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Under these very radical tax changes two classes of people are go- ing to be called upon to carry a new and crushing burden of taxation -â€" the wage earner, the man or woman who is steadily employed, and the small businessman. Mr. Benson pro- poses an overall and substantial increase in taxation. It is not, as its title suggests, merely a proposal for tax reform; it is a proposal to raise taxes, a mere $165,000.000 estimated in the first year, but expected to rise to about $725,000,000 extra tax- ation of the (‘anadian people in the fifth year of the new scheme. At no time has Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau or his Finance Min- ister given any explanation of why this extra taxation must be imposed or what it is to be used for. There is a detailed calculation of the expected rise in federal revenues and great care is taken to assure the prov- inces that they will receive slightly more revenues if the proposals of this paper are implemented. York County is mainly middle class: in character and for that reason alone every citizen should‘bejaady There is little attention paid to the plight of the taxpayer, or to the ability of an already heavily taxed economy to support a higher level of taxes. Little or nothing about what the proposal would do to personal incentives; nothing about the effect they will have on competitiveness of Canadian exporters. The small businessman is now to be taxed on the same basis as such giant corpor- ations as General Motors and General Electric who bear no economic resem- blance whatsoever to the small family-owned business. A taxation system, especially for a trading nation with an open econ- omy, is a very delicate mechanism. It has grown up gradually and economic adjustments to it have to be made both internally and in relation to the taxation systems of other Countries. You make radical changes in such a system at your peril. Appearing before the Senate Bank- ing and Finance Committee last wee k Montreal Tax Consultant Arthur Gilmour said Ottawa's pro- posal to increase the rate of corpora- tion tax on the first $35,000 of corp- orate earnings would have “an appalling effect on small family businesses, which are the backbone of our land”. Mr. Gilmour went on to state “that the Trudeau Adminis- tration is planning to extract vastly increased taxes from the middle class, including the skilled worker. a situation which is causing great con- cern to many Canadians.” Mr. Gilmour also assailed Mr. Benson’s plan to make the foreign earnings of Canadian companies with subsidiaries abroad subject in some cases to Canadian tax, saying the proposal is “a matter of corporate life or death to some firms”. It is important for everyone to realize that the heart fund campaign, conducted here and throughout Canâ€" ada during February, is something more than just another health drive. The heart fund is uniquely im- portant. Essentially. it is a com- bined appeal supporting the nation- wide fight against a great complex of diseases and disorders â€" heart attack, stroke, high blood pressure and hardening of the arteries‘ rheu- matic fever and inborn heart defects, to mention only a few. Diseases of the heart and circula- tion, which your heart fund dollars help to fight, are responsible for more than 75.000 deaths in Canada each vear. That is more than the combined total resulting from all other diseases and causes of death. In fact. these cardiovascular diseases account for more than 50% of all deaths. The heart problem is no distant ab- straction. Although national and in- ternational in scope. it exists as a painful and costly reality right here in Southern York County. If you have doubts, examine the obituaries which appear in our newspapers. You will find that our local mortality experience closely parallels national figures: that-on the average, about half our death notices will mention “heart attack”. “stroke”, or “heart disease“. All too often these terms are applied to family breadwinners in the prime of lifeâ€"men in the 45 to Subscription Rate $5.00 per year; THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thur V 9:" An Independent Weekly: Established 1878 (:0 L “ tion 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” Security or Freedom The Deadly Crippler Ulhe liberal Under the guise of tax changes the Trudeau Government is really intent on making a radical change in our present social order. Mr. Benson proposes that on a certain day all of Canada's privately owned assets are to be evaluated for the purposes of capital tax levies. If Parliament allows Mr. Benson to have his “Valu- ation Day” it will in effect be telling us that the state has the first right to all of the property of every citizen. It will take what it wishes each year. What it takes will not be based on money earned or gains generated on the sale of property or wealth pro- duced. Instead, it will be based on evaluation made every five years on each man's property â€" subject though it is to the vagaries of the market, the inflationary propensities of governments, the credit policies of banks and a score of other controllâ€" able and uncontrollable forces. The state‘havlng taken all it requires for its own purposes, still hopes there may remain/with each citizen sufficient for him to live a dignified, satisfying life. But, our politicians tell us, we need have no fear. No one will be deprived, for if insufficient remains to any man or woman after the tax collector has had his day, there will ‘be a guarâ€" anteed annual income for all. The security of the citizen is certain: what is not so certain is the security of his freedom. « The spark of individual initiative will be gone. Why work hard and struggle only to have the tax collector seize more and more of your possess- sions? In their drive to reduce everyone to one level of socialist mediocrity, Ottawa could do irrepar- able damage to this nation’s economy. If “m stagnate and can no longer generate invesunent capfiaL inana- gerial talent and new markets for our goods and servkes,then'we shaH most certainly have to settle for a decreasing standard of Hving. Such community concerns as education, welfare and pollution control, to name only a few, will suffer for the simple reason an expanding economy is needed to supply governments with the rnoney needed to fuel such serv- ices. York County is represented in the House of Commons in Ottawa by Liberals Barney Danson (York North) and John Roberts (York Simcoe). Mr. Danson represents Southern York County while Mr. Roberts represents the central and northern part of the county. Both are strong supporters of the Trudeau Administration. Our citizens should write to them in Ottawa and register a strong protest against the punitive taxation plans of Mr. Benson. Every effort must be made to make the Liberal majority in Parliament re- sponsive to the will of the Canadian peeple. Commenting recently on Mr. Ben- son’s proposals, Premier John Ro- barts of Ontario remarked that he “hopes, trusts and prays that the White Paper is not a fait accompli”. This newspaper agrees wholeheart- edly with Premier Robarts’ senti- ments. 65 age bracket Over the years, Canada has shown the way to the world in many aspects of medical research. It was here that insulin, the life-saver of the diabetic, was discovered; it was here that work was done to make the Salk Vaccine possible. We should be proud that we have, in Canada, doctors and med- ical scientists who can provide leader- ship, inspiration and imagination to the world of medicine. Today, many of these men and women are engaged in an all-out fight against heart disease. They are fortunate to have at their disposal the facilities of our medical schools which are among the finest in the world. Already much of their effort has been crowned with success. Research on heart disease in Canada is limited by the lack of funds. During Februâ€" ary, the Canadian Heart Fund is conducting a drive to ensure that the research may continue uninterrupted. Funds are needed to meet expenses incurred in the work and to maintain the doctors and medical scientists on fellowships. Mrs. Mary Monks, Wood- lane, is heading up the drive in Rich- mond Hill. All of us have a vital stake in the fight against heart disease. Our support of the Canadian Heart Fund will help our medical scientists to conquer yet another enemy of man- kind. Remember. give from the heart to help your heart! sdaY, Feb. 12. 1970 Today. wheels are rolling at the Canadian Indian Centre on Beverly Street where. only yes- terday. there were no wheels. Now, thanks to United Church Women from the 55 churches in Toronto East Presbyterial, the Indian Centre owns a shiny, red Volkswagen. The ambitious project. begun by the United Church Women more than a year and a half ago, required more than one million dollars in cash re- gister tapes from Dominion Stores. Helping the Toronto East Presbyte-rlal were United Church Women from as far away as New Brunswick. as well as hundreds of interesled citizens and the staff of the In- dian Centre. Dozens of women Centre, accepts fhe kéy from Mi‘s. Dorothy Bernie, retiring president of the presbyterial. Dominion T apes Buy Bus For Indian Centre To anyone who has seen “Pool’s Paradise”, the sequel to “See How They Run”, the characters will be immediately familiar. The setting is the Vicarage, Merton-cum-Middlewick, and anyone who knows English village life will recognize that. farcical though the action may be, the characters are only slightly larger than life. Every village has its Miss Skillon, hearty, horsey and a number-one bore, and the inevitable comic maid, in this case Ida, is a very real person, or was up to a few years ago. Without giving away any of the surprises in store in “See How They Run”, I can say that almost every man in the cast, at some time, appears in the garb of a cleric, and when one finds that one is an ex-boyfriend of Penelope’s and another an escaped German POW, one can imagine the ensuing ramifi- cations. As in “Pool’s Paradise”, Penelope’s uncle, (Continued on Page 14) d-I‘ll““\“lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIll“lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllill“|lllllllllllllllllllll‘llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll\lllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll\lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll “Graphic arts,” he explained, “is a broad term which encompasses the many facets of commercial and fashion photography; the preparation of art and design; photo-engraving; platemaking; type setting and printing in both letter press and lithog- raphy.” “Service and quality is what we have to sell,” (Continued on Page 14) Daunuuuu." \u -v-.-_n,, ,, would not agree with him. i an at a: (Editor’s Note: The story as I heard from another York- shireman â€"â€" is that Henry VIII enjoyed a visit to Richmond Castle (which is built on Rich- mond Hill) so much. that when he built the palace in Surrey lllllllllllllll'l' We all know the collective expigassion's “a gaggle of geese”, “a school of whales”, “a pride of lions” â€" here’s a new one for you â€" “a confusion of clergyâ€" men”. No, it has nothing to do with the ecumenical council. It is the best description I can find for the plot of ‘See How They Run”, playing February 13 and February 14 at St. Andrew’s College Auditor~ ium. This is the spring production of the Aurora Drama Workshop, and is written by Philip King, who has given us a number of very funny and fast moving comedies. Government Bureaucracy Can Destroy A Man I have known a number of clergymen on whom the Reverend Lionel Toop could have been modelled, though I confess none of them had an ex-actress wife quite as scatter-brained and delightfully uncon- ventional as Penelope. In file Sp 011i ghft lThis story appeared in the fall 1969 New York edition of Quaker Service. a publiâ€" cation of the American Friends Service Committee -â€" Editor.) A tragic example of how the machinery of governâ€" ment can crush the American dream is found in the story of Benny Babela. Benny has lived in Elizabeth. New Jer- sey. for forty-five years. For thirty-seven of these he owned and operated a neigh- borhood grocery s‘ore. "Ben‘s Market." in the area of Eliza- beth known as "The Port." Husband. father. shap- keeper, property nwner, tax- payer. Mr. Bahela lived and prospered in America. truly for him a land of opportu- nity. He and his wife raised three sons. all of whom served their country in the armed forces. One son was killed in the Korean War. Mr. Babela owned the building in which his store was located, occupying with his family a large second floor' Apartment; the other two flats were rented to ten- ants. In every way Mr. Ba- bela was. he thought, pre- paring for a cnmfortahie old age for himself and his wife. secure in the building he The Canadian Indian Centre on Beverly Street today owns a shiny red Volkswagen bus thanks to the United Church Women of the Toronto East Presbyterial. The bus was purchased by Dominion Stores Ltd. after members of the presbyterial collected Dominion cash register tapes total- ling more than $1,000,000. Joseph Hare, Program Director of the Indian Aurora Drama Workshop To Present “See How They Run.” By MARY MONKS The new bus is the first vehiâ€"l cle to he owned by the eightâ€" year-old Indian Centre and will serve a variety of needs. Dona- tions of good. used clothing and‘ furniture can now be picked up for delivery to the Beverly Street headquarters: orders for Christmas Cards designed by Canadian Indians as well as popular Indian craftwork will be delivered to customers across the city; and .people from the Centre will have reliable transâ€" portation to numerous sports events and social functions throughout the year. spent hundreds of hours count- ing and packaging the tapes for presentation to the supermarket chain. Rogert. Fox. director of the had lived in and carefully maintained for so long‘ But in The Port the spec- tre of urban decay crept from block to block. Mr. Babela's building was soon surrounded by the ghetto. Eventually. a section. includ- ing his own block, was slated by the city for redevelop- ment, although no one bothered to inform Benny of this decision. In fact, his first inkling that the area was being cleared came when his tenants began moving out. The city had informed them that they must vacate and find housing elsewhere. Another blow fell when the insurance company noti- fied Mr. Babela that they could no longer insure his property. For thirty-five years he had paid premiums promptly. insuring his build- ing against fire. wind. theft and so forth. Now, when the area was in the throes of rapid degeneration. when neighboring buildings were being demolished. when squatters. vandals and thieves were in full. sway. he could no longer buy insur- ance. In the month fnllmx'ing, Mr. Babela. new age seventy- six, was the victim of seven- ' WASTE!) EFFORT iDear Mr. Editor: The Richmond Hill Winter Carnival was completely spoil- cemre, points out. that nearlyled for me and my family by 15,000 Canadian Indians reside snowmobiles. We were nearly in the Metro area. “The Cenâ€" hit by one and cauld not enjoy tre“. he saw. helps about 5.000‘our‘ cup of coffee because of the Indians each year. providing noise of them right at our ear. social and recreational services! We could not enjoy the music counselling. referral and culâ€" for skating because of the noise tural development. let them and the smell of gas social and recreational services, counselling. referral and cul-‘ tural development. Dominion Stores Cash Regis- ter Tape Plan has been in existence for about 15 years. The plan is open to women‘s organizations, s c h o 01 groups. charitable institutions, churches and clubs who wish to help worthwhile community projects. “Purchase of the bus represents the most ambitious project of any organization to date." said Ed. Harvison. director of We could not enjoy the musicl for skating because of the noise of them and the smell of gas from their motors was nasty. We did not allow our child- ren to go back to the Winter Carnival, because of the danger of snowmobile: seemingly everywhere. If this is a party for snow- mobiles, it is a wasted effort. MARY LAWSON, Richmond Hill. t t w :- FIGHT POLLUTION public relations for Dominion Stores. Dear Mr. Editor: January’s gone but not the Rambling drqqqd For the first time in the long history of Brig- den‘s Limited, a man has been chosen who is not a member by descent or marriage to be its president. Brigden’s, located on Adelaide Street in Toronto, is one of the largest graphic arts companies in Canada and will celebrate its one hundredth anniversary in 1971. The newly elected president is W. E: Windsor of Thornhill. Most people in Thornhill area know him as Ed Windsor. He is a well known hockey coach and a longtime worker in Vaughan recreational activities. i MACHINES, N0 SUBSTITUTE FOR PEOPLE Ed Windsor. an accountant has been in the graphic arts industry for thirty years. He joined Brigden’s in 1960 as secretary-treasurer, was made general manager in 1962 and president in 1969. Mr. Windsor subscribes to the firm’s policy of unhurried good manners, courtesy and consideration for people, a heritage left to the business by the founder, Frederick Brigden. The fact that this policy is maintained to a high degree is a great man- ument to the founder who was a scrupulous, stone deaf engraver from Sussex, England. _ Mr. Windsor thoroughly enjoys his career in the graphic arts. “Graphic arts,” he explained, “is a broad term which encompasses the many facets of commercial and fashion photography; the preparation of art and design; photo-engraving; platemaking; type setting and printing in both letter press and lithog- raphy." ‘ n n u teen different robberies. m u g g i n g s and break-ins. “Telephone poles and weeds do not call the police.” he said, referring to the vacant lots where buildings had been razed. Hospital and doctor bills were nearly too much for him to handle. “I lost three times," Benny says. “First. the money or other things the mugger takes. Second. the injuries I suffered." he says as he points to various scars. “Third. in having to pay the hospital and doctor bills." In spite of the fact that the Elizabeth Redevelopment Agency had offered him $3.500 for his property in February 1968, Mr. Bahela refused to sell and stubborn- ly remained living in the building which represented. to him, the sum of his life's work. By this time. he had been forced to close his grocery store and board up the ground floor windows. In- come from. rent had ceased. of course. when his tenants maved out; Benny and his wife now .lived entirely on their Social Security divi- dends. And then, on October 31, First Outside President Dear Mr. Editor: After reading the news account of the so called appointment of William Masters to Markham Town- ship Council as the Ward 1 representative I feel I must take this opportunity to express my complete dissatisfaction with this decision. Ward 2 Councillor James Jongeneel stated that the man most qualified for the position was chosen, and he also stated that he felt Charles Stewart lacked experience in municipal affairs. To me this statement can mean only one thing . . . They found a yesman. Having someone new, like Charles Stewart on council might mean that some new ideas might be presented and this would never do. William Masters then states that he will not seek re-election for 1971, which to me means that we will not have a true representative of the people of Ward 1 during 1970. PETER LEDWITH, 1968, while Mr. Babela had gone to the dairy store for milk, as he describes it “someone burned my build- ing down. Even a person who considered me his enemy, if he lived next door, would have called the fire depart- ment. Empty buildings do not smell smoke." Depressed by the damage the fire caused, Mr. Babela \vent to city hall and offered to sell for the $8,500 origin- ally offered. He was aware that every building on either side and across the street from him had been purchas- ed for much higher prices â€"â€" some more than twice what he was being offered. Still he was ready to yield even for only $8,500. A Redevelopment Agency official. Mr. Babela states. laughed in his face and pointed out that the building was no longer worth any- thing. but since the city wanted to be “fair”, the city would clear the property. bill Mr. Babela for demolition charges. and pay $1.600 for the land: The official esti- mated that the cost of de- molition would be about 52.000. Benny replied that this would mean he would have by Elisabeth Kabo- WANTED STEWART AS WARD I REPRESENTATIVE 27 Romfield Circuit, Thornhill. bills for that Christmas splurge! Do Canadians want more and more trill product: and servic- es at high prices? N0. Housewives want reliable products that do not harm our environment. When will the detergent manufacturers teii‘ the name and the amount of each ingredient? Let 1970 see‘ the end of phosphates in our cleaners. Save some fresh air and water for your children. Richmond Cast/e, Yorkshlfe Maybe Dad will even get into! the fight - pollution - problems‘ through safer products. When mother writes her Member of Parliament about phosphates, In 1973 Richmond Bill will celebrate its 100th anniversary as a municipality. By that tiler it will be 180 years since thel first white settlers arrived in the virgin forests of this area. That's a long time in Canadian history. . But it is a short time in th history of Britain as evidenced by the fact that 1971 will bring the 900th anniversary of the birth of Richmond Castle. York- shire. It is reputed to be the ‘oldest stone-built castle in Eng- land and has a special signifi- cance for the people who live in Richmonds and Richmond Hills throughout the world â€"- and there are many of them. The grey stone fortress begun by the Duke of Richmond, is the oldest building in the original Richmond. The unique occasion will be celebrated with a series of spectacular events during the summer of 1971, organized by a local committee of volunteers. A special invitation is extend- ed to residents of all Richmonds and Richmond Hills to join in these celebrations. If they can't attend they can enroll as a patron and will be kept in- formed by a news letter of preparations, will receive a badge. a souvenir handbook and __A_.I the Skiâ€"cial gfiirde to Richmond Castle. Cost of this service will be $5 per person. ~_ Yd At irtér january 19 meeting Richmond Hill Town Council decided to become a patroy; Deputy-reeve Ivan Mans- brldge, a native of England, thought that the original Rich- mond is in Surrey, although he knew that former Mayor Tom Broadhurst (a Yorkshireman) to pay the remaining $400 from his own pocket. He not only would lose his entire property but also have to pay the city $400. The offi- cial verified this. Mr. Babela states. Benny Babela refused and stormed out in a fury. ac- cusing the agency of never being interested in his build- in the first place, but rather in the land itself. For a time Mr. Babela liv- ed in the burned-out build- ing. supplementing his in- come by collecting scrap wood from demolition sites and selling it to families liv- ing in the redevelopment area He continued to pay taxes of $322.93 a year based on the 1964 appraisal of $8,600 on his property. and the city continued to accept them, in spite of the fact that the building had burned. Benny borrowed money from friends “on his name” to pay these taxes, fearing that the city would take his property away from him otherwise. The Babelas still own the property, but are now rent- ing a low-income apartment. Benny continues to look after his scrap lumber busi- ness, combing the area for burnable bits and pieces of wood. let Dad add a paragraph about car exhaust fumes. Take time to write today -â€" the life you save is your own. MRS. BERNICE LEVER. ‘ of ’ greed. To use such facilities as each of us has: to telephone or write our Member of Parliament and Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau is not to say we are not con- cerned about the horrible conâ€" ditions in which some of our own people are living. But compassion. the quailty which separates us from the animals can be used to em- brace the victims everywhere cruelty. indifference and May I. through the courtesy ‘ of your paper. Mr. Editor. urge each reader to use his or her influence on behalf of those in- nocent victims? Telephone your MP; speak through your . church or community groum ' as the modern idiom has it â€"« DON’T JUST STAND THERE .â€" DO ‘SOMETHING! MERLYN ANDREW» Glenbum Farms, Unionville. Biafra is far away. Our own Indians and Eskimos â€"â€" and even the old people in our own province â€" are ln need of as- sistance. But we would surely be less than human to use this argument to support a policy of indifference to the plight of the starving black children. the desperate mothers and the dy- ing male tribesmen in this re- mote little conquered land. USE YOUR INFLUENCE Dear Mr. Editor: he named it Rlchmond Hill and the adjoining town became R ic h m on d . ) mnuuulmmmm\\l\mmnu\\\\\\munm\uummmuunmmm Ontario Tax Prospects Bleak (London Free Press) From the provincial point of view, the main deficiency in the federal White Paper on Tax Reâ€" form is its failure to offer any- where near the additional sums of money which Ontario claims it needs to cope with its respon- sibilities. Although Ontario’s initial re- sponse to the federal proposal! was conciliatory, the regularity with which provincial cabinet ministers are now attacking some major features of the white paper indicates deep dis‘ satisfaction. Daumuv At the December meeting of finance ministers â€"- another federal-provincial ministerial conference is scheduled in Feb ruary -â€" Provincial Treasurer MacNaughton accused Ottawa of grossly under-estimating the extra revenues that the white paper reforms would generate. He suggested that the federal government would raise up to double the $630 million it cal- culated to be the total revenue gain from full implementation of the tax reform package in \1976. .. ALâ€" cu VIM-y. I'Dâ€"'- A new tax is hardly a politi- cally sound election-year de- vice. In any event.‘ the provincial white paper implied a firm commitment to a provincial Income tax structure that really didn‘t exist â€"â€"it was an at- tempt, as much as anything. to stake out a provincial bargain- ing position to extract more money from Ottawa. So far it hasn't worked. Mr. MacNaughton sold the federal reforms were designed to increase Ottawa's‘ revenue raising capacity significantly while ignoring provincial-muni- cipal needs. Provincial taxes are already high and â€"â€" barring a redistri- bution of revenues. the course Ontario favors â€"â€" they will have to be raised again. Political necessity points to a tax inr crease this year because 1971 in almost certain to be a provin- cial election year and the Con‘ servative Government is al- ready in trouble enough with- out going to the polls im- mediately after raising taxes. The crucial question is what taxes the government can in- crease. Consumer taxes, like the retail sales tax levy. tends to be inflationary and Mr. Robarta has made it clear that Ontario is not going to set up its own income tax in 1971, though the provincial white paper suggest- ed otherwise. - -- nu The most intriguing feature of the provincial plan was the proposal for a credit formula that would permit lower-income taxpayers to offset property. sales taxes and health insur- ance premiums against personal income taxes. Ontario Would prefer to dovetail its ideas with federal tax reforms as a more politically palatable alternative to a tax. About the best Ontario can hope for at the moment is that a combination of spending re- straian and higher revenues â€"« to which inflation contributesâ€"â€" will enable it to get by with modest tax increases. The cut- look is not cheering. Campaign For Better Advertising, 79 Denham Drive. Richvale. separate provincial income