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g\mlmmfll\lllllll\l\ll“\l\l\|l\“llmlllllll\\|ll\l\\|l\\\l|ll\ll|fl“l\lllllllllml\|ll\ll\ll\l\ll“ll\l“WWll\\“\lfllllllllllllulllllllll““umlllllllllllllllllllmlulll!llllllllll“llIlll|“lull“[ll|“lull\|\\llll\\l\\\\l\ll\lll1N“llllll\\\\llllll\l\l\\l\“\“lllllm“ll“lllllllml\\\ll\lllll\\\\lll\lll\lllll\lif :“ulmmmmmuummuuummuluuuummmmmuu1uummumlmummmnmmnmmummuummnx\uuuumu\l\uuuumuuuluuuuumlmummum111“munmum\mmuuummmmmmuuuummuuumxmmmmuuxmmmmmé i Later Smith said many people see the guaranteed annual income as a complete solution to poverty, but this idea ignores the problems of job op- portunities, education, health and poor work habits. Tom Kent, the deputy minister of Regional Economic Expansion in the Trudeau Administration told the Sen- ators that the only real and lasting solution to the poverty question is devising ways and means to operate the Canadian economy at consist- “The poor should want to partici- pate, and should participate, in the economy. They don’t have the co- operation and the opportunity to par- ticipate at present.” “There’s been a tendency to think poverty problems can be solved by welfare programs. I don’t think we will find solutions to our problems if this is our only approach to it,” he said. Reeve Stewart Burnett of Whit- church Township has acted wisely in insisting on an immediate audit of the books of the municipality in the light of charges made during the election campaign that some 81,000 of public funds is either missing or was misSpent. Defeated Deputy- reeve Lawrence Hennessey is report- ed to have made the charge in an election campaign speech. However before saddling the Can- adian taxpayer with yet another costly welfare program supposedly designed to aid the less fortunate, the politicians in our two senior levels of government would be well advised to consider what two prominent Canâ€" adians familiar with the national scene had to say regarding the proâ€" posal when appearing before the Senate Committee on Poverty. Wasting no time in meeting the challenge, Reeve Burnett on Dec- ember 2, the day after the voting, ordered that an audit of the township books be completed and ready for council by December 30. However beyond this point the taxpayers of Whitchurch are being kept very much in the dark regarding the background leading up to the election charges. ’ Arthur Smith, chairman of the Economic Council of Canada, told the Senate Committeeâ€"â€" Trudeau Government is pushing hard for its adoption and before he left last week for Ottawa, news reports indicated Premier John Robarts of Ontario and his delegation of senior cabinet ministers and officials also favored its adoption. Councillor Norman Barnard was particularly mysterious at the Dec- ember 2 council meeting accusing Mr. Hennessey of violating his right to confidential information by revealing The question of a guaranteed an- nual income for Canadians in the low income group is a major topic being discussed at the Dominion- Provincial Constitutional Conference meeting in Ottawa this week. The Confronted with the dangers posed by the increasing use of dangerous drugs among teen- agers, York County Board of Education last week agreed to set up a special committee of board officials, professional people, community workers and students to cope with drug problems that have arisen in senior public and secondary schools in the county. Drug Study Program Includes Teens Parents, Professionals In Scarsdale Growingr concern was expressed last week, also. at a meeting of the Metro Branch, mental health association, which deplored lack of hos- pital facilities for providing emergency and con- tinuing treatment in general hospitals for victims of drug abuse. Evidence that the drug threat is becoming epidemic among the teenage population of this continent was presented when the Community Committee on Drug Abuse, Scarsdale, New York, made its first report to the community on Nov- ember 29. Scarsdale is a residential suburb of New York City with a population of about 14,000, and the committee was set up a year ago in an effort to stop the spread of marijuana and dangerous drugs among its teenagers. The committee includes local doctors, lawyers, ministers and student leaders. The first step toward control, the committee suggested, must be education of young people and parents, including introduction of special narcotics prevention programs in the public schools. 7” An Independent Weekly: Established 1878 egoâ€"74‘ I. Subscription Rate $5.00 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 “Second class mail, registration number 0190” THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thursday, Dec. 11, 1969 People's Right To Know Although no official statistics are available, Guaranteed Income (libs liberal The hard core of the unemployed need better education, expanding job opportunities and a healthy dose of motivation and self-confidence. The underprivileged are plagued by a lack of mobility, poor work and health habits and usually live in substand- ard housing in depressed areas. People can’t spend themselves out of poverty. Money must be used as an investment in terms of educa- tion and job opportunities. Such an investment must be controlled and managed so that it is not Spent foolishly with the net result that those on welfa1e ha\e more ready cash to spend but still lack the basic t<%ols and drive to strive for a better H e. â€" the most productive group in the nation. Mr. Benson’s proposals would also mean new taxes which will drive many small and independâ€" ent firms out of the market place and thus decrease rather than accelerate the rate of economic growth. Yet we now have the same Mr. Kent advocating an expanding econ- omy as the best solution to the problem of chronic unemployment. This is in direct contrast to recent proposals put forward by Finance Minister Edgar Benson which would mean an extra burden of taxation on the already hard-pressed middle class what he was told to the public. Mr. Barnard’s attitude is hardly the atti- tude of an enlightened elected servâ€" ant of the people. ‘In a democratic society the citizens have every right to know how their affairs are being administered by their elected rep- resentatives. However, Mr. Barnard is not alone in his attitude. Too many of our politicians frequently set themselves up as self-appointed cen- sors of the people’s right to know. A former newspaperman who ar- rived on the Ottawa scene during the Pearson era, Mr. Kent can’t be classed as right wing in his philosâ€" ophies. Considered a left wing Liberal when he served as a member of Mr. Pearson’s staff and after an unsuccessful attempt to win a seat in Parliament, he was appointed the deputy minister in the Department of Manpower before Mr. Pearson re- tired from public life._ It was revealed during the meet- ing that the council has reversed an earlier decision to hire a deputy- clerk to assist Clerk Thomas Kerr. No reason was given for this sudden change in their thinking. ently high levels of employment. Mr. Kent stressed it is “essential to create the conditions in which pov- erty can be overcome." This newspaper would suggest to Reeve Burnett that he widen the scope of his inquiry and in doing so take the citizens of Whitchurch into his confidence. A forthright and clear report should be made to the people detailing what has gone on up to now as well as the results of the December 30 audit. school authorities in Scarsdale estimate that about 30 percent of high school students have tried marijuana or the more potent hasish. There are also indications that, although the use of heroin, LSD, and other “hard” drugs is low, the figure is growing. During the past year Dr. Marvin Moser, a cardiologist and chairman of the Scarsdale Com- mittee, has organized parent-student seminars in homes in the community to talk about drugs. About 200 students and their parents have been meeting regularly once a month, but parents are never placed in the same group as their own children. Meanwhile, the committee reports, parents are not as hysterically frightened about drugs as they used to be, and the young people are learn- ing that the use of marijuana, which they con- sider non-addictive, leads to experimenting with more damaging drugs more often than they had realized. Plans are under way to set up a series of afternoon seminars on drugs in the high schools of Scarsdale in 1970. Evidence that trafficking in drugs is increas- ing in York County was brought out in Richmond Hill Provincial Court last week when four local youths were arraigned on drug charges â€"â€" two of them were charged with trafficking in LSD and two with possession of a. cannabis drug (hashish). The Crown Attorney alleged at the hearing that there is an organized ring of people respons- ible for selling narcotics in Richmond Hi1}. Safety officials offer the fol- lowing suggestions for an acci- dent free holiday season. They warned against over- loading electrical circuits with more lights than they can safely handle and suggested that de- corative lights be inspected before use. Follow These Safety Tips For Merry Xmas A circuit overload, while per- haps not heavy eno h to blow a fuse, could cause ‘he wire to overheat and melt its insulation, opening the way for fire or electrocution. the laboratory said. It also said that strings of lights and extension cords that have been stored could have deteriorated. The officials also warned against working on light strings that are plugged in, stretching light strings or extension wir- ing, placing flammable material near floodlights, leaving electri- cal fixtures in the reach of children and using string lights on a metallic tree. AURORA â€"- Town action designating some town parkland for snowmobile trails has been deferred following confronta- tion with petitioners objecting to the operation of vehicles in the town. Third reading of a bylaw which Would have estab- lished limited access to the parks was held up when a dele- gation backed by a petition of 70 Aurora Heights residents protested its intent. Ken Ham, a 37-year-old insurance man Who lives at 116 Talmage Avenue, Richmond Hill, walked off with the Richmond Hill Junior Chamber of Commerce “Outstanding Young Man Of The Year” Award December 2 at a dinner meeting held at Montgomery’s Tavern. Mr. Ham was honored because of his contribution in organizing the Richmond Hill Legion International Midget Hockey Tournament in 1967 and his continued efforts in connection with its promotion since_that_tir_ne. ‘ u 1 vsanu. mu .u va uvvv-v.. ..---- --.., _-__ Mr. Ham has been involved in general with local minor hockey pursuits for a number of years. He is also an honorary member of Branch 375 of the local Legion. The hockey tournament â€" assisted by Mr. Ham â€" has grown from 16 teams in 1967 to 32 teams who participated last year. Over 300 boys from across Canada and the United States were billeted in private homes for the occasion. Outstanding Young Man A ward Whenever I get a chance to talk to an old timer in the community I do so at every opportunity. One of the questions I ask is: “What were people like in your day?” _ .. .- n11 I 1 ,, 1-1;..â€" “A vau “wa - They describe a Canadian of their day as belong- ing to a hardy breed. They had to be tough to sur- vive. They had to Le self-sufficient and resourceful. Canadian history books describe them as being daring and liberty loving. They took their pol- itics seriously too. They don’t sound like qualities you could apply to the general run of people today. Of course that’s only my opinion. Modern people seem to be always talking about “they” as it affects them. Nowhere do I hear them say, “I am responsible for my own life. It is my will, my imagination, my work that will decide the course of my life.” One of my “cool” friends once said: “Why make the effort. We have no country to open up. We can’t influence governments, unions or big business. We can’t buck the system and the bureaucracies.” vuu. wuvA" ..... What should we say to him? Something like this: “Go help open up the north country, a few hundred miles away. If you don’t like society or your circumstances try to change it by offering constructive suggestions. Better still change your attitude and you’ll find that life is what you make it. And for goodness sake, stop blaming the other fellow ! Rambling 41'9qu I told my “cool” friend that he was the natural heir of infinite resources. “You’ve got to be kidding,” he scoffed. I said: “Don’t you believe the government belongs to the people and that includes you.” “No”, he said flatly. “The government is yours as much as anyone else’s,” I insisted. “Study the theory of govern- ment, take an interest in its practical side. The government is composed of ordinary peOple much like yourself, human to a fault. Join a political party. How do you expect to influence a government if you don’t have the right approach? You have a right to express opinions about the use of atomic power, communications, pollution, business practices, hous- ing, education, labor problems and social welfare. Get acquainted with your Member of Parliament and the provincial Legislator. And remember, that none of our institutions would exist without people. You have the same equipment as the pioneer farmer, a body. a mind and a heart. Be a thinker and a doer and the world belongs to you.” v.--” v-_.. _~__‘_,_. fialrclship {léed to beya way of life and people learned to cope with it or died trying. Today every little setback results in apathy or resentment; The picture is not really as black as that. There are some natural heirs of a vanishing pioneer spirit. They work from a centre of reason, faith that is not blind, reSpect, loyalty and decency. They look on life as a challenge and not a threat. Their native inborn Wisdom is allowed to flourish and it says: “As a man thinks in his own heart so he is.” The “cool” people are not always the young and the comfortable. They are found on all levels of soc- iety. “Coolness isn’t just a quality of the have nots”. The haves suffer from this disease too. They are too comfortable. Their biggest complaint is their (Continued on Page 16) Lose Your Cool And Get Involved '7’ “cool” friend that he was the natural (Photo by Studio Nine) by Elizabeth Kelson The other day I received through the mail. as I suppose everyone else in this riding did, a letter from Donald Deacon MLA, York Centre. Included was a questionnaire, on which I would like to express my opinions openly. Particularly to question number three. OPPOSES GOVERNMENT NORTHERN EXTENSION G0 GRANTS TO ROMAN SERVICE TRIUMPH FOR CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOLS PEOPLE POWER. Dear Mr. Editor: Dear Mr. Editor: .. The other day I received I want to thank all of your through the mail. as I suppose readers who helped me promote everyone else in this riding did, the Go-Go Special to develop a letter from Donald Deacon nothern commuter service. Quote: “Do you think some provincial tax money should be used to assist independent schools, such as Roman Catho- lic secondary schools, private schools, Montessori, etc." Un- quote. In Ontario our Department oil Education supplies Schools for all races, colors. creeds and re- ligions, with no exception. but we find parents who wish to send their children to these other schools. I suggest that if this is their wish they must be prepared, and I think they are. to meet the financial needs of these schools with NO tax money provided from the public treasury. These are my own opinions without consultation with any- one and any reference to reli- gion does not mean that I am prejudiced for or against any religion, far from it. Grants to Roman Catholic High Schools. have been. for some time now, quite a comm- versi-al subject. But it is my opinion that the essence lies in the British North Americfi Act. There never has been an act that at some time or another could not be revised. and brought up to date. with clauses changed or deleted to cope with problems of the times. The part of the act dealing with separa- ted schools was drafted when in Canada there were only Roman Catholics and Protestants to be considered. Since then our population has increased and our religious youps in numbers accordingly, until we find many, many dif- ferent ones. To single out a sin- gle religious group for special consideration is not only a form of separatism. it is also discri- mination of a most insidious nature. Religion has its place and I feel that our churches and or- ganizations within the church should be adequate to look after our religious needs. I believe religion should not be taught in any school, nor should educa- tional hours be used for stu- dents to attend church. I also believe that only those statu- tory holidays as laid down should be observed by all schools â€"â€" and no others. It’s time to get away from! this separatism and keep our school, as in the past, open to all races, colors, creeds and re- ligions. We should let the De- partment of Education look ‘after the educational needs of all our childrenâ€"let them mix, play and learn together for a better tomorrow. GEORGE LINSDELL. Apt. 311, 7471 Yonge Street, With the little theatre season in full swing, I find it difficult sometimes to catch all the produc- tions in which fellow actors are involved. Quite a number of Curtain Club members have affiliations with other drama groups, just as the Curtain Club “borrows” talent from outside when necessary. By the time this goes to press I shall have seen Monica Vermeulen and Mike Gosling in the Aurora Musical Society's production of “The Pirates of Penzance”, (set by Buster Vermeulen), so more of that anon. I was sorry to have missed the Mississauga Players’ festival entry, “Staircase”, in which Ron Scott played the difficult role of “Charlie”. From all reports he gave a very fine performance. Ron will be playing the title role in the Curtain Club’s children’s play “Rumpel Stiltskin” after Christmas. That’s versatility for you! .u-y u . v- ~w-.---., ’A club member whose performance I did see is Art Sinukoff, who has contributed a lot of time to the Richmond Hill group, but who has been work- ing recently with the newly formed Temple Players. Though named for and associated with Holy Blossom Temple, the group is non-sectarian and would like to develop as a community theatre. The Players’ first major production was a pro- gram of two one-act plays, “Not Enough Rope” and “The Hundred and First”, which was presented in the spring. Last week they gave four performances of an unusual modern play by Lanford Wilson, “The Rimers of Eldritch”. The play was first seen in 1967 as an off- Broadway production at Cafe La Mama. The author is a member of the New Dramatists’ Committee, the Playwrights’ Unit of the Actors’ Studio and has received a Rockefeller grant in playwrighting. He has also been awarded an ABC Fellowship at the Yale University School of Drama, where he was playwright-in-residence for the 1967-1968 academic season. A recent New York production of the “Rimers of Eldritch” brought Mr. Wilson the coveted Drama (Continued on Page 16) In’the Spoilighi: ThornhilL By MARY MONKS I congratulate the provincial‘ government on adopting three of the main proposals of the Go-Go Report: â€"â€" (1) Rail transit in peak hours. (2) Use of existing CNR trains and tracks on a sponsorship basis. (3) Integration with buses to give the benefit or the single; fare. The provincial government has shrewdly left its options open. Buses can test business ‘north of Richmond Hill and if sufficient business develops, can either cdnstruct the proposed Gormley to Aurora rail line or charter service on the Barrie line or use only buses if patron- age is discouraged. Unfortunately, the proposed rail service stops at Richmond Hill and those farther north may have to take a mini-bus. trans- fer to an express bus. transfer to a train and perhaps transfer to the TTC. This will discour- age patronage and discriminate against those in King. Aurora, N e w m a r k e t, Bradford and points north. I ask the province to send at least one of the CNR charter trains on the Barrie Line, since 735 out of 884 tickets on the Go-Go Special were from north of Richmond Hill. York Centre Riding represented by Donald Deacon in the Legislature has received full service. Why not York North and Simcoe? The first step towards a vital public service has been a vic- tory for citizen action over poli- tical stalling. The politicians who were recently pooh-pooh- ing our efforts and frantically giving fanciful excusw for failure to act are now doing somersaults to show they were for it all along. It is fun to watch them. It is seldom that a person has the chance to put his ideas into practice and see them mature. The Go-Go Special was a'rare opportunity to do this. It was a triumph for people power over government and I want to thank you and all your readers who made it possible. Dear Mr. Editor: Finance Minister Edgar Ben- son's White Paper on Tax Re- form completes a formula that} if applied can only destroy any remaining incentive for con- tinuance of small business. There are three essential ele- ments of this formula -â€" a 50 percent tax of all corporate profits regardless of the size of the. corporation, 2 capital gains tax and oppressive succession duties. Many small businesses are incorporated for limited liabil- ity reasons, not tax benefits. FEDERAL TAX CHANGES WILL DESTROY SMALL BUSINESS JOHN MEDCOF Mount Albert. Since these businesses often depend on a few large accounts. which could well precipitate the bankruptcy of the small busi- ness. then the owner of the business to protect himself per- sonally and his family must in- corporate to limit his liability. With a smaller corporate in- come, he is not penalized tax- wise for his corporation for the tax rate is 23 percent which probably approximates his tax if his were a sole proprietorship. Now, however, he faces an in- crease of federal income taxes of over 100 percent â€"- a heavy tax burden for his operation ‘and restrict: his opportunity to lexpand. Now too. the small family business cannot be passed on from father to son. 'for the heavy burden of a capital gains tax faces the father if he should sell the son the business. If he wills the son the business, the succession duties will force a sale of assets or substantially ‘reduce the company surplus. Most small businesses face a shortage of working capital. To decimate the operating capi- tal of the corporation can only force it to close its doors or so restrict its operations that it ‘must lay off staff and take a much reduced place in the mar- ket place. There is only one criterion that should exist for all busi- ness and that is that it must be sufficiently efiicient to oper- ate successfully in the market. The form of the business. be it a “closely held" or a “widely held" corporation should not be a factor in its continuance. Canada has prospered by the willingness of individuals to take the risks and endure the long struggle of establishing new business. The adoption of the increase in corporation taxes for small business particularly is forcing many small businessmen to re« evaluate their corporate place in the business world. Much of the incentive for business growth will disappear with the legislation of the tax provisions of the white paper. Should Be Retained At All Costs It seems almost a sinister co- incidence that. almost on the 84th anniversary of the driv« ing of the last spike of the Transcontinental C a n a d i a n Pacific Railway at Craigellaâ€" chie in the British Columbia mountains on November 7, 1885. the CPR should apply for application to abolish their pas- senger railway services. This ‘application includes permisâ€" sion to drop eVen their luxury trans-continental train “The Canadian." 4,111“l“lll\|\|“ll“lll\ll|\Il\lll\\ll“ill“MIN“lll\\l\\\l\l\\l\lll\ll\\l\l\ll CPR’s “Canadian” We say it is a sinister co- incidence because those who know Canadian history will ap- preciate the -fact that British Columbia joined Confederation on the condition that a railway be built to link them with the east While admittedly. “The Cana- dian" of present day travel is losing money, nevertheless the trip across this nation provided by it is an education in the appreciation of Canada un- equalled in its scope and fasci- nation. It would be well if every young Canadian could be afforded this adventure into the saga of Canadiana. The rugged north shore 0! Lake Superior -â€" the woods and wilderness of the Lakehead to Kenora area â€"- the Vast reaches and panoramic views of the prairies, and last but by no means least, the deep canyons and lofty majesty of the mountains provide a never- to-be forgotten experience in travel right in our own land. The CPR‘s “Canadian" can quite rightly be termed “The Confederation train of today." It is our hope, that even if the CPR is permitted by the ‘Board of Transport Commis- sioners in Ottawa to discon- tinue other passenger lines, that they be refused the right ‘to cancel “The Canadian" so present and future generations may be able to enjoy this in- tegral part of Canadian geog- raphy and history, although a federal government subsidy be necessary to maintain its operation. 'r'â€"â€"-'** , After all, in the beginning it was the transcontinental Cana- dian Pacific Railway and the driving of that last spike by Sir Donald Smith (Lord Strathâ€" coma) in that lonely mountain pass that bound Canada to- gether as a nation from coast to coast. The engineering feat was staggering, the results of fore- most national importance. Let the transcontinental luxury train be continued so that Canadians and others may con- tinue to travel and appreciate ‘not only the facts of Canada's iorigin, but enjoy as well one of ithe world’s most magnificent land varied journeys. ‘ WWW AURORA â€" A proposal that would set up a system where the town would plow snow from sidewalks this winter as part of its winter works program is now under study. (Campbellford Herald) GORDON HURLBURT. P. Eng.. Scarboro.