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The Liberal, 24 Mar 1960, p. 4

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The Sacrament of Baptism was observed in St. Matthew’s United Church on Sunday, March the 20th. when the following children were baptized: Frank Barnes, Anne Lorena. Paul Edward. and Cheryl Lynne. children of Mr. and MN; Frank Bailie, 305 Kers- well Dr., Judith Ann, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Bull, of 219 Ashlar Rd., and Dennis Stan- ley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Martin of 257 Demaine Cr. A familiar face in ‘Tobias and the Angel’ the Aurora Drama Workshop’s festival entry was that of Penny/Parmenter, a for- mer resident of the Hill, who gave an excellent performance as Kish, the dancing girl. Penny will be appearing with the group at Hart House next Monday, March 28th. Richmond Hill - Agricultural Society officers_ and directors will hold their annual banquet Friday evening. President Nar- man Tyndall will preside. Plans are well under way for the Soc- iety's annual Spring Fair which will be held May 21st. Gary Kozak’s friends at Rich- mond Hill High School and in the town will be glad to learn that he is getting along well after his operation. Gary. who lives on Crosby Avenue, underwent'sur- gery in St. Michael’s Hospital earlier this week. We all hope he will soon be home and fit again. 3 t t I! A familiar face in ‘Tobias and the Angel' the Aurora Drama Workshop’s festival entry was that of Penny ‘Parmenter, a for- mer resident of the Hill, who Bathurst Heights Collegiate was moderator. * 4: :0: * Several members of the Curtain Club visited Aurora High School on Friday night to see Aurora Drama Workshop’s production of ‘Tobias and the Angel.’ This is the play that will start the Cen- trr Ontario Drama League's Fes- tival of plays on Monday next, and every success is wished the Aurora group in this annual competition for the best of Am- ateur Drama. Richmond Hill United Church will be highly honoured and will be a very busy place on April 5, 6 and 7, when the Toronto Con- ference Branch of the Woman’s Missionary Society of the United Church of Canada will hold their 35th annual meeting here. Dele- gates will be present from Coch- rane, North Bay. Owen Sound. Brampton. Orangeville, Barrie and from Toronto Centre. Toron- to East, Toronto West and York Presbyterials. The Richmond mu Curling Club, Ladies Section has planned its last open bonspiel for this season on Wednesday, April 6th, and many entries have already been received. This bonspiel will be â€"played for the Kingfield Chal- lenge Trophy which has been presented to the club by Mr. C. F. W. Burns of Kingfield Farms. I THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thursday, Marcfi 24, 1960 In an evening ceremony at Ar- mour Heights Presbyterian church, Shirley Elizabeth Mair, daughter of Ross Chanter Mair, exchanged vows with Frank Har- rison Endean. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Enâ€" dean, Richmond Hill, Ont. Rev. Scott Duncan officiated. VGiven in marriage by her fath- er} the bride wore a gown of white faille and alencon lace. The Endeanâ€"Mair Marriage Held In Armour Heights Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Endgan cut the wedding cake after their marriage THE RICHMOND HILL UNIT, CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY IS SPONSORING A FILM Editor Margot Crack atAr- empire bodice was embroidered tel‘ian in leafy lace to the portrait neck- Mair, line and the sleeves were long. Mair, The princess-styled skirt flared ; Harâ€" over moulded hip panniers in the is the from and had shirring in panels y 1511- of appliqued lace falling to a ‘ Rev. chapel train at the back. Her waist length veil of tulle illusion was 'fath- held to a scalloped crown of .vn of matching material touched with e. The pearls and she carried orchids. ‘Father and Child Night’ marks the meeting tonight, Thursday, March 24th in Wrixon Hall of the Mens Club of St. Mary’s Anglican Church. All men of the Parish are most welcome, along with children of school age, boys and girls. Chairman Herb Montgom- ery has planned an enjoyable ev- ening â€"â€" including several inter- esting films, and of course, re- freshments. Mr. and Mrs. Ron Josland, ac- companied by four year old Ste- phen, were down from Barrie on the weekend visiting friends in Richmond Hill, and proudly dis- playing their daughter of three weeks, Jacqueline. Mr. Josland was formerly manager of the Do- minion Stores, Ltd., Richmond Hill Branch, and is now a reptes~ entative of the London Life in- surance Company in Barrie, On- tario. The Education Committee of the Richmond HilLUnit of the Canadian Cancer Society is spon- soring the showing of a special film for women _,nl_v at the Rich- mond Theatre this Sunday, Mar- ch 27, starting at 2 pm. Two thousand women saw this same picture in Sudbury and it is hop- ed Richmond Hill will top this figure, with two showings on March 27. There is no admission charge. Dr. Lillian Langstaff will be in attendance to answer quee- tlons or discuss problems. “Aims of Education" at Home & School Association meeting last Thursday evening. Mr. Anh- ur Spence, English teacher at Bathurst Heights Collegiate was moderator. A panel consisting of Mr. J. Peace, vice principal of Walter Scott School, Mrs. J. A. Price. past president of Walter Scott Home and School, Trustee Mrs. I. Worrell and Mr. Stewart Rum- ble, Chairman of Central York High School Board discussed the at the Armour Heights Presbyterian Church. â€" Photo by Ballard & Jarret 9Y FOR WOMEN ONLY Perfect attendance pins were presented to the following Lions; by District Governor Andrew Snider of the Maple club - Dick Edmunds, 20 years, Doug Boyd. 15 years, Ken Tomlin, 15 years, Hugh Mackay, 10 Ayeans. _ Councillor John Bradstock, whose wife Jacqueline presented him with a bonny baby boy on Sunday at The Branson Hospiâ€" tal looked happy when he was greeted at Monday’s Council meeting with handshakes and congratulations from other mem- bers of council. Sure and there was more than a touch of Irish at the Lions Community Hall on Thursday ev- ening when the Lions entertained their ladies at the annual din- ner. In keeping with the day of St. Patrick the tables were decorâ€" ated with spring flowers, sham- rock covers, green hats, and green shamrock candy favors. Lion President Dr. Jim Langstaff presided, and the dinner was en- livened by various draws and presentations, one being the preâ€" senting of twin spoons to Lion Secretary Ed. Sackfield. in hon- or of the arrival‘ a few months ago of twins at the Sackfield home. Lion Warren Davey was at the microphone during the latter part of the evening. The Metropolitan Silver Band, sponsored by the A.O.T.S. men’s club of Richmond Hill United Church, is giving a concert in the United Church Auditorium on Friday evening of this week. Anyone who enjoys music should be there as this is an excellent band with a wide repertoire. Several ladies from the Rich- mond Hill Curling Club are jour- neying to the Sutton Curling Club to enter their “Closing Out Bonspiel” on March 30th. Eileen Garrett will be skipping Andy Lynett, Dorothy Wilson and Rena White while Ruth Chandler will skip Marian Brotherhood, ‘May Askanase and Kay Tutty. ‘fhe toastwto tfie ladies was given by Lion Mac Clement and Matron of honour was Mrs. Jack Batten Jr., and attendants were Mrs. D. Keith Fairbrother and Rita Barr. They wore tur- quoise taffeta with matching headdresses and carried camelias. Groomsman was Bart Goss, and ushers were David Alexander, Robert Endean and John Chesher. A reception at the Old Mill fol- lowed the ceremony. 050m, Jacked figéi IO/eadanf Socia/ avenl‘ Mayor afid Mrs. Ken Tomlin and daughter, Bette Jane, spent last week-end inl'l‘immins, Ontar- io. Returning with his parents, Ken Tomlin Jr. expects to leave for Windsor, Ontario, to become the Branch Manager for Canad- ian Acceptance Corp. in that city. residents of the Hill is at pres- em in St. Michael’s Hospital where he is undergoing surgery. The ‘Liberal’ joins with his many friends in wishing him a speedy recovery and hope to see him around again very soon. On Saturday, March 19th at Benson Avenue, Patricia Anne Smith celebrated her eighth birthday, with a happy and suc- cessful party. Guests were Mel- ody Lehlonen, Julia and Kimatha Toth, Nancy Harrington, Margar- et Miller, Elizabeth Wilson, Diane Wallingford, Paula De Marchi, Mary Elaine Taylor, Mary Elizabeth Moriarty and her brother John Thomas. A good time was enjoyed. by all. responded to by Mary (Mrs. Don) Ross. Jerry Gingolani of To- ronto entertained with several accordion solos. and the lovely voice of Patsy (Mrs. John) Wynne was heard in some Irish ballads. She was accompanied at the pi- ano by Mrs.7Wright Morrow. As a closing number the Cur- tain Club of Richmond Hill pre- sented the “meller drammer" in one act â€" “Curse you Jack Dal- ton,” in fine style, made hilar- ious by the audience participa- tion, who were invited to NO, hiss, or applaud as they saw fit. This play closed the evening on a high note of enjoyment. Lion Hugh Mackay, programme chair- m-an, conveyed the Lions Club thanks to Mrs. Cecily Thomson, director of the play, to whom he presented a check for the Cur. tain Club from the Lions. The dinner, which was attend- ed by over a hundred Lions and guests, was provided by the wo- men of St. Matthew’s Church, and served /by the young people of the congregation. Our sympathy is extended to Mrs. James Milne, Markham Road in the loss of her sister Mrs. John M. Jacoby of Port Huron, Michigan. 1 Someone had a birthday? 01' entertained out of mm friends? 01' maybe went dashing off on a holiday to faraway places? These are the things that make for “Life in the Hill” . . . and your editor would appreciate hearing about such social ‘doing‘s’t Call us at TU. 4-1105 â€" drop us a note by post â€"- or call in personally any time during the week, we will be glad to hearfllfoin you. Toronto’s Little Red Door Has Moved The first cancer information centre to be opened in Canada â€"â€" The Little Red Door in Toronto â€"â€" has moved from its original loca- tion on lower Yonge Street. All services will be maintained at the new location at Toronto Unit Headquarters, 443 Mt .Pleasant Road. Nurses will be in attend- ance at regular hours, Monday through Saturday. A Theodore Nielson, genial trav- eller and well known to many Congratulations to Miss Jean Brillinger, on her appointment to the Bloor and Ossington Branch of the Canadian Branch of Com- merce. Jean, who has been a member of the Richmond Hill Branch for the past ten years has made many friends, and “The Liberal” joins with her many friends in wishing her continued success in her new position. It was with great sorrow that we learned of the death of Made- line Mathers, following an acci~ dent in Victoria, BC. Mrs. Math- ers was, until six months ago, a resident of the Hill, an active member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, and well known for the keen interest she showed in young and old alike. being associated with the local guide movement and a member of the staff of the Villa Nursing Home. The “Liber- al” joins with the many friends of the Mathers' family. in ex- tending sincerest sympathy to Mr. W. G. Mathers. Patricia and Michael on their tragic loss. ed to her Richmond Hill home from a very wonderful trip to southern Arizona, where she at- tended the dedication ceremony of the Kitt Peak Observatory. Part of Kitt Peak â€" a mile high mountain owned by the Papago tribe â€" has been leased by the Papago Indians to the government to make possible the establishing of the first optical observatory backed by the United States government purely for bas- ic research. Dr. Hogg spent a week in Ar. izona, making side excursions to Flagstaff and other points of in- ter Dr. Helen S. Hogg has retu to her Richmond Hill ho am a very wonderful {rip est Last Sunday evening a large congregation was present to share in the presentation by the choir of St. Mary’s Anglican Church of Mendelssohn’s Oratorio "Saint Paul". Under the direction of Miss Dorothy Armstrong, the or- ganist, the choir reveal-ed its in- increasing quality by rendering selected parts of this sacred work centred around the life of St. Paul, with great beauty and devo- tion. ‘ After the service Miss Arm- strong was honoured by a con- gregational reception in the par- ish hall on the occasion of her forthcoming marriage to Mr. Ev- an Cover. The chairman was the People’s Warden, Mr. G. L. Lewis whose pleasant task it was to pre- Miss Orion Abernethy. nurse- in-training at Royal Victoria Hos- pital, Barrie, visited last week with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Orr of 78 Wright Street. The Dixie Curling Club is holding a two day bonsplel on March 23rd and 24th and a rink from the Richmond Hill Club has been accepted. The members going will be Eileen Garrett, An- ita Brokenshire, Janet Burns and Peg Hooper. Richmond Hill United Church W. A. are presenting a Fashion Show â€" therne “Swing into Spring.” Fashions are being shown by Warwick House, shoes by Shield's Footwear, Jewellery by Dynes’ Jewellers, and Hair Styling by Pauline’s Beauty Sa- lon. ‘ Mrs. Margaret Riach and Mrs. Ruth Coxford, Fashion Show Convenors, Mrs. W. J. Babcock Ticket Convener. Several ladies from the Rich- mond Hill Women’s Institute braved the inclement weather on St. Patrick’s Day to visit the Thornhill Women’s Institute on the occasion of their 58th birth- day. All the neighbouring organ- izations were well represented, Buttonville, Langstaff, Mark- Vaun and Richmond Hill. Each visiting club took part in the ex- cellent programme and spent a most enjoyable afternoon... Two evenings, Tuesday, March 29th, Wednesday, March 30th â€"- 8.15 pm. in the Christian Educa- tion Building, Church Hall. Accessories looking a little ind- ed? Plan [to remedy this by at- tending the “Hat Sale” which St. Mary’s Anglican Church after- noon branch of the WA. are hold- ing on Saturday, April 9. at Wrixon Hall. There will be many lovely hats, purses, scarves and costume jewelry on sale to com- pliment your new spring outfit, so before you buy, give the W.A. a try! A local naturalist who is at present feeding as many as 125â€" 150 red polled linnets and prairie horned larks, two pounds of feed a day, has asked that an urgent pleas be made to bird lovers, to prevent the death of many of these early arrivals by setting out a convenient feeding tray for these birds passing through On- tario on their way north. Over 400 people attended the Lion’s Bingo last Monday when on_the 60th number called, the jackpot of $450 was won and split three ways between Mrs. D. Peterman, Newmarket; Mrs. Gertrude Hoover, R. R. 2, Clare- mont 'and Mr. Albert Stockdale, Newmarket. Congratulations! The regular meeting of St. Gabriel’s W. A. was held March 22nd at the Parish Hall‘ The meeting was opened with deâ€" votion, then the group made palm crosses. A chapter of the Mission Study Book was covered. The next meeting was announc- ed for April 12th and refresh- ments were served. Congratulations to Lois Perk- ins daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Perkins, Church St., on winning two gold medals for Class 17A Ladies’ sacred solo; and Class 14 Ladies’ solo at the 16th Annual Toronto East Music Festival. A concert of gold med- alists will be held on March 28th at Glenmount‘ United Church. time to any desired content, or complete dryness. This amazing process practical- 1y eliminates warping, cupping. checking, rotting, shrinking‘ and discoloration â€"- in addition to the great saving in time and stor- age snace required for natural enasonivg which requires from 9 months to 2 years. Dry Kiln seasoning requires from 18 to 30 days, whereas by the Misener vacuum process the time is cut to 2-4 days -â€" with complete sea- soning of Pine and Spruce in 60 hours. 'rganidl t of Qt. Illary5 fin? ronourecl £5} Congregation. 0/ 52. my: Ami; 100 sent to the guests of honour a sterling silver tea service and tray which was designed and made by a member of (the choir. Mr. D. Boyd. Both the Rector and Mr. Lewis paid glowing tribute to the worth of Miss Armstrong as or- ganist of the church and rejoiced that after her marriage she plan- ned to continue in this capacity at St. Mary's. Mr. L. Wainwright, Rector's Warden, presented Miss Armstrong’s mother with a bou- quet pf fresh spring flowery Refreshments were served by the several women's groups in the parish under the convenor- ship of Mrs. W. S. Pocknell and Mrs. A. E. McDonald. Pouring tea at the tastefully decorated table were Mrs G. L. Lewis and Mrs. T. L. Wainwright. Join your friend at the Coffee Party preceding the second an- nual meeting of the Canadian Mental Health Association, York County Branch at Wrixon Hall, St. Mary’s Anglican Church. The White Cross Volunteers are to be honoured and the guest speaker will be Dr. W. H. Hen- derson, Ontario Director of Com- munity Mental Health Service. Music will be provided by the “Yorkorders” and the election of officers for 1960 - 61 will take place. Ear plugs were needed in the vicinity of 224 Bluegrass Blvd. Saturday, March 19th when walls and floors echoed back the happy shrieks and laughter of fourteen teenagers. Rita Weller, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Weller with her guests celebrated her 13th birthday with s ngs, dances and games. These ha py and tal- ented youngsters enjoyed life to the full impersonting friends and famous people. Singing came ea- sy to most of these girls being members of the Crosby Heights Choir. Among the guests were Ann Wood (one of the winners of the Richmond Hill oratorical contest) Mary Ann Catania, Jack- ie Wright, Barbara Taylor, Linda Willis, Jan Hays, Carolann Coop- er, Aya Lidacis, Jennifer Cone, Lesley Holloway, Rita Barrie, Sharon Phillips Lynne Kerfoot and Rita’s brothers Grant and Phillip. On Thursday of last week, Pete Edwards, member of the mechanical staff of Shelton- Mansell Motors, Richmond Hill - drove to New York City to meet the S. S. “Corinthia” â€" when de- livery was taken of i a special Austin racing car. This machine was then loaded on a car trailer and driven by Pete Edwards to Tampa, Florida, ‘where Pete â€"- chosen for his skilled specialized Austin factory training .- was selected as the mechanic to tune up and to “get the most” out of 1 this speciel Austin. foraracing‘ _L_:..â€" uua arvv-_ on Saturday-MAE the Sebring Sports Car Trgck.‘ L ..... A- uyvA w vâ€" _ _ _ , , This international event counts toward the “World Sports Car Championship" â€" comprising 80 entries from Europe, United States, and Canada, with top mechanics and drivers â€"â€" includ- ing Stirling Moss, recognized as the world’s leading driver par- ticipating. For the second successive year the partners, Dick Shelton and Ken Mansell have been h'onored by being chosen to furnish skil- led mechanics for their racing cars by the British Motors Cor- poration, who manufacture Aus- tin. Morris, M. G. and Wolseley OVERSEAS TRAVEL SERVICE Richmond Hill TU. 4-2152 Bradford cars Get rid of the unsightly bulges, and unwanted pounds. Let Fig- urama’s penetrating heat and mechanical massage rout those excess inches. Phone for your courtesy treatment â€" no obliga- tion of course . . . and we’ll tell you all about it. Richmond Theatre Building Studio TU. 4-7131 Welcome Easter With A Slimmer, Lovelier Figure Ligurama Residence - TU. 4â€"1463 S. G. Gurney 9 - 9 Daily 9 - 5 Saturday Studio Hours PR. 5-3464 Stuale wan 1 flab! HATS ! flab! BUY YOUR EASTER BONNET AT 3 Drop in at SHIELDS FOOTWEAR LTD. in the Richmond Heights Plaza and pick up your membership card . . . you’ll be glad you did. SHIELDS Opposite Loblaws SHIELDS ANNOUNCES AN ENTIRELY NEW PLAN TO “THE BONNET BOX" Saturday, April 9th Wrixon Hall, 2:30 pm. Accessories Costume Jewelry UNDER THE AUSPICES OF ST. MARY’S ANGLICAN CHURCH AFTERNOON W.A. THIS IS FOR YOU! Each time you purchase a pair of shoes for one of your children the purchase is recorded on your membership card. When 12 pairs of children’s shoes have been purchased we will compute the av- erage price paid for the 12 pairs and will then supply to any of your children a free pair of the equivalent value. THIS SUNDAY, MARCH 27 AT 2 RM IN THE RICHMOND THEATRE ADMISSION FREE! HERE'S HOW IT WORKS RICHMOND HEIGHTS PLAZA ON THE PURCHASE OF CHILDREN'S SHOES 'a U2 TU. 4-5341 0n 8%

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