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The Liberal, 1 Feb 1968, p. 5

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Church News Guest preacher at St. John's Anglican Church Sunday was Rev. A, F. Cowan of the Cana- dian Bible Society. In the ab- sence of Rector Rev. E. C. Ger- ber (the latest ’qu victim) the service was taken by Les Eliot and Len Lomas. the parish’s lay readers. Mr. Cowan, a United Church minister formerly of Owen Sound, took up his duties as district secretary of the Bible society last September. He spoke of the work of the so- ciety, a branch of the British and Foreign Bible Society. in distributing scriptures through- out the world. The Vestry meetings for the parish were scheduled for Mon- day at St. Mark’s and Tuesday at St. John’s. Full details will be in next week's issue. February 2 there will be a special meeting at St. Paul’s United Church. when James Gilmore, agricultural adviser who has served in India as a United Church missionary, will speak. Everyone in the Ang- lican parish is invited to share in this evening's fellowship at St. Paul's. r The service next week at I! am will be morning prayer and the litany. The young people‘s group spent Saturday evening bowl- ing. Officers were elected for the year. Alex Wilton remains as president. Arnold McPhee was elected vice-president, Ann Tankuiy treasurer, Ruth Harper $110.00 HOT WATER 200 GALLONS in 24 HOURS 10 year guarantee on tank Richmond Hiil Hydro ELGIN MILLS - JEFFERSON “Replacement” Electric Water Heater 56 Yonge St. North Phone 884-4466 Is Now Selling for Time Low GOLDEN RIPE CORRESPONDENT: LEONARD LOMAS Telephone 884-3000 Payment Plan Available Interest Rate SALMON 1/2 Size Tin ALLENCOURT PARAMOUNT SOCKEYE Installed secretary. Joanne Anderson and Karen Wilton social convenors. Neighborhood Notes Early readers are reminded‘ of the important and interesting meeting to which ALL parents are invited at Jefferson School Wednesday evening at 8 pm. The new concept of ungraded schools will be discussed. Today (Thursday) grades 4, 5 and 6 will have an excursion to the Royal Ontario Museum, where the pupils will have an opportunity to study fussils and the exhibits of the Canadian Indians. OppulLuulLy LU aLou Luna-A.) u...,..‘ r .. the exhibits of the Canadian anytime. are “suckers Indians. (slick promoter sends an Birthday greetings are ex- for a certain amount l tended to Valerie Chubb on $14.75) to merchants, int February 3 and to Billy Mackay firms and weekly new: and Blake Jones on the 5th. in both western and ' The Jefferson kindergarten children, who have been travel- ling to Roselawn School daily since September have, since January 29, moved to Ross since September have. since Obvious”, the promoters parts 01 me January 29, moved to Ross hope is that the "Advertisers" One is a Doan School. Mrs. Dorothy on receipt of the bill will react documentary Buc‘dngham remains the” sympathetically to the combina- tion‘s track teacher in the new kindergarten t-mn of uvetemns" and “hospi- Entitled “f The district commissioner; was scheduled to be present at‘ the meeting of .leffersom Brownie Pack January 29. Full‘ details of the awards will be published next week. The Jefferson Euchre Club held its regular fortnightly meeting February 22 at the home of Mrs. Fran Costaff, ‘Yonge Street for Mrs. Joan ‘McMachon. First prize was won by Fran Costoff. lone hand prize by Mary Hazelhursl and lthe consolation by Alice Mash- iinter. opportunity (0 Stuuy Luann; allu‘ ian the exhibits of the Canad Indians. Birthday greetings are exâ€" tended to Valerie Chubb on February 3 and to Billy Mackay and Blake Jones on the 5th. The Jefferson kindergarten children, who have been travel- ling to Roselawn School daily since September have, since January 29, moved to Ross Dean School. Mrs. Dorothy Buckingham remains their teacher in the new kindergarten room which has just been built. The district commissioner was scheduled to be present at the meeting of Jefferson Brownie Pack January 29. Full details of the awards will be published next week. The Jefferson Euchre Club anytime. are “suckers”. the slick promoter sends an invoice for a certain amount (usually. $14.75) to merchants, industrial} firms and weekly newspapers in both Western and Eastern Canada for "complimentary" advertising which they have not ordered. Obviously, the promoter’s hope is that the "Advertisers" on receipt of the bill will react sympathetically to the combina- tion of “veterans” and “hospi- tal”, and to a line at the bot- tom of the invoice reading. “Distributed free of charge to Canadian and American hospi- tals courtesy of the advertis- ers." _ _ The RCMP are investlgatmg “u...” the racket. and the Better ronto Western Hospital. The branch extends best wishes to all of them and we hope to see them back in trim in the very near future. * It * * Two Legion films now doing the rounds are drawing good- to-excellent comments from all parts of the country. One is a 14-minute color documentary on the organiza- tion‘s track and field program. Entitled “Tomorrow Brings Challenge“. the film takes one behind the scenes at a national clinic. In addition to National Sports Director Geoff Dyson, it features such outstanding inter- national coaches as Fred Wilt, Geoff Elliott and Jacques Ber- gougnous. me Slletuy la pdlu uy \lLLflYVCIi and the other third by Ontario.’ 1n Vaughan Township. 931 trees on public and private (property have been designated ‘for removal and council opened eight tenders for the work at the January 23 council meeting. Low bid was $2,362 from1 Henrikson Landscaping and‘ Tree Service. closely followed by Richmond Hill Tree Ser- vice's $2,861. High bid was $6,- 400 from Thornhill Tree Ser- ‘vices. Council delayed awarding 1a contract until the tenders couold be studied by the en- gineer. Markham Township has plac- ed $7,000 in the 1968 budget for a tree-cutting program. This will be part of a three-year "U L, -1:..-:....L- AA-A Alme- I Mr. Gamble was born in ‘Markham Township November 9, 1887, the son of Emma and 1William Gamble, and farmed in that township until moving to 650 Yonge Street North, Richmond Hill. He was a mem- l 57¢ A resident of Elgin Mills for the past 17 years. Edwin James Gamble Senior died January 17 in York Central Hospital. He had been ill for the past three years. Mr. Gamble was born in The funeral service was held January 20 at the Pipher Funerâ€" al Home, with Rev. E. C. Gerber 10f St. John‘s Anglican Church officiating. Interment followed ‘in Aurora Cemetery. Pallbearers iwere Jack Hall. Peter Large, lLloyd Reid, Bill Sheppard, Art ‘lHalstead and George Goulding. lMARK-HAM: Two residents ofl this village have been seleeted‘ ‘for Centennial Medal Awards. They are Murray Henderson and Paul Mingay QC. Both were recommended by council ‘for services to the community. :Mr. Mingay is a well known llocal solicitor, ‘ ber of St. John‘s Anglican Church. Surviving to mourn his loss are his wife, Violet Mae. and his sons Edwin James Junior and Kenneth Arthur. Also sur- viving is one sister (Jennie) .Mrs. A. Greenwood. Edwin J. Gamble Sr. of St. John's Anglican It has been brought to the attention of the Legion that an outfit calling itself “The Vet- erans’ Hospital Journal" is con- ducting a “get - rich - quick” scheme from Edmonton, Al- berta. Operating apparently on the assumption that a certain per- centage of people anywhere. et 0es to our OWM150 other groups. I ELeziozoquuidgegt Hockey Teaml Vimy is vividly remembered Iwhich last week won the North in the second new Legion. {1m} lYork League Championship Called “That Other APrll , 3t, and t1‘09th It is belieVEd to be is based on the 50th anniversa‘xt)‘ the first time that the Cham-‘ceremony at Vlmy last pionship has been won by NPresent-day color sequences axe \ rn,,L:..-1.. “Ha-«Inn‘anan hvx “Distributed free Canadian and Ar tals courtesy 0f 0 61‘s. The RCMP are investigating the racket, and the Better Business Bureau and Depart- ment of Veterans Affairs are warning prospective victims. The Legion hopes that the ad- ditional publicity will alert others Our midgets will now com-l pete with teams from Richmond Hill, Orillia, Barrie and Aurora as representatives of North York in the Ontario Minor Hocâ€" key Association playdowns; and the best wishes of all our mem- bers will go with them. Last Sunday, after this col- umn went to press, the Legion team was scheduled to play an exhibition game in_ Richmond Hill with the illustrious Big “D” Midgets of Detroit. Readers will find an account of this game written by Coach Pete Artemchuk on the sports pages of “The Liberal”. Mrsi Earl Methe and Doug Hopson organ- ized a luncheon at Legion Court afterwards for the play- ers and parents. Lu... __,,,g and trophy. 11 is believed to be the first time that the cham- pionship has been won by a Richmond Hill crew. Members are reminded of the father and son hockey din- ner which takes place this Sat- urday at 6:30 pm, and it might just be possible that an odd ticket can be had from Sports Officer Gord Mills in the clubâ€" room. The bill of fare will in- clude some of that delectable roast beef that our ladies auxi- liary prepares so well. the father and son HOUKey Luu- ner which takes place this Sat- urday at 6:30 pm, and it might just be possible that an odd ticket can be had from Sports Officer Gord Mills in the club- room. The bill of fare will in- clude some of that delectable roast beef that our ladies auxi- liary prepares so well. While all the excitement is going on at the Richmond Hill Arena there will be a few mem- bers who will be taking things easy. These include those pre: sently in hospital. A third film is now under production. It will deal with a variety of Legion programs from coast to coast and is ex-j pected to be premiered at the‘ national convention in Pentic- ton next May. l l PICKERING: A 16-year-old Pic- kering high school student has been sentenced to 30 days in jail, following a conviction on a charge of possessing narcot- ics. Alan Gary Hall pleaded guilty to having a package con- taining a quantity of marijuana. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES PRICES EFFECTIVE JANI 3lst, FEB. 1, 2, Your legion Reports FOR Branch 375. Royal Canadian Legion Eric Chapman - 884-0088 Comrades Bill Hughes, Roy Philips and Vic Lane are in York Central. and Bob Mchgn is in Room 836 at the Riverdale Hospital, Toronto. Mark Ever- ard is convalescing at home after a long illness and Mrs. Kay Wood. the wife of District Membership Chairman George Wood. is a patient at the To- ronto Western Hospital. The branch extends best wishes to all of them and we hope to see them back in trim in the very near future. We see tomorrow’s champions undergoing training at Edmon- ton where they receive inspira- tion from top performers such as Harry Jerome. The film has already appeared on 23 tele- vision stations and before over 150 other groups. ceremony at v1my Lam nptu. Present-day color sequences are effectively supplemented by flashbacks to WW1 footage. The film follows Vimy vet- eran Brigadier “Jim” de Lal- anne (the Legion‘s hon. treas- urer) through the Vimy and other areas such as Hill 70, Sanctuary Wood and the Menin Gate. Director Writer Norman Shannon then matches the voice of Brigadier de Lalanne as he describes the battle to actual \World War I footage. Both films are available through Association - Industrial Films, 135 Peter Street, To- ronto. However any group bor- rowing either 16mm film is urged to have a qualified pro- jectionist and to return the film immediately after use. Both of the films are in color and have a Canadian content number. The latter is of parti~ cular interest to TV stations Problem For Municipalities Low bid was $2,362 from Henrikson Landscaping and Tree Service, closely followed by Richmond Hill Tree Ser- vice’s $2,861. High bid was $6,- 400 from Thornhill Tree Ser- vices. Council delayed awarding Township councils in Markâ€" ham and Vaughan have embark- ed on a program to remove dead elm trees throughout their municipalities. Removal of af- fected trees is the only known method of controlling Dutch elm disease. These programs will be conducted under the winterworks program with a 75% subsidy from senior levels of government. Two-thirds of the subsidy is paid by Ottawa and the other third by Ontario. In Vaughan Township. 93 trees on public and private .‘property have been designated for removal and council opened eight tenders for the work at the January 23 council meeting. wint fron the by E tinu first T who ed wor to ‘ any gvatc ’side can a p sint has gar' W0! Removal Of Dead, Diseased Elms Markham Township has plac- ed $7,000 in the 1968 budget for a tree-cutting program. This will be part of a three-year program to eliminate dead elms throughout the township. Esti- mates for this winter works program are. $21,000 for the three years, or $31 per tree. After much consideration of the legislation which would permit, municipal authorities to pass a bylaw permitting work crews or a contractor to remove dead or diseased elms from private property, Richmond Hill council decided not to take that step. The program which has been in effect for some Canadian Head Office Toronto JAMES GRAINGER Stale Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company “ Car insurance due? 1’“ get you the best car insurance value from the world’s largest car insurance company. Let’s talk! 7’ 130 Yonge St. S. Ph. 884-1529 51A“ VAR?! & INSURANCE a) winters of removing dead elms from public property â€" along the roadside and in the parks by a contractor -â€" will be con- tinued. A11 trees removed are first certified dead. To aSSist property owners who desire to get rid of diseas- ed and dead trees, the town‘s{ works department has agreed to remove from the roadside‘ any trees which are cut on pri- vate property and placed along- side the road in sizes which can be. handled. This is posing a problem of disposal. however, since the gathering of refuse has been taken over ‘0) garbage contractor and to dump the wood Other municipalities in the province are also finding the tree-removal program has its difficulties. The Town of Milton recently advertised that diseasâ€", ed elms would be removed from‘ BAYVIEW 8. MARKHAM RD. RICHMOND HILL Effective February 1st the (‘N Station Agent at Richmond Hill will no longer handle Tickets, Reservations and Information. Richmond Hill customers will now call Toronto 367-4300, or an authorized CN travel agent. 85 YONGE STREET N. RICHMOND HILL 884-8191 s 884-8192 g) IS THE OFFICIAL AGENT FOR ; CANADIAN NATIONAL RAIL- g WAYS IN THE RICHMOND HILL ; AREA. 3 GLOBE TRAVEL SERVICE ATTENTION Richmond Hill Passengers d elms‘ - along a parks )e con- 'ed are owners diseas- town‘s agreed oadside on pri- l along- which posing owever, refuse by the 1d the the property of anyone wishing to pay 25% of the cost of re-g moval. This cost was estimated} up to $260 a tree. They then; discovered that the minister of‘ agriculture has directed that no‘ subsidy be paid on any removali if the property owner is requiru ed to pay any part of the cost: The town intended to have its works crew do the removals under the winter works subsidy scheme. But to qualify for this scheme they discovered the pro- posed removals must be ap- proved by the provincial entom- ologist and by the minister of agriculture. The Town of Oakville aban- .79 Milton officials are now in- vestigating what Brampton did in the face of a similar prob- lem. 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