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0n tar/o school champions Roy Muldrew. 46, long time resident of Romfield Circuit in North Thornhill. this week announced he will be offering for the dual Markham seat of regional and town councillor elected at large. Election would give him one of the two senior seats on Markham's nine-member council and a seat on the lG-member York Region council. For the past four years Muldrew has represented North Thornhill Ward 2 on Markham's council and feels the most important requirement for regional council in the next two years will be experience and a strong voice on Markham Town council and the York Regional council at Newmarket. Langstaff’s tennis aces, Lyn and Lee Myers, won the Georgian Bay Senior Girls’ Doubles Tennis Title by defeating a pair from Penetang 10â€"0 October 4. They then went on to the Ontario finals, representing the Georgian Bay region, October 11. They won four matches including the finals in which they defeated the Western Ontario regional entry with a very close score of 6-7, 7-5. 7-5. making them the Ontario Federation of Secondary Schools champions. Their coach is Mrs. Liz Stratton. Muldrew has been chairman of Markham’s finance committee for the past four years, working closely with town staff and council, to bring controlled expenditures to the tax- payers of Markham. In his first two years on council there was no increase in taxes. and in the past two Thornhill's Muldrew seeks regional seat /n Markham Town Roy Muldrew Seeks Region Se Open the door for mobile home parks IVh 017’] ‘ 4m Seat pay its way from current revenues. At a 10 to 10% percent interest rate on debentures it is not practical to finance projects long term. He says the housing problem today is primarily He said Markham has the only transit system in the Region of York designed especially for the com- munities and people in Markham. The buses are (Turn to Page 3) IllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIlllllllllllllllllllllllll|llllllllllllllIlllllllllllIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Speaking of inflation. Muldrew feels this will be the most important issue facing Markham‘s and the Region of York's councillors in the next two years,. He says to hold taxes to a realistic growth pattern, the Town of Markham and York Region must be prepared to pay its way from current revenues. At a 10 to 101,2 percent interest rate on debentures it is not practical years there were controlled increases which are still lower than the rate of in- flation. Sports 19. 20 Thornhill 9, 10.11. 12 Richmond Hill Social Scheduled Events Churches Editorials. Opinion Births. Deaths Births. Deaths 27 Classified 28-34 IIIIlllllllllllllllllllllllllll|IllllllllllllllllllllllllllIIIlllllllllllllllllHIlll|IIIII|llllIlllllllllllllllllllllll ‘The Liberal' this week is offering readers the biggest newspaper package in its 96-year history with a total of 68 pages. The first two regular news. sports and advertising sections total 36 broadsheet pages. In addition there are three advertising sections: eight broadsheet pages for K mart. eight tabloid pages for Kresge‘s and 16 tabloid pages for Hillcrest Mall. Complementing the regular news there is a fall fashion special on Page 24. Beyond the regular sports section there is a full broadsheet picture story on Thornhill‘s terrific developing softball parade on Page 12. Expanding the usual Thor- nhill news coverage is a full broadsheet picture feature on the historic treasure buildings in Thornhill on Page 35. On Page 26 is the story of a Richvale man's visit to frightening Red China. The regular page index for the week is as follows: lnsiders’ index H DUO mm 21 9‘) King-Oak Ridges Gormley Maple-Vaughan Richvale Carrville-BAIF Victoria Square Classified the cost of mortgage money. People can't afford the carrying charges and this problem applies to municipal financing in the same way. Transit Chairman As chairman of the Markham transit com- mittee. Muldrew feels one of his strongest contributions has been the introduction of transit service throughout the Town of Markham. U1 {ICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1974 14. 16 “In Essentials Unity; in Non-Essentials Liberty; in all things Clarity" By MARY DAWSON The planning staff report on mobile homes was adopted by Richmond Hill council October 7 on motion of Councillor David Stephenson seconded by Regional Councillor Gordon Rowe. Voting in favor, on a recorded vote. were Councillors Graeme Bales, John Major, Stephenson, Regional Councillor Rowe and Mayor William Lazenby. Voting in the negative were Councillors Andy Chateauvert, Lou Wainwright and Regional Councillor Lois Hancey. Councillor William Cor- coran declared a conflict of interest and left the council chamber. Mrs. Hancey attacked the motion by calling it “very premature. This ‘snow' job we’re getting is turning us against mobile homes. The previous motion has been twisted. Mobile homes were to be studied as a component part of the Official Plan and examined against all types of housing â€" estate housing, single family housing, row housing. semi-detached housing, apartment buildings. It is absolute fallacy to say if this report is adopted it can be amen- ded,“ she said. She was interrupted by applause from the large number of citizens present. but asked them to desist since it was not courteous to other members of council. Farmer Important Mrs. Hancey also charged council to consider the farmer. “Don’t put instant hamlets and villages in rural areas. If we believe in mobile homes, we shouldn’t be sticking them out in the country but should be ad- ding them on to the developed areas. Don’t be like Niagara where they stuck them in an industrial area because nobody wanted them. This council hasn’t yet said what type of housing need it is trying to meet â€" the needs of low income people, the needs of middle income people or of small, convenient, at- tractive, quiet and com- fortable, capable of travelling the residential streets without being of- fensive. Canadian manufac- turers could take a lesson in industrial relations Czechoslovakian coun- terparts, according to Tony Whitney of 159 Centre Street West in Richmond Hill. Whitney, editor of the Maclean-Hunter mag- azine Canadian Machinery, Canada’s biggest monthly in- dustrial publication, was a guest of the Czech government at the recent Industrial Fair in Brno, Czechoslovakia’s second largest city. He says the fair, which featured everything from locomotives to the latest in medical equipment, was one of the best he‘d ever seen. However, aside from the great variety of products he was able to view, Whitney was parâ€" ticularly impressed by the attitude of the manufacturers to their employees, an attitude he says is missing in this part of the world. Some of the people, of course. spent the day drinking beer, he said. But most of them did take in the fair and got the satisfaction of seeing their finished products on display and also of seeing what was being done in other areas. And that was manifested in giving their employees the day off to attend the fair in buses provided by the company. Cze chs cq u/d teach us Industrial re/a tlons â€" (Turn to Page 2) Downtown ' "j renewal ' ‘ proposals The apartments will be provnded With 30 Cal average 1,500 squave feet of Spaces provided ab0ve floor space each and will ground. overlook rooftop gardens with balconies. A rooftop IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINIIIIlllIllIIlIIlllIllIllIllIIIllIIIlllllllllllllllllllllllllIlll|IllllllllllIlllillllllllllIlllllll (Turn to Page :5) The voice of therpeople been heard in Richmond Hill and as of October 21 the local bus routes 1 and 2 will revert back to their previous routes. However, the ex- tended hours will be maintained, Richmond Hill Council decided at its October 10 meeting. routes. However, the ex- tended hours will be maintained, Richmond Hill Council decided at its October 10 meeting. Route 4 will be extended to include a stop in Hillcrest Mall, also the decision came on a motion by Regional In introducing her motion. Mrs. Hancey cited the large number of letters, petitions and verbal complaints which had been received from the affected populace, one concerned citizen turning in more than 150 letters of protest. IllllllllllllIlIIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIIllIllIlllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllllllllll Two proposals for redevelopment in the downtown core of Richmond Hill were received by council’s planning com- mittee October 9 and referred to staff for study and a report. The first, proposed by Ron Mitchell, was for a seven- storey combined com- mercial-residential building for the west side of Yonge Street south of Centre on the Simpson property. The proposed building would have three floors of offices and four floors of apart- ments (three to a floor). It would be from 70 to 80 feet in height. The proposal also con- tained an offer to provide a 25 foot wide laneway at the rear of the building to complete a laneway from Arnold Crescent to Centre Street to give access to off- street parking. All parking (with the exception of five spaces at the back of the lot for casual visitors) will be in three floors underground and will be acc-; visible only [tom the laneway. Whitney said he would like to see the same thing done in Canada, where similar fairs and exhibitions are restricted to the distributors. “The average man doesn’t know what it’s about,” he said. He said, also. he would like to see Canada become more active in its‘ trading with Czechoslovakia and other countries in the communist bloc. But all trade fairs and no play make Jack, if not necessarily dull, a less well-rounded traveller, Mr. Whitney travelled extensively in Brno and the capital city of Prague. One of the highlights of the former, he found, was in the “incredible caves” in the area, which one traversed a kilometre on foot and another kilometre by water. In the southern part of the country, it was rolling, wooded coun- tryside, with areas resembling the Canadian Rockies. Prague, home of the original Bohemian Girl, he found a tourist's delight. It is a city of interesting historical sites â€"â€" St. Vitus Cathedral, the statue of King Wenceslas, King of Bohemia. 1378â€"1419 and the Holy Roman Empire from 1378 to 1400, but better known in the western empire as the man in the Christmas carol who looked out on fihmmll Bus ruckus over? garden is also proposed for the entire building. Second Plan The second proposal was by Captain Developments Limited for the former Dr. James Langstaff property on Yonge Street. A year ago plans were submitted for a residential - commercial complex for this site, but the present proposal is for the commercial part only. The one-storey with tower office building under the present plan has been relocated at the south of the property. This provides an organized open space between it and the new office building which has been approved for Allen, Brown and Sheriff on the property to the north. This will allow preservation of a big tree. almost on the lot line. Councillor Lois Hancey and Councillor Graeme Bales, chairman of the council’s traffic and transportation committee. 7Storeys The ground floor is to contain 14,500 square feet of commercial floor space and the tower will have seven floors with an approximate height of 80 feet Underground parking will be provided with 30 car spaces provided above ground. Although under the Soviet thumb, Whitney said Czechoslovakia was the most liberal of such countries, had the fewest restrictions. the least shortage of goods, and was easy to get around 1n. Other aspects: Development â€" this is modest and mostly in the construction of high-rise apartment buildings. The ballet and opera offer universal appeal, as well as universal comprehension, while the city's cafes offer good food at a reasonable price. Two people, for example, can eat and drink for $10, and that includes a couple of bottles of wine. The old City of Prague, unscathed by the war, and much as it always was, offers its own abundant charm as well. the Feast of Stephen, â€" to say nothing of having the Intercontinental Hotel, “one of the best I’ve ever stayed in“. Beer Garden They also have a beer garden, close by to where they brew the black beer. And a rented car gets you to the Karlstejn Castle, onetime domicile of the Emperor Charles. The castle, which is retained as a tourist attraction, has the coronation jewels on display. It also has a chapel whose walls are studded with semi- precious stones. ’Crime â€" Crime isn't reported in the papers HOME PAPER OF THE DISTRICT SINCE 1878 2" ‘ :- - j. Scout Apple 06 A smashing victory for women‘s liberation was last week’s announcement reception for an exciting $5,000,000 continental-fr- anchise 100-room six-storey hotel and restaurant in Aurora. On hand for the event at the Aurora Highlands Golf and Country Club was development firm President Mrs. Bela Herskovits of Toronto, Hungarian widow of an opera star widely known in past years. Prominént at the affair also were outspoken Prairie-British widow Cubs, Scouts, Venturers and Rovers have been hard at work picking a supply of locally-grown Canadian apples for the annual York Summit District Apple Day scheduled for October 18 and 19. Apple Day is the only public appeal the Scouting movement makes during the year. They receive no funds from the United Appeal or from other municipal sources. The money taken in on Apple Day will be used in Scouting activities, such as camping, hiking, etc. there the way it is in Canada. So unless one runs into it in person, it would appear not to exist. However, there is a definite black market in currency, Whitney said, as well as other things. His own experience in this department, however. was a pleasant one. While touring the Karlstejn Castle, he lost his camera bag with all his expensive equipment in it. Here It Is The equipment would have fetched-a good price on any market. But while Whitney was frantically searching for it, a tourist came up to him_with the missing goods in tow and asked him if that is what he had been looking for. Whitney doubts the same thing would have happened here. Agriculture â€" Collective, private ‘and co-operative farms. The first are run by the government, with the farmers collecting a wage, while the co- operatives are run on a profit-sharing basis. All in all, an in- teresting and pretty country, Czechoslovakia, with a rolling terrain and a friendly populace, where your belongings are returned to you when you lose them and dinner for two only costs $10, with a couple of bottles of wine included. Czechoslovakian wine. that is, and over there, of course. that's the domestic kind. Women's liberation hotel announcement That press parking sign in the background is one at least that Tony Whitney (above) of Richmond Hill was able to follow when he was in Czechoslovakia recently for the industrial fair in Brno. But Mr. Whitney, who is editor of Canadaian Machinery, Canada's biggest monthly publication. said the language was incidental to being able to enjoy “one Best" fairs he’d ever se'en to taking in the beautiful city of Prague afterwards and to enjoying the scenic Czech countryside. Auroran Holdings President Herskovits has developed quite an at- tachment to Aurora since passing by years ago with her late husband and getting his approbation to look into the purchase/of some land she noticed was for sale. The industrial firm owners warned her when she bought Mayor Mrs. Margaret Britnell of King Township, Aurora‘s politically aggressive Mayor Mrs. Evelyn Buck, and the local newspaper’s lady publisher Jean Baker-Pearce, along with assorted men. THE OLD ENGLISH ROAST BEEF ROOM welcomes you for Dinner We cater to groups and parties. Dinner-dancing Friday and Saturday. Reservations 881-2121 Hwy. 7. 1 mile east of Bayview Ave. King’s Club Discotheque dancing every night PARKWAY HOTEL that the land was zoned residential and they’d tried unsuccessfully to have the town rezone it. Lady Who Tried “I said I would try . . . and I tried. . .andldid get it," she says. Already going up on the property are some townhouses being built by a very young contractor. He’s the son of an immigrant construction worker who died tragically not many years ago leaving a family on welfare. A small structure already on the land went to the Aurora PRICE 15c PER COPY (Turn to Page 3) (Photo by Plock)