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the paper occasion. PREVIOUS SUMMONS Price also said he'd been there a previous recent time to leave a summons at the Thomas residence as a favor, having been asked to do so over the telephone. At that time he left the summons with daughter Debby, since he’d been invited to bring Price said he went to the house about 8 pm with the Third Division Small Claims Court summons for Mr. Thomas. He and companion Wood stopped by to leave the summons while on their way to arrange a stag party. The bailiff told of arriving in the driveway. getting out and knocking at the door. asking if Thomas was home and see- ing him inside sitting at a table of what appeared to be the kitchen. Price had been there before when his bail- iff father. now dead, had performed the same duty, so Thomas was known to him, Price testified. On the occasion of the March 19 assault, Deputy- Bailiff Price said he told Thomas he had a summons for him. Mrs. Thomas would- n't accept the summons. He dropped it an the floor. She kicked it out the door and yelled at him. Stopped bodily by the woman and then by the shot- gun, Deputy-Bailiff Price got out of his car. He said both Mr. and Mrs. Thomas kept punching and hitting him for 15 minutes. Price said someone in the Thomas house for some rea- son called the police but he‘d managed to leave before they arrived. Both Mr. and Mrs. Thomas had been drinking and were sort of staggering around. he said. HE POINTED GUN It was Mr. Thomas who'd been pointing the gun. It was in a sheath. Car passenger Wood was extremely fright- ened, testified Price. At York Central Hospital Price had his head x-rayed and was told his jaw was out of joint. Six - month Deputy - Bailiff Bradley Price. 20, testified Mrs. Thomas kicked a Gorm- ley Sand and Gravel Limited summons out the door, held his Volkswagen car by the bumper so he couldn’t turn around and get away in the snow, laid across the hood stopping him when he did get turned around. and later punched him in the face. DAUGHTER GOT GUN Deputy Bailiff Price said Debby Thomas, 14, a daugh- ter. brought a shotgun out to her father and Mr. Thom- as pointed it at the wind- shield of the Volkswagen. Price and a friend John Wood were inside the car with the doors locked. Car passenger Wood was the second witness. He told how Price left the car door open and went to the Thom- as house. There was a com- motion and he heard Mrs. Thomas yelling. She came out of the house yelling, kick- ing the summons. picked it up and tore it in half. A blond-haired girl, apparent- ly a daughter, brought out the gun. Price stopped the Each fined $75 or seven days in jail by Provincial Judge Claire Morrison were Mrs. Doreen Thomas and husband Roderick of Lot 53 Jefferson Sideroad. They had pleaded innocent. car when Mrs. Tho-nines laid across the hood. he said. Richmond Hill Small Claims Court Clerk~Bailiff John Farrow testified Depu- tyâ€"Bailiff Price had the Tlhomas summons for some time and on that day was de- livering it. Price reported back after the incident with the right side of his face swollen up and was taken down to the police station to report the assault, said Clerk~Bailiff Farrow. GIRL OPENED DOOR Debby Thomas. first wit- ness for the defense, said she’d been given a summons by Price February 20 and hadn’t wanted to take it. She’d found out in a course on law at school that a sum~ A middle-aged Richmond Hill couple pointed a shot- gun at a Small Claims Court bailiff and knocked his jaw out of joint March 19, ac- cording to witnesses in Pro- vincial Court here Thursday of last week. The two Were convicted on a common as- sault charge. Knocked Bailiff's Jaw Out Of Joint Shotgun Said Pointed At Windshield, around on that David Thomas, 17-. a son of the accused couple. said he was upstairs listening to his stereo'set that night when he heard the commotion, looked out, and saw his mother apparently in trouble. He ran downstairs, put his boots on, grabbed a cane and went out. But he didn’t do anything and didn‘t see anyone hit. He said he saw tthe gun in his dad’s hand. DEFENSE ARGUMENT The defense attorney sub- mitted to the court that it wasn‘t illegal to point a gun when this was done in pro- tection of person or property. 0f Thomas he said the ac- cused man was only protect- ing his wife. He said Thomas didn't use the gun in an of- fensive way. He argued there was a reasonable doubt "She (his daughter) may have handed it to me, but I didn‘t accept it," he said. “I told her something like ‘I don‘t need the gun',” he testified. “I wouldn’t have touched him (Price) at the (car) door. I asked him to leave in a friendly way." Witness Thomas said he saw his wife lying across the car hood. He denied holding or pointing the gun at the Price car windshield. Debby Fraser, 15, a friend of Debby Thomas who was at the house that night. tesâ€" tified she saw Mrs. Thomas slam the door in Deputy- Bailiff Price’s face. She said Debby brought out the gun but didn‘t give it to anyone and that she didn't see any- one hit anyone. WOMAN WAS UPSET “I was upset. The car hit me at the knee level . . I had bruises on my knees,” she told the court. She de- nied hitting Price or drink- ing that night. She said Price dropped the summons between the two doors of the house. She said she didn't re- call seeing the gun at all. but agreed her husband was drinking. Thomas told the court he is self-employed in the sani- ta'ry business and was talk- ing business on the telephone when Deputy-Bailiff Price arrived. He said he heard nothing of what was going on until he heard his daugh- ter yelling. “He‘s hitting mom with the car." closed the door on the bail- iff, then went out to apolo- gize to him. She denied hanging onto the back of the bailiffs car. On March 19 Debby said she answered the door and knew Deputy-Bailiff Price had another summons, so she called her mother. Then lat- er she looked out and saw Price hitting her mother with his car, got scared and brought out the gun, she testified. Crown Attorney John Kerr made no submission to the court on the evidence. Judge Morrison said it was a clear case of the applica- tion of force to another per- son -without his consent and he convicted the accused couple. “You didn't exhibit very good judgment for two ad- ults," the judge told Mr. and Mrs. Thomas. mons given anyone under 16 years of age wa§n'_t gqy good. CLASSIQOMM TV 10 SPECIAL A BRIGHT NEW SHOW ON HOME DECORATION WITH DONNA BALES Formerly R.H. Cable 244 Newkirk Rd. WED. JUNE 6th STARTS AT 6PM "You Do It" DIDN’T ACCEPT GUN Former students. parents, staff and friends dropped in during the afternoon and evening to wish him well. The son of Rev. and Mrs. A. T. Gooding, Mr. Gooding was born on Manitoulin Island. He attended the one-room school houses near Dundalk and went to high school in Port Elgin and Markham. While he was attending teachers’ college in Toronto his father was pastor of churches in Gormley. Beth- esda, Dickson’s Hill and Markham. Obituary More than 300 people (signed the guest book at Crosby Heights Senior Pub- lic School when the school had open house May 25 in honor of its retiring Princ- ipal Eldon Gooding. ' A lifelong resident of the district Lewis Clement died May 30 in York Central Hos- pital after a lengthy illness. He was in his 87th year, born in 1886 to William Clement and his wife, Jane Julian of Vaughan. Although living and farming in several loca- tions in Vaughan Township, he never resided farther than five miles from Rich- mond Hill. Since 1943 he and his wife, the former Anita Baker, of Grand Valley. whom he married February 25, 1915, lived in the town, first on Centre Street East and then on Laverock Ave- nue. After graduating in 1934, Gooding with a boutonnaire. Mr. Gooding taught for Sivaefreshments for the after- years at Markham SS 22 in noon and evening were pro- Mongolia. He then taughtl vided by the staff and home Lifetime Resident 0f Area Lewis Clement Dies Aged 86 He held the office of bail- iff for the division court for 22 years, retiring at the age of 77, and was well known At the end of the month, Eldon Gooding, principal at Crosby Heights Senior School is retiring after 39 years in the teaching pro- fession. On May 25 his school held open house in his honor, and Vice- Principal Kal Tonner, right, is shown above presenting Mr. Gooding with the book signed by some 300 guests. 164E. like new. leather interior DX0194 ’72 VEGA GT Fastback. 2300, 4-speed, wide ovals. FBZ757 ‘72 DATSUN Pick-up with utility box, low mileage. Lic. DSA351 ’70 DATSUN 510 with air condi- tioning. 4-speed. radio. real value., F u 1 1 y equipped 9,000 mi. DWM- 658 ’72 VOLVO ‘72 MUSTANG Li 3 newlé‘ars “1116 besggflbotg u/érlds. Honor Retiring Principal At the open house he was presented with two plaques made in the school’s shop, one a replica of the invita- tion to the open house, and one in recognition of his years of service in Richmond for six years at a two-room school in Bala, then the first consolidated scohool in the area was built at Utterton, the V. K. Greer Memorial School, where Mr. Gooding stayed for ten years. His first appointment in Richmond Hill was for a twoâ€"year stint at MacKillop Public School. He has been principal of Crosby Heights since it was built 15 years ago. Mrs. Gooding was present- ed with a corsage, and Mr. Gooding with a boutonnaire. Refreshments for the after- noon and evening were pro- and liked throughout the community. Hill The funeral service was held at the Marshall Funeral Home Friday at 2:30 pm with Rev. Rowan Binning of Rich- mond Hill United officiating. Interment followed in Rich- mond Hill Presbyterian Cem- etery with two nephews, Carl Teetzel and Mack Clement. Grandson B ob Clement, Frank Gra’barchuk, Rick So- derberg ' and John Stong serving as pall bearers. Surviving to mourn Mr. Clement‘s passing are his wife, son Stuart, grandchild- ren Lynda, Bobby and Tracey and a sister, Mrs. Edith Luesday of 'I‘hornvhjll. He was predeceased by his son Roy of Kansas City, Missouri, in 1971. Other celebrations for Mr. Gooding were a dinner at the Summit Golf and Coun- try Club when the York County Board of Education presented him with cufflinks and tie clip inscribed to represent the five areas served by the board, and a dinner at Aurora Highlands Golf Club when he was en- tertained by the executive of the York County Elementary Teachers Federation and presented with five silver dollars for the five years he has served the county board. On May 25, principals who had served the Richâ€" mond Hill Public School Board prior to the forma- tion of the county board, en- tertained Mr. Gooding at dinner at the Black Hawk Motor Inn. Honored at the same time were Gordon Mc- Intyre, retiring assistant di- rector of education for the county board and former superintendent of schools in Richmond Hill; also Murray Dobson, retiring area super- intendent for this area, and former assistant superinten- dent of schools in Richmond Hill. Another guest was superintendent for Area 4 Russell MacDonald. Mr. Gooding received a plaque showing his years of service in Richmond Hill. Former pupils from all his old schools were there as well as many friends and relatives, including Mrs. Gooding‘s brother, Joseph Cherry, of Cape Coral, Flor- ida. Dozens of cards and letters were received from former students. and col- leagues. and school association mem- bers. The Goodings live on Cros- by Avenue and have two married children, Ron of Agincourt and Carol Paxton of Ajax, and four grand- children. Following his re- tirement Mr. Gooding plans to spend much of his time building a cottage on land he bought about 20 years ’ Like; used prices (Photo by Debby Lines) An historical display in connection with Richmond Hill's Centennial Home Com- ing Week celebrations will be housed in St. Mary’s Ang- lican Church Chapel through- out the week. The ecumen- ical committee in charge of assembly of the display is composed of Miss Marg Black 884-5759. Miss Eliza- beth Flood 884-8973, Mrs. Diedre Sullivan 884-4183, Mrs. Dorothy Gummersal 884-6948, Chairman Don Hick 884-1736 and Centen- nial Committee Representa- tive Mrs. Patricia Hart. The display will consist of four’rooms -â€" kitchen. din- ing room, bedroom, living- room â€" furnished with au- thentic pioneer furnishings from the local area. Some crafts will also be represent- ed â€" farm, woodworking and blacksmith tools â€" in- teresting books. articles, deeds, etc. Historical Display In Anglican Chapel OPENS JUNE 16 The doors will be open June 16 from 10 am to 9 pm. June 17 from 1 pm to 5 pm, June 18â€"21 (inclusive) 10 am to 5 pm and 7 pm to 9 pm, June 22 10 am to 9 pm, June 23 10 am to 5 pm. Volunteers are needed to staff the exhibit. If you can serve a shift of three hours JUNE 9, SATURDAY 8 am to 6 pmâ€"Car wash, St. An- drew‘s Presbyterian Church Bible Class at Maple 3? service station, $1. Proceeds for mission work. ch49 in the morning or two hours after noon, call Don Hick at 884-1736. JUNE 27, WEDNESDAY, 5 pm â€" Strawberry Festival, Temperanceville U n i t e d Church. Adults $2.50, child- ren under 12 $1.25. Admis- siOn by ticket only. clw49 JUNE 20, WEDNESDAY, 5 pmâ€"St. Andrew's Presby- terian Strawberry Supper at Maple Community Hall. Salad plate. home-made des- erts, and strawberries. Ad- ults $2.25, children $1. A classified ad in "The Liberal" is a good way to turn out-grown or unneeded items into cash. It’s easy to order your ad. Just phone 884-1105-6 for direct-line service. JUNE 20, 21, 22, 6-12 pm -â€" On Richmond Hill Lions grounds. “Centennial Festi- val" by Richvale, Richmond Hill, Oak Ridges Lions Clubs. c7w44 SIZE 18 you can be a 14 |n36 days SIZE2O you can be a 14 In 51 days SlZE22you can be a 16 In 51days We are so positive that you will receive these results by following our personalized program of figure shaping and food k consultation that we will give you A 6Months FREE If We Fail! membgrship fora ‘ friend or nasuus relative. membership FREE c2w49 Thornhill Centre Site Is First Choice Of Planners The cost estimates cover a major ice arena with about 1,000 spectator seats, a minor ice arena with a few temp- orary seats, a community centre, library and day care centre. The major arena is proposed with ice surface 85 feet by 200 feet suitable for year round use. It would have heated seating area, six dressing rooms and miscel- laneous facilities, h e a t e d lounge area for viewers. two snack bars, adequate wash- rooms, storage rooms and public crush areas. (Continued from page 1) this form to comply with the winter works loan applica- tion requirements. The minor ice arena would have the same size ice sur- face, be suitable for year around use. have six small dressing rooms connected to common washrooms and temporary seating for 200. The two arenas would share a common entrance and con- trol office, public washrooms and lounge area. snack bars, and space for referees and first aid. COMMUNITY CENTRE The portion designated as a community centre would act as the focal point for the Thornhill area of the town. This portion is proposed in the centre of the complex between the arenas and li- brary. with easy access to both. It would be used to fulfill the social, cultural and physical requirements of the community in respect to all age groups. The community centre is proposed on two levels. The upper level or main floor consists of a lobby, a large assembly hall, lounge area, snack bar, meeting room and control management office area. The assembly hall would be divida’ble into three smaller aras to allow for a variety of uses. The lower level would have hobby and craft rooms on one side of a feature stairway. Physical activities would be on the opposite side. This area includes men's and women's saunas, We have 9,463 ready-made picture frames in most styles, sizes and finishes at 50% OFF. All framed, hanging pictures are 50% OFF the price marked on th em. We do Custom Framing at very little ad- ditional cost. HOUSE OF 10,000 PICTURE FRAMES 102 Doncaster Ave., 889-4346 Open 9 ’til 6 Mon., Tues., Wed., Thurs., Fri., Sat. Turn right lst light north of Yonge and Steeles. 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This includes $900,000 for land, $225,000 for site prepa- ration, $7‘50.000 for the big arena. $400,000 for the small arena, $725,000 for the com- munity centre, $230,000 for the library, $95,000 for the day care centre, $160,000 for fees and permits. $110,000 for equipment and furnish‘ ings. $2.00 UPSTA IRS