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v-_r -_â€"~_ The question is, will Vaughan Township Council wait until it is reduced to these straits before it begins to act to protect its citizens? The township is now in the midst of an industrial boom and is under pressure from all sides to permit residential development. While coun- cil has held the line against this development thus far, it is likely to We extend congratulations to Mayor Thomas Broadhurst and Dep- uty-reeve Floyd Perkins, who have Been returned to office by accllama- Ion. In other words, Etobicoke is now paying Automotive Transportation Limited $6.50 per hour to prevent something that that township is now doing in Vaughan â€"â€" with the express permission of Vaughan Township Council, it should be noted. Etobicvoke is faced with mountains of rubbish and a shortage of dumping sites. They are now to dump in Vaughan Township and will build an expensive incinerator. The reeveship and council repres- entatives as well as two hydro com- missioners remain to be selected by the electors in all four wards of the town. In Ward 4 voters will also ‘decide who will be their two repre- sentatives on the public school board. which spends a. large percentage of ievery tax dollar. Every voter has ;an important date on December 4â€" 1a date he or she should resolve to keep. 1 This year, more than ever before, voters have the obligation of giving Imature thought to the question of :who these representatives will be. -For the first time, the council will :hold Office for two years, years fwhich may well prove crucial in :the development of the commun- munity. The new official plan, :which wili control this developâ€" ;ment for the next two years is near- .ing' completion and will be adopted ,‘during' this term of office, and plans for continued growth or consolidation will have to be made. Only the wis- fiest heads available should be chosen fto deal with these important subjects. ‘A wrong decision may commit the Itown to a. policy which will be detri- tmental. The right decision can see {the municipality develop advantage- ously for every ratepayer. A sound ieconomic policy as well as a sound To those who have followed closely the controversy in Vaughan Town- ship arising out of the plethora of garbage with which the township has been glutted since early this year (and we expect there are few who have not been aware of it) a small item in the Toronto press last week suppliedfia new and ironical twist. Burr-ivy- The Township of Etobicoke has hired a firm of “rubble shooters” or garbage spys to follow and spot- check private haulers to see that they pick up no garbage from outside the township for dumping in any of Etobicoke’s landâ€"fill sitAe‘s. Several Southwestern 0 n t a r i o municipalities will be without ambu- lance service after December 15, as funeral directors in Dresden, Both. well, Thamesville, Ridgetown, Blen- heim and Merlin, have set that date for discontinuing this service. be- cause of increased costs which make it a losing proposition. About 60,000 people will be affected in the mun- icipalities in the Chatham area. It is forecast that the ambulance service in that city will be overloaded and not able to cope with the increased deâ€" mands because of the withdrawal of the other ambulances. Concern about ambulance service in Metro Toronto also received pub- licity last week when an attempt was made to institute a co-ordinated ser« vice between municipally and priv- ately owned ambulances. The pro- posal was to have all calls made to a central agency which would then allot them in rotation to the ambulances. ensuring round-the-clock. efficient and speedy service. So far as we have been able to learn. agreement which will put this plan into operation has yet to be reached. Ambulance service when it is needed is something that most people take for granted â€" and in this area. because of the wise decision of mun: Subscription Rate $4.50 per year; to United States $5.50; 10c single copy Member Audit Bureau of Circulations Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association Published by Richmond Hill Liberal Publishing Co. Ltd. W. S. COOK, Publisher “Authorized as second class mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa” Provincial Subsidy Needed Choose Wisely And Well THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Push Or Be Pushed An Independent 01112 liberal Weekly: Established 1878 Ontario, Thursday, Dec. 2, 1965 The programs proposed by each candidate will be found in this issue of “The Liberal” in their advertise- ments. We ask you to read them all very carefully, to ask yourself it such proposals are sound and if the ratepayers can afford them or if the town can afford to be Without them. The Richmond Hill of tomorrow must be progressive, but this progress must be economically controlled so that the tax burden does not become unbearable. Not only is Vaughan getting gar- bage from North York and Etobicoke, but Metro Planning Commissioner Elli Comay recently suggested that the Langstaff Jail Farm in Markham Township be used as the site for a ZOO. Voters should elect only those they are assured will act resolutely to pro- tect their municipality and will let both Queen’s Park and Metro as well as individual entrepreneurs know in no uncertain terms that we don’t exist for their convenience. development program is essential in the Richmond Hill of the future. It is a point to ponder for those who will be called upon to elect members to municipal councils in the next few days. We can only echo the somewhat colorful phraseology of Deputy-reeve Garnet Williams who pointed out last spring that land-fill sites were about Vaughan Township‘s only natural resource and stated, “We should hang on to our holes”. 1 jecting in jargon. vvvv.yu -- our counc'iiémcran be pushed around and made to accept whatever Metro doesn’t want. come in varying degrees. And with it will come a need for garbage dumps. , -__.L..L v“ v v“- “v--- Tile whole thing makes one wonder just what kind of an image the Southern Six municipalitigs are pro- Juxav It seems as if those in control below Steeles Avenue feel that members of If you have questions, all candi- dates will welcome the opportunity to answer them in person or over the phone. When you have satisfied yourself on all points, vote for the candidate of your choice. Last year 37.75% of the eligible voters cast their ballots in the mun- icipal election. This was down some- what from the 1963 percentage of 43.08%, but better than the 29% average over a number of years. It compares very unfavorably with the 74% turnout at the November 8 fed- eral election and is an indication of some apathy in a field which directly concerns e v e r y ratepayer. The town’s business is big business, with an annual budget in the neighborhood of three million dollars. A large part of this money comes directly from the pockets of local ratepayers who are vitally concerned with how it is spent and who spends it. They can- not afford to be indifferent. icipal councils to pay subsidies, the local ambulance provides such a. service. However, there are many parts of our province, and from the indica- tions there will be many more, where residents do not have this assurance. We have repeatedly advocated pro- vincial government subsidy of ambu~ lance services throughout the prov- ince, and these recent developments would indicate that this is the only solution to a very poor situation. The provincial government has recognized that something has to be done to improve ambulance services and set up a. committee to look into the matter. This committee has called for higher standards in train- ing. better vehicles and equipment, provincial licensing and subsidization. It was expected that implementing legislation would have been intro- duced at the last session of the One tario Legislature â€" but it was not. Recent developments should prompt the law-makers to see that this legislation is placed high on the priority list in the coming session. Only immediate action will ensure every taxpayer that he (or she) will be able to count on using an ambu= lance if the necessity arises. fiéffbjto ‘use the current ‘1“: Fldslibdck Early in the fall of 1812, while the regulars and volun- teers were serving with Brook and Sheaffe on the Niagara front, the York Militia was ordered to York to defend the town. Capt. John Arnold's com- pany, the 1st Regiment of York Militia, consisted of 50 men, many of whom did duty that winter at the barracks. An old parchment bound muster-roll lists the following officers: John Arnold, captain; James Miles, lieutenant; Merser, ensign; ser- geants â€" Samuel Forster, Jacob Brown, Christopher Hilts, John Langstaff. Among the privates: David Sprague, Henry Proctor, Thomas Frisby, Obediah Rogers, Joseph Woodward, John Mal- laird, Peter Stover, Henry Phil- lips, Simon Teal, Abraham Van Horne, Josiah Hemmenway, Jacob and Charles Lunaw. John Nigh, Jacob, John and George Hilts, Mark Shell, Joseph Walls, Dan Hornet, Christian Hen- dricks, John Fierheller, Aquila Bennett, Fred Quance, John Stiver, Richard Stooks, John Tipp, Allan Perkins. Henry Teal and William Hollingshead. Visited my sentries frequently during the night and foiund them sober and alert. John Arnold, captain. Twenty-five identical entries in the same book show that the volunteers were not overpaid. The final one reads: Ezra Clu- bine. To your share of washing the sheets 1 3/4 d One dish, 12 spoons, 10 knives and forks 5 3/11 (1 Cash 35 2 3/4 d 35 9 d To the amount of your pay from Oct. 18-24, 1812. 35 9 d Eflllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllli“llllllllllllllllllll Hope T t “Elms Unlimi There is also a list of Men- nonites and Tunkers living on Concession 3 and 4 of Markham Township in Capt. Arnold's ter- ritory. Among these are Bakers, Doners, Eyers. Nighs. Shells. Stakeleys, Heises, Hornets and Hoovers. In the muster-roll we find the following interesting en- tries: York Garri-wn. Oct. 16. 1812. Yesterday. between the hours of one and two o‘clock pm I visited the different guards and found them all properly posted. sober and alert. 1 went the guard rounds last night. be- tween the hours of 11 and two. and found the guard sober. steady and alert. Signed. Lieut-Col. Short. Garrlson Commander John Arnold. Captain lst. Regiment. ' York Militia. The big “Piggyl‘and” fraud returned to the news last week with the arrest of the scheme’s promoter in Spain . . . Where he was living high on the hog. Toronto’s Board of Education has decided that a doctor or someone holding a first-aid certificate must be present at all body-contact games. . . . This is sure going to make it crowded behind the curtain in that popular old body-contact game of post office. Canada’s Permanent Committee on Geographic Names plans to remove objectionable place names from the map â€" like Nigger River, Quebec . . . and, possibly, the way things are going, French River, Ontario. After guard-mounting I visit- ed Lhe barracks rooms at 9 o‘clock and found the dinners put down and everything in good order. At 12 o’clock I saw the men’s dinners dished up in good order. At 2 pm I azain ;§ited the barracks; and found the men all present and sober. Prime Minister Pearson is off on a two week holiday in Jamaica and the Bahamas while he pon- ders the changes he must make in his cabinet. . . . Sort of a Carribbean treasure hunt. A Los Angeles airâ€"pollution expert says the smog will make life impossible in that city within 100 years. . . . But the residents will probably adapt by just staying in their cars and putting a filter on (Continued on Page 16) Second Many/It: BY GEORGE MAYES O Yesterday’s news is not necessarily dead VAUGHH In Year: Gone By Oétober 17. 1812 BROTHERS,YOU I-x MAY HAVE MY GARBAGE AND- MY 1001 r Visited my sentries frequently during the night and foiund them sober and alert. John Arnold, captain. Twenty-five identical entries in the same book show that the volunteers were not overpaid. The final one reads: Ezra Clu- bine. To your share of washing the sheets 1 3/3. (1 One dish, 12 spoons, 10 Visited my sentries frequently during the night and foiund them sober and alert. John Arnold, captain. Twenty-five identical entries in the same book show that the volunteers were not overpaid. The final one reads: Ezra Clu- bine. To your share of washing the sheets 1 3/1; ('1 One dish, 12 spoons, 10 knives and forks 5 3A d Cash 35 2 3/2. d 35 9 d To the amount of your pay from Oct. 18-24, 1812. 3s 9 d The district around 'ilioronto proved fascinating to the Walkers. They were impressed by the obvious air of prosperity and the many opportunites for employment so they stayed. Six years ago, they moved to Richmond Hill, amd a year and a half ago, Ken became manager of Mundinger’s where he shares his enthusiasm for all kinds of music with those who come to admire the wall :occupied by a family of guitars, banjos and ukelelG-s, or to peruse the well filled racks of music. Elvery type of music is represented from rock ami roll to the opera. In the centre of the store stands a set of traps. “Not many stick to the drums” said Ken. “They start off well, but usually “after a few lessons quit.” (Continued cun Page 16) ‘1:allllllllllllllllllll‘lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll“llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll\llllllll“llllllllllllllllllllllllllllll“llllllllllllllllllllllllll'KI llllllllllllllll“lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll“lllillllllllllllll“i.t BIG BROTHER 3mnm'mmmmmmmmmnm Admirers of the graceful elm trees which have lent beauty to our landscape from the earliest days have been deeply concerned about the destruction of thousands of them by the Dutch elm disease. If the r em trend 'ctmtinues, these graceful trees may soon live only in the memories 01 those who l-rnew and admired them. A group of Americans have formed “Elms Unlimited)", with headquarters in Waldwyck, New Jersey. The group is dedicated to preselying existing elms and replacing those which have fallen prey to the elm bark beetfl'e. carrier of Dutch elm disease, to age or to the elements. The group publishes Th-a Elm Bulletin. with Dr. James M. Hester. president of New York University. headling the editorial board. Copies of this bulletin are distributed free to elm owners who request it. It contains information about the latest methods of tree care. particularly on how to protect the species from the ravages of Dutch elm disease. A new treatment of tree innoculation with chemicals. the bulletin reports. show: promise of saving elms from this plague. Although somewhat expensive. John P. Hansel, secretary of Elms Unlimited. states that if a club or parks department were to undertake a massive treatment program. the annual cost would be cut drastically. “We have been too careless in preserving the elm as a great source of natural beauty that enhances property values." Mr. Hansel claims. a dding that treatment of existing trees against Dutch elm disease is not enough. "These trees must be replaced." he stated. “Trees planted now will flourish for future generations to admire and appreciate, Trees planted now will replace those already dimtroyed by the disease and cut down. The need for national replanting is immediate and urgent." Elms Unlimited also distributes a publication that tells conservationists what they can do in their own communities to save the elm. Recommendations include appointment of an elm commitu ac to take an inventory of the trees in the community. Owners' names and addresses are sent to Elms Unlimited which mails the bulletin to everyone listed. Hope To Save Elm Trees Elm owners are advised to have their trees put under the care of an expert before the attack of the elm beetle in May. The City of Fredericton in New Brunswick. so far free of the disease. is justly proud of the rows of majestic elms which arch over its streets, Evidence that these trees have been chemically treated to prevent the disease from becoming established may be seen It is too late Ln most of Ontario to save many of the elms which already are affected and doomed, but there are many beautiful specime us which may still be saved and an active tree planting campaign could replace thou: already lost, so that our streets, our parks, and our fields can continue to be "thlnashof beauty and a joy forever." "Elms Unlimited" Plans Widespread Campaign If you were to walk into Mundinger Music Co. store in Richmond Hill and ask Ken Walker, “What is you favorite instrument?” he’d say, “the drums”. Pursue the matter further and you find that he is happily playing the drums at every opportunity. In fact, Ken and his talented pianist Wife Jean have an engagement with Norm Burling’s Orchestra, New Year’s Eve at Newmarke t. The Music Man From Mundinger’s Ken’s love affair with drums began when he was a Wolf Cub in Halifax. Something about the drums found an echo in his boyish mind and heart. The beat and the rhythm inherent in him found a perfect outlet in being»: able to master the side drums. The next step ‘was to become an expert on the traps. A good detal of persistence and a cer- tain natural exuberance :and energy enabled him to get spots in some very good orchestras in Halifax. In 1929, he formed his own orchestra. He moved to the beautiful Annapolis Valley where he met Jean. Husband and wife played in their own orchestra until World War II at which time Ken Walker joined the air force. He was a senior NCO for seventeen years. During his time (If service, the sound of his drum beats were heard re g:ularly in the little orches- tras and at mess parties. Mr. and Mrs. Walker moved to Toronto in 1955 and Ken was retired from the air force in '1957. Rambling around 3“" W1. w “WWW nummnmmmm 5] mnmnummmmmmmmmmm Dear Mr. Editor; In the first decade of his per- sonal rule. Louis XIV of France changed his bankrupt. starving country to a much happier nation. well set on a prosperous course. Perhaps then, it is rea- sonable to heed a sentence in his memoirs. "Good government stems primarily from the ap- plication of common sense to l sufficient number of facts." his memoirs. "Good government The second lapse is the stems primarily from the ap-ule of charges recently plication of common sense to I tuted for the disposal of sufficient number of facts." at the municipal dump. Many of the actions of Vaug- costs a resident the sun han Township Council seem to cents to drive in with ‘ be based upon this premise. and empty 3 pailful of g Unfortunately. there have been a Volume of about three notables lapses. I should like to cubic feet. This may 5 mention just two in this letter. small amount. but for ms memoirs. "Uood government, stems primarily from the ap“ plication of common sense to a sufficient number of facts." Many of the actions of Vaug« han Township Council seem to be based upon this premise. Unfortunately. there have been notables lapses. I should like to mention just two in this letter. The first is allowing the main street of Maple. Keele Street. to be changed from a clean. pleasant thoroughfare. to one where the health of residents and those going about their business. is being undermined. Wide awake municipal govern- ments are concerned about two hazards to health. noise and contamination of the air. Yet we allow a constant stream of huge trucks to rush through this built up area. creating a con- tinuous uproar. and a constant heavy cloud of dust which set- tles in a thick layer on all the buildings and makes it impos- sible to keep the interiors clean and sanitary. There is little ap- parent effort to see that the drivers obey the regulations. Certainly the speed limit is frequently ignored, thus in- creasing the accident hazard. Diesel motors are left running to spread their noxious fumes, even when the trucks are park- ed. All this is of little or no The second lapse is the sched-; ule of charges recently insti- tuted for the disposal of refuse' at the municipal dump. It now costs a resident the sum of 50 cents to drive in with his car. and empty a pailful of garbage? a volume of about three or four} cubic feet. This may seem a' small amount. but for many it means a further increase im the cost. of living. of $25. a year.‘ At the same time, a large truck. with a load about 8' x 10. x 6‘. or| 480 cubic feet. can be dumped for a fee of $1.50 or $2. To be} consistent. the private car“ should be charged about 4/5 Ofl a cent or the truck should be? charged $60. By no stretch of the imagination can the present Ir; Rid RICHMOND HILL, ONT. Phone 884-1212 Enjoy Sun This §unlday an VAUGHAN DI‘MPING by Elizabeth Kelson Dear Mr. Editor advantage to Vaughan. but simply allows individuals and organizations from throughout Metro and from miles beyond. to make a sacrifice of this once lovely village. so their refuse‘ can be transported to a dump a little north of it. All summer long, we even fail to control the dust by adequate spraying. it means a further increase in the cost of living. of $25. a year. At the same time, a large truck. with a load about 8’x 10,)(6‘. or 480 cubic feet. can be dumped for a fee of $1.50 or $2. To be consistent. the private car should be charged about 4/5 of a cent or the truck should be charged $60. By no stretch of the imagination can the present n: Richmond Please Note Thurs., Fri., lst show 6.45, last complete show 8.20 pm. Sat. cont. from 5.45 pm. ' ; MATINEE r ONLY! A sun, cont. from 5 p.m., last complete show 8 pm. Mon., Tues., Wed., lst show 7 p.m,, last complete Show 8.30 9,111.. 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Does it not seem very likely that. the imposition of this charge at the municipal dump will stimulate many more to ‘mutilate the beauty of our road: ‘by increasing the frequency of ‘this despicable act'.’ We can only hope that our council will get back to apply- lnz common sense to these facts. LESLIE FA§§ISH and EDWARD EVERETT Hoann TEcHNICOLon- From WARNER no: 905Rng “Tong cums" Natalie wood Henry Fonda lauren Bacall '2 Mel Ferror mfiffi-‘jfi Yours Rh 1; PLUS (Adult) Adult very truly. M. WHITE. MD. Maple