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On Thanksgiving weekend the 80 students enjoyed a personally- financed tour of the UN building; visited Rockefeller Centre, the Empire State building in New York â€" enjoyed a 40 mile cruise around Staten Island; visited the Planetarium; were entertained at a dinner in the Secretarial Building; managed to attend a Broadway show, as well as at- tending a meeting to observe the UN program in working order. A tour of Columbia University, where the. had Sunday dinner and met 500 postgraduate stud- ents at the International Student House (who represented 67 dif- ferent countries of the world) Cor‘nleted an unforgettable trip. as Richmond Hill High E‘ 3’: was partaking in the 6th Model UN General Assembly, held Saturday, October 24, in Toronto, and had chosen Argen- tina as the country they would represent at the Assembly, Robin and Jim had a special interview with Argentina's delegates at the UN New York headquarters in order to be-briefed in all phases of their "adopted" country. He began his career with the Bell in 1946 as a coin box collec- tor and held various positions in the commercial and sales depart- ments for several years. In 1956 he was named supervisor of me- thods and a year later. was ap- pointed supervisor of results of the Toronto Area commercial de- partment. In 1958 he became classified compilation supervisor in the directory department and held this position until his new appointment. The Assemfily of last Sa‘turday, October 24, wound up with a din- ner in Simpson's Arcadian Court. W. C. "Bill" Barnes has been appointed manager of Unit No. 1 in Toronto's Northeast district. the Bell Telephone Company an- nounced this Week. He succeeds J. C. Garside who takes up a staff position at Bell headquarters in Montreal. Born in Copper Cliff, 0nt., Mr. Barnes received his education there and in Sudbury before join- ing the Royal Canadian Air Force where he served as an observer with the» Coastal Command in {Evanada during the Second World ar. Two students of Richmond Hill High School, Robin Wood and Jim Jackson joined a party of 80 students from secondary schools in Toronto and area for a bus trip to New York Thanksgiving week-end, prior to the observing of the United Nations 14th Birth- day last week. v Mr. Barnes’ new duties will encompass Toronto's North end including the Willowdale, Don Mills, Richmond Hill, Markham Ind Mapleiexchanges. Mr. Barnes lives at 48 Revere Drive. Willowdale. Students VisitUN. Speculation as to the number of nominees for the 5-man area school board for Vaughan Town- shipâ€"the first such board to be set up in the township with mem- bers elected at largeâ€"signifies a wide attendance for Nomination Night which will be held in the Maple Community Hall, Keele St., Maple, on Monday night, Novem- ber 16th, at 8 o’clock. Mr. Thomas Gillings. Building Inspector and Secretary of the Vaughan Township Planning Ed. has released the following figures on township building statistics and individual planning applica- tions for the nine months period ending September 30 of this year. Construction in the township Mrs. Mona Robertson a resident of Vaughan Township for the past 10 years and a member of “The Liberal" editorial staff has an- nounced she will be a contender for the school board, which will be ele’cted for a one-year term, duties to commence January 1. Expect Big Representation Vaughan School Election's 1959 1958 Vaughan Construction Up $1 Million For First Nine Months 0t I959 1959 1958 (9 mos.) (12 mos.) (9 mos.) (9 mos.) Total Total Number Est. Cost No. of Permits of Const. Dwell'gs 329 3,228,400 178 235 2,558,870 '72 PLANNING Individual By-Law Applications Sever Sub-Divisions Amend 276 80 22 27 ’ 313 103 25 20 Unlocked miikboxes in three homes in the Pleasantville and Riviera Gardens area proved too inviting for thieves to resist â€"- on Wednesday night of last week â€" to break in and ransack sever- al of the homes located on Leis- ure Lane and Libby Boulevard, Early in the evening, occupants of a Kerrybrook Drive home were disturbed by sounds at the rear of the premises, and investiga- tion revealed that a break-in had been attempted. Scaling a high wire fence â€"- and ignoring the barking of two Alsatian watchdogs chained near- by, thieves smashed the rear door of the ofl‘ice at the plant of Altane Limited on Markham Rd. to gain entry, then pried open the office cabinet and cash box to escape with $200.00 in cash. However wit'fl * list of 75 form- er trusteesâ€"anr‘. cc'xmt 25 school ,board secretaria. x-civic-minded Thieves Active Richmond Hill "The assistance of two members of the local police force was re- quested, namely P.C. Ted Greene and P.C. Doug Young. The executive of the Mark I Club was able to meet with May- or Tomlin to discuss the prevail- ing problem. Tlfls club will provide a place to facilitate recreational activi- ties for the youth of Richmond Hill. In materializing' this prdposal, the teenagers feel it is also doing the town a great service as well as themselves. We have made arrangements with Mr. Price of the ABC. Bowling Alley to acquire from him a vacant hall to be used as the Mark 1, Club. He has given great assistance and is willing to co-operate in establishing this club. We hope the citizens of Richmond Hill will see the assets of this club. We would also like to thank those who have helped in this Working Teenagen' Club Dear Mr. Editor: The youth of Richmond Hill have seen the necessity for further re- creational facilities for this rap- idly expanding community, and in doing so have inaugurated the Mark I Club. Approximately six weeks ago, a group of local teenagers decid- ed to see what could be done ab- out this problem, therefore a meeting was held in the Town Hall with approximately 100 teen- agers in attendance. As the majority of Yhe teenag- ers are in the working class this cegtre is definitely needed. An executive and committee was elected by the teenagers con-e slsting of a president, vice-presi- dent, secretary, treasurer and sev- en committee members. “Dear Mr. Editor” (estimated cost) was up by almost a million dollars f0: 1959 with the total number of permits is- sued rising from 235 in 1958 (9 mos.) to 329 for the correspond- ing period in 1959. 106 more dwellings were built in 1959 and values increased by well over a million dollars. Commercial and In Maple, Hem constable, an active member of school affairs and a teacher at West Hill High School is expected to run for of- fice, but has not confirmed rum- ors to this effect as yet. Mr. C. A. Chevls, a member of the board for $chool Area No. 1 Markham-Vaugnan,~ which area will be dissolved at the end of this year, ls an» standing for nominatlon. Warren Bailey of Concord is a definite candidate for the new board. I96h Reeve W. L. Clark stated the will seek an immediate meet- ing with Mayor Ken Tomlin of Richmond Hill, chairman of the negotiating commit- tee regarding what head- way has been made toward a new agreement. Mr. Clark was hopeful a new express service direct from Richmond Hill to the subway will result from the negotiations. The T.T.C. informed Mark ham Township Council Mon- day that failure to reach an agreement covering the op- eration of the North Yonge Bus Line can only result in cessation of the present ser- vice. Markham together with Richmond Hill and Vaughan are joint owners of the North Yonge Bus Line. The agree- ment will expire on Decem- ber sist. Seek Early Agreement North Yonge Bus Yours truly, BUILDING k I Club Commercial uEstimated and Value Industrial _ Institutional Other 2,153,000 837,600 329,000 205,085 922,000 680,400 815450 154,520 Mrs. Rumble then discussed the‘ purpose of Kindergarten - to dev- elop a child mentally, physically and socially and to prepare him to enter Grade 1 with eagerness to read and learn. The schedule is designed to help attain these mms. Walter Scott Kindergarten Tea The parents visited the Kinder- garten room and saw the results of the tender, loving care that went into decorating the room in preparation for the event. Fall leaves and pumpkins everywhere left no doubt that Hallowe’en is coming soon. He passed on in Branson Hospi- tal. Willowdale, where he had entered as a patient just two weeks ago following a stroke. Mr. Johnston was a patient in the same hospital for three months last fall following a hit and run accident. The President of the Home and School Association, Mrs. E. Cas- tle introduced the Grade Mo- thers and extended an invitation to all to attend the next meeting and join the Associgtipntu John Johnston Dies Suddenly The community was saddened with the sudden passing Wednes- day, October 28, of Mr. John Johnston, well known Richmond Hill and district resident in his 815t year. A former employee of H. J. Mills Ltd., Mr. Johnston had been associated with the local rose growing industry since 1926. Ove 70 parents attended the Kindergarten Tea on Monday night at Walter Scott School and it was nice to see so many fathers in attendance. Kindergarten tea- cher Mrs. J. Rumble. welcomed them and introduced her assistant Miss E. Higgins. , In a brief address Principal, Mr. N. Davison stated that although there is no solution to the mat- ter of staggered classes at this time, the situation is being in- vestigated. If there are to be any changes then parents will be noti- fied. In the meantime. it is thought that the present three- class systein is of_ more benefit to the-children than two more frequent, but less personal, lar- ger groups _ The Richmond Hill Progress- ive-Conservative Women’s Assoc- iation held their annual meeting and election of officers on Wed- nesday, October 21. The officers of the association were returned to office by acclamation. Miss Higgins gave an outline of the very flexible routine of an average day in the Kindergarten class from the time the children arrive until they go home. The deceased is survived by his wife and one son Ernest Rat- clifi of Port Credit, and two grandsons. Funeral arrangements are not yet completed. Plans for a dinner meeting, which is to be held on January 20 at the Yangtze Pagoda Restaurant were discussed. Guests for that evening will be Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Cathers and Major Lex Mac- kenzie. It is hoped Mr. Gathers will speak on his trip around the world. Industrial building was estimat- ed at $837,600 for 1959 as com- pared to $680,400 in 1958 but In- stitutional building dropped from $815,450 in 1958 to $329,000 this year ' Following is a finalized state- ment as prepared by the building inspector. Mr. McDonald said. “It should be a positive break from the old setup before they are even elect- ed. One year for this election â€"â€" a two year term, when they are elected next year along with the 1961-62 council." At last Monday night’s meeting of Council, Clerk James McDon- ald advised council that a bylaw for the election of an area school board for a two year term should be drawn up at once. with a spe- cial bylaw for the election of a school board for 1960 (a one-year term) only. residents of the township willing to serve on an area school board should not be difficult to find. Mrs. Doris Edna Hill of Centre Street East, Rich- mond Hill collapsed in the street and died from a cere- bral hemorrhage shortly af- ter leaving a physical fitness class she had attended at a North York colleglate. Tues- day night. The late Mrs. Hlll was the wife of Albert E. Hill. Conservative Women Re-Elect Officers Dies Suddenly 'After Exercising Consents General 1 00 47 83 88 A comparison of the number of municipal and provincial voters failed to assist the council in mak- ing a decision. In last year’s mu- nicipal elections there were 7,681 voters compared to 6,994 voters in the June provincial election. A number of the municipal voters are property owners who don’t reside in the township. Doncaster Ladies Council will take no action in time for this year’s voting on a recent request to extend the municipal franchise to include everyone 21 years of age and over. In order to have the ques- tion included in this year’s ballot council would have to make deâ€" cision before November 1. The members had questioned whether the number of people concerned would justify the cost of holding an annual enumeration of voters. At present the Voters’ list is pre- pared from~ the assessment rolls. All property owners tenants and the sons and daughters of farmers are granted the ballot, but for example such citizens as roomers and boarders are barred from voting: The fire committee (Deputy- reeve W. Dean, Chairman) re- ported they will recommend the purchase of a new fire truck for the Unionville Brigade. Mrs. James recommended that council still continue to explore the pos- sibility of establishing a brigade in the Thornhill area. At present this area is served by the Rich- mond Hill Brigade under the terms of an agreement between Richmond Hill and Markham. Councillor L. Mumberson sug- gested ithe fire committee seek a site in the southwest corner of the township at once before all the available land is developed. No Vote Franchise Faced with mounting taxes on slightly over an acre of property they own at the corner of Clark and Henderson Avenues the Don- caster Ladies Club asked Council if they turned the property over to the municipality could it be developed as a park. As the town- ship has no facilities to develop or maintain parks or parkettes Reeve Clark felt any such proj- ect would have to be handled as Markham To Install Direct Emergency Lme Markham Township Council promised Monday to im- prove its fire and police communications following the hearing of a complaint from former Councillor Mrs. K. James of Highland Park. During a recent fire at her home, Mrs. James experienced difficulty in trying to reach the township police through the AV. 5 exchange. Reeve W. L. Clark reported the Bell Telephone Company is presently carrying out a survey of the township’s Avenue, Gormley and 'Unionville lines as the prelude to setting up an emer- gency line direct to the police department. It was reported the Gormley line is now a party line. ' Improved Fire Protection Without the precious avenues of the senses, man would be less than the mole that burrows in the ground and perhaps governed only by a blind unreasoning in- stinct. by Elizabeth Kelson How wonderful it is, just to be able to touch, taste, smell and hear. Our special senses, without‘which we would be just nothing at 3.1L. They are the doors of our minds, the origin of our sensations and the founders of all our memories. Just imagine what it would be like to be without memory, for without it, education and progress would be impossible. We could not even profit by the experi- ences of yesterday. There would be no wisdom, no im- agination, genius or skill. There would be no hate, no love, no joy or sorrow. The Wisdom of the Creator shows plainly in these wonderful gifts to the family of man. True, the animal world have all these senses but man alone has been able to use them in such a way that he is classed as a cre- ative being. ‘ Even if one of these senses is destroyed, the re- maining ones try to strike a balance by becoming that much keener, as when sight is lost, and the sense of touch, taste and smell and hearing are sharpened con- siderably. They are the protective a encies of our bodies. Everyone of them is regulated in such a way that we are warned of danger almost immediately. Think of the eyes and the gift of sight that add greatly to our enjoyment of life. Without our eyesight we would be blind to the enchanting world of color and con- trast. Our valued hearing opens up the magic world of sound to us. Without hearing we could never hear the birds singing in the early morning. We couldn’t hear the rustle of wind in the trees, a chattering squirrel, the tapping of a woodpecker or the sounds of a rushing wa- terfall. - We recall the things that man has been able to do because of these marvellous faculties.‘ These senses have relayed impulses and impressions from the outside world to the brain of the inventor and the thinker, the artist and the composer. Because of them we have art, music, literature and historical background; inventions that defy description, and ideas that shake the modern world to its very foundations. All this because man was born with two eyes that see, ears that hear, a palate and a tongue that enables him to taste, a nose that will smell for him, skin that covers such sensitive nerves that he can distinguish between hard and soft, rough and smooth, hot and cold and govern himself according- ly. These are the senses we all walk about with from day to day without even giving them a thought until we notice that our hearing is not so keen as it used to be, our eyes get watery and sore from abuse of some kind, our taste is jaded from too many good things to eat and drink and sometimes of the wrong kind. There may come a day when the sense of smell is not so good as it used to be, and even our sense of touch becomes limited when our experiences become limited. Then we take stock and think how wonderful they all are and how sad it would be if we were deprived of anyone of them. Eating would be no more’ than an unpleasant chore if we did not taste the flavor or smell the odor of 091' food. Imagine not being able to taste the juicy freshness of a peach or smell a rose. Everything we touch leaves a memory. A baby’s soft skin, the rough bark of a tree, a. handful of earth, the softness of velvet, and the smoothness of fine leather. 3A0uq£b anal oug‘ Council deferred decision on a request from Mr. B. K. Wilson for a letter of tolerance so that his property located on Don Mills Road‘just south of No. 7 Highway can be used for commercial pur- poses. The area in question is zoned residential. A prospective purchaser of the Wilson prooerty selling tent-trailers would like to use the property as a sales depot. Solicitor J. D. Lucas will be con- sulted. In a new distribution of civil defence costs the Federal Gov- ernment has offered to assume 75% of the total cost, the prov- ince 15% and the municipalities 10%. Before making any increase in the license fee for pedlars, counâ€" cil will consult the solicitor. The members were unanimous the present $2.00 fee is too low. It is expected the fee will be raised to~$25.00 In a letter to council Mrs. Olive Boyd-Bukowiecki strongly criti- cized the delay in providing a municipal water system in the Duncan Road area. Although a majority of the ratepayers con~ cerned petitioned for water it was felt the cost of bringing water from the northern limits, of Water Area No. 1 at No. 7 Highway would be prohibitive. Council has set up Water Area No. 2 which includes the Duncan Road area and hopes to eventually make use of the well located on the Mackay Ifiroperty just south of Richmond ill. Council finally decided to ad- vise the club to sell the property and hold the money in trust until a larger piece of property can be secured for development as a community centre. a community centre. Both Union- ville and Victoria Square Parks have been established under the jurisdiction of a community cen- tre board. In reply to a suggestion by Councillor Mumberson that the land be declared tax free in view of the fact that it is owned by a non-profit organization, Reeve Clark stated it was not legally possible to exempt the property from local improvement charges. eoried Following a choral service,in the churchyat which Mr. Roger Rawllngs of King sang, the Bish- op and clergy proceeded to the upper hall of the new building where a memorial to the late Donald Stanley Leno was dedi- cated, with the family and friends in attendance. The choir led the procession into the lower hall and dedication of the parish hall was solemnly and reverently enacted. The Rector’s Warden, Mr. S. C. Snively presented the petition for dedication and his Lordship the Bishop stated, “Brethren, if this is your desire we will now pro- ceed to the act of dedication." St. John's new parish hall is an example of practicality and beauty â€" planned to provide suitable accommodation for Sun-‘ day School and parish work. It represents years of planning - for its foundations go back to the year 1939, just before the out- break of the Second World War. At that time the basement of the hall was erected, it was “under- taken with earnest enthusiasm by the church community . . . and involved much hard labour by the parishioners who displayed a great deal of pioneer spirit". for it was a small community with limited funds. ‘ Following the completion of the ceremony a reception was held in the large lower hall at which the ladies of the After- noon and Evening Women's Aux- iliaries Were hostesses. Then the war broke and the completion of the hall had to be abandoned. A roof was then put on the basement hall and it has been used until now for Sunday School purposes, as well as acting as an annex at one time for the pupils of Jefferson Publlc School, before the new schoolhouse was built in 1952. The new parish hall on the left stretches north from the 112-year-old church “on the hill”. “1 don’t suppose there has been another such notable occasion as this, since St. John’s, Oak Ridges was built 112 years ago”, the Lord Bishop of Toronto the Right Reverend F. H. Wilkinson said as he dedicated the new parish hall of St. John’s Anglican Church in a beautiful service of worship on Tuesday evening. And it was with humble pride that the rector of the parish, the Rev. D. C. H. Mi~ chell and his parishioners greeted the hundreds of visitors from surrounding parishes, Maple, King, Oak Ridges, and Richmond Hill and Toronto. Among the visiting clergy was the Rev. J. W. Newton-Smith of Richmond Hill, who carried the Bishop’s crook in the processional. Despite the hardships Involved, water was available only from an outside well and there was just a tiny dark kitchen with a wood stove, the ladies of the church put on a parish dinner each Christmas and organized Christmas concerts. It was with happy pride therefore that on the occasion of the dedication of the new parish hall, the ladies attended to the needs of the guests at the reception. working from the modern kitchen which contains all necessary conveni- ences. ‘ In the upper 'part of the Hall are the wood-panelled vestry; a special roomvfor the storage of Bishop Dedicates StJohn's New Hall Richmond Hill ALLENCOURT HARDWARE THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thursday, October 29, 1959 21 Satisfy all your painting needs with C-I-L Paint â€" the premium pain: at regular prices. GD PAINTS communion vessels and linen; classrooms for nursery and prim- ary Sunday School students, and a graciously appointed sitting room in which the memory of one of the church's former mem- bers, Donald Leno. will be for- ever hallowed by the warm glow of the fireplace which his family had erected as a memorial and which centres the north wall. Because of its prominent loca~ tion and the beauty of its sur- roundings the little church on the hill, St. John's. has been a well- known landmark from Its ear- liest days on Yonge St. Now with the erectionrof this new parish hall it is anticipated that the ex- panding community will receive further Christian influence and help, from the many activities planned for Christian fellowship within its walls. 433 Markham Road GEO. McMURRIC'H SONS LIMITED 24 Elizabeth St. N. Richmond Hill Richmond Hill TUrner 4-1312 HERBERT R. BUTT Dependable Associated With Service Telephone 1 Dead, 6' Injured, In Head-0n Collision Mrs. Ann Gardam aged 71 of 115 Lauder Ave., Toronto, was killed outright In a head- on collision between two mo. tor vehicles on the 8th con- cession of Vaughan Township. half a mlle south of Elders Mills slderond, last Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Gardam was a passen- ger in a car driven by Alfred I. Heenan of Islington. along with Mrs. Minnie Heenan, the driver's wife and Mrs. Gertrude Gibson of Toronto. Driver of the second car was Roy Schuyler 17 of Woodbridge and he had two passengers. Myra Ireland 15. and Paul England 18 of Woodbridge. The force of the collision, as the cars hit head on on the brow of a hill on the nar- row back road completely demolished both cars. All surviving victims were taken to Humber Memorial Hospi- tal, later Mrs. Gibson was re- moved to Toronto General Hospital for plastic surgery. All the injured are on the serious list. two are still in critical condition. _ " Vaviéhfiinr Police investigat- ed and one officer said. “It was a horrible sight." CANADlAN CANCER SOCIETY Richmond Hill Unit FACT FOR. THE WEEK: An idea of the contribu- tion made by members of the Canadian Cancer Soci- ety to the work of the Prin- cess Margaret Hospital is indicated by the following figures: 287 patients were driven by volunteers to the Princess Margaret Hospital an average of 15 times, thus making over four thousand trips. RICHMOND HILL ACCIDENT RECORD 1959 ACCIDENTS mnmms 100 14 TU. 4-5331 4 Wellington St. E. Toronto FA TALITIES l Toronto EMplro 2-3456