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accxuents can 08 traced to drunk drivers (50 percent), faulty veh- icles and an almost total lack of common sense (for example, tail- gating at 60 miles per hour, chang- ing lanes abruptly without proper caution or prior signalling or driv- ing too fast, yet within the legal limits for the prevailing condi- tion). Generally, the number of acci- dents is directly proportional to the number of cars on the road, and a half century of technological tinkering with speed control has not appreciably altered this fact. The over-indulgence of our law- makers and law enforcer-s in regard to speed control, despite the con- trary evidence, tends to divert a disproportionate allocation of man- power and equipment from more urgent areas. These dedicated people persist in establishing more complex and stringent and ex- pensive speed controls, somehow believing that past failures in this exercise were the result of less enterprising and less astute offic- ials. Surely the time has come for an objective appraisal of existing techniques. ..-... ......r_.__ lyrics were of a large varie- ty. Some were excellent Grimsby and I've Seen The Saucersl, some were mediocre [Don’t Let The Sun Go Dcwn On Me and Ticking) and some were quite poor iSolar Prestige A Gammon and The Bitch Is Back). Probably the finest out on the album is the song. Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me. On this song Elton is backed by his tight regular musicians â€" Dee Murray (bass), Davey Johnstone (gui- tars) a n (1 Nigel Olsson (drums). and also by Dave POLLING BOOTHS Dear Mr. Editor -â€" Polling booths should be at ground level. It was most unfortunate that more thought was not given to the location of pol- ling booths in the recent election. ’ Our polling booth was inI the basement of the Masonic Hall on Crosby Avenue, ne- cessitating our having to go down a long flight of stairs. This was very tiring and frustrating to me (I am lame) and also to the elderly. DOROTHEA HILL, 20 Church Street North, Richmond Hill. d-llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllll“llillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll‘ \llllllllllllllll‘. 'llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllm“lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll-F The use of radar to enhance the safety of our streets and high- ways, whether it is mounted on a police cruiser or on a motorcycle, is a noble objective. There are, however, serious questions regard- ing the effectiveness and the pre- vailing usage of radar that must first be answered before it receives any public accolades. Moreover, it is definitely debatable whether “speed” deserves the "killer" rep- utation that both the police and the press so readily bestow upon it. The authorities continually toy with speed control, in direct con- tradiction to numerous reputable studies (including many of their own instigation) which clearly show the following: 1. Speed enforcement has little overall effect on accident rates. 2. Speed limits are set and en- forced arbitrarily and therefore invite a similar arbitrary response from motorists. 3. The predominant causes of accidents can be traced to drunk drivers (50 percent), faulty veh- icles and an almost total lack of common sense (for example, tail- gating at 60 miles per hour, chang- ing lanes abruptly without proper caution or prior signalling or driv- ing too fast, yet within the legal limits for the prevailing condi- tion). Generally, the number of acci- dents is directly proportional to the number of cars on the road, and a half century of technological tinkering with speed control has not appreciably altered this fact. “Where have all the hedges gone?" It seems only a few years since most farms throughout Ontario had rows of giant elms along the fencerows and infilling of shrubs and grasses which provided food and shelter for many kinds of wild life â€" birds and animals. But the Dutch elm disease killed off the stately trees and the efficient use of mod- em farm machinery has dic- tated that the remainder of the hedgerows had to go. The removal of hedgerows by modern agricultural technol- ogy is an ecological loss. It therefore generates extreme anger when any instance of ter- rible and inhuman bureaucratic inertia by any public agency is unearthed, when those intended and paid to the public servants end up being faceless and un- reachable torturers of the public. Unfortunately, such has appar- ently been the case in two recent instances involving federal agen- cies of welfare, law and justice. One was the failure of public officialdom to deliver from a court Undoubtedly just about every- one is familiar with that sinking feeling an individual gets in his stomach when trying to get through the “red tape” to do some- thing, whether it be to start a bus- iness, get medical treatment, obâ€" tain a public service, seek redress in the courts, or whatever. The experience can be frustrating, nerve racking and patience test- ing. Sometimes, and it seems almost more and more often, try- ing to make bureaucracy move can be downright impossible. The extreme of this trend in society must necessarily be something frightening, even horrifying for the individual human being. The collective total of suffering must certainly now be immense. To some, hedges may be a nuisance â€" to others, hedges have an aesthetic appeal. Rut to growing numbers of Official government machinery, going through channels, line-ups, myriad local property regulations, baffling institutions, unfathomable tax forms, snowstorms of paper are all too well known facts of life these days. No doubt some new term like “red tape shock" will soon have to be coined to describe the human reaction to this modern phenomenon, just like “shell shock” proved to be an apt term in wartime. THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Wednesday, July 17, 1974 Too Much Speed Control The community newspaper serving Richmond Hill, Thornhill. Oak Ridges, King City, Maple and Concord. MAIN OFFICE: 1010] 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 home Hedgerows Needed T 0 Provide Cover For ‘Wildlife iCINIA “Red Tape" Shock 0H): liberal Member Canadian Community Newspaper Association and Audit Bureau of Circulations. Second class mail registration number 0190 people hedges have an portant ecological value WILDLIFE DWINDLING Because of the vast forest tracts of Northern Ontario and even parts of central Ontario and because of our recent pioneering history when the objective was to clear as much land as pos- sible, many people cannot grasp what has happened to much of our wildlife cover in Southern Ontario. It is a fact that in parts of the south wildlife is fighting For years now Ontario wildlife biologists have been bemoaning the fate of hedges in Southern Ontario. They feel that living hedgerows become oases for wildlife. It is self-evident that the bulk of traffic violations which are po- tential causes of accidents go un- checked by radar and unnoticed by the attending officer whose atten- tion is directed to that maze of electronic gadgetry. Radar is in- tended to promote safety, yet the conditions for its effective use (clear, dry weather; flat and open stretches of highway; and rela- tively light traffic) are precisely the same conditions for the safest flow of traffic. The high-acci- dent zones, regardless of cause, do not necessarily receive a propor- tionally greater level of radar sur- veillance; the recurring speed traps are often located in the above described locations, and, as such. reap a handsome bounty in traffic fines. The deterrent effect of fines upon the dangerous traffic of- fenders is short-lived. The ac- cumulation of demerit points and the ultimate suspension of driving privileges have a more sobering impact. In the Landy case when it fin- ally reached the office of Solicitor- General Warren Allmand, there was neither public accounting nor explanation. Rather there was delay, inscrutability, immobility. There must be an accounting in such cases. When there is none, every Member in the House of Commons should be considered responsible for demanding it at the earliest opportunity. Such unconscionable behavior in government service must be rooted out. There must be a satisfactory public accounting and explanation. It is a tribute to Landy’s law- yer Raymond Harris of Hamilton that he kept after that $165 the police had seized for court evid- ence, no matter how hard it was stuck in the craw of Ottawa’s Health and Welfare Department’s Bureau of Dangerous Drugs. By their intransigence in this case, these Health and Welfare Depart- ment employees in effect were doâ€" ing nothing but punish blameless women and children for something their bread-winner did. for seven months some seized money belonging to a convicted man and badly needed by his de- pendents who were on welfare. Possibly not so clear a matter is that of the man found innocent by a Peel County Court grand jury of a threatening charge, but still kept in jail for months, first awaiting trial and subsequently kept in by the parole authority. In the first case convicted drug trafficker Robert Landy, 31, was no lily white saint. Wounder Alexander Davidson, 39, deserved punishment previously. But there was some- thing reprehensible about what happened the last time round. for a place to stand and a place to live. Three of the places where wildlife can still exist are in small woodlots, river val- leys or ravines and hedge- rows. The latter may be made up of trees, shrubs. vines and grasses or any combination of them. The greater variety of plants re- sults in a greater variety of animal life such as song- birds, small mammals, game birds and snakes. Biologists realize that first class farmland is costly and to accommodate the use of large machines the farmer often feels he cannot afford to lose even a few acres to hedges. They also point out that croplands invite pests, Elton John’s latest album, Caribou-MCA-2116, unfortu- nately doesn’t reach the height of excellency normally accompanying his material. It really can’t be compared with his last great album, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. As usual, Bernie Taupin's lyrics were of a large varie- ty. Some were excellent Grimsby and I’ve Seen The Saucerst. some were mediocre Don't Let The Sun Go Dcwn On Me and Ticking) and some were quite poor \Solar Prestige A Gammon and The Bitch Is Back). Probably the main reason why these albums were of exceptional quality was be- cause the writing skills of Elton John (music) and Ben- nie Taupin (lyrics) were combined together as a strong unit. Even when Tau-pin’s lyrics were inferior or medio- cre, Elton’s musical arrange-- ments generally saved the songs from being flops, and in some cases made the songs outstanding successes. Elton John has had many ‘lhums which can be consi- dered. artistic (musically speaking) successes. Among these are Tumbleweed Con- nection, Madman Across The Water. Honky Chateau and Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. rn fact most of his big singles Your Song, Tiny Dancer, Levon, Rocket Man, Benny And The Jets and Goodbye Yellow Brick Road) were from those albums. Baron Major Michel Wittken-Jungnik will be training at the Staff College of the Canadian Forces in Toronto for NATO. Pictured above. is his family (top row, left to right), Gesine, standing with her father Baron Major Wittken-Jungnik in uniform and (bottom row, left to right) Ingolf, their younger daughter and Baroness V‘.’ittken-Jungnik. The above group of people just recently arrived in Canada from West Germany. They are the Wittken-Jungnik’s and are staying in a Richmond Hill home for the next year. ROCK TALK German Officer NA 70 Training Read “Spotlight” for full details of the Wittken-Jungkin Family By PAUL JONES Elton John - Caribou but the presence of a hedge- row provides cover for in- sect eaters such as snakes. spiders and songâ€"birds which will control pests. GOVERNMENT EFFORT For a number of years the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources has been planting shrubs and trees along old barren fencerows in some of the provincial wildlife man- agement areas such as Tiny Marsh, Nonquon River and Luther Marsh. It is also encouraging maintenance or establishment of hedges on poorer agricultural land. The English hedgerow has been described as one of the last big remaining na- The only real problem with Caribu â€"â€" MCA-2116, is that it succeeds the album -â€"â€" Good-bye Yellow Brick Road, which was undoubtedly the finest album ever recorded by Elton John. How do you follow an act like that? Hentschel (mellotron) who was also responsible for the engineering of the album. Back-up vocals for this song are provided by Carl Wilson and Bruce Johnston (both from the old Beach Boys), Billy Hinsche (from Dino, Desi and Billy) and Toni I‘ennille. If this song had the lush strings arrangement Elton has used so well in some of his past songs, it could have been a classic pop song. On the whole, other than for a few other cuts, Caribou is light rock music with a <light touch of country, BALLANTRAE: Reconstruc- tion of Highway 28 from Bal- lantrae to Mount Albert Road is now underway. The work will include grading, drainage, granular base, hot mix paving and structure and grade separation with the CNR tracks at the Mount Albert Road. POLLING BOOTHS Dear Mr. Editor â€"- Polling booths should be at ground level. ture reserves in Britain. These are complex mixtures of trees, shrubs, flowering and simple plants, simple mammals, song birds and a host of invertebrates. They serve as a reservoir for the vanishing fauna and preserve plant specimens which might otherwise disappear. It is rather startling to learn that they also account for one-fifth of Britain’s home- grown timber. Wild, complex hedges can be established easily. They require little mainten- ance, but once formed are an asset to any rural estate, large or small. Once estab- lished they should not be cultivated. Nature will look after that. This should be welcome news to harried home-makers frustrated by the demands of housekeeping and child care. with little or no time left for gardening, relaxing and enjoying the gorgeous days of our all-too-short summer. Many people are not aw- are. saws Mrs. Bienna that l4-year-olds ma legally be employed in offices and 15- year-olds in industry during school vacation times. To hire a student as mo- ther’s helper, landscape as- sistant, office or sales clerk, factory worker or construc- tion laborer call the Canada Manpower Centre at 884- 9230. They will ‘be glad to accommodate you and your needs. Manpower Centre Business Slow For 13,14, IS-Year Olds Students from 13 up may also be hired as mother’s helpers, for lawn-cutting and odd jobs around the house. The Student Manpower Centre at 10146 Yonge Street, Richmond Hill, is doing a booming business ac- cording to office Manager Betty Bierma. There axe plenty of jobs for older teens, but the centre is having problems placing younger students. (Photo by Stuart’s Studio) A request for the estab- lishment of a taxi licensing commission, was turned down by Vaughan Council Monday Afternoon July 8 which. at the Same time. approved the granting of licenses to 10 more appli- cants. The request for a licens- ing commission was made last month by representa- tives of the taxi indhst‘ry in Richmond Hill, Vaughan and Markham. The taxi men wanted a licensing bylaw that would allow them to move from one town to an- other and pick up fares with- out having to have separate licenses. ' The spokesmen also asked that Vaughan hold the num- ber of licenses to 65, as Vaughan Turns Down Taximen's Plea For licensing Commission In 1119 Spoilighi: ' Baron Major Wittken-Jungnik and his wife and his tWo daughters are very open, approach- able and delightful‘ people who are eager to make new acquaintances as they look forward to the coming year with anticipation. It will be a year to make new friends and to iearn about Canada and our peOple. We hope everyone makes them feel welcome and they enjoy their stay here in Canada. It is an opportunity for all of us to get to'lmOw some people from a foreign land who have a different way of life, culture, govern- ment and language. Problems of varying degrees are only to be expected when one moves to a foreign land, but one problem that could prove to be a rather dif- ficult one, is that his two delightful daughters, Gesine and Ingolf, don’t speak any English but will nevertheless be attending grade 5 at Pleas- antv‘ille Public. School and kindergarten at Mac- Killop, respectively. This problem should, how- ever, resolve itself fairly quickly with both child- ren returning to Germany with an excellent understanding of the English language. Baron Wittken-Junghik expressed a very in- telligent and optimistic philosophy about what appears to be the free world’s incurable problems of inflation and unemployment. The Major said that although inflation and unemployment are both dangerous and difficult problems threaten- ing the free world, they also provide an oppor- tunity â€" a chance for the free countries of the world to come together, to discuss these prob- lems and attempt to solve them as a unit. It is an opportunity to find a common way out of the free world’s present predicament. Inflation in Germany, he hopes, is on the decline. Baroness Wittken-Jungnik commented on the numerous shopping plazas in Canada instead of the familiar markets and individual stores that she was used to in Germany. She added, however, that plazas of the Canadian type are being 'built and do exist now in Germany, but not in the great numbers. Fer the next year a very interesting family is occupying the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. W. (Robbie) Robertson of 243 Mill Street in Rich- mond Hill. They are Baron Major and Baroness Michel Wittken-Jungnik and their two daughters Gesirle, nine, and ‘Ingolfufiveto‘f Germany. The Wittkenâ€"Jungnik’s find a few differ- ences in lifestylerin Canada. They were surprised at the number of houses With gardens as opposed to apartments or flats. The latter are more num- ,erous__in Germany. The necessity of the automobile soon became apparent to the Major's family. He commented on the long distances in Canada and the way in which it is all spread out,. thereby explaining our dependency on the car. In Germany apparently, one can get around withOut the use of a motor vehicle with many people never leaving their town for quite long periods of time. He was also amazed at the size of our cars and their abundance. When‘ talking to a car salesman Major Wittken-Jungnik asked to be shown a small car, but the one ‘the car salesman pointed out was rather largeb‘y the Major’s standards. He also noticed that traffic in Canada moves more slowly in comparison to German traffic as our drivers are slower and, according to the Major, more polite. Major Wittken-Jungnik was born in Berlin while his wife's, the Baroness’ native home town is‘Leipzig.‘ " “ ' ’ By VICKERY COOK German Baron And Family Stay In; Local Home With regard to issuing more licenses. council agreed with the recommendation of its general purpose commit- tee that residents of the town "would not necessarily derive any benefit by reduc- ing the number of licenses to be issued.” Application fees, effective January 1, 1975, will be as follows: owner’s license (or- iginal) $300; renewal, $200; driver’s license (original and renewal) $10. granting any more would be "extremely harmful” to the industry. Council agreed to give the matter another look, and this time was unequivocal in advising that it be turned down. AURORA: The dramatic new civic complex over Tan- nery Creek on Wellington Street will lie about 75% within the flood plain, a spokesman for the South Lake Simcoe Conservation Authority claims. and could create serious flooding haz- ards and set a dangerous precedent for development in flood plains in Aurora. The new building which will straddle the creek will house both the town offices and the York County Board of Edu- cation offices. Glen Haffy’s two ponds are stocked several times a week from the authority's hatchery. There is a two fish limit per angler there. Regular provin- cial limits apply in the other areas. Bait is restricted to worms and flies â€" no minnows al- lowed. In addition to shoreline fishing, rowboats are avail- able for rent at Heart Lake. All five areas are open from 10 am to sundown and the charge is $1.50 per car. Heart Lake: approximately four miles north of Highway 7 on the Heart Lake Road. Claremont: two miles east of Brougham on Highway 7 and 1% miles north on the Westney Road; Glen Haffy: south of Mono Mills and Highway 9 on Air- port Road; Albion Hills: north of Bolton 50; Bruce’s Hill: two miles east of Don Mills Road on the Gormley/Stouffville Road. Greenwood: five miles north of Pickering off the Westney Road; Good Fishing At Conservation Areas Going fishing? Bass and trout are biting and just waiting for anglers at seven Metro Conservation Areas within easy driving distance. Claireville: on Highway 7. one mile west of Highway 50; At a time when Canada can find money of negligible worth, it would be shameful to allow Capt. Bellew’s VC to find its way into a private collection of medals in some other country in the world. {or this, of all medals. is ardently desired by collec- tors. As a symbol of history. its place is in Canada. The intrinsic value of the cross itself is possibly a dime. It is awarded for valor, without distinction of rank. [nstituted by Queen Victoria on January 29, 1856, the VC was awarded retrospectively to 1854, and the first crosses were presented by the Queen in Hyde Park on June 26, 1857. In 120 years only 1.352 VCs have been awarded. They are made from the bronze breech of a Russian gun cap- tured at Sebastopol in the Crimean War. Since their inception. the crosses have been made by Hancocks, jewellers, of Vigo Street, London who describe the metal as "very inferior" and “virtually worthless". They do however, make a beauti- ful cross. “lllllllllll\\llll\lllll“lulllll“!l\l\llllll“llI“l“lll‘lllll\“\lllllll“ In Sotheby’s auction room in London today one of the lots will be the first. Victoria Cross awarded to a Canadian in the First World War. The bidding is sure to be lively. The Canadian Government has been urged to buy this historic relic before it passes into a private collection. It should not hesitate to do so for this VC is one of the symbols of the nation's his- tory. VCs are avidly sought by private collectors. The last one sold at Sotheby's in 1970 brought what was then a record price of $5.000. The VC to be sold this week was won by Capt. Ed- ward Donald Bellew of the 7th Canadian Infantry Batta- lion (British Columbia Regi- ment) for valor in the Ypres salient on April 24. 1915. The BC Regiment, without funds itself to buy the medal. is anxious that the federal gov- ernment should do so. By coincidence. the first VC ever awarded a Canadian was also auctioned at Sothe. by's. It was awarded Lieut. Alexander Robert Dunn for valor in the famous charge of the Light Brigade at Sebas- topol on October 25. 1854. Twenty-year-old Dunn, born in Toronto and educated at Upper Canada College, was described as “six feet three inches in stature, a most powerful and skilful swords- man". He became a profes- sional soldier. saw service in many parts of the world and rose to the rank of colonel. For reasons that are un- clear, Dunn's VC was put up for auction at Sotheby's among other medals on July 31, 1894. Canadians living in London called the attention of the Hon. J. C.‘ Patterson. then Canada's minister of the militia, to the auction. He cabled Sir Charles Tupper, Canadian high commissioner in London. ordering him to buy Dunn’s VC and any other of his medals for Canada. The whereabouts of all Victoria Crosses and George Crosses awarded Canadians since the inception of the medals were traced four years ago by the Canadian War Museum. That Should Come Home AVC ll“!“mlll“Ill“l\l\l1lllI“ll\l“m“l\\l\\l\l\l\\\1\\l\l\\l!WNW“ (Hamilton Spectator) five miles on Highway