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The Liberal, 20 Sep 1962, p. 1

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Amalgamation of at least some of the police forces in the county may take place in the not tooâ€"distant future. May Join Police |n5 Argas At a joint meeting of coun- cils of five northern munibipali- ties. a committee was set up to study the question of amalga- motion. . LLuAVVJ, Av" ..,.. _ » Bobby Clement, third prize winner congratu- fiarkham Townsh‘ip‘.‘ igéhgi’stér’ lates Jersene Sheppard who copped second prize in radio_ Kresge’s. s, fiverau, 137 the Back-To-School Lucky Buck Contest. (Top) Woodlane; dress, Patricia White Little Margaret Newburg picks the lucky tickets. (Continued 011 Page 141 « itMllmlllllllll\\\\\\\\\l\\\\l\\\\\l\\l\\\\\\\l\\\\\\\\l\\\\\\l\\\\lllllllllll\\“\\\\\\\lll\\ll\\\l\\\\\l\\“\\\\\l\\ll“\\l\\l\\\\\lllll\\l\\\l\\\\\l\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\l\\\\llll\\\\\\\l\ll\lllllllllllllllllllll\l\l\\\ll\\\\\\\lll\\ll\\\lll\\\\l\\\ll\\lll\\lf5 mun “Mul- mahon' PRU second would cover those The five municipalities re- three along with Newmarket presented were Whitchul‘ch..and East GM'illimrbury. " WihsNasSau Holiday) Lucky Larry Lucas, 19, of Levendale Road, re- ceives his holiday ticket to sunny Nassau from Managing Editor Sam Cook of “The Liberal” (below). Avidly watching proceedings are (seated) his bro- thers Carl, their mother, Mrs. Sarah Lucas, and Brian. Larry is a grade 13 student at Richmond Hill High School. He and his mother plan to visit Nassau in December. John Addison M.P. York North (right) drawing the winning entry as Yonge St. l dealer Bill Neal Jr. looks on. The winning contest merchant was R. l & Son Ltd., well known local Ford dealers. § Bums Libra; , Richmond gill-,1 King Town-ship, Aurora, New- market and East Gwillimbury. Each council argteed to name a representative to the commit- tee. They will study two possible set-uvps. One joint police pro- posal will cover Whi’cchru-rch, King and Aurora. (STAFF PHOTO) Youngster __-. tan. . Skirt, Nordica. Stephen Add- ; ley, 462 Driscoll Rd; paint, Jack Watts Hardware. Colleen Mur- phy, 50 Benson Ave.; cactus gar- den. Rice‘s Flowers, D. Bonnell, 217 Altamira Rd.: watch, Dyne’s JeWellers, D. Cooper, 329 Blue Grass B1vd.; girl’s two-piece suit, Glory Ann, G. Kennoway. Yonge St.. Oak Ridges. ‘ Sweater, Stagg Shop, C. Mur- , phy, 50 Benson Ave.; choco- lates, Delicatessen, J. Reid. 49 Cartier Cr.; mirror. Michael’s Card and Gift, Stephen Bull, 28 Oxford St.; boy’s jacket and pants, Jack Erasers, Judy A11- man, 330 S. Palliser; and girl’s twopiece suit. Reitmans, J. Hill, 41 Vaughan Rd. Shoes, Agnew Surpass, Lynda McHardy, 399 South Taylor Mills Dr., and Bruce Cook, 65 immflu‘nt Ave.; shoes, Bata Shoes, B. Harvey, 139 Sixteenth Ave., at?“ Markham Township; transistor 6 111 radio, Kresge’s, S. Everatt, 137 '01)) - Woodlane; dress, Patricia White.- VOL. 84, NO. 1g A Hunt Avenue youngster Will have an allowance of two dol- lars a week for the next year. She is Kimmy Hoarc. 3. winner of the “Back to School" Lucky Bucks Contest which ended at the Richmond Heights Centre Saturday. Kimmy‘s parents. who live at 82 Hunt Ave., will receive the 82 Hunt Ave.. wiu r4 hundred-dollar money hundred-dollar money tree. Second prize of $2 a week for 26 weeks was picked up by Jer- sene Sheppard, who lives at 225 iii-(235315" Bobby Clement, 246 H‘arrygan Cres.. received third prize of $2 raigveeii for 13 weeks. A totali of 37 other prizes were won by area residents. A list of prize donors and winners. fol- lows Food Hamper. Loblaws. Julie Hargraves. 213 Altamira Rd.; three wash and set vouchers, D. Albert Brown. R. C. Park, 59 Leisure Lane; chocolates. Laura Secord, Leslie MacFarlane, Maple; hair dryer. Tamblyns. S. Kirkpatrick, 322 Kerrybrook DIE; binder and refill, Coles. Danny Boyington. 244 North Taylor Mills Drive. W'hitchurch and King were ‘forced to make some decision on their police force when they were notified recently that the Ontario Provincial Police will withdraw from the two town- ships after March of next year. York County' Council last month turned down a proposed amalgamated police force for the whole county. youngster will‘ Sale of 20-year debenture bonds to Greenshields Incorporated, Toronto, totalling $190,000 at above par value was ratified Monday night by Richmond Hill Town Council. Offering $100028 per hundred dollars. the com- pany was the highest bidder among 12 firms that tendered. Interest on the debentures is six per cent per annum I SELL OVER PAR Premier John Robarts of Ontario will be guest speaker at the annual meeting for representatives of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Association's Central District in Brad- ford Saturday. Mr. Robarts will address a public meeting at the Bradford Community Cen- tre in the afternoon at 2.30 as a climax to the meeting. Federal Minister of La- bor Michael Starr, Ontario Health Minister Dr. Mat- thew B. Dy'morid and other members of the pnovin‘cial cabinet will also be pres- ent. Ontario Premier Visits Bradford This Saturday .M‘r. Roberts will arrive in Bradford at 11 am. and will be greeted by dis¢riot school children. Mayor Jo- seph Magani will extend an official welcome to the premier. Richmond Hill Approves Indoor Swimming Pool Construction on an in- door swimming pool in Richmond Hill may begin in the near future. The town’s swimming pool com- mittee made a firm decis- ion to proceed with an in- door pool Tuesday night. A definite site for the pool was picked at the meeting and approved by the planning board, indus- trial commission, parks board and recreation com- mission. Location of the pool site has not been released. In Essentials Unity Of the money raised, $179,000 will pay for the addition to Crosby Heights Public School and the remaining $11,000 will be used to cover a local im» provement bylaw. Other companies bidding were Mills-Spence & Co. Ltd., 97.83; Dominion Securities Corp. Ltd. 99.023; Harris & Partners Ltd., 99.07; Wood-Gundy & Co.. Ltd., 98.92; R. A. Daly & Co., Ltd., 99.08; J. L. Graham & Co., Ltd., 98.05. Bell-Gouinlock & C0,, Ltd., 99.08; Nesbitt-Thompson & Co. Ltd.. 99.05; A. E. Ames &Co., Ltd.. 98.5; Midland Securities Ltd., 98.05 and Ga-irdner & Co. ‘Ltd., 98.75. lDeclares Interest Before the tenders were op- ened Councillor Alec Campbell, an employee of A. E. Ames 8: ‘Co., declared an interest in the bidding and refrained from the ‘discussion and vote. Commenting on the stale, Mayor James Hagvgart said Richmond Hill saved money by waiting until the bond market‘ was favorable. He said the bid in excess of par value and the number of companies tendering reflected the sound financial condition of the town. Predicting an increased as- sessment this year, Mr. Hagg-art said the tnwn in future will atâ€"j tract investors}. He 'also noted a reduction in the town's overall debenture debt during 1962. Stressing the need for a sound financial basis, Councillor Camp- bell warned the town must live within its means. He said Richmond Hill’s ec- onomic condition is progressing favorably and urged that it be maintained. The company stipulated in its offer to purchase, the town refrain from offering for sale any further debentures for a 60 day period. uaLc. DULu lunaViCW ullvc and Observatory Lane on the east side of Yonge St. will be served by group mail boxes. Investigation by the welfare department showed that Mr. Joslin acted with a high concep- tion of duty when he rushed in- to the plant last month to try to stop a propane gas leak, the minister said. He noted that Mr. Joslin, who To Fete Industfialists was a stock clerk for Superior Pmpane' kn.” “‘9 dimger he Richmond Hill Town Council faced, but did not heSitate. approved a recommendation A series of explosions which from its finance committee rocked the area resulted when Chan-man Tom Broadhurst the leaking gas “’35 ignited- Monday night that a reception Mr. Joslin was fatally injured be held for industrialists pres- in the first of the explosions. en-tly located in town. “We will be in trouble if we don’t”, he stated. Delivery date requested was Nov. 1. Ontario Welfare Minister Louis Cecile has recommended that Herbert Joslin be awarded the George Medal posthumously for his attempt to prevent the explosion of the Superior Pro- pane plant in Maple on August 4, “The Liberal" learned Mon~ George Medal Is Recommended For Herb Joslin Mr. Cec award in of State C week. 1 Expect Liquor License Hearing In November Applications Very Heavy In Non-Essentials Liberty; In All Things Charity" All indications point to a record number of applica- tions for dining room and cocktail liquor licenses in Richmond Hill. A well-informed source. who asked that his name not be used, told “The Lib- eral” Wednesday that over 10 applications have been received by the Liquor Con- trol Board of Ontario from local and outside interests. RICHMOND FIILL, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20.771962, No date has been set for a ecile 1e recommended the 1 letter to Secretary Ernest Hralpenny l-ast s/ Wmmfl Postmaster E. _T. Willis announced this week that house to house mail delivery will commence in th area soumh of Richmond 1 on October lst. Mr. Willis said the area bounded by Carrville Road West, Bathurst Street and Yon-ge Street will receive the new service on that date. Both Hillsview Drive and Observatory Lane on the east side of Yonge St. will be served by group mail boxes. hearing on the applications but the LCBO when contact- ed said it probably would be held late in November. A. Shirley, deputy-regis- trar for the board, said the board is still screening a-p- plicants. He explained that it was possible only a few would receive a hearing. The board lireâ€"screens all applications and then picks the ones it Mail Delivery Starts Oct. 1 Rev. Father F. C. Robinson, pastor of Our Lady Queen Of The World Catholic Church is seen turning the first sod at the site of the new church on Bayview Avenue Sunday afternoon. Looking on are Pat McGurran, 8, (left) and John Corbett, 10, both students at Our Lady Help of Christians Separate School in Richmond Hill. Many out-ofâ€"town clergy and a large crowd of par- ishioners attended the ceremony. Construction on the $300,000 building will start immediately. lAt Next Méeting Councillor John MacDiarmid said Monday his request for an inspection of Richmond Hill officials’ convention expendi- tures was not directed at any one individual. Councillor John MacDiarmid said Monday his request for an inspection of Richmond Hill officials’ convention expendi- tures was not directed at any one individual. ‘ At a meeting Sept. 10 he ask- ed for a review of funds spent by town employees and elected officials attending conventions and a complete study of the con- vention policy. He said his intention was to‘ secure the total spen-t during 1931 as compared to this year; ‘for each department. ‘ “I have no idea if it is $1,000 or $10,000. Nor do a I know if it’s more or less than last year. I only want to clarify the situation”, Mt. MacDiarmid informed coun- ' cil. He was of the opinion there 91 ould be a breakdown of con- vention costs for every depart- ment and suggested a general account be set up. Mayor James Haggart dis- ;agreed. He Said a general ac- count was unnecessary claiming convention expenses of each de- partment should be assessed separately. He added that ‘all expendi- tures are included in the budget feels could qualify for the type of license applfe‘d for. The official said this was standard practice as some applicants cannot meet the requirements laid down by the board. Once a date has been set, advertisements will be placed in the local press six weeks in advance naming the applicants and type of license requested. Table Convention Costs Promises Finance :Chief Mr. Shirley said indivi- Pastor Turns First Sod duals or groups are permit- ted to appear at the hearing if they wish to lodge a pro- test against any particular application. He would not confirm or deny whether a license had been requested for the pro- posed ‘hotel on Yonge Street North. mfg mm °n Y°nge are“ 0: the 1,514 votes cast, 73.8 ' per cent favored dining lounges Richmond Hill is in dis- and 70.7 per can/L cocktail bars. trict six under the board's It was the village’s first jurisdiction. liquor vote since 1935. Stereo Has Run Continuously For 504 Hours as of Wed., Sept. 19, Noon CLAIRTONE MARATHON See Contest Coupon Page 5 and council has had no indicad tion from the finance committee“ this year's budget is overspent. Deputy-reeve Thos. Broad- hurst, chairman of the fin: ' ance committee, promised full information would be tabled at the next meeting. Stating the committee has nothing to hide, Mr. Broadhurst ‘asserted he will outline clearly tall convention expenses. He invited the inspection by any taxpayer of munici 'al ac-‘ counting and said the boo s are a public record open for scru- tiny during office hours. Thé” ch'airman stated that serious consideration is given to disbursements when the bud- get is drawn up. Information as to the number of officials attending conven- tions this year was requested by Councillor A1 White. Markham Goes “Wet” v The finance chairman said he would also make this knowledge available next meeting. Markham Village residents approved the sale of liquor in cocktail bars and dining rooms in a plebiscite held September 12. PER COPY 100

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