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S. J. Gadsby, present deputy- reeve of Markham Township, this week announced that he will definitely be a candidate for public office in that township again this year. However, he has not yet decided whether to seek re-election to the deputy- reeveship or to another office in the approaching township elec- tions. Ward 2 Councillor An- thony Roman announced last week that he will challenge Mr. Gadsby for the position. He is a former chairman of the Markham Township Planning Board. He has served in senior civil service positions in Ontario Government departments andlcrete as comptroller for the Canadian subsidiary of the American Telâ€" ephone and Telegraph Corp. He is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Corporate Secre- taries, a founder of Ryerson Institute of Technology and former director of the Ontario Economic Council. He served as an officer in the Royal Can- adian Navy. It is estimated the single- storey addition at the south end of the present building will be about $180,000_ It will be 66 by 66 feet, will be built‘ of con- blocks, have a brick exterior and will include three activity rooms and a combined gymnasium and auditorium. ,A storage area and a small office for an instructor will be includ- ed in the basement. When the other two phases of the development are com- pleted. Mr. Hodgson said, the hospital will be equipped to serve 300 persons. with Space Institute of Technology and When the other two phases former director of the Ontario of the development are com- Economic Council. He served pleted. Mr. Hodgson said, the as an officer in the Royal Can- hospital will be equipped to adian Navy. serve 300 persons, with space Mr, Gadsby was elected to the for activities, education and re- deputy-reeveship in town-ship habilitation of retarded adults. election held in 1966, defeating The present building now ac- Stan DeFoe. He has served as commodates about 200 patients. council's chairman of finance. Mr. Hodgson is a former reeve in a small experimental way. Senior teachers, who have had students from teachers’ college in their classrooms, felt student teachers could well be used as classroom assistants. Assistant Superintendent Mur- ray Dobson reported that the matter of teacher training is now under consideration and on the industrial commission, of King Township, warden of the system now used in British parks board and the three area York County and is now serving Columbia is receiving attention. recreation committees. county level he has been on the the Ontario Legislature. planning and roads committee. a Progressive Conservative At the his first term as a member of In this system, before a student He is begins classes at the University. he or she spends four months pitai’s work. Sixteen years ago, Mr. Gra- ham became one of the first patients to undergo the compli- cated heart valve operation and was the oldest patient the heart research team at Toronto Gen- eraI Hospital had operated on :until that time. His wife has donated his heart for research to the hospital. He underwent a second similar operation in 1960. Mr. Graham considered him- ‘self fortunate that in 1952 heart University of Toronto. he was also a director of the Canadian Heart Foundation. Besides his wife he leaves to mourn his passing two daugh- ters â€" Mrs. W. M. R055 and Mrs. G. D. Cram, both of Toâ€" ronto, and 13 grandchildren. The funeral service was held in Rosedale United Church Monday afternoon with inter- ment following in Carrville Un- ited Church Cemetery a short distance away from his Vaughan Township farm home. Hill“mmllllill“llll“lullllllllllllllllllllllllll“llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll1ll111“l\ll“ll“llll“ill!llll“lllllllllllllll“lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll1111“lllllll\llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll‘ll’F DEPUTY-REEVE GADSBY Gadsby To Run Again A resident of Markham Town- ship for the past 15 years. Mr. Gadsby received his education at Toronto and Queen’s Univer- sities and is now self-employed as a management consultant. He is a former chairman of the Markham Township Planning Board. Three Way Battle Rages Over Chief cause of the high school board‘s dismay is the fact, revealed only recently, that the Toronto and York The township requires the 10 feet of school board land for the construction of Trench Street which will run north from Maple Side- road between the new school and York Central Hospital. The hospital has already agreed to dedicate 10 feet of its land for the road. VOL. 91, N0. 18. Cause of the dispute is a request by the township for dedication of a 10 foot strip of land on the west border of Don Head Secondary School. now under; construc- tion and scheduled for op- ening next September. the school board By MARGARET McLEAN A series of misunderstand- ings and working to cross purposes has created some- thing of an impasse between Vaughan Township. York Central Hospital and York Central District High School Board, it was revealed at Monday night's meeting of a private yard The driver of the Volkswagen, Hans Bueschleb, 24, of Willowdale, was uninjured. Hewas later charged with failing to yield the right of way. Bueschleb was turning left from Don Mills onto 17th Avenue when his car collided with the Corvair southbound on Don .Mills. The Corvair travelled 100 feet and smashed through two guard posts before crashing into a tree next to a pond in 'A passenger in this car, Carolyn Wright, 18, of RR 2, Gormley, was killed on Saturday when the car. a Corvair, collided with a Volkswagen on Don Mills Road at 17th Avenue. ‘ The driver of the Corvair, Diana Derry, 17, of Richmond Hill, was taken to York Central Hospital with multiple injuries Knock Down The Walls For More Space For Team Teaching â€"Pleasantville Staff One wall designated for demo- lition separates a primary class- room from a sheltered area at the entrance to the kindergaiu ten room, Since, as a rule, in inclement weather the kinderâ€" garteners go directly into their room, this area of space is vir- tually unused. It would also require construction of an ex- William Hodgson, MLA for York North, announced this week that the Ontario Depart- ment of Public Works will soon call tenders for construction of an occupational therapy and recreational building at the Au- rora Ontario Hospital. This is the first phase of a three-phase development of facilities at the hospital for the treatment and rehabilitation of retarded adults. Hodgson Announces Wing Aurora Hospital In a resume of the story prepared for board members Monday night. Superintend- ent S. L. G. Chapman noted that shortly after the ap- pointment of the architect for the school. in November, 1966 he had discussed with Vaughan Township Planning Department the advisability of orienting the school to Trench Street. At that time, he was told that the town- ship had no plans to build the road and if the school board wished to face the school on Trench Street it would have to construct the road itself. As it was also desired to present as attractive an ap- pearance as possible to the sideroad, the architect was instructed to design the building to front that way. It wasn’t until March, 1968 -â€"â€"after $100,000 had already been expended on design Roads Commission has ruled that entrance to the school must be from Trench Street and not from Maple Side- road. Pleasantville Public School teaching staff, under the leadership of Principal John Hincks, October 24, came up with constructive ideas for creating space for team-teaching classrooms, although on the surface they sounded destructive. “Knock down the two walls,” was the advice given Richmond Hill Public School Board to pass on to the new York County Board of Education. Richn‘nl H111. Puklic LIT". 24 ‘Jri ‘ht pt Passenger Killed, Driver Bad/ y Hurt u. u unuau. yup-d.....,..v..- "a, Senior teachers, who have had SiXteen years 330’ Mr- Gm“ students from teachers’ college ban} became one Of the f11‘5_t in their classrooms, felt student Patlents to undergo the 00mph- teachers could well be used as cate‘i heart valve Operation and classroom assistants. was the oldest patient the heart Assistant Superintendent Mur- Teseal‘Ch team at Toronto Gen- ray Dobson reported that the em Hospital had operated on matter of teacher training is‘until that time. His wife has now under consideration and donated his heart for research the system now used in British to the hospital- He underwent Columbia is receiving attention. a second similar operation in In this system, before a student 1960. begins classes at the University, Mr. Graham considered him- he or she spends four months‘self fortunate that in 1952 heart :terior wall. The other wall the teachers suggested removing separates two primary class- rooms. Addition of broadloom flooring, trapezoidal desks and chairs for easy grouping, were also considered desirable â€"- but the teachers expressed a willing- ness to forego these in order to get the extra space. Questioned as to what open area will do for the pupils, the teachers explain- ed that children are more enthusiastic if they can work in groups at something they want to do. “It gives them independence to a certain extent.” Another need to make team- teaching effective would be an- other teacher. or failing that a lay teacher’s aid, they said. Team-teaching requires a lot of organization and a lot of pre- paration_ A lay person could help in routines and preparing equipment for the children, but another teacher would be best, because she would become a part of the team, was the con- sensus. But such a lay person would have to be capable and willing to work with the teach- ers. Trustee Peter Sale felt this was a plan which could be tried in a small experimental way. The teachers also felt that mova-ble book shelves and work areas for all the children would be sufficient divisions of the space. plans -â€" that the architect reported that the Toronto and York Roads Commission would “likely request that access to the school be from Trench Street.” At that time, Vaughan Township engineer advised that the building of the street had been proposed but no construction date had been set. In April, however. the township requested the 10 foot land dedication, and in May, the board passed a motion to sell the strip to the township at cost. plus in- terest, $2,280. It wasn't until June that the board learned that the hospital planned to close its Maple Sideroad entrance when Trench Street was built. York County Engin- eer A. J. Rettie advised at that time that while a temp- orary entrance would be per- mitted off the sideroad, the board would be required to close this when Trench Street was opened. Tenders for construction of the RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1968 in a classroom as a teacher‘s aid and is paid a nominal sum. After a year in classes the student comes back to the school for three months and be- fore being admitted to the pro- fession spends another period in the classroom. During these teaching periods the candidates, all pre-selected for the program, are supervised by the university and by the superintendent of schools. , r Early Heart Surgery Patient Gordon M. Graham Died Oct. 25 Gordon, McCalla Graham, re- tired chairman of the board of Simpson-Sears Ltd., died Fri- day in Toronto General Hos- pital following his fourth cor- onary attack suffered three weeks ago. Mr. Graham and his wife, the former Dorothy Frances Burton, have made their home at Tintern Farms, Bathurst Street, for the past five years. Mr. Graham has been an in- valuable member of the board of directors of York Central Hospital since its inception and has served on committees deal- ing with all phases of the hos- pital’s work. Senior Executive Trench St. Opening This precipitated a con- tentious meeting with rep- resentatives of York Cen- tral Hospital. “Eliminating threats and other emotional elements”, reported Mr. Chapman, “It emerged that the new entrance to the hos- pital is to be from the north school were that time. Following a telephone conversation between High School Board Chairman Al- lanvPeck and Reeve Brian Bailey early in September, the board passed a resolution on September 30 that none of the Don Head Secondary School property be given or sold "at this time". A letter from the reeve dated October 18 threatened that if the dedication were not given the road would not be built and the available funds would be spent else- where. The board reiterated with a letter, repeating the September 30 motion but offering to meet with town- ship representatives if de- sired. Another teacher advised tapping the pool of mature women, whose families are grown, but who can’t meet the qualifications for en- trance to teachers’ college, “As children get older their individuality increases and they need the group more. 7‘In Essentials Unity; in Non-Essentials Liberty; in all things Charity‘ already out However, they must be sup- ervised by a person employ- ed by the board â€" an adult who uses intelligence to guide the children,” she said. A senior teacher pointed out that although the school lib- rary is coming along very nicely, it is not really adequate for re- search in depth and should have more specific reference books. A resource person and tables where youngsters may spread out their material, electrical out- lets Where they can fpluz; in Viewers, would be inl/ahr’able. Level top tables are also needed instead of classroom desks. Principal Hincks pointed out that the school still has a port- (Continued on Page 3) research was one jump ahead of the heart condition that caused him to become .so exhausted that in his office he was often forced to work from a couch. The funeral service was held in. Rosedale United Church Monday afternoon with inter- ment following in Can-ville Un- ited Church Cemetery a short distance away from his Vaughan Township farm home. He joined Simpsons in- 1928 and became viceâ€"president of Simpson-Sears when it was formed in 1953, a year after his first heart valve operation. He went on to become president of the company in 1957 and two years after a second operation in 1960 he became chairman of the board. Mr. Graham was born in Stratford and educated in Van- couver and Victoria and at the University of Toronto. He was also a director of the Canadian Heart Foundation. Besides his wife he leaves to mourn his passing two daugh- ters -â€" Mrs. W. M. R055 and Mrs. G. D. Cram, both of To- ronto, and 13 grandchildren. In order to resolve both these difficulties, the board on Monday night. passed un- animously a motion by Trus- tee John Honsberger that “We will sell the land for the price we paid for it or, if the municipalities give us their consent, will give it to them free; all on the condi- tion that our present plans for entrances and all ser- vices need not be changed." There, for the moment, the matter tests. For its part, the high school board is concerned mainly with maintaining an entrance to Don Head School from Maple Sideroad. It is also concerned with deed- ing land to one municipality which was purchased with money raised from four municipalities. and Trench Street must opened by the summer 1970 and the hospital ho is afraid that if the mo: for the road is not used I it may not be available 1969." (Photo by Bill Gerry) board money now a in mmlmmummmmm\mummu\mnunmmuumumumuuulm Two more candidates have an-‘ nounced that they will seek election to the York County Board of Education December 2. They are Chairman Deena Simpson and Vice-Chairman Jack Knott of Richmond Hill Public School Board. Both made the announcement at the October 24 meeting of that board in Pleasantville School. MRS. DEENA SIMPSON Mrs, Simpson took over as chairman of the board last fall to complete the term of Walter Hutchinson and is now com- pleting another full year in that position. She has served six years as a trustee and for two of jthcse as the board’s vice-chair- man. She has also represented her board on the Interim School Organization Committee, since its inception. This committee was charged by the Ontario Government with collecting data and preparing in concise form a complete picture of the present educational operation in the county for the new board which takes over at the first of the year. A resident of Richmond Hill for 11 years, Mrs. Simpson, having been educated in Eng- land, joined the home and school association to become acquainted with how her own children were being educated. mmmuuummul\\ul1mnmmuuuuuummumuuumluuuuuw Simpson, Knott To» Run For New County Board Vaughan Joins Bus Line Protest Vaughan Township Coun- cil agreed last week to join with the Town of Richmond Hill and the Township of Markham in protesting the withdrawal of the seat tax exemption which has form- erly applied to the opera- tion of the North Yonge bus line. Minister of Transport Irwin Haskett has advised the municipalities that the exemption was a form of subsidy when the line was operating at a deficit and that as it is now operating at a profit, the subsidy is to be removed. The municipalities con- tend however, that the exemption was granted in lieu of payment for the righbof-way of the old rad- ial line which was turned over to the province at no charge. “This is one of the few ministers we haven’t dealt with. Whose turn is it to go?" enquired Reeve Brian Bailey of his council mem- bers. By this'time this great pile of orange pumpkins has been converted into dozens and dozens of smiling: leermg, happy and unhappy jack-o’lanterns which will greet the young trick or treaters on thelr rounds tonlght. Many of the youngsters will be carrying bright UNICEF boxes in which you may drop your pennies to help the underprivileged children throughout the world. Your donations will help feed the starving, clothe the naked, and educate the uneducated. lack- 0'lantems For Hello we 'en Goblins HOME PAPER OF THE DISTRICT SINCE 1878 This aroused her interest in education and prompted her to seek election to the board of trustees_ She lives at 232 Church Street South. Consider Rescinding Bylaw Creating County School Bd. Chairman of the committee is Richmond Hill Reeve Donald Plaxton. Other members are Vaughan Township Reeve Brian Bailey, Markham Township Deputy-reeve S. J. Gadsby, Whitchurch Township Deputy- reeve Lawrence Hennessey, Georgina Township Deputy- reeve E. G. Rixon, Newmarket Deputy-reeve C. J. Salisbury and Stouffville Deputy-reeve William Parsons. “I believe the new York County Board of Education should be a blend of experienc- ed people from both elementary and secondary public school boards, to ensure that the high standards of education we have enjoyed in the past will be con- tinued in the future. I also believe there should be a con- siderable representation of those who have already worked together on 1500.” “Responsibilities of trustees of the new county board are go- ing to be a lot greater,” Mr. Knott told “The Liberal", “and will take more time_ But the education of our children will go on. I believe that the new board must not become too big and too impersonal, but must keep the lines of communication with staff and parents open." Mr. Knott has lived at 60 Trench Street since 1954 and is completing his seventh year on the public school board, having served as vice-chairman for two years. He has also served on committees which have dealt with all phases of management, financing, and construction. Reason for such a revolutionâ€" ary recommendation is that under the new provincial equal- ization factors York County has had an increase of 23% in its provincial equalized assessment. This will mean a substantial reduction in education grants The frantic preparations for next January’s York County Board of Education may all come to nought if York County Council accepts a recom- mendation of its legislation and bylaws committee this week and rescinds the bylaw setting up the board. some JACK KNOTT have estimatéd as Twenty firemen from Vaug- han Fire Department, hamper- ed by a lack of water, battled for two hours to put out the fire. With no hydrants available firemen had to lay hose some 1,500 feet to a swimming pool at the rear of the property to get more water. “If we had had enough water we probably could have stopped the fire quickly." says Vaughan Fire Chief James Davidson. much as two million dollars. No other county in the prov- ince has been affected to such a degree by the new provincial figures, although Simcoe Coun- ty assessment is increased by 13.08%. Destructive Fire At Maple Downs Club There was no damage to the club house, which is located adjacent to the pro shop, and no one was injured in the blaze. Cause of the sharp increase in York County is blamed on land changing hands at specu- lative prices in the Metro fringe areas. These figures were brought before county council at its July 25 session by Vaughan Township Reeve Brian Bailey. He objected at that time to ap- portioning members on the board in accordance with the new provincial equalized ass- essment as this was in effect, approving the equalization fac- The pro shop of the Maple Downs Golf Club, Dufferin Street, was gutted by a fire which started at 4 o’clock Tues- day afternoon. Damage to the two-storey, split-level building and the equipment inside is estimated at about $75,000. A number of expensive mechanised golf carts were among the equipment destroyed. Based on 1968 tax rates, the change would up Georgina Township taxes 12.9 mills, the steepest increase in the county. Stouffville would go up 6.2; Woodbridge 5.8; Sutton 5.6; Vaughan Township 5.1: and Markham and King Townships both 3.2 mills. Richmond Hill’s rate would drop 11 mills however, and Aurora’s 9.8. The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Vaughan Township Fire Department. BI CHM 0ND HILL WHY NOT GETV’THE BEST? 884-7456 Photo by Stuart’s Studio) In effect. the committee rec- ommendation to rescind the by- law is challenging the provin- cial government with respect to the expected education grants for next year. For the past three years he has been a trustee of the Mark- ham Township Library Board and for four years has acted as secretary-treasurer of St. Pat- rick’s Separate School Board in Markham Village. tors. However. his objection was over-ruled at that time. Mr. Mihorean, secretary-trea- surer of Mihorean and Dahl- Jensen Limited, Unionville Vil- lage realtors, resides on a farm on Concession 7 Markham Township, near Peach’s Cor- ners. He is married and has five girls and two boys. He has resided in Markham Town- ship for almost all of his 40 years and has operated a real estate brokerage for al- most 20 years, (His home here was in the area south of Mark- ham Road later annexed by the town). Members of the committee feel that the county is a victim of discrimination in education grants and give this as the rea- son for recommending rescind- ingflof the bylaw. The debaté took place Wed- nesday at county council and at press time the outcome was not known. Phil Mihorean, a native of Richmond Hill and graduate of the town’s public and high schools and the University of Toronto, announced this week that he will be a candidate for Ward 3 Councillor in Markham Township elections December 2. PHIL MIHOREAN Ward 3 Candidate 28 Levendale Road PER COPY 10¢