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Concerned with the unusual num- ber of fires breaking out this spring. the Hamilton Fire Department has set up a special patrol to control grass fires which so far have claimed one life and destroyed thousands of dol- lars worth of barns and farm equip- ment in the area. The patrol will investigate any fires and prosecute offenders under a municipal by-law which prohibits the burning of grass and rubbish without a permit. The warning of prosecutions came in a week during which Hamilton fought more than 110 fires. Dozens of barns have been destroyed by grass fires and a 62-year-old man was burned to death while fighting a grass blaze on his farm. The brigades throughout the south- ern part of our county have been The residents of Beechy Drive are to be complimented on their efforts in community betterment. The resi- dents of this street in Beverley Acres recently organized a civic‘ improve- ment committee'which has resulted in an enthusiastic tree-planting pro- ject this spring. Under the chair- manship of Mr. W. J. Ankenman the members, armed with a booklet of directions, approached every home on the street and received a warm re- sponse. Of thirty-eight homes on Beechy, several had already planted trees and others were planning to do so. Some eighteen homes joined the project. The committee acknowledged the valuable assistance it received from both the town parks board and the horticultural society. The aver- age cost for tree. loam and stake was $7.50. It was disappointing that the turn- out of voters was only about sixty per cent. In every election there are cases of sickness or unexpected emer- gency which prevent even the best- intentioned from going to the polls to cast a vote. However, their num- ber is comparatively few and the sad truth is that nearly forty per cent of the eligible voters Saturday. by staying away from the polling booths said they just didn't care. Disappointing as this may be, it is not surprising when we review the records of voting for municipal coun- cils not only here in Richmond Hill but throughout the country. In Rich- mond Hill’s last municipal elec- tion only 43 per cent voted. If people Won’t bother to vote in an election to decide who will transact their pub- lic business and levy their taxes, if; Isn’t likely they are much concerned about such things as liquor licences or anything else which concerns the Iwelfare of the town in which they ive. It is indeed refreshing in the com- plex society of today to see indi- This appalling apathy to the impor- tant duty of voting is not by any means peculiar to Richmond Hill. The record of municipalities through- out Ontario tells the same story. The plain truth is that we talk a lot about democracy. but far too many people Saturday‘s vote demonstrated that one vote does count, and can change the results of an election. Not often results are this close, but it takes just such a hair-breadth down to the wire finish to drive home the im- portant lesson of the importance of every vote. Whatever the final outcome, the results give emphasis to the fact that every vote counts. and points out the need for more care in marking bal- lots. Throughout our lifetime in newspaper work we have been un- tiring in urging everyone to vote. So often we have received the answer. “my vote won't make any difference, anyway.” Close election contests are not a modern innovation here, but Satur- day’s result certainly was the closest. The vote was so close the final out- come may be determined in the courts rather than the polling booth when, should a recount be held, the validity of some 215 spoiled ballots will have a ruling from a Judge. Last Saturday’s voting in the liquor referendum established a close- finish record for local elections. There have through the years been many keenly fought contests and wins by narrow margins, but nothing to quite equal Saturday’s results. Local option votes in the past have been keenly contested and the results indicated then, as now, close contests when the question was submitted to the people. In 1927 Jacob Lunau, grandfather of Reeve Floyd R. Perkins, was elected reeve, defeating J. A. Greene by two votes. The first local option by-law in 1906 had a majority of 21. An Independent Weekly: Established 1878 9oz: 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 THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, ThursdgyxMiy 3. “Authorized as second class mail. Post Office Department, Ottawa" ness and levy their taxes, it :er they are much concerned luch things as liquor licences ;hing else which concerns the . of the town in which they appalling apathy to the impor- lty of voting is not by any peculiar to Richmond Hill. :ord of municipalities through- :ario tells the same story. The uth is that we talk a lot about acy. but far too many people Community Our views on the referendum were expressed frankly in last week’s issue. Our decision on the question was not arrived at in haste. Our decision was made not in the thought it might be popular. but with the firm conviction that it was right. The majority of the voters who went to the polls did not agree with us and it is our hope that they never may have cause to regret their decision. Our sincere hope is that time and events will prove our fears unfounded. Don't Start Thai Fire! (Eb: liberal Every Vote Counts busy fighting a steady outbreak of grass and rubbish fires. On Easter week-end alone, the Richmond Hill Brigade answered a. total of 21 calls. District fire chiefs have warned both adults and children alike to refrain from lighting fires of any kind during the present dry spell. Municipalities might be well advised to better pub- licize existing by-laWS regulating the setting out of fires in the open. The majority of the municipalities have regulatory by-laws, but in most in- stances the public is unaware of their contents. It would serve a useful pur- pose to remind the people each spring of any existing fire regulations and to enforce the terms of such a by-law as one means of controlling fires which are a threat to both life and property. viduals working to-gether in a true spirit of neighbourliness and co-opera- tion. So much of life’s efi'ort to-day is handled by large impersonal gov- ernment bodies and business corpora- tions that the average citizen often finds his individuality totally sub- merged and lost. It is uplifting to the human spirit to play an important part in some worthwhile community project. In the work-a-day world the individual often finds that he is a small cog in some huge enterprise and never really sees the end results of his efforts, and experiences only limited Satisfaction in his work. Possible recounts may keep the final result of the referendum in doubt for a little while, but whatever the result. We ‘hope any bitterness or divisions engendered by the cam- paign may be forgotten, and that everyone, those who voted yes, those who voted no, and the forty per cent who didn’t care, all will join hands in a united effort for the good of the town. The enthusiasm of workers in both camps was refreshing. It struck us rather forcibly that working to- gether they could accomplish a lot for Richmond Hill. It is encouraging to see individual property owners in a community banding to-gether in a project of this nature instead of asking some gov- ernment body to handle the matter. The strength and growth of any com- munity is dependent upon the vigour and energy of its individual _citizens. When the new liquor licences are issued on the strength of the vote of the people Saturday, sale of liquor by the glass will be legal in Richmond Hill for the first time since 1906. Con- trary to erroneous reports that Rich- mond Hill has been “dry” since 1917, the truth is the municipality has been “dry” since 1906 when the first 10ca1,option by-law was carried. Judging by the speed with which the application for a liquor licence has been dealt with so far it is prob- able that within a very short time sale of liquor by the glass will be licenced here. Richmond Hill, then, will be the only area thus licenced between St. Clair Avenue in Toronto and Barrie. Whatever the final results of Sat- urday’s voting, it is clearly evident a substantial majority. of Richmond Hill citizens are in favor of licenCing retail outlets for the sale of liquor by the glass. We hope our readers everywhere will remember at future elections, whether municipal, provincial, fed- eral, or in the form of a referendum, the great lesson of Saturday's voting, that every vote count-s. The apathy in the municipal field carries over into the realm of pro- vincial and national politics. We now are in the midst of a national elec- tion and candidates of all parties and party workers will spend a. large per- centage of the efforts between now and election day, not in discussing vital issues, but in organizing and devising ways and means of getting voters to put forth the effort to go to the polling booth and mark a bal- lot. It is indeed most unfortunate that this state of affairs exists in our country to-day, and its continu- ance constitutes a danger just as real as communism. are unwilling to do anything to make sure it works. 7” L h" 10c single copy The roses were distributed to the 1,000 visitors in the Hill through a joint arrangement be-‘over the weekend. The visitors tween H. J. Mills and Co.. local were delegates to the A.Y.P.A. rose-growers, and the chamber Conference which was held on of commerce. The flowers were April 27, 28. 29, and also com~ distributed by chamber mem- petitors in the bowling cham- hers to the municipal officeswpionship. the police department and all All of the special arrange- ‘of the stores in the Hill, and all ments seen in some of the win- town councillor‘s wives received3dows along Yonge Street were flowers. Roses were placed in made by two employees of the the Ontario Hydro building as H. J. Mills Co., Tom Mills and well as the Richmond Hill HydrolDouglas Lowery. They are said offices. Most churches in the to have spent about five hours Hill also received flowers. Aboutnvorking on the arrangements. Dugald Semple. internation- ally known lecturer and author, was guest speaker at a Toronto Vegetarian Society meeting held recently in Richmond Hill Mas- onic Hall. Mr. Sem-ple. a strict vegetar- ian for 60 of his 79 years, spends a great deal of his time ‘lectu- ring on and promoting vege- tarian living. He has recently completed a lecture tour of the United States and Mexico and is presently planning a lecture in New York. when he will speak at the Thoreau Society ln‘New Yofk, whén speak at the Thoreau Centenary. He first came before the public eye In his early 20’s when he gave up his life as an engineer and draftsman, bought an old omnibus, and began touring the moors of his Scot- tish homeland expounding the advantages of_vegetarian living. Among 1he books he has wrii- ten is “Joy in Living". the story of his life. and “Be Your Own The newly-formed Richmondl400 roses were placed in Allen- Hill Chamber of Commerce per-scourt Lanes for the world ban- formed its first civic improve-:tam bowllng championships held ment last Friday in distributing‘there over the weekend. 20.000 roses throughout the! The reason for the extra spe- Hill. cial display was to say welcome Hills 1000 Weekend Visitors Greeted With Chamber's Roses International Author, Lecturer Is Recent Richmond Hill Speaker “The Liberal" has pointed out that changes in the provincial liquor laws will make the Richmond Hill Curling Club eligible for a bar licence . . . And members could Scotch their “rocks” and get stoned without going near the ice. Rental agents in Toronto say it is particularly difficult to find suitable accommodation for tenants who wish to pay over $500 a month for an apartment. Not many apartments, it seems, are being built with padded walls. Skim milk is being used as a “setting lotion" by some of New York’s smart hairdressing salons. An originator of the technique says: “What’s good for babies is good for hair.” . . . With this, we can agree. Some current coifi'ures look as if they need 10 be burped. Immigration Minister Ellen Fairclough was asked to cut a string of wieners, instead of the usual ribbon, when she opened a new meat packing plant in Burlington. . . . With the weather getting warmer, they couldn't risk the spoilage while they waited for her to cut anything resembling red tape. A lawyer for Pete Karpuk charges that the former footballer was given a three month theft sen- tence in Toronto “without the magistrate knowing a thing about him”. The magistrate, if he were an Argo fan, might have been glad to learn that the prisoner before him was the Ottawa Roughrider who made the infamous off-the-bench tackle on a touchdown-bound Argo player in that Grey Cup game in the 50‘s. Two CCF M.P.’s managed to talk-out Canada’s 26th Parliament in a prolonged protest against the passage of 327 divorce petitions. The CCF is now a part of the NDP, which may become known as the N0 Divorce Party. An article on the financial paqes s-xys many Tor- onto investment dealers are raising sheep on farms scattered throughout southern Ontario . . . Are they getting that scarce on Bay Street? The TH) says that their new token strips are particularly popular with women, fitting easily into their handbags . . . And what doesn’t? The Liberal candidate in Toronto Danforth, in promising an anti-tobacco program, says: “It’s evil and irresponsible to aim cigarette advertising at teen- agers.” The Liberal candidate in Toronto Danforth is an advertising executive . . . Oh, well â€"â€" we can’t win ’em all. The US. has suggested a direct-line telephone between Mr. Kennedy in the White House and Mr. Khrushchev in the Kremlin. It would be used only if atomic missiles were launched accidentally and the conversation would naturally be brief: “Hello?” . . . “Goodbye!” 0(‘01’1 DUGALD SEMPLE by George Mayu O Yesterday's news is not necessarily dead. Another strong belief of Mr. Sem-ple’s is that one should take short lasts which should be followed by fruit diets; He firmly believes that some types of disease can be prevented by these fasts. Doctor" Mr. Semple Is also a great lover of wild life and is a well- known wild life photographer. .He showed a number of slides, 'which he himself had taken. at Thurs_day’s meeting. Mr. Semple‘s breakfast diet consists of frult, and his lunch. which 'he believes should be the heaviest meal of the day. is made up of protein food such as nuts or green salad and pos- sibly a baked potato. He does not believe in eating fruits and vegetables at the same meal. He feels some cereal food such as whole grain food should be eaten, especially in a cold clim- ate. Mr. Semtple feels that man evolved from the tape. hence the reason for a complete vegetar- ian diet. He believes man is not biologically able to eat flesh. This on top of the inhum- anity of killing and eating flesh foods is the primary reason for vegetarian living he thinks. Mr. Semple, a great nature lover who does not believe in keeping pets, has made friends of numerous birds and animals and has actually had these wlld creatures eat from hls hands. Mr. Semple. who has travel- led in practically every country of the world, includes among his personal friends such world figures as George Bernard Shaw and Mahatma Ghandl, the great India-n leader, assassinated for his beliefs and influence on his countrymen, both of whom helieve in strict vegetarian llv- mg. A lovér of the 'outdoors, he tries to walk a mile or two every day. Mr. Sample, at. 79 years of age still takes a run by the sea- shore every morning before breakfast when he 1: wk. to the 1.000 visitors in the Hill over the weekend. The visitors were delegates to the A.Y.P.A. Conference which was held on April 27, 28, 29, and also com~ petitors in the bowling cham- pionship. We are drawing to a close the first year of the formation of our chapter and we have been plea- sed and grateful for the cover- age you have given our activi- ties in “The Liberal”. We hope that you will contin- ue to extend to us your favour throughout the forthcoming chapter year. Yours truly. F. McPherson, P. Engt Public Relations Director. 421 Paliser Crescent Fourthly: Mr. MacKenzie claims that, in supporting the‘ hotel. I am "advocating oppor-‘ tunities for Canadians to show‘ how we can handle the stuff". What utter. childish rubbish! ! As I said in my letter, I support it because I would appreciate a hostelry where I could dine out once in a while with my family and be able to enhance my meal with a bottle of wine or a cock- tail. At no point did I say that I wanted a place where Canad- ians could show what poor drin- ikers they are, and where others \of non-Canadian origin could idemonstrate their bibulous ‘prOWess; nor did I claim any ‘superiority in this field of en- ideavour for myself. My letter iwas simply a protest over the way the basic issues are cloud. ed and the way mountains are made out of molehills. Mr. Mac- ‘Kenzie’s reaction was,. to my mind, an excellent example of just this sort of addled. narrow and (worst of all) prejudiced thinking â€" the very things my latter protested in the first place. Finally. Mr. MacKenzie asks me to “show your readers that there is no paradox in recom- mending opportunities to drink to a group he deplores as glut- tons". To this extraordinary statement. I can only say this: at no point in my letter did I may, or even hint, that I de- lplored Canadians as gluttons. ll would never have the incred- ‘ible ef’frontery to make such a foolish. rude and sweeping state- ment in a public letter - even it I thought it in private (which I most certainly do NOT). I feel quite sure that there must be others in this area who would also appreciate the hotel's facil- ities. Undoubtedly, some users would make pigs of themselves (Canadians AND non-Canadians alike. Mr. MacKenzieil) Is it not preferable to have them do it in their own home town. ra-‘ ther than go elsewhere and then‘ run the risk of killing them- selves and [or others on the way back to The Hill? Those who wish to go out and drink will do so. hotel or no hotel. I like to think that there are enough sensible people in this area to exert a restraining and moderating influence on those who abuse the facilities. Any- way, the issue will have been decided by the time this letter is published; I shall be per- fectly happy to abide by the will of the majority, with no hard feelings. Firstly: I most certainly did NOT attribute displays of bad drinking SOLELY to Canadians, as Mr. MacKenzie asserts. I said that SOME of the worst displays that I myself had seen were put on by young Canadians. The in- ‘ference here. of course, is that they were no more temperate ‘for having been reared in a soc- ‘iety where drinking is surround- ed by taboos. Nowhere in my iletter did I claim that they were :the sole offenders â€" in fact, I ‘agree whole-heartedly with Mr. MacKenzie‘s claim that factions from the UK. and elsewhere were just as bad. My point was that making alcohol hard or im~ possible to get, and surround- ing the consumption thereof with taboos. does not seem to work. ad; Recently, I wrote you a letter concerning the liquor plebiscite. You published the letter. and it drew some unpleasant, mislead~ ing comments and misinterpre- tations from a Mr. G. MacKen- zie. Although the vote will be over by the time this letter. could be published. I would nev- ertheless like its contents made known. I ask this because Mr. MacKenzie‘s comments are of such an unfortunate nature that I feel bound to repudiate them. Dear Mr. Editor Dear Mr. Editor fiear Mr. {clilor YORK CHAPTER PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS 900 FEET AVAILABLE FACTORY S P A C E LIQUOR REFERENDUM Reasonable Rent ME. 3 - 5661 Industrial Road Richmond Hill David M. Thomas 3 Church Street South Yoirs sincerely : ’i'i‘i‘i i i ‘ ‘ "'I ‘ I’i I ‘ ‘; (nuunupggnggggnu‘fil The 12th of May is achievement day. The 4-H Junior Homemaking Club of York County are holding their achievement day at Aurora High School. The unit is entitled “Separates For Summer” and in the forenoon the girls will be judging and placing gar- ments. In the afternoon visitors will be welcome to see the accomplishments of the girls and to listen to skits and demonstrations pertaining to summer cot- tons. DIRECTOR OF THE MAPLE LEAF LADIES’ SOFTBALL LEAGUE â€"â€" MARIAN HOLMES Marian Holmes, sportsminded wife and mother, who lives at 35 Maple Avenue in Maple has been the director of the ladies’. softball league since the 1961 season opened. Mrs. Holmes has been a sports en- thusiast all her life, and likes all kinds of sports though softball was a natural interest for her when she moved from the city to Maple eight years ago. Part of her interest was inspired by the fact that her young sister played in the senior league and Marian Holmes watched her progress with enthusi- asm. She, herself, has been active in softball for four years, and she is a former manager of the junior team. Mrs. Holmes says that the girls in Maple have been softball enthusiasts for some time now. There has been a senior team for 10 years and a junior team for five or six. Last summer they had six exhibition games at Richmond Hill. Judy Hopkins of Patterson is their star pitcher. Mrs. Holmes is enthusiastic about the good effects of this sport. “It's good for the girls, especially the younger ones. Gives the girls something to do all summer. It encourages sociability. At the end of the season. they always haVe a banquet, and they look forward to it very much,” she said. The K.V.W. League of which Maple is a part, consists of ladies’ softball teams from the Townships of King, Vaughan and Whitchurch. “Talent Night" will represent the league’s efiorts to raise money. It will be held in the King Composite School on May 11. It will be strictly amateur and it is hoped that there will be sufficient talent from each district. Auditions have been underway since the first of May. If you’re interested in seeing some of this hidden talent from our own districts, it might be a good idea to come and see what “Talent Night" has to offer. my community and my country.” The 4-H club is designed specifically for rural young people. The program places a personal respon- sibility upon each boy and girl taking part, since each is required to complete at least one project during the year. 4-H agricultural clubs are sponsored by local organizations such as agricultural societies, service clubs, junior farmers and other groups interested in the development of agriculture and its rural youth. This, then, is the club that has helped to pro- duce and inspire such a fine young woman as Elisa- beth Barker, and she can be justifiany proud of the record of her achievements as a member of the 4-H, and it is an impressive one. The junior institute, at present, is raising money for the new hospital and helps to look after an or- phan in Austria. At the Markham Fair in the fall the junior institute have displays of cakes, pies and sewing and the junior farmers have a booth. At the Richmond Hill Fair coming our way on May 19, the junior farmers will‘have a booth. I believe that the field day for junior farmers will be on May 26. May she enjoy to the full the wonderful reward that has been given to her for her perseverance and hard work. Bon voyage to Elisabeth Barker! For those who are not too well acquainted with 4-H club work, Elisabeth leaves you with the 4-H motto. This motto, she says, has helped her a great deal in achieving her objectives as a member of 4-H. The name 4-H is derived from the first letter of the four words: Head, Heart, Hands and Health, the sig- nificance of which is expressed in the 4-H pledge: My Head to clearer thinking. My heart to greater loyalty. My Hands to larger service. My Health to better living, for my club, Contributions to the Share-A-Lor.’ plan are chan- nelled through the International Freedom from Hun- ger headquarters to support specific projects design- ed to help the “have not” peoples of the world im- prove food production in their own communities. If you have ever said to yourself, “But what can I do?”, here is your individual chance to help. THE 4-H CLUB SPELLS â€" HEAD - HEART - HANDS AND HEALTH Elisabeth Barker, attractive, talented daughter of George Barker, R. R. 2, Gormley, has been a mem- ber of the 4-H club from 1952-1962. On May 17, Elis- abeth will fly to Europe along with winners from other 4-H clubs. She was nominated by the leaders of her own 4-H club and chosen by the Department of Agriculture as a fit candidate to receive this signal honor. She was chosen on the basis of her contribu- tion to her church, community, junior institute and 4-H club. By_this time, many of us may have heard the expresswn “Share-A-Loaf”. But what does it mean? So someone may be asking you, “What is it all about?" The Women's International League For Peace and Fr_e_ed9m has deyised the “Share-A-Loaf” plan as a practical yet painless way for members and their friends to play an active part as individuals in the Freedom from Hunger Campaign launched by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. The idea can be explained in this way. Most of us would gladly buy one extra loaf for a hungry Del“ son when doing the weekly shopping. But since one- cannot literally share a loaf with a hungry Asian or African family many miles away, it is proposed that you instead obtain a Share-A-Loaf card and place the price of a loaf . . . 25c . . . each week in it, and when full send to the Freedom from Hunger Com- mittee. New Share-A-Loaf cards are always avail- able. Extra cards may be obtained from friends and neighbors from the following address: Mrs. R. W. Brown, 324 Keewatin Avenue, Toronto 12, HU. 9- 1750. DOMESTIC FUEL OILS AND BURNER SERVICE HALL'S SERVICE STATION LTD. T". 4 - 4361 By Elisabeth Kelson SHARE-A-LOAF mg roun I: Rlcbnwud ENJOY SUNDAY MOVIES Mon., Tues.. May 7, 8 First Show at 6.30 pm. - last complete show 8.50 pm. W mm MAHlON BRANDO â€" ‘ KARIMALDEN TECHNICOLOR' m PANAVISION’ WWW!â€" ‘PORTES de LILAS’ ‘ON THE DOUBLE’ This Sunday, May 6 from 6 p.m., also Mon., Tues., May 7, 8 Wed., Thurs. May 9, 10 Richmond Hill H.S. Library Board presents Its last programme for this season in its series of “FILMS OF NOTE" Feature Presentation “Aid- u-u .. _'."._ a m . “ammmggggfl Roaras never befotes« as I ” MR.FUN chases those blues awayl in French with English subtitles HYDEWHITE'RUTHERFDRDN MlSSDlANADORS-WiSfifiSfifl" ‘2 MEN AND A WARDROBE’ DANNY Continuous Daily from 7 pm. (6 pm. on Saturdays) Saturday, Children‘s Matinee 2 pm. CFGMng‘ [hufle Charfiek' “COUNTRY JAMBOREE” AT9R3L MINIMUM“! 341W Mwnmm M [DENIM Imam-[WIN Thurs., May E rmmimvnmm Our Regular Screen Show PLEASE NOTE: WW- fim: WW Fri., Sat, May 4, 5 AND 10 P.;’\l. - plus - plus “‘9‘E NOW THE SCREEN ACHIEVES SURPASSING GREATNESSI