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2 THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thursday, January The fact that Markham Town- ship Council, at a recent meeting. discussed the benefit of co-ordinated action with the Town of Richmond Hill and the Township of Vaughan is significant. It is true that the subjects were mentioned in only the sketchiest of manners. Nevertheless the fact that they were discussed at all is important, for it shows that there is a distinct awareness of the 31% of joint action on the part of arkham Township‘s governing body, The two topics which were men- tioned were incineration of garbage and welfare services. The former is no new idea in this part of the coun- try. It has been discussed on num- erous occasions. Some years ago the Town of Aurora considered an incinâ€" crater operated by and for several “The new formula for elemen- tary schools (that for secondary schools will remain unchanged this year) is extremely simple: The school board in receipt of the school tax assistance grant, or the municipal council on its behalf, must reduce the tax rate on home owners and farmers School Trustee Appointments The resignation of Trustee Lewis D. Clement from the Richmond Hill Public School Board and his almost immediate appointment to the York Central District High School Board is an unusual incident. It would only be possible for it to happen at the end of a year, when retirements create the necessary vacancy. It is espec- ially unusual when it is recalled that his resignation is the third in a short space of time. The board had to name a trustee to take the place of Mrs. Connie Matthews on her resig- nation due to removal from Richmond Hill. In early 1962 it will have to name a person to take Trustee Cle- ment’s place. The third resignation. that of Trustee Williams. was filled at the recent municipal elections. The combination of events has been some- whlat accidental but extremely unus- ua. Premier John Roberts promised tax assistance to the home owner and farmer has two serious defects. In announcing to the Legislature the amount and application of provincial grants for education to be paid in 1962-63, Mr. Robarts referred to the oft-repeated theme of the mounting burden of school taxes on the home owner and farmer. One has only to examine the figures from any year to realize the size of this burden. For example, in 1959 while provincial fronts amounted to $148 million local school taxation climbed to $246 million. In face of the postwar popu- lation expansion provincial grants have increased but local school taxes have climbed that much faster. And the accompanying tax burden on the average home owner striving to raise his family has become more burden- some with every passing year. In an apparent attempt to ease this burden Premier Robarts stated in the Legislature: The high school board should be strengthened by the appointment of Mr. Clement. He has rendered fine service as a member of the public school board and as its chairman, dur- 'I'Ile Seed May Be Sprouting WE NOW! Have The Cleanesi Coin Laundry In Richmond Hill An Independent Weekly! Esta-bug'th 187R ’0” L 5“. Subscription Rate $3.50 per year; to United States $4.50: 10c single copy Member Audit Bureau of circulations _ Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Associatlon J. E. SMITH. Editor and Publisher W. S. COOK. Managing Editor NOW YOU CAN WASH BAYVIEW PLAZA â€" BAYVLEW AVENUE 8; ELGIN MILLS ROAD Grunts And School Taxes ; F. J. PICKING. News Editor “Authorized as second class mail. Post Office Department. Ottawa" THEY HOLD 2 REGULAR WASHER LOADS FOR 35c. We also have biz COMMERCIAL DRYERS that flufi dry your clothes ever-so-fast. You can put 4 to 5 regular washer loads in one big dryer (deposit 10c {or each 10 minutes required). Several dimes may be deposited at one time. We now can offer you your choice of the regular automatic washer of either the BI; Inglis Washer or the Easy with the Spiralator Action. They both do a very CLEAN wash COIN LAUNDRY All Those Blankets, Bed Spreads, Drapes. Scatter Rugs. Sheets, Playsuits, Overalls, etc. (Ebe liberal In Our BIG NEW DOUBLE LOAD WASHERS NOTICE (Come and See for Yourself) The second defect is Premier Robarts decision to saddle commerce with an extra tax burden. Unusually high taxes will only hinder the re- covery of many egments of the economy from the current depressed business conditions. Only a vital healthy economy can play its full part in the overall tax picture in the community. In the final analysis, higher business taxes will only be passed on to the consumer in the form of higher prices for goods and services municipalities quite seriously, mem- bers of council even going to Tona- wanda, N.Y., to examine a project there. For some reason the idea died. It might well be revived. With growing population the problem of garbage disposal is intensifying. Dumping grounds are becoming scarcer. Two, three or even more municipalities might well stage a joint study of the value of co-opera- tive action. If impracticable - not too much harm will have been done. If practical and economical, certain- ly considerable benefits can be deriv- ed. Such a study might prove to be a worth-while first step towards sav- ing of money and effort by elimin- ation of duplication. Taxpayers cer- tainly would welcome it if it did. ing a difficult period which saw un- precedented expansion of the Rich- mond Hill system. In a time when the transition of pupils from their public school studies to the high school scene is so important. partic- ularly with recent developments in educational plans, Mr. Clement should be able to play a most con- structive part. In a similar case, Mrs. Barbara Langstaff brought a wealth of public school background to her high school board duties and fulfilled them well. Her uccessor should be able to pick up the load capably. by a full 10 per cent below that applicable to commercial properties.” The first serious defect is there is no limitation on the amount school boards can spend and no requirements that the provincial money be used to reduce taxes. Any board can simply accept the increased grants and raise the local levy to meet increased ex- penditures. If Mr. Robarts really wants to help the home owner and farmer then he should ensure there is no waste of money in the schools. He should ensure that the taxpayer gets the maximum return on every tax dollar, and that the total tax bill in any community bears some rela- tion to the peoples’ ability to pay and the educational needs of the com- munity. While Mr. Clement will be miss- ed on the public school board, there is little fear that the marked efficiency of that body will be lessened. Good people are left to carry on. Staff ap- pointments in the past have been made wisely. They will now pay div- idends. While the board will have an admixture of new ideas and old, there is a leavening of administrative ability and experience which should see a high standard maintained. 4, 1962 Sometimes a party went to a private home for re- freshments and dancing, sometimes their destination was a concert held at a school or church in a neigh- bouring village. A popular event which always at- tracted sleighloads of people from Thornhil] was the annual supper and entertainment put on by the Rich- mond Hill Fire Brigade. We happen to have an old copy of “The Liberal” containing a description of one planned 73 years ago, for January 1, 1888, which reads in part, “A torchlight procession will be formed at‘ the fireball at 6 o’clock when the firemen, headed by the brigade band will march through the principal streets. A good supper will then be served in the Masonic Hall. ‘The following talent which has be n secpregl for the concert is a guarantee that the hou. e will be crowded: Mrs. A. J. Hume, Miss Ida Simpson, Mr. C. Savage, Mr. J. Duncomb, Mr. A. J. Hume, Mr. W. Sanderson, Mr. W. D. Atkinson, and the Harmonica Club. After the concert a magnificent display of fireworks prepared by Professor Hand of Hamilton, at a cost of over $20. ‘ will be exploded in front of the Methodist Church. This alone will be worth the admission to the hall . . . Tickets \ for supper, concert and fireworks display, 25c, child- ren 15c.” Snow Que]; Blocked YongeA ]he recalled. “used to beborder- Hoping to obtain more infor- mation about winter doings in this district in earlier days we got ln touch with Mr. Albert Stunden, a sprightly senior cit- izen of Thornhill. “Yonge St," Winter Season Was Gay Time In Thornhill District Many Long Years Ago Sil‘O/lfl/ 340146145 . Albert Stunden Reminisce: (By Doris FitzGerald) Old timers have told us that sleighing parties once ranked high among the pleasures of the winter season. Said .one Thornhill resident, “the big farm sleighs would be filled with straw, and there were lots of buf- falo robes for warmth. The harness bells jingled mer- rily and everybody sang as we drove along. It was great fun on a frosty starlit night.” Britain announces that “barring serious eco- nomic difficulties” it will soon switch to a decimal system of coinage. . . . Well, the first difl’iculty is that they’ve made the pence too long. A family on the Maple exchange keep getting telephone calls to a Richmond Hill restaurant for deliveries of Chinese food. . . . The Wong number? Genuine Cockneys can again be born in London now that the Bow Bells are ringing to greet them. The bells and the Cockneys were silenced simul- taneously by a Nazi bomb. . . . A “dropped-their- haitch" bomb? pays The SAFETY- PAYS slogan imprinted on the 1962 drivers' license forms revives the old bar-room joke “ . . . and when MacTavish paysâ€"everybody A fashion note from New York says: Spit Curl Points To New Look. . . . It certainly will, if the spit curl has been dyed in one of the new shades. Premier Khrushchev says the Soviet Union still has thieves, cheats, swindlers, and even murderers. . . . This is what happens when “secret” police become too efficient. A rich resident of Toronto's Rosedale district has installed an intercom set between his bedroom and his dog’s kennel. . . . Now they can communi~ cate in hi-fido. Overweight aircrewmen at a US. airbase in Britain have been warned to reduce or be grounded. The persistent heavy-eaters will be adjusting their flab for landing. Spot-checks by the Metro Police over the holiday Season seemed to turn up a bit of everything â€" except a. good contagious case of Measles. West German newlyweds are being offered interest-free loans to settle down in West Berlin. . . Like, settle down and stay kaput‘.’ Tarzan’s books are being taken from the library of a California town because of objections to Tarzan and Jane being unmarried. The publishers say they have the objections all the time. . . . And don’t they have a song about the Tarzan gripes forever? WTrhe exhibition featured the work completed during the teachers inpservice art course. Mrs. Donnelly is a teacher at the Walter Scott Public School. (Photo by Lagerquist) Viewing a modern painting which was one of the many paintings on dis lay at the recent children’s and teachers’ art exhibition at the Mac- Kil op Public School is Trustee Joseph Rabinowitch and Mrs. Lou Don- nelly. This painting was submitted by an anonymous artist and done by music. p! Proving that yesterday’s news is not necessarily dead. Public School Art Exhibition Dug he recalled. “used to be border- ed by rail fences, and the snow drifted so deeply between them that farmers often had to leave the road and cut across the fields in their sleighs. There were no rinks, but we had a by George Mayes bit of skating, now and then, after a thaw and freeze-up. Apart from that I really can’t res member much about the winter here. I was just a boy when1 we left Langstaff." However Mr.‘ Stunden has other interesting recollections. because he was born in Cook's Hotel, at the north west corner of Yonge St. and the Langstaff Sideroad. ‘This old inn, once more grandly ‘called the Yorkshire House, was owned for a long period by the Cook family, who also ran the stage coaches between Rich- mond Hill, and Toronto until they were taken over by John Thompson. Cook’s Hotel Mr. George Stunden, Albert's father, operated the hotel for the Cooks for a number of years. He came to Canada from Eng- land at the age of 17, and work‘ ed to; a time on the Miller farm on Yonge St.. and for Tom Humberstone, the potter, in Newt‘onbrook. before becom- ing a hotel keeper. His wife Tilly Door was the daughter of a former officer in the German Army who had a mill on the Langstaff Sideroad between Yonge St. and Bayview Ave. It is said that Robert Doer could speak several languages, and that he lived to be over 112 years old. to, and coming from, Toronto, and on occasional gangs of men working on the road. The toll gate, kept by Henry Richards, stood a little south of the ho- tel on Yonge St. and discour- aged local patronage from that direction because only doctors, policemen and firefighters were allowed to pass the toll bar free of charge. Another frame building which held special in- terest for young Stunden, who often went there on errands for his mother. was the general store and post office kept by Mr. Henry Horne near the north ‘east corner of the Langstaff Sideroad and Yonge St. Albert Stunden remembers the large stable behind the ho- tel but thinks that there were never many horses in the stalls overnight. Northbound travel- lers found it quicker and more convenient to take the Grand Trunk Railway. Cook's depend- ed mainly upon the trade of farmer§ and their teams going :Robert Karsh Heads \Legion Branch 375 u». an» -vua» About 1894 when the Metro~ politan Radial Railway was be- ing built George Stunden and his family moved to a hotel in Boltin Village. Cook’s Hotel stood vacant for a while. and eventually burned down. Later Mr. Stunden kept a hotel in Barrie, and it was here Albert Stunden grew to manhood, marâ€" ried Olive Hobson, and worked for a number of years in Bryce’s Bakery, and in the construction business with his brother. Thir- ty years ago he returned to Thornhill to live, and was em- ployed by Mr. Bingham of Lea- side whose business was mov- ing buildings. One local edi- "Wonderful time" was the un- animous opinion of all of the sixty-six Brownies, plus leaders and parents who attended the long anticipated “Christmas Party” of the 13th Richmond Hill Brownie Pack which was held in St. Matthew's United Church on December 19th. As guests -- the 151; Gormley Pack of 27 Brownies -- accom- panied by their leaders Brown Owl Mrs. Barbara Hardie, Taw- nie Owl Mrs. V. Vardy and two Packies were welcomed by the “Grand Howl" opened by Linda Robbins, who spoke the words of welcome officially starting the “Fairy Ring" -- the largest L:,L-___ -2 u__ n_-|. About 1894 when the Metro~ politan Radial Railway was be- ing built George Stunden and his family moved to a hotel in Ofiu’cers of the Royal Cana-‘ dlan Legion, Branch 375, Rich- mond Hill. for 1962, were re- cently installed as follows: President Robert Karsh, Rich- mond Hill; Past President George Wood; 131 Vice-Presi- dent. Frank Barroti‘. Richmond Hill; 2nd Vice-President, Mur- ray Blanchard; Secretary Geo- rge Lenniville, Richmond Hill; Treasurer, Jack Sanders, Rich- mond Hill; Chaplain. Rev. James O’Neil, St. Mary’s Anglican Church; Executive Officers, John Reid. Richvale; Stan Wood, Richvale; Frank Titshall, May Avenue, Yongehurst; Harold Patton, Richmond Hill; Norm Lenton, Weldrick Road. Two playa were then present HOLLAND LANDING: Eigh- ed. on which both Packs had teen chickens and two chinchil- spent considerable time and ef- las were found starving and fort in preparation and were en- 144 chickens were found deadithusiastically received. “Pat‘s in heaps on an abandoned farmlChristmas Box" by the 13th on the Holland Marsh south .15 Pack under the direction of Bradford. The owner is missing the Brown Owl. “The Christ- ‘and provincial police are in- mas Story" by the lat Gormley vestlgating. Pack was given. under the direc- THROW-AWAY ADVERTISINGilived in many Canadian towns fice Mr. Stunden helped to move was the large red brick house. formerly owned by John Francis, on the south west cor- ner of Yonge, and Centre Sts., Thornhill. When this property was purchased by the British American Oil Co. for a service station, the house was sold, and‘ moved to a lot on Elizabeth St. It is now owned and occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Boynton Weld- rick. Mr. Bingham joined the Canada Paint Co., and got a job there as maintenance man for Mr. Stunden, but after a few years the varnish fumes af- fected his health and he sought outdoor work. He was manager for three years of Wm. Milne’s GOES IN WASTE BASKET we never have read a better Dear Mr. Editorz- home paper. Your very thor- Now that the busy Christmas ough coverage of local news season is over and merchants throughout Richmond Hill and are reviewing the holiday bus- district and your many interest- iness. I wish to tell those wholing features are very well done showered our home with adverâ€"iand your advertising columns tising circulars that they wastedlhaVe been Very hEIDfUI to all a lot of money. Imembers of our family. Our own experience was that we found throwâ€"away advertis- ing on our front lawn, in the ditch in front of the house, on our door-step, jammed in our mail box and in every other conceivable place. It all went. the same way â€" unread into the waste basket. the same “'éy _ unread mmlPS. I enclose another classified the waste baskeL lad. Please send bill for same. Down the street in a culvertI advertisfd some USEd furni- I saw hundreds of a thraw-lure early in December Int} I away jammed in a culvert. Not had more than twenty “391195- only wasted money for the mér- â€" chants but a hazard to town WOULD HAVE YEAR ROUND drainage. svn'r ruw‘wc wnn enwwrlw I welcome advertising in my newspaper and I tolargte it on the T.V. but I feel sorry for business people and merchants who send all kinds of odd look- ing creatures to shower my door- step with clrculars. They're just wasting money. W111 While on the subject of beefs The I resent also the many calls Me,“ from un-announced. unidenti- seas Eied people knocking on my door plan asking for money for'unknmyn If charities. I am as klndly dls- can posed and as generous as any- of h one, but people who seek publlc of d support for good causes should let's be properly identified. not Weary Householderlnh". 2nd Richmond Hill Brownie Pack De-ar Mr. Editor:- The “Twelve Days Of Christ- mas" was sung by twelve Brow- nies holding attractive illustra- tions by Ann Featherstonhaugh. The audience joined in singing Christmas carols until the Na- tivity Story, directed‘by Brown Owl Crampton, was presented._ Narrator Tawny Owl Redel- meier read the lovely verses and the familiar tableaux fol- lowed. beautifully costumed a- gainst a background of pines. The piano accompaniment was played by Mrs. L. Jones. Later. Christmas gifts were exchanged by the Brownies, after which refreshments were served. com- pleting another happy Christ- mas party. 13th Brownie Pack I enclose cheque for $3.50 for renewal subscription to “The Liberal." We do appreciate the Home Paper and while we have The 2nd Richmond Hill Brow, nie Pack entertained parents. friends and the lst Richmond Hill Brownie Pack at at Christ- mas pageant, in Wrixon Hall on the Monday prior to Christmas. As guests -- the lst Gormley Pack of 27 Brownies -- accom- panied by their leaders Brown Owl Mrs. Barbara Hardie, Taw- nie Owl Mrs. V. Vardy and two Packies were welcomed by the “Grand Howl" opened by Linda Robbins, who spoke the words of welcome officially starting the “Fairy Ring" -- the largest in the history 70f the Pack. [Pack was'zive-n. under the direc-lmeéting‘ Packje Charleen Rayson, u-l sisted by the Gormley Packies, planned and conducted actlve‘ tun Christmas games. followed by “Silent Night" played on the piano by I Gormley Broww nie, and a trio singing the “Christmas Song" also by sev- eral amusing skits. The Choir of the 13th Pack then sung the; "Twelve Days of Christmas" un- der the direction of Tawny Owl, Mrs. Vera Smart. who with all members of the Choir, had giv- en considerable time to practice and rehearsal. All joined in “Taps” which concluded the meeting, All present then proceeded to‘ the auditorium, which was artis- tically decorated. tables were loaded with sandwiches, cakes and goodies prepared by the mo. Lhers. Luncheon was served by Brown Owl Mrs. Josie Fleming, assisted by Guides Gloria Smart, Pat Gates, Leonora and Donna Fleming. APPRECIATES THE HOME PAPER “Dear Mr. Editor ” GUIDE AND BROWNIE NOTES ' We heard some criticism horror advertising, and police methods in combatting the dan- gcr of drinking drivers in the holiday season. I hope those who criticized will ponder well on the results. The fine safety record In the Metro area during the festive season is evidence that the plan worked. If our streets and highways can be made safer by the use of horror pictures, spot checks pfAdrivers, let it continue- and Thanks again for the best home paper I have read any- where in Canada, and sincere good wishes to Editor and staff for continued success and much happiness In 1962. WOULD HAVE YEAR ROUND SPOT CHECKS FOR SAFETY Dear Mr. Editor:- Farm at the south west corner of Yonge St. and the Langstatf Sideroad, and for one year at Charlie Hemstead’s Farm on‘ Yonge St.. before being taken‘ on the staff of the Ontario Hos-‘ pital Farm at Concord. Mr. Stunden who retired 19 years ago. lives with his son-in-law, and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. George Williams, Yonge St. Ev- ery day. rain or shine he walks to the Thornhill Cemetery to tend and visit, the grave of his wife who died in 1959. They had been married for 55 years. Nine of their 14 children are living. and there are 51 grand- children and 36 great grand- children. Under the direction of Guide‘ Captain Iva Bovaird and Lieu- tenant Connie Link -- who env thusiastically c o n tr i b u t e d. Christmas carols were sung. fol- lowed by the “Christmas Story," and : piano solo by Beth Mac- kenzie. Games were engaged in. then each one o! the girls sang. and two members of the Majorâ€" ette Corps â€"- Cathy Bentieid and Brenda Bradshaw -- gave an in- teresting exhibition of baton twirling and dance routine. Re- freshments and exchange of gifts concluded the first annual Christmas Party of the 9th Girl Guide Company. 10th Brownie Pack let‘s try it all through the year not just at Christmas. Twaddle about personal liberty doesn't stand up against a traffic record which proves the dangerous drinking driver can be driven from our highways. Congratulations to the dpolice on the effective work uring the recent holiday season. Yenr-Round-Safety Mrs. Andrew Armstrong, trea- surer of the Association. pre- sented Mrs. H. D. G. Currie with a brilliant maple leaf brooch in appreciation of her work as Division Commissioner for the Area. Mrs Hugh Yerex, who is re- tiring after three years of faith. ful service as West District Commissioner. was then pre; sented with a beautiful silver serving spoon, hand made by Douglas Boyd of Richmond Hill. In making the presentation to Mrs. Yerex, Mrs. Currie expres- sed the Local Association’s ap- preciation for the leadership Mrs. Yerex had given over the years. tion of Tawny Owl Mrs. Vi Vu- dy. Thanks were given to two of the‘ mothers, Mrs. Bull and Mrs. Audrey Bagg and exchanging of good wishes concluded this memorable party. Girl Guides Association A “Surprise Luncheon" was held at the home of Mrs. W. S. Thomson, Vaughan Road, by the ladies of the West District Local Association of Girl Guides. During this time the area has grown considerably, necessita- ting many added duties. The new Commissioner, Mrs. Wm. Yeo was present at the meeting and was interested in the As- sociation’s plans for a “Think- ing Day” program to be given by the Guides and Brownies and convened by the Local Assoc- iation members. 9th Richmond Hill Girl Guides An enjoyable Christmas Party featured the final meeting for 1961 of the 9th Richmond Hill Girl Guide Company, when they met on the Mondly prior to Christmas, In Pleasantvlue SchooL “Good Deed” was the main subject of the last meeting in 1961 for the 10th Brownie Pack of Richmond Hill East. when the Pack. under the direction of Brown Owl Mrs. 8. Knight and Packie Josephine Knight. With most members present, the Pack put in a busy evening packaging canned goods, groc- eries, etc. for distribution to needy families on Christmas Eve -- as their Christmas “Good Deed." Pow Wow and discussion ‘of plans (or 1962 concluded the New Reader The telephone is ful convenience of age and we wouldn without it. Dear Mr. Editor:- Unfortunately most people are altogether too polite to these distributers and intruders in the home. I made enquiries a: to how this nuisance might be eliminated and have arrived at the conclusion there is only one solution -- hang up. If ev- eryone does this the objection- able practice soon will stop. Peace and Quiet tr. Richmond I wish however something could be done about people who call me from my work. rest or recreation and give me a spiel about some religious faith. or ask me some silly questim :- bout tooth paste or breakfast food. Saturday Matinee, Jan. 6, 2 pm. Only "Days Of Thrills And Laughter" Continuum Dam from r ".m- t6 mm. on Saturdays) Saturday. Children‘s Mann" 2 p.m. PLEASE NOTE: FRI. LAST COMPLETE SHOW 8:30 P.M.; SATURDAY. CONTINUOUS FROM 6 PM. ;B[ENN FORD . MARIA scum ANNE BAAAAA-AAAAUA u'cuANALL mmmmmmntmmm .m'mMflM'MIlflTl-WW mmnmumnm-umwu mmm-wwm-mnmul In A lrmy. mum-cu "BK!" Star] METRO GOLDWYN‘ MAYER Fri., Sat, Jan. 5-6 EDNA FERBER'S [llMARRflN Movies Sunday,Jan.7 CONTINUOUS FROM 5:30 P.M.: ALSO MON., TUES., JAN. 8-9 FROM 7 PM. The story of a man, a land, a love! ADULT ENTERTAINMINT Enjoy Sunday PROTESTS PHONE CALLS NORMAN WISDOM Wed., Thurs.. Jan. 10-11 Gunman - W w PESâ€" m run run or m ml! a most use- lhe modern 1 want to be