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Seniors go to Niagara Give the gift of life The seniors of the Qheelhouse club took a bus trip to Niagara Falls and arga on May 12 to see the sights. York Central Hospital will be the scene of a blood donor clinic on May 27 from 2 to 4and 6 t09 pm. It only takes a few minutes to give blood and it is a commodity that cannot be purchased. Hospital sells tickets Olympicilottery tiékets are also being sold by the hospital auxiliary at the desk in the lobby. The public may assist York Central Hospital in a small way by purchasing Wintario tickets at the information desk in the hospital lobby. For information about booths available‘ call 773â€"4050. And for tickets. please call 773-5040 or 773-5881. Busy time assured for Oak Ridges fair In the evening there will be a swing‘n 50$ dance for the admission price of $6 per couple. The dance is for 18 and over only. There will be prizes for the best costume. Admission charge is $1.25 for a family, 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for children. There will be displays from the dif- ferent schools in the area, booths doing their best to interest the crowd in their wares and the Labatts‘ Balloon will be there. There will be rides, games of chance, a mini farm and zoo, a fashion show, a V.I.P. auction and much more. All this comes to you sponsored by the Bond Lake Skating Club. Oak Ridges Minor Hockey and Oak Ridges Junior B Hockey. Many events will be happening to keep everyone's interest. To start things off. there will be the parade down Yonge Street and along Lake Avenue led by parade marshal Frank Proctor from CFGM Radio. Sparky, the talking police car, will be sure to delight the youngsters, and there will be floats, bands and majorettes. Correspondent Millie Stewart 773-4424 OAK RIDGES â€" May 29 is fast apâ€" preaching, and that is the date for the third annual spring fair here. The fair will start at 11:30 am. and ends after a dance at 1 am. Tuesday. June I, 4 p.rni â€" Deputy treasurer's Office â€"- finance committee meeting Tuesday,June I, 7:30 pm. â€" Committee room "B" â€" By-laws, procedures. tire and personnel committee meeting. Wednesday, June 2. 8 p.ml â€" Lake Wilcox Public School â€" public meeting regarding the neighborhood improvement program in the Lake Wilcox community. Wednesday, May 26 â€" The planning com minee meeting scheduled for Wednesday is cancelled. Monday. May closed. Thursday,-May 20. 8 commissioner of works minee meeting. Wednesday. May 19. 7 p.r Room "B" â€" By~laws. proc personnel cumming meeting RICHMOND HILL â€" The following me of civic interest have been scheduled dur next two weeks: The flowering crab mâ€"ees and It‘s hard to decide whether the initial upheaval really ever bothered Bruce Crawford. He‘s the kind of man for whom there are only two ways of doing All police cars are kept track of here, too, on a huge three-part map that has a flashing light for each cruiser. More Respect Now In one-twentieth of a century public and press grumblings have finally begun to give way to a grudging respect fo'r the efficiency'of the new force. Rumors of dismissals and mass resignations have faded away. Calls from all over the region are monitored here at headquarters, in Newmarket, with special tape- recording equipment that can be played back in slow time to pick up details phoned in by an overexcited citizen. Half a decade. and the sprawling territory that runs from Georgina Island in Lake Simcoe to Steeles Avenue, from the Pickering Town Line to the 12th concession of King, now boasts one of the most modern com- munication centres in the country. He's been York Region's chief of police for the five years the force has been in existence Five years to turn a number of tiny municipal forces into one cohesive unit. Five years in which he‘s made, not so much his presence as his will, felt. He's a big man, as befits a chief guardian, but with an austere. almost ascetic manner, In appearance he's an eminence grise: salt-and-pepper hair. steel-frame spectacles. gray suit and vest, a softly-owned “I seldom smile.” Bruce Crawford has been a policeman for 31 of his 51 years, and it seems reasonable to assume that he's been tested in almost all of the fires human foible can ignite. Th e chief community news may 19. 7 p.m. â€" Committee By~laws. grocedures. fire and 1hr By Lynda Nykor Zl‘ihtral Municipal office w The following meetings Wednesday, May 19, 1976 â€" Office of the engineering com- ng the Blood clinic planned Marilyn Munroe and Kaye Brooks are convening the blood donor clinic on May 25 from 2 to 4 pm. and from 6 to 8:30 pm. A goal of 200 units has been Next meeting will be held on June 8 at the home of Cathy Hall. In June three members will attend a convention in Charlottetown. They are Doris Patton, Doris Willoughby and Helen Rumble. Cathy Hall will convene the garage sale on June 5 in the barn behind the home of Ruth Gray on Keele Street, Helping her will be Verna Fortier. Helen Rumble, Elsie Beynon and Ruth Gray. Rummage sale successful Five members volunteered to help at the blood donor clinic on May 25 at King City United Church. Plants topic of W/ meet Four delegates were selected to at- tend the district annual meeting on May 26 in Newmarket. They are Ruth Gray. Cathy Hall, Edna Ge'xlauy. and Elsié Beynon. . Convener Jean Kirby introduced Debbie O‘Dwyer of Newmarket. who spoke to the members on the care of plants and conducted a sale of her plants and accessories. KING â€" The King branch of the Women‘s Institute held its May meeting in the King library and the topic was house plants. Twerityâ€"four members and 12 guests, mostly members from Laskay and Maple branches. were present. The farewell dinner for Rev. and Mrs. Robert McElhinney and family will be held soon and anyone interested in attending is asked to call Freda McQuarry at 773-5316 or Helen Laing at 773-5493 by June 1. The annual rummage sale held at St. Paul‘s United Church was a huge success due to the crowd that turned out and to all the workers. A beautiful quilt was won by Helen Somerhill of Sunset Beach Road. May 31 at 7:30 pm. will be the monthly evening euchre at the Wheelhouse. The admission price of $1 includes refreshments; all are welcome. Senior Citizens week is June 21-26, and members of the Wheelhouse are planning a picnic at Centre Island on June 24. Dorothy Barnsdale and Cap Hawman, both members of the club, have been given the honor of opening this year‘s spring fair. magnolias were in full bloom and much admired. 24-hour Job He admits to no hobbies, finds time for few preoccupations after “the 24- hour thought-consuming job." He does enjoy reading. mostly autobiography or history; thinks TV police shows are The chief gets up and prowls the room, looks out the window. Talk of tracking down facts makes him restless, seems to remind him of how, desk-bound, there‘s too little scope for a searching mind. “If I'd had no ambition, I‘d have liked to stay at that.“ he says. “That‘s a real contest. You get the facts. and on your own initiative, you sébstantiate a case or not. I miss it.“ ‘Til 1966 he was a sergeant of detectives at Metro‘s police headquarters. That was the work he really enjoyed. There‘s no waffling on his feelings about his work. He confesses to having been sorry about the career he chose for himself many times. Says he’s frequently considered quitting. If he had it to do all over again, he might have chosen the law as a profession. He's Toronto-born and raised, lived in the Keele and Eglinton area, went to York Memorial Collegiate. In 1943, after graduation from high school, he enlisted in the navy. When he left in 1945 he joined the Metro Toronto police force because, he says, “it seemed appealing at the time." He remained there for 21 years, then spent five ‘years as Chief of the Harbour Police. oak ridges lake wilcox And you get the distinct feeling that his austerity and reluctance are his first lines of defence against the slings and arrows of an outraged public. the barricade he ducks behind when he knows something has to be done even if it's going to be unpopular. things â€" the right way and the wrong way. Section C Donna Matthews 832-1579 Sharing the Joy. the title Joanne Systma has given the exhibition of her paintings at King Township Public Library until May 29, is a direct ex- pression of her attitude to art and to Library shows art The “In-memorium" donations for 1976 have exceeded $300. Cards are sent to the bereaved family and receipts for income tax are sent to the donors for in- memorium, For more information, call Caroline MacLeon, at 833-5796. On June 7 there will be a public education night at the community centre. All women in the community are urged to attend this meeting on cancer education. Coffee and refresh- ments will be served. Admission is free. The King branch of the Canadian Cancer Society held its monthly meeting at the home of Lynda Ferguson on May 3. Eighteen volunteers worked on felt articles for the Princess Margaret Hospital Pamela Ladell, campaign chairman‘ reported on the 1976 campaign. Thanks were expressed to all volunteer canvassers and the community who helped to make the campaign a success. set. Call 833-6606 or 833-5555 for in- formation regarding babysitting or transportation. Melody Lynden, 17. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Lynden of Markham Road, Richmond Hill, won the Sweet Adeline’s Trophy for outstanding instrumentalist at the recent Newmarket Lions' Music Festival. She was tops in both the lS-and-under and the open classes for flute. A Grade 12 student. Melody plays with the Bayview Secondary School band under teacher Ray Barton and studies the flute privately under Valerie Raeburn of Willowdale. He refers to those entrusted, under lock and key, to his care as "bodies," a term eloquent in its contempt for the law breaker. But then he talks of the new Holiday Innâ€"style police station in Richmond Hill. He‘s been widely criticized for its luxuriousness, but justifies it this way: But then he‘s a man who prides himself on keeping his own impulses under rigid control. Everything about him suggests a belief that one‘s first duty is to the maintaining of a well- ordered society. Cross over into lawlessness and you maybe syn?- pathized with but not excused. It‘s a question that obviously con- cerns him deeply, and into which he’s put a great deal of thought. He says, almost painfully, that it‘s definitely a very personal issue, and that he would never be critical of anyone who held the oppositr opinion. ancer society meets Not that anyone would think of it just at the moment of committing murder, he feels, but that such a penalty in- fluences a person throughout his life, soaks in to the point where most wouldn‘t ever come to the point of murder because of it. He's thought about the issue of capital punishment a lot in the years since it‘s become a public issue, and disapproves of both the present laws and the ones being proposed. He firmly believes the threat of state-arranged execution is a deterrent. “February is my bad month. I lose control of everything during that month," he says in a rare burst of feeling. “nonsense” and “just not relevant to police work here in Canada"; hates winter and likes to go south to Florida in February to do nothing but lie in the sun. king c TOp local policeman is always on the job Flute player honored May 27 â€" King City United Church Women fashion show; tickets $2; available from 833-5605 or 833-6606. May 26 â€" Good Morning Group meets at All Saints’ Anglican Church at 9:45 am. Guest speaker is Bev Frost, on weaving. May 26 â€" Kingcraft General meeting at 1:15 pm. May 20 â€" King Township Historical Society executive meeting at the home of Enid Peddie, Lloydtown. May 25 â€" King committee meeting at tthTownship Offices at 7:30 pm. Dates to remember Sunday, May 30 has been set for the membership service at King City United. On that date the church will receive members by transfer from other congregations and by profession of faith. The service will include adult confirmation and baptism. Guest speaker during his absence was Rev. Fred Bayliss, former missionary in Angola, now serving as administrative assistant in the division of world outreach. Leads evangelism meet Rev. Grant Brown served as a seminar leader at a Conference on Evangelism at Trent University ‘n Peterborough recently. Mrs. Systma says her pictures are meant not only to be beautiful but full of meaning. color and excitement, to reflect her very positive view of living. life The Crawfordé have three children. Susan, 11; Allan, 22; and 23-year-old Bruce Jr., who seems to have followed The chief says his wife never really worried about him when he worked as a policeman or detective. She says of course she did, but adds she always had faith in him, always knew he'd do the sensible thing, could always talk to people rather than resorting to more drastic measures. In all the years, she says, he never once had to draw his gun. “He‘s a home man," she adds, “a perfectionist in everything who always wanted to set a good example for his children and bring them up so they'd set a good example for their children." She says he always got glowing recommendations from judges and others highly placed. was frequently cited in the press for his handling of difficult situations. Nine Commendations Mrsr Crawford. however, sets the record straight. She mentions the nine commendations Chief Crawford got in seven years, a nugget of information that would never have been pried out of the man himself. Violet, his wife of 26 years, fills in the gaps left by this modest man. She tells of how ex-cons, having paid their debt to society. come to visit, stop them on the street to talk. One prisoner who contracted TB and spent a long time in hospital was regularly visited by the chief. The chief says, when asked about close calls while on duty. “no not really, . . . well, a long time ago . . . no. I wouldn‘t say so, in fact, I’d prefer to say no." “The people we deal with are people in trouble. There’s no reason they shouldn’t at least be comfortable." Duplicate Bridge The new routes cover a larger area, but routes have been eliminated where the Norm Foster presented a slide program on Toronto at night. Norm had spent a great deal of time putting this program together. The many slides had been taken by various members of the club on a photographers available all across the country. There was much discussion of local bus routes with the audience split between complaints and compliments. The evening began with a movie on photographing Canada. It reminded members that, with summer approaching, there are a multitude of Mayor David Schiller expressed concern on Bill 55 and indicated the legislation might well mean an erosion of local government powers. The end of another busy season came for York Regional Camera Club May 19. Highlight of the evening was anâ€" nouncement of the photo contest winners. By Marion Hohener RICHMOND HILL â€" Town council members came to Ward 3 last week to hold an informal meeting and answer questions from residents. OAK RIDGES â€" Winners in duplicate bridge club recent games were: May 7 â€" NS â€" Cleta Dieken and Edna Dunn, Hank and Ann Jansen, Fred Dieken and Bob Dunn; EW â€" Ross and Sandy Jenkinson (overall winners), Marion and Don Fahner. Bob and Ann Manning. Side game winners were â€" M. Kelly and J. Burke. Debbie Whit- marsh and D. Lawless. with Sharon Leonard and Michele Freeman tied with C. Connolly and S. Debling. Canada-wide Olympiad Fund game were: NS â€" Ruth and Gerry Browning (overall winners}, Sandy Jenkinson and Richard Charlebois, Doug Milner and Rod Sandford; EW â€" Natalie Platner and Edith Windsor. Louise Mc- Millan and Marjorie Tustin, Marie Ryan and Patsy Bean. Open game winners were: John and Adele Shearer. Miquette DeBac and Klara Mezei. Bar- bara Barnard and Lois Hart. On May 12 winners were: NS â€" Verda Moore Camera Club names winners of contest OAK RIDGES â€" Winners in duplicate bridge club recent games were: May 7 â€" NS â€" Cleta Dieken and Edna Dunn, Hank and Ann Jansen, Fred Dieken and Bob Dunn; EW â€" Ross and Sandy Jenkinson (overall winners), Marion and Don Fahner, Bob and Ann Manning. Ward 3 ratepayers Extra ,0 0/ice money refused Also, the new policy didn’t provide the same coverage as before, in that collision deductible had been increased from $100 to $1,500. NEWMARKET â€" A request from York regional police commission for an extra $31,577 was turned down last week by regional council. The request came in the form of a letter from board secretary Brian Ward. who quoted Police Chief Bruce Crawford as saying the cost of repairing body damage to and insuring the force‘s vehicle fleet would be up by the amount asked for. In another letter, from Crawford, it was pointed out that although an allowance of $26,000 was included in the 1976 budget to accommodate the an‘ ticipated increase in insurance costs. the force had since been informed the premium would cost $38,810. this year. RICHMOND HILL â€" Winners in the May 10 Who knows? Maybe 30 years from now there'll be another Bruce Crawford sitting in the chief's chair in the office the example to the extent of becoming a policeman himself, with the Metro Toronto force where his father spent so many years. Based on last year's experience, that Chief Bruce Crawford . . . police veteran of3l years Top award for color prints went to Harry Van Vught. Norm Foster second and Donald Doyle third. Photo contest results in five categories were presented. In the color slide entries Norm Foster was first. Don Flemming second, Bob Sass third. The executive for the coming season was in- troduced with Harry Van Vught as president. first vice-president Don Flemming. second vice- president Art Dorey, secretary Linda Flood. treasurer Rose Barker. publicity Keith Moon and program convener Glen Doyle. field trip last fall to Toronto at night. On May 12 winners , , _ were:NSâ€"Verda Moore le'tEd Side game and Andrea Stemmle. every MondaY- service was not being used. Road surface complaints were heard from Hillsview Drive residents, who were informed the road will be treated shortly and will also be given dust prevention treatment. Work on Duncan Road district roads is also to begin soon. Another issue of concern was the railway overpass planned for Markham Road, but Regional Councillor Gordon Rowe was not present to explain why the project has been delayed another few years. Mayor Bob Forhan of Newmarket, who moved the motion to deny the request. said he was ‘fsure the police can come up with $30,000 with proper scrutiny of their budget“. Speaking to the request, Richmond Hill Mayor Dave Schiller suggested the board seek out other tenders. It was a “horrendous increase," he said. Chairman Garfield Wright said the regional treasurer had tried to find other rates, but that no one was in- tersted. increase would have the effect of ad- ding another $19.367 for vehicle repairs, the chief said. That, along with the insurance jump, accounted for the extra $31,577. on Prospect Street. And maybe the taxpayers of 2006 will be lucky enough to have another chief who spends 24 hours a day doing zealously what he thinks is for the region‘s interests, and who refuses resolutely to do what he thinks is for its harm. Councillor Ray Twinney of Newmarket, who is also a member of the police commission, said the police costs were high. but the car radios alone cost $6000. While the YRCC members take a break for the summer, the executive will be hard at work lining up interesting programs for next season. They are looking forward to welcoming many new members. In movies Don Flem‘ ming was winner of first second and third prizes T h e c o m p o s i t e photograph competition was won by Jerry Easton with Don Flemming second. Jerry Easton third. Van Vughl second, Bob Sass and Jerry Easton tied for third place. In the black and white print category Jerry Eastqn was first, Harry 7 For ’partnerships and information call Natalie Platner. 884â€"1689 or Marie Cole 773-4280. Rose Morrell and Grace Saunders, Pat Rawlinson and_Jean Honan; EW â€" Hank Sharpe and Eileen Phippen (overall win- ners). Lil Thompson‘and Marion Fahner, Elsie Wells and Gladys Palmer. Coming events: May 30 â€" Two session Swiss team tournament â€"â€" 12 noon and 6 pm. Please pre-register.