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XMAS BUYING HITS RECORD HIGH A Yule Dinner He Has Never Fargo-i A Toronto man spent part of Christmas day in a ditch in Markham Township after be- ing trapped in his wrecked car in a ditch on Steeles Ave. W. near Bayview. His car had left the road and drunk a tree. He was admitted to Emma Hospital with chest Ind head injuries. His condition h satisfactory, hospital officials laid. Police say the accident was mom-thy a passing moborist. Man Trapped In Wrecked Auto Christmas Day Representatives of the Richmond Hill Co-ordinated Welfare and Coun- ulling Services were busy Sunday packing and distributing 44 Christmas baskets to needy families. This welfare service is provided by the local service’ clubs and the senior citizens. Hard at work at the Lions Hall No Needy Families Were Forgotten At Christmas “The guards at Stale-g were much more brutal. They often fired blindly into the barracks with little or no provocation. Several prisoners were shot and killed by guards who had been returned from the Russian front because of shell-shock. We made some potato wine in a galvanized pail that Christmas. The galva- nizing came off the pail and we had to skim it off the top before we used the wine. “The Germans furnished us with about half a glass of near- beer that Christmas too. “Our food was a little better that Christmas. Our Red Cross ration of spam, cheese, powd- ered milk, jam and biscuits made up Christmas dinner. “Life wasn’t completely dull in that camp. We had a theatre where we produced several luauuci Ll (LEA. Police say a collision betweenlfacial lacerations. cars driven by William Devries. Mr. Devries escaped with 'He was rushed to Humber Main Street, Stoufiville, and bruised knees and several Memorial hospital but failed to Larry E. McMahon, Westwood teeth knocked out. rally after an emergency aper- Crescent, Scar-ham. naulted in Oliver Shuller, 55..Ealedonia, mien. Mr. Mitchell was done in the car. The steering wheel was shattered and bent almost to the roof of the car by the imâ€" pact. An accident Friday on Don Mills Road south of Gormley resulted in injuries to‘two Scar-~ boro residents. A baby sister was the most important Christmas gift for Dexter Potts. 3, whose father, Thomas Potts, lives at 373 South Taylor Mills Drive. ' Fourth addition to the Richmond Hill popula- tion came in the form of a daughter for the William Morrisons of S7 Markham Road. plays including MaeBeth. That’slcgmp t9 famp by‘box‘cavr, fin- “The Swiss Red Cross pro. vided us with plenty of sports equipment. We had a good li- brary and a lot of prisoners spent a lot of time studying. There. were bridge tournaments was happening at home. “We “You can understand why I Twenty years is a long got regular letters too although, don't remember too much about time in one’ man's life. As Mr. of course, they were all censor- that Christmas. “We were Baird talked he kept remem- ed. “During the summer of 1944 marched out of the camp just~ berimg other parts of the far- flhe Germans had to evacuate after Christmas. We had heard away life he lived in the prison Konigsberg as the Russians got Germany had just been invaded camps. closer. We were moved from and we knew that meant we "We were really hungry Special Gifts For Mom injuries to Mr. McMahon and his wife, who was a passenger in the car. Both were taken to York County Hospital. Mr. McMahon sufiered from a broken right kneecap and a broken left hand, while Mrs. McMahon received a broken right hand and serious facial lacerations. Mr. Devries escaped with Four Richmond Hill mothers presented their families with a very special Christmas gift in the form of a brand new baby born Christmas day. ‘ None of the four babies born at York County Hospital in Newmarket were additions to families in this part of the county. Population of the nur- sery on Christmas was 16. At 272 South Taylor Mills Drive. the boys gained a simple majority over the girls when Mrs. George Barclay gave birth to a baby boy shortly after midnight. All four gifts were delivered at North York Branson Hospital. Hospital ofl’icials say there were six or seven babies born Christmas Day. ' The newcomer has three brothers and three sis- ters, the oldest seven. He was the only boy born to Richmond Hill parents. Christmas day. Birth of a daughter increased the Ronald Gour- lay family of 92 Mill Street, by one. She has two brothers, the oldest two and one-half. 3 VOL. 84, NUMBER 26 ally winding up in an army camp near Hamburg. “By this time conditions were very bad for us. Our guards were getting very little to eat and we were getting less. Our food supply was often desparate. “Every- body lost a lot of weight. I went down from 160 to 125 pounds. At the end, we went for months without salt. When we got it again, we ate it like a child eats candy. died Monday of serious head and internal injuries, 24 hours after a car-truck crash at the King City Sideroad. Police say Shuller was north- bound on Highway 400 when his car left the highway and crash- ed into the rear of a paxfked sander truck. packing baskets are (left to right) Aubrey Dunn (Rotary), Ray Gemmill (Kinsmen), Horace Roberts (Civitan), Mrs. Florence Davis (Senior Citi- zens), Welfare Chairman Harry Thomson (Kinsmen), and Jack Farrow (Lions). Seen at the front is Roy Swanson (Kinsmen). @m E were all but back home. “We were too hungry to think about Christmas or New Year‘s. “At the end, Harry Daly ‘and I “escaped” by simply walking away .from "the col- umn of marching troops. Nobody tried to stop us. “The escaping group of Rus- sians we joined were -in even worse shape than we were. They were dirty and hungry. Their feet were wrapped in rags.” 9 r“lull!“flllllllllllmllll“llll“l“\Rl\ll“ll\lllllll\l\\lll\\llllll\llllmlllll! (‘ ' ' ' 9) Deczswn Mme, Says Police Chief crgiscehmigndwfhgielsaaitehigtzg hi: tractive farm plaque to L. J. Roy, manager Richmond Hill Rural Operating Area. In the back- 1960. At that time the local ground from the left are Mr. Spencer Urquhart, assistant manager, Richmond Hill area; C. E. commission absorbed the in- . Crease, regional consumer service engineer; W. Cooke, hydro’s regional farm superintendent; crease rather than pass it on to L . . . the consumer, "we are certainly Ed Lane and John Van Weelden of the Richmond Hill area farm serv1ce as well as several of the very pleased to hear our town young ladies of the staff. will not receive any wholesale increase in 1963," stated Mr. The average consumption of ‘more electrical equipment tolstafi with the introduction of a To measure the efiectlvenesa Cook. “The purchase of the electrical energy on farms in‘ease the farm work load anddynamic farm program. This of the contacts with farmers Yonge Street Substation from the rural sections of Ontario speed up their chores and other’program has been so successful and the amount of new electric- the province this year was a Hydro’s Central Region, is re-iactivities. (Central Region is a that much new electrical farm al equipment introduced on major factor in keeping our ported to be the highest in theitriangular section stretching equipment has been demonstrat- farms. to assist farmers with rates stable”, added Mr. Cook. province. from Bronte nearly to Portied and installed on the farms their work, a plan devised by It is an advantage for a munici- Fan-n consumers in this sector‘Hope with the apex at Sutton,{in this region. Information con- Bill Cooke, region farm super- pality to own its distribution of Ontario are using about‘on Lake Simcoe.) :cerning the newest electric visor, was set up for rural op- system. The commission will 10,000 kilowatt hours per year A plan to acquaint farmers farm equipment is presented erating area farm representat- consider purchasing the Sned- on the average indicating that‘with the many uses of electric- to farmers first hand by the ives in central region. As! at- don Road Substation from the these farmers have discovered,al energy has been adopted by various rural operatingueastafl tractive plaque was pre and lprovinominisss. tn. ndvantages d introducingithe commission-mud. naonmemherl. (Gonflnmd On Page Local Hydro Chairman Sam Cook announced this week that Richmond Hill will not pay anything extra for its wholesale power in 1963. Mr. Cook’s statement followed an announce- ment by Ontario Hydro Chair- man Ross Strike that nearly half the municipal utilities buying power from Ontario Hydro will pay higher rates next year. He said 167 utilities will pay more, 35 will pay less, and the rates for 153 will remain unchanged. No Increase In Wholesale Rates However Police Chief R. P. Robbins has informed us the appointment of Con- starble Young was made by the police department and not by council. l\lllllll“llllll“ml“l\llllllIlllllllulll“l“ll\llll\l\l\lllllllllllllllllllllllll 111 reporting the appoint‘ ment of Constable Doug. Young as local safety offic- er this newspaper credited town council with making the appointment. “In Essentials Unity: In Non-Essentials Liberty: In All Things Charity” when we weren't. We dwtded Best seners were watdhes, di- our food, we drew lots to see amonds and luggage Mr- Dynes who got each share. attributed much of his in-cu'eas- “Like many camps, we ed volume to the overall growth used the cigarettes we of the Richmond Heights got in our Red Cross parcels Centre. “A lot of our customers for money. The Germans, who a1}:- .from out of town, from “As I think back, I recall that we did definitely save food for Christmas as much as we could. “One of the most frightening parts of life in a prison camp was the lack of privacy. You were never alone. You had to climb over other people to get most of the time. I v ’t re- member hali a dozen times when we weren't. We dwided our food, we drew lots to see who got each share. didn’t get much tobacco either, were often willing to trade with us. RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, VOL. 84, NUMBER 26 The average consumption of electrical energy on farms in the ,rural sections of Ontario Hydro’s Central Region, is re- ported to be the highest in the province. (Continued On Page 12) Adam S. Smith, Ontario Hydro’s central region manager (centre right) is presenting an at- tractive farm plaque to L. J. Roy, manager Richmond Hill Rural Operating Area. In the back- ground from the left are Mr. Spencer Urquhart, assistant manager, Richmond Hill area; C. E. Crease, regional consumer service engineer; W. Cooke, hydro’s regional farm superintendent; Ed Lane and John Van Weelden of the Richmond Hill area farm service as well as several of the young ladies of the staff. 9mm U lchmond Hill Luuge N., 5 Jne. 5-4- 0 This Christmas was the‘ best in history for most‘ Richmond Hill merchants as their cash registers played the merriest tunes ever. Business flourished both downtown and in the Richmond Heights Centre, as Richmond Hill increased its stature as trade centre for the surrounding area. Business ranged from “as good as ever” to “an all- time record”, according to many local merchants con- tacted by “The Liberal” to- day. Many commented on the large number of people coming from up to 15 miles away to do their Yule shop- ping in Richmond Hill. H. J. MILLS LTD.: “This was the biggest year in our history”, said Harold Mills when asked to comment on this year's Christ- mas sales. The firm sold 154,000 roses, nearly 4,000 more than a year ago.‘ Sales were very heavy in western Canada as well as some parts of the east, Mr. Mills re- ported. AL’S CYCLE 8; SPORT SHOP: Ward 4 Councillor A1 White said his sales were nearly double last year’s with skates. car sets, skis and bicycles sell- ing extremely well, Sales in their newly opened retail division were much better than expected, he said. SHEPPARD 8: GILL LUM- BER: Walter DeGeer, manager, reported only a slight increase in business during the Christ- mas season. “Clhristmas doesn’t affect the sale of building sup- plies and materials,” he ex- plained. “I thought last year was good, but this one was really terrific", Mr. White said. He said the four days prior to Christmas were the busiest he has ever seen. FIRESTONE STORES: Store T Manager Bill Miller said sales H. were definitely up over ’61, e5- “g pecially in small appliances like 2;" irons, floor polvishers, toasters e and vacuum cleaners. Dynes, proprietor. called Christ- mas in 1962 “quite a bit better” than in 1961. “Our turnover this year must be a record, since it seems to get better ev- ery year.” “Although there was the usual last minute rush 39 extra stall was requited' to Handle” the crowd.” Mr. Miller said. within a 15 mile radius." 7 Sales of a few small items at Sheppard and Gill did increase (Continued On Page 13) DYNES JEWELLERS: Vern Present Plaque Only £our minor accidents were reported by police in Rich- mond Hill over the holiday week end. Saturday, Mrs. Laura Calvert, R. R. 2, Gormley, received bruises to her right and left legs when she was struck from behimd by a car driven by Bert Christiansen, 44 Church St. 5., Richmond Hill, according to police. l‘ mummmmnmnmuummnmul\mmlmum1nmmmmnmmnummni“mummummuuuuuumuumuuuuuummummu' L. mu {Appoint Donald Frise EBayview Shop Director Mrs. Calvert was taken to hospital and later released. The accident took place in the Rich- mond Heights Centre. Late Saturday afternoon, about $300 damage resulted when a car driven by Lorne Dun-n. 31 Spencer Avenue, Toronto, back- ed into a car parked in front of 175 Church St. 5., owned by Trustee M. Kinnee Resigns The York Central District worth of sockets and wrenehel'. High School Board a-t its De- The various tenders received cemlber '17’nh meeting accepted for each piece of equipment the recommendation of its man- were indicated and the tender! agemenrt committee and Super- recommended for acceptance intende-nt Sam Chapman and Were marked. engage“ MT- D03?” F1159. 0‘ Mm some discussion} whigh The board also received the report of the advisory-vocation- al committee and a brochure of over 100 pages prepared by Mr. Kippen, shop director of Thomhill Secondary School, outlining the supplies and e- quipment needed to set up the automobile, machine, electrical, sheet metal and mechanical drafting shops, and boys and girls occupation shops. The ma-terials detailed included every‘ imaginable piece of equipment all the way from 43c wire scra- pers and 75c sockets to such things as a generator tester at $1,140.18, 3 Barrett Brake mo- ‘bile at $1,166.20 and $322.40 engage'i MT- DOM” .F‘fl" “5 Mt'fl' some discussion which Peterborwg‘h as “he new 811°? brought out ‘Jhe fact first 12h. director for Bayview Secondary s“ms indicated had been bud. School. Presently employed at gem! for in planning the school Penner Collegiate m Peterbor- mdv that the money for um. ough Mr. Frise is thoroughly equipment would éome from qualified in Chadd” “d the provincial government, the needs only one summer course board moved the acceptanu d for an iQterim §Pecialists cem- tenders for $21,768.44 for the ficate- HIS “Ppom't‘ment 15 m be automotive shop, $38,069.71 for effective on September lat next. the machine shop and $3358.87 The board also received the for the boys' occupations’ shop. report of the advisory-vocationâ€" The equipment for the other al committee and a brochure shops will be considered at fur of over 100 pages prepared by ture meetings. Quiet Weekend” For Town Force Public Douglas Brown, 175 Church St. South. ‘ Police report about $200 dam: age in an accident early Decem- ber 24. Damage resulted from a collision at Levendale Road and Yonge Street between cars driv- en by David Archibald, Station Street, Maple. and Nathan Cryo- tal, 2 Yeomva‘n‘s Road, Downs- view. On Christmas Day at 10.40 p.m., police say wet road con:- dltions caused a rear-end col- lision on Yonge Street near Markham Road. No injuries 1'.- sulted when a car driven by Edward Axson. Cookstawn. ‘struck the rear of a car driven {by Hart Hartlief, 312 Douglu \Avenue, Toronto. The property committee to- port was presented by 'nrusteo Robert Endean and included to- commendations for the accep- tance of sev'enal minor chang- orders for work at Bay-view Secondary School. A tender to supply and install drapes at this school was awarded to A1- len Venetian Blind Co. at .3 price of $2,311.48. Connor Re- frigeration was awarded a con- tract to install a 6’ x 6’ walk-in refrigerator at Thomlhill Seo- (Continued On Page 3) Hill, out PER COPY 10d