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Ratepayers present. many of1years wln them women, seemed to failgcession : into three classifications: paluiresidenti ents determined to oust the and 7, township school board (who years ag< waited patiently until close to system 1‘ 11 pm to hear their nominees Norman ‘ speak), irate dog kennel owners businessn opposed to council's attempt to cession 5 curtail their operations and old , Chan-m timers, the regulars who turnhial con out at every nomination and two year election. ' pnnnt‘nd a timers, the regulars who turn! out at every nomination and election. ' With Reeve Ross Farquhar- son relinquishing his seat after‘ nine years of service to the township, Deputy-reeve Stew- art Burnett was acclaimed as‘ reeve when the only other nom-i inee for the position, Councillor“, Frank Williams declined to run; However, Mr. Williams ac- cepted nomination as deputy- reeve and will contest this seat; with fellow councillor Ivan Mc- Laughlin, and farmer-real estate agent Lawrence Hennes-i :ey of Vandorf. 6 SEEK COUNClL SEATS . Seeking a seat on council are Mrs. Betty Van Nostrand ofi‘ Lot 15, Concession 4. an em-; ployee of the townships assess-' ment department for four yearsi and for the past year a reporter! for the Aurora Banner, cover-{ ing council meetings; present Councillor H. Nauta, an im-] porter, of Lot 6, Concession 62‘: R. Lewis, a systems auditor from Lot 8, Concession 8: Norman E. Fockler a member of the controversial township school board for the past two! Illllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll\llllllllll\\l\llllll\lllllll\lllllllllll\llll trial committee for the past two years, Mr. Williams re- counted a sad saga which boiled down to the fact that the town- ship had been unable to attract any new industry. An industry planning a 400,000 acre plant had purchased land at $18,000 an acre in another municipality instead of more reasonably priced land in Whitchurch, Mr. Williams stated, and blamed this on the real estate agents’ desire for more commission. Mr. Williams announced proudly however that “Whit- church got the best out of the road needs study of any municâ€" ipality in York County” and stated that he would “like to get on county council to keep an eye on what happens in Whitchurch." (The reeve and deputysreeve ti-llllllllllllllllllllllllll\llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Hill Soho After lengthy diseussion. consensus at the November 23 meeting of Richmond Hill Public School Board was that the board should work With Reeve Ross Farquharâ€" son relinquishing his seat after nine years of service to the township, Deputy-reeve Stew- art Burnett was acclaimed as reeve when the only other nom- inee for the position. Councillor Frank Williams declined to run. “WWWl\lllll\l\ll\ll\\l\ll\\llll\\\\\\lul“\ll\\\\\ll\l\\l\\l\l\llll\ll\l\\l However, Mr. Williams ac- cepted nomination' as deputy- reeve and will contest this seat with fellow councillor Ivan Mc- VOL. 90, N 0. 22. Vandorf Community Hall was filled to over- I flowing November 24 for the largest nomination meeting Whitchurch Township has seen for many years. Burnett Acclaimed Whitchurch Reeve Six Contestants, Three Council Seats A company spokesman said the money was in the cashier‘s office at the store on Yonge Street just above Steeles Avenue for use when the government em- ployees arrived to do their weekend shopping. Detectives Doug Tribbl- in; and Bruce Findlay are investigating the holdup. Police said the two gun- men apparently knew the store's policy of cashing government employees’ may cheques. Markham Township Pol- lce are still on the lookout for two gunmen who held up the GEM Department Store Friday noon of last week and made off with $8.200. Police Seek GEM Robbers Above (left to right) ai‘e'Brownie Sandra Stephenson who made the presentation, Guide Ingrid McLeod, Mrs. T. Finch, who accepted the gift on behalf of the hospital; Guide Karen Redburn and Brownie Debbie Fraser admire the new addition to the hospital’s equipment. Allentourt District Guides and Brownies saved their allowances and did many odd jobs to save up money for an ambitious Centennial project. Fruition of their work came November {A when they presented a suction table to be used in the pediatrics unit of York Central {espitaL School Board Supports County Plan; Seek Meet Of All County Trustees years who lives at Lot 1, Con-i cession 8; Musselman’s Lake1 resident Pat Cashman of Lot 6. and 7, Plan 270, who two years ago championed a ward system for the township and Norman T. Barnard‘ a retired businessman of Lot 23, Con- nstead of more reasonably )riced land in Whitchurch, Mr. Williams stated, and blamed ,his on the real estate agents’ iesire for more commission. Mr. Williams announced proudly however that “Whit- :hurch got the best out of the '03d needs study of any munic-' .pality in York County” and' stated that, he would “like to‘ get on county council to keep in eye on what happens inl Whitchurch." (The reeve and deputy-reeve men and prison guards will be life imprisonment. John Addison MP (Lib- eral) York North was among the 87 Members of the House voting to retain hanging. When the question of its abolition was first debated 19 months ago Ad- dison was among the 143 MP5 who at that time favored its retention. Mr. Addison has represented York County at the federal level since 1962. politan Highlands region. llllillllllllllhhll\llllllllllllllllllulllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll\\\\\\\\\\l\llSee Page 4 For Story on Whitchurch School Board Election nlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllmlllmllllill“ill\llllllllllllllllllllll Councillor Henry Nauta, in ,seeking re-election. agreed that the township needed a new lawyer and should also seek to have Class A light manufac- turing industry locate within (Continued on Page 3) ,‘representative on the authorityi1960. ‘ities. For the past two years ithe village has had an operatgthe past decade_ ‘ing deficit of $20,000. This year the deficit was close to $30,- 000 and is expected to increase next year. “None were happy about the retired each year._ No new de-Jservice. bentures. which'are a charge} Voters will elect two hydro LFrancis Redelmeier, told “The: During the past year the town. Liberal.” ,increase.” ‘ Richmond Hill’s representaâ€"ithe Mill Pond area. I tive James Haggart opposed the’substation built at a cost obmission . three separate occasions during‘Mr. Nokes said he has no critâ€"lpayer, i The parks board has The debenâ€"{icism of the present commis- created a “little gem of a park- ture debt has been steadily re-,sion but feels hydro offers him ette” at the other end of the ducing with some $60,000 being‘an opportunity for community‘pond. and the mayor recom- mended a visit to it. 0 Senior citizens’ housing W111 against the credit of the mun- commissioners when they go to soon be ready for Occupancy. increase,” Vaughan Township’sgicipality have been issued sinceithe polls on December 9. Votâ€" costing the town only the price ling will be across the whole‘of servicing. The hydro commission‘ 0 Substantial new acreage for “I feel badly about'commission has built and plac-Iis composed of two commis-‘industrial development will be- it but see the necessity for the ed in service its new Duncanysioners and the mayor who bycome part of Richmond Hill at ‘Chamney Substation located in virtue of his office is auto-'the beginning of the year, he This newmatically a member of the com-ireported. O A new official plan has re- Toys and games and equip- 1ment for winter sports can bring a sparkle of delight on 'Christmas morning to .the youngsters’ eyes, at prices Santa Claus can afford. For mother, small electrical appli- ‘ances which will make her ihousekeeping chores much eas- ier, or a wrist or pendant watch, land for Santa something for his icar or a power tool would fill the bill. You will find them all at Canadian Tire. einumulmlumm““nunmum\uluuuummuu\\\\u\\u\\m\u\\u\1ml\\ninmmnuummMinnnmu\nlmu1\\\\mmuum\\\\muu\uutummuuuuuumumumumuumuuxmuumunmuuxluumlmummlunmummmnmunn111uuumlu1munun11qumunuuuwuunmunuulmmnuuummmmuuuuumunuuuuuumuuquummmmmumumummummumuuuuuumuuumlmuuuuuummuuuuuuumuul\u\l\lxlllxumuuummmmumlu\\ull\itnunlmun\uummm\\\\\\\\\uu\u\\\\u\mml\m\m\\\\\\\\\u\\\\\\\\\\\a After lengthy discussion. consensus at the November 23 meeting of Richmond Hill Public School Board was that the board should work actively to promote the county school boards an- nounced by Premier John Robarts. to be instituted in January, 1969. “It is my firm belief," stated Trustee W. H. Hutch- inson “that this .board and all the others in York County can do their best for the children of the county by assisting at their own elimi- nation." Mr. Hutchinson pointed out that while Bill 54, three years ago made it possible to create boards of education. responsible for education from kindergarten to grade 13. not one was created. “This is the crux of the whole situation," he said. “It is not financing, it’s not poli- tics. it‘s education. The very important area which has been let slide is the integra- tion and co~ordination of education from kindergarten Chairman of council’s indus- "Iu’blic Library, 2.4 Wight Ste, Richmond Hill. True Spirit Of Guiding June 6 8544"?"7 tummmuuumnummmlkuummmumnunmmuumuuumum: Addison Wants Hanging Kept of each of York County’s 14‘1for all of his 47 years, that he' municipalities automatically are owned his own farm and his given a seat on York Countyltaxes were paid, that he fav- Council). lured strong ratepayers’ associa- ASK FULL-TIME ENGINEEthiO‘F’hfim gfifida‘ f1?“ fotl‘ tfhe‘ Mr. Hennessey announcedl mms lp’ 9 911113 (“men 0 a‘ - - - . solicitor who would be present that he had lived in Wlntchuich[at an council meetings! the hm‘ lllllllllllllllllllillllillilll(illlllllllllllllllllllllullllllllllllllllllllllllllllll'iflg Of an engineer on 3 fun time basis, and a fine for those! fiddison wants who fail to exercise their fran-' chise. ‘ For the past three years, he emphasized, both trustees and municipal councillors had ignored the opportunity to act and although the York South Education Committee had done a fair bit on a voluntary basis. there has been no Sign. anywhere in Ontario, of new boards of education being created. to grade 13. This is what has been suffering.” pointed to the board a .Jonth ago to fill a vacancy, :nquir- ed whether the b 4rd had changed its mind 4d was no longer in favor a the three boards of edu ‘tion recom- mended by t York County Consultative Committee on Education year ago. While flther board mem~ bers agreed that they had not originally suggested a countywide board of educa~ tion. Trustee Hutchinson suggested “better a board of education on the county level than to continue as \\e have been." By a vote of 114 to 87 Parliament last week en- dorsed limited abolition of capital punishment. The bill eliminates the death penalty for a five year trial period for murder -â€" except the murder of police officers and prison guards. The penalty for murder ex- cept in the case of police- men and prison guards will be life imprisonment. RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1967 In addition, Mr. Hennessey noted that with education now on a county basis, townships also would inevitably be taken over by larger units of admin- istration. “I am concerned as to what part this township is going to play in this great transfer which is on the drawâ€" ing board.” he said, noting that Whitchurch, according to the Smith Report on Taxation was to become part of the Metro- politan Highlands region. llllilllllllllmhll\lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll\\\\\\\\\\l\llSee Page 4 For Stony on Whitchurch School Board Election fllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllll“l\llllllllll\llllllllllllllllllllll Trustee Phyllis Hawkes pointed out too that it had been her understanding that the three boards of educa- tion recommended by the consultative committee had been intended as just a transition phase. “This seem- ed to me to be inherent in the report." she said. NEED POSITIVE APPROACH Chairman Deena Simpson stated that she felt it import- ant that board members enter the new phase with a positive attitude to it. “This change will take place.” she emphasâ€" ized. “We have provided leadâ€" ership in the past and we can do a great deal by re- commending to next year’s board about the direction we hope education will go in this area." Trustee Hawkes agreed. "We would be» wasting en- ergy and effort, going against the flood tide of events. by opposing it." she said. “All we can do is to implement “In Essentials Unity; in Non-Essentials Liberty; in all things Charity” (Photo by Stuart‘s Studio) She pointed out too that She pointed out that Pioneer Village receives no grant for operating costs from either provincial or federal sources as do other authority projects but is supported by levies against the 24 participating municipal- ‘ities. For the past two years ithe village has had an operat- fiing deficit of $20,000. This year the deficit was close to $30,- 000 and is expected to increase next year. Town Election For Councillor, Trustee G: Hydro Commission Metro Conservation Author- increase at the meeting. ity at its November 24 meeting How ev e 1‘, no objections agreed to increase both en- were raised to increasing the trance rates at Black Creek $15 allowance paid to members Pioneer Village and the per for attending meetings to $20, diem allowance members re- nor to increasing their mileage ceive for attend}.le meetings. allowance from IOC to 12:: per Admission price to Pioneer mile. Approval for the increase Village will be increased from must now be sought from the the present $1 for adults and Ontario Municipal Board. 25c for children to $1.50 and The 55â€"member general body 50c respectively. Earlier this of the authority meets seven year the authority had turned times a year, while the 11- down the identical increase which it has now approved. Most outspoken critic of the increase was Mrs. F. Gel] ofl Etobicoke while York Mayor: Jack Mould stated he believedl people should be encouraged' to participate in the village as. often as possible. “If we inl Metro can subsidize beer cen-i ti‘es, we can subsidize this,” he said. ‘ Mrs. Dorothy Hague, a for~ mer reeve' of Swansea and chairman of the Historical Sites Advisory Board, placed the recommendation of this board for the increase before the authority. $30,000 Deficit Increase Rates At Pioneer Village the recent instituting of county assesment was a first step to county boards of ed- ucation. It was stressed by other members too that the Rich- mond Hill Board should not make a decision to support the idea of three boards of education in isolation, that such a decision should be either made or abandoned after consultation with other boards in the York South Regional Education Commit- tee which was to meet Novâ€" ember 28. “Hopefully, out of this meeting will come a further meeting which all boards in York County will attend,” said Trustee Hutchinson, “and we can consider it at that time”. Trustee Lemoine asked if the York South Regional Ed~ ucation Committee had not reached a consensus in favor of three boards for the county but was told that no consensus had ever been reached, that the matter had Richmond Hill’s 18 post- men deliver mail on the 14 walks between Carrville Road on the south and Mac- Naughton Drive on the north and from Bathurst Street on the west to Bay- view Avenue on the east. In common with carriers across Canada they have their problems with the canine population â€"~ many have been bitten onhand or leg. In fact“ Postmaster E. T. Willis estimates these bites would average one a month. This compares with 175 per year in Metro and 704 a year across Canada. So the announcement that they will be provided with a can of animal repel- lent spray by December 1, if it is needed, is very wel- come here. The lléâ€"ounce can will contain a mixture of a pepper and mineral oil c o m p o u n d, Postmaster General Jeanâ€"Pierre Cote has announced. It guarantees that; “Without a whimper. the dog will put his tail be- Dogs Beware! Postmen Are Ready ’19“ ° i uhmmlt MAYOR THOMAS BROADHURST Leading off the speakers. Mayor Broadhurst gave a brief resume of the present council’s accomplishments during the - I V past two years. Of first im- Chairman 5am Cook and $103,000 serves the whole west‘portance is the reconstruction Commissioner William Wagnerjof the town. This fall the com-‘of Yonge Street property ac- are seeking re-election to the‘mission purchased the forlllel‘iquisitions are nearing comple- Richmond Hill Hydro Commis-lpost office building at the cor-ition, engineering is in its later [Four In December 9 Race For Two Town Hydro Commission Seats 9 sion in the town voting Dec- local hydro system came into existence a decade ago. At Monday night’s nominat- ing meeting they reviewed the work of the administration dur- ing the past two years. In the} important matter of rates and» debt the commission has been most successful. The rates fori every category of customer (domestic. commercial and in- dustrial) have been reduced on} three separate occasions during :the past decade. The debenw ture debt has been steadily reâ€". ducing with some $60,000 being ner of Centre and Yonge ember 9. Both men have servâ€"‘Streets at a cost of $25000 ed on the commission since the‘ from the federal government stages and work will commence next year, the mayor reported. A new arena is nearing com- and is presently renovating itepletion at no cost to the tax- as a new administrative centre. The new nominees are Ron Belfry and Ed Nokes. This election marks Mr. Belfry’s second try for a commission seat. He was a candidate in the 1965 election. In private life he is a salesman. This election will mark Mr. Nokes‘ first entry into the political arena. He is a paid official of the OMEA. Mr. Nokes said he has no critâ€" icism of the present commisâ€" sion but feels hydro offers him an opportunity for community {retired each year._ No new de- service. fpayer and associated reconstrucâ€" ‘tion and Improvement of the town park is in progress. Elgin ,Mills Road has been paved from Yonge to Bayview with only 25% of the cost chargeable to the town’s taxpayers and ap- proximately 13 acres of new park land at the Polish Park, ‘abutting the Mill Pond, has been acquired at no cost to the tax- payer. The parks board has icreated a “little gem of a park- ‘ette" at the other end of the pond. and the mayor recom- mended a visit to it. At Monday night’s nominat- ing meeting they reviewed the work of the administration dur- ing the past two years. In the important matter of rates and debt the commiSSion has been most successful. The rates for every category of customer (domestic, commercial and in- dustrial) have been reduced on three separate occasions during the past decade. The debenâ€" ture debt has been steadily re- ducing with some $60,000 being retired each year._ No new de- bentures. which'are a charge against the credit of the mun- icipality have been issued since 11960. tween his legs and retreat." Tested in the Vancouver area for six months, the re~ pellent was found to be a “The spray will not be handed out: on a wholesale basis. but only on applica- tion by a postman who has had trouble with a dog or dogs.” Postmaster Willis told “The Liberal". A pamphlet. “Facts About Dog Repellergz” has been distributed 26 home owners throughczfi the dis- trict. It explaifis that the spray, althou'gh irritating, is not harmful â€"- its effect lasts about 15 minutes ~â€" to humans or dogs. “safe. effective means of warding off attacks by menacing dogs,” it is claim~ ed. Spyjayed at an attacking animal’s head, the repellent leaves a yellow spot on the dog’s hair that can be washed off. Postmaster Willis said the spray will be used only for defensive purposes. “If we go to this meeting (of the YSREC) and say we are in favor of a board for the Southern Six and to hell with everything north of the Markham - Vaughan line, what sort of an impression will we make on these people with whom we may have to work anyway?” asked Trus- tee Hutchinson. He express- ed the hope that the YSREC meeting would proceed in the same spirit as their own meeting and go ahead and call a meeting of all county school boards. never been discussed by this body. Trustee Larry Schell pointed out however. that the province had still not reveal- ed its complete plan. “We may like it, they may sug- gest two or even three boards," he suggested. “We owe it to the children of the county to look at the whole thing,” said Trustee Hutchinson. He noted that hp had been approached sev- eral times by people outside HOME PAPER OF THE DISTRICT SINCE 1878 Mayor Thomas Broadhurst, Reeve Donald Plaxton, Deputy-l ll'eeve Floyd Perkins, Ward 2 Councillor William Lazenby, Ward 3 Councillor Lois Hancey, Ward 4 Councillor John Mac- Diarmi-d. Public School Trus- tees â€"â€" Ward 1, Peter Sale, and David Service; Ward 2, James LeMoine and Phyllis Hawkesh Ward 3, Deena Simpson and‘ Kenneth Tomlin; all received acclamations. There will be an election for councillor in Ward 1. Incum- bent Ivan Mansbridge seeking re-election after serving a two- year term. will be opposed by Morgan Davis, proprietor of a | Vaughan Township’s two repâ€" »1‘esentatives on the authority are Mr. Redelmeier and Jesse Bryson; Richmond Hill’s Mr. Haggart and Frank Barrett; Markham Township’s Coun- cillor Alan Sumner and J. E. Harper. Out of an electorate of 9.501. less than 75 people were counted in the Richmond Hill High School Auditorium, most of whom left before the last candidates had a chance to ad- dress the meeting. Twenty-two candidates. with two nomin- ators each, four members of the town staff, two members of the press and Chairman Harry Sayers, add up to a total of 73, which would indicate a com- plete apathy to municipal pol- itics in Richmond Hill. member executive committee meets every two weeks. In addition, various boards and sub‘committees meet from one to three times yearly. Although all but one of the seats on town council were filled by acclamation at Monday night’s nomination meeting, and although only 22 people were nominated for the 17 available seats â€"- council, public school board and hydro commission â€"â€" there will be an election December 9 in Richmond Hill. aw YSREC mea uanfingin and that he felt badly that they had to be excluded. ROBARTS’ PLAN Vast improvements in transportation and communi- cation had removed the ele- ment of isolation from rural living, he said, and with this had come the recognition that small school units must disappear. The priority of equality of e d u c a t ional opportunity would remain a costly but worthwhile objective and while a great deal had been achieved. further steps had to be taken to see that no youngster is denied an edu- cation to the maximum of his ability. Members of the board had been sent copies of Premier John Robarts speech unveil- ing the new scheme. Accordingly, the province will establish county-wide boards of education in Southern Ontario. The larger units. he stressed. would make it possible to extend 1.0 printing plant on Newkirk Road, and by Eric George. Ward 4 will vote on public school trustees, with three candidates contesting the two seats. Jack Knott and Larry Schell are seeking re-election and Mrs. Eileen Dinning is standing for the first time. AL though the term of office for public school trustees in Rich~ mond Hill is two years, the trustees elected this year will hold office for only one year. Local school boards will cease to exist when the county board of education comes into existâ€" ence on January 1, 1969. llllllllllllllllllllllllIllillllllllllllllllllill“llllllflllllllllllllllllllllllllllii Election day in Richmond Hill is December 9. Polls will be open from 9 am to 8 pm. The whole town will vote on! hydro commissioners, with two! to be elected â€"â€" Chairman Sam Cook, who has served on the commission since its inception ten years ago and William Wag- ner, who has» served for nine years, will stand for re-election. Also seeking these posts are Ronald Belfry and Edwin Nokes. Every voter at the ad- vance poll will be required to make a declaration be- fore being allowed to vote. anuuuuuunmmuummmmumumuuuumunuuumnummw fl 8116 Yonge Stu Thornhill North - 889.26 mammal» 0 Senior citizens’ housing will soon be ready for occupancy, costing the town only the price stressing that the new system would result in equalized costs spread across the whole of the larger units and that this would eliminate inequities within the area, Mr. Robarts stated that it was the intention of the govern- ment “to provide additional financial assistance which will facilitate the establish- ment and operation of the he“ units.“ He paid tribute also to all students the benefits now enjoyed by more - favored school systems. “Under a single, larger unit it is pos- sible to provide more ade- quately for youngsters who have special talents or soecial problems,” he said. ELIMINATE INEQUITIES The larger units would also facilitate planning on a broader base and would make possible a realistic provision for the financing of both capital and operating costs. At the same time, any pos- sible duplication of accommo- dation, transportation and staffing would be avoided. almanactunxuxxrmxkkaemammmlm m 1 An advance poll will be held December 4 between the hours of 2 pm and 10 pm. Voters who expect to be absent from the mun- icipality on voting day. election officials who will be unable to attend the poll at which they are en- titled to vote, those who expect to be confined to a hospital or for religious reasons are prevented from voting on December 9. may vote at the advance poll. It will be held in the mun- icipal hall, 56 Yonge Street North. Colorful Christmas RCA VICTOR Make it I for ich~ the will eat. ease )ard (ist- lliitllilll Id Is to 3e m [0 to n- Y. ill 1e [1- 10 a as m 3y I]. “- et ‘ He stated that a deliberate at- ‘tempt has been made to con- solidate the town‘s resources. ;but added that that period is Inow nearly ended as consolida- ;tion unduly prolonged can beâ€" lcome stagnation. He referred to tremendous and legitimate pressures bearing on this and other municipalities which can- not be met within existing poli- tical structure and predicted the inevitability of amalgamation into a larger municipality. After noting that education took 55% of the tax revenue last year and the county took about 10%, he commented “If we are 34‘; amal- gamated financially, surely we delude ourselves if we think the remaining 1A; leaves us political autonomy.” The mayor fore- cast that a decision the council just elected must face very soon is amalgamation or extension. “There will be a need for much public information and discusâ€" sion." he said. REEVE DONALD PLAX'I‘ON ‘ One of Richmond Hill's rep- resentatives on county council. Reeve Donald Plaxton reported that his responsibility has been with L'll ceived council's tentative ap- proval and planning board is working on the new zoning by- law to give effect to the poli- cies of this plan. O The nucleus of a permanent firefighting force has been es- tablished, the mayor stated. and went on to comment that al- though he did not rate this an accomplishment, the majority of council does. “When I first became your mayor, industrial/commercial assessment was worth $7,052.â€" 557. For 1967 taxes it was in- creased to $9,016,988,“ Mr. Broadhurst noted. as chairman of the finance committee of town council. The allocation of funds has received his attention. He too, expres- sed concern about the changes the tovm will face in the near future as development contin- ues in areas on our borders. It is inevitable, he claimed, and ‘felt that when we have to share lin the penalties for such de~ tvelopment it is logical that we should expect some share in the ‘assets and some say in control yof what does go on around us. Mr. Plaxton drew two conclu- sions from the poor attendance at the nomination meeting. “Either people think council has done a good job or they don’t care what we have done. suspect the correct answer is somewhere in between.” he said. DEPUTY-REEVE FLOYD PERKINS “The town is in a satisfac~ tory and very fortunate posi- (Continued on Page 13) CTC Shopping Spree For The Whole Family Gifts for every member of the family are featured in the Canadian Tire Christmas Shop- ping Spree â€"â€" at amazingly low prices. For the best buys in the area check the third section of this week‘s issue of “The Liberal”. Mr. Robarts stressed too that the decision to form the county units would not affect the election of trustees this year. “Indeed, the govern- ment will look to these trus~ tees to assist in accomplish~ ing the major changes that are before us," he said. “Their experience and judg- ment in these matters have guided the government in reaching its present decision. We will rely heavily on this same experience and judg~ ment to achieve the desired consolidation." Mr. Robarts made the speech revealing the new plan at the official opening of an addition to South- \\ nod Secondary School in Gall, November 14. the work of the various con- sultatiVe committees whose advice on the feasibility of larger unfis had been of nnueh value in reaching the decision and stated that the government would seek the further advice of the con- sultative committees in the year ahead. PER COPY 10c