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By HAL BLAINE Substantially improved property valâ€" es, greater development pressures and appier neighborhood living conditions ere in Southern York Region are expect- OL. 97, NO. 28. to result from Monday’s federal-pro- incial announcement of a new commuter il service for Thornhill and Richmond ill terminals within two years. This according to the transportation hairmen of Markham and~ Richmond ill Town Councils in interviews Tuesday. “The Federal Government will pro- ide’ $10,000,000 for the purchase of roll- ng stock for a three-train peak-period ail service between Richmond Hill and ‘oronto Union Station,” said the Monday ederal - provincial - municipal announce- nent. Ill“l“llll“l\llll1l“I“l1\ll\\\l\\\\\lllm\ll\\\1\\llll“lull“llmmll They may be larking it up now but they’ll be deadly serious come Monday night. The “they” are (left to right) Oak Ridges’ Alex Brock- ton Midgets Bill Metcalfe, Peter McConachie, and John Lenneville. That‘s when the big exhibition game with the Walliseillen Switzerland Midgets takes place at 7:30 pm at Bond Lake Arena. The above fellows will likely form one of the Oak Ridges lines who are looking to turn back the visitors. ‘ ,>_ _ u . . q n 1|! ,,,1,,_!A ‘A_J.-,.L An evening at the Board of Trade Country Club in Woodbridge is proving to be expensive in more ways than one. was taken from the cloak room between 1 am and 1:15 am. On December 16, Mrs. Doris Henderson, also of Toronto. reported the theft of a knee length, natural ‘mink, valued at $3.000. from an upstairs room at the club which was later recovered by police. ‘ er] 1 Kennedy. 1 '1ne Ill‘e stauon ls manneuL round the clock by a force of 20 men working in two shifts T110 of these are captains and the whole force is head- by Fire Chief Robert The towr, is calling for ten-1 1 ders for the construction of a combined fire hall and liâ€" brary building at the corner of Yonge Stxeet and the King Sidercad in Oak Ridges on a site acquired two years ago The town s fire department [rtm the Oak Ridges Lions is equipped with five pumper for $20 000 It is planned to trucks two tank trucks and a1 man this fire hall at least at station wagon the latter used first by volunteers tion would be held and that the seat would be filled by appointment. At Monday night’s meeting Regional Coun- cillor Lois Hancey asked that two letters support- ing the appointment of Mr. Gemmill to the seat be recorded in the council minutes. and hock ture: com1 Marl ing NHL a £0 aires trair time 1t-“Willi“lll““illll“ll“ll““ll““till““\lllll“\llllllllillllll““ill““lull“!“ll“ll“lllllill“\lllllilllllllllillll“lllillillll1lll\\Illl\\llllill“\llllilllllllllillllltllllilill“illll\\\llllllllillllllllillll“11‘“lll“ill“ll“ll“lllllllllllllll“llllllillllllllillllllllillllilll“ill“lllllllilllliilll“lllillili‘. For the second time in the past two months, a woman has had her mink fur stolen from the premi- SCS. Sunday night. it was Greta Barrel] of Toronto. whose $1.600 mink stole was taken from the cloak room between 1 am and 1:15 am. Mink Stole(n) Have you ever wondered what to do when a child refuses to do his homework practice the piano stop fightâ€" ing, tidy his room or go to bed on time? If so you're a typical parent in the 70's who often senses that some- thing is wrong but not what or how to cope. The Richmond Hill-Thom- hill Family Services is offen- ing a Parent Effectiveness course beginning Wednesday of next week, based on'Dr. Thomas Gordon’s book “Par- ent Effectiveness Training" which will provide parents with greater insights into themselves, their children and the communication pro- cess betWeen them. It is Dr. Gordon’s contention that parenthood is a highly skilled job, and that most people would handle it betâ€" ter if they were trained. LIMITED REGISTRATION The course will continue for six weeks each Wednes- day from 8 to 10 pm and registration is limited to ten couples or 20 people with a fee of $10 per person. or $20 per couple, plus a copy The trains will be operated for about "any Community Benefits, _Highe Read story on Page 13ifor full details of Monday’s contest Richmond Hill Public Library, 2-; Wright Street, 4 Biohmond H111; Ont. LDC ”Al 5 Dec v. 0-9-8-7â€"3â€"5-14» look Out, Switzerland? Parent Effectiveness Course Starts January Firefighting Expansion Coming Preparing for future needs, Richmond Hill Town Council is seeking a deputy fire chief at the present time. The whole town from Highway 7 north to the Bloomington Sideroad and from Bathurst Street east to the proposed Highway 404 is provided at present with firefighting services from the central fire station at the rear of the municipal building. The fire station is manned} round the clock by a force of} 20 men. working in two shifts! Two of these are captains and the \vhole force is head- ed by Fire Chief Roberti Kennedy. of the book that provides the background for discusâ€" sion. ' Tapes and visual materials will also be used to demon- strate the questions and an- swers to such topics as how to listen so the children will talk to you. how to talk so they will listen to you, how to change unacceptable be- havior and how to avoid being “fired" as a parent. In the six sessions the group will explore the per- missive way of bringing up children. the authoritarian way, and the effective way. (This one works, says Dr. Gordon). The family servâ€" ices office is located at 25A Yonge Street North, Rich- mond Hill, and for informa- tion interested persons may call 884â€"8822 or 8231. Through the various disâ€" cussions the course will deal with the 12 typical responses to children’s problems â€"â€" ranging from threatening. nameâ€"calling, preaching or sarcasm to praising. reassur- ing and offering solution. Each of these responses can have undesirable ef- a $1,000,000 annual deficit by the Ontario Government as part of its expanding GO Transit network. GO buses from Barrie, Newmarket and Aurora will be resched- uled to tie into the Richmond Hill end of the new rail commuter service. Ward 3 Councillor Roy Muldrew of Thornhill, Markham tranisportafci'onphajr- ____________ man, says the new rail service is the greatest thing that could happen to the Thornhill community. Muldrew predicts a whole series of major transit improve- ments here in the coming months, with talks and studies already under way. ‘ Muldrew says Markham’s recently in- augurated local transit service has re- vealed an unexpected potential for com- muter service connecting Unionville and the Highway'48 - Old Markham Village [or administration and fire prevention purposes I An elevating platform has been ordered and delivery is expected in April. It will be housed in the Richvale Fire Hall on Spruce Avenue. By the time it is delivered theL roof of the structure will have been raised to accom- modate the new apparatus for fire fighting and rescue work and that fire hall will be manned. RICHMOND HILL ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JANUARY 10,1974 (Photo by Pikulin) fects upon the child; some are put downs which can make a child feel worthless hurt or resentful. Solutions rob the child of the growth experience of developing his own, while praise tends to make the child dependent upon the parents opinion rather than his own. NEED FEED-BACK “Active Listening" is an- other skill which the course teaches. It is the process of listening to the child when he comes to you with a prob- lem and checking your im- pressions by feeding them back to him without criti- cism, judgment or new ma- terial. It leaves the child feeling comfortable, under- stood and free to go on talking. It often enables him to solve his own probâ€" lems through the clearer understanding this kind of exploration allows him. 0f- ten, however, the child will behave in a way which cre- ates a problem for the par- ents. When this occurs. parents are urged to send an “I" message. “I" mes- sages according to Dr. Gon ME flihmml "1n Essentials Unity: in Non-Essentials Liberty; in all things Charity” There will be a receptionl for about 200 invited mun- icipal and community lead- ers at 5:30 pm. But all res- idents of the town are inâ€" vited to come and enjoy the festivities starting at 7 pm. Admission to the arena be- fore 7 o'cloek for the hoc- key. official ceremonies, fig- ure skating and music pro- gram is free. The arena is located east of Unionville on the Concession 7 road, about a block north of Highway 7 Achievement of the biggest recreation pro- ject in a municipality’s history usually calls for a major civic celebration to mark the occasion. And Markham Town is no exception, tog-t. e rule. Saturday the newly re-organiZ" T n of Markham, a York Regional local m'ic1'alityg,‘ now for three years, officially opens” the new". $1,400,000 Markham Centennial Centfi Arena. The name of the new building this Season just swinging into operation was chosen t’o'remind residents of the 100 year history of the old Markham community that was recently cele- brated. PUBLIC INVITED FREE [ THORNHILL Most of the Thornhilli postal area here is included in the new regional Town of Markham. The town includes the former Markham Town- ship area north of Steeles Avenue, east of Yonge Street, south of Highway 7 and north of Highway 7 along both sides of Don Mills Road (Woodbine AV- enue) to the new Whit- church - Stouffville Town boundary. lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll\lll\lll“\lllllllllllllllllllll ast The vacant Ward 3 seat at Richmond Hill Council table will be filled by ap- pointment at a special meeting January 16 at 8 pm, itrwas announced Monday night’s meeting council. The seat was won in December 1972 by Charles Stewart in a two-way battle with Ray Gemmill and be- came vacant when Mr. Stewart died in a highway accident November 27. The outcome of a spec- ial council meeting Dec- ember 20 was that no elec- tion would be held and that the seat would be filled by appointment. At Monday night’s meeting Regional Coun- cillor Lois Hancey asked that two letters support- ing the appointment of Mr. Gemmill to the seat be recorded in the council minutes. Fill ‘ Ward 3 Seat January 16 area into dor. Details regarding plans for commuter stations at Richmond Hill and Thornhill aren’t yet available. Muldrew says 1} Thornlea station loca _ e two possible the CN B_ala V J-.. fl.“ Muldrew says 1 Thornlea station loca .. Line to be used by th . _ " . buildings and property On théfiliala Line at John Street in the Bayvigw‘ Fairways neighborhood area. The best ‘s‘t ion loca- tion from a traffic access poin of view might be at Bayview Avenue where York Region is building a multi-million dollar overpass in a major road widening pro- gram. At this location a station would have to be tied in with the overpass plan, Muldrew says. ‘ WIâ€"{ichmohd Hill Council’s transporta- tion committee chairman, Ward 2 Coun- don, should consist ofva non- blameful description of the child’s unacceptable behavâ€" ior, a statement of how that behavior makes the parent feel, and the tangible effect of the behavior on the par- ent. This technique, over a period of time, can often do YETTA NASHMAN Discussion Leader 9rollierty THORNHILL PARTICIPATION Many Thornhill young people belong to the Union- ville Figure Skating Club which is featured in the 7 pm Skating Extravaganza which starts the public tion of the official opening celebrations. figure skating show will.. clude 200 pretty young 13 â€" ies and handsome ydung men, says Un‘ionville Ward , D) ....... 3 Councillor Mrs Carole Bell of 12 Tuscay Court. Size is in charge ‘ a: wargi ments for the cffuial openâ€" ing events. M a r k h a m professional skater Frances Allan will lead the Markham Skating Club and Unionville Skating Club professional Hans Ahl- qren of Metro will lead that club’s skaters. The figure skating show will last 40 minutes. the Yonge Street traffic corri- The Thornlea Band and‘ Choir from Thornlea Second- ary School under the direcâ€" tion of well known Canad- ian musician Ellis McClinâ€" tock will provide the open- ing music and perform at all intervals in the program. OFFICIAL K CEREMONIES Then comes the official ceremonies with Reverend Robert Ball of Central Un- ited Church, Unionville, giv- ing the official blessing. Markham Mayor Anthony Roman will preside at the introduction of special 1guests, unveiling of a plaque land ribbon cutting. The master of ceremonies will be Johnny Esaw, a tel- evision personality and local town resident. Markham Museum Cur- rator John Lunau, an old Markham hockey figure, will do the hockey introductions and be commentator for the hockey game. The game feaâ€" tures members of the old community senior team the Markham Millionaires, play- ing against the well known NHL Ol-dtimers. Lunau is marKnam nucney 115ULC, ww -------- 7-77 , do the hockey introductions future land severances will Mr. Ruttle told “The and be commentator for the be handled by the new land Liberal" Monday afternoon hockey game. The game fea- division committee. that the Rotary Club has tures members of the old Regional Councillor Lois offered to help the com- community senior team the Hancey said each member of mittee which has already Markham Millionaires, play- the regional council was met to begin planning for ing against the well known asked to nominate an ap- the big annual event. It is NHL Ol-dtimers. Lunau is pointee to the land division hoped that an innovation a former Markham Million-icommittee. “but I would pre- this year will be a snow aires trainer and now is‘fei to appointanominee sup- slide for the youngsters. trainer of the NHL Old-‘ported by this council”. The. More details will be avail- timers. (See further story.mayor agreed with her. 1 able next week. l‘l““““‘1 ll\lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll\lllllllllllllllllllll\lllllll“lllllllllll“\lllllllllllllllllllllllllll“lllll\llllllllllll““11“l\lllllll\llllllllllllllll\l\lllllllllllllllllllllll '1 more to encourage a child to change without hurting him or the relationship. than the rewards, punish- ments and screaming battles most of us engage in without too much success. FOUR METHODS The techniques of “Active Listening" and “1” messages are the essential tools for the no win - no lose prob- lem solving approach which Dr. Gordon refers to as “Method III Problem Solv- ing”. Method I is the au- thoritative way in which conflicts end with the par- ent winning and the child losing, Method II is the permissive way in which children win and parents lose. Method IV involves set-ting up a conference be- tween parent and child at which both sides of the conflict are clearly stated. the solutions called for and written down. and the one solution which seems satisâ€" factory to everyone, chosen for” a trial run. REALLY IN TOUCH Parents who have taken the course in the past stated on the hockey game in the Sports Section). CULTURE AND RECREATION The new Markham Cenâ€" Innial Centre is already beâ€" ig used this year for hocâ€" key leagues throughout the flown including Thornhill area. It is intended to pro- videg-g focus for recreation an tural activity in the town Discussion of future expansion and use of the balance of the 12- acre land site has included proposals for swimming pool curling rink tennis courts and other {recreation facilities. But 1these items remain to be [finally decided. lName Jackman ETo Committee Future plans for increased community activity at the Centre includé’ Guy Lombar- do in ConcertflDuke Elling- ton Presents and other cel- ebrity programs to fill 'in between hockey and figure Howard Jackman, a resi- dent of Richmond Hill for more than a quarter century, received the unanimous sup- port of Richmond Hill Coun- cil at its meeting January 7 as the municipality’s repre- sentative of the new York Region Land Division Com- mittee. The region has de- cided to set up a committee‘ of nine members, one from‘ each of the municipalities. In proposing Mr. Jackman's name, Mayor William Lazen- by questioned the propriety of this region’s decision to establish the committee, since it does not take into consid- eration the great differences in assessment and population among the municipalities which make up the Region of York. The mayor noted'Mr. Jack- man of Roseview Avenue has served on the town’s commit- tee of adjustment for 14 years. most of that time hav- ing been its chairman. He also told council that the‘ committee of adjustment would continue to deal with minor variances but that all future land severances will be handled by the new land division committee. Regional Councillor Lois Hancey said each member of the regional council was asked to nominate an ap- pointee to the land division committee, “but I would pre- ,fei' to appoint a nominee sup- ‘ported by this council”. The \mayor agreed with her. HOME PAPER OF THE DISTRICT SINCE 1878 cillor Graeme Bales of Gormley, says he expects there will be a new GO Rail term- inal in connection with the existing GO bus terminal here on Newkirk Road where the CN Bala, Line crosses Markham Road. Councillor Bales notes Richmond Hill now has only the very old CN station which probably isn’t adequate for the new rail commuter service. ' Bales says he thinks the new service will be of real benefit to Richmond Hill and to the residents in the Maple area of Vaughan Town too, as well as to res- idents of King City and municipalities to the north. But Bales is disappointed the serv~ ice can’t be started immediately using the ordinary type of railway passenger cars instead of waiting for construction of new rolling stock. A major point in the Mon- skating activities during the year. Being considered for summer recreation activity are hockey school and figure skating classes. The arena building in- cludes The Penalty Box Lounge, an attractive mez- zanine facility providing ac- commodations for parties. private meetings, wedding receptions, etc. ARENA COMMITTEE The operating and man- agement committee of the Markham Centennial Cen- tre includes four town council members and five local residents, The coun- cil representatives are Mayor Anthony Roman, Regional Anthony Roman, Regional Councillor Robert Adams of Thornhill. Regional Council- lor Harry Crisp of Thorn- ‘hill and Ward 3 Councillor Mrs. Carole Bell of Union- ville. ‘The community represent- atives are Doug James of Thornhill. Bruce Sage of Old Markham, Dennis Har- vey of Old Markham and 'Bud Lunney 01' Unionville; Barry Nicholls of Thornhill. Manager of the Markham Centennial Centre N'obes. u1m\lmuuuumuuummunummmumummlmunumuu The committee chairman is; is Cecil ' 117:.mlnv nnvninfl, , Leo Wigglesworth, a Town of Markham trustee, was elected vice-chairman in a two-way battle with Rich- mond Hill Trustee Malcolm Peake. In his speech of accep- tance Mr. McDermott ,paid great tribute -to Mr. Jacobs “who has used his ability very wisely on this board for the children. parents, teachers and principals" as 11 small boards were welded into a county unit. THANKS FOR SERVICE “We thank you for the ser- vice you have given to this board and ‘to this county in Catholic education,” he told the retiring chairman. Councillor Robert Adams of Thornhill Regional Council- lor Harry Crisp of Thornâ€" hill and Ward 3 Councillor Mrs. Carole Bell of Union- ville. that they were for the first time in their parenthood ex- perience, really in touch with the way their children felt about their own prob- lems, and aware as well of their own real feelings: G e n u i n e communication was beginning to take place with improvements in the general home atmosphere. “an: The leader of the PET Group is Mrs. Yetta Nash- man, a former high school teacher and mother of five children. She is presently an MA student at the On- tario Institute for Studies in Education and a member of the counselling staff at Rich- mond Hill - Thornhill Family Services. Mrs. Nashman first be- came interested in parent study groups as a partici- pant looking for solutions to problems she was experienc- ing in her own home. Now, as a leader of many such groups, she is sharing her knowledge of parent effect- iveness training and her personal experience in the application of PET princâ€" iples. Winter Carnival February 8, .9, 10 Richmond Hill’s fifth an- nual Winter Carnival will he held February 8, 9 am] 10. Mavor William Lazenby announced at Monday eve- ning's council meeting. William Ruttle of 47 Laverock Avenue. who has served on the committee since its inception in 1969. has agreed to provide lead- ership and other members of the committee have also indicated their willingness to carry on. The mayor expressed his personal appreciation and that of council and the town's citizens to this dedi- cated group for the work they have done in the past and their Willingness to assume responsibility for this highlight of the winter season once again. told “The Two Chicago sociologists recently stated that Roman Catholic adults who 'have at- tended separate schools tend to be more hopeful about human problems than those who have not. The sociol'o. g'sts al‘e Rev. Andrew Gree- ley and William McCready. They are members of the staff of the National Opinion Research Centre in Chicago. The implication Of this finding is that Catholic schools “may 'have worked better than most people thought" in their goal of equipping students with Christian values. RC Board Inaugural McDermott Chairman BY MARY DAWSON John McDermobt, trustee representing Whitchurch- Stouffville and East Gwillim- bury on the York County Roman - Catholic School Board, was the unanimous choice for ch-airman‘ of that board at the 1974 inaugural meeting held January 2 in the board room. He succeeds Eugene Jacobs of ¢he Town of Vaughan, who has headed the board since its inception five years ago. TAX SAVINGS y TODAY. INCOME a TOMORROW Representatives of the se- veral groups involved in edu- cation spoke briefly, bring- ing greetings to the board at the beginning of a new year of service. RC School Graduates Found More Hopeful Mutual Life offers y0u three ways . . . a Registered Reiirement Savings Plans 0 Income Averaging Annuities o Deferred Profit Sharing Plans Call Doug Hinchclilfe for free folders. 884-8181 The Mutual Life of Canada Luwayn AvI-‘Avu v..-“ ""v lot of the role of a priest in Representing the teachers the school is just walking in was Miss Isabella O'Shea, and being a presence. “Pant who is doing special educa- of my job is to see to it that. tion and library work at what is being taught is as Notre Dame, Newmarket. close to the mind of the She came to York County in bishop and of the church as 1967 and has never regrefied possible" lher decision to come here. He pointed out the impor-l She has *had the pleasure of tance of coâ€"operation with' (Continued on Page 3) day announcement emphasized industrial considerations. “A contract to build roll- ing stock would ensure continuation of employment of skilled and unskilled workers in the locomotive and rail car industry,” said the official announcement. .9011 The Markham and Richmond Hill transportation chairmen were agreed the rail service will be of great benefit while at the same time increasing already high development pressures in the local area. “We will have a lot more pressure on building in Richmond Hill. This is cer- tain to raise the price of houses. When any community has gone on this type of service the property prices have gone up. All existing property owners will benefit but people wanting to buy will have to pay more," said the councillor. (Continued on Page 3) PRICE 15¢ PER COPY the teachers and respect for the teachers as professional people and of realizing'that all are concerned wi’uh the same thing â€" the best pos- suble Catholic education for the children. REPRESENTS PARENTS Richmond Hill Lawyer John Lawlor, and a graduate of the local Catholic school system in King Town- ship, was the representative of the parents. He spoke of the “spirit of joy we got out of school â€" a tremendous happiness. I notice that same joy in my children who are attending separate schools.” Lawlor closed with the hope the board would be able sometime in the future to provide a Catholic educa- tion for Catholic children from kindergarten to grade 13. ' life Situations," including being told that one’s child would be mentally retarded and interpreting the mean- ,ing of natural disasters. , “Th-e parents of mhlis dis- trict would like a separate high school,” he said. REPRESENTS TEACHERS ”.5 v- , , The two sociologists found that respondents who had gone to Catholic schools "seem to be considerably more likely than those who have not, to be men and wo- men of hope.” For instance. "29% of Catholics who 'had attended separate grammar and high schools and 24% of «those who had abbended one of the two were among the “hopefuls". Among those with no Catholic school edu- cation the figure was 17%. llllll1“l\lllllllll\\\\\11\\1\\\lll\lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll“ York Regional Police re- ported two counterfeit $50 bills in the area last week. In Richmond Hill, the phoney bill turned up at R. F. Molt Sheet Metal, after a cash payment from the Bank of Commerce, Allencourt Plaza. Serial number was A/H- 2449667. The other bill, which was believed to have come from the Bank of Com- merce in Willowdale, was deposited in the Bank of Montreal in Aurora JOHN McDERMOTT Stouffville-Whitchurch Serial number was 11/!!- 3984029. Stay Away From $50 Bills