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f l. I.‘ ' WEDNESDAY which is approximately 450 acres. ‘ her recent win of a Seaiy Pos- News From Next Door N. GWILLIMBURY : Township police have apprehended two Toronto youths in connection with a wave of outboard motor thefts in the Lake Simcoe and Lake Rosseau areas. i t t t SUTTON : Police are still sear- ching for a group of men involv- ed in a cattle rustling raid 1‘ the area. in which 18 cattlewvere stolen from the farm of William Sellers. All the cattle have been located now through-the efforts of the Sutton force aide b the OPP. however. two cows hid been slaughtered before they were traced. I t i t LAKE SIMCOE : Fishermen re- port that during the recent warm weather the catch has been rath- er low. however it is expected that the cooler fall weather Will increase the catch. ! t t t NORTH YORK : Beth Pitshak, the first synagogue in the mun- icipality was dedicated last week. Members of the congregation donated the funds .for the land and the centre which Will cost about $100,000 when completed. . it i it It ORANGEVILLE : When a driv- er jumped from the cab of his burning trUck near.h.cre recent- lv, he was severely injured when the wheels of the truck trailer sed over him. pas :- o e e NORTH YORK : The Attorney General's Department plans no investigation into the recent in- cidents which led to the reSignaâ€" .. . . fl“ tion of two to nship police 0 cers and the ddmotion of anoth- er. .i‘. HAM : Rev. and Mrs. D. xAMEKillican ‘left last week for Sciotland where Rev. Mr. McKilli- can will take a years study at the University of Edinburgh. Rev. Mr. Killicam is minister of St. Andrew‘s. Markham and .St. James Stouffville Presbyterian Churches and during his absence ReVuHarry H.- Green B.A. Will take charge of the Jomt congre- gations. Rev. Mr. Green comes to his new charge from White Rock B.C. . ‘ . dxy BOLTON : As yet. no one has been hired for the posttion of town police constable. o e e o , AGINCOURT :’ With. the. install- ation of three portables at the high school here. the staff now numbers 17. t ’ ‘ . I ALMIRA' : Work has started on an extension to the Mennonite church here. . , e I t t ONTARIO 'CTY. : The Depart- ment of Agriculture reports that the grain crop is low in the County this year. ‘ it t it #1 SUTTON : Seventy-one per cent of village ratepayers lvoted re- cently, to install muniCipal water and sewerage at a cost of $480.- 000 over a 20 year period. t I O O TOUFFVILLE .: Mr. A. C. By- srs. a motorman with the TTC or the past 30 years has now retired. , O I O O ' MARKHAM : Thieves last week escaped 'with $300 from the safe (if the Simpson Sears office here. The safe was later found in the Presbyterian churchyard. - It ’0‘ It i NORTH YORK : Sanitary sew- ers for four new schools in the township will cost $177,000. at a- : a: PICKERING : A large outdoor swimming pool has been suggest~ ed for the area. l O O I NORTH YORK : A‘. 17-year-old youth escaped possible death last. week when he lea t up onto the hood of an auto w ich was bear- ing down on him. 0 U 0 O BRADFORD : Work has been started on the new Anglican rec- tory here,‘ ’ O O O 0 AURORA : A further step .in connection with the annexation of land to the south and west of Aurora. now part of King Town- ship. is underway. Surveyors have been working recently. es- tablishing boundaries of the area a t t t , STOUFFVILLE An unusual incident occurred during the Marmora - Sunderland O.B.A. game last week when a foul tip from a bat accidentally landed on the windshield of a brand new car parked behind the screen. The windshield was smashed in- to a million pieces. estimated cost of damage amounting to $100. 3 e e e BROOKLIN Two triple-yoked pullet's eggs were discovered among the yield from the flock of Levi Arksey. Each egg. al- though a trifle larger in‘ size. was quite normal on the outside and contained three perfect yolks. t t t t AURORA : Wife of the Deputy- Reeve. Mrs. Victor Jones. with turepedic mattress in a limerick contest held through Thompson's Furniture Store now becomes eligible for the grand prize ofi- ered by Sealy Inc. of 520.000 cash or $100. a month for life. If Mrs. Jones doesn‘t win top prize. there are consolation pri- zes of a two-week all expense vacation for two in Paris. France, plus $300 spending money and air travel via TWA Constella~ tion. or a Packard Caribbean convertible. Sealy Inc. said that 5.000 win- ning entries were chosen from among millions submitted in the United States and Canada. “An- nouncement of the three top win- ners will be made next month. d To $12,000 Balance He expressed the opinion, how- "ln Essentials, Unity,‘ VOLUME LXXVII, NUMBER 10 Road Budget Down Road superintendent E. Davis estimated at a recent meeting of Whitchurch Township [council that only about 312.000 remains available for expenditure on roads for the balance of the year. A supplementary by-law is be- lieved necessary to make enough additional money available to for the year. Good progress is being made on the roads in the township. he reported, although the severe weather of the last winter has made good roads this season almost an impossibility. ever, that Whitchurch roads were at least as good as those in surrounding municipalities. if not better. Road accountr. submitted for the month of August were sub- mitted by Mr. Davis. with coun- cil approving payments totalling $9,051.42. Biggest items were for sand. gravel and calcium sup- plies. Gravel alone amounted to $5.347 for the month. Make Test Carrville Well An ofiicial test on the Carrville Rd. well was made on Wednesday by Internat- ional Water Supply on be- half of Vaughan Township to determine the potential of the well as a source of sup- ply for the Vaughan Town- ship Water Area No. 1. Un- ofiicially, the well has been pumping in the neighbour- hood of 800 gallons per min- ute during the past week and it is felt that it is cap- able of producing a million gallons per day. If the well meets with exâ€" pectations. it will be ade- quate to meet the demands of the water area for the present time. However. council has stated that the increased water supply will not open the door for wide- spread development in the front end of the township at the present. Vaughan Roads -Bridges Program Within Estimate M. Finnigan at a price of $10.- The highest Of the seven ‘ A survey of expenses for the roads and bridges programme in Vaughan Township was present- ed to Council at the September meeting last Monday afternoon by Duncan Hopper Associates. consulting engineers for the township. The report based on the contracts received revealed that the contracts awarded will be well within the amount Set aside for the project by by-iaw. The nine stretches of road in the township which will receive special attention will cost an es- timated $217,900, while the am- ount approved by the Depart- ment of Highways totalled $221.- 566. Eight bridge projects are estimated {to cost $200,028 while the by-law amount was set at $201.980. The road work will receive a 50% sub'sidy while the bridges are eligible for 80% sub- sidy. Award Tenders Subject to approval‘of the De- partment of Highways and the engineers. council accepted a tender from H. Millard Construc- tion for. 338.369 for work on Dufierinr Street. including cul- verts. asphalt prime. pole mov- ing. etc. There were four ten- ders ranging from the accepted low. tender to a high of $52,527. ‘ Successful tenderer for the Jane Street culvert work was P. v ____‘__‘__.__â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"‘â€"â€" 454. tenders was for $26,840. Council approved. subject to final approval of the Department the purchase of g of Highways. four plaques to be erected on new township bridges. The cost of the plaques will be approxi- mately $1.000. ‘A request for permiSsion to erect. a Service Station by the . Shell Oil Co on No. 7 Highway at ‘ No. 27 Highway was referred to 4 "3 Picnning Board. Protest Norman Smith of .Pinecrest Speedway met with counCil to protest the heavy license fee charged against the race track. He said that the heavy licensing combined with a business assess- ment was proving a heavy busi- ness load. Council agreed to in- vestigate the race track agree- ment to determine whether Mr. Smith was being overcharged.‘ A letter was 'received from the Flood Control Board requesting the Vaughan Council to refuse further building permits in the area flooded last fall. CounCil declined the request on the grounds that they could be forc- ed to issue a permit and also that the Board was not a muni- cipal or government authority. Garden Club Achievement Day Culmination Summer Program The 4-H Home Garden Clubs tions and skits presented by the of York County held their Ach- ievement Day in the Department of Agriculture Board Room. at Newmarket, August 30.. under the dire"ction of the County Home Economist. Mrs. Mabel Borgstrom. This was the cul- mination of the summer program of 4-H Homemaking Club work Although quality of vegetables was not quite equal to the usual standard. because of the pro- longed drought during the sum- mer, each club member was able to present an attractive array of produce from her garden. With this she also exhibited lier Rec- cord book containing reports of Club Meetings and records of planting. growth and production other garden as well as accounts of vegetables cooked and served -to her family as part of the Gar- den Club program. During the morning the 35 members from six clubs were busy at judging the classes of carrots and onions and answer- ing a quiz on various aspects of garden culture and vegetable use. W. M. Cockburn. Agricul- t ral Representative for York C unty spoke briefly to the group. giving advice and encour- agement to gardeners and ex. pressing appreciation of the work done by club leaders and Women's Institutes in assisting the Homemaking Club program. The Board Room was filled to capacity in the afternoon when parents and friends attended to observe the exhibits. demonstra- Vaughan Hires Waterworks Supt. Vaughan Township Coun- cil has approved the hiring of William J. Norris as Wat- erworks Superintendent for ' the new township water area in the southern portion of the first concession. The new superintendent will receive $3200 annually plus mileage. The successful applicant is a resident of Richvaie. Five applications for the position were received. _.\Ir. Norris was formerly Willi Canada Wire & Cable and is a steamfitter by trade. clubs. Members completing their Third Year of gardening first presented exhibits of their Special Projects and commented on these Beverley Burr of the Bogarttown Club showed the reâ€" sults from her experimental plot of six varieties of corn while Ann Mahoney and Hilda Andrews of Qucensville both illustrated their asparagus beds. Skits and were presented by the clubs. as follows: Bog'arttown and Elder's Mills on “Variety in the Vegetâ€" able Menu"; Laskay “How to Cook Vegetables"; Nobleton. “Let's Grow a Garden" and Queensville “Let’s Toss a Sal- ad”. Miss Ruth Shaver. Home coe Counties assisted in the day's program and gave helpful com- ments and suggestions to those presenting demonstrations and skits. Women's Institutes of the county. under whose sponsorship the Homemaking Clubs are car- ried on. were well represented and greetings were brought by Mrs. E. Reddick. President of Centre York District and Mrs. A. Sedorc. President of North York District. At the close of the program. silver spoons were presented to all girls completing the Garden Club project. Certificates of Achievement for each two clubs dbmpleted were awarded to Ann Mahoney of Queensville. Jcan Burnfield of Elder's Mills and Christine Chamberlain. Joan Chamberlain and Lois Kennedy of Nobleton. Ann Mahoney also received County Honours for the completion of her sixth 44-H Homemaking Club project. Announcement was also made of the North Toronto Kiwanis Club Garden award which will be presented to Beverley Burr of Buttonville The fall program for 4â€"H Homemaking Clubs will begin with the Leaders' Training School for “Cotton Accessories for the Club Girls' Bedroom" to be held on October 25 and 26. Groups interested in starting a new club this fall should con- tact the Home Economist or lo- cal Department of Agriculture. men ' ‘ demonstrations Economist in Ontario and Sim- ln Non-essentials. liberty} In all Things, Clarity.” RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1955 TO SELL. RENT 0R HIRE HELP . . . . . USE THE WANT ADS THAT ARE STILL PRICED TO MAKE ANY TRANSACTION PROF TABLE. The Liberal Want Ads Phone TUrner 4-1261 HOME PAPER OF IHE DISTRICT SINCE 1878 Given 30‘ Days To Meet Standards Crack Down On Substandard Housing In Duncan Road Area . Industridl Commission Twenty-eight years in the Sales and Sales Administrative field for Lever Bros. his work taking him to the cast and the west coasts of Canada. consti- tutes to date the business activ- ities of Duncan C. Smith. 75 Arâ€" nold Crescent. one of the five- man Industrial Commission apâ€" pointed a short time ago by the Richmond Hill council. had a long and Mr. Smith has I children are â€"â€"Photo by ,Lagerquist. DUNCAN C. SMITH Against Tax Concessions favourable record with his firm which has been his only employ- ment since his entrance into the business world following gradu- ation in 1927 from the Royal Military College at Kingston. His military training proved a boon'to him during World War II when. he saw active service for three years in the Maritiines where he served as Battery Commander RCA. Prior to the war, he had been attached to the Militia, the 7th Toronto Reg- iment of Artillery. for nine years. After the war. in 1949. Mr. Smith and his family moved to Richmond Hill where he built a new home on Arnold Crescent. Mr. Smith came to the village from Toronto, where he was born. His mother still resides in the city. Since he has taken up residence in the municipality. he has taken great interest in community activities. As chair- man of the Boy Scouts Group Committee for ‘the past three years. as Vice-President of the Lawn Bowling Club. and‘as sec. retary of the Sr. Chamber of Commerce. with which group he has been working for some time in the interests of attracting in- dustry to Richmond Hill. Mr. Smith has contributed to the bet- terment of the youth as well as the communiy as a whole. He pointed out the fact that a brochure containing all the facts and figures about Richmond Hill and which would prove invalu- able to industry looking for suit- able sites had been published lssue 24 Building Permits In August During the past month Mark- ham totwnship Building Inspec- tor W. raig reports that his de- partment issued 24 building per- mits to cover a total estimated $207,930 in construction. Total permit fees collected amounted to $263.00. Fees collected for 22 septic tank permits amounted to $132.00.‘ In the matter of residential development 12 permits were issued to cover the erection of a similar number of new homes. Home permits included the planned erection by Mr A. G. Reid of a $21,000 home on lot 14. Concession 1. Mr. R. G. Calâ€" vert will build a $15,000 home on lot 2. Con. l. N. G. Brown will build 3 314.000 home on lot 35. Concession 8. as will Mr. F. Schucher, who will build a sim- ilarly priced home on lot 66. Concession 6. The only industrial or commer- cial development during the month was the planned erection by the Markham Sand and Grav- el Company of a 828.000 boiler house and asphalt plant on their property. ____â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€"â€" SCARBORO Property lost to the township in 1935 for tax deâ€" faults was returned to the estate of the original owner recenth on payment of 19 years back taxes. . ily. Peter Craig. 17. and Helen _V ily. > vise agaihst major tax concess- and distributed some time ago by the (hamper oi Commerce and had been given a wide cirâ€" culation all across Canada. in the United States and overseas. He added that, he likes to think that the efforts of the Committee in charge of the publication. on which he served as Chairman, has helped to sell Richmond Hill to some industrialist. Mr. Smith. his wife and fam- Patricia. 16. are members of St. Mary's Anglican Church. Both students at Rich- mond Hill District High School. Mr. Smith was in general agâ€" reement with the views of other members of the Commission on the type of industry he would like to see settle in the communâ€" He favours the attraction of a light to medium class of in- dustry which will provide year- l‘OUlld employment and which will employ craftsmen rather than the manual labourer. He came out strongly against any concessions to business regard- ing reduction of taxes when he stated that it was neither necess- ary nor demanded by welloestab~ lished businesses. He said he based his statement on the recâ€" ommendations of the Chamber of Commerce and the Toronto Industrial Commission who adâ€" ions. Other c0mmunities. he said. which have faced identical prob- lems, have not found it necess- ary to take such steps. “I have been interested in this project since first coming to Richmond Hill,” said Mr. Smith. in referring to the industry quesâ€" tion. “and I like to think I am doing my part in bringing indus- try to our community.” He said he ‘hoped the Commission would soon meet to begin organization of a progressive industrial pro- gram which would aid the muni- ‘cipaliiy in its problems of balâ€" ancingthe economy of the‘com- munity. .- wit A Coming EVERY MONDAY â€" Bingo held' at Community -Hall. Spruce Ave.. Stop 22A Yonge St.. Richvale at 8.00 pm. , tfc35 a m a t o EVERY THURSDAY â€" Bingo sponsored by L.O.L. 2368 in the Orange Hall, Richmond Hill at 8 pm. sharp. Lucky draw night. tfcl e o t e SEPTEMBER 8 â€"â€" Thursday. Meeting of East Vaughan Rate- payegs Association at 8.30 pm. Community Hall, Spruce Ave. Agenda â€"- Report from Water Committee. extension of Pear- son Ave.~north to Carrville Road. house numbering. c1w10 t e a or SEPTEMBER 9 â€" Friday. Har- vest Dancc, Glendale Pavilion. Musselman‘s Lake. Vince Mountâ€" ford's Variety Band: Round 8: Square Dancing. entertainment, prizes. Gents 75c; Ladies 50c. c2w9 * It! * t SEPTEMBER. 10 â€" Saturday. Kingâ€"Vaughan Softball League Dance in Maple Community Hall. Dancing 8.3010 12. Everybody welcome. Admission $1.00 per person. g *2w9 * It! It i SEPTEMBER 10 â€" Saturday. King-Vaughan 'Softball League Dance in Maple Community Hall. Dancing 8.30 to 12. Presentation of Trophy to King Softball Team. Everybody welcome. Admission $1.00 per person. *2w9 '1 4| t t SEPTEMBER 11 â€" Sunday. An- niversary Services to be held at St. Paul's Presbyterian Church. Vaughan. Rev. J. C, McLelland. DB. of Bolton. will be the speaâ€" ker. St Paul's choir will lead the service of praise at 11 am. and Gordon McGillivray‘s Male Choir at 7.30 pm. *2w9 an i 2r #- SEPTEMBER 11 Sunday. Richmond Hill Naturalists Bird Field Trip. Meet at Yonge and 11'right' Sts. at 8.30 am. c1w10 * 18 t ‘ SEPTEMBER 12 â€" Monday at 7.30 pm. at Dalziel Memorial Park. a visit is sponsored by the Vaughan Township Federation of Agriculture. An official of Hum- ber \‘allcy Conservation Author- ity will be in charge. Weiners and cofi’ce after. All welcome. James Spencer. chairman. Paul Snider, secretary. c2w9 : t a e SEPTEMBER 12 â€"- Monday. Meeting of Thornhill L.O.L. No. V5 33 _, Vaughan Picks Off ice Site Vaughan Township Counâ€" cil has agreed to proceed with negotiations for the purchase of the McGee prop- erty on Richmond Street, Maple. as a site for a future municipal office and garage. The site includes an approx- imate six and a half acres. The cost of the site has .not been made public. With a definite site now secured. the Council has in- structed the firm of Shore and Mof’fat to proceed with preliminary drawings. Weed Inspector Resigns In Protest In a lengthy two page typewritten letter tabled with Markham township council Monday Weed In- spector Albert Reesor took strong exception to the air- ing in public of a criticism of him by.a ratepayer. Mr. Reesor stated that he will re- sign his position until such time as the matter is’clear- ed up to his satisfaction. ’ Mr. Leonard Boyle. resi- dent of Church Street in Langstafi. recently protests ed to Cotincil Mr. Reesor's action in coming onto his property with a mower with- out giving him prior warn- ing. Mr. Boyle cmitended that he had already cut all the noxious weeds on his property and that all that remained was grass. He also objected to the attitude of the Inspector. In making a report on the matter as requested by Coun- -cil Mr. Reesor maintained that his action was dictated by the fact that there still tvere some weeds _on the property. The half hour cutting time cost $1.50. Events 91 at the Masbnic Hall. Thorn- c1w10 hill. _ . e e t e SEPTEMBER 12 -â€" Monday. 8 pm. Canadian Legion B.E.S.L. Branch 375 Richmond Hill. reg- ular meeting in the Legion Mem- orial Hall, 114 Carrville Rd.‘W., Richvaie. All Comrades please attend. c1w10 o t e t SEPTEMBER 15 â€"- Thursday. Richmond Hill Horticultural Soc- iety Flower Show at Lions Hall. Entries 6.30 to 8 pm. Mr. J. Redman of Hamilton will judge. Special program 8 pm. sharp. Free to public. c1w10 a t it e ’ ' SEPTEMBER 15 â€" Attention Ladies! The Thursday Afternoon Bowling League. Richmond Roll- ers. will be commencing bowling Thursday. September 15. We are still open for regular bowl- ers. Phone Rene Bamford. TU. 4-2715. c1w10 :- e a a SEPTEMBER 15 â€"â€" Thursday. The Canadian Girls In Training will begin their 1955-56 activities with a weiner roast. All girls 12- 18 are invited and asked to meet at the United Church Sunday School Room at 7.30 p,m. Trans- portation (approx. 1 mile) pro- vided by parents would be great- ly appreciated. c1w10 a: it i: a SEPTEMBER 16 â€"- Friday. Rich- mond Hill Naturalists first Fall meeting. Richmond Hill District High School library at 8.15 pm. c1w10 t t t t SEPTEMBER 16 â€"â€" Friday 8 p. m. Mrs. G. A. Kennedy of Union- ville presents colored films of Trip to Alaska via Alcan High- way. at Headford United Church. under auspices of Missionary Committee of Sunday School. All welcome. Adults 50c. child- ren 20c. *2w10 t t I t SEPTEMBER 19 â€" Monday. Combine League. Commences bowling at 7 o'clock. New bowl- ers welcome. c1w10 t t t e SEPTEMBER 22. 23. 24 â€"â€" Plan to visit Stouf‘fville Annual Trade Fair in Stoufiville Arena. with 35 outstanding exhibitors. En- tertainment nightly. c3w10 # x It or OCTOBER 1 â€" Saturday. Rum- mage sale sponsored by the ev- ening WA. of St. Mary's Angli- can Church. Masonic Hall. 2 p. m. c4w10 .750 square feet. . ies on the subject and it would Survey Revealsl9 Homes Breech Building By-Laws In a crack-down on substandard housing in the Dun- can Road area of Richvale. Markham township council Monday instructed its Building Department to inform by registered letter the Owners of if) homes not measuring up to the township‘s building standards that they must com- ply with the building by-laws within 30 days or face pros- ecution. A careful house to house check of the area by Planning Director R. Forrest and Build- ing Inspector ‘W. Craig merely confirmed an earlier charge made by a resident of the dis- trict that substandard homes were being erected contrary to township by-laws. In addition to the 19 homes there is also one case of a small dwelling be- ing erected without a building permit. Four Appear In Court Owners of four of the proper- ties have already been summon- sed and convicted of occupying dwellings containing less than Appearing in Magistrate's Court. Newmarket. during'the latter part of August. Messrs. William Wilson and William Visscher were found guilty as charged and fined $10. and costs. while Messrs. Anton Steige and William Harvey. who were also found guilty were re- manded to September 22. for the setting of a penalty. Both Messrs. Wilson and Viss- chcr were living in garages and were allowed 30 days to locate new premises. Failure to heed the order could result in the lay- ing of additional charges. Both Steige and Harvey were residing in partially finished homes and are to report what progress has been made in completing them when they appear in court on September 22. Must Make Reasonable Effort Council is anxious to protect the property values of those people who have built their homes according to the by-laws. While appreciating today’s hous- ing shortage Council maintained that people should make a reas-‘ onable attempt to complete their homes.‘ All the 19 houses were found to be contravening any one of three points: 1. Failure to com- plete the main exterior walls. 2. Living below the ground IeVel. 3. Failure to contain a minimum of 750 square feet. 1650 Enrolment Board Hears Varied Reports At School Area Meeting In his report to the Board of Trustees of Towns-hip School Area No. 1 â€"' Markham and Vaughan at their meet? ing Tuesday night. Mr. David Smith, Supervising Princi- pal for the area said that all had gone well at the first day of school and they were highly gratified with the results. ‘ He stated that they had forecast an enrolment‘of 1700 for the fall term and 1650 had registered. This was 200 pup- ils or 14 per cent over the June report. They expected an additional climb of six per cent during the fall, and Mr. Smith reported that the enrolment worked out; to an av- erage of 33 pupils per classroom. Mr. Smith remarked that the 2.600. and produced better light- neleunior Special class had ing. started and that both the pupils Mr. Dowling and Mr. Smith in- in it and those in the Senior vited the board to make a tour Special class were very enthus- of the school area and view the iastic and excited about their impr0vements made by the staff new rooms. He remarked that during the summer. all the work on the new rooms Present Art Bulletin had been done completely by the A bulletin prepared by the maintenance staff of the school school area art consultant. was area. under the direction of Mr. presented to the board members W. J. Downing. by Mr. Smith. who remarked that Mr. Smith reported that the it was a very fine job and a cred- new group insurance coverage it to KathleenElliott who put it plan had gone into effect for the together. A suggestion was made schools in the area. Chairman that a dozen copies be sent to the William Ladell requested a syn- Richmond Hill public school opsis of the plan with a copy for trustees to see if they were in- each board member. He felt terested in the booklet. The there would possibly be inquir- Board agreed with a suggestion by Mr. Smith that a letter of appreciation from the board he sent to Miss Elliott for the work she has done on the booklet. Mr. Smith asked permission of the board to send the Thornhill school. grades 7 and 8, on an ex- cursion trip to the Huronia area around Midland. He stated that it would be an all day trip, with a teacher in charge and they would travel by bus. Permission was granted. I In regard to the proposed meeting between the Markham Planning Board. the Markham (Continued on page 3) be wise if the board members were fully aware of the plan. Mr. Smith. in continuing his report. stated that two pupils were expected to attend the new special class from the Thornhavn school. He remark- ed that more might possibly be attending the following year and to better understand the pupils and the teaching background they had been receiving. Mrs. C. Burnside. the school area psy- chologist planned to attend some of the classes at the Thornhaven school. Reporting further. Mr. Smith stated that one room at'the Hen- derson Avenue school had not been ready for school opening. but there had been no trouble since they could use the auditor- ium as a class room in the inter- im, while the new room was be- ing finished. Mr. Dowling add- ed that he had been talking to Thieves‘ Enter Drive-In [Theatre Thieves attempted to blow a safe at the 400 Drive-In Theatre in Vaughan Town- ship early last Monday ev- the contractor and learned that ening. When the attemPtEd the delay had been caused robbery was discovered. it through shortage of acoustic was found that the Safe was tile and blackboards. The Thornlea school had op- ened with everything fully com- plete. Mr. Smith stated, but it had been only through overtime work by the maintenance staff who finished painting and in- stalling light fixtures by 7:00 p. m. the previous night, The new fluorescent lighting fixtures hail been instalieri in the split lovell roms in the Richvale SCIIOOI andl where formerly the:: were wing! 6.000 catis. they now only usel being prepared for blowing but apparently the thieves were frightened off before the safe was opened. Vaughan Police have not made any arrests in connec- tion with the break-in as yet. The safe contained only a small amount of change. With the exception of this blah-in. Chief Masher re- ports a quie’ Labour Day week-end for the police de- partment. «Univ; .4 a ' H) 23 - pan. - / I