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EVERY MONDAY â€" Monster Bingo. at York Farmers Market. Thornhill. 8 pm. All regular games $20.00. $500.00 Jackpot. $200.00 Pot of Gold. tfc36 a 1k n- :- EVERY TUESDAY â€"â€" Bingo, 8 pm. at the new Legion Hall. Oak Ridges Shopping Plaza. Cash prizes and Jackpot. tfc19 MARCH 18 â€" Friday. Jefferson Community Club Square Dance at the Jefl‘erson School. Every- one welcome. c2w37 MARCH 18 â€"Friday R. H. Square Dancers, St. Patrick’s Party. in Richmond Hill Lions Hall. 8 pm. Guest caller Jack Long. *2w37 MARCH 19 â€"- Saturdav 1 pm. Rummage sale in Ross Doan school, Weldrick Drive. Richvale. c1w38 EVERY SATURDAY NIGHTâ€"- 9.00 pm, - [2‘00 Dancing to Max Camerqn’s Orchestra at Canad- ian legion Hall, Carrville Road. Richvale. Sponsored by Richâ€" mond Hill Branch 375. Canadian Legion. 75¢ per person. fleas 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. ucls MARCH 21 -- Monday 8 pm. Come and find out about your school board when McConaghy Home and School presents a School Board Panelu c1w38 MARCH 22 â€"- Tuesday. Yonge St. Business and Professional As- sociation general meeting. Town Inn. 8 pm. All business men and women of Yonge Street, whether members or not. invited 'to At- tend. Special panel discussion with out-of-town speakers. Theme: “What Do I Expect From my Supp‘iers " c1w38 (Continued'on Page 15) Senior Girls â€" Harold Mills Trophy â€"Diane Hayes. Runner up, â€" Chgrleen §nfitlL The Club Championships of the Richmond Hill Figure Skat- ing Club were held at the Arena on Saturday, March 12th. All events were judged by official judges of the Canadian Figure Skating Association and the win- ners were: Singles: intermediate Girls Club Trophy â€" Jan “The Liberal" really deli~ vers the goods. Following the, insertion of a "Lost" Ad. “The Liberal" remarked that Mr. Fix-it was in a fix. because an 88 drill was mis- sing. Yesterday. Peter Whittall dropped into the office to tell us. as the result of nur plug he had returned (0 him: the 88 drill â€" ‘2 saws â€" a hammer and I library book. Mr. Fix-It Reports Results Authorized Ford, Falcon, Monarch Dealer Willowdale - BA. 5-1151 AUTOMOBILE REPAIRS ... NIGHT PARTS TILL 10 P.M. FINCH MOTORS LTD.- Coming Events R. A. Chandler presents Rotary Trophy to Junior Champion Janice Grainger irls â€" Lions Janice Auster- Councillor Tom Broadhurst who has headed a committee studying possibility of adoption by the town of Richmond Hill 0’. a ward system for use in local elections. last Monday night presented an interim report to Council. He asked Council to vote on question whether it wanted a ward system and an increase in council mem- bership. He said Counci.‘ should make clear at this stage its sup- port or otherwise so that the in- vestigating committee would not waste time in further action if Council opposed these changes. or alternatively could have con- fidence its final recommendations would be adopted. Requests Council Decision Councillor Broadhurst said that the Ward Committee had investi- gated in general terms the possi- bility of dividing the town into 3, 4 or 6 electoral wards. He added that the time had arrived for it to be established that Council wishes to have future councillors elected by‘ward. and to decide the num- ber of Councillors it wishes to have elected to future Councils. Additional Councillors Justified Town AdoptsWard System Increases CounaL Members ' The Ward Committee. added Councillor Broadhurst, feels that the volume of town business clearly justifies additional mem- bership of Council. It recom- Starting this week citizens of the district have an oppor- tunity to win a Polaroid Camera. There's nothing to buy, simply fill in a coupon at one of the stores listed in special advertisement in this issue. berry. Runner up Hayes. Junior Girls â€" Rotary Tro- phy -â€" Janice Grainger. Runner up â€" Bevqlfilgy Wilsgn. _Novice Girls â€" Don Plaxton Trophy â€" Charleen Brenzell. Runner up â€" Karen Hooper. Junior Boys â€" R. H. F. S. C. Trophy â€" Ken Hamilton. Runner up â€" Bobby Cowan. _ 'Intermediate Boys â€" Chuck Kiel Trophy â€" Donald Timperon. Runner up â€" Gordon Timperon. A vending machine shop- ping centre thrives on a US. highway near a strip of mo- tels and tourist cabins, re- ports The Financial Post. The unmanned 20-unit cen- tre is designed for travellers and late-hour emergency shopping. It sells bread, bot- tles of milk, pastries, snacks, cigarettes. other items for travellers. RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, . THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1960 HOME PAPER OF THE DISTRICT SINCE 1878 SINGLE COPY Win A Camera Boon To Late Travellers Skating Club Champions VOLUME LXXXI, NUMBER 38 Lynda mended adoption of a ward sys- tem and increase of councillors from 4 -to 6. Not Affected‘ The election of Mayor. Reeve and Deputy-Reeve would not be affected by the changes. They would continue to be elected by the town as a whole. Equal Numbers The Committee also advised that numbers of elector: in each ward should be as nearly equal as is practicable, that any division should follow easily discernible geographical lines, that no ward should be completely isolated and that it would be undesirable to use the CNR tracks as a boundary line. Yonge St. Natural Boundary The Ward Committee conclud- ed that Yonge Street inevitably provided the most natural boun- dary. For lelection of six coun- cillors~ this would suggest for proper balance to be maintained, four wards east and two wards west of Yonge Street each elect- ing a single Councillor. Vote Of The People The Committee which is com- prised of Councillor Broadhurst and Mrs. Southwell. suggested that if a ward system was decid- ed upon by council it would have to be put to vote of the people and that it could be conveniently carried out with the local trans- portation vote. Must Have More Members Reeve Haggart supported the proposal for adoption of a ward system and said that six council- lors was a fair figure. He pointed out that most towns, many of them smaller than Richmond Hill, electedrsix councillors. He gave Aurora and Newmarkei as ex- amples. “Richmond Hill is get- ting bigger all the time” he con- cluded “and we must have extra councillors." Pairs: Senior Pair â€"- R.H.F.S.C. Trophy â€"â€" Charleen Smith and Diane Hayes. Richmond Hill Council sat for three hours on Monday from 7.30 to 10.30 pm. and dealt with a very heavy agen- da. It was. with the return of Deputy-reeve Tinker who has been in hospital for six weeks, the first full meeting during that period. Intermediate Pair Mills Trophy â€" J4 and Judith Paton. Junior Pair â€" Trophy â€" Sus Beverley Wilson Dance Senior Dance â€" Walter Smith Trophy â€" Joy Wilson and Diane Hayes. Council’s Three Hour Meeting Intermediate Dance â€" J ascees (Continued on Page 11) Harold J. Mills presents Trophy for Senior Champion Dianne Hayes. nior Pair â€" R.H.F.S.C. Trophy â€" Joan Morrow and Jan â€" Charleen Smith andlice Austerberry. r â€" Kinsmen Club Susan Hannah and 'Lr â€" Audrey Joan Morrow The Richmond Hill Kinnettes had a most enjoyable dinner ; eting on Wednesday, March 9th at the Yangtze Pagoda. Guests were Mrs. Fletcher and the Kinsmen Club. After a de- licious Chinese Dinner the gen- eral business was conducted and the various committee reports were given. The next main project is a benefit variety _show in aid of the proposed hospital. Spring- time Revue will feature soloist Mary Morrison, Stan Lark as M. C. other singers, dancers, in-, struineiitalists, barber shop quar- tet, drum majorettes and the Curtain Club. This will be shown at the High School on Friday, April lst at 8 pm. Tickets are on sale now and may be obtained by calling TU. 4-3405. fiinette Shirley Hicks present- ed a Charter member Norma Bunn with a parting gift as Nor- ma and her family are moving to Montreal in the near future. Vice President Mary Neal who chaired the meeting, this being Vice President’s night, then introduced her mother, Mrs. Flet~ cher who gave a most interest- ing talk along with slides of a trip through Europe including Russia and other iron curtain countries. Richmond Hill Council Hopes Co-ordinate Comm.Continue To Study Division Local Members Served 0f H. S. Districts 0 o The education committee a of York County Counci lllll u I n dddddddddddddddddd 's meeti n g t h a t a c o n s u l t a n t 0 o committee be appoi n t e d t o ascertain the conditions rela- I e o u m... 4.. n... mum n n n r o h n The education committee of York County Council rec- ommended at Thursday’s meeting that a consultant committee be appointed to ascertain the conditions rela- tive to the division of the high school districts in York County. The committee is to return its findings at the June session of County Coun- cil. u Junior Dance â€"- A Trophy â€" Beverley and Bonnie Cameron Achievement Award K inettes Plan Springtime Revue The Club would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who .made this successful day possible. This move received unani- mous approval from all mem- bers, since the previous meet- ing of council had passed a motion that a study be made into the possibilities of having only one or two high school district boards in the county instead of the present five. Rita Hall Trophy â€"- Jane Le pet and Donna Waimvright._ ‘ “In Essentials Unity; in Non-Essentials Liberty; in all things Charity” photos by Lagerquist nce â€" N. P. Dean Beverley Fumerton Clerk Russell Lynett read a letter to Richmond Hill Council Monday night received from Vaughan Township Council inti- mating that Vaughan was with- drawing from the “Little Metro" Inter Municipal Co-ordinating Committee which until Vaughan’s withdrawal represented Richmond Hill. Markham and Vaughan. _ Useful Contribution Reeve James Haggart told council he had moved the original motion which had led to the forâ€" mation of the committee and he was very disappointed to learn of the action taken by Vaughan Township Council by withdraw- ing now just when the committee was being better understood and making a useful contribution to the communities of the three municipalities. Measure 0f (To-operation He said that there could be no measure of co-operation if people did not meet together at inter- vals.‘ The committee had been set up with that view in mind. No Payment The Reeve said he wished in particular to reply to the state- ment of some of the members of Vaughan Council relating to cost of the committee to the public. lie said, “I have attended all the meetings of the committee since its establishment. except the Last one. I have not received any pay- ment," he added. “nor have 1 ex- pected payment.” He said that the members of the committee had gladly given 'of their time and service to save the munici- palities money. Cost of the op- eration. of. the. committee. was negligible. It cost little or nothing thanks to the co-opera- tion of its membersâ€"regardless of what some Vaughan Council members had said. Mr Perkins the previous reeve had likewise given his time and service with- out payment. out of a desire to serve the taxpayer. Retain Committee He said he thought the com- mittee should be retained with meetings being called when there was a subject worthy of its study. Annex Vaughan Township Reeve Haggart concluded by saying that he felt so strongly about the action taken by Vaughan Council he felt like sug- gesting Richmond Hill annex Vaughan Township to give them intelligent leadership and coun- sel. (Laughter) Insult To Committee The M'ayhhvs’aid he thought the action was an insult to the com- Richmond, Hill business and professional men and women will see themselves as others see them when ’the next regular meeting of the Yonge Street Association is held on Tuesday. March 22nd, at the Town Inn at 8 pm. A two- man and one woman panel, com- posed of people who shop in Richmond Hill will discuss the theme “What Do I Expect Of My Suppliers?" Shopper's Panel Feature Meeting Yonge "A595: Pugpose of the panel discussion, says'Association President F. J. Picking, is to give local business men an indication of what their customers think of their service, together with suggestions which mlght build a warmer and more profitable relationship between buyer and seller. With many new resxdents in the Richmond Hill area. local merchants are study- lng ways to improve their mer- chandising techniques in order to keel) as much business as possible at home. On conclusion of the panel dis- cussion members of the audience Will be invited to give their views on the subject. The meeting will be open to all business and professional men and women in the Yonge Street Shopping area. whether members of the association or not. Other, features of the meeting will be reports on progress made in connection with extension of downtown parking and a report 1mittee. He could only see con- ‘tinuance of the committee. He could not agree that action of one council should wind up this wor- thwhile committee. So long as Markham was willing to continue to co-operate he was willing to have the committee continue. He suggested that members of Vaughan Council were suffering some confusion in thinking. They had confused the “Little Metro” committee with the activities of the thirteen fringe municipalities which had met to oppose Toronto Planning Interference. The com- mittee was- completely divorced from those activities and strictly limited in its representation to Richmond Hill. Markham and aughan. Oil On Troubled Waters Councillor Tom Broadhurst pouring oil on troubled waters said that while it appeared Vaughan Council was paying lip service to co-operation while run- ning away from active participa- tion in such co-operation, he felt that the cause was that council members had come to feel the civic chiefs were rather running away with things too in the opera- tion_of the committee. Vaughan councilldrs had been,critical of theirmwn Reeve for his support of the fringe municipalities. Invite ThemvBack ‘ He felt that Vaughan Council should be invited to attend at least one more meeting of the Co-ordinating Committee to either Wind it up “to preside at its autopsy” as he put it. or in the hope the council would reconsider and rejoin the committee. Al- ternatively he suggested a full meeting of all three councils forming “Little Metro" to discuss the whole field of inter-municipal co-operation. Detached Attitude The Mayor said that Reeve John Perry had always taken a somewhat detached attitude to the committee but that recently he had came round to its support and encouragement. Vaughan. until recently had not attendéd well. Markham and Richmond Hill had always given it adequate support. Propose Further Meeting Councillor Broadhui'st then moved that ,Council approach Vaughan asking the Township Council to meet at least once more to discuss the subject of the committee’s future and co-opera- tion in general. The motion, sec- onded by Councillor Bradstock, was carried unanimously. from the newly appointed light- up and decorations committee, whose duties’have been broaden- ed to include all - year - round brightening of Yonge Street in addition to arranging for Christ- mas decorations. Deputy Reeve Stanley Tin- ker put ili his first appear- ance at a Council meeting for six weeks on Monday. He sat at the Council table in a wheel chair, but looked fit and well. The Mayor congratulated the Deputy Reeve on his rapid recovery from surgery he had undergone in a To- ronto hospital, and extended a hearty welcome upon his return to council activities. All members of Council joined in support of the Mayor’s welcome and the Deputy Reeve looked happy as he was thus made to feel back at home in Council de- liberations. He played an ac- tive part in debate and dis- cussion throughout the even- mg. Tinker Returns To Council 10c Early in January, more than 100 ratepayers of Vaugh- an Township attended a meeting of the council to request a plebiscite on whether the township should remam dry. The delegation pointed out to council that the municipality closed down the liquor outlets more than a half century ago. For 54 years this decision has not been challenged and Vaughan has been dry ever since. They argued that today with large changes in the population and the out- look ‘of the people a large number of ratepayers felt that the township should now have a new opportunity to decide the issue. The delegation packed the council chamber to capacity with an overflow into the hall outside. In the face of such a large attendance council felt it had no choice but to grant the request. ‘ Poll on Saturday As a result therefore the township will go to the polls on Saturday to decide whether the township shall remain dry or whether it will go wet. Dry Since 1906 Twp. Will Decide‘ On Local Option Says Vote “Yes” ‘ â€" photo by Lagerqiflst The delegation was led by Mr. Brian Bailey of 45 Birch Avenue. Richvale, a contractor and plumb- ing and heating specialist, whose hobbies centre around his work and his family. Mr. Bailey has lived in the township for 14 years and is a well known local resi- dent mainly engaged today in water and sewerage contracting. He is a married man with a large family totalling eight children, aged between 4 and 16 years. He was for six years>Chairman of Vaughan Township’s Water Com- mittee and is a member of the Richvale Volunteer Fire Brigade. Addressing the council at the time the delegation was received Mr. Bailey said that he represent- ed a group of businessmen and clubs within the township. Wants By-Law Repealed He said that the group he rep- resented wanted the existing li- quor by‘law which prohibits the sale of liquor in the municipality repealed. He said that “as the by-law was enacted in 1906 and has never been challenged, we feel that in this time of more liberal thinking, perhaps the present by-law is no longer the wish of the people”. Mr Bailey went on to suggest that if in fact that was the case then the people of the municipality had a right to vote on the question. On behalf of the group, he requested a plebiscite to be held March 19. Concedes Request The council with little discus- sion conceded the request. Reeve John Perry stated that in view of’the large delegation. he felt that the request should be grant- ed. It was made subject to the sponsors of the delegation con- tributing the cost of enumera- tion. That is. since the vote takes place at a time separate from a municipal election, a new register of electors had to be prepared. Cost of this enumeration has am- ounted to $2503.68 which is be- ing paid by those who sponsored that original delegation. A fur- ther cost to the municipality for the organization of the plebiscite totalling approximately $5,‘000.00 is being borne by the township. Vote Yes Committee Mr. Brian Bailey was subse- quently elected chairman of the "Vote Yes Committee.” The com- mittee’s real campaign commen- ced last Thursday. Mr. Bailey told “The Liberal” that numer- ous people have come forward to assist in the‘campaign with per- sonal services and with finance. A complete canvass of the township has been carried through. The committee claims that progress in the township demands that liquor outlets shall be established. To emphasize his attitude it calls it- self “The Committee for-Prog- ress in Vaughan” although it is more popularly known as the “Vote Yes Committee". Horse and Buggy Option The Vote Yes Committee sent out by mail a letter addressed to every ratepayer in the township. Signed by Brian Bailey it states that “In 1906 â€" 54 years ago, an earlier generation decreed by vote that ‘Saloons’ had to go." The letter goes on to confirm that, “Today there are no saloons any- where in Ontario. They never came back. But as a result of a vote long ago, Vaughan Town- ship still has a horse and buggy local option law that discrimin- ates against the individual rights of our citizens. and particularly the best interests of the taxpay- ers.“ The letter concludes by stat- tContinued on page 3) BRIAN BAILEY Mr. Warren Bailie, who is a specialist in the printing trade, has lived continuously for the past thirty years in the township. And he was born and reared ear- lier on a farm in the Maple at- ea. He went, for a time to Toron- to, but returned 30 years ago, and is also a prominent 100a] citizen and ratepayer. Warren Bailie like Brian Bailey is a family man. His children number four. Says Vote “No” â€" photo by Lagerqulst Mr. Warren Bailie Says “No” Mr. Warren Baille is the im- mediate Past President of the Sunday School Association of Vaughan Township and for some years President of the Concord Home & School Association. Per- suaded by his associates he stood for school board election last year and missed being successful by the narrow margin of 75 votes. He lives in the township at Con- cord. Mr. Warren Ballie has cam- paigned strongly for the town- ship to remain dry. He has been ably supported by many hard workers and this committee has used every channel of communi- cation to get its message across to the people of the township. A striking poster in red and black has been displayed on trees and telephone and other poles throughout the area. A letter has gone out by mail to every house. Public meetings which have been well attended have been held. Mr. Bailie told “The Liberal" that a heAvy vote would favor his side and he declared that it is his im- pression there will be a very heavy vote. The interest is in- tense, considerably more interest being displayed than in other ar- eas during such a plebiscite. This he feels but he expresses the .hope that every voter will attend the poll. He explains that since launching its campaign to keep the township dry, he has receiv- ed numerous telephone calls and letters from people in Richmond Hill who opposed liquor for the town but had not felt the matter sufficiently important for them to go out and vote. Calls From Richmond Hill Calls From Richmond Hill Many have told him that they thoughbthe plebiscite would be won by the “Vote No" faction and that failure to keep the town dry came as a shock to many. Mr. Bailie says that a large number of people have telephoned from Richmond Hill simply to say, "Whether you win or lose, you will be glad to know vou tried. We wish we had turned out and voted “NO’”. It is a terrible responsibility which lies on us, and has left us with an awful feeling of guilt, in the knowledge that our more active support. and most of all, our vote. could have made all the difference.” In talk- ing with “The Liberal" Mr. Bail- ie emphasized that he has been astonished at the number of calls he has received of this nature. So great has been the demand on his telephone line that he had to ar- range additional lines to his home for the duration of the campaign to cope with all the in- coming calls. Statement “Not True" Mr. Warren Bailje of the “Vote No Committee" takes Mr. Brian Bailey to task on one point. He says it is not true that large rev- enues would accrue to the town- ship as a result of a portion of the gallonage tax being channell- ed back to the township treasury thereby increasing .the township exchequer. (Continqu on Page 11) WARREN BAILIE