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ditions have changed in the past three years they feel, with the scarc- ity of housing, shortage of mortgage money and high rents all combining to keep families in apartments. More and more people are finding the purchase of a home impossible, high rentals obviate their attempts to save up a down payment, so the trend towards staying in apartments will continue to increase, the trustees feel. With this in mind, they have agreed to review pupil enrolment from apartments to bring their fig- ures up to date and allow them to make plans to accommodate children from proposed apartment develop- We agree with the trustees that this re-assessment is a necessary step, particularly in view of council’s proposed zoning bylaw which will implement the town’s new official plan. It is forecast that this bylaw will permit high rise apartment de- velopment along Yonge Street to re- habilitate the core of the munici- pality. A realistic figure, which can be backed up with local statistics, to determine the number of children any proposed apartment building can be expected to add to the school pop- ulation is essential. This figure can aid school authorities in determining if each individual proposal will pay its own way in taxes. ing him. This brings me to my point. A knock on my door (or how- ever many times they may wish to knock) is the absolute mini- mum in terms of political cam- paigning. It is not sufficient to warrant my vote. I want these candidates to show themselves at the bus stops and in the shopping centres. Let them de- bate the real issues with each other in some public meeting place or hall. Lack of proper communication is responsible for many of the major problems of the day. Let them remember this fact and “communicate". Now. once they have been elected, let them, with the kind co-operation of “The Liberal", l'“\lllllllllllllllllllllllll“lllllllllllllllllllllll“llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll“llllllllllllllIlllllIll\llllll“!llllllllIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllill“\lllllllllllllll“llllllllllllll\lllllllllllllllll-la A new city along the Hol- land River. including the Towns of Newmarket and Aurora. is forecast by York County Planner Conroy Dowson. But he warned that the county must start now to lay the basis of planning to ensure that proper devel- opment will occur in the future. Mr. Dowson declared that some form of regional gov- ernment is essential for proper development in the county. and stated he he- lieves county must be per- mitted to take over control of planning and land use as well as education on Janu- ary 1. 1969. Urban renewal is the most pressing problem and he be- lieves a regional government could handle this most ef- fectively. as well as planning capital spending. formulating an effective county-wide farm policy and working to- ward : rapid transit system. Forecasts New City On Holland River The greatest need is for strong “local" government. the planner claims, but be- lieves the term “local" should be redefined. It is no longer possible to plan on the basis of existing munici- palities â€" local government has to be something bigger. with thinking in terms of time and distance. “But biz- We all know that a rose is a rose, but what is a district? And what is a region? The Smith Report on Taxation, for instance, suggests that we should be part of what is called the “Aurora Highlands Region.” For school pur- poses. all of York County is presum- ably to be lumped together. The On- tario Water Resources Commission appears to be casting only the South- ern Six municipalities into one pot for servicing with water and sewers. Representatives of health depart- ments in these municipalities were called to a meeting with Minister of Health Matthew Dymond and told that grants would be increased 25"} if they joined the new district, left at 50% if they declined to do so â€" with a strong hint that such amalga- mation would shortly become manda- tory anyway. ’ “Regional government” is the “in' term at Queen’s Park these days and we have no particular quarrel with this concept. We jusi wish that some of the departments down the1e would get together and decide what a region is. Most recent pronouncement comes from the Department of Health which has, in the most arbitrary manner possible. thrown York and Ontario Counties and the City of Oshawa together into one district for health purposes. No criteria were divulged for choosing the boundaries of the new health districts; representatives were just told that the Robarts Govern- ment had passed it and it was law. In the meantime, various of the Southern Six municipalities are hatching amalgamation plans among themselves. and many school board members feel there should be a Through experience Richmond Hill Public School Board has been assess- ing the elementary school population at .34 pupils pe1 apaitment. This figure was established three years ago and is almost twice as high as the figuies quoted bV apaltment builders. Planning boards, councils and school boards have recognized for some time that developers proposing apartment houses use unrealistic fig- ures when quoting the potential num- ber of children which may be ex- pected per suite. However. the local school board is beginning to wonder if their figure should not be revised upwards. Con- ditions have changed in the past three years they feel. with the scare- ity of housing. shortage of mortgage money and high rents all combining to keep families in apartments. More and more people are finding the purchase of a home impossible, high rentals obviate their attempts to save up a down payment, so the trend towards staying in apartments will continue to increase, the trustees feel. All illucycu‘ucuu H 09;“) . uvumvnAu-nvu ‘V. v v S U L k‘ Subscription Rate $4.50 per year; to United States $6.00; 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, Jan. 11, 1968 Pupils And Apartments Regional Mish-Mash An Independent Weekly: Established 1878 @112 liberal ness alone isn’t the answer." he cautions. He suggests moving completely away from the two-tier form of government. commenting “It hasn't worked that well in Metro." He describes Metro as “too institutionalized". and suggests that with proper planning York County could avoid many Metro shortcomings. “Given adequate refer- ences and facilities to do the job, we can provide more vitality than Metro ever could â€" our chance for in- novation is greater," he stalâ€" ed. Newer methods of sewage disposal will obviate the need to build along lakes and rivers, Mr. Dowson statâ€" ed, but pointed out the county must start preparing for great expansion now. Another advantage county development will have that Metro did not have, Mr. Dowson believes. is the fact that developers in the county are holding large parcels of land. “We have developers who hold as much as 1,000 acres. They're not in for a quick buck. This provides the physical basis for better town building.“ Noting that Richmond Hill has 200 apartment units un- Southern Six board of education, sep- arate from the rest of York County. We can see some logic in having one school board in the county â€" but just as logical arguments for a separate board for the southern por- tion which appears certain to have a massive “influx of population over the next 10 or 20 years. But just what do residents of York County have in common with those of the City of Oshawa which would make them fit comfortably into a health unit together? Certainly if any of the new health unit’s facilities are to be located in Oshawa it would make it very difficult for residents of, say, Sutton, to take advantage of them. It all seems the most impossible sort of hodge-podge imaginable this side of a nightmare. And this is almost inevitably what happens when an organization covers a very wide area; facilities are installed in the area of thickest population. While York County has a population about equal to both Ontario County and the City of Oshawa together, the heaviest con- centration of population would prob- ably be around Oshawa. The chairmen of the present three health units in the new district. plus the wardens of the two counties and the mayor of Oshawa were to have met at Dr. Dymond’s office January 10 and we can only hope that some of the reasoning behind the decision was made clear to them. Certainly none was made clear to York County Council when it agreed, unwillingly, to enter the new health district at the end of last month. It was merely the calrot on the stick, the extra 25 % grant, that persuaded it in the step. ments if they are approved by town council. Trustees also agreed to withhold comment on a new apart- ment building on the southeast, cor~ ner of Centre and Elizabeth Streets, containing 70 suites, until the revised figure is available. Children from this development would be in the McConaghy School attendance area. The oldest public school in town, the original eight rooms dating back to 1915, McConaghy School now has 13 classrooms and is filled to capac- ity. The size of the grounds will not permit any further extensions or use of portables, and another 25 or 30 pupils could cause serious overcrowd- mg. der consideration. Aurora has approved a 90-foot maxiâ€" mum height, Woodbridge is considering a 16-storey pro- posal. and Markham Town- ship is under pressure to al- low high-rise development, Mr. Dowson predicts that high-rise apartments will be- come a big problem in the county, beginning in 1968. Indications that the county is slowly being pushed into regional government by the province are seen in the amalgamation of the public health unit with Ontario County and the City of Osh- awa; the county board of ed- ucation. and increased grants to the Children's Aid Soc- iety which have lessened county responsibility. "We have to get into more capital planning." Mr. Dowâ€" son asserted. “There has to be a much better relation- ship in our municipalities between capital building pro- grams and resources. Capital debt in the southern six municipalities is up to 30% of the assessment base. in some cases. This is too high." Tangible benefits. from a long-range viewpoint, which could be derived from re- gional government. the planâ€" ner claims. are: a huge green belt area zoned to be perpet~ Three cheers for J. E. Corbett. 237 Alsace Road, Beverley Acres, who offered a rebuttal to my recent criticism of can- didates for Richmond Hill Town Council in the December 9 election. That one man took the time to document his opin- ions has renewed my “public spiritedness." MR. CORBETT vs. MR. BRITT Dear Mr. Editor However, Mr. Corbett should not be swayed by the fact that six members were returned by acclamation. I feel that this fact, in itself, does not mean that those acclaimed enjoy our sup- ‘port. It could: mean, could it not, that there were no individ- uals in this community who were sufficiently interested to challenge those already in of- fice. Specifically, how many people attended the nomination meeting which acclaimed these six individuals. Similarly, I maintain that the reason for Councillor Ivan Mansbridge’s re- election lwith but a handful of votes) was not so much because of citizens’ confidence in him but because of a lack of know- ledge of the candidates oppos- ing him. This brings me to my point. A knock on my door (or how- ever many times they may wish to knock) is the absolute mini- mum in terms of political cam- paigning. It is not sufficient to warrant my vote. I want these candidates to show themselves at the bus stops and in the shopping centres. Let them de- bate the real issues with each other in some public meeting place or hall. Lack of proper communication is responsible for many of the major problems of the day. Let them remember this fact and “communicate”. ually kept as an active farm and recreation area; a plan- ned city along the Holland River incorporating Aurora and Newmarket, but with a specific limitation of maxi- mum population; a county farm policy relating assess- ment to taxation, zoning and farm income. “The money is in urban renewal,” Mr. Dowson noted, “since senior levels of gov- ernment provide up to 75% of the cost of projects. But individual in u n icipalities' projects are too small to get the most out of these grants. The county must get into urban renewal to make the most effective use of them." Public transit is a pressing need, “and we haven't a chance for this unless we unite." said Mr. Dowson. But the biggest problem of all, the county planner re- ported. was the 3,000 10-acre lots which have been allow- ed to be separated from farm land in most townships. “We don't know enough about what form of life we are creating on them. They‘re not really of the country or of the city. and they are expensive to service with roads. school buses and other municipal services." Well over 2,000 Metro students have taken a similar course in the high schools in the last 18 months, organized by the Ontario Motor League, each paying a $54 fee with the school board subsidizing the balance. In some centres however, Oshawa and Barrie, for instance, students pay only $25 with the school board paying the balance. On completing the course, students receive a certificate which entitles boys to a reduction in insurance premiums. Thisis the second group of RIiHS studentsto take such a course and 19 Bayview Sec- ondary School students are taking a similar one. They receive 25 hours of classroom instruction, eight hours “behind the \vheeP’training and 12 hours ‘in car" observation tune. Cost to the students is $52 with the small remainder of the cost of the course subsidized by the high school board. Seen smiling at the wheel of the car is Ann Marie Peters, one of the 25 Richmond Hill High School Students presently taking a student driver training course. With her is Instructor Lorne McNeill. 23??? 11111113353323Assembly 0f 0 S ST F Students Receive Driver Training My attack (Mr. Corbett’s word â€" not mine) on Mr. Mans- bridge was warranted insofar ’as I am concerned. Remember. he needs my support, not vice- versa, and therefore let him show me how “dynamic, dili- gent and enthusiastic", he is. He has not thus far and is, consequently, subject to my verbal barrages. periodically set down in a col- umn exactly what they have been up to for the past month or whatever. Let them take note of Donald Deacon MLA York Centre in this regard. In- deed, our own mayor, only last week, told us of his plans for Richmond Hill, through “The Liberal". I want to know what transpires at the council meetâ€" ings on a regular basis. Let's have it! to the community but rather on the degree of success which he enjoys at such meetings. Frequent running of a horse does not make him a fast run- ner. I am sure that Mr. Mans- bridge has attended myriad meetings on behalf of the com- munity and for this he gets full marks. However, I will measure this man not on the basis of the number of hours he devotes To Mr. Corbett I doff my well-worn hat and wish him every bit of “Irish" luck. WAYNE J. BRITT, 421 North Taylor Mills Drive. Beverley Acres. Local Teachers Attend Among those who attended the recent annual assembly of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation in Toronto were D. C. Attridge, head of the mathematics department and Frank Cooper, commercial director at Thornhill Secondary School and Lars Thompson of Langstaff Secondary School. Stressed at the meeting, which was attended by 450 del- egates, was the need for better pay for good teachers and no [ole-ration of poor teachers. At the same time, it was felt neces- sary to seek general increases in salary of from 8 to 10 per- cent to provide economic equal- ity for teachers and to maintain a flow of qualified recruits. A motion calling for the right to strike for teachers was with- drawn and other motions seek- ing a process of conciliation, mediation and arbitration were referred to a special committee. At present teachers are limited to resignation on certain dates when negotiations fail. The assembly also debated an “internship" method of teach- er training. This would replace the traditional system of pro- jecting College of Education graduates right into the educa-‘ tional system. Instead, teacher. trainees would participate in a total school program for at least 20 weeks and a department licence to teach would be issued. . pets; :ympnony Ul‘cnesu‘a wuicu wan highly acclaimed in its debut December 29 at Massey Hall. They had been selected earlier in the season by Musical Direc- tor Jacob Groob from a large number of contestants. Local young musicians in the new symphony are: Jim Spragge and Bob Smith. trum- Sharon Fraser, who was praised by the critics for her excellent French horn solo: Fergus McWilliam, French horn: Doug Sparks, trombone: Avril Spence. flute: Joan Ab‘ bott, oboe; Brian Taylor, Geof- frey Barnes. Hinda Richards bassoons; and Graham Coles after a. satisfactory year. A brief on the matter will be pre- sented to the Minister of Edu- cation this year. Robert M. Smith, Burlington was elected president, succeed- ing C. J. McCaffray of Ottawa. First vice-president is R. Ward McAdam. North York. NEED GOOD WORKERS? GET 'EM FAST BY USING LIBERAL CLASSIFIEDS EGeorge Mayes 0n â€"- Eleven junior membeis of the‘ chosen on the spot. Later in Richmond Hill Symphony were the fall the eight other juniors among the 85 members of thelwere accepted by the newly- newly-organized Toronto Youth formed group. Instruction is Symphony Orchestra which was provided by Mr. Groob and highly acclaimed in its debut other members of the Toronto December 29 at Massey Hall. Symphony Orchestra. They had been selected earlier} The obvious ability of every in the season by Musical Direc-;member and the fact that they tor Jacob Groob from a large;are completely untouched by number of contestants. .modern profeSSionalism and Eleven Local Musicians Starred In New Toronto Youth Symphony Local young musicians in the new symphony are: Jim Spragge and Bob Smith, trum- pets; Sharon Fraser. who was praised by the critics for her excellent French horn solo; Fergus McWilliam, French horn; Doug Sparks, trombone; Avril Spence, flute; Joan Ab- bott. oboe; Brian Taylor. Geof- frey Barnes. Hinda Richards, viola The new youth symphony was group are trying to find happi-i first considered last summer ness through rebellion, protest,‘ during the interprovincial LSD or marijuana, these young music camp in Parry Sound people know that good music, Richmond Hill Symphony had pursued earnestly and with sponsored three of its juniorlself-discipline. is still one of members at this camp in a‘the most rewarding activities joint project with the Ontario of human life. especially if the Federation of Symphony Or- artist has an opportunity to chestras. These youngsters were work in a group and communi- Sharon Fraser. Doug Sparks cates the fruits of his labor to and John Abbott. who were others. North York’s Works Department complains that the borough’s new bilingual stop signs are being defaced as fast as they can be replaced. . . . And then, there are a lot of North Yorkers who would say any stop sign that reads STOP â€" ARRET is already defaced! Stories on the firstborn babes of 1968 should have included the announcement that OMSIP and 0H1 have given birth to HIRB. Looks like our spawning government health services need most a pill to control themselves. . . . And we need HELP. The other big news of the week was the ex- pression from Hanoi of a wilingness to engage in peace talks with the Americans. This possibility of peace talks, while heartening to the Americans, brought reports of annoyance from Red China. . . . Just another case of “What kind of Hanois annoys you! And Red China’s latest A-bomb test brought the big brag that they have 86-million more A-bombs in the 86-million copies they have printed of Mao Tse-tung’s “Thoughts”. . . . Their problem now is finding 86-million Chinese who can read. Another problem is the one now disturbing British moralists who expected so much from the compulsory breathalyzer tests for drivers. The Brit- ish Christian Medical Fellowship is alarmed at the rising incidence of young men using their fear of facing the breathalyzer as an excuse for staying all night at their girl friend’s apartment. . . . All night, eh? Well, try consoling yourself Fellows with the thought about the Sun never setting on the British Empire. And we see where a British psychological re- searcher is calling for six 15-minute coffee breaks during the work-day. The problem hére is how British workers would find time for them between their “Tea-ups”. Meanwhile, sociologists on this side of the ocean have found that one of the biggest problems of our new society is finding something to do with our “leisure” hours. . . . Such as finding a second job to afford the cost of living in our new society. (Continued on Page 14) '7) Me flip Side The obvious ability of every member and the fact that they are completely untouched by modern professionalism and therefore enthusiastically in- volved in playing music for the sake of music, speaks well for the future of Toronto's new or- chestra. Richmond Hill can be justly proud that its young people are helping to shape it. At a time when youth seems; to be interested only in popl music and the beat. it is sup; prising to find a group of highlyi successful young musicians of the classical school right in ourl midst. While some of their ageI group are trying to find happi- ness through rebellion. protest, (Photo by Stuart‘s Studio) g.l\\\l\l“\l\\l\\11\l\lllll\l\lllulll\lllll\l“lllllll“ll\l\ll“1\l\\\l\\\ll1l\l\llull“!llll\l\\\\ll\l\\l“ll\llll\\\lllll\\l\ll\|“M“mlllll\l\lll\\l\\\\\\\\l\l\j Rambling mm E“munmumummuuummumnuumnmmmmummmmIm!lmuuuumnmm\mmuuumummlmmumuuuuunummmm‘ Once man lived in a cave. There’s a story called “The Bee-eater” in “The Source”, James Michener’s wonderful novel. In it we learn of a man called Ur who lived in a dirty smelly cave. It was near a well where generations of men had been drinking sweet water since more than a million years ago when wanderng ape-like men wandered up from Africa. k A 1 , nu.“ uu..uy-vv. -_- _ Ur didn’t mind the cave. He was a man who was at ease with the forces that ruled his world. He had only to make peace with the elements. He was as happy as a man could be, more productive than most in his generation, a hunter who loved animals, and who consciously tried to love his neighbor. Ur had a wife who didn’t like to live in a dirty smelly cave with all his relatives. She came from a tfibe, a Inore advanced one \Nho hved in huts instead of caves. She was strong and single-minded just like her family. Her [family was so strong that Ur’s father had trouble to kill the lot of them. He saved only a beautiful girl to be Ur’s wife. Ilfs “fife was genfle and kind but resohne in her deshe to have a dweHing above ground. She had troubm in getfing [h'to agree and she had to wait until her oldest son was old enough to help her. Ur didn’t want to leave the comparative safety of the cave. He felt secure in the animal closeness with his fellows. He also enjoyed the hunt more than anything else in the world and was overjoyed when he discovered the wild honey. .As the house began to take shape, Ur reahzed something. In the cave he was not the master and the day would come when he might starve to death or be killed off by the younger families to make more room. He saw that in a self-contained house he would at least be the master and his wife had made a garden. 11 L YT._ THE HOUSE SLAVE Once upon a time a man lived in a house. His name was Joe. If he owned the house he was the master as long as he acknowledged a duty to pay taxes to the government. i The price of the new convenience was forced to engage in new ways whether he would or not. Taxes weren’t too hard to pay 25 years ago. So Joe didn’t really mind. He could afford any- thing up to $25 a year and still have some control over his own life. He could go fishing or hang around the pool room for a few hours or harangue over the cracker barrel. It was a good breeding ground for back wood’s politicians and barefoot phil- osophers. It was even better than hunting or mak- ing war on the neighbors. ... ‘1-‘1 Joe had a wife, grimly raised to tend kitchen, children and church. There was nothing wrong with any of these institutions. She knew they were \ital and necessary to civilization but them was a fly in the ointment somewheie and she just had to find it. Economy In the wake of devaluation of the British pound, much has been written about the reasons for Britain's fiscal dilemma. The experience of an American entrepreneur who had hoped to set up a branch in England illustrates a major cause for that nation’s difficulties. Robert E. Pomeranz, president of the Rob- erts Company, a North Carolina manufacturer of textile machinery, outlined his difficulties in try- ing to buck old traditional methods at a branch in Stockport, England. In July. 1965, Roberts acquired control of Arundel Coulthard with plants in Stockport, Pres- ton. and Ashton-under-Lyne, all fairly close to Manchester. Immediately. the American comp- any sought to bring improvements in the build- ings and working conditions with the objective of building up the spinning machinery business to a volume of £3-million a year and employing 600 men. This article which appeared in a recent issue of the Sunday New York Times offers a real insight into the economic problems that Britain is facing today. Immediately, the company ran into trouble with the unions, which objected to changes in working procedures. Roberts, producing 250 spinning machines a month at its plant in San- ford, N.C., sought to initiate a program of getting spinning frame components for shipment from Stockport to the United States. 1% called for 12 sets in April, 1966; 20 in May and 32 each month thereafter. No units were receiv‘ed until November, 1966. A foundry manager sent from the United States to expedite production late in 1965 re- ported that 62 people produced about 12 tons of castings a week. In Sanford, a nonmechanized foundry produced 60 tons of castings a week. Methods outmoded for more than 50 years were still used, he said, and he cited the practice of employees taking off their shoes and stockings and stamping the sand in the molds with their bare feet. When they were supplied with air rammers to do the job with less work and in less time, they were reluctant to use them. When Roberts decided to consolidate the plants in one location in November, 1966, a walk- out was called, the 13th in a little m01e than a year. Unable to come to an ag1eement with the unions, Roberts has cancelled its plans and on January 12 will close the British subsidiary, which had been named Roberts-Arundel, Ltd. The company’s loss in the period of tenure amounted to $150,000 in 1965, $560,000 in 1966 and an undetermined loss this year. Britain 's Dilemma (Continued on Page 11) The Cave Man onvenience was that Ur new ways of thinking by Elizabeth Kelson