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Emerson had an Aunt Mary. sturdy pioneer stock who daily acc several ordinary men on a New Eng down she often took advantage of ing moments to write letters of < nephew at college. Biographers co: were a real influence on the mind 0 gist of her advice was â€"â€" “Do the to do.” -i.. 1.77:_ VV “'1 The wisdom of this advice is exempuned in the llvca of men who “do things” today. There is scarcely a man who ever set out to build a bridge, write a book, or organ; ize a business who didn’t have qualms about it before he started â€"â€" and when the job was half through. The man who takes the responsibility in any enterprise is the one who fully realizes the difficulties, and also the one who must resolve to carry on with it. The fact that bridges’ do get built, that books and business ventures are carried to completion indicates that some men have the courage and ability to see things through. All of us haven’t an “Aunt Mary”. .But most people who make a go of things learn that the first job to at-‘ tempt is the difficult job. In the words of Emerson’s fame ous Aunt Mary, it is necessary to “Do the things you are‘ afraid to do”. The many admirers of Ralph Waldo Emerson find in his essays and poems a unique source of inspiration to tackle the everyday problems of life with courage and independence. He is known as one of the great exponents of individual freedom of thought and action. It is inter- esting to Know something of the background of such an important personality. - - Aim; Mm... mm “mm a woman Of' RADIO APPARENTLY HAS NOT KILLED THE HABIT OF READING It is a. blessed and wholesome thing judgment on pessi- mists. . Not long ago one of those psychologists who have a habit of “viewing with alarm” came out to say that what with the growth of radio, the movies, the human race would eventually stop reading altogether. But now comes’ word that the November'circulation of books from the Ott-i awa Public Library reached an all-time high, with more' people reading more books about history, ClVlCS and poliâ€" tics. During November 51,421 books were taken from the Library. Considering that Ottawa has in addition a num-I ber of commercial lending libraries, that many people use‘ the Parliamentary Library, and that thousands of others buy books, this, for a city of the size of Ottawa, is an extraordinary record. Nor do the figures of the Ottawa Public Library take account of the thousands of persons who use the reference reading room of the institution. ' The truth is, of course, that no matter how much‘ people listen to the radio, and no matter how often they! go to the movies, they turn all the more to the printed word. Indeed, it is reasonable to suppose that the radio and the movies (and even the picture magazines) help' to turn them to the printed word. From the radio and the screen they get impressions; only from the actual' printed word can they get considered thought; the oppor- tunity to reflect, to check, to debate and discuss and chalâ€" lenge. That is why radio broadcasting, no matter what its studied, to interpret, toilinstruct, to amplify and'to enter- tain. As true now as ever is the line from Byron: “Rut words are things, and a small drop of ink, Falling. like dew upon a thought, Produces that which makes thousands, perhaps millions, FLOWERS FOR THE EDITOR Blessed is he who expects little in the way of grati- tude for he shall not be disappointed. Editor Maurice Detlor of the Deseronto Post ran for mayor of his tOWn this year and was defeated. The sad- event is responsible for the following story being told in‘ the Tweed News: “Maurice may feel that editors are not held in very high regard by their fellow-townsmen, but a story coming out of a Manitoba community is quite to the contrary. It- seems that out there an editor was recently presented with a handsome bouquet of flowers by some of his fellow citi-r zens. On that occasion a quartette sang a few songs and- a clergyman gave a little talk, six husky men hoisted the: editor on their shoulders, put him in a 1938 sedan and the whole town formed a parade. The appreciative crowd‘ returned to their homes, serene in the thought of having provided one bright day for their beloved news purveyor.‘ Incidentally it might be mentioned that the editor was‘ V I dead. LEISURE TIME We all want to laugh and be gay, to enjoy ourselves and to say “good bye” to trouble and care when we have the chance, but at all costs we mustn’t let pleasure interfer‘e‘ with our duties to others, and to ourselves. Some thinlk‘ that travel, and money to spend on it, represents a good‘ time, some would like more amusements, unlimited leisure for games and such like, while others, more modest, would‘ be content with long walks, or a motor ride, or a boat for fishing expeditions on river or lake. Those who work hard, to whom leisure is only a dream, have much sympathy with the old charwoman whose idea of heaven and perfect bliss was a place where you could sit still and do nothing for ever and ever. The idea of a good time is just degree and temperament. There is undoubtedly more restlessness and discontent among all classes in! these days, and the demand for a good time is universal: This is a natural reaction from the old bad times whenl leisure and good times were only available to the privi-l leged few. 0 , 3:- AL..“Ann4â€" nnr] xx'oll‘ Advertising Rates on Ami-62180:}. ' ’ TELEPHONE 9 THE LIBERAL PRINTING 00., LTD. All LHC luuucuu Ctlulyxanvnnv v- -..._-v, ,, , mformed newspapers, and cheap travel, has awakened 1nâ€" telligence which half a century ago would and did remain dormant and even unsuspected. This should surely add td the happiness and usefulness of the human race in spita me +1.0 AM “nave wm‘nénq: “where iqmrance is bllss, ’tls Member Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association Subscription $1.50 per year â€"â€" To the United States Covering Canada’s Best Suburban District PUBLISHED PAGE TWO think.” ~THU§§DAY, JANUARY 5th, 1939 THE CHALLENGE OF 1939 Established 1878 AN INDEPENBENT WEEKLY EVERY THURSDAY AT RIGIHMOND HILL J. Eachu‘n Smith, Manager “THE an Aunt Mary. She was a woman 01 :k who daily accomplished the work of an on a New England farm. After Sunâ€" ok advantage of her few unfilled wak- u‘ite letters of encouragement to her Biographers concede that these letters :e on the mind of young Emerson. The was â€"- “Do the things you are afraid C LIBERAL” advice is exemplified in the lives THE HABIT‘ and well‘ A Sunday Morning of Long Ago Vllhuvuu --. The young uncles, over six feet! but still boyish, were also clad inl their Sunday best; and the eldesm an undergraduate from Oxford, wore an abnormally high collar, for he was to read the lesson of the day at the high brass lectern. The child- aunvt had long swinging plaits of: dark hair, and her skirts were visa; '1ny “let down" to reach the tops ofl‘ her book. Her hat of cottage straw had- a wreath of moss roses, and sh-C' ‘ wore a coral necklace. The li'ttle‘i girls; were silver lockets on their,‘ chains, and silver bangles over them! whinte .sil‘k gloves. But, in spite ofit Hm fm'malitv of best clothes, howl girls, were silver lOCKELS' Uu' my.“ chains, and silver bangles ovnr thein white .sil‘k gloves. But, in spite ofl the formality of best clothes, how happy they all were! ? In the deep blue sky, the clouds. sailed lazily oven” fields which were a. patchwork of colorâ€"purple clov-. er, yellow mustard, the rich brown! of ploughed earth, the tender green‘. of young corn. Over the lawn lay shadows from the great elrm, and 6V! ery lbreeze 'brought the so nt of. flowers. Presently there rang out} ‘peals from the chiulrlch bells, that) Were centuries oldl and could be heard» all over the countryside. Forf many miles, too, the chum-chi could! On! Sunday morning everyone as sem‘bled on the bread grav-elled drive, ready to walk to chulrch. The three little girls were in white frocks with: blue sashes. Their straw hats were. wreath-rd with roses, almost as na-i tural as the sweetâ€"scented cabbage roses on the trellis. The boys wore Eton suits and stiff white collars, all but the youngest who was in a sailor suit with a whistle whichâ€"a roses on the trellis. The boys wore Eton suits and stiff white collars, all but the youngest who was in a sailor suit with a whistle whichâ€"x oh, horror.â€"â€"he once blew during the service. Only a little blast, but‘ what a look he received from hisl virtuous brothers. 1-- -1. ‘wcre centuries um um. _____ heard all over the countryside. For? many miles, too, the church could! 'be seen as a landmark, for it was‘. built on a hill. On its square towel”. stoodl the statues of four kingsâ€"4M0 of Scotland and two of England, cm at. each corner. No other English‘ village church had- statues on- its‘ tower; but in other ways this was) like many a beautiful eleventh-cenJ tury country church, tho vcool_ gn‘ay‘ of its stone walls broken by the blue‘ and crimson of s'taia’lvedLglass winJ 'dows. ‘- THE LIBERAL, RICHMOND HILL. QN'EAEO The eldest of the little girls found! much to interest her during the ser- vice. On warm days the great oak' doors were set wide open; and, as' the Vicarage party was always early, she could see the rest of the con-greJ gation come up the path from the‘ lych gate. First came a bevy of .school children with well scrubbed! rosy faces and! shining hair. They: clattered to the back of the church’ with subdued Whis'pel‘ingls, ast they1 settled into their rushâ€"bottomed chairs. It was diffi‘cuflt forthe eldâ€" est little girl not to look r0un‘d at them. She knew so many of them‘ on week days. The men of the Village cam“, slow- ly, loitering over threir‘talk of Wea they and1 crops. The women hasd‘en ed in, each with a clean han'dker chief and a flower folded into he: chief and a flower iolaeu‘ into uer prayCr-book, and many llr'cw incl:- ward giantes to see how their chil- d’ren were behaving. According to the imm-emoria-l custom in these, parts, the men sat on one side of the aisle, the: women- on the other; Then came two or three farm‘ers, big and hearty, their red: faces like harvest moons between their whis- kers. Their wives- and daughters followed' them, but mOSt of the young men- in the farmer‘s? families hadl gone to the colonies. And at ‘jlast came the choiibeyls, preternatur- ;ally grave but rosy; and the men [of the: village who could' sing; and) the big young uncle who was. to read at the lectern; and, after them all, the little girl’s, grandfather, the white-headed vicar, stooping his [great height under the v-estry door. So the service began and~ her day- dlreams. were punctuated with well- known hymns and psalms, colored‘ with long looks through the open door to farâ€"off field's smiling in the sun. Sheep were cropping grass nearby; andl once she saw gypsy men and women strolling past, their faces set toward‘ the little market town. She could hear birdls twitter- ing in the ivy; when they all rose to sing ‘ “Hark, hark, my soul, Angelic voices swelling ‘O'er earth’s green field‘sâ€"3’ she knew that those were the green fields outside. When the service waéi over, and her grandmother talked to the vill- agers, the little girl ran to-jump on the great flat stone outside the churchyard wall. From this stone, in olden days, the farmers’ wi‘ves had moumte-d‘ the horses to ride pill- ion behind their husbands to the far- off farm houses. ‘The little girl wished that she could ride pillion, too. But perhaps it was just as nice to run home through the flowering grasses and ox-eyed diaisies in the fieldrs.â€"M.A.B.,vin Christian Science gML and Mrs cousins flAjbioq Twp. Council Vl‘Blackwood Lodge -1‘_--.‘L:A..1 ntl-‘LIA‘M‘ Trim“ i Observe Galden W l They have four children, the eldest ls‘on Stanley at Weston, Lorne and Archie at Aurora andl their (laugh.- !ter Mrs. J. T. Humphreys lives in ENew Brdford, Mass. and had corne fho‘me for this happy event. A re- ception was held in Weston when lmore than one hundred friends and 'neighbou-rs called to congratulate ‘Mr. and Mrs. Cousins. Receiving with them were their daughter Mrs. ,Humphreys and a sister of the bride, {Mrs}. Slater of Strathroy who was bridesmaid at the happy event 50 years ago. Another sister, Mrs. E. ;A. Duncan of Wiarton was also pre- I sent. The spacious rooms were fragrant with baskets 01' yellow ’munts and roses, gifts of the family, neighbors and friends of Aurora and New Bedlâ€" Iford. Beautiiful gifts and many tele- ‘grams and messages were received iall bearing testimony to the high respect and esteem felt for this worthy couple. ' The tea table being spread with p lace cloth, looked attractive in the ;soft light of golden candles. The iwedding cake which centred the {table had, been made and iced by ithre bride, being decorated with gold ileaves, while a miniature bride and lgrooxm crowned the top storey, yel- ‘low tulle and maiden hair fern also Lmade a pretty setting for the cake. Pioneer residents of Vaughan Township, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cous- ins of Aurora, Celebrated their Goi- den Wedding on Tuesday, December 27th at the hon'te of their eldest son, Mr. Stanley Cousins in Weston. Both Mr. and Mu‘s. Cousins were born of pioneer parents in this district. Mr. Cousins_was born ncar Aurora and Mrs. Cousins whose maiden name was Jennie Morrow was born at Pur- pleville. They were married in To- rcnto and started farming at Pur- plcville. Later they purchased a 200 acre farm near Pine Grove where they remained for ten years and lat- er retired to Woodbridge. About 8 years- ago they moved to Aurora where they now reside. > ' During the afternoon Mrs. Winni- ifre-d‘ Cousins Smalley provided music 2 and Mr. Hastings of Wcston delight- ‘ed everyone with his songs. ' made a pretty setting for the cake. Mrs. Bert Cousins of Woodbridge. and Mrs. Lorne Cousinsn and Mrs. Archie Cousins prersided' at the table assisted by Misses Jean Cousins, Iona Cousins, Barbarra Duncan and Jean Walzwin. Two gr‘andchjldren, Shirley a the door. ‘The Young People’s Union vvill hold its regular meeting next Monâ€" day evening at 8.15. Owing to the New Year’s holiday the meeting was withdrawn this week. slant the New Year right by attending every meet- ing. A cordial invitation is extendâ€" ed to all the young people in the cmnnunity. The. Woman’s Association will held‘ their flISEt meeting of the New Year on Thursday, January 5th at 2.30 in the Sunday School hall. The annual meling‘ and election of tofficers' of the United Church Sunday School will be hehl on Thurs- day evening, January 5th at 8 o’- clock in the S. S. hall. Annual re- pOTEtS will be reccivved‘ from the var« ious departments. “The Sacrament of the Lord‘s Sup- per will be celebrated in the United Church next Sunday, January 9th at 11 am. with sthe pastor in charge. Game and worship with us. An offi-cers’ conference of the Young People’s Unions of Toronrto Centre Suburban Area will be held in Lansing United Church next Tuesday, January 10th at 6.45 pm. The officers of all local Y. P. Univons are expected’ to artlend. Supper served' at 7 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Galbraith spent Monday with relatives in Tow ron‘oo. (Mr. and Mrs. G. Metcalrfe and son George of Toronto s-pemt New Year’s with) Mr. ant} Mrs. Shaw. Mrs. Thomas Street held a family! gatherimg on Monday to celebrate the New Year. Mr. Leonard Speers has been crit- ically ill with pneumonia but is mak- ing a very good recovery. Rev. A. H. and Mrs. Halbert spent New Year’s holiday on Monday with Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Carson at King City. Vuv. Misses Margaret, Eli'zabe‘tlh and Marjorie Brown of Durham were guests l‘asrt week of their cousin, Miss Emma McPhail. I ‘Mr. ‘and' Mrs. W. T. Wells and daughters Ann‘ and Elise xs'p-en't New Year’s with the former’s mother, Mrs. Wells, in Toronto. Miss. Gwendlolyn Barber was- a guest last week of her uncle, Mr. A. W. Galbraith. M‘isis“ Marion Case is visiting this and Lorna Cousins answered BW’TONBROOK n. , of Vaughan *1 ' "Q r The 1938 Albion Council was reâ€" Vaughan turned by acclamation at the nomin- ‘red Cons- ation held at Caledon East on Mon- their Gci- Clay. No other names were sub- mittrd and the acclanta'tion was a l 1 December I I eldest son, certainty when the hour for nomin- | ston. Both ations closed. The record of the Al- »9 born of bion Council this year proves one strict. Mnithing very clcarly. It is that an mom and |increase in taxes will not always len name arouse serious opposition. Under m at Pur- l some circumstances the increase spa in Tn- lmade this year would be enough *0 The annual |at Blackwood‘ bridge was l iny., Decembi Frank Smith ing officer. officers for Roe; S.W., W eron McClure Treas., J. A Kearney; S.I Robert N. Mi McGilliIvra y ; Payment of taxes was good and con- siderable arrears were cleaned up. Owing to the heavy expenditute on the tenth line hill the council was obliged to economize. General road imp-rovemcnt had to be somewhat curtailed. A Scotsman rushed into hospital bleeding from a cut in the cheek. “Done while shaving, I suppose?” said the doctor. “You want me to stop that for you?” “'Not necessarily,” replied the Scot. “I was just wonderin’ How much you paid' for blood transfu- sions‘!” Receives Acclamatiorj anemone FURS TAILO RING CITIES SERVICE GARAGE MEN’S FURNISHENGS Prepare for Winter Driving We are now stocked to meet all your requirements in men’s and boys’ Clothing Phone 49J Phone 12 Let us look after your every tailor- ing needs Men’s and Ladies’ Tailor- ing at most moderate prices. Phone and we will gladly call on you. RICE-HMOND TAILORS Free Radiator Flush given with each fill of Antifreeze FINE SILVER FOX FURS AT SENSATIONAL SAVINGS CHANGE TO WINTER OIL NOW FURS REMODELLED AND REPAIRE‘D WORK SHIRTS, OVERALLS, MITTS, ETC. Cars called for and delivered PRESTONE and ALCOHOL GENERAL REPAIRS J. A. GREENE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 5th, 1939. 9n CEO Baker’s Repair Shop Maple, eryt If you’re looking for qual- ity and workmanship at a reasonable price call and see our stock of hand made harness and collars. Collar fitting and repairing a specialty Shop Closed Mom, Wed. and Fri. at 6 pm. EYES EXAMINED â€"- AND â€"â€" GLASSES FITTED ISAAC BAKER Telephone Maple 1063 Officers Iflstalled Richmond Hill Richmond Hill R. R. No. ’.