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T.S.A. No. 1 Markham To Subsidize School Rinks board of T.S.A. Number 1 Markham was held December 10. Meeting along with memb- ers of the 1963 board was new- ly-elected Trustee B. '1‘. Leon- ard. As Trustees Mrs. Louise Aimone and John MacKay were: both re-elected. the 1964 boardl will consist of these three. along with Trustee J. Stone and Chairman Lionel Frost. whose‘ term of office has another year run. Considerable discussion was given to a request made by Henderson Avenue Recreation Association for a repetition of the board's subsidy of $50 to help support the recreational activities conducted by this as- sociation. These include spon- sorship and operation of base- ball teams all summer and of hockey in the winter. This year the association has 120 boys re- gistered for hockey teams and have arranged for ice time for: them. Trustee MacKay suggested that as the board's previous Do- llcy had been to subsidize only home and school sponsored rec- reational activities. they might well find themselves approach- ed for a similar subsidy by other organizations. such as the Thornhill Area Recreation Com-‘ mittee or the Church Hockeyi League. both of which sponsor recreational activities in the area. A check of the board's re- cords showed that the most re-l cent resolution on the matter had been to give $50 annually to "home and school associa- tions assisting with the con- struction and operation of a rink". . It was recalled that the Board, ,had been advised last year that the Henderson Avenue Recrea-. tion Association had taken over‘ the recreational activities for-3 merly sponsored by the Hood-9 erson Avenue Home and School Association. “They are the same people. so it went through last: year without a new motion." stated Chairman Frost. “If they. dre taking responsibility for 1firmed of Miss Shirley Plue to After further discussion. a new motion was passed that the Board should grant $50.00. on request. for the construction and operation of a rink by a home and school a5sociation or any other equivalent organiza- tion taking the responsibi- lity of operating a rink. On this basis. requests for as- sistance in the amount of $50 were granted to Henderson Ave- nue Recreation Committee. Richvale East Resident's Assoc-. iation and Thornlea Home and School Association. subject to the approval of the home and school associations in the var- ious areas. Resignations of two teachers were accepted. with regret. at the meeting. These were Carol Sharer and Mrs. Caroline Shields. both from Woodland} School. The appointment was con- teach grade 5 at Woodland School and Mrs. Margaret Ball to teach grade 6. Also confirm- ed. was the appointment of R. N. Lambert who will teach a newly formed grade's class at Bayview Glen School. it was reported that enrolment at the end of November stood at 1.356. I drop of 3. Attendance for the month of Novem- ber was 95.3%. The report of the finance committee given by Trustee MacKay showed a balance in the capital account of 338.083.25 at the end of November. and a balance in the general ac- count of 533.148.76. Legislative grants. total- ing $154,018.38. have now been received in full. The total legislative grant was some $1.600 more than had been estimated. Pay- ment of the legislative grants in installments. be- ginning earlier in the year than in the past. result- ed in less borrowing and a - operation of the rink. we d give it to them" he add-1 consequent saving In in- erest payments. Considerable discussion was given to a request made by Henderson Avenue Recreation Association for a repetition of the board's subsidy of $50 to help support the recreational activities conducted by this as- sociation. These include spon- sorship and operation of base- ball teams all summer and of hockey in the winter. This year the association has 120 boys re- gistered for hockey teams and have arranged for ice time for them. M THE LIBERAL. Richmond Hill. Ontario. Thursday The final meeting of the board of ’1‘.S.A. Number 1 Markham was held December 10. Meeting along with memb- ers of the 1963 board was new- lyâ€"elected Trustee B. T. Leon- ard. As Trustees Mrs. Louise Aimone and John MacKay were both re-elected. the 1964 board Will consist of these three. along With Trustee J. Stone and .Chairman Lionel Frost. whose‘ term of office has another year To run. ]t, was recalled that the Board had been advised last year that] the Henderson Avenue Recrea-‘ tlon Association had taken over} the recreational activities for-‘ merly sponsored by the Hend~‘ erson Avenue Home and School‘ Association. “They are the same people. so it went through last year without a new motion." stated Chairman Frost. “If they fire taking responsibility for - operation of the rink. we d give it to them" he add- HI Nelzhbours! Santa Claus is khe only one who Is making news these days. The Sunday school children of Weldrick Road Baptist Church held their Christmas pageant Sunday night. The youngsters did their parts very well and there were special songs by Mr. Alan Lawrence of the Toronto Bible College. Ladies of the missionary group held their by-weekly meeting in the form of a social evening at the home of Mrs. Coghill. 28 Westwood Lane. Mrs. Sweeny of Roseview Avenue, Richmond Hill. sang :pecial songs and Miss Cloe Chamberlain of Hamilton play- ed a beautiful violin solo. Miss Chamberlain then gave an Langstaff Home and School committee will. it is understood Association has been granted provide leadership in securing permission to utilize a small a nucleus of suitable library vacant classroom at the Lang- books and in cataloguing and staff School for a school audio- distributing same. visual programme and a central It was agreed that the library library for the school. This was should be operated as far as reported by the management possible within regular school committee of Vaughan Town- hours and at no time extend be- ship School Area Board at‘yond 5 pm. Th3rsday_night‘s meeting. ! The management committee Permit Use Of Room For Langstaff Sch. Library The school board approved‘also reported that decision of the committee‘s recommenda- a meeting. called by township Mon that two tables and 35 council in November concern- chairs be provided and accept- ing library facilities in the ed the responsibility for shelv- township. was to request county ing as the need arose. council to establish a county This permission was granted library system. If such a syst- providing the association ac- em is not forthcoming. it is the cepts responsibility for renovat- board's intention to pursue the ing existing drapes and organ- matter further. said Trustee lzing a llbrary committee. This Ross .lolliffe. Thornhill and District News NORTH RICHVALE NEWS Correspondent: Mrs. Marion Clark 88 Pemberton Road TU. 4-5060 Discover Tuberculosis, . Lung Cancer and D other Chest Diseases HELP SAVE LIVES BUY T B CHRISTMAS SEALS TELEPHONE AV. 5-2331 uvwln ‘vylukrbu nuu uu: nlbllltCLl G“ we” ‘ViSheS “‘9 “tend' has brought in recommenda- ed to. Mrs. Gwen H111» .248 tions for strengthening the door Weldrlck Road, who IS 3qu frames. home from Bransnn Hospital after an operation; Billy Bounds As his term of office has ex- of Yongehurst Road and Yvon- pired. and he did not stand for ne Jeffrey. 9681 Bathurst SL. re-election, this was Mr. Park- both with mumps. er's last meeting with the Mrs. Mildred Duncan is still board. He had been a member in St. Michael‘s Hospital. of T.S.A. number 1 since its in- Friends of the Langs nn{ception and will be greatly tYongehurst Road will be pleas-[missed interesting talk with vivid slides of the work done through Ontario by the Bible Club. Carol singing and gift giving passed the evening which end- ed with a buffet supper. Friends of the Langs on Yongehurst Road will be pleas- ed to hear that Jamie is able to be up and playing about. Jamie has had a tough struggle with a kidney ailment and is not completely well yet. The management committee also reported that decision of a meeting. called by township council in November concern- ing library facilities in the township. was to request county council to establish a county "The Liberal” is always pleased to publish items 0: mum contributed by its readers in the Thomhill area, Our representative in Thomhill is Mrs. Margaret McLean, who may he reached by phoning AV. 5-2331, Trustee Aimone. reporting for the education committee, noted that sets of the Junior Encyc- lopedia Britannica and the True to Life series from Encyclope- dia Britannica were now in the schools. Each of the schools has also placed additional orders for some $90 worth of library books. Encyclopedias now on hand in each school are as fol- lows: Woodland, six sets; Bay- view Glen, five; Thornlea. four; Henderson Avenue eight and 16th Avenue. five. Trustees were given a copy of the report of the area's Pri- mary Supervisor Miss Cowan on the Ontario Council for Child- hood Education in Hamilton. Mrs. Aimone also gave a brief report on the Professional Development Day which she and Trustee MacKay had at- tended on November 27. The two main themes had been the new teaching methods and the new approach to the teaching of geography and social studies. Reporting for the health. safety and recreation commit- tee. Trustee Stone advised that railway wig-wags had been inâ€" stalled on 16th Avenue: the York County Health Unit had been unable to give the flu shots to staff members as the request had been received too late; an accident to a child at 16th Avenue School was in the hands of the board's insurance adjusters; box horses and reuth- er boards have been provided at Bayview Glen and Woodland Schools; volleyball standards. floor type at Bayview Glen and ~16th Avenue and wall type at Henderson have been installed: the inter-school volleyball schedule for girls is to be com- pleted before Christmas and the boys schedule will commence in January; E.M.0. equipment as recommended by the Board has been purchased and delivered to the schools. ‘ Vice-chairman Alan Parker reported that, the board's pro- posal that Markham Township acquire park land adjacent to the Woodland School was dis- cussed at the December 5 meet- ing of the Markham Planning Board. and a resolution was pas- sed recommending that the township purchase a minimum of three acres for such purpose. Mr. Parker also noted that the portable had been moved to Bayview Glen School on Dec- ember ? and would be ready for occupancy in January. The two weathered doors on the east side of 16th Avenue School have been replaced and the architect has brought in recommendaâ€" tions for strengthening the door frames. Board members were given a copy of a report by Mr. Moorby on the recent Inservice Gym- nastic Clinic which he conduct- ed last month. PINDER BROS. LTD. STEEL LINTELS | BEAMS The hoard meets the sec- ond Tuesday of every month in the old German Mills School on German Mills Road. The public is welcome to attend any of these meetings. The next one will be on January 14. Dec. 19th, 1963 STEEL FABRICATING To Custom Specifications 2 Otonobee BA. 1-3344 Kept in Stock Portable Crane Service Rev. J. H. Peer was the guest Speaker at Langstaff Church Sunday. The Sunday school Christmas party will be held Friday. Langstaff School Correspondent: Mrs. Aleta Campbell 122 Garden Ave. Phone AV. 5-4704 Baptist Church School will close tomorrow and re-open January 6, 1964. On Friday there will be the usual exchange of gifts among the children and carol singing. Social Notes Mr. and Mrs. John Morris and boys of Peterborough visited Mr. and Mrs. Robert Suter of Westwood Lane on the week» end. Miss Kimberley Mahan re- turned to her home in Lambert- ville. New Jersey after spend- ing the last eight weeks with her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. N. Hicks and Mr. and Mrs. R. Mahan. Mrs. D. Iris. Mrs. J, Burtonl and Mrs. A. Mills attended the potluck supper for the mothers' auxiliary, First Richmond Hill Scouts on Wednesday. Randy‘ Iris helped the Scouts with the sale of their Christmas cand- les Saturday. ; Mr. and Mrs. Herb Landerkim visited Mr. and Mrs. M. Holt on Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Holt had Sunday dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Smith at Bond Head. Sorry to hear Mrs. William Bowen is ill; also Gordon Banks and Mrs. Connie Jessop are in haspital. We wish them all a speedy recovery. Mrs. Mary Jones visited Mrs. Mary Holmes at Lambert Lodge Saturday. Santa Claus Visits k. Farmers Market YONGE 8. ELGIN THORNHILL SELLINtTfi'Uiâ€"fiomEf For Fast Results. Consult The Real Estate Brokers Listed In "The Liberal" ~ Santa Claus paid an early visit to Thornhill last week when he appeared at the Christmas party for the stand holders at York Far- mers Market. This happy annual affair brings iogelh- er farmers and their fam- ilies from various parts of York County. who work side by side at the market each Saturday, but have few opportunities to meet soc- ially. The George Walns had driven from their farm at Lisle. near Camp Bordon, Ind‘ three generations of the Forrest Jones family from near Maple were pres- ent. DORIS M. FITZGERALD After Levl Steckley of Gormley had asked the blessing. the large gather- ing. seated at long tables in the gaily decorated mar- ket building. enjoyed a delicious roast turkey din. net with all the trimmings. The food had been pre- nared and brought In by the women and each fam- ily supplied their own cut- lery and pretty dishes so It the end of the meal it took only a few minutes to pack things neatly away before the entertainment A novel feature this year was the puppet show put on by Doreen and Brian Crabtree of Town“: Guild of Puppetry and both adults and children thor- LANGSTAFF NEWS Every Thursday Phone TU. 4-1105 Open From 7.30 am. Ample Parking Fresh killed turkeys, capons, ducks Quality meats of all kinds Choice fruits, vegetables Time saving delicatessen and home baking Beautiful cut flowers and plants Christmas trees, wreaths, greens Handicrafts & giftwares w j Christmas Markets " Qgfi SATURDAY DEC.2| 'ERS'MP‘ TUESDAY DEC.24 Chief To Inspect' Community Happenings In Thornhill AllVaughan Schs. P ,, n roshvterian (Thurch News ‘ment which is taking place in Came Down at Fhl'i:lmn=" .. Vaughan Township School Area Board's property commit- tee reported at Thursday night's meeting that Fire Chief James Davidson is making inspections of all school buildings under its jurisdiciion. More major repairs are re-quired at the Thornhill School‘ which is the oldest multiplem roamed School in the system.1 Here re-wiring of some rooms was required and is being car- ried out. A new exit door serv- ing two rooms is one of the re- quirements. and will be attend- ed to at once. reported Trustee Bailie. fimTuififiihhfiufifiunumuuu\m\ImumuInuuumiumimnufi Reports had been received on inspections carried out at Jef- ferson and Thornhill schools. and many recommendations for improvements were set forth. Trustee Warren Bailie report- ed these recommendations at the Jefferson School were of a minor nature, requiring. to a large extent. only the re-ar- ranging of furniture and equip- ment which was taken care of immediately. Other changes are being taken care of by the cus- todial staff. llll\lll“lll\llllllllllll“ll“lllmllmlllllllllilllll‘lll“Illllllllllllllllllml uyur...‘ -v- I’ou "nun yaw...“ two of their biggest (lays December 21, and the specâ€" ial Christmas market on December 24 when cust- omers will be shopping for the festive season and picking up turkeys. flowers. cakes etc, previously ord- cred. STOUFFVILLE deers have been killed by cars on the outskirts of Stouffville in recent weeks, while dozens of hunters tramped through miles of Northern Ontario bushland in an unsuccessful search for deers. 2â€"â€" tickets will be limited. so get iyours (which will admit you to both gevenings! to York Central Dist- rict Yonge Street North. Richmond iHill. together with name and ‘address. Tickets will be ready this week. They are being sold ithis way so that there will be a -record of the names and add- resses of those attending the symposium and if transcripts of .the speeches are not ready the evening the talks are given. they will be mailed out to ticket holders. ‘ early. Send your $2 High School Board. 25 This symposium is only one .aspect of the intellectual fer- oughly enjoyed lhe Christ- mas skit. and the antics of Punch and Judy. The precarious egg and spoon race was won Mrs. Florence Brouwer. and there were no messy accid- ents because. unknown to the contestants. all the eggs had been hardboiled. Bill Gage, son of Nels Gage, the butcher. was champion balloon blower. and Mrs. M. Timbers of Locust Hill. who raises turkeys won the raffle for the turkey. Jolly Santa Claus. im- personated by Murray Campbell. distributed gond- les and noisemakers to the youngsters. assisted by a comical clown (Stan Wain). and the Bob Kindness fid- dle and guitar trio pro- vided lively music. Their old time tunes were espec- ially appealing and drew many of the not-so-young on to the dance floor. Conveners of the succes- sful event were market president Edward Gladding and directors Charles Han- son and Stan Wain. Now the good market people are busy wlth preparations for two of their biggest (lays December 21, and the spec- lal Christmas market on December 24 when cust- omers will be shopping for the festive season and picking up turkeys, flowers. cakes etc, previously ord- ered. Barbour's General Store. located at the corner of Clarke and Henderson Ave- nues. in Doncaster. is well- known to the residents of that area as a store which has given good service to the community for many years. An additional and much-needed service is the new sub post-office. recent- ly installed in the store‘ which has filled a great need in that area. For some months the nearest source of stamps. money orders and other postal fac- ilities was Thornhill. which proved to he a decided hardship. Doncaster resid- ents appreciate having such adequate postal service provided locally. Damasth Welcomes Sub Post Office SPECIAL Presbyterian Church News ment which is taking place in The week of December 8 was the local high schools. a busy one at Thornhill Presby- With the advent of a capable terian Church. At the evening superintendent of high schools. service. the junior choir's an- a forward-looking board and the them “A Gallery Carol" was institution of “master teachers" much enjoyed. Following the to assist in the improvement of evening service, a hymn-sing the quality of teaching, the was held in the Blue Room. high school area bids fair to On Monday. meetings were become a leader in the educa- held of the C.O.C.. the Explor- tional field within a very short in: the board of managers and time_ \ On December 15, two importâ€" }ant features of Christian wit- ‘ness were observed. in the mor- ning the annual White Gift Service with the gifts donated , oing to Evangel Hall in Toron- 'to; and in the evening. the tra- ditional and beautiful vesper candlelight service. presented by the C.G.I.VT._ .......,.., . . _ , , 7 , ening. the postmen of Thornhill with their families. met in the hall. On Thursday. the choir held a rehearsal, the Cubs 3 Christmas party and later in the evening, the senior choir re- hearsed On December 13. the Presby-' teens were hosts to Young peoples‘ groups of neighbour- ing churches. And Saturday saw a great deal of festivity as the nursery to grade 3 of the Sunday school held their an- nual Christmas programme and party in the morning with re- freshments served to children and parents in the church‘ school auditorium. In the after-l noon. the Presbyteens had as their guests, 40 children from downtown Toronto, to enjoy a good time together. And on Saturday evening. the members of the couples club enjoyed their annual Christmas dinner at the Summit View Restaurant in Richmond Hill. On Monday. meetings were held of the C.O.C.. the Explor- ers. the board of managers and the Session. On Tuesday even- ing the C.G.I.T. girls met and rehearsed their vesper service. The Scouts also met in the as- sembly hall. On Wednesday ev- ‘ His friends are all glad to! ‘hear that Ed Percival. Elgin Street is back on his feet again. Itmore or less) after a prolonged' lbout with a rare virus. Just in :time to enjoy a visit from his tsister and her family. Mrs. R. 1M. Stuart. The Stuarts have .spent the last three years in East Pakistan where Mr. Stuart lhas been managing a mill erâ€" lected under the Colombo plan lat Khulna. The Stuarts expect ‘to return to Khulna next year for another year. lSymposium Creating Interest 1 Considerable interest has ibeen aroused with the announ- scement last week of the symp- ‘osium to be held at Thornhill [Secondary School in February on the subject of “Re-building the Canadian Union". "-vvull monde! "nun, u uuuu Iv vii. Baptist Church News Thirty ladies were present ati/f the home of Mrs. A. Kent. 27“? Thornbank Rd.. Thornhill. emf the evening of December 4th3(: and enjoyed a joint meeting of” the Anna Buck Mission Circle'g and the WA. ‘A _After a short business ses-W sron chaired by Mrs. M. Johnston. president of the mis-“ isnon circle and Mrs. R. Jardine.” lpresident of the W.A.. the" 1theme of the evening “Love: I'll bet the best pre-Christmas present the residents of Centre Street, Thornhill have had is the re-routing of No. 7 highway north on Bathurst Street. Gone are the traffic line-ups several blocks long at rush hour. as Well as the rumbling of heavy trucks both day and night. And not only is it much quieter. I'm told. but the pictures even hang straight on the walls! It's nice to hear of some highway re-routing that has benefited a few homeowners for a change. Thornhill people will be pleased to know that this sym- posium has largely been the brain child of their represent- ative on the York Central Dist- rict High School Board. John Honsberger of Elgin Street. Mr. Honsberger has spared no effort to obtain a group of internationally known experts to discuss this topical question. The symposium to be held on two successive evenings. has been well planned and organiz- ed and promises to he a most rewarding experience for the community. A word of caution This is indeed. something for which we should be proud â€" and grateful; grateful to the two able representatives this area has on the Board â€"â€" Mr. Hons- berger and Dr. L. T. White; and grateful to the teaching staff in our high schools, who have risen to challenge which has ‘ been presented to them. and are striving to make available to ‘ our young people. the best ed- ‘ ucation possible. With the advent of a capablel‘by Miss G superintendent of high schools,£Mrs. D. I a forward-looking board and the‘Meaninz ( institution of “master teachers" duet by it to assist in the improvement of Mrs. Long Already the results have shown up in this year's inspec- tion report by the Ontario De- partment of Education. After a short business ses- sion chaired by Mrs. M. C. Johnston. president of the mis- ‘sion circle and Mrs. R. Jardine. It now remains to us to see that our children take advant- age of and make the best use of. what is being so freely and generously offered to them. Last year‘ 6’”: of the tea- ching staff were rated exce- llent hy‘ the inspectors while this year 160 have been so rated, an improvement of 10": in just one year. A year ago. the inspectors pl- aced 15"? of the teaching staff in the "fair" category this year between 7 and 8% were placed there. The In- spector also advised the board that out of three large Metropolitan Toronto boards. only the staff of one. had a higher ratlng than York Central dld. And on that philnsophic~ a! note. I leave you. hou- lng that you one and all my faithful and devoted readers will have a most en- joyable Christmas. And if someone doesn't call me before next week with some news about town. there’ll be NO column next week. So don't be discour- aged â€" I do stay home to answer the phone some- times. Let's know what you've been doing â€" you don't have to have a baby or break your leg to get in the news you know! Joyeux Noel, a tout le monde! Came Down at Christmas" was carried through with the prayer by Miss G. Stevens. a poem by Mrs. D. Calvert. titled “The Meaning of Christmas“ and a duet by Mrs. H. Hewlett and The story "How the Littlest‘ Cherub was Late for Christ- mas" written by Dr. M. C. Johnston was very capably read by Mrs. W. Smook. A sing-song of Christmas carols. accompan- LIBERAL CLASSIFIEDS-Get Results-TU.4-HOS 'I'thou Bl. E ‘2 CALL BA. I -0485 AN R.E.T.A. MEMBER BAKER ELECTRONIC SERVICE Thursday, Decembegr‘ZfiLIQfi-‘S will be observed as BOXING DAY and 3 Civic Holiday for the Township of Markham itizens are hereby requested to govern themselves accordingly By resolution of council it is hereby proclaimed that GOD SAVE THE QUEEN ied by Mrs‘ M. C. Johnston at the piano, was enjoyed by all and then directed by Mrs. W. Smock. the ladies husied them- selves adding floral tops to candy containers for shut-ins. A game conducted by Mrs. W. D. McGowan. called "Music- al Costumes" was a lot of fun: and the Christmasy dessert of ange\ food cake. candy-cane ice cream. served with tea. cof- fee and cocoa. was delicious. CHARLES HOOPER Reeve