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Vol. 87, No. 16 Finance Minister Opens Langstaif 5.5. Oct. 23 OMB Reserves Southwest Decision .1. F. McCALLUM "I take the position. the town ans failed to show any real need' for the works they propose," J. F. McCallum, counsel for Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Hill, told the 'board. He claimed the whole scheme Hnged on the storm sewers. that if they did not go in the road work would not be needed. He noted that in area 2 no one specific need could be dem- onstrated and witnesses were not aware of any study to de- termine the need. being made. In area 1 he claimed also no studies had been carried outi and no demonstrable need {01' this vast expenditure had been shown. He said he felt the board should reject the applica- tion to spend this money on sewers, “then the roads program falls by its own" as there is no independent ‘held until such time as it can overall plan for the town. EDWARD HILL Edward Hill, counsel for Dr. Helen Hogg, challenged from the original plan and wat- ercourse in the location of the easement on Dr. Hogg‘s prop- erty. He called it an unjust solution to the problem when the natural watercourse could be followed with smaller ma- chinery or by hand digging; noting the easement would be only 300 feet in length. J. R. JOHNSON what 1 he called a dramatic departure‘ Town Solicitor J. R. Johnson board to approve the project reviewing evidence given by town witnesses who included the engineer. the superintend- ent of maintenance at the high school. the mayor. reeve and members of the town staff. disagreed and called on the be seen if it will fit in with aui. A full evening is planned for those attend- in: the October 23 official opening of Lang- staff Secondary School. Garden_Ave. A substantial amount of new evidence was in- troduced at last Thursday afternoon‘s adjourned session of the Ontario Municipal Board’s hearing on by-laws providing for storm sewer and road recon- struction in the southwest area of Richmond Hill. Because of this, Vice-Chairman R. M. Kennedy, who presided, and his colleague, reserved decision on the $250,000 proposal. Principal speaker of the evening Will be the Honourable Walter Gordon. federal Min- ister of Finance. Rev. C. Schwalm, parish priest of St. Mary Immaculate Roman Cath- olic Church. Richmond Hill. will give the in- vocation and the dedication will be by Rev. Dillwyn Evans of Thornhill Presbyterian Church. The number of interested ratepayers in attend- ance Thursday had decreased only slightly from the full house present Octobe1 2. Thursday’s session stal ted p1omptl\ at2 p..m and continued until 6.15 pm with a ten- minute break- Chairman for the evening Will be Mr. man- ley Clingersmith, chairman of the property committee of the York Central District High School Board. Members of the board will be introduced by Chairman Ernest Redelmeier. Also included in the platform party will be representatives of the municipalities of Rich- mond Hill, Woodbridge and Markham and Many witnesses came with phbtographs To support their testimony which led the presiding of- ficial to ask with a smile, “Does everyone in town take pictures ?" W, R. Hitch, representing the' Southwest Home Owners’ As-! sociation. said the proposed works would be a luxury the people don't feel they can af- ford and to which they are 01)« posed. He felt the application is premature and should be Vaughan Starts Two .w Kindergartens Heavy enrolment in kinder- garten classes at Joseph A. Gibson and Kleinburg Schools has resulted in Vaughan Town- ship School Al‘ea Board setting up an additional half-day class in each area. A morning class will be heldi in Kleinburg School and an} afternoon class in the George‘ Bailey School at Maple. Mrs. Marilyn Watson. formerly as- sistant teacher in the kinder- garten class at ~the Joseph A. Gibson School has been placed in charge. Miss Rachelle Willinsky, a be ginning teacher. has been as signed to replace her. He said he felt the board should reject the applica- tion to spend this money on sewers. “then the roads program falls by its own" as there is no independent need for roads. As an al- ternative. he suggested the board could order a vote of ratepayers to be held at this December's election. W. R. HITCH Fluoridation On December Ballot, Objeetors Plan Phone Campaign Im By MARY DAWSON One of two plebiscites to be included in this year‘s muni- cipal elections will ask Rich- mond Hill voters to decide whether or not the town‘s water supply should be flu- oridated. The other question deals with a two-yearâ€"term for council. On November 4, 1963. a surprise motion by Council- lor Walter Scudds, seconded by Councillor Alex Campbell, placed the question on the list for last December‘s elec- {or the evening will be Mr. Map- Public Librar 24 Wri@t at. Richmond 3111.1 of the evéning wil]7_be I1. He felt a need had been dem- onstrated for the sewers and that it would not be wise to return the roads to their pres-- ent condition but that the mun-E icipalityshould take the oppor-1 tunity of providing better. safer, roads with proper curbing. CHARLES WORTMAN ‘ First witness heard on Thurs-day afternoon was Charles Wortman, president of the Southwest Home Owners‘ As- sociation who has lived at 243 Mill Street for 61/2 years. He reported the association had‘ 177 members out of a potential 456 property owners in the two areas for which woxk is in- cluded in the proposed pro- _gram. i At a meeting on Septembe1 126 a motion was passed, he stated that the association stated that the assomationlsaid his committee' needs at;f:l'cl;tcu m u“: w"... Wm ....._{ would oppose the. by-laws 'and least One more meeting beforei‘tlf‘g speed of vehicles to 1:), read the reasons included in “the draft is ready but he wasn’t miles per hour. These regula- letter to the town clerk datedigiving away any hints on itsl“‘_m5_ were passed to try to ‘August 11. lcontents at last Thursday‘s‘ehmméte dangerous speeding‘ These reasons included the trustees‘ meeting. 30f vehicles in this park. ‘ claim the work is not essential.I The study has been going on’ Fines for infractions are not‘ that the proposed road recon- for six months with numerous‘more than $10.for the first struction would change the‘committee meetings and trips'offence and not more than $25 character of the area. that it to various centres where such'for the second offence. would mean an unnecessary ill-.a system is in operation. g Streets on Which the signs crease in taxes. that a survey.‘ Mr. Hutchinson reported on‘Kappear are ones which are too had revealed 89% of the rate-kia tour of a North York school’narrow to permit parking and payers in the area are opposed‘earlier this month and a trip‘ones which have definite traffic \to the work and that it is not‘he took to Belleville~to viewiproblems. Police Chief R. P. (Continued From Page 18) ‘their board's operation. Robbins told "The Liberal." These reasons included the claim the work is not essential. that the proposed road recon-Y struction would change the character of the area, that it would mean an unnecessary in- ‘crease in taxes. that a survey had revealed 89% of the rate- 1payers in the area are opposed ‘to the work and that it is not (Continued From Page 18‘ It was noted lhat if fluori- dation were approved Rich- mond Hill would be the first municipality in York Count." to do so. King City and Stouffville both turned the project down in 1961. tion It was in March of that same year that the provincial government granted the municipalities the right to fluoridate public water sup- plies and made provision for a vote of the taxpayers to be taken. WALTER GORDON g‘VaughanTeachers Busy‘l éleproving Their Skills‘ 35 Staff Members Thirty-five members of the teaching staff in Vaughan Town: ship Public Schools have reâ€" ported securing additional qualifications during 1964, Superintendent R. MacDonald informed the board Thursday evening of last week. He also noted that many teachers do not report. these credits until they are ieadyfi‘ok‘ the next salary- level. ' l uuwu Lllab mun, w..s...,.., .. "V report. these credits until they 1. In charge was Mrs. Lorraine are ”readmfor the next salary Mandelbaum, Supervisor inf art.‘ level. \ Various ideas and techniques for These teachers attended De- art activities were demonstraâ€" partment of Education summer ted. Similar workshops were courses and university courses. held at Joseph A. Gibson, Rose- The superintendent noted that lawn and Thornhill last week. several younger“ teachers are: f securing very good grades in university work. ~ Many Town Streets He also commended Mal- l rts, - ~ . Z? ‘Rnnlfffilm’sechoonpfii‘fifil Marked No Parking He also commended Mal- colm McRoberts, principal of Concord School who reâ€" ceived his Bachelor of Arts degree at the spring convo- cation of the University of Toronto Six teacheis are taking matics operated by the Secondary members ‘ Bayview Twelve ment. also attended mathematics workshops at t . liSenior Schools ‘Study Scheduled :Oct. 22 Agenda 1 The “hethe1 01 not senior [would be feasible in the Rich- inond Hill public school system ’ “ill be aired in its draft form at a board meeting October 22. Senior School Committee? Chairman Walter Hutchinson said his committee needs at least one more meeting before the draft is 1ead_\ but he \\asn't jghing a\\a3 any hints on its contents at last Thursday‘s L A.“ mnn'lnd ”4......" .nn‘no' the night school course in mathe- York Central High School Board at School. attended a similar class held a year ago and four attended the summer course in intermediate mathe- matics operated by the depart- A number of principals 1n Woodland long- anaited rcpo1t on‘ schools Marked No Parking “No parking on this side at any time" is the message for motorists conveyed by many new traffic signs erected in the past five days on streets in Richmond Hill. These signs ‘have been erec- ted by the works department on instructions from the police committee of Richmond Hill Town Council to implement two amending by-laws numbers 1153 and 1154‘dea1ing with parking in the municipality. These by laws weie passed by council on May 4 1964 and have been approved by the On- ‘ tario Department of Highways. One by-law deals spec- ifically with roads in the vicinity of schools and pro- hibits parking on the side nearest the school but will permit cars to stop to load and unload children on that side. On the opposite side of the road no parking or stopping will be permitted. These regulations were pas- sed at the suggestion of R i c h m o n d Hill Public School Board in an effort to protect children attend- ing the elementary schools. Other signs have also been e1ected in the toun pa1k lim- -iting speed of vehicles to 15 miles per houi. These iegula- tions “ere passed to try to eliminate dangerous speeding of \ehicles in this park. The long-awaited report on whether or not senior schools would be feasible in the Rich- mond Hill public school system will be aired in its draft form at a board meeting October 22 Senior School Committeel Chairman Walter Hutchinsom said his committee needs at least one more meeting before diving awav anv hints on its Dr. Robert King. then med- ical officer of health for York County, who in August last year recommended fluorida- dation of all county water supplies. welcomed the news of the proposed vote in Rich- mond Hill. In the days which followed announcement of the Scudds- Campbell sponsored vote. members of the 1963 town council and “The Liberal" were bombarded with people who objected to the short time allowed for dissemina- Vaughan Townships. These will be introduced by York County Warden Albert Rutherford. Mr. Arthur Murch, principal of the School will introduce the members of his staff. Various presentations will be made to the school. during the course of the evening, from the teachers. from students at York Central‘s four other high schools and from Dr. Rolph Langstaff, a prominent senior citizen of the district from whose ancestors the Langstaff district takes its name. Music will be provided during the evening by the Langstaff Secondary School Choir un- der the direction of Miss Maryanna Nicholson. Following the ceremonies, which are sche- duled to start at 8:15 p.m., members of the audience will be invited to tour the school and will be served refreshments in the cafe- teria RICHMOND HILL. Wig?! ‘fi Essentials Unity; School in September J. E Smith, assistant superintendent and co- -author of one of the mathematics text- books conduc- ted these workshops. A workshop in art for teach- ers in the schools of the west part of the township was held at Kleinburg School on October Fines for infractions are not more than $10.for the first offence and not more than $25 tion of information on the subject. On November 11 council reversed its decision and re- moved the question from the ballot list. A similar situation had deâ€" veloped in 1961 when a Nov- ember decision to include the question in that year‘s election was dropped because there was not sufficient time to advertise it properly to the electorate. On November 11 council removed the question from infractions are notiCity" if it $10‘for the firstITownship ONTARIO, THURSDAY) OCTOBER 15. 1964 in Non-Essenfials Liberty; in all things Charity" MarkhamTownship has not yet decided to con- test Richmond Hill‘s application to annex approx- imately 50 acres of township land. Reeve Charles Hooper told the press following Tuesday night’s Markham Township Council meeting. Mr. Hooper stated he had been aware of the proposed annexation. by Richmond Hill for the past four months and his council had been informed about it three months ago but had been warned to keep it secret “Markham Township Council had agreed not to contest the annexation if the town would annex the entire township lot of 200 acres immediately to the north of the Elgin Mills Sideroad, Deputy-reeve Stewart Rumble said. Local Man Was Aboard Viscount} In Winnipeg Emergency landing} “It was magnificent the way 8 am. the pilot of Flight 50 they brought the plane in," destined for Toronto discovered William McArthur of 436 Cros- the aircraft’s nosewheel could by Avenue, Richmond Hill, told not be lowered into position. “The Liberal" Tuesday. Mr. The Viscount circled over Win- McArthur was one of 64 pas- ni-peg for more than three sengers abomu 'mflAi!‘ Canada hours, burning off fuel prior; Viscount wl’hch Saturdw had to the emergency landingâ€"-i to make a forced lan ing at which saw the plane skid on Winnipeg Airport. ' its nose for about 500 yards l Shortly after take-off at about before coming to a stop. “They just want the cream,” stated Reeve Hooper,.wh0 recalled that when Richmond Hill made the last annexation of Markham land in 1952 “to square off its boundaries” the town’s council had stated that the Ibext annexation would be in Vaughan Township. Both men reported that Markham Township had not been inf01med through proper channels about the proposed annexation and until such time as they received this notification they could not adopt a policy either in favor or in opposition. The land in question is located between Yonge Street and the CNR line. At present it is zoned rural, which would permit low density hous- ing and highway commercial. An option on the land is held by former Richmond Hill Councillor Joseph Paterson from Belgian interests. Mr. Pater- son’s option is good until next spring. Industrial developers TaylorJWoodrow Canada Ltd. hope with the help of Richmond Hill to secure Municipal Board approval to annex and rezone the land in question. King Trustees "High-handed, Secretive And Over-Hasty' In a nineâ€"page mailed report, the committee warned rate- payers of higher taxes, limited policing. more costly debentur- ing, and prospect of “careless urban development of King King City’s three village trustees, seeking to incorporate the police village, are meeting their first opposition. n A seven-man “Incorporation Opposition Com- mittee” last week announced it is launching an “anti" petition. “We do not need incorp- oration. It can only bring in its wake problems and higher taxes.” claimed the committee, listing several “principal reasons why we are 100% against incorporâ€" ation for King City at this WILLIAM McARTHUR the ballot list, followmg a plea from Mrs. Phyllis Haw- kes for more time in which those opposing the addition of fluoride to the local water supply could present their side of the story to the peo- ple. Dr. J. P. Wilson told mem- bers of council at the same meeting that fluoridation of municipal water supplies is strongly recommended by the medical profession as a whole and particularly by dentists. Kiti-Incorporationists Launch Petitiqu it is severed from King t, following a i. Phyllis Haw- time in which g the addition the local water hmmli Mr. McArthur said the pilot brought the plane in very smoothly, there was no bump and when the plane’s nose went‘ down a scraping noise was the only indicatic’m the passengers had it was not a normal land- Passengers were informed] of the difficulty about five min-utes after take-off, Mr. Mc- Arthur reports, and throughout the whole three hours the pilot kept them informed of what ‘procedure he was following and completely reassured them. ing The local man has no qualms about flying in the future and says he will fly ag_air_1 with Air Canada who handled the em- ergency with such efficiency. The passengers were trans- ferred to another Viscount which left Winnipeg for To- ronto about 1 p. m. Saturday. time." {and 11 They pointed out, ‘Police free a villages are definitely not about before to be abolished by legislation was 11 as has been implied. commi “An independent authority who was commissioned by trus- tees to examine King City’s future recommended most def- initely that we remain a police village. no lluu u..-" --..‘._-___. “An independent authority “We have all the services in who was commissioned by trus- this village that we can pos- tees to examine King City’s sibly afford; we have a town- future recommended most def- ship council that has shown by initely that we remain a police its record of local government; village. [that it understands the needs of; “Any problem concerning vil-|the people and the area it rep- lage boundaries can be solvedgresents and we have the hen- without incorporation. ‘efits of an experienced planning “The village has neither the‘board that will continue to set money nor the equipment to beldown the guide lines for the A letter to the editor which appeared in “The Liberal" of November 21 last year signed by four local dentists. W. J. Mason. DDS, P. R. Macfarlane, DDS, W. R. Bed- ford, DDS and J. M. Wachna. DDS endorsed fluoridation. The letter reported that fluoridation is advocated by both the American and Can- adian Medical and Dental Associations. The dentists stated that “Council owes it to the people to give them a chance to vote on this issue and decide it one other.” Early in Janu: year Councillor S asked to have tl tion plebiscite vot for the Decembt of this yeari A group of cit: lzed last fall for of 'opposing flut the public have telephone camp will reach ever town. HOME PAPER OF THE DISTRICT SINCE 1878 (ummum\umnunu\\mmun“ummummuuummmuumum Reeve, Deputy Contest Top Possible Third Candidate Vaughan‘s reeveship this December election will be contested in a two-way bat- tle between incumbent Reeve A. H. “Ab" Rutherford and Deputy-reeve Jesse Bryson. A third “dark horse from the front end", representing a large majority of the town- ship’s residents living along Yonge Street is rumored to be contesting the No. 1 poli- tical spot but no name has been brought forth. A Road By Any Other Name Steeles Avenue is Steeles Avenue, all the way from Yonge Street to the eastern limits of the Township. Markham Township council made this official Tuesday evening when. with evident embarrassment they passed By-law 2115. Theâ€"Eiétve was announced at Tuesday night’s brief council meeting in Maple.” Mr. Bryson informed the press he was running before he told Reeve Rutherford at the meeting. He apolo- gized but Councillor Ruth McConkey (who is out Of the running because of a move able to take over roads and sidewalks. And it certainly has not the experienced per- sonnel to plan and supervise such a vital responsibility. Steeles Avenue is the dividing line between Mark- ham Township, North York and Scarboro Townships. “Our present board of trus-‘ tees have handled their incorp- oration proposal in a most hasty and unusual manner, avoiding free and open discussion of it before their formal application was made to the OMB," the committee said. It is doubtful if the old- est resident of the township can recall that it was ever. in its more than 160 year history, called anything else. But it was, or at least part of ii. was. | bug on Stephenmns Ave- ":I-‘Féflrhain banquet room, the nue. Richmond Room, has handsome ll\l\\\\lll\ll\\mum“\\\\\\\u\\lm\ll\lInum\nl\lm\uu\lul\\\\l\\lu\m parquet flooring With a wainS' According to thé town- ship’s registered plan 2446 the road was called Steph- enson’s Avenue. This is the Highand Park subdivi- sion plan which was regis- tered away back in 1924, according to Councillor Charles Hoover, although not fully developed until 15 years ago‘ No member -of council was able to come up with a reason. Assessment Commissioner Robert Thomson- threw some light on the subject when he reported that in pioneer days Thomas Steele owned the land on the west side of Yonge, Joe Stephen- son’s father owned the land on the east side. A traveller going west would say he was using Steeles Avenue and those going east would he travel- ling on Stephenson‘s Ave- Early in January of this year Councillor Scudds again asked to have the fluorida- tion plebiscite vote scheduled for the December elections of this year. A group of citizens organ- ized last fall for the purpose of ‘opposing fluoridation to the public have prepared a telephone campaign which will reach every home in town. the way or the lRichmond Inn Opening ‘Its Doors In Few Days The Richmond Inn Motor-1: Hotel, under construction since : last spring expects to open 1 within the next few days. This establishment, the like of which Richmond Hill has never seen before caters to all ‘tastes and pocketbooks. To the right of! the im- ’ nressive main entrance is the dignified Red Lion Lounge, richly carpeted in red and with handsome l panelled walls of oak_par- quet. Furnishings include a unique leather-topped bar and comfortable bucket- shaped chairs upholstered in black leather. In the dining lounge, with the same red carpeting, busi- ness men’s luncheons will be served daily for $1.00 to $1.50. The lounge seats 50 people and features a cedar beamed ceil- ing and attractive amber-color- ed globular lighting fixtures. MORE HOMES 8: LAND LISTED AND SQLD shortly to live in Bermuda) told him he didn’t have to answer to anyone for his actions. A carpeted stairway leads downstairs to the lower foyer from which open a cloak room, ladies powder room and ban- quet kitchen. A small meeting and banquet room on this level will seat 40 to 50 people and has walls clad entirely in cedar shingles. Incumbent Councillor Gar- net Williams said he intends to run for the deputy-reeve- ship but Councillor Wilfred Kefier Was stolidly non-com- mittal. Other names put forward were Sam Kaiser, chairman of Vaughan Township School Area Board since its formation in 1960 and a resi- dent of Kleinburg, Lorne Wells, resident of Maple and a public school board trus- tee in his first term. and Milton Savage, well-known Bathurst Street farmer. for- mer school trustee and ex- council candidate. sensible growth of this area, including the three police vil- lages,” the report noted. Pointing out trustees leg- ally have the privilege of applying to the OMB with- out prior reference to rate- payers, the committee con- tended, “We feel they have abused their privilege by taking this high-handed, secretive and over-hasty approach." The committee claimed sev-‘ eral thousand dollars of tax- payers’ money will be spent in making the incorporation ap- plication and “trustees could not or would not state how much” chartered accountants’ and planning consultants’ re- ‘ports and legal counsel will cost Opposition workers stated,‘ "We seriously question whether, during 1964, trustees have dem- onstrated they have been work- ing in the best interests of the ratepayers they represent.” Nbfiination day for candi- “Now is the time for ac- tion". the committee went on. “We believe that the majority of the village is against incorporation.” Urged to “Please think about this vital issue", in- terested ratepayers were invited to contact commit- tee membersâ€"Arnold Bam- ford. Ken Chesney, David Clark, David Glass. John Tanner. James Wilkins and Peter Williams. Vlotorlcotting of cedar shingles. A since moveable wall opens into the open small banquet room. giving a total seating capacity of over a like 150. The ceiling has massive 1 has cedar beams which continue to all down the wall. Around the room are antique brassrlighting fix- tures and nine matching chan- ‘nl' deliers hang from the ceiling. NORTH YONGE OFFICE 8242 YONGE ST. dates is November 30 with Vaughan’s election date on December 12. At the rear of the ground floor, and approached through the rear parking lot is the Coach Room. This includes an informal cocktail lounge for men only, the Pub Room. which will be open from 12 pm. to 1 am. daily, and a section set aside for ladies and es- corts. Decor in these unusual rooms includes a wainscotting made from old barn boards. unique wall lights resembling gas lamps, and Scandinavian arm- chairs of teak and black leath- er in the ladies section with comfortable maple captain's chairs in the men’s side. The Inn also includes 20 bedrooms, all lavishly car- peted and furnished with teak furniture designed on Scandinavian lines. The 1115th carpeted corridors are lined in pale gold colored vinyl wallpaper with an embossed tape- stried design. Major issue of the elec- tion in Vaughan is the form- ation of a library system as part of the centennial grant scheme. Vaughan Council met Wed- nesday in committee to dis- cuss the proposed referen- dum with W. A. Roedde, of the Ontario Library Services department. _ Reeve Rutherford noted that if council can get Vau- ghan residents behind a library system through a public vote, “It would be better than coming in the back door." AV. 5-1156 rary System flHe noted the township has 1965-67 to plan a good lib- A date for the incorporation hearing had not been announc- ed by press time. Six years ago, the OMB re- jected trustees’ and ratepayers‘ move to annex and incorpog‘atg a village of 1720 acres, includ- ing the present 375 acre village. Population then was 1,124, com- pared with the current almost 2 000. Pappy Day Okay Vaughan, Mkm. Services Planned Richmond Hill Branch 375 of the Royal Canadian Legion has received permission from Vaug- han and Markham Townships to hold its annual “Poppy Day" November 5-6-7. On the Thursday and Friday, poppies will be on sale in the evenings and all day Saturday. In Vaughan, a memorial serâ€" vice will be held in the Maple Municipal Offices, November 9 at 8:30 pm. and council will meet earlier at 7:30 pm. that night. Richmond Hill which has a Remembrance Day Committee meeting later this week, has not yet announced its memorial day plans. PER COPY 1C].