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STOUFFVILLE : A bronze plaque on a cairn has been erâ€" ected in the Memorial Park here In honour of Arthur Latcham who has contributed so gener- ously to the park. " It Community Hall. Spruc_e Ave., Stop 22A Yonge St., Richvale at 8.00 pm. tfc35 STOUFFVILLE : The _Ofiicial Plan of the town is nearing com- pletion, and will be presented to ratepayers in thenear future. OCTOBER 5 â€"' Wednesday and consecutive Wednesdays at 7.45 pm. The John Madsen Players, under the direction of O. W. D. Fonger will welcome those inter- ested in theatre arts â€" acting, stagecraft, makeup, costuming. etc. John Madsen Folk School, Cherry Hill Farm, 1 mile east of Unlonvllle. Fee $10. c1w14 OCTOBER 10 â€"- Monday. Vell- ore Jr. Farmers Dance in Vell- ore Hall, dancing 9-1, 75c admis- sion per person. Sally Lloyd's Orchestra. c1w14 OCTOBER 13 â€" Thursday. An- nual meeting and election of of- ficers of York North Women‘s Progressive-Conservative Assoc- iation. will be held in the fire hall auditorium. Newmarket, at 8 p.111. clwl4 STOUFFVILLE : The Coulter Mfg. is Co. is seeking an indus- trial site here, it is reported. AURORA : The town Council and the Collis Leather Co. have signed an agreement for the dis- posal of industrial wastes. The ___ n.“ r“. Collis firm has agreed to pay the town $5,641 a year for 20 years plus one-third of the operating cost of the sewage plant. SCARBORO : The _township’s public library system became an established unit with the official opening of three libraries last week. It is expected to have five in the system in the may future. EVERY THURSDAY â€"- Bingo sponsored by L.0.L. 2368 in the Orange Hall, Richmond Hill at 8 pm. sharp. Lucky draw nigfht. 1; c1 OCTOBER 11 â€"-â€" Tuesday. The monthly meeting of Richmond Hill United Church Evening W. A. will be held Tuesday, Oct. 11, in the Sunday School room. An evening of music has been ar- ranged followed by a social hour. Members and friends cor- dially invited. c1w14 WEDNESDAY NIGHT OCTOBER 10 â€" Square Dance. Community Swing. Public School Yonge Street. 8.30 pm. Begin- ners welcome *1w14 OCTOBER 10 â€" Monday. Meet- ing of Thornhill L.O.L. No. 91 in the Masonic Hall, Thornhill. OCTOBER 12 â€" Wednesday Meeting 'of the lst Richvale Cubs 8: Scouts Mothers ALLin- iary at the home of Mrs. Cecil Smith, Oak Avg, 8.30 pm. c1w14 STOUFFVILLE : Work on new sewerage system is still ing held up by quicksand in excavations. SCARBORO : Councillor Don Horton has received an apology from Richard Sutton, M.P.P. York-Scarboro in connection with the alleged irregularities In township affairs. OCTOBER 6 â€" East Vaughan Ratepayers Association meeting will be held Thursday, October 6, at 8.30 pm. Community Hall, Spruce Ave., Richvale. c1w14 OCTOBER 12 â€" Wed. 8.15 pm. Primary Room United Church. Monthly meeting of Richmond Hill Scout 8.: Cuh Mothers. Dr. Mary Northway, speaker. Special invitation to mothers of new Scouts and Cubs. c1wr14 OCTOBER 11 â€" St. Mary‘s An- glican Evening Guild will hold an open meeting on Tuesday: October 11, at 8.!5 in the Parish Hall. The speaker will be Mrs. Haney of the Mothers’ Allow- ance Board of the Dept. of Health and Welfare. c1w14 EVERY MONDAYNâ€"V Bingo held Vaughan To Hire Planning Director At a meeting of Vaughan Township Council last Mon- day, Council agreed to the hiring of a Planning Direc- tor for the Township. At present there is no person in the employ of the township who can give professional views on township planning and Council feels that the hiring of a person to super- vise tOWnship planning will prove an asset to the develâ€" opment of the township. It is also anticipated that a Planning Director will serve as ‘a liaison between Metro and\the township. Council also approved the hiring of an accountant for the administrative office. Earlier, this month, council agreed to the hiring of a full time Fire Chief on the recommendation of the Fire Marshall's office. News From Next Door Coming Events c1w14 the the OCTOBER 21 â€" Friday evening Euchre, Box Social, and Dance at Masonic Hall, sponsored by L.0.L. and L.0.B.A., Richmond Hill at 8 p.m. sharp.Ladies ad- mitted free with box lunch. Tea and coffee supplied. Admission 50c. Good prizes and lucky draws. c3w15 New Local Problem Stuart Parker on behalf of the Trustees of Richmond Hill Presbyterian Church, advised council that the cemetery which has served as a community bur- ial ground for more than a cen- tury will be available in future only to members of the congre- gation. The communication pointed out that this step was necessary due to the very limit- ‘ed amount of space . available. Reeve Taylbr and members of council expressed the view that cemeteries in most communities are operated either by private Restrict Cemetery Use To Congregation Members Richmond Hill’s municipal council has become accustomed to coping with the increasing problems of a growing munici- pality but at Monday night‘s council meeting members were presented with a new problem, concerning not the living. but the dead. OCTOBER 14â€"Opening Square' dance of Jefferson School Com- munity Club. New members wel- come. Dancing at the school. $3500. This Year’s Objective ,/ From the campaign, close to $1400 will go' towards student activities, and in order to raise the money, the entire student body undertakes the sale of ma- gazine subscriptions to their friends, neighbours and rela- tives. The annual Magazine Cam- paign of Richmond Hill District High School gets under way to- morrow and the students are striving to top all previous rec- ords. OCTOBER 15 â€" SaturdayMSkate exchange "at the Scout Hall in Richmond Hill Park, also ski boots and overshoes in good con- dition. from 10 a.m. to 4 pm. Articles to be sold should be tied in pairs, and clearly marked with owner‘s name and approp- riate price. They may be left on Friday, Oct. 14 with Mrs. L. Sims, 88 Baker Ave., or Mrs. Morley Williams, 155 Richmond St. Under auspices of Richmond Hill 'Scout and Cub Mothers Auxiliary. c2wl4 OCTOBER 15 â€" St. Mary’s Boy Scouts Women's Auxiliary- Square Dance at Masonic Hall, Richmond Hill, Oct. 15, 8.30 p. m. _ c2w14 pom. Jefferson School Commun- ity Club annual tea and bake and apron sale at the school. High School Launches Annual Magazine Sales The High School’s best year was in 1953 when the sales av- eraged $6 per pupil, but this year's keen executive has decid- OCTOBER 28 â€" riday. Dance at Uplands Golf ub, sponsored by Thornhill Bowling League. Orchestra and prizes. Tickets $1.25 pgr person. c1w14 OCTOBER 29 â€" Saturday. A silver tea and bake sale will be held by the C.W.L. of St. Luke's, Thornhill, in the parish hall, Colborne St, from 2 to 5 p.ml Everyone cordially invited. c3w14 NOVEMBER 5 OCTOBER 14 â€" Friday, 8 p.m. The Friendship Club presents a Fashion Tea ‘in Buttonville Com- munity Hall. Admission 75c. OCTOBER 29 â€" Bazaar and Fa- shion Show sponsored by Rich- mond Hill Guides. Masonic Hall, 2 pm. 06w12 NOVEMBER 10, 11, 12 â€" Cur- tain Club production “Passing of of the Third Floor Back." Lions Hall. Curtain 8.20. Tickets $1.00. $1.25. Wight's Pharmacy. c2w14 NOVEMBER 17 â€" Thursday ev- ening. Resserve this date for the Toronto Star Weekly Free Con- cert in Richmond Hill United Church. tfcll OCTOBER 15 â€" Saturday. Mafi- le Lions Club Turkey Shoot. Shur-Gain Farm, 1 pm. c2w14 VOLUME LXXVII, NUMBER 14 BINGO * Saturday 2.30 c2w13 c2w14 c3w14 A communication from the Planning Board referred to coun- cil a letter from Mr. Lewis Sims, drawing attention to the fact that some provision for future burial requirements of the grow- ing community is needed ' and suggesting that the Planning Board and Council give some thought to the question. The Planning Board members ex- pressed the view that serviced land in the municipality was too high priced for cemetery use and that a site should be obtain- ed in the district but outside the municipal boundaries. Any action on making an ap- plication for incorporation as a town was postponed until coun- cil meets with the Deputy-min- ister of Municipal Affairs and ,discusses all the angles of the question including any possible companies or a commission and few are operated by the munici- pality. Council will confer wih their solicitor.as to municipal respon- sibility in regard to providing a cemetery to serve the commun- ity. There is an educative value re- ceived from the campaign where- by the students learn to meet the public as representatives of the school. They are working for their own and their fellow stud- ents’ benefit and they realize what a successful campaign will mean to their school activities. STOUFFVILLE : Robert Daniels, 6. was taken to Briar Bush Hosâ€" pital with severe head injuries last week after darting into the path of a truck on Main St. His condition was described? as ser- ious. Driver of the truck was Gordon Brown, 33, of Stouffville. Village ,Council Waits Many Months For Action By Highways Department Richmond Hill Rjeve W. J. Taylor and members of council at a special meeting this week expressed concern that the On- tario» Department of Highways was a delaying bottleneck in lo- cal plans to cope with trafi’ic problems. The Reeve said that council continually received complaints about conditions in the neigh- bourhood of the Post Office, and regarding the need for a traffic light at Yonge Street and Mark- ham Road. “Both these prob- lems have been dealt with by council" said Reeve Taylor “but are held up awaiting approval of the Highways Department”. The local council has passed a by-law prohibiting any parking on both sides of Centre Street west for a considerable distance from Yonge Street. Approval of the Department must be ob- tained before the necessary signs are erected. The Richmond Acres develop- ment has greatly increased traf- fic on Markham Road and condi- tions at the Yonge Street corner have been the subject of many complaints. Council members agreed that a stop light is the onlggsolution but for many weeks have been unable to get any ac- tion in the \\matter from the Highway Department. May Be a Town Parking By-Laws Delayed Mm flithmmfls "In Essentials, Unity,- ln Non-essentials, Liberty,- ‘n 5!! Things, Charity. Area Board To Speed Up Aquisition Of School Sites Speaki‘fg before the Area School Board at their regu- lar meeting on Tuesday night, Mr. Maynard Hallman, pubâ€" lic School inspector proposed six-point program which would accelerate the present acquisition, development and planning for future schools and school sites in the Area. Mr. Hallman stated: “In view of: the probable imminent large- scale residehtial development within the Township School Ar- ea, and because of experience of other school boards where simi- lar development has already tak- en place, I\ feel it my duty to make these recommendatons." Mr. Hallman suggested the board have prepared a large- scale map of the whole area so that a study can be made with respect to the future needs for school sites. Along this line, he stated the board should make an im ediate‘stuoy of the Area eds for future school sites based upon studies made by the Boards own personnel and rec- commendations by the various area planning boards. Size Future Schools , In regard to the schools them- selves, Mr. Hallman suggested that a careful study be made of the optimum size and number of classrooms of future schools, whether Primary (Kindergarten to grade 6), Senior (grade 7 and 8), or Composite HKindergarten to grade 8). Discuss Size and Type of School Mr. Hallman said, “Provision should be made now for possible future senior public school sites, each serving both townships, so that at a later date the recom- mendations by the 1950 Royal Commission report could be im- plemented.” He added that at present the density of popula- tion idoesn’t warrant the building Richmond Hill Moves To Annex More Area North OF Village variation in provincial grants ac- cording to the status of the mun- icipality. “We don’t want to take any steps which will unfavorably affect our grants" said Deputy Reeve Tomlin in reporting on his conference with the village solicitor. ' The Deputy-reeve said that municipal business might be transacted faster and with less argument with a small adminis- trative body. Councillor Harold Jones ob- served that sometimes a little more argument on some subjects might be a good thing for the village. Councillor Middleton who op- posed the idea of a larger coun- cil had a few words of advice for those who might be aspiring for council. “It takes a lot of time to serve on council” said councillor Middleton “and who- ever takes on the responsibility must be prepared to give a lot of time not only in the evening but in the daytime as well." Reeve W. J. Taylor expressed appreciation for the unselfish service rendered by members of council. He said "a position on council is no job for someone whose time is not available dur- ing the day as well as at night. We have problems arising at all hours and it’s not fair to leave all those decisions to a few members of council" said the Reeve. Deputy-reeve Tomlin heartily agreed. "You have to be like Available Jones in the Comic Strip." he said, “'always avail- Miss Marian Nicholson. teacher at Thornlea Public School, has been appointed Remedial Consultant for Township School Area No. 1 Markham and Vaughan, her position to become effective October 1. ‘ Miss Nicholson will also be in charge at the Work Book Library which she has been instrumental in organizing. Miss Nicholson will con- duct remedial work for child- ren in the seven ~ Area schools who haVe difficulty in basic reading, arithmetic, etc. own Status Possible In 1956 RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1955 Remedial Consultant $100.00 MUST GO EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT of senior public schools in the area but the idea should be look- ed into immediately. ‘Mr. Hallman stated that sel- ected sites should be purchased within the very near future, at least to the extent recommend- ed by the various planning boards. Any such sites, lie/stated which are later found unsuitable or unnecessary could be sold at a profit or in exchange for more suitable sites. Mr. Hallman add- ed as a final point that the cost of the proposed new sites could be amortized over a 30-year period. To>Secure Maps 01’ Area The Board spent some time discussing Mr. Hallman’s sugges- tions and recommendations and the feeling was that their pres- ent program should be acceler- ated and Mr. Hallman’s sugges- tions followed. Along this line a motion was made that the sec- retary secure full maps of the school area or portion of town- ships in area from the Metropo- litan Planning Board within 10 days. The maps would be on a scale of 1000 feet to\the inch, and show contour lines and ex- isting subdivisions. Chairman Laddell suggested that when the maps were‘ secured; a full com- mittee meeeting should be de- v6t‘ed to study of the maps and selecting of sites. Chairman Lad- dell pointed out that the board had the power to expropriate land should the need arise for securing of suitable school sites. Reeve Taylor suggested the time, is nearing. when council sessions will have to be held in daytime rather than in the even- ing as at present. I Councillor Jones who last meeting suggested the increase in council members said he would gq along with the suggest- ion to cpnfer with the Dept of Municipal Affairs. However he said “we have the word of our auditor who said there would be no change in the grants. Hire New Man On motion of councillor Floyd Perkins council accepted the ap- plication of John C. Stong, Centre St. East for a position with the village maintenance staff. His salary will be $48 per week. Speeders Councillor Middleton was very critical of the number of speed- ers on village streets particular- ly on Markham Road. A11 mem- bers of Council were in agree- ment that the Police Commission should give immediate attention to the complaint. Redeem-ate . Tenders as high as $365 were received for redecorating the room at the municipal hall form- erly used as a classroom. The tender of A. Galloway at $125 was accepted. Oil Price Tender prices for fuel oil for heating ranged from 16.6 cents to 17.6 cents per gallon. No award of tender was made pend- ing clarification of some prices and grades. abld‘. Leonard Purdy, 22, of Lon- don, pntario, who was im- plicated in a car theft from Morley Williams’ Sunoco Station, on Yonge Street, Richmond Hill, on July 15, was sentenced to one year imprisonment last week. Appearing before Judge Forsythe at the general ses- sions of court at Toronto City Hall last Thursdéy, Purdy pleaded. guilty to the charge and was sentenced ac- cordingly. Given Year’s Sentence Dr. Philip Macfarlane photo by lagerquist “.The way things‘ are develop- ing around Richmond Hill, the area could soon become another Leaside.” Dr. Philip Macfarlane, a new village businessman, told the Liberal this week. Dr. Mac- farlaney who has recently open- ed a new dentistry office in the La‘nigstaff Building, has expressâ€" ed great confidence in the fu- ture development of the village, and has followed this conviction by locating an office here. fit present, he is at ,his Richmo d Hill office on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday of each week but plans to be open full time here as soon as business warrants it. Dr. Macfarlane was born in Toronto where he attended Bloor Collegiate and later the Univer- _sit$l of Toronto, graduating in Dentistry in 1943. He was also four years in the armed forces and served in the Dental Corps on the west coast and overseas at the Base Workshop, R.E.M.E. Dr. Macfarlane seriled his in- terneship at the Ontario Hospi- tal, Langstaff. ‘ Markham agreed to enter into the agreement on a temporary basis reserving the right to with- draw from the fire area on six months notice. Under the proposed plan which was formulated by the village trustees and the Fire Commit- tees of the two townships and representatives of the Ontario Fire Marshall’s Department. the capital costs will be debentured by Vaughan township. The fire hall will be located in Vaughan town‘ship. Estimated total ex- penditures of 348.011 will in- clude: Fire Hall $8.000; Fire Truck $15,000; annual mainten- ance Fire Hall. $400; and annual maintenance fire truck $200. is presently representing the village of Woodbridge and dis- trict on the Richmond Hill Dis- trict High School Board. Since coming to the area, he has join- ed. Blackwood Masonic Lodge at Woodbridge and is also a mem- ber of the Toronto Scottish Rite, the Rose‘ Croix and Consistory. Markham township council ag- reed Monday to the establish- ment of a fire area covering parts of both Markham and Vau- ghan townships to serve the vill- age of Thornhill and the adjoin- ing areas. IMarkham for its share will pay an annual fee of $2,400 to- wards the cost of the fire area. For some time now Markham has been reluctant to enter into a joint fire area with Vaughan township as they have intimated they would prefer to establish their own township area with a fire hall located on Bayview Ave. Garbage Area Dr. Macfarlane is well known in Vaughan Township as he has had a practice in Woodbridge for the past nine years. He and his wife and three children live just west of Maple on a farm where Dr. Macfarlane. follows his hob- by of what he terms .“week-end farming". Interested in com- munity affairs, Dr. Maefarlane has served three years on the Maple Public School Board and Acceptance of the proposed fire area was the major item of business accomplished by Thorn- hill representatives Chairman J. MacNeil and Trustee A. Sumner in their meeting with Council. garbage a1 Markham ha New Fire Area Will Serve Thornhill District Opens New Office Prior to tr 1 in Thornhill, suggested that the establishment of a 8 13.111. - LEGION HALL - Stop 23 CARRVILLE RD. W. Residential Permits Must Wait Commercial GrOwth -Super Market Planned The Municipal Council of Richmond Hill Village took initial steps at a special meeting this week to annexlan ad- ditional twenty-five acres at the north end of town, but will withhold permission for residential development until permits are issued for commercial assessment. The proposed annexed area has a depth of 660 feet on Yonge Street and extends westward to include the re- cently built 0. M. MacKillop Public School. Pressing for annexation action Deputy-reeve Tomlin predicted immed- iate development of the commercial area on Yonge Street. It has been authoritatively rumoured for some time that a. large chain grocery had an option on Yonge St. frontage. The deputyâ€"reeve received support on council from council- lors Jones and Perkins but was opposed by Councillor Wesley Middleton. Councillor Middle- ton has consistently opposed the proposed annexation. “Let's not bite off more than we can chew,” he has said in arguing to post- pone any further requests to ex- tend the borders of the village. The application now goes to the Ontario Municipal Board. The outcome of the Board’s con- sideration will no doubt depend to a considerable extent on what action Vaughan Township coun- cil takes in the matter. It has been suggested that it is unlike- ly there will be any opposition from Vaughan, but the applica- tion might have to be amended to include the Rumble Avenue area. village trustees secure tenders in order to give some idea as to actual costs of such a scheme. Markham has indicated they would be willing to’ pass a by-Iaw authorizing the setting up of a garbage area providing costs are not considered to be prohibitive. The cost of such a plan would be borne by the people served by the plan. Council also instructed Solicitor J. D. Lucas to investi- gate how a rate structure to cov- er the costs involved can be in- corporated into the present tax structure. Council assured the Thornhill delegation that the village will not be by-passed in any propos- ed water and sewer scheme. De- puty-Reeve Clark who acted as Chairman of the meeting in the absence of Reeve LeMasurier as- sured the delegation that it is council’s intention to make sure that the present property owners will be the first to benefit from any water and sewer plan. The original water area- No. 1 as set up a year ago has never been amended and covers a wide area including Thornhill. The approval received now makes it possible for the Vaughan Council to sign a contract with a contractor. As soon as a contract is chos- en from among the six who tendered and a contract sign- ed then work cap be started. The Ontario Municipal Board last Tuesday advised Vaughan Township officials that the application for ap- roval for $465,969. for the installation of watermains, hydrants and valves in Wat- er Area No. 1 had received approval by the Municipal Board. The costs for pump- ing station and reserve tank have not yet been dealt with as plans and specifications have not as yet been com- pleted. ’ s Mrs. Walter Smith, Rich- mond Hill, has been appoint- ed Chairman of the Welfare Committee, of Richmond Hill and District Unit of the Canadian Cancer Society. Mrs. Smith replaces Mrs. Norm Chatterley, who re- cently moved from Richmond Hill to Sutton. 0M B Approves Watermains Welfare Chairman HOME PAPER OF THE DISTRTCT SINCE 1878 at was Ritbmunh MON., TUES. - OCT. 10, 11 The Glenn Miller Story Add To Staff Richmond Hill's rapidly grow- ing population (now over 5000) has so increased administrative work at the municipal office that additional office space and more office help is required. The Vill- age Council held a special ses- sion this week to consider nec- essary additions to the adminis- trative staff and discuss plans for a new office building. At a recent meeting of the council of Richmond Hill Village Councillor Harold Jones gave notice that he intended to move for an increase in the number of councillors to keep pace with the expanding population of the village. Crash Caused By Blowout A cruiser of the Vaughan Township’s Police force received minor damage on September 30 when it went out of control on Spruce Avenue. Constable Tom Woods was returning from an accident at Loblaws, near Steel- es Avenue when the mishap oc- curred. Reeve W. J. Taylor who pre- sided paid sincere tribute to the efficient service rendered by clerk and treasurer Russell Ly- nett and his staff, but pointed out that the substantial increase in population had greatly increas- ed work in the/municipal office. Administrativ’e changes plan- ned include the taking over of all Hydro meter reading, hydro billing and bookkeeping. This formerly has been done by the Ontario Hydro under a special agreement, but notice has been given that this arrangement will not continue after Decem- ber 3lst. Further Investigation has dis- closed that to increase size of council it would be necessary forlocal authorities to seek in- corporation as a town and the procedure would take several months. This means that it is too late in the year for any pro- posed changes to be effective in the 1956 elections which take place in early December. The elections this year for next year’s municipal council will be as in the past for a Reeve. Deputy-Rege and three councillors. Any move to in- corporateras a town will probab- 1y be laid over until early in 1956. As a town the municipal council would be made up'of a Mayor, a Reeve, deputy-reeve and any specified number of councillors depending on the population of the municipality. It is believed that constable Woods‘ cruiser picked up some glass in the right front tire at the scene of the crash and as he was later pursuing a car along Spruce Avenue, the tire blew causing the cruiser to go out of control and smash into a parked car owned by Jack Stamp of Richvale. No one was injured and damage was slight. Council decided to place Bry- don Ellis, now assistant in the clerk’s office in charge of the new Hydro department. At least two assistants will be required in addition to a meter reader, who 150 may be utilized to read the ‘ ater meters. Work in the assess-flan de- partment is so heavy that coun- cil decided to engage an assist- ant for the assessor Norman Mackie. ' Temporary additional office space is being prepared in the upstairs rooms at the municipal building, but plans are being prepared for a new office build- ing to be erected south of the present municipal offices. May Be Town In 1956