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Phone TU. 4-1311 12 THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, They provide the opportunity for electors to get the facts about their‘civic government and to decide Whether they want a change or not. But there is one important thing â€"when facts and figures are given to the voters they should be correct. My opponent, on the front page of * “The Liberal” of November 5th, is quoted as saying that “In my opinion errors and blunders costing us between $300,000 and $400,000 is a direct result of poor engineering, and We cannot afford to take further chances.” As you know, I have served on the Municipal Council for nine years, seven as Councillor, one as Deputy-reeve and for the last year as Reeve. I am seeking a second term as Reeve for 1960. As you also know, I am being opposed by a member of the 1959 Council. ,It is the privilege of any man or woman who is legally quali- fied to seek, ofiice. Contests are good business. They help guarantee the best possible local government. QUEER Even with the cost of the repairs to the Crosby Sewer, the total amount spent on it, including original construction and repairs, was $60,000. The Beverley Acres drainage project has not yet been con- structed. Thereforedt seems a. little. early to talk about “blunders” in connection with it. v It had been my hope that the municipal election in Richmond Hill this year would be fought, as elections in Richmond Hill usually are fought, hard but cleanly. Unfortunately certain statements have been 'made in this year’s campaign which I cannot let go unchallenged. ' As you know, I have served on the Municipal Council for nine years, In a circular letter this week he has also said “$400,000 down the drain! Yes, that is what the disappearing Crosby sewer and the Bever- ley Acres drainage scheme will cost us before we’re through.” The total cost of the two projects, including construction and re- pairs, is estimated at $308,000. So where has $400,000, as claimed, gone “down the drain?” I ask you, voters, how my opponent’s statements about “blunders” costing between $300,000 and $400,000 can be reconciled with the fact that the total cost of the two projects is $308,000. Queer arithmetic, isn’t it? And, may I suggest, indicative of a $100,000 blunder on his part. Following the 1959 breaks in the Crosby sewer a probe committee was appointed and I was named as chairman. The report of that comâ€" mittee was made to Town Council on August 4th. One of the recom- mendations made in that report was that the matter should be turned over to the town’s solicitor to see if anything could be recovered from the contractors or the engineers. On September 24th the solicitor re- ported to Town Council that he could find no evidence to warrant legal action to reclaim losses either from the contractor or the engineers. you CAN ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS ON SATURDAY BY MARKING YOUR BALLOT: And has my opponent told you that he, who is now criticizing the report of the probe committee, voted in favour of its adoption when it was unanimously adopted by the Town Council? LET'S SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT AND LET’S HAVE THE FIGURESRIGHT! THE FACTS AND FIGURES THAT I AM GIVING YOU CAN BE VERIFIED» BY REFERENCE TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDS OF THE TOWN. Established 1878 FLOYD R. 126 Yonge St. N., Richmond Hill 3&2? REEVE 0F RICHMOND HILL a! peréind Thursday. December 3,7 19gb by Doris M. FitzGenld About two hundred men and women are enjoying some pleas- ant, and little publicized, “night life” in Thornhill, and on a recent Wednesday evening we set out to see what they were doing. A few steps inside the north en- trance to Thornhiil High School we found room 24. “Just walk in,” Principal A. S. Elson had advised, “it is sometimes too noisy for a knock to be heard”, so we push- ed open the door of the Metal Shop. Our first impressions were Varied Opportunities Are Offered By Night Classes At Thornhill High School blurred by drilling sounds. and intermittent flashes of brilliant blue-white light, but Mr. Richard ~Takimoto. the instructor, cour- teously explained the men with goggles were practicing oxy-ac- etylene welding, the one with the tank-like metal mask was arc welding and those in the quieter area of the large room were wor- king at metal lathes. Some of the students, he said, were beginners; some already employed. were tilting this opportunity to improve their skills; and one was a main- tenance man anxious to keep ab- reast of new methods. The mach- ine shop course, held on Wednes- day evenings, covers many topics, the east technical to name being saf y regulations, forging, sol- dering and lathe work. , Mr. Takimoto who is also a member of the day school staff, holds a BA. degree from McMasâ€" ter, and a B. Ed. from the Ontario College ohEducation, and taught at Collingwood Collegiate Insti- tute before coming to Thornhill. Woodwork Shop A cabinet maker, Mr. Lester, spent seven and a half years mak- ing fine furniture for well known Toronto firms and had also had considerable experience in house- building before attending Ontario College ‘of Education. He is a member‘ of the day school stafl’ as well. Art Classes The well equipped woodwork- ing shop across the hall is used only on Monday evenings so we mISSed seeing this class in action, but learned from Mr. George Les- ter that it is composed largely of business men who are taking up carpentry as a hobby. Last year one woman ventured into the realm of sawdust and shavings. Tables and small pieces of furni- ture are current projects, and two men who plan to build their own homes are studying stair and rafter work, by constructing scale models. / Walking down the wide corri- dor past the beautiful paintings given to the High School by local artist Fred S. Haines, O.S.A.. R. C.A.. we sought room 109. and were disappointed to find that the art class also meets on Monday evenings. This enthusiastic group of novices, and students with some previous training, is study- ing oil painting‘under Mr. Gustav Weisman, who said, “as it is a winter session we are doing still life and compositional studies but members are encouraged to bring sketches they have made, and wish to elaborate on, and build in to paintings.” “The purpose of the course," he added, “is to fur. ther 'a total understanding of the art of painting in all its forms. We chose oils as a medium be- cause they give students a sense of dealing with substance”. Mr. Weisman dispelled our notion that oil painting was an expen- sive hobby. Actually it costs less than many vother activities be- cause equipment for a beginner can be bought for about $10.00. ‘This is Mr. Weisman’s second season at the Night School. He is an Instructor at, and also a grad- uate of, the Ontario College of Art, 3 member of the Ontario So- ciety of Artists, the Canadian\_ Group of Painters, and the Cana- dian Society of Painters in Water Color. Business Course Consulting a plan otgthe school we took the stairs to the second floor and through glass panels in the doors caught glimpseslof the book-keeping, shorthand, and typing. classes at work, heads bent over note books, fingers flyâ€" on typewriter keys. Reluctant to be a disturbing influence we did not enter but talked with the tea- chers later. Mrs. Gladys Spence said that some of her students uSe the bookkeeping course as a stepping stone to University Extension work in accountancy, some are striving to advance in daytime positions by obtaining individual help. Operators of small busi- nesses, and Church and Club treasurers also find the course a boon. ‘ Mrs. Spence, a graduate or the University of Toronto in English and History, and in Commerce, teaches bookkeeping business cor- respondence, and economics, at the Thotnhill High School. and has been conducting the Monday and Wednesday evening classes in bookkeeping for the past three years. Remarklng on the steadin mounting interest in commercial subjects, Mr. Wm. Freeman said that whether in business or not nearly everyone finds it an asset to be able to type. He teaches the touch system, stressing accuracy before speed, and his pupils ran- ging from sixteen to sixtyish, are at varying stages of advancement He had not asked the present class how they would use this new aptitude, but in previous years there have always been business, or would-be business people, and a sprinkling of wives who wanted to be able to type their husbands’ thesis’ or to help them in other ways. Mrs. Rufman beéan as a teach. at of music at Richmond Hill High, switched to shorthand, aqd taught for one year at Richmond Mr. Freeman, a graduate of Victoria College, has been with the Board for six years, a'nd be- fore joining the staffs of Thorn- hfll High and Night Schools, taught for two years at Richmond Hill High School. Some members of Mrs. K. Rufi- man’s class in Pitman’s shorthand are stenographers wishing to bet~ ter their positions, and some are married women planning to re. enter the business world. As no two work at the same speed she deals with them individually, alo loting drills and smoothing out difiiculties, each Monday and Wednesday evening. one at Shaw’s before Heath,” be continued. joliflng the night‘staff at Thorn- hil . Dressmaking and Milliuery The dressmaking and millinery classes always popular with wo« men are held in the big, well lit Home Economics Department at the end of the upper hall. Around the village we have encountered some smart costumes and hats which the wearers -proudly ad- mitted, were by-products of these courses. Now we had a chance to see others in the making. A pat- tern was spread out on a length of woollen goods on the cutting table, machines were whirring, dresses were being tried on and fitted, and a zipper was being ad- justed, (under‘the supervision of Mrs; C. H. Sanderson who con- ducts the course in Advanced Dressmaking each Monday and Wednesday evening. These wom- en choose their own patterns, and were working interestedly on ev- erything from slacks to after- noon frocks. An experienced dressmaker who rather specialized in wed- dings, Mrs. Sanderson also teach- es two evenings a week at Rich- mond Hill and has been on the Thornhill staff for four years. The class for beginning dress‘ makers is held on Monday even- ings only. “I ask my students to strive for quality in dressmaking, that is, good fit, good finish and good material,” said Mrs. J. H. Malboeuf. “Their first projects are first a plain wool skirt, then a simple blouse without set-in sleeves, and after that a cotton dress. * A graduate of Davis Hill Fan- ning Trade High Schol for Girls, Mrs. Malboeuf had seven years practical experience in a custom- made shop in‘Boston, Mass., be- fore coming to Canada, and has been teaching night classes at both Richmond Hill, and Thorn- hill for the past two years. A new hat -is said to have a tonic efiect on any woman and it was apparent that the .happy group gathered informally around Mrs. Scott Ferguson, loved mak- ing them too. They were cover- ing buckram shapes'with season- able Iqaterlals; will learn to block felts. and later to make spring straws which will probably look as~if they should carry a high price tag. Mrs. Ferguson who has been teaching millinery on Wednes- day evenings in Thornhill since the school opened, also teaches in Richmond Hill. A graduate of Greenwood Technical day school classes she has had experience with leading stores and manu- facturers in Toronto, and as a designer for exclusiveflhat shops. The complete tour did not take long but gave us time to admire anew the splendid four year old High School building whose exâ€" cellent facilities have been avail- able, since the beginning, to ad- ults as well as teenagers. We saw young people, and many “not so young" learning or perfecting, skills which will help them in the business world, or develop into satisfying creative hobbies. And we heard these-students describ- ed by members of the uniformly pleasant, and highly qualified staff ‘.‘ as stimulating to teach be- cause of their interest and en- thusiasm." From Mr. A. S. Elson, Principal of both the day and night schools we obtained some further partic- ulars. Evening classes began on October 5th and after a short re- cess at Christmas will continue until March 9th. Some are held once, some twice a week, on Mon- days and Wednesdays, from 7.30 to 9.30. For those who live in the school area the fee for a 20 week course in all eXCept oil painting is $7.00. For those outside the area it is $10.00. The art class, having the smallest enrolment cost more but a few additional members would help to bring the cost down. The fees cover the school board’s responsibility for the expenses of the courses which are subsidized by a grant from the Department of Education. Basic English and Physical Edu- cation for Winner: were dropped this year because there were not enough registrations to merit continuation of the classes. but new subjects will be introducec‘ from time to time when suffic ient people express a wish to tal' them. “We are not a vocation: school,” commented Princip-a Elson, “but do give a statement at the end of a course listing the projects completed and skills achieved and in the commercial courses, the degree of proficiency ‘attained in each subject.” The clerk pointed out that many unemployed persons were required to wait three and four weeks for insurance benefits that should only require a period of nine days. “They‘re all theorists and not practical,” he said. “They don’t care if a man starves to Whitchurch TWp. Relief Is High Members of Whitchurch Twp. Council lashed out at the per- sonnel in charge of unemploy- ment insurance relief benefits at its last regular meeting. The Bureau is located in the Federal Building, Main Street, Newmar- ket. No township residents were recently denied insurance relief and have since applied for wel- fare assistance from the munici- pality. Clerk John Crawford informed Council that $3,000 was being paid out monthly in welfare re- lief by the township. The total welfare costs for 1959 amounted to $36,000. This figure included the Winter relief payments of $9.000. i‘t’s £31” Mr. Albert H. Rutherford, RR. 2, Woodbridge at riod of (ill-3460 Office â€" PILONES â€" “3â€"0959 Re: District Councii Cancer Society Workshop Held Workshop Number One - for District Council No. 12 of ,the Canadian Cancer Society is a genuine success story. Over one hundred and fifty in- terested workers of the Society gathered at Christ Church, Brampton, on Wednesday, Nov- ember 18th to review and widen their knowledge of the inner workings of the Society. The Units of Aurora, Brampton, South Peel, North Halton, South Halâ€" ton, and Richmond Hill and the Branches of Cooksville, Streets- ville, Stouffville. Woodhridge, Thornhill Markham, Maple and Unionville, all part of District No. 12, were represented. Mrs, G. Purves, Unionville, Council President, welcomed the guests. Mrs; Kischell, President of the Brampton Unit brought greetings from he: Unit. Mr. Maurice Grimes, Executive Direc- tor of Ontario Division, explained the purpose of the meeting and introduced the leaders: LWomen‘s Services - Mrs. 1". ROS- tance, Ontario‘ Division Chair- man. After considerable discussion. it was decided unanimously; that the area of Richmond Hill should have two Units. Likewise, it was agreed ‘that Aurora should also have two Units. Further exten- sion work is to be carried out in Dufferin County. Extension Chair- man F. Wilcox of Brampton hopes to have this work completed early in the new year. 7 l Education and Publicity - Mrs. A. Bowman, Ontario Publicity Chairman and Mrs. Ingmundsen, Council Education Chairman. _ 7 Campaign â€" Mr. J. Barnicki - Ontario \ Division Campaign Chairman. Finance o Mr. J. de Pencier‘ Treasurer of Ontario Division. Lively discussions, questions asked and answered in the var- ious sections all added up to make a very interesting session. The enthusiasm and interest shown in all phases of the Work- shop left no doubt‘that it had been a most rewarding, exper- ience for all of us. Extéiiéibn - Mr. Fred Kime, London, Coochairrnan of Exten- sion for Ontario. Mrs. H. Minns,-chalrman of the nominating committee, pres- ented slate of officers for 1960. %//% The Mutual Life of Canada policy" holders are accustomed to big divi- dends. The company is famous for its outstanding dividend record. The increased dividends that will be paid to the policyholders in 1960 will further reduce the low net cost of their insurance. The Mutual Life has been providing policy- holders with insurance coverage at the lowest possible cost since 1869, the year the company was formed, Wfl tub-ninety years of leadership in mutual life insuranceâ€"1959 W % BY-LAW ENFORCEMENT â€" Children of untaxed parents cost the town 580.000 in extra classrooms this year â€" $25,000 for teachers’ salaries. amor- tization of capital debt, etc. .I support the em- ployment of a 'By-law Enforcement Officer to put teeth into our Zoning By-laws. COUNTY TAXES â€" We paid the County $103,790 in taxes this year. I‘will try to see we get value for them by Council direction to our County repres- entatives. WARD SYSTEM â€" I support 3 Ward System of vot- ing to assure every area of adequate representa- tion and to encourage candidates from every area to offer themselves for election. Broadhurst T. PARKS â€"- Heavily populated areas have no parks within reasonable access for the smaller child- ren because previous councils took parkland for schools. Suitable park land must be provided near these homes. FOR CARS OR INFORMATION PHONE TUmer 4-3627 TUrner 4-4968 % BROADHURST x On Saturday, December 5th COUNCILLOR and has been applying the same principles to group insurance since the company entered that field in 1927. You can share in the dividends that go‘with Mutual Life of Canada policies. Your nearest Mutual Life representative will provide complete information on the advantages of Mutual Life of Canada protection. fl/é VOTE FOR m Ige, Ont Residence W/ 3%