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The other day we attended a meet- ing in the community room of the British Mortgage and Trust Building and were impressed again not only by the fine and attractive facilities but by the fact that this meeting place is used so extensively by local and district organizations. A few short years ago York County faced a serious crisis in a shortage of hospital beds. Many of our people who needed hospital care had to jaurney to Toronto or other points outside the County of York, and many were kept waiting for long periods for the needed hospital beds. British Mortgage and Trust’s im- posing and impressive building at the corner of Yonge Street and Crosby Avenue although only opened this year, has already become known as An attractive town landmark. In the new building the trust company with commendable concern for the public interest provided a community room. comfortably and tastefully furnished with table and chairs, which is avail- able free to community organizations for small meetings. Michael Foyle, the local manager, tells us the room Reorganization of the Ontario Wei- fare Department is necessary to en- able co-ordination of services for children. Don Diplock of Ottawa, president of the Ontario Association of Children's Aid Societies stated at the association’s recent northern regional conference. He told the conference the depart- ment's child welfare branch and other branches concerned with per- sonal service, should be separated except for administrative purposes. "Only in this way can the huge job of co-ordinating services for children be accomplished,” he claimed. “The affairs of child welfare are smoth- ered by their infusion in the total welfare field of the present depart- ment." Offering constructive suggestions for reorganization. Mr. Diplock in- cluded amendments to the Child Wel- fare. Act establishing a formula for provincial payment of protection ser- vices carried out by societies; ex- panded educational facilities for training more social Work personnel: A coroner's jury in King Township recently recommended a better am- bulgnce service for the township. This is just one more piece of evidence in our reiterated claim that ambulance services should receive support from the pr0vince and be un- der rigid control. People in Richmond Hill and Vaughan Township are most fort- unate in having an exceptionally good ambulance service made possible by grants of $100 a month by each mgnicipality. The ambulance is wer hi The attending physican told the jury that he waited with the victim of an accident at the scene for an ambulance for 15 minutes then ac- cepted the offer of a nearby resident to use his stationwagon. Fostering Community Spirit Subscription Rate $4.50 per year; to United States $5.50; 10c single copy Member Audit Bureau of Circulations Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association J. E. SMITH, Publisher W. S. COOK, Managing Editor “Authorized as second class mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa" Better Ambulance Service THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hifl, Ontario, Thursday, Children's Aid Societies Needed This year more than five thousand patients will have received treatment at York Central Hospital in Richâ€" mond Hill and more than seven thousand at Newmarket. These fig- ures are proof the hospitals are fill- ing a long-felt need and more im- portant it is most gratifying they are filling that need in a most satis- factory manner. Many thousands who needed hospitalization were able to be accommodated close to home rather than travelling long distances to city hoapitals. Although our new hospital is built and operating it still has a substan- tial capital debt and still is in need of many items of equipment. It is to reduce this debt that the current appeal is made and we hope all our people, when thinking of giftâ€"giving at Christmas, will remember the needs of the local hospital, an insti- tution of which all should be very proud and one which is rendering exceptionally fine service to all the people of this district. In this busy age the problem of finding a suitable location for small community meetings often presents a real problem and the thoughtful- ness of British Mortgage in making this room available is most commend- able and judging by its use is very much appreciated. A successful county-wide campaign made possible the building of our new hospital at Richmond Hill and a substantial addition to the hospital at Newmarket. is used extensively and meetings av- erage about one daily. Fostering the right kind of com- munity spirit is a continuing aim of this newspaper. It is most gratifying when business institutions show a practical interest in such an objec- tive, and of such the community room at British Mortgage and Trust is a fine and inspiring example. Through the years it will make a really worthwhile contribution to the welfare of the town and district. Mr. Diplock also said departmental criticism has been directed for years at the particular frailties of the Children’s Aid Society agencies, but it is impossible for the government to find any other authority who can do the job better. an expanded child welfare branch and larger association staff to control uniformity of services and programs: The work of Children’s Aid So- cieties in protecting children from the cruelty and neglect of their own parents, in finding suitable foster parents who will give them love and care they need to grow up to be good citizens. is essential to the well-being of our province. Any measure which could improve these serv1ces, should be most wel- come. We feel that the suggestion ad- vanced by Mr. Diplock, in View of his years of experience with Child- ren's Aid Societies, warrants intense study by the Department of Welfare with a view to implementing them. equipped and attendants have been trained in proper procedures. But many municipalities are not so fort- unate. Many people were shocked by a re cent CBC documentary presentation on ambulances to learn that there are no provincial regulations for these important services. It was stated that anyone with a stationwagon could throw a mattress into the back of the vehicle and without training in handling patients become an am- bulance operator. This is a shocking situationâ€"it is long past the time when drastic rem- edial action should have been taken. Perhaps if more (-nrnners‘ juries make the same recommendatlon we wxll get some actlon. Dec. 10, 1964 1 snow garments. l j is pleasure. i It is wonderful to live in a land where there are four seasons. Not for us the sameness of the sultry tropics or the constant cold of the Arctic hinterlands. We have variety and change of pace. We are now on the threshold of the fourth season. Winter. How else can we think of winter except in terms of snow and ice and biting north winds? How smug and satisfied we can be when we burrow into our warm and comfortable homes with the thermostat registering 70 or there abouts! Perhaps it would be better to say just thankful. Thankful we have the means to have this wonderful warmth to come home to. But even within the confines of our homes we dare not shut ourselves off from the nav- eantry of winter. For one day we will see the child- ren coming home from school with their wind- whipped faces smarting from the icy blast. We may see the first flaky drops falling wetly on coat and glove . . . shining for a brief moment like some priceless jewel only to fade into nothingness in the space of a moment. And when we wake up in the morning to frosted window panes we shall see etchings the like of which have never been done by a mortal. We shall see the bare boughs of trees resplendent in the purest of We cannot help but be moved. for the memories of other winters are in us. and to be allowed to reâ€"live this beauty once more . . . this May we cherish the beauty of the seas- ons at the. moment of their highest beauty and this will sustain us when the beauty fades. Lou Donnelly is one of the busiest men in Rich- mond Hill. At present, he is juggling his time beâ€" tween his two stores.Scotty’s Variety and the Can- adiana Gift Shop. And you can find him at the Farmer’s Market in Thornhill every Saturday after- noon. Lou, his wife Mary, an art teacher at Walter Scott School and daughter Jane are avidly interested in promoting Canadian Art. Lou’s interest in Little Theatre is also well known in the Hill and he uses his many talents to the hilt by directing, acting and writing. even to making props and special effects. The Donnellys have lived In Richmond Hill for seven years. Before Lou took over Scotty's. he ran “Odd Jobs Unlimited" a firm of one that would tackle imything from painting, hanging wall paper to brick aymzz. His interest in the theatre is a natural one for all the family on his mother's side were professional artists in the theatre. His German grandfather was a trapeze artist. His mother Irene Jackley was a childhood friend of Charles Chaplin and played in many of his earlier shows with him. She was also well acquainted with the Lupino family. His cousin Nat “Rubberneck” Jackley is a television and var- iety artist in England. In the acting field, Lou claims to be a character actor. He can speak a dialect convincingly from any where in the world in his relation to centain roles. For example he was the Italian immigrant in “The Transplanted”, a play written by J. Rabinowitch. Among other plays, he has acted in “Don’t Listen Ladies” a festival entry that made it as far as Win- nipeg and also in “Pirrandello” another festival entry of the Curtain Club. He was in numerous pantomimes including many skits of “Twist of Lemon”. He wrote the songs and lyrics for “Twist of Lemon” and wrote nearly all the lyrics of “Aladdin”. The music was written by Phil Barnes. ' Lou was born in Liverpool and came to Canada eight years ago. He proudly calls himself a “scouser.” “The noun scouse,” said Lou. “means a pan of stew . . . which is very like what we know as mul- ligan, almost everything you can think of goes into it. Liverpool is a very cosmopolitan city. a melting: pot for the nationalities of the world. So Liverpool is compared to a pan of scouse and a native of Liver- pool is known as a scouser." Lou is a sought-after director of plays. Last year he directed the United Church play “Cmisin Jill from Junction Hill,” and three years ago he di- rected a play for the Catholic Youth Club of St. Mary’s called “Fireman Save My Child.” This was an old-time melodrama which won the best director, actor, actress, supporting actress and play awards. Lou’s latest triumph was the highly successful “The Clock Struck Twelve” which was presented by St. Matthew’s Players and directed by him. It is quite an experience to walk into the Can- adiana Gift Shop. The air is pungent with the smell of freshly tanned leather and odor of sweetgrass. The snug little shop is a delightful hodgepodge of more “scouse”. There’s just about everything in it. Indian feathers, tomahawks, Indian dolls, porcupine quill boxes, leather moccasins, both plain and beaded. Novelty pieces of wood in bird’seye maple, ceramics by Gwen Sand, Thornhill, Christmas cards by W. J. Hopkins of Newmarket, a shelf of pioneer preserves, plaques of Historic Ontario by Fog of King, and beachstone jewelry by Bruce Mummery of Thornhill. To say that Lou became interested in Indian products and culture because he loved people may seem strange. Loving all kinds of people he saw the Indian as an interesting person belonging to the human race and in the most unique sense. His inter est actually began four years ago with a television show where the Bastien brothers. French Canadian Huron Indians were demonstrating their art of man- ufacturing Indian slippers and explaining their work habits. He wrote to them to find out more about them. They sent him a price list of their goods. Later he visited a gift show in Toronto where Maur- ice Bastien was showing Indian slippers and snow- shoes. He decided their work was so beautiful that Rambling around it was worthwhile for him to look into Indian ways and examine their culture more thoroughly. He is mainly interested in the Chippewa and Ojibwa tribes, and the Canadian Eskimo. In order to acquaint him- self with them, he pays many visits to reservations and among them the Curve Lake Reserve of the Ojibwa north of Peterboro. Lou feels that Canada is in the upsurge of a mighty cultural revolution and especially in the arts. His eyes sparkle with excitement and pleasure as he talks about the interests that he loves. He is a man, intensely aware of life and enjoying every minute of it. ‘ Once A Scouser Always A Scouser . . . Lou Donnelly The Fourth Season by Elizabeth Kelson M()N'l‘REALâ€"â€"((‘,P)â€"A doelor’s five children ‘ have been barred from school because their father 1 has refused to allow them to be vaccinated against ‘ smallpox . . . Sounds like one of these medical “auth- [ orities" who are opposed to fluoridation. FLUORIDATION VOTE ‘sponsihility in any situation Dear Mr_ Editor; ‘The amount of effort is in re I wish to thank all interested‘lation t0 the goal desired pprsnns in the recent fluorida-YThank you. tinn issue for the opportunity YOUI‘S Very truLV. which they provided for infor- (MRS. J.) ADELE DOWNEY mation to be obtained. and from “‘2 Bent crescent. which I was able to make my‘ * "' * * decision. VAUGHAN SHOULD REVER“. If I have learned nothing else. I have learned that as a parent, I am responsible for the condition of my children's teeth through heredity, diet, educao tion and etc. Flashback The country in level or low along the seacoast and in the interior for about 100 miles. in the interior it is mountaina ous and cut up by manyi mountain streams and rivers, and is rather rough to walk‘ over. As the paths are only bridle-paths, people must go Indian file and then one meets with swamps and underbrush- and thick jungle. You are cer- tainly glad “hen night comes and you can rest. The weather is said to be a mortar and water mixed with it. Sometimes this po- tion kills, sometimes not, but I believe they put in something to kill when they want to. They are omniverous eating everything from a grub worm to a bat. anything that has died of itself or the remains of a beast of prey's kill one week old or over. They eat the bones of everything. They try to be hospitable to strang- ers and give him rice and palm butter with a chicken cooked and you can rest. The weather is said to be divided into two seasons, the rainy and the dry, but. we have a shower almost every day In ordinary years. So far I have seen no dry season. The native’ towns are slmply so many bamboo or mud huts ruled by one they have made a king; another is soldier king. but these as far as I can see are simply empty titles. On the coast. houses are built of bamboo made into mats and covered with palm thatch. They are square in shape and very combustible. Those in the interior are round and daubed with mud and covered with palm thatch. They build their fires on the ground inside the houses and the smoke goes through the roof keeping it from rotting. From 20 to 30 houses make a town. They fence these in with a few sticks tied up with a native vine called “country rope". At the entrance to the town they place their {regs rope”. At It town they 1 as idols and a little roof. Some tow: if anyone is is supposed sesswond. a pm‘snnnus pnunn made from [he sesswnnd tree. The outer bark in pounded in Fanny Hill managed to get back on the book stands last week right in the midst of the final pre- electinn speeches . . . And her return was about the only thing the candidates weren’t trying to blame on the other guy. Quebec Liquor Board employees, who, it could be said, were already getting “high” wages, went on strike last week for higher wages . . . And for Christmas in Quebec this year it could really be a Whiskey Blank. Prime Minister Pearson says there should be a moratorium on comments on the bribery and coerc- ion charges against his cabinet colleagues and their assistants until the investigation is completed . . . or, at least, until he can learn the French words for “boo-boo”. The Medical Officer of Health at Omemee has been carrying a revolver since receiving threats over his closure of several wells and washrooms in the district . . . Sort of a pistol~packin’ MOHmemee. The London Sunday Express found it a “bit terrifying” that Prime Minister Pearson’s grand- daughter had been chatting over his “Hot Line” to Washington and asked: “If a child of four can get at it and use it, couldn’t a madman who wished to ‘ precipitate a war do it just as easily?" . . . Well, no. i The “Hot Line” was hidden in a cupboard and the English editors probably don’t understand that, around Christmas time, Canadian children are much more ingenious than madmen at finding things in our cupboards. Highland Park. a: * no a: DRAG STRIPS AND MARK- HAM TOWNSHIP :Dear Mr. Editor: Concerning the proposed dra‘ strip to be located in Markham vTownship, I feel it is time t {explain to those who are no ifamiliar with the sport jus lwhat drag racing really is an why it is important to the com munity. But the really big news from Britain last week was the removal of Ringo Starr’s tonsils. The worldwide flood of calls from Beatle fans requesting the tonsils as souvenirs was slow to build due to an erroneous first report stating Ringo was entering hospital for the removal- of his toe nailsâ€"something which, as everyone knows, is only done during ses- sions at the recording studios. The Canadian Highway Safety Council says there isn't a driver alive who will admit to being careless, thoughtless, inconsiderate or senseless in traffic and concludes that you should drive as if everybody else on the road is a nut . . . too. Our federal government is again talking about abolishing capital punishment . . . While most of us would much rather see some abolishment of income punishment. ‘ Our Readers Still Write 0f Fluoridation And Elections In 1890 “The Liberal" printed a letter {mm Miss Ann Beynnn. formerly of King Township. who volunteered two years before for missionary work in Africa. The letter gives a description of the country and conditions. It is headed Picennnlnl Cess. West Com. Africa. . Yesterday’s news is not necessarily dead Items gleaned from files of “The Liberal". the home paper of this district since 1878. In Year: 6009 8y ns have bees and stung by them he to have a witch cover them with asle I agree with Allan Crawford, who is heading the “Get Out and Vote Campaign“ in Vaugh- an Township, that the percen- tage of people who vote in municipal elections is disgrace- ful. But I also say "No won~ der." in it, 1 country They expect gifts from us but from them all things must be purchased and they often steal from us and think it is honorable. We have not yet been able: to build 3 school but the carpenters will be here soon. We have a small [arm when we have planted corn, casuda, eddoea, cocoa, coffee, a few fruit trees and now have two bullock: which are to make a team for our plow. They are only about two feet higher than a large dog. One we have under the house the other is still running wild about the town. We have no blacksmith; nor \vheelwrights to build our wagons. in fact we are only a speck of humanity on the face of a wilderness. There are so many things that destroy crops hereâ€"bug-a boos and worms, salt' winds from the sea and cattle and ant3. In spite of all the vicissitudes of life in the Dark Continent, Miss Beynon expressed confid- ence in God's promise to make the wilderness himsom like a rose and that their work In Africa would be rewarded. BY GEORGE MA YES the choicest fare of the My question. or complaint, is thisâ€"how can I or my hus- band vnte, when we know of only one person running for office and of course. the ofl'ice that is open? Dear Mr. Editor: Iam given to understand (ha! Devember 7 is election day in Markham Township. Being a Canadian, 3 home- owner and a resident of this area all my life, I believe it is my privilege, as well as my duty to vote. To this date IDecember 3* we have received literature from only one candidate [or officeâ€"and to this date, also. we have had no notice as to where voting takes place. We happen to be interested en- ough to find out for ourselves, however. The problem is we live in a corner house and so no one takes the trouble to walk around the corner to our door, with any announcements they may have concerning elections. If this is the case at all in- tersections in the subdivisions in the township, it is little wonder that so few people turn out at the polls, plus the fact that candidates are losing num- erous votes needlessly. AN INTERESTED READER Drag racing is a competitive automobile racing event deal- ing purely with acceleration. The race is staged with two cars travelling down a flat piece of asphalt for a distance of one quarter mile, first man to the end being the winner. It is con- sidered to be the safest and I might add sanest type of rac- ing sport in Canada today. There has never been a fatal accident in all the years 19) the :Ul‘I'OUl Concerning the proposed drag strip to be located in Markham Township, I feel it is time to explain to those who are not familiar with the sport just what drag racing really is and why it is important to the com- munity. n; Richmond RICHMOND HILL, ONT. Phone TU. 4-1212 Th u1 THE GREATEsanéjpENTURE or THE]! ALL: MATINEE EVERY SATURDAY AND HOLIDAYS AT 2 RM. N0 LITERATURE FROM CANDIDATES »;qu HC'uiII run-nu :A'uu-IAHw-Ii aim-u I W ‘lf '0‘”; on“ V WTDHMARK' POIITIEE'R'TAMUB'LYN sownmo ~ HOMOLKA .THE LONG SHIPS . A “womb-h Mm. - TICNMCOLO' teem-um» Plus “The Long Shins" EN.IOY SUNDAY MOVIES THIS SUNDAY AND EVERY SUNDAY CONTINUOUS FROM 5 P.M. STARTS THURSDAY, DEC. 10 FOR ONE WEEK P‘ri.. Mon., Tues., Wed., Continuous from 7 pm. Last complete show 8.15 pm. Saturday Contmuous from 5.45 pm. Sunday Cnntinunus from 4.45 pm. SATURDAY MATINEE 2 RM. ONLY Please N ate South of our border. there are nearly as many drag strip: as more are drive-in movie houses and in fact are so en- couraged by the law enforce- ment and adult populations that even service clubs such as the Lions club are actively engaged in sponsoring drag racing events. The solution is of course, tn give these young men and many many more adult men as well, the organized locations to com- pete in while at the game time tost their mechanical know-how. To you Mr. Reader, may I ask, when was the last time you cursed at some "youngster" who foolishly pasaed you on the highway? Frankly. your in- dignation is quite justified; the street is definitely no place for the competitive performance [Continued on Page 5| It seems that cars have now become "Man's Best Friend" and far sighted organizations such as the Lions‘ Club. are quick to realize this fact and do something about it. In many American locations. service clubs have been known to :0 out and canvass the area. not for a new swimming pool. but for a new drag strip, a total community effort. The reason in quite simplu. The young man of today in me- chanically minded and we can- not avoid his competitive nai- ure which calls upon him to get the most out of his var. A school design work~ shop held I! Sudhury re- cently requested ihll the Ontario Department of Edu- cation leek Ibolliion of tin practice of clinging federal sales tax on school con- struction projects and equipment for refund later. The workshop also ms!- cd a resolution taking that the department provldv grants for rehabilitation Ind renovation of older mhool buildings in nrns of more than 2,500 population. R. H. Smith. business ud- ministrator of the Sault Ste. Marie. Bond of Edu- cation. told the workahop‘n closing session that brain» of an inevitable delly In the refund “1 school hoard may find It is Iinnncinz I project a! from 53!}.000 to 850.000 for l prrlod of up to two yclrs. School Changes