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-As a Candidate for Ward One in Markham Township I am presenting in this letter some of my views on the issues before you in the forthcoming Municipal Election on December 7th. TO THE ELECTORS 0F WARD I MARKHAM TWP. Ladies and Gentlemen: It is my considered opinion that acclamations are definitely detrimental to any form of Govern- ment and to a large extent due to apathy on the part of the electorate. I am, therefore, offering myself as a candidate for Council so that the voters in this Ward will have the opportunity of electing the coun- cillor of their choice. The result of continued lack of interest in Municipal elections usually results in a situation similar to that of the City of Belleville. Now, in so far as taxes are concerned, with the spread of Metro influence in our Township, we must show we can run our business competently and ef- ficiently or be absorbed. Lower taxes can only come through the encouragement of industrial and com- mercial assessment. I have been in contact with many businesses and corporations throughout the years and the rapid growth and development of these and many other industries indicates that new loca- tions will be required. Markham Township has ev- erything to offer. We must pursue a more aggress- ive campaign to this end. I feel that there is a great need for parks in this Township and I would advocate closer coâ€"operation with the Conservation Authorities with a view to obtaining sponsorship and the financial assistance that they can ofi‘er. In conclusion I might add that I have been a (ratepayer in Markham Township for over twelve years; a veteran of both world wars and am sincere- gly interested in the future welfare of our Township. 7th. PHOTO CHRISTMAS CARDS T00 j RICHMOND HEIGHTS CAMERA CENTRE ; 48 levendale Rd. - TU. 4-703l ' FOR COUNSELLOR WARD] MON., DEC. 71h SALESMEN REQUIRED Radio Station CJRH plans to increase its sales stafi January 1st. Before interviewing applicants from outside the immediate Rich- mond Hill area we thought we would like to first ofier the posi- tions to successful salesmen living in Richmond Hill. If you have a good sales record and would like to continue in sales closer to home we would like to talk to you. jrané IO/axfa VOTE PLAXTON I respectfully ask for your vote on December CALL JOHN GRAHAM, AV. 5-4915 ;ELECT |_ I]. ELEMENL SCHOOL TRUSTEE DEC. 5 Thank you, yaxfon Several of the mother's of the children at Carrvilie school were pleased to attend the showing of the very lovely pictures that Mr. Green's son Paul, took on their trip to the west coast last sum- mer holidays. Mr. Heiny, one of the students from Teacher's Col- lege showed some pictures he had of some of the European Countries. where he lived in Ger- many and also where he had vis- ited. Also Hans Nielson. one of the pupils showed p few of the pictures they had of his native Denmark and all were very good Mr. George Dertt kindly let them have the use of one of his Rev. Hugh R. MacDonald was in charge of services at Carrville on Sunday and delivered another fine semen, having his talk on Matthew 28. At the close of the service a committee was appointed to meet representatives from Presbytery and Thornhili United Church. next Sunday following service at Carrviile. The committee includes Messrs. Robert A. Kirk; Jack Bushell and Bert Middleton. School News Correspondent: Mrs. B. Lepkey Phone AV. 5-3489 Congratulations to Maureen Wright No. 7 Highway on receiv- ing two awards at Thornhill High School Commercial exercises, Fri- day. November 20. Maureen was awarded prizes for Grade 10 Gen- eral proficiency and Lower School proficiency. Maureen was a for- mer scholarship winner at Thom- lea School. Home and School News ‘ _ The Thornlea Graduation Ban- quet was held at St. Patricks Ang- lican Church Hall on .Monday evening, November 23rd. Mrs. A. Wright, Home and School Presi- dent, welcomed Principal. Mr. Kinsinger, Graduates. Parea’s and Guests. Grace was said by Rev. H. L. Newton, minister of St. Patricks. After a delicious dinner preparedand served by this years Grade 8 mothers. Miss Nicholson proposed the toast to the Queen and Miss Ropac the toast to the Graduates. Sandra Evans. did an excellent job on the Valedictory address. Mr. Skinner T. S. A. No. 1. Markham and Vaughan then addressed the Graduates and guests. Rev. H. L. Newton, took the place of lylr. Mr. G. Wilkins. past president of Home and, School. presented the scholarship Winners, John Crawford and William Roy with the twenty five dollars. Home and School AWard. This is presented each year to the student with the highest Academic standard. this year these boys tied, consequent- ly two were awarded. Former Principal Mr. Gordon Learn and Mrs. Windrim presented School Pins to each graduate attending They were: Susan Ball, Gerald- Charles, Sandra Coveli, John Crawford, Donalda Denby. John Doyle. John Dirk, Sandra' Evans, Wayne Haris, Earl Henig, Ross Hicks, Gordon Holmes, James Hord, Topio Mannonen. Shirley Ramster. Brigette Roger. Siguid Roger. William Roy, Ann Sher- man, Berit Vaage, Marlene Wake, Richard Woodcock, Catherine Wright. ptojectors. iiiflsgndéffivfio'wfis absent due to illness) as guest speaker. Thanks is extended to Mrs. Reid and her committee of Grade 8 mother's for their hard work in catering for this banquet. We would also like the students of Mr. Kinsihgers room to know that their place cards of green and white mortar bomb were greatly admired. Nominations meeting was held on Friday November 27 at Blit- tcnville Hail. There are several local men running for School Trustees and as this job is a very important one to the future of our children and takes up a lot of the trustees’ time, it is up to us to find out who is running and where to vote and get out on December 7th. and cast our bal- lots. So get behind these men and give them your support. Make this a 100% election. _ _ v .. .6" _. I Mr. Kinsinger gave the closing address. ...u..- u..- .. _-- . The Legion Bowling Club held their November executive meet- ing at the home of Mr. J. Far- mer, Duncan Rd. on Tuesday, November 24th. This is a mixed Club and they meet every Thurs- Commercial LAND WANTED AV. 5-4356 BA. 1-2186 Chase-Taylor Realtors THORNLEA MR. ASHWORTH Industrial Free appraisal CORRESPONDENT: MRS. BERT MIDDLETON CARRVILLE NEWS Telephone Maple 13038 Lynda Gray entertained some friends on Thursday after school, it was a belated birthday party for Lynda and those present were: Gail and Julie Melnic. Barbara and Kathy Hunt. Lynda and Ruth Huntley, Margaret Williams. Pen- ny Houston, David Wark. George Adams, David Bagley, Paul Ar- nesson, and brothers Ron and Lance and sister Christine. Mrs. Gray prepared a buffet supper which the children enjoyed very much. « Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Bone en- tertained In honour of their son Bobby's 2nd birthday. Mr. and Mrs. R. Kirk and Miss Evah Sheppard; Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Bone. and brothers Donnie and Miguel a; a blrghdrayr supper. Pleased to report that Jill and Jane Nunn are coming along fine following their tonsllectomy at York County Hospital, Newmar- ket. last Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Barton ac- companied Mr. and Mrs. David Barton, and children of Beverley Acres, to Moorefield on Sunday and visited Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Ash and family. Mr. and Mrs. J35. R. Kenny of Toronto visited with Mr. and Mrs. J. Barton on Tuesday. Belated anniversary greetings to Mr. and Mrs. John A. Baker who were 2.3 years mam-led on November 26, hope you had a happy day._ Happy Birthday to Mrs. Chester Wilson on November 23, even though It ls a few days late. Mrs. A. Hayter will celebrate her 85th birthday on December 10. so we hppe she has a very pleasant day. Mrs. R. Kirk is to give the paper, Mrs. John A. Baker will read the scripture and explana- tion, and all members are to bring along something for the lunch. 7 l :"i'vi'r‘é. A. Hayter visited on Sat- urday with Mrs. Salter at her home '1 Richmond Hill. ‘ The December meeting of the Carville United Church Women's Association will be held'at the home of Mrs. Jack! McEwen, Bathurst Street, on Wednesday evening, Decerqber 9 at 8 pm. This is the Christmas meeting of the W. A. although there is no election of officers as they were t stand for two years. (Continued from page 1! be three weeks before another convoy would leave and that we would not be permitted to travel alone as we wished. Thus. much as we needed and wanted to rest, we did not wish to re- main at this outpost for a whole three weeks, perhaps longer. So I agreed to join the convoy. The commander of the army unit which had escorted us to this point. took me to the famed Legionaire camp and intro. duced me to Captain Bourgoine, the ofiicer in charge. The Legionaires were camped on the outskirts of the fort, in the desert and were living in a3 veritable tent town. Scores of large bell tents were erected in neat rows, from a centre in which stood the Captain's tent and alongside this headquarters the kitchen tents. The camp was set up like a giant wheel with the rows of tents coming out from the centre like the spokes of a wheel. All round the camp were lined up a variety of military equipment -â€" tanks, armoured cars, supply trucks, jeeps and so on. t We arranged to return to the convoy just before it left and repaired to the fort for a hasty meal. When we did return the city of tents had disappeared and bare desert greeted us where the tents had been. But on the dirt road which led out from the fortress, 3 long convoy of a total of 34 large trucks, canvas covered, armoured cars and tanks were lined up. The Legendary Legionaires stood at ease in two long rows each side of the vehicles. They were waiting on us we found and a gap in the very centre of the long line of vehicles and men indicated where they planned to put our own unit. I doubt if such a sight has ever been'witnessed, before or since, housetrailer accommodat- ing a family of five, including a three month old baby - Susan, who had been born at Casablanca in Morocco, lined up with a long desert convoy of Legionaires. We were guided into place as military commands in French were issued‘ and the men man- ned their vehicles and a start was made with a crowd from the fortress looking out and waving goodbye. ’Soon the journey became a nightmare. I was becoming in- creasingly tired. But there were no long halts. We were heading for mountain country which the commander wished to reach before nightfall. Our progress was impeded by ruined roads (the work of the feilaga or nationalists) and all the telegraph 'poles were burnt and broken and trailing cut wires. The convoy took a route across mountain and desert where there were no paved roads, only rough tracks. How our outfit survived this cruel journey, I hardly know. It was a credit to the manufacturers because survive it We did, though the house- trailer was damaged at the corners where it had struck the ground in the had dips we crossed. We made brief halts visiting remote units of the Legion in their tiny garrison quarters where they would insist on us staying long enough for a quick drink of hot coffee. And of course we made stops for meals. On one occasion while we walked out briefly with the .Captain, we re- turned to find the Legionaire who had been appointed to watch the baby, actually changing Susan’s napkin because she had chosen that particular moment to make it necessary! Whoever would have thought that a hardy tough adventurous fighting legionaire would take time out to change a baby's napkin? We stole quietly away so as not to embarass him. Twice during the journey, the car stuck fast in sand and had to be hauled out by an armoured car, and all the way our going was just one loud crash after another in heart-breaking succession. I felt like the captain of a ship must feel on hearing his vessel being broken up on a reef, but the total damage was unbelievably small. No housetrailer could ever have taken a worse beating and stood up. to it so well. The'car was worse hit. The tyres blew out and eventually we finished up with having to fit a spare from one of the Legion's jeeps, althoilgh we had started out with four 'spares of our own. I wondered if I should be able to complete the journey at times because having travelled something like two thousand miles without time even to nap, I was practically sleeping at the wheel. During the night ride no lights had been permitted and it was a case of clinging to the shadow of the tank driving ahead. But it was just another episode in five years of travelling the world as we collected a lifetime of memories. Half the time we were driving in the dark, and all the time the drive was a nightmare, But we came through to Sense and went on to Tripoli knowing‘ihat however had the road ahead might be our outfit had passed the acid test of durability on‘ the dust-drenched roads of Algeria and Tunisia. With The legionaires Headford was pretty well rep- resented at the meeting held in Victoria Square Wednesday last to discuss pros and cons of the proposed amalgamation of the two women’s organizations of the United Church. The subject was beautifully handled by Mrs. Clay- ton Searle, and many of those present had some previously doubtful points cleared up for them. Out of this meeting dev- eloped a further meeting of most of the executives of Headford W. A., on Monday of this week. to summarize the opinions of its members as evidenced by the answers made on the questionaire. The findings of this committee will be taken to the minister on Friday evening at a meeting for that purpose. by Mrs. Cummer Lee. The final meeting of the pres- ent project of the 4-H club was held on Tuesday last at the home of Coya Brodie. All that cur- rently remains is Achievement Day, December 5. at Newmarket. Headford W. A. will hold its Christmas meeting and election of officers on Tuesday, December 8, at the home of Mrs. Hugh Dever- all. Members are reminded to bring their gifts for the personal shower for the Victor Home, suit- ably wrapped for ,Qhrispmaj. Mrs. George Barker, Mrs. Wm. Wellman and Mrs. Acreman ac- companied Mrs. Freeman Barker to the annual banuet and elec- tion of officers of the Richmond Hill Horticultural Society. Lorraine and Mrs. Acreman at- tended the Bazaar of Brown's Corners ‘W, M. S. at Buttonvilie Hall on Saturday last, and found it quite a hive of activity. in spite of the competition of a visit from Santa Cfaus in Markham. and the Grey Cup Match Aon T. V. Sunday will be White Gift Sun- day in Headford Church, when lthe service will be a joint one, with the Sunday School pupils taking part. Gifts donated this year will go to bring a little Christmas cheer to some needy folk in the Richmond Hill area. Sunday school will meet a little before ten,in the basement of the church. w'fhe" bâ€"Ixrrrigtfilis' 7 sbrirlt in Head- ford is gaining momentum as practices for the various concerts are increasing in intensity. How 8. B. 2 Gonnley â€" Phone T011!" (-2236 CORRESPONDENT: MRS. H. ACREMAN HEADFORD NEWS * Industrial Expansion * Yonge St. Parking Solu- ‘ tion ~k Public Meetings * Change In Engineers * Let’s say N O! to unnecessary expenditures ft No more gas stations in Richmond Hill THE LIBERAL. For cars or information TU. 4-2277, TU. 4-2300 * Dignity, thoughtfulness and intelligence Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thursday. December 3, 1959 11 FOR: * Ward System * Good neighbourly rela- tions with Markham and Vaughan Twps. Richmond Hill ‘ VOTERS ELECT HAGGART REEVE