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Street lights For Hospital Road Provincial Ambulance Service Councillor Lois Hancey introduced a timely question at last week‘s Rich- mond Hill Town Council meeting when she asked about the proposal to provide street lighting from the town limits to York Central Hospital. The hospital grounds are well lighted and Richmond Hill street lighting extends to the town limits at Arnold Crescent, but there is a short space intervening where only darkness prevails. This unlighted stretch of highway constitutes a haz- ard for the many who use the road, particularly pedestrians and adequate street lights are an urgent necessity in the interests of public safety. A sidewalk for pedestrians is very de- sirable but this may not be possible until a road improvement program is carried out on the Maple Sideroad. There should be no real difficulties in providing street lights and we “Memories of the Trail Blazers” is a project which Miss Eunice Dyke, a well-known, 82-year-old former pub- lic health nurse. has proposed to the Ontario Legislature's Committee on Aging as a means of making our older citizens feel that they are still doing useful work. Miss Dyke has proposed that sen- ior citizens record the achievements of the pioneers. “If we don’t get the experiences of the pioneers down on paper or recordings they are going to be lost,” Miss Dyke said in an interview. “I think young people need to know just what the trail blazers did for this country. Recount- ing these experiences will give older people a sense of being appreciated. It’s something that won’t be doneâ€" unless they do it themselves.” Pointing up repeated editorials in this newspaper on the need for a provincially supported ambulance ser- vice, to ensure that no injured or ill person within the province is with- out ambulance service when it is needed was an accident on December 24 on 18th Avenue, Markham Town- ship. Chairman of the legislative com- mittee, Alex Carruthers MLA said Three persons, one adult and two children waited at the scene of the serious accident for an estimated half hour and when no ambulance arrived, the doctor commandeered the service of a station wagon and the injured were admitted to York Central Hospital in Richmond Hill. A similar case was reported from King Township' in November and on June 17 a seriously injured Ringwood lad lay at the'side of a concession road in Uxbridge Township while officials in charge of a. district am- bulance service debated the authority of a call from a private citizen. The boy had suffered a broken back and returned home at Christmas time after many months of hospital and convalescent care. Operators of privately owned local ambulance services find that collec- tion of fees is an almost impossible task. Many people believe that the health insurance plans they carry cover ambulance fees, but in many cases this is not so. If the injured After a long discussion, the question of payment to trustees for their services was referred back to its fi- nance committee by the Richmond Hill Public School Board at its inaugural meet- ing held Thursday of last week. 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” The original recommenda- tlon brought forward by last Year's finance committee was that trustees be paid $20 per month and $20 per meeting to a maximum of $60 per month. with no payment for committee meetings. A mile- age allowance would also be given. Trustee Jack Knott felt very strongly that the pay- ment should be a flat $60 per month. “Other boards have paid this." he said "and it avoids the necessity for at- tendance records." He stat- ed emphatically that he had Trustees Can ’t Agree On Pay THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill. An Independent Weekly: Established 1878 @132 liberal “I'm not certain that ev- eryone is of your high mor- al calibre". responded Trus- tee Jim LeMoine. missed very few meetings during the three years he had been on the board. Chairman Walter Hutch- inson noted that the high school board had passed a flat monthly payment. “Per- sonally. I feel that succes- sive absence from regular meetings should cost you something." he said. Trustee Knott agreed that a penalty clause should be included. ' “How about committee meetings?“ enquired Trustee David Stephenson. “Could You miss all the committee meetings and still collect?" Trustee Knott's amend- ment to pay the flat $60 monthly was carried with Ontario, Thursday, Jan. 21, 1965 hope the authorities will get some action on the proposal without too much delay. The needed lights will be located in Vaughan Township but early last year Richmond Hill Council with commendable appreciation of the public need offered to share the cost of installation with the neighboring municipality. Both councils have many pressing problems and it would appear likely the matter of these needed lights just was overlooked. We hope now that Councillor Hancey has again drawn attention to the matter that the two councils will get together on an arrangement to pro- vide this much needed improvement. The cost involved 'is small and it would appear to be only a matter for municipal co-operation. On behalf of the many who must use this stretch of highway we hope the needed action will not be long delayed. he is “very keen” about Miss Doyle’s idea. and hopes something can be done. For the past few years the A1- berta government has been tape recording experiences of that prov- ince’s pioneers. _ In Richmond Hill the Women’s Institute, which played an important role in this community’s life for more than 50 years, did an excellent job of compiling a record of life in Richmond Hill since pioneer days in “Tweedsmuir History” which is now available to any-one interested at Richmond Hill Public Library. How- ever, there must be countless stories of pioneer life passed down in families which have not yet been recorded. If local senior citizens would under- take to record these, they would add depth to the coverage of local history and add greatly to our knowledge of pioneer life. or ill person is the breadwinner of the family, the ambulance operator must wait for big payment: He has several alternatives â€" he may go out of business and leave his community without this necessary service, he may seek municipal sub- sidies. he can try to carry on the ambulance service as a sideline to a full or part time job in other lines or he can insist on pre-payment of Sis fee, which some local ambulances o. Ambulance service is something that is takenfor granted by most people without thought of what is required to provide it. When it is not needed we do not think of it but take it for granted that when it is needed it will be available immed- iately. ' Operators of local ambulance serv- ices are expected to provide such service around the clock, seven days a weekâ€"and they do this, at the sacrifice of their own social life. A provincially operated ambulance service would provide ambulance service when it is needed, where it is needed, all over the province with consequent saving in life and a reduc- tion in suffering. Increasing traffic on all roads means that the number of accident victims cannot help but increase. Such a service is needed now. Trustees Jim LeMoine and‘ BY Stan McBeth voting against'3.000 it. ily a However, when the chair- man. called for a vote on the original motion, calling for the payment of $20 monthly and $20 per meeting, Trustee Phyllis Hawkes abstained from voting and there Was a tie. The chairman then de- clared the motion lost and the matter was referred back to the finance committee for further study. At the time, the finance committee had yet to be ap- pointed. “This will certainly influence my selection of the finance committee." laughed Vice-Chairman Deena Simp- son. Although members submit their preference for com- mittee work, the chairman and vice-chairman make the committee appointments. - Mrs. Ernest Redelmeier, president of/ the York Central Hospital Auxiliary is enthusiastic about the work and future plans to be realized in 1965 if all goes well. There will be area jects for raising money be sold for the annual coming up May 1 at the likely be held in the au and date has not been < Accomplishments oi gift of $3.500 to the hosp memorial fund which is an iary. Already 1500 hours being given to the hosp services and this includes local teenagers who are kn There are about 14 2 by the auxiliary, the most Among other things, the auxiliary underwrites the salary of the director of volunteers (Mrs. R. Miller) and stands ready to act on suggestions and requests of the hospital administrator. The recent decoration, sewing and washing up at the staff Christmas party was an example of this. Spreading the story of the hospital and maintaining effective community relations is another important function of the auxiliary. In order to make communications more effective, the auxiliary plans to produce a monthly news sheet for distribution to all paid up members advising of openings in the volunteer staff, coming events, projects and so on. This will strictly be a working news sheet and not an editorial prO‘ duction. Rambling Around Flashback By all accounts Flavia Redelmeier is one of Richmond Hill’s busy and useful women. She draws much of her effectiveness and versatility in com- munity and club endeavours from her considerable background of education and experience. She is a graduate of Branksome Hall and Trinity College, U of T. She majored in geography in 1948, and finished her\M.A. in anthropology in 1951, a year after her marriage. As an undergraduate she worked with the Department of Lands and Forests, partici- pating in pheasant population surveys in York County and other local Ontario points. She was also group instructor in geology for the Royal Ontario Museum summer club and worked also in the depart- ment of zoology. Upon her graduation, she became museum assistant to Professor T. F. McIlwraith, then head of the department of anthropology, U of T, and also the head of the division of ethnology, Royal Ontario Museum of Archeology. This involved all types of Work in ethnology and primitive archeol- ogy. This included examining and cataloguing ma- terial acquired on loan; assisting with articles and lectures; compiling bibliographies, corresponding with scholars and other museums, displaying, sort- ing, writing labels for museum material. Just prior to her marriage, Mrs. Redelmeier planned and carried out the renovation of the African Gallery. "The Liberal" of January 23, that year. reports that heAgaye a brief outline of the back- ground and history of King Township from the year 1800, when it had 20 white settlers. By 1840 the population was 3.000, and from 1871 has stead- ily advanced The development of agriculâ€" tural pursuits and industries. from 1840 to 1871. was due to heavily timbered acreage of 40 percent of the land. abounding with 220 miles of running streams. At that time about 30 industries had set up about these waterways, Dr. Davis told the meeting. A change came and as the timber was gradually cut, this acreage was reduced to four percent. With the forest cover went the water. so now we are down to approximately 30 miles ‘of streams and deterioration of farm lands. Flavia and husband Ernest live at Don Head Farms and they have two sons, David Hugh 13, in grade 9 at Richmond Hill High School and William Leighton 11. grade 7, at Pleasantville Public School. In addition to her family life Flavia Redelmeier finds diversion in community work and cultural pursuits plus the real love of her life Which is Girl Guide work. She is a past executive member of the Rich‘ York Central Hospital Busy With Plans For 7 On ten percent of King Town- ship land. the speaker claimed, there is virtually no productiv- ity. If all the land incapable of producing crops were refor- On January 14, 1947, Aubrey Davis of Newmarket spoke to King City Women’s Institute on the subject of “Whither Canada". A native son of King Township, Mr. Davis dealt with some aspects of the townshlp's history. Items gleaned from files of “The Liberal", the home paper of this district since 1878. In Year: Gone By Flavia Redelmeier (Continued on Page 12) the Royal Alex. A dance will autumn although the location an determined. of the past year include the hospital plus $1,000 from the , is administered by the auxil- hours of work per month are hospital through its various udes the contribution of many .re known as “Candy Stripers”. 14 areas of service provided projects . For e Spring '1 a Royal 4 ested. said Mr. Davis. in 20 years restoration would be completed and the original productivity would replace the present trag- edy of waste land. He advocated the principle of reforestation on a large scale throughout Can- ada In the realm of religious back- ground. the speaker felt much happiness and peace of mind would be experienced were the religious fervor of 50 years ago a real part of every Canadian home. He pointed to daily fam- ily prayer of earlier days and the need of its restoration. We need very serious religious re- vival if we are to get the world on a peace basis. said the speaker He approved the government's; immigration policy. Politicalfi bickering should be avoided, hei advised, and definite steps taken to promote Canadian develop- ment. Canada‘s population should be increased two-fold, for he felt that neVer in history had there been such an oppor- tunity for selected immigration ‘from Europe. t3 and a1 example ' Thaw w ,1 Alex. . although 1 Auxiliary The Future by Elizabeth Kulson iliary pro- ickets will ch will be dance will 1e location .5" _., _ - ' l the world}Dear Mr- Edim“ | In order said the The members of the Aristoaan opportu icrats and Knights Car Clubs ofgther insigh {Richmond Hill wish to thank‘cordially i ernment'slyou and your staff for the gen-‘the annua Politicalflerous publicity provided throughfbeing held News Item: ‘Markham Road. Remembering _ _ the disastrous Ma le explosion Authorlties recently approved in August, 1962’ Deitizens pm_ inStallation Of 21,400 gallon tested the additional propane propane tank at Altane Ltd. on tanks in an urban area. “Now, YOU and I know these little babies are harmless” ‘ L.B.P. dropped in on L.B.J._. last week for an overnight Visit at his Texas ranchâ€"just long enough to sign the free-trade car agreement . . . and to tell him what he got for Christmas. I And last week Canada was celebrating Sir John A. MacDonald’s 150th birthday with a sort of an apathetic “Who he?” enthusiasm. In his pictures, the great Conservative leader seemed to have quite a receding forehead. By comparison, the present Conservative leader seems to have quite a receding party. i Operators of ski resorts in the ‘Laurentians are asking for. financial assistance claiming the 3Lyear shortage of snow has made them a disaster area. . . . That is, financially, too. A The Ontario Temperance Federation has asked Premier Robarts for more liquor restrictions because, it claims, there are 100,000 alcoholics in the prov- ince . . . And Premier Robarts-would like to ask the 0.T.U. how many members of voting age 'IT has? And, on this subject, wé see whereâ€"Las a result of Ontario’s smaller draught beer glaSsesâ€"Molson’s has acquired an American brewery to get rid of their surplus. ' Highway 401 is to be known as the MacDonald- Cartier Freeway. This Scotch-French combination is like the Scotch theme being heard in Montreal these days around the cramped enquiry'courtroom of the city’s ancient Palais de J'ustice':-‘â€"“Just a wee dock an’ Dorion." Stallation 0‘ 21400 g3]10n}{ésted vthe’ additional profiane‘ opane tank at Altane Ltd. on tanks in an urban area. ‘ Seton}! Maugham R "humid Dear Ml? Editor: I In order that you may have The members of the Aristo-,an Opportunity to obtain a fur- crats and Knights Car Clubs ofgther insight to “hotrodding”, we Richmond Hill wish to thank‘cordially invite you to attend you and your staff for the gen-the annual speed sport show erous publicity provided throughjbeing held in the Queen Elizaâ€" “The Liberal" to the public of bath Building at Exhibition our New Year's drive home ser-‘Park on January 29 and 30. vice. The coverage was ex-‘There. you will see the skill, tensiye and complete and sin-‘craftsmanship and ingenuity of cer‘ely appreciate your co-oper- car builders all over the coun- ation to bring to light in the try. public's eye. the true image of Sincerely yours. rod and custom clubs which R. N. BLANCHET, are ready, willing and able to' Secretary With all the trouble the Crest theatre has been having lately it's good to see it playing to capacity houses for a change. . . . It looks like The Deputy could save it from the sheriff. ' The Quebec wing of the Progressive Conserv- ative party has given the party an ultimatum: Choose John Diefenbakerâ€"or Quebec . . . And with that kind of a choice they might also choose a new name for the party. Like, “The Hobson‘s.” Veteran N.H.L. LineSman George Hayes was suspended last week for refusing to take an eye examination. The league feels that even after nineteen years on the job he may have 20-20 vision . . . but how about the THIRD period. .Question 'Of The Weekâ€" fell on ,qucnuuu UL Auy vvwvni -Where was the wrong-way character who naqu the town of Ocean Falls, B.C., when the mountam O Yesterday’s news is not necessarily dead CAR. CLUBS NEW YEAR'S SERVICE Dear Mr. iditor assist their community in many ways as exampled on New Year‘s eve. BY GEORGE MAYES 3"”? “7 Faces of Dr. Lao {RICHMOND HILL, ONT. iPhone TU. 4-1212 MATINEE EVERY SATURDAY AND HOLIDAYS AT 2 PM. ENJOY SUNDAY MOVIES THIS SUNDAY AND EVERY SUNDAY, CONTINUOUS FROM 5 P.M. Thurs., Fri., Mon., Tues., Wed., lst show 7 pm. Last complete show 8.30 pm. Sat. continuous from 6 pm. Sun. continuous from 5 pm. STARTING THURS., JAN. 21 FOR ONE WEEK m... “ ELSA mum "‘""" mm ’33:." uPAIAW HEm'LANCHESTERmWYNN AL'LENuBULLocx LEVIN “new \ MEIRO GOLDWYNMAYER mm A PANDRO S BERMAN PRODUCIION 9mm Saturday Matinee Jan. 23 2 mm. Only Please Note Plus Broadway's \l|ll|ll|l\|lllll\lll\llllll\\l\\ll\\ll|\llllllllllllllnllllllllllll\lllllllllll“lllll Mrs. W. 0. Stockdale 884-4101 VICTORIAN Richmond Hill Municipal Hall SERVING RICHMOND HILL. MARRHAM TOWNSHIP, VAUGHAN TOWNSHIP. mmlmun“\mmumumulmu1l“mummm“uunmnmmumuuv The clothing worn in winter by the average per- son is inadequate. accord- ing to a report in Science Digest. The report reviews mili- tary experiments to keep men warm outdoors. includ- ing a suit that encloses a person in an envelope of filtered, heated air. The report lists le other ways to keep warm: Wear I hat. The head is the biggest heat leak In the body. Keep moving. A person produces four times In much heat walking as I".- ting. Do In Chilllng sweat-ch ate less. Use the trapped b ers 0! ch Close ‘ ankles. u where M] warm air Protect Keep Warm V. O." NURSES RICHMOND HILL BRANCH choked not the insulation d between £111 clothing. a openings wrists and wind blows air escapes. get. may Id blows escapes. exposed four times walking as JIIL t overheated. ' nccur and clothes Insul- ORDER thin II'CRS around neck, In and llr lay-