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To this latter group the Easter Seals mailed last week to Richmond Hill homes by the local Lions repre- sent new hope that they may some day be able to trade a crutch for a bat, a wheelchair for a bicycle, a brace for roller skates. Richmond Hill Lions have conducâ€" ted the annual Easter Seal campaign locally for almost a quarter of a cen~ ury and haye set a return of $3,500 All these solutions have been sug- gested both here and elsewhere. “Our Place”, a Sunday drop-in centre at the Mountain YWCA in Hamilton has been holding open house for between 50 and 60 teen- agers every Sunday. “It‘s the only place open on Sunday," a member of the executive of the Hi-Y Club which operates it explains” “If it weren’t for this place, the girls would be out just walking around and the~boys would be in the pool hall.” The club offers recording and dancing sessions. films, ping-pong tournaments, chess and checkers, all for a membership fee of 50c and a 25c admission charge each Sunday. This sort of thing is certainly part of the answer. After all what is there for kids to do in Richmond Hill on a Sunday afternoon? Or on a Saturday night for that matter. But there will be some on the sideâ€" lines. watching from wheelchairs or on crutches. What is the answer? More per- sistent policing of public places? A youth curfew? More recreation fac- ilities? Closer supervision by par- ents of their children‘s spare time activities? The town’s recreation committee does what it can â€"â€" but a modest budget keeps it barely abreast of long-standing programs of indoor sports, baseball, swimming pool. summer playgrounds. With more money it could certainly expand its As spring weather invites young- sters to play outdoors, most of them will be enjoying cycling. warming up on the ball diamond. or testing their energy on playground equipment. Local residents have been shocked and angry at the objectionable beâ€" haviour of young people in the town arena and this certainly seems to require some corrective action. “A boy's will is the Wind's will". wrote the poet Longfellow and those who can still recall their own “brisk intemperance of youth" must surely agree. Unfortunately. it would seem that the winds that blow through the community of Richmond Hill send too many of our young .people down unsavory byways leading to vandal- ism, physical violence â€"â€" even ex- perimentation with glue sniffing and drugs. Other young people appear completely bored and apathetic, drift- ing with whatever wind that blows. Queen of the Prom for Richmond Hill High School this year was Cathy anman. Abm‘e. last year's queen. Sizne Snary crowns her at the prom dance held February ‘39 at the Murray House. Steeles Avenue. nu xuugpvnupuv vv uvn-J . “yvâ€"yuâ€"uv“ _- . 7 ‘.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” Support Lions Easter Seals THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thursday, March 28, 1968 An Independent Weekly: Established 1878 RHHS Prom Queen (Eh: liberal Help Wanted In all honesty we are forced to answer both these questions in the negative. Yet excitement and chal- lenge are what youth is forever seeking. A community that offers only punitive measures to keep its young in check - strict policing. curfews â€"â€" may well find its young people seeking and obtaining excite- ment and challenge in outwitting the forces arrayed against them. Feeling that delinquent youth are a symntom of family break up, the the SPC has endeavored to see a family counselling service set up in the area. It is also now pressing for a day care centre ‘where children of working mothers will be assured of good, developmental care instead of being dumped with inexpert or careless babysitters. One organization which has been frying to come up with answers to some of these perplexing questions is the Social Planning Council of Richmond Hill and District. Both these are preventive meas- ures which should help to ensure more stable family units, better able to sustain and direct young people. Help from the fund has taken con- crete form in provision of artificial legs and arms, braces and other cor- rective appliances which are very expensive. If a child needs this type of help, the child gets it â€" and your returns make this possible. Seals should be regarded as annual reminders of Easter, which heralds spring â€" and of those who can only watch from the sidelines. Be gen- erous and return the pink envelope with your donation today. But this too. is only part of the answer. Many young people are not particularly interested and some def- initely do not enjoy such sports. Many of these activities too are or- iented mainly to boys. program in just ahnuf every direc- tion and involve many more young people. Not satisfied with this, however. the council has organized a discus- sion evening at Richmond Hill High School April 11 when an impressive panel of experts will try to come up with some imaginative answers to the “suburban blight" which is spreading throughout this and neigh- boring communities. as their target for 1968. Half of this amount remains in Richmond Hill to help local youngâ€" sters and at present there are T5 names on the Lions’ list, from the town and its surrounding community. We wish them well and hope that concerned resiqlents of the .;a1:ea will attend and céntribute their own ideas. (Photo by Stuart's Studio Interested in some form of art? Do you have an absorbing hobby. Please tell me about it by phoning 223â€"8692. A Garden ISA Joyous Thing How did it all start? “I used to live with a dear little Victorian aunt in post-war London, and on a whim I auditioned and won a part in Ronald Frankau’s revue “Ladies Withâ€" out”. Well, auntie was so upset when she heard I was to be swung across the staare on a new moon, scantily clad, that I turned show business aside. I thought forever. and pursued my career as a sports- wear fashion buyer.” “I just auditioned for fun ~â€" I didn‘t dream I‘d get the part, says Kay Turner of Thornhill, who plays the bouncy. singing barmaid in CFTO‘s “Pig and Whistle”. Now she finds it hard to believe that she will be spending the month of May touring Canada from coast to coast. along with John Hewer who plays the public-an, the Carlton Show band, and the entire cast. They have just finished taping the four final shows of the seasbn. and will soon be rehearsing highlights from past productions to take on tour. It was quite a few years later when as a house- wife. and mother in search of a hobby, that she joined the Scarboro Theatre Guild. From there she went to lunchâ€"time theatre at the Colonnade, a sumâ€" mer of melodramas at the Poor Alex, the Crest. and a part in David Sectors’ film “The Offering". Mrs. Turner was already in rehearsal for the Curtain Club's production of “Pools Paradise”. when she landed the part in "Pig and Whistle". “I thought I would be taxing my family’s patience to the utmost, even then, and hated to even mention the possibility of the coast to coast tour. but my husband Alf is being terrific about it, and says it is a chance of a lifetime”. she says. Ten year old Susan is also hanpy with the idea of her mother's forthcoming adventure. “It will be fun cookin" for‘Daddy, but I think we will often eat‘ at Mario’s!” On their return from the tour‘ the group will take a well earned rest, but not for long. as “Pit! and Whistle” has been renewed for next season. There is now a waiting list of three thousand, many of them English peonle, who are eager to be a part of the “nub” atmosphere at the tapings. and wallow in nostaln'ia. The children watched goggle-eyed as Mrs. Onvschuk went through the whole process. starting with clean. white. uncooked eggs. and with a fine wire instrument, drawing in bees wax the first stage of a design that has been handed down from genera- tion to generation. Mrs.‘ Turner is very thankful for competent help, and will not have to worry about Susan coming home from school to an empty house. “When you get old pros’ like Vera Lynn and David Whitfield belting out the old songs, there isn‘t a dry eye in the place. I used to feel I had bitten off more than I could chew. but I’m relaxing and sta'rting to enjoy it now". There was a short pause. “I wonder what auntie would sax?!” reflected Kay Turner, part-time barmaid from Thornhill. All the patterns are based on symbols taken from two main themes, Christianity. and Growth. Some of the designs derived from Spring and Migra- tion can be traced back as far as 2,000 BC. Mrs. Onyschuk had on display many drawings of these intricate patterns. Priceless family heirlooms. __ “Did you make all these eggs?” asked little Jane Thomson, of Willowdale. Mrs. Onyschuk smilingly allowed her to cradle one gently in her hands. On she went. systematically dipping the eggs in vegetable dye, then re-waxing‘, and re-dipping in all the primary colors. When the designs are complete, the eggs are put in a barely warm oven to melt off the wax, then pierced and blown out. It was hard to believe that some of the very fragile looking“ eggs in the display basket were hundreds of years old. Two hundred energetic children, and their not so energetic (end of holidays) mothers. surged eagerly into the auditorium of the North York Pub- lic Library last Thursday. Ten at a time they were ushered by admirably good natured librarians, up to the large trestle table on the platform, where Mrs. Odarka Onyschuk was conducting a demonstra- tion in the ancient art of Ukranian Egg decorating. A two week old granddaughter is the next in line to pass on the ancient designs of the Onyschuk family. Although Mrs. Onyschuk has had formal art training, all Ukrainian children learn this from their mothers as a matter of course. They look for- ward to the exchange of the goodwill Easter eggs with their families and friends. The National Theatre School will be holding auditions across Canada during the next few months. Actors applying should be between 17 and 23. There is .no age limit for production candidates. Those interested should write to: The National Theatre School of Canada 407 St. Lawrence Boulevard Montreal. In the Sp 011i ghft Rome wasn’t built in one short day, And growing Hollyhocks or hay Always requires work and thought; So you will find your garden plot Repaying you for all your care By spreading beauty everywhere. And in the glory days of June 'Twill set your little world in tune. Robert D‘ Little A garden is a joyous thing; A gardener always welcomes spring; 50 plan your garden while you wait For snow and ice to abdicate, And when the balmy days come ‘round. And sunshine warms the waiting ground. You'll know just where to plant the seeds And just the type of soil each needs 50 that your Marigolds and ‘Mums Will indicate your greenish thumbs. And neighbors will be happy to Look over and enjoy the view. By JOAN HAROLD Dear Mr. Editor: The b:haviour of the York Central District High School \Board toward the York Com- gmittee to End the War in Viet- nam is both absurd and alarm- ing! -â€" What has become of our civil rights? CRACKPOTS AND VIETNAMHO know how any soul will de- How can a member of the school board he so discourteous as to use insulting terms to a group of people asking to rent the high school auditorium? I would like the person who called the members of the York Committee “crackpots” to de- fine this word. Now that hundreds of thous- ands of people, among them eminent citizens, both of Can- ada and the United States, have come to realize more than one pressing need for ending the Vietnam war, would the above mentioned member of the school board call them ALL “crackpots” â€"~ or would he con- sider the people “crackpots” who were, in his opinion. "crackpots" a few weeks ago? DOROTHY HOBDAY, 709 Carrville Road, Richvale. “I have a deep sympathy with war, it so apes the gait and bearing of the soul. It is a pity that we seem to require war. from time to time. to assure us that there is any manhood left in man. “Men have made war from a deeper instinct than they keep peace. War is but the compel- ling of peace. “When the world is declared under martial law, every Esau retakes his birthright and what there is in him does not fail to appear. He wipes off all old scores and commences a new account. The world is interested lllllllllm“|llllllllllllllullllllll“llllilllllllll\“1mmllllllll‘lllllllllilll At the annual meeting Of the‘outstanding personalities: Lister American Association for the,smc1air. Rabbi Stuart E. Rosen- Advancement for Science, justiberg‘ Globe and Mail journalist held in New York, DI“ Athel- Charles Tay[01~_ James M_ Min- stan Spiihaus unveiled plans.\nifie, the CBC; Gordon Hawk- now in study stage, for a ne\v"ins‘ Editor of “The Commenâ€" experimental city to be builtttator'fl John Gellner. “from the underground up" in} Price {or the six lectures is Dear Mr. Editor City Of The Future Advertiser - Guardian) As 1984 approaches with‘ alarming speed. visionary ideas are being proposed to solve the problem of where to put all the people. Some of the ideas seem wild, until you take a close look and find that maybe they make pretty good sense . . . if we can give them a try. now in study stage. for a new’ins‘ Editor of “Th experimental city to be built‘tator'fi John Gellner “from the underground up" in] Price {or the six Minnesota farming country. Dr.'$10. They will be h Spilhaus proposes completely‘Monday of each nigl new cities which would make tober to March in full use of every new techniques Hill Public Library. of science. systems analysis; To enFOL call Mi transportation, construction andjat 384-4065 Or Mrs. organization. 'Hoek 889-5119. o Dispersing people b ing new cities in I‘( empty areas, with a po. of perhaps 300.000 set some 40,000 acres of SL‘ ing farmland, parkland ‘ 0 Elimination of noise by unâ€" derground construction methods using prefabricated materials, and by routing all vehicles to underground tunnels. 0 Elimination of air-pollution by sending air pollutants from tunnels and from factories into an underground "fume sewer" for treatment at an airscrubbing plant. Highlights include: ing est. o Elimination of traffic con- gestion by making everything above ground for pedestrians only. with efficient public transportation and small “people pods" to carry a few people. via automated rail, to whatever destination they de- sired within the city. In a sense it would be easy to shoot holes in such idealistic scheme. There will be plenty of problems if these ideas are translated into reality â€"- but what human venture doesn't have problems? And if we are tn accommodate double our population by 2.000 AD we need bnld and perhaps brave soluâ€" tions. O Elimination of water pol- lution by complete treatment of sewage and industry pollutants. Dear Mr. Editor: On behalf of my colleagues here at the national office of the Canadian Mental Health Association as well as on my own account I would like to express our appreciation of your editorial of February 22 about our York County branch and its request for a grant from the York County Council. The clear and pointed way in which the case was stated as well as the deep concern for the disturbed children cannot have failed to make a very strong impres- sion. and we sincerely hope that some positive action will result. Editorials like this are perhaps the most valu- able assistance and co-operation that CMHA receives as it pursues its challenging task of securing first- class facilities for all the mentally ill and emotion- ally disturbed. Please do accept our thanks. Sincerely, FIRST THINGS FIRST First Class Facilities For Mentally Ill (Etoblcoke WAR the e by build-:0“ relatively population} set amidst‘For surroundw 1d and form m proposal LEONARD CRAINFORD, Director: Information Services, CMHA. Are we not supposed to love and respect our neighbors, not hate and ignore their lives and views on living? We North Am- ‘jericans. of all people, should be ‘thankful for living and in this praise we should thank others, friends and enemies. for makâ€" ing this wonderful 20th Cen- tury world possible. Instead of fighting for our “rights” away from {home we should recognize the inequali- ties at home and try. first of all. to change them. i Isn't enough of our life wast- ed: one third lost in sleep, one third lost in making the “al- mean itself in so novel a posi- tion. But when war, too. like commerce and husbandry. gets to be a routine. and men go about it as indentured appren- tices. the hero degenerates into a marine and the standing army into a standing jest. When bravery is worsted, it joins the peace society. What is human warfare but just this â€"- an ef- fort to make the laws of God and nature take sides with one party." Fifty subscribers are required by the end of March for the York County University Wo- men‘s Club lecture series for next fall and those interested are urged to enrol immediately. What is war anyway. but fighting and killing? I am sure God did not give life to Adam for the purpose of destroying his brother. Life should be, agreeably. a struggle, with its ups and downs. but must 'we fight .‘tooth and claw, blood and flesh; must we give up thousands bf young people â€"â€" let alone one, who haven’t begun to see the great- ness that can be derived from living. to the angry power men- ace of violence! The lecture series is arranged through the University of To- ronto Extension as a public service. Six speakers will be heard from the following list of outstanding personalities: Lister Sinclair. Rabbi Stuart E. Rosenâ€" I add this in continuation of Mrs. Roy Clifton's well-compos- ed letter. published in “The Liberal“ March 14. mighty dollar”; Why should we take the rest or even snuff out a whole life just for the sake of a “foreign policy". Official Plan PublicAlfairs Fall Lecture Series may be obta mation Sec' Highways. Department throughout Department formation. Department of Highways' offices throughout the province: the Department of Tourism and In- formation. 185 Bloor Street East. Toronto 5; at the depart- ment's tourist reception centres at border crossing points in Southern Ontario and at servâ€" ice centres on Highways 400 and 401. Free copies of the new map my be obtained from the Infor- lation Section. Department of [ighways, Downsview; at all tepartment of Highways' offices 1roughout the province: the ’epartment of Tourism and In- )rmation. 185 Bloor Street ast. Toronto 5; at the depart- 1ent's tourist, reception centres RUBBER STAMPS 90 Yonze Richmond Stamps NOW MADE IN RICHMOND HILL BY ial Road Maps 68 Now Ready :ed this week ficial road ma now available copies of the obtained from Section. Depa] DISTRESSED. Richmond Hill Fast Street North Service 1 Miss Mrs. J ‘9 held the first night from Oc- in Richmond Q‘H 1t of 1-! week 1 map Highways that its p of On- F. Hurst van den On January 10, 1862, from Lakefield‘ Ontario‘ Catherine Parr Traill addressed a letter to her lawyers. Messrs. Cockburn and Stanton. concerning the estate of her late husband. Thomas Traill. She listed the names and ages of her seven children and enquired about the appointment of a guardian for those considered minors. Last week a representative of the provincial archives. Hugh MacMillan, called at the Rich- mond Hill home of Mrs. Mary Harding to receive the letter and a number of other docu- ments relating to the Traill family. Catharine Parr Traill‘s des- criptions of early Canadian life and her work as a botanist have won her lasting fame. One of her books. “The Backwoods of Canada“. was recently reissued in paperback form. She is greatly admired as well for her outgoing personal- ity and a courage maintained in the face of great hardship. She is greatly admired as} “We need many more like well for her outgoing personal-khan" was the comment of Mr. ity and a courage maintained in MacMillan. whose job it is to the face of great hardship. collect items for the provincial Mrs. Traill came of a literary archives. He explained that in- family. Her sister, Susanna dividuals who take the trouble Moodie, is the author ofto learn a little of Ontario‘s his- “Roughing It In the Bush" and'tory can be of inestimable aid in ‘Life In the Clearings". Another ensuring that documents and sister. Agnes Strickland. was objects of historical value are well known for her writing in preserved for generations to Europe. come. 111;. “I suppose I am like hundreds of women who would keenly like to understand these problems but newspapers are too verbose and prejudiced and who is there to tell us, simply, clearly-and briefly the truth. Tell me son, what is the truth about the high cost of living?” * i # t * THE TRUTH OF THE HIGH COSTQF LIVYNG The son replies: “You ask me. a har question. Let‘s take a single item like meat became it’s used in such large quantities. _ “Some years ago, the government fowiid that out of every dollar spent for food by the ordl'rraIiV' economical family, more than 15c went for beef. Beef cost more than the amount of tea, coffee, sugar. molasses, rice and potatoes or for all the flour, corn meal. bread and milk bought.» _ . I Everybody talks about the high cost of living. They did the same in 1912. The Ladies Home Journal that year ran a series of letters from a. son in answer to his mother’s questions concerning the important issues of the day. In her letter, the mother writes: “I wonder if you realize, you who live in the big world of things. how little a woman like myself living quietly up here in the country really knows of the great quesâ€" tions that seem so vital and throbbing to our counâ€" ulna”. .. Va.“ “ comparison of 1910 with 1900 shows in that space of time, beef rose more than 25%. Bread rose one-third, milk one-third, potatoes and smoked ham. one-half. The foodstuffs which took the biggest jump were bacon and lard which just about doubled in price. and the only food that didn’t rise was sugar and it actually dropped a little. 1 ‘15,,“ uuu . u “v -y. “What Eggpeaédntg-food, happened to clothing. Flannels went up in price about one-sixth, ginghams from one-fifth to one-third, boots and shoes, one- try. Rambling Amy!!! Trail/ Papers To Arc/1i ves injured by a hit-and-run driver you can claim damages from the Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Fund. ofi'fAnio DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT, 10 St. Mary 51., Toronto 5, Ontario. ouumo For further information, wr'ne: Director of Claims, Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Fund What Went On In, 1912 (Continued on Page 14) 'l‘heir brother. Colonel Sam- uei Strickland, whose signature appears on some of the docu- ments presented. was an asso- ciate of John Galt and “Tiger” Dunlop. He wrote a two-volume account of his experiences env titled “Twenty‘Seven Years in Canada West”. As a Traill descendant. Mrs. Harding has acquired a detailed knowledge of the family and the area in which they lived. Her interest in Canadian history is, however. not confined to the Lakefield area. - She began some years ago by investigating accounts of cholâ€" era among emigrants and has since enlarged her reading in include the history of most of the counties of Ontario. Much of (his reading was done in conâ€" nection with genealogical re- searches undertaken on behalf of interested friends. by Elizabeth Kelson