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2 i z OOOOOQO‘OOOO0.00000000 W | I + DO WE GRAB YOU? II- when we say . . . WE WANT YOUR BLOOD! Come and donate your much needed gift of blood to the Red Cross . . . BLOOD DONOR CLINIC LIONS HALL. CENTRE s". Thurs, March 28, 2-4 p.m. - 6-9 pm. E. RICHMOND HILL LIONS CLUB BINGO BIGGER PRIZES Monday, March 18 Lions Hall . EARLY BIRD GAMES APPROX. 7.40 RM. 56 NO’S CALLED 5/1 W! on as fat/7a CLEANING Mon. - Fri. 7:00 am. - 9:00 p.m. I-‘REE PA RKIN G REAR OF STORE. ENTER OFF RICHMOND STREET SPRING CLEANING! New 23% OFF Draperies - Blankets - Slip Covers TIIIS OFFER GOOD DURING MARCH ONLY Our exclusive sanitone process makes drapes and slip- covcrs look brighter, feel fresher and last longer. not let us make your drapes and Slipcovers come alive again? 1 OPEN I PHONE 884-4114 RICHMOND HILL Starting Time 8.00 pm. $450. JACKPOT Why l m CENTRE Yonge & Levendale - Richmond Heights Centre Sat. 7:00 am. - 6:00 pan. Reynolds' Shoe CELEBRATING THIRD mat/waxy, ORE FAMILY FOOTWEAR 3 DAYS ONLYâ€"Thursday, Friday, Saturday ENDS SATURDAY, MARCH 16th Reynolds' Shoe Heuse Gas Employees Vote To Strike Employees of the Consumers Gas office in Richmond Hill. along with those in Oshawa, Brampton, Newmarkct. Peter- boro, Lindsay and Barrie as well as in Toronto have voted, almost unanimously. to let their union call a strike. Negotiations. chiefly over wages, have been going on since December. The last con- tract expired on January 31. It is reported the last company offer was an 1813'0 wage inâ€" crease over three years. The Union, Local 513 of the Inter- national Chemical Workers .Union. has asked for a 50% ‘raise in the same period. These office workers bill cus- ,tomers. issue employee cheques, keep records, dispatch maintenance men and handle sales. 9 O 0 O O O O O O O O 6 O O O O O O O O O 0 Truck Crashes Store A pick-up truck, mounted with a snow plow crashed through the plate glass window} of Atlas Photo Supplies in the ‘Richmond Heights Centre early .Wednesday morning. The truck, which is owned by lRichmond Hill Golf and Coun-i :try Club, drove through the ‘store and came to rest, wedged! :against the back counter. Dis- ‘play cases in the centre of the icamera shop were crushed but ,‘cabinets along both sides of. lthe store somehow escaped. damage. Ow'ner Irving Steingart. who ‘arrived at the store shortly after 8 am, said that he be- llieved that the driver of the truck had fallen asleep. North Bay Pastor 15’ Town Crusade Speaker‘ Beginning this Sunday even- ling, Rev. E. Pannabecker, pas- tor of Lakeshore United Mis- sionary Church, North Bay, with commence an eight-day series of meetings in Richmond Hill. I The crusade is sponsored byl the Richmond Hill and Gormley United Missionary Churches, and the services will be held in the Beverley Acres Public! School. ‘ Pastor Jones, of the Rich-3 mond Hill UM congregation, re-i ports that the Sunday service. will commence at 7.30 pm. with! week night services at 8 o’clock. ‘t\\'ith no Saturday service). Fin- al service on the crusade will be held on March 24, at 7.30. , Music director for the week jnights will be Tenor Soloist Le-i jRoy Soper. ° Snow ’ Plowing ° Removal ° Hauling ° Towing 24 HOUR ‘ SERVICE : PHONE . 884-6981 .\‘ITE 225-1623 Hause Safe [GB YONGE STREET NORTH pay : ISnowstorm Casualty ll More Study Needed No Promises For GO Transit North Following a meeting .\larch 7 with the GO Norih Committee. Highways .\linv ister George Gomme has issued a statement to the effect that he could not say that there would be an ex» pansion of rail commuter services. Mr. Gomme stated further that even should the gov- ernment decide to expand GO Transit, he could not give a commitment that prior consideration would be given to the northern area of York County where the committee has gather» ed 1,500 signatures from interestcd residents. The government is pres- ently studying the effectâ€" iveness of the Lakeshore transit service and until this is complete, possibly within the next year. no policy on further lines can be established. The Lakeâ€" shore service would lime to be in operation at least .1 year before an assessment of it could be made and the experts would then re quire further time to carry out an analysis and preâ€" pare a report. Mr. Gomme said “It must be appreciâ€" ated that the government must have this expert evalâ€" uation before it can make any decision for expansion that will involve many mil- lions of dollars." he em- phasized. H0we\ei‘, in conjunction with this study, a further study is being made of all rail lines in the Metro re» gion to determine track capacity and market. poten- tial from the areas served by the lines. In selecting further transit lines, priorâ€" ity will be given, he said. to areas where the largest number of people could be moved by rail to relieve llllhway congestion .\Ir. Gomme also pointed out that "It is no more posâ€" sible to provide instant commuter services than it is to provide instant highâ€" way 5." He noted that prior to establishing the Lake- shore line. it took 0\ er two years to acquire land. con- struci stations. signal and track facilities and to build the necessary rolling stock. The G0 North Commitâ€" tee was assured however. that its area would be givâ€" en equal consideration should a decision be made to expand rail commuter services. The Department of Highways will also assist the committee in carrying out a survey of the market potential in the area. For an earlier story of the GO North Committee's meeting with Mr. Gomme, see Page 4 of this issue. New $400,000 Arena Officially Opens This Frida iContinued from Page I) of $358,300 was accepted. Council agreed to float. a $350,000 debenture with the as- sociation agreeing to pay off the annual debt charges of some $35,000 over 20 years â€" at no direct tax levy to the citizens of the municipality. The work which started with an official turf-digging mony in July 1967, was delayed by an unscheduled strike for four or five weeks. but was fin- ally completed a few weeks after the New Year. “We’re quite happy with the cost,” said Mr. Chassie. “The total cost will amount to about $400,000 but to try to do it today under other conditions it would easily cost a half million dollars.” I III # OI ’1' Councillor Lazenby IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllIlllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIlIIIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Seat 1,235 At Carnival Almost 2,000 people paid admission to see the annual carnival of Richmond Hill Figure Skating Club last weekend â€" and report a very smooth-running, beauâ€" tiful and entertaining per- formance by the young skaters. There were 743 paid ad- missions Saturday evening and 1,235 Sunday afternoon â€" and all of the very at- tractive programs were sold. Although the new arena provides seating accommo- dation for 1,800 people, some of the seats were not available because of the stage â€" but every avail- able seat was filled. Those in charge received many compliments on the design of the arena which made it possible to see the per- formance from any seat in the house. was of lllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllIIllltlillllIIIIIllIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII' MARCH 15, FRIDAY. Rich- mond Hill. Naturalists present Dr. D. M. Davies. Subject: "Black Fly Research in Nor- way". Gordon Maclaren Audi- torium, Richmond Hill Public Library. 8 pm. clw37 MARCH l6, SA'I‘LJRI).\Y 8.15 pm, St. Patrick's Euchre. Our Lady Queen of the WorldBayâ€" .‘iew Avenue. Refreshments and prizes. Admission $1. c2w36 MARCH 16. SATURDAY, 10 am - 12 noon. Opportunity Sale, 'l‘hoi'nhill L'nited Church, Thornhill. Bargain for all. at )4 MARCH 19. TUESDAY. Richâ€" mond Hill O.E.S. is holding a bridge and euclire at \‘l’rixon Hall. 8.30 pm. Prizes and ['8- freshments. Admission $1. It >8 7,. MARCH 24. SL'NDAY. ll am to 5 pin. Antique Show and Sale at York Farmer's Market, 7509 Yonge Street. Thornhill. art. china. glass, furniture. etc. Don- ation to Leukemia Fund. Adâ€" mission 30 cents. clwfi'r g "S : >1< >'. 2 Yonge St. S. cere-t YARD GOODS IMPSUN’SDRYGDODS similar sentiments. “The price of the actuall building as offered to us." hei :said, “has remained at $358,- .000.” The increase in the final fig-l ‘iires resulted from additions to the original plan including a idecision to add a lower foyer,l a snack bar, instal more plumb: ing and insulation. The freezâ€"j ting capacity was also increasedl land it was decided to construct‘ [a concrete floor. i Architect Douglas Allen was; engaged to supervise the conâ€"1 istruction. I In addition to the $350,0005 debenture the remaining cost of; the arena will be made up by‘ .grants from the Richmond Hill ‘Agricultural Society and other ,sources. As to the arena itself? New visitors on Friday will see a building clad with first quality, fully zinc-galvanized steel sheeting. The iceâ€"surface - one of the largest in the Metro area ~â€" measures 85 by 200 feet which is regulation size under Cana- dian Amateur Hockey Associa- tion standards. Ice equipment consists of three units â€"â€"- one 50â€"ton and two 30-ton â€"â€" to permit all year use of the ice‘ surface. ‘ Seating capacity allows for, 1.800 people with standing room accommodating an even greater number. Electric overhead. heaters provide increasedi watching comfort for spectat-‘ ‘ors. ‘ Lights are of mercury vapor: type. The hockey boards are: removable in order to allow for other uses of the building. Her- culite glass is located in thei south end of the rink. Four fully-equipped dressingl rooms are located between the ,old and new arena with steel llean-to type construction. Ac- lcess for the ice flooding and icleaning equipment lies between i NEEI) INCOME TAX RETURNS ‘ COMPLETED? Contact HI-CORPS OFFICE ASSISTANCE 18 Yonge St. N. Richmond Hill 88 1â€"6782 A com pletc HOME IMPROVEMENT SERVICE ALL TRADES Additions. bathrooms, kitchens, etc. SHINGLE, FLAT ROOFING AND EAVESTROUGHING FREE ESTIMATES Free planning and designing on contract Long or short term financing available Phone 635-7035 T. W. MEADUS LTD. [2 Goldfinch Court Willowdale Richmond Hill L. & S. DISPENSARY IS THE ONLY URL SHEPPARD A TE. THAT‘S OPEN ' DIAL 6309 \onge Si. “IIIOHCla e I.()\\' - LI '(2 STORE BET“ HEN AND NORTH BAY "I‘IL MIDNIGHT 2.237719 ° l hock south of Seeles I“ I’IIII ES ' IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIllIIIIIIIitint“IllIIIIIIIIIIlIlIIIIIIIIIIllllllllllllllllllil" new arenas. Entrance to the arena is spa- cious and an area immediately ‘inSide iS eQUiDped With ShaCk‘as if they held an Ontario cer-l bar facilities and public wash- rooms. A foyer below the main en- trance can be used for banquets, conferences, or other town func- tions. The arena itself will be available for hockey schools, symphony orchestras and other functions. 11111IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Storm Cancels Meeting Tuesday's 12-inch snow I blitz forced cancellation of the regular meeting of Rich- mond Hill Planning Board. The meeting was slated to get underway at 8 pm. Power went off in the municipality shortly before eight for approximately seven minutes. Another planning board meeting has been scheduled for next Tuesday. IIIHP‘. LIBERAL. th‘l'll'llOllfl Hill. Ontario. Thursday. .\I‘Al“ II 14, 1.065! 3 Forecast 17 Mill Minimum Raise Separate Schoo 'C‘ontiiiiied from Page 1‘ This was estimated at an Ill- crease in taxation on the averâ€" age homeowner of S85 this year and some trustees gloomin forecast that this would reduce the number of separate school supporters by at least ESQ. Other members of the board felt that this percentage would go much higher “There is going to have to be an increase in the basic salary whether we like it or not," commented Chairman John Le- Claire of the salary negotiating committee. He reported that in their first brief the teachers had asked for a 3300 increase in the basic rate. with a $400 increment paid for the first two years in level 1. This would drop to $300 increment for the remainder of level I. In level two the $400 inerementl would last for three years andl a year longer for each level ofl Mr. LeClaire called conservative pre- teachers. this a very ‘scntation. Fringe benefits requested in-I cluded 50% of the system's ‘medical plan and allowance for full experience with other- boards. (The board’s present policy is to limit this to six, ‘vearsl. Other recommenda- l tions are that teachers with ithe ice surfaces of the old and,ietters of permission be paid at the pre-category rate of $4.500 and teachers with letters of standing be treated the same tificate. Shepherd Dog Struck: Owner Being Sought A male German Shepherd‘ dog was badly injured early Saturday morning when it wasi struck by a- car on Yonge Streetl just north of Elgin Mills Side-l road. The only identificationy on the dog was a 12 foot chaini which the animal had apparent-l ly broken. I Canine Control Officer Jamesl Ryan took the dog to the Stouff-l ville Veterinary Clinic where the dog was treated for seriousl head injuries including slightl skull fracture. However, the dog is now recovering in the? kennels at Stouffville. The owner of this dog or anyone knowing its owner is‘; asked to contact the Caninel TOMAT KELLOGG'S 3-Ib. pkg. (‘OLGATE'S PRIZE â€"â€" AY LMER FANC Y QUALITY 2 48 oz. tins 9 oz. pkgs. 69¢ SOLO GOLDEN YELLOW MARGARINE ‘ Control at 889-1081 or 887â€"5562.} O JUICE 69¢ Buy One â€"â€"-‘Get One Free Liquid DETERGENT B 2 20 oz.Giant Size btls. SCHNEIDER'S Mix 8. Match - 8 Varieties Reg. 31c - Also Sandwich Chubbs Reg. 33c COOKED MEATS 4 FRESH. LEAN AND MEATY SPARE RIBS 59;! LB. Ontario No. I SNOW WHITE Mushrooms \lso iiici‘iidcd \’i{l\ an iii~ crease Ill llic iiicrciiiciii for pi'lllt‘lpfll.\ and adjustment of the sick Ieaye policy. The one ray of hope in the bOurd‘s dilemma is that there may be a larger provincial, grant this year than the amount‘ which has been estimated using the 1967 grant formula. But‘ the trustees are not expecting that such increase will cover, the 575.000 difference between estimated rmenuc and ex- penses. In pointing out the ser- iousncss of the situation. 'l‘rustee Smith warned the trustees that the board is dangerously close to having no money to pay its teach- ers. Only the co-opcration of the bank is carrying the board until the provincial grants are received will make this possible. He noted that the board had tein too fast with the result that debenture payments are way out of line. Although the BACB P THE â€"â€"â€"â€"~< PLAR revciiiic per pupil In the town's separaie schools is within 32 of that in the towns public sci“)le ii t'(l>l$ the separate school board $41 more per year per pupil. he stated. The difâ€" fercnce is in the greater cost per pupil of debentures. The board is awaiting the true picture on the 1968 grant before coming to a decision on what action to take. “We have to_have the answer by April." Mr, LeClaire stated. In the meantime the area \IIPGI‘IITLCHCIE‘III and the Depart- ment of Education will be not- ‘ified of the situation and the board's fear that this could .ineiin the cancellation of sepâ€" ‘arate school services in Rich- lillOllCi llill and surrounding ‘ area. "We've been living on hopes. now we have reached lthe absolute end." stated one :trustce, noting that the board has been forced to lower its lqualification achieved by the been forch to expand its sys-ystandards while raising the mill irate every year for the past three years in an unsuccessful icffort to cope with rising costs. DEMAND.... V- my“ vrn . Richmond Inn Motor Hotel Presents THE Richmond Inn Motor Fully Licensed SQUIRREL EXTRA SMOOTH PEANUT 2-Ib. jar 19¢ ARMOUR BRAND BEEF STEW and IRISH STEW 24 oz. tin AYLMER Sweet Wafer PIC KLES 15 oz. jars WHITE SWA N 2-RoII pkg. â€" CUBED STEW LEW 59;! LB. CALIFORNIA SNOW Cauliflower Lge. Size Ont. No.I Small Idaho Type, FIulIy White POTATOES 2 WEEK ENGAGEMENT STARTING MONDAY, MARCH 11TH PAT BRADY DUO 1 THE COAOCFIH ROOM YONGE STREET SOUTH. RICHMOND HILL throom Tissue . Hotel Phone 884-1101 BUTTER 25¢ 6 oz. Pkgs 1.00 BEEF WHITE