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BY DONNA MATTHEWS The King City Co- operative Nursery School sponsored a visit by Margaret Coburn one of the 20 elected school trustees of York Ccunty and representative of King Township February 11. Mrs. Coburn was introduced by President Janet Van Nostrand and spoke to the gathering of mothers, many of whom have children entering the public school system for the first time. She began with a few facts such as this area employing 2000 teachers, covering 600 square miles and including 60,000 homes. Communication is one of the biggest problems, Mrs. Cobourn stated. To her surprise. she was on the school board for a full two years before she was asked to speak to any group. _ Only since 1969 have there been totally elected school boards. One step forward, she feels, is that parents and trustees are now official (and welcome) as school visitors and this has passed legislation. To try to improve com~ munications, the board publishes the York County Board“ of Education “Contact” four times a year at a cost of $900 per issue, and it is distributed to the school children and hopefully arrives in the home. Old Timers play YRP in hockey Monday night Mrs. Coburn queried the mothers on whether they received - this com- Again the Knights of Columbus George Vanier Council, together with the El Shamaly Shrine Club, are sponsoring the annual Old Timers Hockey game in Richmond Hill Arena 67 at 8 pm Monday night. This year the Old Timers will be op- posed by the York Regional Police. Rev. Earl Gerber of St. John's Anglican Church, Jefferson, will celebrate Holy Communion at Daybreak, this evening (February 19) at 5 pm. Following that service he will be driving to Cliffcrest United Church in Scarboro to address the Is: Cliffcrest Cubs and Scouts father and son banquet. Theme of his talk will be “Canada’s Eskimos â€" from Stone Age Pancakes, sausages, apple crisp, repast for 100 There will be en- tertainment at the in- termission. door prizes and a bar. Tickets are $2 for adults and $1 for children. If interested please contact Stan Watts 889-5787. In the parish hall of St. Mary Immaculate, the Order of the Alhambra, known in this area as the Toraya Caravan, is holding a dance February with music provided by the popular “Hugh and You Know Who" band. featuring Terry Whelan of Ruggles Avenue. Dress is optional and everyone is welcome at $7.50 a couple with buffet and prizes included. CYCYS All proceeds go to charity Church News Fifty young people from the neighboring parishes of St. Mary Immaculate, Our Lady Queen of the World, both in Richmond Hill and St. Luke’s in Thornhill, collected in car pools to spend a fun-filled evening on a farm near Vandorf February 9. Highlight of the evening was a horse-drawn sleigh ride. The recent snowfall made conditions ideal for this recreational outing. The young people all returned for a warmup at St. Mary's afterwards. I8 â€"- THE LIBERAL, Wednesday, Feb. Gym and library for Kinghorn school The executive has com- pleted plans for a day‘s excursion to Horseshow Valley near Barrie for cross-country skiing March 2 from noon until about 6 pm. Snow should be positively in abundance in that “snow belt" area. A big crowd iéhopefully expected. Cost f6r bus tran- sportation and rental of equipment is to be $7. Boot Oak Ridges - “THE LIBERAL" is always pleased to publish items of interest regarâ€" ding people and events in Oak Ridges - Lake Wilcox and King City districts. Our news correspondent for King City is Donna Mathews. 832-1579: and for Oak Ridges - Lake Wilcox please call Janet Russell at 7734105. The Spiritual Life Fellowship of York Deanery will be gathering at St. Gabriel’s, Richmond Hill at 8 pm February 2}: More than» 100 people enjoyed pancakes, sausages The junior young people will hold a bowling party this Friday evening starting from St. Mark's Chapel, Yonge Street at 7:15 pm. Generation " Lake Wilcox to Jet Age in One A lengthy discussion occurred on the pros and cons of adding French to the existing curriculum and apparently if community demand is high enough it is available. The person to contact preferably with a list of supporters, is the principal. munication and found that most did although some questioned its matesial content. Each school has a policy book with set policies regarding matters such as busing, lunches, discipline, curriculum, etc. and this book is available for conâ€" sultation through the school principal. Parents are often handicapped because they don't know where to seek information. Perhaps because of the recent publicity, the subject of corporal punishment was brought up. This has not been banned in York County, but the cecasions when it is used are few. The practice is to phone the parent of the child and explain the situation. A log must be kept and another witness present during the punishment. Many mothers apparently would like to see the empty classrooms made use of with the forming of a junior kindergarten while others would prefer smaller classes and more teachers. The PTR (pupil teacher ratio) in York County is approximately 24, but that includes all the staff. some sizes will be ordered ahead of time if you can notify Wayne Henderson at 884- 7259. York Choraliers had their annual dinner at Emmanuel Anglican on Mackay Drive February 17. The catering was done by the ACW. This singing group has been giving pleasure to people of this area for many years, and under the able direction of Richard Edmunds they rehearse in Emmanuel Church hall. Mr. Edmunds is a lay reader in that church. The last consignment of “Favorite Recipes", the cookbook sponsored by the ACW will be on sale at half By Janet Russell The lst Oak Ridges Scouting Ladies Auxiliary held a pot luck supper February 12 at the home of Johanna Vahle, Bond Crescent. Right here I must apologize to the ladies for not accepting their in vitation to join them. I did intend to, but I've been feeling sick and finally decided to stay home and feel miserable. Scout auxiliary dines well Actually, after getting the information for this story from Mary Tanzos I‘m glad I didn’t go. Well maybe! Evidently there were so many delicious things to eat â€"â€" chili con came, pizza meatballs, salad and “wine soaked desserts"! Positively decadent! Mary, who in the interests of publicity (naturally) tried every dish at least once, told me she was so full after the meal she couldn‘t bend! That‘s why I said I‘m glad I didn’t go, I don‘t need any more weight. The ladies were glad to see Helen Hunter out. as she has been sick with pneumonia recently and is now recuperating. Visiting from Bradford was Cathy Morgan who was also at the recent penny auction. To burn up a few calories after the meal certain games of skill were played with prizes going to the 19, 1975 Donna’s Bits 8 Pieces BY DONNA MATTHEWS Happy birthday to Michelle LaFond, daughter of Jean and Ray LaFond of John Street. Michelle will be 13 years old February 21. February 20 Club com- petition for senior level skaters â€" King Figure Skating Club, 4-9 pm. and a delightful apple crisp made by the ladies of the UCW of St. Paul’s February 11 making this event a very successful one. Members of the UCW are very grateful to all who helped to ensure that everyone had a delicious meal and a good time, especially to those who “flipped” the pancakes. of whom may not be teaching full time such as guidance teachers, librarians, principal, etc. But Mrs. Coburn assured us that the PTR can only go down! After the supper the UCW held its regular monthly meeting. Mrs. Jean Nauta, a member of the board of the Victor Home for Girls in Toronto was the guest speaker and, according to President Jean Anderson, The best news to come out of the meeting was that a gym and library resource Chgs‘s club méets Wed- nesday nights at the library. Happy birthday to Connie Geer, daughter of Keith and Annetta Geer of Patrick Avenue. Connie will be 14 years old February 22. ' February 22, children’s program at King Liprgry. The day before Valen- tine’s day, I dropped in to Crawford Wells for a short visit. Couldn't help but notice the lovely table set with red, frilled and quilted placemats, extra large wine glasses, pewter-like plates, and valentine-red napkins in the wine glasses. Finishing touch was a small dish of red cinnamon candies. February 22 is the 11th wedding anniversary of The seniors will be holding today’s meeting in the form of a Valentine tea, with card playing to follow. Student Exchange winners. This, Iam told, and can imagine, was a hilarious time for everyone. Some of the senior students of St. Mary Immaculate Roman Catholic Separate School will host a group of students from Kirkland Lake who plan to visit Toronto from March 10 to 16. They will be accommodated in the homes of local students during that time. price due to a few errors in printing which can be corrected by calling Eileen Hamilton at 889~2989. Senior Citizens President Vahle won the door prize â€" a bottle of French perfume. The evening ended at about 11 o’clock â€"â€" a very fulfilling event â€" or should that be “full-filling?” Oak Ridges Lions have a new member, Ross Kirkby of Poplar Drive, recently inducted by Lion Governor Gord Walker. They report a profit of $327 from sale of Christmas trees. OR Lions want glasses The Lions are asking for old eyeglasses. If you have some you don‘t use any more and have been meaning to throw outâ€"don‘t wait for spring! Do it nowâ€" only throw them over to the Lions. They are sending them to India. Draw tickets are available at $5 each for a one-weekâ€"all expense paid trip to Acapulco. Mexico. Call Carl Burns at 773-5085. Coming up March 22 is Millionaires‘ Night. There will be an auction, games of chance, light buffet supper and “grub stake” the equivalent of $1 in “funny money" included in the price of admission which will be $2! Bar extra. centre will be built on to Eva L. Dennis School in King this year, to be completed in 1976. This expenditure is already in the budget. After answering some questions, Trustee Coburn was thanked by Sheila Katona and refreshments were served. The Catholic Ladies‘ Guild will hold a bake sale and white elephant sale from 1-5 pm in the gym of Our Lady of the Annun- ciation School, Bond Crescent. If you have an- thing to donate, please call Mrs. Rica Mennen at 773- 5878. Community Happenings The TAB group will be working on macrame for the next two weeks, Febraury 20 and 27. The Lions will take ,on the senior citizens in a dart match Thursday evening at “her talk brought us home information with insight”. Brian and Sandy Mac- donald. Some people have thousands of reasons why they cannot do something, when all they need is one reason why they can. Local poet Colleen Shave of Concession 5 has written her second book of poems entitled “Waking Moments“ published by the Highway Bookshop in Cobalt, Ontario. It is available in the IDA Drug Store for $1.25. A rummage sale is planned for April 5 at All Saint’s, proceeds to the church. Clean out your cupboards, and get a head start on your spring cleaning. If you need a pickup, call 832-1579 or 833~ 5455. Sympathy is extended to the family and friends of Michael Pikulin, scuba diver, and at one time photographer for the Liberal. Mr. Pikulin drowned thisvweek under the ice in the Welland Canal while inspecting a gas line installed by a construction company. In 1973 Mr. Pikulin won first prize in the Canadian Scene ~ black and white classification of the photography contest Sponsored by the Toronto Star’s Canadian Magazine supplement. The winning photo was taken on the farm where he resided on Bathurst Street, west of Aurora. Niagara Region Police said that Mr. Pikulin became separated from his lifeline while he operated in 35 feet of water. AURORA: Councillors were shocked to discover recently it cost taxpayers $75 to quarantine a cat for 10 days. The town received a bill at $7.50 per day from the Ontario Humane Society which placed the cat under quarantine while it was being tested for rabies. The previous quarantine fee had been $2 per day. He had lived in King since 1972. News from next door The blg punch behlnd a Combat Group. same Ideas and mteres Thus us an opponu somegne speoal Part team In a Combat GrOI Canadlan Forces Recruiting Centre. 25 St. Clair Avenue East Toronlo, M4T 1M2 TeIephone 966-6564 The Regular Officer Training Plan (ROTP; ,ollérs sub- sidized university education at a Canadian Mililory College (Royal M‘lilary College - Kingston or Royal Roads Military College - Victoria or College Mililoire Royale at St. Jean fal THINKING OF UNIVERSITY THIS YEAR lery opponunme Janet says - A cure for mid-winter blues! A severe head cold didn‘t shake my spirits. I sailed through the busiest days. with the craziest things happening, without turning By Janet Russell 1 really thought I was going to escape IT this year. After all, things seemed to be going well in January. We got through the thaw without having to have the septic tank pumped out â€" the first time ever! a lh'air. VThe Unsinkable Molly Brown had nothing on My car appeared to be holding together nicely and the bills seemed to be properly spaced instead of all coming together. Then I began'to notice a gradual slowing of pace, a shortening of stride and a certain réluctance to do things. I pressed on but more slowly. Then my car, of all things most faithful, QUIT! I mean just quit. I talked it over in grave terms with the doc. A battery transplant was prescribed. Only the best (at $43 plus, it had better be)! 7:30 pm at The Wheelhouse. This senio'r citizen clubhouse has seen several of these matches and the I notice my smile has disappeared and my sense of humor (hah!) has gone with the wind. By Norman Matthews As has been the custom in our clan, passed down from generation to generation, a grace is said before eating one’s meal. In fact, my late grandfather recited a grace before and after a meal much to the dismay of fidgeting children. Many is the time (as a boy) that I endured the long-winded after-dinner conversation of adults until that precise moment that grandfather said the grace and excused us from the table. Ah, that my children have been spared that indignity and only have to put up with the blessing before the meal. One innovation we initiated though, was that all of us, in chorus, would recite the grace and from time to time a new “Thank You to the Almighty” would be tried. That idea created a problem as to who started off the grace so that everyone else could join in. As the male chauvinist, head of the family image, I was chosen to lead off until one day we a asked our youngest daughter to do it. Sparkling with her new responsibility, she began the prayer with “Frup we are” only to be pounced upon by Mom and Dad with the query “What is a frup?" After much deliberation, it appeared that in our haste to say the grace over the years, the first two words “For what“ had been in- terpreted as “frup” and the child had dutifully been reciting the grace as “frup we are about the receive, the Lord make us truly thankful.” This little problem overcome, we went along merrily until my fathâ€" advised us that the new version went “For what we be 19 people who 5 Norm’s Reflections lantry Armour ar nch behind every a lot 0! neuse trained team an A chance to The cold winds give me facial neuralgia â€" or is it because the shudders coming from my car make me drive with my teeth clenched. My car is ready for the scrap heap. If, on the universal scale of things a dog is supposed to have aged the equivalent of seven years to every one for humans, then surely cars age at the rate of 10 to one; which makes my car 75 years old. A depressing thought. Then IT hits me. Eureka! That's what is the matter with me. I‘ve got them â€" those old mid-winter blues â€" February is here again. I find it odd that the shortest month of the year always seems too long. Maybe we could shorten it by tw0 weeks more. Add a week on to the end of January and one to the beginning of March and then February, all 14 days of it, would be here and gone before we know it. Well, it was just a thought. February in Ontario (much as I love it the rest of the year) is more depressing than England in November . . . and that’s depressing! Lions always seem to lose by a mile. My money is on the seniors â€" the reigning champions. (Well, it would The one we use the most often is much shorter, “God is great, God is good, let us thank Him for our food" even though it doesn’t rhyme. For awhile we switched to a delicate thing which goes “Thank you for the world so sweet; Thank you for the food we eat; Thank you for the birds that sing; Thank you God for everything”. But by the time we got through that, the gravy was congealed and the vegetables cold. I’ve been tempted to suggest, “Over the lips, over the gums, Look out stomach, here it comes” but grandfather would surely squirm in his grave. _Ah well! Wé‘ve at least eliminated the “frup”. are about to receive, may the Lord make us truly thankful”. Horrors and abstinations! EXTERIOR CAR WASH PRICES Two ways to clean up 50¢ EXTERIOR CAR WASH Over 10 gallons 5 - 10 gallons Under 5 gallons GULF CAR WASH 10376 YONGE AT BENSON *With over 10 gallon purchase be if I had any!) The annual hobby show of the York Summit Scouting District will be held at Bayview Secondary School February 22 from 1-7 pm. Everyone is welcome. “Uniform Days" for Cubs and Scouts celebrating the birthday of Founder Lord Baden Powell are being observed this week. The local branch of the YCHA will ‘meet tonight at the home of Carol Kanitz, 60 Maple Grove at 7:30 pm. Tickets are available to see “Mr. Dressup” who will be appearing at King City Secondary School March 14 at 4 pm and 8 pm. Sponsored by the local branch of the YCHA the performances will raise money for equipment for the new wing 1851 deed for King Twp. lot found in Spain The annual meeting of the King Township Historical Society was held at the Township Library on Thursday, February 13th with President Bill Poulis chairing the proceedings and Doris Winter aqting as Secretary. John Smithyes, chairman of the Carrying Place Committee. displayed a wooden sign approximately 30” x 36" made of 2" thick Cedar with an etched in- scription reading “The Toronto Carrying Place, 1615-1793" and reported that this was the committee‘s selection for the markers of the trail. Mrs. Elizabeth Gillham mentioned that the Carrying Place was once referred to as “the Humber- Holland Portage”. Mr. Smithyes said that their plans include the erection of eight such signs to mark the trail, used by Indians and early pioneers, on Dominion Day this year. There was some discussion amongst the members as to the authenticity of the 1615 date as some documents state 1619 as the correct year. It was agreed to check into this further prior to the signs being commissioned. BY NORMAN MATTHEWS Jack McBride, a KTHS member and a printer at Pioneer Village, showed an original 1851 “indenture of bargain and sale” which he recently came across and knew would be of interest to $1.00 $1.50 .50 Get your car washed when you buy gas. Take advantage of our exterior car wash prices when you buy gas. At Gulf, car wash prices go down as your gasoline purchase goes up. Get your car washed later. If you want to get your car washed later, pick up a wash ticket with your gasoline purchase and redeem it on your next car wash (only one wash ticket redeemable per car wash visit). Gulf’s car wash is completely modern. You stay in your car and get a fast, thorough, exterior car wash with our automatic equipment. USE YOUR GULF TRAVEL CARD, CHARGEX OR MASTER CHARGE. the King historians. Believe it or not, the deed was purchased from a dealer in Spain by HJ. Janthur of Willowdale for $30. and it records the sale of a “parcel and tract of land” in the Township of King, on the lst Concession, being part of Lot 2. Located just north of the Gormley Road, just west of Bond Lake, it was recorded as being in “the Province of Canada” and sold by William Phillips to Issac Phillips for the sum of 25 pounds. Mr. McBride, being quite knowledgeable on printing and paper for same, was impressed by the water mark of 1849 on the document. The unanswered question is, how did the deed get to Spain? ‘Câ€"HAâ€"RG' of the hospital. Tickets will be available at the door or call Mrs. Marion Neil at 773- 4696 or Mrs. Gloria Robinson at 727-9183 for reservations. Tickets are $1 each. Oak Ridges Minor Hockey Association is holding a dance at The Lions‘ Den, Bond Lake Arena, February 22. Ticket price includes a buffet supper. For ticket information call Don Catton at 773â€"5912. Bond Lake Skating Club will hold a “Fun- Night” March 20 from 7 to 9 pm. Plans are still being made at this stage, but there will be several themes for the evening and all the skaters will be able to participate and have fun. Only a few months ago, new exterior lights were installed to illuminate St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church on Dufferin Street, and John Upjohn, Chairman of the KTHS Eversley Church Committee gave a short report on their Work. He said his committee will be looking for volunteers this spring to paint the wood trim of the stone building. He also asked that anyone who has any old sketches or photographs of the church to let the society know (and possible donate them to the historical files). An old postcard of St. Andrew’s with the white~bearded Dr. Carmichal standing in front of it; was passed around for all to see The junior skaters‘ theme Not your average car wash. will be “Sesame Street” and each junior is asked to prepare an animal or bird costume. There will be prizes for the best costume. Also the costumes should be saved for use in the Spring Fair parade in May. (They may also come in useful for next Hallowe’en). Guest stars for the fun night will be: Keith Swin- dlehurst and Judy Jeffcott, of the Upper Canada Skating Club, who have just won the Canadian JUNIOR DANCE TITLE: Louise Kirouac. Upper Canada Skating Club; Cheryl Richardson of the Unionville Skating Club, ‘Central Ontario senior ladies‘ champion; and Herbert Deary of the Richmond Hill Figure Skating Club. Frank Unjohn relieved Mr. Poulis during the election of officers and Mrs. Muriel Beatty (chairman of the nominating committee) read out the slate of persons nominated. The following group now forms the executive for 1975: Past President Alden Winter, President Bill Poulis, Vice President Jack McBride, Treasurer Enid Peddie, Recording Secretary Doris Winter. Others named were: Corresponding Secretary Maida George, Directors Mayor Margaret Britnell, Councillor William Foran, Stanley Kuniski, John Smithyes', Elizabeth Gillham, Muriel Beatty. New members accepted on the 13th were Mrs. Judi Blackwell, Audrey and Arthur Gray, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Blundell, and Mrs. Marion O’Hara. Applications for mem- berships to the historical society are still available and persons wishing to join are urged to apply to Box 328. Schomberg, LOG 1T0. The group‘s constitution states that all such ap- plications are to be ap- proved by the 'majority of the membership in at- tendance at a regular meeting. The constitution of the society, in a new, attractive booklet form was handed out to members, Coffee and cupcakes were served after the meeting.