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Well. Christmas has come and gone again, and if your house is anything like mine. you are walking knee deep in a welter of toys and wondering where they‘re all going to fit in. Of course the bright types who write those cheery maga- zine articles will have gone through their toy boxes weeks ago, discarding all damaged or broken playthings. When I try this at our house, though, I am greeted with wails of “No, no, that's good. I need it", and the battered trucks, odd dominoes and 1-imib1ess teddy bears are jealously hoarded - for what purpose I have never been able to discover. Yet on thinking back on my own childhood, I'm sure my sis- ter Bettye and I were just as adamant about refusing to part with old treasures. as I remem- ber many that must have been around for years and with which We played until they fell to pieces. The most memorable ones are, of course, the members of our doll families. With the sug- gestion “Let’s you be Kate and I'll be Gladys," Bettye as Kate and I as Gladys spent hours caring for our beloved families through every imaginable trial and tribulation. First and most loved of all were the baby dolls. These were exact replicas of new born babies. with just a whisper of hair painted on their! softly rounded china heads. They had complete wardrobes befitting their age - long petticoats. call- ed gertrudes, with tiny buttons on the shoulders and trimmed with lace. long white dresses with Swiss embroidery and knit- ted sweaters and bonnets. These must have been our first dolls. because we certainly lov- ed them the most. And then, when we were a few years older, came the "Eaton Beauties”. These were terribly stylish, had jointed‘ composition legs and arms. e1- eborately dressed Ila-1r and beautliully haughty expressions, emphasized by “real” eyes, with thick bristly eyelashes. Next were the Mamma dolls, probably about two feet high - about the size of 3 year-old child - and dressed becomineg as toddlers, with short cotton frocks. matching sunbonnets. and white socks with black pat- ent leather islipperjs. These dolls had composition heads and limbs. but stuffed sawdust bodies and we didn't feel nearly so protective over them. I fear they took much ab: use and remember particularly. washing off crayon “measles” with disastrous results; and an equally disastrous attempt at barbering. when their fine heads of hair were cropped, rather unbecomingly. Of course. too, these were the oldest children in the family, and as such, came in for rather more than their fair share of spankings. although as I remember, their internal mechanism stood up rather well and they cried “Miamma” at ap- propriate intervals right to the end. l And again, thanks to the en- during patience of Mother, the beauties came equipped with wardrobes appropriate to their station in life; a pastel dress. full skirted with puff sleeves and a tight-fitting bodice fas- tened in the back with tiny dome fasteners: a really grown-up slip with narrow shoulder straps, lace at the hem and more domes at the back: and most charming of all. dainty bloomers. also trimmed with a trill of lace. They also came complete with smart knitted berets and jackets - or, I‘ should say â€" almost complete, for I remember finding my doll on Christmas morning with the knitting needles still in her par- tially completed sweater. left there by a tired mother who hadn't the strength on Christ- mas eve for one more stitch! How lucky Bettye and I were to be the eldest in the family! When the other two children came along some years later. I'm sure Mother never again had the time to show them her devotion in quite such a charm- ing way. being too fully occu- pied with the more mundane chores of caring for her larger family. So thank you, Mother. we loved every one of those stitches. Although Kate and Gladys loved their children with quite a suffocating intensity. taking them for bus rides â€"â€" which in- volved dressing them in layers of clothing and sitting with them on the two top stairs, which were the bus â€" scolding them By Margaret 1. McLean a,“ gage/4,1619% gag/W tor spilling their food, and nur-s sing them tirelessly through myriad illnesses, with all this attention and devotion, their children were never given; names. They were always re- ferred to as baby doll, mamma‘ doll and Eaton Beauty. Why this deficiency in imaginations I can't quite understand. Of course. we had the usual props to go with our families â€" cradles, doll carriages and even small high chairs, but these linger only faintly in the memory beside others which stand out with surprising clar- lty. One of these was our trunk, 21 perfect copy of a steamer trunk, complete with brass handles. a clasp, a removable ‘tray and wall-papered interior. Of course it was seldom a trunk in the usual sense of the word, but became in turn a tea table, an operating table. or even an open lifeboat adrift on a stormy sea where Kate and Gladys per- ched, their loved ones strainod to their bosoms, praying for the sight of a distant shore. I sup- pose Mother liked its extreme practicality, because it flid “old r._-.__,flry , a lot of our “junk” and kept It tidlly out of sight. But I re- member most of all its lovely smell -â€"- a real “trunk” smell, compounded of wallpaper and paste, and. I expect, just stale air A gift from another imagina- tive relative was several pieces of imitation food. Made of plas- ter. they became quite. chipped as I remember them, but were originally painted to resemble the real thing. There was a little loaf of bread â€" so conven- ient! It could be sliced en-d- lessly and y_et never diminlshed; a wedge of golden layer cake with chocolate coloured icing and filling; a ham with a neat round bone and temptineg pink mea-t; and a bath bun. complete with icing and fat raisins. I have a feeling that there must have been other items in our ‘larder, but these are all that remain to memory and with this possi 1y monotonous diet, Kate and Gladys regaled their families for years. No one else was ever allowed into the private lives of Kate and Gladys (their husbands were always conveniently away on trips) nor do I remember their "children" every taking part in neighbourhood games. For play with other childhood friends, and this must have been when we were older and could wield a needle with a minimum of skill, we had a series of twoâ€"inch celluloid dolls. I use the word series advisedly. be- cause these dolls were prone to lose arms and legs if the elas- tic which held them on was Dudley Avenue Clark Avenue Elgln Street Albion Close Yonge Street Yonge Street Yonge Street Yonge Street John Street John Street John Street John Street John Street Church Street Colbourne Street Eliza Street Glen Cameron Road Glen Cameron Road Morgan Avenue Clark Avenue Clark Avenue Henderson Street Henderson Street Henderson Street Henderson Street (a) SANITARY SEWERS Proctor Avenue Yonge Street Yonge Street Yonge Street Yonge Street Easement 320' N. of N.S.L. of Clark Avenue Steeles Avenue Highland Park Blvd. Woodward Avenue Woodward Avenue Woodward Avenue Grandview Avenue Meadowview Avenue N. S. Lane 120' E. of Yonge N. S. Lane 120' E. of Yonge Dudley Avenue Willowdale Blvd. INCLUDING PRIVATE SEWER CONNECTIONS, TOGETHER WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF STAGES 2 AND 3 OF THE WEST BRANCH LITTLE DON RIVER TRUNK SEWERS The above appointment is for the hearing of an application made by the Township of Markham for approval of agreements with the Ontario Water Resources Commission for the construction by the Commission of a sanitary sewer system at an estimated cost of $470,000 and for the con- struction by the Commission of a storm sewer system at an estimated cost of $360,000 and for the repayment of these amounts over a. period of thirty years. STORM SEWERS After allowing an estimated grant of $75,000 from the Department of Highways, the es- timated annual cost of the storm sewer project is $26,087, which includes interest, debt retirement, operating cost and reserve for renewals, replacements and contingencies It is proposed to raise the sum of $15,180 by a frontage rate of 60¢ per it; $3,020 by a connection charge of $7.55, and $7,887 by a special levy of approximately 7 mills on the storm sewer area. On the basis of thesa levies a, house on a 60’ lot assessed for a total of $2,500 would pay annually the following amounts: NOTE: The above estimated cost of $470,000 includes an amount of $67,500 being the cost of a portion of the works in question approved by The Ontario Municipal Board prior to the hearing because of urgency and in respect Of which the Board must still decide whether the cost is to be levied by a. special rate or paid out of the general rate of the Township. Street Street Street Street We spent hours devising wardrobes for these charming infants, beginning with very simple garments made by fold- ing a rectangle of cloth in half and cutting a hole for the head on the fold. The sides were then sewn to within a quarter of an inch of the top fold, leav- ing an opening for the arms. stretched injudiciously, and of course they smashed beyond repair when inadvertently step- ped on, and so required fre- qugnt replacement. Even this simple type of gown, however, had its problems. Of- ten, to my frustration, the gar- ment would be too tight to stretch over the fat little tummy which was standard equipment on the dolls; and the neck had to be large enough to admit the head but not so large that it would slip off the body. We evidently began making these: “dresses” at quite an early age.‘ because I recall crying with rage when one Bettye had made for me (I was evidently unable to make my own) fell apart at the seams. When Mother came to investigate my wails, I explain~ ed tearfully. “She didn't sew it over and over at the end." However. we eventually did learn not only to “sew it over and over" at the end, but to fashion quite stylish wardrobes for our dolls. We never were able. however, to equal the haute couture of an older girl up the street whose designs ran‘ ‘to satin evening gowns and pic- lture hats with the brimrs stiff- lened with wire. Ah me. I wonder if they are still making “Eaton Beauties"? Having spent the last twenty years raising a family of seven sons, I have given the doll coun- ters scant attention. I did hap- pen one day. though. on a long‘ counter of doll clothes. and ‘while I marvelled at their scope and variety, I could not but think how much both mothers and daughters must miss in not making their own. I'm sure Mother enjoyed those doll clothes most while she was making them; and as for Bettye and I, it was the hours we spent turning out our clumsy crea- tions that we enjoyed. The “finished” product was little used and soon discarded.__ After such a placid childhood. my household of riotous boys often leaves me somewhat dis- mayed. And after I have broken up a hockey game in the living room. shaken apart two mad- dened wrestlers in the bedroom and settled a dispute as to which of two teen-tigers is to press his pants first. I sometimes cling to a door jamb for support, and whisper silently, “Kate and Gladys, wherefore art thou!" 60’ Frontage @ 60c Service Connection @ $7.55 Sewer Area Levy 7 Mills 140’ south of south street limit of Elgin SLClark Dudley Avenue Yonge Street 5’ N. of C.L. Elgin Street 5’ N. o! C.L. Elgin Street 480' -S. of S.S.L. John Street 5' N. of C.L. John Street 5' N. of C.L. Colbourne Street Yonge Street 5’ E. of C. L. Church Street C. L. William Street 5‘ E. of C. L. Deanbank Drive 5’ E. of C.L. Lanefield Drive 5’ N. of C.L. of John Street Yonge Street _ .. V ,h“_A 350' l E. Lil 25’ N‘ 530‘ I 5‘ N. 5' N. 615' J 5’ E. 80' W 5’ E. 5‘ E. 5’ E. 5’ N. 5’ E. lAO' l Yonge Street 5' E. of C. L. Lillian Ave. 150’ E. of Yonge Street 150' E. of Yonge Street 150’ E. of E. Limit R. P. 2426 S. Limit RP. 2368 5' N. of C. L. Proctor 5’ N. of C.L. Glen Cameron Road 70’ S. of S.S.L. Morgan 5' E. of C. L. Henderson N.S.L. Meadowview Ave. 5’ N. ocf C. L. Glen Cameron 315’ N. of N.S.L. Clark 450' S. of S.S.L. Elgin Yonge Street Lane Lane 50' E Lane Lane 120' E. of Yonge Street 50’ E. of ESL. Yonge 100' S. of S.S.L. Meadowview 5' N. of CL. of Woodward 5’ N. of C.L. Highland Park Blvd 5’ N. of C.L. Highland Park Blvd 120’ E. of Yonge Street 120' E. of Yonge Street of Yonge Street 120' E. of Yonge Street of CL. of Dudley Avenue 120' E. of Yonge Street ETVL. Colbourne Street FROM By Toby Shore The 'feeling of Christmas' was in the air and amid the festive decorations as Mrs. R. A. Big- ford and yours truly were am- ong the 700 to 800 Volunteer Cancer Workers of the Metro- politan Division who were pre- sented to the Lieutenant-Gov- ernor and Mrs. Keiller Mackay in their Queen's Park suite on December 15. Receiving in the beautifully decorated music room were Lieutenant-Governor and Mrs. Keiller Mackay. Carl B. French, John P. MacBeth. Mrs. George B. Mulligan and Mrs. Hillier i'I‘hompsornr. District Volunteer Cancer Workers Attend Reception At Queen's Park Refreshhments were served in the suite with hostesses from the society passing the dainty sandwiches and cakes. tea and coffee. The three rooms, each with their gain decorated Christmas trees. bouvghs of evergreen fes- tooned in the urns and the mantle over the glowing fire- ‘place, draped with sparkling tinsel and colourful balls and holly sprays. all added to the galety and spirit of Christmas and were decorated by members of the soclety. Perhaps we’ll remember most the wonderful sight as we look- ed out at the broadloomed staircase with its green boughs tied with bright red ribbon bows and saw the maroon and white robed figures of St. Michael's Boys’ Choir as they stood ar- ranged on the stairs and over- flowing in-to the hall.‘ If 01:11: shopping and prepara- tions for the holiday season had SCHEDULE nun PASSER HU. 5-1313 SEPTIC TANKS PUMPED and CLEANED Complete Septic Tank Repair Service 'Accurate Septic Tank Service .Clark Avenue 350' W. of Henderson Street E. Limit R. P. 8 25’ North of S. end of Cul-De-Sac 530’ N. of N.S.l:_.. E_1‘gin‘St. 5’ N. of C.L. John Street 5’ N. of Colbourne Street 615‘ N. of N.S.L. Colbourne Street 5’ E. of C.L. Church Street 80' W. of W.S.L. Paul Street 5’ E. of C.L. Deanbank Dr. 5‘ E. of C.L. Lanefield Drive 5’ E. of C.L. Henderson Ext. 5' N. of CL. of Colbourne St. 5’ E. of C.L. Church Street 542‘ N. of N.S.L. Colbourne Street 5‘ E. of C.L. Lillian Avenue 5’ E. of C.L. Henderson 5’ E. of C.L. Henderson 5' E. of C.L. Dudley Avenue 5' E. of C.L. Henderson 5' N. of C.L. Proctor 5’ N. of C.L. Glen Cameron Road Pt. 125’ N. of N.S.L. Glen Cameron Road Trunk Sewer M.H. No. 14, 115’ N. of N.S.L. Morgan Trunk MB. No. 11 525’ E. of ESL. Henderson 5’ N. of C.L. Glen Cameron 315’ N. of N.S.L. Clark 940’ N. of N.S.L. Clark 5’ N. of C.L. Elgin Street 5’ E. of CL. of Dudley E. Limit R. P. 2446 E. Limit R. P. 2446 Lane 120' E. of Yon-ge Street 5’ E. of CL. of Dudley Ave. E. Limit of R. P. 2446 E. Limit R. P. 2446 5’ E. of CL. of Jewell Street 5' N. of C.L. Grandview 5' N. of C. L. Steeles 5' N. of C. L. Steeles 5’ N. of CL. of Woodward R. 1 Willowdale 3 36.00 7.55 17.50 NOTICE TOWNSHIP OF MARKHAM 61.05 left us somewhat jaded. during the next hour our hearts accep- ted and drew around us the mantle of the true spirit of Christmas as these beautifully voiced boys and young men sang the old traditional carols as surely their composers had meant them to be sung. The choir was conducted by Rev. Father Armstrong but it TO THE FOREGOING APPOINTMENT FOR HEARING (b) STORM SEWERS The choir was conducted by Rev. Father Armstrong but it was their director, the Rt. Rev, Monseignor Ronan, who with justifiable pride followed each note and phrase of {his boys' from the sidelines and won the hearts of everyone there. As mentor, director and composer, he has seen many such choirs come and go and to each differ- ent group he has given a part of himself. The selection was timely and varied. With John Arab of the Canadian Opera Company (sur- rounded by boys dressed as early Canadian Indians), sing- ing the first Canadian Carol, the Indian chiefs and trappers presented their pelts and furs to the infant Jesus in the cradle. It was a most moving and beautiful offering. A bright and lively note was added as the boys dressed in 18th century costumes â€"- silk fluted berets, bright shirts and silk knee breeches and long white stockings, carried boughs of holly and danced and sang “Deck the Halls". The finale was an overture! The complete choir with John Arab sang a “Christmas Over- ture" of a medley of all the best known 8.: best loved carols. As the choir moved off down ME. 5-1000 $470,000 the corridor to the stirring strains of Semper Fidelis, each guest felt the age-old stirring in their breast as indeed the shepherds, kings and Wise men must have been stirred on that night when the Star shone so bright announcing “A Saviour Is Born". T h e Lieutenant-Governor thanked Monseignor Ronan, Father Armstrong and the choir, pointing out what a contribu- tion they had made, and do make, towards the musical ap- preciation and sheer enjoyment of so many Toronto folk. The graciousness of our hosts and the beauty of our entertain- ment will long be a highlight in our memory of Christmas 1961. Willowdale Meadowview Willowdale Steeles Jewell Highland Park Blvd. Jewell Woodward Jewell Grandview Jewell Meadowview Jewell (Extended) Highland Park Blvd. Woodward Grandview Grandview Avenue Dudley Avenue Dudley Avenue Meadowview Dudley (extended to CNR Ditch) Steele: Avenue Steele: Avenue Dudley Avenue Highland Park Blvd. Dudley Highland Park Blvd. Steeles Willowdalo Willowdale Woodward Woodward Willowda‘le Grandview TAKE NOTICE that The Ontario Municipal Board hereby appoints Thursday, the 4th day of January 1962, at the hour of Ten O’clock in the forenoon, at the Council Chambers, in the Town- ship of Markham (at Buttonville) for the hearing of all interested persons 1n support of or m opposition to the construction of the sanitary sewer system and the storm sewer system described in Schedule “A” attached hereto and proposed By-laws 1892 and 1894. DATED at Toronto, this 27th day of November 1961. INCLUDING PRIVATE SEWER CONNECTIONS, CATCH BASINS AND NECESSARY APPURTENANCES SANITARY SEWERS To repay the cost of the sanitary sewer project and to operate and maintain the system, $49,925 would have to be raised annually. It is proposed to raise the sum of $16,320 by a front- age rate of 40c per ft.; $4,550 by a connection charge of $7.00; $17,055 by a surcharge of 85% of each user’s water bill and $12,000 by a special levy of approximately 3 mills on the sanitary sewer area. On the basis of these levies, a house on a 60’ lot assessed for a total of $2,500 and paying an annual water bill of $20.00 would pay the following amounts annually: Any owners or persons affected and who are unable to attend at the hearing may file their objections with the Clerk at the Township of Markham or with the Ontario Municipal Board, 145 Queen Street West, Toronto, on or before the 29th day of December 1961. All plans, reports and estimates may be inspected at the office of the undersigned during bus- iness hours. DATED AT THE TOWNSHIP OF MARKHAM on the 14th day of December 1961. IN THE MATTER OF: Sections 39 and 41 of The Ontario Water Resources Commission Act (R.S.O. 1960, c. 281), Section 64 of The Ontario Municipal Board Act (R.S.0. 1960, c. 274), and Section 380 of The Municipal Act (R.S.0. 1960, c. 249) - and - IN THE MATTER OF an application by the Ontario Water Resources Commission on behalf of the Corporation of the Township of Markham for approval of the entering by the said Corporation into an agreement with the said Commission for the construction by the said Commission of a sanitary sewer system at an estimated cost of $470,000, and of a. storm sewer system at an estimated cost of $360,000, and IN THE MATTER OF an application by the Corporation of the Township of Markham for approval of its proposed By-law 1892, being a by-law providing for the imposing of a sewer rate on owners or occupants of land who derive or will or may derive a benefit from the said sanitary sewer system within the area described in the said by-law, and IN .THE MATTER OF an application by the said Corporation for approval of its proposed By-law 1894, being a by-law providing for the imposmg of a sewer rate on owners or occupants of land who derive or will or may gzzige a benefit from the said storm setver system within registered Plan Sanitary Sewers Storm Sewers STEEL LINTELS I BEAMS To Custom Specifications PINDER BROS. ND. 2 Otonobee BA. 1-3344 60’ Frontage @ 40c Connection @ $7.00 3 Mills on Assessment 85% of Water Bill STEEL FABRICATING APPOINTMENT FOR HEARING Grandview 100’ E. of Dudley Meadowview 300’ W. of Jewell 120' N. of Steele: 100' E. of Willowdalc Highland Park Blvd. 100' E. of Wlllowdalo Woodward 100' E. of Wlllowdale Grandview Willowdale Meadawview 100' E. of Jewell 100‘ E. of Jewell 100' E. of Jewell 120' E. of Yonge 100’ N. of Woodward Grandview 120' E. of Yongo Meadowvlew Kept in Stock Portable Crane Service 120’ E. of Yonge 100’ W. of Willowdalo Steeles 120’ E. of Yongc 110' S. o! Wood'ward Dudley 270’ E. of Willowdalc Steele; Highland Park Blvd. 120’ E. of Yongo Dudley Woodward 100’ E. of Dudley Total : THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thursday, December 28. 1951 FROM :Young's B. A. Service Stafigy L-------------d LIBERAL CLASSIFIEDS-GetResuIts-TU. 4-1105 Yonge & Benson ONE STOP SERVICE CENTRE WASHING, POLISHING, GREASING TIRE REPAIRS, BATTERIES General Repairs to all Makes of Cars SID HUNT, Licensed Mechanic Willowdale CNR Outfall Ditch 600' E. of Jewall Highland Park Blvd. Jewell Woodward Jewell Grandview Jewell Meadawview Jewell Meadorwview CNR Outtall Dltch 600‘ E. o! Jewell 600' E. of Jewell 600' E. at Jewell Dudley Avenu- Gran-dvlew Meadawview Dudley CNR Outfall Ditch Dudley Dudley Highland Park Blvd. Dudley Highland Park Blvd. Willowdale Wlllowdale Highland Park Blvd. Woodward Avenue Dudley Willowdalo Grandview Willowdale B. VICKERS. Clerk Township of Markham H. C. T. CRISP, P. F. E. 7661-(a)-61 P. F. E. 7661-(b)-61 YOUNG'S 3 55.50 $ 24.00 7.00 7.50 17.00 TU. 4-0009 m $ 470,000 360,000 $ 830.000 Acting Secretary T0 Richmond Hill 3300.000