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tho conipany’gffiead ofi’ice. W. A. Stephenson and Sons have started construction of a new plant at the corner of Sussex and Centre Streets. Richmond Hill. It will be the new Cana- dian home of an American com- pany, and will. for a start. con~ Cain 2.400 square feet. It is expected that the plant will be ready for occupancy in June. Particulars regarding it are awaiting an announcement from New Plant Being Built On May 18. Past Deputy Dis- trlct Governor Jack Elliott from the Markham-Unionville Club will give a demonstration and a talk on the progress of stereophonic sound Separate School Taxes Up Two Mills ,,,,_ mu ...y M. two will serve two years and the remaining for one year. Candidates for the board of directors. with the exception of Don Ross who has one more year to serve. are as follows: Ken Blanchard. Doug Boynton, Bill Fahey, Gunnar Soderberg. Reg. Williams. Bill Calder. John Far- row, Fred Waters and Dr. Cam Cowan. There are three candi- dates to be elected and the top o...‘ ...:u A," . 'l‘in Richmond Hill Lions will have Donald L. Little as its presi- d nt for the year which ends of~ ficially in May. 1962. Election of the executive officers took place May 4. and also cleared the way for various activities in future. Mr. Little will have Dr. Walt Mason. Craig Bowden and Bill Mirrlees as first. second and third vice presidents respectively. Oth- er officers are: Secretary, Wal- ter Sleeman: Treasurer. Pete Dy- son; Tail Twister, George Fen- wigk; Lion Tamer, Nick Hallman. GANA The. Richmond Hill Separâ€" ate School Board has asked Council to raise $55,989.15 for general purposes for the coming fiscal year. This rep- resents a two-mill increase over last year's rate of 19.9 mills. Last year the board re- quired $49,874.97. This a- mount will, of course. be charged to Separate School taxpayers only. Opening dates are Thursday, Friday and Saturday, May 11th, 12th and 13th. The new store embraces every modern facility designed to make shopping easy and fast. Its 23,000 square feet include not only the main retailing floor but also extensive offices and a garage fully equipped to handle any type of service work. The large basement storage permits the carrying of a large reserve stock. Comfort For Staff Attempts to make conditions pleasant for everybody connected with the store do not stop on the customer side of the building. Gar- age mechanics, for instance, have their own locker room and shower. in the general section a large lunch room is provided for staff mem- ers. The negotiating and work of months comes to a conclusion this week, as Canadian Tire Corporation’s Associate Store, operated by the Hill family, makes its bow to the public. While business has been conâ€" ducted in the new premises since early May, finishing touches have been Paralelling purchases by early shoppers. VOLUME LXXXI, NUMBER 45 D. L. Little New Head Local Lions Public Library, 56 Yonge N., Richmond Hi;l; Ont. 1 Jan. 5â€"4_3â€"2â€"1 THE NEw CANADIAN TfilE CORPORA'TI'ON" ASSOCIATE STORE YONGE AND WRIGHT STREETS New Building Aids Richmond Hill's "March Into Tomorrow ‘ A teacher in category four Campbpll from Richmond lwould therefore received $5,600. and Miss Stella Dallas from plus $200 for each year he orlview who requested consi she has taught, plus $100 for tion to return to the school uc': year’s war segvioo when (Continued on Page 3) There are four categories. and each category is conditioned by a teacher‘s qualifications. Category one calls for a basic salary of $4.500; category two, $4.800: cate- gory three. $5,300 and category four. $5.600. Category maximums. changes in teacher-remuneration. resigna- tiuns and student fees were some of the matters dealt with by the York Central District High School Board as presented by its man- agement committee on May 8. The committee is chaired by Trustee John Wilson. The board agreed that unlimited experience he allowed up to the category maximum effective September, 1961, when hiring principals. \‘ice principals and major department heads. and that this apply only to new staff. This year costs will be $101,-' 000.00 compared to $84,800.00 in 1960. The increase is accounted for by the addition of two of- ficers, a full-time secretary and replacement of two patrol cars. The force is now made up of 15 officers. Fire Costs township the 1961 out by t can safe] year it v lion doll High Sc} Fire protection for the town- ship will take another $38,000.00, about $7,000.00 more than 1960. and covers the brigades in Maple, Richvale and Woodbridge. Again, as was the case last year, the largest expendik ture set is for public works (roads and bridges), in the amount of $398,000.00. This money will cover maintenance and construction and requirements are still being worked out by the roads committee under Chairman Wilfred Kef- fer. This year’s figure is in sharp contrast to last year when a roads budget of $720,000.00 was set, not all of which was spent. Provincial subsidies will return half of the $398,000.00 to the township, which will issue 10â€"year debentures to cover the other half, $199,000.00. However, the roads committee has made it policy to spend only what is needed on roads this year and the $398,000.00 could be somewhat high. Police Costs 1 Educatinn Establish High School Teachers' Salary Levels The 1961 Vaughan Township mill rates, 18.8 for resi- dential and 21.5 for commercial and industrial, are un- changed from last year. In dollars and cents, these rates will bring in the approximate $512,000. needed for the municipality’s current expenses. The budget was set by council Monday. Public Works Slash Road B‘fid'get By $322,000 Vaughan Mill Rate Same High School Is Up 4 Mills 1 Education as an orientation period Resignations The board also decided that beginning teachers coming to this system directly from the Ontario College of Education. and tea- chers resuming teaching after one year's absence. be paid $10 per day for a maximum of three days, Seve cepted; BayvieV from ' such exists. plus $900 as the head of a department. Inducement This schedule will be adhered, for new teachers. subject to ap- proval by the board. In short, ex- perience has shown that in order to guarantee good teachers. the financial inducement has had to be increased. last year came to $494,896.00. The township has not yet received the 1961 budget being worked out by the school board, but it can safely be assumed that this year it will exceed the half mil- lion dollar mark. High Schools Vaughan's share of the York Central District High School Board 1961 budget'will be $299.- 065.00. Beyond that there is the debenture levy of $106,927.00. Vaughan public school costs pbeu trom Richmond Hill Miss Stella Dallas from Bay- who requested considera- to return to the school after ral resignations were ac- ; Miss Jane Tobias from w. Miss Marilyn Franklin Woodbridge. Mrs. Nancy ell from Richmond Hill RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAY 11, 1961 After the old building from which Canadian Tire has moved, members of the office staff will feel like peas in a pod. The general offices, with large floor space are supplemented by adequate executive offices. There are no dark corners. Phillipine pre-finished mahogany adds to the bright appearance of the building, whose big windows let in a maximum of natural light. Fast References International Business Machines equipment has played a large part in creating efficient modern working conditions. Nothing is left to guess-work. For instance, just behind the parts department coun- ter, an extensive card system, supplemented by catalogues, makes it possible to identify and reach any article required by a customer in very short time. An inter-com system makes contact between workers in all parts of the store fast and easy, while music can be turned on over the whole retail area at will. Construction of the building was started in early September, 1960. General contractors were G. Stan McClintock Ltd. of Mimico. "In Essentials Unity: in Non-Essentials Liberty: in all things Charity ed its resolution a deputation‘ from the East Richvale area. headed by Fred Gerard. was heard. Its members stressed the Lrgency of their situation and were told that action would be taken - a promise which was made good later in the afta'noon. Any comments that Richmond Hill's Chief Magistrate. Mayor Jame-s Haggart. should be facing the magistrates in the above pic- ture. instead of sitting beside them. can be put down to jealâ€" ousy. trate N. P. Kelley on the left, at'council chambers, is to relieve the opening of the first traffic court to be held in Richmond Hill for many years, Sessions will be held on the firstand third Wed- nesday of each month. Purpose Seen are Magistrate 0. S. of the Richmond Hill Court. iHollinrake. centre, with Magis- which in the municipal pressure on the court held at Maple and to give those called to answer for their traffic sins less in the way of travelling. Ex- pressing appreciation of the quar- ters provided, Magistrate Hollin- xako invited Richmond Hill’s Mayor to sit on the bench w he explained that decisions the court would be based on traditional grounds of justice fair play. The first court we busy one, 62 cases, covering most every variety of traffic (fraction. being handled. ', heard. Its members stressed the Lrgency of their situation and were told that action would be takepr- a promise which was made (First Step Taken In Getting Water To East Richvale Before Markham council pass- ed its resolution a deputation from the East Richvale area. headed by Fred Gerard. was If. after all the foregoing steps have been taken. the project is approved. township council will then call for tenders. Reeve Wil- fred Dean said on Monday that it would take considerable push- ing to get the project completed this year. Next step will be to advertise the project. This has to be done over a three week period. After that township council will consi- der 3 by-Iaw, giving it two read- ings. Before the third reading is given a hearing will be held by the Ontario Municipal Board. Any property owner having any objections or otherwise will have the chance to be heard. Notifica- tion will be given to owners through advertising or other me- thods. Steps leading to a water sup- ply for the East Richvalc area were taken at Markham Town- ship Council meeting this week, when a resolution was adopted to provide a water system on a local improvement basis. The sys- tem would serve Yonge to Bay- view and south from 16th Aven- ue to Duncan Road, in general. It would be paid for by owners of property. according to the frontage of their lots. Vaughan is allowing $40,000 for welfare this year. Last year the township spent $32,500.00. A considerable proportion of this $40,000.00, or whatever is spent, will be recovered in provincial subsidies and payments from oth- er municipalities. The mill rate indebtedness this year is 16.7, four mills above last year when the township had to find some $287.000.00 and. be- yond that $77,636.00 relative to the 1960 debentures levy. In the last year a new debenture is- sue has taken place, thus accoun- ting for the nearly $30,000.00 in- crease in this department. County Government [W The cost of county government will be up 1.7 mills from an even 6 mills in 1960 ($126.518.00) to 7.7 to about $150,000.00. Welfare Councillor Mrs. Southwell pointed out that pupils from the area were attending Richmond Hill schools at the present time. But, she said if the area was taken into Richmond Hill grants would suffer. At present rural grants, which are higher than urban grants. were being receiv- ed on these pupils. “This is logically part of this area,” said Deputy-reeve Brad- stock. “It should be in the town. We are providing services there now. This area has been within the sphere of Richmond Hill plan- ning for a long time.” Stressing the need for motel accommodation which it was be- lieved would come into existence as a result, Mayor Haggart urg- ed that application for annexation should be made to the Ontario Municipal Board. He felt that this would get annexation moving as rapidly as possible and that study of the situation could pro- ceed in the meantime. The town planning board will study the auditor’s report deâ€" tailing the financial situation if annexation of the general Elgin Mills area on the west side of Yonge Street to Richmond Hill was effected, it was decided by town council this week. Town Planners To Study Annexation Elgin Mills Area IPENING MAY 11 ilhmmfl Mayor Helps Magistrates Open First Traffic Court Assessment of the township in- creased from $15,423,000 in‘1960 to $16,650,000 in 1961. The ap- proximately million-and-a-quar- ter increase helped to keep the mill rate down in spite of great- er expenditures. The rate arrived at by council this week covers local taxation only. To it have to be added the county rate and the high school rate, both of which are up, plus rates for public schools, which vary according to the school sec- tions. Council expects to finalize 1961 figures in about two weeks. The farm residential rate for the year will be 14.8 mills as against 16.6 mills last year. The commercial and industrial rate will be 17.8 mills, as opposed to 20 mills for 1960. The police rate will be 5.3 mills - the same as last year - while the fire protection rate goes up from .9 mills in 1960 to 1.2 mills for 1961. ; Although expenses had risen in many departments, an increase in total assessment had helped to keep the actual mill rate down, it w..s revealed at this week’s Mark- ham Township Council meeting. l Police protection this yéar will cost $78,000 - a decline of ap- proximately $1,000 fro_m 1960._ Markham Tax Rate Lowers 1.8 Mills On Houses, Farms Separate School Rate Up Eight Mills 4.3 Mills Tax Increase Follows 9-Hour Session Expect Stop Lights By Midsummer ‘ He expected that some de- finite information would be available in about a month. Council included the cost of the new system in the 1961 budget, saying that it was cheaper to have the work done now, with the Depart- ment of Highways sharing the cost, rather than to defer it and have to carry the whole cost later. Councillors. look- ed on the installation of lights as inevitable. The new series of stop lights which will control traf- fic from the Markham Road right through to Elgin Mills will be operating about mid- summer. Deputy-reeve John Bradstock, chairman of the police committee, told the Liberal following a meeting this week. Although its doors have been unofiicially open for a few days, the new Canadian Tire Corporation Associate Store will be officially rec- ognized as an integral part of Richmond Hill‘s growing commercial pattern next Thursday, May 11th. At 10 am. on that date Mayor Haggart will do the honours and declare the store ofi'icially open for business. Official Opening 0f C.T.C. Store Thursday Event 5% / HOME PAPER OF THE DISTRICT SINCE 1878 SINGLE COPY 10° In this case provincial legis- lation provides that arrears may be collected through rental ware rants. The municipality advises the tenant that he must pay his rent to the town treasurer, whose receipt constitutes a legal ac- knowledgement of the payment of such rent. The amount is then credited on the overdue taxes. ICounciI Tells Treasurer 3T0 Clean UpTax Arrears Town Treasurer Russell Lynett was instructed to proceed in such cases. Rental warrants will also be employed to collect taxes on pro- perties where a renter is in oc- cupancy and where taxes have not been paid by the landlord. Taxes, said the auditor, go into the “taxes in arrears” column at the beginning of a new year. Thus 1960 taxes became in arrears at the start of 1961 and are subject to the 8 per cent penalty. The reason for setting the amount of arrears in any one year at a thousand dollars. Mr. Joscelyn told council members, was to deal with businesses which, in the past, had figured it to be good financing to let their taxes go into arrears and use the money in their businesses in- stead. Auditor Joscelyn also advised town council to Institute a trans- ient trader license, with a re- commended charge of $300. Any person or company starting bus- iness in the municipality would have to deposit this amount. If they remained in business the at ount would be credited against business taxes. Business, particul- arly those handling “bankrupt” stock, kept coming and going and, while they shared in ser- vices provided by other citizens. did not bear part of the cost. It was 5 pm. when members of Richmond Hill Town Council, who had been sitting since 9 am. in a marathon “committee of the whole" budget session, tackled the final pruning. At that time they had to get rid of some $65,000 of proposed spend- ing in order to keep the munici- pality’s own expenditures â€" those which it controlled â€" down so that there would be an approx- imate four mills net increase. A “get tough” policy is to be adopted by Richmond Hill Town Council in connection with overdue taxes. Ad- vised by the municipality’s auditor, H. Stewart Joscelyn, that revised legislation permits the adding of 8 per cent interest to any overdue taxes over $1,000 in one year, council, meeting in committee of the whole to deal with the budget,>agreed that a b -1aw which would legalize such action should be prepare . Residential property owners who are public school supporters will pay a tax rate of 54.4 mills this year, an increase of 4.3 mills over 1960. The industrial and com- mercial rate will be 56.95 mills as compared to 52.40 mills last year â€"- an increase of 4.55 mills. Residential property owners who are separate school supporters will pay at the rate of 59.43 mills -â€" a jump of 8.20 mills from the previous year. Commercial and indus- trial separate school supporters will pay at the rate of 61.98 mills â€"- a hoist of 8.45 mills for the year. Net Increase Equivalent To Uncontrollable Jumps Suggest Transient Trader licence, Mayor to sit on the bench while he explained that decisions of the court would be based on the traditional grounds of justice and fair play. The first court was a a1 ount would be credited against business taxes. Business, particul- arly those handling "bankrupt" stock, kept coming and going and, while they shared in ser- vices provided by other citizens, did not bear part of the cost. Unpaid taxes for 1960 amount- e!‘ to $120,446, the auditor re- ported. Payment of $1,331,152 re- presented 91.59% of the total tax r01 for the year. $27,256 was also outstanding on 1960 taxes, it was reported. Mr. Joscelyn recommended action, saying that tax arrears above 94 per cent were not regarded as good. The town generally was in good shape, said the auditor, es- pecially considering what it had been forced to debenture for in the way of education. following the terrific population increase of recent years. They succeeded. near enough, ad- journing at 6.30. ‘ County, High School Up This year's increase“ net, rep- resents the extra amounts de- manded by the high school board and the county â€"- amounts over which council has absolutely no control. Council had requested the high school board to delete from its budget the amount of $40,000, said to be for contin- Continued On Page 3