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Looking on is Prmcnpal Harry graduation diplogms, Super and gobs; aflffigmm '( C'ominued on page 2) the presentations. is York County Board of Education's Area 4 Supervisor Ken- Gerber (right) Illlllllllillllllllllllml"Illlllllllllllllll"IllilmllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIllllllIlllllllllllIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllliillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllilllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll|Ill|IlllllI|IlllIIlllllllIIllIlIllllIllllllllllllllllllIllllllIllIIllllllll|IlllllIllllIIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIIllllllllllllllllllllllllll IlllllllllllllllllllllIllIlllllllllllIIllllIIlllIIlllllllllllllllllilllllllIIIIIIIIIII'um..iIlilllllllllllllIIllIlilllllllllllllllllllll I Bayview commencement - occuuuary. wnen Mr. Martin was presented with a portrait photo of himself for his own office, he received a sustained standing ovation from graduates, parents and friends. Because of the numbers involved and the limited facilities of the auditorium, the secondary school Girl, Susan Ball. Honor graduation diplomas were presented by Vice-Principal Donald Frise. Top students York County Board of Education book awards were made to top students in years 1 to 4 by Richmond Hill Trustees Warren Bailie T h e C a n a d i a n Manufacturers‘ Association Texas Instruments award went to Walter Cimino; the IODE Richmond Rose Chapter book award to Beverley McKenzie; the Hugo Schenk Memorial award in computer science to Gerard Chaisson; the Lil. Sims award in Film Not listed on the program was a presentation to the school‘s immediate past- principal Arthur Martin, now principal at Langstaff Secondary. When Mr. Martin was presented with a portrait photo of himself for his own office, he received a sustained standing ovation from graduates. parents and friends. Among those honored were 14 Ontario scholars, winners of York County Board of Education awards, student council awards, university admission scholarships, and Bayview school life awards. IlllllllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllIlllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll maple news 15,17 King election 13 Richvale 9 Churches 29 Real estate 30.81 Business, personal 35 Temperanceville 6 - Addressing the crowd gathered in front of the Richmond Hill Cenotaph on Yonge Street Sunday afâ€" ternoon to honor the valiant young men and women who served in two world wars, Judge James Butler, well known local resident, lllllllllllllllllllIIIIIIIIIIII|||IIIIIIIIIIIIllllIIllIIIIIIllIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllIIllIllIllIIllIllIlllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllllllllllllllllllllIIIIlllIllllllllllllllllllllllllll recalled the first Rememberance Day in the history of man occurred more than 2,000 years ago. “The great nation of Israel stood on the threshold of the promised land. Moses, their commander-in-chief, was addressing his troops for the last time. He reminded them of their long weary journey, with its trials and its difficulties and that often just when it seemed all was lost there came to them an avenue of escape. “Now he abjured them to be thankful that they as a nation had been preserved for this great day when all their hopes and their dreams were about to be realized. “Then their commander- in-chief thundered out his (continued on page 2) iugiuve. me 15 described as follows: 26 years old, five feet, five inches tall, 150-160 pounds, brown hair, brown eyes, olive complexion, scar in middle of forehead, tattoos on left forearm and chest. Police said he sometimes wears a moustache. on Melville Island from lidmonton, when it went down, killing all but two of the 34 people aboard. The deceased’s father, Laurence Cazaly, said that his son loved the Arctic and had been going up there for the past two years, driving a terrain vehicle during the Public school and Langstaff Secondary School. Besides his parents, he is survived by a sister, Mrs. Michael Atkin, of Edmonton. Funeral service was held from the chapel at Marshall Funeral Home, November 9, followed by cremation. By Margaret Lade Sixtyâ€"seven honor graduation diplomas. 218 secondary school graduation diplomas and numerous other awards were given out at the 14th annual commencement at Bayview Secondary School on October 26. Transportation and Communications Minister John Rhodes said Thursday of last week a start on the two-lane road has been postponed a year. Instead, construction will begin next year on a freeway. The province had proposed to build only a two lane road initially. But pressure from York municipalities seems to have convinced officials traffic in that area warrants four lanes. Reaction in York Region to the announcement the province will build the proposed Highway 404 to four lanes immediately was generally favorable, though Markham Mayor Tony Roman wishes construction had started this fall. . There will be a The Richmond Hill Junior ‘A’ Rams are finally on the move. See the stories on their winning ways on Pages 19 and 20 of the sports section. Nominations for the December 2 local government elections closed last night. See Page 28 for a last minute round-up of the candidates. Nomination interviews and pictures for this week’s new candidates also appear inside. Press spokespeople Those speaking at the press conference were Parents‘ Council Chairman Mike They were worried a “union group" could become both the employee and the employer if a majority of the 20-member York County board were advocates of the policies of the OSSTF. The four executive members of the group, which claims 400 members, said 16 of the 29 board candidates declared as of Friday have some connection with the teaching profession. The charges have been called “absolute nonsense” by officials of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation (OSSTF). Seven members of the Parents‘ Council executive have disassociated themselves from the statements and five have resigned from the executive. By James Daw Four executive members of the Thornhill Parents’ Council warned of a possible teacher takeover of the York County Board of Education at a Friday press conference. 404 freeway call it happy The index for the inside pages is as follows: Letters 4. 8 Hill social 26,27 Buttonville . 14 Scheduled events 10 Gormley 10 King-Oak Ridges 6,7 Sport ' 19 to 25 Maple news 15.17 King election 13 Richvale 9 Churches 29 Real estate 30.31 Business. personal 35 Temperanceville 6 Round-up of candidates I'nsid Established 1878 Minister 'hursday t on the s been Instead, gin next divided Mayor Roman said though this new corridor may take some of the traffic from Yonge Street in Thornhill, ministry officials still say present local traffic warrants a reconstruction to .(Continued on Page 2» Honor graduation diplomas were presented by Vice-Principal Donald Frise. Following opening remarks by Principal Harry Gerber and greetings from the board of education, the senior commencement got under way with presentation of student leadership awards to last year’s Student Council President Stephen Spraggett, Head Boy Brian Cook and Head Girl, Susan Ball. Student musicians Music for both afternoon and evening programs was provided by the school or- chestra directed by Ray Barton playing 0 Canada, musical interludes and recessional. 80 and honor bars for the schools various houses were presented in an afternoon assembly. Land for the 404 right-of- way was purchased by the prpyince about 10 years ago. in provincial planning. The original project was to cost $21â€"million but no figures on the freeway have been provided. The change has been moved ahead about 10 years six-lane freeway from the Don Valley Parkway to Steeles Avenue, and a four- lane freeway from Steeles to Newmarket in a corridor between Woodbine Avenue (Don Mills Road) and Leslie Street. ‘ 1&1qu o :1; “In fact, 70 percent of the ordinary budget goes to teacher salaries. “We, the Thornhill Parents‘ Council therefore _ask. “for the betterment of whom “The Political Action Committee (PAC) of the teachers' unions states, quote, ‘The objective of this joint committee is the election of trustees who support our federation policies and goals‘. end quote," the press release continues. Questions militancy “Thornhill Parents' Council questions the reason for this militancy on the part of the teacher unions, especially in view of the fact by far the biggest responsibility a board of trustees has is the matter of budgeting and allocation of tax money, and has little to do with curriculum. In a prepared press release they said the Parents' Council “is well aware the teachers‘ unions have sent directives to teachers and teacher oriented candidates in the forthcoming elections“. Bailey, Vice-Chairman Art Fowler. Treasurer Ed Direnfeld and Membership Co-ordinator Ronne Dale. '0 1194110 ‘ V. IH WOW" TE 6 299.148 $U3NM 472 11'! OIIQYH IIIH puomu'om .Student council genera] proficiency awards were presented by Miss Mary Wilson, head of the school‘s English department. Winners were: Year 1, Janice Miniter; .Year 2, Shelley Ring; Year 3. Maria D’Antonio; Year 4, Michael Tambosso. Recipients were: Year 1 â€" Nancy Limpert, Janice Miniter, Janet Murphy and Lorraine Nicholls; Year 2 â€" Shelley Ring, Ludmilla Strapec, Alan Tambosso and Kathryn Thomson; Year 3 â€" Walter Cimino, Maria D‘Antonio and Dagmar Petry; Year 4 â€" Mary Jane Higham, Graham Snow and Michael Tambosso, runllc acnom to pay tribute. 'l‘heir comrades were there proudly wearing the decorations which showed that they, too, had fought for the freedom of this country and the world, through horror and through carnage. The young people of today were represented by platoons of air and sea cadets, the Richmond Hill Youth Concert Band, and throughout the large crowd present for the impressive The salute was taken by Major Robert McMeekin. CD. The committee in charge was chaired bvarank Barrett and included Legion President Doug Hopson and Mayor William Lazenby. The above picture shows Legion President Hopson and Poppy Chairman Bill Pollard after depositing one of the wreaths on the cenotaph, with a portion of the large crowd in the background. Judge warns freedom battle unfinished The young people of today were represented by platoons of air and sea cadets, the Richmond Hill Youth Concert Band, and throughout the large crowd present for the impressive The sacrifices of Canada’s young men and women in two great world conflicts were remembered by a wide segment of the people of Richmond Hill Sunday afternoon as they gathered at the Cenotaph in front of McConaghy Public School to pay tribute. Their comrades were there proudly wearing the decorations which showed that they, too, had fought for the freedom of this country and the world, through horror and through carnage. “1’91? recalled the first Rememberance Day in the history of man occurred more than 2,000 years ago. Some names are also linked to the organization Watchers of Education Bureaucracy (WEB) which formed at the time of the York secondary school teachers‘ strike. WEB was a strongly pro~teacher Teachers on list ‘_ The list of people assumed to be running for council notes if a candidate is now a teacher. was once a teacher or is married to a teacher. But Fowler explained itdhewgroup feels it will have done its duty if voters are made aware of the possibility of the takeover. “Not all teachers necessarily sympathise with their union directives“ the pres} release points out. “However. the union is the governing body. an organization that says either you have a job or you do not.” The executive members asserted they are not anti-teacher and are not supporting their own slate. This because their neutrality and good relationship with the board and teachers would be destroyed. do the teachers want to take over the board?" fihmmll ceremony. Judge James Butler. a veteran of World War 1, was the guest speaker. He charged his audience to ensure “no neglect of ours allows others to destroy the great heritage of our little ones.” 1974 in Non-Essentials Liberty; in all things Chiarin Counter release 0n learning of the press conference. Dr. Theo Holman, the parent representative from Thornhill Secondary School on the executive, made several hurried phone calls to others in the Parents' Council. Seven executive members issued a counter presss release Monday. “We. . . are shocked and stunned by this statement and want to go on record that we disassociate ourselves absolutely from (it)," they said in their release. It was also noted, however, that three of the 16 candidates with a teacher affiliation did not necessarily take a strong pro- teacher stance during the strike. These were current board trustees Doreen Quirk of Markham. Margaret Coburn of King and John McMurray. Whitchurch-Stouffville. group Though this group has been disbanded formally, Mrs. Dale claimed founding members are still active and have been disruptive at board meetings; Only six of the 21 members of the 84 pages be thankful that they as a nation had been preserved for this great day when all their hopes and their dreams were about to be realized. (Photo by Elbert) Although police withheld his name, they did issue a full description of the fugitive. He is described as follows: 26 years old, five feet, five inches tall, 150-160 pounds, brown hair, brown eyes, olive complexion, scar in middle of forehead, tattoos on left forearm and chest. A man wanted for murder in the United States, is being sought in the Richmond Hill- Thornhill area. York Regional Police said a warrant of apprehension (provisional) for the man‘s arrest had been issued by the San Luis Obispo Sheriff’s office in California. The man was believed to be in the Richmond Hill district. Until approximately six weeks ago the mayor had not told any other member of council, he said. The mayor said 'he has already discussed the matter with Town Solicitor Tom Fraser and they decided early in the summer there was not enough evidence to seek a prosecution. A special closed meeting of Richmond Hill Town Council will be held tonight to discuss reported bribes given to town staff by a developer, Mayor William Lazenby said Monday. Wanted Thcmhiller 1 of 32 in killing Arctic crash dead offered gifts by deveIOper rice 15 cents However, he said he But he said teachers are not told how to vote and “there is no way any teachers‘ federation can lei] a candidate how to vote after the election. That's absolute non- sense" His committee has only learned of the teachers running for election through the The statement is incompatible with a proper environment for “good education" and the fostering of increase trust and un- derstanding between parents, teachers. administrators and trustees. they said. “The innuendos contained (in the statement) hopefully will not be taken seriously by your readers." they concluded. Teacher politics Tony Snedker, chairman of the OSSTF's External Policy Implementation Committee (EPIC) in York. said teachers have received non-partisan encouragement to get involved in politics at all levels. executive were aware of the Friday press conference and the statement, they said. “The actions of the members responsible for the statement are quite unconstitutional ____‘, .. “The actions of the me’nibéfg respon for the statement are quite unconstitut ang highly irresponsible,“ they added The plane carrying Mr. Cazaly, who was employed with Peden Oil Services, was owned by Panarctic and was heading for Rae Point on Melville Island from admonton, when it went down, killing all but two of the 34 people aboard. He was Howard Cazaly, 27, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Cazaly, 19 Bryson Drive, Thornhill. A Thomhill man, who loved the north, was one of the victims of the tragic air crash that took the lives of 32 people in the Arctic, October 29. Two members of the town staff contacted him privately to say they had been given money and gift mentioned the possible bribes to Regional Coun- cillor Lois Hancey in a letter, written after he was told Councillor Hancey had spoken of corruption in Richmond Hill. Mayor’s letter Mayor Lazenby said he wrote her to ask what she meant by her statement about corruption and to say he had already dealt with the two possible cases of bribery brought to his at- tention. Welcomes you for Dinnerâ€" Reservations 881-2121 Dinner Dancing â€" Friday and Saturday Reserve now for New Year‘s Eve. Two gala parties THE OLD ENGLISH ROAST BEEF ROOM Hwy. 7. 1 mile east of Bayview Ave King's Club Discotheque dancing every night PARKWAY HOTEL He said the council would relegate teachers to the status of second class citizens. the Parents‘ Councilv execnitrire' sounded similar to the charge heard during the strike that teachers were being manipulated by the federation. Teacher manipulation The secretary of the York branch of the OSS’I‘F. Eric Macleag, said the charges of He said the board does in fact control the quality of education and is not limited to budgetary matters. "The Parents' Council is way off base.“ he said. media. he said “We don't want control (on the board)," he said, “but we do want attention and evidence that our voices are being heard and considered." Snedker was critical of the Parents' Council because it has also passed a resolution favoring the prohibition of teachers from seeking election as a trustee. “Why teachers? Why not janitors or secretaries?" he asked. Besides his parents, he is survived by a sister, Mrs. Michael Atkin, of Edmonton. A resident of Thornhill for 16 years, Howard Cazaly attended Charles Howitt Public School and Langstaff Secondary School. Mr. Cazaly said also that his son was an ardent sportsman and had driven Formula B racing cars at Mosport, and had recently sailed the Atlantic with a group of friends. months that the ground was hard enough to carry the heavy machines. He had been home to Thornhill two weeks ago. He said Monday he did not inform council of the in- Each staff member was alonewhen handed the money, he added. Money to charity The mayor said he ad- vised the staff members, if they could not return the money to the developer. to hand it over to their favorite charity. The money went to ARC Industries (a sheltered workshop for the retarded), he said. certificates by a developer, ngor Lazenby said. The mayor éaid the gift totalled less than $200. (continued on page 2)