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Then he gets on his tractor and starts plowing, and if you watch him closely you will know that he told only half the truth. Spring plowing is to prepare the soil, yes. but it is also to prepare the man. He. too. has to get winter out of his bones. He has to get the sun into him again. and the wind. He has to know April if he is to know May and July and September. The reason for spring plowing. the countryman will tell you. and look you in the eye when he says it. is to turn the soil and prepare a seed- bed. He will go on. perhaps, and say that you plow as soon as the frost is out of the ground and it’s dry enough to “get: in" so you will be ready to plant oats early. or corn. or grass. He believes that. 80" which created Metropolitan Tor- onto and. at the same time. told the fringe communities that they were, whether they liked it or not, subser- Xient to the Metropolitan Toronto Planning Boaird. 7 7 English, if the Hill or Vauuhan or Markham want to make any plan- nimr move they must go. hat in hand, to Metro tn gel its pernfission. Realizing that planning. to fill its role properly. must New! over a Whether they realize it or not, Richmond Hill residents are, in one way. “second class citizens”. They are not alone. Citizens of other municipalities such as Markham and Vaughan Townships are in exactly the same position. In their cases the supposed right to direct their own affairs is non-existent. All three municipalities â€" and others on the fringe of Metro â€"- are keenly con- cerned with planning and develop- ment. Their councils and planning boards are working constantly at the job of building stable and balanced communities, standing on their own feet. paying their own bills. develop- ing their own character, shaping their way of life to their own desires and standards. But over them all is the Metro- politan Toronto Planning Board. And back of it is the famous “Bill One simple fact should be re- membered. A thousand homes will unquestionably result in at least a thousand new pupils having to be educated that will call for at least thirty new school rooms. Besidfi the There is a degree of validity in the suggestion that an improvement in the industrial development picture might result. But â€"â€" dare the town- shin take a chance without somethiml a little more substantial as a guaran- tee? Members of Markham Town- ship’s Council and Planning Board showed commendable caution in deal- ing with the oroposal. Speaking plainly. it was left in the air. Markham Township Council and Planning Board recently received, for the second time, a proposition from subdividers which would lead to the erection of a thousand homes in the area on Yonge Street to the south of No. 7 highway. In place of the usual payment of $625 a lot for the provis- ion of services by the municipality. the subdividers offered to construct a sewage system and disposal plant. at an estimated cost of around $700,000. This, it was claimed, would brighten the picture in con- nection with the large acreage of inâ€" dustrial land on the former jail farm. which the City of Toronto endeavour- ed tofldispose of some time aqo. The spirit of hope pervading the Jaster message seems to have a deeper meaning in this part of the world as nature plays its wondrous role. As the sombre purple shrouds are removed in places of worship. nature seems to be carrying out a “You are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, Who was crucified. He has risen. He is not here. . . . But go, tell His diaciples . . . that He goes before you." The theme of Easter is graphic- ally depicted in these words of a young man found seated inside the tomb where the body of Jesus had been laid on the day commemorated as Good Friday: We're Second Class Citizens If Christmas is the most joyous religious festival of the year for Christians, surely Easter is the most significant as they behold Jesus Christ born of a tomb so that man may rise unto God’s life. An Independent Weekly: Established 1879 9c? l. 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 THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thursday. AP“: “Authorized as second ciass mail. Post Office Department. Ottawa" Threat 'I'o Markhamiies The Easieriide Theme 01hr liberal Spri PI He plows. and the mild sun beats down, the robins strut. the brook just across the way prattles and shim- mers. He is working with the soil again. the soil and the season. But â€" and this is the other half of the truth â€" the Soil and the season are also working with him. The earth belongs to him again, but he also be- longs to the earth â€" Times. ,u V- _ u u.un‘.u unuu lulu, the smell of it, the look, the feel. It isn’t quite the same as it was when he walked the furrow behind a team of horses and felt the earth beneath his feet. But he still feels it. as he feels the morning. as he hears the blackbirds. as he smells the fresh- turned earth. So he plows his land. He turns the clean, straight furrows and some- thing of the soil is nlowed into him. in a recent pv‘h‘ic addreu the Hill‘s Planning Director Harold Deeks pointed out this situation to a group of resuonsible citizens. They were shocked and surprised to learn that they were. in effect, second class citizens and without the control of their own affairs they thou'zht they had. The sooner the qeneral public becomes aware of this fart tho "refi- er the hope of getting the situation A fundamental of democratic government is the principle of repre- sentation of the governed. In the case of the fringe municipalities it has been gravely abused in connec’ fion with planning. Municipal heads have objected to this Rituation. but without results to date. Canada has a “Bill of Richts". It almost looks as if somebody should remind +he Ontario Government'that it’s lime to adont one for +he frinnre municinalitips in r‘onnection with their nlanninq. restorinrr them to first class cifi'mnshin f-‘om their presâ€" ent secoud class rating. wide area. that might not be too ser- ious a point. But what is serious is the fact that fringe municipalities have no say in the matter. Richmond Hill, for instance, has no representa- tion on the board which can place an absolute veto on any of its plans. There is no need to encourage the other kind. We repeat that it is time to worry about taxpayers and not the profits of subdividers who have no permanent stake in the com- munitv. This paper has repeatedly urged â€" and will continue to urge -â€" the need for a strong and enforceable by- law which will control development of subdivisions on balanced lines, and will not leave property owners to carâ€" ry a crippling load of taxation after the subdividers have left town with their profits. It has been ‘proVed that there are a few subdividers who will "play ball". Municipal tax rates are now be- ing struck. As one after another apâ€" pears it reveals the height to which school costs, both capital and main- tenance have chrnbed. The need for balanced assessrnent, residentiah in- dustrial and commercial. becomes mmummwfimmwymflmmm- inond IIfll provides a shfiking ex- ample. Need Markham became an- other? original cost of the school or schools, a very large sum will be required an- nually for upkeep. It is now a well- recognized fact that low-assessment residences do not provide enough tax- ation to cover all the costs which are created -â€" schools, police, fire pro- tection and many others. A truth that has particular ap- plication today is that Jesus gave up His life for all peoples, regardless of race or color. Eastertide is a fitting occasion for renewed efforts to bring about understanding. tolerance and brotherhood among people living at a time of world tension and conflict. mission to purge out the old life for the new. Warmer weather takes away the last traces of snow, the good earth burgeons in fresh colors and trees burst forth in buds. The faith of Christians is strengthened through Scriptural read- ings which attest that Jesus over- came death. No sceptics. agnostics or rationalists ever doubted more the truth of Jesus proving His divinity by resurrection than His own disci- ples. Thomas, the prince of doubters, would not believe until he had put his hand on the side of the body of Jesus. F. J. PICKING. News Editor 7” L n‘ 10c single copy Whoever makes a garden grow in beauty for the passerby. Whoever plants a little plot of color open to the sky. Whoever spares an hour of leisure water- ing some little seeds, or works upon the soil with pleasure ridding flowers of binding weeds. Whoever lets the rosebush ramble on an outer wall so that the scent will bring a fragrant memory to all. Whoever sets a daffodil to flourish in the open grass has been of service in a quiet way to all who pass. When she attended the 46th Universal Esperanto Movement in Enrrland in 1961. Mrs. Henderson was much impressed bv the qualitv of leadership in the World Esperanto Movement. Many men and women of prestige in law, medicine, education, business and government were there. A number of people have asked Mrs. Henderson if there is an Esperanto Move- ment in Canada. Her answer is yes, and the address of the Canadian Esperanto Movement is Box 8. Mc- Master University. Hamilton, Ontario. There are three stages in learning: (A) A gen- eral working knowledge that enables you to corres- pond with people in other countries, to visit them and understand them if you travel. Allow 40 to 60 hours. (B) A satisfying linguistic ability that will help you to converse and write with fluency and ease in all normal situations. Allow 60 to 200 hours. (C) You Will acquire the artistic touch that will make it poss- ible to create Esperanto works yourself and enjoy translated works from almost every country in the world. Esperanto is a distinguished language. cap- able ongreat dramatic power. Allow 200 hours and un.‘ Esperanto is already being taught in 400 schools of 37 countries to over 4,000 pupils. Thirty-one univ- ersities have lectureship chairs. One of the big ad- vantages of a language like Esperanto is that it is the only neutral language extensively in use today that pervades all realms of thought and communication and is easy to learn. Studying alone, individuals have been able to acquire a working knowledge of it. 130- lated groups in the countries less naturally developed than ours have mastered it. Mrs. Henderson points out that there is a real need for a language like Esperanto. Language diffi- culties have been the main barrier between the nat- ionalities. The movement of Esperanto is strong in Europe and Japan, but Canadians and Americans are behind because they are only beginning to realize the need for closer international co-operation. The ad- vantage of Esperanto over the English language is that it is easy to learn, and can be learned in a short time instead of over a period of years. All it takes is to learn a little Esperanto, buy a pocket dictionary in Esperanto and you can go to any of these countries, Argentina, Italy, J ugoslavia or Poland . . . write or phone the Esperanto Association or a local Esperanto club, and make contacts with people who might share your vocational interests. This certainly would make travelling in a strange country much easier. Mrs. Henderson feels that the time is coming when the need for a world language will be one of the topics of discussion at the United Nations, and it will be up to the governments and the people to spur them on. was approached by the North York Branch of the United Nation Association to help promote the cause of Esperanto. Under their sponsorship, Mrs. Hen- derson launched her first Esperanto course, and already people from Newmarket, King City and Aur- ora are excited over this wonderful language. Inci- dentally, the meaning of Esperanto is “One Who hopes”. - JLyA my; ESPERANTO WOULD BE A GOOD INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE â€" SAYS DOROTHY HENDERSON Mrs. Dorothy Henderson of King City Is the author of two books, one being a character study of half a dozen well known peoole, called “FOR THE GREATER GLORY” for which she received an hon- orary diploma from the United Mexican States Social Action Administration signed by the Director- General of Social Action and her other book is a col- lection of essays called “I LIVE AND MOVE”. Her widely read article, “The World Of Esperanto,” was published in the February 15th edition of the United Church Observer. “Esperanto has been a pleasant hobby for me,” declares Mrs. Henderson, “1 find it a pleasant tonic to the mind and spirit in this confused age in which we live.” If you‘ve never heard of Esperénto/there is a pleasant surprise in store for you. Mrs. Henderson WHA’I‘ HAVE WE DONE T0 EASTER? First of all, we have gone quite a long way with the commercializing of Easter. Like Christmas, the radio blares out. "only so many shopping days until Easter.” The Easter Bunny hasn’t yet come up to the selling status as Santa Claus, but he’s not doing so bad at that. Easter sometimes has a rough hand- ling in the church as well. Some Easter sermons that I’ve heard are just reflections on the re-awakening of the earth in the springtime or an argument about immortality. Surely Easter ought to be more than the pious musings of our own life after death, though we Certainly should be concerned about it. One minister told me one time that the thing that many of us for- get is that we have to do with a “Risen Christ”. Remember the story of that Easter morning when the women went to look for the body of their Master. He was gone but they were told by two men in daz- zling raiment, “Why seek ye the living among the dead? He is not here but risen.” This is not an argument or a commentary on the beauteous spring, it is an affirmation. It means that Jesus Christ is alive and he does speak to us when we open our hearts to Him. How many ways do you hear him? You can hear Him when you open your heart and mind to Him in prayer. You can hear Him when yOu read and meditate on the Holy Scriptures. You can hear Him when you share in the fellowship of His church . . . when you ioin in worship and when you come to His Holy Table. And as you hear Him, He gives you strength and guidance that you can walk in His way . . . and therein lies the great affirmation . . . your hope and your salvation. fiamé/[ng flPOI/UIJ No derrick's needed here, No cosmic shove; Only a seed of faith And a breath of love. Look again, Agnostic, And understand The hand that 'seals the door Is your own hand. If you should see the tomb Shut with a stone And the rock with ancient vines Overgrown, J4! gentler Hy Elisabeth Kelson â€"M. E. Drew, Elgin Mills. ‘WOOL Secure the utmost by patroniz- ing the organization that made this possiple. Our Registered Wnrehousz No 1. Weston. Ontario I hope that the posing of these questions will not be interpret- ed as an attempt to prejudice the case. We are offered a bright package as the proposals are‘ linked to a new hotel. But be- fore we buy. may we consider â€"â€" cavelt emptor. 1 (Ch supplying a source of im- paired drivers which may con- stitute a threat, however small. to the safety of pedestrians and drivers alike? (5) Dare potential financial relief (slight property tax re- duction per household has been mentioned) be viewed indepen- dently of more crucial factors? (c) drawing undesirable‘elem- ents into our town (are hotels In Metro free from the opera- tion of call girls, gambling, etc)? (4) Is the issue of local auto- nomy involved? Can the Liquor Licence Board arbitrarily de- cide where and when a licence may be granted if the proposals are adopted? (3) Will the operation of ei- ther a hotel such as projected or other potentlal licenced out- lets alter the present atmos- phere of our town by: lb) squeezing out of business restauranteurs with strong local ties? , (2) Which arguments pro- pounded are really to the point â€"â€" and what effect do they have on my considered judgement? (a) control of a major local business by outside interests, with possible lack of local civic concern? (I) Will either proposal allow for issuance of licences to out- lets that would have a demor- alizing effect upon our com- munity? (Note: the issue of “temperance” is not involved here. This issue was resolved with the establishment of I packaged liquor store.) or by writing to CANADIAN CO-OPERATIVE WOOL GROWERS LIMITED Before marking eéofi b31101 -â€" and there are two SEPAR- ATE proposals â€" let each voter ask himself: a vote to allow the llcencing of liquor retail outlets. On the other hand, the “Vote No” campaign has inject- ed a moral argument which is not a real issue to most voters. Saturday. April 28 should be circled on the calendar of every citizen of Richmond Hill. While responsible for the ex- ercise of this right, we are 1150 responsible for intelligent ex- amination of issues and candl- dates. We do not discharge our responsibility by marking a ballot thoughtlessly. It is imperative that each voter carefully weigh both sides of the argument concerning the two liquor licencing proposals. On the one hand, the “Vote Yes" campaign has attempted to make the issue one of a vote {or a prestige hotel, rather than The right to vote is also a sacred responsibility for which many have paid dearly. We take it_ for granted all too often. Any Government Deficiency Payment will apply only on properly graded wools. APRIL 28 LIQUOR VOTE Dear Mr. Editor: W. G. Bowes R.R. No. 2, Maple SHIP COLLECT T0 Obtain sacks and twine without charge from 40 St. Clair Toronto 7 Lutheran Clergyman Yours truly. R. O. Kerslako 16 Knollside Drive ‘ Ave. East. . Ontario “Dear Mr. Editor ” Britain's new attack-warning system will pro- vide a nation-wide alert in 20 seconds as compared to the present time of one minute. . . . This will , be almost as fast as Britons alert to the warning of the last call in their local pub. it * it )9! I 1 All the dool‘ knobs of New Toronto’s new town ‘ hall will be engraved with the town’s crest. The ‘ crest is comprised of the motto “Intelligenceâ€"Indus- tryâ€"Integrity”, a savant and a worker, an airplane topping a plaque with a beehive, a train, and a man’s muscled arm holding aloft a sledgehammer . . . and the engraving will be done by the same little man who paints the .9 on the gas-price signs. 'I‘he Naturalists, under the |direction of Bob Campbell, once again had a display at the Rich- mond Hill Spring Fair. Bob's ingenuity in planning the trout stream was a new and very successful part of the show. The tree-trunk, with the gigantic hole gouged out by the pil- eated woodpecker in his search for food, took several members to drag it from the swamp. The ostrich and senitive fern-s were brought into the greenhouse five weeks ago to make sure they would be in full foliage for the date. Marshmarigolds only needed three weeks of forced growing period and the hepatic- as and bloodroot produced bloom in five days. On the 8th, five members went on an expi- orlng trip to find some ever- green ferns (Christmas. mar- ginal shield) and club mosses. As usual there were some un- expected discoveries. A poly- pody fern was growing on a hill- side in a place very different from its usual habitat. The group was entertained by hear- ing the raucous calls of crowsâ€"â€" all forty of them besieginvg a lone great-horned owl and they didn’t stop until they had chas- ed him from the vicinity. held in London on .\pril l4th.‘ ‘The theme was “Man's Place, In Nature". The Richmond Hillt ‘Club was well represented in the photography contest. From 172 pictures submitted only 45; were chosen and Richmond liill had seven accepted. Two from Ott Devitt. three from Bill Ad~i dison and two from Edward Ad-‘ dison. The programme included a new feature. "nature reporter'" â€" picture stories with commen- tary attached. it was not com- petitive but Bill Addison had two shown: his evening gros- beak story of six pictures and his herring gull series of six. Thirty spring migrants have already been reported in spite of the cold weather. The wood- cock can be seen performing his aerial flight near 19th Avenue and Bayvlew; a western meadowlark can be heard sing- ing at Don Mills and 17th Aven- ue and two pair of biuebirds have taken up residence â€" one on the 7th concession of Vaugh~ an'and another at the public school just east of Ba‘yview. Because the third Friday is Good Friday, the April meeting has been advanced to April 27th, Mr. J. H. V. Bayiy. assistant deputy minister. Department of \ The Federation of Ontario Natumlists’ annual meeting was In your issue of April 12th. it is reported that the installa- tion of four traffic lights is plan- ned for North Yonge Street: viz: at Crosby Ave., Levendale Rd.. Industrial Rd., and Elgin Mills Road. Undoubtedly the traffic hazard may be a problem at ‘some' of these locations. on ‘some' days of the week, at 'some’ hours of the day: but how does it compare with the corner of Yonge and Wright St., where there is a traffic hazard most of the day. six days a week and to some extent during the church hour on Sunday. Yonge and Wright St. intersection is the cross-road for much of the traffic from the high school (day Last Thursday was Yuri Gagarin Day in Russia, the first annual holiday commemorating his trip into space. . . . You'd almost think he volunteered! A headline on a news item from Vancouver says: “More Pay, Less Work, CLC Policy”. . . . This is news? WHY NOT AT YONGE AND WRIGHT STREETS? Dear Mr. Editor: A new amendment to the Ontario school acts specifies that any school trustee must be a Canadian citizen. . . . Next thing, they’ll be insisting on them being “English speaking". Considerable surprise was expressed by Toronto's dailies over discovering that the city’s welfare rolls included a number of high school and university graduates. . . . So what's to surprise? A few more years of our education-required trend and we may HAVE to have a diploma or degree to even get on welfare. Something in the nature of eye-for-an-eye justice cropped up in Whitby Court when a non-striking worker of a strikebound Whitby firm was given a suspended sentence for inflictingr a three-stitch head wound on a striker who called him a scab. . . . Now one is, and one has. Now that the Hill has a good-as-new mechanized street sweeper, residents on dusty streets will be mad if they call the works department and DON‘T get the brush! Last week’s “news” of another internal quarrel in the Miss Canada Contest would be definitely dead if it weren’t such a live example of the old “it turned out that way" joke: “Officially, the organization is profit-making,” says a director, “but it just never makes a profit.” The new publisher of the Muskoka News has announced a ban on cigarette advertisements in his paper. Nowâ€"unless HIS weekly is the exceptionâ€" all he needs is some cigarette advertisements to ban. Metro’s Police Commission is looking into Hono- lulu'fi tax-saving system of eliminating police cruisers and having each officer patrol in his own car. Orâ€" “Car 54, WHAT are you?" ‘ECOI/l by George Maya: 0 Yesterday’s news is not necessarily dead. Nature Notes By Richmond Hill Naturalists Te With the: We have already had one ac- lwright Stwcident which caused three 'affic halardmonths' hospitalization. Let us dayse We?k1have municipal action before Thirty spring migrants have already been reported in spite of the cold weather. The wood- cock can be seen performing his aerial flirglht near 19th Avenue and Bayvlew; a Western meadowlark can be heard sing- ing at Don Mills and 17th Aven- ue and two pair of bluebirds have taken up residence â€" one on the 7th concession of Vaugh- Because the third Friday is Good Friday, the April meeting has been advanced to April 27th, Mr. J. H. V. Bayly, assistant deputy minister, Department of Lands and Forests. will speak and show movies on "Forestry As It Is Prac‘tlced In Europe. and evening); the separat. school. two churches, the lib- rary. the municipal offices. the C.T.C. store. the gas station and the fire hall; with a bus stop and an angle cross street thrown in for good measure. What oth- er corner in Richmond Hill pre- sents such a combined traffic hazard for both pedestrian and mortorists? A school hour Cur:- ing guard is not sufficient. the situation needs 24 hour safety protection. â€" picture stories with commen- tary attached. It was not com- petitive but Bill Addison had two shown: his evening gros- beak story _of six pictures and his herring gull series of six. held in London on .\pl‘il 14th. The theme was "Man's Place In Nature". The Richmond Hill Club was well represented in the photography contest. From 172 pictures submitted only 45 were chosen and Richmond Hill had seven accepted. Two from on Devitt. three from Blll Ad- another occurs Sincerely yours Gladys G. L. Hill Wright. Street Please Note IDURING EASTER WEEK Matinees at 2 pm. MON.. TUES.. WED., THURS. AND SAT. ENJOY SUNDAY MOVIES BRATJVFVORD'VDILLMAN ; DOLORES HARI STUART WHITMAN E PEDRO ARMENDARIZ mm by mm A SKOUMS - Unwed b1 11W MM Somnplay w EUGENE YALE JAMES FDRSYTM & JAEK moms COLOR by D: Lux: clNIMAMBFE tr. Richmond Thursday, April 19 Also Mon., Tues., April 23-24 [(9 A Free-For-AH OF Fun- -- A Friday, Saturday April 20, 21 HOW! lUSTY. FIEHflNfi YOUNG ADVENTUREB TUHHEfl INTO A SAINTLY MAN 0F 60!]! ON OUR SCREEN AT 7 AND 10 PM. Debbie Reynolds in The Second Time Around" Uncle Charlie Babcock Presents On Stage IN PERSON AT 9:00 PM. Recording Star DICK NOLAN Continuous Daily from 7 Dan. (6 pm. on Saturdays) Saturday, Children's Matinee 2 p.m. GRAND STAGE AND SCREEN SHOW CFGM’S AND HIS RHYTHM RANGERS and STICKS GOOFERS This Sunday, April 22 From 5:30 p.m. WENDY WEST Also