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The Royal Canadian Navy is now nearly six times stronger than it was a year ago, according to a state- ment made by Hon. Angus L. MacDonald, Minister of National Defense for the Navy. In inaugurating his press conferences The Minister gave an encouraging report of activities since the start of the war, dwelling on the Navy’s expansion. on the high quality of its work performed while seeing service with the Royal Navy and pausing long en- ough to hit at Nazi planted rumours concerning ship movements» The Canadian fleet has grown from 15 vessels, a year ago, to 120 vessels n0w commissioned for active service. During the coming year 95 more ships will swell this total to 215. These include three destroyers. More than 15,- 000 men are busy in Canadian shipyards pushing the ship- building program ahead of schedule. The personnel of the Navy has grown to about 10,- 000 officers and men. More are being trained every day to meet growing needs. Over a period of the past ten or fifteen years the Provincial Government has done a very great deal to improve the Highways of this Province, and to-day we rank about tops in this respect on the Continent, but there are still exceptions to this rule and for some inexplicable reason, nothing seems to be done to improve these sec- tions. Take the most notable example, that of the fam- ous bottleneck between Steele’s Corners and Richmond Hill on North Yonge Street. The lack of any effort to improve conditions there is undoubtedly responsible for rendering useless to a very great extent the enormous work already done on the whole Yonge Street highway. A chain is only as strong as its weakest link and a high- way is only as useful as its narrowest and most danger- ous portion allows it to be. The congestion of traffic be- tween the points mentioned above is not a new thing, or something the Government cannot be aware of. All over the- United States to-day, tourists are probably tell- ing one another of the curious official quirk which pro- vides thousands of miles of the finest of paved highway in the Province, and then practically ruins the usefulness of a great percentage of thewhole system by the persis- tent neglect of conditions over this five or six miles of roadway. Great sums of money have been spent in the past two or three years on the new highway to Hamil- ton. It is undoubtedly a fine one, but there were already two wide and sufficient highways connecting these two cities when the construction of the third one“ was begun, but for some strange 'reason, the Government will not even discuss the horrible c0nditions indicated which seem to make Yonge Street a dangerous menace to life, speed and comfortâ€"Hudson Herald. ' The men of the Canadian Navy serving in units Qf the Royal Navy and the officers in training in England were singled out for special praise. Over 400 men of the R.C.N. are with the British fleet. ' A cableg’ram from Hon. Vincent Massey, Canadian High Commissmner in London was read by the Minister. It paid high tribute to the units of the Canadian Navy in action with the Royal Navy, noting the British Admir- alty’s praise for the work of Canadian destroyers in haz- ardous duties, rescue work and the convoy of ships. ‘CHECK-UP BY POLICE STARTS AS NATIONAL REGISTRATION ENDS A national check-up of registration by police author- ities started the day following close of registration booths, according to Mr. Justice T. C. Davis, deputy minister of National War Services. During the three designated days for registering, millions 0f persons called at registration booths. manned by 50,000 appointed officials and 100,000 voluntary workers, to answer questions and receive a reg- istration certificate. “Only a very small minority failed to comply with registration,” stated Mr. Davis. Gratification of the manner the huge task was car- ried out was expressed by Hon. James G. Gardiner, Min- ister of National War Services. Those who reached the age of sixteen after August 21 and hereafter will have to register within 30 days of their birthday. The small business, the independent merchant, the Main Street business man, can give a human, friendly type of service that the big organization, no matter how efficient, cannot equal, but the small business today must push and promote and justify its existence. The locally- owned business is a greater asset to any community than the outside-owned organization, although the latter, with its greater resources, makes a contribution to the com- munity, too. Too oftenthe small independent business takes a defeatist attitude and merely aims at “getting by”, whereas the big organization thrives on the theory thaL not to go ahead is to go back. ' In urging our merchants, as we do each week, to take a page out of the merchandizing books of “big busi- ness” and to keep everlasting-1y at it with newsy items about their stores, we believe that “'e are making a con- tribution to the community’s welfare, and are not mere- ly securing the advertising that makes a newspaper possâ€" ible. According to Justice Davis some constituencies have already reported that the task was carried out entirely free of charge to the government. " ----- The merchant who must write an interesting an- nouncement about the values to be found at his store will spend a good deal of time securing the kind of stock that will provide something to write about. ‘ â€"â€"Bowmanvi11e Statesman, Ont. Established 1878 AN INDEPENDENT WEEKLY PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY AT RIGHMOND HILL THE LIBERAL PRINTING CO., LTD J. Eachern Smith, Manager iember Canadian Weekly Newspaper Assodation Subscription $1.50 per year â€"â€"- To the United States $2.00 Covering Canada’s Best Suburban District Advertising Rates on Application. TELEPHONE 9 NAVY NEARLY SIX TIMES STRONGER THAN A YEAR AGO PAGE TWO EVERY BUSINESS MUST JUSTIFY ITSELF THURSDAY, AUGUST 29th, 1940. YONGE STREET BOTTLENECK “THE LIBERAL” Italy is so short of metal that her new threeâ€"engined Cant bomber is Ibeing built with a wooden fuselage. Another score for Britain’s Bloekade. Himmler, dreaded Gestapo chief, has ordered all the inhabitants of occupied: France to hand over their gold and foreign exchange to the Nazi authorities. The death penalty is threatened for those who withhold their gold. Goering, the much-informed chief of Germany’s Air Force, has to close his pet oilâ€"fromâ€"coal plant near Han- over and is removing it to an area less subject to R.A.F. raids, which have destroyed a large part of the plant. An R.A.F. pilot who hails frOm Guelph, Ont., in a recent raid over Germany, flew so low over his target that the explosion of his own bomb threw his machine 300 feet higher in the air, injuring him and damag- ing' his plane. He gained the Dis- tinguished Flying Cross for this ex- ploitâ€"and deserved it. Britain's first woman air pilot death occurred recently. She was Mrs. Elsie Joy Davison, a member of the women’s section of the Air Transport Auxiliary, whose job it is to fly new planes from the factories to R.A.F. stations. She was killed during an instruction flight. Hair from the heads of German women is going into socks for Nazi soldiers A Berlin announcement re- veals that 4000 pounds of hair has been collected and turned over to spinning mills where felt socks will be made for Hun warriors. Inland farmers of Britain now have the option of billeting children at $2.25 per head per week, or sheep at 8 cents per head per week â€" or both if they can manage them. Over 40,000 sheep have been evacuated from the southeast coast region. Tradition means much to British- ers, but winning this war means even more, so guns of the frigate Bellerophon, on which Napoleon sur- rended after Waterloo, are being melted for military scrap iron. The Bellerophon, launchel in 1736, es- corted Lord‘ Nelson’s body home af- ter Trafalgar, where he was wound- ed â€"fata11y. In announcing the deci- sion to scrap the guns, the Falmouth Town Council said-2 “We don’t need mementoes to remind us of Britain’s glorious past.” ‘ Do you feel inclined to grumble about what you have to do towards winning the War? If you do, just‘ think of Alf Lea, of Ormskirk, Eng- land. He works 12 hours a day, 7 days a week on war work. In hi§ off hours he helps to dig his garden, writes letters for the disabled, acts as secretary for both the British Legion and the local band, does spe- cial} constable duties, rarely misses a meeting as a local town councillor and' is always at the service of an (ax-service man night and day. .And an empty sleeve tells of his services in the last War, . .Now are you doing your bit? Announcing the decision, Secre- tary William Blake declared a scare- ity of labour, unsettled conditions, and an increase in plumbing and building costs were factors influ- encing the boardPS action. He an- nounced a revised requisition for the year’s funds, $1800 less than the original 1940 figure will be sent to the council immediately. It will be in answer to a request from the coun- cillors, who, at their last session, ordered a reduced budget if con- stiruction work was not to be start- e . VILLAGE SCHOOL BOARD CANCEL BUILDING PLANS {Construction of a $2500 addition to Woodlbridge public and continua- tion school, planned for this sum- mer, was cancelled by the school board in special session on Thurs- day evening of last .we.ek. .~ Debate on the government’s plan for a delayed school opening result- ed in a decision to open the village schools September 16th. “We de- cided to abide bv the decision of the premier", said Mr. Blake. It is remarkable how easily thugs can acquire a lethal weapon. A youth of sixteen was arrested and sent- encedl in this city recently. He was found to have a loaded revolver in his possession. The frequency of arâ€" rests of criminals carrying revolvers conyeys unmistakable indication of laxity somewhere. Some of these weapons are stolen from citizens of law-abiding intent. but it is difficult to see why peaceful citizens should feel it necessary to own a death- dealinq weapon. \Vhile Parliament} is engaged in collecting shotguns it should also r ther attempt to round= up pons of all kinds. Much alties in the courts for ‘ THE THUG WITH THE PISTOL erve : lalgary THE LIBERAL, RICHMOND HILL. ONTARIQ Interesting War 1;; Sidelights collecting rifles and ould also make a fur- 0 round up letha\l wea- lds. Much stiffer pen- :ourts for those found ;ession of arms might $e’)cerrent.â€"(From the Goodwill Ambassadors Representatives from all classes of families in the United Kingdom are pouring into Canada as fast as trans- portation can be arranged. In the case of the ‘teen age old they will probably spend the most impression~ able part of their careers in Can- ada. Some will return to the Old Land as unofficial ambassadors of goodwill and to tell of the really fine country Canada is, while others will doubtless remain and become citizens of the Dominion. With all this free and personal advertising for the Dominion there is no doubt that new interest will be created in Eng- land and Scotland and a new rush of capital and immigration may be expected when circumstances permit. â€"Delhi Newsâ€"Record, Ont. Radio and the ‘King's English’ One can be pardoned for specu- lating on the question whether the proprietors and operators of radio stations throughout the country are fully alive to their responsibilities in the matter of the use of the Eng- lish language and the pronunciation thereof through their facilities.... Pronunciation in Canada is in pro- 'cess of formation, and when one listens to radio announcers broad- casting the news, one wonders in what direction we are heading..Per- haps there should be a national school for radio announcers in order to ensure some uniformityâ€"Alameda Dispatch, Sask. Enforce Traffic Laws and Save Life It is certain that this could be made a much safer community not only for children but adults as well if a more thorough enforcement of traffic laws was exencised...There is no reason whatsoever why any motorist should feel free to drive through the town at the same speed he travels over the more open parts of the provincial highway system.â€" Grimsby Independent, Ont. ‘ “MWWMW Honoring Canadian Humorist The Windsor, N.S. home of Judge Thomas Haliburton, the father of published humour on this continent, has been converted» into a museum and formally opened to the public. Judlge Haliburton was a native of' Nova Scotia and it was while on circuit as a judge that he secured the material for his great book, “Sam Slick of Slickville”. The Witty sayings of Sam Slick were undOubt- edly duplicated to a considerable ex- tent by the author of David Harum,‘ an American novel of 40 years ago which went over big. . .After he had served many years on the bench, Judge Haliburton resigned and went to England where he was elected to the Imperial Parliament.â€"â€"Hartland Observer, N.B. Treat Nazi Sympathisers as Spies Nazi sympathizers in this country should get little consideration when caught...Any enemy alien residing in Canada, and working for the foes of Britain, is nothing more or less than a spy. He should be treated as a spy and not allowed to pay a nominal fine or serve a compara- tively short sentence in jail. He should he given the sentence that is handed out to spies, whether we in this country like the system or not ...In times like these, we have no mercy for spies. This is one time they should be given justice â€"â€" at the hands of a firing squadâ€"Forest Standards, Ont. BALING HAY & STRAW Tell-Tale Shoes The shoes tell the story in Can- ada and in nine cases out of ten, newlyweds are spotted by experi- enced station and train empIOyees by GORMLEY RR. 1 Phone Stouffville 7313 WWNW Policies iSSued through this office covering Farm Prepert‘y â€"Private Dwellings and their contentsâ€"Automobile â€" Plate Glassâ€"Residence Burglary, etc. Glai‘ms Settled Promptly 1924 General Insurance Richmond Hill Telephone 87 QUICK SERVICE AND REASONABLE PRICES PERCY COBER J. R. HERRINGTON As Other Editors See It. INSURANCE 1940 1. The Council of the Corporation of‘ the Township of Vaughan intends to construct as a local improvement, (draining, grading and gravelling) the easterly part of Birch street in the Township of Vaughan between the westerly limits of subâ€"lot 52 and Avenue Road, a length of 1746 feet, and intends to specially assess the cost upon the land abutting directly on the work. 2. The estimated cost of the work is $700.00. The estimated cost per foot frontage is 20.6 cents. The spe- cial assessment is to be paid in five equal annual instalments and the estimated annual rate per foot frontage is 4.6 cents. the couple’s shining new shoes, ac- cording to an assistant general traf- fic manager. Less.rice is now thrown on trains than in prévious years, he adds, but the shoes still tell the story.â€"Pictou Advocate, NSS. Hitler’s Growing Pains A rapidly growing world Opinion believes that Adolph Hitler’s “peace feelers” of recent weeks reflect a Nazi realization that the problem of assimilation is far greater than that of conquest. Obviously the sea.- power, air strength and unlimited raw material possessions of the Brit- ish Empire greatly outmatch those owned by the Nazis, and therein lies the uneasiness of an Adolph Hitler sending out “peace feelers”. His eyes were bigger than his stomach. -â€"‘Port Elgin Times, Ont. Townshipof Vaughan The next trick may be to keep the war out of the United States, not the United States out of the war.â€"Brandon Sun, Man. 3. Application will be made by the Corporation to the Ontario Munici- pal Board for its approval of the undertaking of the said work and any owner may within twentyâ€"one days after the first publication of this notice fire with the Board his objection to the said work being un- dertaken. 4. The said Board may approve of the said Work being undertaken, but before doing so it may appoint a time and place when any objections to the said work will be considered. Dated this 9th day of August, 1940. J. M. MCDONALD. Clerk. ‘ Maple, Ont. THURSDAY,- AUGUST 29th, 1940. In the estate of Annie Hall, late of the Village of Thornhil], in the Township of Markham, County of York, school teacher, deceased. All persons having claims against the estate of Annie Hall, late of ‘the Village of Thornhill, in the Township of Markham, County of York, who died on or about the 29th day of March 1940 are hereby noti- fied to forward to the undersigned on or before the 2lst day of Sep- tember 1940, full particulars of their claims against the said Estate veri- fied by affidavit. After the said date the Executrix of the said- Estate Will distribute the assets of the said deceased, having regard only to claims of which she; will then have notice, to the exclusion of all others, and! she will not -be liable to any person of whose claim she shall not then have notice for the assets so distributed Or any part thereof. Dated at Toronto, in the County of York, this 27th day of August, AD. 1940. {NSURANCE LIFE. FIRE. ACCIDENT. SICKNESS PLATE GLASS, AUTOMOBILE SURGLARY, GUARANTEE BONDS SPECIAL RATES TO FARMERS Notice to Creditors ON ALL CARS TARIFF & NONTARIF‘F CO’S A. G. Savage MASSEY-HARRIS AGENT Farm Implements, Machinery and Repairs Telephone Richmond Hi“ 39 Beatty Farm Equipment Margaret; Hall, Thornhill, Executrix, By her Solicitor, Alexander MacGregor, 614 Confederation Life B]dg., Toronto, Omtario. Charles Graham Old Post Office Richmond Hill