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Following the reading of the minutes of the last meeting. the subject of vandalism in the village was discussed and the trustees were pleased to note that no new acts of vandalism had been reported. Library Board 7 A _ A In discussing the library board appointment, it was noted that Dr. Jackson had been appointed by the trustees in May, 1960 for the 1960-61 term, but that no other trustee appointee had been made since that time. Trustee MacTaggart-Cowan stated that Philip Whitehead had “done yen- rnan service" while 0 the li- brary .board and it wa the un- animous decision of the trustees to again appoint him as their representative on the library Several accounts were passed Ior payment, the largest being one for $983.50 covering garbage collection for the last quarter of 1960. Repairs to village equip- ment accounted. for {our bills; $13.46 to replace fan housing; $20.88 for replacing shaft on brush and $52.16 for complete overhaul and repair of the rotary motor, and $7.80 for repair of the amplifier used at the pond other accounts were $4.59 for hilscel- laneous hardware, $11.70 for gas and oil and a further $56.67 for gas and oil, $15.00 for rent of a truck for use with the village snow plow. and a $50.00 account trom the village’s solicitor for ad- vice and services during 1960. No New Vandalism “Almental health clinic for York County would cost $34,000 per year, and the federal grant would cover two- thirds of this, leaving the cost to the county only $12,000 per year. This would cost us only .07 mills on our taxes,” advised Mrs. Philip Townshend-Carter as she addressed the parents’ group of the Thornhill Nursery School at the home of Mrs. H. Welsh, 12 Cavalier Cres.. on Tuesday, February 7th. As opposed to this. Mrs. Townsbend-Carter outlined how $2,255 was spent in a six-months period on one family when the mother became mentally disturb- ed. Because she had no help in the early stages of her illness, it progressed until she had to be committed to a mental hospital. As‘ her illness progressed, the husband had to give up his job to stay with the children, they lost their home and the whole fa- mily became a public charge. This could have been prevented if there had been a mental health clinic where this mother could have had help. And the local Children's Aid recently had four cases like this in one week. «0 Cases 111 County Urge County Actâ€" Mental Health Clinic Only Cost .07 Mills Recently, in this area. a 14- yearâ€"old boy became so disturb- ed and unmanageable that to pro- tect the rest of the class. he had to be expelled from school. He was expelled to nowhere. There was nowhere to send him. A re- cent survey showed that 440 cases in York County needed help - and these were only the ones which had come to the attention of the welfare agencies. General practitioners estimate that one in five of their patients has a psy- chosomatic basis for their illness. The only assistance available for these people. before they get bad enough to be committed to SELL, BARTER. RENT THROUGH ‘I'EE LIBERAL” CLASSIFIEDS PHONE TUrnel’ #1105 All three trustees were in at- tendance, Chairman Timmins and Trustees MacTaggart-Cowan and ,Roberts. The first item of bus- lness disposed of was the sign- lng of an authorization for Sec- retary. Mrs. Lambert and Trustee Roberts to have access to the safety deposit box. It was felt that Mrs. Lambert and Mr. Ro- berts would be in the village most of the time and were there- fore the logical ones to have ac- cess to the box. At a meeting which went on until after 11:30 pm. the Thorn- hlll Village Trustees thoroughly discussed several aspects of the village business, on Wednesday, February 8th. Trustee McTaggartâ€"Cowan Takes Strong Stand Village Road Paving Roberts Favours local Improvement 1 THE LIBERAL} Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thursday, February 16. 1961 Thornhill and istrict News 7. N. M ulholland, Consultation by Appointment Phones: ’ Thomhil] AV. 5-3315 Toronto EM 4-2790 80 Richmond St. West, Toronto legal Q.C. TELEPHONE AV. 5-2331 A letter from Markham Town- ship was read asking for author- ization for the installation of a light on Deanbank Drive, the cost to be $21.00. Chairman Timmins asked Mr. Roberts to look into .the matter and find out who had requested the light. If he felt the light to be necessary, Trustee Roberts was instructed to have the secretary write a letter au- thorizing its installation. Library Budget A Next on the agenda was the financial statement of Thornhill Public Library and their estimat- ed budget for 1961. This showed estimated receipts of $4,756.48 and estimated disbursements of $4,523.64. Chairman Timmins, who is automatically a member of the library board and has been attending their meetings, pointed out that the excess of receipts over disbursements was only $230.00 which meant that this was The subject of the billboards on Yonge Street South came up for discussion when a letter was read from the‘ village’s solicitor, Mr. A. M. Ecclestone, setting forth his opinion of the legality of the sign. He was of the op- inion that the sign contravened the by-laws of Markham Townâ€" ship and that any ratepayer could lay a charge against the town- ?ship, insisting that they invoke the by-law, but that the police village has no legal status in the the matter. It was suggested that a copy of the solicitor's letter should be sent to the township and Trustee McTaggartâ€"Cowan suggested that the trustees should ask them to request the owner to remove the sign. If this is not done, a charge could then be laid by a ratepayer. Chairman Timâ€" mlns volunteered to write the necessary letter. Street Light hospital, is at the out-patients clinics at the Ontario Hospitals and at the clinics in Toronto there is a two to six months wait- ing list. Mrs. Townshend-Carter advised that Dr. King of the York County Health Unit is including the $12,000 figure in his budget for this year for'submission to the county council and suggested that those present might like to con- tact their local reeve or deputy- reeve, encouraging them to ap- prove this item. “The Mental Health Associa- tion is also an association of ac- tion.” continued Mrs. Townshend- Carter and mentioned that the association has spoken to 650 dif- ferent organizations on all as- pects of mental health and.the cause and prevention of mental illness. They are endeavouring to prepare the people for a men- tal health clinic and tell them how such a clinic can be used. Approved Home: tact their local reeve or deputy- reeve, encouraging them to ap- prove this item. “The Mental Health Associa- tion is also an association of ac- tion.” continued Mrs. Townshend- Carter and mentioned that the association has spoken to 650 dif- ferent organizations on all as- pects of mental health and.the cause and prevention of mental illness. They are endeavouring to prepare the people for a men- tal health clinic and tell them how such a clinic can be used. Approved Home: The association is also active in the White Cross volunteer program, which was sparked largely by Mrs. Townshend-Car- ter herself. Under this program. volunteers visit the “approved homes‘a where former patients in mental hospitals are sent as a preparation for taking up life again in the community. She out- lined how the volunteers strive to create a new environment for these people who need above all, friendship and recognition and something to look forward to, as 'well as an example of how to live. _Ml_'s._ ‘Townshend-Carter re- “All the opposition to the pav- ing has been of the street corner type” asserted -Trustee McTag- gart-Cowan. “I made it clear when I was running for office that I was in favour of paving the roads and would see that it was done. I made no bones about it. They nominated me and I have no reservation on going a- head." “Local improvement is always used to pre-date normal progress ” he continued. “Those people wanted their roads paved before the rest of the village. They have had the use of the roads and we have maintained them. We also did a lot of work on the pond because of what they had done for the community in paving their roads. We also built them a side- walk !or safety of their children. This was principally done for the people north of the pond, who don’t contribute to the village. We have not been unkind to these people. Now, normal progress has caught up and the village roads should be paved. In order to get the man'mum grant from the Department of Highways. we have to do the whole project at the same time." ' Publicize Opposition Mrs. Townshend-Carter re- minded the group that as parents, they should have dignity, peace and joy in their homes, that the pattern of their children’s lives may not go awry. She showed the group a film entitled ‘Roots of Happiness". filmed in Puerto Rico. which showed that even in a home with why the barest ma- terial possessions, a pattern of dignity and happiness can be pro- vided for children to follow. The meeting was chaired by the president, Mrs. A. McDonald. Secretary Mrs. Dow reported that there are now 32 children at- tending the school. Plans are be- ing made to take the children to visit a fireball, a farm, the North York Library, and Toronto Is- land. Trustee Roberts reported that the inventory of the village e- quipment was not quite complet- ed but would be in the near, fu- ture. Billboards board for 1961-62 and the secre- tary was directed to send a let- ter to Mr. Whitehead informing him of this. “The ,Liberal" is always pleased to publish items of interest contributed by its readers in the Thornhjll area - . - - - - Our representative in Thornhill in Mrs. Margaret McLean. who may be reached by phoning AV. 5-2331. “I don’t agree" replied Mr. Mc- Taggartâ€"Cowan, “We could get an ex-gratia grant. I would like to to have our chairman with a member of the library board to accompany him, go to such a meeting.” It was decided to write the provincial member asking him to arrange such a meeting for the latter part of April. The trustees also agreed to give the library board $2,500, as they had last year. Roads In introducing the question of roads, the chairman gave a brief resume of the situation in the village. He pointed out that the trustees last year had decided to have all the roads in the village paved with a double cold surface treatment and not leave the work to be done by local improvement. The reason given for this was that if the village took on the whole thing the cost would be debentured through the townships and would therefore qualify for a provincial subsidy. Also, there were several streets which badly needed paving which would nev- er-be done by local improvement such as 'Dudley Avenue where neither the church, high school or separate school were taxpayers. Another was Uplands Avenue which had been in very bad con- dition every spring and has only four homes on it to share the cost if it were paved under local im- provement. Mr. Timmins also pointed out that the village also spends a lot on maintenance of the roads each year, which would be cut after the paving was done. Mr. Tmmins noted that the library board had already writ- ten to the Provincial Library Department and suggested that as this new grant system was Provincial Government policy “we don't have much chance of changing it.” Trustee Roberts objected that some residents of the village are now paying local improvement tax on their own roads and do not see why they should have to pay for all the other roads. Mr. Timmins stated that the trustees were well aware of this and had made other concessions to these people, such as installing sidewalks for their convenience and spending a considerable sum on the upkeep and~maintenance of the pond, which actually lies outside the village. Street Cover Opposition “To try to run a library on $200 for books, is nousese,” stated Trustee McTaggart-Cowan. Mr. Tlmmins mentioned that the li- brary should be taxing a larger area, but that there was no solu- tion to this problem at this time. “The county library system is being explored, but this will take time,” he added. Mr. McTaggart- Cowan made two suggestions. (1) that the trustees write to Lex MacKenzie.. M.P.P.. for. York North stating that in the mean- time the new grant system works an injustice on the library and (2) that the trustees ask for spec- ial dispensation and that a meet- ing be arranged with the Cabinet Minister involved. Trustee McTaggart~Cowan con- tinued further: “I have gone on record- for the past three years that I want this done and people have been happy to put me back in office. The townships will have their hearings and any opposition can state their case then. If the townships turn it down, this is OK. I have done my duty. They may be able to turn it down for one year. But there is no ques- tion that if it is turned down, when the dust starts flying next year, people will start phoning us. We will have to tell them to phone those who opposed the paving. Mr. Sumner bad calls last year, at all hours of the night and day, asking to have the roads paved. all the library would have to spend on books for the year. The reason for this is that the Pro- .incial grant has gone away down. from $1,825.00 last year to $520.00 this year. This means the library will have no real mon- ey to purchase books. “Last year they had $2,500 from the village." stated Mr. Timmins, “and we must give them this much this year. I can’t see how we can give them more.” was then left in the hands of Trustee Tlmmins and Roberts and after some further discussion of various items to be included. the meeting adjourned at 11:30 pm. There followed a lengthy dis- cussion about the pond and the amount of time and money the trustees spend on it which Mr. Roberts felt ‘was somewhat exces- sive, in view of the fact that the pond was not actually‘ in the village and the skating was en- joyed by hundreds of people out- side the village. Trustee McTag- gart-Cowan explained that the Lions had formerly, provided ice in the park, in the form of a hockey cushion but that the site had been destroyed when the tennis courts had been put in by the village. The trustees at that time had promised to maintain the ice on the pond to make up for this. Mr. McTaggart-Cowan also felt that the skating on the pond was a wonderful asset to the village and a good advertisement for it. Pool Damage Mr. Roberts reported that the pond was presently frozen solid. "Even the muskrats are coming out" and that he had called the Vaughan Township clerk and been referred to Mr. Norris of the Waterworks Department in connection with the flooding of the pond. He was finally able to convince Mr. Norris that some action should be taken (after elic- iting the information that the township floods a rink in Maple) and Mr. Norris agreed to have the pond flooded once a week, provided the trustees had the ice scrape off. Costs Excessive? Mr. Roberts reported that con- siderable damage had been done to the plumbing in the pool as a result of the furnace having gone out. Two men had spent about three days repairing the damage. The red warning light which indicates that the furnace has gone out had been broken by someone throwing stones at it‘ and as noâ€"one had any occas- ion to go in the pool- building for several days, the breakdown was not discovered. He felt that the ARC. should have someone check on the building regularly during the winter and felt that the warning light would be bet- ter replaced by a bell. The work- men also found the furnace in an extremely dirty condition, which could be dangerous, and he felt that it should be cleaned twice a year. The Area Recreation Commitâ€" tee draft agreement, had been presented to the trustees for ap- proval, but due to the lateness of the hour. they were unable to consider it. Mr. McTaggart-Cow- an warned, though, that the in- terior painting at the pool‘should be put in hand right away so that it would be completed before the men are needed for the spring work outside. 1961 Budget Trustee Roberts agreed that he would go along with this and accordingly. asked that the re- cords be changed and he be re- corded as voting in favour of Mr. McTaggart-Cowan’s motion. This was done. and the motion was ac- cordingly recorded as being pass- ed unanimously. Pond Flooding The trustees had hoped to draft their budget but Chairman Tim- mins stated that he had not been able to bring a sufficient number of facts together to do this. He had received no figures from Vaughan and the Markham ti- gures had only been received that day. However, it appeared that Markham Township wants the vil- lage budget early in March, while Vaughan wants it by the end of March. Trustee McTaggart-Cowan indicated that he will be out of town until the end of March and that the trustees would have to make up the budget without him. He reminded _them that they would have five new lights to in- clude in the lighting estimate and that the streets on the Markham side would still require some gen- eral maintenance so the estimates for road oil, gravel and grading Would have to stay up. He also cautioned that the better grade of road oil would have to be used as the cheaper oil would destroy the proposedhard surfacing. With respect to sidewalks, Trustee Me- Taggart-Cowan stressed that he would like to see a sidewalk unit built on the south side of Arnold Avenue to protect the school chil- dren from the heavy traffic there. “This is the most important bit of sidewalk we have to do. We should give it top priority 11' we can do it without raising the mill rate' (he stated emphatically. . .The working out of the budget vuv an v» «I W ev to heal the sick and spread Chris- tianity. After her interesting in- sights into the conditions in Ni- geria, Dr. Erb answered many questions. She was graciously thanked by Miss Kay Sutton and the meeting closed with refresh- ments. The girls of the C.G.I.T. and the ladies of the Evening Auxil- iary of the W,M.S. would like to remind you of their Valentine Tea and Bake Sale. on Saturday, February 18, from 2 to 4 pm. It will be in the auditorium of the church and as well as scrump- tious items of home baking, there will be craft work and White ele- phants for sale. On Sunday; February 12, the Thornhill United Church cele- brated its 158th anniversary. The Church was deeply honoured to have as its guest speaker at the morning service, the Rev. Ernest E. Long, D.D., Secretary of the General Council of the United Church of Canada. Dr. Long was appointed to the chief executive position of the United Church by the 16th General Council of the United Church of Canada, in 1955 and has served in it with great distinction, At the evening service on the same day, the film “John Wes- ley” was shown. This is a 77- minute colour film, telling the story of John Wesley who found- ed the Methodist Church at the Ava-D nu... .-.....° Mr. Timmins stated that he had gone along with the other trus~ tees in the matter of the paving, bu; that he had a completely open mind on the subject and that if at any time it appeared to him that it should be done differently. he was prepared to change his mind and vote against it. Mr. MeTaggart-Cowan then made a motion that the trustees send a letter to Vaughan and Markham Townships affirming that they wanted the matter hand- led with all haste. The motion carried, with Trustee Roberts vo- ting against it. “If one group pays for their own roads. all the others should too” he stated. Trustee Roberts Opposed On Sunday; February 12, the Thornhill United Church cele- brated its 158th anniversary. The Church was deeply honoured to have as its guest speaker at the morning service, the Rev. Ernest E. Long, D.D., Secretary of the General Council of the United Church of Canada. Dr. Long was appointed to the chief executive position of the United Church by the 16th General Council of the United Church of Canada, in 1955 and has served in it with great distinction, Nigeria has developed politic- ally in three directions, the East. North and South. The Eastern and Southern regions are more advanced intellectually and med- ically, while the North, which is predominantly Moslem, and pa- gan is progressing at a much slower rate. The people are div- ided three ways religiously. There are heathens who still worship their tribal gods. the Moslems, and the Christian element. The United Memorial Hospital is in a section where the natives are predominantly heathen. They are very primitive and ignorant and cook and eat under very primi- tive conditions. For example. Dr. Erb told how a native mother was so under the influence of the tribal spirits that she brought her’ sick child to the ihospital after it had become stiff‘ and ri- gid. She believed that the spirits had changed the child into wood. Actually, it was discovered that the baby had tetanus and it was treated and brought back to health. Dr. Erb stated that the best hope of winning people for Christianity is among these hea- thens. Some of the difficulties in doing so are because of the marriage customs. Marriages are arranged by fathers and young men who are attracted to Chris- tianity often give it up when they fear it might interfere with their chances of having wives. “It is our hope that the United Memor- ial Hospital will be a guiding light to \the superstitious nation of Northern Nigeria, leading it to Christianity," Dr. Erb said_ She also spoke of the Moslems. They revere Allah, the One God. It is a fatalistic religion and one which has no notion of redeem- ing love. One Moslem brought his daughter to thehospital with a compound fracture of the am, after much delay. believing that it was Allah‘s will that it be so. The result was that_the girl lost her arm because of the delay in treatment. The Evening Auxiliary of the W.M.S. of the Thornhill United Church met on Tuesday. Febru- ary 74 at the home of Mrs. Rob- ert Everist. Kirk Drive. The meeting was in charge of Miss Colleen L’Esperance of the Villa Hospital. The speaker of the ev- ening was Dr. Jean Erb. who, with her husband, Dr. John Erb, is a staff doctor and missionary at the United Memorial Hospital in Northern Nigeria, Dr. Erb spoke on Nigerian independence. and how Nigeria became a new nation so peaceably that the change was hardly noted by the world, in contrast to the Congo’s turbulence. “Africans are basic- ally a religious people. They ut- ter the name of God often," she said. Dr. Erb also spoke of the nurses training school in con~ nection-with the hospital, The hospital attendants are noted for their susceptibility to bribery and as a consequence, the doctors have to keep a close watch on their antibiotics. The male nurses beng trained there are eventual- ly to go out among their villages to heal the siqk and spread Chris- tianity. After her interesting in- sights into the conditions in Ni- geria, Dr. Erb answered many questions. She was graciously thanked by Miss Kay Sutton and the meeting closed with refresh- ments. beginning of the 18th cent‘ufy. The story told how Wesley was converted and how, through his subsequent ministry. all England experienced a revival of, the The girls of the C.G.I.T. and the ladies of the Evening Auxil- iary of the W,M.S. would like to remind you of their Valentine Tea and Bake Sale, on Saturday, February 18, from 2 to 4 p.m. It will be in the auditorium of the church and as well as scrump- tious items of home baking, there will be craft work and white ele- phants forisale. The B.Y.P.U. of Thornhill Bap- tist Church entertained the young people from Yorkminster Heights Baptist Church at their meeting on Sunday evening, February 5. United Church News The group was pleased to wel- come Miss Carol Good who show- ed pictures of her recent trip to Rio de Janiero and Bolivia. It was a wonderful trip, taken through some 16,000 miles to the sunâ€"drenched beaches of Rio and then on to Bolivia. Some of the work of the Baptist missionaries in these countries was graphical- ly portrayed. Mrs. Martin closed the meeting with prayer. An en- joyable half hour of refreshments and good fellowship followed. Next month’s meeting is to be held in the church on Wednes- day. March 1, at 8 pm. and will be in the form of a White Cross work meeting. All the ladies of the congregation are invited to come. bringing needles, thread. pinking shears if possible, and any white cotton material avail- able. The February meeting of the Anna Buck Mission Circle of the Thomhill Baptist Church was held on Wednesday, February 1, at the home of Mrs. Clifford Wil- son. Thornhill. 'Presldent Mrs. J. Martin pre- sided over the meeting. Mrs. Wm. McGowan took the devotional. which was entitled “The Love of God". Mrs. E. Roblln sang a lovely solo. "I Believe". Miss Hazel Stringer closed this part of the meeting with prayer, Baptist Church News T hornhill Notes gospel. This inspiring film was produced by the J. Arthur Rank organization and in many ways is considered to be a sequel to “Martin Luther". It was "enjoyed by a good number of the con- gregation. Holy Trinity now has about 85 boys playing hockey for various teams sponsored by the church. One Peewee team plays every Monday night at the Aurora Ar- ena. The other three teams play every week at various times and places. Woodland H & S Association The Woodland Home and School Association meets the first Wednesday of every month at the school. At their February 1 meeting, plans were made for A Fun Fair to be held around May 6. It‘ was also reported that a very popular art class had been started on Saturday mornings, with 40 children from 7 to 13 years of age attending, Mrs. Rounthwaite is the busy conven- or of this class. The instructors are from the Ontario College of Art. As many children had to be turned away from the class, it is hoped to start a second one in the fall. The children are en- couraged in self-expression through paint and the fee is $1. per lesson for a course of ten lessons. TheAnnual Vestry Meeting of Holy Trinity Church was held at the church on January 30. with the Priest-in-charge, Rev. D. L. Varey, in the chair. Until the new rector is chosen, certain of- ficers were re-appointed at the request: of the Bishop of Toron- to. These included Rector's War- den, Mr. R. C. Napier, People’s Warden, Mr. M. A. Hunter and the lay delegates to the Synod, Miss Jane McLaren, Mr, J. M. Adamson and Col. A. J. Everett. The President, Mr. Alec Brown presided over the meeting, and the Program Convenor. Mr. Gai- t‘aec Zinkan. introduced the guest speaker. Presbyterian Church N ewe A highlight of the evening was the establishment of an organ fund. It was reported that the total church membership now stands at 1,450, from 410 famil- ies. - There were 450 communi- cants last Easter Sunday and the average attendance at morning service during the year was 300. There are at the present time, 563 children enrolled in the church SEhool. ‘ Guest preacher at the morning service on February 5 was Rev. J. AfWatton, Rectorlof the Church of St. Michael and All Angels. At the evening service, one of the parishioneys, Mr. Philip eTownshend-Carter gave the sermon. The guest speaker for the av- ening was 'the head librarian at the Richmond Hill Public Lib- rary, Mr. Fred Israel. He told how a library operates and some of its dlfliculties. He also dis- cussed the fomation of the Coun- ty Library system and what must be done to get one. He also re- minded the group that the nat- ional project of the Home and School Association in Canada, for this year is “Schools and Li- braries". The next meeting on Wednes- day, March 1, is on Muscular Distruphy, All parents and other interested persons are invited. Points are given for parents in attendance and a cash prize of $2.00 is awarded to the class meeting. The prize was won by Miss Taylor’s class at the.Febru- ary meeting. The ladies of the W.M.S. ad- vise that old \nylons can serve a useful purpose. The United Church Overseas "Relief Centre sends them to Korea where the threads are unwound by machine, then re-woven into useful articles by widows and blind girls, many of whom become self-supporting by this means. In March, the Evening Auxiliary is sponsoring . .uuuucu J A.) ayunaul “.15 a'drlvg for good used clothing and old nylons for overseas re- lie£.A_Watch for announcement. All ladies of the congregation are urged to participate in the World Day of Prayer meeting, being held at the church Friâ€" day, February 17, at 2.30 p.m., and join with the ladies of the congregations of various church- es in the community and women' everywhere in the world in this annual event, Holy Trinity Church News Communioants’ classes for those wishing to join the Church by profession of faith will begin on Sunday, February 19. Anyone interested in joining the church is asked to speak to the minister. The boys of the Y.P.U. have constructed a badminton court in the upper Christian Education hall. All interested persons and/ or groups are invited to use the court. They are asked to supply their own shuttlecocks and not to play in hard-soled shoes. A check with Mr, P. R. Mack, BA. 5-7063 will advise about the av- ailability of the court and table tennis can be played by those waiting. A Bantam hockey team was formed at the Thornhlll United Church early in D'ecember and plays in the Protestant Youth Council League. Mr. H. Harris is assisted in the coaching depart- ment by Mr. Sam MacKlnlay, Although out of the 16 boys on the team, only three are bantam age (14) and six are 12 years old and would be eligible for Pee-wee hockey, the team has made a pretty good showing in the 10 games they have played so far. Saturday night's papers, under T.H.L.. give schedules of ‘games and places. The Thornhlll United Pee-wee Team plays in the church league. at Aurora every Monday night and boasts players from three churches to make up its numbers. Mr. S. C. Hepburn and Mr, G. R. Bagg have coached the boys well; of the six games played, they have won two, tied two, one has to be played over. and their first loss came only last week. Many donations have been received for hockey equip- ment and the boys wish to say “Thank you" and “See you at the rink”.‘ At the February 8 meeting of the Fortnighters’ Club of Thorn. hill Presbyterian Church. Mrs. E. H. Johnson showed pictures and told of her trip to East Nigeria, She and her husband had been invited as guests of the govern- ment for the installation of the new native Governor. Sir Fran- cis Ibiam. Approximately 50 1a- dies attended the meeting and enjoyed this interesting talk. ‘ _ On__ Febrliary 29, Group 5 of little pamphlet entitled “How To Find Books For Children” which might help out consider- ably. Of the helps listed, I can personally recommend .“A Pm ents’ Guide to Children’s Bead. ing” which is available in at 35c pocket book edition. The leaflet also reminds yo that you may call on your loca children's lib. rarian for help in book selection. (Don't blame me, Miss McLaren In the past 24 years Reverend Howden ,has served widely in Canada and the United States. He served as rector in North Toron- to, Lakefield, Barrie, and in De- troit and Southfield, Michigan. A past chaplain of the Lakefleld Preparatory School, he also is a past chairman of the Board of Education, Barrie * The Reverend H. Reginald Howden, new rector of Holy Trin- ity Anglican Church, Thornhill, has had a long, varied and dis- tinguished church career. Born at Peterborough, he received his BA. from the University of To- ronto in 1934 and two years later graduated from the Faculty of Di- vinity College with the degree of Licentiate of Theology. He was ordained Deacon the same year and Priest in 1937. He will preach his firSt sermon at Holy Trinity on Sunday, April 30th. In the past 24 years Reverend Howden ,has served widely in Canada and the United States. He served as rector in North Toron- to, Lakefield, Barrie, and in De- troit and Southfield. Michigan. A Society and a member of the Executive Committee of the Mis- sionary Society of the Anglican Church of Canada. Between 1956 and 1961 he was widely known to the Michigan state radio audi- ence as preacher on the Diocese of Michigan Radio Program. Mrs. Howden (Edythe Haugh- land) is a graduate in English and Hiatory of the University of Toronto, the Ontario College of Education and the Upper Canada Law School. She was called to the Bar in 1936 and practiced law in Toronto. Mrs. Howden is pres- ently a member of the Diocesan Board of Episcopal Churchwomen in the Diocese of Michigan and Parliamentarian for Episcopal Churchwomen. Héfli’é; is well, a former direc- tor of the Upper Canada Bible kie, the National Chairman for Publicity and Education for the Cancer Society. His talk is en- titled “First Things First’.‘ and he is recommended as a “terrif- ic speaker". A social hour will follow. There will be no charge. no collection and everyone is in- vited to come and hear about the work and activities of the Canadian Cancer Society. Odds 8; Ends Our Mrs. Pajevic is still cour- ageously boarding the 5:30 am. bus in Thornhill, to get down- town by 7 am. Isn't there some- one who could give her a lift say before 6:30, .and save her from turning out at this unfriendly hour. Call Mrs, Lambert, at AV. 5-2539 if you can help her out. ~ Are you ever at a loss when trying to buy books for children. At the Thornhill Public Library you will find for the taking a You may notice mention of a meeting sponsored by the Rich- mond Hill Unit of the Canadian Cancer Society elsewhere in the paper. All interested persons are invited to this meeting. to be held on Wednesday, February 22. at 8315 at the Lions Hall. Centre Street East. Richmond Hill. The speaker will be Mr. Jack Broc- On February 20, Group 5 of the Fortnighters, led by Mrs. J. Arnott, will be in charge of the meeting. They will have a Mrs. Miller to talk about spring fa- shlons in hat and show how to remodel old hats. All the ladies of the congregation are invited. Cancer Society News lieyv Rector For Holy Trinity Church 96 John Street, Thornhill 125 John Street, Thornhill THE REVEREND H. REGINALD HOWDEN FOR FAST RELIABLE HOME DELIVERY OF PLEASE CONTACT YOUR LOCAL HOME DELIVERY CARRIER MICHAEL STRATTON “II-IE LIBERAL" IN THORN HILL GRAHAM GRANT Mr. and Mrs. Howden have two sons; 'Peter, who is in Third Year at Trinity Collegé in the University of Toronto and Lee. who is attending Upper Canada College. WILLOWDALE â€" North York Township says it may have to go into the sanitary land fill business in order to dispose of its garbage in a sane, safe and sanitary man- ner. It looks as if the motto of the Lions Club, as well as the Boy Scouts, ls “Be Prepared". as Lions George Chandler and Bob Roberts went down to Kingston last Saturday morning to air- range for motel accommodaton there for the Lions convention in June. ..The “Books for Africa" cam- paign is just getting into its stride. as more and more people are turning out their closets and attics, so let's keep it going. The books may be left at the Thorn- hill Library or at Mrs, Beale's home, 56 Arnold Avenue. Cal). her at AV. 5-4735. Latest sug- gestion is to arrange for corres- pondence with some of the tea- chers at the Umtali Teacher Training School. Anyone inter- ested? â€" that's what it says!) Also in- cluded in 'the leaflet is a separ- ate. release from the Director, Provincial Library Service on the ins and outs of a county library. which we are seemingly fated to have sometime in the future. You should read it. You should read it. Did you ever figure out the answer to that brain-teaser Al- gebra problem I gave_you? 11: was 70 miles. AV. 5-1684 AV. 5-2208