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Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Stephenson and Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Steph- enson from Montreal met in New York to spend Christmas with Misses Anne and Nancy Steph- ouson. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Lee, daugh- ter Sharon and baby son Donny Lee of Montreal visited over the holiday with Mr. Ross Casement, Mill St. Mrs. Lee is the former Phyllis Casement. ,Wallace Judd of Lawrence Ave. South spent Christmas at home .with his wife and sons. Willy is a patient at Sunnybrook Hospital, following an attack of bulbar polio suffered a few years ago. Now able to be out of the iron lung for several hours daily, Wally was: driven to his home by the Red Cross. Have a Happy New Year Richmond Hill . . GO WILDI MAN - I was looking at some very old advertisements for cars a ‘few days ago. In many ways the manufacturers were say- ing the same_things about their cars then as they say today . wun,,, JL ____._ ...° e..- -..... ____, . . . longer, lower, more power, more comfort. When it came to color, the story was a bit different. The advertisements talked about ‘gleaming black’ . . . there was no mention of any other color. Condition of paint is only one of the top condition fea- tures on our quality used cars. Only the cream ofxour trades go on the lot . . . and every car is put in first class condition to assure you of greater driving pleasure and economical driv- ing. Yes, you get more miles of trouble free driving with a “Little” Used Car. Like a 1955 Ford Fairlane Sedan with Automatic Transmission and only 27,000 miles. This beauty has been serviced by us since new and is selling for only $1395. Drop in and see it today. ‘ Color does make a difference Today less than 10% of cars are painted black and many cars have two and even three colors. Improved paints and paints that stand up better to the weather have helped to speed the conversion to more colorful cars. Now you can have almost any , color you choose . . . and wide variety of Don Little color combinations. No matter what your taste is in color, you’ll find a good color choice at R. D. Little & Son Ltd. and you’ll find the paint work on our cars is in good condition. You'll have no worries about paint when you buy "one of our used cars. ‘ ’j\ cm snap rulunond nghn Plan 1 Mahmoud Hill, OM. “The Liberal” is always glad to receive social and personal items for this page and a call to TUrner 4-1105 will receive courteous attention. This newspaper will also welcome news reports about church ornnizations, women’s and men’s societies, lodges and other groups. While copy will be ac- cepted up to Wednesday of each week. it is desir- able to have it in earlier if possible to ensure its publication. Even as late as twenty years ago, there was very little mention of any color except black. Over 75% of all cars made were painted black and most of those painted other colors were for specialized uses such as taxis. at ,t t t Rev. and Mrs. J. N. Hepbuin entertained Miss Roberta Brad- ley of Ottawa during the Christ- mas holidays, and their son Ken- neth Townsend Hepburn was home from Ottawa for Christmas too. A scientist with the Research Branch of the Department of De- fence, Kenneth returned to 0tâ€" tawa this wéek. The Richmond Hill Presbyter- ian Church Women’s Missionary Society held their December meeting in the church hall. The following members will hold of- fice for 1959: Honorary president, Mrs. J. N. Hepburn. Mrs. Thos. Moore; president, Mrs. George Moorley; lst vice-president, Mrs. George Kelly; 2nd vice-president, Miss A. Cunningham; treasurer, Mrs. J. Beresford; secretary, Mrs. M. H. Burnie, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Edmunds ar- rived in town Christmas Eve from Montreal to spend the hol- iday with Mrs. Edmund’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Cook, Rose- view Ave., leaving for Montreal again on Sunday. Bob Edmunds is the son of Mr. W. T. and the late Mrs. Edmunds also of Roseâ€" view Ave. On Friday, December 28, Mr. Warwick Butt and Dr. and Mrs. G. T. Kean were guests of Baron and Baroness Van Karstead in Willowdale. Councillor and} Mrs. Joseph Paterson entertained their parâ€" ents Mr. and Mrs. C. Paterson of Scarborough and Mr. and Mrs. S. Sweeney of Willowdale for Christmas dinner, but the festiv- ities were brought' to an abrupt close when their two-year-old daughter Mary-Catherine took 111 suddenly with pneumonia. We are happy to report Mary-Cather- ine is now well on the road to recovery. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Elson and Gary of Church St. S., were holi- day visitors in London and Lucan and district. , Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Ashworth and family visited Mrs. Ash- worth’s parents in London for four days during the Christmas season. ' Clare Lagerquist, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Lagerquist, was home from Montreal for Christmas and afterwards his father accompan- ied him~back to Montreal for a week, combining business with pleasure. Mrs. Lagerquist leaves next week for a visit with their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. John rBraunder, Cameron During the "Week of Prayer" sponsored by the Ministerial As- sociation of Richmond Hill to- gether with the seven local prot- estant churches, services have been arranged for Wednesday, January 7, at 8 pm. in the Rich- mond Hill Baptist Church, on Wright Street, when the Rev. Calvin Chambers will be the preacher. On Thursday, January 8, at 8 p.m., the service in St. Matthew’s United Church, Cros- by Avehue East, will be conduct- ed by a local minister. A cordial invitation is extended to the pubâ€" lic to be present at these services. At the final December meeting of the 3rd Richmond Hill Scout Troop, a ceremony was held rec~ ognizing six old Cubs as new Scouts and members of the troop. These six boys â€"- Ronald Forres- ter, Chris Dearling. Jeffrey Too- good, Winston Chan, Wayne Rumble and Fred Quinton â€" all qualified for their Leaping Wolf badge. These boys are from “A” Pack. The meeting ended with the showing of interesting slides depicting the troop’s activities during the past year. “Here comes Santa" was the chant from the “forty-niners” - the 49 children resident at the Loyal True Blue & Orange Home â€"â€" when at eleven o’clock on Christmas morning, true to the annual custom of many years, Santa Claus (in the person of Magistrate J. W. Butler) was ab- oard the shiny red fire engine piloted by Fire Chief, A. Stong as it roared up Yonge Street and through the gates of the Orange Home. At the conclusion of the Carol Sunday service in St. Mary’s An- glican Church, members of the church choir and friends enjoyed a very pleasant evening at the home of the choir leader and or- ganist, Miss Dorothy Armstrong, A.R.C.T., R.M.T. 7 Santa was greeted with a joy- ous welcome from the children, Matron Freethy and staff, and, from there on was a very busy person in his happy task of dis? tributing toys and gifts to every child -â€" who range in age from' 3'to 15 years. The three to five 'years of age group had their own separate Christmas tree in their room, and they were further de- lighted when Magistrate Butler remembered many of their names from his visits of previous years, when he ably enacted the happy role of Santa Claus at the Orange Home. Miss Shannon Fraser of Kerry- brook Drive was rushed to New- market Hospital on Monday, De- cember 22, where an emergency appendectomy was performed. Fortunately Shannon was allow- ed home on Christmas Eve, where she is making good progress. A very enjoyable Christmas party was held in Wrixon Hall on Monday evening of the week be~ fore Christmas for the 4th Rich- mond Hill Cub Pack. Various games were played, followed by carol singing, then the distribu- tion of gift parcels from under the Christmas tree. Excellent re- freshments were served, home baked cakes and cookies by the mothers of the cubs, together with ice cream, etc. A very hap- py and lucky pack all went home with gifts, fruit and candy. Ar- ranged by Group Committee Chairman Fred Lander, the older boys were presented with micro- scopes and other practical gifts, and all members of the pack were given a complete bird-house kit to take home. Present also was the Rev. J. F. O’Neil and son Peter, aged 3, who was presentâ€" ed with a Dinky fire engine. It is worthy of mention that for two weeks prior to this party. the Cubs worked on a basket project, using popsicie sticks, so that each member took home a basket to his mother. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stefian spent an enjoyable Christmas holiday period at the hox.e of Mr. and Mrs. Humphrey Valen- tine, Lake Shore Property, Kirk- land Lake. Travelling by auto- mobile, they were accompanied by their son and daughter-in-law Mr. and Mrs. Sil Steffan and their children. Miss Claire McAlister. daught- ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. McAl- ister, Arnold Crescent, is home from Alma College for the holi- day vacation. A welcome visitor to our office last Saturday was Capt. W. Frank Mesley. The genial Captain used to farm in King Township and with Mrs. Mesley was spending the Christmas holiday with their daughter, Mrs. Don Chalk and family. Capt. Mesley recently re- tired due to ill health after ten years with the National Film Board. He is recovering nicely from a heart attack and at pres- ent is living with son Victor in Kemptville. Victor is. in the hon- ey business in a big way and re- cently was elected President of the Canada Beekeepers’ Council. On enquiring about the family we learned the Mesley’s now have twenty-six grandchildren. Miss Mary Dawson spent the Christmas holiday in Parkhlll, Ontario. At the first Confirmation Ser- vice of the Anglican Church of St. Gabriel on Sunday, Decem- ber 20, the following persons were welcomed into the Anglican Communion: Madelain‘e Hare. Percy Hare, Irene Lister, Robert Percy Hare, Brian Longbottom, Ronald Weller, Edward Farr. Shirley Storey, Leonard Storey, Thelma Rogerson, John Roger- son, George Jordan, Georgina Reid, Kathleen Hexdman, Don- ald Burns, Thomas Debenham, Irene Lister, Robert Clarke, of our parish; and Anne Perry, Nor- man Perry, Dorothy Jellicoe and Nellie Jellicoe of Emmanuel Church_ Richvale. were received into the Church by the laying-on of hands of Bishop Snell. LIBERAL CLASSIFIEDS BRING RESULTS ' PHONE TU. 4-1105 A letter from the secretary of Glen-Elm W.I. asked the town ac- cept a donation of $100 raised by the Institute members to purchase playground equipment. A repre- sentative of the organization'will be asked to appear before coun- cil to explain the wishes of the _or- Canadian National Express ad- vised council that arrangements have been made to extend free delivery service to the Richmond Heights Shopping Plaza. Council welcomed the announcement but Councillor James Haggart pro- tested that it still isn't good enough. “The merchants in Bay- view Plaza have been pressing for this same service for some time," he said. A motion by Councillor Haggart and Councillor Tinker that the Express Company be ask- ed to extend the service to‘ in~ clude Bayview merchants was passed unanimously. Glen-Elm W.I. In the dying days of the year council action is limited by pro- vincial statute but there was a ,considerable agenda of business for the final meeting. All-mem- bers were in attendance. When the inaugural meeting of the new 1959 council is held on January 5th, there will be two new faces at the council table. Reeve-elect F. R. Perkins returns after a year’s absence, and the new member will be former school board Chairman R. P. Ross. Retiring at the end of the year will be Reeve W. J. Taylor and Deputy-reeve Donald G. Plaxton. Since December 16 the Rich- mond H111 Police Department has investigated 93 occurrences in- cluding 11 minor accidents and 6 ‘very minor thefts. This figure is about half what it was two months ago. Chief R. P. Robbins is pleased the record has remained 'clear over the Christmas holiday as it did last year. His only comment was “Let’s hope the New Year’s holiday is just as peacgful." With no charges of liquor or of any other kind, the only events were automobile accidents. Even then, none of the following was due to over indulgence. Litte Activity- Xmas Holiday There was a two car accident at Yonge Street and Lorne Avenue on December 20, resulting in a total of $175.00 damage, but no injuries or charges. The drivers were Arlie Laird, 37, of Toronto, and William Walker, 27, of Rich~ mond Hill. The curtain was rung down on Richmond Hill Town Council del- iberations for the year with the final meeting held last Monday evening. |Mayor Ken W. Tomlin thanked all the members for their devoted service during the year and extended season’s greetings to them and all citizens of Rich- mond Hill. At 625 pm. on the let. at the intersection of Yonge and Centre Streets, Lillian Smith, 51. of Scarboro, went through a red light and smashed into another car being driven by William Brignell, 28, of Richmond Hill. There were no injuries and about $300.00 total damage to the veâ€" hicles. Miss Smith has been char- ged with gogngjhrough thevlight. At Church Street and Lorne Avenue on the 22nd, there was a two car accident which resulted in a total of $400.00 damage to cars driven by Ford Auburn J12, 19, of Toronto, and Robert James Carson, 16, of Thornhill. Carson received cuts above his right eye, bruises and abrasions. Auburn has been charged under the High- way Traffic Act. At 6:55 pm. on the 28th of De- cember, Gary Moss, of Richmond Hill, drove his car from a side street onto Bayview. He hit a ‘patch of ice and instead of stop- ping at the corner. skidded across the street, travelled 35 feet in Mayor Thanks’Members Family of 8 Flee Early Morn Blaze Final Meeting For 1958 Richmond Hill Conncil Fire of an undetermined ori- gin completely gutted the brick home of the Bonnlci family, 75 Morgan Ave., Doncaster, at 8:30 am. Tuesday morning. The par- ents and their six children, aged '4 to 17 years, escaped with only the clothes they were wearing. Their household effects and fur- niture and all their Christmas gifts and toys went u}? in flames. Two fire trucks, from North York and Richmond Hill, answer- ed the fire call and although they fought the me using water from one of the fire hydrants Markham Township installed in the vicin- ity last summer, the interior of the house could not be saved. Mr. and Mrs. Bonnici and their children are presently staying with Mrs. R. Orvis on Glen Cam- eron and friends and neighbours are collecting good used clothing for the family. The house was partly covered by insurance. AURORA : Mayor D. J. Murray has announced that the town may shortly have 40 m.p.h. speed znnes at the north and south ends of town. ‘ . Council concurred in the sug- gestion of the local Planning Board that Ross Scrimger be named as district representative on the Metro Planning Board. Council will pursue further their suggestion that each municipality in the frlnge area have a repre- sentative on the Board. Now Rich- mond Hill, Stouffvllle, Markham Village and Markham Township have one repreSentative. “Some- times there is a conflict of in- hrests,” said Councillor Bradstock “in fact we had one example to- night." N. A. Todd and Roy Burton ap- peared with an agreement for the development of 15 residential lots west of Sussex Avenue. Under the agreement the sub-divider agreed to the usual terms of constructing roads and services and paying $500 per lot plus $150 per lot in lieu of land dedicated for park purposes. Council members in- sisted on a clause in the agree- ment taking care of the mainten- ance of roads until they are pav- ed. The developing firm is known as Contemporary Homes Ltd. Councillor Tinker commented on the fact that this will be an open ditch sub-division. However, Works Supt. Whelan stated the area did lend itself to storm drainage. Pluminlr Board the air and landed in the field on the other side of the ditch. Debra Moss. 2. and Paul Moss, 30, both received minor injuries in . the form of bruises. John Griffin presented plans for an industrial sub-division at the end of Industrial Road. Mr. Griffin plans to erect eight com- mercial and industrial buildings which will be for leaSa Roads in the area will be paved under the‘ local improvement plan. Sub-Division Last Monday, the day of the bad fog. at 11.15 'a.m.,' another two-car: collision occured at Bay- vlew and Cartier. A car driven by Clifford Duval. 25, of Maple AVe.. Richmond Hill, ran into another car owned by David Wal- ter Scott .26, of Neal Drive, Rich- mond Hill. There were no injuries and no charges laid. The fog was the sole cause of the aCcident. ganization in respect to the money. Deputy-reeve Plaxton said he understood the money was raised for equipment for the park in that area. Industrial Bldn. FRETZ ~â€" Eldon and Freda (nee Saunders) are happy to an- nounce the birth of their dau- ghter. Susan Marie, on Tues- day, December 23. 1958, at Brierbushv Hospital,- Stouffville. First grandchild for Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Saunders, Elgin Mills, and Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Fretz, R. R. 4, Stduffville. CANNING -â€" Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd canning (nee Helen Boynton) are ha py to announce the birth 0 a son. on Christmas ,Day, at York County Hospital, Newmarket. *1w27 SMITH -â€" Mr. and Mrs. Bert Smith of Elgin Mills are happy to announce the n‘rlval of their new son, Richard Alan, born December 26, 1958, at, York County Hospital, Newmarket. V c1w27 SMITH â€"-â€" Dr. and Mrs. A. J. Smith wish to announce the birth of their son, Paul, a bro- ‘ ther for Brian. Carol and Bob- by at St. Michael's Haspital, December 24, 1958. *1w27 In memoriams NIXON â€"-â€" In. loving memory of a dear husband and Dad, Ollie Nixon, who passed away Jan- uary 5, 1958. There is no parting from those We love, No distance can divide, For’today in memories' garden, We still walk slde by side. Each dawning day a thought of him, At eventlde a prayer: And in the hearts that loved him He always will be there. â€"- Sadly missed and ever re- membered by his wife Margaret and family. c1w27 CARD 0F THANKS rI‘he family of the late David Brown wish to express their sinâ€" cere thanks and appreciation for the many expressions of sympathy andacts of kindness in their re- Cent sad bereavement. c1w27 CARD OF THANKS I am‘most grateful to my many friends for their sympathy ex- pressed through cards, letters and by their presence at the Fun~ era! Home and at the Church -â€" a great tribute to my late wife. Wm. F. Wrixon ‘ c1w27 Mrs. Nessie Gunn and family wish to express their thanks to individuals and groups who so kindly made our Christmas a merry one. *HVZ'I Mrs. N. Gunn CARD OF THANKS *lw27 The second prize of a desk clock went to theghome of J. V. O'Connor of 23 Maralim Road in Richmond Acres. Third prize, a set of TV Videostools went to an East Elmwood home. J. H. Buckâ€" ley of 463 Palmer'Avenue made effective use of natural settings to create a happy holiday mood. The fourth prize of two LP re- cordings went to Mr. William Brent, 293 McConvey Drive, in the Beverley Acres section of Richmond Hill. Thé Jaycees also gave honor- able mention to six homes. They are: Gordon Armstrong at 86 Crosby; F. H. Barker at 154 Cen- tre St. W.; '13. Charity at 240 Church St. S: R. J. Hoidge, at 334 Sugar Maple Lane; J. L. Linderman at 258 Essex Avenue; and C. F. Wils’con at 390 Tyne- View. Jaycee committee Chairman Harold Barnett told “The Liber- al” that for Richmond Hill it was truly “a light Christmas” and congratulations were in order to all home owners who made this town such a beautiful place over the holiday season. A close contest and a difficult decision was the opinion of the judges in the first annual Rich- mond Hill light-up campaign sponsored by the Junior Cham- ber of Commerce. Many of the town homes featured extensive and unique lighting displays and judges Mayor Ken Tomlin and. Rev. Robert Irvin spent much time mulling over the finalists before reaching their decision. In fact the winning homes were so close an extra fourth prize was added. The winning home came from the Pleasantville section which, according to the judges. had the greatest degre‘e of well-lit homes. The prize of five long-play record- ings goes to Mr. Edward Lane, of 12 Leisure Lane. The winning display featured Christmas tree lights that changed colors every few seconds, a large illuminated Noel over the garage and a great deal of planning. The judges made special men- tion of Allancourt Circle in which every home’ was lighted to make a bright Christmgs picture. Winners Light-Up Contest 88 Baker Ave.. Richmond Hill SALES v SERVICE - RENTALS Special Student Rates ‘Your local typewriter specialist’ We Deliver Toronto and Surrounding Districts extend their thanks and best Wishes to their many friends and clients for the coming New Year. Nearly New Clothes for the entire family TU. 4-3910 TU. 4-3341 OFFICE ROY BURTON l'I'D. “Flowers For All Occasions” PHONE TU. 4-1812 AT ALL HOURS RICE’S FLOWERS RICHMOND HILL DEALER -â€" TU. 4-1745 â€"- 55A Yonge St. S. Real Estate Brokers ENCORE and Staff THE LIBERAIJ, Richmond Hill, Onfiafio, 'fiiurs’day. Rani!!! '1. I!!! m MACHINES [. SIMS Ezggéggzgzg xva - gm.“ . a 255553535: With a full sack on his back and a smile behind his beard, Santa Claus visited small pa- tients in the Children’s Wing of The Princess Margaret Hos- pital in the children’s gain decorated playroom. Canad- ian Cancer Society Women's Service volunteers served ice cream and cookies to the tiny patients before they were put back to bed. FACT FOR THE WEEK: ummmmuuununumnmmmmummum“mun““munm\n\mummm\\\\\\u\\\\\w\umm LUMBER - LATHS - TRIM - SHINGLES - GYPBOC ROOFING MATERIALS ‘ 71 Centre Street East . TU. 4-1361 Richmond Hill Unit They're ‘Iiving it up' at h’jomé! CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY Sheppard and Gill Lumber Co., ltd. Wail}: Builders’ Supplies IHE‘RRIDGE E'LECTRIG , ' TU. 4-3211 1, Your family will enjoy a room where they cgm all get togeth'er'for fun and good times. Let UNIONVILLE LUMBER I help you remodel your basement into an attrac- tive Rumpus Room. Eill out the coupon below and return it to us for “at home” service! 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