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--- uvâ€"- ' -v -_.- 0-7â€"“ -_ - The person or persons, who during this Christmas sea- son, give of their means to feed those who faint from hun- ger, warm those who are perishing with cold, clothe those who are scantily dressed and shelter those who are homeâ€" less, may safely rely on this, that their food will be sweet- er, their own fireside the cozier, their homes the more cheerful and their joys the more complete as a result of the part they have played in the helping to make others happy. Herein lies the secret of true happiness. An anony- mous poet puts it in these words: Christmas is /a time of secrets, So I’ll whisper one to you; Grandpa says that all who try it Find that every word it true: “Would you have a happy day? Give some happiness away.” Grandpa says this little secret Should be carried throu’ the year, And if all would try to heed it, Earth would soon be full of cheer: Would you have a happy day? Give some happiness away.” Death stalks our highways, and our own Xonge Street ranks amongst the most dangerous of traffic arteries in, Ontario. There have been an alarming number of acci-‘ dents in our midst lately but we have become so used to them we accept them with cool complacency. If we are to drive on our highways with any degree of safety and security there needs to be a more rigid en~ forcement of traffic laws. There is need for stiffer pen- alties for all violations of the Highway.$raff_ic Act. Too much leniency in our‘ courts for violation ofi speed limit and reckless driving charges does not tend to more safety on our highways. Many plans to make us safety conscious have been tried but undoubtedly the best way to make our highways safe is to prosecute those who violate the rules of the road. Stiff fines and jail sentences are essential if the terrific toll of traffic accidents is to be stopped. Christmas has become synonomous with two things, giving and receiving. The younger we tre more we think of the latter. The big question then, is, “What will I get”; as we get older the question is “What Will I Give?” This is as it should be for the true spirit of Christ- mas must ever be the spirit of Christ, which is epitomized in service to the glory of God ‘and the uplift of‘ others. A CHRISTMAS SECRET What thoughts arise in our minds, what profound urges come into our breast, what noble actions are achieved when we think of Christmas. Christmas is the one season» lofdthe year that is not against anybody. It is for every- 0 y. - CHRISTMAS GIVING With Christmas drawing :nigh Christian people become givers and receivers. Giving cannot always be measured in terms of dollars. There are those with no money to give and yet some of them are the greatest benefactors. .They dispense service, sympathy, kindness and good-will. Next Monday is nomination day and those who have served on municipal council will give an account of their stewardship. As a rule their year’s work is rewarded with plenty of criticism but we think a feature of every nomin- ation should be a hearty vote of thanks to those who have served in public office during the past year. Those who serve in public office are not half appre- ciated. Too often those who shoulder their share of com- munity responsibility by accepting public office at once become the target for all kinds of ridicule and criticism. This and the fact that very little appreciation is shown by the citizens generally for public service is the reason many good men refuse to accept public office of any kind. The spirit of peace and goodwill which prevails so generally at this season reflects the spirit of Christ. His coming to the world was an occasion of great rejoicing and so it is fitting that amid the joyous celebrations Olf Christmas tide the outstanding significance of the day should be recognized and emphasized. A serious consideration of the meaning of Christmas naturally leads one to reflect on whys and wherefore of Christmas giving. Some say there should not be general giving at Christmas time such as we now practise; that the money and effort might better be spent in other ways. But it is just the trouble in selecting gifts, the perceptive- ness shown by friends as to what will please other friends, whether the gifts be large or small, the forethought and the sacrifices of time and money which build up for the great day such a spirit of sympathy and‘helpfulness. The gifts can hardly be omitted by those with money to spend. Christmas is a time for renewal of spirit, for refurn- ishing of hope, for putting away anger and all uncharitableâ€" ness, and for showing goodwill toward our fellow men. The heart becomes like a rock garden in spring, blossoming under the warm rays of the sun. For a time at least, even the hardest-hearted can then see in the customs of Christ- mas, something mor-e than feeble ideas suited for weak- minded altruists. Each of us can then see that the altru- ist has really got hold of a great truth. It seems that the best way to enjoy Christmas is by considering and contributing to the happiness of others; especially the children. This is truly a season when gift giving, sincere friendliness, and warm hearted hospitality find expression and foster a good-will and a sense of ap- preciation and thoughtfulness of others which brighten many a countenance and bring happiness and joy to many a heart. A member of a municipal council recently remarked to the editor of the Creemore Star that “anyone who ac- cepts a seat on council should have his head read.” Un- fortunately this is the View of many who shun acceptance of municipal honors. Public men seldom get credit for the good things they do, and they get heaps of criticism and abuse. This year let’s resolve to show a little more appreciation for those who serve the people in municipal office. The return of the Christmas season each year serves to remind us that the Prince of Peace still reigns supreme, and that the celebration of His Birthday is a very signifi- cant event in the eyes of men. Advertising Rates on Application. TELEPHONE 9 THE LIBERAL PRINTING CO., LTD. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY AT RICHMOND HILL Member Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association Subscription $1.00 per year â€" To the United States $2.00 Covering Canada’s Best Suburban District HEAVIER PENALTIES NEEDED TO CHECK TRAFFIC TOLL PAGE TWO THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23rd, 1937. THANKS TO THOSE WHO SERVE CHRISTMAS HERE AGAIN Established 1878 AN INDEPENDENT WEEKLY J. Eachem Smith, Manager “THE LIBERAL” York County is winning distinc- tion; of the seven O'nrtario counties in which occurred 66.8 per cent. of Ontario accidents in 1935 we head the list. It is not without reason that my partner describes YOnge Street as a “death trap.” As a pro- vince We are gaining- rapidly with the automobile 'g‘ameâ€"an increase from 9,241 accidents in 1931 to 11}- 388 in 1936. But as a special cen- tennial celebration of the Rebellion of 1837, wherein one or two men were killed, we increased our fatali- ;ties to 75 last June as against 32 for the same month in the previous yearâ€"â€"a gain of 134 per cent. Five minutes before the accident occurred I had met the children play- ”ing alomg on their way- home. I had been driving down the same grade at almost the same speed. What if Glen had tried to cross as I passed. But there was a costume prepared for me to attend a Hallowe’en mas- querade that evening; the show must go on. Why the increase. A higher Speed limit? An increased traffic? Were all the articles on Sudden death and all the pictures of crashes unavail- ing? Six weeks later the ratepayers of Glen’s school section are meeting to consider bus transportation for the other children who travel the same highway. Glen may not have died in vain. Perhaps this proposed ac- tion of ratepayers reflects a local public spirit. Perhaps it reflects a general awareness of the traffic toll. At any rate it reflects a very healthy condition when a community consid- ers a remedy for its ills. Oak Ridges might help with its school bus. 0r paths for pedestrians along our paired highways might be a fair protection for those who do not operate cars and also for those who do. More lighted highways might help. Enforcement of law reâ€" quiring all persons or vehicles on highways at night to carry a suit- able light. Closer check on mechani- cal conditon of aut0s enabling them to stop. A closer check on drivers requiring them to have a higher standard of efficiency. Police guid- ance for children at busy intersec- tions has its value. _ Yonge Street’s Traffic Toll. Over in the States where accidents are so prevalent some attempt has been: made to teach safety; something more than a yearly talk in the schools. Our ability to forget what We have learned in school is scarcely surpassed even by our abilitv- to stage traffic accidents. The Ohio Farrm Bureau directs study groups to study the subject. The young people de- velop a lot of ideas on safe driving and safe walking which do not end there but are used as introductions to the broader field of citizenship responsibility. It would be very easy to prepare material for such study that would be made more effective than any previous effort on the sub- ject in Ontario. “It was a big red truck doing fifty â€"Glen went to cross the street The driver did everythiné he could”â€"â€"- -â€"The little sister did not yet seem to fully realize the sorrow that had fallen upon her family. No, there was nothing that I could do. The older brother and sister were trying to keep a stiff lip for the sake of the little ones. The older brother th‘anked me for coming. The parents would soon return from town ‘where the body was resting at the funeral parlours. I might as well go home and have my. supper. The Motor Vehicles Branch, Depart- ment of Highways“ has published facts that would prove very interest- ing for an evening’s study. A few hours’ work would arrange it in suit-. able form for discussion. THE LIBERAL, RICHMOND HILL. ONTARIO A man should .be master in his own» house. A woman can play sec- ond fiddle without feeling licked and giving up hope. W§W§a§t§fiz§s§s Best Wishes Merry Christmas ‘EEé’é’éW9gW May the Holiday season greet you all with an abun- dance of joy and happiness and furnish the things of life worth while. For the coming year suc- cess and prosperity for all is our Christmas wish. FRIENDLY MAY ANTIQUE SHOPPE (By Leonard Harman) and joy. Alas, how dreary would be the world if there was no Santa Claus! It would be as dreary as if there were no Virginias. There would be no child-like faith in them; no poetry, no romance, to make tol- erable this existance. We should have no enjoyment except in sense and sight. The eternal light with which childhood fills the world would be extinguished. “Virginia, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skeptical age. They do not be- lieve, except they see. They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible to their little minds. All minds, Virginia, whether they be men’s or children’s, are little. In this great universe of ours man is a mere insect, an ant, in his intellect, as compared with the boundless world about him, as measured by: the intelligence capable of grasping the whole of truth and knowledge. “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you knew that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty “Not believe in Santa Claus? You might as well not beIieve in fairies. You might get your papa to hire men to watch in‘ all me chimneys on Christmas Eve to catch Santa Claus, but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus. The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men can see. “Did you ever see gairies dancing on the lawn? Of c0urse not, but that’s no proof that they are not there. Nobody can conceive or imâ€" agine all the wonders,- there are un- seen in the world. You may tear apart the baby’s rattle and see what makes the noise inside, but there is a veil covering the unseen world which not the strongest man, not even the united strength of all the strongest men that ever lived can tear apart. ‘I heard the bells on Christmas Day ‘Their old familiar Carols play And wild and sweet Their words repeat ‘Of Peace on Earth, Good Will to menâ€"Longfellow. ' “Only faith, ,fancy, poetry, love, romance, can push aside that cur- tain and view and picture the sup- ernal beauty and glory beyond. Is it real? Ah, Virginia, in all this world there is nothing as real and abiding. It is the same old eternal question. And how often it will be asked. Just as long and as often as Christmas comes. You will be asked, and thou- sands more, and little children will be answered and reaSSured and made happy just as was the little girl who put her question to the great editor, Charles A. Dana. She sought high authority when someone caused her faith in childhoode patron saint to fall, and this is what the famous editor wrote to her. It is the best answer that We know: “No Santa Claus? Thank] God! he lives and lives forever. A thou- sand years from now, Virginia, nay, ten times ten thousand years from now, he will continue to make glad i'he heart of childhood.” Is There a Santa Claus ? “Yes There is a Santa Claus. An- swers Charles Dana. Noted New York Editor. Each year at the Christmas season w are asked to share our blessings Witt those who are less fortunate man we are We are asked to help finance the Prov inqg-wide (fight against tuberqglosis. Tuberculosis is a germ disease. I‘ may all‘cct any organ of the body. bul parts most frequently attacked are thl lungs. bones and glands. People are no‘ born with tuberculosis and it is no! inherited. The germs that cause i! must come from some one who has the disease. Infections from cattle can b( transmitted to human beings in milk and flesh of diseased animals. Therefore unless milk is properly certified as coming from healthy cows. it should alwa 5 hr pasteurized.- The great allies o the germ are overwork. strain. dissipation insufficient food and all those elements that lower onc's resistance. Although the germs are all about us. if we lead health) lives we throw them of! and do not contract the disease. Children. however. are more susceptible than grown-ups therefore it is most important that their health be especially protected. vuvnn “yuan. u V c s V s . a _ . ., r.s Recovery from tuberculosis is slow and its success depends upon an early discovery of the condition. and faithful adherence to all the requirements of the treatment. It cannot be cured by drugs or patent medicines. ‘The methods 01 treatment to-day, while closely folio 'ng those developed toward the end of he last century. rest. sunlight. fresh air. and proper food. under medical super- vision. have been an mented by surgery. all combining to hep the body in its fight against the ravages of the germs. A strong resolution to get well is a great help also in‘stagjng a s‘uccessfiul battle. ..‘..., _...- ._. The carerhi"‘¢'iii‘6e} 'keeps his eyes on the road ahead. ever watchful of danger. When the red light signals. he stops. So, too, should we pause when tuberculosis signalsâ€"a, persistent cough. 1955 of weight, over fatigiie on slight exertioq_ v . v. “mug..- V“ ___c._,v a generally run-dowfi condition.' all danger signals of this disfase too often unneeded. “ - Don't be afraid to consult a physician. He will diagnose your trouble. and don't lose heart if your fears are confirmed. Wit-h proper treatment there is every hoge ol’_1jec9v9ry. . ._ ., n___:..‘u- mun, ,. The Muskoka. and Toronto Hos itals for Consumptives and the Queen ary Hospital for Consum tive Children stand ready to serve all w o are afflicted. but in this they must have the help of many friends. - Please will you aid this life-saving work by sending a. contribution to National Sanitarium Association. 223 College Street. Toronto. BUILDING FflR BETTER HEALTH bu‘ tht no‘ um NEW SPRINGING IS FEATURE OF 1938 McLAUGH'LIN-BUICKS One of the chief points of interest in the McLaughlin-Buicks for 1938 is the method of coil-spring rfaar- suspension. This has attracted con- siderable attention to the models, which have now reached local salesâ€" rooms following the national an- nouncement recently. The new springing gives riding and steering qualities not possible of achieve- ment with previous designs. The new cars have also an important en- gine improvement and in styling they reach a new high mark in pop- ularity. Above is shown the Coupe in the 44 §pecial Seriesibelow, a cut- away view srhdwing'rthe coil-sprihg system of'rear-suspension. Richmond Hill 1857 QUOTATIONS 0N BONDS, INDUSTRIALS AND MINING STOCKS. Investment Securities SABIJSTQN = HEGHEDS Dominion Bank Building, Toronto J. R. HERRINGTON Income of the Dominica's dairy farmers for 1937 is estimated at $228,230,000. This is $20,000,000 more than last year. and $35,820,000 over 1935. For everyone in the dairy industryâ€"thin year and every yearâ€"increased income very largely depends upon new and wider markets for milk and milk products. The end of 1937 marks another mileposf in. Borden's unbroken record oi 80 years of merchandising dairy products â€"research. ad- vertising and selling all forms of milk. Representative THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23rd, 1937 LIMITED Phone 87