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The course will be an eighteen hole one. If weather conditions are right the opening should take place about June, 1962, Mr. Grif- fin said. It is being designed by Work started on May 24th on the new golf course at the nor- thern end of Richmond Hill, Mr. John Griffin told "The Liberal" this week. The project will be called the Richmond Hill Golf and Country Club and a limited company of that name is being incorporated. If that turné ofii 7“: Beflt-he case the time devoted to following-up will have been well spent. Work ls Started 0n l8-hole Course Richmond Hill Golf 8. Country Club It’s a coincidence that, just as “The Liberal" was suggesting such a survey, Employment Service officials were deciding on the necessity for one, completely in- dependently. It will be recalled that Town Council, some time ago, decided to ask for the establishment of an employment ofiice in Richmond Hill. It was turned down. Mayor Haggart, convinced that such an office was necessary, continued to fight for it. This newspaper, equally convinced that the residents of town and dis- trict deserved a lot more consideration than they were getting, also continued publicizing the need. The story of some of the information disclosed by the survey appears elsewhere in this issue. The survey itself provides no guarantee that an office will be opened in the Hill. But it does indicate that the real needs of the situation are being ascertained and that there is a ray of hope that those of our fellow-citizens who are, unfortunately, on the unemployed list, will ‘get more realisticand adequate service. ' Last Saturday was a proud day for Diane Fierheller of Maple, chosen as the county’s 1961 Dairy Princess, at the end of a successful ‘Fair Day’, the 112th Annual Fair sponsored by the Richmond Hill Agricultural Society. Diane, who won over four others, was picked on a basis of charm, personality and milking skill. She will be one of 45 princesses to compete for Ontario honours at the Can- adian National Exhibition in August. As one of the 45 dairy princesses, Diane will dramatize the province’s dairy industry and its 100,000 producers during this year’s C.‘ N.E. Incidentally, Diane was fortunate in drawing a cow loaned by Don Head Farms which gives 23 quarts a day. Another winner was Richmond Hill’s Mayor, James Hag- gart, who kissed the winner when he pinned the victory ribbons on her. A big bouquet of Mills roses was presented to Diane by Mrs. Milton Savage, whose husband is presi- dent of the Agricultural Society. - Photo by Lagerquist Opening Planned For 1962 Season It would be nice to take a bow for stirring up gov- ernment action so fast. It’s an opportunity that few newspapers enjoy and the temptation to make use of it is deep. However, it must be admitted that while the "pulling power” of the district’s home-town newspaper, both advertising-wise and editorially, is strong, it isn’t that strong. It recommended that the Federal Government should make a survey of the needs of town and district in order that a sound decision could be made with re- gard to the establishment of offices of the National Employment Service and the Unemployment Insurance Commission in Richmond Hill. It brought results fast. Shortly after noon on the day of publication two officials of the National Employment Service walked into “The Liberal” office and announced that they were engaged in the type of survey recommended in this newspaper’s editorial. Six Hour Employment Service In this space on the front page of “The Liberal” on May 18th appeared an editorial entitled “A Survey Might Help.” That was just a week ago. VOLUME LXXXI, NUMBER 47 Maple Girl Wins Dairy Crown Public Library, 56 Yonge N., Richmond Hi;l, Pnfi. 5 Jne. 5â€"4-3»2~1 C. A. Robinson, former secretary of the Ontario Golf Association, who is now devoting his time to such work. Besides designing the course at Richmond Hill, Mr. Robinson is working on others at Banff and across Canada. are Pentland and Baker, Jarvis Street, Toronto. It will be an L-shaped building, housing the pro-shop, the lounge and other facilities under one roof. Architects of the club-house The committee agreed to meet the town planning board, at the earliest date suitable to that ho- dy, to discuss the broad pattern of re-development. This. it was agreed, would be in preparation f(r detailed work to be undertak- er. when a planning director is available to handle it. As town council provided funds in the re- cent budget. and as advertise- ments offering the position hav‘ already been published, this is expected to take place at an early date. Accepting the definition that the purpose of re-development was “to encourage the rebuild- ing of properties to produce the maximum of assessment,” mem- bers agreed that this interpreta- tion, plus the definitions given in the Planning Act, would be their guide. Meeting last week, members of the Re-development committee, gave consideration to a resolution adopted by Richmond Hill Town Council at its meeting earlier in the week, when the Planning Board and Re-development Com- mittee were asked by council to designate the area in which ac- tion should take place. One of those members. as stat- ed, is Councillor Whillans. The other is to be named at a subse- quent meeting. Mayor Haggart will also name the individual who will be his alternate, subject to the approval of council, and who will sit in his stead if he has to be absent from planning board meetings on other civic business. Protecting Property Owners The move which saw council, at its meeting two weeks ago, cancel the Whillans membership on the planning board, naming him as the Mayor's alternate, was taken to protect the inter- ests of property owners, declare-d Mayor Haggart. He pointed out that Councillor Whillans had been improperly appointed, ac- cording to the Planning Act, a point which was made clear at the former meeting. Redevelopment Is I Committee 5 Job At Council Behest Councillor H. O. Whillans is back on the Richmond Hill Planning Board again. A special session of town coun- cil last Friday afternoon put him there. In a meeting which started on a challenging note Mayor Haggart came in for commendation. Councillor Whillans saying that Town Soli- citor Douglas Lucas, in referring to the initial action of council, said that “he thought this was the proper move to make.” Council extended the planning board by two members, which it is empowered to do under the Planning Act. The decision was unanimous. Two night busses have been taken off in an effort to reduce losses made by the line, effective May let. They are the 3 am. and 4.15 busses from the Hill. They will stay ofi‘ until at least May 30th, when a meeting will be held between representatives of the town of Richmond Hill and the townships of Markham and Vaughan and T.T.C. repres- entatives regarding future ser- vice. It is considered likely that these busses will be cancelled Add Two Members To Planning Board Property Owners Protectedâ€"Haggart Although Councillor Al. ~White, chairman of the transportation committee of Richmond Hill Town Council, made efforts to find out from the T.T.C. what the new bus schedule will be, he was unable to do so before “The Lib- eral” went to press. Here,‘ summed up, is the situ- ation regarding bus service be- tween Richmond Hill and the subway at Eglinton. Reappoint Whillans-To Name Another Other members of Markham Council expressed satisfaction as Reeve Dean made his report. The area, said Reeve Dean, conflicted with high level devel- opment which was taking place across the border in his township. In the Wycliffe, Bayview Heights and Premier Developments a particularly good type of resi- dence, which would bring in good taxes, was under way. Develop- ment of the proposed industrial area would have had an adverse effect. Satisfaction that North York Township had turned down an application to establish an indus- trial area near Leslie Street and Bayview on Steeles' Avenue was expressed by Reeve Wilfred Dean at a recent meeting of Markham Township Council. Final Decision Is May 30 Here Are Current Bus Schedules For Night Owls And Early Worms North York's Refusal To Permit Industries Cheers Markham Reeve "Coming Events.” the nom- munity directory of interest- ing dates to remember in coming weeks, appears on page three of this Issue. “In Essentials Unity: in Nonâ€"Essentials Liberty: in all things Charity” COMING EVENTS RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO. THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1961 Explaining the purpose of the special meeting, Councillor Torn Broadhurst said that last week’s council meeting, at which the cancellation of the Whillans ap-‘ pointment to the planning board was made, had stopped too early. “We were told this was tidying up,” he said, “but later I began to feel that it was a clumsy at- tempt at political assassination.” He felt that it was an attempt to remove Councillor Whillans from the planning board, he de- clared .and he did not think that the Mayor had time for planning 'board duties. The only thing to do was to put Councillor Whil- lans back on the board. he as- serted. He moved an increase in, the number of planning board . members. In spite of its rapid urbaniza- tion. farm products still play an important part in York County's economy. members of York Coun- ty Council were told in a report from the agricultural committee as they met this week. Value of wheat, oats, barley, mixed grain, corn, potatoes and hay grown in the county in 1960 was $6,451,000. In addition 99,655 hogs were mar- keted and 16.743 cattle. 8,974 calves were sold and 3.606 sheep and lambs. The average produc- tion of milk was 10,500 pounds per cow. it was reported, with 311mm“â€" Grain Grown In County Worth Over Six Million in the future difficulties might be encountered by owners be- cause of a clouded title, caused by the fact that an improperly appointed individual had exer- cised power. While the possibility was not a strong one, said the Mayor, legal advice was to the effect that it would be much bet~ ter to clear the situation up rather than let a citizen run into problems in the future. He also pointed out that his first action on taking his seat on the plan- ning board was to point this out to other members. A resolution confirming and legalizing all previous actions of the board was then adopted in order to remove any possible fu- ture mix-ups. As the planning board auth- orizes the division of land there was a danger that at some time As stated, this arrangement is only temporary. It willsbe 'eith'eE confirmed or changed 43 the‘ re- sult of the May 30th meeting with the T.T.C. Opening of the new building for the York Manor Home - York County’s home for senior citiz- ens - is expected to take place about June 22nd, members of the York Manor Commission re- ported to County Council at its meeting this week. The report disclosed that much preliminary work in connection with the move had been completed. permanently. Even their removal from the schedule from May let to 30th saves $500 for taxpayers, as patronage was very small. The last bus from Richmond Hill south will leave at 1.40 am. except on Saturdays, when the time of departure from the Hill will be 2.20 am. The first bus south after that hour will be 5.30 am. each day. The last bus from the subway terminal to Richmond Hill will be at 12.50 am. every day ex- cept Saturday. Revellers on Sat- urday will be accommodated by a late bus leaving at 1.30 am. The first bus from Toronto each day will leave the city at 4.50 For the pleasure of older peo- ple who still maintained an in- terest in gardening, a special plot had been put aside, it was re- ported. Opening Of York Manor Said Likely On June 22 National Employment Officials Making Survey Which Might Lead To Opening Of Local Office Constant Fact-finding, Publicity, Bring Action The diagram shows how each dollar paid by Richmond Hill taxpayers is divided. Expenditures in the shaded portion indicate that twenty eight cents of that dollar go, for 1961, for public sclmol pperation. The high planning 0.00 rul‘nanspnrfai‘ion [.47 park; I. 60 signal: 6 sfruflighhnajfiy.‘ library 2.00 administration 3.54-â€" police a [in 7.00â€"â€" public works 6.00â€"- sanitation [0.03 â€"â€"-â€"- When the tax rate goes up who twenty-thret gets the blame? town council. ty-one cents of course. But a study of the di- York Count agram above makes one thing tenth cents abundantly clear, and that is that sixty-one a the council can do all that is pos- which the n: sible to reduce expenditures and vide on dem still be hamstrung by forces com- The total 51 pletely beyond its control. l“cartwheel” Considerable discussion fol- lowed reading of a letter from Murray Jones. Metro’s planning director. More dwellings were found in four buildings than were shown on assessment records, he said, referring to the fact that press reports had indicated that there was a lack of agreement in Richmond Hill with figures re- vealed as the result of a study by members of his staff. “There's no doubt that many places have more accommodation than they are supposed to have," said Councillor Whillans. He emphas- ized the necessity of working with Metro. “We mustn't destroy lthe relationship. we have to rwork With *them from now to doomsday," he declared. “The imore we lean on Metro the more Beside clarifying the legal situ- ation already referred to, Mayor Haggart told members of his council that they reminded him of the 93-year-old lady who, on looking into her mirror, said “Phooey on these modern mir- rors.” “You are pulling the (Continued on Page 14) “It would be interesting to hear the Mayor's comments. Have you lost faith in Councillor Whil- lans?" asked Deputy-reeve John Bradstock. Pulling Wool The planning board received nine applications for the recently- advertised position of planning director. Several of them were eliminated and other applicants will be interviewed at an early date. Hidden Dwellings? A new type of four-plex will be built in Richmond Hill provid- ing the town’s solicitor gives a favourable opinion. Appearing be- fore the planning board on Tues- day evening. Lou Pantaleo sub- mitted plans for a luxury-type project to be located on his Ben- son Avenue property. In place of being entirely on one floor, each residence will have a base- ment, first and second floors. Vot- ing for the approval of the project Were Mayor Haggart, John Brown and Cecil Williams. Councillor H. O. Whilians was opposed. Six Stories Too High, Says Mayor New Type Of Fourplex Is Approved For Benson Ave. By Planning Board ’Mcreah'on 0.50‘ «conservation 0.67' [we/[are 0.60 DISTRIBUTION OF [96/ TAX DOLLAR, twenty-three cents. There's fif- ty-one cents for education alone. York County claims ten and a tenth cents, making a total of sixty-one and a tenth cents which the municipality must pro- vide on demand. It has no option. The total shaded portion of the "cartwheel” dramatizes the por- tion which council cannot control. That leaves thirty-eight and nine-tenths cents which town council spends out of each tax dollar. The, break-dawn on the left shows where that money goes. gapitation makes the big- Councillor Whillans objected. He declared that the chairman “is taking the wrong tack here. You are making a completely er- roneous appraisal if you only look at one factor." Discussing the proposed apart- ment, Mayor Haggart asserted that failure to act on it was hold- ing up other developments in the area. He felt that some revision of plans would have to be made. “If you go to six stories you're too high for the area," he said. The installation of storm sewers was, he declared, important for development of the whole area. He asserted that they would not cause the damage feared by resi- dents of the area. The character of the discus- sion was emphasized by Chair- man Scrimger when an observer at the planning board's meeting attempted to speak during the dis- cussion, after having been asked at the beginning of the meeting whether it was wished that a deputation should be heard, the answer being in the negative. The discussion was on a tentative basis, saéd Mr. Scrimger, again emphasizng that it was "gener- al" in an effort to bring out all the facts and figures needed. He asked whether the proposed building would create “credit” assessment -â€" that is, assessment which would bring in more rev- enue than would have to be paid out for services. It would, said the Mayor, quoting figures from another 40-suite apartment build- ing in the town in support. A resolution moved by Mayor Haggart that agreement in prin- ciple be given to the acceptance of a higher population density than existed at the present time, with the exact figure to be set by the planning board later. was defeated. “This is a sincere ef- fort to get this thing on the go," declared the Mayor. Councillor Whillans asserted that it was "premature". we are asking them to take us in," replied Mayor Haggart. “These figures are only a guide if we go into multiple fam- ily dwellings," asserted Chairman Ross Scrimger, closing that part of the debate. The planners will discuss redevelopment with the redevelopment committee next Tuesday. Density Again The proposed Hurlburt apart- ments at Centre and Elizabeth Streets came in for lengthy dis- cussion, again without any defin- ite conclusions being reached, al- though a new plan was submit- ted by Mr. Hurlburt. HOME PAPER OF THE DISTRICT SINCE 1878 SINGLE COPY 10¢ CANADIAN TIRE STORE SAFE CARS - - - SAVE LIVES FRONT END S Wheel Alignment Balancing Two Front Wheels On The New Bear Electronic Telaliner eleven cents of each one of the taxpayers’ dollars. Public works includes roads and buildings and similar property and eight cents of each “buck” go on such items. Police and fire protection take a bite of seven cents on the dol- lar. The actual cost of adminis- tration of town affairs is roughly three and a half cents on each dollar and that takes care, as the word implies, of all administra- tive expenses. The library ser- vice uses two cents of‘r the tax dollar. Signals and street light- ing take} greater part of the fact that council has had to make provision for an extended trafiic signal system. Roughly one and two-third cents of every dollar will go to:- this purpose. The portions of the dollar which are spent on other things can be discovered by the diag- ram above. Each is shown in per- centages of a cent. For instance. sanitation costs 10.83 cents and. at the top of the list. recreation costs .50 cents, or half a cent. The diagram was arrang‘d for by Mayor James Haggart and wan r ared b the adm- The lucky lad receives $10.00 in Merchandise Certificates good at any of the many participating firms. The contest is off to a roa- ring start with a record number of entries received to date. It’s so simple to enter anyone can take part. Just scan the contest adver- tisements carefully in search of the correct title for the baby pic- ture shown each week. Then use your imagination and give the loveable little fellow your own title. His comical pose will invite Jimmy Stewart Jr. is the first lucky winner of “The Liberal’s” Kiddie Kwips Contest. The young Mr. Stewart resides at 84 Law- rence Ave., Richmond Hill. By having a sales slip attached from the well known local store, Rich- mond Hill Hardware he will also be eligible for the Grand Bonus Prize to be drawn at the end of the fifth week. Action leading up to the sur- vey started back in the winter when Richmond Hill Town Coun- cil authorized a move to obtain a National Employment Service and Unemployment Insurance Commission office for the town. Application to the “powers that be” brought a turn-down of the request. Through Mayor James Haggart, a steady pressure to ob- tain a local office was maintain- ed. “The Liberal" did consider- able research work by interview- ing employers and unemployed, with the fact that local unemploy- ed citizens were being placed in a second grade position as com- pared to thosa in other parts of The figures became available last week when two officials of the National Employment Service started a survey of the local situ- ation in an effort to determine whether a local office was needed. That survey, peculiarly enough, was begun in the same week that “The Liberal” made an editorial appeal for such action, as detail- ed in a front page editorial in this week's issue. Follows Council Request Jimmy Stewart Jr. Is First lucky Winner In "Kiddie Kwips" Contest By F. J. Picking The number of unemployed in Richmond Hill has finally been established. 310 people are registered with National Employment Service -â€" 190 men and 120 women. The number of them drawing unemployment insurance is not known. That is the figure for people with Richmond Hill addresses only â€" the number of those in the sur- rounding area is not available. A very rough calculation suggests that if there are 300 people in the town, there may be two to three times that number in the approximate. ly 50,000 population in the southern part of York County. 310 Local People Listed Have Skills In 40 Lines Including 35.0% The portions of the dollar which are spent on other things can be discovered by the diag- ram above. Each is shown in per- centages of a cent. For instance. sanitation costs 10.83 cents and, at the top of the list, recreation costs .50 cents. or half a cent. The diagram was arrang‘d for by Mayor James Haggart and waa prepared by the Adm-1315113sz The other lucky winners of Discount Vouchers were, Mrs. F. J. Harrington, 149 Yonge Street 5., Mrs. A. J. Kells, 232 Neal Drive, Mrs. MacDonald, 426 Lyb nett Crescent, Mrs. F. Davis. 231 Mill St., and Mrs. Joan Foster. R. R. 1. Gormley. Mr. Stewart selected the cor- rect title which was, “No Excuses Get The Signature." His own winning title was, “Gosh It Does- n't Look Like The Same Town." Each week In addition to the main winner there are five lucky people who receive 10% Dis- count Vouchers in recognition of the next five best titles. many interesting titles. Each en- try should have two titles. It is also an excellent idea to attach sales slips from any of the con- test stores and increase your chances for the Big Bonus Prize. Potential employers and those seeking jobs might bi within a few yards of each other, it was revealed, without any possibility of contact. Local unemployed, re- gistered in the Spadina Avenue. Toronto, office of the N.E.S.. were miles away from city em- ployers. Without being able to be on hand early in the morn- ing. in Toronto when there was a possibility of jobs being secur- ed, they could only sit at home and wait hopefully for something to happen, unless they were able to secure jobs in their home dis- trict under their own steam. Those experiencing difficulties with their unemployment insur- ance payments were, in a num- ber of cases, forced to go to To- ronto to get matters straightened out, a drain on an already limited source of income. Welfare Office Helps Some degree of relief was ex- perienced when Mayor Haggart addressed letters to local employo ers, asking them to get into touch (Contmued on page 3) the country steadily becoming more apparent.