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The bride wore a white org- andy dress decorated with seed pearls and carried yellow carna- tions. She wore her mother's wedding veil. her grandmother's headdress and her great-grand- mother's wedding ring was in the bouquet. So four generations Were represented. Mr. and Mrs. Moffatt are now living in Thornhill. The bride was entertained by Mrs. Dennis Moffatt. Mrs. Rob- ert Howchin, Mrs. William Lay- cock. Mrs. Brett Cane. Mrs. Norma Hall, Mrs. R. E. Rice, and Mrs. Lewis A. Stiver. Miss Jean Davidson and Miss Lauta Andrews alsb gave parties. The marriage of Brian Kelly and Diane Pickthall was an early evening event on June 26. It took place at the Thomhill Presbyterian Church with Dr. Dillwyn Evans officiating. The maid of honor was Marg- aret Pickthall. the bride’s sis- ter. and the bridesmaids were Marylin Kelly, sister of the groom, Debbie Wilkes, and Lyn Campbell. They wore multiâ€" colored pant suits in white, tur- quoise. yellow and green. and yellow daisies in their hair. Mary Gibson. sister of the bride. was maid of honor. She was dressed in buttercup yellow voile, carried a nosegay of yel- low mums and white carnations and wore rosebuds in her hair. Jean Davidson, cousin of the bride, and Laura Andrews, were bridesmaids. and Janice Hall was the junior bridesmaid. All wore mint green voile. and carried nosegays of yellow mums and baby's breath. ,Glen Moffatt was best man for his brother. and Doug Wil- son. Mike Paterson and Dean Moffatt were ushers. The reception was held at the Guild Inn. The best man was Tim Alex- ander. John Wells. Dale Krug- er and Tom Brydon were ush- ers. The reception which was a delightful party. was held at Glen Shields Golf Club. It end- ed with dancing. The bride was a very busy person before the wedding. Mrs. William Bright, Mrs. G. Keela- ghan, Mrs. U. Welsh and Mrs. Don MacGregor. Mrs. John Wat- son, Miss Debbie Wilkes. Mrs. J. Calain, and the staff at Woodbridge Elementary School where Diane teaches, all gave showers. Tim Alexander and Lyn Campbell held a Jack and Jill shower for both bride and groom. ,The marriage of Keith Fred- erick Moffatt and Linda Mary Gibson took place June 26. Dr. Dillwyn Evans officiating. Miss Gibson wore a white georgette gown fashioned with a low emâ€" pire waistline and a round neck trimmed with lace and beading. The veil, also trimmed with lace and heading. was floor length with a train. She car- ried a sheaf of white carna- tions and yellow mums. . . mums oilâ€"um, “Wig. xofigrsPta'EJeflginSgr gig: Refiiflfirsmfiichth; fifigffgfi Durmg the Thornlnll Lions Club field day July 1 the display was Lyn Campbell hem a Jack and are very busy these days_ They set up at the Thornhlll Park, Highway 7B and Yonge Street durmg the Jill shower for both bride and have purchased land at the end afternoon. groom. 0f Thornridge Drive. have the Also July 1 from 6 pm to 9:30 pm the display was operated at M.“ and Mrs- Frank ,King had Plans draw“ “9 for {3 new the Maple Lions Club Dominion Day celebration at the Maple Community ..dln3?r fotrl the lvegdmgdpan? fhugdl anghalfhmwtasflxz: Centre, when there was a fireworks show. 33°34? D_‘°K§f1§,“;nf‘e",tainefi belfllgifl mag“), £51.21: the end 0 The fire association's display will also appear at events in Wood- them after the wedding. of the year. (They have been bridge and Klemburg later In the summer. i-ll“llmllllllllllllllllllll\llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllmull“!llllllllllllll‘lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll““\“llllllllllllllllllllllll!“lllllllllllllllllllllllll“llllllllll“l llllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll'F Thornhiil United Church Plans Program For Apartment Children When 520 families â€"â€" some 3,000 individuals. â€"- move into controlled rental apart- ment developments now un- der construction in South Thornhill they will not find themselves unwelcome. A large segment of the com- munity is already making plans to receive them. Members of Thornhill Un- ited Church have been asses- sing the needs of apartment dwellers. and agreed that, their church facilities should be put to greatest pos- sible use in providing pro- grams which would help the new families adapt to their environment. For a starter they have drawn up detailed plans for a pilot after-school program for children six to 1]. A delegation from the church led by John Walter (If the community service committee presented the plan to a meeting of Mark- ham Planning Committee on June 29, June 29, Initially. they explained. the proglam would operate Tuesdays and Thursdays for two five-week periods. From September 28 to October 28 and from November 9 to De- cember 9. with a brief inter- val between the two seg- ments for evaluation and possible improvement. Facilities in the Christian Education Building would be used to provide activity pro- Kelly-Pickthall Moffatt-Gibson Weddings THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thursday, July 8, 1971 Thornhill and District News Socially Speaking In Thom/fill The presentation of the Anna P. Lewis Scholarship was made to Pauline Johnson of Bell- haven. Girls from 4-H Clubs who are ready for post second- ary education may apply for this scholarship. The qualifica- tions of all applicants are con- sidered very carefully before the award is made. Miss John- son is going to train for a nurse. Friday, 38 Scouts from the 7th Thornhill Troops, “A” and “B”. are going adventuring. They fly to Rhode Island to vis- it a Boy Scout troop at Green- wich East. (The Thornhill boys entertained the Rhode Island Scouts last year at a campsite in Haliburton.) The York County Rally was held June 24 at Pioneer Village. Ontario South were also guests. This year's executive for York County is composed of ladies from Thornhill. and Mrs; Claire Thompson is the chair- man. Rhode Island Trip This will be a very different type of camping. There are permanent buildings and the meals will be eaten in a dining room. There is provision for teaching sailing. canoeing and rowing as well as swimming and crafts. The boys are scheduled to spend one day at the ocean, about 30 miles away. There will also be opportunity to meet some VIPs, and we shall hear more about that ‘when they return. Holy Trinity Anglican Church have had to say ‘good-bye‘ to Mrs. Cora Billing who is moving with her family to Guelph. She has been secretary for the last year. In September Mrs. Mar- jorie Gough returns as secre- tary. The June meeting of the Thornhill WI was a pot luck social held at the home of Mrs. Harry Mizzen. It is an ideal place for such a gathering and the group enjoyed it immensely. Alan Hemstock, Scout Master for Troop “B”. is taking his family and will camp near the locality. Two of his sons are Scouts. The other adults going are: Troop A Scoutmaster Ron Sautman. Ron Laye, Fred Moor- house, Ted Foster and Ron Clark. The boys will be away for 10 days and it sounds like a tremendous experience. Church News The horticultural society will meet July 13 at the North Thornhill Community Centre tHeintzman House). Royal Or- chard Blvd. Mrs. H. Cantlon of Willowdale will speak on dry- ing flowers. (The new method for doing this achieves remark- able results). The flower show will emphasize delphiniums, roses and lilies. There will also be decorative designs and veg- etables. Everybody is most welcome. ‘ Women’s Institute Canon Reginald Howden and Mrs. Howden will be on holiday during July. Mr. and Mrs. Kelly will live worshipping in the Seventh Day in Woodbridge. Adventists' Church on Sunday.) Horticultural Society - Len Engelsman is the con- grams from 4 to 6pm two days a week primarily for children of working parents. who might otherwise have nothing to do after school hours. They had discussed the plan with Markham‘s Rec- reation Dlrector Bruce Hol- dsworth and efforts would be made to get financial backing through provincial recreation grants for the $1,200 estimated cost of the program which would be run by a paid program director and volunteer staff. “Thornlnll has changed." said the church‘s brief‘ “and most recent change may be the most startling. “From a small rural com- munity. Thomhill took the shape of a quiet residential area of mostly singleâ€"family dwellings. However. during the last year and especially the last few months. we have seen a number of large ap- artment structures appear on our skyline. “With the concentration of these numbers of family dwellings and with their eventual occupation will come a rapid shift in popula~ tion density accompanied by its inevitable social and cul- tural problems.” It points, out that greatest concentration is in the bloék bounded by Dudley. Clarke. Yonge and Elgin Street, just "The Liberal” is always pleased to publish items of interest contributed by its readers in the Thornhill area. Please call Miss Margaret Govan, 14 Deanbank Drive, 889-5372 But the business_ under con- sideration is thoroughly upâ€"to- date and relevant to the world situation. with the BBC. both radio and TV, broadcasting everything. There was a full scale debate on the common market. and much time was spent on the family and its implications for now and the future. Youth is being involved much as it is over here, with drama, music. dialogue, etc. The mission of the church in the seventies was the most pressing matter. In his capacity as moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Canada. Dr. Evans attended the assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Scotland last month. There is pageantry and tradition about this event and the Queen sends her representative. This year it was Lord Clydesmuir, himself an elder of the church He brought the greetings and blessing from the Queen, and the moderator replied formally; At each gathering together of the assembly in Edinburgh, the Queen’s representative and the moderator recognize each other before the proceedings begin. Also there is a reception at Holyrood Palace. Dr. Evans will be at the Thornhill Presbyterian Church from 6:30 - 10 pm each Thurs- day. This is an opportunity for conversation. Len Engelsman is the con- venor of the fund raising com- mittee. To date they had held two successful auctions. Vaughan Firemen Run Prevention Series a short distance from the church. “As residents of Thorn- ‘hill, and more importantly as members of the official board of Thornhill United Church . . . we must be ready and Willing to extend the hand of friendship to our new neighbors." The church. it points out. had a multitude of talents in all age groups. and the young people are vitally con- cerned with helping others. Community involvement is a way of making use of these talents. The church, said Mr. Wal- ter. has the room to operate the program but does not want conflict m‘th municipal programs. I asked aboutithe church in Mayor Anthony Roman congratulated the delegation on anticipating social prob- lems and taking a positive step to provide alternative opportunities for youngsters who might otherwise become involved in less socially ac- ceptable activities. The Town of Markham. he said. is putting a great deal of emphasis on recreation. building a swimming pool in co-operation with York County Board of Education at Thornlea Secondary School, improving park fac- ilities, attempting to provide adequate direction. and plan- ning for an arena, “But all Showing their concern for the “protection of life and property”, the Vaughan Town Firefighters Association this year is putting on a series of displays in the communities served by the Vaughan Town Fire Department. Shown at the GEM Store parking lot recently is Firefighter Barry Smith, president of association Local 1595, as citizens inspect the fire prevention display. Members of the association are manning the display voluntarily during off-duty hours. During the Thornhill Lions Club field day July 1 the display was set up at the Thornhill Park, Highway 7B and Yonge Street during the afternoon. Dr. Evans and Mrs. Evans managed some visiting in Wales. and a short holiday in Mallorca and Ibiza. There they absorbed sun and history in a well earned change. Rev. and Mrs. Alfred McAl- ister and family have gone to Grand Falls. Newfoundland. for the month of July. The original plan had been that Mr. David Winsor of Grand Falls was to be here. but due to Mrs. Win-I sor being ill, the arrangement fell through. Bob Putnam. a student minister, will 'fill in’ for him. “Preserve Thornhill” A reminder to all artists, am- ateur and professional, that the library is sponsoring an exhibi- tinn nf nricihnl nail-Irina: Ar A Vacation Bible School will be held at Langstaff Baptist Church from August 23 to 27 for all children between the ages of 4 and 15. There will be Bible study, recreation. crafts, music and prizes. Par- ents wishing information as to bus service are asked to call 889-0476 or 889-0175. For those adults and teen- agers looking for summer rec- reation the Richmond Hill Rec- reation Committee has put out a booklet giving information about sports, music, dancing, softball, fishing, tennis and swimming programs. You may pick this booklet up at the' town offices. Neighborhood Notes “Preserve Thornhill” in paint, and the art committee of the library is hoping that quantities of artists will submit quantities of work in any medium â€"â€" for jurying and selection for the exhibit in the library. Further details are contained in entry forms available at the library, or phone 225-0512. Please not- ice that the original announce- ment included photographs. This was an error â€" this ex- hibit will be of paintings and drawings only. A reminder to all artists, am- ateur and professional, that the library is sponsoring an exhibi- tion of original paintings or drawings of the Thornhill area. from November 22 to December 20. The exhibition will be called Scotland. "Membership is dropping off. but the members who are committed are more regular in attendance and are more concerned with the life of the church.” So Dr. Evans is very optimistic about the fu- ture. this takes time,” he contin- ued, “and any assistance we can receive from other groups is most welcome." Ward 1 Councillor Robert Adams added that the muni- cipality must spread money equally throughout the town. It is, therefore, most ap- preciative that local groups are prepared to do some- thing on their own. Planning Commmittee Chairman James Jongen- eel recommended that the church committee meet with the parks and recreation committee, commenting. “It is a pleasant surprise when people come here and offer us something like this." Describing the details of the plan briefly, Bob Put- nam of the community ser- vice group of the church ex- plained that about 20 people from the church would be actively involved in the pro- gram. The pilot project will be limited to between 30 and 60 children, In drawing up its plan. the community services com- mittee investigated similar projects operating success- fullv in Metro under direc- tion of the board of education in co-operation with the YMCA at Deer Park, Frank- land and Brown Public Schools and in the Lawrence Heights Housing project. Afi schedule of proposed ac- tivities was included in the brief. Active games suggest- (Photo by Robert Arnold) During the summer months arrangements of seasonal flow- ers will be on display in the Richvale Library through the courtesy of the Richmond Hill Horticultural Society. Congratulations to Dr. and Mrs. Bernard Granton of Den- ham Drive on the arrival of their new son, Jeffrey Thomas, June 23 at York Central Hos- pital. Jeffrey weighed in at 6 lbs. 10 oz. We were sorry to hear that Mrs. Janet Keeting of Spruce Avenue underwent surgery rec- entLy at York Central Hospital. We wish her a speedy recovery. Richmond Hill Recreation Committee has announced the opening of a summer program at Charles Hewitt and Roselawn Schools. beginning Monday and continuing until August 13. Summer Opportunities Further information may be obtained from Moira Stephen- son or Anne Parker at 884-8101. Boys and girls from 5-7 years will attend from 9:30 to 11:30 am and those from 8-13 from 1:30 to 3:30 pm. The registration fee is $1.00 per child for the summer pro- gram or if you have more than three children attending, the maximum fee is $3. ed were borden ball, pin! pong, British bulldog. floor hockey, volleyball, badmin- ton and tumbling. An area would be set aside for quiet games: checkers, chess, etc. Arts and crafts would play an important part in the program, and the committee proposes to in- clude drama and mime in the project. Other activities proposed are films and discussion, sewing, knitting and cook- inz. In addition to program director and assistant pro- gram director, staff would include five or six group leaders and five or six volun- teers to assist with the sup‘ ervision of the children and of the church. Paid professional instruc- tors would be brought from time to time for special pro- jects. Much of the equipment needed for the athletic phase of the program. it was ex- plained, is available at the church. and a minimum of equipment would be needed for other projects. Detailed cost estimates were at- tached to the brief. Program chairman is Mike Redmond of the community service committee. Others involved are Glen- nys Craig, Ellen Gilmore. Janet Honsberger. Eleanore Lusk. Joan McCallum and Secretary Betty Sumner. Richvale News Correspondent: Mrs. Anne White, 24 Roosevelt Drive 889-3806 During the last full school week the grade 7 and 8 classes of Woodland Senior Public School set out to learn the mor- phology or profile of Thornhill. This project had been set up and supervised by Ernie Mel- nyk, physical education teacher, who explains the three princi- pal components of the morphol- ogy are street pattern. build- ings and use of buildings. Using a section of the village bounded by John, Yonge, Steeles and Bayview for their micro-level studies, the young students sought to determine the answers to many questions. Included in their investigation An Ecumenical Vacation Church School will be held at Thornhjll United Church from July 12 to July 22. Adult lead- ers are still required for the junior and primary departments at this centre. Please call Mrs. Bernice Edmunds at 889-7040 if you can help. ‘ School News Awarded Gaines Medal Church News DR. WM. WHITTICK South Thornhill Vet Dr. William Whittick who has lived for six years at 38 Laur- aleaf Road. in the Bayview Glen area of South Thomhill, has been awarded the 1971 Gaines Veterinary Award for “significant contributions to small animal medicine and sur- gery." He is a director of the Banks Animal Clinic in Toronto. grad- uated from OVC at Guelph in 1955 and is recognized as one of the leaders in his field, hav- ing presented numerous pap- ers on various aspects of small animal medicine, dealing pri- marily with orthopaedic pro- cedures, cardiology and clinical laboratory medicine. At present he is preparing a textbook on canine orthopaedics scheduled for publication in 1972. He has served as chairman of small animaLprograms for the Canadian Veterinary Medi- cine Association in 1967 and on several committees dealing with Various aspects of the veterin- ary field. He was born in Montreal. Quebec. in April 1930. He is married and has four children. He will be presented with a specially-designed gold medal- lion and a cash award at the annual meeting of the Canadian Veterinary Medical Associa- tion being held in conjunction with the US. association in De- troit. and Windsor 'July 20. Their training of the Africans to develop their own potential is evident in that 40 of the dioceses where the White Fathers work now have African bishops. Twelve major seminaries and 43 minor seminaries have been founded and the White Fathers also operate many schools from primary through to teachers’ and nurses’i training and vocational schools. The New Toronto Foundation is staffed by Father John Levesque, WF Uganda (North Bay); Father Remy McCoy, WF Ghana (Ottawa); and Father Pierre Proulx, WF Tanzania (Quebec). They will make known the work of the church in Africa and its needs; recruit personnel for the needs of developing Africa and strive to obtain financial help to further its rapid development and provide forrits medical needs. The White Fathers of Africa is a society of missionary priests and brothers working in Africa in 56 dioceses. Founded in 1868 by Cardinal Lavigerie, in North Africa, the order now has 3,591 fathers and brothers who come from Europe, Canada and the USA. Its purpose is to bring God’s love to the Africans, by promoting their development through spiritual, intellectual and technical knowledge, and promoting their general welfare. Road. In the above pictui‘e (left to right), taken during the recent open house at 47 Colonsay Bead, age: Father Levesque (Superior), Toronto Archbishop Philip Pocock; Father McCoy and Father Proulx. mmxw South Thom/till and Ba yview Glen Ne w: The Toronto headquarters of White Fa thers 0/ Africa At Thom/rill L cunnu 1g pry‘ Then on to Queenston Heights c pronfor lunch. The youngsters re- cunical'turned to the bus for a tour of nrpgpnflthe Niagara Parks with the next CORRESPONDENT: DAVE BARBOUR â€" PHONE 889-5205 - 366-1720 was the distance the head of plays and tape recordings. Some Th0] tion the household travels to and of the interviews had been tap- of ti 1 at from his employment and hisled during the field manoeuvres. and romlmobility problem. I On the Thursday following emp The students who were as- signed to field work travelled in groups of 12 to 14 each and were accompanied by a teacher or volunteer parent who acted as group leader. A noise and air pollution sur- vey was included along with a counting of the diminishing tree population. Others were deployed in re- cording and projecting the re- sults in the form of graphs. c01- ored slides. scale three-dimen- sional models, drawings, dis- They compared the old with the new homes and structures and the homes in one area as opposed to other areas. House lot sizes were also compared and the amount of land used by industry was also determined. Neighborhood Notes Birthday greetings are sent to William Norris of Avenue Road, who celebrated June 29. Heather and David Wark have moved from Bathurst Street to an apartment in Thornhill. The strawberry festival held June 22 was the most success- ful ever with the good wea- ther and delicious food served to more than 450 guests by members of the UCW. Many of the visitors came from Toron- to, Keswick, Stouffville and Mississauga. Maple Senior Cit- izens stopped for dinner on their return from a bus trip. The Blue House of Roselawn Senior Public School enjoyed a bus trip to Niagara on June 24, arriving at the Welland Canal in time to see a large drilling ship go under the lift bridge. Many of the visitors and local people were thrilled to meet and visit with Mr. and Mrs. Burt Middleton of Palmer- ston and Mr. and Mrs. Luigi DelBrocco of Toronto who re- turned to the community for this annual event. The draw for articles made and donated by Ella Bradfield saw Clifford Morris of Stouff- ville win first prize, Mrs. Rose- mary Ferguson, 24 Dixington Crest, Weston, won the sec- ond and Mrs. H. Bennes. 236 Waverley Road. Toronto, the third. School Trip Correspondent: Mrs. Frances Purves â€" Phone 884-2552 526 Carrville Road 267 BAY THORN PLAZA WEGNER FASHIONS STORE CLOSING SALE CARRVILLE NEWS the White Fathers of Africa is now located at 47 Colonsay Due to owner’s sudden illness . . sellout to bare walls PHONE 889-8413 mm COST PRICE In regards to the work force it was learned that a very small percentage of local residents commute to Work by public transportation or by car pools. The private automobile is the number one means of transpor- tation for this area. Some facts of interest re- vealed by this project were that homes more recently built tend to be of a design reminisc. ent of the past. The new houses now are generally two to three stories high. It was learned that 75% of local workers are employed more than six miles from stop at Tussaud’s Wax Museum. They then visited the aquarium show at Marineland and Game Farm, went on to the Skylon for a trip to the top, spent an hour at the falls and started the return trip at 6 pm. On the Thursday following all the fact finding procedures the group assembled in the gymnasium to disclose the re- sults of their investigations. The teachers are to be con- gratulated for their guidance and understanding of this group of grade 7 and 3 pupils who were very interested. punc- tual and well behaved on this very educational excursion. BUILDING MATERIALS SAND & GRAVEL Thornhill Building Supply Ltd. 361 JOHN ST. â€" THORNHILL 889-4137 -â€" 889-4176 Open ’Til Noon Saturdays â€" Cash and Carry 783 YONGE ST. THORNHHJ. 889-7783 â€" WE DELIVER â€" A scale model, representing a four-acre sports and recreation- al complex was constructed and turned over to the Thornhill Lions. The model indicated facilities found to be required by Thornhill residents. It in- cluded a curling rink. tennis and handball courts, an enclos- ed swimming pool and picnic grounds among other things. Thornhill. By far the majority of these drive south on Yonge and Bayview to their places of employment. One over-ambitious student. overrunning the official boun- dary, recorded the age of St. Luke‘s Roman Catholic Church at Colbourne and Church Streets .at 125 years. 21 years before Confederation. IHCK‘UP FISH & CHIPS ON'YOUR WAY HOME THE FRYBASKET FISH & CHIPS Charcoal, Hamburger and Luncheon Phone 889-0025 7057 YONGE STREET WILLOWDALE (Photo by Stuart's Studio) THORNHILL