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Robbers lock restaurant employees in office Two employees of Har- vey’s Drive-Inn. 9471 Yonge Street, Richmond Hill. were left locked inside an office after being robbed by two armed men about 3:15 am February 2. The employees told York Regional Police they had gone to the office area after locking up when they were confronted by a man with a gun. A.-. r At that time, police said a man let himself into the restaurant after hours and robbed the sale of $1,000. The man took $174 from the receipts. His ac- complice, also armed, ripped the telephone off the wall and then locked the employees in the office. Police arrested a former employee of Harvey‘s in connection with an incident there last July. The)? were found later by a cab driver. who notified policy. A woman was killed and three other people were injured in a threeâ€"car collision at Highway 11 and the Gormley-Stouffville Sideroad January 25, reports Oak Ridges detach- ment of Provincial Police. Killed was Mrs. Mary Buchanan. 75, of Concession 6, King City, a passenger in a car driven by her husband, William Buchanan, 79. Police said the accident occurred when the south- bound Buchanan vehicle Hunting deer by jacklighting cost two Pef- ferlaw men $300 each in fines last week when they were convicted in Richmond Hill provincial court. Woman dead, 4 hurt in 2 crashes A hunting rifle was con- fiscated by the ministry of natural resources. The hunters were Thomas Douglas and Kenneth Shearer, both in their twenties, who pleaded not guilty before Provincial Judge Russell Pearse. The charge was laid in November after a ISO-pound buck was found shot to death in a field south of Virginia in the south Lake Simcoe area. A wounded deer, found nearby. had to be destroyed by John Bennett of the ministry who works out of the Sibbald Point office near Sutton. He testified he and York Deer jacklighting costs pair $300 each in court York South Catholic Youth skating party The Dining Room ll . Dine in the warm congenial atmo- sphere of our well-appointed dining room. Fine food, attemive service and a comprehensive wine list. You'll enjoy dining with us. Call on us soon. _.._.__ MW; TORONTO-YORKDALE 3450 Dufferin Street 789-5161 February 1, police arrested a man employed in a Toronto réstaurant. working under an assumed name. Facing a charge of theft over $200 is Richard Leighton, 23. of West Hill. Two brothers face a series of charges, including assaulting a police officer following their arrest. Police arrested the two men after James Hepworth, of Downsview, reported being forced out of his car by a man who was driving with him. The man and his brother then took the car, but were picked up at High- way 7 and Islington Avenue. En route to the police station, one of the men struck the arresting officer, police said. - Facing charges of care and control, assault, joy riding and being drunk in a public place. are James allegedly made a left turn into the path of a northbound car driven by Sydney Coleman, 66. of 79 Wildwood Avenue, Lake Wilcox. The Buchanan car then was in collision with another vehicle, driven by Pearl Groff. 56, of 66 Keswick Road, Newmarket. Police said the latter vehicle had stopped on the Gormley Road. Regional Constable Tom Peregrine heard three shots in a field near Highway 48 November 18 and found the deer an hour later. He said three .234 bullets were found in the carcasses. Buchanan. Coleman and a passenger in his car, Mrs. M. Lebeille, 66, also of 79 Douglas and Shearer were stopped in a truck nearby and the gun was seized. They claimed they just happened to be driving in the area on their way to a milk store in Virginia. Jacklighting involves flashing spotlights across a field at night to pick up the reflection in deer's eyes. Hunters then shoot between the reflecting eyes. The two men were given time to pay the fines and a second charge of hunting deer out of season was with- drawn by the Crown. The m'aximum penalty is a $1,000 fine. A good number of members of the CYCYS (Catholic Youth Club York South) participated in the recent skating party at the Thornhill Pond (Highway 78). The weather was frosty and the young people enjoyed the warmth of a small fire in between skates â€"v 5nd the boys didn‘t really roast the girls. Following the skating they went to St. Luke‘s Church on Green Lane for a warm-up party and coffee. McQuaide, 31. of Rexdale and Eugene McQuaide, 36, of Toronto. I Police. blotter I Woodbridge reported two big break-ins and thefts last week. one residential and one commercial. At the home of Nora Muirhead. 3 Hawmall Avenue, thieves ransacked the house and then made off with two electric guitars and a stereo component system, valued at $2,000.' At Woodbridge Farmers, thieves were even more industrious. Taken were 20 50-pound bags and ten loo-pound bags of tippler mixed seed. and eight 50â€"pound bags of millet, plus one industrial bagging machine. Rowe wants consultants Wildwood, were all taken to York Central Hospital for treatment of injuries. In serious condition at Scarboro Centenary Hospital, where he was taken following an accident January 27 on Highway 7 in Markham, is William Murdock, 33, of West Hill. Murdock was injured when his car went off the road for 109 feet and struck a tree. The car, a 1975 model, was broken in half. Regional Councillor. Gord Rowe has given notice of motion to Richmond Hill Town Council that at the next meeting of council he will make an important motion. The motion will be that the town engage a firm of municipal management consultants to completely review 'staff duties and bring recommendations to council. His motion will be seconded by Councillor William Corcoran. $551” loss was estimated TWIN HILLS MERCURY SALES & SERVICE THE OPENING OF THEIR NEW MODERN BODY SHOP FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE 10801 Yonge St., Richmond Hill Specializing in complete [Jody refinishing at $1,000 An Aurora youth has been arrested in connection with the theft of six paintings from Dr. George Williams Freak accidents sent three area residents to hospital for treatment of injuries last week. One of the most unusual occurred outside the home of Robert Devries, RR 3, who was injured while experimenting with a small, model cannon. Police said Devries, 17, and a friend, Dave Norman. 17, filled the 53/3 inch-long cannon with gun powder from a 16-gauge shotgun shell. They then packed the barrel with pellets and lit the cannon at the rear. After placing some more gun powder in the‘hole along the barrel, a 2 x ,4 was dropped on the cannon, setting it off. Police said part of the axle was blown out, lodging in Devries’ shoulder blade near his heart. Cannon blast, factory fire, accident hospitalizes three WHEN THINGS JUST AREN’T lUU/(I/VG UP Twin Hills Mercury would like to help ANNOUNCES 889-7703 884-4441 This Thurs., Fri., Open Thurs. 8: Fri. 9:30 AM. -â€" 9:30 PM LOpen Saturday 9:30 AM. â€" 6:00 P‘Ml This newly formed group is composed-of'young people from the parishes of St. Mary Immaculate and Our Lady Queen of the World in Richmond Hill and St. Luke's in Thornhill. Their first get-together was in the form of a hay ride. Plans for the future include a cross-country ski trip and other interesting outings. Secondary School in Aurora last March. He was taken to York Central Hospital for treatment. The paintings had been on display at the school from Ontario Art Gallery in Toronto. Facing a charge of break, enter and theft, plus a charge of possession over $200 in connection with another incident involving a Bernard Hancock, 39, of Downsview, was taken to York Central Hospital for treatment of second and third degree burns, January 27. Police said the victim was removing 100 liquid gallon propane cylinders from a storage area at a factory on 16th Avenue in Richmond Hill. One of the cylinders split open, and fumes were ignited from an open flame four feet away. Mr. Hancock is expected to be in the hospital for four to five weeks. Salvadore Monaco, 28, of Scarboro, suffered an ankle injury when struck by a Free estimates and service ear stolen car, is Douglas Schulz. 17, of Hill Drive. Joseph Enriques, of Malton, reported the theft of eight B-track tapes and a tool box from his car, while it was parked outside a residence on Elgin Mills Road. east of Bathurst Street. February I. metal stand at Steelcase of Canada in Markham; Police said Monaco, operator of a fork lift truck, had just got off the vehicle after leaving it‘ in gear, when it backed up and hit the stand. The latter then fell on his ankle. He was taken to North York Hospital. Call Mr. Swales at 884-0981 for more information â€" Kirk EI- Shieldmark - Romfield EI- Stornoway - Proctor EI- Sprucewood - Crestwood - Chumleigh & Simonston - Donnamora 8- German Mills Eugene Jacobs, former chairman of York Region Roman Catholic Separate School Board, was named head of the board’s salary negotiating team at its meeting Janu‘ary 22. Other members of the team are Jim Wigglesworth, newly-elected trustee .from King Township, and Alex MacGregor, one of the three Markham representatives on the board. Jacobs, Cooney will meet in RC teacher negotiations Only the latter has negotiating experience. Teacher team The Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association Unit 21 which represents the board’s 272 teachers, will be represented in the negotiating by Robert Cooney from Newmarket; John Stokes, a Stouffville teacher living in Port Perry; Paul Lang of Newmarket and Terry Murphy of Markham. This week Mr. D. Ross McCrimmon. general manager of Metrospan Publishing Limited. announced the apâ€" pointment of Mr. J. G. Van Kampen, 41. of Chipwood Crescent, as publisher of The Liberal. ‘Van‘, as he is known. is general manager of the W. Sam Cook, 50. of 261 Gretel Drive. resigns this week as publisher of The Liberal. to pursue another career. Mr. Cook served this newspaper for 23'2 years. He was managing editor 14 years. Cook was The Liberal‘s third publisher in this century. He succeeded his father-in-law John E. Smith in the post in September 1965. W. Sam Cook resigns as Liberal publisher Smith was publisher from the time he came to The Liberal in 1926 on the death of Thomas F. The teachers’ team will be . G. Van Kampen named publisher of The Liberal Routes available Feb. 12, 1975 in the following areas: company‘s North Division which includes The Aurora â€" Newmarket Banner and The Wood- bridge and Vaughan News; chaired by Cooney. a teacher at St. Margaret Mary Separate School in the Woodbridge area of Vaughan. The current teachers‘ two- year agreement ends with this school year. Talks on a future contract are expected to get under way within a month. Publisher Van Kampen is a former director of sales for Metrospan Publishing. as well as a former advertising Seek parity The teachers, according to unit president Paul Brand, principal of Sacred Heart Separate School in Publisher Cook guided the newspaper through its significant growth of the past decade. Cook’s resignation is announced by D. Ross McCrimmon. general manager of Metrospan Publishing Limited. McMahon, who was the newspaper‘s publisher for 41 years. Mr. McCrimmon ex- pressed his personal best wishes. and the company's best wishes. to Mr. Cook at his time of leaving THE LIBERAL â€"â€" Wednesday. Feb. 5.1975 â€" flihpral manager at The Mirror in North York and Scarboro. Before that he was a fighter pilot in the United States and Dutch air forces. Born in Holland. Van Kampen emigrated to Canada in 1958 and lived in Willowdale for the past 17 years. He and wife Pally have two children. Roger aged 12 and Nicole 9. King, are seeking parity with surrounding regions and a cost-of-living allowance as their key issues. He indicated the teachers will be seeking a minimum increase of 20 percent. He also admitted that two $200 across-the-board increases granted by the board since last spring have not only kept York competitive, but have strengthened relations between the board and its teachers. .l. (L Van Kampen