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Vaughan Townshlp Council ag- reed Monday evening to consid- er issuing the debentures needed to resurface roads in the Vaugh- an portion of Thornhill Village. The council hopes to confer with Markham Township officials re- garding the project shortly in order that work can begin this summer. Reeve John Perry felt such a project would tie in with the road improvement program the council is planning for this year. The council has only to approve the net amount of the required debenture $12,800.00. The entire project on the Vaughan side of Thornhill is estimated to cost $25,565.00, with $12.675.00 ex- pected to be paid by the Depart- ment of Highways. Thornhill Village chairman A. Sumner stat- ed a member of the department had suggested the trustees ob- tain estimates. and he was sure the board would get departmental support. Mr. Bumner estimated the net figure for the debenture spread over five years would come to 7 mills. As some roads have been paved in recent years it is felt some exemption will have to be looked into. Numbering System Vaughan Will Confer Markham On Thornhill Road Paving Program A more controversial matter discussed by Mr. Sumner and Trustee F. Tucker, who was also present was the method of strict numbering by blocks chosen by the trustees for Thornhill. Reeve Perry said that it was lanned to assume the whole 'ater area which includes Thorn- hill for numbering at township xpense. Deputy-reeve Robert lrk and Councillor E. W. An- stey are the committee working out the details of the numbering from Yofige St. in the first con- cession. Thornhill trustees will be asked to remove the number- ing installed by Municipal Ser- vices, all householders will be responsible for obtaining their own numbers which will be pro- vided by the township. Trustee Sumner stated he con~ sidered the township system of street numbering to be “going backward.” He recalled number- ing had been discussed for the past three years. He said there were four by-laws effecting num- bering in the Village of Thornhill that “won‘t tie up." Deputy-reeve Kirk said he was surprised to hear the township numbering had been studied and then the project gone ahead with without consulting the council. Mr. Sumner commented, “Some of Vaughan Township would be hanging in the trees if Thornhill trustees didn’t go ahead." He asked if th\ council realized the system chosen was used by oth- er townships. Mr. Kirk and Mr. Anstey answered "Yes", but said Any make or size. Pay cash. Toronto, LEnnox 4-9419 collect. Richmond Hill Lions' Haii Since April lst, Richmond Hill has had only one outgoing mail, instead of two, and the curtailed service is certain- ly not acceptable to a large number of our people and business places. For more than half a century the commun- ity has had the service of twice daily outgoing mail and it is preposterous that in the light of our recent growth and development this should now be cut in half. Under existing service mail leaves Richmond Hill only once daily, at 5.30 pm. Mail posted here at 5.30 pm. sits in the local office until 5.30 the next in the local ornce uuui U.ou Luc “Van day. Richmond Hill now has a popula- tion of more than ten thousand and is experiencing rapid business and indus- trial development. A curtailed mail ser- vice is not likely to enhance this devel- opment which is so important to the economic future of the town. The reduction in mail service imâ€" posed on Richmond Hill citizens by the Post Office Department has aroused considerable local protest and we hope the former service will be resumed at an early date. vvv. It is just not reasonable that a growing community within fifteen miles of one of Canada’s largest Metropolitan centres should have a but in mail ser- Piano Wanted An Independent Weeky: Established 1878 ‘\â€"â€"/ 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, Publisher W. S. COOK, Managing Editor Telephone TUrner 4-1105 “Authorized as second class mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa” ” I an) I 'h I _ E l Bra *~. mcuu‘ru \a fihég’w/ ‘1'” / Aâ€" Iâ€"Jnnnnrlnnf Wonlrv‘ Fetahlighpd Monday May 12“: aim-sled Mail Service LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thursday, May 8, 1958 they didn't recommend such a -system for Vaughan. Trustee Sumner asked the council to meet with Markham council in regard to Yonge St. Trustee council to council in numbering A letter was received from the ‘ Southwest Thornhill Property Owners’ Association asking whe- ther or not council was consid- erlng hard surfacing Arnold Ave.I and Thornridge Drive. In reply council will inform the group a traffic counter is to be installed on Arnold Ave. to see if it mer- its hard surfacing this year; on Thornridge Drive local improve- ment only will be considered. Septic Tank Fee The township will collect and retain a septic tank inspection fee of $6.00, it was decided Mon- day. The move came about fol- lowing a discussion in York County council (regarding the municipalities levying a fee for the inspection work done by the York County Health Unit. The unit does not collect for its ser- vices. Dogs A letter from Richmond Hill Council requested Vaughan Township approval for issuing de- bentures for the Crosby Heights Public School. Council concur- red. The request is necessary as Vaughan still has a small share in the Richmond Hill Union School Section. The Department of Lands and Forests has suggested a deer season in Vaughan Township: Members of council were of the opinion such‘a hunt was not de- sirable. Reeve Perry and Councillor Victor Ryder expressed dissatis- faction as no settlements have been made as yet by the insur- ance companies for the fences knocked down by snowplows last winter. n A $400.00 used truck will be purchased for use in dog catch- ing and some cages will be built immediately, council decided. A dog catcher will be advertised for also. Deputy-reeve Kirk asked that a dump truck be rented and the rubbish on the township roads be cleaned up. This will be look- ed into. ‘ Deputy-clerk T. Jackson stated relief payments were dropping ofi. for April they amounted to $1,363.00, 80% of which will be paid by the federal and provin_ cial governments. Rabbit Show At Fair On May 24 A new feature at the Rich- mond Hill Fair on May 24 will be 3 Rabbit Show. It will be sponsored by the Dominion Rabbit and Cavi Breeders’ Association. Full particulars of classes may be secured from either Earl Richards. phone AV. 5-1315, or Mae Yates. HU. 9-9772. VAVC av v A A n u y - . . . v . It is remarkable too that a major change in mail service should be car- ried out with such secrecy and without any notification to the people concern- ed. As far as we are aware no notifica- tion whatever was given to the people of Richmond Hill that such curtail- ment in service was to be inaugurated. Any private firm serving the pub- lic would feel duty bound at least to notify its customers of a fifty per cent reduction in service. The Post Office ap- parently feels no such responsibility to the people and arbitrarily and without any notice discontinues a- service which the people have enjoyed for more than fifty years. . Am. - u , __-....,... nan“ Au. VJ w‘ .4. JV The Post Office is a service oper- ated for the people of Canada by the government and the people have every right to expect at least the same con- sideration and courtesy they would ex- pect from a private business institution. The fault of course does not rest with the local Post Office staff but with the higherâ€"ups at Toronto and Ottawa. We trust prompt action will be taken to disprove the charge of a local citi- zen that the Post Office Department is treating Richmond Hill like a whistle- stop comrnunity.‘ ‘ The twice-daily out- ,_L4L1:-L-J -4. ‘vice at this time. It is remark going once. Vrfigi-lmé-Iigfild be re-established at fits Jno. Kurek Memorial F u n d Subsequent to the tragic death of Mr. John Kurek of Richvale, on April 27, the Canadian Leg- ion Richmond Hill Branch No. 375. of which he was a popular member, has set up a memorial fund raising campaign. The Wo- men’s Auxiliary of this branch has organized a dance in the Leg- ion Hall, Carrvllle Road on Sat- urday night, May 10. Refresh- ments will be served. Donations to the John Kurek Fund may be sent to the Cana- dian Legion, Box 172, Post Office, Richvale. Donors may also tele- phone the Secretary, Mr. ‘G. T. Wood at TU. 4-2479 or President Wilf Sutcliffe at AV. 5-3700, or Norm Alexander at AV. 5-2736. 7 A memorial Bowling Trophy for competitive playing has been pre- sented by Mr. C. Bennett of Elgin Mirlls‘ Markham Township Council Monday afternoon agreed unami- ously to refuse a request of the township police force for a salary increase in 1958. Council had turned down a- similar request from the police department twice already. However council did in- struct its finance committee (Deputy-reeve 'W. Dean and Councillor L. Mumberson) to bring in a salary schedule cover- ing all township employees for consideration by next years coun- cil. The police had requested a 14% salary increase. Last year council granted them a $200.00 salary increase. If dissatisfied with council's decision the police have the right to take their case to arbritration. Council received a request from Mr. S. Kelner, solicitor‘ for Sam- rod Developments Ltd. for an ap- pointment to meet council in order to discuss proposed changes Turn Down Request Of Increase Police Salaries Last Saturday night, Grade XIIB of Richmond Hill High School present- ed the perennial favorite, “Charley’s Aunt”, to an enthusiastic and wellâ€"enâ€" tertained audience in the high school auditorium. Above, shown from left to right are the members of the cast who Elma/en :5 in their subdivision plan. The Samrod company owns property on John Street east of Leslie Avenue. Reeve W. L. Clark stated that council could not entertain any requests to hook into the township's new water sysem until such time as the needs of Water Area No. 1 have been adequately served. Council ruled that any application to reduce the lot.size from one acre to half an acre will require the approval of the planning board. By Cicely Thomson Saturday, May 10, is what is known as “Cookie Day” to some 1300 Guides and Brownies in this Division, which stretches from Sutton in the north to Thornhill in the south and from King in the west to Markham in the east. 7 7 On Cookie Day the big girls in their blue and the little girls in their brown set off with their heavy loads of goodies to fill the orders they have taken during the past few weeks. There’ll hardly be a house in Richmond Hill that won’t be having Guide cookies that day! The girls work with a will to have lots of “orders” for they know that the Pl‘Ofit.(8c on each box) goes directly to their company or pack. It is their one and only money- making day in the year. One of my favorite stories about guiding is the story of the needle which had a magic thread upon which he strung some magic khaki beads. No sooner had he got these khaki beads in place with the magic words than there was a great scrambling sort of clamor and he found that there was a whole mass of smaller green beads shouting that they wanted to be on the magic thread too. These were hardly on when he found some blue beads trying to slip on as khaki. They said they were just as good as the khaki beads and didn’t know why they couldn‘t be on the magic thread too! And after Lord Baden, I mean the needle, found room for them the next thing he knew was that their young sisters wanted to be on the thread too . . . So, being very wise, the needle found room for them all, and the most magic thing of all was thatthere was always room for more and more of the khaki and green, blue and brown beads as the necklace grew and grew every year. A‘ , .1. 1A.. SA _____ L---‘ The members gave two official readings to the 1958 taxing bylaw. Markham will pay $110,040.78 to the county this year as its share toward the county system. The various public school boards throughout’ the township will re- quire a total of $263,021.10. In the matter of secondary school education the York Central Dis- trict High School Board has re- quisitioned $112,316.37. the Mark- vw. - It really is a most magic thread; for if you have ever been a-Brownie or a Cub or a Guide or a Scout, you will never see that familiar hat or beret without that feeling of brotherhood that the wiSe Needle realized was so important. You see two boys with neat packs on their backs and the Séout hats firmly in place trudg- ing off into the country and for a moment you are start- ing on your 14 mile hike too for the first class badge. You may see a photo and story of a Guide choir that has won honors at a Kiwanis FestiVal and it warms your heart to think of the energetic Guider who has steered these girls to success. N--V- -w- a.” Ivtuisua uniforrn rthaitr they wear proudly, these cubs and brownies, guides and scouts. The boy or girl who takes no care of his school clothes will go off to his meeting with well polished- shoes, ironed tie, clean face and brushed hair. The Little girl struggling with knitting needle and wool, the small boy in the tangle of legs and rope that to many a lad means “skipping” will both learn to persev- ere until they overcome their difficulty, and the badge that awaits will mean all the more. A Brownie meets with adventure as .she gathers a tiny pile of birch bark and twigs to make her fire, sets the match to it, and cooks her very own lunch outdoors. And while it may seem pretty dull to a grown up, preparing, cooking and serving a vegetable in a kitchen, that to a nine year old is another adventure . . . on’the road to self-reliance. So many things the Needle and Lady B.-P. thought of in the great game we play in Scouting and Guiding. Each stage of accomplishment is divided into four sec- tions . . . Intelligence, Handicraft, Health and .Service. They are carefully graduated, practical and designed to enable the boy or girl to take his place more fully in in society. In this division alone, there are 110 Guiders, some with years of experience behind them, some learning guiding with the children. All of them are in it because they believe in the things that Guiding is trying to teach, and they like the way the game is played that makes fun of the hard work and excitement of the fun. Ts Numbgrs Called $256.06 STARTING TIME - 3 PM. We" “0" $50 JACKPOT 54Numberscalled Over JJz/[i Over romped through their acts enjoying the play quite as much as the audience en» joyed their performance: Metro Kozak, Pat Lund, Bill Bigelow, Cecilia Ander- son, Peter Kerslake, Donna Lindsay, Ed Kraushar, Peter Sales, Valerie Crad; dock and Don. Brillinger. ham District High School Board $37,000.00 and the Stouffville District High School Board $12,- 227.00. Y Fox Bounty Council has agreed to restore the $3.00 bounty on foxes at the county’s expense. 7 County cbuncil hopes to stand- ardize the bounty system through- out the county. Markham will pay out the bounty and then bill the county for same. ' Council is still waiting to con- fer with Game Warden E. Harper before making any decision on a recent provincial suggestion that Markham extend its usual three day pheasant hunt to two weeks this year. The province also sug- gested Markham introduce a deer season this fall. Reeve Clark re- ported that indications are the county will raise objections to the province's suggested two week pheasant season. In the mat- ter of a deer hunt he expected the county would agree to an Open deer season in a restricted area . Council has approved the hir- ing of Mr. L. Galbraith of Thorn- hill as temporary help in the Waterworks Department at a sal- ary of $2.00 an hour plus a car mileage allowance of 10 cents a [2961” Dear Mr. Editor: Spsing is here and I wonder if it wouldn't be a good time to have a campaign for saner and safer driving on our town streets. “Dear Mr. Editor” Richmond Hill is a town of homes, and we have many child- ren. They play on the streets and as Children sometimes are sure to be carried away by enthusiasm of their games and be forgetful of danger. The way some drivers tear through our town streets is a disgraceful disregard for the safety of these children. I have seen many motor cars and trucks offending in this regard. I read in “The Liberal" that we now have a larger police force. Some of these extra police could render useful service by checking the speeding on our side streets. After some child is hurt or maimed it will be too late. Ask Change Gas Station Sun. Hours How much time do our police actually spend checking speeding on our side streets? Anxious- Mother Note â€"â€" This question should be submitted to the Town Coun- cil. Ed A petition signed by eight gas station operators asking for re- vised Sunday opening regulations was presented to council Monday night but no action was taken as it did not represent two thirds of the gas stations in town. At pres- ent there are fourteen gas sta- tions in Richmond Hill. Under present regulations one gas station is allowed to open east of the CNR and one west of the tracks. Operators take turns atVSrunday opening. The petition’ requested that half the stations be allowed to sell gas on Sunday in the sum- mer and in the winter there be one open east of the tracks and two west of the CNR open‘on Sundays. Signing the petition were: Fina Station. Tony Puccini, Frank Hodgson ,Harry Wilson, M. P. Maltby, J. W. Wager, E. G. Pal- lister and the Supertest at Yonge and Markham Rd. If two thirds of the operators signed the petition council would have to amend the bylaw as re- quested. A motion by deputy- reeve Plaxton said council will take no action until the petition 'is signed by the required num- ber of operators. Men's Club Visits Lands 8. Forests The visit to the Ontario Depart- ment of Lands and Forests in Maple last Thursday night. pro- vided a fitting climax for the season's final meeting of the Men’s Club. of St. Mary's Ang- lican Church. This visit was made possible by one of the club mem- bers. Mr. Joe Goodier, who is Radio Officer in charge of this "Toronto" communication station with its towers and antenna set on the high hills in Maple. This installation serves the entire network of the Ontario Forest Fire Protection Depart- ment, and is recognized as the largest system of its type in the world. Mr. Goodier demonstrated this two-way radiophone system, tuning in speech that was clearly audible from stations in Kapusk- asing, White River and voices of forest rangers up to 1,000 miles. These calls provided some very humorous and interesting inter- ludes. Following this technical demonstration, the group was entertained by the showing of three fine color films depicting the latest technique and equip- ment utilized in protecting and fighting forest fires in Canada’s vast forest areas. The Rector, Reverend James F. O’Neil, was among the group entertained in the Goodier ‘home, where a delicious supper had been prepared by Mrs. Goodier. A hearty vote of thanks was accorded Mr. and Mrs. Goodier for their efforts in mak- ing this evening one of the most memorable in the annals of the Men’s Club. In his monthly report Fire Pre- vention Officer Sgt. George Clay- ton stated he had inspected 10 premises during the month. Some of the main fire hazards during the past month were: (1) Fire extinguishers empty or needing checking and recharging. (2) Service station employees clean- ing parts and tools with gasoline. (3) Homemade electrical wiring. (4‘, Overloaded fuses. (5) Inflam- mable liquids stored under open stairways. (6) Combustible ma- terials placed close to furnace smoke outlet pipes. mile Planning Director R. Forrest reported that building in the township during April amounted to $163,575.00. Of this total figure the vast mapority. $138,700.00 was for residential building. Per- mit fees amounted to $269.00. Meeting Time In a change in the time of the Monday council meetings the members will in future hold their first and third meetings each month in the afternoons and their second and fourth meetings in the evenings. Up to now they have held all their meetings in the evening with the exception of the first meeting each month which was held in the afternoon. Too Much Speeding 0n Town Streets IE % E g a. {Clapton miner 1-1!!! REPUBL‘C PIC'UPES ': AFIRE WITH SAVAGE FURY! Wed., Thurs., last complete show 8.30 p.m.. THE MOST STORY-EVER!- ' hourlheig'étgf’h . jlsmaylley; sfhallehéMlJ I rummg FRANCIS J4 McDONALD - ROBERT E. GRIFHN’ - DASBS GREER ' KATHLEEN FREEMAN A REPUBLIC PRESENTAYW unâ€" III‘II r: pig's: PARKING REAR 0F THEATRE Show Times 7 and 9 p.13. Continuous from 6 p.m. Salurdays and Holman Wednesday, Thursday, May 14, 15 nu PAUL IIICH - ANTHONY CMUBO ' Friday, Saturday, May 9, 10 Monday, Tuesday, May112, 13 Matinee Saturday 2 pm. Adult Entertainment plus VA UNIVERSAL-INTERNATIONAL PIOTURE