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I TSS Tiger Tales I Oct. 14-21 Set. Aside T 0 Mark 1 70th Anniversary a‘u nu. Hull-Dy u. - ....._.. Elder Jewel to form a church 'wherever the ground proved favorable. The Richmond Hill Church was started about the same time: 1803. Mr. Bangs received little en- couragement until he came north of Steeles Avenue. He wrote: “I was the first Method- ist preacher that ever attempted to preach in little York (Tor- onto) and l preached in a miser- able halfâ€"finished house on a Six years later a church build- ing was erected on land given by Elizabeth Lyons. Lot 33, Con- cession 1, Markham. A Method- ist parsonage was built south of the Langstaff School. Next year a Sunday school was organized. In 1846 a British Methodist Church was opened and the year after the two united. And in 1852 the church moved to the site on Centre Street. In 1925 Thornhill Methodist week-day and three times each Sunday. I travelled 4,500 miles in a year, and often dined on potatoes and salt“ with tea, cooked pumpkins and milk. Many souls were converted and it was one of the hardest and happiest times of my life." Mr. James speaks of attend- ing a quarterly service in the old north church. A large num- ber of Indians partook of the sacrament. The service com- uraupnuc Lllc Ullulbll "an uuuu with worshippers. The plainness of dress by the women was a heritage from the early days of Wesley, for then the characters of flashin dressed women were not above suspicion. (These notes are a compila- tion from Rev. Egerton Pea- cock’s research. the historical sketch by David James written in 1921, and Mrs. Doris Fitzger- ald‘s History of Thornhill.) d‘lm\\l\l\\l“\\\“l\\llll“ll“1mllull“l“lll“lll“lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll““Illllll“llll“llllllll“llllll“llllllllllllllllllllll“lllllllllllllllllll“llll“lll\\\llllll\\\l“\lllllllllll“ll“ll“lllll\l“Illlllllllllllllllllllllltllllllllllllmllllll“ll“lill“\lllllllllllllllllll!lllllllllllllllllllll“llll“l\lllll“llll“lllllllllllllllllllll“llllllllllllll“lllllllll43 Thomhill’s tigers downed King City’s foot- ball team October 3, with a score of 10-6. Tiger Brad Kirkpatrick obtained the winning touch- down on a three yard run. Credit for the con- vert went to Julian Snedker. The Tigers are meeting Markham Secondary tomorrow (Friday) at Markham. This game promises to be a real thriller, so we’re expecting to see all our fans out on the field. ' Tuesday of last week was a grey day for our junior volleybelles and our girls’ field hockey team, all of whom lost to Langstaff Secondary, at Langstaff. Skies were still overcast on Thursday as the field hockey team was defeated 2-0 by Bay- view Secondary and the junior and senior volley- ball teams lost to Woodbridge, two games to one. Our junior and senior soccer teams were defeated by Huron Heights on Wednesday, with scores of 4-1 and 4-0 respectively. They are anticipating better luck in upcoming games against Richmond Hill and Thornlea. _ Come out today (Thursday) to the far field to see our girls’ field hockey team in action! Field hockey is a great spectator sport and there are always thrilling moments to be enjoyecl. Yesterday (Wednesday) was our final ses- sion of activity days. Everyone involved will agree that this program has been enjoyable and worthwhile. 7 Also: today (Thursday) our junioi‘ and sen- ior volleybelles are competing against Richmond Hill High School in Richmond Hill. Rehearsals under Thornhill’s Drama Direc- tor Isaac Pfaff, have started. The club’s major production for the year, “The Matchmaker” will be presented after >Chr_istma§. “Cheaper by the Dozen” was the subject of assembly that took place this morning (Thurs- day) at 9 am. Robert Dawe, a representative from Kontour Pens spoke to us about selling these pens as a successful fund raising project. Door to door sales in Thornhill will begin to- morrow (Friday). During the assembly we were entertained by the band playing a number called "Whodunit" with narration by Oliver Dawson. Camera Day was scheduled for October 24. The best pictures taken will be placed in the “Tricolour”, our school yearbook. Junior and senior commencement is coming up October 26. Yearbook sales have improved greatly over last year. The fall course of driver education is under- way again. October 19 is the date of Thornhill’s annual “Sadie Hawkins Dance”. This dance is open only to Thornhill students and their guests. Guests must be signed in at the office by October 18 (Thursday). By MARGARET GOVAN Eight days, October 14-21, have been set aside by the Thomhill United Church for celebrations. The reason: the 170th anniversary of the found- ing of a Methodist Episcopal Church, one of the predecessors of the United Church here. rIt began at Benjamin Hosbel's Farm at the northeast corner of Bayview and Highway 7, This was under the auspices of the Methodist Episcopal Church of New York, United States of America, who had sent the Rev. Nathan Bangs and Presiding Elder Jewel to form a church 'wherever the ground proved favorable. The Richmond Hill Church was started about the same time: 1803. Notice Of Application By The Corporation of the Town of Markham TO DISPENSE WITH A VOTE OF THE ELECTORS TAKE NOTICE THAT: 1. The Council of the Corporation of the Town of Markham intends to apply to The Ontario Municipal Board for approval of the construction of a works and maintenance garage on the north side of Miller Avenue being Part of Lot 7, Concession 4, in the Town of Markham, more particularly shown as Parts 1 and 2 on Plan R-4411 at an estim- ated cost of $375,000.00, which amount shall be raised by the sale of debentures payable out of the general rate over a period not exceeding twenty (20) years. ‘ 2. Application will be made to The Ontario Municipal Board for an order to dispense with the assent of the electors to the under- taking of the said works. Any ratepayer may, within twenty-one days after the first publication of this notice, send by post pre- paid to the clerk of the Town of Markham at the address given below, a notice in writing stating his objection to such approval and the grounds of such objection. 3. The Ontario Municipal Board may order pursuant to the statute that the assent of the electors shall not be required and may approve of the said works, but before doing so it may appoint a time and place for a public hearing when any objections will be considered. DATED at the Town of Markham this 11th day of October,_197§. __ _ N. J. Pickard Clerk-Administrator Town of Markham 8911 Don Mills Road Markham, Ontario. weekâ€"evening to a few people, for there were not over a dozen houses in the place; and I slept on the floor under a blanket . . . I was induced to make a trial of this village; the settlers of which were as thoughtless and wicked as the Canaanites of old!" In 1805 Rev. Daniel Pickett was sent to serve the area, and in 1832 Rev. Robert Carson, one of the saddleback preachers, re- ports the size of his circuit “fifty miles in length and twen- ty miles in breadth." School News The name of the publica- tion is to be decided by the local students as the young publishers have sponsored a “name the paper" convtest complete with prizes for the best en'try. Bayview Glen students David Evans of grade 6, his brother John of grade 5, Craig McLure of grade 6 and Thor Carlsen of grade 5 are publishing a school newspaper. The first edition is expected -to be available this week some time. Last Friday Bayview Glen Teacher Miss Dyson took her grade 2 students ‘to a visit to the Black Creek Pioneer Village. Mrs. J. Forre‘ster's grades 1 and 2 classes at Bayview Glen, journeyed to the Ken- sing‘ton Market in Toronto and “they took in the com- munity school in the same area. At Henderson Avenue Public School, a couple of championship teams have emerged from league play in the girls’ borden ball (simi- lar 'to basketball) and the grade three mixed soccer loop. The team 4 girls, cap- tained by Lynn Kelly, 'took the borden ball title. Other members of (the team are Marie Bussieres, Senka Viri- cevich, Lauren Markovich, Janis-e Dickson, Mary She- phard and 'Nancy Robertson. In'the five team somer- 1e.ague,'the Tigers are the champs. They are Michael Casey, Yvette Ledwi-th, Mike Hutchinson, Karen Boss, Da- vid James, Brian Ford and Geoffrey Bascom. Next Monday is the Hen- derson Avenue School’s “Mee’t The Teacher Night" and the school will be open at 8 pm for parents to come in and see. hear and learn of the present day teaching facilities and methods. Up at E. J. Sand ‘Public School. we learn that their afternoon clubs have com- menced. These feature FREE $15 MITI'ENSm, Earl Herron Sales 8: Service South Thornhill And Bayview Glen News Thornhill 43 Hwy. N0. 7 East CORRESPONDENT: DAVE BARBOUR â€" PHONE 889-5205 - 366-1720 augmented by some Presbyter- ians, became Thomhill United Church of Canada. In 1958, a new church building was erect- ed on Dudley Avenue. In 1921 David James (1843- 1924) wrote a historical sketch. Part of a copy is in the Ar- chives. Two incidents are par- ticularly interesting. Rev. John Bredin DD, a former pastor in Thornhill) spoke of his life as a pioneer preacher; "I travelled throughout seven townships, taking three weeks to complete the trip, preaching twice each week-day and three times each Sunday. I travelled 4,500 miles in a year, and often dined on potatoes and salt: with tea, cooked pumpkins and milk. Many souls were converted and it was one of the hardest and happiest times of my life." Mr. James speaks of attend- ing a quarterly service in the old north church. A large num- ber of Indians partook of the sacrament. The service com- 889-0505 woodworking, athletics, coo- king, chess and a host of other subjects The students are instrucâ€" ted by volunteer parents and s-tuden‘ts from Woodland Se- neior School which is located on the same site. These clas- ses are open to students from grades 4. 5 and 6. and spe- cial education classes Two ping-pong 1ab1es, purchased by the E. J. S~anxd Home and School group are nearly ready for use. It is expected to see heavy use during the bad weather thi§ winter. 41' Principal Donald Yong re- ported that the school has an enrolment of 502 students as of September 30. Today (Thursday) is “Meet The Teacher Night" at E. J. Sand. Parents are urged to come and learn of the school‘s programs first hand. Starting 'time is 3 pm. New teaching staff mem- bers of Sand are Miss Shir- ley Wellington, intermediate special education; Mrs. M-a- ry Jane Robs-on, grade 3; Mrs. Susan Gossman, grades 3 and 4; Peter Jami'eson, grade 4; and Sylvia Brock, grades 5 and 6. This season the school has one less special education class and one more regular class than last year. All the grade 2 classes em- joyed at hip to the Markham Fall Fair two weeks ago. H Norm Bowen is new to the custodial staff, working with Fed Watts. The Sand girls’ field 'hoc- key league is now underway, with play commencing last week. Plenty of inuteresting news from Woodland Senior Sch-001 sees a visit to the school by Band Leader Ho- ward Cable. who will work with 'the school's Music Di- rector Hugh Martin. Nine grade 8 classes will make 'trips to ‘old Fort York beginning this Fri-day. The three classes on the first trip are 'taught by Bob New- 1ey, Harry Jarman and Mrs. Snowball Corner Enterprise Aurora Sideroad & Dufferin RR. 3, King 727-6940 menced at 9 and was not con- cluded until 1. Those who came a distance of 10 or 15 miles had to leave home early, and to make provisions for physical needs. lunch was often brought. There were “Quarterly Meeting Cakes", quite rich, containing both butter and cream, there being nothing to drink when eating them. Tickets were taken at the door from the members, their attire noted, and sometimes comments were made: nothwith- standing the strictness of the discipline the church was filled with worshippers. The plainness of dress by the women was a heritage from the early days of Wesley, for then the characters of flashin dressed women were not above suspicion. Next Monday the classes of Mrs. Fay Espiznosa, J-a'ck Shepa and A1 Peva-chman go on this Ion-ting, Going Tues- day are the students of Mrs. Step‘hannie Deal-ling, Pat Tracy and Alex Guiney. All the 'trips have been organi- zevd by Al Peachman». Alma France Tomorrow a UNICEF as~ sembly will be held at Woodland with Mrs. Mary Darnell of UNICEF addres- sing ‘the students. 'Next Monday will see a project entitled “ECONOX” get underway and continue for two weeks. Thirty grade 8 students, selected at ran- dom. will study ecology un- der the supervision of Jack Shepa. The project ends 0c- tober 26. The portable class- room closest to the school has been converted into a la‘bravtlory for the special study. Neighborhood Notes Birthday greetings lthis week are in order for Terri Godfrey, 60 B-abcombe Ave- nue. 15, this Friday; Janice Barrington, 100 Clark Aveâ€" nue. 12, Saturday; Brad 01i- verr of 201 Henderson Ave- nue and Susie McArthur, 45 Clark Avenue. each cele- brated birthdays Monday. Brad will be 13 and Susie marks her eighth. Paul Sil- bernagel, 104 Morgan Ave- nue, will be 19 next Tues- day. Tonight the Doncaster Community Ladies" Club will meet at the home of Mrs. Trudy Roberts. 114 Morgan Avenue, at 8 pm. All local ladies welcome. Church News Find a buyer throughta classified ad in “The Liberal" on sale every Thursday. It's easy to place your ad. Just call 884-1105 or 884-1983 FOR FAST RESULTS. Thomhill United Church’s 170th anniversary celebra- tions begin. The festivities will continue through to Oc- tober 21. SOME PUT THEIR TRUST IN CHARIOTS â€" by Anâ€" thoney Grey. A fast moving story of hostage-taking and hi-jacking that moves from the Channel port of Jersey to romantic Avignon. The suspense is deftly sustained and the climax, involving -a new secret weapon, is most ingenious. (Fiction at Mar- kham.) THE BORMANN BRO- THERHOOD â€" by William Stevenson. The majority of Nazi torturers and murde- rens 'have never been cap- tured and brought rto justice. Most have found sanctuary and are now working ener- New Service Centre Hwy 400 Near King TOWN OF ‘MARKHAM PUBLIC LIBRARIES Construction of a service centre and restaurant com- plex designed to be a pres- tige outlet for BP in Ontario is now underway on the east side of Highway 400 approx- imately 12 miles north of the junction of Highways 400 and 401, It will cover approxim- ately 15 acres and will re- place the existing service centreâ€"restaurant at the King Sideroad and 401, one of the first to ‘be constructed in the province. Total cost of the new cen- tre will be in excess of $1 million. Official opening is slated for June 1. 1974. Con- tract for construction has been awarded to Clarkson Construction Co. of Oakville. Consulting Engineers are from M. M. Dillon Ltd. of Toronto and the architect is Paul A. Kershaw, MRIAC. Work has been divided into two phases. Phase one devel- oped the basic site, including road access, parking, land- scaping, gasoline storage, pumping and distribution facilities, sewage disposal and water supply. Phase two, begun in mid-August. in- volves actual construction of the service station and four restaurantsâ€"156 seat restau- rant, 140 seat cafeteria. take- out counter and patio eating area operated by Chatelaine 'Restaurants. The fullâ€"service station will have four bays and five pump islands under a large canopy. Architecture will be modern Canadizana wood-style. There will be parking for 180 cars, buses and tractor- trailers and a camper trailer servicing facility for water and holding tank dumping, an extra service for the trav- elling public. AURORA: Theatre Aurora and the Aurora and District Historical Society have be- come the first recipients of the Aurora Arts and Cult- ural Fund. The former is to get $500, the latter $200 from the $1,000 a year fund set up by A. Merkur & Sons Lim- ited Hostages, [Ii-jacking, Nazis, Pollution And Drugs WE MAKE IT EASY AT WE MAKE IT 50 EAEV to stretch tire life and enjoy a smooth~ride with a STORES THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thurday, Oct. 11, 1973 21 getically to revive the con- cepts of Nazism in accor- dance with a plan master- minded by Martin Bormann long before the end of World War II. This book is a factual expose of the past accomplishments and swee- ping plans for the future of this ruthless brotherhood- (Non-fiction art Markham. PAUL HENDERSON SAYS A word to the wise OPEN THURS. & FRI. EVENINGS UNTIL 9 RM RICHMOND HEIGHTS CENTRE 250 Yonge Street North RICHMOND HILL 0 884-4401 When it comes to hot water, using it wiselyâ€"not wastefullyâ€" makes good sense. ONLY I ONLY AT Firestone T-homhill and Unionville.) TEA ON SUNDAY â€"â€" by Lebtice Cooper. A classic murder story embellished by the author‘s exceptional skill in depicting plausible characters. The clever plot and the realistic account of the police investigation com- bine to make an excellent detective novel. (Fiction at Markham.) BUCKY â€" A GUIDED TOUR 01“ BUCKMI‘NSTER FULLER â€"- by Hugh Kenâ€" ner. The author. a graduate of the University of Toronto, clarifies Fuller's most basic and important themes â€" mobility, pollution. indust- rialization. the recycling of waste. finite resources and planetary brotherhood. He your hydro See all the excnlemenl ol lhax iamasnc Canada-Russ-a hockey set-es Hundveds of excmng Iull coiouv puclwes and aulhunlauve text that lakes you behmd the scenes onMs go [0 Hockey Canada to heIp youngstevs playing hockey So u s a greal book a great barga-n and a great cause' See Fueslone scan IO avo-d d-sappoummenl “27 Days in September” also offers a detailed port- rayal of Fuller’s complex. contradictory and very char- ming personality. (Non~fic- tion at Markham and 'Ilhorn- hill.) KENTUCKY HAM â€" by William Burroughs Jr. A novel about the drug scene â€"- the pushers. the addicts. and the earnest. ineffective, uncomprehen-dinvg s o c i 5 l workers â€" by the son of the man who wrote NAKED LUNCH. During the course of this intenseLy personal book. (the auohor. who was introduced to drugs at the age of 14 by his own father. comes up with the sure and only cure for all junkies: “Put in a New Brain." (Fic- tion at Thornhill.) USE OUR firestonc CREDIT PLAN. AMERICAN EXPRESS or CHARGEX CS3 - 7482A