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The trustees of Thornhill Vill- age met in the public library, Thornhill, on Wednesday evening. April 8. An application for the erection of billboard advertising signs on property owned by Mr. Willard Simpson at the corner of Yonge and John Streets was con- sidered. Mirkham Twp. Council has already signified its approval. lubject to the approval of the village trustees. While stating that they were opposed to billboards in the village, the trustees decid- ed to make no final decision un- til the status of existing signs along Yonge street has been set- tled. Chairman Allan Sumner re- ported on meetings with the coun- cils 0! Markham and Vaughan. regarding the paving of roads. “The wheels are turning. but slowly." said My. Sumner. scouts \ . . ’I'he Scouts met Monday even- in in Thornhii United Church ttgter the opening service the couts were put into their new Patrol groups and then continued with their different duties to be- come good Scouts. I have been told that the boys are doing very well in their different tests. There has been a good turn-out on Friday evening at the Scout but to try the different tests so that they can receive their Ten- derfoot, 2nd class and lst class scout badges. Thornhill and District News There was a court of honour meeting last Tuesday. Seven to 10 boys were present. Meeting blosed with the lowering of the flag and the Lord‘s Prayer. Cubs ‘ _ Cubs met Tuesday evening at Thornhill United Church. After the opening service the cubs worked on their badges, played a few games and continued on with the game of basketball. The meeting closed with the Grand Howl. 'Glad to see the Queen Scouts back after their schoo} _exams. Village Trustees Defer Decision Billboard Sign 4 THE LIBERAL, Richménd Hm, Ontario, Thursday, April 16, 1959 SeJénty-flve dollars is the es- RICHMOND HILL BRANCH - J. K. Clarke, Manager BAYVIEW PLAZA BRANCH â€" Murray Cass, Manager Hibpy Scouting, boys. would an 15f Savings, too, THE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERC: And just like her Junior Depositor’s Account, your Savings Account will grow with regular deposits. jAOl'nAif/ TELEPHONE AV. 5-3555 THAN 800 BRANCHES WROUGNOUT CANADA have a way of growing timated cost of ploughing and dis- clng park land in the Ball Sub- division. The trustees decided to inspect the area first before de- ciding to go ahead. Mr. Sumner reported that the two councils of Markham and Vaughan were trying to get toâ€" gether on a plan whereby only one of the townships would han- dle the village accounts. The trustees agreed that such a sys- tem at present in operation in other areas, would have many ad- vantages over the present one where the townships handle the village bills separately. The main difficulty, it was believed, would be with regard to road accounts. Mrs, J. Bulger Head Of C.W.L. The following members were elected to office for the coming year. President, Mrs. J. Bulger; lst vice president, Mrs. J. Mac- Millan; 2nd vice-president, Mrs. J. Briggs; 3rd vice-president, Mrs. R. Hall; recording secretary, Mrs. M. Jackson; corresponding secre- tary, Mrs. W. Turcotte; treasur- er. Mrs. A. Dunn‘, councillors, Mrs. L. Crover, Mrs. D. Ramsay, Mrs. C. McCarthy, Mrs. B. Find- lay, Mrs. E. Christie, Mrs. E. Kel- ly, Mrs. G. Durrant, Mrs. D. Ho- The monthly meeting of St. Paschal Baylon’s C.W.L. was held in the rectory on April 6th with Mrs. G. W. Marlatt presiding. Mrs. J. G. Briggs. spiritual con- venor, reminded members of the C.W.L. Communion Breakfast on May 3rd at the Four Winds Res- taurant. ‘ A card party will be held on May 9th at St. Edward’s Parish Hall for the marathon bridge and euchre players, at which time prizes wjll‘be distributed. gan. Rev.‘ V. Lo Savio, director, inâ€" stalled officers with the recitaâ€" tion of the Act of Consecration. He congratulated the executive on their appointments to office. A presentation was made to Mrs. G. W. Marlatt, out-going presi- dent, in appreciation of her splen- did performance as St. Paschal's first C.W.L. president. Fourteen members volunteered their services for the Canadian Cancer Society Campaign. A card party will be held on May 9th at St. Edward’s Parish RESERVATIONS AT. 8-1282 The Liberal is uwen pleased to publish Item at Interest contributed by Ito reader- ln the Thu-ohm are: . . . . Our representative in Thornth I: Mn. Donald Smellle. who may be reached by phoning AV. 5-3555. By Doris M. FitzGerald There were three general stores in Thomhill when Mr. Herbert Horen was a boy in the eighteen nineties. Jimmie Shuter’s stood at the south west corner of Yonge and Centre Sts., Lindsay-Francis (with the post office in a corner) occupied Elgies Village Hardware building, and Ed Gallanough’s, the present Vern Griffin Paint Shop. At night big shutters were put over the windows. They were held in place by long cross bars through which a bolt was passed and fastened inside the store. A favourite prank of village youths was to lurk near Mr. Shuter’s in the evening and withdraw the bolt before it could be fastened. Then Mr. Shuter could be heard calling plaintively to his wife, “Missus, will you drop what you are doing and come and put the spike in, as the boys persist in pulling it out.” Though paper bags were com- ing into use in Thornhill Mr. Shuter still kept a pile of cut brown paper squares besides his scales, and on to them he would scoop bulk staples from the big drawers. One day Herbie was sent to buy some sugar, a diffi~ cult commodity to wrap and tie with string. He dawdled on he way Lome to watch a gang of Ital- ians working with pick and shov- e' on the new right of way for the Metropolitan Radial Railway. Though it was July they wore red woo‘len underwear, and it was reported that they were paid $1.00 for a ten-hour day. In front iof the Lindsay-Francis store he ‘tripped over one of the new rails sent from Pittsburgh, his parcel came undone and most of the sugar spilled out. Seeing the mishap Mr. Ed. Francis came out, put the remaining sugar in a bag and filled it up, “so you won’t get into trouble at home." How- ever, the first thing Mrs. Horen noticed was the paper bag. .“I thought I told you to go to Shut- ers.” she reminded Herbie. "I did," he. said, telling what hap- pened. “Well, Mr. Shuter should be using bags too. You go to .Ed Francis after this." Michael Horen. Herbie’s grand- father, came from Dublin, Ire- land, as a young man, and work- ed for John Brunsxill whose Po- mona Mills were in the valley of the little Don, about a mile out John St. When‘Herbie was a boy the ruins of the red brick walls, and chimney, were still standing Though many in Thornhill at first thought the contractors who built the Metropolitan Radial Railway in 1896 were mad to be- lieve that an electric trolley could make, and hold, the grades on Yonge‘ St., Mr. Horen’s father, al- so named Michael, subsequently worked for the Metropolitan for thirty years. Herbie Horen was born On John St. in the house now owned by Mr. and Mrs. David Car-ruth- ers. Later the family moved one door east. When the landlord spoke of raising the $3.00 a month rent, Mr. Michael Horen decided to buy the, house close by, in which his son now lives. He pur- chased it in 1906 from Mr. Tom Allison, teacher at Thornhill Pub- lic School for about $460. There were two northern spy trees on the property which yielded ten barrels of apples a year, and suf- ficient surplus fruit and berries . -_ n- v', When trying to do a good turn for an elderly man Herbie was less lucky. It was quite custom- ar_ then for residents to call at one of the local hotels for a pail of beer before the evening meal. Herbie saw a feeble old gentle- man who lived on Colborne St. come out of Hughes Hotel with a loaf of bread in one hand, and an uncovered pail of beer, bu.Z_z- ing with flies, in the other. He offered to carry the tin pail but had not gone far before the loose end of a plank in the walk sprang up, and upset the pail. “Now see what you have done," said the old man. “I will have to start all over again, and will be late tor my supper.” .. .. . n,,_,l _.-., _ Mr. Horen recalls that there were three hotels in the village in those days, each with stabllng for 50 horses. Collins Hotel was prettin situated in the valley on the west side of Yonge St., just north of the little Don. 1y oppo ite the end of Jéhn St., and the stables, with a ballroom above, were built almost to the edge of the creek. The Queens had a double verandah, and a first class dining room where big roasts were carved at table, and heaped vegetable dishes were passed around. In the barroom the great plate glass mirror was surrounded with shelves stocked with every variety of drink. in- clud-ing Gooderham and Worts whiskey at 85c a hottle. ’ c ‘ , W“, Houghten‘s “Qiéén’s Hotel" also on the west sirde,7w_a§ negr- Both these hotels burned down after prohibition came in to force in 1906. Hughes picturesque clapboard inn with the hell on top, on the east side of Yonge St., was operated as a temperance ho- tel for many years by the late Saunders Findlay and his family. but'was finally destroyed in a spectacular fire in 1950. The site is now occupied by the Me- Neil-Anstey block of stores. Thornhill Lions Family Nite Mon. The Thornhill District Lions Club .held its first April meeting at the Thornhill United Church on April 6th. -.- --,_-- - ,, A letter was read from the Lions Club of Rainy River, Ont- ario, (which consists of 17 mem- bers) which is attempting to raise between $2,50 and $3,000 to provide surgery for an ailing child. They appealed for $1.00 from each of the Lions Clubs in Ontario, Manitoba, and Min- nesota. A hat was passed and $32 was collected, which will be forwarded to the Rainy River Lions Club. The Thornhill Lions $400 per month draw is now under way, and tickets may be obtained from any member of the Club. The Nominating Committee presented a slate of ofl’icers for the coming year. Elections will be held during the May 4th meeting. The programme of the night was provided by the Civic‘ Im- provement and Community Bet- terment Committee, chaired by Lion Tom Jackson. Lion Bill Rutledge of the Markham-Union- ville Lions Club introduced the speaker of the night. Mr. Paul Hoglin. The topic “Brainstorm- ing” dealt with Creative Think- ing as it applied to industry, and to individuals. The club members broke up into groups of eight, and did some creative (‘2) think- ing The next meeting, April 20, will be “Father, Son and Daugh- ter Night". Mr. Harry “Red” Fos- ter will be the guest speaker. Club members whose children are somewhat too mature for this meeting, mu bring their grand- children. ’eca/A gar/y Comma ofi/é .91: j‘ornA£// Herbie lioren was born on John St. in the house now owned by Mr. and Mrs. David Car-ruth- ers. Later the family moved one door east. When the landlord spoke of raising the $3.00 a month rent. Mr. Michael Horen decided to buy the house close by, in which his son now lives. He pur- chased it in 1906 from Mr. Tom Allison, teacher at Thornhill Pub- lic School for about $460. There were two northern spy trees on the property which yielded ten barrels of apples a year, and sufo ficient surplus fruit and berries to pay the taxes of $5.65. Herbie remembers that his mother regu- larly put down one hundred jars of preserves, and spraying trees, and bushes for insect pests, was unheard of, and unnecessary. Michael Horen. Herbie’s grand- father, came from Dublin, Ire- land, as a young man. and work- ed for John Brunsxill whose Po- mona Mills were in the valley of the little Don. about a mile out John St. When‘Herbie was a boy the ruins of the red brick walls, and chimney, were still standing Though many in Thornhill at first thought the contractors who built the Metropolitan Radial Railway in 1896 were mad to be- lieve that an electric trolley could make, and hold. the grades on Yonge‘ St., Mr. Horen’s father, al- so named Michael, subsequently worked for the Metropolitan for thirty years. The house in which he was born was bought by Mr. Ed Parkinson who raised the roof, and made it a two storey dwell- ing. Mr. Parkinson used an old double house across the road as a blacksmith and machine shop, and in the fall he also ran a homemade cider press there. The road in to the shop was made of tanbark from a pile left near the old tannery in the hollow. Mr. Parkinson could build a wagon from the hub’ up himself, but did not shoe horses. A Mr. McDonald, and later Herb Hooper hasd a smithy where Murray Motors is uv n . Herbie attended the old '1‘) orn- hill School at Jane and Elizabeth Sts. and remembers that certain boys were delegated to carry in wood each day during cold wea- ther. As there was no heat at night the ink bottles would freeze in winter. The boys would colâ€" lect them and put them on top of the box stove. Inevitably some would explode and spray the ceil- ing with ink. As a result the school was freshly painted inside, more often than out. It was an important day when two heating engineers came to estimate the size required in a floor furnace ‘to heat the school. The furnace ‘which came from CincinnAti prov- ed much more satisfactory than the old stoves. 110W "-iadx-flinost of his life, Mr. Karen has been a painter, qnd dec_or§tor. Eâ€"Erade wfilch he learned from the late Herb. Gibbs of Thornhill. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TWP. OF NORTH YORK Do You Know That With fresh green grass apâ€" pearing and buds bursting forth, most of us get the urge to clean up and tidy up. This is of course as things should be, for a clean tidy home and yard not only gives our morale and sense of self-respect a boost but the clutter and debris all too of- ten left behind after a long cold winter may be of a na- ture dangerous to life and limb. Sharp objects which have until recently been bur- ied in the snow suddenlyv ap~ pear. Steps or walks may need repair. When you look for possible accident haz- ards 'you will doubtless find many. CARL E. HILL, M.D., M.O.H. 40 LEVENDALE RD., RICHMOND HILL TU. 4-5621 New - Renewal - Gift GALBRAITH J EWELLERS MAGAZINE ' SUBSCRIPTIONS Derry Giles AV. 5-2241 EXPERT WATCH REPAIRS FAST 85 EFFICIENT SERVICE ALL WORK FULLY GUARANTEED 0mm era a “MI-jand Mrs. Jan Kok have re turned frim a three month stay in Holland. Sympathy is extended to Mr. John MacKay, John St.. on the passing of'his mother, Mrs. Mac- Kay of Fort William, who died In Toronto, on Sunday, April 12. Mr. and Mrs. E. Swabey and family have returned from a two week vacation in Florida. Baptist Church News The Women’s Mission Circle of Thornhill Baptist Church held its Thankoffering meeting Wednes- day evening, April 8, in the Sun» day School room, which took the form of 'a rice and curry supper convened by Mrs. Edward Twine. The regular meeting followed with Miss Gladys Stevens presid- ing. The Rev. Reginald Bennett was the speaker whose topic on missionarywork here and abroad was very interesting. Miss Chris Gaye was the soloist thus bring- ing to a close a ,very enjoyable evening. . Socials The next meeting will be held on May 6. A shower of canned goods will be held and Mrs. J. Smith will speak on “Jewels for Jesus.” Holy Trinity Parish Guild On Tuesday. April 7, the regu- lar semi-monthly meeting of the Parish Guild was held in the church hall, with Mrs. Kay Shaw. the president, presiding. After the opening prayer, the minutes of the previous meeting were read by the secretary, Mrs. Barbara Manning. Final plans for the tra- velling baskets were discussed. and these will be started around the parish in the near future. Proceeds of this venture will be given to the building fund. Mem- bers voted to hold the annual Guild dinner at the Yangtze Pa- goda on Tuesday, May 19. Follow- ing the business meeting, the members broke up into groups'to work on bazaar items and to dec- orate the travelling baskets. Tea, coffee and sandwiches were serv- ed by the hostesses, Mrs. Eleanor Edwards, Mrs. R. Elgie, and Mrs. Muriel Shaw. The next meeting will be held in the church hall on Tuesday, April 21, when a dam- onstration on gift wrapping will be given by Eaton’s. All ladies of the congregation are invited to attend, and all members are asked to be present and. if possible. to bring a friend. Girls’ Auxiliary The Girls' Auxiliary of 3-!on Trinity Anglican Church held its regular weekly meeting on Tues- day of last week 'in the church hall. At this meeting the girls wrote their mission examination There’s an easy way to keep warm this spring. Just arrange for us to keep your tank filled W i t h quality fuel oil. We Deliver Toronto and Surrounding Districts for your place of business, truck lettering, sale signs, office door lettering. FAST SERVICE W. G. STREET, Prop. Max Factor Cosmetics “Flowers For All Occasions" PHONE TU. 4-1812 AT ALL HOURS RICE’S FLOWERS RICHMOND HILL Expert Drug Service TU. 4-2213 Thornhill' Notes for which they had been working for the last few weeks. Most of the girls tried for their Mission Badge and several tried for their chevron for which they had to teach a lesson to .other girls. There was he business meeting, but during the test the girls en- joyed cookies and freshie. Presbyterian Church News An hilarious TV evening was enjoyed by 36. members of Thom- hill Presbyterian Church Couple’s Club in the new Christian Educa- tion building on April 11. The devotions were led by Mr. and Mrs. A. Brown. Plans were made for a second paper drive on May 2. Impersonations of “This Is Your Life" when features of Mr. C. Chamber’s life .were revealed. an Ed Sullivan show for which Mr. Doug Puddy was the emcee. and a “Beat the Clock" program directed by Mr. and Mrs. E. Pat- ton were enjoyed. Mr. Ian Rennie, Director of Knox College was the guest spea- ker Sunday' morning. Rev. Cham- bers preached at St. John’s An- glican Church, Oak Ridges. as part of the Anglican Ecumenclal Sunday. ‘ United Church News A reception service for those who joined the church during recent communions and the gifts of Bibles presented by Dr. Eddy to the Catechumen Class was held Sunday evening in the auditorium with the elders and their wives acting as hasts. The committee was in charge of 1):. Cameron Hill and Mr. Don Smellie. A quar- tet including Don Davidson. Les Clark, Alan Beckwith and Hugh Martin rendered the lovely num- ber, "Remember Me". Mr. Martin led in a short hymn sing, which was enjoyed by all. Mr. Hampson opened the meeting with prayer, and Rev. Stephenson closed with ‘prayer. A social‘hour followed. The next meeting of the Thorn- hill Horticultural Society will be held Tuesday, April 21, at Thorn- hill Public School. 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