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The Civil Defense committee for the County of York has de- cided to ask each municipality within the area to appoint a Civil Defense Co~ordinator before Feb< ruary 1. 1959, so that CD can be taken to the most important pla_c_e â€" the people. CounLv co-ordinator John Perry said “This meeting tonight was called for several reasons. .We want the people to know we are still active, and We want a letter to go out to the I‘eeve of each community regarding their own co-ordinators. The committee met for the sec- ond time last Wednesday at the County building in Newmarket for the express purpose of de- ciding the co-prdinator issue and to hear suggestions on the part of committee members. Mr. Sayers has been very active in ratepayers‘ work for eight or nine years and is a past president of Central Executive of Ratepay- Municipal Civil Defense Co-ordinators To Be Named “The town of Newmarket has a co-ordinator now. but it is the only community in the township that has. “We should not do anything without the co-operation of politi- cal leaders. otherwise we might as well fold up. Employed by the Robert Simp- son Co. as a copy editor in the advertising department for the past six years. Mr. Sayers is mar- ried to the former Phyllis Jones of Gormley. They have two child- ren. Keith 14, and Carol on 12. and -live in Pleasantvil e. and attend the Richmond Hill United Church. “The co-ordinators will come before this committee. then it will be up to each one of you to tell them what you expect of them in your field of operation. the past year. Born in England he came to Canada with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. W. Sayers in 1924 when they took up residence in Richmond Hill where he attended local public and high schools. Lions Hear The Story Of Sound History-making sound record- ings, including the first “long- distance" (Brantford to Paris. Ont.) telephone call in 1876. and (he first transcontinental [New York to San Francisco) call in 1915 were among the features of a talk to the Richmond Hill Lions Club last Thursday by Mr. John Millyard, of the Bell Tele- phone Company of Canada. Mr. Mlllyard illustrated the progress of the electrical trans- mission and recording of sound by contrasting these early barely- understandable recordings to the modern stereophonic highâ€"fidel- ity recordings which reproduce all the audible frequencies and simulate the directional proper- ties of the sound. Recordings of I full symphony orchestra. of a jet aircraft taking off and of a train screaming past a crossing were incredibly realistic. Mr. Sayers was appointed to the York Central District High School Board In 1954 and has b'een chairman of the board for These advances in sound trans- mission and reproduction form only a part of the Bell Company’s continuing research programs. Among others are the develop- ment of the transistor and its use in volume-controlled telephones and in direct dialing, of micro- wave and tropospheric-scatter television transmission, and of the solar battery. These are the developments which. according to Mr. Millyard. may lead in the not-too-distant future to world-wide television coverage and domestic power supply from solar batteries on the rooftop. However. the direct objective of the Bell Research Laboratories continues to be the provision of the best communi- cations system at the cheapest cost to the Canadian people who. at the present time‘ make more telephOne calls per capita than any people in the world. JANUARY 24 â€"â€" The Honour- able Kelso Roberts, Attorney General for Ontario, will be guest speaker at the North York Prog- ressive Conservative Association Annual Meeting to be held at Newmarket Town Hall, 2:30 pm. January 24, 1959. _ c5w25 EVERY MONDAY NIGHT at 7:45 pm. Bingo. Community Hall, Spruct Ave., Stop 22A Yonze St. H. W. R. SAYERS Coming Events "It is my suggestion the date be set as February 1, 1959. I would also suggest the letter in- form these communities we only want an appointment. not an or- ganizational set-up. When we get these names, they will be sub- mitted in writing to County coun- cil before February 1.’f r A report given by the roads de- partment said they had obtained a c'opy of the Interim Guide to Engineering in Civil Defense, and suggested it be adopted so they may organize along those lines. Under this system. the roads de- partment would have three duties: (a) to facilitate movement; (b) to provide assistance to other CD services; and (c) the maintenance of roads equipment. When the District Board was first formed in 1949, we had just Richmond Hill school with some 300 pupils. In the 1957-58 school year. we had 521 pupils at Rich- "During the past year. the York Central District High School Board has accomplished a great deal. Perhaps the most promin- ent were the completion of the néw Woodbridge High School and the addition at Richmond Hill. Mr. Perry said "We must get to the people before we do anything else. We can't plan self preserva- tion and evacuation at once.” Mrs. K. James, in charge of Welfare. used a map of the coun- ty to illustrate her findings. The map showed areas of destruction from 'a five megaton bomb burst in the air over Yonge and St. Clair in Toronto. The target or dangerous area resulting from the explosion extended to a point five miles north of Richmond Hill. Her work had been done for the self preservation of the 89,- 715 people in York County along the following lines: information for individual households: feed- ing; disaster service; shelters; stocking of shelters; household refuge. the steps to make them safe. and the stocking of food in them; decontamination and evaâ€" cuation. These shelters. which are not for extended use, are for 30 people and cost 317.000 each. In conclusion. Mrs. James said “The plans for my section are complete, but we must go farther. I would suggest we have a meet- ing with Metro CD and the On- tario CD to find out what is ex- pected of us in support of their work. This committee should be appointed under a by-law passed by county council. After our meeting with provincial and met- ro CD, we should have a general meeting with our community coâ€" ordinatol‘s for a study of a genâ€" eral plan and a survey of what we have to do and what we have to do it with." Reviewing the activities and problems of the Board, Chairman Sayers said: Dr. Robert King. the York County M.O.H.. said the medical division (from Arnprior) have fin- ished their approach to handling casualties well. making services used in the last war look ancient. He added "each hospital should have a plan. and each qualified medical person in the county should know where he fits into that plan." The"Air Force. the committee was told. would confirm ground zero: assess damage; provide eva- cuation routes: provide relief col- umns; provide search activities and radiation testing: assist in traffic control and operate a ra- dio monitoring service. At the last meeting of the York Central District High School Board a very interesting and informative review of board activities and problems was given by Board Chairman H. W. Sayers. He recalled that when the District Board was formed there was only one school with 300 pupils while today there are three schools and more than 1500 students. The teaching staff today num- bers 73 and as the chairman says in his report, “the High School Board is really big business." Chief White of the Markham Village police suggested the letter to the municipalities be strong and that it sh0"ld indicate a care- ful selection should be made of Mr. Perry. attempting to make his point felt. said “We must get practicable with the people. What can all this literature accomplish? We must tell the public “Do you want t0' live or do want to die?‘; it‘s that simple." igh School Board Chairman ives Interesting Report On ast Year And Future Plans uggeSts Study Of becomes greater. the cushion becomes thinner and less comfortable. 0 In fact. it appears that Rich- . mond Hill High School may be filled in 1960, indicating the need for a new school in the Rich- mnhfl “in :rnn hv Hnaf “ma 4’ VOLUME LXXX, NUMBER 26 Three Schools, 1545 Students a strong person as co-ordinator; one who has the respect of the people. He added “the police chiefs should be requested to be co-operative." Miss Smythe, of the York Coun- ty Health Unit suggested that af- ter the co-ordinators had been acquired. teams should be set up to educate. She said “There is a key nurse in every municipality wh_o_ _ha_s ihadfiCD training.” Chief Jim Davidson of Vaughan Township, in charge of all fire departments in the county, said “These co-ordinators should not be dictatorial. We have a county fire mutual aid program which will become effective January 14. All we need now is radio equip- ment in each vehicle. We are making preparations now for an inter-county fire system. We are only interested in what’s left on the perimeter of a target area. not that which has been almost demolished in the centre; even then. I don‘t relish the job of sending men into such an area." In September of this year. Rich- mond Hill High School. with its new addition, had 31 rooms and an enrolment of 665 pupils, Thornhill High School. 31 rooms, had 671 pupils, and Woodbridge with 17 classrooms, had 210 pup- ils. At present we have a total enrolment at our three schools of 1,545 pupils. If all three schools Later. referring to Mrs. James' map. Chief Davidson said that a survey had been taken recently which showed over 100 pumper trucks were necessary to provide two lines to ground zero. To go four lines there would require better than 300 pumpers, and there aren‘t that many fire trucks in the whole of Ontario. Under the mutual aid system. it was con- sidered the municipal water sys- tems would be useless, so only natural sources could be used. and there is sufficient natural water in York County for ade- quate coverage. mond Hill High School which had received a ten-room addition in 1950. There were 750 pupils at Thornhill High School, a 29- roomed school opened in 1957. Again John Perry said “We must get leadership from the people. We are too willing to give lip service and leave it at that." Chief Davidson replied. “Then is it practical to engage auxiliar- ies? Due to present legislation. the only time they‘re any good is in the event of total war. We are not only in a target area, we are in an aerial battleground area.” Mrs. James added “Until poli- ticians get on the band wagon for Civil Defense, all we can do is keep it alive." A. concerted effort is now being made to have legislation passed to alter the situation. Mr. John Whitney of RR? No. 1. Maple. brought a "de- layed" Christmas greeting he just received. into ‘The Liber- al‘ ofiice this week. The en- velope was post-marked To- ronto. December 16. 1956 â€"- Mr. Whitney received it ex- actly two years later on De- cember 16. 1958! Your guess is as good as ours â€" as to where this card has been hiding for two years â€"â€"but among the speculations of ‘The Liberal’ staff (since it did not come to Mr. Whitney with the customary letter of apology from the post office) is the thought that it clung to the "sack" for two years, fin- ally got “all shook up" and made it to the Maple post office at long last. Where Did The Letter Hide For Two Years “In Essentials Unity; in Non-Essentials Liberty; in all things Charity.” RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1958 In fact. it appears that Rich- mond Hill High School may be filled in 1960. indicating the need for a new school in the Rich- mond Hill area by that time. if double shifts and/or portables are to be avoided. Thornhill High School will probably be filled in 1960, at which time an addi- tion should be underway. while Woodbridge High School will be filled in 1961. An addition will be required at this time. An indication of just what is happening in Ontario will, per- haps, point up our situation. Last year there were just over 200,000 pupils in Ontario secondary schools, while in 1944 there were some 340,000 children under five years of age in the province who (Continued on page 3) A Heavy Voiume 0f Mail Postmaster Willis, Postal Of- ficer V. Griswold and members of the staff fully appreciate the extent in which the public has co-operated by tying up cards and letters in bundles, also the res- ponse to affixing the “local” and “out of town" green labels sup- plied by the Post Office, which undoubtedly has assisted in ex- pediting this heavy volume of Christmas mail. 85% is the approximate i- prease in the volume of Chris - mas mail of all types handled by Richmond Hill Post Office over the amount handled during this same period in 1957 reports the Postmaster E. T. Willis. Parcel post shipments increased to al- most 100% more this year. were to be filled to maximum, our total would be 2.110 pupils. While this appears a comfortable cushion. as the pressure for ac- commodation becomes greater, the cushion becomes thinner and less comfortable. One quarter of a million 2c stamps were sold during this Christmas period in comparison to the amount of 160,000 sold at this period last year. Due to the acquisition of more office space, trained efiicient staff and coâ€"op- eration by the public. this addit- tional volume of mail was hand- led without the necessity of the long hours of overtime worked by the postal staff last year. with only the addition of three in staff. Industrial Commissioner Robert G. Langford announ- ced this week that the form- er Storms Contracting Co. Ltd. property and buildings located on Markham Road have been sold to the F.E. Shaw Limited and Temis- kaming. Construction Limit- ed. The Shaw firm are well- known contractors in the pipeline construction field. They have handled large con- tracts in connection with the building of the Trans-Cana- da' Pipe Line and pipelines for many of the major oil companies. Founded 30 years ago the firm's offices were formerly located in Sarnia and Toronto. Approximately 25 permanent employees and their families will be moved here from Sarnia. The firm employs some 400 men with the majority away on con- tracts. Equipment to be bas- ed here includes 105 trucks. 25 to 30 bulldozers, 25 to 30 trenchers and 10 to 15 shov- els. v Contracting Firms In Richmond Hill President of the firm is Mr. J, M. Cunningham-Dunlap, while a local resident. Mr. Scott McCann of 6 Leisure Lane, Pleasantville. is exec- utive vice-president. Mr. E. A. Hoop'er is general mana- ger The Temiskaming Const- ruction Ltd. with former headquarters in Toronto are contractors and engineers who have done most of their work in Northern Ontario and Quebec and the north- west territories. They will have five to 10 key person- nel. which will include the technical staff, based here. Their staff varies from 150 to 700 men depending on the number 'of contracts they are handling at the time. All of their equipment will be bas- ed here. Mr. McCann is also executive vice-president as well as director of this firm. The present facilities are adequate for the two firms, but future growth may nec- essitate expansion of the warehouse facilities. NEWMARKET -â€" The new County administration building here was officially opened Tues- day afternoon December 30th. It will house the Children‘s Aid. Juvenile Family Court, and York County Health Unit. Our next issue of ‘The Liberal” will go to press Tuesday after- noon, and will be in the mail and on news stands Wednesday morn- ing. Advertisers, correspondents and contributors are asked to co- operate by having copy in our of- fice as soon as possible. Our of- fice will be open all day Satur- day, December 27th. Deadline for classifieds next week will be Tuesday noon. New Year's Issue York County Hosp. WA. Lucky Draw Won In R. Hill One-third of the draw tickets were sold in Rich- mond Hill, and the ladies of the auxiliary. especially Mrs. Cowan, wish to thank the people in town for. their usual good support. The second prize. a mother doll and three children (dolls) was won by Lani Lew. son of one of Richmond Hill's most popular residents. Bing Lew. Mrs. R. T. Elson of 44 Church St. S.. was the win- ner of the portable‘TV set. donated by Lady Eaton and drawn last Friday by the W. A. of the York County Hos- pital. Mrs. Elson said she bought the last two tickets in a book Mrs. Ruth Cowan's son Bobby was sellinth was the first time Mrs. Elson has ever won anything. The oil painting wént to a winner in Keswick. sorry, the name is not available. The Publisher, Editor and Staff of “ THE LIBERAL " 1f the tree is placed near the door and it ignites, you are trap- ped. Remember it only takes 15 seconds for the average Christ- mas tree to be completely con- sumed by fire. so it burns quickly and with a great deal of heat. Before connecting your mas lights for the tree Place your tree away from the door to the room. If for some reason it does catch fire. you then have an exit from the room. When you are unwrapping your presents. don't throw the wrapâ€" pings into the fireplace. even if there is no fire. A lighted cigar- ette butt thrown there could ig- nfle the paper. “finch goes up with a puff. When it does. the flare-out of flanie could catch the tree. Don't ever put candles on the tree. Always use approved elec- tric lights. Since that time, the general public in the area seems to have learned a bitter lesson. In spite of this, the chance for such an event occurring again is strong- est during this holiday season. On this subject “The Liberal" contacted Fire Chief Alf Stong who provides some extremely valuable safety pointers. Every year at Christmds time, innumerable fires across Canada are caused through carelessness and accidents with wrapping pa- per. electric lights and Christmas trees themselves. Fortunately, the last time Rich- mond Hill experienced such a fire was seven years ago when two children died in the blaze. Fire Chief Gives Pointers Be Careful At Christmas comm“ ge faithfu HOME PAPER OF THE DISTRICT SINCE 1878 SINGLE COPY heat. Christ- or the Keep your tree in the coolest corner of the room. and in a pail of sand and water or coal and water. A dried out Christmas tree is one of the greatest fire haz- Never go out and leave the tree lights burning, or leave them on all night. It may look nice. but when you come home there is. a possibility the house may not be there at all. Check the electrical cords on the lights to make sure they are not frayed. A frayed piece of in- sulation acts like kindling to a hot wire. When you are wiring the tree, don't place the cords from the wall outlet under the rug. Should they become overheated. up goes the rug with a puff. and you right behind it. Even lf'the wires look unsightly, place them along the open floor. It is recommended that not too many plastic ornaments be used. Most will not catch fire even when a match is put to them, but if your tree catches fire, the heat is very intense. and in this heat, almost anything could catch fire. house. check your electrical fuses to see they are 15 amps. ONLY. Under no circumstances in any household, should these fuses be more. If you use a larger fuse, the wires in your house will not take the extra load, and within a short period of time will become red hot. A hot wire doesn't mean very much when it's exposed, but what about the wires in between the walls, where an explosive mixture of dust has been collect- ing for years? THIS YEAR, GIVE A SUBSCRIPTION TO “THE LIBERAL" From the depths of our beam and the HappieSt of NeJYeEE‘. MERRY CHRISTMAS WarmcSt Wishes for a ver ards that can be found. Ordinary water will fire-proof a tree much better than most of these new and fancy preparations that cost a lot of money. No matter how your tree is fastened to a base. make sure there is a source of water under the stem. Keep lots of ash trays handy. even if you don’t smoke yourself; At this time of year. friends visit. and possibly they may smoke. A spark or even a hot ash could start a fire. PICKERING â€" Council mem- bers expressed concern at the mounting bills for relief. They are more than doubled from 1950. When your gifts have all been unwrapped. collect all the wrap- pings and take them outside where you can burn them in a container or leave them for the garbage man. Remember, a fire that start! with a Christmas tree could con- sume a whole house. These trees go up likemgagoli‘ng Whgl} dry. It's a difficult job, but keep an eye on the kids around the lights. Unknowingly. a little hand could bring together a hot lamp and a dry branch. “Those of us on the d ment have a lot of friend! in town, and when we visit them over the holidays, we’d rathI!‘ not be in uniform.” "You might tell everyone”, said the Chief, “we at the dc- partment wish them a safe and Merry Christmas. 10c