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Seeking the right to repres- years of age, married with four ent the riding in the new Legâ€" children. In private life he is a lslnture to be elected Septem~ solicitor. ‘ her 25th are candidates of the New Democratic nominee three major political parties Robert McVey is 40 years of plus an independent who islage and a resident of Mark- running without party support.'han1 Village. Married with five Seeking his fifth,, five year children Mr. McVey has been terminthe Legislature is Con- active in the old C.C.F. and Three Richmond Hill par- nnts recelVed bills for broken windows at Crosby Heightsl chool after an unusually co-: perativo incident which 'ln-‘ volved school, parents and pol- ice. Hockey, baseball. lawn bowling. skating, bowling :lieys, nigger, track and field, tennis. football, curl- inz. soccer. cricket and la- crosse were named as the sports which would be per- mitted by the bylaw. All such contests must be conducted in an order- ly and seemly manner. A clause stating that no pub- lic address system be us- ed in Sunday sports was deleted. I‘llillllllllmlll“illlllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllIllillllllllllllillllllllll‘ Parents Pay For Broken Windows The school windows were! smashed on registration day for the Richmond Hill summer recreation program at Crosby Heights School by youngsters carelessfully heaving stones. Cost of replacement was $41.58 after the youngsters were identified and parents and police notified. Chairman Harold Sanderson said he had read that in the United States last year it cost $30,000,000 to replace windows broken at schools. Plebiscite For Pool Is Tabled For One Week Councillors Alex Campbell and Allan White moved that the words “out of taxes" be deleted from the recommenda- tion, pointing out that a small donation is already on hand to- ward the erection of a pool. and that various service organiza- tions have volunteered to help raise the necessary funds. In other finamial matters, the board noted that $95,000. the third payment of the 1963 General Legislative Grant was received September 3. There was no indication of how much the board will receive in grants for this year‘s operation. Councillor Campbell suggest- ed that the money be raised over a period of time, some through taxation and some Ill“lllllllllllllllllllmlllllllllllIlllllllIllllIlllNl“lllllllllllll\lllllllll\ll| Sunday Sports ,Vol. 86 No. 12 York North Votes September The voters of York North go the polls next Wednesday Sept- ember 25th to elect a represen- tative to serve in the provinc- ial Legislature for the next five years. An estimated 70,000 voters are eligible to cast bal- lots in the election. The riding of York North ex- Mackenzie was born in 1885. tends from Steeles Avenue on Both his opponents represen- the border of Metro in the ting the Liberal and N.D.P. par-1 south to Lake Simcoe in the ties are considerably youngerl north. Included in the riding men and both are veterans of are 14 municipalities with a World War 2. Liberal candidate. total of 265 polls. Eight of Donald Plaxton of Richmond these municipalities are class- Hill is a former member of ed as urban with the remain- Richmond Hill Town Council ing six being rural. The urban and the public school board. areas include the three biglActive in mm spheres of southern municipalities ofrcommunity life Mr. Plaxton is Markham. Vaughan and Rich-lthe former president of the mond Hill, local Rotary Club. He is 38 Seeking the right to repres- years of age, married with four out the riding in the new Leg- children. In private lite he is a islature to be elected Septem- solicitor. LA‘ REAL A._, ,,_,‘:;,L,, :- A bylaw implementing the plebiscite held last year in which residents 'approved the holding of Sunday sports for gain between the hours of 1:30 and 6 p.m.. was passed Monday night by Richmond Hill Town Council. The swimming pool committee requested Rich- mond Hill Town Council Monday night to hold a plebiscite on whether the people of Richmond Hill were in favour of the building of an indoor swim- ming pool at an approximate cost of $150,000 out of taxes. The plebiscite would be held in conjunc- tion with this year’s municipal elections. After much discussion, the matter was tabled for one week. DONALD PLAXTON Liberal Public Library, Richmond Hill: } Councillor Scudds pointed out \that six groups from Richmond ‘Hill are presently renting time in North York pools. He claim- ed that representatives of inter- ested groups had been consult- ed by the committee and that all favoured an indoor pool and that maintenance costs on an indoor pool were much less per month of usage. Deputy-reeve Tinker said, “The need for a pool is here. I feel we should have a $50,000 outdoor pool next year.” Councillor Campbell de- clared that the “prime pur- pose of a pool is to teach people to swim, but you are not going to do this with an outdoor pool. I would like to see swimming lessons for every child and this can only be done by an indoor pool,” he stated, continuing that year-round use of an indoor pool is pos- sible if the facilities are properly planned. He cited the pool at Leaside which has moveable glass panels in one wall and facilities for sunning oneself out- doors. Mayor William Neal and Reeve Floyd Perkins enumer- ated several large expenditures which are facing the town and will add to the debenture debt. These include an addition to Beverley Acres School, the new high school at Langstaff, and $300,000 for storm sewers. Reeve Perkins said. "People with sewage backing up into their cellars might well not approve of spending money on a swimming pool while neces- sary work is neglected, I would hesitate to vote for this expen- diture, but I am in favour of a swimming pool and will work hard to get one." Councillor Thomas Murphy felt the council should consider what the impact would be on Richmond Hill, and on prospec- tive industry. Councillor Walter Scudds pointed out that no time limit would be contained in the pleb- iscite. “We can presume people want a swimming pool, but do they want to pay $150,000? There is no stipulation of what year it will be built. It will be up to next year’s council to decide, how and when the pool would be built," he explained. Councillor Seudds clalmed the committee was not consider- ing anything as luxurious as the "fabulous" North York pool, which he said cost a quarter of a million dollars to build. "We are not in that league," he said. “We don't want a palace, just a place to swim." through a drive for don_atio_n§ servative. Major Lex Macken-‘ zie of Woodbridge. First elect- ed in 1945 Major Mackenzie is‘ a retired market gardener. A bachelor, the Tory candidate‘ won the Military Cross in World‘ War 1. The oldest living mem-‘ ber of the Legislature, Major Mackenzie was born in 1885. LEX MACKENZIE Conservative RICHMOND HILL, ONTAIfio, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1963 An all-out assault against Richmond Hill’s ailing down- town business district has taken on its first full head of steam. Setting the pace are seven members of the local planning board who Tuesday night ap- proved in principle the 21- page parking report as fashion- ed by Planning Director Harold Deeks and his staff. Next major hurdle will come at a joint meeting between town council and planning board tentatively Planning Director Commended slated for next Tuesday night. Planning board members wasted little time in getting the over-all plan “on the road" as they recommended for im- mediate consideration by the parking committee the remov- am Fuller. Married with fouf children, Mr. Fuller is a former resident of King Township. ‘This election will mark his second try for public office. He is a former unsuccessful candi- date for King Township Coun- ‘ cil. now the N.DiP. since 1942. In private life he is a solicitor. The only independent candidate is Oak Ridges merchant Willi- ' “In Essentials Unity; In Non-Essentials Liberty; In All Things Charity” 0n voting day Septem- ber 25th the polls will be open from 9 mm. in the morning until 8 pm. in the evening. Any elector who will be away from his home on election day should vote in the advance poll which is being held this weekend. If you have any questions concerning the election you can phone either the committee rooms of any of the candi- dates or Returning Officer Donald Findlay at King City. Mr. Findlay‘s office can be reached by phon- ing TU. 4-1961. Board Accepts Parking *Repari Of the thousands who entered the Richmond Heights Shopping Centre's fabulous “Back to School Lucky Buck Contest” officially over September 14, these four very lucky winners share their enjoyment with Richmond Heights Merchants’ Association President Bill Miller, manager of the Firestone store. First prize of 100 crisp $1 bills from the money tree was won by Doug Bonnell, 10, 217, Altamira Rd.; second prize, a $2 allowance for one whole year ($104) was won by Janet Pridham, 10, 13 Benson Ave.; third prize of $2 a week for six months ($52) was won by Elizabeth Richardson, 9, 4 Cartier Cres.; and fourth, a $2 allowance for three months ($26) was won by Shirley Jensen, 14, of Roseview Ave. Merchants termed this year’s contest extremely suc- cessful during the three weeks it was offered with attractive bargains in back-to-school clothes and supplies. Merchandise gifts offered by the various stores were also awarded this week. A complete list of these prizes appears on page 3. ROBERT McVEY New Demoerat No Shortage Of Spending Money ‘Vaughan School 25fBoard Accepts A teacher shall resign from] her position. the statement of‘ policy continued, within five: months of the beginning of: pregnancy. Application for re-appointment to staff shall not1 be considered for a period of three months following the birth of her child. The board expects that a teacher will not begin the first or second school term knowing her services will be interrupted prior to the' Christmas or Easter vacation periods, respectively. ing of meters along Yonge Street between Dufferin Street and Crosby Avenue. Full backing was also given to Planner Deek’s suggestions for a system of service lanes to be con- structed behind businesses on Yonge Street to provide easier access for parking and loading facilities. Coming in for prime consid- eration and approval was the report’s suggested drastic slashing of Zoning By-law 1000 to enable freer parking regula- tions for downtown businesses. Planner Deeks told board members he had coine up with a new ap- proach in regulating park- ing allowance required for businesses. This takes into consideration the amount of future traffic volume expected in the business area regulating the number of spaces required on this basis as well as the old one which considered parking in relation only to the size of the building. Mr. Deeks said his idea was worked out in co- operation with the Metro Planning Board and Deâ€" partment of Highways and would be the first of its type to be put into use in municipalities in the south- ern half of the province. The by-law now requires any downtown business moving to another locale in the area to provide space for so many cars according to the size of the building. Pregnancy Policy Leaves-of-absence will not be granted in cases of pregnancy to teachers in Vaughan Town- ship School Area, was the dec-; ision of the board at its Sept- ember meeting last Thursday evening. Special consideratirn “1'11 be given to the re-appoint- ment of such teachers provided their services have been satis- factory. This is in conformity with board policy regarding leaves of absence. WWI Yonge Street also :ek’s n of con- :sses vide king :onsid- as the drastic v 1000 ‘egula- nesses. es any “I consider this a break- through in zoning by-law regu- lations as regards parking and recommend its application in small municipalities with 50.- 000 or under population." There was little or no criticism and much praise of the report from plan- ning board members as they journeyed through it section by section. It was the over-all general feeling that solutions to the parking problem required a “community effort" on the part of businessmen, motorists, and tax-payers in general. Planner Deeks continued to stress the importance of the access lanes stating the plan was geared around them over the next 20 years. Cost of the lanes, he said, would be relatively minor com- pared to the over-all improve- ments they would bring to the parking-beleagured b u s l n e s 5 district. Markham Township‘s “dust- control” budget has bneathed its official last for the year but some residents are complaining about still breathing dust. Dust Budget Breathes Its Last Reeve Wilfred Dean said at Monday night’s council meet- ing he had received complaints from residents in a three-mile area of Steeles Avenue in the southwest corner of the town- ship about dust raised by trucks at the site of the CNR overpass. A two-and-half-mile portion of Steeles Avenue has not been resurfaced and dust from the trucks is apparently causing discontent among residents in the area. A two-and-half-mile portion The four York North riding of Steeles Avenue has not been election candidates have been resurfaced and dust from the invited to discuss their views trucks is apparently causing on education at Pleasantville discontent among residents in Home and School Association’s the area. September 23 meeting. Clerk H. C. To CriSp said the Invited are Donald Plaxton, matter was referred to council<Liberah Lex Mackenzie. Prog- by the road superintendent ressive Conservative; Robert for its maction because “this MCVeY. New Democratic Party year’s dust control budget for and William Fuller, Independ- calcium has been completely ent. eaten up." Richmond Hill. Public School eaten “9-” Richmond Hill. Public School give“ “mg mm"- The buddy had been put up It was the only mu sumuuwu “I understood", he said, Board was also invited to attend They approved a resolu- for the night by his friend, and is subJect to a contract “that all dust-laying had ceas-Fthe meeting but called their “on "13“ Vice-chairman 3- noticed the ring lying on a’between the company and town' 9‘1" ]next board session for the same T- Humblson be 51"“ that dresser and returned to the Ship and the “Prowl 0f the Councillor Allan Sumnerkdate. power. house later to help himself. aDepartment of Highways. :i‘lllllllllllllll“llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllIllillllllillllllllmlllllllllllllll“lllllllllllllllllllllllllllfllllllllllflllllllll\llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll“lullllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll‘lll‘F “I understood", he said, “that all dust-laying had ceas- ed." Wintermeyer Promises New Courthouse The board was in agreement if the Liberal Party forms the next Ontario Govern- ment it will build a court- house in York County. This promise will be greeâ€" ted with Satisfaction by members of county council who have waged a seven Provincial Liberal Lead- er John Wintermeyer an- nounced Monday night that also with the recommendation for more uniform “parking” signs designed so as to inform the motorist just where off- street parking sites were located. It was Chairman Cecil Williams setting the mood as he urged “some por- tions” of the plan should be implemented now with- out waiting for the passing of the whole thing. “I would like to congratulate Mr. Deeks on his most accept- able report and feel that some other municipalities could very well use this report as a guide post to their parking problems. It‘s a great first step." Reeve Floyd Perkins ad- ded his “pat on the back" to Director Deeks stating the report was “something we've needed for a long time. It certainly gives us something to work on." The remaining members of the board extended similar sentiments. didn’t feel calcium could be placed on every road but ag- reed with other members of council that one or two main roads should be attended to. Ask Candidates Education Views The matter was referred to a committee meeting. “HOME PAPER OF THE DISTRICT SINCE 1878” year fight to have the coun- ty relieved from sharing the cost of a new courthouse proposed for Metropolitan Toronto to.be erected in the heart of the city, and to have a separate courthouse erected in a central location in the county. Cost of the metropolitan courthouse has risen until Pass Anti-Noise Bylaw iDespite‘WeakWording’ Speaking of municipalities which have obtained more stringent anti-noise bylaws by way of a private bill in the legislature, Mr. Lucas said that even that kind of bylaw has weaknesses, citing the case of Township of Scarborough. whose attempt to have the maximum fine increased from $50 to $100 had been defeated in the private bills committee. No Arrests The solicitor also pointed outl that persons could not be ar- rested for breach of this bylaw.l He would have to be charged under the bylaw and such charge would be heard in police court, where the magistrate would determine if the distur- bance was such as would con- stitute a public nuisance or an unusual noise. Police Chief Robert P. Rob- bins pointed out that a police- man ‘on duty is not a member of the public, and outlined the Rehearsals for the work will begin September 29 at St. Matthew's Church Hall on Crosby Avenue at 8 pm. This production and others during the season will be part of a definite target program of works to be rehearsed in order to attract and retain the type of singers required by the soc- iety. Handel's The Messiah To Launch} New Y ear Of The C'ho'ral Society‘; “Last season the compositions lll“llllllllllllllllll\lllll\lll\llllIlllIllllmllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll School Board Signing Powers Broadened The performing of Handel's “The Messiah" will highlight the coming season of the Rich- mond Hill and District Choral Society. Other works on which the sights of the society have been fixed include Brahm’s "Requiem" and Coleridge-Taylor’s “Hiawa- tha's Wedding Feast.” It was decided at the socie- ty’s preliminary meeting that it is not yet “sufficiently well established to enter the Kiw- anis Music Festival this year particularly as applications have to be registered immedi- ately. Richmond Hill Town Council Monday night passed the anti-noise bylaw, re-introduced by Councillor Thomas Murphy after its defeat on a. recorded vote a week ago. Town Solicitor J. D. Lucas was present at re- quest of council to explain the bylaw. According to the Municipal Act, he said, the powers of a munici- pality unfortunately are very limited. It may pro- hibit or regulate certain things, one of which is unusual noise. “Weak as it may be, this is the only wording possible under the act,” he claimed. Asked by Councillor Alex Campbell to define the words "public nuisance,” Mr. Lucas quoted the lead- ing text book on law as saying "Public nuisance has never been defined." He pointed out that where a municipality has tried to define a public nuisance, it has often been set aside in the courts. Richmond Hill Public School Board certainly would not like the teachers in its system to go without pay. er with signatory powers on cheques of $500 and over. Mr. Sanderson will be ab- sent from Richmond Hill on a trip dates of which would co-lnclde with sal- ary pay-days for teachers. Several board members said that in the event of emergenCy or illness, an- other member should be given signing power. They approved a resolu- tion that Vice-chairman R. T. Hutchison be given that power. A sticky problem arose at last Thursday's board meeting when it was learn- ed Chairman Harold San- derson was the only memb- it is now estimated to ex- ceed $17,000,000. The share of this amount which would be borne by the county is not known, but is estimated to be in the neighbourhood of $1,000,000. This amount would be sufficient to build a courthouse within the county. MORE HOMES & LAND LISTED AND SOLD Several delegations from probable procedure in enforcing' the anti-noise bylaw. When a complaint is received. the investigating policeman would ask the creator of the noise to co- operate by stopping. If this request is refused, the of- ficer would return to the complainant to see if he would be willing to act as a witness if a charge were laid. He would then con- sult the police chief before a charge was laid. If the police do not believe they have a case, they will not lay a charge, but it would still be possible for the complainant to lay the charge himself. “We have to have complaints before we can take action," he said. The police chief also pointed out that the anti-noise bylaw passed in 1873 only prohibited noise making on the streets of the town. The new bylaw covers noises made on private pro- perty. Ovéfnight Guest‘ Steals Friend's? Engagement Ring My buddy! : “Jaw be Here's a story out of Rich- with regulati‘ mend Hill Magistrate's Court fire hydrants last week which might prove that in some cases. friendship doesn’t mean two hoots. Contfad A man was given a year's suspended sentence last Thurs- day after he was convicted of stealing an engagement ring from his friend and pawning it in Toronto for $3. NORTH YONGE OFFICE 8242 YONGE ST. AV. 5-1156 which were rehearsed were limited to those for which music could be obtained on loan. Rehearsals on a major work were postponed owing to fluctuations in membership and imbalance between sections.” Other changes contemplated are financial. “Instead of a weekly payment, a definite annual subscription will be estab- lished. This will be based solely on the cost of hiring the rehearsal hall plus other items. Coupled with this members will be ex- pected to provide their own scores of the main works mentioned above.” The society emphasizes its main objective is to “build up a high quality choir for Rich- mond Hill and its district. “It is not intended it should be a ‘free-and-easy’ sing-song group. It should be a central organization for singers of the district who also have a sufficient sense of civic pride to en- able them to work for the long term results which could be achieved after a few seasons of serious ef- fort by a coherent group." IC‘hairman of the society is Philip Druryl The bylaw prohibits shouting or making any un- usual noise durlng the hours of 11 pm. and 7 am. and the making of any noise which might be a public nuisance at any hour of the day or night. A penalty of $300 maximum is provided for breach of this bylaw. county council have waited on Premier J. Robarts and former Attorney-General K. Roberts without results. Again last year a strong de- legation waited on Premier Robarts with little results. Last week a very limited court was opened \in New- market to serve the county. County council has con- PER COPY 10c iMarkham Police iBudget Getting iClose To Limit Accept Contract To Correct School Heating Problems Phase two of the correction will be insulating. lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll“\lllll A. Mills and Son Heating Contractors were awarded a $1,530 contract last Thursday to help correct a heating prob- lem at MacKillop School. The bid was accepted by Richmond Hill School Board last Thursday as lowest of three bids submitted; the oth- ers were Carser’s, $1,985 and George Kelson and Company, $2,080. The contract, which will be worked on after school hours and on Saturdays, is for phase one of the correction in the school's heating system. There was no insulation in the orig- inal school building but it was installed in the recent addition. The heat passing to classrooms in the older section to the new presented quite a divergence in room temperatures. To keep the uninsulated portions at an equable temperature resulted in sweltering classrooms in the new. The contract calls for in- dividual thermostats in each classroom. .u vvh The report also counted 47 break and entry offences to the end of August this year with 22 cases concluded. There were 45 thefts with 20 cases completed: 82 charges laid under the Liquor Control Act. There have been 185 accidents compared to 157 in 1962 am; 156 in 1961. The report concluded by stating Cons. Edward Mashinter will attend police school for three months beginning Sept,- ember 30. It also announced the police committee has suggested a byâ€"law be prepared dealing with regulations pertaining to Costs of running the town- ship’s police department to the end of August totalled $68,122; estimated wages to end of year, $28,800; estimated cost to end of year, $3,800. Total revenue for the year has been estimated at $8,000. ' M. Smilsky and Company was awarded a contract Monday for the sodding of Elder Mills slop- es after his bid of $6,720 was accepted by Vaughan Council. It was the only bid submitted and is subject to a contract between the company and l(own- Markham Township's Police Committee is still living within its $93,635 budget for the year but is “running close to the limit." The report, presented to council Monday night. showed estimated costs for year at $92,- 728 for a figure $907 shy of the budget highâ€"water mark. lllllllulllllnllllmll\llllllu\ll‘l\llu1111lll\l1“llllllll“\“l1\\\l\l\llll“lll Mr. Elliott, father of {our daughters. begins his new post next Tuesday as suc- cessor to Peter Wilde, home superintendent {or the past 10 years who gave his re- signation to county council at their last meeting thls summer. York Manor Commission this week announced the appointment of Warren Elliott, 31. of Willowdalo to the post as superinten- dent of the county’s home for the aged at Newmarket. Mr. Elliott was among 52 applicants for the job and chosen from 11 finally interviewed by the com- mission. He has been on the ad- mitting staff of Toronto General Hospital for the past nine years, served for a time with the Royal Cana- dian Navy and has taken several courses on medica- tion and hospital adminis- tration. Reeve Floyd Perkins aid Mr. Elliott will likely move to the Newmarket are: and will be responsible for the manor on a 24 hour basis although he won't live on the property. The commission also ap- pointed Dr. Charles Edwards of Newmarket as visiting physician for the manor replacing Dr. Croihers who is moving to Picton. “He comes to us highly qualified and with excel- lent'relerenm.” Mr. Per- kins said. ‘ ‘ ’ Contract Awarded Willowdale Man Réplaces Wilde At York Manor tended that it is only reas- onable for county residents to expect a centre for the administration of justice which will be readily access- ible from all sections from Pefferlaw in the north to Steeles Avenue in the south. Present arrangements are most unsatisfactory, it is claimed.