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The Liberal, 21 Jun 1962, p. 4

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la a \AVIL ayyuuuumun. u; nu. u.“ ..... DeTpartme‘rfitltisi Ttgnisportnfld 4 A scholarshicri was pifiselgtec: he ' r I've geto Rosemary ow as e es‘ Club” closed their season of bi-‘student in church \\'ol_’k and a_lso; monthly bridge games with alin mid-week actlvmcs. whlch' btgrtfique ginnier at then homte entitles hrer to a two week stay‘ 0 r. an hrs. Bob 'veris.at C. .I. . camp‘ 1 35 Kirk Drive, the 81h annualICBC Broadcast ! iinner the group has had. 1 June 17 at 4;;30. CBC‘S‘ Those enjoying the fine steak “Church of the Air" featured a‘I dinner and social evening were service proadcast {mm the MI" and Mrs- “11" Ga"; Mr-Presbyterlan _Churc11. Both ‘nd Mrs- Jon“ R°5°- M" and junior and scmor choirs took‘ firm JBob Ja‘fflewn' Mr- and part and Bay. Evans spoke on‘ ngi‘leimsgfgé‘e‘? 2:3 sgmelclgplstlan thoughts about; ' v ~ -teeec10ns. D9“ MCGI'GKOI' aNd Ml'- Nd" I am oven to correction on Charles Springer. Mr Don McGregor and Mrs. Phil Jones. In a few places left. If you would like your three or four vear old to enjoy the happy in- roductlon to school that nurs- ery school provides. call Mrs. L'osenfino at AV. 5-3766 and the wlll send you an application lm‘m. Mr. John Mavcr of Arnold Avenue returned recently from a trip to New Hampshire. Whilc there he made a side trip and spent some time with the Men- dozas who moved from Arnold Avenue last December. The Mendoza family are all in the best of health and surprised and pleased to hear all the news from Arnold Avenue. Thornhill Nursery School Some 25 moppets from the I‘hornhill Co-operative Nursery School with almost as many mothers and their three teach- ers. Miss Broderick, Mrs. Kelk and Mrs. Ives. enjoyed their annual picnic at Centre Island on Tuesday of last week. In spite of a cool. cloudy day“ the youngsters enjoyed them- Ielves to the full. First there was the always-exciting boat side. then the playground equip- ment. a hastily-eaten lunch, followed by a pony ride for each child and a visit to the farm animals. As usual, the mothers were prepared to come some long befcme the children vere ready to leave such fas- nnating sights. However, the prospect of another boat ride was enough to coax them all lway from the many delights :he island has to ofl'cr. Philip Howe. son of Mr. and Mn. Gordon Howe. Eltln 31. reported last week to Uplands Airport in Ottawa for an 18 week training course. after win- ning an air-traffic controller competition; Later he will be posted to Malton International Ailjporl. Gordon received his matric jlmm Thomhill High School two years ago and spent a year in the R.C.A.F. His new work is a civil appointment by the Departmen_t_qf Tr_an_sport._ The nursery school closed‘ for the summer on Thursday‘ .ast and the playground at the 'ear of the Thornhill Presbyt- Erian Church was the scene of many tender farewells as the :hildmen said good-bye to the friends with whom they have Enjoytd so_ many happy hours Enrolment for it'hfieflfVall term ‘8 tlmo‘st completed but there Social N om [11 year. Both boys and girls embraced with real affection â€" Ind of course could not leave without a kiss and a hug from :eacher. Along with their usual and work, the children left with important-looking brown mvelopes containing their class naming and or “report”. I Yongo & Elgin Sts. '4 THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill. Ontario. Thursday. Jun: 21. 1962 80 Richmond St. West, 3635533 Zfi‘ewauéBEB'd "Q? urandVlew ESIa North Bay. C “m” A skit enuuer’i “Mrs. Good- CORRESI’ONDEN'I‘z (manuath l, spenders Dream’ was given by A v_ A . y Miss H. Stringer. Mrs. Ellam. A PPOlntment Mrs. J. Calvert, Mrs. w. Yeo.3 . Ma‘s. Martin. BITS. .AL Kent." Grandview RaLepayeys Assoc- Phones' Ml‘s- H- Burlington Mrs- T-‘iation sponsored a public meet- Thornhill AV. 5-3315 Law-“0” and Miss 6- Stevens-‘ing June 8 to hear the four fed- This was enjoyed by everyone-' 1 ndidales seekin office in Toron_to_l:3fl 4-2780 | M_iss Stevens. who also at-jglâ€"g‘lkcascarbom, g ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ i‘.‘_‘ I i ‘_i_“‘; Attending were Frank Mc- CARS & TRUCKS FOR RENT REXDALE CAR & TRUCK RENTALS LTD. AI pine 7 ‘ueu‘uy llle L'Ubl a Icslauauuu ‘ ‘ . R.R.1MAPLE ' ' AVenue 5-5501 Iiéiirg‘gd.” p“ M” “‘1 be (Lippay Motors Limited) CHerry 1-2811 The Grandview Sunday ‘School rancelled their picnic ! 3 E E E ‘ B Q ‘ ‘ ‘7!7‘7 ‘ “ scheduled for June 16 due to ‘ ‘ ‘ 1| ‘ ‘ I I l u ‘ i i i 1'; {â€"5 ifi'é'Efi'a'n'géa'tSle' Rather "(i-high ’ I has caused an outbreak of colds. ; A A‘The new date set is June 22, Fresh vegetables2 poultry. meats. fish and duty products Delicatessen. home baking. candy. Handicrafts and antiques Cut flowers and potted plants Annuals, perennials and shrubs for those bare spots in the garden. Thornhill and District News ALL POPULAR MAKES AND MODELS lEGAl. MAPLE - RICHMOND HILL Mulholland, Q.(7. STRAWBERRIES TELEPHONE AV. 5-2331 EVERY SATURDAY 8 am. to 5.30 pm. The Rev. R. M Bennett. over- seas seonetary for the Canadian Council of Churches addressed the opening meeting on "Our Continuing Task in India". The Rev. John Gilmour spoke on the second day about the work of the ngtists in Quebec. Held in perfect spring weath- er and in the brand new First Baptist Church this 'time of Christian fellowship was much enjoyed by the delegates. who received a new insight into the work of the Missionary Society. The Anna Buck Mission Circle of Thomhill Baptist Church concluded their season of activities with a sumptuous pot luck supper in the lovely garden of Mrs. R. Goadsby on Roosevelt Drive. Roosevelt Drive, I As well as the rugs. a demon- The meeting was conducted stration of ceramic work was In the recreation room. and given by Gwen Sands, Uplands after opening excrcises by the Gamdens, Thomhill. She display- president, Mrs. J. Martin. a de- ed her ceramic figurines and votional was given by Mrs. H. Jewelry: ceramics and figur- Ellam on “Spending and being ines by Nori Petelm and leather- spent for the master”. Then followed an interesting report“ R]? the finances of the Women’s‘ issionary Society from the‘ ’ ' ' convention she attended at North Bay. Mrs. Minton Johnston. board member, Miss G. Stevens. and Mrs. H. Ellam shared in the three-day sessions with some 450 delegates from Ontario and Quebec. A number of home missionaries and some on fur- lough from overseas were also present and delegates had op- portunity to meet them per- sonally and ask questions about their work. Mrs. Edgar Bates told about her work as president of the North American Baptist Wom- en’s Union and of the Women’s Department of the Baptist World Alliance. On June 16th he adch‘essed the Presbyterian men at the Toronto and Kingston synod, held at Beaverton. This week. he was also invited to speak at the graduation banquet held by the Oakville Home and School Association. » Baptist Church News Three members of the Anna Buck Mission Circle attended the BWMS convention held at North Bay 1‘ecent_ly. ‘ I am open to correction onl this. but I believe this is the' first time a trans-Canada bc'load- ( vst has been made from Thom'm Rev. Evans is having a busy time fulfilling his many speak- ing engagements. On June 10th he was honoured by being in- vited to speak at the Ontario Historical Society's annual service at Paris Plains Church near Galt. This is a little church built by the pioneers in 1844 from the local stone. Ali“ Vuu-.- .....â€"_ . ,- The awards were given for examinations which were writ- ten by all church school stud- ents from grade four up. Tfiere were also awards for attendance both at Sunday school and at church Some 150 awards were dis- tributed to 75 children at the church school graduation exer- cises held at Thomhill Pres- byterian Church on June 17th. Dr. J. Stanley Glen of Knox College madg the presentations. Presbyterian Church News Thorn/till Notes ’ I "LIBERAL" CLASSIFIED The I Thornhl‘u ‘ Phone TU. 4-1105 lwod Dr: gggg 08 AV. 5-331! Monday IJScouting News ‘Rose. Bill Doherty. l On June 8 at 9 am. the lst? Blue Six won the award of ‘3Thornhill Cubs under the lead- the year and received six com- ership of Gordon Hill. Grand- passes. I view Estates. embarked on their Proficiency badges were pres- annual overnight camp at Ox-ented to D. Facey. artist; D. ' Trail Camp in the Hockley Facey and C. Gibson. collectors; I Valley. D. Facey. one house orderly; I “an There were 55 cubs and 10 R. Wlles and W. Neale. swim- parents with the group. Four mers. and R. Wiles. one team mothers were in charge of the player. cooking. ‘ Two gifts were presented to 1e. l“““‘4!€’ ‘Iu'lu' IU'I hJ|u§UJ II IIIU'IUUIU CORRESPONDENT: MARGUERITE HILL AV. 5-5573 eral candidates seeking office in York Scarboro. Attending were Frank Mc- IGee. Conservative; M. Momeau, Liberal; E. Phillips. New Dem- ocratic Party, and S. Birrell, Social Sredit. A question and answer per- iod followed their speeches. As in former years. Thornhill Swimming pool is offering swimming classes to the area school children twice weekly .during July and August. To help defray the cost a registration fee of $2 per pupil will be charged. Grand-view Ratepayers Assoc- skits and stories. - iation sponsored a public meet- - ing June 8 to hear the four fed- y The next day they were up at 7 am. and a busy day fol- lowed. Making knot boards held their interest for an hour. then a church service was held in the outdoor chapel with one of the parents, Bob Law, giving a talk to the Cubs. Awards were presented to the following Cubs: I 'Blue Six. First Star â€" Bob Moore, Billy Law and Tim Thompson. Mike Fairfield and Billy Neili received their second stars. Brown Six First Star â€" TomI Albitt, Terry Wilson. Ron Jen- nings and Ian Young. Yellow Six First Star â€"- How- P. N. Trant spoke of the teaching of French in Eto- hicoke, where it begins in Grade 3. It is supervised by specialists but taught by the regular teachers with the help of films and work books. If the board's finances would not permit the introduction of this course in the near future. he suggested that the home and school associations be permitted to go ahead on an afterâ€"school basis. “At least this would be a beginning," he stated. In answer to a suggestion by Mr. Baker that any qualified! teacher would be able to in- struct in the simple basic con- versational French provided byv such a course. Mrs. K. K. NCCIYl stressed the fact that it was Ofl great importance that the tea-j cher be a person who speaks? French with a proper accent. l 7 They were up at 7 am. sharp and a program which lasted all day was soon under way. Fol- Ilowing supper the Cubs took part in a pirate program decked Iout in costumes of every 'hue and color. from one. eyed sail- Ios to peg-legged pirates. | After cleaning up. a two- I hour camp-fire program was 'held that included drinks. hot dogs and marshmallows. songs. "The Liberal" ta always pteued to publish Items of Interest contributed by its readers in the Thoruhill' area - - - - - - - Our representative tn Thorthll in Mrs. Margaret McLean, who may be ruched by phoning AV. 5-2331. Gee. Conservative; M. Momeau, Liberal; E. Phillips. New Dem- ocratic Party, and S. Birrell, Social Sl‘edit. mothers were in charge of theIplayer. cooking. ‘ Two gm; were presented _The_ progg‘am began on arriv- Cubs who were moving awav a1 with an hour being taken up on a special game. Hot choco- lalte and cookies were served be- fore the Cubs bedded down for the night. 1 A committee composed of “mm Joynt. Betty Marsh. Sue ‘Ball. Euthann Walker and Joan ‘Fairfield have arranged a dance {in aid of the Canadian Peace lResearch Institute to be held at the Bayview Golf and Coun- Possibly the most striking as- ‘pect of the display was the sub- tle blending of shades which Mrs. Mark has achieved in the bmided rugs. The wank was at- tractively displayed around the auditorium, together with sev- eral pieces of antique furniture loaned by Mrs. R. Neil, John St. Thornhill. All the rugs were made from woven wool, hand dyed. The bnaided rugs were made from strips approximately one inch wide, while the hooked rugs were made from wool scraps cut in strips of less than a quar- ter of an inch wide. A rug display, demonstration of rug hooking and braiding, held by the Thornlhill United Church Women attracted al- most 1,000 interested spectat- om June 8 and 9. The exhibition was opened by Miss Wand-a Nelles, of Chat- ela-ine, who said she was very impressed with the work dis- played. The rugs were the work of Mrs. Lois Mark. Ottawa, and her pupils, 15 of whom were on hand demonstrating both hook- ing and braiding of rugs. A respected resident of ’l‘hornhill since 1904. Bertha Maude Riddell, widow of Wil- liam Riddell. died at her home on Yonge St., Thorn‘hill on Thursday morning. June 14. 1962. Born on the family farm in Huron County. Mrs. Riddell celebrated her 85th birthday last April and was looking for- ward to casting her vote on the 18th of June. Until inval- ided by a stroke seven years ago she had taken an active part in community affairs. Mrs. Riddeell was predeceased by her immediate family. Her daughter Hazel, and her hus- band William Riddell died within two months of each Over 1,000 View Demonstration attend conventions. 112 pm. Tickets are $5.00 per The meeting concluded withlcouple and may be obtained the singing of “Blest Be the from Ruth Joynt at AV 5-3449 Tie That Binds" and Mrs. E. or Betty Marsh at AV 5-5797, Twine dismissed the meeting The group plans to hold a with prayer. Strawberries and public meeting in the fall to raspberries with ice ceam were organize a financial campaign served and this ended an inter- in the Thornhill district. Meet- esting and enjoyable evening. inrgs have been in several Peace Research Institute homes -â€" at Ruth Joynt's. Ruth- A committee composed of ann Walker‘s and Betty Marsh's Sponsored tended the convention. lhentry Club on June 29th. gave her report and Mos. M.§ MC for the evening will be Johnston concluded with her Bruce Marsh and door prizes impressions. it is hoped that have been donated by local the enthusiasm shown in these ne chants. A six-piece orches reports will induce others to tra will be on hand from 9 to attend conventions. 12 pm. Tickets are $5.00 per Bertha Maude Riddell Passes On At Age 85 Grandview Estates Willowdale BYThorfihViilwuwinn - . CavfiieflASSOCIatlons Ask Board 1 Ora! ' Robert Smith, also of 105; This In Clanke Ave.. celebrated his sec-.fwill be h and birthday June 17. ‘the A. 1 Charlotte Evans. 115 Clarke Sprucewo ,Ave‘. celebrated her eighth For ths Ibirthday June 19. derten (‘1 The Heaton famlly of Spruce-,foot races head JDvive moved to ScarboroL The ev _._;-Â¥ l The next day they were up at 7 am. and a busy day fol- lowed. Making knot boards held their interest for an hour. then a church service was held in the outdoor chapel with one of the parents, Bob Law, giving a‘ talk to the Cubs. ‘ Tawny Six First Star â€" Ianl il‘lost 0f the Rase, Bill Doherty. agreement that Blue Six won the award of French should the year and received six com- the regular cu passes. no child ‘wou Brown Six First Star â€" Tom Albitt, Terry Wilson. Ron Jen- nings and Ian Young. Yellow Six First SCH â€" How- ard Thorn. Paul Wood. Keith Miller and Ted Sues‘ Green Six First Star â€" Peter Tompkins. Ricky Wiles. Tom Warnicka and Ron Geno. EIiEora Bufler. 105 Ave. celebrated his birthday June 16. Mrs. Pennylegion of Peggy’s Bazaar. a gift and handcraft shop on Yonge SL. Thornh-ill. also had a display and sale of handwork in wood, leather and pottery. Convenor of the display. along with an energetic execu- tive. was Lois Skinner. Tea convenm's we're Flora Thomp- son on Friday, and Ruth Gib- son. Saturday, Betty Headrick headed the ticket committee. As well as the work display- ed, there was also a charming teamoom which was deservedly popular on both days of the exhibition. other in 1960. and her son by a previous marriage. Ganrge Matt, in 1961. Her second twin son Earl lost his life in the First World War. She leaves a grandson George Watt. three great grandchildren, a brother James Fisher. Thornlhill and a sister Mrs. Mary Reid. Willow- dale. The Rev. Hugh R. Mac- Donald of Thornhil] United Church conducted the funâ€" eral service in her home and interment was in York Ceme- tery. Following fihe official opening, Miss Nelle: had tea with Mrs. Macdon‘ald. Mrs. Veals and Mrs. Kellam. Mrs. A. Wilson. former owner of the Pennywise Antique Shop. Yonge Street, had a display of small antiques for sale. She was assisted by the new owner of the Pennywise Shop, Mrs. Bonnell. An antique melodeon and wool winder were loaned to the exhibition by Rosalind Monit- gomery, Longbridge Rd. Gwen Sands also loaned a spinning wheel. iâ€" this spring. and on June 13th group 6 of the Thornhill United Church Women held a white elephant sale and auction at the home of Mrs. R. C. Gib- son at 69 Arnold Avenue. Dorothy Gal'side. Uplands Gardens, demonstrated her hob- by of weaving and had on dis- play several frothy and exquis- ite stoles she had woven. per. Wilfred Dean. Harold Ech- lin. Wm. Fisher, Ed Ridehl and Clififord Ridrdvell. craft by Clara Cavanagh. Barrie. Pallbearers were Henry Har DONCASTER NEWS CORRESPONDENT: DAVID BARBOL‘R Henderson Avenue â€" AVenue 5-2505 Clarkel‘ The Dom second Ladies Club mual tea and Mrs. M. McLean of Concord ‘spoke of the newly introduced course in Oral French of TSA No. l. Marluham, which she said was being received with goat enthusiasm by children. teachers and parents. The board pays for the itinerant teacher, and all children in |Grades 6. 7 and 8 are receiv~ in-g instruction for 80 minutes ‘a week. she told the meeting. Most of the group were in agreement that teaching of oral French should be included in uhe regular curriculum so that no child ‘would be excluded from the classes because his parents were unable to pay the necessary fees assessment f shalling yard ppment been However, r board pointed budget will be Most were present in support of a request from the Thorn- hill Home and School Associ- lation that the teaching of oral iFrench be introduced into the ‘schools of the township. Mrs. H. M. Burgess, writer of the letter, introduced Mrs. Trow. who reported on the home and sch-001 sponsored classes in this subject in North York. Teaching is provided by Sher- wood Services. and the parents of the children attending these after school sessions pay the cost. The home and school members feel that. Vaughan pupils in high school French will suffer in comparison with those of Markham TSA 1 where oral French is being taught. Thirty-seven ratepayers rep- resenting eight home and school associations in the town- ship, attended the regular meet- ing of the Vaughan Township School Area Board Thursday nights. To Allow French Lessons Mr. and Mrs. David Bishop are seen leaving Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Thornhill, following their re- cent wedding. The bride is the for- mer Doris Gayle Nicholson. daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Nicholson Doncast M ud bake be quite :mm the nbei‘s of the wt that their lite rigid until the CNR mar- d other devel- available. run between Will Reside In Kansas City mmunity to attend their regular month by mutiny. The group next inspected the garden of Mr. and Mrs. Bone but were about ten days early to see a showing of delphin- iums. The perennial borders and vegetable garden were ex- cellent‘ Tour Of Gardens Taken By Group Mrs. Miller of Charles How itt School. quoted the price of the necessary visual equipment at $5.500. Chairman Samuel Kaiser suggested the home and school associations form a committee to discuss the matter and bring a recom- mendation to the board. “We are interested and will hold a special meeting to discuss it.” he said. It was suggested that the committee investigate and try to reach an estimate of what effect their proposal would have on the mill rate. The board awarded the con- tract for the summer painting program at Charles Howitt. Concord. George Bailey, Klein-; burg, Langstafl, New Pine; Grove. Powell Road and Thorn- hill schools to H. H. Pinnemore‘ and Sons, only tenderer, for $2,569.80, subject to possible reductions and deletions as work progresses. At 7.30 pm. 34 members and friends met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Healey and spent 15 minutes inspecting their gar- den. They then walked a few houses south to visit the garden and greenhouse of Mr. and Mrs. Heaslop. The cavaleade then visited Mrs. Riley’s home on Elgin Ave.. where they were treated to fresh sugared strawberries. nuts and candy. and then in- spected Miss Wakely's garden on Morgan Avenue. The next stop was at High- land Park subdivision to view a display of roses in Mr. Jen- kins‘ back garden next door to the society president A. Foster. The last stop was at the home of Mix and Mrs. Briggs on Highland Pan‘k Blvd. ‘ The cavralcade of cars touring the Thornhill district Thursday night was not anything to do with last Monday’s election, but the local horticultural sou- iety on the first of this year's garden visits. Mr. Trant suggested: “We The board will close the Pur- have to be realistic. If the pleville School at the end of board can’t afford to pay prop- June. Pupils from the district erly qualified teachers, why will attend Kleinburg School in can’t interested parents get September. A meeting to dis- some kind of program started cuss this matter had been held after school. The place to start in May with the parents and is with the ear and tongue. and rr'teipayers of Purpleville. there is not much point if we In September. Ross Kennedy. don’t have people who can BA. will become principal of speak the language correctly." the George Bailey School. Ma- Harry Jarm-an jokingly re- ple. the board announced. marked that he had a sugges- Hugh Martin has been ap- tion for those paren'tsyho can’t pointed to the staff of the De-‘ wgit for the fparshallmg yard “Buy a set of records, which have worked quite well in my house. but take along a French- speaking person to verify your choice.” of Helen Ave., Thornhill. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Bishop of Downsview. The happy couple will reside in Kansas City, Missouri. 1 Attendance in township schools in May was 2,997. 1 down two from April. Parents of Jefferson school children were told that the staff had not yet had time ‘to ‘ range the bus routes for Sep- tember, but details wowld de- finitely be available at the Au- gust meeting. The chairman 'said he was hopeful that tram- ‘porta‘tion could be arranged for students living more than two miles away from the school. Harry Jarman asked about progress on the proposed Rich- vale School. He was informed that approval had been receiv- ed from the municipal board and plans were proceeding nor- mally. will songs partment of Education's Sum- meg‘ School in Music. where he (Photo by Lagerquist) teath conducting and if you Would like the service of a "financial secretary" at a moderate cost. get in touch now with National Trust at the Northtown Shopping Centre. Wiliowdaie. One of our Trust Officers will be glad to meet you here by appointment. and discuss the many advantages of our Agency Services. 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