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Whitchurch Tp. Issues $35,000 Debentures For New School JANUARY 18 â€" Tuesday, 8 p. m., Mrs. Velma B. Boucher of Kingston, Garden Consultant to Canadian Homes and Gardens. will address the Thornhill and District Horticultural Society in the Thornhill United Church Hall, subject, ‘All Around My B I N G 0 - R. H: Lions Halli - Maggy; BELHAVEN : The new North Gwilllmbury township offices were oflicially opened here on December 30. AURORA : A head-on collision south of here last week injured 5 people who were taken to the York County Hospital. NORTH GWILLIMBURY : An apparent lack of interest has been shown in the township school affairs. when most annu- al school meetings in the town- ship had less than 10 per cent at- tendance by ratepayers. Council dealt with consider- able routine business including the renewing of membership in the Rural Municipalities’ Assoc- iation, the Ontario Good Roads Association and Assessing Ofiic- ers Association. Accounts MARKHAM : Ed. Wurm, a fam- iliar figure on the rural mail routes around Markham has re- tired after 32 years service. HUMBER VALLEY : Recent mild weather and heavy rains have threatened additional flood- ing of the Humber River in the Woodbridge and Thistletown areas. Whitchurch Township Coun- cil meeting in its inaugural ses- sion on Saturday afternoon in- structed Clerk Jack Crawford to prepare a by-law for the issuing of $35,000 debentures for Whit~ church-East Gwillimbury Union School where a new building is required. The new structure would contain two classrooms. A resolution was passed re- questing permission from the Dept. of Highways to purchase a used truck from the Toronto and York Roads Commission for $400. The truck has been re- quired for sanding operations in the township. Appointments JANUARY 15 -â€"- Saturday. Skate exchange, 10 a.m. to 4 pm. at the Scout Hall, next to the ar- ena, in the park, sponsored by the Mothers‘ Auxiliary to Scouts and Cubs, Richmond Hill. EVERY THURSDAY â€" Bingo. sponsored by L.O.L. 2368 in the Orange Hall. Richmond Hill at 8 pm. sharp. Lucky draw ntifght. c 2 JANUARY 15 -â€"â€" Saturday. St. John's Bingo, Newmarket Town Hall. Jackpot $225.00 8 pm. Ad- mission 25c. ' c1w29 village. STOUFFVILLE : Del Jennings will retire as chief of the local fire brigade after 20 years' ser- vice. He will remain on the brigade, however, and the new chief will be William Malloy. STOUFFVILLE : Council has voted to sign a contract with the Ontario Provincial Police. The The contract for two full time constables will be $6,900 plus 6c per mile for the cruiser. This represents an $180 increase for each constable over last year's contract. * * * * AURORA : One of the town’s best known residents. William S. Calhoun, 70, passed away last week. AURORA : Marilyn Bell was the guest of the town last week at an exhibition hockey game as was her coach Gus Ryder and iam- ous swimmer Cliff Lumsden. NEWMARKET : Effective Janu- ary 1, 1955, the Canadian Cus- toms office here has been estab- lished as 8 Customs Excise Port. NEWMARKET : The public School Board has started pro- ceedings to erect a new 10-room school at an estimated cost of $120,000. A member of council has recommended that at least 15 rooms will soon be needed and suggests that the board re- quest approval for a $450,000 expenditure. WOODBRIDGE : Mrs David Wi- therspoon passed away recently in her 96th year. She was one of the oldest residents of the A bylaw was passed naming councillor Cliff Wallwork coun- cil r'epresentative on the Com- munity Centre Board and J. D. EVERY MONDAY â€" Bingo $200 packpot, at Community Hall. Spruce Ave., Stop 22A Yonge St., Richvale. 8.15 pm. c1w29 STOUFFVILLE : At a recent meeting of the Chamber of Com- merce. retail merchants voted to remain open on Saturday nights and close on Friday nights. Relief accounts for the month amounted to $509.37 and road accounts. $2,318, all of which were duly passed for payment. News From Next DOOI’ Coming Events clw29 Smith, a member. By-law was also passed appointing council- lor Geo. Richardson as council representative on the Planning Board and returning L. P. Ev- ans as member for three years. School Attendance Officer ap- pointed was R. Mulholland and Mr. Mulholland was also re-ap- pointed Weed Inspector. J. D. Lucas was appointed township solicitor by byglaw, at an annual remuneration of $800. Name Poundkeepers The required by-law was pass- ed naming poundkeepers, fence viewers, road foremen and sheep valuators for 1955. The pound- keepers are as follows: J. E. Leaâ€" ry, Oran Fretz, Elmer Wells, Russel Graham, Watson Fairless, H. E. Oliver, Walter Druery. Gor- don Taber, Carl Link, Warren Graves and Clarence Foote. Fence viewers will be Leslie Smith, John Petch. Jas. Gibson, Vincent Wagg. Herb Simpson, Samuel Gibney, Merlyn Baker. Geo. Druery, James Smith and Russell Ellas. Road foremen named were Fred Avis, Wm. Lundy and Orval Degeer, and sheep valuators are J. A. Clarke. Watson Fairless, Geo. Druery, Warren Graves and Robt. Petch. Garden.’ Everyone welcome JANUARY 20 â€" Thursday, 8 p. m. at Charles Howitt School, Thornhill District Association for Retarded Children invites anyone interested to attend this meeting. Guest speaker Dr. H. E. Amosf, D. Paed., Advisor to Dept. of Education on Retarded Children. c1w29 JANUARY 21 â€" Friday. At Vel- lore Memorial Hall, 73rd Annual Euchre and Dance sponsored by Vellore Old Boys. Music provid- ed by Sally Lloyd and her Or- chestra. 8.30 pm. Admission $1. Lunch provided. *1w29 JANUARY 25 â€" Tuesday. A Burns Concert will be held at Richmond Hill Presbyterian Church. c2w28 FEBRUARY 4 8: 5 -â€" The Cur- tain Club's opening play “Re- becca”. Don't miss this. anyone. At the Lions‘ Hall, Richmond Hill. Tickets $1.00. Phone TU. 4-1889 or contact any member. *lw29 Richmond Hill District High School was broken into over the weekâ€"end when ap- proximately $70. was stolen from the office. The theft was reported to Richmond Hill police Sunday morning by George Taylor, a care- taker at the school. Richmond Hill Volunteer Firemen held their monthly meeting Tuesday night at the Fire Hall and set the date for their annual bridge and euchre. investigating. This year the be held on March 2 at the 1 Markham and Vaughan who are shown at the inaugural meeting of the Board held last week. Grouped around the Board table, reading from left to right are Mrs. Norman McDermott, sec- retary; Alex Morrison, trustee; Stewart Calvert, vice-chairman; Dr. A. W. R. Doan, treasurer; William Ladell, chair- man; N. D. Hicks, trustee; Mrs. I. Armstrong, trustee; David Smith, sup- Meeting in the Board room at the Thornhill Public School are the trustees and administrative staff of T.S.A. No. Constable Bob Hargan is VOLUME LXXVI. NUMBER 29 Set Euchre Date High School Break-I n euchre will Wednesday, Lions Hall. School Area Inaugural c1w29 The Whistle Wing . . . This popular little steamer has been refitted and her machinery thor- oughly overhauled. On her trial trip on Wednesday she made 12 miles an hour with ease. She will be placed on the route between Harwood and Peterboro in con- nection with the Cobourg Road. Stages connect with this line of steamers at Hastings for Camp- bellford and Norwood. Interesting Costs In an era when the standard of living was completely differ- ent from the present it is inter- esting to note some of the more Renovation work on the for- mer residence of the late Jerry Smith on Yonge Street, Rich- mond Hill, has brought to light a copy of the Cobourg Sentinel, dated May 26, 1877. The paper was found by local heating con- tractor Richard C. Bostock, who was working in the basement of the building at the time. The paper carries a survey of the week’s affairs, both local and world and while a number of items, particularly those dealing with prices and customs of the day seems out of line with to- day’s affairs, it is interesting to note a similarity between gener- al events then and now. Absence Of Crime Noted In 1877 Cobourg Sentine A quick~glance at the mode of transportation shows that sever- al ferry boat lines were running at the time such as the follow- ing item: Calcutt’s Line of Steamers Famous for his fine herd of Holsteins, Geo. McLaughlin of Oshawa, the other guest speaker of the afternoon, has created a wide interest in his program of managed pastures which enable him to carry his milking herd of from 50 to 55 cows on 45 acres of pasture which he has fenced off into four acre fields or strips for rotational grazing. Besides providing this pasture, the early growth from two-thirds of this acreage is cut for grass silage about June ‘1, filling two 14x40 foot silos. The top dreSsing of manure in the iall is supple- mented by a heavy application of commercial fertilizer in the spring which his first week and a half of pasturage pays for. Found During Renovation Speaking to almost 400 farm- ers at the annual meeting of the York County Soil & Crop Im- provement Association in the Newmarket Town Hall last week, Prof. J. C. Steckley, director of the Ridgetown Experimental Farm and Agricultural School stated that corn is too valuable a crop to put into the silo. Point- ing out its potential as a grain crop, he gave many interesting suggestions based on his obser- vations in Western Ontario where corn is an important crop. “We have not yet found a strain or variety of corn that is suit- able for both grain and corn", he stated. Prof. Steckley, a native of Whitchurch, served as York County's first Agricultural Rep- resentative from 1911_ to 1922 when he joined the staff of the O.A.C. George McLaughlin Speaks 7 Corn Crop Too Valuable To Put In Silo Says Prof. Steckley Crop-Soil Improvement Meeting "In Essentials, Unity} In Non-essentials, liberty; In a” Things, Charity. Trustees Ladell and Calvert were elected as chairman and vice-chairman to head the Board at this meeting. The three new members who were elected last November are Trustees Morrison, Hicks and Mrs. Armstrong. ervising' principal, and William Downâ€" ing, maintenance superv1sor. The Board meets every Tuesday night at the school to transact the busi- ness of the area. trivial matters of the day. The want ad section gives an indica- tion of the salary for domestic workers: “Wanted A manâ€"ser- vant, a teetotaller, one who is fond of horses and a garden. Wages from May 1 to October 31, $15 per month; from Novem- ber 1 to April 30, $9 per month.” And in the ad section we see that W. Hal-graft, coal merchant ad- vertises coal as follows: Egg coal, $5.25 per ton, Stove $5.50 per ton and Nut, $5.50 per ton. On the war front we note sim- ilarities with present situations and the following items were considered to be the outstanding war developments of the week: “Despatches from Berlin say that Germany will strengthen her garrisons on Alsace and Lor- raine in consequence of the for- mation of a French Ultramon- tane Cabinet. Telegrams from Constantin- (Continued on page 10) Another firm announces dry kindling at $2.50 a cord, while another advertises, one of the many new gadgets at this time which helped to relieve the drudgerymf house work was the all new “Patent Magic Washing Machine”, offered by a Cobourg merchant. "Will wash one pair of blankets in five minutes one large quilt in ten minutes or 24 gentlemen’s shirts in ten min- utes,” claims the advertisement adding “What can beat that?" War News Discussion Panel Following the business session in the morning. a discussion pan- el on the making of grass silage under the chairmanship of E. K. Pearson, Associate Agric. Repre- sentative, brought out several new angles in this relatively new operation. Members of the panâ€" el were Walter Lloyd, Bradford; Harold Clapp, Concord; Jas. Dar- lington, Maple; and Lindsay An- derson, M-H Farms, Milliken. Early cutting was stressed in ma- king grass silage as opposed to later filling of silos which makes hay silage rather than grass sil- age. Ohio Pictures In his presidential address. Eugene Lemon of Stouflville showed pictures of the bus trip taken by 37 of the members to Ohio to visit a number of farms and institutions where conserva- tion practices were studied. Officers ~ At the conclusion of the meet- ing, the newly elected directors elected the following officers: Walter Reesor of Markham, pres- ident; Edwin Marritt of Keswick, vice president; and W. M. Cock- burn was re-appointed sec.-treas. The ,other directors include: Carl Boynton, Woodbridge; Harry Walker, Sharon; Ernest Cross- land, Newmarket; Jas. Darling- ton, Maple; Norman Bagg, Edge- ley; Bruce Snider, Maple; Cliff- ord Winger, Gormley; Archie Cameron, Woodbridge; Eldred King, Markham; Russell Little, Agincourt; Duncan Watson, Woodbridge; Elson Miles, Milli- ken. â€" photo by lagerquist RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JANUARY 1773,1955 gas WEWL Coach Driver, 60 Saves 33 In Icy 600 Ft. Hill Skid John Cooper, 60-year-old Gray Coach driver, fought his loaded bus 600 feet down an icy hill north of Richmond Hill Sunday hight, and is credited by police with saving the lives of his 33 passengers. Provincial police from Thorn- hill said Cooper skilfully steer- ed the big vehicle as it slid side- ways down the long grade and snapped off a hydro pole. The bus went into the skid when Cooper swerved to avoid a col- lision with a car in a snow- storm. Dr. D. Tanner, chairman of the Markham township Planning Board has been re-appointed to another one-year term as a mem- ber of the municipality’s Plan- ning Board. (ompEete Planning Board Appointments At Monday’s meeting of Coun- cil the members completed their appointments to the 1955 Plan- ning Board. Immediate action was required as the village of Markham is anxious to enter in- to further discussions with the township regarding the village's proposed plan to annex 2500 ac- res of land. The other new appointment to the five member board is Mr. Frank Brumwell. Mr. Brumwell who farms at Gormley has been active in the Markham Township Federation of Agriculture. He was appointed to a three year term. Mr. Brumwell is replac- ing Mr. Dalton Rumney whose two year term of office expired at the end of the year. Special speaker for the day will be Mr. Carl Boynton, Wood- bridge. President of the Ontario Junior Farmers’ Association and Canadian representative to the United Nations ’World Youth Conference at Singapore last year. Also present will be Mr. Jas. Bremner, Secretary of the Canadian Jersey Cattle Club with his interesting comments on Jer- sey activities. In addition to the free noon lunch, special prizes will be aw- arded to all who bring three or more firstâ€"timers to the meeting Markham Twp. Other members of the Board include Mr. C. J. Laurin who was appointed for two years and Mr. C. F. T. Rounthwaite who was also appointed to a two year term Jarsey‘ Club Meets Jan. 18 The York County Jersey Club will hold its annual meeting on Tuesday, January 18, at the De- partment of Agriculture, New- market, commencing at 10.30 a. m. with the business meeting. The question of securing a satisfactory entrance to the site has been the subject of discus- sions and negotiations for many months. The township has sig- nified its willingness to con- struct an entrance into the prop- erty at cost once the Board has secured a right of way from the property owners concerned. Markham also intends to re- quest 3 meeting with the TTC in order to discuss the service provided by the North Yonge bus line. Dairy License MarkhamWantsMeeting With High School Board Expressing concern with the Richmond Hill District High School Board’s difficulty in se- curing an entrance into the site for the new Thornhill High School Markham township Coun- cil has requested a meeting with the Board. The members hope to meet the Trustees Friday at which time they will discuss the whole problem of a site and an en- trance with the Board. "’ Mr. Jack Rutherford. the own- er of Rutherford's Dairy which operates out of Scarboro Junc- tion has requested Council to as- sist him in his efforts to gain permission from the Milk Board to continue selling milk in Mark- ham township. The Rutherford firm which has been selling milk to township residents since To Discuss Entrance Into Site Mf. Laurin resides at Box Grove, while Mr. Rounth- waite is a resident of Elgin St. in Thornhill. Reeve Alfred LeMasurier is Council‘s representative on the Board. Reviews Activities In a brief review of the Board’s activities during the past year, Dr. Tanner said that the pressure from proposed subdivisions has been "terrific." The only meth- od of subdivision control open to a municipality is through a sat- isfactory system of restrictions. He feels that the township's present system of controls should be made even more stringent. Full Time Planning Consultant Although reluctant to accept a further appointment Dr. Tanner did agree to carry on for an ad- ditional six months to a year in order to assist the Board in its work. A resident of Thomlea Dr. Tanner was first appointed to the present Board when it was re-es- tablished in January 1952. The main recommendation contained in Dr. Tanner’s re- marks was the suggestion that the municipality consider em- ploying a full time planning con- sultant. Such an appointment would supply continuity to the Board especially at the time of new appointments. Dr. Tanner forecast big chan- ges in Unionville with the pro- posed development of a satelite village adjacent to the present village. A committee .composed of the Unionville village trustees has been set up to investigate the proposal and will report their findings to the Planning Board. Industry ,The discovery of an adequate water supply is a necessity if Markham hopes to attract any sizeable quantity of industrial assessment. The speaker ques- tioned if industry holds the final answer to the municipality’s as- sessment problems. He advocat- ed a rigid system of control for any new industry that may set- tle in the municipality. In closing Council thanked Dr. Tanner for the fine work he ac- complished during his term of office. Council has requested a full report from Building Inspector W. Craig on the George Selkirk subdivision located in Thornhill. The members are particularly in- terested in the part of the sub- division located close to Bay- view. 1934 was recently informed by the Milk Board that as he has not been licensed by the Board he can no longer operate in Mark- ham. His subsequent request for a license was turned down by the Board. The only dairies licensed to sell milk in the municipality are Markham village dairy. Rich- mond Hill Dairy, and Roselawn Dairy. At present Rutherford Dairy is distributing approximately 1,- 000 quarts of milk a week in Markham. On top of that the Rutherford firm buys milk from Markham farmers. Council expressed concern at what they felt was an arbitrary ruling of the Board and will shortly request a written report from the Board as to their rea- sons for refusing to grant Mr. Rutherford a license. By a ruling of Council in fu- ture whenever Department heads are requested to prepare special reports they will in turn be expected to present the reports in person At Cherry Hill Farm. on the evening of January 18, the Markham Township Property Owners Assn. is holding the first meeting of the year. The speaker is Mr. W. E. Wright who has been identified with a num- ber of important projects. such as National Employ- ment Service, St. Lawrence Seaway and other projects and undertaking which have completely altered Ontario's way of life in recent years. The character of Markham Township has perhaps chan- ged less than much of the surrounding area but many feel big changes are' sure to come. It is hoped that Mr. Wright has some of the an- swers to the future growth. Markham Prop. Owners J an. Meeting V. McMullen Chairman ’55 High School Board At the 1955 inaugural meeting of the Richmond Hill District High School Board last Monday evening, Victor P. McMullen was chosen as chairman for the year. Mr. McMullen, who is the representative of the St. Mary’s Sepâ€" arate School, succeeds Morley J. Kinnee who has been chairman for the past four years. Mr. Kinnee still retains a seat on the Board as a representative of Vaughan Town- ship. Vice-chairman for the new year is Wilfred Dean, appointed by Markham Township Council. Two new members of the Board are Robert Endean, sec- ond representative from Rich- mond Hill. and Dr. Philip Mac- farlane of Maple, who was ap- pointed by Vaughan Township to replace retiring trustee Roy Blake. It is expected that a third trustee will be appointed by Markham Township Council this week. Both Markham and Richmond Hill have gained addi- tional representation on the Board through increased popu- lation. Committees The following committees were formed at this meeting: Personnel: V. McMullen, chair- man). H. Sayers, M. Kinnee, R. Tamblyn, H. Charles, W. Dean, P. Macfarlane; Property: H. Charles (ch), M. Klnnee, H. Sayers, R. Endean; Transporta- tion: H. Collard (ch), J. Maw, P. Macfarlane; Budget: M. Kinnee (ch), H. Charles, R. Watson, W. Dean, H. Sayers, R. Tamblyn, R. Endean; Building: W Dean (ch.), M. Kinnee, R. Tamblyn, P. Mac- farlane, H. Sayers. Special Committee The Board unanimously sup- ported the formation of an Area Planning Committee to consider grouping of population, etc., with regards the locations of new schools. The committee will meet with Planning Boards, School Inspectors and municipal councils to acquire an accurate picture of population growth and will be a subsidiary of the Build- ing Committee. Building Committee Reporting for the Building Committee, Trustee Dean said that he was confident that the deeds for the school site and road allowance for the Thornhill School will be forthcoming with- in the next ten days. Mr. Dean pointed out that until the deeds can be obtained. the plans can- not be approved by the Depart- ment of Education, nor can the architect release the plans for tender. Trustees Sayers and Tamblyn agreed that all the ne- gotiations for the land in the past have got to a certain reas- suring point but have always met with some sort of snag which has dragged it on for months. Trustee Tamblyn added that the situation had gotten to the desparate stage now. He pointed out that even if the matter of deeds is settled immediately, there are a great many channels to go through before actual work Representative of a city real estate firm appeared before the Whitchurch Township Council at its inaugural meeting on Satur- day and outlined plans for a new 30-home subdivision for the for- mer Beckett farm near the B0- garttown corner on the 4th con. north. Last year the Russian Orthodox Church made applica- tion to establish a cemetery in the same area but council turn- ed down the proposal as it was feared the cemetery might be- come a charge on the municipal- ity in later years. 17 Acre Site It is proposed to erect 30 brick bungalows on 17 acres, as well as a church, cemetery and home for the aged. The church will be Russian Orthodox and families of that faith are expect- ed to purchase the homes al- though there would be no res- trictions on the homes to that ef- fect. The representative told coun- cil that the Bishop of New York of the Russian-Orthodox Church as' well as the Grand Duchess who resides in Toronto, were giving strong support to the pro- posed settlement. The real es- tate firm is interested in obtain- ing some committment that the subdivision will be allowed, be- fore investing money in the site. Councillori Geo.‘ Richardson questioned the proposal as to its New 30 Home Subdivision Planned For Bogarttown Lois Perkins To Compete At County Oratorical Miss Lois Perkins, grade 7 student at Richmond Hill Public School topped other contestants last Monday for the privilege of competing in the Yank County Public Speaking Contest on Janu- ary 18. Students from all over the county will be pres- ent at the county offices for the final competition. HOME PAPER OF THE DISTRICT SINCE 1878 Coming To â€"- “DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE” THE RICHMOND Mon., Tues., Jan. 17, 18 JANUARY 1'1 IACKPOT $325 (TECHNICOLOR) can be commenced. In reply to Trustee Endean‘s question of the student increase, Principal A. S. Elson said that by next year, the present school would be run- ning on full capacity on both shifts. “What About Resolution?” Trustee Sayers questioned the fact that at last month‘s meet- ing a resolution was passed to proceed with expropriation pro- ceedings for the right of way and the school site. “What’s the sense of a resolution like this if we're not going to follow it up." he said. Trustee Collard commented that the additional negotiations to come to a private settlement were coninued in an attempt to cut costs as low as possible. “Lo- sing time is also losing money." observed Trustee Tamblyn. Student Insurance The board received notice from its insurance brokers that the voluntary student insurance plan proposed earlier would not be feasible because only 20 per cent of the eligible students wished to~take part in the plan. The Board agreed to follow the present plan of $1.00 per student insurance for the balance of the year. The company advised that in continuing the present plan the Board would have to accept a $10 deductible clause and a no dental work clause. due to the heavy claim last year. In his report, Principal A. S. Elson gave the attendance for the month of December as fol- lows, Richmond Hill div. 95.6%, Thornhill Div. 94.82%. Trustee Robert Tamblyn told the Board that he had received inquiries regarding the possible changing of shifts for next year. Trustee Tamblyn said that many parents felt that there was a de- cided advantage to the group'who attended morning classes and he added that several residents in Thornhill in addition' to mem- bers of the School Area No. 1 Board had expressed the feeling that it would. only be fair to change about next year. The Board agreed that the matter would require considerable thought especially from a trans- portation standpoint. The matter will be placedon a. later agenda for further consideration. The Board agreed to purchase three sewing machines and rent an additional three for the home economics classes. Shift System With increase in population Markham has become entitled to an additional representative on the District High School Board. Trustee Rumble joins Markham’s two other represen- tatives on the Board, Trustees W. Dean and H. Collard. effect on the school situation in that area. Reeve Ivan McLaughlin stated that a rough sketch of the pro- posed plan should be placed be- fore the Planning Board for their consideration. STEWART RUMBLE Mr. Stewart Rumble, prom- inent Headford farmer, has been appointed to the Richmond Hill District High School Board by Markham township council. Mr. Rumble, who is President of the Richmond Hill Agricultural Soc- iety, has taken an active interest in the affairs of his community. A graduate of the Ontario Ag- ricultural College he at one time served on Vaughan town- ship council.