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. _ I Evergreens also may be Thornhlll. AV. 5-331a ' pruned although people are Toronto EM_ 4.2780 generally hesitant to do this ° as they are so expensive to M I“‘u“ui‘iâ€"i“i‘i‘i“i 0N N0. 7 HIGHWAY â€" '2 MILE I WEST OF BATHURST A l“!!!!!!!..‘_ 80 Richmond St. West Toronto Consultation by Appointment Phones: Mr. Del! urged his audi- ence not to worry it their shrub border or foundation planting looked a little sparse at the outset and advised that it would fill in in time. In the meantime. he. suggested that the bord- er could be filled in with annuals or even perennials. "Lilies look well in a shrub border” he advised. “They grow when shrubs are through flowering and will add colour.” He cautioned that few shrubs would toler- ate complete shade and that shrubs chosen for their col~ oured foliage would never achieve their full colour if grown in the shade. Shrubs grow best in good earth of course and Mr. Delf suggested it was a good idea to dig the beds deeply and perhaps replace poor soil. unless you can work in all kinds of humus. manure. peat moss or compost. Although they don't require a great deal of care after the soil has been establish- ed. they do need a certain amount of feeding and spraying. ‘ “Choose the right shrub for the right location" was the advice of Mr. Philip Delf. speaking at the May not meeting of the Thorn- hlll Horticultural Society. “Don't plant a tree or tall shrub in front of a window" he cautioned. “Consider its ultimate size and get one that will fit". He noted that many shrubs would stand a good deal of abuse and you can keep “hacking them down to fit" but that in this case they would not make the twiggy growth that gives them a good appear- ance. Thorncréa Shrub Size Important Shrufis do require some Mr. Delf is a past president of the Thorn- hill Horticultural Soci- ety and so was no stranger to a good part of the audience. Form- erly with the forestry section of the Depart- ment of Highways, he is now with the Ontario Water Resources Com- mission. Thornhill and District News strumming up a storm, the “Deep Valley Boys" entertained during Thornhill Secondary School’s recent music and fashion show attend ed by a capacity audience of parents and friends. The school’s choir, orchestra and vocalists performed Broadway musical selections. (Left to right) the musicians are Jeff Edgar. John Crawford, Kingsley Butler. Glen Cooper and David Kennedy. BY MARGARET I. McLEAN Banquet Facilities Available THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontafio‘AThursdaingayws0.7 1963 lEGAl. M ulhdlland QC. - Highlight 0f Thornhill Music Show Phone 285-5998 Thornhill Post Office Drive-In Restaurant and Delicatessen TELEPHONE AV. 5-2331 Shrubs that bloom later In the season. such as hyd- rangea. rose of Sharon. etc. are all pruned 1n the early part of the year as they pro- duce bloom on the current year‘s wood. Grapes should be pruned rather late. not until the buds are showing on the maples, as otherwise a late frost may do damage. Grapes are pruned harder than any other plant, right back to the second or third bud of last year's growth. Such shrubs as forsythia, lilac, spireas, and mock orange should be pruned right after blooming. All that is necessary is to take out any thin. spindly shoots and remove wood more than three years old. Cut this old wood right down to the crown and this will encour- age new growth which will produce more bloom and a better shape, Evergreens also may be pruned although people are generally hesitant to do this as they are so expensive to He mentioned the 100 year old cedar hedge which had been part of his responsibility at the Don Head Farms. Al- though a handsome and much admired hedge, it presented many practi- cal difficulties as it was about 20 feet high, 12 feet wide at the base and four feet wide at the top. Cedars should be pruned in July to nllow time for new Irowth and should not be pruned too hard. Flowering shrubs should never be pruned too severe- ly as this will result in loss of a good deal of bloom. While fruit trees should be pruned in late winter, usually in March, flowering shrubs should be pruned immediately after flowering. A flowering crab may be pruned immediately after flowering. A flowering crab may be pruned before too much growth has been de- veloped in the spring but really requires very little pruning as their main func- tion is to provide an abund- ance of bloom. pruning, although Mr. Del! himself prefers to see a shrub allowed to assume its own natural shape without severe pruning. This empha- sized again how important it ls to keep the natural size and shape of the shrub in mind when planting so the shrub won't outgrow its location in a few years. "Don't. for instance,” he advised." plant a Chinese elm hedge and try to keep it down to three or four feet. In fact. don't ever plant Chinese elm” he said, “There are so many other good hedge plants available which will grow well and look, well for years and years." Aggggg‘! "The Liberal” is alwayl pleased to publish items of inland contributed by Its readers in the Thornhlll area , Our representative in Thomhill is Mrs. Margaret McLeln. who may be reached by phoning AV. 5-2331. \lllllllllllllll“llllll“\\l1l\l\ll“llllll\llllllllmu““ll“\“llllullllmllllll REPRINTS AVAILABLE Readers may order re- prints of stat! photos winning in “The Libel-a)“ at the newspaper oflice, 63 Yonge Street Sonth. Rich- mond Hill. In the juniors classifica- tion “Spring Flowers for the Teacher". he commented or Jennifer Leonard's tiny artangement. feeling that a teacher's desk was apt to be crowded and a small bouquet would be most suitable. Prizewinners in the show Mr. Delf also explained the meaning and function of root pruning. This is best done two years or even more before you intend moving a shrub or tree. A trench about three feet deep is dug about twenty inches or two feet from the plant. The first year three sectors of the circular trench should be dug. The second year the circle should be completed. Fibrous roots will grow where the roots are cut making the tree or shrub ready to transplant.. This method can also be used to make lilacs or apple trees bloom. A trench about three feet deep should be dug around the apple tree early in the spring. In forc- ing an apple tree to bloom however, the variety of the tree must be kept in mind because some types such as the Spy may normally take as long as 15 years to bear fruit. Roses too require pruning and this should be done after the bushes are uncovâ€" ered in the spring. Mr. Delf cautioned about doing this too early, however. “The best advice is. when you feel it is time to uncover your roses. take a trip to Florida and do it when you come back" he said. Choose a dull day, not too warm to uncover the bushes. waiting until you see signs of growth. Then prune and cut off weak shoots and winter killed branches, For an abundance of bloom, rather than just a‘few show type blooms, don‘t prune roses too severely. Severe pruning weakens the plant. buy. Be cautioned that. un- less a spreading juniper is pruned however, it will get, bare in the centre if allowed to spread too wide. A mugho pine also, unless it is pruned, can grow as high as 10 feet in 10 years‘ They may be pruned by pinching off the “candles” in early spring. Austrian pine and spruce also should have buds pinched off to encour- age more compact and later- al growth. Leaders can also be cut back if desired and this is best done in late June or early July. Following Mr. Dell's talk. Mr. R. D. Little of Richmond Hill com- mented on the spring show which he had judged. He wondered why there had not been more entries in the tulip classes as it had been a good season for tulips. He noted the beautiful branch of flowering crab. shown by Mrs. Tremaine and which won I first. He thought the arrange- ments entitled “Please Get Well” were very well done but cautioned against using too many kinds of flowers in one bouquek The next meeting of the society will be on June 18th and this will be the occa- sion of their peony and rose show. Before the meeting start- ed members of the society were given their choice of a lovely group of annuals grown by Ernie Kohler - zin- nias, marigolds. and mums and some fine healthy boxes‘ of stocks grown by Mr.‘ Elsey. Non-members werel able to purchase them at 45c: a box with proceeds going to the society's treasury. In the “Please Get Well" section, a gift arrangement of flowers in a suitable con- tainer, the Kings won lst prize. Mrs. Hayes 2nd and Mrs. Hodgins 3rd. In a group of mantel arrangements using spring flowers entitled “Mothers Day", Ann Secord won lst prize. Mary Riley 2nd and Mary Arnott 3rd. The Kings also won first N prize for a line arrangement last of tulips of one colour for at 1 a bUffet. ;rec¢ Mrs. Whitehead won first 311! prize in the group called T “Spring Loveliness." an _ arrangement of spring flow. ers in a shallow container. 2nd prize went to Mrs. Thompson and 3rd to Mrs. Hayes. Mrs. Riley won first prize for an arrangement of flow ering branches entitled “Sil- houette.” In section four. for junior members. Jennifer Leonard won 15!: prize for her arrangement of “Flowers for the Teacher” and Shelley Arnott was 2nd. “Coffee Break” waS' an arrangement in a cream pitcher for a kitchen table. Here lst prize went to Mrs. Thompson, 2nd to Muriel Dean and 3rd to the Kings. In section 3, Vegetables. the Mowats won first prize for their asparagus. Mrs. Riley 2nd and the Whatleys 3rd. Mrs. Hodgins won first for her rhubarb. Mr. Wil- liaénson 2nd and Mrs. Riley 31' . Mrs. Thompson won first prize for her green onions. In section 2 of the show, d e c o rative arrangements, under the title "A little bit of spring” Muriel Dean won lst prize, Mrs. Pherril 2nd and the Kings third. 1-3 stems any other per- ennial: lst the Mannings, 2nd _the Kings. 1 head lilac: lst Mr. Teas- dale, 2nd Mrs. Tremaine. 1 branch flowering shrub: lst Mrs. Tremaine, 2nd Mr. McCulley. 1 ‘double tulip: Mannings, 2nd the 3rd Mrs. Riley. 3 lily tulips: lst nings. 1 parrot tulip, any colour: lsl Mrs. Thompson, 2nd Mrs. Hayes. 3rd the Man- nings. 6 single tulips, mixed col- our: lst The Mannings, 2nd Mrs. Hunt. 3 parrot tulips: lst Mrs. Thompson, 2nd the Man- nings. 3 stems Dwarf Iris: lst Mrs. Hayes, 2nd Mrs. Hodg- ins, 3rd the Mannings. 1-3 stems any othei spring bulb: lst the Mannings, 2nd the Kings. 6 single tixlips. lst Mrs. Hunt Manning‘s. 3 single tulips, mixed c61- our: lst The Mannings, 2nd Mrs. Thompson. son 3 single tulips, one col- our: lst Mrs. Riley, 2nd Mrs. HoAdgirns.’ 3rd the Whatleys. were as follows narcissi: lsl Mrs. Thom- one colour: 2nd The lst the Whatleys, the Mano On Tuesday, the Brownies had a hike to the home of their Tawny Owl Mrs. L. Frost on German Mills Road. Eighteen Brownies turned up. Gillian Duder. a Girl Guide laid a trail to try for her tracking badge. The Brownies were able to follow the trail successfully. The Brownies then enjoyed a, weiner roast in the house. Next Tuesday will be the last meeting of this pack and at that time the Brownies will receive their service stars. 3rd Thomhill Brownies lst Langstatf Brownies The lst Langstaff Brownies have really been working om their badges this year. Two girls. Barbara Marshall and Gayle Carruthers obtained their golden bar. The golden hand, the highest badge a Brownie can get, was obtained by Nora Wilson. Theresa Mac- eachern. Ann Abbey, Barbara Neale. Wendy Calladine. Laurie Dow and Cathy Bonner. Cathy Bonner also received her house orderly badge. Many Brownies also received service stars for The 2nd Thornhill Brownies spent last week-end at Camp Samac in Oshawa. Their Brown Owl Mrs. J. Whitehead reports that they took along Mrs. J. MacNeil, an ex Brown Owl and district commissioner as their licenced camper and two ex- Guides Jill Whitehead and Nancy Tucker went as cooks. During camp, three Brownies passed their semaphor as part of their Golden Hand test. On Saturday night, the Brownies had a scavanger hike and a campfire during which they1 had skits and a singsong. A lot of fun was had by all. Next Tuesday will be last meeting of this pack at that time the Brownies receive their service stars. The lst Thornhill Brownie Pack seems to be doing very well. Their Brown Owl Mrs. J. MacKenzie is pleased to an- nounce that Lynn Hart, Doreen Bolton and Heather Herbert have all received their Golden Hands. Several other Brownies have‘also received their min-l strel, swimmers and writer‘s badges. Congratulations to the lst Thornhill Brownies ‘ ‘ 2nd Thornhlll Brownies by Guide Erminle Jennings . Thornhill South Division Commissioner Mrs. P. D. McTaggert-Cowan is pleased to announce that Mrs. E. M. Brown of 107 Clarke Av- enue, is to be the new Thorn- hill South District Commisson- er. Mrs. Brown is a Gold Cord Guide and a teacher and will bring to her new position a great deal of ability and exper- ience. The Brownies and Guides are looking forward to meeting Mrs. Brown as soon as possible. Thornhill 1 are pleased to announce that Mrs. S. Mather has received her Tawny Owl’s warrant. These Brownies are in for a treat next Wednesday. At 7.30 pm. this pack will be leaving for a tour of the Girl Guide headquarters in Toronto. An interesting evening should be had by all. by Guide Penny Tonks 5th Thornhill Brownies The 5th Thornhill Brownie Pack recently spent an enjoy- able weekend at camp. The 15 Brownies from this pack, along with others from Thornhill It is with regret that we learn from District Commissi- oner Mrs. D. Moore that Mrs. L. Cull, first lieutenant and Miss J. Watts, second lieuten~ and, both of the 2nd Thornhill Guides have resigned. We hope that their places will soon be filled. lst Thornhiil Brownies iFinish Year With Surplus Chairman James H. Timmins recapitulated the work trustees had done last year on the road paving question, holding a public meeting and send- ing out a letter to every village ratepayer prior to the holding of a vote. The paving was turned down by a majority of approximately two thirds. Mr. Timmins noted that it was obvious because many of the ratepayers lived on roads already paved â€"â€" Yonge, Centre and John Streets they had voted "no" out of self interest. “We are quite convinced the roads will never be paved on a village basis. If we want Brook Street paved, the people will have to indicate this and do it on a local option basis” stated Dr. L. J. Saunders who headed a delegation of five Thorn- hill residents to the May 15th meeting of the Thornhill Village Trustees. While fashion commentators Judy Hallowell (left) and Diane Fierheller (second left) introduce models and their ensembles at the recent Thornhill Secondary School music and fashion show. students Susan Allan, Sharon Russell and Gail Howe parade the clothes they made in home economics classes; more than 75 girls took part in the shew. (Photo by Barbour)‘ l um I I Village Trustees Approve Budgetâ€" Discuss Dissolution And Road Paving »wn Owl and Instead of their regular ler as their meeting, the lst Concord nd two ex- Brownies held a hike on May tehead and 15 in Mr. Baker's woods. They it as cooks. wandered through the woods ee Brownies observing and enjoying the phor as part wild flowers and animals in 1nd test. On their natural abode. After- ie Brownies wards, their leaders cooked hike and a supper over a Coleman stove. which they The Brownies played games gsong. A lot and after an enjoyable day BROWNIES and after an enjoya went home. lst Langstaff Brownies The Brownies and their lead- ers have been kept very busy practising their part in the mother and daughter banquet to be held on May 28. The girls‘ are looking forward to ohtainu ing their well-earned badges and service stars at this time‘ also. ; The 5th Thornhill Brownie Pack recently spent an enjoy- able weekend at camp. The 15 Br0\vnies from this pack, along with others from Thornhill district filled two cabins at Camp Samac in Oshawa for the weekend. Mrs. J. MacNeil was their leader. aided by Brown Owl Mrs. M. Page and Tawny Owl Mrs. C. Sloan. Mrs. Trib- ner and Mrs. Bartholomew ac- companied the group as cooks. The Brownies had a treasure hunt and a nature walk in the woods. The girls were taught how to make and light a fire. All 15 of them passed this part1 of their Brownie test. 1 The 5th Thornhill Brownies and leaders are very proUd of their Tawny Owl Mrs. V. Gill who has just had a baby girl. 151. Concord Brownies THORNHILL DISTRICTS On May 14th. the parents “°"‘ . unanmal uuve m u": mm group committee had a meeting The 1953 agreement With the County branch of the Canadian at 1.30 p_m_ to discuss and area recreation committee was Mental Health Association in make preparations for the mo. approved. Mr. Tucker. the the 'i‘hornhill area. The canâ€" ther and daughter banquet trusmes representative on the vase will take place this year which is m be held on May A.R.C. commented. that it hadlon “M3 and 4. 28th and also to plan the re_ been suggested in the last A resident of Vistaview Dr.. fieshmems for the gold cord A.R.C.. meeting that broken Mrs. Moore is chairman of the ceremony for Christine Knight. glass in the doors at the pool White Cross Volunteers. Thornhiil Parents fly be “9130” With ply- (Photo by Lagerquisfi Mrs. Duder announces that bI I I (I I I I I‘i‘I I I I I I I there is to be a Girl Guidel l picnic on June lat.“ m A I The 4th Thornhill Girl Guide Company and Parent's Group Committee gave Christine Knight 3 very interesting and wonderful gold chord ceremony on May let at Henderson Av- enue School. Captain Mrs. Brown an- nounces that the lst Langstaff Girl Guide Company is having their banquet on May let and most of the first class Guides‘ have been earning new badges. Lorrie Dawson has completed her first class badge and will receive this badge as well as the laundress badge. Heather Dunbar will receive the relig- ion and life emblem and Eliza~ beth Ball will receive her skater‘s badge. Henderson Avenue Parents Trinity Mr. 'l'immins suggested how- ever, that if it really is the will of the majority of the people on the unpaved roads that they want them paved. it might be possible to have the Ontario Municipal Board approve the road paving project without a vote. "This is common sense" he said, but added “it is often fatal to look at legal matters this way". He suggested that the trustees could take the question up with the OMB and get an expression of opin- ion on it. APPROACH 0MB FIRST On Tuesday the lst Concord Girl Guides will hold their banquet at the Maple United Church. 151; Langstafl‘ Guides “With respect to those who have gone on local option and had their roads paved. I believe the OMB pays little attention (0 them because they have The lst Thornhill Girl Guides held a hike on May 20. The girls hiked to Robinson‘s farm on Bayview Avenue. Twelve Guides and one Gulder attended for the purpose of trying to pass their lst class hiker's test. They lit their fires and cooked lunch. The wind caused some difficulty here. Afterwards the guides had a scavenger hunt. They hiked back home after a very profit- able day. 2nd Thornhill Guides The 2nd Thornhill Guides are closing their year of Guid- ing with a picnic on May 27th. A father and daughter banquet is to be held by this company on May 29. by Guide Judy Peters lat Concord Guides lst Thornhlll Guides GUIES ! Snack bar I “These are just three of the lproblems involved in the dis- solution of the village. Who is fgoing to sit down and take the hours necessary to figure this‘ out" asked Mr. Timmins. “I suggest you get some new trustees”. 3503 van: TALE : ‘-‘-‘ FOR YOUR GARDEN 2' The 1963 agreement with the area recreation committee was approved. Mr. Tucker. the trustees‘ representative on the ARC. commented that it had been suggested in the last A.R.C. meeting that broken glass in the doors at the pool should be replaced with ply- Trustee Frank Tucker re- ported on his survey of the number of establishments in the village proper, that there were 25 commercial establish- ments. five service stations. five churches. 251 private resi- dences, a public school, a sep- arate school. a secondary school and a golf club. This informa- tion was necessary to enable the trustees to call for tenders for garbage collection. It was decided to file the report until September when the question will be discussed and tenders called for 1964 garbage collec- tion. The pond too, he stated, al- though it was outside the vil- lage has been a Thornhill re- sponsibility as Vaughan Town- ship refuses to take any re- sponsibility for it and the agreement with the conserva- tion authority calls for the vil- lage to look after it. The trust- ees had accepted the responsi- bility from the point of view of the welfare of the commun- ity and tried to keep the area as nice as possible. The library board also would have no place to go if the village were dissolved. NEED STUDY Some discussion also look place with respect to the pos- sible dissolution of the police village. One of the delegates suggested that if being incor- porated as a police village miti- gated against them in the mat- ter of roads, perhaps it was mitigating against them in other areas. PARK taken this on before the muni- cipality was ready to do it and have done so at their peril" stated Chairman Timmins. He suggested that the members 0: the delegation form a com- mittee to see how local option is done but that no canvassing for signatures be gone into until he has approached the OMB. It was agreed that Dr. Saunders should be notified of the next meeting of the trus- tees. at which a report would be given on this. DISSOLVE VILLAGE Mr. Timmins agreed that at the present time there were no outstanding debentures against the village and it might well be a good time to dissolve it. He reminded them however, that there were many questions to be delved into before such a step was taken and that he personally didn’t have time to go into them. “How about the park" he queried. “It is vested in the trustees. If it is handed over to Vaughan Township the Markham people would be up- set if they had no control over it." POND Day old eggs, cream, asparagus,! homebaking, cut flowers, poultry,g meat, and fresh farm produce of| every description. ' I A huge selection of annuals, peren- I nials, shrubs, cabbage, tomato I plants, etc., will be on sale both‘ inside and outside the Market ‘ building. I A Every Saturday 8 3-m- t0 5 DJ!!- Yonge And Elgin Streets THORNHILL gaggggggggé A budget for the year in the amount of $25,000 was preâ€" sented and approved by the trustees. This is the same as last year. Mr. Timmins noted that the village had ended 1962 with $1.198 to the good. in spite of the purchase of a new truck. Trustee Tucker suggest- ed that any small surplus such as this should be used to com struct additional sidewalks to which the other trustees all agreed. _MRS. R. L. MOORE Who is heading the annual financial drive of the York County branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association in the 'l‘hornhill area. The canâ€" V35” will take place this year on . me 3 and 4. Various bills were passed for payment, among them $987.00 for garbage collection. $17.45 to Wilson’s Esso station for gasoline and oil and $18.32 to the Thornhill Paint Store. Trustee Wm. Judges brought to the attention of the trustees that the fence between the Thornhill Golf Club property land the small park on River- slde Drive had been removed and that members of the golf club have been parking their cars on the park land. While it was generally felt that this problem had arisen because of the construction going on at the club. the secretary was re- quested to write a letter to the club asking members to refrain from parking on the park land and asking for an explanation for the removal of the fence. wood. which suggested he had vetoed. The other trustees agreed with this. Mr. Timmins pointing out that the agree- ment with the A.R.C. contained the clause that the A.R.C. was not permitted to “erect. alter or make additions to the pres- ent buildings" without apprwal by the trustees. He felt the glass in the doors was neces- sary to permit police inspection of the premises at night and would also present a better ap< pearance. B'IDGET UNCHANGED It was reported that permiss- ion had been granted to tho Cubs and Scouts of York Sum- mit area to use the park on June 8th. starting at 5 pm. Some 600 boys and their lead- ers are expected. Ample parking