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Council had approved the hiring of the Oakville water firm at its December 15 meet- ing at a cost of $6,000. An ad- ditional $2,000 was approved for engineering connected with the test drilling. Funds for the project will come from town- ship water revgnue. Woodbine Avenue. But the main is not expected to reach the area before 1971 and the township needs the water now. Mr. Mukhei‘jee explains that the testing in this location â€" north of Steeles Avenue and opposite Warden Avenue in the industrial area â€" has been se- lected because a well there could be easily connected into the existing water supply sys- tem. The engineer said the town- ship had originally hoped to join up with the Metro trunk main at Steeles Avenue and Woodbine Avenue. But the Township Engineer Dipen Mukhei‘jee says by next year the township will need an addi- tional 1,000 gallons of water per minute. The demand has aris- en because of proposed develop- ment along Leslie Street East and development within the in- dustrial area. Markham Township antici- pates a water shortage in 1970 and has hired International Water Supply Ltd. of Oakville to drill a test hole in the Don Mills Industrial Area. Photography is more than just a job for Norman James, 16 Grandview Avenue in South Thornhill; it is a way of life, and he came by it honestly. His father, William James, came to Canada from Stafford- shire, England, in 1906, before Norman was born. William James was then Toronto’s only news photographer. He took pictures by day and sold them to local newspapers by night. At that time Toronto had Markham Avoids Water Shortage the Town Of marxnam and tangularâ€"shaped structure at Another outside feature WU 0805- There they can receive the has plans for a 100-bed de- the centre with opposing V- will be the pond which Mr. A breakdown of Mr. Fe- same treatment at less than velopment which he hopes to shaped wings protruding on Fedyna hopes to develop dyna’s statistics reveals there half the cost 0f normal hos- build within the next couple each side. with the help of the Ontario is an average of 33 beds per pital care. I?l“lull“lulu““lllllllllllll“““1“llllllllll“11“lllIlllllllllllllill“llllllllllllllllllllll“lull“lllllllllllllllllllll\llllllllllllllll\llllllllllllllllllll“\llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllmll Mill“\lillllllll\lllllllll\lllllllllllllllllllll\l\l\\l\llllll\\llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll\lllllllllll\lllllllllllll\lllllllllllllllllllllllll'F Carries 0n Family Tradition Bobby Hull's Cigar Wins James' Award Markham Man Brings ‘Home ’ Surroundings T0 Aged In the picture above taken at the height of the Christmas rush, (left to right) Penny Howard and Kathleen Keves sort incomirig mail into the letter carrier walks. " Early mailiiig by the public was appreciated by the post office staff as this was the prime factor in the ease with which they coped With the heavy flow of mail. li‘lllllllllllIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll\lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll~13 Mr. Fedyna has already had success with a 50-bed nursing home he constructed on Highway 7 just east of the Town of Markham and has plans for a 100-bed de- velopment which he hopes to build within the next couple Fortunately for you there are men like John Fedyna of 18th Avenue. Markham Township around. His ambition is to erect: highly efficient extended care facilities, engulfed in a countryside setting, to ban- ish the dismal atmosphere. plaguing most of the aged now stuck in hospitals. But suddenly your luck runs out. And you find yourself flat on your back in the sterile confines of a hospital ward putting in time until the final cure. That waiting can be like death itself â€" the monotony of the four walls, the trivia on television, the loneliness, the constant medical atten- tion. You‘ve lived a good life. You’ve worked hard, rais~ ed a family. had lots of fun, and heartaches too, and now your 65-years-old and look- ing forward to many years of happy retirement. 16 By BOB MacDOUGALL Although outgoing and incoming mail was up from five to seven percent this year, the Richmond Hill Post Office staff augmented by some 65 extra workers kept pace with the flow of mail. There were no pileups, no backlogs as the postal» workers capably handled the Christmae greetings of _youm_an_d ‘ your neighbors. THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thursday, Jan r»... and Isold .tl_1§m Star about seven or eight daily pap- ers, so William had a fair mar- ket to choose from, selling to the highest bidder. He has been a staff photog- rapher for the Star for about 36 years, and for about 20 years was that paper‘s only full time photographer. Most papers, up to 1943, relied on freelance photographers. He is now busy compiling a book, a pictorial history of To- ronto as seen through the lease of William James more than half a century ago, and the same scene as it is today. Mr. James. his wife Kathleen Mr. James' shot showed hock- ey star Bobby Hull. cigar in mouth. as he carried bales of hay on the Hull Farm. The $200 cash award will come in very handy for Christmas, said Mr. James. possible -â€" for example, to dup- licate the picture taken by his father of the Old City Hall he would have had to stand in the centre of the New City Hall. Norman has done credit to the family tradition. however. and has won a number of awards, including the National Ne wsp ape r Award for spot news photography when he "was in the right place at the right time" and captured on him the "as“ M a Jet planesWILLOWIMLE â€" North York during an air show at the CNE in 1966. Once a news photographer, always a news photog1apher. Mr. James “Just happened" to be on the scene last week when his daughter, now chairman of the art department at Zion Heights Junior _High School in North York a g10up of 85 stu- dents and a dog set out on a walkathon which brought in more than $700 for the Star Santa Claus Fund. Controller Irving Paisley says Norman‘s latest award was second prize in the Cigar In- stitute of Canada's annual con- test for news photos depicting people smoking cigars. Sometimes it is virtually im- possible -â€" for example, to dup- licate the picture taken by his father of the Old City Hall he would have had to stand in the centre of the New City Hall. Norman followed in his father’s footsteps, and for more than 35 years has been a news photographer. It has not been easy, for Nor- man has been attempting to faithfully follow the sequence of photos taken by his father 30, 40, even 60 years ago to show what has happened in the city in the intervening years. His recent series. “Toronto Then And Now" had been apâ€" pearing in the Toronto Daily His next venture. and this has all the earmarks of a success also, is a 100-bed ex- tended care facility on the former Dr. Clark Noble farm on 18th Avenue just east of Bayview Avenue. The site is also the loca- tion of the German Riding School run by Udo and Heidi Hochgeschurz. Here Mr. Fedyna plans to transform an ordinary farm into 16 acres of spacious greenery featuring a spring- fed stream, articially-made pond an gardens for the nurâ€" sing home residents. When completed the home â€"which willxcost $1,000,000 â€"â€" will be staffed by a team of registered nurses, doctors on standby, dieticians, and fully - qualified administra- tion people. , of years at Vineland to serve the St. Catharines area. Five hundréd feet of pav- ed driveway will wend its way north from 18th Av- enue to a 55-car parking lot perched about the man-made pond. From here the lane will branch off into a circular driveway leading to the en- trance of the home, a rec- tangularâ€"shaped structure at the centre with opposing V- shaped wings protruding on each side. Christmas Comes But Once A Year and daughter Mary Louise have lived in South Thornhill for about 20 years, and for three years Mrs. James was a mem- ber of Markham Township Council. The first woman to be elected to the council she was instrumental in getting roads and sewers on Grandview Ave- nue, and with a munificent bud- get of $2,000 succeeded in push- ing through legislation to have well water piped to residents of the township. Those replying had to pay their own return postage cost, he said. so “I am not too dis- appointed" that only 590 in 80.000 replied. “I think in \'i8\\' of this it is a good response," he added. He said 82 per cent opposed‘amputees from Calgary who any change of name for North were to lose their public serâ€" YOl‘k‘ 82 991' cent OPPOSEd Pal‘tywice jobs because of the federal politics at the local level, 72 government's austerity re_duc- per cent favo1ed a domed spmts tions stadium on the Dmmsview air-i M1- Dube said that of the 88 po1t site, and 50 per cent said war amputees employed in his the stadium should be built by'department, “five have been de- Private enterprises. tclared surplus to staff require- ”m ”‘1‘ U” “1 m“ I He said in a news release last Paisley said he sent out 80 000!\1‘eek he “is pleased to assure questionnaires in his election both of them that reassignments campaign this year. and 53 per uithin the public service “ill cent of 590 replies favored. be found for them before the amalgamation of Toronto andiend of theii period of notice " the fi\e boloughs into one big Questions “ere 1ecentl}. 1ais- Citi‘. ed in the Commons about two He said 82 per cent opposed amputees from Calgary who In 1958, Mrs. James was nom- inated by Markham Township to represent the area on the York Central District High School Board, serving for three years as township trustee. WILLOWDALE -â€" North York Controller Irving Paisley says he will ask council to put a plebiscite on amalgamation on the ballot in 1972. The central area will fea- ture the administrative 0fâ€" fices, therapy rooms, a chap- el. examining room and a large recreation room with a panoramic View of the riding school. Below the central area will be a 3,000 square foot base- ment featuring games and hobby rooms and an extra TV room. The entire home will be situated more than 1,500 feet from the main road to re- ‘duce noise and vibrations from traffic. Mr. Fedyna says the rid- ing school will form an in- tegral part of his plan for the home. From their van- tage point in the recreation room residents will be able to watch the horses in the paddock and the various training exercises. - Horses are very exciting to watch, says Mr. Fedyna, and many patients would prefer looking at them to television. In the winter time sleigh rides will be con- ducted from the school. Each wing will contain 25 hospital-style beds. each with an unobstnicted View of the out-of-doors. Another outside feature m‘ll be the pond which Mr. Fedyna hopes to develop with the help of the Ontario 1970 sion ‘Of these, three are expected to retire before normal retire- ment age, and would receive superannuation pension in ad- dition to their disability pen- Mr. Dube said that of the 88 war amputees employed in his department, “five have been de- clared surplus to staff require- ments." The banquet room was pack- ed with approximately 200 children and their doting par- ents. Of course Santa Claus and his clown helper were also present. The children enjoyed the movies shown and the re- freshments served by the in- dispensable ladies‘ auxiliary members. Sunday, December 21, the 'branch held its annual Child- ren’s Christmas Party. I was certainly impressed by the work done by everyone concerned. Your executive has cooked up January 9. / an innovation for Saturday President Douglas Hopson in- afternoons. I do mean “cooked forms us that there will be a up”, because they are providing SPECIAL MEETING for the free lunch at 4 pm each Saturâ€" general membership January 5. day â€" one week it was chili can This is a most important session came and the other it was beefland every member is urged to Veterans A I f air 5 Minister Dube says he has interceded for two war amputees slated for re- lease from the Veterans Affairs Department. Dube Says Amputees Miss Austerity Drive “Definitely,” says Mr. Fe- dyna. And he produces sur- vey figures obtained through his solely-owned company, Fedyna Construction Limit- ed. Is there a need for a 100- 'bed nursing home in the Richmond Hill area? These statistics indicate that within a five-mile radius of the proposed home there are 4,113 people aged 65 or more; within a 10-mile radi- us, 24,014 and in York Coun- ty with a population of 159,- 644 there are 15.67 percent over 65. This may eventually be stocked with trout or used as a swimming area for resi- dents or their families. Water Resources Commis- sion by damming up the year-round flowing rill that runs through the property. To accommodate those within a 10-mile radius of Richmond Hill there are about 88 facilities with a total of 2,945 beds. The York-Oshawa Health units reports there are 26 licenced nursing homes in York County with a total of 800 beds. Two Hundred Children Enjoy Christmas Party your legion Report: Branch 375, Royal Canadian Legion ,attend. I * Last week‘the Gremlins man- ;aged to sneak into this column. :11: was erroneously reported that @396 of total membership turn- ied’ out for the December 8 igeneral meeting. It was 23 mem- Ihers, including 11 executive tofficers â€" quite a difference! stew. I am sure that all who were at the club rooms thor- oughly enjoyed these repasts. ,“D.._., vA-Jv‘lyu “nan. Ayyuqhu. New Year’s Eve will be thel outstanding social events of thei year at the club. Your cribbage team 15 still on the winning kick. Darts won against North Gwillimbury. Euchre is not so good. What we need are_some players who will come out regularly. No more “free and easy” Fri- day mghts are scheduled until January 9. « President Douglas Hopson in- \m’xm’xmmm’xmmmmmmmmmmaml‘ml‘mm‘AAAAAAAAAAI‘A‘AAAA Markham Township Coun- cil at its December 15 meet- ing approved a bylaw to per- mit the 18th Avenue Home and if all goes well Mr. Fedyna plans to start con- struction in the early spring. He believes his home will be a success because effici- ency studies conducted by Nursing Home Development authorities indicate that 100- bed units are the most effi- cient. Mr. Fedyna says that in the future economic factors will force smaller units to up-dater their services or close down. The extended care facility that Mr. Fedyna intends to build has met hos- pital standards set down for caring for patients. Based on these calcula- tions at least three 100-bed extended care units are needed, says Mr. Fedyna. If such homes become the trend Mr. Fedyna _believes valuable hospital bed space can be more economically used by transferring patients to the countryside facilities. establishment and a deficl- ency rate of 54 persons per bed. I \ . g4 COME, ¢ 1 (Photo by Stuart‘s Studio) By Bill Hughes 11 am. â€"- The problem of ‘ the unknown future 7 pm. â€" New things for the New Year Followed each Sunday through January with current messages for 1970. RICHVALE GOSPEL CHAPEL 24 OAK AVENUE - RICHYALE Hear Mr. George Skelly, formerly a British ParatrOOper SUBJECTS: SUNDAY, JANUARY 4 It added he had a problem with alcohol which agravated his “considerable underlying aggression.” This just about summed up the overall situation in the Richmond Hill area with minor accidents â€"- and not too many of them -â€" being the order of the day. Richmond Hill Town Police investigated a $225 accident Saturday night between cars driven by Robelt Nelson Ver- non 30 of Sharon and Georg- ina Heard, 49 of 271 Iredale Road. ”The accident occurred at the intersection of Trayborn Drive and Iredale Road. Judge Martin said the report showed Jones was just likely to commit such an attack again if not kept in prison. Crown Attorney William Donaldson read Jones’ criminal A 31â€"year--old laborer was sentenced to life imprisonment December 22 in Toronto for choking a 16-year-old girl last April 2. The girl survived the County Court Judge Walter Mai-tin told Peter Colin Jones. of Richmond Hill, convicted in October of the rare charge of choking: “Any man convicted of the savage assault as the evi- dence discloses in this case . . . is very dangerous to others . . .” The charge of choking. which carries a maximum of life and a whipping, has only been laid once before in Ontario . . . in 1948. “One of the quietest Christ- mases in years,” was the comâ€" ment of Markham Township Police Chief Harvey Cox. Chief Cox noted that acci- dents were of a minor nature and few and far between. He reported 'one impaired driving charge. Vaughan Township Police investigated a $325 accident December 28 on Denham Drive in Richvale. The accident occurred when a car driven by Arthur Lang- man of Toronto rammed into The girl was walking home at night from a part time job when the attack took place in a Rich- mond Hill roadside ditch. 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