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One brother was named John Ja:ob. And in the meantime. the Cober family from Somerset County. Pennsylvania, who had been he seven years, were farm- Ie and 611 Highway 11 now as the Uplands Subdivi- Fanny Cober (Wllfred's mo- w born on Lot 12, Rear esal 2, (Duffel-in Street), han dwnshlp. n Generatmns hn Jacob fathered 10 child- In time son Adam took up »‘,_i e he left off and then Ad- d son George came along to .m -. home acres and after him son "Ephraim who married y Cober. Wiltred's son Bruce ned on the liomesoil until wn son. Robert, now (our. orn, before purchasing land _ of Bond Head in West thl- ry Township. Robert was eventh generation born on »‘.' and that was opened 150 ago. ~ I the original 1.400 acres. Lot " 1! -ar Concession 3 is still in the iamily name and the east half Was held by Wilfred until 1929. This 150 acre plot was made up of two 75-acre parcels which itraddled Lots 12 and 13. These facts help explain why Wilfred's election to the 1961-63 Vaughan Council was not sum 10 THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thursday. February 2, 1961 About 1798 two brothers from Pennsylvania made their way here. They were impressed with the timber stands. agricultural potential. good wuter and exhil~ nraiing climate. and decided to settle. They returned home in- tending to sell out, pack up and head back immediately but dom- estic difficulties made this im- possible. It was not until 1803 that they reappeared and then with axe and plough and what today would be considered mnn- Itrous physical energy started to cultivate 1,400 acres on Lot 13, Concession 3. By Alex Sjoberg Wilfred Keffcr of Maple, Vau- han's congenial councillor. may e said to represent a l50-yeu slice of township history in term% of agriculture, religion. culture, social and political events. The Beginning Councillor Wilfred G. Keffer Vaughan Administrator's History Goes Back 150 Years In Township comm-mm TWO lb” CHAINS YOU SAVE 30% J RELIABLE MOWER SERVICE Sea it today, deman- strafe the features thaQ make the all-new Pioneer 6-20 chain saw the chaico of professional cuh‘ers. PIONEER SAWS LTD. Richmond Hill szz45 Ifill OIOUUN. ‘AIAIA 'l'lle Libernl' Ls always willing to publish Interesting Items regal-dun; people and «eats contributed by Its readers In Maple. Concord & ldgeley districts Our rev rmutatlvo tn Maple ll Mrs. Len Shore. Aan 1-1150: um tn Edsel” and Sherwood. Mrs. Raymond Stuart. AV. 54934. on "no cost 0! your spare chain (pivot grip extra) Maple, Concord & Edgeley District W. G. Keffer andjust what I’ve been looking P for. . . the PIONEER Until 1945 when Wilfred un- dertook to organize the Maple Cattle Breeders’ Association the Keffers. like farmers elsewhere in the district, had good and had years. “i remember in the early 20's we sold barley at $1.80 per bushel,” he said. “Then along came the depression years when prices hit rock bottom and we lost money selling wheat at 33 cents a bushel. Pigs were going at three cents a pound. The 1931- 37 period was a ‘nlp-and tuck’ time. As I used to say: ‘I knew where I was going but didn’t know how far." But, he went on, it was also a great time. People were close to one another. They shared their means, their talk and their aspirations. In better times wheat, hogs, sheep and milk brought good prices. The Ketters would market about 1.000 bushels of wheat annually and kept sheep for meat and wool. Advice Between 1923 and 1933 Wilfred acted as secretary-treasurer for the Concord Public School Board. “The first time I interviewed the bank manager on board bus- iness the banker, who saw how green I was, gave me some ad- vice," he recalled. “When you’re handling other people’s money,” he told me, ‘assume that every- one is a crook until proven otherâ€" wise." Wilfred said he knew the manager meant well but that it was then and is now easier for him to assume the next fellow is honest until proven different. "It might not always be the best policy," he admitted, “but as a general rule it makes for more pleasant hiring. in seem; logical to me to look for thehest. not the worst in a fellow.” IRA-1929 the Concord school burned: \The board re-built it and that one. room structure is now a six- room school. ‘ Self-Help An integral part of farm life during the depression years was Radio Farm Forum. indicative of the farmer's effort to improve his lot. Among self-help projects lly befdre event‘ Maple. Personal History Wilfred was schooled at Con- cord. In 1917 he married the former Agnes Paterson of Carr- ville and the young couple farm- ed four years on the Paterson acres, Lot 15, Concession 2. In 1921 a bachelor uncle. Frank. sold Wilfred 75 *cres beside his father's 75-acre farm which W11- fred took over, and there the Ket- fers stayed and raised their tam- prising. Too. the Keffer blood is mingled with many of the early families in the township. One of Wilfred's grandmothers was a Snider and the Keffer blood is mingled as well with the Quantz' and Caters. to mention only a few of the 'old‘ lames. So when scores of voters cast their bal- lots for Wilfred it was for ‘cous- in“ (however far removed now) as well as for ethical government. Further, while Wilfred is United Church. his great-grandfather Ad- am gave the land for the Zion Lu- theran Church just south of Sher- wood. LIGHWIEIGHI (20 LBS.) BALANCED HANDLEAIILI‘I’Y SURE GRIP HANDLEBAI REDUCED VIIRHION COOLER RUNNING MORE POWER LONGER LIEE AIR FILTER NEW EXHAUSI DEFLECIOR befdre eventually settling in Ph. TU. 4-2818 The Keffers built a snug, stor- ey-and-a-half brick home in Maple. After retirement Wilfred found spare time beginning to pile up. “Last September some ratepayers asked me to try for council.” he said. “I said no. They came back two weeks be- fore nominations and I was per- suaded to throw my hat in the ring but I didn’t give my nom- inator and aeconder consent to put in my name until the morn- ing of the nomination meeting. I wanted to think about it." 'were a few recently organized United States cattle breeders‘ as- sociations. "I had to coax Wil- fred to come to a neighbour’s to listen in on the radio discus- sions," said Mrs. Kefier. smil- ing. Wilfred nodded. “She did though, and gave me food for thought." Wilfred did a lot of reading up on cattle breeders' associations and wound up in- terviewing the Livestock Com- mission in Toronto. The commis- sion and agricultural reps Were heartily in favour of this form of co-op, said the farmers would have to do their own promoting but on this basis they could ex- pect coâ€"operation. Wilfred was organizer and pres- ident in 1945-46-48 and in 1948 took over the manager’s chair. He retired from full-time duty in 1957 but stayed on as public relations officer until Decem~ her 1, 1959. a job he liked par- ticularly well. During his days of organizing it was nothing for him to travel 30,000 miles by car some years carrying the as- sociation message far and wide. “I’ve never believed in high- pressure selling," he said thoughtfully. “It always seemed better to attract attention, a- rouse curiosity and create inter- est which leaves the initiative to join an organization to the fellow .who is to benefit. That way the associate is a better par- ticipant." The association will agree that this practical ap- proach has paid off handsomely. Still Around Most of the members of that significant meeting in 1944 are still around. They are Roland and Lawrence Keffer, R J. Dar- lington. Bruce and Paul Snider, Bert Witty, Wilfred Bowes, Ro- bert Walker and W. J. Orr (who helped Wilfred lay the foundation for the organization), while the Rev. Seymour Cooper. Lutheran pastor, has since passed on. Said Wilfred: "About all we know was that the association was to be nonâ€"profit and non-taxable. Aside from that it was a case of the blind leading the blind. But by carefully considering every prob- lem, doing first things first and building on experience we never really had any great difficulty." New Career Now our northernmost bound- ary is the Manitoba border and the now Central Ontario Cattle Breeders' Association breeds a- bout 100,000 animals a year with an annual financial turnover an- nually of close to a million dol- lars." The $5 service fee, un- Changed since 1945, means a tre- mendous saving to farmers. W11- {red explained that aside from the initial cost of a breeder. it would take at least $150 a year to look after it. “And think of the time and work the farmer saves by not having to worry about tending to the bull the year round," he finished. 14 Year Career Once into the race Wilfred started out to campaign. patient- Lv knocking on doors on the front concession. introducing himself and asking for support. "I figured the people in the back conces- sions knew me," he said. “I’d worked for and among and with them for years and if they didn't want me now I didn’t think I’d change_their minds overnight." Beside Bruce there are three other Keffer children. Dorothy (Mrs. Harry Walker) and her husband farm 180 acres east of Newmarket. Betty and her hus- band, Jack McClement. live in Toronto. Son Harold (a realtor) and family reside on No. 7 High- way. There are six grandchild- ren. During the latter part of 1946. he went on, the association in- cluded 60 Simcoe‘ County breed- ers. “Then, having proved to our satisfaction that refrigerated se- men would stand up to long train trips, we took in Ontario and Halton Counties. Then Peel, Vic- toria. Peterborough and Duffer- ln Counties. ‘ To judge by the record num- ber of votes the ratepayers gave Keffer and his fellow adminis- trators it is apparent that his views are shared by the many. The Maple Cattle Breeders‘ As- sociation was organized in June. 1955 to serve an eight-mile rad- iux. "We set a membership min- imum of 100 and got 83.” he said. “By the end of the year we had 98 associates and the next year were up to 150." Wilfred finds council agrees “1th him. He enjoys being active again. likes and respects his col- leagues and sees no reason to doubt Vaughan's future. "We have {he people, the land and the location." he said. "and if we keep on taking a close look at things. doing first things first and keeping steady we'll make oui alright." In November, 1944 Wilfred called a meeting. “I didn’t tell my neighbours in advance a- bout the purpose of that get-to- gether," he said. “There were 12 cattle breeders, a minister and an eggman present." Association Launched The Maple United Church W.A. were the guests of Major Mc- Corquodale of the House of Con- cord, on their regular meeting night, Tuesday, January 24. Following a short business meeting at the Church. the lad- ies then went by car to the House of Concord where they were re- ceived into the Chapel. At an earlier date Major McCorquodale had been a guest speaker at a W. A. meeting and then had outlined the work of this particul- ar group of Salvation Army wor- kers among these boys and young men who needed special guidance to become worthwhile, responsi- ble citizens. The boys just mentioned that they hadn’t been tobogganing as yet this winter - all that cold but so little white stuffl! Annual Sundny School Meeting Tribute was paid to Mr. Mor- ley Kinnee for his long and faith- ful sex-Vice as officer and General Superintendent. It was Mr. Kin- nee‘s wish that he retire from this position. He stated that he had held some office in the Sun- day School for forty-four years with thirtyâ€"one of them as Gen- eral Superintendant. On this occasion the ladies were divided up into groups and taken on a tour of the building conducted by some of the boys. who took great pleasure and pride in showing them their "home." It was most evident to all in attendance that everything possi- ble was being done to show these boys that with proper environ. ment. right teachings and above all the interest shoxm in them as individuals. they could and would be able to stand up on their own two feet and be a welcome and accepted member of our society. Many of these lads between General superintendent, Mr. Norman Lund; Treasurer. Mr. Lloyd Palmer; Assistant treasur- er. Mrs. Lloyd Palmer; Depart- mental Superintendents; Senior Department. Mr. Warren Baillie; Junior Department, Mrs. J. Pile; Primary Department, Miss Eliza- beth Jackson; Responsibility of Nursery department. Mrs. A. Bowes and Mrs. W. Baillie; Cra- dle Roll Superintendent, Mrs. D. Murchison; pre-school depart- ment, Mrs. Bruce Davies; Infant nursery department. Mrs. Bob McIntyre, Representative to the official and joint board of the church. Mrs. N. Woods. The Sunday School is plan- ning to hold its Anniversary Ser- vice. February 19 at the regular S. S. hour, in the Religious Ed- ucation room. During the church service on that date, the Install- ation Service of the officers of the Sunday School will be held. Birthday Congratulations From Toronto, Grandfather - Mr. John Regan. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Regan (uncle and aunt) cousin Douglas and (uncle). Mr. John Regan Jr. all came along to make it a “really big" day. Share and Share Alike Is this togetherness? When Au- dry Magee’s sister and family dropped in one evening recently they left a little “bug” behind & young Billy Magee promptly pick- ed it up - Yes as of now he is ‘over the chicken pox' and do- ing nicely, thank you! Another Janna-y 29 Birthday David Birch {vas 10 on fann- ary 9 and no doubt by then Mom, Allean Bitch, had figured out a wonderful way to celebrate same. The nominating committee of the Rev. Harold Davies, Mr. Mor- ley Kinnee, Mr. Norman Payne and Mrs. Frances Reid. present- ed the new slate of officers for 1961 - as follows. Plans 'are underway to hold a teachers traming course in the near future. On January 29 little Kevin McDermott was 12 months - one whole whole year old. Celebrating along with Kevin was brother Stephen who is 10 and sister Jacklyn who is 3. On Monday evening, January 23, the annual meeting of Maple United Church Sunday School wasrheld in the church parlor. At the reception held at Pellets at Sheppard and Yonge Streets, the bride’s mother received the guests wearing a bluish purple sheath dress and matching coat, a gold hat, and a bouquet of matched flowers. The groom's mother received wearing a blue dress with metallic thread run- ning through it, a matching stole and blue feathered hat and a bouquet- of pink carnations. Tlie happy; couple have return- ed from their honeymoon in North Bay and are at present re- Miss Patricia Lynch was maid of honor and Miss Penny Hawkes- worth was bridesmaid. They were gowned alike in green peau de soie and carried bouquets of yel- low cal-nations. Mr. William Hawkesworth Jr.. of R. R. 1 Maple. was best man for his brother. Mr. Dick Norton. brother of the bride and Mr. Bob Kerr were the ushers. By Mrs. Raymond Stuart In a double ring ceremony in St. Timothy‘s Anglican Church, Toronto. Jeanette Diane Norton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cliff- ord Norton of Toronto was unit- ed in marriage to Donald Alfred Hawkesworth, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Hawkesworth, R. R. 1 Maple. Cannon H. H. Marsh performed the ceremony against a background of yellow ’mums. Mr. John Dedrick of Willowdale played the wedding music. Given in marriage by her fa- ther, the bride wore a white bro- cade dress which she. herself. fashioned and she carried a bou- quet of little red roses and white carnations. Jeanette Diane Norton Weds D. A. Hawkesworth Maple Notes Not only will every gal oh and ah and drool - at the de- lightful fashions but the young- sters will give out with a more boisterous salute when “the play- ground” becomes reality. You see proceeds from ‘Cotton Magic” for the ladies with the pro- lceeds from the recent “Millionâ€" aires Night" for the men will be used to set up suitable play- ground equipment for the small fry of Maple. (See Coming Ev- ents.) We as members of this com- munity owe a debt of gratitude to these Salvation Army work- ers and when they celebrate their Open House Anniversary in the near future, drop by and see for yourselves the splendid work be- ing done - just one more phase of the Salvation Army and the outstanding service they are ever ready to offer humanity every- where. If you think spring is still a long way off you can take heart again. The-Normaple Community Club is busy weaving a little Magic (Cotton, that i5) and on Saturday, February 18, in the Maple Community Hall at 3 pm. a breath of spring will come your way, via a fashion show of “Cotton Magic". To complete a most interesting and enlightening evening, the ladies were served refreshments Fashions of “‘Cotton Magic” the ages of 16-19, had come from broken or unhappy homes. With- out proper guidance and council they had become involved in minor petty offences. They came from many cities of Ontario, all races and creeds but found un- derstanding here at‘ the House of Concord. Hope United Church, banked with Chrysanthemums, was the scene, on Saturday, January 7. of a pretty winter wedding, when the Rev. H. W. Davies officiated for the wedding vows of Shirley Elizabeth Jones and Douglas Naish McInnis. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Forest Jones. R. R. 2 Maple; and the To Jeanette and Don we ex- tend our warmest best wishes and congratulations and may you forâ€" ever be happy and blest on life‘s way. Among the out-of-town guests who attended the wedding were Dr. and Mrs. Hoppins of Chlcago. the brlde's godparents. Stewart Johnson of London. cousin of the bride; Mr. and Mrs. H. Markham of Newmarket the bride's uncle and aunt: and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Kirby of London, the groom’s uncle and aunt. The former Miss Norton at- tended the Northern Vocational School from 1954-1956 and at the time of her marriage was em- ployed as a dictaphone lypist by the Workmen’s Compensation Board in Toronto. Mr. Hawkesworth attended Richmond Hill High School and works for Vaughan Township Road Department. siding on Oxford Street in Rich- mond Hill. Shirley Jones Weds Douglas Mclnnis, Hope United Church National Trust has 60 years of experience in real estate. Let us help you find the exact home you wantâ€"in the locality you prefer. At our Northtown Shopping Centre office we have a wide selection of homes in Willowdale, Richmond Hill, Bayview and North York. We offer “Photo- Co-op Service.” If you want to sell your home, National Trust realtors can be of great help in finding a desirable buyer. Drop in and see us . . . soon . . . or phone BA 5-6429. MEMBER OF THE TORONTO REAL ESTATE BOARD NORTHTOWN SHOPPING CENTRE id at the Topics making up the general was em~ discussion included village roads. Lypist by sidewalks. parks. crossing guards. )ensatlon street lights and drainage. Said Mr. Robson later: “Inasmuch as attended it was our first official business your key to a. finer meeting we devoted some time to familiarizing ourselves with these items. “The matter of the crossing guards was deferred since Vaughan Township Council and the school board are in the process of threshing out this problem. On a motion by Trustee J. Hodgson and seconded by R. Ket- fer, the honorarium was set at $125.00 per annum. effective January 1, 1961, and that for each meeting a trustee fails to attend, the amount of $5 be de- ducted from his honorarium. The Maple Trustees, at their first official 1961 meeting Janu- ‘ary 20 at the Vaughan Municipal offices appointed a secretary, considered the trustees’ honor- arium and held a general discus- sion on various matters relating to village affairs. The meeting. under Chairman Frank Robson moved that F. C. Jackman serve as secretary of the trustees during the trustees' term of office. The resolution was seconded by Trustee R. Kefl‘er and carried. A reception was held for 122 guests at the Maple Community Hall. Mrs. Jones received her guests in a teale blue sheath with black accessories, and an orchid corsage. She was assisted by the groom’s mother, Mrs. McInnls, who chose a royal blue brocade with pink accessories and orchid corsage for her son's wedding. Mrs. Mae Roberts, as her sis- ter's matron of honour, and Mrs. June Jones. bridesmaid, wore pale mauve frocks and carried cascade bouquet's 0: yellow ’mums. Junior bridesmaid. Miss Brenda Jones and Miss Darlene Jones, the flower girl, wore pale blue and pink respectively. and carried matc‘hlng nosegays. Affer a honeymboh r Vtiiiicv to Timmins. Ontario, the young people will reside at Maple. groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold C. McInnis of Aurora. Traditional wedding music was played by Mrs. Marlene Best of Newmarket, and vocalist Mrs. Gordon Orr sang “The Wedding Prayer" and “0 Perfect Love". Given in marriage by her fa- ther, the radiant bride wore a floor length gown of white lace over satin, with sequins accent- ing the flower design. a scalloped neckline and tiered back featur- ed t'he lace. Her elbow-length veil fell from a tiara, and her bouquet was of red roses and white mums. Mr. David Fines of Toronto, the bride's cousin, was best man, and the ushers were Peter Jones and Garry Kwasnitza. Business Meeting Maple Trustees §FRESH WATER! HAULED ANYWHERE, ANYTIME ‘ home Frank Evison ELGIN MILLS TU. 4-2728 Edgeley United Church annual meeting was held recently in the church.A review of the activi- ties of 1960 and reports tendered, as Rev. Harold Davies conducted the meeting. showed the year had been quite satisfactory. To a representative turnâ€"out, Mr. Davies expressed his apprecia- tion to all who had contributed to the church life and work, par- ticularly the executive and mem- bers of the Women's Association. the Sunday School and the choir. The Sunday School was espec- ially commended for the fine work. in many instances provid- ing the church's only contact with,the home. After the preliminary and legal details were worked out 11st. year, permission was granted by Reporting for the Session. Mr. Davies recorded a membership decrease from 66 to 62. There were no baptisms performed in Edgcley United Church durlng 1960. There was one marriage and one burial during the year. The \Voméu's Assoéiation' and Sunday School both reported bank balances on hand. World's largest car insurer announces new savings of $384.000 to Ontario Policyholdersl If you're a careful driver, you too may save. 80 contact me today! Mutual Automobile Insurance Company Canadian Head Office: Toronto. Ontario STATE FARM Hold Annual Meeting Edgeley United Church Phone Gomley 5369 ONT] \RIO DRIVERSI Lloyd Harvey pick it up today. .. from us! Richmond Hill Office 73 YONGE STREET SOUTH ‘ STATE FARM k CUTS RATES TUrner 4-2291 The 84th Anniversary Service will be held on September 24. Church officers for 1981 are: Board of Session â€" Arthur Av- ery. R. J. Darllngton. Alex Hun- ter. Allen Poole, Percy Usher. Frank Bagg continues as an honorary member of this board. the official board and York Pres- bytery to transfer the townline cemetery property to the Metro- politan Toronto and Region Con- servation Authority. The Stong family, many of them residents in Vaughan Toma- ship for generations, had erect- ed in the townline pioneer cem- etery last summer. a family cairn which was dedicated in June. Committee of Stewards: C. H. Boake. Eldon Fierheller. H. W. Gent. Frc-d Hendry, C. A. Peelar Allen Poole, Humor \‘Vhltmore. Mr. Peelar continues as church treasurer and Mr. Gent as church secretary. R. J. Darlington expressed thanks on behalf of the congre- L’atinn to Rev. and Mrs. Davies for (heir life and work among them during the year. ' Phone Markham 184 Kenneth Shepherd