The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

Addition of judges to handle the ever-increasing number of cases should be of considerable help in lessening delays in hearings. Changes in the jurisdiction of courts should also be of major consequence in a. speed-up. Major changes in Ontario courts, which should contribute considerably to the smoother and speedier opera- tion of judicial affairs, are indicated in legislation introduced by Hon. Kelso Roberts. Attorney-General of Ontario, recently. Recommendations of Eric Silk, assistant deputy attor- ney-general, who conducted an in- vestigation of the county and district court system last fall, are embodied in the new legislation. During 1960 York County Coun- cil engaged Magistrate Johnston Ro- berts of Niagara Falls to make a survey 'of policing in York County. Action arose because of a belief that police services might be improved and money saved by the amalgama- tion of all municipal forces into a county force, responsible for polic- ing of the whole county. An exceed- ingly comprehensive report was pre- pared by Magistrate Roberts and laid before county council. As the end cf the year was approaching it was con- sidered wise to lay the report over (or further consideration in 1961. That, we repeat. was in 1960. No action was taken by county council during 1961 until November. At that time Magistrate Roberts was brought back to resexplain his report to old and new members of county council â€" all of whom were within weeks of facing their local electors. Obviously, there wasn’t a chance in the world of the report being dealt with at that time. Not a single word of explanation was given by the 1961 warden and county commissioners as to the reason for failure to bring the report before council before the dy- While we have every sympathy with the desire of the students to niSe money â€"- a task that they will find more and more burdensome as they go out into the world â€"â€" there are other angles to be considered. The profits made through the sale of such items via dispenser would go to an- other municipality to help with its taxes â€"â€" not the ones which have to pay for the maintenance of area high schools. Merchants in the district covered by the York Central high school system, with other taxpayers, pay heavily for the educational fac- ilities provided for the younger peOple of the area. In all common- 2 THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thursiigy. 8, 1962 Members of the York Central District High School Board are to be COYnmended on their decision not to adopt a suggestion that paper, pens Ind related stationery items should be sold to students through an auto- matic dispenser, with 20 per cent of the gross going to the students’ cauncil. It had one inflexible regulation. The total income of the recipient must not exceed a certain fixed Imount. The limit was low. If the recipient had an income from any source which, plus war veterans’ all0wance, took the combined total over the permissible maximum, then the war veterans’ allowance was re- duced accordingly. Many a veteran, Anxious to augment the skimpy allow- mce, has found himself penalized and has had to suffer a deduction each A bitter and long-drawn-out fight by the Canadian Legion years ago law the introduction of what became commonly known as the “burnt-out pension". Officially called “War Vet- erans Allowance”, it was far from munificent. But it did at least make In improvement on the workhouse or other; forms of public charity. TheSe people â€" 29,000 of them -â€"are the men and women who have served, and their dependents. and are for some reason unable to compete in the labour market. They have no dISability, such as wounds, for which they can draw a pension. But, re- member, they served when they were neededâ€"in many cases to their own grave disadvantage. The facts are simpleâ€"and bit- ingly heartless. For they make vic- time of those least able to fight for themSelves. The fact that two and two still make four, even in this age of high- speed computers, will be of little com- fort to those elderly recipients of Federal Government veterans’ and widows’ allowances who are being made “guinea-pigs” in a 1962-type demonstration of that truth. 4‘â€" An Independent Weekly: Established 1878 cu I. Subscription Rate $3.50 per year; to United States $4.50; 10c Member Audit Bureau of Circulations Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association J. E. SMITH, Editor and Publisher W. S. COOK. Managing Editor “Authorized as second class mail. Post Office Department, Ottawa.” $10 (Eb: lihzral for failure to bring the Is the farce of 196] to be re- counci] before the dy- peated in 1962? Juqicial_ Speed - up mts in the district There is no suggestion of insul- York Central high arity in protecting the business of ith other taxpayers, local merchants. But there is a con- the educational fac- siderable amount of common-sense for the younger in protecting the business of local ea. In all common- taxoayers. Force Or Farce? sense, they are entitled to the profits which are returned in part in the form of taxation to local school authorities to maintain schools. Some years ago the school board in a neighbouring town found that the sale of Christmas cards was be» ing encouraged by teachers, who pushed their selling efforts to a ridic- ulous length, to such an extent that four-fifths of their trade was lost by local, tax-paying merchants. Adding insult to injury, the money raised was used for a purpose which, on examination, proved to have little beneficial effect on education. The practice was restricted and merchants were put in a position to handle trade, to which they were justifiably entitled, without unfair competition. ing moments of the year. It was again referred to next year’s council. That, we repeat, was in 1961. Already two months of the year 1962 have gone. Two sessions of county council have been held. There has been no action whatsoever to bring the report before council. It is doubtful whether the members who have taken their seats for the first time have seen the report. There will not be another session of county council until June. This is in no sense of the word a commentary on the merits and de- merits of the proposal for a county police force. But it is a definite criticism of a type of administration which lets an important report lie dormant for a year and then brings it to light at the end of a year. when obviously it would be foolish to deal with it. There are two important questions to be answered: The change is a healthy one. All other courts are staffed by highly trained men with, in the majority of cases, many years of experience to their credit. There would appear to be many good reasons why a similar policy should be adopted for juvenile and family courts and the present system of filling vacancies on a poli- tical basis should be abolished. An important amendment con- cerns the Juvenile and Family Courts Act. It will provide full-time trained judges for these courts. The government will have the power to apportion salaries and expenses among the municipalities being serv- ed by a judge, so that these will not have to be borne in their entirety by one municipality. Why did the warden and com- missioners of 1961 let the report lie dormant for the entire year, only bringing it to light at the end of the year? That was the promise. The actu- ality is that they are in effect being fined ten dollars a month. Common justiceâ€"to say nothing whatsoever about gratitude and promisesâ€"should lead Prime Minister Diefenbaker to a speedy reconsideration. We believe that the people of Canada, justly proud of their nation’s treatment of ex-service men and women in gen- eral, will endorse such action heartily. Surely, to any government which permits such a situation, the prom- ises of yesterday must have a hollow ring. Men and women were told that they and their dependents would not be permitted, by a grateful country, to suffer as a result of their service. a widow is just the same as it was before the old age pension was in- creased. Every old age pensioner, without exception, except the man who served and his dependents, is ten dollars a month better off. The wealthy man drawing his old age pension gets ten dollars a month moreâ€"the widow of a veteran gets in total just exactly what she got before the increase. And now the “unkindest cut of all” has been made. Recognizing the decreasing value of the dollar, the Federal Government has increased the old age pension ten dollars a month. But, as that increase takes those receiving war veterans’ allow- ance over the maximum, the equivaâ€" lent ten dollars a month is lopped off the war ‘veterans’ allowance. Result -â€"the total received by a veteran or month over a long period to com- pensate for trying to live a little better than a starvation rate allowed. But there were Ottawa’s rulesâ€"and they had to be followed. F. J. PICKING, News Editor .‘u I. .1 10c single copy ,X In a policy switch made pub- ,lic just prior to press time the Federal Government announced lthat recipients of the war veter- ans allowance 70 and over will be able to receive the full am- }ount of the recent $10.00 in- Mcrease in old axe and blind pen- Nelerans Full Pension The Pajevic family was sponsored by a group of Thornhill United Church people. Mrs. Lambert of Paul Street took a personal interest in this family and made herself responsible for seeing that they found a place in the community. Stefica Pajevic is the widowed mother of two fine boys, Dusan and Bronislav. Their new home is at 2770 Yonge Street, Mrs. Pajevic, a well educated woman, daughter of a "Jugoslavian professor, works as a maid at Shouldice surgery on John Street. Dusan works as a draughts- man at the department of transport. Bronislav is a grade eleven student at Thornhill High School. All attend the United Church. Dusan and his mother go to night school to improve their English. Dusan is head of the family since his father engineer was kill- ed in Jugoslavia. In order to see to it that his mother arrives safely 'at her job at Shouldice surgery, he bought a little Volkswagen and drives her there every morning himself before going to work. These two young men are full of ambition and drive. Dusan’s hobby is reading and collecting postcards from diff- erent countries, but his ambition is to get his senior matriculation so he can plan on being a civil engineer. Gymnastics is Bronislav’s special claim to achieve- ment and anyone who has seen him perform at the Thornhill High School knows that he is good at it. He also has ambition to go to Ryerson Institute to follow up his interest in chemistry. The Pajevics like their adopted country also, and as far as Dusan and Bron- islav are concerned, they agree that Canada is their land of opportunity. TREES I LOVE AND REMEMBER Trees are companionable. When I think of them I feel myself surrounded by a multitude of magicians, friends and workers who continually give of their beauty and strength. Every tree has its own partic- ular beauty. I remember only one oak tree. It was truly a Monarch of the Wood. As a child, I passed it on'the way to and from school. In the fall, when this glorious tree was aflame with color, and the ground was covered with acorns, many a time I was late com- ing home because I had to fill my lunch bucket with the brown nuts with the quaint little caps. This tree had an enormous girth and it must have been at least a hundred feet tall. I remember the beech tree too. It is often called Mother of the Forest or Ma- donna of the Woods; it is a very gracious looking tree. And there is no finer gold than that found in the Autumn beech leaf. The nuts are sweet and meaty. No other tree spreads such a lovely carpet of rustling brown leaves. To my mind, the elm tree is the most beautiful tree on the landscape. It always seems to stand aloof from the other trees. Even when it is part of a small group, it gives you the impression that it is only casually interested in the others, and might walk away from them anytime. The elm tree is a real individual among trees. Whoever heard of an elm woods? I love the birch too, mainly because there are so many around the cottage. The birch tree is the real “Lady of the Woods”. The silvery whiteness of the bark, the slender form of the tree, the smallness of the leaves and the feathery nature of the branches give the birch a fairy-like appearance that adds beauty to any place it grows. Trees have brought me much comfort and consolation. I thank God for them. Luigi and Carolina Bencic are living at 118 Henderson Avenue with their family of six children. Josephine, age 15 - Alex 13 â€"â€" Charlie 11 â€"â€" Maria 7 â€" Gabriella 5 and Johnny 2. In the fall of 1960 the children began their school life at St. Luke’s Separate School, and the father went to his new job as maintenance man-at St. Michael's Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Bencic have attended night school in order to alleviate their language difficplties. While Luigik Bencic works hard to provide for his growing family, Carolina spends all her time caring for the family, and sewing and knitting. Josephine is a good knitter, also . . . and in the summer time she goes baby sitting. Brother Alex has a paper route and is doing well with it. The Bencics say they like it here, and are grate» ful to the people who have helped them to adjust. slons‘ THE BENCIC FAMILY AND THE PAJEVIC FAMILY â€" WHAT ARE THEY DOING NOW? World Refugee Year has come and gone. And among the ‘many communities, Thornhill was one who volunteered to establish two families in a new land. The two J ugoslavian families who came to Thornhill during World Refugee Year are slowly but surely making their adjustments to a Canadian way of life. It will be two years in June when the Bencic family arrived at Thornhill. They were sponsored by a com- mittee representing a group of Thornhill citizens un- der the chairmanship of Robert Poulter of Thorn- bank Road, Thornhill. Mrs. ‘Regan of Elmbank was responsible for getting them integrated into the community. Someone once said that prosperity was a good teacher but adversity was a better one. If one has never known misfortune he would see no virtue in adversity. I feel sure that many of us have known hardships in one form or another. Today we are sur- rounded by things . . . so many in fact that we can hardly find ourselves amongst them. How to get to find ourselves? We really have to go back to the time when we didn't own so much and what we had mostly was the desire to get on. We knew our friends and we knew our strengths and our weaknesses. We dreamed dreams and hitched our wagon to a star,‘ and believed that somehow we would get there if only we tried hard enough. Prosperity gives no in- centives like that. People react differently to pros- perity. The foolish may become more foolish and the cowardly more cowardly but in the majority of people, adversity builds character and develops talents. We have to find ways and means. If we have everything, why bother? If we are always sure of our place in life, and always knew where our next meal came from, we would become pampered and spoiled. However I do not mean that the good things of prosperity shouldn’t be wished for, but we ought to admire the good things that adversity calls forth. Anyone who can handle his hardships can usually handle his pros- perity. dmbling - WHICH IS THE BEST TEACHER? By Elisabeth Kelson The audden change in govem- ment policy was revealed in the Commons by Veterans Affairs Minister Gordon Churchill. This newspaper is happy to see that the Federal Government has seen {it to give our veterans the same pension raise accorded other Canadians. “The pressures and distrac- fions of the cny are huensefl said Rev. Dr. A. E. MacKenzie, superintendent of home mis- fions,speaking to York Presby- tery of the United Church of Canada in Queensville recently. He was speaking on the subject of the difficulties facing churchâ€" es in the downtown areas of Toronto. fie also said that the Unfied Church had been sup- porting a number of charities in the city such as clothing cen- tres, and it was noted that York Presbytery was sending clothes \to these centres Iands< autun The ses a! l. G tario, 2. tree. 3. A Large ‘ 4. it E. Re 5. l Mrs. I 6. ‘water. inn' .1 Rev. Gordon Winch of Oak Ridges was also a speaker at the meeting. As convenor of evangelism and social service. he spoke on a number of social issues, including the Royal York lHotel. Following the dinner meeting the new business course was conducted - the first lecture be- ing on organizing a business. The instructor was the well known local lawyer, Donald Plax-ton who in past years has been an active member of the jaycees. The business centre will be conducted after every dinner meeting - the lst and 3rd. Tues- days in each month - and will cover such subjects as manage- ment, financing, taxing, insur- ance, marketing and public re- lations. Course Chairman J. Featvherstone expects a large at- tendance and would welcome enquiries from interested bus- inessmen outside the jaycee group. Rev. Harold Davies of Maple, speaking on behalf of the Chris- tian education committee, spoke of the new adult study book ‘which, along with a number of other new publications. will be part of the United Church's cur- riculum next year. The Jaycees meeting on the 20th was addressed by Mrs. Lumb from the Chinese com- munity in Toronto and her daughter entertained the group. with some traditional Chinese dances. Chairman for the meet- ing was Jaycee F. Baker who is this year’s Brotherhood chair- man. The Richmond Hill Junior Chamber of Commen‘ce got Bro- therhood Week off to a flying start by interviewing the foun-i der - Rev. R. Jones - on their radio program on February 18th. Local Ministers Are Speakers At York Presbytery It was pointed out that a number of observatiompractice schools were being held. The purpose of the schools is to instruct church and Sunday School teachers in teaching classes. Rev. Dr. James Davies of Sutton West, convenor of the information and stewardship committee, gave a report on a recent conference on Church's Mission. York Presbytery mem- bers decided to arrange a meet- ing to discuss their Church mission. ‘ In recent sessions the Toronto and York Roads Commission has made it plain that it will take on road-s only at its own discretion, so that the move of getting the road on the special roads committee list does noth- ing more than comply with meaningless county council pro- cedure. At county council meeting last week Richmond Hill’s re- presentatives put through a mo- tion which results in the road again getting on the list of the Special Roads Advisory Com- mittee - an apparently empty gesture which at least complies with the county’s rules of pro- cedure. ‘ SEEKS INFORMATION . ON PIONEER. FAMILY |Dear Mr. Editor, For what it's worth, Bayview Avenue is back in York County hands again. In spite of a val- iant fight by Deputy Reeve Tom Broadhurst, assisted by Reeve Floyd Perkins and Reeve Wilfred Dean and Deputy Reeve Lawson Mumberson of Mark- ham Township. efforts to get it handled by Toronto and York Roads Commission this year were unavailing. Locallaycees Brotherhood Wk. Bayview 0n List1 In County Again Effect Is Small! I wonder if any of your manyl readers might have some infor- mation regarding Richard Van- derburgh or his descendants. I| shall be very grateful for anyl information or assistance that might be forthcoming. Wallace E. McLeod. Middlesex College. ‘ University of Western! Ontario, London. Ontario. I am trying to find out some information about my great great grandfather, Richard Van- derburgh who was born in 1797 and died in 1869; he was either born in Richmond Hill or was brought there by his parents as an infant. All his life he farm- ed just south of Richmond Hill, first at Vaughan 1:40, later at Markham 1:43. I received a letter from a dis- tant cousin recently which said; "Several years ago they had quite an article about grand- father in the newspaper edited in Richmond Hill called “The Liberal." This cousin is 84 years old, and I don’t know what she means by “several years ago." 'ear '- Edda"; Our fj/ay/u/ CAi/c/ren RMATION It was June in February when the horticultural society presented its annual camera night and the winning pictures of the Colour Photography Contest. President Spence Ur- quhart opened the meeting and introduced the contest chair- man, Mr. Tom Lambert. The entries had been judged by two experts in this field. members of the Toronto Guild of Colour Photography, Mrs. J. Goodwin and Mrs. A. Burnand. They judged on the basis of the standards of the Photography Society of America and these standards Mr. Lambert explain- led as he proceeded with the showing of the slides. 4. Autumn scene in Ontario E. Redelmeier. 5. Winter scenes in Ontario Mrs. E. Redelmeier. .V7.. ."0 °.V-.. v...uuu.u.u° ALHHLA 1. General gardeniview in On- ship and inspiration in all hor- tario, R. D. Little. ticultural endeavours and it is 2. A single plant, flower or a great pleasure to all his fel- tree. W. J. Large. low - members and friends that 3. An individual bloom, W. J. he has been so honoured. Large. The president announced 4. Autumn scene in Ontario. that the Spring Fair with its E. Redelmeier. theme. “Canadiana” will be held 5. Winter scenes in Ontario. on Saturday. April 14, in the Mrs. E. Redelmeier. Lions Community Hall. Refresh- 6. Ontario scene featuring ments were served by Miss water. E. Redelmeier. Doris Leno and her committee. a) Téchnique: Exposure, fo- cus, depth of focus - area of sharpness. It was so easy to forget the stormy winter outside as there appeared on the screen, in glor- ious colour, the gardens and landscapes of last summer and autumn. These were shown in 7 clas- ses apd the winners were: b), Composition: Pleasing ar- rangegnent, placing in frames. II-l HERBERT R. BUTT c) Impact; Lighfing asflaflcié- finite factor, interest. Prime Minister Diefenbaker sort of left himself liable to capital punishment when he asked: “Should war come, are we going to arm Canadians with bows and arrows?" . . . What Arrows? A lot of home-owimers aire ready for therrpbilif-Hofisé now. ' Russian scientists have established that there is ice on the moonâ€"thus simplifying the supply problem for their cosmonauts. They only need to take the Vodka. A women’s club in Upper Broughton, England, made the news when members started a fund-raising campaign by contributing a penny for every inch of their waist-lines. . . . Sort of a foundation fund? A recent defence report says it will only take thirty minutes for the United States to deliver atomic warheads to our Bomarc bases in an emer- gency. . . . An emergency like the Russians de- livering theirs in fifteen? The Dominion Brewer’s Association describes Ontario’s “new look” in beer bottles as the Amber Compact. The DBA obviously has a female-type press agent who thinks a little-brown-jug is a molasses bottle. Quebec has asked Ottawa to approve a proâ€" vincial lottery plan. The odds in the lottery will probably be considerably less than their chances of getting it. An American chemist predicts we will soon have hogses made of plastic poured from a barrel. . Anybody can ride in space-â€"according to {the doctors who examined astronaut John Glenn Jr. after his return to earth. . . . Anybody, that is, with a loose $400 million. The official opening of the La Cantina Italian Restaurant, Yonge St. 8., featured free pizza for everyone . . . and “organ music”. It was a real gasser! 24 Elizabeth St. Richmond Hill econ O Yesterday’s news is not INSURANCE With vitamins they’re daily fed To make them strong from toe to head; The stress is on the kind of food That makes a lively, peppy brood: Of course, sometimes, a parent will Just wonder if there’s not a pill They might occasionally inject To have the opposite effect. DEPENDABLE SERVICE Telephone â€" Robert D. Little Warm congratulations were offered to Mr. R. D. Little whenl it was announced that the Sil- ver Medal, the highest award of the Ontario Horticultural As- sociation has been approved for; him. Mr. St. Clair Tennant came particularly to make this 1announcement and the award” will be made at the annual con- vention on March 15 & 16 at Niagara Falls. Mr. Little has long given outstanding leader- ship and inspiration in all hor- ticultural endeavours and it is a great pleasure to all his fel- -u-u-u-u- I- u. 1.0.u-u.‘ Members are reminded that it is not too early to begin taking pictures for next years contest. 7. A small section of your garden, R. D. Little. - Best in show, W. J. Large. Following the presentation of prizes a camer clinic was held. Mrs. A. Hussey of the Toronto Guild and Mrs. E. Redelmeier had brought their cameras of the latest single lense reflex type and such technical equip- ment as is needed to take good flower pictures, special lenses. tubes and extensions and the best type of tripod. They were most generous, answering ques- tions, giving explanations and suggestions. necessarily dead Toronto, Ontario EMpire 2-3456 by George Mayes 112 Yonge St. Toronto Enioy Sunday Movies I: Richmond 884 - 7632 Continuous Daily from 7 l6 p.m. on Saturdays) BGYER-BUCHHOLZ Saturday. Children's Matinee Mon., Tues., Wed. March 12, 13, 14 TECHNICOLOR‘ Irv-WARN ER BROS PICK UP & DELIVERY Cunang ALAN Thurs., Fri., Sat March 8, 9, 10 Adult MOVING A SPECIALTY This Sunday March 11 from 5.30 pm. RICHMOND DELIVERY SERVICE Radio Dispatched from 7 pm. mum-unam- [mm-mum: also ertainment