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In Prague, Czechoslovakia, we should plan these changes in were unfounded and unrealistic. many. Poland, Russia, and on directly across the highway a during a street car ride. a man an overau community planning PETER PFENNING, the return trip to Czechoslo- woman was threshing grain asked the Canadians how they sense, not just based on the 72 Lavel‘ock Ave., vakia, West Germany and tolwith a flail. Again, in the vicin- (Continued on Page 12) cost of a road. 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He was accompanied by Mrs. McIntyre. his brother. who is principal of Coilingwood Coi- legiate Institute. and sister-in- law, Mr. and Mrs. John McIn- tyre. i‘ll“|l\l\|\\llllllll\llll\llllllllll‘lllumlllllllllInmullllllllllllllll‘lflllll!“\lllllll‘l‘lllllll‘llll|\l“ll“|\l\ll|\\l1mm“mlll\ll|lmll“mull\llll“H\lllm“IN\Illlllllllll|ll\|\|\llllllll\lIllIll“llll“Illllll“\ll“lllllll“1|lll“llilllll!I!“llufllllMllNIIIll“lllll“ll“|l||llllllllu[\llllllllm“I“lullll\llu“llllllI“llllll“lll“NIlllllllllllulullllllll|llllllN“WHIIWI“Hmuifii'F Ontario And Oregon Have Same Beach Problem In this feature story pub- lished in the recent issue of The Christian Science Mon< itor, Staff Writer Malcolm Bauer tells how Oregon is facing up to the issue. Pre- mier John Robarts of Ont- ario has said his govern- ment is attempting to form- ulate a policy for this prov- ince. â€"â€" Editor) That has béen the most explosive question raised in the current session of the Oregon Legislature. Who owns the ocean beaches? (Ontario and the State of Oregon in the United States are both faced with a simi- lar problem. The question of public and private beachâ€" es and the ownership of the shoreline along the water- front is an explosive issue facing legislators in both jurisdictions. A lasting Centennial Proied Through the co-operation of about a dozen people, 35 century-old homes have each been marked with an en- graved plaque. noting the date the house was built, the original owner and his occupation. The houses are located on John Street. Church Lane, Colborne and Centre Streets. Here is a quiet lesson in history for all who pass that way and one which passersby and school children willrenjoy for years to come. Also unique surely is the ready co-operation the project found among the many diverse sections of the population. A committee of three, architect Napier Simpson Jr., Phil- ip Whitehead and C. P. Snow chose the homes to be marked; a develop- We don't know just who originat- ed the idea, but certainly the unique Centennial project carried out in the Village of Thornhill is worthy of praise â€" and emulation. Mayor Broadhurst and Reeve Don- ald Plaxton still feel the restrictions are too restrictive and would simpâ€" ly substitute a parking problem for a traffic one. They were willing to accept some of the recommendations but frowned on implementing the re- port in its entirety. No one will disagree that safety on our streets is of paramount im- portance. However it must be re- membered that we already have parking restrictions on most of our main arteries as well as adjacent to our schools and churches. Any reg- ulations which prohibit all parking 24 hours a day, seven days a week, This latest recommendation marks the second attempt by Mrs. Han- cey’s committee to secure approval for restrictive parking regulations. Last December council refused a sim- ilar request. At that time Mayor Thomas Broadhurst suggested coun- cil proceed with caution and first ob- tain some public reaction to the pro- posed changes. He felt it would be wiser to hear any complaints now rather than to have council come un- der fire from irate citizens after the regulations went into force. Richmond Hill Town Council has delayed making a final decision on a recommendation by the bylaw com- mittee headed by Councillor Lois Hancey that whole or parts of 18 town streets be declared no parking areas . v (In LsnAvyvuuv..- .. yuan, - “v-â€"~.-_..v- _- v "U L A" ' 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, Aug. 24, 1967 Gordon McIntyres Visit Russia Parking Restrictions An Independent Weekly: Established 1878 013132 liberal London. Their efficient courier was a Pole. Mr. McIntyre described East Germany as a poor place to visit or to live, but was greatly impressed by the Poles, who probably suffered more than any other people during World War II. In Poland the finest crops in the whole tour were seen. raised on small farms of 15 acres by one man with one horse “and three good women" 1 t t in the Ukraine farming was carried out on large communes with huge machines. but the Canadians noted that the crops were not nearly as good as those producâ€" ed in Poland. The crowning excitement of the whole trip was the visit to Moscow. where the McIntyres joined the crowds in Red Square at 11 pm and went to see Lenin‘s Tomb. There they ity of Kiev using a scythe and a flail.‘began to sense the reason why “Their spirit is tremendous," he reports. In Russia their confusion grew as they observed the com- plete contrast of the most mod- em and the most antiquated. As an illustration Mr. McIntyre reports seeing 20 helicopters in the 480-odd churches in the city befOre the revolution have been reduced to 32, as the church and the Tsars had be- come synonomous to the Rus- sian people, many churches having been built to commem- orate victories. The state‘s 320 miles of Pacific coastline. much of it in sandy beaches, is one of its greatest assets. But sud- denly this spring there was reason to believe‘the public would be cut off from some desirable beach areas. The resulting sandstorm has pre- occupied legislators for weeks. Oregon has long boasted that its beaches are saved for posterity because of a 1913 law declaring them to be public highways. Only recently did the public gen- erally become aware that the law referred only to the area between low and high tides â€" the wetsands area. When a Cannon Beach motel owner fenced off a portion of the dry-sand beach normally used by the public in that resort, the issue ex- ploded. Almost every day for a week or more. legislators Congratulations to all these peo- ple and whoever inspired them to do the task. And congratulations also to all the home owners who have lovineg cared for these historic buildings, every one of which is in excellent repair and glistening with new paint. er, Grant Duff of Costain Homes agreed to retain a lawyer to search titles to the properties to ascertain the desired information; the mother of prominent Lion James Timmins, Mrs. M. F. Folinsbee did the neces- sary title searching; the village's own historian. Mrs. Doris Fitzger- ald gave invaluable assistance; vilâ€" lage jeweller John Cole engraved the plaques; costs were paid by the village trustees while the trustees’ Chairman Frank Tucker supplied the backing for the signs and John Ad- kins, proprietor of the local paint store painted them. Today our lives are becoming more and more restricted with govern- ment rules and regulations. In many cases our streets are already a sea of signs. Before any governing body adds to the already heavy burden of regulations that we as citizens must bear, they should first make certain such restrictions are absol- utely necessary. If in the final an- alysis we are to have new highly restrictive parking regulations, then these changes should be well publi- cized before there is any rigid en- forcement by the police. are final and allow no compromise. Such far-reaching regulations should only apply where an extremely dan- gerous traffic condition exists. They shouldn’t be the rule. Most parking regulations are relaxed during the evenings when a citizen might want to park his car on the street or have a visitor park there. This newspaper still feels that one of the worst aspects of the new regulations would be that residents would be unable to park in front of their own homes. One can envisage the dismay of the host if friends visiting for the evening should dis- cover parking tags on their cars when they are ready to depart. Now that the list of streets to be affect- ed is available every citizen should study the proposal and then advise their ward representative of their feelings on the matter. In Prague, Czechoslovakia, during a street car ride. a man asked the Canadians how they came up with an entirely new bill intended “to protect the public interest" in the beaches. Thousands of letters poured into the statehouse from beach-front property owners. concerned over a threat to property rights. and from other Oregonians. con- cerned they would be denied access to favorite beaches. Governor Tom McCall per- sonally led an expedition of state officials, oceanograph- ers and engineers along the coast for a firsthand look at the subject in question. PROVISIONS LISTED Late in May the storm subsided with general agree- ment on a plan designed to protect both public and pri- vate rights. Its principal points are these: 0 Private-property rights will be recognized as set forth in deeds. most of which read to "ordinary" or \1ID On Highway 7, from Kitchen- er to Stratford, small towns such as Baden now enjoy excellent by-passes. I would doubt that the traffic to the Stratford Fes- tival in the height of the sum- mer season along that highway. could equal the traffic through King City daily. Surely in On- tairio, a resident of one town can expect equal treatment to that of another. King City is a par- ticularly handsome village of which we in Ontario are proud â€" surely it deserves considera- tion to keep it a well knit com- munity. Your latest report indicates that an alternate route will cost too much. If this is based on a road cost, I do not doubt this is true, but in an overall planning cost, it would cost more I am sure. The heart of the village is to be removed, and with the widened road the frontage on Keele Street will be of a non- descript commercial value, giv- ing a shopping area probably as ugly and as impossible as the Yonge Street strip in Willow- dale. I have been following with in- terest, the proposed widening of Keele Street, through King City, and have admired the residents in their stands to prevent this. While I have no personal inter- est in King City. it appears to me to be poor planning on be- half of the authorities involved, not to see the point the resi- dents have tried to stress. The pride of being a resident in the community will disap- pear, and soon King City will be devoid of character. This has‘ happened in so many of our vil- lages; Victoria Square is a good example. On the other hand, Unionville, which has been bles- sed by having its traffic arteries separate from its main street, has maintained its character, not to mention the residents‘ dedi- cation to the village activities. MAINTAINING THE CHARACTER OF OUR. COMMUNITIES Dear Mr. Editor: Nine Rangers from this area were among the 2,000 Girl Guides who. with their leaders, camped on Morrison and Nairn Islands in the St. Lawrence River at the National Heritage Progress, as Toronto and population nearby grows, is bound to cause changes in our suburban towns and villages. Old homes will give way to ex- panding commercial centres, but we should plan these changes in an overall community planning sense. not just based on the cost of a road. “mean” high tide. 0 Owners may protect these rights. without posting or obstructing beaches. merely by filing a statement with the county clerk. O The State Highway De- partment will be charged with maintaining rights of public access to dry-sand areas habitually used by the public. O The inland limit of the public beach will extend gen- erally to the log-drift line, at about 16-foot elevation. On low-lying beaches, as at river mouths, a 300-foot lat- eral measurement inland will be substituted for the 16-foot elevation line. O The highway department will be responsible for zon- ing the dry sands to control erection of any structures or signs and also for patrol of the beach and for keéping it free of litter. local Rangers At Heritage Guide Camp An experience of a lifetime for this group of Rangers from Rick- mond Hill and area was this summer’s Heritage Camp on two islands in the St. Lawrence. That most of them were enthusiastic photographers is evident in the above picture. Back row (left to right) : Eva Toms, Jane Waters, Margaret Harp- er, Darlene Bulger. Front row (same order) : Louise Paul, Kay Batstone, Barbara Dyson (kneeling), Mrs. R. T. Staton, Peggy Dennis. I was deeply shocked in July to learn about the accidental drowning of an eight year old boy in the Richmond Hill Cen- tennial Pool. Our family with children ranging in age from 3 to 11 have enjoyed swimming in the pool since it first opened its doors. Having seen many swimming pools in my travel across Can- ada I have always felt that none was better kept, supervised and operated than our own pool. We have sent oui: children every year to take part in swimming classes and special programmes that are being con- ducted by the pool’s very cap- able staff with complete confi- dence in their ability to look after our children while in the water or the pool area. Camp from July 15-25. They were: Jane Waters. Kay Bat- stone, Barbara Dyson, Louise Paul and Darlene Bulger of Richmond Hill, Margaret Harâ€" per of Thornhill and Eva Toms I am at the Centennial Pool as often as I can find time available and I speak therefore of my personnal experience of the staff ability and their en- forcement of safety rules. WANTS POOL KEPT OPEN Dear Mr. Editor: The fact that the accidental drowning did occur can cer- tainly be reason to say that the pool is inadequately supervised. The young people, that work there are perhaps more capable, enthused and dedicated to their jobs than an OLDER person could ever hope to be. Nor could it be said that the pool is unsafe. I would suggest to take a look at the swimming facilities of some of the Metro Conservation Areas where one cannot see the bottom when the water's more than five inches deep. I would consider it an outâ€" rage if the pool would be closed because of unfounded state- ments made by so called ex- perts that don’t even use the wonderful Centennial P001 to deprive us of the nicest recrea- tion we have in this community. After reading news reports of the proceedings at the inquest one cannot help but feel that Dr. B. W. Granton’s remarks were unfounded and unrealistic. PETER PFENNING, O The highway depart- ment will conduct a detailed survey of Oregon's entire coastline and report to the 1969 Legislature on the feas- ibility of applying this year's legislation to the entire strip. This package appears to ensure that the public, in- cluding the thousands of tourists who visit Oregon an- nually, will continue to roam the beaches without re- straint. As for beach-prop- erty owners, the highway dé- partment will relieve them of the messy job of picking up after beach litter-bugs. It appears to be a fair balance. Sdmé Orégon legislators remarkéd that the Oregon beach-control formula should be recommended to other ocean-front states, many of which have already lost many of their beaches to private owners and their “no tres passing" signs. Yours truly, B. NAPIER SIMPSON JR Architect, Thornhill. (PhotoAbiy Betsy Riefenstahl) In preparation for the Na- tional Heritage Camp of 1967. the major Centennial project of the Girl Guides of Canada. similar camps have been held Two thousand girls from Great Britain. France, Den- mark. Finland, Germany. Neth- erlands. Iceland, Northern Ire- land, Israel. Japan. Sweden and the U.S.A., from every Canadian province and the territories and from companies on foreign soil maintained for daughters of Canada’s Armed Forces serving in Europe, were present. Active in key positions in the operation of the camp were Mrs. Wright Morrow, Mrs. Harry Currie, Mrs. Woodburn Thomson and Mrs. Ernest Redelmeier. in most provinces for the last three summers. and Peggy Dennis of Markham, of lst York Central Rangers. with their Captain Mrs. Pat S-taton. Hilary Packard, one of their alternates. filled out the quota for the Newmarket group. Varied activities. such as swimming, canoeing, dancing and many heritage crafts. tours of Ottawa and Upper Canada Village and a visit from Lady Baden-Powell, World Chief Guide, made this a most inter- esting and valuable experience for all who participated. Kenneth W. Weathelloy, Ottawa President of the Ontario Credit Union League Aubrey S. A d Ontarié Ciebit 0151th League Dalgleish. Burlington rector and tormer Co-operators Insurance Association (Guelph) and Co-operators Life Insurance Association (Guelph) are the principal companies in the Ontario insurance co-operative known as CIAGâ€"Co-operators Insur- ance Associations of Guelph. In the 44 CIAG offices across the province competent staff'roll out the red carpet for hundreds of visitors every day . . . people who Seek insurance information or assistance, pay premiums or report claims. Ontaxio Federalw Charles G What kind of a day was it? It was a stinkin‘ day. It was the kind of a day when you look out over the lake at the wind squalls whipping their rows of rain into a pounding parade onto your porch and you realize there's nothing you can do. .So you say: “Well, there's nothing we can do." And. after you’ve. turned on the radio for ‘a- weather report that tells you nothing you don’t already know and discovered that the coffee pot’s empty. you decide tohave an early drink with the sour CIAG handles 30,000 automobile claims a year under a claim fee plan which encourages policy- holders to report their small claims as well as the big ones. CIAG’s plan concern and doubt for the drivers the Association insures â€"good drivers who may have the misfortune to need claims help. CIAG is sponsored and controlled’by democratic organizations which represent a million Ontario people. The Association’s nine directors are nomi- nated by George Mayes 0n â€"â€" Camp Medeba is the realized brain child of Stuart Wilson, West Guilford, who recently bought a home in Thornhill. His vision had to do with a place where children and young people could come and learn to be physically fit, mentally strong and spiritually wise. The dream came true. Camp Medeba is serving those very aims throughout the year. The camp not only attracts the youth of the chapel but those of other churches and organizations. Camp Medeba is owned and operated by Medeba Bible Camp. Howard Hunt of Thornhill is secretary of its very active camp committee. Mr. Hth is also the superintendent of the chapel Sunday school. _ Stuart Wilson is the director and chaplain: Chris Ireland of Downsview is senior camp counsellor and program director. Local counsellors from the Thornhil area are Linda Evans. Dianne Surridge and Betty Bierma. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson provide a year round family like atmosphere for all campers. Medeba is open all summer and during the fall and winter on the weekâ€" ends. High schoolers ski and toboggan at Medeba during: the winter months. The chapel’s first youth camp begins June 17 for a two week period. They are followed by boys of public school age and then the girls have their turn. Family camp ends August 12. A group of retarded children sponsored by the Christian Assocâ€" iation for Exceptional Children come to the camp for two weeks, followed by the handicapped who are (Continued on Page 12) YOUTH WORK GETS PRIORITY WITH DONCASTER BIBLE CHAPEL For some years now, Doncaster Bible Chapel has been sending its youth to Camp Medeba situated on beautiful Grass Lake in the Haliburton Highlands. Columnist George Mayes is on vacation. His weekly contributiontakes on a different form this issue as‘ he humorously tells about cottage life on a rainy day. Rambling Araundl Munro ‘no Me Flip Side INSURANCE Agncu Embro Ontario Credit Union League Ontario Federation of Agriculture United Co-operatives of Ontario iture United Co-ope Tyson La_ng_man 'atwes of Ontario thought that there's no sense in waiting for the sun to get over the yardarm if there’s no sun to get over anything. ‘ From time to time you cock an ear to the drumming of the rain on the roof and the steady drip . . drip from the eaves and you grimly mutter: “This can't go on for ever." Then you go out on the porch and stand there with the spray in your face, scanning the sky for a break and realizing that maybe it can. So you go back inside (Continued On Page 12) Ha wkeslono by Elizabeth Kelson J. E. O’Dell, Corunna A past-president of CIAG and .a director of the Ontario Credvt Unmn League (Stouffville Tribune) A delegation of five or six ratepayers has been beating a path to the Whitchurch Towm ship Public School Board room during the past few months. raising protests and filing com- plaints over the operation of the township's education pro- gram. Criticisms have been dir- ected against one particular teacher at Pine Orchard School: Area Inspector Douglas Adams. Board Chairman Dr. Morris Smith; Board Secretary Jack Wylie; one trustee. Melvin Baker and now. Minister of Ed- ucation William Davis. Parents not directly connect- ed with the problem at Pine Orchard are beginning to won- der what exactly is going on. The teacher in question there. will not be back in September. so there should be no further cause for concern. But no. the agitation continues, even more bitter than before. We feel that ratepayers have a perfect right to enquire into board policies. We feel too, that ratepayers have every right to submit requests and recommen- dations. But if policies are not changed or recommendations are not acted upon, this does not mean that the trustees are all wrong and the parents all right. Checking the Whitchurch election results back in Decem- ber 1965, it is interesting to note that it was Chairman Smith who headed the polls with Mr. Baker running a close second. It is also interesting to observe that only 25 percent of the eligible voters even bother- ed ‘to cast a ballot. If a change in trustee per- sonnel is needed in Whitchurch. and we're not convinced that this is the answer. then the time to do it is in December 1967. Continual harassment of members will bring about no improvement at all. As far as we’re concerned. many of the problems we’ve heard are both petty and personal and could possibly have been ironed out in private. - Whistling In The Wind Iln DRAPES 99¢ Summer Special RICHMOND HEIGHTS CENTRE The Mall Eamon G. Crydorman, Thammilln Sunnd Vin-Pruidant . President of United (Io-operatives of Ontario 92? WM Charles W. Hunman. Harrow Pmidom . Mr. Huflman 15 past- resident of the Ontario Fe erakion of Agriculture BEAUTIFULLY CLEANED AT Robert S. McKerchor, Dublin Past~President of CIAG and I weeâ€"president of United Co-Operatives 01 Ontario DISCOUNT CLEANERS Donald R. Bell, Windsor Firs! Vlca-Pmldunt Pask-Presiden! of the Ontario Credit Union League 884-617]