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Army Public Relations gives a story out giving us an idea how troops in Canada are looked after to keep them from getting too bored in off hours. Such organizations as the Canadian Legion, Y.M.C.A., Salvation Army and Knights of Columbus do a grand job in this direction, During the first week in August, for instance, 69,804 books were in circulation, 65,277 magazines and 10,948 papers were distributed; 1,464 motion pictures were shown in camps, with an attendance of Over 380,000 men. In July they had more than 400 dances for the lads, with an at- tendance of 150,000. There are about 175 civilian concert parties on the go and more than 4,000 individuals giving one or two nights a week to assist them â€" which all goes to show that even if the boys are ‘a-wearyin’ for you’ they do and see things. One keeps marvelling at the figures which keep com- ing out about Canada’s part in producing for the war. An example: in the year 1940 we produced three types of small arms to the value of four and a half .million dolâ€" lars. Do you know that for the first four months of 1943 we were producing twenty types valued at $23,000,000 and there were 30,000 working in the arsenals and plants, half of them women. If we could look through the mists that hide the post- war world, we would see a great change in the industrial and commercial life of this country from prewar days. We do not look forward with any misgivings to the days “after the war”. There will be problems of peace but we have every faith that a nation which can rise to such heights in a war effort can successfully meet any of the problems of a postwar world. Canadian plants have launch- ed 1000 ships, built thousands of aircraft, made millions of tons of explosives and war chemicals, about $300,000,000 worth of instruments and signal equipment and over 600,- 000 military vehicles. This is just a part of the war proâ€" duction but these items show the extent to which Canad- ian brains and hands have mastered skilled crafts which will be of greatest importance in days of peace. Canada has the resources in material, brain and brawn which will ensure her a place in the era after the war. Among the 1,100,000 persons engaged in wartime industry there is a vast number who have acquired and shown an expert know- ledge which will not be allowed to vanish in the building of peacetime industry in Canada. Our big job is to win the war, and when we have accomplished that we need have no fear for Canada “after the war”.' At York County Jersey Club auction sale in Richmond Hill this week the auctioneer made an apt remark. Com- menting on the fact that in recent weeks the values of cattle had dropped a little he said “while the general mar- ket might be a little off, good cows are never off.” Qual- ity in livestock breeding shows and pays off in dividends. There’s always a market for the animal which has the breeding and quality. There’s always a buyer looking for the best which can be produced. It’s the same in life as in livestock-breeding. There’s always a place and always a demand if we can produce results just a little better. Yes in life, as in livestock-breeding “good cows are never off”. “Few people realize that health actually varies accord- ing to the amount of laughter,” says Dr. James J. Walsh of Fordham University. “So does recovery. People who laugh actuaHy Hvelonger than those'who do notlaugh. Possibly the supreme physician of this day is Mickey Mouse.” If you could Xâ€"ray yourself when you laugh, you would see astonishing results. Your diaphragm goes down, down, and your lungs expand. You are taking in more oxygen than usual and that oxygen passes into the blood exposed in your lungs. As you laugh, the rate of exposure to oxygen is doubled or tripled. A surge of power runs from head to toes. When one teacher brought a sea shell to school and asked her pupils to name it, none of them could do it. ‘,It’s a shell,” she explained finally‘ “That’s no shell,” a little boy replied heatedly. “Shells come out of guns.” If laughter could be ordered at the corner drug store, any doctor would prescribe many laughs every day. A dose bf laughter is a combination of stimuli like that of vitamin tablets plus the relaxation of bromides. Laugh- ter is exercise for the diaphragm, which is neglected in most exercises except deep breathing. Bananas, grapefruit, tangerines and lemons were un- known to the majority. One boy had seen a lemon in a Kew Gardens hothouse and a little girl vaguely remem- bered having had a grapefruit years ago. The children accept food and clothes rationing as normal; only one or two could remember buying candy without coupons. A recent survey of London school children shows that youngsters between the ages of five and seven have for- gotten or have never known many of the attributes of peacetime living. When questioned about such things as street lights and bananas, they stared suspiciously and indicated plainly that they did not believe such things existed. One little boy, shown a row of street lights and asked what they were for, shrugged his shoulders in puzzle. ment. Children could not remember seeing lighted shop- windows or electric signs and thought that the barrage balloons over London had always been there. Advertising Rates on Appiication. THE LIBERAL PRINTING CO., LTD. Member Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association Subscription $1.50 per year â€" To the United States $2.00 Covering Canada’s Best Suburban District PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY AT RICHMOND HILL J. Eachern Smith, Manager PAGE TWO THE FORGOTTEN WAYS OF PEACE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23rd, 1943. “GOOD COWS ARE NEVER OFF” OUR WARTIME PRODUCTION ENTERTAINING THE TROOPS GOOD HUMOR AS A TONIL AN INDEPENDENT WEEKLY Established 1878 GREAT DAYS AHEAD “THE LIBERAL” TELEPHONE 9 Here briefly are the facts as s‘ forth by an independent newspape “Every two days a cargo ship completed in the shipyards of C2 ada ready for action on the hi seas. A vessel evety two days and most of them 10,000 tonncr Is it a phenomenal ream-d? Well. April 1941, there wete fewer th a dozen berths in thv entire Dom ion capable of building 10,000 1 :hips, and them was but a hand So what has the Rt, Hon. William Lyon Mackenzie King, Col. the Hon. W. P. Mulock, member for North York and their colleagues, constitut- ing the government of Canada, done with respect to cargo ships. However, there is something else we are tempted to forget in consid- ering the work of the government in this respect for the reason that it is seldom brought to our atten- tion, and that is the progreSS made in building cargo ships. Without cargo ships the war supplies We are making and the fac: that the At- lantic is comparatively free of enemy submarines would avail us but little. We simply wouldn’t be able to get our munitions to the war fronts. Canadians breathe-1 much easier when the Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill assured us that the battle of the Atlantic had been won, and that sup- plies are flowing ncw more freely to Britain. We know something nf the part the Royal Canadian Navy played in winning that battle anc we have heard of the umlbrella of piotectaon the R.C.A.F. afforded con- voys. Contemplation of these things inclines us to look with no small measure of respect on the govern- ment at Ottawa and to regard with some wonderment and much satis- faction the efficienry the government has shown in putting both navy and air force on a splendid war footing. The public are cautioned to lose no time but to Mail Early for Christ- mas Overseasâ€"now and during Oc- toberâ€"the earlier the better to en- sure the timely arrival of the anxi- ously awaited gift. The more (lis- tant our Forces may be from Can- ada, the earlier their Christmas mail should be sent. Citizens are requested not to de- lay until the last minute to post their gift parcels but to Mail Early and so prevent congestion by giving the Post Office opportunity to give their mails prompt handling and to arrange for adequate cargo spare, which because of_the shipment of war supplies is necessarily limited. Thou- sands of Christmas parcels (last Christmas season more than 8% million pounds) and other mails reaching the Post Office on or after the closing date would delay deliv- ery by accentuating the difficulty of speedy handling and make it imposs- ible for sufficient cargo space to be found aboard the last steamships de- parting with the Christmas mails to ensure all parcels and letters reach- ing their destinations in time. A giftless‘Christmas Day would dawn for many men and women in uniform overseas, turning the holiday into a day of disappointment instead of cheer, for which even the later ar- rival of their parcels could not com- pensate. Citizens can prevent this from happening .by Mailing Earlyâ€" well before November 1. It is also suggested that to help facilitate the provision of shipping space for the overseas Christmas mails to the Canadian Forces that each sender should voluntarily cut down as far as possible on the weight and size Mail Christmas Parcels Overseas by Nov. 1st The date is 10 days earlier than last vear’s closing time, but with many of our men serving in the Med- iterranean areas, etc.. the “deadline” has been advanced to meet the rap- idly changing conditions. Christmas boxes will have a much longer distance to travel, entailing more handling and reshipment to leach many members of Canada’s Fighting Services this year. To en- able all the Dominion’s men and wo- men overseas to receive their Gifts from home in time for Christmas Day, the Postmaster General, Hon William P. Mulock, K.C., M.P., calls on the public to Mail Early for Christmas Overseas -â€" not later than November 1. A column of chat with an ocqasional item of “the neWS behind the news" written especially for The leeral. Hon. W. P. Mulock, Postmaster-General, Urges That Reguiations Be Observed and Parcels Mailed Early THE LIBERAL. RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO The. Richmond Hill Tattier high ton iful The intelligence test cruits in the Canadia combination of the be similar examinations British and American It‘s worth chalking up, isn’t it, as just another instance of the Domin- ion Goyernment’s 100 per cent» war effort of which we in North York have so much to be proud of because of the part we ourselves, through our own M.P., the Hon. \V. P. Mu- lock, are playing? How was the Mackenzie King gov- ernment able to step up cargo ship production to so remarkable an ex- tent? The answer of non partisan observers is that it was done through coâ€"operation between the Govern- ment owned Wartime Merchant Shipping Ltd. and the hundreds of makers of component parts and sub- contractors from one end of Canada to the other. “Pvt what is a 10,000 ton ship?” some ton-seafaring person may ask and fines the seafaring person‘s an- swer: “A 10,000 ton ship can carry enough flour, cheese, .bacon, ham, canned and dried fruit. to feed 225,- 000 people in the UniLeJ Kingdom for a week. At the same. time it can carry 2,000 tons of site! bars and slabs. and enough trucks motorcycle and gun carriers to motorize com- pletely one infantry battalion be- sides bombs to load 350 medium bombers and enough timber to build 90 four-room cottages. In addiiion, there is space on the after deck for two bombing planes, and enough room in the hold for netal to build 30 medium bombers and 740 fight: QYS. Address all mails in ink, fully, clearly and without misleading ab- breviations. Be sure to place return address on cover 'â€" also include '1 slip in the parcel bearing sender’s address as well as address of parcel. Prepay all mail correctly. Parcels should be packed compactâ€" ly enough to resist the pressure of other mails in the sack and the handling in transit â€" each article in the parcel firmly secured. Use strong corrugated containers, not light cardboard boxes, wrap in sevâ€" eral layers of thick wrapping paper. and tie securely with strong cord. Do not use fancy Christmas tissue paper for Wrapper, or coloured rib- bons to tie. Parcels may be sewn in strong cotton or similar fabric. of shipyard workers avaflabic to form the mcleus of this via! war indus- 0f each Christmas package, notwith- standing the fact that the maximum weight of a parcel at reduced rate is set at 11 pounds. They will thus enable the Post Office to forward the maximum number of parcels in the space available aboard each ship, and so make deliveries in time for all. There is the most vital need of full co-operation by the public, for this year the Post Office expects an all-time record in the overseas vol- ume of military mails will ‘be estab- lished and is already preparing in every way possible to handle and exâ€" pedite the influx. Greater care than ever before is necessary on the part of mailers, in the preparation of their overseas parcels, in order to avoid delay‘ Lry Citizens by refraining from wrih ing to our Forces overseas that gifts are being sent, until actually mailed, can save much disappointment. Do not disappoint our men :by mailing their gifts too late for Christmas delivery. Jams, syrups and any other sub- stance likely to leak and spread, if sent at all, must be enclosed in seal- ed containers, (not glass bottles), surrounded with absorbent material in corrugated cardboard, and secure- ly wrapped and tied. A completed Customs Declaration form should be affixed to every parcel. Applet, grapes, etc., or any article likely to spoil or become damaged, or to in- jure Postal personnel, or the mails are not acceptable. The mailing of Matches. Safety-Matches and Lightâ€" er Fluid or any other inflammable substance is strictly prohibited by law. 3f Army tn r wvv'vvvvvvvvvvvvvvwv‘vv'vvvvvvvwvvvvvv v v v w v v â€" v v - ~ ~ ~ Cleaning and Pressin We offer to the people of the district an unexcelled Cleaning and Pressing ser- Vice. Make your garments look smart, just like new, by having them dry-cleaned by us. Expert, dependable service, backed up by our many years in business in this community. RICHMOND TAlLORS J. A. Greene In our New Quarters â€"â€"- Formerly Hotel Richmond Yonge Street Richmond Hill -AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA‘AAAAAAAAA‘AA A A A A A A ‘ A ‘ A , MAPLE 1m. 2 Wire Fencing and Concrete Construction Also Stone Work. We offer tc unexcelled Despite the many shortages we still have an “excellent stock to meet the clothing requirements of dad and his lads. We are careful as to the qualityof the goods we sell, and you can deal here with confidence. Our aim is to give you service and satisfaction. For anything in dress or work clothes, in this dis- trict see Men’s and Boys’ Clothing and Furnishings Men’s and Children’s Boots and Shoes Yonge St. at Richmond Richmond We have a considerable stock of material and invite your inspection. All work under our personal supervision. WE HANDLE FROST STEEL & WIRE PRODUCTS War calls must come first. . which means that we should reduce “our non- essential use of the telephone to the minimum. Present facilities cannot be increased; your co- operation is needed if war calls are to go through promptly. (IPlease remember that the wasteful use of telephone time can hold up war business. â€"and that every second you save counts. Walter Bone & Son For Men and Boys EVERYTHING FOR DAD AND HIS LAD an flaw/e ‘31 -|!' ‘ ' ' SW” k, ‘ Gil/M Many: R. J. CRAIGIE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23rd, 1943. Richmond Hill