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The eastern fringe area is expected to include Pickering Township, Pick- ering Village and Ajax in the Whit- by-Oshawa region, although Picker- ing Township is making strenuous efforts to be included in Metro. The western fringe area will include the Halton-Peel area Where the number of municipalities has been reduced from 17 to seven. Mr. McKeough is expected to meet with York County Council sometime in April to hear its ideas on the northâ€" ern fringe area of regional govern- ment. In preparation for this meet- ing York County Council. which represents the 14 municipalities in the county and the Southern Six (the Towns of Richmond Hill, Markham, the Townships of Mark- ham and Vaughan and the Villages of Woodbridge and Stouffville), should attempt to agree on some cen- tral theme which Mr. McKeough can use as a guideline in implementing regional government. our citizens must surely be quite con- fused as to what form regional gov- ernment will take when it is finally implemented. Municipal Affairs Minister Darcy McKeough has indi- cated he intends to introduce reg- ional government in the fringe areas both north, east and west of Metro. With the lack of any clear-cut decision by our municipal politicians. At a meeting of the Southern Six held on February 5 these municipal- ities voted 12 to 8 against the pres- ent County of York as the political While the Metro Council Trans- portation Committee decision on ex- tending the subway to Sheppard Avenue is still not finalized, it would appear that no one is going to con- vince officials to build the subway to Finch Avenue at this time. Subway 'I'o Finch . . . AI Least The transportation committee has indicated that the money just isn’t available to construct the Yonge Street line to Finch. However, Gor- don Hurlburt, North York controller, outlined a suggestion to the Willow- dale Businessmen’s Association rec- ently that, if implemented, might be the answer to Metro’s problems, and take the subway even further. Controller Hurlburt, looking a good many years into the future, suggested that the fares cover costs of the subway from Eglinton to Steeles and that the public, munic- ipality or province pay for the line from Steeles to Richmond Hill. Terminating the subway at Shepâ€" pard appears to be short-sightedness into the future of northern Metro. It will cost $79 million to build the subway to Sheppard, plus millions to supply parking in the area. The term- inal, according to Mr. Hurlburt, will 172 Squadron Air Cadets. under the command of Major G. M. Kessler CD. were granted permission to hold a tag day in Rich- mond Hill on the evening of April 18 and all day April 19. by town council. These dates coincide with the tag day held in Metro. The cadets will be well supervised and the funds raised will be used for the benefit of the local boys who are involv- ed in the. youth trainint program of the air cadets. Maior Ressler dated in his letter of request. At the last meeting of Richmond Hill Council Mayor Thomas Broad- hurst expressed the town’s apprec- iation to Shaun Beggs, all members of his committee and co-operating business people, who combined their efforts to make Richmond Hill’s first Winter Carnival a marvelous success. Every citizen and every visitor to our community during that highlight of the winter season must join the mayor in this tribute â€" it was well earned. In spite of the sceptics, this result of co-operation proves once again that there is a community spirit in Richmond Hill and a desire to make this town one of the best of its size anywhere in the world. ' Of particular interest was the number of young people who partic- ipated in the planning and work of the carnival. Their enthusiasm was a delight to their fellow workers and played no small part in getting the project off the ground and making it Cadets Will Tag April 18, I9 : An Independent Weekly: Established 1878 *cfix' L Subscription Rate $4.50 per year; to United States $6.00; 10c single cop} 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. Feb TM): liberal United Voice The moonlight falls upon the cloth of white That covers rolling fields and tree and hill; A watchdog’s voice disturbs the quiet night, Another answers and then all is still. The frozen fronds bend down along the creek, The snowy owl has ceased his eerie call; The stately hemlocks crown the distant peak As night has wrapped the valley in its shawl. A lonely farmhouse sheds a beacon light Wherein a troubled one may lie awake Not knowing that the lovely face of night Might for an instant soothe a sorrow’s ache. As winter bends above the sleeping land, And paints a picture with a Master Hand. ROBERT D. LITTLE Winter Night Then Richmond Hill Town Council in session on February 17. by the narrow margin of 4 to 3, voted against basing any regional governa ment purely on the Southern Six. Markham and Vaughan have yet to make a decision on regional govern- ment. Donald Deacon MLA, York Centre. in an interview, forecast regional government may very well include parts of the three Counties of York, Ontario and Simcoe. unit for a regional government. In- stead those present indicated they favored a regional government for the Southern Six based on a two-tier system composed of three munici- palities on the lower tier. n u With our elected representatives so divided on the future form of res:â€" ional government it is no wonder the ordinary citizen is confused. In layâ€" ing down the guidelines of a regional government Mr. McKeough forecast a population base of between 150,000 to 200,000 which he feels is neces- sary in order to provide an adequate tax base for a full range of municipal services. The Southern Six with a population of some 75,000 falls short of this basic requirement. The municipalities should make a real effort to arrive at some con- sensus of opinion as to the form and area regional government should encompass. Mr. McKeough is more likely to be guided by a well thought out majority decision than if he is greeted by a chorus of discordant voices. have about six ground level bus bays, and one can't help wondering if they will all be needed when the subway moves north again, as it certainly must. While a subway to Richmond Hill is far from top priority, it would appear that an extension to Finch at least would be in order. Land in the Finch area is cheaper, there is more of it, fewer business establishments will be forced out, and driving in the area isn’t‘quite as hectic. Cost of subway construction from Sheppard to Finch has been estimated between 22 and 26 million dollars, and Metro could appeal to the Federal Govern- ment for assistance, as Mr. Hurlburt suggests. Waiting isn’t going to solve any- thing. It will be 1972 at the earliest before the subway is completed to Sheppard. After that is finished, then do they start squabbling about plunging further into the northland? Why not start buying land now? All the way to Richmond Hill, if necessary. In 1972, how much will it cost to build a subway to Finch? Certainly more than the present estimate of $26 million. a reality that surpassed the wildest hopes of the originators. At a time when others of their age group in Canada and in other countries were demonstrating their rebellion against the world as it is by “sitâ€"ins”, riots and destruction, these young people were making their contribution towards making their corner of the world a better place in which to live. They undertook a task which needed to be done and made it a meaningful occasion for everyone concerned â€"- even for those who only sat on the sidelines to enjoy the two-day program. Instead of saying “Somebody should do something,” these young people said, “Something should be done and we will do it” â€"â€" and that constructive viewpoint paid divi- dends in enjoyment for thousands of people. These dividends will con~ tinue to be paid in future years as the carnival becomes an annual event with more and more attractions and more and more people participating. 1969 The Bayview production will have the benefit THORTNLTEATRFSCORDER Of a number 0f Very talented young people' some 0f Cal Harley from Thornlea talks about the suc- whom work professionally in other areas of show- cessful “psyche potpourri» a successful variety Show business, and some knowledgeable teachers to direct directed by head of the music department, Charles and advise. them‘. . LaPointe and Teacher Jerry Diakiw. The mUSiCal ASSIStmg MISS Mathews are the dramahc ‘ show drew an audience of more than 450 people. (Continued on Page 14) l (Continued on Page 14) emmummnmunuummnumulumumnunmunmumulumummuuummulmummmuluuuuumummmlmullmullmu!muumnuumumun“nmunuunluquuuuuumuumuuunummuuununu“munmumumunmmmumuuuumumuumlmulmlmu-F It is more than twenty years since I first saw a production of “Oklahoma” in London. Those were the days of postwar austerity in Britain, but they Were also the days of the great American musicals, “Annie Get Your Gun”, “Kismet”, “Kiss Me Kate”, “Paint Your Wagon” and of course “Oklahoma”. After the sophistication and gentility of the Noel Coward and Ivor Novello style of Operetta of the thirties, and the star-Spangled rubbish fed us in the movies during the war years, these trans- Atlantic musicals came as a transfusion to the theatre of the late forties and early fifties. ) We have an opportunity to see “Oklahoma’ during the next few days at Bayview Secondary School, where it will be presented on February 28 and March 1, and again on March 7 and 8, and per- formed by students of the Music Theatre Arts class. The show is under the guidance of music teacher Elizabeth Mathews, who has wisely relieved the young cast of the strain of four performances by double casting. This also enables twice as many actors to participate. In common with all musical comedies, the plot is not the most important factor. Boy meets girl, loses her, finds girl again, (not always the same one), and after the resolution of their problems and half a dozen sub-plots, the show ends in the final clinch, to the accompaniment of a reprise of the love duet and a rousing chorus of the theme tune. When the songs are as tuneful and enduring as those in “Oklahoma”, Rogers and Hammerstein at their best, one goes home humming at least one of them, and feeling a little brighter for having escaped to neverland for an hour or so. You can gather from this that I’m a sucker for this kind of show. One realizes how long ago that was. since now these shows have joined Gilbert and Sullivan in the repertoire of most amateur operatic and theatre groupS- « -» 1 By MICHAEL RAPSY David Porter looked at the litter of telephone mes- sages on his desk and got mad. Mr. Porter is a school attendance counsellor and his job is dealing with prob- lem children. “I was getting pretty dis- gusted." he says. “Problems kept coming in but solutions weren’t coming in as fast as the problems. Kids were running wild â€" with a recâ€" reational set-up that was ex- cellent but a lot of kids were not using it.” He knew other social workers were in the same boat so out of frustration he telephoned them and arv ranged in meeting to discuss recreation. Inihe Spoilighi; “Within 10 minutes we knew that was only one problem the town was faced with." he says. Richmond Hill’s first re- quirement was a family counselling service to com- bat the high incidence of marital breakdown which was causing many of the youth problems. he explains. And so Richmond Hill’s Social Planning Council. a volunteer organization of professional people and in- tel‘ested laymen, was form- ed to co-ordinate existing services. bring needs to light Now Or Never Social Planning Council The guest speaker at the annual meeting of the York Central Hospital Auxiliary was the renowned astronomer, Dr. Helen Hogg, of the University of Toronto, who is pictured above (right) receiving a pot of spring flowers from Mrs. R. D. Little, following her very approp- riate talk on “Astronomy Through A Hospital Window". The meeting, which was extremely Well attended, was held February 13 in the hospital cafeteria. local Astronomer Addresses Y C HA By MARY MONKS and implement new pro- grams. That was four years ago and although Richmond Hill still doesn’t have a family counselling service Rev. James Burn; council presi- dent, believes the 50-mem- her organization is fulfilling its role Mr. Burn is minis- ter of St. Matthew‘s United Church. “The aim of the Social Planning Council is not to run a particular agency but to bring together people with a germ of an idea and develop that idea." he ex- plains. Rev. Burn believes that the council is an the verge of a major breakthrough. Ideas that have been perco- lating over the past four years are about to become realities, he says. Discussions wi-th the Children's Aid Society for a family counselling service have been revived; a day care centre is ready to be launched as soon as suit- able quarters can be found; a drop-in centre for youth is being contemplated; a door- to-door survey of the town's social needs by social work students from Humber Col- lege is In the offing and a help mate serVice is getting off the ground. Let’s do away with the phrase “student power”. I Who coined it anyway? I’m not condemning the right of the minority to a legitimate protest but I most certainly condemn those who wantonly destroy public property. There is also certain to be much public backlash to situations like. Sir George Wil- liams University in Montreal. r I asked a student about this quesfion and he indicated that the price of involvement was too high. It niakes sense if this pohcy rneans every Inan for himself. Perhaps even if well meaning students engaged in a pitched battle with the radicals the authorities would have tarred them with the same brush. '_-Wli’s getting harder and harder to distinguish the good guys from bad guys. Yet is it best to do nothing? I sometimes get the impression that any form of violence these days seems to mesmerize so many into a spectator standstill. This could include. stud- ents also. It’s a great big television show. I’ll bet there are many who sympathize secretly with those who thumb their nose at authority. It might be one way they take care of their own hateful feelings, their rage and frustration without having to pay a price. A local taxpayer said to me, “Where were all the good students when this catastrophe happened. How could they sit back and allow these rebels to destroy millions of dollars worth of university property without raising a voice or a finger?” 1 1 It was good to know that at least four hundred students felt enough responsibility to help clean up the mess. Why didn’t that item get a big headline in the dailies. A small paragraph for that and screaming headlines for the miscreants. Ironical isn’t it? As a journalist, I sometimes wonder about it. The help mate service 10 provide short term volunteer help to families in emerg- encies is the type 'of com- munity effort the council tries to foster. Rambling Argqqd “A great number of peoâ€" ple in the community care about the other guy but don’t know where the other guy is or What his problems are." explains Mr. Porter. Help Mate would put these people to work where they are needed as home- makers, babysitters. big bro- thers. foster parents or just visiting shut-ins. “Often I‘ve had kids at 2 o'clock in the morning knocking on the door. They've been kicked out of home," Mr. Porter explains. Help Mate would find them overnight accommodation from a prepared roster of people willing to help in this way. Teams of volunteer pro- fessionals to provide medi- cal, legal or other advice to people in trouble would also be available on a once-a- week basis through the serv- Ice. “A great many times the answer is there and if you can have 10 minutes with a person you can put him in touch with it." he says. (Photo by Stuart’s Studio) Help Mate will operate Responsibility, Not Power Any persons who care about the safety of their dogs or cats should write at once to their local member of the Legislative Assembly and urge him to op- pose the bills recently introduc- ed by Attorney-General Arthur IWishart and Minister of Agri- iculture William Stewart. TO ALL PET OWNERS been "humanized" to some de- Dear Mr. Editor: gree. Researchers should breed Am, mun.“ “a”. Mr- “m... animals for their own use. The latter bill would require humane soaieties to hand over all unclalmed animals for re- search purposes. The Attorneyâ€" General's legislation will re- move the power of ofl‘icers of the Society For The Prevention 0f Cruelty To Animals to enter into private property to inspect it. or to seize animals on the property. Under the new act the inspectors will have to ob- tain a search warrant. Our main objections are: 1. Canada has no legislation. as Britain has, to protect ani- mals once they are in the hands of the research scientist. With concerted action we can get this bill delayed. at least until we have parallel legisla- tion which will set some limit to the pain and terror which may he inflicted on a research animal. 2. It is cruel to use for re- search animals Which have been household pets. which have out of Villa Hospital on Bathurst Street where an answering service staffed by a blind girl and three young people in wheel chairs will relay calls to the appropriate agency. Another community pro- ject being explored is an old-fashioned barn raising bee to build the proposed Day Care Centre for preâ€" school children of working mothers. Several skilled tradesmen have indicated a willingness to donate their services free. and a local architect has offered to draw up plans. If building mater- ials were provided free, the building could be put up by high school students as part of their technical course. Mr. Porter says. However. the hard fact re- mains. After four years of discussion and presenting re- ports the Social Planning Council has only defined the problems; its solutions are still on the drawing board and whether they become realities only the next year will tell. Perhaps. as Mayor Tom Broadhurst says. defining the problems is enough. But David Porter knew what the problems were four years ago when he called the meeting. by Elizabeth Kelson 3. The time limit of 48 hours in which a pet may be reclaim- ed is a mockery â€" as everyone who has lost a pet knows. 4. If humane society inspect- ors are required to have a war- rant before entering premises where an animal is being abus- ed, rescue work will be hamper- ed seriously. Passing of these bills will set Ontario back 50 years in hu- manitarian work. ETHELWYN WICKSON. York County Branch. Ontario Humane Society. Dear Mr. Editor Through the columns of “The Liberal" I should like to at- tempt to correct a misunder- The proposed withdrawal bylof local government today. the Southern Six into a new; The transportation study now region has given us plenty nflbeing conducted throughout the reason to rethink the big trend‘county by volunteers under the to centralization of government. guidance of Canadian Facts is Soaring welfare and education nearing completion. The whole cests are only two examples of‘area Owes a great debt to these the result. llcitizens who have spent many Business Is finding that de_ihours<lconductmg Intermews and t. . . _ gatheimg the facts which. W111 cen tallzed ooeratmns symboll . _ . lzed by franchise operators are glve “5 a dear pmture 0’ the ’transportation needs of our citi- ' s 'v inore “efhment and reLponsi-elzens' .nuula LUIIULILLAIAE‘ “um. ~u...» nu“ Bufmess ls findmg that de'igathering the facts which. wil {endhghzed ogemtmns symbm'lgive us a clear picture of the ze y franc ise operators are . ‘ more efficient and responsive ’zgigsportatwn needs Of our cm than chain operations where de-1 Cénadian Facts expect their amasrinmiiza?‘ 2:52:35 be mic» ' BI‘C ‘ too often ignore the abilitles of I hope the budget which the local people to tieal with local government bring‘ down on Women‘s when gwe" the proper March 5‘ will include moves to fuldance and mformauon‘ arrest the growing tangle of red Boundaries and methods work-ltape of the 37 or more separate School Board Can Make friend: By Saving Cash (Barrie Examiner) ’ The job-trimming 1: an au- Want to earn some extra mission of guilt â€"â€" an admis- money on the side? Buy a sion that empire-building. i1 Volkswagen and join either the not now contemplated . . oer; county board of education or tainly Was in the cards for tht administrative staff. The board County boal‘d. voted recently in favor of a Mr. Ramsay said that one Of whopping 15 cents-a-mile travel the tasks faCing the region“ iallowance for itself and its staff. organization is to clear up misâ€" This, of course. is in addition conceptions caused by slanted to the $250 a month paid to reporting. trustees for attending meetings NOW before the hoard @093 and salaries of up to $30300 3 off and hires a public relation: year for senior staff members. Officer and Staff and PFOVIdEI And‘ of course. therevs extra them with an office, annual allowance for other out-nfâ€"poc-lsalaries 9f $20300 “and 1": ’ket expenses incurred on board cents a mllev may the 5'?“th ibusiness. ;DI‘ESS offer this suggestion. m..- 1.--; man". rnlufinnu 1h. Boundaries and methods work- able 100 years ago should not be patched over in the redesign Now. county taxpayers will certainly appreciate the ire- mendous saving that this staff cut promises. But. at the same time, they are led to suspect that. if all these jobs can simply be lopped off. there may be many more just as unnecessary. It should be warned that for the time being. staff members will have to keep a log of their mileage. But even that may change. One trustee argued that it was beneath the dignity of anyone making $25,000 or $30,000 a year to have to keep a record of mileage. Educa- tion administrators. it seems are above and beyond normal procedures of the business world. The board's generous allow- ances came after county educaâ€" tion director Jack Ramsay tick- ed off the county press for its charges that the board is over- spending on salaries and is “empire-building”. Yet, at this meeting. the board trimmed its proposed senior staff and. at the same time. presented the naughty county press with the most damning evidence supporting its empire-building argument. Perhaps because of this press criticism. the board eliminated the positions of assistant area superintendents. It combined the proposed budget office with the accounts office. It combined the two jobs of supervisor of maintenance and supervisor of caretaking into one position. It cut down on the Interim School Organization Commit- tee positions. The personnel office is to be combined with the payroll office with the sub- sequent elimination of the personnel superintendent. The position of’transportation ofâ€" ficer has been eliminated and the position of area superinâ€" tendent of business affairs ad- ministration has been held up “until the need becomes more apparent". PRAISE NOT CRITICISM WE GET LETTERS â€" and we want more. If you have a comment on a current event, an anecdote to relate. grouse to get off you; chesf, dron‘ug a line. All letters must bear the writer’s name and address. although a pen-name will be used in the paper i! re- quested and at the editor's discretion. The editor reserves the right to cut or publish portions of letter! if necessary. We can't return your letters. Sharpen your pencils â€" and let's hear from you. Don Deacon standing that has arisen as a result of the first aid coverage at the recent Winter Carnival. The lads of the lst Beverley Acres Venturer Company, who have earned themselves a fine reputation for their first aid coverage at hockey and ball games in the vicinity. have been accused of giving up and going home early. It was NOT the lst Beverley Acres Venturers that provded the first. aid coverage and in fact when the people doing so left the Mill Pond all of the Beverley Acres boys that were present went. to volunteer their services to those in charge. Reports Rather than any condemnae tion.I feel that, an accolade would be more in order. WILLIAM WIDDIFIELD. sets of 1‘ serving us Mr. Ramsay said that one of the tasks facing the regional organization is to clear up mis- conceptions caused by slanted reporting. A method of stopping a six- year-old methane gas leak at an Edenbridge Drive garbage dump will be investigated by the Metro Parks Commissioner and representatives of the Eto- bicoke Works Department and the Metro Conservation Author- lty. Metro Chairman William Al- len told the parks and recrea- tion commitiee last week that residents of a subdivision on the north side of the dump “are in danger and it shouldn't be bat- led around". Now before the board goes off and hires a public relations officer and staff and provides them with an office. annual salaries of $20,000 and 15 cents a mile. may the “slanted” press offer this suggestion. Experts say gas will. continue 10 be generated for perhaps 100 years. UXBRIDGE: Six municipalities have already approved a resolu- tion asking that Ontario County as a whole be kept in the re- gional government to he set up to the east of Metro. They also request a detailed study he car- ried out without cost to the municipalities. The best public relations the board could have would be in showing jealous concern for the money of the taxpayers who are footing the bill. Methane Gas Threat May Last 100 Years Thanks largely to Improve- ments in treatment and to much earlier diagnosis, stomach cancer is not the terrible threat it. used 10 be. In 1958 it drop- ped 10 second place as the most lethal form of cancer. The Canadian Cancer Society still urgently needs funds to finance research into all forms of cancer. The annual drive for funds is in April. ' Challenge 0F Cancer Venturer Advisor. First Beverley Acres Com. The job-trimming 1: an_ {d- MLA York Centre regional organization: