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... NIGHT TILL 10 P.M.' â€" FINCH MOTORS Authorized Ford, Falcon, Monarch Dealer Willowdale - BA. AUTOMOBILE REPAIRS PARTS LTD. - 5-1151 Coming Events EVERY SATURDAY NIGHTâ€" 9.00 p.m. - 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 person tfc36 O C O O EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT â€" Dancing,Modern and Olde Tyme. At Maple Community Hal].'Music by Art Celsie and his Singing Plainsmen â€" stars of TV and Radio. Admission $1.00. Free parking. tfc18 It It! i it EVERY MONDAY Monster Bingo, at York Farmers Market, Thornhill. 8 p.m. All regular games $20.00. $500.00 Jackpot, $200.00 Pot of Gold. tfc36 * Ill >lK It EVERY TUESDAY â€" Bingo, 8 p.m. at the new Legion Hall, Oak Ridges Shopping Plaza. Cash prizes and Jackpot. tfc19 I I I“ Q MARCH 7 â€" Monday, 8 p.m. Euchre and bridge at Thornhill Public School. Yonge St. (opp. Farmers Market). Proceeds for lst Thornhill Guides and Brown- ies. Good prizes and refresh- ments. 50 cents, c1w36 ‘ 0 it ‘ MARCH 8 â€"- Tuesday, Oyster supper. Temperanceville United Church. Supper served 5.30 to 8 p.m. Salad plate alternative. Ad- mission: Adults $1.50, children (under 12) 75 cents. c1w36 It it( It >l' MARCH 9 â€" Wednesday Jeffer- School Community Club euchre at 8 p.m. Attractive prizes, re- freshments. everyone welcome. c2w35 w it it * MARCH 10 â€" Thursday. Bingo at Newmarkct Legion Hall, 8 p. in. sharp. Legion special $80. Jackpot given each night. Please note change of date. c1w36 III )lr * )3! MARCH 11 â€" Friday 8 p.m. Ma- ple United Church. a meeting for the citizens of Vaughan to reveal the threat to our homes of the forthcoming liquor vote Special speakers and musical program, including the Foster Sisters. Sponsored by the Vaughan Townâ€" ship “Vote No" organization. c2w36 o a o . MARCH 11 â€" Thursday. Rich- mond Theatre “Romeo and Jul- iet". second film in the “Films of Note” arranged by the Library Club of Richmond Hill High School. Tickets: TU. 4-1355 or TU. 4.1886. _ I"1w36 ii- i u: * MARCH 15 â€"â€" Tuesday 8 p.m. The Annual Meeting of the Rich- mond Hill Unit of the Canadian Cancer Society in the auditorium of the Richmond Hill Library. The public is invited to attend. Guest speaker, Maurice J. Grimes, Ex- ecutive Director of the Ontario Division. Refreshments. c3w35 - at xi- 4: ll! MARCH 15 -â€" Tuesday 8.30 pm, The I.B.M. Glee Club presents Gilbert and Sullivan‘s H.M.S. Pinafore in the auditorium of the Thornhill United Church. Spon- sored by Thornhill United Church Choir. Adults $1.00. students 75c. c2w36 a a: no: * MARCH 17 â€"â€" Thursday. C.W.L, Bridge and Euchre at Our Lady Help of Christians, Beverley Ac- res. 8.15 p.m. Door prizes. re- freshments. Admission 50c, c2w36 s s * =l< MARCH 22 â€" Saturday 3 p.m. A St. Patrick‘s Tea and Bake Sale will be held at St. Andrew’s Pres- byterian Church, Maple. c1w36 # t t t MARCH 27 â€" Sunday 2 p.m. The Richmond Hill Unit of the Can- adian Cancer Society is sponsor- ing the showing of a film for Women Only at the Richmond Theatre. No admission charge. c5w35 s s * * MARCH 29 & 30 â€" Tuesdav and Wednesday. 8.15 p.m. Richmond Hill United Church W,A. Fashion Show. Tickets $1.00. Call Mrs. W. J. Babcock TU. 4-2844. c1w36 H arbingers Of Spring? ‘.\lr. C. Hanks of 95 Grandview Avenue called “The Liberal" office on Tuesday to tell us spring was just around the corner -â€" he saw a groundhog and a crow in the woods opposite his home, that afternoon. R. Hill School Board Replies To Council In reply to Council's criti- cism of the Richmond Hill Public School Board‘s reâ€" quest for a committee from Council to meet with a com- mittee from the School Board, in camera. re grants made to Thornhaven School for Retarded Children â€" the Public School Board wishes to advise that it is not Board policy or intention to withâ€" hold from the public any inâ€" formation concerning the ex- penditurcs of funds. Full discussion of a grant to Thornhavcn â€" given on behalf of the retarded child- ren of public school suppor- ters of Richmond Hill could result in the mention of fam- ilies by name. For this rea- son only. the request for an in camera meeting was made to Council, so that no one would be unnecessarily dis~ trcsscd. The School Rnartl warms that thcir {error to (outth did not contain suti’icicn‘. c.\- planation. VOLUME LXXXI, NUMBER 36 “In Essentials Unity; in Non-Essentials Liberty; in all things Charity” RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO,THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1960 HOME PAPER OF THE DISTRICT SINCE 1878 SINGLE COPY 10c Bishop Wilkinson Turns Sod New Church Hall ’ Pictured above is the architect’s model of Holy Trinity Church and its new Church Hall, the first sod of which was turned on Sunday, February 28th, by Bishop Wilkinson of Toronto. Spirited Debate Features Vaughan Tp. Council Meet Varied Views On Planning (by Paul Delmer) It was a night of controversy at Monday’s Vaughan Township Council Meeting, with councillors about equally divided on a number of issues which were hotly debated. The meeting commenced promptly at 8 p.m. and con- tinued for two and a half hours with six members of the public plus three members of the township staff and the Chief Constable in attendance. A lady in the public gallery, Mrs. Donald A. McCaskill ac- cusing the council of always meet- ing in public with its decisions “signed. sealed and delivered", asked Reeve John Perry. “what kind of subjects does council consider it cannot discuss in pub- lic?" Mrs. McCaskill suggested, “we see very little interesting de- bate in the chamber at these pub- lic meetings”, Council Elect for Public Debate Mrs. McCaskill's I suggestion that Vaughan Council generally irons out items in private com- mittee meetings, coming before the public only to fulfill the legal requirement that council de- cisions must be made in public, after such decisions have been arrived at privately and thus rob- bing the public of the opportunâ€" ity to hear council members ar- guing cases among themselves, was stimulated by two such de- bates which were aired in public Monday night when council mem- bers vetoed Reeve John Perry’s suggestion that the subjects be first discussed in committee. When members elected for the matters to be discussed in public, the reeve stated he had only sug- gested a committee hearing first because they were likely to be lengthy discussions. And certainly the agenda was the heaviest of New Agreement Fares Boost For North Yonge Bus A new agreement for the oper- ation of the North Yonge Bus Line has been submitted to dis- trict municipal councils by the T. T. C. and when approved will mean a boost in bus fares, and prospects of an operating defi- cit at year's end. With the termination of the ten year agreement between the T. T. C. and local municipalities goes the juicy surpluses which have been welcomed by taxpay- ers in the transportation area. Vaughan and Markham Town- ship Council have agreed to the proposed fare increase, and Rich- mond Hill council has still to consider the terms of the agree- ment. The only alternative to the proposal would be for the municipalities to enter into an agreement with a private bus line operator. It is understood some preliminary discussions of such a possibility were made but it is doubtful if the alternative has much support among munici- pal councillors. Under the proposcd fares sche- dule there is an estimated def- icit for the year of 315.000, Of this Richmond Hill would pay fif- ty per cent. Last year Richmond Hill's share of the bus line pro- fit was $25,000. Markham Agrees Markham Township Council a- greed unanimously llonday night to back Deputy-reeve Wilfred Dean's recommendation that. “We go on record as accepting the T. T. C.'s proposal of a Tl‘gc zone rate for adults: .7c for students and .5c for children ~â€" from Steele‘s Avenue, to and from Richmond Hill." This was council's answer to a communicatio . re new fare rates received by Township Solicitors J. D. Lucas and T. 0. Fraser from .\lr. ll. E. Pcttet. General Secretary of the T. T. C. The hike in fares was necessary to prevent an anticipated deficit of 838.000. had the fares remained at .3c pcr zonc. Under this new set up. there may still be .1 deliâ€" cit of approximately $15,800.. but it was noted by Markham Counâ€" t‘ll that it would be necessary ’0 incrcasc thc mnc ra'c to ,ltlc. to put the service from Stcclcs tn RlClllllOlld Hill on a paying proposition. or to break even. I Reeve William Clark said the new rate of 71/2, 7 and 5, may mean a $4,000 deficit for Mark- ham Township. Markham shareg costs of the transportation with Richmond Hill, and Vaughan Township. Mr. Pettet’s letter further sta- ted, “After a few months of op- eration at this rate, the result would have stablized to the point where the next move could be more clearly seen." He also poin- ted out part of the anticipated deficit would be from a drop-off in passengers with new increases in fares. Vaughan Approves Vaughan council agreed to the proposal that fare increases for bus transport between Steeles ‘Avenue and Richmond Hill was necessary. Council was opposed to any subsidizing of the service. Councillor Anstey said that full costs of the service must be met by the fare structure. Council was advised by the clerk that if the existing fare structure con- tinued to operate the deficit for 1960 would amount to $38,000. There are three zones between Steeles and Richmond Hill. Cur- rently the first stage costs 10 cents for adults, 5 cents for chil- dren. Other stages are at 5 cents for adults also. Proposal is for an increase to 7% cents for ad- ults and five cents for children for all stages. This adjustment could reduce the deficit to 15.000 dollars Over the year. It was esti- mated that with a 10 cent fare for each stage the deficit could be turned into a surplus of ap- proximately 6000 dollars. Three Months Trial The Reeve suggested a fare structure of 712 cents for adults and 5 cents for children for all stages be endorsed as an ex- periment for three months and that the results should then be studied with a view to further adjustments as might be required. This was agreed by Council. The new rates will come into effect as soon as the authorities have ducly publicised the facts. AURORA t A play by the Aurora Drama Workshop has not] itself acceptance by the Central Ontar- io rczional drama festival, in Hart Housc. Aurora‘s entry is "Tobias and the Angel". the year 1960 to date. Mrs. Mc- Caskill summed up afterwards, however, when she told Reeve Perry, “We really have enjoyed tonight’s meeting", Public Invited The Reeve replied that he was glad and that he would like to see more members of the public at- tend and see how civic affairs are managed. He laughingly suggest- ed “a good attendance on the part of the public might stimulate us to more interesting debate”. Meeting hotly debated Two hottest debates of the ev- ening centred on the meeting which is to be held in Vaughan Township Chambers tonight when' representatives of 13 fringe munâ€" icipalities will meet with four M.P.P.s representing the areas to discuss the Metro Toronto 20 Year Draft Official Plan. At a meeting in Richmond Hill last week these re resentatives col- lectively decide to oppose Metro Toronto’s right to impose its planning control on the fringe municipalities. A motion was passed unanimously calling upon the Provincial Government to set up a Provincial Planning Board to which all municipalities would be subject, including Met- ro, on terms of equality. Tonight’s meeting with the MPPs is for the purpose of having the parliam- entary members carry the pro- posal to the Frost government and to arrange for a delegation to be received by the Prime Min- ister_ Council Is Split Vaughan Township Council showed itself split on this ques- tion, Councillors Bruce Ralph and William Anstey both hotly disputed Reeve Perry’s wisdom in having invited the meeting to Vaughan Township without first consulting with council. Council- lor Anstey claimed that every- thing in the Metro plan relating to the township was there at the direct request of township and was good for the municipality. He said he was content with the sit- uation and was willing to accept Metro planning for the fringe municipalities which was based on orderly development in the future in the best interests of all. Conncillors' Objections Councillor Bruce Ralph said he objected‘ strongly to the action of Reeve Perry and Deputyâ€"reeve Vic Ryder in committing coun- cil publicly to what appears to (Continued on Page 7) Holstein Barn Meeting The York County Holstein Club has completed plans to hold their annual barn meet- ing on Wednesday, March 9, at the farm of Cameron Boake. 12 mile north of Edgeley on the 5th concess- ion of Vaughan starting at 1:30 p.m. Douglas Brown, New P.0. Supervisor Mr. Douglas Brown has been appointed to the post. of Supervisor, Richmond Hill Post Office. succeeding )Ir. Victor Grisold who was re- cently appointed Postmaster at Aurora. Mr. Brown is married. at present living in Scarbor. ough. but will soon be resid- ing in Richmond Hill. In his “early days" he was assoc- iated with Mr. Grisold for twelve years in Terminal “A” the main post office in Toron- thcn at Station “H” Main and Gerrard Streets. Toronto for seven years. Prior to his appointment to Richmond llill_ Hr. Brown was a member of the staff at Aginourt Post Office for two years. . unusual ones. Rev. F. H. Wilkinson, Bishop of Toronto, turned the first sod, officially opening construction of the new Church Hall at Holy Trinity Church on Sunday, Feb- ruary 28th and also preached at the service marking Holy Trin- ity‘s 130th Anniversary. Bishop Wilkinson paid tribute to the . any people who have served the church so faithfully over the years and commended them in their foresight in paving the fuâ€" hula? of the church with the new a . The Thornhill Parish is the tenth oldest in the Diocese of Toronto, and Trinity Church is the oldest original church build- ing still in use in the Diocese. The original site of the Church, built in 1830, was on Yonge Street on the property which is now owned by the Thornhill Bap- tist Church. their Church being Holy Trinity's former Church Hall. On June 7th.,1950, 3 Ser- vice was held “for the removal of Sentence of Consecration on the occasion of the removal of Trinity Church, and it’s rebuild- ing on a new site on Brook Street." Shortly thereafter, the Church was dismantled, board by board, with each piece care- fuly numbered and then re-er- ‘ectcd on the present site. During the 130 years of its Salute To Youth Fine Work existence, Holy Trinity has been served by only 12 Rectors. which says much for both them and the loyal members of the congrega- tion. The history of Holy Trinity Anglican Church could also be called a history of Thornhill it- self. The village is named from one Benjamin Thorne who set- tled here in 1822 and was one of the chief laymen responsible for the building of the original church. The Church went through all the ups and downs of the village and the hard times endured by the villagers are faithfully echoed in the church records. The quiet churchyard on Yonge Street contains mossy stones with the names of many of the original members. One of these was Col. Moodie, who was shot during the rebellion of 1837. Also recorded in the churchyard are the ravages of the black diph- theria which swept the area in 1874 and took the lives of four children of one family within three weeks. the world today. 'With such a fine record of endurance and consecration behind it, Holy rIrinity is well fitted to be just such a church. Feature At Boy Scout Hobby Show Boy Scouts and Wolf Cubs of Richmond Hill and area held their Annual Hobby and Handi- crafts Show in the Lions Hall, Centre Street East from 2 to 9 p.m. last Saturday. This was the districts second annual show of this nature. Those participating were all scouts and cubs within the York Summit District. Three Classes There were exhibits in three age groups. 1. Scouts. 2. Cubs over 91/2 years. 3. Cubs aged 8 to 91/2 years. Entries were received from 17 of the 21 troops in the district. They came from Richmond. Hill, Maple, King, Thornhill, Mark- ham, Unionville, Jefferson, Lang- staff and Oak Ridges. A total of some six hundred entries were received in all cat- egories. To Encourage Talents The purpose of the exhibition is to encourage Scouts and Cubs to develop their talents by par- ticipating in practical and en- joyable hobbies rather than pas- sive watching of TV programmes. If the variety and quality of the exhibits presented to the public in the Lions Hall last Saturday is any guide, the movement is sucâ€" ceeding, and the object is being achieved. Variety Of Exhibits The entries surpassed last years initial exhibition and was Very gratifying to the organizers. Considerable emphasis was plac- ed on the practical scout and cub-craft particularly as it re- lated to nature. Naturalists would have enjoyed the many wonder- ful collections of butterflies and other items which were attract- ively displayed. Sailors would have enjoyed the nautical mod- els, and airmen would have en- joyed the models of powered air- craft. Mechanics would have Spent hours on the meccano mo- dels of cranes, bridges and so on. )Iinerologists or naturalists a- gain. would have found the col- lections of minerals of high inâ€" terest. Expert Judge Judges. all of whom were ex- pert in their subject. must have had a job making final selections for awards which were based on the effort expended as well as excellence in finish. Unusual Exhibits The collections included some For example one Clever basket was produced by a Cub who made it following an 631? operation while his eyes were still completely bandaged. There was a beautiful buttons and buckle set made from polish- 8d coconut. shell. A prophetic dis- play of things to be seen in the future rocket age, displayed in crayon drawings and yet again the splendid display of knots, ev- ery knot the scout or cub has to learn and many he doesn’t. Movies Shown Continuous outdoor movies were shown throughout the exhi- bition and this proved a novel in- novation and was well attended. Winning Troops And Packs Points were awarded to group and cub packs for each exhibit and awards to Groups were made as follows:- Scout Awardsz- First place went to The lst King Troop: The lst Oak Ridges and 3rd Thornhill tied in Second Place; The 2nd Thornhill won third place and Is; Thornhill fourth place. In the Cub section lst Award went to the 2nd Thornhill, second place went to the 5th Richmond Hill “B,” with lst Langstaff third and lst Rich- mond Hill “B” fourth. Job Well Done Credit is due the Group Com- mittee men who were respons- ible for the excellence of the display. Setting up and classifyâ€" ing was a big job well done. This committee was led by Scouters Joe Derrick and Jock Sparling. The Ladies auxiliary team led by Mrs. A. McNaughton, district president also rendered an excellent service in providing refreshments at moderate cost with the proceeds being donated to the Scout Brotherhood Fund. The Scouters who worked hard to bring the best qualified judges to the exhibition and to those judges for the splendid contribu- tion they made should not be forgotten. Harry Whittaker of District Headquarters who co- ordinated all efforts to combine in the successful show which re- sulted and the various scout lea- ders who assisted also share in the credit for success. Finally all the scouts and cubs who worked so hard and so lov- ingly and patiently to produce such a wonderful variety of exhi- bits whether they won awards or n : are to be heartily congratul- ated while thanks go out to the many members of the public at large who took time off to visit the Hobby Show and thus en- couraged all the boys and their leaders and coâ€"workers who have by such a show dcmoneratccl that boys are as much nature lov- ers today as they ever were and as ingenuous and clever with their hands as Baden Powell himself who launched this fam- ous and world-wide organziation just fifty years ago. t .Bishop Wilkinson, in his re-ded- Douglas Storms was a gunner __ 103W)" serVICe Stressed “19 1m' an original of the first division. Doria“ce Of a Strong Chumh in He was wounded during that war Heads Hospital Committee Mr. Douglas Storms, Highland Lane, Richmond Hill was elected Chairman of the local Hospital Committee at the organizational meeting held last Wednesday ev- ening. Committee members and citizens of the district have ex- pressed satisfaction that such an outstanding citizen has accepted this important position. Mr. Storms retired last year after a long and successful career as an engineer, contractor, and soldier. By training and exper- ience he is well qualified for the post for which he has been chos- en, and brings to the office ex- ceptional gifts of organization and leadership. Mr. Storms, who is a graduate of the Royal Military College, Kingston and a graduate enginâ€" eer of the Toronto University. was born in Hamilton, the son of Dr. Douglas Storms, and the bro- ther of Dr. Harold D. Storms â€" who was responsible for starting rehabilitation plan for Work- men’s Compensation Board. During the First World War and after recovery, started out to Siberia in command of the Can- adian Artillery forces. Definitely modest, when talk- ing about himself, Mr. Storms skipped over his early army ex- perience by saying, “After this I went into heavy construction as a contractor.” Between the first war and the second one, in which he again was on active duty, he managed to build up a successful business and when he answered the call to arms again, his business was left in capable h».ldS until his return. During the Second World War, Mr. Storms took an engineering battalion “the Fourth Battalion R.C.E.," to England; here “due to various promotions,” he finally ended up as a Brigadier, or as "The works”. By D-Day he was commanding 17,000 engineering troops and landed in France with his men on “D-Day plus 13,” going right on up through, constructing air fields, roads and bridges and any other job that came to hand. On being diseharged at the end of the Second War “This time for good,” Mr. Storms came back to Canada and into his own‘bus- iness as a constructional engineer once again, where he remained until he sold his business and re- tired, last year. Mr. Storms is married to the former Phyllis Henderson of Hamilton (they were wed in 1917), and they have two children and he described this honour chief engineer, . "Q ‘i- -â€" Photo by Lagerquist DOUGLAS H. STORMS seven grandchildren. They are members of St. Mary’s Anglican Church, Richmond Hill. Of his new job as Chairman of the Hospital Committee, Mr. Storms said, “I didn’t seek this job under any circumstances â€" it‘s a tough job. But what pleased me most was the remarkably good committee appointed and the reception it got from the var- It us municipalities who have pledged us splendid backing in our efforts." 'The provisional committee was named at a public meeting when the proposal of a hospital in this area to meet the needs of the rapidly growing population was given enthusiastic support. The first meeting was for prelim- inary organization only, and Mr. Storms was named as Chairman and Dr. Alan Smith as Secretary. In attendance at the meeting were committee members Mayor K. W. Tomlin, Richmond Hill, Reeve John Perry of Vaughan, Reeve Joseph Fry of Markham. Stuart Parker Q. C. Thornhill, Ernest Redelmeier of Vaughan, John Griffin, J. E. Smith and Ed. Butlin of Richmond Hill, and A. G. Sampson of King. Chairman Storms in accepting the position asked for the sup- port and co-operation of the com- mittee members and the citizens of the entire district. “This is a big job and an important one" he said “and we invite the help and assistance of all." He stated that appropriate committees will be named and a thorough and in- tensive study made of the needs of the district and the best and most economical means to pro- vide adequate hospital accommo- dation. Already many letters and suggestions have been received, and he said all will have the consideration and study of the committee. Mr. Storms pointed out that as information is obtain- ed’ it will be passed on to the public who will be kept informed of developments. The Committee has contacted the Ontario Hospitals Commis- sion the governing body for Hos- pitals in the province and re- quested a survey and detailed re- port. The Commission survey will indicate the size of hospital re- quired to serve the area and the estimated cost. Just as soon as this authorative information is received and studied by the com- mittee it will be passed on to the municipal councils and the peo- ple of the district. Chairman Storms has emphasized that has- ty decisions will be avoided and the people will be kept fully in- formed and will be consulted be- fore any plans are finalized. Praise Worlcs Force Snow StOrm Cost To Richmond Hill All called out for duty by Mr. O. S. Estimated $3,500 available man-power was Whalcn. head of Richmond Hill Works Department, as the result of the crippling snow-storm which hit this area on Thursday of last week. 34 regular employees of the works department, including men from the pump and water house and those who have been employ- ed as tree-trimmers due to the recent iceâ€"stormy worked on shift around-the-clock from Thursday afternoon until late Friday. They returned to their normal work hours by Satur bu‘ the heavy work of cleaning up i: st;ll :0- ing on, particularly on Yonge Street and (load-end streets throughout the town. Mr. \‘y'halcn to the i0'.‘. :1 for this mcst and i to»: n' FT)1.'I‘”“{:I l5 5.33.. 3 mm. more hucd as temporary help brcause of the storm. to assis‘ the permanent staff. 8 trucks, of which 5 are ren- , tals, 3 snowplows, 1 grader, 2 tractors, 3 front-end loaders and 2 bulldozers have been kept busy, of which latter, 7 machines were rentals. The extra equipment brought into use was rented from local contracting units. During and after the storm of the previous weekend, the same program of snow-clearing was carried out. but at that time less equipment and men were needed to "stay on the job.” Mr. Whalcn and his working crew are to be commended for the fine job of mopping up which they are do- ing this winter â€" despite contin- uous onslaughts from the wintry elements. At Monday night's Town Coun- (‘ll meeting Mayor Ken Tomlin, Reeve W. J. Haggart and mem- bers of council had generous praise for Works Commissioner th'cn and his staff for oustnnd- in; scrvirc in mectinz the chal- lenge of the recent storm. “We hive had many compliments on the work of our department" said the Mayor.