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Aurora Leads Action Against Heavy Chunty Levies 3 THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill. Thu.rs., July 15, W. S. COOK. Editor Mr. Storrie said the Metropolitan council is proceeding with plans to in- tegrate and improve the area’s sewage disposal systems along lines recom- mended by his firm. Implementation of the over-all plan will cost some $150,- 000,000. Plans already approved will cost about $60,000,000. These plans call for the raising of the capacity of the Ashbridge’s bay sewage disposal plant and the construction of new plants at the mouth of the Humber â€" on the site of the present Humber golf course â€"- and at Highland Creek. Result of construction of the two new plants will be to clean up the Humber and Don and make possible their use for recreation. The new sewage disposal plants ul- timately will serve areas in the north- west and northeast, by means of trunk sewers running parallel to the two riv- ers. Communitiespin theseareas have been dumping their sewage into the two The conference was sponsored by the Pollution Control Board of Ontario, an advisory body set up by the provin- cial government to keep a close check on harmful wastes discharged into lakes and rivers by industry and with power to enforce existing laws governing the disposal of waste matter. About 100 delegates attended the conference, rep- resenting government departments con- cerned with the problem â€" health, lands and forests, agriculture, planning and development, mines, municipal af- fairs -â€" as well as representatives of many industries. The Town of Aurora has taken ac- tion against this year’s tripled county levy and will appeal against the assess- ment equalizatiOn carried by the County of York. Council plans to notify Coun- ty Council that the town is prepared to have a final equalization made by a coun- ty judge. Prodding Aurora's decision to ap- peal is the fact that the amount payable to York County Council, on this year‘s equalized assessment, is $31,264 for 1954. Last year’s county lovy, payable before the splitting up of the old Coun- ty of York and the Toronto Metropolitan Aurora’s move expresses a county- wide feeling of dissatisfaction among the 14 municipalities involved which are required to maintain part of county costs. Aurora is the first member of the county to show active disapproval of the high county levy, and with its move, joins the ranks with Reeve Alf. LeMasurier of Markham Township who openly opposed the passing of the 1954- 55 near $1,000,000 county budget. Deâ€" puty-Reeve Ken Tomlin of Richmond Hill was the only one of the 25 Reeves and Deputy-Reeves to side with Mr. Le- Masurier. Both said “no” to the bud- get until they knew how much money the Ontario Government would contrib- ute, “if any”. While attending the first confer- ence ever held in Canada to consider the problem of industrial waste recently held in Guelph, Mr. William Storrie, a member of the Toronto firm of Gore and Storrie, experts in the field of water purification and sewage and industrial waste disposal, had some very pertinent information on a subject which has be- come particularly acute in industrial- ized Southern Ontario. Just to illustrate the lengths that these robber baron types of squabbles can go to, a recent blow up in produc- tion in an American TV Studio resulted from differences of opinion as to wheth- er the man who manipulated the con- trols inside a dummy elephant was a stage hand or an actor. While the law- yers of the rival union stage hand and actors groups are fighting out this The Handling OF Sewage And Industrial Waste It Seems a pity that a movement which was started primarily to do away with child labour, working for starva- tion wages and/over long hours has now become so strong that it bars some from certain work unless they submit to union representation and others'who are union members from earning an extra dollar without union consent and union rakeâ€"offs. No doubt many of the en- tertainers slated for the C.N.E. Show would be glad to have the opportunity to play in this popular review but if they belong to the unfavoured unionb they are not permitted to appear and if they don't belong to either union they haven’t a ghost of a chance of appear- ing in one of the better shows regardless of whether they are tops in their field. The fate of the proposed grand- stand show at the C.N.E. has faltered from day to day as rival unions squab- bled over which union group will rep- resent the entertainers. And news bulletins and newspaper reports have carried blow by blow negotiations of this ridiculous fracas almost every day. 'It is only at the last minute that rival union basses have made a temporary truce to permit this show to go on. Telephone TUmer 4-1261 “Authorized as second class mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa” w An Independent Weekly: Established 1878 "<"""" / Subscription Rate $2.50 per year; to the United States $3.00; 5c Single Copy .Member Audit Bureau of Circulations Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association J. E. SMITH, M.P., Publisher C.N.E. Grandstand Show 01m liberal Dr., A. E. Berry, director of the pol- lution control board and chairman of the conference, said that industries are today becoming more aware of the pro- blem of disposing of industrial wastes and devoting a great deal of time and money to research into the problem. For example, a. group of industries in Sarnia, among them several large oil companies, have undertaken a co-oper- ative program of research aimed at finding the best method of disposing of wastes. Reeve Cook considered the problem beyond the bounds of Aurora and sug- gested every municipality in the county make application to secede, the move probably making Queen’s Park pay at- tention. A joint effort by the 14 mun. icipalities concerned would, no doubt, get some action. Meanwhile everyone will be watching to see the outcome of Aurora’s move. .Turning next to the obnoxious taste which sometimes is found in mun- icipal drinking water, Mr. Storrie stated it is often the result of phenol â€" found in petroleum products â€"â€" getting near the intake pipe. When Chlorine which is used in water purification, mixes with the phenol it imparts an unpleasant taste to the water. He said that local municipalities are required by law to dispose of the wastes discharged by industries within 'their boundaries but in practice there is some laxity, because municipalities do not want to be too hard on industries from which they derive considerable taxes. Not only that, small municipalities are usually financially incapable of building the disposal plants necessary to do the job properly. Difficulties of withdrawing from the county were discussed by Mayor Crawford Rose who said withdrawal would mean cessation of, or difficulties in connection with, the Health Unit, road and bridge work, reforestation, the Old People's Home, as well as similar activities. “I don’t see how any munici- pality can break away and live to itself. unless there is a general revolution and the present system scrapped,” com- mented Mayor Rose. The discussion by Aurora Council featured an attack on the County Coun- cil system by Councillor -’C. Corbett who suggested the municipalities concerned band together and secede from the coun- ty. He said the county was overg'ov- erned and that Aurora would suffer a deficit of $10,000 this year due to the county rate. ‘ An organization which can unite a group of workers, regardless of their field of endeavour to ensure them bet- ter working conditions, a fair wage in return for their work and a decent stan- dard {f living is following in the spirit of true organized labour. In contrast, a mm'ement which deprives the indivi- dual of his own independence and pro- duces higher wages only at the expense of higher prices for the finished prod- uct and inferior quality and forcing the employer to hire inferior labour rather than risk a strike, does not deserve the support of labour. nor’ does it deserve recognition as a sincere bargaining ag- ent for workers. Despite the Metropolitan area's large number of industries located in the area, its pollution problem is not so severe as that of many smaller commun- ities in the province Which depend on rivers to carry away their wastes. Lake Ontario, according to Mr. Storrie, is ideal both as a source of water and as a means of disposing of wastes. Area. was $10,139. This same situation exists in each municipality in the coun- ty. rivers for yeags. The Metro sewage disposal plan not only calls for the dumping of all efflu- ent into Lake Ontario. it also prescribes complete treatment of the sewage. At present sewage dumped into the lake at Toronto is only partly treated. weighty point the poor performer, stage hand, or if you prefer, actor, is being forced to sidelines. His choice of opinion doesn‘t even enter the matter. Although this is an example of la- bour conditions in the U.S., there is reason to believe that similar conditions may exist here in Canada where some labour organizations are directly or in- directly influenced by labour groups in the US. It seems that it is high time that labour returned to its highernprinciples. Labour‘s position should remain as at benefit to the worker â€"- not hinder him as so many recent actions have been doing â€"â€" when hundreds of men who are satisfied with their conditions are pulled off the job to satisfy the demands of a bunch of greedy big bosses who ap- pear to be filling their pockets at the expense of the man they claim to be protecting. ALVERNA SMITH, Associate Editor Public Opinion: At Oak Ridges. high tension wires that were knocked down by a large transport truck which struck the pole, set fire to a large Strathdee tractor trailer and burned it and the cargo be- yond recognition: The story of this Frenchman, seldom if ever mentioned in English Canadian history prior to the publication of Elsie and Wilfrid Jury‘s “Sainte-Marie Among the Hurons." was pieced together close to half a century ago, by Philippe Champault of Chatillon-sur-Loire, France. On M. Champault‘s studies, kindly translated and interpreted by Fr. John Milway Filion. S.J. first director of the Martyrs’ Shrine and now in his 77th year. professor of theology at Loyola College, Montreal, this article is largely based. Tenth Child In Family Huronia’s, and indeed Cana- da‘s most famous pioneer sur- geon was born Francois Gen- dron. on April 18, 1618, at Voves near Chartres. Tenth of a fam- ily of 11 children, his parents were farmers of modest but comfortable circumstances in whose home religious faith playâ€" ed a prominent role. Two of his brothers became priests; two of his sisters became nuns. An investigation of the creek on the south side of the village is being made. Several cattle and horses have died recently and pollution of the stream is suspected. Council has bemoaned the condition of the village roads resulting from the oiling contractor turning down the job at the last minute. St‘.‘ Mary‘s Anglican Church has taken out insurance against the weather for their big gar- den party next Saturday. (It didn’t rainl. Reeve Wm. Neal and J. E. Smith, M.P., pitched the first shoes to open the horse- shoes contest. Recently there have been meeting at the Delawana Inn at Honey Harbour some 175 memâ€" ber doctors of the National In- stitute of Canada. This Insti- tute associated with the Cana- dian Cancer Society. with 190 in all attending. is using as its on- vention hall Edwards sum er store near the Delawana Inn. ‘ This pioneer 17th century surgeon ministered for nearly seven years to the thousands of Indians and handful of rench- men who then peopled uronia. It was only after the savage Ir- oquois had wiped out not only the Jesuit missions he had ser- ved as donne but the whole Hu- ron civilization, that he return- ed to win fame in his native France. And the future fame of this young French doctor had part of its origin in the "magic" of the Indian medicine men. From them. and from their “Okis of Niagara Falls." he learned of a substance which restricted the spread of malignant growths and, in later years, the nobility of Europe beat a path to his door to take advantage of this treatment. After five years bf prepara- tory studies at the Jesuit Col- lege at Orleans, young Francois decided to seek a degree in med- JULY 11, 1946 The Department of Health has approved the plan for sewers for Richmond Hill. Village Council is consider- ing the possibility of a stoplight at Yonge and Centre Streets. Richmond Hill merchants have spoken out in favour of the recent move to have the Canadian and U.S. dollars at park by W. H. Cranston Editor and Publisher Midland Free Press-Herald The district experienc’ed a storm last Saturday. which was reported to be the worst so far PART I Study of the causes and cures of cancer spawned three centur- ies of Huronia 5 history. But it was 311 years ago that there came to Huronia the first white man holding a degree of master of surgery and he. too, was noted for his cancer re- Search JULY 11, 1929 Local merchants are advocat- ing a buy-at-home campaign. H uronz’a’s ‘White Surgeon “Of course I didn’t sign my name. Do you think I want my husband to know about this ?" “Way Back When Excerpts from the files of The Liberll Home paper of the Rlclimond Hill district since 1878 THE LITTLE WOMAN mu; Thus' in 1643 Francois Gen- dron, aged 25. following two years of specialized instruction and six years’ internship. grad- uated as a completely qualified and experienced surgeon. His final diploma granted him full permission to practice “medica- tion.” to dress wounds, and “to perforate" (that is, to make holes in) his patients. Call From St Marie icine and surgery. All the lec- tures in these subjects were then given in Latin and the let- ters which he later wrote. detail- iing his experiences in the Hur- on homeland. confirm his mas- tery of the classics It was at this time that from the tiny fortress of Ste Marie in the vast hinterland of New France there again came a call for donnes â€" for men, not per- haps ready to assume the close bonds of priesthood. but who were willing to serve without salary the cause of God among the savage Indians. Francdis Gendron, his whole life inflenced by devout Roman Catholic parents, heeded that call. Two years’ specialization in surgery at the medical school at Orleans brought to Francois Gendron a diploma styling him “compagnon” of surgery which, however. entitled him to prac- tice only under the supervision of an older and more experienc- ed doctor Six Years’ Internship Even in those days the medi- cal profession made the entry of new and younger aspirants none too easy. but the dlfiicul- ties Gendron experienced at Or- leans were as nothing in rela- tion to the professional jeal- ousies which were to beset his later years as chief surgeon to the royal family of France And he did so in the full knowledge of the hazards and hardships of the undertaking. That, his letters made abundant- ly clear. He realized that the Iroquois onslaught was growing stronger day by day; that in all New France only the Citadel of Quebec was safe; and that the Huron missions in the interior were even then beginning to fall. Three small boys were ear- nestly discussing the ability of their respective fathers. The son of a song writer said, “My father can come home in the evening and sit down and write a song and take it downtown next morning and sell it for $25." To earn his masters degree he had two choices. He could un- dertake a further two years of intensive study. followed by four straight weeks of examina- tions and finally a solemn ses- sion before his superiors _on “universal surgery," or he could serve for six years as an intern in an accredited hospital. Fam- ily circumstances dictated the second path. There was no men- ey for two more years of school- ing. During a special meeting last week Richmond Hill Council discussed painting of the town water tower. The contract was let for $250.00 which is consid- erably less than prices in for- mer years. Councillor Davis has been commended for his public spir- it when he set out the flower beds attractively around the war memorial at the Public School. Thursday's (buckle The preachers son was puz- zled for a moment, then he had an inspiration. "My father." he said, “gets up into the pulpit and talks half an hour. And it takes twelve men to carry the money up to him.” this year. No 31 was done, however “But my dad." eagerly spoke up the son of a short story writ- er. “can write a story in an ev- ening and take it down the next morning and sell it for $50." THE MOST BRILLIANT FATHER (To be continued) No great damage Sunday Afternoon Some years ago I knew a gra- cious lady who had an unusual hobby. Among her acquain- ances were a number of elderly women, who were more or less forgotten; either they didn't have relations who could look after them. or they were over- looked. She did her best to make life interesting for them by taking them out to gatherings they enjoyed. She would call for them and return them to their rooms. In the case of in- vallds she induced others to help with their care. Her list often included a doz- en. This hobby â€"- if it could be called such ~â€" gave her sat- isfaction and brought happiness to a lot of people who other- wise would be forgotten. ‘ It seemed a simple and obvious thing to do but she knew that even in her circle there were derelicts who were being pass- ed by. She did it graciously, cheerfully and with toleration. hardly aware of the significance of her ministry. It is well to remember our holy dead; to forget them would be unpardonable in gratitude. but we should not forget the living. There are everywhere people who have been forgotten. those who are taken for granted and dismissed from considera- tion. They have long been with us and appear to have little place in the scheme of things. We are so busy with the com- plex machinery of life that. like the people with their Christmas pageant or the priests keeping alive the fires on the temple altar. we overlook the duty near at hand. :3mmmmumnnmuumnmumuuumummmumw % TODAY'S QUOTATION i a saying of our Lord's: The writer once visited a man nearing the end of his journey here who had some grounds for complaint. Many years_ previous- ly he had been a church mem- ber. Trouble arose in the con- gregation and in a fit of anger the man withdrew and declared he would never attend any church again. Urgent invita- tions to reconsider his stand on- ly increased his stubborness. After a while his friends in the church and community accepted his position and ceased even to show concern over his spiritual condition. Meanwhile the man began to regret his hasty words and his vow. The death of his wife and later of a child found him longing for sympathy and for the peace the church had brought him in happier days. But no one thought â€" or ven- tured â€" to speak to him of such things. By this time his antl- pathy to church WAS taken for granted and. as with the man by the side of the Bethesda pool. there was no one at the right moment to come to his assist« ance. He talked of these inciâ€" dentsin the closing hours of his life without bitterness but not without regret; in his own mind there was some sense of wonder that he had been so completely passed by. The human race depends for its existence on the few inches of top soil covering only a small portion of the earth‘s surface. That top soil is exposed to many destructive forces. Fire destroys it, floods wash it down to sea, winds scatter it over thousands of miles of ocean, bad farming practice turns it into drifting deserts, and short sight- ed legislators are always ready to authorize its expropriation for almost any purpose other than the prime purpose for which it was intended. states the ;‘}11ural Scene” in a recent art. c e. The right to expropriate agri- cultural land for other than ag- ricultural purposes should be definitely curtailed. With charges of Communist sympathies flying thick and fast these days across the border, it is with pride that Canadians can see their government taking all the necessary precautions ag- ainst the communist menace without so much drum-beating and seeming infringement on justice and human rights. It took nature millions of years to create that soil. At the present rate of destruction there will be little of it left in another hundred years. It can be saved only by a strong body of"pub1ic opinion with a clear understanding of the importance of the problem and a resolute purpose to put; a stop to the destruction. Recently. an eminent Ameri- can physicist. Dr. Edward Tol- man. complimented the Canad- ian Government on its method of dealing with subversive ele- ments and spy rings. Refer- ring to the much-publicized Op- penheim case, Dr. Tolman said that Canada has still preserved her Democratic Freedoms while at the same time keeping the internal communist threat to a minimum. Selling of farm lands at high cash prices, for industrial pur- poses. is a short-sighted policy and should be discouraged, and good husbandry should be one of the conditions on which land can be held. Speaking at a Scientific Gon- ference held in Toronto, he pointed out that the US. system is making it Increasingly hard for men in key positions and added that scientists were being discouraged from working for their government for fear of being drawn into the whirlpool Editorial Comment fimmmmuummmummmmmfi? AN UNUSUAL HOBBY “Inasmuch as ye did it unto others, ye did it un- to me." 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