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Thomhill And District News . . . AROUND THE VILLAQE Mr. and Mrs. Hamer Jennings. John St., are pleased to announce the birth of their secopg grand- nu. u.. .... child. and first granddaughter, Elizabeth Carolyn Lindsay, on November 5, at Grace Hospital. The baby is the daughter of Joan and Don Lindsay; nun. a . Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Plax- ton, John Street, Mr. and Mrs. Don Plaxton and Mr. and Mrs. Bart Edwards, Yonge St., celeâ€" brated their wedding anniver- saries together at a party in the Oak Room of the King Edward Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Plaxton are 30 years married, Mr. and Mrs. Edwards 25 years mar- ried and M1). and Mrs. Don Plax- ton 2 years. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Edwards were also members of the party. 7 v..- Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Lennox of Colhorne Street, on the birth of their dau- ghter, Barbara Jane. School News Mrs. Ken Smith of John Street and Mrs. George Stratton. Thornâ€" bank, have planned an interest- ing experiment in Teacher-Par- ent relationship in connection with Grade Two pupils at Thorn- hill Public School. They are hold- ing a Grade Tea for the mothers of Miss Joyce Fowler’s class on TELEPHONE AVENUE 5-1338 4 THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Thurs., Nov. 11, 1954 rAVenue 5-2211 Smith Crescent No need to use costly, time-consuming building materials when you can get your home erected quickly with CONCRETE BLOCKS â€" too, you’ll find its lower maintenance returns sub- stantial savings through the years. \‘W‘K‘Pw "- 3%». l\ ' STANDARD SIZE UNITS build your home Quickly! Gormley, Ont. o LOAM o CRUSHED STONE . FILL ‘ o SAND & GRAVEL .FLAGSTONE o LIGHT GRADING . DISCING " ,o GARDEN PLOWING GORMLEY BLOCK CO. E THORNHILL â€"= Wednesday, November 17 *** Thomhill District Lions Cllfi L. W. REID . CONCRETE BLOCKS . CINDER BLOCKS . BACK-UP TILE MEETS ALL A. S. T. M. SPECIFICATIONS LIMITED Saturday, November 13 from 3 to 5 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Smith, 47 John St. All mothers of Miss Fowler's class are cor- dially invited. Home and School At the November meeting of the Thornhill Home and School Association, the Parent-Education program will be implemented by the showing of an outstanding film on family relations. Follow- ing the film there will be an op- en discuSSion guided by Mr. D. A. McTavish, School Area Psyâ€" chologist in which all members may participate. The film for the evening is one by the National Film Board entitled “Family Cir- cle". Mr. McTavish, in addition to being the School Area psycho- logist is also principal of the Charles Howitt Public School. and well-known in the field of Parent Education. ‘ Thomhill Baptist Church The Tha‘nkoffering meeting of the Women's Mission Circle, pre- sided over by Mrs. Buck, the president. was well attended. Rev. W. H .Moore was in charge of the devotional period and stressed how urgent it was for all to work for the extension of God's kingdom. Miss Christina Gay, from St. Clair Baptist Church, was the soloist. She Phone Stoufiville 381W1 The Liberal is always pleased to publish items of interest contributed by its readers in the Thomhill area . . . Our representative in Thomhill is Mrs. Alan Sumner, John St., Thomhill. TELEPHONE AV. 5-1338. Thornhill The group is beginning a babies' clothes, huge Christmas study of the source and history candles and Christmas stockings of church music and the book Over in one corner the Oppor- they have chosen to start with is tunity Shop was doing a brisk U‘Hymns of Canada” from which trade in everything from lamp- The Evening Auxiliary (W.M. S.) held its regular meeting on Tuesday evening. November 2. at the home of Mrs. Don Smellie. Mrs. F. Richardson and Mrs. R. Gibson were in charge of De- votions. Mrs. Richardson gave a most interesting talk and led votions. Mrs. Richardson gave a most interesting talk and led a discussion on a chapter of the study book “The Church in In- dia" entitled ‘The Fight for Men's Minds.” Thornhill Library Begun 1843 By Anglican Rector Elizabeth Sumner The Thornhill Public Library is not only suffering from growâ€" ing pains, it is fast reaching a crisis in its existence. Faced with the problems of high rent and the rising costs of running and maintaining a Library, the members of the Board are seek- ing new premises but so far have been unable to relocate. Unlike most Public Libraries in Ontario, Thornhill library has neither free premises noi- a building of its own. The board feels that some measures must be taken immediately to cure the present situation. Begin in 1843 sang “Come Unto Me” and “How Lovely are thy dwellings”. A film on Bolivia and missionary work among the Amyra Indians was shown. At the close of the meeting refreshments were serv- ed in the Sunday School room, the members of the exceutive acting as hostesses. Thomhill United Church The regular meeting of the Woman's Association was held on Thursday afternoon, November 4, in the Church Hall. Mrs. G. McCallum gave a report on the semi-annual meeting of the Tor- onto Centre Presbytery W.A. held in Queensville recently. Twenty-nine churches were rep- resented at that meeting. Now Seeks New Premises Thornhill Public Library has its origin in the year 1843 when the Rev. George Mortimer, then Rector of Trinity Anglican Church attempted to establish “a library of useful information" in Thornhill. By charging a mem- bership fee of 5 shillings a year it was hoped to put reading with- in the reach of every one. All gentlemen in the neighbourhood subscribed but very few of them actually used the library and after a year or so the project was abandoned. Moved to Victoria Hall We hear of it next in the year 1897. It was then in Victoria Hallâ€"at one end of the assembly room, discreetly sheltered by green curtains which when pull- ed back signified that the library was open. Mr. Ed. Francis was responsible for this revival and was elected Secretary-Treasurer of the Board in which position he remained for forty years. When Victoria Hall was being rebuilt he moved the books, book- cases and curtains to the Gener- al Store that he and his brother John owned and set it up there. Elgie’s Hardware now stands on the site. There is an account book for that year in which is no- ted that $12.50 was paid by the library for six months rent. There is in existence also, a black ledg- erâ€"like book which was kept on a table in the library and in which each person taking out a book wrote his name and the name of the book borrowed. No other re- cords were kept, modern library procedure being then unknown. The fee was one dollar a year for villagers and out of this rev- enue 40-50 books were purchas- ed each year. Since 1952, when the library was established as a Public Library Association the Royal Coliseum a chapter is to be read and stud- ied each meeting. At this par- ticular meeting Miss S. M. Bax- ter began the project by reading the Foreword by Richard Roberts and the interesting preface by Rev. Alexander MacMillan, fath- er of Sir Ernest MacMillan. Following this Mrs. C. Thomp- son introduced the guest speaker. Mrs. Edward Fraser of Glebe Rd. United Church. Mrs. Fraser spoke on the Victor Home for Unmarried Girls of which she is a representative to various chur- ches. As a result of her speech the members voted $25.06 to the institution and plan to hold a clothing shower for mothers and babies at the next regular meet- ing. Plans were also made to pro- vide a Christmas dinner and a gift for 25 ladies of the Second Mile Club in Toronto. Women's Guild r The Women’s Guild of Thorn- hill United Church held a suc- cessful Bazaar and tea in the Church Halls on Saturday, Nov. 6. Mrs. Irving Ford opened the bazaar at three o'clock. Even at that early hour the halls were already jammed with people. There were rows and rows of beautiful aprons, cut flowers, Christmas table decorations, plants. a touch and take table, babies' clothes, huge Christmas candles and Christmas stockings. Over in one corner the Oppor- tunity Shop was doing a brisk fees for villagers are 1°C 3 year and 400-500 books are purchased yearly. Difficult Years From the Francis store the Liâ€" brary eventually returned to quarters in Victoria Hall, a room behind Bignell's Ice Cream Parâ€" lor. where Jenny‘s Dress Shop is today. There it literally died. There followed years of silence until in 1935, through theefforts of the Rev. Dr. Sparling, Mrs. Arthur Thompson and Mrs. Otto James the books were moved to‘ the board room of Thornhlll Pub- lic School and the library re- established. It took a new lease of life and flourished for quite a time. But after the war the death rattle could be heard aâ€" gain. ,By 1950 it was felt that a more central location would cure the malaise. Accordingly, in 1951, the present premises were leased and in the last three years this small library has flourished amazingly and fruitfully. There are 4,000 books and over 700 members. The average number of books in circulation in a year is between ten and eleven thous- and, a record in Ontario rural libraries. There is an excellent reference library, a complete set of the Encyclopedia Britannica, gift of the Thornhlll Lions, a charming children’s library and a very representative Canadiana Section. There are disadvantages to the present premises however, the chief one being the long climb up the stairs. The room itself has become too small to serve the needs of a growing membership in a growing community. The other difficulty is financial. Books cost four times what they did in 1897 and since it has be- come a Public Library Associa- tion, a paid librarian is employ- ed. The Board, at the present time is studying possible sites for a permanent library and have hopes that this can be secured in the coming year WIN TEB PAIR FRIDAY, NOV. 12": TO SATURDAY, NOV. 201h, I954 See yJur local gent about reduced rail fares C. S. MCKEE, General Manager See champion livestock, prize horses . . . fruit and vegetables . . . world’s championship seed and grain . . . biggest poultry show on the continent . . . plus dozens of other outstan ' agricultural exhibits. Agricultural Queen’s Guineas Competition! “Sale of the Stars" Livesth Auction! Royal Horse Show! Square Dance Contest! Beautiful Flower Show! ROYAL TORONTO shades and shoes to a copy of “Fabian of the Yard" -â€"- for Se. There was a Fish Pond for the children and a ‘Kiddie Bar' where cookies and freshie were served. Tables of pies, cakes and tarts were sold. In the north hall. tea tables were set up. All mem- bers of the Guild were delight- ed with the attendance and pleased with the receipts which amounted to $410.00. Horticultural Society Thornhill and District Hortiâ€" cultural Society will hold an election of officers and prize giving night on Tuesday Novem- ber 16th at 8 pm. in the United Church Hall. Mr. St. Clair Tenant, Director of District Number 5 of the On- tario Horticultural Association will explain the organization and operation of the O.H.A. of which this society along with 200 others are a part. The Nominating Committee will present its report and fur- ther nominations will be receiv- ed fnom the floor. All prizes won during the year will be presented at the meeting. The prizes for juniors will also be presented. 9O Leitchcroft Ayrshires Sold Saturday, November 6 marked a change in the well established routine of Leitchcroft Farm when their great herd of Ayrshires were sold by auction. Mr. Bob- ert Seitz of Waukesha, Wist, as- sisted by Mr. L. E. Franklin of Brahtford, Ont, started the sell- ing at 12:30 to a fairly large .crowd of about 300'persons. Every one of the 90 animals were auctioned. The highest pric- ed cow went for $545 and the highest bull for $860. During the long afternoon the crowd were very ably catered to by the KWomen’s Institute of But- tonville with coffee and sand- wiches. Fire broke out in an emp- ty shed at the rear of Hal Harley’s house on Sunday evening about six p.m. Mrs. Harley, unaware that any- thing had happened was giv- ing her children their sup- per, when a neighbor, J. H. Timmins pounded on the door and gave the alarm. North York Fire Dept. res- ponded to Mrs. Harley's call and the fire was put out withâ€" in a few minutes. Danger to the near-by transport sheds was averted by the quick ar- rival of the fire department. F0 R : QUALITY DRY CLEANING SUPREME n11! CLEANERS CALL Shed Burns 48 - HOUR PICKUP and DELIVERY SERVICE WILLOWDALE The following is a list of books newly purchased and now on the shelves of the Thornhill Public Library. Fiction Lady of the ‘Yellow River, Phyllis Gibbs; Katherine, Seton; The Toll Gate. Heyer; No More Meadows, Dickens; What Did It Mean, Thirkell; My Brother’s Keeper. Davenport; Never Vic- torious, Never Defeated, Cald- well; Bridge at Toko-ri, Michen- er; The Living Earth, Russell; The Channel Shore. Bruce; The Captain’s Table, Gordon; The Royal Box, Keyes: The Plouffe New Books At Thornhill Library Family, Lemelin; The Dollmaker, Arnow; A Way Through the Wood, Balchin; The Chartered Libertine, Allen; He Went For a Walk, Smith; The White and the Gold, Costain; Immortal Rock, Salverson; Missing or Dead. Ashe; The House That Cried Murder. Nash. Non-Fiction Fifty Centuries of Art: Old Toronto. Kyte; Slide Rule, Shuter The Two Jacks, Bird; Trial of Kurt Meyer. MacDonald; Power of Positive Thinking, Peal‘e; For- ty Plus and Fancy Free, Kim- brough; Gold in the Grass, Lea- thel‘barrow; Fall of a Titan, Gouzenko; A Month in Paris, Henrey; Ascent of Everest, Hunt; Future Indefinite. Coward; The Journey. Smith; Along the Road, Beattie; Emily Carr as I Knew Her. Pearson; Always a Country- man, Tweedsmulr; Wings in the Wind, Merrill; Schweitzer, Fes- chotte. There is also a new collection of children's books. Thorphill Pharmacy C. E. 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