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That is one of the arguments put forward in support of health insurance, a system under which the commun- ity work together to meet the problem of the individual. As the importance of national health has come to be more widely recognized, the idea of health insurance has come to be more generally considered. “In adopting this resolution. the Medical profession reserves the right to refrain from supporting any health insurance measure which would not meet the needs of the people, particularly those of limited income, or which would lower or even not raise the standard of quality of the services rendered to the sick.” The association is careful also to make it clear that its resolution “does not imply support of ‘sta’fe medicine’.” Yet it is of value to have its members take a stand fav- oring a program to enable an extension of medical ser- vice. It has been pointed out frequently that ill health is one thing the average family in the small income group cannot budget for. Rent can be figured out. Food costs and clothing can be estimated. A certain amount can be set aside for entertainment. But expenditures for medi- cal attention or hospitalization and so on are something that cannot easily be gauged or taken into account in bud~ geting. So illness is always a special problem for families in the low or medium income groups. ' -Of course, the association does not intend to buy a plg m a poke. The statement issued by Dr. E. A. Archer, presxdent, says: Health insurance bids fair to be the next piece of social security legislation attempted in Canada. A few days ago, Hon. Ian Mackenzie, Minister of Pen- sions and Health, intimated that the Government has been ‘fdiscussing the general principles of health insurance, but we have not finalized our plans yet.” Now the Canadian Medical Association has by resolution approved “the adop- tion of the principle of health insurance.” It is axiomatic that man should not hope to thrive on the lone labors of his brother. And nature, fate, or call it what you will, has way of making things work out that way. The more shoulders to the wheel, the faster goes the wagon and less are its chances of getting stuck in the rut. There are willing workers in every community and district; but these are times of stress and the work of these workers has been doubled. The scheme is new to Canada. But in Great Britain a start was made over 30 years ago on a pregram of com- pulsory health insurance. What form the measures pro- posed for Canada will take will not be known until the Government’s scheme is finally drafted and made known. But the support announced by the Medical Association is an important step. The simple fact is that no Canadian has so far felt the pinch of rationing. We have made no sacrifices. We have lost a few luxuries all in the line of duty and neces- sity. That is all and there is no need for grumbling. In time there will come adjustments which will iron out present d‘isproportions. In the matter of butter and beef at the moment there is some confusion and probably mis- allocation but no one is starving or even suffering from lack of nutritive food. It should not be long, under pre- sent plans, until all are served most equitably. Hoarding simply must not be tolerated. Complete information for the general public is the prime essential and we believe that this is now well in hand by our government. Just stop and ask yourself what part you play in the building and progress of your community or district â€"-and what part you play in organized, war effort. Do you donate what you can spare? If you do, well, that’s as it should be. And so far as the war effort is concern- ed it should be an unanimous answer. But are you a ,voice in the lodges, the church. farm organizations, wo- men’s organizations, the service club, the avricultural and horticultural societies, the sporting organizations, the Red Cross, and the many other activities which spell progress or decline to any town or district? Now, more than ever, it’s time to “PULL YOUR WEIGHT!” Let us understand, first, that the people of Britain, embattled as they have been, have long since endured cheerfully a most rigid rationing far more drastic than we are likely to experience. They hav ecarried on most magnificently. They have faced the facts and they will continue cheerfully to do so. It may help us some in our thinking to consider also the case of our great neighbor to the south. Just over a year into the conflict, we find that they have a system of rationing more widely and deeply extended than have we and their people are mea- suring up to the necessity. Then there are the enslaved democracies suffering privations far worse than ration- ing. Let us look abroad and then turn and view our mod- erate case. RATIONING HERE TO STAY We may as well face up to it that ratwning is here to stay for the duration and probably longer. We must be prepared. too, for the times when rationing may be exâ€" tended to commodities other than those now under coupon and those presently foreshadowed. There is little point at this late date in blaming the government, no matter What censure might properly be accorded. It is the busi- ness and the duty of everyone to accept the facts as they are or as they develop. It is a duty of the press to inâ€" form and to foster cheerful acceptance of this wartime emergency. Every last person in Canada, rich and poor, old and young, will be affected under the rationing sysâ€" tem. There are a few observations that need to be made. Established 1878 $dvertising Rates on Application. J. Eachern Smith, Manager Subscription $1.50 per year â€" To the United States $2.00 Covering Canada's Best Suburban District Member Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association AN INDEPENDENT WEEKLY PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY AT RICHMOND HILL THE LIBERAL PRINTING CO., LTD. PAGE TWO ARE YOU PULLING YOUR WEIGHT? THURSDAY, JANUARY 28th, 1943. HEALTH INSURANCE “THE LIBERAL” TELEPHONE 9 The report of the Young People’s Union was presented by Hicks Smith. The average attendance was 15. This is a marked decrease from former years. However we feel these con- ditions are due to the war. Almost all the young men have joined the King’s Forces and a number of the members are doing war work. The guest speakers were: Mrs. Gibson who gave a missionary addreSS on her work in Africa; Rev. F. Bowes whose subject was ‘Our Life’s Work’. Rev. A. .E. Owen of Unionville spoke on “Christmas and the young people of the times”. Rev. C. B. Brethen spoke on “SaVed for a purpose” and Mrs. A. H. Halbert gave an address illustrated with lantern slides on “iOur Missionary Work in Saskat- chewan”. Last March the members of the Y.P.U. presented a play. They also made an autograph quilt during the Winter. The annual Spring Rally was held in our church on March 213, also an Officers" Congress in Maple on February 2nd. Our Y.P.U. in- vited Thornhill on May 4th. The social activities of our Y.P.U. were a skating party at Hogg’s Hollow, a Valentine social, the annual ban- quet on May 18th and the annual picnic to Hanlan’s Point on June 20. We also entertained Thornhill Y.P.U. ‘Our Y.P.U. won the Presbytery tro- phy for largest attendance at the [Spring Rally. The evening worship service was conducted by the Y.P.U. on Sunday evening, May 17th. The total amount raised by the Y.P.U. for the year was $92.76. The annual congregational supper meeting was held last Thursday evâ€" ening, January 28th, 1943 in the church school room. This supper meeting has been a feature for the last 12 years when the congregation gathers for a social time, after which the annual business meeting follows. The pastor, Rev. A. H. Halbert, pre- sided and opened the meeting with prayer. Mr. W. T. New was ap~ pointed secretary. Miss Ruth Dougâ€" las presented the Sunday School re- port. Thc S.S. met eVery Sunday during the year with an average atâ€" tendance of 93. The first Sunday’s collection of each month is set aside for missionary purposes. These aâ€" mounted to $41.37. The Home Dept. has a membership of 19 and contri- buted $10.75. There are 24 mem-: bets on the Cradle Roll. Mission-i ary programs were given regularly. Four Temperance programmes were} presented during the year with the‘ SS. members taking part. Some ocf the features were oratorical contest held on February 8th in our Sunday School. Two of these contestants en-l tered the North York Oratorical1 Contest at Trinity United Church, Newmarket, February 16th, Miss Hazel Campbell in the senior class and Wilma Adair in the junior class, both winning honors for their Sun- day School. A scripture catechism on Temperance in which twelve girls and boys took part was also inter- esting; also a Temperance exercise by 10 boys “Why take a stand. for total abstinence?” Temperance ad- dresses. were given by the older pupils. Posters were also used. The SJS. l‘as a Temperance Post with a membership of 7:5 over 12 years of age. Eight monthly meetings of the SS. executive were held with an av- erage attendance of nine. Special services during the year were Moth- er's Day, Rally. Day, 8.8. annivers- ary and White Gift service. These gifts were given to the Fred Victor Mission in Toronto. A Christmas Tree entertainment was held on De- cember 17th with a good program. Mrs. Halbert’s Young Ladies’ S. S. class presented a pageant “The com- ing of the Prince 01 Peace” at the evening service on Christmas Sun- day, December 20th. A concert was held on October 23rd for the Sunday School. The attendance during the summer months was much higher than former years, an average of '75 during July and August. Three S.S. members attended church services every Sunday for two years and were presented with a membership pin. There were Georgina Plain, Frances Schmidt and Margaret Grisâ€" dale. We were sorry to lose our SJS- Supt, Mr. A. W. Galbraith and Mrs. Galbraith, one of the SS. tea- chers in May when they moved away from our community. We also lost our secretary, Harold B. Schmidt, who join-ed the Royal Canadian Ar- tillery and left us in September. Ruth Douglas was appointed to take his place. The Sunday School raised $229.88 with a good balance in the treasury. THE LIBERAL, RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO iMis; K. Taylor presented the re- Encouraging Reports Feature Annual Meeting Newtonbrook United Church Held Jan. 28 The Mission Band report was given by the. leader, Mrs. Halbert. They had 16 meetings with an average attendance of 31. The Mission Band has a membership of 53 which is the largest since its organization four- teen years ago. Lantern slides were shown at four meetings. The Study Book was reviewed. A Bible Quiz and Bible memorization, dramatizaâ€" tion of the Parable of the Good Samaritan, and also of a Chinese School were some of the features of the meetings. The parents were in- vited guests at the Easter meeting when the members presented two Easter playlets and gave a musical program after the opening devotion- al service. Two Christmas playlets were also presented at the Christ- mas meeting. The largest attend- ance was at the Hallowe"en meeting.‘ Notwithstanding a heavy downpour of rain, 62 were present. The Mission Band exceeded their allocatiOn and also paid for 25 subscriptions to World Friends (the monthly paper) and their Study Book, and contri- buted to the W.M.S. bale to the value- of $12.00. They raised $20.00. They were honored by receiving a gold star as an award from Toronto Cen- tre Presbyterial for recognition in general proficiency at the annual Presbyterial meeting in Toronto last week. The Baby Band Supt, Mrs. W. E. Hick, reported a membership of 11 annual members. Ten calls were made. The members were remem- bered on their birthday. A carefully prepared report of the church was pi‘éSented by the treasâ€" Mrs. W. T. New gave a concise report of the Auxiliary of the W. M. S. which exceeded its givings over last year. Ten meetings were held. Temperance and Christian Steward- ship were stressed at the meetings. The W.M.S. service on June 28th was addressed by Rev. Dr. G. Dorey. The missionary bale sent to headquart- ers in June was valued at $75.00. We entertained Willowdale and Lan- sing Auxiliaries at our April meet- ing when Rev. Dr. C. J. L. Bates was the guest speaker. Miss E. Pale- thorpe spoke on “The Church in Korea” at the Autumn Thankoffer- ing meeting. A garden meeting was held in June at Mrs. Wells’ home when Mrs. Dr. Mullett who spent 25 years in China gave the address. Her husband, Dr. Mullett, has been interned in Hong‘ Kong since De- cember 1941. The Auxiliary memâ€" bers were well represented at the 'World’s Day of Prayer serv'ce which was held at Willowdale Presbyterian Church on February 20. port of the Women‘s Assoeiation which has a membership of 31. The number of church calls made were 230. Some of the activities were: Annual congregational dinner; St. Patrick’s supper, hard time party, afternoon tea, bazaar. In May we entertained the Toronto Centre Presâ€" bytery W.A. at the Spring Rally. The Harvest Home supper was not held owing to difficulty in obtainâ€" ing various food stuffs but a special offering was taken in view of this. Besides these activities the WA. has met every two weeks to quilt for the .Red Cross. Twenty-two quilts were made. They raised $240.85. Mrs. Glen Shaw gave the report of the choir. Receipts were $35.89. They had a substantial balance of $25.00 in the treasury. Eight new members have been added to the choir recently. A hearty vote of ap- preciation was extended to the or- ganist, Miss Bertha Smith and the choir members for their valuable services in the worship services. Mrs. L. A. Grisdale reported a slight decrease in the Missionary and Maintenance givings, but more was expected to come in before the books closed. .MiSs Pearl MacPhail reported that the G1rls’ Mission Circle had held nine meetings with an average at- tendance of 13. The tenth annivers- ary of the Circle's organization was observed on April 14th at the church with a large attendance. Slx were present who attended the first meetâ€" ing. A review of “Ten years’ effort in our Girls‘ Mission Circle” was given by one of the members. Mrs. Orpha Houston of Toronto Chinese Missxon was the guest speaker. A social hour followed the meeting. yMiss Palethorpe of Korea showed Slides of “Korea” at the October meeting. The Girls’ Circle had con- tributed to the W.M.S. bale to the value cf $68.60. A Valentine Social was held at the Parsonage in Feb4 ruary. Total amount raised in the year was $42.34. They exceed-ed their allocation. The following were re-eleeted to the Session-for three yearsâ€"Frank Schmidt, Harry Smith and J. R. Smith, for two yearsâ€"4C. O. Bales; W. T. Wells, Victor Reid; for one yearâ€"J. V. Batchelor, F. Summers, .L. A. Grisdale and W. T. New. Those re-elected to the Committee of Stewards for three years wereâ€" W. T.Wells, F. Schmidt, R. H. Smith and Mrs. H. Moore; for two yearsâ€" C. O. Bales, H. Smith, J. R. Smith and John Valliere; for one yearâ€"R. E. Bales, J. V. Batchelor, W. T. New and Mrs. W. T. Wells. Messrs. C. 0. Bales and R. H. Smith were re- elected auditors for 1943. Don't forget the York County Jr. Farmers’ Skating Party on Thurs- day, February 18th at Richmond Hill with inter-club races and also a broom ball game between two Jr. Farmers’ teams. Come and see a real game, spills and all. Everyone welcome. urer, Mr. Harry Smith. The col- lections of the Good Friday service amounting to $26.60- had been paid direct to the Hospital for Sick Chil- dren in Toronto. The church debt had been reduced by $532.00 leaving a balance of $270.00. Rev. A. H. Hal- bert reported 15 members added to the church during the year. He had officiated at 21 weddings and 14 bap- tisms, and conducted 15 funerals. Two church members had died during the year. He had attended 244 meetâ€" ings, also taught 30 lessons on Re- ligious Education in the Public Schools and made 1016 pastoral calls. Fifteen young men who are mem- bers of the church are serving in the King's Forces. Five are overseas. A hearty vote of appreciation was extended to Rev. A. H. and. Mrs. Halbert for their faithful services. The heads of the various organiza- tions with their helpers also received words of thanks for their assistance in carrying on the work of the church. The regular monthly meeting of the Vellore Junior Farmers will be held Tuesday, February 9th at 8.30; Mr. E. Stoitz, Livestock Editor of the Farmers’ Magazine, will be the speaker. Any wishing to hear Mr. Stoltz are welcome. The regular mommy meeting of the J.W.I. will also be held'. 6=o==o=o OED FARMERS HAVE YOUR WELDING DONE NOW ATTENTION Cities Service Garage Phone 12 VELLORE FOR YOUR SPRING WORK TRACTORS OVERHAULED THURSDAY, JANUARY 28th, 1943. 0:0 At the regular meeting of the Board of Education held Wednesday evening G. H. Duncan was re-elected chairman for the coming year. Mem- bers concurred heartiw with the sug- gestion that a commercial course be ‘made available to students. Esti- mates for the year were considered, the public school requisition being- about the same and the high school being reduced by $2000. At a recent meeting of the Horti- cultural Society the following offi- cers were elected: Pres, Mr. Geo. Gee; Vice-lPres., Mrs. Frances At- kinson; 2nd Vice-Pres, Mr. W. A. Wright; Sec” Mrs. A. J. Hume; Treas., Miss Moyle. Kyle Brros. sale, Vaughan Town- ship, had a large crowd in: attend:- ance and brought good prices. An- eight year-old mare brought $207.50 and cows sold at: an average of $128.40. From our Issue of Feb. 2nd, 1928 WAY BACK IN THE LIBERAL FILES Cold weather is a severe test for any gas or oil. Hall’s Service Station gas vaporizes instantly and the oils flow freely at even low temperature. This, of course, means quick start- ing and no cranking for you, Mr. Motorist. Let us serve you. “Be Ready With Reddy Power” .MEE‘I‘ THE HAFmeSS ‘rwmg 1 FIFTEEN YEARS AGO Richmond Hill o=o==o=é