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VOL. 91, NO. 26 KKKKKKK'KliKflBE‘lKKKKKKKKEKMK’IKK KKKflKKKKKK‘Kk‘EKfiKK KKKKK‘I K KIRK!“ MK MK 66 EEK?! 59‘ K ’3 K K! I! K '(K K K 9150!!! K KKEKKMKKM‘KMKKIIKKKKKKKKMKKKEE K91 KKK K K K K KKKK K E11: MKKKKKlQI 30001 ‘¢ 3'“! KKK K 9‘ WK K ’3‘ ‘K "K ents in that institution to join! Friday morning when classes; them. This despite the fact,i\\'ere called. all who had been! "The Liberal" learned. some-,absent Thursday were asked to hne in the group pulled the firefigather in the cafeteria. Over‘ alarm. The 200 then ran around3250 boys and girls were in-‘ the school. chanting, "Chicken".§cluded in the group. Of these, Grade 13 students are afraid 75 had been absent, approxim- that the extended school year ater 50 had written notes from \Nill prevent them securing their parents which were ac-l summer employment and will cepted. The rest, about 100. give an unfair advantage to the refused or were unable to get university students. who are written notes from their par- available at a date late in May, ents and were refused admis- spokesman for a group of stud- sion to classes. I ents from Bayview who visited! The four young people who our office on Friday, told “Theitalked to “‘The Liberal” were Liberal". ;emphatic in their claim that thei On their way, the Bayvlew students detoured to Richmond Hill High School but were able ho entice only a handful of studâ€" ents in that institution to join them. This despite the fact, "The Liberal" learned. some- bne in the group pulled the fire alarm. The 200 then ran around the school. chanting, "Chicken". ents from Bayview who visited our office on Friday, told “The Liberal". Claiming that the walk- out- at Bayview was a “spur of the moment" thing. with 400 to 500 students leaving their classes. the delegation told us that all but about 200 returned \to their classes. The spokesman also stated. that grade 13 students intend- ing to go on to university and grade 12 students intending to attend college ’must earn $300 during the summer in order to qualify for student loans. If jObS normally available to themlregular note was being requiredibe vitally affected by the min» The four young people who talked to ,“The Liberal” were emphatic in their claim that the school principal was demanding that the parents send a writtenlent body Whether they Should ‘join the walkout, he told them apology for their son’s or daughter’s conduct. In fact. one boy told us he had taken a letter from his mother, which stated that she knew he had walked out, that she knew where he had been the did not go to Toronto since his mother had forbidden it) and that her son was sorry. This letter. he said. was not accepted. However. Superintendent Sam Chapman stated that only a are filled by university stud- ents, they may not be able to; go on to institutions of higher;who “rudely” walked out \vliile‘many of these did not travel learning because of lack of: funds. They said most of their? from apology from the young people? classes were in progress. Mr. the parents â€" and aanter‘s decision). in a most unfair position." Mr. Martin said that on Tues- day, when he had been asked by representatives of the studâ€" they would have to make their own decisions, but warned that they must also be prepared to accept the responsibility fort their actions. Of the 200 students who, walked out on classes, the prin- cipal estimated that approxim-‘ ately‘120 were from grades 9 and 10, about 80 from grades 11 and 12 and only eight from grade 13 (the class which will He had also learned that‘ to Queen’s Park and the To? Chapman also questioned theI ronto City Hall where the ac-; Slimmer employment oppOI‘tLll1~’statenielit that the walkout was:tion was, he said. but spentl ities are in drive-in restaurants, “spur of the moment” since theztheir time out of school in: students will fly to Great Britain and Europe for a two-week opportunity to learn geography, history and French by observation and study. Each student will pay his or her own way, will do weeks of preparatory study and will continue to learn as they review their trip and record what they have learned on their return. Most are earning and bank- ing the necessary funds. The group will be super- vised by Russell Reece, master teacher of Geogra- phy. who spent some years teaching in London: by Mrs. Gail McLeod. teacher of history at Bayview Second- ary and by Norman Le- Maire. teacher of French at Thornlea Secondary. New be“ Kates UI\-nIII LOUIICII The Bell Telephone Comp- The application by Bell Can-l any won a lopsided decision ada to the Canadian Transport for its new rate increases from Commission to increase its‘ Richmond Hill Council last‘rates should take about a year[ week. to process, a commission spokes- Council voted overwhelming man 531d "1 Ottawa last Thurs: support for the rate increaseslday- . I which will raise rates here? Be” 35km that the Fate "1‘ from $6.95 to $715 after an crease take effect March 1. initial drop to $6.55 ‘ The commission spokesman ’d earlier Bell rate applica-l Mayor Thomas Broadhurst‘s.a1 , ,; said that the expanded calling “‘15 have take“ “’0‘” 3 “‘3‘ from receipt to final judgment. area would compensate for the This included an initial pep rate increase. ‘iod for receiving protests. an Under the expanded system’intemal study by the commis: long distance charges will belsion of Bell financial state-3. (abolished for calls from Rich-ments. public hearings and ‘mond Hill. to West Hill. Scaf-‘then consideration of the final ‘bOI‘O. Agincourt‘ WOOdbl‘idge. decision by the commission Weston. Malton. Cooksville. Port Bell is seeking a rate increase ‘Credit. lslington and New 'l‘o- equal to about 10 percent on ronto. current revenue. Street "The hosp iis full, we’ve got to have m room. If the Trench Street tension is not built. we may forced to scrap all our pi and start over." Mr. Peck assured the dek tion his board had no thou ‘of jeopardizing the hospital, the trustees have certain s iulations put on it by the m icipalities. “No one has in things clear for us in the 1 to allow us to make a decis from our hearts, we have to use our heads." The school board chaii man went on to point at that the money for the ma was in the Vaughan bur get for 1968, was taken on and then put back i again. “Why is a road ft the hospital so importai in 1968 and forgotten i fi“lulllllllllllllllllllllllllll“till“llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllltlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllullllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllulllll‘tlllillllllllllllllllllllllllllll‘illlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll By MARY DAWSON Included in the approximately 3,000 secondary school students who stormed Queen’s Park and Toronto City Hall Thursday of last week were some 150 students of Bayview Secondary School. The young students, primarily from the junior grades walked out of classes at 9:30 Thursday morning and set off for Toronto to protest the recently announced 10-day extension of the school year. Stoutly defending the sur- vey which suggested the change. as taken by Trail- ways of Canada Bus Lines. was Councillor Ivan Mans- bridge. chairman of the transportation committee and other committee members are Reeve Donald Plaxlon A decision to re-adjust Richmond Hill bus routes sparked some lively objec- tions from two members of town council Monday night of last week. The new routes will go into effect on or about Feb- ruary 1. Revised schedules will be made available to the public outlining the changes at the time. Objeclors were C0uncil~ 101‘s John MacDiarmid and Lois Hancey who were any- thing but convinced the change was for the better. 0n Merits 0f Proposed Changes To Local Bus Routes Little Local Support Given Striking Metro District High School Students Approximatelyni:000_giftsiuere received, 800 of which were distributed to homes and the rest to the patients at the Ontario Hospital, Aurora. There were sufficient gifts for the women patients, but a definite scarcity of gifts for men. The association spent $150 in providing sufficient male gifts â€"â€" about three times as much as has been spent in previous years. Every mental patient in York County will receive at least one gift this Christmas because of the generosity of other county residents, Mrs. Mary Gilbert of Aurora, Christmas gift convenor of the York County Branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association, told “The Liberal” this week. hwwvvnv‘v-v-c V. --.. Yv- ___ 1,7, In the arbvove pheto a grohh Sf ferolvunteers are Eeen wrapping the gifts which were collected at idepots throughout the county. The gift wrapping was held December 10 at Aurora United Church. I, 000 Christmas Gifts For County Patients swimming pools. gas stations and factory work with employâ€" ers wanting summer help for as long a period as possible. Public L1“1“"«1"" E 24 gar: m Maj, 9 Riohu‘ni Hill. v 1 Jim 3â€"2â€"1â€"0â€"9- a and Councillor William Laz- enby. He said the revised bus route would assure a "faster, efficient. and more econom- ical service. The idea of the survey was to determine where the heavy travelling was taking place and change the schedule accordingly." Mr. MacDiarmid and Mrs. Hancey argued that the bus was subsidized by the entire town and therefore should be accessible to the majority of the residents. Councillor Hancey said she was opposed to “prefer- ential treatment being given to any particular section of town as this revised bus route will bring about." The new bus route will place its heaviest concentraâ€" tion on a triangular-shaped area of town embracing the lsLai‘f had been forenarned of it:- ‘ Bayview Principal Arthur Martin told “The Liberal”. I that by Friday morning “all ‘ but five or six” of the stud- l ‘ ents had brought not-es l l 1 1 l l 1 from their parents to which they had added their own apologies, which had been the school's requirements for readmission to class. , He said he felt the demon- _:stration about a memorandum 5lirom Education Minister Wil- }liam Davis requiring attendance 5‘be marked until June 13. 1969. l;over which the principal and )‘staff had no control was un- . called for. “It was an upset to the sChool and an embarrassment to the teachers. I felt an apology was due. I also felt that the 1,212 students who remained in class, had their morning completely upset and pressured to join in the walkout or be accused of being ‘chicken', deserved an apology. They had been placed in a most unfair position." Beverley Acres area to the Allencourt Plaza and then to Richmond Heights Centre. Mrs. Hancey felt the re- routing tended to bypass other areas already serviced and particularly “cuts out Yonge Street except from Crosby Avenue to Richmond Heights Centre and from Centre Street to the same plaza." that sern’ce wasn't being diminished but improved stating that the change would cut ten minutes from the time it now takes to go from the Bayview Avenue area to the Richmond Heights Centre. “We can accomplish this." he said, “by avoiding the more circular route now in effect." MI Mansbridge argued service wasn‘t being RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO. THURSDAY, DEC. 26. 1968 The young students, who had been absent from classes all day Thursday of their own vol- .ition. on Friday were express- ing deep concern for the pupils who, because parents were not at home, or because they lived at too great a distance from the school, were unable to get a ,written letter and were being ‘Fbarred from classes for another \day. other activities. One young lad was found playing pool 'and others went skating, he said he had been told by parents. mummumuuumuulIummmunuuuunuuuuulumuuuumm District Students To Visit Eumpe He stressed that these other more circular routes would be serviced but not as frequently as at the present time because the survey showed the need was not as great in those areas. An “adventure in learn- ing” for a group of students in secondary schools in the York Central District is Well advanced in planning. When the spring vacaâ€" tion, 1969. rolls around, 60 students will fly to Great Britain and Europe for a two-week opportunity to learn geography. history and French by observation and study. “No one will suffer from a loss of service,” he em- phasized. “In fact it will be just the reverse. We will have a more efficient. speedy service. because of the more direct route." He stressed that the town wasn‘t bound indefinitely to the new routes and assured council that “if after a reas- onable trial period we find that its not working out we will make the necessary ad- justments.” Councillor Hancey insisted the adjustments were too harsh "particulaer when all your judgements are made Each student will pay his or her own way, will do weeks of preparatory study and will continue to learn as they review their trip and record what they have learned on their return. Most are earning and bank- ing the necessary funds. zIn Essentials Unity; in Nonâ€"Essentials Liberty; in all things Charity" {New Bell Rates OKâ€"Hill Council The Bell Telephone Comp- ;any won a lopsided decision for its new rate increases from Richmond Hill Council last‘ week. : Council voted overwhelming support for the rate increases which will raise rates here from $6.95 to $7.15 after an initial drop to $6.55. Mayor Thomas Broadhurst said that the expanded calling area would compensate for the rate increase. ‘ Under the expanded system long distance charges will be [abolished for calls from Rich- (mond Hill. to West Hill. Scar- boro. Agincourt, Woodbridge. Weston. Malton. Cooksville. Port on the basis of a one week survey.” She disagreed with Mr. Mansbridge‘s emphasis on the speed-up in going from one destination to another. “This isn’t the sole reason for buses being in a mun- icipality. They are here to accommodate the most numâ€" ber of people and this wav you are isolating large seg- ments of the town. “In effect all we will like- ly be faced with is an inâ€" creased subsidy and less ser- vice to the majority of people who want to use the buses.” Enl‘ulmqnt i'rfi York Cen‘ tral District six high schools totalled 4,604 at the end of October, it was re- ported at the December 16 board meeting. This was down 41 from the enrol- ment at the end of Sep- tembex‘. Mayor Thomas Broadhurst commented that it wouldn't be economical to have a bus going down every street. “It would be nice," he said, "but we couldn’t afford The number of retire- ments is almost one perâ€" cent. Superintendent Sam Chapman reported, “and this is exceptionally high but is not off pattern from previous years. Half occur at the grade 10 level and another large block at the grade 11 level. We are of the opinion that in many cases students who are over 16 start back to school in the fall. in order to qualify for the youth allowance but fail to main- tain sufficient interest to continue to attend.” Report 4,604 Pupils Area High Schools At its meeting December 10 Vaughan Township Council had accepted a tender in the amount of $30,606i04 from Warren Bit- uminous Paving for construc- tion of the road, work to com- mence when the dedication wanmade by the school board. ,The hospital board had a1- 1'eady made a dedication of a similar strip on the west side of the road allowance. (The highest of the four tenders re- ceived by the township was Hospital, Don HeadASch. Trench Street Entrance Trustees Dedicate Their 10 Ft. Strip $39,056.89.) The school board’s decisionl was prompted by presentation} 01' the hospital board’s “case“‘ at the December 16 board meeting. Representing the hospital were Board Chairman Graham Walter and Business Administrator Gary Chatfield. It was pointed out direct ac- cess to the Maple Sideroad will be closed off when that road is Work on the Trench Street extension, which will provide access to the Maple Sideroad for York Central Hospital and Don Head Vocational School, may proceed at once. In a committee of the whole meeting, which followed the regular meeting of York Central District High School Board December 16, trustees “used their hearts instead of their heads" to make immediate dedâ€" ication of a 10 foot strip of land on the east side of the Trench Street road alltm'ance to the Township of Vaughan. Commission to increase its rates should take about a year to process. a commission spokesâ€" man said in Ottawa last Thurs- day. Bell’asked that the rate in- crease take effect March 1. The commission spokesman said earlier Bell rate applica- tions have taken about a year from receipt to final judgment. This included an initial per- iod for receiving protests, an internal study by the commis- sion of Bell financial state- ments, public hearings and sion of Bell financial state- ments. public hearings and then consideration of the final decision by the commission ~The superintendent also pointed out that the numâ€" ber of retirements at 'l‘hornhill Secondary is two per cent of enrolment. A detailed study of fhese will be made. Of the total enrolment 1,749 students 01‘ 37.94% come from Richmond Hill. 799 or 25.04% from Mark- ham, 1.310 or 32.14% from Vaughan and 225 or 4.88% from Woodbridge. Enrolment in Bayview Secondary is 1.439, in Langstaff Secondary 771, in Richmond Hill High 574. in Thornhill Second. ax‘y 1.000, in Thornlea Secâ€" ondary 536 and in Wood- bridge 284. There are 1.315 students in grade 9, 1.226 in grade 10, 910 in grade 11, 757 in grade 12 and 396 in grade 13. it. I like to compare buses with other services provided by the municipality such as police and fire The service is there for the people if they want it. But we've got to concentrate on the areas of greatest demand," Councillor Mansbridge pointed out that one particu- lar benefit under the pro- posed changes would involve the senior citizens apartâ€" ments on Dufferin Street. "The bus \\ill now pass Dufferin and Church Street North corner three times a day and go directly to either of two shopping plazas.” Three basic routes will be set up: The Centre route, Crosby route. and the circle route to accomodale out of the way sections of the town. "It simply be he fact. that we HOME PAPER OF THE DISTRICT SINCE 1878 have a reconstructed as a four-lane} 1969?“ highway by the Toronto andL “Who's reconstructed as a foululane highway by the Toronto and York Roads Commission. After they had presented their plea for immediate action by the school board. the hospital‘s representaâ€" tives were told that that body wanted a guarantee in writing, bearing the signa- ture of a responsible per- son, that sewage disposal facilities will be available for Don Head School before dedication was made. However, during the com- mittee of the whole meeting which followed, trustees decid- ed to make the dedication now. rather than jeopardize the planned addition to York Cen- tral Hospital. Vaughan Township already has a 66-foot road allowance for the Trench Street extension â€" but because the road will be iused by emergency vehicles (ambulances) and school buses, ,besides supply vehicles and the iautomobiles of hospital visitors. {the Department of Highways has insisted on a four-lane .paved road. To provide suf- vt’icicnt space for this travelled iportion, plus adequate shouldâ€" [ers and ditching, the additional [land is required. 1969?" he asked. “Who's going to object to ;_\'our doing this?" asked Mr. Walter. “I have found the eas- iiest way is the best way in the 'long run. If you want to make it tough. we can do it the hard way. but I don‘t think you really want to do that.“ 1 After the board was told that .tenders for the addition for the ihospital will be called about {March 1. construction to start {as soon as possible after that idate, with partial occupancy ;planned for late 1970 and comâ€" plete occupation by 1973, Trus- itee Morley Kinnee asked if the {hospital board had any assur- ance it would get sewage. Trus- tee John Honsberger added, “In writing?” Mr. Walter replied, “I know we're going to get sewage.” “You're going to get it but have you any place to get rid of it?” questioned Trustee Har- old Sanderson. "Who’s going to hold up a hospital or a school?” countered. Mr. Walter. “We’ve had promises and promises, but at no time have we had anything in writing We've been used (both the jschool and the hospital) as the ,prime reasons for new sewer- ‘age facilities, but so far we i ihave had no assurance that we t Mr. Walter emphasized the' urgency of an immediate de-l cisionf since money for thei work on Trench Street has been‘ provided in Vaughan Town-. ship's 1968 roads budget, thel iengineering has been done and! ‘the tender awarded. Only the} delay in dedication of land by; the school board is holding upj the work. The hospital boardl has been told, he reported. that“ money will not be available ini 1969 and 1970, since there will: be other top priority demands' on the township's finances. “If we don’t get it now we’re going to be in trouble," he stated. “Our plans for enlarg- ing our hospital facilities have been oriented to a Trench ‘Street entrance. The hospital ‘is full, we’ve got to have more .;room. If the Trench Street ex- ; tension is not built. we may be wforced to scrap all our plans ) - and start over." The extension will eventually‘wifi be linked up with Trench Mr; Street in Richmond Hill, where M the four lane highway will be we accommodated in a regulariwrit road allowance with curbs and feet storm s‘ewers. Vau Mr. Peck assured the delegaâ€"i “They‘re stolen so often that tion his board had no thoughtlil’s become funny,” she says. of jeopardizing the hospital, but "I’m going to take them down the trustees have certain stip-rif it happens again. I can’t ulations put on it by the mun-keep replacing them." icipalities. “No one has made’ She claims young children things clear for us in the past.take the bulbs and then smash to allow us to make a decision them to hear them explode. from our hearts, we have had Several similar incidents to use our heads." have been reported to area The school board chair- police. Last week Markham man went on to point out Township Police nabbed three that the money for the road .juvenile bulb snatchers who are was in the Vaughan bud- ‘believed to be responsible for get for 1968, was taken out bulb disappearances in the and then put back in ‘Thornhill area They will ap- again. “Why is a road for pear before juvenile court. the hospital so important See editorial on Page 2 this in 1968 and forgotten in :issue. faster service where there is the greatest demand and still have our circular routes except that the bus won’t be around as often." There will also be an in- dustrial route to commence at 6:30 am to accommodate industries commencing work at 7 am. Service to the York Central Hospital can be provided by a slight alter- ation to the circle route when Trench Street is ex- tended to the hospital prop- erty. The council debate ended with a recorded vote re- quested by Councillors Han- cey and MacDiarmid. Result: Mayor Broadhurst. Reeve Plagion, Deputy-reeve Floyd Perkins and Council- 1015 )lansbridge and Lazen- .\' all voted in favor while fore \\e will he servxc: ouncillor Hancey and Mac- but not quite so often." nummmuuuuuuuuuuuumumuuluuuuu\mmmuuuuuuuummme! plete occupation by 1973, Trus- tee Morley Kinnee asked if the hospital board had any assur- ance it would get sewage. Trus- tee John Honsberger added, “In writing?" Mr. Walter replied, “I know we're going to get sewage.” “You're going to get it but have you any place to get fid of it?” questioned Trustee Har- old Sanderson. "Who‘s going to hold up a hospual or school?” countered AIL VVaMer. “VVEve had pronnses and pronnses but at no thne have we had anything in writing. VVdve been used (both the school and the hospflah as the prime reasons for new sewer- age facilities, but so far we have had no assurance that “e will receive any benefits,” stated Mr. Peck. Dflr.}ionsberger added,‘WVhen we get those assurances in writing, then you’ll get your 10 feet VVhy donW you get Vaughan and Richmond Hill to come to us." a 1 "'l'h the k deadh Decen oblige Peck we wi back hours In Trusti er. C '$9,00( tincrez capac porte< ent. “Trench Street probably doesn’t matter too much to the two municipalities," Mr. Chat- field told, the school board. “That's the reason for so much dialogue between the hospital and the school boards." “They've let us do all the flickering. They'll come out on the right end and the hospital and school will come out as anti-every- thing.” commented the Xmas Bulb Vandals At Work This Year Christmas tree lights are dis- appearing from the fronts of Richmond Hill area homes again this Christmas. One Baker Avenue woman said she has had to replace the bulbs on her from hedge three times in the past 10 days. 884-1812 889-1812 5 ‘>.a.mammammmmhnmmmmmxamxmuzmnmf Diarmid were opposed m ubsidy' no Mr. M: hought 1h To All ~ Our Readers mow “The quickest way to tie up lge." the loose ends is to work to a but deadline which we now know is ; ridlDecember 31. We still have an Hal--iobligation we must fulfill." Mr. {oinglPeck told the delegation, “But )1‘ alwe will discuss it later and get llter_gback to you within 24 or 48 school board chairman. We‘ve been asked to pull the chestnuts out, of the fire and we want to he assured that we will not not our fingers burned." Mr. Honsbcrg‘er added. Mrl Peck then ckplained that tince the school board had been informed that the Trench Street extension would n01. he built, Don llcad School had been or- iented “ith access to Vaughan Road. Then the Toronto and York Roads Commission had informed the school board that. during reconstruction of Vaughan Road. entrances and exits on that thoroughfare would be closed with access only at the Trench Street inter- section. ' "This has changed the whole traffic flow at the school and has cost us $15,000 in extra expenditure. We also underâ€" stand that you have applied for a “parking ban on Trench." Mr. Chatfield admitted that such a suggestion had come up but has never been discuss“. In answer to a question by Trustee Margaret Southn IL Mr. Chatt‘ield reported that the $9,000,000 hospital addition will increase the present lESâ€"bed capacity to 390 beds. He reâ€" ported full occupancy at ‘pres- ent. To Head Legion Douglas Hopson scored an upâ€" set in the Legion’s annual elec- tions held December .16 when he defeated incumbent Frank Barrott. A resident of Palmer Avenue in Richmond Hill Mr. Hopson will be heading Branch 375 (luring 1969. Mr. Barrott who has served in the top post for the past seven years was seeking a further term. Active in veter- ans affairs Mr. Hopson is the former poppy chairman. man's will be issue. Play Santa Claus? Receive Criticism reprie lation For a full report on the Leâ€" Eion election read Eric Chapâ€" man‘s Legion Column which will be found on Page 5 of this the town 51 ed the ban The reason: He claimed that commuters are taking advan- tage of the lift in restriction to park their cars and then take the bus to Toronto and their jobs. Reeve Plaxton emphasized that he had received only one complaint and said he had sug- ftca'ted to the person concerned that if enough people opposed the annual meter-wrapping to make a presentation to council. DOUGLAS HOPSON un-named merchant said .‘n shouldn't have remov- ban â€"â€" even for Chas!- PER COPY 10¢