Richmond Hill Public Library News Index

The Liberal, 28 Nov 1963, p. 30

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‘finy" Whitewashed Novel Said “Historic” 30 “Fanny Hill" can get back in her scrub board this week be- cause she is significant. historic and artistic." This was the ruling 'l‘uesday by the Attorney General‘s ad- visory board on obscene liter- ature asked by Richmond Hill Police Chief R. P. Robbins to determine whether. or no! the novel of the adventures of the Chm. Sam Cook Reviews Work 0f Hydro Comm. mm'é’éniijéy’ laundrymaid de served to be banned. The panel ruled"‘Fanny" cut! Seeking re-election to the; Richmond Hill llydl'lbfilf‘ctl'iU Commission at Monday night‘s? nomination meeting Chairman Sam Cook reviewed the work of the three member rnmmis- sion during the past year. 1 Ontario Hy. ro officials have: expressed theii pleasure at the' satisfactory fin cial pOSition ofl the local utility- In a letter to‘ hydro officials the senior body“ remarked, “we are pleased tul note that you continue to en- joy a favourable financial pos- ition. The service revenue in- creased during the year which to a large extent no doubt ref- lects your load building prog- ram. The average monthly consumption' per residential customer increased from 526‘ kilowatt hours in l96l In 551 kilowatt hours in 1962". “This marks the third year in a row your commission has not required any debentures". stated Mr. Cook. Any debentur- es for capital costs are a charge against the credit of the muni- oipality. The major undertaking (luvâ€"Vl ing the past year has been the purchase of the Centre Sireel East substation from Onlario Hydro. The three substations‘ are now owned locally which means a considerable saving in rental charges. The Centre Street substation alone will mean an annual saving of $8.- 900 in rental charges. A member of the commission :lnce its formation in 1957 Mr. Cook has served as chairman since 1958. “LIBERAL” CLTAssmEns ’ GET RESULTS Phone TU. 4-1105 THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, RICHMOND HEIGHTS CENTRE E SURE To VISIT SANTA IN HIS TRAILER HOME ON THE CENTRE 12 NOON TO 8PM. DAILY CHILDREN Remember All Stores Will Be Open From 9 21.111. To 9 p.m. Starting Monday. December 9th 'I‘o Tuesday December 24th [DICLASS’IFIEDS ’ifnld nudes. Some of them are , quite attractive. We don“! con» ‘T RESULTS 4 lsider lhis type of nudiiy ol)-‘ LTU.-4-1105 jscene," Mr. Coon said. V”We don't object 10 cenu‘e‘These trees are planted only on; the road allowance." ‘ Markham Township adopted, the Etobicoke policy at nne oh its recent meetings. CHRISTMAS STORE HOURS EVERY LETTER WILL BE ANSWERED cull- tribulcd significantly to period English literature both from a‘ historic and artistic standpoinLt "Fanny" was sent to the‘ board by the chief November’ l9 after be borrowed a ten copies from a local book storc. "We were reluctant to L forward any opinion to the chief resulting in extra legal suppression of this book to the extent it would not be available to adults." Panel C h a i r In a n David Coon. a Stoutl‘vllle lawyer told a "Liberal" reporter Tuesday night. Mr. Coon added that if "Fau- ny" were prosecuted under Sec- ‘tion 150 IA! of the Criminal Code which calls for the book. not its distributors to be taken to court. it might well be held obscene. The chairman said if the' book itself is prosecuted it may or may not be ruled obscene. Appointed in 1960. the pane-Isl is made up of Mr. Coon. Robért‘ Porter, chief librarian at Peter- borough Public Library. Prof, Berners Jackson. English De- partment, McMaster University and Dr. J. W. Mohr. on the staff at the Forensic Department of vthe 'l‘m’onlu Psychiatric Hospi- tal. At Least LZW Books I Mr. Conn said the panel has {examined at least 1,200 publica~ 'tions. holh magazines and pap- ‘erback editions submitted by - the public. t “in order to protect the rights of the publisher. distrib- utor, retailer and public, we are recommending no legal action by the chief or anyone else re- siricting the freednm on this book unless a properly consti- tuted court hearing is fil‘sl inâ€" iliaied againsi it." Mr. (1mm said. “If in our opinion. the magaw ine or book which is mass cirâ€" culation in Ontario is ubscene as defined by the Criminal Code, we then advise the distri- butor and it is withdrawn from book shelves." He said the board‘s experien- ce had mainly been that distri- butors complied. ‘ “The main thing we object to in the pulp magazines for ex- ample is sadism or masochistic pictures but in some cases by the time we find out who is distributing them, they've dis- ‘appeared anyway and new ‘books replace them." Ontario. Thursday, Nov. 28th, 1963 Don't Forget To Write To Santa And Deposit Your Letter In Santa's Mail Boxes Conveniently Located At The Centre. nex- be't-' ‘riminahl w huukA Planner N o t es mmIuIunummlmuumnummuuum\umuummqu:mmumunm The Barren Look‘ No Trees In Hill of work to be put-on the out side staff." Planning Director Harold Decks said he was very Inu(-h in favour of requiring sub- dividers to maintain or he re- quil‘t’d to place a tree per lot. He commented that in the country where there Ire so many trees “peoule seem to wint open space for good reasons." This isn’t the case in the Richmond Hill are: where there is plenty of tree-less space. he said. The board began the discus- sion by favouringihe Elohicnkc motion requiringthat $8.80 pet tree be l-harged ‘0 the sub- divider (0 provide for planting ‘ 'l‘he' money would go into a common tree fund. "I favour the Etobicoke plan." said Director Deeks. “because it specifies either dollars or said Director Deeks. "because it specifies either dollars or} trees." ‘ Chairman Cecil Williams wondered if there were not al- ready too many conditions be- ing placed on subdividers. with trees being an added burden. it was finally decided to table the question until opinions of various municipal departments could be secured. The E‘lobicoke provision ‘ reads: “Existing trees on land to be subdivided not to be re- moved without township per- mission. Where no trees exist a contribution of $8.80 per lot is required of the subdivider toward the provision of trees. These trees are planted only on the road allowance." W. J. “’I‘om" Taylor of Richmund Hill was re-elect- ed to a post on the Town- to and York Roads Commis- sion with County (‘ouncil's approval last Thursday. Fornwr Sutton Rm William Sellers was a re-elected- to I T and post. Dr. Lewis Whilr was re- appointed as I member of York (‘enlral High School Board at the same meeting. Turn Local Men Appointed By County :Cuntinued Tum i Reeve also Saturday, Dec. 7th 5"” BE SURE To SEE THE SANTA CLAUS PARADE Bands, Clowns, Majorettes, Fairy Tale Characters L -- ~ PARADE LEAVES WALTER SCOTT SCHOOL 10:30 AM, WEST ON n 1%,; _ MARKHAM RD., NORTH ON YONGE ST. Bob's Skate Sharpening .4 ml Hooku Supplips TAPE I’UCKS STICKS LACES Richmond Hill Arena JOHN E. MacNEII. For cars ELECTION DAY MONDAY. DECEMBER 2nd POLLS OPEN 10 A.M. T0 8 PM. 5 or information on Election Day Phone A\' COUNCILLOR WARD 1 Markham Township Council Experienced .Representation er. She is on the Exlension Committee of the Y.W.ClA. of Canada. and for the past five years has been local chairman of Membership. Mrs. Price has served the Anglican Church .on Domin- ion. Dioeesan and Deanery levels, is an active member of St. Gabriel's Church. and a past delegate of the Synod. The charter president of V Association, also acted as 5 Association. Richmond Hill Counci|-â€"Ward 2 IHaggart W. 1| X FOR AC"ION on our most pressing problems ' Industrial development ' Access roads ELECT For information 884-2277 Jounty responsibilities FOR REEVE of Walter Scott Home and School as secretary-on the Richmond-Hill 3â€"166? vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv v v i V“}““‘ .""’}) “ You Can Get A N v ;§ 1964 ‘CLAIRTONE" N v Q Regency Model 7‘ only h for Hi! DID YOU KNOW? In The Mall Richmond Heights Centre 884-7362 The Oiled Wail Cabinet. Aluminum Speaker. Automatic Off. Automatic Control. Richmond Hill- Music Centre E Silent Listening. Regency Walnut 261 Hea rt Shut ta)" $379.50 $629 Contemporary (I e s i g n in hand-rubbed Oiled walnut. Low Level Fidelity. Balance Indicator. Automatic Gain ('ontrol. l‘ruwcss (Model TADS) HI”; DOWN SIR MONTHLY «aNNNNN ’>

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