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PAGE TWO .â€" “THE LIBERAL” Established 1878 AN INDEPENDENT WEEKLY PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY AT RICHMOND HILL .1. Eachtrn Smith, Manager Advertising Rates on Application. TELEPHONE 9 THE LIBERAL PRINTING CO.. LTD. Member Canadian Weekly Newspaper Asst'cinlion Subscription $1.50 per year â€"â€" To thi- L’nited 51:11:: $2.00 Covering Canada‘s Best Suburban District THURSDAY, MAY 25th. 1939. WAR CLOUDS APPEAR TO CLEAR The true significance and far reaching results of the. Royal visit to Canada cannot be even estimated at this close range, but apart from all other considerations it has successfully crowded war scare news from the front pages of our metropolitan press. All of which leads the aver- age citizen to the conclusion that Hitler and Mussolini are not as important as sometimes painted, and all we really need is something more important to write and thini: about. The greatest possible assistance to economic improve- ment here and throughout the world would be, a return of business confidence and the clearing of the war clouds from the sky. While it is probably too soon to say very much and Europe is still far from settling down to nor- malcy, there are sound grounds for believing that. the out- look is definitely brighter. The reasons why war is fading in the background may be summarized as follows: Great Britain and France have strengthened their armaments, so that today Hitler hesitates to provoke the democracies to war. Great Britain’s new policy of “Stop Hitler" is hearâ€" ing fruit. Poland is now an ally of Britain and France. Turkey has signed a treaty with Britain. This means that the Great War ally of Germany is definitely lined up with the democracies- This will block the eastern march of Germany and will have the widest significance in the Mos- lem world. Russia is also likely to link her fortunes with. Great Britain and France. Jugoslavia has refused to join the dictatorships. The weight of power is against Ger- many and Italy. Italy will hesitate to go to war to support Hitler in any more eastern adventures. Mussolini realizes today that Britain means business. If Italy should be dragged into a war her whole new empire might crumble. The French and British navy in the Mediterranean is vastly superior to the fleet of. Italy. The long coastline of Italy would be exposed to attack and the African possessions of Italy would be cut off from the homeland. Mussolini is a realist and he is not going to risk war for the sake of an ally for which Italians have no particular love. So putting two and two together the prospects are for peace, and after the Royal visit we may expect to look forward to an era of improved business conditions in Can- ada, free from the threat of a'World War. ******** CONSIDER JOHN BULL Canadians do a lot of grumbling about heavy taxaâ€" tion. We point to our government deficits and the tre- mendous sums that our various governments propose to spend, and we grouse. We scan our municipal tax bill and we bemoan our hard fate. We also roar indignant protests when Premier Hepburn adds two cents to the gasoline. tax. Like the weather, taxation is a perpetual subject of complaining conversation, but ‘no one ever seems to do anything about it. A hasty glance over the budget announced in the Britâ€" ish House of Commons the other day should convince any Canadian that the pains he is suffering are trifling as compared to those now being borne “cheerfully by the Brit- ish taxpayer. We pay $7 to $10 annual license to operate a medium sized motor car, and we buy gasoline at 28 cents or less per gallon. Our British cousin who drives the same sized car will now pay a fee of $185'per year before he puts the gasoline which costs him fifty or more cents per gallon into his tank. It thus costs almost as much for a license alone as many Canadians pay for a whole year’s operation of a car. No wonder bicycles are popular. Then there’s the question of the income tax. Here a man who has a $4000 income, a wife and a couple of de- pendent youngsters pays 838 to the Dominion government and $19 to the Ontario government. In Britain a man with a similar salary pays 271/2 per cent of all his income in excess of $2325, or $639.37 annually to the national government. Of course, he has no provincial government sitting on his tail, and the national government tax re- lieves him of a very large share of what Canadians pay in municipal taxation. The government makes very genâ€" erous grants to municipalities. - The British taxpayer lays down his money gladly be- cause potential enemies live just across the English Chan- nel. Were they as close to us we would be spending many times what we are now paying for defense purposes, and we would do it just as willingly as John Bull. *$**$*¥¥$ CHAMBERLAIN’S SECRET When the historians come to examine the events of the last six months they will be perplexed by the fact that Mr. Chamberlain, after his recent change of policy, has enhanced rather than diminished his hold upon the country. It is no exaggeration to say that if a plebiscite were held tomorrow upon his retention of the post of Prime Minister, between 60 and 65 per cent of the elector- ate would vote in his favor. What, the historians will ask, is the secret of this popularity? The Prime Minister’s most devoted admirers would scarcely claim that he possesses the charm of Lord Baldwin, the wisdom of Bonar Law, the magnetism of Lloyd George, the high intellectual abilities of Asquith, the sauve experience of Balfour or the deep ethical ap~ peal of Gladstone. Mr. Chamberlain obviously derives a large proportion of his authority from the fact that he is representative of what the great middle mass of people are feeling at the time. When they were longing to escape from intol- erable dangers, he rendered escape respectable by calling it “appeasement.” When their pride and‘anger are deeply stirred, they feel that, he will defend their liberties. Mr. Chamberlain’s reversal of policy has, in fact, c0- incided with and not countered, a swing in public opinion. Yet this in itself would not be enough. The Prime Min- ister would not hold the position he does if he appealed merely to the instinct of self-preservation. The great virtue which he possesses is the virtue of heroic courage. â€"Harold Nicolson, M.P.. in London Spectator. $******** Fear of losing licenses has aliiiOst eliminated the drunken, reckless driver in New South Wales. according to the minister of transport. “License cancellation is a far more effective deterrent than heavy fines." the min- ister saysâ€"Guelph Mercury. THE LIBERAL, RICHMOND HILL. ONTARIO .' 7 ' i Today 3 Parent : i 13;: Ellyn McLoughlin Dirt ‘1 1-, Children's Insttute lafirsacar-.s E. .. l , l ; PREFERRED HOMES “ I.» yr [11' home a “preferred home?" 1Hcrc at the .havc gollln into lllk' hath of desig- noting,r as “prci'crrcd home" th'so in: i . . a (‘Jlllll‘tlirlllty that provides educa- l i§l(l'.\‘ irakc thc n.ost (f their school days. and lattr their ll'c. There is a definite connection. you kmw. hetwccn hooks in the home and grades made by young- sters in school. In a national sur- vey, it was found that in the great , majority of cases, homes from which thigh intelligence springs are invariâ€" mattcr to which youngsters 'poFt'rl. Only about one home out of three on a nationâ€"wide found to give youngsters extra educational help. Here is proof of the rewards that. come when parents place cultural knowledge at the disposal of their young people. to indicate that by inking ,ChOFC‘n and helpful reading accessible Hi the home. parents can feel that they are doing something constructive for their children. Educators are Coming more and more to the opinion that the right books should he loriked upon as ne- cessities rather than luxuries. As Dr. Lewis M. Terman, internation- ally knrwn educator of StanfOrd University has stated, “It would be greatly to the advantage of the next Igeneration if some of the expendi- tures now going»: for gasoline, to- bacco. candy, cosmetics and chew- ing gum were diverted for the pur- hasis was this its easy well- pose of purchasing books for the home." i It has been demonstrated that 96’} of the child‘s time is spent in .the home environment, and that is where the greatest opportunities for moulding the child‘s character and abilities lie. Children who learn in- formally at home make much more rapid? progress than those whose education'is‘ confined to sch‘Ool work alone. Given parents of axerage in- telligence and the opportunities to browse in :books, such as The Book of Knowledge, that stimulate and at the same time satisfy their curios- ity, youngsters find the acquisition of knowledge to be a real jOy. Inâ€" come figures show that those who have a: well-rounded! education eann more than three times as much as those who have not had) the educa- tional opportunities at home as well as in school. Getting Acquainted Mrs. T. W. E.: We are new in our community. What are some of the ways my youngster can get acâ€" quainted with young people his own age? Let him‘ go to the groups. that do things that interest him, and where other fine 'boys are â€"â€" the school clubs, the,Y, the church, the playground. Comlmon likes and‘ dis- likes are the thimgs on which If he likesl sports, urge him to join the team; if he is a stamp or camera flan, see if you can’ find other youngsters interested in those same things. Ellen McLoughlin will answer questions of readers pertaining to parent-child1 relationships ~â€" no medical or legal advice. Ad- dress her in care of this news- paper, enclosing self-addressed stamped envelope for a personal reply. be re- 250,000i,000 dollars would Children's Institute “'0’ ‘tional opportunitis at home in tht" iffl'lll of books to help their young-1 a‘il' hose o‘o 'w ' in 'v . y t. (.ilulldll.‘ in itadingihmno are ex- m . ‘lll I’nrk Lawn Cemetery. 1 l The facts seem ‘ .‘1. (Hi. i 0 C l NOTICE - I friendships are built. . Would you like to own Bed Blankets that will not shrink, and that will give you good practical service for years to come. This is Your Opportunity For every 45 lbs. unwashed wool you deliver to our mill we will make you one pair of Union Blankets about 7 lbs., 72” x 90” Free of any Manufacturilng Cost - ESTABLISHED 58 YRS- ALMIRA VVOOLLEN MILLS S. B. LEHMAN 8; SONS R.R. 1, Unionville. Ont. .lvnix, OBITUARY MRS. T. C. JACKSON “\dncshps. May 17 1*c death T. t‘, .lntkson iccurrcd at in r Luffcifr. >7. l't>l'il‘lit‘i', Toronto. Mrs. .Incksui' \y'» the former Elean- ‘1' Iv Iit_'.', l5..i‘tr:tl hid .\':.tu; ::"t~“noot. lum‘wu (‘hnich ('l‘dlti and look Mrp'o On All}. | i rL‘l'V t't‘s ‘.\'('l‘L‘ Cn- Interment c :‘ moi L‘l‘y. St. lliilL‘.' the ill W. (i. KNOX lying K! I x zit Mimico til \‘v'c.?ii<:.l::y. lll> .\ niri (icorgc 'vir if t“'i‘..~l‘.ip, \V. his home in May 17. Mr. t‘Sth year. :in tnthusiistic gardâ€" gro‘w'cr. II“ >91‘\'('ri trainman 4r. tltc (‘..\'.R. for A Presbyterian. he is survived by a daughter and one bro- (:lLti wl‘; XVII) ii: was noted 2i. cncr and t‘lrwcr RSI] mary years. thor. His wife predeceased him five years ago. Funeral services were l2(l(l Saturday afternoon from his. on Mimfco Ave. Interment was} MRS. .I. C. ROSS ffil'lliol‘ resident of King town- ship. Mrs. J. C. Ross pf‘rr‘t'ti away, in Aurora tl‘. Tuesday. May 10. She in her 80th year. and last Do- ccnvlicr shc and Mr. Ross ('F'l'i)l‘{1l’-, ed their Goth wedding.r anniversary. Before marriage >I1C' was Frances“ arley. Surviving are hr-r huwlvunl. one son, James A.. of Toronto. and one daughter, Mrs. E. thdlow of Toronto. Funeral services wern held Thursâ€" day afternoon with interment in the Aurora Cemetery. \V a S l \VILLIAM CLARKSON William Clarkson. 89-year-old resident of the 3rd concession oft King. passed away in the York County Hospital, Newmarket. on Fri- day, May 19th. Mr. Clarkson's wife, l who predeceased him. was the form- I er Elizabeth Cutting. Fureral ser-i vices were held Sunday afternoon, from the late residence, with inter-‘I ment being in the Aurora Cemetery. ‘ ‘nndcrsigned to'clotk noorn (daylight saving). Motn- '<hy, June 12.1939. for the . 0t. KLEINBURG of Klein- valy eltctcd officers bur}: and N21>l1"lil‘€ Women's tutc at: as follmvs: Hon. President, Mrs. D. Mat-Donald: President, Mrs. G. Taylor; Vice-Pres. Mrs. H. Farr: . Scc.-Ti'cas.. Mix». D. Jeffrey; Direc- tors, Mrs. E. Foster, Mrs. 0. Dev- ins: District Director, Mrs. G. Tayâ€"1 lor: Programme Committee. Mrs. H. Wardlaw. Mrs. Bcnstcad, Mrs. L.) Miller. Mrs. O. Dcvins, Miss Hamâ€"l lily; Auditors, Mrs. A. Agar. Mrs:l l.. Card; Pianist, Miss Margaret Watson; Assistant. Miss O. Devins: Prch reporter, Mrs. D. Jeffrcyl Flower Committee. Miss Merle Ham- ; lily, Mrs. A. Agar; Renting Hall. Mrs. Kcllam; Corvenor of Standing Committees. Mrs. L. Card. TENDERS l SEALED Tenders and endorsed “Tender for Coal," will be received until 12 addressed to the supply Instiâ€" , THURSDAY. MAY 25th, 1939. C. Matthews GOODISUN FARM MACHINERY ‘ TRACTORS â€" THRESHERS ALL KINDS IMPLEMENTS 'Langstaff, Ont., Phone Thornhill 73 i O 0 Charles Graham MASSEY-HARRIS I AGENT Farm Implements, Machinery and Repairs Telephone Richmond Ilill 39 Beatty Farm Equipment aple Freightâ€" Sheds FIRST CLASS BREAD FLOUR ALSO MONARCH PASTRY FLOUR CAFETERIA LAYING MASH, O.A.C.. Formula MILKMAKER. O.A.C. Formula ctal and coke for the Dominion Buildings throughout the Province of Ontario. Forms of tender with specifica- tions and conditions attached can be obtained from the Purchasing Agent, Department of Public Works. Ott- awa: and the Supervising Architect. 30 Adelaide St. East. Toronto, Ont. Tenders should be made on the forms supplied by the Department and in accordance with departmentâ€" al speoifications and conditions at- i tachevl thereto. When the amount of a tender ex- ceeds the sum of 35.000.00â€"whether it be for one building only or more â€"â€"the tenderers must attach to their tender a certified cheque on a chart- ‘ered bank in Canada. made payable to the order of the Honourable the Minister of Public Works. equal to ,10l per cent of the amount of the tender. or Bearer Bonde cf the Do- minion of Canada or of the Canad- ian National Railwav Companv and its constituent companies. uncondi- tionallv guararteed a: +0 principal and interest. bv the Dominion of Canada. or the aforementioned bonds and a certified cheque. if required to make up an odd amount. WOODBRIDGE “II. STI'DY HISTORICAL RESEARCH Mrs. Arthur Farr’s home was the scene of an interesting meeting of the local senior Women’s Institute on Tuesday of last week when the members staged a programme on the theme “Historical Research.” A feature was four papers, dealing with the history of the farms occu- pied by the speakers, given by Mrs. R. Ward, Mrs. John Kellam, Mrs. Alex Marnoch and Mrs. A. W. Farr. A contest arranged by Mrs. A. Holl- ingshead was followed by the serv- . ing of tea by the hostess and com- mittee in charge, Mrs. Lulu Willis being convenor. orcd by His Majesty the Ki who with the Queen and mcmb liners of the Canadian Pac fleet. The 21.000â€"ton Empress of A tralia, graceful and yacht-like seen above at the top, brings Royal passengers. Their Iiaj;s.ics to Quebec on; Inset at the top is Captain A. R. , Two ships of the British Mer- cantile Marine have been hon- of their Royal retinuc. are travel- ling to and from Canada in ocean The Dewartwent also resorva the Wight to demand from on" success- ‘t'nl tnpdiprer a security (lvnosit in ‘t‘oo form of a ooy‘tifiod (‘l’lP’V‘llQ 0“ bond as above. eon"1 to ‘0 oer cent of the amount of his bid. to one“. artro the proper fr‘filr‘ent of the [contract BV order. J. M. SOMFRVTTTF. ‘ Secretary. Derv‘vi'mpflt' nt‘ PHI-dip “Tnvkg‘ Ottawa. Ma" 10. 1939. SALT Prices as follows: FINE SALT, 100 lbs. . . . . . . . . 65c. COARSE SALT, 100 lbs. . . . . . 80¢. IODIZED SALT, 100 lbs. . . . . . . 85c. BLOCKS, each . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40C. BLOCKS IODIZED, each . . . . . 40c. â€"- Also â€" CAR MILL FEED Priced as follows: BRAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.35 per cwt. SHORTS . . . . . . . . . . $1.20 per cwt. MIDDLINGS . . . . . . . $1.35 per cwt. NUT AND STOVE COAL No. 1 ANTHRACITE COAL ORDERS PHONE MAPLE 19W i Soliczt Your Continued Patron“. My Motto#Courtesy, Service and I Fair Deal to All C. E. SMITH W0 : SAND _ GRAVEL 2 : WM. MCDONALD é Telephone 62 Thornhjll ’ From Maple Gravel Pit ‘ GENERAL CARTAGE g by Truck WWW 40 Yonge SL. Richmond Hi Toronto Offices: T00 HARRY R. ROSE Two Royal Liners Garry King and Queen" May 15, while the giant 42,500 flagship Empress of Britain will ugi sail from Halifax on June 15 with ers Their Majesries on Board. The Empress of Britain, in the lower, picture, is seen steaming majes- tically past the Chateau Fronâ€" tenac as she approaches her berth at M'olfe’s Cove, where the Em- press of Australia will land her ific US- as ROSE & HERMAN Barristers-A t-Law . ll Telephone 135 Office Hoursâ€"Every Monday and Thursday Afternoon and by appomtment Adelaide Street West LOUIS HERMAN Meikle, R.D., R.N.R., who com- mands the Empress of Australia on her Royal voyage, and at bot- tom Captain C. H. Sapsworth, commander of the Empress of Britain, which is now ending her annual Round the World Cruise. The Royal Standard, “'hite En- sign and Canadian Pacific houseâ€" flag. which the two liners fly on their Royal voyages, are also seen in the picture grouping.