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galuie To Your Friend And Ours Hallowe % And drivers ‘more cautiousl e’en than yt jwould. There chance that ghost may f0] careful, What can a parent do? :The Ontario Safety Lea- ngue suggests several things. {Have a child use a make- .up face instead of a mask. Iwhich makes vision difii- fcult. Dress him in n cos- .tmne motorists are likely fto see. Fluorescent tape ;as trim makes a big differ- -ence to the visibility of a :dark costume. See that =costumes are easy to move and walk inâ€"not high :heels and tight skirts for slittle girls pretending to {be big ones, or dreSses or lcloaks long enough to trip =on. And most important. ‘remlnd him about the traf- .flc before he goes out. 'Stress looking both ways ‘before crossing. and the fact that he may be hard for drivers to see. Leave your porch light on so young visitors won't stum- ble. When youngsters are out in costume on October 31. running from door to door for shell-outs. there's a special traffic hazard. which calls for all the wisdom and wit a parent '(‘an mus- ter. You see him once a month when he calls around to collect. But if he misses your home only one week, you are aware of a gaping hole in your life. He is your newspaperboyâ€"the final link between editors, reporters, salesmen. compositors, pressroom staff, delivery drivers and yourself. Without him. you would be lost. And so would we. We never take our readers for granted; we don’t want to be taken for granted by them. ' We are and we intend to remain your principal source of local inform- ation. We bring: you local news each week and we try to the best of our abilities to interpret for you‘ what that news meansâ€"to you and your home community. The Legislature usually sits for about 12 weeks each year. The rest of the yeari members can be home, carrying on their usual business. There is little need to maintain two residences; 28 members live in Metro, another dozen live within 50 or 60 miles; most others live in hotels for four days a week at reduced rates and go home weekends. The work load being borne by the members doesn’t justify any pay increase, and At that time this newspaper said "it would certainly be ill-advised for the Legislature to vote itself more money in the form of a pay increase just after bringing down a budget that contained higher taxes and a resulting higher cost of living for the people of this province”, Premier Robarts’ decision to grant the members more money follows a pattern first established after the 1951 provincial election whenlthe newly elected Legislature voted itself a raise in members’ pay. The Legis- lature did the same thing following the 1955 and 1959 elections. Mr. Robarts is expected to approve a $3,000 pay increase to become ef- fective in January. At present mem- bers receive $7,000 a year of which $2,000 is tax free. This latest raise will bring their salary to $10,000. Last February Premier Robarts turn- ed down determined efforts by 50 of his Progressive-Conservative mem- bers to secure‘a pay hike. One Tory member suggested a pay differential for out of town membersâ€"$8,000 in- demnity plus‘ $4,000 expenses for all members, with an additional $1,000 travel expenses for members from ridings outside Metropolitan Toronto. Reports indicate Premier John Ro- barts is ready to break a solemn promise he made to the electors of this province before the last general election and grant the members of the Legislature a substantial pay in- crease. Prior to the September 1963 election he assured the electors that he had no plans for a pay increase of any kind. -...-- â€""“'r"""'â€"‘ .V ""'u . .â€"â€"-â€"v-â€"_-.v.. ~v~v B’u '- “1 Subscription Rate $4.50 per year; to United States $5.50; 10c sing1e copy , Member Audit Bureau of Circulations Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association J. E. SMITH, Publisher W. S. COOK, Managing Editor “Authorized as second class mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa" Forgotten Election Promise THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thursday, Oct. 29, 1964 ‘h to trip mportant, the traf. goes out. th ways and the be hard 9. Leave lt on so An Independent Weekly: Established 1878 nally mall )W 013m 311132131 Poppy chairman Ernie Ben- ton has taken up his new dut- ies efficiently and is current- ly very busy planning the dis- tribution of wreaths and pop- pies. In order to remind the community of the purpose re- presented by the Flanders poDPY. Comrade Benton has obtained the film “Fields of‘ Sacrifice". The first screening was held at Legion Court last Friday evening with projector1 supplied and operated by1 police chief Robbins. The color film was produced by the, and plai ity. Our l mittee l of Alec very ac the chi] the br: Thanks rade CC to his g crates ( quent resulted money """"~ “ 0...“... It """" ." i is indeed unfortunate generations are to heed the! _ . lessons of those stupendousgthat there are some inhabitants conflicts, and it is hoped'of this world who have neither therefore that the .SChOOIS Will;honor or respect for the ideals avail themselves_of Ithe OPPOF-‘which most of us have set for tunity to see this fllm- Furth‘tourselves. We report that the er Screenings Will be madefdrum located in the club room available to the general PUb'Efor the purpose of receiving lic from now and through Re‘tdonations towards the child- membranes Week. Watch forfrens Christmas party was stol- announcements- en during the earlv hnur: nf color film was produced by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs and lasts about 45 minutes. It is impossible to describe here the message that this film con- veys. it must be seen to be ap- preciated. It provides a mov- ingr story of two world wars and the sacrifices that were made. and clearly indicates the purpose of the yearly rememâ€" brance services and the signi- ficance of the poppy. Rememâ€" brance is essential if future generations are to heed the lessons of those stupendous Provincial command has ap proved the award of : $400 bursary to a Thornhil boy, Thomas McElroy Thump son, and we are pleased tha Branch 375 was instrumental i1 obtaining this decision. Thoma: recently completed Grade 13 a Thornhill Secondary Schoo Your legion Report: A truly free press is the one dis- tinguishing mark of democracy. They go hand-inâ€"hand. Only in a free nation can you read newspapers of every political conviction, those that ardently support the government and those dedicated to its defeat. All are free to publish without gov- ernment interference or regulationâ€" a privilege denied to more than half the people on this earth. Your newspaperboy is the final link in the long chain of communica- tion between your local paper and your home. He is the community’s youngest and most self-reliant bus- inessman. We depend on him, and so do you. and we are proud to pay him this tributeâ€"one that he earns every week. In the case of Ontario, Premier Robarts has said any pay increase will be dependent on assurances that the Liberals and New Democrats will not oppose the measure in the House. It will be interesting to note how sincere the opposition parties are in the plight of the taxpayer or whether they are simply willing to go along for a free ride with the gov- ernment. a year. In light of the recent per- formance of Parliament and the con- tinual absenteeism of many of the members, most taxpayers would ag- ree the Prime Minister was wrong in nearly doubling the pay of our MP’s. A survey in the three large Metro townships of Scarboro, North York and Etobicoke revealed the average annual salary was $4,786 in Scarboro, $5,084 in North York and $5,516 in Etobicoke. These salary figures are representative of the earning power of a great majority of our people- people who are struggling to buy their homes, raise their families and pay their taxes, municipal, provincial and federal. This important fact should have been kept in mind by Premier Robarts before he started talking about allowing the Legisla- ture to vote itself more money from the public treasuiy. Premier Robarts is following the same course as Prime Minister Pear- son who granted the members of the House of Commons a pay increase following the last federal election. Mr. Pearson very carefully avoided any reference to the proposed pay increase during the campaign but once in power he granted the MP’s an increase from $10,000 to 318.000 Premier Robarts is wrong in grant- ing one. This increase, as all other previous ones, will have to be borne by the already hard pressed taxpayâ€" ers of this province. So many of our politicians have the very convenient habit of forgetting their promises once the election is over and they are safely in office; Branch 375, Royal Canadian Legion By Eric Chapman - ' 884-7129 Office and plans to ity. It 3y he E go on to univers‘ \1ED for the ideals s have set for sport that the he club room of receiving i the child- Lrty was stol- rly hours of may person ion is ‘ple in ‘ervice ‘ Second 70009518 '1 Our Readers Write 0f Transportation And Town Council The Dalziel barn and the 14 acres of land were acquired in 1954 by the Metropolitan Toronto and Region Conservation Authority. The barn was re- stored and opened in 1957 as the pioneer museum with an emphasis on agriculture. With this begin- ning, the village has progressively grown since that date to the development we see today. Pioneer Village is designed to recreate the progression of society from the early agricultural settler to the village squire; to give present and future genera- tions a vivid picture of the contributions made by the early settlers of Ontario to our Canadian her- itage. The Black Creek Conservation Area, in addition to Pioneer Village, offers picnic facilities with out- door fireplaces. 300 Ryerson students attempted to drink a Toronto pub dry last week in what could be called “public spirited?’ support of the United Appeal. They managed to down 3000 draught beersâ€"at an extra 50 per glass for the U-Aâ€"in the ninety min- utes before they were cut off. Their escapade brought the to-be-expected flood of depreciations and deplorations from Ryerson officials, but we’d sayâ€"with 3000 beers inside of 300 studentsâ€"it was just a case of boys trying to be buoys. - The story of one family’s progress is told in the farm buildings . . . the settler’s first and second houses, grain barn, piggery, and smoke house all on their original sites. In addition buildings have been moved to Pioneer Village from their original sites, carefully restored and furnished to reflect the progression and development of an early Ontario village at the crossroads. Pioneer Village has established itself as an im- portant education feature. Guided school tours make up a substantial proportion of the annual visitors. OTTAWA (CP)â€"Prime Minister Pearson has told the Commons that the government hopes to receive an interim report from the Royal Commis- sion on Bi-lingualism and Bi-cultturalism in a few weeks. . . . If we STILL haven’t got its interim report, the bi-bi commission’s final reportâ€"with the way Quebec is goingâ€"could be a bye-bye report. The No Comment Cornerâ€" Quebec Premier Jean Lesage, due to lea\e shortly for a three week European vacation_ says he does not plan to visit England. Big Closing Day For Pioneer Village On November 1 When you pass the pole gate into Pioneer Vil- lage, you step into the gentle life of a typical Ontario crossroads village prior to 1867, the year of con- federation. Now, for your second Second Thought, just re-read the first-substituting Catholic Church, birth control and “the pill". Quebec’s extremists, who promised that “blood would flow” during the Queen’s visit, are demanding a full enquiry into police brutality on the occasion. They are still sore about the way the blood turned out to be theirs. The Royal Canadian Legion is getting some support from the New Democratic Party in their advocacy of making November 11, Remembrance Day, a full statutory holiday. . But can the R.C.L. trust the N.D.P. not to further advocate it be moved to the nearest Monday? The Friendly Man From Pioneer Village . . . Homer Whitmore Homer Whitmore has lived all of his 72 years in Edgeley. In 1835 the first Whitmore settled there. To-day Homer Whitmore lives on part of the land he formerly owned in a house he built with his own hands. It is a fine house and a comfortable one presided over by a gracious woman. Upon entering the kitchen I was greeted by the warm aroma of baking bread. Mrs. Whitmore showed me into her lovely living room. The hardwood floors were gay with beautiful woven rugs rich in color and design. Mrs. Whitmore fashioned all of them. This cosy home was a fitting backdrop for her husband, a stockily built man with a flashing wit and a merry (Continued on Page 16) The roughest part about the switch in Soviet leadership is having to worry about properly spell- ing Alexei Kosygin and Leonid I. Brezhnev. (And we’re afraid to think of what the “I” might stand for.) It’s too bad that, just when we’d finally learned where to put all the H's in Khrushchev, they made him get the Hâ€" out. There is something to be said for the suggestion by a Toronto alderman that elections could be held on Sunday. It would automatically take care of the many other suggestions that, in these days of politeness at the polls, the pubs needn’t be closed on voting day. Red China’s A-bomb is actually their second explosion to worry the world . . . and they don’t seem to have any desire to copy that other Western dex elopmentâ€"a pill to control their really big first one: population. ~ The United Nations has been refusing to recog- nize the Red China program on the theory that it might go away if ignored . . . But the A-bomb is something they found impossible to ignore. Rambling Around Q Yesterday’s news is not necessarily dead BY GEORGE MAYES by Elizabeth Kelson I was wondering what the high school board intends do- ing about transportation for the students who live in Rich- mond Hill and attend Lang- staff Secondary School. Last year I was quite con- tent attending R.H.H.S.. and then out of a blue sky. my class and myself were told (not asked) that we would attend Langstaff for the remainder of our school years. This seemed all peaches and cream at first, until everyone else was given school bus transportaion except those living in Richmond Hill. The following brief his- tory of Richmond Hill Pres- byterian Church was com- piled from a report of the one hundredth anniversary service which appeared in “The Liberal” in 1917. This history was read at the an- niversary supper held on the evening of October 19, 1964 in the church. Yesterday Richmond Hill Presbyterians observed the 147th anniversary of the found- ing their church. This cele- bration marked not only the anniversary of the local con- gregation but also the anniver- sary of Presbyterianism in central eastern Ontario. It was not until 1822 that the first Presbyterian Church was start- ed in York (Toronto). It was built on land donated by Jesse Ketchum which is now the site of Simpson‘s downtown store. The church was named Knox Presbyterian. Rev. William Jenkins, the first minister here from 1817 to 1843, was a graduate of Edin- burgh University, went to the States and served as a ‘mis- sionary to the Indians. He was in New Jersey when John Lang- staff was visiting in that state and it was thought the latter broached the subject to Mr. Jenkins of the lack of spiritual guidance in this district and was the means of influencing Mr. Jenkins‘ decision to come to Canada. There were two districts, St. Andrew’s Scarboro and Rich- mond Hill, whose people gathered together to give Mr. Jenkins 3 call. The original call was on display during the celebrations in 1917. The bright solution was to take the TTC. This is fine, ex- cept for the fact that from the time school dismisses there is a wait of forty minutes for a bus that is usually so crowded many are left standing at the edge of busy Highway 11. Flashback At this period there were no railways and no roads, the only paths through the wilderness being blazed trails. Mr. Jenkins took up a farm of 200 acres between Unionville and Richmond Hill at Cashel. He was the first Presbyterian minister in central Ontario‘ between Kingston and Niagara, where Rev. Jabez Colver had located in 1805. Mr. McDow- ell was settled at Bath, Mr. Smart at Brockville and anoth- er Presbyterian minister at Williamstown. He was offered the position of professor at Saratoga in an effort to persuade him to stay in the USA but he chose to come to Richmond Hill and reached here from New Jersey on ponyback. The first communion service held in a pine grove on the site of the present cemetery in 1817 was the first time many of the people in attendance had been able to sit at the Lord’s table since leaving their homes in the old land. The Dear Mr. Editor:â€" it seems éort 6f silly when I had a walk of twenty minutes LANG-STAFF SECONDARY AMOUNT Of 10AM i $100 550 750 1000 1600 2200 Above payments includ; 53'} an prompt repaymm When money needs mount RICHMOND HILL 15 Yonge Street Normâ€"Telephone 884-4431 HOUSEHOLD FINANC -4 Items gleaned from files of “The Liberal", the home paper of this district since 1878. In Years 6009 By ms BILLS VDENT‘ 51’ l VACATION I 60:88 83.71 MONTHLY PAYMENT REMOFELIN’G i SCHOOL SLOTHINGI 80 20 months month; 31.65 41.45 68.81 94.62 (over the Bank of Montreal) PLANS $39-46 51.24 69.21 91.56 146.52 201.46 228.93 months ...borrow confidently from HFC When your plans, or problems. call for moneyâ€"see HFCl Got money to pay bills . . . llx the house . . . buy a better our . . . outfit the family . . . travel . T. or for any other worthwhile purpose. Borrow confl- dently, repay conven- iently, at Household Finance. from my present home to the DECEMBER ELECTIONS POLICE COMMITTEE AND high school here in town. I . now have to walk one mile to FOR TOWN COUNCIL MARKHAM AND YONGE Yonge Street. wait for a bus - _ . ‘ that may or may not be Dear Mr. Editor. ;Dear Mr. Editor.â€" time, then walk another half a l have just finished reading In last week‘s edition 0 mile to a school which is in the your editorial of October 22 “The Liberal" you publishe: next tOWDShiD. from Yonge in which you discussed the de- on the front page a photograp] StreEt- sire nf nnr nrpgent town 0mm. n4? mime Am.” um” L,,, This situation may not be very critical right now, but after waiting forty minutes in pouring rain or freezing snow, I now begin to realize that a solution has to be found to this problem, and found right now. I enjoy attending school, but find it very difficult when I am told to arrive at school and to get home the best way I can. The school board has kept its word in every other respect except that of transportation. I personally hope that second school bus is provided very soon, as I am losing patience very quickly and know of many others who feel the same way. JOHN R. DAVIS, 150 Markham Road. With Richmond Hill as a} centre Mr, Jenkins made jour- neys as far as Lake Simcoe and toward Halton County. Richmond Hill was the pioneer Presbyterian church in this area, the first building being erected in 1821. Before this the little log school and the pine grove clearing were used for services. Rev. James Dick was minis- ter from 1847-1877. At the close of his ministry the new manse was built and he was given a lifetime lease on the old manse and an annual hon-‘ orarium of $200. Mr. Dick also served as the first inspector of public schools for the Town- ship of Vaughan, an appoint- ment he received in 1852. The financial report for 1872. presented by Treasurer Robert Marsh, grandson of the Alex- ander Marsh previously men- tioned recorded total receipts of $647.73. Mr. Dick's stipend was $400 and the precentor reâ€" ceived $32.50 for his year’s work of leading the singing of psalms and paraphrases. Dick Day Stables won the jump- otf when he rode his horse The Comet in the international event at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show at Har- risburg, Pa. recently. Jim was a member of the Canadian equestrian team named at the Eastern Canada Horse Trials at Elderberry Farm. The church originally held five acres of ground with a large frontage on Yonge Street, Richmond Hill, which was dee- ded by John and Elizabeth Arnold for the sum of 300 pounds. This deed is dated 1844, although the congregation had occupied the ground for years on the understanding that James Miles. one of the first elders. was to make a gift of the ground to the church, but his death, without having done so. made the purchase necessary. minister used a tree stump for a pulpit and communion table. The Sunday school formed by James Miles in 1811 is the second oldest in Canada. For 10 years it met on Sunday in the log schoolhouse and Mr. Miles taught reading and writ- ing with the Bible as a text- book. Alexander Marsh held the office of elder in the church for 46 years. He was a son of Robert Marsh, one of the first elders of the church who ser- ved as captain of the York Volunteers at the Battle of Queenston Heights. OAK RIDGES: Jim Day of the ASK ABOUT CREDIT LIFE INSURANCE ON LOANS AT LOW GROUP RATES I have just finished reading your editorial of October 22 in which you discussed the de- sire of our present town coun- cil to extend the period of of- fice to two years rather than one. I commend you for your reasoning and stand. It hardly seems possible that in only a matter of six or seven weeks we will be asked to make a choice as to who will take care of our interests in mun- icipal affairs for the coming year. Our mayor and council cou- tinually remind us of the bus- iness they are asked to handle on our behalf and as their term draws to a close I would like to be able to assess what they have done and what their services have cost the taxpay- ers. I am sure there are many other ratepayers in Richmond Hill who would also like this information. I feel these figures should be available to your paper and that you would consider it good business to inform your read- ers, giving the names of our mayor, reeve and deputy-reeve, followed by the council. It would be interesting to know the number of meetings attend- ed by each member and the amount received per meeting. fir. Richmond In order that I may be fair in my personal choice there are things I need to know and that I seek your help in learn- ing. Thanking you in anticipation of a reasonably clear report in an early edition of your paper. In the business world costs must be considered and are never hidden, particularly when a contract is to be renewed. If I am correctly informed our council is paid on a meeting basis. I believe some of these meetings are not too lengthy and yet quite frequent. Perhaps the time has come when we should be thinking of a salary for each member of council rather than continuing on a commission basis with really no limit to the amount we pay for services rendered. With some information along these lines I would be in a better position to make my de- cision for the coming year. I think you will agree that this is a very important decision for the future of our town. Thurs., Fri, Mon., Tues., Wed., Show starts at 7 pm. “Bridge on the River Kwai” shown at 8.30 pm. Saturday at 6 and 9 pm. Sunday at 5 and 8 pm. RICHMOND HILL, ONT. Phone TU. 4-1212 MATINEE EVERY SATURDAY AND HOLIDAYS AT 2 RM. STARTING THURSDAY, OCT. 29 FOR ONE WEEK ENJOY SUNDAY MOVIES THIS SUNDAY AND EVERY SUNDAY CONTINUOUS FROM 5 RM. SATURDAY MATINEE OCT. 31 1.30 P.M. "Bridge On The River Kwai" M. H. CUNNINGHAM 48 Trench Street. Yours truly DMD LEAN fir‘fWfiE mm TECHWURO W Ann-(mm SESSUEIWAKM- HMSMD 110188113 GEOFFREYHORNE AlEflBlJlNNESS'JAI WWW Hflllflffi m Please Note lun- ring fair ten: and arn- :on- ous- idle heir )uld (hat heir 333’- any and this mid and {00d sad- our eve. It now :nd- the ng. Have the members of our police committee ever walked on Yonge St. between Mark- ham Rd. and Lorne Ave., when the children are going to and from schools? By their attitude I very much doubt it. The highest number of vehicles in the whole of Richmond Hill pass the corner of Yonze and Markham. As of October 22. approximately 7.800.000 vehi- cles have passed this corner this year and of the same date there have been 22 accidents. Yet our police committee in- sists the children have to walk thir, dangerous area four times a day‘. The new hotel has an opening to the car park on Yonge St. and immediately south a vehicle repair shop and a service station have a big flow of traffic in and out. The committee argue that if the children walked on Church St., they would have to pass two openings to the car park. If they only looked they would see that the children walk on the footpath which is on the opposite side of the road to these openings. In last week‘s edition of “The Liberal" you published on the front page a photograph Of what could have been a very serious and heart breaking ac- cident. It seems a coincidence that in the same edition in the next column was the heading “Crossing Guard To Remain at Markham and Yonge". If the crossing was moved to Church and Markham (where I think it should be) the ex- cuse is that the traffic may back up to Yonge St. So what. It is better than having chil- dren on their backs at Yonge St. waiting for an ambulance. None of the members of the police committee, or town council. have children attend- ding McConaghy School and walking this area. If they had, these people would be the first to scream. but just now their attitude appears to be that they couldn’t care less. It is very strange that the police commit- tee agreed, during the summer. to a police escort for a par- ade consisting of about eight people and about four vehicles and yet when it comes to the safety of children. all they have is excuses. Surely the children, two or three hundred of them, who have to use this dangerous route daily should be given more consideration. 46 Palmer Avenue TOM MURPHY, Yours truly