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It is difficult to convey. to anyone who has not been con- stantly in the House of Com- mons, the tension of recent days and weeks. One issue after an- other has arisen to take atten- tion from the last previous issue. The state of parliament has been one which, if you could be there, the electors of Canada would not tolerate a moment longer. It is a condition of in- decision and almost chaos. It is a condition which must be quickly resolved, if there is to be any kind of stable govern- ment in Canada. As Representative Therefore. when I refer to the unsettled state of parliament created by a minority govern- ment and by the irresponsible behavior of a “rightist rump". known as Social Credit, I am referring to parliament as a whole. I am referring to par- liament as an institution, and in the opinion of most. of us. that parliament. that institution of Canadian democracy. is in danger. Sol-ion: Trouble In these newspaper columns. I have attempted to be non- partisan; I have attempted to tell the readers of this news- paper of matters in which the Member of Parliament for York North could write as represen- tative of all the people of the constituency. I continue to try for that objectivity. If the present state of affairs is permitted to continue; if an extremist group of 30 members is permitted to have the power of life or death over the present parliament. then we are in seri- ious trouble. It is not an exag- geration to say that what we are witnessing is not far' from the situation which existed in the German Reiehstag (parliament) which eventually led to the rise of Hitler. Very few people in Germany then worried about this small rump group in the parliament. The German people didn’t think it was dangerous. But the Ger- (Continued On Page 5) mmmlm\mummumumummuumm\uuuuumumnummmuv I“lll“ll“llmllflllllllulllllll“\lfllllllllll1m\llllllll“llllllllllllllllllllll Announce Plans To Add New Lines At Discount Plaza REPORTS While the local branch of the Canadian Legion goes ahead with plans to occupy the second story of the Discount Plaza build~ lng on Yonge Street. Plaza officials have announced plans to extend their fac- ilities on the ground floor. Angelo Ferraro. co-owner of the building, announced this week that appliance and furniture would be ad- ded to the merchandise available at the store. "The Liquor Control Board‘s recent decision to grant the Legion a license to operate upstairs will in no way affect our business.” Mr. Ferraro said. Included in the Legion's facilities will be a men‘s beverage room with a seat- ing capacity of W). a dining room seating 80 and a ban- quet and dining room seat- lng 500. Mr. Ferraro said. Area Chairman R. D. Little of the York County Hospital Campaign presents star canvasser Norman Bone of 34 Elizabeth Street, Richmond Hill, with his tenth canvassing kit as Mr. Bone reaches for the 50 mark in homes he has called on for support in building the new hospital on the Maple Sideroad. Mr. Little hopes to wind up the campaign by the end of February and anyone wishing to help is asked to attend a canvassers’ meeting next Wednesday night at 8 pm. in the Lions’ Hall. Reaching For 50 Homes Public Library, 56 Yonge N., Richmofid Hill, VOL. 84, NUMBER 32 Mayor William Neal of Richmond Hill this week termed statements by Ward 2 Councillor Alex Campbell that taxes could jump as much as four mills this year as “irresponsible” and “ill- advised at this time”. “Statements of this kind can only do our town a great deal of harm. They certainly won’t en- courage industry’ to settle here.” The text of Mayor Neal’s statement follows: “The present administration is just beginning its second month in office and yet Mr. Campbell has seen fit to try and forecast the mill rate several months in advance of its actual setting. If Mr. Campbell is sincere and not just headlineâ€"hunting in the newspapers, then he should discuss any questions regarding our finances with the finance committee, of which he is a member. “This is the proper place for him to state his views. “Regardless of all this talk about more annexation, I don’t intend to lose sight of several important projects in which our people are vitally concerned. These include the paving of Bayview Avenue, a community swimming pool, and basement flooding caused by sewer back-up in Beverley Acres, the Rich- mond Street-Kerrybrook area and the Gentry Court area. ‘I am also very con- cerned about the redevelopment of Yonge Street and the completion of the long-awaited change-house in the town park. All of these projects should re« ceive top priority by council. “As to annexation itself, I am still opposed to any mass annexation scheme which will only result in a quick profit for some outside promoter at the ex- pense of the present property owners. “Only annexation I would consider would be for a specific industry where the municipality knows exactly what it is getting. Richmond Hill wants some-1 thing more than extravagant promises and all this loose talk about prestige industry. If some industry is ready to build close to Richmond Hill, then let them tell council of their plans. I am sure we’d be pleased to consider annexa- tion under these circumstances. But we don’t want some land promotion deal by outside interests who seem determined to force annexation on Richmond Hill regardless of the cost." Illllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll\lllllllllllll“ll“lllllllllIllllllllllllllllllllllllllmlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll“1m\lllllll“llllllllllllllllllllllllllll“llllllllllll\lllllllllllll\lll“ll\llll“lll“illlllllllllllmlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIlllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Mr. Cathers gave poor health as the reason for his retirement from public life. First elected in the Diefenbaker sweep in 1957, Mr. Cathers was re-elect- ed in 1958 and then defeated last June. Mr. Gathers is 61, and resides in King Township. C. A. Cathers, MP. for York North for five years in the House of Commons until last June’s election, has announced that he will not seek the Conservative nomination for the election exâ€" pected on April 8 A nominating convention will be held on Feb- ruary 16th in Newmarket. ‘ Cathers Won't‘ Seek Tory Bid In York Riding Long active in the Conserva- tive Party Mr. Gathers sought his party's provincial nomina- tion in 1948 and then the fed- eral nomination in 1949. He was the Conservative federal candi- date in 1953 when he was de- feated by Liberal Jack Smith. ‘He ran again in 1957 and was elected. Mayor William Neal of Richmond Hill this week termed statements by Ward 2 Councillor Alex Campbell that taxes could jump as much as four mills this year as “irresponsible” and “ill- advised at this time”. “Statements of this kind can only do our town a great deal of harm. They certainly won't en- courage industry’ to settle here." Donald Findlay Q.C.. presi-j dent of the York North Pro- gressive Conservative Associa- tion ,said that some time ago Mr. Gathers had told the party's executive of his decision. "I deeply regret that Mr. Ca- thers will not be our candidate,” Mr. Finlay said. “He has done much for the people of York North during his career in pub- lic life. Many of his good deeds have been quietly done and do not show on the surface, but people in every corner of York County know of this great man’s kind and generous spirit." (Continued On Page 3) “Tax Jump Statement Irresponsible" - Mayor mum“uumuullumummmnuuummun1tumummummuunu CONVENTION DATES See page 3 for Liberal, Conservative and NDP fed- eral convention dates. mmumnmuuumummmmummmumunumuumumlummw A Richmond Hill rink skipped by Sam Sutherland curled an eight-ender in the regular men’s schedule at the Richmond Hill Curling Club last week. Other members of the rink, which downed a rink skipped by Dr. Al Smith, were Elgin Barrow, vice-skip; Paul Street, second; and Fred Alore, lead. Experts say an eight-ender in curling is rarer than a hole-in-one in golf. W5 months in advance of its actual setting. If Mr. Campbell is sincere and not just headline-hunting in the newspapers, then he should discuss any questions regarding our finances with the finance committee, of which he is a member. (STAFF PHOTO) In Essentials Unity; Curl Rare Game At Local Club l Hill To Pay Any Increase Of Providing Facilities A meeting of Vaughan Town- week, Vaughan contended they The ship and Richmond Hill officials had been kept in the dark a- set up held to resolve misunderstand- bout future plans to link a re- consul ings over the provision and pay- tention tank to be built west of other ment of services for the York the hospital with the Pleasant- age ti lCentral Hospital now under ville system. Ken construction on Maple Sideroad, Richmond Hill agreed to vaugh f . . , west 0 Richmond Hill, “as, my a“ of the $7,500 cost tor an lheld Friday afternoon. E J m AAAAA mm“ a...“ M i (C Officials Reach Agreement Key decision to come out of the hospital system and uh? meatlng was RIChmm‘d the entire cost of any Plea- Hill's agreement to pay for any santvme sewer. increased costs arising from provision for a future Pleasantâ€" Agreement to pay the $7,500 ville connection with sewage was subject to approval of the treatment facilities at the hos- cost of sewage treatment for pital. the hospital as a recoverable At an Ontario Water Resourc-jitem by the Ontario Hospital es Commission hearing last!Services Commission. Indications are Bayview Av- more roads, leaving the county enue between Markham Road to pay the whole cast. and the Gormley Sideroad will County council will also con- not be paved until at least 1965. sider paving the 1.3 miles be- At Tuesday afternoon‘s meet- tween Markham Road and E1- ing of York County Council, gin Mills Sideroad this year. the Toronto and York Roads The information on Bayview Commission indicated it would was included in the commissi- be 1965 before it could be as-ion‘s budget report, which will sumed officially by the county. not come up for approval until Cost of paving the four milehext week. 1stretch would be $222,000, the? Representatives of Rich- }commission estimated. ; mond Hill and Markham Indications are that Metropol- ltan Toronto would oppose the commission‘s taking over any May Hold Paving On Bayview In Non-Essentials Liberty; In All Things Charity” RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1963 back-up in Beverley Acres, the Rich- mond Street-Kerrybrook area and the Gentry Court area. ‘I am also very con- cerned about the redevelopment of Yonge Street and the completion of the long-awaited change-house in the town park. All of these projects should re- ceive top priority by council. l The information on Bayview was included in the commissi- on's budget report, which will not come up for approval until next week. Representatives of Rich- mond Hill and Markham Township will discuss the long-awaited paving of Bay- (Cont‘mued On Page 3) Richmond Hill agreed to pay all of the $7,500 cost of a Pleasantville stub on the hospital system and the entire cost of any Plea- santville sewer. mm The two municipalities also set up a meeting between their consulting engineers to iron out other problems involving sew- age treatment for the hospital. Keith Hopper. representing Vaughan, will meet with Proc- tor and Redfern. consulting en- (Continued On Page '7) For Provincial Seat All signs point to a lively contest for the York North Liberal nomination for the provincial legislature. Two prospective candidates have already signified their inten- tion of seeking the nomina- tion and a third is expected to announce her candidature shortly. Former provincial candi- date Donald Plaxton of Rich- mond Hill and Donald Dea- con, of Unionville, chairman of the Markham Township Liberal Association have both announced their intention of seeking the no- mination. Deputyâ€"reeve Car- oline Ion of Newmarket is reported giving the matter See Lively Contest For Liberal Nomination ‘ 4 . t . . - , - ' There will be an estim All signs oomt to a hvely of her candldature Serious “0“” I“ “K ‘0““51‘1P‘H, m mm "mum, mm: in‘ §. (VVS‘VI'AFFV PHOTO) Passengers using the Yonge Street TI‘C line can expect a fare increase in the near future, Markham Township Reeve Wilfred Dean told Monday night’s council meeting. Mr. Dean was reporting on a meeting held recently between TTC representa- tives and himself, Mayor William Neal of Richmond Hill, and Reeve Albert Rutherford of Vaughan Township. TTC officials attributed the increased deficit to operating and garage costs and increased labor costs. The three municipalities sub- sidize the bus service. Deficit~~in 1.1962 was- about $4,800 up from the 1961 deficit of $1,375, according to Mr. Dean. A‘deficit of $5,150 in 1960 was slashed by a fare increase from five to seven and one- half cents per zone in 1961. Employees of the TTC re- ceived two pay boosts in 1962 and will get a third in 1963, under a new u_nion contract. An increase of $5,000 in the 1963 deficit could be expected, officials warned. A delegation from the three municipalities and the TTC will meet with provincial govern- ment officials to ask for an ex- emption on the one-quarter of a cent per mile seat tax usually charged to bus lines using pro- vincial highways. “Kn alaiggree'ment waiving the seat tax termtnated the end of last year. Mayor Neal told “The Liberal” any fare increase would not exceed a nickel. “We’re going to go further into that deficit before we make any decisions on how we’ll eliminate it,” Mayor Neal added. “The meeting was called only to discuss the seat tax,” Mayor Neal explained "It was“ an un- official meeting" “an ynr ........ -- u.“ r official meeting.” i In urging council to approve Mr. Neal explained discussionithe increased subsidy, Mr. of the bus service's financiaIIScudds recalled the decision to state would come later. lexpand the service last fall had Reeve Rutherford suggested been made after requests from that "a fare increase could hap- ratepayers. pen but we should consider] Addition of the second bus (Continued On Page 11) lmade it possible for bus users Mr. Dean charged that Trailway buses on Bayview and Bathurst Street were also cutting into TTC reâ€" venue. County Liberal President John Neufeld of Maple said a provincial nominating con- vention will be held on Feb- ruary 20, at Richmond Hill High School auditorium. of her candidature serious consideration. County fin- ance head, Mrs. Ion was the unsuccessful candidate in the January voting for the office of Warden of the County of York for 1963. A former member of town council and the public school board, Mr. Plax'ton is active in service club and commu- nity work. A former mem- ber of Markham Township Council. Mr. Deacon is a member of a family well- This Sign You’ll See More In ’63 See Page 6. C01 9 For KEITH “HOMES FOR SALE” Replying to Mr. PerklnS' statement the service had lost $1,200 in Jgnugry, Mr. Scudds ,4; __.. Richmond Hill Council Mon-Ito day night upped the annual mi subsidy on its 10ch busAservice from $6,000 to $10000; despite 3,‘ L L; [\AAAu. All five other members of day council favored the increase in E a recorded vote called for by :35 us Mr‘. Perkins. mifl Increase in the subsidy will permit Trailways of Camada Limited to continue with its two-bus service, started on an experimental basis in Novem- ber last year. ' The contract, effective Janu- ary 1, is for an 18 month per- iod. I_ u; y. yo. _..-_ ed this yearijV-Ier suggested the money could be used better somewhere else. Councillor Walter Scudds. chairman of the transportation committee, told council reve- nue in January reached its highest peak ever and said the money would be well spent to provide a necessary service for the town. opposition Perkins. Mr. Perkins said any increase would conflict with the austeri- ty program cogn‘cil has promis- ,1 LL- Boost Subsidy $4,000 For ToWn Bus Service “People are always wonder- ing wh_at they get for their tax money", Mr. Scudd's said. “Here's a chance to give them something." Explained the toWn would pay only $10,000, even if the ser- vice went $14,000 in the hole during 1962. Mr. Scudds suggested the passenger load would pick up as people became more aware of the increased service. He said his committee would em- bark on a strenuous publicity campaign. H. KEITH LTD. known in the township. Mr. Plaxton carried the Liberal Party banner in the 1959 provincial election. In that election Progressive Conservative Lex MacKenzie was re~e1ected with a total of 12,732 votes. Mr. Plaxton came second with 9,758 votes, while the CCF - NDP candidate Stanley Hall trail- ed with 4.482 votes. Mr. Mac- Kenzie has represented the riding in the legislature since 1945. He resides at Woodbridge. The boundaries of the pro- vincial riding extend from Steeles Ave. on the border of Metro on ‘the south to Lake Simcoe on the north. Hill Council Mon-lto get anywhere in town in 18 upped the annual minutes, he stated. its local bus-service He estimated that about to $150,000, despite 3,400 are using the bus service. from ‘Reeve. Floyd On a recent c'ount, 544 passen- . LL- “0.4.... In on. l the ck up aware a. He 8242 YONGE STREET THORNHILL AV. 5-1158 Frederick G. Henry, 46. of 19 Bunker Rd., Thornhill, was killed Saturday when his car went out of control on Highway 7 near High- way 48 and hit a tree. He was returning home from a hunting trip on property owned by relatives in Mark- ham Township when the accident occurred. Mr. Henry received severe chest injuries when he was thrown against the steering wheel. His wife and two daughters, aged 18 and 18, survive He estimated that about 3,400 are using the bus service. On a recent count, 544 passen- gers used the service in one mumumu1m\\mmmumunnumuuunuIm\mmummmmmuu Member Resigns From York Board Gives No Reason Resignation of Mrs. Kath- leen James, Thornhill. as one of Markham Township’s three representatives on York Central District High School Board was revealed gt MHnday night’s meeting of Markham Township Council. Her resignation came as a surprise, since she was re-appointed for a second three-year term only in De- cember. Mrs. James gave no rea- son for her resignation. Other Markham Town- ship representatives are John Honsberger and W. R. Masters. Council will consider I replacement at next Mon- day's meeting. "EV/7571156 There will be an estimated 60,000 eligible voters in York North in the next provincial election which is expected in June. However, observers feel the date of this election will depend to a large ex- tent on what happens in Ot- tawa. Premier Robarts’ man- date doesn't end until Juno‘ 1964. ‘ The government will have to appoint a new pr vincial returning ofiicer t replace the late Arth Wells of Maple who die January 27th. Mr. Wells ha served in six elections datin- back to 1934. With a provin cial election forecast f0 June it is expected an earl appointment will be made. (Photo by Gerry.) PER COPY 10¢