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Also. present will be those who would enjoy nothing better than to take the neighborhood apart. A small spark of resentment against a com- munity can be easily fanned into an uncontrollable flame by those who delight in vandalism. and destruction. As always. those who suffer will be the innocent ones. who were attracted to the event by its name. and who water and sanitary facilities, parking, bussing and policing. Also ask yourselves why such “festivals” are not welcomed back to any area where they have been held. Even where no violence has occurred, the fact is that no municipality, no matter how large, is equipped to cope with the added. needs of a half mil- lion people. The grant will be used to pay it will nevertheless reserve me for rental of the computer ter- right to continue to develop a minal installed in the board of- fiscal system using work done fice in Aurora, costs of data on this project, and will be free transmission to the computer in to either continue or abandon Ottawa over Bell Canada lines the system. _ and computer usage charges at The board included $40,000 in retail rates. not including costs its 1970 budget for its share of of development of the system. the project. which it expects At the end of July an evalua-lvfill save many man hours and ition “1'11 be made by a com-\increase efficiency in processing [mittee of representatives of the‘board records. sewmg Ior rive Children mrougn me years gave Ann 9. good deal of practical sewing experience. She makes drapes and dresses. Actually there isn’t much she hasn’t done except men’s clothing. She makes alterations too. ' “Mostly hemlines. It’s amazing how many women can’t hem their own skirts,” she said. Mrs. Sternats sometimes has five dresses to make up at a time. (Continued on Page 16) Lu ILA van saw-v. , Hard Ma lee with native trees would make our Eflor iigglplfipright anld dense cities disunwvely .Canadian. branching habit for use on city Professor Momnk said that we streets where space is limited. should be planting more of our In order to retain desirable native. maples, oaks, walnuts characteristics in nursery stock, and hickories. ' Also we should they take cuttings from the se- plant our native shrubs such as lected parent trees. These are Black Elderberry and Staghom placed in special nursery beds Sumach With its antler like with a continuous mist spray shape and red seed clusters. which induces the cuttings to (Continued on Page 16) \Wm-I el-lllllllllllllllllfllllllllllll\lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllIll“mill!“lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll“mmull!ll“lllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllullllllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllullllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllmlllllllllillllllllltlllllllllll\lllllllillllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllMlmllllmmlllllllwmllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllulllllllllllllml\l\llll\lll\lllillll\tlll inimumunnumuuunumuu\mumummummmunMlmuuumumulmmmmmmmmm _. 1A Richmond Hill Library Board Answers Council’s Criticism Of Its 1970, Budget Items The worm has turned and the Vaughan Township taxpayer is pro- testingâ€"more vigorously than usual. Massive protests at two public meet- ings last week are the direct result of the system of property reassessment that the Conservative Government of John Robarts has foisted on the mun- icipalities of this province. Under the guise of a. more equitable tax system, Queen’s Park has struck a further mortal blow at local auton- omy, A x This planned reassessment by cent- ralized, cold, impersonal provincial civil service far removed from the individual taxpayer is in reality very similar to the federal government’s infamous White Paper â€" both are being sold by Conservative and Lib- eral propagandists as tax reform while actually both senior levels of government are ‘quietly engineering a substantial increase in taxation. Seven of the nine mem- bers of the RichmOnd Hill Public Library Board at~ tended the April 13 meeting of Richmond Hill Council to answer criticisms of its bud- get, made at the April 6 budget day Sessions of coun- cil as a finance committee of the whole. The total 1970 budget was for $106,327.66 with the town's share being $76,043.66. The remainder included a grant of $19,200 from the Ontario Govern- ment and $7,800 from Cent- ral Ontario Regional Library. plus $3,109 from fines and $175 for auditorium rentals. One of the most unfortunate as- pects of this whole provincial reass- essment program is the shift in tax burden from industry to the residen- tial taxpayer â€" the hemeowner. Such large American-owned corporations as Continental Can have had their taxes reduced by reassessment as much as $50,000. The vast majority of the more than 70 new industries that settled in Vaughan during the past six years are branches of large international corporations centred in- the United States. They were quite familiar with the tax picture in Vaughan before they located there and were equally willing to‘meet these obligations. Now pro- vincial. reassessment. in the role of Santa Claus, has granted the industry of- Vaughan 8. $700,000 windfall. It would be interesting to know by how much the taxes on industry in the Newkirk Road area of Richmond Hill have been reduced at the eXpe‘nse of the homeowner, and similarly in the industrial areas of Markham Town- ship. The much publicized “Peace Fest- ival”, which its promoters, Karma Productions of Toronto, estimate will attract 500,000 young people from all over North America, may well be held in this area. The proposal has already been turned down by two municipalities and the site now being negotiated is located in Vaughan Township. ‘ The site at the intersection of Highways 400 and 7 is zoned open space, which permits recreational activities, and if the owner gTants permission Vaughan Council has no means of preventing it. Before we are accused by interest- ed young people of being “old fogeys” with no consideration for youth. we ask you to consider the magnitude of this venture. In round figures Rich- mond Hill’s population is 20,000 and it is proposed to move 25 that number of people into this area for a three day stay. We know that the‘g'reat majority of youngpeople attending will enjoy themselves and behave themselves. But in that number of people. be they young, middle-aged or oldtimers. there is bound to be a percentage of undesirables of all kinds. The Cause Of The Taxpayer Criminal elements would believe the $15 per ticket, and only ticket- holders will be admittéd, a real investment. What an opportunity a crowd of this size offers for pick- pockets, petty thieves, drug pushers â€" you name them, they’ll be there. Peace Festival In Vaughan? Subscription Rate $5.00 per year; For years now the municipalities THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, ,Ontario, Thursday, April 30, 1970 An Independent Weekly: Established 1878 ‘9 ‘â€"â€"-J\' 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” 6H): liberal Estimated expenditures in- cluded moving the library‘s children's department to the basement auditorium room and providing staff to care for the needs of that deâ€" partment. This will utilize all space in the present building for library purposes and permit the board to en- large its reference section to meet demand. In 1969 the town contri- buted “$63,435.09 to the running of the library. This year. after cutting $7.000 from the suggested levy, it will contribute $69,043.68. Spokesman for the board Taxpayers, not only in Vaughan Township but right across Ontario and this nation, are rising up against the unjust tax demands of our elected representatives. Governments are making burgeoning expenditures for elementary, secondary and university education, health services and for a welfare system in which the relief rolls are steadily increasing. Our governments today are plagued by vast inefficiency. fragmented pro- grams and a socialistic welfare sys- tem that still does not encourage people to leave the relief rolls. The Governor of Massachusetts speaking to his citizens has urged a “revolt against a state structure that denies you the efficiency. the economy, the quality of government you deserve”. Meanwhile the members of our House of Commons in Ottawa (Liberals, Conservatives and New Democrats are all equally guilty), while profess- ing attempts to combat today’s ser- ious inflation, have voted themselves an extremely generous retirement pension of a minimum of $5,000 a year after only eight years’ service, and Prime Minister Trudeau has ap- pointed a commission to study the MP’s repeated demands to have their present salary of $18,000 a year raised to $25,000 or $30,000. have been stufggling to attract more industry in order to offset the high cost of education and give the home- owner some tax relief. Now the Tory Hierarchy at Queen’s Park in one fell swoop has nullified this tax struggle and has once again substantially in- creased the tax burden on the prop- erty owner. Taxes will continue to be high until we have a whole rethinking of Can- ada’s social and other obligations and an efficient “costing” of those pro- grams according to the most modern managerial techniques, followed by a revamping of .the tax structure â€" municipal, provincial and federal â€" to ensure equitable tax-paying ‘all along the line. provided. We would also ask you to ask your- selves if this “festival” is really designed as a contribution to the cause of peace or is it a commercial venture from which the promoters hope to realize a substantial profit? From the rumored promises to Vaughan Township and from the known promises to Parkhill (the sec- ond site) the latter would seem to be indicated. Parkhill was offered a $50,000 donation to an artificial ice arena. The offers to Vaughan Town- ship are reported to be much higher. came to enjoy ‘the entertainment Among the promises is a tempor- ary hospital with 300-400 beds, to be provided by a pharmaceutical firm. Why? Reports from other areas where similar “festivals” have been held indicate that with a crowd of the expected size, eight deaths (vio- lent and natural) may be expected. It is also estimated that 100 young people will summer permanent mental distress, and of course there will be minor injuries and illnesses. Another indication that this/is merely a commercial venture is that Beatle John Lennon and Yoko with- drew their support when they dis- covered that a. charge was being made. If indeed 500,000 young people attend, at $15 a ticket the take will be 371/3 million dollars and the pro- moters can well afford to spend the estimated $3M; million to provide water and sanitary facilities, parking, bussing and policing. was its new chairman. Cam Smith, who told council that his board was prepared to accept the $7,000 cut in its budget made April 6. “It is your right and duty to do so. if you consider it in the best interests of the rate- payers. To some extent we will have to reduce the ser- vices available to the pub- lic,” Mr. Smith stated. “Our purpose in coming tonight is to answer criticism of the board. We would have pre- ferred doing this in private m‘th the finance committee and believe there was plenty of time to do so after our York County Board of Educaâ€" tion learned recently that it will receive $57,000 from the De- partment of Education to aid in developing computer facili- ties. York County is one of three boards which will share a total grant of $144,000 for develop- ment of a computer-based fiscal system with which the board is experimenting. Province Helps Finance County Bd. Computer The grant will be used to pay for rental of the computer ter- minal installed in the board of- fice in Aurora, costs of data transmission to the computer in Ottawa over Bell Canada lines and computer usage charges at retail rates. not including costs of development of the system. and computer usage charges at The board included $40,000 in retail rates, not including (3th its 1970 budget for its share of of development of the system. the project. which it expects At the end of July an evalua- will save many man hours and tion will be made by a com- increase efficiency in processing mittee of representatives of thelboard records. (The following poem was written by Charter Lions Member R. D. Little for the Richmond Hill Liohs Club Charter Night held April 16). Way back in nineteen thirty eight The Richill Lions had a date; A club was organized to prove For service they were in the groove, And down the years the Lions name Has brought our town no little fame For throughout two and thirty years There’s been some bees â€"- and also cheers That comes to those who give their best To Meet the Lions’ service test. budget was submitted Mayor William Lazenby reported that a major field of criticisms had been the re- serve fund carried by the library board. Mr. Smith explained that, at his sug- gestion, the reserve fund had been set up four years ago to take care of contingencies in repairs. The sum of $259 had been allocated to the fund each year. Last year. when it was evident that the board would be faced with major repairs to the main roof, which had developed a hole, to the patio roof and the heating system, and an The charred remains of Charlton Hardware and Hans Beauty Salon, Main Street South, are seen in the above photograph, taken after the January 21, 1968 blaze, which destroyed the building. Four families living in apartments above the business establishments were made home- less by the fire fought for several hours on a Sunday morning. Estimated loss Was $150,000. Charlton’s Hardware has since relocated in a new building just‘ south of the A&P Plaza on Yonge Street North and the prOperty on Yonge Street South remained vacant until last fall when construction started on Richmond Hill Billiards. This new recreation centre opened its doors to the public a couple of weeks ago. ~ The site was initially used by the first nursery in this area. Later, the first Methodist Church was built on a half acre in 1846. Because the pulpit was not in place and the auditorium was not filled with pews until 1860, the dedication seryice‘did not take place until July 1 of that year. . h-_A_ML -4 n1 1onn L..:..m luncu VVJUJA ypnu uuvu Auvv, v” \ v“--..-. Fire completely destro§ed that firstâ€"buildihg on the site on Deceniber 21, 1879, being‘ discovered shortly after the conclusion of the morning Service during‘ which the minister had used as his text, “Behold how great a matter a little fire kindleth.” Those early years were fun and work, And rarely did a Lion Shirk; Street dances were our summer fare And Yonge Street was a gay affair, With traffic routed every way (We doubt it could be done today) And there amid the summer zephyrs We raffled horses. pups, and heifers; One week, just for a special caper. We edited the Liberal paper; The shows upon the high school stage, Put on by Lions. were the rage, And when the world with war was smitten We sent our bundles off to Britain. In the late forties we recall, ’Twas felt that we should have a hall, To get it going wasn‘t hay For opposition came our way. But Lions never know defeat, And so in time it was complete; Some said it was a hall for Paul, But it has proved a hall for all, And we are meeting here'tonight Because some Lions saw the light And acted in that distant past In spite of opposition blast. The years roll on â€" the shadows dim â€"- The chartered line has grown thin; There’s Jim and Walt â€" there’s Ted and Paul, And Little Bob, and that is all. And so we hail you younger er, The torch is yours, so hold it high, Your legacy you should fulfill So that the Lions of Richmond Hill Will stand ace high -â€"'â€" each battle won â€" Until our service days are done. lions Charter Night Y onge Street Business Recalls Predecessors Treasury Board of the Depart- ment of Education and an in- dependent management consul- ting firm selected by the Trea- surer of Ontario. The report will assess the value of the system and its re- lamion to the cost of operation over systems used in the past. If the bdard finds the com- puter facility is not giving value for the cost of operation, it will nevertheless reserve the right to continue to develop a fiscal system using work done on this project, and will be free to either continue or abandon the system. unexpected claim for sick leave. the reserve fund had been increased substantially. Although the board had had a quotation of $2,124 for roof repairs from a local contractor, it had been able to have a satisfactory job done for $300. The problem of boiler repairs still re- mains and the board decided to put an additional $500 in the reserve account to try to handle any problem in re- gard to sick leave, Mr. Smith complained. services, ' which some "A. further criticism of an allocation for cataloguing mem- That’s what sewing lovers say, and who am I to dispute them. They tell me sewing really is a pleasure, especially when you can select becoming designs and fabrics. Too often, a person purchases a pattern because she likes the picture. That’s a mistake according to the experts. She should relate the design to her total personality. If she doesn’t the results are often disappointing. , If you sew for yourself, ask yourself these ques- tions. Who am I? Where do I live? What do I do? Where do I go? What are my needs? The occasion counts and one should always aim for a well rounded wardrobe . . . one that can be used for all occasions. This does not mean a large one, but it does mean a coâ€"ordinated one with a. few care- fully selected fashions and appropriate accessories. You have to consider the clothes you wear at home, on the job, for school, for sports, for shopping, for club activities and for evening wear. The right color scheme is important too. Always select a color with the entire wardrobe in mind. Remember when you make your own clothes, you can play up your good points, hide your figure irregu- larities and emphasize your individuality. .1-1 Rambling 0un Jul-VDVU a...“ --- -,â€"~___ _, That in "a fwtsheu islivhat Ann Stémats thinks about some aspects of sewing. Ann Sternats of Thornhill is a professional dyesgmaker. SHE FASHIONS AN IMAGE “I’ve been sewing since I was a young girl back in Germany,” said Ann Sternats. Eighteen years ago, George and Ann Sternats came to Canada. They have five children. George and Gabriella are away from home. Robert and Linda attend Roselawn Senior Public School. The youngest, Susanne goes to Langstaff Public School. - - --- 1 u c! uv “anew u.-- “I was iti'ained for office work,” said Ann, “I never thought I would be sewing profession- ally. But children grow up and I find that I need more to occupy my time.” _ .n-v-v -v vvynrd Because Ann loves to look after her home and tend the gardep in summer, she carries on her dress- making business at her own address. She also knits, crochets, does all her home decorating and makes beautiful bouquets of dried flowers. Sewing for five children through the years gave Ann 3. good deal of practical sewing experience. She makes drapes and dresses. Actually there isn’t much she hasn’t done except men’s clothing. She makes alterations too. “Mostly hemlines. It’s amazing how many women can’t hem their own skirts,” she said. Mrs. Sternats sometimes has five dresses to make up at a time. bers of council had felt should be included under salaries. was explained by Chief Librarian Mrs. Patricia Hart to their satisfaction. The chief librarian told council it is now possible to buy some books already catalogued, with pockets in- stalled, cards typed, and a minimum of work left to be done by the staff of the‘ local library, at a saving. “More and more libraries are buy- ing books already processed, freeing their staff to help the public." she explained. Mi: Smith answered coun- cil criticism that so much of Sewing Can Be Fun N the board‘s budget is expend- ed in the latter months of the year. He reported the board received funds from the town at the end of April and its provincial grant mon- ey at the end of May. “This negates purchasing in the first of the year. There is also often a lengthy delay between ordering books and delivery and again in invoic- ing. We try to get all in- voices in by the end of the year. We also have a numo ber of projects we would like to do and if we find we have money on hand we will decide which projects to un- (Photo by Stuart’s Studio) by Elinheth Keno: I feel something should bel done about smog! All we do is‘ talk of this thing called "Smog" and we don’t do anything about it. We should at least send our. dollars to Pollution Probe if; that might help. We could die in 20 - 30 years if we don’t do something about it! DEBBIE HOOD. Age 12, Walter Scott Public School, 343 Fesserton Road, Richmond Hill. DEBBIE HITS OUT AT THE a student can wait and take his SMOG shower at home. We homeown- Dear N111 Editor; lers are sick and tired of being I feel something should heir"bbed for Education â€"â€" arid done about smog! All We do iszhat education! All the home- talk of this thing called “Smog” owners get for their taxes is n and we don't do anything about law“ fun 0f garbage. "‘ pop it. We should at least send our ng95' 331131110“? {mp b‘tfies' - ' - ‘m ' ' ‘ n . dollars to Pollution Probe iflcalndy 3:“ :‘e‘rs :igareettgarpgci- that might help. We could die! p v . _ . , 'ages, you name it, we have it. gfinfigthigg :33: lift,we do“; do These vandals even break the bottles on our fences strem‘ng HOOD’ the glass all over the flower beds . and grass and along the fence. xgltgzsigtgnpfigla‘s 5"th They also hang on the fences . . pulling the wire down. The R‘Chm‘md H‘n‘ drug users don‘t bother to hide I" * * ’t the hypo needles after using FRUSTRATED BY HIGH them. they just drop them an)“ TAXES’ VANDALISM where on the sidewalk. I am Dear Mr. Editor: . enclosing one of these needles. On the front Page of the Alml the third one I have found. 16 issue of “The Liberal”, I My personal feeling is that read that York County Board Of teachers should not be paid as Education wants approval for much as they now receive, since an addition to Crosby Heights they don‘t teach these soâ€"called School in Richmond Hill to in students anything that Wm hen- clude an extension to the lib- efit the taxpayer, There are tar? and Showers in the change perhaps 25 percent of the stud- rooms at a cost of about $50,000, ems who are responsible and What are they going to “59 respectable. the rest are out to for water? Our taxpayers’ destroy and damage other blood? Water is already ration- people’s property, Why cannot ed in the summer and our lawns the teachers call a meeting of resemble “Deadwood Park". parents and tell them to They talk about high-rise ap- straighten out their children. artments. What for? Let them take their bottles and It seems to me that the poor garbage home, not throw them Dear Mr. Editor: During the past 10 days. two small children have been badly injured on North Taylor Mills Drive near the entrance to the Bayview Shopping Plaza. Although these children may have been partly to blame, should not motorists obey the speed limit and stop signs? 7 _ ‘ .. . u u L- .aâ€"vr .â€"-°- Must a death occur before something is done to make this street safe for children? Since we are the parents of four youngsters and because we are concerned also for our neighbors’ children, we feel very strongly that a reduced speed limit is necessary and that this limit should be enforced to the full extent of the law. Children attending Our Lady Queen of the World Roman Catholic Church. Our Lady Help of Christians, Beverley Acres and Bayview Secondary Schools make this area a heavily travelled one. Numerous motorists, to avoid stopping at the stop sign cut through the plaza on their way to and from Bayview Avenue without stopping or slowing up.‘ It seems to me that the poor garbage home. not throw them homeowner is being forced to on lawns, and let them learn give up his home to town people something about p r o p e rty and move. to apartments to help rights. V the rich get richer. We are be- We do not need more schools. ing bled in taxes and we have We do need better teachers and no idea where the money is go- the co-operation of parents with ing. teachers. I believe we voted Even the people who work for for the wrong trustees to run the board of education want the board of education. They $1,000. tax deductible and 10 are demanding too much and cents a mile for driving to work. mis-using our tax money. ‘Why should they be paid for Thank you, Mr. Editor for ‘driving to work? They get allowing me to express my ‘wages for that and neither my views. I request that my name ~“rv h3§€§éine§éiiifiany‘filinBr accident§ atithe entrance to the plaza during the past 12 years and feel that action should be taken by the authorities before a tragedy takes place. Why should they be paid for Thank you, Mr. Editor for driving to work? They get allowing me to express my wages for that and neither my views. I request that my name husband or any other person I be withheld in order to prevent know gets paid for driving miles any further property damage by to their jobs. the irresponsible element in our Apparently there is never a society. Apparehtly there is never a shortage of water for apart- ments, just homeowners. SureLY Assistant Professor W. Mor- produce roots. The rooted cut- sink, M ScF spoke to the tings can then be used as nurs- Richmond Hill Naturalists Club ery stock with the same charac- on April 17 and urged the use teristics as the original parent of native trees in “urban fores- tree. try". His talk was well illus- Professor- Morsink stated that trated with slides from many there is too great a difference points in Canada and Europe. between the places we work, Professor Morsink, a graduate the cities and the places we in forestry from Arnhem and play. Our cities have tended to Toronto is employed at the become large factories which Shade Tree Research Labora- we flee from every weekend tory, University of‘ Toronto. seeking a more pleasant en- One of his aims is to better vironment. More trees should the use of lmowledge of forest- be included in our cities so 4 M. in snow native trees in ur- could be places where we V-I.’ .7 5--” ban areas such as towns, cities‘ and parks. Under the Super- ior: Shade Tree Program they locate and propagate superior strains of native trees for use In urban areas. These include, for example, Hard Maples with a more upright and dense branching habit for use on city streets where space is limited. dertake," Mr. Smith explain- ed. He also pointed out that in 1969 the board re- ceived $3,700 from another source. Criticism of the board for setting salaries before the budget was accepted, was an- swered by the fact that the salaries starting January 1, 1970, were set last year and were less than for compar- able positions in the town offices. Mayor Lazenby repeated to the board a comment he had made on budget day, that council will in some way find Native Canadian Trees Should Be Planted In Cities And Towns SPEEDING CARS THREAT T0 BEVERLEY ACRES CHILDREN MR. and MRS. DONALD COWDEN, 448 Marybay Crescent, Richmond Hill. play and work. However, t should not be an afterthou but planned for in new deve ments. Urban forestry aims to make space habitable. The use of native trees would make our cities distinctively Canadian. Professor Morsink said that we should be planting more of our native maples, oaks, walnuts and hickories. Also we should plant our native shrubs such as Black Elderberry and Staghom ‘Sumach with its antler like jshape and red seed clusters. l (Continued on Page 16) funds for'any major expense of boiler repairs in the libâ€" rary building thi‘s‘year. Reeve Donald Plaxton stated he believed that no criticism had been intended of members of the board. “Any budget is the collect- ive opinion of all members of a board. It would be a sad- day if budgets were not cut, also i/c would be a sad day if criticism became per- sonal of any person who gives of his time to a public service. We recognize the contribution you make to this town and thank you for FRUSTRATED HOMEOWNER