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Inadequate and faulty planning of urban developments has become a matter of concern for the provincial government. During the June con- ference of the Ontario Association of Mayors and Reeves, Municipal Affairs Minister Frederick Cass said the ulti- mate goal of the government is a regional planning board with the province divided into regions. A government official assigned to each region will advise local bodies upon planning problems and the province will‘be kept informed of residential and commercial-industrial develop- ment. The effects of poor planning in many urban areas may not be felt for some time. But inevitably the adverse results of such planning will appear and will place a very real burden on the shoulders of the tax- payer. If an aerial photograph was taken of developments surrounding Like the insidious tentacles of a giant octopus, urban sprawl is stead- ily surrounding and consuming On- tario farm land. Every year 100 square miles of rural area is gobbled up by land developers. Natural con- tours of the land are ignored and ruined in the race for urbanization. Trees, gracing the landscape, are ruthlessly sacrificed, and the land, bared. Senator Malcolm Wallace McCuicheon A York County resident, Malcolm Wallace McCutcheon, has been ap- pointed to the Canadian Senate and Minister Without Portfolio in the Die- fenbaker Government. Senator Mc- Cutcheon owns a 300 acre farm on the second concession of Whitchurch Township and divides his time be- tween his farm and his home on Heath Street in Toronto. He has owned property in the township since shortly after the close of World War 2. A leading figure in Canadian fin- ancial circles Mr. McCutcheon is vice- president of the giant Argus Corpor- ation owned by Industrialist E.‘ P. Taylor. His new appointment is Mr. McCutcheon's first entry into public life, although he has never held an elective office. Always interested in community affairs he has played a prominent role in welfare and re- search projects in Toronto and Metro. Mr. McCutcheon is the first sen- atorial appointment for York County since the days of the late Sir Allan Aylsworth. The second instalment of the current year’s taxes is due AUGUST 1 Pay promptly and avoid the penalty of 3% which must be added after AUGUST 20 R. Lynett, Town Clerk, Richmond Hill One thing is certain; no propane plant should be allowed to settle in a residential area. Zoning regulations should compel them to carry on their The Maple holocaust spells out in no uncertain terms the need for better safety measures for the propane gas industry both at the local level as well as the provincial level. Although the property damage was great it was only a. miracle that there wasn’t a greater loss of human life. The path of the blasts, the lack of strong winds, and the absence of a number of resi- dents away on the Civic holiday week- end all helped to reduce the chance of human loss. Several houses were completely demolished while others were left unfit for habitation, to say nothing of the very large number of minor damages such as broken win- dows. The immediate need is for Vaughan Township and the province to ensure that families whose homes have been lost receive some assist- ance until damage settlements are made. i V An Independent Weekly: Established 1878 O \â€"â€"/(‘0 L 5“ Subscription Rate $3.50 per year; to United States $4.50: 10c single copy Member Audit Bureau of Circulations Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association J. E. SMITH, Editor and Publisher EB LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thursday. August 16. 1962 ‘. S. COOK, Managing Editor TAXES “Authorized as second class mail. Post Office Department, Ottawa" 0131): liberal Propane Plants Should Be Isolated There Is Mr. Cass told the conference: “Integration of planning over large areas must be instituted. Sound planning involves co-operation be- tween neighbqring municipalities." He expressed disappointment with the planning efforts of some municipalities and questioned whe- ther they were meeting their respon- sibilities. Sometimes the communi- ty’s long~term best interests have been deliberately ignored for the short-term advantage of a private interest. At present throughout the prov- incethere are 350 planning boards. Of these, 70 are actually non-exist- ant and another 80 are practically inactive. While discussing the prob- lem of urban sprawl at the confer- ence, Mr. Cass stressed the need for an over-all type_of planning based upon geographic units rather than municipal units. A drive through many of our urban residential sections will show incongruous scenesâ€"a farm, genera- tions old, nestled amongst a modern subdivisionâ€"cattle, peacefully graz- ing within a stone's throw of a new bustling community. A supporter of the Progressive Conservative party Senator McCut- cheon was a county delegate to the leadership convention of the Ontario Conservative Party held last year in Toronto that selected Premier John Robarts as leader. It is expected his great business acumen will be put at the disposal of Prime Minister Diefenbaker and his government. No one knows better than Mr. Diefen- baker that running the affairs of this nation in the troubled world of today is an extremely complex job. Some political observers feel that Senator McCutcheon will be the real Cana- dian Minister of Finance. The new Minister, the Hon. George Nowlan. will be 64 years of age shortly and suffered two serious heart attacks last year while serving as Minister of National Revenue. Whatever role Senator McCut- cheon may play in the Diefenbaker government it is to be hoped he can inject some badly needed drive and direction into the ailing Canadian economy. many of our large centres, the hodge- podge of urban sprawl would be obvious â€" a landscape dotted with subdivisions located at random with- out continuity, rhyme or reason. A Need EDWARD MURPHY, News Editor As important as an adequate system of safety checks is the only sure measure of safety lies in re- quiring all such plants to be situated in an isolated location away from residential areas. The investigation of the Maple disaster should be the prelude to a careful review by the province of its gas safety regulations. The regu- lations should be upâ€"dated and made more stringent so that future Maples won’t happen somewhere else in the province. A review of safety meas- ures at a propane plant in Scarboro has resulted in township officials recommending eight additional safe- ty measures. Every effort should be made to ensure that hazards are reduced to adminimum. operations in a rural area away from homes and people. The liquid gas industry is the fastest growing branch of the fuel industry in On- tario today. Some 40 million gallons were used in the province in 1960. and it is estimated the market will grow to 70 million gallons by 1980. We héartily {greeWV’vith MrJCass. Canadian Legion Richmond Hill Branch 375 REGULAR MEETING Second Monday of each month at 8 pm. LEGION HALL Carville Road One Block west of Yonge St. All Veterans Welcome Readers may order re- prints of 'staff photos appearing in “The Liberal" at the newspaper office. 63 Yonge Street Somh. Rich- mond Hill. REPRINTS AVAILABLE ‘1ED WHICH WILL IT BE? . . . CASTLES? . . . CRATERS? . . . CAVES? The sand-beach in front of the cottage always makes me think of another beach. A magical beach, it was to the mind of a child. On this beach, castles rose and fell as regularly as the incoming waves. Such castles, they were too . . . castles with towers and turrets and narrow forbidding windows. There was a moat and a drawbridge as real as any out of Ivanhoe. I remember that children really loved to play on the beaches in those days. It was very creative play. They would spend hours building cas- tles and fill them with memories of bold men like Robin Hood and His Merry Men. As I look at the beach; I wonder what some mod- ern child might fashion from the rude elements of sand and water. Will he be building feudal castles . . . craters of distant planets or something even more prlmxtlve llke a subterranean cave. I wonder? Now after all this good advice you’d think that I would be able to go out to the berry patch com- pletely free from non-existent bears. The other day I went picking berries by myself. I was still the same child . . . a grown up one, I’ll grant you. Every rus- tle . . . every crackle was suspect. Every nerve was alert. I filled my berry pail as fast as I could as if I were daring that bear to come before I got through. I do not know how my fear started but some one might have said long ago, “Watch out or the bears will get you ?” It must have been something like that. On the other hand it might be just a natural caution that is implanted in almost everyone. Primitive man must have been something like that, alert in every fibre of his being, so that he might run from the possible danger. However this time of year is feast time for the black bears of northern Ontario. Raspberries, choke- cherries and blueberries are in abundance. Thanks to advice from people who have encountered bears, I’m not so afraid. They say that bears will rarely bother you. A bear may stand up to look at you but he’ll rarely come toward you and nine times out of ten he’ll take off immediately he sees you. However I think the advice helped me just the same. I knew what I’d do if that bear came around. I’d just back away as gracefully as I could. Naturally! Ever since I was a child, I’ve had qualms about meeting bears in the woods or around the tangled berry patches in deserted fields. I recall times when I was completely alone in a berry patch, busily picking away, but more completely alert than I was at any other time. Every crackle in the bushes would send the goose-flesh crawling in my arms, and I'd hear the mad tom-tom that my heart was beating out to me, as I waited for the dreaded bear to materialize. It was all for nothing for I have never seen a wild bear even to this day. It is possible to meet a bear with a surly dispos- ition who won’t give way because he naturally re- sents your intrusion. The only thing you can do then is to back off very slowly or walk around him in a circle, backing off all the while. In either case I’ve been told that the bear will appreciate your good manners and not bother to molest you. It is a mistake for vacationers to feed bears as they pass them by in their cars. Giving hand-outs to the bears may teach them to be aggressive and bold when approaching human beings. Bears like this may eventually have to be shot. FROM THE RED CROSS NEWSLETTER In the June-July issue of the Red Cross News, it was reported that the Richmond Hill Branch formed in March helped in a disaster five days later. “The new” branch of the Canadian Red Cross Society at Richmond Hill was formed on March 21st. Less than a week later it swung into action as a disaster unit for a family requiring emergency assistance. The family’s home was totally destroyed by fire 'while they were absent and they lost everything. President Edward Butlin, hearing of the loss, took immediate steps to help the family . . . father, mother and three children. The branch had no funds of its own, so Mr. Butlin contacted the Ontario Division of the soc- iety. Officials immediately authorized help. Mem- bers of the family were taken to a local store and im- mediate necessities were purchased by the Red Cross. The present chairman of' the Disaster Services of the Richmond Hill Branch'o the Red Cr‘oss'is Mr. Law- son Mumberson, Victoria Square. The Minister of Labor, the Hon. Michael Starr once pointed out in one of his addresses that about 70 per cent of the jobs in this country are of profess- ional, semi-professional, technical or skilled nature. and only about 30 per cent of employment consists of semi-skilled or unskilled occupations. Mr. Starr in- dicated that most of those with less than a junior matriculation will find themselves competing in the last category of employment. The number of un- skilled and semi-skilled jobs in the economy decreases with each passing year. This is a sobering thought. Young people and their parents need to think care- fully about the labor situation. Just as our country has advanced in the past few decades, so our need for more education has increased. A full realization of this fact should go a long way towards solving the school-drop-out problem and improving the nature of the working force. In addition those individuals who attain the higher levels of education will have a better opportunity to make a success of their lives. Other young men may have to find their life work in industry and business. Here again, owing to the advanced technology and automation, basic education is required to understand the theories and laws in- volved in the production and maintenance of all the machines and products which we marvel at, and en- joy in this complex age. Today to learn a trade or a skill, most young people need a junior matriculation or better. The school term will be resuming in a few weeks. Many of our young people will be deciding whether to go back to school or seek permanent employment. Before they make this decision, there are certain things that they should consider. With their present amount of education, what chance have they of be- ing a successful farmer, or a successful worker in business and industry. The impact of technological developments in farming have made this a complex and difficult busi- ness. The amount of finances involved and the im- portant managerial decisions to be made, both con- cerning the farm and its associations with other sectors of agriculture, make it imperative for today's farm operators to have a good education. Junior matriculation, supplemented by vocational training in an agricultural school should be a minimum objective to enter farming in the 1962’s. THE WOODS ALSO BELONG TO THE BEARS WILL THERE BE MANY SCHOOL DROP-OUTS? ambling by Elizabeth Kelson 'I'Ol/Ul SZCOI’IJ jéouqéb . While I do not presume to understand 'mental health as Dr. Jensen does, I know for a fact, having nursed in several mental hospitals in the past. that an equal number of patients come from those areas considered to be “better class” and “well-to- do” and among the patients I cared for were sons and daugh- ters of ministers, lawyers and other well educated people. In reference to teeni-ané gangs, may I point out that they exist And there are many more. I will concur that there are some places that are becoming dangerously “run-down”, but the whole area should not be judged by these. The majority of Lake Wilcox landowners try to main- tain their property in a decent, respectable fashion. No com- munity can be called “all white or all black”. Every district harbours a few "skeletons" which they try desperately to keep hidden in their closets. Yet another Lake Wilcox res- ident. Mrs. Joan Seager, is seen frequently on television, either in an interview or as a panelist. Many of her humorous articles, published in leading Canadian magazines, have been enjoyed by countless numbers of read- ers. Another neighbour is Mr. G. "Day and his family, who, as a pharmacist and co-owner of the Davis & Day Drug Store in Oak Ridges, daily dispenses prescrip- tions, most of which are vital to the well being of the people. Just a few doors away live dence where the O.W.R.C. de- Dr. and Mrs. D. A. McBurney. a manded this system. practising physician and sur- Also at the same meeting geon, whose knowledge of men- council informed me that the G. ta-l health and culture. I pre- W. Crothers Ltd. plant was NOT sume. is equal to that of Dr.‘PREDICATED upon the enlarge- Jensen. ment of the Edgeley water sys- Another neighbour is Mr. G. tem. In my opinion. this is not a. matter that can be generalized, and to say that Lake Wilcox is a. potential slum area. could not:I be further from the truth. If it were. I feel I must point out. many cultured and respected people are among its inhabi- tants. To name them all would fill this whole page, bwt for ex- ample's sake to point out just a few. there are, living in homes that any of the high priced com- munities would be proud to in- clude, such people as Mr. and Mrs. W. Hanson. Mr. Hanson is a very prominent business-man and their daughter is a member of the equestrian team. repres- enting Canada in many coun- tries in Europe. noted as being centres of ‘culture". Just a few doors away live Dr. and Mrs. D. A. McBurney. a bayVlew ave. north. I Lake Wilcox ' wrist»: I FAVOURS PUBLIC HEARING: ON EDGELEY WATER. AREAI Dear Mr. Editor: I I am disturbed to see that the Concord Ratepayers Association has withdrawn its objection to the proposed Edgeley water sys- tem. Apparently the objection was' withdrawn when they were told I by the Township of Vaughan Water Committee that the On- I tario Water Resources Commis- sion h-ad ‘INSISTED" that the ! system be put in. This just isn‘t the case, for on August 7 at a.“ meeting which I attended the same council admitted that,» there was in fact no correspon- A dence where the O.W.R.C. de- manded this system. North York has placed a ban on mobile ice cream vendors and is planning to allow pool rooms to open on Sundaysâ€"apparently determined to keep the kids off the street in one way or another. A former railway worker told the magistrate in Lambton court: “Every time I take a drink, I think I’m back on the railroad. . . . Just highballin’ along, eh? , Italian reporters cannot understand what is sec- cret about the Secret Service men surrounding Mrs. Kennedy. They note that the agents are easily recog- nizable by the jackets they wear, despite ‘the heat. to conceal the guns in their shoulder holsters . . . Any American could tell them THAT’S the secret! Which shoulder? An English animal society suspects that Irish donkey meat is being served in London restaurants as veal . . . And it wouldn't need any “Accent”. A panel of advertising men discussing their “pro- fession” on CFRB came to the predictable conclusion that goods actually cost less when they are advertis- American Nazi leader Rockwell will never make a F euhrer at home but he managed to make a. furore when he visited England. Ottawa’s surgeons have been asked to postpone all but emergency operations because of a crisis in the city’s blood bank. Maybe their Red Cross depot could get an executive-level transfusion from the income tax department. In Vancouver, fifty Doukhobor leaders released from prison, and temporarily unwelcome at home, say they are concerned over what they will do when their money runs out. . . . They‘ll probably start selling their clothes. ' ed. 30, now tha’E it can be advertiéed, how come beer’s still as dear as B.C.? (Before Commercials.) The CNE display of the Ontario Water Resources Commission will include a “biology exhibit of aquatic nuisances”. . . . Collected by the RCMP? That 75-year-old grandmother who flew her single-engined plane across the Atlantic must be the same “little old lady” who formerly owned our last used car. The Telegram advertises itself as “Canada’s Most Quoted Newspaper”. . . . Well, usually, if they are quoted HERE it's because they have a good goof going. Vaughan Township officials say they would like to keep the Superior Propane plant in the township â€"but not in Maple. . . . So what other flavors do they have? A British doctor claims the best way to beat sea-sickness is to stare at the horizon for about two hours. . . . Just like TV. Now WE have a horizontal hold. As a resident of the Lake Wilcox area. I wish to take strong exception to the recent report of Dr. S. E. Jensen of the York County Mental Health Association. which was submit- ted to the county planning boards, on the subject of “Slum Areas", portions of which were published in "The Liberal" of August 2nd. Dear Mr. Editor LAKE WILCOX IS NOT SLUM AREA by George Maya 0 Yesterday’s news is not; necessarily dead. oug In the story on the matter of storage tanks in Richmond Hill, the statement was made that establishment of the plant on Markham Rd.. was made poss- ible through a decision of the committee of adjustment. To‘ clarify matters may I point out that the present committee was‘ COMMITTEE OF ADJUSTMENT WASN’T FORMED UNTIL 1960 Dear Mr. Editor: That was very good coverage of the Maple disaster in this week’s Liberal. Congratulations! The proposed water area will be far from self sufficient for some time to come. Therefore the township should take a care- ful look before charging all of the ratepayers in the township with a cost for the next twenty years that will only supply a small hoped-for future area. Very truly yours, Ronald M. Fenn, Thorn‘h‘ill On this basis I believe there should be a public hearing be- fore the Ontario Municipal Board The Concord area, ac- cording to the township engin- eer has a potential well of a million gallons 3 day sufficient to serve the whole area plus the C.N.R. Marshalling Yard. I ‘believe a study should be made so that. if at all possible, the people in dire need of water1 should be the first to be sup- plied. While most of our homes are not Hollywood mansions, may I also point out. in closing. the late Marilyn Munro's was, and her recent demise was certain~ ly the product of a disturbed mind. I everywhere. in all kinds of dis- not formed unti tricts. In this area, just one half when it was appa an hour's drive from the city. council under the many members of the so-called Since its establisi gangs come from out of town. plant or annlinn “Dear Mr. Editor” Respectfully yours. Mrs. Eleanor Charuk Bayview Ave. North, Lake Wilcox dis- L_u. not formed until early 1960 â€" also â€"â€" ‘ TODAY'S RED-HOT carom“! 3]: REXDALE CARMENTALS LTD “THE GUNS ()F NAVARONE” â€"â€" shown at 9 pm. Thurs., Fri. and at 6 and 10.15 pm. Staurday Please Note: Due to the length of this programme “HIGH FLIGHT” -â€" shown at 7 pm. Thurs., Fri., and at 8.30 pm Saturday 1 . 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