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‘ Letters Gamble has much to learn about the young, she says l have only one query. Is it mandatory to include the address and route of youf “(‘arrier of the Week"? 'l‘he incentive [0 each youngster is great. but each week. i see their picture in the paper and cannot help but feel that it seems to go against what our very active Block i’arenl Organization in Richmond Hill has been working so hard to avoid. i,e.. putting a name. address and route under the youngsters picture. On May 22. 1979. I will vole for‘the first time in a (‘anadian Federal election, We enjoy reading The Liberal every week. Because I have never betore been faced with marking my political views on a ballot. I have felt and still feel that it is of ptmost- importance to heighten my political consciousness and to expand my knowledge of the parties and their platforms that I might be able to make an in- telligent choice of can- didate in this. perhaps THE most important election our country will face. For this reason I have made a point of attending two of the all-candidates meetings in the riding of York North. 1 feet that each Liberal customer would recognize the carrier even if you just put thetr name and omitted their address and route. During the second meeting at Don Head Secondary School [May 11b several events transpired which served to aid me in deciding which of the six can- didates of this riding I will vote for. necessary, she wonders Indeed before the turn of the century there was no distinction made between news reports and editorials. Everything written by the editor of what was usually a one-man newspaper was considered to be editorial copy. The Liberal was no exception. It was founded 101 years ago to counter the effect of a Tory paper in Richmond Hill. But newspapers have changed. even if their names remain the same. The Liberal is now, and has been for several years. at liberty to take whatever political position it wants And readers have changed as well. They are better educated. better informed. and many understand complex issues better than those who report them. Readers want facts which they can use to make up their own minds, not the opinions of political cronies. Most Canadian newspapers started out as political pamphlets, advocating the cause of either Conservatives or Reformers from one end to the other. After all. these children are out most evenings. and usually alone. Mrs. B. llskens, Richmond Hill The choice is yours at the polls Tuesday, but make a choice ls address I believe that a brief Ihe mmems. boxh editovial and advenising of The Liberal, Richmond Hill are prmected by copyright and any unauthorized use is pvohibiled. Editorial, Display Classified Circulation Toronto customers Subscription rates. By mail $1000 per year in Canada $20.00 pet year outside of Canada. By carrier. 80 cents ever ioul weeks. Single copy sales 20 cems. No mail delivery when: caniev service exists. Second Class Man Registration Number 0190. Libéral PUBLISHER JOHN C. FERGUS of Menospan Punung 8 Pubhshmg Ltd , The Woodbndge Vaughan News, and The B‘ The Lubeval cs pubhshed evevv Wednesday by 'Metrospan Comw “Ad 1. PAGE A4 10395 Yonge Street, Richmond Hill L4G 4Y6 Ontario VOLUME 101. NUMBER ‘5 TELEPHONES Ron Wallace ~ Editor Larrv Johnston ‘ News Edntor Fred Simpson - Sports Edita Lib’éral exposition of these events would be mosl enlightening to many of the constitutents of York North. In accordance with the rules of the all~candidales meetings. the five canâ€" didates present were allowed three minutes to make their iniruduclory statements. For five minutes â€" yes. five: not three â€" Mr Gamble relentlessly demeaned. insulted. and poked fun at Prime Minister Trudeau in a caustic and contemptuous tone of voice. Perhaps 1 reveal a degree of naivete when I express surprise at hearing a candidate negate the respect that the Prime Minister of Mr. Gamble could have been excused for this blunder had he not con- tinued to use these tactics on his so called “major opponent" just as he had on May 8 at Henderson Public School. .i was struck very strongly by the inA lroductor) statement of John Gamble, (‘anada deserves. no matter whal party he represents Because of his con~ linued abrasiveness. and because I felt uninformed as to Mr. Gamble‘s and his party's specific platform. I asked him the following question: “After this meeting I will have attended two of the all-candidates meetings. On both of these occasions I have listened closely for your platform and have heard very little. On both of these occasions you have. in a-patronizing tone of voice. demeaned the ('anadian Government under Prime Minister Trudeau and have claimed that a P.(‘. government could recitfy the past ‘iO year: of disaster'. And yet you have 'continually evaded explaining how exactly you plan to do so by brushing off the questions with remarks such as 'wait and see‘ or ‘yeu'll find out when we're elected‘. «May 8. Hen- derson‘ P61 Without 884-8177 8844105 884-0981 881 -3373 :1 also Dubhsl Emerpnse Or whether Joe Clark will be capable of acting like the chairman of the board. in the style of John Robarts. or whether he will be more like the head of a Boy Scout troop. Mr. Danson has done an exemplary job for individuals who needed help in this riding for 11 years. And he has kept his head in a cabinet when those all about him seem to have been losing theirs. We doubt if anyone could do his job better and Mr. Gamble. if he wins, will have large shoes to fill indeed. But it is who will be prime minister which is the major campaign issue. Voters will have to decide whether Pierre Trudeau’s leadership is more like dictatorship. We won‘t insult our readers by trying to make up their minds for them. Next Tuesday, voters in York North will go to the polls to elect in all probability, Barney Danson or John Gamble. Metrospan Commumly Newspapers publishes The Richmond Hulerhornhill LIDETBI‘ The Banner, The Oakville Journal Rewrd, The Hanan Consumer, The Mississauga Times, The Etobicoke AdveniserIGdardian, The Etobiooke Consumer, The Noah York Mirror, The North Yuk Consumer, The Scarboro Mirror The Smrboro Consumer, The Woodbndge Er Vaughan News and The Bdhon Enlerprise‘ John C. Fergus‘ Pubhshev Ray Padley Jv. Advenismg Diveclov Norman Slunden - Production Manager Denis O'Meam - Circulation Durecmv Rose Reynolds - Accounxs ME TROSPAN METROSPAN - NORTH DIVISION Wednesday, May 16, 1979 ‘v Newspapevs, a Omsucn r .H °‘ AN Having read that the Private Member’s Bill proposed by A. Stong was rejected at Queen‘s Park recently prompts me to do what I had intended to do earlier â€" write and express my appreciation of your efforts to protect the innocent by not publishing the names of those persons accused. but not yet convicted of crimes or offences. In this day of -sen- salionalism. it is indeed rewarding to find responsible journalism in our 1039] newspaper. i congratulate Mr. ~Riong and The Liberal for their democratic efforts. EDITOR RON WALLACE betting lost once again in subterfuge. perhaps you \muld outline with specific reference to our cliche ‘faltering economy‘. yours and your party‘s policies which would rectify these ‘disasters‘. Mr. Gamble. in his response to me. implied that I had not written the question myself. that I and my party were misinformed. and that I had been “planted” in the audience by my party. With this in mind. not only do I take offence at the non-answer I received‘ but also I find Mr Gamble‘s personal attack on my intelligence and my integrity un- t'orgiveable. Catherine A. Zimmerman Oak Ridges 1 am NL uninformed Before I expand upon the response I received from both Mr. Gamble and themoderator. I would like to point out that for a period of four weeks I have been following .closely the media reports on the upcoming election as well as having studied Political Science in high school and at the University of Western ()ntario‘ Responsible journalism in Liberal Etcâ€"NA NOT. therefore .4 1. This application was taken and verbally ac cepted approximately four or five weeks before we were informed she was ineligible. This means that a child who turned eight years old on January 2. 1979 (seven as of December 31 t would therefore be 8' 2 when the baseball season starts in May and would be considered able to play with six and seven year olds. Why did they ad- vertise for six and seven year olds when. in fact. this is a league for six and a half and seven and eight year olds? He vehemently denied having previously brushed off the questions concerning his party's policies saying that he did not have the lime [0 ex- plain lhem al the Believing my daughter l0 be accepted by the league. she was informed by me that she would be playing T-Ball this summer, Much to our dismay we received a letter dated April 30. saying because of the large amount of six year olds that no five year olds would be accepted for T-Ball and a cheque in Ihe amount of $13 was mailed to us from the 'l‘hornhill Softball League. This T-Ball league was advertised as a league for six and seven year olds. I attended the day of registration and filled out the application honestly and gave them a cheque in the amount of $13 and was told “ the coach would contact me about practices and games“. Since this -was the first lime she was to par- ticipate in a sports event on a team basis. she was very excited and looking forward to playing. I am very upset for a number of reasons and any and all people my wife and l have spoken to. agree with us 100 per cent‘ 2. Why did it take this amount of time to decide? 3. Why do they use a date of December 31. of the previous year for baseball? Hockey uses December 31, but the season is on during this time. 4. Because of their slowness. my daughter was prevented from playing soccer. If they had hinted that she was not eligible I would not have paid the money and filled out the application. I am writing this letter to inform you and your readers of my frustration in joining my six-and~a- half year old daughter in the Thornhill T-Ball league. Daughter is ineligible, deadline wrong, he says Rules are, 7 merely In McConaghy's final Grade 1 class taught by Jean Gutzman. are the following students: Front row, left to right, Verna Johnson, Julie Maxie. Naomi King, Elisa Hatton. Linda Ma. Kristi Jensen, Brenda For the next few weeks, The Liberal will present, in this space, the final classes of students to attend McConaghy Public School. McConaghy's final students In June, the school, which opened as l was surprised at the prominence you acâ€" corded. last week. 10 a civil servant's allack on the National Cilizens‘ ('oalition. ‘ Although. ironically enough. that attack was a fair sample of the very kind of thinking which the N(‘t‘ themselves have been criticizing. The N(‘(‘. you will remember. maintained in their advertisements. that it is inflationary for ('ivil Servants-and MiPts tthe government crowdt to either Borrow. Bump- ’l‘axes. Technically Bankrupt their employer‘ or Speed-Up-The-Mint. in order to Index their own or anyone else‘s pensions. The Richvale Lions (‘lub would like to say thank you to all who participated ' in their fourth annual youth parade on Saturday. May Thanks to the marching groups‘ York Regional Police. the Richmond Hill Fire Department. The Town of Richmond Hill and Hillcrest Mall for their assistance and participation. moment. The moderator of the meeting. whom I found to be less than detached. laughed at my ‘audacity' and suggested that Mr. Gamble and I "meet at Soflet '5 look alilhe style of this civil servant‘s argument; and remember that most other Pro-lndexers usually stick firmly to Robin Hood Oratory. \'iluperalion ( Mr. Stanley guidlines. I am sure hockey and soccer uses some common sense in Iheir allocation of players. etc. 5. I attempted lo talk to June Beaumont. a league official‘ who. in my opinion. became so l‘ruslraled and had no Thanks also to our distinguished judges. MLA Alf Slong, Mayor David Schiller and Councillor Mike Burnie. Many thanks to those who made donations to help make this event successful. namely York Block and Tile. Kinnear Pontiac. Baker's Sales and Service. Hillcrest Mall Merchants Richvale Lions Club thanks participants dlotalkto Zubick, league president 7. I do hope Mrs. 3‘ Due to the fact my m kno“ Laleague who. in my opinion. I Beaumont and Mrs daughter was born 16 Michae r, in my found to he very in- Zubick have a happy days after the stupid 2”" came so consistent in his summer with the T-Ball deadline of December 31 d had no reasoning and told me league. she can‘t play T.Ba1]_ Civil servant ignores charge that penSI'onâ€"mdexing is _inf/a tionary (The old pacify-the- ‘ Iady»with-a»drink trick.) I feel that Mr‘ Gamble Once again, Mr. has done his party slight Gamble succeeded in service by failing to come the Elkhorn“ after the meeting to discuss the issue. ’l'n begin with. your civil servant made not the slightest attempt to refute Ihe charge that Pension- lndexing is inflationaryz' he simply ignored it. and. after all. that WAS the problem<at~issuei Instead of a refutation. he suggests in a breathtaking non-seq- uitor somersault that Index-Promising. whe- ther it be Boon or Disaster. be conferred on all pensions ’l‘he ifâ€"it-works-itâ€"willâ€" beâ€"wonderful principle. l’ure dream. In this dream, prices will not be further in- flated merely by paying out. retroactively. a no- limit ever-escalating bonus for work done in past years: or alter- natively. by issuing signed promissory notes with the amounts left blank. to be paid to an Knowles two favorites) plus Non-Sequilors. Association. Midas Muffler‘ Richmond Hill. and Loblaws. Hillcrest. Winners of awards and trophies are as follows: Poster (‘ontest winners were Jamie Costigan‘ Danica Jehust. Debbie Greenfield. Decorated Bike: Jeff Broughton. Most Colorful Group: Aurora Lions Majoreues. Best Marching: 778 squadron air cadets. Best Effort: First and Second Richvale Brownies and Langstaff Beavers. Largest Group: Rich- vale Lions Majorettes and drum line. Thanks again to everyone and we hope to see them all next year with many more groups. Richvale Lions Club Richvale answers to the questions I asked her, that she hung up on me during the conversation. 6. I also spoke to John Zubick. league president who. in my opinion. I found l0 be very in‘ consistent in his reasoning and told me Richmond Hill Public School March 5, 1915, will close its doors for good. In 1957, the name was changed to M.L. McConaghy Public School. Neydorff. Jennifer Prier. Middle Row, left to right, David Walley, Tim Wakefield, Jenny Bridgeman. John Kyle, Colin Campbell. Back row, left to right: Brandon McLernon. Grant Gillespie. Scott Irvine, And in 1979, the York County Board of Incidentally. it is passing strange that while most of those who accept Indexing. such as the Parliamentary Committee that heard the NCC Brief. are gliny or stentoriously vocal about items which “DO NOT CAUSE" inflation. they seem utterly innocent of initiative when faced with the need to state in in- telligible terms for the average man a causal pattern of inflation itself. Such self-serving political postures at the various Way-Stations of the Left. explain why so few effective anti- inflationary suggestions. let alone acts, have emerged from Ottawa since the war; and why. instead. we hear from this civil servant the enticing promise that enthusiastic lndexers “WILL FIND THE CANADIAN LABOR MOVEMENT BEHIND THEM IN THIS REGARD" â€"â€" in- dubitably, THE un- derstatement of 1979. For obviously, every unionist not already dazzled and struck into blindness and speechless wonder by the past performance and future prospects of inflation-as a-recruiting-device (and after all. it HAS coralled for Organized Labor most (‘anadian Civil Services and Public Utility work- forcest must know by now that inflation, with its various fueling mechanisms. has been and is: “The only imâ€" pregnable recruiting device that Canadian Labor has ever seen" The civil servant did noI see inflation. as Keynes saw it. as a contagious pollutant readily adapted. as in (iermany of the twenties. l0 serve as the initial radical'revolutionary devicev evading the issue and in patronizing the con- stitutents of York North, unknown number of beneficiaries in the future. many facts that were different from what I was earlier told and led to believe by other league officials. Perhaps if it had been their child there may have been some common sense and some feeling for the child used. 7. I do hope Mrs. Beaumont and Mr. Zubick have a happy summer with the T-Bal] league. Therefore. we thought we’d like to record the names and photos of those children who were at McConaghy during its final year. Education made its decision to close the school. And as a youthful voter who will be exercising my franchise for many years to come. I feel that Mr. Gamble has much to And as that wonderful (‘anadian giant. Harold Innis. might have said. their apparent dilemma to grips with their plat form. Michael MiMatteo. Davis Jermacans, Chris Van de Leur, Gordon MacLean. Simon Korneffel. Jonathan Pyke, David Vavra. (Photo by Canadian Schools Studios) The Aurora Fire Department attended the scene and were aided by inspectors from the Ontario Fire Marshal‘s Office. (‘ause is still beingipvestigatedl SCHOOL FIRE On May 9 at 6:30 am. fire broke out in Room 7 of Regency Acres Public School on Murray Drive in Aurora. Considerable damage was done to the classroom as well as smoke damage throughout the school and water damage to the library, all worth $200,000. STARTING AN ORCHARD Between May 8 at 9:30 pm and May 9 at 11 a.m.. entry was gained to the DiPoce Garden (‘entre on Islington Avenue in Woodbridge. by cutting a hole in the chain link fence. At that time. 50 fruit trees and 30 grape vines worth $500 were stolen. At that point. the guard notified his dispatcher who in turn. called police. The vehicle was driven to Branthall Road in Downsview, where it was abandoned. At 4:45 am. both youths. who are residents of Kitchener. Ontario were arrested at the scene and held for court the same day. The man was arrested on May 7 at 28 Division and released for a court appearance on May 29. All the property was recovered. SECURITY WAS ALERT Al about 4:30 am, on May 8, a security guard was checking the premises of Welda Tube on Rayette Road in Concord when he saw two teenagers drive off in one of the company’s vehicles. He followed them east on Highway 7 to Bathurst and then south to North York. He was taken to York County Hospital with severe head injuries and later transported by helicopter to the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. .-\ BRICK SHORT OF A LOAD . On May 5 at 8 pm. a 31-year-old Agincourt man stole 400 bricks from a site belonging‘to Robert Rueter of Drewry Avenue in Willowdale. They were taken from Lot 5 in Markham. \ TOWING ACCIDENT On May 8 at 7 pm. Richard Semple of King (‘ity was attempting to tow a pick-uptruck tut of the mud by using a small Ford tractotx At that time. the tractor tipped over, pinning him to the ground. York Regional Police Briefs learn about intelligent. idealistic young people who still believe in (‘anada They fail i0 take into accoum she is in Grade 1 and has friends in her room playing. Just thought you'd like to know, Michae'l and Helen Kamin 24 Woolsthorpe Court. smells very much of rotten fish. Woodburn Thomson. Richmond Hill Martha Wilson Richmond Hill Thornhill.