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DANCE every Saturday night in the Legion Hall. 41 Yonge St. N.. by the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 375, Don Gil- kes' (‘ chestra. tfc16 BINGO â€"- Thursday night, 8 pm. sharp, (note change of night) jackpot; â€" 4 special and 25 regular games. Our Lady Queen of The World Hall, east side of Bayview at Crosby Ave.. Richmond Hill. tfc23 JANUARY 4 â€" Saturday, 10.30 am. Puppet 'Show. Richmond Hill Public Library. Admission free. clw27 JANUARY 6th, â€"â€" Monday. 8 pm. Epiphany Organ Recital. An open invitation to enjoy an Organ Recital by Mrs. J. L. Flynn. featuring a vocal group at St. Stephen’s Anglican Church, Keele Street North, Maple. (See Maple news) JANUARY 7 â€" Tuesday. The R.N.A.O. will meet at the York County Hospital Cafeteria, New- market at 8 pm. Programme will be advancement of Physio- therapy. Demonstrations will be glven by Mrs. Jean Dobson. Also a tour of the new Physio- therapy department. c1w27 JANUARY 17 â€" Saturday, 8:30 p.m.. Vellore Old Boys' 82nd Annual Dance and Euchre. Vel- lore Memorial Hall. Hollings- head's Orchestra. Modern and Old Time Dancing. Admission $1.25, lunch provided. Alex Bi- shop, Pres.. Howard Plunkett, Sec'y.. Brit Plunkett, Vlceâ€"pres., Jack Williams, Treasurer. Mrs. Jones was lecturing her husband about drinking so much at the local country club dance. “You've been to the bar at least six times tonight." she said. "People will be talking.” “It's alright, dear." her hus- band replied. "I've been telling them that I’m getting them for you." People judge us by our ap- pearance and nothing will do more to make a good impression faster than a suit or dress that looks fresh and clean. Form a good habit by getting your clothes cleaned frequently. You will be repaid by looking better and having your gar- ments last longer. FWEEFJEEEE § “fiwéfiéfif‘ffifiiifi § Coming Events "' " "=SH|RT SERVICE: CORNER YONGE ST. & LEVENDALE RD. Richmond Hill to: Prompt Pick-Up and Delivery Cal] i c1w27 TU. 4-4411 *2w27 (Continued From Page 1) who is expecting her third child in June. said she and her husband, daughter, Nancy, and son Gerd just managed to es- cape in their night clothes. un- able to save anything else. “We were just lucky; I thank‘ God we are all alive,” she ‘told a “Liberal” reporter. Mrs. Diestelmann said the‘ family had gone to bed before1 11 and when she had heard some noise she imagined it was normal Yonge Street traffic and had returned to bed only to waken again as the foul smoke poured through their two bedroom apartment. Assisted By Police They had time to get out on a low roof at the back where she screamed for help and were assisted by Richmond Hill police to leave the burning building. illlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Firemen took on a little extra curricular duty when they helped dig up a collec- tion of about $100 in not so shiny fifty cent pieces belonging to Mrs. Marga- ret Burr. one of the fire’s victims. I“INlllll\lll\ll|\llllllllll\llullullllllllllullllllll“lHll\lll\\ll\lllllll\l“l The Diestelmann’s who are at present staying with Mrs. Anne Taxis on North Taylor Mills Drive had lived in Rich- mond Hill about six months. The husband is employed with a construction firm. They said they had no immediate plans. They had lived in Toronto since coming to Canada about six The coins. part of a col- lection were scattered through the debris. Most of them were re- covered. Phil Barth Fire Razes Old Building years ago from Germany. Mrs. Margaret Burr who lives in one of the second floor ap- artments with her eighteen year old daughter Carol for ab- out 12 years and is a familiar face to customers at Al's Cycle and Sports Shop where she is employed also lost everything she owned in the fire. When she smelled the smoke, she phoned police and then fled the building. Her daughter who is an employee of Rich- mond Hill Hydro had been vis- iting at her uncle and aunt's, Mr. and Mrs. W. Buchanan on Rumble Avenue and at the time of the fire wasn't home. Both returned to the Rumble Avenue home to spend the night and later last weekend stayed with Mrs. Burr's mother [in Weston. The Davies who were taken to the Lawnwood Court home of Mrs. Patti-Lu Anderson af- ter the blaze broke but lost nearly everything they owned in the fire mainly through smoke and water damage. Their loss was not insured. Mrs. Davies was under doc- tor‘s care Saturday. Their son John, 28, a truck driver returned to Richmond Hill Sunday from Sault Ste. Marie where he had been noti- fied of the fire. Mrs. An- derson said he dr0ve his truck home and when stop- ped by Barrie police was waved on when they heard why he had his truck on the highway on a Sunday. The family has been in Rich- mond Hill about four years. Mr. Davies works at the University of Toronto's Hart House. Mrs. Anderson who has had her popular dress shop in Rich- The $120,000 Yonge Street South fire was battled (lower photograph) from below and above as Richmond Hill firemen poured thousands of gallons of water to douse the flames and keep them from jumping to adjacent stores and homes. The two stores burnt out were a shambles of twisted wreckage (top photograph). January 2, 3, 4 and 5 Curtain Time 7.30 pm. Tickets $1.00 Call TU.4-4I90 LAST FEW DAYS ! "CINDERELLA" AT THE CURTAIN CLUB THEATRE mond Hill for the past nine in bed when they heard the loc- years said she was called to al fire reels stop outside. the scene a few minutes after They dressed and Mrs. Rey- 11 pm. Friday. nolds hurried next door to alert “You couldn't see the stores the Simpsons who were watch- or the firetrucks for the ing TV. Mrs. Simpson reports smoke. It had a peculiar acrid- by the time she got outside the ness that just burnt right fire fighters were already at through to your lungs," she work attempting to bring the said. raging fire under control. umnunmumuumummmII1mumnm“munmunmuunuumul She said she expected the Davies will stay with her until they find another place to live. “The store just doesn’t seem all that important right now in the face of what they have been through.” She had high praise for Douglas Lynn of the Rich- mond Hill Red Cross Dis- aster Committee Who was on the job early Saturday morning outfitting the vic- tims with basic wardrobes. "He is an absolutely charm- ing and sincere man who did his very best to make everyone feel better,” she said. ummumuunuumuuuunuumumuumuuunmuuuuumunqu The store and its contents were badly damaged by smoke from the adjacent building. Mrs. Anderson said she expect- ed to be closed until after the new year and will re-open with a fire sale. The committee provided ab- out $800 worth of clothes for the adults and children. Since he took over the responsibility, this has been the eighth area fire at which Mr. Lynn has given assistance to the families involved. Neighbours Evacuated About one am. it was felt necessary to evacuate the re- sidents of the double house to the ‘north of the burning build- ing. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Reynolds occupy the southern portion of this building and the northern portion is occupied by Mr. Har- ry Simpson, the proprietor, his wife and family. In April, 1958 firemen were called out to fight a fire at the Arnold Apart- ments at the corner of Ar- nold and Yonge Streets when five families were rescued as flames shot up through the building. It was another of Rich- mond Hill‘s landmarks. once known as the Palmer House in the days of five or six hotels in the town. Damage at the time was es- timated at about $55,000 and no one was injured. The building was even- tually remodelled with four apartments and two stores. one of which is now vacant. Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds were Vandals Throw Headlights Thru' iFront Windows She also‘ reports the crowd was large but orderly and watched the fire-fighting from across Yonge Street. Forty years ago a grocery store was operated in the build- ing by Morley Beynon and Har- old Murphy. For more than 20 years Nixon Fisher operated 3 5c to $1 store on this location. The store was managed by his son-in-law George Fenwick. During these years Mr. Nixon make exten- sive additions to the building, adding a store room, an addi- tion to the ground-floor apart- ment and an attractive modern store front. Alterations to the two apartments on the second floor had also been carried out. Later the Simpsons went to the home of relatives in Maple to spend the night. Richmond Hill Police acted as liaison between the various fire departments, hydro and gas services and acted as watchdogs over traffic, the crowd and pos- sible looters, Chief R. P. Rob- bins said. In 1888 the building housed a general store in which W. At- kinson sold dry goods, hard- ware, groceries, crockery, and millinery. Later the general store was operated by Switzer and Atkinson, and the Switzers lived in the attached dwelling, which featured oak panelling and trim. Mr. Joseph Parisi who pur- chased the property a few years ago, also made alterations to the apartments and the stores. About 10 men, including the chief, were on overtime duty in addition to regular police staff. Mr. Parisi is high in his praise of the prompt response and efficient fire fighting of Richmond Hill’s volunteer fire brigade. 1 11mm“mt1muinuuumumullx11uxumuuuuuuuummummuuu One of the oldest commercial buildings in Richmond Hill, “The Concrete" has served many generations of residents. Older residents recall shopping in the store as children. Mr. C. H. Sanderson, well- known builder, explained that the term “concrete” did not mean the same then as now. It was made with lime rather than cement. After an inspection of the fire-gutted property a repreâ€" sentative of the Ontario Fire Marshal said Thursday the fire was caused by overheated fur- nace ducts. At 8 am. New Year’s morn- ing Richmond Hill's Volunteer Firemen extinguished a blaze in the wall of the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Flagler, Ben- son Avenue. Structural damage was slight but there was con- siderable smoke damage. uummmmmuu1mm“munuuummuuuumunuummumumu 22,000 More Phone Calls On Christmas Day Richmond Hill residents were among the, happy holidayers who placed 182,000 long distance| calls from the Greater Toronto Area to all parts of Canada and the United States on Christmas day. ‘g According to W.C. Barnes, local Bell Telephone Company manager. 22,000 more calls were placed than on Christmas day last year. “Over 1,000 operators were needed to handle the calls, ab- out 100 more than a normal business day, when the number of calls is usually 140.000," he said. The Boreham’s had been gone only 40 minutes when the vandalism occured. A second house at 60 Cartier Crescent was also damaged, when a floodlight was thrown through a storm, police said. Someone had heaved outside Christmas lights through five front windows. Mr. and Mrs. G. Boreham, 25 Cartier Crescent got a chilly re- ception when they returned home New Year’s Eve. A b o u t 15 northbound Richmond Hill railway pas- sengers found themselves re-routed Boxing Day when a derailment near Zephyr slowed up travel. The travellers were taken by taxi to Maple Station to board the 6 pm. train to North Bay when it was re- routed following the ac- cident throwing one car of a southbound freight train off the track. No one was injured. Richmond Hill is normal- ly a flag stop for passeng- ers trains and gets little use. The derailment was blamed on a faulty switch. Derailment Re-Routes Local Trippers Steeles Avenue Slated To Be Re-Constructed Steeles Avenue is slated for a massive five year reconstruction program beginning this year, Vaughan Township Council an- nounced this week. The township will share 3.5% of the total cost of about $400,- 000 for the first year or $12,- 250 which will include recon- struction and storm sewers from Yonge Street to Bathurst in 1964. Installation of storm sewers from Bathurst to Dufferin Street will also be undertaken this year to keep the sewer proâ€" ject one section ahead of the roadwork. The Township of York North picks up 96.5% of the cost fig- ured on a percentage basis ac- cording to assessment. The pro- ject is entitled to about a 50% CO'PACO Pure Pork BLADE or SHORT RIB BLADE BONE REMOVED MITCHELL’S KLEENEX TISSUES 2 FOR 49¢ MAN SIZE MITCHELL’S NO. 1 GOLDEN YELLOW YORK 29 Yonge St. S. PORK 6': BEANS 2 2002.T|NS 39¢ APPLE SAUCE 2. 20 cums 37¢ APPLE JUICE 2 43 OZ.T|NS 63¢ SAUSAGE In 1965, the section from Bathurst to Dufferin will be re- built and the sewers put in from Dufferin to Keele Street; in 1966 the project will be Dufferin to Keele and sewers from Keele to Jane; in 1967 it will be Keele Street to Jane Street and sewers from Jane to Islington Avenue. The last leg between Jane and Islington will be completed in 1968. grant from the Department of Highways which will bring Vaughan’s 1964 share to about $7,000 this year. There are about nine miles involved. Steeles is the north end boundary of Metropolitan To- ronto and touches on Etobicoke. Markham. North York and Vaughan Townships. llB. TRAY PACK So that every family in Richmond Hill and vicinity could enjoy a merry Christmas, members of the co-ordinating welfare group spent the afternoon of Sunday, December 22, in packing and distributing boxes of‘ good things to eat. Shown from (left to right) behind some of the boxes which were ready to send out are Hugh Wight of the local branch of the Red Cross Society; A1 Clayton representing Richmond Hill Lions; Horace Roberts, Richmond Hill Civitan, who is chairman of co- ordinating welfare; Harry Thomson, Richmond Hill Kinsmen; Stephanie Barnes and Bea Houston, IODE, and John Bailey of the Richvale ‘ inns. 'I'H'EWLIBERAL, Richmond HiHLOntario, Thursday, Jan. 2nd, 1964 5| 8. 2 BEDROOMS 3 $105.00 i RENTAL OFFICE on PREMISES g AV. 5-2303 xnmmwmmmmmfl- MARKRIDGE ’ APARTMENTS IN RICHMOND HILL CHOICE SUITES STILL AVAILABLE Minced Beef LB. 39¢ BONELESS SHOULDER POT ROAST LB. 45¢ LEAN SHREDDED WHEAT 2 GIANT SIZE 18 oz. 69¢ MAXWELL HOUSE NABISCO DEL MONTE FANCY 0 YEAR ROUND SWIMMING 0 ELEVATORS 0 BALCONIES 0 TV HOOKUP 0 INTERCOM 0 BROADLOOM HALLS 0 FREE PARKING NO. 1 CALIFORNIA LETTUCE Tomatoes if: 25¢ INSTANT CfiFFEE 12 oz. JAR $1.49 mun comma 2 15 oz. TINS 55¢ No. I Mexican Richmond Hill nun- muwwm‘ head