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If any readers have relatives or friends in Whitehorse, or have other ties there. perhaps a donation would be a nice gesture. It is in remote areas such as Whitehorse that the “Y” fulfills its three-fold purpose of administering to the spirit. mind and body. The newest and most north- erly YWCA was opened recently in Whitehorse. Yukon. and since the population of Whitehorse is made up in part, of people from every province in Canada, an appeal has been received in the Hill for small donations towards the cost of furnishing a room in the centre. scope of this\ organization in Canada. 884-3348 The meeting will take the form of a “orkshop on pollu- tion. presented by club memâ€" bers. NE“! members and guests are welcome to attend and to find nut what is being done in their community to fight pol- lution. For further informa- tion call Mrs. Janet Fayle at January 17-23 is being ob- served across Canada as Nation- al “Y” Week and the following item will show the extent and “Ways and Means Chairmanl Joint winners of the second Jane McKenzie, Delta Lambdaldraw in Lucky Draw YCAMR Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi reâ€"z“500" were Miss Cathy Bella- ports preparations are pi-ogres-; Vance and Miss Judy Jones with sing well for the annual fund-'token No. 253_ l‘aiSing YBUOW R059 3311 FGb' Both girls are on the staff of may 19 at HEinthan H0mt“!- Althe Yonge Street branch of the highlight of the evening will hang.“ of Nova scam, the crowning of “Girl of the! It * * Year." ’ i AMO. a morning out program 'l‘he lst Beverley Acres Cubs' hold their annual Christmas Party at Beverley Acres School} on December 20. Accompaniedl by Mrs. Mary Brown on thei piano the boys played carols on instruments of their own mak- ing. With candlelight providing} an appropriate setting the} Christmas Story was told by‘ Raksha Mrs. Moira Boardman.. } Year." ' ? AMO. a morning out Program Thanks are extended to Annalfm- mothers and pl‘e-schoolel‘s and Dan Apenis for their hos-l1las its next program on Janu- pitality at their home on Sugar my 26 at 9:30 am at Richmond Maple Lane after the mixed Hill United Church. | bowling Saturday evening. : The film “Wherever There > The Canadian Federation of University Women, York County Branch, “ill hold its next meet- ing on Monday next, January 24. After games and an exchangelfi‘I of gifts the boys enjoyed I'e- ‘ freshments served by Mrs. Al- pf‘ hena Barber, Mrs. Barbara “h Duce, George Smalley and Mrs. 8° Mary Brown. The beautiful‘tm snowman cake was decorated by“0f Robin Smalley. RD“ Interest in the York Regional?mu "1 .“lary 0‘ 3 Symphony is high and there is the CHIPS Succem‘ no lack of sponsorship. Reâ€"‘the 1.969 central 9" hearsals are already underwayiFesm'a]; he recelv‘ for a busy spring scheduleisupp‘"tmg “tor a“ which will take ffhe orchestra;p0nrayal_ 0f Ame for a concert appearance in Brad- General I‘mutltZkll ford. sponsored by the Bradford The role of Hem: Lions’ Club. on March 11: two “The Giocondfi 51" performances in Richmond Hill Derek bat?“ to the C on March 26 and April 2. when Stage after an abSC‘n highlights from Handel's Mes-WW0 3'981‘5- It is a siah will be featured: a similarialthtfilgh Very taxin Handelian presentation, datei}eng§ng and Derek not decided. at Sutton: a chil-Lft “’1th 3 great deal dren's concert at Unionvillemlasm (With n0 appart sponsored by the Unionville and Tums at the momen‘ District Home and School As- The Play. a myste sociation at the end of April and‘the Clllb'S entry in 3 “inc and cheese concert to‘TFal‘emng Festival be given at Eaton Hall on or‘Febl‘ual'S' 12 throw: about May 10. ‘26 at the theatre. Watch for this fine orchestra Yonge Street North Conductor Philip Budd took his York Regional Symphony to Park Avenue Public School in Holland Landing on December 20 and with a most instructive performance that delighted ev- erybody. rounded out a very satisfying beginning to a new season. Round the corner peek- ed the infant nineteen-seventy- t\\‘o and with the orchestra in high gear. Maestro Budd dedica- ted himself and his musicians to maintaining impetus. Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau met with three representatives of the “Y” on Wednesday after- noon in his office, when he was presented with an hon- orary membership in the Ottawa YM-YWCA for his son. Justin Pierre, and a jogging suit with the “Y” Week WCA? MCA? crest. The young “Y” members from across Canada, who are 21, 17 and lG-years- old rctpectively. have a total of 39 years of "Y" membership between them. ‘1‘ Monday night the 2nd Rich- mond Hill Girl Guides were guests of the lst Richmond Hill Guide Company at MacKillop School as they were led in a song training by Mrs. Jacky Neun. The Guides were taught songs from all over the world including rounds, campfire op- enings and closings from Africa, Mexico and Denmark. A quiet campfire game devel- oped into a humorous story with each girl adding her ovm spec- ial twist. Mrs. Neun also told the older girls of the new Campfire Leader Badge and urged them to try it at their own meetings. The film “Wherever There Are Children” is being shown, along with a speaker from the Children’s Aid Society. Every- one is welcome. The programs for mothers are held on alternate Wednesdays, but supervised activities and facilities for children are pro- vided every Wednesday from 9:30 to 11:30 am. The training ended with Cah- tain Barbara Pfennng thankâ€" ing Mrs. Neun for the lovely evening and Taps were sung with the Guide Promise made by Janet Robbins and Carol Anne Ridden. DEREK MILLER “A man of many parts“ aptly describes Derek Miller, who plays the lead role in “The Giaconda Smile" by Aldous Huxley, which opens February 12 at the Curtain Club Theatre. He is a fine character actor and in “Diary of a Scoundrel." the club's succewful entry in the 1965 Central Ontario Drama Festival. he received the best supporting actor award for his portrayal of the 70-year-old General Kroutitzky. The role of Henry Hutton in “The Gioconda Smile“ brings Derek back to the Curtain Club stage after an absence of nearly two years. It is a terrific role although very taxing and chal- lenging and Derek is attacking it with a great deal of enthusâ€" iasm (with no apparent need for Tums at the moment!) In the Curtain Club he \\'ill be remembered for hisfine per- formances in many plays. in- cluding “The Odd Couple.” "Boeing-Boeing” and “Barefoot In The Park.” The play. a mystery-drama. is the club's entry in the CODL Travelling Festival. It opens February 12 through February 26 at the theatre. rear of 25 & 11cludingi The Ladies’ Auxiliary to dil‘eCtEdiBl-anch 375, Royal Canadian Le- lat time‘,gion, entered two teams in the on com-izone E2 Bowling Tournament 9 busm' held at Newmarket last Saturâ€" sed \\'ith.day_ I New co-presidents are Mrs. Donald Richardson and Mrs. Robert Gilpin. After the election. Mrs. Vic- 1toria Cox showed slides of her ‘trip around the world. In spite of the combination of weather and school examina- tions, Richmond Hill Youth Band. under the direction of Bob 'I‘hicl, had another excellent rehearsal on Thursday last at the Pump House. Music Director Thie] welcom- ed three additional members to the group but would still apâ€" preciate hearing from more clarinets and low brass. If ér-lg'dne knows of. or has instruments that could be loan- ed to this enthusiastic gygup, The election of officers for 1972 was held at the January meeting of the ACW of St. Gab- riel's Anglican Church. please contact Business Man- ager Herb Smith at 884-4279. The band meets at the Pump House on Mill Street every Thursday at 7 pm. They won the first round by defeating Gravenhurst High School January 12. The tape of this contest will be 511mm on Barrie’s Channel 3 TV January 28 at 6 pm. Symphony Club We offer congratulations to the four members of the Bay- view Secondary School's four- member Reach for the Top team, which won its first round in the CBC contest for 'hivh school students across Canada. Members of the local team a, Sara Graziani, Randy Hender- son, Sharon Crooks and Peter Frise. It is expected they will meet Barrie’s St. Joseph‘s in the next round, as they continue their efforts to win area, provincial and Dominion championships. L At the January 10 meeting of the. Curtain CIUb a small but \‘ery appreciative‘ audience saw an excellent workshop produc- tion of N. F. Simpson’s “The Form,” directed by club mem- ber Brian Moore with Paula Wilson, Paul Wood, George Truss and Carole Moore in the cast. nun“. u; llCIlLll uuccu. Bowling Notes â€"- High sing-3 les.Doris Neil 261. Kay Sey- â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€" gmour 239. Beth Braid 231. Arch STOUFFVILLE: An increasing Seymour 351. Norm SteVenson‘demand for quality homes here Tom Bat-‘and a serious shortage of zerst 237. High triples â€"fkind of accommodation is driv- jDoris Neil 726, Ray Seymour ing prices “out of sight" it is :619. Barbra Wingert 592. Arch reported. In the last 12 months Seymour 666. Al Attridge 643. house prices have risen at least Bill Marshall 642 and Stu Mac- $1.500. No new subdivisions lPherson 626. uhavfibeen approved since 1967. The program was preceded by a short business meeting chair- ed by President Chris Steel with the main discussion centred on the forthcoming play “The Gio- conda Smile,” the club‘s entry \ral Rehearsals are well under- way for the play, a suspenseful mystery drama, and tickets may be obtained by calling Ann Cook at 884-8864. V.__, V Champions were Newmarket, with Aurora 2nd and Richmond Hill 3rd. These teams will be competing in the regional tour- nament to be held at New Tor- onto in March. The current show “The 375 Happy Gang" was presented on Tuesday last 10 the Independent Order of Foresters and on Saturday last to Newmarket‘Le- gion. Among the 300 guests at Newmarket were the Graven- hurst Legion and Zone E2 mem- R. ll. Senior Citizens The regular monthly meeting was held in the Christian edu- cation building of the Richmond Hill United Church with Presi- dent Stuart MacPherson presid- ing and 157 members and seven new members in attendance. bers 7 7The auxiliary general meeting will be held on Monday next, January 24. \'0.\' A trip to the Ontario Science Centre has been planned for January 26. Buses will leave the centre at 10:30 am sharp. Tick- ets are available at the centre. “A humorous reading “I Am Fine Thank You" was given by Mrs. Edna Harding and a film Booster buttons for the annual Winter Carnival. scheduled for February 4. 5 and 6, are now available from secondary school stu- dents or any member of the committee. These buttons entitle you to attend any or all events during the three days, and are the carnivals main source of revenue. Be a good citizen. buy a button and show your neighbors and friends that you are a supporter of this annual time of Winter fun. >t7h~e CODL Travelling Festi- hown on the work of the officers for} The 5th Richmond Hill Scout the JanuarygLadies‘ Auxiliary will celebrate ' of St. Gab-fits 14th birthday on January 25. Duplicate bridge winners on Monday mere Bob and Edna Dunn and Friday winner; N-S â€" Stewart and Marie Cole, E-W â€" Alan and Barbara Hanks. Court whist will be played during the social part of the ev- ening and new members are cordially invited to attend. â€"â€" Mrs. P. Cryei‘ of Thornhill, who walked off with the $500 jackpot. Why not go along at, 8pm next Tuesday â€" Lady Luck may be smiling on you! There will be a novice side game for new and inexperienced players on Friday, Januaw 28. For information call 773-4280. There was yet another lucky winner at the regular Tuesday bingo at St. Mary’s Pgish flap The Couples‘ Club of St. Gab-W“ riel‘s Anglican Church enjoyed'for a sleigh ride on January 15 af- be ter which everyone returned tofi‘ls the church hall for games and G“ refreshments. I ‘31:" Bingo! Coâ€"hosts for the evening were Brian and Kathy Beasant. Jim and Marg LeMoine and Peter and Ada Bryden. The Richmond Hill Natural- ists will meet next Friday in the chapel of St. Mary's Ang- lican Church at 8 pm. The guest speaker will be Dr. Helen Hogg, professor of astronomy at the David Dunlap Observatory. The subject will be “Canadian Craters on the Earth and Moon.” Everyone welcome. The annual duck and hawk trip will be held Sunday the 23rd. mm“\l\“ll\lIll1mm“llllll\llllll“lll!lIlllIn“lll\\\l\l\\\ll\\l\l\\\\\“\“l Are you unhappy with the status quo? Would you like to learn how you can help get things changed? Then you are cordially invited to attend a panel discussion at Richmond Hill United Church at 8pm on February 6. munmmmuumuumuummuuumummuuumuuwumuunn The subject to be discussed is Q “How To Affect Change." The O panelists are Fiona Nelson. a 0 member of the To r o n t o 0 Board of Education: Mike Qui- Q gan of Thomcliffe Park United O Church and Harvey McCue, Q professor at Trgnt University. ‘Q During the program viewers saw many species of birds (ob- viously quite unpeturbed b.\' the television cameras) and gained many useful tips on feeders and the type of food our winter visitors enjoy. A fascinating Study on 0 birds televised on Sunday last 0 on the CBC weekly program “A 0 Way Out" featured Mrs. George 0 Smith of Oakville, who, as a‘. hobby. started a bird sanctuary1 in her garden which today at-‘ tracts naturalists from far and‘ i . S 4 ‘ ‘ Wide. } 5. Mrs. Smith who has been a resident of Oakville for the past six years. is the sister of Jack White of Trench Street. Heather Smith Hurst of Centre Street South has achieved a long time ambit- ion â€" she recently cele- brated the publication of her first full-length novel “Dark Is My Destiny." The book, published by Thomas Bouregy and Com- pany Limited Inc. of New York, is a mystery-romance set in Wales with native leg- ends and superstitions ad- ding to the suspense. Heather has also written several children’s stories, which are currently being illustrated prior to publica- tion. Her future plans in- clude a play and historical novel. It is difficult when read- ing “Dark Is My Destiny” to associate it with the atâ€" tractive, quiet-spoken au- thor. who is very modest about her achievement and feels that an essential rudiment for would - be authors is “to be honest with yourself and admit there‘s something wrong with it when it‘s initially rejected by a publisher." Unfortunately the novel is not yet available in Can- ada but may be ordered dir- ect from the publishers. ' Dark Is My Destiny Now On The Shelves A report on the euchre was made by Mrs. John Daily, in the absence of Mrs. Patrick Mc- Carville. This is‘being held on the third Monday of each month ‘in the church hall and Refresh- ment Convener Mrs. Stella Dickinson would appreciate as- :sistance with baking and serv- It will be the occasion of the annual Color Slide Photographic Competition and we are assured of an excellent showing. This is always a fine evening, very colorful, with slides .being shown of local, national and international interest. The judge will be the well known authority Mrs. William Hussey, and the show is under the direction of Douglas Boyd. The January meeting of the Richmond Hill Horticultural Society will be held in the Lions Hall, Centre Street East. on Tuesday nem Januaiy 25 at 8 pm. A reminder â€" 1972 fees are now due! The CWL of Our Lady Queen of the World Parish held its reg- ular monthly meeting on Jan-j uary 12. President Mrs. Cone Thompson welcomed members“ and announced that the guest? speaker for the evening was Brother Leo. ' Mrs. Claudett Wintzes read thank you notes and President Thompson. on behalf of Mrs. Ethel Englehutt, thanked all those who had baked for special events during the latter part of last year and reminded mem- bers that Mrs. Joyce Bryan had the material for making clothes for the Red Cross which could be picked up at her home. She also announced that the Girl Guides will be having a “Lun- cheon Is Served” on February 15 at 7pm. A hundred tickets are available at $1.50 each. President Thompson remind- just g ed members of the lectures at tom ‘ Regis College and asked those illustr. interested to check the bulletin books board at the back of the church. find 1 She also extended thanks to all‘are fe members who had helped with tools. sewing drapes. an an- There being no further busing Ma1r ess. Mrs. Bart Doeden moved.‘o Sh; that the meeting be closed and) .Mrs. Eileen Quinn introducedfllm lBrother Leo, who spoke on, and} lshowed a collection of beauti: iful slides of his trip to Lourdes‘ “ last Easter. on which he was ac- 5 companied by boys from Day-1 break. At the close of his talk.‘ Mrs. May Doerlen, on behalf of‘ the CWL, extended sincere thanks to Brother Leo for his most interesting presentation. ‘m Dickinson would appreciate as-l Intrigued by an exhibit by sistance with baking and serV-‘another carver about eight ing. Mrs. Mars Lawlor will be years ago. Mansbridge decided the convenor of the St. Patrick’s to try his hand at the art. “That Bridge and Euchre to be held first bird turned out better FEbl‘ual'y 13- than I had anticipated. so I have President Thompson remind- just gone on from there," he ed members of the lectures at told “The Liberal". He uses Regis (3011689 and aSREd those illustrations in magazines, bird interested to check the bulletin books and any“7here he can board at the back of the church. find them, The tools needed She also extended thanks to all are few _ “a drill. odd carving members who had helped with tools, round and flat files and se‘L'ing grapes an ample supply of wood." The eveningâ€" croncluded with pot luck dessert and coffee. Taking off to the sunny south? Celebrating a birth- day or anniversary? An interesting guest speaker at your next club meeting? Planning a unique fund- raising project for your group? Social events and club activities make interesting news items for "Life in the Hill’ columns and we enjoy hearing from you. The service is free -â€" why not call the Social Ed- itor Margot Crack at 884- 1105/6 or drop a line to 63 Yonge Street South today? ITCHING TO PLAY THE PIANO? Come for a free demonstration lesson and find out how much fun it can be . . . Pre-School and Adult Classes a specialty ESTELLE MARKHAM ARCT RMT 884-3787 Mansbridge is no stranger to sharp knives, having served Surrounded by the lifelike products of his hands, Ted Mansbridge is seen above in his Levendale Road, Richmond Hill home, busily engaged on still another carved bird. Seen in the picture are a gull, a hawk, a ptarmigan, a crane and a grouse. All are whittled from softwood and then painted with several coats of paint until each specimen takes on the appearance of the real thing. Mansbridge has also donated about 20 bird carvings to Richmond Hill Parks Depart- ment. They are on display in the department’s building in Mill Pond Park (the 01d pumphouse). The large stylized owl was carved from hardwood and then oiled to a glossy finish. Still Wield: A S/(i/Ifu/ Knife In Bird Carving the public of Richmond Hill as a butcher from 1918 to 1959. Born in Southampton, England, he came to Canada with his parents at the age of four and to Richmond Hill.58 years ago. In 1918 he joined his father in establishing a butcher shop1 on Yonge Street South in thew 0 ALL WINTER BOOTS - MENS, WOMENS & CHILDRENS SHOES SOUTH BLOCK INCLUDING SUCH FAMOUS BRANDS AS: FLORSHEIM - McHALE - HUSH PUPPIES - NATURALIZER - LA VALLEE - CLARK - GOLD CROSS ~ SAVAGE - BUSTER BROWN - KAUFMAN. I‘HF‘. LIBERAL. Richmond Hill, Ontario. Thursday, Jan. 20, 1972 20 - 50 % OFF village and on his father's death continued to operate it until the property was sold to Woolworth’s in 1959. He has not forgotten his meat cutting skill and still uses it for a few hours a week as he helps Bill Johnson of Maple. He also is an accomplished lawn bowler SHIELDS RICHMOND HEIGHTS CENTRE and a member of Richmond Hill Lawn Bowling Club. “But my wood carving is my favorite pastime,” he states â€" “Especially when painting the birds. I can hardly wait for one coat of paint to dry before ap- plying the next. so I can see the finished product." Photo by Stuart's Studio)