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WOhe of the most unlikely spots for its consumption took place atop the roof of RICHMOND HILL â€" Running around Richmond Heights Plaza, waving a BB. pistol at pedestrians and cars. resulted in the arrest of an Aurora youth last ‘weelix Charged with possession of a dangerous weapon was Douglas Lyon, 17, of Spruce Street, who was ap- prehended by an off-duty policeman following the incident. Marijuana. too Marijuana was also very much in the air, police making several arrests in that department. TORONTO â€" Two youths who robbed and stabbed a Richmond Hill man and left him for dead last summer have been sentenced to prison and refor- matory terms after pleading guilty to robbery. Leslie Graham Page, 18, of King City, and Ian William Books, 17, formerly of Richmond Hill, robbed Gary William Bettridge, 29, after he gave the youths a ride in his car July 3. er. Justice John O'Driscoll sen- tenced Page to four years in peniten- tiary and one year con§9cugive for an earl'ier robbery at a milk store Police arrest youth in mall gun incident g Two sentenced after brutal robbery here RICHMOND HILL â€" The badly decomposed body of a man found by three children in some bushes Saturday in Whitchurch-Stouffville, has been Tories meet Kids find skeleton NEWMARKET â€" Two of the alsoâ€" rans in the recent Progressive Con- servative federal leadership race will be on hand for the party's York-Simcoe association annual meeting here tonight (Wednesday). 1‘ .I In“ “aficfi , John Fraser, Vahcouver South MP, will be guest speaker, and York Simcoe MP Sinclair Stevens will give a ifepqrt. m'l‘h‘eilfieeting, also to inélude election of 1976 officers, will be held at the Newmarket Community Centre at 8 Neighboring Conservatives in the matter". federal York North riding. meanwhile, have announced postponement of their The children discovered the body annual meeting scheduled for Monday. while playing just south of Davis Drive, A new date will be announced soon. between Concessions 5 and 6. THE LIBERAL, Wednesday hMaudifferemkindofdealerfoselladiflerankindofmr. 3 VOLUME 99, NUMBER 41 10W] Yonge Street, PO. Box .190.de 4Y6, Ontario TELEPHONE -~ SBA-OWL 881-1373 CLASSIFIED â€" out m, «1.337: CIRCULATION â€"884-0981,831-3316 Home delivery at The Liberal is 80 cents every tour weeks, by mail $9.90 a year in Canada, $15.00 a year outside oi Canada. No local mail delivery where carrier service exists Metrospan â€" North Division JLGL Van Kampen ~ General Manager Jean BakervPearce â€" Assistant General Manager Peter Line ~ Circulation Director Murray Skinner â€" Advertising Director Norman Stunden â€" Production Manager THE LIBERAL Ivy Reeve â€" News Editor, Thornhill Edition Bill Lever 7 News Editor, Richmond Hill Edition Colin Forsyth â€" Advertising Supervisor Louise Zavarelia â€" Art Director Ross Hodsoll â€" Circulation Supervisor Lorna Woods â€" Busmess Supervisor The Liberal is published each week by Metrospan Community Newspapers Limited This newspaper is a member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association and the Audit Bureau oi Circulationsl V cm I D . For a long time now, we've been selling small cars. We've built our reputation on the Bug. It was the Bug that started the small car revolution in North America. Well we've grown. With 24 years' experience in small cars behind us, we now have quite a stable. Cars like the Rabbit, the Audi Fox, the Dasher, the Scirocco, the Campmobile and the Bus. All cars that in their own way have made a mark for themselves in the automobile industry. So don't think of us as "Bug dealers". Think of us as the original small car experts! There’snosmhthingasa Volkswagen dealerunymore.‘ ECBA Ehtwi‘étkgml W it P MOTORS "l a l' IVIUlunO LTD. 10440 YONGE ST., RICHMOND HILL 889-7701 0 884-6661 Second Class Mail Registration No. 0190 , April 7. 1976 Police also carried out a search of a home in Markham the same day, and confiscated 15 pounds of marijuana, packaged in kilos and assorted weights, stored in Royal Mail sacks. a senior citizens' home on Rupert Street in Whitchurchâ€"Stouffville April 2. Police charged a 14~year-old juvenile with possession of mariiuana. James Noble, 18, of Westlawn Crescent, faces a charge of consuming liquor in a place other than a dwelling. Facing charges of possession of marijuana for purposes of trafficking, are Ken Wilson, 26, Terry Jones, 26, both of Concession 9, Markham. He sentencéd Rooks to two years less a day definite and two years less a day indeterminate in an Ontario refor- matory. After the youths pleaded guilty to robbery with violence, charges of at- tempted murder and kidnapping against them wre dropped. Bettridge said they held a knife to his throat, robbed him of $32, stabbed him twice and left him for dead in a Rich- mond Hill swamp. He said the youths called themselves devil worshippers. tentatively identified as that of a man who disappeared from his Richmond Hill home three years ago. York Regional Deputy Police Chief Wally Harkness said the body' is thought to have been that of Ross Wells Saunders, who was 46 at the time of his disappearance from his Markham Road residence. However, checks of his teeth have to be carried out before positive iden- tification can be made. No foul play was suspected matter. Harkness said police would also like to get in touch with Mrs. Elizabeth Saunders, also known as Betty Taylor, formerly of 444 Markham Rd., “in connection with an urgent family matter". in the â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"’ x -m/“" ‘* \x ,A we" ’ /. ‘,, . ,’ f \} " x. \ . Spring £11m éévmgs GAS FOR THE FUTURE Our Convenient Showroom Location. 500 Elgin Mills Rd., 887-5847 Richmond Hill. 884-9105 PORTABLE ELECTRONIC ROOM AIR CLEANER by Five Seasons Model 500A Removes airborne dust. pollen. tobacco smoke and odoursâ€"makes house cleaning easier as well as provuding great reliel lor allergy sultererst Quiet 2-speed tan. and easily-changed charcoal filters This umt weighs only 20 pounds . V perfectly portable to move to any room or carry on a tnp. See all the latest ~24; Gas appliances in the Model Home at the National Home Showâ€"April 9 thru 17th. China has a New Year, New Orleans a Mardi Gras â€" and Maple, Ontario has a syrup festival. This year’s, the sixth annual, was held Saturday and attracted the biggest crowd ever. The Lions Club-sponsored event had arts and crafts sales, puppet shows, musical entertainment and, most of all, pancakes and syrup and a sunny day to make it all the more enjoyable. Shown having a tasty sample is Ed Willmot of Ryder Road, Maple. Sunshine and syrup Only $1490” at th Home Sho W) EXTRA CHARGE FOR COLOUR See our whole line of ranges with new energy-savmg features! ansumers’ day expenses soar HOURS: Mon., Tue‘, Wed., Er Fri. 8:30 am. â€" 4:30 pm Thurs. 8:30 am. - 4:30 p.m., 6:30 pm. - 9:00 pm. Sat. 9:00 am. - 12 am. Spring is the time to make changes around the house, inside and out. and right now you can take advantage of super savings on our. Home Show Specials. They‘re available at our Home Show booth and also in our appliance show rooms from April 9 to 17. Come on in and take a look at the many modern appliancesâ€"both gas and electricâ€"40 help you run your home more efficientlyâ€"energy-savers that will save you money too. BEAUTIFUL DELUXE HAHDWICK RANGE _.______. A“, _,___,._,_ Regular $389.00 INGLIS REFRIGERATOR Model FT 70000 \, Noâ€"trost. constant cold reserve, 16.6 cu. ft. capacity with 137 lb freezer section. Separate freezer door (and full width shell on lreezer door) to keep foods lrozen, Twin crispers. and two roomy shelves. butter compartment and lull Width egg shell. Exceptionally good value. While quantities last. HARDWICK PKL9632-330 AM with continuous-cleaning oven and programme cooking A‘_-‘ (PL9632â€"120 RM) With digital clock, timer, fluorescent-Ilghted backguard. custom trim Regular $349.00 SPECIAL 3 1 card White only SPECLAL "Y I oeld 3 35933 (Photo bv H099) del'd Catholic school RICHMOND HILL â€" An expected 20 per cent increase will result in a York Region Separate School Board budget of about $6.6 million this year. Education Director John Zupancic said about three-fourths of the increase reflects continued growth of the separate school system. The remainder of the increase will go to meet higher costs in virtually all areas, including salaries of teaching and non-teaching staff. The board's i975 budget was $5.4 million, and this year will be the first time it has passed the $6 million mark. Enrolment in the separate schools was 6.758 last September and is ex- Board still debating Salinger ’profanity’ AURORA â€" Chairman Douglas Allen of Richmond Hill had to cast the deciding vote when York County Board of Education found itself deadlocked last week on whether to admit J. D. Salinger's Nine Stories to area high schools. As a result, the stories by the author of. the famed Catcher in the Rye will be part of the secondary schools' English reading requirements. He said he opposed censorship, but as a Christian he found the language, which occasionally took the, Lord’s name in vain. offensive. Opposing the motion was Trustee Donald Cameron of Vaughan, who said the stories provided an “easy way for an English teacher to teach English. SPEED QUEEN LAUNDRY PAIR Budgetâ€"priced drying Automatic Gas Dryer BG4030 Reg. $27900, Special $259.00 del'd Automatic Washer A04010 Reg. $399.00, Special $369.00 del‘d £0 40100 2 wash and spin speeds, 3-position temperature control 3 cycles and permanent press 'cool down' care make this hard-working washer a very good buy tor the price. White onlyâ€"Regular $349.00 INGLIS GAS DRYER SPECIAL Model E0 70000 A fast. quiet drying system with 2 temperature selection, 3-cycle operation, ‘cool down care for no-iron permanent press fabrics. It's the popular oneâ€"from features to price. Regular $235.00 gHAflMGLUW BARBECUE [INK] Post Model "Instant-on. instantofl" response means you are cooking within minutesâ€"with very easy clean-up allerwards! This gas barbecue will cook everything lrom 'oaSts. steaks fish to i/Aegetgbleiancflesiels. Excellefit value! nIyâ€"negwar )JQ‘J UU ) AL del'd derd with practice! design and sfmfile contiols tor allâ€"fabric laundenng and These special prices are in effect only during sale period April 9 through 17th, 1976. We have a wide variety of appliances and home comfort equipment, both gas and electric. Many models in ranges, laundry pairs, refrigerators, dishwashers. microwave ovens. dehumidifiers, air conditioners. Prices include delivery only Installation prices and arrangements are available. Financing is availableâ€"no down payment and up to 5 years to pay in convenient monthly payments. 32192.? Concert Sunday fiudget estimates have been prepared by administrative staff but not yet made official by the board. pected to climb to at least 7,030 by next September. RICHMOND HILL â€" A musical program for Palm Sunday is being presented at 7:30 pm. Sunday in Rich- mond Hill Presbyterian church by the combined choirs of Richmond Hill and Woodbridge Presbyterian churches. Trustee Craig Oribar of Newmarket, himself a Presbyterian minister, commended Cameron for his stand, but added he couldn't support it. w Vfiié way to learn goba English is to be exposed to some bad, too. Cribar said. “Salinger‘s writing has lots of other benefits," he said. The major selection will be the cantata. The Seven Words of Christ, by Dubois. Trustee Donald Sim of Markham said it wasn't the board’s job to read every book and say: “Is this the kind of book we’d approve? Our duty is to look at this and say. could any reasonable person approve He said he agreed with much Cameron said; it wasn't a book he would have chosen. However, it wasn't bad by contemporary standards; also, the one who used the offensive language was never the hero. it?"