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Public Libr 56 Yonge N. arYs Richmond Hill, Ont. Don't Leave Cars On Street- Police Police in Richmond liiil re- port a rash of accidents involv-lwas struck by a car driven byl ing parked cars during recent weeks and Chief R. P. Robbins has warned motorists to get their cars oil the streets at night, whenever p055ible. Early Saturday morninz. a parked car on Dufferin Lane owned by Kenneth McLaughlin was struck by an unknown ve- hicle, resulting in an estimated $200 damage. Monday evening, a car owned by the Victorian Order of Nurs~ es parked in front of 146 Mark- MIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllllllllllllllllllltlllIllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Officials Refuse To Comment On Closed Session Councillor Alex Camp- bell, chairman of the per- sonnel committee, and John Graham, chairman of the industrial commission, ‘ declined to make a state- ' merit Tuesday night follow- l ing a closed meeting of the personnel committee called to deal with a town em- ployee. - Both officials said the matter would be discussed by the 1963 councilu "The Liberal" has learn- ed that J. D. Lucas, town solicitor. told the meeting It had no jurisdiction to make a decision until next Year’s council was installed. IllIIIIIIIIIIIllllllltillIIIlllltllIIIIIIIIIIllIllllIllllillllllllllllllllllllllillltlll ’ Maple Residents Invited To Join In Carol Singing Toronto Department don't have a monopoly on early~morning carol services the week before Christmas. Residents of Maple will have to go no further than Vaughan Township Municipal Offices in Maple Thursday and Friday morning to join in the singing of carols. according to Coun- cillor Mrs. Ruth McConkey. Carol singing began Wednes- day morning and lasts each morning from 8.30 to nine. Leading the singing will be Hugh Martin, music instructor in Vaughan Township and the ocular choir of George Bailey Stores ‘gan, 97 Pemberton Ave.. flowdale. was making a U-turn ham Rd, near Pugsley Avenue. Alexander Strachan. Railw ay ‘51. Maple. Damage to the \'O.\' car was . about $70 and to the Straehan vehicle, about 3300, according to police estimates. The accident investigation. Vaughan Township Police re port half a dozen minor acci dents during the past week mast of them on Friday and Saturday. On Friday afternoon. a real ‘end collision at Richmond ‘Street and the CNR crossing resulted in extensive damage. . There were no injuries to either of the drivers, John Risebrough, 23 Empress Ave. Willowdalc. and Barit Plunk- ett. Shurgain Farm. Maple Charges are pending Early Saturday afternoon a ‘Willowdale man and a King City man escaped without in- jury after an accident one and still under Ix Police report Patrick 0. lla- Wil- .on chle Street when he was struck by a northbound car driven by John L. Grew. 46 Springliill Rd. King City. Dam- age was extensive. No chargc< ;liave been laid. Icy conditions in front of the Superior Sand and Gravel prop- erty on Richmond Street sulted in an accident at p.m. Saturday. Police said an eastbound car driven by Joseph Sullivan. RR. 1, Gormley, skidded out of conâ€" trol on slippery pavement on Richmond Street and struck a westbound car driven by Gerâ€" endius deGroot, 30 Richmond St.. Maple. Monday evening, police say a car travelling west on Arnold Avenue struck a car turning left off Franklin Avenue. Driv- er of the first car was Daniel Crone, 30 Church St.. Thorn- hill. Roger J. Kingdon of 21 Franklin Ave., was driver of the second car. FP- 3.15 Appoint D. Young Safety Officer For Town Pupils; Richmond Hill Council re- cently recognized the need for Public School. > g ‘ ItlllltltilllltlitllllIllIllllIllllllllllllllllllltllllllllllltlllllilllllllllilllllll A N ovel Stocking Stu/fer For Christmas Are you prepared for the children's after Christmas blues? Why not include a ticket of the Curtain Club's production of ‘Aladdin‘ in their stocking? Children from 3 - 99 years will enâ€" joy this gay and sparkling presentatiOn of this univer- sally favourite fairy tale. Heading the cast, and alâ€" so directing the pantomime Is Rex Sevenoaks, who this year is joined by his son Timmy. who is making his stage debut as the Sultan's page. Join in the fun at the Lion's Hall on December 27, 28 and 29th. Tickets, adults $1, children 50 cents, can be reserved by calling AL 7-2644 - don't be dis- appointed - call today! safety and safety with the appointment of a full- time traffic safety officer, P.C. Douglas Young. instruction Most of PC. Young's activi- ties are centered around the schools in town. He visits every classroom in the public and separate schools at least once a week. The school safety program is built around the Elmer prog- ram, in practice in both Canada and the United States. Safety training is channelled through school assemblies, bicycle train- ing, bicycle checks and street safety patrols. P. C. Young presents Elmer pennants and statues to each kindergarten class. He carries a 26-inch manikin with him from school to school. Each school in Richmond Hill is allowed to fly an Elmer penâ€" nant on its flagpole as long as it remains accident free. The pennant is lowered for 30 days after a pupil is involved in an accident. The pennant at Crosby Heights School was hoisted ag- ain last Friday while the pen- nant at Pleasantville will stay down until January 5. The 7 me § /’ dip Ithcral “in ii'sseiitials Unity; In Non-Essentials Liberty: In All Things Charity" EL. 84, NUMBER 275 For the second time within a week a tie vote has oc- curred in elections to fill public offices in Richmond Hill. David A. Stephenson and George Gray each polled 53 votes in a sreeial election held Sa‘urdl. Lo oi» the eight! member to the Rich- votes and Eric George with mond Hill' Public School Board. Donald Ncsbitt with 11': 14 trailed far behind in the enema” miles north of “aploIallllllllIllllIllllllllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllllllllltiltIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll'llllllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllltilllllllllllllllllllllllltill“llillllllllllllltullllltIlllttlllllllllllltllltltillllllllllliIlllllll\tlilllllllltillllllll|lltllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllIlllll“IIlllIIllllllllIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIIIlllllllllllIIllllllllllllllllllIlllllllllllllllllllllllut“““"‘ .on Kecle Street. To All Our Friends and Customers “Merry Christmas and Best Wishes For 1.9 ‘3” Powe 85 Yonge St. II Furniture N. Richmond Hill TE. [-3922 RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, THURSDAY-.DECEMBER 20, 1962 four-way fight for the second Ward 1 scat, Town Clerk Russell «Curlyi Lynett said Tuesday he will apply for an official recount by a county court judge as required under the Ontario Municipal Act. In the event a tie still re~ mains following the recount Mr. Lynett will cast the de~ riding vole. Floyd R. Perkins and Thomas Broadhurst tied with 1.833 votes in the race for the i'chea‘hip iii the Decem- ber 8 municipal elections. Mr. Perkins retained the post foliOwing a judicial re- count by Couiity Court Judge .1. Ambrose Shea .\Ionduy Saturday‘s (‘lcction was made necessary when only one candidate. Basil G Pap- pas, qualified at the regular nominations November 26. .\t a second nomination meeting December 6. Satur- day's four contestants put their names forward to force the special election 'l’wo trustees are elected from each of the four \vards to form the eight-member board. Other trustees returned by acclamation at the first nom- ination mectinu were Harold Sanderson and Mrs. Ruth Castle in Ward 2: Walter llutchiiison and Mrs. Deena Simpson in Ward 3: Jack Knott and Donald Scott in Ward 4, and Mr Pappas in Ward 1 Edges Broudhursi By Three Votes PERKINS WINS BEDDIINT Outgoing Mayor James Hagâ€" gart of Richmond Hill Friday night charged Managing Editor W. S. Cook of “The Liberal“ with a conflict of interest and called for Mr. Cook’s resigna- tion as chairman of the Rich- mond Hill Hydro Commission. Mayor Haggart based his charges on the sale by the Richâ€" mond Hill Liberal of printing, stationery, rubber stamps and other supplies to the commis- sion. Other members of the com- mission are Mayor Haggart and William Wagner. Minutes of commission meet- ings indicate that Mr. Cook had failed to formally disclose his connection with the newspaper. The charges were made in a report submitted at a commis- sion meeting Thursday afternoon and to town council Friday. Mayor Haggart made his charges after a letter from Town Solicitor J. D. Lucas indicated that Mr. Cook did have an in- terest which should have been declared when accounts were passed. Mr. Lucas' letter was in reâ€" tply to a letter from Mayor Hag- gart. His opinion was based on the circumstances outlined in the letter. Mr. Cook’s name was mentioned in the letter. Mr. Haggart identified him as “chairman of a utilities com- mission and managing editor of ,a newspaper.” In explaining his opinion, Mr. Lucas quoted a section of the Ontario Municipal Act which requires an individual sitting on a municipal body to withdraw not tContinued On Page 3) .w/ I////( Honor Clerk For Long Service Recognition for 21' years of lllllillt’lpzll service was made IélSl Friday night by members of Richmond Hill Town Council to Clerk Russell it‘ui'lyi Lynett with the lll'GSGl‘lt‘dllOll of an inlaid teakwood tray. RNWP l“, Perkins makes the presentation while .\lrs. Lynett. looks on. Defeated Mayor Wants Hydro Head To Resign from discussion and voting on' .pennant was lowered when studâ€"any business which affects finnbeen common knOWIedge to 8V- titlllllllllllllllllltllllilllillllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllmhtllt‘ems were involved in accidents ' Hydro Chairman Sani Cook issued the following statement this week: in the face of statements by defeated mayoralty candidate James Haggart regarding my position as chairman of the Richmond Hill Hydro-Electric Commission, I welcome this op- portunity to report to the people of Richmond Hill. Never at any time since my elect-ion to the commission in 1957 have I solicited business for any firm whatsoever, wheth- er it was for printing or trans- formers. All purchasing is done by our hydro officials. As a general rule the com- mission has always favoured making purchases wherever pos- sible from local businessmen and firms. Mr. Haggart as a member of the commission for the past two years never queso tioned this policy. The hydro statements which he refers to were first printed by a Toronto firm. Our hydro officials secured prices and found that “The Liberal” would produce these same statements at a lower price. Our job printing department has simply refilled any further orders in a routine manner. Mr. Haggart has sat on the commission for the past two years yet never once during that time did he ever question our purchases. it was only after he suffered defeat at the polls on December 8th that he ques- tioned my positions as managing editor of this newspaper and hydro chairman. Ever since I first joined the commission in 1957 my associaâ€" tion with “The Liberal” has ‘cryone. My name has appear- ‘ed on the masthead of this newspaper every week for the ,past eleven years. ‘ Although I never formally de- clared my association with “The lLiberal" when accounts were passed for payment, my place; of employment was well known to the commission since 1957. And this includes the past 24 months when Mr. Haggart also served on the commission but never once questioned my assoc- iation until after he was de- feated at the polls. The following statement is published at the request of Hy- dro Commissioner William Wagner: For the past four and a half years I have had the honor and privilege of serving as a com- missioner of the Hydro-Electric Commission of the Town of Richmond Hill. This commis- sion consists of three members . . . two elected by the citizens and the mayor as the third member. The duties of this commission are to administer the complete business of the hydro-electric affairs in Richmond Hill. This commission has held its regular meetings. all of which have. been congenial and businesslike and always in the best interests of all the citizens of Richmond iiill. This commission is trus- tee of public funds and there- fore has been very careful to spend money only in the best in- terests of all citizens of Rich- ;mond llill. ‘ During: the period mentioned above this commission has been successful not only in holding ‘hydro rates but even reducing them a number of timCs to con- sumer: The latest reduction .'.\35 ill .\'0\cmbci' of this year 1 (Continued On Page 20' The 153 \otes cast repre- sented only 7.3 per cent of the 2.078 eligible voters in Ward 1. Mr. Lynett estimated cost of the election to the muni- cipality at over $300, about $2 for every vote cast .\lr. Stephenson received It) votCs at. poll one in the municipal hall, 22 votes at poll two and ‘21 votes at poll three. both at Beverley Acres School At poll one Mr Gray garâ€" nered one vote. 35 at poll two and 17 at poll three. Mr. Nesbit picked up 24 votes at poll three, eight at poll two and none at the municipal hall. Of the H votes recorded by last-place finisher Mr. George. 11 came from poll three and the remainder from poll two. Mr. Lynett said there were no rejected ballots. ,_ a __,77.___..__. PER COPY 10c IlllllltllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllIlllllllllllllllllllllllltlllllllllllllllllllllllllltlllllllllllllllllllllllitllllllltilllllllltlllllllllllllllllllllIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllltllllllillllllttlllllllllllllllllllllIlltillltlllltllilllltll!ltlllllllllllttlllllllllllllllllllllllllItilllllllllIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIllIllIllilllllllIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllltlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIlllllllllllllllllllllllIllItllllllllllllllllllllllltllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllg Deadlock For Ward I School Post Sets Record Here .\ I‘CSICIC‘III here for five years. Mr. Gray livt‘s at 292 Axmiiiistcr Drive. lie is em- ployed in the public rela- tions department of Cana- dian General Electric. To- rontu. ;\lr. Stephenson. 32. is a building contractor, with offices in Richmond Hill and Willowdalc. All candidates were mak- ing. their first bid for public office. tiltillllllllllhllllullllltllllttlllllltill .......... milmt'liIlllIIl‘IIIIIIIIIg "“e \ wâ€"n Three votes was the margin of victory Monday for Richmond Hill Reeve Floyd R. Perkins who retain-_ ed his seat against Thom as Broadhurst following a judicial recount by Judge J. Ambrose Shea. Mr. Perkins picked up three more votes in the recount, made necessary when the two candidates dead- locked at 1,833 votes each in the December 8 municipal elections, to edge out Mr. Broadhurst 1,836 to 1,833. It was the first time in Riel», mond Hill's history a tie had occurred for one of the top three posts. Town Clerk Russell (Curlyii Lynett asked for the recount to‘ be conducted by a county, court judge under the provisions of the Ontario Municipal Act. A total of 119 rejected ballots were inspected by Judge Shea but according to Mr. Lynett they did not figure to any Extent in the final outcome. At least 95 per cent had been marked only for dep- uty-reeve and not for reeve, the clerk said. Can- didates for both offices were on the same ballot. Mi". Perkins picked up six votes but lost three while Mr. Broadhurst gained three and lost three to remain at his or- iginal figure. Work of the deputy returning officers was praised by Mr. Lyn- ett who said the counted ballots and rejects were all in order and Judge Shea experienced no difficulty at any time during the recount. l Judge Shea assisted by his The Publisher Editors and Staff of "The Liberal" For Markham Students .\larkham Township pupils attendin g Langstaff Public School in Vaughan Township will begin the study of Oral French at the beginning of the year. Vaughan Township School Area Board Thursday night agreed to a request from Mark- ham Township School Area .\'o. 1 that a classroom be made available for this purpose three days a week after 3:30. Markham 'l‘.S..-\. _\'o. 1 will provide the teacher. About ‘32 pupils in Grades 5. .(i. T and 8 will be clisible for instruction. Sixty pupils from Markham in all grades are in attendance at Langstafi‘ School. Superintendent son reported that in 1961 l mond llill Pro}. ' . an average attendance of 2.923.- 57. while \‘augnai; 1.. had an average attcndai £694.04. "In the pad there has been some doubt as to which board should appoint a representative to the District High School. Joseph Gib~ ‘1. “(I1- I x v__ UV l ice of Allow Oral French Lessons Next Year At Langstaff Board. This year it is quite evident Richmond Hill will have the privilege," Mr. Gibson said. Mr. Gibson also reported that although there had been some variations in en- rolment at various schools. enrolment. on December 1 of 3,121 indicated an in- crease of only three pupils in three months over the township as a whole. On December 12. approxi- mately 900 pupils in Grades 7 and 8 had been transported to Man Kcnncy's Ranch to hear a program of band music pre- sented b\ the R.C.A.F. Com- mand Band. reported the super: ll‘ilC‘lldL‘lll. Later the finance committee chairman. .\lrs. Dorothy Robert- son. recommended that approval be given for an expenditure not :0 exceed 3300 to cover the expenses of the concert. The band gave its services free of charze. but the board was reâ€" sponsiblc for providing accom- modation and transportation. A report from the York l l lto Patterson School stated that ‘an inspector. November 16. ‘found the school in satisfactory lcondition generally, lmendations for improvement of itoilet and drinking water facili- jties. The report said the well water was seepage from the nearby creek but with chlorin- ation it made satisfactory drink- ing water. Trustee Goodwin reminded the board that an attempt by the former section trustees to have a well drilled had been a failure. Trustee Dorothy Robertson said that in view of the small amount of property at the school she wondered if it would be economical to spend the amount of money needed to put facilities in good condition. The‘ matter was left for the 1963-64 board to study. .\ 15-pagc report from Timâ€" mins and Bristow on the pur- chase of site for Roselawn IContinued On Page 7) 1 ‘good council and I feel sure that clerk, W. Book, took slightly over five hours to complete the job. No markings other were allowed. Predicting a good year in sight Mr. Perkins said he was; very happy with the outcome. "The 1963 council will be a than X progress and good government1 will go hand-in-hand during the next 12 months," the reeve said. Mr. Perkins gained the reeve- ship last year by acclamation. He was defeated for the post in 1960 by James Hagg-art. Prior to that he served as a council- lor. During 1962 Mr. Perkins was commissioner to York County Warden William Sellers. Mr. Broadhurst was making his first bid for the reeveship, moving up from deputy-reeve, which he gained by acclamation last year. He was chairman of the finâ€" ance committee and a represen- tative on York County Council during 1962. First meeting of the 1963 council is slated for January 7. ONE DAY LATER Mortgage Firm Locates Office 0n Yonge South Officials of the British Mort- gage and Trust Company have declined to release detailed in- formation on an office which apparently is to be located at 53 Yonge St. 5., next door to the K & K Bakery. According to a well-informed source. the office being esta- blished there will be temporary. An official opening of the new office is expected for some limo in January. Remodelling work of the old Dominion Store has been going on for some time. On Tuesday, a sign erected on the front of the store identified the new tenants. Opening of the temporary office will in no way affect plans for an office building at Yonge and Crosby. Present buildings on that property are being wrecked. Over Thousand At Open House To See Flowers Over 1,200 people took in tho floral displays of H. J. Mills' first open house Sunday. Vis- itors to the firm’s plant at 123 Duf’ferin Lane were taken on a. guided tour of the company's chimes and greenhouses. Each lady who visited Mills was given a rose. One of the visitors was Santa Claus, who lcame to see the children at.- tending the open house. , Tours of the greenhouses were conducted by the com- pany's growers tgal‘denerst Special feature of the after- ‘noon was a rattle on a large “The Liberal" Friday instead will publish of Thursday mas holidays. You Move arrangement of mums and ‘snapdragons. worth 325. Pro- .ceeds from the raffle t$32.25) County Health Unit in regard next week due to the Christ‘will go to the United Hospitals Fund Campaign. with recom. warm:zacme:vzzisztsztmmuzeuzzimumzbsxvzvzmzzsweakens! .i r Can 'I'el What did he find ‘ncath the Christmas Tree â€" ' The curly-haired boy w ho had just turned three? A bear that knits and a duck that quacks, An electric train with all the tracks. A transport truck with the cars inside, A horse with the saddle equipped to ride. A host of books and a And a big green parrot The vacuum cleaner an l bag of blocks. that sometimes talks. What does he play with most of all? d an old golf ball! Robert D. Little t (WHWWWKWHBKHWHW