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PAGE SIX WED.AUG.14 Don’t Miss It RUS CREIGHTON and His Famaus Orchestra ENTIRE PROCEEDS FOR COMMUNITY WELFARE AND WAR WORK J. E. SMITH. President J. A. BALES, Secretary F. HOOVER, Treas. J. A. GREENE, Chairman Activities COmmittee a n d a iv a] RICHMOND HILL General Admission 25c. MO N STER mac <- :x' Valuable Prizes for Lucky Number Tickets DON’T MISS THIS BIG STREET FAIR A GALA NIGHT OF FUN AND FROLIC GAMES AND ATTRACTIONS GALORE Novelty Show by Talented Artists UNDER AUSPICES OF RICHMOND HILL LIONS CLUB Soldiers in Uniform Free THE LIBERAL, RICHMOND HILL. ONTARIO g‘Sweeping for Mines iNear Canada’s Ports Risky, Monotonous Most monotonous job in the Royal Canadian Navy is performed by the stubby-hulled little vessels that buck the gales of the Atlantic to keep Canada’s harbour approaches free from mines. Hour after hour, summer and win- ter, they wallow and strain through the seas dragging their mine-sweep- ing equipment behind them. Their crews know that, at present, their chances of snaring a mine are small, but they also know that a cr0p of death might be sown beneath the surface of the sea at any time. On the Atlantic coast these minesweep- ers keep clean some of the busiest shipping channels in the world, channels that carry men and materâ€" ial of countless value to the Mother- land in her lifeâ€"and-death struggle, The day of a minesweeper starts shortly after the first rays of the sun spread across the chilly waters of the North Atlantic. Even during these summer days the ocean winds are cool enough to make necessary the wearing of heavy coats and mufflers. The skipper has already received a chart telling him which channels must be swept during the day. The sweepers usually work in teams 'of three and four. The sen- ior ship takes the lead and the oth- ers spread out behind her in echelon, so that each sweeps part of a wide channelk The mine-sweeping equipment is so arranged that anchored mines are snipped from their moorings whenâ€" ever the long drag-line comes into contact with their cables, and guides them to the special cutting appar- atus. When they bob to the surâ€" face after their line has been sev- ered, they may be destroyed with rifle fire or perhaps taken with ex- treme care into port for examina- tion. Each -minesweeper carries on its forward deck a gun capable of de- livering a severe blow if the necess- ity arises. At the stern are carried a number of depth charges. They are thus prepared for encounters with submarines whether the latter be on the surface or under water. Stout little ships, they operate in all kinds of weather conditions with the exception of dense fog, when a mine might be cut adrift without the knowledge of the crew. Possi- bility of collision is another of the factors keeping the minesweeper in port when the fog banks roll in from the Atlantic. When weather conditions are fav- ourable, the sweepers labour up and down the channels from (1617: until far past the setting of the sun. Not until actual darkness has arrived do they point their blunt steel noses homeward. There they wait until sunrise for another trip in search of the black globes cf destruction which may be lurking beneath the surface of the sea. BRITAIN IS EIRE’S BULWARK The interesting point about this change of heart is that De Valera thus tacitly admits that the “inde- pendence” he and his associates have been contending for during the past years is impractical. Irish indepen- dence would be shattered in event of a German-Italian victory. Great Bri- tain is still the only guarantor of the freedom of the Irish people â€" freedom only possible within ,the framework of the Empire. Eire simply dare not renounce member- ship in the British Empire under the Crown. And yet there will be I.R.A. crackpots .who will oppose Britain for preserving their country and will continue to assert their “independ- ence”.â€"(From the Stratford‘ Beacon- Herald.) MEANINGLESS WORDS NOW “Liberty, fraternity and equality” are dead and meaningless words in France. The new corporative order will' substitute the “rights of labor, the family and the state" for indi- vidual rights. There will be room for only one French party, and open disagreement with its policies will amount to treason. Frenchmen will be free to agree with the dictator- ship, fraternity will mean suspicion and distrust of one’s neighbor, and equality will become uniformity in lsubmission to the state’s demands.â€" (From the New York Post.) 77th year. Miss Cairns died at the home of her brotherâ€"in-law, John MacGillivray, lot 31, concession 7, Vaughan township. Funeral services on Saturday afternoon were follow- ed by Interment in King cemetery. On Wednesday, July 24 the death occurred of Isabella Cairns in her W. N. DOVE Wellington North Dove, 77 year old resident of King township, died at Kettleby on Sunday, July 28. A funeral service was held! Tuesday afternoon at the home of his nephew Arnold Dove on the 7th concession of King. Interment was in Kettleby cemetery. Mrs. Robert Watson; 81-year-old daughter of pioneer Scotch settlers, died at her home in Woodbridge on Wednesday, July 3151:. Mrs. Wat- son, the former Mary Naismith, was the daughter of the late John Nais- mith and Mary Stevenson. She was born in Vaughan township, near what is now the village of Nashville. Surviving are 2 sons, Robert Wat- son. Vaughan township, and John Watson, member of the Woodbridge council; 1 daughter, Mrs. Earl (Mar- garet) Bowman, Smithfield: One sister, Miss Nellie Naismith, Wood: bridge, and one brother, John Nais- mith, Blair, Ont. Mrs. Watson was predeceased by her husband about 16 years ago. She has lived in Wood- bridge since that time. Funeral services were held at the home on Thursday afternoon, the Rev. C. W. Barrett of Woodbridge United Church officiating. Inter- ment was in Hillcrest cemetery. How Did Pe0ple Tell the Time Without Clocks? They told the time by the sun, which was quite accurate enough for people who did not have to catch trains, as we do. Then they used sun dials, candles marked off into hour-sections, hour-glasses and there was a device which consisted of two tanks, one above the other, with a connecting pipe. The lower tank was graduated, and according to the quantity of water that ram is so the time could be told. The ring has been considered a symbol of marriage since earliest times. The third finger of the left hand was selected because a small artery was supposed to run from this finger direct to the heart. Mod- ern surgery has, however, disposed of this contention, but the custom has become fixed in the popular mind and will probably go on for ever. Why Do \Ve Use Wedding Rings? sightly. Not only do they have to scrub the docks, but they often have to wade through shallow water when landing. VVhy Do Sailors “'ear Wide Trousers? Sailors have to turn up their trou- sers a good deal, and narrow ones would soon crease and become un- The Royal Canadian Air Force has grown from a personnel, all-strength of 10,410 on March 31, to a force of 19,453 men on July 24. There are 1,765 officers and 17,688 airmen. AIR FORCE PERSONNEL RISES Do You Know? USED TRUCKS M RS. ROBERT WATSON Phone 12 Make Oldsmobile Oldsmobile Ford Maple Leaf ISABELLA CAIRNS Chevrolet Chevrolet Cities Service Garage OBITUARY Phone 86 PARIS AUTO SUPPLY Complete Stock of New and Used Parts, Accessories and Tires For All Makes of Cars and Trucks CARS WANTED NR WRECKING 1e 86 Richmond Hill, Ont. Auto Wreckers Model Year T-14 1935 T-14 1935 V-8 1935 16-48 1936 16-46 16-46 M. P. MALTBY 29 Yonge Street 1937 1937 THURSDAY, AUGUST 8th, 1940. Water Hemlock or spotted cow- bane is one of Ontario's most preva- lent poisonous plants, states John D. JIacLeod, Ont. Dept. of Agriculture, lToronto. Its small white clusters of flowers may be observed at the pre- sent time above other vegetation in Iwet marshy places throughout “old | Ontario”. It is a perennial weed which grows from 2 to 5 feet high. The leaves are compound in two or three divi- sions. The stems are stout, erect hollow and jointed, widely‘branch- ing, quite smooth, pale green dotted, and streaked with purple. The root Cattle are frequently poisoned by eating the roots of this plant, espe- cially early in the spring when pas- ture is scarce. A piece of a root the size of a walnut will kill a cow. Roots are toxic at all seasons, leaves ;and seeds may be eaten without Idanger. Symptoms are frothing, {uneasiness, pain, violent intermittent Iconvulsions in which the animal kicks, sometimes extending the legs rigidly throwing back the head bel- lowing and groaning. Death results from respiratory failure. Raw lin- seed oil, raw eggs, and lard may be given early while waiting for the veterinarian. l Weed of the Week, Water Hemlock is a bundle of a few fleshy spindle- shaped tubers, like small parsnips. Watch marshes and low \places for this weed and hand pull any plants that are found. This may be easily done if the roots are first loosened with a spud or other implement. Plants should be ‘ destroyed after pulling. Copies ofthe list of lands for sale for arrears of taxes may be had in the office of the Treasurer, J. M. McDonald, VIap'le, Ontario. The list of lands for sale for arrears of taxes in the Township of Vaughan was published in the Ontario Gazette on the third day of August 1940. Notice is hereby given that un- less the arrears of taxes and costs are sooner paid, the Treasurer will proceed to sell the land on the day and place named in such list publish- ed in the Ontario Gazette. The date of the sale named in the said list is the fourteenth day of November, 1940. at 10 a.m. The sale will take place at the Township Hall, Vellore. Dated at Maple this second day of Panel Truck Panel Truck Panel Truck Chassis and Cab Z-ton Chassis and Cab 2-t0n Chassis and Cab 2-ton 6776 Dart, chestnut Belgian stallion, the property of J. W. Palmer, in service at Lot 22, Con. 2 Markham, or trucked to your farm. Terms: $12 payable March 151:, 1941. Trucking charge within ten miles $1 payable at time of service. Mares not re- turned or disposed of will be charged for whether in foal or not. Owner of mare must assume all risks of accident. Phone Richmond Hill 4632. J. W. Palmer, owner.‘ ' Dated at 1August 1940 GLASLYN GENERAL FRANC STOCK REGISTER TOWNSHIP OF VAUGHAN Type TAX SALE NOTICE Richmond Hill J. M. MCDONALD. Treasurer. Sale Price $300.00 $325.00 827 5.00 $300.00 $375.00 $375.00