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ulnluuannunuunmmnumumummmun1ummmummmm Ontario Premier John Rob- arts called on English and French speaking Canadians to tear down the walls of prejudice and build bridges of mutual un- derstanding and good will. He told a capacity crowd of 900 attending York Central District High School Board’s symposium on French Canada, “There is a bond stronger than some marginal conspirators would lead us to hrflieve." OTHER VIEWPOINT The premier. who introduced the theme “Rebuilding the Canadian Nation" at which four prominent French Canadians At Thornhill Symposium On French Canada: Up 10% Affects 2,675 H onws Vol. 86, No. 34 Premier Asks More Understanding Council gave two read- ings to an amendment to its water regulations Mon- day night on the recom- mendation of a waterworks committee study. The amendment will also affect the water area charges.., Concession 1 south (fronting' Yonge St.) will change from 1.5 mills to 3 mills. Maple from 1 to 3 mills and Kleinburg which had no area charge will be charged 1 mill. The $10 deposit was de- signed to act as a safe- guard for those who have bills ‘outstanding when they leave the township. Council said they expect- ed quite a bit of opposition to the move. Water rates will go up 10% in Vaughan Town- ship’s three water areas and will require a $10 de- posit from any householder applying for water. Affected are approxima- tely 2,675 households. Richmond Hill electorate will be asked to vote again this December on the que- stion of a two-year council term. The same question was decisively defeated in 1959 when" the electorate voted "no" 1978 “yes” 633. This decision was reach- ed by Richmond Hill Town Council Monday night at the request of the Elgin Park Ratepayers Associa- tion. A letter from LH. Mansbridge. president of that group, said “Due to the cost of ratepayers and individuals who stand for election, we respectfully re- quest council to consider the adoption of a two year term of office thereby el- iminating this extra cost and also giving council the Water Rates Council Seeks Two Year Term Public Library: 56 Yonge N-, Richmond Hi}l, Library: J The local high school board gave out a few hints about its 1964 budget At their meeting Monday night. York Central District High School Board members looked over 1963 actual expen‘ ditures although the report was not made public. Board SurplusWew will Good ln‘dircat'iona w Budget is‘ expected to be aired within the next few weeks. According to Secretary- Treasurer Aileen McAllister the board is starting 1964 with a surplus. Last year, she said, she had to, borrow between $250,000 and $300,000 to pay the first month and a half salaries. “This year the borrowing was only $2,000 between January 1 and now," she told board trustees. Trustees also complimented Superintendant S.L.G. Chap- man and Administrator Jack Ashworth on their close figur- ing on 1963 teachers’ salaries which were only $2,400 short of the $1,250,000 budgeted for last year. The premier indicated a cause of the misunderstanding expressed their viewpoints, said between French and English it was important to get the other might be faulty communica- fellow's viewpoint “at a time tions. “We do not completely like this 'when all Canadians are understand our French com- concerned about the spasmodic patriots and they don’t under- outbursts that appear to threat- stand us.” en our nation." He suggested that within the He pointed to the spring of 1864 when the nation's leaders met at Charlottetown to decide on a federated system of gov- ernment. “This was an eloquent profession of their interest so we can almost take 1964 as the centennial of the beginning of Confederation,” he said. opportunity to make pro- gress in their aims and plans. also at the same time avoiding any possible excuses that they were un- able to accomplish this or that because of the mess they inherited from pre- vious council, and therefore were unable to get their own ideas working.“ Mayor Thomas Broad- hurst pointe_d out that the question, which he introd- uced four years ago, had been defeated but agreed there might have been a change of thinking on the part of some voters. The motion to place this question before the electors again in 1964 was moved by Reeve James Haggart and seconded by Councillor Mrs. Lois Hancey. Ont. A plea for revamping provin- cial legislation to control more adequately construction and operation of swimming pools ‘was put before York County ‘ Council last week. Medical Officer of Health Dr. Robert King told council members of the urgency for re- vision of obsolete government regulations in regard to pools. He cited the case of Sports- land Park in Vaughan Town- ship which he said was prosec- uted last fall with difficulty be- mui\mmmmmnu“mummmnmmnnumumuummmmumm 1unumuI1mnuumunumuumlummulqumummuunnumuw Toronto Lawyer Need Pool Legislation “But I can’t believe we can throw away a century’s history in a month or a year," he said. He said the Thornhill sympo- sium was perhaps the first in- dication throughout Ontario of untapped wells of great curiosi- ty about “our French Canadian cousins’ aims and ambitions.” He suggested that within the next year or two, Canadians may have to assess their con- stitution to see where it works and where it doesn’t. “I don't fear the prospect of constitu- tional changes; we change and move forward every day and perhaps we in Canada are com- ing to the time we may have to change. He commended the board for its interest. University of Montreal histor- ian Michel Brunet said the real area of Canada’s disunity lies within Quebec itself. “The trouble is that essentially the French Canadian is underdev- eloped economically, socially and everywhere. “The minority cannot appr- oach the majority without first the courage and the science to define themselves," Professor Brunet, who heads the Mont- real University's history depart- ment told the symposium’s at- tentive first night audience. He expressed his view in an- swer to a question on what the French Canadian‘s role will be within the next few years. He said, "I’m afraid many‘ French Canadian leaders are provoking the rest of the coun- try at a time when they need their neutrality if not their sympathy during the surgical operation we will have to per- form in Quebec." I In his formal address on French Canadian interpret- I ations of Canadian history. Mr. Brunet pointed out that 1 history was either written by those who made it or writers who belonged to the ruling classes. “The first historians of Fre- nch Canada who were mission- aries, explorers. administrators and colonizers limited themsel‘ ves to describing the New Fran- ce of the 17th and 18th cenâ€" turies. They believed the French and the Canadian were there to stay and fought hard for more than two generations to~keep their North American empire. (Continued On Page 13) By-law Number 1143 which confirmed this ap- pointment Was read three times and passed. Councillor Robert Saund- ers noted that the town was most fortunate in acquir- ing the services of a man of this calibre, stating that the new town solicitor was one of the most qualified men in the province. The recommendation to move Mr. Johnson was brought in by Mrs. Lois Hancey. Letters of appreciation for their response to the town’s advertisement for a solicitor will be sent to the other applicants for the position. Fourteen applica- tions from local and city solicitors were received. Mr. Johnson. whose of- fices are at 80 Richmond Street West, Toronto, is al- so the solicitor for Forest Hill Village. J. Ragnor Johnson, Q.C., will be the new solicitor for the Town of Richmond Hill effective March 16, 1964, town council decided Monday evening. Town Solicitor "In Essentials Unity: In RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1964 Negotiating S.S. Teachers' Wages “The public erroneously as- sumes minimum standards are maintained by operators of swimming pool facilities while irresponsibility is permitted due to the lack of authority for public health authorities to en- force reasonable standards for swimmers’ health and safety," he said. cause of the inadequate legisla- tion available. Pool operators were fined $1,000 and costs. Teachers in the York Central High School Board area today are negotiating with manage- ment over salaries. In September, 1963 there were 3,284 students with 165 teachers and master teachers or 19.6 students per teacher, a ratio the board may not be able to maintain this year. In Sept. ember 1964, there will be 3,640 students or 356 more than last year. mmuunmuuuumuummumulumumummuummmuumuum Municipal Heads Asked To Lead Fight For Fluoride “Misplaced confidence in the efficiency of the septic tank or self-induced ignorance of its operation on the part of some land developers, subdividers, (Continued On Page 3) Committee Chairman John Honsberger said Monday “There was nothing doing at the mom- ent." Teachers brought salary figures to the committee today. Dr. King said it would be close to disastrous if this summer season doesn’t see an improvement in legislation. In another section of his an- nual report, Dr. King was criti- cal of mass septic tank instal- lations. Superintendent S.L.G. Chap- man said this will mean about 18 new teachers, not including resignations, etc. “Discouragement of this type of installation continues due to the frequency of breakâ€"down and hazards to community health that arise from this as- pect of subdivision develop- ment. and the excellent results among infant and child population and to a lesser extent the adult population. (At Richmond Hill Coun- cil’s first meeting in 1964, councillors approved a re- solution to place fluorida- tion on the December el- ection ballot.) n. v... .v v- share in the fund is about $200,000 from the four munic- ipalities of Richmond Hill, Mar- kham, Vaughan and Wood- bridge if they wish to accept it. “This has to be a project which we would not normally have undertaken between now over-taxed, a committee of the whole meet- ing yesterday at 9 am. They want to know how Vau- ghan compares with other munâ€" icipality farm assessment and feel that since their land is in‘ effect “frozen” they are being although in 1963 i 1 and April, 1966." Mr. Ashworth they were given a 10% discountt told trustees. on their tax bills. In agreeing to make the application council brought to the attention of the committee which has under- taken the herculean task of raising funds for a pool that the federal grant will only be forthcoming when the balance of funds has been raised. ll'lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll\lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllfillllll ; New Factory A one-storey factory building 81x35 feet is being erected by John A Grifiin Construction Ltd. at the corner of Centre Street East and Newkirk Road. we annual increments ui. .pauu or satisfactory service and a revision in the whole schedule. No comment on the announc- ed resignation last week was made by either Medical Office! of Health Dr. Robert King, War- den A.H. Rutherford, Hospital Commission Chairman E.J. Nor- ris or Miss Hough. d-lllllllll|llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll“llll“lIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllmlllllllllllllllllll\lllllllll\lll“lllllllllllllllIlll“llll“lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll“llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll\lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIll\lllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll'F “It has been established beyond a shadow of a doubt not just in Canada but across the world that fluor- idation reduces the inci- dence of dental decay,” Dr. King told heads of county municipalities in his an- nual medical health report. York County’s Medical Officer of Health Dr. Rob- ert King last Thursday termed it “regrettable” none of the county’s l4 municipalities has taken any steps to fluoridate their water supplies. Recent establishment of fluoridation in Metro To- ronto and approval of plans to fluoridate the water sup- plies of New York City should provide encourage- ment to county municipal councils to exercise leader- ship in this valuable com- munity service, Dr. King said. He called fluoridation “one of the outstanding bargains in modern prev- entive medicine" because of its relatively low cost and the excellent results among infant and child population and to a lesser extent the adult population. What Metro and area school boards use for bait may be pretty girls, gobs of informed come-on, tea and cookies. guided tours of their potential halls of ivy and last but not least, at- tractive salaries. 7'In Essentials Unity ; BY ANNE SMELLIE The annual not-so-tender trap for teachers is on. On February 26. the Park Plaza Hotel will become a bedlam of Ontario high school board officials trying to entice the cream of the teaching crop to their pre- cincts in Fort William or the Bay of Quinte. On that date. first official school board hiring adverti~ The refusal at Monday’s meet- ing plunked the request back into the laps of high school board members who will have the choice of cancelling build- ing plans or appealing to town- ship school district ratepayers for their consenting votes. Okay Planning Agency The Secondary School Act states that council has the right to refuse ‘school board applications on capital expen- ditures with the final verdict resting in the hands of rate- payers. iLand Committee ITO Consider S.S. jLoaning Projects "This is something of an historical occasion,” ob- served Councillor Charles Hoover shortly after coun- cil rejected the request by a narrow 3-2 majority on two separate recorded vo- tes. The original recom- mendation opposing the extension was drafted in a council committee of the whole meeting. The initial vote saw council refusing to issue its share of an additional $185,000 in de- bentures to the original $490,- 000 request. Opposed were Councillors Charles Hoover, The resolution was included ii, a planning committee report which suggested $15,000 should be included in the 1964 county budget to provide the agency. After a two-hour debate at county council in Newmarket,‘ the issue was settled by an 18-9 vote to consider hiring a plan- ning staff as recommended in the Jones Report, on a two year trial basis with its members re- lieved from adjudicating any border planning disputes bet- ween municipalities. . Commissioner J .O. Dales said the committee was seeking per- missive legislation from the On- tario government, hence th e resolution to allow for its cost in the budget. “This does not mean its establishment will be mandatory," he said. Markham Reeve Charles Hooper said if the county adopted such a plan it A language laboratory? Junior vocational school? New school? Landscaping? Head office for the board? All these possibilities will be discussed when York Central District High School Board’s property committee meets later this week and again on Mon- day to consider among other things the Municipal Loan Assistance Fund offered to On- tario municipalities. On Monday night, Business Administrator Jack Ashworth outlined to trustees terms of the federal loan fund which has March 31 as a deadline for ac- ceptance and would mean a 25% saving on debentures if accepted and low interest rates. The high school board‘s share in the fund is about $200,000 from the four munic- ipalities of Richmond Hill, Mar- kham, Vaughan and Wood- bridge if they wish to accept it. Markham Township Council has refused to issue its share of a $675,000 debenture toward a $1,506,275 voca- tional extension to Markham District High School. Non Essentials Liberty; In All Things Charity” A York County planning agency was approved in principle last Friday despite determined opposi- tion from Markham and Woodbridge. sements for 1964â€"65 appear in Metropolitan Toronto daily newspapers. From then on. it is no holds barred. One Metropolitan daily ofâ€" fers (in addition to attractive advertising rates and radio and television blurbs) a chauffeured service to the school board area where would-be teachers are cajol- ed. convinced and kept out of circulation (and the hands of other school boards) for up to four hours on the crucial first hiring day. A school area adjac- ent to York Central District High School Board used this method mm Robert Sloane and Deputy- reeve Stewart Rumble. In fa~ vour was Reeve Charles Hoop- er and Councillor Cleary Pal- mer. Council then took another vote rejecting their remaining share of $490,000. The vote went the same way. Deputy-reeve Rumble said he was particularly concerned by the added request for $185,000 which “I believe will be borne entirely by ratepayers in this district. This amount was necessi- tated by the federal govern- ment’s decision to only pay grants for 64 per cent of the project instead of the original ’75 per cent. Some of the construction will in- clude renovations to the present structure which is not eligible for the grants. “In view of this very large increase in debentures," said Mr. Rumble, “I’m opposed to the request. It represents too great a burden for taxpayers of this district.” Mr. Rumble said he was even (Continued On Page 3) Farmers Confer Vaughan Council Re Their Taxes Planning Committee Chair- man W. James Haggart, reeve of Richmond Hill, said he felt two years was enough of a trial for such an agency when‘Wood- bridge Reeve Norn Garriock suggested an amendment to the resolution saying the agency could be dissolved at any time with a majority vote. “It frightens me that we have to have special legisla- tion. How much are we go- ing to pile on the county? With all these budgets to pass, how do you expect us to hold the tax line in our municipalities?” he queried of council angrily. Warden A.H. Rutherford said he felt the resolution was not obligating the county members to spend any money but to have something in the budget if they want to implement the agency. Reeve Haggart said the res- olution would authorize the planning committee to get the views of Queen’s Park. He agreed to strike the two year trial section from the res- olution but insisted the section about border disputes be left intact. “Even Metro won’ta adj- udicate for municipalities.” Commissioner Dales refused to have any part of the resolu- (Continued On Page 3) A group representing 80 Vaughan farmers met with township council Wednesday morning with a plea for reduced assessment on their farms. Led by Andrew McClure, the delegation first appeared before council Monday night to state tneir case but were invited to a committee of the whole meet- ing yesterday at 9 am. would be “the laughing stock of Ontario.” year. Candidates for hire are wooed away right from unâ€" der the very noses of other school boards at the Park Plaza reception area. These boards, because of their not- so-magnanimous entertain- ment budgets, are limited to maintaining h o tel suites where they can only extol the virtues and attractions of their particular high schools and hope the bait is sufficiently well set on the hook. In Etobicoke, for example. prespects are invited out of the main stream at the hotel to their own board offices quite successfully last “HOME PAPER OF THEVDISTRICT SINCE 1878" ‘gfi’z‘ya‘zi'l'he Times? IImun“nun\“inmul\\1muulmIlmnmmumuumuu\uuuuumu Councils Kept Hopping On February 25 S.|..G. Chapman Going To Alberta On February» 25, mem- bers of more than one mu- nicipality might not be able to attend because it is also the date of York Cen- tral Hospital Board meet- ing, York County Council the Good Roads’ conven- tion and Richmond Hill Planning Board. mumuu\muumuummm“1111mmI“munnuluuuunumuuuun He is one of only 75 Canad- ian educators invited to the conference. 'l\lllllm\llll\\11“\1l\lllll\\llllllll“Illlulll“ll1“llullllllfillllllllllllllllll S.L.G. Chapman, superinten- dent of York Central District High School Board will attend the Canadian Educational As- sociation’s short course in ed- ucational leadership May 18-29. The session will be held at the Banff School of Fine Arts. The board Monday night ap-‘ proved an expense account of $500 to send Mr. Chapman to Alberta. A meeting February 25 to discuss sites and budget will be held by York Cen- tral District High School Board at Richmond Hill High School. Monday night, Mayor Thomas Brondhurst at Rich- mond Hill Council suggest- ed in future the school board might consult first with the groups concerned about the date. Invited are Richmond Hill, Vaughan, Markham and Woodbridge Councils and their planning direc- tors. Richmond Hill Town Council has decided to make application through the provincial government for the federal govern- ment's centennial grant for the Richmond Hill and Dis- trict Pool on Burnhamthorpe Drive or one of the schools. After last year's hiring. York Central Board discov- ered the Metro newspaper's extra-special service and complained bitterly. The result? The newspaper re< cently offered the same service to aid York Cent» ral who this year antici- Date hiring about 50 new teachers for its five high schools. After a brisk debate on the moral and ethical points of accepting this offer, one experienced board member said Monday night, “Why not? Let‘s take all we can Centennial Grant For Pool Sign Of Centennial Swimming +Bayview Construction iReality This Summer The T&Y Roads Commission recommended grading, curbs, storm sewers, gravelling, base and paving the contentious mile and a quarter stretch from Markham Road to Elgin Mills Sideroad at a cost of $305,000 and $10,000 for bridges and cul- verts. Its budget was presented to county finance committee for approval. County Engineer Jack Rettie told “The Liberal" if approved the construction shou- ld be underway this summer with only sections closed off as the work proceeded. Reconstruction of the bound- ary road which borders on one of Richmond Hill’s major sub- divisions on one side and Mark- ham Township on the other was recommended last fall as part of a plan to improve five county roads with major work. Other projects include paving Don Mills Road from Victoria Square to Aurora Road; Duffer- in Street from King to Aurora Roads; Mount Albert Road from Old Yonge Street to H011- and Landing, Udora Road from Highway 48 south to a northern point and Park Road from High- lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll“lllllll“lll“lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Financing the Bayview pro- ject has been broken down to include payment of 50% or $152,500 by the province of On- tario; 25% or $76,250 each from Metropolitan Toronto and the County of York. The pro- vince will pay $8,000 on the bridges and culverts leaving $1,000 each for the county and Metro to meet. Bayview will also be realigned at Steeles Avenue at a cost of $50,000 of which the county is responsible for 25%. Bayview Avenue reconstruction lS slated to start this summer. The long-awaited project, major one set out in the Toronto and York Roads Commission’s 1964 budget for approved by York COunty Council, was announced last Friday. MORE HOMES 8. LAND LISTED AND SOLD get The decision was firmed up with the comment. “Teachers will teach where they want to and for what salaries they can get and no amount of tours or talks will convince them otherwise.” 0f the 26 Ontario boards who each employ more than 150 teachers and who hire more than 50% of all teach- ers in the province, York Central stands shoulder to shoulder in salaries with the best. Statistically, the situation is ironic. For example. its minimum wage in group 1 is $4,600 this year (1963-64) equal to Richmond Hill’s southern town limits Sign was mysteriously added to late last week by unknown but artistic persons interested in the finer lite- rature of today. Police are dusting for finger- prints, Chief R. P. Robbins said sternly. NORTH YONGE OFFICE 8242 YONGE ST. AV. 5-1156 Special Bd. Meeting Tonight To Discuss i ‘Nurses Resignation way 48 to Lakeshore Road at a total cost of $415,000. The commission is also con- sidering .setting up a special county road sign as a system of marking roads in York County anti asked for $19,000 to be included in Its budget approval. In total, T&Y asked for a budget approval of $2,890,000 of which York County's share would be $713,000 or just about $100,000 more than was spent on York County roads in 1963. York County Board of Heal- lth called a special meeting for tonight (Thursday) in Newmar- ket to discuss the nearly en masse resignation of county public health nurses. ; Seventeen of the 19 nurses submitted their resignations effective March 15 to the board last week, presumably over lack of agreement of salaries. At the board meeting January 13, Irene Hough, chairman of the staff nurses’ committee told members in a letter tne public health staff felt they should receive $300 a year more than a registered nurse due to their extra qualifications. . o_,, , “ comrnittee requested a minimum salary of $4,300 with five annual increments of $200 for satisfactory service and a revision in the whole schedule. Vl-EEeSEI-IEWI}..N. salary in York County hospitals is $4,020 for a new graduate. No comment on the announc- ed resignation last week was made by either Medical Office! of Health Dr. Robert King, War- den A.H. Rutherford, Hospital that in Toronto, Ottawa. London and in short to 20 ,of the 26 boards. What then is the solution to this yearly free-for-all in which boards like York Central feel they must fight . . . to get the best possible human material to educate their students and the tax- payers' children? Perhaps the Ontario Trus- tees‘ Council which has a much publicized code of ethics might consider spread- ing the hiring halls around to a few more hotels or per- haps even temporarily sub- letting Fort York Armoury or the Coliseum to give each board a fairer break. PER COPY 10¢