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So, for the time being at least_ the Red Cross in Rich- ond Hill becomes only a memory. But it is a memory hich will be treasured‘for years to come in the minds and earts of those who have benefitted by the unselfish work ' hich local citizens have performed. V Ten years of magnificent work have come to an end. It ‘5 to be hoped that never again will the sounding of the rumpets of war provide cause for the reopening of another ocal branch of the Red Cross. It is a sure and certain thing. however, that should the necessity arise the spirit which has motivated so many of ourvcitizens during the past decade Mill. rise again â€" rise determined to play a part in the cause L'fo humanity as shining and splendid as that played in the days gone by. The announcement made recently that the Richmond ill branch of the Canadian Red Cross Society will surrender ts charter is one which will be received with regret. Overshadowing that regret, however, will be feelings of attitude for_ and appreciation of, the work done during the var years by those who, placing the needs of others ahead We believe that the same Situation will be repeated in- far as the stretch of No. 11 south of Barrie is concerned. 11 increasing number of cars as the years go by, growth of e towns and villages along the route, the fact that a lot if tourists will continue to use it anyway, will leave Yonge treet a busy artery for many years to come. Growth of e summer resorts around Lake Simcoe will contribute 150 to the flow of traffic on No. 11. We feel that instead of erchants and municipalities worrying about the decline of 'affic on Yonge Street North they should rather be bring- g‘ pressure to_ bear to have the road widened and improved f all other considerations, worked so magnificently during he war years. . Eli-e story of Red Cross work is not told by figures. umanity is not measured by dollar signs. Nevertheless some mention of facts and figures is necessary in order to provide a yard-stick of accomplishment. Those figures ap- pear elsewhere in this issue in a news story announcing the surrender of the charter of the Richmond Hill branch of the Canadian Red Cross Society and tell in detail of the magnif- lcent work done by local citizens under the aegis of that cross which has come to mean so much to suffering thuman- On several occasions recently we have heard questions to whether the .new Toronto-Barrie Highway will not ve an adverse effect on towns and villages along Yonge reet, due to a decrease in traffic. We do not believe that business men along No. 11 high- ay between the two points need give any serious consid- ation to putting up the shutters. Rather, it seems to us, oppositeview is indicated. _,,,_.I,'_L _J IA-L .uvA i-Béid‘téc’bmes an accomplished fact we e1 that its impact on its eastern neighbour â€"- No. 11 â€" 'ill be negligible. Experience has proved that the opening of new roads inds fto increase the over-all volume of traffic rather than acrease it- Not so many years ago there was a great to-do when 1e Dixie highway from Toronto to Hamilton was projected. rrass would grow in the streets of the lake shore municipal- ,ies, it was predicted. But somehow or other they man- ged to exist â€" and even to grow rapidly. Then, when the [ueen Elizabeth highway was built, the same cry rose. In pite of the fact that three roads now serve the district there only one was before traffic on the Lake Shore Road ‘ heavier than ever. Its municipalities continue to thrive. Es businesses are expanding and altogether the area seems be bubbling over with prosperity.l_ ‘ ,- u° r-uu~u-v vv ~-..- 0 the point where it can adequately handle the volume of rafiic which it will be called on to carry in the future. Therels no need to start worrying just yet, at least in his area, until the family helicopter replaces the family car n the family garage. Not alone‘ in war and disaster has the Red Cross played :ts ‘part. Its outpost hospitals, in carrying aid and comfort to those far removed from centres of civilization, are typical )f the broader activities of the organization which have made the job of living a little easier for those in distress. The time of year is coming when one of the most con-l ptible. of all “rackets” â€" the socalled “veterans’ calen-l ,” will be with us again. ‘ Generous business men and housewives will be impor-l “help a veteran” by buying a calendar. It’s hard to say no. Gratitude, memories of services dered during two great wars, recollection of the fact that ny men are suffering because of the results of their war vice make the average kindly person “feel like a heel” in ning down a man who apparently has a genuine claim on ir generosity. Nevertheless it should be done and, in order to make position clear let us state that this editorial appears in aper whose publisher will go out of his way to see that ry man and woman who has served gets a square deal is written by an ex-service man with many years of ex- ience in veterans’ affairs. . 'We repeat, in the plainest English at our command, t the “veterans calendar” business is a racket â€" and We ak with inside knowledge. The cheap-looking, ill-pro- ed, flimsy calendars are printed in volume at an exceed- ly low cost. Every fall men are rounded up by advertise- nts- Some are veterans â€"â€" many are not. They have to cash on the line before they get their stock-in-trade. The nter takes no risk. Then, to get his money back, plus profit, the veteran has to knock at doors and trade on sympathy and good will of Canada’s citizens. There is no need for it. Every genuine veteran willing d anxious to become a good and productive citizen can se- e help from the government and many other agencies. he is suffering from a disability resulting from service re are many ways in which he can be aided. Thereis (‘D Q. at» O izens to say “thank you” for services rendered. It must be understood that in saying this we are in no se of the word aiming at genuine and legitimate activities veterans and their associations. We assert our belief at it is the duty of every community and its citizens to go re than a little bit out of their way to support veterans’ tivities- These men gave much â€" they deserve much. They too are damaged in reputation by activities such the peddling of calendars. Unfortunately the public, lcted by the door-toâ€"door nuisances, soon begins to assocâ€" e all veterans in the same class of “gimme-gimme‘s.” The harm the'many. It may take a little courage to say “No” at the back or, at the counter. But we think that citizens who do so ed have few qualms when they are ofiered such a tawdry cuse for charity as a “Veterans’ calendar.” ‘ty on 1sters '0 Need To Worry Yet ’0 The Red Cross â€" Thanks ose Veterans’ Calendars THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill,‘ Thursday, Sept. 8, 1949 An Independent Weekly â€" Established 1878 Subscription Rate, $2.00 per year; To the United States $2.50 Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association J. E. SMITH, M.P., Publisher the battlefields of the world and in its peacetime dIS- 013m liberal “Jeetjet? â€" Najew?" was the heading of last week‘s col-umn â€"â€" A year’s free subscription to The Liberal was the prize for the first person sending in a. correct translation. a. phonetic transcription of a con- versation between two Toronto stenos. The winner â€" Mrs. Lawson Chesney, 27 Roseview Avenue, Richmond Hill. The translation â€" “Did you eat yet?” â€" “No, did you?” Say it fast and you’ll get the idea. If nothing else the little contest proved that a couple of people read this column. Many calls came in from the Hill and sur- rounding area, some came from the Willowdale-Newtonbrook dis- trict and even three Torontonians went after that year’s free sub, with Gravenhurst also submitting an entry. I notice that our neighbouring community of Schomberg is fol- lowing Toronto’s lead, and the lead of many other municipalities, and placing trash cans along the main street with the hope that local citizens will make use of them and help keep the streets clean. It so happens that just a few weeks ago'one of our busin- ess men made the suggestion to this paper that a similar scheme might be introduced to Richmond Hill. So, without further comment. the example of Schomberg and the suggestion are passed along to our authorities for their consider- ation. Of course it’s one thing to put out receptacles and qulte another thing to get people to use them. Steelwork on eighteen of the 39 stories of the United Nations Secretariat building in mid-Manhattan, New York, was completed in July when this picture was taken. A contract was signed by UN. and the American Bridge Company for the furnishing and erection of structural steel for the meeting hall area of the Permanent Head- quarters. The contract calls for 10,500 tons of structural steel at . -_ A-.. -A- - H 1- A- L- m..}. I... nnv‘ nnlnhnr Ditches which used to be streams â€" marshy spots which used to be sizable ponds â€" are becoming a commonplace in this part of Ontario and, unfortunate- ly, in many other parts. Many old-timers can remember, for instance, the stagnant narrow ditch at Elgin Mills which, once on a time, had power enough to operate a tannery at that point. “MAUNA-‘ll -uv ~v-.-...._- .v- a cost of $2,225,000. Dialiv'eiyflis in be made by next October. and erection is expected to be completed by April or May 1950. 01d maps show good-sized lakes where now only small ponds are left. Many such examples exist within fifty miles of Richmond Hill. They go hand in hand with non-productive fields which, once on a day, were highly fertile acres. Blow sand, in many parts of Southern Ontario, is gradually but surely encroaching on fields where once cattle pastured. Leading agronomists have fore- cast the day when the southern part of Ontario would become the “Great Ontario Desert." Some have said that it would happen within a. hundred years. Looking around this verdant and lush countryside those forecasts seem a little hard to swallow. But the facts are there for those who will only see them. Beyond any shadow of doubt the province is gradually drying up. The facts are incontrovertible. Dying springs, shrinking rivers, disap- pearing ponds, provide abundant proof that measures will have to be taken soon if the gloomy prog- nostications of the experts are to be prevented from becoming a reality. Back of it all, of course, is the fact that. as a people we have failâ€" ed to learn the lessons of nature. Trees, once removed, have not been replaced. Nature's reser- voirs, the roots of those trees, have been destroyed and nothing put in their place. Viewing the green and pleasant acres of Ontario, with its wealth of trees reaching their arms to the sky, that seems a little hard to appreciate. But nevertheless one only has to recall that in its early, pioneering days this land was nothing but one huge forest. Congfatulations, Mrs. Chesney. Progress of UN. Permanent Headquarters From The Hilltop A COLUMN 0F VIEWS AND OBSERVATIONS (By F. J. Picking) Many trees as there may be to- day, they are only a patch on what used to be. Their removal, while it has produced some of the finest agricultural land in the world, has also taken away all those natural features which pre- serve the rain which is reputed to fall on both the just and the un- just. Desire to get on the land early has led, understandably, to sys- tems of drainage which make for easy run-off but which, inevitably, lower the level of the province’s water tables. It makes easier travelling â€" land which can be worked earlier â€" but it’s being paid for by a pxetty stiff price. There seems to be only one an? swer â€"â€" the planting of more trees, backed by a scientific un- derstanding of the factors which make for proper conservation of one of the greatest of our natural resources â€"water. In that we can take a lesson from our wes- tern provinces, with their “Arbor Days” and similar projects to preserve the natural moisture of the soil. That they have “paid off” anyone with a knowledge of the prairies can vouch. Like many others I can remember the days when one drove many miles, in some parts of Saskatchewan, to see a twenty foot tall poplar. A tour through that province today will reveal tree belts which have multiplied enormously, in area and growth, since that time. An “honest-to-God” effort by our western friends, plus government- al support and education, has wrought the change. Admitted that our provincial government has done much, through its reforestration plans, to make- trees available to those who want them. Admitted, also, that it has done much in tree re- placement in Northern Ontario. But it strikes me, as it has struck many others, that we have to go a lot further than we are doing unless the threat of the “Great Ontario Desert” is to become stark reality for the generations to follow. Let’s have some opinions, please. This‘ thing’s big. It isn’t my problem -â€" it isn’t your problem â€"â€" it’s EVERYBODY’S problem. As you read this September 10 is drawing close. A decade ago on that date Canada, for the sec- ond time in a. generation, took up the sword in order that freedom should not perish from the earth. And in that conflict more young men of Canada laid down their lives that tyranny and oppression should be kept forever from the borders of the Land they called “home.” What are we doing to see to it that their names shall npt be for- gotten by those who come after them? Preserved for as long as metal and stone shall last are the names of those who, in the Great War of 1914-1918 “gave up the rich sweet wine of youth." But the names of those who took up the torch in their turn are missing from all but the hearts of those who gave them to their country. Surely, surely, it is time that somehow. somewhere, those names should be recorded in our community. ‘ Vaughan Township has done it â€" so have many other municipal- ities. Here, it seems to me, is a worthy objective for our Veterans and their associations. Win 3 Firsts at C.N.E. their kennels. 2 of three firsts. At; the recent Toronto Ken.er Club Show at the C.N.E., Betty and Bob Svanefelt showed their Irish Setters and Cooker and ob- tained more winning honoms for ney were wmners RELIGION AND HAPPINESS Robert Louis Stevenson once wrote an essay on his fellow- countryman Robert Burns, in which he said: “Burns was not de- voted to religion; he was haunted by it." Whether that was true of Burns or not, we cannot say, but, as a defiinition of how many people feel, it is perfect. They do not enjoy religion. They are haunted by it. It is not a. source of in- spiration and comfort; rather it is a burden, and as Dr. George Jackson .once said: “It is a kill- joy, a skeleton at the feast of life, a nagging monster at one’s e1- bow‘ This misconception of religion has persisted for a long time. The are galleries of Europe are filled with pictures of the middle ages in which the typical saint of long ago is portrayed; a. sad, pale face with eyes red with weeping; transparent hands and a. wasted form. To the painters of long ago real happiness was seldom associated with piety. The cheer- ful man was suspected. This mel- ancholy epitaph seemed suitable for saints: “All is vanity and vexation of spirit; vanity of van- ities, all is vanity.” I In James Barrie’s “Little Min-' ister," he tells of the minister whose hat blew over the fence on the Sabbath day. He was a. live- ly young man so he vaulted the fence and ran after his hat. Such behaviour nearly caused a scan- dal. To think of a minister run- ning after a hat was undignified and frivolous. A meeting of the church officials was called. One old man defended the pastor; thought he was justified in chas- ing a wayward hat. But another official said what they were all thinking. “If the minister must run after his hat,” he said, “he should do it very reverently.” What kind of a wiggle that run would be we can’t even imagine. But there is no doubt that a keen relish and delight in life.is still regarded by some people as in- consistent with the highest spiri- tual living. There once appeared, in a city newspaper, this amusing “The great political fight is over and the Liberals have been return- ed to power with an undiminished majority. The Conservatives made gains in Ontario, while the Liber- als gained in Quebec and the east. All the members of the Cabinet have been returned with large ma- jorities, while Sir Charles Tupper, Hugh John Macdonald, G. E. Fos- ter, and other prominent Conser- vative leaders have fallen. The members of the Cabinet who were most bitterly attacked and misrep- resented during the contest all scored magnificent gains.” “The painted furniture formerly described as “cottage sets” passed out of style more than a score of years ago. It was always looked upon as a rather economical and modest substitute for the black walnut carved set, or even the more costly rosewood. It was very cordially despised after taste turned toward the antique wooden furniture, brass beds and all the similar improvements that came during the past score of years. The cottage sets were relegated to country residenceS, servants’ rooms and other inconspicuous places. Since that day painted furniture has not been seen until the white enamelled chests of drawers and other wooden pieces began to be seen.” “Canadians and loyalty are syn- onymous but it is doubtful if pat- riotic rejoicing and enthusiasm ev- er reached the proportions assumed in Toronto on Monday afternoon when the heroes of Paardeberg returned from distant Africa. From the time the train steamed into the C.P.R. station until the brave boys reached the Armour- ies there was a continual and spcntaneous outburst of welcome all along the line, and the partici- pants in the demonstration must have reached nearly 200,000 people.” â€"- Men’s laundried shi'rts, good heavy cotton body, pure linen front, 50c.” “At a meeting of the Board of Education on Friday Mr. Conlin of Durham County was appointed principal of the Public School in place of Mr. N2 S. McDonald who has taken a position in one of the city schools.” Atkinson and Switzer advertised “Bills are out announcing the annual plowing match of Vaughan Plowmen’s Association to be held on the farm of Mr. Thos. Rumble, half a mile east of Maple, on I. i! Wednesday of next wee... “We are inclined to think the village council is a little easy on individuals who frequently come here and make themselves a nuis- ance on the 'street. Last Saturday evening a man whom the boys call a ‘quack’ doctor gathered around him such a crowd and indulged in so much loud and idle talk that ladies going to the Post Office had to return home rather than pass the noisy qrowd. In such cases (Excerpt: from the LIBERAL ’WAY BACK WHEN request: “Wanted by a lady going abroad, a travelling companion. She must be a Christian and, if possible, cheerful." It is amazing that, in the light of Christ's teaching, such a mis- conception of religion ever came about, and how it persists. He said: “I came that they may have life and may have it abundantly.” It means that the religious life is a larger, happier, fuller life, than any other form of living. It is not a pushing in of the organ stops and shutting ofl" the music, but the drawing out of every stop until the music swells in glorious magnificence. Henry Ward Beecher wrote: “Men have come to think that tears are more sacred than smiles. That is a mistake. Sorrow is di- vine, but joy was divine first and will be after weeping and sorrow are swept out of the universe. Joy is more divine than sorrow." This is not to deny that great blessings have often been the outcome of much suffering. That truth has been so learned by each successive generation since the world began that there is no little need to emphasize it. But it is a recognition of the fact that a. de- feated and melancholy frame of mind cannot be a permanent one in any wholesome philosOphy of life and least of all the Christian one. The writer of the Twenty- fourth Psalm wrote: “They looked on Him, and were lightened." The faithful were enheartened and be- came radiant when they thought of God and that must always be true of spiritual religion â€"- the devout may be downcast but they cannot stay in the valley. The night is mother of the day The winter of the spring, And ever upon old decay, The greenest mosses cling. Behind the cloud, the starlight lurks, Through showers the sunbeams fall: ' For God, who loveth all his works, Has left his hope with all! AFTERNMN Our quotation today is by J. B. Brierly: “The art of being happy lies in discovering the depths of daily common things." the noisy individual should be re- moved or the gang of boys and young men made to disperse. Our village constable could have stop- ped the annoyance with a word. The band stand is also being kick- ed to pieces and no notice is being taken of it. Such latitude is bad for the village and bad for the boys.” ' 0n Toronto markets prices were: -â€"- White Wheat, 68c; Oats, 28; Barley, 43c; Hay, per ton, $12 to $15; Butter, per pound, 20c; Eggs, new laid, 20¢ per dozen; Chickens, per pair, 30-45c; Tur- keys, per pound, 9-10c; Ducks, per pair, 40-60c; Potatoes, per bag, 30-35c; Apples, per barrel, 40c to $1.50; Spring Lamb, per‘ pound, 8-9c. “Prof. Shuttleworth, city ana- lyst, has reported on the advisabil- ity of Toronto bringing part of her water supply from Whitchurch, a point three or four miles north- west of Stoufiville. The profess- or says there are 20 flowing wells in that neighbourhood, yielding a daily 'flow of 1,530,500 gallons. The professor thinks the flow is from Reesor’s and Musselman’s lakes.” DR.AREHER"WALLAEE “Messrs. D. Hill and Company have installed a new acetylene gas machine and the result is quite satisfactory. They have four lights in the front shop as well as lights in the cellar, rooms ih £th reEidence and thé bake shop.” “Mr. Saunders of the Niagara Vapor Bath Company is at the Palmer House and would be glad to have any of the citizens call and inspect the simply derived and popular health ;reserver and home luxury much used for many ailments.” It is interesting to note that property owners in the lst con- cession are asked to vote upon the bus question. In order that this may be done from a strictly bus- iness point of view, is it not nec- essary that a clear cut statement as to the financial position be pub- lisl’ed. Since property owners have been deprived of any benefit from prof- its it should be made clear exactly how much the Township has re- ceived since disbursements ofl’ talk 2; have ceased and how it is being used and where. The township is too large for one to gain a. comprehensive View of things from fragmentary items. Since assessments have been raised, in some cases four or five times the pre-War amount, one should not be content with the over-all and somewhat ambiguous statement that property values have increased. What has the Township done towards this in- flationary value? The writer is inclined to think thatjergonal files of November 8, 1900 “Dear Mr. Editor” Although he fell only thirty inches a. twelve year old lad, Gor- don Kirk, was killed when he fell from a tractor seat on the farm of his uncle, William Paisley, 6th concession of Whitchurch. Stoufi‘ville Horticultural Soc- iety won first prize at the Cana- dian National Exhibition for a basket display of garden flowers. Fire of undetermined origin caused considerable damage to the office of the Orillia. News-Letter and to Silver's men’s clothing store in the same building. A special meeting of Aurora council is likely to b‘e held, deal- ing with the smell from the tan- nery which has local citizens so incensed that a petition request- ing action has been signed by a large number of residents. Contract for the installation of Aurora’s new artificial ice plant has been awarded to the John Inglis 00., Toronto. It has been estimated that over 700 pupils will enrol in New‘mark- et’s public schools this year. At the end of June the enrolment was 682. Between 1,000 and 1,100 acres of land are on fire at Queensville, four miles north-east of the Vill- age. Up to 75 men at one time have been trying to control it but have experienced difficulty be- cause the ground, a type of peat bog, is burning as deeply as three and four feet. It is doubtful if even a heavy rain would extin- guish the fire. Ronald Beazer of Aurora was crowned Canadian closed water ski-jumping-champion at the Can- adian National Exhibition. He placed second in two other water- skiing events. For the third time in two and a half years a beer and Wine license was refused to the Yorktown Inn at Lansing by the Ontario Liquor License Board. A widely signed petition against the granting of the license was presented by local citizens. In order to assist in keeping the village clean Schomberg trustees have placed trash cans along the main street. They are emptied each week in connection with the local garbage collection. George Stewart, chief of York County Police, has resigned and will devote his time to his hotel interests. He has been a. member of the force since 1920. A popular halting place for many years, the spring on the Joseph Reesor farm two and a half miles south of Ringwood has ceas- ed flowing. It is believed to have been running for a. hundred years. Work of installing the artificial ice machinery in the Stouffville rink has been started. Nearly 35,000 feet of pipe has been de- livered to the site. Ice is expect- ed to be ready by the first week in October. York County police set up a speed trap at Victoria Square reâ€" cently and many Speeders, who have been turning the highwvay at that point into a. race track, were bagged. News Of Our Neighbours When a car stopped at the foot of Green River hill during a. driv- ing rain last week, twelve cars fol- lowing piled into each other and tied up traffic for over an hour. , A fifty per cent increase in the number of exhibits was recorded at Newmarket’s recent gladiolus show staged by the Newmarket Horticultural Society. Several merchants staged exhibits at the same time and lithographs and water colours were also shown. So enthusiastic were Newmarket citi- zens over the venture that a. sug- gestion that the Fall Fair can be revived has been made. Grading of the site of the Wood- bridge Memorial Recreational Cen- tre has been started in preparation for the erection of an arena, first unit of the centre. Actual con- struction is expected to start by the middle of the month. sacrifice and hard work on part of the property owner mainly responsible for any crease in value. It is obvious that in parallel with increased values, street-car tracks along a. highway are ant?- quated. ‘ 1-1;“ Apart from the occasional film of deisel oil deposited on one’s windshield from the bus exhaust, the writer has no kick against them. Every property owner afl’ected should take a real interest and find out the How, Where and Why of things and whether he is voting his money to support beauracracy or a sane and sensible govern- ment with a minimum of red tape. Yours truly, E. L. Thorn, Clarke Avenue, Compound interest and tising are very similar; thl they are continued, the be results. and adver Thomhill the Soft Wood Slabs . $12.00 cord Hardwood Slabs . $17.00 cord All wood is dry and clean. 100 - 500 Gal. Gauges, Accessories, Draft regulators, Service to Space Heaters, etc. W. J. SMITH & SON. 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