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MARCH 22 â€": Sunday at 8.15 ‘ innit Thornhill United Church, the'Sunday School staff and the choir are presenting a dramatized sermon “Did You Know Jesus?” _ Everyone invited. c2w37 Thé' aisir'i'ct7'fii'rfi's't’éfé were guests at the workshop,‘which is eflularly attended by represent- _ Wm. J. Wacko, the Educational Director of the Foundation. Rev. John McGonegal, spiritual coun- sellor to the foundation, gave a case history presentation, with the focus being upon pastoral counselling of the alcoholic. He was assisted in this presentation by Miss Helen Marshall, a social worker at the foundation. On Wednesday, March 4th, nine members of the Thornhill-Rich- mond Hill Ministerial Association attended a clergy group workshop at the Alcoholism Research Foun- dation, 9 Bedford Road in Toron- to. The session chairman was MAY 13 â€" St. Mary’s Anglican Evening Guild sponsoring a night of “Spring Thaw.” Tickets avail- abe. Call AV. 5-2705. clw37 APRIL 18 ~â€" Rummage sale spon- sored by Stl’Mary’s Anglican Ev- ening Guild, in Wrixon Hall, at 2 pm. - c1w37 APRIL 2, 3, 4 â€" Thursday, Fri- ay and Saturday. Fourth annual ichmond Hill Skating Carnival ill be held in the Richmond Hill Arena. c2w36 APRIL 11 â€"' Saturday. 2.30-5 p. 111. Second Richmond Hill Scout Group, Ladles’ Auxiliary Annual Spring Tea 'and Fashion Show will be held at our Lady Help of Christians School, Bayview Ave‘ c1w37 MA};ch 23 to FRIDAY, MARCH 27 at 8 pm. â€"- Holy Week Mis- sion (Interdenominational), in the new Thornhill Presbyterian Church (on Centre Street). Mis- sioner Professor Allan Farris, M.A., M.Th., of Knox College. Topics -- Monday, God With Us; uesday, God For Us; Wednes- flay, God In Us;; Thursday, God Against Us; Friday, God Over All. ipecial music. c1w37 MARCH 20 â€"- Friday, 8.30 pm. Jeiferson- S c h o o 1 Community Clitb'Easter party. Euchre and square-dance. Prizes and refresh- ments, Everyone welcome. MARCH 20 â€"â€" Friday. Presenta- flon dance for'Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Boynton, nee Ruth Clarke in Veliore JHall. Ladies provide. G. M. Arnott, chief of staff of the Branson Hospital will give a health lecture at the Canadian Legion Hall, Carrville Road West, there will also be a short talk on nut‘rition by Miss June Bishop, dietician of Branson Hospital. The meeting is under the auspices of the Toronto Vegetarian Associa- tion. Visitors welcome. c1w37 181:}1 7 Wednesday. Dr. 9.00 p.m. - 12.00. Dancing to Max Cameron's Orchestra, at Canad- ian Legion Hall, Carrville Road, Richvale. Sponsored by Rich- mond Hill Branch 375, Canadian Legion. 75c per person. tfc36 MARCH 14 â€"- Saturday 2:30-5:30 and 7-9 pm. You are cordially invited to attend a Spring tea at Cranberry House, the home of Sir; Robert and Lady Watson- Watt, Thornhill, sponsored by the ,‘Fortnighters of Thornhill Presbyterian Church. Proceeds for furnishings of the new chur’ch. ' c2w36 MARCH 16 â€"- Monday. Meeting of ,McConaghy Home 8: School Association. Guest speaker, Mr. Vernon Trott, fisychologist with Forest Hill- Board of Education. Film “Are People Sheep?” â€"â€" followed by buzz session and questions. Do come and give your viewpoint. r r c1w37 BINGO every Thursday, 8 pm. in Orange Hall, lst house north )f Loblaws. ' tfc27 EVERY FRIDAY night â€" at 7.45 pm. Bingo â€" Community Hall. Spruce Ave. Stop 22A, Yonge St. ‘ _ 7 tfc36 EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT â€"- MARCH 13 â€"- Friday evening. Presentation hnd dance in honour of William Hodgson, Warden of the County of York, at the Leg- ion ‘Hall, Oak Ridges. Lunch counter. Admission 75c. c2w36 MARCH 14 - Saturday after- noon. Pre-Easter showing of Children's Fashions by Judy’s Children's Wear and Shields' Footwear in Richmond Hill Pres- byterian Sunday School. Spon- sored by Evening Auxiliary. Ad- mission 50c. Door prizes, refresh- ments. g3w35 MARCH 14 â€" Saturday Euchre. Members of L.O.L. and L.O.B.A. will hold a euchre at the Orange Hall, lst house north of Loblaws on Yonge St. at 8 pm. sharp. Admission 50c. Lucky door prizes, draw prizes and good euchre priz- es. Lunch. tfc33 EVERY TUESDAY, Bingo 8 pm. at the Legion Hall, King Side Road, Oak Ridges. 'Cash prizes and jackpot._ _ _ tfc31 District Ministers Attend Clergy Workshop Alcoholism ACCIDENT RECORD w RICHMOND HILL ' 1959 FATALITIES 0 ACCIDENTS INJURIES 29 2 Coming Events c2w37 c2w37 atives from various churches. Denominations represented were: Anglican, Baptist, Free Methodist, Pentecostal, Presbyterian, Salva- tion Army and United. The presentation was most in- formative and was followed by a very interesting discussion. The men‘from the local association were agreed that the workshop had been very beneficial to all, and Rev. Charles Higginson, the district president, expressed the appreciation of the entire group for being allowed to be present at the meeting. A‘vote of thanks goes to Rev. James O’Neilf who made the arrangements which op- ened the way to attend the pre- sentation. ; In extending a welcome to the audience Duard Rose, Supervis- ing Priincipal of the town public schools said, “For the benefit of the children and parents present who have just come to live in Richmond Hill, this oratorical contest is becoming an annual event in the life of this town.” Mr. Rose then explained that each of the' five public schools in Richmond Hill had two repre- sentatives present, in the prepar- ed or impromptu sections, but that owing to the fact that *the judges marked the speeches by the contestant’s number only, names could not be announced. Mr. Rose then called on the gallowing participants by num- er: Senior Prepared -â€" Patricia Fulton, Walter Scott, winner of Perkins trophy and school board plaque; Leonore Fleming, Crosby; Suzanne Patterson, McConaghy; Mary'Farwell, MacKiIlop; Carol Scott, Beverley Acres. Senior Impromptuâ€"Paul Mur- ray, McConaghy, winner of the Langstaff trophy; Barbara Hal- dane, Crosby; Ann Thomas, Walt- er Scott; Allan Howard, MacKil- lop; Ellen Derry, Beverley Acres. Speeches were arranged in four different classes, Senior and Junior -- Prepared, and Senior and Junior â€" Impromptu. During the brief intervals between hearing each class, various students favoured the audience with musical selections. Junior Prepared â€" David Kerr, Walter Scott, winner of the Home and School trophy; Cheryl Ed- wards, Crosby; Linda Donaldson, McConaghy; Sharon Cowan, Mac- Killop; Michael Wilson, Bever- ley Acres. Junior Impromptu -â€"â€" Brian MacGregor, Beverley Acres, win- ner of the Harold Mills trophy; Jennifer Cone, Crosby; Michael Orpen, Walter Scott; Nancy Mun- roe, McConaghy; Sharon Wilkin- son, MacKillop. > Twenty youngsters participated, from Grades 4 to 8, and each and every one of these youthful speakers was commended by the judges for the effort and interest they put into :their speeches; whose“ subjects ranged from‘biog: raphical to scientific; with travelo'gues and history inter- spersed with legends and fantasies. Such topics as summer holidays, and a birthday party vied with imaginary trips to the moon, and a very real trip to Alaska â€"â€" to make up a most entertaining evening. The activities marking Education Week in Richmond Hill Public Schools, culminated in the annual Oratorical Contest held at the new Crosby Heights School on Wed- nesday evening of last week, when about 250 parents and students had the pleasure Of hearing for themselves the highest level of practicing-education -â€" the oratorical es- say. Patricia FultOn' Grade 8 01‘ Walter Scott School Wins Trophy And Plaque Her smiling attendants look on as Mary Lou Fugler is crowned the 1959 Queen of Thornhill High School’s annual Prom held at the school last Friday evening. Miss Fugler, who is a grade 13 student, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Fugler of Thornhill. Popular radio disc jockey Al. Bolish‘a of radio station CHUM Toronto, is seen crowning the pretty winner-r The Queen’s lovely Oratorical Results VOLUME LXXX, NUMBER 37 Crown Lovely Thornhill High School Prom Queen A recommendation from the Parks Committee for an $85,000. addition to the arena was pres- ented to Richmond Hill Council Monday night, and while approv- ed in principle was referred to the Finance Committee. Coun- cillor Bradstock, Parks Commit- tee Chairman said he would like a decision from council as to whether or not it is planned to go ahead with the project this year. In any vote on the project in council Mr. Bradstock said he would refrain from voting as Mr. King, the architect for the pro- posed addition, is a client of his firm. Councillor W. J. Haggart, in moving that the recommendation be referred to the Finance Com- mittee said council should be careful before making any com- mitment to go ahead with the project this year. “We have had a large number of requests and we must tread carefully in de-. In summing up and announcing‘ the winner", Mrs. Robertson said,‘ “The three judges for this even- ing are as diversified as thelv. speeches you have heard tonight,‘ since they represent the clergy, radio and the press.” Judges of; the contest were, the Rev. Wil-i liam Patterson of St. Matthews United Church, Mrs. Ruth Stocks; of Richmond Hill Radio Station‘ CJRH and Mrs. Mona Robertson,‘ Associate Editor of “The Liber- al.” _ “We, as judges, had a very dif- ficult task to decide the winners, and wish to commend all the con- testants who are to be praised for their good efforts." Mrs. Robert- son then announced the winning senior prepared speech was that delivered by Patricia Fulton, Grade 8, Walter Scott School. Her subject was “The Life and Works of Charles Dickens.” Trustee Mrs. Margaret Southwell of the Rich- (Continued on page 5) During the Intervals between the various groups of speeches, the following entertained the aud- ience, John Seddon, piano solo; Renate Kamper. accordion solo; Deryk Adnams, two euphonium solos and a vocal duet by Der‘vin Kerr and Deryk Adnams. Estimated Cost Arena Addition Is $85,000 Town Council Meeting "In Essentials Unity: in Non-Essentials Liberty; in all things Charity.” RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1959 Councillor Bradstock said the present condition of the boiler room at the arena was something of a hazard. In concurring in the motion to refer the recommendation to the Finance Committee Mayor Tom- lin said, “we have to consider the project in the light of our finan- cial position and its impact on the tax rate.” Councillor Bradstock pointed , :5 (Continued on page 13) Although passenger revenue showed an increase over the pre- vious year, the profit on the- oper- ation was considerably less. Pas- senger revenue for 1958 was $671,446. compared with $623,- 883. in 1957 but last year’s prof- its amounted to $116,204. compar- ed with $150,277: in 1957. A Mayor Tomlin said that any funds for the arena project would have to be paid for by issuing de- bentures. Councillor Bradstock said he thought the arena addition was more urgent than the project of a swimming pool. The Mayer: said he felt there was a definite need and a strong demand for the swimming‘pool. A report from the T.T.C. to municipal councils of Richmond Hill, Markham and Vaughan showed an operating profit for the year 1958 of $116,204.72. This amount Is shared by Metropolitan Toronto 55 per cent, Richmond Hill 23 per cent and Markham and Vaughan each 11 per cent. Richmond Hillss share of the 1958 profits was $26,727 com- pared with $34,563. the previous year. ciding just what projects we can afford this year,” said Councillor Haggart. The bus line operated by the T.T.C. for the municipalities of North York, Markham, Vaughan and Richmond Hill serves the North Yonge district from the subway terminal to Richmond Hill. The operating agreement with the T.T.C. terminates in 1960. In 1956 Richmond Hill’s share of profits was $27,602. Discuss Formation ' Board of Education Bus Line Profits Decrease The meeting was called by the Public School Board fol- lowing a communication from the Department of Edu- cation, advising of local en- quiries regarding a Board of Education for the Town of Richmond Hill. At present public schools are administered by the elec- ted trustées and the High School as a part of the York Central High School District administered by the appoint- ed High School Board. A meeting of the Richmond Hill Public School Trustees Wednesday night heard a representative of the Depart- ment of Education outline the steps necessary to form a Board of Education for the town to administer primary and secondary schools in the municipality. escorts are (left to right) Aline Simpson, Peggy Heatoh, Yvonne Benton and Christa Gelke. A gala crowd of beautiful ladies and their handsome‘escorts enjoyed a wonderful evening of dancing to the music of Art Hallman and his orchestra. ' In a preliminary report on the effect of the drainage on Mark- ham from the proposed new Spring Valley Subdivision locat- ed just south of Thornhill in Vaughan Township, Engineer J or- gensen reported the whole devel- opment requires careful study. Mr. Jorgensen. said the south- east corner of Vaughan will ex- perience extra run-off from this subdivision. He felt Markham will require storrh and sanitary sewers covering the entire water- shed of the east branch of the Don River. This branch of the D911 crosses Bayview Avenue at Steeles Avenue. Mr. Jorgensen plans to discuss the matter fur- ther with the water and sani- tation committee. Metro Conservation Representativesl of the Metro. Conservation Authority waited on’ council to outline their 34 million dollar proposed plan of water conservation and flood control for Metro and fringe areas. Author- ity Chairman Dr. R. Lord acted as spokesman for the delegation, which included Markham’s two representatives, Messrs. C. Clif- ford and E. Harper. It is hoped to have the Federal and provin- cial governments bear the ma- jor share of the total costs. Each of the two senior levels of gov- ernment will- be asked to bear 37%%_ of the total cost. In dol- gWork will not start on any‘ roads in Markham until the water installations are completed. Dep- uty-reeve W. Dean reported the viater will be in by the end of July with exception of Elgin Street which won’t be completed until fall. Reeve W. L. Clark said Markham had' no objection to the project provided it re- ceives the sanction of the De- partment of Highways and Mark- ham’s consulting engineers. En- gineer E. Jorgensen said the drainage problem ir. the area re- quired study but it shouldn’t hold up the paving program. The roads committee and engineer were requested to prepare a re- port on‘the village’s proposal for council. , Spring Valley Drainage '_ Working through the two townships in which the village lies, Chairman Sumner stated the work could be 391$:finder;.,§§etinng.54~of~ :the Local Improvement Act: E‘gch township would then be responsible for the work gone in that part of the village lying within its boundaries. Chairman A. Sumner and Trustee P- McTaggart-Cow- an of Thornhill Village Trustees waited on Markham Town- ship Council Monday to request the members to approve their 1958 road paving program. Chairman Sumner said the trustees planned to hard surface the majority of the unapproved streets within the village. The'total cost of the work has been estimated at $56,850. Markham’s share Will be $13,700.00 and Vaughan’s share $43,150.00. The trustees put forward a similar program last year but it was turned down on the grounds a police village can’t de- benture for roads. ' Thornhill Trustees Seeks Approval Of Road Paving Program He still enjoys good health, with a remarkably fine mem- ory and takes great pleas- ure in his favourite recrea- tion, reciting poetry. “The Liberal” joins with his many friends throughout the district in wishing him a very happy birthday with continued good health for the coming years. Mr. Scott McNair, a former resident of Elgin Mills, who served as reeve of Vaughan Township Council for many years, will be celebrating his 97th birthday next Sat- urday, March 14. Mr. McNair now lives in Brampton with his daughter. Scott McN air To Celebrate 97th Birthday Mr. Fred Israel, librarian, was appointed secretary-treasurer of the board. Mrs. Johnston was ac- corded a hearty vote of thanks for her splendid leadership of the board during the past year. Miss Ball reported that 'the building was now well under way and the architect had suggested that it will be ready in June. . . The regular monthly meeting of the Richmond Hill Public Lib~ rary Board was held on March 4th, with Mrs. Robert Johnston acting as chairman. The annual election of officers was held with Mr. W. Gordon MacLaren being elected chairman of the board for the coming year. Dr. G. K. Mar- tin was re-elected chairman of the finance committee, Mr. Lynn Ev-‘ ans was elected as chairman of the personnel committee, and Miss Katherine Ball chairman of the building committee. Miss Ball along with the members of her committee, was asked to remain for the duration of the building program. lars and cents this would amount to $1,297,785.00 each for a period of ten years. The balance of $865,190.00 would have to be borne by the municipalities serv- ed by the authority. In order to qualify for Federal assistance Dr. Lord stated the project would have to be national in scope. The Federal government has refused to subsidize any project of a pure- ly local nature. The Metro area has a popula- tion of 1% million people and by 1970 it is estimated it will have jumped to two million people. The authority covers '21 Federal constituencies. The residents of Metro pay 25% of all the corp- orate and income taxes collected by the Federal government. Markham’s share of the total cost will be $4.10 per capita over a 10 year period 'based on the t .wn- ship’s present population. Markham is served by the Rouge River which runs through the township from north and south and drains almost 90% of the municipality. Markham is also served by the east branch of the Don River and the west branch of Duffin Creek. For some time now council has been insisting that the authority include Markham in its conserva- tion and recreation projects. The members have been critical of the fact both the neighbouring town- ships, Pickering and Vaughan, have public projects while Mark- ham has none. In this respect Dr. Lord assured Reeve Clark that the former Bruce Mill property located on the sixth concession will be purchased and developed this year. Elect G. Macla'ren Library Bd. Head â€" Photo by Lagerquist HOME PAPER OF THE DISTRICT SINCE 1878 SINGLE COPY 106 At least eight householders have submitted accounts to town council for damages to furnish- ings and equipment ranging from? $70. to $884. The accounts‘wlll be referred to the insurance company but it was stated it was doubtful if the claims will be paid, as the insurance company would pay only if it could be proven the town was negligent. Sewers Overflow Flood Basements. In Beverley’ Acreg The heavy rain and thaw last Friday, March 6, causifé ed considerable flooding in Richmond Hill and kept théf Works Department staff busy around the clock coping with emergencies reported throughout the day. Hardest'hit were some eighteen homes in the Taylor Mills-Neal Drive sec; tion of Beverley Acres where flooded sewers caused thé‘ water and sewage to back up into the basements, some to a depth of three or four feet. \ g Mayor Tomlin and members of council at Monday night’s meet- ing expressed sympathy for those who suffered loss and damage but stated that the flooding was due to the very unusual weather con- ditions and not to negligence on the part of the municipality. The Mayor and members of council praised Works Commis- sioner Whalen and his staff for their splendid work in handling the emergency. Works Commis- sioner Whalen modestly gave all the credit to the workmen who toiled untiringly until a late hour without stopping for meals. Calls of flooded basements came to the town office early ‘Friday morning and it was late. at night before relief was given to some householders by the town work- men. Works Commissioner Whal- en said he was sorry some of the people were left with their prob- lem»until such a late hour, but with his men and equipment he had concentrated on preventing a spread of the flood. “It was un- fortunate," he said, “but a few had to be left to- suffer so that we could prevent flooding to for- ty or fifty homes.” Count-:11 defldefifirsuhmffthv bills for damages to the 11151117.. ance company, but in; the. mem- tlme on motion of Coun¢illor Bradstock, it was decided to have an independent adjuster investi- gate all claims. ' Councillor Haggart pointed out that the flood emphasized 'the need for a local civil defence or- ganization to take care of such emergencies. Many homes were without heat for several hours and motors and heating equip- ment suifered extensive damage. In most cases it was stated indi- vidual insurance coverage would take care of the losses. Some householders had'no insurance, on contents, and loss in some cases included men’s and women’s clothing as well as furniture. Councillor Haggart said he hoped council would assist in set- ting up a local civil defence or- ganization this year. Such an or- ganization should be prepared in an emergency when lives and property are endangered. A successful seed merchant, the late Otto Walter Pick was well known and highlyrespected among farmers both in this prov- ince and Quebec. A native of Czechoslovakia, Mr. Pick emi- grated to Canada in 1938. The son of a farmer he had studied at various agricultural colleges in Europe before coming to Can- ada. The Pick family moved to Elgin Mills from Toronto in 1950. The community was saddened by the sudden passing of Mr. Ot- to Pick of Elgin Mills last Sat- urday, March 7. Mr. Pick suffer- ed a fatal heart attack while a patient at the Doctors’ Hospital in Toronto. This followed a slight heart attack at his home on Thursday. Mr. Pick had been bothered by heart trouble since 1951. He was in his 55th year. Mayor Tomlin said that a re- port in a Metropolitan paper had quoted someone as intimating the council didn’t care about the people’s plight. Nothing could be Otto Pick“ Passes Oli SUddenIy His 55th Year Result 0f Unusual Weather Spring road conditions on Bayview made a detour 'nec- essary, but the service is continuing. as usual, which will be good news to the many hundreds of people in this district who use the bus line and find its service con- venient and ,most satisfac- tory. U A. “hm Mr. Larry Needler, popu- lar proprietor of the New- market Bus Lines which op- erates a daily service to Tor- onto via Bayview reports that the service has not been disâ€" continued due to bad road conditions, but has merely been re-routed. I Bayview Bus Still Operating 'I'HE lI'ERAI. Your Home Paper Delivered ‘by Carrier in Richmond Hill _ EVERY THURSDAY AFTERNOON 10c PER WEEK BY MAIL $3.50 PER YEAR “The Liberal’ 'joins with the people of the community in ex: pressing deep sympathy to the be- reavod family. ,5 _, . __~__,+ farther from the truth, he said; pointing out that council and the town staff had done everything possible rtp meet the emerggncyg; an..-“ vv an"... n. -...v-°v-._.,. Councillor Bradstock took me: ception to any slur‘on the 3003 name of the works departmentor any suggestion that the- steps 13- ken to meet the emergency were not the proper ones. He thou ht the steps taken by the Works ‘ e- partment to meet the situation were proper andfllrogical. Deputy-reeve Tinker, Works Committee Chairman; had only praise for the work of the men in his department. Works Commis- sioner Whalen said the situation which arose was unforeseen. It was caused by the unusual wea- ther conditions and the sewers were flooded by an 'unusuall large amount of seepage throng the weeping- tile. He could give no other explanation for’ the flooded sewers. “It might never happen again,” he said. While he had to leave a few people with water in the basements until 10 or 11 o’cldck at night while he concentrated on pumping th'e manholes, he felt flooding was thus prevented from spreading to 30 or 40 homes.-The works de- partment staff, numbering more than 20, had every available pumpy pressed into action throughmg the day, and valuable assistanc was rendered by the fire departé ment. ‘. He is survived by his wife, the former Marie Jakes and three children, Thomas 20. Martin 19, and Catherine 18, all at home, The funeral service was held on Wednesday at 2 pm. at the cha- pel of Wright and Taylor with interment at Aurora Cemetery; The Rev. C. G. Higginson of the Richmond Hill United Church conducted the service. The pall- bearers were; John Bobrensky. Frank Loewldt, Stanley Thorings ton, Alan Rumble, Frederick Broadhurst and EdwardyKadrnka'. “0'- .. nfl9n35;0§...~, We. .w xci11t%ee‘ and townut‘iouuc . QR "‘No effort was spared to ineqt the emergency}? said Commisc, Sioner Whalen who pointed out;S that heuhad ghg whtolejhea’rtbflf . ,Councilimembexs and official! after a considerable discussion were still ' somewhat perplexed; However the only explanation Was that the sewers Were over- loaded due to excess seepage ar- ound the weeping tile. In closing discussion; Mayor Tomlin declared little could he gained from post-inortems, but emphasized again that. the town had exerted every effort to prov- ide assistance and relief and would take whatever stepsmight be‘ necessary to avoid a recur- rence. Mayor Tomlin advised council, that plans 101' the Beverley ’Ac~ res box drain project are pro- ceeding. The survey east of Bay- view has been completed and an overall plan outlining damages has been submitted to the Ontario Municipal Board. He said the Municipal Board would hold a hearing in the very near future. He hoped it would be within a few. weeks. ‘ ‘ _ ‘; ergehci”. A tireless worker, Mr. Pick built uip his business to large propor- t ons. » Deputy-reeve Tinker ‘ said he hoped the Municipal Board would speed up their consideration of the project“ "this is a real em- The deceased was “a member of Richmond Hill United Church. LATE OTTO PICK