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' News From Next Door SCARBORO : Council has com- plained that the municipality is not getting sufficient police pat- rolling in township parks. SCARBORO : The reeve of this township has complained that it is most difficult to get members of council to committee meetings on time. But he notes that when council was to meet 28 pretty girls at a reception at the Guild Inn, every one showed up on time. ‘ JULY 23 -â€" Tuesday. Regular monthly meeting of Victoria L. O. L. 2368 in Masonic Han, Rich- mond Hill. 8 pm. All members urged to attend. c1w3 NEWMARKET : Glenview Farms have won five championships at the Calgary Stampede. , JULY 21 â€" Sunday. Richmond Hill Hortlc ltural Society mem- bers and riends are cordially invited to join in the visit to the Edwards Gardens (Bayview) and fo the Fragrant Garden at the Institute for the Blind. Cars will meet at 1:30 at the Munici- pal Building Transportation available. c1w3 JULY 19 -â€" Friday. Our first an- niversary dance to the music of E. Ruttan and his Novelty Ranch Boys at the Reliance Service Sta- tion on No. 7 Highway just west of Highway 400. It's FREE. *1w3 4‘ t t m JULY 21 â€" Sunday. York Coun- ty Federation of Agriculture in- vites you to attend a Rural Sunday Service to be held at York Pioneer Park. Sharon, Ont, at 3 pm. Guest speaker. Rev. Albert E. Larke, Peter-borough, Ont. c1w3 BRADFORD : The Fire Depart- ment has urged that the persons placing false alarms on the new dial telephones refrain in future. NEWMARKET 2 Council has ap- proved $5,700 for the paving of the local tennis courts and im- provement of the washrooms in the Lions Park. AURORA : Residents of Machell Street have demanded some im- provement in the condition of the street during the laying of I watermain. AURORA : The Recreation Com- mission has decided to pay play_ ground leaders $15 a week with the promise of a $15 bonus for good attendance and interest. ..A. SCARBORO : Reeve Albert Cam- pbell recently addressed the Jun- lor Chamber of Commerce at Ot- tawa, taking as his subject mun- icipal government with the em- phasis on planning and partici- pntlon. STOUFFVILLE : Miss Brooks has been honourgilafif centlyf fog1 hert25 years service as a eac er a the l - school. ocal pubhc EVERY THURSDAY â€" Bingo. sponsored by L01... 2368 in the Orange Hall, Richmond Hill, at 8 pm. sharp. Lucky draw night. 0 O 0 0 “(:28 JULY 7-21 â€" Pike’s Peak Tent Meeting. 5th con. Whitchurch, 2 miles north of Gormley-Stouff- ville Road. Speaking Rev. E. P. Ditmer from Enon, Ohio. Sing- ing Calvary Gospel Quartette. Toronto. Week nights. except Saturday at 8 pm. Sundays, broadcast 8:45 a.m. CKLB Osh- awa. Tent service 2 p.m., 7.30 pm. Everyone welcome. C. Hunking, pastor. c2w2 JULY 18 â€"- Thursday. Bingo, Legion Hall, Carrville Road. 8 p.m., sponsored by the Charles Howitt Area Recreation Assoc. LAKE SIMCOE : Many town- ships recently hit by the tornado are planning to petition senior governments for aid to farmers who sustained heavy losses in the storm. BOLTON : The Rev. Dr McLelland has 'accepted 5‘13ng tion on the stafl‘ of M ‘ lversity. CGlu Un~ STOUFFVILLE : The P ‘ School Board has hired anubal: chltect If?!" m; construction of a new pu 1c s 001. It is expected that it will she flni 11 fall of 1958. S ed by the tion of Trinity United Church have honoured The Rev. and Mrs. M. J. Aiken in recent weeks. The minister is retiring and mo- ving to the Oakville district. NEWI‘":“BSSEE = "Th? .coqsresa- NEWMARKET : Council has tur~ ned dowu the applitatiou for the erection of a gas station on Eagle Street, stating. am- mg other rea- sons, that there is' adequate gas service alreadY- UXBRIDGE : Following weeks of controversy, council has fin- ally approved the municipality's $22,000 share of the proposed Cottage Hospital. The project be- ing shared in by five municipal- ities will cost an estimated $300.- 000. WEDNESDAY evening bingo held in Canadian Legion Hall. Can'- ville Road West at 7:45 pm. prompt. t1c44 STOUFFVILLE : A well-known local resident, Winston Bates, re- ceived painful injuries recently when his hand became entangled in the mechanism of a rotary tiller. It took ten minutes to ex- ;ricate the man's hand. EVERY MONDAY NIGHT at 8 31m. Bingo, Community Hall Spruce Ave., Stop 22A Yong; 27 c Coming Events c1w3 The North Yonge Bus Line op- erating between Richmond Hill and North Toronto was inaugur- ated during the years of World War II to replace the radial car line serving the same area. The TTC made an agreement with the municipalities of North York Twp., Markham and Vaughan Twps. and Richmond Hill to op- erate the line. Profits or loss on the operation were to be shared by the co-operating municipali- ties on the following basis: North York 55 per cent, Richmond Hill 23 per cent. Markham and Vaug- han Township each 11 per cent. North York Township has since become a part of Metropolitan Toronto. Although for some years dur- ing early operation the radial Local Improvement The long delay by the Toronto Transportation Com- mission in giving Richmond Hill and other North Yonge municipalities a report on the 1956 operations of the North Yonge Bus Line was severely criticized by Richmond Hill Town Council Monday night. Payment of profits estimated at more than $100,000. has been withheld. New Pavement 8: StormSewerAsked For Church Street The contentious Church Street ditch came up for dis- cussion again at Richmond Hill Town Council meeting on Monday night and was highlighted by a petition signed by residents between Markham Road and Roseview Avenue asking for a paved roadway and storm sewers. Last week Church Street residents vigorously protest- ed council action in constructing a ditch on the west side of the Street. This week work started on a. ditch on the east side of Church St. but was abandoned after protests from people on the street. Dr. A. S. Hardy Hill speaking Monday night on behalf of Church Street residents said the majority of ratepayers are anx- ious to have a permanent solu- tion to the problem and signed a petition asking that the street be paved, the ditch on the west side covered, the roadway curbed and the sidewalks repaired. A pro- viso of the petition was that the trees on the street not be dis- turbed. TTC Withholding Report&Payment To Municipalities Mayor William Neal again em- phasized that council was trying to improve the situation on Church Street and urged that consideration of the question he orderly and not contentious. He said the clerk would check the petition to see whether or not it is sufficiently signed to proceed with the work as a Local Im- provement. Under the Local Improvement Act on petition of a required number of qualified ratepayers work may be undertaken and charged on a frontage basis over I period of years against the property with the municipality assuming cost of installations over road intersections and al- lowance for fiankage on corner lots. Richmond Hill Protests Information reaching us just at press time is that a a report on North Yonge Bus operations was received this morning from the T.T.C. A cheque for Richmond Hill's share of 1956 profits, and for the period of the first quarter of 1957 accompan- ied the report. Richmond Hill’s share of the 1956 profit on bus oper- ation was $27,602.52. and for the first quarter of 1957 $7,825.51. Vaughan and Markham Township each re- ceived a cheque for $13,- 201.22 for the 1956 profits. A check with the Rich- mond Hill Hydro system and the Ontario Hydro Office shows no appreciable dam- age -to the local hydro sys- tem during last Friday night’s bad electrical and wind storm. Councillor Donald Plaxton Several times the lights blacked out momentarily but came on again instantly. Richmond Hill and district experienced high winds and heavy rains around mid- night. VOLUM£ LXXIX, NUMBER 3 Quick Results N 0 Storm Damage Reeve W. J. Taylor raised the question at Monday night’s coun- cil meeting in Richmond Hill and his resolution that the matter of securing a report and payment of the earned surplus be placed in the hands of the town solici- tor was seconded by Councillor Stanley F. Tinker and carried. line showed a deficit, the business of the transportation system has increased with the development of the district, and for several years the bus operation has shown a substantial profit. Over the years it was the custom for the TTC to issue to each par- ticipating municipality a monthly statement of operating receipts and expenditures, and at the end of every three month period send each municipality a cheque for its share of the profits. During the year 1956 this pro- cedure which was quite accept- able to the municipalities was discontinued, and so far local municipal councils have had no report on-the 1956 oneration'of t‘M ‘ine However. it has been authoratively stated that profits “We're entitled to a report and should get it,” said Mayor Wil- liam Neal. "We are entitled to a report on the operation of the bus line, and our share of the profits earn- ed," said Reeve Taylor. “There’s no reason why the TTC should withhold a report or the money which belongs to the municipali- ties,” he said. 1w' LuL: yck.‘ :nwuuuâ€"Ju Lu wen over $100,000. moved that the engineer be ask- ed to prepare plans P"d estimates of the proposed work. Reeve Taylor suggested the motion should go further and di- rect that council proceed with the work. Dr. Hardy Hill said he had no mandate from the ratepayers oth- er than to express their wish for a permanent solution to the situ- ation. “We appreciate,” he said “that council and the roads com- mittee have proceeded with the best of intentions. However I think all will now agree that things have not turned out as expected. The people have been very upset and seek some per- manent solution," he said. Mayor Neal suggested that people petitioning for the work might be interested in knowing the cost to be assessed to them before deciding to go ahead with the work. . Councillor Plaxton said he was agreeable to add to his motion that a by-law be prepared to proceed with the work. Councillor Tinker suggested that it might be possible under the Local Improvement Act for the town to assume some share of the cost. Deputy-reeve Perkins thought others besides those fronting on Church Street would benefit from ,the work. Reeve Taylor said he agreed with the petition that the only permanent solution was to lower the road and construct a pave- ment and storm sewer. Just how large-an undertaking that will be we will see“ when we get the engineer’s report. Engineer Phillips said he thought a twenty-four foot road could be built without interfer- ring with the trees. Dr. Hill pointed out that Church Street while not a busiâ€" ness street, was a busy street. He said it was used extensively by commercial traffic and on Fair Day, and for hockey games and other events at the arena was used extensively. In Esunh‘als, Unify; In Non-essentials, Liberty; In 0” "vinyl, Charity. RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JULY 18,1957 The School Board has pur- chased five acres on the north side of Crosby for a new school needed in September 1958, and have to have the money to pay £01; it by__early September. The problems of providing educational facilities in a rapidly growing community were the subject of joint dis- cussion Monday night when a. delegation from the Public School Board waited on the Richmond Hill council. The immediate problemrwas the School Board’s request for $20,500. to purchase a-new five acre site for a school 'on Crosby Avenue. Council took no issue with the need for the school,, not the choice or price of the site, but confessed that there was slight probability of having the expen- diture approved by the Ontario Municipal Board in time to com- plete the deal on the present deadline. However on motion of Councillors iTinker and Plaxton In addition the local associa- tion is to receive a portion of the profits of the sale of the house. Consolidated Builders, sponsors of the project. are donating the profit of the house to the Metro- politan Toronto Association for Retarded Children. This assoc- iation, however, realizing that the house was being built in the Richmond Hill area, has agreed to give 25 percent of this money to the local group. Funds ‘For, School Site Purchase Is CoUncil Problem Mr. A. R. Michell, president of the Thornhill and District Assoc- iation for Retrded Children, has expressed the thanks of the peop- le of the district for the gener- ous support of the rose-selling project held at the recent Oper- ation Time Barrier building pro- ject in Richmond Hill. During the 24-hour period that the house was being built, on July 5 and 6, almost $400 was raised by the ladies, on behalf of the associa- tion. This is a notable achieve- ment and a firm indication of the general interest in this organi- zation's fine work. Board Agks $20,500 it was decided to have a by-law prepared immediately and start the necessary machinery to seek approval . “We’ll do the best we can " said Mayor Neal. The Town will finance the pro- posed purchase through deben- tures over a twenty year period, and financing. will likely be through the Ontario Municipal Invostrnent Corporation. Chairman Rdfiért Ros's of School Board headed the d gation and he was supported Trustées L. Clement and Rablnowitch. In a long term look at the fu- ture Trustee Clement gave coun- cil an insight into the school Seek O. M. B. Hearing Re King Incorporation At a special meeting of the King City Trustees last Tues- day night, a motion was passed to make formal application to the Ontario Municipal_Board for a nearing to decide the "matter of "n. “Hum-d v- the proposed incorporation of the community. The meeting was at- tended by all three members of the Board, Chairman Ernest Smith, Trustee Donald Findlay and Trustee Ronald Bolton. It was agreed that the appli- cation should not request any expansion of the. present 360 acre boundary. It is intended that for the present there should be no unusual amount of develop- ment in the community or any expansion of boundaries. At the same meeting Trustees accepted a motion by Chairman Retarded Children To Benefit From House Marathon There was a good response to the Free Chest X-ray in the Richvale area last week. On Friday there were nearly 300 persons x-rayed through the day. This service is paid for through the sale of Christmas Seals. Richmond Hill Fire De- partment was summoned to Langstafi early last Satur- day morning at five minutes to one, when lightning set fire to a large barn on the Loretta Abbey Farm. The farm is tenanted by Warren Reaman. Vaughan Township Fire Department assisted in keeping the fire from spread- ing. The building was com- Ietely destroyed. No estim- ate has been set on the loss. Nearly 300 Get X -ray Barn Destroyed Ross of the ed the dele- supported by Councillor Jones said it had suggested 'a fringe areabe estab- lished and council might agree to residence within a certain dis- tance of ‘the town. “If they work and get their living here, they should live in the town,” said Mayor Neal. “And,” he added “if they don't want to live here, there are other people who will.” board planning for the future. The school population in Sep- tember will be 1,750, and care- ful estimates of future growth and expansion indicate that pres- ent school accommodation will be filled to capacity by Septem- ber next year. Pol ice To Live In Town Trustee Clement pointed out that present available space for additional pupils in the area east of the CNR is as follows: in Wal- terScott School, 71 pupils, and in Beverley Acres School, space for 129.pupils, a total of space available for 200 pupils. The probable increase in number of pupils in the coming year if 165 new homes are built will be 200 additional pupils. Therefore if more than 165 new homes are built this year our schools will be overcrowded in the fall of 1958. It is reported that this num- ber of new homes may be con- sid_er_ably increased. The subject was introduced by Chairman Harold Jones of the Police Committee. “The Hydro Commission insists that employ- ees live in the town and I think council should have the same policy,” said Councillor Jones. On motion of deputy-reeve Per- kins council decided to adopt such policy effective at once. Richmond Hill Town Council Monday night issued an order that from now on all members of the Richmond Hill Police force must live in the town. Any mem- bers not now living here will be glVen until October 15th to con- iot'm to the regulation. School accommodation to care for the ultimate number of pu- pils east of the CNR will require 20.rooms at the Beverley Acres school which now has 16, 24 rooms at Walter Scott which has 12, 1? rooms in the proposed new Crosby School, and 9 rooms in a school to be built in Markham township. E. Smith for the abolition of salaries to the Trustees. At pres- ent they are each paid the sum Of $20 per year and in addition there is a $25 stipend for acting as road commissioner and a like amount for the combined office of water and fire commissioner. The trustees agreed that it cost about $100 per year to act as a trustee, including phone calls. stamps and other incidentals and it was the unanimous opinion that unless there was a worthwhile remuneration it was better to disgense with it altogether. SUTTON : Council has adoped the_ estimates for 1957 spending at just over $150,000. The coun- cil has budgeted for a $2,000 sur- plus. _,e_a___,__ The appointment was made of George Cmickshank, a resident of Heritage Park as secretary to succeed retiring secretary Har- vey Malcolm. ........ LV1$1\ . 1215le _vuuum ranging in age from 14 to 17 have been arrested by police for vandalism done to the Tumpane Street Public School. Seventy- five windows were smashed and furnlture broken. STOUFFVILLE : One day last week, the United Missionary Church had an attendance of 318 at its daily vacation school. NORTH YORK : Eight youths Opening Service At St. Matthews United Church Gaily bedecked with flags and hunting, the lawn and veranda of the Ridge Inn presented a festiVe appearance last Satur- day night, when a number of lo- cal residents of Oak Ridges andvicinity gathered to farewell John Addison and Ronald Norman, on the eve of starting on their pro- jected world gird-ling tour of 27 countries. Considerable interest was shown in their vehicle, which was on display in the cen- tre of the lawn. This machine, a 4-wheel drive “Land Rover”, which with its specialx equipment represents an investment of $10,- 000 to date. , The speakers who voiced their expressions of good wishes to the two travellers and for the suc- cess of their tour, included Reeve William Hodgson of King Town- ship, Reeve P. S, Legze of Whit- As Chairman of York Presby- tery, Rev. M. R. Jenkinson of King City conducted the July 14 opening service of the new white wooden portable St./Matthew‘s United' Church at Richmond Hill. “Fight the Good Fight of Faith”, was his theme for the service at- tended by 100, and he gave a similar message later in the day at Laskay Church. ______ “Mrs. R. P. Robbins of Rich- mond Hill was soloist and Mrs. G. K. Martin played the piano.‘ St. Matthew’s Congregation, at present numbering 75 to 100 families, is planning a constitut- ed service for September and hopes to have an ordained min- ister then. The new church, not quite completed, is on Crosby Ave., just west of Bayyiew Ave., and has seating capacity for 200. Opening of the building marks a year of accomplishment since a few families began meeting in the Walter Scott School. Now all church activities, Sunday School, choir practices, women’s organi- zations, men's groups, church suppers and concerts, can be held in the new building constructed for year-round use. AURORA : There are 292 child- ren registered at local play- grounds this summer. James Webb, 11, of Browndale Cres.. Richmond Hill, was ad- mitted to Toronto Hospital for Sick Children last Tuesday with head injuries after he was thrown from his bicycle when it collided with a parked truck on Taylor Mills Drive. Police said the bi- cycle went out of control when the boy applied the brakes too quickly. Vaughan Police report “nothing excessive” in the line of Speeders during the past week and week-end. Several times last week, the department had the radar speed device in heavily pop- ulated areas, and particular- ly school zones, but there was no great number appre- hended. Deputy Chief Ern- est Bone says he feels peop- le are beginning to become aware of the need for a re- duction in driving speeds. World travellers John Addison (left) and Ronald Norman (right) are seen standing beside their “Land Rov- ’at last Saturday’s farewell party held at Oak Ridges. Friends and neigh- hours from both King and Whitchurch Generally speaking, the police department has had nothing over» the usual rou- tine calls and heavy week- end traffic. N 0 Excessive Speeding Injured 0n Bicycle HOME HAPER OF THE DISTRICT SINCE 1878 [geain A “jar/c! ‘egtn These two well known young residents, John Addison, Whit- church Townshxp school teacher, and Ronald Norman accountant of the Oak Ridges branch of the Bank of Nova Scotia, plan to be away three years on their sched- uled tour. church Township, Oak Ridges Board of Trade President Alex Gallacher, Secret H. W. Nor- man, Mr. D. M. Wil iams (Gener- al sales manager of the Roote’s Group, manufacturers of the Land Rover); and the Rev. D. Michell. Refreshment time prov- ided a pleasant social interlude, as well as giving the group an opportunity for a further talk with the two adventurers, and to wish them an revoir. Council Protests The Restrictions Park Land Funds Their itinerary should prove a very interesting one to follow, with Montreal planned as their Municipal Businesz. Richmond Hill Town Council will make formal protest to the Ontario Government through the Minister of Planning and De- velopment that existing restric- tions on the use of money in town treasury obtained from sale of donated park sites are not in the best interests of the municipality. When subdivisions are developed certain tracts of land are designated and donated to the municipality for park pur- poses. In the case of a small sub- ivision the area of such land is often so small that it is not deemed advisable to develop the site as a park. and the'land is sold by the town. Richmond Hill now has in such a fund an amount of over $8000. The present restrictions are that the money may be used only for the purchase of other park land. Richmond Hill council would like to use this money for development of existing park sites, and feeling that other municipalities may be experi- encing a similar problem are asking that the provincial restric- tions be amended. The decision to make the pro- test to the provincial government was made on a resolution ‘by Councillors Donald Plaxton and Stanley F. Tinker, members of the local Parks Commission. Councillor Plaxton gave notice that just as soon as the account- ing of the Richmond number twa account (money obtained from subdivider) is complete, he will move that some money be desig- nated for park development this year. No. 2 Account Mayor William Neal in answer to a question stated that the audited statement of the 'number two account has been received from the auditor, and it will be published on the return from holidays of clerk Russell L'yhett. The number two account amount- ing to an estimated more than a quarter million dollars has been built up by the contributions for municipal purposes of $300 and $500 per lot. Council early in the year at the request of Ratepavers associations agreed to publish a detailed account of receipts and expenditures in the account Elmwood Sewers “We have over $8000 in this account. What good is it to us?” asked Councillor Tinker. Roy DeWolfe writing on be- half of the ratepayers in East PHONE TU. 4-1105 AND A REPRESENTATIVE WILL CALL People Shop " The liberal " - All Summer Long - Don’t Sell the Season Short townships brought best wishes to these two young adventurers on the eve of their world trip. John is the son of Rev. and Mrs. J. M. Addison, and Ronald is the son of Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Norman. -â€" Photo by Lagerquist first stopover, then on to New York City, Washington D.C., ae- ross the United States to Los Angeles, then travelling south through Mexico, Panama. and various countries to South Am- erica. The next step undertaken will be the crossing of the Pacif- ic to the “down under" regions. touring Australia and New Zea- land. Proceeding north, they plan to visit Borneo, the Phillip- ines. Singapore and the Malay Peninsula. Thailand. Rangoon. Iraq. India, then to the far East- ern countries of China and JI- pan. After touring portions of Africa, Egypt, and Morocco, the travellers will cross over to Eur- ope, travelling north through Spain and Portugal, to the Brit- ish Isles followed by a compre- hensive tour of various Euro- pean countries. Elmwood consented to the coun- cil proposal to construct sanitary sewers- in the area as a local im- provement and asked that the work he proceeded with prompt- ly. Ratepayers in the area will be assessed 26.94 cents per foot frontage over a period of twenty years. V Reeve W. J. Taylor urged that steps be taken immediately to arrange financing for the project. Municipal Board approval. is necessary for the financing which may be done through the Water Resources Commission. the On- tario Municipal Improvement Commission or by an issue of mu- nicipal debentures. A sewer project for the Hard- ing area is under consideration but has not yet received the rate- payers’ approval. ' Crosby Heights A request from the developers of Crosby'Heights, south of Cros- by Ave., that the town take over sewers and watermains Was de- fen-ed until a later date. A large percentage of the subdivision remains to be bunt on and Coun- cil felt an agreement to fully protect the municipality is neces- sary when services are taken over. Solicitor J. D. Lucas was present and advised that such an agreement was desirable. H.S. Debentures The whole drainage problem of Beverley Acres subdivision was the subject of a lengthy discus- sion. Mr. John McDiarmid who lives at the corner of Taylor Mills South and Neal Drive was (Continued on page 3) ‘ Council passed a by-law to provide Richmond Hill’s share ($227,812) of the cost of a new High School at Woodbridge and an addition to the High School at Richmond Hill. The total cost of the project is $1,125,000, shared by Woodbridge. Vaughan. Richmond Hill and part of Mark- ham Township. Drainage Again our ACCIDENTS | INJURIES ACCIDENT RECORD RICHMOND HILL SINGLE COPY 10c FATALITIES 3 1957