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MAY 14 â€"- Thursday. 12 noon to 1 p. . Business Luncheon, spon- sore by the WA. of Richmond Hill Presbyterian Church. Tick- ets $1.00 available from Mrs. F. Walsh, phone TU. 4-3445 or at door. c2w44 MAY 13 â€" Wednesday 8 pm. St. Michael's Concert Band and Crosby Heights Sr. choir, present an evening of music and song in Crosby Heights auditorium. Tick- ets 50c and 75c reserved. Spon- sored by Crosby Heights Home and School. Tickets available by phoning TU.‘4->46_o9. clw45 MAY 23 â€" Saturday, Richmond Hill Fair Day. featuring Horse Show and many other attractions. For full information regarding events write William Neal Jr., Richmond Hill. c5w42 JUNE 17 -- Wednesday 2.30 pm. Garden Tea under the auspices of St. John’s Anglican Church W.A. (Yonge St. at Jefferson) at the home of Capt. and Mrs. C. S. Snlvely, Glenlonely, Sale of work and home baking. Afternoon tea will be served. Tickets may be obtained from WA. members. The public is Cordially invited to attend. clw45 MAY 12 â€" Tuesday 8 pm. The regular meeting of the W.A. of St. Gabriel’s Anglican Church will be held at the home of Mm. D. Lindsay. 403 Becker Road. clw45 is welcome especially young people between 16‘ and 36 to a short business meeting followed by a dance and social evening with lunch served. c1w45 MAY 9 â€"- Saturday 8.30 pm. There will be an “Organizational Meeting" of the York-North Young Progressive Conservative Association on Saturday, May 9, at 8.30 pm. in the Lions Club Hall at Richmond Hill. Everyone JUNE 24 â€" Wednesday. 'A Date to Remember" Buttonvllle W1. wlll hold a strawberry festival at Buttonvllle Hall. Entertalntment. clw45 Murray Andrew Snider, aged 42. of 399 Pallser Crescent, Rich~ mond Hill. died in the Branson Hospital, on Sunday, May 3, as the result of an accident on the Maple sideroad near Bathurst St., Wednesday of last week, when his car collided with a truck. MAY 9 -- Séturday. Euchre. Members of L.0.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. Ad- mission 50c. Lucky door prizes. draw prizes and good euchre prizes. Lunch. A _ nc45 Mr. Snider was proceeding east on a clear road when his car hit a truck being driven west by Paul Beaupre of Melrose St., King City. Two passengers in Mr. Snider's car. Percy A. Hare. 305 Keiswill Dr. and Walter Duncan, 106 Cartier Crescent, Richmond Hill, escaped with lacerations. cuts and bruises. Mr. Beaupre suffered bruises and shock. Vaughan Township Police inâ€" vestigated and the injured were removed to hospital where it was determined Mr. Snider had a frac- tured pelvis, fractured left foot and left ribs, lacerations to the head and the left knee. Despite his severe injuries the late Mr. Snider seemed to be rallying but succumbed on Sunday. Death Follows Car-Truck Crash MAY 9 â€" Saturday 3-5 pm. The Catholic Women’s League of St. Luke's 1n Thornhill are holding a Maytime Tea and Bake Sale on May 9 from 3 to 5Ame. c1w45 AURORA â€" By unanimous de- cision Aurora council decided to send a letter to the gas company outlining complaints from sub- division residents about their ex- orbitant gas bills. MAY 9th â€" Saturday at 2 p.m., Rummage Sale and Sale of Home Baking, at Maple United Church, under the auspices of the W.A. c2w44 MAY 9 -â€" Saturday 3 to 5 13.111. a mother and daughter tea and bake sale in the Richmond Hill United Church Christian Educa- tion building under the auspices of the afternoon group of the WA. Everyone_Welcome. c2w44 EVERY SATURDAY NIGHTâ€"- 9.00 pm. - 12.00. Dancing to Max Cameron's Orchestra, at Canad- ian Legion Hall, Camille Road, Richvale. Sponsored by Rich- mond Hill Branch 375. Canadian Legion. 75¢ per _p¢rson. tfc36 BINGO every Thursday, 8 pm. In Orange Hall, lst house north ‘4 Loblaws. ug‘ EVERY FRIDAY night 4 7.45 pm. Bingo â€"- Cor§. Hall. Spruce Ave. 54‘.“ Yonge St. > _ A _ ‘av‘ BINGO every Wednesday uter‘ noon at 1.15 pm. at the Canad- Legion Branch 375, Can-ville Rd. West, Richvale. ‘ tfc39 EVERY TUESDAYLBlnAgo a gig :tWtE; fleglon Hail. King Side Road, Oak Ridges. Cash prizes and jackpot, _ r _ “C31 1/2 0f Quota In Canvass Continues Mrs Gordon Purves, cam- paign chairman of the Rich~ mond Hill and District Unit of the Canadian Cancer So- ciety reports that with less than half the books in, $10,- 500 has been collected. Local oanvassers are still busy ma- king calls hoping to top their quota of $18,000. Coming Events 6’ use Dedicate New Masonic Temple Council will consider the rate increase when the report is re- ceived from the auditor. Conn» cillOr Haggart said he hoped the report will take into account con- sumer trends. “Our daily con- sumption must be increasing ra- pidly," he said. hébpyuto pay mine-for good water. ,, , "Mafif VTormlln said when the treatment plant was decided upon the feeling was that people woulq Present water rates for domes- tic users are 35¢ per 1,000 gal- Ions up to 10,000 gallons and then a rate of .250 per gal. In addi- tion there is a quarterly service charge of $2.00. Reeve Perkins thought an in- crease in rates more fair than a quarterly levy. Some people use very little water; with an increase in rates people would pay in ac- cordance with the amount they use. he said. M A r_ Richmond Hill Town Council Monday night asked auditor J ose- lyn for a report on the operation and revenue of the local water- works system as a guide to a pro- posed rates increase or levy to take care of annual payments on the $300,000 water treatment plant. In introducing the subject at the regular council meeting May- or Tomlin said it was always un- derstood that the waterworks should carry the cost of the treat- ment plant. He suggested coun- cil consider a levy of $1.50 per quarter to water-users or maybe a slight increase in w_ater_rates. May Have Boost In Water Rates All Parties Prepare For Election Day It was announced this week that there will be a general elec- tion in Ontario on Thursday, June 11th, and in the rlding of York North all political parties are getting busy in preparation for the campaign. North York riding has through the years sent representative of all parties to the legislature. It has been in the Conservative col- umn since 1945, but for the per- iod preceding that was represent- ed by Morgan Baker. Liberal. Pre- vious to 1934 the C.C.F. held the riding for one parliament and be- fore that Conservative Clifford Case of Aurora, was the repres- entative. The lone C.C.F. mem- ber from the riding was George Mitchell, a former reeve of North York Township. At that time the constituency extended south to the city limits. The York North riding includes all of the County of York north of Steele's Avenue, which has been represented since 1945 by Major A. A. Mackenzie of Wood- brldge. Conservative. It is ex- pected Major MacKenzie will ag- ain contest the riding and he will have at least two opponents in candidates representing the Lib- erals and the C.C.F. In R. Hill The North York Conservative Convention will be held at New- market, Tuesday, May 12, and it is expected Major MacKenzie will be renominated. A C.C.F. nominee is already in the field and the North York Liberal As- sociation will hold a nomination convention in Richmond Hill High School, tomorrow, Friday, May 8. Guest speaker at the con- vention will be John Wintermey- er, Ontario Liberal leader and among those most prominently mentioned as a possible candidate is Donald L. Plaxton, Richmond Hill lawyer and former member of York County Council and Richmond Hill Town Council. President Alex Clark of the Richmond Hill Lawn Bowling Club announced toâ€" day that the local season will open Victoria Day, Monday. May 18, with a tournament starting at 2 pm. New memo hers will be made welcome. Richmond Lodge. one of the oldest Masonic Lodges ln Ontario will dedicate the new Masonlc Temple on Crosby Avenue Monday evening, June lst, at 8 pm. The new Temple replaces the historlc hall on Yonge Street which was sold and torn down last year, The dedication ceremony will be conducted by Most Worshlpful Brother H. L. Martyn, Ontario Grand Mas- ter, assisted by other Grand Lodge officers. Bowling Season Opens May 18 ME LXXX, NUMBER 45 Councillor Ross asked why Powell Furniture was given a permit after council had agreed Wit-h the Planning Board there shofiddâ€" be a greater set-back. , Mayor Tomlin said Council had no authority to refuse a permit until a new by-law is passed. He pointed out however, that he hop- ci. prospective builders would confer and coâ€"operate with the building inspector. At its February meeting coun- cil gave instruction that a by- law be drawn up fixing a build- ing line for commercial develop. ment on Yonge Street. The set- back was set at 1‘7 feet and on motion of Councillor Bradstock and Councillor Ross it was de- cided no permits be issued for Yonge Street building until the details of the by-law are final- ized.. There were several pro- tests from the established Yonge Street business section and some Lermits were issued in accord- ance with the existing regulations that the building line is establish- ed by the majorty of existing commercial establishments in a block. Mayor Tomlin said the 17-foot set-back in the block between Arnold and Centre Street was ut- terly ridiculous. There are sev- eral new buildings erected close to the street line and to make new construction set back seVen- teen feet would be unfair to the property owners and the town. He suggested the set back suggested might be alright in defined areas. “A seventeen foot set back for new buildings on Yonge Street in the old-established business section is quite imâ€" possible,” said Mayor Ken. W. Tomlin at Richmond Hill Town Council meeting Monday night when Council refused to pass a by-law recommended by the Planning Board es- tablishing a line for new. building. The by-law provided that all commercial buildings on Yonge Street be at least 50 feet from the centre of Yonge Street, which would be 17 feet back of the existing street line. The by-law was returned to the Planning Board with the request that it be amended to exempt certain areas of Yonge Street from the set-back provision. Although no provision was made in the town’s 1959 budget for a grant towards the construction of a swimming pool in Richmond Hill the issue is not dead, and council is still very interested in the project proposed by local ser- vice clubs. The indoor pool estimated to cost $253,000. was proposed to council early in March with the sugges- tion that the town council make a grant of $100,000. It was proposed the service clubs raise $50,000. and the bal- ance be financed by debentures to be repaid through the operation of the pool. Council at the time gave general approval in principle to the proposal. A letter was read at Richmond Hill Town Council meeting Mon- day night from the Lions Club re- questing an answer to the ser- vice club's proposal.as soon as possible. Mayor K. W. Tomlin stated that council is very much in sympathy with the proposal but at the moment is not in a position to make a definite com- mitment on the amount of a grant. Extent Of Grant ToSwimmingPooI Still Undecided The Mayor said the proposal called for a very substantial un- dertaking from the town and that it required a lot of deep thought. He said the issue was complicated by recent provincial legislation which in a sense froze a consid- erable amount of the town's num- ber two account. Approval of provincial authorities is now re- quired for expenditures from the account which is made up of per lot contributions by developers of subdivisions. Council Sympathetic Yonge’s Building Line Dilemma For Bldg. Inspector On motion of Deputy-reeve Tinker and Reeve Perkins the Lions Club will be advised coun- cil still has the proposal under consideration. Mayor Tomlin said the finance committee would make a recommendation to coun- ci' just as soon as possible. Reject I7 Ft. Set-Back Councillor Patterson suggested that while a closed-in pool was most desirable it might be pos- sible to undertake the project in stages and in this way the com- munity would have the advantag- es of an outdoor pool at an early AURORA : Hon. M. B. Dymond. Ontarios minister of health, vis- ited the Ontario Hospital, Aur- ora, during Mental Health Week. Councillor Haggai-t said the “In Essentials Unity] in Non-Essentials Libert'y: in all things Charity.“ RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1959 Councillor Ross, council rel)ch sentatlve on Planning Board gave assurance the matter would have immediate consideration of the Board and he would submit coun- cil’s request for an amended by- law. Council members expressed the hope it could be passed at an early date. A letter of tolerance was gran- ted for the erection of the schoot for retarded children with a 39- foot set-back. Present recum- ments for schools is 50 feet, Planning Board has engaged pro- fessional assistance at consider- able expense and a study and sur- vey of the situation is now under way. He urged no action on the proposed new by-law until the planner’s report on the subject is available. There has been a considerable rush of applications for Yonge Street permits and Councillor Haggart said the Building Inspec- tor's dilemma resulted from the motion passed in council that ap- plications must be referred to council. He suggested the pre- vious motion be rescinded. Councillor Ross expressed con- cern that the set-back be estab lished in the north and still un- developed section of Yonge Street. The motion requiring council permission for Yonge Street per- mits was rescinded on motion of Councillor Haggart and Building Inspector J. Hollowell will endea- vent to secure the co-operation of builders in establishing a set back in the various areas in line with council's wishes. Councillor Haggai-t pointed out that as industries located here our ability to support such a project date. are increasing Returning. Officer ls ABusyMan The busiest man in the district this week is Art Well: of Maple Returning Ofiicer for the prov- incial riding of York North. Since Monday when Premier Frost anâ€" nounced a June 11 election. Mr. Wells has been busy getting the machinery ready to take the vote in this riding. Mr. Wells is no novice at the job. and this will he the sixth el- ection in which he' has officiated. He was first appointed in 1934 when the riding reached south to the city limits and included the west half of North York Twp. It is expected sixty thousand voters will be registered in North York, and the Returning Offic- er’s job is to prepare the lists, select voting places, appoint dep- uty-returning officers and poll clerks in every polling sub-divis- ion and generally see that every- thing runs smoothly. Ontario Liberal Leader, who will be the guest speaker at pro- vincial nominating convention of the York North Liberal Assoc- iation on Friday, May 8. This will mark Mr. Wintermeyer’s first major speech in the Toronto area since the date of the general el- Sction was announced last Mon- 83’. “Mr. Gordon reconfirmed the statements of his staff in charge of the project, that they would certainly co-operate with town- ship ofl‘iclals and the 'ratepayers concerned in proper planning, the building of bufier zones and landscaping and in the develop- ment of industrial assessment. JOHN WINTERMEYER. M.L.A. The convention will be held at the Richmond Hill High School Auditorium with starting time at 8.30 pm. 7 Reeve John Perry, accompanied by Mr. John Glen of the Maple Tgustees Association and‘ Mr. John fiepper, Concord Ratepay- lers,'made a special trip to Ottawa (vii Monday where they had 'a meeting with Mr. Donald Gordon, president of.the C.N.R., to dis- cuss the marshalling yard pro- posed for Vaughan Township.” A private hearing with the Hon‘ George Hees. Minister of Transport, was regrettably not possible. " r Reeve ,Perl'y inlormed "The Liberal";A ‘ Thé public is cordially invited to attend and hear Mr. Winter- meyer. Vaughan Reeve Presents Brief Re Yard Move “Our delegation of Mr. John Glen, Mr. John Pepper and the Reeve was well received by Mr. Donald Gordon. After having dis- cussed the many phases of the C.N.R. proposal, it was made very apparent to us that the mar- shalling yard would be placed in the approximate area of the town- ship where it was originally des- ignated. “It was pointed out to them that this adjustment would re- lieve, to some extent, the prox- imity of the yard to the residen- tial area in Concord. ' “From a planning point of view, it would tend to centre the operation between Keele and Jane Streets and make property on both these roads more valu- able from the point of view of industrial planning. It would also aid in maintaining the scenic at- mosphere along these two rural roads and permit widening in the future'when required. Interview With C.N.R. Pres. “The proposal, as presented in our brief, concerning the moving of the yard 800 feet to the west was then thoroughly examined by Mr. Gordon and his staff mem- bers present. “It was agreed that there would be some property owners who perhaps would not welcome this adjustment, but the brief was presented in the belief that such action was in the best interest of the township as a whole. "Mr. Gordon went on to ex- plain that regardless of the op- inion of many, the C.N.R. had planned this project with regard to the financial aspects of its construction combined with con- sideration‘for private property & mentioned that all such projects usually met with objections from the people. “Again Mr. Gordon assured us that any proposition that was in the interests of the people and a municipality, if sound, would cer- tainly be considered and assured “Our submission pointed out that engineering wise, our pro- posal was possible. sound and ec- onomically sensible. Floyd Dermott announces in this issue the opening of a new T.V. store and record bar in Bayview Plaza. Mr. Dermott will handle all makes of T.V. and Record Players and will give a gen- eral repair service. Liberal Leader Guest Speaker New Store In Bayview Plaza Suggest A Joint Committee For Three Municipalities To Save On Capital Costs Liflle Metro I'-'or Fringe Area us that our specific submission would be studied and that he would inform us of their decision as soon as possible. ' “It was regrettable that a meet- ing with the Hon. Mr. Hees, Min- lster of Transport. was not pos- sible during our brief stay in Ottawa, but our members of Parliament, Mr. Stimson and Mr. Gathers. assured me that they had made him aware of the sit- uation in our township.” W. H. Kyle, vice-president. Canadian National Rail- ways, today took issue with the' campaign of criticism directed against the railway’s proposed classification yard and the routes selected for the access lines. nun-\- u..v -vu--- --__-_-._ _77 “Some of this is emotion'al, some of it arises from misapprehension, and some of it is suspect," said Mr. Kyle, in a statement to railway representatives. He said the railway is malign- ed 1n “a recital of distortions list- ed in a circular by the agent for 'a campaign of 'letters-to-the- editot'.” Maligned By letter Writers Says C N R Vice. Prséislsat, “Welcome to the Town of Richmond Hill”. These were the warm and cheerful words, Mrs. F. G. Game of 162 Sussex Ave, heard as she opened her door to two visiting ladies on Tuesday morning. The visitors were Mrs. A. C. Baxter and her assistant hostess Mrs. J. C. Mc- Leod of Welcome Wagon, the internationally known organ- ization which has just commenced operating in Richmond Hill. After being invited into Mrs. Game's home, Mrs. Baxter and Mrs. McLeod proceeded to pre- sent a letter of welcome from His Worship Mayor Ken Tomlin; a map of the town from Chief of Police R. P. Robbins, a card bear- ing the names of all ministers and the locations of their churches in town and information about the Red Cross â€"- and incidentally Mrs. Game was most interested in this pamphlet because she taught Jr. Red Cross in Sudbury before coming to Richmond Hill to live. A free bookmark from the Richmond Hill Library with time, place and hours. most welcome for any newcomer to town, and a copy of "The Liberal", with Welcome Wagon had heard that Mr. and Mrs. Game and their three and a,half year old son, Mark had moved into their new home this week, and, as is the custom of the good~will hostesses. they appeared on the Game doorstep with a flower decorated wicker basket full of gifts, ready to supply information and direc- tions for everything from the ser- vices of the V.O.N.. to the num- ber of the local police and fire departments. Markham Township Coun‘ cil Monday agreegi with a re- quest from Richmond Hill to reduce the speed limit on that portion of Bayvlew Avenue forming the eastern boundary of the town from 50 m.p.h. to 30 m.p.h. For some time now town officials have been advocat- ing that the busy Bayview Avenue area should be zoned as a 30 mile area. 657 Vthe question of consulta- To Reduce Bayview Ave. Speed Limit To 30 M .P.H. HOME PAPER OF THE DISTRICT SINCE 1878 SINGLE COPY 10¢ come A permanent joint committee of Richmond Hill, Mark- ham and Vaughan municipal councils was suggested Mon- day night by Richmond Hill Councillor W. J. Haggart to explore and study possible areas of co-operation. It was suggested such a joint committee might agree on co-oper- ative projects serving the three municipalities at a saving in capital costs and maintenance expenses. Mayor Suggests Immediate Need 100 Bed Hospital Council members unanimously supported the motion which was seconded by Reeve F. R. Perkins. Mayor Tom- lin in expressing agreement with the suggestion comment- ed that it might eventually lead to a co-operative set-up somewhat similar to Metro. “I see a great similarity be- tween conditions today in our area with the situation in the south end of the County of York when I first became associated with York County Council," said the Mayor. “There was then a great difference in interest and problems of the north and south municipalities which led to Bill 80, the division of the County and the setting up of Metropolitan T0- ronto,” said the Mayor, "and I see a similarity to the division of interest today. Our problems in this. the southern section of the present county are very dif- ferent to the problems 30! the northern municipalities.” Councillor Haggart in support of his motion pointed out that a very acceptable agreement had been reached between the three municipalities for joint action to cope with the dog problem. “There probably are other fields where co-operative effort will re- tions during preliminary studies he said: "Our study was not a hit-and-miss afl'air, but a careful analysis extending over a two- year period. Organizations which supplied us with source data in- Mrs. Game was obviously thrilled and happy to find such a cordial atmosphere of neigh- bourliness in her new surround- ings as she thanked the Welcome Wagon hostesses and said, “You certame have a way of making people feel welcome, thank you very much.” the news that each new resident will receive a copy of the local newspaper as a gift for three weeks. The Canadian Bank of Commerce welcomed the new- comers too, as did stores in the Richmond Heights and Bayview Plazas. Richmond Gift Store, Jan's Men's and Boys’ Wear, Warwick House. Bayview Hard- ware and the Richmond Theatre. as well as the Shell Station at Markham and Bayview â€" all had a welcome, and not one gift, but two, one for the welcome at the house, another awaiting each newcomer when they visit the various stores and present their cards of introduction to the mer- chants sponsoring the Welcome Wagon. Mrs. Baxter said she and Mrs. McLeod hope to contact 8-10 new families daily during the weeks ahead. 'agon What about next week ? THERE’S ONLY ONE WAY FOR YOU TO BE WELL-INFORMED ABOUT IMPORTANT DISTRICT EVENTS AND YOUR SPECIAL INTERESTS. THAT’S BY READING “The Liberal” "ere duce capital costs and lessen maintenance expense to the dif- ferent municipalities." Mayor Tomlin mentioned the establishment of e hospit- al here as a project which would require Joint and eo- operative action. A hospital to serve this immediate ares is an absolute necessity. said Mr. Tomlin. Enlarging on his suggestion the Mayor said he knew of 1 body willing to operate a hospital here if the municipalities could get together and provide the tee- uities. The size of the hos» pital was mentioned as 100 bed capacity. Reeve Perkins mentioned as I possible field of co-operatlon an incinerator for garbagedisposel. cluded the Toronto Harbour Comâ€" mission, the Toronto Transit Commission, the Toronto. Board of Trade, the Metropolitan Plan- ning Board, the Department of Highways and various other branâ€" ches of the provincial govern- ment. The railway also engaged an independent firm of consult- ing engineers to examine all phases of the project and assist in the preparation of tho plans now proposed. , A,1“_L LL- r1. vrvvvu. “The campaigners against the project appear to overlook the fact that the Metropolitan Plan- ning Board is constituted to avoid the chaos of piece-meal planning." he said. “This body is charged with the responsibility of approv- ing or vetoing programmes be- yond the boundaries of the metro administrative area and embrace! the over-all interests of adjacent communities." “We may face a problem with garbagedisposal sometime in the future,” he said. Mayor Tomlin preslded at the (Continued on Page 3) In going to the Metropolitan Planning Board, Mr. Kyle em- phaslzed that the CNR had con- sulted with the proper body to ensure that the eventual outline of the project would harmonize with long-range planning for fu- ture land development, and in- volve the least possible disturb- ance to established housing. “The end result is that the project as it now stands has the unanimous approval of this Board," he said. “To submit that we ignored lo- cal planners, or that we should have sought in advance the op- inions of all and sundry through- out the townships, is unrealistic." he declared. It is manifestly im- possible to propose a project of this magnitude and receive uni- versal approval. and out of sad exerience we know the difficul- ties and penalties encountered when land speculations are prom- pted by premature announce- ments." Mr. Kyle pointed out that the railway offered the plans to local groups as soon as it was in a pos- ition to do so. “We expressed a willingness to meet with them to discuss local considerations. This was done well in advance of our ability to start work on physical construction, and while we were still in a position to consider constructive criticism that could lead to justifiable modifications. Surely these actions refute the (Continued on Page 14) EVERY WEEK.