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Thornhill And District News .. Fortnighters 5' v. u...â€".--_ The Fortnighters of Thornhill Presbyterian Church met March 7, at the home of Mrs. H. J. An- derson. Kirk Drive. The presi- dent, Mrs. John MacKay. presid- ed and Mrs. T. W. Stoddart took the devotional period. The Woman's Association of Thornhill United Church gave a very successful tea and bake sale on Saturday afternoon in the Church hall. The theme of St. Patrick’s Day was carried out in all the decorations. They realiz- ed over $60 which is to be given to the United Church Campaign for Homes for Senior Citizens. Thornhill United Church La- dies' Guild held its March meet- ing in the church hall Thursday evening. March 10. It was decid- ed to donate the profits from the fall bazaar to the Building Fund for the new church. The speaker was a member of the Guild, Mrs. G. Mickieborough. who gave a very interesting talk on her trip to Europe. She illustrated her talk with some very beautiful Kodachrome slides. Mrs. Mickle~ borough was particularly im. pressed with Switzerland, its cleanliness and its friendliness. An announcement was made of,the Affiliation Service which will be held at the April 4 meet- ing, when the group will become associated with the Women's Missionary Society. The balance of the meeting wasAspent discussing plans for ’a St. Patrick's Tea, which is to be held in the Church Hall March 17, from! 2.30 to 4.39 pm. Mrs. J. Maver the tea, assisted Bare and Mrs. J. special table has for the children. Elizabeth Carolyn Lilndsay, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Don- ald Lindsay. was christened in Trinity Anglican Church on Sun- day.. March 13. The godparents were Mrs. Harman Jennings, MISS'Margaret Jennings and Mr. Leonard Campbell. â€"Mr. 5nd Mi's. Bart Edwards have left to spend a week's holl- day in ytqgsor: _ _ ._ . n Rev. R. Harold Parr, B.A.. of Glebe Rd. United Church, Torâ€" onto, will be in charge of the service next Sunday morning at Thomhill United Church. Mr. Parr has been very active in Toronto Centre Presbytery es- pecially 1n missionary and main- tenance work. Window Cleaning SERVICE * * * Richmond Hill 8: District Experienced Workmanship Prompt Service TELEPHONE AV. 5-1338 1 THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Thugs" Mar. 17, 1955 DON GILES Phone TU. 4-2948 RICHMOND HILL HEATING, SHEET METAL WORK Anthea-Imperial and Pease Furnaces and Oil Burners Thornhill District Lions Club J. FOX & SON HEATING & APPLIANCES Oil Burners Installed & Repaired Furnaces Vacuum Cleaned Over 25 Years In Business Farmers’ Market Thomhill EVERY WEDNESDAY AT 8 RM. Every Wednesday night, for all women attending Bingo. Lovely Colonial pattern. 10c service charge. B-I-N-G-O SPECIAL DRAWS JACKPOT ___|_.1f\_§_TW ‘ WEEK $ 3 50 DINNERWHRE (Shop at rear of 45 Yonge St. North) RICHMOND HILL Phone TU. 4-2060 is convening by Mrs. Eric H. Arias. A been arranged 190 Lawrence Ave. R. C. BOSTOCK TU. 4-1610 nun.» which ,1 was brought up to regard meet- books as essential as food. I come have read all my life. I love men's books. I am unhappy without books. They are in every room ,eting in my home and as if that for'alweren't enough I must needs to be work as a volunteer librarian aarch just for the pleasure of being near books and handling them. enmg I read in bed. I c n read with Eric both eyes and coo with one ‘ A hand. Such devotion may seem mged excessive. My reply is that books are the answer to all our perplexities. Books are the im- D°n_lmortality of the race, the father ad in and mother of most that is sun- worthwhile cherishing in our [rents hearts. Long ago I fell back on fings, books as the only permanent 1 Mt, consolers. Three-told Purpose wards The ministry of books is three- hon_ fold. Books inform us. They inspire us and they sublimate L of us. Books extend our narrow Tor- present back into a limitless [ the past. They show us the mistakes ng at of the men before us and share Mn with us recipes for human suc- ve 1n cess. There is nothing to be y es- done‘ which books will not help main- us to do better. They tell us how to live alone and like it or .n of - how to be happy though married. ave a‘They tell us how to keep ac- ;salelcounts, repair machines, build 1 We houses, make love. till our soil A? gtland'lose our wrinkles. ldsay, Reading is a pleasure of the mind â€" and reading is like eat- ing peanuts â€"â€" once you begin you tend to go on and on. Books can be as demanding or unde- manding as you like. You can find a book that refreshes you immediately or you can find pleasure in a book that seems hard and is full of new ideas that are fun to wrestle with. Books make few demands on your routine. They~trave1 with you or stay at home and keep you company in bad weather. You can shut a book at any moment to stop and think about it without missing anything. be- cause you set your own pace. On the other hand, you can skip if you like. There aren’t any commercials you’ve got to sit through if ou want to be enter- Books give us inspiration. Knowledge unused is like dead lumber, constantly in our way. We need the will to quicken the resources we have. This is in- spiration. In our literary herit- age there are books to better every mood. Books furnish us sublimation. The world often proves too much for all of us. So retire into the world of books temporarily and seek comfort and give yourself time to become cal-m. In so many ways books are your best friends and this perhaps is their greatest gift to modern map. The Importance 0 f Books In Your Life . . . . NUMBERS CALLED 5S The Liberal is always pleased to publish items of interest contributed by its readers in the Thornhill area . . . . Our representative in Thornhill is Mrs. Elizabeth Sumner. In order that your items may appear in The Liberal sim- ply phone AV. 5-1338. There is a danger. that with television, the public will be- come more sensitive to auditory stimulus than to visual. Every- thing is altogethet too easy. You turn a knob. switch a dial and sit. You are not even required to think. But you cannot read a book without thinking â€" and what is even more important you can choose your book. Lost Art When I was a child there wasn't even radio. One of my most delightful memories is that of my father reading to my brother and me. He loved to read to us. moreover he had time to do it and he was a busy man. Today. reading aloud is a lost art. Fathers who have never read to their children and child- ren who have never listened have missed an experience that belongs to them because it is a part of growing up. It is a bond that strengthens daily life and it creates the reading habit that once indulged in can never will- ingly be set aside. I live those days again when I hear my hus- band reading to our children and it warms my heart. Our children have their own library in their own room and in addit- ion they go to the Public Libra- ry and choose their weekly read- ing. In this way they are being trained to know and love books and to handle them with care. Reading A: Solace Call JONES COAL CO. TU. 4-1851 Richmond Hill tained. T. V. Danger Reading can be a wonderful solace to the older person â€" to the woman who has brought up her family and launched them into the world and lives of their own and who now, perhaps for the first time, has time to read; or to the man who has retired, whose activities have slowed up and who will find both stimula- tion and peace in books. I can- not urge you enough to use your public library. Most librarians delight in adjusting the book to the human need. A book is good only when it meets some human hunger. There is no one so grat- ified as the man to whom you have just given the book his soul needed and he never knew it. We also carry tile- brick, lime, cement For your fuel needs We also make RAILINGS â€" inside & out VISIT OUR SHOWROOM Carrville Rd. & Yonge St. Richvale Iron Works LOTS OF FUN SAVE 50% ORN AMEN TAL IRON FURNITURE INSIDE & OUT ANTHRACITE or . BITUMINOUS By Elizabeth Sumner ‘ Exhibition. Have you ever tasted wild raspberry jam If you haven’t stop for a moment at Mr. Fritz’s stall. She is a Mennonite lady and she and her husband have been coming to market for 15 years. She is famous for her‘ jam, her potted beef and her homemade rolls. Prize Winning Preserves “Sweet marjoram. the herb of grace" â€"- thyme and sweet basil, sage. savoury and terragon, lie in fragrant bouquets and little packets at Mr. Gribble’s stall. And "There’s rosemary, that's for remembrance." Above the herbs are shelves of homemade pickles and jams, all prizewln- ners at the Canadian National Damson plum jam, corn relish, sweet pepper relish, ‘ three fruit mxmalade and the bitter, tangy Seville marmalade. Black curl-ant jelly and delic- ious beegand horseradish pickle. There is a huge basket of New Brunswick Golden Eye beans, Here is a stall that sells nothâ€" ing but goat’s milk. My interest is aroused and I approach the lady in charge â€" Mrs. Richard Down of Richdown Farms. She explains that her product is sold mostly to people with ulcers and other stomach trouble. How- ever, even if you are in excellent health it is a marvelous food for it is naturally homogenized and the curd, unlike the curd of cows milk is soft and small. Would I like to taste it? She assures me there is no differ- ence in taste from cows milk â€" only the texture differs â€"â€" vel- vety, she says. I lift the cup with some trepidation, having only one preconceived idea of goats. I taste it. There really is no difference, it’s delicious. Velvety is the word. I buy a quart. Since the market in Thornhill opened a year ago last October Mrs. Down’s sales have jumped from 2 quarts to 36 quarts -â€" her entire output. One customer buys 14 quarts at one time. I asked her if Europeans made up the bulk of her clien- tele. She said no that Europeans are used to buying goats milk for a few cents and will not pay the price in this country. There is an Ontario Dairy Goat Society whose president is Dr. Bourne of London. Under Ontario law all goats milk must be pasteur- ized but the Society is seeking legislation for permission to sell it raw. It has far more food value in this state and as goats are immune to TB. this request seems reasonable. Over in the far corner is Mr. W. E. Cladding from Oriole. He specializes in salad greens grown in his own green houses. There is watercress, leaf lettuce and green onions, pepper grass, mushrooms and celery â€" Barg- . __J __,l -_- you. a- ley and cucumbers. I can taste them all and they smell like my vegetable garden in summer with the sun on it. Next to Mr. Gladding is Mm. J. S. Murby. Mrs. Murby sells ducklings _ fresh killed at eight weeks and brought to market oven ready. She runs the largest duck farm in Canada and sells over 2,000 ducklings every week. She has duck eggs 'too. Double-yoked ones cost 75¢ a dozen. She also has down pillows lighter on your hand than foam rubber and springy to the touch. They are beautifully made and come wrap- ped in pliofilm. By Elizabeth Sumner Shopping at the market â€" the Farmer's' Market not the Supermarket is a pleasurable and rewarding experience. In this day of regimented buying, super salesmen. breath-taking contests and wildly-gyratingor jet propelled toys designed to keep junior out of mother's hair and another dime out of her pocket. the Farmer's Market at Thornhill is a scene of quiet bustle, with leisure for conver- sation and coffee drinking. There are tantalizing odors of home-baking, cheeses, coffee and cut flowers. Whenever I go I always anticipate the delicate pleasure of discovery, and I am never disappointed. Last Sat- urday I stepped inside the door and stood still, savouring the moment. Starved for Spring, for sunshine, for growth. I made straight for the flowersl snif- fed the carnations and hyacin- ths. cupped the tulips and daffo- dils in a loving hand, caressed the pansies. Mr. Wain holds sway here and his specialty is African violets. The colours are beautiful, all the graduations from mauve to purple, all the blues and the pure whites. While in conversation with him I men- tioned that carnations are my favorite flower and that I grow them in the summertime. He has promised me eight plants from seeds imported from Eng- land. He says the blooms are immense and very fragrant. Flower to Food I turn from flowers to food and gaze in fascination at Mr. Burton Palmer’s stall. Here are trays of cottage cheese, slabs of Canadian Brick cheese, great round Dutch cheeses, homemade sauerkraut, Danish cured bacon. For 18 years Mr. Palmer has been bringing his beef pies, sa1~ ads, sausage rolls, mincemeat and spiced beef in from King and Mrs. Palmer does all the pickling and jam making. Mr. Wain of the flowers and Mr. Palmer of the foods are Presi- dent and Secretary respectively of the Farmer’s Market. Goat’s Milk "Shopping At Farmer’s Market A Rewarding Experience”-Says Writer To Market â€" To Market marvelous when baked. Mrs. Gribble does them to order â€"â€" seven hours in a bean pot with molasses. onions and herbs. I see what looks like masses of white quills stuck in a jar. 1 inquire politely. The mass sep- arates itself into goose feather whisks and I suddenly rememL her the turkey wing of my youth â€"- used to whisk off the top of the wood stove. To-day, a goose feather whisk is used for clean- ing the fire screen. New Candy Stall A new candy stall has just opened up. The name is Le Fevres. There is homemade pea- nut brittle, cocoanut rock, barley sugar, fudge. Packaged chocol- ates are the specialty. Next time you go to market try their ging- er chocolates. Mrs. G. Sayers and her daugh- ter of Morgan Ave. have a stall where they sell honey, home- made red grape jam, yellow plum jam. gooseberry jam, homemade bread, doll’s clothes and they take orders for children’s dress- es, the smocked broadcloth kind. It is now nearly noon so I go to the coffee stall and buy a cup. I must be warm for "the cold walk home. Lunch pails and Thermos bottles are beginning to appear. I too must think of lunch for my family. I have bought goats milk, whole wheat bread. eggs. watercress and. three roses. Looking at my purchases I know it’s the roses that will nourish me for the end of win- ter finds my spirit famished and barren as the earth. year of fuel oil, and service con- tracts including parts and la- bour for the seven schools of School Area No. 1 Markham and Vaughan, including three pack- age units, will be received by the undersigned up until March 22, 1955. Tenders for 50,000 gallons per TENDERS THE SECRETARY, School Area Board, 6167 Yonge St. Completely refinished in our own shop ................................. ‘ ...................... 3°93- THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE MANY FINE USED CAR VALUES ON OUR LOT AT 6167 YONGE DROP IN AND LOOK THEM OVER. 19,51 MERCURY 1/2 TON PANEL - Lic. 44276C 1949 FORD COACH â€" Lic. 792- 160 1950 CHEVROLET SEDAN - Lic. 792-162 1950 MERCURY COACH â€" Lic. 788-750 1953 DODGE CORONET SEDAN - Lic. 789-682 1951 PONTIAC COACH - Lic. 792-163 1951 STUDEBAKER SEDAN - Lic. 789-151 1953 ROADMASTER BUICK CONVERTIBLE - Lic.791 -'|49 TRADES Thornhill P.O. A real bargain The Fleefline DeLuxe4dr.Sedan.A one owner car fhaf you’ll be prbud to drive ................................................................................................................. Famous for its economy of operaflon Immaculate appearance â€" Fine mechanical condition. Deep tread tires A very popular model in excellent condition. Equipped with iadio foF )7o‘fir driving comfort ............................................................................................. Beautiful tu-tone blue finish. Famous Chrysler V8 140 horse power motor. â€" Automatic transmission. Very clean throughout ........................ M ........ u 0 u . u . . n . If you desire sports car appearance combined with big car comfort, try this one â€" Fully equipped. Condor Yellow exterior with red leather interior ........ Correspondent: Mrs. Guy Frazer Telephone AV. 5-2467 A joint stork shower was held at the home of Mrs. G. Martin on No. 7 Highway Thursday ev- ening in honor of Mrs. Little and Mrs. Martin. Many beautiful and useful gifts were received. Re- freshments were served by Mrs. D. Morrison, assisted by several of the ladies present. During the evening a ban voyage gift was presented to Mrs. Green who leaves for England in two weeks. The Doncrest ladies euchre club met at the home of Mrs. Frazer on Bayview for a friend- ly afternoon on Wednesday. The winners were Mrs. D. Inglis and Mrs. G. Chapman, John Caesar had an unfortun- ate accident when he fell while bowling and broke a chip from his ankle bone. Mrs. Stanley Sherman, who has been a guest of her sister, Mrs. Elgin Sherman, and num- erous friends for the past three weeks. left for Moose Jaw. Sask. on Monday. to join her husband. Home 8; School The regular monthly meeting of the Thornlea Home & School Association was held March 9th. As the school had not been op- ened, Mrs. M. Ward invited the group to her home on Green AVOID W rnnfhnnn ft Estelle Koert A.L.C.M. & A.V.C.M. TEACHER 0F PIANO CENTRE ST.. THORNHILL AV. 5-1607 THORNLEA NEWS Open Nightly Till 10 RM. AVOID WRONG NUMBERSâ€" continue to use your OLD directory until Sunday, March 20th. TERMS BA. 1-9388 BA. 1-6133 Lane. After a short business session, Mrs. Ward introduced the speaker. E. Coulter, from Shouldice Surgery. who spoke on gardening with special em- phasis on house plants. He had several fine specimens with him and used these to demonstrate; later the plants were given to the members. Mr. Coulter spoke on getting bulbs to bloom. Place them in pots in the fall close to a building and cover with straw or hay, then take them in about Christmas by which time they are rooted and will bloom. Feed your plants a pinch of bone meal once a month. The best fertilizer is barnyard manure, but if this is not available, dig anything that will rot into your soil even news- papers will help. Petunias are in style this year and will be the key note in the gardens. Mr. Coulter drew a diagram of the best way to landscape 3 new lot and answered many questions regarding the kind of flowers and shrubbery to plant. He was thanked for his most inter- esting talk by Mrs. Frazer. Mr. A. E. F. Wright reported to, and discussed with the members a brochure which he had brought from a meeting with the school board on March 1. Questions were asked about difficulties in regards to transportation and child population in the new Thornlea School. Mr. Wright was able to re-assure the mem- FISHER AUTO BODY Thornhill, Ont. AV. See Us For â€"â€" Body Work - Spray Painting - Welding Simonizing GIVE YOUR CAR A NEW LOOK FOR ’55 bers and gave a moqt comprehen- sive report. ‘ Mr. David Smith will be pres- ent at the April meeting to an- swer any further questions. Mr. Wright will act as the official link between Home & School and the Board of Trustees. DOMINION KE. 1961 BR. 2118 HU. 9-1126 LL. 3181 SPEEDY DELIVERY COAL HEAT MAL and W000 WITH GOOD CASH $2995.00 $1695.00 $695.00 $595.00 $895.00 $849.00 $595.00 $995.00 AV. 5-1754