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Public Library, 56 Yonge N., Richmond Hill, Ont. . r. 5?. .306“ r:-~4 w-3-Ȏ-~ Ma .- ~Zol. 86, N0. 16 Prime Minister At World Ploughing Match Prime Minister Lester Pearson and John Addison, MP for York North, are pictured being greeted by Mr. Conn Smythe and Bruce Beer, MP. for Pee]. The occasion was the official open- ing of the World Ploughing Match which was held at Mr. Smythe’s farm in Caledon. Headford’s Elisabeth Barker won the Queen of the Furrow contest held during the match. (See Page 5) lie ’RICH’i‘IoND HILL. ONTARI FDR SE Liberal “In Essentials Unity: in Non Essentials l.il:erty: In All Things Charity” Ofrfifitsniii'TOCTonER 17th." 196:; Assessment Reduced At a hearing of the On- tario Municipal Board on October 1 assessment on a property located between Arnold Street and Centre Street on Yongc Street was reduced $25 per foot. from $200 to $175. This appeal against assessment had been heard by Richmond Hill Court of Revision. then by a county judge. and fin- ally by the Ontario Muni- cipal Board. be the lor council meeting. It was a case of one councilâ€"i When the decision of the another missing that board was handed down. Assessment Commissioner Robert Johnston immediate- ly lowered the assessment on properties in the same area. in the matter being deferred another week. In favour was Deputyâ€"reeve Allan Sumner and opposed was Councillor on Yonge Street was set up at the time of re-assessment in 1957. and the section beâ€" tween Arnold and Centre at that time was felt to be the The basis of assessment Missing was Councillor Stew- art Rumblc. Acting Reeve Charâ€" les Hooper is the only remain- ing member of the four-man council and be cast a deciding vote only in case of a tie. He is not allow: most valuable property in ed to second a motion. the town. Elementary Association. at 800 Cars Passed iilary known, the last surviving member of one of Richmond Hill's oldest and most highly Lane Check Point __ _ ‘ esteemed families died sudden- aesuns.ot last.,\iieekls;_\fiich.JlÂ¥,~_a,t, his..ttome, ,i29.,,church mond Hill car checklat "the Richmond Heights Centre showed more than double the motorists who had their cars safety-approved. Howard Foster. one of the officials on hand for the week, said about 800 cars passed through the check as compared to 300 last year. The lane was sponsored jointly by Richmond Hill's police department. the Knights Car Club and the Aristocrats Rod and Custom Club, in con- junction with the Department of Highways. â€"-¢oâ€" though in his 93rd year he was active until the end and was up and about the house as usual on the day of his sudden passing. A native son of Richmond Hill. and a member of a family closely related with the history of the town. he lived most of his life here. He attended local schools and after qualifying as a teacher he taught in public and high school before his ap- pointment as inspector of pub- lic schools in the County of I »L.« r.“â€" ,‘ strée‘ gull-h "on ocmber‘ 9~ Al’Iinar s the end of an era in which his family played an ant role in the social. munici- pal. church life of the community. William Trench was one of the early reeves of Richmond Hill Village and he carried on one of the early community indust- ries. the carriage works. located at the corner of Yonge Street and Lorne Avenue. He had a large family and all took an active role in community life. W.W.A. Trench surviving member of that fam- York. He filled the post of in- ily. The family homestead was Last Member Of Old Family Dies William Wycliffe Anson'spector with devotion and dist- Tnench. "Wye" as he was pop- jnction and on his retirement received educational leaders and teach- ers who served under his jur- isdiction. many tributes from import- educational. business and was the last "The Travellers" Moving Along In Fine Style At Thornhill are Ray Woodley. Simone Johnston. Sid Dolgay and Jerry Gray. Travellers Visit Thornhill ‘ BY MARGARET l. McLEAN Enthusiasm knew no bounds at probably the most popular evening of entertainment ever held at Thornhill Secondary. School when a quartet of folk singers. “The Travellers" per- formed there last Friday even- ing. At the close of their final number. the immensely popular “This Land is Your Land". the applause. including stomping of feet and whistling. was enough to make onc's oar drums ache and had the whole auditorium noticeably \'lL)!'1lllllQ. As a group. the Travellers are just 10 years old. having first been organized in Toronto in 1953. A “Made in C iaida" pro- duct. their cinphasis is on Canâ€" "Out After Beer“: and the adian folk songs. of which they haunting liish melody. "Johny appear to have a goodly rep- Has Gone for a Soldier". ertoire. These included suehl Each of the Travellers. while ‘numbers as “Black Fly", at bal- lad of Northern Ontario. “Mak- ing Hay“ from Manitoba. sever- al songs of the Maritimes and of Quebec, the latter sung in French. Songs of other lands were featured also. notably an Afri- can song. sting in the Bantu tongue; several folk songs orig- inating in the United States. one especially beautiful one having its origin in the integ- ration movement with a haunt- ing refrain. “The ink is black. the page is white. Together we learn to read and write." which received a thundering applause: an amusing and slightly naugh- ty Sandinavian ditty entitled ‘ I a first rate and polished enter- tainer. has another profession. JERRY GRAY. the infectiously amusing M.C. of the group is a dentist. a graduate of the Uni- versity of Toronto and father of a young son. He plays a ban- jo with the group. SIMONE JOHNSTON. the group‘s chanteuse is married and the mother of a son. Ranâ€" dall. Simone has been singing since the age of two and preâ€" fers romantic ballads, These she did superlativcl) well. in my opinion. and is easily the equal of Salli Terry or Joan Baez. Although she sang the many rollickin: numbers with lots of verve. i would have preâ€" ferred to hear her (in one or two more of the plaintive bal- lads. iCoutinucd On Para 3) the large white residence still standing on the south side of Lorne Ave. A brother Thom- as H. Trench years village reeve and Rev. William Trench another broth-i 1;.9 passing of "vyycgig‘renchler. .twas. , a.. Math dist .ministlcr and for a time was the local pastor in Richmond Hill. The funeral service was held last Friday afternoon at the Piphrer Funeral Home and was conducted by Rev. C. G. Hig-‘ ginson, minister of Richmond Hill United Church of which the late Mr. Trench was a life- long devoted member. The min- ister paid sincere tribute to the late Mr. Trench and spoke of his long and devoted service to his church many offices including clerk of session. him as the last member of the Trench family, rich in the tra- dition of service to the com- munity ,and. the church" said Rev. tribute also to his many fine qualities of heart and mind“. He referred to him as a great individualist, in no way a con- formist. a person possessed of great determination and cour- age and one who with a great family tradition had made an outstanding con- tribution to his day and gen- eration. In his early days the late Mr. Trench was active in many fields of sport and played on several Richmond Hill lacrosse teams. In later years he was a member and active participant in the local lawn bowling club and the curling club. He wasl active in many phases of our community life and was a. charter member of the Rich-‘ mond Hill Lions Club taking. pl at ca was for many B. in which he held “We pay tribute to Higginson “and we pay in keeping (Continued On Page 3* 1 Hon. W. Davis At King Oct. 23 Minister Ontario The Honourable Wm. G. Davis will be guest speaker October 23 at the ninth conâ€" vention of the York County land and the bylaw would re- TTUSteeS' quire amending to allow the drag-strip. County" Chairman will be N. Garriock. Participating in the panel are education: S. superintendent- b'illjif'seconditryi schools at York Central; S. R. 5: Patterson. trustee; and Mrs. D. Lingwood. principal. represent- ing the Ontario Teachers’ Fed- eration. of Education for School The convention will be held the King City Composite School. Viewing of exhibits and dis- ays will begin at 5 pm. fol- lowed at 6:15 by a dinner in the cafeteria. Mr. Davis will speak 8 pm. A panel discussion entitled “Improving the Scope of Edu- tional Opportunities in York will follow at 8:45. M. McLean, department of ,L. Chapman, The association is a countyâ€" wide organization of public and separate school trustees dedi- cated to the improvement of local and area schools. llllillllllillllllllllillilllllllllil\lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllll\ll Sell Old V ict. Sq. Hall for $2,500 Markham Township Council Tuesday approved a request to sell the old Victoria Square Community Hall for $2,500 with the money to be put toward finishing payment of the new one. Mr. William Williams, chairman of the Victoria Square Community Centre Board. said a buyer had been found and it was the desire of the board to use the proceeds from the sale to eliminate a $2,000 note still outstanding on the new building. The old building was deeded over to the township at the request of a former trustee of the old building. now deceased. Councillor Charles Hoo- ver said the money was intended for the particular purpose it would be used for and could see no objec- tions. The rest of council agreed. Neither Deputy-reeve Sumner ‘or Councillor Hoover were in a position to second one an- othcr‘s opposing a motion. The question had been de- ferred by council to planning board at a previous meeting and it came up with a recommenda- tion the township‘s bylaw not be amended to permit use of a drag-strip. The proposed area is now designated The drag-strip question -â€" to‘ in Markham‘ward Township â€" was left high instatcd residents in the area did Tuesday‘s not ‘ourably. l'm opposed to it." or not to be sky again at in favour. one opposed. and resulted Charles Hoover. is allowed to agriculture $1,250,000 Building In Richvale- nett announced a general meeting of all those inter- ested in building the town’s Legion Hall. at 8 p.m. MORE HOMES 8. LAND LISTED AND SOLD NORTH YONGE OFFICE 8242 YONGE 51‘. AV. 5-1156 lloovcr. whose would be in Councillor the strip accept the “idea too favâ€" Dcputy-rccvc Sumner said he didn't “vote for the resolution of the planning board and Il .have no intention of voting for it now. My feeling is it should be allowed. I see nothing wrong with it." Mr. Sumner is a rep-' resentative for council on the planning board. lllillllllllllllllllllllliillillllllllllllllllillllllllllil“lllllllllllllllllllllllllll e d by Hi g h w ay 7 n o r t h t o L a n g_ 'staff Sidcroad and from the Newmarket C.N.R. about one mile to include a por- tion of the marshalling yard. Involved is about 1.000 acres where which will shortly be served by highways. railways. hydro and water. Pool Meet Tuesday Pool Chairman Cliff Ben- pool. October 22, at the Mr. Bennett would like the pool project to attend. Anyone wishing further information from the pool committee is asked to call TU. 4-5971. I lllllthllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllillllllll'llllll AGE Proposed Drag-Stripâ€"ls‘ Still High In The Sky l Vaughan Council Wednesday 1 sought Ontario Municipal Board’s approval on a revised capital budget to allow immediate construction of a $600,000 sewage system in the C.N.R. l Marshalling Yard area. At a special council press ‘confercnce Tuesday. Reeve A. H. Rutherford said. “Council is seeking an allocation of funds to build a plant because it is practical to proceed now so the area served can attract newer sion, Toronto and York Roads Com- mission and the Department of Municipal Affairs. Metro Planning Board. Financing of the project will include about $455000 in de- v and better industry.‘ ‘ bentures and subsidy through winter works and under the with The sewage plant. an initial capacity of 400.000 gal- lons. will be located north of Highway '7 and will empty into the Don River. It will serve the area bound- ing Act "forgiveness" clause. The project, of 1964. Canadian Mortgage and Hous- council hopes. will be completed by the fall The C.N.R. had been pre- line over pared to construct its own sew- age system and under the proâ€" posals will still be the major taxpayer in the first few years until industry moves in, council industry is slated and said. Cost of the system will be borne entirely by the area served. a spokesman said. representatives of all If the OMB. approves the groups 01' 011le as W8“ as revision which will change individuals interested in Vaughan's original budge‘ from $770,000 to $1,454,744 ir 1963 and from $992966 to $339 512 in 1964. approval will alsr be sought from the Metro Cori servation Area Authority. On tarlo Water Resources Commis- In relation to the area in- volved. plans for revising zon- ing are being considered by council and planning board. Council envisions that the land will be re-zoned from industrial to three new types of zoning: M1 which involves losed storage industry, M2 rhich allows open storage. and proposed MIS which Council- or Garnet Williams said would a a special "showcase" type of )ning for plants fronting Keelo Street. Falconbridge Lab Opened Wed. Falconbridge Nickel Mines Limited. the world’s largest producer of nickel. opened a new $1,250,000 metallurg- ical laboratory at Richvale Wednesday. Four research employees began work at a small build- ing 10 years ago and this year about 80 will work in the large modern building officially launched by Fed- eral Minister of Mines and Technical Surveys William H. Benidickson yesterday at 11 a.m. Guests adjourned to a buffet luncheon at the Bay- view Golf and Country Club following the ceremony. Falconbridge, established in 1928 has six operating nickel and copper mines in Sudbury area and smelter at the huge a Falcon- bridge as well as operations in Africa. the United States and Nicaragua. Its head 0 fice is Toronto. The company has had f. a laboratory on the site for several years; in 1957, they added a 40 foot addition and a 40' by 60‘ building and the latest construction metallurgy. extractive met- allurgy. chemistry, geology, mineralogy and spectroche- mistry. The staff headed by Dr. Clyde Lewis includes scient- ists, engineers and technic- ians. Some of the most modern research equipment availab- le has been installed in the laboratory and includes such apparatus as a miniature rolling mill which allows various metals and alloys to studied under actual J. Fraser points out the need for greater emphasis on research is accentuated by technological develop- ments in metalworking, stainless steel production, electronics. plating and pow- der metallurgy which place increased demands on the quality. purity. and physical properties of metals and al- loys. Research projects to be carried out at the laborator- ies are designed to assist in locating economic depOSits consolidates and renovates be ' ' the whole plant. production conditions. and of minerals. investigate new Facilities have ben sub- a complete small-volume el- uses for nickel. and develop stantially increased to carry ectroplating unit. new production and fabric- out research in physical Falconbridge President H. ation techniques. Young Square Dancers Charged With Playing Hoohey A group of angry parents told Vaughan Township School Area Board Thu- rsday night they felt the conduct of its attendance officer had been insulting. officious and obnoxious. The charge came from a visit of the attendance of- ficer to the site of the World Ploughing Match at Caledon where eight child- ren from Pine Grove were square dancing in the Mas- sey-Ferguson exhibit. Mr. Murray Morrison. a well known square dance instructor; as spokesman. stated that he had been approached by Massey- Ferguson to provide a square-dancing group to perform at their exhibit at the ploughing match. l'nable to secure an adult group he had approached the parents of the children of a set he coaches at Pine Grove. These children are 7 and 8 years of age. and all in grade 3 at the Pine Grove Public School. Having received the consent of the parents. he approached proper supervision during the four days they would be absent from school. He said the principal thought this would be an educational opportunity for the children since people from all over the world would be attending. Mr. Morrison reported that these children have appeared on TV. and in many competitions. but never before had their activities as square dancers interfered with school attendance. The group made five ap- pearances on Tuesday at the ploughing match. They were not allowed to run loose. but spent the time between appearances in a trailer provided for them. where they completed the school work which had been assigned to them. .-\t all times they were under adult supervision. both by Principal Hazel of this school who gave his consent. with the proviso that the children do assigned school work under their coach and by two mothers, Mr. Morrison told the board. On Wednesday the eight children had just completed the three o‘clock perform- ance when a man entered the trailer and stated that he would arrest the super- vising adults and charge them with contributing to juvenile delinquency. When asked for his auth- ority. Mr. Morrison said. the man flashed a police badge and said. "This is my authority." Asked his name. he did not give it. but said that if the child- ren were not in their places in the school class- room hy 9 o‘clock Thurs- day morning. charges of contributing to juvenile delinquency would be laid. )Ir. Morrison claimed that the officer's attitude and tone of voice were in- sulting to the two mothers in charge of the children. He said that he felt an ap- olocy was due these two women. Mr. Jeffrey‘s. hus- band of one supervisor. re- peated this claim. Mr. Jeffreys also report- ed that the officer had id- entified Trustee Mrs. Do- rothy Robertson. a member of the school board. as the complainant. Trustee Robertson ad- mitted that she had laid the complaint with Super- intendent Joseph Gibson, but declared that she was only doing her duty as a trustee. when she noticed the children leaving the com munity Wednesday morning. She denied that personal differences play- ed any part in her com- plaint. Principal Hazel reported that he had thought at the time he had the authority to grant permission for the children to be absent from school. but had since learn- ed that he had not. Superintendent Joseph Gibson pointed out that no one. including the Minister of Education has such auth- ority. The school act says that every child must at- tend school unless in the V opinion of the minister be receiving satisfactory instruction at home or else- where. the superintendent pointed out. He also noted supported in her action. but said that misunderstanding had re- suited to the children. their moth- Mrs. Robertson was unfortunate that in embarrassment that five children employ- ed at the film studios at Kleinburg had had to be provided with a tutor to satisfy the requirements of the act. Superintendent Gibson quoted the act to the effect the attendance officer has the authority to enter without warrant any place where children are employed or congregat- ed. Mr. Morrison said the children were receiving remuneration for their apâ€" pearance. but that all such money is placed in a club fund which is used to pro. vide costumes and other necessities for the group. Because he. as their spons- or had signed a contract for the duration of the ploughing match. he had to hire a professional group to appear on Thursday at a cost of 5280. Members of the board ers and coach. The hope that other groups would not run into the same prob- lems in the future was ex- pressed. When asked if permis» sion would be granted for the children to be absent from school on Friday. the board was in agreement that they could not grant such permission that the matter was one to be decided by the parents themselves. Chairman Sam Kaiser in closing the discussion said. “Speaking personally. if I were a parent of one of these children. my child would be at the ploughing match tomorrow." The chairman also pro- mised that the board would interview the attendance Officer on ili“ manner in he conducted his which investigation.