The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

r‘Thornhi" And Distrid News TO MEASURE, MATCHED, ~- FITTED DRAPES Straight, Curved tracks in- stalled Bed Spreads, Slip Covers, etc. For Fine Work call RUTH DELBROCCO BA. 1-2444 The Rev. E. E. Kent and family are spending a month's well earn- ed holiday at Woodland Beach. For The family will be leaving soon to take up residence near Mitchell, Ontario. Holidays g“ Mrs. A. Morton‘ daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. Hicks was presented with a suitable gift in appreciation of her services as superintendent of the Nursery Department of the Sunday School. This presentation was made by Mr. R. Whatley, sup- erintendent of the Sunday School. Mrs. Morton also served on the Evening Auxiliary of the W.M.S. and was past president of this or- ganization. Mrs. Hicks was a mem- ber of the W.M.S. and also of the WA. as well as a member of the choir for many years. LEARN TO DRIVE A CAR During last Sunday morning's service a presentation of a Moroc- co-bound copy of the Revised Stan- dard version of the Bible was made to Mr. L. Hicks. Clerk of Sessions. Mr. N. J. Smellie on behalf of the Official Board made the presen- tation. Mr. Hicks has been a faith- ful and active member of the Church for many years, serving first on the Board of Stewards and afterwards on the Board of Elders. ‘ Practices are now being held ev- ery Wednesday from 12:40 to 1:20 for those interested in the Speed Swimming Trophy that will be awarded at the Annual Swim Meet to be held this year on August 26. If you wish to take part in this event please'inquire at the desk. More particulars for this Meet will be printed at a later date. finned Church News Those of us who watched the water display at the pool during 'thevLions Carnival and again at the Water Show of July 8, will re- member the outstanding diving ex- hibition given by Miss Jackie Le- Blanc. Miss LeBlanc is now the holder of the Senior Women’s Di- ving Championship. She won this title at the Swimming Meet held recently in Winnipeg. Evelyn Bu- chanan who has coached Miss Le- Blancis also coaching the Thorn- hill girls twice weekly. Perhaps some day a Thornhill girl will be the proud holder of this title. Attention All Boys and Girls This announcement was made earlier in the month but perhaps you missed it, so it is being reâ€" peated again. All boys up to 16 are invited to join the Boys Water Polo classes held Monday and Friday from 12 to 12:40. In addition Life- Saving classes for boys and girls of 3.11 ages are held Tuesday. Wednes- day and Thursday from 12 to 12:40. This is an opportunity that not ev- ery boy and girl gets. Perhaps some day you can save a life by attend- ing these classes this summer. Swim Meet Swimming Pool News ART SEWING TELEPHONE: AVENUE 5-1513 DAVIS GARAGE Gormley; Ont. Instruction By Appointment 227 Aurora FOR INFORMATION GORMLEY BLOCK CO No need to use bostly, time-consuming building materials when you can get yonr home erected quickly with CONCRETE BLOCKS â€"- too, you'll find its lower maintenance raturns substantial say. lugs through the years. - STANDARD SIZE UNITS ‘ build your home quickly! PHONE 9 CONCRETE BLOCKS . CINDER BLOCKS . BACK-UP TILE MEETS ALL A. S. I. M. SPECIFICATIONS LIMITED Tundra World by Theodora C. Stanwell-Fletcher, also author of Driftwood Valley, is about the Arc- tic, though seen through different eyes than the other two and less awesome. Here is a very real and beautiful account of the effect of a tundra world not only on plants and animals, but also on human life and character. Once you have delved into Es- kimo lore you’ll want to read Peo- ple of the Deer which is also av- ailable in the Library. This book on the Eskimo is written from an entirely different viewpoint to Inuk. It's an expose on the ter- rible plight of our Northern people, and in fact conceived as a message to all Canadians as an awakening to them of what is happening to a group of our own people. Few re- alize the proble s of our own Es- kimos till they ave lived through a yean with the People of the Deer in this book. Phone Stoufl’ville 381W "Imuk” . -. . “a man” . . . “an Eskimo" . . . the most thrilling sight to 5:105 blurred eyes in the frozen North. Travelling thousands of snow covered miles alone, lash- ed by winds and biting snow. hun- gry, cold, tired, a Catholic priest carries his message of faith to the Eskimo. That’s the basis of the true story written by the young French priest Roger Buliard who battled against the elements, the animals and the hostility of the people. Read Inuk for excitement and a better insight into the lives of the missionaries and the people they help- in a frozen world. During last Sunday‘s service, Father Cirevello announced that the Sanctuary Boys Society would be treated during the week to a few days outing. A special col- lection was taken up in order that these boys could have this well- Mr. and Mrs. C. Sinclair of Yonge Street together with Mr. and Mrs. L. Jamieson of Centre Street spent last Sunday in Orillia where they visited with Mr. and Mrs. McKean. It is reported that Mr. and Mrs. McKean, former res- idents of Thornhill district, have a tourist home in a very beautiful location. They are both well and enjoying their new home. St. Luke's Church News Patsy Kelson and Louise and Lee Davidson have returned from their much looked forward to vacation at Camp Ahshunyoong on' Duclos‘ Point. Mr. Michael Wade of Yonge St. flew last Tuesday to England where he will visit his brother Peter who has been over there for the past year. The boys plan to spend a coUple of weeks in England and then on to Europe for a month; the first Sunday of Mr. Kent’s ab- sence the service will be taken by Rev. Ralph C. Rumball of Toronto. For the remaining Sundays Rev. J. O. Totton of Richmond Hill will be conducting the services. There will be Sunday School for child- ren 10 and under and Nursery classes as usual. Minor Hockey Team The Thornlea Bobâ€"Cats, Minor Hockey Team of Thornhill and District, are going to be sponsored by a group of local merchants in- cluding Harley's Drug Store, Jam- ieson Hardware and Brill’s Family Clothiers. A number of other merchants have also shown inter- est in this project. This is a start for those boys but they still need more support in order to make their team a success-They plan to enter the North York Hockey Lea- gue. which included teams from Richmond Hill, Woodbridge, Aur- ora, Newmarket and Unionville. If you would be interested in spon- soring these boys contact Mr. De- vid Barbour at Avenue 513% not later than September 3. “ Socials The Liberal is always pleaaea to publish items of interest in the Thornhil) area contributed by its 'eaders. 01:; representative in Thornhil] is Mrs. Betty Ball, 14 Helen Street, Thomhlll. About Books And By the Thomhlll Librarian Reading Sunday Service will not be held at Elia United Church on Sunday, August 2. Miss Wendy Simmons spent her vacation recently in Brantford with her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Stuart and her cousin, Jim. Jim returned with Wendy on Sun- day, July 19. and spent last week with his cousin and her sister, Val- erie and his aunt and uncle. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Simmons of Baldwin Ave. Elia News Concord news is scarce this week. However several birthdays have come to my attention and to the following people we extend many happy returns of the day: Lorraine Jennings and Wendy Bol- ster. July 30; Mrs. Chas. Witney, August 5; and 'Laddy and Pete Morrison, August 6. The Jolly 7 Club meeting was held at the home of Mrs. James Spencer on Wednesday evening, July 22, with a good attendance of members. Each member recited ‘her favorite poem in answer to the roll call. Mrs. C. C. Thompson was in charge of the programme and read the Jolly Times news. After participating in a few games, the ladies enjoyed lunch served by the hostess. On August 12 the meeting will be held at the home of Mrs; How- ard Lund. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Snider, Mrs. 0. Church and Master Peter Cro- zier called on Mrs. James Kee of Toronto on Thursday to wish her many, many happy returns of the day. Mrs. Kee was celebrating her 95th birthday. Mrs. Church and Peter remained for the after- noon. Jolly 7 Club The regular meeting of the W0- men’s Association will be held at the home of Mrs. Zeron at 2 pm. Tuesday, August 4, The W. A. held a quilting ‘bee’ last week at the home of Mrs. Per- cy Snider with the ladies complet- ing one quilt. We wish to welcome to the com- munity Mrs. N. Cameron who now lives on Seccomoe Street and also Mr .and Mrs. G. Meers and family who are now living on Proctor Avenue. Miss Margo Burke of Port of Spain, Trinidad, B.W.I., is staying with her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Percy Gomez of Clarke Ave. Miss Burke hOpes to make Canada her home. Doncaster Mission held a daily vacation Bible School last week. The average daily attendance was Mrs. M. Monson of Morgan Ave. has hot granddaughter Helen of Sarnia with her for the summer months. Mr. and Mrs. Gibson Seeley of Toronto spent the week-end with Mrs. Seeley’s parents at their home on Seccomoe Street. Douglas Goodchild spent the past two weeks at the home of his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Good‘child of Henderson Ave. Mr. and Mrs. O’Brien of Glen Cameron Ave., visited with friends at Thornbury over the week-end. Donna O’Brien is visitin‘ in Thorn- bury for a week. Mrs. Robt. Knott and son Rhys of Toronto are visiting with Mr. and Mrs. J. Knott of Clarke Ave. Carol Shulder of Lillian Street has just returned from two weeks vacation at the United Church Sparrow Lake Camp. Carol relates that she had a wonderful time. Congratulations to Mrs. A. Cou- per of Glen Cameron Avenue on winning a basket of groceries at Loblaw’s on Saturday. Mrs. J. Peters of Toronto visited with her sister, Mrs. E. Westacott over the week-end. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Watts and family of Glen Cameron Avenue spent last week end with Mr. and Mrs. Powell at their cottage on Lake Simcoe. Mr. and Mrs. Pow- ell are former residents of Don- caster. Mr. Watts with his daugh- ter ill are spending a few days at Ottawa. Joan Angel has been ill for sev- eral days with jaundice. Mr. and Mrs. Angel entertained relatives from Colllngwood over the past week-end. Social Notes 'earned holiday. They plan to leave Tuesday for Port Colbourne where they will enjoy a day of swimming, fishing and boating. Following a night of “camping out”, the boys wil continue on to Crystal Beach where they will visit the amusement park. Then over to Buffalo to visit the Shrines and Churches, especially the famous Shrine of Father Baker at Laka- wana. In Rochester, one of the important stops will be a visit to the new St. Michael's College. The following boys will be taking this trip which we are sure will be one to be remembered: Michael Cain. Richard Read, Jim and George McCarney, Garry McFarlane, Ni- cholas McFarlane, Garry Pender, Howard Beatty. Frank Hideg. Douglas Miller, Jim Perrault, Ste- ven Scarfe, Brian Anderson. CONCORD CORRESPONDENT M13. Raymond Stuart R. R.. 1 Maple Telephone Maple 111 Floor Sander To Rent Phone AVenue 5-2101 Phone: Correspondent : MRS. H. MIZEN 27 Seocomoe Ave. Doncaster AVenue 5-157. 110r3 To Creditors AND OTHERS IN THE ESTATE OF William Arthur Dean All persons having claims against the estate of William Arthur Dean. late of the Village of Thornhill. in the County of York, Retired But- cher. who died on or about the 4th day of January, 1953, are here- by notified to send particulars of same to the undersigned on or be- fore the 25th day of August, 1953, after which date the estate will be distributed with regard only to the claims which the undersi ned shall then have notice. and e under- signed will not‘ be liable to any person whose claim they shall not then have notice. DATED at Toronto, this 15th day of July, 1953. For the price of a few stamps â€" to say nothing of the work you save â€"- you can advertise a forth- coming function in the “Coming Events" column of The Liberal. 'Ilelephone TUrner 4-1261. Another delightful touch was added to the program as Mrs. Ew- art Burns and Alex Hunter enter- tained the gathering with piano accordion and violin selections. Social and Personal On Thursday evening, July 161 Mrs. Homer Whitmore, Mrs. C. H‘ Mrs. Bert Cook, Miss Willa Hawkesworth, Alex Hunter and Allan Bagg, winners of the races for girls over 14 and the wheel- barrow race respectively, each were presented with a_handsome book by the author himself, Dr. Archer Wallace. Children 6 and under, Doreen Broadbelt, Jane Fierheller. Girls 6 to 9, Dianne Fierheller, Timmie Feenstra. Boys 6 to 9, Paul Hun- ter, Douglas Fierheller. Girls 9-14, Margaret Broadbelt, Dianne Fier- heller. Boys 9-14, Barry Bagg. Paul Hunter. Girls 14 and over, Willa Hawkesworth, Mrs. Bert Cook. Boys 14 and over, Eldon Fier- heller. Alex Hunter. Spot Race, Mr. Hawkesworth. Three Legged Race, men, Alex Hunter, Allan Bagg. Three legged race, women, Barbara Rose, Willa Hawkesworth. Wheelbarrow Race, Alex Hunter, Allan Bagg. Men’s Race, Eldon Fierheller. Alex Hunter. Ladles’ Shoe Race, Barbara Rose, Mrs. Bert Cook. Eldon Fierheller was in charge of the sports program and was ab- ly assisted by Dr. Archer Wallace, who was the ofiicial judge of the competitions. Mrs. Fierheller dis- tributed the prizes to the winners. The results of the races were as follows: The Sunday School Picnic of Edgeley United Church held at Don Eddy Park, Pine Grove, on Wed- nesday. July 22, was very well at- tended and was a most happy oc- casion. The tables were set by the ladies for supper about 7.15 pm. There was ice cream and chocolate milk for everyone and later on in the evening, Jack Berg very kindly presented each child with a yo-yo. Sunday School Picnic Produced by Imperial Tobacco Company of Canada, Limited as a public service SHUYLER & ECCLESTONE 320 Bay Street, Toronto. Solicitors for the Executors. William Rudolph Dean and Muriel Edith Dean USING A BIG MORTAR and pestle, Ciceron Zepeda learns to grind glazing materials which he will use later in his village pottery shop in the Philippines. Watching him is Mrs. Mary Risley (left), a United Nations technical assistance adviser from the United States, who supervises a training course at a workshop in Manila. Mrs. Risley introduced chemical glazing processes to the village potters. CORRESPONDENT: Mrs. Raymond Stuart, R. R. 1, Mafia NOTICE Villagers Learn to Make Better Pottery EDGELEY NEWS Telephone Maple 110123 BILL BALL MOTORS LTD. 5542 Yonge St., Willawdale-BAJ-3441 Mr. and Mrs. Allan Poole of Con- cord and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Da- ment, Linda and Wayne, went on a fishing trip to Bradford last week en . Boake, Mrs. Jack Denby, Sr., Miss Ella Whitmore and Mrs. Eldon Fierheller spent a most enjoyable evening as guests of the Button- ville Women’s Institute held at the home of Mrs. Russell Boyington. Mrs. Fierheller addressed the meet- ing and was also in charge of a doll display, each doll represent- ing an A.C.W.W. country. Celebrating birthdays this week are Alf Bagg, July 30; John Stu- art and Mr. H. Broadbelt, August 1 and Edgar Puterbaugh, August 3. Happy birthday, gentlemen. Conéfaiulations, ‘ M}. and Mrs. Donald Elliott on your second wed- ding anniversary, August 4. Mr. Harwood, a brother to Mrs. A. Negus, John St., arrived with his wife on Saturday, from Leith. on-Sea, England, and will reside with Mr. and Mrs. Negus until he and Mrs. Harwood find a suitable home near Thornhill. Mrs. J. Gribble, Dorothy and Harold went to see the Earle Grey Players in Trinity Quadrangle at the University of Toronto, playing Shakespeare's “As You Like It." A speedy recovery is wished for Mrs. Alice Linklater following a very serious operation last Wee . Welcome A warm welcome is extended by this community to Mr. and Mrs. Harwood. Mrs. E. Jackson of Tujungo. Cai- ifornia is visiting her daughter, Mrs. J. Taylor, Green Lane. A delightful tea and shower was given by Mrs. Neil of thn St. in honor of Miss June Jaegar. who is to be married on September 5'. Very lovely and useful gifts were presented to the bride-to~be by the 18 persons present. The re- freshments mirrored the beauty of Mrs. Neil’s charming log home. The table setting was a replica of the house and grounds. A delightful party was given in honor of Mr. Thomas Venard by his family on Saturday night when neighbours called to help him celebrate his 80th birthday. Mr. Venard came to Canada to make his home 57 years ago from Armagh, Ireland. Miss Dorothy Gribble and her sister, Mrs. Wicksey spent a joyful vacation motoring in the United States. Among the points of inter- est visited was 011 City. Penn, and the president’s home. Congratulations Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. John Waters of Leitchcroft” on the birth of their son. ‘While here Mr. and Mrs. Gold- steln visited many points of inter- est and will return to their home in Chapleau by way of Ottawa. Miss Joan Lanthier and friend motored to Chapleau last week and spent a pleasant few days visiting friends. Eric and Don Ward are visiting their aunt, Mrs. E. Ward on Green Lane. Mrs. H. O'Beirn's lovely home on John St. was the scene of a very lively party Tuesday, when Mrs. O'Beirn entertained her for- mer small pupils of Thornlea with games and treats. Shower ‘ - Correspondent: Mrs. Guy Frazer Telephone AV. 5-2467 Mr. and Mrs. John Goldsteln and family accompanied by Mr. Moyle were guests of Mr. and Mrs. J._ D. Lanthier last week. THORNLEA’ NEWS A GENERAL MOTORS VALUE BILL DRINKWATER MOTORS KING, ONIARIU Piione King 50 112 Markham Rd. Torridheat, Quickheat, Gurney Furnaces and burners RICHMOND HILL For free estimates & expert workman- t ship CALL UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFIT PAYMENTS CONTINUED DURING ILLNESS UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE mgm COMMISSION ELECTRICAL & HEATING CONTRACTOR If you are on_ claim and are unable to report because of illness, injury or quarantine. write immediately for full particulars to the nearest Benefit will be paid for days of illness, injury or quarantine, if claim has been filed and waiting and non-compensable days served; James Johnson MILTON .l. HEISE BUILDER & GENERAL CONTRACTOR KINDS CARPENTER WORK & REPAIRS EFFECTIVE Augus; 3rd, 1953 NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT OFFICE mum by whom, a «on. MILTON r. GREGG, Mtnhhr armed TURNER 4-1681 TU. 4-2089 0-1053!