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2 THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thursday, Jan. 6, 1972 part of these emergency funds. In approving these numerous bud- getary changes, the Legislature has moved in a positive way to create jobs and strengthen the economy of Ontario. DARCY McKEOUGH 11!: LUU “'111 lcbllc auu “U uupca LU lulu .lul bllCl DLUIJC and interest in life by joining forces with those at the “Millpond” at that time. As for Jessie McKenzie, she oversees the Mill- pond Tearoom, with the aid of the MMR’s wife; (Continued on Page 12) What can be done? The peo- Alas. this is not yet to be. A ple of Thornhill must begin to little longer shall our young organize before the final decis- people roam the streets in ion is made. The Minister of search of recognition, a little Municipal Affairs claims that his longer shall we vegetate in this department is “seeking advice" sea of competitive spirit, a lit- â€" and the residents of Thom- tle longer shall we waste the iWMill!“\lllllllllllllllllllm\lllllill“\llllllllllllllllllll“lllll\\ll\\\l\\l\llllllll\\\\\\l\\\l\\\\l\l\\\\\\\llllllllll\l\\\\l\l\\l\ll\lll\lll“lll\\\\l\l\\\\\\l\ll\llllll““\llllllllllllllllu(\llllllllilllllllilt lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllill!“llllllllllllllllll\\lllllllllllllllllllllllllllll l\l\i\\\lll\\\\l\ll\l\lll“l\\\llllll\llll\lll\\\ll\lllllll\lllll\llll\l\\\ll1lllll\llllll“illillll\\\\\\\\l\\\\\\\l\l\\\l\\llllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllltillllllllllllllllllllll\lllllllllllllllllllllllllll43 Canadian Expert Sees Advertising As Key To Japan ’3 World Leadership (Japan's postwar industrial success leads the world and has been watched nith ad- miration by the leading mod- ern .nations, .including .our own. In this article from a December issue of Hamil- ton’s daily newspaper “The Spectator" Japan‘s formula for success is described in one word -â€" advertising. The article is based on an Insti- tute of International Affairs speech by Ron Woodward, a Hamilton native assigned to Japan as a technical advisor for Remington Canada. Woodward travelled exten- slvely in the Orient during 19 years there with various organizations including the United Nations Command in South Korea -â€" Editor). Japanese businesses oper- ate like closelyvknit families. They build up a “family im- age” throughout the nation Vaughan Rd. Needs Sidewalk The province’s seasonal employ- ment program has been enlarged sig- nificantly. The $23 million alloca- tion is expected to provide over 10,- 000 temporary jobs, taking people off welfare rolls and unemployment in- surance and at the same time providing a labor forCe for improve- ment of parks, forestry and wildlife resources and conservation lands, numerous maintenance projects and special youth programs. In the past few years, council has accepted many times the suggestion that a policy be adopted on new sidewalk construction on a priority basis, but no such policy yet exists. The present policy, which has never, to our knowledge, been formally adopted, but is often quoted, is that when roads are rebuilt with storm sewers, curbs and catch basins that sidewalks may be constructed on a local improvement basis, with areas adjacent to schools given top priority. Local improvement means that the Removal of duty from estates val- ued up to $100,000 and elimination of the present surtax will enable many more people to keep farms and small businesses in the family, and will also reduce the likelihood of inde- pendent businesses falling into the hands of large corporations and for- eign owners. It is true that there is a great need for sidewalks throughout the municipality â€"â€" only in the old cen- tral core will any significant foot- age of concrete sidewalk be found and even there, there are areas where sidewalks are badly needed. u. The changes in provincial taxes announced recently by Provincial Treasurer Darcy McKeough are wel- come news for the average resident of Ontario. Reduction of personal income tax by 3.6 percent coupled with a 3 per- cent reduction in federal income tax -â€" both retroactive to July 1 â€"- will mean an increase in spending power for the average worker. We compliment Richmond Hill Town Council for taking the first step towards a sidewalk for the use of pedestrians on Vaughan Road going to York Central Hospital and Don Head Vocational School. Counâ€" cil has agreed to ask the Region of York Engineering Department to in- clude engineering for a sidewalk on the north side of Vaughan Road in plans for the reconstruction of that thoroughfare to a four-lane highway. No definte date for the start of this reconstruction has yet been given, but since the land needed for widen- ing has been acquired on the south side, it is expected that this much needed work will not be too long delayed. .. . 7‘ -In abolishing premiums for health Subscription Rate $6.00 per year; to United States $7.00; 15¢ 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 Family Budget An Independent Weekly: Established 1878 11131): liberal and have definite goals â€"â€" to build quality and build for export...all over the world. The giants ‘of Japanese in- dustry and trade are the Mitsubishi. Mitsui and Sum- itomo groups. They reach in- to nearly all Japanese man- ufacturing business enter- prises. These parent companies are benevolent, but ag- gressive, and are led by the finest brains in the nation. They have their own bank~ ing facilities, shipping lines, ports and warehouses. Production in Japan is ter- rific. If a smaller company falters, the parent firms pour in capital and brainpower to make it work. The large companies have their personal staff recruit- ing through the colleges and high schools. They distribute literature extolling the ad- Construction of Trench Street from Vaughan Road to link up with the street of that name in old Rich- mond Hill and the extension of the local bus service along this street to serve the hospital and the school has lessened the number of pedes- trians somewhat -â€" but the daily flow of foot traffic continues and with the addition of more beds and more facilities at the hospital will increase even more. Since the opening of York Central Hospital in the fall of 1963, the num- ber of pedestrians from Yonge Street to that facility has grown constantly. Opening of Don Head Secondary School in the same area three years ago added to the number of people walking along Vaughan Road, in constant danger from the very heavy motor vehicle traffic which uses this thoroughfare. Therefore the proposed sidewalk is a definite need and we believe it should top the list when priorities are considered. insurance for people 65 and over, reducing total premium levels and broadening premium assistance for low income people, the province ex- pects total premiums collected for combined health and hospital insur- ance will be reduced by $127 million a year. Those paying their premiums through payroll deductions will bene- fit most, as the employer’s share will not be reduced. Instead of the pres- ent 50 percent, the employee will pay only 40 percent of the premium cost. In the past decade the town has built a sidewalk on the west side of Bayview, on both sides of Markham Road, a short stretch on Neal Drive in the vicinity of Beverley Acres School, another stretch just com- pleted on Crosby Avenue, and laid textured sidewalks on Yonge Street, with some extension of the concrete to serve newer built-up areas. W {There should, however, be consid- erable reduction in administrative and billing costs. For most of us the benefits will be just a. few dollars here and a few dollars there, but even a slight in- crease in buying power has the effect, as Mr. McKeough said in his presentation, of providing “renewed optimism” among the people; Increased aid to municipalities for winter works programs could pro- vide as many as 30,000 temporary jobs for the unemployed. Capital projects, too, such as the $10 million day nurseries construction program, will help to bring money into local communities. Although the changes in corpora- tion tax announced by Mr. McKeough are minor, they will be welcomed by business men suffering under the impact of the recently imposed United States import surtax. Giving with one hand and taking away with the other the federal government has imposed income tax on the employ- ment support grants it is paying to manufacturers who were in danger of being forced out of business by the curtailment of trade south of the border. In pardoning the grants from provincial corporation tax, Mc- Keough is ensuring that the manu- facturer will be able to use at least part of these emergency funds. cost is charged back to the land- owners directly benefitting from the sidewalk and can be prohibitive.‘ vantages of working for their companies. The main 'reason they are recruiting is because there is a labor shortage in Japan. And there has been for a good many years. The firms get the maxi- mum output from their workers by pampering them â€"â€" from the executive to the man on the assembly line. The workers, white and blue collar, receive a large variety of fringe benefits, which may consist of mid-year and year- end bonuses. Other benefits might in- clude transportation allowâ€" ances to and from work, company housing. summer vacation villa arrangements, and so on (not to mention allowances and vehicle ex- pense allowances). There sel- dom are strikes or walkouts. However, the Japanese salary can be compared to It appears that winter is here at last . . . but don’t let that thought deter you from continuing to enjoy the countryside around. Perhaps you are looking for a scenic drive â€"â€" not too far from home â€"- then why not visit Alton, and the Shangrai-la of Jessie and Paul McKenzie, some weekend afternoon? Situated on the Credit River Watershed this Caledon Centre For Arts And Crafts is the “dream- comingâ€"true” of a couple who are planning ahead for retirement. Just over three years ago, Paul, a businessman on the eve of retirement, spent many of his weekends jaunting about the Southern Ontario countryside with his wife, looking for a place where they could one day retire â€" yet keep alive their interest in people and the arts. They eventually found an old house, a mill, 3 mill pond and a neighboring sugar bush and the rolling hills of Caledon; with a river flowing from a millrace and falls (as pictured). On the opposite side of the falls they have an old stone sulphur house -â€"â€" where woollens once were bleached. Their home to be is just a short drive south of Orangeville. Since they bought the mill site two years ago, the McKenzies and several of their friends have been renovating and restoring the mill, the house and the historical buildings on the land. One friend, a Toronto executive, has â€" in a year and a half of weekends â€" driven to Alton, donned the working clothes of an MMR (Master Mill Rest- orer, see courtesy award certificate hanging in the mill itself) and renewed almost 100 window sills and frames, and the large many-paned Winâ€" dows in the three-storeyed mill. Not one window-pane was intact when Jessie and Paul took over the mill house. Through age and disuse (the mill was built in 1881 to manufacture woollens and was last used during the war to make underwear for Johnny Canuck) the window frames and sills had literally rotted away. The MMR, who had previously only dabbled in carpentry as a hobby, gathered to him all the knowledge needed for his job and worked zealously to perform an astounding feat. He has now completed the rest- oration of at least one complete window (about 4’x6’), frames, cement sills, panes, each weekend. And although the MMR asked we not give him any personal publicity, he was quite happy to say that this past year and a half has been one of the most pleasant and fruitful times of his life. He said he has never felt healthier, and he has the supple- ness of a much younger man, due to ladder-climb- ing and reaching and bending at his task. Someday he too will retire and he hopes to find further scope and interest in life by joining forces with those at the “Millpond” at that time. In’rhe Spoflighi: Japanese firms advertise, advertise and advertiSe. They excel at it. Perhaps it has even affected your impres- sion of Japan â€" Mount Fuji. cherry blossoms and the rising sun. Actually. it is a rare day (uSfiéflywajter a ty- phoon has cleared file sky) when you can see Fujiggama. The cherry blossoms ’are beautiful -â€" if you can find them. the proverbial iceberg A ride through the Niagara; peninsula is fantastic in com-parison, but I never met a Japanese that had heard of Canada's fruit belt cherry blossom spectacular. They had, however. heard of rNiag- ara Falls. Advertising on an internat- ional scale is not new to Jap- an â€"- The Land of the Rising Sun. Remember the Korean national slogan. The Land of the Morning Calm? By MONA A. ROBERTSON Caledon Centre For Arts And C rafts There is the difference -â€" Japan advertises. Right now, the Japanese have their salesmen in every part of the world. The sun neVer sets on the Japanese salesman. They are hired and trained to speak the langu- age, even dialects, of the country to which they are assigned. They are briefed on the country‘s customs and backed up with samples and sales literature printed in the appropriate languages. Their companies back them with the necessary funds and the ‘firms don’t hesitate to spend $5,000 to make $50,000. In Tokyo. numerous Am- ericans, F enchmeu, Ger- mans, Dut men and others of all na fionalities speed from their negular jobs each night to Japanese firms. where they are very well paid for translating, editing and proof reading material Dear Mr. Editor: 1‘ a ten-year resident of; Th mhill, I was most concernm ed over the article "North York’s Mayor Basil Hall Ap- proves Metro North Expansion” in your December 23 issue of “The Liberal”. The position taken by Mayor Hall appears to be yet another step towards a Metro “takeover” of the com- munity of Thornhill. I am concerned. Thornhill lies next in the path of Metro expansion. As Dalton Bales,the Minister of Municipal Af~l fairs, disclosed in his reply to‘ Scuth Thornhill resident John Galbraith (Liberal, December 23), the “planning” is in a "pre- liminary stage” and the provin- cial departments concerned are “seeking advice from elected officials and citizen organiz- ations”. The assurances given by Mr. Bales are not convincing, especially in view of the posi- tion taken by his “good friend", the North York mayor. The decision made by former Minister of Municipal Affairs Darcy McKeough in 1969, to set up regional government in J an- uary 1971, but delaying until 1973 the final decision on where the boundary will be, has put Thornhill on the auc- tion block. His successor, Mr. Bales, has been strangely “tight~lipped” about his views on Metro expansion to the pro- posed Highway 407. A Metro takeover is still imminent. The loudest voices in North‘ York (the only ones that will be heard) have urged Metro to “GO NORTH”. North York Controller Irving Paisley, chair- man of the Metro Transporta- tion Committee, has emerged to spearhead the move for “a takeover". Paisley â€"â€" an apos- tle of the development â€"â€" men- tality â€" has repeatedly urged “opening up new areas to de- velopment” north of Steeles. But, the case for annexation has focussed on the 20,000 acres of prime land north of Steeles and the Metro “investment” in the area, while ignoring the most important aspect of the ‘question â€" the people of the IThornhill area. The rumblings of protest agz ainst Metro expansion are not confined to elected represenh atives. Angry and concerned Markham and Vaughan resi~ dents, among them Terry Good~ win of old Thornhill, Nicholas Belak of the Markham Taxpay- ers’ Association, and Dr. John Fotheringham of the York South Citizens’ Committee, have spoken out against the move. A LOGO-household survey conduct- ed by students at Thornlea Sec- ondary School in May 1971 re- vealed that Thornhill residents openly opposed a Metro take- over by a margin of 340 to 75. Nevertheless, the opposition re- mains fragmented and no "Stop ‘Metro” organization exists to effectively fight the takeover. Last week, an anonymous donor, who I shall refer to as Santa Claus, phoned me to say he would like to give his own two coins to the children at Thornhaven to replace the two stolen coins. He col- lects coins himself but thought the children would get a bigger kick out of the return .of the coins than people wouldAget when they see his collection. _ _- ‘. um I Dear Mr. Editor: Yes, there IS a Santa Claus. About seven weeks ago, the Thornhaven School for Mentally Re- tarded in Richmond Hill was broken into and con- siderable damage was done. At that time, two coins, one silver and one bronze were stolen. These had been presented to the school by the Richmond Hill Coin 7 A? reward of $50.00 was offered for their return, no questions asked, but this failed to turn up the stolen coins. Club in 1965. I, To this kind Mr. Santa Claus, I would like to pass on to you the thanks of every person connected with Thornhaven School, the teachers, the parents and especially the kids. You are welcome to visit Thornhaven at any time and see the smiles on the faces of the kids who cherish them so much. Thank you Santa, from all of us. DOUG HINCHCLIFFE, 425 Centre Street East, Richmond Hill. and brochures Essentially, Japan has be- come a dynamic manufactur- ing nation because: 0 It has a strong labor force. 0 It produces high quality products. 0 Prices are right 0 The Japanese advertise. How can Canada increase business with them? How do we improve our methods of dealing with them? Canada’s gross national product is pro- gressing at a rate which, it is said, will overtake the United States by the year 2000. It is wrong to assert: “Well, the Japanese wage in- creases, following their yearly cost of living Index, will soon enough bring their product cost up to our com- petitive levels.” Wages are rising swiftly in Japan’s industrial world, but just a short distance away KEEP METRO SOUTH OF STEELES AVENUE YES THERE IS A SANTA CLAUS! «‘1. up hill should voice their concern. Mr. Bales and the Ontario Gov- ernment must be made aware that doing things for people means more than election slog- aneering. Take time to drop the Minister 3 line at Queen’s Park. With your help, we can stop Metro at Steeles and save the community of Thornhill. ‘ PAUL BENNETT. 155 Grandview Ave, South Thomhill. CREATIVE GENIUS OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLE Dear Mr. Editor: I am a young person within our community who feels to a certain extent anyway, that be« cause our community is run by grown-ups it caters to them :11- so. People tend to forget that the future of our community is dependent upon our young peo- ple and that we need educating in much broader terms than the secondary school system’s ori- entation programs. What I mean to say is that outside of school and perhaps sports. there is very little op- portunity for young persons such as myself to meet fellow artists with the sole purpose of exchanging ideas. There are virtually no facilities where we might go to create as a unit. Most artists within our com- munity feel left behind due to the fact that most art forms and equally high ideals are being replaced by progress or to coin a phrase “mass production”. The number of young creat- ive artists such as painters, pot- ters, poets, weavers and musi- cian-s within our community is staggering. This is why I as one must say that I am a little bit ashamed of our town for not taking any steps to bring this hitherto unrecognized army together where they might re- stimulate their interest and embark upon some truly creat- ive and therefore satisfying ventures. ‘ From having attended Bay- view Secondary School and played numerous sports for the town myself, I can without any hesitation whatsoever say that the competitive spirit within our community is almost un- equalled. We always have ev- erything we need to prove that our team is better than theirs. Is it not truly a shame that the same resources are not avail- able to a program where rather than competing against each other, we could help each other? Wouldn’t it be truly inspiring it four or five young artists from our community were to‘ be brought together with a} small amount of money (per-l haps the same sum required tel sponsor one hockey game) sci that they might do a sculpture‘ of some sort which could then‘ be placed in front of our town hall with the inscription: “This work of art is just an example of the creative youth which is abundant in our community". Alas, this is not yet to be. A little longer shall our young people roam the streets in search of recognition, 3 little ‘longer shall We vegetate in this ‘sea of competitive spirit, a lit- Ltle longer shall we waste the lies Korea. There the wages are about equivalent to what they were in Japan 15 years ago. Already some large Japanese firms have ex- panded their operations to Korea to take advantage of the lower labor costs. Canadian businessmen with an eye on the Pacific market should at least learn a few of Japan's basic cust- oms. To sell or introduce a product to the Japanese you must know your product from rivet A to tassle X. The Japanese ask questions at every technical, production and sales level and look only for top quality. Any hesita- tion or lack of product “knowhow” will bog down or defeat any agreement. For example, in the el- ectrical field, Tokyo has a (Continued on Page 12) Sleigh Ride, Winter Fun Pioneer Village creative genius of the young people of our community. For you see it has been prov- en down through time that a community only grows and flowers so long as the individ- uals within the body are them. selves creative. The Roseview Community Centre. Each weekend this winter, the public can participate in one of the most enjoyable aspects of an old-fashioned winter â€"- a horse drawn sleigh ride â€" at Black Creek Pioneer Village. The rides take place between 10 am and 4pm each Saturday and Sunday during January and February,. w e a t h e r permit- ting. at a charge of 25 cents per person. The snack booth located near the entrance to the village pro- vides visitors with the oppor- tunity to warm up with refresh. ments such as hot drinks, hot dogs, hamburgers and sand- wiches. Full~course meals will be available in the restaurant located in the basement of the Half Way House Inn. which also has a liquor licence. The Half Way House is open between 11:30 am and 4pm each day. Admission charges to the vil- lage, where other activities such as skating and tobogganing will also be taking place, are 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for children under 15, with a maxi- mum charge of $1.50 for par- ents and their children. Private groups may also re- serve sleigh rides on weekdays and Saturdays between 10 and 11:30 am, and 1:30 and 2:30 pm, and on Sundays between 10 and 11:30 am. The charge for group rides is $10 per half hour, and groups of up to 25 adults or 30 children can be accommodated. 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