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I wonder why all the smiles these V days Ross. Who wouldn’t smile, Mr. ‘ Ross Nichols just made a good sale, of one of his Holstein cows to D1'.! Smirle Lawson and still has a few, more to sell. ‘I The J.F.A. and J.W.I. are holding a social evening of Crokinole and Euchre followed by a dance on Fri- I day evening, December 29. Every-J one is invited to come. Our social evening last week was] a great success. The prizes were awarded as follows: Euchre, ladies, lst, Miss Marion Smith; consolation, Mrs. Ratcliffe; gentlemen, lst, Mr. Harold Mortson; consolation, Bruce Graham; Crokinole, lst, Miss Eloise' Perkins; consolation, Miss Marion! Boynton. About 60 were present. School Newsy Notes Our school magazine is now “off! the press” and you may have a copy; from any of the school pupils. Thei price is ten cents. We hope the ad-: vertisers are pleased with the ad- vertisements we have made for} 'Mr. Samuel Lady is still holding Evangelistic services in the Brethren "in Christ Church, Gormley. These meetings are well attended and any one wishing to attend is welcome. I wonder why all the smiles these days Ross. Who wouldn't smile, Mr. Ross Nichols just made a good sale of one of his Holstein cows to Dr. Smirle Lawson and still has a few over his own existence till he came to realize that loveâ€"love to man- kind, to the lbirds and the beast and‘ the flowers and above all to God :was in costly garments. He gave away all he had, and went about i speaking kind words and doing good actions, trying to teach people the Ereal secret of happiness. W'ho was the? (Answer will be given next The J.W.I. and .T.F.A. meetings Were held on Tu‘esdav even‘ng and both were well attended. The girls’ speaker. Mrs. Maynard, in her usual pleasant manner, gave her general talk on the work, urging that all secretaries and those responsible for reports please be prommt. Owiner to the illness of Rev. Wrixon, Dr. Smith of White Rose sno-ke to the bow! on Petroleum. Both meetings were well spoken of bv the mem- bers and thought these who were not present missed interesting and educational facts. We Wish Rev. Wrixon a speedy recovery. The neighbours and friends of Mr. C. Martin will «be sorry to hear he is a very sick man with pneumonia. However he has been a healthy and active person all his life and there- fore is still one step ahead of his sickness. I'm sure We Wish him better and hope that he will be able soon to retire to his new home in Nevmnarket. 'Keep the date Thur=day. Decem- ber 215t open for the, school concert of 8.8. No. 7 at 8 o’clcck. Silva- collection. The regular monthly meeting of the WA. will .be .held on Wednesday evening, Dec. 13th at the home of Mrs. R. E. Sanderson. There will be an instrumental by Mrs. John Snider, a solo by Miss Dorothy Oli- ver, and a Christmas story by Mrs. Rumvney. The scripture will be read by Miss Eloise Perkins. As this is also the election of officers 3 large attendance is expected. Everybody welcome whether members: or not. Congratulations to _Mrs. Mavnard of Unionville, District President of the East York Junior Wognen’s Inâ€" stitute who has been given the chairmanship of the Toronto Centre Area Convention. Mrs. Maynard of Univonvilie, ac- companied by Miss Mabel Sanderâ€" son, attendedl thv Scal‘boro Institute meeting on Tuesday afternoon both giving short addresses. Mrs. Maynâ€" ard‘ spoke on the war work and general Institute work and Miss Sanderson on Community Activities and Relief. ‘Mrs. Norman Fennel], Miss M. Warmley, Mr. Milton Fennell of Cherry Valley, Prince Edward coun- ty, and Mr. R. Rosseau of Toronto called‘ on Mr. and Mrs. Bennett on Saturday. Rev. J. MacDonald was able to be in his usual place this Sunday. In a few remarks before he started his sermon he said “It was 30 years since he left College and- never be- fore has he been absent two con- secutive Sundays from his pulpit through illness.” We all hope that he will be able to stand this change- able weather We are having and will not get another cold. Mr. and! Mrs. R. Willis of Van- dorf had tea with Mrs. Bennett and Mrs. Haig one day last week. The sympathy of the community is extendedl to Mr. and Mrs. R. Gee in the loss of their brotherâ€"inâ€"law and nephew recently. lated on the behaviour of these chilâ€" ‘dren, whom we have had visit us several times, and never once was there anything to complain about. We wish once more to thank them for their help and coâ€"operation. given considermg they had to per- form in rather small quarters for a dTilI. The ladies in charge of this home certainly have a great re- sponsibility and are to be congratu- Last Wednesday evening the WA. ‘ the had a pot luck supper, everybody om bringing what they liked. The pro- ‘ by gram was given by a number of the gr-z little boys from the orphanage. This It little program consisted of chorus, pux recitations and[ drills. It was well cov Eiven considering they had to per- wo gram was little boys little pl‘og recitations THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7th, 1939 Victoria Square News for I ‘ve per- for this ing recipes, rhymes and news of the sch'ooh and pupils, Christmas greet- ings, s'rplendid‘ [advertisements etc” and the magazine is all in colour, hand’ done by the pupils. (Listen in to “Tea Time Topics” with Claire Wallace for a discussion of our magazine. ‘ Be sure to keep‘ open the evening |of our school Christmas programme, Wednesday evening, December 20 at 7.45 pm. Next: week there will be given details as to the fine pro- Agram we are arranging. A Christmas Nut By Bertie Forster As Christmas is drawing nigh and we all like nuts to eat, I am going “to tell you about one of the most ‘popular Christmas Nuts that we eat, one which grows in Brazil. '_One of the most extraordinary nuts in the world is the Brazil nut of South America, which grows on ‘a tree from 100 to 120 feet high. The nuts as we ‘buy them are shapâ€" ed ldke the sections of an orange. They are contained in a large woody seed vessel nearly as big as a man’s 'head, and so heavy that if one fell from seventy or eighty feet on a ~person‘s head they would probany We would rather have him for a friend than an enemy I am sure. The Man Who Purchased Happiness By Mina Stickley ‘ There was once a handsome boy who loved fun and amusements. He thought of little else except how he week) electric light most of the afternoons. ‘in each of those divisions» lie a num- The answer to last week’s puzzle was “Joan of Arc.” MUSSOLINI By Barry Collard You have seen the word “Fascist” in the papers. It comes from the ‘Latin word “Fiasces”, meaning a bundle of fagots tied about an axe which was the Roman symbol of justice. Mussolini is an Italian born in 1883 and the creator of the Fascist party. After the World War (in which he received a serious wound) when Italy was threatened with a radical revolution, he formed the Fascist Party. In 1922 the party had become strong enough to stage a famous “March on Rome”. The King of Italy named Mussolini as Prime Minister. In beginning “11 Duce” (the leader) as the Italians call Mussolini, had many Ibitter enemies. He is utterly fearless, indeed he courts danger on horseback, on the motorcycle, and in the airplane. At the same time he is a ,wellâ€"read, cultured man. Visitors are amazed at his knowledge. He speaks sev- eral languages and plays the violin well. He is a fiery orator and looks “every inch a Roman”. We would rather have him for a friend than an enemy I am sure. The Man \Vho Purchased Happiness By Mina Stickley ‘ There was once a handsome boy who loved fun and amusements. He thought of little else except how he and his companions could enjoy themselves, yet he was generous and often gave gifts to others. Animals knew he was fond of them, for his horse showed pleasure at his pearance, and birds came at call to perch on his shoulders. As he grew 'older he had more serious thoughts of the world about hintâ€"and puzzled over his own existence till he came to realize that loveâ€"love to man- kind, to the birds and the beast and the flowers and above all to God was in costly garments. He gave away all he had, and went about speaking kind words» and doing good actions. trying to teach people the ‘ rich man. ap- fi‘Koong_Shee soon answered. zkvhat she said. I iare brave enough to come and get‘ her of the triangular nuts. This ‘massive seed vessel grows in fifty 'or sixty days. The outer wooden“ 'case is at least half an inch thick 'and is difficult to open even with the sharpest instrument. The nuts, 'contain as much as 56 per cent oil, ‘and this is pressed out ‘by the nat. ives and often used for lighting ipurposes. If we cut a Brazil nut ‘flat at one end and sharpen the ‘vother end to a .point like a wick, [we can stand the nut on a plate, ‘light the wick and ‘see it burn ibrightly enough to lighten a room. This will give us an idea of how *much oil it contains. The Brazil nut is sonnetirmes called the “juina”, but more commonly known as the “Mg 'ger toes”. The Story of The Willow-Pattern Plate ‘ By Coral Perkins On certain old china there is a I'plainting in blue which is known as the willow-pattern. It is perhaps ‘the most famous china in the world, and it really comes from China, or so did the first plate, for the story ‘ is Chinese. This is the story: There was once a Chinese girl 'named Koong.Shee. She was in love‘ with a poor man named ‘Chang, but: ’her father wanted her to marry 22‘ Because she wouldn’t ‘marry the rich man her father sent 'her to live in a house at the end of the garden. Chang wanted to go on ‘a trip and he wanted K-oong-Shee. ‘to go with him, so in order to get ’word! to her without letting Ko-ongâ€"I ’Shee’s father know it he had to put 'a letter in a cocanut shell and send§ “it across the water to Koong-Shee. This is “I will go if you ( me." Soon after Chang came toil 'Koong_Shee and: carried her jewel' lbox. Just as they were going a- .cross the lbridge Koong-Shee’s fathâ€" er saw them and soon he was chasâ€" ing them with a whip. They man- aged to get away. They lived in a little house and in a short time the rich man burned the house and they were both killed. MUSSOLINI By Barry Collard You have seen the word “Fascist” in the papers. It comes from the ‘Latin word “Fiasces'”, meaning a bundle of fagots tied about an axe which was! the Roman symbol of justice. and his companions could enjoy themselves, yet he was generous and often gave gifts to others. Animals knew he was fond of them, for his horse showed pleasure at his ap- pearance, and birds came at call to perch on his shoulders. As he grew 'older he had more serious thoughts of the world about himâ€"and puzzled over his own existence till he came to realize that loveâ€"love to man- kind, to the birds and the beast and He is utterly fearless, indeed he courts danger on horseback, on the motorcycle, and‘ in the airplane. At the same time he is a ‘wellâ€"read, cultured man. Visitors are amazed at. his knowledge. He speaks sevâ€" eral languages and plays the violin well. He is a fiery orator and looks “every inch a Roman”. The mild‘ weather and rain have melted the ice from the creek so there is no sliding for a while. The days have been so dark lately that we have needed to use the electric light most of the afternoons. Sylvia Meadsl has a real record in spelling, not having one mistake in daily spelling or tests since school began in September. Margaret Mort- son has only had’ two errors. We are kept busy these days mak- ing Christmas decorations for our school room and learning our songs and dialogue parts. ' cover page represents three hours work, and when you consider we have done fiftyâ€"seven copies with ‘13 pages each (we are not superâ€" stitious), we have completed seven hundred and forty-one pages. The magazine IS a Christmas number, and! includes stories of the finst newspaper, how to tell the weather, Christmas stories and poems, a page of stories by the juniors, printing and drawing by the primary grade, music, health, story of the development of lighting, how to care for birds in the winter, cook- gl‘ac i. We are particularly proud of cover page which was designed Margaret Mortson who is in .e four and nine years of age. vas coloured by all the other ls including Margarét, and each 1' page represents three hvours {. and when you consider we the massive woode ere are four divisio (be open on Friday aIternoon, De- cember 8th, Wednesday afternoon, December 13th and Friday afternoon, December 15th. The Sewing Room will be closed from December 15th to December 29th. Wool will be available and interested knitters are asked to get a supply for the holi- day period. The Richmond Hill Red Cross SOâ€" ciety reported to Red Cr055 Head- quarters on November 24 (the close of National Campaign Week) reâ€" ceipts to date totalling $650.82, and its decision to postpone a local drive for funds until a later date. The following letter was received from Headquarters: The picture on the will-ow plates in verse: Two pigeons flying high, Chinese vessel sailing by, Weeping Willow hanging o’er, Bmfidge with three men, if not four. Chinese temple, here it stands, Seems to cover all the land; A4plple tree with apples on, A pretty fence to end‘ my song. “Sailboats” for Christmas Place Cards Pry- the half shells- of a walnut apart and cut through the kernels with a paring knife. A toothpde stuck into the half kernel holds the coloured paper sail on which you can print the name of the person. Try it. Margaret Mortson. PUBLIC SCHOOL ORATO‘RICAL CONTEST The annual Public School Oratoriâ€" ca] contest sponsored by the School and Home Club will be held in the High School Gymnasium Friday evâ€" ening, Decemlber 15th at 8 pm. More than ordinary interest is being shown this vear by the c'ublic school children and it is hoped the public will encourage this annual event by their attendance. Silver collection ‘in aid’ of the Cocoa Fund. Society, Dear Mrs. Hill:â€" Richmond Hill is certainly to be congratulated on the wonderful sum of money that has been raised with; out any deliberate campaign. Yours truly, H. C. H. Miller, Field Secretary. Mus. P. C. Hi1], President Richmond Hill Red Cross We were pleased? to receive your note regarding your part in the Na- tional) War Appeal. Foe Cooking Teacher: ‘ scribe a gum-drop technicolor The Red Cros Red C 1e November 29th, r055 Notes 1 Social and Personal Sewing Room will 1y afternoon, De- nesd‘ay afternoon, THE LIBERAL. RICHMOND HILL. ONTARIO A marshmal Now, stud 1939 I The Euchre Com. of the Orange Lodges Wish to express thanks and appreciation to those who generous- ly donated prizes and helped} to make the Euchre a success. Half the proâ€" lee‘dls will be given to the 10031 branch of the Red Cross andI the 'balance is‘ to be used to purchase wool to knit soldier comifo-rts to be vgiven direct to boys on active ser- 1 I vice. Rli-chzmond Hill business sectixOn has [been greatly improved by the fine new radio and electrical store open- ed by Gar. Yerex, well known radio dealer. A new front and extensive improvements have made it one of the town’s most modern and: at‘raet ive places of busire issue Mr.. Yerex ext tion to all to visit I stand. FRISIB‘Yâ€"In loving- memory of our darling Leonard, who passed away December 9th, 1938, age 4 years. The memory of his dear wee ways Will linger with us all our days; Sweetest flower, too sweet to stay, G‘od‘ took him home to show us the way. â€"Sadly missedr by Mamma, Daddy and brother Graham. IDEAL GIFTS The ideal Christmas gift for fath- er, brother or “boy friend~ would1 be something from our complete line of men’s and boys’ furnishings. See us for Christmas gifts. Richmond Tailors, Richmond Hill. “Mrs. M. A. Hunter of Belleville who is in her 86th year and trav- elling alone, called on her oldy friend' Mrs. me. Cook before leaving last Tuesday to spend the Winter with her daughter and family Rev. and Mrs. M. Perley in Sydney, B.C. Reserve the evening of Wednes_ day, December 2‘0th for am event which you will not want to miss. The United Church Choir is: holding a Candle Light Service in the church at which the program will be entirely im the spirit of Christ- mas, including carols in which the audience will jofn, solos, quartette and choral music. Mr. Norman and choral music. Mr. Norman Vorster of Toronto will be baritone soloist. A collection will be taken for the choir funds. Complete pro- gramme to be anmounced‘ in next week’s paper. RICHVALE RED CROSS December nthâ€"There will be a Euchre sponsored by Richvale Red We regret to report that Mrs. E. M. Sanders is ill at the home of her daughter Mrs. Clara Pattenden, Richmond Street. A record crowd is expected at the Richmond Hill Glee Club concert to ’be held in the Masonic Hall tonighrt in aid of the Red Cross. ‘ Mr. Norman Snell, manager of the Bank of Montreal, Hamilton and 'Mrs. Snell, were gues¢s of their aunt, Mrs. H. A. Nicholls last, week- end. The December meeting Olf ‘the Richmond Hill High School Board will be held tonight. Everyone is invited to hear Mr. ‘John F. Clark give an illustrated talk on home beauhirfication in the Municipal Hall next Wednesday evâ€" eninlg. The Lions‘ Cflub meets in regular meeting tonight at 6.30 pm. Mr. James Pollard returned on Sunday from a Ibusdness trip 'by plane to Winnipeg. The Presbyterian W.M.S. met to- iay at the home' of Mrs. Alexander, Arnold Street. FINE NE‘V STORE OPEN 0N YONGE STREET Next Wednesday evening will ’be e last meeting otf the Badminton meeting of t‘ 'ore Chrishmas IN MEMORIAM sit h’vm at h rnd in this an invitaâ€" S n C‘W 6 [1 NOW Open For g Businessin Our " New Store \Clerk A. J. Hume as treasurer of the Richmond Hill Christmas Basket Fund will be pleased to receive denaâ€" ti.ons‘ for this fund from all citizens willing to help. A meeting of the committee in charge of the work ‘will be held Monday evening next in the Municipal Hall at 8.45 pm. suddenly in Toronto on Saturday, December ‘an, in her Tlst year. The funeral was ltdvl from the home of decoased's niece, Mrs. W. H. Wellman at Headford on Tues- day afternoon. Rev. McDonald of Headlford United Church had charge of the service. Pallbearers were S. Barraclough, Freeman Barker, Geo. Barker, W. H. Wellnman, Jas. Rab- son, Robert Docks. Intermean fol- lowed in Headfo-rd Cemetery. LATE MRS. D. PHINNEY Zilla‘h Dixon, widow of the late Duncan Phinney, passed away on Mon-day, December 4th, at her home Vaughan sideroad, after a lengthy illness, in her 75th year. Mrs. Phin- ney was a resident of Richmond Hill for a great number of years during which Uime she made many friends. Of a quiet disposition she WM d‘eâ€" voted to her home, and was. a kind friend and neighbour ready to help when needed. ‘The funeral was held on Wednes- day afternoon from Wright & Tayâ€" lar’s Funeral Home. Rev. J. \D. Cunningham of Richmond Hill Pres- byterian Church had charge of the service and pallbearers were, a son, Mr. Allan Ph-inney, a grandson, Randolph Phinney, and G. Topperr, W. S. Scott, D. McGiblbon, T. Ran- som. Interment followed in Rich- mond Hill Cemetery. 9:0 Glamorous picture Aviation melodrama, packe action. The second of the ‘ \VEDNESDAY 8: THURSDAY‘ DEC. 13 - 14 T‘VO FEATURES LLOYD NOLAN‘ PANICE LOGAN. J. (‘ARROL NAISH in “ UNDERCOVER DOCTOR ” FRIDAY & SATURDAY, DEC. 8 - 9 ' JOHN CARROLL, MOVITA in “ WOLF CALL ” Melodrama A thrilling Y 01111 drama Alice Ann L. Mapes DONATIONS WELCOMED An inte LATE MRS. C. L. MAPES Yonge Street Garfield YereX Also THE JONES FAMILY in “ QUICK MILLIONS ” BASIL RATHBONE. NIGEL BRYCE, IDA LUPINO in “ THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES ” It will continue to be our aim to handle only the finest quality merchandise and give the best possible servlce. We are now located in our new premises on Yonge Street and we extend a cordial invitation to the people of Richmond Hill and surrounding district to visit us in our new home. We extend thanks to our valued customers and friends for past patronage and look forward to increasing patronage in the future. OBITUARY We carry full lines of Radios, Refrigerators, Washing Machines, Electrical Appliances and Equipment of all Kinds AT YOUR SERVICE IN OUR NEW STORE SHOWS START AT 7.30 and 9.30 EACH NIGHT Al'so JOHN TRENT. MARJORIE REYNOLDS in “ STUNT PILOT ” MONDAY & TUESDAY. DECEMBER 11. 12 HEDY LEMARR. ROBERT TAYLOR in “ LADY OF THE TROPICS ” resting gangster film with'anmle susnense an Also ROBERT YOUNG and ANNABELLA in “ BRIDAL SUITE ” Dooks, beloved wife of of West Hamilton died Toronto on Saturday, based on the novel of the same name by Jack London. activon tale of the north country. TODAY, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7 0:0 'anla, packed with a good nd of the ‘Tailspin Tomn beautifully 30 Yonge St. Richmond Hill! §t§3§2§fifir§a§r§2§a§i§t§t For Christmas comes and presents g6 And so, if you’ll allow, ‘ We would suggest we’ll do our besfi To meet your Wishes now." ‘ “A lady spied a little gizft Within a little shop-â€" But Christmas Day was far away And so she didn’t stop. ‘ A lady spied a little giftâ€" _ But when -she looked again ‘ Some wiser miss had‘ purchased thi$ And so she looked in vain. ' The moral is, that; those inclined ‘ Their shopping to postpone, ‘ Like Mother Hub’bard) find the cup; board Bare of any bone. ' of the Church, Saturd 9th at 3 pm. SHOOTING MATCH A Shooting Match will be held oni Saturday, December 161% at 1 p.m‘. for geese on the farm of H. D. M04 Cag'ue, Lot, 28, Con. 3, Mark}!me Shotguns and 22 Rifles. Shells supâ€" plied for Shotguns. ‘ BAKING SALE The United Church Women’s Asâ€" sociation will hold a sale of Homeâ€" made Baking in the School Room: Mrs. Jerry Smith Gift Shoppe ,duced SHOP EARLY amount of series. PAGE FIVE o=o==o=6 Richmond Hill TWO FEATURES Ipealir fills and! December