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The Liberal, 28 Dec 1939, p. 2

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Thinking of my friends, the poems. I presently found myself musing thus: I would that my life might a poem be, speaking of the worth of faith, at least helping to lift some other life to higher heights by its inspiration. Still another sturdy stanza warned me against curling up content by my warm fire in the year ahead when I should be rousing myself from my perilous ease and go daring forth for some great cause. Having listened to the Wise words of these beautiful poems I met in my stroll dOWn the hall of fame I deter- mined that although in the year ahead I may sometimes become discouraged with other people it is better that ‘E so Iize _as to more seldom be disappointed with myself. And one more ventured the suggestiou that the clos- ing of an old year is a good time to stop whining. fretting, complaining and repining; that the New Year is a good time to renew the search for hidden beauties and things worthy of praise; a good time “to cease preaching your duty and be more concerned with mine.” And yet another had a word of encouragement for those who have seen many new beginnings reminding them that they who have stood up to life under “Youth’s dizzy heat” need not 'dread the frosts 0f age. Of the old, one said that its days were as the leaves of a book, some turned down, tearstained, others with roses pressed. No leaves were uncut. Closed, “we lay it in God’s hand.” Another reminded me of the child who had spoiled one clean sheet and asked the teacher for another. He suggested that when we come to the end of the year to the Great Teacher that is what he does in giving us an- other chance. There is a good array of candidates and we hope the best possible council will be selected to deal with the many difficult problems with which the municipality is now confronted. In selecting a Reeve and municipal council ratepayers should bear in mind that in many ways mun- icipal business is no different from private business. Usu- ally those qualities of heart and mind which make a man successful and respected in private life will make him trusted, successful and dependable in public life. Public spirit, honesty of purpose, truthfulness, and an ordinary amount of sound business judgment and common sense are desirable and necessary yardsticks in measuring a municipal candidate. In a Village the size of Richmond Hill the work of administration is not so burdensome nor the problems so complex but these qualities will make for success. Reeve Greene who has served for the past seven years as Reeve and is seeking re-election for an eighth term is well known to the ratepayers and needs ho further intro- duction. He has been devoted to the duties of his office and has given generously of his time in the public ser- vice. Ex-Reeve Thomas H. Trench is one of the town’s most highly esteemed citizens. thoroughly qualified by experience for the position of Reeve. and enjoys to a very marked degree the confidence of the people of this vill- age. Six excellent candidates are offering themselves as councillors and the electors should have no difficulty in choosing a capable council to direct the village municipal affairs at this difficult time. One of the first duties of the new council unfortunately will be to free the munici- pality from the expensive legal entanglements in which the village is now engaged. With expensive lawsuits out of the way our hope is that the 1940counci1 will devote their attention to constructive measures fOr the improve- ment of Richmond Hill and steer clear of court actions in the future. All in all the electors should have no difficulty in choosing a splendid council for the coming year. The im- mediate duty of every ratepayer is to vote next Monday. If you stay at home or neglect to exercise your franchise you Will have little room for complaint no matter what the 1940 council may do. SOME POEMS I MET (By John E. Price) Strolling down the hall of fame I met and conversed with many fine poems. They spoke to, me of the years, the Old and the New. The ratepayers of Richmond Hill have the responsi- bility next Mon-day of choosing a municipal council for the next year, and if the proposed legislation is enacted by the Legislature it will be for the next two years. The large attendance at nomination meeting indicated a keen interest in municipal affairs and we are confident there will be a large vote polled Monday. What doeS‘it matter that the resolutions we make on January the first are broken on January the second? What does it matter that we’ve been through all this be- fore? The magic of the New Year makes all this of no importance whatsoever. And who knows but that we may keep our resolutions this year. We may tackle that task we postponed last year. We may do a hundred things in 1940 that we missed out on in 1939. So here’s to the New Year. Like rain to a parched place. . .like spring after winter. . .so a New Year is to humanity. Barrie’s play, “Dear Brutus,” gave each of the play- ers a second chance in life. But a New Year gives more than that. It gives us a thirtieth, a fortieth, a fiftieth chance. Maybe we didn’t do so well as we hoped last year. But this‘year we’ll go places. Perhaps we did marâ€" vellously last year. But this year we’ll do even better. And so it goes. What thrill is there to compare with the opening of a New Year? It’s like emerging from a cool shower after coming home soiled and tired. It’s manna from the skies. It’s a new year all washed and shining â€" ready to be shaped as we please â€"â€" to be moulded, certainly, to a far better pattern than the one we have just discarded. For every New Year is different -â€" more hopeful. more auspicious. By the time a twelve-month is past, a year has become a shoddy thing, with patches here and there and all bedraggled with disappointment and disillusion. But a New Year -â€" that’s different. It is so clean and neat. There are no soiled edges to it. There it is â€"â€" new and malleable â€" beautiful with promise. AN INDEPENDENT WEEKLY PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY AT RIGHMOND HILL THE LIBERAL PRINTING CO., LTD. J. Eachem Smith, Manager Member Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association Subscription $1.50 per year -â€" To the United States $2.00 Covering Canada’s Best Suburban District Advertising Rates on Application. TELEPHONE 9 PAGE TWO THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28th, THE THRILL OF THE NEW YEAR MONDAY IS ELECTION DAY “THE LIBERAL” Established 1878 1939. Captain Langsdorff of the Graf Spee is reported to have told port authorities of Montevideo that the British ships inflicted “enormous damage” to his ship. More details will be eagerly awaited by naval strategists. Langsd-orff also said that “the Achilles and the Max, both risking more than seemeE credible, even in the high moments of the battle. . .” This may seem magnani- mous on the part of the captain but does scant credit to his understand~ ing of the British sea-d~og. Britain mistress of the seas because with Hitler himself has now put them to the lie again. and has told the 'world in an unmistakable way that 'he is afraid to publish bad news to his people. This explains why his every bulletin of any contacts with English naval or aerial units is ex- aggerated inrto Genmanic victory, alâ€" ways at variance with the communiâ€" ques of the British authorities, which would! not dare to deceive their .peO- ple even if their being English gentlemen did not preclude the thought. Moreover it is more than probable that the British governâ€" ment has had good» information about German internal affairs and that England’s so.called, Lbut miscaflled‘, waiting strategy has .been based thereon, much to the disappointment of the plushabottomedI strategists in neutral countries who decried war while they complained at the lack of results which should be producâ€" ing carnage at which they could" shudder with sadistic thrills- at the safe distance of 2,800 miles. Whether any or all of these en- teredl into Hitler’s decision, one thing about which there have been con- flicting reports, stands out crystal clear. Hitler is afraid of his. peoâ€" ple! The Germans have been tightâ€" ening their belts throughout the six years of Hitler’s regime. First it was “guns or butter" and! now it is “hated England,” but no people can keep up the continual beltâ€"tightening sacrifice for six years Without seeâ€" ing some definite gains as a result and maintain their morale. Every newly married couple in Germany, at one time, had to have a copy of Mein Kampf. In it the Bolsheviks were called‘ the “scum of the earth.” Then Hitler made a trade pact and a treaty with: them. The explana- tion made to the German public was ludicrous. ' It has been reported that German industry is suffering from lack of esprit die corps and from lack of energy in the workers who are not getting the proper nutritious food and consequentlly that production is falling off from normal standards. Blood purges, concentration camps, antiâ€"Semitic :barbarites, the final de- struction of all liberty and freedom. all of these factors have inclined to ‘the hope that Hitler might be de- posed from within. Whenever such "a hope aqueared in print there was a rush of denial and scoffinr: and ridiculle «by the German_Hitler eleâ€" ments in this country. The scuttling of the German poc- ket battleship Graf Spee has a much greater significance than any naval theories which may |be confirmed or upset by the dramatic sea fight and. "its no less dramatic finis. Forced to choose between a flight to sea and internment, under International Law, the ship was scuttled on orders from Adolf Hitler. The pulblic ex- planation given is that the Graf Spree had accomplished her purpose. By the same token EnglandI shouldI no-w scuttle the Exeter, Ajax and Achilles», and all the rest of the fileet which was reported headed for Montevideo, because it was this! naNal concentration which made escape for the Graf Spee so hopeless. Such an excuse is to “degrade the lie,” to use an expression jusrt coin-ed .by a news- paper columnist. The escape of the Graf S'Dee into Montevideo was heraldedi to tho Gerâ€" man pennle as a great German vi"â€" tory. What was it that Hitler did not dare to have the German peopl-n learn? Was it the damage inflicted on this pocket hattleship Which was to outrun an enemy that could out- fight her and destroy any ship with speed enough to catch her? Was it that the radio pictures- of the effect of English gunâ€"fire could not be kept from the German people? Would internment for the rest of the war have appeared to the German peOple disgraceful as a defeat of the much touted German sea power by the English that the Hitler regime could‘ not aflford‘ to have the people; learn the truth? HIT‘LER. THE GRAF SPEE, AND THE BRITISH NAVY THE LIBERAL. RICHMOND HILL. ONTARIO Views 01 Others on Timely Topics E. Harris read a splendid paper for Mrs. J. Harrison on chapter 6 of the study book. A solo by Miss Jenme Egan was much enjoyed. Mrs. Duff read a splendid paper on Christ and Medicine for Mrs. E. Bryson With hymn No. 172. prayer by Rev. Mr. Bowman and Mrs. McNeil declared all offices vacant and election of officers for 1940 followed: Pres, Mrs. J. McNeil: lst Vice-Pres, Mrs. H. Farr; 2nd Viceâ€"Pres, Mrs. H. Docks; Sec., Mrs. A. Cameron; Treas.. Mrs. E. Harris; Pianists, Mrs. T. Witherspoon, Mrs. H. Farr; Expense funki, Mrs. L. Weldrrick; Lit. Sec., Mrs. J. Robson, Mrs. J. Brownlee; Supply 860., Mrs. E. Bry- son, Mrs. C. Rutherford; Home Help. ers. Mrs. J. McGillivray. Mrs, A. L. McNeil; Welcome and Welfare, Mrs. J. McNeil; Flower Com., Mrs. J. Harrison, Mrs. A. Bishop, Miss J. Egan. Miss A. Kerr: Glad Tidings Sec., Miss Sara McNeil: Kev Women, Miss J. Egan: Life Member Com., Mrs. W. Bishop. Mrs. J. Brownlee, Miss A. Kerr; Program Com., Mrs. Bowman, Mrs. J. Constable. Mrs. T. Withersnoon: Auditors, Mrs. N. Kerr, Miss Sara McNeil: Press Sec., Miss A. Kerr. Splendid reports were given by all officers of 1939. Mrs. Bowman and Mrs. H. Farr are to be delegates to Toronto Presibyterial annual meeting to be held at Parkdale Church. At the close of the meeting a social hour was spent with lunch served; by the hosfeSS and committee in charge. “What became of that portable garage of yours?” her, victory in a naval engagement was ever the only desideratum. If it costs ships, that was to ‘be ex- pected‘, but victory was expected at any cost. It is no dletraction from the accomplishments of the Exeter, Achilles and Ajax to say there was nothing at all incredible in their ac- tions. It was just British Navy. The British fight their ships till they sink, they do not scuttle them. The Rawalpindi for example. December let we reached the shortest day of the yearpand' now the days will begin to lengthen and the old‘ saying is, “The cold begins to strengthen.” That may be true and even though the worst of the cold season may still lie ahead], We are headed toward: the springtime. “I tied the dog’ ‘to it the ther day and a cat came by.” In this Christmas week when there wells up in the breasts of most huâ€" man beinlg‘s something of “Peace on Earth, Good Will Toward Men,” there is no man in the world more in need of Christian charity thani Hitler, and no man (unlessv possibly his partner Stalin) deserves Chris- tian charity less‘.â€"â€"(New York Amerâ€" ican Metal Market). Since away last June we have been seeing the sun rise later and set earlier, until recently the day has seemed very short. But now, with the days beginning to lengthen we can look ahead to the arrival of the first seed‘ catalogue, to the time when the first crows and‘ tulipr- stick their brave little heads through the ground, and when the birds return ‘from the south. We are headed! again toward the “Good Old Summer Time,” instead of away from it, and to those of us who cannot go to Florida or California for the next few months“, it is productive of a ‘mighty comtfor‘albl'e feeling, if you- ask us.â€"Ingersoll Tribune. THE HAPPY FARMER Agriculn‘m'ists shouldv undensttan‘dl that large numbers of city people, rich and poor, appreciate better than farmers themselves the advantages of an independent, healthy and: com. paratively quiet life. A farmer who owns a good farm, is his own boss, and in comfortable circumstances, needl envy no oneâ€"(Fr'Om‘ the Winds. 501' Star.) OLD-FASHIONED VIEW Amotorist from Tillsonfburg drove his» car into the ditch, through a railq fence and then stopped in a farm field‘ without being injured. Perhaps: it is an oldhfashioned View, but it has always seemed to us that it is TheiFebruarv meeting- Will I); held at the home of Mrs. H. Dooks. so much more comfortable and en- joyalbfle just driving straight along the roadâ€"(From the Peterboro Ex- aminer.) St. Luke after which hymn No. 381 was sung and prayer by Mrs. Nelâ€" son Kerr. A short business period followed and the roll call was well responded to by the wo_1fd gift. MArs. The December meeting of St. Paul’s, Vaughan, W.M.S. was held at the home of Mrs. J. McNeil with a splendid attendance, the president, Mrs. J. McNeil presiding. The meet- ing‘ opened with hymn No. 170 folâ€" lowed by sentence prayers and the Lord’s Praver in unison. The Christ- mas scripture reading was taken ‘1'0111 chapter 2. verses 4 to 20 0f ST. PAUL’S, VAUGHAN, \V.M.S THE SHORTEST DAY Former Reeve of the Township- acclaimed as a member of council of Vaughan Township for 1940. The woman who turns a deaf ear to her husband’s suggestions about her Looks or clothes may be On the wrong track. And that is not just (because it behooves a woman to cart. er to the taste of the man in her lirfe. It is also. because a man, if he is interested enough in how his wife looks to notice and» commentâ€"can :be of great help to a woman in find»- ing out just what things are for her, and whta? things are not. PAY Phone HYland 2081 Open Evenings Res. Phone 9788 ‘AANUFACTURERS & IMPORTERS OF CANADIAN & FOREIGN Granite Monuments A Woman Needs to Pay Heedv to Her Husband/’5 Criticism of Her Looks Johnston & Granston 1849 Yonge St. (east side) Between Mel-bu & Balliol Sts. fire-war races on Winter Clothes Phone 12 Phone 49.] XTTENTION T0 ADVICE OF SPOUSE Cities Service Garage Let us take care of your Cleaning and Pressing Requirements. Our driver will call or you may take advantage of our low cash and carry prices. =O=0=Ofl0=0=0= JAMES H. ROBSON RICHMOND TAILORS A large stock on hand and our extensive orders for high quality materials enables us to offer to the people of York County Winter Clothing at definitely Pre-War Prices. We have choicest materials to choose from and we are offering them to you at prices which will challenge comparison. Suits, Winter Overcoats, and everything in the clothing line hand tailored to your measure at prices no more than you pay for ready-made. Our trade mark is your guarantee of expert workmanship. Gasoline, Oils and Greases, Auto Accessories REASONABLE STORAGE HEADQUARTERS FOR Body and Fender Work SEE US TODAY â€" DON’T DELAY 29 Yonge Street J. A. Greene THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28th, 1939. ‘01:!) JONES COAL Co. 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