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Of course there are always a few peo- '-‘*ple who cease to be ladies and gentlemen when they get behind the wheel of a car. They forget the courtesies of living and (in most cases unintentionally) they be- come selfiish and belligerent. These are the motorists we all know, those who are af- raid to lose a minute to let a pedestrian cross or permit another motorist to make a difficult turn ; there are also the ones who consider it an undeniable right to use the 0n the average. authorities claim, Canadians are good drivers and, although the accident rate has greatly increased in recent years, the number of automobiles has tripled. The tremendous volume of traffic which flows through our cities and towns and along our highways with cam- paratively few accidents seems to be in- dicative that Canadians are not bad drivâ€" ers. After watching hundreds of cars milling through a city intersection every few minutes it seems amazing that there are not thousands more accident casualties .every year. ;: The new County of York which will 7 include all that part of the County north I of Steele’s Corners will face many difficult ' and perplexing administrative problems. ' So far as reports indicate County repre- sentatives have thus far made little pro- gress. Few definite decisions have been . made. So for County representatives haven’t definitely decided where the new County offices will be located. It would seem that this question of location of the _Cou.nty seat has engaged the attention of some county councillors to the exclusion of :yconsideration of other important matters ~ and that even on this question there is a lot of lobbying and wire-pulling. With the motorist-traffic situation being one of Canaa’s greatest domestic hazards. the matter of becoming good dri- vers should be of paramount concern to eyeryone who owns or operate: an auto- mobile. The County received a. very generous offer of a gift of the Davis estate property in Newmarket as County headquarters. We know this as a most desirable property and the generosity of the donors was most commendable. The genemus offer was ac- cepted subject to reservations, but now according to the Newmarket Era the Coun- ty committee appears to be working hard to find reasons for not going ahead with ~the'aeceptance. h, In urging the acceptance of the offer the Newmarket Era says -'â€" ‘- “The county committee which has been investigating possible locations for W. 8. 000K. Editor . The drifting and indecision of recent months must be replaced by decisive and istrgng leadership in the weeks ahead if we‘are to launch forth as a strong and ef- ficient County organization in 1954. _ The division of the County also cre- ated major problems for the municipali- ‘ties which will continue to make up York County after next January lst. Recent reports would indicate that we are not making much progress in meeting these problems or the preparation for the mun- ici l administrative responsibilities which wi 1 be ours after the New Year. vahe action taken by the Provincial 'go'V'ernment in passing legislation estab- lishing the Metropolitan area, was too long postponed, and the newly created munici- pal administration under Superâ€"Mayor Fred G. Gardiner faces many difficult pro- blems. However it would appear they are facing up to those problems and mak- ing some progress. . - '-~The creation of the Metropolitan Area, and the separating of southern municipal- ?ities from the rest of the County was a major step in the municipal development fat the County of York, THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill. Thursday, Sept. 10. 1953 ’AV. 5-2101 Cupboard Doors W An Independent Weekly â€" Established 1878 Wption Rate 32-50 per year; to the United States $3.00; 54: Member Audit Bureau of Circulations Member Canadian Wgeklyfiewspapers Associatun J. E. SMITH. iM.P-, Pilblisher )K. Editor ALVERNLA SMITH, Associa . Telephone TUmer 4-1261 “Authorized as second class mail, Post Oflice Department, Ottawa” FOR FREE ESTIMATE CALL Loughlin Home Supply Co., Ltd. Stop 21A Yonge St., Richvale LUMBER â€" PLYWOOD â€"- DOORS OPEN TILL 7.30 EVENINGS SATURDAY 4.30 P.M. Strong Leadership Needed Frames & Sash i!le liberal How's Your Driving -â€" Dealers In -â€" The advent-of high-powered cars has greatly stepped up the general driving tempo of all motorists. With autos that have more speed than is safe or even pos- sible to use, it is up to the motorist to use dicretion in handling these machines which can be a pleasure or a murderer â€" It is an enviable reputation, “A nation of good drivers". but it is up to every Canadian motorist to make sure that this reputa- tion is not destroyed. It is expected that the higher percen- tage of youth-driver accidents should be appreciably cut when the effects are seen of school driving courses and safe driving tests. Adult tests have also become a feature of many public service clubs. Hewâ€" ever, whether young or old, every motorist should take inventory of his or her driv- ing, regardless of the years of experience. centre lane as a speedway, disregarding ans and endangering innocent people be- ides themselves; and We all know the fell. ow who jams on the brikes, swerves, cuts in, passes on hills . . . ., the ones who cause a real threat. It is generally conceded that it is not the driving ability of these people but rather the carefulness of other motorists around them that prevents these maniacal speed-demons from being in- volved in more accidents. It would be difficult to say how much of this kind of “politics” is going on in the choosing of the county town. There are dozens of weak muons put forward for not accepting the Davis offer. There are stronger reasons for accepting the offer which are not being put forward. It is difl'i- cult to understand how well they are w- aided.” Although the property may not“ be worth $100,000 or more, the acceptance of the gift will mean a saving of far more than $100,000 to the county. How muni- cipal representatives could think of refus- ing such an offer, such a saving to the new county, and then return to their munici- palities and face their electors, is difficult to understand. If the ofler is refused, then it must be assumed that there are more important things in county politics than ordinary logic. It is‘ possible that other factors crowd out plain thinking in county affairs, jealousies between munici- palities and between municipal represen- tatives or the returning of favors for fa- vors. It is well known that “you scratch Iny back and Ifilscratch yours” has been the unwritten and unspoken but accepted rule of county politics for many years. ElectiOns 0f wardens and commissioners are usually settled long before the vote is taken. The Davis estate is the only logical location so far suggested.- hTe County should accept the ofier of the estate as a gift, made by Miss Mabel Davis. Whether the residence is 100 percent suitable or not, there is far more than sufficient room to erect a new building on the same property. No one knows anything about the county’s future financial position as yet. A free building and a large amount of free land is available. The county could use the building for a few years without being faced with an major expenditures. Then if the county nds itself in a better finan- cial position, it can erect a larger new building on the same property. the new county headquarters appears to be working hard to find reasons for not accepting an offer of the Davis estate in Newmarket. The main reason Warden Cook and members of his committee give is an unfavorable report on the building. The report was made by an engineer, not an architect as previously reported, who was called in by the Warden and commit- tee. Yet the “unfavorable” report by the engineering firm conflicts with an earlier opinion given by the county engineer. ALYERNA SMITH, Associate Editor Storm Sash BA. 1-7500 54: Single Copy futuln‘ UDI‘I‘ Runs» 'ICUI. Land was very cheap in those days and in some instances was even free. By the year 1794, lots of 200 acres each had been in- dicated in Vaughan township. A rt from certain lots held as “ lergy Reserve" «Alf. 335;. R0- land Kefl‘er's and that part of the McClenry farm formerly own- ed by Carson Smith), most of the district had been granted to offi- cers of the Queen's Rangers and it was trom them that a number of original settlers bought their :farms. Others received a grant ‘ of 200 acres on the understanding that they would clear a certain amount of land within a specified time. Their son: and daughters also received a grant of 200 acres each. the sons on reaching 21 years of age and the daughters on mar- riage. Several farms in the com- munity are still held by the de- scendants of pioneer families who are by now of the sixth or perhaps eighth generation: namely the Stong, Smith. Puterbaugh, Hoover and Keffer families. Those who did purchase their 200 acre lots. as they were called in those days, bought them very cheaply. It is interesting to note_ how land values increased with the clearing of the land and the settling of the community For example. one two hundred acre lot (Darlington‘s and Broadbett'sl was purchased from the original owners for the sum of £5 lfivel in 1827. Five years later a new owner gave £200 (two hundred) By Mrs. R. Stuart The panorama of Edgeley and neighbouring communities’ history has many threads, but all. save a few are of the same pattern. Life was at first very primitive. The hardships endured by the settlers almost defy description. Except for small settlements along the Great Lakes and adjacent water- ways. the whole province was an unbroken wilderness and this brushland had to be cleared away befor ethey could build their houses and ultimately the com- munity. Forty new pupils presented themselves for the first form on Edgeley Pioneer Farming Five run-away freight cars left a train in the village last week. They reached a speed of about 50 mile! per hour and continued un- obstructed untl they crashed into a’n engine at t e Don siding. The engineer and fireman jumped to safety. Mr. Isaac Crosby has surveyed the front of his farm into village lots. The land which is within the price range of all is to be han- dled by Mr. H. A. Nicholls. SEPTEMBER 8. 1906 The Bank of Toronto 11» an- nounCed that counterfeit $10 bills have been discovered in circulaâ€" tion in the area. From this issue we learn that the Masonic Hall was erected in 1870. The Mechanics Institute has au- thorized the purchase of $40 worth of new books. ‘ Thompson‘s early stage, com- mencing on Monday. September 17, will leave Elgin Mills each morn~ ing of the Exhibition at 6 o'clock. rcturning from the Schiller House in Toronto, at 6 pm. Fare from Richmond Hill, single 40c. return 75:. V Thé return cricket match will be held between Richmond Hill and Carrville in the park next Sat- urday. SEPTEMBER 6, 1888 The Masons have agreed to rent Library space to the Mechanics Institute in the Masonic Hall for the sum of $10 yearly. the insti- tute to furnish its own light and fuel. The rent is to be paid half yearly. One day the great English nov- ellst. Arnold Bennett. was sitting in a restaurant in London. He saw a fat, ugly, grotesque-looking woman come in and sit down near- by. The sight of her excited amusement among other custom- ers. not untinged with ridicule. As Bennett watched her and took in the situation, he reminded himself that she had probably once been a young and attractive girl, with charm in form and movement. and Later on in life she says, “I have never once in my long and happy life felt a spark of resent- ment against that doctor, because I have always believed hat God. by this means. consecrated-me to the work I am still permitted to d0." What a striking illustration of the truth St. Paul expressed when he said. “All things work to- gether for good to them that love Cod SUNDAY AFTERNOON Excerpts from the files of The Liberal Home pupa of the Richmond Bill~ again since 1878 “Way Back When Since those days, life on the farm has become happier and easier. Farming has become more scientific. The farmer has com- forts and luxuries of which the pioneer did not dream. The old isolation is gone forever. Although privation, hardship and toil were our first farmers‘ common lot, it was cheerfully endured in order that posterity might ultimately be able to gaze upon a rural district unsurpassed for loveliness, pro- ductivity and equipment anywhere on the continent. Because to cut down and root out trees required years of labor, our first farmers sometimes found it necessary to “ring” the. trees so that they died. thus enabling the sun to reach through. Here beneath the dead trees. a few seeds were planted. Their farming im- plements were the simplest, the hoe with which they broke the ground, the scythe to cut the grain and the flail to thresh it. They had few cattle and horses. By the year 1806 the farms were all taken up and the sturdy pion- eers began the grim task of clear- in; the land, compromising with the Indians, trapping bears, tap- ping Maple trees. building houses and barns, spinning yarn and weav- ing cloth. Only through patience and endurance was the small set- tlement slowly transformed. About thirty acres were all the settler could clear in his first three years. It was several seasons before their} clearings in the bush yielded crops sufficient for their support. It is little wonder that the settlers regarded trees as his natural en- emy. He could hope for little'im- provement until his fields were clear of them. What a different struggle it is today with emphasis on the conservation of our forests! for the same two hundred acres. In the year 1854 the sum of £1,000 was paid for the east half of the lot. Land values also increased rapidly on other farms in the com- munity until today they are worth many thousand pounds each. Local builders say that there is a keen inquiry for home/s in the Canada Savings Bonds will be on sale on October 14. Farmers in {he area are having considerable difficulty in obtain- ing farm labour. SEPTEMBER 4. 1947 Markham Township council was criticized recently by ratepayers who complained that both the as- sessment and weeds are too high in the township. A farm just south of the village which was purchased by Mr. J. G. Alpombnok 22 years 0 for $9.- 000 has been sold recen 1y for the reported price of between $90,000 and $100,000. Misses Margaret and Eva Bar- nard. Detroit. visited their old home here where they lived with their father, the late George Bar- nard. The property was sold to Mr. Alex Moodle. . Mr. John McLaughlin of Whit.- church Township has had a record crop of potatoes this year. The yield has averaged 200 bags to the acre. The Klné Horticultural Society held its first. annual flower show last week. The descendants of Michael Sai- geon who was born in 1764 in France and who emigrated to the Bond Lake area in 1799 held the firstfamily reunion to be held in Canada. The family came from all over Canada and the US. to ga- ther at Maple. lflhg opening day at the High "Unless you are beaten within. you're bound to win." Our quotatioh to-day is by Henry Austin: There can be no defeat of the truly religious. There is a life which survives all destructive for- ces. By His grace God redeems life from cynicism and despair. When the novelist. George Mac- donald was asked if he believed man had a soul: "I‘ do not care to put it that way. man is a soul and has a body." As Socrates said of his judges: “No evil thing can be- fall a good man." That is to say; no circumstances need be allowed to crush his spirit. The philosopher, Montaigue said; “Old age sets more wrinkles on the spirit than on the face." This does not always happen and it need not. Many of the best na- tured people in the world. are living on borrowed time, if we ac- cept the Psalmist's span of seventy. One often wonders what it is that causes. not the lessening of physical charm. but the decay of oral force in so many lives. It is a sad picture. and one upon which we do not care to dwell too much. Yet there need not be this witherâ€" ing blight in middle life. Surely God can deliver people from the destruction that wasteth at noon- day. It is possible to carry on through middle. and into old age, charm and sweetness and beauty. That is one of the true messages of all spiritual religion; God keeps a light. the glow of His love, in human hearts. he asked himself the question: what is it that comes into people’s lives which so completely changes them from being attractive to be- ing an object of ridicule? That led to his writing one of the great- est novels of modern times. Old Wives’ Tale. AUGUST 30, 1928 To Avoid Infection Remember these points: 1' (l) Adequate rest is essential. Over-fatigue is dangerous. (~33 Wash all fruits and vege- tables thoroughly before eating. (8! Protect all food from con- tamination by adequate hand-washing. refrigera- tion and protection from files and dust. 60) Avoid large gatherings of people w en an infection is prevalent. Our population is expanding so rapidly that the 31 room school at a cost of $625,000 for which a grout of $540,000 would be received would appear to be the best plan. A gymnasium would be added at such time as we could better afiord it or Mr. Frost agree- that it is n necessity. It would seem to me that the academic course with practical op- tions in of more value to pupils in this area than a purely academic course with a $180,000. gymnasium, which most consider an unnecessâ€" ary trill. The young people of this district. have a better oppor- tunity for outdoor exercise than the city pupils, and are not as likely to earn their living by that learned in a gymnasium as by the vocational. options advocated by Mr. Dean. Eustace at forty was overweight So he tried to reduce befom too late. He faund.to escape the middle-age bulge, In kss rich food: he must indulge. M.‘WMdWoflu I have been following with great interest the controversy in your paper over the proposed Thomha'l'l High School. and wish to say that I am thoroughly n no- cord with Mr. Dean. Dear Mr .Editor Let us remind ourselves that we are faced with a large Investment and that it would be a great pity if sufficient funds are not provided to give a balanced education for all to make this investment worth- while. CARL E. HILL, M11. M.O.H We admire the courage of the area High School Board in recom- mending a double gymnasium at a cost of $180,000 for this school, since the province has withdrawn financial support for this also. We agree that a gymnasium should be provided and we are willing to bear the additional expense pro- viding the area is willing to en- dorse the practical options as the first order 01 business. ' This cost might well approxim- ate the direct cost of sending area pupils to other schools to get the practical education not provided in the proposed Thornhill unit. These figures. based on an $8,- 500.000 school area assessment. represent a yearly additional cost to the average area taxpayer of $2.50 and $1.50 respectively. The additional cost of the form- er is estimated by the Department of Education to be $135,000.00. while the additional cost of the lat- ter would be about $80,000.00. 2. Add them in lieu of 3 aca- demic classrooms. 1. Add them to the presently recommended 27 classroom acad- emic unit. The additional cost of four prac- tical classrooms depends upon a decision between the two follow- ing alternatives â€"â€" For these reasons we regret the government’s decision to rescind provincial grant on the construc- tion of classrooms for practical ed- ucation; but neverthelesa we feel that we are investing wisely if we .can have practical options incor- porated now. No further proof of the need of these options is required when we are informed that, since they were added to the curriculum at Rich- mond Hill High School. 100% of the first year students have volun- tarily enrolled in them. Modern domestic life requires knowledge of the use of tools both at the workbench and in the kit- chen. These practical subjects also provide a relief value for some students of lesser academic calibre who would lose interest in straight academic study. I “Dear Mr. Editor" We have also noticed with satis- faction a growing tendency in the province on the part of high school administration to round out the standard academic education with such practical options as wood and metal working for boys and cook- ing. sewing and commercial train- ing for girls. Re: New Thornhill High School Dear Mr. Editor: DEPT. OF HEALTH TWP. OF NORTH YORK We have followed recent arti- cles in your paper concerning the type of secondary school proposed for the Thornhill area. R. W. 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