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tured the township by two votes to one. Unofficial final returns were Roman â€"â€" 2,647 and Gads- by â€" 1.285. The top spot on the township council was retained by Reeve Stewart Rumble who ob-i literated his opponent, formed Councillor Robert 'Sloane, at the polls. Mr. Sloane failed to win a single subdivision as Reeve Rumble steamrollered to an unofficial 3,093 to 866 vote victory. Mr. Hooper carried five of the eight polls in the ward by slim margins but they were not enough to overcome the 300 vote majority gained by Mr. Jongeneel in the two polls he won. Final'Tesults‘showed Mr. Jon- geneel â€"- 658. Mr. Hooper â€"â€" 517, Norman Tyndall â€"â€" 247 and John Young â€" 232. In Ward 1, incumbent Coun- cillor Allan Sumner defeated newcomer Charles Stewart of This was Mr. Sloane‘s second defeat at the hands of Mr. Rum- ble who turned back Mr. Sloane's 1965 bid for the dep- uty~reeveship. While Mr. Rumble's victory was never in doubt, for a short time it appeared as though Mr. Gadsby might come close to Mr. Roman. Down by eight votes after the first poll re- ported, he rebounded to take subdivision four at Langstaff by 41 to 39 votes. It wasn't an upset for Mark- ham Township Deputy-reeve Sid Gadsby in Monday night's election; it was a complete overthrow. Mr. Gadsby's deputy-reeve's chair was swept from under him by popular Ward 2 Coun- cillor Anthony Roman who cap‘ tured the township by two votes to one. Unofficial final returns were Roman â€"- 2,647 and Gads- by â€"- 1.285. From then on it was all Mr. Roman. Mr. Gadsby won only one other poll, subdivision five, as the remainder of the town- ship declared solidly for his op- ponent. ceived 575 votes, and Robert Ross who received 545 votes in Monday‘s election. Candidate James Morley se- cured 466 votes in his first try for public office and Jack Knott. who has served on Richmond Hill Public School Board since 1961. trailed with 280. Mrs. Simpson is the present chairman of Richmond Hill Public School Board and has served on ISOC, the committee which has paved the way for the new county board. She was 0n the new York County Roman Catholic Separate School Board, Richmond Hill will be represented by Solicitor John LeClaire who received 326 votes and John Taylor who received 222. Both have served on the Richmond Hill Separate School Board. Mr, LeClaire has also been chairman of lSSOC, the interim commit- tee which has planned for the new board. Joseph Duwer, also a trustee. received 126 votes. Only 14.52 percent of the first elected in 1962. Mr. Rossieligible voters in town visited served on the public schoolithe polls. board and as its chairman, onivoters town council, and on the York There the list were 9.806 on and onl} 11.423 cast their votes. Candidate James Morley se- cured 466 votes in his first try for public office and Jack Knott. who has served on Richmond Hill Public School Board since 1961. trailed with 280. Just 14.5% Town Voters Went To Polls Monday Richmond Hill's two repre~ sentatives on the new York County Board of Education will be Mrs. Deena Simpson who re- ceived 575 votes. and Robert Ross who received 545 votes in Monday‘s election. VOL. 91, NO. 23. Garnet Williams Wins Smashing Victory Monday The only tight race was By MICHAEL RAPSEY Reeve Rumble swat-mped challenger Robert Sloane for the second time winning by over 2,000 votes. Mr. Roman toppled incumbent Sid Gadsby from the deputy-reeve’s chair by two votes to one. Rumble, Roman landslide Victory Ebullient Markham Township Councillor Tony Roman (left) and Reeve Stewart Rumble discuss election results in the Markham Township Offices, Monday evening. Both were land- slide winners in their respective races. DEENA SIMPSON Less than 30 percent of the township’s eligible voters cast 'their ballots in the election. The low turnout was reflect- ed in the township offices at Buttonville where the results were being tabulated and post- ed by harried officials. Less than 40 people were present to witness Reeve Rumble‘s and Councillor Roman’s stunning victories. Ward 2 where newcomer James Jongeneel won a four‘way race for councillor. Mr. Jongeneel turned back a determined bid by Charles Hooper. one-time reeve and county warden, by winning the heavy subdivision vote in the Highland Park-Bayview- Glen areas in the south part of the ward. Many who were present were too involved in their own'pri- Central District High School Board including a term as its chairman. In Ward 1, incumbent Coun- cillor Allan Sumner defeated newcomer Charles Stewart of Thornhill Green 852 votes to 642. Ward 3 was captured by Eldred King. the retiring chairâ€" man of Markham Township School Area 2, who polled 497 votes to Philip Mihorean‘s 296. vate agonies to care. Only 14.52 percent of the eligible voters in town visited the polls. There were 9‘80C voters on the list and onl) 1.423 cast their votes. ROBERT ROSS 1d Commenting on his easy win, ' he said “Of course I’m hapDY. n_,I’ve been working for this for ed two years. Let’s just say the ofIpeople of Markham were behind He quietly toured the sparse crowd, s'milingly aceepting con- gratulations and good wishes. Little seven-year-old Helen Pennyfather, whose father was running as separate school re- presentative on the York County Board of Education, ex- pressed it all when she said tensely “I hope‘ he wins after all the work we’ve done." Her father was trailing by over 40 votes at the time. The only excitement, other than the confusion of the press and radio reporters as they shuffled make-shift charts try- ing to keep abreast of the re- sults, was the arrival of Coun- cillor Roman. man he defeated so soundly. “It was a tough fight." he said. “It was quite an accom- plishment to beat a man like Sid Gadsby. He did a lot of good work for the township but No such prayers were needed by Reeve Rumble. He entered the hall at 10.30 pm already comfortably ahead of his op- ponent and gaining all the time. Mr. Roman swept into the hall dressed Trudeau-like in a green turtleneck and blazer. He was a happy man and showed it in the way he greeted well- wishers with infectious enthus- iasm. lll‘llllllllllllllllllllll[\llllllllllllllll“llll\lllllllllllllll1\l\\\l\llllllllllli iarm home, at i. am. iocateu a mile east of Highway 27 and 21h: miles south of Nobleton. Intense heat drove neighbors who tried to enter the blazing home back. k It took firemen 1's: hours to extinguish the flames. Mrs. McArthur and an- other daughter. Laura 13, were attending a wedding when the fire started. 5*“‘“mmmlmWWW“ll“mm”"WWW"llmllmlllllmllll“ml"lummulllll“mul“!“llllll\lll““lll““\|ll“\“llllllllllufitum“1mmlullummmuIn!“mumHunmulllmlllmm“mumummuuumuimuuuuuuuuiuuuuumimmmumummuuummuuuuuuuumuuumummununnu iumuumumunuumn1iiinunmumun“mmummumuuuumuunuumiuuiummuuuluuuuuu Liuu nun.“ cuuwa "nu Mylo-5 uu ocpqlflyc avnuvl uuu-u January 1. 1969, as a result Ofi Vaughan was coupled with Monday's election- gWoodbridge for the election for Mr. Bailie. present chairmanfihe new York County Roman of Vaughan Township Public‘Catholic Separate School Board, School Board. led the polls withialso. The two representativesI 2,470 votes. Ross Jolliffe. a pastichosen by separate school SLIP-1 chairman of the same boardiporters were Mrs. Noreen Leei had 2.320 and Mr. Kinnee, who with 293 votes and Eugenel has served on York Central Dis- Jacobs with 272. Both are froml gtrict High School Board smce the Woodbridge area. l :1949 had 2.070 votes, Malcolm Peake of Naughtonl The unofficial count Monday Drive. Jefferson ran third “1th ‘night indicated that the third 105 votes. favor of the townsnip pur- chasing the hydro instal- lation within the municipal- ity from the Ontario Hydro Electric Commission. This has been done, but the township was unable to set up a commission to further run the system without a vote of the people. The results of Monday’s vote clear the way for the election of a three-member hydro commission. (route by Stuart’s Studio) - Victory is sweet for Reeve-Elect Garnet Williams of Vaughan Township and Mrs. Williams, as he received the acclaim of 309 township residents Monday evening at Maple Recreation Centre. Mr. Williams had. just learned he had defeated the incumbent reeve, Brian Bailey by a decisive 2,782 votes to 1,544. “mumltllllll|llllllllllllllmlull“mllllll\lllllllllullllltlilllt\ll\lllllllltllltllllllllllll‘F --’ A 4 â€" _â€". Investigate Blaze That Killed Three “I hope it is what people think it is." commented Mayor Thomas Broadhurst, when Richmond Hill’s new anti-noise bylaw was given its third reading and passed at the November 25 meet- ing of town council. The new bylaw seeks to control any noise likely to disturb inhabitants and provides a maximum penalty of $300. Councillor Lois Hancey reported the town's solicitor had outlined the procedure for filing a com- I‘llluulllmumulllll“Hum““\Hlllulllllllllllllllmm‘lllllmlllll‘U"llllllll\ll\llll||l\|\\\|\\l\ll\lluuuluuuuluInuulu\uuuu\Iuluuuuumuulunuunuuunuuuuuum mummy-um ‘uummuuu“mmum"mumm...““m.mu“..umuuuuum.u“..."“.m..“m. Town Anti-Noise Bylaw In Effectâ€"Décision Now Up T o Magistrate The Ontario Fire Mar- shall’s Office is investi- gating an early morning blaze in Vaughan Township that claimed the lives of a man and two children. Re- sults of the investigation will not be known for a week, according to Vaug- han Fire Chief James Davidson. Dead are Albert Mc- Arthur, 47, and his two children. eight - year - old Lisa and six-year-old Greg- ory. He was gracious towards the They were killed when a fire broke out on their farm home, at 1 am, located a mile east of Highway 2'1 and 2L2 miles south of Nobleton. Intense heat drove neighbors who tried to enter the blazing home back. RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1968 (Pnoto by Stuart’s Stumo) the 1969 council will be better Still.” Basically the main issue was to get some work done, he said. “I felt that too much time was spent on petty issues which should have been handled by the people working for the (Continued on Page 3) Councillor John MacDiarmid reported that the application to build a drive-in restaurant con- forms to the zoning. “There is no way we can change the zoning, so planning board thought it advisable to refer the matter to the works committee. Since there are two properties each with access to Yonge Street, we couldn’t control it that way either.” llllllilllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllll“llllllw See Planning Board Story on Page 5 lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Mr. MacDiarmid went on to say the plans call for a nice building at the front withtpark- ing at the back. “It appears to be well organized and well built." The building will in- clude a restaurant with tables and will be built and operated by the A&W chain. Warren Bailie, of Richvale, Ross Jolliffe of Langstaff and Morley Kinnee of Maple will represent Vaughan Township and the Village of Woodbridge for a two year term on the new York County Board of Educa- tion which comes into being on January 1. 1969. as a result of Monday's election. Council Finds Itself Helpless Bailie, Jolliffe, Kinnee Elected To York County Board Of Education New Drive-In Conforms To Zoning In spite of “paying substantial sums of money for professional advice” Richmond Hill’s zoning bylaw still has loopholes, town council has discovered. Neither the present Bylaw 1000 or the proposed new zoning bylaw would have given them any means of preventing what some members of council consider an unsuitable commercial development north of the Canadian Tire Store on the west side of Yonge Street. plaint under the new bylaw “If an individual or group is disturbed by a noise, they should contact the police or the bylaw enforcement offi- cer. If in the opinion of the investigating officer there is an infraction of the by- law he can lay a charge on behalf of the municipality. “The complainant or com- plainants would be ask- ed to sign an affidavit and appear in court when the case is heard. Then it will be up to the magistrate to "‘In Essentials Unity; in Non-Essentials Liberty; in all things Charity" YRutherford Returns As Vaughan Deputy-Reeve Councillor Lois Hancey also pointed out that the zoning per- mits the development. “The only thing we can do is to try to alleviate the traffic prob- lem.” With this in mind the town’s works committee recom- mends that immediate steps be taken to have traffic lights in- stalled at the Yonge-Wrightâ€" Dufferin intersection, instead of iwaiting for Yonge Street recon- struction. “If the lights were lin, the hazard wouldn’t be so great,” Mrs. Hancey told coun- cil. representative would be Rev. A. B. Cathcart of Woodbridge, but the official count gave that seat to Mr. Kinnee by 112 votes. Mr. Cathcart had 1,958. Chair- man Allan Peck of York Central Board trailed with 1.789. Separate School Board Request Survey On Need For More Sr. Housing determine if inhabitants were disturbed," she point- ed out. The new bylaw prepared by Town Solicitor Thomas Fraser, to replace one pass- ed five years ago which has proved inefficient, was first discussed at the Nov- ember 4 meeting when it was given two readings. At that time Deputy- reeve Floyd Perkins ques- tioned the bylaw, stating it would be a tough one to enforce and called it “Dic- There is a long waiting list for apartments in Duf- ferin Court, the senior citizen housing unit open- ed just over a year ago, “It’s a traffic hazard with accumulating traffic,” main- tained Councillor Ivan Mansbridge. “I think the building permit should be withheld. If we have to go to the OMB we would have justifiable grounds,” he contended. "I think we should do every- Councillor Lbis Hancey re- ported to Richmond Hill Council NoVember 25. Because of this demand for more senior citizen housing, Councillor Hancey moved and Councillor W11- liam Lazenby seconded a request to have the Ontario Housing Commission make a survey of the needs for more accommodation for senior citizens. Deputy-reeve Floyd Per- kins pointed out. “We have the land on the other side of Dufferin Street and the services are already in â€" so the cost to the town will be limited.” For senior citi- zen housing the town is re- quired to provide services and accept a fixed annual amount for each suite in lieu of taxes. OHC con- structs and manages the buildings. Councillor Ivan Mans- bridge asked if a temporary sidewalk could not be in- stalled on Dufferin Street to make smoother walking for the elderly residents of the present senior citizen housing, while awaiting thing to impede this proposal and do nothing to smooth the way,” added Reeve Donald Plaxton. “It’s right across the way from that beautiful new church.” “I would like to talk to the developers before the building permit is issued,” stated the mayor. Mr. MacDiarmid agreed. “They have gone out of their way to make it attractive. It’s as pleasing as an establishment of this kind can be made,” re- ported Mrs. Hancey. Reeve Plaxton added that Richmond Hill badly needs a good class of restaurant and “we’re getting the wrong kind”. Mr. Mansbridge suggested a controlling body be appointed to decide the type of develop- ment which will be permitted in commercial areas. He claimed this is done in Vancouver. If the building permit has not already been issued, it was decided to withhold it until council has had the opportun- ity to meet with the principals to discuss traffic problems. “\“llllllll\l\\lllll1111l\l\\llllllllllllllllll\l\\\lllllllllllllmllllll“\“lllml Vaughan Approves Hydro Commission Yonge Street reconstruc- tion, which involves widen- ing of Dufferin. Reeve Floyd Perkins reported he has suggested to the works committee that an asphalt path be laid as a temporary measure. Mr. Lazenby also request- ed that the works commitâ€" tee investigate some better method of designating the crosswalk at the Yonge- Lorne-Arnold intersection, “where there have been several near accidents.” Mrs. Hancey pointed out the town has no official cresswalks and the mark- ings at Lorne and Yonge designate a school cross- ing. “We investigated legal crosswalks some time ago and found they entailed considerable expense in lighting, etc. Council at that time hesitated to go ahead with them. This is a school crossing and is very necessary.” she stated. “But other people use it when the crossing guard is not there. Will the works committee investigate marking it more clearly?" requested Mr. Lazenby. Mrs. Hancey suggested a larger school crossing sign might be the answer and promised to have the works committee investigate. tating". The mayor suggestâ€" ed that a waiting period be given to enable citizens to comment on the bylaw. He expressed concern that it might leave people open to harassment by other indi- viduals. During discussion Novem- ber 25. supporting letters were read from Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Elson, Church Street South; Dr. M‘ S. H11- lerV Essex Avenue; Mrs. Elsie Green. Palmer Avenue; and Vaughan Township voters decided emphatically that they wished an elected three-member hydro com- mission to operate the re- cently acquired township hydro system, when they voted Monday, 2,903 to 966 in favor of a bylaw to set up such a commission. Election of the three- member commission will be held at the next election. In 1966 Vaughan Town- ship ratepayers voted in favor of the township pur- chasing the hydro instal- lation within the municipal- ity from the Ontario Hydro Electric Commission. This has been done, but the township was unable to set up a commission to further run the system without a vote of the people. HOME PAPER OF THE DISTRICT SINCE 1878 Gordon Risk of Maple, also a political tyro. led the polls with 2,591 votes as seven candiâ€"i dates vied for election to five‘ seats on council (an increase from three to take effect in the New Year). David Fraser of Concord, who is completing his first two year term on council, was next with 2,335 votes; Lou Wainwright of Richvale. in his first try for municipal office, stood third with 2,192; John Gilbert of RR 1, Woodbridge. another newcomer, was in fourth place with 2,128; and Dalton McArthur of Maple was returned for his third term with 1,945 votes. Just out of the running, Ernest Redelmeier had 1,797 and Alfred Ferry of Maple had 1,719. Almost 40% of the 10,829 eligible voters in the township visited the 35 polling places Monday to struggle with a mul- tiplicity of ballots. Public school supporters received five ballots to mark and separate school supporters had six bal- lots on which to indicate their choices. Public school supporters vot- ed for reeve, deputy-reeve, five councillors, three trustees for the York County Board of Ed- ucation, and on the establish- ment of a hydro commission in the township. Separate school supporters substituted a ballot for two trustees on the York County Roman Catholic Sep- arate School Board and added a ballot for one representative (for the whole county) on the York County Board of Educa- tion. By MARY DAWSON Vaughan Township electorate chose a new reeve, deputy-reeve and three (of five) new councillors at Monday's election. ‘ Garnet Williams, the. present deputy-reeve, handed incumbent Reeve Brian Bailey a 2,782 to 1,544 defeat to claim the reeve’s chair for 1969 and 1970. Albert Rutherford, a former township reeve and warden of the County of York, was successful in his campaign for the deputy-reeveship when he garnered 2,437 votes to 1,817 for Mrs. Margaret McLean of Concord, making her first bid for municipal office. As a result. tabulation in each polling subdivision was slow and at Maple Recreation Cen- tre, where almost 200 people had gathered to get the re- turns, tabulation was even slower. It was 9 pm before the first results were posted and these were from the advance poll at which 37 had voted. By 10:30 only eight polling places were entered on the charts but Brian Bailey, who had his own unofficial returns almost complete, arrived to con- cede the election tq Mr. Wil- liams. “I know Garnet wanted this very much. To me. per- sonally, it was unimportant," Mr. Bailey said. “I have been able to do some of the things I wanted done in the past two years. The people spoke today Stan Stanley of Harrygan Crescent. Chief cause of complaint was barking dogs, one writer stating, “A dog is a true picture of his mas- ter." Other causes for complaint included racing cars, honk- ing of horns, roaring motor- cycles, shouting and smash- ing of bottles, the last four pertaining to patrons of a driveâ€"in restaurant. Also present in support of the by- law although she did not â€" that’s what democracy is all about." He forecast a majority of 1,000 or more for his oppon- ent, and ended, “I am going back to the people who worked so hard for me," as he left the hall. By 10:50 only 16 polls of the 35 had reported and at 11:30 results at 28 polls only had been recorded. when the triâ€" umphant skirl of pipes was heard in the entranceway and the newly-elected reeve and deputy-reeve with their wives. entered the hall, preceded by Piper Rev. B. F. Andrew play- ing “The Road To The Isles” and followed‘by a large crowd of supporters waving placards. Mr. Williams expressed his thanks to his supporters and stated, “The people of Vaughan Township won an election to- day. The issues were clear and they made their decision. I After being out of public office for two years, Deputy-reeve Elect Albert Rutherford expressed satisfaction at “being back in the reins again.” He was speaking to a large group of electors who had gathered in Maple Recreation Centre Monday evening to watch the vote being tallied. 884-7456 speak, was Mrs. R. Simmons of Hunt Avenue. Councillor Ivan Mans- bridge stated, "I think this bylaw is more effective than the previous one." Mrs. Hancey pointed out that in Vaughan Township under a similar bylaw people have been charged and fined. you think is likely to disturb and what the person hearing Reeve Donald Plaxton de- scribed the problem as i‘wha} will work hard to promote co- operation on the council and to carry out my promises to make this township a better place in which to live. If you have any problems, call me â€"- I will be at your service anytime." Mr. Rutherford. who received a kiss and a warm handshake from his opponent. Mrs. Marg- aret McLean. complimented her on a “very clean campaign". Mr. Rutherford appeared quite happy to "be back in the reins after being out for two years." and expressed the hope that he can fulfill the confidence ex- pressed in him. He also invited the citizens of the township to call him. “The door is open.” he concluded. Mrs. McLean complimented Mr. Rutherford on winning “a good fight" and expressed the belief that town- ship affairs would be “in good hands” for the next two years. “This is quite an intoler- able load to place on a by- law enforcement officer,” claimed Mayor Broadhurst. Deputy-reeve Perkins ex- pressed concern that if the municipality lays the charge, the municipality is going to pay for it. it considers disturbing.“ The mayor continued that he had no quarrel with the intent of the bylaw. “I sug- gest we give it a whirl", he concluded. 28 Levendale Road (Photo by Stuart's Studio) PER COPY 10c