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KING CITY â€" Attorney-general Roy McMurtry said recently he may make a direct appeal to the federal government to make a decision on marijuana. In King City to' address the annual meeting of the York North Progressive Conservative Association, McMurtry answered questions from the audience of about 60 people with an off-theâ€"cuff discourse on the marijuana issue. Wants marijuana decision “I want to make it clear I am not saying legalize marijuana,” said McMurtry. He then went on to present most of the arguments in favor of legalization. n‘ ,I It’s pretty good, no matter how you look at it, seems to be what these members of the First Richmond Hill Scouts seem to be saying. as they gather around the Tara Lynn Bullen Trophy. The trophy was the top award in the Scout hobby show, and was .-ov,, He iééid it was time the federal government made a decision on the The l40â€"year-old Presbyterian manse will be sent to Pioneer Village. The building, in need of major repairs. is in danger of being torn down, unless funds The l40-year-old plank-on-plank constructed building will be donated to the Metro Conservation Authority for restoration. RICHMOND HILL â€" The Richmond Hill Presbyterian manse will be sent to the happy hunting ground for historic buildings â€" Black Creek Pioneer Village, council decided last week. Rev. William Wallace, Presbyterian church minister said the building was no longer suitable for congregation purposes and was in danger of being torn down. “After the ceiling fell in upstairs and the roof started leaking, the Manse to Pioneer Village By Larry Johnston Manse will be moving He said the courts were not treating possession of marijuana as a criminal offence, in that the sentence was an absolute discharge, in which case there was no record of the accused even having been in court, or a conditional discharge. issue. The LeDain commission on drugs made its report five years ago “and I understand there is a Senate committee recommending the same thing". He explained this was something the judges had decided, not the politicians. “The judges are independent, that’s part of our system, and it is a good thing they are.” “gut he felt respect for the law was being undermined by the present situation. congregation had to do something." Rev. Wallace said. Until 1970, the building was used as a residence for a janitor. “We were the last congregation in Ontario to have a resident janitor,” Rev. Wallace said. The manse, north of Major Mackenzie Drive, has caught the at- tention of the local architectural ad- visory committee. It's' chairman, David Fayle, urged council to endorse moving the building to Pioneer Village. The cost of the move is estimated at $5,000. “That of course is just the start”. said Rev. Wallace, who “We think of a criminal offence as a presented to them, along with the George Harvey Trophy. They were co-winners of the latter with the First Richmond Hill Cubs. Left to right: Robert Suchy, 12; Markus Heinecke, 13; Andy Keller, 12; and Steven Arai, 11. can be found to move it to the village. $12,000 is needed. Town council last week donated $100. serious thing, but these cases are going through the courts like a revolving door.” In the United States possession of marijuana was once treated as a very serious offence and many young people went to jail. Then the courts changed their attitude and in most states marijuana has been treated as a minor offence. But in the meantime, “a whole generationAgf criminals was created”. orPolice officers says there is nothing wrong with marijuana but it leads to hard drugs. 7 _ M‘V‘i‘héitr Uis like saying don’t neck because it leads to rape. It does in some people!" said McMurfry. r63 the question of how to control marijuana if it was legalized, estimated restoration costs could be around $12,000. Rev. Wallace said the Richmond Hill Presbyterian Church was “part of a three point charge 100 years ago with Aurora and Thomhill". He said that attempts will be made to gain financial support from the other congregations to help move the building. Russell Cooper of Black Creek Pioneer Village said recently the Village is interested in acquiring the manse, but hasn’t the money in its budget to move it at the present time. Cduncil decided to conti'ibute $100 to the moving expenses. Photo by Hogg (Photo by Hogg) RICHMOND HILL â€" Motorists will be able to drive one mile-an-hour faster on city streetsâ€"legallyfafterASth. 3p. Tha't‘s the target-date for switcliing to metric traffic signs. The present 30 mile-an-hour limit works out to 48.3 kilometers. That is to be rounded off to 50 kilometers-per- hour. On regional roads and highways a speed of 40 will become 65, 50 will become 80 and 60 miles-anâ€"hour will round off at an even 100 kilometers-per- hour. In addition, any signs showing a distance in feet or other imperial measure will have to be changed. For example, “no stopping within 30 feet” will become “within 10 meters." September deadline Town council Monday received a letter from the Ontario ministry of transportation and communications reminding council all traffic signs across Canada must go metric by September. Library 5 spring break 'i‘he actual changeover will be made during that month. OAK RIDGES â€" The winter break from school is next week. The Charles Connor Library has several activities planned for the amusement of young and old. Starting on Saturday, there will be the film program for all ages. The films to be shown are: Rookie of the year and a film called the Ride. All Beatle fans will just “flip” at the Beatle film which will be shown Tuesday at 7 pm. The film is called The Magical Mystery Tour. Hurry up and reserve your tickets for this one. _ The tiny tots and young school children will really enjoy the Storybook Favourites. These are films of stories from the world of make believe that are always a hit with the youngsters. This program is on Wednesday at 2 pm. I FFiday is also a very spécial day. The puppets are coming. Puppet shows are McMurtry was quoted earlier as saying it might be sold by the government as liquor is povya After disclaiming the idea, he was asked by a riding executive member, why not? “I don’t pretend to have ,thought it through that far. I agree the criminal element is involved in the sale now,” said McMurtry. Most of the criminal empires in the U.S. were founded on bootlegging business. That’s why the federal government has to make up its mind whether it is legal or illegal, said McMurtry. “If the federal government does not think it is a criminal offence, they should have the guts to tell the Canadian people." The federal government has sole authority over the Criminal Code. McMurtry, the province’s chief law officer, said after the meeting he had not made any direct representation to the federal government requesting a decision on marijuana. But judging from the uproar resulting from the chance comment made in answer to some students’ questions in Belleville the previous day, “maybe that is what we should do”. The night before in Belleville McMurtry made a speech on con- federation which he had worked on all weekend. George Hees, NIP and former cabinet minister, had told him it was the best one he had ever heard on the subject. Spring Fair May 13-15 RICHMOND HILL â€" Plans for the 128th Richmond Hill Spring Fair are well under way as officials plan to hold the first seniors’ Fair King and Queen contest. “There was not one word on it in the paper. That’s politics,” said McMurtry, who also told the audience he was still learning about the game. Scheduled for May 13-15 at the Rich- mond Hill fairgrounds, this year’s events will include the Fair Queen contest, needlecraft, domestic science and school competition. Regular events will include the hunter and jumper show, quarter horse show, Welsh pony and junior riding and Showmanship events. However, due to the small number of competitors, the Arabian horse and Western Riding shows will not be held this year, says Hilda Baxter, fair board secretary-treasurer. On for sure The York County Jersey Show, horse drawing competition, sheep show and the heavy horse show will be on the agenda. HBut still “not for sure", Mrs. Baxter said, is the sheep shearing competition. Shorty Bowen, coâ€"ordinator of the horseshoe pitching event, said this year there will be six classes for men and womeh with $65 top prizes in each adult class. Entries in the competition are not finalized yet. Ontario ladies champion, Mary Archer of Scarborough is exâ€" pected among the list of competitors, Bowen said. Entertainment coâ€"ordinator, Stella Lekx said that although the weekend's entertainment program is not yet finalized, plans are nearing completion. Correspondent Millie Stewart 773â€"4424 The ministry advised that an in- ventory should be made now of all signs requiring changes and overlays be prepared well in advance of the Sep- tember conversion. 7 r The overlays with metric figures will be baked onto existing signs over the old imperial measurements. always a hit. The puppets will perform at 11 am. in: Eyore loses a tail, The three bears and Loud Mouse. As usual, all performances at the library are free, but to be sure of tickets, they must be reseved in ad- vance at the library or by calling 773- 5533. Lions win The annual dart tournament between the seniors and the Lions is always a hit. This year, the Lions were the victors with their team of Marion Neil, Wayne Murphy and Don Cook. For all the folks who are interested in the Viking Club’s dances because they are :80 nuch fun, I have some news. The St. Patrick’s Day dance scheduled for Saturday has had to be cancelled. Nobody remembered the winter break starts this weekend, and it seems that a lot of the members are vacation bound. YCHA meets The Oak Ridges and Lake Wilcox Branch of the York Central Hospital Auxiliary will meet tonight at 8 pm. at the home of Mrs. Lil Hafenbrack on Lakeland Cr. mAll area ladies are welcome to attend For more information, please call Mrs Stewart at 773â€"4424. Don’t despair, there is a dance planned for sometime near Easter. Sunday, there Will be a seI'Vice 0f parks andl'recrveétior; c'omrinittere‘ mommg prayer at 10:30 followed by a coffee hour. Monday, March 21â€"council onhMulm-l lnr fhic nunninn ie {H ‘ The junior young people/Will meet Friday March 25 at St. Mark’s Chapel in Oak Ridges- ' St. John’s The Tri-Bell Club, a 275 member social and recreational club, is moving from its Steeles Avenue location to a new home in oak ridges lake wilcox RICHMOND HILL â€"- Construction on new facilities for the 'I‘ri-Bell Club, a social and recreational club now based in North York, is expected to begin in May. Recreation club moving to Hill Detailed plans for the $2 million building to be located on Bathurst Street between Highway 7 and Birch Avenue, are being completed. The $2 million building will include four indoor tennis courts, two squash courts, two raquet ball courts, a health club and dining facilities. Outside, there will be 12 more tennis courts, a swimming pool and a smaller pool for children, said architect Irving Boigonz Tile family membership club has grown from modest beginnings over 50 years ago. ‘ancel dance filly: Emma By Larry Johnston $2 million project ~ Wednesday, March 16, 1977 Taking inventory Richmond Hill’s works department is already making an inventory. Until it‘s completed, no estimate can be made of the number of signs to be changed or the cost of conversion. Council referred the ministry letter to the engineering committee. Ska ting win Educafion week in April No young women from Bond Lake Skating Club, Penny Seymour and Cathy Cheeseman, won gold medals at Sutton in the novice ladies similar dance pairs in the inter-club skating competition. RICHMOND HILL â€" April 17 - 23 has been marked‘as Education Week by the York Region Roman Catholic separate school board. Why outsider? “Why is it necessary to have an out- of~country educator come to speak? Are there not Canadians who could speak to us,” asked Trustee Frank Kelly of East Gwillimbury and Georgina. The board approved a motion to allocate $750 for the week’s activities. The theme is “Growing with Dignity”. Keynote speaker during the week Will be Dr. Charles Galloway, professor of curriculum at Ohio State University. “Local prophets speak to. deaf ears,” replied Frank Bobesich, superinâ€" tendent of programs. “We got .a line on what we thought would be the best,” Bobesich addet’g RICHMOND HILL â€" The following meetings of civic interest have been scheduled during the next two weeks: Wednesday. March 16, 7:30 p.m.â€"committee room “8’. bylaws, procedures. fire and personnel committee. Mgflgpy, March 28, 8 gmlwzims public meeting at St. CharTeS'fifiH‘Lfl Skpérate school. Thursday, March 17, 8 a.m.â€"office of the commissioner of works, engineering committee. Monday, March 21-council meeting normally scheduled for this evening is cancelled. It was located on the south side of Steeles Avenue between Dufferin and Bathurst for the past 18. Executive director Tom Case said it now has about 275 members. The club’s Richmond Hill property consists of 36 acres on both sides of the North Don River. Eighteen acres of ravine land will be given to the town. The club buildings will be on the 12 acre portion on the Bathurst Street side. There are no plans for the remaining six acres of table land on the east side of the river behind Westwood Lane and Maryvale Crescent. Tl‘ie entire property is in the Parkway Belt. Tri-Bell was successful in having belt regulations loosened for its property to allow the proposed use. Thursday. Malch 17, 7:30 p.m.â€"council chambers‘ civic corn'er