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THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill. Ontario, Thursday, Nov. 19. 1964 An Independent Weekly: Established 1878 Subscription Rate $4.50 per year; to United States $5.50; 10c single 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” A Bad Omen Markham Township Council has given approval to $255,000 in 20 year debentures to cover the cost of addi- tions to the 16th Avenue, Woodland and Bayview Glen public schools. The three schools in question are all lo- cated in the southwest part of the townshipâ€"the very area that the council has designated as the future site of rapid residential development. TheSe three additions are just a portent of what the taxpayers in the southern part of Markham are gomg to have to face in the months ahead. During the year a majority of council has supported a wide-open residential subdivision policy which is eventually going to result in an ad- ditional 1,500 to 2,000 new homes in the Thornhill area. Opposition to this expansionist policy has come from Deputy-reeve Stewart Rumble and Ward 3 Councillor Charles Hoover. [It is not difficult to foresee what this unbridled residential develop- ment is going to do not only to ele- mentary school taxes in the township but also to secondary school taxes throughout the whole high school district. Markham is the third largest shareholder in the York Cen- tral high school district which, in ad- dition to Markham, serves the munic- ipalities of Richmond Hill, Vaughan and Woodbridge. When the mass housing finally gets underway whole new schools will be needed, not just additions to exist- ing facilities. And the unfortunate part is that the present property owners in the southern part. of the township will have to bear the lion’s share of the total cost of providing these extra educational facilities. Hardly a happy situation for toâ€"day’s homeowners. During the past year the Ontario Government has seen fit to pay only an average of 35.67} of the total cost of education across the province with the balance being borne by the mun- icipalities. A prime example of how the property owner is being forced to bear more and more of the total cost of education is seen in the grant structure of the York Central high school district. In the short period of just five years the provincial grants for this, the largest high school district in the county, have dropped from 42% in 1958 to 28.6% in 1963. More homes mean more children and the resulting need for more schools. This can only result in higher taxes for all of us. Instead of encouraging residential develop- ment a council should strictly control it. The members should spend their time seeking industrial assessment as a means of offsetting the tax bur- den on the homeowner and the farmer. . Big Changes Coming There are indications big changes are coming soon in municipal admin- istration in Ontario. Reports from Queen’s Park predict sweeping changes and reforms in the municipal field. Early this year the Legislature passed legislation cutting the number of school boards almost in half. It appears not unlikely that equally sweeping change is in store for mun- icipal councils. There has been no definite an- nouncement but it is not beyond the realm of possibility that county coun« cils as we know them today may diSa appear. Hinted changes include the replacement of the existing thirty- eight administrative county govern-" ments with a series of regional gov- ernments with broader responsibili- ties and based on economic, geo- graphic and population factors as well as current boundary lines. It may be that there will be sweep- ing changes in existing boundaries to substantially reduce the province’s nearly one thousand municipalities. Proposals for major changes are like- ly to come from the Legislature’s Select Committee on the Municipal Act and it is suggested the new reg- ional governments would take re- sponsibility for planning, assess- ment, health and welfare. water sup- ply and police administration: There has been great change in every line of human endeavour and it is only reasonable to expect revis« ion in our municipal administration field which has remained very much as first laid out in a day much dif- ferent from 1964. Municipal bound- aries as of now were established in days when the rapid methods of com- munication of today were totally un- known and our counties and county government procedures were planned for an age vastly different from now. It is only reasonable to expect that changes must be introduced. Inasfar as the suggested changes will contribute to added efficiency, economy in administration and re« duced taxes they will be welcomed by the taxpayers of Ontario. Ratepay- ers in all Ontario municipalities are really concerned with the constantly rising tide of municipal taxes and there is pretty general agreement something must be done. If it means a change in municipal boundaries and a streamlining of administration this may not be too high a price for the beneficial results which could be brought about for the taxpayer. The people of Ontario will await with in- terest the recommendations to be brought before the Legislature. Children Can Help â€" So Can You. . School children can be a great help in making Richmond Hill a much more attractive place in which to live and work, Chairman Doug Hit- chins of the Civic Improvement Com- mittee recently told Richmond Hill Public School Board members. Suggested methods of interesting the children were poster contests With.an anti-littering theme, and planting and caring for flower gar- dens. in school grounds. parks and public places to learn the heartbreak entailed when these are wantonlv destroyed. ‘ That these methods might well have beneficial results is evidenced in the bleacher seats in the town park. The first two banks of these were installed by townspeople honoring the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. School children, in the. town at that time. contributed their pennies to- wards the fund and took a proprie- tary interest in these bleachers. The result was that, to our knowledge. this installation has been singularly R free of the vandalism which is a recurring problem in our town parks. If a child, or an adult, learns how trees and plants grow and has had an active share in the planting and care he is going to see that they have a chance to grow to maturity. This could have a very definite deterring effect on vandalism on public and private property. If a child. or an adult. has his eyes opened to the untioy and unsightly condition of our streets and public properties through the littering hab- its of our citizens and visitors. a con- certed effort might be made to keep them a lot neater looking. Richmond Hill can reach its poten- tial of attractiveness only with the complete co-opcralion of every res- ident. man. woman and child. The first step to take is to stop littering, to teach the youngsters. by example. to place litter in the nearest con- tainer provided for that purpose. That will cost no one anything. Bus Shelters Cut Student Accidents Brightly colored steel bus shelters in many parts of the nation are helping to reduce the number of come a In other roadside accidents Involv- lnz school children, safety authorities report. The shelters, made. from galvanized steel. are as- sembled by pushing toâ€" gether overlapping wall and roof edges. if" District, In some school districts, save the constructing- the shelter- and setting them. in place pickup: at along the highways has be- part of training classes. communities, local firms donate the shel- ters, which cost about $200 and in turn have a mes- sage posted on one of the sheltcr's walls. .I. C. Cothrcn. tendent of the Green (‘oun< Ark, Technical School said the shcltcrs taxpayers money by Pnahlinl: huscs To make Icwcr izcd locations along major roads and provide a secure shelter that which can he quickly recognized by mo- lorists. \lr. Colhren's district. which has 1.855 grade and hich school pupils in a ‘ZfiIl-souarp milc arcs. un- derlined the value of the slicllcrs. "especially in non- Iirhan districts whcre \a- Iinnal Safety Council Ii:- lii‘cs show 7'3 per cent of all hizlium inlaillirs oc» cur.‘ manual superinâ€" controlâ€" ‘ ant part of which is our responsibility to our fellow- l ‘Ward 1. liberal Readers Express Their Thoughts On A Variety 01‘ Topics SI'PPORTS THOMPSON IN WARD l aims and desires Dear Mr. Editorzâ€" so very closely with my own Further to the issue of "The for our ward. and seeing again‘ Liberal" dated November 5. inlthe closeness of his defeat at which it was stated that I'lhe last election. I feel that would be a possible candidate he should be given every en- for the position of councillor in‘ Firstly I wish to express my many thanks to the residents of Ward 1 who have great benefit in the end. requested may rest assured that our as- [and seeing that Mr. Thompson's many of our cili/cm correspond share this feeling with me. \\ ould Yours very sincerely, JAMES F‘. O‘NEIL. Rector of St. Mary‘s Chaplain Canadian Legion y. couragemcnt to pursue his any, DEPLORES POOR STUDENT lieved by many llOlll‘S 0f l‘¢-.foundation. bitions. which will be to our TURNOI'T “PASSION AND lhearsal. They were rewarded inffaet that the haslx‘ of action DESTINY.“ I would finally add that you Dear Mr. Editor: Last Tuesday mening. Novâ€" appomtmenl to the actors lolcsiify against ‘play to a thinly scattered audi- fore a number of government ence. Nevertheless they look all hearings. The impression cre- in their stride and flowediated by the proponents of fluor- through the evening with re-lidation that the medical and markable verve and ffilingldental professions are united in that could only have been ach-lfavour of fluoridation Apart fluoridation hcâ€" has from no the :that the young audience ‘VaSlshould be experiment. not op- entranced. ThlS was some COH‘ inion. there is a mcdicalâ€"dcntal isolation for the terrible lack 0f committee in the U S ‘\ lm'lflO ime to run for this office, How- sociation will again be giving,ember 10. I had the privilegeenthusiasm displayed by today's up of doctors and dcnlislsl ever, I haVe decided to decline'our ward its foremost consider-lof viewing the Canadian Players‘teenagers for anything educa- which has compiled ., ”real for the following reason. {alion in the coming year in am; You Will recall at last year's effort to bring to its residents' elections Mr. Con Thompsonlthe better conditions that it Opposed Mr. Walter Scudds fondeserves. Ward 1 and, even though itl I. u. MANSBRIDGE, was his first try, he was yer)v narrowly defeated. The support he generated in our ward was the result ofl his progressive thinking in reâ€"l REMEMBRANCE DAY gards to the very program that SERVICE I and our association are en~1 deavoring to get corrected. I‘Dear Mr. EdilOI‘IH refer of course to the storm May I express through “The sewers. drainage. pavements Liberal" a word of apprecia- and open ditches in Beverley tion to Mr. Frank Barrott, Acres. He is again challenging president of the Canadian Leg- Mr. Scudds this coming elecâ€" ion, and the civic committee tion and furthermore has given who work with him in planning his assurance that if elected his the annual Remembrance day every effort will be given to service. They are to be com- getting this shocking situation mended for the dignity and that exists in our ward correct- despatch with which the ser- ed. thereby making it a safe vice was conducted. The in-: Mid pleasant area for our childâ€" creasing numbers of people at- ren and grownups alike. We tending each year is in itself have ‘ lived with this situation a commentary upon the splen- too long. did handling of this important Under these circumstances.community occasion. I am sure President. Elgin Park Rale- payers' Association. *itak)!‘ . ..;.».3 ‘ 3 Ramblinjmdround by Elizabeth Kclson Dorothy Henderson Readers have been introduced to Mrs. Dorothy Henderson before in this column mainly as an expon- ent oflEsperanto as our future international lang- uage. In addition she is a well known writer and traveller who has three published books to her credit and has recently completed a fourth on Newfoundâ€" land. People Have Power is her third published book. For this she has drawn on her 40 years of experience with voluntary organizations. Mrs. Henderson lives in King Township with her husband Douglas Campbell Henderson. ****** PEOPLE HAVE POWER, published by Harvest House Limited. $2.50 for paper, $5.00 for cloth. Today, the concept of democracy is being chal- lenged as never before. There are those who dare to say that it is not workable. What so many human beings in the modern world have failed to under? stand is that freedom is the greatest of all trusts, that it is a great responsibility, not the least import- men, that freedom does not consist in the liberty to do what we like but the right to be able to do what we ought. Philip Wylie in his revealing book, Generation ~ of Vipers has said “the philosophy of the state is only a magnification of the philosophy of the person and the philosophy of all states only a magnification of the philosophy of one. To the man and the woman educator ‘ _ captive. who understand the philosophy of democracy and live by it, there is never any confusion about what to feel or how to do. Such people know that con- fusions are superficial, that a thousand democrac1es could perish, but that democracy would prevail everywhere in the end. Such people are occupied in the spread of understanding democracy.” And because I believe that Dorothy Henderson 1 is such a woman, I believe in her book People Have Power. This book should have a significance for the one who is searching for definition and meaning of the various facets of democracy. One of the things that readers will learn from this book apart from its specific contents is what Mrs. Henderson defines as being democracy. Her purpose in writing this book'was to explore various facets of the democratic process. She feels that a great uncertainty about the true meaning of dem- - ocracy marks the times in which we live. The maâ€" chinery of government is so complex that many feel they can participate only by an occasional and often , unsatisfactory use of the ballot. This may be quite a surprise to be told that one can do much more. People do hold the real and final power. If what she says is true the people would do well to bestir themâ€" selves to a better study of demoeratic machinery. Society must become a training ground for the dem- ocratic process in an effective fashion. In the book there is a plea of good will to get into the picture. for democracy is concerned with a network of human relations that extends from the smallest group to the most complex structure of international organ- ization. People Have Power is a three dimensional book. It is essentially a book on human relations although it touches on politics. art. religion. history and scien- tific research. the general reader who enjoys the solitude of his own thinking but also family. school and community groups who wish to use the chapters of their choice as stimulants to further study and discussion. In bringing the book to pass. Mrs. Henderson has interviewed many people in all walks of life on the subject of democracy. She has created the book not just to be read but as a tool to be used. These 2:), chapters on the meanings and practices of dem- ocracy have challenging questions. related readings and suggested practices. The comments and ques- tions at the end of each chapter were written in collaboration with David Smiih a “social engineer" of Barrie. Anyone who has thought lllllcll alwi‘ tine .lr; craiic way of life might be interested in «run! arid! his or her findings with those of Dorothy llendersim. Those who would like to know more almui the subâ€" ject of democracy especially from ‘l‘e s‘andpoini; of human relations mighi read this hook with. profit. People llaxe Power may lie purchased drew from Harvest House Limiied. 230 film Axon‘u‘. \lnllli'c‘nl 6, I‘.Q. I‘i‘w- As such it is designed to interest . . in Parliamcn‘ '.‘ in excerpts from Shakespeare‘s plays, entitled “Passion and Destiny", The evening‘s pro- gram took the form of a picâ€" turesque play: the several scenes being linked together by a typical boorish Canadian tional or a little different from mass of evidence against fluorâ€"‘ ‘the hity parade. hockey orLidation. The last figure I have hunting.Y ‘ .1 for their membership is 1500. l ‘OUFS 510C919 y, ‘Nor can such opponents of fluor-- TEENAGER ilidation as Dr. Exncr and Dr. Jonathan Forman. editor of the Ohio State Medical Journal for l JANEY CLIFTON. 105 Woodlane. *fl‘fii‘ have to drink it for an addi- tional fifty or sixly years. This seems unrc.'1son;iblc when. from inexpensive tablets, taken for twelve years. they can obtain all the possible benefits, there are any. By using tablcls they health hazard of consuming this poison for a lifetime. This agitation to put fluoride in our water is just one more incident in the continual drive to incrcnsc the use. in every ac- tivity of our lives. of chemicals which vary in their poisonous qualities. The number of drugs now being pressure-advertised for every minor ailment is stupcfying. We are exhorted to the would avoid the " if‘ spray ourselves. our homes and g iplayed by Max Helpmannl who‘ ‘sisted of the home school stud- : especially arranged happened to attend the perâ€"i formance on the incorrect as - sumption that the Canadian Players were connected with hockey. In the course of the evening, the remaining four ac- tors (Mary Benning. Amelia Hall, Mervyn Blake and Paul Harding), who had commenced by beautifully reading some of Shakespeare's sonnets, convinc- ingly persuade this convention- al Canadian, that. although our language and dress may differ considerably from those used inf the 17th century, the basic passions of man; love. hate, jealousy. pride. never change. They illustrated their points by scenes from Shakespeare’s plays. The actors 'in changing from one role to another por- trayed remarkable agility in concentration, and the vitality they brought to each part they played. had the audience their One slight phenomenon dis- turbed my evening and person- ally embarrassed me on behalf of my contemporaries. The large auditorium at King Composite School was only about a quar- ter filled. Although I was in- formed that this event had been announced at surrounding schools no one did I see there from Richmond Hill High School, four only from Bayview and the remaining numbers con- ents and a few interested adâ€" ults. As the admission was only 75c for students, the night chosen one previous to a holi- day and King City Composite School easily reached, 1 was deeply concerned that so few students attended a program for their benefit. And where were the English teachers who recom- N. ROY CLIFTON OPPOSES FLUORIDATION Dear Mr. Editor:â€" The citizens of Richmond Hill will be asked in December to vote whether or not they wish their public water supply to be. artificially fluoridated. I wonder how many citizens know that as early as 1957 (the latest date for which I can obtain exact figures), 75 com~ munities in the U.S.A. which had authorized fluoridation, had subsequently repealed the auth- orization. The reason for repeal in some cases was a kind of corrosive effect on water pipes, which necessitated re-laying s o m e stretches of pipe. In other cases it was found that however exactly 1 part per million might be injected at the point of entry, the sup- ply from the tap might yieldâ€" as in the case of Denver, Col- oradoâ€"between 0.7 and 1.4 ppm. This uneven distribution results in part from dead end mains, of which I am informed I ‘missed as “cranks.“ 25 years, and professor of the history of medicine at Ohio. State University be lightly disâ€" furnishings. and gardens for e“- cry conceivable purpose. Our food is loaded with chemical ad- }dilives claimed to make it easier Yours faithfully ~ - , ~ ‘ to prepare. keep indefinitely N' ROY CLIF’ION‘ and colour it more brilliantly. givil Rights League Chairman But nothing is said about the ichmond IIill Branch. cl'fccl on our digestion or gen- ): s e *- FLUORIDATION AND ITS ‘cral hczillh. . EFFECT ON THE HUMAN l The saturation poml of these BODY poisonous chemicals in the Dear Mr. Editor:â€" lhuman body must at some time Anyone who is going to vote be reached. Possibly the tol- on the question of fluoridation. ”an” ”r some people has al- at the time of the coming elec- ”ad-V been exceeded. tions, will find it to his advant-i The farther we proceed along age to withhold making a de- this chemical road, the more cision, till he has studied bothidiiiicult the retreat will sides of the argument concern-livhen everyone clearly sees the ing the advisability of addingidanger ahead. fluoride to the public drinking In the last water. All the benefits. ever claimed;cxploitcd a large part of the for fluoride, extend only to North American continent. For- ccntury. comâ€" years of age. But. if put in wasting lumber. eroding soil, the water. the children willi 4Continued on Page 16) there are 41 in Richmond Hill. In 1942, the US. Public Health Service, on the basis of re- search by Dr. Trendley Dean, set 1.0 part per million as‘ the maximum tolerance for fluor- ine in the public water supply. Above this point, fluorosis, or pitting of teeth was to be ex- pected in a definite percentage of sensitive persons in the pop- ulace. It will of course occur to most readers that the boiling of lwater will also be a factor in lincreasing the fluoride content. It may surprise your readers ings of Dr. F. B. Exner, an ex- mended their students to at- tend? It must have been a dis- pert who has been invited tO‘ friend Thoughts: . Yesterday's news is If the flag question is tional” problem will be the selection of a national “Oh Canada” would seem a likely chmce, anthem. unless Prime Minister Pear too, but, on Second Thought, we suggest: The Maple Leaf, In days of yore from BY GEORGE MAYES ‘ not necessarily dead i ever settled, our next “na- son decided to write a song lto learn that the above informa-. tion was taken from the writ-1 RICHMOND HILL, ONT. Phone TU. 4-1212 MATINEE EVERY SATURDAY AND HOLIDAYS AT 2 P.M. ENJOY SUNDAY MOVIES THIS SUNDAY AND EVERY SUNDAY. . CONTINUOUS FROM 5 P.M. _ STARTING THURS, NOV. 19 RORVONE WEEK _ WINNER 0F 4 ACADEMY AWARDS â€" THE NIL] ATTRACTIIIII OF ALL TIME AT SPECIAL POPULAR PRICES! SCHEDULED PERFORMANCES AT BOXOFFICE OPENS AT‘ Ilo'Seats Reserved! Every Ticket Holder Buaranteed I Still Our Emblem Dear Saskatchewan’s shore, Dief the dauntless hero came, Defending firm the Red Ensign, For Canada’s fair domain. When Pearson’s Pride They joined in loathe was set aside, together, To argue and shout and debate about The Maple Leaf forever. Chorus: The Maple Leaf our emblem dear, Dear . . . is it ever! Our MP‘s draw eighte For their Maple Leaf From old Quebec and en thou a year endeavour. Ontario, Our brave MP’s side by side, Fight o'er the flag, man what a drag! lt’s Canada’s great di vide. They bat the breeze about loyalties, And swear to yield th em never, As they argue and shout and debate about The Maple Leaf forever. , Chorus: (everybody) (Well. everybody‘s paying.) The Maple Leaf our Dear . . . is it ever! emblem dear, At the eighteen grand our MP's command For their Maple Leaf v A! ’l‘ The I’zit's In The Fairâ€" endeavour. )! it I! The Royal Winter Fair is testing an electronic device which utilizes sound waves to determine the depth of the fat layer in cattle. . if it works, they'll call it Moo-zak. >3 * 1 And also from the fa . . And we suppose, k is It ir comes the news that an Alberta lad of nineteen has been declared the World’s Wheat King. . . . lie should have. a great future. after the world. where ‘3 a v 9 active. But. )3 v I0 lesirlenis of the Elliot Lake area sav they are not unduly concerned that their local waters are radio- )Iaybe as part of Algomaâ€"East. the home riding of the federal Liberal leader. they consider even radio-activity is better than none. a .w. . Too l’ooped To Puck-er In his "Tips" colum star I’rank .llahovlich say key season by running a bicycles sewn miles and week. the l’lilr .ll entered and undisclr‘ised reason were all wondering why. Alimizer l-i'. their. of the l,islonâ€"( l;“~.' t21<sitl< l luff Mus rushed l envy hernia ‘ thought his Ulit-i'n‘lrul. frrullile I'l h“ a Question Of The Year-â€" ll‘ '. lliél‘llll‘lll i'll'}:l1 illic flu! Slill‘ H H» .li If‘ X * 0‘ n in the Telegram. Leaf s he prepares for the hoc- mile every day. He then does 30 push-ups. Last hospital for a mysterious . . . and the sports writers a as o of sports news was the postponeâ€" champimship bout after . o a hospital for an emerg- And here we always s erupiure of the mouih. i '"lJZA<lHR<BlAYl<> HARD lupin Him I MARK ANYONV' u VJULIUS CAESAE’ l ‘ (K iiiii‘i'l‘anm am; if: C’G'l'll ”3-23”: ine/i . mum nutwmnvmomi Illlllllilll intuition imaminiffiiiiihiiiiicunii‘iiiiii {ccummcndcd Adult Entertainment ‘ PLEASE NOTE be, . imcrcial interests destroyed and . children up to about twelve csts were indiscriminately cut, . in Richmond 4, v. Thurs. l7ri.. .llon.. 'l'ucs.. Wed" Nov. 19 - 20 - 23 - 21 - 25 ‘ Show Starts at 7 p.m. â€"â€" “('leopatra" at R p.m. only Sui. “('leopatra" shown at 6 and 9 p.m. Sunday “(‘Icopatra" shown at 3 and X p.m. l SATI'RIIAY MATINEE NOV. 2] 1.30 P.M. * . * 4 “CLEOPATRN plank in a pumml ll‘ i’(l \fllll‘ l“"'l"'l3’ ll'l‘l “ lir . 4": " 'i.