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W. s. COOK. Editor "yr--.“w It isipossible the increases are higher than necessary, as claimed by speakers at Ratepayersflmeetipgs in North York Town- , A: 1.1-- \Y.“d-L 1345446qu ‘4 u nun“.-. ship. At the last meeting of the North Yonge Reeves it was felt the new schedule had not been long enough in effect to give any clear picture of the operation results, but that the whole matter would be review- ed as results of operation over a longer period gave a better indication of the fin- ancial position of the service. North York Township suggested a re- turn to the former fares schedule and when this was not acceptable to the other municipalities, appealed to the Ontario Municipal Board for a ruling. Markham Township council at a meet- ing held on October 20 passed a resolution regarding North Yonge bus operation, ask- ing for a restoration of the 1951 fares and reduced services for a trial period, such trial period to end December 31, 1952. Fortunately at a meeting of the North Yonge Transportation Commission held last Friday evening no action was taken on the recommendation, in fact Markham Township representatives did not press for its adoption. “Off again, on again” ad- ministration such as suggested by the Markham Township resolution could only add confusion to the North Yonge trans- portation problem. ‘ iwurLi...“ ~ In the face of recurring and mountmg monthly operational deficits the Com- mission on the advice of the TTC adopted an increased schedule of fares effective September 8. 1-1”. Did you ever listen to the oldsters of Richmond Hill â€" or any other municipal- ity for that matter â€" recount what they used to do on Hallowe'en? The conversa- tion usually begins with a severe criticism of modern youth. Words like hoodlums, vandals, mischief-makers are prominent. The old-timers then proceed to tell stories of the Hallowe’en vandalism of their day which make the present-day variety look minor league. “Hallowe’en isn’t What it used to be! Why, I remember when I was a kid, we upset every outhouse in town. I’ll never forget the time we dismantled a farm wagon and carried it, a piece at a time, to the roof of the blacksmith shop, where it 7 It .may be feared that it will be some time before the Municipal Board is able to was re-assembled !” In those days, people were nasigned to Hallowe'en vandalism and locked up every- thing that was of value. Today however some communities have recognized Hallowe’en vandalism an a serious probâ€" lem of youth and have set about finding a solutiori.. There are two approaches to this problem: In one Ontario community of which we have heard. the police force is augmented by about a dozen fleet-footed The secretary of the Elmwood-Hard- ing Ratepayers’ Association in a~1etter to the Editor in our last issue made an ex- cellent suggestion for the organization of a Ratepayers’ Association for the Village. Ratepayers’ Associations serve a useful purpose in the life of a Community‘ and there is need for such an organization in Richmond Hill. The writer points out that thq: Elm- wood-Harding Association since its incep- tion has worked in the interest of the area it served, and rightly observes that since that area is now a part of Richmond Hill, The advertisement directed to Mark- ham Township Ratepayers was a remind- er that the last day for payment without penalty of the second installment of taxes for 1952 is October 31, 1952. {finely sectional drganization is not des. irable. However, Mrs. Williamson gives as- surance that the members of the Elmwood- Last week an advertisement over the name of the treasurer of Markham town- shlpigppeared in two weekly newspapers. m LBE‘RAL. Richmond Hill, Thyrsday, Oct. 30, 1952 fiarding Association will be glad to co- opeiate in the f01 mation of Richmond Hill Ratepayers’ Association. The advertisement appeared in two weekly newspapers which circulate large- ly in the eastern half of the township. and was not inserted in “The Liberal” which serves the ratepayers of Markham town- W An Independent Weekly __ Established 1878 W“‘"”") Subscription Rate 32-50 per year; to the United States $3.00; So Single Copy Member Audit Bureau of Circulations Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association J. E. SMITH. M.P., Publisher 7,,;__-. Nun-7"" n ‘7‘ EXPERT PARIS AUTO SUPPLY Ltd. Incnuoun am. To. 4-1541 Telephone TUrner 4-1261 “Authorized as second class mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa” Village Ratepayers Association Frigidaire Refrigerators & Ranges and All Makes Washing Machines Why The Discriminatio‘n North Yonge Bus Fares QEbe liberal Hallowe'en this is probably true. However once a clear picture of the financial results of the recent increase is obtained, the Commiss- ion may make any revisions which seem j ustified. k n .. n ','_,A'I:L:A_ any-“v“. The Reeves of the four municipalities operating the bus service plan to meet early in November with officials of the TTC when the whole matter of the fares structure and schedule of service can be reviewed in the light of two months exper- ience in operation under the increased rates. Any action before that date would seem to be ’just stabbing in the dark and most ill-advised. fares which will provide the people with an adequate service. Those who maintain it should not be operated at a loss to be made up by taxation of the ratepayers in the district are on sound ground, and likewise the fares should not be at a level which makes bus passengers contributors to mun- icipal treasuries. have a hearing, and by East experiences Good transportation service on Yonge Street at the 10West possible cost is of vi- tal importance to this district. The bus service should Operate on a schedule of Revisions in fares which of necessity must be made from time to time should be made after careful study a?d considera- tion, and as seldom as poss ble. They should not be made without a full know- ledge of fact, and political considerations of an approaching municipal election should have no significance. The fares structure of the North Yonge Bus line must be firmly established on a fair, equi- table and business basis, and must not be kicked around as a political football. young men and many culprits have been caught at their pranks. Somehow, all the pleasure of vandalism is lost when the guilty parties are forced 1n the broad light of November 1 to return to the site of their midnight revels, to lift into place the up- turned outhouses, to scrape up the rotten vegetables and scrub the messy verandah floors, to wash and polish the merchants’ windows which had been soaped â€" all this under the amused eyes of the townspeople who aid endeavours with much helpful adâ€" vice. This method works for a time, at least until another crop of youngsters reaches the age for Hallowe’en high jinks. Another method which is also giving results in many communities is a comâ€" munity-sponsored party where the young people are encouraged to enjoy themselves and at the same time to be good citizens. It is encouraging to note the willingness of youth all over the nation to accept a sub- stitute for the time-honored custom of property dest1:uction during Hallowe’en. We would also like to make another suggestion. Won’t somebody please tie up the fi1e-bell rope this October 31. so that it will be inaccessible to any would-be am- ateur bell-ringers. ‘7 1 Annexation is now an accomplished fact and will be fully effective on January 1. Previous to that date, on the first Monday in December, all ratepayers of the village including those in the newly annex- ed area join in the election of a municipal counc1]. Mrs. Williamson’s letter strikes a most commendable note. In the greater Rich- mond Hill which is now developing there should be no divisions, real or imaginary. We are all citizens of one village and our common aim is to make it a better place in which to live. In reaching that goal a Ratepayers’ Association can give very real assistance and we hope such an organization, rep- resentative of the whole village and free "to deal with all village problems soon will be a reality. We think the ratepayers of Markham township who live in this section of the township are just as much entitled to a. reminder to save tax penalties as are those who live in any other part of the mum'ci- pality. ship who live in the western half of the township. The disciimination whether intention- al, accidental 01 coincidental was entirely unw a1ranted and unjustified. Since it has happened before we think it was not acci- dental. REPAIRS XifiEâ€"I-ZNA SMITH, Associate Editor flaw-Elf UDIT ,mcuuflofls UREAU The Health Unit has been par- ticularly Ibusy during September and October with many sanitation problems, the resumption of school 531th services for the fall, and the conduct of exhibits at community fairs. School Health York County Health Unit Report For‘Sept. & Oct. The Public Health Nurses have been particularly busy arranging the school health program with the school Principals, and meeting with teachers concerning health prob- lems. The Public Health Nurses attend if possible local Home and School Association meetings in or- der to' chat with parents and dis- cuss the school h'ealth program car- ried on in the school. A continuing immunization pro- gram in the schools is being car- ried on to prevent any lapse of the already accomplished protection from Diphtheria, Smallpox and Tetanus. Communicable Diseases An apparent outbreak or Infec- tious Jaundice came to the attten- tion of the Medical Officer of Health after it had occurred in the latter part of the summer, Septem- ber and early October, in the Yonge Street area south of Rich- mond Hill. About a dozen cases of what appeared to be a highly communicable disease causing general illness of a flu-like nature followed by jaundice, affected a considerable number of adults and school children. It is hoped that any new cases will be reported promptly in order that investiga- tion may be carried out to find the source. “A total of eight contagious dis- eases were reported during Sep- tember, four of which were mumps. Infant & Pro-School Health At the eleven Child Health Cen- tres held in September, there were 81 infants and pre-school children in attendance. This makes a total of 1,578 for the current year up to date. Sanitation Dr. King Reports Regular inspection of school buildings is under way again and the Medical Health Officer's re- port on each school will be sent to the school board in each case. Many of the schools have made valuable improvements in hand washing It is an encouraging sign when 58 people will come to a ratepay- ers’ meeting §uch as was held at Oak Ridges School last week, and ask questions and try to learn the ABC's of municipal government. 50 YEARS AGO OCTOBER 30, 1902 “From the locals". The King's birthday on November 9 will not be kept as a public holiday this year. May 24 having been set as the date upon which the king’s birthday will be celebrated. Re: Oak Ridges & Lake Wilcox Dear Mr. Editor: W. Trench and Son secured first and second’prizes at Woodbridge Fair for heavy platform spring waggon. Mr. Trench also made several sales for those waggous while at the fair. 25 YEARS AGO October 2’1, 1927 A unique ceremony took place last Monday when the peony roots presented to the village by His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales were planted in front of the public school.‘ The residents of Oxford St., El- gin Mills, were enjoying their new electric lights for the first time on Saturday night. The Elgin Mills Sideroad will also soon be saying the question .in mind is where were the other ratepayers? Some 2,000 or more in number who have owned property in this district, some of them for two or three generations. They could very well give leadership to these new mganizations springing up. Communism rode into power in Europe because so many people tool; no interest in politics and were content to let “Joe” do it. They woke up one morning and found it was too late to do any- thing about it. One is not suggest- ing that these organizations are Communistic but just trying to arouse the people from the lethar- gy that envelopes them. As one speaker said last week Canadians have a duty to themselves and that is to take an interest in politics. It is still difficult to get 50% of the voters out at an election on any level. Signed â€" Mrs. C. L. Stephenson, Oak Ridges RE: Markham Twp.'s New Offices Dear Mr. Editor: â€" In October 1951. I was respon- sible for the circulation of a peti- tion protesting the erection of a Township garage 40'x60' on 7/8 of an acre adjacent to Crosby Mem- orial Rink in Unionville. This pe- tition was signed by some 40 tax- payers of the Township of Mark- ham and resulted in an open meeting in Veterans’ Hall on Octo- ber 16 1951. As a result of the aforementioned petition a resolu- tion from the trusees of the police village of Unionville was presented to a special meeting of Markham Township Council the following Saturday afternoon protesting the location of the garage on this un- suitable slte. Council agreed to locate their garage elsewhere. The point I would endeavor to called Excerpts from the files of The Liberal Home paper of the Richmond Hill district since 1878 n this communication is: at a has a public meeting been to protest the location of " Way Back When {’Dear Mister Editor and toilet facilities. and in clean- ing up play-yards and repainting classrooms. There are still a few schools that are badly in need of improvement and repair in order to protect the health of the child- ren who spend most of their day in the school building. Inspection of septic tanks and tile beds in new installations and defective installations continues to occupy a large portion of the San- itary Inspector's time. The Health Unit is particularly anxious to as- sist home owners and municipal authorities in new installations of waste disposal systems. Several municipalities have now adopted septic tank by-laws and others are considering it. Most problems in defective operation of waste dis- posal systems can be prevented be- fore they occur by using proper materials and construction meth- ods. By Mrs. R. Stu-rt The finals of the Vaughan Township Public Speaking Contest were held at Concord School on Tuesday evening, October 16. Peter Walters Wins Vaughan Tp. Contest Six finalists from Maple. Patter- son. Klelnberg, Pine Grove and Concord schools competed. Each contestant gave a three minute im- promptu as well as their prepared speech. Judges were Rev. E. E. Kent from Thornhill and Mr. E. Brown and Mr. Harris, principals of North York Schools. When the results were tabulated Peter Walters from Patterson School. who spoke on the Reverend Bob Richards “The Pole Vaulting Parson" was declared the winner. Jeanette Cox from Pine Grove whose topic was “Safety” was sec- and and third place went to Patsy Knowles from Concord lSchool who told the audience “How to be a Good Public Speaker.” All the contestants received aw- ards for their very worthwhile ef- forts. good-bye to oil lamps. Inspector W. Trench, Miss Mort- ley and Miss F. M. Brown of Rich- mond Hill attendgd a teacher-3' convention in Ottawa last week. With subscriptions totalling $414,583,900 in eight days of can- vassing, Canada’s third Victory Loan has passed the half-way mark towards the minimum goal 750 million dollars. - Buttonville Community Hall was completely destroyed by fire which for some time threatened the whole community. Richmond Hill brigade stopped the fire from spreading. 10 YEARS AGO October 29, 1942 The Hon. Mitchell F. Hepburn. Premier of Ontario for the past 8 years, has retired from public life. At a recent local auction sale. I set of barrows which cost $8.25 years ago sold for $7. Township ofiices in the village of Unionville, no petition to this ef- fect circulated and no remarks passed at any public meeting ex- pressing any feeling for or against the location of such offices in Un- ionville. As Markham Council found it necessary to purchase three acres on which to erect both offices and garage, it is manifestly impossible that they could have inâ€" tended to use 7/8 of an acre for both these purposes. Yours truly. Helen Strickland. Unionville I would like you to please pub~ lish this letter to help dispel the impression that the recent Com- munity Fair was solely the work and responsibility of the Lions Club. The fair was a community effort and while the Lions provid- ed the hall and equipment, they were only sharing the work with the Women’s Institute. the Horti- cultural Society and the Art Group. Without the wholehearted support and cooperation of these other community minded groups the Fair would have been impossible and I personally want to thank publicly these organizations for working to- gether for a common cause. The results speak for themselves, and as the years roll by the citizens of this district will have good reason to thank the sponsors of the First Annual Community Fair for their courage and foresight. Dear Sir No letter of this kind would be complete without a word of sincere thanks to those people who were not mentioned in the publicity but nevertheless did those little things that added up to success. I would like also to tell you that the pub- licity given by the Liberal was the only medium of advertising used and those merchants who sponsor- ed the printing of the prize list earned a sincere commendation from the Fair Committee. Will you please accept our thanks for the wonderful help rendered by you and your staff? Community Fair Was Community Effort Douglas Boyd. chm-man Yam ,1: Richmond Calling Bulldog Drummond Richmond Hill, Ontario The amazing saga of six men who deliberately risked their lives to prove a theory! On a primitive-type raft of balsa logs they drifted over uncharted seas from Peru to the isles where the hula 'rls wait! 101 days and 45100 miles of storm, lunshine, peril and peace. No contact with civilization. No sight of ship or shore. Nothing but themselves and their astounding adventures with strange man-eating monsters of the deepâ€"and their heroic efl'orts to keep busy, aliveâ€"and afloat! . . . An epic of daringâ€"hailed as the greatest sea adventure . of our times! Three Pays At Popular Prices w» RAYMOND MRSSEY ' MERGE! WEE 1mm F. MW ‘ mm KM' Kon-Tiki shown at 8 pm. & 10.40 p.11]. and Calling Bulldog Drummond 6.45 & 9.20 Friday & Saturday â€"- October 31 & Nov. 1 Mon., Tues., Wed. â€" November 3, 4, 5 One Day Only Thursday, November 6 9W0! by plus Dhuhd >br urine '0: Ike Snow by P ILIP WINE