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a Central Council of Ratepayers' Associations of Richmond Hill. He pointed out there we e a num- ber of things which con erned all residents and that could be the subject of co-operation among the associations; He mentioned the possibility of mail delivery as an example. He also told of the Candidates’ Meeting on Tuesday, November 27, in the L. M. Mc- Conaghy School being sponsored by the various associations as a comparative effort and that all expenses involved would be paid President Harley reported that final paving should be started by November 21 or 22, barring com- plications such as extension of the independent truckers' strike. Bltepayers‘ Council Harry Sayers reported on the prgliminqry efforts to establish BELHAVEN : The entire 1956 council for North Gwlllimbury Township was returned by accla- mdtlon at a nomination meeting here on November 18. Roy Poll- ock won an acclamation for a fourth term as reeve and his sev- enth year on council. Deputy Reeve Clark Martin was returned for a third term. Councillors are J. L. Doyle, a former reeve: Will- lam King and Frank Willoughby. (Continued from page 1) thing be done to encourage in- dustry to establish in the com- munity. Several expressed the opinion that prospects found it difficult to obtain information and suggested that a central source of informa 'on should be established lmme lately. Peter Savage suggested that at future meetings representatives from the Industrial Commission and the Planning Board should be asked to speak. He felt more was being accomplished than appear- ed on the surface. AUIIIOR§ : Ga§ should be’in Aur- MARKHAM : The new 170.000 James Robinson Public Schom 1n Markham Village was ofl‘icxally opened on Tuesday night. Thn present enrollment. with a staff of 12 teachers and Principal L. J. Abernathy. is 385 students. NEWMARKET : Expropriation procedures were started by town council on Monday night when a by-law was passed authorizing the action to expropriate a portion of land in the former Lewis farm for the constrUr‘tinn of a well. ,_'.__. _. ... .Auu~ on by the end of November. say officials of the Consumers’ Gas Company. Work on the twelve inch line from Richmond Hill has started. The pipe will terminate at Newmarket for the time being. d-‘LLA Discuss Village Elections ed away infwgaiérvl-og‘h‘éspital. dent of the v1fia§e71§i§l11l$30l§chz Bprkholder. now 01 bras : A former resi THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thursday. November 22, 1956 We need books in our homes. Let us buy all the books we can. But most of us ca‘nnot afford to buy all the books we need. So we depend on libraries. Today as never before books are essential to us: for the pre-school child the exquisite picture books are a joy and a delight; for school-children books provide information and recreation, and they do the same for adults. Books can help us all do our job better, widen our horizons, provide us with the knowledge we need to make up our minds on vital questions to be effective citizens. They help us whether we are housewives, farmers, clergymen, mechanics, writers, lawyers, artists, doctors, teachers, bus- inessmen. ' Perhaps we take books too much for granted. Picture 3 World without books. Before long we should be ignor- ant primitives. The importance of reading good books cannot be stressed too strongly. Books provide the best part of our ed- ucation. They add richness to life. They provide much of our entertainment. Think of the impact made by just one book, J‘Uncle Tom's Cabin”, on the slavery issue. all]: liberal _~ * "‘L‘ An Independent Weekly: Established 1878 Watch for the " Official Opening White Rose Products Subscription Rate $3.50 per year; to United States $4.00; 10c single copy Member Audit Bureau of Circulations Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association J. E. SMITH, M.P., Publisher W. S. COOK. Managing Editor DONALD S. LENO, Associate Editor Telephone TUrner 4-1261 “Authorized as second class mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa” Murray Motors TRAINED STAFF ON DUTY VOLKSWAGEN SALES & SERVICE PHONE AV. 5-1535 Importance OF Good Books THORNHILL Members expressed their pleasure at the co-operation of the Public School Board in per- mitting pupils at MacKillop to carry lunches on days when the weather was bad. President Har- ley urged all parents not to abuse this privilege and suggested that when» parents are unable to be home, they should arrange to have neighbors look after their children rather than send them to school with their lunch, unless the weather is bad. for by these ratepayers' associa- tlons. One member urged all to re- quest children to walk facing the trafiic on their way to and from school. The lack of sidewalks was mentioned as one reason why children should be most careful when walking on the streets. It was reported that r llfeéQVng- equipment for the mill pond area was likgly to 'be _in_stalled shortly. Considerable interest was ex- pressed in having the Richmond Hill phone area incorporated in the Toronto calling area. On Friday evening last, at the Aurora High School commence- ment, Mr. T. A. M. Hulse, Q.C., of Aurora, announced that he was presenting on behalf ‘of himself and family handsome trophy for Inter- hool Debating be~ tween the North York secondary schools of Aurora, Newmarket, Richmond Hill. and Thornhill. The trophy will be known as the J.‘ H. Knowles trophy, in hon- our of Principal J. HgKnowles, of Aurora High School, and Mr. Knowles will act as chairman of the committee in charge. Com- petition will start in 1957. under Inter-Collegiate rules and the Hulse family will provide re- plicas of the trophy for the an- nual winners and in addition, Mr. Knowles will receive a replica. Members again wondered if and when the gasoline standby engine would be placed in the pump house in _the_ creek‘ valley. Mr. Stuart Symington has announced this week that he will seek a seat on the Rich- mond Hill Council in the forthcoming municipal el- ections. He is a member of the Richmond Hill Industrial Commission and has taken an active part in the formation and activities of the East Elmwood Ratepayers‘ Assoc- iation. Presents Debating Traphy Village Council Candidate Repairs to all makes of cars a number of urban and rural councils. This can be gained when we become really alert to the need for books; books of quality and in numbers; and for li- brarians to bring together readers and books in a dynamic relationship. Until the twentieth century only large cities could afford to pay from taxes for public libraries with inform- ed librarians and large, up to date book collections. For the most part, people who lived in the country did without libraries. The last fifty years have seen a great expansion of country and regâ€" ional libraries. From a central head- quarters, often in a city, books are sent out to towns, villages and hamlets in the district. Even small communities re- ceive a wide variety of books. These books move about the region so that libraries are not “read out”. Any book in the region may be borrowed through requesting 't from a branch library. Large unit li raries, financed by a combination of municipal and provin- cial taxes, require coâ€"operation between The library is the heart of the univer- sity. The library should be the centre of the school. Public libraries are the intelligence centres of our communities. The Lions Club presented two stretchersâ€" one to the Richmond Hill Police Force and one to the Richmond Hill Arena Association. This year for the first time in the history of Richmond Hill municipal elections, there will be a woman candidate for council. Mrs. Ruth Stocks of Arnold Cres. has announced her intention to seek election this year. Meeting of the Lions was held on Thursday, November 15, with Brigadier Carswell of the Salva- tion Army as guest speaker. Brigadier Carswell spoke of “The Battle of the Standard", giving conditions in the world to- day and how the Salvation Army throughout 87 countries in the world was carrying on its good work under their yellow, red and blue flag â€" the standard of the Salvation Army. Don Thurston, on behalf of the club, presented Brigadier Cars- well with a dozen roses. Salute to Lions will be held on November 22 at thg, King Edward Hotel, with The Happy Gang, on Station CBL. All Lions are wel- come. Richmond Hill Lions Hockey team defeated Rexdale Lions 18- 4 on Wednesday night. “The growth of Richmond Hill from a village to a town is ac- companied by many problems of particular 'nterest to the women of Richmo d Hill in their role as mothers and householders. Their interest can best be served by a woman’s voice in council," Mrs. Stocks told the Libei‘al. A resident of Richmond Hill for ten years. Mrs; Stocks has been actively engaged in many community organizations, includ- ing St. Mary's Anglican Church W.A.. the local association of Girl Guides and the Skating Club. Mother of two children, Mrs. Stocks is the current president of the McConaghy Home and School Association. WILLOWDALE : North York may forfeit Edwards Gardens to Metâ€" ro as a too-expensive luxury un- less its economic possibilities 03- set its high operational costs. First Woman To Seek Seat R. H. Council hulmu‘ UDIT ,mcuu‘nohs UREAU Contesting the seat of deputy- reeve, Councillor William J. Ag- ar, was the next speaker. He touched on planning in the town- ship and mentioned that the township now has a Planning Director and is making strides towards the completion and ap- proval of the oflicial plan. He said that building valued at approx- imately five million dollars had taken place in the township dur- ing the past year. Contests Reeveship Contesting the reeveship is John Perry, former Vaughan and Woodbridge Councillor. In a brief address, Mr. Perry offered his experience in “full time ser- vice of the municipality”. "I have no desire to criticize the actions of the past. I only want to heln our future development," he said. . Many New Suggestions With the unusually large num- ber of candidates seeking the three councillor's positions, there was a wealth of new suggestions and platforms put before the ratepayers this year. The first speaker, J. N. Mul- holland. Q.C., offered his legal experience to the municipality and pointed out that with the extensive control exercised over municipalities by the provincial government, almost every point of municipal action involves law in one form or another. Referring to the financial statement, Mr. Mulholland commented that the overdrafts seemed to be unusual- ly high. He said that the province Mrs. Virginia Sully has an- nounced that she is a candidate for Richmond Hill Public School Board. Mrs. Sully who is the mother of five children has lived in the district nine years and has taken an active interest in school af- fairs. She has been an active member of the Home and School movement since its beginning in Richmond Hill and is presently serving on the executive of the MacKillop Home and School As- sociation. County Council from Vaughan," he said. Mr. Kirk said that he felt a measure of satisfaction in view of the fact that the town- ship was now taking action to secure a resident engineer. He said that during the past year he had found it necessary to fight on almost every point with the consulting engineers to_have done what was in the contract for the wafer system. For this reason, he contended that an engineer to look out for township interests would be important. As chairman of this year’s Water committee, he said that if the water system op- eration continues as successfully in the future there is the possi- bility that the three mlll' water rate may be off in two years. Mr. Kirk concluded that he was pleased that one of his first projects on entering council, lights at street entrances along Yonge .St. was now completed. Seeks To Move Up Feeling that educational stand- ards are increasingly threatened by rising costs and teacher shortâ€" ages, Mrs. Sully pledges herself to resist any lowering of stand- ards and to work toward contin- uing improvements in the Rich- mond Hill school system. high school has been sold to the Markham Union Lodge, it was announced this week. (Continued from page ll County Council he had been suc- cessful in ‘sponsoring some town- ship roads as part of the County Roads system. Retiring Councillor Councillor James Reid discuss- ed the township's activities in trying to make the township a safer place to live through the extension of police and fire ser- vices. He also mentioned the safety programme being carried out in all schools in the town- ship. Mr. Reid is retiring for the present from the municipal field following three years consecutive service to the municipality. Councillor Robert A. Kirk who this year is seeking the office of deputy-reeve told his audience that last year he ran for council to see more equitable represen- tation from all parts of the town- ship. “This year I’m seeking to move up to deputy to see the same even representation on MARKHAM : The old Markham Vaughan Nomination Meeting The names of three lucky winners were drawn on Tues- day at Rich Hill Motors. Richvale, as part of the op- ening ceremonies of this new automobile dealership. First prize of a car radio went to Earl Lambert of Yongehurst Road. The sec- ond prize, a choice of wind- shield washers or a set of slip covers, went to Mrs. Garthwaite of 131 Wright Street, Richmond Hill. A choice of wheel balance or alignment job was won by third place winner Robert Jackson of 158 Ruggles Ave., Richmond Hill. Rich-Hill Moors Draw Winners Seeks Seat School Board MRS. V. SULLY should be urged to get all grants and subsidies in on time so that municipal governments would not have to borrow money to carry on and consequently pay high in- terest charges. “The province should be awakened to our prob- lems now." he said. Strained Relations Karl Lund. a wholesale florist and a resident of the township for the past 20 years. promised full time service for the munici- pality. “Satisfied Stockholders” Zoning for representation was the policy set forth by Thornhill lawyer, Bruce Ralph. He said he was interested in good munici- pal government and would like to see representation evenly spread over the-township. ‘1‘ u. - is planning substantial aid to universities. “This is the oppor- tunity for the province to assume the entire administration of sec- ondary schools. leaving only the responsibility oi; elementary edu- cation to the municipalities with their meagre resources". he stressed. “I’m interested in harâ€" mony between municipalities so that we can concert our efforts for move demands. Referring to the need for a survey of all town- ship legislation to eliminate out- dated by-laws and bring the whole by-law system up to date, Mr. Mulholland stressed in par- ticular the; need for night courts Roy H. MacDonnell, Vaughan Township farmer, said that he was offering years of business ex- perience to the municipality. He said that the township was go- ing through a difficult period and needed firm business meth- ods to hold steady. He told his audience that all the township ratepayers are potential stockâ€" holders and he pointed out that “satisfied stockholders” are very important to a municipality. Fred Day was criticial of the township administration. He said that there were not enough p'ol- ice, more road graders were need- ed and he said that snow plough- ing service was poor. “Actually our taxes are not cheap," he said adding, "They don’t even pick up my garbage”. so that minor infractions could be dealt with. “A man who is busy and must be at work every day often must let his case go, whether it be a traffic violation or anvassessment appeal in the court of revision, because'he can- not take the time off through the day to present his case. Jesse Bryson, a lifelong resi- dent of the township told the ratepayers that he was vitally in- terested in the future of Vaugh- an and was anxious to take an active part in helping to build the townships future. A Kleinburg insurance broker. Victor Ryder. offered service and extensive business experience to the electors of Vaughan as a candidate for councillor. “Let’s Sell Industry” A keen interest in the Indus- trial development of the town- ship was expressed by E. W. An- stey. “In addition to water and gas we have the prime requisite for industry â€"â€" transportation. There are adequate road and railway facilities which should be publicized", he said. “Let’s meet the customer, sell the product, and then ask for the order”, conâ€" cluded Mr. Anstey. William Stephens, was disqual- ified at the meeting becauSe he was not present and did not send proof of intention to stand for office. Water Committee The setting up of a water-com- mittee to manage the Water Area 1 system and any others which may come into existence was one of the main suggestions of Will- iam Costoff. He pointed out that with water and gas now in the township he was anxious to see industry established. Referring to education, he said, "It is our big- gest cost and I would like to see municipalities banded together to get some concrete assistance. Criticises Administration Three candidates were put in by acclamation in Vaughan- Tor- onto Gore School Area. They are. Geoffrey Lynch-Staunton. Douglas Zimmerman and Walter McCabe. On Tuesday evening, Novem- ber 13. a group of 30 local resi- dents gathered at the new Klein- burg public school to consider a local candidate for the 1957 Vaughan Township Council. Councillors Bill Agar and Jim Reid were on hand to discuss the duties of the township council and how public business is transacted. The following con- sented to stand for election as councillor. Vic Ryder of Klein- burg and Carl Lund of Pine Grove. The West Vaughan Ratepayers‘ Association was also formed. Mr. Tom Matthews chaired the meetâ€" 'ng and was elected as president )f the association and E. W. (A1) Snider of Kleinburg was elected as secretary. The next meeting will be held in the new Klein- burg School on Monday, Novem- ber 27, at 8 pm. The speaker took strong ex- ception to the strained relations between Markham and Vaughan townships. Referring to the re- cent controversial issue of School Area I, he said, “We don't want to become embroiled with our neighbours. Going further. he said. “I understand that Vau- ghan will be selling water to Markham for the big new Men- nen plant to be built â€" I think it belies Markham‘s reeve to be- little his neighbour with picayune thoughts.” “What we need to get results with the province is a united front, not dissension", he added. Education Regarding education. Mr. Mul- holland said, “We are only seek- ing our rights in wanting aid for schools and welfare". He pointed out that the federal government All the candidé£é§__i):\g quali- fied with the exception of Will- iam Stephens. Organize New West VaughgnRatepayers “ A HAUNTING WE WILL GO " Iiiâ€"Ighmond Hill. Ontario ‘SPECIAL SAT. 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