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’ Few doors in Washington are closed to Lester Bowles Pearson, O.B.E., newly-appointed Canadian ambassador to the United States. His affability and keen wit are well known in the White House a d many a humbler dwelling in the capital. ~ Pearson replaces Leighton G. McCarthy, K.C., first Canadian Ambassador to the United States, now 75, who is retiring from diplomatic life. 13,,1 _,,, _ ___ unfilan’ 1a 169111115 LLVIIL u1r1v...wvâ€" No admirer of Spats and gardenia diplomacy, “Mike” Pearson has a background that fits him for the strenuous post at Washington. Here Canada’s expanding diplomatic force has a job of vital importance and one that will grow rather than diminish. ‘7 v n, "1,, He was born ; of Rev. E. A. Fear in 1897, and his c; eludes success in a portallce. U1 Dunno. Forthright Ambassador Pearson is perhaps Canada’s most popular diplomat. He is credited with a remark in the last war that characterized his disregard for the ex- crescences of diplomacy. “We’ll win the war,” he pro- phesied, “if we don’t run out of carbon paper.” The Manchester Guardian, one of Britain’s best re- garded daily newspapers, in full-blown praise of Pearson on his departure from Britain, said, “He is shortly exchang- ing London for Ottawa, to the regret of all who have had experience of his flair for making formal conferences hu- man and for clipping red tape. He is indeed the exception which proves the rule that diplomats â€" for diplomacy is his sphere â€" are tall, austere, meticulous in attire, and evasive in speech.” “Mike” Pearson, brisk, jovial, with a head of unruly hair and a habit of direct speech, is 47. He was born in Toronto and educated at the University of Toronto. He did postâ€"graduate work at Oxford University, and taught history at the University of Toronto. One time hockey player, laborer in the Chicago stockyards, ambulance drivâ€" er in the First Great War, Pearson’s excellent academic background has been mellowed by frequent brushes with the somewhat harsher realities of living. His career of diplomacy began in 1928 when he enâ€" tered the then small Canadian Department of External ,Affairs. From 1935 to 1941 he was attached to the Office of the Canadian High Commissioner to London. In 1942 ,he was appointed ministerâ€"counsellor of the Canadian Em- bassy in Washington. Extra-curricular jobs in Pearson’s career include: chairmanship of the United Nations Interim Commission on Food and Agriculture, the supplies committee of United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration and chair- manship of the Second Conference of UNRRA in Montreal last summer. Next July one of the most progressive and humane legislative enactments ever passed by the Federal Govern- ment, the Family Allowances Act, will become effective throughout the Dominion. In introducing this Bill, the Liberal Government has earned the everlasting gratitude of every Canadian child â€"â€" for every young Canadian under the age of 16, regardless of his economic status or the source of his income, will be the recipient of a new taxâ€" free cash income from the Government. A personal a1â€" lowance in the strict sense of the word, each child’s month- ly cheque is to be used for his exclusive benefit and can- not be diverted to other purposes. The Act thus repre- sents an important step towards that measure of social security We all want for our children. It means greater social justice and greater equality of opportunity for all young Canadians. It means that Canada now leads the world in the provision it makes for the care of its childâ€" renâ€"ALL of its children. An Independent. Weekly â€" Established 1878 Subscription Rate, $1.59 per year; To the United States $2.00 Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association J. E. SMITH, Editor AVA. --~~ .0. --... -___ Many parents are no doubt asking themselves just how their own children will benefit by family allowances. In working out the problem of an equitable financial dis- bursement, experts have studied every aspect of the quesâ€" tion and have reached certain conclusions. For instance, they have found that, while the cost of maintaining a child increases as the child grows, the cost per child becomes less as the family increases in numbers. Both of these facts have been given careful consideratiOn in working out the-allowances payable to various age-grpups and to fam- ilies of varying sizes. However, as official estimates show that 95 out of every 100 children in Canada are in families having less than five children, an overwhelming majority will receive the maximum amount of the monthly allow- ance and will not be affected by the reductions applicable in larger families. These full amounts are specifically: Child’s age 1 t0 5 â€" 6 to 9 â€" 10 to 12 â€"â€" 13 to 16 Ampunt $5.00 â€"â€"- $6.00 â€" $7.00 â€" $8.00 Let us take a typical small family and see how its income will be affected. Let us say, for the sake of argu- ment, that, as of July 1, 1945, there are 3 children in the Jones household: 21 fourteenâ€"yearâ€"old son; a ten-year-old daughter; and a little lad of 4. The eldest, coming in the fourth age-group, will receive $8.00 a month; the second child. in the third age-group, will receive $7.00; and the buuu, All tally DJAALu 5A6» a.vuy u-“ -v baby, in the first age-group, wlll receive $5.00. The total monthly cheque will thus be $20.00. The amount will vary as the children advance into different age-group :, but the cheques will continue to come regularly from the Govern- ment until all of the children, as well as any future broth- ers and sisters, have passed the age of 16. Teachers in Ontario ask for “a reasonable security in our profession” and for “the right to be free citizens.” This was the statement of Norman McLeod, president of the Ontario Teachers’ Federation, who is on the staff of University of Toronto schools. “Long residence in a com- munity, an office in a local organization, even a seat on the school board does not grant anyone the right to assume he is an oracle in education matters and confers no rights on such a person to believe that he possesses rights of ownership over the teacher,” says Mr. McLeod. As an instance of insecurity of tenure he cites the case of a new teacher who was the sixth to be engaged in one year for a one-roomed school, and she quit at the end of June. “It may be news to the public that teachers are not free,” says Mr. McLeod. Many are disfranchisecl because of the present Municipal Act. Teachers are denied the ripht to sit on municipal councils. No teacher may hold PAGE 1‘ W O TEACHERS SEEK REASONABLE SECURITY Newtonbrook in York County, son Pearson who was Methodist minister there his career from parsonage to_ embaesy _inâ€" “THE LIBERA L” NOTABLE CANADIAN FAMILY ALLOWANCES series of posts of ever-increasing im- LIBERAL AIM EQUAL SHARE IN BENEFITS New light on the distribution of family allowance payments has been given by Hon. Brooke Claxton, minâ€" ister of national health and welfare. The figures reveal that, contrary to some statements Quebec will more than carry its fair share of the cost. Best estimates show that, for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1943, the province of Quebec paid 34.4 per cent of the total of all federal reve- nue. Quebec’s share of family al- lowance payments will be about 32 per cent of the total, so that no fed- eral taxes collected in Ontario or any other province will go toward childâ€" ren’s payments in Quebec. 0n the contrary, that province is likely to contribute slightly to children’s a1- lowance payments elsewhere in Can- ada. ' . Equality of Social Services in all parts of Canada Equality of Social Services in all parts of Canada The principle of equality of social services in all parts of Canada’is included in the children’s allowance program. For example, the maritime provinces pay about 3.6 of total feds eral taxes, but they will get about 10 per cent of the total family a1- lowance payments. Similarly the prairie provinces pay 6.2 per cent ofl‘the federal revenue but will re- ceiver about 20% of allowance outlay. The 7wea1thier provinces of British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec will contribute toward children’s bonuses in the Maritimes and in the provinces. Family Allowances Stimulate Employment ...“r- 7 , _,, This is not as charitable as it! seems, although it only conforms to the objective to which most. thinking Canadians subscribe â€" that benefits from Canadian social measures should be shared impartially by all.‘ The fact is that a good deal of the money which goes to corporations in Ontario and Quebec, and which conâ€" tributes to federal revenue collected in these provinces, is» paid by resi- dents of other sections of Canada. It is paid in insurance premiums, mortgage interest, purchases of goods and equipment made in the wealthier provinces and in other ways. It is not regarded as unfair by fiscal experts, therefore, that some of this money shouldrbe re- turned to other parts of Canada in the distribution of family allowances and in other ways. Mr. Claxton pre- dicts that children’s allowances will result in great improvement in the health of all Canadian young peOple. He also stressed the great economic advantage of the allowances plan. Purchasing power it provides will help keep industrial workers employ- ed and will enable Canadians to pur- chase more largely of farm products of all kinds. It will, he says, help to stimulate prosperity for people in all parts of the dominion, in both rural and urban sections. McNaughton and North Grey by-election There is some speculation as to whether, should Gen. A. G. L. Mc- Naughton be defeated in the North Grey by-election, there may be an appeal to the country by the King government. Some well informed ob- servers believe that Premier King might regard the defeat of his minâ€" ister of national defence as calling for a national vote in which the elec- torate could express their confidence or non«confidence in the government. There has been no official indication or non-confidence in the government. There has been no official indication that Mr. King holds this view. Re- ports reaching Ottawa indicate that Gen. McNaughton is likely to be elected. There are indications that the Progressive Conservative party is beginning to regret its decision a seat on a school board in a school area where he lives but does not teach. “And yet we teachers, who are our- selves not free men or women,” he says, “are supposed to teach the democratic way of life to boys and girls.” FARMER, CHOP THAT TREE! If timber for pulpwood had to be felled in the fall or summer time many of Canada’s allies might find it even more difficult to buy their daily papers than they do now. The reason â€"â€" during the war Canada has been the main Allied source of pulp and paper. And Canadian far- mers have played a leading part in the pulp and paper industry. Each winter,'when the harvest is over, many Canadian farmers go into the woods to cut timber. But Canadian pulpWood is the raw material for more things than the morning edition of the Daily Times. Pulp is needed for explosives, plastics, substitutes for metal, for rayon in tires and parachutes. Paper board contain- ers are used to pack shell cases, ammunition, gun barrels, machine parts, blood plasma, food and medical supplies. Building board substitutes for lumber in building barracks, hospitals, munitions works. Paper is needed for maps, charts, blueprints, towels, Victory Bonds and war savings certificates, as well as newsprint. Through the efforts of Canadian farmers and other Canadian workers, this country has been able to increase her exports of wood pulp from 700,000 tons in 1939 to 1,581,000 tons in 1943. LIBERAL. RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO Ottawa News Letter McNaughton ex; :pected. Gen the Progress- prairie ive Conservatives will have only lost another political battle. Should he be defeated, it will amount to keep- ing Canada’s minister of national de- fence out of Parliament at a critical stage of the war. Some Progressive Conservatives do not regard this as a possibility which will prove of any national service or enhance the party’s popularity. One move was made toward withdrawing the Pro- gressive Conservative candidate but things had gone too far. It is be- lieved that, had the Progressive Con- servative party not entered a. candi- date in North Grey, the C.C.F. would also have agreed toan acclamation. This would have left ‘GenincNaugh- ‘ton free to devote his full attention to war prosecution and getting rein- forcements overseas, and would have ensured his early appearance in the Commons where he could he questioned at all times on war gress and policy. (Too late for last week) . On Saturday morning, January} 6th with the temperature ranging from 12° tel-1° below fire broke out in the home of Miss Rhoda Howe. Unâ€" ionville fire brigade arrived on the scene in quick order only to find that their fire hose had frozen up An Hm trim over. The house and on the.trip over. The house auu contents Were completely demolished. Miss Howe’s brother and his family were residing in the house. They think that the fire was caused by the Christmas tree falling over on the stove. , . ., LL“. “‘1‘! . v1 Snow and more snow, weather and more weather, and roads form the chief topic of conversation in our community just now. But then the same may be said of most communi- ties at the present time. Come on, weatherman, do glve us some milder weather. " Our sympathy is extended to the family of the late Mr. Jas. French. His death occurred on Saturday, Jan. 8th at the home of his daughter, Mrs. H. Jackson who resides near Maple. For a number of years Mr. French had resided in. our commun- ity, being an elder in Brown’s Corn- ers church and for many years sup- erintendent of the Sunday School. He leaves to mourn his- loss three daugh- ters, Elizabeth of Wexford, Mrs. Harry Jackson of Maple and Mrs. Jas. Rodick of Buttonville. Inter- ment took place from Wright & Taylor’s Funeral Home to Richmond Hill Cemetery. A resident of Buttonville for many years, Mr. Wm. McRill died on Mon- day, January 8th. He was in his late eighties and was predeceased by his wife, Rachael Walker, ten years ago. His familiar figure will be missed by his neighbours. Interment took place from Wright & Taylor’s Funeral Home, Richmond Hill, to Buttonville Cemetery. irWord has been received that Sgt. James Hood has been slightly woundâ€" ed in Italy. We wish him the best of luck and a speedy recovery. Mrs. Wm. Craig who has been on the e sick list for sbme time is on the ad to recovery. SAND GRAVEL HAULAGE APPLY L. M. REID Phone Thornhill 56 BUTTONV ILLE be fully pro- E Cleaning and Pressing § Phone 12 ' 29 Yonge Street i W . «mom. § Mel’s Service Station Is a Market-place for what you have to sell. It is as near to you as your telephone, and works for you at a very small coSt. Someone in your neighbourhood may want to buy what you have to sell. Why look at far away market places, when probably a better one is right near your door. One of the valuable services of your home paper is to bring the seller and prospective buyer together. This ser- vice is available through our advertisâ€" ing columns. Resolve in 1945 to make greater use of this home market-place. Many of your neighbours used it with profit last year. v Keep your home market informed of what you have to sell. Your message in The Liberal will be read by over 6000 readers every week. WE ARE NOW CARRYING A FULL LINE OF PRATT MUFFLERS AND TAIL PIPES FOR ALL MAKES 0F CARS. COME IN AND HAVE YOUR CAR CHANGED OVER‘ FOR THAT CO‘LD WEATHER DRIVING. We have a supply on hand at all times of Fvam filters, Champion Spark Plugs, fan belts, all ignition parts such as coils, condensers, points, rotors, distribl‘itor caps, car batteries, Hot Shot batteries, fuel pump kits, Rislone. Telephone 9 “The Home Paper of the District Since 1878” STORAGE, WASHING AND GREASING REPAIR SHOP IN CONNECTION The Liberal THURSDAY, JANUARY 18th, 1945; Richmond Hill