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Mr. Rt Lib tiox In contrast to tr assured the libra association library Mrs. Eleanor Gille library would ur ceive much more I joining the county ly the only way t ther themselves. Although grants to many lib- raries will be down next year, they will be guaranteed a “floor”. The Thornhill grant, for instance. will be dropped from $1.129 to $520.00. The Thornhill library, (he pointed out, is established for a police village only and receives its grant on that basis and al- though it does serve a much wid- er area than just the police» vin- One strong incentive to form the County Board was provided by the change in the grant regu- lations which T. Roedde outlined at the meeting. Previously, he stated, grants had been made on the basis of the size of the exist- ing libraries, and larger grants went to larger libraries. Now, bewever, grants will be on an equalized assessment basis, and the bulk of the provincial funds will go to areas with relatively smaller assessment. Aurora, for instance, with a one mill levy on its taxpayers, is able to raise $2.13 per capita, while King. with a one mill levy, raises only 88¢; per capita. The provincial grant; to King will be 52 per cent; to‘ Aurora, it will be only 7 per cent. This policy is essential,” stated Mr. Roedde. “If we are to de- velop libraries throughout On- tario." age, it gets no gra Woodbridge gran‘ drop, from $1,120 Of particular concern to several smaller libraries was whether or not their libraries would be closed if a County Library Board was formed. Mr. Roedde stated that while no legal guarantee could be given that no library would be closed, he felt it was extremely unlikely as the whole idea is to strengthen existing libraries, not to close them. Be- sides this, he stated, he felt it possible that some assoc- iation libraries might close, say where three or four lib- raries are weak, but this would not be done unless by mu- tual consent. (An association library is one formed by an interested group of people and not supported by any muniâ€" cipality.) Some of these libraries, he reminded his aud- ience, are open as little as two hours per week. ’ Chairman of the meeting was Mr. Allan Sumner of The Thornhill Public Library. He introduced Mr. William Roedde, Director of Provincial Library Service for the Province of Ontario, who answered questions at some length. ‘; Eleven of the fifteen Public Library Boards in York Gounty were represented at a meeting inThornhill Public School on Tuesday, November 29th, when the possible for- mation of a County Library Board was discussed. Appoint .A. Sumner and Mia K Bail To Represent York County Libraries Discuss ‘County library Boardâ€" 8 'THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thursday, December 15, 1960 Chairman R. D. Little of the Rich- mond Hill Refugee Committee welcomes the family of Maximilian _Polanski on their arrival in Canada. They were met at Malton Airport by members of the committee following a flight from Par- is, France. The happy family and their two children are now settled in their the 1: ant for We/c Would also to $489.00. Mr. Reedde x from the Kleinburg By Margaret McLean 1 receives a and al- nuch wid- olice vill~ this. The ould also auld fu hat the lpeders like Andrewwfiifiér euly re and tha COM? eir The late Mr. Miller, who was in his 88th year. had been in fail- ing health for some time. but had had a varied and colourful career from the time of his youth. Born in Glasgow Station, Ren- fre'w County, he was a Boer War veteran, having enlisted with the Strathcona Horse in Ottawa in 1899; he later attended the coro- nation of King Edward VII as a member of that regiment. The sympathy of the commun- ities of Richmond Hill, Jefferson and surrounding districts is ex- tended to Dickson Miller (Jeffer- son), and his family, with the re- cent-death of his father, Andrew Miller. The question of representation on a county library board was raised by Miss K. Ball of the Richmond Hill Library Board. Mr. Roedde advised that County Library Boards are made up of four representatives of the Coun- ty Council and three from other municipalities. Although this Man Who Began Calgary Stampede Andrew Miller Dies - 88 Years Old buildings would remain in the ownership of the various muni~ cipalities and that the County li- brary would probably rent these buildings. The rentals could then be applied to building mainten- ance. He added. however, thatI the county would no doubt 3150' build branch libraries. 5 Trade Com gary, from 191 )ed start the npede, which rption, been and prir )f royal apartment on Palmer Avenue. The children Christian 13, and Karin 6 are- already attending local schools. Through the generosity of Mr. Little, Mr. Polan- ski has been given a job with R. D. Lit- tle & Son Ltd., well-known Ford dealers. â€" Photo by Barbour Lioner > 1915 sine nded children In outlining the advantages of the County set-up, Mr. Roedde mentioned that whereas no small libraries had adequate reference books, the main County library would have a good reference and subject collection and these books could be sent to the local libraries on request. Further, on- ly in a large library would there be a well qualified librarian and the County structure would make possible the holding of workshops for discussion and plans for im- provement of quality. The Book- mobile service would also take care of the needs of'rural areas. 0n 'the motion of Miss Ball from Richmond Hill, seconded by Mr. G. Zinkan, Thornhill, it was decided to form an "association of Library Trustees of the Coun- ty of York to aid in the planning of library service fOr the County of York and to encourage closer relations between existincr library boards.” In line with this motion, a provisional executive was elec- ted consisting of Mr. Allan Sum- ner, Chairman, Miss K. Ball, Vice Chairman, and Mrs..Russell of Unionviile, Mrs. Campbell of Newmarket and Mr. Sanders of Sutton, Councillors. It was also decided that the Chairman of the County Education Committee, be a member of the executive. would mean that many munici- palities would be without direct representation, the Board would have an advisory council which would be more truly representa- tive of the various municipali- ties. It is expected that a meeting of the newly formed Association will be held early in the new year. and in the interim, the var- ious Boards will discuss the pros and cons of the County system. self th Surviving church work at ed, where he w elder ring are his Wife, Rosa aham Miller; two sons 1, of Toronto, and Dick Jefferson and six grand at the time of W Deer Park s Clerk of mi an hon- Fresh from Santa's pack comes this wonderful array of slippers for the whole fame ily . . .' snuggly warm ones, interest- ing new styles . . . all bound to spark holiday cheer on Christmas morn. Almost all of the $16,200 ob- jective was reached, this amount including $5,000 for the Mission- ary Maintenance Fund over $7,000 toward minister's main- tenance, car allowance and pat- sonage. The congregation is working towards having King as a one-church charge, instead of including Teston and Laskay Church as at present. A portion will be used for orâ€" gan maintenance and choir mus- ic and for Sunday School sup- More than a dozen men agreed to help with church maintenance by painting and doing general re- pairs. Church attendance has shown marked improvement dur- ing Autumn since the Sector drive started to be organized. Area residents volunteered to visit those who are ill or unable to go outdoors and every church department was strengthened through the visitation. Results of King City United Church’s participation in the Sector campaign were “overwhelming” in the opin‘ on of its workers. More than 30 people signified they would join the church by transfer or by profession of faith and at least ten joined the senior choir. Half a dozen teachers and helpers were located for the Sunday School and sev- eral offered car service where needed. Sector Campaign Most Successful BROWN LEATHER CH ATE LAINE - Black - Brocade $5.95 EXECUTIVE $4.98 - Blue Plaid - Grey Plaid . Brown Plaid - Green $3.98 plies. Under the planned expan- sion programme, $500 is ear- marked for professional consult- ants to assess the church's as- sets aud possibilities and to re- commend when it is in a position to build. Ths survey is expected t be done in the coming year. Heading the community cam- paign was Mr Douglas Hender- son, with Mr. Gage Love as co- chairman. Mr. Jim Fluckner acted as programme chairman; Mr. Al- lan Gellatly, bulletins and mater- ials chairman, and Mr. John Kell, resources chairman. Mr. Harold Gilbert, chairman of visitation, was aided by Divis- ion Leader Dr. Glenn Sawyer and five captains, Mr. William Hea- slip, Mr. Peter Robertson, Mr. Alfred McBride, Mr. Jack Par- sons and Mr. Ray Love. A team of 48 canvassers, a dozen of them women, called on the congrega- tion and prospective supporters. South Block ‘ V“ "'"$'4.98-$ SHIELDS DUET Immam W Fo/e 77/55444/17 5 , - Black - Royal Blue ROGUE . Blue Plaid $2.98 Richmond Heights Centre $3.98 Keele Street CON‘CORD â€" Tom Roach of this locality has won the A.T.A. single axle championship at the Au- tomotive Transport Association - sponsored Truck Rodeo. This win, the third such in a row, saw Roach (a former Woodbridge res- dent) chalk up 389 out of a pos- sible 400 point total. B. W. Miller Alex Young Electeg Oak Ridges Trustee Since 1880 The finest in floral designs and bedding plants. PHONE ALpine 7-1471 AMBASSADOR Mr. Young will be replac- ing Mrs. Betty Woolnough as she steps down from her third year on the Board. Mr. Alex Young of Muir- head Crescent, Bond Lake. was elected to a three year term as school trustee, de- feating his opponent Mrs. Flora Bunn. The ratepayers from Oak Ridges held their December meeting in the new gymnas~ ium of the Oak Ridges School last week with over 130 members in attendance. GROWER â€" FLORIST - Black - Red $4.98 TU. 4-5341 \__/ wwwmwmmmmzmmw2am: Maple. Ont. 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