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Newmarket, once York Coun- 's largest town by a consider- ble figure, is now in a neck- rnd-neck race for second posi- on with Aurora. Its June, 961 population was 8.794. In 956 it had 7,368 people. ownship Jumps East Gwilllmbury. another of ork County's townships, show- d a spectacular increase from 956 to 1961. In '56 it had ,993. Five years later its pop- lation, swollen by new sub- lvisions, jumped to 10,327. utside of Richmond Hill, it ad the largest population in- oun'ty, Markham came through ith the biggest increase. In 956 it had a population of .873. Its 1961 figure was 4,244. utton showed an increase, but Other interesting figures are evealed by the release. The ownsth of Markham had a opulation in June of 13,325, an crease from 12,470 in 1956. ihg Township’s June popul‘a‘ on was 12,758, a jump from 011_32 in five years. Vaughan Township retained its position as the largest municipality in York County, numerically, when the last set of figures covering the national census aken in June was released by the Bureau of Statistics t Ottawa. Its population was 16,604, an increase from 13,843 in the 1956 census. Next largest municipality s of June was Richmond Hill, with 16,191 people, allowing a 1956 figure of 6,677. . . A raduate of the Universi There’s an old English popular song Whlch deals of Togronto in 1950 in economig vith the man who was “all dressed up and no place to and political science. Trustee l .n U at Richm n Hei hts Centr S Hutchinson had, before that. {0 p 0 d g e la t saturday seen a considerable part of the ;he tiny “pooch” belonging to Marie Levesque of 29 - - . orld. Jomin the R0 1 Can-. Jak Avenue, Richvale, was all dressed up â€" well 21mm Air Forgce, he sgjved as‘ enough to win first prize for the best-dressed dog in Flying Officer and Navigator in ; . Ballar “ how” _ - England, the Mediterranean, he Dr (1 Mutt S and not well enough North Africa, Egypt, Iraq, India, W. H. Hutchinson "3 keep warm m the foretaSte 9f Wmtfir .Whmh t_he day on Wellington bombers with the He is a member (and secret- oroduced. However, as the picture 1ndlcates, It soon Royal Air Force. His interest ary) of the 41:11 Group Committee gound “some place to go” to correct that situation, in the defence of Canada con-Ifor the Scouts. Last year he took Marie and her own particular “mutt” were one of tin-ued after the war untillan active part in the fund-rais- recently he was a captain \Vithiing campaign for the Thorn- nany similar couples which braved the cold to compete the militia in Toronto, serving haven School for Retarded n the event. (Photo by Lazemuist) in m. 42nd Medium Artillery. Children. (Photo by Lazerauist) Representatives of Branson Hospital, situated on hospital is built here our school ' ‘ - - - of nursing and other depart- Finch Avenue 1n North York Township, waited on ments of our hospital will con_ Richmond Hill Town Council Monday night and asked tinue to be of service to you" for a grant of $10,000 toward the cost of a planned said Mr. Bradley. 3 million addition. Mr. Bradley, representing the Mm“. Ham,” mm Wm“, M It was stated that so far thisIBradley said that statistics eat more than 500 persons showed that every tenth per- rom Richmond Hill have been‘son treated at the hospital was lospltalized at Branson, andifrom Richmond Hill. and since note than 150 babies, new cit-1the opening in 1957 there had zens of Richmond Hill, were been 2470 patients from Rich- rorn in that institution. Merond Hill. “Even after your new lospital, pointed out that present Vplansiare to inérease ;he capacity of the hospital from the present 163 )eds to 413 beds. County Increase General 'OLUME LXXXII, NUMBER 16 Branson Hospital Appeal For Aid Emphasizes 'ressing Demands For Accommodation Locally odern Park Buildings Planned For I962 'a-ughan Tp. Holds Lead 5 largest Municipality Muttdom’s Fashion leader Public Library, 58 Yonge N., Richmond Hill, Ont otary Club Will Aid Park Through Winter Program Ine mm mmm Alt the end of 1960, according -to the annual figures of Assess- ment Commissioner R.W. J ohns- ton, Richmond Hiu had a pop- ulation of 16,095. His figures were verified by the census, which showed a population in June, 1961, of 16,191. The jump of 96 would be a normal nat- ural net increase. Some striking changes were recorded by the last list releas- ed by the censws people. Niag- am Falls, for instance, had a population of 23,563 in 1956. m declined to 21,857 in 1961 â€" a decline of 1.706. City of Toronto figures were included in the latest report. They showed thafc Toronto â€" the city proper â€" had fallen from a population of 667,706 in 1956 to 657,452 in 1961. On the other hand Metropolitan Toron- to had increased in the same five years from 1,595,809 to 1,798,491, emphasizing not only fast-growing population but also the shiffc to the suburbs. not as great. With 1,310 people in 1956, it climbed to 1,456 at the last census. Accuracy Guaranteed v. “nu. vnswAuuLlVAl avua 1cm). His family represents a sound reason why he is interested in the Hill’s educational activities. Sons Bruce, 11, and Neil, 7, are pupils at McConaghy. There are three more young Hutchin- sons due to enter the town's educational stream in due course â€"- Janet, 4, Laurie, 2%; and a six-month-old baby. _ A graduate of the University “1131' song Wthh deals of Toronto in 1950 in economics sed up and no place to and political science. Trustee Centre last Saturday Hutchmson had, before that, - seen a considerable part of the Mame Levesque 0f 29 world. Joining the Royal Can- U. dressed up â€" W811 adian Air Force, he served as he best-dressed dog in Flying Officer and Navigator in _ and not well enough England, the Mediterranean, - - North Africa, Egypt, Iraq, India, E Winter Whmh the day on Wellington bombers with the i W. H. Hutchinson â€".--_, .. "HI befiae m addition, thati Tucked away for posterity willga‘nlrlounced following a meeting. [present inspectors are paid by‘be the Story that the Plans form the newly-famed special Re- the De artment of Education. . . . If the rigichmond Hill board ap- “591?” had he“ Sent. t". the group authorized by Richmond. points a man, the load will fall Omar” Hospltal comm‘ssmh ‘iHill Town Council. The service, fsntrillggiggl 113:: 155$? $25513? gmeermg 0013113?!“ Ltd, had,tee of council, will now be in' the taxpayers. money. And I started operating 111 Richmond the hands of a group of three mean taxpayers who are strug- gling to make ends meet and who will have to pay the big salary which it is proposed toi th H-u, lation to be pay to a superintendent. ng e l S pop“ g “I admit the day may come; do rivers who: when such an appointment mayiisgre owrfifidfifl‘gk. dthat Mayor’ Meeting with Mayor James be necessary. lint aththfi prelslenri d M N 1 h 1 n time surely e g sc oo kee h ers out of name r. ea as c arma . board should be prepared to do {helix-35:1; Aiggflfisgmm 5ewerl‘He announced the date. of the what every taxpayer is forced among others Also included is annual ceremony followmg the to do and that is to defer ex- 3 story that york County Jet- meeting.'Reason for selection of He is a member (and secret- penditures until there is real sey came will meet the best the 5th instead of the 12th. he yin-n.- V... on... vâ€"â€"' -â€" Richmond Hill's projected newimembrance Day Observance; that Elecmc Contml and Eh‘ formerly arranged by a commit-. Hm ' that the high 5911001 veterans - ex-Mayor Williamj Ihome and school assoclation was Neal, Magistrate James Butler” Ibeing reorganized - that census the president of the Richmond figures had been released Show‘ Hill branch of the Canadian Le-g , ion, who this year is George‘ 16,191 - that police were crack- Wood5_ » , Haggart had asked parents to'Haggart last week, the group5 tum indicates; it 80011 Royal Air Force. His interest ary) of the 4th Group Committee need and justification to makerrom the us_ in competition in said. was that POPPY Day would correct that situation, in the defence of Canada con-Ifor the Scouts. Last year he took‘them. ‘Ohio - which might be of his- be held on Saturday- Novem-‘ “ " v tinned after the war and untillan active part in the fund-rais- “It is up to an boards and toric interest to a population be? 4th 811d. as Well. a week‘ ,ednifiitcofiegcgge 2: recently he “'35 a captain withiing campaign for the Thorn-‘commissions to play their part, which has perhaps learned by could make a conSlderable dif-‘l the militia in Toronto, serving haven School for Retardediaiong with (Photo by Lagerquist) in m. 42nd Medltm Artillery. Children. (Photo by Lagerquist) keepins expenditure! to thelby nuclear methods. town council, in.then to produce the white fluid ference in the temperature- Detaiis oi the service would Mr, Hutchinson, who lives a 55 Harding Boulevard, is assist ant manager at the Prudentia Insurance Company‘s head office in Toronto. He has been a resi dent of Richmond Hill since 1955. Presith of the McCon- aghy Public School Home and School Association in 1959-1960, he has served on the executive of that organization four years. His family represents a sound reason why he is interested in the Hill’s educational activities. Sons Bruce, 11, and Neil, 7, are pupils at McConavghy. There are three more young Hutchin- sons due to enter the town’s educational stream in due course â€"- Janet, 4, Laurie, 21/3 and a six-month-old baby. Following the highly success-; ful opening of its new theatre on October 4th, the Richmond Hill Curtain Clu-b added further laurels to an already impressile record. On Wednesday last the club took one of the plays with which it opened the theatre - “The Transplanted” by club member and Richmond Hill law- yer, Joseph Rabinowitch to the One Act Drama Festival at Hart House, where it was named “Best Production of a Canad- ian Play.” In addition to this honour, Mr. Rabinowitch was cited as a runner-up for best Canadian author. and two ac- tresses in “The Transplanted", Peggy Harris and Pat Hollett, received honourable mentions for their convincing perform- ances. Many other members of the cast were commented on by the adjudicator, Leonard Crainford, for good performan- ces, and Mr. Crainford had no- thing but praise for the direc- tion of Robbl Richardson. “High Price R; Municipa Municipal leaders this tion to the decision of Y School Board to name a e ondary school system whi mL-...-L:11 ,,, ,1 1'" D n .vni A.-. Runner-up To Fill Slot On Public School Board Councillor A1 White said the figures of the number of pa- tients using Branson was in- deed impressive, and empha- sized the urgent need for the new hospital now planned for the Richmond Hill area. Mayor Haggart said while he] U was quite appreciative of the; work and needs of the hospital‘ a it would be quite impossible} " for this year's council at this 't ‘time to make any grant whichHI had not been provided for m com the budget. He suggested any“ur such request should be di-‘a ca rected to next year's council‘mun early in 1962. The Mayor saidteled he doubted that Richmond Hilly“? residents were conditioned for;wh1] an appeal such as made by then“. delegation. “Our people inihe 3‘ Richmond Hill last year were‘?equ treated to a lot of publicity mes? which gave the impression you farm, at Branson are a very wealthy ted ‘ organization and were anxioustspen to provide a hospital here freela.nd of charge" said the Mayor. Mr. “0" Bradley said the hospital .Ias not responsible for publicity circulated by someone not au- "1 thorized to do so. Actors And Author Win Plaudits When Showing At Drama Festival Hutchinson New Trustee Mr. Bradley said he would be glad to again present his re- quest to the 1962 council. Curtain Club Triumphs Walter H. (Dick) Hutchinson has been named by members of Richmond Hill Public School Board to fill the unexpired portion of the term of Mrs. Connie Mat- thews, former trustee who resigned on moving to Aurora with her family. Mr. Hutchinson was runner- up in the December 1960 elections. As Mrs. Matthews was elected for a one-year term, the new trustee will only have a short time on the board before he faces voters again. COMING EVENTS "Coming Events," the community directory of in- teresting dates to remem- ber on Page Three. “In Essentials Unity; in Non-Essentials Liberty; in all things Charity” Councillor Whillans is the se- cond member of this year’s town council to announce retirement. ‘Mrayor Haggart some time ago :announced that owing to pres- sure of his private buSiness he Iwould not seek re-election. Municipal leaders this week expressed their reac- tion to the decision of York Central District High School Board to name a superintendent for the sec- ondary school system which includes Richmond Hill, Bayview, Thornhill and Woodbridge Schools. Cost of the appointment, which passed by the narrow margin of six to five, is estimated at around $20,000 annually. “Taxpayers will not refuse school levels,” declared Mayor anything which will help give James Haggart of Richmond youngsters a better education, Hill but they want to be satis- ‘both at the public and high fied that they are being asked to spend money on necessities, not frills. The story in last week’s issue of “The Liberal" Be makes it seem emphatically clear that the appointment of . a secondary school superintend- '. ent at the present time is super- “ I n fluous. Municipal Heads Say H. S. Appointment Premature year as council member, Mr. Whillans said he had enjoyed his municipal work but found he just couldn’t devote the time required and be fair to his bus- iness responsibilities and his family. “I hope to get acquain- ted again with my children and spend more time with my wife and family” he said. In addi- tion to his work on council Mr. Whillans has served as a coun- cil representative on the Plan- ning Board. Mayor James Haggart and all members of -.council expressed regret at Councillor Whillan’s announcement and paid tribute to his public service. fit, ‘nday night’s Richmond H ,, wn Counc‘ meeting Counc or Howard illans an- nounced that he will not be a candidate for re-election to municipal council at the coming election. Completing his second Will Not Stand For Re-election Spy; Whillans “High Price For Office Boy" - Haggart RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1961 ‘ “I notice that Mr. Axelson, ‘the chairman of the high school board, complains that a great deal of his time is taken up with ‘piddling' matters- which, he says, can be looked after by a superintendent. If this is so and the cost of the superintend- ent and his office rwns around $20,000 a year, this seems to be rather a high price to pay for lan office boy to look after ‘pid- \dling’ matters. a superintendent. 11' this is so and the cost of the superintend- ent and his office runs around $20,000 a year, this seems to be rather a high price to pay for an office boy to look after ‘pld- dling’ matters. “Then, it may be pointed out, the superintendent, if one is ap- pointed, cannot even act as an inspector. The number of teach- ers he would have to supervise will not even permit him, ac- cording to the Ontario Depart- ment of Education, to enter classrooms and inspect. The regularly appointed inspectors, according to an official of the. department, will still have toI do this job, so all that it means is that we will be paying an extra man a high salary for work that somebody else has to do anyway. Some time in the far distant future the towering new build- ing of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce building in Montreal may be torn down. When that happens the people of an older Canada will get a backward glance at what the people of Richmond Hill were thinking and doing in 1961. For, in the big building’s corner- stone, along with other docu- ments and mementos, will be ‘a microfilmed copy of the front page of the Richmond Hill “Liberal” of October 12th, 1961. With it will be a copy of a personal message from Publish- er J. E. Smith. The corner- stone will be laid on October 26th and the documents will be placed therein as a result of an invitation extended by President ,Neil McKinnon of the bank." Outstanding Contributions Will Be autify Town Park This Spring Yonge Street Busiâ€" ness and Professional Association, in co-operation with the Richmond Hill Horticultural Society, donated roses which, in their beds in front of the municipal building, have made a brave and colourful showing and com- manded much attention. Then, in re- cent days, the Rotary Club has en- tered the picture, making a donation â€" as told in a story in this issue of “The Liberal" â€" which will help im- prove the old town park and at the same time add to winter employment for Richmond Hill workers. And, to add to the parade of community im- provement, a citizen who has con- tributed a great deal to Richmond Hill activities. er the years has made a substantial a dition. Pictured above in the town park are, from the left, Russell Tilt, ghairman of the Parks Board, Mr. R. D. Little and Stan Ransom, Parks Board member. They are looking at a bed donated to the town by Mr. Little. It contains about To Hold Record 0f Hill Of I961 minimum and to make sure that every cent spent is necessary and brings full value,” contin- ued Mayor Hyaggart. “The public school board, the parks board. the library board and other bo- dies have cheerfully co-oper- ated with council this year and have agreed to such budget cuts as necessary. The high school board has not. H refused at the beginning of the year, when the budget was under consider- ation, to make any cuts or even to wipe out amounts for con- tingencies which council con- sidered unnecessary. Since then Montreal Tower fifty varieties of modern iris, fifty varieties of day lilies and a great many other kinds of lilies, perennial phlox, delphiniums, perennial asters, Shasta daisies, besides 250 tulips. It has been planned so that there will be constant bloom from May to Sep- tember. An interesting feature of the planting is that it contains a great many seedlings of irises, day lilies and lilies which have been hybridized over the years by Mr. Little, 3. widely-rec- ognized horticulturist. He has suc- cessfully crossed irises, day lilies and lilies, obtaining new hybrid varieties, so the new bed should be especially interesting to gardeners \WhO are looking for something new and better in the flower world, and can see ex- amples in what will actually be an experimental garden. Everything in the garden, except tulips, has been grown by Mr. Little, making this ad- ditional contribution of his to com- munity betterment an unusually in- teresting‘one. .(Photo by Lagerquist.) it has obviously determined that board it will not help us to restrict Wilfre expenditures to those which are g-arde: necessary for the good of the m-atu-r town, including its students. the o; “I think that it is worthy Olf note that three of those who voted against this completely premature appointment were from Richmond Hill and know exactly what taxpayers are up against. They were Trustee Mrs. Barbara Langstaff, who repres- ents York County Council and Trustees Robert Ross and Ralph Wood. Taxpayers owe them a vote of thanks for trying to stop this unwarranted expenditure. The same applies to Mm. Kath~ leen James of Markham Town- ship and Trustee Allan Peck of Vaughan Township, who also voted against it." Premature, Says Dean Pointing out'that he had been a member of the high school “Again,” said Mayor Haggai-t. “this makes it more than ever obvious that high school boards, like councils and public and separate school boards, should be elected, not appointed. I wonder if they would throw tax dollars around like this if they were directly answerable to the public. The annual Remembrance Day'be announced as soon as pos- service will be held on Sunday,‘sible, he said, together with the November 5th this year. it was name of the guest speaker and announced following a meeting that of the person who will take of the newly-famed special Re- the salute at the march past. membrance Day Observance? group authorized by Richmondy Hill Town Council. The service, formerly arranged by a commit- tee of council, will now_ b_e in' Remembrance Day To Be Held Sunday, Nov. 5 HOME PAPER OF THE DISTRICT SINCE 1878 SINGLE COI’Y 100 Mr. Tilt commended the Ro-lrelish for the thought of giving tary Club for the generous don- up this land for park purposes. ation and said plans are under "I for one wouldn’t hear of it" way to take full advantage of said Councillor Broad‘hurst. re- it this winter. He s§i_d_much ‘ofzferring to it as an unrealistic the work planned will be in the mill pond area, south of Mill Street, and the co-operatlon of the Richmond Hill Horticultural Society will be enlisted. The parks chairman reported also that plans are under way for the construction of change houses and rest rooms in the town park and it is hoped to have them ready for next spring. The outlay will be about $12,000. Mr. Tilt's final proposal was that the 24 acres recently pur- chased by the town for indus- trial development. be used for park purposes. He explained he was making this suggestion on his own, and it was not a re- commendation of the parks board. He said it would be pos- sible to carry out the develop- ment under the provincial Park Assistance Act and thus receive government grants of up to $50,000. for purchase and de- velopment of the land. Such a development, he pointed out would take care of needs for some years to come. It would provide adequate space for all sport activities and additional space for the fair grounds and the building of a race track. Mr. Tilt suggested the Six acre tract now being developed on Crosby could-be sold. Mr. Tilt’s idea got no supportiWHITOHURCH TOWNSHIP 2 from council members. The 24lCouncillor Ross Farquharson acres recently purchased at 3111-35 declared that he will not cost of $61,000, was secured forlstand for re-election to town- re-sale as industrial sites, andlshi‘p council for 1962. It meant councillors long anxious forltoo much time away from his industrial development had noibusiness, he said. Financial Grant Brings ExtraFromGovernments board for eight years Reeve Wilfred Dean said that he re- garded "the appointment as pre- m-atu-re. “I have been watching the operations of the boa-rd with close interest,” he said, “and tha¢ is my opinion at the pres- ent time.” Having just returned from the community planning assoc- iation convention at Halifax, said Reeve Dean, he had not had much time to consult with members of his council. He said that there was a possibility that the townshlp's representatives on the York Central District High School Board might be asked to give their opinions to council. There is a possibility that the matter may be discuss- ed at the meeting of township council next Monday. Vaughan Will Discuss r Vaughan's Reeve Albert Ruth- erford, who had also just re- turned from the community planning association gathering at Halifax, said that the town- ship's representatives would meet with council on October 18th, when the situation would be discussed. Before making any statement, he would prefer to hold the discussion with the township's trustees. He intim- Russell Tilt, Chairman of the Richmond Hill Park: Board, advised town council Monday night that the local Rotary Club has made a grant of $500 for park improvement. A condition of the donation is that it be used under the winter works program and thus be eligible for government grants of 75 per cent of the labor costs. WILLIAM NEAL Now Made With NYTEX suggestion. “I opposed the sug- gestion at the parks board meet- ing" said Councillor A1 White, “I’m all for parks, but not that much We need the land for in- dustry." Mayor Haggart while com- mending the parks board for its good work gave many reasons why the plan just couldn't be considered. One good reason. he said, was that the Municipal Board approved the expenditure of $61,000. for a specific pur- pose and it would be illegal to use it otherwise. It would be a misuse of public funds, he de- clared. Mr. Tilt said he had no quar- rel with council in their ef- fort to encourage industrial growth, but he put forward the idea for consideration as it would provide ample park ac- commodation at reasonable cost after provincial participation, and it would put this land to use at once. He said it was doubtful how soon it might be taken up as industrial sites. “We all hope it will be soon” said members of council. BELLEVILLE â€" Grant Wells of Whitchurch Township cap- tured the Ontario champipnship at the International ’p‘lowln-‘g match held here recently. ated that it was likely that the subject would be discussed at next week’s council meeting. W. Bro. Floyd Walker Installed last Tuesday as Worshipful Master of Fellowship Masonic Lodge. R. W. Bro. Ar- chie Cameron acted as installing master and was assisted by sev- ‘eral past masters from neigh- lbouring lodges. Worshipful Master Of The Fellowship Lodge Other officers of Fellowship Lodge duly invested in office were: W. Bro. P. G. Savage. .P.M.: Ralph Scarlett, S. W.; Ross Wingrove, J.W.; W. Bro. Fred Avent, Chaplain; W. Don- ald Ross, Treasurer. David W. Higgins. Secretary; David S. Bruce, D. of C. Lawrence Oliver, S. D.: Hardie Nelson, J.D.; John P. Miller, I.G.; John S. Edwards, 85.; Harold D. San- derson, J.S.; Albert Dash, Asst. Sec’y. Orv‘i_ll_e Mc_Gee, Tyler. Fellowship No. 702 is one of the newest lodges in the pro- vince, having been established in March 1960. The first ruling master was W. Bro. Peter G. Savage, u,,,_ W. Bro. Walker has. been a resident of Richmond Hill for the past three years and lives with his wife and four children at 216 Jacey Anne Drive. In business life he is sales mn- ager of Pinewood Aggregates Uni, LIVI'alee2 Ont. (Photo by Lagerquim