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tuo nmvmo wonms 0 NO PARKING mums , FARES ARE [0W Leave Richmond Hill TO NORTH BAY 1 THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thursday, March‘ 21, 1957 You ”ll Enjoy Going Anywhere . . . by Bus .Any tender not necessarâ€" ily accepted. The Township of Markham mvites tenders for the rais- ing of approxaimately' 500 Pheasants. yold chicks will be suppliDed. Please file you1 bids on or before April lst, 1957, at 12 o ’clock noon. Thomhill Pharmacy DR. J. S. GLEN Dr. J. Stanley Glen. a former resident of Thornhill has been el~ ected Chairman of the North Am- erican Area Council of the World Presbyterian Alliance. The Council met in Atlantic ,City, New Jersey. Prominent in church affairs, Dr. Glen is Principal 'of Knox College, University of Toronto. C. E. Stem-burg Chemist & Druggist 'AV, 5-2503 Yonge St. 9.17 am. 6.12 pm. 1:11.37 am. y 8.37 mm. x 2.37 pm. 12.47 a.m. x - to Bracebridge y - to Barrie Additional Service to Newmarket and Beaverton "Standard Time” ROUND TRIP FARES between TORONTO and BUFFALO . . . . . . . . . $6.30 NEW ' YORK . . . . . . $24.25 CHICAGO . . . . . . . . . $24.15 MONTREAL .. . . . .. $16.40 OTTAWA ...... .... $12.90 Tickets & Information at CITIES SERVICE STATION Phone TU. 4-0001 Thornhill and District News Expert Drug Service Max Factor Cosmetics Prescription Service Honour Former Reszdent NOTICE View-Master Reels CHAS. HOOVER, Cle1k,G01mley R. I Thornhill Vi itamins TELEPHONE AV. 5-35“ The meeting resolved the di- lemma of the Library Board which had drawn up plans for a new library building to be locat- ed in the park following favor- able discussions with last year‘s trustees. At that time the village solicitor advised that it would be within the rights of the trustees to have a library built in the park. However, as Trustee Mc- Taggart~Cowan pointed out. no decision had been reached by the Board. Th library must va~ cate its rented remises on Cenâ€" tre Street in the near future, as its lease will be up in October of this year and the house has recently been sold. t When this year’s trustees took office the picture'changed. All three expressed themselves in favor of a new library’ building, but 'l‘rustee Frank Tucker went on record as being definitely ag- ainst locating it in the park, on the principle that park land should be preserved as such. _He did not wish to see a building of any nature “in a wide-open area”. Mr. Tucker favored buying an- other site. even at an additional cost of $10,000. Trustee McTag- gart-Cowan’s position was appar- ently undecided, wavering from an original tentative approval of the proposal early last month. to doubt about the advisability of the park location. As he stated, he was trying to make up his mind. He was not positive what the people of the village felt about the proposed location. “Stirred Up Criticism" Two factors aflected the decis- ion; the practical conideration in view of the present difficulty in passing debentures. when it was judged that a debenture issue of $15,000 for a building in the park would have a much better-chance of approval by the Municipal Board than one of $26,000 for a building plus land and a well elsewhere, and that the people of the village should have the opportunity of expressing their opinion of the proposed building on a park site through a vote on the debenture issue. Members of the Library Board present were Mrs. Ralph Edwards, chairman, Mrs. Allan Sumner, secretary; Miss Jane McLaren, librarian; Mr. R. H. Neil, Mrs. David Car- ruthers. Mrs. James Timmins, Al- lan Sumner, chairman of the Trustees, is also trustee member of the Library Board. Must Find New Quarters ‘At the‘conclusion of a tense special meeting of the Thornhill Trustees last Wednesday, at which all members of the Thornhill Library Board were present, a motion by Trustee Patrick Mc-Taggart-Cowan that “the locating of a public library in McMahon Park be approved, provided that the exact location is to be decided jointly by the Trustees and the Libraiy Board, and that the debenture issue be put to a vote of the ratepayers of the Police Vill- age of Thornhill, ” was passed unanimously.’ Chairman Allan Slimner, who also served on last year‘s Board. by all indications heartily ap- proved the park site as the ideal location for thg _new library. Trustees Approve Of McMahon Park Site W _V_._.,. At one point he accused the trustees of having “stirred up criticism" and claimed a hold-up in the plans of the Library Board would be the responsibil- ity of the two trustees. He in- slsted that the question to build or not to build in the park must be settled immediately. Joint Angeting After reviewing the history at the trustees’ action on the matter, he then asked both Trus- tee McTaggart-Cowan and Trus- Ratepayers To Vote Library Debentures LAGROVE HANDICRAFT Handwoven and knitted articles. Spinning 'and weaving taught. Variety of KNITTING WOOLS including hea- vy sport cardigans. Thornhill AV. 5-1633 The Liberal I: always pleased to publish “on or interest contributed by In renderl In the Thornhlll uea . . . a Our represent-five in Thornhm ls Mn. Donald Smelfle. who may be reached by phoning AV. 5-3556. in rent. Trustee Tucker pointed out that the figures quoted for the building were the minimum, making no allowance for extras or architect's fees. Also if land were bought elsewhere, a well would be required, whereas the Library Board had .lncluded in its plans the cost bf repair to an existing well in the park and of ‘ipé'ping water from it to the build- g. Mr. Timmins put forth the cru- cial question, “Can we have a library elsewhere?” He said the people of Thornhill would‘ have to pay a total of $26,000 if a lot had to be bought. He stated that it was his understanding the Municipal Board would not ap- The financial pros and cons were brought to a head by Trus- tee McTaggartâ€"Cowan. A govern- ment grant of 65% for mainten- ance purposes is allowed on de- benture payments ,for building and land for libraries. A build- ing at $14,000 on free land would mean an~ annual cost to the Vill- age of $327.00, taking into con- sideration the allowable grant on an evaluation of the land at $5,000. Annual c t to the Village of the same bux ding plus land purchased for $10,000. was quot- ed at an amouht of $1,117.55. The library now 'pays $780.00 per year Mrs. R.‘ H. Neil Visits Jordan Attends Museum Conference Visiting with Mrs. R. H. Neil in her 10ver Thornhill log home last week, “The Liberal” learned that ‘many new plans are afoot for the re-opening early this summer of the Dalziel ione'er Museum near Edgeley. Mrs. Neil, who is the his orical consultant to the Metropolitan Toronto and Regional Conservation Authority, has recently 1etu1ned from the Museum Conference at Jordan, Ontario, and has acquired many new ideas for the local project. Attending the conference were professors and curators from New York, Detroit, Buffalo, Winnipeg, Halifax and many from Ontario and Quebec. The gathering heard a series of lectures by outstanding autho11t1es on the various aspects of local museums and many important and useful ideas were exchanged. 1’1 tee Tucker both in turn to take the chair. Both requests were re- fused. Financial Setup Dalziel Park Historian One of the most significant im- pressions Mrs. Neil brought home was the feeling that a local mu- seum and particularly a pioneer museum should put down its roots in the community. It must have a close tie with the area in which it is located and portray accurately the life of the com- munity. The Dalziel project cer- tainly has captured this import- ant aspect, largely through Mrs. Neil‘s capable organization. It not only is located in the heart of the area of early settlement but the building housing the col- lection is an actual relic in itself. In addition, the majority of the exhibits consists of pieces used in this area by the first settlers. Keep Up Interest Keeping the public coming back was a major interest at the conference. A museum must not be'a thing which attracts people only once. it must continue to in- terest them. Mrs. Neil has a number of projects planned for the new season with this in mind. New exhibits and additions to present ones should cause new interest in the Dalziel project. She explained that the current trend is towards exhibits which suggest the activities of the peop- le not just an artistic arrange- ment of “things". “The museum curator, however, must avoid inâ€" sulting the intelligence of the person who knOWS something ab- out antiques and at the same time must have arrangements which appeal to the average person who visits the museum out of curios- ity or to be amused,” noted Mrs. Neil. She added that for the lat- ter person. the museum should be interesting and at the same time subtly educational. BOB’S ESSO SERVICE STATION CHASSIS LUBRICATION & MINOR REPAIRS Yonge and Arnold AV. 5-0015 Thomh Thomhil] He suggested that the quickest way to get a building would be to make it a community project, which would avoid red-tape de- days, and he ofiered to put such a proposal to the Lions Club in his private capacity as a member if the Library Board agreed. However, the Library Board de- .murred, 5the feeling being, as Mrs. Sumner said “that the Trustees and the citizens of Thornhill had a moral responsi- bility to keep the library going and why should it rely on char- ityheven with no strings~attach~ At this point the Library Board began to see, at Mr. McTaggart- Cowan’s insistence, that it must make some interim arrangement if the library were to remain opy en after the expiration of the present lease. The'Trustees re- tired for a short discussion amâ€" ong themselves, and on their re- turn, Mr. Tucker happily and dramatically announced their un- animous motion. The meeting concluded on a note of great amicability. Mrs. Edwards graciously spoke for the Library Board, saying she‘sfiec- ially wished to thank the Trus- tees for their co-opgration. Chairman Sumner explained the steps such a debenture issue must take. It must be drawn up by Vaughan Township (if the lo- cation is on the west side of Yonge St), which could approve it and present it to Markham Township for its necessary ap- proval. Or it could be put by Vaughan Township to a vote of the Thornhill ratepayers. Thus approved. the Municipal Board must then approve the issue. Trustee McTaggart-Cowan point- ed out that these steps would take probably four and a half months before tenders could be let. Hence the Library Board could not have a new building in any case by October, and prob- ably not until next March. ed?” Make rTemporary Arrangements Fun With Interest prove so large a sum for the pur- pose, whereas a debenture issue of $15,000 had every likelihood of approval. With the extensive park land around the Dalziel Museum, it is easy to combine fun with inter- est and an increasing number of groups use the park’s facilities. Historical societies, church groups, schools, civic organiza- tions, family reunions, etc., are ll‘makingouse of the opportun- ity to hold their picnics in the pleasant park. New Plans Included in the tentative plans for this year are a log cabin room, a pioneer bedroom and the hopes of having an exhibit on weaving. The latter exhibit de- pends on the securing of an an- tique loom. Mrs. Neil also hopes to introduce some mannekins dressed in period clothes into the various exhibits to add a live touch to the already vivid and attrictive arrangements. Present Exhibits Present Vexhibits include sugar bush scene, farm woodworking shop, flax processing exhibit. farm implements. ropemaking equipment, beginnings of sadd- ler’s‘ and cobbler’s shop. summer kitchen equipment and domes- tic utensils. In her report to the conserva- tion authority on proposed pro- jects, Mrs. Neil presented recom- mendations for cleaning and fire- proofing the building. She also proposed the hiring of a curator for the summer months. As an indication of interest. Mrs. Neil has recentw received a gift of part of an old log‘ house and all the timbers from a log barn. She would like to take this opportunity to remind district residents that their spring clean- ing might uncover something of interest for the museum. The aim of the Dalziel Museum is appropriately described in the concluding remarks of Mrs. Neils report â€" “We can, with pride, turn the searchlight an the peop- le who founded this country, so let us forge ahead and develop this museum until every phase of the life of our early settlers is clearly depicted for all the world to see." Discuss Future Plans For Doncaster Water Mrs. James explained that it now appears that the actual ag- reement with‘North York leaves out the noTth-west section of Doncaster, and a small area in the east central section; that much of the land covered by the agreement is vacant farm land east of Highland Park. No new buildings may be serviced with- out the consent of North York in each case; and the 250.000 galâ€" lons includes 80,000 gallons now used daily in Highland Park. Areas specified for service in the agreement are lots 26 and 27 and lands registered as Nos. 2426 and 2368. Land registered as No. 3667 was left out. This is the north-west area where the United Church and Separate School are locating, and includes the north side of Clark Ave. Last year‘s Council understood that the whole area from the north side of Glen Cameron to the north side of Clark was included in the agree- ment, but when this was explain- ed to North York recently, North York agreed only to supply the school and the church but would not consider any more homes. At a meeting of Doncaster Ratepayers held last week in Henderson Ave. School, Deputy-Reeve Donald Deacon and Ward I Councillor Mrs. Kathleen James of Markham Township Council revealed the unhappy facts about water in Doncaster. .. Last year’s Council entered into an agree- ment with North York under which the whole of Doncas- ter was to be supplied with 250,000 gallons of water a day by North York as soon as water mains could be laid. The township engineers drew up plans for water mains and tenders were called, the lowest of which was $79,000.00. However, the Municipal Board last fall did not approve the plan on the grounds that Markham was unable to show how it would pay for the mains. The engineer‘s plans for mains include the area omitted in the agreement. Mrs. James wonder- ed, “How are you going to put a township main on a road that isn’t even a township road be- cause the streets are part of an unregistered plan and were nev- er dedicated?” An example of this situation is Lillian St. Offers Little Hope Deputy-Reeve D'eacon, though pessimistic about getting an am- ended agreement from North York because its water supply is still not adequate for its own needs, Was hopeful that if the Municipal Board would pass the plans for the whole Water Area, North York could be induced to supply water temporarily to the areas of Doncaster not covered in the agreement. He claimed last year’s Water Committee should have “spent more time checking the details. ” He absolv- ed the engineers oi any blame, saying they only worked under the instructions of Council. Total Cost $410,000 Council Representatives Pa’rt Doncaster Omitted Socials Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Windsor and Mr. and Mrs. R. Chapman are holidaying in Florida. Mrs. Arthur Morton, Lynn and Colin leave Thursday to take up residence in Calgary. where Mr. Morton has been transferr- ed by his business fum. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Matheson and Ian are spending a few weeks in Bermuda. Presbyterian Church News~ Rev. Calvin Chambers preached at Mélrose Park Presbyterian Church on Sunday in honour of their 19th anniVersary. Rev. John Marshall supplied at the Presby- terian Church in Thornhill. The Young Life held a St. Pat- rick’s Day Square Dance Satur- day night at Thornhill Public school with music supplied by Mr. D. Mulligan. Refreshments were later served under the dir- ection of Mr. Norm. Terry. Young Adults The Young Adults {net Sun- day afternoon for Fellowship and Tea at the home of Miss Hazel Welsh. The worship service was led by Mrs. G. Culley. The film “Martin Luther” was shown and was followed by discussion. Tea was served by the hostess. Fortnighters The Fortnighters held their meeting Monday evening at the home of Mrs. Hugh Anderson, Kirk Drive with 22 members present, Mrs. N. Martin, the vice~ president took charge of the meeting. The Scriptures were read by Mrs. Donald Wade, fol- lowed with a commentary by Mrs. G. Patterson. Mrs. John Ar- nott then introduced Rev. C. Chambers who gave a very en- lightening talk on the “Christian Life and Service.” Mrs. Hugh Anderson presented a lovely gift to Mrs. Donald Wade who with her husband and dau- ghters is leaving for Formosa in April. Refreshments were served by'Mrs. Wm. Kidd and Mrs. R. Cameron. Baptist Church News The monthly meeting of the Women's Mission Circle was‘held March 5, at the church with MiSS Stevens, the President, in the chair. Following a short business period, Mrs. Calvert led in the devotions which were taken from the Gospel of Mark. Her theme “He Leadeth Me " was taken from the book “From Pastures Green". An illustrated talk on Port Work in Canada was presented by Miss Stevens. Pray for these workers who are doing so much for New Caan'dians entering Can- ada. The meeting closed with prayer by the President. W.A. 4 The monthly meeting of the Women’s Auxiliary was held on March 12 at the church with Mrs. Ellam. the president, in charge. Devotions were conducted by Mrs. Willcocks. followed by a short talk by Mrs. Dowdell who visited the group from the Tor- onto Association. A short busi- ness period followed re discus- ion on the" remodelling of the kitchen. The treasurer reported that materials have been pur- Mr. Deacon talked of plans for .Thornhill Notes chased and work under the lead- ership of Mr. Cliff Wilson is pro- gressing. The ladies hope to op- en the new kitchen for inspec- tion some time within the next month at which time there will be a social evening held for the congregation. The ladies spent ithe balance of the evening mak- ing cancer dressings for our local Cancer society, and hope to have more such meetings to help in this worthwhile work. The next W..A meeting will be held April 9 at the home of Mrs. Walter ‘Smook, Riverside Drive. Music Committee ’ The music committee reports progress with the newly formed church choir. Members have been meeting regularly for practice on Thursday evenings at 8 p.m. The 1choir took part in,last Sunday morning service with Mrs. Roblln singing a solo. Interested people are asked to please attend prac- tice. It is hoped that more young people will attend. ‘Unlted Church News water in the Water Area as a whole. The project will cost $410,- 000. and the problem is now fin- ancial. Debt in Markham»Twp. has risen to $175 per capita from $5.00 in 1950. But the Ontario Water Resources Commission is expected to help solve the prob- lem. Upon the passage of a re- vised act through the Legislature in the near future the Water Re- sources Commission will be able to finance the building and oper- ation of municipal water systems at a better interest rate than the current 6%. This Government Commission will work with mun- lcipal engineers who will design the system, and it will sell its services to the municipality at cost for an annual sum to cover the charge for debt and interest. plus a reserve .fund and an op- eration charge. After 30 years at the most it will turn the sys- tem ~back to the municipality. Markham has been going ahead with the plan to put its well near Don Mills Road on John St. into operation on this basis, with an expected capacity of 500,000 gall- ons daily, and is in the process of drawing up an agreement with the Water Resources Commission. “The people of Doncaster are at your mercy. Many think it unfair that a new church and a new school can be supplied with water when long-time residents are still hauling water In by car”. Des- pite delays, necessary or unnec- essary, they seemed resigned to the fact they would not get wat- er as soon as they thought. Mr. Deacon felt that‘when North York has ample water, the agreement with it must be am- ended. Mrs. James did not feel that the agreement with North York should be cut off. Mrs. James said she felt that raising debentures through the Munici- pal Improvement Corporation would be slower than by direct sale by the township, but appar- ently a majority of the water committee had decided to go ahead with the Municipal Im- provement Corporation for the Doncaster water debentures. Numerous Questions 4‘ The meeting was well attended by ratepayers who asked numer- ou_s questions. One man remarked The Afternoon Auxiliary of the W.M.S. met March 12 in the Sun- day School hall. Mrs. 1. Ford, the president, was in the chair. Mrs. George Russell, Christian Citizenship secretary, gave a very interesting talk on our respon- sibilities as a Christian citizen. Mrs. Ralph Whatley led in a round table discussion. using as her topic ‘Formosa and' Hong Kong" taken from the study book. The guest speaker was Mrs. MacHattie who is a vice-president on the 1957 executive for Toron- to Centre Presbyterial. Mrs. Mac- Hattie led the devoional period and spoke on “The Will of God". A short business period followed. The collection received from the World Day of Prayer was report- ed as $24.35. A motion was made to invite the ladies of all the 10- cal Thornhill churches and also from Willowdale, Lanaing and Newtonbrook United Churches to attend the Easter Thankoffering service. Refreshments were ser- ved by Mrs. Don Davidson and Mrs. Roly Curtin. - The Guild «The Guild held their March meeting Thursday evening of last week in the Sunday school hall in the form of a Pot Luck supper with decorations in the St. Pat~ rick's theme, Each lady brought a food donation and the hostessâ€" es were Miss L. Francis, Mrs. H. Craig, Mrs. M. Weavers and Mrs. A. Parker. The devotional per- iod was conducted by Mrs. Hal. Dempster. The guest speaker of the evening was Miss Helen Car- scallen of the Planning and Ar- ranging department of programs for women of the CBC. Miss Car- scallen spoke of the struggle there had been in the past years for women to obtain time on ra- dio and television networks. and of the work entailed in getting material for their programs. An enjoyable evening was had by all. Men’s Club The Men's Club are planning a trip through the Ford Plant on Tuesday, March 26, instead of their usual supper meeting. The men are planning to meet at the church at 6.30 p.m. All welcome. POLICE VILLAGE 0f THORNHILL THORO HEAT & COOLING LIMITED 46 Crosby Ave., Richmond Hill TU. 4-2892 “FIRE PROTECTION AND YOU” Programme OPENING SOON Q Drive-In Plant Q Speedy Service STARTING APRIL 1, 1957, ALL GARBAGE COLLECTION WILL BE CARRIED OUT AS A VILLAGE SERVICE. THIS WILL APPLY ONLY TO RESIDENTS OF THE POLICE VILLAGE OF THORNHILL. WATCH FOR FURTHER NOTICE. TRUSTEES POLICE VILLAGE OF THORNHILL \VAUGHAN FEDERATION OE AGRICULTURE EVERYTHING IN NATURAL GAS 'All Work Premises Done in Full View on the Free estimates glady given Notice to Village Residents 198 YONGE ST. NORTH on TUESDAY, MARCH 26 at 8:15 pm. Jim Davidson, Fire Chief, Guest Speaker (! mu: 1) VELLORE HALL RICHMOND HILL OPPOSITE BUS LOOP sum SERMlIinF‘: Lunch