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It is anticipated- that a moderate increase in fares will be neces- gprynwhen the new agreement is Local councils when they consi- der the new proposed agreement will have the benefit of an au- ditors’ .report prepared by the firm engaged for this purpose by the _three»municipalities. ue. Bill 80 provided that all transportation rights within the Metropolitan area be vested with the Metropolitan authority. It is understood the new agree- ment will be very similar to the existing One. with Richmond Hill. Markham and Vaughan entitled to share any profit earned on the operationnorth of Steele's Aven- The‘ T. T. C. have agreed to ex- tend the existing agreement to January 3lst to give local munic- ipal councils and officials ample time to consider the terms and provisions of the new agreement liker to b_e signed. J. E. MacNeil Re-Elected Mayor Ken Tomlin of Rich- mond Hill, Reeve W. L. Clark of Markham Township and Reeve John Perry of Vaughan confer- red Tuesday with T. T. C. Com~ missioners relative to the opera- tion of the North Yonge Bus Line. The existing agreement by which the T. T. C. operates the North Yonge Bus service for the municipalities expires December 3lst. Election results for the Town- ship of Markham followed the trend of the times â€" a very low vote was cast. Only member of council seek- lng re-election, John MacNeil, Ward 1, was opposed by Frank Plaxton. With a total number of 481 votes cast, Councillor Mac- Neil received 325. Mr. Plaxton 156. The three school trustees elect- ed for School Area No. 2 were: F. Hazelhurst 67 votes: Keith Jewltt 59, Mark Wolfe 58. Not elected were George Couper- thwaita 53, Mrs. E. Thomas 49 and William Rodick 46. A nomination meeting for the purpose of electing five trustees for School Area No. 1 Markham, will be held in the municipal chambers at Buttonville next Tuesday evening, December 15, from 7 to 8 o'clock. Elections will be held at Thornlea. Henderson and S. S. 2 German Mills Public Schools on December 23, from 10 am. until 8 pm. DECEMBER 19 â€" Saturday. 8 pm. L.O.L. 2368 Cribbage and euchre, Community Hall. Victor- ia Square. Admission 50c. c2w24 The two-year: {$an Tv'as out, before the election. t cil. ‘ DECEMBER 16. WEDNESDAY â€"- MacKillop Home & School Assoc- iation monthly meeting. The pro- gramme will consist of 2 skits. "TV invades the dinner hour" "Junior and his Homework," fol- lowed by question and discussion period. c1w24 “Take a Break" 8:15, Beverley Acres School. Admission 35 cents. Please bring coffee mug and name tag. c1w24 DECEMBER 14 Y.W.C.A DECEMBER 12th, SATURDAY â€"â€" Turkey Shoot under auspices Lions Club. at Shut-Gain Farms, Maple. at 1 o'clock. Shotguns on- ly. $1.00 per round. c3w22 DECEMBER 11 â€"- Friday 8.30 pm. Jefferson School Commun- ity Club Christmas Party. Euchre and square dancing. Attractive prizes, refreshments. Carol singing. Everyone welcome. c2w23 pm. at the new Legion Hall; Oak Ridges Shopping Plaza. Cash prize and Jackpo‘t. ‘ tfc19 EVERY TUESDAY â€"â€" Bingo, 8 EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT â€" 9.00 pm. - 12.00. Dancing to Max Cameron's Orchestra, at Canad- lan Legion Hall, Camille Road, Rlchvale. Sponsored by Rich- mond Hill Branch 375. Canadim Legion. 75c ‘per person. was EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT â€" Dancing,Modern and Olde Tyme. At Maple Community Hall. Music by Art Celsie and his Singing Plainsmen â€" stars of TV and Radio. Admission $1.00. Free parking. _ tfc18 cial $46,065. The building report for No- vember for Markham Town~ ship shows a total value of $148,865.00, broken up as follows: Dwellings $91,300; Accessory Building $11,500; {ml Industrial and Commer- VOLUME LXXXI, NUMBER 24 Markham Bldg. Month of Nov. Authorized Ford, Falcon, Monarch Dealer Willowdale - BA. 5-1151 FINCH MOTORS LTD.â€" Coming Events Automobile Repairs . . . NIGHT PARTS TILL 10 RM. s thrown by coun- The club maintains strict rules of behaviour including a “no drinking" rule, no blue jeans etc. Boys are boys and girls are girls. Three members are appointed at each meeting to see that these As a result a growing assort- ment of toys and games are being collected which will bring a lot of joy to the lucky children who receive them. Rules Of Behaviour In the past few days two girl members came up with a brilliant idea. It was that no member should be admitted to meetings unless they brought along with them a toy to donate to the needy child;en of the Orange Childrens Home. When asked about organizing a clinic in Richmond Hill the Cath- olic Women’s League of St. Mary’s It is hoped to increase mem- bership up to and beyond the 150 mark soon. The club activi- ties include dancing, bridge. and other general activities while it is also planned to make visits to other teenage clubs as a regular practice. Collect Toys Seek Volunteers Our local hospitals require a supply of blood per week in their blood bank for emergency use. The Red Cross, collecting blood in clinics across the Province, takes it to the central depot in Toronto, tests it and has under- taken the distribution to the hos- pitals. If, for some reason, a par- ticular type of blood is needed and the supply on hand is not adequate to cover it, a telephone call to the central depot will have the required type delivered in matter of hours. ‘ Recently as is known by readers of “The Liberal." the teenagers of Richmond Hill got together and established the Mark 1 Club for Teenagers. LiOns Annual Nut Drive To Blitz Town Saturday This in itself must be a record in curling circles particularly since the club acted as it's own contractor. Plans were drawn by a Toronto architect. Mr. D. G. Hallford who carried out exten- sive research into the project to give the club an impressive but economical building. Six Sheets of Ice The rink area consists of six sheets of ice covering an area aproximately ninety feet by one hundred and fifty three feet. Almost eight miles of steel pipe was laid to supply refrigeration for the ice. The J 8; E Hall Com- pany of Toronto supplied and in- We know two young boys who, when they were just little lads, .used to attend the “clinic” held at the Lions Hall, Each time they saw the Lions’lcrest which as you know is a lovely reproduction of old Leo the Lion himselfâ€"they asked, “Why can’t we see the real Lions who come to this hall . . . it's their hall, isn’t it?” Well, of course we had to explain to our two little lads that they weren’t really lions, they were Lions . . . and looked like their own Daddy Teenagers Help Collect Kiddies' Toys For Xmas C.W.L Sponsor Blood Clinic At Richmond Hill Just sixteen weeks after the ground was broken to start con- struction, the Richmond Hill Curling Club is open for curling. This is a dream come true for a great many sports minded .resi- dents of Richmond Hill, a dream that was formulated less than ten months ago. Club-Own Contractor Curling Rink Completed I6 Weeks After Sod-Turning 66) New §-..x~° ailding Record The co-ordinating commit- tee representative of Rich- mond Hill, Markham and Vaughan met Wednesday night at Maple. Topics of dis- cussion included sew e and garbage disposal. : Discuss Mutual Problems Councillors elected were: W. Stoddart, C. Corbett, A. Child, W Davidson. B Hammond, and Harvey Bell. Aurora Defeats Two Year Term The two year council term pro- posal was defeated in Aurora by nearly two to one. The vote “yes” 475, "no" 923. Reeve Clarence Davis was re- elected with 921 votes. to 492 for councillor Keith Nisbet. Mayor Murray and deputy-reeve Stew- art Patrick were elected by ac- clamation. People who are sympathetic to these efforts can assist by making donations of equipment for in- door and outdoor games and en- tertainment, study etc. flhe Club is open every even- ing and Sunday afternoon and all over the age of 15 will be wel- come at any of these meetings. Club rodms are at 155 Yonge Street North. volunteered. The Red Cross pointed out that, although the services to the hospitals and the collecting of blood were done by their staff, the recruitment of donors and the holding of a clinic in Richmond Hill was to be a local responsibility. Mr. Israel and the Library Board have kindly al- lowed the C. _W. L. to use the lib- ra-y and the first clinic will be held on February 23rd, 1960. Richmond Hill quota is 400 pints so all good donors are asked to please contact M. Coughlin, AV. 5-5354 - Mrs. Johnson, TU. 4-1690; Mrs. George, TU. 4â€"3582 or Mrs. Johnson, Thornhill, AV. 5-2579. rules are carried out. So long as these efforts-to de- velop a club of a worthwhile type with rules of decent behaviour the town can be proud of this effort by the teenagers themsel- ves and it is particularly com- mendable at a time when juven- ile delinquency is making such a stir across the world and in north America in particular. Equipment Required The feature of the lounge is an eighteen foot stone fireplace with cantilevered hearth and a built in trophy case. The ground Helping the Lions in their blitz will be 70 members of the Lions sponsored Teen Town ,who will The foyer has a window wall from floor to ceiling and features a cantilevered staircase project- ing from the back of the stone fireplace. An office is located at the end of the foyer. The main lounge is eighty five feet by twenty-seven feet and is panelled in mahogany plywood. The ceil- ing is accented by large laminated beams. One wall of the lounge overlooks the rink and accommo- dates thirty seats for arm chair curlers. The dining area seats forty people with the balance of the lounge furnished with com- fortable chesterfields and chairs. Eighteen Ft. Stone Fireplace All of which is leading up to the fact â€"- that â€" this Saturday, December 12, from 9 am. until “sold out" the Lions Club of Richmond Hill will be on the prowl and calling at every house and knocking on every door in Town, as they launch their an- nual “Nuts for the Nutty" drive for welfare funds. . . . you know. stalled the refrigeration equip- ment. The latest in flourescent lighting has been installed in the rink area by Maple Electric of Maple, Ont. Large Comfortable Quarters RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, [DECEMBER 10, 1959 “In Essentials Unity; In Non-Essentials Liberty; in all things Charity. I‘ire broke out in the shipping room of the Concord Floral Co. at approximately 11.30 Monday night and Vaughan Township Fire Brigade from Richvale and Maple fought the blaze until 2 am. thereby saving the green- house and the Christmas stock from destruction. amage and cause of the fire not yet been determined. Every resident who is a voter in School Area No. 1 will receive a letter advising him of the neces- sary changes. Changes which would have had to have been made right up to within a minute or two of the closing of the polls â€"had a candidate died at that time. At the Nomination meeting held at Buttonville on November 27th, Mr. Williams was suffering from a bad case of laryngitis and bare- 1y able to speak to the ratepayers. Apologising for his hoarseness he said he had a cold but wished to appear at the meeting to ask for the support of the ratepayers in electing him to the board to en- sure representation from his area. â€" since there is no Markham School Board at the present time to carry on. Mr. Williams was a candidate from the east side of the school section for the new board. Only 48 years old Mr. Williams had had a mild heart attack some little time before the nomination meeting and although he had to be careful it was thought there was no danger of a recurrence. He had just picked up his young- ster at Henderson School when stricken. The new nomination date has been set as December 15, in the Markham T o w n s h i p Council chambers at Buttonville: election day is to be December 23rd. Owing to the fact that the public schools close on December 22nd, polling places will be set up in Henderson, Thornlea and German Mills Public Schools. Did you know that for those in need of help the Lions Club of Richmond Hill supplies free of cost glasses, medical examina- tions, crutches and hospital beds â€" in fact, 15 such bed, are on loan! right now. The Lynn’s also sponsor the Pee Wee! Hockey leagues â€" and deliver '75 to 100 Christmas baskets for those down on their luck, who might other- wise not have any Christmas cheer or happiness. Annually they hold a Christmas party for the children of the L.T.B. 8: Orange Home among their other good works. With the sudden and tragic passing of George Williams on Friday December 4, 1959 as the result of a heart seizure, the elec- tion of five trustees for the new Markham Township School Area No. 1 Board which was to have been held last Monday, was can- celled and new nomination and election dates have had to be set by Township Clerk Harry Crisp The exterior walls of the build» ing are constructed of concrete block. A four foot overhang of t' . roof on the lounge area creat- es a pleasing and modern appear- ance to the exterior of the build- mg. Local Suppliers & Labour NOW IS THE TIME to buy your nuts for Christmas. For every tin of nuts sold it means just that much more money in the Lions pouch for welfare work. floor contains ladies' and men's locker rooms, rest rooms and storage rooms. Plumbing and heating was supplied by A. Mills & Son of Richmond Hill. ’ _Constructi6n has been carried out under the able direction of Mr. Frank Bell of Oak Ridges. 7 Plan to do your part â€" BUY NUTS! Wherever possible local sup- pliers and labour were used for construction of the building. Refrigeration is supplied by a 50 Horsepower unit using am- monia refrigerant in combination with brine that circulates through the pipes at a temperature of 17 degrees. A large parking lot to the east of the building will accommodate approximately one hundred cars: wear Lions’ arm bands to identi- fy them as official salesmen and saleswomen for the “Nut Drive.” All during the canvass. which is expected to take about four hours, “Mr. Peanuts” and his nut wagon will be on Yonge Street to help the Lions in their charity drive. George Williams Dies Suddenly Postpone Election Concord Floral Experiences Blaze Mrs. Sadie Freethy, matron at the Orange Home, said. “It was Each child was given pocket money, according to his or her age, the older children receiving three dollars and fifty cents; down to the youngest who had two dollars to spend ‘as you like it." as Board members accompanied by wives or sweethearts, arrived by car at the Home and scooped a joy-anticipating boy or girl into their warm hospitality and trans- ported them into the world of make-believe and happiness found only in Toyland. More than fifty Sloungsters had a ‘borrowed' family for the day, The biggest Christmas shop- ping party of the year, when all the children living at the Loyal True Blue and Orange Home just north of Richmond Hill are guests of the Junior Board of T:ade, Toronto, for one grand and glorious shopping orgy, took place last Saturday. Warden White is at Richmond Hill “old boy’ and several from here attended the event includ- ing his mother Mrs. W. 0. White of Elgin Mills, and his brother “A1” White( of Richmond Hill. Others attending were ex-warden W. J. Taylor and Mrs. Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. Ross Kerwin, Miss Ann White, Mrs. A1 White and Bert Winstone. “Rusty” White who grew up in this community and attended Richmond Hill schools was a star performer on the Richmond Hill Young Canadians Lacrosse team, 1933 Champions of the Tri-County League. Several fellow-players from that championship team journeyed to Guelph to join With Wellington County citizens in honouring the 1959 Warden. Joyful Children Shop For Xmas King Twp. recorded an 18 per cent vote when 1261 electors cast ballots out of a possible vote of 6684. " ’l‘he’~off)cial returns annbunced by Clerk Russell Lynebt decided the winner of the prizes offered. Of the 7,510- eligible voters, 2,739 voters went to the polls. 0f the move than GOOAéuesses not one hit the correct figure. Closest guess was 2,734, and the winner is Mrs. G. Gradeen, 30 Cartier Crescent. Second closest g: .ess was 2.727, submitted by Carman W. Island, 113 Wood Lane, and third, 2,754 by 'Mrs. T. Cambray, 303 S. Eric 0. White, Reeve of Fergus and 1959 Warden of Wellington County was honored at the tradi- tional “Warden’s Banquet” at the Royal Hofel, Guelph last Thurs- day evening. Close Race For Klng Twp. Council Douglas Hutchins. council mem- ber for three years polled 718 votes to defeat Wilfred Aitchison, deputy-reeve for the past four years who received-379 votes. In the closest council race in In the closest council rac township history Gordon C 6th concession farmer led 723 votes, Blyth Langdon, c line operator from King City second with 722, and Nor Taylor, Oak Ridges electrical third with 721. Kenneth May] was the unsuccessful (:01 candidate with 458 votes. More than six hundred entries were received in “The Liberal.” guess the vote contest. Guesses ranged frpm the overly optimistic 7000 to the pessimistic 105i). New candidates Twill form half of the 1960 King Township muni- cipal council as a result of Mon- day's election. Reeve William Hodgson, York County's 1959 Warden was reâ€" tugnedias reeve by acclamation. Contest, Winner Guess Within 5 Of Total Votes Banquet In Honour Of Richmond Hill Old Boy Yonge Street Business Men’s Association has an- nounced that for the conven- ience of the Christmas shop- pers, stores will be open from 9 am. to 9 pm. daily until Christmas starting on Monday, December 14. Christmas Store Hours Maynard council Zity was Norman Cook. with coach was It was not only a day to re- member, for the children, but the visitors were warmed with the Spirit of Cristmas themselves and as they left for their own home- ward journey back to Toronto told Mrs. Freethy, “They are the best kids anywhere." Supper. supplied by the Jr. Board of Trade members, was served from two buffet tables and each child sat with his or her host and hostess, and thrilled to the enterainment which followed in the large auditorium. But that was not all the day held in store for the happy youngsters, for Santa Claus and a bevy of helpers and jolly clowns had visited the Orange Home in the children’s absence and decor- ated the halls and rooms of the spacious children’s home until it looked “just fairyland." just like Christmas when they returned home at six o’clock, loaded with gifts and purchases." Two Year 'I'erm Defeuiecl Eric White was the first Reeve of Fergus ever to be honored by election as Warden of the County. He was last week re-elected by acclamation as Fergus Reeve for next year. ‘ Glowing tribute was paid to Warden White and he was the recipient of a gold watch from his associates. There was a pre- sentation too of a beautiful brooch and flowers to Mrs. White. The blessing at the commence- ment of proceedings was said by Brian, son of Warden and Mrs. White. W. J. Haggart Reeve-Elect Three New Council Members For Town Of" Richmond Hill voting. Among the former Young Cana- dians who attended the banquet were ex-York County Warden Fred Armstrong of Woodbridge, Fire Chief Alf Stong, Kenneth Blanchard, A1 White and Mike Miller of Richmond Hill, “Cal” Miller of Maple, Russell Rown- tree and Charlie Rowntree of Woodbridge and Elmore Harding of Guelph. W. J. HAGGART Council member for the past three years, elected Reeve of Richmond Hill in last Saturday's Taylor Mills ‘Dr. »y the rules of the contestthe winners were entitled to double prize money if all eligible votes it. the usehhld were cast on election ay. ’l‘he winner, Mrs. G. .deen, voted but her husband didn’t get to the polls so she won a $25. voucher good at any store in Richmond Hill. Second and third prize winners qualified for the double prize money as all votes in their house- holds were registered in the municipal election. ‘The Liberal” extends congrat- ulations to the winners and thanks to the many hundreds who participated in the contest. HOME PAPER OF THE DISTRICT SINCE 1878 . . SINGLE COPY 10¢ losers take defeat gracefully and "live to fight another day." He extended special thanks to Clerk Lynett, W o r k 5 Commissioner Whalen and other department heads for co-operation andheffi- clent service. i a Councillor Pate ute to the stellar vided council dur Mayor Tomlin ar lating the winner; Mayor Tomlin in congratulating the winners said he extended the same congratulations to those who were not successful. By being candidates they had shown a commendable interest in munici- pal afi‘airs and he hoped all would persevere and eventually be suc- cessful in having the opportunity 'of serving the municipality. Reeve Perkins in thanking his colleagues for their good wishes extended congratulations to the victor. “Jim Haggart conducted a strong campaign and deserved his victory," said Mr. Perkins. “As to the future," said the Reeve “time will tell. Maybe at some future time if it is the wish of the electors I will be glad to serve Richmond Hill in any way I can..' Reeve-elect Haggart added his tribute to the retiring Reeve. “It was a pleasure to have served on council with him and there was nothing personal in the cam- paign." His\Worship Mayor Ken Tom- lin paid tribute to the service rendered the town by Reeve Per- kins defeated in Saturday's vot- ing, .'and by Councillors .Joseph Paterson and Robert P. Ross who did not contest the election and are retiring. Referring to Reeve Perkins the Mayor said “he did an outstanding job as Reeve this year, but when two good men run against each other one has to lose." He suggested the Reeve take a good long breath and make a come-back to council member- ship at some future time. In coh- gratulating reeve-elect Haggart. the Mayor expressed the hope he would serve the town for many years. Richmond Hill voters went to the polls last Saturday and elected a Reeve, four councillors, three school trustees and recorded a decisive decision against the two year term proposal. Iin was returned by accfamation for a third term, and also re- elected by acclamation was Depu- ty-reeve Stanley F. Tinker. Interest in the ‘battle of the ballots was keen and candidates conducted aggressive and spirited campaigns. Candidates made good uSe of advertising space in “The Liberal," most contestants con- ducted an intensive door-to-door canvass. Despite the campaigning and ideal weather conditions the turn- out of voters was disappointingly small. Out of a possible 7510 only 2739 exercised the franchise. This was a turn-out of 36,7 per cent, a small increase over last year when there was a thirty per cent vote. The winner entered the cam- paign early announcing his can- didature in August and making a definite issue of the town engi- neering. The winner claimed that engineering mistakes in the past proved costly and that the engin- eering firm responsible should not be engaged by the- tg_wn: Councillor W. J. Haggart com- pleting his third year as a coun- cil member won election over the present Reeve Floyd Perkins with a majority of 446. Trustee H. D. Sanderson Leads For School Board The finial- vote'? was Hag‘gart 1571 Perkins 1125.. ‘ ' If there was any bitterness in the recent municipal election campaign in Richmond Hill it was completely for- gotten at the first post-election meeting of Town Council Monday night. There were verbal bouquets galore and a complete absence of brickbats as congratulations were ex- tended to the winners and good wishes and compliments showered on the losers. , ‘ In the council récyéjflohn Brad- stnck led in the early returns and maintained his lead to the fini,sh Pay Tribute To Council Members About To Retire Friendly Feeling Prevails His is Worship IV. was returned a third tern orship Mayor Ken Tom~ returned by achamation Lil‘d term, and also re- y acclamation was Depu- Stanley F. Tinker. ;t in the ‘battle of the 'as keen and candidates :1 aggressive and spirited IS. Candidates made good lvertising space in “The CURLING CLUB OPENS SATURDAY rson paid trib- leadership pro- Lng the year by d in congratu- I suggested the RICHMOND Hlll The local force now numbers 10. Should the salary request be granted by council a sergeant would be paid more than now-*2 paid to the Chief. The requested salary increase for sergeant is from $4600 to $5500 and for acting-sergeant from $4400 to $5100. The increase requested for all ranks of con- stable is $500 per year. Salary for a first class constable now is $4200 per year. . There was no discussion of the request other than the adoption of a motion by Councillors Hag- gart and Ross that it be referre'd to the 1960 Police Committee. Salary increases asked for range from $500 to $900 per an- num and changes in working conditions suggested include an increase from two to three weeks annual holidays for sergeants and acting-sergeants. Richmond Hill police have ask- ed for a new agreement with re- vised salary schedule and changes in working conditions. Councillor Bradstock receiving congratulafions on heading the councfl pon thanked allfor their co-operafion and said he “looked forward to an interesting year ahead. Police Ask For Increase Councillor R. P. Ross said his work being out of town made council duties frustrating and that was the main reason for his retirement at this time. He said council duties today are very de- manding and members had to be readily available. _ heading the poll with 1584 votes. He will be serving his third year as a member of council. Running a dead heat for third place' with 1213 votes were Trus- tee Mrs. Margaret Southwell and Howard Whillans who will com- plete the membership of the 1960 Council. Making a strong run and in fifth place was Harold J. Mills with 1075 votes, and stand- ing of other candidates was Bruce Murray 811. Ken Smith 559, and J. MacDiarmid 557. In second place with a substan- tial vote of 1299 was Tom Broad- hurst a candidate last year when he lost only by a small margin. He will be serving his first term in council. I/Irs. South'weu will be the first woman m'ember of Richmond Hill Municipal Council. In the five candidate race for three public school trustee seats Trustee Harold D. Sanderson completing his first term won re- election at the head of the poll with 1670 votes. In second place was 1959 Chairman Lewis D. Clement and the new member will be Mrs. Irene Worrell. There was no doubt about the fate of .the two- year term, and the proposal was defeated by more than three to one. The final vote “Yes” 633 "No" 1978. Detailed result cf the‘ vo'ting is publisher} elsewhere In this issue. (Continued on page 3)