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Dimming The Christmas lights Time has no divisions. save as we make them. The continuity persists and, willing or not, we partake of it. Winter begins, and the dormant bud upon the twig is yesterday’s prepara- tion for tomorrow. The hidden egg contains the germ of another sum- mer’s gnawing. buzzing. bright- winged insect. The wasp queen sleeps, pregnant with another seas- on’s brood. The doe sheltering in the hemlock thicket carries the foetal fawns that will perpetuate her kind. Earth and sun and time proceed in From the first Christmas Day when the “Star in the East” shone over the manger bed of the Christ Child, lights have played an import- ant part in Christmas customs and rituals. The candles in the window or on the tree, candlelite services ~â€" and of recent years the outdoor light- ing displays â€" have made an import- ant addition to the festive season. These outdoor displays, in every color of the rainbow, have brightened the drab winter landscape and given pleasure to everyone who saw them. But this year they are fewer in Rich- mond Hill and some of the most attractive ones, set out early in the season, have been removed. Not only is this an expensive ex- perience for those who have been the vandals’ prey, but it is discouraging to those who have sought to make our community a brighter, cheerier and happier place at Christmas time. Year’s end. we call this final week of December. hoping thus to tie a knot in the endless and of time hid it cease lunning “hile we diaw up summa1ies and conclusions. But “9 might as \\ ell tly to summarize the tides or halter the wind. However, the events of the past 25 years have caused men and women to wonder just how much they CAN control their lives. The mechanized annihilators of the Nazi concentra- tion camps, the atomic destruction at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, have caused us to realize that, in man’s inhumanity to man. a human life has little value. The sabre rattling of the cold war reminds us that we may very well become the grist for the mill of modern warfare. Even closer at hand, automation and the growth of gigantic industrial empires with mechanized payrolls and personnel records. have caused many a John Smith to become employee No. 1234. It is commonplace today to see a man cashing his pay cheque at a bank or supermarket, and being asked, not for identification by name, but for his badge with only his numbe1. It is a t1ibute to the c1eative imagina- tion and genius of man that we have such things as compute1s and auto- matic accounting machines but it is a sad commenta1y on our Society that a man no longer needs his name. Under such pfessures, is it any wonder that many people have lost a sense of personal worth. Feeling lost, insecure and unimportant, they no longer make resolutions to im- prove their situation because they see themselves as little more than pawns in the game of life -â€" victims of “the powers that be”. The reason is vandalism â€"â€" the stealing of bulbs for the “thrill" of breaking them on the pavement. or throwing them into the nearest ditch. Stripping of lights from mature trees has also resulted in mutilation of the trees, so that never again will they present as attractive an appearance. For a few minutes of a warped sense of “gettmg away w1th something" As far as we can determine, the purpose was to bring about an im- provement in the way of life, and hence the whole of life. This pre- supposes that a person can control. not only his own life, but. to some extent, the environment in which he lives. and that by pulling himself up by the bootstraps, he can enhance his happiness and his place in society. The ways and habits of people change over the years and it seems that making New Year's Resolutions is no longer the “in thing". Time was when resolutions were prepared with as much care as a child’s list of wants for Santa Claus. Today it might well be that most are made on New Year’s Day, under the stress of “The morning after the night before.” Whafever happened to the old cus- tom of New Year’s Resolutions? 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” THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thursday, Dec. 29, 1966 By Rev. Norman H. Bangers, Maple United Church An Independent Weekly: Established 1878 Tithe liberal The Year's End fill! yam? It is ironic that the world of econâ€" omics and engineering should cause us to rethink the place of man in the world. For nearly 2000 years the church has proclaimed the love of God as revealed in Jesus Christ, a love which is for each and every one. for no other reason than that we ARE different â€"â€" created differently by God's design, that creation might be made complete through us. In the Gospel account, Christ’s love for the individual brought forth response and each life was altered in a way that no resolution could ever have done. In His love, nobodies became somebodiesl At this New Year, let us make but one resolution. Let us resolve to search our inner self to determine what is unique, what gives us per- sonal worth and a “reason for being,” then stir up what we’ve got, and get on with it! A story is told of World War II days. in which a man ordered a cup of coffee in a restaurant. The wait- ress brought the coffee with two lumps of sugar. which he promptly plopped into the cup and asked for two more. The girl carefully explained that due to rationing, she could give him no more. However, the man per- sisted. growing louder and more de- manding. After several attempts at explanation, the young lady finally lost patience and standing squarely in front of him, with her hands on her hips, she said, “Oh, for pity sakes, sttl’r what you’ve got and get on with 1 . A few youngsters have been caught in the act and will be appearing in court, but in most cases the damage has already been done by the time the police arrive, and the culprits are long gone. We feel that the solution lies in a determined effort by every citizen. If parents make it clear to their youngsters that they will be required to pay for this damage out of their allowances, that they will be deprived of privileges if they indulge in this shameful pilfering, a major step in prevention would be taken. If cit- izens will corral any offenders caught in the act and hold them for the police, and if the judge will hand out stiff sentences as a deterrent. another major method of persuasion that crime â€" even the theft of Christmas lights â€" does not pay, will be brought to bear. No two human beings are exactly alike! Each one of us is different -â€" unique â€" and our individual worth, the value and meaning of our par- ticular life, is derived directly from that fact. The world of nature is orderly, and everything in it has its appointed place. The world of human nature is the same. Each of us has his own place, a place in the total society of mankind which can be filled by no one else. many young people have become thieves and are doing malicious dam- age which will react on them and every citizen of the community. To- day it is a few colored light bulbs, tomorrow it can be motor cars. Then our homes and and lawns may continue to blossom with lighted dis- plays at Christmas to bring joy to every heart. No year is complete in itself. Even the seasons overlap the arbitrary divisions we make, and year’s end is neither an end nor a beginning but a part of the infinite whole. The most we can do is say. “Up till now,” knowing that now itself has no mean- ing without 3. yesterday and a to- morrow. Any year is a vast proces- sion of nows. which add up to the con- tinuity of foreverness. The totals are eternally incomplete, eternally changing. What is past is past, a part of experience. That is the only summary. and it leads on and on. be- yond endings or beginnings to the hope that tomorrow. all the tomor- rows mankind will ever know. â€"New York Times The outlook is by no means all dark and foreboding. Perhaps as never before in history. economic and social pressures are causing us to search more deeply for the meaning and value of a human life. their cyclic rounds. and only man pre- sumes to summarize. d-“lm!\ll\\\lllll\l\\“\l\l\l\l“W““\lll\“11lllllll\\ll\\llll\l\l\l“l““lllllll\\i\l“l\ll“ll“1\““1\“llllll\l\ll\\ll\l\\\l“llll“Mull“l!“\lll\\\\l\\ll\l|l\lll\\‘W““mull“!lll\lll\“\llllll‘ mmmmummiumuuuuImmmlu11mu“munuullumul“ui1mm\umuummuuuuuuuuuuuuuuumuuuuuuu mmutlum1umuumuuuuuuuuuuuumuuuma: Stewart Reverses Stand On Milk After Ottawa Meet And What About The Company Of Young Canadians? We‘re heading right into Centennial Year. for better or worse. Now, if ever, we will be conscious of ourselves as Canadians. It should be a time for examining our Canadian institutions, new and old and ourselves. There are many‘ new movements about today and we should be watching them. I want to start the ball rolling by telling you about the Company of Young Canadians. Don’t be fooled by the Young. Anyone over 18 can join if mentally and physically fit and young at heart. It was first proposed in the speech from the throne in April 1965, the Company received parliamentary approval in June, 1966, and Royal Assent in July, 1966. The Provisional Council acts as the governing council until elections are held for the permanent council. The volunt'eers will work and live with the groups or communities who are their hosts. They will work with and not on behalf of these people. their own positions. Company volunteers will respect this right. Volunteers will be partners with their hosts in a mutual learning and acting experience. Volunteers are not professional helpers and will not seek to impose their own solutions on people or (Continued on Page 12) uuu â€"â€" :1 Wu; unvuu». ”My nu“... . The joint Senate-Commons Committee on Food |wracking undertaking for all Prices is going to put the show on the road after 'concerned. the New Year and hold hearings across Canada. . . . Edey expended equal artistry Don’t know if this comes under the heading of the and good workmanship on the Centennial entertainment we‘ve been promised, but commodious Seager Farmhouse, which has three fireplaces. a ' (Continued on Page 12) handsome staircase with a sky- l‘“ill!“\llllllllllllllllllllll1“lllllllll\l\\llll\lllllllilill\lllllll“lull\lllllllllllllllllllll\lllllllllllllllll“l\llllllllllllllllill““lulu!“ll1lllmlllllllilllllllillllllllllllllllllllll““lull“lllllllmlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllI.lllllllllllllilllulllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll“lllllllllllllllllllulllnulllllllllll\lllllllllllllllilllll1lll1illlllllllllllll“lllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllll'F The Company has been established in response to the economic, social and cultural needs of com- munities to volunteer time and talent for construc- tive social change at home and abroad. The people in any situation have the right to make decisions about their lives and to evaluate their own positions. Company volunteers will respect this right. Volunteers will be partners with their hosts in a mutual learning and acting experience. The Company, while its basic aim is to assist individuals and communities in tackling their own problems, is clearly engaged in a unique social exper- iment. In this it is willing to try many things. It needs much help, criticism and encouragement. With that statement the Ontario Minister of Agricul- ture had set the scene for one of the most startling and complete policy reversals ever committed by the pro- vincial government. “... if price supports or subsidies are required for agricultural products these subsidies must come from the Government of Canada. or we could end up with pricing and marketing chaos.“ «Wil- liam Stewart. Minister of Agriculture, Ontario Hansard June 24, 1966'. Less than four months later, on October 5. an in- terim provincial subsidy was announced for 40.000 Ontario farmers who ship milk to plants for the manufacture of cheese, butter, powdered and condensed milk and other dairy products. And the Minister's departmental staff were boasting that the action set a precedent. It was only the second provincial farm subsidy since World War II. By MURRAY GAUNT, MLA (Mr. Gaunt is the Liberal Member of the Legislature for Huron-Bruce and Opposi- tion agriculture critic.) Why the about-face? Why. in the face of province wide protests by farmers and sharp Rambling Around THIS IS HOW IT WORKS Good Will Toward Men opposition criticism. does the Minister stand in the Legis- lature adamantly and stub- bornly and refuse to grant a provincial subsidy, then quietly slip down to Ottawa and concede in private dis- cussions with federal officials that the province should pay out the money? The answer is simply that the Minister of Agriculture was on the losing side of the argument from the beginning. Ontario farmers and farm organizations had been cam- paigning for many months for a provincial subsidy of 25 cents per hundredweight for manufacturing milk. in order to bring the price to the farm up to $4 per hundredweizht on the farm. The new federal dairy policy announced in April of this year was design- ed to do this. but an increase in transportation costs meant that the farmers were receiv- ing between $3.70 and $3.75 on the farm for their milk. And so, the campaign for provincial assistance intensi- fied. Delegations from the Ontario Federation of Agri- culture and the Ontario Farmers Union presented briefs to the cabinet: mem- bers of the two organizations and milk producers in all by Elizabeth Kelson Medicine made further great strides in 1966. Our modern medicine certainly is wonderful! It enables us to live a lot longer â€" and save enough for the cost of a modern funeral. On the seventh day of Christmas My true love gave to me Aspirins, and black coffee As a hangover rem-ed-eee . . . And if that damned partridge had stayed in its pear tree, instead of roosting in your mouth over- night . . . 1966 will go down in history as the year the Selection Committee for the Nobel» Peace Prize couldn’t think of anyone to give it to. . . . Guess they never heard about our Argonauts. George Maytag 0n â€" The advent of Canada’s 100th birthday will bring us the problem of never knowing whether the character who approaches you on the street with 3: “Hey, Friend â€" Say, Friend!” is plugging Expo ’67 or panhandling for a bottle to celebrate it. Happiness definitions were big throughout the year. As a final few: Happiness is getting home New Year’s .Eve without running into a spot check. Our Ontario Government is having a huge Cen- tennial celebration New Year’s Eve, with a parade up University Ave., to the Parliament Buildings and a IOO-gun salute. . . . So NOW they’re going to tax our ear drums! . . . Happiness IS running into a spot check â€"- and fun- ning the fuzz that you are one of the new instant drinkers: you just add water. . . . And happiness COULD have been having the postal workers go on strike â€"â€" when you’d forgotten to mail the Christ- mas Cards anyway. That Expo drink they’re having at the fair is as yet unnamed. By next October we’ll know whether they should have called it Expo On The Rocks. parts of the province applied pressure on their local MLA’s; opposition members of the Legislatureâ€"Farquhar Oliver, Stan Farquhar, Bob Nixon. John Spence and 1â€"â€" argued at length in favour of a provincial subsidy for shippers of milk for manu- facturinz purposes, at least until April of next year when the new federal dairy policy would come into effect. The arguments were put forward forcefully and con- vincingly: the Quebec Gov- ernment gives a subsidy of 21 cents (17.5 cents in the sum- mer and 35 cents in the win- ter) to milk producers; there was precedent for such a subsidy from the province . . . Ontario provided a subsidy on sugar beets about four years ago; and farmers throughout the province were not deceived by the minister's repeated claims that the whole matter was entirely a federal responsibility. Finally, after being rebuff- ed time and time again by Queen‘s Park, farmers could no longer control their frus- trations and a normally pas- sive and benign sector of the Ontario economy revolted. The $4 milk demand was the issue-of-the-moment. but Me flip Side IAnnual Christmas Bird Count Is Labor Provides Information For The Wildlife Each December. more than 15,000 bird watchers scattered throughout Canada and the United States select one day ‘during the Christmas Week for the Audubon Christmas Bird Count. Over a period of over 60 years, hundreds of thousands of man-hours have been spent taking these counts or censuses, as they were originally called. In almost 700 localities across the continent bird watchers have been making plans for this annual count‘ Some count leaders spend untold hours mapping out routes. making a ‘dry-run' over the routes. writ- ing out instructions for the parâ€" ties and staking out unusual species in the count area. A tabulation was made of all Christmas counts made in 1964 by the Kitchener-Waterloo Field Naturalists â€" it showed that 136,760 birds of 134 species were counted. The 10 most common species were House Sparrow (25,156). Starling (19,- 1853, Common Merganser (7,- 861), Herring Gull 17.818), Com«‘ mon Goldeneye 6.995), Slate~ colored Junco 16.772i. Oldsquaw (6.0691. Goldfinch ‘5,047| and Black-capped Chickadee (4.755). These Christmas counts are of value in providing informa- tion on the increase or decline of various species. Knowledge of population trends. particu- larly in game birds and water- fowl, is useful to government Counts were taken in 28 On- tario communities last year â€" from Fort William to Point Pelee. Over 800 bird watchers took part, some experts. others novices â€"â€" but in all cases there was an experienced leader with each party. it was merely the tip of the iceberg of discontent. It was a spontaneous outcry to pro- lest against years of persist- ent failure by the provincial government to meet the basic needs of the agricultural community. nmumuumuuuuml1u“umuu111mm\\luumnumuumum 1n many instances, farm in- come was unbearably low; some farmers, previously debt-free. had fallen back Sponsored by the Ontario Milk Marketing Board. the meetings will be held Janu- ary 4-5 in Toronto. Before the OMMB was formed last year. there were three major and separate producer groups representing shippers. For the first time. Ontario producers of whole milk will meet to consider a unified program. About 700 committee heads. representing more than 30,000 farmers, will air various problems to the board in the hope of getting a bet- ter deal. All shippers are in- vlted to attend as well as their delegates. mm“1111111ll““ll“llllllllll“llllll‘.ll“l“ll\llllllllllllllll\\lll\lllu into debt in recent years: many were being forced 10 leave their land and seek jobs in cities nearby. wildlife agencies in setting to preserve those endangered open seasons. A sharp decline‘species whose numbers are in a game species could con- shown to be pitifully small. ceivably be followed by restric- In the Toronto region the tive legislation. first Christmas count was or- Knowledge concerning life ganized by the Brodie Club in cycles has been increased by 1925. Only five observers in these counts as well as insight two parties took part in that into the migratory habits and the initial effort. Last year 113 ob- location of centres of wintergservers in 28 parties counted abundance of various species of121‘630 birds of 82 species. birds. 1 To many naturalists, the 0f prime importance is the‘Christmas Bird Count has now fact that these counts intro-become traditional, 3 special duce an ever-increasing numberievent in the holiday season and of people to the value of our.perhaps, a good excuse to walk wildlife and the need for sound’off the effects of a bountiful conservation practices if we are‘Christmas Dinner. Regarding your recent news story about the theft of pure- bred dogs in Richmond Hill. I would like to ask: Do the medi- cal researchers ask where the dogs they are going to experi- ment on come from? wildlife agencies in setting open seasons. A sharp decline in a game species could con- ceivably be followed by restric- tive legislation. 0f prime importance is the fact that these counts intro- duce an ever-increasing number of people to the value of our wildlife and the need for sound conservation practices if we are Any person with a purebred dog knows it is tatooed and reg- istered with the Canadian Ken- nel Club. and the owner of the dog can be traced through the tattoo. Do the people in medical re- search pretend to be blind? Surely they can raise their own dogs at their own expense and not victimize those who love their pets. D0 RESEARCHERS ASK ABOUT DOGS? Dear Mr. Editor: Mechanization has changed light above and woodwork of the the set-up of local farmyards best white pine. Walnut trees. Outdoor bake ovens. cook cut on the property. were also houses, soap houses. harness used in the construction. Apart rooms. stables. coach houses. from removing the verandah hay houses. and ice houses. are which was becoming rickety. no longer considered necessary and adding some windows, the adjuncts, but buildings for such present owners have taken pains purposes appeared, along with to preserve the house as it was. two barns. cattle shed. root house Edward Seager. and his twin granary. hen house and driving brother Edmund were the sons shed on a plan for an up-tO-of the Rev John Seager of date farm in the eighteen fort- Welsh Bicknor, England Their ies. mother had a seafaring brother Dear Mr. Editor: Retarded Children's E: Through the medium of your Authority, newspaper, we would like to say'Town of Richmond Hill This interesting plan, drawn and signed by John Edey. show- ed the position of the various out buildings in relation to the new dwelling which he had beeni commissioned to erect for his, close friend. Edward Seager. on his recently acquired Thornhiil farm. i John Edey, the skilled English carpenter who came to Canada in the eighteen thirties, has been dead for more than a century, but has been much in the news lately because the house which he built for his own family with such meticulous care and good taste. was recently bought and moved to a new site in Thorn- hill â€"â€" a worthwhile. but nerve- wracking undertaking for all concerned. Edey expended equal artistry and good workmanship on the commodious Seager Farmhouse, which has three fireplaces. a handsome staircase with a sky- “Ed“ Seager, grandson of Ed- ward. and last member of the family to own this land does not remember some of these build~ inzs. and today only the driving shed and privy remain. Then, a few months later, secretly and sheepishly, and under strong pressure from the federal Minister of Agri- culture. Joe Greene, Mr. Ste- wart gave in. The Minister of Agricul- ture reacted coolly and nega- tively. In the heat of debate in the Legislature and in the heat of public demonstrations by farmers outside the Legis- lature, he appeared determin- ed not to find the way to meet their needs. The tragedy of the whole affair is the fact that Mr. Ste- wart's handling of the milk subsidy question was a com. plete perversion of demo- cracy. The Minister wouldn't listen to the reasoning of the farmers and their representa- tives. he wouldn't listen to the arguments put forward by opposition members. he short-circuited the Legisla- ture, conceded nothing to the farmers and reversed policy only when he got to the priv- acy of Mr. Greene‘s office in Ottawa. The farming community in this province is becoming in- creasingly alarmed about the p r o v i n c i a I government‘s aloofness and sluggishness and the voices of protest will be heard again. [m wwm CHILDREN ENJOY CHRISTMAS PARTY Yours truly DOG LOVER Our gratitude to you for in- cluding the students from Thornhaven School could best be measured by the expressions of pleasure and delight regis- tered on the faces of these chil- dren during the cartoons. the numerous trips to the snack bar and finally a visit with Santa who had gifts for all. The chil- dren will long remember this treat as one of the finest days of this Christmas season. Our gratitude is also extended to the citizens of Richmond Hill who this year unselfishly relin- quished their annual Santa Claus Parade so that this won- derful Christmas Party might be staged for these special mem- ‘bers of our community. Yours truly. i WENTWORTH A. DOWELL iRetarded Children's Education thank you to “The Liberal" and the members of the Richmond Heights Merchants' Association. for Santa’s Christmas Party at the Odeon Theatre. Edward Seager. and his twin brother Edmund were the sons of the Rev. John Seager of Welsh Bicknor, England. Their mother had a seafaring brother whose colorful tales aroused their interest in Canada. At the age of 21, unable to obtain par- ental consent to emigrate, they ran away and came to this coun- .try on a ship captained by their uncle John. One day in August 1830 when walking up Yonge St. they met Mr. and Mrs. Richard Gapper. The Gappers reined in their horses‘ and stopped for a chat with the perSonable young men. Finding that they had mutual acquaintances in England they invited them for a meal and helped them to find work. Eventually Edward Seager mar- ried Maria Gapper. a niece of his friends. and lived for many years at Bicknor Place. near Richmond Hill r1). Edward married Catherine Cane of King Township whom he first noticed as a young girl sitting on the lawn with her mother and other children when he rode by. Edward owned a hotel in Bar- rie. and later the sawmill on what is now Uplands Golf Club property, before buying Lot 31. Concession l, Vaughan (2) in 1847. and devoting all his time to Tho Christian Selena Monitor Ono Norway 512, Mon, Moss. 02! )5 Please enhr my unscrlpflon to tho Monitor for th- purlod checkud bo- low. I enclose $â€" (05. Puma) [J 2 YEAR $24 0 5 month 3!: Cl 3 month: $6 CRY. Name. (Continued on Page 12) world news In f®cus (3f Love Agendas ll! Cob. Red Pun-Up