The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

Areas of concern to the regional planners and municipalities centre around population allocations, provision of essential services such as water, sewers, and roads. and the long-range planningr indicated in the prev- ince’s report last August. The report from the province set a maximum population target of 260,000 for the urban municipal- ities for the year 2000. York Regional and municipal planners consider 416,000 a more realistic figure. There were no population "It is obvious that we do not agree with the province on the Toronto-Centred Regâ€" gion,” said Regional Chairman Garfield Wright at the conclusion of a press confer- ence in Newmarket Friday. The conference was called to acquaint the press with a submission prepared by planning and engineering staff of the region for presentation to the province. Regional Planners Challenge Toronto â€" Centred Plan This will be followed hv a reception tn the existing theatre, a converted garage. the club's home for the past 11 years. This Sunday. we gain an hour of daylight with the introduc- tion of Daylight Saving Time for the year 1972. ~ §i t l An intensive investigation {‘ 1was carried out by Officer Wil- 7 json and the aforementioned ipolicemen which resulted in lllllnlf‘l‘OllS search warrants 'being executed and several sus- This Sunday. we gain an hotll‘tpects interrogated. of daylight with the introduc- The investigations led to the Lion of Daylight Saving Time arrest of seven persons on a for the year 1972. \ Variety of criminal charges and The hour of clock changingl’recovery of $30,000 in stolen varies from municipality to:goods including a truck, a bull- municipality from midnight to dozer. several saddles. cigar- 2 am, but the safest course is ettes and other articles. to move the hands of the clock STOPPED CRIME WAVE ahead one hour before retiring1 The following occurrences Saturday evening. This will were cleared by the investiga- get you to church on time in tion: the. morning. r Nine charges of break and Remember. the rule is: enter in York Region: fire in Spring foruard, Wietro Toronto; om in )ltnrten. Fall backward. ltwo in Brampton, one in Ex- VOL. 95. NO. 44. Ground Breaking Theatre Sunday An exciting era has end- ed but an even more excit- ing one is about to begin for the Curtain Club of Richmond Hill. On Sunday next. April 30, at 3 pm. well known theatre and television per- sonalities. Kate Reid and Paul Harding. stars of the. current CBC's Whiteoaks of Jalna series. will be partici- pating in the gr und break- ing ceremony for a new. 125 seat theatre. to be built on the south-west corner of Elgln Mills and Newkirk Roads. 70mmunity Needs Not Considered. In 28 Year Provincial Projection Says Murray Pound Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau gets a brand new fastball for son Justin courtesy of the 1972 World Champion Richmond Hill Dynes Jewellers. The presentation of the Dynesâ€"auto- graphed ball was made Friday afternoon by Batboy Paul Philip in front of the Parliament Buildings. Left to right are Jewellers Derek Kinnersly, Gary Jodrell, Manager Russell “Casey” Cripps (hidden behind Philip), John MacDonald, Duane Reid and Mr. Trudeau. The Jewellers Were given the red carpet treatment in Ottawa in honor of their winning the world softball title last March in Manila. By MARGARET LADE For more details of Dynes Ottawa trip read Fred Simpson’s Sports Column on Page 13 § Nine charges of break and 'enter in York Region: five in Metro Toronto: on: in )Iinden; two in Brampton, one in U);- Detectives Donald Hillock. Clifford Cox. Constables Doug Wilson. John Morrison and Sgt. Edward McBrien. Chief Constable Bruce Craw- ford gave the following report. 7 WERE ARRESTED On November 1 at 1:45 am Constable Douglas Wilson was on ‘patrol in Aurora when he slop- ‘ped a motor vehicle driven by Robert Edward Morton of New- market. The commendations w e r e made by the York Region Police Commissioners Monday morning to: Region Policemen Commended Broke Up $30,000 Theft Ring Fine York Regional Police- men have been commended for their work in smashing a series of break. entry and theft offenses involving $30,000 in stolen goods. A check of the vehicle uncov- ered burglary tools with the result that Morton was arrest- ed and charged with possession. The following occurrences Two other accused are pre- were cleared by the investigaâ€" sently awaiting trial on five tion! I lcounts of break and enter and Nine charges of break and‘two counts of theft over $50 in enter in York Region: five in out of town courts. Metro Toronto: on: in )Iinden; Chief Crawford said it was tWO in Brampton. one in UX-U‘an example of the type of 24 Wr Rich". rlic Li‘T" 711.1; projections in the status report for King. Whitchurch-Stouffville, Georgina or East Gwillimbury. Present population of the region is 165,000: In its submission the region urged the province to review the plan at periodic inter- vals. Briefs commenting on the TCR received from the nine area municipalities and from regional planners were received by York Regional Council at a meeting April 13 and discussed in committee by council April 20. A summary with recommendations \vill be. presented to councfl in open session at, a meeting 111 Newmarket today (Thursday). “We ‘do not know how the province arrived at its populatlon figures or why," said Pound. D1scussmn with provincial “We believe it is impossible to predict ahead 28 years,” said Planning Commis- sioner Murray Pound. “The plan should be re-assessed and reviewed every five years." bridge and two in Port Hope. Charged and convicted: Morton, charged with nine counts of break and enter and theft, theft. over and possession He was subsequently convicted and sentenced to four years. Peter Albert Biemold, charg- A copy of the co: ed with nine counts of break. will be placed in ‘ enter and theft. theft over and§files of the officers ' - {19553511139 dHea‘ggs j:::?3:;“‘a1uuumuullulunui1uluuuummmuulu suspended sentence and pmba-l Study , tion. (71--.--.l_. William Manly Sheffield. charged 14 counts of break. enter and theft. theft over and pessession. He was subsequent- ly convicted and received one year definite and one year in- definite. WOMAN BURGLAR Janet Lewis alias Shannon Sheffield. charged with three counts of break. enter and theft. She subsequently was convict- ed and received a suspended sentence with two years pro- bafion. ' Frank Gautreau. charged with eight counts of break. enter and theft and possession. He was subsequently convicted and sentenced to three years in jail. consecutive to {our years of a previous sentence to com- plete for which he was on parole. All the above. with the excep- tion of Morton, were from the Toronto area. 2 AWAITING TRIAL ME mmml RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO. THURSDAY, APRIL 27, police work for which we are continually striving and 1 com- mend all five for their out- standing examples of police work resulting in the successful conclusion of all of these occur- rences". llllllll‘lllllllllll\l“lllllllllll\ll“lll\l“\lllllllllll\lll“\lll\lllll\l\\lll\lull A copy of the commendations will be placed in the personal When Mrs. Ann Griffiths of RR 3. Stouffville appear: ed as a one-person delega- tion to York County Board of Education in February she started something. Mrs. Griffiths was pro- testing what she regard- ed as “male and female role stereotyping" in ele- mentary school textbooks. Since then several interest- ed parents have formed the. Textbook Study Group which is meeung on a reg- ular basis. With eta-operation from school staff members and two trustees the group has begun a survey of text- books in use in schools in York Region and reports it is finding a great deal of role stereotyping. Interested Demons who wish to help with the study are invited to call 727-4414 (Aurora) or 4'73- 5852 (Mount Albert). The group will meet again Wednesday of next week at 8 pm. Study Sex S tereoty pin 9 Area Textbooks In Essentials Unity; in Non-Essentials Liberty; in all things Charity” officials. he said. failed to rereal h0w they had arrived at allocations for the various municipalities. Population projections were announced in a status report presented in August by Provincial Treasurer and Minister of Economics Darcy McKeough. Considering plans already approved for development. such as the huge BAIF devel- opment in south Richmond Hill now under way, the provincial population projections will allow for almost no growth in York before the year 2000, said Pound. “It appéars growth rates have not been considered by the prm‘ince", said Pound. “Sorne of the figures indicate n1unicipafities wfll be vhtuauy stafionary. If you don% nlake proxisinn for natural groxvth, you are going to have to have a nfigrafion out of heref’ The TCR population target for Aurora and Newmarket is a maximum of 50,000. Present population of Aurora is 12.710 and Vaughan Endorses. 500 Resolution Protest Tax Rebate Cancellation:j The substitution of credits on income tax for basic shelter grants means that the break- even point for a typical rateâ€" payer will be about $7,800 for a single person. $9.400 for a couple and $10800 for a family with twa children. Vaughan Council learned at its April 17 meeting. The province‘s proposals. ltlature. was pointed out, were a redue- While endorsing this resolu- tion for home owners of $90 tion, members of Vaughan plus 10% of property tax paid, Council also indicated they felt minus 1'37; of taxable income the proposal of the City of (maximum $250) and for rent- London should also be sup- ers $90 plus 2% 0f annual rent ported. It was council‘s belief minus 1% of taxable income that if implemented the Lon- lmaximum $250). don resolution would solve the Only Ontario citizens will problem. u Only Ontario citizens will benefit from the tax credits and only the principal residence of a taxpayer will qualify â€" not second homes or ' cottages. Needy pensioners and farmers will continue to benefit from Ontario's supplementary tax relief grants and farm tax re- bates in 1972. After studying this staff re- port and hearing a report of its general purpose and person- nel committee, Vaughan Coun- cil agreed to support a resolu- tion of the City of Sault Ste. Marie to notify Minister of Fi- nance and Intergovernmental Affairs Darcy McKeough of the unreasonabieness of the timing of this proposal and indicating the strong objection of the city. The Sault's resolution pointed out that the residential prop- A middle-aged Richmond Hill man â€" said to have held a .32 Colt automatic 'to his wife‘s head April 19 and to have threatened his children â€"- was sent to Don Jail last week for a mental examination: In Richmond Hill Court on Thursday of last week his law- yer asked he be released or that an immediate hearing be held for \he authorities to show cause why he shouldn't be released. But Provincial Judge Maurice Charles decided to send the man to jail for a week for a mental examination instead. Normally a show cause hearing must be held within three days or the accused must be released. Held Automatic Pistol Against Wife's Head Croxm Attorney William Ran-icommittees. William White oflcame by way of Centre Street kin opposed release. He saidTWoodbridge is chairman of the-East and through the northern- the aCCUSEd Cartier CreSCEIltiproperty committee: Mrs. Rol- most entrance. man had a history of violenceiung personnel; Mrs. Shirley The third survey revealed against the “ire and a related;Cruickshank of Kleinburg pubc.that 54% of the students would drinking problem. Rankin said he relations and volunteers: Dr. use a crossing at Centre Street he had a long interview with Donald Stevens of Thornhilllif there was a stoplight there the accused man's wife before chairman of services and nomi- and if there uas a <idmralk nn court opened. mating committees. ithe east Side Of BayvieW. 0f Over 130 concerned citi- zens crowded the auditor- ium of Holy Trinity Church, Tlim‘nhill. Tuesday of last, week to participate in a forum to examine the. social and planning needs of Thornhill. It was generally agreed that Thornhill is an inco- herent. rudderless collec- tion of people at the pres- ent time. with a complete lack of communication re- garding plans for the area and the services needed â€"- both present and future. This situation will quickly become worse as the rapid expansion continues, it was said. By unanimous agreement. a sogial, planning qtommit- 'tee «vas formed. with the Rudderless Thornhill Names 25 Planners ‘ ,uuub... v- _ - HlllLterm of office with the board ’, azimust expire at the end of six "feslyears' service to the society. have! Officers for the current year _Was'were elected April 12 at the iota first board meeting following ;the March annual meeting. L 0“ First vice-president is Mrs. la‘V'Ellen Smith of Richmond Hm. thatiand 2nd vice-president is East hald‘Gwillimbury Mayor Gladys Rol- auseiling of Mount Albert ei‘ty tax credit rebate will be cancelled in 1972 and the per- sonal tax credit will not come into effect until 1973. that mun- icipalities are striving to strike a budget which may be ad~ versely affected by the govern- ment‘s proposal and the pro- posed legislation has not yet been introduced into the Legis- lature. r ~~_-_ The proposal reads. “that the provincial government, through the Minister of Municipal Af- fairs, be respectfully urged to increase the unconditional grant payable to municipalities in 1972 by the amount of the resi- dential property tax act grant paid to property owners “ithin the municipality in 1971, on the understanding that the sup- ‘plementary grant shall be ap- plied to reduce the residential and farm tax mill rates of the municipality in 1972." 1972 Williamson New Head Children's Aid Society Directors of the Children's Aid Society of York Region have elected John Williamson of Aurora president of the board for the current year. He will replace Rev. Robert Mc- Naught of Newmarket whose .u, , L__...I James McKellar. f n r m e r deputy-reeve of the old van of Stouffville was elected secre- tary and Mrs. Margaret Atkin- son of Nemnarket, treasurer. Committee chairmen were also appointed. Williamson will head the executive and finance committees. William White of Woodbridge is chairman of the Property committee: Mrs. Rol- ling personnel; Mrs. Shirley initial task of reviewing the scope of social and other services in the area; to con“ sider what other services are needed to: ascertain the development plans for the Thornhill area: to commun- icate all of this informat- ion regularly to the com- munity and to act as a cenâ€" tral rallying point to ensure that the interests of the community are properly served. Twenty-five people were nominated to the commitâ€" tee representing various in- terests. areas and groups. It included Um young people. William Trow of 21 Thorn- bank Road was asked to convene the cnmmittee. which will elect its own_ofv ficers. of Newmarket 16.964. With numerous subdiv- ision plans already approved and some under- way in these municipalities. the region con- siders a maximum population of 75,000 for the two communities more realistic. Richmond Hill. with a present popula- tion of 33,258, has been allotted a maximum population of 72,000 by the province. The region submission is a maximum of 111,500 for the year 2000. For Vaughan, which now has a popula- tion of 15,181. the provincial projection is a maximum of 63,000. The region thinks Vaughan should be allowed to expand to a maximum of 91,500. The Maple area could go to 10.500, regional planners believe although the local planners in their sub- mission suggested a population target of 15.000. Province. region and municipality are in accord in their projection for Wood- bridge. Goal for the year 2000 is a maxi- mum of 20,000. The province set a top HOME PAPER OF THE DISTRICT SINCE 1878 By MARY DAWSON the rer Richmond Hill Town Council arid 0l Monday night agreed to support’WOUId 1 lBayview Secondary students as In 5 ‘they seek to have crossing student lights installed at Bayview Av- Region enue and Centre Street East. also r‘ Since Bayview is a regional Russell road. the students were advised Mrs. E by Regional Councillor Gordon County Rowe that they should take Princip their request to the engineering Thornll committee of the Region of of the York. lgineeri. Bayview SS Students Are Seeking Sidewalk, Traffic Light At Centre At present white lines have been painted on the pavement of Bayview in front of the school to indicate a croséing point. but Abis is not a legal crosswalk. ‘ , SERIOUS PROBLEM The preamble to the report said it has become increasingly evident a potentially dangerous condition exists since the school is located on the east side of Bayview and over 95‘? of the student body comes from the west side. A school with a student population of over 1,500 has a builtâ€"in road crossing problem. “When you also consider that students crossing Bayview must do so between 8:15 and 8:45 am during the morning rush hour traffic, the seriousness of the problem becomes even more apparent." Therefore a group of con- cerned students has tried to analyze the situation and make recommendations. The traffic lights are part of the recom- mendation, at an estimated cost of $5,000. A sidewalk on the east side of Bayview from Spokesm* rLJohn Mason pre- sented theistudents‘ brief to council. ‘He was supported by a delegation of about a dozen students and Teacher James Johnson. of $5,000. A sidewalk on the east side of Bayview from Centre Street south to Mark- ham Road, at an estimated cost of $3,000, would complete _the requirements. The group re- ported consideration was given to a variety of proposals but this one had been selected as the most practical, POLLED 342 STUDENTS The students' first survey Ill [CTR Real [Mlle reached 342 students. considerJ ed to be an edequate and 'lm-~ This year will be aYremm P°"ta,"tsamp1mg- ‘year for the real estate indus- Thls Survey reveal“! that try in York County. This was 64% of the ‘students left the the prediction of Hugh Short, school premises during fihe ill of 6 Pool Place, Don Mills, SChOOl day and "055“ BayVWWml-ominent Toronto Realtor, who at the front of the school. Alsofwas guest speaker at a seminar 70% belleved the present crossâ€"'01: the York County Real E5_ mg in front of the school is‘tate Board in Aurora April 12. awn I This survey revealed that try 64% of the students left the the school premises during the in school day and crossed Bayview pm at the front of the school. Also was 70% believed the present cross-‘Of ing in front of the school is tau dangerous. “ 80% would appreciatea prop- er crossing system. 61% had seen both students and teachers abusing the present crossing. 67% felt school and administra- tive officials were neglectful in not producing a safer crossing‘ 43% of the students had met with near accidents using the present crossing. V It was found that 11% came by way of Markham Road, 15.5% came by way of the park to the west of the school and on through the southernmnst entrance to the school. 32970 came by way of centre Street East and through the northern- most entrance. ' was due to the fact some stud- ents checked all three methods and some none. TOTAL SCHOOL SURVEY In seeking information the students interviewed a York Region Deputy Chief of Police. also Area 4 Superintendent Russell MacDonald and Trustee Mrs. Deena Simpson of York the remainder: 40% drove cars and only 7% indicated they would not use the crossing. County Board of Education, Principal William Murch of Thornlea Secondary. the head of the Region of York‘s en- gineering department. Council- lor Lois Hancey and Mayor Wil- liam Lazenby of Richmond Hill. THORNLEA SOLUTION When the board was inaugâ€" urated in 1969 it rented an old two-storey school building on Church Street, Aurora. from the Town of Aurora. Within a year it was cramped for space and portables were brought on- to the grounds. In co-ordinating the adminis- trations of its 24 predecessors boards and associations. the board also retained area offices in Richmond Hill, Newmarket and Aurora. York County Board of Educa- Joiliffe, feels tion may soon be hunting for a some decisio new home for its central ad- 1f the boar ministration and board offices. its present ( LEASE EXPIRES At a meeting Monday. Chair- man Ross Jolliffe reminded trustees the lease on the old school expires March 15, 1973. The chairman's committee, said It was recorded that push- button lights were installed at Thornlea Secondary but that many students found the but- ton irresistible. Several rear- Local School Board Soon Needs Space For Central Administration '72 To Be Record Year In York Real Estate Mr. Shortill claimed that real estate investment and home ownership are the best hedge against inflation. He predicted that property values and house prices in York County could increase from 8% to 10% in 1972. He also sugâ€" gested real estate sales in the county could increase at least 15% this year. Real estate sales in York County in 1971 increased 42.6% according to Vice-President Donald Young of A. E. LePage Limited, chairman of the York board's program and public reâ€" lations committee. In 1971 there were 1.705 houses sold for 554351.302 compared to 1.414 units which sold for $38,- 457.827 in 1970. Richmond Hill, showed the iargest increase (over 100%) from 225 units at $5,733,586 to 580 units at $12,740,465. Mark- ham was down by 10 units from the 1970 number of 867 at $21,210,575. The selling price was up to $31,532,165. In Vaughan Town a slight drop in units and price was recorded â€"â€" 322 at "511.513.6136 in 1970 and 318 units at $10,578,672 in 1971. 6 -8 ft Silver Maple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4.95 6 - 8 ft. Norway Maple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6.95 6 - 8 ft. Little Leaf Linden . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7.95 Mountain Ash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7.95 10141 KEELE ST.. MAPLE - PHONE 832-2455 Markham. which now has a population of 34,113. was allotted a maximum of 78,000 people for the year 2000. The regional recommendation is a peak of 138.000. Of these. 63,000 would be concentrated in the Markham-Unionville area and 75,000 on the North Metro fringe. The Torontoâ€"Centred Region Concept published in 1969 would distribute the great- est concentration of development along the shores of Lake Ontario. Beyond that the provincial scheme is for a “commuter shed" on the fringes of Metro and up the Yonge Street corridor. with an agricultural buffer zone and recreational area. figure of 38,000 for the North Metro fringe. The region submission is 61.000. Communities such as King City. Noble- lon, Schomberg, Stouffville. Sutton, Keswick. Mount Albert, were given no population allocations. SHADE TREE SPECIAL Silver Maple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norway Maple . . . . . . . . . . . Little Leaf Linden . . . . . . . . See Ad on Page 23 (Continued on Page 3) end collisions occurred as drivers were not aware of the new lights. Southbound traffic was hindered because of motor- ists making lefthand turns into the school. Some Thornlea students continued to cross in other areas. resulting in one minor accident. However. of the utmost importance was the fact that students can now cross the road safely. The student brief maintained that if the proper safeguards are provided. a safe crossing at Bayview Secondary would be ayailahle to all students who walk to and from school. This would transfer responsibility [or their personal safety from «he regional and school board lauthorities to the students themselves. they said. Jolliffe, feels it is pressing that some decision be taken soon. If the board is to stay on in its present quarters the lease must be renewed. If it decides to move it may take as long as two years to find a suitable lo- cation and building. Whitchurch-Stouffville Trus- tee Arthur Starr said the comâ€" mittee had aske'd Aurora Coun- cil to arrange a meeting. WORRlED BY DELAY “We have been wondering about the delay, about how long this building will be avail- able." Board Vice-chairman Trustee Marvin Hunter of King said ad- ditional accommodation will be needed regardless of whether the present headquarters are available or not. Trustees agreed there should be open discussion of future needs as soon as possible with all board members present. ‘ numuuxmuummuulumummmmLutwmmuuuummunn a\uuuuuuuunuuuuumuuuuuuImumuuumnuuuulmmmmu Bylaw “Winking” In Richvale Concern about the grad- ual deterioration in the en- forcement of rules. regula- tions and bylaws of Rich- mond Hill was expressed in a letter presented to Rich- mond Hill Council at its April 24 meeting. The letter was written by Joseph Scout, 16 Walmer Road. Richvale. Scout expressed concern some persons are being al- lowed to operate business ventures on residential properties. “This can and may lead to a sliding down of general standards and thus values of properties on the same street may go down," he said. “I would like to draw your attention to the area in which I reside." said Scout. “That Is Weldflck Road. Pemberton Road. May Avenue. In this area we have: a Used car lot 1?), a towing service and stor- ue of ear and truck wrecks. a dog kennel, trucking business, land- scapers. construction com- pany and perhaps more, All this affects the whole neighborhood and certainly does not improve it.” The matter was referred to town Bylaw Enforce- ment Officer George Clay- ton for investigation and necessary action. PRICE 15¢ PER COPY