous Murray Restaurant organ- ization where he has been man- ager of Murray's in the Plaza Ho- tel for the past two years. Mr. Maurice E. Arnold Who announces plans for the opening of The Richmond Theat- re Grill on Saturday, December 12. Located in the new Richmond Theatre Building the opening of the Grill will coincide with the official opening of the Richmond Bowl. the district’s new eight lane bowling alley. Richmond Theatre Grill Opens Dec. 12