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A large congregation was pres- ent at the Thomhill United Church last Sunday for the An- nual White Gift Service. There was a very generous response of food and cash which will be used for hampers to be distributed amongst needy famllies of the area. Following a very appropri- ate sermon ushers collected the gifts from the congregation and the children of the Junior. Prim- ary and Beginner classes gather- ed in the church to bring their gifts to the Rostrum. Assisting in this part of the service, were four C.G.I.T. girls in uniform, Gloria Briggs. Marion Davis. Joan Weekes and Morey Honey. The children retired to the Sunday School room following the Dox- ology and dedication of gifts. The Women's Institute of Thornhill have received an invi- tation from Scarborough to attend their meeting at the Silver Cross Rooms, 88 Prince Arthur Aven- ue. on Tuesday, January 5th at 2:00 pm. Afternoon tea and cards. United Church News White Gift Service The meeting was closed with "God Save The Queen", complet- lhg an afternoon that everyone enjoyed and which will be re- membered for a long time to come. Mrs. Frater was in charge of the Christmas programme which consisted of a sing-song and a Wedding Party Musical contest which certainly kept everyone guessing. A very interesting talk on Christmas customs of one hund- red years ago. was given by Mrs. Neil. everyone enjoyed listening to the comparison of Christmases to-day and back a century ago. A motion was carried to the effect that all members should remember their shut-in members with small gifts. A collection for the Sick Children’s Hospital was taken, which amounted to $20.00. Small gift-wrapped parcels were also received which would be for- warded to the York Cottage in Willowdale. In addition, wrap- ped jars of jams and jellies were brought to the meeting. to be dis- tributed amongst the Cancer patients in Toronto. The Thornhlll Women‘s Insti- tute held a Christmas Party held in the Masonic Hall on December 9th. took the form of a Pot Luck Luncheon. For the occasion the tables, bearing quantities of tasty dishes of all descriptions. were decorated with timely evergreens and candles. As the luncheon got underway, the W. 1. Link correspondent surprised the members with the presentation of two tins of Scotch shortbread direct from Conway. Scotland. and which was passed out for everyone to enjoy. A short buuncss meeting fol- lowed when the Presideni. Mrs. C. Sinclair sincerely thanked the hostesses for all their work in preparing the party. One min- ute of silence was observed for the late Mrs. A. Clapham. a member of the Institute who reâ€" cently passed away. The Annual meeting of the Fortnighters was held at the home of Miss H. Welsh on the evening of December 7th. Officers elect- ed for the coming year are as follows: President. Mrs. G. A. Brown; Vice-president, Mrs. H. Newton; Secretary, Mrs. G. Hook; Treasurer, Mrs. S. Deska; Sewing COmmlttee, Mrs. J. T. Campbell. convener, Mrs. A. G. Campbell and Mrs. N. Martin. Thornhill Women’s Institute Presbyterian Church News TELEPHONE: AVEN UE 5-1513 INSIALLED - SOLD - SERVICED BLACKBURN’S .' Thornhill - AVenue 5.1333 fiewmwagaéfiw 4 THE LIBERAL. Richmond Hill, Thurs” Dec. 17, 1953 Thorn‘nill And *VTELEVISION‘A' A good attendance of members was present for the regular meet- ing of the Young People’s Union held, last Sunday evening with President Arthur Bone presiding. The members were divided into two'groups for a thoughtâ€"provok- ing Bible quiz led by Miss Betty Empringham. The scripture lesson was read by Ron Flett who also accompanied the group The nominating committee presented a slate of ofiicers which were installed by Dr. E. E. Kent. They are as follows: President, Mrs. L. Denby; lst vice-president, Mrs. S. Kent; 2nd vice-president, Mrs. Doris Mick- leborough: recording secretary. Mrs. Mary Atkinson; correspond- ing secretary. Mrs. V. Collins; treasurer, Mrs. E. Leusby; par- sonage committee. Miss L. Fran- cis, Mrs. D. Law and Mrs. Marian Craig; pianist, Mrs. Marian Craig; social committee. Miss L. Dean, Mrs. Grace Buckler and Mrs. Corinne Ladell; sunshine commit- tee. Mrs. Marie McGhie, Mrs. Lily Jamieson. Mrs. Bernice .Crutcher and Mrs. Flora McMull- an; .decorating committee, Mrs. Kay Findlay, Mrs. Marian Sharp- less and Mrs. Lila Short; auditors, Mrs. June Griffin and Mrs. Dory othy Anstey; representative to Welfare Council, Mrs. L. Pherrill. Y.P.U. During the short business mee- ting. a treasurer's report was giv- en showing total receipts for the year amounting to $1,387.46. The members voted on $50.00 to again sponsor a young ‘French girl. Yule logs and candles decor- ated the tables in the Church Hall recently, when the members of the Ladies Guild enjoyed their annual Christmas turkey dinner. The entertainment was provided by the members themselves sing- ing carols, and vocalist Marion Fraser's beautiful rendition of Christmas numbers. Miss Donna Graham. accompanied by her mo- ther entertained the group with some very pleasing vocal and elo- cution numbers. Several associate members and guests were present including Mrs. H, E. LeMasurier who gave a beautiful solo rendition of an all Canadian Carol. the Shep- herds' Song. Refreshments were served by hostesses Mrs. Honey and Mrs. Morton. Ladies Gulld ,A Christmas Worship service was the core of the program for the Afternoon Auxiliary on Tues- day. December 8. Mrs. D. Bal- four was in charge of the prog- ram which included a candle- iighting and group singing of a number of favorite Christmas hymns. There was a good at- tendance in spite of the absence of a number of members through illness. Christmas Chimes will be heard throughout the area from 11:30 until mid-night on Christmas Eve. This' will be 'made possible through the amplifier. Afternoon Auxiliary (W.M.S.) Plans have been made to install a PA. system next Sunday morn- ing to accommodate a possible over-flow for the Annual Christ- mas Service. In addition to all the beautiful music that will be a part of this service. a number of children will be baptised. In the evening the Annual Carol Festival will take place at 7:30. The choirs are‘ placing a Lectern in the Church in memory of the late Mrs. E. E. Kent who was a faithful member of the choir. The offering at this service will be for this memorial fund. Christmas Eve Christmas Sunday The Liberal IS alwass pleased to publish items of inn-rest m the Thornhill area contributed by its readers. Our representa- tive in Thomhill is Mrs. Betty Ball, 14 Helen Street, Thornhill. TELEPHONE: AV. 5-1513 Among those celebrating their birthdays last week were David Bare and Jackie Duncan of Ar- nold Avenue. Christmas gifts .were brough‘ for the two elderly ladies in the Trinity Church W.A. room’ at Strachan Houses. The hostesses were Mrs. L. Redman and Mrs. E. Lean who served luncheon. The next regular W.A. meeting will be held in the Church Hall on January 14 at: L30 p.m. Girl Guide News At a badge day held recently, Corrie Heydens tried and suc- cessfully passed her Emergency Helper Test. On Wednesday last a number of the Thornhill Guides together with their Lieut- enant, Miss Evelyn Thornecroft, attended the presentation of the Christmas Story at Holy Trinity Church in Toronto. Birthdays W. Howard. Mrs. W. Frater gave a most interesting account of her trip to England for the Coronation and Mrs. S, A. R. Wood read a most informative article on traditions and customs from Advent to Candlemas. The Christmas Party of Trin- ity Anglican Church W.A. was held Thursday. December 10, at the home of Mrs. S. Tobias and was greatly enjoyed by 30 mem- bers and friends. The meeting was opened with prayers by the Rev 5. A. R. Wood and carols were sung ac~ compagied on the piano by Mrs. Perkins’ Farm & Home Equipment 23 Markham Rd. on the piano for (-m'ul sir1~“‘* Miss Margaret McArthur led the responsivv r' ' . , ~ mandos" was the title of a very interesting film in colour. Y.P.U. lapel pins were brought to the meeting by Miss Miriam Kent and which the members purchas- ed. During the course of the business meeting. it was decided to hold a Christmas Party in the Church Hall on Saturday. Trinity Church News W.A. a Cloister for women under the initial direction of St. Clare. The aim of the Third Order is to help men and women u observe the com- mandments and maintain a spirit of devotion in the con- scientious fulfilment of daily duties. The Third Order was founded by St. Francis in the Thirteenth Century and has a world membership now of upward of over 5.000,000. It foldowed formation of a monastic order for men and Rev. Father Leo of' the Order of Friars Minor and pastor of St. Agnes Church Toronto, will receive new members into the Third Order of St. Francis next Sunday at 5 pm. in St. Luke’s Church Thornhill. At a social evening held by the Friendship Circle Club of Richmond Hill and Richvale area, in the Rich- vale Legion Hall, Tuesday night, the following won lucky prizes: ‘ Turkey, H. Ledrew. Toronto; chicken, R. Prillendragh, Toronto; duck, Mrs. J. Bush- ell, Toronto; fowl, Marilyn Hawman. Oak Ridges; Xmas cake. Allan Hawlett. Mont- real; Christmas pudding, Mrs. 1". Simpson. Toronto; candy, W. Churchill, West- wood Lane: mystery prize, W. J. Murdy, Garden Ave., Langstaff. Prize \Winners At Richvale Draw Friar Will I nduct Phone TU. 4-1229 FREE DEMONSTRATIONS Father Leo of' the of Friars Minor and of St. Agnes Church 0, will receive new Before you buy a Television be sure to see the new Northern Electric T.V. D§str2ct News We have -on our shelves “In Search of Myself”. This is no féilure but a noble book. Not- withstanding his poverty. the lack of literary recognition for which his soul longed, he emerg- es as a figure of great stature. It is almost inconceivable that a man with his cultured back- ground should have found in the ‘pioneer province of Manitoba in ‘the early days of this century, his 1spiritual home. He may have been influenced by Hardy's nov- els, the theme of his novels was similar but in'a greatly different setting. “The Settlers,of the Marsh". “The Yoke of Life”, "Our Daily Bread” all have the ‘same thread â€" man's pitiful at- tempt to repel the crushing cos- mic forces. Sex and romantic love. Grove regarded as a curse. but his realism even in the third ‘decade of 'this century, was con- ‘demned as indecent. When Grove iattempted to weld romanticism to ‘realism, he failed. But there is a "power" in all his novels which raises him to the levels of the great â€" Hardy, Dostoevski and Balzac. When the reader lays down his novel. there is a deep sense of frustration. But the book cannot be forgotten and long after other and much more po'pulanbooks have been com- pletely forgotten, there remains the element of the indestructible, the feeling of “power,” the un- forgettable. Yet one would like to forget the picture of the im- migrant settler and his wife watching the summer hailstorm smashing and threshing the first crop. born in Sweden in 1871 of ‘wealthy parents. he was magni- ficently educated. traveled lux- uriously about Europe. mingling with men of letters and achieve- ment in the capitals of Europe. His early years are in the shar- pest contrast to his life in Amer- ica after his let year. In 1892 helanded in New York to be gretted with the news that his family fortunes had crashed and he was a pauper. Up and down the continent he wandered. work- ing in cheap restaurants, follow- ing the western harvests. lumber camps; and out of this vagrant life came his "In Search of Am- erica” in 1893. His manuscript came back regularly from the publishers, perhaps because he wrote in longhand on both sides of the paper. At long last in 1922, a carefully revised manu- script was accepted. I By the Thornhill Librarian I Frederick Phillip Grove died 11 1934. It is perhaps too soon .rter his death to evaluate his )lace in Canadian literature. It is certain .however. that Grove’s works will some day be rediscov- Jred. and I believe that he will attain his rightful place on the merits of two autobiographical books - “In Search of America" and “In Search of Myself". The adcident of Mr. and Mrs. Taylor, 21 Woodward Avenue. wasn't quite as serious as first suspected. Mrs. Taylor is in hos- pital with a very bad break to her collarbone but Mr. :I‘aylor suffered no injuries. Bobbie Burton. 20 Woodward Avenue. was run over by a car on the Tmblaw's parking lot last week. but his injuries were not too serious. Personals About Books And Reading Richmond Hill CORRESPONDENT: MRS. WALTER SANDERS 23 Drury Ave. HIGHLAND PARK NEWS Telephone AV. 5-2118 It was moved by commissioner Robert McLeod and seconded by William A. Carson, that local vol- untary organizations be approach- ed with the request that one of them conduct a census of the village at the end of 1953. The Provincial grant is based on the Dominion census figures of 1951, and can only be altered when such figures have changed by the brackets of seven per cent of the latest figures used. whether above. or below,, the last census. It was moved by Donald Find- lay and seconded by Robert Mc- Leod. that a copy of the tenta- tive budget be forwarded to King Township Council with the re- quest that actual assessment and population figures and other data be provided the trustees. so that a firm budget can [be established by the 1954 trustees. Census The tentative budget has been drawn to the total sum of $3.990. to facilitate the fixing of a bud- get in the New Year. This sum depends on the assessment figures and upon the share‘ granted to King City by the new system of Provincial grants to municipali- ties. Request Figures Donald M. Findlay. chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Police Village of King City, brought down a tentative budget for 1954 which will reduce the tax rate of the village to 10 mills, when the trustees held their last regular meeting of this year, on Monday evening. The tax rate for the past two years has been 12 mills. Tentative Budget Indicates A 2 Mill Tax Drop, King City _ 7 Hum-Mb. Your correspondent would like to take this opportunity to wish all the readers a Merry Chrlstâ€" mas and happy holidays. Mr. and Mrs. E. Baxter and family. formerly of 81 Highland Park. left by plane December 14, to take up residence at Winnipeg. ‘r_..n r - The Haynes children of 27 Grandview Ave. are on the re- covery list after gtheir recent ill- ness with colds etc. Thomhill, Ont. 17 Eagle St, Newmarket ELECTROLUX See Love For Lovely Lumber John C. Love Lumber Company, Ltd. BEAUTWLY WRAPPED FOR CHRISTMAS HERB mu, Mgr. Yonge Street A! Woodward Avenue ‘(Jllst North of Stee‘e’l Corners) Is Better - - - Better Get ELECTROLUX mmnmmmmm KKKK'E‘QI'C’KKIKIKKKWM Choose your Televisim Christmas Gift from the store where individual attention and service are guaranteed. YEREX IILECTRIC The results or the '75 Bushel Corn Club. sponsored by the York County Soil & Crop Improvement Associa- tion. just reléased by the sec- retary, W. M. Cockburn. New- market, show the yields to be down somewhat. from pre- vious years due to adverse weather conditionsat the time the ears should have been filling. A newcomer to the contest. Allan Hoover of Gormley. headed the list this year with 89 bushels of dry shelled corn. followed by Clifford Winger. also of Gor- mley. with 82 bus. per acre. The next two were separated by three-one hundredths of a bushel to give third to Hugh Boyd and Son of Unionvllle and Thos. Lawndes of Kes- wlck with 81.76 and 81.73 bus. respectively. r Other prize winners 1;: or- der were Maurice Farquhar- son. Gormley; 'M-H Farms, Milliken; Harrison Slicter, Gormley: Jas. Darlington. Maple; W. J. Brodie. Stoufi'« ville and Leitchcroft Farm, Thornhill. In all. 21 entered the contest of which 19 com- pleted. Richmond Hill TU. 4-1552 Corn Club Results AVenue 5â€"1143 Phone 836 Lions Club Carnival - Draw “Exclusive but not Expensive" 3319 YONGE ST. 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