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"Richmond Hill Lions Hall "jMoncl'uy, Jan; ISIII _ Repairs To A'll‘Makes 01' Cars 1_ Specxalizing In English Automobiles Time-ups war Texaco Products t? Tawing Service ELGIN MILLS TU. 4-1773 Powell Furniture Warehouse Sales 3L3 .94 ’. WE MUST CLEAR OUR 1958 STOCK OF FINE ‘ FURNITURE â€"- REGARDLESS 0F COST. .{WILL‘ ACCEPT YOUR OLD FURNITURE AS TRADE-IN _ WITH HIGHEST ALLOWANCE. I ALSO FREE ESTIMATE ON YOUR OLD FURNITURE WITH NO OBLIGATION. 33 Yonge St. 8., Richmond Hill TU. 4-2922 "Before you buy â€" it will pay you to give us a try’ I thy isTit that 'the Union Jack From Newfoundland to B.C.’s shore Still waves o’er smoking chimney stack And waving’grain and trapper’s door? .Did‘ sOme Britannic Providence Hold fast the ramparts while all slept? Or did rebellious malcontents , Divide the choice, discard the rest? Deny the slur, Canadians all, Yours was no easy heritage, No left o’er from the banquet hall, No extra leaf in history’s page. Your Fathers from, two Mother lands With culture, tongues of different hue Fought 'for one maiden’s virgin hand Bitter, relentless, fought it through. Then while the stinging wounds still wept, Across the border Reason fell And died, and smoking breezes swept The mob’s historic cry, “Rebel”. Echoed it over the river’s flood Up to the Plains, the Citadel, Where French and British, jealous stood, What answer to the cry, “Rebel”? Just as when dawn breaks o’er the land And What was fearsome, dark and veiled Takes sudden form to heart and hand So fell the doubts when foe assailed. This be the answer, sure and clear, “From every pinnacle and peak Let fly the colours without fear Yes, let the Sainted Banner speak”. What act was this? Did eyes deceive? Did Frenchmen uphold Britain’s flag? “On reb‘els, teach the French to grieve Destroy them and their new-sworn rag”. But bleSsed‘union born that day of French and British patriot’s blood On the fierce field of loyalty Kn infant nation rose and stood. “Varied the colours that they wore, British the colours, nailed on high, Simple the oath that these, men swore Canada, freedom, live or die. This is your Banner, Canada, Yours to the roots as these men proved Re-born at thy birth, 0 Canada, The Union Jack shall not be moved. . ' . -â€"- M. M., Richmond Hill OUR GARAGE Licensed Mechanic. 'our “Dunner Lana In the coming year and future years there is sure to be a lot of growth right within our own boundaries which will make ex- tensive demands on 001‘ services. Let us face the facts: of ,the limita- tions on our water Supply and on our sewage disposal. There would not be much real satisfaction in being a city of 40,000 if we were without the necessary services. W. J. TAYLOR, We couldn‘t .water our lawns last summer and there is a possi- bility we may not be able to do so next summer. I don’t think it could be called reactionary thinkâ€" ing to suggest that the fullest pos- sible survey should be made of our present water supply and the potential needs of future residen- tial, commercial and industrial development within the existing town, before any consideration is given to any further annegiation. I have been connected with mi- nor hockey in Richmond Hill since 1946 and along with fellows such as Elgin Barrow, Dick Mills, Norm Mabley and a few others we have continued to hold our interest. Now I personally have managed and sponsored the Rich- mond Hill Rams both when ban- tam and now midget and my aim in doing so was to help promote good sportsmen and recreational activity for our boys of the town. Like anyone else I too would like to see a championship team here in Richmond Hill ‘but the first thing and the biggest thing in my mind is promoting good will, sportsmanship and then if pos- sible a champion team. I suggest Mr. Editor that the need now certainly is for consoli- dation and there should be a good long breather period before there is any thought of annexation or to tension of our boundaries. I would like to take a minute to let your readers know what-I think of a situation where, be- cause a home team, the Richmond Hill Midget R_ams lost a game; to Vice-President Richmond Hill Hockey Association Replies To Statements Dear Mr. Editor -â€" I wish to congratulate the May- or of Richmond Hill on his inaug- ural statement that this should be a year of consolidation. However, it might be just a bit inconsistent in the next breath to visualize a city of 40,000. a very good team that they should be blasted so to speak‘ by the president of our local hockey association. This to my mind was uncalled for and far from.the spirit of being a sportsman; I take a very dim view of the president’s idea on so much em- phasis on championships. The first thing is that I know and have known since starting this year‘s Midget Rams we haven’t got the material for a champion- ship team but I believe we have one of the best teams in the league with a fine bunch of boys Dear Mr. Editor â€" The official opening of the Crosby Heights Public‘School will take place February 4th. Serving as a. committee to make arrange- ments’ for the event are‘Trustee Mrs. Margaret Southwell, Trustee Mrs. Virginia Sully, Supervising Principal Duard Rase, and Cros- by Heights School Principal E. Gooding. Mr. (5. Magee of Richmond Hill has offered to donate a plaque Plan. Official Opening Crosby, Heights School “Dear Mr. Editor” Exâ€"reeve of Riéhmond Hill Sounds Note 0! Warning Now for ice time for practices, etc. I have the team practicing once a week and playing once.a week. The practices are under a very fine coach, Watson Cottrill, and Co-manager Howard Atkin- son. These two men have, taken a lot of their own time and a lot of effort into producing a well or- ganized hockey team. All equip- ment, sticks, sweaters, etc., as well as the practice time is sup- plied by H. J. Mills Ltd. and this leaves the one hour allotted for our home games and only this being looked after by the Rich- mond Hill Minor Hockey Assoc- iation. In another year or so with the well organized bantam team com- ing along which is also being sponsored‘by an outsider of the hockey association, we stand a chance of ‘ coming up with a red hot team. However, until we do I still feel that the main objective of any hockey association is not creating all championship teams but first and only promoting good sportsmen and recreation for our youth of the town. Yours truly, The boys have only lost two games and tied two games and won the balance. who, if Mr. Piller had taken time to put his hand on a shoulder of one of the players after the game and said ‘you played a good game,’ he would find his hand moist from the perspiration soak- ed into the sweaters. The cost of education repre- sents a large item on the tax bill, and it is refreshing. to hear lead- ers like Mr. Perry giving it some serious thought. I was interested too in the recent report of the District High School Board Chair- man Sayers .who suggested some thought be given to finding a new source of revenue to support edu- cation. Undoubtedly the burden is becoming too great to be levied on real estate. VAUGHAN TAXPAYER. A country preacher in Alabama, when asked by his congregation to pray for a more abundant crop, responded: “Oh Lord we pray thee in accordance with the re- quest of .this thy people that thou send them a more abundant crop; but Oh Lord, thou knowest, as they know, that what they need is deeper plowing, more hard work and more manure.” Education Costs Dear Mr. Editor â€"â€" I was impressed by the suggest- ion of Reeve John Perry of Vaughan that school boards be authorized to levy and collect taxes. It seems sound democratic thinking that those who have the responsibility for spending money should have the responsibility for levying and collecting it. Dear Mr. Editor â€" i I hope the visit to Richmond Hill of a speaker from the Native Sons of Canada reported in your recent issue will revive interest here in the need for a distinctive Canadian flag.‘ It is ridiculous that a country of the importance of Canada should be the only one in the world without a national flag. Other members of the Com- monwealth have a distinctive flag, so why not Canada? Dear Mr. Editor â€"â€" The attractive new school, bringing to five the number of public schools in Richmond Hill, has a gymnasium-auditorium, a kindergarten, as well as 11 class- rooms. It was designed by Hanks, Irwin and Pearson. architects, and construction was by the W. J. Lee Company. I enclose my renewal subscripâ€" tion, and wish to express my thanks for a splendid community newspaper. I enjoy it thorough- ly every week, and in addition to keeping posted on all the happen- ings, I find it most useful in my shopping. I consult its columns tor all my needs, and I have more than saved the subscription many times by bargains in the adver- tisements. Dear Mr. Editor â€" commemorating the opening and tlife' school board has accepted his g' t: That goes for an awful 'lot of things in life, as well as for most of us. Aren’t We often praying for Divine help, when what we really need is a little more good old fashioned effort and hard work from purselves? The Ontario government has appointed a committee to find a way to get a larger and more representative vote in pur munic- ipalelections. I have noted some interesting letters on the subject in youripaper. _ ‘Right To Vote Dear Mr. Editor -â€" A Wouldn‘t it be a wonderful thing if all Canadians decided to utilize their right‘to vote in free elections? It would indeed be wonderful it there weren’t any free-riders, accepting the rights but ignoring the responsibility of citizenship. There is one way to help bring this Utopian state of affairs to pass without any special legisla- tive committees. When election day rolls around, VOTE, and see that all members of your family do the same. GOLDEN LION $250 4 NUMBERS $70 JA c Kpo T National Flag Home Paper More Effort Needed GRATEFUL READER SUBSCRIBER H. J. MILLS CANADIAN CIVIS Council approved a petition presented by Mr. G. Walker of Doncrest Road to have water- mains installed on the street. Doncrest Road is located east of Bayview Avenue and north of No. "7 Highway, and lies within the water area. Of the 40 property owners on the street 21 signed the petition while five declined. The remaining 14 lots are all va- cant land. The work will be handled on a local improvement basis. Conservation Authority “(Séthéirl rdeferred decision on the appointment of its two rep- resentatives on the Metropolitan Markham Township Council in session Monday opened its tenders for the construction of water- mains on 22 streets in Water Area No. 1. The work which .was approved sometime agowill be handled on a local improvement basis; Four tenders were receiv- ed each giving alternative figures to have the work done during either the winter or next spring. Winter work tenders ran from a low of $112,440.75 to a high of $150,431.25. Spring tenders with the work to commence in April were lower. They ran from a low of $107,793.50 to a high of $130,- 248.25. The four Toronto contract- ing firms submitting tenders were, James MacKay & Sons Ltd., Paul Rosa Construction 00., Carroll- Sharp Construction Ltd., and J. Harrop Contracting Ltd. The tenders were referred to the Water Committee (Councillors MacNeil and Mumbersen and De- puty-reeve Dean), and the consul- ting engineer for a report. Conservation Authority for 1959. The appointments will have to be made prior to the February 1st inaugural meeting of the author- ity. Councillor L. Mumberson suggested council follow the pol- icy of Vaughan Township and ap-' point two members of council as representatives to the authority. Councillor/J”. MacNeil concurred with the suggestion. They both felt if the representatives were selected from council it would re- sult in closer liaison between council and the authority espec- ially in the matter of the devel- opment of the Bruce property. Reeve W. L. Clark suggested the members give the matter some thought before making a decision. Markham’s present representativ- es are Mr. C. Clifford of Don- caster and E. Harper of Union- ville. /At the request of the Board of Trustees of SS. '17 (Dickson’s Hill) Council will issue the sum of $46,000.00 in debentures to cover the .cost of a three acre school site and new two room school. The cost of the site has been estimated at $6,000.00, while the building will cost $40,000.00. Council expressed some concern at what they felt was a high figure for-the construction of a two room school. The old school is presentlylclosed and the child- 'ren are attending classes at the Stoufiville Public School on a non resident fee basis. The Consum- ers Gas Co. has informed council they plan the construction of a gas line from north of Markham Village to Stouffville. The dist- ance to be covered is 3.5 miles. The line will be subject to munic- ipal taxation. The Department of Planning and Development has instructed council not to author- ize any civil defence expenditures until the Graham report has re- ceived the official sanction of the Federal Government. In 1958 council set aside $1,000.00 in its budget for civil defence. A request from Mr. G. W. Cam- pay and three other property owners concerned to have council pave the cut-off road at Gormlev has been referred to the Road Committee (Councillors Mumber- son and Watson and MacNeii) for a report. Mr. Campay com- plained that the road is constant- ly broken up by use and is dusty in the summer. Council has given third and final reading to a by- law authorizing the erection of “No Parking” signs on both sides of Elgin Street and on the east side of Dudley Avenue in Thorn- “Mothers' March" Dimes Blitz Feb. 2 hill. Council will again sponsor the annual school budget night held Once again the Thornhill and District “Mothers March” â€"- con- sisting of the area between May Ave. and Steeles, bounded by Bathurst and Bayview -â€" is being organized for the one-hour March of Dimes Blitz on February 2, from 7 to 8 pm. A meeting of all lieutenants (who are also local mothers) was held Monday evening to discuss campaign details. Each of the 15 lieutenants has under her an average ‘of 13 women, a total of 200 Marching Mothers. On Feb- ruary 2, this army of women will visit every house in our district to raise funds for the March of Dimes . . . now treating and re- habilitating those disabled not only by Polio but also through accidents and other unforeseen calamities. A . .. HLA__ _‘ Markham Receives Four Tenders For Wate‘rmains yu;u..uuv It is eg'timated the number of homes to be canvassgd is approx- imately 3,000. WHEN YOU NEED IT WILLIAMS , SECRETARIAL SERVICE TU. 4-2208 HELP 535,9 53 Council and planning board will hold a joint meeting onJan- uary 29th to discuss the develop- ment of the Victoria Gardens Subdivision, at Unionville and the location of a roadway through the Holy Cross Cemetery at Lang- staff. The Victoria Gardens Sub- division has a total of 230 lots. Originally planning board and council approved the development of part of the subdivision on one acre lots and septic tanks. The new owners of the subdivision would now like to reduce the lots to 1/2 acre in size and develop a municipal water supply. Any water supply will have to serve not only the subdivision but also the present Village of Unionville. On recommendation of the planning board council has grant- ed the Richvale Holdings Ltd. permission to install gas pumps and a repair shop on their proper- ty on Observatory Lane. Mr. R. Bick the township insurance agent conferred with council re- garding insurance coverage for 1959. Council will consider adding accidental coverage for members of council while on tawnship bus- mess. in February for all public and separate school boards in the township. The night is held under the direction of Inspector Mayra ard Hallman. The expenditure of $150.00 to cover the cost of the dinner which precedes the busi- ness meeting will be borne by the township. Council will short- ly confer with the planning board regarding re-constituting its joint committee on education. The five member committee ':‘as defunct in 1958. The previous members included A. LeMasurier, C. Laur- in, W. Simpson, S. Watson and W. Dean. Joint Meeting EASY BUDGET TERMS , ' AT WWI? * f2.8 Colour Corrected Lens * 1 Second to 1/300 L.V.S. Shutter * Self Timer " * Full Flash Synchronization * Rapid Film Advance * Double Exposure Preventive CARRYING CASE -â€" Regular $7.95 Now ONLY $4.95 v NEXT T0 L.C.B.0. Same Features as above but has Bright Line View Finder â€"- Coup- led Range Finder â€"- Paralex Cor- rected ‘ ' ' Regular $69.95 NOW 5 V .95 BALDESSA I-A THE LIBERAL; ’Richgion'd:Hillithufl9,-7Thursdgy, January: 15, 1959 8 SAVE UP TO 4070 ON BALDESSA’ CAMERAS STARTING TIME - 8PM. N U M BiER'S C A L LE D Mr. John Craig of Richmond Hill whowas present representing the firm pointed out that the pol- icy of appointing fiscal agents for municipalities was pretty well ac- cepted. “It is done by Toronto, Hamilton, Hydro and the Prov- ince of Ontario," he said. uch \u uuuuul, u» uuuu. Mayor Tomlin said the appoint- ment of a fiscal agent had been first carried out by council on the recommendation of the auditors. “I think we should.sell on the open/market,” said Mr. Perkins. “We might save the town some money. That'sfiwhat I’m hergufor." Richmond Hill Town 'r Council with Reeve F. R. Perkins dissent- ing, decided torenew for another year the agreement giving J. L. Graham & Co. p'Owers of exclusâ€" ive, fiscalagents for the munici- pality. Under the agreement, the Graham firm handle the issuing and saleof all local debentures. Reeve Perkins made it» clear he had nothing against the firm, but he thought Richmond Hill deben- tures should be advertised and Sold on the open market. f‘Rich- mond Hill is in good financial shape and we should» have no dif- ficulty in selling our debentures," he said. “There should be open competition,” he said, “it's a mat- ter of principle”: Council, decided on motion of Deputy-Reeve Tinker and Coun- cillor Ross to renew the agree- ment. Mayor Tomlin spoke high- ly of the service rendered last year by the Graham Co. as the town’s fiscal agent. “We were very successful in marketing our securities,” he said. Codncillor Haggart -â€" “I like to see competition when it is in the CAMERA STORE ReeVe Wants Debenturq Sold. Open Markef Town N aniés .'Fisqal- Agent CAMERA. STORE BALDESSA‘ I 5429, YONGE V ST. Regular $84.50 Same Features as 1-A plus buiit in Exposuré Metgr. BALDESSA I-B NOW NOW ONLY Regular $39.95 interests of the town. Under the circumstances I think its advafit- ageous ‘to have our own fisgal agents and I think the J. L. Gra- ham firm has done an excellent 4..“ job. 0n the recommendation; of Councillors Ross and 13111ch the Works Committee pa ed a resolution that no sub- islons be taken over until the 5 ‘ing of 1959. It was pointed a it is impossible to properly nspect roads and services at this me of year. ~ g Councillor Paterson -â€" I would not want to in any way prejudice our works program by havingvto sell debentures on the open mar- ket this year. ' Sub-divide Lot Mrs. Ethel McLean has ap ed to sub-divide a lot at the co [er of Elmwood and Essex. In View of circumstances explained by”. G. ’Plaxton council agrbed to .‘ac- cept $650. instead of the usual levy of $1,300. The motion towe- cept $650. was made by ve Perkins. An amendment by ‘un- cillor Paterson that no fee. be charged failed to get a secoxlder. Garbage It was reported to councmat a prosecution is now unde ay under the local garbage by- w. Revise Fees $ On the recommendation of the Works Commissioner D ‘utyv reeve Tinker moved that t fees for water and sewer conn tlons be increased to take car ‘of in- creased costs. Lateral co ction formerly priced at $122 1 now cost $200. 6, Wait Till Spring BA. 1-1107