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A Canadian flag to the memory of former Prime Minister Lester Bowles Pearson was dedicated at the opening ceremonies of this year‘s Binder Twine Festival held at Kleinburg September 8. Participating were Chairman Del Sweet, Vice-Chairman Bill Corco- ran. Pierre Berton and Vau- ghan Mayor Garnet Wil- liams. Special guests inclu- ded Don Deacon MLA, York Centre and Sinclair Ste- vens MP. York Simcoe. The flag will be flown at the pioneer Methodist Ce- metery, near the site of the church where Mr. Pearson's father came with his bride in 1892, the year of Charlie Shaw's first binder twine get-together. Rev. Mr. Pear- son had just graduated from theological college. Binding sheaves. milking cows and lacing up corsets were some of the old fashio- ned womanly skills that won the Binder Twine Queen‘s crown for Donna Sanderson. Donna. a member of a pio- neer Kleinburg family, made her own old fashioned cos- tume and won a week's ho- were some of the old fashio- ned womanly skills that won the Binder Twine Queen's crown for Donna Sanderson. Donna. a member of a pio- neer Kleinburg family. made her own old fashioned cos- tume and won a week's ho- that everything ran smoothly. and in the cleanup. The last notes of the three street bands. swing. rock and square. which played simultaneously. had hardly died away and the ..... Vu uu ,y u.) cue The weekend closed with'fromrthe backflolwtfijllhisfli‘s Minister otuiducation.' ned hymn singing service in Kleinburg United Church with Rev. Arthur Hamilton in charge, Gordon McGilliv- reluctant last dancers left the ray and his male choir led street. when the Rovers and in the singing. ‘ a special rousing old fashio- a healthy trend, both poli- tically. vastly preferable to In conclusion. it should be emohasized that in all their the self-destructive kind of deliberations. trustees of the protectionism and reign investment policies fa- vored by some unions and businesses. anti-fo- York County Board of Edu- cation continu-allv weigh be- nefits to the students in the system with the affect on 3'mmlullllmltill“lllllllllllllllllllllllll“ll“lllllllllllllllllllllllllll“llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllmllllllllllllllllllllll“llllillllllll\\llllllllllllll\llllli lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll“lllllllllllll“Illlllllllllllllllllllllllllll“llllllllllilllllllllllllll'3l Lester Pearson Honored At Binder Twine Festival By MARGARET LADE Mayor Joe Dales of Georgina Township and members of his council were taken on a “pil- grimage” to Bramalea recently by Keswick resident “Whipper” Billy Watson. In the two and one half years since regional government came into effect and the Townships of Georgina. North Gwillimbury and Village of Sutton were amal- gamated to form the Township of Georgina, administration fa- cilities have been scattered between the three former muni- cipalities. The purpose of the trip was to show Dales and his council what can be done in the way of providing recreational facilities for a growing municipality. They are now prepared to take action in centralizing ad- ministration in Georgina. In tlw province’s Toronto- Centrnd T‘lan, Georgina is des- ignated as primarily agricultural and recreationa}, and must plan accordingly. The council is Early in the morning recently, (passengers on the Bloor Street Subway Line in Toronto, sat and watched another passenger being beaten by a trio of youths who also threatened him with a knife. They sat and watched and did nothing â€" and some of them were burly men who would have been more than a match for the hooligans. A few weeks before that an- other group of people in the Towne & Countrye Square watched while another man was badly beaten â€" and did nothing, just across the road from our area. The people of Richmond Hill are different. Recently, several resi- dents of Roseview Avenue left their warm beds to respond to the cries of a young girl who had been attacked. They saved her from These are only two examples of the spread of the disease of self- protection, of the decision to re- main uninvolved with what is happening around us, that has been evident for some years in the United States. We Canadians have smugly said to ourselves, “But we’re different. It can’t happen here.” Region staff feel the drivers of southbound vehicles turning east experience difficulty. Whether it is the terrain, the design of the road, or what, they often wrongly judge they can make the turn York Region engineering staff reviewed the situation. They agree with the provincial Ministry’s opinion that traffic control signal lights aren’t the answer in this situation, if normal yardsticks and rules are applied. Now two more deaths have been added to the previous fatality and damage crashes. Nothing could more definitely support the con- tention of fearful residents in the neighborhood who have complained to local authorities. Communications should be asked to bulldoze away without delay, its newly constructed Highway 11 (Yonge Street) intersection at Gormley Road. He warned there 'was a danger of more deaths at this intersection with its apparent optical illusion. It seems York Region Councillor Gordon Rowe of Richmond Hill was sadly prophetic last month when he told region council the Ministry of Transpoytagion {incl Georgina Plans Centralized Administration EMA 25133 liberal THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thursday, Sept 27, 1973 An Independent Weekly: Established 1878 ’c‘fi 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. W. S. COOK, Publisher “Second class mail, registration number 0190” We Must Be Involved Fatal Intersection Everyone in the small community worked . in pre- paring for the event. in manning the bonths, in seeing that evervthing ran smoothly. and in the cleanun. The last notes of the three street bands, swing. rock and square, which plaved simultanenusly. had hardly died away and the reluctant last dancers left the street. when the Rovers and The main purpose of this annual festival is to make certain that people enjoy themselves â€" and enjoy themselves they did, as they ate, shopped, competed and danced. liday in Freeport, Grand Bahamas Island. Sarsasparilla, just like the kind John Brown made in his pop factory, was a :pecial treat and fresh pic- ked corn, homemade beef stew. pizza. apple pie and cheese and ice cream were all available for the hungry folk. served by volunteers from the community. On cale were homemade jams, jellies. pickles and candy, a new collection of signed and tested recipes and home- made binder twine dolls. therefore. said Dales. attempting to work “people services” such as swimming pools and arenas and community halls and parks into its overall plan as well as the mandatory “hard services" such as sewage disposal. water supply, roads, garbage disposal. etc. And this is where Mr. Watson came into the picture. He invit- ed the mayor and council to accompany him on a trip to Bramalea where Reeve Bob Wil- liams took them on a tour of the new Mayfield recreation com- plex. The position taken by the planners of Bramalea was that if you are going to build hous- ing units for people, you must also be prepared to provide for their social and recreational needs. Provincial legislation makes it mandatory for developers to turn over five percent of land in a development for parks, or, if a park is not needed in the devel- opment. to turn over the equiv- alent in cash to be used for development of parks and rec- One does not need to become physically involved in helping, par- ticularly if that intervention would result only in another person being injured, but it is a simple matter to phone the police. Such action takes only a little time and maybe a dime in the nearest phone, but it brings to the scene in a hurry men trained to handle such situa- tions. This action may also in- volve appearance in court as a wit- ness â€" but the legal punishment meted out to the instigator of such attacks should be worth the inconvenience. serious injury and should be com- mended highly for their sense of responsibility to a fellow human being. The good samaritan often goes unrecognized and unthanked, but still continues to react in a posi- tive and helpful manner when the need arises. He (or she) is doing what he knows is the right thing to do in spite of personal danger. Do get involved! The fact that ordinary citizens are willing to get involved and willing to take what- ever action is necessary could well be a deterrent to would-be attack- ers. Certainly the Ministry of Trans- portation an d Communications must immediately and quickly in- vestigate. Otherwise the direct responsibility for an y further death, injury or damage at this corner will rest directly upon their shoulders? If at all possible, temporary in- terim measures must be taken now to shield unwary southbound Yonge Street travellers from the apparent danger they face when turning left into Gormley Road. York Region traffic engineers either didn’t know the answer to the problem or declined to advance it out of consideration for their provincial counterparts. But reg- ion council quickly approved a staff recommendation which asks the provincial Ministry to investi- gate the reason for the high inci- dence of accidents involving left turning vehicles. This is so appropriate steps can be taken to rectify the situation. The recent unfortunate death of a Port Credit couple, according to the Provincial Police report, fits exactly into the problem pattern described by region staff. safely and get run down by a northbound vehicle. Scouts moved in under the direction of Dr. Peter Gran- ger. The rest of the commu- nity arrived early in the morning for pancakes and maple syrup and their turns on the brooms, scrubbing, garbage and booth dismantl- ing. But before that contes- tants vied for prizes in a grinning contest, won by Eugene Kash, husband of internationally acclaimed Maureen Forrester, concert artist: in a watermelon seed spitting contest which at- tracted 200 contestants; and raffles. The best hanging baskets won prizes. as did the bakers of pies. There was an arts and crafts con- test for the youngsters and a children's pet and cos- tume parade which featured a steam callipoe and a clown band. with prizes awarded for costumes. In Bramalea, said Dales. the municipality said, “To heck with five percent. We want ten percent for parks and recrea- tion." The result has been mul- tipIe-use recreational complexes such as the Mayfield develop- ment which has facilities for swimming, skating and outdoor sports. reational facilities in other parts of the community. The philosophy has been that, if developers want to bring peoâ€" ple into an area, they must be prepared to provide more than housing. The cost. of course. is reflected in the selling price of the housing units and in rents. Georgina’s planning, however, goes beyond recreation. While the trip instigated by Watson gave them some very useful ideas on how to "do things dif- ferently". council is also work- ing on ways of streamlining its business administration. “We have big plans for bringâ€" ing our services and administra- tion under one roof," Dales told The flow of American in- vestment abroad has helped to diffuse the high produc- tivity and the fruits of re- search and development con- ceived in this country. But it would be misguided chau- vinism to suppose that the United States has a mono- poly on industrial innova- tion. Indeed, Volvo may have something to offer that is even more sorely needed by American industry-prac- tical lessons on how to make factory work less stultifying and more creative and satis- fying in human terms. American auto makers may not be overjoyed at Volvo’s coming competition in their own back yardâ€"â€" any more than were Euro- pean computer makers. elec- tronic firms or, for that mat- ter, auto companies over United States investment abroad. Multinational corpo- rations do create problems, but they also represent a realistic corporate response to the requirements of an interdependent world. The people of Europe have bene- fited from rising productiviâ€" ty, incomes and living stan- dards from American fIOWS of investment abroad. just as the American people will from the backflow. This is a healthy trend, both poli- tically. vastly preferable to the self-destructive kind of protectionism and anti-fo- reign investment policies fa- vored by some unions and businesses. Such objectives would once have sounded idealistic or even utopian to the tough-minded managers and engineers of American in- dustryâ€"especially in the auto industry, where the speed-up of the assembly line and the fractionating of work were long regarded as the be-all and endâ€"all of heightened efficiency. But rumblings of rank-and-file revolt have been so insistent that the critical factor in the Big Three auto bargai- ning in Detroit this year is the issue of making the conditions of work more human and decent. Leonard Woodcock, president of the United Auto Workers. who went to Sweden last month to confer with Volvo execu- tives. has cited the cleanli- ness and safety of its plants as models for United States manufacturers. The imminent announce- ment by Volvo, the Swedish auto manufacturer, of plans to build an assembly plant in the United States pm- vides fresh evidence that foreign investment is a two- way streetâ€"and one that is mutually beneficial. U.S.A. Volvo This summer’s visit to Canada of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip was an unquali- fied success as Her Majesty mingled freely with the crowds who came to catch a glimpse of the Royal couple. One of those who had the opportunity to chat with the Queen was (New York Times) Her Majesty Chats Wit/I local MP The municipality has applied for a winter works grant to pay for necessary repairs and reno- vations within the building. and they hope by mid-October own- ership will be established “be- yond possible doubts". Georgina has an option on a three storey brick building on a 600 acre site between Keswick and Sutton. It is the St. Gerard Noviatate owned by the Roman Catholic Redemptionist Fathers, and according to Dales is a good financial proposition. “We would like to do business with the Order (Redemptionist Fathers)." said Dales, “but we have to go easy because we are saddled with a big deficit from last year.” “The Liberal"_- Offices and serv- ices are now scattered over the thijee former municipalities. Since all of the 600 acres will not be needed for administrat- ive or works purposes, some of the land will probably be sold and the proceeds will help to pay for other facilities, said Dales. What your reporter failed to note was that the centre could be built next year en- tirely out of the board's re- serve funds, wlth no in- crease in Taxes whatever. It could also be built out of debenture funds which would be repaid over a period of years, or it could be paid out of a one year levy distributed among the nine municipalities in the Region of York, or by any combination of these me- thods. In fact, as your ar- ticle does point out in the last paragraph, a committee of the board has been esta- blished to determine the best way of financing the construction of the building. It would be apreciated if you would correct the mis- apprehensions possibly crea- ted by the lead article in your September 13 issue, and particularly the mislea- ding headline “School Admi- nistration Building Means Loss of Grant, Tax The building of an admi- nistration centre by the York County Board of Edu- cation should not result in a loss of grants nor will it necessarily mean a tax hike. Further. it was clearly stated at the meeting which your reporter attended, that building an administration centre, as opposed to ren- ting one, will not result in loss of grants. There is a difference between grant ceilings and expenditure cei- lings. Although rental char- ges are grantable. the York County Board Of Education While at first glance it would appear, as your re- porter pointed out, that “the provincial grant system is so arranged that it favours the more expensive leasing me- thod for administrative fa- cilities.” it was in fact clear- ly stated at the August 20 board meeting that “lease- back arrangements are not looked on favourably by the Minister of Education.‘ is already operating at its grant ceilings. If lease-pur- chase costs for an adminis- tration centre were to be added to these operating costs. they would put us over grant ceiling, and there would be no grant on such costs. Dear Mr. Editorâ€" I “They were the fathers of our present world. worship- ping speed and money, trans- lating these to mean “pro- gress and good". The peo- ple were controlled for the most part by petty politic- ians whose hunger for per- sonal power and renown overshadowed cautious and intelligent planning. In countries such as Canada the national identity lay in nat- ural beauty. yet at every turn the stupidity of indi- viduals seemed to work at destroying as much of that identity as possible with no thought given to building around and complementing nature. They had the chance to change the direction of a generation sick with that pleasure food. PROGRESS. Instead they directed all Irealize that the excite- ment of recalling our glor- ious hundred year history may overpower any practical thoughts the townspeople may have. However, is it possible that anyone in his right mind could find any- thing aesthetically pleasing in Cadillac Homes‘ latest catastrophe â€" BAIF â€" just south of the town? I have not enough background knowledge to question the adequacy of the school. water. or governmental sys- tems of Richmond Hill to cope with so large an influx of human beings, I only question how long our hun- ger for money will over- whelm any possibility for sacrifice of time and profit for the sake of beauty and planning. It is certainly a pleasant thought to consider what our great - grandchildren will write of us in the chronicles of the second half of the 20th Century: ' Since I am no longer a resident of Richmond Hill, I am perhaps overstepping the bounds of propriety by writ- ing to you in this manner. My question to the residents of the Town of Richmond Hill, through you, is the rea- soning behind their appar- ent willingness to allow the general trend of this area, which I term “ugliness in the name of profit and ex- pediency” to so totally en- gulf what even I remember as an attractive small‘town. (In spite of what Acting York County Education Di- rector Ron Hall says in his letter here. “The Liberal" with respect feels there is nothing to correct and stands by its front page report of September 13. This newspa- per feels the news report of that date fairly presented the immediate and long term considerations of the new administrative building tax costs issue from an impartial and fair public point of view, according to information available at the August board meeting. If Mr. Hall feels there is additional informaâ€" tion and will present it to the board at a subsequent meet- ing, or directly to this news- paper. “The Liberal" will gladly attempt to present it to Southern York Region readers as fairly as possible. â€"â€"Editor) EARLY UGLY Dear Mr. Editorâ€" ratepayers' pocketbooks and attempt to reach decisions which will be fair to each. Any suggestion that in buil- ding the administration cen- tre they have adopted a me- thod which “beats the tax- payers" is not only untrue but in my opinion is unfair to the trustees. Barney Danson MP, York North. He is seen with his wife on the left of the above picture. The other couple are Quebec MP Georges Lachance and Mrs. Lachance. The picture was taken during the Commonwealth Conference in Ottawa, which was opened by Her Majesty. RON HALL‘ Acting Director. York County Board of Education. Are these other combined classes also in elementary schools like Pleasantville where Trustee Mrs. Doreen Quirk of Markham assures us “we are recognizing that the elementary years are more important"? I suggest that our Board of Trustees puts its extra “ceil- ing” money where its mouth is and eliminates these spots on the fact of the body schol- astic instead of approving funds for resurrected board staff pipe-dreams like the proposed School of the Per- forming Arts to be built in the BAIF development. BRIAN BULLOCK. 288 Emerald Isle Court, Richmond Hill. The board staff note that combined grades in one classroom is a situation not unique to Pleasantville; last year there were 38 doubled classes, Pity! Hardly a healthy sign that educational stan- dards are flourishing in the district. In the following paragraph it was reported that the s c h o o l ’ s administration stretched the guidelines and added a half-time teacher to the staff to put the ratio at exactly the level specified in board policy. Would' the board like to explain how the guidelines have been stretched if the addition only brought the staff up to the level originally laid down by the board? As stated. the teaching staff at Pleasantville was original- ly set below the general ratio established by the school board. The reason given for this is “staff variations from year to year due to special teaching requirements Your news report on the Pleasantvillc area parents’ representation to the York County Board of Education (Liberal, September 13) is worthy of some comment on the statements of the board which when examined turn out to be just the opposite of what they appear. . . ." Now just what does that mean? I suggest that it is merely a semantic smokeâ€" screen to hide the fact that there is no explanation. their energy toward promot- ing the trend. It is for this reason that the styles and modes of our forefathers are generally referred to as “early ugly". A SCHOOL BOARD WITH FEWER PIPE DREAMS Dear Mr. Editorâ€" Parent’s signature Project needed Children in grades 1-8 who need material for social study homework projects may receive this free and without obligation. Just clip and mail this coupon to: Name Address KATHLEEN WYNNE Queen‘s University Kingston: GROLIER LIMITED, (PROJECT) 200 UNIVERSITY AVE., TORONTO SCHOOL PROJECTS lnihe Spotlight Sunday, September 16 was a bracing autumn day â€" the kind that summons us to grab a sweater and head for the country, and hundreds of people did just that. Their destination was the King Campus of Seneca College where the second annual exhibition of arts and crafts was taking place. If you’re interested in registering for the winter semester, it would be best to do so as soon as possible. This can be done either in person at the campus on weekdays, or by phoning in for a registration form. The success of the all day arts and crafts exhibition this year has ensured its being held again in 1974, so if you missed this one, make a point of remembering the next. It’s worth it! The lawns of the former Lady Eaton estate were lined with colorful stalls displaying the works of over 60 artisans from all across Ontario, while Eaton Hall itself, a Norman-style mansion with gardens overlooking a lake, was open to the public for tours. Two of the larger rooms were filled with antiques, including tapestries and Canadiana furniture, both on display and for sale. According to Area Co-ordinator Paul Brill- inger, who, with the help of Gordon Barnes, director of visual arts, organized the arts and crafts display, the King Campus usually has approximately 1,000 part-time students and 300 full-time students enrolled. The variety of sub- jects available is endless, ranging all the way from accounting to bookkeeping. The school year is divided into three semesters, fall (Sep- tember 24), winter (January 7), and spring (April 8). All classes are 12 weeks in length, run from 7 to 9 pm, and cost $30. In the nearby Villa Fiori were demonstra- tions with a loom and spinning wheel. Teacher Genie Burgher, who first carded and then spun some New Zealand lamb’s wool, has tried working with just about every local material available, including dog’s fur. For her next project she intends to try her luck with swamp milk weed, originally spun by the Indians of this area, 7 In the summer, the King property, which is located on Dufferin Street North (between the Aurora and King Sideroads), is used as a conser: vation and recreation area. There is supervised swimming, as well as sailboats and canoes for rent. This winter the land is to be used for cross-country skiing, with trails, equipment rentals, and special rates for groups and schools on weekdays. There was also some very impressive black and white photography by the students on dis- play, and in the art room further down the hall, teachers Alex Miller and Victor Tinkl sketched, painted, and answered the public’s questions. Transportation between the hall and villa was provided by shuttlebus. There were hay- rides, which proved very popular. but most visi- tors spent the greater part of their time wander- ing through the outdoor displays, gazing at the original weavings, jewellery, pottery, and lea- ther goods. Robert Lyons, a broommaker from Terra Cotta. sold “Bezums”, (or Besoms); Rosalyn Minor, a crafts instructor from Scarboro, made startling realistic flowers out of painted sea- shells. Other displays worth mentioning included jewellery formed from rolled 12 carat gold wire by Susan Ricketts of Barrie, “decoupage” by Margaret Grigg of RR 2, Markham, pottery by Jani and Gary Walsh of RR 1, Mount Albert, jewellery by Francis Kylesworth of Stratford, Cottage Weaving by J. Denny of Acton, the work of The Willowdale Artisans, (who share a studio on Glen Cameron Road, Willowdale), and the mobiles and sculpture of Frank Caldwell, who uses only recycled materials in his work. A ldncheon prepared by the Seneca chef, was sold in Eaton Hal], where visitors could enjo_v the view from one of the many expansive bay win- dows. As required by Section 40 Subsection 5 of the Assessment Act, R.S.O. 1970, Notice is here- with given to all property and business rate- payers within the REGIONAL MUNICI- PALITY OF YORK. MINISTRY OF REVENUE King Seneca Arts And Crafts The last day for appealing the 1973 Ass- essment upon which shall be levied in 1974 is October 3131:. 1973. The Assessment Rollrmay be examined in regular business hours and the R011 may be discussed with the Assessment Com- missioner or an Assessor at the Regional Assessment Office. the LOCAL MUNICIPAL OFFICE during Regional Assessment Office # 14 Region of York 460 Oak Street Newmarket, Ontario By DIANA COOK Grade. . ..