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The Liberal, 6 Dec 1956, p. 6

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Alex Knight was elected chair- man of lst King Scouts and Cubs at a recent meeting held at the home of Archie MacNaughton, King Summit, King. First vice president is Arnold Peter. E. A. Flucker is secretary and A. Mac~ naughton treasurer. Two committees were formed with all members given their du- ties for the coming year. Mem- bers are Edwin Wallas. Emerson Wallace. Donald Dixon, J. W. Parsons. J. Wilkins and F. Pow ell. ‘ Mr and Mrs Stevens had mov- ed from their home in Taffy Hol- low, Laskay, on November 24 to the five room house they [nave rented on Fisher Street. Scouts & Cubs King City firemen were called to a fire at the home of Mr and Mrs. George Stevens, Fisher St. on Thursday noon, November 29. Palnt on the chhnney inflde the house had started to smoke so the fire bngade was sunnnoned. Firemen climbed to the roof to rnake sure that\the fire had not spread . Anny Recrumng Statlon. 219 Welland St. St mum-u. an. â€" Tel. MU 2-7527 Am‘ Recrumn station. Wolseloy Barracks, [I nbotn & xford Sts.. Lulu, on.â€" Tel. 4-1601. Lot. 135 ‘ Anny Recrultlng Statlon. 13! tendon SL. Iludsov, Out. â€" Yel. cl. 24615 6 THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ont., Thursday, December 6, 1956 PAY A YEAR? except In the Canadtqn Army? If you are 17 to 40 years of age, and able to meet Army require- ments, the Canadian Army offers you these and other advantages of Army life. You enlist for a 3 year term. At the end of that time you may return to civilian life well fit- ted for the future, or continue in the service of your country. Mail the coupon below, telephone or visit your local recruiting statlorl. Anny Recrultl Station, , N Richmond Street we: . Turnto. on. â€". Tel. EM M341. Loc. 276 l! I would like to thank all those who supported me in the Monday, Decem- 3 her 3 elections. 5 AND USEFUL SKILLS ‘1’ 0 DEVELOPMENT AND nacocumou or YOUR CHARACTER? O A CHANCE TO LEARN HOW TO HANDLE MEN? 0 FREE MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE? 0 THIRTY DAYS HOLIDAY WI‘IH O OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRAVEL AND ADVENTURE? O HEALTHY OUTDOOR HE? 0 GOOD PAY? O EXPERT TRAINING IN NEW VISITING OVER THE HOLIDAYS? Amy Rncruitiug smlon m Kin St. Em, «mum. on â€"- ’m. M 2 m "HIRE ELSE DO YOU GET Go CNRâ€"Lhe sure, the comfortable way. No matter where you're going, whether you’re travelling solo or with your familyâ€"you can make your plans now! Snowfllled skies or icy roads will make no differenceâ€"you’ll get where you want to go, and you’ll enjoy every relaxing minute of your trip. Insure your holiday fun plansâ€"by making your CNR reservation now! Check too, the money-saving features of our Family Fare Plan. Ask about CNR Gift Certificates, ideal for holiday giving! Every year, more and more people who are going visiting over the holidays, go Am Recruit‘llig Station, Old 0:! Offi e Building, nun-er, out. - Tel SH 3-656! King Cty, Oak Ridges The Liberal is than pleued to publish items of in- terest regarding people and events in the Oak Ridges- I Lako Wilcox and King City districts. Our news corres- ' pondent in King City is Mrs. Donald McCallum. telephone King 132M; nnd in Oak Ridges - Lake Wilqox. Mrs. C. M. g B utt, telephone 'PR. 3-5575. King City Notes THANK YOU 097W-OR Mrs. Den Hadwen convened the bazaar. Mrs. A. Doner was in charge of the sewing and knitting booth. Mrs. R. D. Cane and Mrs. P. M. Robertson were in charge of the candy and Christmas goods The tea convenor was Mrs. D. Anderson. Mrs. Don Hadwen was the baking convenor. The candy that was not sold was takâ€" en to the Meropolitan Home. Mrs. I. L. Scott. W.A. president and Mrs Ted Wallas attended the luncheon at Markham United Church for Centre and East Presbytery on Nov. 27. Mission Band Mrs. A. Gordon conducted the worship service A report was giv- en on the Christmas bazaar held Nov. 22. Over $250 was cleared. The bazaar was opened by Mrs. Gage Love, daughter of Sir Ells- worth and Lady Flavelle. Mrs. Love congratulated the members for the hard work in preparing a bazaar with its many attractive booths.. Little gifts for the residents of York Manor are to be brought to the next meeting on Dec. 17. King City- United Church Mis- sion Band held a Christmas par- ty Nov. 29. There were 38 child- ren present. Miss Betty Monson of Toronto who is spending the winter with her mother, Mrs. Fred Monson, King St., King City. will be Cub- mistress of No. 2 Pack which meets SaturdaSI mornings in the King City School. ‘ WJ. Ddug Parsons, the president presided at the meeting. A flan- nelgraph story was used for the worship service. Mrs. Verdun Gordon read the chapter in the study book. A nativity scene was made by the children. Mrs. V. Doner, Mrs. V. Gordon, Mrs. Jock Thompson and Mrs. Austin Rumble served the child- ren refreshments of sandwiches, hot cocoa, cookies and candy canes. The Christmas party for the be- ginners and cradle roll of King City United Church will be this Saturday afternoon, Déc. 8. The senior church schOol will have their Christmas concert. on Dec. 14. ‘ The Firemens W. A. will hold a Christmas party at the home of Mrs. Victor Doner‘ on Dec. 10; Breaks Hip ..Mrs. Duncan Ross, Ke‘ele St north‘is in York County Hospital, Newmarket with a broken hip. Mrs. Ross fell in the upstairs' of her home on Novl 26. Mr. and Mrs. Ross will be married 52 years on December 7. Mr. Ross was the first person to vote on December 3 in the King City Village trustee election. Mrs. Donald Hadwin, Spring- hill Road. was the hostess for the monthly meeting of King City United Church W.A. Nov. 27. Mrs. Alex McLennan 15 public- lty convenor and liaison officer between the group committee and the ladies auxiliary. CHES. BUTT At the King W.I. Christmas party on Tuesday, December 11, in. 'K_ing__ City United Church to which all organizations in the vill- age have been invited, a contri- bution will be taken up for Hun- garian relief instead of the ex- change of Christmas gifts A record number of voters set out for the polls at Oak Ridges and Lake Wilcox on Monday, De- cember 3. for the first time in years there was a man from this district running for council in the Whitchurch election. Mr. Chester Butt. well known to most residents and a former school trustee was the unanimous choice of the Ratepayers' Association. The results proved a close race between Mr. Butt and Mr. Wylie of Musselman's Lake. The Lake Wiibox‘, vote of 204 for Mr. Wylie was the deciding factor in reâ€" turning hlm to office, and the Lake Wilcox candidate losing by a mere 18 votes. Mr. Butt was' in the lead in the Oak Ridges and Lake Wilcox area where 352 votes were cast for ’him. At Mus- selman‘s Lake and Bethesda pol- ling divisions 94 votes were cast for7Wylte and 62 for Butt A wedding of interest took place on Saturday, November 17, at St. Paul’s United Church when Alys Beaney Bofl‘ey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Rofley of Oak Ridges was married to John Eric Parker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Eric Parker, also of Oak Ridges. The. ceremony was conducted by the Reverend Gordon Winch and or- ganist was Mrs. Harman. Many irate residents protested the last minute change of the polling booth from Ash’s Booth to Cedar Beach store. This caus- ed a considerable amount of con- fusion. Parker - Roffey Nuptials In St. Paul’s United Church RecordNumberOfVoters At Whitchurch Election When the polls opened at 10 am. cars and baby sitters were available and called at almost every home in the Oak Ridges East and Lake Wilcox area. Many women anxious to vote couldn't The Christmas bazaar of St. An- drews Eversley Presbyterian Church realized $227. The bazaar was held Friday afternoon in the King City United Church. Mrs. J. E. C. Shepherd opened the bazaa‘riwhiph was well attend- ed. General convenor was Mrs. Howard Cairns, bake table con- venor was Mrs. Fred Curtis; Mrs. Shepherd was in charge of the aprons and handmade articles; Mrs. J. Ball convened the miscel- laneous table; Mrs. Norman Wade candy and Mrs. Frank Armstrong the touch and "take. An energetic young farmer, Frank Williams led the polls in the Whitchurch election, Decem- ber 3, with 750 votes. He was closely followed by Cliff Wallâ€" work 730. The third successful candidate was John Wylie with 477 votes. Chester Butt of Lake Wilcox was unsuccessful in gain- ing a seat on the 1957 council. He received 460 votes. Reeve Sid Legge and Deputy- Reeve George Richardson were both returned to office by a<ccla~ mation at the nomination meet- Ing. There was an approximate 50 per cent turnout of voters, con- sidered a near record. Miss Theresa De Cristosero of Toronto and Miss Peggy Flatma- gan of Schomberg were the teaâ€" chers-in-training at the Eversley school last week. Given in marriage by Her fa- About Colds Rest in bed has stood the test of time as “a most sane and effective measure" for relief of colds; says a medi- cal consultant in answer to a query in the Journal of the American Medical Associa- tion. No salve, nose drops, gar- gle, vaccine, or other prepar- ation is known to be reliable in preventing or curing this familiar malady, he states, adding that “authoritative medical opinion supports the view that there is no known substance or combination of substances which can be re- lied on to prevent or cure the common cold" CARL E. HILL, M.D.. M.O.H Meanwhile, if you catch a cold â€" be thoughtful, stay at home to protect others as well as yourself â€" cover coughs and sneezes, then des- troy tissues or sterilize hand- kerchiefs contaminated with nose and throat discharges. Consult a physician if fev- er, body-aches or weakness occur, or if coughing of muâ€" cous from the chest occurs. Frank Williams Leads Polls DEPT. OF HEALTH TWP. OF NORTH YORK E versley Socials have gone to the polls without this service. Much is to be said for this hard working group who organized and operated the sys- tem. Some of the workers on Mr. Butt's behalf were A. Ide, Geo. Clyde, Sid Cole, L. Hanson, Mrs. Carey, Walter Koponen, J. Knapp, Jim Smith, Mrs. Isabelle rounds, Mrs. Geo. Good and Mrs. S. Styrmo. ther, the bride was lovely in a ballerina gown of white embroid- ered taffeta with an Elizabethan collar and long fitted sleeves. Her bouquet was of mixed flowers. A large group of Lake resi- dents drove to the Vandorf Hall to await thelresults of the elec- tion. Excitement ran high. A breakdown of resulfs of the election are as follows: Frank Williams 750, Cliff Wall- work 730, John Wylie 477, Ches. Butt 460. Approximately 50% of those eligible in Whitchurch township, voged, whiichwgears a record high. Frank Williams, councillor, gave his thanks for the loyal sup- port he received and said “I hope to be worthy of your confidence". Mr. Clifford Wallwork, councill- or also thanked his supporters and congratulated the others. Road conditions were mentioned and the problem of gravel trucks and the extra burden of taxation. Mr. Wallwork stated that no more can be expected from the tax- payers for schools and Provincial financial help is needed. The maid of honour was Miss- Harriet Joy Rocey, bridesmaid Miss Evelyn Violet Parker and flower-girl Valerie Jane Roffey. The attendants were gowned in pink and blue creations of nylon netover taffeta. Gentlemen attendants were James Roffey, best man, and Jack Rofi'ey and Albert Stewart, ush- ers. Following the ceremony a buf- fet dinner was served to the guests at the home of the bride’s parents. ' ‘ King City Firemen were call- ed to a fire in Taffy Hollow when a garage owned jointly by Ken- neth, Wesley. and Stewart New- ton caught fire on Monday after- noon, December 3. The garage was used as a re- pair shop by the three brothers. Only spare parts of cars were in the garage at the time of the fire. The garage was completely destroyed. The fire brigade pre- vented the fire from spreading to a nearby house occupied by the family of one of the owners. ELECTORS OF '- VAUGHAN TOWNSHIP My sincere thanks to all those Who gave me their support at the polls Monday. My only aim will be to constantly work for the overall good of the ratepayers of Vaughan Township. NOTICE TO CATTLE OWNERS IN YORK COUNTY W. M. COCKBURN HON. W. A. GOODFELLOW Agricultural Representative Minister of Agriculture As York County is a Supervised Area for Bruc- ellosis, cattle owners are reminded of the follow- ing regulations under the Brlicellosis Act, 1956. (a) Every heifer calf must be vaccinated after it attains the age of four months but before it reaches the age of nine months. ‘ Garage Burns (b) Every cattle owner must arrange with his Veterinarian for the vaccina- tion of his heifer calves. (c) If the Veterinarian has an agree- ment with the Minister â€" and most Vet- erinarians in supervised areas have such agreement -â€" the cost of the va‘c- cinations will be paid by the Ontario Department of Agriculture. (d) No female cattle over 36 months of age may be taken into a supervised area from a non-supervised area unless ac- companied by a permit. For particulars with regard to the regulations govern- ing imports, contact your Veterinarian. JOHN PERRY, Reeve-Elect The nominating committee convenor Mrs. A. E. Travis pres- ented the slate of officers at the annual meeting'of Kingcrafts at Kingcrafts House on November 28. The present executive is re- maining in office for another year. The officers are: Honorary President Lady Ellsworth Flav- elle, president Mrs. Barrett Part- ridge, lst vice president Mrs. Jas. Baxter, 2nd vice president Mrs. Henry Borden. recording secretary Mrs. George Harvey, aSSistant recording secretary Miss Hel‘en Hunter, correspond- ing secretary Mrs. Keith Tuck, treasurer Mrs. George Miller, building fund treasurer Mrs. Hilliard Bryant. Mrs. H. Borden gave a resume on the progress of Kingcraft House. Mrs. Bryson gave the building financial report. Mrs. B. Partridge gave a general report. Mrs. B. Partridge gave a general report Mrs. Laura Rolling gave the convenors’ report. Talk Mrs. Gordon Phippen assisted by Mrs. John McArthur gave a demonstrative talk on Christmas decorations. . Very effectively swags of evergreen, corn tassels were entwined and painted with gilt and silver paint to make at- tractive Christmas decorations. The members were shown how to make a bow with weatherproof ribbon. Mrs. Phlppen and Mrs. McArthur had also on display some very attractive dried ar- rangements that could be used for table decoration during the winter months. Kingscrafts Exec. Returned to Office Mrs. Baxter presented Mrs. Phippen and Mrs. McArthur with small gifts in appreciation of their interesting and informative demonstrative talk. Winners among the ladies at the Laskay W.I. euchre Novem- ber 30 were Mrs. Isobel Forrester, Mrs. Herb Ross and Mrs. T.‘Wal- ker. Winners among the men were Mrs. George Wllllams, George Forrester and Charles Black. Travelling prizes were won by Mrs. Herb Ross and Geo. Forrester. LIMITED 2 STORES Richvalo - 5309 {IA Yong. DI. ______ Brine}: 1158-80 Avenuo Rood Main Store Specialize in Custom Fur Coat designs. We also carry a large stock at ’ Laskay United Church Sunday School will hold a Christmas treat of a potluck supper follow- ed by a concert on Dec. 17. White Gift Sunday Will be Dec. 16. MAD}:qu A lagge experienced staff at experienced Furriers to handle repairs and restyling muskrat to mink. ALL WORK AND 7mm“. Branch Richvalo - Stop ZlA Yong. 8!. AV. 5-4172 ' GUARANTEED Prices are reasonable -â€" quota- tions invited. Main Store 1758-60 Avenue Rd. RU. 1-9110 Ken Stiff Furs KEN STUFF Laskay News um Ernest R. Smith. chairman of the King City Trustees was re- elected on December 3. The two present trustees Harry Edwards and William Barker were de- feated by Donald Findlay, lawyer, former trustee, and Ronald Bol- ton, a new resident of one year. Mr. Bolton is a professional en- gineer working for the Ontario Hydro and lives in Kingsview sub- division. The other remaining candidate for office. George Scott was defeated. Voting was light as only 47% of the rate- payers turned out to vote. A total of 574 votes were cast. Voting was as follows: -- E. R. Smith 164, R. Bolton 157, Donald Findlay 156, W. Barker 112 G. Scott 82‘. H. Edwards 64. Ernest Smith Re; Elected TELEVISION & ELECTRIC CO. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE REPAIR OR TELEVISION REPAIR SERVICE IT’S NATURAL TO CALL Two-way dialing without Long Distance charges is now in effect between OAK RIDGES and RICHMOND HILL. The new numbers in OAK RIDGES all start with “PRospect 3" They include “TWining 5” and four figures. (Long Distance charges still apply to calls between RICHMOND HILL and In NEWMARKET new “2-5” dial numbers are now in use. NEWMARKET.) R Bring your Blue Book of Telephone Numbers up to date. If you need a new booklet, phone your Telephone Business Office. It’s free for the asking, in regular or pocket size. THE BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY OF CANADA AV. 5-1333 REMEMBER! Oak Ridges and Newmarket now have new telephone numbers. MAKE SURE YOUR OLD DIRECTORY HAS BEEN THROWN OUT and check with your NEW book before calling your friends in these commun- ities. You will nd many new RICHMOND HILL numbers in your new book as well. SUBURBAN SAVE TIME! SAVE TROUBLE! 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