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JUNE 14 â€" Saturday, 3 to 5 p. m. The lst Jefierson Local As- sociation Brownie Tea, to be held at the home of Mrs. Ray Jackson. Mariday Farms, Yonge St., on aturday, June 14, from 3 to 5 pm. Everyone Invited. Ad- mission 35c. c1w50 JUNE 16. 17, 19, 20 â€" 10 am. - 3 pm. York Manor. Yonge St.. Newmarket. Handicraft classes conducted by Mrs. Smith, for residents of the Manor. c1w50 the next meeting of the Woman’s Association of St. Matthew's Un- ited Church will ake the form of a “Pot Luck Supper" in the church, Crosby Avenue East. All ladies and. their friends are cor- dially invited to be present. JUNE 18 â€" Wednesday 3-5 p. m. Garden tea and Home Bake Sale in aid of St. John‘s Oak Ridges'new parish hall, under the auspices of St. John‘s W.A.. at the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Snively. Glenlonely. Lake Wilcox. Admission and tea 50c. c2w49 JUNE 14 â€" Saturday. The Viil- age Festival 2.30 - 9 pm. at Ced- ar Grove near Markham. Admis- sion 50c, children under 12 free. Bring your family picnic basket. All interested in folk dancing are invited. If wet at the Markham United Church. > c1w50 JUNE 17 â€" Tuesdax at___7 p.m_., JUNE 18 â€"â€" Wednesday. 8.15 p. m. The Allencourt Ratepayers' Association will hold their meet- ing in the Walter Scott Public School. Councillor Donald Plax- ton will speak on “Park Areas". All residents of this area are ur- ged to be present.- c1w50 JUNE 21 â€" Saturday. Annual Sunday School and Congregation- a1 Picnic of Richmond Hill Pres- byterian Church at York County Park, Sibbald's Point. Basket lunch. Bus and cars leave Rich- mond Hill Park at 1 pm. sharp. c2w49 EVERY MONDAY NIGHT at 8 pm. Bingo. Community Hall. Spruce Ave., Stop 22A Yonge St. O t It " WEDNESDAY evening bingo held in Canadian Legion Hall, Carr ville Road West at 7:45 9:31. EVERY SUNDAYIEVENING 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 prompt. JUNE "19 --V Thurgday. rTemper- ancevfie United Church Straw- berry‘ Jupper. 5.30 pm. Salads, strawberries. etc. Adults $1.00, children 75c. c1w50 JUNE 22 â€" Sunday. Teston Sun- day School anniVersary services- at 11.15am. Rev. M. R. Jenkin- son and Melville Male Quartet and 7.30 p m. Rev. S. L. Tose ’and the York Choraleers. c2w50 JUNE 24 â€" Tuesday. Strawberry Festival at Carrville United Church Hall. Supper served 5 to 8 pm. Salad plate, strawberries and cream. Under auspices of Carrville United Church ‘W.A. Adults $1.25. children under 12 75c. c4w48 JUNE 25 â€" Wednesday Eve. Reâ€" serve this date for the Annual Music Festival by the Richmond Hill Public Schools in the Rich- mond Hill Arena. Watch for dis- play announcement June 19th paper. c2w49 Weglnesday. Teston United Church Shrawberry Fes- tival. Strawberries and Salad Plate Supper served 5 to 8 pm. Adults $1.25, children 75c. c2w50 The local public library board holds regular meetings in the li- brary on the first Tuesday of every month, with the exception of the holiday period At the last meeting of the season on June 3rd. the work accomplished this year was reviewed. and plans were discussed for continuing service during the summer months. The board wishes to re- port to the citizens of Richmond Hill. and invite suggestions for improvements in service. That more families are taking advan- tage of library facilities is evi- dent in the registration statistics which show a total membership of 2.191 with 1.013 of these mem- bers in the children‘s library. JAMBOREE every Sunday Eve. 9 pm. Pinecrest Speedway. Top Western and Variety Entertain- ment. c1w50 Local library Board Reports On A Busy Period Of Service To "serve these patrons, the book stock has been increased by the addition of 1.213 new titles added since January lst. 1958. A total of 23.802 books and periodi- cals has been circulated this year and particularly interesting is the 5,045 total for the month of May which shows an increase of 2,329 over the same month in 1957. The first five months of 1958 saw the successful launching of a club for senior citizens, who held their first meeting in the library-on April 16th, Richmond Hill Library was host for the in- augural meeting of the librarians in York County. Paintings on display in the library were placed by the local Canvas club who opened the exhibit in February. from two nursery schools as well as book‘talks to Brownie groups and assistance to teachers and students. The library will continue regu- lu' service during the summer lvr‘nr‘wv‘nt: in the Chilr‘ren’s Lommg Events c1w50 {M4 “If something is not done soon, I would be willing to con- tribute toward hiring a lawyer,” a resident of Sugar Maple Lane declared at the regular meeting of the Pleasantville Gardens Ratepayers Association last week. The lady 'was referring to the lack of action in having the ditches fixed up and Mill St. and Sugar Maple Lane paved. Considerable discussion was waged over the matter as well 'as ‘the ditches in the southern section of the subdivision. It was reported that the engineer was ready to report the ditches’ in this area as fulfilling the require- ments of the subdivider’s agree- ment. However, residents of the area maintained that last fall, when work on the ditches was stopped. they. had been assured that this spring the ditches 'would be cleaned out and regraded where necessary. Ratepayers'r Meeting VOLUME LXXIX, NUMBER 50 Pleasantville Residents Want Action 0n Ditches Nothing definite on either problem ‘could be obtained from the engineer .the meeting was told ,but some information was expected very soon. Information from Councillor S. F. Tinker, said one ratepayer, indicated he expected the Sugar Maple and Mill St'. paving to be started “very soon.” ‘ The meeting passed a motion that the association send a letter to council asking for a fixed date for (1) start and completion of first layer of pavement on Sugar Maple Lane and Mill St.; (2) start and completion of work on the ditches and (3) start and com- pletion of the second layer of paving. a months and so that patrons may take holiday reading on vacation with them, special book loans will be arranged .For those who appreciate old books. the library recently acquired from the old Masonic Hall. a file of newspapers and bound periodicals dating back to 1870. The library is located in the Municipal Building at 58 Yonge Street North and is open on Monday. Tuesday. Thursday and Friday from 3 pm. until 9 pm. On Saturday from 10 am. until 5 pm. High School Rd. Represented At London Conventions Janet Mills, year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dick Mills of Richvale is shown with her mother, seated in the boat won at the Richmond Hill Lions Club’s recent draw. Wee Janet, the The regular monthly meet- ing of the York Central Dis- trict High School Board was postponed until next Monday night in order that Chairman Harry Sayers and Trustee John Honsberger might at- tend the Urban and Rural School Trustees’ Association Conference at London, Ont., from Sunday to Wednesday of this week; On Wednesday, Mrs. J. R. McAllisber and Mr. D. J. Achworth, board seen-law lL_ xuiuiy, arrived in Lon- don to attend the annual meeting of the Association of School Business Ofiicials which followed the trustees' conference. They will stay in London until the conference closes on Friday. It was also resolved that copies of the subdivider’s agreement with council for both the South and North areas, be obtained. It is hoped that this informa- tion\will be available shortly at which time another general meet- ing will be specially called. The meeting was told that so far town council had not received any plan from the Metro Conâ€" servation Authority regarding the Mill Pond. After considerable discussion. the meeting adopted a resolution that the council be requested to use park funds to obtain'land immediately west of the subdivision for park pur- poses. As a temporary expedient, another motion asks council to prepare land for a baseball dia- mond and kiddies’ playground on the land in question Ratepayers have permission from the owner to use the land on a temporary basis subject to his needs. One‘ resident asked for in- formation re weed control as he felt some action should be taken with regard to vacant lots. Ques- tions about water were answered by Depuy reeve D. Plaxton, who is a member of the association. Complaints about dogs running at large were voiced and it was suggested that the police depart- ment be contacted by complain- ants. . Throuhout the evening, there were several'residents who com- plained of the difficulty of ob- taining accurate information from the Municipal Offices and also that promises by town em- ployees to call back were not kept The meeting. discussing the R1 zoning. found that apparently rooming houses are not describ- ed in the bylaw nor expressly listed as not being permissible in such an area. although board- ing restriction are included. A resolution asks council to have rooming houses banned from R] areas. The reason for the discus- sion was reports that a house on Mill St. is apparently being oc- cupied by two families. even though in a one-family dwelling area. June 21 will see a Children's Party in the subdivision. It is hoped to arrange races and a “best decorated" doll carriage, bicycle and tricycle parade with prizes. It is anticipated that the tri- angle at Starlight and Tyneview will be sodded shortly. Thanks were expressed to Deputy reeve Plaxton and Councillor Tinker for their assistance in carrying out the development of this parkette. It is understood that the Richmond Hill Horticultural Society is going to assist with the planting of this area. Neigh- boring residents have been work- ing on it for some time. Markham Police Answer 502 Calls In his May report to Markham Township Council Police Chief C. Wideman stated that town- ship law enforcement officers handled 502 calls during the month. Accidents led the parade of statistics with 22 accidents in- vestigated by police. Following close behind were 21 complaints of dogs running at large. The matter of thefts was next with 16 such occurrences reported. A further breakdown of the main statistics is as follows: 1i: quor seizures 7, burglaries 5. domestic complaints 3, malicious damage 3, and stolen cars re- covered 1. JuCéy “In Essentials Unity; in Non Essentials Liberty; in all Things Charity." holder of the lucky ticket, now has a “real” boat of her own, but we predict this is one boat that won’t go into the tub with Janet -â€" when she has her daily bath. â€" Photo by Lagerquist RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO. THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 1958 Too Many Disregard Stop Signs Council Meeting At the last meeting of Rich- mond Hill Town Council there was a petition signed by some 27 property owners protesting ag- ainst any change in zonind er ulations on Jacey Ann Blvd. The street Immediately behind Lo‘o law’s is the proposed site for the new Masonic Hall. Petition Objects To Re-Zoning To Permit Hall On Jacey Anne Councillor Tinker expressed the opinion that the proposed building should not be objectionâ€" able as it will not be a public hall in the ordinary sense of the term, and that arrangements would be made for all parking on the Loblaw lot. Mayor Tomlin said the wishns of the people in the area would have to be considered and it was suggested the Masons confer with property owners in the area and explain plans for the pro- posed hall. At the same meeting another petition protested against the unsatisfactory disposal methods of the merchants in the Bayview Plaza. Although garbage is col- lected several times a week it is claimed present conditions con- tribute to a fire and health haz- ard. Council will confer with those concerned in an effort to improve conditions. “This is another con dition which can be dealt with by our proposed industrial waste by-law," said Mayor Tomlin. There was concern expressed by council members over the de- lay in paving streets in the Bev- erley Acres subdivision. It was intimated that there are plans for an early start on the work. and council decided to ask the subdivider, J. A. Bailey, for a schedule of his road paving plans. On motion of councillor Hag- gart town employees who are re- quired to use their own cars in the performance of their duties will be granted an annual allow- ance of $300. plus 8 cents per mile. Assurance was given that arrangements will be made for a proper log to be kept of miles travelled. On motion of Deputy-reeve Donald Plaxton. Parks Commit. tee Chairman. council will ask the Conservation Authority con- cerning any plans they may have for the development and improve- ment of the Pond Area in Rich- mond Hill. It was stated that the Polish Park was reported for sale and that the Conservation body During recent weeks many new stop signs have been er- ected throughout the town. and it is the hope of local authorities that they will contribute to safety on the streets. ' Commenting on the signs at the last meeting of town council. councillor Jos. Pat~ erson observed that while the signs have been erected a1- together too many people ig- nore them. “I notice many many motorists blithely sift past the signs with no thought of stopping,” said the councillor. ~ Council members express- ed the hope that the signs erected in the interests of public safety would be ob- served by all motorists. To aid in observance there will be a police check up. W. Wagner Appointed Hydro Com. William A.,Wagner, Richmond Street. was Monday night the unanimous choice of Richmond Hill Town Council as a member of the Richmond Hill Hydro Com- mission. He will replace Mr. D. Dingwall who recently resigned. Mr. Wagner is a well known 10- cal citizen who recently retired from the position of treasurer of the Colgate-Palmolive Company. He has had a long business ex- perience and has been very ac- tive community affairs. He is a Past President of the Richmond Hill Lions Club. Other members of the local hy- dro commission are Chairman W. S. Cook and Mayor Ken W. Tomlin. ‘ Start Work Soon Municipal Board approval has been given for the construction of sewers in the East Elmwood district. This was announced at a meeting of Richmond Hill Town Council this week and in- structions were given to the en- gineers to advertise at once for tenders. It is the hope of council members that work of construc- tion will commence within a few weeks. Approve Sewers In East Elmwood Approval of .the sewers in the Harding area has not yet been received but Mayor Tomlin said it is expected any day, and when it is received constructon work will he proceeded with as quick- ly as possble. In recent months there have been numerous complaints ab- out the care and disposal of garbage and Monday night coun- cil‘ considered a bylaw to reg- ulate all phases of waste disposal in the municipal- ity. The new by-law will be pres- ented for further consideration at a future meeting and will have regulations which it is hoped will eliminate many local complaints. One clause in the proposed by» should be made aware of the fact. Deputy-reeve Plaxton suggest- ed council should give some con- sideration to amending the reg- ulations which now prohibit base- ment apartments, duplexes, and other multiple dwelling houses. Buildings such as these need a caretaker and the logical place for such an apartment is in the basement. he said. Councillor Haggart‘ expressed determined opposition to base- mept apartments. Councillor Bradstock thought they might be permissable if they an: partly above ground level. Deputy-reeve Plaxton asked when Sugar Maple Lane will be paved. He was advised it would be'at an early date. Looking to the need for addit- ional park land in the town Councillor S .F. Tinker moved that council require 5 per cent of all subdivisions for park pur- poses. The resolution supported by council will apply to all suo- digisions 3f more than two lots. .._-_- ... Ivv avvuc Mayor Tomlin reported that he had interviewed greenhouse op- erators and they are now doing all practically possible to mini- mize the smoke nuisance. The Mayor also reported an interview with Yonge Street bus: inessmen when it was requested an entrance from Arnold Street should be retained to provide ac- cess to rear parking lots. It was agreed that such access should be made available. It was agreed a lot of good parking space is available behind the properties on the west side of Yonge Street and the merchants should be en- couraged in its development and use. Passed a resolution last week to request the. Ontario Municipal Board’s approval to spend $31,- 900. for a high school site and other expenses‘ The land would cost $25,000 and it was planned the school would be ready for operation in 1960. . Mayor Tomlin explained that theie had recently been con}- Plaints of objectionable odours from the sewage disposal plant. This was due to the fact that the plant at present is overloaded. This condition will be corrected when the new addition is com- pleted in the near future. PICKEERING : Toméfiip council 650 At Bingo See M an Win $400 Month law makes it illegal to leave pap- er or refuse which may blow on to neighbouring or town proper- ty. Penalty for violation is pro- vided and fines up to $300. are authorized. Councillor Bradstock express- ed concern about the disposal of paper, old furniture and items not now acceptable for garbage collection. It was suggested that people with this type of material to dispose of should call the Sal- vation Army. A letter from Vita Feed Com- pany asked an agreement to cov- er installation of a town sewer across their property. The sew- er was constructed in 1954. -‘he Vita Feed Company asked an agreement and suggested an. an- nual rental of $250 per annum. Council members agreed that there should be an agreement but felt the annual rental asked was too high. It was suggested the sewer might be’ re-routed to avoid the property. Council will confer with'the company about an agreement and a rate of rental mutually acceptable. Deputy-reeve Donald Plaxton suggested the need for the ac- quiring of a park site in the west part of town. He said the matter had been discussed at a recent meeting of Pleasantville Rate- pay'ers and on his motion coun- cil agreed to write the pwner of land west of Pleasantville en- quiring as to the possibility of buying or renting land for park and playground purposes. A capacity crowd of 650 people attended the Thorn- hill Lions Club bingo held at the Thornhill Market on Wednesday of last week when President Bob Priestman made the draw for the ‘UCny winner who will receive $400 a month for a year. Mr. Stew- art, a construction worker living in Willowdale was the lucky ticket holder, and Mr. Wood of Cavalier Crescent, Thornhill. who sold Mr. Stewart the ticket will re- ceive $100 a month for one year. ’On suggestion of the Deputy- reeve council will insist that paving on Sugar Maple be com- pleted soon. The clerk reportgd that the contract for paving had been awarded and that assurance was given the work will be pro- ceeded with at once. Masons Start On New Hall Richmond Hill Building In- spector J. Hollowell this week is- sued a permit for the construc- tion of a new Masonic Hall on Jacey Ann Blvd. The new build- ing replacing the historic Yonge Street building recently torn down to make way for a new commercial building will be 41 by 81 ft. and of solid brick con- struction. It will be 18 feet high with a flat roof and will be heat- ed by gas. Lion Wallace Elgie told “The Liberal” that it is be- lieved proceeds of the draw will be over $5.000, all of which will go to an addition to the Thornhill Lions swimming pool. It is hoped that a sun deck and a lunch counter for the pool will be finished by the end of this month. Mr. A]. White and Mr. R. J. Craigie appeared before council Monday night supporting the ap- plication for a permit. Mayor Tomlin told the delegation that present zoning permits the erec- tion of a hall and that the nec- essary permit could be issued immediately. It was explained to council that the new building will not be used as a public dance hall. It will be used by' the Masons and available to other organiza- tions, but at all times under the control of. the Masonic Lodge. Council took no action on a recommendation from the Plan- ning Board that lots 1-7 in the area be reâ€"zoned to permit erec- tion of multiple family dwellings It was pointed out that it is planned to build only one mul- tiple family dwelling and it is thought when this is understood by people in the area the oppos- ition to re-zoning may be with- drawn. A petition, was firesented council last week protesting gainst such zoning. It is expected work on the new Masonic Hall will start at once and that the new building will be completed this fall. In HOME PAPER OF THE DISTRICT SINCE 1878 Crack Down Coming Hose Regulations Must Be Observed May Extend The Water Area No.1 Local authorities may have to crack down on householders who disregard regulations restricting the use of hose for lawn watering. This was hinted at a. special meeting of Town Council this week when the temporary water shortage was discussed. The water committee (Deputy-reeve W. Dean and Councillors J. MacNeil and L. Mumberson) of Markham Township will meet today (Thursday) with Consulting Engineer E. Jorgensen to consider the important matter of a proposed extension of. Water Area No. 1. The present water area which was created by by-law in 1954 includes Highland Park, Doncaster, Thornhill and Langstaff in the area between Yonge Street and Bayview Avenue and No. 7 Highway and Steele’s Avenue. It was suggested the water area be extended to the Don Mills Road to the depth of two or three township lots. Mayor Tomlin and members of council made it clear that there is no actIIal water shortage in Rich- mond Hill, but rather a temporary shortage of storage facilities and distribution equipment. A new overhead storage tank is now in the process of construction and when this is completed in September there should be no need for restrictions. ' > To meet the situation until the new storage tank is completed Council has imposed restrictions limiting use of hose to two evenings per week. The subject was introduced at Monday night’s council meeting by Councillor S. F. Tinker who observed that too many people are disregarding the restrictions. “The great majority of people are co-operating,” said councillor Tinker, “but it isn’t fair to those who observe the reg- ulations that a few others pay no attention to them.” Markham Twp. However council agreed with Councillor Mumberson that council’s original obligation is to the residents of the present water area. “If and when a surplus becomes avail- able then we can go into the business of selling water to outside areas”, maintained Councillor Mumberson. It has been estimated the pres- ent township pumps will produce a flow of one million gallons of water daily. The present water area has a population of approx- imately 4,000 people. Council is hopeful that the North York Township wells located in the German Mills area may shortly become available to Markham. Markham’s own wells are located on the Don Mills Road at John Street. Council members agreed that it would be possible for the police to make periodic tours of the town and check up on offenders. The hope was expressed that househol ers will co-operate fully in observing the res- trictions, ut intimated that if such co-operation is not forthcoming a crack-down on offenders would be nect< essary. A penalty is provided for those who disregard council restrictions. ’ v . Use of hose for lawn watering is permissible Mon- day and Thursday evenings after 8 pm. north of Cros- by and east of Yonge; Tuesday and Friday evenings after 8 pm. south of Crosby and east of Yonge; Wed- nesday and Saturday evenings after 8 pm. west of Yonge Street. Mr. Jorgensen att’ended Mon- day's meeting to present a survey of the proposed distribution of water to the various streets in Water Area No. 1. The streets concerned will be grouped into 11 separate local improvements. The total cost of the work has been estimated at $139,958. The township will pay 350.319.00 of this figure with the balance being borne by the ratepayers concern- ed. All the streets in the water area are included in the distribu- tion plan with the exception of Elgin Street and Dudley Avenue. Elgin Street is only a 33-foot roadway (provincial subsidized roads must be 66 feet wide) and council plans to meet with rep- resentatives of the Elgin Street Ratepayers Association to discuss the road before proceeding with a water distribution plan. The local improvement for the work in question can either be initiated by counci‘ or by peti- tion of the people concerned. In- dications are that council favors taking the imitative for this work and to handle it on an. area basis. Feeling that too much money was involved for the amount 1' work required council turned down a request from its part- time dog catcher Bruce Taylor 0’ Ringwood that he be hired on a full time basis. Mr. Taylor who also serves Richmond Hill and Markham Village had requesi:d a full time monthly salary of $180. plus the pound fees. For this figâ€" ure he would supply a truck apd a pound. ' Last year Markham spent a to- ACCIDENTS ACCIDENT RECORD RICHMOND HILL ' 1958 F ATALITIES 0 'I'HE lIBERAI. Your Home Paper Delivered by Carrier in Richmond Hill EVERY THURSDAY AFTERNOON 10c PER WEEK BY MAIL $3.50 PER YEAR INJURIES 16 ta; of $685.00 for dog control. To date this year they have spent $225.00. If they had accepted Mr. Taylor's proposal it would have cost $2,160.00 annually. Council will confer with Vaughan Town- ship to see if some arrangement can be made regarding use of their dog catcher on a rental basis. . Lot Fee ,Acting on recommendation of its finance committee council has agreed to make no change in the subdivision fee of $400.00 for all residential lots. However, this figure of $400.00 per lot will not apply in the case of urban-resi- dential subdivisions where the sudivider will instead only pay a sewer levy of $240.00 per 'ot. In urban residential subdivisions the developers must also supply water, storm and sanitary sew- ers, curbs and surface the roads. All developers are also required to make a five per cept_donation of subdivision land for park puzposes. There \ ill be no sub- division lot fee charged in the case of either commercal or in- dustrial developments. Mr. J. Ken Clarke newly ap- pointed manager of the Canad- ian Bank of Commerce, Rich- mond Hill. Prior to his transfer here Mr. Clarke served the bank in various capacities in Toronto, Windsor and New York City. J. K. CLARKE Bank Manager SINGLE COPY 10c