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as the Queen of Hearts (Yvonne Sale), the Mad Hat- ter (Martha Dynes), the March Hare tKelly Warner) and the White Rabbit ‘Mar- nie Smit‘hi who is always in a huny. Laura Dynes. as Alice, will take the audience on a wacky tour of the Land of Wonder where she is con- fronted with such characters is the enthusiasm bein g shown by the girls' choir of R i eh m o n (1 Hill United Church in its preparation for its production of “Alice In Wonderland" to be presented April 5 and 6. a rather straggly looking robin carefully g ro om in g himself in a pinetree outside their window We hope he found safe refuge from the sleet storm Friday and will be joined by uncles and aunts and brothers and cou- sins in the very near future. Congratulations and best wishes to Mrs. Bea Cook who celebrated her 80th birthday March 9. Bea has been and still is a very active and hard _working member for most of‘ the 16 years of the club‘s existence. A sure sign of spring for led with many songs, someI residents of Richmond Hill popular. and others not so is the enthusiasm being well known. Last Thursday was a beau- tiful sunny day. Remember? And as if to confirm the promise of spring. Mrs. Ruby Playford and son Brian. 14, cf Brookside Drive spotted The quilters and the WMS ladies are busy making quilts for this very interesting home. A delicious lunch was served by Mrs. James Butler. Mrs. Styan spoke for her visit to Fernie House. which is a home for boys. The March meeting of the WMS of Richmond Hill Presbyterian was held at the home of Mrs. Margaret Styan. Mrs .Styan gave a warm welcome to the mem- bers and friends followed by prayer. The scripture was read by Mrs. Archie Came- ron. A delightful solo, “If I Come To Jesus" was sung by Mrs. Hilda Thibert. Mrs. Jack Parker introduced the guest speaker. Mrs. Ruth Cartwright, Downsview, who spoke of her trip to the Holy Land in January. Mrs. Cart- wright also showed many in- teresting slides. 'I‘he - monthly 9 v e n i n g ouchre for Richmond Hill Senior Citizens will be held at the club room. 71 Centre Street East March 14 -at 7:30 pm. Tickets are available for $1 at the club room. All are welcome. Don't forget the rummage and white elebhant sale on March 30 at 10:30 am at the club room, 71 Centre Street East. Donations of good clean used clothing and white elephant articles will be appreciated and received at the club room during the afternoon and evening of March 28 and 29_ Rev. Bernard Barrett then installed the newly-elected executive members: Honorary President Pauline B a r r e t t, President Lillian Dipon, lst Vice-President Cherie Mc- Guire, 2nd Vice-President Joan Flett. Secretary Helen Monk. Treasurer Elaine Ain- le'y. Past President Anna Little and Membership Con- venor Betty Tyndall: Senior Citizens Mrs. Dyson addressed the gathering briefly, t'hen in- vited all to enjoy the dessert and coffee hour which con- cluded the evening. The annual meeting of St. Mary's ACW was held re- cently in the chapel with many members attending. Gail Johnston conducted the devotional period and group convenors presented their reports, followed by remarks from outgoing President An- n'a Little. New mémbers and visitors are welcome. Memberships are still on sale. The National Film Board movie, “Timepiece” will be shown. This film demons- trates and explains how to determine the age of an item or a building, very helpful to the history buff. The next meeting of the[ Two children were Baptis- Richmond Hill Historical So“ ed Sunday morning at the ciety will take place at 8 pm regular service in Richmond Monday in Richmond Hill dlll Presbyterian. They are Library on Wright Street. Dana Beverley. daughter of Enter by the back door. Mr. and Mrs. Richard White, The National Film Board Jondan Crescent, Thornhill, movie, “Timepiece” will be and Kathryn Ann, daughter Shown. This film demons- Of Mr. and Mrs. David Stew- trates and explains how to art, South Road, Oak Ridges. The production is sprink- A pair of ambitious robins have decided to get a head start this year and on the cold (20 degree) but sunny morning of March 12 were seen by Mrs. Wil- liam Brent. McConvey Drive, hard at work build- ing a nest in her back garden. Their vivid color- ing was a most welcome sight after the past winter. Alice In Wonderland I on April 6 Will présent both a matinee and evening per- formance. As was the case for last year's production of Snow White. this story of “Alice” is being prepared under the watchful eye of choir Direc- tor Jean Thompson and her friend and husband, Bob. Tickets are already avail- able from any of the cast. or the church office, at $1 for adults, 75c for students and 50c for children under 12 Acast of 30 voices will face the opening night au- dience on April 5, and then He also spoke at length on his experiences with troubled and disturbed teenagers, his attempts at getting through to them, and the various in- stitutions and homes that help the young people to readjust. He told of how young people need a great deal of love and understand- ing, inspite of the fact that they may feel self-sufficient. A lengthy question and ans- wer period concluded this very informative presenta- tion. The meeting closed with a delicious lunch served by Mrs. Barbara Barth and Mrs. Evelyn Miller. The meeting opened with a short business session con- ducted by Mrs. Evensen, followed by devotions led by Mrs. Floris Dauphinee. The guest speaker, Mr. Dave Por- ter. was then introduced by Mrs. Dauphinee. Mr. Porter is an attendance counsellor with York County Board of Education and gave a very interesting talk on “Help- mate", an organization which assists people in the area who are in need of clothing. accommodation. and food for various reasons. in the evening. The Youth will join together in a choir program, singing in an eve- ning public service, as well as singing in both services on Sunday. Pastor David Dyer reports that having attended a simi- lar Crus-adxe to this in New- market. he is excited about these young people coming for a real weekend of bless- ing here in Richmond Hill. The LCW of St. Paul‘s Lutheran, Bayview Avenue, held their monthly meeting recently with President Mrs. Jean Evensen in the chair. Saturday will be taken up with fellowship, ' worship, _sharing wi-t‘hra public service The youth extend a special invitation to people to join with them in these servicesâ€" 8 pm Friday evening, 7:30 Saturday evening, and 11 am and 7 pm on Sunday. The local young people from the church will join with them in. singing, shar- ing, and participating in a weekend of blessing. The special guest speaker for the weekend will be Rev. Carl Bull, pastor from the Barrie Free Methodist. dynamic youth worker and speaker. Friday night the young pecple will join with other young people from the To- ronto area in a great youth rally. This weekend 25 to 30 young people from across Ontario will be *at Richmond Hill Free Methodist, 212 Hillsv‘iew Avenue, for a weekend Crusade. Mr. and Mrs. Norm Cook of Hunt Avenue entertained Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Hill of Kitchener and Mr. and Mrs. Donald Holman of North Bay over the week- end. Mrs. Cook is convales- cing at home following major surgery in York Central Hos- pital. This is a free service, but news items should be into the office by Monday for inclusion in the cur- rent issue. Address your news to Social Editor Mar- garet Lade, “The Liberal”. 63 Yonge Street South, or telephone 884-1105. Your social and club ac- tivities make interesting reading for “It's Happen- ing In The Hill". Your friends and neighbors like to be kept up to date on vacation news, guests from out-of-town, academic achievements and special projects and social events. The chapter is looking for- ward to a wine and cheese party to welcome new mem- bers and a "Backward Party" with their husbands on March 30. Thanks to the social com- mittee who were responsible for the punch served throughout the evening and the lunch of pizzas. trifle and coffee. A model meeting was held and several prospective new members were introduced. Judy Smith, of Xi Beta Rho Chapter. joined the group for the evening to renew old acquaintances and meet the newer members. Phil Lawrence of the orga- nizational and development unit of the York County Board of Education and Mary-Ann Brazier, guidance counsellor at a public school in North York were the honored guests of Delta Lambda Chapter of Beta Sig- ma Phi at a recent meeting held at the home of Mrs. Mary Lyons, 423 Fernleigh Circle: Mr. Lawrence led a lively discussion on reality therapy as developed by Wil- liam Glasser and briefly out- lined several steps to help the members put the theories into practice. A lot of new territory was uncovered and we hope Mr. Lawrence will return to take up this very interesting subject. Recent visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Eric Zinck on Beaverton Road were Mrs. Helen Plaxton and Louise Page from Angus. Last week Mrs. Zinck visited Mr. and Mrs. K. Plax- ton. Mrs. Irene Phillips and Mrs. K. Brooks in Angus. The Zincks have also done some visiting. In January they attended the 25th wed- ding anniversary celebrations of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Horo- dyski in Rexdale. The Horo- dyski’s were married on January 20, 1949 in Harrow- on-the-Hill in England. There were 64 guests, and Mrs. Zinck was MC for the whole party which some enjoyed until 3:30 am, Mrs. Cook and her hus- The Richmond Hill and band, Bert, have lived in Thornhill Area Family Serv- Richmond Hill for 60 years‘ices board of directors held and both are highly re-,a special meeting March 10 spected citizens of the town. ‘ in the agency's office at 25A Bert has been under the Yonge Street North to plan weather for some time now. i the 5th annual meeting to be but his friends are hopinglheld March 28 in the audi- that the coming of springltorium of ARC Industries, will put the old hi-p back 101 Edward Avenue. in Bert. , The speaker will be Pro- Mrs. Cook received guests wearing a pretty pink gown and corsage to match. She and her guests enjoyed the evening renewing old ac- quaintances and reminiscing about. old times. To top it off. a delicious lunc‘h, beautiful birthday cake. ‘tea and coffee were served by the hostesses. Mrs. Cook's daughters, Mrs. Bob Edmunds (Bernice) and Mrs. Charles Phillips ‘Aeileem, and daughter-in- la-w Mrs. Earl Cook (Nila) were the hostesses, and Mrs. Cook‘s twb sisters, Misses Irene and Mary Valliere. were there. On March 9 Mrs. Bea Cook was guest of honor at an open house party given by her family to celebrate her 00th birthday. What started out to be a surprise party turned out to be like old home week as relatives and friends, many of whom had not met for some time, gath- ered to offer their congratu- lations and good wishes. Nearly 100 people were pres- en-t although icy conditions of the roads prevented many more from coming who otherwise would certainly have been there. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Rice 01‘ iiuggles Avenue returned last week from a two week vacation at Freeport in the Bahamas in time to join Mr. Rice‘s parents, Albert and Elizabeth, in preparing for the very successful celebra- tion of the 25th birthday of Rice’s Flowers in Richmond Heights Centre Saturday. Hundreds of visitors enjoyed the complimentary gifts of roses, perfume, cologne, cof- fee and cake. Lfiomuiifiié ONLY AT at $EEP‘BISCOUNT'PRICES! sws mum YOU m GREY . . . . . . 2.75. .1 .65 At the open pairs ltourna- ment Friday Ruth and Gerry Browning placed first, Eileen Phippen and John Hall second, Jim Ferguson and Fred Taylor third and Edna and Bob Dunn fourth. For information and part- ners call Marie Cole, 773- 4280. The speaker will be Pro- fessor Ben Schlesinger, fac- ulty of social work, Uni- versity of Toronto. His sub- ject will be “Is The Family Here To Stay?” The meet- ing is open to all. On March 6 north-south winners were Cathy Millree and Pat Rawlinson, eastâ€"west John Lewis and Fred Mills. Duplicate bridge club win- ners March 4 were north- south Ann and Bob Manning first, Ruth and Gerry Brown- ing. second, east-west, Pat Rawlinson and Bob Dunn first, Harry Gerber and Ross Jenkinson second. DUPLICATE BRIDGE Nominations chairman Bill Dodds reported that a com- plete set of officers for the new year 'has been compiled. Refreshment convenors for the meeting are Mrs. Bar- bara Mann and Mrs. Jane Scrimger. “The Paper Chase” now playing at the Richmond Hill Odeon Theatre is of special interest to the people of thls town since two young residents appear in it as extras. They appear in scenes shot at Kleinburg as students m a classroom and are Adriafi Truss and David Smith. Sympathy is extended to the family 01 ‘Mrs. David Lamb who passed away s'ud- denly March 5 at the home of her daughter in Cam- bridge-Galt, at the age of 88. Mrs. Lamb was a resi- dent of Richmond Hill for several years while her hus- band was employed by “The Liberal“. She was active in the women‘s groups of the Presbyterian Church. The many friends she made dur- ing her years here will join in this expression of sym- pat'hy. TUES. MAR. 19th â€" Maple Leaf Gardens Newspaper Classified offers advertisers a combination of unbeatable advantages. Phone today â€"884-1105-6. Fast results! Congratulations to the 5th Richmond Hill Venturers for winning the Klondike Race three years in a row. This latest success allows the boys to keep the trophy. This year‘sparticipantswere Blair Wood. Ron Sanderson, Tucker Carrington, Jim Leo- nard, Walter Wustefeld. A visitor to “The Liberal" oftlces last week was Nor- man Lewis, former resident 01 Richmond Hill and wei- iare omcer in this town and in York County. He reports that both he and his wife are still enjoying life in chatham where the is the manager of the United Church Senior Citizens Home. Permanent Hair Removal EDITH M. McCOLL Reg'd. Electrologist Member of E.A.O. & A.E.A. 884-8771 ELECTROLYSIS TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE FOR THE .2.75. .1.65 BLUE . . . . . . 4.95. .2.75 :3.85. .2.20 RED . . . . . . . 6.05. .3.30 STORES IN TORONTO, HAMILTON and SURROUNDING AREAS. SEATS Convenors for Pub Night were Lois Jempson and Mav- is Herbert and committee members were Renee Bam- ford, Anne Featherstonhaugh. Jean Coryell, Marg Macdon- ald, Mildred Service and Do- rothy Turner. The inâ€"coming President Joan and Past President Peg- gy Temple were also mem- bers of the committee. The 50/50 draw was convened by Kay Burgess and Joy Pick- thall and handled by Ruth Coxford the evening of Pub Night. ? .‘CCk Avenue, was winner of | the $500 jackpot at the f weekly bingo at St. Mary {Immaculate Roman Catholic IParish Hall on February 26; The traditional Pub Night fish and chips were served by committee ,members, and the barmaids were mainly members of the junior auxi- liary, Many auxiliary mem- bers were volunteers in the cloakrooms, kitchen and sel- ling bar tickets. The 50/50 draw was made by Kay Turner with assis- tance of YCHA President Joan Paton. Winners were Alan Paton, 190 Driscoll Road, A. P. Pope of Don Mills and Mrs. S. F. Baker of King City, Approximately 325 people danced and sang with Kay Turner of the “Pig And Whistle” and Terry Whalen of the “You Know Who”. The YCHA held another very successful Pub Night at Richmond Hill Lions Hall February 22. This has become an 'annual event with the au- xiliary, and tickets were sold out within a month of going on sale in December. Pub Night ’74 The time for each perfor- mance will be 8:15 pm. Tic- kets are $1.50 for adults, 75c for students. available from church members. Included in the program will the “The Seven Last Words 01’ Christ” by Dubols and excerpts from “Sabat Mater" by Dvorak and “Sa- bat Mater" by Rossini. The Richmond Hill Ecume- nical Choir is to present a Lenten Program at f our churches in the area before Easter. ~ On March 29 it will be at Our Lady Queen of the World Roman Catholic Church. Richmond Hill. On March 31 the chair will hr.- at Aurora United, on April 5 at Thornhill United. and on Good Friday April 12, at Richmond Hill United. Do something different â€" make up ‘a party for an en- joyable evening. This will be your last chance for another year. For tickets call Beth Harwnod, 884-1435 or Betty Pigden 833-5541. For those who missed -the Bradlord concert last Satur- day. the York Regional Sym- phony is presenting a second wine and cheese concert on March 30 at the banquet hall at King City Communi- ty Centre â€"- a fun evening. relax-ed, light pleasant mu- sic, prizes galore, cheese and crackers all for $2.50. Wine will be sold. Y.C.A.M.R. "500" '74 ANOTHER $500 '74 WINNER Margaret Tonner, 60 Lave- TOKEN N0. 104 MS. HAZEL MacKAY TORONTTO REGULAR YOU PAY ‘} By this time, Tony's father and mother, Mr. and Mrs Luigi Bucci, and 'his sister, Tem-ma had joined him The object then turned red, headed north, stopped and then went straight up. LIKE POLICE CAR It 'was bigger than a star, Ton'y says, and bigger than the recent comet. Kohoutek. 'I‘hen Tony noticed what at first appeared to be a bomb, with lights flashing from it about 200 times a minute. “All kinds of colors," Tony said. “So many that it was hard to tell what they were: red, green, goldish â€" for sure, white." “It was about 11:20 pm." Tony recalls. "I had gone rto the kitchen to get something to eat when I saw a light at the neighbor's. I thought maybe the dog was at ¢heir place." According to Tony Bucci, 14, of Jefferson Sideroad, one of those flashing, disc- shaped objects, which have come to be known as flying saucers. hovered over the area briefly the night of February 20, before taking off practica‘lby straight up in the air and out of sight. Last month, if the observa‘ tions of a Richmond Hill re- sident are correC-t, that visi- tor may have already made a dry run. fl . Richmond Hill C u 1‘ t3 i n Club's upcoming production of Visit to a Small Planet may be more timely than it knows. TEXTILE WAREHOUSE 28 Industrial Road STRETCH AND SEW When 1st Richmond Hill Guides had their Mother and Daughter Banquet February 25, the company’s first two Canada Cords (the highest award in Guiding) were presented along with 35 other badges. The evening started with a pot luck supper, then the Guides took their mothers on a round-the-world tour of Guiding in other countries. OUTFIT YOUR FAMILY WITH A NEW BATHING SUIT CLASSES ARE BEING FORMED NOW. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CALL OR DROP IN AT LEARN TO SEW FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY THE FAST AND EASY WAY - JOIN OUR Canada Cords Presented At Guide Banquet WORK WITH THE NEW KNITS SEW YOUR OWN LINGERIE Flying Saucers 884-6191 CLASSES 884-52" METRO WIDE DELIVERY safeway plaza, 330 yonge st. north, richmond hill. weddings 0 f1 cOrsages O p centrepieces dried arrangements fruit baskets Tony thinks the flashing object was several miles away when he saw it and would like anyone else who witnessed it to give him, or a member of his family a call at 884-7882. The Curtain Club will go one better. It guarantees to have one of those outer space visitors on "hand. starting April 5. around the window to water; the flashing object to the east. “There's no way it was a plane," said Tony. “The light was like that of a police car." JOB HUNTING? The best place to start looking is where the best jobs are offered . . . Liberal Classified! 10,088 Yon ge St. Richmond Hill 884-5587 THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thursday, March 14, 1974 POODLE CLIPPING PET GROOMING ACCESSORIES THE POODLE SCENE Richmond Hill o funerals 0 plants We specialize in mouth-watering, home-made saus- age rolls, bread, rolls, pies, tarts, squares, cookies and seasonal baking, such as hot cross buns.‘ We also have that delicious apple butter made by the Mennonites. Come see our display at the Thornhill Farmer's Market, 7509 Yonge St. at Elgin, Thornhill. We're open every Friday 5 to 9 pm and Saturdays from 7 am, telephone 889-0035. Special orders also taken at the Wideman Farm- house Baking, 887-5282. Spring Tea or Bridal Shower? HAVING A PARTY, Pictured above, mothers adjust the Can- ada Cords earned by their daughters. Left to right are Kim Kramer and Mrs. Barbara Kremer, Guide Captain Barbara Pfenning and Birgit Pfenning. The company, with a full complement of 32 girls, meets each Monday evening in MacKillop Public School. A 1974 Tax Credit in the amount of $100.00 is now provided by The Town of Richmond Hill to elderly homeowners who: â€"-are sixty-five years of age or older. â€"have been assessed as the owner of res- idential real property for a period of not less than the proceeding three years, â€"are receiving a monthly guaranteed in- come supplement under Part 11 of the Old Age Security Act (Canada), â€"have completed an application at the Treasurer's Office, no later than March 3lst, 1974. For further information and to arrange for an application form please contact Mr. R. Panizza, Tax Section, 884-8101, Extension 49, or visit the Treasurer’s Office at 56 Yonge Street North. THE TOWN OF RICHMOND HILL Municipal Tax Assistance To Elderly Homeowners Announces the opening of a practice in family medicine at 363 Markham Road, Richmond Hill. ‘ MUSIC FOR EVERYONE J.M. DAWSON, M.D. ESTELLE MARKHAM ARCT RMT TELEPHONE 884-3787 PIANO AND/0R THEORY CLASS AND PRIVATE LESSONS FOR ALL AGES 884-1008 BY APPOINTMENT WM. A. RICE, Treasurer (Photo by Susan Samila)