The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

‘ Principal W. 'F. Morrow wel- ‘come'd more than 500 parents \Iwhen Richmond Hill High School held Rarezti‘ Night two evenings nthisweek. On Monday evening .parents of Grade 9 and Grade 12 ,students attended and on Wed- neSday -those with students in Grades 10, 11 and 13 were pres- ent; . 7591! Monday, January 5, 1959, the. Women’s Association of the Richmond Hill Presbyterian Ghurchheld their first regular meeting, of the year. Annual re- mrts were read and the new exec- utive was installed by the Rev. . Hepburn: Mrs. J. M. Hep- burn-and Mrs. Thomas Moore, fionorary presidents; Mrs. Doug- lgsV Bennett, president; Mrs. ' George. Smith, vice-president; i Mn. M. Docherty, recording secâ€" - retary; Mrs. W. Dennett, treasur- : er: Mrs. W. 'Longe, corresopnding sqgcretary: Mrs. K. Blanchard, 'v-lh'e‘mb‘ership convenor, Mrs. J. S. . '1‘: w. social convenor. : Apot luck supper is planned :for, February 2, ‘at 7 o’clock to . precede the business meeting. Atj meeting of the Richmond Hill Hydro-Electric Commission held Friday two new employees Were selected from among 17 ap- plicants; Mr. George Taylor. for- merly of the custodial staff of the high school was hired as groundsman and Mr. Lawrence Sturdy, 18, of Lawrence Avenue, was ' hired as. an apprentice lines- man." They both commenced their new duties effective J anu‘ary‘lzth'. The-members of the commission ,he ' Chairman Sam Cook, * Com- nissio‘ner Bill Wagner and Mayor Ken Tomlin. ' ~ " Dire‘ctory sheets, distributed to the ,vlgitors by; students .sltuated :atthe’ ,door of. the west wing, pro- vided a list 6f the 29 teachers on the stafffwand the location of their classgoomsfl ' Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Farmer of Gormley spent three weeks over the Christmas season at Philadel- phia, returning home this week. Offigers for 1959 for the Even- ing 'Ajuxiliary of the » Presbyterian Jhurch were installed by the Rev. I. M. Hepburn at the regular meeting on Wednesday evening, January 7. They are: President, Mrs. George Pollard; Vice-Pres- ident,.Mrs. George Fiagier; Sec- retary, Mrs. Ray Bennett; Treas- urer, Mrs. George Francis; cap- tains, Mrs. Wm. Mirrlees, Mrs. Graham and Mrs. Lavender; pian- ist, Miss Mary Dawson. Mrs. Mirr- lee’s is also the sunshine conven- or. Plans for the coming year were discussed with the decision reached to have several work nights throughout the year. It was also decided to pay half the east of a 72-cup coffee percolator and to purchase new toys for the nursery school. Théitea’chers gathered in the school, auditorium from 7.30 to 8:15 p.‘m., where parents were en- abled to, either greet their child- ren’s teachers briefly â€" or make an appolnment for a specific in- terview in the teacher‘s “home room"'after 8.15. \ - 'Mr. and Mrs. S. Shadofi’ cele- brated their lst wedding anniver- sary on Saturday, January 3, by entertaining a few friends at the EmbaSsy, Toronto. .' Mr. and Mrs. .R. B. Peace were hosts at an afterfiheatre (party in honour of Mr. Rib-hard Ainle‘y, adjudicator for thel;Cen.t'ral./Qn- tario Drama Festival on. 'Ijhurs- day, January 8, aftgfithe’Curtain Club’s presentation of ‘ Cleramâ€" bard. Attending from Richmond Hill were: Mr. and Mrs. L. 'W. Jones, Mr. and Mrs; S- P. Parker, Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Featherston- hau'gh, Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Jackson, Mr. 'and’Mrs. F. M. Grant, Mr. and Mrs. J Rabinowitch, Mr. and Mrs. Réx Sevenoaks, Mr. and Mrs. J. Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Bellls,'Mrs. D. V. Bergin, Mr. and Mrs. Siegerman, Mr. and Mrs. .D. A. Coon, Mr. and Mrs. W. Ferguson, Mr. and Mrs. G. Crack, and Mr. and Mrs. G. Sweeney. Mr. Peace who subse- quently won the ‘fBagtfictor Aw- ard" 'is the brothef ‘of j‘Mi‘.f“ J. Peace who is a teacher at the Lillian McConaghy- Public School. ’ Mr. Cropley is proud of the fact that‘rthe beautiful Colorado Blue Spruce that he nuzjtured from a sfié'dl'ihg' gracee the front lawn of the Municipal Building. Mr. Crop: ‘léY‘LjsWtarted the tree first at Lake Wilcoxjth‘en moved it to 30 Ben- {an Avénue when he tobfi in; {9}. Sidence in 'Ri'rhmnnd Hill. “5“M'1"? Syd Cropley. a well known former resident of Richmond Hill, was a recent.visitor-,at .“The Lib- eral?’ office. _ Mr. Cropley is now the jolly proprietor of the John Baal, Inn, Chin'chill. RichmOnd Hill ,. . Powell Furniture Warehouse Sales§ FURNITURE â€" REGARDLESS 0F COST. VWILL ACCEPT YOUR OLD FURNITURE AS TRADE-IN â€" WITH HIGHEST ALLOWANCE. ' ALSO FREE ESTIMATE ON YOUR OLD FURNITURE WITH NO OBLIGATION. WE MUST CLEAR OUR 1958 STOCK OF FINE 33 Yonge St. 8., Richmond Hill ' TU. 4â€"2922 ‘Before you buy â€" it will pay you to give us a try’ “The‘Liberal” is always glad to receive social and personal items for this page and a call to TUrner 4-1105 'wlll receive courteous attention. This newspaper will also welcome news reports about church organizations. women’s and men’s societies. lodges and other groups. While copy will be ac- cepted up to Wednesday of each week. it is desir- able to have it in earlier if possible to ensure'its publication. Richmond Hill” Jaycettes held their first meeting . of v 1959 on Wednesday, January '7, at the Summit View Restaurant.‘ The meeting opened‘with grace, toast to the Queen, followed by the Jaycette’s Creed. After dinner, the raffle for. the Jaycette Cook- book was won by Jaycette Bar- bara Phenning. Mrs. Hazel Long- bottom introduced the guest spea- ker far the evening, Mrs. Purves, Vice-president of the Richmond Hill Cancer Society Unit, who spoke on the activities, progress of the society, both in the field and also the excellent work in their, new hospital in Toronto. Jaycette Estelle Markham thank- ed the‘ speaker and assured the society of the co-operation of the Jeyoettes. After-ten minute per- iods offdiscussion on how to raise funds for 1959 projects, the meet~ ing concluded. - " fl‘he evening W.A. of St. Mary’s Anglican Church held their first meeting of the new year on Jan- uary 6. The reports\ from the var- ious executive members indicat- ed, that the group had made a serious effort to pursue the ob- jectives of the W.A. in the past year. Prayer and study within the group, special speakers and films had contributed to the spir- itual aims with regular contribu- tions, work programs and money raising events represented the material achievements of the branch. Following these reports and the introduction of the new pres- ident, Mrs. R, T. Hutchison,’ by her predecessor, Mrs. A. M. Loughridgex the group was ad,- dressed by the Rector. Mr O’Neil used the message of the feast of the Epiphany _(January 6) to in- troduce his talk. The members were urged to spread the light of Jesus Christ not only abroad but in our own community. One way this can be accomplished is through Social Service work, and throughout Canada W. A. bran- ches have, this year, as their special study Christian Social Service. It was agreed that the members of St. Mary‘s evening branch would attend a panel on 'the social service agencies of. York County to be held later this month by the Home and School Association of McCo‘naghy School. [Baptisms during December at St. Matthew’s United Church were: Brian John and Ronnie Jean, children of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald: Bigger; Kevin Donald, son of Mr. And Mrs. Leonard Or- merod; David Allen, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Shields; Robert James, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Hoult; Craig Fraser and Ian Mc- Arthur, children of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Smith. Mr. C.. E. Rogers, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. V Rogers, Elgin‘ Mills, recently spent a few days with his parents while attending a General Steel Wares Convenu tion in Toronto; Mij.’ Rogers is the District Supervisor for Nor- thern Alberta. The Rev. James O’Neil, in his address to the Afternoon Branch of St. VMary’s Anglican W.A. at their first meeting in 1959, chose as his subject “The Epiphany” with the Epistle of St. Paul to the Ephesians 3â€"1, bringing the meaning of the above into our everyday activities in our church organizations. The Rector warn- ed against growing inward and emphasized the need of‘new hor- izons. Hostess for the afternoon was Mrs. F. W. Hall. ' L'ast Sunday, the Rev. J. F. O’Neil, Rector of St. Mary's An- glican Church, exchanged pul- pits with the Rev. W. W. Mell- veen, Rector of St. Stephen’s and Christ Church, Sarnia. During the week-end Mr. McIlveen visâ€"_ ited..with«his sister, Mrs. Don Fe'ttes, and the‘O’Neils spent sev- eral days with relatives at Pet- rolia. _ .“Planning ahead for 1959" is the subject for discussion, when the Allencourt Ratepayers Assoc- iation holds its first meeting in 1959 at'elght o’clock Wednesday, January 21, in'the Walter Scott school.»A full turnout of resi- dents of this area is desired. ' Mrs. D. S. East, Centre St., has just returned from a two week holiday in New York. where she stayed with her daughter Ruth. The Richmond Hill and District Kinettes will be “Marching Moâ€" thers” for the March of Dimes Campaign on Monday. February 2nd from ,7 to 8 pm. Helpers are urgently needed for this very worthy-cause, so if you can spare a few hours to join them on this occasion’pleaSe call Mrs. Jean Nugent, TU. 4-3888. In the absence of Rev. C. G. Higginson. his assistant Mr. J. Spanner installed the following officersffor 1959: Honorary Pre‘s- ident, Mrs. C.'G. Higginson; Past President; Mrs J. P. Wilson; President, Mrs. A_.'S. Elson; Vice- Presidents. Mrs. D. HoWar‘d. Mrs. P. Addison, Mrs. W. Ramer;._Sec- retaries, Mrs. :R. Hawkins, Mrs. W. Dodds; Tre‘asurer,.Miss Mabel Walker; Christian Stewardship, Mrs. G. Robinson; Literature Sec- retary, Mrs. J. Spanner; Mission- ary Monthly, Miss 'E. Colville; Associate Members, Mrs. Cut- tance; Mission Band Leader. Mrs. G. Fumerton; Baby Band Leader, Mrs. W. Dodds; Com- munity ‘Friendship,- Miss A. Stong. Mrs. (J. Pollard; Mrs; 1. Banner; Christian Citizenship, Mrs. F. Rumble; Press Secretary, hMiss Minnie Walker; Supplies, Mrs. H. Thompson, Mrs. R. En- dean, Mrs. E. Chapman; Social Committee, Mrs. G; Clubine, Mrs. L.. Clement, Mrs C Mallory; Tel- ephone Committee,' Miss ’ Ger- trude .Smith, Mrs. 4W. .F’erguson, Mrs. .R. Beler; Pianists, Mrs.‘J. Totton, Mrs. W. Boynton > The annual meeting of the Hat- riet» Taylor“ Auxiliary -W.M.S. met in the chapel’ of the Rich- mond Hill United Church, the President, Mrs. A. S.,Elson pres- iding. Encouraging reports’of the difierent departments were given and $1,000'was reported sent to the treasurer of the Presbyterial. Plans were made for; the annual meeting of the York‘ Presbyter- ial which meets in our church on Wednesday, January 21. Dr. Margaret Arkinstall will-be the guest speaker at the next bus- iness meeting of -the Woman’s 'Fe-‘ deration; to be held at St. Mat~ thew’s United Church ‘ on Feb- ruary 3. ‘ ' The convenor for the month. Mrs. David Hill. took charge of the program. Miss Edith Smith led in the worship period, and Mrs. G. Fumerton gave an inter- esting talk on “Concerns oi a Continent.” ‘ The regular businessmeeting of the Woman’s Federation of St. Matthew's United Church was held on Januaryfi, with, the Rev. Wm. W. Pattersdm present to in- stal the new officers for 1959. The meeting was undenthe. chair- manship of_the President. Mrs. R. "P. Robbins: Mrs. L. Barron led the devotional ,with "Laugh- ter and Happiness in the Home” as her inspirational theme. Guest speaker of the eveningwas Mrs. G. W. Fish, well .known lawyer from Aurora, who gave. a most interesting and informative talk on business meetings and their proper. administration. Mrs. Ralph Smith, past president, was presented with a gift as a token of her leadership during the past two years. Refreshments were served under. the convenorship of Mrs. S. Dennis. The next meeting will be held in the evening‘of Tuesday, 'January' 20, in the groups at the following homes: Group 1. Mrs. J. Walker,'236 De- maine Crescent. Group 2, Mrs. G. W; Shaw, 281 McConvey Drive: Group 3, Mrs. H. Simmons. 19 Cartier‘Crescent; GrOup 4. Mrs. R. P. Robbins, 80 Rockport: Group 5, Mrs. R. C. Loverock, 381 Paliser Crescent. - RICHMOND HILL / Every membeer Teen' Town will agree that next Saturday’s meeting is, without any doubt, the most important night of the whole year. It is mir'annual nom- ination and election night and will probably be quite exciting. Our Teen Town, as you prob- ably are aware, is the most suc- cessful operation of its kind in the whole province and this is due to the fact that we have been fortunate in having an excellent executive every year. The success or failure of your club depends on the type of person that you elect to represent you in. office. The executive and. directors are chosen. not for their popularity or charm‘ but rather for their in- tegrity, resourcefulness and ab- ility. They will represent you ‘â€" so think well, choose wisely and above all be there to vote. It’s.up to you! ' The Ladies Auxiliary ofvthe 3rd Richmond Hill Cub: and Scout Group held their regular month- ly meeting at the home of Mrs. E. Frenchwith a very encourag- ing attendance by the members. The guest speakers, Mrs. H. Lud- low, Akela of “B” Cub Pack and Mr. George Goddard, “A.” Cub Pack Akela gave the group a very interesting and enlightening talks on the subject of “Cubbing”, for which the speakers were accord-- ed a hearty vote of thanks, also for their wonderful work lnCub leadership during the past year. Refreshments and a soda! half hour concluded the meeting. The 1959 membership cards will be available this week and we are offering a very special bar- gain price. Every member- who purchases one of our smart Teen Town pins for $1.25 will receive a 50c membership free. This is a big saving on admission price alone. ,You «will save 45¢ -a night or $3.50 (year. ‘1 1 With a good attendance, the ‘ Richmond Hill Branch of the Can- adian Legibn, No. 375,'held its first meeting of 1959 in‘ the Leg- io'n Hall, Carrville Road, on Mon- day, January 12'. The highlight of the evening was theinstallation of 1959 officers by the, installa- tion team from Woodbridge, and resulted in' the following: Presi- dent, George Wood; lst Vice- president. Steve Arbon: 2nd Vice-president, Herman Miekell- son; Secretary, George Ellis; Treasurer, John D. Sanders; Ex- ecutive Officers, Frank Titshall, Sid Sparkes, George Bickerstaff, Rex Wiggins, John Bailey, Stan Wood; Sergeant-a't-arms J. Stew- artson.‘ The President’s badge’was presented by Zone Commander Flood. * * * ‘ The many friend of little George Jr., four year old son of Mr. anders. G. Potter. Yonge St, will be pleased to hear that he is now making satisfactory re- covery at The Hospital for Sick Children, following an operation last week. Teen Town BEVERLEY ACRES TROOP Scout David Sale of the lst Beverley Acres Scout Troop, was promoted to the rank of Patrol Leader, of the newly formed Pat:- rol, which makes a total of six. The patrol which as yet is still unnamed, has four new scouts for its members. These lads, Jim Af- fleck, Tom Barker, David Mowatt and Danny Walsh, came up through our two Cub packs late in December. Patrol Leader Jeff Burton of the fox patrol was pro- moted/to the rank of assistant troop leader, with Scout Ken Grant replacing Jeff as patrol leader. David Amos, Patrol Lead- er of the Beaver Patrol, was also presented with his hat badge. Scout Pete'Maddeaux, patrol secâ€" ond of, the owl patrol, was pre- sented with his swimmers’ profi- ciency badge, The highlight of the meeting was the presenta- tion to Troop Leader Bill New- ton-Smith of his pathfinders badge, and the highest form of achievement a scout can earn. his Queen’s Scout Badge.‘Bill has the honour of being the first scout of Beverley Acres to wear this badge' since the formation of the group less than a year and a half ago. ‘ The late Mr. Cowie for many years was owner of Richmond Hill Dairy, and his father, the late George Cowie, operated a blacksmith shop on Yonge Street just north of the present Rich- mond Hill Dairy Bar. Surviving are his mother, at RR. 2,. Maple; his wife; the for- mer Kitsy Topper; two daught- ers, Mrs. Whitfield (Mary) at Elm- vale, and Mrs. Adair (Chris) in Whitby; and his sisters. Mrs. Fice, Toronto, Mrs. D. Rumble. Maple, Mrs. Catto, Toronto, and Isolgel, Guelph. At their first meeting in 1959, held on January 6, in the Walter Scott School, the “A” Pack of the 3rd Richmond Hill Cub Pack got 03 to a good start. Since a number of older cubs have leapt up into scouts. this left vacancies for new sixers and seconders. Mr. Goddard, Akela of the Pack has chosen four new sixers; Paul Crittenden, Richard Hill, Geof- frey Toogood, and Bill Promain. Six seconders were also chosen: Chris Cornwall, Robert Thomp- son, Ian McDougal, Edward Rog- ers, Albert Windin and Doug Mitchell. With the pack at full strength, a good year of cubbing is expected. Last week two new officers were chosen in the main depart- ment. Sheila Orr is now vice- president and Carol Neill is the new secretary. The groups are now planning for the new year. Mrs. Williams’ girls have planned a bowling par- ty. They are going to make sponge slippers as a craft in the near future. Mrs. Paton‘s group has planned a skating party. Next week please remember to bring the money collected from the sale .of church calendars. v C. H. Cowie Dies Age 60 At Surrey He_served in France with the 127th Regiment in World War I, and was overseas with the Ordinance Corps in World War II. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge. CGI T Doings Charley Cowie, a former resi- dent of Richmond Hill, died in Surrey, England, Sunday, Jan- uary 4, 1959. Born at Dollar, Ontario, in 1898, he was the son ofilVIargaret and~George Cowie. tend. The W.A. ‘meetings are held on the second Monday of each month at the home of the presi- dent, 426 Taylor Mills Drive south at 8:30 pm. All Scout and Cub fathers are welcome to at- The lst Beverley Acres Wom- en’s Scout and Cub Auxiliary e1- ected the following new execu- tive at its December meeting: President Mrs. M. R. Amos, Vice- »president Mrs. Swan, Secretary BII‘Su Hamilton, Treasurer Mrs. Hodal, Sewing convenor Mrs. Derrick, Sunshine Convenor Mrs. Carney, Social Convenor Mrs. Fracer, Telephone Convener Mrs. Underhill and Publicity Mrs. Lister. At the January meeting the ladies had a delayed Christ- mas Party‘and are now working on ‘plans for a Father and Son banquet which is to be held on Friday, February 20. The Well Baby Clinic Will be held on January 15 from 1.30 to 3 pm. at the Public Health Centre. 50 Yonge St. iI.. Rich- mond Hill. Polio vaccine will, be/ available and immunization con- tinued under the auspices of the Richmond Hill Women's Insti- tute. Richmond Hill United Church Executive members of the Richmond Hill Cancer Society have been invited to attend a meeting to be held in Brampton next Thursday evening. January 19, for the re-organizing of dis- tricts and units in Ontario. SCOo" We wish to extend our apprec- iation for the acts of “kindness, messages of sympathy and beau; tiful flowers received from our kind friends and. neighbours dur- ing our recent bereavement. We especially'thank Rev. Higginson. Dr. Wilson and Wright and Tay- lors for their kind words and’ ef- ficient management of services. Mrs. W. T. Cook and Doris Payne v v and" family ' _ ‘lwflfl KING, Thomas -_‘-,At his home, Dove Lane,vThornhi_ll, Monday, January 12, 1959, Thomas King, beloved husband ofvElsie Wiles, dear father of Mrs. R. Morrison ‘(Joyce), Thomas, Mrs. H. 'C. Linklater_ (Alice), Mrs. R; J. Mairs (Rosemary), Mrs. ‘J.. Tutt (Mabel) and Mrs. T. Burch (Doris), in his 79th year. Rested at Wright and Taylor’s funeral home. Richmond Hill. Service“ 'was held \on Wednesday at} CARD 0!“ THANKS Grateful thanks to St. Jude for answers to prayers. *1w29 , _ E. B..P. I wish to take this‘opportunity of expressing thanks .y-to my friends in Richmond Hill for their cardS‘and letters‘ of sym- pathy and understanding. Mrs. A. B. Campbell c1w29 R. R. 4 Peterborou'gh CARD OF THANKS WOOD, George Percy -â€"- Sudden; 1y, at his home, 95- Hunt.Ave., Richmond Hill, Tuesday, Jan- uary 13, 1959, Georgel,Percy Wood, beloved husband of Marv garet Mary Grierson, dear fa- ther of Dorothy Margaret and Donald George, in his 54th year. Resting at Wright and Taylor’s funeral ‘home, Rich- mond Hill. Service on Friday at 1 o’clock. Interment Mount Pleasant cemetery. c-1w29 ARMITAGE. Jeannette 4rAt Pare ry Sound, on Saturday, Janu-‘ any 10, 1959, Jeannette Riddell, beloved wife of the late Dr. S. W. Armitage; dearrmother of George, King City; Harry, Par- ry Sound; Allan,.Alliston; and Thomas, Peterborough. Rest- ed at Wright and Taylor funâ€" eral home, Richmond Hill. Service held on Tuesday at ‘2 o’clock. Interment King City cemetery. _ c1w29 Mr. and Mrs. ‘Arthur Reynolds, Richvale, wish to announce the coming marriage of their daugh- ter, Patricia, to Mr. George Mal- lais, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur- Mallais, Toronto, the wedding to to take place'flFebruaryuM, 1959, at St. Joseph’s Church, Leslie. Street, Toronto. ' ‘ c1wd29 Mr. and. Mrs. lAllan Stewart wish’to announce the engagement of their daughter BarbaraAnn to Mr.‘ B. C. Thompson, 5 Duncan Road, Richvale. ' clw29 CARD 0!“ THANKS KNOX â€" Duke a’nd“Marg are happy to announce the arrival of their baby daughter, ‘Kim Aileen, at Newmarket Hospital on January 3; 1959. A' sister for Billie and Debbie. *1_w29 RANSOM, Stanley Alfred -â€" Sud- denly at his home',"31’ Yonge St. South, Richmond Hill, Mon- day, January 12, 1959, Stanley Alfred Ransom, beloved hus- band of Mildred Dickinson and dear father of Mrs. H. Mabley (Helen), Mrs. W. SuMoore (Betty) and Stanley; in his*56th year. Resting at Wright. and Taylor’s funeral home; Rich- ' mond Hill; Service on Thurs- day at 2‘ o’clock; Interment Richmond Hill cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please donate to heart fund. c1w29 MOORE â€"â€" Art and Beta are hap- py to announce the‘blrth- of _a son at York County Hospital, Newmarket,~ on Monday, Janu- ary 12, 1959, a brother for Da- vid. c1w29 BRYSON â€" Ross and Marion (nee Puterbaugh) wish to an- nounce the arrival of” daugh- ter, at York County Hospital, Nezvmarket, "on Jahuaryv. 12, 1959, a sister for Brian. *1w29 BOYLE â€" Lyall and 'Irene (nee Myers) are happy to announce the arrival of a daughter,.Col- leen Patricia, January 3, 1959, at York County'Hospital, New.- market. . c1’w29 The geraniumvis an exception to this rule. It won’t bloom for you unless it is pot-bound,.Water- ed very sparingly and nevm' giv- en any fertilizer. We don’t know why! We do hope that, you remem- bered to bring in that tub of gar- den soil before the freeze-up. Generally a mixture of 2 parts InVestigate any plant that may be pot-bound. Tip it outucame- fully and if the pot is full of root growth transfer the plant to a size larger pot. It will promptly re~ spond by more ‘vi‘gourous growth. They will perk up-at once after a good face wash; Put each plant in the kitchen sink and using warm water swab the leaves with a soft cloth or absorbent cotton until there is no trace of dust. Af- rican violets and. other hairy- leaved plants should be allowed to dry in the shade to prevent spotting of the foliage. Now is the season when we really and truly appreciate ,our window gardens, and' isn't it about time to take stock and de- cide whatwe can do tO'make our-house plants more «healthy and attractive during the winter months? ’ '1 > » o‘clock. I Cemetery. (Engagement Eeatbs' Interment Tliornhill '0 ur c1w29 ~ The funeral of the late William T. Cook-was held from Wright & .Taylor Funeral Home Wednesday aiternoon. January '7, and was largely attended by friends and relatives. Mr. Cook, a highly es- tee‘m‘ed. and life-long .resident of the district passed away sudden- ly ,on~'Sunday, January 4, at his residence; Hunt, Avenue, Rich- mond Hill.‘ He has been up and about as usual the previous day and his sudden death came as a .great shock to- his family and friends. "A: ‘member of Maple United Church, he took an active inter: cst .in-‘church and community af- fairs; and tobk part in choir work formate than 40 years. The late‘Mr. Cook‘was married 54 yearsago to Florence Thomas, who with one daughter, Mrs. Norman Paynev (Doris) survives, also three grandchildren Bruce, Kenneth and Helen Payne. “The Liberal” joins with the pebple of the Community in ex- tending sincere sympathy to the bereaved family. ‘ W. Cook ‘ Funeral HeldWed. Jan. 7 A son of ‘the late George J. (390k, and Jane De‘nton,‘ he was born at Catrville in 1878, and at a very early age moved with his parents to Hope, in \Vaughan Tpvs‘mship where he lived all his life until ‘retiring to Richmond Hill eleven years ago. _ * The- funeral service was con- du’ctediby Rev. C. G; Higginson, minister of Richmond Hill United Church, and interment followed in Maple Scem'etery. The pall bear- ex‘s were: Coulson Malloy, a neph- e’w; Elmer Orr, JackThomas, a ebusin, Harry Thomas, a cousin, J; D. Smith and W. L. Glass. ':For ’ one dollar sent to The Queen’s Printer, Ottawa, you will receive "Living with House Plants"'by P.‘ Chan. Both these books ‘are authoritative and well' illustrated, and will be _val- liable ‘- to 311‘ who make a winter hobby of growing hpuge pLants. The resources of the Society are‘ at your service; Address inquiries Ito The Richmond Hill Horticultural Society, 308 Rich- mond St; " A postcard to the Ontario De- partment of Agriculture, Parlia- ment Buildings, Toronto, will bring. you Bulletin 507, “House Plants and' Gift Plants.” Haveyou time to‘br‘owse a bit before the spring 'seed catalogues engage your'attentlon?. There are several excellent I books about house plants on the shelves of our public ‘llbrarryn - One. of. this ’besfi and lavishly illustrated; is “Garden in your Window" byA‘JeanA Heirsery.‘ Another variety has leaves of a rich dark green with a maroon underside. The leaves have poc- kets at the base from which peep tiny. flowers of white or blue. Either one is a most interesting plant I and‘ 'a ’ real conversation piece. ‘ If you want to add something rather new and different to your collection, do try one of the Brome'liads.- There are many var- ieties. , = 'Some have richly mottled fol- iage in :red and green with a cup in the centre which should be kept fqll of water, Then the potted bulbs can be brought out into the light. If you want, something spectacular to fill in- the gap before the daffodils and tulips bloom, put up an Am- aryllis or two. In 8 to 10 weeks you will have a display of flaunt- ing trumpets, crimson, pink or white. A / If your ‘philodendron is long and straggly, .why not train it up a totem pole? You can make one easily ibyinailing a cross-pieceâ€" size of the bottom of the contain- e: â€"â€" loan upright of lath or liroomstick. Wrap the pole with a layer-of Sphagnum moss and tie firmly. Train your vine around it. It may .be a phil‘odendron. or gold-splashed pathos or one of the several varieties of ivy. It will soon get the idea and make an attractiVe columnpf greenery. . Your Christmas gift plants, the gay,‘ poinsettia,~ the rosy azalea, the butterfly flowered cyclamen will provide 'an accent of colour in your {indoor garden for‘ a month or more. (,7 good loam, 1 part peat moss and 1 part sand will satisfy most plants“ To each gallon of this mixture add 2 tablespoons of pul- verized plant food and mix thor- oughly.. ‘, » . Following up of) an ad. "‘The Liberal” ran two weeks ago on‘ its classified page for “good- homes for 10 spaniel \pups”, our.advertiser informs ‘us. he coiild ‘ have found homés for 40 puppies -- and he is still getting calls on his advertisement. The puppies all found excellent homes with loving families, within two days after “The Liberal” was; published., 10 Good Homes THE; LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, fohtario; Thursday, January 15;“1959 ’me The funeral will be held from the Wright and Taylor Funeral Home tomorrokariday, when the Rev. C. G. Higginson will offic- iate. Interment will be in ‘Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto. A member of the Board of Stewards for Richmond Hill Un- ited Church, he is survived by his wife, the former Margaret Mary Grierson and two children, Dorothy Margaret and Donald George. The sudden passing of George Percy Wood, 95 Hunt Ave., Rich- mond Hill, on Tuesday, January 13, 1959, came as a shock to his many friends. A carpenter .by trade, Mr. Wood suffered a heart attack two years ago but had re- covered sufficiently to resume his work. He was in his 54th year. Percy Wood Mourned By Community Mr. Keith is associated with the company of Geo. Keith and Sons Ltd. and is widely known 10- cally. A graduate of the Royal Botanical Kew Gardens, Mr. Keith is also “The Ontario Gar- dener” on radio. An audience participation “Quizz” is also planned for the evening. Refresh- ments‘ and a social period will The Richmond Hill Hortitultu. ral Society will hold the first meeting 0f the New Year on Thursday, January 22, at 8 pm. in the Lions Community Hall. The programme committee is very pleased to announce that Mr. ‘Bob’ yKeith will be the guest speaker of the evening, and mem- bers and friends may be assured of a most interesting and inform- ative meeting. ' ' Following grace, toast to the Queen, and the dinner â€" Mr. Ralph Markham delighted the audience with his fine piano ren- dition of \“Feux-Follets”. Mem- bers and guests were welcomed ‘by Mr. J. Machnik. During the This graduation banquet for Class No. 119L, the first for the Richmond Hill group, was at- tended by over 50 people, and in- cluded the graduates, their wives, husbands and guests, with class president Orval Magee perform- ing an excellent task as chair- man for the evening. Seated at the head table were Mr. and Mrs. Orval Magee, Mr. and Mrs. John Keith. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Light- foot, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Mach- nik, and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Markham. ' r The evening of January 13 proved a memorable one for 30 men and women graduates, who, after 14 weks of constant study, with active participation in week- ly group classwork, met in the Richmond Theatre Grill to be rewarded by diplomas and prizes for their perserverance and ach- ievement in graduating from the Dale Carnegie Course in effec- tive public speaking, human re- lations, and leadership training. “Ontario Gardener" Guest :Speaker For Horticultural Society Jan; 22 Dale Carnegie Graduates 55Receive Diplomas At Memorable Banqueti- Yonge St. TOMATO SOUP ORA'NGES McINTOSH. APPLES CANADA PACKERS DEVON CAMPBELL’S LYNN VALLEY CUT GREEN CABBAGE FANCY GRADE CALIFORNIA SUNKIST - Size 113’s GOLDEN WAX BEANS 2 for 29k FLORIDA NEW RINDLESS BACON It's a pleasure to shop at Mg’fjrleyrs M O R L E Y'S Jack Hollowell, town building inspector, said hit had inspectch the bubble after' 5 erection slid it appeared to be sufficiently well braced, but, Mr. zHollowelir said, this was more or less experimen- tal, since it w the first one er- ected in this istrict and by this comptny, and apparently it did not have enough support for high wind resistance.» It takes three weeks to erect such a bubble and it is” unlikely the firm will rebuild it this yeah} Costing approximately $1,000. thq bubble was to be‘ used td‘; permit winter construction. It is designed to cover the basement» excavation. . ‘ Mr. Wajrk suffered a'cOmpound fracture of the leg when the framework éollapsed. Five , min- utes more and the building site I would have been vacant as the c‘ men were just gathering up them tools preparatory to stopping“ the lunch hour. James War]: of Langstafl, an employe of Skinner 8: Merricl‘ Construction Company, had the dubious distinction of being the first man hospitalized by 'a “burst bubble" last week, when the plas- tic bubble installed west of the Richmond Heights Plaza toefacv ilitate winter construction work was wrecked by a high wind just“ at noon hour last Thursday:‘ Civic improvemegfisi undertak- en by the Richm d 'Hfll, Horti- cultural Society d lng'1958 and continuing into 19,59 include the planning and planting. of flower beds in front of» the churches throughout Richmond Hill; the municipal hall, e pat‘kette .-in Pleasantville and. the new library when completed. " " Broken ~ Bubble Hospitalizes Man follgvy the meeting. four hour period the :‘group was; entertained by the graduates --“ each individual member makinz' graduate and impromptu speech- es, hilarious 'skits that demon- strated the confidence-poise and . ability of the graduates to effec: tively speak -â€" and entertain â€" in public. Among more Who con- ‘ tributed to making theevening so enjoyable were: Bob Fountain, ‘ Sarah Breuls, Bob White, Gene Rose, Jim Airth, Estelle and Ralph Markham, Michel Draguet, Geoff Davies, Calvin Kirby, Ted Duffy, Jack Nott, Gary Blacke burn, Ina and John Ainslie, Sus~ an Camerdn, John Keith, Doug Case, Greta Sutherland, Joe- Ma- chnik, Murray McLeod; Earl Rob- erts, Cec. Williams,.Charlie Weedé mark, Peggy Roberts, r'ank Rob- inson. During his esentation of diplomas to ,th graduates. Managing Director red Lightr foot entertained the‘iaudience in his usual humorous and dynamic manner. First in this area, the Rich- mond. Hill Jaycees sponsored the Dale Carnegie Course, and, due to the excellent res‘ults _from their first endeavourythe Jaycees intznd to promote a second Course in the near future»: ' Richmdnd ' Hill 2 ‘fdr’ 25-: ‘6" Qt. Bskt, '10 oz. Tins 20 oz. Tins 1 lb. Pkg} Pound Dozen 49c 57¢1