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Markham The question of whether a drag-strip will be allowed in Markham Township or not is doing some dragging of its own. refer the question to Councmm' Stewart Rum- board in regard to zoning. ble wondered if it was nec- ” essary to have the drag- li‘ the application was stripping. done just on passed it would require a Sundays change in the zoningr by- law on the proposed prop- erty which is now classi- fied as agriculture. Mr. Chapman explained it was the only time members could get off work adding that most drag-stripping was done It was explained by Mr. on Sundays for this reason. He Chapman the proposed drag- assured council the strip would strip club was linked with the be well supervised with only National Hot Rod Association two cars allowed to drag at one in the United States who would time. The hours of dragging If the application was passed it would require a change in the zoning by- law on the proposed prop- erty which is now classi- fied as agriculture. It was explained by M Chapman the proposed dra strip club was linked with t1 National Hot Rod Associatk sent Busnessmen Air Opinions On Parking Report “It should go a tremendous long way toward helping businesses who at the present time have no access to the rear 12 vacancies sprout to date with indi- cations of more to come. “I think this report has been greatly needed and should have come a long time ago,” is the opinion of Charles Taylor, proprietor of Taylor's Jewellers. ,Vol. 86 No. 13 These tactics it is hoped will shore up the increasing gaps in Richmond Hill’s downtown store-fronts which has seen This seemed to be the consensus of opinion shared by businessmen result- ing from a spot-check by “The Liberal”. The plan, as conceived by Planning Director Harold Deeks, points immedi- ately to slashing of parking-space regu- lations as represented by Bylaw 1000 and the perhaps not so immediate con- struction of access lanes behind build- ings on Yonge Street. There’s a feeling among businessmen along Yonge Street in Richmond Hill that .tlle nlneh-Ljelebrated traffic report is not too little but maybe too late. Others feel it is a step in the right direction but also feel it will have to apply within the next five years or end up in the also-ran category. Other winners were: Mrs. A. Patterson, 184 May Ave.; Mrs. L. O’Regan, 42 Yonge Street N .; Mrs. D. Hawkworth, 131 Richmond St.; Mrs. C. L. Curtis, 112 Lawrence Ave.; Leon Broad, 21 Bedford Park; Mrs. C. Wilson. 158 Ruggles Ave. ; Mrs. B. Beam, Apt. 302, 102 Markham Rd.; Mrs. H. D. Sanderson, 16 Church St. N.; Mrs. Len Pugh, 110 Ruggles Ave.; Miss Ruth Francis, 113 Lawrence Ave.; Mrs. J. Wiseman, 123 Markham Rd; Mrs. S. Coxford, 109 Vaughan Rd.; Mrs. Ella Bowen, 30 Church St. S.; Mrs. E. Reynolds, 16 Yonge St. S.; Mrs. A. Johnston, 148 Yonge St. S.; Mrs. M. D. Stevenson, 43 Harding Blvd.; Mrs. Scotty Masters, 96 Weldrick Rd.; Mrs. Ross Cowie, BB. 2, Gormley; Mrs. Joan Stevenson, 308 South Taylor Mills Dr.; and Mrs. Don Beaten, Hillsview Dr. A further twenty-one people this weekend will carry home a shopping bag crammed full of groceries if their register tape is among those drawn from the big drum at Morleys. One of 21 lucky winners last weekend of shopping bags of grocerie. at Marley’s Floodland Mrs. R. T. Hutchison of 102 Highland Lane, Rich- mond Hill, accepts her free prize from Manager Warren Hall. One Of 2| Lucky People Public Library, 56 Yonge N., ~ Richmond Hill, 9}! be looking after all the safety regulations and upkeep of the strip. Mr. Chapman said the pro- posed property, located on the 9th line road_about three miles north of Highway 7, would be purchased and used on Sun- days. It is the Sunday usage of the track that has pri- marily concerned council- lors. A similar feeling came from R. E. Ames, manager of F. W. Woolworth “Parking is the biggest problem,” he said, “and the trend is toward the shop- ping centres where people can park right at the door.” “I feel in addition,” he said, “that this has to be a community effort with the businessmen expected to carry some share of the load. No businesses must expect the town to owe them its bread and butter. ' Mr. Taylor as well as the majority of other persons queried, agreed Richmond Hill’s business section was victim of a current problem shared by many other communities throughout the province. Mr. Taylor has special praise for slashing regulations as contained in Zoning Bylaw 1000 to make it easier for businesses who won’t require as much parking space as before. “But as for Bylaw 1000,” he said, “the businesses didn’t ask for this thing and the cutting down of it should go a long way to help the current problem.” of their buildings. This is shown in the one block where a number have vacated primarily because they have little or no access to speak of.” Clerk H. C. T. Crisp explain- ed the current by-law in effect does permit such pursuits in a whole or part of the township if permitted by the council. brought up the agriculture Council’s decision to form zoning commenting it should the new committee came after be brought before planning considerable previous discussion board. over a somewhat similar pro- Councillor Charles Hoover posed formation of an inter- had reported earlier that a 50- industrial committee. This acre area was available and it recommendation was referred was proposed to complement back into the laps of planning the drag-strip with a grand- board members with no action stand, concession stand, and ataken. parking area. This decision came after would be regulated so as not to conflict with church times. Council was informed there were 126 such strips in Canada with two of them in Ontario at Deseronto and St. Thomas. Mr. Chapman said with only two cars allowed on the track at one time there would be litt- le noise. Councillor Allan Sumner brought up the agriculture zoning commenting it should be brought before planning board. RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, ’1‘HURSDAY,7SEPTEMBER 26th. 1963 7‘In Essentials ’Unity; In Non-Essentials Liberty; In All Things Charity” Markham Township took a step Monday toward beefing up its industrial potential when it gave the okay to setting up an Advisory Industrial Committee. The township at the present time has no industrial commis- sioner and the planning board handles industrial queries. The new committee will be comprised of two members of council, two planning board members with the reeve acting in an ex oflicio capacity. Ap- pointment of the acting memâ€" bers will be made later. Advisory Industrial Committee Will Be Set Up In Markham Twp. After investigation, the foll- owing charges were laid against the youths :August 18, break enter and theft at Joe's Super- test Service Station, Markâ€" ,ham Road; August 20, break, enter and theft, Gabriel's Ser- ‘vice Station, Yonge Street South; August 23, Cook‘s B.P. Service Station, Elgin Mills, break, enter and theft: August 23, Cook‘s B.P., break, enter and theft; August 24, North‘ York Driving Range, Yonge Street South, break, enter and theft and Martin’s Esso Station, North Yonge Street, break, ent- er and theft; August 31, Cook's bneak, enter and theft; August 31, Richmond Hill Curling Club, break, enter with intent and malicious damage and September 10, St» Mary’s 'Im- maculate School, break, enter and theft. The night of the arrest four other charges were laid including break, enter at the curling club, break. enter and theft at Endean The three are in custody with bail set at $5,000 each for the youths and $2,500 cash or $5,- 000 property for Glenfield. The pair were arrested after an alarm was set off at the Richmond Hill Curling Club early last Thursday morning. Police Chief R. Robbins said Glenfield’s apartment was raid- ed by five constables about 7 a.m, Thursday. Charges of illegal possession of an offensive weapon against Deschambeault and supplying liquor to minors against Glen- field are being considered, Chief Robbins said. Close police surveillance and a tudden swoop on a Yonge Street South apartment early last Thursday morning followed investigation of what Richmond Hill Police Chief R. P. Robbins called an epidemic of petty break-ins and theftlplaguing the area for the past month. Appearing in Richmond Hill Magistrate's Court t o d a y (Thursday) are Wayne Anthony O'Toole, 16, 230 Alsace Road and Joseph Raymond Francis Deschambeault, 17, 52 Yonge Street South jointly charged with 13 counts of break-in, ent- ry, theft and malicious damage. ’1 Nurseries, Elgin Mills. break, enter and theft at the Canadian Mushroom Spawn and Supply Com- pany and .break, enter and malicious damage at St. Mary Immaculate School, all occurring some- time before‘zms a.m. Sep- Also charged in connection with the case on a count of possession of stolen goods is Alvin J. Glenfield. 33, also of 52 Yonge Street South. Other Charges? Arrest 0f Trio Follows Epidemic OfArea‘, Thefts “The lanes would be good and would get the people off the main street to the lots which presently are only half-filled.” “But in any casq,” he concluded, “this report will have to do its job within five Mr. Clai‘ke feels though that the various businesses can’t be asked to bear the load of costs “because we’ve hit the bottom of the barrel now.” “The report is good but it should have come a long time ago,” comments A. G. Clarke, proprietor of Clarke's Pharmacy. “I can’t see that much of a change coming about,” he added, “even with the lanes. People just don’t seem to know or want to use the parking lotf’f “Thetrend today," he said, “is to shopping plazas and I personally don’t look for too much improvement in the next five years. The change back to the district will come when and if the popu- lation triples and the overflow comes back to the business district from the shopping centres.” Mr. Ames indicated the parking lot behind his store which is very little used. Ltd., who said he looks for “no cure-all miracle.” ' a council learned of the planning p board’s feeling that such a com- it mittee was needed to maintain nthe township‘s ability to handle 9. inquiries from potential buyers it of industrial land. Councillor Allan Sumner had objected vigorously to council’s decision to take no immediate action. He at one point invoked a procedural bylaw to request a vote to re-open the debate after he had lost the first vote. But he lost the second one, too. The setting-up of an indus- trial advisory committee is ex- pected to take some of the load off Planning Director Ron For- rest and planning board mem- bers in the weeks to come. They are expected to be busy with bylaw procedure when and if the Ontario Municipal Board accepts the township’s official plan. The plan is now under consideration and an answer is expected almost immediately. ‘ numummmuumummum\\I\:unmmm1mmumuumumumlw A total of between $200 to $300 in cash figured in the counts along with golf clubs, shoes, socks, shav- ing kits, golf__'balls. The youths fappeared before Newmarket Magistrate’s Court last Friday,mdi‘ning and were remanded in "custody to this week. At a special executive meeting from which few details were available, the club officials gave the statement that they had decided to offer as- sistance, either by organiz- ing a committee or by as- sisting other groups to org- anize a citizen’s committee so that immediate plans could be my in‘effect. It is understood the {matter will be put before gener- al members. The question of a plebis- cite on building a pool out of town funds is ex- pected to be on next Monday’s council agenda. Richmond Hill Lions Club said Wednesday it would be prepared to play a major role in ob- taining a pool here. Police Chief Robbins said the investigation was a joint effort on the part of Bond Lake 0.P.P., Vaughan and Markham Township police and Richmond Hill constables, all of which (including the police matron) worked to break the rash of thefts which began on or about August 15. Nurseries, Elgln Mills. break, enter and theft at the Canadian Mushroom Spawn and Supply Com- pany and threak, enter and malicious damage at St. Mary Immaculate School. all occurring some- time before‘ZMS mm. Sep- tember l9. Lions Plan Pool Assistance Louis Moore, manager of Richmond Hill Television thinks the report “is a good idea and the lanes should help He felt one solution might be in the hands of some businesses who could “brighten up their stores. If you’re in business you’ve got to look like you’re in business.” “There’s no parking space and none available,” he said, “to help greatly. I prefer that we wouldn’t have meters. . . . But I just don’t know.” C. White, manager of Black Real Estate, feels the town might just as well eliminate meters saying "they aren’t enforced sufficiently anyway in the area of my agency.” C. H. Ruhl, bakery store owner, points to the high cost of taxes and rentals as a main reason along with parking for the success of shopping plazas. “It may be too Tate for the parking plan to work,” he concluded, “ but I feel it is a good one.” Robert J. Craigie, of Craigie’s Men’s Wear, commented, “It’s pretty difficult to say just how the parking report will do. We seem to be caught in a big park- ing web.” years or it will do no good." .uuumummmunmmmnul\lnuuun\unu\uu\muuunumuumu u1mmmun\uuuuumumun\Iuuumu1muummuummumuumu BULLETIN The jury concluded death was accidental. The inquest was held in Maple Tuesday night. Coroner was Dr. P. C. Graves. From all indications, voting was heavy in York North polls as electors cast their ballots for the four riding candidates. Open to anyone from 15 to 80, the class will be lim- ited to 15. Those interested are asked to call Mrs. Mc- Arthur at AL. 7-1438 or AL. 7-1100. nmnmmmmuummumun1mmmumu\mlmum\mnmmmmu At press time Wednesday afternoon, good weather ap- peared to give a boost at the polls. Suggest Fencing 01‘ Private Pool The baby tumbled into the private pool belonging to his grandfather, J. Grant Glassco, near Maple, on the Cold Creek farm Augu'st II. He died in Branson Hospital August 18 as a result. Mr. Glassco was chairman of the report conc- erning governmental organiz- ational policies. A five-man coroner's jury inquiring into the drowning death of 18-month old Benj- amin Glassco recommended all private swimming pools have a suitable four-foot high fence constructed around them. Councillor Charles Hoov- er was appointed to chair the meeting of Markham Township Council Monday in absence of Reeve Wilf- red Dean who was stricken by a heart attack the day before. Reeve Dean was report- ed to be confined to an oxygen tent at Lindsay Hospital. He had been visiting in the Lindsay area over the weekend when stricken. The class, first offered by the Red Cross here be- gins October 1 and will be held from 7.30 to 9.30 pm. each Tuesday. The course includes how to cope with household emergencies re- quiring first aid, pre natal and infant care and some elements of civil defence operations. Councillor Hoover is ex- pected to preside at coun- cil meetings on behalf of the ailing reeve until his recovery unless council members decide to appoint someone else at a subse- quent meeting. Absent at Monday’s meeting besides Reeve Dean was Deputy-reeve Charles Hooper. In charge will be Mrs. Dorothy McArthur of Maple, a nurse and chair- man of the branch. For example for that fee, the Richmond Hill Red Cross Home Nursing Branch is offering a 13 week course at Our Lady. Queen of the World Church, Bayview Avenue, on home and emergency nursing. It's remarkable what be- nefits local housewives and students can gain for $1. “HOME PAPER OF THE DISTRICT SINCE 1878” Home Nursing Course Begins October Ist Reeve Dean Suffers Heart Attack The combined meeting saw a variety of other recommenda- tions touched on and accepted, including the controversial Zon- ing By-law 1.000 which im- poses strict parkingâ€"space regu- lations “The municipality,” he said, “must bear the cost of the lanes because it is the only body empowered to expropriate land requir- ed for them.” It was generally agreed the parking report could only pro- vide the opportunity for the businesses who must take ad- vantage of it in a co-operative effort. Council members sided with Director Deeks and the plann- ing board in stressing that the entire project must “be a community effort." Mr. Deeks said cost of the lanes would be borne by the municipality as a whole, with development of individual parking lots left in the hands of individual businesses. qummuunuumum“munIu1u\u1\m1l1m\m\nmnumummum uuuumumuuum1ln\mm“u\mummmmmumuu\\m\1mn\m\ It was decided the study would be made and council would then decide whether the project would be acceptable or not in regards to cost of the lanes. The approval came in a joint committee meeting of town council and planning board members. The plan will offic- ially be approved in {inciple at the formal meeting of town council next Monday. Highlighting this in- stalment of the plan as in the others was the go- ahead signal given to Planning Director Harold Deeks to prepare a study on costs and locations of a system of service lanes behind businesses on Yonge Street. Director Deeks has tabbed this as the key factor to the entine system and the most ec- onomical answer. It was Councillor Alex Campbell who touched the pulse of the lane-problem when he asked just what the expect- ed cost would be to install them. a study would have 'to‘ be,- made but reiterated costs would be relatively minor compared to the over-all benefit to the business district. The decks were cleared and readied for action Tuesday night as the 21-page “cure-all" report for Richmond Hill’s downtown parking problems was in effect approved in prin- ciple by members of town council. Town Council Group Approve Parking Report Reeve Floyd Perkins stat- ed six of the seven mem- bers of council attending the parking report meeting were only there as a com- mittee. This was proved all over again Tuesday night in a joint meeting between town council and planning board. Therefore. he said, the town council committee would be taking their rec- ommendation for approval in principle of the plan back to themselves to see if they agreed with them- selves. It may well be a wonder- ful world we live in, but it’s also a technical one. It’s confusing but neces- sary. Director Deeks pointed out MORE HOMES 8. LAND LISTED AND SOLD Deputy-reeve “If the merchants had been warned about the shopping centres by the town before they allowed them to move in then we could have prepared. Instead they let the shopping centres come and then they go about trying to save this situation.” J. W. Murray, manager of Mainprize Drug Store, feels off-street parking “just does not appeal to motorists . . . even if access lanes make it easier. Convenience is what they want and they can’t get it parking off the street.” with the loading and unloading at the rear of stores. “It’s the parking that’s the big prob- lem,” he added, “and that’s the reason we’re moving out to Levendale Road so we can get it. With a store like ours people have available.” He felt the parking meters should be eliminated because they drove motorists away who “don’t like to be caught over- parking and worry about it.” “They had better do something and pretty fast,” is the blunt opinion of another store owner who didn’t wish his name used. Stanley to have parking handily “There’s nothing to stop them from throwing up a fence around it," commented plan- ning board member Stan Ran- some. The parking area is pri- vately owned. Councillor A1 White was slightly surprised when inform- ed a good portion of the park- ers using the lot were town em- Deputy - reeve Tinker a l s o wondered if the municipality might not be wise to take steps to assure the Industrial Accep- tance parking facilities at the corner of Yonge and Lorne would remain available for parkers. Dr. John Wachna, chairman of the Richmond Hill Red Cross branch’s Blood Donor Clinic section adjusts one of the six signs which call attention to the fact that next clinic day is SEPTEMBER 30 at Richmond Hill United Church from 2 to 3:30 pm. and from 5 to 8:30 pm. Dr. Wachna said the aim is 300 pints to help boost the fresh blood supply so Vital in the many hos- pitals today. The signs were made by C. H. Sanderson of Centre Street and are a new type which may be adopted by other Red Cross branches. This one is on the lawn at 377 Sugar Maple Lane. The branch urges as many as can to help the Red Cross keep the supply of blood up to par with a visit to the clinic next Monday. NORTH YONGE OFFICE 8242 YONGE ST. AV. 5-1156 The parking report rec- ommends drastic slashing of the by-law to ease build- ing restrictions until a sys- tem of lanes are installed to afford access to business parking lots. Tinker noted if By-law 1,000 hadn’t been in effect "we wouldn’t be having half the trouble creeping up on us now.” Aim For 300 Pints (Continued On Page 3) PER COPY 10c The company plan pays tui- tion and other compulsory fees for children and wardsof its employees who average '70 per cent or better on their final high school examinations re- quired for entrance in a uni- versity or college. Under the program, tuition payments are made to students for four years so long as they successfully complete each academic year at a recognized Canadian institute of higher learning. Alita Wise, Clarkehaven St.. Thornhill, 1963 graduate of Thornhill Secondary School, who was among the top seven in her graduation class and a member of the school's theatre group, and James H. Hayward, 43 Elizabeth Grove. King City, a graduate of King City Composite School, were among 76 Canadian secondary school graduates chosen for the awards. 2 Area Students Awarded Imp. Oil Fee Scholarships Miss Wise is studying Eng- lish and history at Queen’s Uni- versity and Mr. Hayward is en- rolled in electronics technology at Ryerson Institute of Technol- ogy in Toronto. Two area students are recip- ients of Imperial Oil Limited's higher education awards. the company recently announced. Winner of this series will journey to Elliot Lake to play in the final series for the all-Ontario inter- mediate “A” title. For local fans this Jeweller-St. Catharines series promises to be one of the most ex- citing 0.A.S.A. series of the present season. In eight 0.A.S.A. games to date the Jewellers have won them all while the opposition has yet to score a single run. Plan to see the Sat- urday night game in Rich- mond Hill for a real dyed- in-the-wool fan for this is a must game! The Jewellers also even-I ed the Metro Major Fast- ball League semi-final with Aurora last Tuesday night in Aurora. After los- ing the series opener 1-0 to Aurora last Saturday in Richmond Hill the Dynes- men turned the tables by defeating Aurora 1-0 i Aurora. Third and dec'” game of the series wil go next Thursday fight in Richmond Hurufid prom- ises plenty of softball act- ion and excitement. Dynes Jewellers and St. Catharines will collide head on in the Southern Ontario 0.A.S.A. intermed- iate “A” championship series this week. The Jew- ellers journeyed to St. Kits Wednesday for the open- ing game. Second game of the series is scheduled to be played in Richmond Hill this Saturday night starting at 8 pm. Site of the third game. if it is necessary, will be decided by the toss of the tradit- ional coin. Dynes Way St. Kits Here