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"AT! FARM MUTUAL AumMoau: INSURANCE COMPANY STATE FARM LIFE STATE FARM FIRE & CASUALTY NEWMARKET -â€" During 1960 the Newmarket Criminal Court dealt with a total of 9.890 cases. and the Newmarket cells were a temporary home for more than Sanitary Contractor Drains Cleaned 8: Repaired C. STUNDEN Richmond Hill TU. 4-1245 a tempera 1,000 men COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE I!“ 0M“: T010010, canm For Full Details Drop in and See STATE FARM MUTUAL Kenneth Shepherd Office Tl'. 4-2291 73 Yonge St. S. Richmond Hill Res. Phone Markham 724 Lloyd Harvey ()lTico TU. 4-2291 73 Yongc St. S. Richmond Hill Ros. Phone Gormley 5369 JUST WES’I‘ ()F DON MILLS 0N NO. 7 HIGHWAY Mrs. D. Reesor DR. BRUCE GRAY BROWN'S CORNERS UNITED CHURCH Septic Tanks Pumped BY THE - - AV. 5-5212 RENTALS REV. A. F. BINNINGTON MA. STM. THD. M I N I S 'I' E R Organist MORNING SERVICE “:30 AM. EVENING SERVICE 7:30 PM. REV. W. C. SELLARS BA. BD. STM. 0F KEW BEACH UNITED, TORONTO Be A Twicer Come To Both Outstanding Services CAR AND TRUCK LAURIA Auto Lease WILLOWDALE 119TH ANNIVERSARY with DAY - WEEK - MONTH 0R YEAR 0F NEWTONBROOK UNITED Bring the Family Supervised Nursery Large Parking Area Good Music sun In. & mun-MI 6167 YONGE ST. I Congratulations to Mr. Art Storey who has been accepted as a candidate for the ministry of the United Church of Canada. .We understand Art is the first young man to enter the ministry ‘from York Presbytery and ‘he is ‘aiso the first from a congrega- tion of Dr. A. F. Binnington's. |119‘h Anniversary Services “ Two fine services have been 1 planned for Sunday. May 7. when Brown‘s Corners United Church celebrates the church‘s 119th 'annive-rsary. Two excellent guest speakers have been invited. In the morning at 11.30, Dr. Bruce .G. Gray. M.C., at Kew Beach Unâ€" ited Church will be present and Rev. W. S. Sellers. B.A., B.D.. S. T.M.. of Newtonbrook United Church will preach. Music will be by the church choir. under the direction of Mrs. S. J. Eng- lish and Mrs. Donald Reesor. or- ganist. Services at Headford and Victoria Square have been with- drawn so that all on the charge may share in this occasion. Rally Held May 9 , On Tuesday, May 9. W.M.S. and W.A. members of York Pres- bytery will hold a joint rally at St. Andrew's United Church. Markham. from 9.30 am. to 4 pm. Those attending are asked to bring a box lunch â€" dessert and tea will be provided. The United Church Women’s organiz- ation will be under discussion and in the morning Mrs. Howe will be in charge. On Monday evening. April 25. ‘Rev. Dr. A. F. Binnington con- ducted in meeting for the women of Brown‘s Corners Church when the new organization was discus- sed. A provisional committee to ‘undertake the necessary ground ‘work for the new group was ap- pointed at that time. Those nam- ed \\'e1‘e Mrs. Wm. Rodick. Mrs. A. W. Miller, Mrs. S ~Ingimund- son. Mrs. S. R. Patterson and Mrs. Wm. Turner. - Following the meeting tea w: served in the Christian Educa- tion room. Local Ladies Attend Luncheon On when Hill their large Mr. and Mrs Ray Mc’l‘avish. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hood and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Ferguson of Union- ville have been holidaying in Bermuda recently. Dr. George Kelly aW’hqme from St. Michael's nuptial on Saturday of last week “M I t‘en day session following surgery. He is making good progres: now, we're happy to say is able to be out for a walk now and Neighbourhood Noti- to b( then. Mr It was Kathy Melvin the meas- les kept from participating in the skating carnival. not Kathy Stew- art. Mrs. Stewart was suffering from the ailment last week. Mrs. S. I. Efiglish Choir Leader Ladies Attend Luncheon Wednesday of last week. the women of Richmond Presbyterian Church held annual spring luncheon a number of local guests were BUTTflNVILLE NEWS C0 1 NDENT: MRS. I. ll. LEAF “‘ru ‘3. R. I Gomlpy "' '_ o Aiming”: 8-6183 BA. 2-1121 PINDER BROS. LTD. 2 Otonobee I BA. 1-3344 The programme for the meet- ing was convened by Mrs. Hel- fenstein. Five poems and five ac- tion songs‘ were presented by pupils from grades 1 and 2. and this was followed by a spelling match between grade 2 students and six volunteer adults. The words chosen were simple in the extreme. but sticklers all. and the children won. Contestants were Irene Leitch. John Stephen- son, Linda Jones, Susan Venus. Douglas DeN‘ike. and Philip Christiansen against Messrs. De- Nike. B. Venus. Helfenstein. Mrs. James Hood, Mrs. Meyers and Mrs. Venus. present. among them: Mrs. Rus- sell Boyington. Mrs. George Kelly, Mrs. Reid Bruin-well, Mrs. Adam Brown. Mrs. James Rodick. Miss Elizabeth French. Mrs. El- more Hill. Mrs. John Donaldson. Mrs. John Wilkins. Mrs. E. Wal- ton. Mrs. Gordon Risebrough. Mrs. Fred Craig. Mrs. Joe Robin- son. Mrs. A. Robinson. Mrs. Charles Hooper. Mrs. John Hood. Mrs. F. W. Baker. and Mrs. Wm. McGimpsey. Final WJ. Euchre lleld On Friday evening there were 16 tables playing and winners were Mrs. J. Dewsbury. Mrs. Therese Maclver. Mrs. Gordon Boring: Messrs. Martin Gall, Dav- id Milan and H. Mizen. (cons. Mrs. Mizen and Mill Sherman‘v. Mr. A. Robinson won the lucky draw and freezeout winners were Messrs. Matt Davies and D. Miz- en against Mrs. Russell Buying- ton and Mr. Adam Brown. Hos- tesses were Mrs. Richard Pralet. Mrs. A. Robertson. Mrs. A. Steali- enson and Mr. Henry Harper. To Hold Second “Ball” Last week. when the Button- ville School parents met at the school for their monthly meetâ€" ing. the main topic of interest during the business period was the “Spring Ball" which was held at Buttonville W.I. Hall during the Easter holidays. Everyone agreed it had been an unqualified success as far as fun went. and a second one is being blue- printed for some time in June. Needless to say Carson Whelan who called the dances and Ray McTavish. the incomparable MC. will be asked to act again. This time the club wants everyone who enjoys a good time to come along. You’ll hear about the time later. Mrs. J. Hood was the winner in the group of grownups, and prizes were awarded to the grade 1 and 2 children. Friday evening of last week at Buttonvllle W.I. Hall marked the final euchre game of the present season. and the decks have been‘ tucked away until next autumn. The 1960-61 season has been a good one for euchre players in the neighbourhood, with some- times more than 80 people at- tending the parties. There have‘ always been good prizes, an ev- ening of good fellowship and an excellent cup of coffee to top it off. W. 1. members have made this a community project. and it, has provided pleasant recreation for many people. I At the conclUsion of the prog- ramme Cheryl Halkes presented flowers to Mrs. Helfenstein on behalf of the group. There was an informal social hour. with Bernard Venus lead- ing a singsong to Mitch Miller Sing long records. Lnter refresh- ments were served by the execu- tive. On Wednesday evening of this week an executive meeting will be held at Buttonville, when Mrs. Storey will entertain. Curling Club President Over the years. Buttonville has contributed liberally to the ex- ecutive membership of both men’s and women’s Curling Club at Un- ionville. Messrs. John Brown. Bill Hood and Norman Reid have all taken the presidential office at one time or another in the Men‘s Curling Club; and this year Mrs. James Hood. Elsie to her con- temporaries. has accepted the presidency of the Ladies‘ Curl- ing Club at Unionville. Other local women included in this year’s executive are Mrs. Ray McTavish, treasurer: Mrs. Stan Defoe. secretary; Mrs. Harvey Collard. house committee; Mrs. John Brown, ice convenor, and Mrs. Vern Griffin. membership convenor. On Tuesday afternoon of last week Mrs. Hood enter- tained members of this year's executive when they held a meet- ing at her home. Carrville Road One Block West of Yongo Street Richmond Hill Branch 375 Canadian Legion REGULAR MEETING Second Monday of each month at 8 pm. STEEL LINTELS l BEAMS Al] Veterans Welcome STEEL FABRICATING Kept in Stock Portable Crane Service To Custom Specifications LEGION HALL, A statistical breakdown of the 517 criminal cases investigated by the Vaughan Township Police during 1960 reveals that of these. 280 were urban cases and 237 rural cases. In alphabetical order the nature and number of cases are as follows: arson, I: attempt- ed arson, 2; assault causing bodily harm, 6; assault (common), 4; as- sault (indecent), 11: attempted su- icide. I; attempted entries. 13; break and enter dwellings. 11; break and enter shops. 15; break, enter, theft of dwellings. 60; ibreak, enter, theft of shops, 55: .carnal knowledge. 2; criminal inegligence. 2. disturbing the peace. 2, driving under suspen- sion. 5; drunk driving, 1: failing to remain. 2: false pretences. 9; .forgery. 0; fraud, 1; impaired dri- ving. ll: indecent exposure. 3; intimidation. 3; malicious dam- age, 39; manslaughter, 1; posses- sion of burglar tools, 2; posses- sion of stolen goods. 3; prowling by night. 1: procuring abortions, 3: public mischief. I; rape at- tempt. 1; rape. 1; theft. 138; theft In an interview with "The Lib- eral", Mr. Burr, enlarging on longevity factors. added: “For what it is worth, I'm a non-smok- er and non-drinker. and while I‘ve never been a heavy eater. I've always been an appreciative one.” He went on to say that a settled life, suitable work. res- pectable‘ friendly neighbours and faith affect ones life span. While he did not say so, possession of an excellent sense of humour, of which he is: good example, must also be taken into account. He is a United Church member. 81 Years On Same Farm By Alex Sjoberg Many people, at the risk of sounding corny. have it that milk is a factor in longevity. At the same time, what is sauce for the goose isn’t necessarily such for the gander. These are observations by Mr. Cline Burr of Buttonville, a life-long milk drinker, who celebrates his 91st birthday May 4th among family members and friends. Mr. Burr has lived on the same 75-acre farm, one mile north of No. 7 Highway on the Don Mills Road, for 81 years. since the age of ten when his father, the late William Burr. moved the family from a farm at Headford. Grand- father John, of Pennsylvania Dutch stock, appeared in the dis- trict around 1800. Life hasn’t been bad at all. he said. “My years here have been given over to farming and the breeding of Jersey cattle. I en- joyed my work and had a fine family. We had some hard times but there was always plenty to eat. We got through. The years have slipped by pretty smoothly and I have to stop and think about the many changes that have occurred to Buttonville in par- ticular and the agricultural econ- omy in general.” Many Local Changes Eighty-one years ago. Button- ville was a community of a dozen homes, he said. Mail was deliv- ered to the post office from Un- ionville by horse three times a week. “The lamp gave way to e1- ectric lights, country roads to pave-d highways. old farm tools to the reaping machine, the bin~ der and tractor plows. Horses are pretty well things of the past, but we still keep two." With a twinkle he added: "We also hang on to an old oil lamp just in case the electricity fails." Miss Old Times He confessed that socially things aren’t quite what they used to be. “I miss the old-time neigh- bourly get-togethers." he said, “but of course, when you’re edging 91. moSt of your cronies have departed this world, and it isn‘t the easiest thing for an old codgex‘ to adjust to new ways." “There‘s‘ less time for friend- ships to develop and ripen now- adays,’ he declared. Today, though a little hard of hearing. he considers himself in pretty fair shape. An avid news- paper reader, he faithfully goes through a daily paper and. each week. “The Liberal“, which he has been reading since, as he put it, he was a pup. An unwavering Liberal in pol- itics. he anticipates good times for his party. He was an ardent and active suppoxjter of Hon. ‘.V. L. Mackenzie King when the for. mer Prime Minister ran in North York in 1921. “Campaigns were lively affairs in those days,” he chuckled. Enjoys Good Health His slightness of form belies an iron constitution. Still a hand- some fellow. it‘s pretty hard to believe he is not an exception- ally well preserved 75. He told us the only health problem he experienced occurred in 1936. “I fell off a load of hay.” he said shaking his head. “Broke my hip, pelvic bone and leg. and was in a cast in hospital three months. For an active man. being laid up that long is real punishment. Still. it could have been worse." Married twice. _his_ second wife. the former Lillian Lamb. passed 517 Criminal Cases Investigated By Vaughan Police Force In 1961 ‘ 91 May 4, 0n Same Farm For 8| Years away in 1947. His first wife. whom he married in 1901. the former Isola Cross. died in 1903. Son Newton. who lives at home. was born from the first union. Other children are Clifford. Russell. Della. Jessie and Myrtle. all mar- ried and residents 0! the district. Russel and his wife the former Mona Mason of Agincourt. also live at home and with Newton farm the land and another 50~ acre tract. There are 12 grand- children. Mr. Burr”: brother. John. a former Richmond Hill resident. passed away two years ago. Sister Olive. now 89. lives in Toronto. The baby sister. Stella (Mrs. Bert Tennyson) live‘s in Richmond Hill, another sister. Haddie. the former Mrs. William Boynton. has passed on. The birthday celebration will also include Beverley Burr, dau- ghter of Russell and Mona. Bev- erley. 21, graduates in home ec- onomics from the Ryerson Insti- tute this week and next fall will join the staff at the Bayview Junior High School. Her sister Sandra, 16. will be on hand to help do the honours. Live And Let Live Mrs. G. Hardie. Mrs. H. Varden. Mrs. C. Wideman. Mrs. N. John. ston. and Mrs. P. Rumnev. at- tended the second annual Guides dinner for Guide 8; Brownie Lea- ders of York Central Division held last Wednesday evening at. the Yanztze Pagoda. Richmond Hill. Honoured guests were Mrs. Collins, Central Area Commission- er from Oshawa. who introduced the guest speaker. Mrs. K. Clys- dale. Provincial Chief Comm-is- sioner from St. Marys. Mrs. Clys- dale gave a colorful description of the workings of the Provincial office. An interesting piece of in- formation was that estimated hours of voluntary leaders. com- missioners. local association members, etc.. during the past year totalled 1.250.000 hours. Guides and Brownies A badze presentation took place last Thursday evening when the following girls received badges presented by Lieutenant Mrs. N. Johnston. Hostess badges: Mary Miller, Jeanette Lang. Lynda Mc- Cleverty. and Lynda Sherwood. Toymaker badge: Jeanette Lang; Thrift badge: Judy Varden: Child Nurse badge: Dinah Wilcox. Jan- et Varley. Cheryl Cochrane. Mari- lyn Stacey. Judv Var-den and Jeanette Lang. The girls wish to thank all the community who helped by ordering cookies. This is the only fund raising oroiect that the girls ask the public to help with. Girl Guides The Local Association of Guides and Brownies will meet at the home of Mrs. R. Wilcox. first house south of the Gormley store on May 10 at 8.30 am. Pink Tea The Unionville Local Associa- tion has invited the members of the Local Assoc, from here to attend a Pink Tea at the home of Mrs. Gundy. Unionville. on Sat- urday afternoon, May 6, 3-5 pm. Church News On Sunday. May 7th. the church service at Victoria Square will be withdrawn in order that every. one may attend the 119th anniv- ersary ,services in Brown's Cor- ners United Church. At 11.30 am. the guest speaker will be Dr. Bruce G. Gray. M.C.. of Kew Beach United Church. At 7.30 pm. the guest speaker will be the Rev. W. S. Sellars, B. A., B.D.. S.T.M. of Newtonbrook United Church. Special music by the choir. Everyone welcqme: There will be Sundav School at Victoria Square at the regular time of 10 am. Sunday. May 7. Mission Band Graduation The regular W.M.S. meeting will be held on May 6th. at 2.15 pm. in the Sunday School room. The Mission Band will provide the programme and Mission Band Graduation ceremonies will also Mr. Royal Moulton. General Secretary of the Ontario Tem- perance Federation. was in charge of the church service on Sunday morning. He delivered a challenging message on the work of the Ontario Temnerance Fed- eration. of auto parts. 37; theft of auto radios. 4; theft of bicycles, 28; theft of cars. 31; theft of out- board motors. 2: vagrancy. 1: wounding. 2; mental hospital act cases, Other . Four fatalities other than traf- fic death, occurred and 12 ac- cidents other than traffic. Ten deaths and two suicides were in- vestigated. There were 139 re- quests for traffic control, and 23 banquet permits were checked. In the same period. the department provided a total of 370 escorts required for funerals. parades, and the safe transferring of mon- ey. A total of 317 dwellings were under police surveillance and 121 fires were attended. Twenty two complaints concerning dog-mol- ested animals were looked into. and 84 complaints were turned over to the dog control officer. Eighty three domestic complaints were checked out. Finally. gen- eral complaints came to a grand total of 1312. Mr. Burr was c’hary‘about ex VICTORIA SQUARE NEWS CORRESPONDENT: MRS. W SANDLE I. It. 2 Gormley - Telephone Gonnley 5421 pressing a definite opinion as to ‘whether the world was getting better or worse. He takes the view that the simple. practical and essential need is to keep on doing the impossible from day to day. tackling and resolving one problem at a time. contributing .to neighborliness. living and let live. “If we hang on to this idea.“ he said. "we‘ll be surprised and ,gratified at our accomplishments." “The Liberal" joins with Mr. Burr‘s many friends In wishing this fine citizen. retired success- ful farmer and gentleman, many happy returns of the day. The value of property recover- ed by Vaughan Township Police in'1960 is estimated at some $85,000. This figure includes the approximate value of recovered cars and bikes which accounted for 366.600.00 Police Chief J. W. Davidson, in his annual report. said that of the 31 cars stolen in the area. 28 were recovered. while the num- bCl of automobiles stolen else- where and recovered in the Vau- ghan area accounted for another 25. Of the 28 bicycles stolen in the area. 22 were turned up by police. and another 9 recoveries of bikes stolen elsewhere but which ended in the township were made. Mrs. Percy Bennett attended the mother and daughter banquet of the Explorer: and Sunbeams at the Unionville United Church last week. She also attended the Family Night held at the Kes- lwick United Church. $85,000 In Property Recovered By Police ‘ This is Mental Health week, you are invited to join with other members across Canada who real- ‘ly CARE what happens to the mentally ill. Would you kindly consider ’a donation or member- ship for this important work? If so contact Mrs. Lawson Mumber- ,son at Gormley 5540. The joint rally of the W.M.S. and W.A. will be held in St. An- drew's United Church, Mark- ham. on Tuesday. May 9. from 9.30 am. to 3.30 pm. The Vic- toria Square group has been ask- ed to take the worshiD period and offering. There will be a speaker in the morning and the afternoon session on “The New Organization." Bring a box lunch. Dessert and tea will be nrovided. Euchre, take place. Mothers of Mission Band and Baby Band members are invited to attend. It is time to collect good used clothing for the bale to be sent early in June for Overseas Re- lief. Spring Rally There will be a euchre party in the Victoria Square Commun- ity Hall on May 5 at 8.15 pm. This is being sponsored by the Victoria Square and District Lions Club. Women’s Institute Mr. Arthur Storey, having been recommended by the Session of the Victoria Square United Church, was accepted as a can- didate for the ministry of the United Church, at the York Pres- bytery meeting in St. Matthew’s United Church on Tuesday. Ap- ril 25th. The May meetmz of the 51'. Women's Institute will be held on Tuesday evening. Mav 9. at 8 am. at the home of Mrs. Carl Walker in charge of Mrs. John McCague. Roll call is to be an- swered by “Pay Your Dues". Hostesses: Mrs. R. Brumwell. Mrs. C. Walker and Mrs. A. Fris- bv. Couples Club The members of the Couples Club held a social evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Em- pringham on Saturday evening. Candidate For Ministry Birthday greetings to Mark Petty who will be two years old on May 3; to Laurel King who will be four years old on May 4. Mr. L. L. Nichols, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Nichols. and Miss Lillian Nichols attended the Graduation Exercises of the Toronto Bible College. when Desmond Meed fiance of Lillian. received his Missionary diploma and Child Evangelism diploma. Mr. Bill Williams was able to leave the hospital in Sunbury. Penn, on Saturday. and came as far as son Douglas' home in Wel- land. where he will spend a few days before returning to his home here. Jeanie, Keith. Mark and Bruce Rumney attended a birthday party at Christopher Johnston's on Saturday afternoon to honour his sixth birthday. Neighbourhood Notes Misses Margaret and Betty Sandle attended a birthday party at Alison Shivas’ on Monday of last week, to honour her fifth birthday. Mr. and Mrs. Morley Ryan and family had Sunday evening din- ner with Mr. and Mrs. Garnet Beare and family of Cedar Grove. Mrs. L. Mumberson told the life history of Francis Jane Cros- by to the children In Sunday School on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Bennett and family of Richmond Hill had Sunday dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Percy Bennett. the occasion be- ing Ray's birthday. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Orr. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Orr and family had Sunnay dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Allan Orr and family to cele- brate Alan and Ronald Orr‘s birthdays. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Boyn- ton and Patsy called on their uncle and aunt. Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Boynton. at Epsom on Sunday. THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill. Ontario, Thursday, May 4, 1961 Frank Watts . . . Frank Watts . . . . KENTUCKY BLUE SOD Frank Watts . . . Our estimate . . . . completely FREE of charge SOD & lOAM ORDERS Our sod is ready for delivery now. There is no gamble when you lay a lawn with Frank Watts’ Sod. You have your lawn the day you lay it. By laying your own lawn you save about fifty percent of the cost. beside the personal satisfaction that you pro» duce your Own lawn. lFrank Watts’ Nursery Sod contains only permanent turf grasses. 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Re- quires a balanced fertili- zer (7-7-7). a...- u- ‘1'- v-.- _v- The cattle in turn toughen and fertilize the grass for years and years and for this reason we recom- ment it for toughness. Ideal for playgrounds, back- yards and large areas that are not expected to be show places. 7 ‘_ __ We obtain this from select farms (not neces- sarily our own). The farmer originally sows his own seed mix for pasture for his cattle during the summer. The better the seed the better the feed. __ This is much cheaper than Kentucky or Merion and does produce a fairly good lawn, in fact, ninety per cent of the lawns in Toronto are from pasture sod. Maintenance is the secret of obtaining a good lawn from pasture field sod. SIXTY YARDS One cu. yd. will top dress eighty square yards (720 sq. ft.) half an inch in depth. LOAM BY THE BUSHEL MAY BE PICKED UP AT OUR YARD. RICH BLACK SANDY LOAM 5 cu. yd. Load â€" $20.00 3 cu. yd. Load â€" $14.00 35: per sq. yard Under 60 yds. - 40¢ per sq. yd. 30¢ per sq. yd. 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