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r In Toronto it is expected thatlHill Works Department employ- ‘many streets will not be cleared ees in keeping the town‘s thor- until today (Thursday), tele- oughfares open during the phone service was completely weekend storm. Festoreqnlye‘sterday 9"" “""”‘IL““"“’A standby crews were out rat-vice new“. f‘l‘housandsfsandinwm rhgvrginrandsslcei of Metro homes were blacked started early Sunday. When the out and were without heat and precipitation changed to snow light for upto 30 hours. driven by high winds the snow- ln London a loo-block arealplows began operations and in the north-central district, in- never stopped until all roads IIlllllllllilllIlliililillllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllll\illllllllllllllllllllllll‘:gigdepen an" the smw had Although hit by the week- end storm‘of rain, sleet, nine inches of snow and winds up to 30 miles per hour, Richmond ill and its neighboring town- hips fared considerably better han Metro Toronto. ‘ VOL. 90, NO. 29. Ask For Southern Six cl. Of Education Richmond Hill Area Chairman Mrs. Edith Jones also reports a record re.- sponse from Richmond Hill residents. Early in the fall she wrote to all women‘s orzanizatlons in the (own asking that members do- nate gifts. spoke. at several of their meetings and per- sonally collected the dona- tlons. A: well. Mrs. Jones ar- ranged for collection boxes to be placed in three local stores. Dynes Jewellers, Kenzle’s Pharmacy and Al- lencourt Pharmacy. Here again. contributions broke all records â€" the box at Dynes had to be emptied daily and the one at Allen- court received far more donations than in previous years. Through the generosity of residents of the county gifts were presented to pa- tients in 39 homes. at the Ontario Hospitals in Aurora and Whitby. to patients at the outpatient clinic of the psychiatric wing of the York County Hospital. Newmarket and to children from Brown Camps’ homes. The York County Branch nf the mental health assoc- iation reportsjts most. suc- cessful Christmas gift campaign to date with 1,380 gifts contributed this year. York Central, Vaughan, Markham, Woodbridge Send Briefs T 0 Davis Mental Patients Receive Gifts Social Planning Council Asked To Submit Day Care Centre Proposal To Town Council The decision was reached at a special meeting of the social plan- ning council held at the York Cen- tral District High School board room January 11 to which mem- bers of the town's welfare com- mittee had been invited. Reeve Donald Plaxton was unable to at- tend. however. and Councillor Ivan Mansbridge was ill so the remaining member of the oom~ mittee‘ Councillor William Laz- By MARGARET MeLEAN Richmond Hill and District Soc- ial Planning Council has agreed in prepare a proposal. complete with estimated costs of initial and operating expenses. for a day care centre for the care of children of working or disabled mothers. The proposal will then be submitted to the welfare committee of Rich- mond Hill Town Council for its consideration. Among the thousands of snow shovellers Monday, in the wake of the worst storm in this area in 20 years, were seven-year-old Michelle and six-year-old Christopher Gaffney of Alper- Street, Richmond Hill, children of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gaffney. They are seen above on top of a huge pile of snow, typical of many throughout the municipality. Rain, S/eet, Snow, Wind Wrea/( Havoc By virtue of his position as vice-chairman. Mr. Clingersmith automatically became chairman of the management committee. Other members are Mr. Kinnee, Lewis Clement, Mrs. Margaret Southwell and Mr. Honsberger. Following election of the;i chairman and Nice-chairman,“ board members indicated by‘1 ballots their preferences for: committees. Trustees Morley‘; Kinnee, Robert Ross and John‘ Honsberger then sorted the] ballots, assigning members to; committees. ‘ cluding the home of Premier hours shovelling out their drive- John Robarts, was without hy- ways only to have the plows dro service for 36 hours. dump the snow back during the RICHMOND HILL winging back operations. It Tribute was paid at Monday was pointed out by members of night’s council meeting to the council’s works committee that efficient work of the Richmond 11‘ as much snow as possible Hill Works Department employ- from driveways was thrown ees in keeping the town‘s thorâ€" onto the lawns and the remain- oughfares open during the der thrown to the right of the Liveekend storm. ,uriveway. the plows would not ‘q‘ha standby crews were outlhave as much snow to wmg back sandinwcn yhgvgemvgn¢sleet and “‘0 fl ‘hlarethe‘ area from “started early Sunday. When thefo'ne driveway fo the next in precipitation changed to snow which to dispose of the extra driven by high winds the snow- snow, with less left to be de- plows began «operations and posited in the drive. If the never stopped until all roads winging back is not done. in the were open after the snow had event of another storm there is ceased. no place for the plows to get Tuesday the plows continued,rid of the fresh fall. to work on the roads winging‘ It was also noted that cars hack the snow. This operation should not be left on the streets‘ is often the cause. of outcries overnight during a storm. A‘ from residents who have spent parked car forces the snow plow L""“'a standby crews were out “WWW” Wiggly @m‘L._sleet “started early Sunday. When the Allan C. Peck. Westwood Lane, Richvale was re-elected chairman of York Central Dis- trict High School Board for a second year at the board’s in- augural meeting January 9. Mr. Peck is an appointee of Vaughan Township. ‘_ Also re-elected for a secondl. iterm was Vice-Chairman Man“ ley Clingersmith. who is ap-g i pointed to the board by Wood-- bridge. Only new member of the board this year is Harold San- derson, Richmond Hill who was appointed by York County Peck, *Clinqersmith Top High School Board Posts Council to replace Dr. Lewié White of Thornhill. cluding the home of Premier ‘John Robarts, was without hy- dro service for 36 hours. RICHMOND HILL Tribute was paid at Monday night’s council meeting to the efficient work of the Richmond Hill Works Department employ- ees in keeping the town’s thor- oughfares open during the weekend storm. Under recent amendments to the Day Nurseries Act, the provin- cial government now pays 80% of the costs of a municipally operâ€" ated day nursery, and in addition. 80% of the capital costs inâ€" volved in renovating a buildâ€" ing for use as a nursery. Par- ents of children at the nursery pay for their care on a sliding scale according to their financial position. Costs unmet by parent contributions are then shared by the province and the municipality on the 80-20 basis. enby was unable to give any com- mitment either for or against the project. He suggested however. that complete financial details of the plan should be prepared for presentation to the committee. Two representatives of the De- partment of Social and Family Services were present at the Members of the advisoryâ€" vocational committee are Mr. Ross. Mr. Kinnee, Robert Endean and Mr. Sandersdn. lappointment to the board as a lfull member left a vacancy = ‘ here. After a brief discussion, it was agreed to invite Phil Barth of Barth’s Cleaners to be a member of this committee. ALLAN C. PECK lie-Elected Chairman Members of the advisory- vocational committee are Mr. meet the last Thursday of each Ross, Mr. Kinnee, Robert Endean month with the next meeting and Mr. Sandersdn. iJanuary 29. The board meetings. The advisory committee will open to the public. are held at consist of Mri Clement, Mr.;the board offices. 59 Yonge Honsberger. Mrs. Southu'eIHStreet North in Richmond Hill. The board will continue to, However, Metro Police are warning merchants and bank- ers to be on the lookout for $15,000 in Royal Bank Travel- lers‘ cheques, stolen in a $21 000 robbery in December. The stolen cheques are three denominations: cheques with serial numbers 8704001 to 704500 inclusive; $20 cheques D633701 to D634200 B704001 to 3704500 inclusive; and $50 cheques bearing the numbers PIS-5341 to E525460. in $10 . “x: . DEPUTY-REEVE GADSBY Creating Confusion & Havoc? Miss Gibson assisted the meet- ing on interpretation of the Day Nurseries Act and supplied a wealth of material on methods of operation and equipment required for a day care centre. From fig- ures which she supplied. it ap- peared that a nursery to care for 45 children could be operated for something around $30,000 per year. In Toronto. where eight municipal day nurseries are oper- ated. parents pay anywhere from 10c to $3.50 per day for their children and the revenue there- fore varies. as does the municipal subsidy. It was suggested however. that with a number of parents paying the top rate. and with the very substantial provincial grant. the meeting Day Nurseries Supervisor Miss Marion Gibsonand Mrs. Bev- erley Bernier. RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1968 7%,“: Chairman Peck also asked that Mr. Honsberger continue to represent the board on the York South Regional Education Committee and Mr. Honsberger agreed. As Mr. Sanderson had previâ€" ously been a member of the board’s advisory - vocational committee. which includes four business men from the area to advise the board of theneeds of industry and business, his appointment to the board as a full member left a vacancy here. After a brief discussion, it was agreed to invite Phil Barth of Barth’s Cleaners to be a member of this committee. Property committee mem- bers are to be Mr. Ross, H. S. Leybourne, Mr. Trussler, E. W. Snider and Norman Tyndall. The planning and publicity committee will consist of Mr. Snider and Mr. Sanderson. and Gordon Trussler council meeting for their serv- ices during the storm. Superin- tendent AT Horwood lé’e‘p‘ortis the local system did not suffer greatly but had three sub-sta- tion breaks in the early hours of Monday morning Because an employee was on duty and ready, interruptions of power were momentary. Later on Monday hydro services suffered about three times when tree limbs fell across the wires. The (Continued on Page 3) Richmond Hill Hydro linemen also came in for praise at the to detour around it and reduce the width of the plowed road. Tuesday the huge piles of snow along Yonge Street were removed by the town’s own and rental equipment with exnra manpower. The same type of work will be carried out on Bayview and Markham Road. zIn Essentials Unity; in Non-Essentials Liberty; in all things Charity" (Photo by St‘uart‘s Studio) Would Qualify For 80% Grant In answer to a question from York Central Hospital Adminis- trator Gary Chatfield, Miss Gibo son advised however that day care centres provide much more beâ€" yond merely custodial care of children. Such a centre. she said, provides all that a good private nursery school does. aids the child‘s social adjustment, teaches Metro's admission policy for its day care centres gives priority to children from one parent homes. usually a mother raising her children alone with the father abâ€" sent due to death, desertion or ill- ness. Children with urgent health or social needs are also given high priority as are children from low income families where both parents are required to work. subsidy required from the munic ipality would in all probability b quite small. 7 Richmond Hill Police report that no suspects have been ap- prehended as yet.» Other county police departments have not discovered any of the counter- feit bills in their districts. The bills are of a poor qual- ity when compared with a gen- uine ten dollar bill but are good enough to pass casual inâ€" spection. They are recognized by the washed out, pale color of the bill and by the indistinct features of the queen and the scene on the reverse side. The serial numbers T/T 5814121 and N/T 7437641 have recur- red on all the bills recovered so far. ‘ York Central High School exception to the “one county, Superintendent S. L. G. Chap- one board" aspect of the pend- man advised the York Central ing legislation. it would go Board of the necessity of ap- through as proposed. pointing a member to the s-teer- At a meeting in Newmarket ling committee at the January 9 last December' attended by iinaugural meemlg 0f the board'representatives of all the boards [but no such member was ap-,in the county, it had been de- iPointed at the meeting Icided to await the government's It is also understood that rep- White paper before proposing h‘esentation Am “the new cOHM-V any alternatives to thesuggest- lboards is to beeon the_basi_.:_of e'd plan, Six counterfeit ten dollar bills were passed in several Richmond Hill stores last Fri- day. The bogus money was turned in to Richmond Hill Police by the Bank of Nova Scotia, the Bank of Commerce and the Guaranty Trust Comâ€" pany. Mr. Chapman also advised the York Central Board Janu- ary 9 that unless the Depart- ment .of Education received briefs or ‘ information by the» end Qf.3,hat new wing)" My? Six Bogus Bills Area Is Warned It is also understood that rep-‘ resentation on ‘the new county boards is to beton the basis of' assessment, not population. This would give more heavily indusâ€" trialized areas like Vaughan and Markham Townships more rep- resentation on the board here. It had also been learned thatl the new county; boards of edu-: cation are to :issue their own" debentures for Capital expenses.‘ This has been the case with‘ separate School -boards in On-‘ tario for many years. Local' public school boards now have their debenturés issued by the municipality while high school boards have debentures issued for them by York County. illlllllllllllllllllltlllllllllltllllllllllllli‘lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllltlttllu Ontario Liberal Leader Robert NiXOn and County School Boards See Story‘on Page 2. llllllllllllllllllllllllllltllllllllllllllllltttlltllllllllllllllltlllllllllllllltllllll white paper before proposing any alternatives to the suggest- ed plan. Mr. Chapman had been told however. that the Minister of Education, was waiting toned!“ 3:;me 2 As Deputj Reeve Stewart Ru: Township Council’s first 1 abrupt close when Deputy- the gavel and refused to “I am not going to that,” he declared. “Whe talk like that I am going Even after. Mr. Rumble lei-t,- Pale Colored $101: Steering committees are to be established throughout the province to plan and prepare for the move to the county boards. Each existing school board is to the asked to appoint one member to the steering committee. D. W. Scott, superintendent of education fer the Western Ontario region of the Departmentf'of Education, announced the formation of the committees in a letter to the Sarnia Board of Education the first week in January. {By MARGARET McLEAN Although the provincial government's White Paper dealing with the new county boards of educa- tion was not forthcoming January 10 as indicated earlier, seVeral facets of the new legislation have become known. mm Mr. Rumble also stated that he believed it was wrong for a member of council to be in- volved in management. “We are here to make policy deci- sions and pass these. on. to man- agement to carry out,” he said; Councillor Sumner disagreed» ' ' however and contended that} r a staff members should bring] problems to a committee of! council and the reeve supported} A project expected to contri- thiS Stand- “Any member 0f bute to the continuous progress the‘staff has the prerogative to of students from grades 7 and come to me as the reeve," he 3 to grades 9 and 10 is being reminded Mr- Gads'by; ‘ “undertaken by Richmond‘ Hill air- n._-,u,u, I u .u The eruption arose out of Mr. Gads’by‘s ins‘fstencé' that the Tin;E ance committee be broadenedq that it be named the “Financel and Management" committeei and include heads of depart-i ments. He felt that discussion} was ‘needed' on managementl problems, that there had been’ a breakdown of morale for lack‘ of communication. 1 Even after MI". Rumble lefit, He noted'that while Mr. Gadsby Mr. Gadsby continued his tir- had time to devote to details, ade, continued.to exchange in-l‘rrot all sounc'illors (past or vectives with Councillor Allanlfutu‘re) can spend so much time. Sumner and even drew Townâ€"l ship Clerk Harry Crisp. into it The eruption arose out of Mn. Uad§by s insistence?» that the ‘l‘in'-L ' ance committee be broadenedq that it be named the “Finance and Management“ committee: When the vote'lwas called. Mr. Gadsby's motion lost bathe. refused to ’acce' . defeat. He complained that he had been refused infor- mation by a department head. was told that there exception to the “one county, one board” aspect of the pend- ing legislation, it would go through as proposed. At a meeting in Newmarket Reeve Stewart Rumble brought Markham Township Council’s first meeting of the year to an abrupt close when Deputy-reeve S. J. Gadsby ignored the gavel and refused to heed calls for order. “I am not going to listen to conversation like that,” he declared. “When members of my council talk like that I am going home.” Rumble Adjourns Mkhm Council Meet As Deputy-Reeve Refuses To ObeyGavel As a guardian of public funds, Mr. Lazenby felt that taxpayers might object to subsidies for fam- ilies where mothers were not working not because of actual need. It was pointed out however. that through their provincial taxes, local people are already subsidiz- ing day care centres to the extent of 80% in other communities and were receiving no benefit from it “If you refuse to pay the 20‘}. then you lose out on the benefits from the 80'? provincial contribu- tion,“ it was noted. co'operation and concentration, gives the child an opportunity to stretch both his mind and muscles. trains in independence' and reâ€" sponsibility and provides a warm and accepting atmosphere. “Well. what is there left for the parents to provide!" was Mr. Lazâ€" enby's amazed comment. HOME PAPER OF THE DISTRICT SINCE 1878 the type of experiences pre-‘ sented in elementary schools as well as making teachers in ele-i mentary schools more aware of the type of experiences pre-‘; sented in secondary schools. ' Provincial program consult- ants (formerly inspectors) in, Region B have been assigned? to participate in this project in mathematics, science, history, geography, English, French, physical education, art, home economics and music. They will visit classes in grades 7, 8 9 and 10 and hold meetings with the teachers of both elementary and secondary schools. ' Teachers from elementary} schools will visit a secondary} school for three or four days} Then the program consultants will again meet with the teach- ers from both levels to evaluate the project and to consider 're- commendations or changes which could help achieve the objective continuous pro- greSS of children in the four grades. Two teachers of English from Crosby Heights School will ex- change visits with English teachers at Bayview Secondary School; one teacher of English from Pleasantville School and one from MacKillop School will exchange visits with teach- ers at Richmond Hill High School; one teacher of French from Crosby Heights will go to Bayview Secondary School; one ’economics program at Bayview and then will again meet with the program consultant. in an ‘attempt to provide a home eco- nomics program best suited to all the girl pupils. ; Mr. McIntyre told the board that this is the type of profes- sional development which has been secured by teachers in their own time up to now. This is the first time they have been released from classroom duties so that they might participate. He reported the four-day per- 'iod had been selected to give the teachers an opportunity to get over their natural curiOSIty and get the most benefit from their experiences and observa- tions. A project expected to contri- bute to the continuous progress of students from grades 7 and 8 to grades 9 and 10 is being undertaken by Richmond Hill ‘Public School Board, along with other boards in the dis- trict, with the co-operation of York Central District High School Board. This is a plan tohave teach- ers in these grades share ex- periences designed to improve the “articulation” in the inter- mediate division. It is hoped the project will make secondary school teachers more aware of the type of experiences pre- sented in elementary schools as well as making teachers in ele- mentary schools more aware of the type of experiences pre- sented in secondary schools. They will observe classes in their own subject area, discuss programs with the head of‘ the department. talk to the guid- ance personnel, the vice-prin- cipal about the many learning experiences available to second- ary school pupils and become acquainted with the life of a student in a modern secondary school. Teachers of grades 9 and 10 tin the secbndary schools will} visit in the elementary schools‘ ‘for a three to four day periodl jwith a similar program of acti- vities. ‘ Then the program consultants‘ lwill again meet with the teach- lers from both levels to evaluate the project and to consider 're- jcommendations or changes {which could help achieve the l l l The York Central Board had agreed at a special meeting in December to send a letter from the chairman to the minister, requesting that there be two boards in' York County, one for the Southern Six and one for the rest of the county. The letter was not sent however, as Chairman Allan Peck felt that stronger action shoqu be taken, lthat a brief should be sent. Public School Board, along with other boards in the dis- trict, with the co-operation of York Central District High School Board. This is a plan tohave teach- Articulation Of School Programs from trustees but that if noth- ing was heard from them by the end of the week. he would as- sume there was no objection and printing of the legislation would he proceeded with. It mentioned too that separ- ate school boards had been coâ€" operating in the shared services The board quickly agreed January 9 and a short brief was delivered to Queen's Park the next day. It pointed out that the boards in the Southern Six area had already been co-op- crating in the provision of special services through the York South Regional Education Committee, with mast boards subscribing to some or several of all services made available. Current Project (Continued on Page 13) Miss Gibson advised that prop- erly qualified people are necessary to operate day nurseries and that the supply of such people was be- coming increasingly available as courses are now available at sev- eral community colleges: Seneca College in Willowdale and Centen- nial College in Scarboro. She noted too that her department prm'ide.c substantial bursaries for people wishing to take such murs- es and even contributes to a living A possible rental property was discussed and Miss -Gibson ad- vised that she would be glad to look over the property and advise what alterations would be re- quired. She mentioned too that in many communities.‘ local serv- ice clubs are often happy to help with renovations and also in build- ing equipment for day care cen- tres. Southern Six been co-op- provision of through the wasn't time to get it and wanted authority to demand it. Leafing through the Munici- pal A_ct, Councillor Sumner read from Section 216 which states that “any person, at all reason- able hours, may inspect any record, book accounts, etc. in possession of the clerk, except those being processed or in the hands of the solicitor . . .iand that such recoer would be sup- plied within a few days." Mr.‘ Gadsby, supported by Councillor Charles H00ver, then moved that “aiT)"‘1flEl'nb'l?l' of ‘A council committee be supplied with any information of town- ship affairs that he may re- quire." Councillor Sumner am- Richmond Hill Public School Board's ad hoc com- mittee on planning will present its report at a special board meeting to,- night (Thursday) at 8\ pm. Former Trustee and Chair‘â€" man Walter Hutchinson. who was-a member of the committee last year will be present for the discussion of this report, which was deferred from the Decem- ber .28 meeting. .‘The sup- erintendent‘s ‘re art. on census projects w11 also be presented and diseussed. This is a public meeting. At last Thursday‘s reg- ular meeting. Mrs. Deena Simpson. was re-elected chairman and ,Jack Knott was re-elected‘ vice-chair- man for 1968. Their names were the only ones placed in nomination. Mrs. Simp- son was first elected chairâ€" man in September 1967. Ken Tomlin Jr. is the only new membe‘r of this year‘s board; A resident; of Harding Boulevard in ward 3, he received his educa- tion in 'the town's public and high s'choois. Mr. Tomlin replaces Mr. Hutâ€" chinson. who did not seek MOTORIZED DELIVERY PRESCRIPTIONS 884-4403 STORE Mon. - Sat. -â€" 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. HOURS Sun. & Holidays â€"- 12 noon - 6 p.m. Planning Committee Reports Tonight " Kenzie Pharmacy 48 Yonge N. The suggestion was made too, that after operating the centre as a pilot project for a year or two, the possibility of incorporating it into either the addition to York Central Hospital or the nearby vo- cational school could be looked into. If located in the school, the centre would make possible a course in child care for the stud- allowance if they have to go out of town. ' Mr. Lazenby felt that the soc- ial planning council should not confine itself to a minimum estab- lishmént for only 15 children, but look into costs for a centre which would accommodate 30. He also suggested that some attention be given to the possibility of provid- ing after school care for school age children. ent Superintendent Gordon Mc- ‘lntyre reported to the board that the Crosby Heights home economics teacher has already met with the program consult- ant and her classes have been visited by a teacher of that sub- ject at Bayview. In the near future she will visit the home economics program at Bayview and then will again meet with the program consultant. in an attempt to provide a home eco- nomics program best suited to all the girl pupils. Mr. McIntyre told the board that this is the type of profes- sional development which has been secured by teachers in their own time up to now. This teacher of French from McCon- aghy School ‘will go to Rich- mond Hill High; one teacher of physical education from Crosby Heights to Bayview Secondary; and one home economics teacher from Crosby Heights to Bayview Secondary. ended the motion to include the phrase “within uhe guidelines of Section 216 of ’the Municipal Act." ‘ Otliér trustees are Peter Sale. David Serviée. Mrs. Phyllis Hawkes, James Le- Moine and Larry Schell. In accepting the acelam- ation to the chairmanship, Mrs. Simpson stated that i968 would be a challeng- ing year for the board. It will be called on to as- sume a dual personality in looking after-the needs of children in the local schools and to make itself cogni- zant, of what is going on all over the count'y.‘ "I hope that when leadership is needed. we can help," Chairman Simpson stated. The nomination and el- ection of the"cha‘ii‘man was' conducted ' by Board Secretary Mrs. Dorothy Stree ‘and Rev. William Mooregof the Anglican Chux'pifot SL Gabriel the Archangel. spoke briefly and gave the prayer of in- vocation; re-election for this final year of the board‘s exist- ence. In January 1969 it will become part‘ of a larger unit, of admihistra- (ion under the new Rob- arts plan for county public school systems. then Mr. Gadsby objectâ€" ed to the amendment, Mr. Sumner blew up. “This whole thing is reâ€" diculous,” he charged. “It is only put up by someone who wants-to put his nose in affairs where he has no business. I have never, in seven Years on council, been refused any informa- tion I required," he told Mr. Gadsby in resounding tunes. “It is because You have been refused. it is because you have been making a (Continued on Page 13! Richmond Hill PER COPY 10c