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Ruth Bishop of Richmond Hill and Thornhill Area Family Ser- vices was kind enough to submit a photo of an early Yonge Street building to us, but she unknowingly submitted a lot more than that. It relied heavily, as the board always does, on the evidence of the only expert on noise who was a witness for the developers. While the board conceded that not everyone had the same tolerance for noise, and could put up with living beside the railway tracks, the proposed residential development was still the best possible use for the land. One wonders why, given the number of trains rumbling through Markham, and the number of complaints from residents near the What you can find in a picture frame Below, the clipping said: “York Ridings Gazette and Richâ€" mond Hill Advertiser”. The approval of townhouses in Bishop’s Cross by the Ontario Municipal Board means that one owner has been let off the hook so that 194 more will suffer. The Ontario Municipal Board, to the surprise of no one except Markham council, accepted the argument that the town’s plan for an industrial development on 20 acres bounded by John Street, Highway 404, Don Mills Road, and Canadian National’s Toronto bypass, was an attempt to freeze the property so it could not be developed for many years to come. The motto read: “With or without offence to friends or foes, I sketch your world exactly as it Above it, someone had written “our first newspaper, its prospectus, and address.” When we removed the photo from its frame, we found a newspaper clipping pasted to its back. Out of 1316 children inspected by a nurse- doctor team in the early part of 1929, only 35 were found to be without ap- parent phySical defects. This was the startling news presented in a report by the team on a demonstration conducted by the Ontario Departâ€" ment of Health in Rich» mond Hill, Markham Village and Markham Township. Three hundred of the children came from Rich» mond Hill, 900 from Markham Township and 116 from Markham Village. Population of the municipalities at the time were Richmond Hill 1170, Markham Township 4975 and Markham Village 945. Besides visits to schools Topping the list were 999 cases of defective teeth, 742 cases of ab normal tonsils, 366 cases of defective nasal breathing. 208 cases of defective vision and 70 cases of defective hearing. One tuberculosis suspect was identified as well as five children with cardiac disease and one with an orthopedic problem. Suffering from malnutrition were 207 children. All of these were referred to family physicians and dentists. The team also sent home from school several suspected cases of measles and scarlet fever and their contacts and one case of pediculosis (head lice). Nine children were taken to clinics at the Sick Children‘s Hospital for assessment. Out of 1316 children inspected by a nurseâ€" doctor team in the early part of 1929, only 35 were found to be without apâ€" parent phySical defects. This was the startling news presented in a report by the team on a demonstration conducted by the Ontario Depart- ment of Health in Rich- mond Hill, Markham Village and Markham Township. Besides visits to schools Hospital for assessment. the team also visited 302 By the end of the school homes. giving instruction year 261 corrections had in health care and been undertaken with examining preschool parents of other children children. promising to have the The content, both odito'ial and advertising 01 The Liberal, Richmond Hill are pvolected by copyright and any unaumorixod use is prohibited. Editorial, Display Classified Circulation Toronto customers Subscfiption rates. By mail $10.00 per year in Canada $2000 per yea: outside of Canada. By carriel, 80 cents my '00! weeks Single copy sales 20 cents. No mail delivery where carriev service exists. Second Class Mail Registration Numbe' 0190. Markham should consider an appeal Shocking figures led to first health service 10395 Yonge Street, Richmond Hill L4G 4Y6 Ontario PUBLISHER JOHN c. mus annon non wuucs a! Metros Earl-’Pnnlmé E; Phblléhlng le., Wthh atso pu‘ The Woodbndge Vaughan News, and The Bolton Emevpnse The Lnbeval Is publishgd 3qu Wednesday PAGE A4 Libéral Winml Ron Wallace - Editov Larry Johnston - News Editor Fvo_d Simwon - Sports Edilov yesterdays By MARY DAWSON TELEPHONE Lib'éral BishOp '3 Cross 884-8177 8841105 884-0981 881 â€"3373 bv Menospan Community Newspapers, a owns-on :h also publishes The Banner In Aumva-Newmarkel goes” and it was attributed to Byron. That was followed by the address and date: “Richmond Hill, Friday, June 12, 1857." We’d love to hear from anyone with further information abbut the document. Holding the photo in its frame was a piece of harmless looking cardboard, which turned out to be a membership certificate to the International Association of Lions Clubs. The new member was Albert R. Hill of the Richmond Hills Lions Club, and it was dated December 1942. That was amazing enough, but there’s more. very same track, Markham did not retain its own expert on acoustics long ago. They should also be demanding to know why the Region of York, which will get stuck with the police problems and the social services problems if this development is as bad as they think it is going to be, put up such a half-hearted attempt to stop it. This particular board hearing could be seen coming a mile away. There was plenty of time to prepare, but the town seems to have acted as usual, as if in a crisis. They dumped the whole thing on their town solicitor, hoping that he could get them off the hook. Or perhaps they underestimated the skill of the opposition. If councillors feel as strongly as they seem to, that this site will be a poor place for people to live, they owe it to those people, as well as to the overtaxed police and social service agencies of York Region, who get stuck with the problems the town creates, to seriously consider an appeal. Menospan Community Newspapers publishes The Richmond Hill/Thornhill Libeial, The Bannev, The Oakville Journal Recovd, The Halton Consumer, The Misissauga Tunes, The Etobicoke Adven’serlGuatdian, The Elobicoke ConsumeI, The North York Minor, The North Yovk Caramel, The Scarbovo Mirror, The Seaman Oorsumer, The Woodbridge E: Vaughan News and The Bolton Enterprise John C‘ Fergus, Publisher Ray Padley Jr‘ Advertising Director Norman Stunden - Production Manager Denis O’Meara - Circulation Director Rose Reynolds - Accounts ME TROSPAN METHOSPAN- NORTH DIVISION Wednesday. Match 28. 1979 the school holidays. Convinced of the suc- cess of a public health nurse program the department advised that it be continued and of- fered to contribute $500 to the estimated cost of $2,000. It was suggested that the balance be split summer with Richmond Hill paying $400. Markham Township $800 and Markham Village $300. The plastic bags on the celery were reversed in a manner that the lettering covered the withered ends of the product and the sign above the Spanish Onions was written so that the price of ‘59 cents’ dominated the viewing area Although the boards of health of all three municipalities recom- mended that the service be continued, councils deliberated for some months with Richmond Hill holding a plebiscite to determine the wishes of voters. corrections done during the school summer holidays. The service was finally approved and continued to look after the health of children in the area until the York County Health Unit was formed about 1960. 4 p fi‘ A ‘ m :QCIHA CONFIDENTIAL MEMO To: All Super Shopper Shafter Supermarkets Managers From: Number ONE Re: Recent Inspections ITEM I - SHOPPING CARTS As noted on recent inspections several stores have been complaining about condition of shopping carts. Not enough stores have been mixing the big carts with the little ones and this must be corrected immediately. It is im- portant that the shopper must find large and small carts stuck together in the hope that they will resort to using the large ones which separate from the jammed aisle much easier. N.B. Our supplier has assured us that a new supply of square wheels for the smaller carts will be shipped in the very near future. ITEM 2 - PRODUCE Stores 11,26,33,59,73,102 and 231 are to be congratulated for their produce displays. Store 59 in particular is a shining example to other outlets of how to properly merchandise these items. The red lighting over the tomato section was cleverly hidden by some hanging plants which were priced higher than others so as not to sell too quickly. There is one assignment I have always wanted. Thousands of municipal politicians from all over the province descended on the capital. Their presence, as usual, attracted engineering consultants, and heavy equipment manufacturers and even got provincial cabinet ministers out of their lairs. Most county councils authorize their entire roads committee to attend the convention. and more surprising, most members actually show up. Former East Gwillimbury Mayor Gladys Rolling reports All I really want to do is cover the annual convention of the Ontario Good Roads Association. It took place this year, so far as anyone can remember, in the second last week in February. The question is why? What is it that makes Good Roads THE con- ve_n_tion for municipal politicians. No, it isn't to go to the Riviera in search of Margaret Trudeau, or even to Florida to look for signs of violence in the Blue Jays training camp, or even (sorry, Tony) to become the first Liberal correspondent in Peking. ’Good Roads’ THE con vention By LARRY JOHNSTON Liberal News Editor Behind the supermarket scenes LIBERAL SPRINKLINGS Store 102 receives honorable mention for the clever way that the more ex- pensive navel oranges were constantly sprayed with a fine mist while the cheaper ones were allowed to wither under an excellently placed hot lamp and therefore discourage mass buying. ITEM 3-CANNED GOODS It has been noticed that many of you have not? followed the directive from this office issued on 2 - 17 - 79 re: placement of canned goods. ‘ Extensive surveys have confirmed that our average shopper is a housewife in her mid-thirties, her husband earns an average of $22,000 per year, there are two and one quarter children in the family, he drives a 1979 Ford LTD and she has a rusty ‘65 Pontiac and the average height is five feet-two and a half inches. ' It was for this reason that we spent a considerable sum of money last fall and increased the height of our shelves from six feet-eight inches to seven feet- seven inches. with only the smallest space possible left for the marking ‘per pound'. As per the aforementioned memo, store managers were to ensure that all cheaper lines of canned goods would be placed on the higher shelves and the more expensive brands (with a larger markup) were to be placed at eye level or below. I trust that I will not have to bring this matter to your attention again. Or is it, most of all, a chance to have one’s faith restored in the great god Car. My curiosity in the affair was first aroused in 1972 when I discovered that 30 members of Leeds and Grenville Counties Council attended at the taxpayers’ expense. What is the big attraction? Is it that whole row of hospitality suites, as one councillor explained, where they serve hors d’oevres? (At least, I think he said hors d’oevrest) Is it the chance to have most of the benefits of a vacation without ever leaving the hotel? Is “the chance to hear Bill Davis make a speech? everyone on her council except her used to go. Garnet Williams was there this year for Vaughan. Nor is the Region of York immune. It rents a suite on your behalf. $1.200 BUDGET Richmond Hill also rents a suite, but for just two days of the four-day convention and it also sponsors a luncheon. The town‘s budget is $1,200 for the event, a lot less than it used to be, according to treasurer Bill Rice. It is a chance to meet the people with whom the town does business, he explained The convention is conservative, (both with a small and a large C) in flavor. Its dogma is that good roads are the backbone of Ontario, and that if we don‘t go on building them, the economy will come to a faltering halt. With the construction- development industry number one, and the automobile industry number two, it is not a difficult doctrine to preach. The Good Roads convention is the perfect forum for anyone who wants to preach it. Just last year, delegates were ,, L,,,_ L_ 4_A Markham coimcillors attended a Sunday night reception given by their favorite consultant. Walking in the rain By BOB RICE With the construction- development industry number one, and the automobile industry number two, it is not a difficult doctrine to preach. The Good Roads convention is the perfect forum for anyone who wants to preach it. Just last year. delegates were reassured that you only have to get three people into your car, and it is more effective, from the point of view of energy conservation, than running a municipal bus system. There This is a self-fulfilling prophecy, of course Bus systems will continue to be inefficient, so long as MTC is handing them out to whoever asks for them. at conventions or elsewhere, instead of to the few large cities in the province who need them. It is fortunate that rural municipalities are not interested in bus systems (except for schools). The average reeve will go home happy in the knowledge that his 50. 60 or 80 per cent subsidy on gravel will continue for another year. ITEM 4 - DAIRY SECTION I wish to congratulate Fred Simpfter of Store 37 for his ingenuity re: placement of milk products. Fred has boosted his total milk profit by changing the location of the 2 per cent and Homo each week and has therefore upped his lagging Homo sales. Each Monday he reverses the position of these items at opposite ends of the cooler and by the time the shopper realizes the mistake she is already home stocking the fridge. Good work Fred . . . how about the rest of you. ITEM 5 - MEAT SECTION I am more than pleased with all of you and the way that you have been handling the recent increase in the price of beef. While I realize that, sooner or later, someone will catch us up on always blaming the farmer etc. etc, the way you have been able to inflate the price of pork and poultry to a level of public acceptance is to be commended. I would like to mention Store 82 in particular for cleverly placing the price label over the word ‘Utility Grade' on all of the chickens sold in the last week and a half. Keep it up guys . . . . we at the Head Office have big plans for you. SUMMARY As a result of individual initiative and some very special effort, I am pleased to report that our first quarter profits are almost double those of the same And with the convention out of the way, Spring cannot be far behind. FOOTNOTE Those who are afraid that a few years in politics may stop their climb up the business ladder, might be interested in the case of William He already holds the same position with Victoria and Grey Trust and is president of the holding company which controls them both. They have combined assets of close to $3 billion. Mr. Somerville, when he was assistant general manager with V. and G., was a hard-working member of Stratford city council circa 1970. When he was put on the finance committee (get this. Markham) taxes were CUT. H. Somerville, who was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Metropolitan Torust Company March 21. Needless to say, he would not have been caught dead at a Good Roads convention. In fact, in 1971, council went out of its way to say that no one be authorized to attend the con- vention. time last year l have heard that some of the staff have been stumbling about not being able to keep food on the table and I trust that the managers and divisional reps have taken steps to remind these people that the next contract is not due for another two years and that we are aware of their problems. The clogging of the express desk (I trust that all of you have now narrowed these down to one per store) has had a beneficial effect on sales with most shoppers continuing to load their carts while waiting for a space in the lineups and, in most cases, they exceed the ‘8 items or less’ limit and therefore purchase more to justify their time spent in the main checkouts. One last item to be dealt with and that is . A complaints. Some of you have been taking half an hour for your lunch and the complaints have had to wait during this time. I would suggest that you all increase your lunch time to two hours . . . . then maybe they will give up trying to reach you completely and we will not be bothered in future with this time-consuming nonsense. The ol‘Millpond Philosopher once said . . . “Time means nothing to the person who isn’t in a hurry!“ N0.1â€"N0.78694 Yours Truly