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Black Cat Brings Luck Of The Irish To King Woman Who said black cats aren't lucky? King City housewife Sue Powell named her Irish sweep- stakes ticket "Black Cat" after the family pet. Mandy, and it just happened she won $60,000. Mrs. Powell was one of nine Canadians whose luck was pin- ed on "Vic Mo Chroi". the horse which finished second in the Irish Derby last Saturday. “As a rule I'm not lucky win- ning anything,“ Mrs. Powell told “The Liberal". “It all seems so unreal I'm sure I’ll wake up." she said, stunned. "I'm superstitious enough not to want to win big money." She learned the results at breakfast in the Royal York Hotel. to which she and her husband Frank and their teen- lzed son Roger were invited by a Toronto newspaper. June Water Use3 Hits Record High?! In Richmond HiIIF If Richmond Hill is noted for its roses. it can also take a bow for being the thirstiest, cleanest and most well-watered community of its size. In June, water consumption broke all previous records with a staggering 39,400,000 gallons pumped into homes with a maximum daily average of 1,700,000 and a maximum daily minimum of 875,000 gallons. Six million gallons total were pumped through well no. one treatment in June. Water Commissioner Otto Whelan said in July, 1962, 32,000,000 gallons were used, almost a million and a half less than June this year. “I think people realize primary reasons for the cur- rent restrictions - the fire hazard and domestic use â€" and are really co-operating. If this continues and if we don’t meet any real emergencies. our sup‘ ply and reserve is sufficient until the new well is opened." treatment in June. Neil. Rosemary Avenue, Lake Water Commissioner Otto Wilcox, drew “Italian Hill". A Whelan said in July, 1962, Richmond Hill resident. using 82,000,000 gallons were used, the nom de plume “Who Cares" almost a million and a half less drew “Lock Hard". and "Vaca- than June this year. “I think people tion", Aurora, drew “Christmas realize Island". They will receive con- primary reasons for the cur- solation awards. rent restrictions - the fire hazard and domestic use -- and are really co-operating. If this continues and if we don't meet any real emergencies, our sup- ply and reserve is sufficient until the new well is opened." If water pressure is down, it usually implies a heavy con- centration of sprinkling in specific areas, Mr. said. T.T.C. FARE UP Richmond Hill, Markham and Vaughan councils approved a hike in North Yonge TTC bus fares at their respective meet- ings Tuesday night. Mayor William Neal at Hill council said the TTC estimated the change will be in effect for Whelan seven years and would bring in an estimated $10,000 revenue. storm sewers in water area number one Markham Town- ship is being carried out by the Ontario Water Resourcse Commission for the township. Crysler, Davis & Jorgensen are the consulting engineers em- ployed by the O.W.R.C. on the project. Contractor is Wimpy Construction Company. E. Jorgensen of the engin- eering firm claimed that all matters which had been report- ed to them in writing had been taken care of. A ratepayer charged that Mr. Davis of the same firm had told him that the contractor’s work was substandard, and went on to enumerate instances. made by the contractor, but these had been or would be all cleared up. He stated it had been a very hard job for the contractor, for the engineers and for residents of the area. _At the request of Mr. Jor- gensen, Mr. Axelson promised to give him his sources of in- formation. Answering charges that no plans of location of watermains in the area are available. Coun- acillor Alan Sumner explained that the original water service ‘in the area had been installed by North York some 15 years ‘ago. Now contractors must sub- (Continued On Page 3) had been errors and omissions "‘ Reeve Floyd Perkins said Bayiew was the worst of five roads to be reconstructed in York County. Bayview just be- came a county road June 16. “If we paved it, Rich- mond Hill and Markham would have to pay 25% of the cost each and 50% would be paid by the De- partment of Highways. If the county paves it, Metro pays 25%. the county pays 25%, the province 50% and Richmond Hill half the county cost.” he said. He said the Toronto and York Roads Commission felt other roads had to be done H‘lllllllllllllllllllllllllhl“llll“\lllllll\llllllilllllllltill“l“llllllllllllllllllll\“lhlll“llllllllllllllllllllhllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll‘ll“lllllll'lllllllllllllllllllllllllllll“ lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll“\l“ll\lillllllllill“lllllllllllillll1“\lilllllllllllllltilllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll“l“llillll“llllllllllllllllllllllll'1' Richmond Hill Rotary Club President Donald Plaxton (right) recently presented York Central Hospital Administrator Garry Chatfield with a sizeable cheque on behalf of the service club mem- bers for the new hospital. The presentation was made at a Rotary meeting. Settle Dispute Over Arena Council had deferred approval at the June 17 meeting when a question was raised concerning the legality of the board’s decision since no bid bond or cheque accompanied the Deciantis & Rice tender. Mayor William Neal stated the meeting had been called so that the arena board and council could iron out some difficulties. He said he had all the faith in the world in the arena board, who have done a good job during the years installing artificial ice, pay- ing off the debentures, and operating the arena for the benefit of the youth of the community. Councillor A1 White also expressed complete confidence in the arena board. Richmond Hill Town Council, at a special meeting Thursday afternoon, approved of action taken by the arena board in letting tender for renovations to the arena to the local firm of Decian- tis & Rice. Cheque For Ho'spital Spokesman Harold Jones of the direct without of the and 'r.'r.c. FARE UP this Richmond Hill, Markham and meet Vaughan councils approved a sup- hike in North Yonge TTC bus ient fares at their respective meet- ed.” ings Tuesday night. Born in London, England,‘ the popular red-haired house- wife lived mostly in Essex. For ‘the past 10% years she has lived in King City and got to ‘lmow most of the area resi- "We went. thinking I had‘ drawn a horse, and that would be all." related Mrs. Powell. “It was heartbreaking to wit- ness the disappointment of people who had drawn the favourite. They were so sure of winning and at the last minute the horse was scratch- ed." Now Mr. Powell is a quality control analyst for the aircraft industry and Mrs. Powell is off to Bermuda to meet the US. sailor, William Yeager, who married her daughter Angela. A steak treat was the reward for the large black female cat which came with a change of luck to the Powells’ Dew Street home four years ago. Mr. Powell was among the hundreds of A. V. Roe employ- ees discharged when the Arrow programme was discontinued. At the same time Mrs. Powell underwent a serious operation. The trip to Bermuda had been planned several months and the sweepstakes winner, already in the clouds over her unexpected win. hopped a plane Sunday morning at Malton. dents while she worked in the local drug store. Before hearing about draw- ing a horse she had given up her job for the summer to have time for a reunion with her daughter who was last home in January. Mrs. Powell said she had no definite plans but would like “a trip around the world.” Three other area residents drew horses in the race, but none were among the major prize winners. Mrs. Norman Neil, Rosemary Avenue, Lake Wilcox, drew “Italian Hill". A Richmond Hill resident, using the nom de plume “Who Cares" drew “Lock Hard". and “Vaca- tion”, Aurora, drew “Christmas Island". They will receive con- lsolation awards. arena board explained that the construc- tion firm had promised to provide the necessary document if their bid was seriously considered and showed coun- cil the certified cheque which Deciantis & Rice had provided. Councillor Walter Scudds asked for and received assurance that no de- cision had been reached as to contrac- tor before the tenders were opened. Deputy-reeve Stan Tinker, one of coun- cil’s representatives on the board, also assured council that everything had been open and above board. Mr. Jones reported that when spe- cifications were drawn up for the alter- ations by the town staff some unnec- essary items had been included. Some of these have already been eliminated to bring the tendered price to $51,300 at the present time. It is hoped that further deletions can be made to keep the cost of alterations below the $50,- 000 mark. The town proposes to issue debentures for $30,000, the rest to be provided from arena board funds. pry, They did approve a motion by Vaughan Deputy-reeve Jes- se Bryson and Woodbridge Reeve N. Garriock that asses- sors and assessment officers be required to show at the Court of Revision why taxes were in- creased on farm property. The action followed reâ€" commendations‘in a brief presented by the York ]County Federation of Agric- ulture to lift the taxes and make assessors show why they had made increases. The brief requested support ‘for certain legislative changes. which in their opinion would; correct unfair assessment and taxation on farm land. It point- ed out that a farmer requires larger areas of land than any other industry but requires lit- tle in the way of municipal ser- vices in comparison. County council members last Friday defeated a recommen- dation calling for lifting of tax- es on farm land. County Thumbs Down On Tax Free Farm Land Vol. 85, Number 1 Members of the county's ag- riculture committee said they were conscious of the problems since urbanization in the coun- ty has affected rural areas greatly, education being the largest item on the tax bill. n fiigh school areas put farm and residence together and creation of public school areas Ratepayers Criticize‘! Roads, Sewer Problems; He also claimed that employâ€" He claimed sod had been laid ees of the contractor had told of substandard quality, without him that when they brought top soil or adequate prepara- matters to the attention of the tion; that newly poured con- consulting engineers they were crete curbs had been backfilled told to mind their own busie by bulldozer and had cracked ness and nothing was done. badly. Installation of sanitary and storm sewers in water area number one Markham Town- ship is being carried out by the Ontario Water Resourcse Commission for the township. Installation of sanitary and Mr. Jorgensen admitted there storm sewers in water area had been errors and omissions number one Markham Town- made by the contractor, but ship is being carried out by these had been or would be the Ontario Water Resourcse all cleared up. He stated it had Commission for the township. been a very hard job for the. Crysler. Davis & Jorgensen are contractor, for the engineers the consulting engineers em- and for residents of the area. ployed by the O.W.R.C. on the _At the request of Mr. Jor- project. Contractor is Wimpy gensen, Mr. Axelson promised Construction Company. to give him his sources of in- E. Jorzensen of the engin- formation. E. Jorgensen of the engin- eering firm claimed that all matters which had been report- ed to them in writing had been taken care of. Claims that installation of sanitary and storm sewers in the Highland Park area and subsequent lowering of road grades has left watermains and services in many cases so close to the surface of the ground that there is great danger of freezing, were made by E. M. Axelson, spokesman for a 30- person delegation at Markham Township Council Monday night. Mr. Axelson claimed it cost the township $6,500 to thaw out water services in the area last winter. Finally some residents were told to keep water taps running to prevent freezing. is also grouping rural and res- idential together. Lack of in- dustry in the growth of the county and its municipalities has contributed to high taxes and the farm with its consider- ably higher assessment than a residence is causing concern to the farmer who has to pay taxes in excess of his require- ments, the committee said. “Land A Tool” Mr. Byson said, “The farm-ers feel their land is a tool towards production equivalent to a saw mill or a punch press. The average farm assessment is about $10,000 compared to a residential average of about $5,000. Rising taxes are creat- ing quite a burden on county farmers". Don Head Farms president and federation member Frank Redelmeier told members, “Tax- ation has increased very rap- idly but the net profit a farmâ€" er receives from his land has increased slowly if at all and in some cases decreased." Markham Reeve Wilf Dean queried, “Would farmers be prepared to pay a business tax if taxes were taken off their land? The farmer will take the increase in the valuation of his land over the years but some- one has got to pay for serv- ices.” Answering charges that no plans of location of watermains in the area are available, Coun- cillor Alan Sumner explained that the original water service “In Essentials Unity; The board must now seek approval from the Ontario Municipal Board be- fore work on the project may be com- menced. It is hoped that an early start- ing date will be possible so that the lower floor dressing rooms will be ready for October 1, the start of the hockey season. “We can’t get the whole project finished by that time,” said the arena board chairman. Amalgamate Parks & Recreation RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JULY 4, 1963 Council also passed a motion by Councillor A1 White and Deputy-reeve Tinker requesting the solicitor to pre- pare a by-law to amalgamate the parks board and the recreation committee. The by-law will be approved by both committees before being passed by council. The new board will be com- posed of the nine remaining members of these two boards, plus two represen- tatives from council. Amalgamation was recommended by the two boards con- cerned as it has been found that there has been considerable overlapping of work. In Non-Essentials Liberty; In All Things Charity” \Ask Government Action 1” Bayview Not Paved A Bayview church delegation said it would go to a higher level of government if Rich- mond Hill Council didn’t act on its road problems. James McArthur, president of Holy Name Society queried‘ council Tuesday night on its plan for the potâ€"holed Bayview thoroughfare on the eastern outskirts of town. WErarlier, Rev. Robinson pre- sented his brief on Bayview re- construction. Stephen Cronkwright, primary student at Mc- Conaghy School, was chosen individual Richmond Hill public School champion following last week’s all-school track and field meet in the town park. Stephen won five firsts in the standing broad jump, running broad jump, high jump, hop, skip and jump and 50-yard dash. He was also a member of the McCo’naghy relay team that was beaten by Walter Scott. McConaghy School won the school trophy for its performance with 179 poin s, followed closely ,lfilwlet r fisott with 154,,Belver y Acres 71, Mac- 1 I - 16p 5., rosby"*33 'aiid 'Pléasantv‘ille 34. Topped The Field first Mayor William Neal said Bayview not only serves the new Roman Catholic Church but an Anglican, Lutheran and United Church as well as two shopping plazas and the ma- jority of north end subdivision residents. “We haven’t relaxed our ef- forts and have met with the county engineer several times and plan another meeting this week. If the county had the money in its budget, the road would be paved,” he said. Reeve .Perkins said cost of the job would be up to the (Continued On Page 7) Mr. William Hawkins (third from right), Ford Motor Company representative, recently awarded a plaque for distinguished achievement in sales, management and service, to R. D. Little and Son Ltd., Richmond Hill Ford Dealers. Pictured from left are: Don Reid, service manager; William Nash used caeranager; R. D. Little, president; Don Little, general manager; Mr. Haw- kins. Ray Ball, general sales manager, and Claire Tomlinson, new car sales manager. R.D. Little & Son Do It Again! munmumuummmumuuuunn1u\in“nuumummummnumn m\m\\m\mumuummuuumuuununuuunu“lmnmumuwm Accident Report Three people were taken to Branson Hospital Tuesday night and later released fol- lowing an accident in front of the Dominion Store, Yonge St. Injured were Joseph Capella. Toronto, Richard Weber and William Weber of Richmond Hill. Driver of the first car was Mrs. Margaret Weber, 31 Wright St. Car damage was ex- tensive. Bond Lake 0.P.P. in- vestigated. A family of six were injured in a car crash Sunday at Yonge St. and Crosby Ave., Richmond Hill police reported. Driver of one car, Harry Mc- Donald of Downsview escaped injury but his wife, LOis, suf- ered face abrasions, Debby, six, back bruises, Bernie, five, hip bruises, Donna three, abra- sions and shock as did Brian, two and Darlene, 5% months was cut on the face. ‘ The McDonald car was in col- lision with one driven by Stephen Donachie, St. George St., Toronto. Damage totalled $1,200 to the two European cars and McDonald was charged with going through a red light. A half ton truck driven by Ernesto Natarelli, Perth Ave., Toronto was in collision with g: car driven by Rev. Frederick McGinn, Yonge St.. Richmond Hill at 11.20 am. Saturday. Dama’ge was $90; there were no injuries or charges. Damage totalled $750 follow-ing an accident Tuesday at 8.47‘ am. when cars driven by Gerald Roy, Baker Ave., Rich- mond Hill and Johannes Wint- jes, Trench St., Richmond Hill collided at the intersection. There were no injuries or charges. A Richvale boy, Zorin Maznevski, seven, drowned in Lake Wilcox last Sun- day during a swimming party with members of his family. He was found missing from the group around 7 pm. and after a search of the beach was discovered in two feet of water on the east side of the lake. Ef- forts of resuscitation by Vandorf Provincial Police He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Maznevski, 9006 Yonge Street. failed Surviving are his par- ents, a sister Amelia, 13, and brother, Brownie, 11. Funeral services were held at Z p.m. Wednesday follow- ed by interment at York Cemetery. “HOME PAPER OF THE DISTRICT SINCE 1878” Drowned At Lake Wilcox Richvale Boy Committee To! Probe financing, Bring Report He, Mayor William Neal and Councillor Al Campbell will form the committee which will be added to from among inter- ested citizens. Two major problems were raised by both council and the ratepayers . . . whether the pool should be indoor or out- door such as the pools at Thornhill and the new one at Aurora and its financing. Site Chosen A site at Crosby Ave. and Newkirk Road has been chosen as the probable location for the pool. Council will debenture $20,000 to purchase the site. Spokesman for the delega- tion, Mrs. Lois Hancey, a Red Cross volunteer said money that is being spent by various Richmond Hill groups to send their children out of town to swim could be used to help maintain such a pool. “We'd rather have an outdoor pool now than none at all." She sug- gested a plebiscite be held to prove that Richmond Hill wants ‘a pool. Councillor Scudds said, “Ev- eryone who has run for office in Richmond Hill in the past five years has promised a pool and we are still waiting.” He gave an example of a $100,000 outdoor pool which would be one-half a mill or $1 on the average annual tax bill. Mayor Neal said he felt the money could be raised through public subscription. He pointed out that the Aurora pool cost $56,000 and said the town could aim for a $60,000 pool. Several service club members among the delegation said they felt their clubs although in sup- port and willing to work for it, were already heavily laden with community work and it would take too long to raise the needed funds if the pool was built as a service club project. “We need it now," was one such comment. Councillor Campbell said he was not in favour of debentur-; ing for pool construction. “Our credit is in good shape and we must not jeopardize our posit- ion on the borrowing market for an amount such as $100,000." He suggested a smaller sum of $20,000. A delegation of about 60 ratepayers jammed the town council chambers to put in a bid for the pool but Councillor Walter Scudds had prepared a resolution calling for the committee to be formed and report back with a concrete proposal for the first council meeting In September. Richmond Hill Council 'IUesday night set up a. three-man committee to plan for a community swimming pool. MORE HOMES & LAND LISTED AND i0_|-D NORTH YONGE OFFICE 8242 YONGE ST. AV. 5-1156 Don Mills Detour Backs Up Traffic Motorists using Don Mills Road for points north are fore- warned . . . there is a road closure between Gormley and Vandorf. Northbound traffic has been detoured for a mile and a quarter to the east and in total is about six miles until rejoin- ing the Don Mills Road. The road was closed to allow mov- ing of heavy equipment last weekend. 4 The program by Toronto and York Roads Commission is a complete reconstruction of the road section and is estimated at $600,000. County Roads En- gineer Jack Rettie said the pl‘OJeCt will take all summer and into the fall but the cur. rent closure will be about six weeks. A police official said speed was 30-40 m.p.h. average and it was “very fortunate" there were no serious accidents. Markham Police said card were backed up bumper tq‘ bumper to Lake Simcoe beam of the Vandorf-Gormley road closure on Don Mills and the shift in traffic to Highway 48 at 11.45 pm. Monday night._ Boyd Park Attendance Sets Week-End Peak If motorists can find alter- nate routes, they are advised to do so, Mr. Rettie said. “The going will be slow”. Attendance at Boyd Conser- vation Park set a record last week-end. Metro Toronto and Region Conservation Authority official Fred Lund said approximately 22,000 people visited the spraw- ling. treeâ€"lined park. in Vaughan Township Saturday. Sunday and Monday. There was only one problem . . everyone arrived at once on Sunday creating a heavy tie-up at the park entrance. “Ti-{e Area wa-s opened in Aug- ust. 1957. PER COPY 100