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WW“ ,4 , 1' Municipal politics should attract the very best men of the munici- pality and it ls a notable fact that many of our leaders in every walk of life have graduated from the municipal councils, This fact alone should guarantee that annually there should be no scarcity of candi- dates seeking election. It is an honor to hold municipal office and it carries with it a great responsibility and a great trust. Sometimes a contestant in an athletic meet is so poquy prepared or so nervous that he is “beaten before he starts.” Likewise a town which is afraiid to tackle BIG problems is beaten before it starts: markable fact that people who take practically no interest in munici- pal nominations or elections feel free throughout the year to criticise and find fault with every act of the Council chosen to administer the affairs of the municipality. Not that We object to criticism because we feel sure that there is nothing which tends more to efl‘icient and” progressive government than constructive criticism by an active and interested electorate. BIG men do not resent criticism; SMALL men do. The big man is always glad of the other man’s viewpoint and suggestion even though it does not happen to be the same as his own; the small man cringes, crawls and brings into play the old bugaboo that such criticism is not constructive criticism. We need men in Municipal life and in all positions of leadership who are big enough to accept criticism, big enough to see the other man’s view point, and above all big enough to giVe the community real LEADER- SHIP in all matters pertaining to the welfare of the community. 1‘ the Marquis brings radio in its most attractive form within reach of even a modest purse. The Marquis is a six tube stabilized receiver with two stages oi nmed radio frequency. detector and three stages of special trans- former coupled audio amplification. A sepa- rate vemier adjustment on the first conden- ser permits this set to be tuned inperfect resonance over the entire wave length on any of the four antenna taps. . REGAL in everything but-‘prige .LA Rfln-nu:n 1-4..-- M- . Single dial station selector. and illuminated logging scale ensure utmost simplicity of operation. The inauguration of the movement to interest young farmers, not only in the fair, but in the value of their own calling, was a happy in- spiration on the part of the Hon. John S. Martin, provincial minister of agriculture. These young men, in visiting the Royal Winter Fair, were given a close up view of the wonderful accomplishments of the enlightened farmers of their province. They were given a new vision of what agriculture meant as a vital part of the national life of the Dominion. With that vision in their minds, these five hundred young men will go back to the farms with a new incentive to remain as fann- ers, with a new idea of the nobility of the occupation of tilling the soil and producing from it the necessities of life for the people, not only of this Dominion, but of the whole world. It will not be a difficult mutt. er to keep these lads on the farm, now that they have seen the great possibilities of that occupation. The date of Municipal Elections is drawing near and it is hoped that citizens generally in Richmond Hill and the municipalit. ies of this district will show this year a greater interest in the af- fairs of the community by turning out to Nomination Meetings and making a real effort to see that a record vote is polled at election day. ONTARIO’S MUNICIPAL SYSTEM IS SUFFERING BECAUSE OF T00 LITTLE INTEREST ON ELECTION DAY. And yet it; is are- Perhaps the most inspiring sight of the Royal \\ inter Fair was the parade of five hundred young farmers of Ontario who went to the fair as the guests of the Ontario Department of Agriculture. These young men, ten from each county and district of the province. includ- ing York and neighbouring counties were selected by the holding: of stock and crop judging contests in each section, the ten winners being given the. inestimable privileges of the free trip to the great agricultuâ€" ral event. When they paraded around the gaily-lit and decorated a- rena in the Coliseum, they presented to the twelve thousand people as- sembled there the strength of rural Ontario, the future possibilities of agriculture in the province. IKJING RADIQD allowed [0 cam of n hr In the nu He was a sc indgbcst PAGE TWO Established 1878 AN INDEPENDENT WEEKLY PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY AT RICHMOND HILL THE LIBERAL PRINTING CO., LTD. J. Eachern Smith, Manager Member Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association. Subscription $1.50 per yearâ€"To the United States $2.00. Covering Canada’s Best Suburban Distric‘. Advertising Rates on Application. HALL’S Service Station w\\\§\. \\\\\\\\\\\. .( N Allrcd‘s xime England was divided into a number oi petty kingdoms. Pressure from Danish invadcls led to a union and Alfie became the fins; king 01 I Unix England. of lhcuword‘ “Most Radio Per Dollar” THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1. 1927 KEEPING THEM ON THE FARM Phone 153 Richmond Hill Ecadon. A The handsome cabinet will harmonize with the fist conden- the appointments of the finest home. tuned imperfect ' ' ' - - . N61 1 on any A demonstration \Vlll enlist you under the 9 banne: of the King! and illuminated Price‘ including built-in loud speaker but ast simplicity of without accessories $145.00 Table model. without accessories. $95.00 Fully Licensed in Canada and USA. MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS THE LIBERAL TELEPHONE 9. {\\\\ ~~~~~~~~~ row ‘1 u .. .1 W? \m\\\\ \f. .\\\\\\\\\\\,\\.\\\\\\\\\,\ s‘ A White elephant sale will be held in the- school on the evening of Deâ€" cember 8th, by Newtonbrook Home and School Association. Mr. R. F. Hicks will open the sale at 8 o’clock, the Newtonbrook orchestra will be in attendance. At this sale of useful articles, candy and cakes will also be sold and refreshments will be served. No admittance fee. Baseball Cup Presented The Fathers and Sons banquet in Neivtonbrook United church was a splendid affair. The softball team of the Men’s Club having won the championship of North York baseball league, they won and held the Hicks cup, and as they have been champions in this league for three successive years a deputation from the North York Liberal Association, Messrs. Cooper, McWhirter and McKenzie, waited upon them and presented them with their fine challenge cup. Rev. E.R. Young, the pastor of the church, acted as chairman at the banquet and rousing addresses were given by Messrs. S. J. Douglas, R. F. Hicks and Mr. Crocker. Mr. Crackers address was on the Olympic Games and the prospects for 1928. It was ill- ustrated with splendid slides. .The Western Wheat Pool borrows against the grain it buys from ‘the farmer onl§ enough to pay the farmer part of the purchase price instead of cash on delivery under the private ele- vator system. In other words, the l During the year the Canadian Bank- er’s Association arranged that all Clearing House settlements would be paid in. Montreal. This avoids the necessity for carrying large sums in legals at Clearing House centres ‘throughout the country, so reducing the ‘necessity f0: such large cash reâ€" serves in legals. Nevertheless, the Imperial Bank Statement shows pract. ically no change in the amount of D0- minion Goverment Notes held and the cash position generally is very strong being practically 23% of liabilities to the public. The secondary line of as- sets made up of Dominion, Provincial and Municipal Goverment Securities and Advances and other securities held. amount to fortyâ€"eight millions, andltoâ€" gether with the cash holdings, equal 62.18% of total liabilities to the public. Current loans are fifty-five millions, and the General Manager in his re- marks to the shareholders comm‘ents upon the change in industrial finance which makes for lower bank advances. More liquid Capital is being intro- duced into business through public offerings. If any citizens have forgotten when Christmas comes, this is to remind them that it is less than a month a... way. In his address to the shareholders, the General Manager mentioned that a special deposit of $4,000,000, shown in the balance sheet of a year ago had been Withdrawn so that the ordinary business of the Bank has expanded really more than actual figures indi- cate. Profits for the year ending 3lst 0c- tober amount to $1,383,281, and are 10 % greater than the previous year whi- ch in itself was $100,000 greater than 1925. The increased profits and grow- ing assets of this Bank constitute a. fair barometer of business conditions in Canada generally. Total assets are now almost $139,000,000 and deposits by the public $109,000,000 are $8,500,â€" 000 greater than the previous year. Shareholders of the Imperial Bank met at Head Office in Toronto to hear the best report in the history of the Bank, on Wednesday 23rd inst. Sir James Woods occupied the chair in the absence of the President, Mr. Peleg Howland, who is taking a well-earned holiday. Twenty-Third Annual Report of Imperial Bank of Canada Many successful manufacturers hold diplomas in the advertising school of experience. They have tried out the best ways of pushing their goods and learned for themselves. They know exactly What they are doing when they spend a dollar for advertising. They un- animously endorse the newspaper and do not overlook the Home Weekly which is conceded an important place in their appropriation. There’s the wife, the kiddies, or that sweetheart, or grandma or grandpaâ€"of whom to be thinking now. And there are ever so many gift suggestions the merchants of this district have to offer you. Re- member Christmas is _nearly here. Christmas day and I’ll be satisfied; gift giving is foolish.” But deep down in your heart and my heart, We know that giving that friend or relative some gift of love or esteem is all that will make him or her completely happy. And whatâ€"may We askâ€"symbolizes the Spirit of Christmas in us better than being thoughtful of one another through gift giving ? r Newtonbrook Many are they who say, “Just so, I’m healthy and content on THE LIBERAL RICHMOND HILL, ONT. SUBSTANTIAL GROWTH IN ASSETS AND PROFITS Sir James Woods was very optimisâ€" tic generally, and most particularly with regard to mining development. He felt that the various Governments of the country are entitled to congrat- ulations upon the success already ob- tained and should be encouraged to ex- tend all reasonable aid to those engag- ‘ed in the discovery and development ‘of the treasures of the earth. He pro- ‘duced figures to prove that the real era of expansion in Canada only be- gan about twelve years ago and stated that it is difficult to find a real Canadâ€" ian who is not convinced that the hap- penings of the past twelve years will be dwarfed by the miracles the cOm- ing twelve years have in store. farmer now waits for his money and takes it as the Wheat Pool sells the grain and this method markets the grain with minirlnum borrowings from the bank. 5 The Vice-President in his remarks referred to the evidences on all sides of general growth and prosperity throughout Canada. Four good crops in succession have put the farmers of Canada in an excellent position and evidence of the general prosperity can be seen in the purchase during the year by Canadians of 159,000 motor cars, valued at $150,000,000. GENE fix of Limited CHEVROLET PONTIAC M‘LAU’GHLIN-BUICK LA SALLE Lfiwiuries 0W6 Bug NecessmesNow "L citizen may own today an automo- bile possessing elements of beauty, style, comfort and efficiency which no amount of wealth could have com- manded a dozen years ago. For the automobile industry has out- grown its original function as~a sup- plier of transportation, and has in an amazingly short time, brought about the refinements which are exemplified in the present-day General Motors car. PRACTICALLY any Canadian (4H van mav nwn fndav an anfnmn- Since its foundations first were laid sixty years ago, this institution has believed that every Canadian has a right to the best his country pro- duces, has a right to satisfy his sense Home Office and Factories : OSHAWA, ONTARIO Street From To Garden Ave., Yonge St. Westerly limit; Spruce Ave., Yonge St, Avenue Road Yongehurst Rd, Yonge St, Westerly Lt Oxford St., Yonge St., Lot 35 2. The cost of the work is $16,840.38 of which $535.10 is to be paid by the Corporation. The special rate per foot frontage is 65.9 cents, and the spec- ial annual rate is 8.53 cents per foot. The special assessment is to be paid in ten installments. 3. The estimated lifetime of the work is ten years. 4. A Court of Revision will be held on the 15th day of December 1927, at 10.00 a.m. o’clock at the Township Hall, Vellore, for the purpose of hearâ€" ing complaints against the proposed assessments or the accuracy of front. age measurements and any other complaint which persons interested may desire to make and which is by law cognizable by the Court. Dated, November 22nd, 1927 - J. B. McLEAN. Clerk 1. The Council of the Corporation of the Township of Vaughan has con- structed as a Local Improvement Macadam Pavements on the Streets as shown in the Schedule below. Take Notice that: TOWNSHIP OF VAUGHAN Court of Revision Will Your Brakes Pass Police Inspection ? J. E. WIGMORE, Prop. Chrysler Dealers, Tires, Accessories, Marconi and U.S.L. Radio, Livery. Battery Charging. General repairs on all makes of cars. RICHMOND HILL MOTORS Bad brakes are dangerous. Drive in and have them inspected and adjusted. FREE SERVICE. fig: OLD5MOBILE OAKLAND "€399 CADILLAC GENERAL MOTORS TRUCK of beauty, his desire for comfort, his' need for dependability. General Motors has at its command the master minds of the industry. It has the finest automotive research laboratories and the greatest automo- bile proving grounds in the world, wherein have been pioneered and developed some of the industry’s most revolutionary advances. And General Motors has used its prosperity and success unstintingly in improving the quality and increas- ing the value of its products. . . . It is thus that General Motors of Canada has played its part in trans- lating once-inconceivable luxury into terms of every-day necessity. . . . SCHEDULE THURSDAY. DECEMBER 1. 1927 Total Cost $6351 . 80 4329 . 70 3656 .00 2502.88 16840 .38 Owner’s Corporation’s Share Share 6220.00 131.80 4197.90 131.80 3516.30 139.70 2371.08 131 .80 16305 J. B. McLEAN, Clerk 28 GM-SZBB 535