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‘ The October Tea 0f the Thorn- hill Nursery School was held on Wednesday. October l. at the home of. Mrs. H. S. Rogers. Riv- erside Blvd. The elections were held and the 1958-1959 executive is as follows: Past president, Mrs. R. I. P. Cameron: president. Mrs. H. S. Rogers; vice-president, Mrs. G. S. Maynard; secretary, Mrs: E. W. Duder; treasurer. Mrs. C. E. Springer: volunieer com'enor. Mrs. N. R. Drouillard: parent ed- ueation conx'enor. Mrs. P. A. Townsend - Carter: equipment 'cdnvenor, Mrs. R. L. Robinson; telephone convenor. Mrs; G. Brain. October 2 saw the investitures ‘of ‘Sixers and Seconders of ,the 2nd Thornhill Brownies. The new Sixers are: Elves, Sharon Mor- gan; Fairies. Wendy Williston; Gnomes. Judy Allin; and Pixies, Penny fScully. The corresponding Seconders are Linda Brain. Pat- sy Chambers. Diane Ziegler and Marilyn Hunter. Betsy Sumner and Jennifer Sumner received their Golden Bars. Both have earned their Iskaters’ badge and Besty will also receive her swimmers this week. ‘ Cubs . ..u..q Anny Curtin. Bagheera Antonacci and B8100 MacDonough a‘nd several fathers enjoyed'a delightful hike across fields and valleys west of Uplands Golf Course Saturday afternoon, October 4. The happy group carried their suppers in knapsacks, which (hey cooked a game of touch rugby. Later returned home tired but 11 after their outing. NlLrsel-y School Tea WILSON'S ESSO SERVICE - . STATION CHASSIS LUBRICATION & MINOR REPAIRS Yonge and Arnold 'AV. 5-1641 Thornhill 2nd Thornhill Pack receiveq her signaller‘s badge, her 14th pro- ficiency badge, the greatest num- ber ever earned by any Brownie in ‘the 2nd Thornhill Pack. At the same meeting Wendy Williston received her skiers, writers and athletes badges. The Cubs of the lst Thornhill Cub Pack alpng with Akela Roly fl.._4:_ over campfires. The_bo.\:§ enjoyed .. p“..- -2 Ar Congratulations v {6" Elizabeth Smith, John Street. who at her last: m‘eetiqgnasia Brownie of the 2. Also attending were Professor .and Mrs. W. D. Haye, Professor and Mrs. A. K. Andrews. Prof- essor and Mrs. A. Faris. Profess- or and Mrs. D. V. Wade and Rev. and Mrs. Neil Smith. The grounds were gain decorated with Jap- anese lanterns and the happy group consumed 20 dozen ears of corn. bags of marshmallows and gallons of coffee, Games and sing songs closed the evening. 5 2m] Thornhill Brownies D1“. and Mrs. Stanley Glen of .3112 beth Street. entertained 110 ltu cuts of Knox College and the University of Toronto at a corn guts; Thursday evening, October Hand woven and knitted articles. Orders taken for heavy . Sweaters. Corner of Thornhill and No. 7 Highway Anyone interested in enrolling la Grove Crafts 4 THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thursday. October 9. 1958 Thornhill and District News A few of the Grade 9 students initiated at Thornhill High School last week are seen above. From left to right: Joan Forester. Susan Fielding. NickyHiggs, Peter Voigt and Jim l‘IcTaggartâ€"Cowan. Fol- lowing a day of “fagging” for senior students’ whimsical needs, such as book-totin’ and boot polishing all Grade 9 students went into the high school auditorium Where they appeared before a Grade 13 woo/54 m Seconders of ,the [1 Brownies. The new Elves, Sharon Mor- :. Wendy Williston; Thorn/It'll Notes TELEPHONE AV. 5-3555 10/9 Later they but happy A film} "Dedicated Mefi" was shown and Mr. G. Patterson closed'the lugging 7\\'ith prayer. ‘ The Women‘s Mission Circle held its Thankofiering meeting on October 1 in the Sunday school hall with Miss Gladys Stevens presiding. Mrs. H. Ellam led the devotional period continuing the study of the men of the Bible. Prayers for Missionaries and their families were given by Mrs. A; Kent and 31:5. Twine. A thanksgiving prayer was read by Mlss Stevens from the Link and Visitor. The guest speaker was Miss Taylor of Toronto. a home missionary who told of her very interesting experimces at Eastâ€" woode. Baptist Church in Ham~ rilton. Miss Taylor is nowworking as a [social worker at Beveer St. Baptistin Toronto. A social hour followed. The ladies of the.W.A. held a bazaar meeting Tuesday evening. September 30. to’further their plans for the Hollyberry Fair and Tea to be held November 1 at the United Church. There will be 21 booths gaily decorated with holly. Something new has been added this year. the men of the church will participate in a cake baking contest and there will also be baby sitting service. Presbyterian Church The choir of the church took a special service Monday evening of last week at Evangel Hall. the Presbyterian Mission in Toronto. which conducts services nightly for men. Rev. Chambers gave the message and will be taking the ’ifth service in the month for the ‘ollowing year. The Men's Club held its first fall meeting Thursday evening of last week. Following supper ser- ved by the men's social commit- tee. the election of new officers was held. They are: past presi- dent. Mr. James Boyd; president. Mr. Gerald Culley: vice-president Mr. Vam'elzen: and committee members. Mr. O. Wilson. Mr. D. Puddy,‘ Mr. E. Cummings. Mr. W. Sharpe and Mr. N. Busch. Sunday. October 5. was Com- munion Sunday. with two new members joining the church. Miss Myrna Hunt and Miss Anna Ire- land. Baptist Church Sunday. October 5, was Com- munion Sunday with several new members joining the church. who are as follows: Mr. and Mrs. Will- iam Hoile and Phyllis Hoile of Nobleton, Miss Carolyn Lane, Mrs. G. J. Mickleborough,. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Sinclair. Dr. A. A. Smith and Mrs. George Ste- phenson and Miss Muriel Steph- enson. . The ladies are all looking for- ward to the Pot Luck Supper. October 20, and it is hoped it will be as successful as it was last year. - Holy Trinity Anglican The Girls Auxiliary was enter- tained Saturday evening by the Girls Auxiliary of St. Mary’s An- glican Church of Richmond Hill at a weiner roast with games and 21 Sing song following. United Church .glyery Wednq‘sday _nigl_1t_ [Until bz'a'zaar ‘tim'e the' parish hall will be the scene Of a work night as preparations are being completed andfl‘homework" handed in. r Wednesday. October 1. was “Christmas Decoration" night for the parish ladies at St Luke‘s in Thornhill They met at the Church Hall and completed several beau- tiful projects, including decorat- ed. candles. centrepieces and cor- sagcs for Christmas decoration booth .at. the bazaar Thursday, November I. l contact Mrs. Maynard at AV. 5- 3970. St. Luke’s C.W.L. their child in the school could The Liberal is always pleased to publish items of interest contributed by its readers in the Thornhm area . . . . Our representative in Thornhill is Mrs. Donald Smellie. who may be reached by phoning AV. 5-3555. York-Simcoe Home and School Council held a leadership train~ ing workshop at the Charles How~ itt School on Thursday evening which was attended by about 70 members. Thos‘e leading the ecumes were Mrs. '1‘. Toogood of Uniom'ille. president of "D" division of Ontario Federation. and past president of Council: Mrs. B. Kays. president of York~ Simcoe Home and School Coun- cil. Mrs. Jaques. Mrs. Noble and Mr. Kinnear. Mrs. J. H. Kirkpatrick was tak- en ill suddenly on Friday even- ing ‘with bronchial. pneumonia. Her condition was grave, but has improved, we are Vlad to say. Mr. and Mrs. F'red Gende of Weston \‘isned the Jack Parkers on Saturday. Mrs. Norman Brettell. who has been very ill with pleurisy. is able to be around a little. again. The Teen-Age group meeting on Friday evenings at the Rich- \'ale Gospel Chapel had a corn roast on Friday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hayes. Mill- iken. The deepest sympathy of the community is extended to the wife and family of Duncan Schwartz of Bryant Hardware. who died suddenly on Monday morning from polio after a few days illness. The first meeting of the sea- son of the Thornhill Women's In- stitute was held at the home of Mrs. Wm. Thompson. Langstafl’ Ave. After a short business ses- sion. Mrs. C. Sinclair, introduced the gu:st Mrs. J. Robinson. who gave an interesting talk on cit- izenship. After some discussion. it was agreed to change the date for the next meeting when there is tube a sale of work at the home of Mrs. B'. Heslop. The work on the extension of the Sunday School is progressing well. at the Chapel, and it is hoped to be able to use the extra facilities in a couple of weeks. A charm course beginning on Tuesday, October 14. at 8 p.m.. conducted by Betty Grant of Willowdale is being held at the home if Mrs. Donald Strickland of Johnson Ave. Anyone interest- ed please phone Mrs. Strickland, AV. 5-3954. Thornhill Home and School is holding an exhibition hobby night at its next meeting on Thursd y. October 16, Time is 8:15 p. ., and those taking part in spinning, weaving, pottery-making. leather carving and bird carving are professionals. The Home and School says everyone is invited, whether or not they are members of the association. I W.I.\ _ The Thanksgiving supper held Friday. October 3, at Thornhill Baptist Church was a huge suc- cess, The supper was served by the social committee of the W. A. under the convenorship of Mrs. Wm. .Raeburn and the hall was beautifully decorated with fall fruit and flowers. A thankoffering for the new Baptistry was taken with the am- ount received exceeding all ex- pectations. Rev. Buck closed the meeting with prayer. Following supper. Mrs. H. El- lam led in a short devotional per- iod and coloured pictures of Mrs. Barber‘s recent trip to Europe were shown. Thanksgiving Supper Richvale News LIBERAL CLASSIFIEDS BRING RESULTS Correspondent MRS. M. E. TAYLOR Phone A". 5-4293 PHONE TU. 4-1103 “jury” and received such penalties as having to sing before a critical audience or playing “catch” with a raw egg! At the end of thecourt session all Grade 9's had to toss their shoes into one gigantic pile and at the word “Dismissed!” spent many long minutes trying to find their shoes in the resulting melee. During' all these years he had had no word of his family. so when the prisoners at Belsen were liberated by the British Ar- my. at the end of the war, his first thought was to return to Poland. He had had no money in his pocket since 1941 but every- thing was free for the moment 8.- he reached Turka safely. and was An only child, he was born at 'Il‘rka, near Lvow, Poland. and at 14 began a three year appren- ticeship to a tailor, without pay. This was followed from 1935 to 1937 by his stint of compulsory training in the Polish Army. He was working at his trade in Cro- cow. and had just been married, when the war broke out in Sep- tember 1939. and he was mobil- ized. In a matter of a few weeks west Poland was occupied by the Germans, and east Poland by the Russians. and the Polish army fell to pieces. He was working in a munitions factory when seized by the G:stano and put in the first of several concentration camps. Between 1942 and 1944 he was in SkarrZysko camp where he worked from dawn to dark as a tailor. Then in 1944 a mass move- ment of prisoners was made. by train. from Skarrzysko to Bergen Bclsen. Eleven thousand started out. but only 6,000 arrived at Bel- sen, the others having died. or been put to death on the way. At Belsen Mr. Singer' was set to work cleaning railway stations and the camp. His daily ration of food was one bowl of soup. and 250 grams of bread (about one slice) and his weight dropped from a normal 160 pounds to 85. a little accent, so the last time we asked, “Where did you come from, Mr. Singer?" “From Poland”. “Well, however did you find your way here?” “Ah, it would use a lot of paper to write that,” he said, his eyes taking on a sad and far-away look. We discovered that Samuel Singer had lived through tragic years, still painful to recall, and had survived certain cruel events of Hitler's regime, which the world in general would gladly 'forget. However, he did give a brief outline of the'happenings which brought him to Canada. ’ ‘ by Doris M, FitzGerald During the four years that we have been in and out of Thornhill Cleaners and Tailoring, on business, our con- versation has been confined to casual subjects like the weather. The proprietor speaks good English, but with by Doris FitzGerald "Why don't you do this more often?” a guest was heard to re- mark as she chatted with helpers at the well attended Snack Lun- cheon and Sale held by the WA. of Holy Trinity Church. Thorn- hill, last Friday. Called an “Aut- umn Fete", the pleasant afi‘air had more the atmosphere of a summer garden party. This wa‘s something to achieve indoors. but Mrs. W. E. Askew, Mrs. Roger Priestman and their hardworking committee (including some hus~ bands) succeeded in creating a very realistic and delightful setâ€" ting in which to lunch and shop. There were garden chairs. tables and umbrellas, artificial grass. a bird bath with live goldfish in it, a beautiful blue budgie who thor- oughly enjoyed the proceedings and a profusion of lovely flowers and branches gathered in the nick of time before the frost. A woodland scene belonging to the Footlights Club made an attract- ive backdrop for the long i :ffet table, laden with mouth watering Large Turnout Enjoys Holy Trinity “Autumn Fete" 7’0”! C0!1€€Illl’dli0n Camp .70 jlzorn/ti/K I finally reunited with his wife Es- ther. She had been hidden for two years by Christian neighbours, then. when the situation became too dangerous. she joined the ari my of resistance in the hills. ‘There was no trace however of his father. mother, grandfather, .aunts. uncles, cousins and friends. 0f the 8.000 Jews who had been living in the ghetto at Turka at the beginning of the war only 42 were left. Samuel and Esther Sinegr went to the UNRRA camp for displaced perSOns. near Vien- na. Austria. and their oldest child was born there in 1947. He work- ed at tailoring for their food and lodging until 1948;when a dele- gation from he' Canadian Gov- .ernment came to the camp in search of skilled workmen. He registered, and was accepted, and the family was brought to Toron- to that year. The Jewish c’ongress found them accommodation and loaned them money. and through the Needleworkers Union Mr. iSn- ger obtained a job as sample ma- ker in a garment factory. After work he and his wife attended classes in English. In 1954 through his brother-in-law. who was acquainted with Mr. Robert. the landlord. Mr. Singer heard of the store for rent in Thornhill. and decided to establish his own business. It is a decision that he has never regretted he says hap- pily. “I like my customers and have been well received in the village. and I am proud to be a Canadian citizen with a settled home at last.” The Singers live in the Bathurst-Sheppard area, and no -' have three children. Sonia. Regina and Shawn. selection of stuffed rolls. relishes. salads, small cakes and tarts pre- pared by Mrs. J.N.C. Hill and her committee. Coffee was poured by Mrs. W. E. Askew, Mrs. G. Howe (president of the W.A.), Mrs. S. Tobias, and Mr. R. Healey. The sale of home baking and preser- v; 5. convened by Mrs. L. T. Red- man and Mrs. W. J. Lennox was brisk and complete. Mrs. Healey and her assistant did well with the silent auction, and gifts, and Mr. Roger Priestmo ‘ took orders for a number of attractive Christ- mas cards. Chances on two quilts were sold by Mrs. H. Iddon and Mr. R. Jennings. The draws have not yet taken place. so names of winners will be announced lat- er in the Liberal. General convenors of the suc- nssful fete were Mrs. Gordon Davie and Mrs. McTaggart-Cow- an. Prooeeds will go towards the Holy Trinity Exhibition â€"- a scholarship held by Mr. Charles Ledger, 3 Divinity student at Wy- clifie, who assists at Holy Trinity Church during the winter. Thornhill District Lions report in a brief summary, a few of the activities which their club com- pleted during the 1957-58 Lion year under the able direction of Thornhill District Lions Report Membership 0f 74 Has Busy Year â€" Photo by Barbour The first meeting of the Thorn- lea Home and School Association will be held in the school on Wednesday, October 8, 1958, at 8 pm. This will take the form of a “Get Acquainted" meeting. Parents will be given the oppor- tunity to get acquainted with the new and old members of the teaching staff as well as with the other parents of the district. Make a point of attending this first meeting of the season and take advantage of the opportun- ity to meet the staff and memâ€" bers of the Home and School Association. Mrs. Edward Wood returned last week from a vacation in New York City_ .Mrs. Slieehan. No. 7 Highway, was on the sick list last week for a few days. Rudy Kloosterman AX. 3-6131 Ted DeBoer AT. 2-5677 Home and School News A very active committee last year was Ted Loughead‘s Boys' and Girls’ Committee. Their pro- jects included: assisting with the Doncaster Teen-Town, purchas- ing ice time for the local hockey team. contributing $250.00 to the local ball team, arranging Christ- mas party for retarded and un- derprivileged children. making usual donation to Scouts and Guides (about $350.00). looking after High School scholarships, buying crests for local schools. presenting Thornhill Library with $100.00 for children’s books. very successfully carrying out public speaking contest. 7 The Safety Committee conduc- ted successful bicycle rodeos. Jim Barr and his sales manag- er, Harry Lak, had a bang-up bingo season and their efforts, along with those of all who turn- ed out Wednesday nights to help. brought in a net of abou': $3.000. Many activities and much suc- cess were enjoyed by the Thorn- hill Lions Club and much of the credit for this belongs to Lion Bob and his officers. Fellow Lions say, "Thanks Lion Bob for a good year. Your many hours of hard work for Llonism are appre- ciated by all.” Need More P.T. Enthusiasts At Thornhill Night Sch. Through the efforts of Lion Tom Jackson and his co-workers. the club added staff rooms. sun- deck and snack b ' to the Thorn- hill Swimming Pool. Particular thanks go to Lions Harry Lak and’I-Iamar Jennings for. donat- ing their time to provide ‘the el- cctrical and plumbing require- ments_ ' ThE $400.00 a month draw spurted ahead to give a nice net of $5,795.35. ' The efforts of the Convention Committee are certainly no sec- rpt and with their draws, thurrkgy shoot and was raised Under the chairmanship of Ralph Robinson the Health and Welfare Committee carried out many worthy projects, among them: 26 Christmas baskets. new wheel chair and hospital bed. 3 wheel chairs all in use. supplied coal for a family. send a girl to guide camp. began paying board- ing expenses for a retarded child, ~ettled a large debt for two eld- erly persons, financed a large debt for two elderly persons. fin- anced a child’s leg treatment. paid funeral and grave costs for a local resident. The Easter Seal Campaign was again successfully completed with regglpfis totalling $1378.10. Two new committees were for- med. the Library Committee and the Thornhaven School Commit- tee. The membership of 74 enjoyed 19 regular meetings and a very successful ladies night at St. Andrews Golf Club. The Father and Issue night was initiated. as were the monthly social postâ€" meeting get-togethers in Toby’s Loft. Past President Bob WELL DIGGING AND CLEANING WELL TILE FOR SALE All Kinds of Compressor Work There are facilities, in- two different classes (not mixed. sorry) for 15 ladies and 15 men. Classes are held on Wednesday night at Thorn- hill High School. We do hope more people get down to the high school and enrollâ€"for there's going to be eight mighty disappointed people if the classes have to close for lack of attendance. Classes in Physical Edu- cation at Thornhill High School night school, under the direction of Miss I. Raf- ferty. are being instituted for the first time this year. The other day one ‘of the night class pupils phoned “The Liberal" and asked if we would “impress upon the public that these classes. which average about 35 cents per week (or $7.00 the sea- son) will absolutely ‘fold' if more people dqn't enroll.” The Liberal reader, who is, we feel sure, a very enthusi- astic supporter of the one- two-three-bend class â€" said that so far only seven ladies and one man have enrolled. THORNLEA Correspondent: ' Mrs. J. C. Donnelly Phone AV. 5~1777 suit-a-month $650.00 :56 Levendale Road (opp. Loblawa) RICHMOND HILL AV. 54631 Featuring Dr. Deacon‘s sleepers, Gay Togs suede overalls. etc., (t8. Mark ’11 Judy coats, snow suits. 3-piece sets, >etc. Tempo Tozs dresses. A consistory composed of six elders, thrce deacons. and a sec- retary, together with a six mem- ber board of management. and a treasurer, conduct the afl'airs of the Church. and the rector is the Rev. Francois Kouwenhoven. who was "called" from Holland by the congregation. three years ago. Mr. Kouwenhoven was born near Rotterdam and. following public school, attended the class- ical gymnasium, the Theological Seminar of the Dutch Reformed Church, and Leyden UniVersity where he specialized in langu- ages. History and languages, both ancient and modern are his hob- biesand he can speak and read at least eleven languages, Dutch, English, German, French, He- brew. Greek. Latin, Egyptian, Arabic, Aramaic. and Assyrian. by Doris M. FitzGcrald The Canadian Reformed Church of Toronto has bought. and tak- en possession of. the former Thornhill United Church building. a happy circumstance which in- sures that this historic edifice will continue to be used for re- ligious services. The Canadian Reformed Church is very similar in faith to the Presbyterian. The Thornhill con- gregation is comprised of about 100 Dutch families from Willow- dale and North York. who for the past three years have been using the Masonic Temple at Yonge and Egiinton. Toronto. Two services are now being held each Sunday in Thornhill. one at 10.30 a.m. in English, and one at 4.30 p.m., mostly in Dutch. for the benefit of members who have not yet mastered the English language. Plans have been made to ren- ovate the buildings by degrees. and the work of painting the in- terior of the Church. and parish hall is to begin this week. The only changes in the furnishings have been to instal a centre pul- pit, and to move some pews from the gallery down into the body of the Church. 36 Levendale Road Join Thornhill Self Improvement Club FIGURE, WALKING, MODELLING, GROOMING, MAKE-UP, HAIR STYLING. COLOR, WARDROBE TUESDAY EVENINGS STARTING OCTOBER 14 LADIES . . . Richmond Hill Branch â€" J. K. Clarke - Manager Bayview Plaza Branch â€" Murray Cass - Manager , PERSONAL . " LOANS THE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE What does a Loan cost you? Six per cent. per year deducted in advance. How do you repay? Equal monthly deposits. as you earn. . . . at any one of our nearly 800 branches. Insurance Protection How to obtain a loan At any branch of The Canadian Bank of Commerce. Who may obtain a Personal loan? Anyone of good character who has a regular income and can meet the monthly deposits. jlzornAZ// lgc/ormecl CAurcl 70“ng C/u'ZZ'enJ War More than 1,240, 000 Life insurance pays off the balance of your loan if you dig. an automobile home furnishings taxes Personal Loans are made for: Or for any other worthwhile purpose THERE’S A BRANCH NEAR YOU since 1936 AV. 5-3954 travel medical or dental bill: consolidation of debts In the 12 years previous to coming to Canada. the Rev. Mr. Kouwenhoven had held four pasâ€" torates in Holland. He and his wife and their four children. George. Pternel. Benny and Francois. are living at 88 Newton D12, Willowdale. ' Thomhill Pharmacy Chemist & Druggist AV. 5-2503 Yonge St. Rev. Francois ‘Kouwenhoven Max Factor Cosmetics c. E. 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