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ry'l" ac: :«QW 150‘ a 1's 3 I .4 ,3\. «(\‘~\°-h e m But at what age does one§cease to be young at Christ- mas time? Those of us who re not so young in years are still young in spirit at the :tival of Christmas. For the heart. after all. is the measu e of our age. Poor in spirit is he who cannot feel kindly towards his fellow men at Christmas time, and wish them goodâ€"will. The policy of The Liberal is to knit our 101‘0 closely together. in bonds of continun and friendly comnmnication.. There *anno“ appropriate moment than (‘ln‘istmas time to sion to this ideal of friendly comm'mica shall always 1 11‘sue, e\"‘;_m‘$;§lélcl 'iL" “1:03:09; ' < Own Lynn of \‘i0’'cek, 1' * : If only goodâ€"will were the universal impulse direct- ing the world today, what a happy place this earth could be. We must assume that this spirit of universal good- will will yet prevail over all the earth, and thus realise Tennyson‘s dream. in “Locksley Hall". of a Parliament of Man and the Federation of the World; We of an older generation can fill our. stocking with good-will, and. with lighter step, advance td a more hopeâ€" ful future. Essentially, the spirit of Chi'isl‘mas is good- will; goodâ€"will among all men; / We of The Liberal take this opportunit'yfof wishi‘ng all our readers, district correspondents and Cuntributors, advertisers, and all who are in any way assocuqted with ’this newspaper, a 'very happy Christmas. A He vspaper. and more especially a weekly newspaper, is a dium of interchange in the community to whichrit bel 1'3" Christmas“ vever, is more truly a season of rejoic- ing rather than meditation and introspection. It is especially a season 01‘ the young. It is the season of Santa Claus."T‘hatr 'stical and miraculous man comes to town with an ample iglg of good things. He fills the imagination of the youn_ with abundant pictures of de- light as they dream of has coming, sometime in the dead of night. to fulfil their dearest wishes. What kind of a world would it be for the“y0Uhg' if there were no Santa Claus? A We in Canada can celebrate Christmas as a free and osp‘l‘ous people. There is no land today and there is 0t one exceptionâ€"comparable with our mm in freedom nd all‘Qtat freedom means to the human mind and spirit. We can telebrate Chrivtmas in this year of 1947, here in Canada, in\MkllOWl;‘dgc that nowhere on earth has hu- man society mire successfully approximated to Ruskin‘s ideal of a nation: “Not what manner of stones are here, but what mannei of men." We are, in brief, the fortun- ate inheritors of 6 results of good government. The following Richmond Hill stores will observe the following hours:â€" TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23rd 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24th 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. GLASS MEAT ARKET MANSBRIDGE MEA MARKET MORLEY’S HELEN’S GROCERY PEARSON & soNs BRATHWAITE’S HARDWARE RICHMOND HILL HARDWARE (lays forward from liH‘ \(i‘itiiitg; Of these “‘Ol‘ds J0 celebrating the Festival’lhzli has come down ii'oug‘h Um thousand yvzu's. Without the Festival istmzis we would he destitute "01‘ that whole outlook. ittitm‘u- in lii'n. which distinguishes us from pagan . l l portumty, not only clhzmkmgmu‘ ‘e 1. '5‘ for their valued loyalties. and send- ..9 and all Heartlest Greetings at this Christ- NOTICE HE FESTIVAL OF CHRISTMAS RSDAY, DECEMBER 25th, 1947 _ Weeklg? â€"â€" Established 1878 0 per year; To the United 3‘°+es $2.50 an Weekly Newspapers Association SMITH, M.P., Publisher ;. SINCLAIR, mm- LIBERAL” Mr. Clarke has a vigilant eve for whatever is piquant and of human interest’in the weekly news. It is not my pleasure to know him per- sonally: but I know him well enough over the air to appreciate his wit. his keen sense_of new: values, and his versatile gift for selecting what- ever is likely to brighten the atten- tiqn of his listeners. In his last broadcast he was tel]- ing the storv of an Ontario horse that has a flair for chewing a plyg of tobacco; and would chew more of it i]: wasn’t so_ expensive! I refer, of course, to the program of Mr. Andy Clarke, our Old Observ- or, who deals with Neigh-borlv News of‘ the Ontariq and Quebec Weeklies. If I were a preacher I would like to remember such men in my pulpit exhortations at this festive season; and I would also like to remember others who perform vital but hum- drum duties, such as our milk-car- riers, our newsboys, and by no means least, our garbage collectors and (lust carriers. I have tuned in to the Old Observer for several years and was naturally pleased to hear him mention an item of news from The Liberal in last Sunday’s broadcast. Writing of radio programmes the other week, I made a note concern- ing another favorite of mine which comes on the; air at tenâ€"five every Sunday morning on C.B.L. Such thoughts were impressed on my mind a day or two ago when I Dassed a group of men repairing a broken water pine. Their overalls were covered with thick mud gath- ered in a deep hole which had to be dug in the snow-covered earth, in a temperature near to zero; for even in this Blissfullv mild winter we’ve lad several sudden drops in the mer- cury. And all those who are lonely in rooming-houses; those whom the housing shorta e have driven into basements: an families broken up because of the absence of adequate accommodation. All those who, for many unavoidable reasons. will not know the joy of family reunion at Christmas time. (By Observer) Christmas means many things to different people, apart from its festâ€" ive character. To ensure its being fully festive it means hard gruelling work for a lot of people whom we never see. They are moving at a high tempo behind closed doors, screened from public view; but if they all, for some reason or other, went off the job we would be sadly aware that something had gone seri- ously wrong in those affairs that have so much to do with the bright- ening of the Christmas Festival. Less bright would all our'Christ- mas Festivals be if there were no Christmas cards and many other tokens of remembrance. For these we depend on that magnificent pub- lic service. the Post Office. The function of the Post Office has be- come a necessary part of our highly complex civilization. We past a let- ter or a parcel as a matter of habit and never doubt that anything will go wrong with them. And our con- fidence is justified, for the Post Off- ice is an almost perfect machine. A machine, however. controlled by human beings. Human beings ' at this season of the year are riven at an ever-increasing mp0 that leaves them foot-sore by the time the rm is ended. Our public servants are often for- gotten because they remain out of vie“. We remember some of them when something temporarily goes wrong with the Hydro or the water supply. If the electric light sudden- ly becomes extinguished and we have to resort to the old-fashioned candle, we wonder where the Hydro man has got to. Or the water supply for some good reason is cut off for a brief period. It is when such things happen that we .become acutely con- scious of how intricate our civiliza- tion is, and how dependent we all are on the services of a few experts. Yet-fifhen I looked in to see (All‘ genii?! Richmond Hill Postmaster, Mr. A. G. Savage. the other day. I found him with sleeves rolled up, a smiling figure in the midst of a vast mound of parcels and letters. He looked cheerful and unperturbed as more letters, and still more letters. poured into the receptacle provided for them. He might truly have‘recited Henley's line from his great poem: “My head is weary but unbowed." In the distance I noted Assistant Mr. Willis, silhouetted against a white background of still more let- ters. “He’s ‘ getting tired.” said Postmaster Savage, “and I don’t wonder at it. And footsore, too. He’s been walking several miles a day over this floor for the past ten days or so; and the same goes for the girls here. _We’re all pretty tired.” v Then I gleaned some idezi of Post Offth rush at Christmas time. Mr. Savae‘ wa: telling me that in the 1: so they’ve handled ette' 9.131291%! ’1‘ e _,y . f 'anoLher {hound of l tters d to be; sorted imme- diately ‘pei'mitt‘zd. Registra- tion, sale of stamps, answering- en- quiries, alphabetical arranging of in- coming mail, and many other duties. A herculean task cheerfully perform- ed by our Richmond Hill Post Office staff. I hope they’ll all have a Happy Christmas. They sure deserve it. They’ve worked hard and are still smiling. A TIME OF REMEMBRANCE Ver- U. . Ontario weekly newspapers rep eéent afnigh stand- ard of production and service, and r 31‘93?1‘ also many varying points of view. At this Festlva . C ristmag we think only of the staffs of our neighbouring newspapers working together in the service of a common cause. To all publishers, editors, and staffs (51" these news. papers The Liberal sends Hearty Christmas‘Greetingg and Best Wishes for 1948. ;’ And to all who may read these words We tender simi- lar sentiments: A Merry Christmas and A Happy New mas Season; but we would also Greetlngs our friends and rlvals papers. gain and again I have promised Richmond Hill Notes Mm“, mmorm 1mm. mam myself that I would send a note of thanks to the radio station, to be passed on to those from whom I have derived so much pleasure and profit over the air. I am sadly in arrears with the carrying- out of such prom- But here is one noie write now. And it is to Clarke, our Old Observer, ways interesting broadens him joy am a bmmiiful Neighborly wows in (We ( year. _' ‘ in Canad 01' hat ma‘tter. It would be good ' o k ow how mfmy residents we haVe Wh have reached the noble age of 90, (1 still better the 11015101- age of 100, Age is an attitaude of mind and have a reg] Hill citizen 1 age of 80 a mention th round. Ri of the heal ’ in Canada/(01; Age gifi‘Kan attitaade of mind am heart, 1- her than a matter of years Some of the oldest people (in years yam. it has been our pl‘easure' to 1mm are among.P the youngest in mind an heart. They have mastered the m of érowing old gracefully. ises As I write these words the scene from my window gives promise of a White Christmas. I have grown too old to cut capers on an} ice-bound tract of earth; but it is good to see the younger generation enjoying themselves in a fashion that I can only enjoy as an. observer. For the younger generation our wish is that they~wi11 have a truly happy Christ- mas. From this pagé We salilte our old er residents and offer them the Son son’s Greetings. And that wish goes for all of you who read this page, which it is our desire may become a link of friendly communication. The Christmas sea- son is the friendliest of all seasons. May you all have a Very Merry Christmas and thus the able to look back on it, as a happy milestone in the passing of time. . J. Roberts U 1‘ 1 11 'The Liberal, 1 all our Richmox have reached 1} so that we con lavs as they can ave reached the so that we could vs as they come 1 must be one ‘ .V in Ontario. 01‘ ma tcl‘. It would note that -11 these 1 news- comm thank M) for his :11 ,s; to \visi supply 0 11K uoymg I can ‘or the is that Christ- new will art QOMNOONOOWOO””OOOOO O OMWOWW- monia qulckl Daily Sel‘v e t /Aurora from King, Nob on, Schomberg Saturda Night King to Aurora 1 Coaches» for all Occasions Telephone King 56 6mm””4 “OOWWWOOOW MQC 60”.”OWWOWC LA GDON’S CO CH LINES MARKETING SERVICE FokllyEfiTOCK Wsocial evening very much. B. Gayman was the lucky win- f‘or first lucky draw of a' radio Mr. Donald Carmichael the win- of .the turkey. ’e are sorry to hear that Mr. :uson has been 'ill with pneu- ia. We hope he will recover kly and be home for Christmas. BOB WALKER UNIONVILLE Telephone \King 46 For Bes‘t Results CA‘RTAGE H THORNHILL & RICHMOND HILL 3’) TOMENSON, SAUNDERS, SMITH & GARFAT, LTD ENSURANCE 3 18 Elizabeth St. RICHMOND HILL Telephone 25,-R © For promptkfficient cleaning service call u , “(‘21, .5. 4672 Yonge St. Lansing We take zis opportunity of wishing you, A VE Y MERRY CRISTMAS and may ing year bring you. everyth' g you most desire. L 12 Wellington St. E., Toronto services are extended to take in, D‘STRICT RICHMOND HILL We are pleased to announce that our JONES COAL CO. HERBERT R: BUTT Head Office and Plant THURSDAY, DECEMBER THORNHILL 53 D’EEENM Established 1921 SERWCE, ATS Phone AD. 4646 : EL. 3119 Phone Zone 8279 REPRESENTATIVE TAILORS PHONE 188 194