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baseball seems only to be llmlted by “w wup . gabuuua. _ r j . . _ d 0551_ and in \vhlch we Iounu’ 01 au‘ Lnulgy, a ulxcu 14?“, . ~ . ' ose \Vlth the mcxease D I _ . mlth the lack of adult leadership. So let s appremate our umpires and ' “mph assfglcelji'sionpumrssic. mm of an airport and of year-1 ROBERT D. LITTLE berryv Very Interestmgv esmal‘y ml“ fifrnlig‘of In five Years the number of Thorn- maybe we’ll get more than “’9 need sggonomics and‘ luncmround “59 0f .5°h°°15‘. .s°‘¥“di 54 Al'mld Crescent, mld “.5 the Indlans coum fixmt ofisaate: stretch hill youngsters playing league soft- mStead 0f the present Shortage- rooms; establish junior kinderâ€" proofing apd au‘ icondltlonslir‘ligâ€"i Richmond Hill. Pemmlcan for as long as 5_x wee ball has exploded from 200 players to “Three Cheers For The Ump”. gartens; rent rooms to recrea- must be glven serlous con ; Despite mounting criticism of the Trudeau Government‘s d rive to “Balkanize” the federal civil service with its continual emphasis on biling- ualism, neither the Prime Minister or his chief Quebec Lieutenants Jean Marchand or Gerard Pelletier gives any indication of reversing the pol- icies they began in 1968. 1-, “.150 L116} vvbuu n. --V_. In typical Trudeau fashion, he dis- missed without comment the charges his own Federal Liberal MP Gordon Blair has made against the unfair treatment accorded English speaking civil servants. Mr. Blair is a former president of the Ontario Liberal As- sociation and since 1968 the Member of Parliament of an Ottawa suburban riding. He has strenuously objected to the rank discrimination and the planned down-grading of English speaking civil servants with many years of public service simply because they cannot speak French. p 17,, vuv‘, Vfl-._.,. , Today Ottagva is in the grip of Mr. Trudeau and his Quebec cohorts and they are being aided and atgeited 'by unev‘, n... w an... a weak. vacL-ilating grOup of English speaking Liberal Cabinet Ministers who are quick to agree to any sug- gestions the “great man" makes. In a cunning move designed to stifle any criticism of his French policies, Mr. Trudeau appointed John. Carson, an English speaking Canadian, to head the federal civil service commission and Keith Spicer as the commissioner of his official languages. Under this arrangement Mr. Trudeau has the best, of two worlds -â€" both Carson and Spicer have vigorously pursued Trudeau’s “French first” policies and at the same time they have English names. Softball apparently continues to lead in popularity hereabouts, with some hardball also in evidence. En- thusiasts in many other sports seem also to be more active than ever. Of course there is plenty of swimming, but this is mostly in outdoor areas out of town because of the limited number of public pools. The summer sports season is in full swing and it is heart warming to see such large numbers of young people_so__keen to participate. ‘ n These sports attract just about every member of the younger gener- ation most of *the timeand certainly appear to command the interest of the young people. Here is one of the most important meeting points for the old and the young, if only adults will do their part. There can be no doubt that our young people need many more oppor- tunities to meet and mix with adults. Our youth can’t learn mature social behavior from each other. They need intimate exposure to older peers and adults to do this. The process of socialization is severely limited when hordes of young people occupy schools all day with only a handful of teach- ers while most related adults are otherwise busy miles away. "It was a lot of hard work. but that's what we went for. It was a real education so that we will have a better understanding of how similar problems are met in other countries." Councillor Lois Hancey told “The Liberal" about her recent visit to Great Britain and Germany. Mrs. Hancey was a delegate on the Local Government Study Tour. sponsored by the Ontario Municipal Associa- tion, with the Town of Rich- mond Hill paying part of her expenses. Her husband Lionel. was also a delegate at his own expense. ‘ll“ll“llll“mm“l\l\\\\lll\ll\lll\\\l\\l\l\\l\lll1\ll\\l\l\“\lll“l!llllll\lll\l\\“l\lll\\“umllll‘lullll“\lll“\ll“\\“lll\\\\\l\ll\\\|\llll\l“I\llll\\\\\\l\ll\m!\llllll\\ll\llllll\\l\\lllllllIll\l\ll“m1“l\“\“l‘m“lulmlmll|\l\l\\\\\\\\\\\\llllll{lulllllllll\\\\\\\\\“l1mllllllullulllllmlllUl\\\\\l\l\\\l\\ll\l\llllllllluuullllu“mulu|uuuluumulIllllluluuumuuummmuuuuuumummum.“ Canadians A Privileged People, But Must Work T 0 Preserve Heritag - - The Hanceys Report and the consensus “as that anced mix of Industry. mmâ€" the majority of the h0llSP< H‘aln. . t ' Inn-1n “a”; n. \umml.,.-;â€". Ihul up ulll not he P\DOI'U|"E 1h? 'I‘Ul‘0m0'cenwed P‘an' “mum”! nnlv nnn smmr? lv MIARV “JWCDN In,.l..pln.-l Q" 0k Over the past two decades the steady invincible increase in the teenage crime rate has continued almost by stealth, while more and more confused desperate parents wail about the generation gap. This being the case. you would think adults would be seizing eagerly at every possible opportunity to rub shoulders with the young and to help them develop toward maturity. Sadly, hdwever, this is far from the case. Even in softball. our most tradi- tional and most popular summer sport, the organizers are. crying vainly for more participation by adults and senior youth. And the growth of juvenile participation in baseball seems only to be limited by the lack of adult leadership. In five years the number of Thorn- hill youngsters playing league soft- ball has exploded from 200 players to sportsmansmp, Iorgiven Ior any nu- ferences in opinion and judgment. The last ceremonial gesture of the game, and it included all players from both teams with spectators ioininq it. was: “Three Cheers For The Ump“. So let's appreciate our umpires and maybe we’ll get more than we need instead of the present shortage. “Three Cheers For The Ump". Subscription .i-l‘llvlvl'is latest move to turn the fed- THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill By MARY DAWSOX‘ 3 Cheers For The “limp” Upheuvul In Federal Civil SerVIce An Independent Weekly: Established 1878 "'4- U L A‘ tion 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" Included in the large party from this area were York Regional Planner Mur- ray Pound. Councillors David Fraser and Gordon Risk of Vaughan Township, Town Planner John Dewar of Vaughan and Assistant Clerk Bert Young of Vaughan. Rep- resenting the Ontario Hous- ing Corporation was Alf Le Masurier of King Township. formerly of Langstaff and former reeve of Markham Township. All delegates studied local and regional government in En gla nd. Wales and Scotland. One- third went to Sweden. oneâ€" third to West Germany and a Ontario, Thursday, July 6, 1972 eral system over to Quebec. Mr. Car- son has told a Commons Committee his current goal is to make all de- partment heads bilingual, meaning French-Canadian, within the next few years. Mr. Carson has denied charges by Conservative Jack Horner (Crowfoot, Alberta) that Trudeau's bilingual policies favor his home province of Quebec and are denying senior positions to English speaking Canadians. As a further extension of the Liberal Party’s bilingual pol- icies, Mr. Carson has told Parliament he is now setting up workshops throughout Western Canada to teach French. What a waste of public funds. If a second language is needâ€" ed in Western Canada, Ukrainian would seem more appropriate. Mr. Spicer, when defending the bilingual policies of his own Liberal Party, likes to refer to himself as a genuine Toronto born WASP (White Anglo Saxon Protestant) but one has to consider his real feelings to understand his dedication to his present task._ Prior to the 1968 federal election Mr. Spicer, while seriously considerâ€" ing seeking a party nomination, made it known to Liberals his very strong support of the Pearson Government's French policies. He told party sup- porters they didn’t go far enough and at party meetings he talked of little else than his strong support of Quebec’s language claims and the French background of his family. English speaking voters should realize the real goals of the Trudeau Government and when they go to the polls this fall make sure they vote (fior Progressive Conservative Candi- ates. In Richmond Hill the leagues entâ€" ered the summer vacation period with a need not only for large num- bers of adult replacements, but also a need for a very substantial number of regular umpires. Even after a public appeal, for adults to umpire, there was still a need for upwards of 30 more volunteers, about half of them to serve full time. This is a most unfortunate situa- tion. we feel. There doubtless must be reasons why adults aren’t coming forward, because it's inconceivable to think they don't care. It may be a lack of publicity and awareness. Or it may be a lack of appreciation from crowds, parents and players. 800. What a triumph this is. But it has been necessary for the organ- izers to issue a public plea for more coaches, coaching assistants, and above all for more umpires. VWh'a'te‘ver is wrong. 'it should be remedied and it should be remedied quickly. We have noticed one thing at local games which seemed different from our memory of baseball tradition in a number of places. We can remem- her when baseball games ended dif- ferently than they do here and now. When the last ball was pitched and the last player was out. there were the three cheers by each team for the other. And out of pure joy and good sportsmanship. there was a shout of “Tiger” and another cheer for good measure. Then it was that there was a dif- ference. The umpire didn’t walk off the field without his share of atten- tion. And he wasn’t left with any doubt about whether or not he was appreciated. and in the spirit of good sportsmanship, forgiven for any dif- ferences in opinion and judgment, The last ceremonial gesture of the game, and it included all players from both teams with spectators inining it‘ was: “Three Cheers For The Ump". third to Yugoslavia. Mr. and Mrs. Hancey agreed that the three week tour, with only two free days‘ has made them both a lot more appreciative of being Canadians. “We now realize that we take for granted a lot of things we shouldn't." "It was brought home to us that everybody has to work at protecting the prixdlâ€" 6888 we enjoy. It was brought home to us the great number of opportuni- ties for choice there are in this country if you work at it.“ Mrs. Hancey added. "We also must make conditions here so attractive xED (fiamilton Spectator) Natural Resources Minister Leo Bernier reports the prov- ince is seriously thinking about measures to protect provincial park attendants and patrons against the ravages of motor- cycle gangs. Good! Park Motorcycle Gangs THANK MAYOR LAZENBY CLERK LYNETT FOR PROMPT ACTION Dear Mr. Editor: As one of a group nf resi The many Ontario and visit- ing campers whose holidays have been wrecked by throngs of disgusting motorcycle gangs will hope the government com- pletes its thinking process soon so that effective action can follow. Surely no sane person is un- willing to deprive the motor- cyclists of the crude pleasure they extract from vandalism and noise. The province has tolerated the motorcycle mob's cruelty to human beings for far too long a time. Indeed it would be just to ban motor- cyclists from all parks until the government finds a formula for their control, A complete prohibition might be deemed a desperate measure, since it would unfairly punish considerate and lawâ€"abiding motorcyclists as well as the low lifes. The ban at the Pinery Park is a healthy start. lifes. The ban at the Pinery We 'all enjoyed reading the Park is a healthy Start. very detailed and personal re- But surely things have reach- port in “The Liberal". We feel ed a desperate 130th When the indebted in great measure to government considers giving its your paper and to our very park attendants self-defence agreeable reporter, Mrs. Louise courses so they may protect CoOper_ themselves against sadistic. As always she has proved bestial motorcyclists. eager and willing to cn-operate Province Crackdown On New Schools Poses Problems In Growing York Area in the province as a whole, particular conditions in certain counties may demand an ex- amination of this position.” It points out that in the last three years there “has been an above average in- crease in the number of young adults who have moved into the area.‘ This ‘ has resulted in a birth rate 1 for the York Region which is considerably higher than the average birth- rate for the province. We antici- pate that this trend will continue”. It points to further variables such as the "likelihood of a large airport at Pickering in the southeast section of the region and possible amendments to the Toronto Region Plan must he considered since they could have dramatic effects on the population growth in this rev gion". Thisâ€"and other reasons pi'ompted a York COunty Board of Education Position Paper on the subject. The paper. as prepared andtinn groups and to thefged. for PresentEd at the June 26 meet'lday care facilities operated by ing by the Area 4 PrinCipals' the community or individuals. Executive, stressed that while * * * it "generally agreed that there “We recognize that the prime should be little school building use of schools is for educational nun. "ua is considerably higher than the average birth- rate for the province. We antici- pate that this trend will continue”. It points to further variables such as the “likelihood of a large airport at Pickering in the southeast section of the region and possible amendments to the Toronto Region Plan must be considered since they could have dramatic effects on the population growth in this reâ€" gion". ’0' I! it The paper goes on to com- ment on a number of other pro- vincial recommendations hand- ed down recently which could have a major impact on educaâ€" tional trends in York in the future. It urges careful examination by the department in regard to the movement of pupils from one school to another. “This philosophy should be carefully examined to be. certain that the move is educationally sound for the pupils concerned. Certain- ly the number of schools a student attends during his school life should he kept to a minimum." It agrees with the province's proposal to make better use of surplus school accommodations and make the following sug~ |gestions: "This wider use of school facilities. however. will result in considerably more wear and tear on the buildings and equip- ment. It is impotrant. there- fore. that We identify the costs involved. and attempt to re- cover as much of the additional cost as possible." The paper also suggests that some closed schools should he. "mothballed" to allow for possible future accommodation when a cer- tain area grows. This approach has been ‘taken by the York County Board of Education, One exâ€" ample is the No. 4 School and Powell Road School which are maintained annually. owing to the growth potential of the ad- jacent area." It also supports the con- tinuing of relocatable facilities but “we would hope that they would be of modern design and truly portable with a gradual phasing out of outdated port- ables“. A provincial decision regard- ing the sharing of accommodaâ€" tion between adjacent school boards and between public and separate school boards also won approval in the board paper. # it we ‘ The paper requests that the Department of Education give ‘consideration to the following points: , l l _ _ _ . A MAEEI‘ l The school population may be going down in Ontario but it’s going up in the Region of York. That’s what’s worrying York County Board of Education trustees. _ Adding to the fretting was the recent rejection by the province of an application by the board for additional elementary and secondary school facilities for the proposed BAIF development at the southern end of Richmond Hill in the Carrville Road area. Reasons given were vague but indications were that it was in keeping with the province’s decision to crack down on school building in the wake of decreas- ing population and make better use of present facil- ities until newer ones are required. O Equip special purpose rooms such as television. music, home economics and lunch rooms; establish junior kinder- gartens; rent rooms to recrea- that we will not be exporting our greatest national re- source, our young people. We‘ve benefitted from the mass exodus from the Brit- ish Isles where the best of the working people. pro- fessionals and semi-profes- sionals have been exported and those countries are suf- fering while we have gained. Canada can and must learn from this. We too have been exporting our talent to the USA. for years and must The Hanceys noticed a great similarity between the Greater London Plan and scourage this dents along the Stouffville-l Gormley Road. I would like toj thank Mayor William LazenbyH and Clerk Russell Lynett for“ their prompt response to our‘ appeal about two very annoying1 problems in our neighborhood.‘ namely dust and noise incon-' veniences. I learned by BCCi-‘l dent that His Worship came up} and heard and observed what1 we were protesting. and when| I inquired Mr. Lazenby said “I try to personally investigate as many of these complaints as I possibly can, considering it a most necessary part of my job.”| In these days when the gen-1 eral public seems to be criticizâ€" ing and complaining about their municipal authorities. who were chosen by ballot. I take pleasure in handing a compliment in- stead of a brickbat. We appre- ciate all our wishes can't. be solved. but are grateful for the prompt recognition of the legi- timacy of our problems. BIBLE SOCIETY THANK YOU Dear Mr. Editor The executive of the Canaâ€" dian Bible Society. Maple Branch, is truly grateful for the excellent coverage and support afforded us by your Maple Cor- respondent for our May Walkaâ€" than. “We recognize that the prime use of schools is for educational purposes and that this con- sideration must have priority over any others. More available space in some schools will give officials an opportunity to add further dimensions to the school program. “Available space will also offer school supporters in the community an opportunity to use this space for social serv- ice or recreational activities. A provincial decision regard- ing the sharing of accommoda- tion between adjacent school boards and between public and separate school boards also won approval in the board paper. The paper requests that the Department of Education give consideration to the following points: the Toronto-Centred Plan. The English plan. which has been in effect for several years. includes a green belt. transportation corridors and systems Icircular as “ell as arterial). The municipal re- organization also was vel'.\' familiar. being very similar to the overall restruction of government in Ontario: They also felt right at home in a meeting of the Association of Municipal Corporations of England. Wales and Northern Ireland. which is comparable to the Ontario Municipal Associa- tion, “Their problems sound- ed just MILDRED HOLMES, Gormley. like ‘ those at home ‘6! Two members of Meals on ‘1 Wheels advisory board, Mrs. [SKValerie McKittrick and Mrs. IFrances Wachna. appeared at aha meeting of York County Board _"'of Education June 12 to ask for 1_ an extension of the service Znfrom September 11 to Decem- ;_1ber 15. Meals On Wheels Prove’ Worthwhile Experience Don Head Secondary School tion of effort. in Richmond Hill will continue The change in time. he said. to provide meals for the Meals would also enable more stud- On WhGEIS Program in the fang-Ms to accompany the volun- The board also agreed to a change in time of the service. Meals are now delivered be- tween 11:15 am and 12 noon. Bryan Marsh. chairman of the food services department at Don Head. asked that the time be moved to between 1 and 1:30 pm. in the food services course to take part in the program. At present, he said, the Meals on Wheels are handled exclusively by second and third year studâ€" ents, resulting in some duplica- This. he said. would make it possible for beginning students in publicizing the work of this society and does it in fine sitrylie On behalf of the Maple exec- utive I would therefore extend our heartiest thanks and appre- ciation for a job well done. Such support for the Bible progran Society is in these days most he said encouraging. ents wi eration. involved 0 “Instead of endeavoring to always h a v e accommodation available in advance of enrol- ment surges, we may be well advised to accept temporary ac-" commodation, shifts and over- crowding in our schools. O “A revision of school board policy with regard to the maxi- mum distance and time involv- ed in transporting students will be necessary in view of the future need to move students from overcrowded school facili- ties to those with available space. However. as was menâ€" tioned before. we must be con- stantly aware that it is im- portant that the number of moves a student makes during his school career he kept to a minimum. 0 “Since the rent received from community groups for the use of the school facilities rare- ly covers the costs involved, a public awareness of the actual cost breakdown is needed. It is our hope that a better under- standing of the costs will lead to more equitable arrangements in the future". The board approved sending the position paper to the Min- istry of Education for its con- sideration. Included on the Area 4 Prin- cipals Executive are Ken Mc- Donald. principal of Markham District High School and John Hincks, principal of McConaghy Public School, Richmond Hill. He Who Malta: A Garden (The following poem. written by Robert D. Little. won first prize for him in a contest sponsored by the Ontario Horticultural Association. The prize was preqented at the annual convention at Queen’s University. Kingston, on June 16.) and the consensus was that the central government was not, as sensitive to the needs of the municipalities as they should be. The representa- tives felt that the reforms proposed did not fill the real needs of the municipalities. Communication was the real problem." Mrs. Hancey be- lieved. Stevenage. a satellite city or new town, of 70,000. which had been developed around an existing community of about 5.000. was the next stop; It is controlled by a development corporation set up by the government. A bal- He who makes a garden Where sun and rain may meet. Whose modest home with flowers Adorns a village street, Should know the inmost pleasure The townsfolk and his neighbors Have felt when they are passing by The fruits of all his labors. He who makes a garden. And plants a sapling tree, [5 leaving “footprints on the sands” For all posterity. Who sows the seed in springtime Shall reach a gardener's goal, And in the reaping he will find Sweet manna for his soul. Costs are obviously ERLE HANSEN President me “Mum. . Trustee Warren Bailie. also of Richmond Hill, said he had work of this‘talked to people at the school in fine stylehnd people in the area. The n- the Bible program is very well received. e days most he said. and it helps the stud- ents who accompany volunteer Maple exefi drivers to develop social awareâ€" .-cnr- Ava-«amass. red he}; Richmond Hill Ti‘usiees‘ 2 nonnA‘Deena Simpson and Robert 1 of {heiHoughton supported the re- nent at‘quesi. Said Mrs. Simpson. the the time‘recipients of the meals feel and 130 they are learning something of what is going on in the schools. One childless senior citizen, gjgznti; she said. commented. “At last I curse to am getting something for my m... M education dollar". “It is a worthwhile edu- cational experience“. 5 a i d Houghton‘ Georgina Trustee Mrs. Mariâ€" ane Gillan objected that the program was discriminatory in that it served only the Rich- mond Hill area. In Newmarket Meals on Wheels are prepared at a nursing home, she said, but these are the only two serv- ices in the region. “This just points to the need‘ for a Don Head type school in the north". said Houghton. ANSWER OBJECTIONS “We should not deny this learning opportunity to the children (at Don Head) just beâ€" cause it is not spread all across the country”. said Markham ‘Tr'ustee John MacKay. Newmarket Trustee Jack Had- field objected that it was 'a‘ commercial enterprise". “How far should we let'this sort of thing go?" asked Hadfield. “We will have to draw the line soon". Asked what would happen if the board refused to continue the program. Mrs. McKittrick said they would try to find someone else who would pre- pare the meals. They do not want to change. however. The meals from Don Head are ex- cellent, she said. PAY FOOD COST Recipients of the meals pay 75 cents per meaL This pays for the food. There are 55 volunteer drivers for the pro- gram and each drives one day iMeals on Wheels is a volun- tary organization. said Mrs. Simpson. It is not commercial- 15m. Ziiweek for two months each year. Deliveries are made Monday, Wednesday and Fri- day. - The meals consist of a home- made soup. rolls or breadr but- ter. meat. potatoes, vegetables and dessert. The meals are “just wonderful” said Mrs. Mc- Kjttriek. For many of those who receive them, they are the only hot full-course meals they get. They are organized to serve up to 30 people, Mrs. Mc- Kittrick said anced mix of industry. com- merce and homes was plan- ned and it was required of residents that they have a job there. Commercial development fnr day to day shopping was located within a five minute walk of all housing. and for once a week shopping within 'a 15 minute walk. No parking is provid- ed at the pla'zas. ' ' The plain also provided separated bicycle paths. pedestrian walks and Walk- ways under the roads. so that pedestrians. bicyclists and motorists never have to share the Same facility and never come WELL RECEIVED together. For families Inihe Spotlight “Visitors from outside of Canada are always fascinated by stories of early Indian life”, Mrs. Jean Smith of John Street, Thornhill told an interested group of scientist’s wives last week at an early morn- ing breakfast gathering held for them in the new Hyatt Regency, Toronto. Bernice Lever of Richvale. wife of Dr. Barry Lever (Professor of Chemistry, York University). was hostess. for the continental breakfast. (Dr. Lever was in charge of a two-week chemistry lec- ture program for the men, who attended ‘the Inor- ganic Chemistry convention at the University of Toronto and York University June 15 to 28. Dr. Lever was assisted by 70 chairman and co-chairman.) Eight hundred guests, from 37 countries around the world registered, among these being 150 “wives or females”. During breakfast we had the pleasure of talking with some of the wives, among whom were: Nancy Barbeau, Quebec; Virginia Adamson, U.S.A.; Kay Marie Baird, Toronto and Kingston: Carolyn Lun- del‘l. Gwen Duggan, Jean and Elizabeth Smith all of Thornhill. ‘41- -..v.- -...., We also met Helle Jensen and Inger Farver from Copenhagen, Denmark; Asha Van Loon, Kingston; Vivian Hamm, Pullman, Wash: Cynthea Hertner. New York City:_Ange Wrasser. Zurich. Germany; Gayle Hill, St. Paul, Min; Elinor Clough, Madison. New Jersey; Judith Wingfield, Vancouver, B.C.: Nancy Sievens of Dayton, Ohio and Sylvia Cross- land, Toronto. Claire Bradbury, Paris. France and Helen Genin. Russia, both whom are residing in Thornhill at pres- ent while their husbands are at York. Jean Smith, (assisted later at the display of Indian artifacts, by her daughter, Elizabeth) held her audience entranced as she described early Cana- dian lifeâ€"its hardshipsâ€"and some of its rewards. Mrs. Smith teaches an evening course on “Can- adiana” at Seneca’s Sheppard and Yonge, campus. .lllvcnhcu up) uvvu Vuvnrv “a... .._-V.V_ c Shethen showed a wooden comb carefully carved, which was used, with sunflower seed oil, to dress the hair. An Indian “scoop”, probably used to gather grain into a wooden bowl; the underside of which showed the artistic nature of the Indian. If one look- ed with discerning eyes one could see the carved form of a flying eagle, the neck and beak being the handle of the scoop. “This particular ‘style’ of carving, could be recognized as. that of the Objibway tribe, from Lake Superior area", Jean said. Jean told how the American Indian came to this continent about 6,000 BC. from what is now called the continent Asia. The Indians came across what was then a sandy plain, tracking mammoths for food. Mrs. Smith also told her listeners that in the ice age â€"even further backâ€"the very spot on which we were sitting (and enjoying our sweet rolls and drinking coffee) had been in the track of the glazier and cov- ered. with iceâ€"100 feet thick! ' “The Indian, called the low man on the economic totem pole, was clever enough to utilize everything in nature for his own use”, Mrs. Smith said. “He invented his own teols and accutgements‘ ans needed; She then described the Indians' mode of trans- portationâ€"the canoeâ€"and showed a model which had been a log, in which fire was built, and sharpened stones were used as scrapers to remove the water- doused embers from in the hollow of the tree; which was a miniature of the. usual 60-foot long canoe. Then we saw a necklace, made of a large shell of fungus hung from “beads” of bones and buffaloâ€" horn tips. A “cradle” which slipped over a cradle board. The Indian mother was never vnarated from her baby, the speaker said, but carri" ' ‘m with her wherever she wentâ€"whether to ga1 woed from Mrs. Smith concluded by saying that in 1851 three million pounds of maple sugar were produced in Canada. “It takes 40 gallons of sap from maple. heechnut. hazelnut or walnut trees. to make 10 pounds of sugar". Jean Smith told the scientists’ wives, “so start multiplying, to realize the work that went into that production”. She then showed French Canadian maple sugar molds. some copied from the wooden molds of the Indians; others in the form of hearts (to recognize the Sacred Heart); roosters or cocks (to signify St. Peterâ€"which insignia was once used on all Roman Catholic Churches) ; a “fish” mold to rep- resent the Christian and a Georgian “maison” to rep- resent the Canadian home. WIICLCVUL on“, y the forest, or to héf-éiifia of c3rn. or gather nuts and berries for food. Following Mrs. Smith’s delightful talk, Sylvia Crossland displayed numerous “Sugar Bush” con- tainers designed to hold maple syrup, maple butter and maple sugar. All much appreciated by the out- of-country ladiesâ€"who voted maple products as more to their “taste” than the Pemmican (a protein provi- sion. common food of the travelling Indians of long ago) which was made from meat. nuts and berriesâ€" and in which we found, of all things, a dried cran- berry. Very interesting, especially since Jean Smith told us the Indians could exist on a leather bag of Pemmican for as long as six weeks at a stretch. :he majority of the houses contained only 600 square feet at floor space. were in rnw housing. serviced from the back, and very sub- ject to the vagaries of hu- mans. Some tenants kept beautiful gardens. others ne- glected the property. I - an, 4 The plan worked all right for a while. Mrsxl-Iancey re- ported, but a change in eco- no‘mics forced industries to cut back on the number of employees and people had to find a job outside the muni- cipality Stevenage is 85 mlles southwest of London and commuters can get to the big city in 40 minutes by By MONA A. ROBERTSON Our First A griculturists Back in London. the greup was briefed m1 transporta- tion and on the integration of the underground. rail and buses. ‘,A. One of the poorer bor- nughs of Greater London. Wansworth. had the Cana- dian Flag flying and red bou- quets of red and white flow- ers in honor of the guests, The mayor asked the Hm. ceys if they would like to visit Richmond Hill. Surrey. just three miles away and sent hls wife with them in hls chauffeur-driven car to (Contmued on Page 14: