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Public Library, 56 Yonge N., Richmond Hill, Out. 5 Jne. 5â€"4â€"3â€"2â€" VOLUME'LxxXIV, NUMBER 2 “In isscntials Unity: In Non-Essentials Liberty: in A poll of Richmond Hill residents this week for their opinion on the increasing costs of mainâ€" taining our educational system revealed mixed feelings to the question: “What Do You Think Of Increased School Costs.” Liberal staff reporter Neil Campbell inter- viewed a housewife, barber, student, retired pen- sioner, bakery owner and businessmen, in his survey. Here are some of the answers he re- ceivedâ€" ,Rl'l‘A EDWARDS, Dress Store Manager: I am of the opinion that Richmond Hill should go all out for bus- iness and industry to increase tax revenues. Child- ren have to go to school so we have to expand our schools. It is not expansion but lack of industrial assessment that is raising our taxes. ED HERMANOVICS, Student: It seems to me that ’ education is one thing we need in Canada. We must progress beyond most other countries so I believe that we should exert ourselves and pay the amount of taxes that we must pay. RICHARD LEE, Retired: 1 think school taxes are a heck of a thing. I haven’t had kids for 20 years. I’m a pensioner now and I‘ haven’t got a million dollars. I’m afraid that if taxes go any higher, I’ll be forced to sell. There should be some allowance made for pensroners. ANDY MURPHY. Taxi Driver: I’m all for it. With increased technological development we have a real ‘ struggle ahead to keep up with the Russians. They’re putting out far more university graduates than we are. Then too, increased automation makes it neces- sary to have more education just to get a job. INEZ HAYES, Housewife: I’m for anything concern- ing education. We’re still terribly short of schools in this part of town. We’re depending too much on portable classrooms. place at Bayview (Secondary School) is necessary. H. A. WIGHT, Druggist: We feel like everybody else â€" the damage was done a number of years ago when too many residential sections opened. The peo- . ple that moved in had too many children and we didn’t attract enough industry to pay the taxes. Our costs could be cut if we eliminated some of the n 5. CHRIS KARALIS, Bakery Owner: I’d rather see tax- es going to our school system than anywhere else. We are far behind other countries in our school sys- tem. We must catch up. We should be spending more money on our schools and less on our high- ways. AUBREY DUNN, Barber: If you don’t know the in- side story, you can’t be sure whether a thing is good or bad. We should keep down administrative costs, Expansion such as that taking ‘ Having the time t (left to right) Heather t ster and Paul Carcone, on. The children are s Builder Will Reapply Apartments Now ConlOrm To Town's Zoning Bylaw but if expansion is coming, what can you do about , it? Don‘t forget that most people on the school boards are paying taxes too. DIANNE WILTON, Housewife: I don’t mind paying for the‘ schools just as long as I’m getting my money’s worth. I don"t think all our teachers are doing their :jobs. I cannot say I’ve much confidence in our modern teaching methods either. JOHN PADFIELD, Bakery Manager: The finished product of our modern school system is far out of keeping with the money that’s spent. When getting an education was tougher, when men had to dig and dig and dig for an education, we produced thinkers that our present world can’t produce. You can’t be a playboy and a student. MRS. H. JONES, Housewife: School costs are terri- ble. People are going to move out of Richmond Hill because of taxes. We’d move if we could sell our house. Taxes in Aurora are only about half what they are here. It’s only in the last few years that they have gotten this high. NORMAN MACKIE, Retired: Kids have to have an education but it’s costing us too much. Teachers get too much money. on his savings. But when the teacher retires. he has a big pensmii, part of which is paid for by the tax- payers. li people in Richmond Hill Richmond Hill. along with don't use caution in their con- most municipalities in the area. sumption of water, they mayiis using water at a record rate. find restrictions placed on it.yCoupled with the unusually dry according to Works Commisâ€"‘weather we‘ve had. this could sioner Otto Whalen spell trouble. Mr. Whalen said. Mr. Whalen emphasized the commission would be most re- luctant to impose such restric- tions. but that it might be forced. Board Gives Licenses The only restrictions prescntlyiTo Three Area in force are against watering,» s la'wns from eight in the morn-,. Three area golf and country 11-51 till eight at night 0“ Wed-lclubs have been granted liquor ncsday. This period is usedilicenses. it was announced by for back flushing at the town‘s the Ontario Liquor License waterworks. Board. Monday. Mr. Whaleii suggested that Included are the 'l‘hornhill one good way of cutting dou'anolf Club. Maple Downs Golf unnecessary consumption vol- and Country Chub. Vaughan iiiitarily would be for house- Township. and the Summit holders to refrain from waterâ€" Golf and Country Club. Mark- in: their lawns (‘llll‘illC the day. ham Township. A retired businessman has to live ‘ Builder of the proposed Mc- Hill may encounter new stumb- ling blocks before his building permit is granted, warned Chairman Harold Sayers at last Wednesday’s meeting of the Committee of Adjustment. Difficulties have arisen as a result of recent provincial ap- proval of a new zoning bylaw for the town passed by council last year and approved by the Ontario Municipal Board June 22. ‘ The hearing was called prior to OMB approval because the floor areas of 35 of the 45 pro-t posed apartments in the build-l in-g did not conform to the old‘ zoning bylaw. l The committee Wednesday night approved the floor areas fibecause they now conform to 'the new bylaw. The floor areas in quest- ion, 570 square feet for 12, one bedroom suites. and 700 square feet for 23. two bed- room suites., conform ex- actly to the new regula- tions. _ t The old bylaw called for ‘miiiimuin floor areas of 800 square feet in a multiple fam- ily dwelling. Builder T. A. McQueen will ,have to go back to the build-1 ing inspector and make a new; application. if any part of it1 does not conform to the new bylaw. he must appear before the committee of adjustment ‘again. i Mr. McQueen is required to wait two weeks before making a new application. This time is alldwed for interested parties to apply to the OMB for a hearing if they protest the rul- in: of the committee of adjust- iiicnt. Further delay may prevent the construction of the apart- ments altogether. Mr. McQueen stated his financial backing would be no longer available to him after September 1. The proposed apartments are slated to be built on Richmond Street. near Hall Street. Dll"ill: the discussion period. Mr. McQueen assured a group of neighboring ratepayers that he was aware of their interest in the buildiii: BE Antillth â€" all RICHMOND HILL. ONTARIO, THURSDAY. .i't'L'Y 127mg: digit Tthrratt things of IN ADVERTISING, CIRCULATION and NEWS "THE LIBERAL" Home Paper of the ‘ . ‘ District Since 1878 Charity ’ a ‘t‘ Hons PAPER or THE DISTRICT SINCE 1878 Ready September '64 Approve Construction Of Secondary School To Cost $1.5 Million t SINGLE COPY 10c Approval was given by the York Central District 0 , Hfigh Schooé Boai'dEhTi‘sdayilnitht for the construction Nearly 1200 Register mast: caresses. stratus..st ‘ The site, located west of Yonge Street between For Summer Program ‘ Roosevelt and Garden Avenues, will be expropriated by the board. Construction is expected to start next May and be ready for occupancy in September 1964. “And Away We Go" playground,program in Richmond Hill. Queen Apartments in Richmondl Nearly 1.200 children have ail- rcady registered for the 1962 summer playground program in Richmond Hill. Recreation Diâ€" rector Mrs. Jean Thompson said that registration is still open and every application will be accepted. There are separate programs set up for two age groups. About two-thirds of the child- i‘cn take part in the morning program for children five to seven years old. The afternoon program is for children eight to 12. The total enrolment of 1,175 is a little ahead of last year i I install New Line of their life on the slide at the town park are Bell, Rocky Deciantis, Winnie Smith, Vivian Web- while Elizabeth Hutcheson (extreme right) looks ome of the almost 1,200 taking part in the summer (Photo by Lagerquist) Residents of the southern part. of Markham Township, who have been complaining of the water shortage, will be happy to know that relief is on the way. y According to Walter Craig. waterworks superintendent, pipe and materials for the new \vattermiain on Bayview Avenue ,arrived Monday and work was ,to begin Tuesday. This would at least partially alleviate the shortage which is most severe for residents who live on Highway 7 between ,Cedar and Sussex Avenues. , Mr. Craig says there is no lack of water in the township but the extreme elevation of the area made it difficult to maintain enough pressure to pump the water to the southern area. Residents 0f the area have been subject to restrictions on laWn watering and at times were without water. Will Not Support He told them the proposed borhood's appearance. structure would not be an eye- When the question of who sore and would have adequate would pay for necessary ex- parking. It will be four stories panded services arose, Mr. Say- high. errs said the problem would Mr. McQueen said that in the have to come before council. first application he filed he had However, Mr. McQueen has al- asked for permission to build ready promised the works de- 45 apartments, rather than the partment $6,000 to go towards 77 allowed under the old bylaw, installing new storm sewers, ac- in order to maintain the neigh- cording to Mr. Sayers. Funeral Services Held To Help Southern, when registration ranged from 950 to 1,250, Mrs. Thompson said. Beverley Acres School has the largest registration of the five playgrounds. 400. Other playground figures are 300 at Walter Scott School, 250 at MacKillop School, 125 at the Town Park, and 100 at Pleas- antville School. Two special movies headline the activities this Neck. They are “Assignment Children,” Danny Kay 2’s movie for UNI- CEF, and a film on the RCMP Musical Ride. A 32-teatm inter-playground ,baseball league is being organ- eized along with a floor hockey league. This week Mrs. Rabinowitch is starting a special class in ‘art work for children taking ,part in the afternoon classes. The theme of this year’s pro- tgram is “Chili-en of Other ’La'ndis." Area Of Markham _____ "Street Sweeper Bought By Town Residents of Richmond Hill will be seeing a strange new machine roaming the streets of town the next few days. The works department has just had a street sweeper delivered to it. Acording to Works Commis- sioner Otto Whalen, the sweep- er was purchased second hand from the city of Toronto for $1,000. It differs from the old sweep- er in that it actually picks up the debris from the street and takes it away. It has a capa- city of one to one and a quarter yards. Since it washes the streets at the same time, it can be used only on streets with curbs. The old sweeper will still be used on other streets. Comprised of 14 classrooms,- music room, double gymnasium. cafeteria, two industrial arts shops, three commercial rooms. four laboratories, an art room1 and library. it will accomodatc 800 pupils. Board officials are hopeful it will be completed in time for school opening in the fall of 1964 to relieve the steadily in- creasing student population above the Grade 8 level. Total cost of the building and furnishing is estimated at $1,489,990 of which the federal government pays a direct grant of $381,647. ‘ Debenture Sale This leaves $1.108,343 that must be raised through sale of debentures by the board. Of this amount, the provincial govern- ment will return 60 per cent in grants over the life of the de- ben-tures. demic institution, the provincial government bears 75 per cent of the estimated $508,000 to be ionavl curriculum. will pay for three commercial rooms, four standard classrooms and one-quarter of the cafe- teria and gymnasium. The board’s share of the $508,000 is included in the debenture issue. Before Ontario Municipal Board approval for the project is granted, the four participating municipalities, Markham and Vaughan Townships, Woodbridâ€" ge and Richmond Hill. must give their consent. J. D. Ashworth, school board business administrator, told the trustees the OMB requires at least 50 per cent approval of the total assessment in the four municipalities. Once OMB approval is re- ceived, an architect will be en- gaged and plans started. This is expected early in the fall. He suggested that a commit- , (Continued on Page 3) ‘In York County Classified as a vocational-aca-' It has notified the board it ' tcoiiect $8,347. For Association spent on setting up the vocat- ' ' MRS. ELSIE GIBBS The final returns for the recent canvass for funds by the ’- ork County Branch of the Ca- n-adian Mental Health Associa- ton were released this week. Campaign Chaim-an Mrs. Elsie Gibbs of Lake Wilcox re- ports tha-t a total of $8,347.86 was collected from county res- idents. The association carries 01. an ambitious program od.’ rehabilitation and education throughout the county. Assist- ance is also given to the new mental health clinic in New- market. Mrs. Gibbs thanked everyone for their generous support du- ring the drive. Active in com- munity work Mrs. Gibbs is a member of Whitchiurch Town- ship Council and a former school trustee. For David Sims Tuesday Profound sympathy for bereaved parents and brother. was expressed by the commun-l ’ity when news was received of, young citizen of Richmond Hill. I ,,v .y,.///y///,UW, .. . (2.7, . .4744”, ,. away/,fluflyflw #74)” W”. , DAVID SIMS David 17. younger son of Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Sims. Baker Avenue. died while swimming in Mainlioods Lake. near Utter- son. 15 miles southwest of course at Richmond Hill High board 193mm that it, would HU‘ltSVill“~ SClmOl- h“ “med a certificate take the town about two months He was swimming with his in ill? Ll'lml“ mum? of arc longer than expected to sell the older brother John and some “'Cldilli-‘alld hccame Fhf‘D {OFG- debentures on the building. friends. when he suddenly sank in eight feet of water without calling for help. He was taken from the water by his brother and a companion. but did not ¢ An a utopsy Coroner ’to. Born in father. tucatioii at 'Grade 13. Attending ,cliurch services. Though a very keen student f physical training and sports were not neglected. As a hockey goalie. he won the “most outstanding player of the academically. season“ award. After pursuit of various hob- bies. ‘ Richmond were his father and his grand- David received his ed- McConaghy lSchool and Richmond Hill High School. He recently passed into Sunday throughout his earlier years, he’ was a member of Richmond Hill United Church and was an act- livc participant in church activ- lities. including broadcasting of liis‘respond to artificial respiration. conducted by D. P. Davies showed no water in his lungs. Dr. Dav- lthe tragic‘death of David Simslies said cause of death will not 1011 Saturday and on the loss oflbe known until results of the lsuch a popular and promisingautopsy are studied in Toron- Hill. Pubhc school: DaVid- at a "My 0.3”." School Board may have to go age concentrated on electricale the banks to pay for the nine1 radio. and mechanical subjects.‘room building his own apparatus, in- Heights School, eluding test equipment. aS’ I . . Towns Land Bid Metropolitan Toronto would. not support any bid by the‘ Town of Richmond Hill to an-. nex more land for industrial uses. This was the conclusion‘ Planning Director Harold Deeks reached after a recent conver- sation with Ian Keith of Met- ro. Mr. Keith is responsible fort the Richmond Hill-Thornhill‘ lairea in the Metro Planning De- ‘partment. Mr. Decks reported his con- versation in last week's plan- ning board meeting. Metro would question any annexation for industrial use until Rich-l mond Hill had filled its pres-t ent industrial lands, the dircc-i tor stated. Metro would favor annexa-‘ tion of residential areas, part-I icularly in the area south of! town where there has beenli some residential developmentl the meeting was told. I «.iv..-,..o<3r. M). May Need Financing To Pay School Builder The Richmond Hill Public addition to Crosby in a report from Business Eniaé’i‘d in the {our 3'03" Shop’Administrator Ken ’I‘urton. the man. L‘nder the direction of W. Ellis. he managed the electric- have m harm“- to pay the can. al section and transmission of tractor, broadcastin: school PI‘OZI‘amS ed about the extra expense of Continued on Page 3‘ _ED caoss TW LIRARY -.- THURS" JULY 12 -= Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Zimmerman of Brookside Road, Elgin Mills can enjoy outdoor summer living with their modern new motorized barbecue, picnic table and chairs which they won at the lucky draw sponsored by Bruce Macdougall Motors, Richmond Hill. Salesman George Dear scans the As a result. the board may winning ticket which was drawn last Saturday. Enjoying proceedings is Mr. Lloyd Davis, general manager of the well-known local Pontiac-Buick dealer. (Photo by Lagerquist) The board is concern payin: bank interest. 2-3 AFTERNOON â€" H I,