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RICHMOND HILL â€" Old school trustees never die, they just gaze wistfully at the current scene and bleed a bit Just a bit, mind you, because why give away any of that stuff that seams are made of to something such as York County board of education, when it’s more in need of a transplant than a transfusion? It has the blood, all right, but getting it flowing 375 days a year â€" that’s a clever phrase in the spirit of “giving 110 per cent“ â€" requires a hardier heart than that pumping away for the board the past term. yooiiiike your own bed best. There are other indications. Your body isn‘t me priz_e it‘was 10 years ago. ”VVJ W" - ~--- r--*~ , - , You can‘t imagine how, or even why, people stay up till three in the morning, much less make it to work next day. But beds are the acid test. We‘re not talking about the bed in the Holiday Inn in the Barbados. When you start preferring your own bed to that. it‘s not middle age. That‘s senility. We're talking about when you go to stay with friends. RICHMOND HILL â€" Dundurn Castle in Hamilton is being recommended as an interesting spot to visit and should have a particular appeal to residents of Thornhill. ’ The local story is that its builder, Sir Alan Napier MacNab was also responsible for the building of a saw and a flour mill on John Street in 1820. There is evidence to support the claim that MacNab also named the settlement Dundurn after his grand- ;[ather‘s home in Scotland. In 1820 MacNab was a 22-yearâ€"old law student in Toronto It is probable he was acting as agent for a company in various land deals. THORNHILL â€" Middle age is when At the time he was articled to Attorney General D‘Arcy Boulton. This That‘s the collective board SAVE UP TO Showed great heart Land deal agent 1st QUALITY GUARANTEED Bunk bed test 99 WITH HER OWN BIKE AND WAGON Scarifying ski downhilI runs! 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Well, that‘s not completely true. Once they joined hands and decided it really wasn‘t the business of the schools to see how many times a day Johnny and Jenny had the runs, and killed a survey to that effect. But mostly they left the impression that personalities were more important than problems, and battled accordingly. INSâ€"DEPARTMENT STORE CATALOGUE PRICE $14.44 They show you to your room. It contains a single bed. The mattress on the floor is for her and the box spring on its stumpy legs is for him. , J “The {QEBfSIddka at each other and remember your own comfortable bed at home. You think of the two fat pillows, the familiar mattress and the eiderdown you just bought. . ,,:d‘ IA .0“. ‘An Vu ....- ~v Wthhout (yen discussing it, you lop two days off your visit. That‘s middle age. In 1823 Henry Boulton, who had an interest in the John Street mills, bought 55 acres, the northeast corner of Lot 30, Cone. 1, Vaughan Township. You are no longer tempted when the host says “It‘s such a long drive home‘ Stay the night. You can have the kids‘ man owned considerable acreage in Lot 20, Gone. 1, Markham, the property on which the mills were built. , The following year the property was transferred to Brooke. He laid out building lots along the Yonge and Centre St. frontages, The mills were registered in the name of Daniel Brooke Jr., a lawyer. They were operated by his in-laws, the John Playters, senior and junior. "M'zicâ€"N'db was pérmitted to name the settlement. “viewflâ€"{ibhrchasers of lots included Robert Wiles, wheelwright; Thomas So maybe that's why Morlee Kinnee Vaughan purchase 7968 editorial What it’s not BETWEEN SHEPPARD 8- FINCH 3701 KEELE ST BRAMALEA CITY CENTRE "1'8. Hm ‘ MAI“ \IISII Y- M-IV ”II “m 143 YONGE ST If" VOI 7'PARKER BROS" PLAY-DOH KITCHEN PLAY SET A of Vaughan. a school trustee for 26 years in the area before calling it quits, â€" while chatting the other day â€" went back to Oct. 24, 1968 and an editorial in â€" ya â€" The Liberal, and suggested that it might have a bearing on it all. And it does. Written just prior to the election of “the new 18-member” board of education, it pointed out that the latter would be responsible for education from kindergarten to Grade 13, all the way from Steeles Avenue to Lake Simcoe. It then asked that voters “give more attention this year than in the past“ to selecting its members. The system would care for 11,000 secondary school students (now 16444); and more than 27, 000 (now 28 204) at the elementary level. By 1981 bunk beds." That‘s when you go and get your coat. You know that kids always try to return to the bed from which they have been moved. This migration usually takes place at 5:30 am. You know kids‘ beds are gritty. You know you'll fall out of the top bunk, or the top bunk will fall down on you Middle aged people refuse to sleep on studio couches. A studio couch is a very un- comfortable sofa with three loose cushions that fall off over the ends or Morgan, blacksmith; Benjamin Heyland andVRobert S_huter. When the Thornhill post office was established in William Parson‘s store that became the official name of the conununuy. Dundurn ceased to be used. MacNab was born in Newark (Niagara) in 1798 when his father, Lieut. Allan MacNab was jailed for debt. éhuter paid 40 pounds for the acre at the corner of Yonge and Centre. . The ullfeélsterea plan also included streets named Strachan, Maitland and Hillyard. le1e” subdivider, Brooke, was recognized in the naming of Brooke Street. It was opened in 1935. You know better than to stay That's middle age. 741 THE OUEENSWAY 10133 YOIEE ST. RICHMOND HILL A1 IOVAL YOIK ID Became Thornhi/l 500‘"! I Stud/'0 couch DANFORTH RD. and BIRCHMOUNT 99 COMPARE ANYWHERE WITH ANY PURCHASE 0F ‘10 INSIDE 1H! FAMIIV FAII SYOIE SHERIDAN MALL 1530 DANFORTH AVE WEE, THUR, FM, SAT. 0M Y INSIDE THE IIO LUMIEI the total was expected to hit more than 250.000. The board would be the county‘s biggest employer when it started in January, with a total staff of 2,500, (now 3,000) including more than 1,700 teachers employed, (now, 2,227) the equivalent of having every wage earner in the town of Aurora on the payroll. The budget was expected to be bet- ween $25 and $30 million (now. $69 million). “The new board will need to exercise imagination and perception in choosing from among the wide range of new instructional methods. techniques and services now available to provide an slide down the back the moment you sit down. Four strong men with determination and an engineer to boss the job can easily convert it into an even more uncomfortable bed that sleeps two midgets for no longer than 15 minutes at a stretch. A studio couch also boasts its own built in population control device. Any move from one side to the other immediately parts the halves and the aggressor is neatly deposited on the floor. Cheat), and effective. No one has ever had to buy a studio couch. There are actually only 10 around Later the family moved to York where they fared a little better, but were never well off Allan Jr. attended the home district grammar school until 1812 when he shouldered a rifle along with his father. After the war he studied law and was called to the bar in 1826, establishing a lucrative practicg in_ Hamilton. He served in the legislative assem- bly, was knighted for his services in the uprising of 1837 and was appointed an honorary ADC to Queen Victoria. Biggest employer Richmond Hill, you ’ve came a long way with Full accountibility, through community mee lar reports to the electorate over cable TV New community facilities when and where they’ve been needed most: community centres in Lake Wilcox and Richvale; a ball diamond and tennis courts at Pearson Park; a fire hall in Oak Ridges-Lake Wilcox- alI0tment gardens for townspeople; a soccer field at Crosby Park; improve ments at the Mill Pond; a ball diamond near Bond Lake Arena; support fot the Wright Street Library extension; 3 new roof and other improvements at the old Town Park arena â€"â€" among others. Controlled growth, through careful attention to long-range planning. It takes time, yes, but it‘s designed to yielding solid, permanent results in appropriate housing and desirable industries in the right locations â€" without the disruption or disaster of "boom and bust" development. Open government, by abolishing closed council sessions and secret decision-making. The Schiller administration features open meetings, public participation and recorded voting. - In two years as mayor, he’s brought you... DAVE SCHILLER Responsible administration: While government spending has escalated wildly in some jurisdictions, the: local government portion of Richmond Hill taxes were held down thlS year to a scant 4.1 per can increase. Who says local government can't he made to WOI'k for you? On Monday, December 6 REâ€"ELECT DAVE SCHILLER One man can make a difference ork He made a fortune in banking and refurbish it in 1967 as a centennial but railroads. project. education for the let century.“ the concluded editorial said. 7-4 “Would you expect to see (those running) on the board of directors of a multi-million dollar corporation? “Have they had experience with the actual operation of a school system?" the editorial continued. It urged residents "to take the time and effort to not only go out and vote, but to spend some time before election day making themselves familiar with the records of would-be members.“ “ . . .The education of close to 40.000 (now, 44,860) young Canadians is en- tirely too important to be left in the hands of incompetents. or those seeking self-aggrandizement," the editorial But people give them away so readily Middle aged people know that. it seems like there are thousands of They‘ve had guests themselves them. As for me! Then there are sofa beds. Have you ever slept on a comfortable one? Of course not. People don‘t want comofrtable beds in their living rooms. Those relatives who drop by might decide it is as comfortable as a hotel. That's something no one wants to encourage. That, of course is the real reason all spare room accommodation is so unaccommodat'mg. It doesn't do to make the guests too comfortable. Sir Allan decided he needed a To reach it, drive along the Queen mansion as a status symbol which Elizabeth Way and continue along would impress his wealthy friends. Highway 403. But his Scottish heritage also showed At York Boulevard you will see the itself as he built the huge home around first of several large signs indicating the nucleus of a much smaller house the direction to the castle..Follow them already standing on the property. to Highway 2. ”A -MJ LL-__ Thefe it still sitands today; high on a bluff above the waters of Lake Ontarim It cost the city of Hamilton $600,000 to CAMPAIGN OFFICE 883-1608 Needed mansion 0r sofa beds meetings, question periods at council meetings and regu- THE LIBERAL. Wednesday. November 24. 1976 â€" Every bit as timely today. Only the figures and the members have changed. But, by being careful in selecting the latter, the voter has some control over the former. And, despite what you might hear, that. along with reading and writing, is still what the system‘s all about. (As for that letter from one R0! Shephard. in which he goes over In) column of a couple of weeks ago with 8 fine sleuth-comb and gives me a falling mark, like I say â€"â€" pardon me â€" as 1 say. there's definitely a need to return to the basics. As for me, I know that never again will I spend the night with 11 other people in a cosy shiichaleibuilt (or two. Never again will 1 unroll my sleeping bag under someone‘s dining room table and tell them I‘ll be perfectly com- fortable. And be telling the truth. If hotel rates keep climbing, I may never spend another night away from home. I'm happy to see that he agrees.) ThEgrodnds are extensive and there is a roofed shelter where the family may enjoy their lunch. That's right. I‘m middle aged Time/y today To find it