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The Senior Adults who meet in 'I‘hornhiii United Church. had two delightful outings in April. The first. a trip to Unionviile to a craft centre. was planned for April 11 but a sad tragedy in the family of the hostess-to- bc caused a last minute change. A trip to the On- tario Science Centre was hastily substituted and was a great success. Mrs. irine Marchand, Mrs. Shelia Walters and Mrs. Vera Tomiinsan worked hard wheeling those adults who were unable to walk the long distances. The bus was driven. as usual, by Reverend Alf McAlister. The weather was ideal. ' Sean Adults The second outing was also the result of an accident, but not a tragic one. A mix-up in dates deprived the Senior Adults of the church audi- torium on April 25. Mrs. lrinc Mnrchand opened her lovely home to the group. Volunteer drivers took care of the transportation of a lnrge number of Senior Citiâ€" zens. There was a short talk by Mrs. Cnrro Braunlich on the history of quilting and a number of heirloom quilts were on display. All the men and those! ladies who were not interest» ed in quilting. played cards; and pool in the family room‘ Refreshments were served.‘ Mrs. Gabriele Miron pre- ernathy and her group. Mrs. Gabriele Mil‘on pre- sented the hostess with a smail gift in appreciation of her kindness. The group voted it another delightful outing. Tho; next meeting is at the church on May 9 and the next BANCO: THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF PAPIL- LON -â€" by Henri Cherriere. The first half of this second book about Papillon‘s life shows his lofty disdain for moral rectltude slowly chang- ing to acceptance of the necessity for law and order. The same personal vitality is still evident in this colorful; man who played life as he played Bancoâ€"with all stakes risked. lNon-fiction at Mark- ham. Thornhill and Union- ville. WATERSHIP DOWNSâ€"by Richard Adams. A strange and inspiring saga about an unorthodox band of wild rab- bits who set out against all odds on a quest to find a new home and a better so- ciety, This novel has been enthusiastically praised by such critics as R. Buckmim ister Fuller. (Fiction at Mark- ;ham. ’Ihornhill and Union- lvilleJ , THE ELIZABETHAN GAR- DENâ€"by Pamela Sykes. The plans of three children for EMBARKATIONâ€"by J. R. Salamanca. This subtle novel showing the tense emotional involvement of two genera- tions of an American family is brought into sharp focus by the author's powerful prose. (Fiction at Markham. Thornhlll and Unionville) by the author's powerful‘ prose. lFiction at Markham. Thornhlll and Unionville) WINTER IN CASI‘ILLEâ€" by Honor Tracy. A very dif- GARDEN STATE â€"â€" by Julian Moynahan. A man who is estranged from conven- ‘tional life and is slipping gradually into alcoholism. forent sort of journey from drifts into the nursery busi- the author's previous SILK mess the. one job he seems HAT AND NO BREAK-ho have a talent for. When FAST. An ircnic view ofla giant research organization reality and a new prosperityitries to comandeer his land‘ are now part of the scenc:‘,the hero sets about out- but underneath the changes‘maneuvering its think-tanks. still remain vestiges of theiand corporate brains‘ (Fiction sombre mystery that is Spain.'at Markham. Thornhill and 'Non-fiction at UnionvilleJ Unionville.) TOWN OF MARKHAM PUBLIC LIBRARIES The next general meeting of the twmyear-old German Mills Homeowners‘ Associa- lion will be held Thursday of next week at 8 pm in the Bayvlew Fairways P u b l i c School. All interested resi- dents in the new Leslie Street community are wel- come to attend. In May. 1972. the German‘ Mills community of Thorn-‘ hill consisted of less than 20 households. The area was socn to be transformed into a densely populated subdivis- ion. In anticipation of this development. the residents of the area formed the Ger- man Mills Homeowners‘ As- sociation. This was to be an organization that would be available to the many new- comers. to welcome them. to provide local information to them. and to assist them in dealing with the problems facing residents of a new community. The association had a charter membership of 13 households and an execu- tive of three. New Leslie Street Area Residents Invited German Mills Homeowners Meet May 3] By April. 1974. the number of households in the German Mills community had increas- ed to 1,055. Although many of the newcomers had been working with the small exec- tive, it was obviously time for a much larger group to share the responsibility. NEW 1974 EXECUTIVE On April 2, 1974, the Ger- man Mills Homeowners‘ As- sociation elected a board of Strange Novel Highly Praised By Buckminister Fuller Vaughan Township Histori- cal Society held its regular meeting April 29. The speaker for the evening was Mrs. Ernest Redelmeier of Richmond Hill. Her subject was early Canadian textiles. She began her address by ‘giving an historical back- ;ground of the making of tex- ‘tiles in Canada. The early weavers were professional. .although the wool had prob- {ably been hand spun and ,dyed by the people who kept ‘the sheep in the first place. Sometimes wool and linen Iwere spun together._ A I . I The weaver would weave lhis symbol and the date into Ithe corner of the material. 1Mrs. Redelmcier brought ‘somo samples: blankets. bed- ‘Ispreads. a jacquard flowered |spread, patch work quilts. outing on May 23 Hstorical Society One of the audience brought a very old quilt and she picked out the hand woven materials which had been interspersed. It was a log cabin blanket quilt. Canadian weaving has many influences: Dutch, French. Scottish, Irish. etc. Mrs. Redelmeier herself is a spinner and weaver. She is also an excellent speaker. 15. 12:30â€"8:30 pm. There is no entrance fee. The items for sale cover a wide range: children's wear. especially for small children lthe baby‘s nighties are adorablel. night- gowns for hospital patients. bridge table covers. place mats. blanket covers. beaded hand bags, ties. knitting. crocheting. and embroidery work, waste paper containers, Marina Creations is hold- ing its annual sale at the Heintzman House on April DENâ€"by Pamela Sykes. The plans of three children for the future of their widowed mother go awry when she shows with determination and frankneSS her wish to plan her own life. lFiction at Thornhill.) Other directors include Bob Allison. Mrs. Joan Box- all. Dr. Joel Dimitry. Irwin Gould. Ken Harvey. Mrs. Rena Mazor. Clyde Reynolds. Grant Ross, Jack Veitch. ‘Gerry Wood. directors 15 new leaders in addition to Past President Miss Jane McLaren. founder of the association. From the new board. an executive was elected as follows: President Peter Grosskurth. 36 Donna- mora Crescent: Vice-presiâ€" dent Peter Bryson. 77 Donna- mora Crescent; Vice-Presi- dent Mrs. Penny McKee, 21 Framingham Drive: Secre- tary Mrs. Janet Jones, 1 Mil- mar Court; Treasurer Alan Dessau, 23 Framingham 1Drive. The German Mills Home- owners' Association serves the area bounded by Steeles Avenue and the CNR railway. the east branch of the Don River and the proposed High- way 404. THE “GERMAN MILLS" NAME The “German Mills“ name associated with this area is of historical significance to the whole Town of Markham. Almost 200 years ago. in 1792, William Berczy brought a party of 64 families from Hamburg, Germany. to New York State. .When they ar- rived. after a difficult cross- ing. they were disappointed to find that instead of being Mrs. Rita Morrow (nee Dean) had a nasty fall in the house the other day. She broke her ankle. a bone in the opposite foot. and a bone in her left arm. Also she sprained the ankle that she 'didn‘t break! After a ten- day stay in the hospital she is at home on John Street again and getting along as well as can be expected. She has been able to progress to moving into a wheel chair from the bed by herself. which does help her morale considerably. We hope for a speedy recovery. log-toters. hearth brushes. Saturday from 10 etc. Every piece of work had'pm the parents and to reach a high POint 0f 9X- of the E. J. Sands P cellence or not be acceptable holding a “Fun” d to the Marina Creations. ’proceeds are for p1 This organization is a branch of Crippled Civilians. Volunteers handle the ma- terials and the sales. and every one enrolled in the scheme has a visit weekly from a volunteer. The volun- teer becomes a friend. gives moral support and when necessary finds any addi- tional help the man or wo- man requires. If a person has a well developed skill along the lines of this type of handiwork. he/she sub- mits work. If it measures up. that person is enrolled. As garments and objects are sold either at the annual sale or from the Shop in To- ronto. the worker is paid the mnount received less the cost of material and over- head. (This is a small per- centage.) So the worker is given an opportunity to earn. a chance to do excellent work which is appreciated. to have an occupation and a friend. Drop in and see what is being done. Mrs. Flora Baker of Thorn- hill is one of the volunteers. Of Interest A group of animal lovers from the Markham area over toward Scarborough and also in Richmond Hill. have been picking up stray and injured domesticated. small animals for some time. They have nursed them. taken them to the vet's. had them spayed. and attempted to find homes for them. Up until now they have "footed the bill". But the time has come when there is too great an amount of money required for their work. So they are holding a Spring Market on May 11. at 12 noon until 5 pm in the basement of the Thornhill United Church. There will be pottery. baked goods. house plants, books. and var- ied and interesting articles. There will also be an infor- mation booth. School News Police recently were called in twice in episodes of chil- dren out for an excursion down Bayview Fairways. Both children were apparent- ly under four years of age. But age is a minor point for even a five-yearâ€"old should not be wandering across or down the middle of Bayview Fairways. Neighborhood Notes landowners, they were to be tenants. They therefore came north to Canada to seek land from Governor Simcoe. In 1794. they became the first organized group to settle in Markham. They cleared bush and set up houses. They built a sawmill by the river, and the Ger- man millers gave the area its name. They cut a crooked road which would become known as German Mills Road. a road that until a few years ago was a relatively quiet. country road. an escape for ‘city dwellers on Sunday afternocns. and lovers on Saturday nights. In the new German Mills development. part of that road remains, asphalt and streetlights and attractive new homes. 1874 SCHOOLHOUSE The former German Mills Schoolhouse. not the pio- neers‘ original but a second one built in 1874. has been preserved as a small Com- munity Centre. A modern new school is soon to be built. “German Mills" now re- fers to a fine residential area where, like the pioneers of the past. the people are work- ing together to build a new community. The York County Board of Education recently named the new school at Simonston Boulevard and Leslie Street the German Mills Public School. Around Bayview Fairways Correspondent: P/aul Vetere 234 Bayview Fairways 881-0169 holding a “1 proceeds are equipment. There will be a Haunted House. bake table. white ele- phants. a pick-pocket lady. games. a lollipop tree. pony rides. a garden centre. There will be class projects such as handicrafts on display. Also there is a snack bar and a tea room. Everybody will have a good time. Mrs. Bev Anderson is the convenor. Church News Thornhill Presbyterian re- oorts a very successful Chil- dren's Mission Week. Ap- nroximately 160 children at- lended. Many neighborhood children were reached who had not had a church home previously. I! wound up with a narents‘ night. and a goodly number came. Reverend Gordon Fish conducth the mission and stressed the need for Christian family life The Couples Club is hold- ing a progressive dinner Sat- urday. It starts at 7:30 pm with hors d'ouevres at the home of Janette and Neil Reid's home. The main course will be served at Mary and Jim Henry‘s homo. and the dessert is at Chairmin and Art McCullough's homo. Good appetite! Ted Weaver of the prop- erty committee wishes to thank all the men who so willingly helped in the Spring clean-up. There will be another work day later in May. The auction at St. Luke's Roman Catholic last week was a tremendous success. Far more turned up than were anticipated and there was only one item left after the auction was over. A home has been found for it. Of Thornhill United The CGIT wish to thank (\vorybody who made their Spring Carnival such a suc- cess. They cleared over $100. Fifty of it will be sent to missions. Some more will go to provide meat for their Mother-and-Daughter ban- quet. it being such a costly item these days. Thanks again. Your Thornhill Correspon- dent mado a very bad mis- take in last week's Liberal. The Strawberry Card Party date is May 14 at 7:30 pm. Sorry to have mininformed you. Bayview Fairways is not a playground. It is a street curved much like an ‘S' with two curves of 90 degrees. It is entirely downhill, there- fore cars coming down rarely observe the 25 mph speed limit. Also the Holy Trinity ACW tea is on Saturday from 2-5 pm. Tickets are 75¢ each. The police were called in by a concerned citizen when a driver stopped near the roaming child. on Bayview Fairways. The driver got out of her car and then along with two other women search and knocked on doors asking if the child was theirs. When the calling investigation ‘turned up nothing. it was de- ‘cided to call the York Reg- ional Police. In the other incident, police along with a concerned citi- zen searched for the child's home, I found out about this story when the child said that she lived at my house. Observation one: she does not live here. Observation two: she was young enough that she did not know where she lives. What does one conclude? Are these two incidents merely coincident? Bayview Fairways is a well travelled street. At downhill speeds it is difficult to see small chil- dren. It is dangerous for them to be wandering there. Mr. and Mrs. Paul McPher- son of Sixpenny Court re- cently entertained in honor of the golden wedding anni- versary of the farmer‘s par- ents. Mr. and Mrs. E. H. (Ted) McPherson of Toronto and Grand Bend. German Mills Event Attending the happy event were the honored couplsfs three children. 11 grandchil- dren and one great grand- child. Also present were relatives from Hamilton, Lon- don and Parkhill. My. and Mrs. McPherson received greetings from Gov- ernor-General Jules Leger, Premier William Davis. Rob- ert Nixon MLA. Morton Shul- man MLA. John Diefenbaker, Robert Stanfield and Otto Jelinek. [0 am to 1 1d students Public are day. The playground Winner of the York Simcoe OMHA Minor Peewee Championship this season was the Thornhill Fisher Brothers team shown above. Front row (left to right) are Ian Morri- son, John Morris, Dirk Verdoold, Scott Roberts. Bruce Cam- eron, Paul Howson, Robbie Peters and Peter Somers. In the back row are (‘oach Al Morris, Jim Jones, Steve Sim, Rick Seeley, Mark Wiltshire, Stephen Mallett, Dante Anderson, BY JIM BROWNING Fisher Brothers Minor Pccweos f r o m Thornhill ended their final All-Ontario series of the season unsuc- cessfully against Streetsville April 24 after winning the York Simcoe OMHA Cham- pionship. Thornhill Minor Pcewecs tied the first contest against Streetsville April 22 with a 3-3 score. but fell 4-1 in the last game. Thâ€"ornhill's season closing final goal came when Brucp Cameron carried the puck into Stroetsville‘s end and beat the goalie with a hard shot high into the corner. Linc changes couldn't pro- duce any more goals against the hard working Streetsvillc gang. Started First Museum At Black Creek Golden Wedding Anniversary For Long Time Thornhill Pair ISIPRESSIVE RECORD During the 1973-74 season the Thornhill Minor Peewees By MARGARET GOVAN Pioneer Village. It took North Thornhill lsome persuasion and a visit Correspondent 'to her own log cabin on the Fifty years ago at the end part of the powers-that-be. of April. Mr, and Mrs. But finally 18 acres of the Richard Neil were married in land was given to the York- St. Peter's Anglican Church Humber Conservation Auth-' on Carlton Street. Toronto.:ority. A group of intensely They have been in receipt of‘interested people were apâ€" many. many congratulatoryfpointed to a committee. A messages including those‘number of them were Men- from the governor-general.,nonites who are greatly con- the prime minister. the'cerned about the past and ‘leader of the Opposition.iits heritage for the future. ilocal council members and a} SITE ENLARGED Lhost of friends. We would The land was increased to like to add our congratula-thc 200 acres that Pioneer tions and best wishes. {Village stands on today. It The Neils came to Thorn-'has become one of the great hill about 1938 and lived on points of interest for visitors Yonge Street. near Arnold to Toronto. 41t now is under Avenue. Later they bought the Metro Conservation Auth- two log cabins and built aority because Metro expand- wonderful house on John ed and took in that area.) on Carlton Street. Toronto. They have been in receipt of many. many congratulatory messages including those from the governor-general. the prime minister. the leader of the Opposition. local council members and a host of friends. We would like to add our congratula- ltions and best wishes. The Neils came to Thorn-‘ hill about 1938 and lived on Yonge Street. near Arnold Avenue. Later they bought two log cabins and built a wonderful house on John Street They were both in- terested in early Canada and this gave them a great deal ‘if scope. (The house has appeared on cross Canada television twice already!) BEGAN BLACK CREEK Mrs. Neil wanted to pre- serve the Canadian heritage for other people as well as her immediate family, She began a museum in an old barn near Black Creek. She also discovered the land ad- jacent had five log cabins on it. which due to lack of up- keep, were rapidly deteriorat- ing. The land belonged to Central Mortgage and Hous- mg. She decided this was a marvelous place to begin a \ COMPLETE OPTICAL SERVICE Ring Funeral Home BYRON E. RING 7783 YONGE ST. THORNHILL 889-7783 “The Liberal” requires a Correspondent for the Langstaff area. If you are interested in serving your home community and earning some extra money then please phone Member: Canadian? Guild of Disgensing Ogticians LANGSTAFF IOWNE I (OUNIEVE SQUARE VONGE A1 SYEElES MARY DAWSON AT 884-1105 CORRESPONDENT Thom/rill Minor Pee wees York Simcoe Champs EYEGLASS PRESCRIPUONS FILLED CONTACT LENSES hard & soft MODERN FRAME STYLES CUSTOM MADE FRAMES SAFETY GLASSES FOR WORK 0R PLAY OPEN MON-FRI 10 AM â€"10 PM SAT 10 AM-6 PM played 83 games. They won 47, lost 24 and tied 12. They scored 294 goals and had 182 scored against them. High point of the season was the overtime win against Aurora for the York Simcoe OMHA Minor Peewce title. Other achievements of the season were the conso- lation win in Oshawa, mak- ing the semi-finals in the Kitchener tournament and of course, their trip to Grand Falls. Coaches Al Morris and Yvon Lalorge, plus Manager Bob Pearson. deserve eon- gratulations along with the team members. LEADING LINE Over the past several games the most effective for- ward line for Fisher Bro- thers was that of Dan Ander- son at centre. Steve Sim at left wing and Peter Somers at right wing. With hard Thousands upon thousands of school children have and will visit it. The Log Cabin House was sold and the Neils moved away from Thornhill for a brief period. They returned to one of the Centennial Houses on Colborne Street. Now they have moved to the apartments on the corner of Bayview and Steeles, but Thornhill is very much their centre of activity. Mr, Neil worked with the federal Department of Pen- sions for some years. He re- ceived his QC there. He is practising law in Toronto. Such citizens are an asset to any community. Thornhill is so glad the Neils came here. _'223-5168 checking and fast skating this line has produced im- portant goals in Clancy play. the second last game of the season being no exception. Slreetsvllle had a two-goal lead in the final period when Peter Somers flicked the black blob over the goal line from in front of the net. Defenseman Scott Roberts who started the play from the blue line) and Dan An- ill“\“lllllllllllllllm|“llll“lI“\llHm“nll“l\llllll\lll\ll\lll\ll\l mmmmmumm1mun“mmimun\m\numumumnmuuw The cornerstone laying ceremony for the multi- million dollar Thornhill Community Centre. John Street and Bayview Av- enue, will be held by the Town of Markham at 2 pm on Saturday. A member of the provincial Cabinet, the York Centre Member of the Legislature. the York North Member of Parliament. York Region municipal officials and of- ficials from neighboring towns have been invited to attend along with local citizens. Markham Town council members and staff. York Home T.V. 306 Bayview Ave. (Plaza) 889-1646 - 884-4165 Lay Thornhill Cornerstone o §ide'wans o Curbs O Excavating O Trenching o Drains 0 Septic Tanks (New and Repairs) Weldrick Constr. Co. 158 Weldrick Road 881-0069 The Ministry of The Environment will be holding a two-day information session on MONDAY, MAY 13, 1974 from 7 pm to 10 pm E.D.S.T. and TUESDAY, MAY 14, 1974 from 2 pm to 10 pm E.D.S.T. at the MARKHAM ARENA, south-east corner of Highways No. 7 & 48. For the purpose of displaying maps, drawings, consultants’ reports and other pertinent information for examination by the public, intersted citizens and associations. Representatives of The Ministry of The Environment and their consultants will be available to provide information. These sessions are for: public information, prior to the reconvened environmental hearing board meetings, to be held at this same location at 9:30 am on Wednesday, May 15, 1974. WORKS IN A DRAWER Color TV from Sweetheart Peter CENTRAL YORK I PICKERING AREA TRUNK SEWER SYSTEM GET YOUR INFORMATION SESSION Kurt Pearson and Manager Bob Pearson. Missing are Assistant Coach Yvon Laforge and John Rennicks. The team is sponsored by Fisher Brothers Sports. These minor peewees were Thornhill’s only division winner in the York Simcoe playoffs. They defeated Aurora in the third period overtime after coming from behind and scoring two goals to tie the championship game. derson got assists UNDERDOGS AGAIN Streetsville again took a two-goal lead before Ander- son scored again from in front, with Steve Sim earn- ing the assist. Going into the final two minutes Coach Morris moved defenseman Stephen Mallett to the right wing. SEortly afterward Mallett picked up the puck in the 0 "Good quality" means that. because of chemical content, the lens controls transmission of in- visrble, but harmful radiation. If they are plain (no prescription) it also means free of blemishes 0r distortion. 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