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12 THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thursday, January 10, 1963 Gormley Post Office Is In 112th Year Of Service r... ...-......,..,.___.......mâ€"â€"___ “ ........ , "The mail went every day â€"- Don Mills Road and the Gormâ€" ed by the community and by :' ' even Christmas." he says AMPBELL U By NEIL C “theiley Town Line‘ has been SEFV- the post oliice department. Each week copies of I I I '~ ‘ r to C. H. Keys were L'b ral" are received sorted ing residents of the area since According to past office re- > Joigcf‘eyssgvjsun (1915-1918) and addedelivered - by one of On-1851. cords. the community was is 1mm J._wer)b (1918-1923,. tario‘s oldest post offices. First postmaster was James ki own as Gormleys Corners , Sam Doner, who took over in Gormley Post Office. operated Gormley, a combination school‘from 1851 to 1857. and simplyi » :1923, was to remain until 1954, in conjunction with a general tea "er, magistrate and post-‘as Gormley thereafter. t C v t 0 - \ I'm rema'ue aS ‘lonuest of any postmaster for . d ‘ A I ore by hailes Milsted atmaster, \ hose name \‘35 ad pt .Tl‘.MG0 10%.} 1 It :1 I A r .v out t 1 i (when MI”. Doner, now 46, was (STAFF PHOTO) nineteenth century postmasters‘ were Richard I-ewis l1877-1883) jand Colin McKenzie (1883â€" 51904). . Oldtimers in the community say the first post office burned 'down sometime before the turn‘ ' ‘ 1of the century. although there .are no records of such a fire‘ ,and nobody is sure when it hap- lpened. Robert Johnson was Jpostmaster from 1904 until! 1910 I During the term of C. H. l Keys (1910-1915) the first rural delivery out of Gorm- , ley began. First “mailman” , was Ed Leary. who. at 90. still lives in Whitchurch Township. l Mr. Leary recalls his days as, ‘a mailman with a remarkablei degree of clarity. He covered a route which took him along the Gormley Townline. north on Concession 3. east on the Van-1 dorf Sideroad and Concession 4. “In the old days we had a; mail cart," Mr. Leary remem-‘ bers, with help from his daugh- ters Audrey and Marie. “Inside it was like a regular post office with pigeon holes for each de- livery." “In the summer it ran on‘ wheels. In the winter. we took off the wheels and put on run- ners to get through the snow." “There were 50 or 60 boxes on my route," Mr. Leary says. “Then the White Rose and Van- dorf post offices were closed and the route grew." Today Gormley's two rural routes serve well over 600 homes! Forty families pick up their mail at the post office. Later, Mr. Leary streamlined i FORMER POSTMASTER S. DONER Mr. Alvin Farmer attended the Ontario Fur Breeders' Asso- ciation Fur Show at Breslau and brought home five ribbons from six exhibits. These included one first, one second, one grand championship. and two other prizes. Mr. Victor Britnell has re- turned to the University of Waterloo for his final term in Engineering. Sympathy is expressed to Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Beatty and fam- ily in the passing of his mother, Mrs. Robert Beatty. The fun- eral was on Saturday from the Ilse your head-and SAVE! Check te Farm's low insurance rates for .areiul driversâ€"rates so low that one 1 out of two may save important dol- ih?‘ Callmday! rTili‘prhéarflf‘fiineral Home in Rich- Mr. and Mrs. Harry Sayers and family and Mrs. Grace Say- ers of Richmond Hill had supper on Sunday with Mrs. Beulah Jones. Mr. and Mrs. Clare Bolender of Bethesda had dinner on Sun- day with Mr. and Mrs. Elias Elliott. Mr. George Sayers and daughter Ruby had supper on Richmond Hill Sunday with the Elliotts. Res. Phone Markham 724 Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Reesor . and family spent several days over New Year's with her par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Witmer, of Salem, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Benson and two children spent two weeks’ holidays with their par- ents in Owen Sound and Col- lingwood. .‘ Office. TU 4-2291 31 Yonge St. N. Richmond Hill Res. Phone Gormley 5369 KENNETH SHEPHERD Office. TU. 4-2291 i 31 Yonge St. N. mr: FARM MUTUAL Aura. ' mitiiusunmce COMPANY. ‘ coy-- mourn: Tonomo HOT WATER WHEN YOU NEED rr AUTOMATICALLY Two large “power packed” heating elements are thermostatically controlled. Mr. Percy Tripp returned to his home in Montreal on Satur- day afternoon after spending five weeks with his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Leek. Mr. Trevor Varley arrived home on Saturday from a three weeks' visit in England. Mr. Richard Wilcox left Mal- ton on Sunday evening to re- sume his studies at the Univer-. sity of Halifax, Nova Scotia. ‘ Mrs. Cora McKenzie of Wil- lowdale spent a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Roy Brillinger. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Liebeck and family of Collingwood spent New Year's with her parents. Bishop and Mrs. Alvin Winger. Mr. Harry Kruse spent the New Year's holiday with rela- tives near Niagara Falls, New York. - Mrs. J. Bond spent a few" days with Mr. and Mrs. Wally Bond of Richmond Hill. Mr. and Mrs. John Bruce and; Sharon spent New Year‘s with‘ Mr. and Mrs. Stan Brown of1 Keswick. FOR SAFE STOPS, STOP IN HERE Let us ‘ The top element gives fast recovery when there is a heavy demand for hot water. The lower element provides storage for fu- ture use. Low cost Rental Plan $1.70 per month ’ plus cost of power. Let Us Discuss Our Hot Water Service With You RICHMOND HILL HYDRO TU. 4 - 35lI check your brakes . . _ adjust or re- line . . . . being able to “stop on a dime” is basic to safe motoring. Let us give your brakes a care- ful inspection. COOK'S BP Auto Service Complete Service To All Makes of Cars ELGIN MILLS TU. 4-3151 GORMLEY NEWS CORRESPONDENT: MRS. CHAS. MILSTED Telephone Gormley 5201 her brother-in-law and sister,img to Brampton with her par-4 Mrs. D. V. Nicklin has moved:Evans Hall in 1888' reSiding in mail delivery in the area with the purchase of a Model T. Aud- to Toronto after living for sev- eral years with Mrs. Frank Harvey. Recent visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Elias Elliott were her brother, Mr. Frank Baker of Toronto, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Thompson of Toronto, and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gilham of Al- tona. Mr. and Mrs. John Hall and two girls of Hagersville visited Mr. and Mrs. George French. Rev. and Mrs. Wm. Vander- Bent of Richmond Hill visited Mr and Mrs. George French on New Year’s night. Level Impaired Count i Against Metro Driver Richmond Hill Police report a quiet week in the traffic de- partment, with only one minor accident. and a charge of im- paired driving. , John Smart, 1404 Willowdale Estates. Willowdale, was re- manded in Richmond Hill Police Court Tuesday morning on at charge of impaired driving. The charge was laid after police stopped Smart early Sunday morning at Yonge and Centre Streets. . An accident early Saturday morning resulted in about $600 damage. ‘ Involved in the accident were Bruce R. Morison. Markham Township, and Dr. Richard L. Lukeman, 372 Markham Road, Richmond Hill. It Damage to the Morton vehicle was $450, to the Lukeman auto about 5150, police said. artha all Mrs. Martha Jane Hall, one of Richmond Hill‘s oldest resiâ€" dents, died suddenly at her home on Tuesday of last week. She was 96. Death was attributed to a heart attack. She had been liv- ing with a daughter, Mrs. E. J. Gamble, for the past two years. Born in Arthur, Ontario, in 1866. she was the daughter of. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Lundy, pioneers of Peel County. Mov- ents when one year old, Martha Jane Lundy married Alfred? (Brampton until 1905. then mov- ing to Toronto. , i In 1915 Mrs. Hall came tor Richmond Hill, residing here‘ ever since. She was a member of Richmond Hill United Church. Surviving Mrs. Hall are six daughters, Sadie (Mrs. Alex IVch Kayi, Annie (Mrs. Harold Reidl. Violet (Mrs. Edwin J. Gamblei,‘ south on; ‘ (STAFF PHOTO) N Mr Leary was mailman to the residents of the area from 1913 until 1921. rey Leary recalls that purchasei of a car brought with it a great' deal of social prestige. Miss Leary recalls that she; offered to chip in to help pay for the family‘s first car. Her “Gormley was a prosperous little community then.” he recalls. “It was self-contain- ‘thrce floors of the building." the mail." just a “young fella“. Mr. Doner w’1 37 when he took over the store in 1923. "At that time,“ he remembers, “we were still getting thi mail off the old Toronto Radial car. There were about 270 boxes on (our rural routes then." It was while Mr. Doner was ‘postmaster that the combined 'store and post office burnt down for the second time. on May 7, 1935. The Doners were only closed for two weeks before they went back into business in a garage next door to the store building. “Before the war, it was more of a general store," Mr. Doner says. “We sold tires, hardware. dry goods, and of course grocer- ies. Our new store covered all Mr. Doner recalls the earlier days before the store when he lived on a farm on Concession 3. "I remember walking to the post office from the third for general store used to be a place for young fellows to get together." he says. “We used to have foot races ar- 1 ound the block â€" that would be about five miles.” “When I was young, the "In the early days, we used to accept farm produce instead of money," he says. “We went down to the St. Lawrence Mar- ket to sell vegetables and meat we got that way. I remember getting 60 rabbits one week". “We used to work long hours to serve the farmers," he says. “The early years of daylight saving time were worse, since there were many who stuck to father. of course, handled the purchase by himself. ed. People could satisfy all their needs right at home." x . x Markham ReeveTo Seek Commissioner's Chair Markham Township Reeve per on supporting, a particular Wilfred Dean indicated Mon- candidate for the job. day afternoon he would seek Mr. Hooper- suggested ex- one of the two commissioners' reeve Vern Griffin of Union- chairs on York County Council. ville as a possible candidate, Mr. Dean gave this reason in‘acceptable to all municipalities. declining appointment as chair," â€" man of the township‘s road com- = h N Fl ml 99 .C oose ew ag Commissioners for Warden in 1962 were Reeve Floyd Perkins t o of Richmond Hill, and Reeve‘F C Albert Rutherford of Vaughan» Township. Both will again sit on county council in 1963. A P ‘ Councillor Charles Hoover n was named chairman of the‘ Last . .1. b , week’s edition of the, Loads °°m.m1”°e' coun“ 5. us"(Aurora Banner carried the pa- iest committee. All counCillors belondto it per’5 fourth new masthead in 3 L - T' i r histo . Other committees. with the.the pape S 104 363 W . I. d fi t . vt The type chosen is Claren-i Chairman. lite r5 “9' La er don, which is now enjoying al and sanitation. Allan Sumner and Charles Hooper police and re‘vival in its use througmut‘ - T I ' 'ted fire. Charles Hooper and S. T. the Lmted Kingdom. Um . Maude (Mrs. H. C. Murphyl. Ruth tMrs. D. Gouldingl, all of Richmond Hill, and Nina (Mrs. P. Largel, Calgary. and by Ern- est and Alfred of Richmond HILL; Mrs. Hall is also survived oyi 19 grandchildren. 43 great-i grandchildren. and one great- great-grandchild. She was pre~ deceased by a son. William. and by her husband, Alfred. Funeral service was conduct~ ed by Rev. Charles G. Higgin- son in the Wright and Taylor Chapel of the Pipher Funeral Home. Burial was in Richmond Hill Cemetery. beside her late husband. Pallbearers were Peter Large. Lloyd Reid. Robert Reid. Ted Gamble, Robert Hall and ,Jack Hall. l . . . . ' l d~1 Rumble; finance administration, States and canada' “so me u , ed during the centennial year: Elgériiii ligaesraigdpsrbgérgynéi of 1963 only is the Aurora cen~ tennial cut. which runs in the Ehafrillgggi'oélrlan summer and centre of the masthead. Council also re_app0mted Clarendon is the style of type Charles Clifford and Everett m zogue 100 years hagO‘Bg‘he': Harper to the Metropolitan Tor- b_°t Aurora and - t 9 "He onto and Region Conservation “ere founded Authority. The first Banner masthead Reex‘eM’ilfred Dean and Dep- was in Old English llike today‘s uty-reeve Charles Hooper were Liberal masthead). For. several appointed by council as a com. decades. the name also included mittee to meet with representa- “York COUmY .‘stGFtlser "1' tives of Markham \‘illage."Y0rk County General Adver- Stouf‘fville and Richmond Hill to User". I discuss appointment of a repre- In the centre is a crest with sentative to the Metropolitan a globe showing Canada. With Toronto Planning Board. an Indian and canoe on one Council gave no official dir- side and a settler with a wheel ection to Mr. Dean and Mr. Hoo- of industry on the other. standard time. We usually stay- ed open until midnight." Winter does bring magic with its cold weather, especially if you have a feeding tray outside your window. What a picture to see on Christmas morning â€" male cardinals with their bril- liant red plumage. with their ‘eqwally beautiful but more s'i'o- ‘dued-colored females sitting in a snow-covered tree, sparkling ‘in the winter sun; then a dazz- jling flash of blue as the jay settles on the feeding tray for his morning breakfast. Possibly you wish the blue jay wouldn't be so greedy and consume so much food but you have noticed 1how many starlings and spar- rows he keeps away? The black capped cl‘hck-a-dee is the most ldaring. He isn’t afraid of the (blue jaysâ€"he simply slips in and grabs a choice sunflower (seed before the more clumsy jay can get turned around to chase him away. He isn't afraid of the bossy song sparrows either and. while he feeds, he keeps merrily singing “chickâ€"a- dee" and makes all who hear happy also. The blue jay also helps to take care of the smaller‘ birds. Only last week several. birds were feeding at a tray'l8 per cent of normal expectaâ€" '* .tions. when they heard the jay’s warn- ing scream. In a flash they were‘ ,all scurrying to a nearby hedge OLD GORMLEY POST OFFICE WAS BURNT IN 1935 Television Rentals From $10.00 Monillly Clearance Sale Silex Automatic Toaster $9.75 $6.75 RECORD PLAYER AND TAPE RECORDER RENTALS Mr. Doner gave up the store in 1953 and the post office in 1954 to the present owners. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Milstead. , Post Office service has chang- ed a great deal since Mr. Doner - took over in 1923. Gormley is one of a dwindling number of small, rural post offices. The combination post office and store has become a rarity in the southern part of York County Mail, which used to be delivered once a day by train or radial car. now ar- rives twice a day by truck. Rural Route one which, when Mr. Leary started it had less than 60 boxes. now has 266. Ralph Empringham covers an area which is bounded by Con- cession 3, Whitchurch, the Gor- mley Townline. Don Mills Road and extends to a mile and one quarter north of the Aurora Sideroad. Rural Route Two, which was started by Jack Lehman now covers 339 boxes. It covers an area bounded by Don Mills Road, John Street, Concession 3, Markham and the Gormley Townline. Filtro Electric Kettle TU. 4-7456 SALE PRICES ON TV AND STEREO HI-FI TV TOWERS - 40 ft. installed complete with all- wave antenna - $60.00 Richmond Hill TV 34 YONGE SOUTH ISTAFF PHOTO) AV. 5-3756 i l ( ~~~Na ture Notes ' By Richmond Hill Naturalists ' L---“m--“---w~.’j wind. A combination that seem- ed to have swept all the birds away except at feeding stations. Just another instance to prove how much birds depend on these trays for food during adverse weather conditions. The wind died down to 10 miles in the early afternoon, a cold front moved in and the sun shone at ' short intervals and this change brought forth better counting in the field. This year the number of ob- servers was 51 as compared to last year's 39. The total species , noted was 30 as compared to last year's 44. The house spar- ' rows increased markedly, also the cardinals and American gold-finches. For the first time We added the common grackle '_ to our list. All hawks were in a lower count and no gulls nor golden -crowned kinglets were reported. It will be interesting to look I forward to the full report and ' to note what birds have decreas- '. ed or increased. Last year, from .1 the census report, it was proven ' that our bluebird was a mere 7. It is to be hoped that __ this will show an improvement i for 1962. ‘ _ and all was silent. Within a short time a Cooper‘s hawk‘ swooped over the garden but, thanks to the jay, he didn't get a meal that time. I December 29th was the all- America's sixty-second bird cen-' sus for this area. The morning temperature was 30, with blus- itery snowflurries and a 20-milelpictures. .Attwood The first meeting of the Nat-1 Wenmar Apartments NOW RENTING IN RICHMOND HILL . I s 2 BEDROOMS $105.00 0 POOL 0 HI-FI MUSIC 0 ELEVATORS 0 BALCONIES 0 TV HOOKUP 0 INTERCOM 0 BROADLOOM HALLS 0 PARKING RENTAL OFFICE on PREMISES AV. 5 - 2303 -‘, I 1960 Falcons Four to choose from. Cars and wagons. “EDECARS $1235 1960 T.R.3 Convertible White. Sharp. Only $195 1960 Ford 2 Door, Green, 6 cylinder, aritomatic transmission. $1645 1959 Chevrolets Three to choose from $1135 _ 1959 Consul Two to choose from. 1958 Rambler Special this week-end only. 1957 Volkswagen Coach. Good second car. 1955 Studebaker Automatic. Radio. 1955 Ford 1956 Dodge USED CAR SPECIALS SPECIAL 55,35 : $495 (/2 rr: to $3 a. f" as CD ‘9 turalists in 1963 will be held in} ’ the public library on January‘v 1, 18th at 8 pm. sharp. Dr. Carl . . V 285-1105 Richmond Hill PA. 7-5001 ’1; “Metro’s Oldest Ford Dealer” will be the speaker and his subject will deal with‘ entomology. Dr. Attwood is av. noted photographer and will‘ illustrate his talk with his ownI /