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Keep Teenagers Out Of Debt Many people in Richmond Hill have expressed concern over Town Council’s decision to hold a referendum in Sep- tember to obtain the verdict of the rate- payers on the Ward System of electing council members and trustees and the local bus service. The opinion has been freely expressed that the people might well have been saved the trouble and expense of a September vote by having the referendum at the same time as municipal elections in early December. Those favoring the September vote have argued that if the Ward Sys- tem is to be used for the coming election the ratificatiOn of the ratepayers is needed in September. People taking the opposite view point out that even if the Ward System is approved by the people it would not have been too ser- ious to postpone its application until the election in December 1961. The Town has entered into an ag- reement for the operation of a local bus service, and one clause of the agree- ment is that the municipality pays any deficit on operation. Such an agree- ment to meet the requirements of law must be ratified by a vote of the elec- tors. However this agreement for the operation of the local bus, has been in operation for more than two years, and if council members could survive with- out legal difficulties for that time, a couple of months more should not be too serious. We agree it would have been much more desirable to hold the referendum at the same time as the Municipal Elec- tion. The expense of the special vote has been estimated at more than $2,000., After‘ hearing of a recent radio commercial, which announced arrange- ments have been finalized by a leading jewellery firm in Toronto to extend credit to juveniles â€" who are on an allowance â€" we feel parents who have not as yet felt the impact of this J- bomb should be warned of this mis- named public service. ‘ We’ve all heard jokes about child- ren who go to the local store and “charge” ice cream cones, bottles of pop or chocolate bars â€" but when it comes to the point of anteing up for such unpredictable accountsueven these could be formidable and give a parent a jolt, we presume. How much more of a jolt would we as parents receive, if we found that the allowance given to our teenage daughters or sons, for school supplies, lunches, clothing or incidentals -â€" was being channelled instead into items of jewellery, typewriters or luxury items? We don’f like the gloomy’implica- tions such a new and revolutionary ar- What next? ‘ An American (U.S.) multi-million- aire, Dr. Lafayette Ronald Hubbard, has devised a machine for listening in to the passions of vegetables and fruit. Tch. Tch. Again we ask, what, next? Well, next is, the Hubbard electron- ometer, when connected to any fruit or vegetable records the normally inau~ dible‘sounds emitted as the subjected is sliced, peeled, diced or crushed. Naturally, this being salad season time of year â€" such a news release conjures up vivid pictorial sentences for editorial repartee . . . For instance, can’t you just im- agine a New Brunswick or Holland Marsh potato snuggling down in the bin with a yam from the south and saying, “You’re sweet” â€" and the yarn yammering right back. “It’s real white of you-all to admit it”? And when we crunch into a radish, is it saying, “You human, I’ll make it MONDAY, AUGUST Ist, I960 RUSSELL LYNETT Town Clerk THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, i'I'hurSday, July 28, 1960 An Independent Weekly: Established 1878 ‘\â€"â€"’ Subscription Rate $3.50 per year: to United States $4.50: 10: single copy Member Audit Bureau of Circulations Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association J. E. SMITH. Editor and Publisher MONA ROBERTSON. Associate Editor “Authorized as second class mail, Post Ofiice Department, 0mm" CIVIC HOLIDAY PROCLAMATION Citizens are requested to govern themselves accordingly. CIVIC HOLIDAY FOR THE TOWN OF RICHMOND HILL September Referendum TOWN OF RICHMOND HILL It is hereby proclaiined that GOD SAVE THE QUEEN will be observed as 013132 liberal Salad Days KEN TOMLIN Mayor and in the present state of the munici- pal tyeasury‘certainy i‘snvvoyth saving. r...- -_ v" We are fearful that the turn-out of voters in a September vote will be dis- appointingly small, and that any ex- pression of opinion will be thedecision of only a small percentage of the rate- payers. It would be too bad to put the people to the trouble and expense of a referendum if only ten per cent of the people turn out to vote. The only pracc tical benefit from a September vote in- stead of one in December is the poss- ible privilege of having the Ward Sysa tem in 1961 instead of in 1962. We don’t think the majority of tax- payers in Richmond Hill are so con- cerned about the Ward System that they want the extra trouble of :1 Sep- tember referendum and the expense on their tax bill. Even at this late date we think the majority of ratepayers would be quite content, and in fact would welcome a change of council policy in regard to the referendum. / There is a very apparent misunder- standing or difference of opinion be. tween council and school board regard‘ ing the Ward System and its applica- tion to trustees. A postponement of the referendum will give time for the two bodies to get together, resolve their differences and clear the air for a decis- ion relating to both council members and trastees. More important still the town treasury will be saved the expense of a special referendum, and council will not be running the risk of an embarass- ingly small vote. rangement conjures up in our mind’s eye. Time enough to establish credit when the student becomes a member of the full-time working or professional force and has a definite salary of his or her own. * What a drab future for teenagers this new credit angle suggests. Those taking advantage of it would not only have to worry about exams, dates and the latest rock’n’roll record -â€" they would have the added burden of respon- sibility only those who carry an elastic credit account know. And think of the risk the jewellery company is taking in extending this credit to juveniles on an allowance -- they cannot legally collect from the juvenile, or the parent, (they say) if payments go into default. As far as we are concerned the national debt is large enough now â€"- without having our teenage boys and girls adding to it. ' hot for you”. And what about the noble green onion â€" Now, every time I take a succulent bite out of one (and all be- cause of Dr. Hubbard’s invention), I’m going to listen to the poor little thing weep as I whisper with fragrant breath, “I cry for you”. The doctor says he plans to double, even treble, the potential food value of the world’s plants -â€" with his electron- ometer. But believe me â€" if I were a vege- table I’d fight right back and crush him with an exclamation something like this, “You’ve skinned me, sliced, peeled diced and mashed me â€" now cut out the rough stuff.” But at that, I don’t suppose it would do much good â€" because the good doctor says he has already record- ed screams for mercy from tomatoes being peeled and bowls from lettuces being sliced. Mr. George Green of Rich- mond Hill has been added to our staff. Mr. Green has been employed with Mr. Harold Mortson of Richmond Hill for the past 12 years. We are fully guaranteeing Mr. Green’s work on any ma- chine. R. R. 3 Bolton Phone 150 FARMERS NOTICE For Dependable Sales & Service Give Us A Call WILLIAMS Service & Supply Dear Mr. Editor: What's the world coming to? Council raiSes our taxes and now decrees that we can’t take in boarders to meet the payments. This Is the last straw. Dear Mr. Editor: I am a widow and have kept a boarder for many years to help meet expenses. Without a board- er with my limited income I just can’t make ends meet and I will have u: give up. I have no wish to be a lawbreaker but I have been worried since reading last week's paper. I don’t know what they do in Russia but this seems a strange law for a free country. What am I to do? Anxious One Note: We suggest you keep on keeping a boarder. The local by- law may be confusing and need clarification but we would be very surprised if any local authority ever interferes, (Ed_.) WANTS AN END T0 CONFUSION Dear Mr. Editor: For many years it has been ap- parent we have by-laws which are not enforced. Now according to last week's “Liberal” we have by- laws that we don't even under- stand. If the members of council, the enforcement officer and solicitor can’t understand what’s contain- ed in the town’s by-laws, how do they expect the people to know what it's all about? Some regulations are necess- ary and desirable in an organized community, but how far can mun- lclpal bureaucracy go? I think it's beyond its limit if it decrees that a householder no longer can have a boarder or roomer. I hope the local authorities at an early date will make a state- ment of policy clearing up this unfortunate confusion. WANT ACTION ON BEVERLEY ACRES DRAIN PROJECT Dear Mr. Editor: “As a Christian Group, we feel we must concern ourselves not only for the spiritual welfare of the people of our Parish and elsewhere, but also their physi- cal and moral well being. The iollowing is a copy of res- olution forwarded to various bodies for action . There is one matter that con- cerns us all, and we are writing, asking for whatever support you can give to remedying this. For some time now the ques- tion of the Beverley Acres drain- age problem has been before us, and despite assurance .of action, there are still few signs of a solution. The lack of proper drainage is causing a health problem as sew- age backs up into the basements of homes. 7711: is causing people to leave our area, and keeping others from moying in. _r mffiévresultant empty houses are bad for the area, and will lead to general deterigratgon.‘ "They’d'eép ditch on Crosby Ave- nue endangers the lives of our children, especially after a_ gtqrm. The whole matter is a blot on our community. No amount of red tape or lack of concern on the part of authorities respon- sgble must be allowad to delay this important_ wgrk. It was the feeling of our Ad- visory Council that Immediate action must be taken to remedy this, and we would urge you to do everything possible to further this work." Since the students rioted in Japan with the end result Presi- dent Eisenhower cancelled his state visit and Prime Minister Kishi resigned. many of us have been wondering what makes these students tick so violently. Spring is traditionally the time the sap begins to run on most campuses. Many a raid on a girls’ dorm and many a cow has been hoisted to the top of a stately steeple, in the spring la! la! in this hemisphere. It's a tense time in Japan also. and even more so, for it is exam- ination-graduation time. March is the end of the school year, with the new school starting in April. If a pupil expects to go to high school or university, en- trance exams must be written and these are highly competitive. Of- ten the rate of applicants to en- trants is 20-1. According to Rodger Talbot who is living in Tokyo, there were only 150 out of an original 1,750 students who were accepted for a particular course at Tokyo University. A friend, who was Successful, had been studying hard at home for two years to pass the entrance examinations. Tenoher Side of Problem “A triend. who is a Professor of Political Science at Waseda University, told me the teacher side of the story." said Mr. Tal- bot. "He says that at Waseda Un- iversity each of 11 departments admits 600 students a year. This year there were about 75,000 applications. In this department there were 11.500 writing en- trance exams; three papers. mak- ing a total of 34,500 papers to mark, in the first set; and 1.200 writing the second set of which 600 shall be admitted." Serials Students Apparently students in coun- tries such as Japan are a serious group and a student movement one to be reckoned with. “Not infrequently does it cause con- oen to the government and to WHAT’S THE WORLD COMING TO? J. Newton-Smith, Rector, The Church of St. Gabriel N0 BOARDERS? Dpea/zing [Jerdanal JAPANESE YOUNG PEOPLE (By Jane Fort Manning) Taxpayer “Dear Mr. Editor” Civis MAY NOT BE BEST COUNCIL, BUT NOT THE WORST Dear Mr. Editor: After reading some of the more recent letters sent to you criti- cizing Council for the increased tax rate. I am left wondering: (a) As Council controls only 25% of the tax dollar. why these brave sharpshooters don't direct a little of their fire at the people who spend nearly 80% of it â€" namely our local Schooeroard. (b) How anyone worth his salt will stand for Council only to be exposed to ill-informed criticism based on half truths and slanted facts presented by heavily biased windbags. (c) How the people criticizing Council loudest for the high tax rate can, in the same letter. urge them to increase it still further by promoting costly ventures such as municipality paid parking lots in their own localities when other business taxpayers have paid for and provided their own, and - (d) What tremendous new bro- jects the present Council has in- itiated to account for the tax increase. As far as I am aware they have held the line better than any Council in recent years and our higher taxes are to pay for work undertaken by previous Councils. The awards of public service are few and appreciation of honâ€" est and conscientious efiort is not one of them. This may not be the best Council any munici- pality ever had. but it is certainâ€" ly far from the worst and shows some symptoms of a reassuring resistance to the demands of vo- cal minority pressure_ groups. It is interesting to note, from last week’s Liberal, that at last one member of Richmond Hill's Town Council has come out strongly in favour of taxpayers’ money being spent locally, when possible. 7 The next one could be worse. It could include a windbag. Yours truly, Joyce M. Mason. 332 McConvey Drive, Richmond Hill a Dear Mr. Editor Councillor Howard Whillans,‘ who was one of the three mem¢ bers of Council who opposed spending of $22,000 on renova- tion of the municipal building, on which many thousands were spent a few years ago. has ob- jected to the principle of giving the job of renovation to one con- tractor without calling for ten- ders. Taxpayers - whose doi- lars will pay for the work - will recall that Town Council divided three and three on going ahead with the renovation, with the Mayor giving the green light to the proposition with his casting vote. They will also recall that the job was awarded on a cost plus ten per cent for overhead, plus ten per cent for profits, basis, without tenders being call- ed for. Other members of Coun- cil seem to have forgotten three important points or if they re- membered them do not appear to have backed up the Whilians pro~ test. COMMENDS COUNCILLOR WHILLANS FOR STAND 0N TOWN HALL ALTERATIONS The first is a question: Was‘ this work absolutely necessary under present conditions. espec- ially in a year when taxpayers have been faced with a stagger- ing tax increase? This question is given further point when it is recalled that part of the reason for the renovation is to provide alternate space for an Indusâ€" trial Commission office â€" a pro- ject which is already costing Richmond Hill taxpayers $16,900 a year â€" or over half a mill on their taxes. The question be- comes even more pointed when it is recalled that the Council can apparently find neither time or imoney for the provision of des- Recently in Korea a student movement was abie to cause the downfall of a strong police-sup- ported government. In Turkey they caused government changes, too. the authorities who seek to keep order,”oommentrsi Mr. Talhog. The Japanese 9 young people appear to be a most artistic group. Witness the decorative snakeiike formations of their mil- itant marching as they demon- strated against the United States- Japan treaty. They are also gay and gregarious, and a caravan tour in a group to trumpet a cause is common. In some areas, especially am- ong deprived folk. communism appears to be strong and popuâ€" lar in theory. As Others See Us It is a disapointment to Mr. Talbot to find little genuine ad- miration for Canada. The Jap- anese seem to sense an aloof- ness to all non-white, non-angloc saxon peoples whether in regard to immigration. trade. foreign students, etc. "While Canada is famous for her wide borders, she is not too well known for her broad minds and large hearts," the writer, complains. Well. I don't know much about trade between the two countries but I certainly am acquainted with a lot of ‘made in Japan' pro- ducts in most of our stores. But material considerations aside, I wonder if we can't learn something of what self-dedicaâ€" tion and application means from the Japanese students. They certainly seem to study harder than most Canadian young peopv ie I know. Of course all of us want our young people to become well- rounded personalities with plen- ty of time for relaxation and en- joyment, but sometimes I wonder if we’re getting across to them that studying calls for self-dis- cipline and self-dedication. I4, perately needed facilities such as downtown parking space. The second point is that, in ordinary justice to all those en. gaged in building or construction activities in Richmond Hill, they should all have had an appor- tunity to submit a tender. The third point is that tax- payers, whose dollars will pay for this work, have no assurance that the job is being done at the lowest possible price. Council should have remembered that it was dealing with public - not private - funds and for that rea- son should have been cautious in its actions. Flattering - and perhaps a tri- fle amusing - was the comparison made by Mayor Tomlin with the City of Toronto while Councillor Whillans’ protest was being voicâ€" ed before Council. "They are ruthless and buy where they can buy the cheapest,” your news- paper reports the Mayor as say- ing. So, apparently, Richmond Hill should follow suit in spite of any other considerations, es- pecially the one which might have to do with the giving of work to local citizens. Incident- ally, “Toronto-worship" is not an unknown factor in the mun- icipal building. Mayor Tomlin might be interested to learn that purchases in Toronto are made from that building which can be made right in Richmond Hill it; ifié éamé price or less. This is not guess-work. It is provable fact. Members of the Yonge Street Business and Professional Assoc- iation do not believe that be- cause a business is located in a municipality it is. as a matter of right, entitled to any job or ales which comes up. irregardless of price. Taxpayers as a body are entitled to the benefit of “good shopping." just the same as an individual. But they do believe that, all other things be- ing equal, local taxpayers and local suppliers and local labour should get the_pr_efe1:ence_._ It may be asked why this as- sociation is taking such a keen interest in matters such as this. The reason is simple â€" just as simple as it is for the taxpayer in Beverley Acres or Pleasant- ville or any other section of the town. It has been pointed out on previous occasions that the down- town business people contribute a very large sum to civic fin- ances, many of them paying taxes three times and all of them, even renters, paying taxes twice. They foresee the situation get- ting worse before it gets bet- ter. They can forecast the ef- fect] â€" a possibly disastrous one â€" in the town's industrial development and economy. 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