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Antique show and sale, Lions‘ Hall. 106 Centre Street East, Richmond Hill. Furniture, china, glass. silver. jewellery. brass, pictures. Bargains galore. Sale held first Sunday every month. Donation to Leukemia Fund. a rented house in the town of Markham and the children were happy in their Thornhill area schools. But the house was sold. and[ the new owner wanted it for his; own use. That’s when the night-‘ mare began. Now the family isl scattered. Two of the children} who range from 4 to 15. are} staying with a relative, two are‘ at the Orange Home on Yonge: Street in Richmond Hill, and one is with friends. Mrs. R. is BY MARGARET LADE Mrs. R. is a deserted mother with five children and no home. For five months now she has been searching for a house or apartment. but so far has not found anyone willing to rent to a large family with a very low income â€"- especially a one-par- ent family. AUGUST 1. SUNDAY ‘10-6 Things were going reasonably well until last February. 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S79c yd. ‘(IF TELECAST BY THE CBC NETWORK) clw5 I/ 2 1,; MILL OUTLET 1t. nau 1‘01' IUUI.’ ytan nus. worked in a factory job, but with the housing crisis she had to give that up and has been living on her mother‘s a1- lowance of $311 from the pro- vince. She had applied two years ago to Ontario Housing Corpor- ation for accommodation, and renewed her application again in February, but when OHC did finally accept her she learned that the jurisdiction of the Metro office stops at Steeles Avenue. In any case, E And so the dreary saga con- tinues. Mrs. R. wants to stay {in the area. She has lived lthere for most other life. This Eis where her friends are, and ‘her children’s friends. She likes the schools and the people and the community. But it does not seem to want them. SUBSIDIZED RENT The low dividend units seem- 520 units have three bedrooms, and there are a lot of families with limited means who want three bedroom apartments. .ed to be her best bet. but in the five buildings, just 28 of the Mrs. R. and the two children moved into an apartment build- ing on Yonge Street, but be- fore she could get the rest of the family together the owner asked her to leave. He would not give her a lease because her income was inadequate. WANTS TO WORK For four years Mrs. R. had worked in a factory job, but with the housing crisis she had to give that up and has been living on her mother‘s a1- lowance of $311 from the pro- Vince. For a time-she had two of the dents to fill the units available them," says Mr. MacDonald. children with her in a basement there. On hearing of the case of apartment in Thornhill. then Then she found a three bed-‘Mrs. R., he observed, “There is she thought she had found a room townhouse, and the Thorn-.no way a woman on public as- house, but when the owner hill Lions Club offered to foot‘sistance can afford rent for learned that there were five the bill for the first month‘s'housing for six people in the children and no father, he re- rent of $235. They even gave‘u'egion. There is a desperate fused to accept them, He had her a cheque. But that felllneed for low cost housing for had a bad experience with a through, too. Landlords \\'ant:loxv income families," Mr. Mac- previous tenant, and although to be sure that tenants will belDonald continued. “not just a group of local young people able to keep up the rent, and those on public assistance, but offered to do the work of howcoulda person be expectedhvage-earners with a low in- painting and cleaning up the to feed and clothe six people on‘ come." place, the landlord turned $76 a month? ‘ some people are destructive‘ thumbs down. Next she applied for a three he added. and they make it dif-I also with friends and spends her time desperately searching. MILL OUTLET PRICE 49¢: $1.09 REGULAR RETAIL PRICE 884-6171 Mrs. R. would like to go back to work, to be at least partially self-supporting, but she can’t look for a job and a place to live at the same time, especially since the job she takes will have to be close to home so that she will not spend too much time away from her family. A youth- ful 34, she is neat. attractive and in good health, but she says. “This is really getting me down." At present. says Bilton Mac- Donald, welfare administrator for the Region of York, there are no public housing units in the region except for senior cit-l izens. His department has had to cope with a number of cases of families who have been evicted. “We have to put them up in need warrants construction of units where rent is geared to income, but at present it is in the preliminary stages. If ap- proval is given, OHC will have to find a suitable site or sites, proceSS plans, have them ap- proved by council and Munic- ipal Board and put up the buildings. Meanwhile. says Mr. Roman. he intends to look into the plight of Mrs. R. and her fam- ily. WHAT PRICE CAR ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? Low, middle, high? You’ll find cars in every price range ad- vertised in “The Liberal” Used Cars Column. See for yourself, today. There’s plenty to choose from. The buildings are privately owned, but receive low interest long term loans from Canada Mortgage and Housing Com- mission which sets maximum income and maximum rentals, but does not determine who shall occupy the units. Month- ly rental for a three bedroom unit is set at $171 and the OHC act allows five children in a three bedroom apartment. York Region Police Accident Report Next she applied for a three bedroom apartment in the lim- ited dividend apartments on Clarke Avenue. Her family consists of four boys and a girl, and she planned to share her room with her daughter. but the rental office said, “No”. They did not want her to share her bedroom with her daugh- ter. A 19-year-old King City Highlknown witnesses. The victim is School student was found alonelsurvived by his parents, and dead in a single-car crash at five brothers and sisters, Paul 5:10 am on Tuesday of last 24, Linda 21, Michael 18, Char- week in Vaughan Town on Wes- les 9, and Joseph 6. ton Road, about 1At-mile north The funeral was Friday from of Highway 7 West. Thompson Funeral Service, 29 A York Region Police patrol discovered the accident in which Gerald McDonald of 263 Forde Crescent died. His par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Mc- Donald, \\'ere away on holiday in Cape Breton Island, N.S. VThe car was considered a complete 1055, estimated at about $3,000. The car apparently went out of control and rolled several times. It struck a telephone pole and proceeded through a fence, ending up in a wheat field. An inquest into the accident} Two 1971 model cars were in- is expected to be called. Dr. volved in a $3,500 crash July Bernard Granton of Richmond.22 at 5:30 pm on Steeles Avenue Hill is coroner. 'east of Yonge Street. they have more than enough applications from Metro resi- dents to fill the units available there. Crash Kills King City Student 19 YRP said the 1968 Barracuda automobile in the crash was owned-by James Fitzgerald of 3 Adamede Crescent. Willow- dale. and was apparently driven by McDonald. Five Children Police said there were ngday, Aug, 6 â€" 8:00 PM. SASKATCHEWAN vs. TORONTO In Markham Mayor Anthony} Roman reports that council is 'studying the situation. It has applied to OHC and must sub- mit a report to show that the need warrants construction of units where rent is geared to income, but at present it is in the preliminary stages. If ap- proval is given, OHC will have to find a suitable site or sites, proceSS plans, have them ap- proved by council and Munic- ipal Board and put up the buildings. In many cases, however, where the need has been proven the municipality runs into ep- position from local ratepayers. The people are willing to con- cede that there is a need for public housing, “but not; on my street". ' A proposal for public hous- ing on Cedar Avenue in Rich- mond Hill had to be thrown out because of the protests of the people of the area. Meanwhile. says Mr. Roman. he intends to look into the plight of Mrs. R. and her fam- ily‘ The OHC has recently ap- proved construction of 11 units in Georgina Township and is now looking for a site. Some people are destructive. he added. and they make it dif- ficult for others. Landlords. once bitten, are reluctant to rent to large families. ‘ The town or township council must approach OHC, and if it can show that there is a need, the units are built. The munic- ipality is responsible for 71,2 percent of operating costs. A MUNICIPAL PROBLEM Housing. says Health and Welfare Commissioner Dr. Owâ€" en Slingerland, is not a respon- sibility of the region. It is up to the local municipality to re- quest public housing if there is a need in the community. The funeral was Friday from Thompson Funeral Service, 29 Victoria Street, Aurora, to Sac- red Heart Church in King Township for mass. Interment was in the church cemetery. motels at exhorbitant cost until we can find accommodation for them,” says Mr. MacDonald. The family has resided at’ Gustav Scl1ikedanz,42,of 37 King City for about 13 years. Steele Valley Road, Thornhill, * "‘ .* had about $300 damage to his Two 1971 model cars were in-Icar in a collision on Bayview volved in a $3,500 crash July'Avenue at Highway 7 in Mark- 22 at 5:30 pm on Steeles Avenue ham at 2.20 pm July 23. east of Yonge Street. The other car was driven by Dubravko Zerajic of 8050!Glenn Brogden, 25. of 100 Bavtliurst Street, Thornhill, had‘Spadina Road‘ Apartment 1803, damage estimated at $1,000. lToronto. and had damage esti- The other car was driven byhnated at about $100. Michael Halladay of '11 Saug- * * * * een Crescent, Scarboro, accord- John Sutherland, 41, of RR 1. ing to YRP. Gormley had an estimated $300 * * " "‘ damage to his car in a collision Another Scarboro car ended on Woodbine Avenue north of upside down in the Rouge Riv-‘Steeles Avenue in Markham er at 5:09 am Sunday on Ken- July 23 at 8:35am. Another Scarboro car ended upside down in the Rouge Riv- er at 5:09 am Sunday on Ken- nedy Road. about 3/4â€"mile north of Highway 7 in Mark- ham. Driver Alan Thompson, 26. of 191 Courcelette Road. escaped Last Thursday. the children with their counsellors from the Roselawn and Charles Howitt playgrounds enjoyed a trip to Pioneer Village. There they en- joyed a hayride, visited the gift shop and saw how flour was milled in pioneer days. At the Dalziel Museum they viewed a display of toys from the long ago and saw how money was made by the pioneers. They visited the barnyard where they ‘saw such animals as oxen. pigs, chickens, ducks and geese. The next trip will be to Cen- tre Island some time next week. Neighborhood Notes Sophie Prodozny, your cor- respondent's goddaughter, will be 10 years old July 29; Heidi Gutsch of Duncan Road will become seven years old August 1: Billy Logush, also of Duncan, Will be 11 years old Augustl 3. May you all have a happy and wonderful birthday. Your correspondent also added an- other one to her shoulders dur- ing July sometime. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Evans celebrated their second wed- ding anniversary in July. Mrs. Evans is the former Barbara Elliott of Duncan Road. She was also our “Liberal” carrier for many years. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Hicks celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary in July. Mrs. Hicks is the former Susan Longstaff of Duncan Road. The Breedons of 16th Avenue have returned from a restful holiday at their cottage. Ac- companying them on this holiâ€" day were their sons Allan Scott and their foster son Michael The next trip will be to Cen- tre Island some time next week. Neighborhood Notes Mr. and 'Mrs. Ted Muus of Duncan Road with their son Bennie, and daughters Susan and Thereasa have just re- turned from a fun-filled holiday in the Kapuskasing Area. During the weekend Mr. and Mrs. Ottalow Decimelli, daugh- ter Sonia Maria, son Marko Anthony and two - and - half -, month-old son Carlo Michael Maria, were visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Peron on Duncan Road. Mrs. Decimelli is Mrs. Peron’s niece. But this doesn’t mean 18-year- olds can start drinking freely yet, since another judge might ‘take a different View of the lmatter. Crown Attorney Frank Hoff- man says there hasn't been any direction to police or Crown At- torneys to cease prosecuting the existing Liquor Control Act provisions against drinking un- der 21. And another judge might take "a different view on the matter. another court at the end of this month. However. anyone charged Judge Graham is expected to be- moved from Richmond Hill to! but you can't take it out in an automobile." Judge Graham told the accused. “It‘s too dangerous. You might kill yourself and you might kill someone else," said the judge. Crown Attorney Hoffman said a police cruiser stopped at a traffic light at Levendale Road and Yonge Street saw Sawicki swing his car out onto Yonge Street in a manner endangering traffic. Sawicki (vas given a breatha- lyzer test and had two readings of 1.80. the court was told. He pleaded guilty to the impaired driving charge. Another wedding anniversary passed in July for Mr. and Mrs. Steve Logush of Duncan Road. Gill There will be no banquet at Camp Kiev next Friday as announced previously. Inâ€" stead. the children attending the second session will pres- ent a concert commemorating the 1.000th anniversary of the coming of Christianity to the Ukraine. The Christian religion was brought to the Ukraine by Saint Olga from Greece and later Walter the Great became a Christian. This is why this branch of the church is known as Ukrainian Greek Orthodox. Summer Playgrounds Camp Kiev Police said damage to the car was about $800. A hydro pole valued at $100 was broken in two places. The car also hit a tree. Jerry Some, 35, of 74 Olson Drive, Don Mills, was driving the other vehicle. It also had about $300 damage, police esti- mated. Thompson was driving south when his car missed a bend in the road at the Rouge River bridge, police said. East Richvale MRS. SOPHIE LOGUSH Telephone 889-4405 Correspondent E Vaughan Town Counc11 has decided to withdraw its appeal to the province over what it feels was an unfair 1970 assess- ment equalization factor pro- icedure. that the Municipal Board hadl Council instead recommended 6 'issued an appointment for a that a study be made of alter- ‘hearing on the matter slatedlnative methods of calculating‘ ‘for July 23. the factor. 1 ‘ Purpose of the appeal wouldi “The method of calculating [have been to have the 0MB‘the 1971 factor. when publish-l treview the equalized assessâ€" ed should be investigated, and ‘ment and the equalization fac-‘if found unsatisfactory, represâ€"i ltor issued by the Department entation should be made to the. of Municipal Affairs. If found Minister. 2 Flu be not just and equitable, “The Department of Muni-‘,z {the board would determine‘cipal Affairs should be requestâ€"1. |what is the proper assessment ed to institute an amendmentJ [and factor for Vaughan. to Section 71 of the Assess-l. A I Council was informed July 19 'that the Municipal Board had 'issued an appointment for a ‘hearing on the matter slated ifor July 23. Wife Gave Impaired Shoemaker Hard Time Provincial Judge Robert Gra-'could probably stall and ask for ham in Richmond Hill Provin-‘adjournments. with a good cial Court on Thursday of last‘chance of avoiding trial and get- week. indicated he has decidediting under the wire, as Judge not to convict any more young‘Graham said. people aged 18 to 20 for-drink- * * * * ing underage. “My wife was giving me a Judge Graham told one youth charged for drinking underage July 19 that there is an indicaâ€" tion a change in legislation is coming. Equalized Assessmment Appé-al g Withdrawn By Town Of Vaughang "You might just slide undei the wire," he told Robert Wil- cox. 19, of 1085 Fourth Street, Port Credit. Judge Letting Off l8-Year-Olds Until Drinking Under 2! Legalized The judge ordered the charge adjourned until later in August when new provincial legislation is expected to allow drinking by those aged 18 and over. to be not just and equitable, “The Department of Muni-‘,‘ the board would determine cipal Affairs should be requestâ€"1 what is the proper assessment‘ed to institute an amendment]. and factor for Vaughan. to Section 71 of the Assess-l. Council was informed that ment Act to permit a munici-y the appeal to the OMB was re- pality to appeal the equalized lated to the method of calculaâ€" assessment and equalization ting the factor rather than the factor of another municipality." actual factor. The equalized assessment fac-" _It was also pointed out that‘tor decides the amount of; “in this case the calculation oflgrants each municipality re-k {lie factor appears to have beenlceives from the province. I'â€" I!” Not because it's happy. Be, cause of other reasons. THE HILL MARKETERIA BLADE ROAST BEQWE’B'E SHORT RIB ROAST Cross Cut RIB ROAST Boneless POT ROAST 29 YONGE ST. SOUTH SUNKIST ORANGES Sizem HOME GROWN TOMATOES TANG Orange Crystals 31/2 Oz. ALLEN'S FRUIT DRINKS 480 We Reserve the Right to Limit Quantities Shoulder STEAKS Lean Ground Chuck FREE ELIVERY Storéquurs: 9 am. to 9 pm. Monday to Saturday “My wife was giving me a hard time. I had been drinking all day to get rid of a headache. Then I was under distress driv- ing my car because I had to go home." a shoemaker explained in Richmond Hill Court. Michael Sawicki, 48. of 164 Elmhurst Avenue. Willowdale, was fined $150 or seven days Sawicki (vas given a lyzer test and had two of 1.80. the court was pleaded guikty to the for impaired driving at 6:45 pm July 3. He was given 30 days to pay and lost his driver's lic- ense for three months. “I understand your problem, but you can't take it out in an automobile." Judge Graham told done 'correctly “The OMB has indicated in‘: past decisions, that its function; is to see if the departmenh hasl correctly applied the method it‘ uses to calculate the factors and‘ that even though the method‘ may not be very good the OMB: cannot interfere with it.” I NEWS THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill. Ontario, Thursday, July 29, 1971 RICHMOND HILL Ti LIBERAL CLASSIFIEDS-Get Results-8844105 LAST CALL FOR ANY FAN WHO WANTS TO SPEND A WEEKEND IN HALIFAX All fans who are interested in travelling by air on Labor Day weekend with the Dynes ball team to Halifax to attend the Canadian Championship or to Visit. contact: Hl-CORP TRAVEL CLUB DEADLINE TUESDAY, AUG. 3rd, 1971 We have a limited number of seats available at discount air fare Air conditioned prestige space in new building with ample on site parking facilities. 1,200 square feet or more. 3,000 square feet below grade for storage or warehouse. Available from September 131:. TAVERN" DINING 3V; Oz. Pkg. , 48 Oz, Tins 2 FOR 35¢ EA, 31¢ Norm Black Realty Ltd. Realtor ON ALL ORDERS $5.00 AND OVER WE TAKE TELEPHONE ORDERS YONGE STREET Call Norm Black, 223-0320 RETAIL OF OFFICE SPACE All Prices Effective July 884-6970 PHONE 884-26"