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It is recorded that in 1799 the road from York to the Bay of Quinte was let by goverm ment contracted to Asa Dan- forth, to be cut and completed as far as the Townsnip of Hope, about 60 miles. “so that sleighs. wagons. etc.. may travel it with safety.” A part of the original road still bears the name of the builder. Governor Simcoe‘s original ambition was to establish a new capital for the Province of Up- per Canada at what is now the City of London; and to link this capital by highway with York, Kingston and Quebec. The sec- tion from Kingston easterly had already been opened. The road from York to Kingston was to be constructed in time by the settlers. Meanwhile communica- tion with Montreal was to be by water. Old maps show the proposed line of the road, some parts of which are located further north than the present Kingston Road. Settlement duties of the early pioneers on Yonge were severe, E. A. James wrote in “The Liberal" of Sep- tember 16. 1926. It is small wonder they found difficulty in fulfilling their statute labor obligations. They were required to build a dwelling house on each lot within one year of their assign- ment. and in addition the follow- , I . mg conditions were imposed: mile. wished to make It as long "They must within the time of 35 possmle’ the 9th", pmbably two years'uear, fit for cultivawthe correct one. Is that the road “on and fence. 10 acres of the‘followed an old trail located lot obtained, build a house 16 by the Indians “"11 a View to h}, 20 feet of logs m. {1.3me‘;liigli ground. short river cross~ with a shingle roof: also cutrmgs 811d minimum grades. do“ a“ the “ml?” in “0’” 0"'e-Imi\umumumumminimum:nmuulmnummuuuumuumv and the whole Width of the lot 120 chains. 135 feet wide), 35 r ' ° feet of which must be cleared: smooth and left for half of the public road." made of the crooked line fol~ lowed by this road: one is that the builder, being paid by the Outstanding Centennial Event Two explanations have, been The enthusiasm for Canada and its Centennial was reflected in every phase of planning and in every min- ute of the evening’s program. Time, and effort were expended by num- erous people, and assistance was re- ceived from many individuals and firms outside the section of Rich- mond Hill directly involved in the event. While the municipalities are un- derstandineg reluctant to permit housing in the light of astronomical education costs which would inevit- ably result. it is obvious that this is a log boom which will have to be pried loose, no doubt by the provincial government. Where will this leave the Southern Six municipalities? Even now, certain of them, not- ably Richmond Hill. needs expanded sewage facilities and has at the mom- ent neither the wherewithal to pay for them or a place to put them. It is known that the OW RC is preparing a plan for both sewage and water sup- plies for the whole area, but how will this be financed? If a trunk sewer is built (the most commonly sug- Of particular note was the whole- hearted co-operation of Principal John Hincks. members of his staff and the students. In preparing dec- orations for the event and in helping instal them and remove them, when they had served their purpose. these young people learned that a “happen- ing” such as this does not just Congratulations are in order for the hard - working public - spirited people of Pleasantville Home and School who April 8 were responsible for the Centennial Soiree. This will prove to be one of the highlights ff this year of celebrations, we be- ieve. After more than a year of explor- ations of mutual problems and at- tempts at finding ways and means of solving them. a survey by Plan- ning Consultant Eli Comay with comparatively narrow terms of ref- erence seems a logical way of getting down to brass tacks. It has become increasingly appar- ent that the southern area of York County is on the verge of an expan- sion that can’t be held back because of increasing population and demand for housing. While there has been little public comment on the plan of the South- ern Six municipalities to look ser- iously at the possibility of closer co-operation between them, we can only applaud this forward-looking step. 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, April 20, 1967 To Be Or Not To Be One Municipality Flasbbdck An Independent Weekly: Established 1878 In Year: 6009 8y arm liberal ’r "mu‘mons' ever Since 35 the Dumas Road, Then again, what about the fact that many residents find it .‘ was Opened- poor creature who was left, be- easier to meet more frequen't made or the Groom“! hue fOI‘ T0 the east 0f the D0“ River cause of a family fight, foodiess payments of smaller amounts. lowed by this road: one is that a road was Opened in 1799 and alone in an empty unheated While it’s true that they end the builder, being paid by the northward to the mills of Par- house, to die, there of Starva- up paying .th? same amount, mile. Wished to make it as long Shall Terry, can“? the “Mm tion and pneumonia? Mr. Ryan, many people find it most dlffl; as possible, the other, probably R°ad-” These “"115_ bfcame with a police officer at his Slde, cult to save enough to meed the COFFect one. is that the roadlknown as the “Don Mills ’ and broke open the door, carried the the twme-a-year payments, tan followed an old trail located;the road.became know“ as the poor creature out, nursed him With taiies spiralling, Pal: lcu' by the Indians with a view to "Don _M‘“5 Road"- It was a day and night back to health larly this .year, this conténuel: high ground. short river cross~ Very ‘mportant thoroughfare’ and beauw. and the“ place‘i to be 3" Increasmgly d‘flcu ings and minimum grades. lContinued on Page 14) him in a good home. Could even task. lllllllid‘ ii-llllllllllllllllilllllllllllIllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll“mmlllllllllllll\lllllllllllllI“illllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllillllllillllllliilllllllllllillililllillllllililililllllllllilllllllilllilllllililliiilllililllllllllllillilllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllillllllllll[mullllllllllllllllllllllilll That's the feeling of Rev. Emil Lange, a former pastor of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church at Maple and now a professor in the religious studies department at Waterâ€" loo Lutheran University. In an interview conducted by the Kitchener-Waterloo Record, Rev. Lange stated that in the “early Christian church there were no anti- biotics, no hospitals, etc., and therefore the miracles per- formed then had a great deal more meaning than today. "Faith healing is possible. It is even based on the scrip- tures â€" both New Testa- ment and Old Testament. I’m convinced that it also continues today." “This is one of the reasons the medical profession is of importance. It is itself one of the wonders of the mod- ern world. I think there should be a greater working together of the medical doc- tors and the clergy. One complements the other. Faith Healing Possibleâ€"Former Pastor We will look forward with inter- est to the report to be prepared by Mr. Comay. He has been asked to comment on the possibilities of shared services among independent munici- palities; the possibility of the entire Southern Six becoming one body; or the possibility of two or more mun- icipalities or parts of them, becoming a single entity. The wonderful co-operation of this group of people was further evidenced when the decorations were left in place for the Girl Guide and Brownie bazaar â€"â€" another very successful event. Canadians as a whole are too re- served to do much flag-waving and drum-beating for their country. In fact. as a nation, we are rather prone to under-rate ourselves and our homeland. This Centennial Year gives us an excuse to exhibit our pride in and our love for Canadaâ€" an opportunity for which many of It is easy enough for individuals, as well as municipalities to co-oper- ate when each is to receive immediate benefit but in the present situation, some municipalities could be on the losing end for a time. Even the fact that this will produce a net gain in five years makes it hard for a mun- icipal councillor to justify a loss in one particular year. This kind of effect would be difficult to counter in a mere co-operative venture and we suggest that a re-drawing of mun- icipal boundaries may be the ultim- ate solution. As former Metro Planning Direc- tor, but one who is now independent politically of Metro, Mr. Comay seems a wise choice to make the sur- vey and has an indisputably wide lmowledge of the area and its prob- ems. Just these few questions seems to us to point to the need for more than a vague “coâ€"operation”. “happen”, but is the result of care- ful planning and much hard work, a lesson that will be invaluable in years to come. They also developed their knowledge and appreciation of their country. ‘ us have been waiting. This was clearly indicated at the end of the Pleasantville Centennial Soiree when everybody present spontaneously sang the words of “O Canada” as the orchestra played the anthem at the end of the dancing. gested solution) on what basis will it be paid for? Will all the Southern Six municipalities be forced to con- nect to it or will they be able to opt out? What happens to existing plants? In the same year the road from York to the head of Lake Ontario (near Dundas), known ever since as the Dundas Road, was opened. “There are times when the medical profession is limited and still healing is achieved. REV. EMIL LANGE Former Maple Pastor The poor loyal doggy mind could not know he was doing the sufferer more harm than good, and himself too. Mr. Ryan had 'to figure all this out; he must help the sick one and the gallant defender too! Yet he did it, in his own skilful, kindly manner. The sufferer, past help, was put painlessly to sleep, the gallant survivor was nursed back to health, and then, because he was now famous many claimed him as their own. But Mr. Ryan, because of his veterinary know- ledge, and wide experience knew there was one physical abnorm- ality in the creature which only its true owner would know. So well-meaning but somewhat imaginative claimants were counteously discarded. the true owner was never found, but Gal- lan-t (as I like to call this dog) was placed in a good home with people who understood. It is well known that an or- ganization â€"â€" a very worthy one â€" but still an organization, is desirous of undertaking the work in this, his district, and while I have quite a lot of re- spect for that body, I venture to ask you could it, or any other such group, give quite the per- sonal attention to the varied and individual cases of need that Mr. Ryan does? Could many of its hard-worked officers, for instance, sit quietly by. as Mr. Ryan did. not long ago, pondering how best to coax a halfâ€"dead, half-starved, but de- terminedly vigilant dog who was standing guard over his injured comrade. He had stood there for two whole days and nights, in all weathers, trying to shield the poor sufferer with his own weak body yet defying all comers. With all good things, we like to share. one can only feel sadly for anyone who missed this fine display of talented youth at their very best. Yours (truly, (Mrs) BARNADETTE WALSH, 210 Lawrence Avenue, Richmond Hill. I ask you. Mr. Editor, could even a well-meaning organiza- tion, however humane go to all that trouble? It was with great enjoyment and admiration that we watched the Saturday night presentation of Bayview Secondary School’s “Mikado”. To expect a school play to be of such professional calibre was surprising indeed, not only the players themselves but props and background and also orchestral accompaniment. The work involved in such an undertaking must be stupen- dous, but with such results, gratifying also. Miss Elizabeth Mathews deserves a hail of ap- plause for such a deserving ef- fort. Dear Mr. Editor May I add my plea to the many who are urging the re- tention of our most efficient Canine Control Officer James Ryan in his job of caring for our dump dependents, furred or feathered, great or small. ‘Dear Mr. Editor: May we extend Sincere thanks to you for your editorials. and to Mary Dawson for her article re the humane society. Being supporters of the To- ronto and Ontario Societies we were relieved when local condi- tions were placed on such a satisfactory basis under James Ryan, who has proven to be dedicated, efficient and courte- ous. Dear Mr. Editor We would deplore any change in the situation. Yours sincerely. ELSIE T. ABRAM, RR 1 Bayivew Ave. North, Richmond Hill. This could only mean that this was faith healing in ad- dition to what the medical person had done.” Mr. Lange believes that man is a psychosomatic be- ing and that he should be treated as such. “I am opposed to the dra- matic type of faith healing that would seem to be for the glory of man. It depends on whether it is for the glory of man or the glory of God. “This is the reason some doctors feel ministers should participate in the hospital. The spiritual and the physâ€" ical parts to man both need treating. “It is possible to have special powers of healing. The gift of healing is one of the gifts in the Corinthian church. I would definitely say there are some individ- uals who have been given this healing power.” When Mr. Lange and his family were preparing to go to India in 1955 they were mwzaqu‘mev-wrw lava" :- ENJOYED BAYVIEW’S "MIKADO" MORE PRAISE FOR JAMES RYAN PRAISES RYAN‘S HUMANE WORK is a saving in interest payments on bank loans municipalities in- cur before taxes are collected. The City of Barrie has just changed to the four-payment method and saved $14,000 in in- terest. School boards and county councils often require huge loans until tax-payment time. (Newmarket Era) A 'number of Ontario com- munities are implementing proâ€" cedures to have ratepayers pay their taxes in four instalments instead of the twice-a-year pay- ments as presently in vogue here. We note that in St. Mary’s the clerk was asked to investigate this possibility several weeks ago and apparently his findings showed the procedure to be so advantageous that it was quickly put into practice. Another advantage is the fact that many residents find it easier to meet more frequent Payments of smaller amounts. Again, that blind puppy â€"â€" blind from birth yet otherwise very beautiful. would a mere organization care for that? Yet Mr. Ryan did. First he took it to the most skilled veterinary surgeons he knew of, to find out if there was any hope for even partial sight. When this proved hopeless. he cast about for a good home with people who would understand. where the little creature otherwise normal and healthy could have a reasonably happy life. And again. he found just the right one! Even chickens wandering lost and ownerless on the high- way come in for Mr. Ryan‘s pity and help â€" not to kill them directly they are capturâ€" ed but to give them food and: shelter and some chance to live normally. No call is too unim- iportant, no creature so worth. less but Mr. Ryan will give it all the aid within his power. and while in this world of com- merce and finance he must live â€" as we all must â€"- he does his work, not for mere gain. but because he loves it. It is a reward in itself, to him, to see the light of hope and hap- piness dawn once again into the eyes of little voiceless suffer- ers. which before were dark with pain and sorrow. It is a joy to him to see the lost and lonely received into good homes. And we should remem- ber that his vigilance does not end there. Every furry creature adopted is signed for before it leaves Mr. Ryan’s hands, and he keeps in touch with that home until he is convinced that the creature is settled, wanted and happy. Then and only then does he relax his vigilance. If there is any discrepancy, the little orphan is politely. but firmly fetched back to the safety of the kennels. I repeat, I, with many others, have a great respect for the humane organization which has offered its services to our dis- trict. In days past I have cap- tained tagging teams for them. taking along my own pets to carry boxes or attract the pub- lic by presiding over the tag- trays. But I repeat could even that fine body give such per- sonal, untiring. individual and original attention as is now given so freely and willingly by our very splendid James Ryan? Remember he is our very own canine control officer, and let us not forget that his name and fame is now known across the length and breadth of our dominion. Few organizations, however worthy, can claim such individual publicity as that! Sincerely yours, EMMA HALL, 89 Rockpont Crescent, Richmond Hill. Sof ten The Blow There are several advantages to the four instalments. There a humane organization spare much time for such things? delayed when their three- year-old daughter became very ill. The doctors diag- nosed her condition as leu- kemia. Rev. Lange is a graduate from Waterloo Lutheran Un- iversity and seminar. He was Pastor of the Heidelberg- Erbsville Parish after which Rev. and Mrs. Lange served as missionaries to India. They worked among the Telugu speaking people of Andhra - Pradesh for six years before returning to Ontario. “We prayed and the congre- gation prayed. There was a sudden change in her health. The white blood count went down drastically within about a week’s time. We believe that this was an act of faith healing. The change has been permanent." Rev. Lange was in Maple for three years at the Zion Evangelical L u t h e r a 11 Church. He left in June of 1965. Within the quadrangle, color- ful triadetic displays tell the story of the region the caravan is passing through. They are aluminum~tube structures carry- ing sound and light displays, photos and moving exhibits the visitor can activate by turning a crank. From this ultra-modern set- ting, you mount a ramp to the first trailer â€" and walk straight into the caveman era. The Centennial Symbol seems to be carved into a granite-like wall. Beyond, seagulls wheel and cry, the land emerges from the sea as the light dims and Entertainment will be provid- ed for the full 36 hours, re- freshments will be available from a booth operated by the Jaycees. and adequate washroom facilities will be provided. Exhibits on the Centennial Train and in the Caravans are alike in story line, but some in- dividual exhibits differ. Visitors to the Caravan will find the trailers parked in a quadrangle, with a stage at the entrance for opening ceremon- ies and entertainment by local groups. Exteriors of the trail- ers facing into the quadrangle depict the exploration ships, the tools of agriculture, an indust- rial skyline and Canadians at work and play, from ballerinas to cowboyS, skiers to swimmers. ac“\umummuuuu\\lmulmuululuuummuuummmummum“mumum“unmmunmmumuu“m“mumuuuuumummuulm\\\\m\u\m\m\m muullllllllllllll\ll\ll\\\lllll\l\mllllllm“lllllllllH“llIn“l\lllllflllmll“illl\lll\ll“Illll\ll\ll\\lll\ll\lll\ll\lll“llll\l\ll\l\ll\l|'F Because Richmond Hill is the first stop for this caravan. offi- cial opening ceremonies with VIPs from Ottawa and Toronto in attendance. and a number of ofiicial guests from Richmond Hill and neighboring municipali- ties, will be held at 10 am May 1. The 250-voice Festival Choir of Vaughan and the Bayview Secondary School Orchestra will be participating in the cere- monies. This caravan has the shortest trip of them all, only 1,555 miles from Richmond Hill to Essex by November 14, making 65 steps. Hours of public viewing start at 11 am and the last viewers will be admitted at 11 pm, mak- ing a total of 36 hours for three days, May 1, 2 and 3. At 500 people an hour. 18,000 people will view the exhibit. May 1. at Richmond Heights Centre. one of eight Centennial Caravans will begin its summer of showing Canadians the story of their nation and her people from pre-historic times to the Swinging Sixties. After a three- day stay here, the Caravan will move to Newmarket for May 4 and 5 and in Alliston May 6. Miss Mildred Heatherton, executive staff di- rector said that they would be electing their first board of directors at the annual meeting. At present the “Y” is directed by an advisory committee under Chairman Edith Clement. The committee sets the policy and planning is done by standing committees which in turn submitted plans for approval from the advisory. All chairmen of standing committees are members of the advisory committee. RICHMOND HILL YWCA AND DISTRICT Our local “Y” has come a long way since 1959. A former extension of the national organization, it became a provisioual “Y” at the inaugural, a year ago last April. Since then it has been collecting the money for its own membership. Before that the money went to YWCA of Canada. It will become known as a full fledged “Y” at its first annual meet- ing to be held May 31. Its scope will cover Rich- mond Hill and District. One of the biggest boosts to their expansion came when they located their comfortable quarters at 25 Yonge Street North. The location is central and within easy access of transportation. Miss Mildred Heatherton is the first full time executive staff director. Gwen Haliday is program director and Marion Thompson, part time office secretary. The centre is open from 9 am to 5 pm. (Continued on Page 14) If you join the Richmond Hill and District “Y” you are automatically a member of a world wide organization. This means you can be represented at the world council meeting to be held in August 1967. r Wherever the YWCA has met on a world, national or regional basis, it has been deeply con- cerned with the pressing problems of our modern age . . . the status of women . . . the proper use of leisure . . . racial discrimination and the problems of young girls. Worries about girls are substantially increased because the girls of affluent homes seem to have as many problems as those who are deprived, troubled, ill-housed or anti-social. Y workers believe that the problems of teen~age pregnancy, failure at school, unhappiness at work, lack of communications be- tween parents and children and loneliness are no respectors of postal districts. They meet problems where they find them. As Canadians, we Can be proud of the contribu- tions and accomplishments of the National “Y” of Canada and especially during Centennial year. Their convention is held every four years. The next one will be held in Hamilton. A positive answer to one need was the establish- ment, this year, of a residence for Indian girls at Yellowknife. Still another approach was the “Y-Teen” con- ference recently held in Toronto. This was a first. Yâ€"Teens came from Peterboro. Oshawa, Uxbridge, Oakville, Kirkland Lake, Sudbury, Cape Croker, Barrie, Owen Sound, Brampton and Richmond Hill. Lucky delegates from the Hill were Marnie Miller and Margaret Rice. Rambling Around What You Will See Centennial Caravan The YWCA Of Canada The clash of battle surrounds you as HMS Shannon captures the US. frigate Chesapeake ofi Boston Harbor. Trouble within the colonies and threats from without bring you to the crim- son and royal blue Confedera- tion Chamber, focussing atten- tion on tiny sculptured figures of the Fathers of Confederation surrounded by hunters, settlers, The sound changes to the creaking of masts on an ex- plorer‘s ship and you see the Ming vases and fine silk he was seeking when he stumbled on North America. Rich furs and the song of a voyageur indicate the explorers found wealth of another kind. Ancient maps glow in floor recesses, gradual- ly becoming more accurate as exploration continues. Civilization emerges as you walk through a Quebec tailor shop of 1731, on past a poster seeking sharpshooters for the War of 1812, into the King's Head Inn with comfort for the hardy wayfarer after a day on upper Canada’s dismal roads. brightens with the passage of time. Mineral samples glow from niches in the cave wall. You pass Indian encampments to the sound of yelping dogs and chanting braves. Towards the end of the l9th century the Cheechako (Indian word for city slicker) went to Canada‘s north west in search of a gold-rush fortune. In one of the Confederation Caravan exhibits, which will taur nearly 700 communities this year. a Cheechako pans for gold. Two young aightseers, above, decide to offer some help to the lifelike, animated model of the Chee- chako, left. Beyond the coach, a 1ife~size city slicker crouches beside a gold-rush creek. panning for his fortune as the water gurgles softly behind him. His finger stirs the silt and gold flecks in the pan. Now and then he looks up at you. Portraits rise from a wheat field; old portraits of the Rus- sians, Austrians, Ukranians, Bavarians and many others who built the West. Those who went back to Europe the hard way are re- called by a sign ,announcing: Free Trip To Eurbpe â€" Step Aboard.” You do and you're in a mud-spattered World War 1 trappers, traders -â€" the people of 1867. In a dark-wood and red-plush railway coach you become a westward-bound i m m i g r a n t while outside a steam engine chuffs at speed. the coach creaks and groans and now and then brakes squeal and you hear the metallic clang of work in a freight yard outside. You pass between railway tracks linking the new nation and suddenly you're walking over the steel plates joining two railway coaches. They move and squeak and you hear the clickety clack of wheel on track. The public is cordially invited to attend the OFFICIAL OPENING of the RICHVALE CENTENNIAL LIBRARY. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, I967 at 7:30 pm. YORK CENTRAL HOSPITAL GOVERNMENT OF CANADA INCORPORATED AND SUPERVISED SAVINGS DEPOSIT RECEIPTS Redeemable ANY time Interest on daily balance MINIMUM DEPOSIT $5,000.00 An Invitation WERE HWEREST The library is located on Pearson Ave-e at Scott Drive in Richvale (c/o York Central Hospital, Richmond Hill) A. K. BROWN, Manager 44 Yonge St. South. Richmond Hill 884-1188 Capital and Reserve $25,000,000 Deposits in excess of $350,000,000 Memorial Fund A montage of photos shows' modern Canada functioning in a wide field of endeavor. Photos of leaders in industry, sports, the arts, politics, gradu. ally get younger and less well known until there are only children. singing an up-beat song that gets louder and louder in a crescendo of optimism for the nation’s future. From the darkness of war you step'intq the harsh light and frantic pace of the "Roar- ing Twenties". A coonskin coat hangs on one wall and 40- year-old honky-tonk grinds from a victrola. A Mack Sennett silent movie cranks out its cliff-hanging tale. ’I‘he sight-and-sound adven- ture through Canadian history was almost four years in the making. Writers established broad story lines, then artists. sculptors and craftsmen of many kinds developed them into living exhibits under the super- vision of the Canadian Govern- ment Commission. And you're outside in tha quadrangle again. Peace brings an age of ex- panding industry. A structure of metal tubes represents Can- ada‘s nuclear plants. A model of Isis, Canada's Centennial satellite to be launched later this year, soars overhead. World War II takes the stage with the whine of bombs as the saturation bombers swarm over- head with the muted roar of a distant Niagara. A SOD-pound bomb seems to be slipping through the floor to a city far below. Ragged bomb fragments frame pictures of the damage and the war on land. sea and home front. The fun and the victrola wind down abruptly as headlines and a ticker tape report the stock market crash of ’29. The "Great Depression" covers the land. The skull of a steer lies bleach- ing on the lifeless soil of the wind-blown prairies. Men line up at soup kitchens or ride the boxcars to anywhere. A hand- scrawled sign says: “No Men Wanted." trench. shells screaming over- head. No Man’s Land lit in the distance by the flicker of gun and exploding shell. Banting and Best peer out from a corner with a vial of their life-sustaining insulin. A clothing store ad for Jackie Coogan mufflers explains that “to wear anything bearing his name is the height of the aver~ age boy‘s ambition.“