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TORONTO : Deputy Clerk of the County of York for ten years Frank W. Redican. 55; of St. An- drew's Ave., Centre Island, died in St. Michael’s Hospital after a lengthy illness. years A: fiember of the Argonaut Rowing Club he was in the coun- ty clerk's office more than 30 NEWMARKET : A measles epi- demic has hit the town's public schools. About 250 of the 800 pupils have been ill with the dis- ease since Christmas. S’l‘OUFFVILLE : Thieves who may have hidden in the local Co- op Feed Store until after it was closed last week took more than $10,000 in cash and cheques from the safe in addition to all the record books. NLWMARKET : Council has put a stop to all subdivisions in the tow until additional industrial asses ment is locatgd. HIGHLAND CREEK : The first step in the plan to provide a $3,000,003 sewage disposal plant is now underway. The initial construction which will cost ab- out $250,000 will accommodate a population of 50,000. I! t I I BRAMPTON : Norman J. Black, Nashville: was elected Warden of Peel County at the 89th sitâ€" ting of week. NEWMARKET : A subdividcr has oflcred to donate $100,000 for the extension of the town's sewage dispOSal plant. AURORA : Centre Street near Aurora Milling Co. was blocked off last Wednesday at noon when two freight cars jumped the side track at the C.N.R. station and shot across the street. SCHOMBERG : A new pumper has been purchased for the fire STOUFFVILLE : Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Stoufl'er celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary recently. brigade NEWMARKET : It is expected that the Fairy Lake Dam will be repaired at a cost of about $30.- 000. NEWMARKET : Council has an- nounced that the final total raised for flood relief in the town amounted to $1,800. $32,000 For Hurricane Damage EVERY THURSDAY -â€" Bingo. sponsored by L.O.L. 2368 in the Orange Hall, Richmond Hill at 8 pm. sharp. Lucky draw night. tic 2 EVERY MONDAY â€" Bingo $275 Jackpot, Community Hall. Stop 22A Yonge St. Richvale at 8.15 mm. c1w32 FEBRUARY 4 â€" Friday. Square dance with the Jefferson Com- munity Club at Jefferson Public School, 8 pm. 350. c1w32 FEBRUARY 4 AND 5 â€" becca” in Richmond Hill Lions Hall. Time 8.20 pm. Tickets $1. from members. Door sale limit- ed. c1w32 FEBRUARY 5 â€" Saturday. St John's Bingo, Hall. Jackpot mission 25c. FEBRUARY 7 â€"- Monday. Vell- ore Euchre Club, 27th Annual open night. Memorial Hall, Vell- ore. Good prizes. Lunch. Com- mencing 8.15 pm. c1w32 FEBRUARY 7 -â€" Monday. Meet- ing of Richmond Hill council at the municipal offices at 7 pm. Delegations wishing to appear are requested to do so at the second meeting of the month and to notify the clerk three days in advance. c1w32 FEBRUARY 7 â€" Monday. Meet~ ing of Markham Township Coun- cil at the Township Oflices. But- tonville, at 1.30 pm. c1w32 FEBRUARY 7 â€" The regular meeting of the Evening W.A. of Richmond Hill United Church will be held Monday. February 7 in the Sunday School room. The meeting will begin at 8 pm. with an interesting programme of illustrated slides on the Sir Adam Beck Hydro Development at Niagara Falls. c1w32 FEBRUARY 7 â€" Monday 1.30 p. m. Vellore Hall. Important meet- ing to all cattle owners in Vau- ghan Township, Warble Fly and Calfhood Vaccination, W. P. Watson, speaker. c1w32 B I N G 0 - R. H. Lions Hull. - Mazatlanr «- At Monday’s meeting of Vaughan Township Council a letter was received from the Department of Highways approving a special approp- riation of $32;000 {or road damage sufiered during the hurricane. At the time of the disaster, Council applied for a special levy of $40,000 but later this request was reduced as needs became known. This makes the fin- a] road appropriation for Vaughan for 1954 stand at $152,000. News From Next Door Cbufity Council last Newmarket Town $300. 8 pm. Ad- Coming Events clw32 “Re 117 Year Old Church Overcrowded Congregation Starts Campaign Far ‘ New Thornhill United Church‘ A forward step was taken when at the Annual Con-i gregational meeting of the Thornhill United Church, last Monday. January 31, when the Official Board was authorized to take immediate steps to initiate a campaign for funds for the erection of a new Church. The Fact Finding Committee after two years of work presented a full and complete report of the situation and the needs of the future. In making their recommendation the Commit- tee based it on the age and condition of the present build- ing; costly maintenance; lack of space, modern facilities to handle the present and future needs of the congregation, Sunday School and youth groups; lack of recreation facil- ities. and need for parking space. The discussion was lively at times, but when a standing vote was taken there were no negative votes and only a few abstained from vot- ing. A ¢ FEBRUARY 8-9 â€"- Brenda York Cooking School sponsored by Richmond Hill Rotary Club, Ma- sonic Hall at 8.15 pm. Tickets available from Rotary members. 50c each. c1w31 FEBRUARY 9 â€" Wednesday 8 pm. Mothers' Auxiliary of Scouts & Cubs will hold its monthly meeting in the Primary Room of the Richmond Hill United Church. This meeting will take the form of a Valentine Social. c1w32 FEBRUARY 8 â€" Tuesday 8 pi m. Victoria Square Community Hall. Progressive Euchre. Attrac- tive prizes. Everyone welcome. clw32 FEBRUARY 9 â€" Wednesday. King City Lions Club Oyster Supper, King United Church. Supper served from 6 to 8 pm. Admission $1.25. c2w81 FEBRUARY 11 â€" Unionville Junior Farmers will hold a Val- entine Dance Friday evening. at Buttonville Hall. Music by Duke Palmer‘s popular orchestra. Lunch. Admission 75c. Everyone welcome. c2w32 FEBRUARY 12 â€" The Evening Auxiliary of Thornhill United Church is holding a Valentine Tea and Bake Sale on Saturday from 3 to 5 pm. c2w32 FEBRUARY 18 â€" Friday, Junior Choir Concert of Richmond Hill United Church, assisted by Rich- mond Hill String Quartette. FEBRUARY 18 â€" Friday. An- nual Dance of Concord Home and School Association at Edge- ley Community Hall, 8.30 to 1. Admission 75c. Refreshments. Sally and Her Musical Mates. FEBRUARY 18 & 19 â€" The Footlights Club, Trinity Church, Thornhill. will present the three- act comedy “See How They Run" with a matinee ‘on Saturday. Tickets 750 each. For tickets. phone AV. 5-1320. c2w32 FEBRUARY 22 â€" St. Mary‘s An- glican Evening Guild will hold a Shrove Tuesday Luncheon in the parish hall. Tickets $1.00. c1w32 WV. Seated (front row) left to right are Chairman J. Killackey and Secret- ary-Treasurer Miss M. Murphy. Back row, left to right are Trustees W. Quin- lan, U. Hughes, W. Henderson. and A. Shown above are the representa- tives elected in last December’s voting to administer the affairs of St. Mary's Separate School Board, Richmond Hill. VOLUME LXXVI. NUMBER 32 ocal I 955 Separate School Board c5w30 2w32 Thornhill United Church is an historic Church, the congrega- tion stemming from the first re- ligious service held in the dis- trict 152 years ago. The present Church was built in 1838 and moved to its present site in 1852. It has been enlarged and altered, but the rapid growth of the con- gregation indicates the need for constructive planning to meet the needs of the future. In 1954 96 new members were received - 48 by certificate and 48 on profession of faith. 23 names were removed 20 by cer- tificate and 3 by death. The present membership is 526 in- cluding 58 non-resident mem- bers. There are 475 families under pastoral care. The min- ister reported that he had offici- atetd at 11 weddings, 13 funerals and 52 baptisms. The financial report revealed that $16,015 was raised by t e congregation and the organiza ions of which $2,501 King Township Students Plan Forest For Use As Park And Wild Life Sanctuary At a meeting of elementary school teachers in King Town- ship last Thursday afternoon at the King City School, Maynard Hellman, Inspector of Public Schools, described a possible long-term project for Township school children leading to the planting of a King forest which eventually could be used as a park for recreational purposes and a wild-life sanctuary. The first step in this long- term plan would be taken this year in co-operation with the On- tario Federation of Naturalists who are sponsoring annually a conservation contest among the King township school children, and whose representatives were at Thursday's meeting. Last year individual schools prepared scrapbooks and submitted them for judging. This year it is suggested that each school prepare a brief ad- dressed to the Township Coun- cil on why King township should have a forest, and asking for Council's co-operation. The brief awarded first prize in the contest would be submit~ "In Essentials, Unity,- In Reinhardt. The Trustees are presently carry- ing out an extensive building program which when completed will afford the ratepayers an additional three class-- l’OOIYlS. hm’i‘he Board holds its regular mon- thly meqtings 'on the last Monday of each month in the school building. ' â€"Ph0t0 by lagm’n" was for missions and benevol- ences. Included in benevolences was Hurricane Relief $274; Food for Korea $75; Save the Child- ren Fund $100. The Sunday School reported an enrolment of 375. and all other organizations showed act- ive groups with growing mem- bership. ~__-..._L.. Mr. J. Johnston who has given the Church unstinted service was elected an Honorary Elder for Life. Mr. J. A.‘ McMaster was elected to fill the vacancy on the Board of Elders and Dr. E. N. Meuser, N. L. Morton, C. Grant Gibson were reâ€"elected for 5 year term. e. . , .v. v _, y..- Mr. N. J. Smellie, treasurer of the Church was reâ€"elected to the Board of Stewards for three years and Mr. W. Hallowell and Mr. H. Wenger, who had not served the board for a full term were re-elected. Mr. G. D. Dob- son and Mr. Elliott were elected for a three year term. A hearty vote of thanks were extended to Dr. E. M. Honey and Mr. A. Jamieson, retiring member of the Board, for their services. Appreciation was expressed to all officials of the Church for their excellent work that made the splendid report for 1954 pos- sible. The congregation unan- imously voted to ask Dr. E. E. Kent, to reconsider his request for change of pastoral relations. Expressions of esteem an - preciation of his work as minis- ter over the past years were re- corded. Dr. E. E. Kent was chairman, Mr. N. L. Morton, secretary of the meeting. The attendance was over 100. ted to the Township Council for its consideration. It is also planned that the On- tario Federation Naturalists will offer a prize for the best three- dimensional project prepared by King pupils based on the plan for a King forest. A further meeting to discuss the plan will be held on the af- ternoon of February 17. at the Oak Ridges Public School. Mr. Don Farwell Science Master at the Toronto Teachers’ College will give the teachers a practical demonstration in the making of a three dimensional project. STOUFFVILLE : Ex-reeve Hen- ry Ogden has been elected chair- man of the local Planning Bd. C. H. Nolan is vice chairman. ONTARIO CTY. : During 1954 1,291 fox bounties were paid. NEWMARKET : Members of the Vivian hockey club lost a con- siderable amount of cash when a thief entered the arena dressing rooms during ’play. Non-essentials. Liberty; In 0” Things, Charity. kICHMOND HILL. ONTARIO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1955 Whirme Richvale Man Struck Down On Highway A year of hard luu‘i came to a tragic end_Saturday night for a 59-year-old Richvale man. Thom- as Harvey an unemployed jan- itor, was killed by a car as he returned home from his nightly trip to the store for tobacco, Police ‘believe Harvey was walking north when he was in collision with a northbound car driven by Harold Nesbitt of Au- rora. He was pronounced dead at the scene by Dr. J. P. Wilson. About a year ago Harvey fell and broke his hip while working for a caretaking firm. He had not fully recovered. Work Begins Glenbrae ‘ Heghts Subdivision { Harvey’s daughter. Mrs. Anita Hudson, lost her home and pos- sessions when floodwaters inun- dated the Wilcox Lake area fol- lowing Hurricane Hazel. She and her husband have been liv- ing at her parents’ home. Besides His daughter, Harvey leaves his wife, a semiâ€"invalid for several years. Contracts for the initial stages of underground services for Glenbrae Heights Subdivision, developed by John A. Bailey Deâ€" velopments Ltd., and located on the west side of Bayview in Rich- mond Hill, will be let immedi- ately, it was reported in a press release to the Liberal this week. Mrs. George Buttery. of Birch Ave., Richvale, re- ports that a robin has been visiting her bird feeding shelf this week. A large number of Junco, Starlings and other birds have been regular feeders, says Mrs. Buttery. but this is the first robin she has seen this win- ter. Village’s Latest Developmqut The land ,which covers 60 ac- res and is divided into 207 resi- dential building lots, was form- erly owned by Jack Teetzel of the village. The subdivision had received the approval of council and Planning Board officials and work will be carried out as ex~ peditiously as possible. Architectural Control The subdivision has architec- tural control under Servos and Cauley Architects, 102 Eglinton Avenue East. Toronto, and the Engineers and Surveyors are Marshall, Macklin and Mona- County Wants Aid From Metro For Operation Roads & Park York county intends to demand financial assistance from the Me- tropolitan government because of the burden placed on rural municipalities by removing the :2 suburbs from the county sys- em. Warden Ralph Corner said the 14 northern rural municipalities left in the county are in dire need of Metro assistance to main- tain the county road system and county park at Lake Simcoe. County legal authorities al- ready have taken the first step toward obtaining assistance by making an appeal to the Ontario Municipal board to order Metro to help the northern municipali- ties. “We can’t be expected to carry the county’s burden as well as our own,” said Fred Gardiner, Metro chairman. Warden Corner said since sep- Discussing a problem of long standing last Monday afternoon, Vaughan Town- ship Council agreed that for the present the township dump will be open only to residents of the, township. The matter of garbage dis- posal has been a thorny pro- blem to the councils of re- cent years but has recently been aggravated by the in- crease in township popula- tion and the increasing nu- mber of truckers from hea- vily populated areas around Toronto seeking a spot to dump refuse. Commenting on the situa- tion, Reeve Marshall Mc- Murchy said that even con- tinuing at the present rate it would take 1 mill on the taxes to maintain the dump. At present, Council is pay- ing a daily attendant in ad- dition to the cost of equip- ment for covering up the garbage. Sees Robin Dump Only For Residents Development Co. TurnsThumbs Down Cut Rate Request ghan, 154 Merton Street, Tor- onto. The village will receive $103,- 500 from the subdivider for mun- icipal purposes, at the customary $500. per lot charge levied on each subdivider by the village, as well as $13,000 for the sewer trunk line. Ten acres of this de- velopment will go for park lands. The homes will be built by 10 different builders 'and will be under strict architectural and engineering control. Homes will sell for $13,500 to $15,500 and the total value of homes to be built is $3,000,000. The services throughout the entire block of land will be paid for by the subdivider and in- clude sanitary sewers, adequate water supply, paved roads and hydro. aration rural parts of the county have had to raise more than $250,000, and still necessary road work is not being done. People on Yonge Street here in Richmond Hill last Tuesday morning got quite a surprise when a good sized deer came up the lane- way between Wm. Neal's and the Canadian Bank oi Commerce. As the animal bounded across the road it was struck by a car driven by R. J. Stewart of Hutton- ville, smashing the car wind- shield and denting the fend- er. However the deer was apparently unhurt and con- tinued across the schoolâ€" yard, leaped a 4 ft. fence and disappeared. In his own municipality of Georgina Township, he said, be- fore Metro was established the township contributed $3,000 to the county. while after separa- tion it has contributed in excess of $21,000. He said an appeal will be made directly to Metro govern- ment for assistance in operating and maintaing the York county park near ‘Sutton. “We are now paying for its upkeep, while 90 per cent of the Metro residents use it in sum- mer,” said Mr. Corner. Forma- tion of a Metro-York Parks com- mission to operate the park was recommended by the county warden. \ James Spencer, representing the Vaughan Township Federa- tion of Agriculture, met with Vaughan Council last Monday to request Council to consider the raising of the Federation levy from 1/5 mill to 1/2 mill. to en- able the work of the organization to continue. Vaughan Township Fed. Of Agricultufe Asks For 1/2 Mi” Constéble Hargan of Rich. mond Hill Police investigm ted. Reeve Marshall McMurchy questioned whether the increase would be profitable for the Fedr eration in the long run in that some tax payers may appeal the payment if it were increased. At present the Federation levy is made on any property over 20 acres but if the owner appeals the levy it is removed. It is expected that the increas- ed levy would total about $2 to $2.50 per 100 acres. Council re- served decision. Hits Deer In Village 'AnnouncelmprovedRush :Hour Service For Patrons éNorth Yonge Bus Line Ratepayers Will Not Bear Burden Ol Subdivider- Richmond Hill Council Richmond Hill council turned thumbs down Monday night to a request by representatives of Richmond Develâ€" opment Company, who approximately three years ago pur- chased around 300 acres in the north-east section of the village for residential and industrial develoment, for a cut in the per lot levy charged subdividers by the municipal- ity. The Company asked for a reduction from the custom- ary $500. per lot charge to $300. The money is paid to the Village by each subdivider and is used for municipal pur- poses. Council gave no consideration to the request and was emphatic in reminding company represen- tatives that ratepayers would not be assessed for the developâ€" ment of any new subdivision in the village. Council came out strongly against any cut in price and expressed concern at the length of time the area has been left” undeveloped. Through the combined efforts of representatives of the three municipalities ‘whioh‘oyvnfihe North Yonge' Bus 3-..- ally ULALVV ...u-.--_r"-_---_ Line, the Toronto Transit Commission announced Monday that commencing yesterday (Wednesday) in both the morning and evening rush hours the Richmond Hill, Steeles, and Finches portions of the North Yonge bus route will oderéte to, and from special loading platforms in the Eglinton Terminal. The Finch bus will load at platform 3. the Steeles bus at platform 5 and the Richmond Hill bus at platform 6. In the non rush-hour periods all vehicles will continue to op- erate to and from Platform 6. Further, T.T.C. Chairman W. G. Russell stated that the “Ex- press” operation of the Rich- mond Hill service will be extend- ed somewhat. The afternoon rush hour, northbound, Rich- mond Hill buses which now oper- ate in express service to Stop 10, Finch Avenue, commenced op- erating Wednesday as ‘Express” to Stop 12, Patricia Ave. .n "fifi‘s BB'ped and believed that these two changes will be bene- Markham Can’t Expropriate Langstaff Site For Industry On a second request of the Planning Board, Markham town- ship council Monday approved the proposed 10-lot Steeles’ Val- ley Acres Subdivision, located on lot 27, Concession 1, just north of Steeles Ave., and fronting on Bayview Ave. The Planning Board approved the development several weeks ago and the sub- divider, Mr. G. B. Guse has been awaiting the final sanction of "en. um. ..... D .......... , Council before proceeding with the development. The subdiv- ision will contain 10 two-acre lots, each with a minimum fron- tage of 150 feet. Mr. GuSe has agreed to pay the township $500. per lot for municipal purposes. Want Langstafi Site For Industry Solicitor J. D. Lucas has in- formed Council that they have no power of expropriation as far as securing property controlled by either the Province or anoth- er municipality is concerned. The members, anxious to se- cure the Ontario Hospital at Langstafi. for industrial purpos- ,,,L-‘. “flucuvu-., es had as1â€"<Ve_d "Mr. Lucaé What powers if any the municipality had in regard to expropriatior}. _w'fhé Laigstaff property, orig- inally owned by the city of Tor- onto, and operated _as _a .1311 VAluv, _-.... Farm, was taken over during the war by the Province for use as a mental institution. Mr. Lucas has stated that the only way Council can secure the property is through negotiation. He suggests that the members discuss the matter with the Province and City ofiicials in the hope of be- ing allowed to purchase the land once it is returned to private Countil Meet Fast results assure low cost for Liberal Want Ads. So many people read the Liberal Want Ad column every week that they compete for what you have to offer â€" and these readers continue to look until their needs are satis- lied. HOME PAPER OF THE DISTRICT SINCE 1878 LOW COST RESULTS ‘ FEBRUARY '1 IACKPOT $250 A tentative agreement regard- ing services for the new subdi- vision was made and Village So- licitor J. D. Lucas, is drawing up a contract. Richmond Dev- elopment will pay for the instal- lation of all services. water, roads, hydro, sewers, under the same plan as recently carried out by other subdividers. ficial to the patrons of the route," stated Mr. Russell. The Reeves of the three mun- icipalities concerned namely Messrs. W. J. Taylor of Rich- mond Hill, Alfred LeMasurier of Markham township, and Mar- shall McMurchy of Vaughan township and Councillor V. Grif- fin of Markham township met with officials of the Commission in Toronto on January 27 and discussed the matter of a more efficient rush hour service for the North York patrons. As the result of these negotia- tions the improved operations have been put into effect with the least possible delay. purposes. To this end Reeve A. LeMasurier has already confer- red with Provincial and city of- flcials. Under the Industrial Sites Act, a municipality can purchase land for resale for industrial purpos- es providing such purchase is first approved by a special vote of the ratepayers. Better Police Protection The Police Committee (Coun- cillors A. Little and D. Deacon) have indicated that they will shortly recommend that the township’s present five man pol. ice force be increased to 8 or 9 men. It is expected that they will also recommend that the municipality purchase two radio equipped cruisers for patrol duty. The further one gets away from the Metropolitan area the cheaper one finds the cost of pol- ice protection. In King township with a population of 8,700, the people support two part time constables, while Toronto town- ship has one full time constable for every 1,200 people. Forecasting a ‘substantially higher police budget”, in 1955, the Committee stated they will present a complete report next week or 10 days. Tracing the growth of the pol- ice department over the past several years gives one a fairly accurate picture of the growth and expansion of the township. In 1946-47 the present Chief C. Wideman constituted a one man force, while by the end of this year the force will have eight to nine men on its roster.