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fhornhiu am District News By Elizabeth Kelson If the stars should decide to appear once a year, there would be millions of people who would anxiously scan the heavens for their appearance. There would be at least as much commotion as that which accompanies the eclipse of the sun or the moon, and everyone would rush about to get the best observation points as they would do if they were about to attend a popular play. As it is, the vast panorama of stars can be seen on any clear night, spring, summer, fall and winter, and is not as a rule given any special notice. The stars parade above in unmatched glory and with individual charm accompanying the fullness of summer, the first frost, or the return of the robin. It remains for the thoughtful, the lovers of beauty, and the aWe and wonderstruck men of science to watch the endless, scintillating communities of stars. There has always been some sort of communion between men and stars. For as long as men have been conscious of them- selves and the earth they inhabit, they have looked to the stars for the solutions of all their problems. They have stirred their imaginations as the imagination of the Chaldean shepherds were stirred as they watched their flocks on starlit nights besides the Tigris and the Euphrates. The Egyptians, Greeks and Arabs in their searching for Wisdom are responsible for many legends that have been handed down to us. The stars to them Were gods and hunters, serpents and eagles flying about the heavenly regions. One of the early names given to the Great Dipper was the Great Bear. This was an Ara- bic legend which held that the Bear represented Callisto, daughter of the King of Arcadia, beloved of Jupiter. who in order to protect her, changed her into a bear and transferred her to the skies. v; mnu;u;; y “a- .m- Another legend held that the Great Bear purposely put the Great Bear in the sky to act as a calendar for earthly bears. During the half year when the Great Bear is low in the sky, all earthly bears stay in their dens and keep warm. When the Bear is high in the sky, bears leave their dens,7for_ summer has begun. 1 n I WWI.” lvwvv v-.'-.. ._ Getting acquainted with the stars is a wonderful . astime. How long is it since you have looked for the ilky Way. the Big and Little Dippers, Orion and the Pleiades? Have you looked for the North Star, by which the ancient sailors sailed their ships? There is another star that comes to mind â€" that wonderful star of song and story, the star of the east â€" that glorious star of Bethlehem that told of the birth of the Christ Child. The great company of stars bid us gently to pause a mom- ent from our mad dash: to ponder for a moment, the truth that we are part of this great cosmos, and that we were made for it and it for us. t++++++++++++++++++++++tit++++ THE LIBERAL, Ricfimond Hi1], Ontario, Thl'Irsday. 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Following the dinner, the 100 or so ladies present took part, in a hilarious game and then enjoyâ€" ed a fine musical program. Miss Marion Martin, daughter of choir leader Mr. R. Martin performed two Highland dances. Mrs. Mar- tin led the audience-in the singâ€" ing of Christmas carols of differ- ent countries. including the only truly Canadian carol, The Huron Indian carol written by Brebouf. Mrs. Martin and Mrs. W. Whalen sang two duets and Mrs. Martin sang a group of carols herself. Annual Dance Uplands Golf Club was the scene of the Thornhill Home 8; School Association annual dance on Friday, November 27 ,and 165 people were present to enjoy the fun. Mr. Len Thomson of Isling- ton was the MC. and did a splen- did job, assisted by a fine PA. system and a good selection of records which he supplied. The generous gifts from the local merchants added greatly to the enjoyment of the evening as there were about 35 separate don-‘ ations, used as door prizes, lucky number prizes, etc. All the vill- age merchants -â€" the two grocery stores, the hardware and drug stores, Dean’s feed and Keith’s seeds, the gas stations and the beauty parlour contributed priz- es and their cooperation was much appreciated by the hard Working executive who arranged the dance, as well as by the re- cipients of the prizes. Mrs. E. Bare was the dance convenor and assisted by Mrs. Jo Neeley, Mrs. Dorothy McDonough and Mrs. Jean Goodchild, she did a fine job. Especially noteworthy were the fine decorations which these ladies put up. Thornhill Baptist Church Next Sunday will be White Gift Sunday and the children of the Sunday school will be present- ing gifts at the morning service. Adults as well. are free to pres- ent white gifts and any such gifts or cash donations will be given to needy familes in the dis- trict. The Women’s Association of Thornhill United Church held a joint meeting of their afternoon and evening auxiliaries Thursday of last week in the church. The meeting took the form of a pot- luck dinner, with the members of each of the seven groups in the WA. bringing their favourite dishes and sitting at separate tab- les. Each group had decorated its own table with gay Christmas decorations. Mrs. R. H. Spencer, the President of Toronto Centre Presbytery gave the devotional and Rev. MacDonald spoke a few words. Sunday was celebrated as Lay‘ man’s Sunday at Thornhill United Church, and in spite of the stea- dy rain, there was a good attend- ance at the service. Mr. Fred Scale read the scripture lesson and the newly formed Men’s Choir sang. with Mr. B. Johnston at the organ. Thornhill United Church At the communion Service held last Sunday morning, the con- gregation of Thornhill Baptist Church extended the hand of fel- lowship to Mr. and Mrs. A. Mc- Leod and daughter, Margaret, Mr. R. G. Goadsby and son John, and to David Cook. John Goadsby and David Cook had been bap- tized the previous Sunday. The Young People of the church meet every Sunday even- ing at '7 pm. for fellowship and Bible study. A warm welcome is extended to young people of the district who are not affiliated with other churches. Next Sunday will be celebrated as White Gift Sunday at Thornhill Baptist Church and a special ser- vice will be held for the Sunday School and congregation. Conn tributlons of clothing, canned goods, toys, etc., will be greatly appreciated. The Women’s Missionary Soc- iety with the President Miss Gladys Stevens presiding, held their Christmas meeting at the home of Mrs. E. Twine on Helen Avenue, Thornhill, on Wednesâ€" day, Decemberz, at 8 pm. The Nomination Committee present~ ed the following slate of officers for the coming year, hich was approved: President, iiilss Gladys SteVEns; vice-preside , Mrs. J. Martin; secretary, Mrs E Twine; treasurer Miss Hazel Stringer; White Cross, "Link" and Visitors, Mrs H. Wilson; reading course mecretary, Mrs. H. Ellam; social convenor, Mrs. H. Hewlett; Pian- ist. Mrs. A. Kent. Mrs. Twine led the devotional period, based on the Christmas story and Mrs. McGowan read once again the well-known story of the birth of Jesus. The group was led in meditative prayer for the missionaries in the various fields by Mrs. Carlson. Mrs .131- lam; Mrs. Evans and Mrs. Mar- tin. A film on “Summertime Fun" was shown by Mrs. Martin. Have you noticed the adver? tisements for the auction sale of country antiques to be held at the Farmers’ Market on December 11th? Mrs. Margaret Phillips of Canadian Homestead Antiques in Unionville, and who has a table of antiques for sale at the mar- ket each week, is one of those responsi 1e for this auction. the first of All the items to be auctioned are authentic an- tiques from the Ontario country- side and have been gathered by many people. At a sneak preview last week. I saw just a few of the 100 or so items to be auctioned â€" ‘pine furniture, glassware, china, harness bells, iron buckets and many others. Interested in 3 Franklin stove? There’ll be one there, and also a beautiful pine mantel. The auctioneer is to be Gordon. Seuers, there’s lots of parking space. as you know, and Mrs. Morrison is opening her cofl'ee bar, so all your wants m1! Thornhill Notes Thornhill United Church C.G.I.T. are holding a Vesper Service on December 13th at 7.30 pm. at Thornhill United Church. This service has become a symbol of the national strength and uni- ty of the C.G.I.T. movement. Dressed in white middies and navy skirts of the C.G.I.T. uni- forms the girls will sing the familiar Christmas hymns, read- ing and prayers. The climax of the service comes with the light- ing of three candles to symbolize the meaning of the C.G.I.T. Pur- pose. There will also be a pro- cession in candlelight. If you read the "Engagements" column, you will notice that Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Fugler have anâ€" nounced the engagement of their daughter Marylou to Bob Miner. a former long-time resident of Thornhill and graduate of Rich- mond Hill High School. Marylou’s picture was in last week’s paper as one of the sweet young Hon- our Graduates of Thornhill High. Marylou and Bob have moved their wedding date forward from June to December because Mr. and Mrs. Fugler are moving bag and baggage to Victoria, B.C.. at the beginning of January. Rather than stay here alone, Marylou de- cided she’d stay here married and will finish her year at Teachers’ College as Mrs. Robert Miner. Mr. Fugler, who is vice presi- ent and general manager of Ever- sharp Pens here. says he fell in love with the west coast ten years ago and is going into partnership in a commercial stationery and office equipment company. Mrs. Fugler made a trip out west last year and she too was thrilled with the country and so is excited and pleased about the move. The only one left in a state of indecision is Norma who can't decide whether to go with the family or stay and finish her Grade 13 here at the Thornhill High 8000]. Well girls, lay in a good stock of tranquiliz- ers for the festivities and good luck to you all! United Church News The Canadian Girls in Train- ing is an inter-denominational movement under the Canadian Council of Churches and its chief purpose is to present the chris- tian way of life to teenage girls. The Christian Vesper Service is not for members alone the public is invited to attend and take part. The Holy Trinity Parish Guild be well taken one of. See you there! Socials On Tuesday December 1st the annual meeting of the Parish Guild was held in the church hall. Mrs. R. Shaw the President, openedthe meeting with the Guild Prayer, and the‘minutes of the previous meeting were read by the secretary, Mrs. D. Man~ hing. Reports for the year were given by the membership conven- ‘er Mrs. P. Trant and by the treasurer, Mrs. R. McCaw. Dis- bursements were then voted to be given to various organizations such as :The Anglican Women’s} Training College, The British 8:? Foreign Bible Society, The Re-j tarded' Children's Associatiomw The Altar Guild, The Junior, Auxiliary, and The Building Fund. The President then turned the meeting over to Rev. William Askew, who announced the offi- cers for the coming year. These are as follows: Honorary Presi- dent: Mrs. William Askew; Past President, Mrs. D. Ball; Presi- dent, Mrs. R. Shaw; First Vice- President, Mrs. P. Trant; Second Vice-President. Treasurer, Mrs. C. Tomlin; Recording Secretary, Mrs. J. Glover; Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. J. Gall; Member= ship Convener, Mrs. J. Kiddey; Publicity Convener, Mrs. W. Hare vey; Bazaar Convener, Mrs. C. De» vey. Tea, coffee and refreshments 1were served by the hostess, Mrs. Norma Bolton, Mrs. Betty Craw- ford, Mrs. Nesta Swabey. The next meeting will be the Christ- mas Partyâ€"on Tuesday Decem- ber 15th in the church hall. Skating Rink The Institute has been notified that the township has now com- pleted all the grading possible at the park skating rink. Plans are underway to form some work teams and make plans for levell- ing and boarding of the rink. The Institute wishes to thank the men who have already put “their shoulders to the wheel” and pit- ched in to help. It would be help- ful if we could have the names and phone numbers of anyone who would like to come and work with us to complete this project. Please contact Mrs. R. Hamblyn or this correspondent. LUMBER - LATHS - TRIM = SHINGLES - GYP'ROC BOOFENG MATERIALS 7! Centre Street East LANGSTAFF Sheppard and Gill Lumber Co., Ltd. Correspondent: Mrs. M. J. Roy AVenuo 5-2806 Builders’ Supplies John L Mackay Seeks Election To School Board MR. JOHN J. MACKAY of John Street, Thomhill, a candi- date for the School Board to be elected December 23rd was born at Fort William in Ontario where he also attended Public and High School later to graduate as a Bachelor of Arts at Toronto University. Mr. Mackay then served in the Armed Forces before going on to take a course in Business Ad- ministration in the University of Western, London. Ontario. Sales Manager Eight Years ' He finally moved to Thornhill to assume the important appoint- ment of Administrator to the Shouldice Surgery and in fact manages the hospital in Thorn- hill and another in Metropolitan Toronto He met his wife at a Badmin- ton Club in Niagara Falls where he was married in 1948. Commencing an active business career he served as Assistant Sales Manager for eight years, still at Niagara Falls. Mr. Mackay is well known loâ€" cally as an able administrator and an active church worker and has been on the Presbyterian Church Board of Management and as Treasurer for the past five years. During this time the church out- grew the original building and the board successfully financed the erection of a new $175,000 Church on No. 7 Highway. The Mackays have two children, Janet 9 and Ian 6. both of whom are pupils of the Clarke Elgin School. Mr. Mackay says that he is standing for the school board be- cause he feels that he could help to stir our educational system from its current lacadaisical methods to an alive and imagin- atively administrative system, He believes that we should quit wor- rying about Russia beating us in the field of defence and concen- trate on beating them education- wise and then we would not have to worry about them defence-wise. Serious Split Locally Mr. Mackay says also that in View of the serious split between Vaughan and Markham it is es- sential we have a good board of competent administrators. He feels he qualifies for such an apâ€" pointment as a result of his train- ing and experience as an admin- istrator and he promises if elected to devote all the time necessary to carry out the duties properly and for the improvements he hopes to help achieve. Thornhill Pharmacy C. E. STONEBURG Chemist. & Druggist AV. 5-2503 Yonge St. HAULED ANYWHERE, ANYTIME FRESH WATER Av. 5'4 1 38 Radios Car Radios 80 Richmond St. West, Toronto Consultation by Appointment Phones: 'l‘hornhill AV. 5-3315 Toronto EM 4-2780 JOHN'S T.V. '. Ne Mulholland, Max Factor Cosmetics Prescription Service View-Master Expert Drug Service Frank Evison ELGIN MILLS TU. 4-2728 Legal Vitamins Thornhill (2.0. TU. L136! Reels HI-FI Rev. Hugh R. MacDonald was in charge of the service at Carr- ville United Church on Sunday. His talk was taken from 2 Cor. 8-9. The choir sang "Heavenly Sunshine”. Sunday. December 13 is White Gift Sunday. Rev. MacDonald presented aw- ard pins to Misses Valerie and Heather Wilson who received their silver pins, completing 13 more Sundays of perfect attend- ance at Sunday School. Correspondent: Bin. Bert Middleton Telephom Map]. 1803! Church News Following the service at Carr. ville United Church. the commit- tee R. Kirk, J. Bushell and R. Middleton met the representa- tives of Thornhill United Church and Toronto Centre Presbytery in regards to the relationship to the two churches. Following much discussion it was agreed that the Rev. Hugh MacDonald be minis- ter to both although each church is a self functioning body. 10th Anniversary Your correspondent has writ- ten the Carrville news for ten years now and thanks everyone who has helped to make this col- umn interesting and hope all will continue to co-operate to keep this column worth reading. We were pleased to hear that Mr,'and Mrs. John Wood have their twin sons, David and Blair Wood home with them now. School News The children at Carrville School are very busy getting their Christ- mas concert on the way for the \last afternoon of school and Mr. Green is very busy trying to keep their attention on their Christmas exams. Please keep in mind that Carr- ville School, S. S. No. 3 Vaughan is 100 years old in 1960 and send along any suggestions or informa- tion of the SChOOl'S history. Sanitary Contractor DEC. 17th WILL BE AVAILABLE AT u C. STUNDEN RICHMOND mm. m. Hm Drains Cieaned J: Repaired JOHN SIMONS fsfice’ 1936 . Holland - Canada) J; E, GQLE 1 DAY ONLY COMPLETE LINE OF ELGIN WATCHES Septic Tanks Pumped CARRVILLE Good Painting PAINTING SPRAYING PAPERING AVQ 5-1252 RESIDENTIAL INDUSTRIAL INSTITUTIONAL Jewellers 7764 YONGE ST. THORNHILL AV. 5-3485 RE ZONING BYâ€"LAWS OF the CORPORATION of the TOWNSHIP OF MARKHAM TAKE NOTICE that an application has been made to The Ontaijllo cipa! Board for approval of By-law 1781 passed by the (E‘outgl- 42‘. has Township of Markham on October 5th, 1959, and that_t e (airway granted an appointment for the Hearing of the applicationon ’ IOCk it; the 15th day of December, 1959, at the hour of half past mne'm:i3 “on, the forenoon, at the Council Chambers TOWnShlp of Markham m u. _ ville, Ontario. The purpose of this By-Iaw is to remove any doubts as to the validity of certain restricted area repealing or amending lay-laws heretofore passed by the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Markham certified copies of which are attached thereto as a schedule (or schedules), and which have been approved by formal orders of The Ontario Municipal Board to the extent set forth in such orders. Each by-law included in the schedule (or schedules) is in the form which was eventually approved by the formal orders of The Ontario Municipal Board. A copy of the abOVe By-law and schedule (or scht available for inspection at the Clerk’s Ofiioc during hours. Dated at the Township of Markham, Buttonville, Ontario, day of December, 1959. . H, C. 1'. Cusp, NOTICE CHRISTMAS DINNER FOR YOUR FAMILY CAN BE YOURS For a limited period only we are giving a FREE TURKEY DINNER, including 12 1b. Turkey; Lyons Imported English Christmas Cake 1% lbs.; Plum Pudding, 15 025.; 2 lbs. Assorted Christmaa Candies; Christmas Crackers; Serviettes and Table: cloth -- with EVERY PURCHASE OF A HOME FREEZER. NOW TO CHRISTMAS. Preview from 5 t0 8 pm. Gordon Sellers, Auctioneer FREE PARKING â€" COFFI FARMERS MARKET Yonge St. Thornhill FRIDAY, DEC. I’Hh AUCTION AURORA SAND 8; GRAVEL SPECIAL PRICES FOR HOME OWNERS PIT-RUN GRAVEL, SAND FILL, BRICK AI CONCRETE SAND, ALSO STONE FOR DRIVEWAYS Do you know that now YOU can buy FOOD'pt quan- tity and seasonal discounts and save the difierence? Buy bulk and save. ‘ Did you realize that Town 8a Country Food Plan will place a lgeautiful new Food Freezer in your home plus a complete assortment of top quality foods of your choice for: as little as $11.00 per week for food and freezer? These are figures resulting from a survey of our more than 5,000 sat- isfied Ontario customers. Families of five or more slightly higher. All foods are handled by us directly and processed in our own food packing plant under Governme‘nt super- vision. This is the Food Saving Plan that Guarantees Saw ings. CAN YOU AFFORD TO BE ANOTHER DAY WITH- OUT YOUR OWN HOME FREEZER? Make it a Christmas present for the whole family â€"â€" a beautiful freezer for the home and better living at no extra cost from NOW om! 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