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The speaker paid tribute to the excellent co-operation and support of past municipal coun- RICHMOND HILL LIONS’ HALL Monday, Feb. 4 Mr.‘ McLaf-en outlined the fun- ction of the Board and the var- ious duties of the Library staff. The rapid expansion of our com~ munity is reflected in the in- creased demand for books. There are presently close to 1800 memâ€" bers of the Library and last year more than 27,000 books were taken out. an average of better than 500 per week. ‘ Guest speaker at the Richmond Hill Rotary Club on January 21, was Gordon MacLaren, well- known local resident, who for the past two years has been chair- man of the Richmond Hill Lib- rary Board. Church ofl‘icer elected for 1957 were: People's Warden. Mr. Har- ry Stanford; Rector's Warden, Mr. T. Patrick Henry; Treasurer, Mr. Jack Brodrick: Chairman Mr. J. Lepper assisted by Mr. Gordon Lewis; Auditors, Mr. Ken Rufiman and Mr. Ralph W. Paris; Lay Delegates were re-elected, with sub-delegates, Mr. Harry Kane, L. R. and Mr. Don Fettes. In presenting the 'Rector's re- port, the Rev. A. A. Chote ex- Rotary Guest Stresses Need For Permanent Library Bldg. Reports submitted and adopt- ed, included: People's Warden’s report. Mr. Harry Stanford; Fin- ancial Report, Mr. Jack Brod- rick (Church Treasurer); Rec- tor’s Warden‘s report, Mr. T. Patrick Henry; Advisory Coun- cil report, Mr. Gordon Lewis (chairman), La)r Delezate’s re- port. Mrs. W. S. Thompson (Lay Delegate to Synod); Envelope Secretary's report, Mr. Gordon Lewis; Reports from St. Barna- bas’ Mission, Mr. Harry Hill L. R. (Sunday School Supt). Mrs. T. A. Sandford (Treasurer of the WA.) Organization reports for inclusion in the minutes were: Afternoon W.A.. Evening W.A., Evening Guild, Choir, Chancel Guild, Men's Club, Sunday School, Girls’ Auxiliary, Church Boys' League, St. Barnabas' Mis- sion, St. Barnabas' Mission W.A. Following the scripture reading and prayers by the Rev. A. A. Chote. the Vestry Clerk Mr. E. Mansbridge read the minutes. As a tribute to 23 deceased members a two minute period of silence and prayer was observed. Parishioners of St. Mary's An- glican Church gathered in Wrix- on Hall on the evening of Janu- ary 28, for the annual Vestry Meeting, with a record attend- ance. ‘ St.’ Mary’s Honours Rector At Annual Vestry Meeting On the occasion of his leaving the parish. the Rector, Rev. Arâ€" thur A. Chote. was the guest speaker. The introduction of the speaker, who obviously needed no introduction, was very ably Eerformed by Mr. Ed. Butlin, in is reading of a specially written poem. each verse characteristic of the Rev. Mr. Chote, and pro~ duclng considerable laughter from the members. A record attendance marked the holding of the first meeting In 1957 of the Men's Club of St. Mary's Anglican Church on Jan- uary 24. with president Lou Wainwright in the chair. Follow- ing the scripture reading and prayer by the Rev E.M011ey,~ the minutes “ere read by Mr. Jim Bo_ynton. and adopted. The Rev. Arthur Chote and Mrs. Chote are seen following a presentation made at a recent meeting of the Men’s Club of St. Mary’s Anglican Church. Mrs. Chote was presented with a lovely bouquet of roses and Mr. Chote receiv- ‘resentat ion ToReU. (3* Mrs. Chote _ _V_._~.a. What the Library really needs. stated Mr. MacLaren, is a build- ing of its own in order to prop- erly take care of the expanding requirements. To this end the Board and Council are now in- volved in discussions _to find a suitable site. Provincial grants will cover 40% of the total land and building value which will keep the cast to the taxpayers at a minimum figure. cils as well as the present coun- cil which has agreed to turn over the existing clerk’s office to the Board when the new Municipal offices are ready. This will only be a temporary measure as the expanding population will un- doubtedly mean that the Town will sooner or later require the entire Municipal Building. With a fine supper, prepared and served by the ladies of the Afternoon and Evening branches of the W.A., a very happy social hour was enjoyed by the Rector and parishioners, providing a fit- ting finale to such a successful annual Vestry meeting. A. J. Hewitt presented a hymn book on behalf of the choir. On behalf of the congregation, Mr. Gordon Lewis presented the Rec- tor with a handsome sterling silver fruit compote of willow- leaf design. wrought by the well- known Silversmith, Mr. Douglas Boyd. With the Benediction, the Ves- try meeting was formally closed, and was immediately followed by three presentations to the de- parting Rector and Mrs. Chote. People's Warden, *Mr. Harry Stanford.'on behalf of the par- ishioners, presented Mr. Chote with a cheque for $1,000; and the president of the choir, Mr. The final item on the evening‘s agenda “General Business" inclu~ ded discussion on the Bishop's Church Extension Report, sup- port for the Theological Coll- ege. Thanks were, extended- to Mrs. P. C. Hill for writing the history of St. Mary‘s Church. pressed his gratitude to all those whose untiring efforts had con- tributed to the building up of St. Mary’s. While commending‘the organizations, and. many of the parishioners by name. the Rector stated that much credit is due to many leaders “behind the scenes." In commenting on the happy four years that Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Chote had experienced in this Parish, the Rector exâ€" pressed his regret in leaving this congregation, but he had been called on to do Gods needed work in another parish. In a more serious vein, the Rev. Mr. Chote concluded with the ofiering of some excellent spiritual and practical advice to the members, suggesting that they lend full support to the new Rec- tqr of the parish. Mr. Dave Higgins thanked the Rector for his eloquent and hu- morohs address, which would be long remembered by the listen- ers. Speaking on behalf of the In replying. Mr. Chote had his audience convulsed with laughâ€" ter for the ensuing half-hour, re- lating many humorous anecdotes in connection with his early days in the ministry. and actual ex- periences in his first parish at Port Whitby. and later at Mill- brook and Richmond Hill. ’ ed a Hi-Fidelity record player. The presentations were made prior to the departure of Mr. Chote and his family to T010nto where he will become Rector of the Church of the Messiah. â€" Photo by Lagerquist HA4”. 'BINGO commuon $475. 00 STARTING TIME - 8 PM. $70. 00 17NumbersCulled- LACY/i POT I 57 Numbers Called The winners of the Spelling Bee in the Richmond Hill pub- lic schools were announced by Duard Rose, Supervising Princi- pal. Richard Lautamus. grade 8 the winner in the boy's section, with Diane Yerex, grade 7 pupil. of McKillop School, first in the girls' section. This spelling contest is spon- ored by the Ontario Education Association, with the coâ€"iperation of a Toronto daily newspaper. These two Richmond Hill win- ners will meet the winners from schools in other parts of W. J. McLeod’s Inspectorate, early in February. Gordon Atkinson, Steeles Ave, has been chosen to guide the af- fairs of the Richmond Hill Ag- ricultural Society for 1957. He was elected president at the an- nual meeting of the society last SaturLday afternoon. Also serving â€"â€"- - ---¢3 on theVexecutive énéfifirst vice president Norman Tyndall and second \{ice president Milton Sav- age, both of Richmond Hill. Mrs. Ray Burton continues as‘ secret- ary-treasurer. In addition a dir- ectorate of some twenty members has been setup to organize the various entertainments for the annual fair. George Mills, teen-age son’ of Mr. and Mrs. Sid Mills of Con- cord showed good sense last Mon- day evening when he alerted Mr. and Mrs. W. Lacey, whose gar- age was on fire. On the way home from a Boy Scout meeting, George noticed flames in the gar- age close to the Lacey home on King High Drive. After notifying the family, he helped Mr. Lacey to connect up .a garden hose to protect the house until Rich- mond Hill and Maple fire de- partments arrived. The building was a complete loss, but the house was saved. A further half-hour of discus- sion and social get- together, brought to a close, a very mem- orable evening in the annals of the Men’s Club of St. Mary’s An- glican Church. Following the closing prayer by the Rev. E. Morley, the mem- bers partook of an exceptionally fine buffet supper prepared by the wives of ‘some of the club members, to whom a hearty vote of thanks was proposed by Mr. Jim Boynton. club members, Mr. Stanley Tink- er presented the Rev. Mr. Chote with a Phillips Hi-Fi Record Player. while Mrs. Chote was the recipient of a lovely bouquet of roses, presented by Mr. Lou Wainwright. , Reeve W. L. Clark of Markham Townhip has an- nounced the appointment of Mr. Harold Cowie as Chief Mechanic and ASSistant Road Superintendent in the Mark- ham Township Road Depart- ment. A former towns‘hip em- ployee Mr. Cowie served the municipality as Road Super- intendent some eight years ago. A resident of Hager- man’s Corners, Mr. Cowie was hired on recommenda- tion of the Road Committee and Council. He will com- mence his new duties at a salary of $3,600.00. G. Atkinson President Agricultural Soc. fl. Cowle Chief Mechanic .Ass’t. Road Supt. Teenager Gives Fire Alarm Spelling Bee Winners R. H. KANE _ â€"â€" Photo by Lagerqubt It was announced recently that Mr. R. H. Kane is now associated with Jack Seaton Real Estate of- fices, here in Richmond Hill. Mr. Kane has had 15 years real es- tate experience in this district where he has been a resident for more than 25 years. Well known throughout the district, Mr. Kane is an active worker in St. Mary’s Anglican Church where he has been a faithful member through the years. The Road Committee will in- vestigate the possibility of'rent- ing a garage somewhere in the eastern part of the township for use in the over-night storage of road equipment. This arrange- ment would only apply when the equipment is being used a long distance away from the main township garage at Buttonville. Deputy-Reeve Deacon felt a de- finite saving in time and expense could be made by keeping the equipment close to the job at hand. Reeve Clark said it had been the practice to keep the equipment close to the work be- ing done during the summer months. Such an arrangement was not feasible in the winter. There is also the problem of maintenance which can only be properly handled at the main garage. A representative of the de- partment of Municipal Affairs Markham Township’s Finance Committee will study a-sugges- tion by Reeve W. L. Clark made at Monday's weekly Council meet- ing, that Markham Township res- idents be allowed a discount on tax payments made in advance of their due date. Scarboro Town- ship has introduced a similar plan this year. Mr. Claflc stated that if the Township could get in sufficient tax moneys early in the year, it would mean a saving in its annual borrowing from the bank. This year Council has au-‘ thorized the Treasurer to bor- row a sum up to $250,000.00 until such time as the tax payments begin. Reeve Clark felt there was no- thing to be gained from setting up a three-installment system for the payment of taxes instead of the present two-installment sys- tem. ‘ Another matter brought up was that proper channels should be used for complaints against the teaching staff by parents or ratepayers. Supervising Princifial Rose felt those on the Board hearing a complaint should tell the complainant to put it in writ- ing or come to a Board meeting. Trustee Rabinowitch said, “We should say, have you contacted the principal?” 1 “If there is justified criticism the permanent contract of the teacher need not be renewed," said Inspector McLeod. RatepayersMayGetDiscount On Taxes Paid In Advance “You mean when individuals are not fitting into a pattern," asked Mr. Rose. “Trustees can expect principals to advise the Board when teaclfl ers are unsatisfactory," said _Trustee Spence. “What happens if someone doesn’t proceed on lines indicat- ed L?! the Inspector, Supervising princip‘al, and the principal, does the matter then fall on the Board’s shoulders," asked Princi- pal McDiarmid. Inspector Rose| reminded the principals that in regard to a teacher with a permanent con- tract all procedure should be in writing. Principal Mcharmid pointed out the Board has to notify a teacher before the let of May if the contract won’t be renewed. (Continued from page 1) 1y where matters are threshed out. He also mentioned the “in service” training for the teach- ers. At present 20 teachers at- tend these classes in Thornhill on Tuesday night. And the help the principals give during school hours. "So far we've had no dis- agreement. Some older teachers have kept us on our toes with proving points, however." Inspector McLeod felt the suc- cess of the system depends on the time made available by the Board for the principals to su- pervise their tEachlng staff. Principal McDiarmid also re- called having been present at a meeting of the personnel com- mittee where he was asked by the committee chairman in the presence of a teacher whether or not he approved of re-hiring the said teacher. He asked that the Board please keep from let'- tihg such a situation arise again. Discuss Level System Schools A grant of $25. was approved for the St. John’s Ambulance Corps. V. Anderson regarding extras ap- pearing in contracts. He said that he had made the engineers un- derstand that no approval would be given for any extras as pro- posed in the water system con- tract unless they were submitted to council first accompanied by concrete costs. A request for the agency to handle water bill payments by Bryant Hardware was turned down for the present. Council was of the Opinion that the mat- ter could snowball and cause con- siderable problems. At present water payments may be made at local banks and at the township offices at Maple. An account from the Depart- ment of Highways for $1,400 for cleaning the‘ highway near con- struction work on the water sys- tem was referred to Marine Con- struction Co. BROUGHAM : The local fire de- Dartment is seeking more money from Pickering Township. The present fee is $60. per fire. A standby fee of $500 is also being sought. In a brief session last Thurs- day night, Vaughan Township Council appointed Deputy Reeve Robert Kirk and Councillor Bill Anstey to sit on the Board of the Maple Community Centre for one year. Reeve John Perry express- ed the feeling that the Maple Trustees should be represented on‘the Board also, however, the provincial legislation does not make such provision. Reeve Per- ry suggested that representation should be made to Queen’s Park to seek permission to establish representatiOn of the Maple Trustees on the Board as soon as possible. Councillor Wilson Anstey re- ported that he had met with the fownshlp consulting engineer, R. will shortly meet with Council. the Assessing Department and the Court of Revision to discuss the application of a section of the Assessment Act which permits a municipality to tax land held for speculation at a higher rate of assessment than that normally applied to land used for legitim- ate farming purposes. Assessment Commissioner A. J. Fleming and the Court of Revision have fail- ed to agree on the interpretation of this section of the Act. The Water Committee will shortly confer with North York ofi’icials regarding a possible amendment to the present water agreement between these two municipalities covering the sup- ply of water to the Thornhill High School. The Council is an- xious to amend the agreement so as to allow the new Thornhill United Church and Separate Slchool access to the water sup- P Y. Vaughan Name‘s Representatives Maple Centre Bd. His last recommendation was that as principals get to know the strong points of their teaching staff an intermediate-rotary sys- tem be established. The meeting was adjourned at 11.10 by Chairman Ross. Principal Davidson comment- ed, “The fault in the past has been in sp00n feeding. with our program of work habits we should offset that." He set September as the rec- ommended date to establish a remedial and opportunity pro- gram. He stated such a program would depend on whether or not suitable space was available. Principal Nighswander com- mented he had two different par- ents in one day, one complaining of giving homework. the other complaining of too little home; work. (Trustee Clement saldfi'Home- work should be integrated within the school program, it‘s a poor pupil with no homework." Supervising Principal Rose pointed out according to the pub- lic school act “for the course of study in grades 1 to 6, the school offered ample time without bur- dening the children with home work." “The child should be taught how to get down to work. and then be responsible for doing so,” said Principal Gooding. Supervising Principal Makes Recommendations Supervising Principal Rose ree~ ommended to the Board an IQ. test be made for all pupils in the Richmond Hill public schools the first part of March. And after this year an IQ. test he made each year in grades 1-4 and 7 as a check on whether or not the child is working up to his ability. Mr. Rose stated that such testing was necessary to establish oppor- tunity or remedial classes. Chairman Ross also stated he had had at least six calls lately concerning homework. “Those familiar with homework can go right ahead in the ninth grade I've been told by a high school principal," Chairman Ross said. Chairman Robert Ross com- mented, “This is still a small town and people expect us to take their complaints seriously." Trustee Southwell said, “There haw:a been fewer calls this year." Whether the bird stayed over the winter or is an early migrant is hard to say. but it certainly is a welcome harbinger. The heavy snow storm on Tuesday recalls the need for well stocked feeding stations to help the little birds over the cold weeks yet to come. Even a little suet tied to a tree branch can be of great help when the snow covers other sources of food. SUTTON : At the annual meet- ing of the Sutton Agricultural Society. it was decided to lease the fair grounds to the Long Branch Jockey Club for five years at a rate of $500 annually. There is an option for an additional five years. If the club uses the grounds for racing a fee of $2.- 000 a day would be paid. The Ag- ricultural Society retains the use of the grounds for the annual Fair days. NORTH YORK : Architects Ven- chiarutti and Venchiarutti have advised council that the estimat- ed cost of the proposed swimming pool has jumped from $250,000 to $435,000.A consulting engin- eer has stated that he can build a suitable pool for $229,000. He claims to have firm tenders from Once Christmas is over, people start looking toward spring. A resident of Ruggles Ave., Rich- mond Hill, Mrs. L. E. Hudson, got her first glimpse of welcome spring last Monday when she spotted a Robin perched on the hedge in her yard. all contractors required Whitchurch Township Council by resolution put final signature to a new Fire Agreement with Aurora. The new agreement pro- vides for standby time of $350 a year, $70 for the first two hours of each fire and $15 for every hour thereafter. Councillor Wylie suggested ,that a further. clause be added which would call the brigade into neighboring areas as the township was becoming in- creasingly populated and a bri- gade might find itself with two fires at one time. However, coun- cil did not agree to make any change, feeling that in case of such emergency other brigades would come into neighboring areas. After some discussion, council agreed to a resolution advising ChoiCe Cut-up Chicken Ltd., Yonge St., that the township has no facilities to entertain their request for sewage disposal. The resolut'on also stated that it was the co ncil’s understanding that this firm could make a private agreement with Aurora to pro- vide sewerage facilities. The plant is located north of the town on Yonge St. New Fire Agreement According to word received by Whitchurch Township, the R. D. HP. and Humber Conservation Authorities are being dissolved and a single authority to be known as Metro Toronto and Re- gion Authority will take their place. Whitchurch had previous- ly appointed L. P. Evans as coun- cil representative on the Humber Authority and Ivan McLaughlin to the Rouge and Duflin's Creek association. At the regular meet- ing of council on Thursday even- ing these appointments were res- cinded and Mr. McLaughlin was named as township representative on the new Authority. No Sewers Humber Authority R. D. H. P. Dissolved In a further attempt to alter the agreement existing between the municipalities of Richmond Hill and Mark- ham and Vaughan Townships, The Toronto Transit Commis- sion has called a meeting for February 5. At this meeting, owners of the North Yonge bus line will meet at the TTC’s request to further dis- cuss the present operating agreement for the North Yonge line. At a meeting of Vaughan council recently, Deputy- Reeve Robert Kirk was ap- pointed to represent his mun- lcipality at the meeting. At the regular meeting of the Richmond Hill Hydro- Electric Commission held on Thursday of last week Mr. Douglas Dingwall was elect- ed Chairman for the coming year. The other members of the Commission are, Mr. Sam Cook and Mayor William Neal. Also present at the meeting were Superintend- dent Vern Snyder, Secretary- Treasurer Brydon Ellis. Mayor Neal stated he had good reason to believe the town will shortly be success- ful in its efforts to sell the outstanding $125,000 hydro debenture issue. Included in this figure is the cost of er- ecting street lights in the Beverley Acres Subdivision. Today's tight money market has made sale of the deben- tures somewhat difficult, The Commission expects to confer shortly with Per- sonnel Committee of the Town Council to compare salaries and duties as be- tween town and hydro em- ployees. The Commission also expects to meet with representatives of the On- tatio Hydro sometime in Feb- ruary. D. Dingwall Chairman Town H ydro Report First Robin T.T.C. Meet THE LIBERAL‘, Richmond Hm. Ontario, Thursday, January 81, 1957 human Kin; Sldenld A. J. BARRACLOUGH C. NELS GAGE Margine .........,. . . . . . . . . .. 37c lb. Domestic Shortening . . . . . . . 34c lb. Briar’s Creamery Butter ...... 65c 1b. Automotive & Bicycle Parts & Tools MOTOR OIL, 6 qts. $1.95 .................. $1.00 5 lb. TINS GREASE, $1.50 ............ . ..... 65c CHAMPION SPARK PLUGS, 90c ........... 50c CAR MIRRORS, $2.50 .................. .. $1.25 TRUCK MIRRORS, $2.95 .................. $1.75 AUTO WASH BRUSHES, $4.75 ............ $3.50 JOHNSON AUTO POLISH, $1.06 ...... 60c ICE SCRAPERS, 49c ............ .. ....... . 25c BRAKE FLUID, 75c ..... , ................ . 40c CAR PAINT, 52. 75 ................. $1.25 TIRE PUMPS (Heavy Dth), 52. 75 ..... 51. 50 WATERING CANS, $3.79 ...... . ........ .. $2.75 BICYCLE TUBES, $1.25 ................... . 80c BICYCLE TIRES, 2.69 ................ $1.75 BICYCLE SEATS, $3. 75 ................ $2. 25 GENERATOR LIGHTS, $6.50 ............. . $4.25 PARIS AUTO SUPPLY LTD. C. NELS GAGE ALL BRANDED BEEF Blade Roast .................. 49c 1b. Short Rib Roasts .......... . 49c lb. Round and Sirloin Steaks or Roasts .................. . .. 69c 1b. BICYCLE TUBES, $1.25 ................... . 80¢ BICYCLE TIRES, 2. 69 ................ _$1. 75 BICYCLE SEATS, $3. 75 ................ .52. 25 GENERATOR LIGHTS, $6.50 ............. . $4.25 BICYCLE, man or boy size, regular $59.50 . . $39.50 SELLING OUT Parts Department Satin Bound Blankets, ny- lon and rayon, 72 inches by 80 inches, asst’d colors Cotton Bedspreads, 80 x 100 inches, colors fast to Washing, asst’d shades Ladies’ Fabric Gloves, good quality Simplex fabric, brown, black, White Double Knitting Wool, oz. ball, 10 colors Speedway Wool (heavier than double knitting), 2 oz. skeins 12 Yonge St. South Richmond Hill ’] :han double knitting), 2 oz. 696 skeins Satin Bound Blankets, ny- on and rayon, 72 inches by $5.95 30 inches, asst’ d colors ‘ Sotton Bedspreads, 80 x g- [00 inches, colors fast to $4.90 Washing, asst’d shades Ladies’ Fabric Gloves, good luality Simplex fabric, 980 )rown, black, white SIMPSDN’ S DRY GOODS SIMPSON’S DRY GOODS Daily Delivery Except Saturdays Finest Quality Meats At York Farmers Market, Thornhill PHONE AV. 5-1526~ FREE DELIVERY Store Fixtures Finest Quality Meats AV. 5-1526 FARM FRESH EGGS Kitchen Cabinets TU. 4-1853 For 2 ounces OAK BIDGIS 12 Centre East Gena-Al Wood“ :3 m. oâ€"uu TU. 4-1651 TU. 4-35“ 59c 40c $1.25 $1.50 $2.75