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'New Travel Issue ‘ Published Monthly \ By The Liberal He said that the meeting would afford anyone interested in attending an opportunity to prress their opinion as to (what might be done to speed hp and attract industrial devel- opment in the town. nuuuummmmumum“mum“mulu\umlimluumuuummmu Industrial Comm. Asks For Briefs A meeting of the Richmond Hill Industrial Committee will be held In the council cham- bers on the evening of June 20 Councillor Alec Campbell informed the last meeting of council. . Mr. Campbell said that mem-‘ bers of the industrial commit- tee had held several meetings with the industrial committees of surrounding towns as wellas Metropolitan Toronto and with the Deputy Minister of the Department of Resources and Development. Purpose of the meetings were to exchange ideas and gather information that may assist in the industrial development of Richmond Hill, Mr. Campbell said. In making the statement Mr. Campbell issued a special invi- tation to management of in- dustrial and commercial firms to attend the meeting and that briefs from such personnel dealing with industrial and commercial development in Richmond Hill would be more than welcome. I!\\m“\lll“!l\\ll\ll“ll“\\l\\\1\\llllllllll“\\lll““mll]l\\ll\\\l\l\\ll\\lll\l Dreaming of white Ber- muda sands, a leisurely cruise to European shores, a weekend in picturesque Quebec City or the Laur- entians? Inserted in your copy of “The Liberal” this week is a well-illustrated and informative guide to vaca- tion and travel planning, “The Travel Times”, Can- ada’s first journal of travel news and comment. estimated the damage at $3.000 including an over- head crane which was bad- ly blistered by the blaze. Damage was negligible in a our fire at 8:07 June 1 when an old vehicle was being taken apart with an acetylene torch on Crosby Ave. Sparks set the up- holstery on fire. ' Firemen were also called to a grass fire believed started by children in the Bayvlew - 18th Ave. area June 2. in the belief that to grant Mrs. necessary to make a survey of MacKenzie's request could pos- residents in the immediate area sibly create a precedent on of her proposed subdivxsmn to which future subdividers may determine whether they had seek permission for the divis- any objections to the proposal. ion of land. It is Mrs. MacKenzie’s inten- , At planning board’s tion to divide the land into REV FRED C. JACKSON Tuesday night meeting. four large lots. . ' H 1th n6 however, Mrs. MacKenzie An access right-ofâ€"way into eral Department of ca a produced plans of a sur- vey of the property made in 1945, prior to the esta- blishment of Richmond the lots has been retained by National Welfare'assumed the Mrs. MacKenzie that would duties of rector 1n the young permit the construction of a parish. He was ordained intc 25 foot road which she told the priesthood of the Anghcar ' ‘ ' ’ ' t a ceremony in St Hill’s planning board planning board she 15 piepared Church a i which showed Mrs. Mac: to have built at her own ex-iJames Cathedral, Toronto, 5 Kenzie’s intent of subdiv- pense. [year ago i .3: el-“llllllllllllllllllllllillll““lltilllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllullllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll“l\llllllllllllllllllllllllllmllllll\lllllllllllllllllllllllllll1m“mlllullllllllulllllllllmullllllmMilllllulul\\\lllllillllllllllllll“millll“llillll\lllllillllll“lll\llllllllllllllllullllll The journal will be included with “The Liberal” each month for your exclusive use. Drop Fight For Election Of Trustees In this month’s issue columnist Wessley Hicks gives his own tips for successful travel packing, there is a feature story on the most important travel accessory - your camera and a colourful description of the rock paintings in Quetico Provincial Park. According to the June issue, Canadians will visit the Barbados in record numbers this summer and a handy guide to climate. hotel rates. shopping, night life, food and sight- seeing is included. The charm of a Quebec honeymoon trip or a vaca- tion in the lake-dotted Laurentians is extensively pictured. Firemen Called To Four Fires In Busy Weekend The branch decided to drop the issue when their resolution asking “the De- partment of Education to enact the necessary byelaw that would require all mem- bers of high school district boards to be elected" was rejected by two thirds of the 43 delegates from 13 branches at York Centre district annual meeting at Snowball, King Township. Prior to the standing vote. branch resolutions convenor Mrs. A. W. McLennan had an opportunity to outline merits of an altered high school board system. Mrs. G. Mason, resolutions convener for York Centre, King City Women's Insti- tute is abandoning its two- year battle to have mem- bers of high school boards elected, rather than appoint~ ed. Richmond Hill firemen had one of their busiest weekends in months. At 1:55 p.111. June 1. they were called to put out a kitchen blaze apparently started from a neglected pan of deep fat frying at the home of Mr. W. Cal- vert, 128 Woodward Ave., Thornhill. Damage was estimated at between $250 and $350 to kitchen walls and cup- boards. At 2:55 pm. a fire call went out from I. W. Biller, 215 Markham Road, Richâ€" mond Hill. when sparks from an acetylene torch set I 350 gallon tank of paint afire. No one was injured. Fire Chief Alfred Stung estimated the damage at $3.000 including an over- head crane which was bad- ly blistered by the blaze. Damage was negligible in a our fire at 8:07 June 1 when an old vehicle was being taken apart with an acetylene torch on Crosby Ave. Sparks set the up- holstery on fire. ‘ Firemen were also called to a grass fire believed started by children in the Bayview - 18th Ave. area June 2. V01; 84, NUMBER 49 BY RON CRAINE Nine years of hard work and shrewd business management culminated in the final pay- ment to four major debenture holders of the Richmond Hill Arena Association on Wednes- day of last week. Way back in 1954 these four gentlemen, Warren Ramer, Dr. J. P. Wilson. L. H. Sims and host of the Town Inn, Bing Lew, show- ed faith in the judgement of their fellow men by investing large sums in ice plant debentures. What seemed like an unpromis- in: venture at the time has flourished and burgeoned into a real paying propo- sition under the direction of arena board members. By their faith and foresight these men and hundreds of smaller debenture holders have provided literally thousands of hours of healthy recreation for the citizens of Richmond Hill. The association has prov- ‘en conclusively that a group of private citizens can accom- plish the seemingly impossible by a united and determined effort. Mr. Bill Ellis, the first presii dent of the arena association, gave a report on the very beginning of the artificial ice project that was very enlight- ening and equally amusing. He paid tribute to all those people. who, over the years, have given unstintingly of their time and know-how to make the venture an actual financial success. Asks Permission Mrs. Ada MacKenzie appear- ed before Richmond Hill Plan- ning Board on Tuesday night to seek permission for the sub- division of a parcel of land loc- ated south of Highland Lane and Vaughan Road. The request which had been considered at the preceding meeting of planning board had been deferred for further study It was a big moment in the lives of local arena association officials last Wednesday night when the last debenture payment on the arena was written off. Shown above at a special dinner to mark the occasion are left, President Harold Jones, handing the last cheque over to Richmond Hill restaurant owner Bing Lew. Shown hanging on the wall behind Mr. Jones are the plans for the proposed arena renovations. “Whereas, at present a number of high school dis- trict boards are appointed; it is the opinion of this branch presented the only resolu- tion offered by delegates: of the Federated Women’s Institutes of Ontario that elected boards would be more satisfactory to the tax- payer. “Therefore. be it resolved that the Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario do ev- erything possible to bring about this desirable change and that they ask the De- partment of Education to enact the necessary bylaw “And whereas, the by-law of the Department of Edu- cation says in Section 51 of the Secondary School Act that members may be elect- ed if the taxpayer requests same. Mr. Dalton Hicks provided a A Really Big Moment Public Library 56 Yonge N. Richmond m "In Essentials Unity; In report which highlighted the progress of the project from year to year until the present time. Following Mr. Hicks' report Mr. George Chassie briefed those assembled at the dinner in the Town Inn on the forthcoming plans for the latest arena innovations. Mayor William Neal com- mended the management given by the board to the actual operation of the arena. He made it clear that Richmond Hill was proud of their efforts and emphasized that quite often it takes a band of public spirited citizens operating outside the political sphere to get worthwhile projects completed in a reasonable time. It was his feeling that these men and women had set an example to others - an example that could and should be fol- lowed in future undertako ings of a similar nature. In his remarks Mayor Neal made specific reference to a swimming pool project for Richmond Hill - a project that could also be tackled by a dedicated group of private citizens. Mr. William Hall, a director of the arena association, had a most pleasant duty to per- form. Over the years the burd- ensome job of treasurer has been most capably handled by Mr. Alan Bales. In recognition of his years of fine service Mr. Bales was presented with an electric shoe-shine kit - a small token of sincere gratitude for the excellence of his work. iding the land at that time. On the basis of the plans planning board was of the opin- ion that no precedent would be created by subdividing the land since the original request to do so was dated in 1945. Planning board told Mrs. MacKenzie that prior to sub- mitting her request to council for approval. it would be necessary to make a survey of residents in the immediate area of her proposed subdivision to determine whether they had any objections to the proposal. An access right-of-way into the lots has been retained by Mrs. MacKenzie that would permit the construction of a 25 foot road which she told planning board she is prepared to have built at her own ex- pense. ROUNGIL PREPARED TO ENTER ROURT ACTION that would require all mem- bers of high school boards to be elected." Two years ago King City W.I. prepared a similar re- solution, which also sought to have more women on high school boards. The resolution was passed at the district annual meet- ing and the area convention in Toronto, but later at the Federated Women's Insti- tutes of Ontario meeting in Guelph, it was sent back for re-wording with the sugges- tion the two aims should not be combined in a single resolution. On their own initiative. King City members formed a delegation to York County Council, and asked support of board elections. Council decided it was satisfied with the calibre of present ap- To Sub-Divide mi’HURSDAY, .1ny 6,1963 New Richvale I Minister Kenneth Arthur Thatcher, B.Sc., has been appointed by the Right Rev. George B. Snell, Co-adjutor Bishop of Toronto, to take charge of Emmanuel Anglican Church, Richvale. Mr. Thatcher, a professional engin- eer, was born in Cape Town, South Africa and is a graduate of the University of Cape Town. He came to Canada 10 years ago and is now working towards his STB degree at Tri- nity College. He was student assistant at St. Cuthbert’s Lea- side, 1961-62. For the past year he has been student assistant at St. George’s, Willowdale. He is married and has one child. Rev. Fred C. Jackson, who‘ has been the rector at Emman- uel since early 1961, has been transferred to Holy Trinity Church, Thornhill, to assist the rector, Rev. H. R. Howden. He began his duties there on June 1. Mr. Jackson had been inter- ested in the progress of Emma- nuel Church since its early days, and upon retirement from his position with the fed- eral Department of Health and National Welfare assumed the duties of rector in the young parish. He was ordained into the priesthood of the Anglican Church at a ceremony in St. James Cathedral, Toronto. a year ago. REV. KENNETH THATCHER Last year the b_ranch ar- ranged an interview with a Department of 'Education official Mr. W. R. Stewart, then assistant superinten- dent of secondary education and recently appointed de- puty-minister of education. pointees and elections were not necessary. Delegates were given con- siderable information about high schools and learned boards are elected where there is a board of educa- tion. They were encouraged to continue their aim and to seek greater support from organizations, such as the F.W.I.O. Now King City branch has concluded its campaign until more interest is shown by taxpayers in making any changes. Non-Essentials Liberty fimml Markham Council Again Postpones Development Points of order were ques- tioned throughout the discus- sion. Councillors Charles Hoo- ver and Stewart Rumble verb- ally moved that acceptance of the recommendation be deter- red until the purchase of Metro wells was complete and the jail farm is released for industrial development. Councillor Allan Sumner challenged this motion, stating that the council‘s pro- cedural bylaw requires that all; motions be in writing, and pre- sented a written motion, sec- onded by Deputy-Reeve Charles Hooper: That ‘this council does adopt the recommendation of the planning board that Stage ‘Two area be released for im- mediate development. With the permission of the reeve the legal representative of Romfield Developments spoke to council, outlining his F. Israel Named To Library Board A recommendation from Markham Planning Board that the southwest corner of the township, known as the Stage Two area, be released for development, was turned down by Markham Township Council at its regular meeting Monday evening. Richmond Hill librarian Fred‘ Israel was appointed a direct- or of the Ontario Professional Librarians Board meeting last week in Kitchner in conjunct- ion with the Ontario Library Association. Also attending the meetingl from Richmond Hill were Mrs.‘ Peter Townshend, chairman of the library board and trustees, Mr. R. T. Hutchinson, Mrs. Paul Harris and Mrs. J. P. Fraser. Staff members who attended were Mrs Israel, Mrs. M. Step- henson and Mrs. M. Bergin. Mrs. Stephenson was elected as a councillor for the library cler- ical assistants’ section of the Ontario Library Association. Mr. Israel said topic of most widely spread interest at the meeting attended by 700 lib- rarians, staff and trustees was a discussion of censorship by Rutgers University Library dean Dr. Ralph Shaw. \lllll“\\lll\\\l\lm\l\llll\\lll\llllll\l1“\\lll1“l1l““ll!ll\“l\“\llll\lll“\\ll Mr. Israel said he also agreed with Mr. Shaw‘s comment that librarians were spending too much time at clerical duties. “This is a big problem in small- er libraries where we don't have the staff; of course we need more professional people and more clerical help but the money isn’t always available," Mr. Israel said. The public library board held its regular monthly meeting here Wednesday night. Dr. Shaw criticized cen- sorship of books by gov- ernment departments and pressure groups. He said the courts were the only valid place where a de- cision could be made and urged librarians and library boards not to knuc- kle under to demands from small groups to have books removed. Two dogs and numerous cats have been found drowned in the mill pond on the north side of Mill Street, Canine Control Officer Jim Ryan has reported. Mr. Ryan said one of the dogs, a large black and white breed. had its hind legs tied together and was badly decomposed. He advised residents that if they want to get. rid of their pets the Maple pound is available. “It’s not a very nice sight for children to see these dead animals in the stream,” he said. Pets Drowned In Mill Pond In All Things Charity" company’s struggle over the past seven years to have their lands within the township re- leased for building. He stated they have a million and a half dollars invested in three par- cels of land, and every week of delay costs them $2,500. He said that in the past his company had agreed to reasonable re- quests for delay from council. He enumerated these delays, ending with the company’s offer to build a sewage disposal plant to take care not only of their proposed residential develop- ment but of projected indusâ€" trial development of the jail farm at Langstaff. Part of their offer was to bring these services to the jail farm so industry can go ahead. He asked council “as businessmen, would any one of you come into a municipality where you are kept waiting seven years?" \mumulluu\m\\\\1unumunuuuunuummmum\mmmuumuu Wins $475 At Lions Bingo mummumuuluunumu1mmlu“umuuumuunmuuuunumm; “If you don‘t; have an- othet‘p‘houxe bum in this municipality your taxes will continue to go up -â€"- you know it as well as I do," he stated. He pointed out that it would be a year and a half before his firm could start to build and charged that if procrastination con- tinues there Will be no building lots left in the township by 1964. He stat- ed Romfield Developments were only asking for the privilege of setting the wheels in motion for de- velopment which would take place over a period of three or four years. Mrs. Betty Lipari, 15 Coles Avenue, Woodbridge, was the happy winner of the $475 jackpot at Rich- mond Hill Lions Monday night bingo. The last bingo for this season is scheduled for Monday, June 10. The new jackpot of $350 must go that. evening. Indian War Dance At Centre June 14 During June 10th-15th, “Bonanza Days” at the Richmond Heights Centre entertainment galore will be offered shoppers including this attractive group of young Hill dancers from the Dennis Moore School Of Dancing and the Midmer School of Dancing who will perform an authentic Indian dance June 14 in keeping with the wild west theme of the week. Cowboys and Indians (from left) are Ernie Van Tent, Susan Owen, Melanie Dagger, Diane Mowat, Linda Christ- ie. Linda Midmer and Eleanor Williams. _(Ph0t0 By Barbour) Councillor Rumble said he felt this development would be a terrific burden on the rest of the municipality. Deputy-Reeve Hooper: “We’re out of order. You had no au- thority to let him speak with- out permission of council. I think it is very disgraceful." The reeve had ruled the deputy- reeve out of order when he attempted to speak on the reso- lution before it had been read. Councillor Sumner: “One of these times it’s going to cost the township a lot of money if we keep on deferring.” Councillors Hoover and Rum- ble then presented a written amendment to the resolution, which on a recorded vote was carried. Deputy-Reeve Hooper claim- ed: “I never had a chance to speak,” the reeve replying: “You’ve been talking all night.”‘ A resume of the planning director’s report on which the planning board based its rec- ommendation will be found elsewhere in this issue. Two Youth; Remanded 0n Théfiéncgmiétion Marcel LeBlanc, 21, 24 Lorne Ave., Richmond Hill and Barry Lee Dyson, 19, no fixed address were remanded to June 11 for sentence after they were convicted of breaking and entering and theft Tues- day at Richmond Hill Magis- trate’s Court. “HOME PAPER OF THE DISTRICT SINCE 1878” Stolen was $3.95 in silver after the pair who pleaded guilty broke into the Button- ville BP service station May 29 and opened the till. Constable Bruce Finlay said he was alerted and drove to the station in time to see a car backing off the lot with its lights out. He found glass in a rear window had been removed. rLeBlanc 'waE remanded for a pre-sentence report and Dyson for a probation report. Stanley Vaughan, Toronto, pleaded guilty to illegal con- sumption of liquor on 16th Ave. in Markham May 11 and was fined $10 and $17.50 costs. George Koczan was tried in absentia on a charge of con- suming liquor in a conserva- tion area and was fined $10 and $17.50 costs or five days. The letter was discussed at a special meeting of council in committee of the whole on May 30, the day following receipt of the communication. In attendance at the meeting, in addition to all council mem- bers, were J. D. Lucas, solicit- or for Richmond Hill; F. H. Deeks, planning director; J. L. Holloweli, building inspector; M. Clement, deputy-clerk; H. Whillans, planning board mem- ber; and R. Lynett, town clerk. Opinion of council on the advisability of allowing the matter to enter court action was split with Councillors A1 White and Tom Murphy expres- sing the opinion that the issue might better be resolved by a discussion between the town’s solicitor and legal counsel for the complainants. Mayor Wil- liam tNeal told council that this Two Readings Given Water System By-Law The wheels were set in mo- tion Monday night for the con- struction of a $710,000 water- works program to boost Vaugh- an Township’s industrial area. Council gave first two read- ings to a bylaw which will allow construction of water systems in the Edgeley and Concord areas in 1963 and 1964. Schedules and estimates in1 the bylaw will be forwarded to the Ontario Municipal Board for its approval and dispensing of a public vote in 21 days, dur- ing which time following pub- lication of the project bylaw (See page 13), council will re- ceive opinions for or against the proposed system. The project will affeqt two residential subdivisions which have a minimum of 100 consumers but will be installed primarily for the industrial area develop- Richmond Hill Town Council have been advised by letter from the firm of Fasken, Calvin, MacKen- zie, Williston and Swackhamer, acting on behalf of Ferraro Construction Company Limited and Rich- mond Hill Branch 375 of the Royal Canadian Legion that, unless a building permit and use of occupancy permit was issued to their clients by Friday, May 31, that ‘move will be made for a. mandamus to require the town to issue same.’ Result of the meeting was a motion moved and seconded by Deputy-reeve Stanley Tinker and Coun- cillor Alex Campbell that a recommendation be made to council empowering the town solicitor to engage legal aid to defend any action commenced by the plaintiffs. MORE HOMES & [AND LISTED AND SOLD course of action had already been tried with no good effect- and that an order of mandam- us was being applied for on behalf of Ferraro Construction and the Royal Canadian Legion. NORTH YONGE OFFICE 8242 YONGE ST. AV. 5-1156 Deputy-reeve Tinker drew attention to the fact that the communication outlining the intent of applying for a writ of mandamus allowed council only one day in which to take action on the matter. He claimed that it would be better to have the ‘problem thrashed out in court and settled once and for all by a judge rather than have the actions of council in enforcing existing laws judged by the public. ment. Council has held 15 public meetings with ratepayers and hundreds have been notified of the proposal by township Clerk Jim McDonald. There are five water areas in the township, at Carrville Road, Edgeley. Maple. Kleinburg and Elgin Mills. The first, required for health reasons was the most expensive and eventually built at a cost of $760,009. Councillor Ruth said. Construction will be financed by debentures over a 20 year period and the area affected will pick up the bulk of the costs. The industrial area will have a levy of four mills and the residential ratepayers, a 15 cent per foot frontage charge. Winter works also fig- ures in the financing with a grant of $37,500. Mayor Neal pointed out that council. in its func- tion as an administrative body, had acted on the advice of both technical and legal experts employed by the town in adopting its stand on the matter of issuing permits. He said that if council had no faith in their ability as special- ists ‘then we should get someone else.’ Council upheld a recom- mendation that Town Sol- (Continued On Page 17) PER COPY 10c McConkey