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Exodus from region day care centres After rate increase York Regional .Council has finally found an effective way of reducing waiting lists for regionally controlled day care centres. _ ... VVV~__‘ LL” \a‘aJ v... _ Effective Sept. 15, it increased the rates from $30 a week to $40 for pre~ schoolers, and from $35 per week to $50 for infants. Combined with an increase July 1, this represents an increase this year of 60 per cent for pre-schoolers and 100 per cent for infants. “Here. dear, you can say it much better than I," is what winning PC candidate William Hodgson told his wife. Lisa, as he handed over the microphone to her at the victory celebration at Newmarket Vp-u, . . .._. V._ Day care director Betty Stokes told a meeting of the region’s health and social services committee last week 38 parents have taken their children from centres in Aurora, Richmond Hill and Newmarket because of the rate hikes and over 200 have removed their names from the waiting list. ‘u u v... -..V Only seven parents have accepted the new rates in full, said Mrs. Stokes, and 37 parents who had been paying the full rate have asked for subsidies. n u“, u“ . Commenzfoévon the report, Rich- mond Hill Mayor David protested, “It’s going to destroy the regional day care system. _ VVMayBr Gladys Rolling, however, was pleased with the report. The new fees School byeleetion candidates include university student Jennie Bangay, a 20-year-old university student, will contest the seat on York County Board of Education made vacant by the recent resignation of Colin Barrett of Whitchurch- Stouffville. A byelection will be held in November. Executives help hospital canvass for funds during coming week Business firms in southern York Region are lending executives to help York Central Hospital canvass for funds during the campaign week Sept. 29 to Oct. 4. Employees who work in the area are being asked to ask employers for two days during that week to help with the canvass. "Ktl‘gihing session will be held in the hospital Sept. 29 at 9 am. During the summer, the campaign slowed down considerably, but {all is seeing a revitalization in the can- vassers and the campaign. A booklet has been prepared listing needed equipment and rooms to be furnished. Canvassers will be provided with this brochure which will be helpful to those wishing to make memorial donations Another man has been charged in connection with a series of sex offences against children, which resulted in 19 charges againsi a Woodbridge couple. William and Barbara Sylvester were committed to trial last summer for the alleged offences, which were said to have occurred over a seven-month period, ending May 31. 7- AL__.-A_I f‘nnnnn rv.--.â€", This week, police charged George Ashton, 65, of Main Street, Markham. with indecent assault on a female and gross indecency. Sex charge have had a positive effect, because parents are 101 alternative forms of care children. Vl-lllllzrlc-hnam Regional Councillor Alma Walker agreed. , L _;¢A.. “Privatueâ€" enterprise can do a better job than pqplic enterprise,“ she said. - 7 -_._.~‘.'l-an Jvu ...... I,“ At an earliel‘imeeting the committee proposed introduction of a pilot projectâ€"a network of private homes that would offer care for five or six children under overall supervision of a qualified staffpersonn ‘-._‘ L:..:..« nl‘ Haw...“ _-_-, r ,, The proposal would involve hiring of an additional supervisor and would make care available for 25 to 30 children. n... Meanwhile, deSpite waiting lists of 64 in Richmond Hill, two in Aurora and 135 in Newmarket, there are three vacancies in Richmond Hill, 10 in Aurora and 33 in Newmarket. “So many have left due to the in- creased rates,” Mrs. Stokes told The Liberal, “and when we contact people on the waiting lists, they are not willing to let their children come (to the regional centres) because of the in- creased rates.” regular attendant at board meetings since his defeat last year, and Harry Bowes, a Stouffville businessman, will be the other candidates. ‘ 1 Ilv nu. v".-. -7 Miss Bangay, an Ontario scholar, said she felt her inside knowledge of the school system would be of assistance on the board. A plaque with the inscribed name of the donor will be placed on the equip- ment or room. ' Over half of the $1.5 million goal has been reached, so now is the time to get pledges in to help the campaign over the top by November. Send pledges to York Central Hospital, 10 Trench Street, Richmond Hill, or phone 883-2032 for information. Former trustee John Mc‘Murray, Crossward C12 Sports 81-4 Classified 86-11 King-Oak Ridges C1 Temperanceville Cl Maple social C5 Entertainment C13 Real estate B5-6 Regular hockey action starts next week for two of the three local junior teams. For details on exhibition play turn to Sports Section Page 8-1. Southern York Region merchants are offering special bargains this week through The Liberal's own eight-page tabloid section with more than 50 coupons. See inside. The inside page index of news and advertising features is: Junior hockey action starts next week Legion. Mrs. Hodgson said if sh hand out cigars and roses to all. fight," she said. “Now we inten we have done for the past eigh are looking for 3f care for their Inside The Liberal Service directory 810 Church directory (‘3 In the Hill social C2 Scheduled events C3 Yesterdays Ai HiilWard3 C10 Richvale record (‘8 Legion news C4 odgson said if she could, she would sand roses to all. “We have won the I. “Now we intend to carry on what for the past eight years." majority was 1,820 Votes , “I “mun “now waifpd for Stone. oeoole At 31701“ 9330 Pvm« smug Showed up Election morning â€" and workers for all three parties seemed to be on tenter- hooks. Established 1878 Richmond Hill Edition Snedker 8,140 votes Roman 13,083 votes By lvy Reeve Gormley news C9 Victoria Square C4 Vital statistics 89 Kresge‘s Kl-S Kmart Kmlâ€"8 Canadian Tire Ctlâ€"l Walker‘s W14 Coupon edition C iâ€"B k Photo by Elben) ‘Ph‘ém by Hogs Drug lab raid 1003/ ma” Wins York North easily William Hodgson may have been returned as the Progressiveâ€" Conservative member for York North, but he plans to tell his workers to go easy with his campaign signs. , L ,A.:u_ vuVJ .â€" Hodgson, who regained his seat with a handy 2,527 majority over his nearest rival, Liberal candidate Mayor Margaret Britnell of King Township, told The Liberal he foresaw another election within a year. v-irxe-limbent Hodéson was one of 51 Progressive Conservatives elected in Ontario, against 38 New Democrats and 36 Liberals. To a cheering crowd of supporters at a victory party at the Newmarket Legion. he told them they would probably have to start preparing for an election again “in the near future.“ ' “And if I‘m chosen as the candidate, I will be working just as hard as before". For the Hodgson forces, the victory party seemed almost anticlimactic, or at least an extension of earlier celebrations at the PC committee rooms in the Newmarket Plaza. The whole atmosphere, in fact, was carnival like. as the many supporters and campaign workers, easily iden- tified by their happy looks and straw boaters, with the blue Hodgson ribbons on them, flashed about in a constant state of merriment from early evening on, as all signs pointed to another victory for the longtime member. Victory came early And victory did come early. By 9:45 most of the people had left the plaza to attend the big party at the Legion. There Hodgson and his wife, Lisa, after first greeting arrivals at the foot of the stairs, formed up behind two young men in highland dress and were bipea into the hill WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1975 A combined raiding party of Metro police. provincial and RCMP officers surrounded the remote farm 12 miles south of the Renfrew County resOrt centre, arresting its five occupants without a struggle. Also seized in the raid were four shotguns, 400 rounds of ammunition, No one was prepared to say where Alf Stung, Tony Roman or Tony Snedker would be by midnight, or what their candidate’s status would be. ' ,,:__l Lallunu u v v u v v _ v _ _ Alf Stong’s workere were worried rain might prevent voters from getting to polling stgtions. u ,IJU _..-..IA nnnnl‘ LU luv: u -._.._. Ton; Sbneuxfier probably would spend most of the evening at the NDP com- mittee room, a supporter s_ai.d. llwwvv .v-.. Conservatives had rented the lounge at Thornhill Community Centre for a celebration, but the woman who gave this information, although hopeful, wasn’t positive it would be a victory celebration. A number of voters were uncertain, too. Many who were questioned made favorable remarks about all of the candidates. By 8:30 that evening, the CBC‘s ex- perts were predicting the Conservative Party would form a minority govern- ment; the first major political upheaval in Ontario since August, 1943. “TLâ€"gtnyear, ConseFvatives won in 38 constituencies, the CCF 'm 34, and Liberals won 15 seats. increasing Meanwhile, his supporters were becoming more confident and boisterous. Liberal headquarters was crowded with workers and well-wishers â€" young people, many of them â€" who were chewing rolls and doughnuts, drinking pop. And happily watching results. Stong’s campaign manager Jim Barry was conducting what seemed like a three-ring circus. Standing on a chair, he was phoning in results to television and radio studios, shouting results over the hubbub, trying to find a spot for reporters and cameramen, and asking everyone to move to the back of the room so newcomers could get through the door. A Thornhill man was among 16 people arrested in connection with a police raid on an abandoned farmhouse near Barry‘s Bay in the Algonquin Park area u,-v_ ............. Charged with the others with con- Spiracy to traffic in metham- phetamines, is Brian Howard King, 24, of Yonge Street, Thornhill. The raid on the farmhouse resulted in the seizure of enough chemicals to produce 100 pounds of metham- phetamines, with a street value of $13,620,000, police said. Poll by poll. Alf Stong‘s majority was A laboratory and $13 mill ‘speed" chemicals were seizegl 1p: Lib; In Essenhclx U“va "' NW: E‘VWM‘MS N By Jim Irving $13 million in The two then circled the floor several times to the accompaniment of the pipes and staccato hand clapping from the huge crowd of some 500 to 600 "Jim: to thank each and everyone of you from the bottom of my heart,“ Hodgson told the gathering. ‘AL __- A: people lquuâ€"rvl- .-._ ,, "When you can come out with one of the highest majorities in the province, it has to be because of the great people." Hodgson then asked his wife to speak. “She says it all much better than I." he said Timothy Britnell watches sadly as election results show the tide in York North running against his mother. Liberal candidate Mayor Margaret Britnell. While they waited for Stong, people kept asking: has Tony Roman conceded yet? MP Barney Danson arrived and was hoisted onto a chair. “It’s never the same,” he told a partyiworker.‘ L_“L:_~ “II run-v.1 .-_._V “Every time, we’re starting all over again." plus 30 gallons of gas, presumably to be used to destroy the lab in the event it was discovered. Police. who had the hideaway under observation since June, also recovered a radio tuned to the police band and a radar scanning device to guard against the approach of any vehicle. Additional arrests are expected. Closer to home, a carefully-cultivated marijuana crop has been discovered by the ministry of natural resources in a Hill man arrested in postal theft A Richmond Hill man has been arrested in connection with the theft of a quantity of money orders, cash and stamps from a Thornhill post office, Aug. 28. York Regional Police said the man was picked up in Montreal with some of the money orders taken in a break-in at Top Drug Mart in Hillcrest Mall. as early eleétion "Super," said Stong. “Just great." presumably to be ab in the event it : hideaway under ie, also recovered Jolice band and a a to guard against vehicle. are expected. wildlife area near Maple. G.J. Haarmeyer, fish and wildlife management officer, said the ministry planted grasses and small grain for wildlife in the Holland Marsh provincial wildlife area. However, when officials inspected it, they found other cultivated plants, which the RCMP confirmed as being 66 pagfé NO 'I'IIH ONONHOIU anI'l 13 .LHOIHM va Dl'lflnd 'I'IIH GNOWHDIB Mrs. Hodgson said they had "won the fight“ without incurring any casualties or injuries and now intended to carry out what they had done for the past eight years. n. On hand almost immediately after their arrival to offer congratulations, were defeated candidates Britnell, and Bob Lewis. of the ND? who greeted the Hodgsons in the centre of the floor. Britnell not quitting When asked how she felt about it all, Mrs. Britnell said: “I feel very good. I 3ld09 was cheered, congratulated, kissed, asked how he felt. “Super,” said Stong. “Just great." He was leading by 1,570 votes, and within the next few minutes, learned he was leading by 1,602 votes. Yes, he said, he was very. very (Continued on Page A-2) marijqana m’l‘hé latter have all now by police. A search of his home later turned up some of the missing stamps. A charge of possession over $200 against Carl Pennick, 29, of Springhead Gardens, also involves a break-in and theft from Bannister and Jenkins Hardware, Hillcrest Mall, about the same time. (Continued on Page A-2) (Photo bv Elbe") show the tide in York Price 20 cents IV? 371 been removed PM"; by Mom: