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MAY 3 â€" Saturday. The Rich- mond Hill Kinette Club is holding its annual rummage sale at Mc- Conaghy School Auditorium at 2 nm. c2w43 MAY 2 â€" Friday. Variety Con- cert to be held in Christian Edu- cation building, Maple United Church. Under auspices of the Sunday School, 8 pm. Admis- sion Adults 350. Children 15c. *lw44 MAY 3 â€" Saturday. R.H.H.S. Grade 128, presents “Charlie's Aunt" by Brandon Thomas. under direction of Miss Edna Izzard. at 8.20 pm. Price 50c. At High School Auditorium. By permis- sion of Samuel French. c2w43 MAY 2 & 3 â€" Friday & Saturday. Open House at Stan Troyer's Lawn 8; Garden Equipment Cen- tre, on Yonge St., 2 miles north of Richmond Hill, at the MAY 3 â€" Saturday 1 pm. Rum- mage Sale at the Canadian Leg- lon Hall, 6 Spring Garden Ave., Lansing. Sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary of Branch 66. c1w44 EVERY SUNDAY EVENING â€"â€" Starting at 8.30 pm. The Western Jamboree at the York Farmers' Market in Thornhill. Country music at its best and an evening of entertainment for the whole family. tfcll EVERY MONDAY NIGHT at 8 pm. Bingo. Community Hall, Spruce Ave.. Stop 22A Yonge St. 4: a: u: an WEDNESDAY evening bingo held in Canadian Legion Hall, Carr- ville Road West at 7:45 gr‘n‘. prompt. Snowman. MAY 5 â€" Monday 8.15 pm. Reg- ular meeting of Richmond Hill United Church W.A. evening group will be held in the Sunday School room, A musical program has been arranged. All members invited. clw44 MAY '7 â€" Wednesday 8 pm. at the Lions Community Hall. An- nual Daffodil Show of the Rich- mond Hill Horticultural Society. Convenor. Mr. George Spratt. Judge, Mr. Ernest Kohler. No admission charge. Everyone wel- come. 7 c1w44 MAY 9. â€" Friday 8 pm. Aurora United Church, General meeting of York County Temperance Federation. Guest speaker: Can- adian Temperance Federation’s General Secretary. Rev. John Linton. c1w44 MAY 10 â€" Rummage and Bake Sale 2 pm. Saturday at the Un- ited Church Christian Education Centre, Maple. 02w44 MAY 14 â€" Wednesday 2.39:5 pA m. The Ham-let Taylor W.M,S. of the Richmond Hill United. Church will hold an Expense Fund Tea at the home of Mrs. Gordon Rob- inson, 76 Denham Drive. Rich- vale. Free auto rides from Stop 22 to Denham Drive and return. c2w44 MAY 19 â€" Monday. Richmond Hill Lions Teenage Safe Driving Roadeo for girls and boys to be held on May 19. 1958 at Loblaw's parking lot. Applicants may ob- tain forms from Richmond Hill Police Department and must be 16 and under 20 years on June 1, 1958. Cups and cash prizes. MAY 24 â€" Saturday, Richmond Hill 109th annual Spring Fair. Horse Show, midway and many feature attractions. Big dance in the arena at night. Write for prize list Mrs. Margaret Burton, Sec- retary, Gormley RR. No. 2. MAY 30 â€"- Friday. Jumble sale under auspices of York North Liberal Women's Association, Newmarket Town Hall basement. 10 am. to 5 pm, featuring small antiques. curios. bricabrac and used clothing. nc5w44 Hope To Form C. M. H.A. Branch “I think this is a unique occas- ion in our community." Public School Inspector Maynard Hall- man, chairman of the nomina- tion committee set up by the "steering" committee for Mental Health in York County in order to establish a branch of the Can- adian Mental Health Association in the area. told an audience of about 200 men and women gath- ered in the auditorium of Rich- mond Hill High School on Tues- day night. Introduced by William Outer- bridge of Aurora, chairman of the steering committee. Dr. J. D. Grifl‘in of the C.M.H,A. out- lined mental lllness â€" how it can be prevented â€" treated â€" and cured. And the part we, as individuals in our community play in ensuring the ultimate re- covery of mentally ill relatives, friends or neighbours. Inspector Hallman presented the following names for the York County board of directors, who were unanimously elected to of- fice by the members present: Rev. J. Brennan. Schomberg: Dr. G. Burrows, Sutton; Rev. D. Davis, Stoufiville; l\lrs_ W. Dean, Thorn- hill; Mrs. Fred Jackson. Rich- mond Hill; Dr. Stewart Johnson, Newmarket; Mrs. John Mark- ham. Maple: Garnett McDermott, Richmond Hill and Mrs. Florence Murray, Aurora. 56 ACCIDENT RECORD RICHMOND HILL L'ommg Events FATALITIES 0 1958 INJURIES 11 c1w44 fic44 c4w43 c5w43 VOLUME LXXlX NUMBER 44 Six Mill Increase Vaughan '58 Levy The general tax levy for residents in Vaughan Town- ship is increased by six mills this year, bringing it to 30 mills. The increase is the same for both rural and police village ratepayers in the municipality. Commercial and industrial properties will see a hike of 5.9 mills on their tax bills for general township purposes, or a total of 35.4 Heading the list of estimated 1958 expenditures ap- proved by the Vaughan Township Council on Monday is $271,000.00 budgetted for roads and bridges. Total estim- ated costs for- all general purposes is $540,964.00. Township (General) (Mills) 1957 1958 Inc. Residential . . 24 30 6 Comm. & Indust. 29.5 35_4 5.9 Police Villages (General) Residential . . 15 21 6 Comm. & Indust. 20.5 26.4 5.9 Estimated Expenditures - 1958 Executive . . . . . . . . . . . .$12,000. Administrative sal. . . . . 65,080_ Administrative exp. . . . . 47,500. Fire protection . . . . . . . . 20,665. Police protection . . . . . . 62,406. Road exp. . . . . . . . . . . . . 271,000. Road debentures . . . . . . 20,013. mills. Dept. of Education. Richmond Hill Public School Board learned Thursday evening of last week at their regular meeting the Depart- ment of Education has given final approval for grant pur- poses of $240,000.00 in expenditures for 11 classrooms, kindergarten and playground for the public school to be built in Crosby Heights. This amount represents 80 per cent of the $265,000.00 debenture issue requested by the board and given approval by Town council recently. The main item not eligible for a provincial grant will be the auditorium-gymnasium. Approves Crosby School For Grant Purposes Thefletter from the department" stated plans for the building must be submitted to the Ontario Fire Marshal's office for approval. It was also noted the fire marshal’s approval was now needed for plans for the construction of port- able classrooms. Several members of the board wondered if there was any way to hurry the decision of the On- tario Municipal Board on issuing the necessary debentures for the Crosby School. Trustee Mrs. V. Sully wanted to ask council if the board could proceed with the construction pending the necess- ary O.M.B. approval. Chairman Robert Ross stated it was his understanding, “The board is not supposed to do anything until final approval of the debenture by the OMB." The secretary, Mrs. D. Street, added Inspector W. J. McLeod had informed her the school board would have to obtain assurance from the con- tractor there would be no liabil- ity incurred by the school board if construction was begun and approval not obtained. “That’s your answer," said Chairman Ross, closing the discussion. However. Trustees H. Sanderson and J. Rabinowitch will contact town solicitor J. D. Lucas, board solicitor, D. R. Steele. and Clerk R. Lynett in an effort to expedite the matter. [High School Information In' an effort to obtain informa- tion regarding the “general pic- ture of efficiency" of high school pupils from the Richmond Hill public schools, the board plans to go as a delegation to the York District High School Board. Trus- tee L. D. Clement proposed the motion and on its passage. the secretary was asked to arrange a meeting. Grades .and standing of the ninth grade pupils are now sent to all principalsrin the fall and after Easter. Trustee Rabino- witch wondered whether it was Chairman Roy Bick of the Board of Trustees for School Area No. 1 Markham-Vaughan has announced that the official opening of the Ross Doan Public School will take place on Friday, May 9, 1958 at 8 pm. School Named For Dr. Ross Doan To Be Officially Opened May 9 The Ross Dean School, which is on Mill Road .west from Highway 11 in north Richvale, was named in honour of Dr. A. W. Ross Doan, M.A., D.Paed, who was born on a farm near Queensville, York County. of United Empire Loyal- ist-Quaker ancestry. Following graduation from Newmarket High School, he attended the Model School in Newmarket where he obtained a Third Class Teacher's certificate. He taught in a rural school near his home for three and a half years and then attend- ed Normal College in Hamilton, where he obtained a First Class certificate. In 1906 he entered the service of the Toronto Board of Education. WAfter a brief apprenticeship as 1 teacher, he served as principal 1e sal. .... 1e exp. ion ction tures Welfare Debt Charges Estimated Revenue - Taxation . . . . . . . . . Licences & Permits Grants & Subsidies Hospital. & Welfare School Audit . . . . . . Sundry Fines . . . . . . . . . . . . Highway Receipts (Prov: of Ont.) Int. & Penalties necessary“to "have the marks be- yond this and if they could be taken as a reflection of public school preparation. Trustee Cle- ment felt later grade marks were desirable in order to detect any weakness in the public school curriculum. Supervising Princi- pal D. Rose said Richmond Hill students “compared favorably” with th05e from other schools. Investigate Cost Of Lot 1 Trustee J. Rabinowitch will in- vestigate the price of the lot ad- joining the McConaghy Public' School on the north. The Arnold Apartments on the corner was destroyed by fire recently and the board felt it should look into the matter even though opinion was divided as to whether the property would be entirely useful. At present the senior grades use the town park for playground purposes and the junior grades have a play area behind the school. Inspector McLeod is being con- sulted as to the possibility of the board obtaining grant for last Tuesday when the McConaghy School was closed because of smoke damage due to the fire in the Arnold building. of Sackville St., Queen Victoria, and Chas_ G. Fraser schools. Dur- ing this time he obtained the de- gree of B.A. fromIQueen's Uni- versity. one of the first Ontario teachers to do this by extra- mural study. His postâ€"graduate degrees are from the University of Toronto. Dr. Doan‘s last 16 years in Toronto were spent as an inspector of public schools in that city. During the past eight years, Dr. Dean has served as treasurer with the school board of T.S.A. No. 1 Markham-Vaughan and in this capacity he has made a valu- able contribution to, this area, 4 Youths Charged Over Gal. of Gas In naming this new area school the Ross Doan Public School. the board acknowledges Dr. Doan‘s devotion and dedicated service. Special speaker for the official opening will be Mr. Z_ S. Phimis- ter, B.A., B.Paed., Superintendent of Public Schools. Board of Edu- cation, City of Toronto. Four young North York boys. aged 17 to 19, ranged a long way from home early last Monday morning. At 5 am. on that day Markham Township police, cruising in the area of the property own- by Mr. Renwick. a well- driller on the 5th Conces- sion, Markham, discerned the four youths carrying what appeared to be a can of gasâ€" oline out of Renwick's drive- way. Upon seeing the police cruiser the youths fled but were later apprehended and charged with theft. The-schbol choir will sing sev- eral numbers during the evening (Continued on7 page 3) . . . . . . . . . . - - ‘P L: Permits . . . Subsidies . . . . a Welfare . . . dit . . . . . . . . . . In funnels, Unify; In Non-eunuch, Mom, In all ,Mngl, Charity. RICHIVIOND HILL, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1958 . . . . 26,500 . 16,000 $540,964 1958 $335,265 . 12,720. . 21,900‘ 2,500. . 600‘ . 7.550‘ . 10,000‘ $542,785 144,250 8,000 Large Audience Enjoys Music Night-Operetta By Cicely Thomson “Music Night ’58" found a ca- pacity audience last Friday at the Richmond Hill High School waiting in anticipation to enjoy the results of weeks of rehearsal on the part of Producer S. W. Atkinson, his assistant Miss M. R. Strathdee, and the youngsters who made up the Band. the Choir and the cast of Trial by Jury. The Operetta, by Gilbert and Sullivan, the first attempted by the school, took up the second half of the delightful program, The usher, played by Bruce Wilson, with all the verve of a Gilbert and Sullivan veteran, set the pace and there was no slack- ening in the all-important tempo. The first song, From Bias Must be Free carried by the usher and jury as well as the chorus of Victorian ladies was very success- ful. Unfortunately the players were in the dark! Two over-bright lights on the judge‘s desk at the back of the stage only served to create silhouettes. Eventually the lights were turned up which brightened the whole proceedings. With two simple railings and a well-contrived “bench” for the judge the atmosphere of the courtroom was cleverly achieved. The judge, clad in his scarlet robes entered in a most dignified manner (to try the case of the Plaintiff Angelina who had been left at the altar by Edwin and was very well sung and acted by Don Large. He soon lost his dignity however as he pran-ced through his musical account of how he fell in love with the “rich attor- ney‘s elderly ugly daughter.” Touches of comedy mime were worked in most effectively throughout the Operetta. Suddenly a bouquet of brides- maids burst upon the scene, closely followed by the lovely Angelina, Lois Perkins, whose clear voice and pure notes have already won her wide recogni- tion. The counsel for the Plaintiff, Peter Purvis ,as well as having a mature voice, showed a nice gift for charcaterization. The be- wildered, but unrepentant defen- dant, taken by Peter Smith was well acted and sung. The evening opened with the thintysfivegpiecei-band giving a- lively rendition of Promotion by Chennet and for contrast a more sombre and melodic work by As the result of a fateful fish-l ing expedition near Parry Sound, John George Kurek, popular Richvale resident, drowned on Sunday, April 27, 1958. Mr. Kur- ek ,who was in his 39th year, was fishing with a friend in a collapsible boat when apparently their lines became snarled and in trying to release them, the boat capsized throwing John Kurek, heavily clad in winter clothing, into the water. Despite a brave rescue attempt his friend George Rowswell of Thornhill was un- able to save him. All Community Mourns Sudden Loss Of J. Kurek Born in Poland the late Mr. Kurek came to Canada at the age of 15, He lived in St. Catharines and Toronto, before moving to Richvale in 1948, where he Set up the well-known Richvale Auto Body shop on Spruce Avenue. A veteran of the Second World the Pallbearers ‘War, when he served in the Navy, Brian Bailey, Mr. Kurek was a member of the George Wood. Canadian Legion Branch No. 375. Norman Lenton The April meeting of the Rich- mond Hill Recreation Committee was held in council chambers on Thursday evening with Chairman E. W. Butlin leading discussion on the great variety of activities that are covered. Richmond Hill’s two leading young athletes, Marian Munroe and John Passmore have been invited to attend the British Em- pire Games Trial to be held in Saskatoon in June and Mr. But- lin told the committee he would approach council to ask for assis- tance for these young Richmond Hill ambassadors. 2 Town Athletes Will Try British Emp. Games The progress of the work on the Tennis courts could not be reported on as Dr. Wynne was unable to be present, but plans are going ahead for two courts on the land to the south of the Lions' Hall .and it is hoped they can be ready for play early in the season. Chairman Butlin reported that the 1958 budget for all activities under the Recreation Committee had been favorably received by council and that the work of the committee had been commended. Mack Clement, as treasurer, pointed out that the bills that were channelled through the committee from the many activi- ties must be made available to the committee. For grant PUF- poses the auditors must check Alternating with the band were the girls’ choir who made a colorful picture as they grouped in tiers upon the stage in their pastel chiffon and taffeta dance frocks. Their first number was an ambitious one: a Mighty For- tress Is Our God, the air and original text by Martin Luther, but adapted into English. Dry Bones, the spiritual which fol- lowed was more suited to their range and experience. Weber ,the Song of the Rose, Cecilia Anderson’s playing of a well known and difficult Hun- garian Rhapsody by Listz was in- spiring, as with complete poise she took us through the thrilling and stirring melody. It was hard to believe this accomplished pian- ist was not yet sixteen. The spon- taneous ovation from the audi- ence was well deserved. “Once more the green stage cur- tains parted for the choir who gave us three more favourites, Get me to the Church on Time, Tumbling Tumbleweeds and Se- lections from the King and I. The band, with flute, clarinet, saxaphone, piccolo and trumpet represented, played four more selections before the intermission,‘ Warming Up, Forward, Pacific Grandeur and Honor Band. However, the Teen Tuners al- most stole the show from them as natty in their red and white striped blazers they produced a series of toe-tapping rhythms that were “real cool,” At the curtain call after the ~Operatta, Mr. Atkinson announc- ed that the principals for the cast had been found in the French classes, the only place in the school where vocal music is prac- tised. Great credit went to Miss Strathdee who coached them, both in the singing and acting of their «roles_ Cecilia Anderson, whose piano solo was a highlight in the high quality evening the high school offered, was com- ‘men-ded by Mr. Atkinson for her stron gaccompaniment for Trial By Jury, as well as for her con- tribution at all rehearsals. Before the curtains could close for the last time, the “Victorian” ladies and gentlemen on the stage burst into the lively school song which soon. resounded to the rafters with all the student mem- bers of the audience enthusiasti- cally joining in! Well liked by all who knew him, Mr. Kurek will be greatly missed in the community by all his friends. He leaves his widow, the form- er Olive Penny, and four chil- dren, Judy 12, Dennis 9, Marie 8, and Barbara 6. Four sisters Rose (Mrs. M. Kolbuc) St. Catharines, Evelyn (Mrs_ Neiglaski) and Mary (Mrs. Wengzynowski) both of St. Paul, Alberta, Jennie (Mrs. Pet- ries) Lefroy, Alberta, and two brothers Joe Kurek, Lefroy, and Steven of Shamrock Valley. Al- berta. The funeral service was con- ducted by the Rev. C. G. Higgin- son at the Wright & Taylor Fun- eral Home, Richmond Hill on Wednesday at 2 o’clock. Inter- ment was in Maple cemetery and the pallbearers were, Jack May, Brian Bailey, Bert Douglas, George Wood, Stan Blizzard and them, as different rates prevail for leadership and maintenance_ To comply with the act. council will receive a list of bills paid through the recreation commit- tee for approval each month. Miss Susan Cameron accepted the post of bookkeeper to assist Mr. Clem- ent with the mounting volume of work. * Mr. George Gourley of the local baseball association was present to discuss the part the recreation committee would play in the baseball setup. He was ad- vised that the committee hoped the baseball association would look after all details of mainten- ance scheduling and a refresh- ment concession. Mr. Edward Dobbs of Glpn- brae reported that the subd1v1- sion was busy with the develop- ment of the park there. and were Planning to get a baseball team under way. Mr. Clement reported that the telephone listings for the recrea- tion Committee had now been ob- tained. Av. 5-3091 and Tu, 4-1513. NEWMARKET : County council will be advised of the town's in- terest in the county’s proposal regarding the construction of an incinerator plant or plants far disPosal of garbage and waste. President Gordon Atkinson presided at a meeting of the of- ficers and directors of the Rich- mond Hill Agricultural Society this week when plans for the 1958 annual Fair were discussed. The 109th annual Spring Fair of the Society will be held at Richmond Hill Park on Saturday, May 24th_ As in the past years the Horse Show will be the fea- ture attraction and some of On- tario’s finest horses will com- pete for the awards in the vari- ous classes. There will be com- petition for the usual classes of light and heavy horses and as well a thrilling program of jumping and hurdle events. Fair Day May 24 The midway this year will be bigger than in past years and will feature some new attractions in addition to the usual rides and games. There will be a Tractor Driving contest, Horseshoe Pitch- ing Competition, and a Square Dance Contest. In the evening there will be a monster dance in the arena with music byrthe Rythm Ramblers. Prize lists are now available from the secretary, Mrs. Marg- aret Burton, Gormley RR 2, or from any of the directors. . Markham Council And Police To Meet Markham Township Coun- cil agreed Monday to meet with representatives of the Markham Township Police Association next week. The association is expected to ask council to again consider sal- ary increases for the town- ship force_ Council has al- ready turned down two pre- vious requests for 1958 sal- ary increases. If the police ’and council are unable to reach any agreement then the matter may go to arbitra- tion. Develop NewWeIl At Once At a meeting of Richmond Hill Town Council ,engineer Donald Redfern showed members the complete design of the new Water Purification Plant. Planned after expert study and investigation to rid the local water supply of ex- cessive iron content and objec- tionable gasses the estimated cost of the plant is a quarter million dollars. Council will cpnfer with town fiscal agents as to the best meth- od of financing and it is hoped that tenders can be called for in the near future. The members of the town- ship's police committee are Deputy-reeve W. Dean and Councillor L. Mumberson. It was decided to start at once with the development of the num- ber four deep well and council members were assured this work can be completed by June. This will supplement the local supply to the extent of a half million gallons per day. The estimated cost is $40,000. The International Water Sup- ply people have been drilling east and north of town in search of additional supply but so far have been unsuccessful. Drilling is now in progress on the Perkins farm east of Bayview. NEWMARKET : A grant of $552 was approved by council to the Upper Holland Valley Conserva- tion Authority. HOME PAPER OF THE DISTRICT SINCE 1878 SINGLE COPY 10c The Richmond Hill High School Music Club presented the Gilbert and Sullivan Operetta, “Trial by Jury”, be- fore a capacity audience last Friday night at the school. Above are seen members of the cast who were warmly Zia/ fly you”? Richmond Hi||'s Mail Service Is Reduced By P.O. Since April lst Richmond Hill, Canada’s fastest growing municipality, has had curtailed mail service. For more than fifty years people of Richmond Hill and district have had the benefit and convenience of incoming and outgoing mail service twice daily. 1,,_ vwvoéane‘Knlil‘léfilzlle oiuitigoingv morning mail service has been cancelled, and letters posted here leave town only once daily at_ 5.30 p._m. A I141 Many citizens have complained about this curtailed mail service and it is likely a strong protest will be made to Ottawa and the Postal Department. It has been sug- gested that a petition may be circulated to protest the move, labelled as a backward one, and not designed to help the town. i. _ - . u u A I I “I 1 ,. AA “v.11 VAAV -~ .. Town Council, the Industrial Commission, Chamber of Commerce and other organizations have been working hard to promote industrial and commercial development here. It is pointed out their efforts will be in large measure nullified by a deterioration in the mail service. As one citizen said, “the Post Office Department is treating Rich- .mond Hill like a whistle-stop community”. Citizens concerned with the growth and development of Richmond Hill expressed concern that progressive busi- ness firms thinking of locating here will not be satisfied with the curtailed service. ' Markham Twp. To Study Thornhill Road Program Markham Township Council in session Monday re- ferred a request from Thornhill Village Trustees for coun- cil approval of a $56,850.00 road paving program in the village to its road committee (Councillors S. Watson, L. Mumberson and J. MacNeil) and Solicitor J. D. Lucas for study. Chairman A. Sumner and Trustee F. Tucker waited on council to explain the program which will include the majority of the secondary roads within the village limits. Mr. Sumner said of the total cost of $56,850.00, Mark- ham’s share will amount to $31,284.00 and Vaughan’s to $25,565.00. The trustees suggested the councils debenture the work over a five year period. He reported the work-has already received the verbal approval of the Department of Highways. The province will share in the cost to the extent of paying its regular 50 per cent subsidy. Once approved by the two townships the whole project will then be subject to review by the Ontario Municipal Board. Mr. Lucas who was present at the meeting suggested that once the townships have passed on the program then he and Vaughan's solicitor can determine just how the project can be financed. There was some question as to whether it could be financed through a township sponsored de- benture issue, or whether it would have to be treated as/a local im- provement. Deputy-reeve W. Dean and‘ Councillor MacNeill, who are both residents of Thornhill, expressed some misgivings at starting the paving program this year just at the time when the township will be installing its basic water sys- tem in the same area.“I think you should defer the program for one year when we are planning to tear up the roads to install our water system this summer”, contended Deputy-reeve Dean. Both Trustees Sumner and Tuck- er suggested the preliminary de- tails will take several months to complete and therefore work on the roads will not likely start until the installation of the water ‘ system has been completed. "Ac- cording to the engineer we‘ll be lucky if we can call for tenders by August". stated Trustee Tuck- er. Chairman Sumner felt it wiuld take at least three months before final approval cured from the De; Highways and the Board. The trustees will present the program to Vaughan Township Council next Monday. Object To Billboard Signs Sell Them Through a Classified Ad in “The Liberal” éfihioval can be se- the Department of nd the Municipal ODDS AND ENDS PHONE TU. 4-1105 received by the delighted audience. From left to right, Peter Smith, Joan Mitchell, Martha Skretteberg, Peter Purvis, Lois Perkins, Don Large, Jill Neufeld, Bruce Wilson, Anne Keith and Roger Wilson. The trustees also tabled ob- jections with council regarding two billboard signs which have been erected by Ontario Out- door Advertising Company of Toronto on the east side of Yonge Street adjacent to the post office. A Mr. Clark of the advertising firm also attended the meeting: Both Messrs, Sumner and Tucker raised strenuous objec- tions ttr the signs and maintain- ed they contravene Thornhill's land use by-law. “Somebody slip- ped their cog when they let those signs go up”, stated Chair- man Sumner. Mr. Clark stated that the Department of High- ways had approved their erec- tion and Markham had also is- sued a building permit. In reply to questions Mr.‘Clark stated he had not approached the village trustees because he was not aware of their existence. Chairman Sumner criticized the Department of Highways for al- lowing the signs to go in at a time when they had promised to alleviate the traffic problem at the corner of Yonge Street and No. ‘7 Highway. Mr. Clark main- tained the signs are not a traffic hazard or an eyesore. i“I am sur- prised the Department of High- ways would allow the signs to come so close to the road", re- marked Councillor MacNeil. “With the information I have to- day I wouldn't approve their er- ection,” stated Deputy-reeve Dean_ It was the general feeling that the advertising company must comply with both the building and land use by-laws. If the er- ection is contrary to the land use by-law then the issuance of a building permit won’t correct the situation. a5!