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It is now apparent there’ is a very real credibility gap between the mass circulation dailies, national television and the public. The British election upset simply confirmed long-held suspicions that most of the national news organizations are out of touch with the average citizen. ~l‘ LLA Dm:+;51 Wltn we aVCLuéu e...“ The decisive victory of the British Conservatives under the leadership of Edward Heath is a shocking comâ€" mentary on how little the reporters and commentators really knew about the election outcome. The national press, television and pollsters were all of one accord â€"â€" Harold Wilson’s Labor Government was going to coast to an easy win. It is obvious the reporters out in the field not only failed to establish any rapport with the British voter, but also were anything but observant in recogniz- ing the cracks in the Labor armour and the signs of the coming Tory victory. m- LA .m luau, Irvlv . n“-.. all of one accord â€"â€" } Labor Government ' coast to an easy win. the reppr'gers out in VlCLUl‘y- The British people were fed up with six years of Socialist bungling on the domestic scene, mismanage- ment of the economy and the inâ€" cassant demands of a militant trade union movement which put narrow sectional, class demands above the national good. This isn’t the first time this com- plete disregard for voter patterns has eluded the daily press. The startling re-election of Premier Ben- nett’s Social Credit Government in British Columbia just a year ago was another prime example of a highly inaccurate forecast. For weeks be- fore the British Columbia election the three Toronto dailies kept telling us the NDP Socialists were going to send Mr. Bennett into a forced re- tirement. Such just was not the case as the Socreds administered a staggering loss to the Socialists, even We are constantly being reminded of the busy, demanding lives our provincial politicians lead. In fact, to hear them tell it, they are‘kept on the run so much they just had to agree unanimously (the whole 117 of them) last December to vote themâ€" selves a sizeable jump in salary. Without as much as one dissenting voice (not even the redoubtable Dr. Morton Shulman as much as offered a whimper) the Conservatives, Libâ€" erals and New Democrats raised their-own salaries from $11,000 a year to $18,000 for a private mem- ber. They then had the audacity to back-date the increase to April 1. 1969. The very generous benefits for this privileged class don’t end with the salary increase. The sum of $6,000, or a third of their pay, is tax free, a privilege they enjoy with their federal counterparts in Ottawa. The politicians in both governments Subscription THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, It is quite evident that some re- tailers and business establishments are determined to turn July 1, our nation’s birthday, into just another business day. Their efforts have led East York Council to pass a by- law requiring all retail outlets to remain closed on that day and North York has a similar bylaw on the way. (In a speech delivered to a meeting of the Western On- tario NOrth Liberal Associa- tion at Listowel on June 17. Ontario Liberal Leader Rob- ert Nixon accused the Con- servative Government of Premier John Robarts of failing to provide an ade. quate financial base for the introduction of regional gov- 1' \ll“|\“\|\l\\l\ll\\\l\\\\\\\\\lll|\\l\ll\\\“ \llluuuwuu O 10 Liberal Leader Robert N xon Promises Such bylaws should not be neces- sary, but it appears that they are the only effective way to maintain Dominion Day as a holiday, on which people may express their pride in the accomplishments of this coun- try in its 103 years of nationhood. The small independent merchant. the responsible and long-established larger business enterprises and the labor force have been quite happy with the federal government's decis- ion some years ago that the'birth- day of our country will be celebrated on July 1, no matter the day of the week on which it falls. Of course all are delighted when it falls on a Sunday or Monday because that ernment throughout the province. Mr. Nixon promised that the 27 member Liberal cau- cus in the Legislature will rigorously oppose the legis- lation establishing regional government in York County. â€"- Editor.) Dominion Day IS July An lnuepcuucuu chcnnj . uuuuu ............. c U L 5‘ 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" Expensive Words Independent Weekly: Established 1878 mm: liberal Out Of Touch “The bill to impose region- al government on York County is before the Legis- lature now, and we intend to speak and vote, against its provisions. The legislation raises the whole matter» of provisions. The legislation raises the whole matter 01 regional government - a mat- ter of deep concern to all of us living outside the large Metropolitan regions of the province. It particularly concerns this area of West- ern Ontario where, as yet, government policy has not been established. “We. as Liberals. believe that the government policy on regionalization of local government is deeply flawed Ontario, Thursday, June 25, 1970 to the point of sending their leader down to personal dgfegt. n In addition to a lack of communi- cation, many of the reporters and editorial writers on national publica- tions and television tell us what they want us to hear. Because of their own political convictions they hope an election will turn out a certain way and this lack of objectivity al- lows them to pre-judge the final results in favor of one particular party, which is usually the left-wing Socialists. wv-.v. . . _ . a Like it or not many journalists are going to have to realize that there is a swing throughout the Western World in support of law and order and less government interfer- ence in the everyday lives of our citizens. The trend to right-wing governments is shown with Nixon in the United States, Pompidou in France and now Heath and the Con- servatives in England. Federal Creditiste Leader Raoul Caouette has repeatedly drawn to the attention of Parliament that the Quebec Separatist movement has in- filtrated the French Network of the CBC. These very same people then attempt to manage the news in order to f avor the anti-Confederation forces of Rene Levesque and the Parti Quebecois. Their handling of the Quebec election returns was an indication of their biased attitude when Mr. Levesque, who could only win a corporal’s guard in the Legis- lature, was given far more air time than Premier-elect Bourassa or 0p- position Leader Bertrand. , SL,,_L_‘__ It is difficult to accept a situation where the Canadian taxpayer is pay- ing the salaries of known Separatists as part of a national communication system supposedly dedicated to the task of keeping the country together. In the face of the many pressing problems facing this province and the excessive salary demands of our politicians, one would hope the Leg- islature could devote its energies to matters of a wider magnitude than why the Brewer’s Retail Stores don't sell beer in kegs. also reap the benefits of an ex- tremely generous pension plan. Bernard Newman, the $18,000 a year Liberal member of the Legisla- ture for Windsor-Walkerville, di- rected this very question just the other day to Provincial Secretary Robert Welch, the $35,000 a year cabinet minister and Conservative member of the House for Lincoln. In reply to Mr. Newman, Mr. Welch felt it was a “very good question” and promised to investigate the matter. gives them another long summer weekend, but when it comes mid- week it gives them another break in the week, a situation with which most people are content. The culprits are few, those ob- sessed with the pursuit of the almighty dollar. If they are allowed to have their way and remain open We firmly believe that July 1 as a national holiday should be observed by all Canadians and by all who live in and enjoy the benefits of this country. We believe that there are plenty of other days in the week in which to make money. In our bus- iness, Wednesday is the most inconâ€" venient day of the week for a hol- iday, but our office will be closed that day and members of our staff will have the opportunity to celebrate Heaven help our politicians in two important respects The first has to do with the financing of local govern- ment. "We believe that no re- gional legislation should have been entered into beâ€" fore a full reform of our pro- vincial tax base, and partic- ularly in the provision of funds for municipal govern- ment. The transference of education costs away from land assessment is an essen- tial cornerstone which we, as Liberals. have vowed to ac- complish. Twenty percent of education costs is a large enough share to be raised locally to maintain and hope- \In file Spoilighi: At its June 15 meeting Richmond Hill Town Council gave two readings to its long-awaited sign bylaw, which has been in the works for at least two years. Third reading and implementation of the bylaw will be delayed for a period long enough for interested persons to study it and express their opinions. 11L“. -t ~.'._...~ Ahunnmuvnr‘ upuuuuo. Although the above clutter of signs disappeared a few weeks ago when wor_k'ox‘1 the storm sewers _.~__1 51 111W VVCCno ugu "My" . . . _ _ _ . , , on Yonge Street was completed, they are a good example of “sight pollution”. Unfortunately they will reappear when reconstruction of the roadway begins, and remain throughout the construction period. __ 1 1,... 2- -imAJ nu;molfl;l\7 9+ pcuuu. The town’s sign bylaw is aimed primarily at commercial signs and is intended to improve the aesthetics of our municipality. Under the present system commercial signs can be and sometimes are another horrible example of “sight pollution”. Pity The Poor Motorist! Open a show with an ear-splitting, mind-bend- ing, scalp-tingling rendering of “Hey Jude!”, and the audience knows right away that it is not in for just another evening of high school music. The students of Thornlea Secondary School, hot on the heels of their fine production of “The Cruc- ible”, again proved that they are a versatile and lively bunch by producing an experimental, multi- media program with the title “1 Herd Uh Butter- flies.” A runway from the stage brought the per- formers into the midst of their audience, and even the floor space beyond became a performing area. This was enclosed by a floor to ceiling screen of plastic with multiple uses. Particularly in the second half, a number of slides were projected to point up comedy. The first half of the program consisted of var- ied instrumental and vocal items, well chosen and placed for contrast and impact. The cacophonic opening was followed by a mournful little ballad, the story of which was mimed from behind the screen, appearing to the audience in silhouette. Precise choral singing accompanied an attractive ballet, while in complete contrast Greg Benoit’s frenetic singing was accented by go-go dangers â€" and how those girls could move! Several amusing numbers which could be de- scribed as musical skits were obviously enjoyed by the company, and were certainly fun for the aud- lCllLK'. Shirley Keith’s singing of “Bridge Over Troubled Waters” was quite beautiful. Those who saw “The Crucible” will remember Sheryl for her moving per- formance as Elizabeth Proctor. She has a purity of voice and a most unusual warmth of personality that captures her audience. I happily wept as she fully strengthen local auton- omy over school matters. Unconditional grants, pay- able by the provincial gov- ernment. must have no strings attached so that the Minister of Municipal Affairs and the Minister of Educa- tion are no longer second- guessing locally elected coun- cils and boards, as they have In the past to such an extent that local autonomy has largely disappeared in On- tarxo. “The Royal Commission on Taxation reporting in 1967 after five years of work, costing almost $4 million, described Ontario‘s munici- Successful Experimental Production By Thornlea SS By MARY MONKS pal grant system as chaotic. Nothing has been done to improve it since that time except to implement the Shelter Grant Program â€"- obviously an inefficient and wasteful way to relieve the pressure on local taxpayers and circumvent the respon- sibilities of locally elected municipal authorities. “The second major flaw in the Conservative policy with regard to regional govern- ment is the ineffectiveness of their policy of so-called “consultation”. Although the Department of Munici- pal Affairs conducted the ex- ~u:-_ tensive studies in the Niag- Dear Mr. Editor: My wife’s parents have been visiting us from Germany, and I was explaining how much snow there had been during the winter. ‘Then why can’t you water your lawn now?’ they asked. ‘Or does snow not turn into water in Richmond Hill?’ Their response saddened me. I had thought they would have guessed we cleverly exported it, so that we could then in a gesture of neighborliness inform on each other and fine each other for using what we kept. Thus the town is twice as rich as if we merely sprinkled, as people do elsewhere. So I took them to the Mill Pond. “Full of fish," I assured them. Sitting quietly by the golf course stream, I caught one. With my hands. It was a foot long, perhaps even two feet â€" times make a difference. It was also dead, my father-in-law ex- plained. I said it was merely asleep, 8. special Rich- mond Hill type of sucker, known as the dozer, a delicacy in these parts because of its special taste. “And the smell?” he asked. I told him one grew to admire it. “And these others?” he asked. They, too, I explained, were sleeping. “But they‘re dif- ferent fish?” “It is the time of day. Look at the anglers. They are also asleep.” Much to my discomfort, he woke them up and showed them how to catch fish with their hands. The small boys and their fathers were delighted, his accent convincing them he was a scientist to whom all fish were brothers. The crowd went home heavy- laden to dine on their fresh catch. People moved out of their way to let them past. They had caught about a dozen. a meagre catch compared with the town council’s. They assure me they had about six hundred, all vigorously dead. But no one seemed to know why, or prepared to say. or even to post notices: “Fish asleep. Do not disturb. Maximum punishment, death.” Perhaps “The Liberal” could tell us. Is it simply cyanide, or one of the side effects of summer- time ? NEW APARTMENTS WILL FURTHER AGGRAVATE WATER SIIORTAGE Dear Mr. Editor: Here it is the end of June, and we have been on water re- strictions for almost a month now, with the taps of Richmond Hill running dry at least once. Now with water at a premium. My father-in-law has returned to Germany with some rare tales of Richmond Hill, and I’m not sure he beheves thern aH. Tlns reduces rny standing in the fanfily,leads to juvenfle dehnquency,the break- up of homes and eventually nations. And what with the lawn turning brown only three months since it was white. my standing is already knee-high to a grass-hopper BARRY ARGYLE. Bayview Students Give $1,100 Emotionally Disturbed Children A cheque for $1,100 was re-‘ ceived last week by Blue Hills Academy, a residential treat- ment centre for the emotionally disturbed children of York County. from the students of Bayview S e c o n d a r y School. Richmond Hill. Blue Hills is located on the CFRB Sideroad in King Township. In a letter to Blue Hills, Bon- nie Brickles, president of the student council, and Barry Mc- Killop, chairman of the Korean Adoption Plan Committee of the student council. said, “Each year Bayview Secondary School has a fund-raising campaign in order to support seven Korean Orphans. This year the Korean Adoption Committee at Bayview was able to raise funds exceed- ing the mount required for the children." i i l i to the Blue Hills Academy in King. We are certain that this contribution will be used for the benefit of young people less fortunate than most of us." fortunate than most of us.” Robert Sillcox, chairman of the Blue Hill campaign to raise $209,400, said, “Certainly we are grateful for all the support we can get. However it is al- ways most gratifying when that ‘support comes from youngsters ‘ wanting to help other young- sters" “There is a tendency for some of us as parents to be critical of today's youth,” said Mr. Sill- cox. “Perhaps we should pause and reflect upon the many good things that our young people are doing every day of every week which. unfortunately, is not brought to public attention.” Asked for comment. Glenn Ferguson, a resident of King Township and a member of the board of directors of Blue Hills, said, “We did not go to these students, the initiative was theirs. Representatives of their committee came to Blue Hills ara Region for five years be- fore the regional bill was in- troduced, the bill to impose regional government on that area received second reading only five days after its orig- inal introduction into the Legislature. There was no possible time or circum- stance for the citizens of the area to respond to the policy of Mr. McKeough expressed in the bill before it was put before the Legislature for approval in principle. Con- sultation has to be a two- way street. It is not just a patient listening to the views of one side of an argument, all the while, having a defi- DEPLORES WATER SHORTAGE AND DEAD FISH 160 Richmond Street, Richmond Hill. the town wants to rezone-the land on the east side of Cedar Avenue from industrial to resi- denbi-al RSA to permit the build- ing of three or maybe four apartment buildings. If this type of rezoning is per- mitted with our present made- quate water supply, Mr. Editor. all I can say is this summer and last month and met with Fred Baden, our executive director. Mrs. Sheila Sura, our chief social worker, and myself." MarkhamTwp.BuiIding Boom Hits $8,356,410 Markham Township’s construc- tion boom continued in May with building permits issued for nearly $2,000,000 worth of new development. V ..V‘, v, This brought the 1970 five- month total to $8,356,410. which is nearly double the total for the first five months of 1969. New single family detached dwellings accounted fer the majority of the new construc- tion authorized in May. Per- mits were issued for 52 new homes with a total value of $1,055,000. 7 A~__l t-.. gunv‘nqvv‘” The other major category for new construction in May was for three industrial buildings altogether valued at $785,000. n- ......... u.~v°-v..__ , One project is by Bayview Summit Developments Limited of 4949 Bathurst Street. Wil- lowdale, for a $325,000 indust- rial plaza on Denison Street. This property is to be leased to commercial tenants. The second project is by‘ Meadowview Heights Limited of 4949 Bathurst Street, Willow- dale, for a $300,000 industrial plaza for lease on Doncaster Avenue. The third project is a $160,- 000 building on Doncaster Ave- nue for the Mayfair Tennis Club. .n. .-.- tabled, Deputy-reeve Anthony Roman noted that nearly half ‘the month’s permits were for industrial purposes. This, he said. reflected the township’s success with its policy to at- tract 2 healthy amount of in- dustry to stabilize the tax base. nite idea of what the region- al government will encom- pass and not communicating it to those concerned. “I believe that if regional government bills are to be brought forward in a continâ€" uing program, similar to the past year, they should be in- troduced, given first reading, and allowed to sit on the Order Paper for a full year while their effect can be assessed by these who will have to pay the taxes, have to live under the new re- gime. and would therefore have an opportunity to ex- press different opinions be- fore the policy moves for- summers to come are going to be long. hot and very dry. PETER LEAHY. 212 Cedar Avenue. Richmond Hill. On June 29. a petition will be submitted to the town council regarding the installation of much needed sidewalks. curbs and stormsewers on North Tay- lor Mills Drive. between Neal Drive and Bayview Avenue in ‘Bcverley Acres. Dear Mr. Editor Our neighbors will come to Monday's council meeting be- cause we are concerned for our children's lives and our own. Anyone who has driven on our streets knows of its hazards. Cars are allowed to park on this narrow road and buses. both local and city. travel this route. Children from the four area schools fill the street when school lets out. We also have a shopping plaza which attracts more pedestrians and more cars. This spring, two little girls have been hit by cars and its a miracle that there hasn’t been more. I think anyone who has used this street can remember a "close call.“ .l“l\I“l“\l\l\\\|l\\llll\\l\llll|um“Iulmuluuuuuuunumuuu. Regional Go We are asking for the support of the town‘s residents. A phone call 10 the councillor in your ward would help. We are asking for the support of Mayor Wil- liam Lazenby and we are asking for the support at his council- lors WANT SIDEWALKS 0N NORTH TAYLOR MILLS MRS. JOHN GUINDON. 438 North Talyor Mills Drive, MRS. WAYNE BRITT. 421 North Taylor Mills Drive. MRS. PAUL GOLDSMITH. 437 North Taylor Mills Drive. Richmond Hill. Last January, former Markham Township Coun- cillor Allan Sumner was appointed parks manager for the township’s parks and recreation department? This is a job to his likingu All his life he has been a lover of the outdoors and has had a passion for con- serving open spaces. He was a council representa- tive on the Metro Conser- vation Authority for three years. ‘--" Ar 1...:..... Rambl I '09 Around J u u A ~ . In addition to being parks manager, he is sec- retary of the North Thorn- hill Community Centre Board. His office is in this centre, the former ;_ , Heintzman House, whose ALLAN SUB spac10us rooms have been put to good use for large an . ' 1 tions, dances and teen activities. Othei centres in the township are at German Mill Park at Unionville, Victoria Square, Ced and Box Grove. According to the ex-counciilor, it was In. ‘Morlzham Council over the years that ward. “To be clear on this ma‘ we, as Liberals, accept need for improvement municipal government. ‘ improvement must be h on the true doctrine of It must be by (1) the education ( property. ‘ grants to E derstood m sibilities. (3 assessment the munic assesamcnu “my-” V the municipalities in the form of the county or the re- gion. and (4) full consulta- tion and acceptance by local r: leun._, _ _ ne transference of costs away from (2) unconditional support well un- municipal respon- (3) a return of the t responsibility to erals, accept the improvement in overnment. This Lt must be based acceptance of the local autonomy. clearly expressed ’use' Whose ALLAN SUMNER ‘. have been e for large and small meetings, recep- and teen activities. Other popular township are at German Mills, Crosby nville. Victoria Square, Cedar Gr0ve this mattgr, mmmuunu“um\“mumnmu\\mun\x\mn\\\\\\u\\\\mm\\m\1 A Basis For School Dialogue (London Free Press) The campus concept of public and church-affiliated high schools suggested in an explora- tory vein by Ontario Revenue Minister John White is worthy of further examination. It sounds eminently sensible. It would adapt to the high school level a system compar. able to that used by universi- ties, where church-linked col- leges form part of a cohesive educational structure. Mr. White‘s proposal is at least an attempt to work out an answer to the politically sensi- tive separate school issue that; has mounted in intensity with the Roman Catholics‘ campaign for full provincial tax support of their high schools. Though it would not entirely solve the need for money to pre- serve separate Roman Catholic high schools, it could ease the cost load â€"â€" by the sharing of many facilities â€" while mam- taining their Roman Catholiu \character. Perhaps there are valid rea« sons why such an experiment wouldn‘t work but they don't come readily to mind. The idea certainly should not be dismiss- ed out of hand as an irreversible step toward a unified school system which Roman Catholics ldon't want. - "A11 leua. There must be something bet;- ter. however. than the total separation which now exists ah great cost to Roman Catholic parents. Mr. White deserves marks for suggesting a reasom- able basis for dialogue. veather eye. ent to Henderson Avenue ’arkette, Almond Park (a Park (with possibilities of Don Valley Lands (another 1t changes. "It is strange that the 1e5- sons irom the county school board experiment have not been learned more effective- ly by Mr. McKeough. These boards were imposed without consultation by an announce- ment by the Premier in Galt a few weeks after the pro- vincial election in 1967. During that campaign, I -_-- communities During that campaign, 1 tried to make this an area of debate so that the people of the province would have an opportunity to express their views. This, the Pre- mier steadfastly refused to 1m REL h..- _, (Conutmued' 011 Page 16) SUMNER