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Guest speaker at Thornhill Presbyterian church this Sun- day in honour of Missionary Month will be Selfoulah Lotti. a converted Moslem attending Knox College. Born in the Mos- lem faith in Marand. Iran, he came into contact with Western influence and broke with his family to embrace the Christian faith and to go into the Presby- terian ministry. _ In 1934 Mr. Lofti joined the Iranian Air Force and was on active duty for seven years dur- ing which“ time he was honoured by his government. His military service was indirectly the cause of his conversion. In 1937 Mr. Lofti was sent by the Iranian government with student air force personnel to study aircraft engineering in England. It was here that he learned to speak excellent English and it was here that he became impressed with the Christian doctrine. In 1939 he made the big decision and changed from the Moslem faith to become a member of the Christian faith. v... .u--.“ 0n returning to his homeland, Mr. Lofti was baptized in the Evangelical Presbyterian Church in 1946. Until 1948 he was em- ployed with the Iranian Civil Service. ya-.. -..- About this time, Mr. Lofti de- cided to go to the United States where he obtained his B.A. at Hastings College. He was just 28 hours short of receiving a B. SA. in agriculture at Fargo when he was forced to leave because his passport had expired. While in Fargo, however. he met a man who suggested he go to Canada. He arriyed in Canada FormerMosIem Guest Speaker in 1948 with special government permission, and settled in )Vlnni- Peg- Mr. Lofti speaks warme of Canada and says he finds people here more friendly than in most places BOB’S ESSO SERVICE STATION CHASSIS LUBRICATION & MINOR REPAIRS Yonge and Arnold 'AV. 5-0015 Thomh TELEPHONE AV. 5-2779 Tlia‘i‘n‘F istrict N W5 - -~ ' BINGO The board of T.S.A. No. 1 Markham and Vaughan, on Tuesday night gave consid- eration to its proposed 1956 budget, but no final figures were established. --The board, however, hopes to have its budget complet- ed and ready for publication by the end of next Tuesday night's meeting. “The Liberal” is pleased to announce the appointment of Mrs. A. E. Huggins as our new representative for Thornhill. In order that we may give your district com- plete news coverage kindly forward any news or items of‘Iocal interest to Mrs. Hug- gins who may be reached at AVenue 5-2779. Miss Ann Redman, centre, Thorn- hill Prom Queen is seen above with her court. The picture was-taken after the crowning of the Queen of the Prom by well-known Television commentator Dick McDougall, at the At Home at Richmond Hill District High School held last Friday night in the school auditorium. Seen with the First Lady of‘the Ball are, left to right: Misses Elsie George, Ruth Hansford, Jean- THE LIBERAIJ, Richmond HiIILOntérIo, Thursdafy’, Feb'rfiarir‘ 16, 1956 Thornhill Correspondent Preparing Budget Thornhill Thornhill Pron‘i Queen Correspondent: Mrs. H. Minn 27 Secoomoe Ave“ Phone AVenue 5-1570 The Ladies’ Community Club held its February meeting at the home of Mrs. J. Edgar, Spruce Wood Drive. There was a good attendance. The roll call was a gift for the cancer cupboard. The members are making articles for a sale in April and there will be a tea late in February. Watch for coming events. The club is in need of clean cotton for cancer dressings. Donations may be left at Richardson’s store. Morgan Ave., or Barbour’s store on Hen- derson Ave. The next meeting will be the birthday party. Christening Last month, little Edith Ann Baker was baptized at Trinity Church in Thomhill. The Rev. S. A. R. Wood officiated. Godpar- ents were Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Howard, uncle and aunt. and Mrs. Rohman. The christening robe was 80 years old, and was hand- made by her great great grand- mother. Mrs. Townley, Clarke Ave., is stirl! very ill. 7_ Visitors at the Baker home on Clarke Ave., Sunday. were their son. William and family. Mr. W. Orser and family spent the week-end at his parents’ home in Trenton. Boby Clinic Mothers of preschool age children are reminded of the‘Well Baby Clinic to be held at Hen- derson Rd. School on Monday, February 20, from 1.30 to 3.30. Mrs. C. MacKenue. Morgan Ave.. is home after two weeks in hospitalL ‘Mrs. H. McNutt has returned from the hospital and is feeling much improved. Mrs. G. Lough- ead, Morgan, also came home on Saturday. The sympathy of the commun- ity is extended to Mrs. C. Wil- cock, Clarke, Ave.. in the loss of her father. who passed away re- cently in Yorkshire, England. >Welcome to Mr. and Mrs. G. Bath and daughter Sharon. who recently moved into their new home and Sprucewood Drive. Mrs. H. Andrews, Sprucewood Drive, is spending some time Mtg her sister, Miss Anderson, in Toronto A new business is now op- en in Langstafi â€" Vern's Drive-In Restaurant. Oper- ated by Vern Bishop, the restaurant offers a wide range of appetizing foods from snacks to full course meals. Specialties» of the house are extra large juicy hot dogs and hamburgers. A recent report to Mark- ham Township Council show- ed the following vaccination program carried out during 1955 under the Brucellosis Control Act. Nine Veterin: arians vaccinated a total of 1,719 calves during the sea- son. The inspections were carried out by Albert Reesor and Nelson Boynton. Mr. Bishop, who has had considerable experience in the trade. formerly operated a restaurant of the same nanie at Don Mills Road and Sheppard Ave. Work on com- plete renovations for the building is now underway. Opens New Business DONCASTER Brucellosis Control Act The Liberal is always pleased to publish items of interest contributed by its readers in the Thornhill area . . . . Our representative in Thornhill is Mrs. A. E. Huggins, who may be reached at AV. 5-2779. nette Vautier, Sylvia Kerr, Erin Kelly, Ingrid Resentera. Both Miss Vautier and Miss Kerr are former Prom Queens. Part of the attractive under-sea de- cor may be seen in the background. Following the crowning, the Queen and her princesses were presented with sheaves of roses and several gifts by the Student Council president. A serious threat to public health is posed by the fact that some York county municipali- ties, “are almost flating in sew- age,” Dr. Robert M. King, direc- tor of the county’s health unit warned in his annual report to York county council last week. He .said the lack of adequate water service and sewage dispos- al units was the county’s “most serious threat to public health." He advised immediate financial assistance fbr communities which are unable to pay for needed fac- ilities. Richmond Hill apparently is not the only community having dog problems. At a recent meet- ing of Vaughan Township Coun- cil, several complaints by resi- dents were brought forth both by Council members and the Police Department regarding dogs run- ning at large, Council directed the clerk to notify all householders in Thorn- hill, Langstafi’, Richvale and El- gin Mills areas of/the township by-laws which do not permit dogs to run at large. It was also recommended that the letter suggest that those wishing to take action against owners who per- mit their dogs to run at large may do so by lodging informa- tion before a magistrate and sub- stantiating their claim in court. Council made no decision on il‘ownship enforcement of the by- aw. Sewage Disposal Becomes Problem Warns Dr. R. King He said the Ontario Municipal Board had replied: ‘=“Sorry, boys, you can’t afford it." to bids by councils from Sutton West, Stouffville and Woodbrldge to float debentures to finance pro- jects. He said these three com- munities were the ones “most in need of facilities.” Vaughan Twp. DogComplaints He termed the board’s answer “a most inadequate disposal of an immediate problem." Dr. King said there had been “hints” that the province plan- ned to set up a co-ordinating board to facilitate mutual as- sistance to solve such problems. “However. the problems are im- mediate, and we might reasonably ask for and expect attention to them.” he added THORNHILL LIONS’ CLUB WEDNESDAY, FEB. 22 IACKPOT LAST WEEK -' FARMERS MARKET Starting Time . 8p.m. $40M . 53 E‘éumbers called . Chairman W. R. Dean of Richmond Hill District High School Board. reported at a meeting of trustees Monday night that a majority of the councils concerned had ap- proved the $252,275 deben- ture issue for cost of the Thornhill addition and the site for a new school at Woodbridge. Three of the four councils approved the issue. In favour were Richmond Hill. Mark- ham and Vaughan townships. and opposed was Woodbridge. Since a majority approval is required the board may now make application to the On- tario Municipal Board for approval. â€" Photo by Lagerqui§t Board Gets Majority 0.K. Only a section of the club will work on the scenery and their work will be under the direction of Mrs. Marion Brotherhood, a graduate of the Ontario College of Art and well qualified for the work. Mrs. Brotherhood has as- sisted in teaching the regular class and was chief instructor from the beginning of the term in September to January of this year. The regular instructor is Mr. Ernest Dalton, a well-known painter of landscapes who each year has a one-man show at Casa Loma. Mr. Dalton has been absent for some time but will in- stuct the group for the remaind- er of the term. The club, which now numbers some 22 members with an aver- age attendance of 18 to 20, meets every Wednesday evening at the Thornhill‘ public school.. The club is open to all ages and has members from 14 to 60 years of age with the majority of them being newly married couples. There is still room for more members and the president, Mrs. H. E. Meldrum states that both companionship and a sense of accomplishment is provided at the weekly gatherings and any people interested are welcome to contact her. The Thornhill sketch and daub club. which for five years has been an active amateur cultural group in the Thornhill area is this year expanding its activi- ties and in co-operatlon with an- other amateur cultural group, the Footlights club will paint all the scenery for the plays the latter is presenting this season. Sketch And Daub Club To Paint .Play Scenery Miss Constance Henderson. Chief School Librarian for the Township of North York will be the guest speaker at the Rich- mond Hill Home and School meeting on Wednesday, February 22. The meeting win he held in the Yonge Street School audi- torium at 8 pm. Miss Henderson recently addressed the United Church WA. and proved an in- formative and interesting spea- ker. Assist Footlights Club At this meeting, Grant Nighs- wander, principal of Yonge St. School will explain the grade and level systems used in setting up schol programmes today. The Toronto and York Roads Commission budget presented to York County Council this week at Newmarket, calls for expendi- tures In 1956 totalling $2,625,343. an increase of $1,696,180 from last year’s budget. T&Y Road. Budget Totals $2,625,343 Road, bridge and culvert costs in the county are borne by the province, Metropolitan Toronto, and the county in this proportion: Bridges and culverts, province, 80 per cent, county and Metro, each 10 per cent; roads, province, 50 per cent, county and Metro, each 25 percent. A major portion of the increase would go toward road improve- ment in keeping with the com- Home & School Guest Speaket If the budget is approved the county road levy would be $628,- 193 â€" $303,134 more than it paid last year. . :nission's policy to raise the stan- dard of existing roads rather than pour out money on main- tenance. NORTH YORK : Thirteen wit- nesses testified in court recently against Reginald G. Shipton, charged with selling subscrip- tions to a non-existent publica- tion. Shipton who was later noticed by police driving a late model Cadillac told the defraud- ed people that he was trying to earn enough money to any an artificial arm Uh ""' MW 2 manded for psychiatric examin. ation. The Well Baoy Clinic for the Highland Park-Doncast‘er areas will be held at Hender- Avenue school this Monday. February 20, from 1.30 to 3.00 pm. Retiring from the Board of the Library are Mis< Fd- na Izzard and Mrs B. L, Anderson. All' mothers, with pre- school age children are urg- ed to take advantage of this The Richmond Hill Public School Board has appointed Mrs. Helen Clifton of 105 Wood Lane and Dr. G. K. Martin of Harding Park Blvd., to represent the school board on the Library Board. The appointments are for a two-year period. Besides the regular painting free service. Library Board Appointments Well Baby Clinic The club has an interesting history, having been first started five years ago by four ladies in Thornhlll who met in a garage to play cards together. Tiring of the game and the domestic small talk that arose in discus- sion, they decided to put their energy to better use and formed an art club_ In later years, they gradually expanded their mem~ bership and received a grant from the Thornhill Area Recre- ation committee. They have since increased their membership and the quality of their work to the point where they have members from Richmond Hill and Streets- ville and at their last exhibition four paintings were sold by members. ‘ and sketching sessions, the club also attends lectures and art ex- hibitions ,periodically through- out the year. Each year, also. it holds an art show which last year was held at Thornhill Farmer's Market in conjunction with the Thornhill Horticultural Society’s annual show. Plans for this year’s exhibition are now under- way, reports _Mrs. Meldrum Tuberculosis was an active field for the municipal health office with 657 patients registered and 1984 contacts. 1534 tests for TB. were made at collegiates. There were 3354 dental clinics held in township schools and 15,- 634 fillings were done. Probably the busiest job for the department was health sup- ervision in the schools'of the municipality. There were 13,592 pupils given routine examinations from 873 classrooms. In addition there were 6752 home visits made. A total of 57 Public Schools, 5 Separate Schools and 3 Collegiate Institutes were vis- ited. The Health Department staff consists of the following: Medi- cal Ofiicer of Health 1, Part Time School Physicians 5, Pub- lic Health Engineer 1. Public Health Veterinarian 1, Full Time Dentists 9, part time Dentists 3, (12), Full Time Dental Assistants 9, Part Time 3 (12), Public Health Nurses 21, Public Health lerks (office; 2, Public Health lerks (in the field) 2, Sanitary Inspec- tors 7, Septic Tank Inspectors 3. During the past year 3940 building permits were issued for building valued at $78,933,772. This is an increase of nearly 9 million over building figures of 1953. Population, too, is up, 148,258 births being registered against only 110,311 in ’53. Heart disease was listed asthe greatest cause of death and there were 162 out of 401 deaths attributed to this cause. In his annual‘ report for the North York Department of Health Dr. Carl E .Hill, M.O.H, for the municipality made public a num- ber of interesting statistics re- garding general public health in the township during 1955. Health Dept. Ann. Report The Parish Guild of Trini- ty Anglican Church, Thorn- hill held its semi-monthly meeting 1551; week at the par- ish hall when arrangements were considered for the spon- soring of a cooking school next April. Follo_wing the business meeting a film was shown and refreshments served, converted Moslem from Iran, new studyng at Knox College SUNDAY, FEB. 26, 11 am. -â€" Rev. James Allan Munro, D.D. Secretary of Home Missions of the Presby. Church in Canada 7.30 pm. Misses Agnes and Anna Wong from Hong Kong, China, will speak to the Young Life Club. SUPPORT MISSIONS BY HAVING FIRST HAND INFORMATION PLAN TO ATTEND THESE SERVICES 'IHORNHILL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Licensed Mechanic Repairs To All Makes 0! Cars Specializing In English Automobiles Tune-ups fir Texaco Products 7‘; Towing Service ELGIN MILLS TU. 4-1773 .THORNHILL fireghpterian albuch FAR and NEHR THE CHHLLENGE STILL IS “GO, Preach the GOSPEL " February is Missionary Month in Thornhill Presbyterian Church SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, ll a.m. â€" Mr. Seifoulah Loft! Plan For Cooking School OUR GARAGE The Thornhlll and District Association for Retarded Child- ren held a most successful euch- re and bridge party at Thornhav- en School on February 10, with 11 tables of euchre and one of bridge. .1. Forbes acted as mas- ter of ceremonies and everyone was grateful for the help of Mrs. L. Hodgson of Willowdale. Mrs. Mabel Croutch donated a number of aprons she had made, which were sold. and Mrs. Webb, Mrs. Marcus and Mrs. Farquhar served refreshments. Prize winners were as follows: For euchre, Miss M. Seaton, Mrs. G. A. Sirrs, Mrs. Crone, Mrs. D. Pine]. Mrs. W. Bloss. Mrs. Far- quhar; bridge, Mrs. R. J. Weavâ€" ing, Mrs. Mackay; door prize, Mrs. R. Simpson. Thornhaven School Holds Euchre Party AURORA; In barely four years, the congregation of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian church has retired a debt of $25,000 against the church. Recently a mortgage- burning ceremony was held. Thomhill Pharmacy C. E. Stoneburg Chemist & Druggist AV. 5-2503 Yonge St. Mr. M. A. Adamson. super- intendent of the Forestry Station at Midhurst- will be the guest speaker at the Thornhill Horticultural Soc- iety meeting on Tuesday, February 21, at 8 pm. The meeting is to be held in the Sunday school room of the Thornhill United Church. Mr. Adamson will speak on “Evergreens and their uses'.’ Coloured slides will also be shown. At a meeting of the School Area board Tuesday night, a lengthy discussion was held on the advisability of estab- lishing a kindergarten in the area, the conclusion being reached that because of the possibly increased budget for 1956, the decrease in ex- pected provincial govern- ment grant, and the location of proposed new schools which prevents a central lo- cation for kindergarten classes, the establishment of kindergartens would not be undertaken for this year. However, in view of the number of ratepayers who voted in favour of kinder- garten in the elections held last December 1955, the board may ask the township to prepare a money by-law for the election of December 1956, asking the ratepayers to approve the expenditure of the amount of money re- quired to put kindergartens into effect" throughout the School Area. N 0 Kindergarten In 1956 Says Board Expert Drug Service Max Factor Cosmetics Prescription Service View-Master Ree" Horticultural Speaker Thornhill Vitamins Given in marriage by her fath- er, the bride wore a gown of white ankle-length chiffon with a Shirred bodice and full skirt. The finger-tip illusion veil was caught to a cap of sequins and seed pearls. She were white chif- fon elbow-length gloves and car- ried a white prayer book with a pink orchid and streamers with white hyacinth blossoms, â€" Photo by Lagerquist Studio Mr. and Mrs. William James Majury are seen above following their wedding last Saturday, February 11, in St. Luke’s Roman Catholic Church, Thornhill. St. Luke’s Roman Catholic Church, Thornhill, was the scene on Saturday, February 11, of the wedding of Jacqueline Anne Ri- chardson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Joseph Richardson of Doncaster, to Mr. William James Majury, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Thomas Majury. For the ceremony, the altar was decorated with white stocks and snapdragons with gladioli on the side pillars of the church. The service was conducted by the Rev. Father S. P. Cirivello. Miss Irene Gregg, maid of hon- our, and Mrs. Lucille Sanders, ,bridesmaid were gowned alike in ankle-length periwinkle blue embroidered crystalette. The gowns had large bustle bows at the back and portrait collars. nnnrnn'Inâ€"I ,k‘: And one thing that has always impressed me is the amount of trouble that a car owner can prevent himself by remembering a few simple reminders It’s so easy to cut down tire trouble. Check the pressure at least once a week, both overinflation and underinflation are harmful. Tires should be rotated every 5,000 miles and wheel alignment checked at the first sign of trouble or at least every 10,000 miles. You see a lot of trouble when you run a service garage. Trouble, in a way, is our business, but there’s a lot more satis- faction in the _other service we perform - the prevention of trouble. This year they have found, once again, that the items an owner himself has to do the most about cause the most trouble Tires lead the parade; 23 per cent of all service calls concerned tires. Honestly now. have you been living up to these basic rules? Well, we won't make you confess, but come in and see our service people for a good once-over. Batteries were second. with 22 per cent of the service calls. Items like brakes and lights, which a garage usually looks after and which are important safety factors, accounted for only one per cent each of the service calls. Because we service so many can that we’ve known all their lives, our troubles are less than at a lo! 01 guagol. I’m always interested to see the figures put out by the American Automobile Association showing which car troubles occur most frequently. St. Lukes’s Wedding {5'5}: E 6459 may; WILLOWDAL£ lewcaimé; Emomw-"kgg ago A754": Both attendants wore whlte gloves and white veiled head- pieces and carried bouquets of pink and white carnations and dwarf blue iris. ‘ The groomsman was Mr. Will- iam McRae and ushers were Mr. Jack Harris and Mr. Jack Mc- Kenna. For the reception at the St. An- drew’s Golf Club, York Mills, the bride‘s mother received in a gown of rosewood lace ‘over crepe with a flared skirt and three-quarter-length sleeves. She wore a pink hat and brown acces- sories with a corsage of pink roses. She was assisted by the groom‘s mother wearing blue- grey Swiss lace over taffeta with full skirt, pink accessories and a corsage of pink roses: For travelling to New York. the bride chose a black fitted dress, with grey kid jacket, and pink accessories. Her corsage was of pink roses. Out of town guests were from Port Hope, Peterborough, New Jersey, USA. and Hawaii. On tfieir return, Mr_ and Mrs. Majury will reside in Willow- dale.