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four mills in Richmond Hill," said Mr. Ross. “We‘ve overtax- ed people to that extent." he continued. “I don't want In 20 to council and tell them we have trimmed the budget and then end up with $114.000 over." . 5w: uuualucl' guuu nuugeung. When the meetmg broke upihe said‘ at 8:30 (the salary schedule stillt incompletet the half dozen Chairman John Honsbereer members of the committee wenttpointed out that much of the nut for something to eat and $114,000 surplus was caused by then came back to the regulariconditions they could not have board meeting. They finished'anticipated. this at 10:30 and then went into _ ‘ committee of the whole. “A “19”” m table me bl‘dget Members of the management committee had been closeted in the board room with repre- sentatives of the teaching staff since 4 in the afternoon work- ing‘ on the teachers' salary schedule for next year. There were some red-eyed and weary trustees sitting around the table at the February 22 meeting of the York (‘entral District High School Board which didn‘t, get underway until 9 pm. instead of the regular time of 8 pm. VOL. 87, NO. Consideration of a pre- liminary budget was includ- ed on the agenda but Trus- tee Robert Ross insisted that before it was discus- sed the board should study last year‘s budget and acâ€" tual expenses as they had ended up the year with a surplus of 5114.000. Although they did not orginnlly agree on the datp, both the management com- mittee and property com- mittee of York Central Dis- vh'ict, High Schnol Board recommended an t h e board's February 22 meet- ing: that an administration office he built to accomâ€" modate the growlng admini- stration staff. The property committee recommended that the building be constructed for occupancy by 1966 but am- ended this to agree with the management commit- tee that it be built for oc- cupancy in 1967. The property committee report pointed out that the present location. at 25 Yonge St. South has faults of layout, ventilation. ease of access and will very shortly not be large enâ€" The board will accord- ingly seek to extend their lease on the present build- ing until June. 1967 and to have a clause inserted giving the privilege of va- cating on three months' notice. High School. Bd. Ends ’64 With $114,000 Surplus New Office Bldg. To Be Built For ’67 at. surplus would mean mills in Richmond Hill," fir. Ross. “We‘ve overtax- Prom Queen Sheri Symington is croWned by radio and TV personality Al Boliska at Richmond Hill High School’s annual formal held at the school last Friday evening. hLovely ladies in waiting are (left to right) Ann Ross, Beverley Fumerton, Pat Harley, Rosemary Ross and Wendy As kanase. ‘ Theme of the dance was “Three Coins in the Fountain" and the auditorium was suitably decorated, complete with a fountain and Roman murals on the walls. Approximately 150 people enjoyed dancingr to the music of George Frank‘s five piece orchestra. (Photo by Stuart‘s Studiol 35 gotiations would be coniplete and the auditor's report on hand. A motion to table the budget discussion until the next meet- ing was amended to have it considered the second week in March as it was felt the end of March would be too late for the municipalities. Business Ad- ministrator George Tindal felt that he could have a comparison summary of last year‘s budget and actual expenditures ready by that time. Also. salary ne- Trustee Lewis Clement n0t~ ed that the $114,000 was just about 3% of their total bud- get and wondered how close a budget they could be expected to work to. “We should have some idea ourselves about what we consider good budgeting." he said. Trustee Robert Ross felt the original date of 1966 for the erection of the ad- ministration building should be adhered to. It was felt however that because of changes expected to be an- nounced by the Depart- ment of Education and present uncertainty as to government policy it would be better to wait until 1967 when there would also be a clearer picture of the needs of the system. The property committee noted too that they had been shown plans for an office building which is to 'be erected in Richmond Hill and offered accom- modation in it at a yearly rental of $20,000. ough ~tn accommodate the staff. ,~ ‘ While they estimated that the cost of an administra- tion building and equipment might be In the neighbor- hood of $150,000, they pointed out that such a building would be exempt from municipal taxation, while rented premises are not. The board approved the appointment of John Kip- pen principal of Bayview Secondary School as prin- cipal of Thornhill Second- Prom Queen Crowned At R.H.H.S. Public Lib 24 Wright Rich: 10nd H 5 June. 7 ill . Revenue for the year am- ounted to $1,062.000, with the Ontario Hospital Services pay- ing 82% or $869,744. ing 82% or $869744. Honorary President D. Hisuccessful in their work in {hue An operatmg deficit of $22.~ Storms was returned to the hospital as well as in fund 524, was reported but deprec- board of trustees along with raising. i iation of 545.400 had been writ-{DR w. J. Mason. Dr. R. F. D,~_ Peter Morse reported thatl ten off on the building anleeard, and G‘ Kingston. all of'the medical advisory committee plant and $7,954 had been paid Richmond Hill, to serve for" (Continued on Page 15) for interest on the capital debt. three years. R. F. MacTavish Brotherhood Week These figures were presented of RR 2, Gormley was ap-l by Administrator Gary Chat-lpointed for one year to com- field. ‘plete an unexpired term. The The administrator, also re- ported a staff of 199 full time employees, and 20 part time employees, 101 of these being employed in various nursing services. The average daily salary cost was $22. Average daily activity for the 366 days of the year included: 13 admissions, 88 average cenâ€" sus. 12 emergency visits, two births. 148 laboratory proced- ures. 28 xâ€"ray examinations. 5 On a manage two ‘ and on a Haze em’j High, M‘ view See man at I the n peopl ‘ The board a1 resignations fr staff. effective the school ye; A decision has not yet been reached about the vice-princi- palship at Bayview. Fills Community Need Hospital Served 10,000 First Year York Central District Hospital is one of the largest businessesin “(his area. as shnivn 3’, its auditors" report presented by Treasurer ‘D. C, Stewt art at the annual meeting of the hospital associa- tion Tuesday evening. Expenditures during the first full year of operation, 1964, amounted to $1,084,586. Sixty-two percent of this amount was paid out in salary and wages which amounted to $702,606. Principalship at Bay- view will be taken over by the present vice-principal, Wm. McPhedran. Both Mr. Kippen and Mr. McPhedran have been at lidyvicw since the second year the school opened. ary to fill the vacancy caused by the retirement of present ’l‘hornhill Principal A. S. Elson. m' contract 1965-66 \v :eachers pa who can 0 angdon VE )ndary and W. G.. angstaff Secondary .Vea comm s for the school are approved for at retirement age nly be employed year basis, Mrs. M 3 accepted three m the teaching at the end of ‘, from Mrs. E. Richmond Hill VIisener at Bay- and W. GHPit- 9f non 000 f the RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARYESTIQGS )Unn s lay Hiflh dun n q] 1966 _ Mr Parker explained that be- sides the 18 elected representâ€" atives there are three trustees appointed by the medical staff and five who hold office be- cause of their office in the municipalities. The meeting also approved certain revisions to medical staff portion of the bylaws. President William Mirrlees of the Richmond Hill Lions pre- sented Mr. Parker with a cheque for $3,300. Three years Richmond Hill, to serve for three years. R. F. MacTavish of RR 2, Gormley was ap- pointed for one year to com- plete an unexpired term. The annual meeting accepted the slate proposed by J. R. Rey- crait, chairman of the nomin- ating committee. The committee also approved a suggestion of the board at trustees that over a period of three years the number of elected trustees be reduced from 18 to 12. Stuart Parker, who presided over the meeting in the absence of Chairman John E. Smith, explained that during the early work of the campaign for funds and con- struction of the hospital a large board had been necessary, during normal operation it has been found to be rather un- wieldy. operations. The administrator termed this “an excellent begin- ning." - The committee also approved a suggestion of the board oil ,rustees that over a period of :hree years the number of zlected trustees be reduced} ‘rom 18 to 12. Stuart Parker, who presided over the meeting in the absence of Chairman Iohn E. Smith. explained that during the early work of the :ampaign for funds and con- ;truction of the hospital a arge board had been necessary, :luring normal operation it has )een found to be rather un- .vieldy. Mr Parker explained that be-; ;ides the 18 elected represent- itives there are three trustees" ipoointed by the medical staff md fire who hold office he- ~ause of their oflice in the‘ nunicipalities. The meeting also approved: *ertain revisions to medical‘ :taff portion of the bylaws. , President William Mirrlees of‘ he Richmond Hill Lions pre-‘ sented Mr. Parker with a cheque for $3.300. Three years Attend Buddhist Mrs. Jean Lumb. public re- lations chairman of the Chin- ese Community in Toronto, was guest speaker at the Richmond Hill Jaycees meeting during Brotherhood Week. Mrs. Lumb explained the problems con- fronting Chinese people. There is an ever-increasing trend to- wards western ways, she claim- ed. and a consequent departure from Chinese customs. This is especially true in the younger generations. For instance. Mrs. Lumb re- ported that in the past when a holiday occasion arose her fam- tily performed a dragon dance. Today, due to their age and western outlook this has ceas- ed to be an integral part of their social life. Mrs. Lumb has had to turn to schools and Chi- nese clubs to try to interest younger people in these tradi- tional oriental dances. Mrs. Lumb's teenage daugh- Church Service ter provided entertainment for the evening, performing Chin- ese dances. Jim Langstaff. Keith Dannie, Ken Dennis, Charles Roman and Billy Homer, teenagers from the Loyal True Blue and Orange Home joined with the Jaycees in enjoying the evening. On February 21, the Jaycees attended the morning service at the Toronto Buddhist Church at 918 Bathurst Street. Albert Ni- shimura was host and explain- ed Buddhist beliefs and customs. He stated Buddhists did not worship idols. The sta- tue of Buddha is only a sym- bol, Buddha having been a phil- osopher and the religion devel- oped from his teachings. These recent events have furthered the Jaycees' knowlâ€" edge and understanding 'their fellowmen and therefore furthered the true meaning of brotherhood, the theme of the of: ‘1 Vaughan Township at Mon-' day night‘s meeting finally ad-‘ opted a "get tough” attitude to those who repeatedly infringe or ignore township by-laws and decided to take court action against two firms in the town-: ship. Court action will be taken against Disposal Services Lim-I ited who operate a dump ad-i jacent to the township dump on Concession 3. The principals. Norman Goodhead. former reeve of North York Township and Max Solomon were notified at various times last year that their operation was contravening the by-laws and on January 13 of this year they appeared before a committee meeting of coun- cil explaining that they had had difficulty obtaining neces- sary machinery and promis- ing that conditions would im- prove. . Since that time. little or i no improvements have 1 ‘ been made. The by-law re- ] quires that each two feet of garbage dumped is to be covered with 12 inches of clean fill. A further provi- sion is that the area must be kept levelled. Council was advised that both these provision of the by-law had been continually flout- ed and reached the conclusJ sion that no improvements would be made voluntarily, hence the legal action. Council was also informed of a further infringement of their building by-law by owners of the Honey Pot Ski Resort on Dufferin Street, in that an im- plement shed fo r storing heavy grading equipment had been erected on the property without a building permit. Council was advised that ev- ery structure on the property had been started without a building permit. Feeling that the principal M. Madsen had no intention of co-operating with them, council instructed the staff to lay a charge for the erection of the impiement shed without a permit. ', Asked about safety regula- tions, Mr. Wilde who resides in Pleasantville reported that his department set out certain regu- lations about location of tanks with certain spacing required between buildings and property lines. plumbing and electrical components which must be off: certain type and class. The pressure vessels themselves are controlled by the Department of Labour. "The Department of Energy and Resources licences these people. They must make application for renewal of licence every year and a thorough inspection is carried out before the licence is re- newed. This particular plant is going through a process of modifying and we have made a number of inspections." l Asked by the reeve if the town could add to the safety regulations. Mr. Wilde replied. “If you want to add gold plate. there is nothing to prevent it." ‘The mayor queried, “What sort (Continued On Page 3) llllllllllllmltllllllllllllllllmIlllllllilItulllllllllllllllllIlllllllllllllllllIll||llIllllllllllllltlIlllI|llllllIlllltlllllllIllllllllllllllItlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllltllllllllllIlllllllllllllllllllltlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll“tillllllllllllllltlllllllllltllllllllllllllllllflllllllllllIllllllltllllllllllllllllllllllllIllllIllltllltlllllllllumtIIlltI|IllIlltlIlllllllltlllllIlllllll|lllllllltIllllqu|ltlttIllllllllllllllltlll|IIll||llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllltlllllllllllllllmm Citizens To Question Elected Representatives At "Hot line ” Meet Marc/1 5 171 Essentials Unity; in Non-Essentials Liberty; in all things Charity" BOB NIXON MLA Mrs. Jean Lumb. public re- lations chairman of the Chin- ese Community in Toronto, was guest speaker at the Richmond Hill Jaycees meeting during Brotherhood Week. Mrs. Lumh explained the problems con- fronting Chinese people. There is an ever-increasing trend to- wards western ways, she claim-‘ ed. and a consequent departure‘ from Chinese customs. This is especially true in the younger generations. _ago. he explé'ned. the Lions had pledgfid l$2 (W‘waward mo building' fund! {at} the htsspital. This cheque bmukhl (he dona» lion up to $131400, leaving $6,600 to he paid in the next two years. For instance. Mrs. Lumb re- ported that in the past when a holiday occasion arose her fam- ily performed a dragon dance. Today, due to their age and western outlook this has ceas-i ed to be an integral part of their social life. Mrs. Lumb has had to turn to schools and Chi- nese clubs to try to interest younger people in these tradi- tional oriental dances. Mrs E.‘L. Robinson. second vice-president of the hospital‘ auxiliary. presented the report of that group of 425 women inl 14 branches. whom Mr. Chat» field described as extremely successful in their work in the hospital as well as in fund, Jaycees Learn Chinese Problems Attend Buddhist Church Service Addison. who will answer all questions on federal matâ€" ters. Bob Nixon the person- able young member of the Legislature for Brant riding and a recent contender for the Ontario Liberal leader- ship will field any questions in the area of provincial jur- isdiction. Reeve Donald Plaxton of Richmond Hill will discuss municipal al- The four-member panel wil feature Federal Labour Minister Allan MacEachen and York North MP John District residents will have a unique opportunity on Fri- day. March 5 to question a panel of experts on a wide range of subjects relating to the three levels of govern- ment. Plea To Minister Cguld Solve Propane Problem free to th and inform On February 21, the Jaycees attended the morning service at‘ the Toronto Buddhist Church at ‘918 Bathurst Street. Albert Ni- shimura was host and explain- ed Buddhist beliefs and customs. He stated Buddhists did not worship idols. The sta- tue of Buddha is only a sym- bol, Buddha having been a phil- osopher and the religion devel- oped from his teachings. l Jim Langstaff, Keith Dennie, Ken Dennis, Charles Roman and Billy Homer, teenagers from the Loyal True Blue and Orange Home joined with the Jaycees in enjoying the evening. These recent events have‘ furthered the Jaycees‘ knowlâ€" edge and understanding of their fellowmen and therefore furthered the true meaning of brotherhood, the theme of the ter prdvided entertainment for the evening, performing Chin- ese dances. llllfllll|lllllllllllllllillllllllllllIlll“llllllll|limlll\llllllllmlflllullMlI nu\\uuulml1mn\uuum|wlu\u\\uuuuuumumlmuuumuuumm Heart Fund $1,300 March Of Dimes $3,200 Mr. Chapman estimates that the cost of the grade 11 and 12 texts is about $28 per student. Although the grant ls said to be $20 per student, in actual practice it works out to about The "free" textbooks to he provided for grade 11 and 12 students next year are expect- ed to cost the York Central District High School Board something over $20,000, based on last year's experience with the provision of textbooks for grades 9 and 10. according to Superintendent of High Schools S L. G. Chapman. While the board has not as yet received official confirma- tion of the fact. it has been announced that the Department of Education will make a grant of $20 to buy texts for each student in these grades this year. Next year, the grant will be $10 per student. "Free" Texts for Grades II and l2 To Cost High School Bd. $20,000 Provincial Grant $20 per Student Labour Minister MacEach- en is an outstanding young man in his early 40’s who has proven himself an able min- ister of the Crown both in- side and outside of the House of Commons. Author of Canada’s new labour code. Mr. MacEachen represents 3 Nova Scotia riding in Par]- iament, Mr. Nixon is an- other dedicated young man who first entered the Legisâ€" lature following a by-elec- tion in December, 1962. He represents the same seat his father. a former provincial questionl premier, held from 1919 1111- sentatives alive evening which is being held at the Richmond Inn. Yonge Street South, in Rich- mond Hill. Proceedings are timed to commence at 8.30 pm. The meeting is being sponsored by the York North Liberal Association Both Mrs. Todd and Mr. Handbury are very apprec- lative of the co-operation shown by citizens of the town who volunteered as canvassers and who contri- buted so generously to the. appeals. The February 14 blitz for funds for the Heart Foundation has realized $1,300 to date Eric Hand- hury, who was in charge. announced this week. Mr. Handbury noted that re- turns are not yet complete but the above amount is the largest ever contributâ€" ed in Richmond Hill, al- m05t three times the am- ount collected in 1964. Returns to {late in the March ’or Dim 5 campaign Ire reported to be $3,200 by Mrs. Helen Todd. Here. too there are still some re- turns to come in. The amount to date is 1 subâ€" stantial increase over the. 1964 figure. HOME PAPER oFTfiE‘nTsâ€"T‘ific‘i‘ SINCE 1878 ’Concession 3. The principals. Norman Goodhead. former reeve ‘of North York Township and :Max Solomon were notified at V various times last year that their operation was contravening the thy-laws and on January 13 of jthis year they appeared before a committee meeting of coun- ‘cil explaining that they had _had difficulty obtaining neces- sary machinery and promis- ing that conditions would im- prove. , Vaughan Township at Mon- day night‘s meeting finally ad- opted a "get tough” attitude to those who repeatedly infringe or ignore township by-Iaws and decided to take court action against two firms in the town- ship. Against Two Twp. Firms: Court action will be taken against Disposal Services Lim- ited who operate a dump ad- jacent to the township dump on Bill Darlington, leader of the Sharon 4-H Calf Club‘ was eI~ ected president for 1965 of York County 4-H Agricultural Clubs at the annual meeting February 16. Twelve leaders attended and each gave a brief report of his clubs activities last. year. Vaughan To Take Action A more advanced teaching program for senior 4-H mem- bers has been developed and will include a bus trip to the University of Guelph this year. York 4-H Clubs will'be lien- resented in the county exhibit at the International Plowing Ma- tch to be held in Markham Township this fall. The new president. Dalton Faris, Lester Weatherill and Jim Sellers were appointed to be in charge of this exhibit. Last year the board received a grant of $20,078 for textbooks for grade 9 and 10 students and spent a total of $40,600 to pro- vide them. This cost included a few class sets of reference books as well as books for individual students. Bill Darlington Heads York County 4-H Clubs four fifths of this or $16 be- cause the Department of Educa- tion bases its grantvon the av- erage daily attendance in these grades the year before. “It would be fine if ev- ery student was there every day", said Mr. Chapman, but because of absenteeism we will probably need about 10% more books than the ADA would indicate." Also because the grants are based on last year's attendance and the York Central system‘ is an expanding one, Mr. Chapfi man expects there will be an-; other 10% loss here. t Dump Not Improved 10WnSIle [111$ [3.1L 1116 new Tickets be far president. Dalton Faris, Lester adults and 500 for stud. Weatherill and Jim Sellers were‘ ems and price of the tick- appointed to be in charge of; as includes a copy of the this exmbit; . _ ; speeches to be published Orgamzatlon meetmgs W111 be at a late, late. hald d U Ting E aster h 0] i da ys - IllI“lmlll“\ll\\lll\ll\llllllll\llllllfill"ll|\||l\llllllfimllIllll|ll|llllllll|| Our citizens have very little opportunity today In question their elected repre- Bolh John Addison and Donald Plaxton are well- known to county residents. A resident of King Town- ship Mr. Addison made his first try for public office a successful one when he won election to the House of Commons in 1962. He was re-elected in the 1963 general election. Mr. Plaxton has served on town council as a councillor, deputy-reeve and now reeve. He was the Lib- eral candidate for York North in the 1963 provincial election. til the time of his death. A former high school teacher, he is the educatinn critic for the Liberals in the Legisla- ture. Since that time. little or no improvements have been made. The by-law re- quires that each two feet the Lib- r York rovincial I? very oday H) d repre personal Following the meeting sandwiches and coffee will he served. Remember the time and placeâ€"March Swat. the Richmond Inn at 830 pm. Everybody is welcome. For free tickets please phone Ray Nugent at 884- HON. ALLAN Ma of garbage dumped is to be covered with 12 inches of clean fill. A further provi- sion is that the area must be kept levelled. Council was advised that both these provision of the by-law had been continually flout- ed and reached the conclus«' sion that no improvements would be made voluntarily, hence the legal action. Council was also informed of a further infringement of their building by-Iaw by owners of the Honey Pot Ski Resort on Dufferin Street, in that an im- plement shed fo r storing heavy grading equipment had been erected on the property without a building permit. The reeve pointed out that the Planning Act provides that any interested person who had received notice of the applica- tion to the committee of ad justment has the right to appeal its decision within 14 days. “We have a roomful of people here," he stated. "who. if they had been informed of the applica- tion to expand storage facilities for propane. would have pro- tested. If you can convince the Minister of Municipal Affairs mm“ A possible solution to the problem of propane tank installation in an urban area was suggested by Reeve Donald Plaxton at a joint meeting held Mon- day night by Richmond Hill Town Council with rate- payers who are protesting increased storage facil- ities at the 'Altane plant on Markham Road. Questions for the panel can be sent in ahead of time by simply addressing them to the Liberal “Hot Line" Post Office Box 390, Rich- mond Hill. Any questions received by mail will he answered that evening in conjunction with questions from the floor. basis. This panel discussion will give everyone attending a real opportunity to meet and question leading men in each of the three levels of government regarding the many public issues facing our administrations today. Second speaker will be Dr. Edmond Gleazer. execu- tive director of the Ameri- can Association of Junior Colleges. His topic will be “The Role of the Com- munity College in the Great Society". York Central District High School Board will conduct the second in its series of annual public lec- tures on March 11 at Thornhill Secondary School. There will be two lec- tures given. both on the same night. Professor Ian MacDonald chief economist for the Province of Ontario will discuss economic pros- pects of the province and their implications with re- spect to education. Bascombe St. John. for- mer education editor of the Globe 5:. Mail and now on) the staff or the Department! of Education will introduce the speakers. Topic of the lectures is “Crisis i n Education, Threat or Challenge?” MORE HOMES & LAND LISTED AN SOLD town solicitor. It had been ex. pected that the proprietor of Altane and his solicitor also would have been present for tho meeting, but a letter reported that previous commitments. made this impassible. Mr. Altey reported to the town clerk that he carried public liability insur- ance, but did not divulge tho amount. Mayor Thomas Broad~ hurst commented that he was within his legal rights in this respect and the town solicitor confirmed this statement. Mr. Todd, protesting the regulations of the commit- ! tee of adjustment which had permitted instpllati 0! added storage aoili es at Altane “enoughlto blow ‘up half the town" with no not]- fication being given. asked that regulations he changed so that every person within the danger area has to be notified. Mayor Broadhurst comment- ‘ed. “we all feel that way and the committee of adjustment has already discussed changes 'in procedure in handling hazardous use applications.” The mayor also suggested that the planan board come up with some way of insuring through bylaws that bulk storage of flammable and ;combustible materials for resalo will be prohibited in the muni- cipality. “This is closing the 1 door after the horse has bolted,” the mayor stated, “but at least we will not have another such ;plant established here." NORTH YONGE OFFICE 8242 YONGE ST. 3888, Bob Saunders at 884. 4104. Lou Wainwright at 884-1669 or Mrs. Hilda Kelly 31 297â€"1887. ' AV. 5-1156 Fraser, newly appointed PER COPY 10a EACHEN