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To Be Swallowed Up By Metro? VOLUME LXXXII, NUMBER 27 At the recent opening of ahvould certainly like increased; new wing at the Beverley School‘financial support from the gov- ‘for Retarded Children in To-lernment, but those who have ronto. Premier John Robartslbeen longest in this work are stated that schools for retardedlnot anxious to have the schools children should continue to be‘taken over by the Department operated by local voluntary as- of Education at present. Before sociations. He said that public such a step is taken very care- awareness of the need for ful consideration must be given schools for retarded children to all facets of the matter. The can best be developed by com- local associations within the munlty effort, and that the pres- presentAset-up have a measure “A -n Hun than cnmm Schools For Retarded Control Remains With Local Association ICIIUUIB LUL LCLalucu e...-u.‘... ___,,- can best be developed by comâ€" local associations within the munlty effort. and that the pres- present set-up have a measure ent system is working so well it of freedom. so that they serve would be unwise to change it. the interests of all retarded. We Asked by "The Liberal" to don't close.the doors to anyone. comment on Mr. Robart‘s evi- A Change I? 9‘15 “Stem might dent statement of provincial bring restrictions which would Government policy’ Mr_ went- leave some.ehi1dren out of the worth Bowel] of Willowdale. Plefiurehentlfilyff; A ‘ m Asked by “The Liberal" to comment on Mr. Robart‘s evi- dent statement of Provincial Government policy, Mr. Went- worth Bowel] of Willowdale, who heads not only the local Thornhavcn School for Retard- ed Children, but also the Metro Branch of the Ontario Retarded Children Association. said, “It is acceptable to O.R.C. We "Pâ€"idnne'r' Deeks Says 1962 To Be Year9f_ Dle‘g'isign a licence is the proposed drafted and councils of l Preparing Taxi | By-Iaw for '62 ‘ Town Inaugural Monday Morning The inaugural meeting of the Richmond Hill Town Council will be held in the Council Chambers on Mon- day, January 8, 1962, at 11 mm. Magistrate 0. S. Holl- lnrake. Q.C.. will preside over the annual ceremony and Rev. Robert hchcnnan. The Church of St. Gabriel (Anglican). Will invoke di- vine blessing. Immediately following the ceremony, council will Idjourn and reconvene at 7 o'clock for the first business session of the year. Members of the 1962 council are: Mayor - James W. Haggart Reeve - Floyd Perkins Deputy-reeve - Tom Broad- hurst Councillors - Alan White . Mrs. M. Soulhwell John MacDiarmid Alexander M. Campbell Mr receive Wagnel sale at salé at Neal 1962 market First Purchaser New 1962 Car Plates his 'new A. Wagner (left) of 118 Richmond Street, Richmond Hill. 'new 1962 licence plates from local issuer William Neal. Mr. the first driver to receive his new plates when they Went on s on January 2nd". Mr. Neal urges everyone to purchase his s as early as possible and thus avoid the March rush (Photo by Lagerquist) The Thornhaven School cur- rently serves 45 pupils from an area bounded by Stouffville and Markham on the east to Wood~ bridge on the west. and to Kleinburg and Oak Ridges on the north. Three buses collect the students from these scat- Mr. Dowell said that the re- cent campaign for $15,000. con- vened by John Lawlor. local lawyer, is not yet completed but that it looks as if it will come fairly close. Serves 45 Pupils to operate Thornhaven school. i The balance must be made up through payments by the par- ents of children involved, school board grants, service club and private donations. and the annual canvass. Mr. Dowell explained that the proposed adult workshop is in the hands of a very capable committee, and will go a' step farther than the protected work- shops now in existence in sev- eral places. In the protected workshops only a small percen- tage of retarded children on reaching the age of 18 and being judged capable of contributing tered points each week day. The school, constructed in 1958, now has five full-time teachers car- ing for the growing number of retarded children in the area. One of the immediate needs is a utility or adult workshop to handle training for older stu- dents. At the present time the De- partment of Education provides 30 per cent of the capital cost of buildings and a grant for $50 per month per student. This, however. proves less than fifty per cent of the money required lFast Work By Markham Police !Brings Arrest 0f Armed Robbers to their own support are em- W111 De new, Iouuweu uy uu: ployed. The local plan is for customary acceptance speeches a workshop where all adult re- by the 1962 council. The first tarded may be occupied without business meeting of the new the emphasis being placed on council will be held in the af- monetary returns. ternoon following dinner. Markham Township Police in-1 vestigated an armed robbery case Thursday evening, Decem- ber 28. At approximately 9.20 that evening. Mr. Cyril Green- land of 192 Grandview Avenue ‘Highland Park answered the door to two men. one with a revolver, who forced their way into the home. They were joined by a third Hill man and the home was com- mor pletely ransacked. A number of vict< guns and several valuable ringslwerl were taken. lunti On Friday, three men were ‘ldll lll I43" "gfi‘figfifiMarkham Tp. Inaugural First Session Magistrate’s Court Reeve Wilfred Dean of Mark- ham Township announced this week that the inaugural meet- ing of the 1962 township coun- ei-l will be held at; 11 n.m., Mon- day, January 8th. in the muni- cipal offices at Buttonville. Swot-n into office will be Reeve W. R. Dean, Deputy-reeve Law- son Mumberson and Councillors . Allan Sumner â€" Ward 1. Char- les Hooper â€" Ward 2 and Char- r les Hoover â€" Ward 3. Monday Jénuary 8th A short devotional service will be held, followed by the customary acceptance speeches by the 1962 council. The first The first session of Rich- mond Hill's own magis- trate’s court was held Tues- day in the municipal offices in Richmond Hill, Magis- trate O. S. Hollinrake, Q. picked up in Toronto and chargedA with arme_d rob‘bery. -__‘_ av 7 The three men charged were Richard J. Davidson of 163 Do- vercourt Road, Toronto, Thomas L. Davidson, 392 Logan Aven- uue, Toronto and Allan Maurice Kinsella 9412 Yonge Street, Richvale. They appeared in Richmond Hill Police Court Tuesday morning where they were con- lvicted of the offence. They {were remanded for sentence ‘until January 9th by Magistrate i0. S. Hollinrake. C., presiding. Magistmte Hollinrake opened the ses- sion. then called upon Rev. William Patterson of St. Matthew‘s United Church who offered a prayer of blessing and direction for all those who worked with the court in building res- pect for the law and discl- plined behaviour in the community. Magistrate Hollinrake thanked the people of Rich- mond Hill for making the council chambers available to the court. Mayor James Haggart said that he was pleased to see the court come to Richmond Hill. He also mentioned the fact that a police court in the south of York County will be an advantage to the various police departments concern- ed because considerable time will be saved by offi- cers who previously had to appear before a magistrate in Newm-arket to give evi- dence in criminal cases. Chief R. P. Robbins of the Richmond Hill Police Department presented a pair of Bibles to the court on behalf of the department. Following official open- ing ceremonies, the first session of the new court was held. Nine cases were brought before Magistrate Hollinrake, most of them concerning incidents occur- ing in the past two weeks. RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1962 The balance of the grant for 1961 from the Department of Education has been received, it was reported at the regular meeting of the Richmond Hill Public School Board on Decem- ber 28th. The amount was $105,230.01, which brought the total grant to within $25 of the board’s original estimate. The secretary reported that E. J. H. Redelmeier had accept- ed re-appointment' to the York Central District High School Board, and the appointment of Mrs. Anne Fraser to the Rich- mond Hill Public Library Board was confirmed, effective Janu- ary 1, 1962. On the request of Trustee Mrs. Ruth Castle, a discussion of some items in the policies and procedures of the board was held. Insurance Vice-chairman Harold San- derson, who was in the chair due to the recent resignation of Two Fires Mar Vaughan Weekend Vaughan Township fire- fighters answered two calls ovcr the week-end. The first on Friday. De- cember 29 was at the_hom_e Chairman L. Clement, explained Item 9 of finance and purchas- ing, dealing with the placing of insurance. The board, he said, places its insurance with one agent, who receives the first 10 percent of the premium with the remaining 90 percent being divided among those insurance agents paying business tax in Richmond Hill (including the agent who writes the policy). Trustee Mrs. Castle, backed by Trustee Mrs. Worrell, felt that item 23 under “stafi”. which prohibits members of staff from participating in elec- tions for all municipal bodies, including school boards, was un- fair. She felt that the board was depriving staff members of their rights as taxpayers to take part in municipal elections, and gave notiCe of motion that at the next regular meeting she will move that the item under question be amended to read, “Employees should avoid parti- cipation in elections or nomin- ations for public school board trustees.” The presiding officer instructed the secretary to sub- mit to Donald White, the board's legal counsel, the pres- ent item 23, the item in the town‘s procedural by-law on which it was based and the pro- posed amendment, for his opin- ion. school. Bi: h. Turton gate and t dation. It was [ll of the boa tations to evening sr Anglican ( member ct fore God. cepted by Skating R Mr. Tur ter receivi WOI‘le C01 len, whicl partmen-t ing board some of t board’s jr was the to flood rinks, he reeve Joh out that . ance of t‘ ponsibvilitz El Tea ‘. Garnet 14-") A: Re-Appoint E. Redelmeier May A‘Ilow Public School Staff To Enter Politics mm hum“. nr fhn ornnf fnrlf‘hairman I. Clement: ExnlainedISL‘hOOJ. Bus‘ues-x Admlnlxtrnzorlment At a recent meeting the On the request of Trustee Mrs. Ruth Castle, a discussion of some items in the policies and procedures of the board was held, Vice-chairman Harold S-an- derson, who was in the chair due to the recent resignation of Week 0f Prayer For January 8-12 Next week. January 8-12, is[ the world wide Week of Prayer, observed in almost all Protes-l 1ta.nt Churches and many others. This district ministerial assoc- iation has arranged for prayer‘ services locally in St. Mary's Anglican Church, Richmond Hill, and in Thornhill Baptist Church. Unlike other years the members of the churches are invited to come for prayer any time which proves convenient between the hours of seven and nine in the evening. Literature will be available, and some of the ministers will be on hand to give help as may be sought. fine public are invited to make is time of prayer 3 fitting prelude to the New Year on which we have entered. The first on Friday. De- cember 29 was at the home of Dr. Redford in the Wind- rush Subdivision, Klein- burg, where a fire caused by faulty wiring caused considerable damage. On January 1. 1962. at 5:01 pm. therfirefighvters re- sponded to a call to the 8th concession of the township, where the home of Mr. Ro- bert Myers was completely gutted. Cause of the blaze has not yet been determin~ ed. Mr. and Mrs. Myers and their children were not at home at the time. Mrs. Andrew Snider, Maple, receives the keys for the lovely new Fairlane 500 Sedan which will be hers to use during the coming year from General Manager Donald Little of the well- known local Ford firm of R. D. Li 1e §z Son Ltd. Mrs. Snider was Winner of the lucky draw featured by Little‘s to mark theyoffioial op him; of their new enlarged premises! Mrs. Snider, whose name was selected from among the many entries will have free use of the sparkling new Fairlane during 1962. (Photo by David Barbour) mm Essentials Liberty; in all things Charity” Maple Resident Lucky Winner At Little's letely that It was not necessary .wi blaze the principals to receive such rmin- reports. '5 and not at Earlier in the sessions, MM McDiarmid told the assemblage‘ that “The school book image of Stove Oil Tender white conquerors as swashbuck- A letter from E. Harris Fuels ling explorers waited on by col- (Richvale) was read, stating that ored servants must be revised if because of a misunderstanding children are to grow up with a of the terms of the tender, he true knowledge of the world."‘ would be unable to furnish stove He said that school-children have oil at the tendered price of been taught for generations to 17.1c per gallon, but would be emulate the courageous Captain 3.12 willing to supply it at 19.1c. Drake. “They probably cannot [Trustee Worrell . moved and comprehend the mistrust among , Trustee Joseph Rabinowitch colored people today because ,8'12:, ‘5 seconded, “That the secretary they were not told, as we were Pl""‘5‘31'v‘inform E. Harris Fuels that his not told, that Drake was a slave Prgtes' quoted price is not acceptable trader." Vlot “5' to this board and that we award ML McDiarmid said that ch11- ‘ assoc' the tender to I. D. Ramer & are“ in school today “111 be r §{§r§5§!$0n at 190-" ‘â€" carriEd- more involved than their parents ichmonthife Report in world affairs. 1 Baptisms A letter tram Fire hChief Alf , er tong, repor ng on is recent . , , 3:18:55 gelinspection of the schools, stated killed 011,9?“8 .mlSSlfms- M?“ ayer anyithat he found all schools in ex“of our missmnaries Will be k111- ‘nveniem‘cellent condition and the prim-lad - - “00“ “"35 m the even and‘cipals well aware of safety mea‘ sweats 1‘” South MW”, 35 a ‘iterature sures in fire prevention He recent 'wmner of the‘Nobel some oflrecommended that other storage Peace Pme fears“ WWW-7* W11] [hand to‘space be found for some com-,have to make commitmenm sought.:bu<tible ma‘erial at present (iv-2 The teachers were also urged to make‘ercrowding Ine electrical roomito shun the concept of the “grea1 a fitting‘in MacKâ€"illm Schoo and tltatzldemocratic average" and strive Year on panic hardware be installed on to become above-average in ev- Lhe west dam: of the lame ery respect, by the Very Rev “More of our citizens will be Trustee Mrs. Castle also thought that principals should receive a copy of board min- utes. Vice-chairman Sanderson explained that the superintend- ent passes on to the principals anything applicable to their duties in the operation of the schools. and the board agreed that it was not necessary for the principals to receive such reports. astle alsot K. Turton was ask-3.1 'o investi- gate and bring in a recommen- dation. It‘ was noted that all members ponsibility for maintenance of the board had received invi- would continue to be the town’s. tations to attend the January 7 he explained. evening service at St. Gabriel When the accounts were con- Anglican Church which will re- sidered, Mr. Turton noted that ‘member community leaders be- in November, 1960, the hydro fore God. The'invitat'ion was ac- bill for Walter Scott School was cepted by the board as a whole. $326.88, and in November, 1961. Skating Rinks $252. The vice-chairman ex- Mr. Turton reported that af- plained that this reduction was ter receiving a letter from Town due to the installation of fluor- Worlgs Commissioner Otto Wha- escent lighting. len. which stated that his de- Inaugural Mr. Turton reported that af- plained that this reduction was ter receiving a letter from Town due to the installation of fluor- WOI‘kIS Commissioner Otto Wha- escent lighting. len, which stated that his de- Inaugural partmen-t had completed erect- Arrangements were made for ing boards for skating rinks at the 1962 inaugural meeting on some of the schools under the January 11. starting at 7:45 p.m.. board’s jurisdiction and that it and the vice-chairman asked was the board's responsibility the members of the board to to flood and maintain these give consideration to the make- rinks, he had contacted Deputy- up of the committees for the reeve John Bradstock, to point coming year, so that each mem- out that flooding and mainten- ber might acquire as broad a ance of the rinks was the res- knowledge as possible of the ponsibility of the works depart- business of the board. \G. McDiarmid Head Of I iTeachers ' Federation Garnet L. McDiarmid, Prin- Findlay G. Stewart of St. An- cipal of the L. M. McConaghy drew‘s Presbyterian Church, Public School was elected 1962 Kitchener. He continued, “If president of the Ontario Public you are going to demand your School Men Teachers’ Federat- place in society â€" salarywise and ion which held its annual meetâ€" otherwise, the public will be ing in Toronto last week. Mr. glad to give it to you if you McDiarmid has been acting pres- represent a profession that is ident since August when G. H. far above average. What is Wadrum of Guelph resigned to needed in our schools are men become a school inspector. and women who are ahead of nun-.. :7. n“. nae=;nr\c Mr their times." “More of our citizens will be’ killed on peace missions. More of our missionaries will be kill-; ed . . . if blood runs in the‘ streets afifiouth Airica, as a recent winner of the Nobel peace prize fears, our pupils will! have to make commitments." j The teachers were also urged to shun the concept of the “great democratic average" and strive‘ to become above-average in ev» ery respect, by the Very Rev. ment. At a recent meeting the board set aside $800 for main- tenance of the rinks, but with the understanding that the res- ponsibility for _ maintenance Arrangements were made for the 1962 inaugural meeting on January 11, starting at 7:45 p.m., and the vice-chairman asked the members of the board to give consideration to the make- up of the committees for the coming year, so that each mem- ‘ber might acquire as broad a rknowledge as possible of the -business of the board. id Head Of Federation -tFindla_v G, Stewart of St. An- ,Idrew's Presbyterian Church, ZKitcheneri He continued, “If nlvnn arp mine to demand your making a brave decision for its future â€" should it attempt to retain its historical identity and that feeling of “Home Town"- within a Metropolitan frame- work, or will it permit itself to be swallowed up to become just another faceless gob of Metropolitan urbanity? Nowadays most Metropolitan‘ dwellers move to and fro in their daily lives seeing little besides paving, sidewalks, buildâ€" ing walls, advertising signs or a car immediately in front of them as they rush to and from the heart of Metropolitan To- ronto. With the exception of areas like Rosedale ‘vhich has managed to keep its identity or, stretching a point, possibly along such streets as University Ave- nue. City public for the most part experience visual beauty HAROLD DEEKS Town Planner with a minimum burden on transport and municipal serv- ices; and to provide for pleas- ant and beautiful surroundings. With a spirit and desire on the part of all for hopeful inter- vention, little Richmond Hill. the Cinderella of Metro, will be! transformed through the com- ing years into the beautiful Princess which she ikwearing a mantle of Roses and a tiara of sparkling church spires in very rarely. her leafy hair. It is the duty of teachers, principals and all people in the education field, he said, to de- velop strong. positive beliefs in themselves and in those under their charge. HOME PAPER OF THE DISTRICT SINCE 1878 SINGLE COPY 10c G. L. McDIARMID "1T0 Decide What Future §Form Town Should Take In an address last week Richmond Hill Planning Director Harold Deeks said that 1962 will be a year of decision for the town regarding its future status in the sprawling Metro complex. Is Richmond Hill to retain its own historic identity as a separate commun- ity with full municipal powers invested in its own duly elected council or is it going to allow its own individ- ual identity and its powers of town government to be gradually whittled away by some such “super” governâ€" ment as Metro? In the face of pressure from an ex- panding Metro, Richmond Hill must through a strong sense of purpose and proper planning protect its status as a separate municipality through the challenging days that lie ahead. Planning and dreaming are old pastimes to all of us in Ontarioâ€"a career, love, mar- riage. a family. even a festive occasion like Christmas. But plans and dreams applied to cities usually have only at- tempted to solve pressing prob- lems or to bring about a return to some past image: express- ways to cope with the traffic jam, slum clearance to dissolve the housing problem, while neighborhood schemes look back to the early small community. Rarely does one discover a conâ€"‘ temporary urban plan which anticipates the future with pleasure. Civilization has known the “City” form for over 5,000 years but it has Only been in the last one hundred years that man has been confronted by the “Metropolis”. One could easily‘ walk from the central to the rural area or from one district to another even in ancient Rome with its million inhabitants; but in today’s Metropolis it may take hours to move from the centre to the outside edge, even in a car. Based on today’s knowledge: it appears that Metropolitan complexes like Metropolitan Toronto will become the dom- inant stage upon which man plays out his life in most highly developed regions of the world, for they produce and consume most of the goods. Their re- gions could be very large, pos- sibly grouped as continuously urbanized chains several hun- dred miles long regardless of how low their suburban densi- ties may be. In each Metropolis of necessity there will be a continuous dense network of 'communication facilities upon which the population will be; 'highly dependent on a daily - basis for commuting to and from work, for information, and for supply. Society will likely be- come highly intricate and its communication increasingly me- chanized and depersonalized. This type ofi mass habitation and this type of inhabitant may become the pattern for Metro- politar} Tqronto: In the face of this. Richmond Hill in the coming year is con- fronted with the necessity of making a brave decision for its future â€" should it attempt to retain its historical identity and Appoint Wm. Masters To High School Board Markham Township Council held its final meeting of 1961 last Friday in the Council Cham- bers at Buttonville. A number of appointments to the York Central District High School Board were made to fill the position left vacant by the resignation of Chairman E. R. Axelson of Highland Park. Mr. William Masters, 3 for- mer candidate for Markham Township Council, was appoint- ed to take the place of Mr. Axelson. Mr. Masters is a resi- dent of Elgin St. Mrs. Kathleen James’ decision to remain on ‘the board for the rest of her three-year term was made ofii~ cial. Mrs. James resigned some time ago but was asked by coun- cil to reconsider. Mr. J. R. Hons- berger of Thornhill was re- appointed to a further three- year term. He is a former pubâ€" lic school trustee. Other business dealt with at the meeting was the granting of ya taxi licence for the Village _Taxi Co. of Thornhill. Before granting the licence, the com- ‘pany was allowed to operate [only west of Yonge Street, but For A GOOD START In 62 CANADIAN TIRE'S ARMOR - GLASS 4 YEAR GUARANTEE 6 Volt with trade in $15.95 If you stop and think about» it for a moment it is not the fronts of buildings which have the most crucial influence on the appearance of these places but rather such overlooked mat- ters as the three dimensional relationship of the structures to their vicinity to the roads. nearby structures, and the open spaces created between them; the locations of buildings on their own lots in the pres- ence of adequately sized open spaces of interesting sequence as it wanders about; the varied general landscape treatment of the open spaces with their paths of circulation; and the detailed arrangement of trees. shrubs. lawns and paths. u. Vanâ€".1” ‘ The Indian. the first man on ‘the scene in the Richmond Hill area, changed his environment only in a minor way with calms. or tree blazes and occasiOnally house sites or religious enclos- ures. General Simcoe’s early settlers began to act on the “environment more significantly ‘by the opening up of Yonge 'Street with clearings and settle- ments at both sides on the stra- tegic "hill". But it has only been recently that technically the conscious remolding of the physical environment on a large scale has been possible at lli mond Hill, a natural promi - ence dotted with friendly pond: and beautiful trees. It is now possible at a mini- mum cost to provide for a maid- mum flexibility of choice as“: concerns living, working, play- ing, and praying; to provide for ease of circulation; to provide for a relative capacity of growth with a minimum burden on transport and municipal serv- ices; and to provide for pleas- ant and beautiful surroundings. the granting of the permit allows the company b0 now pick up fares on the east of Yonge. particularly in the Yon-ge and Steeles area. There was some question as to the advisability of granting the licence because council had turned down a sim- iilar application some weeks ago. However, it was determined that the Village Taxi application was of a different character. Out Of The Mouths 0f Children Trustee Cecil Williams. who is retiring from the Richmond Hill P u b l i c School Board at the end of the year, drew a chuckle from board members Thurs- day night of last week. He reported that his young son, in an eflort to impress a neighbourth youngster who was constantly boasting of his father’s ability to “knock people’s blocks off”. said: “But my father’s one of those trusty men who sit on a board.” 12 Volt with trade in $19.95