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Public Libr 56 Yonge N. Richmond Hi 5 Jne. 5 VOLUME LXXXII, NUMBER 22 Trustees Get Plenty-0f Campaigning Practice _$2000 Election Bill Saved By School B Community Cooperation Profitable As E. Richvale Gets Water System ary, 7 11, Out. _4_3-g- din Tthrm “In Essentials Unity: in Non-Essentials Liberty; in all things Charity" RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, £961 The season’s worst pun was perpetrated by Presi- dent Fred Gerard of the East Richvale Residents As sociation at Markham Township Council meeting this week, when he told councillors that the residents of, his area had a new version of a Christmas carol. opening line was “N o-well, Its No-well". Council members smiled goodhumouredly, realizing that the fact that the tender had just been awarded for the long-sought water system for the area was sufficient justification. Gerard A11 labour was donated There is a distinct hope that the “no well' by Christmas hope may be a reality. Council passed a by-law accepting the tender of the Leaside Contract- ing Company Ltd, subject to the usual approval by the engi- neer. The Leaside tender is for $49,128.47, covering work only, and was the lowest of eight re- ceived. There was a consider- able spread in quotations, the highest being $75,113. Pipe is being purchased direct by the township in order to secure a better price. Cost and labour and pipe combined will be approximately $95,000. The engineer's estimate was $111.- 000, so allowing for extras the cost to Richvale residents, who local improvement basis, will be well within the figure set. Coâ€"operation Paid Off Culmination of plans marks the end of a long, hard fight by residents of the growing areal and emphasizes a co-operative community effort. By next week-end, said president Ge-‘Il rard, all house installations will: be in. And they will be in atI Klees .m, w“... .mmmwnw street line to houses was bought ' by Mr. Gerard and supplied to , residents at cost. All home owners paid cash. Then mem- bers of the executive and other 'association members got busy ‘on trenching and carrying water- .lines into houses. “They won‘t buy any Cadillacs on the strength of that job," said Mr. And it was real labour. A num- ber of the houses were without basements and consequently the [labour was increased. Four-teen, .men worked at the job. ‘ So. if and when “Noel” and “no well" are intermingled at Christmas, there will be a spe- cial note of satisfaction as. at long last. taps are turned on in; East Richvale through a com-, Family- Move To Richmond Hill Plant .. “fig... ' ’5 A , r" munity co-operation job. a price far below the average â€"â€" $1.50 a foot. Actual cost will be 63 cents a foot, plus $3 for other work needed. As soon as, the Ontario Municipal Board: gave its approval Mr. Gerard Santa To Arrive At Centre Dec. 9 Santa Claus is to arrive and executive members of the association got busy and signed up all property owners. There are 87 of them. The necessary will pay for the system on a pipe to carry water from the at the Richmond Heights Centre on Saturday, Decem- ber 9th, in the nose cone of a giant rocket. after a trip from the south end of the The modern plant of pany, pictured above, is but Richmond Hill has its Will- iam J. Klees Company, Ltd, the William J. Klees Com- located at 69 Industrial Road. Richmond Hill. As the accompanying story re- Street in down-town Toronto from a basket on his arm. lates, the business has been Operated by three gen- erations of the same fami dale to Richmond Hill last September. Chicago may have its Armour,John came. He started in the,on, later getting out of the busi-‘the family, are kept employed. packing company, distributing‘meat business in Canada in a‘ness, which was then operated meat products over a wide area.ivery small way, selling on Yonge,by a member of a famous old Vaughan Township family, the ,Kefiers. He farmed and ran a District Clergy Plan For Leadership Training Plans were made on Monday in “The Use of Drama in Teach- morning in the local ministerâ€" ing the Bible.” “Teaching‘ the, ial for the due observance of Bible to Children," and “What‘ the Week of Prayer, and the Does The Bible Say?" a course holding of a leadership train-on Paul’s letter to the Philip-I ing school in the new year.‘pians. Registration will be fifty Meeting at the United Church‘ parsonage here, with the Rev. 8. . 4”“... emu the past year. The Rev. Hughl MacDonald of Thornhill United. Church was elected president‘ for 1962 the Rev. Jack Ward of St. John’s Baptist Church was made secretary-treasurer. The committee of direction reported that the leadership training school will be held for Sunday School teachers and youth leaders on five successive, Thursday evenings, beginning on January 25. The place of the school is Richmond Hill United Church. Courses will be offered Famol; Firm Chooses DeLavaI To DeLavaI Turbine Company of E. Bridgeman, 379 Sugar Maple â€"-his second year in that officelwill be faced by a long-time Canada Ltd., offshoot of the century-old DeLaval Company whose cream separator became a household word, will open its Canadian office in Richmond Hill on December lst. Realtor Jack Seaton told “The Liberal" this week. One thousand square: feet of space in the Lowrey Building at 15 Yonge Street North will be occupied. I Ultimately. said Mr. Seaton, the company will establish a Canadian plant. He hoped that it would be possible to secure it for Richmond Hill. Mr. W. cents per person. Plans were made to have twoI urches open for prayer each” evening during the World-widel Week of Prayer, January 8-12,‘| Monday to Friday, and from 7.00 to 9.00 each evening. St. Mary's Anglican and Thornhill Baptist were chosen as host churches. Literature of a de- votional nature will be provid- ed. The Christians of the com- munity are called to drop in for prayer for a few minutes or longer, each evening if possible. Devotions were led by Dr. Minton Johnston, one of the members, in his regular Mon- day morning devotional period at 10.48, over C.B.C. Radio. Hill Locate HereI Lane, Richmond Hill, is vice- president of the company. He could not be reached for com- ment as he was at the com-, pany’s head office in New Jer- sey. Richmond Hill brochures and information about the town and‘ its assets published in “The Lib-I .eral" played a considerable part in influencing the firm to lo- cate in the Hill, said Mr. Sea- ton. Another contributory fac- .tor was the imminent construe-l tion of No. 404 Highway to theI east. "Is Little Theatre Doing Its lob? II .elected by acclamation; three men nominated for town. When he gets there he will find the Centre decorated in keeping with the season. His house will be set up in the Centre and postal boxes will be erected in which children of the area may deposit their letters to him. They will be specially marked to indicate their purpose. Every letter will be answered. Santa’s stay will be a lengthy one. Arriving on Saturday, December 9th, he will stay until Christmas Eve. carrying on a similar function on a smaller scale in this area. The Klees organization. which moved to the Hill only last Sep- tember. is another of the new firms which are gradually round- ing out Richmond Hill’s function as a distributing centre. It’s a bit of a misnomer to call the Klees firm a “new” one. It‘s new only in the sense that it has recently come to town. The third generation is now helping in the operation of the plant on Industrial Road. Like many others in the district. the Klees family originated in Gerâ€" many, from whence Grandfather Two Truly Home Product The production end of the driver's business at Bethesda for some years, buying cattle on business was run on an equally the hoof, turning them into but- modest scale. The sausage cher meat and disposing of it. which John Klees handled was'Finally he went back into the made in a kitchen across the meat business full time. Now street from the Simpson store his son Carl is helping to carry location. It was literally a on the threeâ€"generatidn business, “hand to mouth” operation. A which is supplying meat.â€" pig was bought â€" made into practically all red brand â€" to sausage â€" the sausage sold â€" an area from Newmarket to the and then the cycle started again. lake front and from Agincourt Increasing business forced a to Wes-ton. Carl is a partner in move to further north on Yonge the company, whose office work Street, then to Willow-dale. ‘is carried out by the wives of The three generations in the father William and son Carl. business start with Grandfather Two trucks help keep supplies John. His son William carried rolling and four men, besides former County Wardens To Contest 'Cduncil Seat ’ Box score an hour after Markham Township nom- inations closed last Friday evening was: All speeches finished; one reeve elected by acclamation; one deputy reeve elected by acclamation; councillor for Ward 1 councillor in Ward 2; two men nominated for councillor for Ward 3. In addition, three school areas had one excess candidate nominated in each, meaning an elec- tion if all qualified by 9 pm. on Saturday. And, to top it off, a welfare officer had resigned. Reeve Wilfred Dean will oc- ley B. Watson. sitting member cupy the reeve's chair for 1962‘of Markham Township Council Both he and his 1961 deputy,lt\vp. clerk, Charles Hoover. Mr. Lawson Mumberson, were mom-Hoover, who has been serving inated. Mr. Mumberson later as township welfare officer for qualified for deputy reeve, leavâ€"‘Some time on a part-time baSiS, ing Reeve Dean with an accla-iresigncd from that office at 6 mation. ip.m. on Friday, an hour before Mumberson Acclaimed Also intominations. in order to run. Deputy Reeve Mumberson, Both contestants qualified. Councillor Stanley B. Watson, Fourteen candidates were 311d Stewart Rumble were n0m-?no:minated for the three school inated for the deputy reeveship‘area boards. In Area 1 four, nominated for‘ for 1962. Watson qualified foripersons were a rerun for councillor in Ward‘rhree two._vear terms, They 3. Rumble withdrew. leaVing were: Mrs. F. M. Aimone. Bruce the field to Mumberson. Sider. Allan G. Parker, John J. Councillor Allan Sumner, sit-,Mackay. In School Area 2 also, ting councillor for Ward 1, never four persons were nominated had any doubt as to where he for three seats on the boardâ€" stOOd. NObOdy 9156 was nom- Ray Grant. D. .1. Parsons, Frank inated. Hazlchurst. Frank J. Wolfe. ln Ward 2 it is certain that School Area No. 3 is a new New factories were antici- pated, said Reeve Dean. His cheeriest note was reserved for the satisfactory balance between residential and industrial-com- mercial assessment. It had been growing steadily better, he de- clared, and was now 71.7 per cent residential and 28.3 per cent industrival-commercial. With the completion of the new GEM store, the Reeve expected that the end of the year would show 70-30. Financial Picture Said Good The township’s finances were in excellent shape, said Deputy Reeve Lawson Mumberson, who was chairman of the township council’s finance committee dur- ing 1961. All departments were within their budget except one Vaughan Is Stopping Hunt For More Water In Elgin Mills Area Exploration for a further sup- ply of water in the Elgin Mills area is being stopped by Vaughan Township for the present. The waterworks com- mittee. ,Reeve And Deputy Acclaimed In Markham small one, he declared, where the deficit was only $200. Re- porting as chairman of the water and sanitation committee, he said that steady progress had been made in installing sewer services. He had hoped to get started on Highland Park proj- ects but had been delayed be- cause approval had not been nicipal Board for the project. Negotiations leading to the shar- ing of water services with Rich- mond Hill and Vaughan Town- ship were being carried on. One Board Too Many Speaking briefly, Councillor Allan Sumner of Ward 1 re- ported on the acquisition of a new tank truck. It was hoped to find a site for a fire-hall in the western part of the town- ship. An adequate proportion of public open space was being maintained. Crediting the plan- ning board with “holding the line“, he said that the proposal to create another planning board on the county level would result in there being “one too many". It had been an interesting year, declared Councillor Charles Hooper. Markham had been the only municipality in the county to reduce its local Curtain Club Panel On Dec. 4th One of the most unusual ex- Richmond Hill. periences in Canadian Theatre names in stage, screen, and tel- " IAIB',Ttd'1' IS TOIcquriiIlist aghlcsi T€ro:erofornaileii, of Ba M . t - f - Commerce Group... on... stars; as. .erican stage and television. Bar- Baywew Memberl [will moderate a panel consisting bara Hamilton, comedienne-ac- two former Wardens of the County of York will battle it out. At 9 pm. on Friday night a third name, Stewart Rumble. Richmond Hill-S Curtain Club was in nomination but had not five elected the top three will occur on December 4th in will make theatre history with qual‘fied- The “'0 exiwardens 591'“ for _ ‘3 panel discussion by gathering whose names are certain to be other two for one year. .mgemer five of the biggest on the ballot, as both qualified ineos, immediately, were Councillor L. Clark. one which will come into oper- ation on January lst, 1962. There are five trustees. Six persons were nominated. Of the will two years and the Nom- most of whom failed to qualify the same evening but evision, to discuss the topic “Is Charles Hooper. Sitting mem- who had up to 9 pm. Saturday Little Theatre Doing lts Job?" her. and former Reeve William to do so, were H. C. Betts, s. Richardson. S. R. Patterson, ‘Mrs. Ruth McConkey, reported ,that recent discussions with Richmond Hill and Markhém‘, Township had indicated that a considerable supply might now be available. Mrs. McConkey and her committee will discuss the subject with the two other municipalities. Boxing Day Council Chooses; Long Holiday Believed Certain ly. It moved from Willow- (Photo by Lagerquist) The firm makes all its own sau- sage, does other processing and is justly famed for its outstand- ing corned beef. The firm handles a wholesale business only, dealing with res- taurants, clubs and retailers. It held “open house” this week, welcoming many of them. Mayor James Haggart and Industrial Commissioner Robert Langford carried the compliments of the municipality to one of its newer businesses. ‘ The firm occupies 4,000 square feet in its new building â€" a far cry from the kitchen in down-town Toronto where the business started. Modern freez-' ing rooms and up-to-date equip- ment are being installed to keep: pace with growing business. 4 i that decrease had been offset by increases elsewhere. Coun- cillor Watson dealt with the‘ ‘work of his roads committee. Rumble Critical Higth critical of those pre-, ceding him, Stewart Rumble: ‘said, “You would think we never had it so goodâ€"but we never had it taken away so, received from the Ontario Mu-Ifast.” He claimed that he could:Tom Broadhurst not understand the financiall statement presented to taxpay-f ers at the meeting. He thought’ that council had let things go too far in the police department. keep control,” he said. , If he was elected, said former Reeve Willam Clark, he would make the maximum remunera- tion of councillors a thousand dollars a year. It was time for the establishment of a Public Utilities Com-mission, ‘ ‘clared, as he said that he wouldi offer constructive criticism. ship clerk, spoke only for a moment, saying that township affairs would have his best at- ltention. ‘in an hour after the close of headed by Councillor rate during the year. althoughlnominations. I Observance 0 Unusual Situation Gets Now Made With NYTEX ‘ CANADIAN TIRE'S "HIWAY- BYWAY" Road Hazard Insured with No Time Limit or Mileage Limit “Mamas 750x14 SINGLE COPY 10o ard Shuffle NO TRADE NEEDED IC‘T SINCE 1878 Unusual Treatment Fast ' A decision by Public School Trustee Cecil Will- iams and a hurryâ€"up meeting of the public school board on Tuesday evening helped to save $2,000 for taxpayers of Richmond Hill. At municipal nomination meeting on Monday evening all offices except those of reeve and public school trustees were filled by acclamation. Those Wishing to stay in the race had up to 9 pm. on Tuesdayto qualify by completing the necessary docu- ments wtth Town Clerk Russell Lynett. W. J. (Tom) Taylor. former reeve of Richmond Hill and Warden of York county, said during the day that he had been conSIdermg how the town would be best served. Nom- inated for .reeve in opposition to incumbent Reeve Floyd Perkins, he decided that the town’s financial in- terests came first and did not qualify, creating an acclap matron for Reeve Perkins also. That left the.public school ring continued to mount. The board, where five persons situation was further complica- four Sitting trustees and a new- ted by the fact that, as reported comer, Jack Knott, had been nominated for four seats. With all other seats filled by ac- clamation. and with all nomin- ees having qualified. an election was indicated. Total cost of an election is around $4,000. Ap- in last week's "Liberal." the loser in the school board race could still be a winner. Trustee Williams had given his resigna‘ tion to the public school board. to take effect on December Blst. That meant that one of the “They should buckle down and . he de-‘- l'v Charles Hoover, former town-‘ ' All candidates for school area ' boards spoke only briefly, all _ ,speech-making being over with- : proxrmately half of that amount'first actions of the new board 15 spent prior to nominationlwould be to appoint a succes- day in preparation of voters sor. If the usual practice was lists and related activities. The followed - and there was no other half is the cost of running‘legal need that it should be - lthe candidate next in line in ithe way of votes received, after . As Tuesday proceeded, real-lthe successful candidates, would ization that around $2,000 would‘have been chosen. So an elec- have to be spent to knock only tion which would have cost a- one personAout of thermunicipal (Continued on page 3) I‘Tominatioh Meeting (mat,â€" Brief Town Elections Voided Acclamatlons Are Rule- A comparatively small attendance marked Rich- mond Hill’s nomination meeting for municipal offices for 1962, with acclamations predominating. In the cases where acclamations were not given immediately - the reeveship and school board trusteeships - they re- sulted the next day, leaving the town electionless and, in the process, saving some $2,000 due to the action of school trustees, detailed in a lead story. Mayor W. James Haggart.|when he stood for re-election. who declared in August that he Separate School trustees Gor- would not be available for re-el- don Trussler, Mrs. Marjorie ection, changed his mind and Gleason and John LeClaire, the election itself. Hectic Day \â€" ‘was given an acclamation. Reeve were given an acclamation. Pub- Floyd Perkins saw W. J. (Tom) 11c School trusteeships finally Taylor nommated to oppose him went by acclamation, to Mrs. Mr. Taylor failed to qualify lie-Irene Worrell, Mrs. Ruth M. fore 9 pm. the next day. leavms Castle, Ronald Firman and w. the seat unchanged. Councillor‘H_ Hutchinson, 1951 uUstees' _ Stepped upiland new contender Jack Knott. also by acclamat1on, to the depu-fpew Fireworks ' ' I With the exception of an in- . terchange over the fact that Bayview Avenue was not taken into the York County road sys- tem, as anticipated, addresses were moderate in tone. Mayor Haggart declared that he had made his August retirement an- nouncement reluctantly but hon- estly. Many unfinished projects - of major importance, he said, plus the need to prepare a twen- vty-year plan and the threatened “grab” of territory by Metro ' Toronto, had influenced him in standing for another year. Many of the projects which the town (Continued on page 3) Hill To Have Police Court Richmond Hill is to have its own police court, Mayor James Haggart announced on Wednesday morning. His statement culminated long negotiations which will see the court operating four days weekly - two days on criminal cases and two days on traffic cases. Establish- ment of the court will save persons having to appear before a» magistrate the time and expense of going .v ww Mayor J. Haggart ty reeveship, taking over the‘ seat vacated by John Bradstock‘ on his retirement. Two COUU'i cillors from the 1961 body will be on the 1962 council - Alan White and Mrs. M. Southwellu With them will be John Mac- Diarmid, former contender for a council seat and a member of, the planning board, and Alex- ander M. Campbell, making his Roundup of representation for, the Richmond Hill Chamber of! Commerce steering committee,l which has been given the job off preliminary organizational work, was completed last week with the addition of Robert Foun- tain of Fountain‘s Hardware. Bayview Plaza. At the first: meeting one business man was‘ named from each section of the! town. with the exception ofl Bayview. The steering committee held‘ a preliminary meeting this week: Present were Chairman F. Picking. members George Hill; Vern Dynes, Doug. Flatt. Rob- ert Fountain. M. E. Williamson. Jack Warner. it was agreed that work would be organized in such a way that a general meet- ing of the whole potential mem- bership of the Chamber could be called in January. Mayor Haggart. in his week- ly report to the people over the air. welcomed the new chamber as a distinct asset to Richmond Hill. I tress now appearing at the Crest in “The Madwoman of Challot," Amelia Hall. actress and revue performer, Bill Freid- man, producer of “Salad Days." The Curtain Club inspired by the overwhelming support they received for their last produc- tion. which played to sell-out houses. has a desire to make their theatre even better and are working towards this end. Because a large audience is anticipated the Club has had to limit admission to members J. of the Curtain Club and their year and the year before. Thou- friends, Admission to non-mem- bers of the Club will be .SOc payable at the door. Tile discussion will take place at the theatre at the rear of 25 Yonge St., at 8:30 and so as not to interupt our guests there will be no admission after this time. SOMETHING TO SELL FOR. RESULTS PHONE TU. 4-1105 WPlfal‘e Officer RESIEHS Arnold Morison. Melvin Well- In Ward 3 Councillor Stan-man, “'illinm Hibbard. Speeches Were Short Speeches addressed to an auâ€" ldience which filled the hall icomforiably, without any over- laycees Auction f ' Icrowding. were brie. A ques. WlII Be Feature and period atâ€" tracted only a couple of ques- On Frlday Radlo tions. both dealing with local problems. The township had started the Thirty members of the Rich- mond Hill Junior Cllamber of Commerce will be on hand to year with two strikes against it. said Reeve Wilfred Dean. answer telephone calls on Fri- day. December lst. when they Theft by an employee of a con- siderable sum had left a shorf~ will hold a radio auction and “shop locally" drive comparable age. This had been taken care of by the bonding company. A to the successful events of last major deficit in the road bud- get due to overspending had been caught up With‘ The plan- sands of dollars worth of mer- ning for the south-west corner Liaison Officer ForVaughanTwp. A Maple resident, Graham Pust of 27 Malaren Road, has been appointed Emergency Mea- sures Organization liaison of- ficer for the township of Vaughan. The appointment was recommended to township council by the finance and gen- eral purpose committee and ap- proved. He will serve as the link between the County CO- ordinator at EMO headquarters at Newmarket and the local municipal government. Mr. Pust has been active ill the militia for many years and Now Considered Likely There's a metal sign winch icipalities. They cannot close on .appeal‘5 on the Fear Of manysthe Tuesday unless a proclama- first attempt for a council chain; All four were acclaimed when Councillor Howard Whillans.I who declared his intention of retiring this year. refused to stand. to Newmarket. Court space will be in the municipal buildings. with the necessary struc- tural alterations being chandise and services have been donated by local merchants to help the Jaycees. A full list appears on page 11 of this issue. The event will be carried over radio station CFGM - 1310 on the dial â€" from 7 pm. to mid- night. Telephone numbers will be TU. 4-4481 or A\’. 54802. All successful bidders will be- come eligible for a grand bonus draw of one hundred pounds of prime beef. of the township. started some time ago. was showing results. Building during 1961 had am- ounted to 35.740000 to date. There had been a million-and- a-half dollars increase in assess- ment and another million would be added in the figure before the end of the year High- prired homes. which would be self-sustaining on their taxes. had been erected and had sold ,well. has a basic knozvledec of emer- gency measures activities. On November 30 he will speak to represontatives of all ratepay- ers associations in the township. He will outline the plan for CO- ordination of activities and res- cue work in the case of a nu- clear atiack. A film will be shOwn. The meeting will be held in the council chamber at Maple on Thursday. November 30. at 8 pm. cars â€" usually ones of ancient vintage â€"â€" which declares that “If you can read this you‘re too darned close." Which serves as a reminder that, when you read this. Christ- mas is too darned close â€" that is. if your shopping isn't done. Date of this Issue is November 30th â€"- a little subtraction gives you the answer. And. in turn. that brings up the question of Boxing Day ~â€" Ihat ancient English holiday which has been adopted on this side of the water. “To holiday or not to holiday â€" that. is (he to borrow from question" \Ir. Shakespeare. Indications that the day after Christmas will again be observ- ed as a holiday are strong. Mer- chants interviewed by "The Liberal" are overwhelmingly in favour of closing on Tuesday. December 26. Which will give :liem Sunday, Monday and Tuesday at home. Bank mana- gers interviewed say that they will follow the lead set by mun-plus the day before â€" fittingly.| tion declares a civic holiday. Spokesmen at local municipal offices indicate that the topic. will appear early on agendas so that shoppers, buyers and bank- ers can make their arrange- instead of the las ments in advance fussing around until minute to find out what is going I: I . to be done. Only moaning heard so far is from newspaper offices, where the ancient tradition that the. paper must come out on time may result in holidays being either changed or abridged. But then there's nothing to do on a weekly newspaper after one week's issue is out. until way on in the next week, anyway. according to the “experts” who haven‘t seen behind the scenes. However. newspaper ofiice alike arrange- ments will doubtless be made to ' celebrate December 26th â€"- in retail store and ' made. Rent will be paid by the Attomey-General’s de- partment. Magistrate Rus- sell G. Pearse of Gonnley. who has been serving in Toronto courts, has been transferred to this area. He will take traffic cases and Magistrate 0. S. Holl- inrake. senior York County magistrate will handle criminal cases. Among beneficiaries of the move will be local pol- ice departments, whose members have had to put in considerable extra time travelling to Newmarket. Sam Cook. a member of the. Richmond Hill Hydro-Electric Commission and its chairman, was also given an acclamationi ‘Bt AURORA: The town has ‘. 14 acres which, joined to other properties in the area, will give 25 acres of parkland near the centre of the municipality. It. was bought under legislation ermitting the towri to protect v_ its water area. It will be An- rora's second major park. Pur- chase price was $11,000. Reeve F. R. Perkins