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NORTH YORK: Don Mills Devel- opment Co. reports the plan for a new town on a 2,100 acre site. Two firms have already started conâ€" struction on new factories. J‘HEDFORD: The village wi $30 000 to have its main AURORA: Council has passed a motion calling for tenders for $285.- 000 for conversion of the old High School into a Public School. STOUFFVILLE: The Chamber of Commerce has protested the Com- munity Centre Board's policy of charging for the use of the town park. PICKERING: Council is seeking the resignation of the Police Chief and the dissolution of the Police Commission on the grounds of in- efficiency paved NEWMARKET: A home for the aged costing $950,000 will be er- ected on Eagle Street. NEWMARKET: The Fire Depart- ment has moved in its new quarâ€" ters. At a book selection meeting held recently at the home of Miss Mar- jorie Jarvis, King. fifty books from the library of the late Aubrey Dav- is were set aside to be transferred to the shelves of the King Mn"- ial Library this month. Mrs. T. Blake of Daysland, Alberta, is pictured with her brother, Mr. John Donaldson \of Carrville Road. Richvale, whom she saw for the first time in twenty-eight years, upon her arrival by train from her home town last week. Mrs. Blake plans: jco have a two-week visit with her brother. Mr. Donaldson has lived in RitrthrviailéfiélxlEéâ€"mé? ily originally coming from Scotland. AURORA: Council passed a motion to grant $919.06 to help relieve the financial situation at the York County Hospital. An unfortunate accident occurr- ed last Monday. August 25, at Or- iole ,when Sandra Lynn Moon, 2- year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Moon. was drowned in a few feet of seepage water in an aban- doned barn. Sandra and several of her young friends were exploring an aband- oned barn when the floor on which the child was standing caved in al- lowing her to slip under the floor and fall five feet into a hole where she drowned in three feet of wat- er. By the time aid was summon- ed. the child\ was dead. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. Jenny Burns of Elgin-Mills. ‘ The library from the Davis home, Newmarket, was presented to the King Memorial Library in the spring, and Miss Jarvis has made the selection of many fine books from the collection. Child Meets Death In Abandoned Bam Markham Considers Bldg. By-Laws King Library Gets Fifty Books- From Library Of A. Davis Sees Sister For First Time In Twenty - Eight Years A private meeting of Mark- ham Township Council was held Tuesday with the Build- ing Inspector Mr. Ross Norton and the Road Superintendent, Mr. Art Buchanan, in attend- ance. Reports indicate the main part of the meeting was spent considering proposed changes in the Township building by-laws as put for- ward by Mr. Norton. The ladies baked in the disâ€" play kitchens at the “Ex” and all the entries could be follow- ed from start to finish. Mrs. Knappett topped the day wxih 600 points from her entrles of apple pie. lemon pie and choc- olate cake and she Was presen- ted with a cheque for $40 when the results were known. ”Congratulations" to. you, Mrs. Knappett. News From Next Door Mrs. Wm. Knappett, Rich- mond Hill R. R.. won lst prize at the Maple Leaf Milling Bak- ing contest at the C.N.E. on Tuesday, August 26. It was the largest baking competition ever to be held in the Domin- ion of Canada. Wins C.N.E. Baking Contest will spend [in streets VOLUME LXXIV. NUMBER 9. New Highway Relieves Traffic Pressure Richmond. Hill District High School will again open its doors to the students on September 2. It is reported that the school popula- tion this year will be approximately 475, which is about 75 more than last year. Grade nine alone will take nearly 180 of the pupils and they will be divided into five forms. Thele will also be four grade tens, two elevens, two twel- ves and one thirteen. Historc Old Yonge Street Now Paralleled By New Dual HigimWay Carrying Traiiic To North There are also several new loa- chers on the staff this year: Mr. Smith, who will teach English and Geography. Mr. Jensen who will teach History and Agriculture, Mr. Lavender who will teach History and English and Mr. Turchin who will handle Upper School Maths. The North York Humane Society is planning a new shelter. It will be in the town of Néwmarket and will be completed by October 15.. Included will be living quarters for Inspector and Mrs. Boulding so they~may be on call for emergen- cies at all hours. The shelter hours will be from 4pm. to 6 p.m. daily, High School Reports lngrease In School PoTpulation This Year Power Cut Is Caused By Accident At Oak Ridges The Richmond Hill and Oak Rid- ges area experienced a power fail- ure early on Wednesday morning. August 27. An International truck struck a hydro pole on Yonge St. at Oak Ridges and the wires were broken. The power was off in some areas for about two hours and many of those depending on electric clocks found themselves behind schedule Cared For 574 Animals {xcept on Suridays and holidays when they will be from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. An ambulance service for small animals will be inaugurated. Also to help raise funds the Soc- When Concord School opens next week, there will be a new class- room and a new school‘ teacher. Miss Joan Wood of Timmins has been engaged by the school board to begin her duties with the open- ing of school. Norlh York Humane Society Building New Animal Shelter New Classroom And Teacher,(oncord Sch. The grades will be di ong the three teachers. I will teach the youngest ( grades 1, 2 and possibly Duke will take the in1 grades and Mr. McWhil cipal, the Senior classes The basement room has been equipped this summer to accommo- date the increase in attendance. ’This coming year is expected to bring between 20 and 30 new pu- pils into the school. ‘s will be divided am- e teachers. Miss Wood e youngest children in and possibly 3; Miss take the intermediate Mr. McWhirter, prin- the famâ€" Within the last three weeks the C.N.R. station at the foot of Cen- tre Street has taken on a ne“ ap- pearance. Increased traffic on the line through Richmond Hill has warranted enlarged facilities and an extensive remodelling pro- gramme has been carried out. New sidewalks across the front of the school and an improved playing field will be in evidence early in the fall term. School of- ficials hope that the general pub- lic will not cut across the new field} until the grading and seeding op- erations are completed. C. N. R. Station In Village Remod_e||ed The time table has been settled and most of the text books for the year have been decided upon and the lists handed to local book sell- ers. The cafeteria will be open from the beginning and the ruling requesting all students to eat there will again be in force. As was the custom last year, the 40-minute lunch hour will be divided into two shifts. ' In common with the growing school populations in the districts adjacent to the Toronto Metropol- itan Area board officials of School Area No. 1 Markham-Vaughan es- timate 1066 pupils will register for classes in the six public schools un- der their jurisdiction on Septem- ber 2. This is a sizeable increase over last year's figure of 840 stud- ents. The six schools comprising the Area are, Powell Road School, Thornhill school, Thornlea school, Langstaff school, Charles Howitt school and Richvale School, plus the new Thornlea school situated in Highland Park which is presently under construction. The ofi‘ice space has been an- larged to accomodate more busi- ness equipment and the larger stafl while the Waiting room has been made more comfortable. New paint throughout has added to the ap- pearance. Mr. Lazar will be in charge of the new course in Instrumental Music. The School Board expects the new Thornlea School in the High- land Park District to open at the beginning of 1953. Until that time Powell Road will work on a shift Outside, a section of the old platform on the south has been en- closed to make an express room while part of it has been left open but with a roof. The station it- self and all the buildings connect- ed with it have been given a coat of red paint with yellow trim. iety will board dogs and cats, do toe-nail clipping and bathing. Up to date 574 animals have been handled at the present shelter in Newmarket and these have either been claimed or adopted or put to sleep. There are always pets av- ailable for adoption at the shelter. Money is urgently needed to help finance the new building, and _any donations will be gratefully accept- ed. They may be left at the Clerk’s office in Richmond Hill or sent. dir- ectly to the North York Humane Society at Newmarket. Increased Registration For School Area No. 1 Markham-Vaughan Richmond Hill village clerk, Rus- sell Lynett, has kindly offered to take calls of complaints for this district at the municipal offices. His sire is the well-known Maple Leaf Antoine of Khyber and the Dam, Black Velvet of Blythwood. Mrs. Maudsley expects to have for sale kittens from this line at Christmas time. This was his first show, and besides the trophy he won firsts in the Blue Male Novice and Blue Male‘Open, compet- ing with many entries from the United States and Canada. Mrs. R. Maudsley’s Anthony of Blue Haven won the Dr. Ballard Trophy for the best Canadian bred novice at the Canadian National Exhibition. Richmond Hill Cat Takes Trophy ME \ EMWWL "In Essentiils, Unity,- ln Non-essentials, Liberty,- In all Things, Charity. ” RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, THURSDAY AUGUST 98th. 1952 St. Mary’s Separate School, Rich- mond Hill, will have an increased ' egistration when the doors swing open for the new year on Septem- ber 2. Board Chairman Clive Bet- tles has set this year’s school pop- ulation at 112 children which is an ncrease over the June closing fig- ure of 95. There will be a new face on the eaching staff as Loretto Abbey is eplacing Sister Simeon. No ac- tual replacement has yet been\naâ€" med for Sister Simeon. who has taught at the school since its op- ening 4 years ago. Mrs. R. Har- court, Toronto, the lay member of the staff will be returning for an- other year. Mother Camilla will be commencing her second year as Principal. During the summer vacation the Board has had the outside of the school building, classroom number 3, the washrooms, and cupboards all reâ€"painted. The new text and library books ordered in July have nearly all been received. A new 25-foot flagpole will shortly be er- ected in the school yard. - Thornlea Public School: Princi- pal Allan Martindale; teacher, Miss A. Harris; estimated No. of pupils 127. Langstafi Public School; Princi- pal David Smith, Robert Everist (ass’t princJ; new teachers, Miss J. Bradley, Miss D. Creighton, Mrs. V. Fletcher; estimated No. of puâ€" pils 155. basis, three classes working from 8.30 am. ‘to 12.30 pm. and the al- ternating three classes from 12.30 p.m. to 4.00 pm. Grades 6, 7, and 8 will attend classes between the regular hours of 9 am. to 3.30 p. m. Thornhill Public School: Princi- pal John Martin; Teachers, Mrs. E. Elliott, Donald McSporran; estim- ated No. of pupils 222. Charles Hewitt School: Princi- pal Ernest Dunning; new teachers, Jack Fisher, Mrs. G. Baker; estim- ated No. of ‘pupils 160. Richvale Public School; Princi- pal ‘Ralph Brown; new teachers, Peter Kurita; estimated No. of pu- pils 146. Total estimated No. of pupils 1,066. Local Manufacturing Firm Changes Ownership A listing of the schools, their Principals, new teachers, and es- timated .number of pupils per school, for the coming year is as follows. Powell Road Public School: Prinâ€" cipal Gordon Learn; teachers, Mrs. Buckingham, Mrs. Lemon, Miss Nicholson, Mrs. Bissonnette; esti- mated No. of pupils 256. AUGUST 30 â€" Saturday, Dance at Lake Wilcox Community Hall, mo- dern and old time dancing to Norm Burling and His Kingsmen, danc- ing 9-12 p.m. Ladies 50c, gentle- men 75c. tic47 R.H. Separate School Ready For Opening Mr. Kelson comes well rec- ommended to his new position having spent the last 18 years in the spring industry. He has great faith in the future growth of this district and al- ready has increased the size of his staff from 9 to 21 employ- ees. The firm's finished products are shipped to bedding and up- holstery manufacturers across Canada. Mr. Kelson hopes through his connections in the bedding industry to be ablé to appreciably expand his opera- ations in the near future. Mr. Henry Kelson, 40-year- old Toronto resident has re- cently taken over the sole ow- nership of the Flex-O-Loc Spring Products, manufactur- ers of inner springs for the bedding and uphostery indus- tries. ' This company situated on Yonge street North. Richmond Hill ,is one of the few indus- tries the village has. The com- pany which in future will be known as Kelson Spring Prod- ucts was formerly operated un- der the joint partnership of Messrs.~N. Spiegel and M. Gil- bert both of Toronto. The plant manager, Mr. Geo. Sampson, Richmond Hill, who has been with the firm since its inception three years ago will continue in his present capacity. Coming Even ts Close-.up View of No. 7 Highway overpass, Toronto-Barrie Highway, south and west of Richmond Hill. Note single- arch span, nearly 80 feet in width. This type of construction has been pioneered by ‘Ontario Department of Highways bridge engineers. Centre pier overpasses affect most motor- ists adversely, causing dangerously sudden reduction in speed. All indications are that the School population at the Richmond Hill Public School will once again be on the increase when school re- convenes on Tuesday, September 2. School officials estimate this year’s attendance figure at 700 which is a fair increase over the June closing figure of 630 Going on last Mays registration figure for the Kindergarten, 72 children have already registered for the new year. However this figure is expected to be increased somewhat with the addition of new arrivals on the opening day. - Accommodation Reeve Taylor with members of the Council, Planning Board ofi- icials and representatives of the School Board and other local organizations enjoyed a tour of the Metropolitan area last Mon- day, August 25. The arrangements for the tour were made by the Richmond Hill Development Co. Among the officials in the party were representatives of the De- velopment Co., also S. J. Raymond and R. Y. ‘Doty of the C.N.R. In- dustrial department, W. .A Wilson Toronto Industrial Commission A. V. Crate of the Ontario Dept. of Planning and Dr. E. G. Faludi, well known Planning consultant. The main purpose of the tour was to show examples of the type of industrial development that is planned for the Richmond Hill area. Partition Aud. Into Classrooms In order to accommodate the steadily increasing population the Board had the school auditorium partitioned into three separate classrooms during the summer va- cation, This partitioning was han- dled by C. H. Sanderson of Rich- mond Hill at a cost of $1,200.00. School officials have yet to decide what classes will make use of these new rooms in the auditorium. It is expected the Kindergarten which was formerly centred in the audi~ torium will be shifted back to its original room on the first floor[ Similarly as last year, 2 classes will be held in the Municipal Hall and one in the Orange Home. For the first time in accordance with Throughout the length of the tour Dr. Faludi and Mr. Wilson Whitchurch Township council appointed a committee, at its meeting Monday night, to reveiw the polling sub-divisions in the. ownship and to recommend lecessary changes which would )ring them in line with the Mun- cipal Act which calls for one polling booth for every 400 voters. On the committee are Reeve Ivan McLaughlin. Councillor E. L. Mc- Student Population At R. Hill Public School On The increase Whitc‘hurch Appoints Committee To Check Polling Sub-Divisions Counci gave two readings to the money by-law for its share of costs for construction of Stoufifville High School. The High School will cost $425,000 to build. The by-law was sent to the Ontario Municipal Board for approval. The tender for the K. J. Beam- ish Construction Company of ap- )roximately $7,000. submitted for work on the south Lake road at Wilcox Lake, was accepted This decision will however be subject to the approval of the Department of Highways. R’.H. Development (0. Sponsors Tour Of The Metropolitan Area Carton,” Clerk John Crawford and Assessor Fred Cummings. Council decided to contact King and Markham Township councils to see if the three councils could ar- range to employ Alec Bissett to represent them at the hearing on October 9 in Toronto when North York Township will appeal for a decrease in its equalized assests- ment established by York County. an agreement entered into last May with School Area No. 1 Markham- & Vaughan, 35 children living east of Yonge street on the Markham side and south of a line through May Avenue will be accommodated in the Charles Hewitt and Richvale schools. Teachers who were at the front of the bus answered questions and Dr. Faludi gave a running commentary on the particular points being visited. The party had the opportunity to see the development near Wilson Ave. in an area similiar to the re- cently annexed land here, with the highway at the front and the railway at the rear. Various other examples of industry, without housing, and industry, housing and shopping areas integrated in- to a functional unit' were also visited. Dr. Faludi explained that the Development Co. wishes to bring about a healthy balance between the higher assessment of industry and the lower assess- ment of residential areas. This balance of assessment, according to Dr. Faludi ,will make it poss- ible for the village to carry on a programme of improvements with- out forcing a heavy load on tax- payers of either tax bracket.. The school teaching staff for the new year is complete with one ex- ception. Up to date no replace- ment has been found for Mrs. 0. Garland, Willowdale, who recently resigned as she is moving to Sault Ste. .Marie. Popular Walter. Scott, who has been School Principal since 1924 is all ready to begin another term of office. Mr. Bruce Johnston, a new member of the staff, will assist Mr. Scott in teach- ing Grade 8 and also act as Music Supervisor. New additions to the teaching staff include, Miss Mildred Young, Mr. R. C. Flynn, Miss J. Creighton, Mrs. J. Morrow, and Mr. B. John‘ ston. The members of last year’s staff who will be returning include Mr. G. Nighswander, Mr. J. C. Wil- son, Mr. G. Orton, Mrs. J. Mc- Whirter, Mrs. A. Unger, Miss E. Huffman, Miss E. Shaver, Mrs. V. Styrmo, Miss M. Fockler, Mrs. J. Lee, Mrs. D. Tilt, Mrs. E. Kidd and Mrs. A. Applebaum of Vivian waited on .council and asked that she be allowed to rent cottages she owns there on a yearly basis. She pointed out that chimneys have been installed as well as founda- tions constructed, and stated they are prepared to insulate as well. Miss E. McWhirter‘ Council pointed out that these cottages are assessed as summer places, and if the families now oc- cupying them are allowed to re- main all winter, some twelve child- ren will be attending the local school and taxes will have to be adjusted. No decision was reach- ed, council holding the matter ov- er until a later date. Yonge St. For Over 150 Years ABusy Highway Still Carries Very Heavy Traffic From Toronto north to the vicinity of Lake Simcoe, two great highways run closely parallel for 33 miles, the distance of original survey ordered for a northward road by Up- per Canada’s first Lieutenant-Governor, Col. John Graves Simcoe. One of them is Yonge Street, on which traffic has been movmg for 159 years. The other is the new Toronto- Barri/e controlled access dual highway which was opened for traffic on both lanes on July 1. of this year. 'Yonge Street today is by no means out-ofâ€"date. It is about as modern as any highway can be short of complete rebuilding on fully protected right of way. But it does stand as a vital link with Ontario‘s earliest pioneers and it marks the point where old concep- tions in regard to highway con- struction and use reached the end of a road whose beginnings are lost in the mists of anti'quity. What succeeds the old lies just a few miles to the west. and veteran en- gineers already are astonished at what is being done to traffic pat- terns by this new highway in con- junction 'With the old. These two highways, hardly five miles apart but separ- ated 1n their beginnings by nearly 16 decades, ofi‘ei engineers, econonnsts and others concerned with futu1e highway devel- opment an almost unique pilot plant for special studies and general research. The Toronto-Barrie-Highway belongs en- tirely to the future and represents all that highway engineers have learned about the requirements of the automotive age. Yonge Sheet exemplifies how time and progress affected a pi~ oneei road and shaped it to meet changing conditions on through to a new age in transportation. No accurate figures are yet av- ailable and they won’t be for months to come. But traffic experts of the Ontario Department of High- ways have teams out getting the facts about current use of both highways at all hours of the day and under all conditions. Later. the data will be given very careful study and apparent facts will be subject to analytical checking be- fore conclusions may be announc- ed. Traffic Picture Changing 1 Chairman Alfred E. Patchell of he Board of Trustees of S. S. 13 of the engineers most concerned with construction of the new dual highway reports that he had given up driving his car for family pleas- ure, and. as a result, it was in the home garage most of the time. With the dual highway and Yonge Street relieved of congestion, he is once again finding the pleasure of the open road for himself and those dear to him. Now Checking Traffic But there is no reason to doubt evident fact that the traffic pic- ture of the entire area lying north of Toronto between Lake Ontario and Muskoka, and between Wes- tern and Eastern Ontario is being changed. This is especially true in district lying northwesterly from Toronto. Motorists who formerly went to Owen Sound and district by way of Brampton and Orange- ville are now, in increasing num- bers, travelling on the Toronto- Barrie Highway to a point where they can turn off to Cookstown and proceed by Highway 89 to High- Whitchurch reports that the old Iefferson school on Yonge St., which the board rented for the coming school year to accommo- date an overflow of pupils, is now n first class condition. He stated that parents of child- ren who will attend this school will be interested to know that the ceilings and walls have been spray painted. broken windows replaced, and a general clean-up given the school. New pipes will also be in- talled for the heating system. For one thing, the new Toronto- Barrie Highway is relieving traffic pressure on Yonge Street. But â€"â€" the trend is clearly apparent â€" new traffic is being created. One Old JeIIerson ScII. Ready ForUseLake Wikox Pupils Chairman Patchell Reports A woman teacher, with perman- 3nt certificates, has been hired to teach at the school, and bus trans- portation to and from both the Jef- ferson and Lake Wilcox schools has been arranged. “Securing the Jefferson School.” said Mr. Patchell, “has proved to be fortunate, as it will eliminate taggered classes at Lake Wilcox school, thus relieving any pressure here. The Board would also ap- lreciate the coâ€"operation of the )arents “in seeing that their child- 'en attend school regularly," he .dded. He said as well that the Board ielved. into the matter of area HOME PAPER OF THE DISTRICT SINCE 1878 District Sport News On Page 6 way 10 at Frimrose which leads through Shelburne direct to Owen Sound and the Blue Water High- way. The distance is longer. but motorists make better time. Yonge St. Improved Yonge Street has been greatly improved in recent years. Paved throughout, the first mile from Toronto's northern city limits at Hogg's Hollow is still two lanes. Beyond that to Steele’s corners, that section of Highway No. 11 has been widened to four lanes. At Steele‘s Corners, Highway 11vA. four lane, runs into Highway 11 proper, and from there to Rich- mond Hill, Yonge Street has four traffic lanes. From Richmond Hill to Newmarket turn, about six miles, Yonge Street is three traffic lanes wide, with the pavement wi- dening to four lanes over crests of hills. Beyond that, Highway No. 11, is two lanes wide. Resurfacing has been carried out this year on section from Newmarket turn to a point some two miles south of Aur- ora. Today, concept governing road construction is to provide a major and efficient form of transporta- tion, not a minor one. In fac , highways could take the place of railways now, for the greater part of the year anyhow. But railways, from he first. were built with pro- tected rights of way because they were not constructed to give ac- cess to individual parcels of land. Speed at low ton-mile transporta- tion cost was the great economic benefit of railways. Highways, however, did not have to give much more than plain access. Only with the development of automotive transportation did it become evi- dent that on highways. as on rail. ways, local business and transpor- tation can’t mix without detriment to the one or the other and, often, to both. Yonge Street was built chiefly. to give access to land. That was the reason for construction of most highways in the pioneering periods and on until the dawn of the auto- motive age The Toronto-Barrie controlled access dual highway is outstanding. not only for Canada but for this continent. It stretches for 45.5 miles from junction with Wilson Avenue. Toronto, to Highway 27, at Barrie. schools with the township council nd school Inspector some eight- een months ago, and it was found hat debentures and conditions in other school sections would hold up any promise of a school area at the present time. “S. S. 13 Whitchurch is in a very solid financial status,” stated Mr. Patchell, “having but a small overdraft after all outstanding bills were paid.” The new principal, W. C. D. Hall, will decide after registration which overcrowded classes will be sent to Jefferson School. This September 4. a special meeting of the York Pioneer Historical Society will be held at the Scadding Cabin, on the grounds of the Canadian Nat- ional Exhibition at 2 pm. an honora the society Dr. H. Crawford Scadding. a direct descendant of the first owner of the cabin will be present in person to receive York Historical Society Meet {Continued on page 3) membership in