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Richmond Hill United Church said farewell Sunday to Rev. Rowan Binning. assistant pastor there since 1972. Shown with him at a church reception following Binning’s last sermon is Ted Sale. The popular minister was born in Calgary at the turn of the century and has devoted most of his ministry to the Toronto area. ' 9 VOLUME 99, NUMBER on 10101 Yongé Street, PO. Box 390, LAC 4Y6, Ontario TELEPHONE â€" 884-8177, 881-3373 CLASSIFIED â€" BSA-I I05, 381-3373 CIRCULATION â€" 384-0981, OBI-3376 Home delivery at The Liberal IS 80 cents every tour weeks; by mail 59 90 a year in Canada. $15.00 a year outside ot Canada No local mail delivery where carrier service exists Metrospan â€" North Division J G Van Kampen 7- General Manager Jean Baker Pearce â€" Assistant General Manager Peter Line ~ Circulation Director Murray Skinner â€" Advertising Director Norman Stunden 7 Production Manager THE LIBERAL Ivy Reeve A News Editor. 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N.J.ossss 1971 (4/76) FREE SESSIONS (come to any one) Wednesday Wednesd Apr. 28 or May 5 May 12 7or 8:30 pm 7:30 pm Wednesday Apr. 28 or May 5 7 or 8:30 pm Thursday Thursday Apr. 29 or May 6 May 13 7or 8:30 pm 7:30 pm Thursday Thursd: Apr. 29 or May 6 May 13 Thursday Thursday Apr. 29 or May 6 May 13 7or 8:30 pm 7:30 pm (Photo by Hogg) SEMINAR STARTS Wednesday Wednesday May 12 7:30 pm Thursday Robbers raid gas station RICHMOND HILL â€" An armed robbery in Markham headed the major criminal activity in the area last week. York regional police report. The robbery took place at North Town Texaco, Main Street. about 4:50 a.m., April 24, when two people, driving a van held up attendant Peter Angus After taking his wallet, they put him in the washroom and then emptied the cash register of $400. They also took headlights, valued at $45, and $2,000 7:30 pm Catholic school official defends tea ch er PA da ys RICHMOND HILL â€" In a recent article in Focus, a publication of York Region Separate Schools. editor Frank Bobesich defends professional activity days â€" and as a result has been com- mended in turn by Education Minister Thomas Wells. Bobesich, superintendent of separate schoo'ls. discussed whether the con- troversial days were a “blessing or a burden." Despite certain inconveniences to parents, Bobesich decided, they were more of a blessing. “Because we are a young and growing system with a relatively small number of resource personnel and a widespread geographic base, we chose to take the maximum number of professional activity days allowed to more effectively bring our teachers together and to collectively pursue the training and program needs con- fronting us in our jurisdiction," Bobesich wrote. In doing so, they still were able to offer the legally required 185 days of instruction per year, he said. “In terms-of 0hr own system, we feel that we have put these ‘P.A.' days to good use,” the superintendent stated in his article. “Contrary to some opinions, these are not leisure days or holidays for our teachers but rather rigorous work days â€" requiring a great deal of planning and co-ordination on the part of ad» ministration, principals and conâ€" sultants, and a lot of active par- ticipation on the part of teachers." Since 1973, they had succeeded in “developing and implementing curricula and programs” in mathematics, metrics, music, art, social studies, early childhood education, primary education, new report cards and student achievement forms. firestorm Stores USE OUR firestorm CREDIT PLAN worth of automotive tools The gun used was described as being a 32 or 38 calibre revolver. Its wielder was male, white. 25 to 30, about five feet, seven, 150 pounds. with brown, greasy hairs continued advancement in the area of Christian Family Life, continuation of the early childhood education document to include the primary years (grades 1-3); language arts (grades 4-8); systems analysis relative to the new primary-junior document, The Formative Years; expansion of the math-metrics program; science guidelines (1-10); further development and co-ordination of the French program; expansion of special education programs and students services. evaluation systems schemes for principals, teachers and pupils. GUARANTEED BRAKE SERVICE FRONT WHEEL DISC 30,000 MILE GUARANTEE Bébesich then asked parents fbr their opinions and comments on the matter, AURORA â€" Urban Affairs Minister Barney Danson, whose York North riding includes the southern York region along with a portion of northern Metro, will have a difficult choice to make before the next federal election. vu,uvv . InsIaH mar. ausu wad: ReSuHace “um ran.» Repacx ‘th 0,“ch v.’ 5* bea'wgs s ‘r‘suecx V‘s”! ;dhpr*’> ‘r'r-v grease Mn! 5 mash" .. "Uc' D'dke 'msus 8: “gunman: MP won’t say which riding he will seek He’ll have to choose between the new Markham-Richmond Hill-Vaughan riding and a new Willowdale-area riding. Ana he‘s not about to say yet which way he‘ll go. If , as expected, new electoral boundaries are established within the next year, Danson’s riding will be split along the regional boundary at Steeles Avenue. police blotter “It Would be inappropriate for me to say at this time," Danson commented at an informal press conference prior to his Speech at last week’s meeting of the York Region Real Estate Board here. “I want people all over the riding to (‘HARCF Markham was also the scene of another strange happening. McArthurs in Markham Limited, Wellington Street, reported that someone stomped across the hoods of 15 new trucks on their lot, causing $800 damage. Also in Markham, a routine car check by police on Church Street, led to the arrest of a Markham man. which he said would be considered in drafting the next schqol year calendar. In his letter to Education Director John Zupancic, Wells said it was gratifying parents were being notifed of the positive results of the days, and the outline of future projects should reassure them “of the value and the need for continued use of such days for the benefit of their children." See our complete line of Firestone BICYCLE TIRES and TUBES “Be assured of my continuing in- terest in educational development under your leadership,” Wells con- cluded. thanks to Bobesich Trustee Alex MacGregor of Markham said the board should add its feel I haven’t written them off, and if I announced now where I was going to seek re-election, people in the other part of the riding might feel I’m no longer their MP." “fiessed further, Danson admitted he has “some views" on which part of the constituency he’ll stay with. H VOnIIy ahout 5 fier cent of the land area of York North federal constituency is in Metro, but the Metro portion’s dense population accounts for about one- third of the ri’dingfs electorate. In other Words, he knows but he’s just not going to say untilrhefl’g rqady‘. Danson also said he wants to hear the views of constituents on the proposed name change, from York North to Markham-Richmond Hill Vaughan. The latter, he said, is “diescriptive, a convenient handle," but York North is “a historic name and I would hate to see it disappear. Danson Has represented the riding since 1968. Police said they discovered a small RICHMOND HEIGHTS CENTRE HOURS: MON., TUES., WED., SAT., 8 am. - 5 pm. THURSDAY AND FRIDAY 8 am. - 9 pm. Richmond Hill 884â€"4401 Sflflsfl WITH SUSPENSION CHECK heck MOST CARS quantity of marijuana on the person of the driver, who was also found to be driving while under suspension. Facfng charges on both counts is Joseph Waddington, 19. of Hamilton Hall Road. At the Parkway Hotel, Highway 7 and Leslie Street. a guest walked away with the draperies in his room. plus a quantity of other articles. Total loss was placed at $185. A young Willowdale man was brutally assaulted early Sunday morning, while crossing a parking lot at 7411 Yonge Street in Thornhillt Kicked and punched by two men was Christopher Sutton. 19. Charged with assault occasioning bodily harm were Patrick Needham, 23, of Yonge Street. Thornhill; and Roy Johnson, 21, of Douglas Road, Oak Ridges. Well rested? Police are probably looking for some wellâ€"rested thieves as the result of a theft from Brass and Things. Yonge Street, Richmond Hill, April 24. Taken from the store about 4 p.m., were two brass beds, valued at $1,500. In Concord, thieves there were more in a party mood. Taken from La Gondola Banquet Hall, Bowes Road, were five cases of liquor, valued at $452. Meanwhile down the same road at Mavic Construction Limited, thieves made off with $4,000 worth of equip- ment. A Wintario ticket. said by police to be worth $500, was stolen from a home on Elgin Mills Road, Richmond Hill. A boarder in the house is suspected. Dead. too Even the dead didn’t escape the week’s marauders. At Stouffville Cemetery, 10 Line South, vandals knocked over $500 worth of plot markers. In King City, a $20 counterfeit American bill turned up at Chatelaine Restaurant in payment for a meal. It was the third phony $20 reported by police in the area in the past three weeks. Other occurrences Other thefts and incidents reported in the area: Avenue Taxi, Yonge Street, Thornhill, a $450 two-way radio from vehicle; Pace-Setter Homes Limited, King City, 80 sheets of plywood valued at $600, taken from construction site on Concession 7; electric outlets and light fixtures smashed in vacant home on Bathurst Street in Richmond Hill; Evermore Industrial Magnetics Ltd., Glencameron Road, Thornhill, $3,840 worth of magnets taken in break-in; White Rose Crafts and Nursery Ltd., Highway 7, Unionville, $1,036.84 from safe; Kelly Construction Ltd., Strat- ford, $1,800 worth of tools and in- struments taken from construction trailer at Don Eddy Road and Islington Avenue in Woodbridge. and