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After the ceremony in which King Edward VII knighted Lord Baden Powell, His Majesty,sug- gested that Scouts who passed special tests of efficiency should thereafter be named King‘s Scouts. With the accession of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to the throne the honoured gunk has become Queen's Scout. 1 At the age 0:11 a boy is eii- g'ible to become 3 Scout. His first duty is to learn and under- nd the "Scout Promise and w" and the significance of the Scout motto â€"â€" BE PRE- I’ARED. then six tests that‘ Sorm the basis of scouting. These include: composition of the Union Jack. Sco‘ut traii, igns. knots, making a camp d and uses of 8 Scout staff -'- all of which help to make the boy more capable on camp- ing trips and more alert in his daily life. Having completed these tests, he is inducted as I Tenderfoot Scout. This is a most important ceremony, for ilthough it is the lowest badge in scouting. it is the first step )1 the ladder upward. Now he recognized as a Scout and becomes a member of the‘ World's Greatest Youth Move-i meat" with fellow Scouts from tiny Luxembourg in Europe to e immense countries of India d Pakistan. In fact. in nearly gay free country in the world. e Boy Scout movement flour- khes. 1 To obtain his "second class". a 1 Scout must pass all 15 requir- ‘ tests, repass his "tender- t" and have completed at east one month of satisfactory tat-vice. Again his learning and understanding of scouting is broadened. As he is required £1 work outside. rather than at ome or Scout meetings â€" making a fire, cooking and hik- ihg, joining his troop on over- night hikes and camping trips I}- the Scout becomes more icient in camp and through earning and practice becomes ‘ better citizen. I. At 14 years. a Scout is elig- ible for his “first class". Very‘ few obtain this badge as these tests are extremely hard -â€" all 20 of them! They are a com- liination of all tenderfoot and second class tests in much more detail. We, Concord and Edgeley District News I Thrift is the first test, with tests two to seven dealing with gavlng lives and knowing ab- out the human body. f The Scout MUST know the firincipal organs of the body, the position of the main arter- ies, be able to stop bleeding, recognize fractures. He MUST demonstrate the proper method of dealing with fire, drowning, hinting. gas suffocation, frost bite, electric shock. breaking through ice. He MUST know both Schafer and Holger-Niel- sen methods of artificial res- piration, be able to rescue in _water and treat all types of Queen's Scout Reviews His Career In Scouting "The Libernl" is always willing to publish interesting items regarding people meiey districts. Our representative in Maple is Mrs. Len Shore. ALpine 7-11! and in Concord, Mrs. Ruth Keller. 285-6805. Mrs. Hamilton Links Pioneer Days With Present The following article is an excerpt from the family record of Mrs. John Hamilton, a desecndent of one of the pioneer families who settled in this area in the latter part of the 18th century. The account recalls vividly life as it was experienced by Mrs. Hamilton as a young girl and later as a mother who raised her family in a log cabin in the area of the sixth concession of Vaughan at or near the King Townllne. (The Editor). Beloved by all the village folk of Buttonvllle is "Grandma" Hamil- tlou - “ninety-one years young." An ideal setting for the twilight days of this woman, with nearly a century of beautiful memories. is the home of her daughter, Mrs. Frank Stephen- son. Located in the centre of the charming little village. with its sweep of broad meadows. the rambl- ing brick house nestles in the shadow of an oldtime gristmill that served the farmers 70 years ago. On 'the tenth day of every January all of “Grandma” Hamil- ton's folk - the boys, the grand- children and the great-grandchildren - come to visit with her and listen to her great store of treasured recollections and songs. In all the countryside there is no more delight- ful entertainer than Mrs. Margaret Hamilton, who is still blessed with excellent health, as spry as a woman Tests eight to 12 contain knowledge to be used for the outdoors. The Scout must be able to READ TRACKS, iden- tify all common birds and trees, estimate distances up to half a mile and 100 feet high ‘by various methods, demon-‘ strate splices, knots and lash- ings, fell a tree and tell where it will fall before cutting. Tests 13 and 14 deal with sig- nalling and cooking. Tests 15 to 18: safety and use of vehicles â€" knowledge of highway safety rules, traffic control. bicycles, reporting ac- cidents. Test 19 â€" reading and use of topographical map. _Te'st 20 â€" overfilght bike with fellow Scout, not less than 14 miles.. This test was taken by me on March 3. 1962, with Scout Alan Cameron, carrying a 65 lb. packsack in snow at' times up to our waists and in temperatures varying from 10 degrees in the daytime to 20 degrees below zero at night.1 Failure to complete this hike EXACTLY as prescribed meant automatic disqualification. The Scout is taken blindfold- ed into unfamiliar territory, given one compass bearing, has to proceed to hidden message‘ and another bearing. He must} cook his own meals, one to in- clude meat, over a wood camp- fire; find campsite and camp for night; carry out instruc- tions given by his Scoutmaster as to observations enroute; hand in, on return, a log of his Journey, and sketch-map of the \route. On completion of all require- ments for this first class badge I appeared before district ex- aminers and underwent a four hour examination which tested my knowledge on every phase of scouting. Now, with my first class badge, my next goal was to become a Queen’s Scout. I had to wear my first class badge for at least six months and earn four special Queen's‘ Scout badges, two of which are‘ compulsory â€" the pathfinder‘s and ambulance man's â€" thus qualifying you for service in the community in times of em- ‘ergency. The ambulance man’s ‘badge is a thorough knowledge of first aid, learned in scouting, and study of the St John Am- Former Maple Of interest in Maple was recent marriage of Miss l bara Ellen Simpson of A111: and Mr. Kenneth Raym Rumble. formerly of Maple Miss Simpson is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Beverley Simp- son. Groom’s parents are Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Rumble, now of Alliston. Of interest in Maple was the Dr. J. T. Sheppard of Maple recent marriage of Miss Bar- sang “The Wedding Hymn" and hara Ellen Simpson of Alliston “The Lord's Prayer". and Mr. Kenneth Raymond Rumble. formerly of Maple. Attending the bride were Miss Lois Buchannan of Shell- Miss Simpson is the daughter burne as maid of honor and of Mr. and Mrs. Beverley Simp- Miss Marian Simpson and Miss son. Groom’s parents are Mr. Annette Bailey of Alliston as and Mrs. Arnold Rumble, now of Alliston. Baskets 0! white chrysanthe- mums and pink roses were the setting for the afternoon cere- mony at Knox Presbyterian Church. Given in marriage by her father. Miss Simpson chose a fullâ€"length satin gown fash- ioned with fitted bodice, scoop- ed neck and embroidery ap- plique. A crown of pearls and rhinestone held her waist length veil and she carried a bridesmaids; they wore rose peau-deâ€"soie with fabric rose headdresses en tone and carried pink and white carnation bou- quets. Best man was Mr. Merlyn‘ Duffin of Alliston and ushers were Mr. Barry Simpson, bro- ther of the bride and Mr. Bill Strudwick, cousin of the groom. A reception was held for the couple at the church hall. After a trip to Edmonton. white Bible with a spray of Mr. and Mrs. Rumble made red roses set with silver rib- their home on Nelson St. in ibonl. Alliston. of 70, quick-witted, keen in repartee. and who still reads without glasses. Surrounded by her beloved folk or a circle of friends, she will sit crooning and singing oid-time bal- lads and songs which she learned in her girlhood, or demonstrate her remarkable gift of memory as she recites for hours at a time verses learned ‘70 years ago. ' Witness Of Great Development Never stinted is the supply of pioneer stories that "Grandma" Hamilton shares with folk who are eager to hear tales of Yonge Street's early history. Born in the neighbour- hood of north Yonge street. a little south of Richmond Hill, she has watched the thoroughfare, from the days when it knew no fencing on either side. become a residential highway out as far as Thornhiil. She has seen “candle-light" nights, when the fat of the “fall killing" provided "dips". evolve into the brilliance of electric light, and she has seen the kitchen range and the bake-oven supplant the fireplace with its crane and swinging pots. The women of today do not know what work means, she declares, recalling the pioneer homes where the house- keepers were handicapped for the want of the most ordinary necessi- ties pioneer ‘éréfidfibiher. and ietold Like precious heirlooms are the stories told to Mrs. Hamlltop by _h¢_21_- 3 was the 1155 Bar- E Alliston Raymond items regarding people and events contributed by its readers in Maple. Concord and Len Shore. ALpine 7-1150; in Edgeiey and Sherwood, Mrs. Raymond Stuart, AV. 5-1934: bulance course which enableu me to pass an examination set by a medical doctor. To earn the pathfinder's badge I did a complete survey of the Village of Maple within a two mile radius, made a seal- ed topographical map, accurate- ly marking location of all roads, garages, schools, chur- ches, doctors, farms â€"- with ap- proximate acreage and regis- tered livestock; wrote a history of Maple and learned the coun- try within a 25 mile radius. This badge was granted followâ€" ‘ing examination by district ex- }aminers and group committee chairman, Lowell House. Resident Married Fireman's badge required special instruction from Vaugh- an Township Fire Chief J. W. Davidson in the chemistry of fires; the three classes of fires; material involved and methods of extinguishing. I learned of fire hazards in the home and how to prevent them; how to guard against forest and grass fires; how to rescue a person inside a burning building; how to save a person whose clothes are on fire; first aid and how best Scouts may assist the fire department. Passed by district and Chief Davidson. . The last badge, rescuers, I had earned earlier as a quali- fied Red Cross senior swimmer â€"- included methods of rescu- ing and releasing in water; re- trieving submerged objects; two methods of resuscitation; water safety precautions at camps and‘ swimming pools. Badge granted to me by Mr. Toogood of the Red Cross Water Safety Com- mittee. I earned 12 proficiency bad- ges which gave me the right to wear the “Red Cords". On May 11. 1963, in the com- pany of my Scoutmaster Pat Salmon and as the only repres- entative of York Summit Dis- trict, I was presented with my‘ Queen’s Scout certificate by Lieut.~Col. Frank F. McEach- ran as a representative of Lieut.-Gov. Earl Rowe. at a ‘special ceremony at St. An- ‘drew's College Convocation ‘Hall, Aurora, Ontario. Since at 18, I'm past the agel for scouting, I have been act-‘ ing as an assistant to the cub- master in lst Maple “A” pack cubs‘ After a trip to Edmonton, Mr. and Mrs. Rumble made their home on Nelson St. in Autumn. ‘ : bride were mum of Shell- of honor and Lpson and Miss of Alliston as 3y wore rose 11 fabric rose me and carried carnation bou- BY TOBY SHORE The first reunion of puplls and ex-pupils of the Purpleâ€" ville School was held in June 1936 at Musselman's Lake. The following June 1937 they met at Huttonville Park and decid- ed to make it an annual event. This Saturday. June 15, at 1 pm. the 110th year since the opening of 5.5. No. 11 Purple-1 ville, former classmates and teachers from near and far are gathering, for perhaps the last time. on these school grounds for an enthusiastlc reunion. Re-union P‘Iaanned For June 15th Mrs. Ella Harris, secretary and Frank Robson have been working towards a hang up affair - contacting~ everyone they can and arranging a pro- gram suitable to the occasion. Movie cameras and tape recorders will be much in evidence so that the occasion may be recorded and long remembered for posterity. You are invited to remind your former classmates and friends and arrange a gala picnic supped on the school grounds this Satur- day, June 15th. Since Purpleville School has today with delight. Belonging to aristocratic families in Wales. her grandparents emigrated to America. but during the revolutionary trouble the grandfather, refusing to break his oath as a British subject, moved to Canada. Heroic indeed was the move of the grandparents from New York to Ontario, the household and furnishings travelling in five wagons. With them came also the cows to stock the farm. The animals were milked morning and night by the wayside. the milk placed in the churn at night and made into butter by morning through the jolting of the wagon. Purchasing a large tract of land in the vicinity of Yonge Street, Mrs. Hamilton's grandfather settled his family in a bit of clearing on the sixth concession of Vaughan Township. Enlisting in the British army, the grandfather was assigned sentry duty in Toronto, and his brave little wife was left to care for her family quartered in the log cabin in the midst of a bush sur- rounded with Indian encampments. The log.cabin home became the prey of unceremonious visits and demands by the Indians. A babe born in the cabin captured the heart of a squaw whose own baby had died at birth. Hungrin the squaw haunted the cabin. nursing the white baby with lavish affection; then one day as she held it in her arms. she 110-YEAR-0LD SCHOOL CLOSED 1962 Call CONSUMERS GAS been closed since June 1962. this may well be the last occasion for such a gathering. At the time of the closing there was an enrolment of 20 pupils and they haye since been reâ€"located at the school ‘in Kleinburg. We plan on a more complete history of the . Purpleville School - following the anniver- sary but one point of interest for now, is that our own prin- cipal of George Bailey School. Maple, Mr. Ross Kennedy. was the principal of Purpleville School from September 1952-‘ June 1956 from there he was at New Pine Grove until he came to Maple in September 1962. with STOUFFVILLE : 16-year-olds Joan Foote. grade 12, and Ian Montgomery, grade 11. were selected as Stouffville District High School athletes of the year at an annual sports ban- ‘quet. AURORA : Aurora and District swimming pool will be opened June 22. earliest opening date yet, the recreation department announced. turned swiftly from the cabin door and disappeared into the bush. The alarm spread to the fort in Toronto. and. accompan- ied by a troop of men armed with guns. the grandfather of Mrs. Hamilton scoured the woods until the child was rescued. For five days the inlant had shared the Wigwam home of its foster-mother. Family Move To Yonge Street Mrs. Hamilton's grandfather had the misfortune while on sentry duty to have both legs frozen, the mishap incapacitating him for the remainder of his life. Moving his family to a cleared section of his property near Yonge Street, he settled them in the clearing just south of Richmond Hill. a home which Mrs. Hamilton was to know for many years. Many and thrilling were the experiences of "Grandma" Hamilton's youth, and she recalls with a chuckle the little school she attended as a child. A neighbour conducted the school in her kitchen, teaching the children as she attended to her household duties, listening to the “spellings” as the churn-dasher worked up and down and made the butter. Proudly. as a little girl, “Grandma” Hamilton rode horseback to church, the Thorn- hill Methodist meeting house, which her father helped to build. Behind her mother, mounted on her favour- ite mare, rode this child of pioneer A couple of weeks ago you read about the ladies' bowling leagues from Concord. Well,. a few of these gals distinguished themselves by winning a trophy recently at the Newtonbrook Bowl. Topping 14 teams from various leagues around Toron- to, the team from the spotlight league received a large trophy, individual trophies and prize money. Congratulations to Don- nie Warwick, Ruth Voigt, Joan Webster, Mona Bell, and a coup- le of “furriners”, Lori Carter and Beulah Creiger, from Armour Heights and Newton- brook, respectively. Yes. it says hockey. On May 29, a banquet was held at Woodbridge Legion Hall in honour of the two winning teams from Woodbridge and district. The peeâ€"wee and ban- tam teams took first place in the "C" category Ontario championships. The pee wee team defeated the team from Mitchell. Ontario, at Mitchell in the second game of a three game series, having also won the first game at Woodbrldge. The bantam series took three full games with Woodbridge winning the trophy on home ice in the third game. Concord boys who played on these teams were Joe Saba and Wayne Sherman, peewees, and Dave Sabo and John Sherman, bantams. Now .there's a packed team if ever I saw one! The banquet was sponsored by the Woodbridge Branch of the Lions, Rotary, and Cana- dian Legion organizations as well as the town council. arena board and hockey association. About 200 were in attendance to hear guest speaker Dalton MacArthur, N.H.L. referee, and to see the winning. teams presented with trophies and jackets. At the risk of being thrown in the lake or some such. hor- rible fate, I feel I must men- tion the tremendous amount of encouragement and support (and transportation!) given to the boys by a local couple, Bob and Doris Sherman. The Sher- mans give so much time to the hockey club, and do so unself- ishly, their only reward (besides an empty gas tank) being the satisfaction of see- ing boys, who start off not knowing which end of a stick to hang on to, emerging as championship material. Concord Socials 163 Yonge St. N. of Canadian Cancer Society Women’s Services Mrs. J. James - 257-2443 Mrs. G. Robson - 257-2600 Transportation Mrs. C. Boake - 285-2421 Mrs. H. Miller - 257-1414 General Information Education and Publicity Mrs. A. Rutherford - 288-0959 Mrs. L. Shore - 257-1150 days‘ The most thrilling adventure of "Grandma" Hamilton's childhood was her encounter with a big black bear. Sent on an errand to a store in the clearing - now known as Aurora - the child, Margaret. set out from King, travelling through the five miles of bush. The autumn fall of leaves hid the path and the child. losing her way, wandered the entire day in the bush. In the evening, happening to strike the clearing and the store, she purchased the "cap borders" and turned homeward. successfully making the trail‘to the end of the bush. Just. before emerging into the clearing she met on the path a formidable Mr. Bruin, angrily growl- ing his greeting. Trained to, an implicit faith in prayer, the child walked on past the enemy, praying earnestly for deliverance and she declares that it was in answer to her prayer that she passed the bear with- out being attacked. Scarcely had the child reached the clearing than a screeching panther slipped acres: the path behind her. The following morning the gun of little Margaret's father laid low Mr. Bruin. whose carcass weighed 400 pounds. His skin was converted into a robe, which made comfortable for many years the family cutter. Another Adventure Maple Branch of MAPLE-WOOD UNIT Again, when still a young mar- TILE SALES AND SERVICE 30 SUSSEX AVE. Standard Tile Company Richmond Hill ried woman. Mrs. Hamilton met adventure while sap gathering. Leaving her two children in the shade of a maple grove - the baby sleeping in the saptrough - she walked across an ice-covered pond to fill her pails from the trees on the opposite side. An April blizzard sprang up suddenly. and, as she crossed, the melting snow thawed the ice which broke under the mother’s weight. Struggling in the water she clung to the ice floes and miraculously drifted to the bank. She was able to reach her waiting children by walking back through the bush. But it was the Rebellion of 1831 that terrorized the heart of “Grand. ma" Hamilton then a mere child. and she recalls many tales of the dauntlessness of the fiery William Lyon Mackenzie. Her home, invaded by the “Tories”, and her grand- father's guns taken from their hid- ing place between the feather bed! and carried off, left an impression of fear in the heart of the child. Gathering her apron full of stones many times. she secreted them in a cupboard and prepared ammunition for a possible attack of the enemy. Vividly she recalls the burning of Montgomery's Tavern and the momentous ride of Mackenzie along Yonge Street in his effort to escape his pursuers TELEPHONE 884-5541 sap gathering. children in the grove - the baby saptrough - she ice-covered pond RICHMOND HILL CERAMIC LINOLEUM VINYL ASB. MOSAIC 285-4811