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Members of the choir were en- tertained at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Thompson, Thorn- bank Road following choir prac- tise Thursday evening. Decem- ber 18. Baptist Church News A special program of Christ- mas music under the direction of Mr. Hugh Martin with Mrs. Don~ nld Gunn at the organ was pro- vided at the Sunday morning ser'~ vice, December 21. Nursery School The Thornhill Nursery School held their Christmas party Fri- day morning with their mothers attending as guests. The children sang their little songs and some carols under the direction of Mrs. Kathleen Grifi'en. They ex- changed gifts under the Christ- mas trees. Light refreshments were served to both children and mothers convened by Mrs. Ralph Robinson. United Church N em Thonhill Phat-Icy The Grades 5 and 6, under the supervision of Mrs. Jean Hill and Mrs. B. McDowell, dressed alike in white choir gowns mar- ched in a processional‘ to the stage. to present a cantata of well loved carols to tell a “Christmas Story” with narration by Cathy Stewart, David Smellie. Rose- mary Cordingly, Scott Tremaine and Jennifer Sumner. The choir formed a semi-circle around the Nativity Scene with Linda Brain as Mary. Gavin Burgess as Joseph and Andrew Lipp. Graydon Black- well and Ralph Vanderwal as the Wise Men from the East: C. E. STONEBURG, Chemist & Druggist 'AV. 5-2503 Yomze Mr. John. Martin. the princi- pah_welcon_1ed_all t_h95e pyesept. \‘m‘m‘m‘«WAVAVM‘m'Ifime’m‘ a."Ix”a."«Wu?42""amea?«vaVAVI‘VmeVuvanV~V¢V~V~VAV~W~ AVAV‘é’AVAWA .. On Wednesday evening, Decem- ber 17, the senior grades of the Thornhill Public School pres- ented a Christmas Concert to a capacity audience in the auditor- ium of Thornhill United Church. “Christmas Story" Carols Are Concert Highlight 4 THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ont, Thursday, Decem‘Ber 25, 1958 Thornhill and District News The Women's Association of IN BEVERLEY ACRES Midmer’s School of American TAP DANCING Classes for all ages, Any evening suitable. For information phone TU. 4-5496 or contact 247 Browndale Crescent TV Radios Max Factor Cosmetics KETOLA POWER‘ EQUIPMENT 525 Yonge S. JOHN'S T.V. Prescription Service Expert Drug Service View-Master Reels AV. 5-4138 Vitamins Thornhill T hornhill Notes Car Radios TELEPHONE AT. 5-3555 Yonge St. HI-FI AV. 5-1538 The ladies of the Women’s As- sociation cordially invite all the ladies of the congregation to at- tend their meetings which are held monthly. Look for the date in the church calendar. White Gift Service Mr. Alex Brown, the superin- tendent of the Sunday school, welcomed the parents and acted as master of ceremonies. 'Some of the highlights of the evening were the singing of "Away in a Manger" by the be- ginners and kindergarten child- ren, a duet by Bruce Atkinson arid Kees Vandermay, a piano duet by Elizabeth and Richard Sands, the presentation of an amusing skit by Jane Brown and Janice Crou- ter and the children's choir un- der the leadership of Mrs. G. E. Tanguiy who sang “The Par- tridge in the Pear Tree" and “Jolly Old St. Nicholas." A very beautiful film entitled “The Birth of a Saviour" was shown. Thornhill Baptist Church held their Christmas meeting on Tues- day evening, December 16.,in the form of a congregational social which was well attended. The north group under the leader- ship of Mrs. Roland Jardine were in charge. The meeting opened with a few carols‘ followed by. a Christ- mas prayer by Mrs. Jardine who also led the devotlonal period. her theme- being “The Chrlstmas Story." The Rev.» James Smith closed with prayer. A program of games followed, after which refreshments were served. Rév‘ Percy- Buck thanked the ladies and the meeting closed with the singing of “Blest Be The Tie That Binds". ' The annual White Gift service was held Sunday morning, De- cember 21. The gifts were sent to Miss Stella Gaverlu'ck of Tat- onto, who is associated with the “New Canadian Work”. A special candlelight carol ser- vice was held Sunday evening under the direction of organist, Mr. Dennis Thompson. Presbyterian Church News The annual White Gift Sunday service was held December 21 with the many gifts received be- ing sent ‘to Evangel Hall. the Presbyterian Mission in Toronto. Special Christmas music was ren- dered by the organist, Mrs. F. Heydens and the junior and sen- ior choirs under the direction of Mrs. Ada Rowe. ‘ The annual Christmas party and concert of the Sunday School of the Presbyterian Church was held Friday evening December 6, in’Thornhill Public School. The children. 'presented their white gifts which were later tak- en to the church for the service on Sunday morning. Mrs. 0. Chambers aggisted at the piario .throughout the con- cert. Refreshments were served the ladies of the Fortnighters. White Gift Service The choir and soloists were dir- ected by Hugh Martifi with Mrs. D. Buckingham assisting on the piano. Mrs. Jack Elliot was res- ponsible for the excellent scene- ry and many of the costumes. Miss Bursik trained the dancers and assisted with the music along with Mrs. Bornhold, and Mr. Mc- Elhlnney and his able crew hand- led‘ the stage set up and lighting. Every child participated, either as a character, dancer. or choris- ter. The three senior classes pres- ented the Operetta “Scrooge's Christmas" based on the famil- iar “Dickens' Christmas Carol”. Major partswere taken by Mark Winter. Frank Maw, Glen Rogers, Bob Shelston, Bruce Atkinson. Joanne Phinnemore, Margaret Hills, Susan Alcock. Gail Gibson. Ken Knowlton, David Budge, Richard Jeffrey and John Denley. Thomhfll The Liberal is always pleased to publish items of interest contributed by its readers in the Thornhill area . , . . Our representative in Thomhill is Mrs. Donald Smellle. who may be ruched by phoning AV. 5-3555. Christmas Story (By Rev. P. G. Buck, Thornhill Baptist Church) ‘ The people of Palestine were not very enthusiastic about Caesar’s decree that all the Roman Empire should be registered, each in his own tribal centre. Joseph and Mary lived a long way from Bethlehem, and might be absent for some time. Did it really matter to Jesus Where he was born? In future years he would not be able to count anything his own. Gladly he renounced the glories of heaven to accept the meager lot of earth’s: poor and needy, who owned little more than the pallet they slept on and the crust of bread that made up their daily meal. To them, hungry in soul and burdened in spirit, Jesus appealed and offered to satisfy their deepest needs. It mattered very little to the Babe from heaven where He was born on earth. On their arrival in Bethlehem they fotmd all the lodging places occupied. Some considerate person offered Mary and Joseph a corner in a stable, and there Mary laid the‘Baby Jesus in a bed of straw in the manger. Had the herald angel sought out a palace in J erus- alem where to announce the birth of the world’s Saviour, he would have been disappointed; Most Hebrews were not listening for messages from heaven; they were wait- ing for some strong voice from among their leaders to call them to action. So it was that the heavenly messen- ger‘ told the wondrous story to some insignificant shep- herds, and they heard the astounding news that in Beth- lehem, that same night, the Lord’s Annointed had been born. With hurried steps they went to Bethlehem; they found the Babe even as the angel had promised, and their story caused wonder and praise to all who heard it. The glory of Christmas is for humble hearts. These alone can hear the angels sing; they alone will hasten to the manger to see God’s Gift of Dove to all mankind. “0 come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord l” 3319 YONGB ST. (u Fan-lawn) HU. 8-5406 3 bus stops below city limits 9 mum-6.30 p.111. Fri. to 9 p.m. was presented with its flags recently at the Powell Road Public School. The flags were donated to the Guides by Mr. and Mrs. Victor G. Stroud of Thornhill, 3rd Thornhill Guide Company Receives Flags Wazleflzine Millinery & Accessories (Manic/clue ; f The 3rd Thornhill Guide Company SEASON’S (Wing their dental health unless the toothbrush works overtime. Teeth should be brushed immed- iately after eating, since particles of food. especially sugars, may start to form tooth destroying ac- ids within a few minutes. WHITCHURCH â€" Relief pay- ments in the Township of Whit- church have reached their high- est point since the depression days of the 30’s. The November relief account totalled $3,121.83. The government is now paying 80 per cent of this relief account. CHRISTMAS CANDIES Because the Christmas season is usually a period of extra candy eating. children and adults should remember that they_ are endang- By Mrs. Doris FitzGerald Of special interest in this area is the appointment of E. Thomas Pherrill a resident of John St.. Thornhill, as' Principal of Earl Haig Collegiate Institute, Willow- dale. Mr. Pherrill, who takes on his new duties in January. 1959, will have a staff of 70 teachers. and an enrollment of 1.350 stu- dents. He succeeds R. Allen Young, who has become the Assistant to the Superintendent. of Secondary Schools. The son of Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Pherrill, who now live in Mark- ham Village, Tom Pherrill was born on a farm in Markham hp. and educated at Markham and Toronto Normal School. He also took summer and extra-mural courses at the Toronto University. E. T. Pherrill Appointed Principal Earl Haig H. S. _From his first teaching post near Newmarket. he came to Thornhill Public School and taught grades 4, 5 and 6 until he enlisted in the Army Medical Corps. After 3% years overseas as Sgt. Major. he returned to Seen above from left to right are: Mrs. R. Barrett, President of the Women’s Committee; Mrs. Stroud, presenting flag to Guide Captain Miss M. Barton; while Lieut. Mrs. F. St. John assists. â€"â€" photo by Barbour LAST MINUTE’S BEST If salt is desired in cooked veg- etJbles, add it at the last few minutes of cooking. Do not use baking soda with the idea of brightening the colour or flavour -â€"it will not improve either and will tend to destroy some of the vitamins and minerals. WOODBRIDGE â€" Russell Rowntree, well known Vaughan Township farmer, was a guest on CBC Television program “Coun- try Calendar” Sunday afternoon. Mr. Rowntree recently suffered the loss of his barn by fire, and in the TV interview gave some in- teresting facts about insurance. You learn when you have a fire, said Mr. Rowntree, that none of your implements or equipment should be listed as "miscellan- eous." CHRISTMAS LIGHTS While Christmas tree lights are quite small, they give out enough heat to start a blaze if they are allowed to rest on the dry branches or leaves of the tree, or to touch any inflammable trim- ming, It is not safe to leave them alight when no one is at home. Two coloured films were shown, “Christmas Carols” and colour- ed cartoons of Mr. Magoo, Don- ald Duck and Felix the Cat. Gifts were given to the children by Santa who arrived, driving a shiny red garden tractor and a trailer loaded with gain wrap- ped parcels. Additional gifts were sent home to children too young to attend. ' A unique double-header draw was held whereby the Lion win: ning the turkey handed the prize over to the winner of the child. ren’s lucky draw. The winners were :(a) Lion Ken Miner (brief- On Monday, December 15, the Thornhill Lions Club entertained sixty-one deserving children of the district. Following turkey with all the trimmings, ice cream with chocolate sauce, cookies and chocolate milk, and fancy hats â€" entertainment was provided. the village of Thornhill and in 1946 and ’47 took an honor de- gree in English and History at Queen’s University. Then fol~ lowed two years as a teacher at Stouffville High School and two years at Earl Haig Collegiate. From 1951-57 he headed the English Department at Bathurst Heights Collegiate. From Sep- Thornhill Lions Club Holds Christmas Party From 1951-57 he headed the English Department at Bathurst Heights Collegiate. From Sep- tember 1957V to the present he has been vice-principal at the new Northview Heights Colleg- The campaign for a new church in St. Paschal's Parish went over the top. Aiming at $70,000. which was considered “an ambitious target" for 450 families in a new- ly established parish, the cam- iate Mr. Pherrill married Miss Lu- cille Dean. daughter of the late. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Dean in 1942 and since then has made his home in the village. A member of Thomhill United Church, he is a past president of the Men‘s Club of the Church. also a member and past president of Thornhill Horticultural So- ciety. He is a governor of the Ontario Teachers’ Federation and also chairman of the standing committee of teacher certification of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation. St. Paschal's Church Campaign Fund Passes $80,000 Mark When the lst Thornhill Brownv ie Pack held lts Christmas meet- ing on Tuesday last in the Unit- ed Church, at least four Santa Clauses of different shapes and sizes were “Ho. ho holng" as they filled Christmas stockings. Teams of reindeer, some with antlers slightly askew_ pranced about. each led by a red-nosed Rudolph. Near the Toadstool a stocking hung into which each Brownie put her Fairy Gold as she danced to he; Sig song. The campaign, opened in Nov- ember with special mass in the Veterans’ Hall by Most Rev. F. A. Marocco who also spoke at all the masses. Points were given each Six for the games that were played. "What's ln Santa's Stocking", proved to be a puzzler to many. The girls tried to guess, by feel- ing, just what was in a gally col- oured argyle sock. A parcel post relay in which the older girls’ parcels were subjected to all the wear and tear of the Christmas mails prov‘ed exciting. and a novelty relay in which corn flakes were transported by straws prov- ed_ amusing. Last, but by no means least, came a game in which each Brownie endeavoured to creep up and capture a large gaily wrap- ped package without being seen. If she was caught moving she was turned to stone and there were many "stones" surrounding the parcel before Dianne Brad- ley finally made off with it. When opened it was found to contain crackers full of candy from San- ta. “Words are inadequate to de- scribe our great pride in this ex- amplification of such faith and love on the part of the people in St. Paschal's towards Almighty God," said the pastor. Father LoSavio thanked one and all for the part they played in this drive, with special thanks to the mem- bers of the committee. He also thanked Niewenhous and Sunday Fund Raising Co. “For the digni- fied manner in which they con- ducted the campaign” with spec- ial reference to Elwin Young, campaign director, who lives in neighboring st Gabriel's parish. lst Thornhill Brownie Pack Christmas Meet Tawny read the story of “Ru- dolph the Red-nosed Reindeer” as the pack enjoyed the cookies supplied by the 1eader_s. Points were tallied â€"-the Gnomes win- ning the prize by a good margin "Now We can go confidently to see His Eminence to decide on further plans for our new church," the Rev. Vincent Lo- Savlo, PSSC, Pastor. told his people at masses. More than 1,000 puishionerl attend mass each Sunday in the North York Vet- erans' Hall. Janice Crowt‘érr of the Elves and Ruth Harrington of the Fairies counted t_he gonteqts 9f “Porky” u. _ _, Lion Hal Harley reported that the Turkey Shoot was very suc- cessful and a sum of approxim- ately $400 had been raised. The next meeting on January 5 will be Deputy District Governor's Night. paign passed the $80,000 mark. It was the first time that parish- ioners worked together as a par- ish including a substantial num- ber of New Canadians. ly) and (b) Alan Woolley (perm- anently). Congratulations are in order for Ted Lougheed and all who helped him make this party a great success. the pack’s piggy bank, and re- ported ; very impressive sum which has been sent to the Star Santa Claus fund. ON ANY NEW PONTIAC OR BUICK IN STOCK NO GIMMICKS! Sale lasts until December 3] st, only. ~â€" ALSO â€"« EVERY USED CAR IS DRASTICALLY REDUCED 'AV. 5-4351 RICH-HILL MOTORS I.'I'D. Christmas Special! “The Home of Trouble Free Used Cars” Yonge -St., Richmond Hill TU. 4-2864 Normal duties will cover a normal five-day week with Saturday and Sunday visits to the plant necessary. Operator for water works system â€" Township of Markham. 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