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At the recent regular meeting of the Thornhill village trustees held in Victoria Hall, Chairman W. R. Dean was in the chair and trustees [pres ent . Mr. R. H. Neil, chairman of the Library Association, spoke on be- Lhalf of the Library, to request the Trustees to present a. petition, sign- ed by double the number of signa- tures required, to the Townships ot Markham and Vaughan to pass a byâ€"law to present to rateable prop- erty owners the opportunity of vo- ting on the question of a Public Library in the Police Village ot Thornhill. Mr. Neil pointed out the excellent job the Association has done so far, with a member- ship d 450 people, divided between the Village and those outside the limih. He also mentioned that the librw had been used on 19 differ- en occasions by other committees or noetings, free of charge_ The ' ibrary will be unable to carry on _ ndeflnitely under the present set- u , mid it would be a shame to lose the cultural advantages provided by the people working so hard on its behalf. There is no administra- tive expense, all work is done volâ€" untoflly. Thornhill Village Ratepayers May Vote On Public Library IMr. Dean asked Mr. Neil if he had any idea. how much of a levy would be necessary. Mr. Neil re- plied that using their present bud- get as a criteron, about $400. will 2 THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Thursday, Feb. 28, 1952 be required for 1953, This Would mean 1% mill on rateable property, with an additional amount from feel. Grants from the government are based on circulation, and the rate is set by the municipality. hiddents of the village would pay no fee. Mr Dean accepted the pefiflon from Mr. Neil, and assur- ed him it will be presented to the Townships. Mr. Neil thanked Mr. Bean and extended an invitation to the Trustees to attend Library Night, February 29, at the United Church Hall, Mr. Dean gave an explanation 01 the problems facing the Trustees dealing with the Dept. of High- ways. Mr. S. S. Tobias was to have arranged an appointment with the department, but he has not: been heard from lately, HOWever the Trustees are going ahead, and as Mr. Dean pointed out, will have to take a very firm stand. The township councils have both been approached and have promised as- sistance. The Road Budget must be sub- mitted to Townships before the end of February to assure the subsidy being received from the Depart- ment of Highways. The budget must of course be approved and go through proper channels. Markham, John St. is to b" naved $6,600.; the budget of $7,5L . to cover 3ddit- SAM COOK, Editor Now, for the first time in this coun- try, there is a prospect of a comprehensive co-ordinated program to help all such han- dicapped people to become selfâ€"supporting and regain a useful place in the commun- ity. The first step in the new long-range project was the appointment on Decem- ber 29, 1951, by order-in-council, of 3 Nat- ional Advisory Committee on the Rehabil- itation of Disabled Persons. There are now in Canada at least 100,- 000 physically handicapped persons, with disabilities severe enough to prevent them from earning a living. The formulation of the new Commit- tee grew out of recommendations made at the first National Conference on Rehabil- itation of the Physically Handicapped, held at Toronto in February, 1951. Organized jointly by the Federal Departments of Na- tional Health and Welfare, Veterans Af- fairs and Labour, with the co-operation of the provincial Governments and the volun- tary agencies working in fields connected with rehabilitation, this pioneer Confer- ence was prompted by the seriousness of the problem and by the knowledge that existing rehabilitation services, while ex- cellent, did not cover adequately all types of disability or all parts of the country. The new Committee has not been set up to duplicate or interfere with the pres- ent official and voluntary agencies. How- eVer, the February conerence agreed that it was in the best interests of the country, and of course of the handicapped them- selves, to establish a joint Federal-Provin- cial program, which would help to co-or- ‘dinate the present services, to further the exchange ocf information and experience, and to promote the best use of all com- munity facilities and services. The new Committee is the first move toward this program. The ultimate objective of such a pro- gram is to help handicapped people to work for pay, and thus become self-Supporting, but any program to attain this end must be very broad in scope. It must include medical treatment, therapy, convalescence, vocational guidance, training and place- ment in suitable empIOyment and it is too big a job to be undertaken by any one Gov- L. MacNeil and A. Sumner were W 'An Independext‘t Weekly _ Established 1878 Subscription Rate $2.50 per year; to the United States $3.00 5c Single Copy Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association 1‘. E. SMXTH; M.P., Pubiisher‘ 7-- __-__-- . n . n, Aid For The Physically Handicapped QIDB liberal L, J. Roy, area manager of the Hydro-Electric Power Commission from Richmond Hill, to present the arrangement pOSSible through the Hydro-Electric Power Commis- sion. Mr: Roy pointed out the or- iginal suggestion of 22 lights on Yonge Street was not feasible since Yonge Street has been rebuii't. Ag- reements must be made with both townships. The councils charge cost against specified areas. With the Hydro-Electric POWer Commis- sion financing the installation, the rates, including operation and fixâ€" tures, are as fOIIOWS: Large lights on Yonge Street, $30.00 per unit per year, 150 watt lights $18.50 per unit per year. Cost of lights on Yonge Street to be divided between Markham and Vaughan Townships. The cost of lights on side streets is determined by number of lights. The township pays for lamp re- placements, assessed against light- ed area as always, During a gen- eral dis‘cussi‘on period it was shown to be more advisable to the Village to permit the Hydro-Electric Power Commission to finance the lights rather than to have Village request Townships to issue necessary de- bentures to finance the installation. Mr. Dean explained that a great deal of time and effort had been spent in getting the situation covâ€" .ered from all angles. ional expenses like oiling and grad- ing. Vaughan: Brooke St. to be repaved from No. 7 to C. Smith’s, estimate $1,900,, grading and re- pair $1,300. Total budget $9,800. With subsidy, the local share would be $4,900. On Street Lighting, Mr. Dean gave an explanation of the situa- tion with the Townships re new street lights. He then invited Mr. It was moved by J. E. MacNeil and seconded by A. Sumner that u vote'of thanks and appreciation be extended to L. J. Roy for all the work he has done, and for attend~ ing the meeting. The Trustees are alert to the fact Markham Township is going to grant a permit for a new service station on Yonge Street which the “Trustees feel is a danger to the school children and older people. They have requested Vaughan and Markham Twps, to pass a tempor- ary zoning by-law to protect the residents. It is not; known how long this can be enforced, so Trus- tees are going “to appoint three cit- izens to work with the Building Engineer of each township to see if suitable regulations may be drafted into proper By-law to be drawn up and submitted to the Municipal Board for approval, as- suring uniformity on both sides of Yonge St. The meeting also saw the passtniall Ontal ing of accounts totalhng $415.00. [and villages Telephone, Richmond Hill 9 The Advisory Committee will have 35 members, including representatives of the provincial governments, of various health and welfare voluntary agencies, the med- ical profession, organized employers, or- ganized workers, the universities and per- sons specially interested in rehabilitation. There are Federal representatives from the Department of National Health and Welfare, the Department of Veterans Af- fairs and the Unemployment Commission. One of the tasks facing the Commit- tee is to decide on what action should be taken on the recommendations made by the earlier conference on rehabilitation. Delegates to that conference pointed out the need for an increased supply of spec- ialists trained in the different phases of rehabilitation. T‘hey recommended that university teaching hospitals should train doctors, nurses, therapeutists and social workers, and that bursaries and grants should be provided to aid students and en- courage basic research. ernment 01' by voluntary agencies alone. The first task of the Advisory Committee is to find means by which all these groups can make their best contribution to an overall plan. _ _. .i. ."q r 0,. The Committee must consider a con- ference recommendation that rehabilita- tion centres bet set up, perhaps on a reg. ional basis and in larger hospitals, partic- ularly teaching hospitals. These centres could provide lower-cost beds for in-pat- ients requiring prolonged hospitalization and retraining. The conference also stress- ed the need for close integration of the different phases of rehabilitation -â€"- mediâ€" cal care, vocational counselling and train- ing, and job placement. It is generally agreed that employ- ment is the ultimate end of all rehabilita- tion efforts. No one can be said to be suc- cessfully rehabilitated until he has once more become self-supporting and has tak- en his place in the economic life of the community. There is no doubt that in the long run rehabilitation services save the country money for they cost less than the country loses when handicapped persons, who could become producers and wage- earners, are supported by their families or in the state institutions. AEVE'fifiA SMITH, Associate Editor At the recent annual meeting of the Canadian Jersey Cattle Club, it was announced that the highest Jersey milk record made in Canada in 1951 was a record completed by Bendemeer Royal Dolly 440407- a Jersey cow bred by Harry Bar- ber, Gormley, Ontario, and owned by James Fox, Willowdale, Ontario, just north of Toronto. At 7 years of age, in 365, Dolly produced 17,â€" 566 lbs. of milk and 759 lbs. of fat and freshened in time for a Gold Medal record. She has completed 4 records and is again on test 'and making another high record. She has been cared for by Don Holmes a young Jersey herdsman and Iarm manager who is making a splendid reputation for himself. At our last general meeting I was instructed to write you stat- ing the member’s appreciation of your reporting the facts devulged at the Markham Township Council meeting, January 7, and subse- quent meetings. We think this type of news is of vital importance to your read- ers, and would request that you keep up the good work. Yours very truly, Langstafi Ratepayers’ Assoc, J. Martin, secre’tary Dear Editor: Gormley Farmer Has Prize Jersey Mr. Fairburn is the well knownI Neighbourly News commentator whose weekly broadcast is heard every Sunday morning over CBL, reports on weekly happenings in small Ontario and Quebec towns Mr. Don Fairburn will speak to Whitchurch No. 6 and ‘7 Home and School Association at its meeting this Friday night at No. 7 school. “Dear Mr. Editor” The Liberal was pleased to hear this week that Mr. Jas. Boynton of Gormley, who is a student at Erskine Coll- ege, Due West, Souti: Cm‘nlina. in the U.S., qualified far the College Honour Roll as shown by his grades on first semes- ter subjects. Mr. Boynton who is in his third year at Erskine College has the enviable rec- ord of making 9-0 marks or better on all subjects for at least 12 semester hours of ac- ademic credit. DON FAIRBL'RN. SPEAKER Jas. Boynton,~ Gormley , Gains Honours ambition of plowmen the world ov- er, an international plowing match with universal representation, took a. long stride towards realization yesterday in the north of England town of Workington. GLASGOW, SCOTLAND â€"â€" The As the official representative ot the Ontario Plowmen’s Association, I was named to speak for Canada on the committee to draft stan~ dards and rules. After a day-long- conference, rep. resentatives of seven nations be- canie charter members of an org- anization to promote such a world competition. Provisional, directors were named to represent England, Scotland, Wales, Eire, Holland, Sweden and Canada, Invitations to join the organization will be sent to other nations. Though we came away from the meeting without any set agree- ments I felt that a lot of common ground had been found in six hours’ discussion. Much remains to be done to reach agreement on a standard plow, and a lot more discussion will be needed before a set pattern of judging is found. Though the organization is still in its infancy a lot has already been accomplished, and I am sure the great desire for an internation- al competition evident among those present yesterday will carry us over whatever hurdles arise. Much as I would like to report the discussions in detail, space will not allow me, and I am afraid it will have to wait until my return to Canada. I promised you last week an ac- count of our efforts at the West of England Plowing Match at New- lyn in Cornwall. My twa compan- ions, Canada's champion plowmen, Eugene Timbers of Milliken, 0nt., and Norman Tyndall of Richmond Hill, Ont_, more than upheld the honor of Canadian plowing. As you already know Eugene placed first in his class, but I don’t think I told you that Norman was award- ed fourth place in competition ag- ainst nine English champions. '- He plowed a good band, which on workmanship should have given him third, if not Second place. How- ever, the judges felt that the type of furrow did not permit them to place him any higher. The work of both boys was much admired for its uniformity and straightness, and we overheard several farmers commenting on the fact that our plowing seems more practicable., Although the fierce Atlantic gales had been pounding the Cor- nish coast less than 36 hours before the weather at the time of the match was like an early {Jay day at home. Apart from being a lit- tle damp on top, soil conditions were ideal. More than 4,000 were present; about the attendancu we would expect at a large county match in Ontario. We had never seen more attrac- tive plowing than that done by these experts with narrow exhibi- tion type plows, The turnwrest type was of particular interest to the boys. There are two plows in each unit, and when the end of a furrow is reached the team is turn- ed back, the other horse takes the furrow, and the opposite plow is let down. This means no crown as we know it and no finish. It was obvious though, that considerable skill is required to get these two plows adjusted to precisely the same type of furrow. All of the work was of the high cut, or oat- seed furrow type. The Cornish countryside is dif- ferent from anything we had seen before, The coast is rather bleak, because of the high winds off the Altantic. Even inland the trees are all “shanty-roofed”, being trim- med on the west by wind and salty vapour. In nearby valleys and fur- ther inland we found luxuriant plants of a semi-tropical nature; palms, rhododendrons, azalea, cam- ellia and the broad-leafed lllex trees. The difference in the work .of these men and the plowing of our own boys demonstrated once again there Will have to be considerable give and take _to reach common ground for an equitable internat- ional competition. It has been a. source of pleasure to us to findpan increasing interest in plowing matches wherever we have. been. In Britain there are now some 350 active plowmen‘s as- sociations, and as at home, the of- ficers are among the best farmers in the community. Fields have none of the regular- ity of pattern we are used to. Their shapes are dictated by the winding roads which seem' to follow early livestock trails. All fields are fen- ced by five to seven foot walls of stone and sod, first built perhaps five centuries ago. The weather favored our rail journey from Cornwall to Bristol, where we began our tour of Wales. The sun shone throughout the day and we saw much of the counties of Cornwall], Devon, Somerset and Gloucester. At Bristol we were met by Evan Williams of the E550 Petroleum Company, who was as typically Welsh as his name would suggest. He was a' perfect example of the inten'se spirit of nationalism that pervades Wales. although it has been a part of the British Isles for 700 years. The story goes that while Mr. Williams was in the army he took a conducted tour of Rome. For a time he listened to the guide wax by J. A. CARROLL handy W H ONTARIO 'PLOWMEN‘S ASSOCIATIONA CANADIAN PLOWMEN ABROAD I The Barstow holdings are about 400 acres, supporting some 60 lhead of cattle, 200 ewes', some pigs and poultry. Hereford cattle had been tried but it was found the soil was not sufficiently productive for them, so the Barstows changed 'to the hardy Welsh Black breed, lwhich is producing beef while liv- ling off the 'sparse pasture of the lhigh Welsh hills. The native Welsh 'sheep are also favored for bracken 'graz'mg, While they are small and the wool clip might be as light as two pounds, they are capable of producing meat and wool at alti- tudes where the Down breeds could not exist; eloquent on the successful Roman invasion of Britain. Finally he could stand it no longer. He. interrupted the monologue and said: “Look here, old chap, you're looking at one representing a group that was not conquered”. He might have added â€" by the Romans or anyone else. The Welsh take great pride that they never surrendered to the R0- mans but maintained guerrilla strongholds in the hills, When in the 13th Century, Edward I built hilltop castles to subjugate the Welsh, even he was unable to con- quer the Snowdon regions. With all this nationalist feeling there seems to be no substantial movement (or home rule, though there is a Welsh Council and a Minister for Welsh Affairs in the House of Commons. _Pethaps the attitude of the Welsh is best dem- onstrated by their insistence that the Celtic tongue be taught in the lower school grades. English is the official language. but Welsh is commonly spoken in the homes. We decided to pick a farm at random rather than iake a. guided tour of Welsh agriculture, and so after a. short drive we-turncd in to what appeared a, typical home- steading. While a. farmhand was seeking the farmer, a young wo- man dressed in breeks came stroll- ing down the lane. She proved to be mistress_ of the farm, and active manager during the absence of her husband, John Bax-stow, an army officer. Mrs, Barstow told us they had taken over the farm in 1947. It was vacant then, and most of the land had been unused for 60 years or more. It is being worked under the. government-backed “hill farm. in” scheme”.‘ Under this plan ap- proved farms are eligible for sub- sidies up to 50 per cent. for such improvements as bracken breaking, road construction, laying of water mains, fertilization and better grass" seeding. Mrs. Barstow cmmandeered the farm jeep and took us for a tour of the hills. Eugene and Norman sat in the back with three dogs, one of which persisted in wagging its muddy tail against my ears. We took a. trail which had beenV gravelled and slated -under the im-| provement scheme and within minâ€"l utes we have ascended 500 feet.| At the top there was snow and ice,’ but a magnificent View of the sur- rounding valleys. When We re- turned, Mrs. Barstow suddenlyl said: “Look there, isn’t that an-l noying?” and pointed tosome half; a dozen wild ponies which had| joined the domestic ones kept for the children, | The farm was of the lay-now familiar European pattern; with house and stables all adjoining the courtyard, or as we wquld' say, the farmyard, in the centre. Our ins- tess told us it was built on the site of Colwyn Castle, erected in 1192. The oak timbered interior was de- lightful example of the period. It had a nine~foot open fireplace with a wide ledge which the dogs im- mediately occupied. From Wales we travelled to Wol- verhampton by car, when! the boys saw their first “tagger” match. Then a short car tour of the Lake District, and on to Workington for the international conference. We left there last night and tomorrow will begin our travels in Scotland, which I will relate to you next week. The Dr. Frank S. Hogg scholar- ship, established to honor the men.â€" ory of the former head of Varsity’s department of astronomy and dir- ector of the David Dunlap observe- tory has grown to 37,326, Dr. Sid- ney Smith, president of the Univ- ersity of Toronto, announcel last week. Dr. Smith said the fund should total $10,000 to provide a $600 fellowship in astronomy ev- ery second year, He said the unh- ersity has received $15,000 for scholarships under terms of a will read 20 years ago. The bequest is from the estate of Mrs. Florence L. Cody, who died in 1932. Mr. Art Buchanan Road Sup- erintendent for Markham Township and Mrs. Buchanan celebrated their 25th Wedding Anniversary on Sunday, Feb- ruary 25. The Buchanans re- side on, the 5th concession of Markham. Mrs, Buchanan, former Mary Whittaker was born and raised in North York township. They were married 25 years ago in Elia United Church which is situated on Dufl'erin Street in North York Township. The Buchanans have four children, three boys and one girl. DR HOGG SCHOLARSHIP Celebrate 25th Anniversary Mr. Henshaw, a senior executive of the MacLaren Advertising Com- pany Ltd., is well known in several fields. As an author he has writ- iten hundreds of radio dramas and more recently has been in demand Has an author of children’s stories for school readers, As a lecturer he has been heard in every Cana- dian province and most of the 'states of the U.S. As an advertis- ing man he has served as radio dir- ector, account executive, public re- lations authority and his present post. The guest speaker at the Lions new. Community Hall Dedication Night ceremonies scheduled to be held this evening will be Don Hen- shaw. Mr. Hensliaw was born in the United States, raised in Florida, ed- ucated in Indiana, Michigan, Flor- ida, Tennessee and New York. He came to Canada in 1934, married a Toronto girl in 1935. He became a naturalized citizen of Canada in March 1941. He served a year with the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Reg- iment; was called to 'Ottawa as a public relations counsel to the Nat- ional War Finance Committee in 1942 in which capacity he wrote most of the Victory Loan, radio pro- grams featuring Hollywood and New York stars; made seven trips to Hollywood to make motion pic- tures; and travelled Canada in Vic- tory Loan actvities at the rate of 50,000 miles a year. He lives in Leaside, just outside Toronto; has one daughter, is a member of Christ Church, Deer Park (Anglican); leader of one of Canada‘s largest men’s bible classes at St. Clair United Church; is a. member of the Variety Club (the showmen’s fraternity to aid child- ren), He was formerly active in Masonry, having been master of both blue and Scottish Rite Lodges, Grand Orator of the Grand Lodge of Florida and orator of his Shrine temple. His hobbies consist of de- cidedly amateur efforts in photo- graphy, gardening, woodworking and painting. George Courtney, 8th, Con. King is recovering from a painful acci- dentr which occured last Friday at noon, when he received severe facial burns which miraculously did not cause blindness. He was clearing the water line to the building at Art. Fleets’ Garage King City and had put a can of powerful alkali cleaner in the drain. The pipe was more solidly frozen beneath the build- ing than he expected, and the re- sulting excessive pressure caused the Alkali to explode and back fire into Mr, Courtney’s face. G. Courtney Suffers Severe Facial Burns Bert Wood, who was working with him, drove Mr. Courtney to Schomberg for medical attention, and it was learned that although he was suffering greatly from the burns, his eyesight would not be impaired. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Boynton, Mr. and Mrs.' Stanley Boynton had dinner last Tuesday evening with Mr. and Mrs. W. Sandle and Mar- garet, the occasion being Mr, and Mrs. R. Boynton's thirty-ninth wedding anniversary and Mr. and Mrs. W. Sandie’s third wedding an. niversary. ‘ The regular monthly meeting of the W.A. was held Wednesday ev- ening at the Parsonage with Mrs, Albert Chadwick taking the chair. The scripture was read by Mrs. H. Collard followed by the Lesson Thoughts by Mrs. J. Snider. Mrs. Nelson Boynton and Mrs. S_ Bnyn- ton sang a duet, Mrs. H. McCague gave the topic. Following the meeting dainty refreshments were served 'by the hostess and the group in charge. Mr, and Mrs. Louis Nichols, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Nichols, Donald 6: Allan spent Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Roy Nichols and family at Vineland. A lovely basket of flowers was placed in the church on Sunday by Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Boynton, in memory of Mrs. Boynton’s mother. Mr. John Empringham is recov- ering nicely from his recent illness and is able to be up every day. Mr. Lawrence Boynton, Mr. and Mrs. W, Sandle and Margaret spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Mark Northcott and family at Nobleton . Correspondent: Mrs. W. 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