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Following a shocking fatality in North York Town- ship early this spring a large deputation of ratepayers waited on the municipal council and urged the necessity of the construction of sidewalks on Yonge Street. A bright young life had been snuffed out and public Opinion was insistent that something must be done to protect those Who use the highway as pedestrians. No time was lost and the council of North York township took immediate action,.with the result workmen are to-day engaged in laying concrete sidewalks on both sides of Yonge Street north from Finch’s corners. .. i . 1- n 1 , 4__AJ.L -13 HUILH lluul run,“ a yux ;;;;;;; That section bf Yonge Street immediately south of Richmond Hill is used extensively by pedestrians and preâ€" sents a tremendous hazard for all who use the highway So far this year it is fortunate no fatality has occurred but we do not want to wait until some young life has been cut short before action is taken. Sidewalks for pedes- trians are urgently needed on Yonge Street and we hope the municipal councils of Vaughan and Markham will take steps to see that same are constructed this present sumâ€" van-v‘-y--._.. _ To-day is Dominion Day and Canada celebrates a birthday. As is the custom on birthdays it is interesting to look backwards or at least stop and think of the wonâ€" derful progress which has been made in this young coun- try in less than threeâ€"quarters of a century. At the time of Confederation Canada was for the most part a practi- cally unknown wilderness and since that time this coun- try has steadily grown until toâ€"day it ranks amongst the foremost trading nations of the world. The enterprise and energy of the Canadian people acting on our unsur- passed natural resources have produced this result in What is a comparatively short space in the life of a nation. And as yet these resources scarcely have been tapped. The future looks bright for Canada. Despite the rather diffi- cult times of the past few years it is now evident on every hand that we are emerging from the depression and that times definitely, are better. We can only hope that the birthdays of the future will see Canadians looking out on the world with the same courage and loyalty as is every- where evident in the Dominion to-day. steps mer. . - THE BUMP OF CURIOSITY The other day we happened to witness a minor motor accident. What is it that attracts a crowd to an accident, or any of the things that are more or less daily happenâ€" ings? It would appear to be a sort of peculiar inborn de- sire. Is it a good traitor not? On the whole we think it is good, provided it does not degenerate into morbid or vulâ€" gar curiosity. The kind of crowd which gathers about a house or premises where murder or assault has been committed is distressing. inhuman and unpardonable. It only adds to the anguish and distress of those affected by the trag- edy. When a loved one is lying in state. before burial, the practice of comparative strangers viewing the body is not commendable. This particularly applies to child- ren Who wander in, promoted by an unhealthy desire; Lvu v nuuuu- It is well and right that We should be interested in our fellow creatures. but that interest has to be kept with- in the bounds of decency and courtesy. All persons in public life suffer from too muchgattention from Without. We venture to say that, for one who likes and glories in it, there are. we are sure. a dozen who dislike it extreme- ly. If we all took as much trouble about our own business and affairs as we do about those of other people we should benefit by it. 1-. 1‘ lelbllv uJ A... We have in mind the Coronation procession. People standing for hours closely wedged together. often in posi- tions where they can see little or nothing‘ ,Vet in some mysterious way happier and more satisfied than if they had been sitting quietly and comfortablv at home. 1 A Lluu uvvu unuuu. ‘4“-v-.‘, _.-__. VV, 7 We are indeed queer creatures. Those of us who spend a good deal of time studying human nature come to the end of wonder. There is a lot of childishness still in mature humanity. It comes out on many occasions. and is never more in evidence than when there is any kind of peep show to be seen. We nlead guilty ourselves. We would delight in seeing an old time Punch and Judy show. Whenever there is a road accident, no matter how re- mote the spot, neonle seem to s'orino: from secret hiding places. just to stand around and look on. It is the same with a fire. which embarrasses the firemen. Any sort of happening out of the usual seems to make such anneal to human nature that it will go al- most any length just to see what is going on. What of many volunteers who have «one to Spain? It is iust a desire to see the poor trarric. distressed coun- try. just to see what is going on. Had these neonl‘e re- mained at home they might have. made a worth-while con- tribution to the age in which we live. _ ._ . â€".« VLAMuUAv;n --.V “a”, Curioé‘i'ty commefifiefiflfith Eve and the apple. There is something heredity after all. “SCHOOL’S OUT” For several million Canadian children this is an im- portant time of the year. School’s Qut â€"â€" or soon will be â€"â€" everywhere, and the long Summer vacation is beâ€" ginning. _ 1 1 ‘ 1,1 , ,L ,,,_. _-Ln-'l criticism has been levelled lately at our school system. It is charged with not fitting the children to find jobs when they are through school. Without stopp- ing to debate the question whether or not that is the prime purpose of any school except a farm or trade school, let us look at another side of the picture. What do our children definitely get out of their schools besides book learning? ‘ .a . .‘ . - ‘ :1 1 It seems pretty clear that they get a social outlook on life as a whole which the unfortunate children of the rich, educated by private tutors or in “select” private schools never get. In the give-andâ€"take of association with children of their own age, of all social and economic strata, it is a stupid youngster indeed who does not learn that human nature is the same whether one’s father is a banker or a bootblack. In the public school every child finds his or her own level, regardless of pedigree. And that is probably the most valuable education the children of a democracy can have. Advertising Rates on Application. TELEPHONE TEE LIBERAL PRINTING CO., LTD. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY AT RICHMOND HILL Member Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association Subscription $1.00 per year â€"â€" To the United States $2.00 Covering Canada’s Best Suburban District SIDEWALKS NEEDED 0N YONGE STREET RAGE TWO AN INDEPENDENT WEEKLY THURSDAY, JULY CANADA’S. BIRTHDAY “THE LIBERAL” Eachem Smith, Manager Established 1878 1st, 1937. TELEPHONE 9 Mr. and Mrs. William Murchison attended the wedding of the former’s brother, Mr. Hunter Murchison, at Islingttm last Saturday. Mr. and. Mrs. Thomas Jack and family and Mr. and Mrs. Allan Wilt- shire and family attended the Jacks- Wheeler wedding in Toronto last Saturday. Mr. Fred Danby has been indis. posed for the past few days. We hope he will soon be axound again. The Woman’s Association of the United Church is holding its annual picnic to Centre Island this (Wed- nesday) afternoon. A Communion and Reception Ser- vice will be held in Newtonbrook United Church next Sunday at 11 am. A Dominion Day Service to celebrate Canada’s 70th birthday will also be held when the pastw will speak on “Our National Ideal.” Last Sundady was Review in the United Church Sunday School which took the form of a Bible Study Test 01- the previous Quarters’ Lessohs. The results Will be given next Sun- day. > ‘ Mr. A. W. Galbraith and Rev. A. H. Halbert attended the Sunday School Convention at Woodbridge last Wednesday. Rev. J. R. Bick preached an in- spiring sermon last Sunday evening. in the United Church. Rev. Halbert preached at an anniversary service at Whitevale for Mr. Bick last Sunday evening. The death of Mr. George H. Denby occurred at the Western Hospital last week after an illness of about; six weeks. The funeral service was held at his late residence at Milliken, Markham Township last Monday with Rev. A. H. Halbert officiating. He leaves to mourn his loss his Wife, one son Clark and a daughter'Mrs. (Viola) Brumwell. Mrs. J. L. Gaines at Newtonbrook is a sister. To the sorrowing friends we extend heart- felt sympathy. Interment took place in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, -To-ronm. The wedding was solemnized last Saturday afternoon in St. Clements‘ Church, North Toronto, of Alicia Mary Wheeler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Wheeler of Willowdale, to Andrew Jack, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jack, Newtonbrook. Rev. C. P. Muirhead officiated and the wedd- ing music was played by Mr. Craw- ford, the church organist. The bride given in marriage by her father wore a long white georgette gown with Peter Pan collar, buttons down the front and fullness comentrated at the back. The long sleeves were puffed at the shoulders and her white hat had a georgette crown. She carried a bouquet of white Marguerites. At- tending the bride were her sister, Miss Dorothy Wheeler and Miss Dora Arderson of Port Hepe. They were gowned in turquoise georgette with sashes of carmelian chiffon with small hats to match their dresses and streamers matching their sashes. They carried bouquets of Pyrethrum. Mr. Robert Jack, brother of the groom, was best man and the ushers Were Mr. Gilbert Jack and Mr. Thes. Jack, also brothers. After the cere- mony a reception was held at the home. of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. D0mleo, Ellerslle Ave., Willowdale. Later the young couple left on a wedding trip to the Eastern States. On their re- turn they will reside at Willowdale. Master Bruce Summers of Arvida, Quebec, arrived last week to spend his summer holidays with his grand- parents, Ml‘. and Mrs. Frank Sum- mers. If insects can’t think, how do all lthe bugs in a square mile figure out where the picnic is? The North York Horticultural So- ciety held a very successful Rose and Peony Show last Saturday afternoon and evening which was largely atâ€" tended. Mr. and Mrs. Brier arrived here from Medicine Hat, Alberta, last Sat- urday. They are visiting the latter’s sister, Mrs. J. L. Caines. MELANCHOLY REMINDER (Almonte Gazette) Death of Jean Harlow, the famous m0ving picture actress, at the early age of 26', is a melancholy reminder of the uncertainty of human life. Here was a yOung’ woman, apparent- ly endowad with all the qualifica- tions for enjOying many years of happiness, cut off in the morning of her career. As Thackeray put it in “vanity Fair,” the wealthy regret apnroaching death more than the very. poor people, because they have more to live for, in a material sense, and more of this world’s goods to leave behind them. If you can’t afford a vacation, you can get the same general effect by smoking; too much and §1eeping on lumps. N EWTOE BROOK THE HOME IMPROVEMENT I PLAN A NATION-WIDE Iiss Dorothy Johnson is spendmg .C0-0PERATIVE ,‘ouple of weeks with friends at ~ EFFORT last Mar THE LIBERAL, RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO A“ nd Mrs rton Thornhill vis s. A. H. Hal on solid fact and sound finance 1“:- ducedflto their simplest and most workable terms. Recommended by the National Employment Commis- sion, it faces a conditionâ€"unemployâ€" men’rrâ€"and meets it constructively, with a practical program that will gather momentum from itself. It con- tains nothing nebulous nor visionary. It is not a panacea nor is it an artiâ€" ficial relief measure. ‘ Purpose The double purpose of the plan is improvement to Canadian homes and employment for Canadian workers. Every community has in it thousands of homes on which little or no main- tenance and improvement» expendj~ tures have been made in the! gas; six years. The National Employment The Home Improvenient Plan of the De’miniun (Government is based on solid fact and sound finance re- ducedflto their simplest and most workable terms. Recommended by the National Employment Commis- sion, it faces a conditionâ€"unemployâ€" CoimmiissiOn has set itself the task of mobilizing across Canada a vast co-operative effort of home owners, workers, building contractors, build- ing supplies firms, business and serâ€" vice organizations, and, of public spirâ€" ‘ ited citizens generally to restore and improve the homes of Cana'da- and to draw the unemployed into remun- erative and constructive empIOyment. How the Plan Works There are thousands of home own- ers whose homes need repairs and improvements and who have the savâ€" ings to finance them. But, for these who have incomes but inadequate savings, the plan provides machinery whereby they can finance home im- provements and additions, :both in- terior and) exterior, on most favourâ€" able terms. The terms are outlined on ensuing pages. The plan enables the property owner to improve his property and increase its value with- out financial strain. He can go to his bank with every aSSurance of a sympathetic and helpful hearing. The bank will arrange for him a very cheap instalment plan. There is 110 red tapeâ€"the case is stated; assum- ing the applicant can satisfy the very fair and reasonable require- ments, the loan is made. Decks are then cleared for the work to go for- ward at once. plants a..d dealers’ stores throughout the country. Retail stores and the plants that supply them will directly benefit. Transportation companies will have more freight to haul. The farm, the mine and the forest will all react to the stimulated demand for the raw materials they supply. The appeal of the plan is manifold. i It appeals both to self-interest and to the c0mmunity spirit. It appeals as a commonsense method of getting things done. It appeals as an econ- omically sound stimulant to indus- try. It appeals as an immediate Way of taking men off relief rolls and putting them on payâ€"rolls. A Background of Success Wherever this plan has been tried, it has met with notalble success. Homes have been brightened and made more livable, the unemployed have been put to legitimate work and the community has found itself lifted out of depression to a saner atmos- phere of activity and contentment. In the City of Philadelphia, for in- stance, Where $21,000,000 were spent, over $14,000,000 went to labour. The National Employment Com- mission place-s this plan before the people of Canada. It confidently calls for their co-operation in a de- termined effort to improve homes Work is Created Every home improvement started PUTS MEN TO WORKeâ€"not only on the job itself but in manufacturing rthroughout. the Dominion and to provide work for those who are in urgent need of employment. The interest of every Canadian citizen, as well as the national interest, dic- tates support of the Home Improve- ment Plan. IN THE ESTATE OF HENRY WILLIAM HARPER, Deceased. All persons having claims against the Estate of Henry William Harper, late of the Township of Markham, in the County of York, Farmer, De- ceased, who died on or about the 6th day of March, 1937 are hereby noti- fied to send in to the undersigned on- or before the 22nd day of July, 1937 full particulars of their claims. CHARLES HARPER and \‘VILLIAM‘ HARPER, Executors. By their Solicitors, MESSRS. DUNCAN & GILDAY 85 Richmond Street West, Toronto, Ontario. Immediately after the said last mentioned date the assets of the said estate will be distributed amongst the parties entitled thereto, haviné- regard only to claims of which the undersigned shall then have notâ€" Ice. DATED at Toronto this 11th day of June, AD. 1937. Notice .to Creditors NORTI PARRY SOI OiozoozogOzoggzzOOO. vIL fj.tV.__.y.l.,.r.. 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