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Good wishes of friends are with Mrs. Robert McLeod. who has been in St. Michael's HOSpital. Arrivals A new baby son was greeted last week in the families of School Principal and Mrs. Carson Bice, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Mll- lard, and Mr. and Mrs. Donald 'Lake of Kettleby, formerly of King City. Install Officers On Sunday morning. January '\ 48. at the regular morning church services, Rev. Martin Jenkinson‘ will install the new executive of King City United Church Wom- en’s Association, which was elect- ed in December. k 6 THELIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thursday, January 15, 1959 The monthly Child Health Cen- tre, sponsored by King City Wo- men’s Institute in conjunction with York County Health Unit, = will be held next Tuesday after- ' noon, January'zo, in King Mem- ‘ orial Library. 3' New Teacher . ‘5 Mrs. Donald McCallum was a I supply teacher last week at King A, City School. 8.8. Meet New officers are: Mrs. Gordon Orr, pn'sident; Mrs. E. Wallas, immediate past president after leading the group for two years; Mrs. Donald Hadwen, vice-presi- dent; Mrs. J. C. Wemyss, second vice-president; Mrs. Jack Pars- om, treasurer; Mrs. David Ander- son, secretary; Mrs. Verdun Gor- don, social convenor; Mrs. G. T. Thompson, assistant social con- snenpg; Mrs. John Dew, flower conifenor; Mrs. George Harvey, assistant flower convenor. mm???» cud--4 __.. -1 13-..“. 6-D. Aucv- : The annual meeting of King City Unitedf- Church Sunday 'School teachdrs and assistants is Handling the dog carefully with gloves, Mrs. Denny and a neigh- bour, Allan Gellatly, took him to the village veterinarian. Pre- viously he had received an anti- rabies inoculation. Mrs. Denny contacted King City School and children living up the Fourth Line were again cautioned to look out for foxeswr other wild ani- mals. A fox had been sighted on the property a few days earlier by'Mrs. Denny's father. At Convention As president and organizer of United Nations' Association, York County Branch, Mrs. A. W. Mc- Lennan of Eversley was in Mont- real last Week for a meeting of the national executive. In Hospital I':..T0WNSHVIP[OF KING ‘ Tenders For A‘ 1/; Ton Pick-Up Truck The “011le the family” kind of dog, mostly collie and part St. Bernard was outside the Fourth Concession fLine Denny home not more than 20 minutes when Mrs. Denny discovered Duke bleeding from a bitten foot and spattered with blood and foam over the chest and feet. Wan-g .. .r Mrs. Arthur Wellesiey of South Keele‘st. had a ten-day visit by train with the family of a daugh- ter, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Folliott and little Lynn «and Vicki Fol- llott of Beaurepaire, Quebec. Health Centre Dog Attacked Mr. and Mrs. George Denny of RR. 1, have been waiting to hear from veterinarian Dr. Carl Heder of "King City if their big dog,'Duke. was bitten by a rabid animal last .week. ‘ 1 SeaIed Tefiders will be re- ceived by Jthe undersigned for the ,supply of a 1/; 'ton Pick-up Truck for the Town- ship of Iging. At the Ttfivnship Office up hi") 12 o’clock noon, MONDAY, FEB. 2nd, 1959 Tenders will be received for a new 1958 Model or a 1959 Model. WTenders must be submit“: ted on forms supplied by the Township and a 1953 Dodge Pick-up.accepted,as a trade- 1n; FF, [’4 Notice is hereby given that any person 'or persons before commenc- ing any work project for the Town- ship of King must have authoriza- tion and instructions from the Council or the Road Superintend- ent. H. G. ROSE, Clerk, :- . Nobleton, Ontario V “Any accounts submitted to Coun- cil withOut authorization will not be accepted for payment. King City, Oak Ridges Lake Wilcox The Liberal is always pleased to publish items of interest regarding people and events in the Oak RidgeI-Lako Wilcox and King City districts. Our news correspondent in Klng City is Mrs. William J. Houston. telephone King 205”; and in Oak Ridges-Lake Wilcox. Mrs. Ruth Mo- Fadden, Elmnove Avenue. phone PE. 3-5587. King City Notes H. G. ROSELClerk‘ It's ten years since Mr. Lacey left his Australian home. He and his Scottish wife and their two sons, John and Phillip, pupils of King City School, were amongthe. early residents of the village’s newest subdivision. At W.M.S. Meet Mrs. Laura Rolling and her 315- ter, Miss Kay Clark, were in Ber- muda nearly two weeks. travelling by‘plane and staying at the Lc'l- gelet’s. Call Australia Among those attending York Presbyterial W.M.S. executive meeting last Friday in Victoria Square United Church were Mrs. William Hodgson of Kettieby; Mrs. Martin Jenkinson, corres- ponding secretary, and Miss Marâ€" jorie McMurchy, periodicals sec- retary. ' Education Night » Mr. Harry Lacey, Valentine Acres, reports the telephone con- nection to Australia was “wonder- fully clear" when he called his mother, Mrs. Ethel Lacey, living at Palm Beach, Queensland._ A pot luck luncheon for the congregation will be a traditional part of tomorrow's annual church meeting in Laskay United Church. Inaugural To mark “Education Night", King City Lions' Club members invited to their dinner meeting in Temperanceville U n it e Church ten members of the teach- ing and journalism professions â€"- Miss Eva Dennis and Miss Doris Patton of King City School; Mrs. Jenny Blackburn and Mr. John G ill h a m of Temperanceville School: Miss Helen Thompson, Eversley School; Miss Betty Arc- buckle, Strange School; Miss EvJ elyn Courtney and the new tea- cher. Mr. John Arnott, of King: horn School; and reporters Mrs. Laura Rolling and Mrs. William Houston. During dinner Tail Twisters Stan Roots and Joseph Houlton were busy extricating fines from good-natured members. Before” being permitted dessert of home- made apple and cherry pie, top- ped with ice cream, ‘past presi- dents John Dew, John Walkings‘ ton», George Harvey, Gordon Orr and “Wib” Jennings had ~to .ren- der a chorus for that part of their supper, A The inaugural meeting of King City Trustees will be held Mon- day evening, January 19, in the Fire Hall at eight pm. Trustees’ regular meeting is scheduled for the following Monday evening. Holiday South being held this evening at the Keelc St. Parsonage. Pot Luck Lunch wâ€"rr- . President Jock Thompson had a friendly greeting for visitors and members. During the brief business period Fergus Lawson installed two new members, Clif- ford Coutts and Harry Lacey, as they received their club pins from sponsoring Lions, Irving “Red” Scott and Stan Roots. A George Harvey acted as chair- man for the panel on 'Educatlon'. Mr. W. J. McLeod, former inspec- tor of schools. for this district and now in charge of Markham, Stouffville and Richmond Hill schools, outlined to the audience of about 50 the strides made In education in the past 25 year}. He said the purpose of educa- tion was to develop adults able to function on national and interna- tional levels and to develop each child’s potential, mentally, emo- tlonally, physically, and morally. “Our education strives to deVelop society based on democratic prin- ciples," tye lnspector_ affirmed. ‘ v-1.-VW W- Mr. McLeod was assisted on the panel by Herbert Ross, “Wib” Jennings, Stan Roots and Mrs. Houston and giving impromptu comments on the purpose and prggress__of Education. Mrs. Blackburn and Mn. Rol- ling expressed appreciation to the Lions for the honor accorded visitors. - Mr. Glass” outlined the safety instructions he gives district school children and noted fire‘ ‘driil empties King City School in AQuconds. '“ Many of tin-three dozen iath- ers and mothers viewing the film on home hazards asked questions about fire protection. Mr. Glass said nearly all fires could be put out With dry powder, which was baking soda, or 002. He men- tioned the dangers of using water on electrical fires. Fifi; ’Preventionzm i Tum flrnmn‘in (iv ml Two dramatic firms on fire pre- vention were shown by King City Fire Brigade Chief "Pete" Glass at a' meeting of King City Home and School .Assqciatipn: vn vhvvv--'-_ ___ __ “Sometimes if you can close off the room where the fire starts, it may be out by the time fire- men arrive," said the Fire Chief, explaining a fire can be extin- "Miiéévboris Patton's cliss, rep- resented by the largest number of parents, retains the attendance banner. President Robert Seymour re- ceived members’ approval when he read the ansWers, prepared by a committee, to questions about Canadian Conference on Education resolutions being stud- ied by the School Education Com- mittee of Ontario Home and School Federation. Members endorsed requesting increased Federal financial aid for education so that all children could have equal educational op- portunity. Replying to queries on culture and education, King City Association noted the school was used, without fee, for Brow- nie and Guide activities and rec- ommended the facilities be avail- able .for cultural and educational activities outside school hours. Members considered the village library facilities were adequate. One of the executive, also a lib- rarian, Mrs. George Berry, an- nounced February '1 was the date of the library vote and sought members' support to make it a public library. ___A_.l A1..- Warning against panic, Mr. Glass observed, "Panic never put out any fire.” Instead of overâ€" loading electrical wiring, the aud- ience was advised to consult an electrician before risking, a fire. He recommended installing a fire alarm system and extinguish- ers in each home and said he would be glad to give any help or advice to any one considering increasing home protection: Illustrating how easy it was for a fire to get out of hand, the Fire Chief did not mind telling how' his backyard fire going too trong resulted in some one summoning the fire truck when he‘used to live in the house now occupied by Dr. Hardy’s family. -. yaw-Av .0..- v", . Mr. Seymour announced the Film Workshop'to be held Feb- ruary 5 in Prince Charles School, Newmarket, to whichthe presi- dent and five members of each home and school group are invit- ed CHILII'. Robert Walker’s financial report‘ showed $40.3? on hand. .k A_:_.1 LA- DUring the social period, tea, coffee and cookies were served in the hall. The next meeting is planned for February 12. Christening r vun lflvVu-n Rev. Dr. W. Bruce‘ Jennings officiated at the christening of baby John Douglas Sparks, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Sparks, at a serviceiiin A11_ Saints: Church. “The Brigade went to 42 fires last year,” reported Mr. Glass, “and 90 per cent of them were caused through carelessness and were preventable.” guished by removing one of the three ~ heat, fuel or oxyggn. at u an: Vavu .u- ---- -wVVV Mr. and Mrs. Sparks have an- older child, William, who ‘1: 20 months. Flight Lieut. and Mrs. David Weir of North Bay acted as godparents. Other guests at the tea at the King St. home of the Sparks family, following the christening, included Mr. and iVIrs. Victor Campbell of _ Hamil- on. Organize New W.M.S.A A ,A ,u-___v.. VAbqu-Iv ‘v -._.._. It will go down in St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church history that on January 5 a new W.M.S.~ was organized in the new King City Church, as I natural outcome of the two separate groups previous- ly active at Eversley and Strange Churches. vuul, unva- The student minister, Mt. Bruce Will, was chairman for e1- ections and Mrs. William Wil- loughby acted as secretary for the evening. After discussion, the 15 ladies present decided to meet on the fourth Thursday of each month. The new executive will be installed at the January 22 meeting at th_e_church. “A A -I. _--.. Lunacy-no uu v--- _-_ Mrs. Robert Farren was chosen honorary president; Mrs. Donald McCallum, president; Mrs. Wil- liam Willoughby, first vice-pres- ident; Mrs. Fred Curtis, second vice-president; Mrs. Charles Gor- don, secretary; Mrs. Jessie Phil- lips, assistant secretary; Miss Jessie G’ellatly, treasurer; Mrs Ted Siverns, pianist; Mrs; Cleg‘gJ assistant pianist; MrsgArthur Bo-E vair, Glad Tidings; Mrs. J. Tan. , ‘A.3-L van, uuuu -......:,.., _._-,_ ner, welcome and welfare, assist- ed by Mrs. Robert Farren; Mrs.. Fred Gray, Literature‘ secretary; Mrs. Lenhardt, in charge of cur- rent expense account; Mrs. James Kerr, press secretary. Library Vqte Feb. 7 “An- LA “IIIIIIIJ 'Vuv ....... . King City ratepayers will be taking part in a public vote, set for February 7 at King Memorial Library, to decide whether they ’wish ‘fhé 11-year-old library to be: come a public library or rem' an association one. ¢v-. .. vv Mr. William Heaslip, a present Board member, and Mr. Ray Burt have consented to be Re- turning Officers. Mrs. John Grew and Mrs. Harold Ratcliff, poll clerks, and a scrutineer will com- p13; the voluntary, unpaid, poll st . _ nu. an... ._ - . Actual ballots read, “Are you in favor of establishing a public library in King City" with a space for “Yes” or "Np." _‘ The eight voluntary librarians. headed by Mrs. A. E. Jarvis, have agreed to continue to give their services in operating the library if it becomes a pubiic one. The request for changed status originates with the present lib- rary board, which feels the pres- ent set-up is inadequate from a financial standpoint. Money to operate the library is now re- ceived in grants from the village and township, amounting to $50 each last year; from the province depending on the number of books in circulation, and from membership fees of $1 yearly ‘for adults and 25 cents for high school students. Public school children doAnot pay. A public. lifiiafiffiould receive larger provincial aunts and vil- Certain of the ditches are mun- icipal ones, requiring township upkeep. Instead of using ma- chinery, township is employing the needy Marsh residents, who. suffered severe farm losses last year when strong winds blew away seed and crops. The pr - gram is eligible for the Domin- ion-Provincial 80 per cent subsidy to rencogragel winter epploxment. lage Trustees, approving the move, last year agreed the pub- lic support through village taxes could begin on the basis of 50 cents a resident, the individual amount varying according to pro- perty assessment. Appointments effective for 1959 were made at King Township’s in- augural meetin of the follow- ing: Bruce Dav , Q.C., renamed chairman of King Township Plan- ning Board; Deputy-reeve Wilt-e red Aitchinon, Planning Board; member; ' Councillor Ray Jen- nings, representative to Toronto and Metro Conservation Author- ity; Norman MacMurchy, repre- aentative to Upper Holland River Conservation Authority; Reeve William Hodgson and Deputy reeve Wilfred Aitchlson. repre- sentative to Nobleton Community Association; Elwood Dale; and Marvin Hunter, representatives to Aurora and District. High School Board. Board members are circulating appeals for support through local organizations and welcome any inquiries from residents. Relief costs have practically doubled in a year in King Town- ship, according to Chief Constable and Welfare Offieer Harold Rus- sell. Mr. Rusell explained a temporâ€" ary works project in Holland Marsh meant employment at a dollar an hour, affecting 11 of the families cuprgntly ljecelving aid. Last week secretary Mrs. Rat- cliff and treasurer Mrs. George Berry conferred with Township Clerk Harold Rose about the set- ting of the voting date and ap- pointing of staff. Voting hours will be from 10 am. to 6 pm. on ngruayy 7. Wheras a month’s cost of 131-0- viding aid to 16 families a year ago was $1,266, in December the figure hit a new high with 31 {Amines assisted at a coat or $2,- Mr. ,Rus'ell said, “I 'cari't see any improvement in this situation until April or_ Mgr“ Church News The annual congregational meeting of Teston United Church will be held Friday evening, Jan- uary 16. Rev. and Mrs. Martin Jenkinson, members and congre- gatiOn will meet for a “pot luck” supper at even o’clock to be followed by the installation of of- ficers and reports from the varâ€" ious organizations of the church. Come and learn what you and your church have accomplished during the past year and make plays for pgog'ress “1.1959. ,A.;_‘ The regular monthly meeting of the Woman’s Auxiliary will b held Tuesday afternoon, January 20, in the Sunday School room. Please note the change of dgy._ Sincere sympathy is extended to Mrs. Sidney Bowers and family in their loss recently of a beloved husband and father. Mr. Bowers at one time owned a farm in Tes- ton and was known to many in this district. He had been a mem- ber of the York Township police force for many years but since his retjrement Mr. and Mrs. Bow- ers have been living in Todmor- den. A miscellaneous shower in hon- our of Miss Rowett, teacher of Bryson School, was held in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bow- en, Thursday evening, January 8. Members of the school section, the pupils and their mothers pre- sented Miss Rowett with many lovely gifts in honour of her mar- riage to Mr. Stanley Callaghan. The wedding took place Friday evening in Nashville Presbyter- ian Church. Mr. and Mrs. Calla- ghaxr will reside in Weston. Teston News Conversion To 60 Cycle SAME DAY SERVICE Victor Draper Agencies 0.; Ridges 0mm m. 3-5471 ' RELIANCE SERVICE STATION Correspondent: Miss Joan Pelletier J6: TELEVISION Radio â€" Wuhan Repair Sanka; Phone Maple 431: 12 Midnight DAILY in? A The official *ropening ceremon- ies of the Oak Ridges Legion Hall will take place on Saturday, Jan- uary 17. The ceremonies will start at 6 p.m., folloWed by a presi- dent’s reception. Many Legion branches from Zone E2 are ex- pected to be represented; also district organizations 'have been invited to send a representative. Everyone is invited to attend the ceremonies. A public dance will start at 9 pm. with music by The Oak Ridges Legion Ladies Auxiliary, held their installation night last week with a team of officers from the men's branch conducting the ceremonies. Those installed were: President, Mrs. W. Orton; lst vice president, Mrs. E. Collins; 2nd vice president, Mrs. G. Taylor; secretary, Mrs. D. Garbutt; Treasurer, Mrs. S. Charuk; Sergeant at Arms. Mrs. A. Sourbutts; executive: Mrs. G. Windsor, Mrs. J. Atkinson, Mrs. L. Gibbons and Mrs. G. Murray. Mrs. L. McFadden was installed as past president. Also attending the ceremonies were Mrs. M. Clark, Zone Commander and two representatives from Woodbridge and Rev. G. Winch. King Township Council has adopted the proposalrof Councilâ€" lor Douglas Hutchins, supported by Councillor Ray Jennings of a twice yearly system of tax pay- ments. Legion Notes Clerk Harold Rose was author- ized to institute a program of two collections, before July 15 and before December 15. Two per cent is to be allowed if the entireetax bill is paid before the first due date in mid-July. Oak Ridges, Lake Wilcox So‘ciab YOU GET MORE 0|]TOF’llFE‘WHEN ~ ' MEET THE MOST OUT OF ELECTRICITY Even though it’s washday Mother has plenty of time to spend with the children, because electricity helps with the housework. The washing is done automatically . . . by electricity. While she’s away the clothes will be washed and rinsed thoroughly, simply by setting the dial on the automatic electric washer. When she comes home, the Washing needs onlyto be transferred to the automatic electric clothes dryer. While she’s busy preparing. dinner (on her automatic electric range), the washing will be dried sunshine-fresh, automatically, 'whatever the weather. Automatic electric laundry appliances are Safe, clean, and modern, They free you from wash- day drudgery forever . . . yet they cost just a-few cents a day to operate. ‘ You get more out of life, when you get the most out of electricity. 'olea The Oak Ridges Scout and Guide Auxiliary will hold their monthly meeting on Thursday, January 15, at the home of Mrs. G. Rowe, Elm Grove Ave. After the business i finished, the lad- ies will sew signal flags for the Scouts. Anyone interested in‘the Scouts and Guides, Brownies and Cubs are invited to attend. Neighbourhood News Mr. Grant Mchchen. Oak Rid- ges was recently installed as mas- ter in Robertson Lodge, A.F. & A.M. local 292 in King City. Mr‘. McCachen has been a lodge member for 10 years and is well known in the Oak Ridges district as host of! the Ridge Inn Norm Burling and his orchestra from Newmarket. ’ Mrs. G. Windsor, entertainment officer, of the Legion Auxiliary has planned to start bingos which will be held every Tuesday. Cash prizes and a jackpot will be reaâ€" dy for the bingo fans. The bingos are to start immediately. Scout and_ Guide' Auxiliu-y Mr. and Mrs. W. Parker and son have returned home after spending the holidays with rela- tives in North Bay. While away, Mrs. Parker spent some time in the hospital with an appendix operation. The Oak Ridges Brownies have resumed their meetings follow- ing the holidays. They meet every Thursday aft-er school at the Brethren in Christ church on Aubrey Avenue. ‘ --.â€"~,v‘, --.-.... At a recent meeting of St. Mark’s W.A., the members made plans for a strawberry supper and other events to be held through- out the coming year. _The Oak Ridges Scouts and ‘3' pack of the Cubs will meet at the Legion hall on Tuesday,» evenings from now on. The Cub's 'A' pack will meet at the hall on Satur- day mornings. m ELECTRICITY DOES so MUcH .-.‘-.{'c05’rs so LITTLE live better. . . ElEBIBIBAllY the safe, clean, modern way YOU NEED BULBS KING ‘ CITY; ONT. PHONE 50 I WATCH FOR‘IT ‘ JANUARY 16th AND 17th It’s “BUY "A BAG OE ’ BULBS” and' HELP THE OAK 'RIDGES ’ ‘ BOY SCOUTF'GROUP Leslie Motor Products: ltd. "'5 In :z'I'he Bug ! 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