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“Bll!|llIlllllll|lll|lllmlIllIlllllllllllIlllllll‘lllllllllllllllllllllllllll‘lllfll nulmmmmmunmnummmuummmumlmnnmuumnwmm Councillor Campbell paid tri- bute to the excellent work of Welfare Officer Norman Lewis. Reeve Floyd Perkins re- ported that the three south- ern municipalities of the County of York, Markham, Vaughan and Richmond Hill, which have the larg- est populations. also have the smallest number of residents on welfare. He felt this was due to the fact that all three employ uualified welfare officers. Mr. Lewis serves both Rich- mond Hill and Markham and Ross Kerwin serves Vaughan Township. Councillor. Campbell pointed out that additional industry in the town had helped reduce welfare payments. Although the welfare officer is not an emâ€", ployment officer he has been getting calls from industry when positions have become available. and has been able to place several persons in local industry. Only persons who are unemployable because of illness or disability and their dependâ€" ents.arc now on the welfare rolls. he cnncluded. He pointed out that no emâ€" ployable men or women are receiving relief. He stated that welfare costs are on the budget or slightly under it. and claim- ed that York Manor has eased the situation by accepting sev- eral residents who had previ- ously been maintained in pri- vate nursing homes. At present, he said, there are 17 or 18 residents of Richmond Hill in‘ the county home for the aged.l Councillor Alex Campbell re- ported to Richmond Hill Coun- cil Monday night that the per- sonnel and welfare committee had studied the welfare offi- cer's report for the first six months of the year. CouncH Lauds Welfare Officer weather A car wash will cost only 990. with all proceeds of the day earmarked for Kinsmen service to the community. Saturday. November 2. from 8 a.m. tn 6 p.m. Rich- mond Hill Kinsmen will conduct a Gas-A-Rama at Dave Thomson's Sunnco. 36 Yonge Street N.. Rich- mond Hill. ' Kin “Gasorama” Vol. 86, N071} a 1’6 “C’mon, let’s fly away!” That’s a line in a romantic song but 25 lucky shoppers at Richmond Hill stores and their guests will get the same feeling Nov- ember 23 when they take to the air courtesy of a “Liberal” chartered turbo-prop Viscount airliner from Trans-Canada Airlines. Destination will be the heart of York County featuring a special scenic sweep over Richmond Hill. W Y o is eligible for the trip? Why, you Public Library 56 Yonge N.. Richmond Hill; Wild Blue Yonder Awaits Lucky Shoppers n Jan. 5~4-v- Speaker was Dean George Tatham of York University. He was speaking to 500 students and parents at the school. “The world today," he said, “is a world of chaos. Just be- cause we have the science to change the earth it doesn’t mean we have solved chaos. We have to learn how to live in the world." we have solved chaos. We have to learn how to live in the world.” Education. he said. was a wonderful thing. but warn- ed that human values were also necessary to ensure that education was not used for a wrong purpose. “Facts alone,” he stated, “are not. everything. With- out values they are very dangerous." The dean also urged the stu-_1 dents not to be satisfied with the education they learn school and to go on acquiring it on their own in the outside world. He summed his talk up by quoting a sentence from in 1 He also received the . “Super-80" pin presented to a top student in grade 13 with over 80 per cent aver- age in eight subjects. He added to his accomplish- ments by winning the H. L. Eubank award for highest marks, and a general proâ€" ficiency prize from York Central High School Board. To complete a perfect eve- ning he was presented with an Ontario Scholar award plus a Students' Council award for general profici- ency and citizenship. Top grade 12 student was iRoxanne Louu' of Richmond :Hill. She received the Asmus- l the‘scn award and another one from l About 70 graduates from Bay-rpen of Oscar Wilde: “We know view Secondary School \verelthe price of everything but the urged last Friday at the annuallvalue of nothing.“ commencement ceremonies ‘tol Miss Ruth Kinsella. guidance develop human values to goldepartment teacher at Bayview, hand in hand with their educa-{introduced the speaker. tional accomplishments. i u was a big nightâ€"and a Speaker Was Dean George. busy oneâ€"for honour grad- Tatham of York University. He; “8mm student Bryan Buch- was speaking to 500 students an of Richmond Hill. and parents at the school. -‘ Bryan gave the valedic- .“The world today," he said“ tory address reminiscing "is a world of chaos. Just be-l over the past years at Bay. cause we have the science (0‘ View and underlining the change the earth it doesn’t mean‘ value of an education Continue Educaton, Grads Advised Education. he said. was a wonderful thing. but warn- ed that human values were also necessary to ensure that education was not used for a wrong purpose. Third annual commencement held at Bayview Secondary School Principal J. W. Kippen, Dean George Tatham, and Roxanne Louw and Bryan Buchan, top grade 12 and 13 students. ' Opt. ant ‘w_iI] ‘Just drop in to any of the named mer- chants, make your purchase, and receive an entry blank. . Fill in your name, address, and telephone number. That’s all there is to it. 'After 5 p.m., November 16, each merch- That is, if you‘re ‘21 years of age or over and do your shopping at any one of the ‘25 merchant's listed in the full page advertiseâ€" ment on Page 15 in today‘s edition of “The Liberal.” 'aw one person’s RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, THURSDAY. OCTOBER 3], 1963 lllllllllllllllllll|llll\lllllllllllllllllllllllll“lll\“lllllllll\lll\\lllllIlllllllu Finding “Car 54" Emsy, But Not 80 Police Station]! the Richmond Hill Lions Club for academic proficiency. Also receiving a Lions Club award tContinuedion page 3) it. 16, each merch- name from his 0n the committee's re- commendation an illumin- ated sign indicating the station will be put up at the west end of the mun- icipal offices. Several families living on Richmond Street across from the municipal offices where the station is lodged below decks have appar- ently been disturbed at all hours by people searching for the police. According to a police a‘ld fire committee report read Monday by its chair- man, Councillor Garnet Williams. people are hav- ing trouble finding the police department offices. In Vaughan, it's not “Car 54. where are you?", it‘s “Police Station. where are you?” In Essentials I; nity; In Non Essentials Libert box of entries. The lucky person whose name is chosen will be asked to answer a simple question in order to qualify for a free “wild blue yonder" tour of York County. The question: “What weekly newspaper has been the ‘Home Paper of the District Since 1878’?”. When you‘ve answered that question correctly you will be able to contact a special guest of your own choosing to take the flight with you. What a flight The land, about two acres is situated south of’MiI‘l Street on Bathurst Street and was ex- propriated to make way for Bathurst‘s widening and re- construction. A notice of claim from Har- ries, Houser, Brown and Houl- den, solicitors representing Pleasantville Developments Li- mited was placed before coun- cil's road committee. indicat- ing the company’s intention to arbitrate the compensation for township expropriated landsl before a York County judge. I mumuuuuuuuumumuuunu\nutumnumummlmnulmlumm A diépute about land price has led Vaughan Township in- to county court. Arbitrate Land Expropriation The letter of tolerance will serve in lieu of the permit between the time the town passes the amendments and they are appmVed by the On- tario Municipal Board. The letter of intent would state that the town intends to The letter of tolerance cannot be issued until council passesI the proposed amendments tol Bylaw 1000 which are necessary} before an occupancy and use permit can be issued to the Legion for the premises they recently purchased on Yonge Street. . 'fihfi, Royal Canadian Legion Branch 375 asked Richmond Hill Town Council Monday night for a letter of intent to serve until a letter of tolerance can be is- sued. This request was granted. Town Council Will GiveSESJ‘.§.5"§YB.’E.E'EE" Legion Letter 01‘ Intent The debenture issue will provide $55,000 for road construction on Newkirk. Crosby and Centre Streets in the town and 530,000 for remodelling of the arena. This latter amount is re- coverable from the arena board. Councillor Alex Camp- bell declared a conflict of interest since the firm. A. E. Ames of which he is part owner. had entered a token tender. and retired from the dais. The bid of Wood. Gundy and C0. of $99.63 per 3100 par value was accepted by Richmond Hill Town Coun- cil for $85,000 debenture isshe bearing 51%.”? inter- est. Monday night. Seven bids were receiv- ed with the accepted one being the highest and the lowest $98.04. Reeve Floyd Perkins stat- ed that this was an indic- ation the town was in fine financial condition. Debenture Sells At $99.63 The commision also ap- proved a reduction in the cost of the all electric home rate. This special rate applies to any home heated Effective November 1 the cost of renting a domestic water heater in Richmond Hill will drop from $1.70 a month to $1.50. Close to a thousand local consumers will bene- fit from this reduction The monthly rental rate on commercial water heaters willldrop from $2.00 per month to $1.75. The local hydro entered the rental heater business in 1959 in order to meet the increas- ing competition from other sources of power. hydro commission has approved a .20 cent red- uction in the monthly rental fee for water heat- ers. Local hydro users will receive a further saving in costs with the announce- ment this week by Chair- man Sam Cook that the hydro commission has Hydro Reduction In All Things Charity Mr. Chamney was for many years manager of the Richmond Hill Area of Ontario Hydro, msided on Lorne Avenue and took an active part in life in‘ the community. ‘ Mr. Raham. a resident of Richmond Hill and district for the past 33 years, had 18 years of service with Ontario Hydro. He resides on Lucas Street. principa and c of the c ing cent J. L. Raham, Richmond Hill, and D. M. Chamney of Toronto are among ten veteran members of Ontario Hydro’s Central Region staff who retire this year and were honoured for their effective work and long service at a dinner of thel Central Region Club October 25 at the Seaway Hotel, Tor- onto. man Honours Retiredi Staff Members? it awaited solution of problems in connection with its building. President Frank Barrott of the Canadian Legion stated that it was costing that orga- nization $3,000 a month while ;ervice. Region Manager Adan S, Smith paid tribute to th‘ engthy, effective service 0 hese men. J. A. Sulker, presi tent of the Central Regior Council approved a re- commendation of the finan- ce committee that the Canadian Legion be charged $75.00 per month plus, the yearly tax for leasing the Sunoco parking lot. Clerk Russell Lynett reported that he had been in touch with the district manager of that company. who said he would recom- mend that the town he 1 allowed to sublet the ‘ property. Confirmation was expected of this within a few days. The clerk also reported that a representative of the Natio- nal Trust Company who are handling the Principal Invest- ments property which the town is interested in leasing for parking will also be in town‘ within a few days to draw up the agreement. issue“ the ietter of; tolerance, intends to subâ€"lease the Sunoco parking lot to the Legion if the owners approve, and inâ€" tends to accept the transfer of property at the rear of the Legion building in lieu of the remaining five parking spaces. W rates on three different occasions. “The commission will continue to serve the people of Richmond Hill with cheap public power and fast efficient service". stated Chairman Cook. The members of the commission are Chairman Cook. Commissioner Wil- liam Wagner and Mayor William Neal. This latest reduction in the rental fee for water heaters follows a saving made in 1961 at the time of the introduction of the 3” provincial sales tax. At that time the commis- sion reduced the rental fee from $1.75 a month to $1.70. This figure has now been further reduced to $1.50. Since its inception in January 1957 the commis- sion has reduced hydro rates on three different hy olectricity and featuring electrical appliances. It will drop from' 1.2 cents gross per kilowatt hour to 1.1 cents gross per kilowatt hour. Ross Strike. Q. C., chair- of Ontario Hydro, was pal speaker at the dinner conveyed appreciation commission to the netir- tntral region hydro veter- or their long, faithful, 3. Region Manager Adam iith paid tribute to the y, effective service of It will fly over prominent areas such as the Hamilton industrial belt with its gigantic steel mills and picturesque rock gardens and You and your guest will board a bus in Richmond Hill on November 23 for a free ride to the International Airport at Malton where you will board the giant TCA turbo- prop Viscount. The plane will swoop over Richmond Hill, head for a breathtaking view of Lake Simcoe, then fly southwest over the heart of York County. R. would like to see developed by railroad users. about 1,900 feet of frontage owned by priv- ate holders. 1,200 feet owned by the township and about 2.000 feet owned by Rivermede Dev- elopments Limited. The area concerned is on Keele Street and Highway 7 adjacent to the C.N.R. Marshall- ing Yard; it Includes a 90-acre strip on the west side the C.N. About 125 Metro and area realtors and development com- pany representatives Tuesday afternoon wene introduced to “Vaughan Acres", the serviced industrial park of £00 acres which the township is offeringI for development. Mr. Rutherford said, "We are very proud of the development and spent a lot of time and thought on its preparation and we feel we have something to offer industry." Hosts at the afternoon gath‘ ering were Vaughan Reeve A H. Rutherford, fellow council. lors and township staff. Brief Realtors Industry Sites uummummnummununununuuumuuummuunummnugl THOMAS BROADHURST Mr. Broadhurst has official- ly confirmed earlier reports he‘ will be a candidate for mayor in the December voting for town council opposing Mayor. iWilliam Neal seeking his sec- ond term. Former councillor and deputy-reeve‘he resides in Beverley Acres. In last year’s“ election Mr. Broadhurst lost ULIH in a close race for the office of reeve to veteran politician Floyd Perkins. I fillllllllllllllllllllllmlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Rain Needed ‘ To Improve Bayview Stretch Bayview Avenue is a mess and likely to remain so for awhile. According to York Coun- ty Roads Engineer A. .l. Rettie, Toronto and York Roads Commission can do themselves {€65 ifiékhéin'fi‘e} dishonesty is minimized. It can during any discussion pertain- ing to such interest and that upon such interest being dc- clared. the councillor so declar- ing shall not thereafter be dis- qualified from continuing to sit and vote as a member of such. council. “It is the feeling of the ’l‘ren- ton Council that honesty cannot be legislated. As long as a transaction is exposed to public examination the likelihood of only be achieved by collusion| with other members of council‘ who will then be equally guilty. but go unpunished. The prob- lem of attracting competent. cult enough without exposing: them to unwarranted attackl which. even if unproven, is em-l barrassing and perhaps costlyl It is in the smaller urban con-I tres that this legislation is par- ticularly damaging." the pre- sentation from the Eastern Onâ€" nothing with the Markham tario town contended, Need‘New Dump, IOld O'ne Slated lFor Filliing-ln uuu “- nun“: doing business with the mun- icipality are liable. to disqual- iflcation. Councillor Alex Campbell stated that he could not see too much harm when open tenders are used. Mayor William Neal felt the present legislation a little un- fair, pointing out that he had sold trucks to the town, when not a member of council. As mayor he cannot service these trucks or sell the town the nec- essary repairs. Council decided that they could, not endorse the Trenton resolution in It: present form. (Continued On Page 3) vaal aluhn yuuny Bayview. the albatross around York County Coun- cil’s neck, may again be di cussed at the November 5- council sessions in Newâ€" market. Reject Trenton Resolution Mr. Rettie told “The Lib- eral" this week some ditch work will be done on the road next week. By favourable, Mr. Rettie meant rain. which will soften up the bone-dry, pothole-marked road so equipment can be brought in to scarify and-grade it before the onslaught of winter. Bayview Avenue is a mess and likely to remain so for awhile. According to York Coun- ty Roads Engineer A. .l. Rettie, Toronto and York Roads Commission can do nothing with the Markham Road-Elgin Mills mile and and a quarter stretch of what some people consider the worst road in the whole of the county until the weather is more favour- able. “HOME PAPER’OF‘THE DISTRICT SINCE Park for i auon Mr. Thompson announced this week he will be a candi- date for councillor in Ward 1 in the December elections. A resident of Beverley Acres he is a member of the Richmond Hill Separate School Board. During the past year Mr. Thompson has served as chair- man of the plant maintenance committee and attendance and truancy officer. In his election announce- ment Mr. Thompson stated he feels the paving of Bayview Avenue will be a major issue in 1964. He also questioned the tion, which was submitted for the local council's approval, stated that existing legislation discourages eligible and able citizens from seeking public office and therefore greatly re- stricts the field from which competent legislators may be chosen. Trenton's suggestion is that members of municipal councils who do have a conflict of interest be required to de- clare the same and absent themselves from the chamber during any discussion pertain- ing to such interest and that upon such interest being de- clared, the councillor so declar- ing shall not thereafter be dis- qualified from continuing to sit and vote as a member of such council. This IQ for a which Counci pointed l municipa had troul terest of asked “V the line? Reeve that ew who owx doing bu icipality iflcation. Counci stated tl too mu( tenders a Mayor bresent 1 Council Candidate “It‘s partially on this account I will not be running for council this year,” commented Council- lor Alan White when Richmond Hill Town Council discussed a resolution concerning conflict of interest received from the Town of Trenton. Councillor White continued, “I should be doing business with school boards, and as long as I am a councillor I cannot even tender for their needs. This is hard when I know that I can supply them at less than they are now paying.” Deputy-reeve S t a n l e y Tinker described the claim that competent people are discouraged from seeking office because of the pre- sent legislation. as hog- wash. “1 have always be- lieved,” he continued, “that the principle of public ser- vice is to put forth one’s best effort on behalf of the public without considâ€" The MORE HOMES & LAND LISTED AND SOLD CON THOMPSON a Town of Trenton resolu- which was submitted for local council’s approval, 1 that existing legislation urages eligible and able Wth 25 merchants participating, 25 lucky shoppers and their 25 guests will win. So hurry to any of the merchants list- ed and sign your entry blank. The more you shop at these stores the greater your chance of winning. Highlight of the trip will be a conduct- ed tour of the passenger facilities at Malton’s International Airport. the sprawling length and breadth of the Queen City of Toronto. in the and th )6r 0f Such! Mayor William Neal felt the present legislation 8 little un- fthe Tren- fair, pointing out that he had esty cannot sold trucks to the town, when long as a not a member of council. As 1878" :e-jdirectm hel opment ew.control: halt TI Plant Plans Early November Opening Here The Centre Street building which will be used for the manufacture of control instrum- ents is expected to be open by the first of November. Exterior work is nearly completed. An open house and “hello” to the community is being planned {or later in the month. Initial staff will number about 10. In a news release from the company's Massachusetts office, it was noted that Dr. Thomas S. Burkhalter was appointed director of research and devel- opment of TI's materials and Texas Instruments Incorpor- atcd's Richmond Hill plant construction is proceeding nic- cly. according to a spokesman construction ely. accordin here. Councillors agreed to co- operate with the authority and push ahead with the filling in of the dump. Next on the agenda is a search for a new dump. The Authority intends to‘ begin [and scraping the dump site at that time. A road will be constructed in the area. This was the word Monday when council. received a com- munication from Metro Toronto and Region Conservation Au- thority stating the present dump would be transformed into the Bruce Mills Conserv- ation Area in 1964. The letter requested council to assure the present dump site will be cleared on or before May 31. 1964. Markham Township will soon be required to start seeking out a new place to dump its garbage. oration of personal benefit. This legislation was put in for a very good reason which still exists." Councillor Walter Scudds pointed out that a number of municipalities have in the past had trouble with conflict of in- terest of council members. and asked “Where would you draw Reeve Floyd Perkins noted that even those councillors who own stock in companies doing business with the mun- icipality are liable. to disqual- lficalion. Councillor Alex Campbell stated that he could not see too much harm when open tenders are used. With ience NORTH YONGE OFFICE 8242 YONGE ST. AV. 5-1156 bachelor and master of degrees from the Univ- )f Oklahoma, Dr. Burk- u‘vas a chemistry profes- 'l‘cxas A and M and lOY PER COPY 10 1k