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The Liberal, 1 Jan 1953, p. 3

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Ofiice TUrner 4-1241 Stop 22A Yonge Street 1 Mile south of Richmond Hill * .TELEVI 5105i * INSTALLED SOLD SERVICE) BLACKBUIN'S Thomhill Avenue 5-1333 Bulldozing, Excavating, Grading, Etc. um.‘ n.“ an "ICU" mm. O’ "u “fl.” ’ mamyRAOUL STEPHENS - GD‘HISTRUETIDN Richmond Hill, Ontario WM DUNK STARRING ’ filtnlrmmnnnm MANNING .19 ‘ 2' WHEN THESE OINT STRAIGHT UP; Telephone TUrner 4-1212 Friday & Saturday â€" January 9 & 10 Res. TUrner 4-1448 RAOUL WALSH 1.1 Miss Alice A. Ferguson, the live- ly little senior citizen of King City, was 83 years of age on Saturday, December 20. She was born at Maple Avenue Farm, corner of 3rd concession and King Sideroad, which was known then as “Raffer- ty’s corners”. Miss Ferguson, daughter of Thomas Ferguson, was the third generation of Maple Avenue Farm. Her grandfather, who built the first house, there, built the house without a cellar, as was the custom 100 years ago. In 1896, his son Thomas raised the house and built a cellar beneath it. In a cornerstone of this cellar Thomas Ferguson placed the local papers. Miss Ferguson, who Miss Ferguson Senior Citizen Of King City Ceiebrates Birthday with THOMAS MITCHELL - LLOYD BRIDGES KATY JURADO - GRACE KELLY - OTTO KRUGER Inn Chaney-Henry Morgan~DtRECTED BY FRED ZINNEMANN cSaeen Play by cm Foreman ‘ Husic Composed and Directed by Dimitri Tlomkin Director of Photography Floyd Crosby, A51). RELEASED THRU UNITED ARTISTS. GARY COOPER in "HIGH NOON" STANLEY KRAMER PRODUCTIONS presents The average Canadian weekly wage is now $50.04 for a 41.5 hour week. I’ll ] Councillor LeMasurieF'! “W not have an Avenue phone insta Mr. Russell protested t that people in the front to go through Toronto w .ng the Clerk or the 130 Russell â€" “I can‘t s township resident r: pay a toll charge in I l the Clerk and P011 Rseve James â€"- "tr- the Bell Teleph'o mmv- mm's maul/1 (mmmilm‘ LN-laiurlor A 4-man delegation of Dom-aster ratepayers which included Messrs. Cecil Russell and Art Stevens was disappointed to learn that the, posed new street lights to b' ected at the corners of Clarke Morgan Aves. and Yonge 5 probably won't be in operatio til April 1. Mr. Nottleman â€" “Can the Council regardless of the by-law stop , this construction.” Councillor Lennie â€" “If we in- .‘orm the Farmers that we intend to enforce our by-law do you think they “‘vpuld abandon their plans.” Reeve\ Timbers made it amply clear toxthose present that.the Building: Inspector was merely Performing his duty in issuing tlifi necessary building permit. Doncaster Delegation . Deputy-Reeve James â€" "It could be a death trap. It’s cer- tainly a poor site for a market.” Councillor Hooper â€" “I told the Farmers it would be alright pro- viding the residents in the district weren't opposed". Councillor Le- Masurier â€" “I have no convictions on the matter. Both Mr. Lennie and I advised them to consider the Maldaver estate as a more suitable location." Councillor Lennie â€" “If you people didn’t want the market then you should have conferred with the Thornhill village trustees when they were drawing up their land use by-law.” “I have,” stated Mr. Timbers, “all kinds of sympathy “nd respect. for the Market people ut some time ago I advised them lat they would do well to seek 8 3w location." At this juncture in the meeting Mr. Nottleman became very point- ed in his remarks and proceeded to directly question each member re- garding their personal feelings on the matter. ‘ (Continued from page 1) mined to stop this Market even if only on a technicality." Santa Claus arrived at Christ- mas party of Maple United Church. Previous to his arrival there were films shown by Mr. Reg. Rouse and a short programme consisting of recitations by Bruce Payne and Sandra Stevenson and Christmas choruses by the children. Rev. P. J, Lambert led in the singing of Christmas carols. Marilyn Wat- son and Peggy Joslyn accompan- ied on the piano. Mr. M. J. Kinnee, Sunday School superintendent presided. Markham ' Township Offices A letter from Mrs. Norman Mc- Cullough, Terry and Nancy, who are now in Calgary, say they are all fine and they wish their many friends a Merry Xmas and a Hap- py New Year. Maple United Church was filled tor the Christmas service. Rev. P. J. Lamb'ert preached the Christ- mas sermon and two special an- thems were rendered by the choir with Mrs. Roy Cle'gg at the organ. To Mr. and Mrs. Don Shepard of Byron, Ont.. a daughter in St. Joseph’s Hospital, London, on Tuesday, December 16, a sister for Michael and Lynn. Congratulations to the happy parents. Social The committee of the children’s party, Lion Lorne Wells and Lion Jack Yorke, are to be commended on the wonderful success of their efforts. Congratulations The ten lucky tickets for the turkey draw were drawn by Santa. The winners were: Bill Tozer, Tor- onto, Mr. Steve, Toronto, R. Hen- derson, Woodbridge Mrs. William Adams, Richvale; Mrs. Ernie Bone, R. R. 2 Maple; Stewart McCowan, Harry Jackson, Mrs. John Perry, John Leece and J. M. McDonald, all of Maple. The Christmas party for the children of the community was held by Maple Lions Club on Sat- urday evening, December 20 and was a huge success. The children and their parents enjoyed movies and a magician thrilled them with his many tricks. Then Santa and his helper arrived and after wel- coming everyone and doing a few magic tricks he presented every child with a gift and a box of pop- corn. There was a good attendance at the Christmas party at St. An- drew’s Presbyterian Church on Friday evening, December 19, when a turkey dinner was served in the Sunday School room to Sun- day School pupils and the congre- gation, after which recitations and solos were given by the pupils. Several slides and the story of Scrooge's Christmas was present- ed by Rev. C. H. Bowman. Gifts were then presented from the gaily decorated Christmas tree. Lions Christmas Party Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. J. Deitch on the birth of their daughter in Private Patients Pavil- ion, General Hospital. Toronto, on Tuesday, December 16. St. Andrews Friends of Parnell White (a for- mer resident of Maple and now of Weston) will be sorry to learn he is ill. A speedy recovery is wish- ed for him. Congratulation The members of Team No. 3 in the Maple Ladies Bowling League were guests of Mrs. Ernie Hemp- hill last Monday evening, Decem- ber 15. The Hemphill home was gain decorated in the Christmas theme and a delicious chicken din- ner was served by the hostess. Each girl received a linen hankie and a favor. Those present were Audrey Knight, Dorothy Moore, Flo Reeds, Audrey Poulton, Mar- garet King, Ina Sheppard and Marjorie Wells. CORRESPONDENT â€" MRS. D. ALLEN MAPLE NEWS Phone Maple 19R5 Deputy-Reeve James â€"- “The Road Superintendent had planned to cut down the hills and use the fill on the road.” “It was a good job but inadequate”, added the speaker. “I disagree", replied Mr. Stevens, “if it was, good job it would have been ' eted in the proper way.” . Service Staflogj' a The delegation also questioned the width of Henderson Ave. be- tween Clarke and Morgan Aves. They claimed the road surface measured 21 feet at the Clarke Ave. end, 19 feet in the middle, and 20 feet at the Morgan Ave. end. There is a further 10 foot drop from the side of the road to the culvert below. “This road”. said Mr. Stevens, “is a potential traffic hazard to anyone not fam- iliar with the district." Mr. Russ- ell â€"â€" “We would also like to have a checkerboard sign erected at the corner of Morgan and Henderson Aves." ed in our office and then the front end people could phone directly." Councillor Lennie, a member of the Police Committee reported the Police will have a more compre- hensive phone coverage when they are installed in the new offices. “We will also begin using radio equipped cruisers". he added. Da.e lVH'... e _..‘rme Heal Norman The burial took place in the family plot at Maple Cemetery on Wednesday, December 24, of Ca- therine Heal, wife of the late Rev. Dr. Daniel Norman, who prede7 ceased her 11 years ago. Mrs. Nor- man suffered a heart attack two weeks ago and passed away on Saturday, December 20. Funeral service was held in Kerwood Un- ited Church on Tuesday with Rev. Dr. L. F. Albrlght conducting the service at Maple assisted by Rev. Dr. C. J. L. Bates. Mrs. Norman is survived by three children, Grace, wife of Rev Clare Wright of Ker- wood, where Mrs. Norman made her home, Rev. Howard Norman, United Church missionary in Jap- an and Herbert Norman, Depart- ment of External Affairs, Ottawa. Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Norman served as United Church, missionaries in Japan for many years. Sympathy is extended to the family of the late Herbert Mc- Feely, 25 Harvie Ave, Toronto, who passed away Sunday, Decem- ber 21. at Mt. Sinai Hospital, Tor- onto, beloved husband of Victoria May Kaiser and dear father of Ed- ith (Mrs. Adolph Heckeroth), Woodstock, N.Y.. Margaret (Mrs. Fred Budd) of Sllvercreek, N.Y.. and Frances (Mrs. Lorne Rowe), Camp Borden. Ont., also survived by six grandchildren. Interment in Maple Cemetery, December 24, with Rev. Robert Manning officiating. Mr. and Mrs. McFeely and family lived in Map- le far '3' Mrs. Garrett Blough visited with Mr. and Mrs. McMurdy in Toron- to at Christmas for a few'days. Sympathy Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Wells enter- tained relatives and friends at a Christmas dinner. Those who were present were Mrs. H. C. Bailey, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Carruthers. Miss Marilyn Higgins, Toronto, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wells, Mrs. G. W. Bailey, Mr. Geo. Bailey. of Maple, Mr. and Mrs. John Brown- ing, Nobleton, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bailey, John and Linda, Aurora. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Walker and Elizabeth enjoyed the holiday with Mr. and Mrs. E. McPherson in Oakville. Mr .and Mrs. Donald Allen and Brian spent Christmas and Boxing day with Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Walker in Willowdale. Mr. and Mrs. Pete Rumble and family spent Christmas in Mark- ham with Mr .and Mrs. John White- house, Mrs. Rumble’s parents. Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Waae was in Toronto with Mr. and Mrs. Edward Forbear to celebrate Christmas. Mr .and Mrs. R. D. MacNaugh~ ton spent the holiday with Dr. and Mrs. Earl MacNaughton and Mrs. Austin Robinson in Guelph. Miss Anna Bloedow is spending two weeks with her parents in Kill- aloo. After a recitation by Sheila Orr and choruses by the junior choir, Santa paid his usual visit. To con- clude the happy gathering lunch was served in the Sunday School. Personals A very successful program and Christmas party was held in Hope United Church. Tuesday evening. A reverent and beautiful nativity pageant directed by Mrs. Gordon Orr was presented. The films shown by Mr. Laurence Clarke were specially interesting because they showed the men of the church at work during the renovation. and other congregational activity. @hituarp "nv .vears uons, Un- . ermission tion to be de of No. of the rail- . tion will be m the nearest t of $15.00 was onville Horticul- THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Thursday. Jan. 1, 1958 i TU. 4-1131 ERNEST RIDOUT Red 84222 The greatest tribute to a most successful year is the addition of new friends To you we extend our heartfelt sincerity for a RICH ‘5 OP“) HILL "Goshâ€"th5 saw pulls hard!" YOUR SUBURBAN SPECIALIST RICHMOND HILL OFFICE C anada’s Largest Realtors 8 Yonge St. South PHONE TURNER 4 1125-6 HERE’S SOME CU NSTRUCTIVE ADVICE ! It’s lucky to knock on wood from Butler 8; Baird. We carry a complete stock of lum- ber and building mat- erials priced within reason. 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