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ago. and at the age of 99 drove himself there. He's the oldest resident of the entire Bay Pines veterans' complex. Until moving to this facility he had lived alone in the 245 Bay Aristocrat Village, a mobile home park in Clear- water, Florida. Although he's still agile, outgoing and fun-loving, Mr. Chaloner has recurring brief attacks of malaria. contracted during his service with the U.S.A. armed forces in the ary Force for three years in World War 1. Harry Chaloner was born in Canada and lived for many years at Concord. He celebrated his 100th birthday May 10 of this year at the new Veterans‘ Bay Pines Nursing Home, St. Petersburg. Florida. Mr. Cha- loner was the first person to move into the home a year A centenarian who served in the American Calvary sta- tioned in Cuba about the turn of the century and later join- ed the Canadian Expedition- (Humberl are enjoying small groups taking advantage of their hall for cards, etc. and the Maple Club have planned to meet every other Monday. beginning July 29 with the next meeting August 12 thanks to the courtesy of the Maple United Church for the use of their Christian Edu- cation wing. The seniors of the Town of Vaughan are enjoying their 5 u m m e 1‘ without regular meetings, but with the mem- bers from Woodbridge get- ting together for afternoons of crafts and cards. Kleinburg Although regular business meetings are not the order of the day. Maple members are planning their bus trips for this summer and early fall. Kitchener, The Ex, Maritimes Trips In Offing For Seniors The first to be considered is a trip to the Kitchener Farmers' Market, and we do apologize for our error in date in last week's “Liberal.” This trip will go August 14, with an early departure time of 8:30 am for Maple and a few minutes later for Klein- burg folk. There are still WAR During August, the WAR depot in the Town of Vaug- han Works Yards on Isling- ton Avenue in Woodbridge will be closed. Many people are an vacation and it is diffi- cult to staff the collection point. It is hoped that every- Harry Chaloner Is Now 100 Lived In Concord Area St. Petersburg Florida is a trip to the Kitchener Farmers“ Market. and we do apologize for our error in date in last week's “Liberal.” This trip will go August 14, with an early departure time of 8:30 am for Maple and a few minutes later for Klein- burg folk. There are still seats on the bus for this trip By the time this is read, we expect that a number of seniors from the Woodbridge area will be preparing to enjoy the three day Civic Holiday Weekend trip to Corning. Watkins Glen and Riehester. New York. We are truly sorry that those from the Maple area who had looked forward to this trip are not able to go. Brenda Diane Robson. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Robson of 2 Lancer Drive. Maple. received her certificate in Library Arts recently at the spring convo- cation ceremonies of Ryerson Polytechnical Institute in To- ronto. She was one of more than 1.400 graduates receiving de- grees. diplomas and certifi- cates during three days of ceremonies. Since it was established in 1948, Ryerson has graduated approximately 16,000 stu- dents. many of whom hold important positions in the arts and in professional business and industrial fields in Can- ada. the United States and overseas. LIBERAL CLASSIFIEDS TURN SPARE ROOMS INTO SPARE CASH Ryerson Graduate 20 BRENDA DIANE ROBSON ma . Ie me tum “The Liberal" requires a Correspondent for the Concord area. If you are interested in serving your home community and earmng some extra money then please phone IHE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Wednesday, July 31, 1974 CONCORD LLLRY DAWSON AT 884-1105 CORRESPONDENT one will be able to store all :of their items until the depot re-opens on September 7. If your are unable to do this, please contact Mrs. Claire Coates at 11 Waymar Heights, 851-0802 or Mrs. Brockhouse at 8 Gamble Street 851-2470 “I got the feverâ€"malaria," he recalls. "I got down to al~ most nothingâ€"118 poundsâ€"â€" with the fever. They just sent me home from Cuba and dropped me off at my broth- er's house in Cleveland. I've been in 11 different hospitals. They tell me the same story ~â€"â€"you never get over mal- aria." Although Mr. Chalone!‘ ser- ved in t\\'o warsâ€"or probably because of that factâ€"he isn't anxious to talk about fighting. “I don't like war," he says. What he does like is people. And they like him. He has a mind of his own that’s quick and witty. His eyes sparkle under a full head of neatly- trimmed white hair as he teases friends, punctuating jests with a brown wooden cane. He is one of about 2,000 living Spanish-American war veterans. His brother Alfred died about six years ago in Clearwater at the age of 96. Spanish-American War at the time of writing. Total cost, including bus. driver, lunch and a stop at the Rock- ton Lion Safari should be $7.25 per person. The second trip. August 19 to the Canadian National Exhibition is filling fast, and there are some now on a stand-by until all the mem- bers of Maple and Kleinburg clubs have had the opportu- nity to add their names to the list. The bus will leave the Maple United Church at 1:30 pm. allowing a good five hours to browse around the “Ex” and to take along a pic- nic for supper if desired. The attraction on the grandstand for the evening is the Lawr- ence Welk show. included in the cost of $8.75 per person for bus and expenSes for the day. A couple from Maple plan to enjoy a two week tour starting August 17 to the Maritimes. including Lake Placid. the Adirondacks. state of Vermont and the Appala- chian mountains. and then four days in Nova Scotla. then Prince Edward Island for a couple of days. a day in New Brunswick to enjoy some of the highlights of that pro- vince. Quebec City. and a tour of our capital city. Ottawa. We do hope that others will be interested in this trip. Mrs. Carrie Reade. Mrs. Helen Baker. Mrs. Hilda Allen and Mrs. Florence Marwood who took the week long trip to New England and Cape Cod returned full of enthusiasm for the beautiful tour they had had. and could not say enough about their Travelways drlver. Joe Van- denaaker who, along with their hostess. Mrs. Munro, gaVe them the usual royal treatment. To add your name to any of the above trips, call Mrs. Louise Cooper 832-2408 or in the case of the Kitche- ner or the ONE call Harry Burnfleld ln Klelnburg 851- 2019. NEWMARKET: Library Board Chairman John Borst says the 32% cut made in the annual town library grant has forced drastic curtailment of library pro- grams. including book pur- chases. The library board requested a $140,000 grant and received $95,000 in the 1974 budget tabled recently. Last year the board's bud- get was cut in half. make suitable alternate arrangements. R e m e m b e r that the depot is closed as of the last Saturday in July until the first Saturday in August. Number 13 Unlucky Claremont dumped Maple 6 to 3 in the 13th scheduled game of the season. Six of their regular players were away on vacation and they couldn't hold their undefeat- ed streak. mond at 7 pm. It is expected that the Ontario playoffs will also start that week, so watch for signs in the area for times and dates. Church News The congregation of St. Andrew‘s Presbyterian chur- ch has truly enjoyed their annual combined services with the congregation of Ma- ple United during the month of July. Rev. George French walks. Scott had one strike- out while his teammates committed three errors. Ma- ple's three runs came on seven hits and three walks with three errors committed by the Claremont team. Scott Lawson. on the mound for Maple. was tagged with the defeat. He now has four wins and one loss. Clare-mom earned their six runs on eight hits and four The Claremont pitcher struck out six Maple players. S'cott Lawson and Ron Hay had two hits in three trips to the plate and Ernie Chef- ero, Bob Kucherawy and Dale Line had one hit each. Maple will host Uxbridge August 6 at the Maple dia- REG. 329.99 TANK TOPS S.M.L. SLEEVELESS BRASSIERS JACKETS 14.99 LADIES’ SLEEVELESS SHIFT REG. $3.50 - $4.00 MEN’S DOUBLE KNIT SPORT LADIES’ "EXQUISITE" SIZE 38-44 10255 YONGE ST. RICHMOND HILL RICHMOND SQUARE FORMERLY LEGION COURT MEN’S OR LADIES’ 1.59 CHILDREN‘S The congregation of St. Andrew‘s Presbyterian chur- ch has truly enjoyed their annual combined services with the congregation of Ma- ple United during the month of July. Rev. George French has been in the pulpit for the month, and as an added treat on July 21, David Pike was the guest soloist. Many of the United Church would remember his father, David Pike Sr. who also had sung in their church. Rev. French will be available in Maple until the end of July, when Rev. Stanley Snowden and family will return from their vacation. and will assume pastoral duties for the four congregations of Maple United. Carville United, St. Andrew‘s Presbyterian and St. Paul's Presbyterian for the month of August and the first Sunday in September. He can be reached at 832- 1403. Last week was topsy-turvy week for playgrounds and day camp in Vaughan. with Christmas falling on July 25 and the children givingr Santa gifts. As he made his rounds of the playgrounds, or “fun centres", in Maple, Kleinburg, Woodâ€" bridge, Thornhill and Concord and the day camp for the handicapped at Maple Arena, Santa accumulated quite a collection of cards and posters. some of them now adorning the wal_ls in the town's parks and recreation offices in Maple. Pictured at the arena with their gifts ready for fire- sentation are (left to right, front) Kim and Elizabeth Bees- PULLOVERS Bathing SUITS 3.99 Christmas In July For Vaughan Day Camp Fun Centres SHORT SLEEVE 0R SLEEVELESS VARIETY OF LADIES' MEN'S 59¢ GIRLS' T. SHIRTS 2-3X PANT SUITS 3.99 99¢ CHILDREN’S SIZE 4-6X SIZE 2-6X GIRLS’ COTTON PANTS POLYESTER DOUBLE KN IT REG. $8.99 LADIES' PANTS 3.99 The following day children from all the centres filled three buses and were taken to the Lion Safari at Rockton. There was great excitement when monkeys scampered over the buses and a camel scra‘tched himself on the handiest bus. This week is pioneer week and will include a trip for each group to Black Creek Pioneer Village. ton, Stuart Muckle, Santa Claus and Clayton Simon, Jeff Chamberlain, Mark Fulford, Willy Martin and Lee Martin. Standing are Terri Graham, Donna Hibbard, Mary McMillin, Wendy Hibbard and Karen Langdon. H9 510 QUEEN ST. WEST EAST OF BATHURST ST. SIZE 2-6X GIRLS' DRESSES BOYS' POLYESTER SIZE 2-6X PRINTED SIZE 21x40 POLYESTER SUITS BATH TOWELS NYLON FETGHT BAGS .leN ()R '3 99 L. muss I USE YOUR 14 KT. GOLD WIRES 7.99 1.99 2.99 EAR RINGS PIERCED 2.49 (Photo by Dave Barbour)