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MORE HOMES & lAND lISTED AND SOLD. NORTH voson OFFICE 8242 YONGE ST. 889-1156 ' ' Public Libr .Z‘V, a 24 Wright at” ‘ "t ‘ Richmond Hill. a l (Ifâ€"1’1. “In Essentials body; in Non-Essentials Liberty: in all things Charity" w ‘ HOME PAPER OF THE DISTRICT SINCE 1878 PER COPY 10c ENNIA PARK I By JIM IRVING va. 88, N0. 13 RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2:. 1065 1mm DROPS GENT .Keep 'Hill' Beautiful Markham Township's much-maligned Centennial l project. a 100-acre park at the Devil’s Corner, bowed . . . . out of the scene Monday afternoon and there wasn’t; I ‘ a ratepayer in the place to cheer it off. Instead the end came in routine fashion when : . Township Clerk H. C. T. Crisp read a letter from Stan A Richmond Hill resident "We feel more consideration chance ‘ Defoe, owner Of the land _ at 17th Avenue and would have a ‘continued his determined strug- should be given to residents of their opinions. m aul concessmn 5â€"wanted. the townshlp’ that he had ‘gle Monday night against the the town who are the backbone Reeve Donald Plaxton said 301d hls farm' Counc” S Optlon for the property had advance of commercial zoning of the community. Council commercial Lise was especially “0t been renewed When it expired in AuglISt- ’ as well as unkempt yard areas should deny such rezoning. Weltroublcsome if the persons con-‘ .. . . ‘ .near his home. ‘do not want commercial propâ€"icerned did not look after their 1hr prOJECl. had 'fll‘Sl been benture of $50000. a Centen-j R. A. G. Simmons of 23 Hunt‘erty in residential areas", helpropcrtics. broached by mum” m March millgmm' of $28‘820 and ad- , , Avenue presented a petition misaid' “11.5 m”, rmpmmhimy.‘ he and given final approval in the'ministrative lot fees to cover . frown council on behalf of a Mr. Simmons said he selâ€" said. “to see that people main- summer‘ deslme the angry pro-line balance M the purchase tests of many of the township‘s. ratepayers. who swarmed over price of 341.180. Council has already applied to the OMB for group of taxpayers objecting to ‘a planning board recommenda- tion that would allow two local tied in Richmond Hill a- itain some element of proper horit 10 years ago because ‘ If. u ' . . ~ ' r ontiol of their properties when we weekly meetings all through it was “3 Quaint little town they border residential areas. . . [he debenture by‘la‘“ . . , {firms to expand their busincs- with a character all its ‘ Mayor Broadhurst noted plan- JUI‘V to make the” news known'. 0m,” one member of "m , ses, own. rd like to see its Wing board would have mmwl The park was one of tin-eel council opposed the pro. ‘ The firms. R. l). Little Ford character and beauty r..- on... certain regmdmns 1.9gal.d_ projects considered by council,‘ Ject. Councillor Charles Sales Ltd. and Shell Oil Co. tained. i feel the residents iContiniicd on Page 3. :the others were a new council‘ Hoover said he couldn’t “go along” with it because the township debenture debt was at present “holdâ€" ing steady". and the park would only upset things. In his letter to council. Mr. Defoe said he would like thd., have received the green deserve this." light from the planning board: Mayor Thomas lin their bid to have residentiallagreed such a situation was de-i .land in the Benson-Hunt-Yonge}sirable but explained that “as; ‘Street areas rezoned to com-‘a municipality we're growing mercial. Town council has apâ€" and such changes are thrust up-‘ chamber and a library. with the 81.03 d h um, illlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllrtllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll1 latter two being dropped as not Extend Pool ! [being feasible. ‘ The ratepayers felt differentâ€"i Opening ly. however, where the library .was concerned. with the major- . :proved the application in prin- on us. 1 Richmond Hill Centen- 'ity saying they would approve . . .l'“ jciple, “Commercial and industrial nial Pool will be open .of it as a Centennial project. thank mum” If," the publicny ‘. “I don't believe residential usage will expand and invari- Weekdays from 4 pm to l Council maintained it gwen msy farm. ' and hoped ‘I .and commercial zoning in the‘ably at: the price of residential‘ dusk and on the. weekends . would be impossible to centcnmal project favorable (to ' accreditation by the Canadian Council on Hospital Accreditation. ‘ v v The certificate which now hangs in the hospital lobby is shown above with (left to right) : “I, York Central Hospital in operation less than two years has been awarded a. certificate of (Photo by Stuart's Studio) “ ' ll. H. Storms, honorary president of the hospital association, Miss G. A. Gatehouse, director of ' nursing, G. J. Chatfield, administrator, Dr. James R. Langstaff, chief of the medical staff and J. E. Smith, chairman of the board of trustees. .Hunt Avenue area is coinpat-lareas especially in a community lrible". stated Mr. SimmonS. “esâ€"isuch as Richmond Hill with a pecially when it will arounds. involve‘provincial highway as a main' cars sitting around. being test-istreet." ed. driven and used for turn Insist Subdivisions Serve Interests Of All Of Vaughan Twp. Deputy-reevc Floyd Per- kins pinpointed council‘s quandary observing that R. D. Little was an “old estab- lished firm which was growâ€" ing and becoming too big for its present area. They contribute a considerable amount in business taxes and it would be a problem if it was forced to get. out i. of town. We have to con- from 1 pm to dusk as long as the good weather lasts, “The Liberal" was inform- ed Tuesday morning. Activities at the pool were closed down Sunday since the demand for its facilities had fallen off dur- ing the cool weather. The water in the pool is heated to a comfortable temperature at all times and those who patronized the pool found swimming quite enjoyable. The pool will be. kept open all would be found. “We should see what. our cut of the commission is", said Councillor Allan Sumner. Mr. Hoover recommended that council advise the OMB that the land was no longer avail- able for a park and that council would have to revise its plans for a “more agreeable project!‘ Mr. Sumner suggested coun- cil set the matter over for“ . 'week before killing the by-la'w, , The ratepayers denounced the:as it might be able to be ap- ;park as unnecessary. too expen- plied to a similar project. sive. and as an open invitation "Make it two weeks", to outsiders to flood the town- build a library under the t scheme, as it specified on- ly one building. An area as large as Markham Town- ship would require several buildings. (Vaughan Town- ship approved a library system for its Centennial project, with a main build- ing in Maple. and branch libraries in Kleinburg and Richvalel. said HoSpita/ Earns Accreditation .Thp‘ prime purpose of accred-‘ministrators and the medical‘als was established in the published by nation is to ensure the best profession to improve the qual- United States in 1952 to take «to of patients possible at all ity of patient care in Canadian over the approval program in’ 11m“. Further. that this care hospitals. the United States and Canada. ll improved as rapidly as know- Standards for patient care in The inauguration of an all- i-i, experience and technol- hospitals were first developed Canadian programme to assume advances permit. in 1918 by the American Col- full responsibility for accredi- The College tation of all eligible hospitals Only as long as the demand Reeve Charles Hooper. warrants it. under the new arrangement. So anyone A brief report of a joint meet»: Sid" this 35 we“ When Canadianiing of Vaughan Township Counâ€"; making a decision." lcil and the township planning" Mr. Simmons replied that the board was given at Monday‘sitown would be in difficulty al-r ship. They also felt the town- . The motion was approved by lship had enough parks withoutcouncil. l ' ‘ ' ' who enjoys swimming is building another one. Said Dcputy-reeve Stew- , . Cost of the project would nrt Rumble in parting: “I council meeting. .50 if the residents moved out.» 3£§egcgfit$sake full use 0‘ lhave been $120,000. 0!‘ $1.200 still think it (the Park) ll The meeting had been arrangâ€"‘ Councillor Eric Handbury an acre. and would have been the best idea. Possibly w. ed, said the report of the plan- who represents the ward whereitllllllllllllllllillllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllltlllllllllliiillllllllllllllllltll‘financed With a five-year deâ€" could have I smaller one-" ' ning and building committeE. t0 the changes are taking place.;"' '7‘ ’ ' ' ’ ” " â€"â€"-â€"- discuss what effect there would questioned if the problem 53” be on the township at large of would be alleviated if Little'sl pending subdivision applications closed off the access from its “of Various parcels of land in firm onto Hunt Avenue_ the townffin". . , ‘1 "it would not"'.replied Mr.l Consen us wail hat any t-‘:'l'i"Simihons. ‘~We’rt' opposed to of subdivision would be given any rezoning in the region" due consideration, blIt any 39- Mayor Broadhurst said pres~' proval would be contingent on'enit discussion on the proposed the best interest of the t0\vn-§by.la\v was premature because ship as a whole being served. council hadn't reached thel For some years, council point of preparing the by-law. ‘ has been adamant, that no When that time arrives he residential development said the persons objecting would be permitted until i the Hospital Association. Accreditation status is estab- lished by a surVey conducted by a specially trained physic- ian. Standards of quality have been established covering all patient-care areas of the hos- pital. including administration, essential hospital. services. the medical staff and the nursing staff. These standards state the ' requirements considered necessary to ensure the quality of. medical and hospital care which can be faithfully recom- mended to the public. Accredâ€" ited hospitals are surveyed ev- ery three years, the accredita- tion status then reviewed and confirmed or changed as a re- sult of the findings. will " anadian Council on Hos- pital standardization alone for opinent. Therefore, as of Janâ€" ,, _i’ .' Accreditation in coopera- 35 years until a Joint Comrnis- nary l, 1959, the Canadian W; with hospital boards, tad-sion of Accreditation of IIospit-Council on Hospital Accredita-. '» ' ._,....._,_,. __._.__.- __-__.._..____ ttlon \vus establishedtas an inde- pendent voluntary, non-profit corporation having the respons- ibility of accrediting hospitals _ in Canada. To qualify for a survey for accreditation, in hospital must be licensed or otherwise ac- cepted as a hospital by the By. Law'provincial authority. must have ‘been in operation for at least i" thwest Area continuing activity on the part lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllflllllllllllllllltillllllllllllllllltlllllllllliof the hospital geared to im- proving patient care. As such, accreditation is a continuous programme of education and improvement which must conâ€" I ' ' . . " -' ‘ ~ ' the township's industrial- i ‘ 12 months and be hsted m the lite certificate of acc1editaâ€" ' _ ' . . . i ‘ ' ~ ' ' ‘ residential assessment ratio MUItIpIehHOUSIngicanadmn Hospltal Direcmry‘tlon ls a cutmcahon Of a Was in favorable balance. More on OSteri They have also indicated ‘ t that the strip between Bath- To Cost . . . . . l Lack of drainage faCilities to area." pomted out Deputy-reevgcounty Debentures‘ lust and You“ Streets should be‘ handle any large influx of resi-iFloyd Perkins. . dents in the southwest portion; He observed the area in any Sold of town has prompted Riclimond‘case was not very desirable for. should be fully developed before residential subdivi- F “Yr-her testing . I I ‘ - . ~ lsewhere in the tomb done at the Oster Acquifer be- Hill Councrl to pass a restricâ€" four-plex development because BBIOLU Par USES“?eggggisssdsmndards 0f :3: :5 permittei fore the development of a per- tive zoning by-law amendment. of lack of space. “It would not, q " ' ‘ ‘ inanent well, it was reported at I The amendment restrict- be very economical to build tri-i Lowest rate for York Monday‘s meeting of Vaughan n: all future construction plexes or fourplexes there.” . County d e b e n t u 1' e S for ' Township COlmCil- - "fl! single family residences 1 Present zoning in the area some time was received Acres Industnal Land The well is on the Oster' r 'rom' cANDiDATE DONALD MARTYN AND MRS. MARTYN Sutton Resident Tory Candidate ection in which Canada is going under Pearson‘s direction,” he continued, “and as a Canadian .feel I must take a stand on ideals and principles." He des- amj‘cribed the Pearson administra- "this gutless govern- Area to be served includes .Lots 2 and 3 abutting Keele ‘Street. lands in Lots 4 and 5 abutting the west side of Keele Street and the west part of Lot lb‘. Concession 3. ‘ . The last. described parcel is lthe north-east corner of Keele {Street and Highway 7; the other ilands are those south of High- Ifis given third and final lpermits up to fourplexes. . When $400,000 worth 0f '18- ; . ipropei‘ty, west of Keele Street,‘ 3%:11318 Sat Motnday night's i Reeve Donald Plaxton agreed. Ibkenturcei fig the .idditsio: ti: isouth of the Langstafl‘ Sideroad. . e n: 65“ e continued mm drainage problem didn‘t in. iy omposite c on V h T E t d S A . A representative of Intervria. ‘ Bible!“ from James R9)“ liend itself to such a multiple went at $95-40 Per hundred i o x tional Water Supply Limited, craft who lives in the af- tuse in the area at the present, at last Friday‘s seSsion of J. Kirk, had informedthe water-p looted area on Centre ltime_ ' York County Council. K I S S h H. h 7 ‘vrorks committee that it was 1 Street. I Any density increase would}? In April Of this year de‘ e t., necessary to ensure that this. \Thebyâ€"lawnvill now go to ihe.cr'eate sewage problems for ex-! benlures for the Newmar- , ideep aquifer is not an isolated ‘Jntli‘io Municipal Board for itS‘isting owners. be said. “If CO": k“ Disuict High Soho“! ‘ Approval was given by it is planned to have the pocket. The previous test. hole 'mp "f approval- ‘dmons Change in an area the‘ were so” 3‘ 599-5ov ‘ very Vaughan Township Council at sewer main on Keele Streetdiad only a two inch pipe. It is ‘ Mr. Reycraft felt the by-lawruse has to Change with it." i favorable “te- Monday night's meeting for a witl1 efi‘luent running north by proposed to sink a six inch pipe, Ollid allow duDlexes or multi-l Present multi-family resi-‘i Purel‘asers bow “"195 $143,000 sewer main extension, gravity. and pump the well to see just 13’ diveumgs as W811 asldences in the area are not were Beuv Gmmfloc“ and to be financed by means of cash Approval was given to the how large a capacity it has and F “Sldencesw He Pl‘omsmd‘afl'ected by the zoning clianga. company of Toronto- Their contribution from land immed- drawing up of a byâ€"law provid-iwhether it will have any effect wn planning board should‘ Mr, Perkins expressed his tender for the late“ de‘ lately benefiting and withouting for this extension of the on the Concord well. Vi! called a Pllblit‘ meating tolsyinpathy along with other benilfl‘es Was the highest of the issuing of debenture; sewer area already in existence Estimated cost of the test ~blll' ObJEClOI'S ‘0 the amend- councillors but said the probâ€" seven “CEiVCd- The de' which serves the industrial arealdrilling is $4.900. Council gave, ‘nent 191“ is a recurring 0'1?- TWO Pressed money market was on Keele Street north of lligh-ithe go-ahead for the work, sub- It would also pose a future other apartments. one in the blamed for the drop ill way 7. The township engineei'jject to further information on. :iaii‘dship or; older| residents noijichmond Street area. have; Price. f I will be asked to submit informa-‘costs of material. "’ng 1“ fll‘gt‘ 1011195 in “9 been held up due to the lack of" “935011 0" “e 1‘00" “"9 tion and an a lication to the Waterworks Superintendent . . . . We“. be said storm sewers. was given as the high iii- ‘OWRC for tliepgxtension. W. Norris advised that usual} A P1‘0g1'953{\’e COHSeI‘VatIVe conventlon 1“ A111" "Someday they might wish to Councillor Walter scudds said tei'cst rates prevailing geu- Approval was given for exten-‘pr'actice is to charge for pipe! Ol'a Saturday afternoon chose Donald ROSS Martyn bring other people into their Mr. Reycraft had a valid ob-l “ally and the fact that “18 sion of water service to the put down if the well is satisfac-l of Sutton to carry its standard in the November 8 homes." '19 said. “and tl18.\"jectiori regarding “people get- debentures were drawn at area some time ago and financ-itory and the casing is then left: federal election in York North, ‘YOUld be PI‘CVCHIEd by the ting older but I think the only 5‘2‘}. Had they borne ing arranged but the actual there. lf the well is not found Single-family restriction." amending by-law is good for the. 8 higher interest rate. they mains are not yet installed. sufficient, as much as possible of‘ would have sold on more The convention. attended-bylof Canadian government .tion as "We just don't have the sew~ area at the present time.“ age facilities to Horticultuirists ’i Pro BY MARGARET McLEAX The Lions Hall was thronâ€" ged last Saturday afternoon as crowds flocked to the Richmond Hill Horticultural Society‘s annual fall fair. Here they were treated to the sight of outstanding spe- cimen flowers and vegetab- les. admired fascinating flo. ral arrangements and were able to purchase a wide var- iety of horticultural prod- ucts, from hybrid lilies to cheese. Best specimen ill the show was a huge \vliiie dalilia grown by \V. Ankerrinan. Sir- gar Maple Lane. and all of 10 inches across. Runner-up for best specimen \\ as a bou- ouet of five immense .\frii-- an marigolds from the eard- en of Mrs. F. B. 'l‘itsliall. 88 May Ave, handle any, high-rise apartments in this Council noted the planned IContinued on Page 3) Prize for the best decorat- ive arrangement went to Mrs. G. Barker for her wild cucumber vine and pods twined around a grapevine branch and entitled "Seed Pod Rhythm". Runner up was Mary Ruin- ney's composition entitled "Illumination". a design made up of gladioli. zirmias and dahlias with candles and driftwood. Mrs. Rumney also won a first prize for her arrange- ment “We Give Thanks". \vhile Mrs. Barker also won first prize for “Much Ado About Nothing“. 3 large deep red dahlia with leaies and a dried grapevine ill a tall black container. Exhibits bearingv names of others in the Rumney family also bore the cmeied red "First" sticker. to the sec- 1 favorable terms. way 7. abutting on Keele Street The new sewage extensiontthe pipe would be salvaged and.700 persons with 596 books ofrwould bring to his task a ma- ment, frittering away our heri- but excluding Elmwood Acres iiiiiiiiiiiuiuriitiiiiuniiiiiiuniminnitiiiiLilliurniuuiiiuiiminiiui 5“ bd Wis 10“ - ,acr'es of industrial land. tion for juniors. 11 years and under. Jean Rumney won first prize for a charming ar- rangement of seeds. berries and toadstools entitled “In The Woods". In Class 49. brother Mark was awarded a first for his fanciful crea- tion. a carrot horse pulling a cart made from a half of a pepper squash. eating corn- silk "hay" from a cucumber trough. Second prize in this class went to Phillip Frank for his four animal creations. a bird. turtle. ostrich and giraffe all cleverly fashioned from veg- etables. Big prize winner the juniors 12 years and orer. \\ as Gwyn Urquhart who w on first prize for her basket of flowers and fruits entitled "Nature‘s Bounty“. and also firsts for her beets, petunias, in asters and potted plant. Specimen flowers included many fine gladioli and a large selection of zinnias which must have posed quite a problem for the judge. First prize for a flowering houseplant went to R. D. Little for his huge and strik- ing gloxinia. l-‘lavia Redelmeier won first prize for her lovely ar- rangement “Williamsburg”, a design with an early Am- erican flavor. She had a mixâ€" ture of small flowers, zin- nias. cosmos. delphinium. bachelor‘s buttons and mari- golds charmingly arranged in an antique tureen. Second prize in this class went to Ruth L'rquhart. The vegetable section in- cluded an immense lrubbard squash entered by \lrs. F. B. 'l‘itshall, which took first prize. First prize carrots were entered by Shirley Bruce and were a good 10 inches long. Potatoes in the show were also particularly fine looking. First prize here went to A. Walter. sec- ond Arthur Stong and third to Mrs. Titshall. Class 42 was for men only. a composition entitled “Sticks and Stones". R. D. Little‘s arrangement of ger- aniums. barberry and bare branches won him first prize here with a second place going to A. Stong. L‘nder "Freak of Nature" Mrs. G. Veitch took first place with an immense beet. about 10 inches in diameter which caused one little bu)~ to ask if it were real and wonder how it could hate been dug up. Another amusing class was will service an additional 300 the township only charged forballots ‘what could not be removed. duce Finds Ready Sale AtWFall Friâ€"ii“ called “The Long and the Short". Here Mrs. B. Barker won first place with her two squash. one a full 30 inches long and the other about 4 inches. Shirley Bruce took second prize here with her long leaf of Swiss Chard. al< so about 30 inches long. ac- companied by a tiny leaf of the same vegetable slightly more than an inch in length. As well as viewing all these fine products of hort- icultural skill. visitors were able to buy houseplants. and perennials. as well as apple cider, fresh cheese and home made pickles and jams. Douglas Phillips of Wil- lowdale was taking orders for his beautiful hand carv- ed models of Canadian birds. Beautiful hand-hooked rugs in \arjing stages of comple- tion were also on display. distributed to voting‘ture approach to the problems ‘delegates was featured by dem- of government. Mr. Martyn is lonstrations in the American married with one child and has manner in favor 0f cand idatesiillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllltlllllllllll . ' . .\ -' - for the nominauon lr' Mar ' C. A. Cathers. a resrdent tvn's supporters. bearing plac-l , . l - I .'ards and lapel labels, paradedl 0f K1418 Towwnffigzlgcggd :71;er behind the Blue Angels Trum- m" 0m“ l ’ . ‘ . held York North for the pet and Drum Corps of Sutton . Conservatives from 1957 to West and those who supported . . 1962, was welcomed to the :Norman Barnard of Reivmarketi . . . - l convention when he arrived lwere led by a musrcal group . l - . ,, late and took his seat on .from the Re“ market Brass Band the platform. ‘ Mr. T‘rIai‘tyn's name was plac- lllllllltllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllltilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll‘ .‘ed before the convention by,served on the Georgina Town-r ‘Rev. ll. R. liowden of Holy‘ship Planning Board. He has re- Trinity A n g l i c a n Churchu'sided in the county since-1940. Thornhill. The nomination was In accepting the nomination seconded by William H. Case of Mr. Martyn stated he had been ‘AUFOFH- goaded into offering his serâ€" vices by anger, particularly at the present representative of the riding, Liberal John Addiâ€" son. “The very thought of him exasperates me. He is part of an arrogant minority which wishes to become an even more arrogant majority." he said. ad- ding. “If they. the Liberals have *xtx The succesfiil candidate, Mr. Martyn. is a 28-year-old history instructor. at the University of Toronto. who holds an honor BA and an MA from that uni- versity and has completed the work required for a PhD de- gree. majoring in political his- tory. )lr. llowden stated his the nerve to be so corrupt as nominee tliroiizh his studies a minority. what can we expect had become :rcatlv concerned if the) haxe a malol‘lli" over the crisis in the direction “1 have despaired of the dir~ ‘tage, which has caused more disunity and splintering away than any other government in our history. “If we are to prevent a further drift into the Amer- ican orbit." he claimed, “it is essential we maintain a steadfast central govern- ment rather than 10 loosely connected clamoring voic- es,” after stating that. the Pearson administration has concentrated on appease- ment of the provinces and piece-meal de-confedera- tion. t i ‘ lllllllllllllllllllllllltllllllilllillililllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllll i The NDP have nomin- i ated James Norton of Un- j ionville as their standard- l bearer in York North. A full report of the New Democratic Nomination Con- vention will be found on i Page 18. flltlllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllltillllllllllllllltlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllill "The Conservative party is the party of Confederation." he told his enthusiastic audience. IConiinued on Page 151