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The Liberal, 12 Oct 1961, p. 19

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i mm. - 6.30 pan. Fri. to 9 p.m. Come in soon for the bésrtr selection of these irresistible chapeaux. At Madeleine‘s we've the softest, bulklest. furriest and most opulent hats ever! Bubble toques, side draped profiles. cloches. pillboxes petlte and grande are the latest in fashion. The “look” this season is un- questionably luxurious. ‘ YOUR PORTRAIT IN COLOR His cements were made dur- ing a session of a provincially- appointed committee which is studying the jurisdiction of (at Fail-lawn) 1 bus Itops below cm nqu Role Of Municipal Police As Crown Attorneys Condemned By Mayor Before Special Committee Situation Leading To “Police State" Says Haggart Municipal police were out of their sphere when they had to act as prosecutors in courts. Their stand- ing in the eyes of the public was diminished â€"~ their inexperience and lack of training handicapped them when they were pitted against trained, experienced defence lawyers, said Mayor James Haggart of Rich-‘ mond Hill last week. ‘ Wat; 77m J40 Over 1,000 New Fall Hats Millinery 3; Accessories 3319 YONGE ST. Wage/eine :1 Mac/e/eine Bring the Family on SATURDAY, OCT. 14th, 1961 between 10 am. and 5 pm. to have their pictures a taken in FULL COLOR (KODACOLOR) by a Professional Photographer YOUR COLOR PORTRAIT 3V2" x 5" WILL BE RETURNED TO YOU IN A BEAUTIFUL MOUNT ¢ (IVIZIE lEnIInEIE I155“: 91f, Mainprize PRESCNPTION Druggist 48 Yonge St. N. Richmond Hill Phone TUrner 4-1017 covers handling and mounting charges only ! ! 'I'I-IE PORTRAIT IS FREE ! ! MAKE OUR STORE YOUR HEADQUARTERS FOR PHO’I‘OGRAPHIC SUPPLIES Leavo your Films with us for Expert Developing and Printing by Mercury Photo Service ‘ “The general public is quite understandably losing a lot of ‘respeot for the police depart- ments when they see them in the dual role of arresting of- ficer and prosecutor. I am con- fident that it is not the intention “There is however. one ser- Ious situation that has evolved from all of this. The one Crown Attorney in our area is unable to appear in several courts which are in session simultan- eously. and to fill the gap. our police officers have been acting as prosecutors in traffic court. as well as presenting the nec- essary evidence. In many in- ‘stances. our amateur police pro- ecutors have been pitted against learned. experienced barristers. Although one can hardly expect} ‘1 full measure of justice to pre- vail from a situation such as this. there is a much more ser- ious_ side to this problem. The matter of physical accom- modation was being handled through the Attorney-General‘s department. said Richmond Hill's Mayor. But his hardest blow was launched at the sys- tem which had grown up where- by police officers had become ‘public prosecutors. H-is state- ment to the special committee was as follows: Respect Lost First pointing out that the court accommodation situation in York County was a serious one. Mayor Haggart said that the point system for traffic vi- olations had increased consid- lernbly the number of cases be- ‘Ing argued before the bench by1 counsel representing the ac- cused. Increase in the popula- tion of the area in recent years had been very great. As a re- sult. court accommodation was overtaxed and personnel were unable to cope with the heavy lead of work. county and district courts Accommodation Bad LI‘Um 3.UEJ IJII. LU 1U.OU {Lulu Although the increased power B . - i y calling CFGM and identity of the new CFGM will blanketng a mystery object or person, entire Greater Metro area, spec-vthe "Singalong Club Members“ ial coverage of York Councy . . _ will continue to be emphasized. the accummate‘i “5h “Ck Municipal reports; Aurora. Rich- , _ u , mond Hill and Newmarket Jun- Mrs- C Brltton;,f1r5,t 5mg” ior Chambers of Commerce dis-10M sweepsmkes Winner ’9' cussions; and York County newsfielVEd $120130- will all be heard on the new} During the four and a half station. years of its existence, CJRH i To complement the pleasant‘broadcast literally thousands of sound of “Singalong,” CFGMifree announcements for service has secured the talents of Can- clubs, women's groups. commun- ada’s top air personalities. These ity aid organizations and chur- include Bob Laine. who spent ches. “This will continue to be four years with OHUM, and for- the policy of CFGM," Mr. Gra- mer CKEY announcer Dave ham reassured. “We want the‘ Donaldson. [new station to reflect the day Don Watson, chief of the ten to day lives of our listeners man newsâ€"reporting staff, willieven better than the old.” . ‘ . “ E0“; ""3 “Elinffihéii ""g‘a&YE“’c§ffé'd ham. .of the sbatxon, says, since "Hamper scamper." After park. the inception 05 our broad' ing somewhere in Greater Me- casting company in 1957. metro. the location is given over SFOWU“ 01' the Elm" MCU‘OPU’P the air. Housewives in the area tan area has been tremendous. scamper, and first one to the We haxfe tried to keep 'pacebus receives a hamper of brand- gigabgtls exilgofgriisgs Egrgi‘émgwgmame products. believe the distinctive sound of atBfififin°fasthihԤa%x%‘$§%?§ 0“? new “Singalongu progmm’Sweepstakes” Numbered mem- mlng- already highly success‘flflllttership cards are sent to those in major American cities. will‘r . . . » equestmg them, and numbers med Wlth the Mdest approval are selected and broadcast daily here." t_‘_. an: -._. 4- 1n-an -u General Manager. John Gra- York County will lose an old comment on current happenings ifriend and gain a new one on several times daily. Another Friday. October 13th. Radio Sza- new feature . . . “Pulse” will tion CJRH will die giving birtn’provide a much-needed sound- to a spanking new offspring ing board for the man on the named CFGM.< Ten times stron- street. ger than its parent CFGM_ has The new CFGM Wm also pm. a new l0.000 watt transmitter vide listeners with the oppor. locatEd 1“ Markham ,TownSh‘P- tunity of winning merchandise The 1310 frequency wxll remain and cash prizes_ The “my col. the same. murpd GM hug ic H19 fnoni nnlnt} CJ.R.H. Becomes Ten Times Stronger Friday of the Attorney-General’s De- gentlemen. that this matter be ‘partment to create a police given very serious consideration state â€"- but respectfully sug- by your committee. and that you ‘gest that We are only one step recommend most emphatically away from the creation of one hat Crown Attorneys or Deputy- -- all we need to do to complete Crown Attorneys be made avail- the move is have police cons- able to act as prosecutors for tables serve on the bench. every case heard in criminal “May I respectfully suggest, or traffic court.” The new CFGM will also pro- vide listeners with the oppor- tunity of winning merchandise and cash prizes. The gally col- oured GM bus is the focal point for a {Lin-filled game called "Hamper Scamper.” After park- lng somewhere in Greater Me- tro. the location is given over 1 Biggest of the many contests tat CFGM is the "Singalong Sweepstakes.” Numbered mem- bership cards are sent to those requesting them, and numbers are selected and broadcast daily from 9.05 am. to 10.30 am. By calling CFGM and tdentify‘ ing a mystery object or person, the “Singalong Club Members" Witt) the accumulated cash jack-t po . entify‘ )erson, nbers" i jack- Sings-y er re-‘ s half CJRH ads of ervice nmun- chur- to be . Gra- We‘ve been to Alaska - sllus. Of course in any 12,000 miles four of us, ma, pa & two teen-of travelling, there’s bound to age daughters - and after abe some hitches ~ and ours 12.000 mile round trip we arriv- started early. ed safely back in our own drive-f At mile 350 we lost our way. one and only trailer wheel the u is,” 12,000 miles there and first time; at mile 540 the next back, nor does it necessarily day, We 10“ it 8 Second time - take Six weeks. but the way we find fltlaliy on way home welost did it, that’s what it took, went again near Calgary. Besides spent Stampede week in Cal- that we had two blowouts and gay with my parents, and on three ordinary flats, to say noth- -ume {om Alaskaflmg of strewing all contents 3‘: 23;? the beystrpart of afrom one side of the trailer week in Vancouvm‘ and Victor-‘3}0ng a Iii-mile strewn. for the i3, visiting relatives on both Simple reason that we neglected sides of the house, ‘to lock the trailer door on that rm.-.“ “mm. nil-u.- ..nhmana Side- ‘guard against hazards of Alas- :ka, namely, black flies and twin motored mosquitos. Still we dar- ed to go on and tour Alaska on a shoe-string - we were soon to learn that the less shoe-string, the better! We piled the station wagon high with bare necessi- ties such as sleeping bags, air mattresses, grub~hox, stove. and a 10 x 14 tent fly which, when ifastened to the top of the car and staked out at the other end, served a a shelter at night. To BE CONTINUED NEXT WEEK understood the ecu ncouc, yacapulc UUUAEL - auul Alaska Highwaé beiinsB act fiile‘gjjxlgifirfigtngs. ‘ e , . . u . ‘ 25211333"; Ili/Eiile 0, where I 531d “lost” because beforeithelz- return from a honeymoon does one begin describing it,'We CW” Eat baCk to it. some trip through Quebec. The mar- There are so many different“)th - PiCking mQtOI'iSt 80mg riage of Miss Mary Helena Pa- aspects of the trip that the‘in the opposite duection had tricia Bartlett, daughter of Mr. story takes a different turn ev-‘SWPPad and gathered them aWand Mrs. Markham Bartlett of ery time it is told, each deter-‘up- I notified police of, our lossl‘Gravenhurst to Mr. John wn- mined by questions asked by‘and had £31m enough 1“ hllmalhliam Le Claire, son of Mr. and listeners and of course by nature *0 balieve we WDUM be‘Mrs. W. E. Le Claire, of To- , Richmond Hill will be the home of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Le Claire in October. following us at the moment. However no listeners - no queries - so we’ll just hit the high spots. It could be a really fantastic tale, had I but the ab- ility for such. if it turns out to be “anything but." blame our local correspondent. She twist- ed my arm. Beautiful Country Now to the trip. The Grand Prairie and Dawson Creek coun- try was beautiful with its really beautiful crops. The green fields ‘ were a treat to see after witnes- gsing the scanty crops on the ,burnt-upr prairies to the south whichever way our fancy takes‘able t0 PiCk them 311 up 011 Ourlronto, ireturn trip - but that was before’ we heard about the man, who, travelling alone, had a flat tire and hitched a ride to the nearesti ‘service station - and when he returned a couple of hours later ,he found that the motor had been removed from his car! But all the people on the road‘ aren't that type - only a few - very few - thank goodness. We {met some really wonderful peo- ple from all walks of life and i feel that we made many last-‘ ing friends. j Not once did we give a. thought to turning back, as many people did who were took place on September 23rd at Orillia. The Catholic Nuptial Mass ceremony was performed by the Right Rev. Frederick Lee in the Church o! the Guardian Angels Roman Catholic Church Orlllia. with white gladioli pro-‘ viding the floral setting.‘ Given in marriage by her. father. the bride was attended by her sister. Miss Jane Bartlett, as maid of honour. and Miss EI- izabeth and Miss Hilary Bartlett were her bridesmaids. I Carrying a prayer book. and which were two white orchids, the bride wore a dress at egg- ehnh cillr marl Ila-num- I... mm. Given in marriage by her father the bride wore a gown of white satin, with a veil and headâ€"dress, and carried a bouquet of white Carnations and red roses. Her only attendant was Mrs. Robert Suter. whose dress was pink lace. her bouquet was white carnations. The usual 10 am. position of n. I I “\I\ I l the sun here, is identical to that at 5 or 6 am. in Alaska. ,ank Wan» 31. of 203 335’- It tripped us up only once "10- _ View Avenue South. was instant- ly killed last Tuesday when he after the first 5 o’clock break- fast we consulted our watches apparently drove directly into before rolling out of our sleep- the path of a northbound Cana- mg bags. §dian National freight train at Some folks we met were iucky,the Hillsview Drive crossing at enough to make the round trip‘10.30 a.m. Warr, a service man without any mishaps ~ but not with the Consumers Gas Com- ’pany, was driving a company Mahon-Hicks Nuptials truck, which was completely de- molished. He was westbound at the time of the accident. ' i The crossing is located onhthef: , former Hunt Lane and is al ' {a mile south of Markham Road Tho’nhlllunltedchunh‘in Richmond Hill. It is at the Thornhiu United Church was bottom of a slope on a gravel the scene of a pretty, but simple road and ls partially concealed, wedding on Sept. 30th when ‘Visibility was normal at the time Frances Hicks, daughter of Mr.;of the accident, which occurred and Mrs. Nathan Hicks, Lang‘at 10.30 am. Engineer of the staff. was united in marriage train which struck Warr’s truck to George Mahon, son of Mr. and Mrs- Mahon. Concord- _ Once beyond‘ Dawson Creek,_‘hauling trailers. In fact, I think we met ALL the returning cam-leach of us was so afraid one of pers because there is no alter-1 the others might suggest it - nate route. Each night in camp that we made light of serious we listened with open ears for situations. However we did dev clues as to what we might ex-‘cide to put the trailer in stor- DECt in A135ka~ some had the‘age at the first place we could most thrilling reports and 0th- find such accommodation, and 81's DOthing bllt tales 0f W06.fpick it up on our way back. This Some had enjoyed every live-iwe did 200 miles late!- at Watâ€" long minute of it and others son Lake, mile 635. wondered \yhy they ever vygnt.‘ {0n Shoestring v-u n ‘1‘ PECL 111 p1515fl~ DUmB I130 we age at the first place we could Ate do r most thrilling reports and oth-‘fihd such accommodation, and weret Ire/Ir. “3213f titl§wli§§d3§§§31n§ ers nothing b_ut tales of “foe-pick it up on our way back. This and law partner of the groom) Some had enjoyed every live-‘we did 200 miles later at Watâ€" as best man Mr Ian Stewart long mmme 0f it “‘1 Others son Lake, mile 635. and Mr. Pall] Hope were the wondered why they ever Went. Jpn Shoestring [uShem Given by her parents At Ft. St. John. Mile 47, thee We had lost our shirts and the wedding reception was helti nights were no longer dark - now we were storing our camp-‘at the home of the bride, at a sort of twilight at best. Theling outfit, to which we hadkwhich fifty guests were pub farther north we went the light-ladder} special equipment to em. er and shorter the night hours! became. One never knew when‘ to go to bed, much less when to . get up. A newspaper could eas- ’ 1 fly be read outside at midnight} a 5 Before we'd realize it was past bed-time, the sky would alreadyi be rosy with the tint from the §§§il§a“é'§‘5un A( Trm-ll Ru Train A reception was held at the Summit View Restaurant. For travelling to Florida the bride wore a dress of blue and green silk with green accessories and a gold cors_age. Groomsman was Ralph Ma- hon, brother of the groqm. Prior to changing for her wed- ding trip the bride and groom. accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Suter, visited the bride’s mother in the Bransan Hospital. LUCBC ldllllly VIBILD mLULUCu 'enjoyable breaks in the trip and? iallowed for grand family reun-i‘ ions. such as we are not likely to have again. As for the Alaska trip - it is However, we only lost a suit- case full of clothes which were to do us the next four weeks, the ice chest and contents, all the cooking utensils, water pails, understood that the 1523 mile “33 kettle: Pressure °°°ker - and Alaska Highway begins at Mile a re)” Other thmgs‘ o in Dawson Creek, 3.0. But‘Eqmment Lost other than at Mile 0, where: I said “lost” because before does one begin describing it, We CW” get back to ‘it. some There are so many differentWOtton - Picking motorist golng aspects of the trip, that the}“1 the OPPOSIte directlon had story takes a different turn ev-‘StOPPEG and gathered them all ery time it is told, each deter-‘UP- I nOtified Police of 0111' 1085, mined by questions 'asked by‘and had faith.enough in human listeners and of course by‘nature to believe we would be whichever wa our fanc takes able to PjCk them all up On Our us at the magent. y iratu‘l'nrtl‘gp -' but; that was before ' These family visits afforded enjoyable breaks in the trip and aUUWed for grand family reun- ions. such as we are not likely to have again. 7 Thinking of going to Alaska? If so‘ get into touch with the family pictured here â€"â€" the Gilberts of Con- cord. Or read the following account of a trip which they took this summer to the land of Dan McGrew and the midnight sun â€" poet Robert Service's land of the “great alone.” Mrs. Mar- garet Gilbert is author of the story of their adventures â€" a story which starts in this issue and will be con- They Travelled To Alaska §Bayview Man Is Killed “Truck Hit By Train Not once did we give a thought to turning back, as many people did who were hauling trailers. In fact, I think each of us was so afraid one of tne others [night’suggest it - Local G.M. Dealer Requires Local Resident To Complete Sales Staff. To Satisfactory Applicant We Offer: 1. Guaranteed Salary 2. Commission 3. Demonstrator supplied 4. Gas Allowance For Further Details Call Lloyd Davis, Sales Mgr., AV. 5-1128, TU. 4-2864 1. Guaranteed Salary 2. Commission l. Demonstrator supplied 4. Gas Allowance 3. Bonus Plan 6. Opportunity for advancement Unlimited Earnings For Man Who Would Like To Make The Automobile Business A Career. SALES POSITION tinned in following ones. She is a. teacher at MacKillop School. Rich- mond_HiII. Husband Lionel is with the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests and the two girls are students at Thornhill High School. The journey to Alaska, while a long one, is not the only extended trek taken by the Gilberts, as Mrs. Gil- bert’s story reveals. There have been no previous ‘fatallties at the crossing. police said. A minor accident occurred there some years ago. Mr. Warr was the father of a seven-week-old daughter. San- dra Anne. He had been employ- ed by Coqasumers Gas Company ‘for six years. He is survived by his wife Lee. whose parents are in England. Also surviving are Mr. Warr's parents, who are residents of Ireland. While stunned by the accident, Mrs. Wart telephoned her parents in England and said that she might return to that century. An inquest will bé held by Dr} J. P. Wilson, coroner. Carrying a prayer book, on which were two white orchids. the bride wore a dress 0: egg- shell silk and Bruges lace, with a Rosepoint cap that was worn by her great-grandmother. The bridesmaids’ dresses were of bronze satin, and they carried bouquets of yellow Chrysanthe- mums. was Harry Harker of Barrie. The accident was Investigated by Constable D. Denby of Mark- ham Township Police. Mary Helen Bartlett Bride local lawyer guard against hazards of Alas- ka, namely, black flies and twin motored mosquitos. Still we dar- ed to go on and tour Alaska on‘ a shoe-string - we were soon to learn that the less shoe-string, the better! We piled the station wagon high with bare n-ecessl-- (Photo by Lagerquist) THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thursday. October 12, 1961 19 Warm printed cotton flannelette styles in fancy patterns and stri'es. Sizes 8-16. Reg. $1.98 October Special First Quality. Full Fashioned, Fall Shades. 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