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Michael Wilson (left), manager of the Richmond Inn Motor Hotel. Other increases: "03d depar“ - . , . . . - « menl mechanic, grader opera- piesents a cheque to Honmari Tieasmei Cam Smith for an educational ms, '10‘ truck drivers_ _5 helm fund for local muscular dystrophy patients. Mr. Smith is manager of m the Bank of Nova Scotia. Recommended salary for a On Friday night. Peter Donat, his wife Michael Learned, and other police staff sergeant is $6,400 well-known theatrical personalities. will be taking part in a Muscular and 56‘000f01'aPam'w‘geént Suggested salary for a first Dystrophy l‘heatre. Night at the Curtain Club. The program Will be class cons'able is $4500. first followed by an auction of articles donated by reSidents and local merchants year; 54‘800‘ second year; $5100. to help the committee reach their financial objective. third year; $5.600. fourth year. lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllfllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll\llllllllIlllllllIllIlllllllllllllllllllllllllIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Chief Robbins said any- one caught with either a switch blade or a spring India would he prosecuted. IN“l\\\\ll“\““\\l“llllVll\\\ll\\\lll“m“l“muml\ll\\\\\\lll\\ll“\ll\llÂ¥ At the weekly meeting of Richmond Hill Rotary Club at the Summit View Gardens Restaurant Tuesday evening a feature was the presentation of a cheque for $1,500 to York Central Hospital. The donation is in addition to $1,000 previously donated. Shown above Rotarian Joe Malboeuf (left) presents the cheque to J. E. Smith, chairman of board of trustees of the hospital in the presence of Rotary President Keith Sully. 1n expressing sincere appreciation for the donation Mr. Smith on behalf of the hospital thanked Rotarians for their continued interest in the home hospital, and congratulated them on Rotary‘s many contributions ‘to community welfare. IT!IiiiEllifilliiiiiiifimmumuimiiiiiniImiiimmumumiumi1 ___â€"______._;_.____ The Markham called for a per day) rate of $20 eillor: compared Members of Markham Township Council took a leaf out of the provincial Legislature's book. last week. and voted themselves a pay increase. However. unlike the On- tario members, who made theirs in the form of an Easter bonus, the Markham councillors' increase had more of a Christmas tinge to it. being made effective as of January 1 of this year. It was also slightly lower than those proposed in the provincial house, where members agreed to an annual bump of $5.000. The Markham im-rease VOL. 87TNo. 41 He said that under the Criminal Code. it was an offence to buy. sell. trade or carry the knives. Any- one found guilty of any of these offences was liable to six months imprisonment. t 5500 fineor lmth. Rumble, Hoover Oppose Pay Increase The chief said there were numbers of the blades reâ€" ported in the area and ls- wed a warning to those havimr mythimr to do with éhe lethal weapons. Spring Brings Forth. Blades & Knives It's not only spring that has come 'oround, but spring knives and switch blades. according to Richmond Hill Police Chief. R. P. Robbins. of Markham Youncil took a the provincial book. last nted themselves Rotary Gift 70, Hospital Aia’ Muscular Dystrophy with the Mr. Rumble said the members knew what they were eetting into when they ran for election last year. "We ran of our own free will and knew what the sal. The reeve was granted an annual increase of $200, rais- ing him to $3,700 from his former salary of $3.500, plus $300 per annum for his duties as a member of the industrial committee. In speaking to the pm~ posed raises. only Councillor Charles Hoover and Deputy- reeve Stewart Rumble voted against it. former rate of $18. The $20 is paid for the number of days the members put in. and not the number of meetings they attend. Although the tnwnship “afl'vertised {or a new direc- tor a year ago, it was not until this year that a direcâ€" tor was budgeted for. Mr. Mr. Keith succeeds Ron Forrest. who resigned in May, 1964 after seven years service to go to York Township. Since that time the post has been filled on acting basis by John Bous- field of Proctor. Redfern. Brisfield and Bacon, Tor- onto consulting engineers aid {own planners. Ian Keith. 31. formerly of Metropolitan Toronto Plan- ning Board, has been nam- ed planning director of Markham Township. He began his new duties Mon- day. Hire New Planner Rich Juno said the reeve. "and don't not elected." have any time to yourself. He said that. considering This (the reeveshipt is not the number of meetings the the kind of job every man (Continued On Page 3) He said he felt it was a fair rate for the councillors and also the reeve. although he realized he had "strenu- ous duties.“ Reeve Charles Hooper said he didn't think mem- bers should feel “ashamed” about taking the raise. ary was." Mr. Rumble said. “I think we should be con- tent to go along with it." He said that Richmond Hill only paid $16 per diem, Vaughan Township had a higher rate, and North York paid $18 plus mileage. his r York child He received his Bachelor of Arts degree at Western and his diploma in town and regional planning at Toronto. Mr. Keith. who makes An employee of the land use division of the Metro board for six-and-a-half years. Mr. Keith was born in Toronto and received his education at Upper Canada College. the University of Keith was chosen from among 11 u m e ro u s appli- cants at a starting salary of $9,000. "eslern Ontario and the University of Toronto. You're l the Photo by Stuart‘s Studio) (Photo by Stuart‘s Studio) Keith. who makes esidence in North is married with one going all day eve. “and dor RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, THURSDAY. APRIL 3,1965 Chief topic under considera- tion was the dangerous and un- sightly condition of ditches in the area. Reports of several children being rescued from the deep water in some of the ditches by the prompt action nf’parents. neighbors and older children. emphasized the fact‘ that something must be done ‘to eliminate open ditches in the :area. The increases. to be made effective January 1. 1965, recom- mended $400 to the police chief, $300 to the building inspector. $273 to the assistant road sup- erintendent. $200 to the clerk and deputy clerk. Other increases: road depart menl mechanic, grader opera- tors. .10, truck drivers, .5 hour‘ 1y. Pay Increases For Markham Staff Markham Township Council has adopted a report of its general committee, calling for staff salary increases. ranging from five cents an hour for laborers. to $1,000 a year for the engineer and the treasurer. Suggested salary for a first class constable is $4,500, first year: $4,800, second year: $5,100. third year; $5,600. fourth year. 1 A1 the March 29 council meeting. Chairman John Hons- berger of the high school board promised to go over its budget to see if any deletions could be made in an effort to help keep Approximately 70 ratepayers in Ward 1 Richmond Hill turn- ed out at Beverley Acres School Monday evening [or a general meeting of Elgin Park and Ward 1 Ratepayers Association. Chief topic under considera- tion was the dangerous and un- sightly condition of ditches in the area. Reports of several children being rescued from the deep water in some of the ditches by the prompt action of’parents. neighbors and older children. emphasized the fact that something must be done to eliminate open ditches in the area. It was unanimously agreed that a petition he prepared and signatures sought gram all Ward 1 for the necessary corrective work. Seventeen residents v01- unteered to act with the rate- payers' association executive in drawing up the petition. The committee. under the chairman- ship of Ivan Mansbridge. hopes to break down the work into stages. and arrive at approxi- mate costs to each individual home owner. When the petition is ready it will again be pre-. sented to a general meeting for' approval before signatures are solicited. ! When all budgets had been received from the various committees and boards. the total money re.- quested would have raised the mill rate 10 mills. The 1965 mill is worth $34,000. the 1964 mlll was worth $32,000. Of this increase two mills is due to an increased county rate, where the introduction of a new assessment system has proved an expensive proposi- tion. The mill rate for high school purposes. as presented by York Central District High School Board. accounted for a one and a half mill increase and the budget as presented by Richmond Hill Public School Board accounted for another two mills approximately. At the March 29 council meeting. Chairman John Hons- berger of the high school board ties. On April I at a meeting: of the council‘s finance committee of the whole Richmond Hill Public School Boards Chairâ€" man Walter Hutchinson. Finâ€" ance Committee Chairman Jack Knott and Business Adâ€" ministrator Kenneth Turton presented that board's budget. After considering it. in detail. it is reported, council asked the board to cut its budget. suggest- ing they remove $70,000 from current expenses and place on debenture. This would brinE the board's 1965 mill rate to a little less than that of 1964. In a statement issued by the board Monday. Business Ad- ministrator Turton told “The Liberal" that estimated expendâ€" iture for the year had been set at $1,309.050.88, with a levy from local taxpayers of $583,â€" 341.41. taxe Prepare Petition Ratepayers Seek Action Beverley Acres Ditches In common with most municipalitiesfin Ontario, Richmond Hill is again this year faced with a sub- stantial increase in the mill rate. The-forecast is for an approximate four mill raise. ' The finance committee of Plaxton, who chairs the town's Richmond Hill Town Council.finance committee, suggested under the chairmanship of elimination of the contingency Reeve Donald Plaxton, has been fund. noting that deveIOpment hard at work compiling figures. in Vaughan and Markham whittling estimates and paring Townships and Richmond Hill budgets in an effort to hold the‘would make a contingency fund tax line at as low a figure as this year in supplementary as- possible. sessment from the municipali- When all budgets had ties. “Look at the federal gov- ernment. They voted an in- crease after they were elect- ed. You can't do it if you're not elected." Councillor Cleary Palmer called the move a “realis- tic" one. He said he couldn’t see any validity in the deputy- reeve's argument. can take due to his own business. "It's not the nicest job at times I’ve noticed at conventions that the men who get the most money are the ones who fight the hardest for their communi- ties." Council Cuts Rate .u...m.......u..uu.my..uImumumInuIuluuInuIulIulIIIllllI“\l1|llllllll“mm“!llllllllllI“ll“mlllIlllNlll‘lllnlllmlllllmlllN1“lll‘lllllllllll“lllllllllll‘llllllll‘llllllllmllll“llllllllmmlmlllmmmmmm Four Mill Increase] Hill Girl In Alabama March It was recalled that In November a petition hear- ing 296 signatures from 300 homes contacted in the areas where conditions most need correction had been presented to council, but council had felt this peti- tion was not indicative of the feeling of the whole area. ‘13 Essentials Unity; in Non-Essentials Liberty; in all things Charity" l on Cllull. u! uch nub}! down. Reeve Donald The future of the service, therefore. depends on public support. Schedule of the route is explained in detail in an ad- vertisement appearing on Page 18 of this issue. Printed sched- ules are available from the bus drivers and from the industrial firms who will be served by it. In response to requests from industrialists and their employ- ees Richmond Hill Council's transportation committee has worked out with Trailways of Canada a bus service to serve the industrial areas on New- kirk Road and in the Industrial- Enford Road area. Starting at Bayview Shopping Plaza at 7 a.m., the bus will visit all residential areas on the east side of town. then proceed north on Newkirk, through the Industrial-Buford complex to Richmond Heights Centre to stand for a quarter of an hour. It will then proceed downi Yonge east on Markham Road and north on Newkirk to Elgin Mills at 7:50. The service is planned with a six month trial basis, but council has retained the right to cancel it at any time. should its operation be a complete failure. i Again thinking of the children of the area the ratepayers‘ as- sociation agreed to sponsor the lst Beverley Acres Scouts and Guides. A dance in the Lions Hall is planned for June 5, with the entire proceeds being set aside to assist in this imâ€" portant community work. in the ward who is willing to donate a few hours to seeking signatures will be welcomed by the committee. A phone call to Mr. Mansbridge at 884â€"5765 will be appreciated. The meeting was agreed that top priority should be given Neal Drive in the vicinity of Beverley Acres School. Here. residents felt the ditches should be enclosed and sidewalks in- stalled as a major measure in respect to safety of the school children. New Bus Route To Serve Industries At that time lhp cn-opera- tion of any interested ratepayer This representh an in- crease of 16.8% over 1964. and an increase of 2.20 in the mill rate for commer- 1 Councillor Charles Hoover greedtsaid more information was :1 andineeded and council agreed to wardlfile the letter. To a farmer. timing can be everything. Plowing. planting. harvesting, all of it â€" there's a right time for every operaâ€" tion. That means we have to work with one eye glued to the calendar. wmmmumnI\mmnIIn\ImnmnlmmlmmmlImmnnnmmmu' Two Go To Hospital Following Accident “mummmununmmmlnunnumIlummlnIuuuumuunuunm Here it is April, cancer con- trol month. This is the time one of your neighbours â€"â€" a Canadian Cancer Society volun- teer - will call on you, to give you a chance to do something about conquering the disease. The organization that leads this fight â€" the Canadian Can- cer Society â€" is supporting the greatest research battle in medical history. What you give can help directly to speed vicâ€" tory. “nu. Second, the volunteer will give you advice about personal cancer protection. Give gener- nusly when a Canadian Cancer Society volunteer â€"â€" your neighbour â€"- calls on you. No other details of the ac- cident. which was investigated by Bond Lake OPP. were avail- able. Quota for the mm for 1965 is $22,500 and for Richmond Hill Branch is $7.800. Two men were treated for minor injuries at York Central Hospital and then released, fol- lowing an accident on Highway 11 in Richvale, April 1, about 8 pm. Treated were Albert George Leith, 16m Avenue, Thorn-‘ hill. driver of one of the cars, and Henry Lawrence Dorkin, Scarboro, driver of the other vehicle. [ appei Cancer Campaigngthem M o “If they go, 70 families will he uprooted." Mr. Palmer said. “We sit back and do nothing. If a delegation is necessary, I’m for it." Said Deputy-reeve Stewart Rumble: “They (the govern- ment) have the authority in this matter.“ A letter from federal Fores- try Minister Maurice Sauve. outlining the proposed move of two department research labor- atories in Richmond Hill and Vaughan Township to Sault Ste. Marie. was filed by Mark- ham Township Council wiih no action being taken on it. Coun- cil met Monday afternoon. In speaking to the letter, which was not read, Councillor Cleary Palmer said the labora- tories would be better off where they were, close to the research facilities of the uni- versities in the area. “We have some authority ton." said Mr. Palmer. Reporling tn a finance com- mittee of the whole meeting Monday night that the works committee budget had been cut by $77.000. that. committee‘s rhairman, Deputy-reeve Floyd Perkins commented, “There‘ll be a day of reckoning. We can't, keep on putting off some of this work indefinitely.“ A meeting to set the 1985 tax rate for the town will be held next Tuesday 1 at 9 am. after the high school board has had time 1 tn reconsider its budget at its meeting Monday even- inz. Mkhm. Twp. Filesi Letter Of Sauveg 1 w i l clal and industrial and 1.98 {or residential. The board will discuss pm- pnsed revisions at its regular meeting to-night (Thursday). The controversial film, “Mr. Pearson", was shown locally last week at a meet- ing of the York North Pro- gressive Conservative Asso- ciation in King City. In the audience was “The Liberal‘s" roving reporter. Jim Irving. who has recorded for our readers his own personal impressions of the film. produced by Dick Ballen- tine originally for showinz on CBC television. Turn to Page 13 for this special feature. In the same article C. A. “Tiny” Cathers. former Conservative Member of Parliament for York North makes some interestink‘ comments concerning Tory Leader John Diefenbaker. Inside “The Liberal” PAPER OF THE DISTRICT SINCE Mr. Honsherger said the in- crease in mill rate was the first in two years and was the re- sult of several things: both teachers' salaries and staff members had increased, more students were taking technical courses, which were more cost- Last week when the two ap- plications came up in council for approval. the deputy-reeve suggested the board he asked to appear before council to discuss them further. i ; Monday's meeting was the re-" ‘sult, with Board Chairman John ‘Honsberger and Markham rep- resentatives, Norman Tyndall and William Masters and Busi- ness Administrator George Tin- da] and Superintendent Sam Chapman in attendance. Mr. Honsberger said the in- crease in mill rate was the first The debentures are for $60.- 444 for a one-storey brick ad- dition to the Thomhill school. and $131,000 for a two-storey brick addition to the Richmond Hill school. Despite their conclusions, however. council approved the board's budget and two appli- cations for debentures for im- provements at Richmond Hill High School and Thornhill Secâ€" ondary School. “The school board still has the last say." said Deputy- reeve Stewart Rumble. The budget called for a levy of $416.41? from the township, or a mill rate of 28.3 residential and 31.4 commercial and indus- trial. ly. assessment per student was going dOWn each year. with $21,500 behind each student this year. compared with $34.- 000 in 1959, capital expendi- tures were up. i He said, however. that capiâ€" tal expenditures and adminisâ€" tration costs were still lower 'than the provincial average, and costs per student were lower than Metropolitan Tor- onto. “! can't find any compar- ison to show we’re extrava- Last year‘s rate was 24.8 residential and 27.6 industrial. Despite their conclusions, however. council approved the board's budget and two appli- cations for debentures for im- provements at Richmond Hill High School and Thornhill Secâ€" ondary School. Sharon paints a vivid word A ('arload of five persons. picture of her trip to Selma including Sharon left Tn- in her own story which ap- rontn on March 23 at 6 am. SHARON COWAN pears on Page 5 of this issue. \lllllllllilll\lllllllllllllilll\llll1lllillllllllIlllI!llli\lll“llllllI“llllllllllllllllllllllillillllll“llllllllll\l“lllllillllllllll‘illllllilllllilllllllll“lllllilllllliilillillllillllull“mm“l\llWilli“!lllilllllll“l“llfllllllml\\\ll\ll\\m mmmInnmmmmnununmnunuumnlunnuummu1‘munmnuuuummm\u‘mununu\munmmmummunmnuummmunmuluunuuulmmuuumuIm\mlmu\l1‘\mlnmIumunmmunmnumu High Cost Of Education The high cost of education was debated for more than an hour Monday afternoon between Markham Township Council and York Central Dist- rict High School Board, with both sides emerging unanimous on at least one thing: costs are soaring and there’s still no end in sight. A few days ago. we weré following the history-making civil rights march from Sel- ma to Montgomery. Ala~ bama. with great interest. even though we did not know at that time that a 16-year- old girl from Richmond Hill was a participant. Sharon Cowan. daughter of Mrs. Helen Cowan. 228 Mill Street. a grade 11 stu- dent at Richmond Hill High School. accepted the chal- lenge offered by John Mor- gan. minister of the First. Unitarian Congregation on St. Clair Avenue, Toronto. to show the southern negro that his fight for civil lib- erty is supported by Canad- ians. A (-arload of five persons including Sharon left Tn- ronto on March 23 at 6 am The colourful third section of this week's edition of “The Liberal" features outstanding Easter specials by the merch- ants at the Centre. Free novelties and John Pless (left above), proprieinr of Bennett's Home Textiles, receives “Mer- chant of the Year for 1964" award from Bert Grant Jr. at Richmond Heights Centre. This award is made annually by the owners of the centre to the merchant who shows “19 greatest increase in gross sales over the previous year. Merchant Of The [us-' 24.8 a]. 50.- ad-. 301.‘ Fey 3nd ap- icil eve ! to uss I'e-‘ )hn ,skills. “I can't find any compar- ison to show we’re extrava- gant." said Mr. Honsberger. “While the enrolment has gone up. our aSSessment per pupil has gone down.” He said, also, there were less dropouts because of technical programs and stress on educa- tion. While it cost $800 a year to educate a technical student, the expense was more than jus- tified by the amount that would' eventually be spent in welfare if such students were without Summer classes to prepare grade eight marginal students “It seems to me the tax structure needs complete over- hauling somewhere along the line." said Councillor Charlel Hoover. When asked by Reeve Charles Hooper if the board would have another surplus (1964’s was $114,000) Mr. Honsberger said it would- n‘t. that “once bitten. twice shY". He did not. elaborate, how- ever. on how anoth‘éfi surplus would be avoided. but suggest- ed that council and the board gel: together to "consider the whole picturo." Mr. Honsbel‘ger said that gested that the other three once the students left element- municipalities involved â€"- Rich- ary schools, they were "our mond Hill, Vaughan Township students." and Woodbridge â€"- also attend. l Summer classes to prepare ‘grade eight marginal students for high school were another reason far increased costs. “Is..'t it the obligation of the public schools to make students ready for high school?” asked Mr. Rumble. Mr. Rumble said the mill rate had gone up from eight to 28 in the last 10 Years and that soon it MORE HOMES 8. LAND LISTED AND SOLD Shoppers at Richmond Heights Centre know that there they always get good value for their moneyâ€"and mothers have dis- covered that it is possible to make the baby bonus cheque go three times as far there. Simply cash your cheque at a member store during this month and you may be the lucky mother who will receive triple the amount of her cheque at the end of this month. Easter eggs will be given away this week- end. 1878 “It seems 10 me the tax structure needs complete over- hauling somewhere along the line." said Councillor Charlel Hoover. | Mr. Honsbergcr said he 1couldn't answer that at that [time. but admitted some “seri- ous changes“ would have to b. made. It was going to com- down to which was more neces- sary, education or roads. He said costs were going to “spiral out of sight," and an economist had predicted “un- imagined expenditure." In speaking of the applica- tions for the debentures, Mr. Honsberger said more spaca (Continued On Page 3) The hoard agreed to a meet- ing in the near future. but sug- Mr. Honsberger said a five- year plan was needed so that both sides could work at keep- ing the costs down. Said Councillor Cleary Pal- mer: “Without education. you create bad times. . . . We are forced into it, if we want to survive and proceed." would he impossible to farm. “Do you think it will go up another 20 in the next 10 years?" Mr. Rumble asked. NORTH YONGE OFFICE 8242 YONGE ST. Although admitting to feel- ing fear during the march when the hostility of the southern white population became very evident. Sharon is quite willing. even anxious to return to Selma â€" and hopes to get there this sum- mer to continue her support of the Civil Rights fight. She admits there are things in Canada, especially where our Indian population is con- cerned that could do with some constructive interest by Canadians as a whole. but points out that the southern negro's plight must. come first as it is the most pressâ€" ing. and returned home March 27 at 9:30 pm. Year AV. 5-1156 tuatt’s Studio) / Photo by PER COPY 1K.