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2 THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Thursday, Jan. 1'5 SAM COOK, Editor Members of Whitohurch Town- ship council, returned by aCcIama- tion last December were sworn in Whitchurch Inaugural Meeting by Clerk Jack Crawford at their first meeting in 1952 recently. In attendance were Reeve Ivan Mc- Laughlin, Deputy-Reeve Fred Tim- bers, councillors R. C. Baycroft, P. S. Legge and E. L. McCarron. Rev. Norman Rowan, Baptist minister in the Stoufl‘ville circuit invoked Divine blessing on their work and congratulated council on having the confidence of the people of the township, in that they were all returned to office another year. Mr. Jack Blyth, president of Oak ‘Ridges Lions Club and Mr. Stan Rule, head of the welfare committee of the same club, wait- ed on council to request more help frbmthem with the welfare probe les in' the township. The Lions Club feels that too much of the welfare work is being left to their organization, and they are not able to carry out their full programme of activities with the boys and girls, because too much time and funds have to be given to welfare. Council replied that provincial‘ regulations prohibit them giving‘ relief while the head of the family is employable. A certificate of inability to work must be given before the relief officer. Constable Mulholland, can recommend famil- ies for relief. Lion Jack Blyth told of a family who asked for help from their organization last week, who on investigation by the Lions Club, were considered good citizens worthy of help. Fuel and food were supplied immediately by the Lions Club to this family. The Township was several days considâ€" ering the matter. “This problem is becoming ac- ute," said Clerk John Crawford. Toronto and suburbs are unloading people with large families on the townships. Landlords refuse to rent them houses in the city, and they take anything that is mail- able in the townships, and while the municipality they come from The Ontario Municipal Board adjourn- ed its public hearing here last week with the suggestion that the municipal councils concerned get together on the matter and that the people directly concerned be sup- plied with all information about annexa- tion plans. A .. .- [I ‘lIII'-..1_LAM In view of the actlon or Marxnam Township council in asking such adjourn- ment and in the face of the long list of questions submitted and representations made by organizations and individuals the adjournment was fully justified. We think the Ontario Municipal Board took the only reasonable and fair action under the cir- cumstances. However it is to be hOped that the adjournment will not be for long and that Municipal Councils, Ratepayers Associa- tions and individuals will take prompt ac- tion to clear the air of any uncertainties and reach an understanding and decision in this important matter. ‘ It is important that ratepayers be fully informed, and there cannot be undue haste in a matter of such far-reaching im- portance. On other hand there is no jus- tification for any protracted delay. Un- neccessary delay oftentimes proves costly. Here in Richmond Hill we had a recent ex- perience with the same Ontario Municipal Board when unnecessary delay did prove costly. 7 - --.... < ‘ n ,L yv~V.J . Richmond Hill’s plans for the con- struction of a. sewer system were delayed many months while the Ontario Municipal Board ordered a second vote of the rate- payers and in other ways satisfied itself that the people of the village wanted sew- nunâ€"cw y..- r7-r_- ers. The unnecosséry delagi cost the rate- payers of Richmond Hill many thousands of dollars. During the time the Ontario The official Opening of the n”ew wing of Richmond Hill District High School was an event of outstanding community im- portance. It marks a definite step for- ward in educational progress and gives this district at secondary school which is spacious, modern and well equipped. . The. new wing symbolizes the progress made in providing forpour young people better educational opportunities. It is a credit to the community, to the builder and architect, and especially a credit to those who planned and supervised its conâ€" struction. Ina very interesting and informative article in the souvenir program of the op- ening ceremonies Trustee Mrs. Gladys Hill reviewed the deveIOpment of secondary ed- ucation in this..district. The article points out that secondary education here dates back one hundred years. The first Gram- mar School was established in 1851, and the first secondary school was built in 1853. It is a far cry from that modest one room structure to the modern and beautiful Richmond Hill District High School of today. All who inspected the new Richmond Hill District High School must have been impressed by the fine appointments of the modernized building, the completeness of W An Independent Weekly â€" Established 1373 Subscription Rate $2.50 per year; to the United States $3.00 5c Single Copy Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Amiation J. E. SMITH, M.P., Publisher . ... _-_..-v . "Inn-an A “A-:-‘n '4‘; A Step Forward In Education 013m liberal Need For Long Delay 'pays cost of relief, if necessary, for a year, it does not pay for sickness or hospitalization. Whit- ohurch township relief officer sent three truck loads of furniture and the people that owned them back to their own municipalities recent- ly. Every councillor expressed re- gret at this action and stated they are anxious to find some help in solving this problem. Relief for December amounted to $766.23. Mr. H. V. Atkinson, manager oil the Canadian Bank of Commerce, Stoufl‘ville, waited on council, also congratulating them on their re- turn by acclamation, going on to discuss township finances. “More attention should be given to col- lecting back taxes,” he said. “Bank carryover gets larger every year, mainly on account of too much leniency in collecting taxes”. Some $60,000 in taxes still remains un- paid, some since 1949. This con- dition prevails because clerk John Crawford and his staff do not have enough help in the office. More help will be secured and the mat- ter of tax collection receive more attention, it was stated. Tax sale will be Lheld if necessary. A letter from the Lions Club of Stoufiville, signed by Walter Piph. er, secretary, stated that they will pay $500 toward the expenses of a boy in the district who needs med- ical attention. Council will ar- range for hospitalization and par- ents have stated they will re-imâ€" burse council and the Lions Club. Road bills passed were $3,004.14. The clerk was instructed to adver- tise for tenders for caretaking of the township ofi’ices. Committees formed for the coming year were: Finance, F. Timbers, Ivan ‘VIc- Laughlin, R. C. Baycroft; Roads, P. S. Legge, Fred Timbers, R. C. Baycroft; property and police, I. McLaughlin, P. S. Legge, E. L. McCarron; By-laWS and Perm'is, R. C. Baycroft, E. L. McCarron, F. Timbers; Health and Welfare, Mc- Carron, E. L., Ivan McLaughlin, P. -S. Legge. m. 0.111”, Au-A . n a." 7- ’ALVE"I'&§IA SMITH, Ameiate Telephone, Richmond Hill 9 Municipal Board was considering the mat- ter not only did the contract price increase materially, but the money market changed and interest rates raised with the result that initial cost and carrying charges to be paid by people of this village over the next thirty years were increased by many thousands of dollars. ,1A1‘L__ blquDuLAuu VA. u-..v~__. Strong and prompt action is needed by the municipal council to see there is no repetition of such dilly-dallying in public business. uu Richmond Hill Village has made ap- plication for the annexation of some ad- joining territory now within the limits of the township of Markham. It is a reason- able and logical application such as has been made by many other growing munici- palities. It has been accepted as good municipal practice in Ontario to encourage such extension of boundaries where mun- icipalities have the facilities and services to serve an expanding population. Richmond Hill needs additional area for industrial development. There is am- ple evidence that opportunities for such in- dustial development exist at the present \tMNVAWA time. How long such opportunities will remain no one can say. It is a certainty however that industrialists seeking new locations are not going to wait indefinitely for Richmond Hill or any other place to make up its mind whether or not it is go- ing to be in a position to offer land and ad- equate services. Richmond Hill’s application for an- nexation of some new territory is of great importance to the future development of this village and surrounding district. It is of such importance that there must be as little delay as possible in reaching a conclusion in the matter. its equipmnt and the excellence and utility of its furnishings. ‘ To provide the best in educational op- portunity for our young people this fine new building is a necessary and very wel- come improvement. More important still it has a teaching staff, the members of which are capable, well trained and sincere and enthusiastic in their calling. The cause of education cannot be served by the pro- vision alone of fine well equipped buildings. Richmond Hill District High School is most fortunate that it i supervised by Princi- pal Elson and a sta of teachers who are a credit to their profession andxto their school. To administer the affairs of an in- stitution of the proportions of Richmond Hill District High School is no small res- ponsibility. When there is added the res- ponsibility of planning and supervision of an addition such as was Opened last week it means a great expenditure of time and effort on the part of those who serve the community as High School Trustee's. Congratulations to Chairman Morley J. Kinnee and the members of the Board of High School Trustees on their outstand- ing service to education in this district, in giving the leadership and direction to the administration and development of the Richmond Hill District High School. At their regular meeting last week the Vaughan Township Council made several important appointments for the coming year. The following Council members were appointed as Chairman of the Township committees, Roads, 'Marshall McMumhy. Police and Fire, Albert Rutherford. Planning and Building, William J. Agar. Assessment, John W. Perry. Fin- ance & Welfare, James H. Robson, VaughanTp.Appoints Committee Heads-’52 Mr. W. J. Agar was appointed a member of the Township Planning Board. Reeve McMurchy is an ex-officio member of this same Iboard. The meeting also saw the appointment of E. W, Anstey to the planning board for a 3 year period. The members also considered the desirability of establishing pensions for Municipal employees insofar as they are reflected in grants and subsidies paid by the Province of Ontario. The Clerk was instructed to request various insurance agents to submit a. brief as to the establishment of a pen- sion plan by the respective insur- ance campanies. Mr. Jack Hollowell, presi- dent of Richmond Hill Ban- tam Hockey League announc- ed this week that so far three players, Brian Mills, Jimmy Pollard and Paul Baker are leading contenders for the most valuable player award for the 1951-52 season. Tim cup is awarded at the end of league play to the player jud- ged to be most valuable to his team. As the season is still youngit is likely there will be other contenders for the honors before the players hang up their skates for another year. Three Contenders For Player Award Editor Last week saw the holding or the first regular meeting of the‘ 1952 Vaughan Township Council. The township’s new Reeve Mr. Marshall McMurchy was in the chair and all the Council members chair and all were present. Mr. George Troyer, the owner 0‘ property on concession 8. appeared before the council and asked to have his property annexed to Woodbridge. The council signified their willingness to consider the matter and suggested a meeting with the Woodbridge council at an early date. Regular Meeting Vaughan Council Nelson Kerr presented to the Council a list of culverts that would be required for highway pur- poses during 19-52, costing approx- imately $2,000.00. Council directed the Road Superintendent to order the same. Consideration was also given to the installation of cul- verts for new entrances to private properties. Approval was granted to the Road Superintendent to ac- quire sufficient culvert pipe that will provide for the installation of 10 culvert entrances to be charged ‘ack to the owner of the lot. Mr. H. G. Robertson appeared before the Council and requested the Council to grant additional re- muneration for services as assess- or. Council agreed to consider the request at a later meeting when other salaries are being re. viewed. Mr. Wilfred Dean, Thornhill Pol- ice Village Trustee discussed with the Conncil the replacing of the ex- isting street lights in Thornhill by more adequate street lights. Coun- cil approved of the Township Clerk meeting with the Township Clerk of Markham, the Superintendent for the Hydro-Electric Power Com- mission and Mr. Dean to discuss the implementation of the new 3treet lights. Mr. Stan Symonds, the County Assessor, together with Edward Kyle and H. G. Robertson appear- ed before the Council and discussed with the Council the re-assessment of the Township, the implications of the reâ€"assessment and the nec- essary facilities for the re-assess- ment. Council agreed to consider such suggestions at a later meet- mg. I have just finished reading the issue of The Liberal with the sev- eral accounts of the vaiious meet- ings regarding the proposed annex- ation. If I endeavour to clear up a few points in these reports it is not intended as a criticism of a fine reporting job. I think we can all appreciate the difficulty of present- ing all the facts and circumstances concerned. Keeping Record Straight 0n Annexation 15 Church St, S. Richmond Hill Dear Sir: However, I would like to point out that the meeting on Friday, January 4, was not a meeting of Elmwoodâ€"Harding Park Ratepay- ers’ Association. Rather it was an open meeting for the public and was sponsored as such by the As- sociation. Therefore, the motion asking Markham Township Council to seâ€" cure an injunction against the January 9 hearing of the Ontario Municipal Board was an expression of opinion of the people at that meeting and cannot be taken as the official stand of the Associa- tion The vote was, as you report- ed, 71 to 13 in favor of the motion with approximately 6'5 people re- fraining from voting. Mr. R. Shorten, who is our As- sociation president, did not Inove this motion in his executive capac~ ity but rather as a private indivr duaL The letters to the Richmond Hill Council, the Markham Township Council and the Ontario Municipal Board simply reported that at “a public meeting” the motion asking for delay was passed. It is, as mentioned previously, incorrect to interpret that motion as an ex- pression of the Association’s stand in the matter. In fact, our Association has kept an open mind on the matter and has attempted to act as a fact. finding body. It was felt that we should present the facts for and against annexation to our mem- bers and other interested parties and leave it up to them to reach a personal decision. With such a large area and a considerable num- ber of property owners, some non- resident, it would be almost im- possible for any Association to 1represent them all satisfactorily in lunch a matter. As to whether the area south of Markham Road has ever asked for annexation, may I clear the air as follows: ‘ Last June, at a meeting of the Association (then the Elmwood Park (West Section) Ratepayers Association), after presenting some facts on the subject of :m- nexation, I moved a motion asking Richmond Hill and Markham Townslhip Councils to examine we possibility of such annexation with a view to possible economy in the proposed sewage system. It was hoped that one or more pumping stations might be eliminated if the situation was examined with a View to _relocating the disposal plant. I was criticised at that time for the suggestion but it did appear then and still does that some econ-cmy might have been achieved. However, the fact re mains that the question of poss- ible annexation was closely related "Dear Mister Editor” SchoolTradition Eulogized By Miss Izzard In Reply To Toast To Local High School (Note: At the official banquet preceding the opening of the new wing of Richmond Hill District High School last week the toast to “The School” was responded to by Miss Edna Izzard, member of the teaching staff. ' In response to many requests that we publish that reply we are pleased to reproduce below the text of Miss Izzard’s impressive address. Miss Izzard chose to include in her speech the names of some of the outstanding graduates of the school‘ whom she has known, and since it was impossible to mention all of them she would like it made known that the pupils mentioned are but a representative group. Editor) Mr. Chairman, Mr. Minister, Mem- bers of the Board, Ladies and Gentlemen: To say that I hold it a great hon- our to answer this toast is, indeed, an understatement, as you will re- alize when you recall that. this school and this community have claimed almost all ‘my years of teaching. And there are other deeper claims, for this school has its own peculiar tradition. I am sure that it is not just a fantasy of mine that the boys and girls who have left this school have car- ried with them into their adult lives something of the spirit that lis expressed in the school motto, “Sapere aude -â€" Dare to be wise!” Among those who greatly dared are the ones whose names are writâ€" ten on our Memorial Tablet, one ot whom, even in his comparatively short life, ranked among Canada’s most distinguished sons, Major Miles Langstafi‘. In the memorial volume published after his death at Vimy Ridge, the tributes to his brilliance of mind are only surpass- .ed by the tributes to his nobility of spirit. Courage and wisdom were both his. If Miles Langstafi may speak for the generations of the First, World War era, whom shall I invoke to speak for the generation to which: ur-..“ _ I was s; clo'sefy related? I shall have to choose at random â€" hap- with the sewage system. Letters on file will show that this was ap- parent in the_ actual motion. Subsequently, due to rumors cir. culating that annexation was be- ing considered by the councils con- cerned, our Association did write further letters enquiring what pro- gress, if any, was being made. The replies were somewhat indefinite but apparently confirmed that something was being done. If I remember correctly, as the file copies in our AssociatiOn sec- retary’s files will bear me out, the Richmond Hill reply to the motion of last June was that any changes in the sewage system were out of the question since plans had pro- gressed too far but that the an- nexation question would be con- sidered. Markham Township’s reply was to the effect that they would not oppose the west section of Elm- wood Park being annexed if the residents so desired. Remember at that time our Association covered that part of the subdivision only. I Hope this letter will justify its length by clearing up some appar- ent confusion. P. Dixon Esq. and seconded by Col.‘ ‘Bridlgefo‘rd, that, “whereas the in- habitants of Richmond Hill are contributing annually to the town- ‘ships without receiving adequate :benefit and, conceiving that the village would be the better for in- 'corporation, be it resolved that the Inecessary steps be taken, etc.” The committee appointed to take the necessary steps was Messrs. Dixon, Wright, Law, Warren and Teefy. IAgain they failed because they ad- |vocated having the northern b0un~ dary above Elgin Mills, taking in imore territory than the act allow- ed. Dear Mr. Editor As Convenor of Historical Re- search for the Women’s Institute of Ridhmond Hill in the last two years I have done much delving in- to past history of the village. The following information may ‘be of interest to your readers. The first steps toward securing incorporation were taken-in 1853 but since the village did not have the required 1000 inhabitants, no further action was taken then. In 1857‘, a large gathering of villag- ers, presided over by Amos Wright and with Mathew Teefy as secretary decided on motion of? In June 1872, a petition signed‘ almost unanimously by all rate- payers was presented to the Coun- ty Council by Mr. Erastus Jackson of Newmarket and granted with- out question, allowing incorporaâ€" tion as a village. For Provincial and Federal affairs the village was placed in the riding of West York. In a copy of The Liberal, April 7, 1910, in the report of the Vill- age Council meeting, there appears this item: Moved by Councillor Sanderson, seconded by Councillor Trench that the necessary steps be taken to annex certain parts of the Township of Markham to the Vill- age of Richmond Hill. I have not followed this up but it would be interesting to know the outcome of that motion. ‘ Yours truly, Elinor (Mrs. .L. W.) Zuofelt Yours very truly, Harry W. R. Sayers py-hearted Donald Graham; witty, gentlemanly Fred Carter. Mr. Chairman, as memory summons those seventeen boys before me, I feel there is a kinship of spirit that embraces them all. And fur- ther, I like to think that the words of Simonides are true of them, “In sacred sleep they rest, say not of brave men that they die,” and that in communion of spirit with them are the members of the student body, past and present. 1-1 nuu vuuy, past 1.! ........ Of some of these I should like to speak, or rather, to let a. brief mention of their achievements speak for me and sustain me in my contention that this school has 1. great tradition an'I our students an enviable heritage. Again I choose at‘random: Bill Stewart, son of our former principal, M.A., M.D., ap~ pointed to a professorship in the Faculty of Medicine in the Univ- ersity of Alberta, while still in his mid-twenties; Joe Mills, Ph. D.’ Professor of Geology in Washing- ton State University; Harris Hord, who with the Cunningham boys, worked his way through college in the grim depression years, now a biologist of note, doing research in Honduras; Marian Little, to speak for our girls and for the immed- iate generation, who last year was awarded the Governor-General’s gold medal for the highest stand- ing in English in the University of Toronto; and Farley â€" the Janu- ary number of the Atlantic Month- ly has a. very striking cover, a young man watching the trek of caribou â€" Farley Mowat, not yet thirty, soldier, Arctic explorer and successful author; Michiko Anpi, the Japanese-Canadian, who came to us in the dark days of 1943, and upor. graduating from Toronto in Law, took the post-graduate de- gree,LL. B., and is now with the ‘uapanese legati-on in Ottawa. She was an inspiration to all of us. A lBuddhist, she made us aware that an inner sanctuary of peace gives a radiance to the whole personality. I should like now to pay tribute, (that is, of the'staff 'and student body) to the retiring member of the Board and a R.H.H.S. Old Boy, Dr. Walter Mason. For his devâ€" otion to this school we have cause to be deeply grateful. And finally there is Mr. Stan- ford. Of his interest in all the school’s activities, of his ingenuity in devising stage sets, and of the influence of his genuinely Christ- ian character, I could only speak in superlatives. Mr. Chairman, these men and women have, I beieve, a sense of the wholeness of life, which I like to think is characteristic of this school. As you know, we in this province have no generally accept- ed philosophy of education, as we have no generally accepted philos. ophy of life, unless it be that of Dollarica which Stage 52 satirized so exquisitely in “Willie the Squou-se”. In truth it is over three hundred years that John Donne cried, ‘Tis all in pieces, all coherence gone ‘ ‘ All just supply and all relation, lamenting the lost harmony of the medieval world, sustained so long ‘by the philosophy of St. Thomas Aquinas. Since Jo‘hn Donne’s day the process of disintegration has gone on apace. To achieve an in- tegrated personality is only for those who dare to leave the beaten path of specious platitudes. Wlhat a task then faces the School! Sapere aude - Dare to be wise. Surely the daring must be very wise and the very daring to face such; a task realizing its i'm- port. I find that I must turn to the philosophy of Plato and seek to discern behind the actual being of the boy or girl the divine ideaâ€" bhe man or woman that might be; and I must hope that the student may catch behind his efforts some glimmer 6f perfection and relate whatever he is learning to a mean- ingful whole_ With all the odds against us we must seek to achieve a. synthesis. The school must, I believe, bear witness to the one- ness of life. Mr. Chairman, the members of the Board have given us a very beautiful school. I know that our sincerest appreciaion will be in the dedication of ourselves and it to our high calling. Beginning a new century in such auspicious circum- stances, this sohool with an old and worthy tradition will, let us af- firm, send from its halls yet others who have caught the vision of the real behind the apparent and who will, in their own communities, in this Canada, in our great Common- wealth, and in the world, attempt ‘to build the City of God. A public hearing under the Milk Control Act will be held in Room 4505, East Block, Parliament Buildings, Toronto on Thursday, January 24, 1952, at 2 p.m. This public hearing is for the purpose of providing all interested par- ties an Opportunity of making representations to the Milk Control Board of Ontario be- fore this Board prescribes the maximum prices at which milk may be sold in the mar- ket of Aurora and Richmond Hill. A. P. Clark, Secretary Milk Control Board of Out. NOTICE n; Rlcbmnnfl Wednesday & Thursdayâ€"January 23 & 24 Telephone Richmond lflowagd 14 Good SW 241 | F“: DamMQND Free Parking at rear of Theatre. (Entrance from Church St.) Friday & Saturday â€" January 18 & 19 Please note last complete Show at 8.30 Wednesday and Thursday Monday to Friday shows 7 and 9 pm. Saturdays and Holidays continuous from 6.30. Saturday and Holiday Matinees 2 pm. Last complete Show approximately 9.45 p.m. IEBA 5,5]le Shown only at 8.30 pm. "DEMON SHIIINB CM PLUS â€"â€" â€" 5M TREVQR ~ SAM FORREST