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No one, least of all this newspaper, would dispute the length or quality of Mr. Lex Mackenzie’s service to the people of York North as their rep- resentative in the provincial legisla- ture. To all who have known him or needed him, he has been a good and trusted friend who has won the es- teem and affection of a great number of our citizens. After such a record, therefore, it is regrettable that, at 78, Mr. Mackenzie has seen fit to seek another five-year term of office. We have the greatest respect for age and the wisdom which often ac- companies it; and it is always re- freshing to observe an individual to whom the advancing years have been kind, Who is able to retain an un- common youthfulness and vigor de- spite the march of time. Such cases, unfortunately, are the exception rather than the rule. The burden of work and responsi- bility which a representative of this growing area must bear is great and is increasing daily as the vast sprawl of a large metropolitan centre reach- es out to engulf us. It should be placed on the shoulders of a man yogngertllan Mr. Mackenzie. " ‘fibhéld Plaxton, a. lawyer and resi- dent of Richmond Hill for the past twelve years, is offering himself for Congratulations are offered to Richmond Hill Planning Board, Plan- ning Director Harold Deeks and his stat? for the comprehensive and detailed report on the problems of the downtown area, presented last week. The report pinpoints the construc- tion and maintenance of a simple system of service lanes to and from revitalized off-street parking lots as its long-term answer to the downtown parking ‘proylemi _ . q . . c Planning Director Deeks has stated the long term accepting of the lane system is a must if the report is going to be worth anything at 311-. Without; the lanes, he said, “the whole thing falls apart.” 7' 'There’s fittle douBt the report feels the quicker the lane systems are There should be a halt to the un- scrupulous tearing down of election campaign poster_s. ‘ We have noticed Several in and around the community lying in shreds after some such apparently thought- less act of vandalism. The fact that posters and campaign slogans take a big bite out of cam- paigning candidates’ election budget and involve the time and effort of party workers to circulate them should be a major deterrent to such acts. But even more important, it in- volves our basic democratic principle that; every man running for public office is entitled to get his particular message across to the voters. Post- ers are one form and an expensive ‘ Early autumn frosts this year have brought autumn coloration in decidu- ous trees, particularly the flaming maples, several weeks earlier than is customary. If you wish to see the glory of a Canadian autumn giving evidence of Nature’s handiwork, do {lot delay too long or you may be too vate. The old notion that Jack Frost is responsible for the change in colour of deciduous trees is no longer uni- versally accepted, but this writer is unwilling to relinquish the old-age belief without putting up an argu- ment albeit without any scientific data. to back it up. We just won't relinquish the childhood picture of the little elf with his pots of paint and brushes busily rushing about dabbing brilliant hues onto the erst- while green foliage. Subscription Rate_ §3.§0 per Present scientific belief is that actually the change takes place due to a cessation of vital activity within the leaves. During the spring and summer the leaves act as factories producing the food necessary for the growth of the tree. The tiny green chlorophyll bodies in the cells, which give the green appearance, stimulated by sunlight, make food by combining carbon from the air with hydrogen, oxygen and mineral elements in the water gathered by the tree roots. As Eng as thé protoplasm in the cells continues to be vigorous, sun- THE LIBERAL, RIchmondeptembeQQfl leave Those Posters Alone “Authorized The Choice In York North And Not An Revitalized Parking ? nu Auuuyvuuv-.- .V ,, a v0 I. 3" on 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 W. S. COOK, Managing Editor as second class mail, Post Office Department, O'Ltawa" Independent Weekly: Established 1878 V0 mm liberal a second time to the voters of York North. As the Liberal Party’s can- didate in the provincial election of 1959. he lost out to Mr. Mackenzie by some 2,500 votes. At 38 years of age, Mr. Plaxton has already demon- strated a sincere interest in the wel- fare of his fellow citizen and the community as a whole. He is well qualified by ability, training and ex- perience for the responsibility of a people‘s representative. During the campaign he has stressed two issues: education with the related problem of the heavy burden of taxes on the municipal taxpayer, and crime and its extension into the Province of Ontario. He has promised, if elected, to give York North’s 70,000 voters an active voice in the affairs of the next Legislature. More than ever before in the past, this riding needs the type of repre- sentation which Donald Plaxton is offering. On September 25th electors of York North should make very sure they choose the best possible representative to cope with the many challenging problems of future years. The decision to be made by the people on that day is altogether too impor- tant to be influenced by sentiment or partisanship. The challenge of these rapidly changing years de- mands the very best in government. Among the more immediate solu- tions advanced by the report was the one suggesting drastic amendments to Zoning Bylaw 1000. The bylaw re- quires any downtown business mov- ing to another locale in the area to provide space for so many cars ac- cording to the size rof the building. introduced the quicker the solution to the downtown parking quandary. Some time will of necessity be con- sumed by consideration of the report by the full complement of the plan- ning board and by town council. But with 12 vacant stores already pre- senting gaping views to potential downtown shoppers and two other businesses slated to move in the near futureâ€"it is hoped that this con- sideration does not consume too much time. one, too. They should not be ripped down by thoughtless individuals. This is not a strife-torn European or South American country where elections are settled with bullets and bloodshed and where according to photographs and articles, we have all seen and read campaigner-5’ post- ers are defaced with vegetable mat- ter or chalk, or torn from walls. This is Canada where elections are fought in public and the decision, weighing all he has seen and heard and read, rests ultimately with the individual voter. If the poster of a candidate helps win him a vote, it should be allowed to remain where it is, providing it violates no local bylaws. light simulates production of the green chlorophyll. Light, however, has a destructive effect on the chloro- phyll and with the cool weather in the fall when the vital activities slow down, the chlorophyll is destroyed and not replaced. As it disappears carotin. a pigment present in the leaf throughout the summer, begins to show up, giving rise to the character- istic yellow colouring in the autumn foliage. Elf In Sight Anthocyanins, forming in the cell sap, account for the variety of red and purple shades, which with the yellow pigments and the natural browning provide such beautiful con- trasts along the hardwood slopes and valleys. Many beautiful hardwood stands may be seen in this vicinityâ€"and Devil’s Glen Provincial Park 10 miles south of Collingwood is only two and a half hours away. At an elevation of 1700 feet. the park provides a lovely view of the valley of the Mad River, 500 feet below, with the bean- tiful hardwood hills and slopes on both sides for many miles. Other scenic beauty spots to visit at this time of the year to see beautiful tree colouring are the Credit and Hockley Valleys, the Pine River Valley near Honeywood and Terra Nova and through the hardwood areas in Medonte Township between high- ways 12 and 93, north of Barrie. SEVENTH ANNUAL PIONEER VILLAGE FESTIVAL T0 RECALL LIFE OF EARLY SETTLERS The Metropolitan Toronto and Region Conserva- tion Authority presents the seventh annual Pioneer Village Festival, Saturday, September 28, 1963, 10 am. to 8 pm. Many exciting events and diSplays will abound. Among them will be rug hooking, sauerkraut making, sausage making, quilting, horsepower thresh- ing, Indian dancing (this is a star performance), tire- setting, musket shoot, spelling match, Indian crafts, apple butter making. There will be an exciting la- crosse match and Scottish dances. You will enjoy listening to the Bolton Community Choir, the French Canadian Choir and the German Club Harmonic Choir. Don’t forget to renew your acquaintance with Pioneer Village, and if it’s the first time for you, you will be glad you went. Pioneer Village is located at Jane and Steele’s. Pioneer Village represents an early Ontario cross- roads vil‘lage developed during the period 1793 to 1867. The village is typical of those established in York County, Canada West during this era. The site‘ is on the farm of Pioneer Daniel Stong. Governor Simcoe chose York, with a population of 400, as the capital of Upper Canada in 1793. This was a period of migration . . . thousands of hardy pioneers trekked westward by way of the waterways and on foot to Upper Canada. York was a port where ships carrying produce could find safe anchorage. .. ‘7 Yonge Street had been brushed from York to Holland Landing and a stage was travelling the route. Immigrants were United Empire Loyalists, Canadian Militia, British Regulars and Pennsylvania Germans. Among this latter group, young Daniel Stong, a boy of eight, came to Canada with his family in 1800. At the age of 20, Daniel enlisted in His Majesty’s forces and saw service in the War of 1812. In 1816 he married Elizabeth Fisher, and together they set gorth to transform a wilderness into a productive arm. ’ Daniel and Elizabeth Stong faced the enormous task of clearing the forest to build a home and later grow food. Danie] felled the huge trees, removed some of the stumps, and either used them to make fences or drew them in heaps to be burned. Daniel used materials close at hand, usually the oak, beech, pine, spruce and cedar. The timbers were dressed on two sides with the adze and the broad axe, and dovetailed at the corners. This type of construc- tion did not require nails, which were very scarce and very expensive. Space between the logs was filled with wooden chips and a mortar of clay and straw. A large fireplace was built of fieldstone, the roof was made from wooden shingles split from logs. The building of a home required teamwork, and often neighbours would travel many miles to contribute their special skill to the construction As Daniel pushed the forest back, he added to his outbuildings, while increasing the size of his farm. He used a wooden plough to till the virgin soil; for sowing he used the broadcast ,seeder filled with grain, walking among the stumps," tossing grain on the soil. At harvest time, he used the sickle or the grain cradle. After the grain was cut he bound it by hand into sheaves, standing 10 together in a shock. These were left in the fields until they were dry enough to store. They were then drawn into the mows of the grain barn until time for threshing. A wooden flail was used to thresh the grain thoroughly. Winnowing was accomplished by opening the doors of the barn to create a. draft, and tossing the mixture of chaff and grain into the air so that the wind could separate one from the other. Straw was used as a bedding for stock, for weaving hats, baskets, bee- hives, etc. Pure grain was stored in the granary to be ground into flour. Within 16 years the Stongs had constructed six separate buildings, all of hand hewn logs. These included two homes, a stock barn (no lfimger standing) a grain barn, a piggery and a smoke ouse. Many pioneer buildings have been added since to help make an authentic pioneer village by the Metro- politan Toronto and Region Conservation Society. by Florence Wark ' Early last March, Bruce Wark, Lance Grey and Duane Delbrocco of the Carrville Animal Defenders Club were hiking through the woods. Spring was in the air and the boys felt happy and carefree. The stream they were following was swollen with melting snow and ice. They amused themselves for a while by watching the jagged pieces of ice, snow and broken branches being carried away by the rapidly moving waters. Shortly the boys saw something that took the sunshine out of their day and the gladness from their young hearts. They discovered a young raccoon whose tiny forepaw was cruelly crushed between the steel jaws of a trap. The boys could see that the trap was stapled to a. submerged log which the animal had pulled into the water. The poor raccoon kept climbing partly up on the log but he kept slipping back into‘ the stream. Knowing the animal would drown, David tried to spring the trap but his attempt was unsuc- cessful. Leaving Lance and Duane behind, David ran home to bring help. He contacted Mr. M. J. Ryan, the Canine Control Officer of the district who agreed to come at once. Meanwhile, David worried by the delay, hurried back to his two companions who were trying to keep the raccoon on the log. David decided to take matters into his own hands. The animal couldn't last much longer. According to the story told by Lance Grey and‘ Duane Delbrocco, David stepped into the icy stream, and reached down to where the trap was almost buried in the muddy bottom. This time he was lucky enough to release the heavy spring and the raccoon; was freed at last. much to their delight. I I think that this episode has a great significance, 3. much greater one than that which appears on the surface. In the first place it illustrates in a very real way how the humane society is working. It is making young people conscious of the plight of helpless creatures, and creating in them the desire to help and defend them. Secondly, and perhaps even more im- portant, I feel it should prove to thinking people that man has unrealized sources of mental and physical strength in reserve for emergencies. If we could learn to tap this power and put it to constructive use, nothing on earth could stop us from realizing our ideals. And the ideals of animal lovers are, to even- tually see the day when all creatures will live in harmony and love together and man will be their beloved guardian and friend. When? “They shall not hurt or destroy in all my holy mountain," saith the Lord. ANIMAL DEFENDERS IN ACTION +++++++++++++ Rambling 352ml flag/1:5 E . Yesterday's news is not BY ELIZABETH KELSON and At the time of our Incorpor- tam,ation Mathew Teefy was ap- nost pointed clerk. He was well Icky liked and apparently a very _ well read man and very learn- â€"°0n ed. It Is sald that many came to him for advice In any mat- nce, ter and he was considered by the council so well read in munici- real pal law that his services were ,:__sometimes used instead of The first agitation towards securing incorporation of Rich- mond Hill began in 1853 when a number of villagers thought that they were proficient en- ough to levy rates, gather tax- es and administer public funds. A sudden stop was put to this movement however when it was learned that the act gov- erning such matters required a population of a thousand in the ‘proposed municipality. Flashback Conditions later proved more favourable and in 1857 a meet- ing of ratepayers was called in the old court house. Amos Wright, M.P., was chairman of the meeting and M. Teefy, J. P., acted as secretary. The mo- tion made by P. Dixon and seconded by Col. David Bridge- ‘ford was that, “whereas the in- habitants of Richmond Hill are contributing annually to the townships without receiv- ing adequate benefit. and con- ceiving that the village would be the better for incorporation. be it Resolved that the neces- sary steps be taken, &c.", that a notice be inserted in the ‘York Ridings Gazette’ for one ‘month with a view to the in- corporation of the village as directed by statute. All the efforts to obtain in- corporation in 1857 failed be- cause several of the advocates wanted to have the northern- most boundary at Elgin Mills thus taking in more territory than the law would allow. Our town solicitor has advised council that barkâ€" ing and howling are natural sounds for dogs to make, and they cannot be controlled. So apparently the re- vised anti-noise bylaw will only apply to neighbours shouting, “Shut up!” The next attempt in 1872 be- gan when a petition of almost all the ratepayers in the vil- lage was brought before county council by Erastus Jackson of Newmarket. On June 18 it passed through its several stages without going into com- mittee and was granted. The first election in January, 1873 gave the following coun- cil: Abraham Law, Reeve; Messrs. Warren, Powell, Hopâ€" kins and Brillinger, councillors. At a special meeting on April 30. 1874 a motion was passed that a petition be drawn up to the House of Commons asking for an act to place us in the West Riding of York, but by a redistribution about 1885 the franchise for the Ontario Leg- islature was transferred to the east riding. A Toronto professor says, “. . . the pedestrian in our mechanized cities wants a wider role in society. He wants to be able to raise his finger and stop cement trucks.” â€" Some role! Just a. walk-on for a curtain call. We didn‘t really believe all those complaints“ about the high weeds in Markham Township until we lead of the Buttonville resident who lost his Thurs” Fri_ & Sat" Sept. 19 . 20 . 21 tractor. The Ontario Hydro reports the case of a 300- pound black bear being killed when it bit into an electrocuted calf still entangled in the lead from a loose lightning rod which had contacted a high-tension power line. . . . So that’s where Rube Goldberg’s Work- ing now! Sports note from an Arizona dog trackâ€"It hap- pened in the sixth race when a dog named Classy Cindy got confused as the race started, reversed her field and caught the mechanical rabbit as other dogs chased it from the rear. . . . “Backward,” we’d buy, but not “confused”! Speaking about, uh, running: Governor Wallace of Alabama intimates that he may run for President of the United States. . . . For? Or from? Relaxed regulations on brewery advertising are expected to do away with “those hypocritical TV sequences in which young men and women are pic- tured in happy scenes prior to the brewery commer- cial.” â€" You know, we've always had the second thought that it would be lots more fun to see some scenes of the party AFTER they “take five". NOW we ask them! Wonder if the architects who designed that new trust building, shown on last week’s front page, had any second thoughts that its glass walls might make it look more like a don’t-trust building. Add to your list of easy jobs: A Salvation Army worker in Agassiz, B.C. The Sally-Ann boys have been sent there with food for the Doukhobor Freedo- mitesâ€"who are on a hunger strike. Items gleaned from files of “The Liberal”, the home paper of this district since 1878. 3m 19mm @0112 38y Yesterday’s news is not necessarily dead. The most important business‘ transacted in the second year‘ of incorporation was in the amount of money coming to1 the municipality from the townâ€" ships from which it had se- ceded and also a share of the municipal loan fund, from the Ontario Government. The first was a portion of the clergy re- serves allotted in years past to the municipalities. Markham had spent theirs in roads but Vaughan had wisely invested theirs so that It yielded an an- nual interest. In the settlement Richmond Hill received $1,450 which was paid in cash and de- bentures. those of a solicitor‘ In Sir Oliver Mowat's settle- ment of the municipal loan question, all newly formed mu- nicipalities received a share. Our share was based on the census that formed us into a municipality, as taken by Com- missioner Trench in 1872, 785 inhabitants at $2 a head . . . a total of $1,570 with accrued interests. This money was in- vested by the council who fol- lowed the example of Vaughan Township. It was invested in securities, for educational pur- poses, part of the interest of which lessened the school rate annually, and part was used for village purposes. YANGTZE PAGODA RESTAURANT AV.5-4303 - 5-3036 Special Rates Wedding Receptions and Banquets BUSINESSMEN'S LUNCHEON FOR RESERVATIONS Monday to Saturday 12 noon to 2:30 pm. by George Mlyes Sample Menu: Halt Fried Spring Chicken Juice or Dinner Soup Mashed Potato Vegetables Trifle Pudding with Golden Sauce Hot Rolls Ind Butter Coffee $2.25 Banquet Menu Sent Upon Request m; 2 AND NOW ON THE MOTION PICTURE 30mm Phone TU. 4-1212 Richmond Hill. Ontario :Saturday Matinee Sept. 20, 2 PM. i "The Music Man" “Fl AIR CONDITIONED By Refrigeration for Your Comfort “FREE Parking at Rear of Theatre Unless Otherwise Noted During July and Mom, Thurs.. Fri., lst Show at 7 p.11 Saturdays at 6 pm. Matinees, Wed., Sat. and Holidays at 2 PAUHURD-mmowammmomowmoosm-wmanm TECHNIRAMA‘ - TECHNICOLOR“ PRESENTED BYWARNER-Bfipé RUSH“ PRESIUN ~SH1REY JONES - BUDDY HACKEH-HERMIUNE BINGO”) Mon.. Tues. & Wed., Sept. 23 - 24 - 25 Thurs. & Fri., Sept. 19 - 20 The Music Man” Shown at 6:30 & 9 pm. Sat, Sept. 20 ~â€" lst Show at 6 pm. Feature at 6:30 and 9:20 pm. "H’the story of'that man’ fl". ;1 and his 7btrombones {5%} and the wonderfulwonderFuI E54 1‘» v; tune he played on every v a; heart in town! Mon., Tues. & Wed., Sept. 23 - 24 - 25 First Show 7:00 pm. Last Complete Show 8:30 pm. mum CAUGHT m m TURMDILM or msmmn I ARB PASSION... ' Recommended Adult Entertainment Reconimended Adult Entertainment Held Over 'RAIIUN SIGN PLEASE NOTE BRUHL - PEIER MEYCK ' 0N osmium: CORM Plus AN WU? at 2 pm. and August