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This Aroma Is Not From Roses SWIMMING POOL Dear Mr. Editor: I was encouraged to read in this week‘s “Liberal” that the swimming pool committee had come up with a recommenda- tion. At a recent meeting of chhmona Hill Town Council, Chairman Robert P. Ross of the York Central District High School Board suggested that the board might be willing to con- sider, on request, the possibility of including a swimming pool in the plans for an addition to Bayview Secondary School when necessary. It was understood that the pool would be paid for by funds other than those raised for secondary school construc- This recommendation. unfor- tunately, is once again but a timid suggestion that our elect- ed representatives hold a pleb- lscite to determine what to do. tion. ed representatives hold a plebâ€"' Let us have some leadership lscite to determine what to do. and action with vision. Let us The need in this community have this indoor pool at for a swimming pool has been $150,000! voiced very clearly on several How much would this amount occasions. Yet still certain to in dollars and cents for the Chairman Ross noted that swim- ming pools built in connection with new schools in North York have been paid for out of township funds, not educational funds. yuuw yawn-v- The need for further accommoda- «fion at Bayview Secondary School is already established as the school building is this year accommodating more than its rated capacity and tw0 portables‘have been located at the school to take care of the overflow. The building of extra permanent schoolroom accommodation can not 'A Toronto ice cream establishment recently got the deep freeze from Vaughan Township Planning Board. After a poll in the posh Uplands Avenue area where the firm was planning to establish a frozen ice- cream parlour, the planning board members recommended that the re- quest‘be turned down. l‘ 1-,], LIBERAL CLASSIFIEDS â€" GET RESULTS â€" PHONE TU. 4-1105 THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ont, Both area ratepayers in the high assessment area and Vaughan School Board told the board they felt such an establishment was an unsuitable commercial enterprise for the par- ticularspot where it was planned. The wording of Richmond Hill‘s new anti-noise bylaw may seem vague and incomprehensible to the layman, but is evidently the only wording acceptable under the Muni- cipgl_.§,ct._ Public demand prompted council to endeavour to find a bylaw which would stand up in court. Much study was given the matter by the police committee with the help of the town solicitor. Bylaws of many other muni- cipalities were considered, but those which were more specific in definition of noises which were to be regulated, it was found, had been passed under private bills in the provincial Legis- Subscription Rate_ §3.50 per “The Town of A Million Roses” has seemed anything but a bower of flowers for many citizens for some years. Odour from the effluent at the sewage disposal plant on Markham Road has been the subject of much criticism for a long period of time. This spring, in an attempt to al- leviate the conditions, it was decided to add chlorine to the effluent. This method is proving fairly satisfactory. The works committee of town council decided to give it a thorough trial by adding the chlorine manually. If the trial proves that the chemical will do the job efficiently, it has been pro- mised that equipment will be pur- chased which will add the necessary amounts automatically. Residents of the area have expres- sed satisfaction with the results so far. However. there have been oc- casions this summer when the offen- Site For Swimming Pool ? “Authorized Deep Freeze In Vaughan Now For A little Quiet Member An Independent meeting of Richmond as second class mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa.” Dear Mr. Editor 013m liberal U I. k“ a $3.50 per year; to United States $4.50; 10c single copy Member Audit Bureau of Circulations 2r Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association J. E. SMITH, Editor and Publisher W. S. COOK, Managing Editor [ndependent Weekly: Established 1878 ‘0‘. councillors are shaving their average householder? My rough determination to frighten the calculations indicate that about taxpayers off by making airy 0.7 mill would cover the fin- statements hinting at stagger- ancing over 10 years. If these ing costs. figures are in error. let us hear Let us not pussy-foot around a precise statement of the actual with talk of an open-air pool. cost. . WhiCh Will be Used {01‘ only': I am sure 55 to $10 per year three or year. four months each Thursday, September 26th, To our mind this suggestion has much merit. It should provide for the greatest economy in construction and maintenance costs. It is even possible that provision could be made that existing shower, dressing, and other facilities could be used‘by stu- dents and general public using a pool. The location of Bayview Secondary School is readily accessible to a large percentage of the town’s population, which is also a. favourable factor. be too far in the future Whether the municipality of Rich- mond Hill could provide funds for building a pool in anotheumunici- pality (Bayview School lies just out- side the town limits in the Township of Markham) is a legal point on which we are not qualified to com- ment. ~ But if such action is permissible, and if the ratepayers vote in favour of a swimming pool this December, then we feel that the swimming pool committee and council should give consideration to this suggestion. It was also thought that such a student-attracting shop might pos- sibly create a traffic hazard from nearby Langstafi” Public School. 7 Both were valid reasons for both ratepayers and planning board when they turned thumbs down on such an enterprise. As a Toronto Township building inspector said at a recent Vaughan Council meeting when a delegation was protesting illegal use of pro- perty, townships should be careful not to accumulate catch-all industry just for the sake of having industry. A great deal of the effectiveness of the new bylaw will rest on the magi- strates’ interpretation of what con- stitutes an “unusual” noise, or a “public nuisance.” Responsibility will also rest on the citizens of the town. lature. This avenue is now closed to mumclpalities. A complaint must be prepared to support the police in their attempts to enforce the bylaw. A police officer without witnesses has little chance of having a charge upheld, since as Police Chief Robert Robbins pointed out, a policeman on duty is not con- sidered part of the public. sive odour in the area has been as bad as ever. Explanation for one failure was that the man in charge of adding the chemical was away on holidays, and the task was neglected for a short period. It is to be hoped that the works committee will soon decide that the experiment has been a success and that the necessary equipment will be installed to add chlorine automatic- ally, so that the risk of failure will be reduced to a minimum in the future. When the odour penetrates closed car windows, as it did one day last week, conditions in homes in the area must be almost unbearable. One can get used to almost anything â€" but when this malodorous atmosphere can be controlled, our citizens have a right to expect it to be controlled. I am sure $5 tn $10 per year on the average residential tax bill would be acceptable to .most of the community. 223 Beechy Drive Beverley Acres. Yours sincerely. P. A. Sale BLACK CREEK CONSERVATION AREA The Black Creek Conservation Area is one of a growing number of conservation areas administered by the Metropolitan Toronto and Region Conservation Authority. A conservation area is not a park, but it is an area acquired for conservation purposes which the authority is able to make available as Open space for the residents of the Metropolitan Toronto Region. The Black Creek Conservation Area consists of 119 acres situated on the upper reaches of Black Creek. a tributary of the Humber River. Illustrations of conservation on the property include preservation of the valley lands as flood plainlands, reforestation, demonstration farm pond and wild life plantings. Pioneer Village is a unique feature of the Black Creek Conservation Area, representing a living village of a date previous to 1867. The annual pioneer festival at the village, Jane Street and Steeles Avenue, is September 28. .1. I. i * * THE FIRST HOUSE OF DANIEL AND ELIZABETH STONG This was the first building to be built on the land now occupied by Pioneer Village and still stands on its original site since 1816. The furnishings of this house are noteworthy. They represent the typical early settler’s home. Lighting, a scarce item, was primarily by grease lamps, commonly called “Betty” lamps. These pear-shaped lamps burned animal fat, and had either tow or rolled cotton wicks. Another form of lighting was called the rush-holder, in which rushes, dipped in grease, were held at an angle in inverted pincers. Candles were either dipped or made in molds from tallow (melted fat from oxen and sheep). It would take many months to save sufficient tallow to make a few candles for Special occasions. Plates were often whittled out of wood. However examples in this building are red ware, made on a potter’s wheel from coarse clay, glazed and fired. This ware is very brittle and there are few remaining examples. The knives and forks of this period were of the staghorn variety and of conventional size. Simple rope beds, supporting straw ticking were used. Bedding consisted of handwoven blankets and coverlets. Also, quilts of extremely interesting deâ€" signs were part of the prospective bride’s trousseau and therefore quite proper in the early settler’s house. The settle-bed was made so that the seat would open and form a box in which two straw ticks were placed, and served as a bed for the eldest child. This piece of furniture was usually situated near the fireplace and during the night it was the occupant’s responsibility to keep the fire going. Cooking in the open fireplace required a thorough knowledge of the art. This required large pots and vessels with capacities measurable in gallons, rather than in quarts or pints. Since the cook had to work in immediate proximity to the flame, the various ladles, dippers, Skimmers, turners and forks had long handles. Foods were largely salted pork, plus those that the forest yielded, such as venison, partridge and geese. When available, corn, cabbage and turnips were part of the diet. Baking was done irr‘an outdoor oven. Elizabeth’s work was as difficult as her hus- band’s and certainly as endless. Although the farm provided most of the raw materials for survival, they needed work and attention before they could be used. Wool, for example, required many washings before it could be carded and spun. Girls learned these tasks from mothers and older sisters. No hands were idle in the early pioneer days. _ _ .:..._......L All Ian-v vuLAJ rlvnnvv- ..,.|,' The smoke house and its adjoining equipment shed were built shortly after the first log house. Smoke houses were usually built of stone or brick due to the fire hazard, but this particular one was constructed of logs. It was there that Daniel and Elizabeth Stong smoked the ham and sausages pro- duced on this farm. The preparation of meat was simple . . . after it was washed, a brine was made. A barrel was filled with water and salt was added until an egg would float on the top. The meat was then im- mersed for six or seven weeks. It was then removed and hung from the rafters in the smoke house. A slow burning fire of green maple, hickory, or dried corn cobs burned in a huge iron kettle. Depending on the individual taste, the meat was smoked for three days to one week. , c bu Univ 1 vvvvvv Daniel also built a log grain barn which was of typical Pennsylvania German style in 1825. The cen- tral construction is framed with sawn timbers which are pegged together. In the same year, Daniel built the log piggery. This was separated in the centre by a log partition. Storage space for hay was provided beneath the‘roof, while timbers on the north side of the building were projected to protect the farmer from the north wind. The rear portion of the piggery contained an exercise run. Either Berkshire or Tam- worth hogs were the type that were housed in this piggery Sixteen years after arriving on this land, Daniel Stong was in a position to build a much larger and more comfortable second house. This was a two- storey, seven-room home, constructed of hand-hewn timbers, some measuring 30" in diameter. It was covered with clapboard siding. The large kitchen contains a brick fireplace with a bake oven which was used for cooking and baking. A fire was lighted in the oven and kept burning wth hard wood. The housewife _.-_J 4») 1L- L---) ._.A_ “HI- LA knlyn An judged the oven heat by the amount and l Slauu ylLulL uu Athacfions were boafing. ing and fishing. School Report According to Inspector Da- vidson's report to county coun- cH, the school populafion in North York is 7368 of whom 6131 are on the regmters Boys exceed gins by 550. Teachers number 108, average salaries being, for males $374, females $301 uv .......... u _ . J dancâ€" in the oven and kept burning wth hard wood. The housewife judged the oven heat by the amount and type of wood used and the bread was put to bake on the oven floor. In the kitchen now we find china from England and a larger collection of household utensils. The parlour was used for special affairs and religious meetings, and had many fine pieces of furniture in- cluding a box stove imported from Scotland. The story of Daniel and Elizabeth Stong was repeated many times by the families of the region. Following the years of almost unbelievable hardship, when the isolation of life demanded every capacity for endurance, the forest gave way to well cultivated fields and substantial farm buildings at last. (Mat- erial by courtesy of the Metropolitan Toronto and Region Conservation Authority.) MAPLE â€" RICHMOND HILL CARS 8. TRUCKS FOR RENT REXDALE CAR 8. TRUCK RENTALS LTD. RR. 1 MAPLE (Lippay Motors Limited) ALL POPULAR MAKES AND MODELS +++++++++++++ Rambling $0“ng . . .1 {l O Yesterday's news is not neces BY ELIZABETH KELSON A Lpine AVenue CHerry 7-1461 5-5501 1-2811 Now that they have a rhythm bana piaymg with “much Nerve" do we call them the Solid Senior Citizens? Flashback JULY 1, 1897 On this date “The Liberal" began its let year of publica- tion. The newly remodelled Palmer House advertised its ac- commodations as an ideal stop- ping place for riding or driving parties, bicyclists. or farmers going to or returning from ‘market. Bus meets all trains. Electric cars pass the door. \Terms $1.00 per day. MOSCOWâ€"(AP)â€"The Soviet Union has imposed a virtual blackout on news of this year's grain har- vest. . . . This is one timeâ€"at least, for the Russians â€"when no news is BAD news. Nationally, the federal gov- ernment was debating a bill to permit the CPR. to build the Crow's Nest Pass Railway. On the international scene, the most important event was the celebration of Queen Vic- toria’s Diamond Jubilee. 0n the last Sunday in June special services were held in all churches. with the National Anthem being sung at four o’clock solar time in common :with all others on the meridian, as part of a jubilee service which for 24 hours never ceas- ed throughout the world. The promoter of a new French-instruction TV series says, “They will teach you the past tense by A taking you to a museum and the future tense by a trip to a fortune teller.” The complete course includes a set of records. . . . Tense records? '_ Research workers at Harvard University claim horses are 10 times better equipped than man for hard drinking. Oh, yeah? Well just show us the horse that can get under a table! The wife of an embassy secretary in Jakarta, Indonesia, says she and her daughter were standing near the cocktail bar when rioters broke into their home. One man threw a chair at her and the daughter threw a bottle of‘ peanut butter back at him. . . . Peanut butter? They must make some real crazy cocktails (out)? ? there. The Liberal’s Thornhill cor- respondent, described his com- munity as - “Very pretty, very picturesque, is this little ham- let; and so quiet that if it were not Thornhill it might well be called Sleepy Hollow." There is one puzzling point in that much publi- cized Dionne quintuplets’ story of their unhappy childhood. They say they had no individuality and did everything as one personâ€"including milking the cows. . . . So what did Quint No. 5 hang on to? Buses to carry people from the electric cars to Bond Lake, had been arranged for the grand picnic on Dominion Day. Attractions were boating. dancâ€" ing and fishing. School Report Canada‘s most-famous warship, the H.M.C.S. Haida, is heading for the scrap-yard cutting torches unless a group of Ontario businessmen can succeed in their campaign to give her a permanent home in Toronto. Former naval ofificer and possibly, by today, former premier, John Robarts has said, “I’ll do any- thing I can to help you.”â€"â€"Like getting together with Ottawa to get her a port-able pension? A massive advertising program being agency- planned for a new Gillette razor blade will be based on the theme: “It’s the edge that counts: The report, says truancy has disappeared in rural schools, and in town and village schools it has decreased. where the truancy act has been strictly enforced. "i‘hiéfiéé'terb'iéce of Iax'neâ€"brain logic DESERVES the remark: “We don’t care if it can count them. Can it cut them? CBC officials are blaming the F.L.Q. for the French flag they found flying from the top of their Toronto television tower one recent morning. . . . Isn’t the F.L.Q. supposed to be an underground organization? Question for the future-â€" Will the 3 am. horn-honkers be able to evade the “unusual noises” portion of the anti-noise bylaw by claiming their noise is not unusual? . . . They ALWAYS leave a party that way. Items glea'néd from files of “The Liberal" the home paper of this district since 1878. 3511 19mg @0112 113? Yesterday's news is not necessarily dead. AND BURNER SERVICE 9n co UCLLLL uquAyyvu uuuu unuu 4.x]; yeah?Welljustshowusthehorse}“Chmond Hill. Ontario and two out of 12 at Sutton mgexilefitéen out of 19 passed the prescribed examination at Newmarket Model School. The whole report shows the schools in the northern inspec- torat-e to be in first-class stand- ing. Transportation Rlcfimond Hill had three means of transportation in 1897. Trains on the Northern Rail- road went north at 9:30 am. and 6:18 p.m., and south at 9:24 and 7:12. The Metropolitan Electric Railway left Richmond Hill at 8:30 and 11 a.m., and 4 and 7 p.ml Cars left the CPR cross- ing on Yonge Street in Toron- to at 7:30 and 9:40 am. and 2:- 40 and 5:40 pm. Proctor‘s Stage Line connect- ed with all trains, carrying mail and express as well as passengers at 8:20 am. and 5:30 pm. Mails closed at 8:30 and 5:30 pm. Sample Menu: Half Fried Spring Chicken Juice or Dinner Soup Mashed Potato Vegetables Trifle Pudding with Golden Sauce Hot Rolls - - and Butter Coffee $2.25 Special Rates Wedding Receptions and Banquets BUSINESSMEN'S LUNCHEON Monday to Saturday 12 noon to 2:30 pm. by George Mayan Banquet Menu Sent Upon Request n; Richmond Phone TU. 4-1212 . r- , :ELIBERAL CLASSIFIEDS-Get Results-TU.4-1105 Mon., Tues. & Wed., Sept. 30, Oct. 1 - 2 AIR CONDITIONED By Refrigeration for Your Comfort “FREE Parking at Rear of Theatre" Unless Otherwise Noted During July and A Mom, Thurs., Fri., 18! Show at 7 pm. Saturdays at 6 pm. Matinees. Wed.. 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