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many? Cheeks just like roses, a nose like Jack Benny. He was wearing a grin like a cat with nine lives And the beard on his chin was as lush as Burl Ives’. He was smoking a filterâ€"a Winston, no doubt, And the smoke trickled lazily round and about. He had a fat face and with good and just reason Looked very much like an aged Jackie Gleason. He was tubby and round â€"-a jolly old pal, A real live prospect for Metrecal. A wink of his eye and a gay little skip Soon gave me to know that the laddy was hip! He kept his mouth shut and got right to work, Unloaded the loot and turned with a smirk, And giving a sign that with him was all GO, Blasted out of the skylightâ€" got ready to blow. Climbed into his harnessâ€"opened a Coke, Then all lifted clear in a pillar of smoke! But I heard him exclaim as they headed for space, “Happy Christmas to all â€"to the whole human race!!” And if that doesn't confuse the kids, then nothing will. Humblest apologies for butchering what amounts to a classic. but it was just too much fun to resist. Cape, . Not a gantry was stirring and all was in shape; Space helmets were hung by the lockers with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there; The children were nestled all snug in their pads, Dreaming of capsules -â€"one just like Dad’s; While Mom in her baby-dolls and I in my slacks, Tuned in the late show and readied the snacks, When out on the patio came such a clatter, That I left B. Bardot to see what was the matter. Away to the balconyâ€" just like a flash, Whipped open the door and tore out like a Nash. The moon on the water of our little pool Shone like a beaconâ€"man, it was cool! When, what should start my eyes from the sockets, But a miniature satellite . . . and eight tiny rockets, With a. little old astronaut â€" so lively and quick That it hit me right thenâ€"the guy was St. Nick. Faster than sound his vehicles came, And he hooted and holleredâ€"called them by name. “Now Nike, now Bomarc, Now Atlas and Minuteman, On Thor! on, Polaris! on Redstone and Titan! Let’s lift off the launch pad and fly straight and tall! Now blast away! blast away! blast away all i" Just as prices on sales days rise extra high, When “discounts” push price tags right to the sky, So up to the house tops his rockets they flew, With a bag full of loot and St. Nicholas, too And then in a second I heard on the roof The kit and caboodle come down with a whoof. As I came in the door and was turning around, Through "the skylight St. Nicholas came with a VOL. 847,7 N UMBER 23 bound. He was dressed in a space suit from head down to toe, And the silvery sheen made the room all aglow; An oxygen tank he had strapped on his back, And looked like a prize from a large Crackerjack. His eyes â€" how they sparkled! His dimples â€" how He wrote in the accepted idiom of the day and wrote well. Any poem that can capture the hearts and minds of succeeding generations has to be very good. The language and phrases he used seem some- what stilted today, but is no less effective for that. If he had written the poem in the language and idiom in use today it might have gone a little like this:â€" ’Twas the night before Christmas and all through the Since Clement Moore penned his masterpiece, great changes have occurred in the technology of the world and in the language of common usage. Never in his wildest imagination did he perceive the wonders that the space age has brought and the new words that are now a standard part of our everyday speech: For a great many years the most famous Christ- mas poem has been Clement C. Moore’s “A Visit from St. Nicholas.” You know the oneâ€"’Twas the night before Christmas when all through the, etc., etc, Several generations have listened to this little Christ- nias epic and it is probably one of the best-known pleces of poetry in the world. 7 PM. - Friday, December 7th Second Section Ai Shur-Guin Farm MAPLE, ONTARIO Saturday, December 8, I PM. â€" SPORTS SPOTS â€" You can always tell an inveterate sports enthus- (Continued on page 10) It's Minor Hockey Night IN RICHMOND HILL TURKEY SHOOT Sponsored By Maple Lions Club 12 Gauge Shotguns - No Telescopic Sights Shells Supplied Make it a family night Entertainment for all Prizes for the lucky ones Proceeds for Minor Hockey ARENA SPORT SPOTS BY RON CRAINE AT THE MARKHAM : The village has called for tenders for debent- ures totalling $225,000 for hy- dro. water main, arena. fire truck and bridge expenditures. BALLANTRAE : Ratepayers in the Ballantrae section of Whit- church Township have approved the erection of a three-room ad- dition to their present school at an estimated cost of $60,000. Draw winners were. lst, a lo- cal rink skipped by Mrs. Nora Bedwell, assisted by C. Currie, G. Rose. R. Taylor. 2nd win- ner a local rink skipped by Mrs. Dorothy Wilson assisted by C. McRoberts. R. Hay and N. Butler. 3rd. a local rink skipped by Mrs. Gina Morlock assisted by Pat Robinson, Helen Jamieson and M. Smock. (By Rina White) Four Richmond Hill Rinks curled their way to victory in the four year filly Bonspiel held at Richmond Hill Club on November 28th. The spiel was convened by Mrs. Maisie Gib- son, chairman of Bonspiels. Twenty-four rinks participated, 18 from out of town and six local. The spiel was well pat- ronized by rinks from Kitch- ener, Hamilton. Oshawa. Scar- »boro, Newmarket, Unionville and Toronto. lst winner in the 9 am. draw was an entry from the Beaver Club. Toronto. 2nd winner. an entry from Newmarket York. 3rd winner, a local rink skipped by Mrs. Blanche Smith. assisted by D. Harley, J. Kirkpatrick and M. Mcllveen in the 11-30. Lyn Tucker. a Richmond Hill resident and a deputy game warden in Markham Township, advises hunters to hum: what- ever happens to show up in their area. He says that if wolves are plentiful and have driven away game then, by all means, hunt for wolves and help restore the balance of na- ture. As he says, most hunters don’t need to hunt for meat from necessity and therefore they should just get out and enjoy whatever game is sent their way. He reports that grouse are once again becoming plentiful in this area and that rabbits and cotton‘tails are here in a- bundance. Three Richmond Hill hunters bagged 21 rabbits over the past weekend. Ali Lucka- sovitch and brother Dennis saw lots of wolf sign at Whitney but bagged a 1400 pound moose and a 250 pound buck. Not a bad bag for any two hunters! Lyn Tucker Reports Grouse Are Returning Minor Hockey Night Fri. @Mm Emmi CURLING NOTES This Friday night marks the first of the gala hockey nights at Richmond Hill Ar- ema. All proceeds go to fur- ther the cause of minor ho- ckey in Richmond Hill and is worthy of everyone's sup- port. Action starts at 7 pm. Outrunning all competition this group of 16th Avenue School players captured the TSA No. 1 Markham Soccer Championship in their first year in the league. Front row left to right: B. Harvey, J. Roy, R. Grabham, J. Brass. Second row: R. Charles, D. Hewitt, M. Barchuk, R. Cogar, J. Dubkowski, 1. Miller. Third row: G. Cliff, T. Woodward, G. Czarnopyski, J. Hewitt, J. Kremin, G. Cramer. Back row: J. Pocklington, K. Sollie, A. Elliott, M. McQueen, D. Brooks, A. Hull, J. Elmes. ‘In Essentials Unity; in Non-Essentials Liberty; in all things Charity” RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER76, 1962 WEbster scored his third goal of the night at 19.00 of the third period from Fiskari and Cairns to give the Rangers a 6 '1 win. Webster scored his second goal of the game at 2.15 of the third period with Turner and Cairns assisting. Cairns Scored Nab Championship In First Year a solo goal at 5.25 of period to give Rangers a 5-1 lead. Concord scored two fast goals to get back into contention. Tom Keough scored at the 6 minute mark assisted by Phil Butler and Nick Nowoleski scored from Sackfield and Dug- gan at 6.35. Mel Schell started the Wil- lowdale Rangers off to a fast start as they defeated Concord Fiyers 6-3, by finding the range after 45 seconds of play in the opening period assisted by Earl Cairns. Fred Disem got Ran- gers’ second goal at 10.10 of the first period assisted by Rene Jailert and Harold Fiskari. Chick Webster added the third Ranger goal at 9.25 of ‘the second period with Brian Turner and Earl Cairns a-ssist- inng. Wayne Wright scored the first Concord goal at 15.45 of the middle frame from Ron Bailey. Kinnari 8. Roberts Tied For Scoring lead Leafs 8. Rangers Are Still Winning CFGM Squirts will take on a visiting Aurona team at 7 pm. while the mites will be seen at 8 pm. A new event, a broomball game be- tween the Civit-an Club and the Richmond Hill J.C’s will and there are prizes galore All this for just 25¢. Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 18 LEVENDALE RD. ANNOUNCING GRAND OPENING TODAY Richmond Steam Baths SPECIAL GRGUP RATES RICHMOND HEIGHTS CENTRE MEN Private Steam Baths by Appointment 11 a.m 11 am 11 am. 11 am 11 am lHornets Powerhouse fln 5-2 & 9-0 Wins LOCATED SOUTH BLOCK On Saturday night the Hor- nets invaded Bradford and won going away by a 9-0 score. Ricky Doucette. Gerry Methe, Ricky Chapman and Wilson Ross were ‘the pick of the Hornet crop. ‘ Last Friday night the Hornets dumped Newmarket, 5-2, at Richmond Hill Arena. For two and a half periods the game was close, but Newmarket seemed to run out of steam in the late stages of the third period as the Hornets forged ahead. Doug Meyers played good goal for the Hornets. Richmond Hill Leafs 12 Leaside Larks 2 Matt Kinnari rapped in five goals to pace the high flying Leafs as they shot down the Larks by a 12â€"2 count. Norm Roberts scored two, Charlie Mashinter. Jim Wells, Bill Bun- ker, Mal William-son and Doug McInnis a goal each in the win- ning Leaf cause. George Killop and Stan Hotchkiss were the goal getters for the Larks. start at 9 pm. followed by the peewee Home-ts playing the Mic Macs - a girls team. To even things up the Hor- nets will be equipped with brooms while the girls will have the regulation sticks. Richm-ondiHill’s Town and Country Midgets will be 11 pm. 11 pm. 11 pm. 11 pm. 6 pm. Tuesday Monday At Aurora December 10, 9 p.m.. Con-cord vs. Aurora. At Richmond Hill, December 11, 8 13.111. Richmond Hill vs. Willowdale, 9.30 pm. Leaside vs. Aurora. Free gifts to first 36 spectators! Future Games League Standings Matt KinnJari (L) 11 Norm Roberts (L) 7 Earl Cairns (R) 6 Chick Webster (R) 6 Bob Wright (R) 8 Leading Scorers R. Hill Leafs Willawdale Rangers Leaside Larks Concord Flyers Aurora Macs Aurora will play extna games in order to catch up with other teams in the league. LADIES Readers may order re- prints of staff photos appearing in “The Liberal” at the newspaper office. 63 Yonge Street South. Rich- mond Hill. seen in night cap action. This team is composed of players who have learned their hockey in Richmond Hill and, at the moment are hotter than a two dollar pis- tol. Sounds like an interest- ing hockey evening, doesn’t it? 11 am; - 11 pm. 11 am. - 11 pm. TU. 4-5111 (STAFF. 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