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The three sitting members from Richmond Hill on the York County Board of Education were returned to office in Monday’s election. Douglas Allen led the polls with 4,002 votes. Robert Houghton has 3,541 and Warren Bailie collected 3.324. Bill Monroe was the strongest of the three challengers. polling 3.057 votes. Cathy MacDiarmid had 3.020 and Ernie Johns 2,483. As the early returns were computerized it appeared at least one or two new trustees would be representing Rich- mond Hill on the board But by 10 pm with only 27 polls of the 69 reporting, the incumbents had pulled into Trustee Allen led Hill polls public Early returns set the pace in the Richmond Hill mayoralty race, and also the mood at the campaign headquarters of Mayor William Lazenby. The latters' supporters weren’t in a very happy frame of mind when a Liberal reporter and photographer dropped in shortly Among the accidents resulting in personal injury: November 22 â€" Three people were injured in a two car collision on Highway 7, west of Islington Avenue at 3 pm, when a car driven by Fred Hopkins, 53, of Toronto, was in collision with one driven by Antonio Cannella, 33. Taken to York Finch Hospital were Graziella Cannell, and her daughters, Rosarie, 3, and Michele, three months. November 24 â€" Four Toronto people were taken Last week, the Oak Ridges detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police inâ€" vestigated 55 motor vehicle accidents. These accidents resulted in an estimated $60,175 in damages, and injuries to 30 people. 33 peOp/e injured in 55 accidents Ear/y returns indicative in Richmond Hill mayora/ty race Robert Houghton Warren Bailie Douglas Allen OAK RIDGES DETACHMENT REPORT He has been a trustee for the past two-year term and has described it as a period of learning. He promised to work for a tri-level system of education in the region. possibly by making use of existing facilities where they are available, and to closely examine construction costs of new buildings. Long service Bailie has served as a school trustee since 1963, the first six years on Vaughan Township School Board and the last five years on the county board. He feels the outstanding issues must be settled in a way that is fair and acceptable to all and that is consistent with good educational goals. the lead. From then on it was just a matter of which one would lead the polls. The above figures are the official count, released Tuesday afternoon. Local architect Allen started his ar- chitectural practice in Rich- mond Hill in 1963 and has been very active in com- munity affairs ever since, including the Chamber of Commerce. the board of directors at Participation House for Cerebral Palsy. the Rotary Club and the local Racquet Club. He served on the town's Civic Improvement Com- mittee and the Co-ordinated Welfare as well as on the advisory board of St. Mary’s Anglican Church. He lives at 191 Laverock and has two children. He is 45, married, the father of five children and lives at 55 Denham Drive. 4â€"year trustee Houghton, a resident of Oak Ridges, and an 11~year teacher of special education for those with learning disabilities at Lewis Beattie Secondary School in North York has been a trustee for four years. He feels that local trustees should be more involved in local school problems. He believes the board should provide what’s really essential within the limits of its finances and the problem of population. He described the essen- tials as being the right kind of program, teachers with qualifications and the right kind of facilities. Police said Norman Groomes, 32, was south- bound on 27 when his car was in collision with a car driven by William Partland. 41. of Colgan, Ontario. Police said the northbound Partland vehicle swerved into the southbound lane. to Etobicoke General Hospital for treatment following an accident on Highway 27, north of York Road 49 in Vaughan, about 5:40 pm. The Groomes‘ car con- tinued on, striking a hydro pole and another vehicle. which was parked in a private drive. Mr. Groomes, his two sons. Barry, 6, and Stacey, 2, plus another passenger, Dorothy Lavaley, 36, all suffered infuries. He is the father of three Dannie O’Dell, Westland, Michigan, told York Regional Police that while he was out of his room at the Black Hawk Motel. 10711 Yonge Street between 1:35 am and 1:55 am December 1 his room was entered. Coburn and Zajac are King trustees U.S. visitor has clothes, camera equipment stolen A visitor from the United States had a large quantity of camera equipment and some Clothing stolen while staying at a local inn. Taken were a tape recorder, two Sony cameras, tri-pod, six rolls of video tape, and two suits size 42. Police said entry was made from an outside door which had a piece of wood in its latch, preventing it from York Regional Councillor Lois Hancey gets a helping hand from husband Lionel as she leaves Channel 10 TV station, Monday night. where she was From the police blotter Two females, one an in- cumbent, will. be representing King Township on the York County Board of Education as a result of Monday night‘s elections. Leading the four-way race for the two open positions was incumbent Margaret Coburn with 2.010 votes. followed by newcomer Dorothy Zajac with 1,405. Zajac replaces Marvin Hunter who did not run. The other candidates were Jack Garbutt with 1.196 and Robert Phillips with 961. alter the polls closed and challenger Dave Schiller had taken a substantial lead. However, the mayor sitting in the back row, still came up with a bit of a smile. being secure Aztec Forest Products, Merton Street, Toronto, reported the theft of a trailer loaded with lumber, from the Highway 400 Esso Thief got cold cash at Legion A break-in at Royal Canadian Legion, 371 Ohio Road, Richmond Hill, netted a burglar $635 in cool cash last week. Police were informed the money was taken from a cooler behind the bar. Summit House sports, games Now that winter is here the young residents of Summit House in North Richmond Hill need sports equipment and games to carry on their recreation program. Summit House. a residence for young people 13 to 16. is ad- ministered by Blue Hills Academy for Emotionally Disturbed Children. It now has six in residence and has a capacity of eight. If anyone has equip ment not in use that would be suitable for this age group. call 884-0354. Summit House has its own van and will arrange for a pick-up. (Photo by Elbert) interviewed after regaining her council seat. Mrs. Hancey also led her fellow candidates for town council, getting 5.973 votes. Station between November 23 and 25. Total loss was estimated at $13,000. Two people were arrested and face charges of theft over $200 after police seized a quantity of clothing from .3 Markham residence. The clothing was believed to have been stolen from the Metro area. Arrested were Harry and Grace Addington, both 38, of Hamilton Hall, Markham. John Drew, Old English Lane, Thornhill, reported the theft of a sterling silverware set, 35 China figurines and two Olympic coin sets valued at $4,000, in a break-in at his home last week. Bayview High paper pickup Papers should be tied in bundles and placed at the end of the driveway before 12 noon to insure pickup. The Garbage Club at Bayview Secondary School is having a pickup of newspapers tomorrow (Thursday) in Richmond Hill east of Yonge Street to Bayview Avenue. from Elgin Mills Road to Paliser Crescent. Elaine Mount and Ann Thompson, both of Thor- nhill, reported theft of a total $156 from their purses, while the latter were in the nurses’ office at York Central Hospital, November 5 4 Richmond Hill ward seats 1 change hands for 2-year term Andy Chateauvert received an acclamation for Ward 1 Councillor. to represent the area between Crosby Avenue and the Gamble Sideroad and bet- ween Yonge Street and the proposed Highway 404. Andy has served five years in this chair. Four of the six ward seats on Richmond Hill Town Council have changed hands for the coming two-year term. Markham Vaughan new RC trustees Closest race The closest race of Monday’s election was between A1 Duffey and Dorothy Price for the Ward 2 council seat. This serves the area between Markham Road and Crosby and bet- ween Yonge and Highway 404. At midnight when the unofficial returns were completed it appeared Mrs. Price was leading 704 to 688. However, Tuesday, in the official count, it was found the results of one poll had been transposed and distributed to the wrong candidates. Then the results were amended to show Duffey the successful candidate with 700 votes and Price with 685. A resident of 342 Centre Street East for the past 11‘ years, Duffey is a family man and father of two children. His election promise was to be available to citizens to present their viewpoint at council and to hold informal meetings as a two-way communication between council and ratepayers. This seat is at present held by Graeme Bales who is moving to Nova Scotia. He is manager of the inspection and testing division of Construction Testing in Toronto, a con- sulting firm. Wins Ward3 With a total of 754 votes John Birchall was the successful candidate in Ward 3. Ray Gemmill polled 358 votes and Jack Major, the incumbent, 412. The Towns of Markham and Vaughan will have a change in representation on the York Region Roman Catholic School Board when 1975 comes around. Public RC ’rep’ Markham and Hill In Markham Township Leo Wigglesworth of Thomhill was returned for a second term with a total of 671 votes. Alex McGregor of Markham was also returned with a count of 523, and the third seat went to Lawrence Pelliccione with 512 votes. Richard McIsaac missed being reâ€"elected by only three votes, having 509 and Nicholas Belak got 361. Vaughan race In a very close race in Vaughan. which has two representatives on the board, newcomer John Faraci polled 311 votes. Eugene Jacobs 308 and Noreen Lee 288. Both Jacobs and Lee have represented Vaughan since the inception of county boards in 1969 and received acclamations that year. They were acclaimed again for 1971â€"72 and again for 1973- 74. Stephens received 845 votes in Markham and 586 in Richmond Hill for a total of 1,431. Thompson received 219 votes in Markham and 460 in Richmond Hill. for a total of 679. The other representative of separate school sup- porters on the York County Board of Education. John Raniowski, received an acclamation. He represents the other seven municipalities in the region. The seat has been held since 1969 by Con Thompson of Richmond Hill. John Stephens of Thornhill will represent Roman Catholic separate school supporters in the Towns of Markham and Richmond Hill on the York County Board of Education for the next two years, as a result of Monday’s election. The latter had been ap- pointed to the chair after the sudden death of Charles Stewart who won the seat in 1972 over Gemmill. Ward 3 reaches from Markham Road to Highway 7 and from Yonge to Highway 404. The winner has been chairman of the Ward 3 Ratepayers' Group since its inception early in 1974, and has been able to resolve long standing flooding problems in the Duncan Road area. Birchall has devoted considerable time to research and has con- tributed much in the way of citizen input to various municipal projects, par- ticularly the South Yonge Street Study. He has acquired a com- prehensive knowledge of the Big Pipe announced by the province to provide sewage disposal for this area. He is also deeply concerned with preserving the David Dunlap Observatory as a research institution by controlling lighting in the vicinity and preserving the Langstaff Jail Farm as open space. Birchall is a marketing analyst with Shell Canada Limited in Toronto. He and his wife, Marilyn, reside at 282 Paliser Crescent South. Takes Ward4 Marylo Graham won a decisive victory in Ward 4 as she collected a total of 1,451 votes to incumbent Dave Stephenson’s 825. She has lived in the Hill with her husband, John, and family for 18 years at 53 Vaughan Road. ' Mrs, Graham is deeply concerned with controlling growth pressures in the municipality and retaining the present characteristics of our town and our way of life with genuine respect by council for the needs and wishes of those already living here. Mrs. Graham has served the municipality in many fields â€" mentally retarded, Curtain Club, Youth Aid Centre â€" and as vice- president of the Citizens’ Advisory Group, a position she resigned to run for public office. It was she who first pointed out the danger to the distinctive skyline of Rich- mond Hill with its church spires rising from the treetops from the lack of adequate height restrictions along Yonge Street. Ward 4 reaches from Vaughan Road to Gamble Road and from Yonge to Bathurst. Successful York Regional Council candidate. Gordon Rowe, left, who was elected for a third term, seems to be commiserating Monday night with Councillor Lou Wainwright, who lost To the Electors of Richmond Hill THANK-YOU Sorry about that, Lou Holds Ward 5 Incumbent William Corcoran polled 781 votes to hold the Ward 5 seat as challenger Robert Comes registered 629 votes. Corcoran ran un- successfully against Stewart Bell in the by- election in 1970 and won the seat in a three-comered race in 1972. He lives in the Gormley area. Ward 5 reaches acrOSS Richmond Hill and from Gamble Road to the Bloomington Sideroad. Wins Ward 6 In his first try for public office Mike Burnie, a native of the Hill, won the Ward 6 seat, vacated when Lou Wainwright decided to try for a regional council position. Burnie received 857 votes to take the decision from Gerald Fields, who had 468. Burnie is 32 and lives with his wife and children on Carrville Road. He has always been active in the community and is assistant Cubmaster of lst Langstaff Cubs and Scouts, as well as being involved in the South Richmond Hill Task Force and the Citizens’ Advisory Andy Chateauverl Acclaimed in Ward 1 Marylo Graham Ward 4 winner THE LIBERAL. Wednesday. Dec. 4, 1974â€"13 out in his first bid for a regional post. Mr. Wainwright trailed Mr. Rowe by 557 votes for the third and last Rich- mond Hill seat. That’s Mrs. Rowe with her husband. Group. He is an ar- chitectural hardware consultant. He favors sufficient day care provisions to meet the need, completion of the BAIF recreation centre, and good planning with a con- trolled growth rate. Ward 6 reaches from Yonge to Bathurst and from Highway 7 to Vaughan Road. including the BAIF sub- division. R i c h m o n d H i l l Veterinarian John Mollard told The Liberal that a Labrador dog was attacked by a rabid fox in South Rich- mond Hill Wednesday of last week. The fox escaped and the dog is in quarantine where it will have to remain for 90 days or until it develops rabies. Since it has had its rabies vaccination it stands a good chance of recovery. Rabid fox reported Dr. Mollard also reports that cases of rabies have been reported in North Richmond Hill and in King Township. John Birchell Ward 3 winner Mike Burnie Ward 6 winner (Photo by Elbert)