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36 Battle For 18 Seats In Vaughan - Richmond Hill Mr. Rutherford is a past master of Woodbridge Ma~ sons, 5 member of Maple Ll-i ons Club, past president of‘ King-Vaughan Plowman. past president of the Wood- bridge Agricultural Society and a past president of the York County 4-H Club. He is married. and has a son and a daughter. Born in Bolton. Mr. Ruth- erford came to the township in 1921, and farmed near Vellore from 1940 until 1956. He now runs an insurance agency near Woodbrldge. Mr. Rutherford was a councillor from 1949 until 1951. and served as deputy- reeve from 1952 until 1956. Before winning the reeve's chair two years ago, he fall- ed in his blds for the reeve- ship in 1957 and 1958. As reeve. Mr. Rutherford was a member of York County Council and during the past year served as one of two commissioners to Warden William Sellers. the fourth generation of his family to cultivate his Pur- pieville area farm. He was first elected as a councillor in 1956. after being nomina- cd glmost as an afterthought. He defeated Ronald Fenn for the deputy-reeve's chair in the turbulent 1960 elec- tions. He has served as chairman of the fire and po- lice. finance and general pur- pose and planning and bull- ding committees during the last six years. For the last two years, he has served on the township planning board. At York County Council, be has been chairman of the planning and agricultural committees. In recent years. Mr. Bry- son has made conservation almost a second career. He served on the Land Use and Reforestation Board of the old Humber Valley Conser- vation Authority from 1955 to 1957 and on the Metropol- itan Toronto and Region Conservation Authority since 1958. A. H. RUTHERFORD. 50. has been in municipal poli- tics since 1949 when he was elected a councillor. He was elected reeve in 1960 In a landslide win over Vlc Ryd- er and Bill Anstey. Durlng the last two years, he has been chairman of council's finance and general purpose commlttee. Mr. Bryson ls second vice- chairman of the Ontario Chapter of Soil Conservation Authorities of America. Voters in Vaughan Town- ship will not be faced with many difficult decisions Sat- urday when they name the five members of their 1963- 64 council. Both Reeve Al- bert Rutherford and Deputy- reeve Jesse Bryson were ac- claimed for a second term at last Monday night's nomi~ nation meeting. Voters will have to pick three councillors from five candidates - only one of whom is a newcomer to mu- nicipal politics. The five can- didates are incumbents Mrs. No real issues have come out so far in the campaign. Relations with Metropolitan Toronto, the Edgeley water area. and a new township zoning bylaw have failed to develop into real issues. Council neatly side-step- ped oral French as an elec- tion issue by refusing to pass a plebiscite bylaw because of procedure at a meeting just prior to nomination. Ruth McCon-key and Wilfred Keffer. John Neufeld and Milton Savage, J12. both also-tans in 1960. and new- comer Gamet Williams. ‘ WHITE COUNCILLOR for I963 JESSE BRYSON. 42, is Sound Economical Administration Two Years Experience Who may vote: Anybody whose name is on the voters list. Pleblsclte: On Sunday movies. Who electors may vote for: Three councillors, five school trustees. ' Term of ofllce: Two years. 1960 Turnout: 4.094 or 35.42 per cent of 9.517 voters. THE CANDIDATES Hours: 10 am. to 7 pm. Number of eligible voters: 10,060 (out of estimated popu- lation of 17.050). Albert Rutherford (ace) Deputy-reeve: Jesse Bryson (ace) Councillors: Wilfred Keller Mrs. Ruth McConkey John Neufeld Milt Savage Garnet Williams School Board: Malcolm Armstrong Mrs. Louise Edmanson Terry Goodwin Ross Jollifl’e Sam Kaiser Mrs. Dorothy Robertson Bert Stevenson Lorne Wells Reeve He is also treasurer of Laskay United Church. past president of Vellore Junior Farmers. and a director of King-Vaughan Plowmen. He is married and has a son and daughter. WILFRED KEFFER of Maple, am incumbent coun- clllor, has served as chair- man of council’s roads com- mittee for the past two years. Concord until 1945 when he retired to help start the Maple Cattle Breeder's As- sociation, now the Central Ontario Cattle Breeding As- sociation. He managed the association until 1958. H1 re- presents council on the board of Maple Community Centre. At Concord, Mr. Keffer was secretary-treasurer of the school section’s trustees for 11 years. He is an active member of Maple United Church and the Maple Ma- sonic Lodge and is a past member of Maple Lion's Club. lIe has four children and six grandchildren. MRS. RUTH McCONKEl', a housewife and mother of five, was born in Orlllia and came to Maple from Toronto four years ago. She was elec- ted to council in 1960. V Mr. Keffer, who was born in Vaughan, farmed nerar Vaughan Election . Facts Reeve A. Rutherford Gets Acclamntion Re-elesl Electors of Ward 4 AL During her first term in ofi'ice, she served as chair- man of the waterworks com- mittee and represented council on the Comm-unity Centre Board. Mr. McConkey is creative vice-president of McConnell- Eastman. a major advertlss 1mg firm. After graduating from a girls' private school Mrs. McConkey worked as a book~ keeper and accountant until she was married in 1944. Later she hosted a weekly program on interior decorâ€" ating over CFRB. Mr. Neufeld was 3 Maple vlllage trustee from 1949 un- til 1951 and returned to serve as chairman from 1956 until 1960. He belonged to the board of the Maple Community Centre from 1957 until 1961 and was chairman for the last three. Born in Saskatoon. Mr. Neufeld came to Vaughan in 1941 and opened a restau- rant in Maple in 1948. JOHN NEUFELD, 50. of Maple, is making his second bid for a council post. He ran fourth in 1960. GARNET WILLIAMS is a 48 year-old retired dairy farmer from Elder's Mills. He is the third generation to farm in Vaughan vanship. He is an active member of Maple United Church. Mar. vied, he has one daughter. Mr. Williams served 11 years as a trustee of his school section and has been a director of the Toronto Milk Producer’s Association for nine years. He is also a member of the Holstein Friesian Asso- ciation, Ebenezer United Church and Blackwood Ma- sonic Lodge. Married, he has three daughters, two attend- ing high school and one working. ran fifth in 1960, farms 400 acres on Bathunst Street. Mr. Savage takes pride in being the fourth generation of his family to farm in Vaughan Township. His fam- ily has paid taxes for 110 years in Vaughan. He was born in the house he lives in, and has farmed since he left Richmond Hill High School. Mr. Savage was secretary of the Patterson School Board for 14 years and be- longed to the first school area board. He was chairman of the building committee. He is active in the Per- sonmel Association' of Tor- onto and is on the executive of the Industrial Accident Prevention Association. Married, Mr. Stevenson has five school-age children. A former president emf Richmond Hill Agricultural Society, Mr. Savage has been active‘ in keeping the fair alive for many years. He is married and has two sons and a daughter attend- lnvg Patterson School. a Malple resident, has an act- ive part in township ratepay- ers groups. Mr. Stevenson is president of the George Bai- ley Home and School Asso- ciation, past president of the Normaple Ratepayers Asso- ciation, and has been secre-‘ tax-y of the Vaughan Town-‘ ship Federation of Ratepay- ers Association for two years. ‘ Mr. SteVenson is a gradu- a-te of the Ontario Agricul- tural College and a person- nel manager with a Toronto firm. MILT SAVAGE, 40, who ALBERT W. STEVENSON, PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD (all trustees acclaimed) Ward 1: Basil G. Pappas (Special nomination meeting for second trustee in ward to be held Dec. 6) Ward 2: Mrs. Ruth Castle Harold Sanderson Ward 3: Walter Hutchinson Mrs. Deena Simpson Ward 4: Jack Knott Donald Scott HILL ELECTION FACTS HILL ELECTION FACTS Hours: Nine am. to six p.m. Number of eligible voters: 8,615. Who may vote: Anybody who is on the town voters’ list. Plebiscite: On Sunday sports. Who electors may vote for: Mayor, reeve, deputy-reeve, and one councillor in each ward in which voter is qual- ified plus two public school trustees in each ward or three separate school trus- tees for whole town. : Terms of Office: One year for: members of council Two years for separate school trustees. For public school board, two years for top trustee in each ward, one year for second[ trustee in each ward. ‘ 1960 Turnout: 3,467 or 43.3 per' cent of 8006 eligible voters. ‘Councillors: Ward One: J. Q. Fayette Walter Scudds Allan Smyth Ward Two: ‘ Alex Campbell ‘ Stanley Ransom . Pat Smith 1 Ward Three: Mrs. Margaret Southwell Thomas Murphy Ward Four: William F. Leishman Robert Saunders A1 White SEPARATE SCHOOL BOARD Separate School: Neil Meehan Thomas J. Ormesher William Parker Frank Shorter Robert Steele C. L. Thompson Deputy-reeve Mayor Reeve Separate School Battle Town ’Coundl Candidates Six candidates will contest the three vacancies on Richâ€" mond Hill Separate School Board. Included are two in- cumbents and four new- .comers. Incumbent D. A. Gray, 31 Cartier Cn, will not seek an- Sx Candidates After Three Board Vacancies J olm_ MacDiarmid 'Stan’ Tinker James Haggam William Neal Thomas Broadhurst Floyd Perkins EXERCISE YOUR FRANCHISE ON SATURDAY LIBERAL CLASSIFIEDS-GetResults-TU.4-IIOS AND BURNER SERVICE TU.4-436I RICHMOND HILL William N. Parker, 30, lives at 319 Palmer Ave. He is well known for his work as corps director of the Hill- toppers Drum Corps. form'- erly called the Richmond Hill Police Band. Robevt Steele, 35, was born and educated in Tor- onto, and came to Richmond Hill six years ago. He is of- fice manager for a Toronto architectural firm. Mr. Parker graduated in retail merchandising from Ryenson Institwte after at. tending De La Salle Oak- lands School, Toronto. An industrial and commer- cial representative for Con- sumers Gas Company in Richmond Hill, he has llved here for five years. Married. he has two children. HALL'S DOMESTIC FUEL OIL other term. Incumbents Neil Meehan and Frank Shorter and newcomers Tom Orm- esher, W. N. Parker, Robert Steele and C. L. Thompson were nominated last Monday night-"n " “w r ‘ '. Three other members of this year’s school board do not come up for re-election until next year. They are Chairman Gordon Trussler, Mrs. M. Gleason and John LeClaire. An employee of A. E. Ames and Company, a Tor- onto stock brokerage firm, Mr. Orrmesher is a bond trader. Mr. Ormesher was born and educated in Toronto, where he graduated from De La Salle Oaklands School. Married, he has four daughters. Tom Ormesher, who lives at 251 Neal Dr., is a mem- ber of Richmond Hill Libra- ry Board. He has lived in Richmond Hill for five years. THANK YOU . . . . . . KING TOWNSHIP ELECTORS Your continued strong support enabling me to represent you on King Township Council is greatly appreciated. COUNCILLOR WILLIAM CURRAN C. L. Thompson, a resi- dent of Richmond Hill for eight years, is a graduate of St. Michael's College, Toronto. Proprietor of Property Da- mage Appraisal Service. Wfl- lowdale, Mr. Thompson is married and has seven chil- dren. Mr. Thompson Ls treasurer of Our Lady Queen of the World Holy Name Society. Neil Meehnn. 41, of 43 Redford Pk. Rd., was ap- pointed to the board to fill a vacancy a year ago. He has lived in Richmond Hill for almost a year. Mr. Meeh-au, who was born and educated in Ohatha-m, came to Richmond Hill from Toronto. He is an installer with the Bell Telephone company. A member of the Holy Name Society ocf St. Mary Immaculate Ohurdh, Mr. Meehlan is also active in the St. John Ambulance Brigade. gnawed, he has one daugh- er. He is a third degree mem- ber of the Knights of Colum- bus and a member of the Order of Alhambra. a men’s organization. Married, he has two children. He is a past secretary of Our Lady Queen of the World Holy Name Society. This is his first bid for public office. Married, he has two children, both at- rtending school. and lives at 411 Wendock St. Fran-k Shorter. 50, of 51 Palmer Ave” has been a member of the board for six years. He is a member of St. Mary Immaculate Church. Mr. Shorter. who owns a printing business, came to Richmond Hill 12 years ago. Mrs. Louise Edmanson has lived on Jan-e Street, two miles from Maple for five and one-half years and has devoted most of her spare time to work on the execu- tive of George Bailey Home and School in Maple. A graduate of Lon-don Un- iversity, Mr. Armstrong has been in many parts of Eur- ope, Africa and Asia, first as a soldier and later with firms specializing in highway construction. Married he has three ch11» dren,‘two attending school. This year's school campaign promises to more fireworks than ions for council. Biggest issue is the pre- sent board's handling of Oral French. There has been criticism of the board’s de. clsion to ask council to hold a plebiscite ‘on the matter. Donnell was unable to give :hi-ee readings to the bylaw because of procedure. Only other possible issue will be the board‘s accep- tance of a $78,000 overgran-t from the province. Malcolm D. Armstrong, 40, of Pine Grove has been in Canada for only about two and one-hall years and in Pine Grove for a little over a year. He is a professional engineer with the Depart- ment of Highways. Eight candida/{es have been nominated for the five school board posts 111 Vaugh- an Township. including three incumbents. Incumbents are Mrs. Dor- othy Robertson. Chairman Sam Kaiser, and Terry Goodwin. Newcomers are Bert Stevenson, M. D. Arm- strong. Ross Jolifie. Lorne Wells. and Mrs. Louise Ed- manson. + NO INCREASE IN TAXES + CUT TOWN BORROWING COSTS + DEVELOP GREEN BELT AREAS + MORE INDUSTRY FOR MORE JOBS For Transportation And Baby Sitting Services On Saturday Phone TU. 4 â€" 1083 THE LIBERAL, Richmond H111, Ontario, Thursday, December 6. 1962 15 Councillor Ward 2 RE -ELECT board spark elect- Married, ,wlbh three chil- dren, he Is a member of Ho- ly Trinity Anglican Church in Thomhlll. Mr. Goodwin, who was born in Philadelphia quit a course in chemical engineer- ing at the University of PennsyiVania in 1941 to serve three years in the bomber command of ’the RCAF. He retired as a flight lieutenant and has lived in Canada ever since. For fl-ve years after the war he was in the charter air freight business and in- vented the flying of cattle from Melton. Ross Joiifie. 40, was born in Hamilton and came to Thomhill from Toronto sev- en years ago. He is sales manager of Dominion Alum- mum in Toronto. He gradu- ated in commerce and flu- ance from University of Tor- onto in 1948. He is a director of St. Andrew's College Old Boys Association. Mr. Jollfl’e helped found the Upland Ratepayers Asso- From then until he enter- ed the advertising business a short time ago he was en- gaged in the highway trans- port business. Prior to that, he attended school board meetings as a member of Thornhlll Home and School Association. origin-ally from Luckno“. Ont, she came to Maple from Toronto. A graduate of Shaw's Business College. she was in banking and book- keeping before she married. She has three. sons. one a pre-schooler. Trustee Terry Goodwin lives in Thornvhlll and is an advertising salesman. Mr. Goodwin was appointed to the board in September 1961. ALEX She is past president 00. Pine Grove Home and School Association and semi ed on the executive from the time it was formed 10 yam ago. Mrs. Robertson in also. active in the Canadian Can-r cer Society. - Oh-altman Sam Kaiser. 52," has been a school trustee f9: 26 yearn. He was a trustee hf School Section 17 (Kleinâ€"f burg) for 23 years. and 11-,” spent the last three years on the area board. "-1 Mr. Kaiser, who is l palm}! er and decorator, has lived- all his life in the township? Mrs. Dorothy Robertson;- who has served as trustee for the last two years. has lived in Pine Grove for 1-51 yea-rs. "'.‘ He is a member of the; session of Maple United. Church, treasurer of the United Church Cemeterfi Board. and a past presiden and charter member of Maple Lions Club. He speni six months as treasurer of school section six. Marriéda. he has three children, We. attending George Bailey School. If. He is a member of Klein- burg Rotary Club and Klein! burg United Church. Mir-~ ried, he has four children and three grandchildren. _“_ He was named chalrméfi' of the board about a year and a half ago. "f elation. He ran sixth m the; last School board election. ‘ Lorne Wells, 43, has lived in Maple for 30 years. Born in Toronto. his ‘tamlly llvéd in King and Vaughan Towns Mr. Wells, who is a chug-1 cred accountant, is I part: ner in the Toronto firm of Tinkham. Wells, and Compa‘: 05'. a in M in T( in Kl ships