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Richmond Hill council, in a 4-3 vote declined to endorse the resolution. The majority believed such a law would be virtually impossible to en- force and would likely create additional traffic hazards. A resolution calling for mandatory complete stops is being circulated to York Region municipalities by the Town of Aurora. On Aug. 31 in Aurora three people were killed in a car-train crash at an unprotected crossing. “I agree there is a dangerous problem but there must be a better way of dealing with it,“ said Councillor mendation that all vehicles be required to stop at unprotected railway crossings was narrowly rejected by town council Monday. No stops at rail crossings RICHMOND HILL It’s standard operating procedure for Ric Brian Stankiewicz as he deflects the puck in Junior A onener at Aurnra whirl-n can; u... n Here's just a partial, relatively inexpensive sampling of the.array. of drug-related paraphernalia currently on sale. The products, including roach clips. vials for liquids, storage jars and pipes, can all be displayed legally. But their only use is for the consumption or storage of drugs that are illegal. Sale 07‘ drug RICHMOND HILL â€" Like most members of his generation, Jim Ospreay. in his 505, is worried and disgusted by the prevalent use of illicit drugs and its often tragic effect on young lives. And he's trying to do something about it â€" something more constructive, more honest than the simplistic “blame it on the Stones“ attitude of many of his The York Region fall fashion scene is reflected in pictures and story from fashion shows in Richmond Hill, King, Markham and Vaughan. Pages C4 and C5. This week's index of news and advertising features is: Home improvement is the theme See pages C12 and C13. Sports 31-4 Classified 89-11 King-Oak Ridges Cl Entertainment C15 Real estate 86-8 Established 1878 maara operating procedure for Richmond Hill Rams’ goalie itankiewicz as he deflects the puck in Sunday night’s Provincial A opener at Aurora which saw the Rams winning 8-2. Looking Improving your home Richmond Hill Edition By William Lever Inside The Liberal Clips, pipes, vials Service directory Church directory In the Hill Scheduled events Yesterdays recom- Councillor Andre Chateauvert called the proposal “a wide move“ and said the feared car pileâ€"ups would be “no problem if you‘re following at a safe distance like you're supposed to. “It would be no more difficult to enforce than a stop sign on a street intersection. And I don‘t mind if it does slow up traffic; people are driving too damn fast anyway.” “As it is now, buses have to stop at all crossings, and it‘s very easy to run into them . . . With this law, we’d 'have a situation where one guy st0ps and the next one doesn‘t." Councillor Mike Burnie thoughlr lhe proposed law would be “just another problem for the driver. Gordon Rowe. “Mandatory stopping would create traffic jam-ups; some pegple would stop and some wouldn’t.” of two special pages this week Canada's largest shoppiag centre developer. In Richmond Hill. there’s one store in particular which has aroused his concern, and which led him to seek action from the press, police, politicians, and the management of The object of Ospreay‘s wrath, in this case, is the respectable businessman who caters to and profits from the dealers and users of outlawed drugs. contemporaries Stankiewicz to the rescue 2 {aural ’/n Essentials Unity, in Nonfssentia/s Liberty, in all things Charity” / 51! Editorials A4 Letters A4 Vital statistics B11 Canadian Tire ctl-24 Kresge’s kr1-8 Wednesday, dctober 6, 1976 He said he should be getting limited supplies of the vaccine shortly. It will then be sent to nursing homes, homes for the aged. senior citizens’ centres“ plus private doctors. NEWMARKET â€"â€" Swine flu shots to people 65 and over, and to adults with chronic ailments, will begin in the next two or three weeks, York Region health commissioner Owen Slingerland said last week. Councillo'r-Marylo Graham: “It’s the lesser travelled roads where the Councillor Al Duffy: “Driving at 50 mph. with your windows up and the radio going. you certainly can’t hear a train coming, and it's often hard to see them. I support the resolution.” Flu shots available on is Aurora’s Jim Thea doing most of the night. The store is the Oriental Bazaar, a bright, attractive Hillcrest Mall shop dealing in arts, crafts and gift items â€" and in a wide variety of paraphernalia Richmond Hill resident Jim Ospreay displays one of the legally-sold drug use products which have aroused his concern. Ospreay spent close to $20 on a handful of similar products, which he brought to The Liberal and now intends to present to local politicians. Ruth wants Angel ’3 body RICHMOND HILL â€" Anupl the 1n. wmmd on it: hin o‘rnqe par-7me frnm it: nrfimnl'c death Aurora’s Jim Theakston (18) and that’s what the Tigers were __A _,4 Only one use for this 70 Pages Price 20 cents Fear has been expressed by some medical experts that worldwide im- munization schemes could do more harm than good to younger age groups. The animal is being kept in cold storage, although society chief in- spector Don Hepworth would not say where, until completion of an examination of abdomen and stomach tissue. “That animal was in agony for a long time," Hepworth told The Liberal. The provincial cabinet will meet with federal authorities and decide whether the program will be implemented in Ontario. The program is designed to prevent an outbreak of swine flu, which is feared may strike sometime this fall. RICHMOND HILL â€" Angel, the 10â€" year old gorilla owned by Ruth Bowman of 90 Birch Ave., was destroyed last week by the Ontario Hlirnane Society. wound on its hip. gross eczema from its fingers to its elbows and its breast was absolutely raw.” Court proceedings are pending as Miss Bowman has hired investigators animal‘s death “I'm not con died six days 1; transit. I‘ve m single doctor w Voting against the resolution were Rowe, Burnie, Bill Corcoran and Lois Hancey. problem is, and there’s not going to be a line-up of cars. If there were that much traffic, it would be a protected crossing.” “The animal had a huge gangrenous that has no use whatsoever except to facilitate the consumption of illegal. mind-altering drugs. Ospreay, a. sale§ manager who 7’uc ts draws pro tesl (Photo by Hogg) lives She now aileges a “tremendous coverup"'of details surrounding the Massie 00de not be reached for comment. The black mountain gorilla, which Miss Bowman says was toilet trained and ate at her table, was seized from her residence a week ago by the humane society. Massie has apparently taken a job [with the library board in Orillia and may have moved there, McDermott said. Massie was appointed to the board in July 1974 to replace a member who had moved out of the region, he was elected to the Georgina seat in the December election that year. Court proceedings are pending as Miss Bowman has hired investigators to locate the animal’s remains so she can bury it at her Richvale home. When contacted by the board after missing his first meeting early in September, Massie said his car broke down, according to McDermott. “We’ve reached the stage where we cannot let this go on any longer.“ Board policy is that trustees who miss three consecutive meetings without valid reason, must be excused from the board, McDermott said. The board has voted unanimously to select a new member to replace Malcolm Massie, trustee from Georgina who according to chairman John McDermott had missed at least four consecutive meetings. RICHMOND HILL â€" Three strikes an you’re out at the York Region Roman Catholic separate school board. Absent trustee loses his job In addition to requesting a com- mission to study the need for the proposed Highway 407 and a request that land acquisition prices be based on fair market value and relocation costs for residents, the bulk of the 16-page report was devoted to an argument that the hydro lines go underground. ‘ In its brief to the parkway hearings in Thornhill, Richmond Hill council stated it endorsed the concept of a parkway belt as a green space-urban separator, but was concerned about how it would affect the town. “The whole question of tower ob- trusiveness, aesthetics, conflict with surrounding areas . . . has been recognized for its importance in the past. but we are concerned that official policy still appears to be directed ’Green belt’ an eyesore? “The problem is a moral one, in- volving not the display, possession or sale of the goods, but the misuse. Responsibility for misuse cannot be laid with the display. possession or sale of the goods, but with the person who departs from the normal . . . " Ospreay is perplexed and angry at the tone of the letter. He does agree the THORN HILL â€" As the draft plan for the Parkway Belt West now stands, the southern entrance to Richmond Hill will be quite a sight â€" up to 16 hydro towers, a maze of horizontal wires and most of Langstaff community wiped out by a giant highway. “Your observations have been discussed with Mr. D. H. House. shopping centre manager, who in turn spoke with the owner of Oriental Bazaar. This small chain of stores in the Metro area carries similar items in all its stores and has done so . . without a single . . . complaint . . . “I have discussed this briefly . . . with Staff Inspector Hillock‘ York Regional Police (who) has primary responsibility (for) police activities involving drug abuse. The staff in- spector recognizes that such displays may be sources of equipment for persons who use ‘pot’ but appreciates, as I do. that a user will get what he requires by whatever means he can Upon seeing these products. Ospreay expressed his chagrin first to a sales clerk and then to Hillcrest Mall‘s security chief, Thomas Mackie. On Sépt. 24 Mackie replierdvtici)‘ asprea y with a lettel: stating. in part: Mostly imports. they range from 25- cent smoking papers to elaborate $34.95 hookah pipes. There's a selection of roach clips, cocaine spoons. vials for liquids, hashish containers, complete smoking kits and pipes disguised as fountain pens. “Our whole bloody society is pretty sick if they can get away with this." The fact is, they can get away with it. There's nothing illegal. and there's no prohibition from Hillcrest management. in displaying and selling anything in Oriental Bazaar‘s seven- foot-wide display case of drug-related products. “I saw this drug product disblay and I almost brought up This is a beautiful store and they have enough to seiiyithout haying to deal in this stuff. “I was shopping ifi the mall and went into the store looking for a chess set for a birthda‘y'present.” he says. on Elmwood Avenue in the Hill, first noticed the store’s display of these itetps twkoeeks ago. Miss Bowman said the Royal Ontario Museum requested Angel’s skeleton, but according to Hepworth, “the ROM wouldn't touch the animal with a barge pole.” “So far I have not been able to find out where my animal is or when he died,” Miss Bowman said. “I'm not convinced that the animal died six days later. I think he died in transit. I’ve not been able to find a single doctor who saw my Angel since he left." Richmond Hill’s Ken Brown was first place winner of the International Plowing Match at Walkerton, Ont. last weekend. He’s also won the Canadian championship and next year will represent the country at a worldwide plowing competition in Holland. Story, Page C-l. “These‘ uses can hardly be classified as urban separators â€" on paper the belt appears wide, but in reality it is not a parkway belt at all.” The hearings cbntinue'at the Thor- nhill community centre until Oct. 6. Someone» .he hopes, might do something Photographer turned down Richmond Hill‘s goal to maintain community identification cannot be achieved by the present design since most of the belt will be occupied by the proposed Highway 407, hydro lines and remnants of the Langstaff community leaving only the Holy Cross Cemetery and part of that is needed for the hydro corridor, the report said. _ The town plans to try to convince the ministry of treasury, economics and intergovernmental affairs, from whose department the Parkway draft plan originated. that there are long term merits in including certain lands i the Parkway Belt not now under con- sideration. towards pursuing the least expensive and most unattractive designs," the report said. . “We recognize the need for Ontario Hydro to get on the job: however, the main entrance to Richmond Hill is important and the town should have some say in how it is to be treated," the report continued. “If we were selling guns, that would be different." “And we have knives. They are strictly for decoration, but they are very sharp. You could kill people with it. One of the owners of Oriental Bazaar, a Mr. O of Mississauga, declined to give The Liberal permission to photograph the display of drug-related products in his store at Hillcrest Mall. “What is the complaint?” he asked “We also sell statues of Buddah, 3119 someone who‘s a Christian might object because of that. Ospreay is sending copies of his letter to York North MP Barney Danson, York Centre MPP Alf Stong, Richmond Hill Mayor David Schiller. Regional Councillor Lois Hancey. and to the owners of Hillcrest Mall, Cadillac- F‘airview Corporation Ltd. “There is a complete double standard here. It‘s o.k. for the retailer to sell and make a profit from this drug paraphernalia; however, the pur- chaser. if stopped by the police with these items in his possession, is an immediate suspect." “I know full well that, at this time. it is not illegal to sell these items. But there is a responsibilityâ€"accountability factor that Cadillac-Fairview Cor- poration should have for our com- munity. And that is not to share in the profits derived ,from the sale of these products. Ospreay has written a reply to Mackie's letter. and in it he comments: “I am not a witch hunter, and I am not picking on the Oriental Bazaar per se. but rather all retail outlets who profit from the weakness of others. problem is a moral one and it’s obvious, he says. whose morals are at issue here. “How do you misuse a hash pipe or a roach clip?" he asks. There is only one use for it. and that is the normal use.” Plow champ