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Don't forget the annual ba- zaar on November 7. There will be home baking, toys. white elephants, children's clothing and many other interesting items for sale. Afternoon tea will also be served. Anyone wishing to have articles picked up for this bazaar is asked to call 884-3098 or 884-7178. See coming events for time and place. Hospital Auxiliary - Community Club News David Whitmore of Eaton's interior decorating service was guest speaker at the October meeting of the community club. His many helpful sugges- tions on home decorating were of great interest to the many ladies present. The hospital auxiliary met NEW ZEALAND lamb Legs At Special Prices SUNKIST VALENCIA B. C. FANCY BARTLETT White Swan Lou Donnelly (left foreground) directs Neil Crowe, Joan Plume, Lucille Urquhart and Flip Forbes (left to right) during a rehearsal of the St. Matthew’s Players. Their play “The Clock Struck Twelve” will be presented November 9-10-11th at Our Lady Queen of the World, Roman Catholic Church, Bayview Ave. North. Curtain at 8:30 pm. Elgin Mills And Jefferson News EVENING BRANCH ST. JOHNS ANGLICAN CHURCH ORANGES 3 002- $1 last Wednesday at the home of the president, Mrs. A. McFee. Plans were discussed for a tea and bake sale to be held in February. Anyone wishing to pay her dues is asked to conâ€" tact Mrs. Terry, 884-3008. Church News "The Clock Struck Twelve " The evening branch of the WA will meet in the parish hall November 5. A gospel hootenanny will be held in the parish hall Saturday evening . Stan 12011 of the Crusade for Christ will be in charge. All young people are wel- come. Twelve young people enjoy- ed breakfast in the hall last Sunday after which the rector spoke. Last Wednesday, 22 people PEARS 6 FOR 25 gathered to hear the Rev. Rob- ert Brow of the Bible and Med- ical Missionary Fellowship speak on the work in Pakistan. India and Nepal. This was the first in a series of monthly mission services. The next will be held. on November 16 when the speaker will be Dr. Lionel Gurney of the Red Sea Mis- sion. Chitter-Chatter Happy birthday to Geordie Watson. who celebrates his fourth birthday on November 4. Belated birthday greetings to Ray Taylor for November 2. Sympathy is extended to the family of the late Mrs. William White, who passed away at the Villa Hospital on October 30. For the past nine years Mrs. White has made her home with Percy Jones, Naughton Drive. Mrs. Henry Bradley had the misfortune of falling and breaking her hip last week and is now a patient in St. Mich- ael‘s Hospital. We wish her a speedy recovery. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hudson of Kingston visited with their niece, Mrs. F. Powell and fam~ ily, last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hall at- tended the funeral of Mrs. Hall's aunt, Mrs. E. A. Thomp- son in Newmarket last Thurs- ROAST, CHOPS, STEW Lamb in the Basket LB. READY TO EAT >lB. 59¢ 884-3008 day. Congratulations to Bill Hall. Naughton Drive, who has suc- cessfully completed and gradu- ated from a 12 months\course In industrial and automation electronics at the Radio Col- lege of Canada. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Clarke and family of West Hill spent Sunday with Mrs. D. Cracknell and Walter, Naughton Drive. Frank Hitchings, Elgin Mills Road, has left to spend the winter months in the sunny south. Miss Marlene Jones spent a few days last Week with her sister. Mrs. Waldo Sieber and family in Paulsboro, New Jer- sey. Mrs. Ross Kerwin is making satisfactory progress at home following her recent stay in the Royal Victoria Hospital, Barrie. Mrs. Lyle Boyle spent a very pleasant evening last Wednes- day at the home of Mrs. Ruth Wignall in Markham, where ap- proximately 20 ladies, who were former Markham tele- phone operators, met to renew acquaintances. (Photo by Stuart's Studio) Looking For a Good Used Car? If So, See The Used Cars Column in The Classifieds History Teachers Hold Seminar At Thornhill Secondary School The staff room at Thornhill break for coffee and refresh- Secondary School was the scene ments, he answered questions P'NDER BROS’ I'TD' of a lively lecture and discusâ€" for a further 40 minutes. sion October 27 when a dozen STEEL LlNTELS history teachers from York Cen- Calling Marxism “both tral secondary schools heard an idealogy and a myth”, ‘ Professor J. C. Cairns of the Professor Cairns expressed I BEAMS University of Toronto discuss the opinion that Marx’s K S k the development of socialism greatest contribution was ' and nationalism in the 19th his insight into the import- ept In toc century. Ince of the economic factor Portable Crane This was the third In a series of four in-service training seminars arranged for York Central history teachers. Also attending the lecture were 14 students from the sen- ior grades, mainly from Thorn- hill. and even one eager stu- dent from grade 10. Professor' Cairn’s hour long lecture was listened to with close attention. Following a An issue which had lain dormant for several months exploded In the face of Markham Township Coun- cil last week when it faced a council chamber on Wed- nesday morning packed with angry ratepayers pro- testing the licensing of a "drag strip" in Markham Township. In October of 1963, Reeve Charles Hooper, Deputy- reeve Stewart Rumble and Clerk Harry Crisp went to St. Thomas and inspected a drag strip there coming back with glowing reports. The idea was presented as a fine thing for young people that it would give them someplace to race their cars instead of on the roads. Angry Ratepayers Protest $200, 000 Drag Strip After an hour of wrang- ling, council backed away from the issue by passing a motion to discuss the mat- ter further in private. The issue had first been raised when application was made to council in the sum~ mer of 1963 for permission to operate the drag strip. No particular opposition was shown to the proposal at that time. PRICES EFFECTIVE NOV. 4, 5, 6, 7 In November, Ernie Chap- man one of the promoters of the strip appeared be- fore council with a paper bearing names of persons living in the area and re- ported that his canvass in a three quarter mile radius of the proposed location (Lot 19, Concession 9) had turn- ed up no objectors to it. Council decided early in December to prepare by- laws which would permit the operating of the drag strip. As there was already a by-Iaw on the books prohib- iting racing in the township, 8 by-law was prepared re- scinding this one. A further by-law was prepared per- mitting motor vehicle rac- FLANK 0N Loin of lamb “Every economic historian is beholden to him," stated Pro- fessor Cairns. “You can see the insights in every text book. He is part and parcel of our western culture.” Fourth and final lecture in the series will be held on Nov- ember 10 when the topic will be “The Era of Adolph Hitler, 1923 to 1945.” ing on only the one parti- cular piece of property. This by~1aw was prepared contrary to the advice of the township solicitor who warned that it could be challenged on the grounds that it was for the benefit of one particular person and not the general publlc. Councillor Charles Hoov- er maintained his solitary objection to both the by- laws throughout but receiv- ed no support from other council members He felt that many residents were opposed to the strip but had gone along with it because they didn't want to spoil a neighbor’s chance of a sale. At the last meeting in De- cember. council backed down from giving final reading to the two by-laws, however, early in January of this year. third reading was giv- en by-law 2041 which re- peals the existing by-iaw prohibiting racing and by- law 2042 which prohibits it except on Lot 19, Conces- cession 9. Calling Marxism “both an idealogy and a myth”, Professor Cairns expressed the opinion that Marx’s greatest contribution was his insight into the import- Ince of the economic factor in the development of man. On January 30, licensing and regulating by-laws were passed, and a license fee of $500 was paid by the pro- moters. Deputy-reeve Stew- art Rumble warned council at that time that they were “on dangerous ground pass- ing these two by-Iaws" and that they gave particular privilege to one party and not the general public. Since that time, little or nothing has been heard of about drag strip operations in the township. The matter blossomed in- to prominence two weeks ago when plans were publi- cized in a Toronto daily for a $200,000 drag strip with bleachers to accommodate 5,000 spectators. with racing under lights on Wednesday and Friday nights. REMEMBER YOU SAVE 'I'WC) WAYS Lower Prices Plus Free Gifts FOR IGA CASH REGISTER TAPES 2m75¢ 12 OZ. TINS AURORA: A draft plan of subdivision for property of Alan J. Cossar between Regen- cy Acres and the Golfglen Sub- division was turned down by the town council on the advice of Graham Gage of the OMB that the plan was "premature”. Chapman, a drag racer for eight years, reported that there are 107 clubs with about 2,600 racers within a 50 mile radius of Toronto and they expect to have be- tween 500 and 600 cars to race each week. It was explained that drag racing is a competition be- tWeen two cars from a standing start. They race a quarter of a mile and speeds are electrically timed. With more than one horsepower to each pound of car (con- ventional cars have one horsepower to 10 or 12 pounds of weight) the cars go from a standing start to 200 miles per hour in 7% seconds. Before the brakes are applied a parachute slam the car down to 100 mph. Cars used for drag racing cost ‘between $6,000 and $8000 and their rear tires, 3 foot wide, cost $80 a piece. Top racers use a fuel mix- ture of alcohol and nitogren methene which costs $5 a gallon and each trip burns two gallons of fuel. Paul Mingay, represent- ing William Burd who has just purchased the lot ad- jacent to the site of the pro- posed dtag strip insisted that such an operation could not be permitted without an amendment to the town- ship‘s official plan which zones the land as agricultur- a1. He produced a letter dat- ed October 22 of this year. signed by the township's building inspector F. J. Fudge, confirming that the land was zoned agricultural. Any amendment to the of- ficial plan. changing the zoning of an area would re- quire special notice to land- owners and an 0MB hear- ing if any objections were STEEL FABRICATING Kept in Stock Portable Crane Service To Custom Specifications 2 Otonobee BA. 1-3344 THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thursday, Nov. 5, 1964 raised Solicitor Lachlan Catta- nach, Merkham Village. ap- peared for a group of rate- payers on the 9th Conces- sion and submitted a peti- tion bearing 54 names of people who were opposed to the project. Prior to the re- cent Toronto story, he said. residents had been under the impression that the dragway was a small oper- ation for the benefit of young people. He termed the township's new by-law permitting the racing discriminatory and ill advised and felt that both the council and the operat- ors were in a very precari- ous position. He also won- dered if council had been aware of the magnitude of the operation when they gave consent to it. Reeve Hooper said they were quite aware of it. that the whole thing had been t h o r oughly investigated. When the matter of conges- tion and wear and tear on roads consequent to such a large operation was raised, he banged his gavel angrily and said, “Let’s not go into that now." Kenneth LeMasurler of Unionville was spokesman for a small group of young men who attended the meet- ing and were in favor of the drag strip. He presented a “Why not now?" asked I voice from the audience. All New 1965 Electrohome 23" CONSOLE 'I'V We Are TV and Hi-Fi Specialists Richmond Hill TV WITH 1 YEAR WARRANTY ON ALL PARTS AND TUBES 19” Portable TV Rentals SEE COLOUR TV IN OPERATION AV. 5-3756 PHONES TU. 4-7456 28 Levendale Rd. , Richmond Hill Television ACROSS FROM RICHMOND HEIGHTS SHOPPING CENTRE Allencourt Plaza BAYVIEW & MARKHAM RD. RICHMOND HILL (Hilton Model) MAPLE LEAF HAMS paper which he said con. tained the names of 100 people who were in favor of it. The drag strip Would bring business to the coun~ ty he said and would cut down on racing 0n the high- ways. People don't under- stand what drag racing is. There would be no more noise than on Don Mills Road or Highway 7. Another spokesman for the dragstera said he could see no possible loss of land values to surrounding prop- erties and that the whole thing had been well publi- cized in local and Toronto papers. Crux of the situation would appear to fall on the interpretation of the section in Markham Township's offb- cial plan where the term agricultural or rural zoning is defined. According to the plan the agricultural zoning would permit "recreational activities such as are NOR« MALLY found in rural areas as golf clubs and driv- ing ranges swimming pools. private parks, private clubs. . . ." In a statement to the press following the meeting, Mr. Mingay said that his client, if he found the operation of the dragway bothersome. would definitely take civil action and seek an injunc- tion prohibiting its opera- tion. 79¢ 11/2 lB. TINS I LB. BAG Royal Guest S1.39 Trade