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“The Indian Sign" by John Gunther â€"- In this suave, wry novel of illicit love during World War 2. Mr. Gunther has created four unusually complex characters. ' "The Rebel Princess" by Doris Leslie Sophia Dor- othea uncrowned queen consort of George I. was imprisoned and disgraced for having loved unwisely and too well. that un- scrupulous. intrepid and he- \\~itching adventurer. the young Swedish Count Philip K0\'is-‘ mark. “the Rock" by John Masters Myles Clarkson‘s luck was in the ascendant. After a period of depression following his re- sounding failure as a concert pianist. Myles had decided with Paula‘s encouragement to turn to a career in writing. “Becii” by John Updike â€" John Updike started his work- ;ing-writing career as a humor- ist on the New Yorker but still ‘Bech should come as no sur- *prist‘. only as a confirmation ‘of his convertible talent. NON-FICTION "The Whole World‘s Watch- "Calico Palace" by Gwen Bl‘lstow â€" Was it the frontier spirit or the gold rush that drew people to the American West? “Local Anaesthetic" by Gun- ther Grass â€" The latest novel by Germany's most spectacular and versatile writer. a man deeply engaged in shaping both the language and the political fortunes of his country carries his experimentation with the technique of the novel into new ground. “The Indian Sign" by John Gunther â€" In this suave, wry novel of illicit love during World AWar 2. Mr. Gunther has of today‘ "Kellogg Junction" by Bart Spicer â€" There has never been gambling in this southwestern state. but a bill to legalize it now waits for the governor‘s signature, and thereby hangs this tale of love and violence. “The Mephisto Waltz“ by Fred Stewart Paula and Myles Clarkson‘s luck was in the ascendant. After a period tOf depression following his re- sounding failure as a concert Its first objective is to foster greater public aware- ness of the scope and magni- tude of the problems sur- rounding the care and treat- ment of children and adoles- cents suffering from mental, emotional and social handi- caps. ' On October 1, ninety people. professionals and lay- men, from York County will meet together at the Angli- can Conference Centre in Aurora for a conference on “The Troubled Child And The Community". The. conference is the cul- mination of nearly two years of work and study. and its aim is to involve lay and professional people in dia- logue, particularly those who have shown their capacity for leadership in their own communities and who has demonstrated their interests in the problem of troubled children. RICHMOND HILL PUBLIC LIBRARY Fall Reading For The Whole Family anther â€"- In this suave. wry uvel of illicit love during orld War 2. Mr. Gunther has eated four unusually complex aracters. “The Rebel Princess" by iris Leslie â€" Sophia Dor- hea uncrowned queen consort George I. was imprisoned d disgraced for having loved wisely and too well. that un~ rupulous. intrepid and be.- ,tching adventurer. the young vegish Count Philip Kovis- ar . “The Rock" by John Masters r Gibraltar's story is a story the ascendant. After a period of depression following his re- sounding failure as a concert pianist. Myles had decided with Paula's encouragement to turn to a career in writing. “Bech” by John Updike â€" ‘John Updike started his work- ing-writing career as 2! humor- ist on the New Yorker but still Bech should come as no sur- iprise. only as a confirmation of his convertible talent. NON-FICTION “The Whole World's Watch- ing" by Mark Gerzon â€" In of the constant intrigues and rivalries among Hitler’s en- tourage and of Hitler himself, his histrionic virulence, his bovality. and his peculiar mag- ic, are engrossing and revealing. “Decent And Indecent Our Personal And Political Behav- iour" by Dr. Benjamin Spockâ€" Will the real Dr. Spock please stand up? The Dr. Spock of the first part of this moralizing melange if a caricature of that dear old gray-haired pediatric- ian we once knew and loved. spouting warm Freudian homi- lies on the sex roles. ucoyiuc uuo auguo \.[ appeared to be extremely western with its wide streets and sturdy architecture. The city is approximately one hundred years old and the houses even have chimneys which is quite something considering that central heating is almost unheard of in homes throughout the rest of Japan! As a side attraction, the main street was profusely decorated with large wreaths of flowers owing to the many Pachinko houses which had just opened. Whether there was a shortage or whether this is the thing to do in thegsummer i don‘t know, but Pachinko. the Japanese equivalent to the pinball machine, is extremely popular with the male (Continued on Page 16) ul VULDAUAI, AIU VYCVCL, uuyrIVAv York’s 45 secondary and junior high schools. Heading the organizational committee is Murray Wilson of Seneca College who says that funds raised will be used to build sports facilities for the North York community in the proposed Seneca Sports and Community Centre. “All these facilities." he said. "will be available for con- tinuous use by the entire com- munity.“ Up to 10,000 persons are expected to participate in the 21-mile walk which begins at av uvlnyyu. vvucsu nu. Finch Avenue East. As in similar events. partici- pants get sponsors to back them at the rate of so many dollars or cents per mile. Funds collected immediately after the walk are then for- warded to Senecathon head- quarters through arrangements with the Toronto-Dominion Bank. Receipts are issued on request. If successful. the project could raise as much as $70,000 to help build sports and rec- reational facilities in the Borough of North York. aluu 'MWlilillliillllllllllllllll\lllilllllll“llllllllllll“lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIllllllil1111llll“tillillilll\lllltill“lull“!lllllllllllllllllllllli1111lll“ll“illilllilillllllllllllllllllllllli“lull““\lllIMill“lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillltill“itilllllll“lllllllllllllllilillllllilllltilllllllllllllllllllllHill“ tlllllllllilllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllmilllll\lllllillilliillilllllllllllllillllllllllilllllllillllllllllllllllllllllll“\llillllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillltll'F Professionals A recent protest about a parking: ticket, by a resident of Alberta who was spending the summer in Rich- mond Hill, is one example of this. Miss Maureen Tomlinson received a ticket for parking beyond the three hour allowable limit, in an area which was unsigned. The visitor was angry and justifiably so, we believe. The three-hour limit on parking was publicized three years ago when it was set but how are newcomers and visitors to know about it, if the limit is not indicated} on the parking signs? ‘ ,‘ It has also come to our: attention that recently a couple mo'ving into a. home they had purchased on the west side of town received two tickets within 24 hours â€"0ne for parking Ignorance of the law is no defense we are told, and court decisions confirm this statement. However, we believe that municipal bodies, particularly, are under an obligation to publicize local bylaws so that all residents and visitors to the town may have the opportunity to famil- iarize themselves with the ordin- ances. We feel that the North York Lib- era] Youth Committee and the North York Citizens’ Committee for Change showed a lack of all three of these attributes when they recently organ- ized a contest to select the most use- less member on North York Borough Council. We feel that this is a most reprehensible action. The electorate has the privilege of removing from office any member of council who is not doing a satisfactory iob â€" and it is their duty to do so, if they are not satisfied. But we feel that the contribution of all should be of a constructive, reasoned and responsible nature. Fresh blood and new ideas are needed today in politics as in every other field of activity. Young people should be encouraged to participate in politics on every level of govern- ment, municipal. provincial or fed- eral, as should every citizen of every age. _--. _..-.- w"..- .. W...,,. uswu...,..w WW .. ’ U L A 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” Parking law Enforcement THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thursday, Sept. 24, 1970 An Independent Weekly: Established 1878 Juvenile Antics Eh: liberal of man exploring the world and himself. building civilizations and casting them down the long and eventful journey to the miracles and the malaises of today. And finally the conference hopes to demonstrate that there‘ is much that citizens can do to ameliorate the problems by their own efforts and in their own com- munities. Conference chairman will be Rev. Graham Tucker. director of the conference centre, and the keynote speaker will be Dr. John Frei, executive director of the Metro Social Planning Council. Considerable time during the 12-hour confer- ence will be devoted to small group discussions, and it will end with a summing up by Dr. Frei and recommenda- tions for possible plans for social action in local com- munities. Secondly it will examine the extent and adequacy of present services available to children and adolescents in York County. Iat all began with the On- And Laymen T 0 Consider Problems 0f Troubled Child Since all areas of the town are not checked for overnight parkers every night, because of the limited number of policemen on duty on any one shift, the receipt 'of] alparking ticket for this offence is; more of a shock to the recipient who has, as Miss Tomlinson did, parked for sev- eral nights in the same location without being ticketed. If the offending motorist contin- ues to break the law after receiving a warning, then it would be time to penalize them with a parking ticket. They would then have no just cause for complaint. Perhaps the solution is for the town to provide warnings to be left by the police on a first offence, par- ticularly in the case of cars bearing an out-ofâ€"the-province license plate and in the case of newcomers. In their frequent trips in the police cruisers throughout the town, the police are surely aware of when a house is vacant. and when new owners or tenants move in. on the wrong side of the street while unloading their car and the other for parking overnight. The unimaginative and purport- edly humorous prize, a portrait of an odd-looking animal called an “aboriginal politookus”, is supposed to represent a typical North York council member. It is instead an indication that the North York Lib- eral Youth Committee is even more juvenile than its name would indi- cate. This is the type of action by irresâ€" ponsible people which often deters responsible people from running for public office. The verbal output of a councillor at a council table is not the only contribution he or she makes to municipal government. There is research to be done, there are rate- payers to meet and complaints to be dealt with. There are board and committee meetings to attend. The quiet man may well be the most thoughtful and give the most time and consideration to a matter before casting his vote. “Wellington â€" The Years Of The Sword" by Elizabeth Long- ford â€"- Capaciously document- ed, this first volume of a two- volume life of the Duke of Wel- lington places its author. Lady Longford, in the front ranks of 20th century military and pol- itical biographers. this timely study Mark Gerzon, a young Harvard College stud- ent, scrutinizes the attitudes of his generation toward such con- troversial issues as domestic politics. the war in Vietnam, “Zelda” by Nancy Milford â€"â€" This is a Book-ofâ€"the-Month Club selection 'and its success seems well assured. The ro- mantic incandescence of Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald‘s “fairy tale". however hard to justify. is equally impossible to re- pudiate and there will be many readers who will enjoy it. “Inside The ThirdrReich" by Albert Speer â€"~ Speer's por- trayals of the Nazi leadership, sex and drugs The original conference had as its project. the ex- amination of the special needs of children with men- tal. emotional and learning handicaps. and was designed to seek new or improved services and facilities for these children. It was observed that. in spite of all the discussions, studies, reports and research, relativer little action to change the situation has taken place. The sponsoring bodies agreed that, while these facts were well known to profes- sional workers in the field of child care, the public at tario Conference On The Troubled Child in Novem- ber. 1968, a conference jointly sponsored by the Junior League of Toronto and the Ontario Division of the Canadian Mental Health Association. Susan Brown Writes Of Life In Japan This is the final story in a series of feature articles by Susan Brown who is spend- ing the summer in Japan. Susan is a resident of Maryvale Crescent in Langstaff and a third year Honors BA student at Trent University, Peter- boro. Susan and her girl friend are spending the summer tutoring English at a school in Osaka called Osaka Eigo Gakko and living with a Japanese fam- ily. They plan to live in this traditional family set- ting for seven weeks and then spend the last three weeks touring the country especially Hokkaido in Northern Japan. 7 r 7 M a - This year marks Susan’s second trip to Japan. She first visited the country in the summer of 1968 at which time she took an introductory language course in Japanese. When we arrived in Sapporo, Hokkaido I couldn’t believe we were still in Japan . . . except for one thing. The typhoon which delayed our flight in both Osaka and Tokyo followed us all the way to Northern Japan and arrived. just after we landed. As the wind howled and branches blew along the street, I was really surprised we had made it. Despite this slight (?) diversion, however, Sapporo appeared to be extremely western with its wide streets and sturdy architecture. Twelve delegates from York County attended this first conference and returned to their communities where, assisted by 30 volunteers. they carried out a survey on the services available to children in the county. Surveys were submitted to a follow-up conference at the lnn On The Park in April of this year, and evaluations large was relatively unaware of the situation. It was the conference‘s aim to involve lay people who had demon- strated capacity for leader- ship in their own communi- ties in coping with the prob- lems of troubled children. Recognition was given to the fact that responsible citizen action could be effec- tive. and citizens from centres across the province set out to establish social action in their own com- munities. Shown with their handicraft in the picture above are the three 10-year-old boys, (left to right) Eric French, Vic Majauskas, both of Church Street and Bernie Ruhl'of Yonge Street. The tree house, located at the rear of the parking lot between the Bank of Nova Scotia and the barber shop, off Yonge Street gave them many pleasant hours this summer, as they scrounged building material and constructed .the sub- stantial structure, to give themselves a distinctive clubhouse. The years have brought many changes to a boy’s life â€" but it is evident in the above picture that an imaginative boy still likes to build himself a tree house, high above the ground. There he can spend many happy hours away from the adult world with his house serving as a fort under siege by Indians, or as the bridge of a pirate ship sailing the seven seas, or a space capsule on its way to the moon. Private! No Girls Allowed! from all fparticipating com- munities Were shared. Some communities. including York County, had been very effec- tive in carrying out programs for the troubled child. and conference delegates were so impressed with some of the accomplishments in the field that it was decided to continue the project under sponsorship of the Ontario Division. CMHA. York County delegates agreed that a mini-confer- ence on the troubled child should be held to bring some sort of liaison about among the services to troubled chil- dren in York County. and to determine how to fill some of the gaps in services through volunteer programs. At a meeting in New- market May 28 delegates to the Ontario Conference gave reports of some of the comâ€" mittee for social action in- volving citizen volunteers. 1n Seneca' College will sponsor a 21-mile “Senecathon” Octob- er 3 to help build sports facil- ities for the North York com- munlty. A team comprising student and staff members has been working on plans for the proj- eot all summer. Seneca 2| - Mile Trek October 3 To Raise Sport Facility Funds Necessary police and traffic approvals have already been received as well as strong sup- port from the North York Board of Education for partici- pation by students in North York’s 45 secondary and junior high schools. Heading the organizational committee is Murray Wilson of Seneca College who says that funds raised will be used to build sports facilities for the North York community in the proposed Seneca Sports and Community Centre. “All these facilities." he said, "will be available for con- tinuous use by the entire com- munity." There is a school, McConaghy, the oldest school in town, With red br‘ k walls and a dusty bell and maple leaves futtering down. There is one tree that I’ve watched for years, it is the first to change â€" ,’ From orange-and red to a dusty gold its glorious colors range. It is fitting, I think. for the maple leaf, the symbol of our great land, To be beside the cenotaph where the names of our heroes stand. communities across the prov- ince Active volunteers have carried out highly successful programs through co-ordina- tion of agencies. churches. educational. health and wel- fare services. The meeting continued with a discussion of the cen- ference to be held in October. Members of the conference committee are: Chairman Mrs. Annabelle Black, Aurora: Vice-Chairman Mrs. Ellen Smith, Richmond Hill; Recording Secretary, Mrs. Rosemary Outred. Markham: Public Relations, Mrs. Joyce Burrows. Sutton; Mario Bar- tilieti. director of Markham Family Life Centre; Miss The survey of York County done in 1969 was presented along with a brief on soeial action going on at the mo- ment in York County. which was presented by Dr. John Denison of Mount Albert. (Photo by Stuart's Studio) The McConag/Iy Map/e GLYNIS WALKER. 258 Church Street South, Richmond Hill. Mr. Camp continues to spear his old enemy publicly in his column. which appears intermit- tently on The Free Press edi- torial page. One ran Friday. in which the former Conservative Party president wrote that Mr. Diefenbaker continues to nourish praise from his faithful Prairie claque and to draw com- fort from their complaints about Robert Stanfield's leader- ship. However true the words, they needn't be said so often. His political ambitions de- flated. Mr. Camp turned to writ- ing political commentary, offer- ing unsolicited advice from the bench to the team he still sup- ports and perpetuating his tire- some feud with John Diefen- baker. the pany chief he helped depose. Mr‘ Camp performed a service to his party in 1966 and 1967 when he brought the leadership issue to a head and pushed the party into reshaping itself. He subsequently backed Mr. Stan- field for the leadership. It begins in the .parking lot to the rear of North York’s Bor- ough Offices at 5000 Yonge Street. moves south on Yonge to the intersection of Yonge Boulevard, to Wilson Avenue and Avenue Road. For all their mutual hostility. Mr. Camp and Mr. Diefenbaker have one characteristic in com- mon â€" a stubborn refusal to forgive and forget. Mr. Diefenbaker. an accomp- lished put-down artist, invari- ably responds in kind to Mr. Camp‘s thrusts. The Conserv- ative parliamentary caucus is still encumbered. of course. by Diefenhaker troops to whom Mr. Camp is Brutus and Mr. Diefenhaker their fallen Caesar. (London Free Press) On two occasions. Dalton Camp learned to his disappoint- ment that his influence within the Conservative Party was not synonymous with public appeal as a Conservative candidate. He twice ran for Parliament and lost. The internal upheaval was necessary but the wounds it left remain unhealed and the Conservatives' popular support has flagged. From there the procession will proceed south on Avenue to Lawrence Avenue, west to Jane Street, north on Jane to Wilson Avenue, then east and north to Finch and finally back to Seneca College at 1750 Finch Avenue East. fllll\\l\ll\l\llllllll\lllllllllllll‘llll\lllllllllllllllllll“\llllllllllllllllllll‘l“ A Feud Without Any Purpose By persisting in his public feud with Mr. Diefenbaker. Mr. Camp is now doing his party a disservice. The vendetta bores the public and exasperates most Conservatives, whose party headquarters are now pleading with Mr. Camp to silence him- self in the interests of party unity. As in similar events. partici- pants get sponsors to back them at the rate of so many dollars or cents per mile. Funds collected immediately after the walk are then for- warded to Senecathon head- quarters through arrangements with the Toronto-Dominion Bank. Receipts are issued on request. With his shrewd and percep- tive political mind. Mr. Camp should realize that it's time to ring off‘ Verna Smyth, director of York County Public Health Nurses; John Nidd, York County Children‘s Aid Super- visor; Michael Bennet. al- lendance officer with Y0rk County Board of Education: Fred Boden. director of Blue Hills Academy for Emotion- ally Disturbed Children. and Mrs. Faye O'Callaghan. ex- ecutive secretary of York County Mental Health Asso- elation. The committee does not precisely define “The TrOub- led Child", pointing out that, “Troubled means different things to different people", adding “These children are children who are experienc- ing significant adjustment difficulties, fi r st within themselves. second within their families. third within the community with any child. an)r combination of problems in these three areas may occur." They say the Lord helps those who help them- selves, and this has become too often synonymous these days with the “blow you Jack, I’m alright” attitude. There are. however. too any who will not and cannot survive without, the aid of their more fortunate fellows. and it is always a j to witness a group of talented and busy people do ting their services and time in the cause of the af 'cted. Last Friday evening at Markham A? , The Merry Men of Markham, a barbershop choru with a membership of over 50, presented Pop ’70, a 'ver and colorful musical show, featuring not only t ‘r own contributions, but those of other versatile an accomplished singers and musicians. The reason for Pop ’70 was to help the Cerebral Palsy Parent Council of Toronto by raising funds with which to build Participation House, a. centre for the help and rehabilitation of victims of this crippling disease. 1 Miss Sullivan was accompanied at the piano by Lloyd Edwards, a former member of the famous “Happy Gang”, who has composed music for num- erous radio and televisiom shows, including the theme music for “Front Page Challenge”. One of the finest choruses in Ontario is Scarf boro’s Dukes Of Harmony, directed by Gareth Evans. One of their beautiful renditions was the Beatles’ “Yesterday”. The Dukes will be competing against the Merry Men of Markham at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto in October. Opening the show was Joan West. who put the audience in the mood for a great evening’s enter. tainment with solos on the organ. Mrs. West is a regular on these programs. of which Pop ’70 was the fourth of its kind. MC for the first half of the program was John West. whose introductions kept the pace zipping from act to act. A real show stopper was the performance of Beat Of The Brass. a group of eight young musicians. all from the Markham area. who gave selections in Latin ‘America rhythm, blues, rhythm and rock. With them appeared the Markham High School Orchestra, under its director, Harold Hirons, who must be commended for the high performance of his instrumentalists. The Merry Men have two quartets among their members, one being the Fun Addicts, who, as the name implies, are the comedians of the group. The The Markhamaires are the balladeers of the chorus. True to barbershop tradition, the Merry Men sang such lively numbers as “Alexander’s Ragtime Band,” but they also gave a moving rendering of “I Believe”, which was greatly appreciated by the audience. Another fine ensemble was the Village Music and Dance Centre’s Modern Jazz Dancers. Over a dozen attractive youngsters. dressed casually in jeans and bare mid-riff shirts, performed expertly, to the credit of their teacher, Mrs. Bea Sammon. Over eighteen hundred people attended Pop ’70 and the proceeds came close to the target of $3.000 -â€" a fine effort for a sadly necessary cause. The popular radio personality, Bill Deegan, of CFRB, hurried straight from his duties at the radio station in order to MC the second half of the show, during which he introduced the star of the evening, Miss Joyce Sullivan, one-time soloist with the Leslie Bell Singers, and recording artist. Looking stat- uesque and gracious in a gown of gold brocade, Miss Sullivan sang Nancy’s touching ballad “As Long As He Needs Me”, from “Oliver”, the theme song from “Anne of Green Gables”, and concluded with a song particularly affecting the audience in view of the occasion â€" “The Whole World In His Arms”. A popular guest during the evening was Whippet Billy Watson, who is probably as well known for his work with handicapped children as for his rep- utation as a wrestler. Inihe Sp 011i ghft Jack Bennett keeps you Informed weekdays... '8 a.m. and 6:30 pm. Qfl©fl© LISTEN HERE oFT'ARIO's AUTHORITATIVE news VOICE Pop ’70 A Lively And Colorful Musical Show By MARY MONKS