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”I THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Thurs., 'August 28, 1952 FIRST FLIGHT: The first scheduled air- lines service between Toronto and the nothern Ontario add Quebec mining coun- try around Kirkland Lake, Rouyn-Voran- da, Haileybury, Val d’Or, Cobalt, and New Liskeard, was inaugurated August 4, when a Canadian Pacific Airlines DC-3 took off from the Rouyn- Noanda airfield shortly before noon (bottom right) bound for the Queen City on an extension of its former Montreal-Val d’Or-RouyniNoranda sched- ule. The new service pmvides the north- land with an air link to Canada’s two major cities Toronto and Montreal. with one trip daily. C.P.A. has been flying the It is difficult for children in grade school and to a lesser degree those in High School to realize the great opportunity ed- ucation affords them. It is really more than just another year of school for educa- tion is the key to gowth and preparation for one’s life‘s work. One of the most far- '.reaching decisions an individual must ever make is just what path to follow in life. Education plays no small part in helping W. S- COOK. Editor Down through the ages lightning has made man’s hair stand on end, Hamilton remarks. Not until 200 years ago was any scientific study attempted. Then an inquisitive Philadelphia printer named Benjamin Franklin flew a kite iuto a sum- mer thunderstorm with a metal key on the lower end of the string. The result is known to every schoolboy. On this continent lightning kills nearly 600 people each year and injures some 1.700 more. Throughout the world lightning takes more lives, says Andrew Hamilton in the September Reader 5 Digest than do hurricanes, earthquakes, floods and other mass disaste1s. "In his article Hamilton says the most dangerous areas are the Rocky Mountains and a belt across the southern United States. Lightning damage costs fire-in- surance companies more than $5,000,000 a year. In Canada alone, lightning bolts started 940 forest fires last year. Now that another summer is on the wane and Labour Day is just around the corner the children throughout the district are once more peparing for the opening of school. An awful thought for some while others look forward to returning to their classrooms, to a re-union with their chums. and engaging in the comradeship that goes with school life.. It seems one has to be- come an adult before the gay carefree life of school days can reallyibeAappreciated. W An Independent Weekly â€" Established 1878 “{Rwl‘m 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. 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The new service will also include Earlton Ont., on its schedule when govern- ment airport costruction there has been completed. Pictures show the first flight from Rouyn airfield to Toronto (lower right); Capt. C. N. McNeal (left) waving from the cockpit before take-off ; and Tor- onto Alderman William Allen (right), rep- resenting Mayor Allan Lamport, shakes hands with (left) Rouyn‘s Mayor, Maurice Caouette and Noranda Mayor Frederic Hebert, during a civic dinner given by the twin cities of Rouyn and Noranda to cele- brate the occasion. To protect yourself from lightning, the author counsels: Don’t play golf, ride a bicycle or a tractor, or eat a picnic lunch in a storm. If you are caught outdoors. run to nearbst shelter, prefe1 ably a build- ing (skycrapers are safest) but not a tree. Keep away fom wire fences and metal pipes. Inside a house, stay clear of stoves fireplaces. doors and windows; ab- ove all, don’t take a bath. If in an auto- mObile, bus, train 01 even an all- metal air- plane, you’re relatively safe. _ Only within the past 30 years have we learned much more than Franklin knew. Scientists now liken the earth to a giant condenser. Thunderstorms are nature’s batteries to keep the condenser charged. Lightning actually jumps up â€" from the positively charged earth to a negatively charged cloud â€" at a speed of 22 million miles an hour. As the heated air around a lightning flash cools and shrinks, other air rushes into the space and makes the noise of thunder. On the shoulders of the Teachers who are the guiding hand in the educational process rests a tremendous responsibility. The important place the teacher holds in the Community is further emphasized when one realizes how far their influence extends beyond the classroom. The years spent in school shouid be happy full years, years of comradeship with your fellow students and years of fell- owship with your teachers. Education should be a stepping stone to a more abundant and fruitful life. the boy or girl to arrive at this decision.. The schools in conjunction with the Home and the Church help to mould the boy or girl into a mature adult, they con- tribute those factors that determine the mdividual's character, personality. and ha- bits. . FOR THE BEST IN TELEVISION ALVERNA SMITH, Associate Editor meansuwe can provide you with best antenna luman‘ UDW :UREAU ,IRCULATIONS Mr. and Mrs, Bert Middleton and family and Jim Ash of Edgeley. and Mr. and Mrs. J. Barton and sons also Mr. and Mrs. J. Oliver and Helen Oliver of Richmond Hill attended a family party at Thistle- town at their aunt and uncle's, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Middleton on Sun- day, in honor of their aunts, Mrs. White of Moose Jaw. Sask., and Mrs. Adamson of Ernfold, Sash, who are leaving for home this Sunday, August 31, after three months visit. Others present were Mr. and Mrs. Dean Wilson, Tor- onto, and Mr. and Mrs..Cecil Wal- ker of Belleville, Mr. and Mrs. Ro- bert Wilson and family of Weston and Mr. and Mrs .Elmer Middleton and sons of Thistletown. Mrs. A. Hayter of Carrville Rd. visited with Mrs. Salter in Rich- mond Hill on Wednesday past and Mr .and Mrs. Jas. Williams and George and Margaret Williams spent a week at a cottage at Little Britain. John Barton is holidaying in Tor- onto with his sister, Mrs. Dean Wilson. Miss Mary George of Richmond Hill spent two weeks with Miss Dorothy Baker. Donald Walker of Sharon spent a week with his cousin Robert Mid- lleton, also Miss Ann and Gordon Walker who were visiting with their grandparents in Richmond Hill visited on Wednesday with che Middletons. The Woman‘s Association of Carrville United Church will be held on September 3, Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. J. Anderson at 2 p.m. The theme of the devotional period is "Christian Moral Witness” with Mrs. Middle- ton and Mrs. DelBrocco in charge of devotions and Mrs. Kirk and Mrs. Oliver social convenors. All ladies of the community are in- vited to attend. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Knight nave returned from a visit with their daughter and son-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Sheppard in Southamnton. On Sunday. August 31, Rev. W. G. Berry, M.A.. B.D., Toronto, will be the guest preacher at Hope Un- ited Church and at Maple United Church. Rev. P. J. Lambert will conduct'the service. Rev. and Mrs. P. J. Lambert and family have returned from their vacation. Mrs. Morgan Lambert has gone to Montreal to spend some time with her daughter, Mrs. Magnus Petine. Friends of Mr. H. Bryan will be pleased to learn that he has re- turned home from St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, where he under- went an operation recently and that he is progressing favorably. Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Wells visited with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Weir at their cottage in Muskoka over the weekend. Let's get behind the club and make it bigger and better for the coming season. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Blake Yake on the birth of their son, on August 19, in Grace Hospi- tal, Toronto. Parents of new beginners in the school and newcomers to our com- munity are extended a special in- vitation. Contact a club member if you need transportation. Rev. William Berry. associate in the Department of Social Service of the United Church of Canada will be the guest preacher in Map- le United Church on Sunday, Aug- ust 31. Friends of Mr. Morley Kinnee will be pleased to know he is im- proving. Community School Club mem- bers please note date, Wednesday, September 3, at 8.15 p.m. for the first fall meeting of the club. Imr portant business to all. C0rrespondent: Mrs. D. Allen Phone Maple 19R Corn: Mm iert Middleton Telephone Maple 1301'3 Ptotod Your Heuhh and in by Having 0 inc mflv CARRVILLE MAPLE PHONE TU. 4-1552 Robent Threlfall then made the following motion: “That the bus service be retained, as is, on Yonge St.” The motion was seconded by That this was a commendable idea. Dickson Miller agreed, but he argued the fact remained children were very forgetful when not dir- ectly under the observance of their elders and were apt to forget the danger that exists on the roads. J. E. Angus then stated he be- lieved people today were making it too easy for the children, and added “the easier things are made for the children the less responsi- bility they assume. 3,.m'uy. Mr. Angus stress- ed the point that the safety of x 2 cnildren rested with the parents, emphasizing that safety precau- tions originated in the home. Trustee John Passmore. stated that the service was originally plan- ned by the trustees and the School Inspector, when the old Jefferson School was overcrowded in 1949 and grades 1 to 4 were accommo- dated in St. John’s Parish Hall. Normm Burnett. secretary of the school board, then read the minutes ‘11 that meeting confirming this. Dickson Miller followed with the report, compiled at the committee meeting of Audust 17. which was published in the Liberal last week. The meeting was then thrown op- en and a lively discussion ion-..” as to the pros and cons of smug! bus service. Francis Powell and J. E. Angus both spoke of the danger existing on the sideroads as well as me Dickson Miller, chairman of the school trustees, was in charge of the meeting. Following the chair- man’s opening remarks James Mat- kin asked that the minutes pertain- ing to the original date school bus service started. be read. bus service for me 1952-53 ter’m’zit’ Jefferson School. With school opening on Septem- ber 2 at Jefferson there was a large turnout on Monday, August 25 to settle the question of school Jefferson Ratepayers Decide To Retain Yonge Bus Service During the period of the 70’ s and 805 Richmond Hill also boasted two private schools for young girls. Miss Campbell was head mistress of a school that was held in the house at 115 Yonge St. North an- other one was operated on Rich- it was deemed necessary to build a new school in 1915. The new school was erected at a cost of ap- proximately $26,000. and was at the time the most modern in school construction. In 1948 an auditor- ium and four new classrooms were added to the structure. The pres- ent school site has been the scene of education for the past 142 years. The first brick school was erect- ed in 1849 on the same site and followed rather the pattern of ma- ny rural schools of the present. But owing to the increased population, The first formal school for the Richmond Hill district was a log building. twenty by forty feet, be- of the present Public School and had originally served as a Settle- ment Duty house for the British Government. This mudâ€"floored biulding. twenty by forty feet. be- gan to be used as a school in 1810. Schools were far different then than the ones of the present and the pupils attended six days a week. If a pupil was absent from school. the teacher was not long in discovering the reason. The seats were slabs of wood with the bark- side underneath and the desks were nailed to the outside walls. In winter the school was cold and draughty and whatever heat was given out ‘by the old box stove was soon dispelled by the snow and cold which came in through the cracks between the logs. On Sun- day when the school was not in use, it served as a church. The Presby- terians held their service in the mornings and the Methodists in the afternoon. Mr. Benjamin Ber- nard was the first master and it was he who suggested the name Richmond Hill for the village. His salary was $50 per year. >1»: ., ermn flu A RILH‘IOND HILL S FIRST PUBI I(‘ SCHOOI. Tweedsmuir History EDUCATION ARTICLE 5 Robt. Threlfall }n6§eé"ih'a'tv'the meeting adjourn at 10.30 pm. with Stan Porter seconding the motion. Otto Pick. assisted by several members of the Jefferson Commun- ity Club, will work to develop the lawn and J. Passmore and Wm. Hall will also work to improve the beauty of the gxounds. Mr. Miller stated that the flag pole at the old school when painted and remount- ed will further enhance the new school's appearance and several volunteered to help incthis work Before clasing the meeting. Chairman' Miller turned to the problem of landscaping the school grounds and said vo‘.un:eers were needed fgr September when shrubs and trees will ue planted. On Tuesday, September 2, the children will return to school. There will be many little ones at- tending for the first time. Some of these Grade I children have never been on a bus before and it is requested that parents with older children will ask them lo assist the juniors and co-operatc with the bus driver in providing the maximum of safety for all. we are just where we started." However, those who were interest- ed in the exercising of their fran- chise now have the assurance that this question of school bus service was dealt with thoroughly, not on- ly by their trustees, their working committee and through the press, but individually. _._. v- v- 1-,. The closest vote of the evening was the final one for the original motion, “That the service be re‘ tained. as is, on Yonge St." The motion was carried by one vote. the final count being 23 for the service, 22 against. Dickson .MYlleF-eummed' up the proceedings of the evening by say- ing, ‘It boils down to the fact that H. A. Phelps' amendment was also defeated with 22 voting ag- ainst service being provided for every school child in the section and 19 voting in favor of it. James Matkin then asked if the ratepayers were the only ones‘con- cerned with the voting, and John Passmore read from the manual. governing expenditures of capital or current expenses, pointing out that since the maintenance of school bus service is current ex- pense all those on the municipal voter‘s list were entitled to vote on these motions. Commencing with Clayton Bey- non's amendment to the amend- ment. a vote was taken which de- feated it â€"-‘ 3? against, 12 in favor. An amendment to the above mo- tion“ was moved by H. A. Phelps, asking that the phrase â€" to pick up all pupils in the school section," be included. F. Powell seconded the amendment. Before 'a vote could be taken on the amendment, or the motion Clayton Beynon took the floor and put forward an amendment to the amendment as follows: “That those who use the bus service pay for it." This was seconded by Alf McDonâ€" ald. E. Ross Cox‘ Thanksgiving Day Monday, October 13 ued fixing Monday. October 13th. for the observance of Thanksgiving Day in Canada. County. The recommendations of the board led to the incorporation of the four municipalities into one unit which would be served by the Richmond Hill District High School. In 1949 the municipalities gave their approval to a motion co- vering the $360,000. addition to the school. In 1951. just one hundred years after the first Grammar School was started. the new Dist- rict School was opened. The old school met school needs until after the first war when it became overcrowded. The need for a new building was recognized and in 1924 the new school on Wright St. was opened. The need for more accommodation plus the desire for a school to meet the needs of a wider group of students led to the formation of a District High School Board made up of representatives from Markham, Vaughan, Woodâ€" bridge, Richmond Hill and York During this period of expansion in the elementary schools. the sec- ondary or high schools were mak- ing rapid progress in the Rich- mond Hill area. The first Gram- mar School was established in 1851 in a single room above a Yonge St. store through the generosity of Ab- raham Law. In 1853 the liberality of the settlement assisted by the Government made it possible to er- ect the first secondary school bulldâ€" lng near the public school at the cost of $640. The headmaster was Rev. Samuel Johnson M.A., Trin- ity College. Dublin. and the school had an A rating. The curriculum consisted of Latin, Greek, French. Euclid, Algebra, Arithmetic and History. The little school served the purpose ion 20 years until in 1873, the date of village incorpor- ation, a larger brick building call- ed a “High School” was built. In 1896, the school burned and was replaced the following year by a still larger school at a cost of $3.- 000. This building today accom- modates the municipal offices and the library. mond Street by Mrs. O'Brien na Wednesday & Thursday â€"- September 3 & 4 £56e’s Mixed UP Wifh THREE 53‘6” Wm] , Please note last complete show Wednesday, Thursday, Sept. 3, 4, 8.30 p.m.. Telephone TUrner 4-1351 Wnflcn‘ I Holiday Matinee, Monday, 2 pm. Monday & Tuesday â€" September 1 & 2 Friday & Saturday â€" August 29 & 30 Plodmd and Duecled by NORMAN PANAMA and MELVIN FRANK - M “I new. / -Wlf’filfi mm A Pmmount ~7,nm.m.“lm-lmbmmnm‘q1m Picturr 7' mm A Fun! um}: mu m, cmm firm «mm. Produced and oar-cm a. 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