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,/' Iublic Library, 24 Wright S In; Richnond Hill. 5 June 5‘54â€"‘3â€"2-‘1â€"0â€"9- in “In Essentials Unity; Liberal i n Non-Essentials Liberty; in all things Charity” VOL. 91, NO. 29. RICHMOND HILL. ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1969 Wainwright and Clerk Ted Jackman. (Photo by Stuart's Studio), I 96 9 - 70 Vaughan Council Assumes Reins Of Office Guiding Vaughan’s destinies for 1969-70 will be the above members of the township council who were officially installed in office in an impressive ceremony held January 6. Back row (left to right) Councillors David Fraser, Dalton McArthur, John Gilbert, L Reeve Garnet Williams and Councillor Gordon Risk. Oil Front row (same order) Deputy-reeve Albert Rutherford, acclaim Reeve Stewart Rumble, Mhhm 109th Warden County Of York For 1969 Reeve Stewart Rumble of Markham Township i became the warden of York County Tuesday after- noon during an impressive ceremony at the county offices in Newmarket. acclamation. Stouffville Reeve Ke nomination for the position. .Mr. Rumble, who was nominated by Reeve Stewart Burnett of Whitchurch Township succeeds Reeve Garfield Wright of East. Gwillimbury. . Mr. Rumble . told the faced with a year of change, but added that councils in the past had “laid an He continued, “when for a change, we are ready." Mr. Rumble added, “ County a good place to 1i In his final speech as warden, Mr. Wright said his term was , "the _most memorable year of my life. Nothing can replace it, nor can criticism destroy it.” He said a report submitted to the Minister of Municipal Af- made in this council are funda- fairs Darcy McKeough. in De- mental to the social and econo- McKeough Forecasts Regional Government By Late 1969' A specific proposal for re- gional government for the area north of Metro will be inn..- duced into the Ontario Legis- lature by late this year or early in 1970, Minister of Municipal Affairs Darcy McKeough indi- cated Monday. He was speak- ing to officials of Ontario Coun- ty at a luncheon of the Oshawa Rotary Club. Regional govern- ‘ ments are also planned east and west of Metro. Proposals for the Peel-Halton ~a-rea will be announced January 22 and for the Niagara region January 23. Studies conducted by the provincial government on both areas are already com- plete and the municipalities in- volved have countered withi other suggestions. Regional government. in some cases. can be achieved in a few months. Mr. McKeough stated. “More often I would expect the whole procedure, starting from scratch, to take something like two years." Introducing the regional gov- ernment plan in the legislature a few weeks ago, the minister reported that he had already held several meetings on re- gional government with repreJ sentatIVes from this area. It is indicated that the new regional government setups will He won the honor by. n Laushway, declined the county council that it is excellent foundation.” the province says it’s time I hope we can keep York ve and work.” cember will likely make Ire-i gional government a reality, and a meeting is scheduled with the minister this Friday. “I believe the submissions conscientiously than has some- times been the case in the past -â€" is the traditional principle of representation by popula- tion." Although claiming. “Our minds are not closed," and re- vealing that his department plans further meetings with Pickering Township officials, Mr. McKeough's speech on Monday blunted Pickering’s hopes of becoming part of Met- ropolitan Toronto. The minister pointed out that the population of about 42.000 in the three municipalities in that area (Pickering Township, .the new warden. was prese ted ‘first lady of the county. * mic health of this county," he Whitchurch Township; said. . County Judge Clare Morrison, who administered the oath to the new warden, said, “this might be the last inaugural of county council in its present' form. Today (Tuesday) may be an historic occasion." , M rs. and Reeve Richmond Hill. Jean Rumble. wife of with floWers and: welcome y asl' * * * "‘ tional. were very kind to me.” it Seven members were also ap- pointed to the striking comâ€" mittee. Nine persons had been nominated, but two declined, Ken Laushway said Reeve Ted Norris. Georgina Township Donald Plaxton, Mayor Alma Walker, of the {Town of Markham, who by vir- tue of that office is not a mem- ber of county council this year told members that she had been on county council for 13 years. u “if. 1' were to write in. hook.’ she said, “it would, unlike Judy LaMarsh's. not be very sensa- All the members here was an honor to be nominated for the warden‘s position, but add- illlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll\lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll l, 3 Offer $1,000 Reward Hit &- Run Death A 81,000 reward has been offered by the province for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the driver involved in the hit and run death of a Thorn- hill man. January 1. The body of Arthur Abbey, 47. was found at 2.30 am on Highway 11, two miles south of Richmond Hill by an OPP Ofiicer from the Oak Ridges De- tachment. Police believe he was kil- led while walking south on the highway. Police are looking for a white car with damage to the right front fender or, possibly, the left front fen- der. Any information should be reported to the nearest police authority or the Commissioner of the OPP. Police will keep the iden- tity of the informant con- fidential. lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllli The 1969â€"70 edition of Mark- ham Township Council of- ficially took office Monday in a brief inauguration ceremony held at the township offices in Buttonville. Two new councillors, Eldred King, Ward 3, and James Jon- geneel, Ward 2, joined the ranks. In his inaugural speech, Reeve Stewart Rumble told the audience that the area of muni- cipal jurisdiction “seems to be in a restless state.“ He said some are forecasting the town- ship will become part of Metro, while others predict Markham will become part of regional government. Mr. Rumble pointed out that education. health services and welfare are now controlled on a larger basis, than township jurisdiction. ' He sai the municipality must strive f ,' 30 d industria as- sessmen value“: in order t pro-- vide wou’ for rea residents. The reeve stated that‘ the township’police department, lo- cated .in the same building as the council chambers, had grown to 23 men and is operat- ing from cramped quarters. “This council should look At the request of the parks board and recreation committee amalgam- ation of the two bodies will be carried out immediately. Richmond Hill Council decided Monday evening. members â€"â€" eight citizens and three representatives of council. The move has been under conSIderation for several months and in early become November council deCided to amalgamate the two seven-member appointed‘ committees on January 1, One of the parks board’s duties is to provide facilities for recreation. The recreation committee has allocated the facilities to groups requesting their use and has supervised; and encouraged the recreation programs of groups with children and adults. In the past it also ran summer playgrounds and winter recrea- tion programs but has been phasing out its involvement in these by turning them over to the YWCA. HOME PAPER OF THE DISTRICT SINCE 1878 PER COPY 10c The amalgamated board will be composed of 11 1970. Lack of communication led to misunderstandings between the two town committees. RUTTLE COMMITTEE More than a year ago Mayor Broadhurst appointed ‘William Ruttle, who had served working,on both boards, to head a com- mittee composed of Chairman Shaun Beggs of the parks board and Chairman Angus Philip of the recreation committee, to in- vestigate the feasibility of am- report pre- sented to council in April by Thomas algamation. The more comprehensiva agreement with neighboring municipalities in the essential services to ob- tain lower cost and efficiency. and we must keep constant vigi- lence that recreational and cul- tural facilities are provided as development takes place," he said. “Only by progress through efficiency can we provide better services for the residents of Markham Township at a reasonâ€" able cost,” he concluded. it it it a Councillor Eldred King told the audience that it was with anxiety that he looked forward to his first year on council. He is a former public school trustee. “I will make my decisions conscientiously, apply myself energetically and uphold the interests of the taxpayers of Ward 3 to the best advantage for the investment of everyone, in the tov;nship;” he .said. Representing the populated Ward 1, Allan Sum- ner said that as the population increases. greater demands are made for services. “During the past election, the problem that was voiced at many of the ratepayers’ meet- heavily . dropping the number to the reâ€" |quired amount. To serve on the committee ed, “there is one candidate who job.” I believe would do a wonderful are Deputy-reeve Gladys Roll-. ing, East Gwillimbury; ReeveI Ken Laushway, Stouffville; Reeve Gordon Cook, King Townâ€" ship; Reeve Sam Nasello, Sut-. ton; Reeve Stewart Burnett, supporting Reeve Rumble." augural meeting He then asked that his name be withdrawn. and said, “I am It was the second time in as many days for Mr. Laushway to‘ make the statement. At the in- of Markham Township Council Monday, he brought greetings from Stouff- very soon at their requirements' and take action to provide larg- er police accommodation,” he said. Mr. Rumble said council should continue to co-operate with its neighboring municipali- ties. “While we are not anxious to annex any other municipality”, he said, “there are probably sound reasons why certain areas may find it beneficial to amal- ings was the quality of water. the quantity of water . . . it either tasted bad, smelled bad or looked bad, and there wasn’t enough of it,” he said. “We must improve and en- large on other services.” Mr. Sumner stated. “such as recrea- tion, street lighting areas, saniâ€" tary collections, and things of this nature. We will certainly work during the next two years in all of these fields." ville, and told council that he would support Mr. Rumble in his bid to become the 1969 warâ€"' gamate." its its wk it den. would make it difficult if not impossible. for it to become a borough of Metro. The same population would‘ help to prevent complete domiâ€" nation of the Oshawa-Whitby region by the city of Oshawa. reeve Anthony Roman, Mr. Rumble, said, progressive municipalities which has a population of , - - 80,000. tion of this man. Mr. McKeough also stated Stewart Burnett, Mr. Rum- that “Pickering provides a suf~, ficient area between the bound-‘ ary of Metro and the Oshawa- centred area for extensive resi- dential development," and the“ influence of Oshawa over this area would help somewhat toi offset Pickering's orientation‘ warden." Markham Township Deputy- who. had seconded the nomination for “Markham Township is one of the most in the county. I had no reserva- tions in seconding the nomina- ble's nominator. told the audi- ence that "he (Mr. Rumble) Will make an efficient and capable Former Reeve Joseph Dales of North Gwillimbury said the Pickering Village be twotier, with the upper tier, for regional government1 handl? mg services such as capital bor-' rowing. public health. planning. police. welfare. water and sew-‘ erage facilities and assessment“ The lower tier or local munici-‘ pal government would continuei to deal with road maintenancel and garbage collection and simiv lar services. ‘ Mr. McKeough has set a mini- mum population of 150.000 to 200,000 for effective regional government, with the individual municipalities having a popula- tion of from 8.000 to 10.000. The minister also said his de- partment will try various meth~ ods with regard to the keyl question of representation on‘ the new governing bodies. “The first principle we want to see followed â€" and followed more l ti‘lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllliiill llllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllll\lllllllllllll’illlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll\lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll'i’ New County Welfare Department Operating Despite Criticism By RON WALLACE The brand new York County Social and Family Services Unit is officially in operation. but the dust is still settling. The new county welfare department started January 1. Today. all general wel- fare assistance. supplement- ary aid. homemakers‘ serv- ices and other related wel- fare services are adminis- tered on a county basis, rather than by the individual municipalities. Throughout the county. ofâ€" ficials of aSSorted municipal~ ities and townships are ex- pressing mixed reactions to the new setup. and to the new man running it. Markham Township still isn't sure if it wants to give up operation of its own welfare. At a meeting held late in December. council passed a motion stating “that the 1968 council recommend to the 1969 council that they in- vestigate whether it would be advantageous to the township to administer its own welfare," and Ajax) toward Toronto. Now that the new welfare department is a reality. Markham Township will have to apply for permission to administer its own. Dep- uty-reeve Anthony Roman suggested council do this. however. Reeve Stewart Rumble considered such an action too hasty. “The proposal certainly should be looked at.“ he said. “there may be some ad- vantages to a county admin- istration." wk rt it x Meanwhile. in Newmarket. Mayor Drew Doak wrapped up the final council meeting of 1968 by telling members he was disturbed and asked if they were satisfied that they had hired the right man. Last September county council. after a heated de- bate. decided to hire Bilton MacDonald of East Gwillim- bury Township as head of the new welfare department. His appointment was apâ€" proved in December by John Yareniko. Minister of Social and Famiti Services Major Doak. after learn- possible decision. ing that Mr. MacDonald had two years’ experience in wel- fare work with East Gwill- imbury Township and had a certificate from a two year course in welfare adminis- tration at Ryerson Polytech- nical School, said he was dis- turbed. “I understand there were applicants who had univers- ity degrees and many years of experience.“ said the. mayor. "yet county council overruled the findings of their own committee to hire this man." The committee. which in- cluded two representatives of the provincial Department of Welfare. placed Mr. Macâ€" Donald third in their selec- tions. Twenty-one applica- tions were received for the post. The committee had selecâ€" ted Earl M. McDowell. an ordained minister presently employed by the Metro Wel- fare Department as their first choice. )5 z. x x Meanwhile. )lr MacDon- ald isn't too interested in all the haggling right now. county council made the only'strengthen our financial posi-l Deputy-reeve Anthony Roman. said it was important that the various departments of the township work as a unit and not as individual departments. Mr. Roman set out a guide- line which he plans to follow during his term as deputy- reeve. “If this can be achieved, I hope to carry out and imple- ment the following; an extens- ive program of road and safety improvement; a more compre- hensive program of water and sanitary services to lower rates for residents of those areas; to promote quality industrial. com- mercial and desirable residen- tial assessment In order to James Jongeneel said in his inaugural speech that he meant what he said during his campaign, particularly in the area of planning. “I‘d like to check into the possibility of setting up an ac- tive industrial commission for this township." he said. Mr. Jongeneel said the coun- cil would have to come to grips with the problem of improved public transportation to and from Toronto. “As I’ve said before, the ex- tension of the Don Valley Park- way is essential,” he stated. Prior to the speeches, a short devotional was given by Rev., Donald Kranz. minister of the Bethesda Lutheran Church in Unionville. Also bringing greetings to the, ition: to attempt to achieve ainew council were Reeve Kenl Opening the Newmarket of- fices, organizing a staff of six field workers. and gen- erally pioneering a new pro- ject keeps the man busy enough without having to worry about anything else. He told “The Liberal" that he and his staff were “ter- ribly busy", and pointed out that while the new depart~ ment is about two weeks old, it will take another six to get into a regular working routine. The six field workers have already been assigned their church Township, has that area on his new beat in addition to the Town of Aurora. Vaughan Township. Wood- bridge and King Township fall under the jurisdiction of Dick Verrips. while Mrs. Doris Harper covers New- market and the Township of East Gwillimbury. The Township of North Gwillimbury. Sutton and Georgina Township are hand- led by Hugh McLeod of Keswick. Mr. McLeod, unâ€" der the former system. was t 31 _V i m c r wli " head of welfare in North eriéto'l. 3in all cgra‘lv gr: Gwillimbury. CO”. ~‘ I . 1' Taking care of home for duties from their homes. They may report to the New- market office by phone once or twice a day, but are only required to appear there once a week for a staff meeting. Handling the Richmond Hill district is A1 White. a former councillor and wel- fare officer. In addition to Richmond Hill. he also cov- ers Markham Township. Slouffville and the town of Markham. )Iei‘lvn handled w ho Whit- Widdifield. welfare for the aged and nursing home applications as well as indig- ent hospitalization through- out the entire county is Norm Lewis. Two office workers. Mrs. May White and Mrs. Jean Smith. both of Aurora. com- plete the new staff. The new department ab- sorbs some 14 general wel- fare departments that were operating prior to Januaiy 1. xxx): MacDonald said the service will offer fea- \ll'. new Markham Twp. Needs Good Industrial Assessment Says Reeve Rumble At Inauguration Ceremonies Laushway of Stouffville and Township Solicitor Paul Mingay, a resident of the Town of Mark- ham. The wives of the councillors were also introduced to the audience. Following the swearing-in* ceremonies, a dinner was held and guests at the Victoria Square for council members Community Hall. lliillllllllllllllllllilllll'llllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Markham Twp. Council Raises Own Salaries Markham Township Coun- cil at its inaugural meet- ing Monday authorized rais- es in pay for its members, but according to officials, they are still being paid less than councillors in neighboring municipalities. The reeve’s salary went up $2,500 this year to $7,000 per annum. In 1968 the reeve was paid $4,500. He will also receive ex- pense money. The deputy-reeve will earn $3,500 this year, while councillors will receive $2,- 500. The new salaries be- came effective January 1. 1969. Council gave the bylaw third reading and passed it unanimously Monday. Clerk Harry Crisp outlin- ed the history of salaries for council members. In 1960. the reeve received $3,000 per annum, while councillors earned $18 per meeting. The reeve’s sal- ary was increased $500 in 1963. while the councillors’ paycheck remained the same. In 1965, the reeve earned $4,000 a year, while councillors received a $2 per meeting wage boost bringing their pay to $20 a meeting. Councillor James Jon- geneel said, “other muni- cipalities are raising salar- ies and ours (Markham Township) are still relative- ly low.” Reeve Stewart Rumble said, “we won't have any trouble substantiating our salary. If we work ‘hard. we‘ll earn our money. and I’m sure we will.” tures to some areas for the first time. He said that under the old setup not all the de- partments supplied all the services. Mr. MacDonald explained that the new unit tried to absorb as many of the old welfare officers who wanted to remain in that career. He said some officers preferred to change positions. and a new man had to be brought in to cover that particular area. One such person was Ross Kerwin. former welfare, of- ficer of Vaughan Township. In December he was appoint~ ed engineering assistant and purchasing agent for the township. The emphasis in the unit. according to the new depart- ment, will be on rehabilita- tion of welfare recipients. Field representatives will spend the largest portion of their time working with fam- ilies and individuals within the framework of their re- spective homes and family settings. The Newmarket office is Iocated at 66 BaMiew AV- enue. Mr. Ruttle recommended the two boards be combined into one. Later the recreation com- mittee agreed with his recom- mendation but the parks board voiced objections on the grounds of additional expense in hiring a full time recreation director and a qualified man to look after the parks. MANSBRIDGE’S MOTION Then in November. Council- lor Ivan Mansbridge introduced a motion that the amalgamation take place on January 1 this year. Other members of coun- cil felt there should be a waitâ€" ing period to give each com- mittee time to assess the impact of the change and to enable them to accomplish the trans- ition painlessly â€" the result was that the motion was amend- ed to set January 1. 1970, as Town Appointme Council appointments to other boards and committees made Monday night were: To planning board for a three year term, Ivan Toutloff, Crosby Avenue and Ken Brown. manager of the local branch of the Guaranty Trust. Other members of planning board are Harry Sayers of Starlight Cres- cent. Donald Barnett of Kerry- brook Drive; Howard Whillans of Bridgeport Street. and Coun- cillors Ivan Mansbridge and John MacDiarmid. David Higgins of Harding Boulevard was re-appointed to the committee of adjustment for a three year term. Tom Graham of Mill Pond Court was appointed for the same.,term. replacing Harry Charles who has moved out of town. Cam Smith, manager of the local branch of the Bank of Nova Scotia has been appointed to the public library board for a three year term and Coun- cillor Lois Hancey was named council’s representative. ‘the unanimously. ommended that the two com- mittees hold joint meetings oc- icasionally during the year. to council two bodies that they favored immediate amalgamation. Parks And Recreation Amalgamated Jan. 1 date and passed It was also rec- target familiar with each other's problems. in late December. informed by the However, was NAME MEMBERS Monday night council named 11 members to the new parks and recreation board -â€" eight citizens and three council mem- bers. Appointees with experience on one or other of the two committees are: Shaun Beggs. Leisure Lane; Harold Jones. Richmond Street; Russell Tilt, Bridgeford Street; Angus Phil- ip. Sussex Avenue: Andy Chat- eauvert. Zelda Crescent and Herbert Wunderlich, S o u t h Taylor Mills Drive. New members are: David Bar~ ton, Axminster Drive and Pat Deciantis, Church Street South. Council representatives are: Councillors Lois Hancey. John MacDiarmid and Ivan Mans- bridge. nts Coming Year Deputy-reeve Floyd Perkins and Dr. Douglas Pimlott of Centre Street West were re- appointed to the Metro Con- servation Authority. Norman Stephenson of Hunt Avenue, Andy Chateauvert of Zelda Crescent and Leslie Smith of Crosby Avenue were named fenceviewers. Mr. Smith is the new appointee. Fred Bovaird of the town’s works department will again be the weed inspector. Deputy-reeve Perkins and Councillor William Lazenby will represent council on the arena board. ‘ . Councillor Lazenby will rep';f resent the mayor on the ’t’orlo Central Hospital Board and ' Councillor Hancey and Ke, Tomlin of Harding Bouleva , will be Richmond Hill’s repre- ; sentatives on the Central Ontario i Regional Development Council. i The mayor is an ex officio member of all town commit-,_ ”a tees. ADMINISTRATOR GARY CHATFIELD lAc/ministra tor lea ves Yorlr Central Hospital Marc/1 Ist Gary J, Cliatfield. who has been adminis since February Central Hospital hospital March 1 to become Homes Ltd. with head offices in Toronto. will continue to reside in R ti‘ator of York 1963. is leaving the of Medex Nursing Mr. Chatfield ichmond Hill where he is a l. president director of the proposed Richmond Hill Day Nursery and of the York Central St. John Ambulance Association. Mr. Chatfield was the iirst member of the staff of the local hospital being appointed before negotiations had been finalized and the first sod turned. was built, staffed and in operation. as consultant in 1961. months completed for the site, plans He gave invaluable Since then he has worked to maintain and improve the high quality of hos! pital care made available to the residents of this area by l l ‘ advice and guidance from that time until the hospital York Central. A native of Winnipeg. Mr. Chatfield holds a Bachelor of Science of Pharmacy from the University of Manitoba and a diploma in hospital administration from the UniverSIty of Toronto. An administrative residency in Humber Mem- orial Hospital at Weston and a research project for the Ontario Hospital Association encin: operating costs Central appointment. l dealing with factors influâ€" in hospital: preceded his York