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The Liberal, 21 Aug 1974, p. 19

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n ‘x ‘1 '2)? ‘ J)! )3)‘V ’11:; au- *: ‘ ~ __ > .J ’11! ‘ st: ~~ a»? ,- \ ‘ * .J WA - a: 3 ~ ) (Photo by Ron Fz 5/10 ws At Richmond Heights If you would like to match your wits against a new chal- lenging educational game called “Weatherwits”. the display case in the Richmond Hill Library. 24 Wright St., has an exhibit that will spark your interest. Mr and Mrs. Brian Bul- lock, Peter, Tracey and Kristi of Emerald Isle Court returned last week from a two-week cottage vacation with friends from London. They enjoyed a relaxing ho- liday of swimming, boating and sunning at Go Home Lake in the Muskoka area. “Weatherwits”, invented by local resident Richard Law- ford of Harrygan Crescent, provides an opportunity for the whole family to have lots of fun and at the same time learn about Canada's climatology and her regional differences in this simulaâ€" tion of a national weather service. The set consists of a map of Canada. eighty four ob- servation cards, instructions, weather happening cards and is quite unique as a game of skill. With meteor- ology as the theme of the monthly display the exhibit is supplemented with a dis- play of books and photo- graphs from the library col- lection. The turnout was very good, and the youngsters have turned over $72.15 in proceeds to the Muscular Dystrophy Association of Canada to aid in medical re- search, Ter'ry Lee Mancini, 12, of May AVenue was! organizer of a highly successful carni- val August 3, featuring games, prizes, sale of cakes, cookies, cold drinks and entertainment.,She was as- sisted by sister Mary Ami. brothers Tony and Joe, and Tina Cristinzo and Kim Gooderham. ’ Youngsters and their mothers and grand- mothers were invited to audition for the “Little Moppets" Fashion Show to be presented at Richmond Heights Centre Friday at 2:30 and 7 pm and again at 2:30 pm Saturday. Featur- ing all local amateur models, the show will include the latest in fall and back-toâ€"school fashions for children and babies, mothers and grandmothers. An added attraction will be a draw for a a? Blood Donor Clinic Vacation time is nearing an end. Blood banks in hospitals are running dan- gerously low, and another long weekend is just about upon us. There will most certainly be accidents. em- ergency operations and other medical crises in our local hospitals. Attending the 56th annual meeting of the Federation of Women Teachers’ Associa- tions of Ontario held last week at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto were Joan Moon of Crosby Heights Senior School, Richmond Hill; Patricia Moore of Hen- derson Avenue School in South Thornhill; Shirley Young of Pine Grove and Mary Lou Collert of Wood- bridge Public Schools. They were among 13 «delegates from the York County Pubâ€" lic School system in attend- ance. Also present was Mrs. Signe Snary, former teacher in this area and resident of Richmond Hill, who is the past president of the York County group. The convention was atten- ded by 800 elementary school teachers from all over Ontario. It is vitally important, then. that the greatest pos- sible number of blood donors turn out to the August 29 Red Cross blood donor clinic at the Lions Hall, Centre Street East, on August 29. Hours for the clinic are 2to4pmand6to9pm. Mark it on your calendar, and this weekend look for the Red Cross display at Hillcrest Mall. Space has been donated for this big donor display and Red Cross personnel will be on hand Thursday, Friday and Saturday to answer questions and talk to the public about the never- ending need for blood. The Senior Citizens’ Bowl- ing League will be com- mencing its 1974-75 season at the ABC Lanes Friday, September 13 at 1:30 p.m. Any senior citizen interested in joining may call W. Mar- shall at 884-6286 who will be pleased to enroll them. Tuesday bowling as usual at 1:30 pm. at the ABC Lanes. We extend our congratu- lations to Tom Broadlmrst of Starlight Crescent, form- er mayor of Richmond Hill cn his recent election as secretary of the board of Worthington (Canada) Ltd. Mr. Broadhurst will con- tinue in his responsibilities as manager of marketing services of the firm. The Richmond Hill Branch of the One Parent Families Association of Canada is holding a barbecue at the: home of the past president in Organgeville August 24 at 8 pm. Members are asked to bring their own steak and $2. Refreshments will bel available. Call either Sam Nurse at 832-1334 or Maxine} Stevens at 635-5243, for‘ more information. ‘ :k * at A neighborhood carnival‘ against dystrophy will be. held August 22 at 347 Bois-f dale Avenue, by Cadina Doe-i; dens, daughter of Mr. and‘ Mrs. B. Doedens, who will in the current issue should be in the office by NOON MONDAY. Address Your news to Social Editor Mar- garet Lade. “The Liberal”, 10101 Yonge Street, teleâ€" phone 884-8177 or 881- 3401. :0: * >1; Members of the McCague families from Richmond Hill and district were amongst the 50 people who gathered again at the home of George and Elaine McCague of Alli- ston for the Sixth McCague Re-union recently. A11 enâ€" joyed the sumptuous dinner, The younger ones were hap- Worthington is a multina- tional manufacturer of a wide range of pumps, com- pre=sors and other heavy machinery. A neighborhood carnival} against dystrophy will be‘ held August 22 at 347 Bois-f dale Avenue, by Cadina Doe-; dens, daughter of Mr. and‘ Mrs. B. Doedens, who will serve as ringmaster, assist- ted by Melanie Riswick. The carnival. which begins at 12 pm, will feature such games as bowling on the green, fortune telling, penny sale. treasure hunt, po-tball, french book stall, milk bottle‘ drop, marble shoot and pie t055. All proceeds will go to aid the fight against dystro- phy and related diseases. variety of prizes, and the grand prize is two NHL season tickets. Draw ballots are available at all stores in the Centre at Yonge Street and Levendale Road, and the draw will be made at the close of the Show on Saturday. Aspiring models, Tracey Rudyk, front, and Michael McNeil, are pictured above as they are given instructions by show Co-ordinator Jillian Roos. In case you are wonder- ing why Eric George, North Taylor Mills Drive, is hobb- l.ng around on crutches â€" his horse fell on him a few weeks ago. Eric reports that the horse escaped with only the loss of a shoe, but Mr. George‘s leg was more fra- gile, with bones broken in about four places, hence the hip-to-toe cast which will have to remain on for some weeks yet. py in the swimming pool and enjoyed the races and games. Unfortunately Mrs. George McCague, firmerly of Vic- toria Square, now in her 100th year, was unable to attend. Those who were present came from Toronto, Rich- mond Hill, Port Elg'in, Brant- ford, Collingwood, Guelph and, of course, from Alliston. Your vacation n e w 5, guests from out of town, neighborhood happenings, a c a d e mic achievements make interesting reading for “It’s Happening in The Hill". Church and social events may also be report- ed through this free serv- ice to our readers. New-comers and old- timers alike are kept in- formed through the social pages. Items for inclusion in the current issue should he in the office by NOON MONDAY. Address Your news to Social Editor Mar- garet Lade. “The Liberal", 10101 Yonge Street, teleâ€" phone 884-8177 or 881- 3401. (Photo by Ron Fawn; 1 The Court of Honor in ‘ specimens went to Bob Little for a lily called “Imperial”. 1In arrangements it went to Mrs. George Barker, “Look To The Future”. Ev. Boyd’s “‘Zuchinni Squash" took the court of honor in vegetables. A happy family reunion is being enjoyed at the Centre Street West home of Mr. and Mrs. J. Beresford Anderson at present. From Rome came Deborah (Mrs. Franco Sgar- dello) who is on the staff of Time Magazine and will be spending a month here. From England came Robin and her husband (Dr. and Mrs. John Mason). Dr. Mason is a pro- fessor of mathematics on the staff of the Open University near London. They expect to be joined by Cecilia and her husband (Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Igna- tieff) and children from Ot- tawa, so the faml‘iy will be complete again. Further south they toured the Franklin Delano Roose- velt Museum at Warm Springs. The summer home of one of the country’s most internationally famed and respected presidents, the house contains many of the late president’s personal effects, including hundreds of canes of every conceivable material and design. gifts from people from all over the world who admired his determination to overcome the crippling effects of a W severe bout of polio. The summer flower show, garden tour and ice cream social 0f Richmond Hill Hor- ticultural Society held Au- gust 13 was fairly well at- tended with about 70 mem- bers present. In the absence of Presxdent Richard Ed- munds, Vice-President Bob Ross presided over a short business meeting. Judges for the flower show were Mrs. Norah Clin- kard, member of the North Toronto Horticultural Soci- ety and the Canadian Rose Society and Mrs. Mary Dob- bin, member of the “Milne House” Garden Club and the Civic Garden Centre. Mrs. Dobbin also gained highest point score in a three and a half year course at the “Judging School". They both made favorable comments on the show, drew attention to shortcomings and suggested methods of improvement. Highest points in the spec- imen classes went to Otto Connor with 44, Bob Little with 38 and Bill Risebrough with 29. In the arrangement classes Mrs. George Barker earned 11 points and Marg annsy had 9. Otto (‘onnor earned 12 points in the veg- etable section. At Walton Beach, Florida, the Wallaces were once again guests of the Charles Phillips, at their large fa- mily summer home on the Gulf of Mexico where there are beautiful white sandy beaches, They were pleased to find that the ever- growing community of Ca- nadian Winter visitors have made Canadians very popu- lar with the populace. The Wallaces also took the lift to the top of Stone Mountain, the largest ex- posed granite mountain in the world â€"â€" seven miles in circumference â€" to listen to the music of the carillon donated to the park by the Coca Cola Company which originated in Atlanta. Another fascinating fea- ture of Atlanta was the un- derground city â€" two of the main streets of original downtown Atlanta which have been covered over and the buildings restored. The stores, restaurants and en- tertainment underground are a great tourist attrac- tion. At the close of the meet- ing Mrs. Vivian Hart and her committee served ice cream, cookies, cold drinks or tea. Kev. and Mrs. William Wallace and son Richard of Yonge Street covered many miles visiting and sight-see- mg on their recent vacation trip to the United States. They were overnight house guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Phillips in Atlanta, Georgia, where they visited the famed Cyc- lorama â€"- a circular build- ing commemorating the Ci- vil War Battle of Atlanta with its oil paintings of battle scenes interspersed with redâ€"clay wall sculptur- es of soldiers on the battle fields. They were also very much impressed by the beauty of the new Gover- nor’s Mansion, architectu- rally designed in the fashi- on of pre-war Georgia. The fastest growing city in the south, Atlanta has many impressive new resi- dential developments - even the condominiums are at- tractive. The Wallaces were also impressed with the churches. Everyone in Atlan- ta seems to go to church. Homeward bound, they were entertained by Mr. and Mrs. Jake Holcomb at Hartford, Alabama, where they had a great time tour- ing the grain and cotton country. They also visited Mrs. Wallace’s family in Bradford, Pennsylvania, and brought her mother, Mrs. Martha Bloom. back with them for a visit in Rich- mond Hill. ’74 ANOTHER $500 ’74 WINNER Y.C.A.M.R. "500" TOKEN NO. 188 JOE DEL GROSSO REXDALE Capt. Jack Meeuwisse, 164 Colbourne Avenue, was re- cently appointed by the Tor- onto Harbour Commissioners as superintendent in charge of Marine Terminal 35 in the Port of Toronto. This is the largest pier in the port where vessels from all around the world dis- charge and load their car- goes. Capt, Meeuwisse is a mas- ter mariner, who after sail- ing in Dutch deep-sea ves- sels for nine years emigrated to Canada in 1958 and has lived in Richmond Hill ever since. One of his hobbies is music. studying piano and theory and he is one of the founding members of the Richmond Hill Ecumenical Choir. Sr. Citizens Club 35 Extends Boundaries Richmond Hill Senior Ci- tizens' Club 35 amended its constitution at a special meeting held July 30 to conform to a resolution of town council, it was repor- ted at the August 12 meet- ing of Richmond Hill Coun- cil. His wife, Terry. is a dau- ghter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Driehuis of 196 Beaverton Road. Overheard in a local supermarket last Thurs- day afternoon, Where an employee was handing out sample bites of English style sausage: Councillor Lou Wain- wright (chairman of the adhoc committee on a senior citizens‘ clubroom) reported that all members of Club 35 had been notified of the special meeting and 78 had attended. “They wished me to convey to you, Mr. Ma- yor, and to the municipality their thanks for defraying the costs of the notices. I would also like to report that the decision was a un- animous one. The works department is now drafting up a layout. Material will then be purchased and then the work of remodelling and renovation can start. The seniors’ tables are now stored in the new clubroom." The amendment provmes "That the boundaries for residency for elingility for membership in the Rich- mond Hill Senior Citizens’ Club 35 be the corporate boundaries of the Town of Richmond Hill. Club President Jo Horne noted, in his letter to coun- cil that this does not ex- clude any person now a member of the club, nor does it restrict a member from joining another club but a person can be a mem- ber of only one senior citi- zens' club. Members must all register their attendance on entering the door at the general monthly meeting. The membership fee is to be $3 a year. Any senior citizen, though not a mem- ber, is welcome to the club. Customer: 0, what a nice flavor â€"â€" is it marjo- ram? Employee: There’s no margarine in these saus- ages, only pork and beef. You don‘t put margarine in sausage. you don’t even put butter in. Customer: I said max-jo- ram. Employee: Well, maybe there are germs‘ but there are germs in everything and the cooking takes care of them. liberal Classifieds Get Results we promise our customers a better deal...and we deliver! 884-7887 Holiday Bent-A-Dar Featgnng tune products. engineered by Chrysler 9700 YONGE ST. It IMPERIAL OIL SERVICE CENTRE RICHMOND HILL â€" Mr. and Mrs. Hal Elaine and family of Benson Ave- nue had an enjoyable holi- day camping, swimming, ca- noeing, hiking and avoiding the black bears in Algonquin Park. Mrs. Faye Glavine and two children, Jane and Wade, of Cornerbrook, Newfoundland, are holidaying with the for- mer’s sister Mrs. Guy Pinsent and Mr. Pinsent at their home on Talmadge Avenue. Dr. and Mrs. Dennis Stain- er, Mark and Paul of Dris- coll Road have returned frnm a fiveâ€"week holiday at their cottage at Wimble- wood Beach. Georgian Bay. For the most part the days were sunny. \muuuuuuunlmumuuum\m\mnumuumulmmummm Weekend guests at the cottage included Mr. and Mrs. Gerry Crack of Leon- ard Avenue and Mr. and Mrs. Manfred Rubcw of Milliken Kitchener Rink Wins Bowling Tourney A CANADIAN COMDANV mlummunmmmmmmummuuml\mmumunmmmlml Twenty rinks came to the Richmond Hill Lawn Bowling greens next to the Town Park last Sun- day to participate in the first invitational touma- ment for the new Grainger Trophy. The local club, with its constantly growing membership. particularly among the young. now has two major tournaments a year. The participating rinks came from Ottawa. London, Kitchener, Niag- ara Falls, Ontario and New York, as well as from the Toronto area. llllll\lllllllll\lll\lllll“lll\ll\ll“lllllll“!“Il\l\l“lll\ll\lllll\ll First winners of the Grainger Trophy were the Kitchener rink. skipped by George Boxall. A young Richmond Hill rink of Doug Pidduck, Brian Math- er and Gary Charity took the second prize and third prize went to the Tom Smith rink from Niagara Falls. New York. gm\uuumlmmuunummmuumumuuuuummumwg The prize for high two wins was claimed by Jim Law of Gait for his rink and a Richmond Hill rink, composed of Al White, Ted Mansbridge and Keith Jean-Marie took home the prize for high for one win. THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Wednesday, Aug. 21, 1974 SOCIAL CLUB ARE YOU TIRED OF BEING ALONE . . . PHONE 745-4612 the @ piano teacher Estelle Markham 884-3787 ELLEN’S COIFFURES 10 Centre St. E. 884-0404 Pte. Ho has spent 11 weeks at CFS Corn- wallis, the basic training centre for all English- speaking recruits. At the end of his basic train- ing he was awarded the marksmanship trophy. Presenting the award in the above picture is Cap- tain (N) T. E. Connors, Base Commander. 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