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MARKHAM : Twelve members of the Markham Shopping Centre voted against and three voted for a billiard academy in the shopping centre according to a letter addressed to Mark- ham Village council recently. Council pointed out that the matter should be resolved by members of the merchants as- lociation and owners of the shopping centre. I‘llkllllllfill“lll“ll!llll“11mlllllll“ll“llllllllllllll“llllllllllllllllllllli Illl|llll“IllllllllllllllllllI“ll1lll“lll“llllll\llllllllllllllll“\mmmllllll At the regular meeting of the trustees of York Central Hospital Douglas H. Storms was re-elected as chairman of the board for the coming year. Mr. Storms, a charter member of the board, has been chair- man since the inception of the hospital organization, and all members paid tribute to his great service and outstanding leadership. Other officers are: Vice-Chairman Stuart Parker Q.C., Secretary Dr. A. J. Smith and Treasurer Don. Stewart. - Trustee John Griffin, chair- man of the building committee reported that satisfactory pro- gress is being made on the new building on Vaughan Road and that construction is pro: ceeding on schedule. It is plan- ned to have the new hospital; open by December of this year.‘ Re - Elect Storms} Hospital Head! Dorothy Painter., know- ing nothing about the play. wound a feather boa around her neck and sas- hayed into the part of Lot- tie Grady, previously taken by Mary Monks. The Sat- urday evening performance went off without a hitch. A change of cast was cleverly handled by two Curtain Club actresses. proving once again how professional the local dra- matic group has become since Its founding in 1952. Saturday morning, one of the cast of “When We Are Married" was suddenly taken ill and Mary Monks stepped with aplomb into the magenta velvet cos- tume of Mrs. Helliwell and did her slzcable part that evening. Liberals To Name Candidate Curtain Club Players Prove Versatility Prom Queen And Her Court Sharon Bell (wearing diadem, in centre) is surrounded by her princesses after being chosen Prom Queen at Bayview Secondary School‘s annual ~prom Friday night. Clockwise. from lower left are Ginny Hipkiss, 18, grade 11; Patsi Higgs, 17, grade 11; Ginny Wilson. 17, grade 12; and Vivian Nieberg, 18. grade 13. AGREEMENTS , HOTLY OPPUSE VOL. 84, NUMBER 44 Richmond Hill. while Donald Deacon has held the same office in Markham Town- ship. In addition Mr. Plaxâ€" ton is a former public school trustee. In 1959 he was the provincial Liberal candidate in York North. Still active in municipal life Mrs. Ion is the deputy-reeve of New- market. and was a candidate for the wardenship of the county last January. Party officials hope to have Ontario Liberal leader John Wintermeyer as key- note speaker at the con- vention. Elected party leader in May. 1958. Mr. Winter- meyer represents Kitchener in the legislature. A member Back in 1948 Richmond Hill Lions Club observed its tenth anniver- sary and the above photo shows charter members in attendance on that occasion. Seated (left to right) H. F. Austin, E. C. Mansbridge, I. D. Ramer, W. W. Trench, Dr. James Langstaff, J. A. Bales. Standing back row (same order) James Stewart, the club’s first Egbiic Liprary, Richmofid Hiil, Ont. since 1955 he is a former Kitchener alderman. The last provincial member to speak at a York North rally was Elmer Sopha who rep- resents Sudbury. Mr. Sopha was the keynote speaker at the county rally in Decem- ber 1961. York North has been rep- resented in the legislature by Conservative Lex Mac- Kenzie since 1945. A former member of Woodbridge Vil- lage Council Mr. MacKenzie first entered provincial poli- tics in 1943. During the Hepburn era from 1934 to 1943 the riding was held by Liberal Morgan Baker. A former reeve of Whitchurch Ligp; Charter Members Fifteen Years Ago pfié RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, THURSDAY. MAY 2, 1963 ‘In Essentials Unity; In Nonâ€"Essentials Libérty; In All Things Charity" E A two-man survey team are currently working in Richmond Hill in an attempt to deter- mine how great is the need for lowvrental housing for elderly citizens. Grade 8 pupils from Bever- Acres Area. If the trend of ley Acres Public School will former yearsicontinues enrol- attend classes in Crosby ment in kinder-filter: in this Heights School starting in area will exceed the 100 pupils September. This was learned which can be handled by two by parents of children now in teachers in four half-day grade 7 at the former school, classes. Monday evening, when they One portable has been met with members of the Rich- purchased and another is mond Hill Public School Board. being sought for Beverley Chairman Harold Sanderson, of the board, presided over the meeting and explained the reasons for the plan. He re- viewed the situation last Sept- ember, which required the transfer of some kindergarten pupils from Beverley Acres School to Crosby Heights and reported that already 81 chil- dren have been registered for kindergarten in the Beverley Earlier this Spring town council made a formal request to the housing branch of the Department of Economics and Development. at Queen‘s Park for the above survey. Present work of the survey crew. Miss Rosemary Ford and Mr. Coleridge Orr. is interview- ing elderly members of the community who would like to know more about the possibil- ities of acquiring new homes at low rent. As the seeking out of these residents is one of the most difâ€" cult problems. a form has been Survey Underway On Housing Need BszaGradEB Pupils To Crosby Township Mr. Baker is now retired and living in King. For one short period from 1943 to 1945 the riding went C.C.F. when former North York Township Reeve George Mitchell won it for that party. The 1943 provin- cial election saw the C.C.F. come very close to winning the government. The Tories under the leadership of George Drew formed a minority government that year and have been in power ever since. In the 1945 pro- vincial election C.C.F. strength dropped and the Liberals once again became the official opposition. York North has not had en they ;he Rich- 31 Board. mderson, over the led the He re- ast Sept- red the One portable has been purchased and another is being sought for Beverley Acres School to take care of enrolment from kinder- garten to grade '1 within the original boundaries of the school district. Chairman Sanderson pointed lergarten out that combining all grade 8 y Acres children in the area served by ghts and the 81 chil- Heights schools at School will two Crosby enable tered for them to have a fuller rotary Beverley programme. The board will be used which can be found else- where in this week's edition of “The Liberal". Any persons over 60 years who are interest- ed in finding out all the facts, or discussing it further are ask- ed to use the form. and send it in to the address given. A similar project was follow- ed through‘ in Owen Sound where a number of low rental homes are now in use by sen- ior citizens, and it is reported their enthusiasm for the gov- ernment plan, now that it is in effect; is little short of tremen- dous, said Miss Ford. She drew attention to the fact that those persons inter- ested in receiving further in- formation should send their names and addresses in no later than the‘ 25th of this month. a provincial returning offic- er since the death last January of Arthur Wells of Maple following an auto- mobile accident. Provincial Returning Officer Roderick Lewis has stated .no new appointment will be made until the date of the next provincial election is an- nounced. The present Conservative administration was elected in June, 1959. Premier John Robarts who took over as leader from Leslie Frost in October, 1961. can continue in office until June of next year. However he is expectâ€" ed to call a general election sometime this fall. On Thui'sday, May Zhd, the â€"a-Ve£§rvvsi);‘c’ia'l' mark its twenty-fifth anniversary. - president, J. E. Smith, R. D. Little, Paul E. Angle, Dr. Frank Hogg, Dr. W. SLMgspn, J: A. Greene, Dr. J. P. Wilson,’Fred Hoover, William Cotton. During the question period which followed Superintendent G. McIntyre clarified the pro- posed set-up by reporting that each child in grade 8 would have a home room and home teacher for at least half of each day. This will give them some- one to whom they can take their problems and with whom they can feel safe and happy. This was in answer to a quest- ion from a parent about the proposed plan increasing the anxiety felt by some pupils in going from grade 8 to grade 9. able to secure and organize the best. staff available to teach these grade 8 pupils. Superintendent McIn- tyre promised that he would follow the progress of these grade 8 pupils with great care during the next year, believing that it could prove to be one way to bridge the gap be- tween the maternal atmos- phere of the elementary school and the adult world of secondary schools. He said he felt it was in the The above six pupils will represent Richmond Hill when some 10,000 children from across the country meet in Ottawa next week for the annual school safety patrol jamboree. Shown above (left to right), front row, Christina Munsey, Anne Karu, and Arlene Haggart. Middle row, Captain Brian Haviland, Dick Armstrong, and Lynda Brocklehurst. In the back row are, safety counsellors, Constable Douglas Young and Chief Constable Robert P. Robbins. Off To See Canada's Capital (Photo courtesy R. D. Little) Grade 8 children from the two areas will not be kept sep- arate, but will be integrated on the recommendation of Principals G. Nighswander and E. Gooding. No protest to the board’s plan was voiced by any parent present. Pupils living more than three-quarters of a mile from Crosby Heights School will be permitted to use lunch facili- ties, according to the board’s policy. Questions and answers also brought forth the information that five classrooms of approx- imately 30 to 35 pupils will be provided next year in Crosby Heights for grade 8 pupils. No bus will be provided, as every child will be within approved walking distance. It will not be a junior high school as shop and home economics will not be included in the course gbut a rotary programme of teachers will be used. best interest of the chil~ dren concerned so that the best iޤtructiou can be given. “HOME PAPER OF THE DISTRICT SINCE 1878’; Even at this date Mr. Griffin' said, land that his company had purchased in town three years ago was worth less now than it was when it had been bought. Jack Seaton, another member of the delegation, referred to the new ‘site plan agreements’ as some sort of municipal pir- acy and demanded protection from what he terms was the autocratic manner in which (Continued On Page 3) The new type of agreement is the brain child of Richmond Hill's town planning board that is headEd up by Harold Deeks, planning director, and has in‘ herent in it a condition re- quiring the payment by build- ers of certain amounts of mon- ey, depending on the size of the structure to be built, before a building permit would be is- sued. In the case of a four- plex building with a 65-foot frontage and with 13.000 square feet of floor area. the fee re quired would be $1,300. He said that if 'people with money to invest in building up Richmond Hill had to wait 20 years for the grandiose ideas of the town’s planning board to take effect, plans that called for a tunnel and other refined traffic developments on Yonge Street, then it would be better to pack us and go home. Mr. Griffin suggested to council that they forget about the new agreement, revise ex- isting bylaws as needed and forget about the whole hassle. At one point in the dis- cussion, John Griffin, well known Richmond Hill land developer and president of Griffin Investments rose to his feet and told council that the proposed ‘site plan agreement was only fit to be applied to the ‘sticks‘ and not a developed area like Richmond Hill. He said that since the first mention of the new type agreement had been made land values in Richmond Hill had drop- ped by 25 percent. His firm. Mr. Griffin said, had bought land in Richmond Hill in good faith and in accordance with the exist- ing zoning laws at the time and now they were being strangled with the imposition of the new agreement. This, he claimed, was tantamount to a breach of faith on the part of the authorities who, he said. seemed to regard new in- dustryficominz into town as a “bunch of money grab- bers“. Richmond Hill’s proposed site plan agree- ments -â€"- agreements that would require builders to submit payments to municipal authorities before being granted a building permit - was cooked on the griddle of criticism by a delegation from the Woodlane Developments who attended Monday’s meeting of council. » Nearly 30 land developers, real estate agents, and property owners spelled out in no uncertain terms the stagnation that will overtake the town if the proposed ‘site plan agreements’ are not scrapped and scrapped fast. MORE HOMES 8. LAND LISTED AND SOLD Hill. mmum1munInnnmum1mm“11mm“mmmuummmm[mull nunuwmlllluumuumlmumnnnumuuuuu\umnumnuuumw The same evening police had‘ recovered a 1956 Chevrolet. owned by Edward G. Palllster. 215 Browndale Avenue. The car was taken from in front of Dr. Victor Zuck‘s office on Markham Road. Investigation into both thefts is continuing. Hill police investigated a breaking and enter and theft case reported by owners of Al- lencourt Bowling Lanes last Saturday night. The thieves had smashed a coin changer, and forced a cash register open. It is not known what amount of money was stolen. Richmond Hill Police have recovered one stolen vehicle, but are still searching for a 1955 Chevrolet taken from the residence of Hans Fack. 100 Lawrence Avenue. sometime during Monday night. Hill Police Recover Car NORTH YONGE OFFICE 8242 YONGE ST. AV. 5-1156 Initially the new plant will create 25 jobs for Richmond Hill and it is an- ticipated that'the operation will be tripled in size in the near future by moving the Toronto facilities of the company to Richmond According to McLean Real Estate. who were the negotiating agents in the transaction, it is the inten- tion of the new owners to start construction of their building at the earliest date possible. This, it was pointed out, will depend on the length of time re- quired to obtain the nec- essary clearances and per~ mits for construction. W. D. Branson Limited of Bradford and Toronto. importers, exporters and processors of vegetables have purchased a four acre site on Newkirk Road from the town for the construc- tion of a 12,000 square foot processing and packing plant. Price paid for the land was $13,000. New Plant Will Create 25 J obs PER COPY 10c