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Mr. Priestley, who long since gained international fame as a writer and lecturer and who last year became one of the best known personalities of the air, is heard Sundays and Tuesdays in this series. Leslie Howard, the British film and stage star who went home from Hollyâ€" wood when war broke out, speaks for Britain on Mondays. Sir Philip Joubert, eminent authority on defense matters, gives his informative report on Wednesdays. William Holt. the Yorkshire weaver who has travelled all over the world and learned the ways of man and the things that touch his heart, brings fresh courage and new spirit on Thursdays. Two excellent speakers take alternate Fri- day nights for their reports on economic and military af- fairs. They are Philip Noel Baker and David Bowes-Lyon, the latter a brother of Her Majesty. the Queen. In the United States, where “Britain Speaks” is reguâ€" larly heard, the programme is pronounced One of the best in the BBC Empire and overseas services. The feature is scheduled in Canada each night except Saturday, at 11.15 pm. EDST and is followed immediately by that oth- er internationally popular British broadcast, the BBC Radio News Reel, which brings heartening lastâ€"minute news of the Island Kingdom, at 11.30 pm. EDST. Everyone may help in this way with a minimum of sacrifice. If four million men, women and children would buy a War Savings Stamp a week, it would provide $1,- 000,000 a week for our government to use in squipping and providing for our armed forces. The man whose voice has become known as the radio find of 1940, J. B. Priestley, will continue to be heard in 1941 as a member of the speaking group regularly presented over the CBC national network at 11.15 p.m. EDST. This is the feature, “Britain Speaks”, produced by the BBC and rebroadcast in this country as a nightly programme from Ottawa. Hitler intended that the British Empire be destroyed before the end of 1940. Prisoners of war in Canadian Camps have boasted that winter preparations were un- necessary as they would be free ere the New Year. We are now in 1941, the Union Jack still flies, our ships still travel the seas keeping open the life-line of the Empire, and we have hope and confidence that ultimate victory will be complete. Are we in Canada, so far untouched by the grim realities of warfare and its daily bombings as in England, just as conscious of the effort we must put into prepara- tion to bring this war to a successful conclusion as we should be? Are we not riding along enjoying most serene- ly the good fortune that provided an ocean between us and warfare’s dread reality? It is more than possible that we all have our parts to play. Are we lending bur dollairs 'to the Dominion as we might? True some of us have bought war bonds, but are we buying regularly those smaller issues of War Savings Stamps ? 7 7 _ V _ Go out 5nd buy a War Saving Stamp a week. And if you want to be even more patriotic, tear it up and make your quarter a gift to win the war. The immediate task is to fight to the last ounce of our strength and resources â€" and if we do, we will win. Share in the victory, by sharing in the war effort now. WATCH OUT FOR SHYSTERS Always d‘firing any time of patriotic excitement, and particularly during a war, there are hundreds who seek to cash in on such fervor. With men away, as they are in many cases now with the fighting forces, such men seek to prey on the wives and families. Others seek to take advantage of patriotic impulses and raise funds, most of which seem to move in one general direction, the pockets of the promoters. That is what A. R. Haskell, general manager of the Toronto Better Business Bureau, says of such shysters. “Mothers, wives and sweethearts of enlisted men are particularly being preyed upon at the present time with various forms of rackets disguised under all manner of fake patriotic pretexts. Dimes and dollars are continuing to pour into the hands of hundreds of schemers who are masquerading, during the critical period of our history, under the guise of patriotism. While the public is only too happy to contribute to worthy causes, these slick and sly individuals are waxing fat on the proceeds of their fraudulent schemes. Interested only in the satisfaction of their own avarice, they leave a trail of anguish and financial loss behind them as a result of their nefarious operations.” To the electors who measured up to their responsiâ€" bilities as voters and went to the polls on Monday we ex- tend our congratulations . That the right of annual elec- tions is retained for the people is due to their interest and good citizenship. In Vaughan the showing was a little better. Vaughan electors had the incentive of a council contest added to the two year term vote to bring them out. At that less than one quarter of those eligible to vote marked their ballots. itfiIri’agging interest in municipal affairs is not a healthy sign, and unfortunately the apathy is not confined to this district but is general throughout Ontario. A Best government is obtained by an electorate alive to the rcsponsibilities of democracy. An electorate alive to the responsibilities of democracy does not overlook ‘the responsibility of the franchise. Congratulations to the electors who turned out Mon- day and delivered. a knock-out blow to the two year term. However the satisfactory verdict reflects no credit on thOSe who stayed at home. Less than one hundred and fifty out of over nine hundred eligible voters in Richmond Hill thought it worth while to go to the polls to indicate their Wish regarding an. important municipal question. The two year term was almost unanimously voted down, but the certainty of the outcome is a poor excuse for the small vote. ARE WE DOING OUR BIT IN OUR WAR EFFORT? 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 Established 1878 AN INDEPENDENT WEEKLY PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY AT RIGHMOND HILL THE LIBERAL PRINTING CO., LTD PAGE TWO KNOCK-OUT FOR TWO YEAR TERM THURSDAY, JANUARY 9th, 1941. THE VOICE OF BRITAIN THE FLAG STILL FLIES “THE LIBERAL” among others, an illustrated lecture which will carry on from where we left off at Christmas time (those of you who were there will remember), and, on Easter Sunday night, the glorious Cantata, Darkness and Dawn. For this last-named special feature the Choir is already being Big things planned for Easter! It is not too soon to start right now looking forward with anticipation to the wondlerful joys peculiar to the Easter season, with its promise of better things to \be, its assurance of immortality, and all the other blessed influences of the Eastei‘tide. To add to the joy and inspiration of the occasion, we are going to have some very special services, such as among- others, an illustrated lecture We believe that God} made man to love and serve Him; that He cares for him as a righteous and compassionate Father; and that noâ€" thing can either quench His love or finally defeat His gracious purpose for man. So we acknowledge God as Creâ€" ator, Upholder, and Sovereign Lord of all things, and the righteous and loving Father of men. a most worthwhile time. We sing hymns of all kinds, old and new, from the ‘Golden Bells’ and from the Hymnary, hymns of yOur own choosing, hymns for young- and old, hymns suitable for every occasion, ancl how we love to sing them! Wq sing away our lblues, if we have any! We sing away our distresses, we sing, we SINGâ€"and we sing our way into happiness and goodwill, in- to the love of God and our fellow- men. And although we sing because we love to sing, and We find that it does our souls good, that is not all we do, for we read poetry, we pray, we read the Bible, and we THINK! But mostly, we sing! Won’t you come and join us? Let’s get acquainted, and be neighbourly! Let’s do our bit to keep our com- munity one \big family in happy fel- lowship, cordial relationships and sympathetic understanding a n d neig‘hibourliness! Remember, our regular services of worship are at 11 and 7, and we plan them care- fully and do try to make them help- ful and worthwhile, but it may be that you do not find it possible to be in attendance, and perhaps you don’t like the sermons. Well, in that case, come and try the after-service; Henry Giles once said, “A song will outlive all sermons in the memory. “Maybe 50, and here’s your chance to prove it! Be that as- it may, we do, in all sincerity and- earnestness, urge and invite you to come and worship with us, or, failing that, to come and join with us in our period of fellowship and hymn-singing. It will not be time wasted. Last Sunday evening, following about half an hour of singing the hymns of your choosing, we talked about life's beginnings, and God; those of yOu who were there will remember our considerations along these lines, but for those of you who were not, let it ‘be said that we concluded our period of study and fellowship with a thoughtful reading and hearing of the Statement of Faith of the United Church of Can~ ada as regards God; that statement of faith is as follows, and we sug~ gest that you cut it out and keep it, along with all other statements which will follow, until you have the complete article, giving the sub- stance of the faith of the United Church of Canada: so come jom us, and have a goon timeâ€"the kind of a good time which will not leave you depleted in re- sources and nervous energy but with a glow of happiness and well~being insteadâ€"possessed of an inspiration and an inner strength which will carry you through the week as nev- er before, and in anticipation of the next one! What, as good as. all that? Well, that is up to you to find out; come and see for yourself, and don’t take our word for it, or anyone else"s! It is not saying too much, however, to say that we really do have a grand time together, and We believe that God, as sover- eign Lord exalted above the world, orders and overrules all things in it to the accomplishment of His‘ holy, wise and good purposes. The Parsonage, Thornhill, Ont., Monday, Jan. 6th, 1941. Were you at our Hymn-Sing and' Fellowship Period last Sunday night? Bf you were not, then you missed: one of the happiest occasions of the New Year thus far; we hope you will be present on the next occasion. These hymn-sings will be held every Sunday in the Church immediately following the evening service, unless otherwise announced, and the meet- ings are open to anyone and every- one, age, creed and race regardless, so come join us, and have a good timeâ€"the kind of a good time which will not leave you depleted in re- sources and‘ nervous energy but with a glow of happiness and well~being insteadâ€"possessed of an inspiration and an inner strength which will carry you through the week as nev- er before, and in anticipation of the next one! What, as good as! all that? Well, that is up to you to find out; come and see for yourself, prepare-d, and we can assure you that this service will indeed be out- standing and of a highly inspiraâ€" tional and worshipful character. For that matter, so will this 'be true of every service, and all that we are trying to do is to arouse your in- terest and anticipation, secure your attendance and doe sure of your sup- port in this community of those things which our Church is trying to do, and for those values for which the Church and Christianity stand. We would like to know that what we are trying to do for this com- munity, (and this goes for all min- isters), for your children and your- selves, as regards the building of Christlike character and the creation of an upright citizenship, is under- stood and appreciated; our best evi- dence of your appreciation and supâ€" port is seen in your gifts of time, talent and possessions in the wor- ship of God and the service of His Kingdom. MRS. T. BORDEN A native of Kettleby, King town- ‘ship, Mrs. 'Th'omas J. Borden died on Saturday, December 28th in To- ronto. Mrs. Borden, who was in her 82nd year, had lived in Toronto for 30 years. She was the former El- mira Margaret Devitt. Surviving her is her husband. On Monday afternoon funeral ser- vices conducted at the Toronto home by the Rev. Trevor Davies, were fol- lowed by interment in Kvettleby Ce- metery. DR. V. A. McDONOUGH Dr. Vincent A. MoDonough, chief of medicine at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Toronto, died suddenly there on Satâ€" urday, December 28th. Dr. McDon- ough was born at Kleinburi' and members of the family still xlive in the Nashville area. He graduated from the University of Toronto in 1910, practising in Toronto since that time. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and St. An- thony’s church. Surviving him are his widow, the former Eileen Clark; a daughter, ,Tnlnn- Hanan :iehn‘c, Ailann- n cnn Izâ€"GOD. We believe in God, the eternal personal Spirit, Creator and Upholder of all things. Thornhill United Church News THE LIBERAL, RICHMOND HILL. ONTARIO ply; “so it is with the gospel we proclaim!” And with this little poem, and a “thought for the week”, we will close and say goodbye until next time, hoping that ours will be the pleasure of having some of you with President Roosevelt to the American Congress, and in the course of his remarks he said that he believes, as all of democratic citizenship must believe, in the “justice of morality", and that morality WILL TRIUMPH! These are heartening words to the people of this hemisphere, and espeâ€" cially so when they come from the lips of the leader of a truly great nation. He said that the strength of the nation is found in the unity of purpose in its subjects, and that, because they are united in purpose and in wiLl, that for which they stand and to which they give their sup- port, as they keep themselves under the guidance of God, be certain of success. Reminds us of a story: A short man wanted to drive a nail in a wall to carry a big picture. He stood on a chair; he was not high enough His wife put on a small box and, balancing- himseltf precari- ously, he [began to [give thenail hesitating taps with his hammer. His wife said, “Why don’t you give a brave blow or two and settle it?” He replied, “How can a man give a brave IblOW or two when he is standing on a foundation like this?” And so it is in this present crisis for democracy. Whether it will sur- vive or not depends upon the founâ€" dation on which it stands. If, as President Roosevelt suggested, it stands on the will of God, then the blows it gives in its own defence will “settle” the matter once and for all. God’s will is Democracy’sl sal- vation, and that fact is being brought home to thinking people more clearly with the passing of each month. The following story appeared in a German newspaper: A Christian and a Russian were talking about the question of Communism. Fin- ally, the Russian said, “One of the weaknesszas of Communism is that it has no continuous ideal running through the years. For awhile we are loyal to Lenin, and now we are loyal to Stalin. In a few years we shall have to shift our loyalty gears again. ‘What we need is someone like, say, that man Lincoln, who can live through the years.” man. Said the soapâ€"maker: “The gospel you preach hasn’t done much good, for there’s still a lot of wicked.- ne‘ss and wicked people.” The preacher made no immediate reply, but they soon passed a child mak- ing mud pies. He was exceedingly dlirty! It was now the preacher’s turn, and so he said: “Soap hasn’t done much good in the world, I see; there’s still much dirt and many dirty people.” “Oh well,” answered the manufac- turey, “soap is only useful when it’s applied.” This argument is like the one used by the soap-maker who was out walking: with an iold-country clergyâ€" It is wonderful to have the faith that there are some things in this world which cannot be shaken, some values which are permanent, because they are eternally true. We have just been listening to the address of in a canpentem"s shop.” The Russian thought a moment and then said‘, “Jesus would do. He would meet every need if it would not be for the fact that he has not been very SUCCGISSful with you!" “Ah, he doesn’t appeal to those who work. He won’t do." “Why not Confucius?” “He never worked; he won’t do.” “Why not take Jesus? He worked “But,” said‘ the Christian, “You can’t have a Lincoln, for you have no slaves. Why don’t you take Buddha?” “Exactly, was .s the minister with the g'osp DR. V. A. McDONOUGH Dr. Vincent A. McDonough, chief of medicine at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Toronto, died suddenly there on Satâ€" urdlay, December 28th. Dr. McDon- ough was born at Kleinbur" and members of the family still xiive in the Nashville area. He graduated from the University of Toronto in 1910, practising in Toronto since that time. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and St. An- thony’s church. Surviving him are his widow, the former Eileen Clark; a daughter, from the University 1910, practising in that time. He was To remove marks on sugar bags, take them and rinse inside out in lukewarm water until the stiffness disappears. Squeeze the water well out of them and, right-side out,__pla9e on table and rub every letter firmly with soap. Roll up tightly and im- merse in lukewarm soapy water, to which should be added a tablespoon- ful of washing soda. Lay aside over- night. Next, squeeze the water from the bags, open them out and again rub with soap. Rinse off and squeeze; place in plenty of cold water, add- ing soap, soda or ammonia and boil in usual way for an hour or longer, until quite free from color. Then rinse in several changes of clear water, following which soak in javelle water for a few hours; then squeeze, rinse again, and dry in the sun. In these operations do not use hot water. Surviving him are his widow, the former Eileen Clark; a daughter, Aileen; a son, John; three sisters, Mary of Nashville; Jean and Sister M .ALph-onsus of St. Joseph’s Com- miinity', and three brothers, James, John and Thomas, the latter of Nashville. Funeral services from his home on Dovercourt Rd‘. were to St. Anthony’s church- for Requiem Mass Tuesday morning. Interment was in Mount Hope Cemetery. us next Sunday at the regular ser- vices of worship and for the hymn- sing and Fellowship Period immedi- ately following: ’Tis the humin touch in this world that counts, The touch of your hand and mine, Which means far more to the faint- ing heart Than shelter and bread and Wine. For shelter is gone when the night , is o’er, And bread lasts only a day, But the touch of the hand and the sound of the voice Sing on in the soul alway. And, in closing, “Life is not so short but what their is always time for courtesy.” iE. A. BONNICK WW“.me OWN”. MOMMOWWWW MARKS ON SUGAR BAGS Oak Ridges P.O. Grille Guards, many types Defrosters, size 7 x 13 . Defrosters, size 7 x 16 .. Defrosting Fans, special C.C..M. Torpedo Type Light C.C.M. Streamline Light . . . . . C.C.M. Generator Light . . . . . . Bicycle Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . Illuminated Fender Guidgs $1.45 & $1.60 Non Illuminated Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75c. 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