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At MracKillop. the board has pain-ted 16 of the 20 rooms. leaving only the four rooms in the schools newest addition un- touched. At Beverley Acres and Walter lcott, new windows have been Three of Richmond Hill’s public schools have been under- going minor repairs this month. Included in the list of repairs Ire new windows at Walter Scott and Beverley Acres and a paint job at MacKillop. Vaughan Parents Want OralFrench Residents Protest Pool Regulations .VOLUME LXXXIV, NUMBER 4 Start Repairs At Three Richmond Hill Schools Committee To Meet Trustees A-t a meeting the week be- fore, these people had been asked to contact as many mem- bers of their home and school associations as possible, to en- quire wheth‘cr the parents were in favour of the teaching of oral French in the schools and under what circumstances. Each person reported that the parents they had contacted were overwhelâ€" mingly In favour of having By Margaret McLean Some fifteen people. mcm~ bers of an oral French commit- tee formed to investigate the desirability of teaching oral French in the schools of Vau- ghan Township. met at the home of Mrs. W. A. Trow, 21 Thornebank Rd.. Thornhill, on July 18th. Present were rep- resentatives from Thornhill Public School. Concord, George Bailey, Klein‘burg, Ross Doan, Charles Hewitt and Powell Road Schools. Pictured above are children and leaders at the closing exercises of two of the church vacation schools held in this area. In the top photo, some students and leaders of the vacation school of the Headford United Church are shown. They are (left to right, back row), Richard Burton, Rosemary Cochrane, Lynn Cochrane and Kathleen Burton. (Middle row, same order), Dr. and Mrs. A. F. Binnington, Keith Burton, Larry Burton, Mrs. Harry Burton, Sharon Rumble, Noreen Simp- son and Mrs. F. Leaf. (Front row, same order) L‘ a Staton, David Turner, Susan Staton, Connie Burton, and Becky Staton. ‘ Public Library, 56 Yonge N., Richmond Hill. xonge N., ‘hmond Hill, pnfi. 5 Jne. 5â€"4â€"3â€"2â€" installed to replace the old wooden ones which had become rotted, according to Kenneth Turton, business administrator of the school boa-rd. The new frames are metal. Richmond Hill Public SchOQl Board will never install wooden frames again, Mr. Turban said. He stated that both schools had lost a large number of books which had been damaged by rain blow-n through the win- dows. French taught and only one person was reported as having been opposed. ’I‘Wo representatives from George Bailey School re- ported, however, that their home and school was en- tirely in favour of co‘-op- crating in any way to have the oral French taught. but only if it was as part of the school curriculum. provided to all pupils in the selected grades. and with no fee attached. 0n discussion. it appeared that all those present felt very strongly that if the oral French lessons were arranged on a voluntary basis with even a small fee to be paid by the parents, there would inevitab- ly be some children who would not get the lessons. This would merely perpetuate the condition now existing and which it is felt desirable to correct, that some children en- Church Vacation Schools Prove ter high school with the ad- vantage of having been taught oral French (children from T. S.A. No. 1, Markham). and those who haven’t had it are at a disadvanbage. It was suggested that the school board would be in a better position to finance the French lessons with the new grants which are to be paid to boards by the province. Sevâ€" eral felt that even if the French teaching did cause a small increase in taxes that this would be acceptable to the parents. Shortage Funds? It was mentioned that the board, after having stated pre- viously that they had no money in this year’s budget for any extras, had hired a new teaâ€" cher of art for this fall. This teacher was said to have been hired to teach only the teach- ers. Several people felt that the Vaughan Township rate- payers should not have to pay the bill to teach what presum- ably should have been taught to the teachers by their teachâ€" ers college training or what was in any event, available to the teachers through summer courses. Teacher Available In the question of the avail- ability of teachers of oral French, Mr. R. Urquhart. prin- cipal of Lan-gstaff Public School who was present at the meeting, had brought with him Mrs. P. Crotea‘u, a biling- ual teacher with an Ontario teaching certificate, at present on the staff of the Vaughan Township School Board as a principal supply teacher. Mrs. Croteau’s n-a‘tive ton- gue is French, She stressed the importance of having a (Continued On Page 3) “In Essentials Unity; In Non-Essentials Liberty RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JULY 26, 1962 lAppeur Before Council Markham Township will ask York County' Council to issue debenture-s for its share of Uhe $1,108,000 to be raised for a proposed secondary school in the Langstaff area. $1,108,000 to be raised for a Cost to municipalities invol- proposed secondary school in ved is based on the equalized the Langstaff area. assessment for each area. Mark- Coumil’s decision was hand. ham‘s share is estimated at 18 ed down Monday night [o]low_ per cent of the $1,108,000; Vau- ing a meeting with school ghan Township. 39: Wood‘bridge board officials last week. 5._an_d_Richmonfl l‘Iill 37‘. 1 Richmond Hill, Woodbridge and Vaughan Township, who will also share cost of cons-truc- tion, have agreed with Mark- ham to seek county financing. Vaughan Defers Action On Bylaw Reeve William Dean said an expenditure as large as this should be looked after by the county. In the past it has issued debentures for secondary schools, leaving elementary school financing to the munic- ipalities, Mr. Dean stated. The reeve said the county could borrow the money at a cheaper rate. Depulty-reeve J. Mumberson told the meeting that county of- ficials are concerned about the per capita debt and the effect it has on other borrowings. Mr. Mumberson is a member of the county finance committee. He was of the opinion that To Seek County Help For Financing School A Welcome Summer Activity The school was sponsored by Victoria Square, Headford and Browns' Corners United Churches. In the bottom photo, nine children who attended the vacation school at St Matthew’s United Church, Richmond Hill East, are shown. The school was sponsored by St. Gabriel Anglican, St. John’s Baptist, St. Paul’s Lutheran and St. Matthew’s. At St Matthew’s (left to right) are Ross Raymond, Elaine Raymond, Pete Brown, Janet Wright, Cathie Bettio, Brit Kvaren, Brian Palmer, Mary Jane Lowen and Dave Robbins. (Photo by Lagerquist) county council would approve ‘hhe proposal at its next meeting slated for early August. Total cost of the school is $1,489,990, with federal and provincial governments sharing part of the expenditure. Town Industry Moves To New Hill Location Th-e Newkirk Road industrial area is getting a new industry â€"from another part of Rich- mond Hill Foam and Plastics Industries. presently located at 157 Crosby Ave., will move to Newkirk Road in the near future, according to Traffic Manager William Gilles- pie. The company, which present- ly leases its Crosby Ave. prop- erty from Metro Kozak, has pur- chased the Newkirk Road build- mg. all thing A proposed Vaughan Town- ship bylaw which would force owners of private swimming pools to build fences around them will have overcome con- siderable opposition before it is ‘passed. Passing of the bylaw had been postponed last week because council was not satisfied with the wording of the first draft. According to the revised draft, owner of a private swimming pool must build a chain link fence not over four feet high and of at least nine gauge strength. Eight township ratepayers were on hand to protest the terms of the bylvaw at Monday night's council meeting. Chief objections to the fence were based on cost and the con- ten-tion that a fence wasn't as necessary in rural areas. The proposed bylaw was given a first and second reading be- fore the discussion period began, then referred back to council for further study after the pro- tests were heard. Charity Thé proposed bylaw would permit substitution of a fence of equivalent strength and safe- Access to the pool would be possible only through one or more self-closing, self-latching gates of equiv- alent strength and at least four feet high. These gates would be kept closed except when the pool was under adult supervision. Support for the fence would come from iron posts set in ce- HOME PA‘PER OF THE DISTRICT SINCE 1878 ment not over eight fee¢ apart. Violation of the bylaw would cost offenders up to $300. The original bylaw had called for a height of four and a half feet and had not specified any gauge strength. Harry L. Mendelson. Q.C., of Maple, contended that some pro- vision should be made in the by- law for those people who had already build substantial fences around their pools. He said he had been assured by the company which installed his fence that it would certain- 1y meet any bylaw requirements in other municipalities. Reeve Albert Rutherford and De-puty-reeve Jesse Bryson h-ad assured him that the fence would be adequate when he built it, he stated. He recalled being told by one of them that there would be no swimming pool bylaw for years to come. Mr. Mendelson suggested that the isolation provided by the rural area surrounding the pool ensured more safety than a four- foot fence in a built-up area. He estimated that the height of his present fence was three and a half feet, J. M. Glen. another rural res- ident, con-tended that the cost of such a fence would have the ef- fect of prohibiting private pools in the township. In 1955, the cost of a fence, much below the bylaw’s sta-nd- ‘ards around his pool, was estim- ated at just over $690, he stated. Mr. Glen estimated cost of a fence around his pool would be $1,200-$1,500, under the present legislation. In the past two years, Mr. Glen claimed he had spent almost $2,500 just on pool maintenance. Further expense would make it more profitable to leave his pool empty, he stated. Mr. Glen suggested that no outsider could be endangered who was not trespassing. He said the effect of the by- law was to relieve parents of the moral and legal responsibil- ity to look after their children, and that such a bylaw was ac- tually an iwdposition. A pond and a creek on his farm was more dangerous to toddlers than the swimming pool, he asserted. Mrs. Grant Clasco of Klein- ‘burg warned that the bylaw was just another attempt to over- coddle children. It is the par- ents’ obligation to warn the child of the danger, she stated. Robert Julian, a rural resi- ;dent, wondered if the fences ‘were as necessary in the rural areas. He claimed that it is one. quarter of a mile in every dir- ection from his pool to neigh- boring property. Mr. Julian wondered why. if ordinary farm posts are sufficient to keep bulls in. such substantial steel posts are necessary to keep out youngsters. G. F. Stanley of Maple re- quested that council review present pool fences before pass- ing the bylaw. In commenting on the discus-sion, Reeve Albert Rutherford: agreed that the danger factor is not as great in rural areas. A bylaw which recognized such bylaws would, however, be discriminatory, he said. Deputy-reeve J . A. Bryson suggested that such a modifica- tion would force council to draw up a zoning bylaw for swimming pools. Councillor Ruth McConkey, in commenting on the people who complained of costs. “I don't wish to be crude about it, but it seems the people who can most afford the added expense are the ones who are complaining most about the cost" York County Council approv-’ ed three bylaws calling for the PETER G. SAVAGE expenditure of $2,727,113 at al meeting held prior to the annual Who is well known in Rich- county picnic at Sibbald’s Point mond Hill, was “honored recent- Provincial Park, last Wednesday ly by the Grand Lodge of Can- ‘afternoon. ada of Ancient Free and Ac- . v._:...,¢ -n Hospital Given County Grant Of Over 2 Million Largest expenditure was a grant of $2,040,000 for the pro- posed York Central Hospital and the York County Hospital ‘addition. This will be paid for 'by debentures and a two-year levy of one mill. Building of the new Newmar- ket Composite School cost the county $415,113. The expendit- ure is for facilities for academ- ic classes. The federal govern- ‘ment facts the entire bill for technical facilities. Qty-st o-f Eounfyiiroad construc- tion was set at $272,000. 255 YONGE ST. SOUTH RICHMOND HILL ONE COFFEE OR ONE ORANGE DRINK WITH THIS COUPON AT Proposed amendments to the‘ official plan were approved by Markham Township Council Monday night following recom- mendations from the township planning board. Areas" affected are neighbor- hoods one and two in the Thorn- hill area. The board recommended that property in the Meadowview Heights subdivision be changed from residential to light indust- rial With the exception of single family dwellings fronting on Meadowview Avenue. Official Plan Changes Sanctioned By Council An 86-:foot-wide collector road starting at Meadowview Avenue Some lucky couple who are readers of “The Lib- eral” in six weeks time will be enjoying a free all- expense paid holiday at the fabulous Montague Beach Hotel in beautiful Nassau. In a giant “Fix the Mix-up” contest starting August 2, high value prizes will be offered each week for the next five weeks. At the end of the contest, a lucky reader of “The Liberal” who shops in a participating store will win a trip for two to Nassau in the Bahamas. It’s easy to enter the contest. Get your entry form from anyone of the participating merchants with a purchase of a dollar or more and enter for a chance at the valuable weekly prizes and a trip for tw0 to Nassau. Joining Richmond Lodge No. through local heal-tn units or 23, in 1930. he served as its family doctors. Worshipful Master in 1942 and Mrs. Nosewomjhy lea-med of as treasurer from 1956 to 1960. the test through an article in ‘ He PlaYEd an imDOI‘tant part Maclean’s Magazine last fall. 'in the founding Of The Lodge She inquired about the test 'of Fellowship, No. 702, in 1960 at the Sick Children’s Hospital and served as its fi 1: Worship- as soon as her baby was om. - ful Master for i‘ ear and a The PKU test was admlni red half. by the York County Health Unit. “ 365m will be piâ€"‘ckfied up at your home and whisked away to Malton where you will board 9. TCA nonstop luxury D98 jet airlinerjnto ‘Nass'au: ‘ All. 1 II,,A ~~~~ I4: inst prize is a Week-long, all expenses paid trip to Nassau in the beautiful Bahama Islands. Transpor- tation to the island along with hotel accommodation and meals is included. ...... 4-“- In Nassau; 3:311 will stay in the beautiful Mon- tague Beach Hotel overlooking beautiful Nassau Har- bour. Your guest room at the fabulous Montague will have twin beds, television, wall to wall carpeting. Sporting activities at the Montague include golf, tennis, badminton, skin-diving, water-skiing, fishing, yachting and boating. You can tan to a. golden brown on the hotel’s beautiful, sun-swept 600 feet of priv- ate beach. _ . _. _ . _ ‘v 1y by the Grand Lodge of Can- ada of Ancient Free and Ac- cepted Masons, by being ap- pointed a Grand Steward. ,2; The appointment is recognit- ion of V. W. Bro. Savage's work in furthering Masonry in this area. uvv M “hi. You will dine in the hotel’s Empire Room, Nas- sau’s most popular dining rendezvous. During the evening you will stroll along Honey- moon Trail through the hotel’s magnificent tropical gardens. full details. 5 m can sip an after-dinner drink in the friendly atmosphere of the After Deck Bar or the new Mon- tague Cabana Club. .- “nu , TIL ~".1" l-.. Grand Steward Couple To Win Nassau Holiday DADS' DRIVE IN vaunnw v...~ Watch next Week’s issue of “The Liberal” for FREE!! i?‘ A newly developed test which E enables doctors to detect a ten- ., dency towards mental retardat- ion in babies was administered for the first time in Richmond , Hill Last week. and Yonge Street, proceeding east to the rear of the GEM store and northeasterly to Hen~ derson Ave., should be built to ease traffic congestion In the area, the board suggested. Lands bounded by the CNR line, Henderson Avenue, new collector road and Meadowvlew Heights, are to be zoned as a multiple family residential area. Forty suites per acre and ser- vice station use on highway frontage will be allowed under the new zoning regulations. Council also sanctioned an inâ€" crease in size of the proposed commercial centre at Clarke and Henderson Avenues to eliminate the commercial area south of the CNR line on Henderson Ave. Local Baby First To Receive New Retardation Test The planning board has held hearings on the changes with interested groups in both areas during the past month. Suzanne Noseworbhy, three- week-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Noseworthy. 366 South Taylor Mims Drive, re- ceived the PKU test Friday. The test is administered with a stick of paper similar to a paper match in appearance, ac- ;cording to Mrs. Noseworthy. When applied to a wet diaper, the stick may change colors. The color of the stick will indicate any tendency towards mental re- tardation, Mrs. Noseworthy said. Toronto’s Sick Children's Hospital conducts the test through local health units or family doctors. SINGLE COPY 10c