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Harvey Cox was appointed police chief for the Township of Markham at the council meeting Monday evening. His salary will be $6,300 per year with a car allowance of 10¢ per mile travelled on police busin- ess when using his own car. The appointment was effec- tive March 2. the day on which former Chief Clarence Wide- man died. Chief Cox has been a member of the township police force for the past 12 yeaps. An additional constable will be sought to fill a vacancy cre- ated by the appointment of one member of the force as by-Iaw enforcement officer. One of the requirements of the applicants will be a minimum of Grade 10 education. ‘ The report of the police de- partment for the month of March revealed a total of 696 calls were answered. Fifteen accidents. 1'7 domestic com- plaints, 7 false pretences, 9 liquor seizures, six thefts. 3 burglaries were investigated. The cruisers travelled 10,751 miles during the month at an operating cost of $394.93. Will Amend Zoning |.aw The problem of where and under what conditions to park 21 automobiles is the one hur- dle that stands between Rich- mond Hill Planning Board and the issuing of a permit for Pops Restaurant. Roses Supreme At Spring Fair Proprietors of the restaur- ant have applied to the_ plan- ning board for a building per- mit to carry out renovations for the purpose of obtaining a din- ing lounge license from the L. At the last meeting of the planning board counsel for the Ippllcants said that arrange- ments had been made with El- gln Mills Investments for the use of parking space at the Richmond Heights Centre. The planning board insisted how~ (Continued On Page 7) This year the local horticul- tural society is stressing the planting of roses in preparation for the Canadian Rose Society show in June. This is fitting as Richmond Hill has been known as the centre of the rose growing industry in this country. but roses have never been very much in the eye of the travelling public because the greenhouses do not present an outdoor show. In an all out effort to cor- rect this situation great stre'ss is being put on the private planting of this beautiful flow- er. Assistance to the home gar- dener is being offered this year by the society. At the spring fair, that is being labelled “PRELUDE TO ROSES", the famous Jackson 8: Perkins bushes will be avail: able along with practical dem- onstrations on the proper plant- ing and care of roses. Visitors to the fair will also see the young ladies who are vying for the title of "ROSE QUEEN” who will be crowned just prior to the June show. Preliminary plans for the construction of two apartment buildings on Markham Road were tabled at the April 3 meeting of Richmond Hill Plan- ning Board. Architect‘s plans for the buildings call for one building of 49 suites and one of 46 suites. One of the build- ings would include a swimming pool. Plan Two Aparts. On Markham Rd.‘ It was pointed out by memâ€" bers of the board that the construction of such a project would aggravate school accom- modation problems and it was estimated that the possible in- Guess What ‘Richmond' Weighs Richmond Hill and dist- rict residents will have from April 4 to April 13 to enter into the carnival spirit that will prevail at the Richmond Heights Centre and to take advantage of some of the outstanding bargains that are being offered by merch- ants of the centre during the bargain-packed Easter sale. As a special attraction for the kiddies Bernard Amuse- ments will provide a min- iature mid-way of rides that will lend mirth and merri- Public L‘ .56 Yonge Library, 96 “ti 1 As}? VOL. 84, NUMBER 40 crease in child population may well require an additional one to one and a half classrooms in the school serving the area. Another item that would have to be considered in such a con- struction project would be the necessity of enlarging the water syphon which passes under the railway right-of-way in the area. In commenting on this point Reeve Perkins made the observation that the water syâ€" phon will require enlargement in the near future whether or not the proposed project is carried out. “Very thrilled but no im- mediate plans” stated Mrs. Wm. H. Mitchell 01’ Don- caster, the lucky winner of the $525 jackpot at the Richmond Hill Lions bingo on Monday night. A regular bingo player. Mrs. Mitchell had a ‘hat trick‘ on Monday. winning 55, $20, and completing her evening by taking home the jackpot And then there is 'Rlch- mond'. the giant Easter Bunâ€" ny who is the symbol of the occasion. ‘Richmond‘ is the biggest Bunny who has ever come into Richmond Hill district and you can see him at the Richmond Heights Centre. And if you can guess ment in the midst of the shopping centre. The rides will be on the grounds of the shopping centre from April 8 through to April 27. There will also be free Easter eggs for the kiddies. Wins $525 Lions Bingo Jackpot Candidates Seek Election Tb House Of Commons Liberal standard bearer for the constituency is 33-year-old John Addison. who was the sit- ting member for_the riding in the last house. John Addison was born and raised in Toron- to where he attended Sunnylea Public School later attending Pickering College and then the University of Toronto where he earned a Bachelor of Arts de- gree. For some years past Mr. The 55,928 eligible voters of York North will go to the polls on April 8 to elect alrepresentative of the constituency to the House of Commons in Ot- tawa. For the candidates April 8 will be the cul- mination of a hard fought campaign for the priv- ilege of representing the riding. r ' ‘Richmond‘s‘ weight you may be one of eight lucky daily prize winners. and what‘s more. someone of the eight lucky daily prize winners. all of whom will be eligible for entry in the major draw. will be the winner of a grand prize on Saturday. April 13. Ballots for the contest are available in all the stores at the centre so make sure to get your name entered. Among the prizes you may win for yourself are lawn mowers, barbecues and a at the centre so make surel’ing election that they will conâ€" At his many political meet- to get your name entered.,vene parliament by May 16 and ings in the riding Mr. Hall has Among the prizes you mayithat within 60 days his party stressed his party’s plans for win for yourself are lawn|will table unparalleled legisla- the establishment of a planned mowers, barbecues and 8 tion. economy in Canada and has re- host of other desirable items. In the last election Mr. Ad- iterated with no little emphasis JOHN ADDISON Liberal ‘In Essentials Unity; In Non-Essentials Liberty; In All Things Charity" RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1963 Arriving in Canada from} England six years ago, Mr. and‘ Mrs. Wallbanks have a daugh- ter, Carolyn (17), and a son A]: an (14), both of Whom are enrol- led at Bayview Secondary School where Mrs. Wallbanks serves as school secretary. Mr. Wallbanks is office manager for a Toronto firm and is the new secretary of the Richmond Hill Agricultural Society. Mervin gunning, shown in the lower picture, a salesman, holder of a ticket on Garrick- berg which came in second in the race, will receive $60,000 as his share of the prize money. Mr. and Mrs. Standing and their young son and daughter of Browndale Crescent have lived in Richmond Hill for six years. ' Addison has been-in the auto-l mobile business having estab- lished Addison Leasing Ser- vices Limited in 1954. In 1956 he bought out a car, dealership and in 1960 took over British and American Motors Limited of which firm he is now president. John Addison is well known in sports circles and has taken an active part in both hockey and football. Married to Joan Burns a for- mer nurse and native of King City, the Addisons have two children. a boy and a girl. They reside at Oak Ridges. In Mr. Addison‘s current In Mr. Addison‘s current campaign for reâ€"election to the House of Commons he has con- tinually stressed the necessity of returning astrong and effec- tive government to Ottawa. In failing to do so he has empha- sized the very real possibility that this country could face collapse. Mr. Addison has stat- ed that if the Liberals are vot- ed into power in the forthcom- ing election that they will con- vene parliament by May 16 and that within 60 days his party will table unparalleled legisla- STANLEY HALL New Democrat Parents To Learn School Activitiesl Council To Request Survey The public relations commit- tee of the Richmond Hill Pub- lic School Board requested the board at its last meeting to con- sider the merits of issuing a brief informal annual report for distribution to all public school parents including such information as'the number of teachers employed in the sys- tem the number of students at- tending public schools, the number of classrooms in oper- ation and other pertinent in- formation concerning the sys- ‘tem as a whole. The brief pointed out that most parents are only awére of such statistics as they apply to the particular school which their children are attending. :1-u\mlmmm\l1i\l\1nuummnmmmnumunwwnmummmmmnunmummmnmnuummumuunmmmmnmm\nmmmmunumuI1mI1munuuumuumunuuumunlImmmummmuuImlnullullulllI\nuImlmmlnumummumuumununuummmmuu1“nul1ln1munml\l“mmmmum\1\l\\\l\\1m1\l\l\\\\\l\\\m\\\\l\\\\\\m\\~I| The report would also con- tain highlights of the board's activities during the year and point up outstanding achieve- ments by students or members of the teaching staff. Personnel Committee A report from IN; personnel} committee resulting from a meeting of the committee with‘ the salary committee of the tea-‘ cher's council, recommended to‘ the board that it contribute 50 percent towards the basic cov-l erage of each employee’s hos-1 pital, medical and group life in- surance premiums. Following discussion on the recommenda- ‘tion the board approved the dison .polled 17.912 IVQIes de- feating his closest rival C. A. (Tiny) Cathers, P.C. who polled 17,070 votes, STANLEY HALL. N.D.I’j Running on the New Demo- cratic Party ticket is 32-year- old Stanley Hall of Newmarkct. This is Mr. Halls second at- tempt to win political honours in York North. In the last elâ€" ection Mr. Hall‘s supporters turned in for him a tally of ‘ 7,746 votes. . Mr. Hall was educated in He has been employed by] _ Canada Packers Limited since, 1949 in which company he started as :\ labourer and has-l Planning during the term of his em-‘Decks was gr ployment. wwked himself up at the last me to a supervisory position. B’Irs‘uing board to Hall became a member of. thelfor the provis CCF in 1954 and a member ofltography and the NDP executive riding whenlbusiness seen the NDP party “‘35 fOFmEd in‘in Richmond! 1961. He has taken an active; At the pres part as an official of Canadaimap of this s: Packers Credit Union. He is alfile is one th member of the Canadian Insti-Fthe elevation tute of Public Affairs. the On-‘information \tario Welfare Council and the‘quirement in African Students Foundation. ‘ Cost of the bar. IIaH \vas educated in Chinguacousy Township rural schools and Brampton High School. Dr. J. P: Wilson. president of the Richmond Hill Senior Citizens’ .Club requested town council at their last meeting for their co-opera- tion in securing the services of the Provincial Department of Welfare to make a survey of Richmond Hill with the objective of establishing the necessity of constructing senior cltizens’ apartments in the town. Dr. Wilson pointed out to council that before the pro- Senior Citizens' Apartments CHARLES HOOPER Conservative A letter from the York Coun- ty Health Unit concerning the sanitary inspector’s examina- tion of Beverley Acres, Mac- Killop and Walter Scott Schools tabled at the meeting‘ recommended that the play ground at Beverley -, Acres School be graded and that fly screens be provided for the classrooms of the Walter Scott School. proposal with the revision that it read “50 percent of the basic single coverage". The personnel committee’s report also submitted that ap- plication forms for teachers should delete questions asking applicants to designate their re- ligious denomination, whether they are public school support- ers and the requirement that they provide a character refer- ence specifically from a mem- ber of the clergy. The board moved that these questions be deleted from application forms. Sanitary Inspector’s Report Two further resignations from the teaching staff have been received by the board. Teachers who have tendered their resignations are Mrs. Dor- othy Gillies who has accepted a position at Deep River. She has been on the teaching staff of Richmond Hill for five years. (Continued On Page 16) Re‘signaiions that the New Democratic Party will have no truck or trade with the adoption of nuclear weapons as a part of Canada’s defense services. JOHN O’BRIEN, S.C. W55 0mg Aeraai Mag? One of the two newcomers to the federal political scene in the riding of York North is John O'Brien who is 31 years old. Both Mr. O‘Brien and his (Continued On Page 3) Planning Director Harold Decks was granted permission at the last meeting of the plan- ning board to enter negotiations for the provision of aerial pho- tography and ,mapping of the business section of Yonge St. in Richmond Hill. At the present time the only map of this section of town on file is one that does not show the elevation contours. Such information will become are- quirement in the future. Cost of the project will be borne on a 50 per cent basis by the planning board and the works department and will cost in the neighborhood of $4.000. Payment for the project will be spread over a two year period. vincial government would take action in the matter it was necessary to have coun- cil pass a resolution request- ing them to make such a sur- vey. Dr. Wilson said that at a re- cent meeting of the senior citizen's club it was estab- lished that there were 20 people who would be inter- ested in locating in senior citizen apartments and said that the basic unit of constr- uction for the accommoda- The community was saddenv ed by the sudden passing last Friday. March 29th of Mrs. W. J. Taylor. With her husband of Richmond Hill wife of for- mer Reeve and ex-Warden W. J. Taylor she had returned the previous day from a vacation in Florida, and while her health had not been the best, her sud- den passing came as a great shock to her family and friends. Following a private service at her home 122 Yonge Street North the funeral service was held in St. James Anglican Church, Sutton, Monday after- noon and was largely attended by relatives and friends. The private service at the home was conducted by Rev. W. F. Wrix- on, former rector of St. Mary’s‘ and long time family friend, and Rev. J. F. O'Neil present rector of St. Mary's. At St. James Church, Sutton the rect- or assisted Rev. Wrixon. Throughout the years the late Mrs. Taylor was active in church and social life of the community and was a cheerful and willing worker in many organizations. A member of St. Mary’s Ang- lican Church she was devoted and loyal and gave freely of her time and talent to many of the women’s organizations. As a member of the community she never hesitated in her sup- port of worthy causes and was particularly active in the Red Cross organization during the days of World War II. Above ‘all she was devoted to her hus~ band, her home and her friends and her sudden passing will be sincerely mourned by many who knew her and valued her friend- ship. The late Mrs. Taylor was the former Mary Elizabeth Price, and was born in Toronto, the only daughter, of the late G. W. F. and/Lillian Price. Her only brother Cecil K. Price of‘ Toronto predeceased her sever- al years ago. In 1926 she was married and came to Richmond Hill with her husband. “HOME PAPER OF THE DISTRICT SINCE 1878” tion of older citizens con- tained 15 apartments. Dr. Wilson told coun- oil that the construction of senior citizens’ ac- commodation was a three-way deal with the federal government as- suming 90 per cent of the cost and the provin- cial government assum- ing five per cent. The remaining five percent. Dr. Wilson said, was The Hornets, Richmond Hill's peewee team that will go to Leaming- ion on Sunday for the first game of a two game goals to count series for the O.M.H.A. Championship is pictured above. Back row (left to right) Coach Earl Methe, Mark Dobbs, Jack McCauley, Gerald Methe, Phillip Clarke, Wilson Ross, John Shropshire, Richie Doudette and Assistant Coach Gord Pipher. Front row (left to right) Richie Chapman, John Dunkley, Chris Amos, Doug Meyers. Hal Cameron, Bobbie Wilkinson and Richie Thompson. Missing when the above picture was taken are: Bruce Hutch- inson, Dave Lund and Mike Deciantis. The Hornets are sponsored by the Richmond Hill Lions Club. Late Mrs. W. J. Taylor Richmond H ed a great many from all parts of the county and province in her home. At all times she was the ideal and generous hostess and made many warm friends who mourn her sudden passing. Departing from a regular custom in Monday afternoon's funeral service Rev. Wrixon said he felt compelled to say a few words in tribute to the very full and very rich life of the deceased. In extending sym- pathy to the bereaved husband and family Mr. Wrixon said while we mourn the passing of a loved one we recognize the prayer “ Thy Will Be Done" and we like to feel that she has been called home to her1 eternal rest. To those who mourn is the comfort of our abiding faith and the great blessing of memory by which ‘we can always reliile the many happy years of her life here on earth. Interment followed the ser- vice in Briar Hill cemetery and many beautiful floral tributes were evidence of the esteem The honorary - pall bearers‘ were: York County Warden‘ Clarence Davis I of Aurora; County Clerk J. L. Smith of Queensville; ex-Warden John Rye of Mount Albert; York County Roads Engineer A. J. Rettie of Newmarket; Norman C. Chatterley of Sutton and J.‘ E. Smith Richmond Hill. Active pall bearers were: Duncan M. Chamney of Toronto; Ralph Corner, Stouffville; Harry P. Charles and Frank Schissler of Richmond Hill; Reginald Park and Robert Beattie, of Toronto. and respect of a very wide cir- cle of friends and the sympathy of the community which is ex- tended to the bereaved hus- band. 8242 YONG-E STREET THORNHILL AV. 5-1156 Financing of such an un- dertaking Dr. Wilson told council would be amortized over a 45 or 50 year period. Following Dr. Wilson's presentation on behalf of the senior citizens Councillor White suggested that it would be worthwhile to have Voting in York North's advance polls is down slightly compared with the similar figure for last June. A total of 729 votes were cast at the advance polls Saturday and Mon- day. During the two day per- iod last June 779 votes were cast. H. KEITH LTD. usually contributed by outright grants from such sources as service clubs, church organiza- tions or similar bodies. 729 Vote At Advance Poll Advertising MORE MORE Results Peewee Hornets See page 6, Col. 9 for Keith "Homes For Sale" (Protests 25 Acre éLot Limit At the same time. he objectn ed just as strongly to the by- law which requires that resl- dential lots created in rural areas must be a minimum of 25 acres. “A farmer should b0 able to put his farm in 10 acre Llots. There are many peoolo in the city who would like to _ build a good house on 10 acres. This goes back to our basic _freedoms in owning land," 110 e stated. Mr. William Sills of Herb Sills Real Estate, Woodbrldge. appeared before Vaughan Township Council Monday night and protested strongly that his firm had never sold 10 acre lots to people who were unaware that they would be unable to build on them, as had been suggested at the pre- vious council meeting and re- ported in the press. many residents pushing the sale of ten acre lots." stated Deputy-Reeve Jesse Bryson. “The responsibility for this is on the realtors". Mr. Bryson. who is council’s representative on the planning board, emphas- ized that 10 acre lots do-not make for good planning. He pointed out that when 10 act. parcels are sold around tho perimeter of a farm. land it left in the centre which in unn saleable. “Ten acre lots are not fair," he stated. “The man with the flankage sells. The realtor gets his fee. The rest of the people in the area are left with the problem â€"- needs." This results in many grass fires every spring. “The 25 acre lots would be two and a half times the prob- lem." suggested Mr.‘ Sips. “No they’re not because people don't build on them," interjected Reeve A. H. Ruther- ford. “Let’s make no mistake about it. this 25-acre restric- tion is to deter development, (Continued On Page 3) the opinion of the Ontario Department of Welfare {1 for no other reason than to have established by a com- petent authority the need for such accommodation in Rich- mond Hill. On this basis he moved a motion to council that Ontario government au- thorities be requested to make the necessary survey. The motion was seconded by Councillor Scudds and car- ried unanimously. AV. 5-1156 I don’t think there an SOLD PER COPY 100