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The Liberal, 9 Nov 1967, p. 20

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Hope To Avoid Plebiscite Cut Sr. School Plan To $700,000divef'iaéé‘thiéFris'oner ‘It was pointed out that $650,000 had already been in- cluded and approved in the board‘s 1968 forecast for the school and another $50,000 is all that is required for the new plan. The board. under pressure for more classroom space, had tried to move the construction of the school forward but council had refused to approve the required debentures for this year. Some areas of the 20-1'oom‘ Business Administrator Wil- scliool. such as the cafeteria,'fred Morley advised that new are smaller in the new plangbuses are in short supply and but were felt to be adequate. he received no assurance that Trustee Elson Miles felt the ext1a buses 1"equiied to t1ans- new plan was not as well sculp- pan the Januau class childlen tured as the fiist but the aicli- would be a\ai1ab1e.“"0pe1at01s itect said the exteiior would cannot get a gua1antee of extra receive special treatment which buses until next March.“ he has not yet been settled.' told the trustees. Representatives of Architects Present buses are filled. he Hicks Maish and McLean we1e advised and "It \ou out anothei luged to complete plans as soon tom classes on. them would be as possible. “We want to be oveiciovding again He esti- ready to move as soon as funds mated that it new buses were are okayed". they were told. available. the cost of transport- However. if the senior ;ing the January class children school is not complete by would be $18,000. for six September. 1968, there ‘ months. Representatives of Architects liicks. Marsh and McLean were urged to complete plans as soon as possible. “We want to be ready to move as soon as funds are okayed'fi they were told. However. if the senior school is not complete by September. 1968. there will be no alternative but staggered classes until it is ready. nor will kinder- garten classes be possible. In spite of this. the board agreed to try and establish kindergarten classes. Details of the purchase of approximately 15 acres of land for the senior school are now being completed. The property of Mrs. John Madsen. the site is on Concession 7. immediatelv north of Highway 7. Cost of the land is $4.500 per acre and the board has been assured that services will be available from Markham Village. Mr. Morley advised that Following the paring down of their plans for a new senior school and cutting of estimated costs to $700,000 from $990,000, members of the board of TSA 2 Markham expressed the hope at their October 24 meeting that no plebiscite will be necessary and that township council'will approve debentures for the reduced amount. LOIN END (‘lIOlCE CHUCK STEAK Ib.55¢ SAUSAGE PORK ROAST ROAST PORK LIVER Hind Quarters of Beef Ib.59¢ 6 LEVENDALE RD Shown admiring the illuminated address presented to Rev. C. G. Higginson on the occasion of his last sermon following 16 years of service at Richmond Hill United Church are. (left to right) Elder Ralph Wood, long-time elder and former Sunday School Superintendent Paul Angle who made the presentation, Re\'. Higginson. Mrs. Hig‘ginson and Mrs. David Howard who pre- sented a bouquet of roses to Mrs. Higginson. Mr. Higginson was also presented with a purse of $2,500. Following the service October 29, the large congregation adjourned to the church parlor where refreshments were served by the UCW and all were able to say a personal goodb3e to M1. and Mrs. Higginson. Rex. Albion W1ig‘ht occupied the pulpit Noxembei 5 and on N01. 12, 19 and ‘26. Rev. NOble Hatten of the Canadian Council of Chiistians and Jews will preach. Pastoral serrices for the p1 esent will be cauied out by Rex. S. W Pattison of Leaside. .â€" oncession I, immediately of Highway 7. Cost of d is $4.500 per acre and THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill. Ontario, Thursday. Nox Fare well Presentation To Re V. C G. Higglhson LEVENDALE MEAT MARKET FOR YOUR HOME FREEZER (( ustom cut & wrapped) BLADE AND SHORT RIB SCHNEIDER'S SIZZLING water service is available now and sewers are assured before freeze-up this year. At the same meeting. the board reluctantly agreed on a motion oi~ Trustee Gdrdon Champion that the January class be discontinued for 1968. These classes have previously been held for children whose sixth birthday falls between January and June, to prepare them for entry into grade 1 the following September. Business Administrator Wil- fred Morley advised that new buses are in short supply and he received no assurance that A r e a Superintendent Maynard Hallman suggest- ed the board might get help from the York South Regional Education Com- mittee. "There are facil- ities which may be used to assist in improving trans- portation.“ he told the board. "This is a facility we should patronize and make use of.“ It was announced at 1] meeting that No. 7 school I It was announced at the meeting that No. 7 school on Don Mills Road at 1911) AV- enue \\'ill be sold at auction November 11 at 1.30 pm. A reserve bid has been soil Sale of No. 21 ILocust l-lillv lb lb 55¢ school on Concession 10 near 16th Avenue had been planned for the same date, but legal difficulties have cropped up and its sale will be held up until these are cleared. The Locust Hill school was built at its present location in 1863 and in 1891 the school board purchased a second half acre from the Pike family to extend the school yard. Now the board has been advised by solicitors for John Pike that he is contesting the ownership of the portion of land on which the school sits and is asking $7,000 for it. AURORA: Work to increase capacity of the sewage treatâ€" ment plant is scheduled to start mid-November. Town Engineer J. D. Reid says the job will take about 44 weeks. Present capac- ity is one million gallons daily and this will be raised to 1.85 million when the work is comâ€" pleted. Contract, in the value of $249,541. was awarded at a special meeting of council Octo- ber 23. Cost of equipment to be supplied by the town and deliv- ered to the site is $71,745, and engineering and inspection fees of $38,554 bring total expendiâ€" ture for the project to $359,- 8404 SAVE SHOPPING STEPS driving charge and. according Look in the advertising columns to his client, advised against of “The Liberal” and you will laying such charges. Mr. Dales find many helpful hints to save said it appears as if somebody shopping steps. is after Chief Pollock’s job. 1umullat\ummmuuumumtm\uL1mumuuuuuuuuuuum G I A N i munuummmmuuuuumumummuuuuumulmummuv BROADLOON SALE of Brand Name Manufacturers Including:_ HARDING. ACRILAN. (‘ELANESE PROPYLON & OTHER BRAND NAMES * A Good Selection of Loose Rugs and Wall-Io-\\'all * Existing color schemes will be matched by our Salesmen . * We are clearing out our warehouse to bring in new lines. fiHARDING 100% Wool Runners $3.95 Wall-to-Wall WILTON Beltwist $16.95 NO PADDIXG NEEDED 80’ f “ 00L- 0‘( \YLON - ALSO 100‘r PURE WOOL FOAM BACK COTTON RUGS 9'x12' $38.95 RICHMOND HILI SUFER CARPET COMPANY 1967 YONGE STREET X. RICHMOND HILI ORDER EARLY FOR CHRISTMAS Don‘t Miss the Exciting Values SALE IS FOR 4 WEEKS ONLY N or! h G willimbur)‘ TwoConstablesSayThe North Gwillimbury Township Constables Anthony Bayliss and Alfred Garvey have signed state- ments accusing Chief Constable Alvin Pollock of beating a young prisoner in the police station at Keswick last August. The prisoner, Gary Napier. was charged with impaired driving. The chief has refused to com-‘ame. ‘0 ”e “‘“E‘ “‘°“' “ “‘"’ ment on the allegation, but Mini“ “"11 be held 1n the church. Napier admitted the chief hitiflallowe’en him "a few times". At the pol-l In spite of the fog and damp, ice station, Mr. Napier said, the'spOOks and witches were out in constables were about to takeifull force on Hallowe’en. As him to the Newmarket lockuplour house is a bit out of the when Chief Pollock came downâ€"Way, it was a pleasant surprise stairs in his pyjamas and‘to have several trick-or-treaters housecoat. "I guess 1 made call this year â€" and no-one stole some noise and woke him up. our Jack O’Lantern this time! some noise and woke him up. He lives over the police station. He said something about smart punks and hit me a few times in the face. He gave me a bloody nose and I believe Garvey was accidentally hit by the chief too. when he attempted to stop him.” The constables reported to Sergeant Charles Richardson, who went to the Ontario Police Commission which. in turn. told him the matter should be taken up with the Crown Attorney. The commission advised it was up to Napier’s lawyer to advise him whether to lay assault charges. Jeseph O. Dales. reere of the township and former York County Warden, “ill (le- fend Napier on the impaired driving charge and. according to his client, advised against INSTALLED “'ALL-TO-WALL. HEA VT Acrilan RUGS 9'x12' $89.50 AXMINS'I'ER (‘ANDIA - ALL SIZES. ALL COLORS, ALL PATTERNS 100% WOOL TWIST $10.95 :2 HARDING INSTALLATION 8; ['NDERP.\D EX'IRA Dupont ‘501' NYLON “0.95:3 Photo by Stuart‘s Studio) ree imates ll\l\m“\\\\\\\\\1\l\\\\\lll\lllll\llllll\\\\ll\\\\ll\l\\\\\l“ll“\lll11l\lllllllll\' .mmuuumuuuuummummumuulmmuummmuumlulmum Fifteen membels and t\\o vis- itoxs answered the 1011 call at the Noxembe: 1 meeting of Carrville UCW, held at the home of Mrs. A. Sommerville, Spruce Avenue. Plans were discussed for the Centennial bazaar. bake sale and tea to be held at Carrville Unit- ed Church November 25 from 2 to 4 pm. 11,, During the course of the meeting. two new members were received into the group. Mrs. Eleanor Vietch and Mrs. Mae Devotions were taken by Mrs. Ray Warmington and Mrs. J. Bushell. The report given by Treasurer Mrs. Frank Purves noted that profit from the re- cent turkey supper was $275. Plan: were discussed for the Park The UCW has recently taken on a new project, selling plates which have a picture of the church on them. The plates would make wonderful keepâ€" sakes and are selling for $2 each, with a handle or wall holder 3 little extra. Anyone interested in purchasing a plate may call Mrs. Ann Walker at 889-4338‘ after pm. Renovations to the church hall are coming along well and it is hoped the bazaar will be able to be held there. If not, it will be held in the church. Hallowe‘en In spite of the fog and damp, spooks and witches were out in full force on Hallowe’en. As our house is a bit out of the way, it was a pleasant surprise AURORA: Widening of Yonge St1eet basically a Depa1tment of High“ ays ploject will begin ne\t yea1 through this town council has learned. Recon- struction is expected to haVe a major impact on the thorough- fare and the permanent effects will include pang" g control and access to stores. The im- pact of the widening will be discussed with the merchants who will be affected by coun- cil. SUTTON: Reeve Sam Nasello has stated he will seek re- election this yeari The reeve is attending York University but felt this would in no way inter- fere with his civic duties. Mr. Nassello plans to close his busi- ness at the end of this month and enter law. MARKHAM â€" 291-1701 Mrs. R. L. Carter. Bever- ley Acres. who this year took over as York (‘ounty representative for UNICEF. reports with pleasure that Hallowe‘en shellouts to feed and clothe the hungry children of the world have raised $2.000 to date. This is almost triple the amount received last year. Returns are not yet quite complete. Mrs. Carter expresses her heartfelt thanks to school boards. principals. teachers and children as well as to those citizens who co-oper- ate in putting a different light on llallowe‘ en. The eager youngsters with theii boxes had a real underâ€" standing of the good work the pennies they collected would do. UNICEF Take .41 most Trebled CARRVILLE Correspondent: Mrs. Gordon Read Phone 889-4001 Per Sq. Yd. Installed Running Yd Teachers Polish Skills,400 Enjoy but then has to count the extra five. he is not yet ready but needs more work with the num- ber line." she stated firmly. Hei‘ aims “ith the “discovâ€" ery" method, Miss Briggs said, were to give the child an opâ€" portunity to think, to give him an opportunity to discover an order and pattern and then to develop skills. By teaching the child that he needs to think, he appreciates for the first time the need for such things as multiplication, she pointed out. (Our nine-yearâ€"old added 50 to 25, then the additional 8 -â€" he’s much brighter than his mother.) Ask any questions you like to make the children think themselves, she further advised but added “Be light hearted about mathematics.” She show- ed a chart made by one English child who had measured the speed at which various insects travelled â€" the insects them- selves neatly taped on the paper. It was noted that at the speed the caterpillar moved, it would take him “from Monday morning to Thursday at noon to reach the guild hall. not allowing for stops for traffic. eating or sleeping." On the termination of all three workshops. the entire group assembled in the general purpose room of Woodland Senâ€" ior School and saw a film "Make a Mighty Reach”. This was introduced by George Walâ€" drum, chairman of the Minister of Education’s committee on larger units of administration. It portrayed new concepts in education such as continuous promotion, non-graded classes and team teaching which em- phasizes the child-centred phil- osophy in contrast to traditional subject-centred classroom. N30. 5 Light Ivory Cundolier Complete with (1' ft. extension cord with SALE tri-plug REG; 5.69 PRICE 184 5 Light Deluxe Red Candolier 1612 Green Lighted Holly Poinsettia Wreath INDOOR OUTDOOR 353i White Lighted Holly Poinsettia Wreath “This is not an enrich- ment program you have used here today," she em- phasized and suggested that teachers who felt a bit unsure of themselves with the methods might like to try them out on small groups first. Continued from Page Complete with 10 midget lights, red poinsettia SALE 3 and 6 ft. extension cord. REG. 6.29 PRICE slighted Holly Wreath (I Candle) Complete with holly decorations, halos, and 6 ft. extension cord with tri-plug REG. 7.95 Complete with 10 midget lights and 6 "ft. extension cord with tri-plug REG. 7.95 Complete with extension cord with tri-plug REG. 2.09 LARGE SELECTION TO CHOOSE FROM Also a selection of end of HE BUYS his papers from us at the wholesale rate and sells them to you at retail. The difference in price pays him for serving you. AND BECAUSE he works for you in this way. he looks to you for payment each collection day. Thus, he is on your “payroll”, not ours, and appreciates being paid promptly â€"â€" so that he can pay his own paper bill and enjoy the full profit he has earned! “THE lIBERAI." 884-1105 Pre-Christmas HOME PAPER OF THE DISTRICT SINCE I878 YOUR CARRIER is an enterprising young man in business in serve you and the many other customers each day. line Artificial Christmas Trees PLEASEL... Pay Him Promptly! The Newspaper’s YOUR PAYROLL NOT SALE PRICE SALE PRICE SALE PRICE 884-1983 FOR YOUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING CONVENIENCE OPEN A (‘T(‘ TAN ('HARGE‘ (‘REDIT ACCOUNT 2.8 3.97 1.04

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