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The Ratepayers of East Vaughan have in View the erection of a Community Hall and a splendid start has been made towards the ob- jective by a successful Field Day held on Saturday, when a substantial sum was realized. The aim is a worthy one and we wish the commit- tee in charge every success and bespeak for them the wholehearted support of the community. Among the athletes who represented the United States in the Olympic games were Messrs. Kojack, Desjardines, Galitzen, Barbuti, Kuck, Osipowitch and many another whose name suggested the effici- ency of the American melting pot. Our former ideas of automobile speeding have undergone a change and traffic experts point out that when a driver is careful speed is a secondary consideration. It is said that vehicles which poke along and allow many others to pass them are the worst nuisance on the road and cause the most accidents. One of the most dangerous of all foolish practices is that of pass- engers on the T.T.C. radials on North Yonge Street getting off the cars on the pavement. It is a practice which in the interests of SAFETY should be prohibited. The T.T.C. have provided suitable landing platforms on the east side of the track and they should go one step further and keep the west door of the cars locked. Some time ago we suggested the advisability of an Industrial Com- mission for Richmond Hill but like many/other suggestions which are handed out during the passing months through the press and by the ratepayers generally nothing along this line has been doneâ€"it has not even been officially discussed. Some individuals have had enough public spirit to interest themselves in the matter of industrial develop- ment but so far as any public body in Richmond Hill is concerned ab- solutely no effort is being made to endeavour to interest industrial concerns in this municipality. Apparently Richmond Hill water supply is now satisfactory. With a. good product to offer it only seems like good sound business that a live and aggressive waterworks committee would commence an active campaign to secure more water-users. Scores of the wells in Rich- mond Hill have been condemned and with a safe supply of water availâ€" able it seems practicable that many could be induced to have water systems installed if approached in the proper way.If the water system were privately owned we have no doubt that this would be some and it would soon be a paying proposition. Members of the waterworks com- mittee have an opportunity to render a real service to this municipalâ€" ity in this regard. I Several complaints of this kind have been received by highway of- ficers, and they would indicate that a new type of lunatic is making his appearance on the highways. There are sufficient hazards on the highways already, without drivers resorting to the practice of deliber- ately courting accidents. Threats are being made that those guilty of such conduct will be charged with reckless driving, and, if the charge is proven, severely punished for endangering the lives of others, as well as their own lives. That. will hardly be sufficient. Any car driv- er who adopts this practice must have something wrong with his men- tality, and needs to have a mental examination to decide whether he is a safe person to be allowed at large. COURTING ACCIDENTS Highway traffic officers are denouncing in no uncertain terms a new form of sport, if it can be called such, which is making its appear- ance on the provincial highways. Those indulging in it, according to the officers, make a practice of passing other cars ahead of them, and then suddenly checking their speed, at the same time hogging the cenâ€" tre of the road so that the other drivers could not reâ€"pass them. The extent to which they are using the local paper where they have stores, should convince others in the retail trade that the opporâ€" tunity afforded by the home newspaper in putting their sales talks be- fore regular and prospective customers in their trading territory is one that should not be overlooked. Richmond Hill WHERE VALUE IS REALIZED A striking example of the manner in which experts regard the town weekly as an advertising medium for retail merchants is seen in the policy of the Canadian Departmental Stores, adopted smce they were purchased by the T. Eaton Co. In every town where one of its stores is located this company has been carrying from one to two pag- es weekly to broadcast its stores news in the town’s trading area. One newspaper, published in a town not much more than twice the size of Richrnond Hill has a year’s contract for ‘two and a half pages every week. No merchant needs to be told that Eaton’s are keen judges of values, shrewd buyers and thoroughly informed as to the most up-tmdate and efficient merchandising methods. They don’t spend a dollar without they are pretty well satisfied that they‘ are reâ€" ceiving value and will get returns. 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 District Advertising Rates on Application. Nut, Stove and Egg Coal Delivered in Richmand Hill and vicinity. J. Sheardown THURSDAY, AUGUST 23. 1928 THE LIBERAL TELEPHONE u. Best Grade Prices Ontario for l Alfalfa “The Queen of Forage Crops” is rapidly increasing in favor as a livestock feed. In ten years the .area in Canada devoted to its culture has increased from one hundred thous- iand to nearly a million acres. Twenty ’years ago alfalfa growing was little ]more than a .fad and the plant was known to but a ’few Canadian farm- ers. Today its rich green leafy foli- lage, darker in hue than that of its cousins red and alsike clover, is well known to thousands of farmers part.‘ icularly in Ontario, Southern Alberta; gand parts of Quebec although alfalfa ;is also grown to some extent in all ‘the provinces of the Dominion. Al. ‘though it is a comparatively new plant in Canada it is_the oldest culti- ;vated forage plant in the world. .Its supreme qualities as a cattle feed ;were recognized by Abraham and it is ibelieved. that it was alfalfa which re- stored to sanity and manhood the ba- bylonian King, Nebuchadnezar when in exile, he “ate grass as oxen.” The mystery of the successive steps of the migration of alfalfa across the world ‘from its original persian home to that of the Canadian farm would involve a ;mu1titude of people of a great variety of tongues and centuries of time. A- ‘cross the earth it came stopping here Sand there and sending members of its family onward. From Asia it spread to Africa, to Europe, to Peru and Chili, and finally to North America. Its movement towards our Western world involves such names as Xerxes the Persian, Pliny the Roman, and Cortes the Spaniard, for they all had ahand in its distribution. The alfalfa plants of Canada with their little variagated flowersâ€"a blending of blue, lavender, green and yellow are almost all of German ex- traction. The “Grimm” and the “On- tario Variegated” varieties now most commonly grown are from seed imâ€" ported over 50 years ago from Baden and Lorraine. The cold winters have killed off the weaker plants and the alfalfa grown now in Canada is prob- ably the hardiest of the high yielding alfalfas in the world. Alfalfa gives two or three crops in one year. The first one is usuallv l Nearly two and one-half million tons of swaet-scented alfalfa hay have been harvested by Canadian farmers ithis summer. This enormous quanti- ‘ty of nutritious fodder will be worth labout $30,000,000. Calculated on the ibasis of protein the 1928 crop of alf- alfa hay represents over 5,000,000,000 1 quarts of milk. ‘reen ' This Week of 1900 J When the following was the summ- iary of the examinations at Richmond {Hill High School for 1899-19001â€" iDraWing certificateS*Alex. Read, ‘Douglas Derry, Earl Newton, Lance Scott, Charles Harper, Harry Newton ’Ernest Breakey, Alfred Breakey, Gar- |field Lane, Bernard Proctor, Harry Klinck, Cecil Klinck, John Morgan, Alex. McConaghy, Anna Stevenson, {Gertrude Lynett, Ella Gamble, Viola JKeam, Louise Naughton, Hattie Rise- lbrough. (20 pupils and 50 certifi- !cates; Form 1 Promotionâ€"H. Newton F. Graham, Comrie Brown, Nellie Campbell, A. Lowe, Gertrude Lynett, IE. Breakey, L. Perkins, B. Proctor, A. jLindsay, Ella Gamble, Viola Keam, C. iKeys, Louise Naughton, Leon Proctor {(15 promoted) Form II, Jr. leaving V When Mr. A. B. Davidson, P.S.I. [for North York in concluding hfs an- Enual report to the county said:â€"I have pleasure innoting that the year has been marked by the erection at :Maple of the finest rural school house 'in North York. When T. Herbert Lennox was at Kelly‘s hotel every Wednesday. When Mr. Caldwell’s tailoring 'establishment at Maple was entered by burglars, when six suits of clothes and also a quantity of cloth was tak- en to the value of about $200. vestec When the following sales were adâ€" vertised at Atkinson & Switzer’s storezâ€"The largest bath towels you ever saw for 10c. All linen Husk towels at 10c and 15c, very large. Pure linen Damask fringed and knott. ed ends at 30 and 35 cents. This \Veek of 1894 When at Victoria Square, Mrs. Ann Thomas passed away at the age of 84 years. When Mr. Andrew Ness, a short time ago rode on his bicycle from Montreal to his home near Eversley, King, a distance of nearly 400 miles in four days. Alfalfa - Abraham’s Pasture Plant man DO YOU REMEMBER The first between the middle of J DO YOU REMEMBER “WAY BACK IN LIBERAL FILES” :I‘HE LIBERAL, RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO 1] produ years wi CI‘OD al iatlita grmvfs: sgf-I ’1 . . ' ' ' 1ta e x°xxfif§oii°resee¢ Dervme Statlon three crops in one is usually niddle of June II DO YOU REMEMBER This Week of 1908 When the Women’s Institute met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Scott, Victoria Square. Mrs. A.D. Bruce demonstrated on practical home nursing. Mrs. C. Read gave a paper on canning and pickling. When a large number of friends .met at school section No. 4 to pay ’honor by word and act to Mr. L.L. Nichols. Mr. Nichols for three years had been teacher in that section but had resigned his work there to resume it at S.S. No.5. “Early to bed and early to rise,” has won a bad reputation for flies. Firestone BUILDS THE ONLY GUhfl-“HPPED EHRES HALLS As a protein roughage feed alfalfa has no equal and the ever widening recognition of its matchless feeding qualities will result in an ever ex- panding acreage being devoted to its culture on Canadian farms where cat- ’tle and sheep are fed. As this plant will not grow where the soil is acid it has not yet proven a success in most parts of Quebec and the Maritime Provinces. ing‘ To provide extra strength, stamina, and long wear, Fire- stone dips the cords of the carcass in a rubber solution. This saturates and insulates every strand of every cord, internal friction and gives thousands of extra miles. The Firestone Dealer in your locality will gladly serve you, and save you money. When at her residence, Maple, Barbara, wife of Alex. Cameron pass- ed away in her 7lst year. When the bazaar and concert in aid of St. Stephen’s Church, Maple was a most successful affair. The concert was a treatCRev. Mr. Jones of Maple gave an address, Mr. Paris as a com- edian was in fine form and the Las- kay Band gave some excellent music. The proceeds amounted to $106.00. When Mr. Alex McConaghy and Mr Donald Atkinson were to be congrat- ulated on the excellent standing they took at the University of Toronto ex- amina’cionY both winning scholarships. Firestone engineers found that the life of a tire depends as much upon the flexing life of the cords of the carcass, as upon the toughness of the tread. Depenflability When a fatal accident on lot 22, 8th con., Markham. While drawing in grain a rack lifter fell upon Mr. John Byer, who was thrown against the wheels of the wagon inflicting a wound on the head from which he died. part 1, (5 subjects) Wm. Atkinson, Alf Breakey, Chas. Harper, Earlin Kaiser, Alex McConaghy, (Three sub- jects) Agnes Boyle, Douglas Derry, Harry Klinck, John McNaughton, Alex. Read, Annie Stewart, Matric. Part 1', Eearl Newton; Form III, Jr. leaving, part II, Cecil Klinck, Hattie Risebrough, Frank Storey, Maud Clark. Senior Matriculation, Queens-- Frank Bowes, Fred W. Harrison. When at Riéhmond Hi1], Bruce son of Mr. and Mrs. W, Mager passed a- way at the age of 3 years. FIRESTONE TIRE Designed Mast Miles per Dollar Hamilton. Ontario E TIRE a; RUBBER co. ANADA, LIMITED FOR WILCOX LAKE BRICK CO. LIMITED W. H. LEGGE, Manager OFFICE: RESIDENCE NIGHTS & HOLIDAYS RICHMOND HILL, TEL. 92. TELEPHONE 2 r 12. When Building Enquire About Chicken Feed, Poultry Supplies LANGSTAFF SUPPLY C0,, Ltd. Cement, Field Tile, Glazed Tile Cedar Posts. Coal-WOOd-Coke Richmond Street Marbelite Brick Lakeside 5280 Telephone Thomhill 51-r-1 I! you will have laundry ready when driver calls, you will assist us in ' giving good service. If you only have driver call when phoned for, Call up as early as convenient to insure proximt attention. Phone Orders for Our Driver, Parcels may be left at Liberal Office, Telephone 9, Richmond Hill Don’t try to do the heavy parts of the fam- ily wash. Let us help you. This new plant was designed and equipped for that very purpose and can give you as much or little help as you desire by means of five diifer- ent kinds of laundry serviceâ€"all moderate- ly priced. We use only soft water and pure soaps, etc. No marking, no starching, and each wash dOne separately. We Call In Richmond Hill District TUESDAYS and FRIDAYS Save yourself’ at Our expense Enquire about Alberta Coal Lime and Builders’ Supplies Keep both front lights in focus Test brakes [fl often ~ a a GET OUR PRICES ON‘ ( )12 MELNT xv 0121; IT WILL PAY YOU Blocks Made To Order Or From Our Stock At ‘1 Agent for the American Agricultural Chemical Fertilizer Custom Grinding CEMENT MIXERS FOR RENT G. H. Duncan. G. S. REAMAN MANUFACTURED BY The HON. GEO. S. HENRY Wm” 23, 1928 Highway Safety Committee 175 Ossington Avenue, Toronta. 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