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I1|! Thornhill Guides and Brown- es A meeting of the Group Com-i mittee of the lat Thornhill Guides 3 and Brownies was held at the, Thornhill Presbyterian Church on Wednesday, October let. A slate of officers was presented to the meeting and upon a motion of ac- ceptance by Mrs. R. Biford, se- conded by Mrs. Elizabeth Kelson, they were duly installed. The new President is Mrs. Ken Smith. Her executive consists of Vice Presi- dent. Mrs. Reg. Allen, Treasurer, Mrs. R. Henderson, Secretary, Mrs. D. McCrae, Social Convener, Mrs. R. Steward. The group discussed the ever- recurring problem of leaders for the Guides and Brownies, and Mrs. A. Mowder, the new Brown Owl was introduced. Mrs. Peggy Echlin, noted in last week’s paper as her Tawny Owl, has been forc- ed to retire, but the group was pleased to meet Mrs. S, Herbert who has taken her place. Mrs. P. D. McTaggart-Cowan, the District Commissioner was in- sroduced to the meeting. She ahanked Mrs. A. Mollard for her work in organizing the group two years ago. and also thanked the retiring executive and 'welcomed the new one. Mrs. McTaggart- Cowan announced that the Gold- en Jubilee bulbs have_all been distributed and will be planted shortly. She also made a plea for «be mothers ,to volunteer to help the Guide and Brownie leaders in {their work with the girls. F‘hornhili United Church rnhill and District News 'The group was reminded that the mother of every Brownie or Guide is automatically 3 member of the Group Committee. and that the yearly membership fee of $1.00 is now due. This fee is quite separate from the $1.00 fee which each Brownie pays each year. and which is used to pay for the group insurance covering the girls in their activities, and for their membership fee. Both Guides and Brownies have been working for some‘ time to raise a contribution of $1.50 per head toward the Guide Building Fund and have pretty well reach- ed their quotas. The mothers. however, had never made a con- tribution to the fund. Donations were asked for and it was voted to send $10.00 to the Building Fund. r".v- .-_.__ - __ "he congregation of Thornhill United Church were glad to learn that the Rev. Hugh R. MacDon- ald has accepted the call of their church and will take up his duties on November 15th. In the interim, the Rev. A. E. Baker has been “king the services. Rev. Baker, now retired, was formerly the minister at Fairlawn United Church in Toronto. v"... - -.. _.-_ Under the convenorship of Mrs. Ralph Thompson, all the ladies of the Women's Association have been working particularly hard these past weeks making ready for the Association’s Annual Ba- zaar, to be held at the Church on November 7th. The ladies have been workingAin Eheirhomes and n_-_. in groups at the Church and from all accounts, have many fine things in store for us. Mrs. K. R. Rose of Toronto, immediate Past President of Dominion Women‘s Association Council for the Uni- ted Church of Canada will open the bazaar. u. u ‘, J; ;_ AL-.‘- w yuan“... cThe bazaar will be held in three separate rooms this year. the Children's Fair having a room THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thursday, October Radios Our 2-ACCOUNT PLAN is Elanned Saving JOHN'S T.V. Richmond Hill Branch â€" J. K. Clarke - Manager Bayview Plaza Branch â€" Murray Cass - Manager IOII THAN :00 BRANCHES ACROSS CANADA TO SERVE You AV. 5-4138 THE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE mm [loam Saving a! our neuron branch m 2 SAVINGS ACCOUNT Keep your Savings Account for saving. Add to it from every pay. As your balance grows, you‘ll enjoy new peace of mind. PERSONAL CHEQUING ACCOUNT Pay all bills by cheque on a Personal Chequing Account. A quarterly statement will help you keep your records straight. The low service charges are pre-paid. Your cancelled cheques are on file if you need them. TELEPHONE AV. 5-2331 Thornhill Notes Car Radios HI-FI of its own. Another spot which should prove equally popular is the Record Bar for teen agers, of‘ fering all new recordings of the latest hits. An unusual and intriguing fea- ture of the bazaar this year will be the “Hat Boutique" â€" an of- fering of hats, made over and completely reâ€"styled and refurb- ished by a group of ladies who have been taking the course in millinery at the High Schgol. _L lul'fl-I‘ewfien‘s Cake B7:ng Contest will be another repeat feature, sure to create a lot of _interest'.t The ladies, are working on the manufacture of turkey pies. and at this writing had 150 all ready and stored in their various freez- ers ya.» Meantime ,the ladies, of Group 5 of the Women's Association ar- ranged a highly successful Rum- mage Sale at Richvale Commun- ity Hall last Saturday, October 24th. The Convener of the sale was Mrs. Hazel Cairns, and her committee was made up of Mrs. H. F. Skinner, Mrs. D. Rivers and Mrs. L. Markle. Thornhill Presbyterian Churfh Thirty-tfifee 'rhembers of the Young Life Club of Thornhill Presbyterian Chm-{ch e‘njgyed a A . tan“, . --..__ games party at the church on Saturday evening. The evening had been intended as a hay ride. but the rainy weather “upset the hay-cart” so to speak, and instead the. group took part in a lively program directed by Rev. Cham- bers. with the Social Committee arranging the refreshments. r ,A_v 13-1 an I ausunb u... - v-- __.__ The second Congregational Fel- lowship night was held at the church Sunday evening and Rev. Jospeh Muchan, director of Ev- angel Hall, the Presbyterian Mis- sion in downtown Toronto addres- sed the meeting. He gave an in- spiring talk on personal, practical and prison evangelism. - , .1 1... LI... auu y: lav-A w 7 »-.°-__-__, The service was led by the President, Mr. Jerry Easton and, a sing-song was led by Mr. E.‘ Sand and Mr. W. Hazel. The‘ group also enjoyed a duet song by Mr. Nick Vandermey and Miss Myrna Hunt. A presentation of hymn books was made to Mrs. Ada Rowe and Miss F. Heydens, who were form. erly organist and choir mistress, respectively. Mr. Chambers made the presentation, assisted by Mr. Douglas Cooper, Clerk of the Ses- sron. . The Adult Christian Education program is now in its third week, studying the theme “God Speaks Through Church History." Meet- ings are at ‘8 pm. each Thursday nuLu- -un nnrfl, 1115) as: a» v r..." -____ , evening. and the public are cord- ially invited. Holy Trinity Anglican Church The regular semi-monthly meet- ing of the Parish Guild was held on Tuesday, October 20th, but in various members' homes. One group made mincemeat at the home of Mrs. Irene Askew with Mrs. Betty Tyson as refreshment hostess; another group worked on decorative candles and corsages at the home of Mrs. Phyllis Devery, with Mrs. Betty Dickson as re- freshment hostess. A third group worked on dolls' clothes and wrapped yule logs at the home of Mrs. Kay Shaw, where Mrs. Olive St. John was refreshment hostess. The next Guild meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 3rd in the Church hall. As this will‘ be the last meeting before the‘ bazaar, all members are requested to be present. The Holy Trinity Girls' Auxil- iary held their regular weekly meeting at the Church on Tues- ‘ day, October 20th and Mrs. David McLean was on hand to give the girls a dancing lesson, to go to- ward the earning of their Phys- ical Fitness badges. The meeting was a supper meeting which was -rhe Liberal” I: alwayn pleased to publish items or inure-t contributed by It. readers In the Thornhill area . . . . . Our representative In Thornhlll Ia Mrs. Margaret McLean. who may ha reached by phoning AV. 5.2331. much enjoyed. To liven things? up, Mrs. C. Tomlin taught some new songs. Plans were discussed for the girls’ annual sale of re- cords, to take place this year on Saturday, November 7th at the Church Hall, Brook and Jane Sts. from 10:30 am. to 1 pm. The records offered will be 45 r.p.m. records off juke boxes - latest hits 29c and older hits 15c. The girls are also selling cans of Planters Peanuts and the proceeds from this as well as the record sale are to be used to help support three mission girls of the Anglican Church. One of these is a Bish- op's Messenger in Western Can- ada, one is a teacher at an An- glican girl's school in India while the third is a nurse in Japan, Did you know that there is an active badminton club in Thom- hill? The Thornhill Badminton Club, membership is 50 at pres- ent, plays ever Thursday evening in the gym at the Thornhill High School from 8 to 10:30 pm. The Club welcomes new members and if enough join, it might be poss- ible to also play on Tuesday nights. The_pr_esident of the Club . -u. "duAIA is Bruce Garlick of Willowdale and the Secretary is Norma Hewitt. Anyone interested in join- ing can call her at AV. 5-4061. The merhbership fee is $10.00 in- cluding birds, and the season is from October to the end of May. Social Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Law of 9 Oakbank Rd. entertained a group of 28 or 30 people at their home Saturday night, to welcome Rev. J. K. Holland, the new minister at their church, College Street Baptist Church. The Rev. Dr. G. A. Gowan, minister of College Street United Church was also present. The two churches have had joint ser ices during the sum- mer. Among he guests were Rev. and Mrs. C. H. Chambers of Thorn-hill Presbyterian Church. A lively social evening and a sing song were much enjoyed. . . Thornhill Horticultural Society The October meeting of the Thorn-hill Horticultural Society was held on Tuesday, October 20th and featured a panel discus- sion of “What Shall We Grow Next Year." Mr. Arthur Bone was chairman, Mr. Alan Foster dis- cussed border plantings, Mr. R. Whatley vegetables, Mrs. A. Do- lan flowers suitable for arrange- ments, and Mr. P. Delf, flowering shrubs and trees. Following each speaker. there was a period of discussion and questions from the floor were answered. The panel was followed by a white elephant sale of horticu1~ tural obects, perhaps the most interesting of which were Mrs. H. Spafford's miniature dried arrangements. There was a small show of veg- etables and floral arrangements, Mr. and Mrs. Manning winning the special award with a beautiful mangemgnt _ of Chrysanthemums. ThE following are'the results of the show: fleiqé fla-Come 30 3Ae ~flair 29, 1959 .. . .Come all, Come one, Let’s all have fun At the Holly Berry Fair!!! (The Holly Berry Fair is sponsored by the W.A. of the Thornhill United Church) A 'elgh WO- Lame J0 .Jne J u (THE HOLLY BERRY FAIR OF COURSE!) By Mrs. George Giles With days flying by And Christmas so near, The Holly Berry Fair Comes, with news to cheer“ On November 7. at 2 pm. sharp, There’ll be all kinds of gifts To content your heart. There are aprons for grandma, A doll for wee Sue, A doll bassinet for Annie, And a hat, madame, for you. Candles to kindle The lovelight in your eyes, Cakes, candies and cookies, Tasty meat, and luscious fruit pies. Christmas cards to send, To loved ones far and near, And a Men’s Cake Baking contest That is without a peer. The children are remembered. They have their own bazaar, For big brother Tom and sister Jane There is a record bar. ‘ There are knitted goods And sewn goods, Food both cold and hot, Flowers to grace your table And many plants in pots. At the Trinket Table We have for you in store, Necklaces and earrings And glamour pins galore. Then there is the Hat Box Booth To keep your hats in shape, Another one â€"- The Country Store â€" Also a Touch and Take. Calendars to give or keep, So you won’t forget a date, And the Christmas Booth! What can I say It really is so beautiful i’m sure 35511 take your breath away. And when you’re tired and wish To rest your weary feet You’ll find our lovely tea-room Will serve a dainty dish. Now let me see, I don’t really think There is One thing I’ve forgot, But let me stop awhile ,And have a second thought. Oh dear me! Just thinking Of all the things we have to sell There’s one important point I almost forgot to tell, The Holly Berry Fair of course Is at The United Church. Thornhfll. Class 1. A vase of seasonable flowers; lst, the Mannings. 2nd the Healeys, 3rd, Mr. J. Hallewpll. Section 1 Class 2. An Arrangement fea- turing Chrysanthemums; lst, the Mannings; 2nd. Mrs. Bishop, 3rd, Mrs. W. L. Brown. Class 3. Summer's Echo, an ar- rangement of dried materials; lst, The Mannings, 2nd,7The {{ealeys. Class 4. Autumn Splendour; an arrangement of autumn colours; lst. Mrs. Brown, 2nd the Man- nlngs. Ciass 5, Hallowe'en Party; Mrs. Falla, 2nd, Mrs. Bishop, the ManningsL Class 6. “The Last rose of summer"; lst. Mrs. Brown; 2nd. the Healeys, 3rd, Mr. J. Hallawell. Section 2 Class '7. 3 apples; lst, Mr. J. Hallawell; 2nd, Mrs. Falla. Class 8; 3 pe'ars; lst, Mrs. Fella; 2nd, Mr. F. Teasdale. Class 9. 1 plate A. o. v. fruit; no entry Class‘ 10. 6 Beets, topped; lst, Mr. J. Hallawell; 2nd, the Man- nings, 3rd, Mr. F. Teasdale. Class 11. 1 ping Brussel Sprouts; lstx Mrs. Falla; 2nd, Mr. A. Tumpennyu r 7 Class ‘12. i Cabbage, ballhead; lst, Mr. A. Turnpenny, 2nd, The Mannings, 3rd, Mr. J. Hallawell. Class‘13. 1 Cabbage, Savoy; lst, Mr. A. Turnpenny; 2nd,. Mrs. Falla, 3rd, Mr. J. Hallawellt Cléss 14. 6 Carrots, topped: lst, Mrs. N. Eiloart: 2nd, Mr. J. Hall- awell; 3rd, M115. galla._ N Cléss 1'5. 6 Parsnips, topped, 1st, Mr. F. Teasdale; 2nd, Mr. J. Hallawell; 3rd, Mrs. iFfalla. wCl’a’ss 1'6. 1 'Pumpkln; lst, The Mannings; 2nd. Mr.7J.'rH|al_lgwel_L ’ 'CIassfi‘I. 1 Squash; lst. Mr. A. Turnpenny; 2nd,- Mrs. Falla; 3rd, the Mannings. V \ 7 Class 18. Colleétion of late veg- etables; lst, Mrs“ Falla, 2nd, Mr. A. Turnpenny; 3rd, Mrs.A_Fallg. VSpeciél awEi-d. décorative class- es, The Mannrings. The annual tea of the Thom- hill Nursery School was held on Wednesday, October 21 at the home of the president, Mrs. James Kearns, Kirk Drive Thorn- hill. The mothers were greeted by Mrs. Kearns who introduced them to the nursery staff mem- bers, Mrs. Carlotta Brodrick and Mrs. Dorothy Woods, and to the members of the executive. Tea‘ was poured by Mrs. Robert Fair-‘ field, a past president of the school. and excellent refresh- ments were served under the con- venorship of Mrs. Doreen Rose. A display of the children’s art work was seen and appreciated by more than 30 mothers attending the tea. New toys which had been bought to augment the well supplied toy shelves at the new school. now located in the Thornhill Presby' terian Church were also display- ed. There are a few vacancies still left. and anyone interested in enrolling their child contact Mrs. Berg at AV. 5-1881 or Mrs. Kea‘inslt Av. 5-1493. lst, 3rd. Villagers To Say Goodbye To Wells, Household Pumps ' by Doris M. FitzGerald In 1946 a story quickly made the rounds of Thornhill evoking amusement, and surprise, at the “ignorance of city folks”. It concerned the owner of a newly acquired lot who reportedly asked where to make arrangements about being connected to the water main. _ Have Come Long Way "Bucket" Days By Don At that time residents neither contemplated nor wanted municipal water. Those who had spent a good deal on drilled wells, electric pumps and pressure systems, had no desire to scrap a satisfactory investment; and those who managed with big rain water cisterns, and a daily bucket or two of drinking water from a neighbour’s drilled well, were “agin” anything that would raise the taxes. How- ever times have changed, and so have sentiments. After thirteen years of unprecedented growth the village has be- come too large to be properly serviced by private wells, es- pecially as some of the newer residents have not been suc- cessful in obtaining good ones. 0f great importance too, is the need of a more adequate volume of water for fire pro- tection. And so 1959 will mark for many in this area, the passing of the household pump. Water for the Markham‘ sec- tion of the village is being brought from a well on the 4th concession, and the H. A. Bab- cock Co. Ltd., Toronto, has al- ready laid the mains on all but Elgin St. The work there should be completed by the end of Nov- ember, now that easements across the various properties have been obtained. In this regard, Mr.“ Da- vis, of the Babcock company stressed that the engineers were always reluctant to disturb trees and shrubs, but inevitably some have to be removed. A definite line must be established and ad- hered to. in order that the mains can be accurately located for re- pairs, and also so that they ‘will “not interfere with other under- ‘ground facilities such as power cables, and storm sewers. Inci- dentally when digging on No. 7 Highway between Yonge and Bayview, a Babcock shovel 'unâ€" covered an old wooden bridge which had been filled over, in the hollow. The well on the Carrville side-‘ road will supply the Vaughan half of Thornhill, and the James Hol- liday Construction» Co., Oakville, has contracted to lay the mains by- November 28. Recently the huge power shovel dug a trench 288 feet long on the north side of Centre St., in three and a half hours. Usually however progress is slowed by the presence of bur- led telephone and power cables, gas mains and storm sewers, in the vicinity of which digging must be done by manual labour. Our dependable drilled wells with their abundant yield of pure. cool water have ranked high am- ong the prides and blessings of rural life and can't be discarded without regret. Some residents will continue to use them but the majority have agreed to share the flow from the big township wells. Those already connected to mains seem quite satisfied with the arrangement and very reliev- ed to be able to forget the mech- anical difficulties pertaining to electric pumps, worn leathers and corroded screens. To the pioneers this facile dis- tribution would be unbelievable. They toted water from the Don, and its many little tributaries, often using wooden human neck yokes from which two pails could be suspended. A dug well near the house with a Windlass to raise and lower the bucket was a big step forward. By the time hand pumps came into use the streams were beginning to dwindle, and the water table to fall, owing to the wholesale cutting down of trees, whose roots are natural storers of water. Part of the fame of “Holy Ann” Preston, our local “character”, stems from the le- ‘gend that she prayed that water might rise in the dry well of her employer, Dr. Reed, and the next morning. the pail came up splash- ing. Dryness was a recurrent problem in summer, but after the mill ponds on eithdr side of Yonge Street went out, many dug wells became useless. There are a few springs in the area which have been more en- during. One in particular enjoy- ed a certain prestige for a quar- ter of a century. It flowed on land which had earlier belonged to Squire Benjamin Thome. John Langstafi', enterprising son of the settler for whom Langstaif is na- med, bought the estate, rebuilt the fireâ€"ravaged house and had the water analyzed. The History of York County, published in 1885 gives the following description. “The mineral spring in connec- tion with Mr. Langstafi's present property has only recently been‘ utilized, its health giving and healing properties being found to be quite as remarkable as those Bethesda waters which have such a celebrated name over on the continent . . . The spring has quite a reputation and many in- valids are tempted thither to test the peculiar properties of the waters. Mr. R. D. Little of Brook- lyn, N.Y., son-in-law of Mr. Lang- staif has charge of the Hawthorn Mineral Spring Residence. the name by which it is known, and every accommodation is afiorded for guests and visitors." The res- idence is now the Thornhill Golf Club House, and unheralded, the spring'continues to function. q Anv example of the differing types of water to be found in the SHIELDS Richmond Heights Plaza 38 Levendale Rd. TU. 4-g34l new mm :\\\§ \\\\\\\E m w § \\§ @%%%%% Mr. Albert H. 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Others who brought water for local residents were the late Dave Blanchard of Richmond Hill, John F. Ellacott, and Bruce Findlay . At first the drilling was done by horsepower â€"- a patient Dobbin plodding in a circle turned the drum of the machine, then in 1920 gasoline engines came in to use. The deepest well that Frank Harrison ever drilled was 225 feet, on a Vaughan Township farm. Challoner who has gone to 190 feet at Langstaff says that depths vary from 60 to 200 feet in the Thornhill area, and 115 feet is about the average. We ven- ture to add that many more wells have been drilled in the past 10 years than in the preyiqus fifty. Village water will fortunately not put these two good drillers out of business but they will have to go further afield. "It will be more like it was before the war," said Dick Challoner. “Then most of our work was on farms, and took us even north to Penetang." J. F. COLE Thornhill Pharmacy C. E. 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