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Christmas Holidays Wednesday, January 3 The old school-boy rhyme, ished on December 4th. After “No more questions. no more the exams were over the stu- books. no more teachers . . . " dents returned to regular time- and so on, held true again last table. It was reported that Friday when all Richmond Hill Wood‘bridge High also wrote and district public. separate-early exams this year. and high schools dismissed Both Richmond Hill and classes for the Christmas holi- Thornhill High Schools followed days. regular schedule and continued Most schools held the usual writing their exams until last Christmas narties and assem- Friday. MOst schools held the usual Christmas parties and assem- blies and in most cases the en- tire programme was put on by the ‘pupils. In spite of the "This is the season to be jolly“ theme. so common this time of year. stu- dents still had to write examin- ations. but in some schools the exams were held early this year â€"-â€" around the end of Nov- VOLUME LXXXII; NUMBER 26 No More School Until year - ember Present indications are tramâ€"[ply to the T.T.C.‘ sit riders using the North Yongepvithin the boundar Bus Line will not benefit frongiders using the ‘ any proposed reduction in the=Line will benefit fr T.T.C. fares for the Metro area. fares once they cut Ina move designed to lure more system south of St: suburban riders the T.T.C. will The.only parts ( offer a ride downtown from theland 4 being unite outermost areas of Metro fornlying within Metro 271,2 cents starting February Istl‘of zones 3 and 4 li Tlclie basic [are for most T.T.EI. do all of zones 5 a: ri ers of 15 cents for a sing e; ticket in the central zone will‘ aitfiigrthgtapf?“ remain unchanged. The com-g:nd travellinortmg mission by a majority decision:in “are Ion: 4° ‘ agreed to change from its pres-leer;ts fox; r k t v p ent four-zone system to a two-lcash fares 1° 9 5 0 zone system. combining all of1 ' zones 2. 3. and 4 lying within Metro. The change will cut; - fares for persons in the pres-‘ Ho'lday ent zones 3 and 4 and will cost I the T.T.C. a reported annual’sergean! J~ “3}”?! loss in revenue of $155,000. mond “1” Poll” 5 The North Yonge Bus Line; "DRYKPGSS IS a which serves the area lying be-idPCf? dl‘ng Speed tween Steeles Ave. and Rich-.vxgllance. Be sure mond Hill is operated by the 1are working- W T.T.C. on behalf of the Tovmnvear a light 0010 of Richmond Hill and the Town-150 that motorists ships of Markham and VaughanJRemember that co T.T.C. Chairman Clarence Dow-scarves reduce th ney told reporters the new can hear. and dark schedule of fares will only ap-uvhat you can see P1135?!“ sit riders Bus Line any prop Lower T.T.C. Rates Wiii Only BenefItMetroArea Bayvlew High in Richmond All students will return ml] was one of the schools that regular classes on Wednesd; 1nd early exams. Pupils began January 3. following the Chri miting November 27th and Kim mas recess. Public Library 56 Yonge N., Richmond Hill. brary, ll, pnfi . 5â€"4~3~2~ The six Richmond Hill Public Schools completed their tests earlier in December and report cards were distributed before the holidays began. The two separate schools in the Hill. Our Lady Fatima and Our Lady Help of Christians. held examinations during the first week of December 'and re- ports have been distributed. ply to the T.T.C.'s own lines within the boundaries of Metro. Riders using the North Yonge Line will benefit from the lower fares once they enter the T.T.C. system south of Steeles Ave. The.only parts of zones 2. 3 and 4 being united are those lying within Metro. Some parts of zones 3 and 4 lie outside. as do all of zones 5 and 6. Under the present system. a passenger starting in zone 1 and travelling to the last zone in Metro. zone 4. pays either 45 cents for tickets or 60 cents in cash fares. Sergeant J. Rainey of the Rich mond Hill Police says: “Darkness is a signal to re- duce driving speed and increase vigilance. Be sure all car lights are working. When walking. wear a light coloured garment so that motorists car Remember that coat ( scarves reduce the s‘ Holiday Memo I ;| NowUpTo 3460 up nd‘ The new chief is a gradu- 15'1‘ ate from a fire fighting he, course conducted by the ! Ontario Fire Marshal‘s 0f- fice. :2: School Numbers Dl Richard Greenfield Richvale Chief ~ likewise. Pleasantvi) Walter Scan Schools two each. Population of Richmond Hill‘s public schools has climbed slightly since the bells first rang in the fall. Net result is 17 more pupils. bringing total registration to 3,460 at the end of November. Beverley Acres has gained three pupils since the end of September. Crosby Heights is up ten. MacKlllop stands just where it was. McConaghy does likewise. Pleasantville and School attendance fi November were down. antendance was 94.71 â€"â€"down approximately cent from the normal. pox was blamed for th An Interesting fact i ed by the school atter gures released by tl school board. At the Acres School there \w Height: Schools Vaughan Township Coun- cil. acting on a recommen- dation of Fire Chief James Davidson, recently appoint- ed Richard Greenfield of Carrville Road, District Fire Chief of Area No. 1, which is the Richvale area. 36 The Richvale Fire De- partme'nt is responsible for an area extending from Steeles Avenue at the south to the north town line and from Yonge Street. well into Vaughan Township. The brigade has been in existence for three years and in that time has been led by three different cap- tains. Mr. Greenfield is the present captain of the 17 man, volunteer fire depart- ment which has its head- quarters on Spruce Avenue in Richvale. hirty left. Other schools had a compar- tively minor number of “ins' adn the Crosby Heigl orty were admitted and “In Essentials Unity; in Non-Essentials Liberty; in all things Charity” RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28. 1961 figures for 11. Average 1 per cent ‘ly two per 31. Chicken the decline. t is disclos- endance fi- the public 9 Beverley ‘ivard by Township Engineer D. berS‘Mik‘alis. Mr. Mikalis spoke to Icouncil regarding the purchase 4 ‘of another sand-spreader. he iconsidered the request urgent ,and asked council to authorize ldflilrsfihe calling of tenders for the 9llmPed1first meeting in 1962. He said are up htspvithout a s‘ nproposed the {the incoming r-|tion by Sumner, : "lDeputy-reeve Mun egcouncil decided 1 t‘add a On a recommendation by P0: lice Chief James W. Davidson. Vaughan Township Council un- animously approved of the pass- ing of a by-law authorizing the participation of Vaughan Police in a police mutual aid plan. The plan is to enable municipalities Vaughan Twp. Approves Police Mutual Aid Plan Markham To Call For Tender New Sand Spreader Another lively debate be- tween Councillors C. Hooper and A. Sumner took place at Markham Township Council last week. The matter in question was a recommendation brought fog- that the addition of a number of new streets in the township made it impossible to give pro- per service with the present equipment. On being asked the cest, he stated the total amount would be about $2,500.00 but that amount was subject to a subsidy. making the net cost to the township $1,250.00. carried m conder. when he matter be left for council. On a mo- ner, seconded by dllI‘ o advertise L10 to aid each other [in cases where the number of officers in one area is not large en- ough to handle an emergency such as large fire or a train wreck or in any case where help is required by a neighbour- ing police department. ' ‘ 15 “U HlUl'dl IIEUL tU L'Hdlgl: plu‘l thfvgfigalgnltbés igggriirglggdt perty owners alone for the cost into the Emergency Measures of education, as this affects ev- Organization. the thought being, Embodg ari‘litthhe cos; Sgomdffs that it would be applied in the ome y a 058 w 0 we 1' event of a national emergency. salvthtfi: afgyggv grant was still Arrangements for cover-up? long way fljom the ideal._ yat policing are also included in the 1'} was a 5t?!) m the right direc- plan, that is. when officers otltlon. he 531d- one department are giving aid in a neighbouring municipality, the department giving the help is in turn assured of assistance from another force. In passing a by-law permit- ting this type of plan, some of the responsibility that is placed on the chief constable in giving aid to another community is removcd. Chief Davidson also outlined the condition of the three town- ship police cruisers. informing council that the mileage on the vehicles ranged from 52.000 on one of the 1961 models to 64,000 miles on the 1960 car. Council decided that because of the heavy mileage on the crui- sers, tenders for their replace- ment should be called. It is hoped that the plan will eventually include all mun- icipalities in York County. New Cruisers School Board Awards Fuel Tenders For '62 ing {vould be approximately $2 a ton. A carload is bean tried m Richmond Hill public schools will use 46,000 gal-Ions of fuel oil this year, it was disclosed this week when trustees award- ed a contract to British Ameri- can Oil at 12.57 cents a gallon. Eight thousand gallons of stove oil will be purchased at 17.1 cents a gallon. with a thousand gallons of furnace oil being purchased from Hall’s Domestic Fuel Ltd. at 17.1 cents a gallon. In addition. 425 tons of coal are used. The board is this year investigating the use of a cheaper coal on which the sav- H962 Car Plates To Go On Sale January 2nd Neal Local Issuer The acute shortage of hospi- tal beds. the long waiting per- iod for accommodation for even seriously ill patients, the weari- ness and expense entailed for families trying to visit loved ones in far-away hospitals are matters of real concern which make all of us yearn for the early opening of our own hos- pital in Central .York. Everyone can help to hasten the day when we will have a hospital with plusâ€"quality care if we turn our good wishes into action now. A hospital volun- teer auxiliary is being formed to give opportunity to help each of us serve in the best way we Transport Minister Rowntree announced this week that the new 1962 drivers’ licences and motor vehicle permits would go on sale at all issuing offices on January 2nd. Local Volunteer Hospital Auxiliary Organization MeetingTues.,Jan.‘30 He said that people would notice a change this year. “In the interests of the Depart- ment’s continuing accident pre- vention program.” the minis- “What will the increased‘ grant by the province on ele- mentary school pupils mean to Richmond Hill?” "The Liberal” asked Harold D. Sanderson, vice-chairman of the public school board and likely to be 1962 chairman. following the irecent resignation of Chairman‘ ‘L. Clement to seek a seat on the high school board. Prem- ier .Robarts, who also'retains the portfolio of Minister of Ediv‘ ucation, announced last week that the grant would be increas- ed from five to fifteen dollars annually. Education Grant Increase Halted As Correct Step “We had better wait a few days until we receive full in- formation and find out if there are any strings attached,” said Mr. Sanderson. On the basis of avenage school attendance for 1961, on which the grant would be calculated, he estimated that his board would receive around another $30,000. Like others. he found it somewhat difficult to understand the provision that residential rates are to be lower than others. “We had better ‘wait until we get this whole thing clear." he said, promising that the taxpayers would be advised as soon as possible. Step In Right Direction “This is definitely a step in the right direction." said Mayor James Haggart, a consistent ad- vocate of the assumption of all educational costs by the pro- Vince. vocate of the assumption of all matter of VON services in educational costs by the pro- Vaughan be dealt with after'a Vince. ratepayers committee, willing “We have to do it, but there to support and promote the is no moral right to charge pro- Order in the township, had perty owners alone for the ecst‘been organized. Richmond Hill Senior Citizens helped to make sure mental patients throughout York County had a Merry Christmas this year. They assisted in the distribution of Christmas presents to every patient in the county whether in approved homes or hospitals. “Operation Friendship” was spon- sored by the York County Branch. of the Canadian Mental Health Association. The senior citizens gift wrapped the many presents donated by kind citizens. Councillor Mrs. Margaret Southwell was the guest of honour at the event which was held at the town library. As- sisting in the wrapping are (left to right) Mrs. J. Banks, Mrs. P. Walton, Mrs. A. Doner, Mrs. Southwell, Mrs. C. Graham, Local Police Chief R. P. Robbins, and Mrs. N. Duncan. Senior Citizens Aid "Operation Friendship" can; to co-ordinate all our ef- forts into top-quality services and equipment for our hospi- tal and to rally everybody’s sup- port so that the weight of a- roused public opinion will en- courage the haspital board and the municipalities to get on with the building and operation of a hospital in Central York without delay. These official bodies have done a fine and generous job of co-operative planning and financing which can make our hospital a reality but the hospital's spirit and quality of service to patients and the community will de- pend on the voluntary concern, devotion and loyal service of all citizens. It is the thoughtful little things which mean so much to the sick. It is the im- aginative pooling of individual voluntary efforts which accom- plishes wonders in these days of high costs and staff shortages in the service professions. To share in the Central York Hos~ Ipital adventure we should all ‘become members of its vol- .unteer auxiliary. A second meeting of interest- ed women from the Central York area was held recently and all reported keen interest from the people in their com- munities to'wh'om they had bee .. L__.,u-u ter continued, “we have had im- printed in red across the face of all licences and permits the words -V‘SAFETY PAYS.’ Now every time anyone looks at one of these documents he will be reminded of the dangers accom- panying lack of caution when driving." Mr. Rowntree added a wordof warning that again in 1962} there would be no extension of the deadline for the purchase of new licence plates. This com- ing year. he said, the deadline would be Wednesday. March 14th.. and that after that date all motor vehicles must carry 1962 plates. The Minister requested ev- eryone to obtain their licences and permits early and so avoid a last minute rush in March, which could lead to long line-‘ ups and inconvenience to pur- chasers. He said that issuing was done from some 260 agency offices throughout the province, and that these offices had am- ple facilities to issue all the alicences and permits before March 14th.. so long as appli- c nt‘s did not Wait until th I st'mmute’. "' l *‘ The local issuer for the Rich- mond Hill area is Mr. William Neal. Yonge St. S. Mr. Neal urges all motorists to get their 1962 plates as early as possible in the New Year and thus avoid the March rush Delay Vaughani V.O.N. Until A1 Committee Ready Plans for the extension ofi services offered by the Victor- ian Order of Nurses to Vaughan Township were put off till early in 1962 at a recent township council meeting. It was recommended by the finance and general purpose committee of council that the The committee is needed be- fore the VON services can be established because it would be through the efforts of the group that much of the money necessary for the operation of the Victori Order of Nurses would have be raised. HOME PAPER OF THE DISTRICT SINCE 1878 SINGLE COPY 100 A second meeting of interest- ed women from the Central York area was held recently and all reported keen interest from the people in their com- munities to whom they had been able to talk about our hospital and its volunteer auxiliary. Over and over again it was emphasiz- ed that everyone is welcome to become a member of the hos- pital auxiliary and to voluntar- ily serve the hospital in what- ever way he or she can contri- bute best. Although women have init- iated the efforts to found a volunteer auxiliary there will be all sorts of opportunities for men and women, young and old to serve as volunteers and to be members of the auxiliary. So that everyone may hear what is happening and share as four); Markham To Makgnigh S‘choél Big Appointments On December 29th? firm-ms: .mâ€" With Mrs ham Township representative remain on on the York Central District ficial. Marl High School Board, whose letter have two an of resignation was referred by to complete Markham Township Council re- presentation cently, reconsidered last week 1961 chairn and will return to the board to has tenderl complete the remaining year origiving as hf her three year term as a trus-‘of other bu tee. is a residen Mrs. James tendered her re- signation six weeks ago. saying she could not condone actions of the board without betraying the trust placed in her. She was referring to the appointment by 3â€"iéiériuty decisioh-of the board of a secondary school superin- tendent at a salary a! $15,- 500.00. Vaughan Township Coun~ ell has approved of a re- commendation by the fin- ance and general purpose committee of council to hold a re-organization meet- ing of the Vaughan-Rich- mond Hill-Markham Co-or- dlnating Committee. The meeting is to be held early in 1962 at the council chambers Maple and in ad- dition to the original mem- bers, representatives of the municipalities of Wood- bridge and Markham Vil- lages will also be invited to attend. it was popularly called is to co-ordinate various munici- pal activities. It is felt that the need for adequate water supplies in the municipali- ties was a prime factor in reviving the committee. The purpose of the com- mittee or “Little Metro" as The committee ceased op- erations in 1960 after Vaughan withdrew its rep- resentative. Since then the municipalities have expres- sed a desire to re-establish Little Metro To Meet In Early January 670x15 750x14 CANADIAN TIRE'S "HIWAY - BYWAY" Road Hazard Insured with No Tim. Limit or Mileage Limit Now Made With NYTEX A temporary committee has bgen set up to arrange for this public meeting. All interested citizens from this whole area are urged to attend this meet- ing at which they may become founding members of the vol- unteer auxiliary. ders for the Central York Hos- pital a public meeting is plan- ned to he held in the Rich- mond Hill Lion's Hall at 8.15 pm. on Tuesday, January 30th. So please mark this important date on your calendar for the new year and plan to attend. Unit branches will be organ- ized shortly thereafter in the various communities and each‘ will have a representative on this central executive so that all volunteer activities will be well co-ordinated and all ser- ices manned. Generous creative thought: should come to all of us during the festive season as to ways in which we and our families our clubs and associations can give meaningful service to our new hospital. Bring along your ideas - Come and be a founder. Do Come â€" Everybody â€"- to the founding meeting of the volun- teer auxiliary of the York Cen- t_1jal Hospital err January. 30th. remain on the board now of- ficial. Markham Council still have two appointments to make to complete the Markham re- presentation. Mr. E. R. Alexson, 1961 chairman of the board. has tendered his resignation. giving as his reasons, pressure of other business. Mr. Axelson is a resident of Highland _Pa_rk.. Council was also informed that the term of John Honsberger of Thornhill has expired. A num- ber of names are before the council and the positions will be filled at a meeting on Decem- ber 29th. The byâ€"law, which comes into ffect March lst, 1962. states hat “no gun larger than .22 caliber. other than a shotgun. shall be discharged in the Town- ship of Vaughan, except on the land of the person doing so or on the lands of his employer or parent and only in defence or preservation of property." Only persons in possession of I ipermit signed by the Chief of :Police of Vaughan shall be au- 'thorized to discharge firearml. and then only in accordance :with the regulations. ‘ The by-law does not prohibit :shooting at a lawful shooting range or gallery. skeet club or ‘shooting match which has been Vaughan Township Council. at its December meeting gave first and second reading to I by-law to “prohibit and regulate the. discharge of guns and other firearms. air guns and spring guns." The by-law was recom- mended by the finance and gen- eral purpose committee of coun- cil after investigation into the matter of reported indiscrlmmp ate shooting during the recent hunting season. 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