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parking lot. but the proprietors of of the businesses it serves. Surely this is a nuisance we should not have to endure. Ten- ants could bring pressures to bear on their landlords. or they could get together and throw in a few dollars a week each and hire a student to take a broom and a shovel and a few garbage bags and clean up the place. It is no big But don’t be too righteous. The mess had to come from some- where. Did you drop that empty cigaret box, that pop can, that paper cup, that candy bar wrapper? The town has furnished very attractive trash bins in convenient locations. Use them, or keep your trash in your car or your pocket until you get home and throw it in your own garbage can. Mr- MaCRQMie- Who retired about the new Canadian Flag. undefeated at the age of 82, As the Union Jack outnum- and Who died three years bered the Maple Leaf seven later‘ was also a member 0f to one at last week's ceremo- the Humber Valley Conserva- mes. the major would have tion Authority in 1954. and been very happy_ provincial government repre- Members of the Mackenzie lsentative to the Metro Autho-‘Branch' N0. 414' Royal cana_ rity from 1961 to 1970. dian Legion, Woodbridge. Premier Davis said thatiformed an honor guard and iMr. Mackenzie was “the kind color party. Also forming an lof man who represented the‘honor guard was the Gover- .people, who made Ontarioinor General's Horse Guard, éllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll~33 Last week was “Clean Up and Paint Up Week” in Richmond Hill. The latest in street cleaning equip- ment was brought in to get rid of the sand and litter ground into the streets and strewn along the curbs in the wake of winter. Merchants and businessmen were observed cleaning up the areas immediately adjacent to their premises, and at week ends paint brushes were put- ting a clean face on private prop- erties. Disturbing is the recent news from Fort Erie of about 100 young people being stripped and searched during a regional and federal police raid on a motel night spot. There are, however, numerous eyesores, not only in Richmond Hill but in all surrounding com- munities. Among the most offens- ive of these are parking lots. Perhaps it is because the owners are absentee landlords. They don’t give a damn how messy the park- ing lot is as long as the businesses the parking lots serve pay the rent. Unfortunately, to the public, the culprit is not the owner of the parking lot. but the proprietors of of the businesses it serves. First reports, and we emphasize these are first reports, indicate this whole thing was wrong. It appears the Niagara Region and Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers in this case used very poor judgment. The matter should be cleared up. It cries out for the attention of the province's law and order auth- orities. Provincial Solicitor Gen- eral George Kerr should have an investigation. There should be a fully satisfactory public explan- ation or else the matter should be pursued further by the Legisla- ture. We can’t have the kind of thing reported ' in Fort Erie and still have a free, democratic society. The police have a responsibility to society and in our view police can't be permitted to ill-treat citi- zens in the manner reported. We aren’t convinced the Fort Erie method is any proper way to com- bat_the _drug problem. Usually reliable news reports show over 100 men and women, mostly young and a number of them teenagers, were enjoying an evening’s entertainment at the Fort Erie night spot. Raiding policewomen and policemen de- tained the crowd and subjected all, or most of them, to a complete search. The 100 people were stripped naked and the search in- Let's Have Clean Up Week Every Week Those long. late evening hours are beginning to get to York County Board of Educa- tion, with the result it has de- cided to have at least one af- ternoon meeting. The recommendation for a change was contained in a re~ port of Chairman Merna Colâ€" bourne, who said she felt the late hours had beefi a contrib- uting factor to the ill health of some of the members. “We always seem to extend our meetings beyond 11 pm in spite of the fact that most of us have been working since about 8:30 am and have to work again the next day." she said. The decisions made at midnight or later are not nec- essarily the best decisions . . She said she would like to try some afternoon meetings and suggested that the next regular board meeting â€" June 10 â€"â€" be held at 1:30 pm in committee of the whole, with the public session from 2 pm until 5:30 pm with no extension of time permitted. The board would then eval- uate that meeting and decide whether its first business meet- “To Serve And Protect" THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Wednesday, June 5, 1974 Late Hours Getting To Public School Board The community newspaper serving Richmond Hill, Thornhill. Oak Ridges, King City, Maple and Concord. MAIN OFFICE: 10101 Yonge St., Richmond Hill. L4G 1T7, Ont. Telephones 884-8177 and 881-3401 BRANCH OFFICE: 301 Markham Rd.. Richmond Hill, L4G 1J2, Ont. Telephones 884-1105 and 881-3373 Established in 1878, The Liberal is published every Wednesday by Metrospan Publishing Limited - North Division, which also publishes The Banner in Aurora/Newmarket and the Woodbridge-Vaughan News. K. J. Larone, President, Metrospan Publishing Limited - J. .G. Van Kampen, General Manager, North Division W. S. Cook, Publisher, The Liberal and The News Subscriptions: $7.00 by mail in Canada, $9.00 to USA. Single copies and home delivery 15¢ per copy. No mail delivery where carrier service’exists. For subscriptions call 884-1105 or 881-3373. 7 \‘ i D A Police Went Too Far (Ebe liberal Member Canadian Community Newspaper Association and Audit Bureau of Circulations. Second class mail registration number 0190 ing in the month should be in the afternoon and its second meeting in the evening. EXPERIMENT She also included a sugges- tion by Craig Cribar of New- market that delegations be scheduled at the chairman's meeting. which is also open to the public. wherever possible, as an experiment for a period of three meetings â€" June. Sepâ€" tember and October. Trustee Robert Houghton of Richmond Hill said the board should "streamline" its present meetings instead. The com- mittee of the whole should meet after the chairman's meet- ing. with the public admitted at The members wishing to sub- mit questions should be allowed to have their questions. with- out being cut off if someone calls for the motion to be voted on in the meantime. A subse- quent motion on this by Mr. Houghton was lost. He also wondered if the board were willing to change its policy to allow staff time to attend any meetings that might effect them. deal and is not likely to force anyone into bankruptcy. But the measures apparently taken at Fort Erie are not the way to fight the battle against drugs. The end doesn’t justify such means. Our police must be much more sure of their grounds before so invading the privacy of people. The officers are said to have acted legally under 45-year-old Narcotics Act provisions allowing such searches in public places. But it wouldn’t take many more such instances before new guarantees of civil liberty would be absolutely necessary. One of the first things visitors from south of the border notice when they cross the line is how clean Canada is. They never cease to be amazed at the greenness and tidiness of the highways and byways, the cities and the towns. Then they drive into the parking lot of a small plaza or business complex and what do they see? Broken glass, squashed tin cans, litter, litter, litter. There can be no question illicit drugs are doing much harm in our society. More and more this is so. More and more individual lives are being twisted, scarred and destroyed by drugs. Not always are these destructive chemicals entirely illicit. And again and again \we are reminded the most destructive chemicals of them all, alcohol and nicotine, all the time are being more widely used. The human destruction and ec- onomic waste involved in these things appals. The temptation to take desperate measures against them must admittedly be very great for those in authority. Let’s make every week cleanup week, and if you are offended at the untidiness of any area in your community, do something about it. If the mess may be directly or indirectly attributed to you or your business, clean it up. If you are a customer or patron of the business, tell the proprietor what you think about the parking lot. Only a small quantity of mar- ijuana was found. Only a few minor charges were laid under the Narcotics Act and Liquor Control Act. There was nothing reported which went a major distance to- ward justifying the drastic meas- ures taken by police. eluded all body orifices. Hill, Thomhill. Oak Ridges, Mrs. Colbourne said it wasn‘t the intention of the board to change its bylaws now and the meetings wouldn't affect the elected people. She said that just by sched- uling meetings in the evening, they were automatically exclud- ing many people. VARIED REACTION Reaction from other members varied. Said trustee Donald Cousens of Markham: “I'm op- posed to ,afternoon session. I can't take the time." “I think it's a great idea." said Trustee Douglas Allen of Richmond Hill. “What's accomplished by an afternoon meeting?" a s k e d Trustee John MacKay of Mark- ham. Trustee Doreen Quirk of Markham suggested the meet- ings start about 4 pm, with the members adjourning for supper and continuing afterwards. “I wonder if we would have a quorum," asked Mr. Cribar. “Perhaps the school children could come." said Trustee John Raniowski of Schomberg. Trustee ' John MacMurray of Whitchurch - Stouffville, said The ceremony was to offi- cially open the 137-year-old Mackenzie home, which was moved from its original site in Woodbridge to the Village in February of last year, and is now occupied by the Vil- lage clockmaker and his wife, a seamstress. where they both carry on their respective trades. While his ancient, but new- ly-painted homestead was showered with rain. the late Lex Mackenzie, longtime Con- servative MLA for York North, was showered with praise by both his friends and family, including Pre- mier William Davis, in a ceremony at Black Creek Pioneer Village last week. The home which was do- nated by Mr. Mackenzie's family. has been restored to the period just prior to Con- federation. Funds for the move and restoration were provided through the Conser- vation Authority. Mr. Mackenzie. who retired undefeated at the age of 82, and who died three years later, was also a member of the Humber Valley Conserva- tion Authority in 1954. and provincial government repre- sentative to the Metro Autho- rity from 1961 to 1970. A crowd estimated-at 750, ducked in and out of the huge tent set up on the grounds, in between rain splashes, to hear the various speakers pay their tributes to Addison Alexander Mackenzie, a ma- jor and Military Cross winner in the First World War; coun- cillor for the Village of Woodbridge from 1922 to 1926; Reeve of Woodbridge and member of York County Council from 1927 to 1935; and MLA York North from 1945 to 1967. Premier William Davis tries his hand at stitChing during his tour of inspection while officially opening the Mackenzie home at Black Creek Pioneer Village May 24. Village seam- stress Shelley Boyd of Willowdale and well wishers look on approvingly. Over 1000 turned out for the colorful ceremony complete with UNDEFEATED Honor Memory [ex Mackenzie that many members used the committee meetings as a “dry run" for their speeches in open session. He suggested they just address the board once during the evening and give the press copies of their remarks if they wished. A recorded vote requested by Mr. Cousens went as follows: For - Trustees Marian Gillan, Georgina Township, Ross Joll- iffe, Vaughan, Norm Weller. Aurora, C o n r a d Thompson, Richmond Hill. Morley Kinnee, Vaughan. Margaret Coburn. King, John Honsberger. Mark- ham; Quirk. Raniowski, Allen. Colbourne and Vice-chairman Tom Johnston of Keswick. Against Houghton, MacMurray Markham. The board also agreed on its schedule for summer meetings. meeting once in July and Augâ€" ust. The July meeting will be on the 9th. instead of the 8th be- cause of the Federal election. The August meeting will be on the 26th. He also paid tribute to the Metro Authority for its prac- tise of reminding people of the history of Ontario. It was easy to forget. and easy for the young people not to have an awarness of history or what it meant. the Premier said. what it is today." He was a man of integrity, honor and humility He was also a man of humor. and “one of the most kind and gentle people I've ever had the privilege of meeting." Mr. Davis said that he was quiet. but also colorful, “one of our very real people.” He thanked Mr. Mackenzie's family for their contribution, and the Metro Authority for what it had done and was doing elsewhere. The premier received a gift from Fred Wade, chairman of the Metro Authority, a carv- ing by Frank Conway, a re- tired Bell Canada employee from Willowdale. Premier Davis also pre- sented a key to the house to Mr. Mackenzie's nieces, Mrs. C. J. Agnew and Mrs. John Glynn. The Premier said that Mr. Mackenzie had always taken a great interest in the people of his riding and in the great traditions of Ontario. How- ever, he had been less than enthusiastic at one point about the new Canadian Flag. A MEMENTO They in turn asked him to keep it afterwards “as a mo- mento of a pleasant occasion, which uncle would have loved." As the Unién Jack outnum- bered the Maple Leaf seven to one at last week's ceremo- nies, the major would have been very happy. FOR - AGAINST Trustees Cousens. MacKay, Cribar, and Donald Sim. Other platform guests in- cluded: Jesse Bryson, master of ceremonies; Rev. A. W. D1wner, MLA Dufferin, Sim- coe; R G. Henderson, Vice- chairman Metro Authority. At the May meeting of Richmond Hill and Thornhil Area Family Services. Presi- dent John Stevenson intro- duced Finance Campaign Chairman John Lawlor. pointing out that there is still a pressing funding pro- blem for family services in the region. In the area of education, the parent effectiveness train- ing courses in King were re- ported to have a full regis- tration, and the transactional analysis course has been com- pleted at Holy Trinity Angli- can church in Thornhill. Staff is considering having a PET course during the summer, but time and loca- tion have not been establi- shed. Tentative plans were made} " for a growth experience, STOUFFVILL group on all aspects of family problems of stri services 1volunteers. 5 t a f f, ed strikes. stude board members, etc.) to get‘unrest, John Mc? together in a cottage or ca-;church-Stouffvil mping situation. Suggested the York Coun dates were August 17 and 18‘Education plans or October 26 and 27. ‘election for t Plans are underway for alterm of 1975-76 Bare Mother will be play- ing at the Richmond Inn (Downstairs) tonight. Friday and Saturday, while Don Bray will be upstairs for the same dates (June 6. 7 and 8). Well it's that time again to inform one and all what's happening with the city bands and anything else in city entertainment. Abraham's Children have changed their name to The Children, and have, after a personnel shuffle, picked up two new members. These new additiOns are Dave Dobko (keyboards) and Rick MacDonald (bass). They were formerly with that rock band called Black Sheep. The Children also have a new single out called Rockin In The City. The latest group to hit Toronto from out West (Cal- Family Services Appoint Finance Committee Chairman Joe Mendelson has finally finished the writing of both a movie script and a book. In his movie. called No Sex, No Violence, Joe is featured as director. actor and music score writer. In his book. Joe Mendelson And His Magic Marker. Joe displays his artistic offerings. known as “Karmatoons”. The only problem presently holding back these projects is a lack of sufficient funds. Any takers? ex. 4 th Canadiah Mounted Rifles. carriage, wagon, guard of honor (Governor General’s Horse Guard and Ex. 4th Canadian Rifles) and Color Guard (Mackenzie Branch No. 414, Royal Canadian Legion, Woodbridge). The home, built in 1837, was the homestead of the Late Major A. A. “Lex” Mackenzie, a member of the Legislature from 1945 to 1967. ROCK TALK By PAUL JONES Bits And Pieces l The York Region Credit iCounselling service. an off- shoot of the local family ser- Evices. is now functioning in Richmond Hill under direc- tion of Richard Edmunds. STOUFFVILLE: Despite problems of strikes. threaten- ed strikes. student and parent unrest, John McMurl‘ay, Whit- church-Stouffville trustee on the York County Board of Education plans to seek re- election for the two-year couples' weekend in the fall under direction of Dr. David and Vera Mace of the Asso- ciation for Marriage Enrich- ment. Interested persons were urged to become members, the annual fee is $3 and life membership is $100 per per- son. The fee includes subs- cription to the family ser- vices' newsletter. The next meeting is sche- duled for June 20. if you wish to see it. before it fades into those obsolete movie houses. your best bet is to hurry down to the Im- perial Six. at Yonge and Dundas. What! It’s gone al- ready? Oh well, better luck next time. Family services reported 18 new cases, making a total of 84 for the current year. Barney Danson MP, York North: Mayor William Lazen- by, Richmond Hill; Regional The reason why no one has heard or seen Subway Elvis since late January is because he has been on a tour of the western prov- inces. He has been so suc- cessful that his four month tour has been extended. In fact, Subway Elvis will re- main out west till at least the third week of July. If anyone’s going to the annual Calgary Stampede this sum- mer. they will be able to catch Subway's act at the Sheraton Summit Hotel. Son Of Dracula. “the first rock and roll Dracula movie", featuring Harry Nil- sson and Ringo Starr has fin- ally come to Toronto. If it has the same success as past pop movies (those featuring musicians trying to act) it will most likely be around for a limited time only. So gary) is a rock band called Trina. They are presently playing at the Level Cross- ing in Toronto and are con- sidering making Toronto their permanent location in the future. luncillor Lois H a n c e y Richand Hill: Mayor Gar- net Williams, Vaughan, and Sinclair Stevens MP. York Simcoe In’Ihe Spotlight The correct quotes are very clearly reported in “The Liberal" story. as: "I don't think this should be'a platform for a council- lor.” stated Mrs. June Kirby. “If anybody has a question or a complaint they can con- tact Jack directly. It is my feeling that a politician has enough to do without having to be at all meetings of ra- tepayers' groups. He has the right to attend as a ratepay- er, but I don't think we should expect him to be here at every meeting." In reply to Mrs. Sharpe's comment that she was not informed, I can only say that the meeting notice, in addi- tion to being delivered door to door by volunteers, ap. peard in “The Liberal" both in “Dates to Remember" and in a separate news story in a different issue. In addition I replied to Mrs. Sharpe's questions at the May ratepayers’ meeting regarding not being invited to the steering committee meeting and asked her and anyone else interested in assisting to see the chairman after the meeting. No one from Wenlock Street did vo- lunteer to work on the com- mittee. I will not readers' time by point on (Prior to publication of Mrs. Sharpe’s letter, Mr. Major was asked to attend the June 11 meeting of the ratepayers' group, to act as a panelist on the topic of “local government". He has accepted that invitation.) a very accurate report of both the events of that meet- ing and the tone of the dis- cussion. A large portion of the meeting was spent elaborat- ing on issues relevant to this ward â€" The Big Pipe, The Future of the Langstaff Jail Farm and Ward 3 Participa- tion on the Parks and Recv reation Committee. Mr. Major's name was brought up only when the audience was requested to provide subjects for future meetings. Never did I hear the quo- t'es Mrs. Sharpe claims â€" “That Mr. Major's presence would only constrain the ra- tepayers from speaking out," or “No, Mr. Major's presence would bring politics into the meeting." MRS. KIRBY WAS MISQUOTED Dear Mr. Editor â€"â€" I was seriously disturbed by Mrs. Constance Sharpe‘s letter in last week's “Libe- ral” regarding the May 14 meeting of Ward 3 ratepay- ers. The contents of that let- ter contain many serious misquotes and inferences on both this ratepayers’ organi- zation and on Mrs. June Kir- by in particular. I would urge your readers to refer to the story publish- ed on Page 1 of the May 22 Issue of “The Liberal" for Eric Handbury came to Canada with his family twelve years ago from New Zealand, where he had been employed as a producer for one of the largest outdoor theatres in the world. Today he is the president and major shareholder of Legendrama Productions Ltd. The company’s name is derived from the fact that it originally produced Sound and Light programs dealing largely with the legends of Canada. Since then, the variety of projects has vastly increased. It now covers a wide range of visual and audial techniques, from still photography, multi-images on slides and educational filmstrips to seventy millimetre film. Mr. Handbury, who is a resident of Centre Street West in Richmond Hill is at present work- ing on a film celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the RNAO. Entitled The Story of Nursing, it will be shown next year. Mr. Handbury feels that the situation for Canadian film companies today is a frustrating one. “Film is a multi- billion dollar industry in the States, but in this country very little is being done to encourage developing talent and cinematography,” “I have a talent for organization â€" there is a great deal of organizing involved in being a producer.” He also has a wealth of ideas that he hopes will some day be acted upon, given the required amount of financial investment. For example he proposes a theatre which uses multi-dimensional equipment to produce a total sound environment, in which the listener can im- merse himself. “He creates his own sets and hint-Ling hiq nurn gptnrg_ p" in hiq minA’e avg: ” Inflation has worsened the situation, as has American dominance, and a reluctance on the part of the National Film Board to produce new doc- umentaries. Where the cost for producing doc- umentaries used to be written off in taxes, it can no longer. Another major problem is film distribution, as American films predominate in all the major film houses. More government encouragement, as well as a change in our own viewing habits and the dis- appearance of a national inferiority complex is necessary in order for the Canadian film industry to grow. But though the situation for Canadian film companies may be a critical and at times, frus- trating one. Mr. Handbury takes great pleasure in his work. Canadian Film Makers Labor Under Difficulties take up the arguing point misquotes â€" By DIANA COOK Considering that for over two hours there was excellent discussion on the Langstaff property. proposed trunk sewer scheme, Ward 3 repre- sentation on the parks board and zoning bylaws. it is un- fortunate that Mrs. Sharpe has inferred that it was held for political reasons. Councilor Major not being there (correctly quoted by ‘Mary Dawson in “The Libe- ral" May 22); 2) expressed my personal views. which may not be those of the other 27 members of the com- mittee, that a ratepayers’ group should not be a plat- form for a politician but that he or she Were welcome to attend as a ratepayer (other groups do not extend special invitations to councillors to attend unless they are to be part of the program); 3) as a result of an inquiry re Lang- staff Jail Farm, I related what Messrs. Danson and Deacon said at a public meet- ing that my husband and I attended at Thornlea School. I cannot see how the above statements can be construed as “political” or “nitpicking”. Certainly they weren't in- tended that way. The meeting was open to everyone, notices were in “The Liberal" on radio. and placed in the stores. Flyers (Continued on page 6) Statistics prove that many accidents are caused by the lack of thought of automobile drivers. but many more peo- ple are injured as a result of the lack of thought by indivi- duals before they speak, Mrs. Constance Sharpe, in her let- ter to the editor May 29. not only misquoted me, she plac- ed comments in quotations that were never said. Why Mrs. Sharpe singled out (incorrectly I may add) my comments from many that were made. I do not know, We had never met and this was the first meeting she had attended. I do admit to being talka- tive. my enthusiasm gets car- ried away. However. I only spoke on three occasions that eveningâ€" 1) in defence of Dear Mr. Editorâ€" those who attended the meet- ing will verify “The Liberal" story. "Politics" was not the subject. All members of Ward 3, including councillors, and in- terested people of this town are welcome at any or all of our meetings. We have no secrets to hide, but only our pride in having the opportu- nity to participate in Rich- mond Hill affairs. JOHN BIRCHALL, Co-Chairman, Ward 3 Ratepayers Steering Committee. I can only say that Mrs. Kirby in particular deserves an apology and in the spirit of true reporting a retrac- tion from Mrs. Sharpe is in order. MRS. KIRBY REPLIES