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$600,000,000 is to be BORROWED frothhe people of Canada next month, NOT commandeered as it would be under Nazism or Fascism. It will be returned to the people with interest; it will be an investment in the future, and insurance a'gainst disaster.â€"-The Halifax Herald. Last year the Toronto and York Roads Commission overspent its budget by some $112,000 and York County Councillors at their first session of the year gave a piti- ful exhibition in trying to find out where it went. There was a lot of talk, requests for a legal opinion, sessions held with the press excluded, but the impressions gained by the average taxpayer is that the County Council don’t know much about it and haven’t much idea how to find out. One fact was brought out and that was that cars and trucks for the Commission are purchased from Com- missioner Farr’s firm. The Toronto and York Roads Com- mission spends a lot of money every year and the people of York County are looking to the County Council for a wide-open investigation with no whitewash. Press re- ports would indicate that Reeve MacRae of York Town- ship deserves the taxpayers’ thanks for bringing the whole thing out in the open for an investigation. Occasionally one hears the suggestion it is going t9 be difficult to subscribe the $600,000,000 victory loan to be issued next month, but when it is noted that savings banks deposits in Canada amount to $1,639,000,000 the task need not be of such great difficulty.â€"Niagara Falls Review. Speaking in the House of Commons Tuesday William H. Moore, veteran member for Ontario County on the sub- ject of “overgovernment in Canada” said “I venture to say, in proportion to population Canada is paying more people for making laws than any country in the world. The cost is tremendous, the confusion appalling.” York County Council is large enough for a provincial legislature and as an administrative body costs the taxpayers plenty of money. In any move to reduce~the cost of government in Canada the logical place to start is with the County Council. As an administrative body it may have been necessary in the horse-andâ€"buggy days but to-day is an expensive and unnecessary body of administration which should be abolished. It does nothing which could not be done more efficiently by the provincial administration and the local municipal council. Rt. Hon. Arthur Meighen, recently chosen leaderxof the Conservative Party, was a casualty in Monday’s by- election in South York. For his decisive defeat Mr. Meighen should thank The Globe and Mail, The Evening Telegram, Mr. Hepburn and Col. Drew who were major contributing factors. In excessive zeal to gain party or personal advantage the by-election which at the start looked like a quiet affair was turned into a tub-thumping exhibition against Prime Minister King. The people ac- cepted the challenge of the tub-thumpers and gave a de- cisive answer. We hope that noisy element in Ontario which seems more concerned about “getting Mr. King” than “winning the war” will take Monday’s results as a plain ultimatum from the people that they are sick and tired of their wild rantings. There is no room in Can- ada’s war effort for political “Quislings”. We hope they will take Monday’s byselections results as a firm hint to stop throwing “monkey wrenches” and get down to work airlfd pull with the rest of Canada for the maximum war 9 ort. No individual can keep up his peace-time outlay and be able to take his fair share of the obligations inseparâ€" able from Canada’s participation in the war. This is just as true of governments as it is of individuals. . .. The prudent way of living will be' the simple life and it may be that this will also be the healthiest and most whole- some life as _well.â€"Amherst News, Nova Scotia. Only if the majority of citizens accept the necessity for a revision of the amount of Victory Bonds they had planned to buy in 1942, will higher Victory Loan objec- tives be reached. The most earnest plea which the country of Canada can make to the individual citizen at the present time is that he do everything in his power to increase his pur- chaa of Victory Bonds. No private citizen is in a position to shrug his should- ers When told about this particular problem at Ottawa. Because in this instance particularly the government prob- lem becomes the problem of each citizen which the gov- ernment represents. As the government revises the gen- eral estimate of new money to be found, the private citiâ€" zen must revise his estimate of how much he shall sub- scribe to the forthcoming loan and another or others later in 1942. As the war lengthens, Great Britain’s needs grow and grow, and as Canada’s armed forces increase steadily month by month in terms of men and equipment, the Can- adian government has had to revise its estimate of what money must be obtained from the people of the country in order to prevent any slackening of pace. On February 16, the Second Victory Loan Organization will commence a campaign to raise at least $600,000,000. In all likeli- hood, much more than that will have to be raised later 1'th year. Advertising Rates on Application. TELEPHONE AN INDEPENDENT WEEKLY PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY AT RICHMOND HILL THE LIBERAL PRINTING 00., LTD. J. Eachrem Smith, Manager Member Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association- Cove'rinrg Canad‘a’s Best Subufiban District Subscription $1.50 per year -â€"- To the Upited States $2.00 PAGE TWO INCREASE YOUR BOND PURCHASE POLITICAL QUISL‘INGS REBUKED THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12th, 1942. ABOLISH COUNTY COUNCILS THERE IS A DIFFERENCE SPARE THE WHITEWASH OLD VIRTUES NEEDED MONEY IS AVAILABLE “THE LIBERAL” Established 1878 TELEPHO N E 9 On Monday night,’ February 2 the weather prevented the usual crowd from gathering for the Red Cross Euchre and freeze out, 'but those who did'attend report a good time. A rbushel of apples donated by Mrs. D. 'Brown, sold to help along the work of the Red Cross realized $4.715. xPrize winners in the freeze out were ’lst, Mr. and Mrs. J. Grainger; 2nd, 'Mr. Roy Glover and Mr. Bert Nichols. Ladies, Mrs. N. Reid, Mrs. 'D. Brown, Mrs. A. Newson; men, ‘Mr. A. Brown, Mr. K. Stotts. Mr. ‘Lloyd‘ Pratt. Lucky prfzes were won by Mr. Thompson and Mrs. Henry Allan. “Your vaudeville show was reâ€" markably fv’me; we would have em- joyedx it ‘but for the fact that you tried to build: your trapeze out of something we value too highly, name'- lry, our liberties and democratic tn.- SttTi'tu'tl:0nS‘. We don’lt care for that kind‘ of sport.” You are asked> to keep in mind the world day of prayef on Friday, February 20th. The service will be held in Brown’s Corners church in the afternoon at 2.30. Never in hisrbory A proof of the principle that the people are well able to govern them- selves was afforded this week in the results of four by-elreotiorns for seats in the) Do-mfni‘o‘nt Parliament. " A Valenfine event of interest is the Red Cross Tea and show of work to be held at the home of our chair- man Mrs. A. Newson. Come in the afiternoon from 3 to 5 o‘clock or in the evening from 7 to 10 o’clock. There will also be a white elephant sale. An interesting programme Otf music, elocution and song has been arranged by Mrs. S. English and ‘Mrs. A. Stephenson. Alim' chair philosophers have held the contrary to be true, and) from academic. halls, even here: in» Canada, the hypothesis has issued at times that a benevolent dictatorship is pre- lferraIb-le to democratic government. The‘o'rists of this school may draw a smile of amused tolerance from the public in peace times, but when war is on they may find‘ themselves in an internment camip. At times, too, as in iJh-e recent by-electdoms, efforts have been made to Malawi and! be- de'vil issues of moment for partisan profit). But the peOple‘ are usually able to dl'g' through the smoke of sophistry and emerge W‘:th the truth. The impassable highways and roads prevented: service in Browm’s. Corners United Church from being held on Sund'ay afternoon, February 8th. Many of those attempting 'to arrive home late Saturday evening found to their sorrow that their cars would not go and that the walking was not very good. Tlhe votews in four Canadian conâ€" stituencies, well; removed from each other, came forward this» week, unn affected! by truth twis’ter-s, and (112-1 clared themselves to be 100 per cent behind the War efforts of the Do- mimic-n govemnlmemtn They said to ’0th Prime Minister, Mi’. King, in eflfecttâ€" “You are right; in your decision to come to us with a plebiscite on t‘lhe, queotion» of conscription for overseas service. You refused to do what your crilticsl proposed, namely, to break your pledge to us: and! to declare that it is expedient to dIO so; to hold, in fact’ that if the war is to 'be‘ won you must clothe yoursexllf with the raimenb of a dictator and try to pass it ocfif on us as the garlb of ‘re- Siponvsilble government.’ To- Mr. King’s onpvpon‘e’nfis â€"â€" and particularly to that gallivan‘timg tr’mdty, Messrs. Meighren‘, Drew nd Hepibum who tried as hard as any Philadelphia lawyer to paint black as white in the ridings of South York and Weli‘a'ndk, the voters said: Dinner, 12 noon-Cream of pea soup, celery, roast turkey or goose, sage and onion dressing, creamedb potatoes, gravy, steamed bru-ssel sprouts, plum pudding, lemon sauce, Canadian apple and’ tea. Hepburn Out On Limb After Monday’s By-Election Results Breakfast, 8 a.m:â€"-\Stewed prunes, shredded wheat and milk, bacon and egg“ hot rolls and peanut butter, coffee. Supper, 6 p.m.â€"â€"Cold‘ roast pork and apple sauce, scalloped‘ potatoes, ‘cawblbage salad, lemon tarts, cake, fruit and cocoa. Am extract from an overseas let- rter gave this copy of their Christ- ’mas Day menu: THE LIBERAL, RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO B'y Ru-ssell- Fox, Richmond Hill Buttonville News Items MR. MEIGHEN MAY RE LINQUISH DOMINION CONSERVATIVE LEADERSHIP Premier .Mi’ndhel'l Herplbur'n can not, however, be disposed of thus :50 liigwhtlry. Because of ,tlhve‘ revsrp-o‘nlsfibil- may of his oflfi‘c'e, he offers ‘the- Lib- ea'al party ocfi Ontario 3. problem. Perlhkaq‘is: theft problem could be phased like this: ‘When he tried‘ to sell out the pamfty and} the province dlowm‘ the river, dlid' Mr. Hepburn cut himself loose fo'rneve'r from all right to public office? 19 his: usefulness to fihe Liberal party and the people of Omlfa'rio smlaslhveizl'fteynnd: repair?’ The people of fihe four constitu- encies realized this great truth: T'hat wort since the war began has a. battle been l‘cst for lack of men, that al' our reverses; have occurred because of a shortage of the materials of war, that flhe government at Ottawa recognizes this. fact, (but recognizes also that the situation may change, land that if it dxods change and great- er armed forces are required from Canada, “hey will be on hand and ready to move. 10f the opponents of Mr. King, there remains little to say: Mr. Meighnen has sacrificed) hrLs senator~ ship, the reward: givsm him for life long party zeal. I": was assumedl he would safely expect election in the Tory bound constitmzencw‘ of South Y\o-rxk. Buu’t: instezul of election. his failure to appreciate that 4am, enlight- ened- public opinion would: prevail against the emcpi‘lo‘ymemt of sophisme has succeeded! in (bringing: about the l'cls-sa of an'o'tlher seat to film Opposl‘ tionv â€"â€" and that, too, despite the most generous- ig-e‘srtu‘re of the L‘b- oral party in, declin‘ingjo contest the by-eleicti-o'n. P'er'hap-s Mr. Meighen can find a safer seat, but where “thirmugllmu't the lDominion it wouldi be diff’culv‘b ‘to say; penhxatps he will read 'the- handmrritimg on the walm and re- linquish tlhe Tory leadership. 001. George Draw ‘will, of course, remain: just wfhere he is‘. He has With!» a few years made himsell‘ am 'Omtaviov political: ins‘tim'tion:,' if. ’nofi a ‘liocal (impr-omemdnt,’ and MS qu’alifi‘cations asv .a pufbflic en’tertainer are unwuvvpsassedi. Am old" saying goes: ‘Whatt would! home be without a momhem?’ and; one m‘ay ask pvoli‘ti- ml’lw: ‘Wlhat woultd) an elelction be Without a Go]. Drew-'1’ r has it been more important for the women of the world. to meet in prayer. We hope that .very woman of the community will: try to attend. Archer Wallace, a well known Canadian author and lecturer will deliver a Lecture at Brown’s Corners United’ Church on the night of March 4th. “No, sir, ’twasn’t me,“ replied the boy, tfimlbling. “I only came back from the country last week!” Remember the Euchre and freezeâ€" out to be held' in Buut‘tonville Hall -on Monday night, February 16th. An inspector, while examining a class in school one day, asked, “Whe drove the Israelites out of Egypt. You!” he said, pointing to a small boy in the corner. _ ATLANTIC WOGMWWWW g PHONE 49 RICHMOND HILL § owumwwowommm Don’t Put It Off 29 Yonge Street 65 Yonge Street Cities Service Garage Furnace Repairs and Eave Troughing RICHMOND TAILORS Cleaning and Pressing For some time you have been promising your- self a new suit. Don’t put it off too long. We still have an ample supply of excellent quality material to choose from, but this con- dition may not always prevail. Let us outfit you now with a new suit by Richmond Tailors. We offer to the people of Richmond Hill and the surrounding district an unexcelled Dry Cleaning and Pressing Service. Dependable service, highest quality work and the most reasonable prices. GENERAL TINSMITH WORK FINDLAY FURNACE DEALER TIN SMITH EXPERT BATTERY SERVICE J. A. GREENE MEN’S AND LADIES’ TAILORING ’Phone 12 PAUL DUBOIS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12th, 1942. Phone Richmond Hill 147W Richmond Hill