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Was a little ragged at the be- ginning. especially in the lOWer strings but soon settled down to a tightly-knit. driving rendition with full sound. good intonation and exposing some well played wind passages. Crisp brass and well tuned timpani brought this best known overture to a bril- liant finish. Piano Concerto No. 2 Being my favorite of the five, I eagerly awaited the appear- ance of the featured artist. Kevin Tunney. After a nicely played orchestral introduction his intrepid approach to the solo line quickly allayed any appre- hension I may have had con- The program content was sim- ilar to what would be expected at a concert by a major or- chestra. the number of chairs set out exceeded the require‘ ments of most community orâ€" chestras and the number of young people involved in this program attested to the exist- ence of progressive school pro- grams. It is uncommon to see such an aggregation in a small cen- tre, a little light on basses per- haps. but all in all a completely balanced orchestra. Egmont Overture By JAMES A. HANDLEY Toronto I attended a concert by the Richmond Hill Symphony Or- chestra March '7. by invitation. and for the purpose of writing a review or expressing my own criticism of the event. The ex- istence of this orchestra is known all over the country be- cause of the affiliation with several organizations involved in promotion of community ef- forts in the cultural field. One reads about groups such as this one but hearing them in concert is much more satisfy- ing. This concert held many surprises for me, even before a note was played. The m'nvram nnntnnt \une cim- cerning the success of this seg- iment of the program. This young man gave. it a 1very musical. clearly-defined ireading. and together with the ‘sympathetic accompaniment Mr. ‘Budd and the reduced orchestra afforded the soloist,'made this ltor me. the highlight of the lprogram. Symphony No. 5 I cannot say the treatment given this work matched the playing of the first half of the concert. Too many things went wrong, probahly due to tense- ness caused by the realization that this is such a well known {work it would receive more fcritical attention. Buckbencher Speaks His Mind “I firmly believe in one Canada with one main language be it English or French. and I am disappointed to think that no one has had the cour- age to take this decision. Once again we are following the route of the compromise in the illusion that divid- ing Canada into two languages will unite it”. Mr. Knight said the ref- erence to English or French meant majority rule and it was obvious which language had the majority. Mr. Knight said some other mem- bers of the Liberal caucus might In his speech. Mr. Knight acknow- ledged that he was flying in the face of Liberal Leader Robert Nixon who is in favor of immediate implementa- tion of the recent recommendations of the Bilingualism and Bicultural- ism Commission that Ontario become officially bilingual. Mr. Knight sprang his one-lang- uage argument on the Legislature as a surprise. His was the first voice raised in the chamber against the Robarts Government policy of public support for the French language in Ontario. Mr. Knight who is com- pletely bilingual opened his address in French. Ronald Knight the newly elected Liberal member of the Legislature for Port Arthur spoke for many Can- adians when rising in the House the other week he deplored the trend to the two nation English and French policy of the Robarts Government. Mr. Knight was right when he said the move in Ontario toward official recognition of the French language has created a festering wound among Canadians who believe in oneness for Canada. A complaint that young people par- ticipating in the town's winter rec- reation program at Our Lady Help of Christians Separate School were abusing the privilege of using the school’s facilities could have led the trustees to withdraw those facilities. Fortunately for the young people, the trustees realize that this is a needed service and it will be contin- ued as long as the youngsters confine their activities to the designated area. A recent occurrence was the thoughtless destruction of washroom facilities in the new Richmond Hill Arena which led to introduction of a regulation that only those young people with skates and intending to skate would be admitted to Saturday night skating sessions. It is strange to adults that young people who commit acts of vandalism always fail to realize that the persons who suffer most from these deeds, which may give a vicarious pleasure for a few minutes, are the young people themselves and their friends. Vandals Hurt Themselves ____ 7__..v -finifli ,, v vULA" 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, March 21, 1968 C omp/ete/ y Balanced Orchestra An Independent Weekly: Established 1878 Elbe liberal There were moments of ex- ceptionally fine ensemble play- ing from all secuons. and the balance was usually good, A few passages suffered from faulty intonatmn. this is expect- ed from partâ€"time musicians. but unsure attacks and releases ceptionally fine ensemble play- ing a civic leader speak at the‘OVerburdGMd resoul‘ces- 1 since last summer. For the past two weeks a selec- To start off. the bus was 8 ing from all sections. and thepnterval is a good idea and in-3 This 1? “0 time t°_“"°",sen 3“ tion of his versatile art has been displaved in the good five minutes late (underâ€" balance was usually good. A viting the entire audience to‘already inadequate situatmn for‘ Window of Thornhill Paint Su lie: "It,g uite {istandable in View of the few passages suffered fromlstay for coffee afterwards tends the sake 0f savmfi (10113“ tha‘f ~b1 - t , , pp “h ‘ q- weather conditions’. HOWEVER faulty intonation, this is expect-Ito create a feeling of mutual would make no appreciable dif- p0551 9 the pm mes may lemam t ere a little when it did arrive the front ed from pal‘t~time musiciansflparticipation between the enter- ference either to inflation or longer. door would not open and the but unsure attacks and releases'tainers and entertained. provincial finances. . (Continued on Page 14) back one would not, close. But I?lIllll“lllIll\llllllllllllllIllllll“\lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIlllllmlll“lllllmlllmllllllllllllllIlllIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllIllllllllillllllllmlmnululllulllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIIIilllllll“llIllllIllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllllIllHill]lullllllllllllllilllllililllllllllllllllllllllllllIllmillI1nlnulllllllllllllllllllllllIIIlllllllllllllllllllllll'3' cerning the success of this 593- were all too prevalent. ment_°f the program . Insufficient rehearsal. poor This yoqng ma‘n gavg gt alvislbility. lack of attention to -.._~._-.-.y .v-.».u m... yuui This young man gaVC it ajvisibility. lack of attention to \'El'.\’ mUSical. Clearly‘dEfiHEdlthe conductor. stage fright or reading, and togaher \th the inadequate direction from the sympathetic accompaniment Mr. podium are all factors that can Budd and the reduced Ol‘CheStl‘aimar a performance and any one afforded the soloist,'made this of these could have been re- for me. the highlight 0f the sponsible for this lack of pre- Progl'am- cision. When the finale was Symphony No, 5 reached the orchestra gave us I cannot say the treatment some very PI‘9Clse Playing and given this work matched the another surprise for me. a man playing of the first half of the Pleed up _3 contra-bassoon, concert. Too many things went Paraly seen In much more {na- wrong, probahly due to tense- ture orchestras and a crowning ness caused by the realization achIEVemeht. thtFumentallY,f01‘ that this is such a well known this) one- A suggestion which might do much to alleviate the situation has been made in the Legislature by Ontario NDP Leader Donald Mac- Donald. The rising cost each year of municipal government and services is a constant source of concern for every prop« erty owner. Mr. MacDonald presented a new approach to lightening the burden of municipal tax- ation by proposing a munici~ pal foundation plan. 1‘his is based on the prin- ciple that every Ontario re- sident is entitled to a basic "foundation" level of ser- Proposes Foundation Plan To Believe Property Tax Burden Mr. Knight. said he had sought written opinions from his constitu- ents and found them five to one ag- ainst officially introducing French to Ontario. “The letters came from a cross-section of nationalities. The predominant arguments echoed over and over were: ‘We don’t want French forced down our throats’, and ‘One Canada, one language’. In their headlong rush to pacify Quebec, our politicians have lost touch with the average Canadian cit- izen and his real aspirations for a united Canada. 115“? higher interest charges than Ontario when it goes on the bond market to borrow money, to say nothing of their extremely high sales tax. And yet Quebec’s problems are more economic than separatist. Two points bear out this fact. The bonds of the Quebec Government are pro- ducing'$13. per $100. less than those of Ontario. Quebec is also paying Both Ottawa and Queen’s Park have continually supported the two nations concept. In fact all of the parties -â€" Conservative, Liberal and New Democrat â€" have been falling over each other in an endeavor to promote the so-called claims of Que- bec against the other nine provinces. Instead of assisting the cause of con- federation and national unity, they have simply encouraged the radical element in Quebec in their attempts to destroy Canada. None of our pol- itical parties in either the federal or provincial field are ready to champ- ion‘the rights of the majority. agree with him quietly but all were afraid to take a stand publicly. Such programs have been sug- gested in- the past but lack of town funds has made it impossible to in- troduce them. We, too, are tax- payers and we know that the tax dollar has many other demands to fill â€"â€" education, roads. police, ad- ministration and all the other costs of municipal government â€" but a little more invested in the recreation program could well pay dividends in decreasing the cost of vandalism. If our young people have the chance to enjoy healthful recreation, they will have less time and less inclina- tion to get into mischievous trouble. Richmond Hill has little enough in the line of recreation, particularly for the older teenagers â€" and it would be a great pity to have any of the programs now underway curtailed in any degree. In fact we believe that these programs should be enlarged. A wider choice of things to do and places to do them would leave fewer young people to roam the streets. destroy public and private property â€"â€" and get into mischief. This was a very good concert by a very good orchestra, and to an apreciative audience. Hav- ing a civic leader speak at the interval is a good idea and in- viting the entire audience to stay for coffee afterwards tends to create a feeling of mutual participation between the enter- tainers and entertained. vices. no matter where he or she lives. He should not have to pay more taxes for these services than any other On- tario citizen in similar cir- cumstances. The foundation plan thus equalizes the cost of municipal services across the province. It would make it possible for each commun- ity to offer its property own- ers a minimum range of ser- vices and all taxpayers in the province would pay an equal share of the overall cost. Any municipality could raise additional taxes to pro- vide services above the basic minimum â€"â€" and most of These works are necessary but they do not. rate priority. Mental health does. Overcrowding at some provin- cially-operated mental hospitals is chronic. Existing Ontario Hospital buildings â€" some in Hamilton are nearly 100 years old â€" desperately need replace- ment. Unlike cramped government offices, mouldering jails and antiquated judicial centres, 0n- tario Hospitals cannot afford to wait for the economy to level off. Sick people need treatment regardless of the dollar's gyra- Lions. Provision of adequate mental hospital facilities is an essen- tial, not a convenience that can be postponed until better times. Beltâ€"tightening that squeezes out necessary services is dang- erously false economizing. And $3.5 million is a scant drop in Ontario's $2 billion-a- year budgetary bucket. Ontario has a long way to go to catch up with its needs in the whole range of mental health services. The province is critically short of trained psy- chiatrists and psychologists for government - run institutions. The situation has existed for years. Mental hospitals urgently need expansion and replace- ment of ancient buildings. In the meantime, the number of Ontarians requiring mental health facilities increases. With- out hospital expansion. a greater load will be thrown on overburdened resources. may...“ at “unausmucuc. , . Ontario can get by for a few] This Teenager Is An Artist more years without the other _ . . major facilities that have beenl For sOme time now I have-been admlrlng_the temporarily tabled. They in- fine picture of a British frigate and two American elude a $24 million government brigs which is displa'yed in the, art gallery of John and Yvette Adkins of Thornhill Paint Supplies. They office expansion at Queen's‘ Park‘ a $7 ""1110" renovauonl are the focal interest in a painting by Michael of Os oode Hall and th 3.21 . g 9 $ ‘ French of Thornhlll. million St. Catharines-Welland', . _ regional jail. Michael lsrthe 16-yealj-olcl sion of Dl'.‘and Mrs. This is no time to worsen an already inadequate situation for the sake of saving dollars that would make 110 appreciable dif- ference either to inflation or provincial finanres. (Hamilton Spectator) There is a fly in the other- wise salutary ointment Queen's Park has prescribed as a pro- vincial inflation remedy. The government intends to postpone $43.5 million worth of planned construction to reduce provin- cial spending. One of the shelv- ed projects is a $3.5 million new development at the Ontario Hospital at Penetanguishene. Mental Hospital Economy Mr. MacDonald pointed out that the province already has a foundation tax plan for School financing. 1n arriving at the annual grant paid to each school board, the De- partment of Education uses an equalization factor. Where assessment is low and ex- penses proportionately high. the grant is higher man “here assessment is high. them would. However. the province would have achiev- ed‘a degree of fairness and equity in the local tax sys- tem. the grant is higher than “here assessment is high. This explains why some school boards receive only Many hours of planning and $2,000 were spent on re-location of the building in Boyd Park, with Russell Cooper, administrator of the historic sites division of MTRCA in charge. The transfer brought out Bell Telephone and hydro workmen, photographers, conservation officials, police and a CBC cameraman as the more than a century old building took its first trip. The depot, which sheltered travellers for more than a century, finally travelled itself -â€"â€",on a wide-track float truck: It was on the road for five hours, crossing country roads and bridges and using an overpass over Highway 400 to the temporary site. For a time the Town of Aurora had hoped to acquire thebuilding‘ for a railroad museum. However, the plan was delayed so many times the CNR finally withdrew its offer to sell. It then offered the building to the Metro Conservation Authority contingent on early removal. King City’s CNR station, built during the 1850’s, which has not been in use for several years, left its site recently for Boyd Conservation Area. It is hoped eventually to add it to the historic buildings at Black Creek Pioneer Village. but a final decision has not yet been reached. In the meantime, the building will be stored at Boyd Park. Preserve Historic King Depot Michael painted the picture before Christmas, giving much thought to its effect on the viewer. The finished painting represents 150 to 200 hours of work. Part of it was easy, Michael alreadv hav- ing a love and a fair knowledge of ships of all per- iods of history. His first impressions of these came at a very early age from his grandfather, J. B. French. who owned a Cape Horner cargo ship â€" a three-masted square rigger about 300 feet long. It was once docked in New York harbor. J. B. French was also a commercial artist and started Michael’s love affair with oil paints when the lad.was between five and six years old. Michael began painting seriously at the age of eight and is grateful to his parents who encouraged him and kept him supplied with materials. For this picture, Michael further prepared himself by consulting books about the sea and examining sketches and pictures of all sorts of rigged ships. The frigate, giant masts stripped to the bare bones, is tied to a quay, projecting an aloof, un- friendly look. The brigs, sails half-furled, are drifting together in a sisterly fashion. (The frigate is a three-masted British cruiser while the brigs are described as two-master square-riggers.) Michael grew into painting and has never taken a course. His first love is boats, ships, land and sea and he has painted 50 scenes containing these since last summer. For the past two weeks a selec- tion of his versatile art has been displayed in the window of Thornhill Paint Supplies. It’s quite possible the pictures may remain there a little longer. Michael is the 16-year-old son of Dr. and Mrs. J. Barry French of Thornebank Road and is a grade 10 student at Thornhill Secondary School. The painting conveys a sense of excitement. recalling the spirit of the War of 1812 and the sea battles between the British and the Americans. in the picture itself, however, there is no sign of attle. The NDP leader noted that the Smith Committee, on Taxation which the pro- vince set up five years ago to examine this whole question. afleed that “major surgery" would be needed to bring sense into the present struc- ture of municipal grants But that committee did not per- form the "surgery" and so failed tn come up with any real alternative. 40% grant of approved ex penditures and others re ceive 75%. A similar type of equauz- mg factor is proposed by Mr. MacDonald for all municipal costs. Rambling dream! FIFTY PAINTINGS SINCE LAST SUMMER Both his party and the Liberals, he stated. aE‘ree But‘ he admitted that hls foundation plan won't solve the whole problem. It will bring equity, but more is heeded.“ ' The "basic shelter exemp- tlon" payment was also crl- ticized by Mr. MacDonald. Intended to give some relief from local taxes. it is more than likely to be eaten up by increases, he claimed. He described the province's takeover of the remaining cost of the administration of Justice, as a drop in the buc- ket. - by Elizabeth Kelson What is really needed is a pa-rents' union to draw up mini- mum standards of acceptable behavior â€"â€" to give support to those parents who are unable to discipline their own children. Yes. lots of parents, need this type of help. What is needed is for parents to unite for power. just as student power is being organized. (Our present govern- ments at every level may have lots of fault, but government by children is ridiculous.) Parent-driven car pools to dances and other teenage en- tertainment could also bring about an improvement in the existing conditions. The announcement in last week's Liberal of the increase of 5c for the local bus fare had the same effect on me as wav- ing a red flag in front of a bull. [t followed too closely an un- fortunate experience I had the previous night (the night of the storm) on my way home from work. Youngsters today know their legal rights and assert them- selves to the limit. Habitual breakers of the curfew. after being driven home by the pol< ice. should be subject to fines. Or rather. their parents, who are ignoring their responsibili- ties, should' be fined. These fines would pay for a part at least of the damage done to public parks and facilities. Let's get some constructive ideas and put them to work â€"â€" and make this area a pleasant place in which to live and play. A BUS! A BUS! MY KINGDOM FOR A BUS! Dear Mr. Editor One of the best methods of controlling vandalism and del- inquency is to have a curfew -â€" a 9 pm limit for unaccompanied youths under 16 years of age to be at large. In some areas of the United States, . elementary school children (those under 12 years of age) have to be at home or under. adult supervi- sion after 7 pm. Do we have laws which allow police to disband unruly groups in public places? If the police are expected to control unruly groups of young- sters at public places. like the Richmond Hill Arena. then they must be given laws and bylaws which they can enforce. CURFEW WOULD CONTROL'beinz a fairly frequent travel- ROWDY YOUTHS let on the bus. this was another Dear Mr. Editor: ;minor detail which I have If the police are expected toilearned to live with. It is really contI‘Ol unruly EFOUPS Of young-‘of no consequence whether you it?!) at Ptfllflc ,Placesluuke .theiboard at the front or the back. Mr. MacDonald warns that at the rate our population is growing every municipal- ity is going to feel the pres- sure on property taxes in- creasing each year. That's something than must be avoided and Mr‘ MacDonald believes that his plan could he a big step in that direction. ' that the government should assume 80°? of education costs by 1971. At present government grants on the average are only 45%. As well. he contends, the pro- vincial government should assume the last local cost of health and welfare. I would suggest the parents of the children who go skating take the time to go to the arena and see for themselves the conduct of their children. I can assure you every one of them would be thoroughly shocked. I, for one, certainly hope the town takes some drastic action to clear up this situation. Yours truly, As the mother of three small children. 1 have often thought I would like to take them skating to Richmond Hill Arena on Saturday night, as we do not have such facilities in Maple, however having seen this situation, I would not allow my youngsters to even enter the building. This writer was absolutely appalled at the con- ditions in this building. Most of the children in the arena were approximately ten and eleven years old and about half of them were skating: to which there was no music. The rest of the children were in the stands and their behaviour was the most disgusting exhibition that I have ever witnessed. At no time during my stay was a policeman in the building. It is unbelievable to me that the Town of Richmond Hill would allow this type of conduct to take place in a public building. Our group did use the new arena and found the facilities excellent, however skating was over at 9.30 pm and we were told the old arena was open until 10.00. so our group went over to the old building. On February 24 this writer attended a skating party with her husband in connection with the Maple Extension Group, of the Richmond Hill and District YWCA in Richmond Hill. Not knowing which of the two arenas we were to use, we entered the old building, where the attendant at the door suggested we would probably enjoy qkating in the new arena. Dear Mr. Editor: After reading Councillor William Lazenby‘s comments on hooliganism at the Richmond Hill Arena in last week’s Liberal, I find I would person- ally like to comment on this situation. MRS. BERNICE LEVER 79 Denham Drive. Richvale. Necking, Petting Disgusting Exhibition At Old Arena MRS. RICHARD SODERBERG, 53 Goodman Crescent, Maple. I Councillor William Lazenby stated that wages are higher these days and it was his opinion that we could afford the in- creased cost. This may or may not be true, and I suppose I have become so accustomed to; ll\lllll\llllllllllllllllllllllllllllmlllllllllllllllllill“llllllllllllllllllllllllll l That this sign indicates deer are present in the vicinity has been evident this winter with herds of from 10 to 24 deer beingr reported in the area. March 13, the day of the heavy snowfall, 20 of them were reported browsing in a field on Art Gibson's “Summit Farms", which ‘ they have been visiting regâ€" ‘l uiarly during the past few i weeks. I illlllllIiHim\llllilllilllllmHumIllllllllliliillllllllfllllimllllillllllllfl The last straw, however was when the bus broke down with roughly half my journey com- pleted and I. along with several others of my fellows, had to turn out and finish the weary way home on foot. As the say- ing goes, Tuesday night was de- finitely not a night fit for either man or beast to be out in. A short distance north of Richmond Hill on Yonge Street. a roadside sign car- ries the warning “Deer Crossing." Director. of Claims. Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Fund, ONTARIO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT 10 St. Mary 51., Toronto 5, Ontario For further information, write: the victim of an uninsured driver you can claim damages from the Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Fund. 24 Deer Area Herd you are ;THE ROLLING SWAMPS 0F ‘ KING TOWNSHIP Dear M 1‘. Editor Our township council appar- ‘ently entered into an agreement ‘with the Metro Conservation Authority where they would contribute $5,000 and wash their hands of the mess. Is this the price for the possible loss of human life? They arrived at this figure and gave the bail to someone else to carry; but, they forgot to ask if that someone wanted to carry the ball and you guessed it! They did not! It is becoming more under- standable now why the sales turnover of private homes in the area has increased to un- believable proportions. What is the answer â€" perhaps drawing industry into the area. The problem could solve itself if we attracted industry, possibly snake or alligator'breeders; the swamps would be put to use and hopefully more tax dollars could be corlected. but again maybe council would consider this too ambitious a project to undertake. Admitted, the above is sar- castic, but if council does not begin functioning with a more business-like attitude they will find a stepping stone sliding beneath their feet. WILLIAM DICKINSON, 3 Poplar Drive, Oak Ridges. Oak Ridges residents of King Township are seemingly in a hopeless situation brought on by lackadaisical and belittling representation whose aims are lost by useless individual ‘helter skelter rather than sound co‘ operative planning. Home owners in the area are inclined to refurbish their prop- erty. but this is very difficult when faced with swamps and deathly water holes which in- fest the area. Council has been approached on numerous oe- casions to rectify this problem before a child is drowned or diseases are allowed to develop and spread through the com- munity. Generally, the- population is inclined to believe with the ridiculously high taxes collected from them, that this would be but a small service to receive in return, but our representatives are more concerned with the entertaining aspect of council rather than justifying the re- sponsibilities of their positions. This recent quote (the con- servation authority has made us look foolish in the eyes of the voters) is distasteful and dis- rupting. but definitely will open more eyes to the problem we face. In conclusion I will be fair and give the bus company one pat on the back (everything has to have its pros as well as its cons) and that is to compliment them on their staff. I am sure that anyone who has ever used the bus will agree with me that the drivers are the most cheer- ful. helpful and willing people you could meet anywhere. However, I think that in all fairness to the members of the public who do have to use the public transportation my one small voice in the wilderness should be heard crying for a betier service. everything going up in price that I may have just shrugged my shoulders and been thankful that it wasn‘t more than 5c. A WEARY TRAVELLER ONTARIO