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rum negionai lVluIllClpal Council that now controls so much of our local goirzernmgnt afflairs. ecen y we ad the spectacle of a huge $18,690,000 budget formulated 1n secret by_the new regional council. Wlthout being revealed to the citi- zens of York, this budget was sub- mitted to the emisSaries of the cent- ral provmcial authority for approval. Details of this budget are still secret, plaints from citizens about secret municipal committee meetings. York Region Council and several local town and township councils at present leave much to be desired in this respect. We are indeed fortunate to have a leader in York Region like Mayor Illmgworth, who is willing to stand upon .an important public principle, and fight for it if necessary; eriudut duu ulc icbuwaul. cuu- auu lunge, not to mennon sev- Lu: nruuwut. rue real. mean 15 Viction was a revelation to me. eral side streets, en route. for Children already living on On the other hand, when the On Markham Road traffic is the street. reverse occurred â€"I when I felt fast and heavy. Truckers ob- I hope the board will seriously no sympathy with the accused viouSIy assume there is no consider these propositions and and then saw him acquitted, it speed limit Traffic travels as several of the residents on made me question my own close to the curb. sidewalks are this street feel the same way as Judgment. _ narrow and are not always I do they haVe 3150 Signal their It seemed fairly ObVIOuS inicleared of snow in the winter, names below- some of the cases that invention forcing the children to walk in- MRS. FIONA CAMPBELL was the order of the day..to the road. or climb over 186 Cedar Avenue ' even under oath. However, theimounds of snow from which Richmond Hill. ‘ judge seemed to take everythingithey could easily slip into the (And six other residents of into consideration, and it seem-ipath of on-coming traffic. At a Cedar Avenue). | Back into the school and a room where artists were busily demonstrating their works. A sculptress at work, two girls doing portraits and a gal explain- ing wire sculpture. Glance about the room and Bill Derry’s work steps out boldly again, black and white fashion drawings, excellent gesture drawings and a stippled graphic piece of John Wayne from True Grit to be employed on a record jacket. Bill Derry has a command of many mediums! . The gymnasium door ls locked and we’ve missed (Continued on Page 16) navulanu. i I t t WILLOWDALE: A private company which is to build a 1,150 foot high global tower on property immediately north of the borough hall. leased from cauncil, has suggested that the municipal building be torn down and the borough's business offices be moved into the tower. The development al- so includes a good quality hotel and restaurants. d'lllllllllltillllllllllliilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillll m l mlllui\imulumuumllliinaluminummIimimimumlnmum““minim!ul1mmiminumuumuminimumnulliii\\i\\\\i\\\i\\\\\\\u\uii\ilmmumi\iuimuuumuin\ui11iii\u\\\\\\\\\um\u\l\\i““lullllfllllmllllllll\\“lllmull\lllmmun\\\\\\m\“ulilmmmlullinlnl\\\lmluium\uuuumnuuuuiimi\uuummumuuu“mum“muummmuumnmummmnmmnmuuummum\uuumxuum\uuumuuminimumuuuumulmumumuuuuummimm\umumimmmlulnutumult“Illuminati!“lullllllllllllullllllllllll“Will“!4' When a calf is born in a barn in a rural community it is not exactly news. It does not make the social pages of lhe local neWSpaper. and unless the parents are of exceptional prestigious pedi~ gree, it is not even men- tioned in the farm journals. But when "Luclgv" ar- rived in the barn at the Sal- vation Army House of Concord farm on Dufferin Street is was cause for celebration. and the group of young men who had as- sisted the birth were jubi- lant. For they were not or« dinary farm boys. They were not at Concord by choice. They came from cities and 2 THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thursday, June 10, 1971 Here in Canada we have inherited this tradition which has allowed the English speaking people to lead the world in freedom and progress. Ac- ross Canada the legislative assemb- lies and the committees of these assemblies are open to the public, except in the most unusual or grave circumstances. The right to publicly publish these proceedings is scrup- ulously protected. As the years passed England de- veloped citizen councils with freedom to rule in a responsible democratic fashion. At one point, so the story goes; an English nobleman estab- lished a democratic precedent when he risked his personal freedom and published the proceedings of the House of Commons. While these democratic rights and the protection of open public meet- ings, free and responsible, were de- veloping in the English speaking world, the Spanish world moved in the other direction. A central and dictatorial Spanish authority eroded the freedom and responsibility of the local councils. Not too many centuries ago the English speaking world was ruled by a feudal system without any Semb- lance of balance of democracy. At the same time in Spain there were local councils remarkable for their open meetings and degree of democracy. They won charters and the freedom to rule themselves. The central Spanish authority ap- pomted emissaries to sit on local cognclls, and these emissaries event- vally usurped the rights and free- doms of responsible local democracy. The result is that today we have dictatorship in 3 Spain sunk deep in social and economic trouble, and a. huge Spanish and Portugese new world that has never yet been able to fich‘ieve real freedom and progress. This planned gouging of the tax supported welfare system is not con- fined to Canada only. Our neighbor to the south is experiencing the same problem. Governor Richard Ogilvie of Illinois, in a hard hitting speech to a joint session of the House and Sen- ate, has called the present welfare system in his state a “human out- rage and a fiscal monster”. He promised a major overhaul of public aid based on “the old-fashioned no- tion of working for a living”. “The Welfare system embodies all the worst of our failures â€"â€" moral, fiscal, administrative and legal” stated Mr. Ogilvie in his message which at times drew resounding applause from both sides of the House. Under Governor Ogilvie’s plan people on welfare who now receive their cheques in the mail would pick them up once a month at Perhaps there should be a lesson in all this for our central government authority in Ontario and the new York Regional Municipal Council that now controls so much of our local government affairs. Recently we had the spectacle of a huge $18,690,000 budget formulated in secret by the new regional council. Without being revealed to the citi- zens of York, this budget was subâ€" mitted to the emissaries of the cent- ral provincial authority for approval. Details of this budget are still secret, Faced with spiralling welfare costs and continued abuses of the present system, governments everywhere are taking a long, hard look at the whole matter of public welfare payments. Here in Ontario the provincial gov- ernment is planning to introduce legâ€" islation to halt the practice of young people who voluntarily leave home, where their parents still are willing to support them and seek regular assistance as welfare cases. In Brit~ ish Columbia welfare recipients who are healthy and refuse to accept gain- ful employment as offered by the municipalities are to be refused any further public 7 assistance. BY MARGARET LADE ganeord Annual Meeting Occasion For Celebration As Many Graduates Start New Life Sensible Welfare Approach Subscription 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” York Star Chamber An Independent Weekly: Established 1878 1113b: liberal Judged by the usual stan- dards of our society they are “undesirables.” They have broken laws and been tried and f o u n d guilty and been put on probation. and the Salvation Army has assumed the responsibility of working with them, help- ing them to sort out their confused and unhappy lives. The 300 people assembled for the 12th annual meeting at the House of Concord on Mn; 12 were fascinated by the story related by Con- cord's Director Major Archie MacCorquodale. towns and villages by order of the courts. Lucky’s mother had a vary difficult pregnancy, he ex- When the elected members of York Region Council balked at approving the police commission’s summary re- quest for money, the elected council was threatened with the possibility of an appeal to the central provincial authority for a dictated order. Municipal councils, almost without exception, must hold their plenary and committee meetings in public. Notices of the time and place of such meetings should be freely circulated and posted in a prominent public place. We recently have had com- plaints from citizens about secret municipal committee meetings. Where does the right to local re- sponsible democratic government fit into this picture? Is this right in jeopardy and are We in danger of taking that road Spain took so many years ago? At least one elected member of the local regional council thinks so. During the last council session Mayor Richard Illingworth of Aurora fought implacably and practically alone against centralized dictatorship of local affairs, and against star chamber proceedings in regional council budget deliberations. Indeed, as Mayor Illingworth said, the people must know. Recently, too, we saw the York Regional Police Commission in sec- ret sessions prepare a $311; million budget, up one million dollars from the previous year. With a central provincial authority’s emissary sit- ting in and making the key recom- mendations, the police commission decided to spend $360,000 on a headquarters building. York Region Council andv several local town and township councils at present leave much to be desired in this respect. In fact, there is an evident danger that details of this budget may never be made public. And it is being Spent by a new regional regime that has a chairman at the helm who was appointed by the central provincial authority. Welfare costs across Canada are creating essentially the same financ- ial burden for the taxpayer as they are in the U.S. No one would deny welfare to those who through no fault of their own are in need of temporary assistance but what the taxpayer does object to is the brazen announcement by certain elements in society of their intention to make welfare living a way of life. These peeple have no intention of making any real contribution to this nation let alone sharing in other burdens of government by paying taxes. This irresponsible group in our society should not be allowed to take advant- age of the majority. and it appears that from one-half to three-quarters of it will be spent be- fore it receives approval from elected loeal representatives. Other features of the Illinois plan include -a substantial reshaping of general assistance, which has been described as the least effective and most a b u s e d Welfare program: tighter machinery to curb fraud; more state and local government jobs for those on relief, and a cutback on the state’s Medicaid costs. In con- clusion, Mr. Ogilvie said the “sky- rocketing demands of welfare are producing a serious financial crisis which can only result in a substantial increase in the state income tax”. a state employment office where they would also meet with job coun- sellors to review prOSpects for work. Any recipient who refuses work will be summarily denied further bene- fits. plained, and it was plain that she was going to have a very difficult confinement. One young man. who had worked around the farm for several months, was greatly concerned and in- sisted on sleeping in the ham during the last few an- xious nights. When the time arrived. half a dozen other lads came to his assistance, and despite numerous complica- tions, aid and supervision from the farm manager and a veterinarian, the calf was delivered. No one expected that it would survive. but survive it did, and so did the mother. The presiding judge gaVe in- dications of a very humane per- sonality when he warned one man charged with careless driv- ing that it was a serious offence and that he might request an adjournment if he were not ad- equately prepared. To further emphasize the gravity of the charge, the defendant was told of the stiff penalty which could be imposed if he were found guilty. The prOCedure relating to this case and the many that fol~ lowed, all dealing with minor traffic violations, were orderly, cautious and extemely in- teresting. The range of emotions elicit~ ed by the sympathy for a def- endant and the resultant con- viction was a revelation to‘me. On the other hand, when the reverse occurred â€"I when I felt no sympathy with the accused and then saw him acquitted, it made me question my own judgment. Since I have never been to court and since I was curious about judicial procedure, it was decided that I would go along to get some first hand impres- sions. The court chambers in our municipal building are sedate without appearing imposing. However, when court is in ses- sion one does get the feeling of the full “majesty of the law" even in minor cases as were on the docket that day. Late last March my husband was involved in a minor traffic accident on Crosby Avenue at a time when the roads were in an extremely slippery condition due to ice buildup from a rec- ent storm. The other driver was subsequently charged with failure to yield and my husband was subpeonaea as a prosecu- tion witness. The case was sheduled to be heard in Rich- mond Hill County Court early in May. COURT PROCEDURE INTERESTING Dear Mr. Editor: But the action at the barn is only a small part of life at Concord. When it opened as a rehabilitation centre 12 years ago. there were 40 The apartment is a disgrace to the community and to the town and steps should be taken at once to ensure that it is maintained and landscaped in keeping with the surrounding homes. I am writing to complain about the disgraceful appearance of the apartment building at 60 Laver- ock Avenue. This property has become so run down and Shabby that it makes this area of lovely homes look like a tenement. Weeds grow unchecked, wash- ing flaps from the balconies and the building itself is sadly in need of painting. Several calls to /town council members over the past couple of years have brought the response “there is no bylaw to cover this situation.” However, bylaws can be made, as Was prover} in the case of_ Arnold Street not too long ago. “I have never seen a cow show affection for a person like that before." declared (Mr. Andrew. “I was em- awed." Dear Mr. Editor: After dinner the brief in- formal meeting. guests were invited to visit the barn. and one of them, Rev. B. F. “Biff” Andrew, pastor of the Presbyterian charge of St. Andrew’s Maple, and St. Paul’s Vaughan. marvelied at the cow's obvious affec- tion for the boy who had spent so many hours with her in her agony. APARTMENT BUILDING A DISGRACE Easy Living On Welfare Residing on Cedar Avenue, my child has to attend Mc- Conaghy School, a distance of approximately 1% miles from our home and has to traverse two main roads, Le. Markham and Yonge, not to mention sev- eral side streets, en route. I have sent “flhe following letter to the York County Board of Education and a copy of it to Donald Deacon MLA, York Centre and to Sup- erintendent Russell MacDonald, Area 4. I trust you can find space for it so that other con- cerned parents can join us in our concern for our children’s safety and our attempt to have some corrective action taken. Dear Sir, As a parent of a child start- ing kindergarten in September, I feel that the Board of Educa- tion should become aware of certain unsatisfactory condit- ions that a 4-5-year-old has to endure in order to arrive at school. ing kindergarten in September, I feel that the Board of Educa- tion should become aware of certain unsatisfactory condit- ions that a 4-5-year-old has to endure in order to arrive at school. Residing on Cedar Avenue, my child has to attend Mc- Conaghy School, a distance of approximately 1% miles from our home and has to traverse two main roads, i.e. Markham and Yonge, not to mention sev- eral side streets, en route. 013 Markham Road traffic is fast and heavy. Truckers ob- viously assume there is no speed limit. Traffic travels c105e to the curb. sidewalks are One objection in the past was due to regulations regarding children crossing the railroad track. HOWever, at a recent planning committee meeting it was revealed that children from a proposed new development on Cedar Avenue would be provid- ed with an over or underpass in order to attend Walter Scott. To my mind this seems like preferential treatment for chil- dren who are nonâ€"existent at the moment. The real need is for children already living on the street. I hope the board will seriously consider these propositions and as several of the residents oni this street feel the same way as ed. if there was the slightest chance’ that the conviction could not be upheld, the def- endant was given mhe benefit of the doubt. Indeed one couId go so far as to say that justice seems to bend over backward for the or- dinary man on the street. For me, my several hours as a spectator was an education and I would recommend to any- one who has not had occasion to be in a courtroom in any capacity that they attend a sit- ting of the local provincial courts and become acquainted with our judicial system. MRS. R_II:AV ROSENFELD, Dear Mr. Editor: After a sumptuous dinner of roast beef and all the trimmings, including straw. berry par-fait and assorted sweets, prepared under the direction of Chef John Wright and served by staff and residents. Lieutenant- Colouel Peter Lindores. dir- ector of correctional serVices for the Salvation AnnY. fe' boys and fiVe workers. It now has 54 full time em- ployees. and although he is reluctant to discuss statis- tics. Major MacCorquodale did admit that 116 boys from 16 to 21 had successfully pas- sed through the program in 1970. and more than 2.000 in 12 years with an average stay of seven to nine months. IRATE HOMEOWNER 216 Neal Drive, Richmond Hill. MARKHAM ROAD 18 DANGEROUS Another solution would be for the children in this area to at- tend Walter Scott School, a proposition which I believe has already been suggested by parents in the past and re- jected, but which I would like the board 00 x'econsider. Though they still have to negotiate Markham Road the distance is considerably shorter. One solution to the problem would be the provision of a bus to transport these children to McConaghy School. I under- stand that children from the Cresby Area are being taken to Walter Scott School by bus ~â€" 3 similar. if not shorter. dist- ance than from Cedar Avenue to McConaghy. and that kinder- garten children from the Day Care Centre also go by bus or taxi to Walter Scott when they could easily walk to McCon- aghy. If transportation can be readily given to these two groups why not to us also? l I. myself, have second thoughts of walking along Markham Road. Even with crossing guards conditions are still unsatisfactory as children from the south end of this street have to walk about a mile in order to reach suoh a guard and as much as we would like to think that We have taught our children the rules of safety, there is always the chance that for one split second they forget and side-step on to the road to be knocked down by a speeding car or truck. Some kindergarten children are not quite five when they have to walk this distance, and from grade 1 up return home for lunch making a total of about five miles a day. By the time they get home for lunch it is almost time to leave for school again and in the winter they are frozen stiff by the time they reach home. Plodding through snow takes longer than walking along dry sidewalks with the result the children are left very little time to eat a hot meal before returning to school. recend: PTA meeting police of- ficials informed parents that traffic conditions could only get worse. “We are very grateful for this support." When the rehabilitation program was described to Solicitor-General Jean-Pier- re Goyer, he continued. there had been substantial increases in grants at both federal and provincial levels. ported on progress The people at Concord. said Lt.~Col. Lindores, hafl built a skating rink last fall. and they hope to cover it by next fall. The successes at Concord have prompted federal and provincial authorities to as- sist financially in setting up similar Salvation Army fac- ilities across Canada. l mm“\mmmmumnumu Records Ottawa Trip In Poem Egggggter Bayview’s Revelation ’71 Attracts Large Crowds, Enthusiastic Comments We got lost somewhere after walking down a long narrow corridor. But very soft music seemed to bring us back to reality (if that sounds corny to you, you may be right but believe me that is how it felt.) The source of this very soothing and reassur- ing music was revealed to us. (Remember you are with me) through a window and it was an outdoor setting. The softness of the music was fitting at that moment because from our vantage point it felt like we were trespassing on a very secret little gathering. Men, women and youths were seated quietly on the grass and a few chairs, completely caught up by the two young singers. A barefooted long‘ haired blonde with a clear soprano voice, and a melancholy folksong. If those two knew how ro- mantic a picture that whole scene provided I’m sure they would be flattered indeed. The girl was Debbie Bolger, a student who has appeared frequently on Channel 10, and the young man was Barry Pearson the former theatre arts teacher at Bayview and cur- rently a writer at CBC. (Ah-ha we too have been guilty of assuming youth!) The lyrics and mood changed as we stepped into the quadrangle. The two singers sang one of Barry’s own compositions. Lis- ten â€"â€" “It don’t matter what you do, enevitably you lose. You get an acid queen (‘3), Bill McVeen and the CFRB news”. Lt.-Col. Lindores explained that not only the Salvation Army is involved, that a number of concerned peoâ€" ple share in the program. in- cluding judges and other law enforcement officers and officials. The invocation was pro- nounced by Rev. Andrew. Musical interludes were pro- vided by Mrs. Helen Rob- bins, wife of Inspector Rob- ert Robbins of Vaughan De- tachment, York Regional Police, and former Chief of Police in the old Town of Richmond Hill. Mrs. Robbins sang “Green Pastures" and "Bless This House." Territorial Commander Commissioner C l a re :1 c e Since I’d neglected to pick up a map of the various displays and activities, I just happened upon things and in most cases was delightfully surprised. Revelation ’71 was the climax of Bayview Secondary School Fine Arts Department’s school year. It was a whole new venture and a very formidable under- taking. When the school’s artists and sculptors were demonstrating their techniques at one end of the school, the chefs of tomorrow were stirring the soup at the other. Scenes from Shakespeare were enacted in an open quadrangle only minutes away from an electronic rock group in the gym. Sounds complicated already doesn’t it? The following poems were written by Bill Neal. 14-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Sandy Neal of Langstaff, a pupil of Roselawn Senior Public School, during a recent school trip to Ottawa. . It’s one thing to be asked if one is a student by an older person, but quite another when the in- quirer is sixteen. Revelation ’71 was bound to be successful if this question were asked to all adults. Good manoeuvre. ' In any case, walk around the school with me. (And by all means, be flattered, for the girl has just asked for your student card). Art work is every- where and some of it extremely professional. Bill Derry’s work in particular was the first thing to catch our attention with a striking water colour. He’s very sure of himself with a water color brush and the strokes are energetic and bold. In the Spotlight May 27 Factories. factories everywhere. They pollute our sky but they don’t care. They kill all life but it’s better dead As long as they can make their bread. The people speak of what they had To factory owners money mad. The world once flourished full of life And then was stabbed with jagged knife; Less people now die in bloody wars Than from blackened skies of our outdoors (At the Peace Tower) May 30 The rock stands firm and hard and cold, It stands there strong and all so bold As to defy time and just watch it fly And watch all life just fade and die. The rock now smoothened by the rain Which caused to us such vicious pain Is jutting from under soft green grass. The defiant rock is tame-d at last. le’ghway 401) May 28 Traveling along concrete gardens Where no green shows and warmth all hardens Makes me feel so very cold To see a land of beauty fold One mile wide and a thousand long Nature weeps to it and sings death‘s song What will this in 10 years be? An ugLv wanting concrete sea. I let my imagination run Past screaming men and When I see machines of Which make my dreams May 30 Great men stood here in the past - :I‘lgeA spirits run in me at last By BONNIE SHEPPARD THE FACTORIES THE HIGHWAY FORT HENRY THE ROCK firing gun present day all drift away‘ “The Salvation Army goes abouts its work in a very practical way," said the com- missioner, “with love. warm- th and understanding." Concord is much more than an experiment. Assist- ant Director of Provincial Probation Services George McFarlane told the assem- bly, "It is a model, a dem- Wiseman was the main speaker.‘ As a testimonial of the work at the House of Con- cord he read excerpts from letters received from a grateful mother, from an equally grateful "graduate," and from the glowing testi- monial of a satisfied employ- er. I \\l\\l|l\\l1ll\llllll\\lllll“\\\l\l\\\l1\\l\lllVlN“l\\\l\\\\\\\l\\l\llllmMM The action isn't any too soon. Between the deserVing cases. legitimate victims of the nat- ional unemployment crisis, and the lazy leeches who live on the toil of others. Ontario wel- fare costs have gone wild. Even if the province wanted to carry a disproportionate share of parasites, the taxpay- ers can’t afford it; there are too many honest citizens who gen- uinely need the help a welfare system provides. And they must get it withOut undue difficulty. (Local welfare committees and the province welfare appeal board should suffice to proâ€" tect the rights of legitimate applicants). In some cities. American draft dodgers have moved in at the Ontario taxpayers‘ ex- pense. Throughout Southern Ontario. it is becoming fashion- able for some shiftles teem agers to move out of their par- euts’ homes and set up bone. for themselves â€"- on welfare. Queen's Park apparently in- tends to make things tougher for those who unfairly milk the province’s welfare system. Un- der new regulations, local wel- fafre officials will get more power to exercise discretion in individual cases. Working people â€"-â€" the mum. of most of the tax money gush- ing out of the welfare system's 100pholes â€"-- can afford to car- ry only so many spougers, and only at personal sacrifige. Society has no moral clung;- tion to young people who volun- tarin quit their homes and par- enlal support. It's to be hoped that the new regulations, to be presented to the cabinet by Social and Family Services Minister Tom Wells. will give welfare officers the scope they need to tear greedy pm on! of the public pockets. llllll\l\lllllllllllllllllllllllllll\\llllllllll\\\\llllllll\\l\lll\llll\l\ll\l\\\\lfl 31 workers advisory committee of UAW. He will be secretary of the committee and is a mem- ber of the bargaining commit- tee of UAW Local 673 at De- Havilland. AURORA: Councillor Jack Wil- liamson, employed at DeHavil- land Aircraft in Toronto. has been elected the only Canadian member of the executiVe of the technical, office and profession- Give Warden's Gear To Sharon Temple This year's special displays feature David Willson, found< er of the Sons of David who built the frame temple. In- cluded are a geneology and some of Willson‘s writings. An- other display will feature organ manufacture in Upper Canada with exhibits of organs and melodeons in playing order. The lunique handicraft of pioneer ladies, the making of wreaths using seeds. leather, feathers and hair. will also be featured. Pioneer living in general and an apple bee in particular will be the subjects of displays in the other pioneer buildings on the site. The temple is located in the Village of Sharon, northeast of Newmarket. on Concession 3 East Gwillimbury. Signs on Woodbine Avenue and Yongo Street point the way. Sunday, June 13. at 2:30 pm Chairman Garfield Wright of the Regional Municipality of York will present the accoutre- ments of the office of Warden of the County of York to ’ahe York Pioneer and Historical Society. Scene of the important historical event will be Sharon Temple. Following the presen- ‘tation, the warden‘s desk and ‘chair, cap and gown will be on display in the temple. These ar- ticles acquired historical inter- est with the demise of the county on December 31, 1970 and the advent of the region on January 1 this year. Welfare Reins The occasion is the annual meeting at Sharon of the Soc- iety. It will feature the Metro- politan Band of Toronto play- ing in the musicians’ gallery of the temple, a use which was revived last year after a lapse of 80 years. The audience a year ago was astounded at the remarkable accoustical proper- ties of this 140â€"year-old build- ing‘ onstration project â€"- one that will be followed in many other jurisdictions." “Attending the annual meeting at Concord," he said. "is like spring tonic. Here We are in touch with the very heart of the matter. of the program and what it can achieve." The guests said Mr. Mc- Farlane. are people vitally interested and concerned with the problems of youth. They are people with simi- lar goals. He observed that there were a number of probation officers present. and concluded. “May your work flourish.” Continued on Page 16) (Hamilton Spectator)