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In doing so they zeroed in on the basic New Testament insight into the Christian message. The New Testa- ment starts with the account of the Man who died on the Cross and was raised from the dead on the third day, not with the birth of that Man. not with his powerful teaching and mighty deeds. not with the fellow- ship of the Church. That message of a Man who died and rose again was the primary message for the early Christians. Think of the tremendous courage and imagination of our forefathers in taking these native and pagan words and using them to express the heart of the Christian message. They were not afraid of the secular soc- iety, or of Christianity being corâ€" rupted by unworthy influences. Rather, they took old words and gave them a new significance, a signifiâ€" cance that remains with us still. As I read the accounts of the Resâ€" urrection the fact that impresses me is not the evidence of the empty tomb but the conviction of absolutely astounded people that the Man they had seen die upon the Cross, whose body they personally had laid in the tomb, was now indeed, and in very truth, alive. This conviction comes out in the startled exclamation of Mary â€" “Rabboni”; in the two dis- ciples en route to Emmaus who recognize familiar hands in the cus- tomary breaking of bread; in the company of disciples who were glad when they saw the Lord; in a Church that lives and grows and meets the nggds of people against insuperable o s. The words Lent and Easter are very much a part of our English vocabulary. a position they rightly deserve on the basis of the length of time they have been in our language. Both are old Anglo-Saxon words and therefore came to England from Germany. But originally Lent meant the Season of Spring and Easter was the Goddess of Spring. They had nothing to do with Christianity or the Christian faith at all! Family Court To Serve South That risen body represented to those who met Him a Sign â€" a sign that evil which had seemed so tri- umphant on the cross was now defeated, that the false witnesses had indeed been proved false, that the perversion of justice by the high It was good news to learn that the Provincial Court (Family Division) has opened a court in South Thorn- hill to handle juvenile and family matters, even though, for the pres- ent. it will serve only the old police village of Thornhill and the northern part of certain Metro boroughs. We would be the last to go along with any move that would weaken the solidarity of the .Region of York or aid Metro's campaign to annex our southern municipalities. but we cannot agree that locating a provinc- ial court in this area is “an insidiOus infringement of our southern bound- aries” as was su'ggested at a recent meeting of York County Board of Education. Up to the present the people of North York, Scarboro and Etobicoke have had to battle city traffic almost to the waterfront to get to the family court on Jarvis Street. The people of Thornhill have had to drive 40 miles over hazardous highways or wait by the roadside for buses that rim infrequently to carry them to the court in Newmarket. We don’t argue that the court in Newmarket is not needed. The people of Sutton and Keswick have a right to a reasonably accessible court, too. but no one will deny that there are far more court cases eman- ating from the Thornhill - Richmond Hill area than from Sutton and Kesâ€" wick â€"â€" not because the people as individuals have more problems. but simply because there are a lot more people.- The greatest concentration of population is in the south, not in the north, and if essential services cannot be provided within the region. these people may be forgiven for casting an exploratory line to the south. The court at 55 Doncaster Road is close to the mainstream of traffic. THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill. Ontario. Thurs \__â€"/ An Independent Weekly: Established 1878 "'c U L A,‘ scription Rate $5.00 per year; to United States $6.00; 15c 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" A Happy Ester Q 2113112 liberal That risen body represented to those who met Him a Sign â€"â€" a, sign that death which seemed to have been the final disaster in a life wasted unnecessarily was not the‘ final goal for human life but that God who had created human life had a richer goal still in store for it in fellowship with Himself. Man not bound in by failure and defeat and disillusionment could have a new regard fOr his function and purpose and value in this world and work for the true betterment of that world by relating it to the loving purpose of the good God. 5. sign owao’d’s love and God’s pur- pose for this good world which he had created. priest and the Roman governor was shown up as the perversion it was, that goodness and forgiveness and love were the basic qualities and facts of human life. That body was In that Sign the apostles and the Church went forward, to share the new duality of life they had found in Je us Christ, to give human beings freejom over their instincts and their passions, to help them to seek the best good of others and to seek it even among their enemies and those who detested everything they stood for. In that Sign they have gone all over the world, into every nook and cranny of human affairs, into every need of humankind. In that Sign they have brought the life more abundant to every person who would have it and in so doing have enormously enriched t h e ‘ human world. I wish you, then, all the richness and fullness and joy that the Risen Christ can bring into your heart and into your life this Easter. A Happy Easter in the best possible meaning of that phrase! just east of Yonge Street, and it is Where the people are. Since March 15 it has been holding sittings on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings to hear juvenile matters, and before the month is out will probably have broadened its services to include family matters, deserted wives, etc. He has been hearing cases re- ferred by regional police of the area. and has been meeting with school board officials with a View to work- ing with board attendance counsellors responsible for pupils in Thornhill schools. “We don’t want to rush things, we want to get going slowly and smooth- ly,” explained Provincial Judge James Felstiner. Rather than being criticized for having the effrontery to offer aid to the people of old Thornhill, the court should be encouraged to broaden its service to include all of Markham and Vaughan and Richâ€" mond Hill. People who have prob- lems that take them to the courts have enough troubles without being put to unnecessary time-consuming inconvenience, such as travelling to Newmarket. The trustees who supported a staff recommendation that the board use only the Newmarket Court had a point in that it would create extra work for some attendance counsellors in the Thornhill area. but let us hope they will have second thoughts. It would make more sense if they were to recommend that all juvenile cases in School Areas 3 and 4 go to the Doncaster Court. Such a pro- posal is a bit premature in View of the fact that court is just getting started. but if the people are behind it. it should not be too long in coming. day, April 8. 197 Rev. George A. Young Emmanual Church Richvale Anglican Six weeks ago, ten (count ’em â€" ten) choirs began to prepare for this night; Emmanuel Angliâ€" can, Our Lady Queen of the World Roman Catholic, Richmond Hill Presbyterian, Richmond Hill United, St. Gabriel’s Anglican, St. John’s Anglican, St. Mary’s Anglican, St. Matthew’s United; St. Paul’s Lutheran and the York Choraliers. Whew! One hundred and thirty-five voices raised in song. In what is normally a pretty ,hectic time 'of year for church choirs â€" Easter and all â€" these.choirs have been squeezing in two extra practises per week as well as the regular weekly practise. The Hill Is Alive With The Sound Of Music It was due to begin at eight o’clock but by seven-forty, they were seating people in the aisles and vestibules. Local rock group? Political rally? Not by a long shot! It was the Richmond Hill Ecumenical Choir presenting “The Seven Last Words of Christ”, a Sacred Cantata by Theodore Dubois at St. Mary’s Anglican Church. Edward Lukau handled the musical -direction hard; 015 charges laid, police: muuwcuus w u-va-w â€"--â€"-â€"v W...“ .V -_- j..- 5---- -_ and I overhead it described by one choir member as said. The investigation is con-i ‘Burst your'walis and see my beauty, sun, then removmg them at th “fantastic”. He directed the whole program entirely tinuing- ‘ . i For Chrlst ls rlsen; all 15 W811! "Id 0" the Week- leavmg th without the score and that in itself tells you a little *ahggf figs]: 1481:?“ng £113": MARY HONEY BROWN, 33mm clean for the men (Continued on Page 14) groad in Pickering Township. ‘ 191 Centre Street West, Richmond Hill. “DO MORE WITH LESS" llll1|lulmulllllli“llllilllluill|“ill“llm“\illiliiIll“llIllii““illl\l|illlullllll!Illlll\\\l\lllllllllllll\iill“I“llll“lillllllu“lillllmm“\\\I\\\\“11\“\\\l\l\\\l\\\lll\\\il\lll\|l\l\ll\l\\\l\lll\ll“l“\l“l\l\l\\\ll\l\\1\\\l“\\li|ll\i 6‘ liillillillllillii‘“mil““uml\lllillliili“llllm“l\\\\“\lllllllllllllllim“l““lllllllll‘lillllili|l\\\\\lllllllliiiilllllllllI“|i\llllll‘lillmllllllllllli“I“llllllllllliillllllllllll“lllllll“\“llllllllllilllillllitlllliilimlllllullllllliml A. ._... n ‘l n 0 'l 0 n (V 0 l When this many people are involved in an)r undertaking, their numbers alone present problems. For example, extra platforms had to be constructed to accommodate everyone. And once space had been provided for all the persons in the choral groups â€" low and behold, no room for the organ. So-o-o an organ was very kindly provided by Mr. and liars. 60:;1.‘ o'ffifiic'hvrhdon-ci-fii-li aEaâ€"tfiéfiéayr ywas Saved. The co-ordinator for this massive effort was Les Nicholls and he did a great job. In 1he SP Qfli This summer almost every worker in Canada will be hit by a tax that will finance a new welfare program dis- guised under the name of unemployment insurance. The federal government is attempting to implement the new program by describing it as merely “improvements” in the existing unemploy- ment insurance system. But the "improvements" amount to a new form of welfare to provide money to persons without jobs. Federal Labor Minister Bryce Mackasey has attempt- ed to play down the welfare aspects of the program. He has insisted it is still basicly job insurance. Mr. Mac- kasey admitted. however, that the "improvements" are important social legislation which \ull affect all Canad- mullllllllll\l\\||lllmlmm““\“Hl‘lnllllllllllll“\“ll‘lull‘llll‘llm“\lllllllllIllllllllll“llll\|\llllllllllll\llllllllIImuuululllllmlIVHIl‘lluulmuulmumu" uuumuu \wuuwwuumu \H‘quulllnuunu Ottawa Takes Another Step Doivn Road Socialist Society Easter Bunny Will Make His Rounds Getting ready for Easter this sweet little miss says “Hello” to the Easter Bunny. We believe she was making certain of a large cache of Easter eggs in her basketnext Sgnday morning. 11 n 1 Aiuielli,‘ \u. 1.4“ uv; wot.“ u. -. ,..N_, “What little gifi (or littlé'hbyffor that matte'r) wouldn’t be thrilled to shake hands with a bunny of this size! The rabbit was loaned for this picture by the local Woglworth’s store and the little girl was loaned by hér father; the photographer By BONNIE SHEPPARD ians directly or indirectly. The most startling feature in the "improvements" is that they make unemploy- ment insurance a universal scheme, adding about 1.600.- 000 Canadians to the books of the Unemployment In- surance Commission. In the past. anyone earning more than $7,800 a year. and not On an hourly wage. was ex- cluded. So were certain groups such as policemen. firemen. teachers and fed- eral. provincial and municip- al employees. Officials est- imate that 700,000 of those who will come in under the new plan are people earning less than $7.800 who are in one of the presently exclud- ed groups. The others are from the over 57.800 group This éxtension of unem Thornlea Teacher Gets Shell Fellowship Award The chairman of the science1 départment at Thorhlea Secon- dary s‘chool in Thornhill. Don- ald Olds, is one of five Metro area high school teachers who have been awarded Shell Can- ada Merit Fellowships in chem- istry. Twenty feIIOWS have been chosen from throughout the province to attend a four-week institute at McMaster University in Hamilton commencing June 28. The Shell fellowship pro- gram, now in its second year, is designed to bring science teachers up to date on rapidly- expanding knowledge in the chemical field and its implica- tions for high school teaching. Emphasis is placed on the in- terchange of ideas between tea- chers and university faculty. Each fellowship provides pay- ment of tuition fees, a stipend of $300, travel allowance and accommodation on the campus. It also covers any required material for laboratory work. shops. The company’s total ex- penditure on the program ex- ceeds $20.000 annually. In addition to the summer institute. Shell’s continuing aid to education includes sponsor- ship of several fellowship and scholarship programs. WHITBY â€"â€" An autopsy has confirmed that Katharine Joan MacGregar, 16. of Claremont, died of carbon monoxied poisonâ€" ing, Provincial Police said March 30. ' A friend who picked the girl up in his car when she left a baby-sitting job about 1 am. Sunday has been interviewed by police but no arrests have been made or charges laid. police said. The investigation is con- tinuing. (Photo by Stuart’s Studio) ployment insurance to in- clude almost everyone is the strongest reason for criti- cizing it. In effect. it means the levying of a new tax of up to $62 a year. They will get little or nothing in return for their money. The major beneficiaries will be persons who have difficulty holding jobs. or persons in seasonal work who go on unemployment inâ€" surance benefits every year. Under the so-called "im- provements" it will be easier for people to obtain bene- fits and the possible benefits will be higher â€"- up to $100 a week for 51 weeks. In defending his “im- provements” Mr. Mackasey has said such criticisms do not recognize the new na- (he Canadian econ PRAISES JAMES RYAN Dear Mr. Editor: Our beloved Town of Rich- .mond Hill and its surroundings are. as we know. in the vortex of a transition period. There are to he changes. adjustments which. so we are assured by “those who purport to know,“ will be all for our good! Well. we are, for the most part, tak- ing things good-naturedly al- though transition periods are rarely comfortable and often bewildering. So much so indeed. that we of this district‘s 'laity may be in some danger of be- ing misled, and among the changes find we have parted with institutions of value which ‘cannot be substituted or re- ‘place. I am thinking. in particulars ‘of the marvellous work done through these many years by‘ our excellent Canine Control Officer James Ryan. No amount of rudimentation or organized institutionalism could quite re- place that man’s personal de- dication or inborn technique. So, surely amid all these chan- ges he, with his shelter for un- wanted, unclaimed and friend- less creatures, will remain unai moved. i Of all the assets of our town. he and his animal shelter are among the most laudable. Not only because. with the innate poetic skill of an Irishman, Mr. Ryan has made TARA, as he calls his place, a thing of beauty but because there he has combined beauty with brains and enclosed both virtues in an aura of compassion. No crea- ture‘s distress goes unheeded by James Ryan â€"â€" if once he knows of it â€"â€" no job is too difficult, no exertion too troublesome and no danger too great. thing is done, and he knows,| also. that extermination is byl no means the answer. ‘ That is why. when he can,. he does his best to nurse gentle. troubled. often neglected and abandoned creatures back to health. James Ryan has been among us for approximately 10 years. yet his name and the reputation of his splendid work of con- secrated compassion is renown- ed throughout the Dominion. Surely Richmond Hill has rea- son to be proud of. such a gal- (Hamilton Spectator) Ontario's welfare r e v i e w board has ruled a man who won‘t accept work â€" even if it pays less than public relief â€" isn't entitled to assistance. The definitive ruling ought to be [a cornerstone of provincial and municipal welfare policyn Lexcept, of course, in truly ex-l iceptional cases. i He has been called out in the dead of night to travel miles through inclement weather just to aid 3 poor goat that had been tossed from a speeding truck and lay helpless on the high- way with a broken leg. He has, llll“llllllllll\l\ll\lllllilllliillll“ll\lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIlllllllll Working Against Welfare In the case in question, the job a Toronto man tyrned down would have paid him ab- out $2 a month less than the $303 he drew each month from the public purse. To relieve people of all resâ€" ponsibility for the support of their families and themselves is to extend an official invitation for idlers and freelo-aders to dig into the taxpayers’ pockets and grab all they can get. No civilized human being will deny help, if he can give it, to anyone unfortunate enough to be unable to help himself. But society owes nothing to those who can help themselves but who won't for the simple rea- son that they believe it's eas- ier to sponge off the toil and the taxes of others. omy. Anyone could lose his job, according to the Minis- ter. An extension of the un- employment insurance pro- gram is needed, he said. to protect the so-called white collar and upper income em- ployees who might be laid off at any time. Certainly. the experiences of many Canadians who lost their jobs during the past winter JV..- ...._ ",9 of unemployment w o u l d back Mr. Mackasey‘s argu- ment that people need in- come protection no matter what their job level. However this does‘not ex- cuse introducing what is really a major new welfare program in the disguise of amendments to a long-estab- lished. government-run in- surance scheme. People have accepted the existence of unemployment insurance. As I paced my peaceful garden, Mother Nature whispered low, “Tell the earth of this great wonder â€" How God helps His children grow!" “How He sends the golden sunshine, After gentle, freshening showers, Waking every baby seedling. To enjoy Spring’s fairest hours!" “(’Ioaxes buds out, on the willow: Makes tree and bush, a misty green: Calls the birds, to sing their carols; The bees, to buzz around their queen “Breaks the bonds of prisoned streamlets, sters in the classroom? D1v1de So they may dance o’er pebbled beds â€" them into teams and make. “Ch team responSLble for pamting Wooing blossoms, near their margins, . To lift, in joy, their fragrant heads!" filognwfiéoa‘fals °n the mend' “Sends a messa e to each wee heart, .0“ team “mum b? “59°” Slumberinagin a fragile She“ 3le ea“:1 weetktlfrealtlng 321W 0 y r s 0 cu e g are e 'Burst ypur‘walls and see my beauty, Isun, then removing them at the For Chrlst IS rlsen; all IS well!’ ’ leniddof the week. leaving the MARY HONEY BROWN, Xagrgews clean for the next 191 Centre Street West, Richmond Hill. “DO MORE WITH LESS" My Easter Garden TOUblesome and "Surelthichmond Hill has rea- 79al- son to be proud of. such a gal- aue‘l m“ in the lant retainer and will do everY- to travel miles thing to make sure that he stays nt weather just actively among us, furthei‘ixig 1t that had been his work of pity and goodwdl speeding Â¥Fu?k for many years to come. with the protection of the my belief that everv life has police. entered a deserted house value. She is a beautiful person, to carry out a poor abandoned'l‘m glad we met her and I'm dog. sick with pneumonia â€"â€" the glad she has the wonderful par- victim of human quarrels â€" ents she has. nursed the creature back to Physically. this is evidence, health and found a suitable home of' the work supported by the for it. He has gone forward Annual Easter Seal Campaign_ 1 bravely on more than one occa- shall increase my contribution sion. and tackled a rabid animal this year. now that I have been which was endangering people, made fully aware of what can only to be badly bitten himself be done. and consequently having to sub- MRS. CAROLINE COOK mit to that terribly painful cure. {34 Garden Avenue. He has. and still does, run the gauntlet of uninformed cri- ticism, ignorant fault-finding. and sometimes plain spite. Spite. as we know can react in many ways from puerile complainings to the venom of such people. who listen sulkily to the court- That is why, when he can, he does his best to nurse gentle. troubled. often neglected and labandoned creatures back to ways from puerile complainings to the venom of such people. who listen sulkily to the court- eous but emphatic admonitions of the canine control officer about allowing dogs to run loose. Then, instead of restrain- ing the creatures according to the law, when his back ls turned, deliberately release them. Yet, Mr. Ryan conbinues to carry on his fine work of hu- manity and compassion. He knows. as well as we do, that sick animals will mean sick humans before too long. if no- thing is done. and he knows, also. that extermination is by no means the answer. vya‘, -...r--e-c At the time of that dreadful chemical mistake, we were told that the lives of these children would be tragic. Even people like Morris West, in “The Shoes Of The Fisherman”. indicated that the lives of these children would be without value and without joy. He was wrong. This child had been raised with LOVE in its most benefiâ€" cial form and it was obvious that she was in every way a whole person. She had artifi- cial legs and no thumbs, but her inquisitiveness and charm were ‘not hampered. After all the doctor’s offices she must have visited. she could still find in- iteresting things to ask about and to do. She was curious about a letter opener, so she and ‘my (perfectly healthy) child had a funny little joke together while she cut up a small piece of paper. LOVE IS VITAL FOR EVERY CHILD Dear Mr. Editor: The other day, in the doctor’s office. I met a young girl who must have been one of the thali- domide victims, to judge by her physical characteristics. 1 was very impressed. r-r-_. My children will never think of handicapped persons as things (for which I’m grateful) and I have been confirmed in They should be given a chance to decide on this new welfare program. It would be far more honest to call the program “Income Secur- ity" and include it in the changes to welfare programs brought forward recently by Federal Health and Welfare Minister John Munro. The proposed unemploy- ment insurance "improve- ments" have other aspects that are even more directly of a welfare nature. They will provide payments to people whose earnings are interrupted by sickness or pregnancy. Under the pres- ent system, a claimant may draw benefits if he becomes ill while on claim but not if 1055 of employment was caused by illness. EMMA HALL. 89 Rockport Crescent Richmond Hill. 'n ows, : by canM ntle. and ' to aong oar: I cannot believe that a civi- lized community such as is be- ing built in Canada can allow this periodic annual outburst of unnecessary suffering to be per- petuated â€" one might also say perpetrated â€" quite brutally to satisfy the vanity and snobbishâ€" neSS o! wealthy women the world over; the desire of a small number of fishermen to secure added and no doubt. necessary income; and to provide wealth for the purveyors of luxury clothing. 1 I trust that. you have read. or will read. the article in the Toronto Star. concerning the seal massacre. written by Proâ€" ifessor James anrs. THE SEAL HUNT (Editor's Note â€" In the fol- lowing letter addressed tn Barney Danson MP. York North Ronald Perry. 298 Palmer Ave- nue. Richmond Hill decries the brutality of the annual seal hunt in Canadian waters.) Dear Mr. Danson Surely the. material cost of compensation for the fishermen is not beyond the capacity of our very affluent society ~â€" however unevenly the affluence. may be spread â€"â€"and it would be a small price to pay for an easier conscience: a greatly en- hanced international image; and most important of all, the awareness that Canadians will not stand for unnecessary suf- fering and are prepared to pay for its banishment. RONALD PERRY. 298 Palmer Avenue. Richmond Hill. Let us do a little Work We to say that We Richmond Hill‘ In a recent issue of “The Liberal" there was a report of parents appearing at a meeting of the York County Roman Catholic School Board to ask for curtains or drapes for class- rooms plagued by sunshine, FIGHT POLLUTION AT HOME Dear Mr. Editqt SUNNY CLASSROOMS Dear Mr. Editor: Surely the problem could be solved by using a little imagina- tion. Why not make use of the creative talents of the young- sters in the classroom? Divide them into teams and make each team responsible for painting Bon Ami murals on the offend- ing windows. “can u... ._.._VV , , While listening to a radio discussion on pollution I started to think about our own small area and what could be done to The “improvements” also have a clause that likely will make the unemployment in- surance plan a drain on other sources of government revenue. The federal gov- ernment will provide an adâ€" ditional 10‘ weeks of benefits when the national unemploy- ment rate exceeds four per- cent or when a regional un- employment rate is one per- cent above the unemploy- ment rate for the whole nation. If recent experience is a guide. the federal gov, ernment will be paying the extra benefits more often than not. Taken together. all the “improvements” add up to a major new elfare program. The Trudeau Gov; ernment should be proud. enough of it and honest enough to introduce it as such. MRS. CAROLINE COOK 84 Garden Avenue. Langstaff. MRS. MORRIS 257 Demaine Crescent, Richmond Hill.