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The Liberal, 8 May 1974, p. 17

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On Sunday them will be a two-session Swiss team tournament at Aurora Le- gion. Industry Street North, with games at 12 noon and 6 pm. On Monday there will be a novice side game for new and inexperienced dup- licate players, and on May 17 and 24 it will be open pairs at the club. For infor- mation call Marie Cole, 773- 4280. On Wednesday winners Were Sandy Jenkinson and Edna Dunn first and Grace Saunders and Phyllis Mount- joy second. On Friday north- south winners were Marg Mc'l‘avish and Kathy Millree first. Al Lehman and Flor- ence Laundry second, and east-west Stewart and Marie Cole first and Larry Betts and Mike Dawson second. Barbara has returned to Vancouver where she is an airline stewardess and is working toward her master’s degree in business science at the University of British Columbia. DUPLICATE BRIDGE , Du‘plicate bridge club win- ers April 29 were Gordon uncan and Al Lehman. north-south first and George Newton and Omar Khamissa second. East-west winners were Ruth and Gerry Brown- ing first and John and Paul ‘Harris second. Mrs. Margaret Southwell of Church Street South and her daughter, Barbara of Vancouver 1' e t u r n e d last week from a two week vaca- tion in the West Indies where they spent a week on the Island of Antigua and on the French Island of Guade- loupe at the Club Carabelle’s1 Club Medeteranee. It was a wonderful spot for a holiday, Mrs. Southwell reports. for swimming, sail- ing, tennis, scuba diving. yoga or just relaxing, They took it! all in, including vol- ley ball and a French langu- age lab. The French cuisine was marvellous and so varied that a gluttonous guest could Spend the whole holiday just eating, sampling an enor- mous variety of dishes in the French style. Linda Hare, l7, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Percy Hare of Kerswell Drive, was one of a small group of honor students to take part in a re- cital in the Royal Conserva- tory of Music concert hall in Toronto April 19. A grade 10 piano pupil of James Law- less of Forest Hill, Linda auditioned along with con- servatory students from all over Metro in February. A grade 11 student at Bayview Secondary School in Rich- mond Hill, she is looking‘ forward to going to Bavaria1 in the fall, one of about 20 from the school taking part in an exchange program with schools in Germany. Jim’s Country Dancers will. be among those providing' entertainment at Richmond' Hill's 125th Annual Fair this weekend. The children, age six to 13, are making their second appearance at the fair and will be on stage on Saturday from 2:15 to 3 pm and 5 to 6 pm and on Sun- day from 1:30 to 2:30 pm. If you have any unused eyeglasses around the house. don’t throw them out. Take them to Braddock Optical at Richmond Heights Centre. The Richmond Hill Lions will send them to people who need them but cannot afford to buy them. It 3|! it! Allenbrae Branch YCHA 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”, 10101 Yonge Street, tele- phone 884-8177 or 881- 3401. . THURSDAY, MAY 16 - 8 PM. at Don Head Secondary School. Major Mackenzie Drive, Richmond Hill GUEST SPEAKER: 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-t0wn. a c a d e m i c achievements and special projects and social events. ANNUAL MEETING of RICHMOND HILL &'-DISTRICT SOCIAL PLANNING COUNCIL on . . . COMMERCIAL - INDUSTRIAL INFORMAL PORTRAITS PANEL DISCUSSION ON HOUSING atthe Steve Laurie, Ont. Welfare Council SUSAN SAMILA PHOTOGRAPHY 884-3060 For further information about the local Kinsmen and their work call Tom Hether- ington at 884-2535. Following the monthly meeting of Richmond Hill Senior Citizens‘ Club in Richmond Hill United Audi- torium Monday. one of those present inadvertently went home with the wrong coat â€" a dark blue all-weather coat with a zipper inside. Ted Hucks, 21 Elizabeth Street. Apartment 204. discovered the mistake when he went to look for his coat. He found one of the same color and style that fitted him nicely â€" but it had no zipper. Mr. Hucks has the lining at home, and he would appre-f ciate it very much if the‘ owner of the coat he now has' would contact him. His tele- phone number is 884-7346. This dreaded children’s respiratory disease, which is almost always fatal, is a major research project as scientists seek the cause and cure. Meanwhile the Kins- men and Kinettes of the dis- trict hope to raise $60,000 to finance the cystic fibrosis clinic at the Hospital For Sick Children in Toronto. The UCW of Richmond Hill United has set the date fox its Christmas Shopping Bazaar â€" 'November 14. Con- venors are Ruth Coxford and Mary Dowsett. Through the summer the women will be busy putting together stuf- fed toys, pot holders, pillow cases, guest towels, fancy luncheon cloths, and prepar- lng jars of jam, jellies, pick- les and preserves. President Tom Hethering- ton of Richmond Hill Kins- men Club last week an- nounced that the local club, along with other clubs of District 8, will be opening their drive for funds for research work being done on cystic fibrosis. Convenors for the various booths are: Sewing Julie Bowden; Knitting Ann Ellis; Aprons, pot holders, etc. Carol Waller; White Ele~ phants Elizabeth Pyburn and Country Kitchen Betty Cook. Local dance Teacher Can- dy Turner (Mrs. Robert Backus of Markham Road) was guest of honor at a shower at her studio on Yonge Street Sunday. Hos- tesses were two of her teach- ers, Candy Darling and Pat- ti Ranlere. Nearly 100 pupils and parents turned out, presenting Mrs. Backus with an Italian pram, a mesh playpen, and numerous indi- vidual gifts for the anticipa- ted addition to the Backus family. Pamela received many beautiful gifts and warm wishes from 18 friends and neighbors who attended. Her marriage to Danny Sliver will take place June 1 in Richmond Hill United Church. MiSS Pamela Kirby of Ruggles Avenue was honor- ed at a miscellaneous show- er given by Mrs. Jean Cafley and Mrs. Helen Buchanan at Mrs. Cafley's home on Law- rence Avenue. Allenbrae Branch YCHA will be meeting at 8 pm on Monday at the home of Mrs. Carmen Clephan, 429 Osiris Drive. Speaker for the eve- ning will be M155 Valerie Gibson of the York Central Hospital’s Mental Health Cli- nic. Yonge Street 'North. Everyone is welcome. b) In addition to the director and assistant, the company will be made up of eight to ten actors «half male, half female) who are going to be in the area for the summer, working or otherwise, are available evenings and some weekends for rehearsal and are NOT planning an exten- ded vacation during the proposed rehearsal period. June 24 to August 10. In auditioning, prepared material or a reading from material to be given out at the audition may be used. pm at the Jennifer Morton School of Dance and Theatre Arts, 10148 Yonge Street. Theatre arts Teacher David Phillips, a director, actor, stage designer, will be con- ducting the auditions. T h i s educational-experi- mental workshop will work tcward production of three or four one-act plays, giving the actors the opportunity of studying different and con- trasting roles and perform- ing at least three of them. A summer theatre work- shop will be operating in the Hill June 24 to August 10, and people interested will audition May 18 from 5 to 8 pm and May 19 from 3 to 6 These enthusiastic young people deserve the support of the whole community. Tickets are now available from any member of the band or by phoning 884-1497, 384-4177, 884-7420. Richmond Hill Youth Con- cert Band, 3 group of 35-40 enthusiastic local young mu- iscians. will be presenting their first concert May 23 at 8 pm in Richmond Hill High School. Although this 1_s the first formal concert by this band. under the direc- tion of Bob Thiel. they have contributed to the cultural scene in this community on many occasions over the two years they have been in ex- istence. They have paid their Theme of the program will be “Music For Listening" and .their selections will range from show tunes, through marches, dances, modern music, semi-classical and folk music. The evening will also fea- ture the MacKillop School Choir under the direction of Mary Fleming. Theme of this portion of the program will be “Nature And Music". own way (with a small town grant), supply their own in- struments and transportation and new plan to use the pro- ceeds of this concert to help defray the cost of uniforms. The lst Richmond Hill Guide Company will be tak- ing the bus to camp! At their meeting Monday the girls had a bake sale which was a big success and raised suf- ficient money to charter a bus to Piper’s Hill Guide Camp at the end of May. Special thanks go to Conve- nor Mrs. Ena Allen, her helpers Mrs. Shirley Cornish and Mrs. Rosemary Bennett and the Vincent Gallant fa- mily. Richmond Heights Centre MUSIC FOR EVERYONE ESTELLE MARKHAM ARCT RMT TELEPHONE 884-3787 PIANO AND/0R THEORY CLASS AND PRIVATE LESSONS FOR ALL AGES CAPTURE THE JOYS of MOTHER'S DAY . . . on film. We stock color and black & whit film for most every cam era. On the leaflets handed out at thé meeting Monday, the date of the annual bazaar was inadvertantly left off the calendar of coming events. It will be held Octo- ber 26 at the club room. Anyone wishing to help by sewing. crocheting or knit- ting may obtain materials at the club room any afternoon. .On May 23, the club is sponsoring a mystery trip in the region of Niagara. Tic- kets for the day-long trip are $6. There will be 3 din- ner stop, but those making the trip should carry along a idnch basket. Weekend events will in- clude nail driving and log sawing contests, games for children of all ages, a horse shoe pitching contest. and the annual “Clean out your attic, garage and cellar â€" we’ll accept anything rea- sonable” auction sale, For registration and information contact Jim and Sally Milne, 221 Browndale Crescent, Richmond Hill, 884-6785. Richmond Hill Senior Ci- tizens Club is having a special euchre, bridge and cribbage party at the club room, 71 Centre Street East, at 7:30 pm May 16. Tickets are $1 and proceeds are in aid of York Central Hospital. Eve- ryone is welcome. Senior Citizens The church school at Rich- mond Hill United (grades 3 to 7) will be having open house Sunday to celebrate their closing for the summer. Parents are invited from 9:45 to 10:45 am to see what has been going on during the spring term. Grade 6 has-u home movie to show, grade 5 has been making puppets and grade 3 and 4 will sing a new song and serve light refreshments. Nursery care will be avail- able during church services through the summer months. but regular classes of the church school will terminate on Sunday. Richmond Hill Busy Bees are preparing for their fourth annual D-Day Camp- out June 7, 8 and 9 at Albion Hills Conservation Area. Since attendance is to be by pre-registration only, they are asking everyone to register before May 25. Campers will get together on arrival for a hospitality evening. The men's club of St. Gab- riel’s Anglican is having a corporate communion break- fast at 8 am Sunday. Follow- mg the breakfast, Dr. Frank Fidler, director of Richmond Hill-Thornhill Family Ser- vices, will address the group. All men are cordially invi- ted. The East Central Branch YCHA will be meeting at 8 pm May 14 at the home of Mrs. Floyd Pedkins, 110 Church Street South. Mrs. Joyce Studdy, former direc- tor of volunteers at York Central, will be the speaker. PH 0T0 SUPPLIES 884-3221 For further information please contact Metro Conser- vation at 630-9780. It is just one of many events scheduled for this year by the authority. Claireville is located on Highway 7, one mile west of Highway 50. Explore the bird world with a naturalist: “Get to know the birds" is the special weekend program planned for Sunday at the Claireville Conservation Area. The hike and talk. sponsored by the Metro Conservation Auth- ority, gets underway at 10:00 Led by Peter Iden, a prom- inent Toronto Naturalist and author of the Toronto Bird Finding Guide, this outing offers an opportunity to ob- serve and learn about many of the interesting and color- ful varieties of birds return- ing to southern Ontario, as well as those stopping on their annual migration to the north country. Bring along a camera and binoculars. Bird Hike This Sunday Morning More than 250 friends and relatives turned out Satur- day to an open house at Victoria Square Community Centre in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Dewsbury, Centre Street West, who were cele- brating their Diamond Wed- ding Anniversary. Both were born and raised in Whit- church Township, and their wedding 60 years ago took place in Stouffville. They lived for a time in Gormley, then in Victoria Square. They moved to Richmond Hill 52 years ago to live in a house on Mill Street con- structed by Mr. Dewsbury, a carpenter and builder of many homes in the area. They later moved to another house built by Mr. Dewsbury on Wright Street and lived there until a year ago when they moved into an apart- ment. The former Anna Sider. Mrs‘ Dewsbury has been ac- 10088 Yonge St. Richmond Hill 884-5587 â€" Classified advertising â€" Circulation department l’OODLE CLIPPING PET GROOMING ACCESSORIES BRANCH OFFICE: 30] Markham Road THE POODLE SCENE Display advertising Editorial department Accounting offices Production department Hand In Hand 60 Years After The Wedding FOR THE lIBERAI. MAIN OFFICE: 1010] .Yonge Street The community newspa’per serving Richmond Hill, Thornhill, Oak Ridges, Maple, King City and Concord MR. AND MRS. JESSE DEWSBURY CELEBRATE DIAMOND WEDDING These new phone numbers plus the expanded offices will enable us to serve you faster and more efficiently. THE LIBERAL 'mrcomn- - -11-: 1.0-0.0-4 -0.1_u.0.n.0.0.0.4 Live in the Women's Insti- tute for many years and is still an active and talented quilter. Both are members of Richmond Hill United Church and membei‘s of Richmond Hill Senior Citi- zens Club. They have three daughters, Lenore (Mrs. John Rumble) of Gilford, Grace (Mrs. John Ough) of Barrie, .0. .0.-- -n-o.0.0-U.u-0.0-I on Don Mills Rd.. Buttonville next to the golf course (16¢ for a 15 oz. tin of dog food) We offer a large selection of dog chows, dog kibbles, puppy chows, bird‘seeds and rabbit feed at the same low prices. BUY YOUR PET'S REQUIREMENTS BY THE CASE and YOU DON’T NEED OUR NEW CLINIC. It is for diagnosis and treatment of V.D. If you think you have V.D., then you need our birth control services too. We also do PREGNANCY Testing. The Place: York Central Hospital, Richmond Hill The Time: 7 -9 every Wednesday evening Phone: 884-1133 - 887-5245 Bayview Secondary School K.A.P. BRIDGE-EUCHRE-CHESS TUESDAY â€" MAY 14th IF YOU AREN’T SEXUALLY ACTIVE, “Fitted to your Eye Doctor’s Prescription 10142 YONGE ST. V. D. CLINIC Gordon S. Wood 100 PRIZES GLASSES Buttonville Feed Mill PRESCRIPTION OPTICIANS RICHMOND HILL 8 O’CLOCK SAVE $3507: Please call 884-1105 or the new Toronto line 881-3373 Please call 884-8177 or the new Toronto line 881-3401 DOG 8. CAT OWNERS! Anna, 80, and Jesse, 83. are pictured above before a table covered with a cloth crocheted by Mrs. Dewsbury many years ago and set with a wedding cake trimmed and Blanche (Mrs. Sheldon Walker) of Cameron, They also have 11 grandchildren and eight great-grandchil- dren. REFRESHMENTS THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Wednesday, May 8, 1974 297 -l93l 884-1955 with red roses. The floral arrangements were made of red and white roses, and the anniversary couple received innumerable additional bou- quets of flowers and cards bearing best wishes. BIRTHDAY & ANNIVERSARY PARTIES Celebrate your Anniversary or Birthday in the Old English Dining Room. Special seat- ing for groups. Dinner-Dancing, Friday and Saturday in the Old English Dining Room. No cover charge. The Kings Club British Discotheque has nightly dancing with no cover charge. Dining Banquet Robm, available with no room charge. MENU ADDITION Many new exciting additions to our Menu in- clude, Lobster Tails, Rainbow Trout, Steaks and Roast Chicken. Dinner prices start at $4.65, and Luncheon prices start at $1.95. Reservations and enquiries may be made through our Reception Desk at 881-2121. Reserve now for Mothers Day. Three sittings. “Special Menu”. Reservations 881-2121. We have a free rose for every mother PARKWAY HOTEL FOR ASSISTANCE WITH GOVERNMENT MATTERS CALL DON DEACON MPP 965-5806 - 832-2555 884-5837 - 887-5901 14 Levendale Rd., Richmond Hill 0 RESERVATIONS 881-2121 Highway No. 7, 1 mile East of Bayview Associated with Resort Hotels Limited. 70W Jim REMEMBER MOTHERS DAY ‘for women who deserve the best’ DINNER - DANCING NIGHTLY DANCING BANQUET ROOM RESERVATIONS Y.C.A.M.R. "500" ’74 ANOTHER $500 '74 WINNER Dining Around With Harry TOKEN N0. 359 RUTH HARPER RICHMOND HILL 884-4741

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