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MORGAN DA VIS 889-4846 Mrs. Laurie Jones, volunteer worker at the Distress Centre. Toronto. was guest speaker at ImamInIImlmumnummnmuunummnuuumummu m‘lllllmmfl[IlllIMIMI!!!“llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllul A Maytime Tea is taking place May 4 from 2-5 pm at the beautiful home overlooking the golf course located at 71 Thornbank Road. The tea is being sponsored by Unit 5 un- der the leadership of Mrs. G. Bennett and will also feature candy. cakes and candles. A limited number of tickets are still available and may be obâ€" tained by calling Mrs. R. Rob- erts at 889-3361. Tickets are priced at $1. Anglican Church Women , Tickets are $1. available from any CGIT member or at the door. Teenagers are given a special Welcome to the show. Mnytime Tea 'The fashion show is being presented by the CGIT girls and will feature fashions. a floor show, favors and refresh- menls. Village residents are invited to attend a fashion show cab- aret style, May 1 at 8 pm in the United Church Hall. Mrs. Wilfred Laurier McKin- non (nee Scale) returned home from Bakersfield, California, after 11 years, for a family re- union and the wedding bf her niece, Miss Carol Cade, 50 Con- ey Road, Toronto. Isabelle Bradbury. Ol'si Cres- cent. entertained a group of friends April 20 at a birthday luncheon. Guest of honor at the party was Debbie Mclntee who was also celebrating a birthday. 18 ‘ HORNHILI, Free Parking Eoney Open Every Saturday at VMJig Jojn the throngs of wise shoppers every Saturday Who pick up their week's supply of fruits. \‘eg- etables. meats. eggs. flowers. etc. at real savings â€"- Fresh from the farm to you. '|' H I N K Lack OWRC Approval John St. Well PRINTING! Shrubs Country Fres€1 MEATS, VEGETABLES, EGGS, DAIRY PRODUCTS, DELICATESSEN, ETC at real savmgs! ‘\ \H ' x \\ ~ ‘fi ' \ \ 5. x. F g \ ~\ » 2) »~ ~ "I \. x 5 E § .~ 2,, \ k ' I‘HE LIBERAL. Richmond Hill, Ontario. Thursday. April Socially Speaking in Thornhill and District News ALSO Perennials PHONE 889-3190 OWRC Managing Director David S. Calvei'ley came in for severe critici m at the last meeting of M rkham Township Council when it was learned that neither he or other mem- bers of the commission would be present at a meeting to dis- Mrs. D. Marsh led the de- votional period at the opening of the meeting and President Mrs. R. Moore gave a short res- ume of what the ACW means and a report of last year's ac- tivities. Annual reports were read by Mrs. J. Robinson, hospitality and membership. Mrs. C. Dev- ey, ways and means, Mrs. V. Tremaine, housekeeping. Mrs. R. Cox, newsletter. Mrs. H. Iddon, secretary and Mrs. G. Davie, treasurer. A lively question period fol- lowed the talk. Mrs. Roger Priestman introduced the speaker and Mrs. H. Burgess thanked Mrs. Jones and pre- sented her with a plant in ap- preciation of the ACW. Need Becoming Urgent the first annual meeting of the ACW held April 16. Mrs. Jones. a mother of five. told of the many phone calls the centre receives from troubled people in need of talking to a sympa- thetic; listenelz There are 68 volunteers working five shifts, seven days a week, 24 hours a day at the centre. Bedding: Plants 7.30 am. under Distress The meeting adjourned for;of living Toronto te1e. coffee and refreshments andlbage cans The centre is this was followed by the install Preside] Trinity Square lation of 1968-69 executive of-‘conducted 'ing the day to l'icers. Mr. Howden installed‘sion prior to talk in per- the following officers: Presi- Lennie'op dent Mrs. R. Moore: lst Vice reading 3 .ion period {0]. President Mrs. R. Cox. 2nd Vice‘worship b . Mrs Roger President Mrs. D. Jones: Seemâ€"*2. The sc [reduced the tary Mrs. H. Iddon: Treasureiythought t« rs. H. BurgeSSers. G. Davie; Housekeeping‘man forh 'ones and pre. Mrs. L. Elvidge: Membership Mrs. Co a plant in ap- and Hospitality Mrs. J. Robin- nings for e Acw. son: Publicity Mrs. H. Cruise; Many que :11 led the de. Ways and Means Mrs. C. Devey. by Mrs. J at t‘he_opening_]Beptist Women’s Auxiliary Peri0d_at1 "The Liberal" is always pleased to publish items of interest contributed by its readers in the Thornhill area. Our representative in 'l‘hornhill ls Mrs. Jo Cruise who may be reached by phoning 889-3190. [ The meeting had been origin- ally set for April 11 but when council members learned it was to be only with OWRC staff members considerable indigna- tion was expressed. Disgusted at what he called the commis- sion's "sloughing us off on staff”. Councillor Allan Sumner moved that the Commission‘s letter be rejected "Some weeks ago Calverley charged that the township moved too I‘asl: he should be at the meeting 'to hear “hat we have to say," he said. Deputy-mere S. J. Gadsb)‘ moved however that the reply to the letter should request the commissioners themselves to meet council representatives “to bring to their attention Last month the OWRC had The John Street plant, which reprimanded the township fonnow has two operating Wells, going ahead with the well with-Serves much of the Thol‘nhill outits approval, Council claims area and the third well is ur- it has correspondence on file to gently needEd- The township disprove the charge and had‘hOPES t0 haVe it in Operation asked for a meeting with com- Very Shortly. mission members to clear up At its April 8 meeting, coun- what was felt to be a misunderâ€" 011 agreed to Purchase a 4.9 acre standing. strip of land from the CNR for WWWW ‘-‘\W\N\N\ " cuss the township‘s third well at the John Street plant. ‘to bring to their attention hat the township was not Mrs. A. Jennings, national mg- SugEESt convenor of Save The Children U115 “me {01‘ t Fund, was guest speaker at the anOther 0111”- WA meeting April 16 held at The May 1114 the home of Mrs. R. Jardine,tl‘1_e form Of an Richmond Hill. Will be held = Miss Gwen Ball introduced MSS- A- Par the speaker by telling of her Duve- many activities and concern for the world’s underprivileged,~ . . “The Libe Her latest trip was to the GazalTested . . . Strip regions and Mrs. Jennings Classified. Try had many pictures to show of 884â€"1 She then moved an adoption ofiery. Everything is worked by the reports be made and wasihand, she stated, even to clear- seconded by Mrs. J. Shaw. zing the ground of stones. Canv Mrs. Devey made a presenta- ada is helping these people by tion of a folding umbrella to sending badly needed equip- Mrs. Howden on behalf of the ment. ACW. Rev. and Mrs. Howdeni Until one visits these coun- are soon to embark on a tripltries and sees the utter poverty abroad in celebration of their‘there, they can‘t realize how 30th wedding anniversary and‘fortunate they are to be in Mr. Howden's 30th anniversary‘Canada. tthe land she described in the ministry. las having the highest standard The meeting adjourned fouof living with the largest garâ€" Mrs. H. R. Howden told mem~ bers of the satisfactory first year of the ACW. She thanked Mrs. Moore for her work and leadership after taking over $183.85 Mrs. D. Ball reported on the chocolate Easter egg project of the Alpha Group. She told members that 786 eggs were sold this year with a profit of Mr. and Mrs. Garnet R. Gunn. l4 Gre) stone Crescent. Brampton. are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter. Linda Jean, to Mr. Frank Alexander Maw. son of Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Maw, 14 Thornbank Road. Thornhill, Ont. The marriage will take place May 17 at 7.30 pm in Christ Church, Brampton. Frank and Linda will be graduating from the University of Western Ontario in June. Announce Engagement LINDA JEAN GI'NN Ring Funeral Home BYRON E. RING 7783 YONG THORNHIIJ 1968 Other 'l‘hornhill area matters considered by > council was a bylaw to permit a neighborhood commercial development at Clarke and Henderson Avenues and a bylaw banning parking on Steeles Avenue from Â¥onge Street to Dudley, both of which received third reading. Police had asked for the parking ban and council agreed that heavy traffic made it necessary. The land will be part of a major arterial roald‘in a year or two under the township‘s pro- posed 1‘oad plan and Engineer Dusan .Miklas reported that there was money in the 1968 road budget 101' its purchase, « At its April 8 meeting, coun- cil agreed to purchase a 4.9 acre strip of land from the CNR for the extension of John Street. Price for the piece, which runs from the crossover of Leslie Street to the Highway 404 right- of-way was $49,770. A mother and daughter ban- quet Was held April 17 for 2nd Thornhill Brownies and 3rd ) n ' :Thornhill Guides in the Presby- . Lerian Church Hall. Mrs. M. ‘Grey. president of the mothers‘ wrong in proceeding with the gommlttec, welcomed the moth- well." ers and specral guests and Rev. The John Street plant, which‘Dillwyn Evans propqsed a toaSt now has twd operating Wellst the Queen and 531d grace- The May meeting will take‘ the form of an auction.sale and will be held at the home of Canada is taking over some of the work from Britain, Mrs. Jennings told members. The land in the Gaza Strip is very barren, needs irrigation and the people lack modern machin- the plight of the hundreds of refugees there, Mrs. Jennings opened her talk by giving a few facts about Save The Children Fund. She told‘members that the organiza- tion was started in England over 50 years ago and works in conjunction with the. United Nations and UNICEF at 27 centres. “The Liberal" FRANK .\. MAW FIE] Eli? Liberal" . . . Time . . Time Proven Try It . . . Phone 884-1105-6 Parsons. Riverside Suggestions were given at the meeting for the June picnic. The senior citizens will travel ‘by bus to Niagara Falls or Strat- ‘,ford for their annual outing this bear, Plans will be finalized and announced at the May meeting. ' Mrs. Holmes introduced the guest speaker to the audience. Mrs. French showed 76 slides from the past including the fun- ‘eral of Edward VII, Pearl White of silent serial movie fame, Birth of a Nation, King George and Queen Elizabeth in Canada. hats, clothes and cars from many years ago. The events of the past were vividly refreshed in the memories of all the sen- ior citizens. Tape recordings of Harry Lauder. Churchill, Hitler and excerpts from the end of the world radio program conducted by Orson Wells in closed \\ ith Ecumenical conducted b the 30's wen Senior Citizens “Down Memory Lane" was the topic of an interesting and nostalgic program presented by Mrs. Mary French, representa- tive of the Bell Telephone Com- pany, to the senior citizens at their Aer meeting. President Charles Clifford opened the meeting followed by minutes read by Mrs. R. Holmes in the absence of Secretary Mrs. C. Walker. Badges recently awarded to Brownies in the area are as follows: 15L Thornhill Brownies, Judith Snider. Janice Herma- chuk, Karen Parker, Ann An- tonacci, Linda Dauncey, Judy Burke, house orderly: Wendy Longstreet, skater; Judy Burke and Julia Finch. golden hand. lst Langstaff Brownies, Judy Martin, intermediate swimmer. Members were reminded of the bus trip to Christie Bread Company May 8. The bus will leave the Farmers” Market at 12.30 pm. A few tickets are still available and may be re- served by calling Mrs. Baker at 222-3604. Guides and Brownies present- ed a program following the din- ner. The Brownies. “A Modern Cinderella” in costume and the Guides playlet on the Guide laws were well received A L‘ampfii'e and singsong conclud- e" the evening. L'Ilornnlll UUlfleS 111 me l’l‘eSDy“ The third discussion meeting tel‘ian ChUl‘Ch Hall- Ml's- M- was held last week in Holy Trin- Grey, president of the mothers’dty Anglican reception mom pommittee, welcomed the mothâ€"“Vim representatives from six 61‘s and 51380131 gueStS and Re"Jarea churches in attendance. Dillwb'll EVanS Proposed a toaSt‘Mrs. Minton Johnston, chairman to the Queen 311d said ngE- of the committee, presided. Special guests at the banquet Those attending were Lloyd were 'Guide Commissioner Mrs. webber’ Thomhiu Baptist; Mrs, Terry GOOdWin, ReV- and Mrs- B. Lever, Richvale Emmanuel; Evans and lst Thornhill Rang- Sister Lyn Hegel-nan, Mrs_ N, ers and their Leader Mrs. P. Girard and Stanley Raymond, Whitehead. treasurer of the committee, Guide Jane Sues thanked the Holy Trinity Anglican; Mrs. auxiliary at the 01059 0f the Helen Mabley, Christ The King banquet and Mr- Evans addres‘ Lutheran; Gerald Culley, Presâ€" sed the group- byterian, Sister Margaret Ellen Individual tables were decor- of St Joseph’s College and Mrs. ated with yellow tablecloths and E. Malone_ St Luke’s Roman yellow rosebud centrepieces. ACatholic and Jack Murphy, delicious smorgasbord menu of United Church~ casserole dishes and salads was; The vacation schools will be enjoyed by the guests tn... .- m... “we”- mu“ Guide Jane Sues thanked the auxiliary at the close of the banquet and Mr. Evans addres- sed the group. Special guests at the banquet were 'Guide Commissioner Mrs. Terry Goodwin, Rev. and Mrs. Evans and lst Thornhill Rang- ers and their Leader Mrs. P. Whitehead. Mother and Daughter Banquet the ecumenical vacation school Six Churches Plan Joint Vacation School eslde With the spring growing season full upon us, seemingly overnight, York Farmers’ Market, Thornhill is a colorful and exciting place to be each Saturday morning. Above is just a small part of the beautiful corner occupied by Hanson’s Flowers, Elgin Mills as seen on the Easter weekend with Mrs. Hanson’s niece, Mary Lou Evison, Elgin Mills Road West, smiling over the many-hued display. ation School ) enjoyed Lanked eeting Spring I: The Time For Flo wers Election of ofi‘icers for‘the WI for 1969-69 took place April 18 at the home of Mrs. T. Empring- ham, 26 Benson Avenue. Rich- mond Hill. Mrs. R. Holmes was re-elected president for her third year in office and all other officers agreed to continue in their present positions. The final meeting will take place May 1 when leaders and assistants will get acquainted and receive instructions on the summer program. Motto for the day was "To Live Without Neighbors Is Like A Garden Without Flowers". A poem. "Things Money Can’t Buy". by Vida Williamson of The Vacation school is for children ages 4â€"11. Finances for the project were derived from offerings received at the joint ecumenical Lenten serv- ices. Women's Institute The vacation schools will be held in four locations. Thorn- hill Green area will meet in Christ The King Lutheran, Richvale residents \\'iLl ~amend in Richvale Emmanuel. and the central residents will attend Holy Trinity on the west side and ’l'hornhill L'nited on the east side. sponsored by the Thornhill Min- isterial Assoda‘tion. to take place July 8-18 in the area. PROTECT * CLOTH COAT STORAGE * FUR STORAGE * BOX STORAGE STORAGE IT'S STORAGE TIME AGAIN . . . STORAGE PICKUP SERVICE FABRIC ((133 884-2162 or 884-2163 BEYOND ('(')JIP.4RIE storage service for your convenience PHONE TODAY FOR OUR FREE PICKUP SERVICE We have a complete Mrs. Holmes and Mrs. Thomp- son reported on the food forum sponsored by the Home Econ- omics Branch of the Depart ment of Agriculture and Food held recently. The ladies talc of the manv interesting dishes they saw prepared at the suc- cessful forum. Mrs. E. Burt, Mrs. A. Jackâ€" son and Mrs. R. Holmes will be delegates at the district annual to be held May 23 at Victoria Square. Mrs. Holmes and Mrs. Clare Thompson will attend the women’s advisory committee meeting, sponsored by the De- partment of Economics and De- velopment April 24 at the Royal York Hotels , The May 16 meeting was an- nounced and members were asked to take a bring and buy item. The meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. A. Jackson, 5 Erica Road. Plans for the June picnic were discussed and will be held at the home of Mrs. H. Mizzen. 77 Sprucewood Drive. Edgar Avenue, was read in ref- erence to the motto. The lad- ies answered roll call by paying their annual fees. Yearly reâ€" ports were read by convenors. 1‘\\'o guests from England at SAM RAUCH HAND TAILORED SUITS ALTERATIONS 8. REMODELLING \(HR WINTER ("LO’I‘HES .\_\l) (&|\ PI YUL'RSELF MORE (‘LUSI‘I'I' Sl".\('[‘}. Open Thurs. 8; Fri. 1111 8.30 pm. ON THE PREMISES Custom Tailors 5201 Yonge Street BA. 2-2011 STORAGE TORAG 'll‘ )Id ' L If anyone is interested in canvassing these two areas for the mental health association then please call Mrs. R. Moore at 889-3553. ‘ Themeeting closed with ‘The Queen’ and refreshments were served. Canvassers will be calling in the Thornhill Green and Bayview Glen areas for mental health donations. [ended the meeting and told members interesting stories about their life in the village where they lived. Members were asked to please send cards and greetings to Miss Alice Hudson who is undergoing surgery rin_ Bragg!) Hospital. ‘ - ‘ Mental Health 0 Children Under'IZ Free â€"- Electric in-car heater: 0 Box Office Open 7.00 pm. â€"- Show start: at 7.30 pm Week Starting Wednesday. April 24 I "The Family Way “Cool Hand Luke" Photo by Stuart’s Studio) STORAGE SI‘ARRING HAYLEY MILLS I‘OI 2 Big Features in Color STARRING PAL‘L NEWMAN Adult Entertainment at 9724 Yonge St. would like to call on you with ‘housewarming gifts' and information about your new location. The Hostess will be glad to arrange your subscription to the RICHMOND HILL LIBERAL aluuutumnuuuuummuuumnmuuuunu\uumuuummmmm mmmumnummuuummuuummulmuuuuuumummmmm Call Mrs. Ralph Harley 889-3313 Colonial Power Equipment Only 11 lbs, less bar and chain. Come in and try it See how well it fits you r, grip. See its narrow new bar that cuts faster wrth- out pinching. CHAIN SAW HDMELITE'S GREAT NEW Xl- WELCOME S E RVICE 107 Doncaster Ave. Willowdale, Ont. STORAGE STORAGE Thornhill’s ()u'n . . . Tel: 225-5622 JOHN MILLS At Highways i n ._ 400 a. 7 E