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PAGE TWO “THE LIBERAL” Established 1878 AN INDEPENDENT WEEKLY I PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY AT RIoIIMONI) HILL ' THE LIBERAL PRINTING co. LTD. ‘ J. Eachern Smith, Manager Member Canadian Weekly Newspaper‘Association Subscription $1.50 per year -â€" To thr- United States $2.00 Covering Canada‘s Beat Suburban District Advertising Rates on Application. TELEPHONE 9 THURSDAY, JUNE 6th, 1940. THESE MEAN MORE THAN THRIFT War Savings Certificates 1 The Government could have called them “National Safety Certificates.” For that, in stark truth, is what they are. War Sav- ings Certificates are what, in peace days, we might call a “fine investment.” They make for thrift, lay a founda- tion of security, appeal to the spirit of self-respect and self-reliance. On these grounds, as well as upon the grounds of democratic responsibility, of a wider devotion to the democratic creed of voluntary citizenship, they meet a need. But, far more than these things, and more terribly vital, War Savings Certificates are a challenge to patriot- ism. They are a call to all of us, and provide the means for all of us, to answer the challenge of war service; a dictate of war duty which no one can ever expect to be forgiven for ignoring. War Savings Certificates are OUR share in this war. They ask us whether, in this terrible conflict, with all that we are or ever hope to be at stake, we are content with lip-loyalty to our cause; content with abuse of Hitler; unâ€" willing to make even moderate sacrifice for the sake of all our future. In war-rocked France today the soldiers of democracy are dying for its defence. Are we willing to back them up? To deny ourselves things we can yield easily for their sakes? Are we willing to contribute something to feed and arm them, to sustain their strength, to tell them that back at home their peoples are supporting them? This. . . .this above all else. . . .is the challenge of War Savings Certificates. Over in Old England across the seas men and women and little children, workers and farmers, old and young, rich and poor, humble and obscure, are yielding their all for victory. Giving up in taxes, subscribing to loans. buy- ing war savings certificates, they are giving a testimony of devotion to democracy and liberty as noble as anything that history has seen. It is for us here in Canada to show whether such devotion is ours, whether democracy and freedom mean as much to us as it does to them. Let us in these coming weeks give proof of such de- votion. Let us make this War Savings Certificates cam- paign a crusade; telling our Government and men on land and sea and in the air that we fight behind them. It is the least, God knows, that we can do. * * * >l< * * * * CANADA AT WAR In these historic and very critical days, parliament at Ottawa is responding to the urgent needs of the time. Everyone on parliament hill, commoners, senators and civil servants are watching intently and anxiously the trend of the fighting in Belgium and France and have fol- lowed with pride the epic struggle of the British Expediâ€" tionary Force and the Northern French Army, deserted by the Belgian army through the capitulation of their king, but courageously battling their way to the channel. The Canadian parliament has been hastening its war measures. Faced with the stark menace, threatening to enslave the world, Canada is redoubling its war effort. In the House of Commons, the Prime Minister and his Ministers of De- fence have told parliament and the country that in addi- tion to the three divisions for which provision has been made. the infantry battalions of a fourth division will be mobilised; further ancillary troops will be raised for the Canadian corps which will take the field in Europe; five thousand more men will be added to the Canadian Air Force, and the air training plan is being speeded up. More veterans will be enrolled in reserves for the home defence force and war industry is being geared to much greater activity. ‘ With the announcement that complete plans have been made for the establishment of seven more schools for the air training plan. considerable progress has been made on more than two thirds of the units which will be in operaâ€" tion when the entire program is complete. Plans call for 111 units. Progress has been made on 81. This is felt to be very encouraging and shows that the program is quite up to if not in advance of schedule. It has been stated in parliament that steps are being taken to give additional impetus to this plan which will furnish a con- stant and growing stream of trained airmen for the battle- front where they are so urgently needed to overcome the numerical superiority of the Germans. Parliament has passed an appropriation of $700,000,- 000 to pay war expenses for the present fiscal year. Of this amount $265,000,000 is for the army, $100,000,000 for the navy. $100,000,000 for the air force, $120,000,000 for the air training scheme, $60,000,000 for the establish- ment of the Canadian corps and $38.000,000 for the year’s cost of the third division now being mobilised. There is one division in Britain, one to be despatched when the time is ripe, and the third being formed while the fourth will also be mobilised promptly as far as its nine rifle regiâ€" ments are concerned. The budget which is expected to be introduced in a week or ten days will cover a total expenditure of about $1,150.000.000. While war expenses are much higher than for an equivalent period of the last war because mechanâ€" isation is a major element of modern warfare, the ordin- ary expenses of the government have been cut down in the estimates by $77,000,000 from last year’s figures. The estimates for the present fiscal year for ordinary expenses of government amount to $448,000,000. compared with $525.000,000 last year. The main reductions were in the Canadian National Railway deficit placed at 815.000.000 instead of 843.500.000, in the estimate for public works throughout the country and in approprIations for unemâ€" ployment relief. Estimates for all expenses not connect- ed with the prOSecution of the war were cut down. There is no means of knowing what new taxes are intended. In- formation of that kind is most carefully reserved until the budget is made public. They will certainly be higher, probably mainly on luxuries. The policy of the govern- ment is as far as possible a “pay as we go" policy. but at the same time much of the money must be raised by bor- rowing. All this borrowing has to be done in Canada beâ€" cause the two markets in Britain and France are not open. the former because the people of Britain are extending THE LIBERAL. RICHMOND HILL. ONTARIO their own resources to the limit. while the I'nited States market is closed through their neutrality legislation, To aid in the gigantic task of financing the war. the government has issued war savings certificates and war savings stamps. These are “little bonds" of the Domin- ion. ranging in value from to 100, and are issued to enable the man and woman and child of slender means to “help win the war and help you to save". The mobilization of Canadian industry to supply munâ€" itions for the Canadian troops and munitions and food- stuffs for the allied armies and populace has been given a new impetus. New powers are being given the Depart- ment of Munitions and Supply. The capacity of the plants of key industries is being doubled. Orders for shells rang- ing from rifle ammunition to large shells for anti-aircraft guns. field guns and heavy artillery have been greatly ex- panded while about 60 plants are engaged in the manu- facturing of cartridges. fuses and primers for these shells. For these munitions $40,000,000 is being expended while $30,000,000 is being used to equip plants for the manu- . facture of explosives. ' King City Mr. and Mrs. Russell Clark. Mrs. Edith Thompson of Toronto visited at W. Rollings’ over the weekâ€"end. 1 Mr. Stanley Stein, wife and famâ€" ily visited Mrs. R. Fal‘ren and Donâ€" ald on Sunday. Many outsiders attended Laskay anniversary services on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Robert McTaggart and sev- eral others from Nclbleton heard Rev. Dr. Wm. McTaggart on Sunday ev- ening. Bolton choir were accom- panied by friends from Guelph. Mrs. Earl Patton of Winnipeg reâ€" presented her huslbandi and son Cap- tain Lloyd Patton, at the recent funâ€" eral of the late Mrs. Gladys Patton Fountain. Mrs. Patton visited her sister, Mrs. Fred Willis and from there has made many calls on old‘ friends returning to \l'innipeg on Tuesday. Before coming east, the McCallum-Sinclairs of British C0â€" lumibia spent a couple of days at Earl Patton’s only to find Mrs. Pat- ton in King a short time after their arrival. Mr. and Mrs. Sinclair, son and daughter are here in time for the marriage of Margaret; McCal- lum, daughter of Mrs. Will McCal- lum of Toronto, and niece of Mrs. Sinclair. Miss Harvey of Western Ontario is visiting Mrs. C. Robson. - King Women’s Institute will meet at the home of Mrs. Colin Stewart on June 11 at 3 p.m. ST. The roll call will the “a hot weather drink lor cool supper dish". There will be a sandwich display and a report of the Keswick convention and glove- nraking demonstration by Miss Bur- rows. Mr. H. Jackson, Supervisor of Mlusic, conducted a music festival for public schools at ‘Scliomberg on Wednesday, June 5th, for West King and part Simcoe; and will be at Mechanics Hall, Aurora, on Friday, June 7th for East King schools. Apâ€" proximately 200 children will sing. interspersed with solo music by pupils. Last year the project met with favour and sucCess and the same qualifications are anticipated this season. The children respond to the co-operative vocal work and meeting their colleagues from neigh- bouring schools. Mr. ant Mrs. Bert Ross of Strange were presented with a manâ€" week at the home of Mr. L. Scott. Mr. Maurice B‘eynon was elected trustee of SS. 21, Temperanceville at a ratepayers’ meeting last week replacing Bill Barker Jr., who has located in Toronto. Inspector C. A. Lapp address-ed the meeting on “‘Larger Administration Units and the New Study Course". ‘ Rev. G. S. Lynd of Downsview ad- dressed Temperanceville Y.P.U. ban- quet last Fri-day, the occasion of its 1‘0th anniversary at which ninety were present, former and present members and friends. Miss Maibel Jennings, the first president, offered the toast to the Society, replied by Wilbert Jennings, one of four chaf- ter members still in active Y.P.U. service. Mae Harman and Millie L'mehara, Temperan-ceville Tutor editors, gave the Society's history. Rev. Mr. Lynd the organizer, and the then pastor. was warmly wel- comed. Nora Rumlble. the first sec- retary, called the roll, covering ten years. Garden parties to date: Snowball. June 2:3; Testcn, June 26; Strange, June 28; Eversley. July 2nd; Temp- eranceville. July 3rd. At Strange on June 28 Schomberg A.Y.P.A. will present a play “The Antics of Andrew". 9 Charles Graham MASSEY-HARRIS AGENT Farm Implements, Machinery and Repairs Telephone Richmond Hill 39 Beatty Farm Equipment tel clock from a charivari group last _ o 1 COI'NTY OFFICIALS I’RESIDE AT INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS Officers of the Ymrk County Coun- cil of the Home and School Associaâ€" tion presided when newly elected of- ficers of the Woodlbridgc branch were installed last Tuesday even»- ing. Those assuming oflice were Mrs. A. S. Howl. president; Mrs. Thomas McLean, vice-president; Mrs. Howard Lovctt, sccretary; Miss Mary Topper, treasurer; Mrs. Thomas Moth. Mrs. Lewis Whitfield and Miss Velma Darker, executive members. Installing officers were Mrs. A. Beattie, president of the York coun- ty council, Mrs. Bainbridge and Mrs. Sutton, all of Toronto. Guest speak- er for the meeting was Mrs. G. W. Shore, former principal of the VVood- bridge school. who chose as his sub- ject, “Recreation”. A musical pro- gramme was provided by the Little Concession orchestra. composed of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Wood, Cameron McClure and E. Ballingall, and re- freshments were served by a com- mittee under Mrs. T. McLean. The meeting was the group's filial ses- sion of the season, but plans were made to hold several home baking sales during the summer months. The newly elected president, Mrs. John Robb, occupied the chair when Woodlbridge Senior Institute mem- bers Inct at her home for their May meeting last week. “Legislature” was the theme of the program ar- ranged by a committee under the convenorship of Mrs. Brownlee. Con- tributions included a paper on the motto “In Unity in Strength". read by the convener; current events giv- en by Mrs. G. D. McLean, and a paper by Mrs. Barker dealing with the subject “Women M.P.’s in the British House of Commons". In the later item Mrs. Barker also touched on the life of Canada's women M.P.’s. An added feature was a conâ€" test conducted by Mrs. A. Marnock. Twelve district branches of the VVomen’s Institute met in joint ses- sion at the Klein'burg Institute Hall on Thursday of last week. The event was the West York District Annual Meeting and reports were presented by the various groups. Guest speaker was Miss Sybil Benâ€" nett, of Brampton, who spoke On the British Empire. THURSDAY, JUNE 6th. 1940'. Henry lllll‘~t'.~ \\'i‘!‘i' .t‘ remarkable high qualty :it (‘lziirvville spring i‘fnir on Wednesday. I‘llill‘iL‘S‘ in all cl.a~-<cs Were high, than former I years. lluiglus Palmer. 20, Rich- ‘ l‘mond Hill. was firs: for a second Muir 1n the .rumor farmers iudging' i'competitiun with 185 points. ‘ ’ingston. Woodiridgc. 180; Howard I'LaEdlaw. Norvzil, 17.5; llug‘n Gardâ€" ‘ ‘ house, Weston. 107' Bert. Living- ,'.<tf:lic. \V'tmdlhridgc. 163; Paul Smith. ,‘Nashville. 161; Garnet L:iidlaw. Nor- Tal. 160; \Vrcford Nix, Malton. 159; 'Arthur Dalzicl. \Voodiiridgc, 157. 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