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@ VOLUME LXXXI, NUMBER‘ZZ gaéy gonad ofucéy :DI'aw o In the above photo Reeve Jim Haggart of Richmond Hill and Mr. Tom Mills, manager of the S. S. Kresge Store are shown making the draw on Tuesday for 10 Eligible Winners of the Rich- mond Heights Centre Merchants Association Baby Bonus Days conducted at the Centre. The fol- lowing were the lucky winners; MrsuL. D. Whitman 262 Axmin- ster Drive, Richmond Hill; Mrs. Lloyd Embury, 20 Jackson Ave., Maple; Mrs. Adah MacNaughton, 249 Tampico Road, Richmond Hill; Mrs. Yvonne Brown 43 Maple Ave., Maple; Mrs. R. R. Wilson, 233 Norfolk Ave., Rich- mond Hill; Mrs. R. Swanson, 90 Crosby Ave., Richmond Hill; Mrs. Joyce Snider R. R. No. 3 King; Mrs. E. M. Butler, Box 37, Spruce Avc., Richvale; Mrs. Doris Trot- ter, Lancer Drive. Maple; Mrs. George Fraser, 88 Mill Street, Richmond Hill. Winners can pick up their cheques at the Canad- ian Bank of Commerce, Richmond Heights Centre on proof of iden- tification. hr 1.? hrral. "In Essentials Unity: in Non-Essentials Liberty; in all things Charity” R ICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1960 Advance Poll December 2ncl (Doris M. FitzGerald) Village neighbours, city friends, Rotarians, former students, and many notables in the world of art, music and literature filled Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Thornhill on Thursday afternoon, November 24th, 1960. They were there to pay last respects to Fred S: Haines, R.C.A., O.S.A., one of Canada's outstanding land scape painters and etchers, and a resident of Thornhill for the past 44 years. Mr. Haines, who had suffered from a heart ailment for some time. collapsed and died suddenly on Monday, November 21. Only the day before he had been painting in his studio. Fred Haines was born in Mea- ford, Ont., in 1879, and even as a small boy was keenly interested in drawing and painting. He once told us that he knew of no artists among his forbears, and felt that both he and his cousin the late Frank Carmichael had inherited their talent from the women of the family, particularly an Irish grandmother who used to do ex- quisite embroidery and lace work. Funeral From Holy Trinity At the age of 17, full of am~ bition, but with no formal trainâ€" ing he came to Toronto to earn his living by commercial art. In the evening he attended classes at the Central Ontario School of Art, until he had saved enough money to take the daytime course. When 21 he exhibited his first picture, -and more im- portant still, married Miss Bertha Morehouse, contralto soloist at the Metropolitan Church, Toron- to. The young couple established a home and studio in Meadow- vale and lived there for 10 years. Then came an interval of further study at the Academie des Beaux Arts de Anvers, Antwerp, Bel- gium, where he won a gold med- al for figure painting. Returning to Canada the Haines settled in. Thornhill, first on John St.. and then in the studio home which they built on Colborne St. Mrs. Haines died in 1944, and their daughter Mrs. Dorothy Hoover had since been living with her father. While residing quietly .in Thornhill Mr. Haines was wm- 22 Candidaies Qualify Record 400» Ratepayers Vaughan Nomination Meeting The largest nominations audience in 10 years, 400 township taxpayers, gave the Vaughan municipal elec- tions a rousmg send-off at the Maple Community Centre on Monday evening. The mass turnout, with more than 100 persons standing at the rear of the spacious auditor- ium, was in spectacular contrast to the nominations and- ience of 50, tivo years ago, and appeared to vindicate the prediction in some quarters that a record vote will be cast on December 10th. Columnist Pierre Berton chaired the meeting during the acceptance speeches, when the nine school board candidates wound up as many addresses in 15 minutes flat, somewhat to the amazement and de- light of all. 24 Nominations . _’I‘here were 24 nominations (two doubles) for the pOSitions of reeve, deputy-reeve, council and school board. All but one of the 22 candidates accepted. Candidates in- cluded former township officials and district newcomers. The night was featured by dank, swirling fog which reduced visi- bility to near zero but the in- clement weather had absolutely no affect on keeping the citizens away. They came by car and on foot from every nook and cranny of the bailiwick. to bcome explosive but remained electric only, throughout, permea- ted with excellent good humour. Aspiring councillor George Snid- er. R. R. 1 Maple, intimated that collusion existed between one councillor and a developer. This brought a heated “That's a lie!” Charges from the audience. Chairman There were charges and coun-‘ Berton sternly called for order. tcr charges and on a few occas-‘Charges of ineptness. lack of ions the atmosphere threatenedlplanning, regulatory policies ov- Dr. H. H. MacKay Elected Pres. Horticultural Soc. The animal meeting and dinner ' as a director. of the Richmond Hill Iâ€"Iorticul- Mr. R. D. Little prcscntcd an tural Society. which was attended , award of merit to secretary Miss by 90 members and friends. was ‘ held at the Summit View restau- rant Novembc‘r 24th, with Frank Stephenson as guest speaker. Mr. Jack Large introduced the head tablc members and guests: 2 his address that the past year had Mrs. Large. \lrs. Longworthu been a good one for the Societyâ€" .\rthur Stone. Mrs. t'rquhart. Dl‘.lbtit he professed puzzlcnicnt H. hlaclxay. Mrs, Stephenson. the stating “the town is growing but speaker. .PI‘CSKlCllT G. F. Long- our membership remains con~ worth. Miss G. McLatchy, Mr. W. l stant." S. Urquhart and Mrs. MacKay. Concluding the annual meeting Mr. Stephenson. who is a pack- Doug Boyd conducted the elec- aging consultant (and an artist tion of officers for 196l. as folv and musician‘. care a most in- lows: Honorary President. Mrs. tcrcstin: talk on 'tnarkcting‘ of w. Rodelmc-icr: Past President G. Canadian “Goods. cntitlcd “Orcr- F, Longw'orth. President Dr. H. packaging and gimmick-selling. I-I. l\lac\l{a,\'. Honorary Directors: a loyal and conscientious worker with the local society for fourteen years. President Longworth said One example of his boisterous Mrs. B. L. Anderson. Mrs. H. and infectious- humour was of a MacKa\‘. Messrs. I‘. Angle. D. woman who bought a product‘Boyd, 'R. D. Littlc .‘mdFR. II. containin: hoiiiis crockeryâ€" she Keith. lst Vice-president. W. S. l'OCC‘H‘erl'R'S rups hcforc she got Urquhart. 2nd \‘lt‘Câ€"Di't‘Sldt‘lll Mrs. H S‘dlICCIZ ‘ D. Boyd, Sccrctary-trcasiii'cr \[iss Following tlic ziticr dinner G. McLatchy. Directors. 1.061. speech Mrs. .\l:icKay presented Mrs. G. Caldwell. Mrs. Y. T. Lam- Mrs. Stephenson with a gorgeous bert, Mrs. R. Williams. bouquet of rhrysanthcmums andiden. R. Williams. Directors 1961- Dr. Mar-Kay presented Stong with a diploma of merit er. Mrs. D. Dodlow,\li's. I7. Rcdcl- [mm tho (intario l'lm'llt‘lllllll‘al meier and Mr \\‘..I \nkcnman. Association .md Richmond llill The Christmas nicotin; 'Ms im- lIorticultiiral Smiriy. iii recogni- nouncccl for Thursdm, l)t“c't"llll(‘l‘ tion of his long membership and 8th. at the Richmond Hill Lions outstanding service to the societylHall. Gladys McLatchy who has been. \. Mars-i Artliurl 52. Mrs. i. Grant. Mrs. .i. Grziiiigw er subdivision principals and ar- rogance toward the taxpayers, generally were flung at council members who in turn retaliated with demands for the accusers to show greater political under- standing, mature responsibility and adherence to facts. But no bones were broken and no blood was spilled. The post- meeting crowd lingered indoors and out in the fog for all of 30 minutes. It was a first-rate pol- itical meeting, giving promise of even livelier meetings to come. Fletcher Maurice Windatt, Pine Grove banker, said he was con- cerned with the overall picture in Vaughan. He felt that the voters had been poorly briefed and given too little chance to dis- cuss and take part in the forma- tion of the larger school board formed last year. He felt that council had been remiss on many counts relative to general devel- opment in the township and pledged that he would, if elected, strive to make certain that de- velopers make more appropriate contributions to schools; that the planning board’s policy and dut- ies be better regulated and better public relations be established with the press and various levels of government. 1 John Neufeld of Maple said lthat as a resident of Vaughan l | for two decades and with years of community work behind him, the local level and in township Attend dealings with Metro and the Pro- vince. He called for sound fiscal policies, designed to halt a ris- ing tax rate, and a carefully re- gulated subdivision development policy to guard against undue burdens on the present property owners. “A free and easy policy of sub- division development can only result in the need for more schools and such basic municipal services as police, fire protection, roads, sewers and water, and ad- ministration,” he said. George C. H. Snider, R. R. 1, Maple, charged that “good govâ€" ernment as promised by our counâ€" cil has not been forthcoming.” He attacked township debentures for the benefit of private enterâ€" prise with no proper agreement as skullduggery and wanted to know who was responsible for the so-called lax policy of the board. He said, “We can‘t take a chance on having a two-year council that condones irregularities," he said. A ratepayer cried: “My Gosh. you have Deifenbaker for four years!” A roar of laughter erup- ted from the audience. In con- clusion Snider said level cross- ings in Vaughan must be opposed. This brought vigorous applause. George Wilfred Keffer. Maple. told the audience that since his retirement he had no excuse for not taking part in municipal pol- he felt the township would need, ,strong, energetic leadership on‘ itics. “I’ll make no promises," he i l (Continued on Page 18) Ill‘ The community was saddened by news of the sudden passing last Saturday of Clarence A. Mylks of Brockville. a former well known Richmond Hill citiz- en. He died suddenly while en- gaged in a curling game at Smith‘s Falls. Born in Richmond Hill. son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Mylks "Claric" as he was popul- arly known here. attended Rich- mond Hill Schools and took an active part in community life. He was a good athlete and played on several local hockey teams and in oilicr sporting activities. .\n enthusiastic curlcr he was a member of the Richmond Hill club for many years. and on moving to Brockville renewed his interest in the game with en- thusiasm. lie was well known throughout casicrn Ontario as a popular figure at Bonspicls. For mam roars a nicmhcr of the Hydro staff herc he left Rich- mond Hill some fifteen years ago .to take oxcr the duties of Sup- Clarence A. L. Mylks crintendent at Delta. Sliortl.V af‘ tcrwards he was promoted to ma- nager of the larger area at Brock- yillc. In Richmond Hill he was 8 member of Richmond Masonic Lodge, and was Worshipful Mas- ter in 1943-44. The funeral service Tuesday afternoon was conducted by Rev. C. G. Higgiiison of Richmond Hill United Church and there “as a large attendance of friends and relatives. Many beautiful floral tributes were evidcncc oi the es- teem and respect of a wide circle of friends and rrlaiii‘cs. The nail bcarcrs were: William .\'cal. Kenneth Blanchard. Kcn- ncih McTtiggari. .Iarnes Graingcr. Kenneth Brown. George Patton. Interment took plat'C at Westminv istcr Memorial Gardens. The late Mr. Mylks is suriit‘cd by his widow thc tormri' ‘ilai's :arc: MrTag: i':. o‘tr ditchicr Shirley Mrs, Dalioii Eliwkw Rh Ii- nioiid lllll and one son Grant ,of BTOCk‘.'lllC, also one hro‘hcr ,William of Willowdalc. I Community Mourns Sudden Passing 0f Fred S. Haines ning wide acclaim as an etcher and landscape painter, and play- ing a leading role in the cultural life of the province. Principal of the Ontario College of Art for 18 years, he also served terms as President of the Royal Can- adian Academy, Ottawa, of the Ontario Society of Artists. and of the Arts and Letters Club, To- ronto. He was a director of the Art Gallery of Toronto for 5 years, and of the Art Gallery at the Canadian National Exhibition for a long period; also a member of the Printer-Gravers Society of London, Eng, an honorary mem- ber of the Royal Hungarian Soc- iety of Etchers; and a member of the Brooklyn Society. of Etchers; the Chicago Society of Etchers; and the Print Makers of Califor- nia. He is represented in the permanent collections of the Na- tional Gallery, Ottawa, the Art Gallery of Toronto, the Univer- sity of Alberta; the Art Gallery, Saskatoon, and the Sarnia Pub- lic Library, and his paintings and etchings grace many private col- lections, and homes. In Thornhill he will be gratefully and proudly remembered as the painter and donor of 15 beautiful landscapes in oil. One of these he presented to Thornhill Public School in (Continued on Page 21) Mrs. M. Axelson Acclaimed T.S.A. 1 Markham Trustees There will be no names on the ballot for school trustees in either School Area No. 1 or School Area 'No. 2 Mark- ham since the trustees pro- posed at last Friday night‘s nomination meeting were given office by acclamation. In School Area No. 1, Les- lie‘ S. Frost was returned to the office of trustee and Mrs. M. L. Axelson, replaces John Honsberger retiring trustee. In School Area No. 2, Ho- ward C. Fairty and W. Wig- more were also acclaimed to the school ‘board. Last year there were nine school board candidates for School Area No. 1, and at that time Mr. Frost defeated Mrs. Axelson as a candidate, by two votes. Mrs. Axelson is the first woman to sit on the school ‘board. 3 Richmond Hill Election Sat, Dec. Vote For Mayor, Reeve, Deputy-Reeve Four Councillors And Eight Trustees 670x15 750xl4 (AND “Leftover' MILEAGE) ~§CANADIAN TIRE IWAY - BYWAY" Road Hazard Insured Plus 5 yr. Guaranteed $16.95 SINGLE COPY 100 10th Rumored Annexation“ Plans School Board. ed by acclamation. Board. The annual nomination meet- ing held Monday night was well attended despite inclement wea- ther. Harry W. R. Sayers acted as Chairman of the meeting fol- lowing formal proceedings and each speaker was allowed four minutes. In the limited time few issues received a thorough dis- cussion. Criticism of the 1960 council centred on the rising tax rate, and the $15,000. annual expenditure on the office of an Industrial Commissioner. A highlight of the speeches was reference by former council member Donald G. Plaxton to a rumor that council is contemplatd ing annexation of a considerable area for development as indus- trial sites. Mr. Plaxton who de- clined a nomination as Mayor said he hoped it is only a rumor and he considered the rumored plan as “blatantly irresponsible.” He said the estimated cost of the rumored project would be half a million dollars. The rumor of a proposed half million dollar expenditure was neither confirmed nor denied by any member of council. Only re- ference to annexation ‘by a mem- ber of the 1960 council was 'by Deputyâ€"reeve Tinker who said he is against it. Few candidates made any reference to the five ques- tions being submitted to the elec- tor's. Councillor Mrs. Margaret S-outhwell declared her position as not in favor of a ward system and opposed to Sunday movies. She was in the midst of giving Board and Hydro Commissioner Richmond Hill voters will go to the polls Saturday, December 10th, to 'choose a Mayor, Reeve, Deputy-reeve, and four councillors, and eight members of the Public Three members of the Separate School W. A. Wagner were elect- There are four candidates for Mayor, two for Reeve, two for Deputy-reeve, and six for the four council seats. Five questions will be submitted to the electors asking a. decision on (1) the local bus franchise; (2) the Ward sys- tem for councillors; (3) the Ward system for school trus- tees; (4) Sunday movies; (5) establishment of a Parks opinions on the other questions when time ran out. Clerk Russell Lynett presided for the formal proceedings and announced that an advance poll will be held at the Municipal Hall this Friday, December 2nd. Anyone who declares he will be out of town on the regular voting day may vote at the ad- vance poll. “The nomination meeting was devoid of any fireworks. there were no questions from the floor. and no answers to any of the criticism raised by speakers. Between now and voting day sev- eral public meetings are planned which will give candidates a fur- ther opportunity to discuss the issues. Thursday (to night) a rally for candidates will be held at Rich- mond Heights sponsored by Jun- ior Chamber of Commerce. Time 7 pm. Next. Wednesday, December 7th, Allencourt Ratepayers will hold a “Meet the Candidates” meeting. It will be in Walter Scott School starting at 8.30 pm. and everyone is invited. Reeve Haggart Reeve W. James Haggart, can- didate for Mayor said 1961 may prove a difficult year for all municipalities. Council will face rising costs and considerable un- employment, and the prospect of higher taxes is not encouraging for families with lower incomes. “The problems of next year will place a heavy burden on whoever Are Blatantly Irresponsible Charges Donald G. Plaxton you choose for Mayor" said Mr. Haggart outlining some of the, qualifications of a successful May- or. He said the Mayor should be a young man with abundant en- ergy and new ideas and exper- ience. You can’t expect him to do a good job if he has to spend the first six months getting ac- quainted with municipal proced- ure and municipal politics. Reeve Haggart suggested rate- payers should consider the im- portance of continuity on council and he said there are a great many different problems facing the 1961 council. “I am not so presumptuous as to say I am the only one qualified to be your Mayor” said Mr. Haggart," ‘but I will say that if you honor me with election on December 10th I will give you the benefit of my experience in office and all the energy I can muster to meet the municipal problems of this mun- icipality." Reeve Haggart stated he felt very strongly that a Mayor should .be available to the public. If el- ected he promised that he would ‘have definite office hours at the Municipal Building when all rate- payers would be welcome to come and present their problems. Reeve Haggart has served on council for four years. Ex-Mayor Neal Ex-Mayor William Neal, an ex- reeve of the municipality and the Town's first Mayor said he didn’t know he was going to be nominated but welcomed the op- portunity of saying something aâ€" bout town affairs. “If I run there are some things I want to see changed" he said and he men- tioned the tax increase of re. cent years. “We can't afford to let them go higher” he said. Mr. Neal said the town's 1961 Mayor might not 'be too popular. as he (Continued on Page 19) COMING EVENTS “Coming Events,” the com- munity directory of interest- ing dates to remember in coming weeks, appears on page three of this issue. To Fill will see a wide-open race for Biggest upset of the leen James, a former mem ing the nomination meeting H out of the 13 candidates nominated qualified. evening came when Mrs. Kath-l ber of Council challenged Wil-; every seat on Council, follow- last Friday night when 11 fred R. Dean, candidate for the reeveship. who is opposing William Clark, incumbent reeve, and asked Mr. Dean. “Are you the same Mr. Dean who has had an account with the School Board in 1958, 1959; and 1960, during which time you sold them supplies from ‘ York Central District High your feed business?” When Mr. Dean declared he was, Mrs. James again asked. “Are you aware of the Municipal Act which says: A person having any interest in the town- ship corporation niust not su pply for profit any merchand- ise to a council or school board '3" Mr. Dean replied hotly. “I think you are trying,r to tell me I am not qualified to sit on Council". to which Mrs. James replied emphatically, ‘ to that question.” “1‘. Dean then spoke to Mr audience of 120 interested tax- payers present saying. "Apparent- ly Mrs. James is making a de- cision here that I am not in a lcuel nosi‘ion 'o run for the oft-ice of rome. This is a dirt;. trick to dist-rrciit me and my honorable name. I have not profit- ed from selling goods to the High “You should know the answer School Board. it's pcanu's. not profit. I served on that Board for many years and have given him» dreds and hundreds of dollars to the community: of Thornhill avid yc‘ hch is someone train: ‘o h.“ little I?“ â€"â€" bot-{111m I :o‘ti €1.30 worth of salt and seed to a sclionl board.“ . Mrs. James sought to intcriupi the past four years, For the first time in three years Markham Township‘ Markham Township Elections Race For Every Seat ln Candidate For Reeve ls Challenged Five Offices Funeral Held TuesdayEleven Names Preposed Mr. Dean and when he raised his voice in protest and declared, “Mrs. James I’m still speaking," a round of applause greeted him as he continued saying, “I’ll have the auditors see if it is legal.” “It doesn’t matter if there wasi no profit“, Mrs. James stated. “According to the act you could not legally sell to the high school board." Markham year’s 100th Warden of York County. Mr. Clark said it was good to see the hall filled for nomination night. “I am going to let the other members of council speak of their committee-s", he said, “and con- fine my remarks to general busi- ness and county council as I re- . port this year‘s activities to you." He first commented on “the big- gest problem the township has to At this point Allan Sumner, a: . candidate for Ward I opposing face _ that 15 .to. re'develop present councillor John MacNeil,l:‘1?i(:)g§'P°dgc IOtS “'lthm the town' rose to ask a question of Mr. Clark regarding fire fighting in Thornhill â€" and Mr. Dean with- drew from the floor and took his seat with other members of coun- cil in the audience. Mr. Dean's Statement Following the meeting tend to run for office as reeve. llt' replied, "I know about it now but I was not aware I couldn't sell to the high school board. It thought it meant I couldn‘t conâ€" tract any business with council. I‘ have no contract with the high' school board. they just ‘phoned. my office and ordered supplies a; they needed them. I won‘t sell in thcm again." Incumbent Reeve Speaks .the only municipality Mr. l Dean made the following state-i , ,- ment to the press: "I certainly in-i 0f 54‘700'000 _ o‘er mice the I: have nothing to hide." Asked if‘ he knew of this clause in the act 1 “I would say we are perhaps to have shown growth over other munici‘ palities during this year. The highest building year before this produced $2,200,000 in building permits. This year, to date, we have issued permits to the value previous high." (Continued on Page 17) MARKHAM TOWNSHIP 1961 CANDIDATES Reeve Clark, W. L. Retired farmer. Dean. W. R. Feed Dealer. Deputy-reeve Rumble. S. Farmer Muinberson. L. Rctircd. Ward I Councillor Machil, .I. E. Manager. Sumncr. A. Salesman. Howc. G. P. Retired. The nomination meeting open-t ward u Councillor rd ritiietly at, R n in. following tlw film: of candidatcs‘ names from 7 tiiitil 7‘. (rt-lock. and Frank iiv‘mn‘m‘d took UH‘I‘ tho thxiii‘ for rm :. l'vl l‘iis', to spmk was “Nikon 1.. t‘lark. rccio of the township for, and this .cember 5th. S Gamble, G A. Executor. Honpcr. (‘. H. Farint r. Ward 111 Councillor Watson. S, B. F..i‘:iir‘i’ Cmnpi‘wl‘. \. ks'tziirrrioi'. fine to ho clcclcd in each of. ficc. Election Day, Monday, Dc- I