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Mayor Tomlin and members of council concurred in the‘decis- ion of the Police Committee that yolice cruisers be plainly mark- ed. “We don't believe in being :neaky,” said Deputy-reeve Plan:- on. Fire Agreement (Continued from page 1) ence at Orangevllle. The report recommended the purchase of sirens for the. police cruisers and addlgional lockers for police_use_._ .1 Council approved a recommen- dation by the Fire Committee presented by Councillor Haggart. Under the proposed agreement Richmond Hill Fire Brigade will afford protection to specified areas in Markham and Vaughan Townships at a new scale of fees. The scale of fees is $500 per an- num stand-by fee, $126 for the first hour on call and $50 for each additional hour. This scale was agreed to at a meeting of Richmond Hill committee with Deputy-reeve Wilfrid Dean, and councillors Watson and Mumber- Ion of Markham Township. The same agreement will be offered to Vaughan Township. Mayor Tomlin and members of council made it very clear that there was no wish to make money by the fire agreements. They said RIChmond Hill is willing to afford protection to the neighbouring Local Bus Service A capacity congregation attend- ed the dedication of the New Richmond Hill Baptist Church, 50 Wright St., last Sunday after- no :1 at 3 pm. The dedication ser on was brought by Dr. Jack Scott, Pastor of the Forward Baptist Church in Toronto. who emphasized the necessity ,of be- ing sure of the Presence and Power of God in all of the un- dertakings of the new church. Several visiting ministers as- sisted in various ways through- out the service. Rev. B. T. Mc- Spadden, Pastor of Langstaff Baptist Church, opened the ser- vice with prayer, and Rev. Paul Hoiliday. Pastor of the new Wiilowdale Baptist Church, read the scripture. The benediction was pronounced by Rev. Fred Vaughan, Pastor of Newtonbrook Baptist? Church. Capacity Congregation At Dedication New R. Hill Baptist Church _._r .__. Words of congratulation and greeting were brought to the new church by Deputy-reeve Donald G. Plaxton of Richmond Hill, Rev. C. G. Higginson of the Richmond Hill United Church. and Rev. Morley R Hall. Sec- retary-Treasurer of the Fellow- ship of Evangelical Baptist Churches in Canada. Mr. C. Nor- man Wortman, bass soloist, sang "Overshadowed" and “There is l Balm in Gilead," w ch were much apprecieted by l. The special opening services 0! the new church be an last Sunday. Pastor Robert . Irvin spoke on the subject, "The God Who Is Faithful," taking for his text, Hebrews 13:8 -â€" “Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever." Mr. Wort- man ministered in song. Last Sunday evening at '7 p. m. the special speaker was Rev. A. L. Shook, Pastor of the Queensway Baptist Church in Toronto. Special music was pro- vided by the Stouffville Youth for Christ Trumpet Trio. Tuesday evenlng a large eon- gregation gathered at the spec- ial Ladies' Night service to hear the noted columnist. Miss M. Jane Scott, tell of her ever-con- tinuing and everâ€"increasing "Ad- ventures With God." Miss Jo Anne McLean and Miss Sandra Martin ministered most accept- ably in vocal solos and duet. Youth Night was the emphasis .of the Wednesday night service. had Rev. E. A. Nullmeyer. Pu- arr”-.. -v- Another United States college, Brad College, announced recently that it had joined the ranks of colleges will- ing to give entering freshmen the right to qualify for placement in sophomore courses if their academic background makes such a move feasible. Under the advanced placement policy, high school students who suc- cessfully complete college-level courses in their secondary school, pass examin- ations designed to test the value of such courses, and measure up to the requirements of the college, may re- Both American and Canadian schools and colleges are seeking ways to help the gifted students get a better education. One of the most successful efforts is the advanced placement prog- ram, under which 212 American high schools offer able students an oppor- tunity to do college-level work While they are still in high school. Colleges, in turn, are cooperating by recognizing such advanced work when the student applies for admission. n. I , _A11____ Eollege Work In High Schools THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thursday, June 5, 1958 a An Independent Weeky: Established 1878 '\â€"-â€"/ Subscription Rate $3.50 per year; to United States $4.00; 100 single copy Member Audit Bureau of Circulations Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association J. E. SMITH, Publisher W. S. COOK, Managing Editor . Telephone TUmer 4-1105 “Authorized as second class mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa” 0' ' mcuum - s 013132 liberal I ,IA___J__A “budâ€"n. D-I-LI:nLnJ 1070 It was agreed with Markham Twp. that the fire costs be sub- ject to annual audit and 1f the actual costs exceeded the terms areas and only wants to be re- imbursed for the cost. of tht agreement the Township is willing to pay additional costs up to the amount of $500. Elmwood Sewers gnu" v-â€" Emie Ruttan headed a delega- tion from East Elmwood and ex- pressed concern about the delay ln getting work started on sewers in the area. Mayor Tomlin stated that the application for approval was before the Ontario Munici- pal Board and a decision is ex- pected any day. Mr. Ruttan said people in the area had been hearâ€" ing this for five years and are a little peeved and eoncerned. Mayor Tomlin said “This coun- cll has done everything possible to speed up the project. As soon as we hear from the Municipal Board we will call for tenders." Mr. Ruttan complained about the carelessness of builders who leave cement bags, wrappings and other refuse to blow over the neighbouring properties. One builder left 4 dozen paint cans and all kinds of rubbish in the ditch, he saidzr Mayor Tomlin said council is considering terms of an indus- trial waste bylaw which should regulate such abuses. tor of the Emmanuel Baptist Church in Barrie, brought a challenging message on ‘Choos- lng”, taking his theme from the eleventh chapter of Hebrews. The High Park Heralds, male quartet of the High Park Baptist Church in Toronto, provided special music. The meetings continue this ev- ening at 8 pm. with the emphas- is being on Community Night, stressing the church reaching the community for Jesus Christ Rev. Calvin H. Chambers. Min- ister of the Thornhill Presby- terian Church, will be the speak- er. Visiting ministers are expect- ed to participate and special muscal numbers will be brought by a Student Ensemble from Grades 7 and 8 of the McCon- aghy Public School, directed by Mr. Graham Shantz. A special in- vitation is extended to all the peogle of the community to at- ten . Sunday, June 8, will mark the final official opening services of the new church. A great day of blessing and inspiration is antl- clpated under the minstry of Dr. Percy H. Harris, President of the London Bible Institute and Theological Seminary in London, Ontario. Services will be held at 11 am. and 7 p.m., and the Lord's Table will be observed at the close of the morning service. Musical messengers will be Miss Pearl Sparks and Mr. Clarence Shelly. as they render special numbers on%he vibraharp, trum- pet and piano. as well as vocal solos. A warm invitation is ex- tended to all to attend the church “where welcome is more than a word!” Mrs. E. Purves, Unionville. head of the annual cancer canvass for Richmond Hill and district reported this week that the district group has exceeded its 1958 quota by $2,500. Canvassers have collected $11030. to date. The distrlct quota was set at $14,500 Exceed Cancer Quota By $1,500 ceive full sophomore standing. The program attempts (1) to avoid the repetition of work already covered in secondary schools; (2) to give stud- ents the opportunity for more advan- ced, freer and more demanding work, and (3) in some cases, to permit them to earn a degree in less than the usual- ly required four years’ time. The advanced placement program begins with college-level courses given in sec0ndary schools to outstanding students. In schools which cannot pro- vide special courses, students may do college-level work through individual instruction in connection with a regular high school course. ‘ In 1954, when the project began, eighteen American schools had‘ 582 students who took 959 examinations and entered ninety-four colleges. This fall, 2,068 students from 212 schools took 3,772 examinations and entered 201 colleges under terms of the prog- ram. The municipal council cham- bers was filled to capacity for Sunday night’s meeting of the group opposing liquor and beer outlets in Richmond Hill. Speak- er for the evening was Alfred Searle, a drinker for over 30 years, and who now works with alcoholics in a city mission. A. Searle Guest S pe aker At Dry Meeting He opened his talk by remind- ing his audience that alcohol was no respecter of persons, saying that at present, the mission hous- ed three chartered accountants undergoing treatment, and doc- tors and lawyers regularly pass- ed, through its doors ready to admit defeat by alcohol. Mr Searle startled his hearers by saying that during the course of a week he would have no difii- culting in finding someone from Richmond Hill in the ‘Mission, there solely because of the ac- cessibility of beer and spirits. Nearly everyone of the men and women represented a broken family and he appealed to the people of Richmond Hill not to make it any more easy to pur- chase liquor than it already was. Dr. J. P. Wilson, chairman of the campaign, emphasized that from his own experience he knew there were a large number of individuals in the town who were having a tough fight to overcome the alcohol habit. “Let’s not make it harder for them by putting it in their way," he appealed. Part time Markham Township Dog Catcher Bruce Taylor asked council Monday to consider the possibility of hiring him on a permanent basis. A resident of Ringwood. Mr. Taylor also ser- ves Markham Village and Rich- mond Hill on a part time basis. In his letter to council he re- ported the increase in his dog control duties is making it in- creasingly difficult for him to hold a regular job. If hired on a full time basis he promised to build 3 $3,000.00 dog pound on his property at his expense. The charge to Markham for regular service would be $180.00 month- ly. Broken down this would be $100.00 fo salary, $60.00 for truck maintenance. and $20.00 for rent_ He would also be permitted to keep the fees paid by owners who claim their animals. Dog Catcher Suggests He Be Hired On Full Time Basis Markham Township Council deferred decision on the matter until Clerk H. Crisp has prepared figures on the cost of dog control over the past year. Council has agreed to a re- quest from Mr. S. Kelner, solici- tor for Samron Developments to allow them to build two “t’s” on the east side of their proposed subdivision located on John St_ for future connection to the township's new water system which is proceeding up John St. The 30-acre subdivision which is actually outside of the present water area has received tenta- tive approval from the planning board. It still requires the ap- proval of council and Metro. Council has awarded the ten- der for the paving of Main St., Unionville from No. 7 Highway to the railway tracks to K. J. Beamish Construction Co. at a price of $2,719.00. The Beamish bid was the lowest of three ten- ders received. The contract is now subject to the approval of the Department of Highways. At the same time the members aw- arded another contract to the Beamish firm for the paving oi‘ Wembley Avenue in Unionville_ The Beamish figure of $2,913.00 ‘for the Wembley work was the lowest of three tenders received. This contract is not subject to the approval of the Department of Highways as it is being done as a local improvement. Comments on Smoke Nuisance Dear Mr. Editor: I gather from the letter of Mr. Angle to you that some of the citizens have been complain- ing of the smoke from the nurs- ery furnace. Perhaps they have themselves been offending. The Final Report of the Select Com- mittee on Air Pollution and Smoke Control (Ontario) says this: “ ‘Mr. Average Citizen' should also know about air pol- lution because he is one of the causes of it. From our studies, it is obvious to us that industry is not alone to blame . . . and that it behooves every individual to be his own constant smoke in- ‘spector, For example. he should not burn leaves. trash. or other open fires in his yard; he should buy a home incinerator. he should learn how to properly and economically heat his own house, and he should keep his automo- bile . . . in good repair and d- justment so that it . . . does not emit a smoky exhaust , . ." (page 51). “Dear Mr. Editor” I can add that leaves can be composted into excellent man- ure, 1f the proper procedure of mixing wih earth. and if possible. with manure. is followed, and preferably inside a wooden re- ceptacle or New Zealand Box. Oil furnaces out of adjust- ment are more serious than is perhaps thonght. My own physi- cian is unable to open his bed- room window in winter time, be- cause of such a furnace across the street, and he has discover- ed that no authority has any power to prevent this. The report on page 22 also says, “With regard to smoking. it has been estimated. as the re- sult of a scientific study of the effects on air polluion of cigar- ette smoking, that the smoking members of a population the size of Ontario's will throw into the air more than 12 tons of contam- inents per day. Each smoker adds to his intake of carbon mon- oxide by smoking, and, in other ways, he seriously increases his own personal . . . chances of de- veloping lung cancer . . .” Note too that we owe Mr. An- gle our gratitude for providing park space, which the town has failed to supply, having, it seems to me, quite improperly failed to use the lots provided, in ac- cordance with law, by subdivid- ers for that purpose_ It disturbs me to look out of my front win- dow, and see children playing baseball on the street, because the town has provided no place closer than an overcrowded area on the other side of town for this purpose. Nor, so far as I know, are the persons in the new subdivisions, where land is sup- posed to be reservcd for this purpose, in any better case. Children playing games on the streets have always semed to me the mark of slum conditions, brought about by poor planning. There is no excuse for poor plan- ning, with the wealth of exam- ple and experience we have to draw on today, and the present expanding conditions which give us the chance to make a model town of this with respect to park space, by laying down basic requirements of the proportion of park area per hundred of pop- ulation, and insisting that sub- dividers comply with these re- quirements. The reason why such a pro- cedure has not been adopted by town council before now must be lack of imagination or com- plete indifference to the welfare of this town’s children. Yours faithfully, N. Roy Clifton 105 Wood Lane. Railway Warning In an estimate prepared by the C.N.R. on the instructions of the Board of Transport Commission- ers for the erection of an auto- matic warning device at the rail- way crossing at Steeles Avenue East, the cost was set at $6,280, This figure is to cover two flash- ing lights and warning bell. The annual maintenance costs were estimated at $720.00. The construction costs would be borne 50% by the board, 25% by the railway and 12% per cent by each of the two municipalities of Markham and North York. Steeles Avenue is a townline and both townships participate in the mun- icipal costs. The annual main- tenance costs will be shared by the two municipalities on a 50- 50 basis. The health unit. building in- spector and fire protection officer will be asked to make a report on a complaint made by Mr, Thomas Gibson who resides on Bayview Avenue. Mr. Gibson complained that the manufacture of concrete forms is being carâ€" ried on in a barn just south of his property. The area in ques- tion is zoned as agricultural and thus any manufacturing is con- trary to the land-use by-law. Following a meeting with Rich- mond Hill’s Fire Committee last week indications are Richmond Hill may lower its proposed new annual standby fee from $1,000. to $500. Markham has complain- ed of the siztable rate increase contained in the new Richmond Hill fire agreement, Council is also considering extending the area of operations of the Union- ville Fire Brigade as far west as Bayview Avenue. At present the Unionville brigade services the area lying between the seventh and third concessions. Councillor J. MacNeil reported that Richmond Hill has indicated it is not interested in sharing in the cost of the proposed new public dump on the H. Kennedy property. Markham has yet to ascertain the feelings of Mark- ham Village on the proposal. Af- ter visiting the Whichurch Town- ship Dump council felt it was too far away to be of any use to Markham residents. Richmond Hill ersary”. by (ficely Thomson Congratulations to the energetic committee of the Richmond Hill Jaycees who published that excellent booklet on the town on “the occasion of its 85th Anniv- One of the things I have always meant to do is to ask to see the history of the hill that has been com- piled by the Women’s Institute; here is such a delight- ful taste of the whole substance that it serves to whet the appetite once more. Perhaps because I am not an Easterner by birth or schooling 1 still don't know the site of the famous Montgomery’s Tavern. Statistics always lead me astray. When the papers print in doleful headlines, “Fifty Killed on Holiday Weekend”, I feel they have really tried to spoil my holiday because there is no comparison with an un- holiday weekend. If fortyâ€"nine were killed on an ordin- ary weekend I could then feel justified in thinking that it was just fate working along as usual helped by an ordinary-weekend carelessness; whereas if on an ordin- ary-weekend twenty were killed I should have to feel that when a holiday weekend comes along we should all behave with extra care in cars, boats and crossing streets. But until I have both sets of figures I am just left with resentment that the headlines have tried to spoil MX holiday weekend. .1 a 11-1: In the 85th Anniversary booklet there is a delight- ful statistics page. Richmond Hill has parking meters (95 of them) whose revenue is $4,650 per annum. Is it all in pennies, nickels and dimes or are the fines for that dreadful state of the meter, “Violation”, included in this amount? And while they help the shopper with parking do they really pay for themselves or even make a profit if the police salary that is used in patrolling the meters and removing and counting the contents is de- ducted from the $4,650? Richmond Hill Town Council met in special session this week and examined plans for the new water treat- ment plant presented by engineers Proctor, Redfern and Loughlin. The plant is designed to remove carbon dioxide and reduce the iron content in the local water supply and will cost an estimated quarter million dollars. Then again, there are nearly ten times the number of local phone calls as there are long distance calls. That state of affairs is just like the chicken and egg business. The Bell says there must be more Toronto calls to show a demand before they lower the rate, and the telephoner is going to ridiculous extremes to avoid making those budget-breaking 25c calls, that always seem to mount to 40c. The trouble with this new Direct Distance Dialling is that it makes it much easier to call Toronto. Not having to contact the opera- tor gives you the feeling that you have got away with it this time and then the blow falls, too late, as a pleasâ€" ant voice asks for your number. Those 1,800 calls a day will be way up in no time with this method. Call Tenders Soon Council members gave general approval to the plans but have asked for a guarantee in writing that the plant will rid the local water of objectionable colour and odour. The engineer gave assurance that he will obtain such guarantee from the suppliers of the equipment. It was pointed out there are in Ontario two similar plants and council will check to make sure they are giving satisfac- tory service. Mayor Tomlin and members of council emphasized that it is the wish of council to get on with the work of construction as quickly as possible. and it was intimated that tenders could be called for within a very short time. Water Treatment Plant Plans Have Council Approval The engineers explained in detail the plans for the new plant and expressed confidence that it will eliminate the trouble which has been the cause of so many complaints from Rich- mond Hill rate payers in recent months. Seems even the children in public school could have some‘fun with the statistics page: If the towu has 30 miles of streets and 537 lights, how far apart, etc? Also one can wonder yvhere the corners were cut so that there are 26 miles of sewers in the 30 miles of streets. Councillor James Haggart ex- pressed the opinion that coun- cll should have an unconditional guarantee In writing. 16,000 pieces of mail are handled daily in our post office; and I should like to go on record, as they say, with a word of praise for the way our postmaster has kept things moving with the tremendously rapid in- crease in the town’s population. Whenever I have to go to the post office there is always a pleasant smile behind the wicket and helpful information is cheer- fully forthcoming on what I fear are very petty prob- lems. Just to be different I should like to say that I once dropped a letter in the box on our corner on a Thursday afternoon (to Toronto) and received a reply in Saturday’s delivery! 7 Deputy-reeve Plaxton said the project represents a very large expenditure and council should be very sure it is going to worlg. There is a wonderful representation from the busi- ness firms in the “85th Anniversary”. If the booklet’s function of making other industries aware of the hill is fulfilled the nearly 200 acres “not built on” will be filling up. One result will be better business in the hill for everyone. Today if you go to the city for a pair of shoes, say, or something else not obtainable here, you will probably do a great deal of other shopping too. So it will pay each one of us to boost Richmnd Hill to outsiders . . . it will pay us, because as the town be- comes more solidly prosperous our tax load will lighten and our local services can be improved too. “The .responsibilit‘y Fests with our rengineers," he said‘. New business coming in will be able to read about the softball in that little booklet, but I was surprised to see that neither the Junior Hockey nor the Figure Skat- ing Club were included. Also the incoming parents might like to know that there are also Guides and Brownies as well as Cubs and Scout Troops. ’ Which I suppose goes to show, that unless the Jay- cess had had a three way mirror' they were bound to miss some small aspect of the town of Richmond Hill. Thanks to you for my complimentary copy; I shall be holding on to it even after the 100th Anniversary one comes out, just to compare notes. The vengine'ers explained that Om JJz/[i Over 1% the new plant will reduce the iron content and eliminate the objectionable odour but will have no appreciable effect on the hardness of the water. large expenditure. It was men- tioned such a plant might cost another quarter of a million dol- lars and that the cost of opera- tion was a very considerable it- em. Council members felt such an expenditure was out of the question at the present time. However. the engineer was asked to give some study to the prob- lem of water softening and give council an estimate of the capi- tal cost and operating expense .of such a plant. Council members wondered if it would be possible to construct the plant with provision for the addition of a softening treatment some time in the future. It was pointed out that the capital cost and expense of operating a sof- tening plant represented a very fol-vino TUrnor 6-1112 l I” ' FREE PARKING REAR 0F THEATRI Show Times 7 and 9 p... 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