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'1 he local boards a1gument is that this type of school is the only one “hich is prepa1ing people for jobs. and should have p11o1‘1ty ove1 a normal composite schooL since the‘re is a great need for this type of training. York Central's request for tentative approval of the Don Head School was on its way at that time. The request has been acknowledged by the Depart- ment of Education, but since then nothing has happened. At a meeting in January. the board decided to put out feelers through its membership to local representatives of both federal and provincial governments. It had been hoped that this step would have produced some action. ’ people for jobs,"'a5nd' 5112111121 11:11:21? Wé‘ “111%“? 6i" Teston Side- priority over a normal composite; school, since there is a great1 need for this type of training. A school such as the one pro- posed for Don Head requires at re1ta1‘n population base â€" about 4, 000 seconda1y school students.‘ To date this type of school has been built only in the la1ge1‘ and richer communities such as Metro. Now. when the smaller‘ places are showing an interest the money runs out. It is reported that Ontario has $42,000,000 still to he al- lotted to vocational and techni- cal schools. The Don Head School is estimated to cost $3- 000,000. It is rumo1ed that ap- . plications on file £10m Metro; iroad, 'agreed to a suggestion by Coun- alone would use up the enthe amount. '1 Chairman Peck voiced theE concem of the boald about a lumor that the money will be allocated p10 rata among all ap- plications. when he said ”if it is allocated pro 1ata who is going to pick 11p the dit‘Mt‘e1-, ence‘.’" road, and Robert K. Baker, resident of the the a controversial members all but eillor D. l\', Fraser to delete clause three from the township‘s agreement with Disposal Serv- 1ices Ltd which allows t1ucks .dumping at the ’leston Sideioad dump to t1a1el back up Jane St1 eet and east 011 the sideroad to avoid the centre of Maple. However. after a brief debate on the issue, council retired to committee to consider it further and returned about 10 minutes later with a resolution that still left clause three intact, but open to negotiation. The resolution, which was an amendment to the origi- nal agreement, further pro- vides that all trucks using the land fill site. not park on any street within the confines of Maple Councillor Dalton McArthur had at first proposed an amendâ€" ment to the existing aglfleement which would 1equi1e all vehicles idoing business at the dump to Chairman Peck voiced the concern of the board about a rumor that the money will be allocated pro rata among all ap- plications. when he said. “if it is allocated pro rata. who is going to pick up the differ- ence‘.’" High School Trustees To Meet Education Minister Davis On Don Head 1â€"5813} VOL. 89, N0. 31 T hornhill Secondary Students Hear alist. literary critic and political theorist. Mr. James was key-note speaker at the West Indies Con- ference in Montreal recently and in Toronto on the first leg of a round-the-world lecture tour. had agreed to also address the students. Mr. James’ topic was ”Marxism and its relation to the Caribbean and Africa.” First defining his terms, he noted that most anti- Marxists think that Marxism means the taking over of society and gov- ernment by the working class. "As far as I understand it. this is an lie of T1 By MARGARET McLEAN A group of almost a hundred students of Thornhill Secondary School met and heard a real live Marxist in the flesh, January 24 but found rather than an unwashed bearded bomb-carrier. a rather frail elderly colored gentleman with a genile West Indian accent M a gentle Wes slender. expre illl ad. author 5d ti) open ated on a from Don Richmond all Ma L James. or, ‘eachc itic and mes. a native sachet. journâ€" and political was key-note Public Lib; 1' 24 JI‘ight 513. Rich; 1011C. Hill 5 3.111100 7" Urged on by 'a large group of ratepayers, led by Michael Plan- der, D0\vn§viq\v, who operates Vaughan Township nearly got its garbage trucks off Teston Sideroad Monday night, but a last minute change of heart means they’ll be plying the lan- és for awhile yet. Vaughan Council Comes Close But Garbage T racks Still Roll lld It was a very pleasant occasion for Brown’s Corners United Church when a mortgage burning ceremony was held at the church’s annual meeting last week. The congregation paid off a $56, 000 debt in six years The total ploject of extension of the church building, including 1"111nitu1e, paiking lot etc“ was $61, 132. 36. Participating in the ceremony were (left to light) No11nan Reid, cle1k of session; Malcolm MacKenzie, manage1 Canadian Impeiial Bank of Comme1ce, U1110n\ 111e, Hen1y Coleman, chan- man building committee; D1. A. F. Binnington and Walter C1aig, t1'.easu1".e1 H Bum $5 6, 000 Mortgage At Bro wn '5 Corners It is these changes in society with which Marxism is concerned. Mr. James insisted and quoted Marx further that the constant rev- olution in means of production would cause "uninterrupted dis- turbance of social conditions." Thus. he stressed, Marx foresaw such things as the present turmoil over automation and had stressed that, rather than the taking over of the state, Marxism should concern itself with “the greatest possible development of varied aptitudes on the part of the workers." Mem- bers of the working class must be fully developed individuals, fit for a Variety of work, ready to face changes in production. ital" â€" published in 1867, the year of Canada's Confederation he noted â€"â€" a quotation from the Communist Manifesto of 1848 to the effect that the bourgeoisie can- not exist without continually revâ€" olutionizing the instruments of production and that these changes produce changes in social relations. It is these changes in society with which Marxism is concerned. He referred to the School cross-walk on Yonge Street at Dufferin Street which he said “presents a potential hazard to those pedestrians who are un- der the illusion it is a pedestâ€" rian cross~walk of the type they lhave in Metro." The amendment arose out of an earlier protest to council by Messrs. Plander and Baker cri- Yonge Without Pedestrian Walks use Keele Sheet coming and ticizing the use of seconda1y going, but the late1 1esolution,11oads as uuck 1outes for the moment, anyway, still Reeve Buan Bailey said he keeps the Teston route Open. disagreed with the amendment, Mayor Thomas Broadhurst \said considerations had been given to crosswalks previously and “it represents quite a high figure per crosswalk at $1,000 or more with the necessary in- stallation of flashers and mark- ings.” A bylaw would have to be passed also. He added that the suggestion was a worthwhile one though and could be discussed further after Yonge Street was recon- structed. Any consideration regarding the installing of pedestrian crosswaiks in Richmond Hill will be withheld until after the reconstruction of Yonge Street. Councillor Ivan Mansbridge broached the possibility Mon- day night. “There‘s not much point in disappear. doing anything at the moment," “You did get my girl back to he said. school, though," said Mr. Baker, Motorists are compelled to.“and I thank you for that” stop at pedestrian crosswalks! When asked by the reeve if to allow people to walk acrosslcoui‘icil’s resolution provided the but not for school walks _ ex- answer he was looking for. Mr. cept for children going andiBaker replied: “As long as the coming from school ‘ (Continued on Page 31 He wondered if consideration might be given to installing a pedestrian cross-walk. ese print @IQIJE flfihmmfl iples was not easy however, and Mr. James noted that Lenin in an address to the Political Education Department in 1922. a year before his death, had said that in order to cope with the inability to nation- alize the means of production the three things to be overcome were vanity. illiteracy and bribery. These identical three needs are what has stalemated progress in the new African nations and in the Caribbean Mr. James pointed out. Caribbean Mr. James pointed out. In their vanity the new rulers feel they can solve problems merely by issuing decrees. “Africa is rotten with vanity," he said. It faces the task of building up its economy but to do this, a nationalization of the means of production would mean nothing, there would be no change until the mass of the pop- ulation is invalved. This was the same need Lenin had seen in 1923, when he advised that in order to reconstruct the apparatus of gov- ernment and build up the econ- omy it was necessary to conduct educational work among the peas- RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, 'I‘HURSDAY,-I*‘EBRUARY He said council had made a mistake ln renewing the con- tract with Disposal Services and demanded that the garbage dump be closed. Mr. Plander presented a petition with 250 names on it, protesting the re-routing of the trucks from Keele to Jane Street and along the Sideroad. He said he wanted to be ‘sure the gar- bage trucks never travelled Teston Road again. Mr. Baker, who earlier took his daughter'out 01' school until ‘he got assurance from council that she would receive some iprotection from the 400 trucks lhe alleged used the road daily, said that filling the holes left by the trucks didnt help, and lwanted the tiucks removed en- tiiely. Reeve Brian Bailey said he disagreed with the amendment, because it was “postponing the inevitable.” Reeve Bailey said he had hoped the cold weather would hold, but unfortunately it had not and the road had started to In Essential Keynote Speaker At West Unity; in Non-Essenti ants with the object of organizing them in cooperatives and getting them to take social responsibil- ities. lbbean. he noted that the popâ€" ulation there is highly literate. “We were slaves for 200 years and acquired a great mastery of the English and French languages." he said. However. the West Indies are still dominated by imperialism. On entering Independence Square in Port of Spain. the capital of Trinidad, the visitor will see that it is ringed with such institutions as Barclays Bank, Chase Manhat- tan Bank and others. “It is sur- rounded by big banks of foreign countries who are doing the same things they were doing in 1867 and For lack of this involvement of the people, African states were toppling. one after another, Mr. James stated. In relating Marxism to the Car- ibbean. he noted that the popâ€" ulation there is highly literate. “We were slaves for 200 years and acquired a great mastery of the English and French languages." “Mn“,Hl|lIl|||||Il'llllllllllllllll\l\{i\lulllllill“lllllllllllllll‘lllllmm Ask Examination Gary Genereaux Magistrate Russell Pearse said he would first have to see evidence from a doctor certify- ing the need for such an ex- amination. Mr. MesSinger said he would be able to provide the evidence before the week was out. Generaux was charged shortly after Mrs. Thompson was at- tacked by a man with a knife while alone in her establish- ment. The Village Pizza Ba‘r, early in January. Gary Genereaux, 23, who is charged with the attempted murder of Mrs. Evelyn Thomp- son, Richmond Hill, was re- manded until February 7 when he appeared in Magistrate’s Court Tuesday. Defence counsel S. J. Messin- ger, Toronto, asked that his client be allowed to undergo a mental examination before ap- pearing again next week. xml\uunumuuuuumuuuuuuluummuuuululummmuumum Vaughan Township Police reported the theft of two doctors’ bags from their cars sometime \Sunday even- ing, and the recovery of one bag. Both cars were parked on the York Central Hospi- tal lot. A no-draft window was forced to gain entry to a car belonging to Dr. J. A. Mc- Phee. King City, from which his bag. valued at $225 was taken. Dr. McPhee is chief of staff at the hospital. Dr. Peter Granger, Maple Medical Centre, lost a bag and briefcase, valued at $250. but both were found the follmvin’g My‘mzox th at Hope School on Keele Street. Police said a quantity of demerol, a narcotic was missing. Doctors’ Cases Stolen From Lot Photo by ~Stuart's Studio alS iberty Caribbean Indies Conference The north district will com- prise Stouffville, Markham Vilâ€" lage, Markham Township, Rich- mond Hill, Vaughan Township and Woodbridge. I Vaughan was linked with To- ronto Gore melship and Wood- bridge and appointed one repreâ€" sentative, Robert Kirk a former deputy-reeve on Vaughan Coun- QC“. Under the new proposal - expected to go into effect with- in a few weeks â€" the munici- palities bordering Metro will be split into four districts. The move is a step in the right direction for the 13 fringe municipalities who don’t want be be left in the shuffle when Metro bursts its inevitable bonds and starts gulping up territory outside its bound- aries. Metro Planning Commission-l Those present were unanin er Wojcieoh Wronski explainednus in wanting increased rel the proposed new set-up at a resentation on the Met: special meeting held in RiCh-‘Board but were cautioned 1 mond Hill last week attended by “go easy" by Richmond Hi council heads, planning board Mayor Thomas Broadhurst. representatives. and delegates He felt a 1ne1nbership \vhjc from fringe municipalities How was increased too much woul serving on the Metro Board. ‘tend to work against the fring A unanimous vote or apvmunicipalities "because you proval was given 10 the revamp-l power will increase and brin ing which will see the fringe opposition against it and ya representation increase from still won’t be powerful enoug four to six members on the to swing any vote. 27â€"member Metro Board. “With ninn nm a! 97 mm The municipal representa- tives also suggested “delicate- ly" that the Metro Board be asked to give consideration to allowing three fringe repre- sentatives on its nine~members- at-Iarge body. Mr. Wronski explained the move would benefit the fringe municipalities by establishing a "strong pol- itical connection to Metro by the municipalities to be more effective in any future expansion of Metro’s bord- ers. Along with the non- elected representative it will give you a greater com- munication with Metro.” The planning commissionerl noted this was very important. because “you're going to be! hearing the brunt of gromh‘ \e1y sho1t1y and it‘s \ou people “ho “ill be undei the gun. “e uant as close a liaison uith \ou as possible uhen such matte1s are discussed. expansion 0f M°"°'S 1’0"“ Planning Consultant Max “5‘ Along With “1,9 “0‘3' Bacon thought the walkways elected representative it were a good idea. will give you a greater com- “Numerous communities,” munication with Metro.” he said “have them and The planning commissioner, they cause no problems noted this was very important whatever.” He stated he ”9“,“? ”“9 g‘m‘g t0 be} agreed with Chief Constable bearing the brunt of growth R P Robbins’ view on very shortly and it‘s you people‘ ,' : e ,- who will be under the gun. We‘ 3523:1212; 3:33:13: 033:; want as close a liaison with you; cure an difficulties in as possible when such matters' Richmond, Hill are discussed. . . “Now,” he said, “you will Counculor L015 l-lancey have six bodies out of 27 in- agreed saying it “15 lfnrealistic stead of the four out of 24 not to consider them in the ofâ€" which is the present case.” _ ficial plan. We Will be havmg He wasn’t sure about thethem and they should be set out three fringe representatives on I in the plan to assure they are the membershipâ€"at-large but properly constructed and mam- said he would take the su-ggesâ€" tamed. P tion to the board. He indicated “The plan.” she added, ‘15 a later that the fringe municipalâ€" guideline to see that these ities already had twa persons things are done properly]: representing them â€"â€" although The board decided to re-insert one was a former fringe repre-‘Ehe Clause 311d change the sentative now living in Metroâ€" phrase “walkways shall be enâ€" on the membership-at-large couraged” to_ read” “walkuays body “Now,” he said, "you will have six bodies out of 27 in- stead of the four out of 24 which is the present case.” By FRED SIMPSON A revamping of the Metro Planning Board set- up will add at least two more voices from the fringe municipalities â€" including Richmond Hill â€" sur- rounding its borders. all thin 1967 gether and in Barbados, for in- stance, there is no difference be- tween urban and rural districts the entire length of the island. This makes for a great integration of the population so that in spite of the greater domination of for- eign powers there is an entirely different political situation and possibilities. In answer to the question as to “nether he felt there was a possiâ€" bility that Marxism would get and keep a foothold/in Africa or the Caribbean, Mr. James replied that in his opinion, ultimately Marxism would dominate the minds of all concerned with change. that Marx- ism would take hold but at differ- ent levels of understanding and approach but that changes only in the economy would not do this. Queried as to what country he felt was closest to Marxism, Mr. James stated that none were really close to it. For instance, he said. the problems debated in Russia in 1921 at the 10th party ngre Charity HOME PAPER OF THE DISTRIETF SINCE Mr. Kirk agreed stating Wit is not quantity that counts but quality. We can’t possibly swing anything with numbers because we’ll just never get enough numbers." He added that "it has been [my experience that the Metro 5 (Continued on Page 6) ‘1 past few months. One of the 1e\elsals ill-1 Pa1ks entered into the dis- wolies the contioveisial school cussion regarding another de- ualknays topic “ith the boald leted section. deciding to ask that the clause It deals \\ith the leuing an- ‘ 'ega1ding same be PM back in. nually of the mills on the gen- Council had decided to delete the poltion “hich read that “the p1ovision of pedestrian \xalkâ€" Apartment Propo ways shall be encouraged and these shall be designed wher- ever possible to facilitate access D p t It c f to public and separate element- es I e S on ‘ ary schools.” “With nine out of 27 you’d have to pull five other Metro members with you and this seems unlikely. You might be defeating your own purpose with too many people repre- sented.” Planning Bd. Reverses Some Changes Made By Council In ‘Official Plan’ He felt a membership which was increased too much would lend to work against the fringe municipalities "because your power will increase and bring opposition against it and you still won’t be powerful enough to swing any vote. Those present were unanim- ous in wanting increased rep- resentation on the Metro Board but were cautioned to “go easy" by Richmond Hill Richmond Hill Planning Board is recommend- ing town council reverse its stand on some of the gown-gas it has made in, the proposed official plan. ' " This was the upshot last week of yet another scrutiny of the plan which has been batted back and forth between council and the board for the past few months. One of the reversals in-! Parks entered into the dis volves the controversial school‘cussion regarding another de “The plan," she added, “is a guideline to see that these things are done properly.” The board decided to re-insert the clause and change the phrase “walkways shall be en- couraged” to read “walkways shall be considered.” are being faced in society today. In the United States, although the problem is not Marxism, and the American Negroes are not Marx- ists, their problems can only be solved by a Marxist analysis of what is involved. The problem varies in different places but the solutions being proposed today are closer to Marxism than they have ever been. The freedom of the individual which capitalism had championed, he noted too, is so widely dispersed that no regime which destroyed it could hope to succeed. However, he cautioned that even parlia- mentary democracy might not last forever and although in 1914 it was respected all over the world as an ideale this is not the case Mr. James proved a champion of political democracy and gage the capitalist society full credit for having introduced it. However, he insisted that “there is democracy in a genuinely socialistic state.” Apartment Proposal Is ‘Revolting' Despite Its Conforming To Bylaw The three storey apartment. to be heated on the northeast corner of Elmwood Avenue and Colborne Street, as indicated on the site plan would contain little outside space for land- scaping and its parking area would find cars plastered right up to the windows. M '. "-acon also noted that there would be little room for grass with asphalt dominating the area. “But it appears to meet our zoning bylaw requirements," observed Planning Board Chair- man Harry Sayers. He requires 31 parking spaces and he has mapped out 33". He noted that similar buildings in the area showâ€" A 28-suite apartment pro- posal was described as “absoâ€" lutely revolting” last week at a planning board meeting even though it would conform to Richmond Hill’s zoning regulaâ€" tions. Placing the "revolting" tag was Planning Consultant Max Bacon. A panel discussion on the report of the York County Public School Consultative Committee, presented last November to county coun- oil. will be held at Pleas- antville Public School Feb- ruary 2 at 8 pm. The report called {or the setting up of three regional boards 01‘ education in the county, all subject to a main county board. The three suggested boards are the Southern Six, which would replace public eleâ€" mentary and high school boards in Richmond Hill, Vaughan and Markham Townships. and the Vi1~ lages of Markham, Wood- bridge and Stouffville; thel Middle Five, replacing boards in King, Whitchurch and East Gwillimbury Townships and the Towns of Aurora and Newmarket; and the Northern Three, comprising the Townships of North Gwillimbury and Georgina and the Village of Sutton. STORE HOURS 884-1017 Panel To Discuss County Education 18 Yonge N. 1878 KENZIE PHARMACY MOTORIZED DELIVERY Mon. - Sat. â€" 9 am. - 9 11 Sun. 8; Holidays â€" 12 no PRESCRIPTIONS The struggle going on in China today, he stated, was simply that the government in power, having inherited an industrial capacity about equal to that of Belgium, was unable to make the “great leap forward" it had promised and in- stead had become solely concerned in maintaining itself in power. "India will explode in the same way Very soon” he predicted. Asked how society could rid itself of racial prejudice. Mr. James replied that he didn’t see how it could as prejudice lives on economic problems. In the south El'n U.S. the racial problem is one of economic backwardness and prejudice would remain until this is eliminated. “You can’t get rid of prejudice in the abstrac", he stated. Mr. James‘ talk was the second in this year’s series of lectures under the general heading “Im- pact" and designed to broaden nmtheast' Mr. Bacon said there would enue andlbe very little open space left indicatedlfor aesthetic purposes if the” 1 contain dimensions remain as proposed 'or land-{in the plan. ing area “I find this site plan a little red rightlvague," he said, “difficult to I '. "-acom interpret." ’ Mr; Bacon said he had “very strong views on this matter. Parks expenditures are the first things to go in a municipal- ity and I think the parks people have every right to know they are going to get some sort of contingency. ed a predominance of as- phalt to grass landscaping. Councillor Lois Hancey said the proposal might meet the present zoning regulations but “it doesn‘t meet our policy." Board Member Howard WhiL lans said “we can express our opposition in principal but they might not do anything about it." Board members decided to express their negative feelings to Building Inspector Jack Hol- lowell who had submitted the proposal for scrutiny. It was also decided to query the public, separate and sec- ondary school boards to ascer- tain if the building would cre- ate an over-crowded situation in the schools. eral tax rate “for the acquisi- tion and development of district parks and for the provision of open space." Participating in the panel discussion will be Public School Inspector Maynard Hallman and Trustee John MacKay of TSA I Mark- ham. both of whom were members of the consultative committee for 1965 and 1966: Mayor Thomas Broad- llurst. representing town council; Reeve Donald Plax- ton. representing county council: Chairman W. R. ton. representing county council: Chairman W. R. Hutchinson, town public school board and Trustee John LeClaire, separate school board. Peter Ross will be the moderator. He is a former vice-principal in the local public school sys- tem. So far no representa- tive of York Central Dis- trict High School Board has been named. Amongst these panellists are men who worked on preparing the report and others who have been quoted as being opposed to preparing the report and others who have been quoted as being opposed to the proposed changes, so the discussion should cover all facets of the report and be well worth hearing. a.m. - 9 pm (Continued on Richmond Hill noon - 6 p.m. PER COPY 10c 884-4403 Page 3 18