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Lest we forget, Christmas is the birthday of a Saviour who gave to mankind the greatest gift of all gifts â€" the gift of eternal life. “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever be- lieveth in Him should not perishubut have everlasting life.” (John 3:16). And in America too, feasts_ hilarity and the usual exchange of gifts are the order of the day. A far cry from the quiet worship and solemn adoration of the shepherds when Jesus was born, is the noise, gaiety, and brilliance of the world’s social whirl at Christmas. As different as the clothes we wear are the ways in which people around the world traditionally celebrate Christmas. South Africans, for instance, take to the beaches to escape the summer heat, and eat a picnic lunch for their Christmas dinner. In the cities, Santa braves the sunny streets in his heavy robes and points the way to the elaborate department store toylands. For the natives of that land, Christmas is the beginning of a week-long carnival of singing, dancing and parading the streets with pipe and string bands that invite lilting hearts as well as dancing steps. In the Netherlands, “Saint Nicolaas” Day is held on December 6. Old Nick himself, robed in ecclesiastical red and white garments â€" not the white trimmed red suit known to American and Canadian boys and girls - comes to town. His attendant is a young Moorish servant, “Zwarte Piet”, who leads Nick’s white horse‘ and carries his bag full of presents. _This is the time when kinsfolk gather for gay festivity with all the trimmings, and the traditional exchange of gifts. , In Greece. the Blessing of the Waters following Epiphany on January 6 is probably the most closely related event to Christmas. At Nauplia, the Archbishop throws a wooden cross into the water and the fishermen dive and struggle to possess it, for the one who does may visit all the houses in the village and levy a collection, which often brings in a large sum. A A _ W An Independent Weekly: Established 1878 mummy!" Subscription Rate $3.50 per year; to United States $4.00; 10c single copy Member Audit Bureau of Circulations, Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Associgtion J. E. SMITH, M.P., Publisher W. S. COOK, Managing Editor LIBERAI), Richmond Hill, Ont. Thursday_ December 20, 1956 .,.Vv-_‘,,, , U u ~ DONALD S. LENO, Associate Editor Telephone TUmer 4-1261 “Authorized as second class mail, Post Oflice Department, Ottawa" 'ALL CARS CARRY 1 YR. GUARANTEE BACKED BY § Tithe liberal {girthhap 09f @ur éahiuur THESE CARS MUST BE SOLD UNIVERSAL AUTO BONDERS ’56 FORD FA_IRLANE 2 DR. SAVE $857 BRAND NEW ONE ONLY lmmn‘ lUDfl' SA VE $320 ’56 FORD MAINLINE 2 DR. Heater, Winterized, Undercoat SAVE $933 ’56 FORD CUSTOM 2 DR. Automatic, Heater, Undercoat UREA“ BRADFORD : The campaign for artificial ice is nearly over the top. It was finally decided to have the village solicitor contact the Bell Telephone Co. to have the matter straightened and Reeve Taylor promised that in the meantime he would attempt to contact an official of the comâ€" pany to clear the matter. Mr. Taylor cited a number of cases where the damage to the sidewalks has caused consider- able inconvenience to the mer- chants of the village and he add- ed that in many instances the re- pairs are makeshift cold-patch arrangements. The reeve said that he had spoken to the con- tractors and Bell representatives on several/occasions regarding the conditions but without avail. Reeve W. J. Taylor and mem- bers of Richmond Hill Council were highly critical last Monday night of the construction activi- ties of the Bell Telephone Com- pany in the village. In recent weeks, the Bell Telephone has been laying underground cables in the village along the edge of the sidewalks on Yonge Street. Council members complained that the village sidewalks which are in excellent condition follow- ing the rebuilding of them by the Consumers Gas Company are now covered with mud inches deep in many instances. Reeve Taylor Raps Bell (0. Re Sidewalks $955 The mail man is among our most devoted public servants. A little thank you at Christ- mas time will be appreciat- ed. At. the Christmas season many people like to remem- ber those who through the year have given special and devoted service. This is a very nice Christmas custom. and if you have such giving in mind we suggest that near the top ,of your list should be the rural Mail Man. Every day in all kinds of weather, he brings your mail and oftentimes he has to come over roads almost impassable. Remember Your Mailman Christmas Spirit Prevalent In Pleasantville Area Horticultural Christmas Show The Richmond Hill Horticul- tural Society held its Annual Christmas Show on December 13th, when everyone present joined voices in the singing of Carols under the direction of Mrs. G. K. Martin. Two solos were given by Mrs. R. H. Lemon. the Polish Carol Infant Holy, and The Gift. The Junior Choir of St. Mary’s Anglican Church com- posed of_25 young people ranging in age from 7 to 15 performed for the first time in a public hall and earned high praise for their splendid singing. The Christmas Message was delivered by the Reverend C. G. Higginson of the United Church. The President. Mrs. H. H. MacKay demonstrated the making of a Cooky Tree and a jar of jumping snowballs. Prize winners for the Christmas decorations were the four per- sons who put in entries, namely: Mrs. Ernst Redelmeier. Mrs. R. O. Kerslake, Billy Beattie and Mrs. Victor McMullen. The big plump turkey was won by Mr. S. G. Gurney. The Judge of the Show was Mrs. Roland Christo- pher of North York Horticultural Society. The evening was brought to a close with refreshments of Christmas cake and coffee. At an earlier meeting of the Pleasantville Gardens Ratepayers’ Association, it was unanimously voted on to carry out some form of Christmas decoration in the This is so much more re- grettable since those who did turn up were treated to a three- hour display of what might best be described as mild fireworks. The discussion centred around the parts played by the several different authorities involved in capital expenditures for edu- cational purposes and if ques- tions and opinions from the floor are an indication of the feeling of the meeting, it must be admitted that the school trustees did not show to ad- vantage. With specific reference to the much - debated Ross Doan School, it was made clear that somebody had been guilty of grave error. But with Chair- man W. Ladell maintaining stoutly that it was not his Board, the question is still open. There are not many choices: the Board, the Inspec- tors, or the Municipal Board. ‘The latter, of course, erred in giving its original approval of a debenture issue but this was quickly remedied as soon as the OMB was made aware of the facts in the ease. In the final event, the oc- casionally quite heated debate boiled down to the School Board’s declared intention to go ahead with the project which, Mr. Ladell said, would be subject to a plebiscite when revised cost figures had been obtained. Negotiations are pro- ceeding, he said, between the contractor and Mr. Downing, on behalf of the Board, in order The School Inspectors. it was alleged by Mr. Ladell, had neglected to acquaint the trusâ€" tees wlth the requirements of the Public School Act on capi- tal expenditures. Reeve A. H. LeMasurier vigorously refuted this plea of ignorance by point- ing out that even if the mem- bers did not know the Act, they had long ago been notified by Markham Council that further debentures in the school area must have prior approval by the Council. Comments on Doan School Meeting Dear Mr. Editor: The Highland Park Rate- payers‘ Association nad an- nounced a public meeting for Thursday, November 29th. to hear representatives of the Township council and of TSA No. 1 School Board attempt to clarify the thoroughly muddled situation with regard to. par- ticularly. the Ross Doan School, as well as certain other impor- tant matters concerning the ad- ministration of public school education. Less than 40 turned up and at least this writer feels that if the several hundred ab- sentees, in years to come. find themselves bogged down by unâ€" necessarily heavy taxes and generally poor business admin- istration in school affairs, they have no one to blame but them- selves. Grave concern is being wide- ]y expressed over the lack of interest in public affairs everyâ€" where. Quite obviously Mark- ham Township is no exception. RICHMOND “Dear Mr. Editor ” HOCKEY DEC. 21 AURORA “BELAIRS” Richmond Hill Arena FRIDAY 8.30 pm. “The Liberal" can recommend a drive through Pleasantville to see this splendid community ef- fort. Further plans for next year will create another Kingsway in Richmond Hill. The committee and residents are to be congrat- ulated for their splendid effort. The residents who were active on the committee are Jim Long, Dave McCann. Munroe Ashkan- ase, Peter Whittall, Bill Dawson. Gar Leat, Sid Link, Trevor Pierce, Don Scott, Sid Beaumont, Doug Paton, A1 Harley and many others who volunteered their serâ€" vices in erecting the trees. The services of Peter Whittall were greatly appreciated by many residents for his assistance and advice in regard to the decora~ tions. Twelve trees were quickly er- ected throughout the subdivis- ion and each decorated with a string of 50 lights. The residents were also encouraged to add some exterior decoration to their homes and the majority co-oper- ated to create a very colourful and cheery scene. A great deal of effort and time was spent by some residents on the decorations and the home of Ed Lane on Leisure Lane is an outstanding example A large Christmas tree erected by Mr. Lane is lighted by flood- lights with colours changing ev- ery few minutes. subdivision Under the able leadership of James Long, a committee was formed to canvass the subdivision for donations. The response from the residents enabled the com- mittee to collect 97% of their objective. - Music Lover NOTE: If anyone interested in the formation of such a group will leave their name with us we will pass it along to mem- bers of the former organization. (Ed.) How aboit it, Mr. Editor? Do you suggest I insert an ad in the “Lost” column. I would suggest that such an organization is a real asset to any community and I would hope it might be revived. I am sure among the many. who are now new residents of Richmond Hill there are many who would enjoy singing and who could make a real contribution to such an organization. Suggests Choral Group For Richmond Hill Dear Mr. Editor: At this season of the year it is a real pleasure to hear the familiar Christmas carols, and I wondered what has happened to the Richmond Hill Choral Group which I recall used to delight us with their singing. Many of those present evi- dently felt that much of the present difficulty could have been avoided by closer liaison between the educational and municipal authorities. And equally strong was the impresâ€" sion that,it takes something more than willingness to per- form, properly and efficientlv. the functions of a school trus- tee. It is, at best, 3 than less job requiring qualities whi h in private business usually lead to success and it is a pity that it can never, under present con- ditions, attract a sufficent num- ber of candidates who possess them. to arrive at the new figures. What will happen of the rate- payers turn down the proposal was not made clear. nor why the negotiations were carried out by an employee rather than by the Board itself. Chairman of the meeting, Dr. A. Smith, in summing up, em- phasized that there had at no time been any criticism intendâ€" ed or implied with regard to the quality of education in the area. But serious concern was still felt about the seemingly disproportionately high costs in which no change seemed in prospect. A lengthy discussion also took place about the possible dissolution of School Area No. 1 and forming of a new one, entirely within Markham Town- ship. On this subject, the prin- cipal speaker was Mr. Leâ€" Masurier who felt very strongly that several major advantages would accrue to Markham from such a procedure. Planned de- velopment in Markham, he said, with an approximately equal distribution of new in- dustries and housing, would not be subjected to the uncer- tainties which inevitably attach to Vaughan Township with its much smaller industrial poten- tial. ' DIAMONDS Yours truly; ERIC AXELSON. 15 Highland Park Blvd., Highland Park. Telephone TUmer 4-1212 Please Note: One Show Only Christmas Day, December 25 at 7.30 pm. Doors open at 7 p.n1. Holiday Matinee, Wednesday 2 pm Continuous Wednesday, Dec. 26, 7 pm MON., TUES., WED., DEC.. 24, 25, 26 FRIDAY, SATURDAY, DEC. 21, 22 Show Times 7 and 9 pan. Continuous from 6 pm. Saturdays and Holiday FESSEARREEBUDDXEBSEN FREE PARKING REAR 0F THEATRE Matinees Thurs., Fri, 2 pm. Saturday, December 22 SPECIAL MATINEE “ROBIN HOOD” $075 -' "Aye. 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