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Richmond Hill has approved Richmond Hill will pay 37 per a request to York County Coun- cent. Percentages for the other oil to issue its share of deben- municipalities will be 39 for cures for $1,108,000 for the Vaughan Township, 18 for building of the proposed sec- Markham Township and 6 for ondary school in the La-ngstafiiWoodbridge. area. 1 Total cost of the school is Ask County To Issue Debentures Most Agree They Would Buy Again l MRS. PAUL DESLAURIERS. 80 Beaverton Rd.: We ‘ would still buy in Richmond Hill. The town’s just as I good asianywhere else to live. The only drawback is the high taxes We are paying right now. It would «be nice to have sidewalks, though. MRS. JUNE STEELE, 411 Wenlock SL: No, I don’t think we’d buy a home in Richmond Hill. It’s so far from the city that it’s a real chore to go down there to visit relatives or for a night out. We’ve gotten used to it now, but it took quite a while. It’s impos- sible to sell a house in the Hill, too. MRS. LINDSAY BOOMHOWER, 217 Colborne Ave: No, we wouldn’t buy here again. Taxes are so high they’re out of the question. We criticize the town. too, because it hasn’t attracted industry. It would be a lot cheaper to live and work in the same town. MRS. IDA BANKS, 161 Church St.: Yes, we’d buy again. We like the town. It’s a very friendly place to live. We’ve lived here for only three years, but our family was accepted into the community fairly quickâ€" ly. In some places that takes years. MRS. KAY SCHELL, 56 Cartier Cr.: Yes, we’d buy here in town again. We’d far rather live in a small town than in the city. The air is a lot cleaner. There’s plenty of room for the kids to play in a town like Richmond Hill, too. MRS. L. MILNE, 183 Sussex 81.: Yes, we would cer- tainly buy a home in Richmond Hill if we had to do it over again. We like the town and we like the people in it. We’ve lived here for over 15 years and we intend to stay. MRS. QUINTON, 126 Talmage Ave.: I like it here. The only objection 1 have is that there’s no place for the kids to play in my neighbourhood. They’ve locked up the school grounds and people are scared of kids messing up their lawns. But kids shouldn’t learn to play in the streets. MRS. N. R. TOMLINSON, 207 Maple Ave.: I think we’d buy a home in Richmond Hill again if we had to do it over again. It’s far enough away from the city that we manage to escape the “hurly-burly”. A lot of people complain about high taxes now, but they’ll eventually go down as the population goes up. 'ea. 1 Total cost of the school is Cost to the four municipaliâ€"'$1,489,990. Federal and provin- as belonging to the district is clal grants will make up the used on equalized assessment. rest of the expenditure. MRS. J. R. SINCLAIR, 36 Rockport Cr.: No, we wouldn’t buy here again. They’ve let the town grow much too quickly. We’re going to move to Islington. We’re especially unhappy with the lack of town planning. The newer areas weren’t planned. they just grew. MRS. G. LONGWORTH, 120 Baker St.: Yes, we’ve lived here since 1939. When we moved here, Richmond Hill was an “old-fashioned” town, popu- lated mainly by retired farmers. Now we have the advantages of movies and restaurants and we're close to all the city’s advantages. Vaughan Township Waterworks Committee should not ask the On- tario Water Resources Commission to finance future waterworks install- ations in the township. This was the conclusion drawn by Chairman Mrs. Ruth McConkey after a meeting Tuesday afternoon with OWRC of- ficials in Toronto. Representatives of the Concord Ratepayers Association had asked for the meeting at a Monday night session of the waterworks committee. The association is protesting the township’s method of financing the proposed Edgeley waterworks. Ex- Reject OWRC Financing Of Vaughan Water His survey produced dozens of com- plaints ranging from high taxes to poor planning. But the overwhelming answer to his question was “Yes, we would buy here again.” Here are some of the answers he received. “If you had it to do over again, would you buy a house in Richmond Hill?” This was the question that Liberal staff reporter Neil Campbell posed to a cross-section of Rich- mond Hill housewives last week. MRS. VERNA KILLAM, 183 Church St. S.: If you’d asked me two years ago my answer would have been much different. Now my husband works here. It can never be a really good place to live because it’s too close to Toronto to be self-sufficient, and too far away to be convenient. MRS. DAVID FERGUSON, 117 Tal- mage Ave.: That’s a tough question. I think we’d buy a home here in town if we had to do it over again. Living here in Richmond Hill is almost like owning a home in the country. The people in Richmond Hill are so friend- ly, you can’t help liking them. Residents could not expect the same kind of service from the OWRC as they had been getting from the township, she stated. Provincial em- ployees would not be apt to stay up past midnight as township employ- According to Mrs. McConkey, savings achie'ved by the OWRC’s fin- ancing the plan would be negligible. Further, the OWRC would take effec- tive control over the township‘s wat- er system in such a situation, she said. pansion of water facilities in Concord had been turned down last year be- cause of cost. far Vaughan Township may be 1ere getting a new shopping centre, tten although not in the immediate DOS_ fuutre. A. Minghella of Thorn- - hill has a rezoning proposal be- fore the township planning - board which would allow him to We lobtain a building permit for the iWants Township (To Rezone Area For New Plaza project The proposed plaza, consisting of 16 stores and a supermarket, would be located. on Bathurst Street. VOL. 84, NOTE Before the rezoning proposal could be accepted by the plan- ning board, assurance would have to be obtained from the waterwarks committee that an adequate supply of water is av- ailable for the development. No further action can be tak- en en the proposal until the waterworks superintendent has made a full report on the water supply in the area. Give Wage Hike To Members Of Vaughan Force Members of the Vaughan Township Police will receive raises as of April 1, 1963. Ac- cording to a township bylaw police salaries are raised to keep them on a level with OPP salaries. Constables will get a raise of $200 to a minimum of $4,200 and a maximum of 4,800. Saba-ries raised by of $5.250 $5,500. In addition. a new category of probationary constable was added to the township's salary schedule. Pay for this category will be $4,050. Break-in Nets $372 At Yonge St. Dealer A break~in early last Wednes- day morning at the office of R. D. Little and Sons, 3 new-car dealership on Yonge Street North in Richmond Hill, netted thieves $372 in cash and checks. Included in the haul was $82 in cash and an estimated $290 in checks. Canadian Bid Accepted Council Refuses U.S. Offer Of .90 On Dollar WU" Under the terms of the lat- Gl'eenshield‘s offer was for ter bid. the debentures would a syndicate including that be sold on the New York company and the Canadian market for American dollars. Markham Township has in- dicated it will make a policy of selling its debentures through Canadian firms rath- er than American. Debentures for two Mark- ham Township School Areas will be sold for the township by Greenshields Lt'd., of Tor- onto. The debentures, totalling $280,000. M11 go to TSA 1 15185.000) and TSA 3 (595.- 000i. Police are still investigating 5f IN NEWS ADVER- TISING CIRCULATION of sergeants will be $300 to a minimum and a maximum of @Mw 2T0 Allow Sunday Sports Eisiln Richmond Hill Parks Richmond Hill Town Coun- cil has opened the door for legalsized Sunday sports at town parks. On a motion at Monday allow Dynes Jewellers softball night’s meeting by Deputy- team use of the park Aug. 19 reeve Thomas Broad'hurst and to complete their baseball play- Councillor A1 White, council offs. granted local organizations per- Councillor Alex Campbell mission to use town parks for voiced strong opposition to Mr. Sunday sports. Broadhurst’s motion and said Groups or clubs wishing to it could be a violation of the use park facilities must firstlLord's Day Act. He suggested get approval from the recrea~ that it may not legally stand ‘tion committee subject to re-‘up. commendation by Recreation In voting against the motion Campbell Not In Favor Council considered a bid from Ames and Company of Canada, representing a syndi- cate of four firms. Their offer was for 90 cents on the dollar with an interest rate of five and a quarter per cent. Imperial Bank of Commerce. Their bid was for 97.549 cents on the dollar at six per cent for the first 10 years. and six and a quarter per cent for the last 10 years. The association object because they feel Concord has prior rights to a. new waterworks system. They had been refused last year because as- sessment in the area could not foot the bill of $136,000. Now they and other township residents are being asked to pay much of the cost of the Edgeley waterworks, they claim. A special levy on the Edgeley area; water rates, and a township-wide levy will pay for the system. Since the present assessment is only $500,000 ees had during the recent dry spell to ensure adequate water pressure, the chairman said. Shown above is the fabulous Montague Beach Hotel in Nassau. Some lucky couple who reads “The Liberal" will be vacationing there five weeks from now. The all-expense paid holiday is first prize in the giant “Fix the Mix-up” contest starting this week. Further details on this page. “In Essentials Unity; In Non-Essentials Liberty; In All Things Charity" RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1962 Home For A Week Director Mrs. Jean Thomson. Mr. Campbell suggested that Council's action followed a clarification be sought from request from Mrs. Thomson the town solicitor. for a letter authorizing her to “I need more information be- allow Dynes Jewellers softball fore I can vote for this propo- team use of the park Aug. 19 sitlon and certainly have not to complete their baseball play- the background to go ahead offs. with it now", he told the meet- Councillor Alex Campbellling. Because of the state of the present international money market, a Canadian munici- pality would find it a good deal more profitable to sell lts debentures on the Ameri- can market. according to M. J. Binnington, representing the latter firm. Acceptance of his firm’s bid would mean a savings of about $30,000 for the town- ship on the issue. A rise in the value of the Canadian dollar in relation to the American dollar woulfl give the township an even greater saving. Total cost of the system, just un- der $200,000, will be paid for at the rate of about $18,000 a year. Reeve Albert Rutherford said that installation of a water system in the area would attract new industry and assessment which would even- tually pay its own way on the sys- tem. A new factory will be in the area by October with an assessment of $1,500,000, he said. This would in the Edgeley area and the maximum local levy under provincial law is four mills, the residents serviced by the system would pay only $2,000 a year. However. if the dollar were to fall still further in value the saving would decrease. A fall below a value of 86 cents in terms of American money would cost the township money. Deputy-reeve E. L. Mum- berson commented after the decision had been made by council behind closed doors in a committee of the whole. “I would take the American‘the 400 Drive-In Theatre. ofier if it were my money,j A previous application for a but I don‘t feel council should‘vote by the Motion Picture gamble with mhe school Theatres Association of Ontario board’s money,” was refused June 21. Mr. Broadhurst said he was all in favor of sports on Sunday. Baseball is no worse than golfing or ten- nis and anyone wishing to present a concert on the (Continued On Page 3) 1 Praise Effort Of .fWelfare Director A decrease in the number of persons on the relief rolls was also recorded. In 1961, 567 drew financial help as against 293 this year. Highlight of the report was‘ the absence of employable per- sons drawing benefits. This is the first time in several years that those capable of work have been off welfare payments. Commenting on the report Mr. Campbell said he was great- ly encouraged by the drop in relief costs and the substantial decrease in numbers receiving aid. Other figures contained in the report were: old age supple- ment, $140; nursing homes. $2,146; charity and indigents' funerals. $461.29; ambulance subsidy. $600; administration expenses, $1,627.48; relief paid to other municipalities, $881.81. PRAISES DIRECTOR He told council the overal-I picture was “most satisfactory", and praised the efiorts of Wel- fare Director Norman Lewis for his part in keeping costs to a minimum. In the latter category thel town must pay for residents who move from here to other areas until they have establish- ed permanent residence. Total expenses for the first six months amounted to $12,- 350.82, down $2,261.49 from $14,612.31 for the correspond- ing period a year ago. Eleven people drew the old age supplement between Janu- ary and June, down six from last year, and 23 were placed in nursing homes, a jump of two over 1961. UVCL LJUL. l The town received $4,305.90‘l in relief grants and $1,711.80i for nursing homes from the pro-, vincial government. Both sums: were down substantially from: 1961. > Other municipalities contrib-l uted $346.23 for persons who had moved to Richmond Hill. This was a drop of over 5500' from a year previous. Ask Vote For Movies On Sunday In Vaughan The question of Sunday mov- ies may yet come before the voters of Vaughan Township. The township's finance and general purpose committee has agreed to review the matter. M. L. Axher had requested the vote on behalf of 20th Cen- tury Theatres. His firm owns the 400 Drive-In Theatre. Direct relief totalled $6,494.24 from January 1 to-June 30, a drop of $2,762.60 from $9,256.84 paidout in 1961. Of this amount 80 per cent was borne by the provincial government leaving the remaining share, $2,863.92, the actual cost to the town. Welfare payments have dropped almost 30 per cent for the first six months of this year compared to the same period in 1961, according to a report tabled by Councillor Alex Campbell at 3. Richmond Hill Town Council meeting Monday night. Ratepayer Harry Bisson suggest- ed that installation of the new water- works would create a field day for speculators. He stated that the new plant could not expand because of a franchise agreement. The plant would cover only 25 acres of the 120 acres owned by the firm, according to Deputy-reeve Jesse Bryson. Mr. Bisson alleged that the firm hoped to sell the remaihing land at a substantial profit. raise the revenue from the area to $8,000. According to Mr. Rutherford, the firm hopes to expand the plant in the near future. A total of 72 dogs were impounded during the month of May by the Canine Control Kennels in Maple for the adjoining munici- palities of Vaughan and Markham Townships, and Richmond Hill. Some 28 were impounded in Vaughan, 26 in Richmond Hill and 18 in Markham. According to the report from James Ryan, five dogs were involved in accidents. Busy Month For Canine Control In Hill District In a giant FIX THE MIX-UP contest starting this week, high value prizes will be offered each week for the next five weeks. At the end of contest_ someone will win a seven-day trip to Nassau. On page 12 of this issue, the first contest 3 appears with many co-operating merchants. At the bottom of the page are nine anagrams. In order to take part, the contestant must fix up the anagrams to agree with the name of one of the advertisers. He can then pick up an entry form from any one of the merchants with whom he has dealt and send it to the ofiice of “The Liberal.” The anagrams are series of words made up from exactly the number of letters in the name of the participating firm. GET YOUR ENTRY FORM FROM ANY ONE OF THESE MERCHANTS WITH A PUR- CHASE OF A DOLLAR OR MORE AND ENTER NOW FOR A CHANCE AT THE VALUABLE WEEKLY PRIZE AND THE TRIP FOR TWO TO NASSAU. Prizes for the first week will be a man’s wrist watch, a. coffee percolator and an electric fry pan. HOME PAPER OF THE DISTRICT SINCE I878 PER COPYHIOE In reference to the proposed Con- cord system, Reg. McLean said that present Concord residents should not be asked to pay for parts of the new water system to serve a proposed subdivision south of Highway 7. He suggested the difference in cost between six-inch mains, which would serve present residents only, and the 12-inch mains, would be $32,000. Council was being over-optimis- tic in hoping the Edgeley area could attract industry, Mrs. Reg. McLean contended. She stated that industry was no longer anxious to move into Vaughan because of taxes. Public Library, 56 Yonge N., Richmond Hill, Onfi. *Mills Ltd. Open Retail Division Coun-cil assured Mr. Pabter- son that water could be made available in the area within two at three weeks of the time OMB approval of the project was obtained. There was no reason to think water would mot be available at the end of 1three months, it said. Joseph Patterson of Finley McLachlan, builders of the fac- tory. appeared to ask council when water would be avail-able in the area. He told council the building would be completed wlbhln three months from the time Lt was started and would be ready for occupancy wlthln four months. Markham Township will have a new industry in operation by the end of 1962. Monday after- noon council approved a buildâ€" ing applicatlon from Associated Tube for a new factory to be built under the ONE bypass at Don Mills Road. Associated Tube will handle its own sewage but use a sub- stantial amount of water for cooling purposes. They will set up a re-cireulaltinrg system to eliminate the problem of dis- posing of the water. Mr. Patterson estimated the firm would use 16 to 20 million gallons a year if it used'lts water once only. The’new 30,000 square foot building will have an attractive brick facing. according to Mr. Patterson. The firm will employ 60-75 people, he estimated. Richmond Hill will have a. new retail florist shop. H. J. Mills 'Ltd.. a long-established greenhouse firm, have expand- ed their facilities to include a retail outlet. However ’the problem of dis- posing of The water will force the firm to cut down on its consumption by setting up a reâ€"circulaltion system which would use the same water con- tinually. Their department will special- ize in flowers for weddings. bouquets, funerals and corsages. along with floral design, cut flowers and plants. The new rétail outlet is locat- ed at the firm's plant, 123 Duf- ferin Lane. Richmond Hill. Approval Given For New Plant