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am I get out of lihe he‘ll taxi my 18 THE LIBERAL} Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thursday, October 12, 1961 Take it from crossing guard James Stephenson of1 98 Church Street, there’s not much the matter with Richmond Hill children. Nicknamed ‘Uncle Jim’ by the approximately 300 children who pour across Church Street behind “The Liberal” building four times each class day on their way to and from McConaghy Public School, he revealed they are a fascinating mixture of good manners, cheery confidence, high j inks, sentiment and helpfulness. :Young's B. A. Service Station 'All County of York residents are invited to the official opening of York Manor Home for the Aged on Tuesday, October 17th, at 2:00 pm. Yonge & Benson Church Street Scene - Four Times Every School Day ONE STOP SERVICE CENTRE WASHING, POLISHING, GREASING TIRE REPAIRS, BATTERIES General Repairs to all Makes of Cars SID HUNT, Licensed Mechanic COUNTY YOUNG'S TU. 4-0009 NOTICE backside, and boy, has he got a big paw!’ You could tell he was mighty proud of his father, paw and all." Sometimes the odd kid will break ranks and try to beat a car across the street, he said, adding it is energy and impul- siveness at work, not deliberate defiance. They Like His Cap Children want toihold his stop sign, he reported. and get a big bang out of trying on his cap. OF YORK J. L. SMITH, County of York. Clerk-Treasurer, Richmond Hill "They have a lot of imaginatior When a child stands there tr: ing out my sign, with my ca down over his ears and eyes y( just know that he is directin about five miles of traffic, sax ing lives and bringing order 01: of chaos. I do what I can t satisfy their curiosity but it wouldn’t be good policy to give in all the time.” ‘Uncle Jim’ has a good wort~ for motorists. "They're consis- tently co-operative and patient One of them cured one of my boys of trying to beat traffk one day when he stuck his head out of the window and said sternly: “I heard the man tell you to stop!" That motorist turned out to be a local police- man. The lad’s eyes bugged out ‘of his head. We haven’t had any trouble with him since." Like Their Parents iThe children always have a cheery good morning. Jim went on, adding: "In two ways they’re vou $2.50 FOR A $50 BOND, $5 FOR A $100 BOND, ETC. BALANCE lN EASY INSTALMENTS OVER A YEAR DOWN PAYMENT OF 5% BUY YOURS FOR CASH OR BY INSTALMENTS BANK OF MONTREAL 624W Watt 3% OANABA SAVINGS BOND AT “MY HANH" WORKING WITH CANADIAN: IN EVERY WALK OF LIFE SINCE 181’ 70 2 MIN/0” (AflAD/A/IS $2. 50 D 33! like their parents. They talk ‘.bout the weather and the daw- ‘lers usually ask the time.” lome among the dawdlers are 'eal philosophers, he continued. ‘Once in a while you’ll watch '.hem idling along, completely n orbit, school bell or no school )ell. You wonder what it is hey’re thinking about and they look so much at peace with them- :elves it’s sort of a shame to have to snap them out of their dream." He said you can tell by the way the older children will keep an eye peeled for the younger ones‘thart they’re getting a prop- er upbringing. And watching .‘heir reaction to a stray puppy or a darting squirrel, he said, makes a man almost regret they have to get older and lose some Neighbourhood Epic} These Buttonville W. I. euchre parties begin at Buttonville W.I. Hall on Friday evening of this week, and the autumn series will run almost to Christmas. The Smorgasbord dinner to be held at Brown’s Corners United Church on October 24 will be preceded a week earlier by a congregational meeting on the \evening of October 13._ VVMIV‘. 3nd Mrs. Harold Wright were holidaying at Lake Placid last week. Mrs. Wm. Rodick was at Grand Valley on Wednesday of last week to attend her aunt’s funeral. 7 Mrs. Walter Brooke was a guest at the home of Mary and Jack Rodick recently. Members of the Young Peo- ple’s Union attended a rally at Barrie last weekend. It isn’t often that the plow- ing match and good autumn Walter Broo weather coincide. but last week lowing the was the exception, and several;served in tr local people tripped to Bellevillefion Room to catch the event. Among themiThanksgivi'm were Mr. and Mrs. George Hoo-fners per, the H. R. Petersons, Messrs.‘ Rev Geof‘ John Brown, Douglas flood, the sp'eaker‘ John Donaldson, Joe RobmsonJ‘Church on Jim Miller, etc. , day. Mr. Fit: Jim and Rosemary Miller and Baptist Min their children spent the weekfipost graduat end at a cottage near Tweediuel College with Rosemary's family. \is expected 7 Mrs. John Store'y tells us that Art is happy at Mount A1- liston University. Joy Fuller’s teaching career began Thursday of last week when she did practise work at Victoria Park School, as a To- ronto Tea-chers’ College Stu- dent. Mrs. S. J. English attended a Dr, fiix performance of La Tosca at the'of this O’Keefe Centre Saturday even- comers ing of last week. py to Mrs. George Kelly breathedgnd his a little freer last week after: Duril: her’duties as a director of the‘under t] Women’s Division of Markham English: Fair were over. H‘Prayer Friends will be happy t0f‘Break know Mr. Wm. Clark is home ton Jon from hospital now and making formen jgood progress- ‘orsanis‘ 7 MrfNérman Reid has been doing jury duty for the past week or two. The Bakers were happy to have Ross and Lois visit ,them last weekend. The Brown’s Corners Church Junior Choir. under the direc- tion of Mrs. George Hooper and accompanied by Mrs. S. J. Eng- lish, sang for the first time in public at Sunday School on Thanksgiving Sunday. Their se- lection was “O Canada the Beautiful.” The Colemans had an anxious few days last week when their son was taken to Hospital for Sick Children with meningitis. At last report he was making good progress. When Rev. and Mrs. A. C. Huston of Falconbridge were in the community last week they were overnight guests of Mrs. Wm. Rodick, and were enter- tained by Mrs. Stan Defoe and Mr. and Mrs. Lawson Mumber- Betty Huston is a second year student at Huntingdon College, Laurentian University, this year. Her extra curricular activities include duties as choirleader and organist of the Sudbury Baptist Church and leadership of a junior choir in the church at Falconbridge. Mrs. Jim Hood (Elsie to her‘neck speed, his car careening‘ friends) and other executive‘wildly around South Taylor‘ members of the Women’s sec-!Mills Drive. during which time tion of the Unionville Curling he struck the ditch twice but Club have been busy recentlyimanaged to pull out of it each lining up the seasons activitie5.!time. The chase ended at Bay- Curling starts November 7, and view and Crosby Avenues where Mrs. Hood is president of the the cruiser succeeded in forcing Women’s section. _ Watkins to the side of the road. Final Autumn Thankoffering At Accused, who said he figured Brown's Corners he could out-race the police, of- Climaxing 53 years of service feted no resistance when taken lto church mission: and the.» the cells, ‘ BUTTONVILLE NEWS CORRESPONDENT: MRS. F. H. LEAF R. R. 2 Gomley Phone AXmlnster 8-6188 “We” mu‘ Mrs. Norman Reid and Mrs} John Brown greeted guests on; their arrival, and the devotional was taken by Mrs. Harold Stef- fler. Mrs. S. J. English intro-‘ duced the speaker and Mrs. F. H. Leaf tendered courtesies. ‘Ushers were Mrs. Douglas Hood and Mrs. Ross Hord. One charter ‘member was present - Mrs. Walter Brooks of Toronto. Fol- lowing the meeting tea was lag"; ifvefiliserved in the Christian Educa- ° 9 “1 e.tion Room. 'Am‘mg the“‘"l‘hanksgiving At Brown’s Cor- I ' Ge°rg5§93 men a Young Peo- nded a rally ekend. dick was atWednesday ofad her aunt’s‘ hat the plow- good autumn but last week of this virtue‘ Jim was born in Vaughan Township and farmed until 13 years ago when failing health forced him into semi-retirement. He is married to the former Dorothy Bone of Carrville Road. There are no children, but now this is more than balanced by his 300-member family among whom he holds high court mor- ning, noon and afternoon. “The noon rush keeps me hopping a few minutes," he said. The kids are hungry and im- patient to get home. and some- times a fellow feels he could do with an extra pair of eyes in the back of his head. But the motorists show extra care and so far all is well." community at large. Brown’s Corners Church women met on‘ Wednesday afternoon of lasti week to hold their final Thank- offering service under Women’s Missionary Society auspices. With them were representatives from Headford. Victoria Square, Unionville, Milliken, Markham and Maple. swelling the atten- dance to well over 125. Mrs. A. C. Huston of Falcon- bridge, wife of a former minis- ter on the charge was guest speaker. Her topic was an ap- propriate one, telling as she did of her own and her bus-1 band's work on Canadian Mis- sion Fields under W. M. S. auspices. Mrs. Donald Reesor was organist for the occasion, and the soloist was Mrs. Clayton Jones. Mrs. A. W. Miller chair- ed the meeting in the absence of the president, Mrs. Wm. Ro- dick. I A wild car chase through ;Beverley Acres involving an Arl- }abama citizen and a Richmond {Hill police cruiser worked out l‘to a costly aftermath for the American when h-e_appeared in ‘Ne‘wmarket Court recently. py to welcome Mr. Fitzpatrick and his wife last Sunday. During the service the choir, under the direction of Mrs. S. J. English, sang two anthems: “Prayer of Thanksgiving," and1 ,“Break Forth,” with Mrs. Clay- ton Jones taking the solo in the‘ former. Mrs. Donald Reesor was. organist. US Speed Artist Receives 30 Day lPrison Sentence I A wild car chase through fBeverley Acres involving an Ad- iabama citizen and a Richmond ‘Lmi nn‘inn "mm.- urnrllnt‘ mu» A visitor last week decided to look over the situation along; our street, by first looking. in on Mr. Palin’s fruit trees, th-en crossing our lawns, leaving her impression in Young’s and Knipple's gardens, testing a few of the vegetables across the fields and into Mr. and Mrs. Pettick's garden, enjoying their grapes, carrots, etc. Police were called to capture a beautiful black and white Holstein cow. Several tried to capture the animal including a Vaughan Township policeman but failed. Mrs. Pettick used her feminine touch, pulled some corn and put it down for her to eat. While doing this, she put the rope a- round the animal's horns and tied her to the tree. Mr. Baker from Maple came with a large truck and took her home to a- wait her owner. Rev. Geoffrey Fitzpatrick was the speaker at Brown's Corners Church on Thanksgiving Sun- day. Mr. Fitzpatrick is a former uel College this year, and it is expected he will assist Rev. Dr. Binnington with the work of this charge. The Brown's Corners congregation was hap- py‘to welcome Mr. Fitzpatrick Thomas Lee Watkins, 21, who had been living on Baker Aven- ue, Richmond Hill, pleaded guil. ty to an impaired driving charge. He was given a 30 day jail sentence and fined $200, or an additional 30 days in lieu of the cash, and had his Canadian driving privileges revoked for two years. A charge of crim- inal negligence wasrwithdrawn. Police said the chase occur- red at 5 p.m., September 28 from the corner of Bayview Avenue and Markham Road. Watkins, apparently consider- ably the worse for liquor. ig- nored the officer's signal to pull over and took off at break- neck speed, his car careening wildly around South Taylor Mills Drive, during which time he struck the ditch twice but ‘managed to pull out of it each 3time. The chase ended at Bay- view and Crosby Avenues where the cruiser succeeded in forcing Watkins to the side of the road. ,st Minléter who is taking graduate work at Emman- (Photo by Lagerquist) 2nd Thornhill Scouts Six boys from this subdivision represented 2nd Thornhill at the annual “Camvporee” held at Hockley Valley last week-end. Jefl’ Dempster, Tom Kiddey, Ron Simpson, Ken Ross, Bill Harris and Denny Connor were driven up by Scouter Johnson who reluctantly left them at the gate to continue with a mile hike to the camp site. They had wonderful weather at a terrific spot. but the boys pre- fer their well-organized form of camp life and have convinced their leaders that come next year they should show district headquarters how it’s done. School Sports News The senior girls’ volleyball team suffered a defeat when as guests of Thornlea they lost, 40-32. Woodland also was vic- torious as Henderson’s guests, defeating us, 53-15. However, the boys upheld the honour of the school by winning the foot- ball, 45 to 6, against Woodland. \Neighbourhood Notes It was my privilege this past week, accompanied by the Ross- es and my husband, to attend a reception at City Hall, To- ronto, for new Canadian citi- zens. Mrs. Thiers recently passed exams and obtained her citizenship papers. As I helped her acquire the necessary in formation I could not help but wonder how many of these per- tinent facts we; who considex ourselves native sons and daugh- ters of this rich and glorious country, are acquainted with The new citizens were greeted Girls‘ Volleyball Team played ‘Thorn‘hill again for a score of They played Charles Hewitt School Thursday. Score was 0-0. Powell Road Boy’s Soccer Team is really playing well these days, winning all games‘ of the series so far. Last Tueslj day they played Thornhill School and won by a score of 4-0. Stars - Peter lep - l. PeterIWebster - 2. Larry Pet- ers - . They played Langstaff on Thursday but lost by 1 point. Score 35-34. Correspondent Mrs. Fred St. John 75 Crestwood Road Willowdale Telephone AV. 5-3443 School News Home and School held its ex- ecutive meeting at the presi- dent's home. Plans were made for the October meeting and graduation banquet, to be held October 13 in Holy Trinity An- glican Church Hall, Thornhill. Details of the banquet will ap- ‘pear in next week's issue. \Neighbourhood Notes Mrs. Kitty Wilkinsnn and Mrs. Alf. Wayne, Cres‘wooi Road arg Vinpranson Hospitai.‘ Birthday congratulations to Miss Phyllis St. John, Steeles Avenue West, who celebrated her 14th birthday. Miss Rosemary Canale, Crest- wood Road, celebrated her 8th birthday with a party with her school friends. Brian Webb was 5 years old last Wednesday, happy birthâ€" day to his mother Mrs. Webb on Saturday. Guides and Brownies A candy sale was held after school last Wednesday; proceeds were sent to headquarters in Toronto, for their share of the new birthday. A Wiener i‘oast was hold joint- ly for Guides and Brownies in Mr_s_. Bnaid‘bger’s garden. The Mothers Group held its first meeting for this year "1 the home of Mrs. Hoddv, Crest- wood Road, presidenf. It was decided to hold a bake sale and bazaar November 21, to raise funds for the coming year. Crestwood Rd. News CORRESPONDENT: Mrs. E. Harris, 39 Woodward Avenue Telephone AV. 5-1889 HIGHLAND PARK NEWS CIA by the ladies of the “Isobel‘ Rutter" Chapter of the I.O.D.E. and presented with a rose and a booklet entitled “This Is Our Canada", then ushered into the Council Chambers. After the colourful entry of a “Mountie” followed by the ladies carrying the flag and the singing of the National Anthem, we were ad- dressed b_v Controller Dennison and Mr. Flavell. a former Wing Commander in the R.C.A.F. and member of NATO. He congra- tulated the new citizens and welcomed them to this country and the opportunity. freedom, government under law and the love of peace which is distinc- tively ours and advised them to add their arts. crafts and skills of their individual countries, land wished them a. life of suc- cess and happiness in this land of their adoption. A film entitled “Royal River" (a beautiful color movie of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip and their trip up the St. Lawrence River on the Royal. Yacht) was the entertainment for the evening. Each new citi- 1en was presented with a maple leaf pin and refreshments were served in the hall following. The largest group of new citi- zens was from Holland, but this varies from week to week. This .v-as the first of many weekly 'eceptions held during the fall 'or the past ten years or so. Willowdale Rotary entertain- ed their ladies last week and we were addressed after dinner it the Sunset Terrace by Dr. 30rd Bell who acquainted us with the facts pertaining to the new “Donwood Foundation" to he established for the control, cure and research of addiction :0 alcohol and drugs. This new :linic and hospital is to be built m Bathurst St. just north of Steeles Ave. It all seems like 1 step in the right direction md we will be hearing more about it shortly. We personally handle all sale bills and advertising Alvin S. Farmer Licensed Auctioneer York & Ontario Counties 36 Years Experience PHONE GORMLEY 5311 GORMLEY, ONT. 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