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Two Million Christmas Trees Ready For Ontario Homes 0n Corner Lots Appointment of Donald Anâ€" derson. 42, to the position of area office supervisor for On- tario Hydro's Richmond Hill Area has just been announced by Area Manager L. J. Roy. Mr. Anderson formerly was ‘area office supervisor for the commission's Woodbridge area. A native of Leroy. Saskatche-y‘ wan. Donald Anderson joined; Ontario Hydro in November“ 1947 at the Aguasabon Gener-J ating Station project near Shrieber. He served first with the construction division ascommissary manager and also' in stores accounting. In 1948. Mr..Anderson was transferredl’ ‘ to the La Cave project. now the it“ \ ' Otti’rJ-Iolden Generating Station. DONAU at Mattawa. He was transport and work equipment costing position for clerk and commissary managerihis appointn He succeeds Reg Scobie. who has been promoted and trans- ferred to head office in To- ronto. Dpnald Anderson New Hydro Office Supervisor Three years later. Donald Anderson "was transferred by Ontario Hydro to the Sir Adam Beck No. 2 65. project. at Nia- agara Falls. He served there until 1958 in stores accounting and as a time clerk. In 1958 he moved from the commission's construction divi- sion into the northeastern re- gional division and was appoint- ed chief clerk on- the staff at Warren Rural Operating Area. Mr.- Anderson served in that ..... edge," ‘Iuc mm. “A”. i . . I . Eu Cullnuutuuu u LVldllU ru- '0 “Cu, wnen resen ea 1. ac ° “ "’1 Mr: Anderson and hIs wrfeJtawa rural operating area where requ1rements_ ‘ 'y L u p L .a L Ontario Hydro to the Sir Adam . _ . . . 'ola of Toronto for 90-foot apart- December 4 meeting Beck No. 2 as project. at Nia_ Beatrice, “ho is a native of St.lhe had been chief clerk. He )0: w * IF it mem buildings On wellington agara Falls. He served there -‘°h“- New Brunswick havelbega" “5 “yd” “are” i" “"5 THE MOUNTIE TRAINING IS GOOD FOR BOYS .street West, west of the new Cwnc” members voiced av- . . . ‘four children. Thev are Rav-iust 1949 as a senior clerk inl - ‘ lPl'eClatiOH 0f Particlpation by until 1958 m stores accountin . . ‘ ‘ ‘ ' . r o v - senmr public school. The de- . and as . time clerk. g mond 23. Patricra. 20. Donna. the Cameron Falls Generating: When a man has Spent almost “2 years “atCh évelopmem will contain 196|the squadron m the parade for 15. and Diane. Station' and in March ll’lg‘ 0f rookie Mounties, has ‘apartments and town houselseveral years. at own ex- In l9§8 he moved from the‘ Donald Anderson and his transferred to the Mitchelll weight. ‘units. The apartments are to.pense_ commisswn‘s construction divi- wife are both ardent curlerslrural operating area. and to Ot-t “When I was stationed at Ottawa, we had a lot .be bum first and the town The letter stated the. squad- :izrlimlmdtio’ighfil gloath‘eastern re- Mr. Anderson has been acti‘veitawa. in 1956. ‘ of young fellows coming in for a 10 month training [houses will be subject _to later {Ion tgnderstood some dditficutlfiy . as appomt- in the home and school assoc1a- With his wife. Helen. and period,» said Mr. Ewen. “When they left the posh agreement. The towns plan- as een experience In e ed chief clerk on» the staff at tion and also was formerly three children Mark. Ian and - - ning board's position has been past by parade chairmen in ob- Warren Rural Operating Area. chairman of a Boy Scout group Brent. he lives at 49 McNicoll they were men capable 0f coping physmany and Ithat the project was economic- taining a pipe band. It also said Mr.-- Anderson served in that committee in Northern Ontario. Avenue in Willowdale. (Continued on Page 14) ally unsound for Aurora. responsible citizens of the town i ll-lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllulllllllllllllll\lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll\l\\lllll\ll\\l\lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll\llllllll“lllIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll‘llllllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllllltllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll'P Corner lots are now blosâ€" sof'ning with >their annual crop of Christmas Trees ~ pine. spruce. balsam in limit~ ed quantities and thousands and thousands of Scotch pine grown especially for the Christmas market. Between 11 and 12 million trees will be harvested this year in Canada for the Christmas market and about eight million of these will be eXported. Last year Canada exported 7,689,934 trees worth $5,845,000 to the Unit- ed States and another 96.688 were shipped‘ to several Caribbean and South Ameri- can countries. Forecasts are that this year trees willeost 10 to 15 per- cent mnre than last year. hev cause at“ greater labor costs and scarcity of the popular Scotch pine. in the entrance rates at the Black Creek Pioneer Village and the per lyem allowance paid members of the bizard of directors which is the gov- ;ehIing body of the authority. 5‘; For many years the parade was organized by the Lions but of late years the sponsoring group has been the Richmond Heights Merchants’ Association who received little if any help from any other source. Their parades have been most creditable performances and drew vast crowds of onlookers from town and the sur- rounding area. , - With nary an objection, the 55 member authority also agreed to i'éise its own salary from $15. to $20. a meeting and its car allowance from 10 cents a mile to 12 cents a mile. The 55 member general body meets seven times a year while the 11 mem- ber executive committee meets every two weeks. In addition various subâ€" committees and boards meet some three times a year. __:The main reason given far the in- 'ci'ease in entrance fees to the Pioneer Village was the growing annual deficit in its operations. There has From the number of enquiries re- ceived by “The Liberal“ about a Santa Claus Parade in Richmond Hill this year. it is quite evident that children and their parents, uncles and aunts, all miss this traditional annual event. Unfortunately the price tag on recent parades has been a large one and last year the sponsoring group decided they could no longer afford 3‘7The admission price to Pioneer Village will be increased from the present $1 for adults and 25 cents for children to $1.50 and 50 cents respectively. Earlier this year the authority had turned down an ident- ical increase which it has now ap- proved. By-a majority decision the Metro Conservation Authority at its Nov- ember meeting approved an increase Subscription Rate $4.50 per year; to United States $6.00; We si' Member Audit Bureau of Circulations Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association Published by Richmond Hill Liberal Publishing Co. Ltd ' ' W. S. COOK, Publisher THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thursday, Dec. 14, 1967 “Authorized as second class mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa” An Independent Weekly: Established 1878 False Economy Santa Claus Parade 05m lihzral position for six years until! his appointment to- a similar post in hydro‘s central region Woodbx‘idge area office. _ An innovation of the last few years has been the cut-itâ€" yourself woodlot. Many people make it a family at- fair. mother. dad and all the kids. accompanied by the dog. tramping through the snow to find just exactly the right tree. cutting it down and carrying it back to the car for transportation to the home. Ontario uses about two million trees every Christmas and ships another two and a half million to :the United States. Last year‘s, exports brought $2,218.000 to the growers. This province's trees are almost all lot-gmwn Scotch pines and this year's harvest is estimated at 37.- 500000 Lots range from a few hundred trees to a few hundred thousands. Major DONALD ANDERSON Perhaps in 1968 one or more of the several service clubs in Richmond Hill could be persuaded to sponsor such a parade. Planning should start early in the year, a’theme chosen and intensive work put into inter- esting groups in entelgng floats. It can be done, because i is being done in other municipalities, and after the first year should gather‘momentum and become a real feature of the Christmas season. We find that in other communities the annual parade has been taken over by service clubs. 1n Aurora the Queen‘s York Rangers are the spon- sors, in Stouffville the Kinsmen. Prizes are awarded for floats and entries and clubs, schools and indi- viduals vie for the awards. been a $20,000 deficit during the past two years which will climb to an estimated $30,000 this year. Funds for operating the village, which is one of the main attractions of the conservation authority. comes from the 24 participating municipalities. Thus the citizens in the member municipalities are already being taxed towards its operation and in addition are now going to have to pay a higher entrance fee every time they want to make use of the facility. This newspaper finds it difficult to understand the decision of the auth- ority, in the face of such a sizeable deficit, to raise its own salary. If the pubic must be taxed more heavily either directly or indirectly in order to meet a mounting deficit. then surely the board of directors should be willing to serve for the time being without additional remuneraâ€" tion. It was poor timing on The part of the authority to vote itself a raise at the very same meeting where it was talking about a shortage of funds for Pioneer Village and increasing the entrance fee. to underwrite a parade for the town. all the y the {h the tly the down to the In his spare time Don Anâ€" derson repairs radios and tele- vision sets as a hobby having taken a course in electronics in 1956 in Hamilton when he was in the Niagara Region. He is presently studying for his Reg- istered Industrial Accountants degree through the McMaster University Extension Depart- ment. At present they live in Rex- dale area in the Borough of Etobicoke. They plan to move next year to the Richmond Hill area. Reg Scobie, who has been of- fice supervisor for Ontario Hydro‘s Richmond Hill area for the past three years. has been promoted to rural service as- sistant in the consumer service division of the marketing branch at head office in To- ronto. He is being succeeded here by Donald Anderson. Mr. Scobie came to Richmond Hill from the commission's Ot- tawa rural operating area where he had been chief clerk. He began his hydro career in Aug- usl 1949 as a senior clerk in the Cameron Falls Generating Station and in March 1954 transferred lo the Mitchell rural operating area. and to Ot- tawa in 1956. V U L A‘ We single copy Ben Ewen is leaving his present quarters, Bay- view Farms. to realize a cherished dream. Soon he will be conducting his riding classes on his newly acquired 18-acre property on the Whitchurch-Mark- ham Townline, four miles east of the Don Mills Road. The name of the riding stables will not change. It will still be known as Bayview Farms. The Riding Master Of Bayview Farms Ben Ewen is a good riding master. This is what people say about him. It’s a good word to hear from his students and friends. Small wonder. Mr. Ewen is an ex-Mountie, a one time instructor of the RCMP’s famous musical ride. The riding school is busy all week long. From 60 to 65 children take riding lessons at Bayview Farms throughout the week and on weekends. It is a full time business. Parents sometimes worry about the type of horse their child should be allowed to ride. Mr. Ewen rules out the idea of ponies. According to him the disadvantage of the pony lies in the fact that the majority of ponies are difficult to train. He prefers to train a child to ride on an older horse that has been well-schooled. “Ponies are too small for a man or a woman to ride so consequently the animals can’t be trained properly. They can’t be trained by a child who doesn’t know how to ride. A pony without training often gets out of hand and is often bad mannered. A child without some preliminary training is neither strong or wise enough to school it.” “I don’t like to encourage children to ride until they are around eight years old,” said Mr. Ewen. “Under that age, the child usually lacks the ability to grasp formal instruction.” Mr. Ewen suggests to parents who think of buying a pony for their youngster to select a large pony or a well trained older horse with good behav- iour. After the child gains the necessary riding experience, then a pony might be considered. u Riding, like many other sports, is very popular today. The cost of riding lessons is reasonable. It is not even necessary to own a horse. Children can learn to ride on the school horses. If the child shows interest. a suitable horse can be bought and stabled at Bayview Farms or at any of the fine riding estab- lishments in the district. At present, there are 55 horses at Bayview Farms and this includes boarding and school horses. There is a difference in riding stables too, Mr. Ewen points out. Some stables rent horses to any- one who Wishes to ride. Others are strictly board- ing or teaching stables and some of them, like Bay- view Farms, combine boarding and teaching activ- ities. There are stables to suit all individual requirements. THE MOUNTIE TRAINING IS GOOD FOR BOYS When a man has spent almost 22 years watch- ing the training of rookie Mounties, his Opinion has weight. Rambling Around grdwers have millions of trees. get-rich-easy growers. whn thought a" they had to do was plam the trees on cheap land and return in eight years to reap a cash crop. Most trees now are grown by people who know there is much work than that involv- ed. Three - year - old nursery stack is transplanted and then protected from natural hazards such as birds and insects. The trees need pruning every year and labor for this usually has to be imported from the Maritimes. A good pruner can earn up to 550 a day at piecework rates. it is claimed. In spite of all this care. About 50 percent of all trees The Last Straw ifine are the days of the by Elizabeth Kelson County Boundary A rchaic (Kitchener-Waterloo Record) From a first. reading of the 34 pages of typescript which set out Waterloo County‘s views on local government. one re- freshing idea at once emerges. The authors of the brief. which was handed this week to the Waterloo area local government study have not let their thinkâ€" ing be confined within the stiff limits of county boundaries as the latter now exist on maps of Ontario. County government was a new idea for Canada in 1849 when the Municipal Act of that year set out the rules for it. There were then only two cit- ies in Canada Westâ€"â€"Toronto and Kingston. The framework created for regional govern- ment did not take much account of cities. Now we have 36 city govern- ments in Ontario, but we still have the same old legislation, which naturally does not pre- scribe for modern problems of fitting growing cities into the county, or regional, framework. of the warden's committee of Waterloo County Council have looked at the facts of urban growth as they are today. and have taken into account the urban area of Guelph in con- nection with proposals for the future of local government in the “Waterloo area.” They sensibly disregard the fact that county boundaries, as they we're laid out in the 18505. put Guelph outside Waterloo Coun- ty. Reeve Erwin Nelson of Hes- peler and his fellow-members That was good enough in thel‘ far past. when it was a two-l hour drive, with a buggy and a good horse, from Waterloo to Guelph. Nowadays, though, the trip from the eastern Kitchener to the western limit of Guelph is eight minutes at normal high- way speed. The pith of the plan put for- ward by Reeve Nelson’s com- mittee is that the three cities. four towns, three villages and five townships now within the boundaries of Waterloo County should be regrouped to make seven municipalities instead-of 15. Each of the seven would have limited powers, and most‘ of the responsibility for locall government would be given to a metropolitan council. I The added feature of the brief is the suggestion that the present Townships of Puslinch and Guelph and the City of Guelph should be merged to make an eighth unit of the Waterloo metropolitan area. AURORA: Council has approv- ed construction by Mario Pri- ola of Toronto for 90-foot apart- ment buildings on Wellington Street West, west of the new senior public school. The de- velopment will contain 196 apartments and 102 town house units. The apartments are to be built first and the town houses will be subject to later agreement. The town's plan- ning board's position has been that the project was economic- ally unsound for Aurora. It would have been a silly idea in 1849. but it makes sense in 1967. planted are unsuitable for marketing as Christmas trees. they have their own ideas of form and shape. Those which don't meet the speci- fications are burned. since Scotch pine is not suitable for lumber. Some grdwers are packag- mg their product, placing a network of string around the branches to keep them from being injured and to make them more compact for ship- ping. This is particularly valuable for those trees which are exported. A Wisconsin grower plans to market branded Christmas Trees nationally through franchises. He already has more than 200 growers set up with 10 million trees grow- ing. In 1969. the firm will harvest a mililon and a half of them and sell them METRO (ONSET-WATSON AUTHOR W !George Mayes 0nâ€" A proposal from No. 172 York Squadron Royal Canadian Air Cadets to guarantee appear- ance of their pipe band in Rich~ mond Hill’s Remembrance Day Day parades for the next 10 years in return for a grant of $500. was not accepted by town council, when presented at the December 4 meeting. ‘ Council members voiced preciation of participation the squadron in the parade several years. at its own pense. ' The letter stated the squad- ron understood some difficulty has been experienced in the past by parade chairmen in ob- taining a pipe band. It also said responsible citizens of the town Pay-As-You Go Policy Remembrance Parade Say what you will about our federal government, but you‘ll have to admit that any government that prunes the payroll for the CBC and the Company of Young Canadians can’t be ALL bad! Speaking about the CBC: We see where it in- tends doing away with its foreign-language broad- casts . . . that is, its foreign-language broadcasts to foreign countries. Happiness is being a French translator looking for a job in Ontario. it ’B It Say what you will about our federal government. but you’ll have to admit that any government that prunes the payroll for the CBC and the Company of Young Canadians can’t be ALL bad! i I I * t i # Speaking about the CBC: We see where it in- tends doing away with its foreign-language broad- casts . . . that is, its foreign-language broadcasts to foreign countries. all i i It * Canada‘s peace-keeping troops on Cyprus are reported to be engaged much of the time in distrib- uting candies to children . . . and writing home about being in a “sticky” situation! i it! it it Britain's train engineers are striking in protest. over trainmen being crowded into their cabs as a n45 A1:M:Mn.‘l\o¢ 4L... # unnlll+ nv‘ Annnnmur “AHA ...L.‘AL Mrs. A, Haworth of Thornhill was elected president of the. IRichmond Hill Branch of the ‘Association for Children With Learning Disabilities at a meet- ing held at Richmond Hill United Church November 30. Other officers elected were Vice-President of Finance Craig Bowden. Richmond Hill. Vice- President of Programs Mrs. Alan R. Crawford. Thornhill. fieasurer. Mrs. S. Beggs, Rich- mond Hill. Recording Secret- ary Mrs. Craig Bowden. Mrs. P. Dawson. Richmond Hill will be in charge of mem- berships. publications and don- ations and Mrs. J. Downey. also of Richmond Hill. will berin .charge of publicity. Telephone Convenor for Richmond Bill will be Mrs. T. Dunlevy. for .Thornhill. Mrs. A. Hutton. Britain's train engineers are striking in protest over trainmen being crowded into their cabs as a result of an economy move which eliminated the crews’ cabooses. . . . They argue, logically, that the cabooses should be the last to go. Canada‘s peace-keeping troops on Cyprus are reported to be engaged much of the time in distrib- uting candies to children . . . and writing home about being in a “sticky” situation! Ottawa’s proposed changes in the divorce laws are still for the upper classes. Most divorce seeking victims of a marriage breakdown will need a lang- uage breakdown of the allowable reasons. See where last week’s mobs of anti-war demon- strators around New York’s draft induction centre were led by the noted Dr. Spock. . . . Still being a child authority, eh? Toronto heart specialist, Dr. William Mustard, says of the South African heart replacement opera- tit‘m:' “Anybody can transplant a heart.” With, of course, a red thumb. The United Nations announces it is doubling the number of its observers along: the Nile. . . . Well, apart from being a French translator, THERE is a job we. wouldn’t mind for. the winter. Volume 1 Vof the Bi-Bi reveals that widely different history are being taught in schools. . . . So maybe, in T} the Zombies. The Ballet African, which had performed with- out incident in cities across Canada, was closed by Montreal’s morality squad because of the bare-bosom exposure in a native dance scene. . . . Yep, now that Expo’s oVer, everything’s getting back to normal. .A Torontoalderman proposes charging $4 per hour at the city’s parking lots to discourage people from bringing their cars downtown . . . $4 an hour!? It would be cheaper to leave it on the. street and pay for a parking ticket. Quote Of The Week -â€" Premier Joey Smallwood, as he left hospital after his eye operation: “I think we might give Quebec everything it wants; and THEN, if they still aren’t satisfied, we should start getting suspic- ious.” (see! Already he’s seeing things more clearly!) - I through 1000 franchises near major centres; all hand- ling trees with‘ a "Santa‘s Forest" label. But the lot or forest-grown Christmas Tree is finding a lot of competition these Christmases in almost real- looking artificial trees. Some even carry with them a small vial of pine scent to give a greater semblance to reality. Mother likes -them because they don’t litter the floor with needles (neither do the real Scotch pine), and father likes them, because he has to make only one major ex- penditure which will last for years. However. most Canadians still prefer the real Christ- mas tree. with all its fuss and muss â€"â€" it helps to make real Christmas. Merry C hristmas, Friends When the ground is white, and shining With the welcome Christmas snow, And the blessed stars are gleaming From the sky, on earth below! When from brightly lighted windows Comes the sound of Christmas glee, As they celebrate the birthday Of Him, Who said, “Come unto Me!” Then, let’s call some weary traveller, Faltering oft, in life’s grim race, In, to share our Christmas blessings, Our Christmas tree. warm fireplace! List, the bells are softly chiming; And their glad, message seems to be, “As ye have done it. unto these, Ye have. also, done it unto Me!” Me mp Side 1e 1 Of the Bi-Bi Commission‘s report :at widely different versions of Canada’s re being taught in French ‘and English . . So maybe, in THEIR books, WE were had suggested the above pro- posal be made. and stated high- land uniforms are not supplied by the RCAF. Councillor Lois Hancey ex- pressed admiration for the pro- gress made by. the squadron in the past few years and asked that the request be referred to the 1968 committee for consid- eration when preparing the budget. Mayor Thomas Broadhurst reported himself sympathetic- ally inclined to the squadron. “However I don‘t think the town would be wise invacceptâ€" ing this proposal. We should go on a pay-as-you-go basis." , Mary Honey Brown. 191 Centre Street West, Richmond Hill. ' A New Experience in Learning Can be Yours . . . SPRING SEMESTER 1968 OF APPLIED AR'Il‘SiAND TECHNOLOGY A limited number of students can be enrolled in 3-Year and 2-Year Diploma Courses in some programs. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Secondary School Graduation from a five-year or four-year program or equivalent. Special Qualifying Courses for students 19 and older. REGISTRATION - December 12, 13 and 14, 1967. CLASSES COMMENCE - January 3, 1968. Apply in person or write for Appucnmon to: Office of the Registrar. SENECA COLLEGE OF APPLIED ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY 43 Sheppard Avenue. East Willowdale. Ontario â€"- 223-9661 Dr F‘ W. Minkler. Chairman. W. T. Newnl Board of Governors Presic or write for Application to: The branch operates the York Educational Clinic which en- deavours to meet the special learning needs of children with diagnosed specific difficulties. Remedial Group Elects Officers With the addition of Mrs. Gandy tn the staff, the associa- tinn feels the clinic is able to offer a more comprehensive remedial program. Members of the staff of the clinic are Miss F. Staunton and Mrs. R. McKittrick. both form- erly teachers with the Rich- mond Hill Public School system. Latest addition to the staff is Mrs. Chris Gandy. a language pathologist who has worked with the Institute of Child Study of the University of To- mnto and as language consult- ant and therapist at. Warren- dale. She is also on the speech and hearing staff of St. Joseph‘s Hospital, Toronto. NEWMARKET: A petition is beinz circulated by Millard. Arden and Lorne Avenue resi- dents to protest the use of a home on Millard Avenue by John Brown Camps Ltd. as of- fices. They claim they are proâ€" tesiing the office use because they feel it may possibly result in turning it into a slum area. David Baker, vice-president o! Baker's Sales and Service Ltd. Yonge Street, Richvale. an- nounces the appointment of George Colbourne as sales man- ager of the Jeep (family of vehicles) division of Baker’s American Motors Dealer. George (or Mr. Jeep to his friends) brings to Baker's many years of experience with the Jeep organization, first as a fleet representative for Kaiser Jeep of Canada and later sales representative for two of the larger Jeep dealers. George will be at home to his many friends and an added usâ€" set to the ever expanding org- anization. GEORGE COLBOUENE Announcement "1/4¢ a shareâ€" payable Jan. 15; 1968 GUARANTY TRUST to shareholder: of record Dec. 37,‘ I967 DIVIDEND Company of Canada A. B. RAMSAY 6mm! Mann" East 223-9661 W. T. N ewnham President consecufive quarterly 156‘“