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What may be at work here is a tendency which ll common in the larger industrial eotmmnies--"em- Am building" by little groups in the administrative _ “a who tend to consider information gathered by 2tAt? an a kind of private preserve to be shared , t “I, . th a selected few. There is no room for such _ Mac in public administration. is; The move by Councillor James Service of North 'f, York to have planning board Me, made available 'o in advance of hearings should as any to imple- / Int as it was logi l to primrose. And any other g; In" mourn» which in a flicted with the name ,2 ”go m be mu advised to set about eolvint it. Even more damning was the indictment of the practice by those planning board members who were expected to digest the reports, judge the circum- tgtaneete and reach a reasonable decision, a i the space of one board session. Obviously, there is a point here that he not be labored. Up with the red-tape curtain would seem to bee. reasonable slogan under the circumstances. In his protest against this procedure, the lawyer involved had suggested that his client was entitled to know how and where his request deviated from plan- ning board standards far enough in advance to permit him either to change his plans or to refute the objec'tions raised ih the staff reports. What seemq to have been the practice in North York is for staff employees of the planning board-- the full time gentry who keetf the show on the road -.to prepare undies and briefs on applications made to the board in advance of the actual board hearings. However, standard procedure has been to hold back the reports until the actual hearing date when they were made available to the applicant and planning board members. Support fur a complaint against the procedure followed by the North York nlanning board---origi- nally voiced by a lawyer whose client had made an application for rezoning - has come from a most surprising source, members of the planning board themselves. As aspiration to be remembered as a "states- man" is a praiseworthy thing in a politician. If only most of the current yearners for that distinction would remember the pungent remark that a "states- man is a dead politician". Let the posturing for posterity cease as of now. Too many of our self- proclaimed leaders seem to be frozen in attitudes more suited to mortuary sculpture than lively politics. What the average suburban citizen is looking and praying for is an honest-to-goodness politician who will stand. up and roar for suburban rights. What he already has too much of are the "states- men," the long-view cherubs who are so busy study- ing the big picture of the forest of Metro that they are breaking their rihrs over felled trees that mark the boundary lines of the various fare zones. Live a little, gentlemen. Let us hear a roar or two, if only to convince us that you are still alive and lively, that you have not already qualified as "states- men" under the comedian's definition. The target is Mr. Gardiner. Have a run at him. He can't be as tough as he sounds; even on television. -But the Metro chairman cannot see it that way. Efforts of suburban municipal heads to unite in sup- port of an even-stephen, share-the-burden-and-share- the-joy policy on public transportation were con- demned by the Metro head as "divisive", "a threat to the unity of Metro". He stopped short of crying "treason"---' the phrase was close to being spoken. Principal Publishers Ltd. What makes the situation all the more aggravat- ing is that the pyramiding of trolley and bus fares makes it almost as troublesome for zone 3 residents, for example, to travel to Weston as for the same tra.. vellers to continue on to downtown Toronto. Despite the sophistries of the Metro chairman, the "capital levv" for subway construction and the fare-zone arrangement in th.e metropolitan area ate contradictory and unfair. If the suburban taxpayer is expected to share the burden of subway costs with his Toronto counter- part - and there are reasonable arguments to justify such load-sharing-then, in all fairness, he should also share the benefits of a single fare. Cause of the indignation is the actual subsidiz- ing of Toronto business establishments by their sub- urban colleagues. The Metro special "capital levy" dreamed up by Metro Goldwin "Mayor" Gardiner- is paid by the Weston merchants to help build a rapid transit line which will inevitably entice residents from his local market at'ea---his potential customers --to far off stores. "ken mi be " advised as}? u)iit"Giiiiii"i"ii'. .'.& but”. than be but chlk“ Far out in front of other Metro citizens in the race for most indignant taxpayers of the decade are the suburban residents who are being beaten finan- cially in the extra-fare one layout devised by the T.T.C. Even bluer in the face are the merchants in the "in-between" zones, none more so than the busi- ness men of Weston. That there is a serious threat to the political for- tunes of the gentry involved in the events is evident in such remarks. however restrained they may first appear. That long-suffering animal, the average citizen; is well on his way to joining Queen Victoria in the "I-am-not-amused" league. "it's child's play," the citizen murmured. "Real uninhibited adolescent pranks. If only they weren't drawing a grown-up's salary for such shenanigans." There is something both significant and ominous in the remark made by a taxpaying citizen of Weston after reading reports of the latest developments in the slapstick political comedy presently being played at T.T.C. and Metro Council meetings. Alva!“ Minn: VT"VV . 'rt H T J. ti. Ward th.d ofneea [ 878 Lakeshore Road. Tomi. It, Ont-fin Bditerul "frteets 21" Wetrtmt and. Wegttoqb.-CH 1.5211 ”can”: as Serena Class Mall. Post om" Dept. Ottawa, on. M.eoer of the Canadian Weekly Nanny" Associatio- ,' Whuy‘hudull The Red - Tape Curtain Fare Zone Rumbles V. J. NeMill-n - Frauen! "d Publisher ELLJII 'tM" & Offite . Pine Street, Woodbridge-AY 84821 J. L. OWattot J. ll. lord "Whom shall We make to "unde"r'ktiiriii doctrine? them that Are weaned from the milk and drawn {an the bum..." M II: tr, . These moments are some of the sweetest in child raising. When a child sees a picture of Jesus hanging on a cross and he starts to ply you with questions, what a privilege it in to take him in your arms and tell him the old sweet story of the love of Jesus emphasizing the love of God when he took our 'iifiiiihiiili't'. I remember hearing a young boy give his testi- 'lflT It began like this, "t gave my heart to the Lor in my mother', kitchen." Happy is the child who g'iynen his heart to the Lord early in life. Very often a question about spiritual matters come at a time when a mother is very busy or pre- occupied, and it would be much easier for her to put off answering the child until a more convenient time. Wise is the mother who stops what she is doing and sits down and explains in simple words the answer to the child's question. Children will ask all sorts of questions about God and heaven and sin, and it will be a help in making him emotionally stable if they.ere answered simple from God's word. One of the most common discouragements among mothers is they feel that they are not accomplishing very much for the Lord, just raising a family, and yet the teaching and training of children is very im- portant in the eyes of the Lord. A little boy in Sunday School was listening to his teacher explain the verse, I am the vine, ye are the branches. "Christ", said she, "is the vine, and the grown ups are the branches". "Then," said the little fellow, "If grown ups are the branches then we children are the buds." How often teaching is lavished on the branches and the buds are passed by. Scarboro Toronto East York WESTON North York Long Branch York Forest Hill Etobicoke Mimico New Toronto Swansea Leaside For the record. the following list of 1960 mill rates, for public school supporters who are owners of residential property, in the thirteen Metro muni- cipalities: Similarly, Leaside's consistent location at the bottom of the taxation list might delude the hasty reader into some unsound conclusions; either that Leaside provides a minimum of municipal services to its residents or that the municipality is governed en- tirely by graduate economists from the University of Edinburgh. The fact is that the proportion of in- dustrial assessment to residential levies in Leaside is the highest in Metro; the average homeowner in that municipality carries less of the tax burden than his counterpart in any other area. Weston still maintains its fourth-from-the-top position in this year's mill rate listing. However, Weston heads all the rest in the amount of increase over last year; the rise of 4.50 mills allowed the town to nose out Mimico (at 4.00 mills even) for the un- chlerished honor of top man on the increase totem p0 e. Interpretation and commentary on the figures could be a risky undertaking for any but the most expert statisticians. A multitude of facts are buried in the figures. Weston, for example, held the line on general expenses and on public school expenditures; a sudden bulge in demands for operation of the local high school provided the bulk of the mill rate rise. Comparison of the mill rates set by the 13 Metro municipalities in 1960 with the figures for 1959 re- veals a pattern of relative consistency to the casual reader. With the exception of North York, whose 1960 tax rate has moved that township from seventh highest on the mill rate ladder in 1959 to fifth spot this year - which pushed Long Branch and York township down one notch in the 1960 standings - the municipalities line up pretty much as they did last year. A Christian Thought The Tax Ladder THE HUMBER RIVER ON WEDNESDAY, AFTER FIVE DAYS OF RAIN 1960 Rate 59.73 58.10 55.69 54,50 54.10 52.50 50.48 50.00 48.30 47.50 45.105 43.04 39.37 TORRENTS or SPRING Rate 56.10 56.00 52,80 50.00 49.96 50.00 49.97 47.42 46.00 43.50 43.035 42.43 36.95 Clair Goodyear. 1959 1960 Increase 3.63 2.10 2.89 4.50 4.14 $50 0.51 2.58 2.30 4.00 2.07 0.61 2.42 our pocket. We'll shoot the rocket in the air To hit the planes that won't be there. The Bo-marc, tch! a sorry plight, -.' Failed in launching to take flight And so. said Dief, in bleak des- pair'- Wu'll buy some planes to fill the air. NO MORE-PLEASE I Nor more, said Pearkvs, do we have to fear The attack of the Russian bom- bardier, Scrap the Arrow-gone the day When we have to chase a plane away. And so, instead, we'll launch a rocket The Bo-mavc's cost, won't hurt “.00 11.16 mm 8.00 p.rm--Prayer and BiiyCii'tiiiry".' The Church is a warm, evangelical famil church. “mined with the Baptist Convention of Ontario and $uebec. There are nn6§-v:i:nn P..., all ..-.m._-_-. activities toi, all gummy 10.00 a.m w. I. SCOTT FUNERAL HOME PRIVATE OXYGEN EQUIPPED AMBULANCE PINE STREET - WOODBRIDGE -. Phone AT 3-0571 WILFRID R. SCOTT 9.45 a.m.--Sunday School. ll.00 n.m. -Mornirur Worship, 7.00 p.m.-Evenirur Wm ship. Weslon Presbyterian Church 9.45 n.m 7.00 p.m WESTON BAPTIST CHURCH Having consulted the-zoning by-law which de- fines a "greenbelt" area, the Save The Elms group stopped being "average citizens" with delusions about greenbelt areas. They learned that there are loop- holes in the by-law which allow the erection of build- ings for education, agriculture, horticulture, institu- tional care (presumably including prisons) and green- houses, as well as homes at the rate of one to the acre. About the only thing that can't be put up in a greenbelt area is a protest when its zoning is changed. Unfortunately, it just isn't so. Members of the Save The Elms committee, for example, found that out when the Etobicoke Board of Education built a 26-room school - which, incidentally had originally been a 21-room edifice - on the commanding, high ground of a greenbelt area which was so indicated on township maps. The Separate School Board did the same thing on a site close to the public school property in the same greenbelt area. The average citizen, looking at such a map, is inclined to visualize a neat, restful stretch of trees and shrubs and lawns and flower beds. He is, in fact, likely to conjure up a mental image of a park and transfer that image to the pretty green spaces on the map. _ Green, in the présent 'in‘EiAhEé, is that soothing shade the experts use on municipal maps to indicate "greenbelt" areas. As all hm many suburban ratepayers have learned by now, "everything that's pink isn't a rose." Although, to give the metaphor its proper tint, the pink should be changed to green. Wearing Out The Green Cd 5 Crorm Mreet at Church. CHerry 1-1571 REV. R. J. “WIS. BM. - l7 Crmm M. - CH 1-9538 Letters To Rev. R. E. r-Junior-Intermediate Sunday School. "" Fax Bihln Class. -Nursory,' Kindergarten and Primary '--Mornine Worship. .-Evenintt Worship. V SUNDAY. MAY Isth, 1980 Freeland, B.A., B.D.. Main and Llwronce SUNDAY, MAY Isth. 1960 y.'edysd.ar Then moaned the Arrow from the ','rave- They buy the Star-their face to save. ( A plane I could have shown my heels to; Imagine. now, just how I feel--. do! , spectre's breath, V Porhaps, remorseful at its death, In deed, you might have just look-- _ 7 He's in the TV comic book With equal sense they'd tell the And Dief, fonfused, by this survived - If thv Liberal Government hadn't died! The phildren know-just have a HouseC, In trouble? call Mouse. The Editor ROBERT E. SCOTT Orendame, on Mighty 11.00 nap-Dun“! "ul.-' to I ”an. 11.00 a.m.--Dedieatlon of Stained lass W dov- in Home: of r, R". Irma tad Jun (Emu gurus. , th80 B.m.--Baek to God Hour, CFRB. 9.00 .att.-Holland Service. 10.80 ..rn.--Sunday 8ehool-for Children. 11.15 a.m.--Emrlish Service. 6.00 p.m,-ittlitrh Service. 11.00 a.m 10.00 mm 11.00 a.m, 3.00 Parr 7.45 p.m, 8.00 pm. " '.trt,---trundar 'ehooi---' years and up. 9.45 ..m.--Nthfinders, Bible Chas. 8.00 aan.-) Communion. 9.30 a.m.-Family Service. Senior Church School. 11.00 a.m.--Surur Eucharist and Sermon. Primary Church School 7.00 p.m.--Evens0ng and Sermon. Priest-in-charge: The Rev. William Rothwell, WA 3-1514 and HU 9-2609 St. Phillips Rd. (off Manon Rd.) Rector: Rev. Howard K. Malson, B.A., L.Th., 31 St. Phillips Rd, 11.00 a.m.-Morning Prayer. Preacher, Mr. WE'D. Lancaster 7.00 p.m.-Evening Prayer. PrirkMitev. T. B. Butler. 8.30 p.m.--Fireside Group. Church of St. David (Anglican) Westminster 8.00 a.m.-Holy Communion CENTRAL UNITED CHURCH LONDON-N, Big Ben struck the hour of nine on Monday morning, George V was, with all ancient ceremony, proclaimed King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the British Dominion, beyond the Seas, Defender of the Faith and Emperor of India. 30,000 immigrants'; will Lril' 56m Lire%iiiiiuri"iii 23 steamships during April. WESTON-The friends of Keith D'Alton will be pleased to learn that he has passed with honors his examination in Electrical Engineering and Applied Science, etc. Second Christian Reformed Church th Toronto WESTON-The bell of St. John's Anglican Church tolled at both services Sunday and in the evening the rector, Rev. J. Hughes-Jones, held a me- morial service, dwelling impressively on the lessons tsl'?."" by the life and death of the late King Edward MOUNT DENNIS-hir. John Baylis has been ere?teAe Je Mr. N. Marin, of West Toronto, has THISTLETOWN-Carpenters are busy on the new Town Hall. rented Mr. I?aylis' house on ('Triescenitr Road MUM in the presence of her Majenty Queen Alexan- dre. the Prince and Princess of Wales, the Princess Royal, Duchess of Fife, Princess Victoria and Prin- ce“ Emilee. Duchess of Argyle. Signed: Laking, Reid, owell, Dawson." Further reports deal with the King's last hours. At 8.30 pan. he had a violent attack of coughing and allowed himself to be laid in bed, At about five o'clock His Majesty asked for news about his home, Witch of the Air, which was running at Kempton Park thin afternoon. He was told it had won. Not long afterward it became apparent that he was rapidly growing Women "h V MAY 12, I910 umW9N--'t'he official bulletin “munch: the Kmuth man as follows: “May 0. 11.60 Mn. tiit . . ita.ty the Km Wind .his. hat at was» " "N" AGO IN TH‘ “MES AND GUIDI Rev. Henry A. Venemn, BA., Th.M. - CH 4-0985 110 Albion Road ST. PHILIP‘S (on the hill) Anglican JI'ER.poop, lir?iCr1AND-It is stated that It". Game- B. Muckenzie. M.A.. B.D., Th.ll ' The Friendly Family Church " WILLIAM STREET r--"Christianity Makes Intellectual Sense", '-T'ri C. Class for Teenagers. c-Classes for all ages including Crib Corner. "--X L Bible Class for Ladies. ,-Young Adult Group. e-Young People's Union. King and Main Streets Minister: Rev. R. E. Spender, M.A., B.D. SUNDAY, MAY 15th, 1960 m. SUNDAY AFTER EASTER SUNDAY, MAY 15th, 1960 4th SUNDAY AFTER EASTER SUNDAY. MAY 18th, 1830 SUNDAY, MAY Isth, 1960 Lawrence Ave., Near Jane REV. WILLIAM BOTHWELL SUNDAY, MAY Isth. 1960 SUNDAY SCHOOLS "nailed Church Int") ' m4 " -..H‘ "ll ld M Iml. ut', "lt and ter seh; lea: Imp Jon gift com {Mrs Eve! " ihoi the Will the