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2 THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Thursday, April 10, 1952 SECOND 0F EIGHT ARTICLES 0N In 1899 the Provincial Govern- ment realizing the inadequacies of the section of .the Municipal Act, created under the Baldwin-La Fon- taine Act of 1849, which dealt with assessment to some extent, ap-l pointed a commission under Judge McLennan to hear appeals, argu- ments and submissions, etc., ag- ainst the assessment methods laid down in that Act. The Commission which met for nearly five years and heard many submissions from Boards of Trade, merchants, labor organizations, municipal ofi‘icials and single tax advocates among others, brought in a number of interim recommend- atidns many of which were incor- porated in the first Assessment Act of 1.904 which dealt solely with municipal assessment and taxation. They made many recom- mendations â€"- the majority of which, with some major and in other instances minor amendments, constitutes our present Assessment Act. The History Of Assessment And Municipal Taxation In Ontario The outstanding changes were that the value of the property was to be considered and not the type or class of construction; that the actual value of farm land instead of the type of soil was to deter- mine the assessment value; that business assessment was to be lev- ied on the value of land and build- ings used for such business instead of such hypothetical and hard to ascertain methods as amount of trade and stock on hand at the time of the assessor’s call. Taxed On Real Value In that period they placed more reliance on the selling value of property than we wisely do today, in view of the demand for housing accommodation which governs the selling price but not the real or actual value. In 1940 an amendment to provido for the appointment of County As- sessors was brought into force. As this amendment is very important, it will be dealt with in a, later article. In 1946 the provisions W. ' S- COOK, Editor And, behold, there was a great earth- quake; for the Angel of the Lord descend- ed from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door and sat upon it . Motorists in our district are, in the main, as courteous a group as can be found anywhere. They are careful to watch the speed limit, to stop at street signs, and to watch out for children on the streets. They seldom. if ever, race a pedestrian to a street crossing and usually turn corners on at least three wheels- In other words, they are good citizens when they get be- hind the wheel of their car. And the Angel answered and said un- to the women, “Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. He is not here: for He is risen, as He said. Come, and see the place where the Lord lay. And go quickly, and tell His disciples that He has risen from the dead” The story of the Resurrection of Christ as told in St. Matthew’s Gosped is the basis for the Christian celebration of Easter -â€" the most joyful festival of the church- It is indeed, the basis of Chris- tian faith. In the end of the Sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulohre. Today more than 180 service clubs ac- ross Ontario are united in the program of relief for these youngsters. In the Ontario Society for Crippled Children lies the cen- tral organization Which directs the 18 field nurses who co-operate with local doctors, health officers, district health nurses and teachers in seeking out the needy children. In the spring, sloppy streets and pud- dles ofier temptation. There is something inexpressibly funny about seeing a person (someone else of course) get splashed â€"â€" funny, that is, to 'people other than the splashee. Now in our district motorists curb their sense of humour end simply do The world today needs the promise of new life given to mankind on the first Eas- ster morn. In this hour of turbulation, in Behind the simple little Easter Seal which .a friend asks you to buy there lies a story of thousands of men who have un- ited to bring happiness to Ontario child- ren. It is a story of an idea that has be- come a crusade of mercy. r _ That idea was the helping of children. who, either from birth or by accident or illness, were handicapped physically. Twis- ted bodies, crippledl limbs. congenital de- fects, all these ,were typical of obstacles to blameless little citizens, most of whom could never afiord treatment or training to irnpljove their conditions or lot in life. in Independent Weekly â€" Established 1878 \{x'“"“‘"‘" Subscription Rate $2.50 per year; to the United States $3.00; 5c Single Copy Member Audit Bureau of Circulations Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association J. E. SMITH, M.P-, Publisher The Story OF The Easter Seal Tithe liberal which dealt with the method of ascertaining assessment values were amended and these changes are now contained in Section 33. In 1947 the present Minister of Municipal Affairs, the Honorable G. H. Dunbar took the first con- crete step to actively assist muni- cipalities in assessment by creat- ing an Assessment Branch to’aid and advise municipalities and as- sessors in their assessment prelb~ lems. In 1950 Mr. Dunbar went further by issuing a Manual of As- sessment Values to be used as a guide by assessors in determining values for assessment purposes. The adoption of this Manual was not made compulsory but was at the discretion of the municipali- ties and the assessors. County Councils The form of municipal govern- ment which we should be most in- terested in is our local mumcxpal government. Yet we have an- other form of municipal govern- ment which administers some mun- icipal services and to pay for these municipal \services a. charge ap- pears in our local tax bills. . ALVERNA SMITH, Associate Editor Telephone Richmond Hill 9 These governments are known as county councils or territorial dis- trict organizations. In Southern Ontario, there are 38 Administra- tive County Councils and they gov- ern certain municipal services. Their administration for some pur- poses includes 97 towns, 150 vill- ages and 429 townships, and one improvement district. In Northern Ontario we have 11 Territorial Districts which for some purposes levy charges rated on assessment. The charges for the municipal services dispensed appear in the tax bills of the local ratepayers in these territorial dis- tricts and they comprise 5 cities, 46 towns, 10 villages, 144 town- ships and 16 improvement districts. (An explanation of why we as ratepayers should be vitally inter- ested in the assessment of other municipalities besides our own will appear in the next article. Easter Message Splash! not go swishing around the roads splash- ing as many motorists as they can. But once in a while a car driver may be just a little absent-minded and may uninten- tionally splash a person walking along the sidewalk. ‘ This, then, is an appeal to auto driv- ers to avoid absent-mindedness until the streets dry up, to drive a little more slowly than the law calls for and to keep an eye open for pedestrians. The result will be, we hope, no splashed spring outfits and no irate citizens. this hour of broken dreams of world peace, this hour of misery and fear throughout so much of the world, the hope that Easter brings of a better world not only in the hereafter but on this earth gives the free men of the world courage to carry on. _ Through the ages Easter and spring- time have become closely associated in the minds of people everywhere. The eternal mystery of the renewal of life in nature in the spring and the story of the Resurrec- tion both bring hope to man that ultim- ately good will conquer evil. The message of Easter is a triumphant ene- People of our communities, like those of thousands of communities all over the Christian world, will gather next Sunday in their churches to worship the Risen Christ, to pray for peace, to seek the in- spiration of the beautiful music of Easter and the comfort and challenge of the Eas- ter message. The churches in our district should be too small to accommodate all those who wish to take part in the Easter Thoughtfulness in the springtime and indeed any season of the year helps to keep everyone happy. From a small beginning 30 years ago. when one nurse and a half-dozen service clubs embarked on their mission of mercy, this idea has become a vast program which annually sees thousands of children given treatment, sees the nurses with special training in orthopaedics, going into hun- dreds of homes to maintain treatment programs, and sees scores of children taken to major hospitals. It also enlists the services of the greatest surgeons and physicians who examine the children at clinics, prescribe treatment and training, and give their services freely if operations are prescribed. To help the victims of fate to become selfâ€"sustaining, the Society operates special summer camps and year-round schools. services. this is the story of the Easter Seal, 3. story of a thousand mercies, of a noble cause- Your seal purchases make it p088- ible. At the executive meeting of the 417 Richmond Hill District Wing of the RCAF Association held Mon- day, March 31, plans were made to hold a Social evening, April 30, to be held first house south-east corner of Ruggles on Harding Blvd. where all members are invited to bring a guest for a real get-togeth- er, films, cards and lunch. R.C.A.F.A. Plan Social Night At the March meeting Vince Lawrence, Ruggles Ave, was elect- ed as the Wing President in the place of Mr. B. Pearson who has rejoined the RCAF and is/now in Calgary. The delegate nominated for the third Nationarl Convention to be held in Ottawa sometime in May was Mr. Harry Sayers. Harry is First Vice President of the Ontario Group. At the present time the Wing is looking for permanent meeting quarters to accommodate 20 to 30 people. (RIPPlED CHILDREN NEED YOUR HElP BUY AND USE EASTER SEALS ANNUAL APPEAL MARCH 13â€"APRIL'I3 mmun‘ UDIT :UREAU ,IRCULAT" Peace is costly in this cold-war world. National Security and So- cial Security are the two objectives in considerable measure responsible for the large figures in Canada’s ’budget presented here Tuesday ev- ening. The budget while making some welcome revisions in our tax struc- ture confirms the warnings given by the Prime Minister, the Minisâ€" ter of Finance and others that un- der existing world conditions Nat~ ional expenditure is bound to re- main at a. high level. In order to make any great alter- ation in the expenditure or tax picture it would be necessary to have the cold war called off, and social security decreased. Neither seems likely in the immediate fu- ture. Cost of Living Canada’s cost of living is start- ing to level off and the Bureau of Statistics report for February and March shows a decline. This is Wel- come news and it is gratifying to the government that its policy ag- ainst inflation is paying ofi= with results. In commenting on the satisfactory trend in the national economy Hon. C. D. Howe express- ed satisfaction and hope that all elements in the nation would co- operate to maintain this condition. “The situation looks hopeful," he said, “if someone doesn’t start to rock the boat.” Maybe, Another Province A suggestion sometimes heard here is that Bermuda and the Brit- ish West Indies should be added as an eleventh province to Canada. Advocates of the suggestion say there is much in favour of the proposal and that it would be mu- tually beneficial. It is said the prodflts of both countries are com- plementary rather than competitive and there is some fear that if Un- ion with Canada is not brought ab- out the Indies may drift into union with U.S.A. If this should happen Canada would lose a valuable mar- ket. Another capacity crowd of York County farmers turned out last week in Newmarket Town Hall to see the largest seed exhibit in sev- eral years and the best quality Ba- con Show in the four years the lat- ter has been held. Thirty-eight ex. hibitors entered an even hundred exhibits, including nine 10-bushel lots of sealed registered seed which was sold by auction. The first prize Registered Beaver oats brought $3 per bus., as also did the top lot of registered barley. Most of the oats were knocked down at $2.25 per bushel. King Twp. Farmers Winners At York County Bacon Show Addressing the .packed house, G. R. Johnston of the Field Husband- ry Department of the Ontario Ag- ricultural College and a member ot the special silage research commit‘ tee, in his discussion of storing for- age crops, cautioned against over enthusiasm in grass or grass-leg- ume silage. He pointed out the limitations and where it can be used to advantage. He specially warned against filling the silo when the grass crop is wet. “Cows fed on grass silage without hay or per- haps some grain, cannot be expect- ed to maintain their weight and production” he stated. W. S. McMullen of the Dominion1 Live Stock Branch, Outlined and explained the ‘reasons for the re- cently announced changes in weights of market hogs. Faced with a shortage of cold storage space, this temporary increase in weights was put into effect to de- lay marketing and avoid a storage crisis pending the canning of some 10,000,000 lbs. which can be stor- ed in common storage. He also ex- plained that the floor price of 26c applies at the Ontario Stock Yards in Toronto with lower prices pre- vailing at plants where hogs do not go through the yards. Mr. McMull- en complimented the York produc- ers on the excellence of their bacon diSplay, the best he has seen so far this year, with ten carcasses being awarded first grade red hib‘bons. Mr. Murray McRae of the Federal grading service, discussed the 24 carcasses, four being shown by each of six townships. “ii-in; 'Tgwnship vhith three red ribbons and a blue was the winning township with hogs from J. H. The Markham Federation of Ag- riculture met at Cherry Hill Farm on Monday evening, Mn‘ch 24. The greater part of the evening was given over to the Pickering Film Council, which showed a number of films and outlined a plan for ex- tending the service into Markham. Markham Fed. Of Agriculture To Help Natives Of India Outside of the trnsportation, a church including all affiliated groups may have the use of the projector and available films for $25.00 per year. A school for $20 and an independent organization 0T’I‘AWA LETTER by ’Jack“ Smjth, North York Senate Committee The Senate sometimes criticized for inactivity is increasing the scope of its work this session. The Finance Committee is undertaking a detailed study of taxation in Canada and has been authorized to secure all available records related to federal, provincial and munici- pal taxation. The Committee will endeavour to assess the impact of some 6 billion dollars of taxation on the various taxpayers in Cana- da. ’ About Money Next year in Canada there will be two billion pictures of Queen El- izabeth II printed. This is a rough estimate of the first year run of stamps, coins, and bills bearing a portrait of the new Sovereign. None of’ the coins, notes or stamps now being used with the likeness of King George VI will be with- drawn, but the new issues will gradually replace the old ones as money becomes worn and stamps sold. Coins are not withdrawn until they are worn out and some of those issued in the reign of Victor- ia, Edward VII, George V and George VI are still in circulation. Au-thorities tell us that bills in the lower denominations last only an average of nine months before they become too tattered for fur- ther circulation. Fives and tens are good up to 12 to 15 months, $20 bills have a lifetime of two years, and those who are fortunate enough to handle $50 or $100 bills are sufficiently careful of them to prolong their life to more than three years. Parliament is now adjourned for the Easter recess which extends from April 9th to the let. During this period I look forward to the opportunity of visiting throughout the riding and hope to have the privilege of discussing national bu- siness with many constituents throughout North York. If you have any particular problem with which I may 'be of any help, I will be available at my office in Rich- mond Hill. Crang, Newmarket; Walter Archi- bald, Schomberg; Clifford White, King and Jas. Morgan, Schomberg. Second township was North Gwiil- imlbury with two firsts, one second and one third. East Gwillimbury and Whitchurch were 3rd and 4th respectively. However, Neil Weir of Stoufiville, exhibiting for Whit- church, had the champion carcass and Aird Bros. of Badwin for Geor- gina, had the reserve champion. The Junior Farmers’ Seed Judg- ing‘competition brought out 19 contestants who judged 3 class- es of seeds, had 20 weeds and 10 forage seeds to identify. This was under the direction of Assistant Agricultural Representativen‘ Ed. Pearson, who later announced the T. Eaton Trophy winners as foll- ows: Carl Boynton, Woodbridge; Angus Morton, Queensville; Dun- can Watson, Woodbridge and Har- old Harrison, Holt. These and four others will also receive two bushels of registered seed. Children To Havé Opportunity Learn Square Dancing Boys and girls, there is no need to wait any longer. Now the young people can follow in the footsteps of Mom and Dad and learnlthe art of square dancing. Mr. George Fenwick, chairman of the Boys and Girls Committee of the Richmond Hill Lions Club announced this week that his com- mittee in conjunction with the Richmond Hill Community Swing is sponsoring a Square Dancing Class scheduled for April 15 and 29. The classes will be held in the Lions Community Hall on these evening from 8.15 to 10.15 pm. Any young people between the ages of 16 and 19 in Richmond Hill and community are invited to partici- pate in this good wholesome sport. A small admission fee of 25 cents will be charged. for $10. Mr. Galpin the public school inspector as well as a num- ber of teachers who were present expressed interest in the plan. Mr. Fred Wicks outlined he C. A.R.E. plan for sending farm im- plement parcels to India. It was parcels would help the natives to help themselves and should be bet ter than simply giving- them the food. The M.F.O.A. decided htat it would send both a hand tool and plow parcel to India and would hold a. 'benefit at a tater date to raise fund for additional parcels. Dear Editor: Re: Markham’s 2 New Truck! At a recent meeting of Markham Township Council, the writer op- posed the purchase of two new trucks, to the amount of $7,000.00. Here are some of the reasons why this was opposed. 1. These hiucks are not to replace old equipment. They are additional trucks. 2. If annexation of part of the township with Richmond Hill takes place, and I believe it Will, we will lose a great many roads in two subdivisions to take care of, plus part of the 2nd concession and Elgin side roads. In this case, do we need more trucks? 3.At the council meeting it was mentioned that we have local truc- kers haul our gravel, and if so, why is it necessary to purchase another gravel truck? 4. We will have so many pieces of equipment that I cannot see who will drive these trucks unless we get more employees. 5. On asking the reason for an- other pick-up truck, I was inform- ed by the road superintendent that he needed it to deliver the men to their daily road work. But we al- ready have one for this purpose. 6. In view of the large expendi- ture council proposes this year, particularly the road budget, I am afraid of our 1952 taxes. 7. I believe it is cheaper, if we did need additional equipment in a busy period, to rent, rather than buy, for this limited time only. I do not want to leave the im- pression that I am opposed to pro- gress, but I feel that every expend- iture of the tax-payer’s money that the council makes, must be justi- fied. If the purchase of these trucks can be justified then I would be quite in favour of it. However, un- til 3 more urgent demand presents itself, I believe, if properly used, our present equipment is adequate. Signed: Alf LeMasurier, Councillor, Markham Twp. Dear Mr. Editor I suggest they go to the hard- ware store and get rings for their noses, with a piece of chain attach- ed. This will do away with the nod of the head when they want to say yes or no. I was amused when I read the accounts in the Liberal about the meetings of the public school board. Has it gone so far that when one member. of the board wants to go on a spending spree with the taxpayers’ money, all that has to be said is - come on boys, let’s make it unanimous, " and they comply at once? There are a lot of people in this village who just don’t know how to make ends meet. With the cost of living as high as it is these people don’t make their money as easily as doctors, lawyers and hail- ifl’s. I see there are ten children com- ing to our school from another section, and we are transporting our own outside the village to an- other school. We are also supply- ing room for ninety babies, as well as two teachers to look after them. We have been stopped from build- ing any more schools until we are in a financial position to do so, so I say let the rfiothers of thee kid- dies raise them up to school age or pay the difference. We are going to have tremend- ous costs pertaining to the sewers and streets, but we can’t blame our council for this as we voted for what we are getting. -I say We are fortunate to have two men at the head of council with good judg- ment, who are trying to keep our taxes down. It is true the streets are in a mess and full of holes. I broke the spring in my car a. week ago and it cost me $36.50 for a new one. But there is always some- one to tell you to send your bill into our council. I say no. That is no fault of our council as we know it is impossible to improve the roads with the weather we have been having. The first two problems which Richmond Hill Planning Board is considering are the percentage of land which should be alloted for industry and residential purposes, and the type of industry the Board can restrict from locating in the industrial area when it is formed. This was the main topic of discus- sion at the Board's meeting Tues- day night, April 1, and members decided to contact Tracy LeMay of The Toronto and Yorks Planning Bo;'.rd for information on the qt es- tions. “Dear Mr. Editor” A north-south street which would run through the village and poss- ibly be extended to Elgin Mills was discussed by the members. An east-west through road was con- sidered as well. “The way we are now," said A. S. Barber, “we have ’0 go 11/4. miles east or 11/; west for a through street.” Planning Board Discusses Roads The Board decided that at its earliest possible convenience it will survey the area around the rafi- way tracks, obtain maps of Rich- mond Hill area as soon as funds are available. Councillor Rice reported that he was unable to contact Col. Nash of the Department of Planning. Due to the pressure of heavy work Col. Nash will not be free for an- other month or more. As a result the meeting of Department officials and the Richmond Hill Board will have to be deferred for a few weeks. Lewis Clement, Richmond Hill 1:: Richmond Telephone Richmond Hill 50. Wednesday & Thursday â€" April 16 & 17 Monday & Tuesday â€" April 14 & 15 The battle cry that set the plains ablaze! Friday & Saturday â€" April 11 & 12 » successor to his‘ Academy-Award wmmng Seal Island and “Beaver Valley" MATINEE WEDNESDAY 2PM. WATCH FOR RETURN OF THE MATINEE, MONDAY 2 RM. 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