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Oak Ridges. Lake At the Junior League Mardi Gras Ball in the Queen Elizabeth Building at the C. N. E., Mrs. Robert Sillcox of King was crowned "Queen." by Minister of“ Transport George flees in a “lucky draw. Cleaners & Dyers OAK RIDGES (Yonge St.) Proprietors: Art 3: Dot Jennings run. on. g gm. 0. RAMER & song i TU.. 4-1313 “ On Friday morning at approx- lmately 7.15 a.m.' a fire was de- tected at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. Jenkins, Yonge Street. Oak Ridges. One of the first per- sons on the scene was Billy Camp- bell of Aubrey Ave. He tried to amuse Mr. Jenkins, who appar- ently was sleeping and was fin- ally awakened by Mr. G. Wright of the Supertest Station directly opppsite. Mr. Wright also summoned the Aurora Fire Department Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins are owners of some very fine dogs. “Bauinjhe Hounds”. The breed however does not bark. and consequently they were unable to raise a nnise when the fire started. .It is believed that an oil space heater in the kennels was over- turned, Five dogs were Inst in the blaze. and we understand that Billy'Campbell assisted in saving one. We Dellvor You“. and Surrounding Districts l‘ull Laundry Service Free Pick-Up & Delivery HAULED ANYWHERE, ANYTIME Phone: PR. 3-5392 Crowned Queen At Mardi Gras Ball The fire spread from the ken- FRESH WATER ' RICHMOND HILL For all your H.C.M‘. CRISP. _ Clerk-Treasurer, Township of Markham, R. E. 2, Gormley, Ont. - "new." For Al Occasion" PHONE TU. 4-1813 AT ALL HOURS IPI'I' RUN GRAVEI. ‘IillllSI'lED GRAVEI. EARTH FILL Fuel Oil - Stove Oil - Burner Service RICE’S FLOWERS Frank Evison ELGI'N MILLS TU. 4~2728 .undersigned. Lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. ‘ Sealed tenders plainly marked as to con- tents will be receivedby the undersigned un- til 12 o’clock noon EST. on Monday, March 7, 1960. for the supplying. hauling and spreading of Crushed Gravel. Pit Run Gravel and Earth Fill. which can be obtained at the office of the TOWNSHIP OF MARKHAM TENDERS FOR King City, Oak Ridges “The Liberal” is always pleased to publish items 0! interâ€" est regarding people and events in the Oak Ridges-leO " - Wilcox and King City districts. Our news correspondent in King City in Mrs. William J. Houston. telephone TEmple 3-5457; and in Oak Ridges-Lake Wilcox, Mrs. Elisabeth Orton. Aubrey Ave.. phone PR. 3-5610. Tenders must be made on standard form The charter meeting of the newly formed Oak Ridges-Lake Wilcox Canadian Cancer Society was held at the Ridge Inn on Feb- ruary 24. Mrs. Donald M. Find- lay, President Aurora and Dis- trict Unit, chaired the meeting and called on Mr. D. M Findlay to introduce the guest speaker. Mr. R, McFarlane, Field Secret- ary, Ontario Division, Canadian Cancer Society. Mr. McFarlanc presented many helpfu1 sugges» tlons to the newly formed branch and showed two films. ‘Man Alive’ and ‘The Story of a Cell’_ both very informative and up to date. Mrs. L. Rubin. Campaign Chair- man Aurora and District Unit, presented the slate of ofi‘icers, and the following were elected: Mrs. Dennis Dellen, president; Mrs. Vern Plante, Secretary: Mr. W_ W. B. Thompson, treasurer; Mrs. Gordon Winch. Campaign Chairman. Mrs. F. W. Hawker. chairman women’s services com- mittee: and Mrs. Donald Butler, chairman education. The Charter was then presented to the new branch by Mrs. Gordon Purves of Unionville, Area Chairman. Dis- trict 12, who gave a short inspir- ational talk on the work of the women's services committee_ The new presidentclosed the meeting and thanked the guest speakers and all present for their kind co- operation in planning the new branch. Birthday On Saturday, February 27. Vic- toria, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Orton. celebrated her 5th birthday. Those enjoying the af- ternoon with “Vicki” were Ray- mond and David Warden Colleen and Mitchell Rule, Janet and Janice Mafir and Rosi Appelhofi. The junior and senior choirs from Lake Wilcox Public School competed this year in the annual Kiwanis Music Festival in Tor- onto. The senior choir. conducted by Mr. Barnes and accompanied on the piano by Mrs, W. Faulk- ner, placed second with 83 points. They competed with five other rural schools. The junior choir conducted by Mrs. Johnson and accompanied by Mr. Barnes (both teachers at the school), placed first. They'were unopposed in their class but the adjudicator awarded them 84 points. Mrs. Ken Ash, Lake Wilcox, has joined Lake Wilcox Brownie Pack as assistant Tawny Owl. as- sisting Mrs. Hilda Peschel and Mrs. S. Charuk, Mrs. Wm. Burns. Yonge St.. is vacationing in Florida. STOUFFVILLE : A deputation has protested to council regard- ing the hiring of a dog catcher for the town, saying it is an unnec- essary cost and should be paid for -by dog owners only. nels to the adjacent garage. com- pletely destroying the family sta- tion wagon and then onward to the house. the south end of which was severely damaged. About 10 or 15 neighbors assisted in re- moving many small articles from the house. but the community sympathizes with the Jenkins in their loss. Cancer Society Wilcox Social: TREANOR CANNING Road Superintendent Township of Markham R. R. 2, Gormley_ Ont 0-4:.o-oq Buses “refit as usual to Aurora High School, but students were home earlier than usual from dis- rupted c1a_s__ses. . t, 421...‘ ....-~ -...r~-â€" ‘7‘ Laskay Women’s Institute can- celled the hall euchi‘e. Mothers Meet Mrs. George Meadows, presi- dent of the Guides’ and Brown- ies’ Mothers’ Auxiliary, has an- nounced a meeting for this even- ing at 8:30 at King City United Church. On Flaming Board A r . W.“ .. 1.1-; v. _ When women’s church groups in the district meet in St. An- drew’s Presbyterian Church at 2:30 tomorrow afternoon for the annual World Day of Prayer ser- vice, the Presbyterian minister’s wife. Mrs. Gordon Agar. will give the address. _ _ fll'l'IV-l Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Noakes upon the ar- rival of their daughter, Sherry Ann, a sisber for Stephen. Day of Prayer _ i IJIK. ........ Mrs. Gordon Orr. president of King City United Church W. A. will be guest soloist, accompan- ied by Mrs. Howard Clegg. Mrs. Donald McCallum. President of St. Andrew’s W. M. S., will lead the service, in which Mrs. Irving L. Scott Preslluent of King City W. M. 5., Mrs. A. E. Jarvis, Presi- dent of All Saints’ Anglican W. A., and Mrs. Jesse Bryson, of Laskay United W. M. S. will participate. Building Inspector _ Applications are being receiv- ed at Township Office until to- morrow afternoon for the posi- tion of Building Inspector. The successor to Mr. Charles Ross, who tendered his resignation af- ter 35 years' township service, will begin his new duties about April 1. Lenten Service} 9 A.i1__ Wu“ v- -___r_e,,,, , The two King City schools were in operation with a much smaller attendance. but Strange. Eversley and Temperanceville Schools were closed Friday when teachers were unable to get to the schools. “"0 Their appointments were apâ€" proved by King Township Coun- cil this month and they will work with Board Chairman Bruce Da- vis, Reeve William Hodgson; De- puty Reeve Douglas Hutchins, Mr. Aubrey Doane of Glenville and Mr. Victor Marchant, Schom- berg. Arrival _ _ I ‘ A The heavy snowfall of a week ago meant not. only an enforced holiday for rural students, but for many fathecs unable to get out of their own streets to reach planes of emglqymen‘t: wu'wa wv- . ---_ Morning and evening Lenten services started yesterday on Ash Wednesday at All Saints’ Angli- can Church. Throughout Lent, Rev. E. H. Costigan will conduct Holy Communion Wednesday mornings 10:30 and Evensong Wednesdays at eight. Mark 50 Years The Art Group announced the annual exhibition and sale of paintings would be held in the morning and afternoon of April 30. A lengthy letter from Vill- age Trustees was read. explain- ing the new traffic by-law in ef- fect which alters Keele St. park- ing areas. A > ".5, .W V ,V,, The Hooking Group served re- freshments. Snowed Under vu - ____., Donald Findlay, Q. C., former Chairman of King City Village Trustees, and Mr. Harold Taylor of Nobleton. are the newest members of King Township Plan- ning Board. , .4 ....n. n» Members attending Kingcrafts general meeting last Thursday voted unanimously to purchase the fifty-foot property on Keele St. adjoining the south bound- ary of Kingcrai‘ts present site. The group decided to buy the land, extending from Keele St. westward to railway property, from the owner. Mr. R. Tomlin- son of Oak Ridges. There were no plans for additional building. Members considered the pur- chase a wise one, in order to pro- tect their Aresent investment. Prbceeds from the big bi-annu- 3] sale of members’ crafts on Oc- tober’ 15 are to he used toward the land purchase. ‘ All-In Irv -v___ Films and refreshments mark- ed the golden jubilee party held by King City United Church hall. In honor of Canada’s 50 years of Guiding, the girls had a birth- daw cake decorated in Guide col- ors of blue and gold. Guide Com- missioner Mrs. Alex Knight cut the cake, which was served with ice cream. ' Bell Telephone company films were shown on safety and tele- phone communications to the 74 Guides and Brownies and their leaders. V Study Sidewalks _, _-_~ Village Secretary G. T. Thomp- son was authorized to survey sidewalk and storm sewer needs. at last week’s brief meeting of Village trustees in the Fire Hall. He is preparing figures for Trus- tees’ consideration. Next Village meeting will be Monday evening, March 14. Traffic Tickets For infractions of the village traflic by-law passed by the De- partment of Transport. tickets are being given to drivers by Con- stable William Jensen, and Mr. G. T. Thompson, as chief by- law enforcement officer. Offenders have five days in which to pay fines at the village office before summons are is- sued. Piano Honors Four pupils of Miss Dorothy Armstrong. Keele St.. fared well in examinations at the Toronto Conservatory of Music. In Grade 8 pianoforbe. Mrs. James Houston received first class honors and Miss Gail King City Notes In the meantime they are dis- tributing copies of the brief pre- pared by the Steering Commit- tee. Forming the current recrea- tion~ committee are Mrs. Greg Paul, Mrs. George Berry, Mr. Ted Digel, Mr. Jack Loughran, Mr. Fred Patterson, Dr. C. E. Underhill and Mr. Harold Law- rence. Club Dance n In . w-u-‘Iâ€"v King City Scouts were proud winners of the Richmond Hill Hobby Show pennant, for win- ningr mo§t pg'mt‘s last §_aturday. ,,_AL _._:...-. King City Athletic Association dance tomorrow evening in Ma- ple Community Hall is being ar- ranged by Mr. Ronald Bolton, Mr. Ray Rumney and Mr. Harry Ballard. King City W. A. Mrs. James Houston is conven- ing the program to include sev- eral professional artists, as a King City Home and School As- sociation project. Win Pennant , 1 John Bamford took first prize in the collector‘s class. Peter Macnaughton won first for his knotting board entry and first for a pioneer bridge. Dick‘ Mac- naughton received second prize for plagLer‘tracgs. A ‘.~-_1 AF, au- y-uaw. v--- Ron McDonald won a good of- t‘ort award for a model fire and third prize for a boomerang. Don Faulkner took second prize with his leatherw-ork; Stephen Lomas, second for leather; David Glass, third prize for soap model- ling. Richard Dawson earned a good effort award for cubcraft; Chris Wilson a similar award for coin collector, and Neil Hamilton, a good effort award for toy dis- play. Wayne McNaughton took third prize ith his boomerang; Brian Knight, third prize, stamp collector, and Rodney Bryant. first prize for woodwork. The United Church W. A. is pleased with results of their pro- ject in having the church in- terior painted. The redecorating is finished, with the exception of the floors. Walls are done in a mushroom pink shade and the ceiling in a lighter tone. Men’s Ballet There’ll be a rush for tickets for the “King City First Nighter" April 1 in All Saints’ Hall, when word circulates about the local men’s ballet to be part of the show. Practising for their role are Robert Seymour. James Houston, ‘James Wilkins, Ron Wood “Bud” Ham, Frank Powell, Don James and Phil King. Mrs. William Mitchell earned first class honors with a mark of 99 in grade 2 theory and Miss Sharon Smith, first class honors, with 93. The four sons of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Urquhart, Dew St., were baptized by Rev. E. H. Costigan in All Saint‘s Anglican Church. Twins John and ’Jamie, Scott and their baby brother, Cameron Lewis, have the same godparents, their grandfather, Mr. Fred Ur- quhart of Toronto. and a village neighbour Mr. Douglas Little. Grandmothers Mrs. Robert Moore and Mrs. Fred Urquhart. with Mrs. Alex Currie and Mrs. Rod Smith of Aurora, each be- came a godmother for one of the boys. Mrs. Alex Knight led the de- votons and Mrs. Glenn Sawyer gave a short talk on Christian Stewardship, for which she is convenor. Church Painted 7 In the Cubs’ section Brian Laing of A Pack won first prize for puppets. Three Seeonee Pack boys were successful. Wayne Kir- by won first prize for erector; Gordon Henshaw, good effort a- ward for puppet show: and Mark Brown, a good effort award for erector‘ Their older sister. Laura. ai- tended and other witnesses were Mr. Alex C ll‘l‘ie and Miss Steph- anie ,Currie, Afterwards ‘Mrs. Ur- quhart served tea and christening cake to Mr. Costigan, friends and family at home. Recreation Group The Community Recreation Committee of seven, recently chosen at a public meeting by village organizations, expect to appoint a temporary chairman at the first committee meeting on March 15. Mrs. Martin Jenkinson was hostess for the February meeting of King City United Church W. A.. at which President Mrs. Gordon Orr reported on the community recreation meeting. Theives Ransack Two Busmesses Thompson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G .T. Thompson, passed. Brothers Baptized A few days apart, neighbor- ing businesses on. Keele St- South in King City were robbed. A King City garage was ran- sacked and thieves took about $500 in equipment and money after forcing entry through a smashed window. _ Robert O'Reilly‘s groceteriz. lost about $40 cash after robbers broke into the store through 11ving quarters at the rear. WHITCHURCH : Whitchurch signed a new contract with On- tario Provincial Police at an an- nual cost of $2.400 for policing the township. The township pays at the rate of $4,800 per cons- table, but assumes policing of Whitchurcb takes only part-time use of one man. Teen Town A record crowd of teenagers braved the weather Saturday night for the sleighride. Mr. Wit- ty had to make two trips to ac- commodate all of them. After the rides, the boys and girls returned to the schbol for dancing. dough- nuts and cocoa. The Teen Town executive extends its thanks to all the parents who turned out to drive the kids from the school to Witty’s and those who helped serve refreshments afterwards, Guides and Brownies Last Tuesday. the Guides held their annual “Thinking Day" cel- ebration. This year, 1960 was in a way special since it is the G01- gen Jubilee of Guiding in Canada. Each Canadian Brownie pack and Guide company received a spec- ial “Birthday Cake" 10 add a novel touch to their festivities. The 4-H group “The Purple- ville Pixies" with about 14 mem- bers are undertaking a new sew- ing project “Cottons May be Smart.” Under the leadership of Mrs. Roy Bowen and Mrs. Gor- don Murray the girls meet Mon- day evenings and are busy learn- ing to “Sew a fine seam'f' A , I. 1|!“â€" The regular meeting of the Teston Hi-C Fellowship group was held Tuesday, February 23. The program called “No one will ever know” was under the direc- tion of Wayne Robson. A skit was presented by Sharon Robson, Do- rothy Diceman Wayne Robson and Ralph Cooper which was fol- lowed by a lively discussion of honesty by the entire group. In the closing service of worship the scripture was read by Sharon Robson and Mrs, Marwood led in prayer. Several members of the group are planning to attend the Hi-C Rally to be held at Isling- ton United Church on Saturday. A leaders' school for stewards and elders of the United Chur- ches of York Presbytery will be held in King City United Church Tuesday. March 8. Wfivgargisom'} 13' learn that Mrs. Roy Wilson is in hospital and hope she will soon be home and feeling mug-h betlgr. .1 . a-“ :_ Glad to heér Mrs. E. Amos is getting along fine after her re- cent operation -and hope she will soon be feeling quite we] again. McLean. Remember. Stevie. this Community and School Club A meeting of the Hope Com- munity and School club will be held at the school Tuesday even- ing March 8. at 8:15. All parents are urged to attend. Plans will be made for the annual bake sale. Church News ..1 During patrol time. each patrol made a world flag of blue and yellow construction paper. After playing two or three games. the Guides formed a circle. each pa- trol holding up its world flag. The Captain then conducted a Think- ing Day quiz. When the quiz was concluded, each Guide placed her Thinking Day pennies in a box in the centre of the circle. Special guest for the evening was Mrs. Roy Smith. president of the Mothe‘rs‘ Group Committee, Besides enjoying herself during the program, Pat also passed three girls on their hostess bad- ges. These were Jean Gilbert. Carol Woods and Penny Con- nelly. Congratulations, girls‘. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ash of Edgeley were honoured last Fri- day night at a surprise party gi- ven by their cousin John Witney Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Murray and family entertained a number of friends at their home Saturday evening. Among those who enjoy- ed a delicious oyster supper and an evening of euchre were Mr. and Mrs. Robert Julian. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Diceman and Mr. and Mrs. George Sayefell and their families. We extend our sincere sympa- thy to Mr. Harold Mashinter and family in the 1055 last week of a dear wife and mother. WHITCHURCH : Whitchurch township will make an expendi- ture of $51,000 for a machinery _shed to protect township mach- mery The February meeting of the 'l‘eston Woman’s Association was held Wednesday of last week with Mrs. Wm. Marwood in char- ge. Mrs. M. Jenkinson read the scripture followed by lesson thoughts and prayer by Mrs. J. Murray. Additional program was given by Miss J. Pellettier and Mrs. C. Coutts. The topic was giv- en by Mrs. W. Maginn and was entitled “They Have Not Love." Plans 'were made for catering at the banquet of the Guernsey Cat- tle Breeders Association to be held February 26 at Maple. The W. A. will also assist at the Daffodil Tea in aid of the Canâ€" cer Society. March 26. Socials Mrs. Smith was also a guest of the Brownies at their Thinking Day meeting. so she is now a certified “taster” of Golden Jub- ilee cake. On Thursday, February 25_ Mrs. Fred Orr tested and passed three Brownies on their house orderly badges. Congratulations to Susan Keffer, Diane Smith and Valerie Simmons_ V wwww‘ow‘ow VV ‘1 w.v.v.v_v,u.w¢ PHONE ALpine 7-1471 Keele Street Map! Last Sunday, Concord was very well represented at the church parade held at Thornhill Presbyterian Church. Surprise Party GROWER â€" FLORIST Since 1880 The finest in floral design: and bedding plants. Correspondent: Miss Joan Pelletier Phone ALpine 7-8900 Church News Teston News CONCORD SOCIALS Maple, Ont. at his home, Concord. Enjoying themselves at the party were Mr. and Mrs. Percy Ash, Mr. and Mrs. Lou Eben-schlag, Mr. and Mrs, Charles Witney and family, Mr. and Mrs. Don Lamb. Toronto. Highlight of the evening was a specially decorated cake bearing the words. "Good Luck. Charlie and Mary”. Mr. and Mrs. Ash will move to their new farm at Moorfield at the end of March. The farm ad- joins the one owned hy their son, Jim Ash. Social Under the weather this week is Master Billy Jones who has a lquly {age of whooping cough_ Mr. John With Had dfm'xer Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Poole and Garth. Birthday greetings this week to Miss Corinne Harrison. aged 3, and Master Steven McLean of the same vintage. Stevie received a very special present this year, a baby sister, born one day after his birthday. Congratulations to proud parents, Herb and Doris McLean. Remember, Stevie, this present has 'to last a lifetime. so take it easy! During last week‘s blizzard many “over forties” were obser- ved shovelling their way out of drifted driveways, paying no heed to warnings given every year by doctors and nagging \vives_ Where are the enterprising youngsters of today? Why, with a fast line (and a large snow shovel) they could have made a fortune! Ask about your_Gas Company’s Fi- nance Plan. Enjoy the advantages of a modern as range nowâ€" pay on your mont ly gas bill. SEE YOUR GAS APPLIANCE DEALER Compare them for convenience . . . will: theirfufly automatic controls. Com- pare then for beauty . . . with their lrim, aflracfive appearance. Compare them for priceâ€"they cos? less to buy, less to install, for less to maintain. And rememberâ€"master chefs prefer the more dependable results of "open flame" gas cooking . . . fasfer, cleaner, a pleasure lo use. CONVENIENT TIME PAYMENT PlAN it's another example of the prodical, work-saving features you get with today’s modern gas ranges. Tiny thermostat in the centre of the burner automatically adiusts flame to maintain temperature you set. RICHMOND HILL THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thursday, March 3, 1960 @onsumers’Clfl YORK COUNTY FEDERATION OF AGRICULTURE N0 admission fee. A special speaker on Income Tax. Wills and Succession Duties in the ' A URORA STERLING DRUG MFG LTD. ATTENTION! STENOGRAPHERS We are looking for better than average stenog‘raphers to fill vacancies in our office staff. Preference will be given to girls with otfice experience. shorthand is essential and a minimum typing speed of 40 words a min- ute. . Please apply at the Employment Office or telephone for an appointment. VELLORE 'l‘H U RSDAY. M ARCH Melt shortening in skillet. Brown chopped onion I and minced beef in skillet over automatic temper- ature controlled- GAS top burner at 340°. Break I up spaghetti into pieces about 3 inches long. ' Sprinkle dry spaghetti over top of mixture in the skillet. Add nutmeg, allspice, mustard and salt to tomato juice. Mix well, then add to meat mixture, cover skillet and turn automatic temperature-con- ] trolled GAS top burner to 220° for 30 minutes. _ Serves 4. s ; SKILLET SPECIAL ; [BLUE FLAME SPAGHETTII Betty Brighf suggests . Female Help Wanted 1 tablespoon shortening 1 cup chopped onion 3/4 lb. minced beef 1 cup or 6 oz. raw spaghetti '/4 teaspoon nutmeg '/4 teaspoon ground auspice V2 teaspoon dry mustard 1 teaspoon salt 2V2 cups (one 20-02. can) tomato iutce Everybody welcome. Sponsored by the HALL. 10. AT 8 ()‘CLOCK [’Arkview 7-4261 Lunch provided