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A report from Mr. A. D. Sel- the immediate future. no new parks planned for the wood parks supervisor at the The Metropolitan-Toronto near future, it is enlarging sev- Department of Lands and For- Conservation Authority also eral of the established areas «is in Maple, indicated all five reports that their seven areas and one new one will be opened of the Lake Simcoe Forest Dist- were well patronized over the this year at Cold Creek, north- l’iot parks were just about filled week-end with a total of approxâ€" west of Bolton. This area will to capacity over the Victoria imately 55,000 people admitted be used mainly for organized day week-end, with over 1,000 to the parks. This is a good sports however, with a small camping permits issued. On the 15,000 more than for the same picnic area. lame week-end last year, only week-end last year. In Thornhill, the Area Rec- 450 permits were issued. At ' reation Committee is looking Sibbald’s Point at Sutton, on The Boyd conservation “93v forward to a busy season. The Lake Simc , 50 north of Pine Grove had 13,500 0e an 6 campsues visitors; 7,750 people visited the 2:5? mm" mg “‘° “'9” £19???..Y“Eaggfima‘m“f£n 1332?? Town Firemen An The picnic areas were also well filled and over-all, the nu- mber of week-end visitors to the parks was comparable to Ithe usual July lst onslaught. The department is expecting a busy season if the weather holds warm and dry. No addi- ional campsites are planned for Area Parks Report Busy Victoria quhiday‘Time [6 THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thursday, May 24, 1962 Quality Printing OF ALL KINDS Consult “The Liberal” TU. 4-1105 and a courteous renresentative will call Permits for installation and applications for inspection are obtained at By-law No. 3025 of the Corporation of the County of York, passed under the Ontario Water Resources Commission Act, R.S.0., 1960, amended 1962, now requires that all new plumbing installations and alterations conform with Ontario Regulations in: A Aurora Newmarket Richmond Hill TOWNS OF VILLAGES OF Markham Stout‘fville Sutton Woodbridge PLUMBING INSPECTION YORK COUNTY HEALTH UNIT NOTICE Mr. Thompson also reports that the authority’s parks were very well patronized during the winter. with ‘some 67.000 people admitted between January lst and the end of March. Both the Boyd and Albion Hills areas of- fered excellent skiing; while at Black Creek, 14,500 people were admitted to enjoy skating and trips in the horse-drawn sleighs. r_er- Conservation Area. Mr. C. B. Thompson, deputy treasurer of the authority reports that as lifeguards are mainly students, it is difficult to man the swim- ming sites at this time but that they will be opened in mid- June. 'I‘he Boyd Conservation area, north of Pine Grove had 13,500 visitors; 7,750 people visited the Pioneer Village at the Black Creek site; 12,000 people went to Heart Lake. in spite of the fact that the swimming facilit- ies were not open and 13,500 people went to the Albion Hills TUrner 4-2864 â€" STOP 24 YONGE STREET, RICHMOND HILL Be sure to see "The Tommy Ambrose Show" on the CBC TV network on Friday evenings. Check your local listings for channel and time. Alflhou-gh the au¢hority ’has district offices of the Bruce Macdougall Motors Limited East Gwillimbury Georgina King Markham North Gwillimbury Vaughan Whitchurch TOWNSHIPS OF Despite many appeals from Fire Chief Alfred Stong to par- ents, children and the public alike, regarding the careless use of firecrackers, they were the direct cause of the fires that the Richmond Hill Fire De- partment was called out to ex- tinguish over the weekend. Town Firemen Answer Victoria Day Call To Walter Scott Public School At 9.10 am. on Victoria Day. a call was received from the caretaker of the Walter Scott Public School that a fire had started in the corner of one of the wooden frame portable school buildings. Prompt res- ponse by the brigade was fol- lowed by extinguishing the fire with water carried in the tank of the fire truck. Children had A full day theatre conference ‘ was planned for Tuesday, under Nthe sponsorshp of the Manitoba ‘ Theatre Centre, including a tour of the centre. lunch, and a spec- ial performance of a new Cana- dian play, Look Ahead, by the Manitoba Theatre Centre. On Thursday a theatre conference was again held at the centre with Jean Gaston as guest spea- ker. Friday, which dawned fine and warm, was ideal for a tour and tea at Lower Fort Gar- ry with Miss Barbara Johnson, Curator, acting as a most in- Although the weather was generally wet and gusty it did not spoil the social activities planned for the week by the Dominion Drama Festival com- mittee. On Sunday the Lieuten- ‘ant Governor held a reception for all the competing clubs at Government House, followed on Monday by the City of Winni- :peg luncheon at the Fort Garry jHotel. In the evening after the performance of Dulcinee by the St. Boniface group, a reception given by the Province of Man- ‘-itoba was held in the Legisla- tive Buildings. Winnipeg Is A Gracious LHost Of Drama Festival On Saturday, the brigade rushed to Duncan Road, Rich- vale. to put out a blazing pile of scrap wood, which had start- ed from the embers of a bonfire the day before. On the same date â€"â€"only in the middle of the night â€" the fire department had to turn out and extinguish a fire that was burning in a hollow tree, menacing property just north of town. The origin of this fire is also blamed on children who were seen setting off fireworks in the vicinity. Back in Richmond Hill after a week in Winnipeg, where they competed in the Dominion Drama Festival are members, cast and crew of the Curtain Club entry, “Don’t Listen La- dies". At 2.30 pm. the department was called to extinguish a small blaze on a telephone pole on Dufierin Street which had been caused by firecrackers. The bri- gade also responded to a call on Evahill Crescent to a fire in a small storage shed, caused by the owner putting away a power mower with over heated exhaust pipe, which came in contact with an inflammable blanket. tennis courts have been well used for some time and the swimming pool is being read- ied for opening this week-end. The newtmanager of the pool this year is John Hanna of Elgin Street, ’I‘hornhill and his assis- tant is Brian McLean. Concord. These two. with Murray Hanna and John Lambert spent a busy Victoria Day week-end working on the pool property. been noticed just prior to the fire, setting off firecrackers. - SOMETHING TO RENT TRY “LIBERAL” CLASSIFIEDS JUST PHONE TU. 4-1105 AV. 5-3316 The week was most interest- ing - the plays exciting, espec- ially the French groups - and the Curtain Club have learned a lot from their experience, and hope they will be proficient en- ough to compete again in the Dominion Drama Festival in Kitchener next year. 1 As its leading actor, the ad- ‘judicator found Gerald Crack warm and likeable in his per- formance. The production dir- ected by Stephen Ker Appleby, Mr. Berry found a very good efl‘ovrt, showing a lot of hard work, with a lovely setting by Ann Feathersrtonhau‘gh. The Saturday night perform- ance of “Don’t Listen Ladies” was an enjoyable evening for the audience, but the adjudica- tor, Mr. John Berry, although liking Mary Monk’s perform- ance, would have preferred her to have been more run down. Suzanne Grew he found very attractive with a lovely voice and a lovely quality, although there was a tendency to play each word for its own value. The adjudicator noted that Alan Stebbings was having trouble with his musrtache but still found his comedy charac- ter a very pleasing effort, while Bill Ferguson’s Characterization as the baron was termed a nice one, well played. teresting’guide-lecturer. Green Room parties were held in the hotel after the evening perfor- mances, and a final gal-a party at the McGregor Armories com- pleted the social rounds of the week. Two private parties were giv- en for members of the Curtain Club on Thursday, a luncheon by the T. Eaton Co. of Winn-i- peg and a dinner party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. Denne- hy. an“) »ww~ ' . ., ~ ‘3', M :5» . *W Principal Wright Morrow of Richmond Hill High School accepts the Eckhardt Trophy which his school won at the North York Track and Field Meet held last week at the Aurora High School. Some of his students are seen grouped around Mr. Morrow. This marked thhe sixth year in a row that Richmond Hill High won the trophy. Complete details of the event can be found on the Sports Page. AVenue 5-1128 'Ilhe new teachers engaged are Mr. Robert Seager. Miss Janet Matthews, Mr. Bruce Murray, Mr. Bruce Collins, Miss Ellen Sterling, Mrs. Elizabeth Nieczyp- oruk, Mrs. Marilyn O’Hagan, and Miss Pamela Crowe. Mr. Albert Mooreby will be physical education supervisor and Mr. Allan Todd will be in charge of the new senior opportunity class, to be setaup in theyfall. The pro-school “round-up" is to take place the latter part of May. On May 29th, pre-sohool children from Henderson Ave., are-a, German Mills. and Bay- view will register at Henderson Avenue School. On May 30th, registration will take place at Woodland School for Woodland and Langstaff districts. 0n the afternoon of June lst, registrat- ion will ‘be held at 16th Avenue School for children of that area, as well as those from north, central and south Thornlea, John Street and Green Lane. Approximately 60 new pupil-s are expected at Henderson Ave- nue School, 35 at Woodland and Mr. Karl Kinzinger, who has been principal of Thomlea School for several years has been appointed principal of the new Bayview Glens School, while Mr. Lyn Evans, former physical education supervisor will be the principal of Thorn- lea School. Pre-School Children Lf the experience of T.S.A. No. 1 Markham is any indication the shortage of teachers - pub- ic school teachers anyway - is just about over. To fill their 10 vacancies. the board had 128 applications, it was announced at their- May meeting held at Henderson Ave., Public School. Markham School Area IO Teacher Openings Bring 128 Applications $1262!) Trustee Louise Aimone report- ed for the health, safety and recreation committee that the board's entire staff had received a lecture and demonstration on the use of fire fighting equip- ment on May 3rd. Trustee Mr. J. D. Stone had given the dem- Ionstration. Mrs. Aimone also re- ported that bicycle rodeos would be held before the end of the ‘month with the Markham Pol- ice giving _safety lectures. These will be in charge of the individ- ual principals. An area field day will be held on the after- noon of June 13th at Henderson Avenue School. The board will hold a public relations meeting on May 30th in the new Woodland School Auditorium, when they will re- port to the ratepayers on the business of the board. Invitat- ions to this meeting will be sent home with the children. The total enrollment in the area’s schools as of April 30th, was 1.120, an increase of seven over March, and an increase of 188 over last year. at this time. Lectures Helped Students As a follow-up on the “occup- ations” lectures which were given by various professional and business men of the area to the Grade 8 students, these pupils were asked to write a letter to the supervising prin- cipal commenting on their re- action to the lectures. Mr. Sand reports that he has had many very fine letters. One student stated that he felt that his in- sight into the professions and occupations had been broaden- ed by the lectures; that he felt the information he had received would be of benefit to him in the future; and that the lect- ures 'had removed any doubts ‘from his mind on the advisabil- ‘ity of chaining a higher educat- on. At the June meeting of the boa-rd, Mr. Sand and Mr. Kin- zinger will give a report on the operations of the special classes Good progress is being made on the Woodland School addition. The exter- ior grading is now being completed and it will be finished by the end of this month. The board received a deleg- ation from the library board at their meeting, consisting of Mrs. E. A. Percival, Mr. Philip Whithead and Mr. G. Zinkan. The delegation asked that the school boa-rd use its good offices to try and get the library board a larger grant for the township as they were concerned at the inability of the library to pro vide enough reading material for the children, especially re- erence books. They pointed out that the library received tax money only from residents of Thorn‘hill, although it serves people from a much larger area. 1The fee of $2.00 per adult and 5 cents per child did not pro-‘ vide enough money to buy en- ough new books. The matter was left in the hands of Mr. Alan Parker, chairman of the educational commit‘e‘ ‘- ‘ back a recommendation as to how the school no best assist the library board. 35 at 16th Avenue. The number of kindergarten pupils for Bay- View Glens is as yet, an un- known quantity. The new senior opportunity class will be held at Woodland School. with the junior opport- unity class at Henderson Avenue School. However. pupils pres- ently attending the opportunity class at Thrornhill School, through arrangements with the Vaughan Township School Board, will continue there un- til they have finished their course. Similarly, the students presently attending the Lang- staff and Charles Howit-t Schools will be allowed to complete their courses without changing schools. All the necessary approv- als have been received for the Bayview Glens School and tenders closed for its construction on May 15th. On Seinecliffe Drive in the new Bayvlew Glens Subdiv- ision, this will be a six room school, plus a kindergarten and combined playroom auditorium. District commissioners of York Central Division recently met in Thornhill at the home of Division Commissioner Mrs. McTag-gart-Cowan. The meet- ing opened prayer. and the reading of the iminutes and treasurer’s report by Secretary Mrs. Bail, Mrs. Mc- Taggart-Oowan then presented District Commissioner Mrs. Ford of Richvale with her Lamp of Learning Pin and warrant which officially recognizes her as a trainer to help those who volunteer for Brownie and Guide work anywhere in the division. Mrs. Knight of King received a Ten Year Citation Ribbon in recognition of her ten years' service in the Guide movement, four years as Brown Owl with the 30th Dundee Brownie Pack in Scotland, four years as Brown Owl in King and for the past few years as dis- trict commissioner. The remainder of the meeting was taken up with reports of district activities and discussion with the Guide.of future events. A Music Night is planned for early fall when Mrs. Storey in charge of area music will present new Guide and Brownie son-gs. Camp ad- visors Mrs. Inglis and Mrs. Rumney reported that forty- four division Guiders will be taking week-end or week camps this summer. It was thought that interest might be stimulated in the districts to support Guides who are well qualified as campers to attend international camps. Camping outside her own country is a worthwhile and thrilling exper- ience for any Guide and it is hoped that local groups will be interested in helping with this project. He spoke in support of the C'madian Peace Research In- stivtuwte and told of the back- ground of its founder. former nuclear research physicists Dr. Norman Z. 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