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The Liberal, 19 May 1955, p. 8

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8 THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thursday, May 19, 1955 Aurora, Maple. Schomberg W. I. members are guests of King City W.I. on Tuesday evening. May 10, in King Citv Unith Church. Mrs. William Willoughâ€" by explained the motto. Mrs. Norman Wade and Mrs. Aubrey Gordon sang a duet accompan- You’ll inch: than agree with him if you seek your own vacation in_(_)_{1tario this year. What a variety of tempting resort areas to choose fromâ€" North, South, West or East. And what a variety of pleasureâ€" fishing, boating, lake and beach, museum and shrine, booming industries in city, mine and forest. More than 74,000 miles of paved highway 'and’ secondary roads promise comfortable travel. Reminders of Ontario’s fascinating history dot the countryside and school-book history becomes alive in its setting. The parents of the Brownies and Guides provided transpor- tation. WJ. Gregory Clark whose columns are read by thousands, is a booster fog holidaying in Ontario. Twenty-eight Brownies ‘and 8 Girl Guides from King City and vicinity attended the York Cen- tral Division Rally held at Aur- ora on May 14. The Brownies achieved 2nd highest points in Brownie activities, out of the 10 packs at the rally. The Guides placed 5th when they participat- ed in the Girl Guide activities with nine other companies. Notes Prize winners at the opening of the Fountain Grill were: Da- vid Hodgson, Ketlleby, a bronze plaque ticket drawn by C. Con- ner; Mrs. Howard Morning, a free wash job, ticket drawn by I. L. Scott; Loretta Bryans. Eat- on Hal] Farm. (rrmso ich ‘iI-‘z- et drawn by Francis Powell; 11! Noakes. ng uty. nee gasoune, ticket drawn by Doug Furness. Brownies It’s Ontario that has so many multi-varied attractions for you this year. And, accommodation rates are reasonable for a true family hpliday. Serid in thé coupon below and learn of Ontario‘s Treasure Trove in detail. BETTER IN “For 68 years I have flaked, and for 51 years hunted this boundless recreational Province of Ontario. I am darting my grandson on another half century of it, knowing in my bones that it will last. Ontario’s wilderness resources are now in the care of enlightede and imagi- native men. Get out and enjoy your share.” King City Lake Wilcox Gregory Clark “En ’ - Joy Shortagu' King City, Oak Ridges ' Mrs. W. Pepper. Mr. and Mrs. T. Heff of Hensall were visitors last week at the home of Mrs. Alfred Gillham, 6th Line, King. er and Robert Edward Baker, children of Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Baker were baptized at Teston United Church on May 8. Laskay United Church W.M. S. met May 11 at the home of Mrs. Glen Dooks. Mrs. Jesse Bryson led a group discussion on the study book. Mrs. W. Bryson conducted a Bible quiz. Mrs. Jesse Richards read a mo- thers’ day poem. The June meet- ing will be held May 31 at Mrs. Ross Folliott’s for the packing of the bale. St. Andrew's Presbyterian W. M.S.. Strange. met May 13. The president, Mrs. Robert Farren, presided ~The devotional period yas taken by Mrs. Donald Mc- The King City bowling team consisting of Mrs. Roy Bowen, Mrs. Bruce Rawlings. Mrs. M. Ferndell, Mrs. D. Glass, Mrs. Ron Parker. Mrs. Stan Hunter and Mrs. Frank DeCarle, ended the season in Toronto with a dinner and show on May 14. Members of All Saints Angli- can Church W.A. packed a bale on April 26. Mrs. Gordon Wells. Dorcas secretary, Was in charge of the bale valued at $68. In the bale were quilts and baby cloth- es and used clothing. which was sent to WA. House. A large box of gobdwused'e‘l-dt-fi; ing was also packed. Mrs. What- leymFingp dedicated the bale. Callum. Mrs. Farren read the study book chapter on Health. A bale valued at over $126 was packed. In the bale were five quilts, 3 cot quilts, two pairs of flannelette blankets, several sets of warm underwear, mitts, socks, nightgowps and baby clothing. 1. The worship service for the meeting was conducted by Mrs. J. Norris. Mrs. Audrey Gordon i‘ead the study book. Mrs. I. L. Scott and Mrs. M. R. Jenkinson gave a report on the morning and aftemoon‘meetings of the Rural Spring Rally at Aurora. Mrs. Bert Newsome gave a short talk on Christian Citizenship. Teston Fellowship group spent May 9 in a beautification prog- ram of the church grounds. This was followed by a worship ser- vice in the church. Baptisms Constance Eda Burton. infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Burton, Marjorie Isabel Louise Diceman, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Orville Diceman, Shar- on Ann Baker, William Ross Bak- The Monthly meeting of Las- kay W.l. was held in Laskay Hall May 10. The new president, Mrs. N. Etheridge presided. Mrs. Pearson Smeltzer explained the motto. Mrs. Smeltzer was also in charge of the program. Mrs. Frank Buddin read a poem and Mrs. Charles Hater gave a hum- orous reading. Mrs. N. Ether- idge read an historical article on Laskay Hall which was written by Mrs. Smeltzer. Plans were made to take a trip for’the June meeting. Ladies’ Auxiliary Fire Chief and Mrs. David Glass were in charge of the call- ing off at the Firemen’s Assoc- iation Bingo on May 11. Mrs. Bill O'Reilly was the four time winner of the evening ,winning both cash and grocery prizes. B. Reid, Mrs. N. O’Rellly and Mrs. Len Robb won the Share the Wealth prize. Mrs. Bob McLeod was in’charge of refreshments for the Ladies’ Auxiliary. King City United Church W. M5. members began the pack- ing of their 'bale on May 12.The bale will be completed by June The Firemen's Ladies' Auxil- iary held its monthly meeting at the home of Mrs. Donald McCallâ€" um, May 8. The president. Mrs. Len Robb presided. It was de- cided to sell lucky draw tickets on a woollen blanket. The lucky draw prize at the meeting was won by Mrs. Donald McCallum. The co-hostess was Mrs. Jack Monkman. Plans were made to cater for the Fireman’s Dance on May 27. Hot dogs, coffee and soft drinks will be sold. King City Lions have volun- teered to lend a helping hand to the Fireman's Association Dance on.May 27 in Lake Marie Pavilion. W.M.S. Ten members of King City W. I. went by bus to hear Mrs. Ela eanor Roosevelt give an address on UNESCO on May 16 in Mass- ey Hall, Toronto. Mrs. Austin Rumble, president of King City W.I. and Mrs. Colin Stewart, the secretary, are at- tending a tea in honour of Miss Anna P. Lewis at the home of Mr}. Elton Armstrong on May 19. Mrs. Archie Campbell intro- duced the speaker, Carl Boyn- ton of Woodbridge who is presi- dent of the Ontario Junior Far- mers. He gave an outline of his trip as one of the 350 delegates to the conference of the World Assembly of Youth at Singapore. Mr. Boynton illustrated his talk with colored slides. Mrs. Cora Specht thanked the speaker for his interesting and humorous address. -A social hour follow- ed the address. led by Mrs. Don Hadwen. Plans were made to caterâ€" to King Scout and Cubs banquet on June 2. Plans were also made to attend the District Annual at Laskay on June 2. r We Meet All City Prices EASY TERMS The Liberal is always pleased to publish items of in- terest regarding people and events in the Oak Ridges- Lake Wilcox and King City districts. Our new: corres- pondent in King City is Mrs. Donald McCallnm, telephone King 132M, and in Oak Ridges and Lake Wilcox. Mrs. J. Armstrong. telephone TU. 4-3312. He is sutvived by his wife, the former Muriel Sims and family, Harold J12, Jack, Glenn and El- aine, Rosemary and Lois. The funeral was held May 16 from the Robert S. Kane funeral home in Willowdale. - The Oak Ridges Community Centre met on May 16 with J. Eilbeck of the Dept. of Educa- tion, supervisor for the Com- munity Centre Branch to dis- cuss the proposed site of the re- creational centre and to decide on the most desirable of two sites available. Mr. Carruthers, consulting engineer, favoured one property, which has been of- fered to the community by Mr. Kaponen of the South Lake Rd. Mr. J. Smith, president, with committee, will now be able to decide when the land will be graded and a road prepared. Harold E. Wright, Yonge St., Oak Ridges, passed away sudden- 1y on May 13. Mr. Wright had gone to the Sunnybrook Hospi- tal, Toronto for xâ€"rays and check-up as he had been suffer- ing- from a heart condition. Mrs. Wright had been talking to her husband 'who seemed in high spirits at 10.30 p.m. Shortly afterwards she was contacted by the Padre who informed her that Mr. Wright had died suddenly at 10.45 pm. Mr. Wright was employed by the Income Tax office. Harold E. Wright Passes Away May13 Thirty-five Brownies, the only Pack present with 100 per cent attendance brought credit to their leader, Mrs. W. Campbell and district. by bringing home 22 ribbons and four certificates. The Pack placed fourth only a few points behind the winners. First place went to Aurora, with 51 points, King second, 48, Rich- néond Hill 47, and Oak Ridges 4 . Decide On Site For Community Centre Fifty Girl Guides and Brown- ies of Oak Ridges and Lake Wil- cox district took part in the An- nual Rally for York North Div- ision Girl Guides on May 14, when over 550 girls and their leaders gathered in the brilliant sunshine at the Aurora Town Park to demonstrate their skills and to compete for challenge shields and awards, after a busy year. The 10 districts taking part included Newmarket, H011- and Landing. Aurora, King. Oak Ridges, Jefferson, Richmond Hill Markham, Richvale. and Thornhill. Parents at the Rally included Mrs. D. Nash, Mrs. W. Gray, grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. C. Hind, Mimico. The 15 girls in the Oak Ridges Company, with their leader, Mrs. E. Clarke. entered teams in all events. Mrs S. Appleton, vice-presi- dent of the Oak Ridges Girl Guide Association represented the district at a luncheon at the Highland Golf Club before the At a Special meeting between King City village trustees and the Fire Department on Monday evening May 9. it was moved and carried that Fire Chief Da- vid Glass be authorized to ne- gotiate with the Bell Telephone Company to arrange for fire phones and to purchase a siren from C. Hickey and Sons Co., for the sum of $340 as quoted. One fire telephone will be put on an outside post with a big élarm bell on King St., near the McLeod Bakery. The other will be placed in front of the home 50 Oak Ridges Girl Guides And Brownies Attend Rally To Arrange For Fire Phones For King City The 5151: anniversary ser- vices of Laskay United Church will be held May 22. Rev. M. R. Jenkinson will speak at the morning ser- vice at 11.15,a.m. Teston Un- ited Church choir will pro- vide the music. At the evening service at 7.30 pm. Rev. Victor Woods of Temperanceville United Church will be the speaker. The choir of King City Un- ited Church will provide the music. 5Ist Anniversray The Rev. T. W. Barnett, Rec- tor of St. Clements East, Toron~ to. will preside at the morning service at St. John’s Anglican Church. Oak Ridges (Yonge St. at Jefferson) next Sunday, May 22, at 11.15. Baby Esther Mack, MapliemAyeq Lake Wilcox, celebrated her lst birthday on May 14. Miss Margie Donnelly has been released from hospital and is up and around again. Margie has been on the sick list for some time. With the opening 0f the ball season, she will soon be back with her team mates. Receive Donation “Lesson in Phantasy" peffbfrne'd' in Vandorf by the dancing class of Mrs. Eric Parker, Bond Ave., Oak Ridges. 1e are assisting the league in various ways. Each of these five villages have a team playing in the K.V.W. Miss Sharqp Brown. Bond Ave. celebrated her 13th birthday on Friday, May 13. Many friends helped her on this happy occas- lon. Mr. and Mrs. David McKen- zie, Toronto, were the weekâ€"end guests of their son and daughter- in-law, Mr. and Mrs. B. McKen- zie, Aubrey Ave. Mrs. A. V. Nicholds from Ham‘ ilton was a week-end guest of Capt. E. C. and Mrs. Hawman. Lucky draws were won by (P. Rutledge, King City, steam iron; Mrs. D. A. Davidson, Woodbridge pop-up toaster; Ross DeGee, Oak Ridges ,a bushel of groceries. Books of tickets were distribut- ed to each girl and sales were well done. The proceeds from the dance are deposited in a pool from which equipment will be purchased for each team of the league. The orchestra for this enjoyable evening was “‘Sal- ly and Her Musical Mates” who have grown very popular with the young people. of Fire Chief Glass. Both tele- phones operate simultaneously when a call comes through Auto- matic switches will connect with the siren. Lake Marie and King Athletic Association have con- sented to have the siren :placed on top of the wrestling club rooms of the King Memorial Building in the park. The cost of the telephone rent- als will be taken from the annual stand-by fee paid by King Town- ship to the Fire Department. The fire call fees will make up the cost of the siren. , ‘ Bill Grant of Orillia, a truck driver, on discovery the brakes on his truck would not operate. while driving down Tannery Hill on the King-Nobleton sideroad May 12, steered the vehicle into the ditch. In doing so Mr. Grant was hurt and considerable dam- age was done to the truck. Dun- can Ross of King City had just driven down the hill when he noticed the incident through his rear vision, mirror. Mr. Ross drove Mr. Grant to the office of «D12, Ideson at Oak Ridges where he received 13 stitches in his head. The tow truck-from King City Motors pulled the truck out of the ditch. Oak Ridges Ball Team Holds Dance Mérchahts of Richvale, Vell- pre, King _Qa_k Riggesiand Map- Oak Ridges Community Cen- tre received a donation on Thurs- day, May 12’.- from :1 stage play, A dance held May 13 in Maple by the K.V.W. League of which the Oak Ridges team is a mem- ber, was a big success with the Oak Ridges boys' teams attend- mg.’ ' Rally and attended by commis- sioners from all districts in the York North Division. Mrs. Appleton also assisted the scorers of the Guides events. Mrs. D. Smith assisted judges and scorers of the Brownie ev- ents Brakes Fail On Truck NearKing Oak Ridges Lake Wilcox Socials Local Scouts And Cubs Attend Willowdale Annual Parade Jot Oak Ridges Scouts and Cubs took part in the Annual District Parade and Scouts’ Own Service of the York Central Dis- trict at Willowdale. The boys paraded up Yonge St. with the Salvation Army band and a bug- le band from Toronto. The Jam- boree troop which included two Scouts from Oak Ridges, Ross Gunn and Earl Newhall, led the A meetinfi of Kingcraft mem? bers was held May 9 at the home of Mrs. Reginald Case, King Sideroad, to vote on the erection of a 2-room building for work- rooms and meetings on the prop- erty on Keele St., south King City. Eighty-five per cent of the members voted in favour of the building. The contract has been let to Alfred Bayliss, King City. Kingcraft has a building fund of approximately $2,500. A heat- ing unit, painting supplies and The funeral service was held in All Saints’ Anglican Church. King City, on May 16. Rev. EC. H. Michell conducted the service Interment was in King City cem- metery. Her husband passed away in 1918. Mrs. Badger has been a resident of King for 60 years. The last 13 years of her life were spent in King City, where she was an active member of All Saints Anglican Church and WA. Mrs. James Badger. King City, in her 80th year, passed away at Thornhill Nursing Home on May 13. after a lengthy illness. Mrs. Badger, theformer Maggie Austin ,wife of the late James Badger, is: survived by her bro- ther, James Austin of Wroxeter. Ont. Mrs. Badger was born at York (Toronto) 79 years ago, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Austin. Mrs. James Badger and her sister, Mrs. Albert Badger, who passed away in July of last year, married brothers. Togeth- er the two families farmed first on a farm at the south end of King City on the east side of Keele St, then on a farm in Snowball. There Mrs. J. Badger was an active member of the W. Mrs. James Badger Dies In 80th Year Kingcraft Members Vote In Favour Of Building Do your part to make this, our first long summer Week-end holiday, ACCIDENT FREE. Even though "you are a careful driver" keep your mind on the iob of driving. This is no time for sight-seeing while driving. “Don’t Hurry" remember HURRY KILLS. Commencing on Friday evening and continuing to Monday evening hundreds of thousands of Ontario motorists as Well as thousands from the other Provinces and from the States will be "taking to the road". The exercise of Care, Courtesy and Common Sense will prevent most accidents-or collisions which result in fatalities, human suffering and financial loss. Your co-operafion is requested over the week-end of May 20 to 23. A scripture lesson was given by Rev. A. McLean, Westminster Presbyterian Church, and an ad- dress by Rev. W. Jones, Willow- dale United. Rev. A. McLean delivered benediction. Boys num- bered 1400 in attendance with parents. D. A. Anderson, Mrs. A. Gibault, Mrs. L. Hopkins and Mrs. D R Gunn of Oak Ridges attended. procession grass seed has been donated. The general meeting of King- crafts will ,be held May 25, at the home of Mrs. Geoffrey Beat- ty on Yonge St. at 2.15 p.m. when Thor Hansen will be guest speaker. The theme of his ad‘ dress will be "Canadians in De- sign." The Aubrey Ave. Home Own- ers’ Association ueid their meet- ing- on May 14. at the home of president B. McKenzie. The business of the meeting was dis- cussed with members voting ag- ainst a fireworks display this year. The Oak Ridges Com- munity’ Centre, in conjunction with the Board of Trade is plan- ning a gala fireworks show for May 23 at the public school. 3 One of the members. F. Math- ews is in the hospital, and flow- ers have been sent to him from the members. Gravel will be de- livered May 18 and residents will be out next weekend resurfac- ing the road. The annual sum- mer picnic was planned for‘the street for sometime in June, with the date and last minute details to be announced a little later on. Aubrey Ave. Home Owners Meetinr Service The Rt. Rev. F. H.1Wi1kin- son, M.A., D.D.. Co-adjutor Bishop of Toronto, will con- firm candidates from the three churches of All Saints King St. John’s, Oak Ridges. and St. Stephen’s, Maple, at St. John's Church (Yonge Street at Jefferson) Thurs- day May 26, at 8 pm. Theré will be a- reception in the Parish Hall after the service Victoria Day May 23rd Confirmation ONTARIO DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS ONTARIO USED FARM MACHINERY Farmall Cub Tractor 7’ Grain Binder, on steel 21 U Mower, 7’ 6’, 7’, 8’ Disc Harrows 7’, SW, 10’ Cultivators No. 6 Hammer Mill ’ N 0. 4E Hammer Mill 1 Farmall H Tractor 1 Farmall M Tractor 1 Farmall C Tractor 1 Six-Can Milk Cooler 1 No. 200H Manure Spreader on rubber 1 7 Ft. Grain Binder 1 C254 Scuifler 1 Ebersol Grain Thrower KING CITY 161 Main St., NEWMARKET FREE DELIVER 4" M. A. WILSON FRIDAY, MAY 27 Lake Marie Pavilion, King City ADMISSION AND DRAW PRIZES 50c Lucky Draw prizes donated by King City Businessmen DANCE KING CITY FIREMEN’S GENERAL MACHINERY Minister USED MACHINES NE W MACHINES TRACTORS PHONE 48

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