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nuu uAyLLAL'L. anus: as: HR: an- swers. MARRIED ‘GLORIOUS' Here‘s the one that Richmond Hill resident Douglas H. Storms. spark-plug of the movement which will eventually see Rich- mond Hill with its own hospital. and president of the York Cen- tral Hospital Association. re- members as his most memor- able Christmas Day: "It was December 25U1. 1917. It was the day before I married the most glorious girl on earth â€" and she still is!" OUT OF THE LINE y The First Great War pl'OVldCd George Hill of Richmond Hill Hardware. Yonge Street South. with his most memorable Chris- tmas. “It was my first Christmas in France." he said. “We had Just come out of the line. I was with the 127th Battalion that was the 2nd Battalion Cana- dian Railway Troops -â€" which was raised from the York Ran- gers. The place was called â€" oh gee whiz â€" oh. it was some- where near Villiers Bretton- eaux. We had a turkey dinner and the officers served us. We spent the rest of the day hum- ming and everybody mixed up. officers and all. It was a real rest day." CHILDHOOD MEMORIES Childhood days provided the most memorable Christmas for Reeve Wilfred Dean of Mark- GIRL1 WCdlLIl :1“ lldllllllg Fla“, Like everybody else. I; had been knocked around in England and we had all been on short rations. l saw my first big snow and had my firstt sleigh ride. I was entertained in’ a beautiful home. It. was a glor- ious day. It was a Canadian ex- perience I shall never forget.” BORROWED DECORATIONS . A member of Richmond Hill Public School Board. Mrs. Irene Worrell. also went back to New Brunswick for her most mem- orable Christmas Day. “There were so many of them." she said. “When we were young our father had to work in the north every Christmas and the first Christmas Day that we were all together was really memorable However. there was one Christmas that was outstanding. It was after the war and my husband was going, to Mount Allison College in‘ Sackville. New Brunswick. I was working in the library on the campus. We went out into the woods to get a Christmas tree and hauled it in ourselves. It was right after the war. as I said. and you couldn't buy a decoration anywhere. But one lady in Sackville lent us her material and we had our own decorated Christmas tree after all.” BABY’S FIRST CHRISTMAS A “Liberal” correspondent, had ever been away from home at Christmas. The second was the next year when l was in hospital in the old town of Shrewsbury. England. after be- ing wounded. It was one of what they used to call V.A.D. hospitals - a big old house turn- ed into a hospital. I was the only Canadian there and they used to treat me royally. But they had funny ideas about Canada. They used to ask me about wolves and Indians and they would ask me if I knew so- and-so in Canada. On Christmas Day there wasn't much that they could do for you. except treat you as nicely as possible. You just laid there and thought ab- out the good Christmases at home and wondered when you were ever going to get. back to them." - ANOTHER FAMILY MEMORY For still another parent Christmias beca-me memorable because of the family. Harold Sanderson. long~time resident of Church Street. vice-chairman of the Public School Board and altogether likely to be 1962 chairman. said. “Our most mem- orable Christmas was the one when our first daughter Jean was old enough to appreciate what was going on and to begin to understand what Christmas meant. She is now in Grade 9 at high school." Childhood days provided the'all.” most memorable Christmas for BABY’S FIRST CHRISTMAS Reeve Wilfred Dean of ?.lark-| A "Liberal" correspondent, Again, it could have been a Christmas which. through its very simplicity. stood out in strong contrast to all the others. “Which was YOUR most mem- orable Christmas?” “The Lib- eral“ decided to ask a number of residents of Richmond Hill and district. Here are the an- swers. MARRIED ‘GLORIOUS' GIRL Here‘s the one that Richmond Hill resident Douglas H. Storms. spark-plug of the movement which will eventually see Rich- mond Hill with its own hospital. and president of the York Cen- tral Hospital Association. re- members as his most memor- able Christmas Day: "lt was December 25U1. 1917. It was the day before I married the most glorious girl on earth â€" and she still is!" OUT OF THE LINE ‘: [town councillor now and Depu- ‘ty-reeve-elect for 1962, his out- .standing Christmas Day. He said: "it was Christmas Day, 1942. It was in Fredericton. New Brunswick. It was my first Christmas in Canada. I was out here on the British Common- 'wealth Air Training Plan, Like everybody else. I 1had been knocked around in England and we had all been on short rations. i saw my first. big snow and had my first sleigh ride. I was entertained in‘ a beautiful home. It. was a glor-l ious day. It was a Canadian ex- perience I shall never forget.” BORROWED DECORATIONS A member of Richmond Hill Public School Board. Mrs. Irene Worrell. also went back to New Brunswick for her most mem- orable Christmas Day. “There .were so many of them." she r Again, it could have been a Christmas which. through its very simplicity, stood out in strong contrast to all the others. It may have been a Christmas ham Township. fourth generaâ€" Day when much of it was spent tion of the Deans to be town- peering from a muddy ditch ship residents. “There were a through a periscope over the lot of them." he said. “They dun-coloured, misty fields of were the days when we were ill Flanders. while shivering men at home. My father and mother a few yards away looked back were there and my grandfather as machine guns cracked. deny- and grandmother. There were in‘g “peace on earth and good- six of us children in the family. will to men." Or it may have They were the most memorable been a day in a later conflict Christmas days of all. with palms on a Pacific island lST CANADIAN CHRISTMAS providing a striking contrast to The second World War gave the cedars and pines of Canada. Tom Broadhurst, Richmond Hill Hours of fun with this . . . consists of Engine, Tank Car. Caboose. 2 Straight and 4 Curved sections of Track. Operates on standard bat- $1.98 Including: Cadillacs. Sedans Tractors. Police Cars. etc. In the lives of most men and women there's usual- ly one Christmas Day that, for some special reason, stands out above all the others. It may have been a Christmas away back in the days when “all the world was young â€" and every lass a queen”. Or it may have been just a Christmas or two ago. Many models to choose from Old Time Cars. Planes. Heli copters. etc. Also FRICTION TOYS 13 THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill. Ontario. Thursday. December 21. 1961 Local Citizens Describe - - - TIE 8.- SOCK SETS “My Most Memorable Chriétmaé BATTERY OPERATED WHEEL TOYS MENS' MATCHING METAL FRICTION TRAIN SET Stretchee Hose RICHMOND HEIGHTS CENTRE Open Every Night ‘Til9 $1.98 A member of Richmond Hill Public School Board. Mrs. Irene Worre‘ll, also went‘ back to New Brunswick for her most mem- orable Christmas Day. “There were so many of them." she 79c 29c ham Township. fourth genera- tion of the Deans to be town- ship residents. “There were a lot of them," he said. “They were the days when we were Ill at home. My father and mother were there and my grandfather and grandmother. There were six of us children in the family. They were the most memorable Hard cover fiction books for boys and girls. Western. Adventure and popular TV subjects, as well as the best Classics. _ _ wears a cotton print or taffeta dress. This 16" doll with eleeping eyes has rooted saran hair in poodle cut or pony tail . . . and wears a cotton nrint nr $2.98 VINYL DOLLS BOOKS McCormick’s Reg. $4.50 Value BOXED CHOCOLATES SPECIAL FOP anomer RiChmond Hill[moved to Richmond Hill where resident. William Neal. car things were better." dealer of Yonge Street South, FIRST CHRISTMAS HOME long-time leader in civic af- “The first Chrismms home fairs and first Mayor when the from the war." said Mayor Hill was incorporated as a town, James Haggart of Richmond the Firm Great war 3150 Hill. asked about his most mem- provided the most memorable arable one_ After being away ChFiStmaS‘ ‘There were two 0f from his family and friends for them." said the former infantry- five years_ that one topped them man. “The first was my first an. in his “pinion. one overseas - the first time IFIRST ONE AT HOME instead of interviewing, was in- terriewed. 1 Mrs. Eleanor Charuk. the newspaper‘s correspondent in Oak Ridges. gave a typical mo- ther‘s reaction. “It was Christ- mas. 1952, when we were living in a flat in my mother‘s home; in Toronto. Our baby Sandra was eleven months old. She was‘ fascinated by the lights. She was just walking and had a won- derful time with the doll car- riage we got for her. That was as wonderful a Christmas as anyone would want." LONELY THOUGHTS IN HOSPITAL 57c 5|b.box E OPEN EVERY NIGHT ‘TIL 9 PM. INCLUDING SAT. NITE, DEC. 23rd MATCHING PULLOVERS LADIES CARDIGANS OVERLAND EXPRESS TRAIN Approx. 16" long . . . Battery operated train with colorful lithographed design and Hootâ€"Oâ€"Matlc sound just like areal train. 9 $3.6 S. S. Kresge Company Ltd. in the Richmond Heights shopping centre. Thait. said the native of St. Thomas, was in Sarnia where he was also with Kresges. He has been with that firm for fourteen years. incidentally. His wife was a Toronto girl and the two met while he was working in that city. “My most memorable Christ~ mas was spent in Holland." said 1Don. Watson. CFGM news edi- tor. announcer and commenta- tor. “We had had six months of Spartan living and. at the time. we were in an abandoned mon- astery. On Christmas Day in 1944 the army came through with two bottles of real beer. genuine turkey and a military version of plum pudding. On CHRISTMAS IN HOLLAND “It was the first one in my own home after I was married," said Manager Tom Mills of the "Instead they took me through short cuts where I saw garbage cans instead. I wanted to go home. However, we afterwards moved to Richmond Hill where things were better.” For another Richmond Hitler the most memorable Christmas brought a bit of an ordeal - meeting her “in-laws". War bride Edna Taylor was brought east by her husband “Chuck” Taylor. Yonge Street jeweller and president of the Yonge Street Business and Profess- ional Association, to meet his parents, then living in Toronto. “I expected to see Toronto look- ing like Victoria and Vancouv- er. with their flowers." she said. MEETING lN-LAWS ORDEAL $3.88 $4.77 Size I4 to 20 Specializing in Bookkeeping and Accounting, under supervision of Qualified Accountant. Typing, Mimeographing and Stenographic Service also available. COMPLETE ASSORTMENT Glft Wrappmgs And Package Tags TELEPHONE TU. 4-1821 B and E OFFICE SERVICES :tnrouglu ' ' ' all afterâ€" .' garbage"11:22;1 .Pla-‘mg bndge » .‘d to go; ' (lel‘wal‘dslcmms IN THE MOUNTAINS 11] where‘ "In 1943 I spent, the Christ- mas season in the Welsh moun» {OME lains at a reunion of the Snow- as homeidon group of Scout Climbers d. Mayorfand Mountaineers. After a ted-j hehmondiouS journey [mm London to 05¢ mem' Llanberis I struggled through a .“g away snowstorm to the Rectory where‘ lends for I was to be a guest. thinking of‘ 90d them all the sensible \V‘al‘m Places lwhere I could have been. The E . ruck-sack on my back was get-l *9 1“, ting heavier and I was getting’ narried. tired“ at» every step \ when; 15 0f the through the noise of the wind 1‘ ’ Ltd-.1" heard the beautiful voices 0f 8‘ S“099‘.”leWelsh choir. singing carols." So 7 Fine Quality 1 Hockey Sticks” suitable for all players in 50” t0'53” lengths and assorted lies. Varsity or Professional types. “I could not. be far from the; church next to the Rectory. Ii thought, so with renewed spirits I struggled on. This was the start of a Christmas holiday that seemed to be filled with singing and I realized for the ‘first time the important part: :music played in bringing to us" the true. joyful Spirit of Christ-l mas. Whenever I hear carols‘ being sung today my memory; always recalls the Welsh choiri Iheard on that memorable Christmas in 1948." 1 said Colin Burgess, president of the Richmond Hill Junior Chamber of Commerce. recall- ing his most memorable Christ- mas Day. ‘ “One of my most memorable Christmases," said Principal Garnet L. McDiarmid of Me- lConaghy Public School. Rich- ;mond Hill, “was one of the two spent overseas in the Air Force. We were stationed at Torquay in Devonshire and I remember that on that day we were served extra Canadian food. It was a pleasant experience after war- time rations. I remember see- ing liquid refreshments served, too. by a padre. I remember. also. playing bridge all after- noon." * Don Watson, at the time of his most memorable Christmas, was a sergeant with the 4th Armoured Division. top of that a concert party came to entertain us and one of he girls tossed a piece of mistletoe to the troops. I was the lucky one who caught it - and you can gUess the rest." AFTERYOON OF BRIDGE HOCKEY STICKS INCLUDING SATURDAY OUR ANNUAL YEAR END AV. 5-1105 â€" Richmond Hill - PA. 7-5001 Hardtop. automatic, radio, power steering Licence No. 184-737 R. ll. LITTLE & I= 57 MERCURY 4-DOOR OUR COST 58 FORD 6-CYLINDER Convertible, Automatic, Radio. Power Steering, 17,000 Original‘ miles - Licence No. 71-854 ‘ REG. PRICE $2275 58 METEOR DELUXE OUR COST 60 FORD FAIRLANE OUR COST 57 METEOR 4-DO0R OUR (‘OST 6-Cylinder, automatic, radio Licence No. 14-417 REG. 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