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It is not too late to make a resolution for more safety in 1939. Let us all resolve to do all possible tOl avoid acci- dents during the coming year. It is appalling to learn that there are between six and seven thousand deaths in a year as the result of accidents in Canada and it is the more distressing to realize that a great many of theseâ€" the large majority in factâ€"~cou1d have been avoided if a little foresight and care had been exercised. Accidentsâ€"the ever present danger of accidental death, of being hurt, or maimed for life; the threat of becoming a burden to ourselves, our families and the com- munity in general; accidents are possible at every twist and turn of day and night. There is danger in our homes, at our places of business, everywhere, but the greatest menace of all is on the city street and the country high- way. Death and injury face us, and we know it, from the moment we enter an automobile until our journey ends. In the railway train and on the good ship at sea the danger is so comparatively slight that it hardly enters into our calculations when we purchase a transportation ticket, but on the road, even on the little driveway before we reach the road, in the‘ car we so fondly prize and in which we start out so joyously, the prospect is hazardous. We talk glibly about the danger from “the other fellow”, and make excuses for ourselves with that platitude, yet to him we are also “the other fellow.” This is no idle talk. We shall present in a few minutes the fatal casualty figures and you will agree that they are alarming. It is not too late yet, now that the Christmas cele- brations are over, to make a good resolution in connec- tion with what statistics demonstrate clearly to be the most outstanding danger of the 'present ageâ€"from a doâ€" mestic point of View, of course. We are not talking of warâ€"the tragedy of Spain and China,â€"â€"but rather of the worst danger that confronts us in the daily routine of our lives. Industry is hiring more help. The number of unem- ployed workers has declined in the past few months. Peo- ple are buying more cars than they were a year ago. The Christmas trade of the stores all over the country was reported as excellent. There is a new spirit of confidence in the air and in the minds of men of affairs. It is re- ported that new capital is coming out of hiding to finance great new enterprises. v 7 There is no Apromise in all of this that everybody will become prosperous overnight. There is a distinct promise in the business outlook, as the experts see it, that another year will see us safely past the “emergency”_period. . There is an ahtomobile for every nine persons in Can- ada, which makes a huge total in proportion to population. We have about one and a quarter million registrations in a country of eleven million peeple. A distinguished Ottawa clergyman who recently came to the Capital firom a western city, speaking from his pul- pit two Sundays ago, warned his hearers of this growing danger and urged upon them the resolution, phrased pith- ily, that they would go round the corners of life on four. wheels and never on two. It is to he hoped that the last few'yeai‘s have not got so many people into the habit of looking to Governments for help that they have lost the habit of finding for them- selves. Care is needed everywhere even in the church. A few years ago there was a remarkable accident in 3. Mon- treal place of worship. There had been a special party at which a lady had acted as Father Christmas. Dressed in her Santa Claus costume she went to the church basement to assist in the preparation of refreshments for the guests. While lighting the gas stove her costume caught fire, and she was badly burnt before the flames were subdued. She had to be rushed to a hospital to save her life. The signs of the times are all favorable, unless some- thing comes out of this troubled international situation to put the fear of a foreign war into people’s minds. The biggest boom is already under way. That is the building boom. The coming year, the prophets say, will see more new homes built than any previous year since the middle 920.s. We have sometimes wondered just what the former emperor of Germany was thinking about the present Nazi regime in Germany. Here is an extract from an inter- view with the ex-Kaiser written by W. Burckhart in “Ken” magazine: ___..o -..____ - . “He (Hitler) is a man alone, without family, without ghildren, without God. Why should he be human? Oh, without a doubt he’s sincere, but he is out of touch with men and realities. He builds legions but not a nation. A nation is created by families, a religion, tradition; it is made up out of the hearts of mothers, the wisdom of fath- ers, the joy and the exuberance of children. Germany to- day is an all-swallowing state, disdainful of human digni- ties and the ancient structure of our race. “For a few months I was inclined to believe in nation- al socialism. I thought it was a necessary fever. I was gratified to see that there were, associated with it for a time, some of the wisest and most outstanding Germans. But these one by one he has gotten rid of. or even killed â€"Papen, Schliecher, Neurathâ€"and even Blomberg. He has nothing left but a bunch of shirted gangsters.” -Why not deprive people who fail to go to the polls of their right to vote for a period of five years? asks the Windsor Star. Possibly they would then appreciate the importance and privilege of the ballot. What we have never been able to understand is why so many people who own much property and pay high taxes regularly stay away from the polls and allow those who pay little or no taxes to decide how the municipality shall be governed. ‘ Col. Leonard P. Ayres, vice-president of the Cleve- land Trust Company, the most famous and the most usual- ly accurate of these forecasters, warns people not to be too eager for a sharp upturn the day after New Year‘s, but predicts that after the usual seasonal decline in the early months of the new year, business of all kinds will begin to boom. A __ - Almost without exception the business prophets and economic soothsayers are predicting that 1939 will be the best year for business since 1929. Established 1878 AN INDEPENDENT WEEKLY PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY AT RIGHMOND HILL J. Eachern Smith, Manager Advertising Rates ogipplicajion. TELEPHONE Member Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association Subscription $1.50 per year â€" To the United States $2.00 Covering Canada’s Best Suburban District PAGE TWO THURSDAY, JANUARY 12th, 1939 Rates on Application. TELEPHONE 9 THE LIBERAL PRINTING CO., LTD. BRIGHT OUTLOOK FOR 1939 HTTLER AND THE KAISER MAKE IT A SAFE 1939 “THE LIBERAL” the days of the Kaiser, dominant in Central Europe and ambitious to pres-s through to the Black Sea. Last year saw the ‘seizure of Austria by the Nazis before the eyes of an as- tounded and almost stunned world}. From Austria Hitler marched trium- phantly against Czechoslovakia. The present generation will long remem- ber that hectic week when it seemed: nothing on: earth could prevent a second Great War. All Europe was prepared for the worst. Lonldvon fev- erishly dug feeble trenches. in its great par-ks, pathetically» piled sand‘ bags against its public buildings and’ prepared to evacuate the women and children of the metropolis in readi- But developments since have made the democratic world wonder if it was a peace bought at too great a price. Hitler triumphantly annexed the Sudetenl‘and' and proceeded to make Czechoslovakia a German prin- cipality. The democracy which was established at Versailles with such high hopes: was sacrificed to save the Capitals of Europe. The year 1938 t's gone and we have entered upon a brand new year. The year which came to an end will be a black one in the histories of the future. It was a year of wars, rumors of wars and alarms. One crisis succeeded another. Th: world teetered on the brink of Armagedâ€" d'on. It was a year of reaction. It saw the rising power of dictators in Europe and a growing challenge to democracy. Freedom and liberty were trampled in the dust in a large part of the: world. The League of Nations during the past year lost all prestige and standing. Collective security is just an empty symbol and in a world, living in constant fear, there has been a mad] armament race, the end of which is not in sighrt. There will be few mourners for the passing of 1938. The outstand‘ing feature of 1938 was the growing power of Hitler and the German Empire. Twenty years ago, when the w-mld celubrated the passing of 1918, Germany was a country reduced to a second-rate power; she was crushed, it was be- licved, for a century, if not for all time. And yet only two decades lat- er We have 3. Germany srtroniger than ever, defying her old enemies, with more territory in Europe than in- the days of the Kaiser, dominant in nests for the raids from Berlin, which it was expected would occur the min»- ute waryibroke out. The conference at Muhich saved‘ Europe from cal- amity. German officiald‘om has never un- derstood the psychology of democ- racies. If after the handishaking at Munich and the feeling of relief that there was to be no war Hitln‘ had accepted Chamberlain’s policy of apâ€" peasement, he would easily have won the good will of the world. He might evem have obtained: the return ‘f some of the old‘ German colonies. But he initiated on the vslienderest pre- text a policy of :brutal persecution of the Jews. Not since the Middle Ages has there been such d-eliber- ately cruel treatment of these un- happy people, as‘ has been pursued by the Nazi regime. Hist mercilese policy shocked‘ the people of Great Britain andl the United States. If Hitler had intentionally set out to alienate the people of the deâ€" mocracies he could not have adeptedl a better course. Hits policy united the pcople of Great Bg'itain of all parties and classes against any fur- ther concessions to the German d‘icâ€" tator. It brought France and Great Britain into the closest alliance they have ever had in days of actual peace. But most striking of all, the policy of isolation of the United States from Europe was swept into the discard. The people of the Re- public are more unanimous. today, than in the Great War, in their opâ€" position to the German Government. If war should come there is no ques- tion where the United States would \stand. Hitler has trampled under- foot every principle of freedom, lib- erty, justice and fair play which Englishmen and Americans, as well as Canadians, hold dear. The close of 1938 sees the democracies united and determined to stand firm a- gainst the risingr tide of reaction. The aroused democratic nations re- alize today there is only one arguâ€" ment which dictators can understand and that is the argument of force. Hence, tragic as it is, they are re- arming on a colossal scale ready for any emergency. But so much for Germany. It is not the only country which has! up- set the equilibrium of the world dur- ing‘ the past year. In: the Far East Last Year Will Be Notable One, In Histury and War Clouds Still Are Hovering Over World for Year 1939 THE LIBERAL, RICHMOND HILL. ONTARIO Growing Power of Dictator States Outstanding Feature of 1938 â€" Wars in Spain and China Cause Concern To Peace Loving Nations many’s ally The Auxiliary of the W.M.S. will holdi its January meeting next Tues- day, January 17th at 2.30 pm. at the home of Mrs A. W. Galbraith. The theme for this meeting will be “Christian Stewardship” and will be under the direction of Mrs. James Murray. It is expected that Mrs. J. C. Murray of Toronto will be the guest speaker. This will be a mem- bership meeting so kindly bring your membership fee. Each member is asked to bring a new member. Visitors welcome. Then the Spanish war is dragging into its third year. The Spanish Government forces hang grimly on despite the overwhelming- strength of the insurgent forces, backed‘ by Italy and Germany. General Franco today is making a. desperate effort for vic- tory. The spearh-ead‘ of his attack consists of Italian troops. Mussolini wants to secure a triumph in Spain for the Fascist forces to strengthen his position at home. But in doing so he may upset the Anglo-Italian treaty. Chamberlain can only go so far and' keep his supporters in line. In the meantime Il Duce has been stirring up trouble in the Mediterr- anean. Emulating Hitler’s success- ful strategy he evidently felt if he made enough poise and bluster and issued enough threats he might ob- tain some of France‘s: Mediterranean colonies. But France is not Austria and the democracies have come ‘0 the conclusion that it is time to call! a halt. .So Muss‘olini’s bluff has beem called and’ he will not likely get far. It has been a black and dreary year which now passes into history. What about the future? In- these strange days no one dares predict. History has' shown that dictatorships run their course and that reaction has its day. The course of human liberty over the centuries has been steadily forward. Whether 1939 will see the sagging of reaction time a- lone can‘ tell. Certainly if the three democracies, Great Britain, France and the United States. will work in co-operation to maintain peace, and stand firm, 1939 should see no war. slowly crushing- China. Today the Chinese war leaders and armies have been chased into the ‘nterior and Japan on paper, at least, controls the rich-est and most populous por- tions of the Chinese Empire. Japan, taking her cue from Girmany, has become more defiant of the demo- cratic powers. The open door is to .be open in future to Japan alone. But China is still far from crushed. A guerilla warfare is: being carried‘ on which may in the end' drag down Japan. The economic and‘ financial pressure at home is growing tighter. If the United States and Britain will lend' their financial aid, and lately there have been evidences this policy is to be pursued, China may so ruin Japan that she will call quits. The Girls’ Mission Circle will hold their regular meeting next Tuesday evening, January 17th at 8 o’clock at the Parsonage. The new officers will be in charge. Start off the New Year by attending- every meeting. There will be an interesting program. The third chapter of the new Situdvy Book will be reviewed .by Miss Cora Good. The young ladies of the com- munity are cordially invited. Newtonbrook United! Church in- tend to hold their annual congregaâ€" tional meeting- on Thursday evening, January 26th and will take the form of a supper meeting at 6.30 o’clock. A Communion Service was held’ last Sunday morning in the United Church with a large attendance. It was followed: by a Reception Service. ’The Young People’s Union met for their regular meeting- in the S. S. hall last Monday evening with the second! vice-president, Miss Doris Newson in the chair. Reg. Hewitt read the scripture lesson. Interest- ing lantern slides were shown of a student missionrary’s work in Alâ€" goma. Rev. Halbert also added a few remarks and! told of his experi- ence during his student days in the‘ same district near Sudlbury. An exe- cutive meeting followed! and plans were made for the coming season. There will be a special Young Peo- ple’s Service held in the Newt0n~ brook United Church next Sunday evening conducted by the pastor, when there will be an Installation Service for the new officers of the Y.P.U. A cordvial welcome is extend»- ed\ to all the young people in the community. Next Monday promises to be a very interesting one in the YOunng' People’s Union when Judge Mott of NE‘WTONBROOK Toronto is expected to be the guest speaker. The meeting will be in charge of Miss Helen Tran-ter, the third: vice-president. EVei'ylbody we]; come. The United Church Sunday School held its annual business meeting last Thursday evening. Very interesting and‘ encouraging- reports- were given by the various departments which showed progress during the year. There was a substantial balance in the treasury. At the c10se of the business meeting Rev. A. H. Halbert conducted! the election of officers for 1939. anemone QOWG Boy Leaves Hospital Under His Own Power After Four Long Years Lad’s Parents Don’t Pay' Cent For Expert‘ Care and Treatment Eight-year-old Jim has gone back to the north country after four years in the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto. He walked out; carrying his own handbag. Four years earlier, when he was hardly more than a baby. his parents made the long journey down to To- ronto. bringing Jim with them. They appeared in the out-patients: slink: 3§r{1;éVâ€"I’Iégpiiéi for -Sick Children and told the doctor that Jim had a sore back. As they do with thousands of other patients every year, the doctors at the clinic gave the little boy a thor- ough examination. Some of the ablest physicians and surgeons in Toronto were there. They took X- rays, made blood tests and “sec- tions,” and found that Jim had a tubercular spine. They took him upstairs and put him to bed, while his father and mother stayed around for a few days and then went back up north._ Well, it worked. Jim did get bd- ter, and he walked out of the hos- pital with a strong back set on two sturdy legs. Hets up home again, in the bush country of Northern On- Privately, the doctors thought that Jim had scarcely a chance to get bet- ter. But they worked over him un- ceasingly, turned loose all the magic of modern medicineâ€"for four long years. while the little boy ticked off his birthdays. And because to-day's hospitals are organized in an especially marvellous way, Jim's parents didn’t pay a single cent for the {our years of ex- pert care and treatment. His muni- cipality paid the Hospital for Sick Children the Public Ward rate of $1.75 a day for every day the sick youngster was laid up and the On- tario Government paid the statutory rate of 60c. But it cost the hospital at least $1.00 a day more than the $2.35. The Hospital for Sick Chil- dren invested $1,400.00 of its own money in Jim’s recovery. tario‘ They do things like that every day in the week. The doctors who looked after Jim for four years donated their services, as they are continually doing for helpless young- sters who come to them with bad tonsils, poor eyes, weak chests, hereditary diseases and a hundred other ailments. Broken bones come in for setting. Babies who aren't feeding properly, and older children whose teeth haven’t been attended to since they were born. are looked after. The biggest men on the hospital’s staff carry on their daily clinic in the morning, diagnose troubles. and give the delicate operations and care to those who are already in hospital. Last year. for instance. the highly skilled physicians and surgeons on the staff of the Hospital for Sick Children gave free of charge more than 40,000 hours of their valuable time. Put a value on itâ€"say $5.00 an hour. which is too little -â€"and you have more than $200,000 worth of medical services given away in a single hospital. MOST IN PUBLIC WARDS Joseph Bower. Superintendent of the Hospital, listened alertly to the FURS. MEN’S FURNISHINGS TAILO RING- PARENTS DIDN'T PAY CENT We are now stocked to meet all your requirements in men’s and boys’ clothing WORK SHIRTS, OVERALLS, MITTS, ETC; Phone 49.1 RlCHMOND TAILORS Let us look after your every tailor- ing need. Men’s and Ladies’ Tailor- ing at most moderate prices. Phone and we will gladly call on you. FINE SILVER FOX FURS AT SENSATIONAL SAVINGS FURS REMODELLED AND REPAIRED moms J. A. GREENE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 12th, 1939 0:0] question, “How about it, now; don't the doctors and hospital make some of this back from the private patients who can afford to pay?’_" "Would it be news." he asked, “that out of the 434 beds in the Hos- pital for Sick Children. 414 are in public wards? We had 9.000 patients last year. and less than five per cent. of these were private patients. “We are a public hospital, and like every public hospital, we are re- quired by law to accept any patient who comes to our doors in need of treatment. We give them everything they need, and it’s not unusual for the hospital to furnish from $300 to $400 worth of serum to a single pa- tient suffering from pneumonia. Whatever the cost to us, we get only our regular allowance of $2.35 a day. per patient." ~ mezzzxmmzemono It’s pretty obvious, then, that the hospital has to make up its operat- ingAlpss some other way: Some serums are given free 0 the hospitals by the Provincial D art- ment of Health: the others. not on the free list, must be paid for. m‘i‘fiifisnis Vifiiéiréa'sorn for- the regular annual appeal to humane and chari- table citizens for donations. The out-pnfients' clinic was crowd- ed by 9230 this morning. Waiting room and corridors were filled with parents and children from inlants to adolescents. Several hundred come here every day, many from outside Toronto. Of all the hundreds of fathers and mothers who brought ln their ailing youngsters. a few. who could, paid 50 cents. There might be bills 8 little higher lor X-ray and other special work. but the majority paid less and many nothing at all. Look closely into the heart of the Hospital for Sick Children, and you'll find not only kindness and superb skill but an organization that is almost unique in the world. It is a children’s hospital for everyone in Ontario. drawing its patients from every municipality even to the farth- est corners of the province. 100.000 VISITS A YEAR "There is no statutory provision for establishing an out-patients’ de- partment in any hospital," said Mr. Bower. “But municipalities through- out the province have come to real- ize the importance of our out-pa- tients department, since a very large proportion of the patients treated there would otherwise be occupying beds in the hospital. And that would result in a much increased financial load for the municipalities." The Hospital for Sick Children does not share in the funds collected by the Toronto Federation for Com- munity Service because patients are admitted from all over Ontario. Over $83,000.00 is needed this year to meet the unavoidable deficit. Even small gifts are not only wel- comed and appreciated but are the Hospital's assurance from the people of Ontario that they should continue the great work of serving sick and crippled children without regard as to race. creed or financial circum- stance. Yofir gift should be mailed to the Appeal Secretary. The Hospital for Sick Children, 67 College street, To- ronto. So there is one reason for the size of the great daily clinic, which hunts out the ills of thousands of young- sters and results in upwards 01 100.000 visits a year. A beautiful bouquet of flowers was placed in from of the pulpit last Sunday morning by the memlbers of the C.G.I.T. group in memory of one of their former members, Miss Grace Copeland, who passed away just a year ago. ALL KINDS OF SHEET METAL WORK Furnacea. Eave Troughs, Metal Garages. Reofing' Jobbing Promptlv Attended to Established 1880 I.F‘QX Richmond Hill OED