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The congregational meeting .of Zion Lutheran Church, announced for January 17th, will be held on Janu- ary 24th beginning with a congrega- tional dinner at 12 noon. The officers elected for 1945 by the members of the Ladies’ Aid and The Y.P.U. of the United Church held their meeting at the home of Mrs. Sylvia Ball. Mrs. Fred Hamp- ton spoke to the young people of Christian Missions in the Philippines. The young people are planning a to- boggan party next Wednesday even- ing on the “hills of King", the guests of Miss Betty McCallum. The Knit-Wit Club is planning to send chocolates to the boys in the service for Valentine Day. The “Week of Prayer” held last week in the three churches in Maple were very interesting and helpful. The t0pic studied in the three meet- ings was “The Lord’s Prayer". Mrs. Allan Armitage, an English war bride, wife of Pte. Allan Armi- tage, and small daughter arrived in Maple recently from England. They are staying with his parents, Dr. and Mrs. Armitage. Pte. Allan Armitage who has been wounded overseas is expected to be invalided home short- The January meeting of Maple Women’s Institute was held at the home of Mrs. Norman McCullough. Mrs. Fred Hampton gave the remain- der of her report of the convention in November. A paper on Social Welfare prepared by Mrs. Ed. Harris was read. The members decided to help the appeal for “Aid to Russia”, clothing, blankets, etc. being articles needed. The Institute is asking for a community wide response to this appeal. Articles may be left at Palmer’s store. The roll call was answered by articles for a layette. Anyone wishing to do so may leave any donation for this layette with Mrs. Harry Jennings. The combined special Euchre of Vell‘ore and Maple in the Masonic {Hall last Monday was well attended. EPrize winners were: Ladies, lst @rize, Mrs. Brydon Lloyd; 2nd, Mrs. J. McMahon; 3rd, Mrs. Chas. Rob- ; Men, 1st, Mr. Clubine; 2nd, Mrs. S. Rumble; 3rd, Mr. Arthur Lawrie; travelling prizes, Miss Ush- er and Mr. Milton McDonald. The next euo'hre will be next Monday evening, January 22nd in the Ma- sonic Hall. Maple Red Cross unit. will have a quilting in the work room next Mon- day afternoon, January 22nd. The annual meeting; of Vaughan Township Red Cross has been pos‘t- poned until Tuesday afternoon, Janu- ary 23rd at 2.30 in the Masonic Hall, Maple..mms. Ar't‘nur Ellis of To- ronto will be the guest Speaker. A good attendance is requested. St. Andrew’s Presbyterian congreâ€" gation are holding their annual meeting in the church on Monday next, January 22nd at 2 p.m. Mrs. Jack Walker and small son Johnnie of Toronto spent the week- end with M‘iss Pearl McGowan. The Misses Fenwick of the nurs- ing staff of the General and Marine Hospital in Collingwood were week- end visitors with their cousin, Mr. John Constable and family. Added Cartoons and “Alaskan Mystery” for VOL. LXVI. PHONE MO. 2172 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF LEADERSHIP IN ENTERTAINMENT FAMOUS PLAYERS THEATRES â€" 1920 TO 1945 Capitol Theatre Presents JANUARY 24 - 25 - 26 - 27 BING CROSBY, BARRY FITZGERALD, RISE STEVENS in “ GOING MY WAY ” “ Christmas Holidays ” BOO BEN BOOGLE â€" OTHER SELECTED SHORTS THE HOME PAPER OF THE DISTRICT Thursday, Friday, Saturday, January 18, 19, 20 DEANNA DURBIN, GENE KELLY in Monday and Tuesday, January 22. 23 BONITA GRANVILLE, KENT SMITH in “ Youth Runs Wild ” â€"â€" ALSO. â€" . “ The Falcon 1n Mex1c0 ” With TOM CONWAY, MONA MARIC FLIGHT SIX â€" CANADA CARRIES ON SELECTED PROGRAM OF SHORT SUBJECTS SINCE 1878 MAPLE NEWSY NOTES CAPITOL THEATRE 300 Seats All Evening 25c. guest speaker and Mrs. McGillivray, Music Supervisor of the Public School staff, was guest soloist. Miss Dorothy Hirtle in her very delightâ€" ful manner introduced 2 new games which proved to ‘be enjoyed by all. Coffee and cookies were served by the hostesses. The attendance, 52. A very enjoyable evening was spent last Sunday when the Victoria Square Y.P.U. had as their guests Richmond Hill Presbyterian Young People who very capably handled the program. The service opened with a sing song conducted by Mr. John Har- binson, president of the Richmond Hill society. Miss Mary Harbinson took charge of the meeting after the singing. Miss Edna Izzard of the Richmond Hill High School staff was Mr. Lawrence Boynton was a guest of Harold Forster Sunday ev- ening‘. Mrs. Arthur Chester of Whitby is spending a few days with her bro- ther, Mr. L. G. Stoutenburgh. We are very sorry to hear that Mrs. Garnet Francey is a patient in the Toronto East General Hospital. We hope she will soon be able to be out and well again. There were a few out to the dance on Friday night. Those present re- port a good time. The committee in charge would appreciate a larger at- tendance. We know the roads are very heavy, but cheer up, spring is just around the corner. Mrs. Stoutenburgh was always jolly and friendly to all who knew her and has been miSsed from the activities of the community for some few years. The sympathy of the community is extended to Mr. Stout- enburgh, relatives and friends. Many friends called on Mr. L. G. Stoutenburgh on Sunday to comfort him in his sorrow of losing an ever faithful and loving wife. Though Mrs. Stoutenburgh has been ill for some time, the fact that when one opens the door and finds her chair vacant is going to be hard for Mr. Stoutenburgh. The officers elected for 1945 by the Young People’s Society are: Pres., Mr. Albert Foster; Vice-Pres, Miss Ruth Keffer; S-ec., Miss Mil- dred Keffer; Treas., Miss Mary Kef- fer. While putting air in a tire on his truck Mr. Wilfred J. Hodge received very painful injuries to his right hand this week. Mrs. Harry Robson received word by cable on Tuesday that her son Pte. Ross Robson had arrived safely in England. Roy .Keffer; Keffer; Asst. ‘ Keffer; Librari Mildred K-effer The officers elected for 1945 by the Sunday School of Zion Lutheran Church are: Supt, Mr. Roland Keffâ€" er; Asst. Supt, Mr. Elmer McKin- non; Sec., Mr. Albert Foster; Asst. Sec., Mr. Don Keffer; Treas., Mr. Roy .Keffer; Organist, Miss Ruth Keffer; Asst. Organist, Miss Aileen Keffer; Librarians, Misses Mary and W.M.S. of Zion Lutheran Church are: Pres., Mrs. Roy Keffer; Vice-Pres., Mrs. Wm. Snider; Sec., Mrs. Roland Keffer; ’I‘reas., Mrs. Elmo Snider. VICTORIA SQUARE Sat. Matinee Yonge at Castlefield 31%} mm ml Mme "an Essentials. Unity: RICHMOND HILL, LIONS MEET TONIGHT Lion Rev. C. B. Brethen will be the speaker at bhe regular meeting of Richmond Hill Lions Club to be held tonight at 6.30 pm. Ten new members will be initiated, which will bring the club membership to 65. * LIEUT. J. B. LAMB MENTION- * ED IN DISPATCHES * Announcement was made this * week that for his part in “D * Day” Invasion Lieut. James B. * Lamb, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. * B. Lamb, Church St. has been * “Mentioned in Dispatches”. No citation accompanied the an- “ nouncement of the awards so the particulars of the action to win such high commendation are still ‘ an Admiralty secret. Lieut. ‘Lamb on D Day was in com- =mand of 3. Mine Sweeper and ‘was among the first to reach ‘ the Normandy coast on that fate- ful morning. A short time ago he enjoyed a short leave at his home here, and is again on duty in the Atlantic, now in com- mand of a Corvette. The Liberal joins with the people of the community in extending congra- tulations to this gallant young seaman whose record has gained such outstanding recognition. w 1- Due to road conditions throughout Ontario the Red Cross Mobile Blood Donor Clinic schedule has been changed several times. It was an- nounced today that the next Clinic in Richmond Hill will be Thursday, February 22nd. Members of St. Mary’s Branch of the A.Y.P.A. have been having very interesting gatherings. The next meeting is booked to be held at the home of Mary Butt on Tuesday ev- ening next. It will be “Newspaper Night” and members are expected to bring some interesting item taken from some newspaper. Mr. J. E. Smith, the Editor of The Liberal will be on hand to let us peep behind the scenes of his paper. LOCAL A.Y.P.A. NEXT MEETING TUESDAY Seven reeves were elected to the striking committee, which Will bring in recommendations at~ a later day in the session for the various stand- ing committees for 1945. Those elect- ed to the striking committee includ- ed: Reeve Thomas MacMurchy, King Township; John Sibbald, Georgina Township; George Mitchell, North York Township; John Warren, East York Township; William Neal, Rich- mond {Hi1}; F. A. C. Butler, Etobi- coke Township, and Kenneth 'L. Thompson, Weston. At Wednesday’s session Reeve Ross McMillan of North Gwillimbury and Deputy Reeve Hugh Griggs of Mimico were elected County Commis- sioners. After his election, Warden Lundy was escorted to the war-den’s chair by Reeve George Mitchell, North York Township, and Reeve John Sib- bald, Georgina Township, his nomin- ators, and took the oath of office, administered by Judge James Parker. He was presented with a bouquet of flowers by 'his daughter, Miss Audrey Lundy, on behalf of 'the coun- ty office staff, of which she is a member. Warden Lundy then pre- sented the flowers to Mrs. Lundy. The January session of York Counâ€" ty Council commenced Tuesday and the main item of business on the opening day was the election of War- den. Reeve F. A. Lundy of New- market, dean of the county council in years of membership, was the un- animous choice. Others nominated were Reeve Boynton Weldrick of Vaughan Township, Reeve Gardiner of Forest Hill Village, Reeve Thomas MacMurchy of King and Reeve Hoop- er of Markham. All nominated with- drew in favor of Reeve Lundy but intimated they would be seeking the honors at some future date. Reeve Ross McMillan of North Gwill- imbury and Deputy Reeve H. Griggs, Commissioners Reeve F. A. Lundy of Newmarket ls Warden For 1944 NEXT BLOOD DONOR CLINIC HERE FEBRUARY 22ND In Non-Eqsnntials. Liberty; In Ail], Things, Charity’" ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JANUARY 18th, 1945 The roarin’ game is roarin’ full blast at the local rink, and there are jitney games every Monday, Wednes- day and Friday evenings and Satur- day after-noon. Evening games start at 7.30 and Saturday afternoon play starts at 2.30 o’clock. Icemaker Stunden has two good sheets of ice and the enthusiasts are enjoying a splendid season. If you are a curler, or mmld like to become one, the club extends a cordial invitation to drOp around for a game any time. You will be made very welcome. District Cup Skips Louis Ross and Roy Shad- lock piloted their Agincourt rinks to victory in the first round of the Dis- trict Cup played at Agincourt Tues- day. In the first games Agincourt rinks were six up on Unionville, and in the final against Stouffville the winners had to get four points in the last end to win by one shot. Locust Hill and Richmond Hill de- faulted. The funeral service held at the family residence Tuesday afternoon was largely attended by friends and relatives, and was conducted by Rev. S. W. Hirtle, minister of Thornhill Presbyterian Church assisted by Rev. Alex McLean of Willowdale. Inter- ment took place in MOunt Pleasant Cemetery. A man of sterling character and charming personality Mr. Cooper was an upright citizen, loved and respect- ed by all who knew him. He was an active member of the Thornhill Presbyterian Church where he was for many years- senior elder and clerk of session. A staunch Liberal in politics he took a keen interest in the affairs of his community and country. He is survived by four sons, John, Douglas, Nelson and Stanley, and two daughters, Georgina. and Ida Anne, all of Willowdale. His' wife predeceased him about three years ago. A successful farmer, he pioneered in the building up of a purebred herd of Holstein cattle, and was one of the oldest members of the Holstein Breeders Association. He was widely known as a breeder and exhibitor of fine Holsteins. A highly esteemed resident of the Willowdale district for the past 65 years, George Cooper passed away at Toronto Western Hospital early Saturday morning, January 13th, in his 90th Year. Born in Aberdeen- shire, Scotland, the late Mr. Cooper came to York County~in 1881, and purchased the farm at; 480 Fineh’s Ave. West, in North York TOwnship, where he farmed the remainder of his life. Despite ‘his- advanced years he enjoyed excellent health and was up and active until he took ill the Tuesday before his passing. The Board feels that a permanent camp site will make a worthwhile memorial and a real contribution to boys and girls work in the county. The treasurer of the special Camp Fund is H. E. Lambert, Newmarket and donations may be sent to him. The lease on the present camp site at Sibbald’s Point has expired and the Board faces the problem of securing a new location. An rideal site has been procured and the cest of this five or six acres of land to- gether with new buildings, water sup- ply and equipment will cost in the neighbourhood of $10,000. The North York Boys’ Work Board ‘5 conducting a drive to raise $10,000 to procure and'equip a camp site on Lake S‘imcoe for Boys and Girls’ camps, and solicits the support of citizens and organizations through- out the County. Camp Ah-shunyoong was organized in 1931 for the pur- pose of providing camp privileges for boys and girls of North York. During the past 14 years these privi- leges have been enjoyed by over 2000 boys and girls ranging in age from 9 to 15 years, including many from Richmond Hill and district. North York Boys’ Work Board Seeks $10,000 For Camp Agincourt Wins First Round In CURLING NOTES LATE GEORGE COOPER OBITUARY Newmarket took the lead in the first period with two goals to Rich- mond Hill’s none but in the second ‘period the Hill came to life and scored two to Newmarket’s one on goals from Cosgrove and Hassard. Richmond Hill had two goals disal- lowed in this period. The last period some real hockey was displayed and Clement tied the score for the Hill early in the period on. a shot from the blue line which had Palmateer beaten all the way. Newmarket’s winning goal came with only a min- ute and thirty seconds left to play. In this game Herbie Rose played an outstanding game and deserves real credit for his splendid work on de- At Newmarket Monday night it was anybody’s game but the Capi- tals just got that extra goal which meant victory. In last Friday’s game Port Credit took a commanding lead of 3â€"1 in the opening period, the Hill’s ion-e scorer being Hassard, who by the way is turning in stellar perform- ances for the local team and is one of the main pillars of strength. He’s played consistently good hockey ev- ery game and is always a valuable man on the ice. Richmond Hill got three in the second to the visitors’ two to end the period 5-4 and it look- ed as if the locals might repeat their win against the Lakeshore crew by coming from behind. However the last period found some of the locals somewhat tired and off color and Port Credit ran in four goals to the home team’s 2. Rowntree and Sulli- van were the scorers in the second period and Hassard and Mundell in the last. Normie Stunden in goal for the Hill had a busy night and his cool and capable performance in the face of many busy moments brought him the praise and admira- tion of the fans. The O.H.A. executive is meeting this week-end and is expected to have something to say about clubs using members of the armed forces. The ruling is that O.HfiA.~ teams cannot use members of the armed forces, but it is claimed Newmarket and Markham have been using; such play- ers. Richmond Hill's Junior 0.H.A. team after two initial wins in the schedule dropped two games this week, losing to Port Credit here last Friday night by a score of 10-6, and getting the short end of a 4-3 score at Newmarket Monday night. They play Markham Greenshirts in the local arena tomorrow (Friday) even- ing and a thrilling game is assured the fans. The games have been draw- ‘ng large crowds and a record at- tendance is expected tomorrow night to see the locals clash with the high- ly rated Markham squad. Junior 0.H.A. Drops Two Gamesâ€" Play Markham Here Friday Night Newsâ€"Mon. & Tues. Yonge St. at lilenioresl Ra. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, January 22, 23, 24 “ Sensation of 1945 ” With ELEANOR POWELL, W. C. FIELDS, DENNIS O’KEEFE _ _ _ ALSO â€"_ â€" â€" “ San Dimitrio London ” With WALTER FITZGERALD, RALPH MICHAEL â€" â€" â€" ALSO â€"- â€" â€"â€" CARTOON â€" BROTHER BRAT NOVELTYâ€"MEXICO SPORTLAND TO BENCHLEY The Quality Tea “ Shine On Harvest Moon ” With ANN SHERIDAN. DENNIS MORGAN JACK CARSON HOCKEY NOTES Friday and Saturday, January 19, 20 >- â€"â€" .-.- .â€" A Euchre will be held in Zion School (8.8. No. 12 North York) on Friday evening, January 19th at 8 o’clock. Proceeds for boxes for boys of the community in the services. Richmond Hill Maple Combines . . Woodbridge Tonight’s games will be Maple vs. Richmond Hill, Combines vs. Wood- bridge. Results of games up to the present are as follows: Richmond Hill Leading In District League Richmond Hill is still leading the District League, but all other teams are showing a bit more strength. There is sure to be some real play- ing‘ before the playoffs. Combines showed a new forward line which consisted of all new comers to Rich- mond Hill. Mickey Barry, a right winger, reminded us- of the Carnagie brothers. This line will be heard from in the near future. A very good move was made by Woodbridge team when they pulled Bob Massey out of retirement to coach the team. Results from Thursday’s game af. ter 2 real periods of hockey with the score 3 to 3 at the beginning of the 3rd period Combines weakened a little and Richmond Hill drove in 3 fast goals winning the game by the score 6-3. Maple defeated Wood- bridge by the score of 7 to 4. The Minor Bantams went down to defeat at the hands of North Toron- to Kiwanis by the score of 1â€"0 at Varsity on Saturday afternoon but the kids came back to form at the local arena on Tuesday evening de- feating Young Eagles by the score of 5-0. The Minor Midgets play at 106- landia tonight at 9.10. P W L GF GA Pts Richmond Hill 4 2 2 24 24 4 Markham . 3 2 1 20 14 4 Newmarket . 4 2 2 18 15 4 Port Credit , 3 1 2 22 23 2 The Richmond Hill Minor‘ Midgets are still undefeated Winning last Thursday evening at Wexford defeat- ing Wildcats by the score of 6-4. Indications are that there will be a close race for group honors. Rich‘ mond Hill, Markham and Newman- ket have each won two games; and while Port Credit has only one Win, on their last performance, here, they show promise of being real contend.” ers. The leagu'e standing at present is as follows: fence. Incidentally in this game Newmarket were using eight play- ers from the Army Camp against instructions from the O.H.A. execu- tive. ' EUCHRE AT ZION SCHOOL Gentlemen’s Daysâ€"Wed. ADVERTISING IN GETS RESULTS THE LIBERAL II [Idson 5437 No. 29.