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The branch executive hopes to recruit some housewives or retired people who can spare an afternoon or so a week to con- tact the businesses and indust- ries to make them aware of The Workmen‘s Compensation Act requires all employers to provide a first aid station on their premises and to have in charge people trained in em- ergency and/or standard first aid, holding a valid St. John Ambulance Certificate. - Trained People For First Aid Required For All Businesses SenatorDaveyPraises Weeklies main concerns during his in- In his opinion the idea and William Hodgson, MLA quiry into the media. First the Senate is relatively un- York North. 8‘llliillilllllllllllIllilllilllmllllilllllililllilllllllllllllllllillllllllllmlllllmll11ml!“llllllllllll1mlllllR!llllliilmlilllllllll(“llllllllilllllllIlllmum1111mmlmulll11m“l11ml!!!llllllllllllllllilllllllil\lllmllllllllllllll'1' wmmmmummumuuunlumuululmlmxmummummmmunumnmlmmmmmn .|llllllll“lllllllllllllllllllllllllmlflllIlfifllllllllllllllI“(IllllllmlllflIlll111mmlllmlllllml\lllllllllllllllllllfllllmllllllfl' "If there is no press own- ership review board Soon. there won't be any inde- pendent newspapers left to save," he said. The report from his inquiry recommend- ed establishment of such a review board. But it hasn‘t come about. Davey said he wasn’t “married” to the re- view board recommendation but would support it until a better solution was brought forward. Davey said he had three main concerns during his in- quiry into the media. First "It‘s not that newspapers are charging too much, it's that they are spending too little." he said. The media inquiry chair- man said the death of “The Toronto Telegram" wasn't the most serious thing hap- pening to the newspaper in- dustry in Canada during the past few months. He said the most serious thing. and it was happening at the same time, was the takeover of several smaller independ- ent Canadian daily newspap- ers by newspaper chains. He said these takeovers were generally ignored. (Continued from Page 2) the average wage levels of newspapermen in Canada would be truly appalling. People interested in helping and interested businesses and industries are invited to contact the York Central Branch of the order of St. John by phoning Mrs. Mario Bennett, 56 Yonge Street North, Richmond Hill, 884-8101. is purely voluntary and the brigade relies on public finan- cial support to offset expenses, providing training and to main- tain and adequately supply the first aid trailer used at such public events. ' The local brigade is also ready to supply first aid per- sonnel at public events when invited to do so. This service the regulations and how they can be met. ' Senator Davey said the public generally is ignorant of the effectiveness of the Senate. He said while he has been a senator one-third of all the legislation passed by Parliament has origin- ated in the Senate. He said the attendance of senators at sessions is better than that of members of Parlia- ment. he wanted to find ways and means to bring about better media voices. Secondly he wanted to find ways and means to encourage more media voices. Thirdly he wanted to find ways and means to facilitate a better Canadian cultural survival. Senator Davey warned his audience not to underestim- ate the power of the press or ignore threats to press free- dom. “Anyone ever long in public life becomes aware of the all-pervasive influence of the media." he said. The York senator was out- spoken about his opinions on several subjects, saying he is a “clove” on the question of armaments and a member of the Committee for an In- dependent Canada. He said said he believes cities of over two million people should be- come provinces. 'FRONTEND }¢I ALIGNMENT l Faulty wheel ahgnment is ' FrontWheel I BEARING | REPACK I GETTHE4th FOR BRAKE RELINE BRAKE ADJ USTM ENT Neglected wheel bearings can be scored and damaged if grease hardens. So this 88¢ deal could save you a lot of money. We use the best quality linings, and "are" them for full contact with drums. 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Bring your car in and we'll inspect your shocks. |_f you\need new ones, this is the deal for you! 1y linings, ull We ars, rn springs ‘ We 1t wheel oad test ea the Disc l brakes exxra The recital is one of the alumni’s main projects of the year. Its purpose is to encour- age young people who are study- ing with members of the alumni. The Alumni Association. Royal Conservatory of Music of Toronto. Markham Chapter, presented its third annual stu- dent recital at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sisson in Markâ€" ham on Tuesday of last week in recognition of Canada Music Week. NEWMARKET: Sam Rippey. captain in the volunteer fire de- partment has been hired as the second permanent firefighter here. His starting salary is $6,- 200 a year. Two more full time firemen are being considered Music Week Recital ls Project 0f Alumni for 1972 necessary and expendable is only a widespread public fal- lacy. He said the Fathers of Confederation had the ex- ample of an existing elected Senate before them when they chose to establish the present appointive body. Senator Davey was intro- duced by Real Estate Board President Robert Shea and thanked by President Elect Harry Sadler. The meeting was also opened by Presi- dent Shea. Aurora Minis- terial Society President Rev- erend Lloyd Driedger said grace. Real Estate Board Civic Night Committee Chairman Earl Stewart wel- comed the. diners and intro- duced the head table. which included Senator Davey. Stewart. Aurora Mayor Rich- ard Illingworth. Georgina Mayor Dr. George Burrows, Richmond Hill Mayor Wil- liam Lazenby. Whitchurch- Stouffville Mayor Ken Laushway, York Region Chairman Garfield Wright. President Elect Sadler. East Gwillimbury Mayor Mrs. Gladys Rolling. King Town- ship Mayor Kenneth Mac- taggart and Rev. Driedger. Also attending were Donald Deacon MLA, York Centre and William Hodgson, MLA York North. By BONNIE SHEPPARD How memories flood back when an old scrapbook is brought out of a trunk! Look through these scrapbooks with me now and we‘ll remember. The very first yellowed clipp- ing is from “The Liberal" in May 1954. Imagine! "Twenty- seven people interested in drama attended a formation meeting for 3 Richmond Hill district little theatre group held one evening in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alf McLatchy." proud day indeed for the Cur- tain Club and its members. A picture in “The Globe and Mail" depicts Marion Postleth- waite and Deborah Anderson hoisting the now familiar Cur- tain Club marquee into place onto the face of the new theatre. In a clipping from “The T0- ronto Telegram". Rose Mac- Donald wrote “There isn‘t an- other theatre in the province, professional or non-profession- al. that has a handsomer the- atre." The story behind this is The parsing of this sentencetone of hard and dedicated work. may be in some question but there is no question now about the success of this meeting. It's 1971 and this tiny group has been reSponsible for the entertainment of close to 100,- 000 people. Can you hear the echo of laughter from the many comedies through the years? See the parade of thousands of costumes worn? The excitement of all the opening nights? What an inauspicious beginning for the spirited drama group which has done so much for Richmond Hill! FIRST PRODUCTION “Rebbeca”. by Daphne du Maurier was the first produc- tion staged by the club. Open- ing night was February 4. 1955 and Jack Smith the federal Converting a body and fender repair shop into a theatre is no easy task. The women of the club scrubbed and scrubbed and scrubbed to remove years of grease and dirt. The men painted. insulated. partitioned, plumbed and wired like mad. Countless hours of work went into the job (and not a few parties I'll wager) but just look at the results. So impressed were people. that “The Star Weekly" on February 3, 1962 had a four-page. full color spread about the Curtain Club. The production the paper highlighted was the first staged in the club. A one act Canad- ian play by club member Joe Rabinowitch called “The Trans- With an active interest ln improving the standards of an already excellent group, the Curtain Club took part in the festivals staged by the Central Ontario Drama League. Just one look at the playbill in the club will reveal the remarkable successes the club had in those festivals. "Rebbeca". by Daphne du Maurier was the first produc- tion staged by the club. Open- ing night was February 4. 1955 and Jack Smith the federal Member of Parliament was in attendance to mark the occas- ion. The headline on the write- up read “Capacity Audience Ac- claims First Curtain Club Drama Production." The excitement. tensions and desire for excellence of that first night have carried dotvn through 16 club years. Th05e.sive! The production the paper highlighted was the first staged in the club. A one act Canad- ian play by club member Joe Rabinowitch called “The Trans- planted." At the Ontario One Act Play Festival of that year Mr. Rabinowitch's play won top honors. One full page picture in “The Star Weekly" shows Dennis Thatcher. fully costum- ed as Henry VIII waiting calm- ly for his cue to stride on stage in "Like It Or Not“. Impres- ual one. He was to gulp it down and then go into a long serious speech. (Oh. I can taste it on the roof of my mouth now!) Or hear Mary Monks recount how her ghostly costume be- came entwined in the fan as she tried to float across the stage in “Blithe Spirit". How many club parties have disv solved into laughter about ev- ents such as these. QUIET COMPETITION "Haâ€"an A:â€"-Nu-A‘~QA“L The excitement. tensions and desire for excellence of that first night have carried down through 16 club years. ThOSe 27 “interested people" sparked the beginning to an enthusi- astic. driving theatre. Possibly one of the earliest women to enter “trade” in Canada, James G. Kinnear’s grandmother, Harriet Kinnear is said to have had the gift of foresight. 0n the death of her father in 1847, and falling heir to a sum of money, Harriet opened a general store beside her home. A responsible and fearless woman, Harriet Kinnear was wont to travel in a two-wheeled cart, pulled by a single horse, with cap-fired pistols in her reticule, from the mill town to Quebec City, to purchase stock and merchandise for her store. It is fascinating to read of the travels and life of this strong-hearted woman, a woman who bore seven children in 10 years (she bore fourteen all-told in her lifetime), yet laced herself in tightly during her pregnancies so that nature would not interfere with her business affairs. The Grand Trunk Railway was completed in the middle 1850’s and it is possible Harriet then availed herself of this more modern form of transportation. However Richmond Hill, King Township and surrounding libraries as well as Metro and Toronto libraries; universities and archive centres in Ottawa and across Canada have copies of Kinnear’s Mills. In fact, among the private purchasers is a former brigadier, who heard of Jim’s book through a friend. Not only was the brigadier a former teacher of Jim’s, but it turns out he is related to him! Collectors are very interested in this historical tale, the history of the Eastern Townships of Quebec -â€" which is a We asked Jim Kinnear about the distribution of his book, which he not only wrote but edited and published himself. Strangely enough although sales have been good elsewhere; to his knowledge only three copies have been officially purchased by Que- bec historical societies and archive centres. The Eastern Townships Historical Society has one and there is one official copy in the Quebec Province Archives, and one at Sherbrooke. The reason given by the libraries was simply this: Libraries accepting Quebec Provincial Grants are obliged to purchase books published or distributed only in the province of Quebec. Some fairly large libraries in Quebec exist, he said, with budgets as low as $8,000, a year. (Continued from Page 2) One of the landmarks still seen in Kinnear’s Mills, Quebec, is the White clapboard church built in 1873. Originally church services were held by an itinerate Anglican minister in the mills, prior to the erection of the first Presbyterian log church in 1842. This was replaced thirty-one years later by the church pictured In The Spotlight. The log church is said touremain, adjoining the existing church site. breath of Canadiana. MUCH HARD WORK In 1961. October 4 was a SNOW REMOVAL As of December 14, 1971, the installation of private sewage disposal systems (septic tanks) will NOT be permitted until weather conditions are satisfactory in the spring of 1972. COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL By contract or hour 24 hour service Notice To Septic Tank Contractors, Etc. The Curtain Club. . . In The Spotlight PHONE 884a2433 YORK REGIONAL AREA HEALTH UNIT J. 0. Slingerland. D.P.H.. Medical Officer of Health proud day indeed for the Cur-i. Edgar Stone Challenge Tro- tain Club and its members. A picture in “The Globe and Mail" depicts Marion Postleth- waite and Deborah Anderson hoisting the now familiar Cur- tain Club marquee into place onto the face of the new theatre. In a clipping from “The T0- ronto Telegram". Rose Mac- Donald wrote “There isn't an- other theatre in the province, professional or non-profession- al. that has a handsomer the- atre." The story behind this is one of hard and dedicated work. Converting a body and fender repair shop into a theatre is no easy task. The women of the club scrubbed and scrubbed and scrubbed to remove years of grease and dirt. The men painted, insulated. partitioned. plumbed and wired like mad. Countless hours of work went into the job (and not a few parties I‘ll wager) but just look phy for best director to Ste- phen Ker Appleby â€"-â€" The Curtain Club 0 Hugh anres Trophy for Best Visual Presentation to Ann Featherstonhaugh T h e Curtain Club 0 L. C. Tobias Award for Best Supporting Actre5s to Mary Monks â€" The Curtain Club 0 With special honorable men- tion to Best Actor â€" Gerry Crack and Best Supporting Actor - Bill Ferguson. What a year! A new theatre. budding playwright and all those honors for the play “Don't Listen Ladies". The list would go on interâ€" minably if I were simply to list all the triumphs of the club. What about the time the power failed and audiences re- sponded by bringing flashlights in from their parked cars in order that "the show might go on". 1962 TRIUMPH Remember the headline on the front page of "The Liberal“ of Thursday. April 5. 1962? “Curtain Club‘s Play, Actors. Capture Many Awards" and subtitles â€" “Dominion Drama Festival Regional Trophy comes to Hill" and “Group Goes to Winnipeg after National Hon- ors". Just listen to the list. 0 Dominion Drama Festival Regional Trophy â€" Curtain Club for best production of a play Fast And Present The Curtain Club is a Vital member of this community. Come out and be part of it. There was a disagreement about the value of the CODL festivals in the club â€" wonder‘ ing whether they were worth the trouble and expense. It was decided then, that we would no longer enter a play into them. We've learned since then. that the club does want and indeed needs the competition of pre- paring for the festival. The CODL has altered the format so that we may now be inv01ved with considerably less expense. Therefore. we plan to enter our third production of the year. “The Giaconda Smile" by Aldons Huxley and directed by Gerry Crack. Of course you’ll want to rev serve seats for our current production "Joe Egg" by Peter Nicol. directed by Tony Miller by calling Ann Cook at 884p 8664. The tickets for the reg- ular run November 27‘ Decem- ber 1. 2, 3. 4. 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 are but $2.00. To this end, the group has been granted a plot of land at Elgin Mills and Newklrk. by the Richmond Hill Town Council. A farsighted community-minded move you'll admit. Concen- ‘trated work on the part of the ‘Curtain Club to raise the funds necessary for construction has resulted in a tidy sum ready to be set to use. COME AND JOIN ‘ If you haven’t been to the Curtain Club. you’re missing a marvellous opportunity to see how good community theatre can be. Perhaps you may see the beginnings of a career. If you‘re caught up in the plays. the atmosphere and excellence of the club. as I am. you'll want to know more about the past and the future. Do call and find out: Chris Steele 884-7065, Mrs. Ann Cook 884-8664. Mrs. Marion Postlethwaite 884-7609, or attend a meeting at the club. The next is December 13 at 8:30 pm at 25A Yonge Street North. “The First Nighters Club". 0p- ening night of each production allows patrons of the theatre to see the premiere of the cur- rent play. indulge in pleasant conversation with director. cast and crew and imbibe a little wine. All for the cost of only $4.00. I can't imagine a more pleasant way in which to ex- tend help to a cause. DEVELOPED TALENT Several very talented people began at the Curtain Club and have gone on to “bigger and better things" in showbusiness. To name a few: Dennis That. cher â€"â€" Stratford. CBC, CTV; Margot Sweeney â€" Hair, CBC. CTV; Lynn Griffen â€" CBC plays, Drop-In, etc.; Many Monks â€"â€" CBC radio and TV; Ron Scott â€" Foxy Lady - CBC. CTV; Gerry Crack â€" The Be- incamate, CBC. CTV; Barbi Peirce â€" CBC, CTV. movies. Oh the list does go on! Rex Sevenoaks â€"~ Drama Head at Humber College. CBC; Ron Solloway â€" CBC - radio - Anne Murray Specials; Ron Chudley â€"â€" Drama Head at Banff School of Fine Arts. But more money is needed. As one of the fund-raising en- deavors. we have initiated â€"â€"o Listen to Gerry Crack de- scribe the agony of speechless- ne55 when some joker in props substituted a sticky, drying pea- nut-butter sandwich for his us- ual one. He was to gulp it down and then go into a long serious speech. (Oh, I can taste it on the roof of my mouth now!) Spirit has‘seldom been lack- ing in the club. but renewed vigor is evident now with this new stimulus. Perhaps the scrapbooks will once again bulge with clippings of CODL triumphs for the club. NEED NEW THEATRE What now? The Curtain Club‘s energies are being directed full tilt toward the building of a new community theatre. From the original club membership of 27, we have grown to over 100 strong. We need more room to improve productions through more stage room. bet- ter lighting and sound facilities. larger audience capacity (we don‘t intend to lose that marv- ellous intimate theatre feeling! and wonder of wonders â€" a backstage washroom.