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VOL. 96, NO. 49. The youngsters pictured above are from Richmond Hill United Church Junior Choir. Earlier this spring they pre- sented a very successful version of “Snow White” at the church, and with the proceeds they bought a playpen and Jolly Jumper for the pediatrics department at York Central A boating accident in King Township Sunday took the life of a King resident, but his eight-year-old daughter, who was with him at the time, was saved. King Township Fatality Drowned was Walter John Hook. 45. Concession 5. King. York Regional Police said that Mr. Hook was in the boat in a small pond at the rear of his house with his daughter. The boat capsized and the two were thrown into the water. Mr. Hook was drowned, but a friend managed to rescue the little girl. Father, 45 Drowns Daughter, 81$ Saved A post mortem was to be performed by Dr. A. W. Diamond of Aurora this week. There were two fatal mo- tor vehicle accidents in the area during the past week. Killed in the separate accl- dents were Thomas Wolfe. 26, of Huntsville, May 29, and Thomas Latham. 17. of 31 Blevin 30. The Wolfe accident oc- curred about 3:15 pm on Highway 400 at Highway 7, and involved three vehicles. According to Ontario Pro- vincial Police. Mr. Wolfe was driving a mail van north on Big Brothers Need Forty Men For Fatherless Boys The Big Brothers of York held a very important meet- ing of their newly elected board of directors Saturday to elect officers of the ag- ency for the coming year and to outline the future growth. The slate of officers is: President Joseph Gaspar, Aurora; lst Vice-President Ernest Batson, Aurora; 2nd Vice-President James Davis. Maple; Secretary Peter Ley- land, Newmarket and Treas- urer Peter Nye, Richmond Hill The board has decided to launch an extensive recruit- ment campaign because there are now 40 boys on the waiting lists. Some of them have been waiting as long as two years for a man to come forward to volunteer. "We are sure there are men in the region who are 21 or over who have three or four hours a week time to spend with a boy in activ- ities attractive to both of them, married or single and from all walks of life," says Executive Director George Karpati. The need is particularly great in the Richmond Hill- Trhomhill area and in Georg- ina. F o r m o r e information about Big Brothering contact George Karpati, Executive Director, PO. Box 34. Aur- ora, or‘phone 727-1251. Place, Toronto, May Proceeds From "Snow White " Aid Sick Children 400 and went off the road, striking a parked tractor trailer, driven by Leonard Drury. 27, of Mississauga. The latter was sleeping in the cab at the time. The Wolfe vehicle then rolled over into the middle lane of the highway into a car driven by Mitchell Hud- son, 38, Of Toronto. Both he and Mr. Drury es- caped injury. Vaughan Fire Department was called in to assist in get- ting the deceased, who was pinned beneath the tractor trailer, from out of the wreckage. The second accident oc- curred about 4:25 pm on Bloomington Sideroad. east of Concession 7 in Aurora. York Regional Police said that Latham {the deceased) was proceeding east on Bloomington and was in col- lision with a tractor trailer, which was attempting to overtake him just as he made a left turn with his vehicle. Driver of the tractor trail- er was Roger McClure, 28, of Manilla, Ontario, who has been charged with criminal negligence. Three passengers in the Latham car, Donald Dawson, 20. Robert Hamilton, 21, and Terry Gillespie, 18. all of Toronto. received minor in- juries in the mishap. A Toronto man escaped in- jury when he crash-landed his plane in a field North of Highway 7. just east of High- way 50 in Vaughan. Police said that Albert Willes, 28, was flying north from Toronto International Airport about 9 am. June 2. when smoke began filling the cockpit of his plane. A fractured pipe leading to the air cooler is believed to have started the trouble. Damage was estimated at $3,000. The plane lost oil pressure and the pilot brought it down in a field. Ron Hall, superintendent of Area 2, York County Board of Education, has been ap- pointed acting director of education to succeed Sam Chapman during his leave of absence to work with the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. Mr. Chapman will be part of a group which is devel- oping a new program leading to the degree of Dr. of Edu- cation. Mr. Hall |has been with the York Board since 1969, coming from the Stephen Leacock School complex in Scarboro, where he was principal-designate. He also helped plan the complex, which ‘has both elementary and secondary school accom- modation. Prior to that he was principal of Sir John A. Mac- donald Collegiate Institute in Scarboro. In the latter part of 1972 and the early part of 1973, he was a member of the provincial government’s task force on the organization of the Ministry of Education Phase II. Mr. Hall received his Bachelor of Physical Educa- tion in 1949, his Bachelor of Education In 1959 and his Master of Education in 1962. all from the University of Toronto. He also taught at Niagara Falls. Pickering and Camp- bellford, as a physical educa- tion teacher “about 18 years and 25 pounds ago." Mr. Hall lives in Don Mills with 'his wife and two chil- duen. Succeeds Chapman RON HALL acting director RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1973 Hospital. One of their leaders, Mrs. Jean Thompson of Trayâ€" born Drive, at right, accompanied the children to the hos- pital. Nurse Marian Anderson received the gift on behalf of the hospital. “In Essentials Unity; in Non-Essentials Liberty; in all things Charity” Two weeks before finish- ing his school term and joining the navy, a 17-year- old Richmond Hill High student drowned Monday af- ternoon near Guelph when he and some companions took an unauthorized swim in the Eramosa River during a geography field trip. Ron Whitehead, I7, Drowns Funeral Service Here Today Funeral service for Ron Whitehead, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Whitehead, 157 Oxford Street. Richmond ’Hill, is to be held here today (Thursday) at Marshall Fun- eral Home, 126 Yonge Street North, at 4:30 pm. Interment will be at Richmond Hill Presbyterian Cemetery. RHH‘S Geography Depart- ment Head William Atkinson was with 26 grade 9 and 10 students exploring caves at Rockwood, near Guelph, when the drowning occurred. Teacher Atkinson entered the caves with a group of students and returned a short time later. He had to abandon rescue efforts in order to save himself. DEEP RIVER HOLES The drowning occurred at Lot 5, Concession 4, Eramosa Township at about 2:45 pm, according to Guelph OPP. Whitehead waded into a shallow part of the river with his clothes on and ven- tured into deep water where 63% Assessment In Southern 3 The three southern muni- cipalities in the Region of York -â€" the Towns of Mark- ham. Vaughan and Richmond Hill - contain more than 63% of the assessment of the entire region, according to the 1973 E a‘llui Assess- ment Report frt m the ‘icrk Assessment Offit. e, d a t e d May 18, received Why Rich- mond Hill Council Mhy 28. The Town of Markham’s total equalized assessment in 1972 was $645,818,322 or 29.803% of the region’s total of $2,166,927.702. In second place was the Town of Vaughan with $380,765,688 or 17.572% and in third place was Richmond Hill with $339,996,574 or 15.690%. Next in line is Georgina with $180,169,105 or 8.314%, Newmarket with $151,140,- 363 or 6.975%, King with $148,382,660 or 6.848%. Whit- church-Stouffville with $123,- 506,096 or 5.700%, Aurora with $120,613,408 or 5.66% and East Gwillimbury with $76,535,486 or 3.532%. The equalized amounts contain the total taxable assessment. equalized: the valuations as equalized by which payments in lieu of taxes are paid by the Crown and the equivalent assess- ment of payments under Section 4 of the Provincial Parks Municipal Tax Assist- ance Act. The gross receipts of tele- graph and telephone com- panies are n at included. When received they will be equalized and apportioned. he was caught by the cur- rent. It is believed he’d had an unusually large amount of soft u‘rinls just before and he appeared to choke or cramp. There are several quite deep holes there in the river, the OPP said. Whitehead was seen to sink and a companion couldn’t hold him up. He was finally pulled from the water by Rockwood Fire De- partment, but attempts. to revive him failed. He was pronounced dead at 3 pm by Dr. Jane Hosdil of Rock- wood. Coroner is Dr. Walter Scott of Guelph. No inquest has been required and the coroner considers none is necessary, police told “The Liberal”. Born in Toronto, the boy‘s mother is a Richmond Hill native and long time resi- dent, the former Elizabeth Taylor. His grandparents had a shop for many years on the site of what is now St. Mary’s Church at Duffer- in and Yonge Street North. The Whiteheads resided in Richmond Hill for the past seven years. Ron Whitehead was inter- ested in, and active in, school sports. A very good self- taught swimmer, he was also a basketball referee in public school. SELF-TAUGHT SWIMMER Besides his parents, the youth is survived by six brothers and sisters, Shirley (Mrs. P. Murray), Diana. Sandra, Steven, Peter and Virginia. Markham Trustee Doreen 101‘ Adams “for the negotiaâ€"IThey helped organize a rum- ilies were also invuea L0 a Quirk termed the proposed tions he’s done behind the‘ mage sale, collecting rum- special celebration Saturday venture "eXCiting", and add- scenes for many months." mage and making popcorn. at the historic Fort York ed the ironic note that the The town council, with all ‘ The $169 they raised went to where they were presented I York StUdentS WOUId have “a members present, was almost the Pakistan Refugee Relief with scrolls “in recognition ‘ . ’ heaVieI‘ . EngliSh course in unanimously in favor of the? Fund. of the many contributions RON WHITEHEAD {Germany than they would in 1and purchase resolution} Through the year they they have made to our Accident Near Guelph \Canada." Only Ward 5 Councillor Mrs. taught Sunday School at St. society". fi'llllllllllllllllllll111mll1l\lllll\lllllllll“\lllllllllllllllllllll“l\“lllllllllllllllllllllllllll\l“lllll“llll\llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllm1!lllllllllllll\lllulu“lull“l“lll“lllllllllllllllllllllllllllll“ll llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIll“lllllllll11lllllllll“llllllllllllllllll“l“lllllllll\lllill“llllIll“llllllll“llllllll“llllllllllllllllllllll\lllllllllllllllllllllml'F (Photo by Stuart’s Studio) Twenty-three bands and a steam calliope will be providing the music for the monster par- ade on June 16 marking Rich- mond Hill’s Homecoming Week in this Centennial Year. Add to that the Queen’s York Rang- ers. police units (including a detachment of the RCMP, also 100 years old this year), fire de- partments, Shriners units, Al- hambra marching units, Knights of Columbus. hundreds of maj- orettes, antique cars, cadets and at least 56 floats and you will have a parade which will be more than three miles long and take more than three hours 23 Bands, Calliope, Floats For June 16 Parade Seems at least one light- fingered p e r s o n likes gourmet food. The whole neighborhood is suffering, for that chives clump sup- plied many tables. lllllm“!ll\l“ll\lu\lmllllliill“!\\ll\lll\\l\\\ll“““\“lllllllmmfl Prince Philip Coming To King King Township will have a visit from the Duke of Edinburgh in August. As president of the International Equestrian Federation Prince Philip has accepted an invi- tation to officially open the Jokers Hill Horse Trials August 3. At that time the Queen will be in Ottawa in connection with the Com- monwealt‘h Heads of Govern- ment Conference and will be accompanied to Canada ‘by Prince Philip. He will fly to Toronto on the morning of the opening of,the Jokers Hill Trials to declare them open. staff concerning the needs of the area. These facilities shave been long overdue for the Thornhill community and I now ask the people for their enthusiastic and whole-hearted support to achieve completion of the project,“ said Mayor Roman. The mayor thanked the chairman of the council’s Thornhill Project Committee, Regional Councillor Robert Adams of Ida Street. North Thornhill, and the other pro- ject committee members for what he called their diligent effort in pursuing the coun- cil’s concept for the centre. He will watch the dres- sage event and inspect the cross-country course and then discuss preparations for the equestrian events at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal. Riders from the British and US. three day event teams which stood first and second in the 1972 Olympic Games, at Munich will be competing at Jokers Hill against the best Canadian horses and riders. In the fall Approve Exchange Visit With Germans York Region Pupils of 1972 Lieut. Mark Philips (whose engagement to Prin- cess Anne has just been an- nounced) visited Jokers Hill and inspected the course. As a result the British team officials accepted the invita- tion. The upgrading of the Jok- ers ‘Hill Horse Trials is an integral part of the prepara- tion for raising the standard of Canadian equestrianism in preparation for the next Olympic Games. Cars. bikes, TVs, hi-fis. money, Centennial flags, have been among articles removed by thieves recently. But a Centre Street East, Richmond Hill woman has added another article this past week. Someone stole her chives clump out of the garden. York County Board of Ed- ducation at its meeting of May 28 approved in- princi- ple an exchange visit be- tween German and York stuâ€" dents in 1974. She was making potato salad for Sunday’s dinner and dashed out into the garden for a handful of chives to give it that extra special flavor. But there were no chives â€" only a big hole where there had been a large and healthy clump a day or two before. The 30 students, who will be selected by a committee of teachers from among those applying. will attend school in Germany during October, November and December. Grade 12 students will be given preference. Credits will be granted to- ward honor graduation diplo- mas, if permission is given by the Ministry of Education for such credits. The board will also provide up to $300 from the field trip budget for special trips through the county for the visiting students. Students will be respons- ible for all expenses. but aid will be sought by the teach- ers involved for students for whom the cost is a problem. Students involved will un- dertake to host German stu- dents on a return visit. The latter will attend York schools for three months without payment of tuition. Sunday Salads Lack Chives to pass any point Included in the top bands appearing in the parade will be the 48th Highlanders Pipe and Brass Bands. the Toronto Scot- tish Pipe Band, the Richmond Hill Centennial Pipe Band, the Royal Regiment of Canada Band, the 411 Squadron Air Force Band, the Air Transport Command Band, Royal Canad- ian Signal Band. Ulster and Centennial Accordion Bands, Collingwood Collegiate Band, Burlington Team Tour Band, Georgetown Girls Pipe Band, Kawartha Cavaliers Band, New- market Pipe Band, Sand Hill Pipe Band, Salvation Army HOME PAPER OF THE DISTRICT SINCE 1878 Thornhill Centre Site Is First Choice Of Planners I The committee includes ‘South Thomhill Ward 1 Councillor Gary Kay of 16 Royal Birkdale Lane, Bay- view Fairways; *North Thorn- hill Ward 2 Councillor Roy Muldrew of 53 Romfield Circuit; Unionville Ward 3 lCouncillor Mrs. Carole Bell ,of 12 Tuscay Court. “The negotiations were long and difficult, but the end result will make the endeavor worthwhile,” said Mayor Roman in a statement released to the press following council purchase of the land site at a price of $900,000. The new community centre Alma Walker of 25 Princess ‘1Because of the lack ( will help to form a focus fori Street, the former mayor of cultural and recreation faci the Thornhill area, he said.1 Old Markham Town, was ities in the Thornhill are Architects Jessop and Ber- against the deal. this program is worthy 1 lette will be conducting “At that price per acre it's the full support of the fer meetings. examining needs: an awful lot of money for eral and provincial goven lette will be conducting meetings. examining needs‘ of the area in detail both‘ with town staff and other interested groups. STUDIED AREA NEEDS “There has been consider- able input from the library board, the hockey leagues, Thornhill Lions and town! staff concerning the needs' of the area. These facilities have been long overdue for‘ “At that price per acre it's an awful lot of money for culture and recreation. It's too much money for a small piece of land. Heaven knows what the whole cultural pro- duct is going to cost. I don't think We can afford it. The committee probably did a good job, but to me it’s a lot of dough," she said. , "If you look down the road 25 years you'll see it The mayor thanked the chairman of the council’s Thorn'hill Project Committee, Regional Councillor Robert Adams of Ida Street. North Thornhill, and the other pro- ject committee members for what he called their diligent effort in pursuing the coun- cil’s concept for the centre. FlLLS REQUIREMENTS The mayor said the idea of the project is to fill the c u 1 t u r a1 and recreational needs for the community of, Thornhill within Markham Town. This is the portion of the Thornhill postal area be- tween Yonge Street and the proposed Highway 404 right- of-way along the west side of Woodbine ‘Avenue (Don Mills Road). By HAL BLAINE The 15 acres of land purchased on the northeast corner of Bayview Avenue and John Street was the most preferred choice of site in a comp- rehensive study of cultural-recreational complex locations completed in Thornhill by the Markham Town Planning Department, says Markham Mayor énthony Roman. at the crossroads of Thom- hill. It is the beginning of a community core that will pull Thornhill together as a community. It is something that has been very greatly needed for a long time," he said. Regional Councillor Adams said he hoped for the enthu- siastic and whole-hearted support of all the new reg- ional town of Markham for the project. First to support the land purchase when it came up in council, North Thornhill’s Councillor Muldrew said *he realized an awful lot of money is involved. “But it is 18 MONTHS’ WORK Mayor Roman said possi- ble sites have been investi- gated for well over 18 months and the town has always encountered various barriers in its land purchase attempts up until now. He noted the land purchased is the “number one" site sug- gested by the planning de- partment and other experts the council consulted. The mayor extended his thanks to the members of the previous town council who he said also worked dil- igently on the project during the last council term. “The project committee’s work has been very gratifying to me. and I’m sure to all members of council." he said. Councillor Kay said in his opinion the deal for the John Street and Bayview Avenue land was an offer the council couldn't refuse. Muldrew said special thanks must go to Council- lor Adams “for the negotia- tions he’s done behind the scenes for many months.” Making what will probably be its last appearance in Rich- mond Hill will be the Thomp- son Stage Coach, now a part of the transportation museum in Ottawa; a steam engine; the Canadian Colored Color Party and floats from local businesses, clubs, societies and churches. Local group will have re- freshments available along the route which starts at‘ Industrial Road, proceeds south on Yonge Street to Markham Road, east to Pugsley and north on Pugs- Band, Leamington 'Band, Mid- landers Band and the Newmar- ket Citizens Band. Alma Walker of 25 Princess Street, the former mayor of Old Markham Town, was against the deal. . "If you look down the road 25 years you'll see it couldn’t be done any cheaper and that we couldn't afford not to do it," said Adams. Walker said the site should be more in the centre of town, further to the east. where land might be cheaper. MODES 0F POPULATION Mayor Roman said the old council reviewed the town's ‘ecreation needs two years go and agreed there were two nodes of population, one in the east and one in ‘he west (Thornhill) which would have to be served with community centre facilities. He agreed there was a cost differential between one area and the other, but this was something the council could do nothing about and had to live with. Dickson’s Hill - Victoria Square Ward 6 Councillor Ron Moran said he was sup- porting the Thomhill plan. “But I hope council will keep in mind that culture doesn’t stop here. We (the museum committee) will soon be asking to buy five acres for a museum," he said. Accept Citizens/up A wards Two Richmond Hill 14- year-old girls, Maureen Cald- well of North Taylor Mills Drive and Darlene Burrows of Browndale Crescent, were among 12 people from the Metro area to receive Good Citizenship Medals at a din- ner in the York Room at the Labatt‘s Breweries May 25 in Weston. PETUNIAS The girls had been nomi- nated for the award by Mrs. David Schiller of Markham Road for their many contri- butions to society. Mrs. Schil- ler is a local representative of the Canadian Save The Children Fund. The presentations were made by Minister of State Dr. Stanley Haidasz, MP for the Metro riding of Parkdale, and Mrs. Douglas Jennings, chairman of the citizenship committee. Maureen and Darlene have demonstrated their good citizenship in many ways. They helped organize a rum- mage sale, collecting rum- mage and making popcorn. The $169 they raised went to the Pakistan Refugee Relief Fund. P" MAPLE MAUREEN CALDWELL DARLENE BURROWS NK CASCADE 39¢ EACH 10141 KEELF STREET MAPLE See Ad on Page 24 James Grainger is the chair- man of the parade committee. which is composed of Magis- trate James Butler, Staff in- spector Fred Mason of the York Regional Police Department. Fire Chief Robert Kennedy, Police Sergeant William Adams, Lion Grant Marshall and Busy Bee Dave Taylor. There will be entertainment in the park, a 48th Highlanders tattoo in the evening, a fire- men’s beer garden in the old arena, a historic display in the chapel of St. Mary’s Anglican Church. ley to the~ town park PRICE 15¢ PER COPY '1Because of the lack of cultural and recreation facil- ities in the Thornhill area, this program is worthy of the full support of the fed- eral and provincial govern- ments. An application has been made for a loan under the .winter capital works fund, as announced by the Ontario Treasurer in March, 1973," said Mayor Roman. NEAR FINAL PRICE He predicted the $2,500,000 figure mentioned in the win- ter works loan application would be reasonably close to the final figure for construc- tion of a library, two arenas, community and day care centre facilities. Town Treasurer Alex Bar- ton of Henderson Avenue. South Thornhill. said the project should get an $800,- 000 winter works grant from the federal and provincial government if it falls com- pletely within the policy guidelines. It is hoped other grants will be available for the day care centre, library and com- munity activity facilities. The Thornhill Lions are expected to contribute $250,000 toward funding of the project, ac- cording to a pledge they made some time ago. ARCHITECTS OUTLINE The architects’ o u t l i n e concept for the Thornhill centre was released with the mayor's statement, but it was emphasized this is the pre- liminary proposal only and that it was prepared as the basis: fer opening discussions only. It also had to be put in (Continued on Page 3) Matthew’s United Church every Sunday while attend- ing classes themselves at a different time. The girls and their fam- ilies were also invited to a special celebratiorl Sgturday Last year the two girls organized a 40-hour Starva- thon at the church which raised $951 for the Canadian Save The Children Fund. Forty young people took part in this particular pro- ject. They are also members of the “Right to Life" group, and help whenever called upon to address envelopes, baby-sit, etc. They have also sold potato chips and peanuts to raise money for different charities. In addition to all this, Maureen and Darlene have volunteered to help in what- ever way needed by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, and volunteered to help ref- ugees from Uganda coming into this area. éiht’hé historic Fort York where they were presented with scrolls “in recognition 3 Boxes $1.00