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The Liberal, 11 Sep 1958, p. 6

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Septic Tanks Pumped & Cleaned AUTOMATICS, GLADIRONS. & OLD TYPE IRONERS, RANGES, WRINGERS, DRYERS Expert on all Thor Products 4 HOUR SERVICI RICHVAIE SEPTIC TANK SERVICE 8. BAKER 183 Currvllle and Wu. AV. 5-4568 Blame Slippery Rd. In Death of Driver Chaii‘man Dofiald Findlay said trustees were endeavoring to have chartered accountant Stew- If that date is not convenient for a rep’resentative from the De- partment of Municipal Affairs, the meeting may be moved on a week to September 22, regular night of the village trustees' monthly meeting. Public Meetingr Next step toward solving the current issue of whether the ma- jority of district residents favor incorporating a larger area or leaving King City as a police vill- age will ,be the public meeting tentatively scheduled for next Monday evening, September 15, in the Fire Hall. 6 THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thursday, September 11, 1958 Washer Repairs He leaves his wife, Eve- lyn, and six children. Benjamin Shannon. 28. of Oak Ridges. was killed in- stantly last Saturday after his car left No. 400 Highway near the Maple sideroad and rolled over five times. Police said the car skid- ded on wet pavement and went out of control. Mr. Shannon was thrown from the car. ‘MY DEFINIfiON or- ‘wuLL POWER IS EAT- ‘ue ONE PEANUT/- TU. 4-5513 LE. 2-2679 King City, Oak Ridges the Liberal is always pleased to publish items of in- . term regarding people end evenie in the Oak Ridge.- Leke Wilcox and King City districts. Our news cone.- L oondent in King City in Mrs. William J. Bunion. tele- phone King 205M: end in Oak Ridges-Lake Wilcox. Mn. Ruth McFadden. Elmmve Avenue. phone PR. 3-5567. K ing- City Notes (OTT 3) CORNWALL, ONT., SEPT. 5 â€" AERIAL V|EW â€" Here is an aerial photograph of the toilrace side of the adioining powerhouses at the St. Lawrence Power Proiect. Visible is the crowd of some 2,000 persons which today witnessed the official opening of the project. The opening ceremony took place at a spot straddling the international Beundary between New York State and Ontario. Mothers of flve-year-olds met at the church last evening to plan thelr part in supporting the pre- school tralning program to be held four mornings a week, Mon- days to Thursdays, until the end of May. According to Branch President, Mrs. Donald Findlay, Mr. Maurice Grimes, general field secretary for Ontario Division. will des- cribe.the function of a smaller unit in the Cancer Society and will‘ answer questions. Dr. Quen- tin Hardy, chairman of the local board, will preside and business will be kept to a minimum for this opening meeting. The execu- tive will provide refreshments. King Kinedrgsrten _ King City is to have its first kindergarten, privately operated. around October 1, in All Saints' Parish Room. The school is an outcome of the successful Springhill Co-op- erative Nursery School, which was held mornings almost across the street. in the Armstrong Building for the past three years. Mrs. Barry Collard is president of the mothers' committee, which includes: Mrs. H. Schmidt, vice- president; Mrs. Gordon Duncan, treasurer; Mrs. J. H. MacDonald, secretary; Mrs. Marjorie Cheese- borough, social convenor; Mrs. William Heaslip, telephone con- venor; Mrs. J. B. Barber, equip- ment convenor; and Mrs. Bruce Davis, advisor. To help finance the kindergar- ten, mothers are selling tickets on turkey draws to be made later this month. Kingcrafts Sale 0 An open invitation to the gen- eral public is extended by the executive of King City and D15- trict Unit, Aurora Branch, of the Canadian Society of Cancer for an informal evening at King- crafts House, September 18, be- ginning at 8 pin. Many former Totontonians now living in King City will enjoy the city references as they read Mrs. Hood's recollections of operating her shop, “Dora Hood’s Book Room" at 720 Spadina Ave., for 30 years. She sold her popular store three years ago, then set- tled down to record her experi- ences. Her son. Tony Hood. and his family are well-known village residents. Cancer Meet Mrs. R. O. Kerslake, a special- ist in kindergarten work at Wil- lowdale, and her assistant. Mrs. Parrish, also of Richmond Hill, have been engaged for the three terms. Their classes will be from nine to 11:45 am. Extensive ennial sale monthly me Kingcrafts I All groups were reported wor- king on samples of their hand- qafts for the October 8 sale to be held from 10:30 am. to 5 pm. A snack lunch and tea will be available in the nearby All Saints' Parish Room. When. “The Side Door". first book by Mrs. Dora Hood of Tor- onto, is released for public sale the end of the month, it will have particillar appeal to village rea- ders. This meeting is not to be con- fused with an official hearing by the Ontario Municipal Board, ex- plained Trustee John Dew. First Book Mrs. James Baxter presided as reports were heard. The Garden Group had been responsible for maintaining the rockery flowers outside Kingcrafts House during summer. art Joscelyn and as many out- side experts as possible attend to answer questions regarding in- corporation. Mrs. John Norris showed the bedroom rug she completed from old blankets. The rugging group indicated they would demonstrate their work at the Metro Conser- vation Area Festival at Dalziel Park, September 27. For a sec- o ;s Sale [ve plans for the big bi- lle were made at the meeting of members in :5 House. tups were reported wor- samples of their hand- Lake Marie and King Athletic Association‘s annual corn roast carnival at the park turned out successfully. ' At the dance lucky numbers were drawn, the $100 prize going to' twin Lynn Scott of‘North Keele St., and $50 to Miss Mar- garet Cull, 5th Concession Line. William Cairns won the $5 door prize. Mrs. Harry Cunningham superintended the cooking of corn. Road Work First dinner meeting for the season of King City Lions Club was “Members' Night" in King City United Church Hall, when members offered suggestions for club projects and ways to raise money. Corn Roast Carnival When Principal Carson Bice again checked last Friday the en- rolment at King City School, he found one-third, 70 students. were new registrations among 225 en- rolled. This all-time high necessitated transferring 31 boys and girls, consisting of all Grade 5 and a few from Grade 8. to Temper- anceville School by bus. The travelling pupils meet the bus at Park Road each morning at 8:45. The village has been unusually quiet the last few days, with traf- fic along King St. at a minimum while King Sideroad is undergo- ing widening and rebuilding by Toronto and York Roads Commis- sion. Enrolment Klngcraft members are trying to find out if there is sufficient local interest in quilting to start a quilting group, to meet at Kingcrafts House. Anyone who would like to join such a group is invited to contact the presi- dent or executive. Lions Club Miss Doris Patton has 39 be- ginners in Grade 1, almost as high as at one point last term when the figure reached 41. Miss Helen Nigh is teaching 37 in Grade 2. Mr. George Gould has a class 015 38 in the downstairs room, consisting of 6 in Grade 2; 19 in Grade 3, and 13 in Grade 4. Miss Eva Dennis has 39 in her class of Grades 4 and 6. Mr. Bice has a large class of 41 taking subjects 0! Grades 7 and 8. Sacred Heart Enrolment at Sacred Heart Separate School on the 5th Con- cession Line is 220, slightly high- er than last year. Sister Mary Thecla is teaching Grade 1; Miss Mary Quinn of Newmarket. Grade 2, and Miss Lynch of Colgan. Grade 3. Mrs. Sullivan, the former Clare Ber- gin, who was married in August. this year is teaching Grades 4 and 5. 0nd year they showed their crafts at the Exhibition. Ten members entered paintings in the amateur section at the C.N.E. and Mrs. Bruce Davis had three in the professional group. Next meeting will be Kingcrafts eighth birthday. September 24, at “Kingswold,” home of Lady Flavelle. Quiltingr Group Miss Eleanor O’Leary, from Colgan has the combined Grades 5 and 6. The principal, Sister Mary Carmella, teaches Grades 7 and 8, and Sister Mary Agnes Clare supervises high school Grades 9 and 10. In charge of the seven class- rooms, Sister Carmella is begin- ning her seventh year as princi- pal of Sacred Heart. Health Centre The monthly Child Health Centre will be operating at King Memorial Library next Tuesday with York County Health Unit staff and Womens Institute mem- bers in attendance. Mrs. Bert Ross has transferred temporarily from the Post Office to the Canadian Bank of Com- merce stafi. FOR BEST RESULTS USE LIBERAL CLASSIFIEDS TU. 4-1105 ecr Wheth 1953 (Ontario Hydro) Guide Commissione Mrs. Ew- art Patton expected uides and Brownies would begin their Fall programs next week. The First King Pack of Brownies will be meeting Wednesday evenings at the United Church. under the leadership of Mrs. H. Goulding. The Second King Pack will meet Wednesdays after school at King City School, under the direction of Mrs. Donald Dixon. The Junior Auxiliary, for girls from 8 to 11 years is resuming its program under the leadership of Miss Audrey Chaplin. They hope a good turn-out will be at All Saints‘ Church this Saturday morning at 10.A Girl Guides will be meeting each Thursday at the United Church with Mrs. Donald Laing as their leader. Mrs. Lorna\’Jackson, owner of the sea lion said, “Daffy used to have some boards' by the side of his pool where he used to sun himself after he went swimming. He must have found the creek near the tracks and then laid down on the railway ties which he mistook for the boards by his own pool. He must have been hit by a north bound train. Juniors' Clubs Resume Meetings After the summer lull, young people's activities are starting again. The lst King Scout Troop had a good turnout for its first meeting last Thursday. in charge of Scoutmaster Stan Roots. Scouts will be meeting each Thursday evening at 7:30 in King City United Church Hall. The Hi-C Club of King City United Church will soon be start- ing its second year of teenage ac- tivities. An executive meeting was called for last evening to make plans. The first week in October. Mrs. Don Hutchinson and Mrs. Emer- son Wallace expect to start week- ly meetings of the C.G.I.T. at the United Church. SUTTON : The hunt for Daffy, the five year old sea lion has end- ed. He was found with a broken neck lying across the CNR track, north of Mount Albert. An extended wedding trip by plane and boat to Ireland, Scot- land and England, followed the King-Campbell wedding last week. In the presence of immediate relatives, the marriage was sol- emnized quietly at King City Un- ited Church Parsonage of Hazel Earlene, fourth daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Campbell of King and Donald Herbert King of Tor- onto, son of Mr. and Mrs. King of London, England. Rev. Martin Jenkinson conduc- ted the ceremony. The bride wore a smart navy suit with soft white scarf and pearls. She had a white feather hat and corsage of pink rosebuds. Miss Nancy Ball of King was her attendant, wearing a grey suit with black hat and deeper pink rosebud corsage. Mr. David Simpson of Toronto was best man. Honeymoon In British Isles Follows Wedding Of Mr. &Mrs. D. H. King A reception followed at the groom's home, 80 Erskine Ave., A very lovely afternoon wed- ding was solemnized on Saturday, September 6, 1958 at St. Paul’s United Church, Iiake Wilcox, when .the Rev. Gordon Winch united in marriage Carol, daugh- September Wedding At St. Paul's Carol Neil Weds William Friend Langdon‘s Bus Lines has been engaged to carry 60 children to the Oak Ridges Public School. Children from Muirhead Crescent south Yonge St. to the CFRB sideroad, North Yonge St., will use the bus service. Music Director Before leaving the district Mrs. Murdock was honored by neigh- bours at a social evening in Las- kay W.I. hall. About 60 friends enjoyed tables of eucnre. It was during refreshment time two presentations were made to the guest of honor. Rev. Martin Jenkinson paid tribute to Mrs. Murdoch's work in Laskay Unit- ed Church W.M.S. Mrs. Will Bry- son presented the W.M.S. life membership certificate to Mrs. Murdock and Mrs. Norman Bry- son pinned a corsage on her. On behalf of the community Mrs. Jack Smith presented a ra- dio and Mrs. Alfred Gillham spoke warme of the place Mrs. Murdock held in the community. Mrs. L. Harnden. Lakeland Ave., Lake Wilcox, is now teach- ing music at eight public schools. She is music director at Oak Rid- ges Public School. During the af- ternoons, Mrs. Harnden will div- ide her time between Snowball. Eversley, Kinghorn and Schom~ berg schools in King Township and Ballantrae, Bethesda, White Rose and Hillcrest schools in Whltchurch township. The general monthly meeting of the Oak Ridges Legion Branch will be held on Thursday. Sep- tember 11. This is to be nomin- ation night when the new officers and executive will be nominated Mrs. Robert Murdock, a real- dent'of Laskay 33 years, is stay- ing at her son’s home in Streets- ville, then moving to an apart- ment in Nobleton after selling her house to Mr. and Mrs. John Guimond. Toronto, where the couple will be living when they return from Britain in the Spring. They left from Malton for New York, to sail to Ireland. They will be vis- iting Scotland, before going on to London, where the bride will meet her husband’s family. Mrs. Earl Scott. Christian Stewardship convenor, was in charge and she and Miss Helen Hunter led in the worship ser- vice. Mrs. Charles Hater gave a reading. Mrs. Harold Ratclifi of King City presented the new Stu- dy Book on North America, "Con- cerns of a Nation”, and members read portions. The mission group provided - refreshments. A 1954 graduate of Women’s College Hospital, the bride has been on .the staff of Toronto Western HOSpital. Her attendant is a nurse at Northwestern Hos- pital. The groom is an interior decorator. ' The W.M.S. will be choosing de'legates to York Presbyterial Fall Rally at Newmarket on Sep- tember 23. A large turnout of Laskay Un- ited Church W.M.S. members and farmer neighbours attended the September meeting at the Aur- ora home of Mrs. Marshall Mc- Murchy. Prior to the wedding. parties were given in honor of the bride. Kinghorn community held a com- bined shower for her and her sister, now Mrs. Bruce McDan- iel. in the hall of King City Un- ited Church. Fellow nurses at [‘oronto Western tendered a show- er. At the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Mason at Beeton, friends held a miscellaneous shower. ter of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Neil,‘ to William Friend, son of Mr, and Mrs. Norman Friend, all of Lake Wilcox. Tall standards of white and flame coloured gladiolus dec- orated the church as they ex- changed vows in the double ring ceremony and Mrs. L. Harnden played the wedding music at the church organ. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a floor length gown of white lace over taffeta with fitted bodice and a tiny crown of mother of pearl. with a waist length tulle veil, she carried a cascade bouquet of red roses and white car-nations. Miss Dawn Munroe, a cousin of the bride, was maid of honour in a waltz-length gown of turquoise chiffon over taffeta and Miss Brenda Gibb as bridesmaid was gowned in pink net over taffeta; the bride‘s sister Linda was junâ€" ior bridesmaid in pink nylon and taffeta, while petite Valerie Ritchie was flower girl in a dress of pink organdy over taffeta. All the bride's attendants wore cir- clets of red, white and blue baby 'mums as headdresses and carried baskets of matching flowers. Besides the W.M.S., Mrs. Mur- dock has been an active Women's Institute member. Laskay W.M.S. in the basement of the church, the mothers of the bride and groom receiving. For going away the bride donned a powder blue Sheath dress with navy duster and a Corsage of roses and car- nations. Out of town guests included the bride's grandmother. Mrs. Neil. Orillia, Mr. and Mrs. Adams. Gamebridge. Mr. and Mrs. Kers- ley. Willowdale. and Mr. and Mrs. Munroe. Orillh. The happy couple '1}! IN. in wmowdale, Attending the groom as best man was Frank Friend, brother of the groom and the ushers were Norman Frien_d and Dayid Neil. nuififé‘viIg-‘EHeflweddihg a re- ception :_£or the 7‘5 guests was held ,- .L , ,,,,.L Oak Ridges, Lake Wilcox Socials Laskay Socials for the next term The outer shell of the new Le- gion Hall is nearly completed and members hope to begin the roof soon. Ladies’ Auxiliary The Scout and Guide Ladies’ Auxiliary will hold a meeting on Thursday, September 18, at the home of Mrs. G. Rowe. Elm Grove Ave. Former president of this auxilary, Mrs. F. Keeble. has moved. so an election for a new president will take place. All mothers of Scouts, Cubs. Guides and Brownies are welcome to at- tend along with anyone else who is interested in this group of children. Oak Ridges Cubs have resumed their activities following the summer holidays. "A" Pack un- der leader George Mart will meet on Thursday nights and "B" Pack under the leadership'of Mrs. Davis will meet on Monday nights at St. Paul's Church. at St. Paul's Church. A meeting of the Brethren in Christ sewing group was held on Friday evening at the home of MES: Hudsgn, Yonge St. Sympathy of the Oak Ridges district is extended to Mrs. B. Shannon and\ family following the sudden death of her husband. Mr. Shannon, Bond Ave., was killed in an accident on Highway 400 near Maple when his car skidded and went out of control. A 16-year-old girl appeared on a local television program in be- half of a coming school 'event. Later she was asked what it felt like to be on TV. “Well”, she said thoughtfully, "it was fun, but I kept having the feeling I was be- ing watched." Marion Dion and Lois Wright, Sunday School teachers at the Brethren in Christ Church, held a wiener and corn roast for the children from their classes at the home of Miss Wright, Gormley, recently. Humorist John Fuller envisages what will certainly be the most unusual 200 In the world. It will include a school of whales that has a people of a good time. a boy-footed bear, a clar: that mans up, a humanâ€"hearted lion, a tur- tle with an athlete-neck sweater. a hog who speaks manwash, and a cat who lets gossips out of bags. SALES REGISTER 0N PAGE 13 This extra meeting is to bring in outside experts and all the facts and figures on the subject to permit all questions of any kind to be answered. QUESTIONS ON KING CITY INCORPORATION Fire Hall - King City Wednesday, September 17th, 7.30 pm. In case of crowding, preference is for reside ts of the ' area stated. T The King City Trustees are holding an extra meeting at the Fire Hall in King City on Wednesday, September 17th on: ‘ This is for the information of all residents of the pro- posed village, i.e.: all of lots 2 to 7 in Concession III and the east halves of lots 1 to 7 in Concession IV including all of the present area of King City. KING CITY INCORPORATION ALL LOCAL RESIDENTS ARE WELCOME SEE THE ALL QUESTIONS ARE INVITED NOTICE OF MEETING In accordance with what is now taken as .“quite natural growth as the result of the larger grow- ing population." principals of the district schools saw a steady but not alarming increase in rural schools north of Richmond Hill when schools re-opened last week. At Jefferson Public School on Hallway No. ll. Principal Audrey Leary said 149 children were en- runcu as of Monday this week. with more expected to report for classes as new families move into the district. There are five class- rooms in use at the new school. which was opened as a two- roomed school in 1952-3nd had an addition“ three rooms added two years ago. I _ (PI- Teachers, Grades and the en- rollment for each room ls as fol- lows: Miss Leary. Grades 7 and 8, 30 pupils; Mrs. E. Burns, Grades 5, 6. 34 pupils; Mrs. M. Hopkins, Upper 3 and all of Grade 4. 27; Miss Margaret Mott. new teacher at Jefferson this year who came to the school from Brantford. Upper Grade 2 and Lower Grade 3. 33, and.Mlss Iso- bel Dennis, all of Grade 1 and the lower part of Grade 2. District Schools â€" New Teachers NewS tudents, New Classrooms Highlight of this 'year for the senior room is the fact that ar- rangements are now underway for a St. John Ambulance Course for senior students. for the first time at Jefferson. Oak Ridges School 487 students are enrolled at the Oak Ridges Public School, 65 of whom are new pupils this year. There is also one new teacher on the staff, Miss J. Miller, a former pupil of the school who advised to comply with the provisions of By-law No. 1567. Procure a tag for the current year. Have same attached to dog collar. Prevent dog from running at large. Due to the rapid spread of rabies, a concerted effort will be made to catch and destroy any dogs running at large. Dog owners in the Township of Whitchurch are PUBLIC NOTICE . Clerk, Township of Whitchurch JOHN W. CRAWFORD, won the Edna M. Lowndes trophy for being the outstanding pupil in her year in Grade 8. Wesley Jeans, principal. said that around 40 of last year’s chil- dren went on to high school from Grade 8 and there are approxi- mately 25 more students on the rolls this year. Lake Wilcox School At the Lake Wi School Principal W. stated his school is its normal year to with an enrollment ‘ ber between 480-500 One new teacher has been add- ed to the staff. Mrs. A. G. Noble of Gormley; two teachers former- ly employed by the board, who took a year off to complete their teachers‘ training have now re- turned to the Lake Wilcox school to teach this year. I have been wonderfully Hess- ed in being restored to actlv life after having been cripple N nearly every joint in my body and with muscular soreness from head to foot. According to medi- cal diagnosis I had Rheumatoid Arthritis and other forms of Rheumatism. For FREE infor- mation on how I obtained this wonderful relief write: 2805 Arbor Hills Drive ON38 P. O. Box 2695 Jackson, Mississippi Arthritis 1" Mrs. Lela S. Wier Wilcox Public W. D. C. Hall is experiencing ,0 year growth itrthis Septem-

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