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2 THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario. Thursday, 7N_ovember 8. 196g If you happen to be in a choir. band, orchestra or any musical activity and do need coverage or some form of notices of forth- coming concerts, speclal affairs etc.. please arrange with some- one in your group to get in touch with this writer and we can work out a pattern for all musically interested to read ab- out and attend. From this area we have con- cluded that we have one orches- tra. two choral societies. about 30 churches of all denomina- tions. two high schools and some 26 or so public schools both rural and town. one trum pet band and who knows what else we really have performing some musical interest or other. With all of these churches and schools one immediately rcal- lzes that there is no doubt quite a bit of musical work going on and practically unheard of. We are somewhat akin to theitogether average choral singer and group: There instrumentalist who digs in be asked deep t9 the part being played orlrricnd o This week is more Or less realize that there are otheryup a sing-song sheet for office aimed at the matter of publicity parts being performed by other'parties and what would copyâ€" for all concerned in this mattervmembers of the group. lright have to do with it‘ and I of mUSlC locally. We must stop concentrating had to assure him that in actual- uyou happen to be in achoir now and then on our own part ity and according to ‘law‘ it bmd’ orchestra 01. my musical‘ and listen to what goes on ar- would be equal to walking into activity and do need coverage ound us anti in this way ‘theia store and taking things off the or some form of notices or “my final result is a inure muSical shelf Without Paying. The copy. coming concerts special affairs one. and after all it is the mush-right law is still a law. _.,. “mm ,,,.,.,,;,m mm, M," cal result we are really after. : Perhaps we can answer a few‘ '"" "'"u “m” : Many comments have been‘ From this area we have con-. assed welcomin uch . col- cluded that we have one orchesâ€"lp g S _ . :umn as this and since we are of tra. two choral soc1et1es, about 30 churches of all denomina a peacefm community nature: ‘ there is no oint in writing an '-1 tions. two high schools and‘ p 3 thing controversial in order to‘ 22$: 25 10" Sgt Pumic 5030015! ake readers write ‘letters to the run an 0‘an one um" editor‘, so if on have notices} pet band and who knows what‘ y i . we can use, bits of musical chit-1 else we really have performing _ _ ‘chat, etc. then please let us some musical interest or other.’kn0w or tell someone in your With all of these churches and group to keep us posted schools one immediately real- Without the advantage of lzes. that there is no doubt qUit9;eompetition to keep us aware of I bit or WUSlCal Work gomg on“each other we must resort to the and practically unheard of. 1medium of this means to bring We are somewhat akin to thel‘together all parties. average choral singer and group; There are many questions to instrumentalist who digs in be asked. Only this neck a deep to the part being played orifriend of mine asked ‘what sung filthout ever stopping to‘would be Ingolved it he made Don't Wait Until Nominations The public meeting was held February 11th. 1960. when provision- al directors were appointed and this was the official start of the move- ment for a new hospital although there had been discussion of the need for a local hospital reported in our files back as far as 1953. Today, thirty-four months after that first meeting a new 126-bed hospital is under construction on the Vaughan Road at Richmond Hill, and an extensive addition is well under way at the York County Hospital at Newmarketi When construction is completed next year there will be in York County 389 hospital beds and 102 bassinets which will be a credi- table start on the challenging task of providing York County with ade- quate hOSpital accommodatién. ‘ We commended the proposal of a new hospital here for the careful consideration of local councils and the county council and all citizens interested in seeing that this grow- ing area does not lag in providing necessary service for the care of our ill and injured. We endorsed whole- heartedly the proposal for a new hospital and pointed out that the proposal was a challenge and an op- portunity for all to share in laying the foundation for a local institution which through the years to come would contribute to the health and Welfare of our people. In our issue of January 28th, 1960, we urged attendance at a pub- lic meeting sponsored by the medical association to discuss local hospital needs. We drew attention to the existing shortage of hospital beds in the coilnty and emphasized the need for immediate action to remedy the existing situation. The new buildings rapidly tak- ing form on the Vaughan Road just west of Richmond Hill are a welcome sight to the many people in this dis- trict who for a long time have felt the urgent need of hospital facilities to serve this area. This has not been accomplished without a’ lot of “blood, sweat and tears" and this newspaper has count- ed it Ha, great privilege to have lent support at every stage of our hospi- tal planning 7 Space will not permit a detailed recounting of the many steps taken in the past thirty-four months, suf- fice it to say that enthusiastic public spirited and dedicated members of the hospital boards at Richmond Hill and Newmarket have persevered and ov- ercome many difficulties in reaching the present stage of hospital devel- opment. Don't wait until nomination night to choose your candidates for the municipal elections which are just around the corner. This is an important matter and one which should not be put off until the elev- enth hour. This newspaper has urged for years that office holders should declare their intentions prior to nom- ination night in order that the elec- torate can be aware of what candi- dates are seeking re-election. More and more council members and other elected officers are doing this very thing so now it's up to the ratepayers to do a little pre-nomination planning themselves. An Independent Weekly: Established 1878 '67 L Subscription Rate $3.50 per year; to United States $4.50; 106 Member Audit Bureau of Circulations ' Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers AssociatIOn W. S. COOK, Manag "A uthnrized as At the outset extensive surveys all): liberal THE MUSIC BOX Hospital Appeal second class mail, Post Office Department. Ottawa” Zing Editor With the aid of this column we can ‘hear‘ the other parts in action and it is with this aim in mind that we partake of thesg views each week. SMITH. Editor and Publisher Editor EDWARD MURPHY. News Editor Ray Stephens Commission and a notable step for- ward was taken with the organization of the York County Hospital Com- mission. Then for the first time hospitalization was recognized as a county problem and the members of York County Council with commend- able vision and public spirit made a special grant of $2,360,000. This along with federal grants of $831,000 and provincial grants of $975,000, left $1,085,000 to be raised by pub- lic subscription. The action of York County Council in making a grant brought the hospital project within the realm of possibility and was a major turning point in the drive for needed hospital accommodation. were made with the assistance and co-operation of _the ontgtjio Hospjtal We cannot too highly commend the work of the York County Hospi- tal Commission headed by Ex-war- den John W. Rye of East Gwillim- bury, the York County Hospital Board of Trustees headed by W. A. Spear and the York Central Hospi- tal Board of Trustees headed by Douglas H. Storms. They have had splendid co-operation from the York County Medical Association and have been supported by two very wonder- ful hospital auxiliaries in which have been enlisted the volunteer support of many hundreds of men and wom- en. The York Central Auxiliary is headed by Mrs. Robert J. Miller and the York County Association by Mrs. A. W. McLennan. At present the County of York United Hospitals appeal is under way with an objective of raising $1,085,000 for the two hospitals. An organization has been set up under the able chairmanship of Ray Mar- shall and soon every citizen of the county will be contacted and asked for a donation. To raise more than a million dollars by public subscription is a formidable undertaking and to reach the objective the support of all is needed. Thousands of volunteer canvassers will be needed and we hope there will be no scarcity of volun- teers, and that when they make their calls they may receive a generous re- ception. York County Hospital Commis- sion, York County Council, the fed- eral and provincial governments and the two hospital associations all have done their part in making possible the urgently needed hospital beds in this county. The issue now rests with the people on whose behalf all this effort has been expended and we have the utmost confidence they will accept the challenge, give generous- ly to the appeal and that the objec- tive will be over-subscribed. Sometimes, well-qualified men and women who would be willing to serve, are overlooked. A word of ap- preciation to self-sacrificing individ- uals who have served the community well, might induce them to run for public office. The progress in a great many municipalities can be traced to the calibre of those serving in public office. All too often those who are best qualified to serve fail to offer themselves for public office. Local government badly needs the services of intelligent. dedicated men and women. 'Perhaps we can answer a few questions. By the way if you happen to like good modern swing there's a good group at the Lions Club Saturday night, the 10th. No more can be said about this and it’s doubtful if one can get in now unless tickets have already been bought but f0r what it's worth this quintet is peak-per- formance wise. The Richmond Hill Recreation Committee is preparing the new brochure on local recreational and instructional activities, so make sure that if your musical organization fits the bill to see that you get the name of your group. etc. inserted in this bro- chure. This is a free service for the benefit of better recreational outlets here so don't delay. do it right away. The deadline is this November 10. Call Mrs. M. F. Thomson - 884-4455. I 1E9 U I. A‘ 10c single copy IS THERE MORAL CRISIS AT THE FALL-OUT SHELTER DOOR? Thoughtful people have been saying so. Even before the Cuban crisis sent many people back to the problem of the fall-out shelter, they were saying so. They do not deny that the fall-out shelter may be use- ful but they are saying that there is a question of whether it is moral. The press from time to time have made us aware that there are families who believe in the every-family-for-itself idea. Some families keep their shelters closely guarded secrets, and others have given public warnings that they will defend their shelters by force of arms, if necessary. It has been said that one of the reasons for the fall- out shelter dilemma is that it brings into conflict three moralities which taken by themselves are all good and are unchallenged in Christian ideology. But they do conflict at the shelter door. The first is the law of self-preservation and there is the morality of Christian love that says that the supreme example of Christian love is the one who lays down his life for his friend, and hand in hand with this is the morality of Christian social responsibility. What do we do abbut these important questions? Perhaps if we all worked a little harder we can hope that the crises of the nuclear age can be met and solved above ground. LIBERAL DATED 1903, TURNS UP IN 1962 This ancient Liberal is really full of interesting items. It is yellowed’ with age, but the print is still very legible. It has four pages printed on both sides. You have to open it up and turn it around and around in order to read it. (It must have been before cutting machines.) And it is only 3c a copy or $1 a year. Think of that! On the first page, it tells that the Liberal is published every Thursday morning at the Liberal Printing and Publishing House in Richmond Hill. but there the similarity to the present day “Liberal” ends. At that time in history, the editor and proprietor was T. F. McMahon. There is a very long letter from Mr. A. E. Kefl’er on a matter of public" works. The second page seems to be entirely devoted to columns. “About The House" is a cooking column. One of the recipes tells you how to make Janacks. (I’ll glad- ly share the recipe.) There are columns on Farm, Field and Garden, Etiquette and the Care of Children. Page 3 has a gloomy serialized story titled“ “Abysmal Depths” or as the sub-title declares, “Blindfold on the Brink of Precipices.” (We’ve come a long way in the evolution of titles.) Jokes, fillers and anec- dotes are scattered throughout the paper. Page 4 has for a headline, King Edward VII Crowned Emper- or of India. Next to it is some news on the liquor question of that day. Headline is BIG VOTE FOR LIQUOR ACT and the underlying statement says that it lacks only a few thousand of being carried. (Well, well, we’ve still got the liquor question but where, oh where, are thOSe thousands gone?) The markets are discussed: Prices of grain and cattle in the trade centres. There is a little treatise on . . . of all things . . . “Man’s Digestion”. The good doc- tor says that these faculties are not what they once were. (And that’s news?) And dear me, Australia must have been having a bad time. It wanted two hundred thousand tons of breadstul‘fs. That was the year when the Liberals won three seats. The paper said that the Ross government and the Liberal party of Ontario were to be congrat- ulated on the great victory of yesterday. LIFE IN THE HILL was just LOCALS. Thornhill, Hope and Concord had very short columns of personals. The back page is totally devoted to advertising. Among them is Fred Meyer’s who opened his black- smith shop in Cooper’s Old Stand in Richmond Hill. At that time “The Liberal” had a clubbing rate. You could get “The Liberal” and the Farming World for $1.75 and a beautiful art calendar free. I’d say “The Liberal” was very chummy with other publications in those days. You could buy “The Liberal” at special rates if you took one of the following newspapers: The Weekly Globe, The Weekly Mail, The Weekly Sun, The Montreal Family Herald, The Morning Globe, The Evening Mail, The Mail and Empire, The Daily World and the Toronto Star. (The only ones I remem- ber are the Family Herald and the Toronto Star and they are still with us.) And now that the hockey seasonis approaching it might be well to mention the fact that Richmond Hill played their first hockey match with Aurora, January 8, 1903. It was recorded by “The Liberal” that the play was fast and'clean and the result was in doubt to the end of the match. Mr. W. Clifford was referee and gave the score at the close 8 to 7 in favor of Richmond Hill. There was a good attend- ance! How about that! Mrs. John Large, R. R. 2 Maple, who so ably man- aged the Christmas Gift Campaign last year is going to do so again this year. Three hundred Christmas gifts will be needed for the Ontario Hospital and 700 for the patients in the Approved Homes and the out- patients of the Newmarket clinic and other needy and deserving mental patients. There are 17 approved homes in York County plus the Ontario Hospital at Aurora. The approved home is the first step taken by mental patients after they leave the Ontario Hos- pital. This is a very big and important step for them as the next step leads them back into commun- ity living again. Help cheer these people along the way by giving them a little gift this Christmas. 1000 GIFTS NEEDED FOR APPROVED HOMES Y.C.B. - C.M.H.A. A special bouquet to the Doncaster Ladies’ Club this week. This grand service club served the tea and cookies at the Retarded Children’s Bazaar. Heath- er Morrison, the president says the club will be hav- ing their final marathon euchre November 19, in the Buttonville Hall. Remember Bob Haynes! Bob is a judo expert and lives at 37 Idleswift Drive in Thornhill. .He is teaching the art down at the Hatashita Club situated at Queen and Jarvis This is his home club. He is still perfecting the art of karate. As you may know, his dearest ambition is to start a school for teaching the art of self-defense in or around Richmond Hill. The art of self-defense is more important than you think? CHRISTMAS GIFT CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED BY THE YORK COUNTY BRANCH, C.M.H.A. October 20 marked the opening day for the Christmas Gift Campaign under the chairmanship of Mrs. W. J. Large of Maple. Once again, Y.C.B., Canadian Mental Health Association‘s Christmas Gift Campaign is under way. Will you bring joy to the world of the mental patients at Christmas time? Will you share your Christmas joy with someone who has nearly forgotten what Christmas means? Watch your local newspaper regarding collections! by Elizabeth Kelson Yng POI/Lil The Cuban situation is per- ilous. For Canada it may prove to be more import-ant than many have thought. It will force us to make up our national minds on our world position in sion and great concern. We; who are in Parliament for our first terms have been thrown into an exciting arena where everything seems to be happen- ing at once. We are, thus. gain- ing much experience in a very short time. This has been a stirring time in world affairs, a time of tgfin- a very positive way. We can no? longer linger on the sidelines! Question Period l While world tensions havel naturally taken major attention} recently in Parliament. you will have noticed that The Speak- er's rulings in the House of Commons have brought on a variety of challenges. This-has resulted from what some Mem- bers consider to be strict in- terpretations of the rules which‘ limit the question period. Mem-‘ bers of Parliament in Canada have been jealous of the privi- lege of the question period, which is their chance to speak directly for their constituents; it is their way to direct atten- tion to many pwblic matters which might not otherwise be brought to light. On the other hand. the Speaker is under difficulties because of the variety and size of the opposition groups and wants to get business expedit- edA An Old Budget We. in the Opposition have been critical of the Govern- ment's failure to bring down at new budget so that the public can know what is happening. what is being done. to the econ- omy. As I said in a radio talk from Ottawa, we object to “a warmed-over budget," prepar- ed by a man who is no longer Minister of Finance. The Gov- ernment does not, of course. agree with us. While I do not want to take partisan positions ‘in this report to constituents, I report this as being a funda- mental issue on Parliament Hill; Maiden Speech The various national and in- ternational excitements may have caused less person-a] wor- ry to the MP. for York North (for one evening at least) than his own situation. I had the honor and privilege of making ‘my maiden speech to the Com- mons on Thursday, October 25, 1962. That is a great and ex- citing event for any Member of Parliament. I attempted not only to put the position of my own constituency before Parli- ament and before the nation, but to make some contribution to the national picture. What concerns the nation concerns us here. As I pointed out, York North is an Ontario in miniature and in a time of growth and change we have many problems requiring atten- tion. I was given much encourage- ment that day in Parliament because more than 40 women residents of York North, mem- bers of the Women's Liberal Association, were visiting Ot- tawa. It was my great pleasure to show them around Parlia- ment Hill and to introduce them to Hon. Lester B. Pear- son, leader of the Liberal 0p- position. Their moral support in the public gallery was help- ful to a Member rising for his first speech. Impact of New Men Among the many speeches in the House, in recent weeks there have been some notable ones from young new M.P.'s who will be heard with increas- ing influence in the future. As you know, a great many new faces appeared in Parliament after the last national election. Some of the newcomers have outstanding talent and ability. Many are in the Opposition. They come from various parts 10f Canada and their contribu- tions give much encouragement and great hopes for the future of government in this country. \Farmer‘s Advocate REPORTS A new M.P.. Mr. Eugene Whelan (Essex South), made a powerful farm sp'eech in which he maintained the Farm Cre- dit Act should be amended to benefit farmers of Eastern Can- ada as well as those in the West. He maintained that loans are too small for farmers' needs. Mr. Whelan pointed out the limitations of farmers’ inâ€" comes and the competition for markets. He spoke of the hea- vy investment by farmers and the need to expand markets for Canada. Loan assistance in these circumstances. he said, would not only heLp farmers make a decent living but would help Canada. Canada and Russia Many Canadians were shock- ed by the position taken by the N.D.P. in the Cuban situa- tion. As indicated by its leader, Mr. Douglas. that party was not on the side of the United JC 16) hat Now that nominations are coming soon we now will hear more of these herculean heroes of mythology who try to impress us with rosy promises if we elect them for a further term of office. Dear Mr. Editor If as taxpayers we re-elect the present office holders we will deserve what we get in the way of higher taxes and muni- cipal government. Like many more I have seen my own mis- takes. I nominated the present mayor hut I assure you I will not make that mistake again. more I have seen my own m-is- takes. I nominated the present mayor but I assure you I will not make that mistake again. In the vote on the liquor question we were told we were to get a million dollar hotel and $35,000 annually in additional taxes. Many sincere and well- meanin-g electors accepted this ‘as a fact, hoping there would be some relief from the heavy bur- * 1k ’k 7) HIGH TAXES IN RICHMOND HILL Dear Mr. Editor: While qualifying our town council’s position with respect to a subdivider's proposal to pro- ceed with an industrial devel- opment, Mayor Haggart stated that they (the incumbent town council) have no intention of wannafinn Han micfalnac AF nrov- Now near election time we hear of another promotion and. talk of taking in hundreds of‘ more acres of new territory to add to the town. A trip around town will show much vacant land not filled now. Taxpayers must be on guard against pro- motion schemes unless they have all the [acts from sources in which they have confidence. Two years ago we were told we should call a halt on expen- ditures but it was just another promise and taxes have contin- ued to increase. Thousands of dollars have been spent on lux- ury offices, wall-to-wall carpet- ing and fat salaries. We have been told these fancy frills are needed to impress prospective customers. All I can see it is a place to sit and dream up where Phone: ‘ FREE Continu: Sat: Satui _ Las Thu the next convention will be held. While qualifying our town council’s position with respect to a subdivider's proposal to pro- ceed with an industrial devel- opment, Mayor Haggart stated that they (the incumbent town council) have no intention of‘ repeating the mistakes of prev? lous councils, which have cost‘ this town plenty of money. Ac- cording to the figures on my tax bills for 1958 to 1962 in- clusive Mr. Haggart surely must include himself as a member of these previous councils. I would urge you, the rate- payer, to make a comparison similar to mine. The tax rate for town pur- Richmond Hill for highwaym poses ALONE has almost doub- welfare and other purposes from‘ led. The council of this munici- $76,695. in 1958 to $140,646. this pality has failed to stabilize the year and in spite of this we still town rate in spite of overwhelm- have an appreciable increase in ing increases in the costs of the tax rate. education. Other municipalities ‘ , . have succeeded. Why hasn’t One bastc reason for this 1n- Richmond Hill? You might also crease can be found by further note that the Province of On- analysis of your tax bills. Com- tario increased its grants to parethese figures: Total Taxable Total Taxable Year Residential Property Ind. & Commercial 1962 $24,063,965. $6,251,970. 1958 $17,764,370. “ $3,123,717. Total Increase $6,299,595. $3.123.253- JUST TRYING TO IMPRESS THE GIRLS NOTE that the total increase in residential development not only EXCEEDS the 1958 assess- ed value of taxable industrial and commercial property but it is more than double the total increase in industrial and com- mercial development since the same period. The writer appreciates the fact that the 1958 and even the 1959 councils were bound by subdivision agreements entered into prior to 1958 but I will never be convinced that a real effort to curtail further residen- u,l, LAH‘ _‘__1_ .position is indeed poor. It is. my opinion that the credit of' our corporation is saved only because 70% of the total taxes collectable each year are remit- ‘ted by C.H.M.C. and other mort- ‘gage companies. Richmond Hill ‘may not attract industry of any !appreciable size for many years ito come and for this reason I believe it is time to be honest ‘with the electorate and admit 1that austerity measures must be ‘implemented in order to bring Richmond Hill's tax rates more in line with those of comparable municipalities. Residential Year Town Rate 1962 .01928 1958 .01029 Total Increase .00899 The writer appreciates the fact that the 1958 and even the 1959 councils were bound by subdivision agreements entered into prior to 1958 but I will never be convinced that a real effort to curtail further residen- tial development has been made by ANY of the previous coun- cils. ' J2(‘0I”l(/ jAOl/lg/tld.. Year 1962 1958 Total Increase Opinions on the Cuban situation indicate that Fidel Castro’s big problem is to “save face” . . . . He could also have a small problem‘ in finding it. Proof that Richmond Hill might need an Emer- gency Measures Organization comes in the news that Metro’s EMO plans to evacuate their people to the NORTH â€" if they have a week’s warning . . . . They must figure on using the Red Bus. ‘ ' The trustees section of the Ontario Hospital As- sociation was told that a patient who has a leg ampu- tated, legally owns the leg and can take it home with him if he wants to . . . And it would be just the th1ng to prop open the lid of the freezer. With Barrie collegiate down protest over “The Qu it looks like it should be Save God Save the Quecn'i This municipality’s financial Dear Mr. Editor O Yesterday's news is not; necessarily dead. (Con We weren't told who was go- ing to put a million dollars into this project, but I did point out to the mayor that we should have a firm undertaking or bond as security. but apparently they didn’t think we needed a bond Queen den of high taxes The cruel hoax now is revealed when there is no application for a licence from the much praised imagin- ary hotel. The mayor and council re- mind me of a recent personal experience. In my work I had to serve a summons on a young man who was behind in his pay- ments on a new suit of clothes. His excuse was that he had to make payments on a new car. I asked him why he bought a new car when he could not pay for or firm agreement.‘ I wonder what they think of m) advice now? My/Your Assessment $6585 eq $6585 ec $6585 “LEST WE FORGET” Adents going on a sit- ” as a national anthem htly changed to “God Yours truly, Robert Saunders 22 Benson Ave., Richmond Hill. by George Mayen equals‘ equals equals Total Taxable Ind. & Commercial $6,251,970. $3,123,717. $3,128,253. . . . He Troy and Coan in love again! $126.96 67.76 ' $59.20 Total Tax his suit of clothes. His only an- swer was that he wanted to make an impression on the girls. I am afraid this is what our council is doing with the result for us of high and higher taxes and more debt. in Richmond Last Times Today ! Thursday, Nov- 8 Phone: TU rm-r 4-1212 Continuous Daily From 7 pm. Saturday From 6 p.m. Saturday Matinee. 2 pm. 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