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Although he devoted himself assiduously to the in- surance business, Art always was mechanically: inclined Fresh from University, he first entered the in. westmnt business starting out as a junior clerk, proâ€" gressing to financial statitics and eventually to the sales field. Later he moved into the insurance field in which he rmained for eight years specializing in estate insur- ance. g". A native of Toronto, Art was educated in that city, fittending Toronto Normal Model School and Jarvis Coll- egiate Institute, then completing two years of an Arts gourse at the University of Toronto. b if Art is the newly-elected president of the Richmond hill Business Men’s Association and was among the first to join this organization when it was formed in Febru- ary, 1950 In business, he operates the Hillcrest Mark. eteria on North Yonge Street which he purchased from Pearson &_SOn a_1itt1e over two years ago. “.3 Before settling down in Richmond Hill in 1948, R. W. (Art) Uren, whose picture appears on the front page of this issue, covered a wide range of busi- néss Activity from insurance salesman to operations Manager‘ofia Northern Ontariorair transport service. Apparently activated by the inâ€" creased cost of living, drivers in the Toronto area asked for a $3 a week wage increase and this was approved by a Labor Conciliation Board. The dairies countered with the proposal that the price of milk be boosted 1c 8. quart to compensate for the wage inâ€" crease and at this point the Ontario government stepped in. Result 0: the three-way tug-ofâ€"war was a short- lived milk strike which wound up with the price of milk being boosted Probably no better example of [cause and effect in our ever-ballooning price structure could have been pro- vided than the recent Toronto milk strike, effects of which were fen; in Richmond Hill. g , It~ is planned eventually to extend this checkup into workers in strategic flefense industries particularly in the metallurgical and electrical fields fwhere the Mine, Mill and Smelter {Workers and United Electrical Work- iers Unions have a, strong footnold. 'As part of its defense prepara- ffions, the federal government has be. :g’un a process of screening personnel of lake vessels and after, August 1, 1110 person will be given a jobon any iof these freighters carrying vital ggrain, coal and ore cargoes unless he or she has been given a loyalty cer- {t’ificate‘ ~These will 'be issued by the Eoyal Canadian Mounted police after ' thoroughinvestigation of the indi- .‘vidual. Legislation to control the indis- criminate roaming 0f dogs would be helpful but the big problem facing the municipalities is the setting up of adequate machinery to enforce sueh legislation. Bylaws on the ;b"_ooks usuallx aren’t worth the paper All of the municipalities repre- sented, Richmond Hill, Aurora, Vau- ghan and Markham townships are harried by the depredations of roam- ing canines â€" depredations which differ in character in urban and rural areas, but which in the latter can be downright expensive as councils who have had to pay out huge sums for sheep killed by dogs, can well testify. The co-operative spirit that was in evidence at four-council meeting in Richmond Hill last week to discuss a dog control program augurs well for the future for possible joint solution of even bigger problems that are com- mon to these adjoining communities. Canada is anxious to preceed at once with this great development and is hopeful that it may be launched as a joint undertaking with our good neighbour, the Unitd States. If the United States decides against Joint action, or if the project continues to be kicked around in USA. politics for any length of time there is every lik- lihood that Canada will launch the un- dertaking on her own. Those who support the waterway and power project argue that greatly 2 THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Thursday, April 5, 1951 Canadians generally are looking forward to an early start on the St. Lawrence seaway project,‘and there is particular interest in the greater Toronto area where rapid develop. ment is expected as a result of the undertaking. From the earliest history of col- onization in North America the St. Lawrence. system has provided a val- uable navigatio route. From the Straits of Belle Yale, the Great Lakes. St. Lawrence seaway extends inland for 2,225 miles. "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 Telephone, Richmond Hill 9 “Know Your Neighbour The St. Lawrence Seaway Along The Milky Way Cleaning Out Saboteurs Municipal Co-operation Socialism is that part of the ec- onomic system under which the State imposes a heavy tax on all God-given It isn’t our intention to be criti- cal of 'either side but certainly there is grim irony in a situation such as this. half a cent a quart. In other words, to meet the in‘ creased cost of living, milk drivers were granted a wage boost which in turn resulted in a further increase in the cost of living, that, even though small, will affect virtually the entire population. Prehaps we may never be activeâ€" ly involved in the widely-predicted World War III, but in any event as things shape up today, we can be pretty sure that if such a conflict does eventuat‘e, our main enemy is going to be Communist Russia. While the de. mocratic nations boast of the atomic 115132 liberal While there may be a disposition in some quarters to criticize this ac- tion as providing semi-regimentation among some classes of workmen, it must be remembered that One of .the biggest jobs in any program aimed at defense of the country is the preven. tion of sabotage within our own ranks. These unions, said to be Communist- tainted, .have both been disownea by the CIO. ’ Suggested solution at the meet- ing was pooling‘of resources to set up a central pound and engage the necessary personnel â€" the costs to be apportioned among all those par- icipating If this is eventually ap- proved, it should provide efficient en- forcement with no more than a rea- Such a plan would involve a fair- ly heavy financial outlay on the part of the average small community â€"- unless it was prepared to do this, it would have to adopt some hit-and. 'miss method which would probably be little, if any better, than no en- forcement at all. Larger cities set up such mach. inery in the form of dogcatc‘hers and a pound where stray animals are locked up and either reclaimed by their owners or destroyed. A new and important factor in current consideration of the St. Law- they’re written on unless there is something to back them up and en- force their provisions. increased conomic development would would come from completion. In the past, transportation has been one of the basic economic problems on this continent, and the improvement of the natural advantages of the Great Lakes - St. Lawrence System has gone far towards resolving some of the difficulties in this field. The suco cessive deepening of the various canâ€" als in the, system had regularly been followed by an increased flow of goods, taking advantage of the result- ing transportation economies. It Is argued that the deepening of the present 14-foot canals in the lower part of the system, to accommodate economical deep-draft vessels, would result in a similar development. In- dustrially, the joint development of power and navigation would emuuh ageexpansion and development in the tributary area, and indirectly throughout a large part of Canada and the United States. Editorial Opinions Art is married and has two girls one attending the Richmond Hill District High School and the other the Public School. He is a. member of the local United Church. As a hobby, Art is much interested in arts and crafts, having in the past done considerable cabinet work and wood carving besides dabbling in oil painting. He keeps pretty busy these days, however, and he hasn’t much time to indulge in these hobbies. “I was too busy on the ground,” he said. After a two-year stint with the air service, he re- turned to Torono and pursued his mechanical bent fur. ther by taking a post in administration of plant engin- eering with the Coulter Copper and Brass Company and retiring with the job of personnel manager when he pur- chased the local grocery business. and when some friends of his offered him a job with their air line in Northern Ontario, he accepted and was made operations manager with 11 planes under his wing and headquarters at Sudbury. Although he has been at the controls of a plane numerous times, he never did put sufficient hours in the air to qualify for a pilot’s li- cense. Headline says: “$1 .Iasts nine months.” Maybe it dOes but not in our pocket. A neWS story from Oshawa last Week telling about a child of seven who was nearly scalped when attack- ed by a dog bears out the contention of Reeve Neal made at the recent four-poWer municipal meeting here that dogs roaming at large are a po- tential menace to the safety of child- ren. 2 teeth in order to supply everyone with State-given teeth, whether they are needed or not --â€" and then ratibns everything that can be chewed. The insidious part'o this weapon isthat it is not necessary for a shoot. ing war to start for this Weapon to be employed. Events have shown that it is being utilized whenever possible, if not in actual physical sabotage. then in propaganda and infiltration sabotage, influencing the Workers in many industries and inducing strikes and work slowdowns. Therefore any effort to check it should be a most im- portant part of our defense program. bomb and peOple shudder at the thought of the havoc it can produce, it must be remembered that infiltraâ€" tion from within can be an even more potent factor in a shooting war and. the Communists are masters at this sort of tactic. With the growth of these com- munities in the past few years and the almost certain growth in the fu- ture as Toronto pushes its surplus population northward, demands for additional municipal services are bound to develop. Pooling of re« sources by neighboring municipal- ities might providé some of these services without imposition of tax rates of 90 and 100 mills such as preâ€" vail in North York. ' The meeting also indicated that at some time in the future, the gar- bage disposal problem might be met with joint financing of a central inâ€" cinerator and a committee will exâ€" plore the possibility. Setting up of dumps is, to say the least, an un- healthy way of dealing with the sitâ€" uation and the time will come when incineration may be the only way out. sonable financial burden on any one community. The project has also been receiv- ing recent consideration from the standpoint of ‘defence. The argu- ments in favour of it are many: a short, protected route frOm the heart of the continent to overseas ports; greater industrial development in the less vulnerable inland areas; greater dispersal of facilities vital to the in- dustrial defence potential; greatly en- larged facilities for construction of naval and merchant shipping. In this connection, it is interesting to note that the Permanent Joint: Board on Defence, United States - Canada, has on more than one occasion recomâ€" mended the early completion of the waterway and power project. rnce project, and one which has see» ured influential backing for the pro- ject in the U.S.A., is the discov- ery of very large reserves of high. grade iron ore in the Quebec - Lab- rador region. It is believed that the most economical route for this ore would be via the deepened waterway to Great Lakes ports. Income tax is responsible for such a large part ut our nation- a1 revenue that it hardly can es- cape an upward boost m a search for additional revenue. There is however a very strong sentiment til the budget speech is made in the House of Commons. The problem has been given iong hours of careful study, experts have submitted long reports, members and parties have made suggestions. and various orgam izations have made representa- tions. The final decision rests with the Minister of Financ: and the Cabinet. During recent months Minis- ters and Department heads have carefully reviewed all estimates and} there have been very mater- ial reductions in ordinary expend- itures. This means that many worthy and needed projects, er- ection of public buildings, wharfs etc, must be postponed, and there will be economies all along the line. Just where the increased taxes will hit is a closely guarded sec~ ret which will not be revealed 1m. The general prosperity obtain- ing throughout the country has swelled the national treasury to the extent that the Minister of Finance will report a very sub- stantial surplus for the \ past year’s operations. This large surplus will ease his task of bud- getimakjng but still very substan- tial tax increases are inevitable in the face of our appropriation for defence activities. Interest here now centres on the annual budget which we ex- pect will be brought down by the Minister of Finance next week. More than usual interest centres on the budget presentation this year in view of the tremendously increased defence expenditures. The members have returned to Ottawa this week refreshed after an Easter vacation spent in their ridings all across Canada. A re- cess of Parliament always is re- freshing and helpful as it gives members the opportunity of vis- iting with their constituents and getting first hand their views and suggestions on national affairs. Apply as spon as nearly all the blooms have fallen, using the same mixture as first spray. Fourth or First Apple Maggot Spray Apply about 4 weeks after the blos‘soms fall. This is usually the last week in June or first week in July, using 31/2 tbs. of dry lime sulphur to 1 gal. of water adding 3 tbs. of lead ar. senate. Apply four weeks after the blossoms fall, usually last week in June. Use Lead Arsenate 2% tbs. to 1 gal. of water. Flemish Beauty Pears snould and cover over a bushel of soil receive all four sprays as rec- for forty-eight hours. After ommended for apples using pref. treatment spread soil out thinly eraby Bordeaux Mixture and 21/2 on boards or floor, turning sev- tbs. lead arsenate to each gal. eral times to remove all fumes be. of water for first two sprays. fore using. Apply as soon as fruit bud clusters begin to appear using 41/2-tablespoons of dry lime sul- phur or bordeaux to 1 gal. of wa- ter and add 2% tablespoonfuls of lead arsenate. Second or Pink Spray Apply as soon as nearl, all His: blossoms have fallen_ using mixture of 41/2 tbs. Bordeaux Mixturé and 21/2 tbs. Lead Ar- senate to 1 gal. of water. Second Spray Paulina Wilsdorf, the oldest ward of the International Refugee Organization (IRO)â€"one of U.N.’s Specialized Agenciesâ€"recently celebrated her 105th birthday in a refugee camp near Salzburg, Austria. Her adopted daughter, Elizavita, aged 5, reads the inscrip- tion on the cake which says happy birthday in English and Polish. On her anniversary Mrs. Wilsdorf received the most treasured gift she had ever hoped forâ€"the news that she would be resettled in the United States of America, as soon as arrangements can be made. Apply as soon as the fruit buds are showing pink at the tips us- ing same mixture as in first spray. - ’ Third or Calyx Spray Pears First Spray Apples First or Pre-Pink Spray SPRAY CALENDAR FOR FRUITS The Gardener's Calumn IRO’s Oldest Refugee £6 gettle in USA GTTAWA LETTER by Jack Smith, North York (By Al Rice) Other important items on the parliamentary agenda for the im- mediate future include revision of the Indian Act and some changes in the Immigration regu. ations which will speed up immi- gration and bring to this coun- try needed population. The aim is to carefully screen prospective immigrants and bring to Canada. people who are physically fit, and of the type which will best fit in our Canadian economy at the present time. This session likely will last un- til about the end of June and un- til that date I trust constituents will address mail and enquiries to me here at the Parliament Build ings, Ottawa. The new Department 01 De- fence Production has been set up and is headed by that great Canadian, Rt. Hon. C. D. Howe. Our people have every reason to be grateful that a man of such outstanding ability and experio ence is available for this p035. Ir. respective of party Canadians have unbounded confidence in Mr. Howe who did such a remarkable production job during World War II. The new department is charged with the responsibility of marshalling Canada’s productive forces for maximum production. Forecasts of the budget are purely conjecture and the only sure thing is that next year Can- adians will pay increased taxes. This we must do to build up our defences in the great hope of preserving the peace 01 the world. It’s going to hurt but if we can avert war, save precious lives and spare our people the sufi‘ering and privations of an- other conflict it will be well worth the price and we will have a great deal for which to be thankful. here in favor of leaving mini- mum exemptions as they are at present, and the likelihood is the increase will be in rates rather than in minimum exemption. Pro- 1321ny corporation taxation will be increased and there will be in- creases in excise taXs directed particuarly we hope at luxury it. ems. Question: What causes httle white worms to com on saucers of house plants; also what causes little flies to hover around these plants? Should soil be baked? Answer: These were probably in the soil before coming into the house and will disappear in short time of year. Rather than bake tim of year. Rather than bake the soil it should be sterilized by either steaming or using a 2% mixture of formaldehyde. 'Soak a sack in a gallon of this mixture and cover over a bushel of soil for forty-eight hours. After treatment spread soil out thinly on boards or floor, turning sev- Apply when the fruit is lust beginning to colour. On both sweet and sour cherries usu 31/2 tbs. of dry lime sulphur to 1 gal. of water and add 3 tbs. lead ar- senate. Apply when most of the snacks or blossom remnants are ofl' the little fruits. On Sour Cherries use preferably Bordeaux Mir-.wi-e 4% tbs. to 1 gal. of water adding 2% tbs. lead arsenate 0n Sweet Cherries use 41/2 tbs. dry lime sulphur to 1 gal. water auding 2% tbs. lead‘ arsenate. Second Spray Apply ten days after first spray following same directions as in first spray for Sour and Sweet Cherries. Third Spray More on week. Cherries First Spray Small Fruits next Monday we toured the uusy city of Belfast, which in many respects is much like a Canadian city. At night we were guests at a dance which the boys, and I’ll admit myself as well, enJuyed very much. But we didn’t stay too late because the boys had to practice the next day for the big Northern Ireland match. Sunday we drove i0 Portrush for lunch. We returned to Bel. fast by what is called the East Shore road. We passed thruugh the Glen district which even at this time of the year is beautiful. In summer it must be beautiful beyond description. It was perfect plowing weather for the match and about 15,000 spectators and contestants were on hand. Taking all in all it was About the first thing we learn- ed upon arrival was that the maple tree planted in front of the city hall by Alex McKinney or Brampton, last year’s team man- ager, had died. Accordingly, and with great ceremony, we planted a new one but this time it was an eight foot tree instead of a sapling. The tree was made available by the Ontario Horti- culture Association through the Imperial War Graves Commis- sion. Later we figured amongst ourselves that as the new tree was planted in.the right phase of the moon it should survive. If it doesn’t, then all the Irish leg- ends about the growing powers of the moon must be revised. The next day, which was Satâ€" urday, we attended a local plow- ing match at Killead. It was held on the farm owned by Bobâ€" bie Irwin, who, many of you will remember, was one of the over- seas contestants at our 1948 In- ternational match at Lindsay. It was good to see Bobbie again and he asked to be remembered to all his friends in Canada. BELFAST, Northern Ireland: If everything went smoothly with never a hitch of any kind then I suppose this wouldn't be Ireland. Being of Irish descent I can say this without having to duck - . . or at least I hope so. We came over to Belfast from Scotland by boat but because of some misunderstanding about our itinerary the welconmg commit- tee met a different boat at a dif- ferent pier. As a result we had to make our way to the hotel un- escorted. However, once we were installed in the hotel a few tele- phone calls got things untangled, although the welcoming commit- tee â€" complete with band â€"- had ’been waiting over an hour. For the rest of our stay in the “Em. erald Isle” we managed to keep to schedule without any major upsets. Jerome K. Jerome once wrote that a lot of utter nonsense was talked about the joys of child- hood. We see everything tlnuugh rosy spectacle? and it all appears to have been joy and gingerbread. We forget the times when we had toothache or the circus came to town and we didn’t have the admission. I know Jerome is right. I had a good average childhood, but I have more fun now than then, and I have faith to believe things will be better yet â€" in spite of rheumatism and other ills teal I deserved that rebuke; I should have had more commonsense. He was a cheerful old fellow but during our ride I pulled a boner. I said: “Isn’t that a live- ly horse for an old man to drive?" As soon as I’d said it I knew it was a mistake. My eighty-four year-old friend asked me to repeat the‘ question, wnich I did â€"â€" with a red face. “You bet she’s a lively house,” he said with a twinkle, “and I wouldn’t let an old man touch her.” I have known a lot of happy, cheerful old people; just bubbling over with good nature and good- will. Many years ago I went to spend a week-end in a small town in eastern Ontario. The railway station was over a mile frOm the town and I was met by an old man â€" actually eighty-four, and a lively horse, raring to go. I looked at the horse, then at the old man and hesitated to get into the buggy. Once the newspaper columnist, Ernie Pyle, met a globe-hotter from Oregon named W'alter Fog- ler to whom he bcame quite at- tached. Pyle, who was probably the most popular columnist in the world ten years ago, loved fun, and Fogler was, above everything else, cheerful. Ernie wrote. ‘He is one of the few old men who by example take the horror out of growing old. After knowing him for a little while I came very close to wishing sincerely that I were already old.” CHEERFL‘L OLD PEOPLE LTEDAY AFTERMQFN by V. C. PORTEOUS * Diredor _ONTA R IO CANADIAN PLOWMEN ABROAD ‘3; DR, ARCHER WIALLAQE This week-end I left ,the uoys for the first time since we start- ed out together more than six weeks ago. I went up to Ennis- killen in County Fermanaugh to the home of my ancestors. 1 was 5Lccessful in locating the very ground that my great-grandfath- er farmed. When I examined the land I wasn‘t in the least sur- prised that my grandfather's family left it for Canada. I sup- pose many Canadians feel the s-,me way when they catch the first glimpse of their ancestral homes in these Isles. The broad acres of Canada have a way 01' spoiling us. I’m afraid. We are now leaving for scot‘ land where we will {take the plane from Prestwick to fly 15° Canada. 1 Later we attended a confer~ ence to discuss the possibility of setting up standard rules govern- ing‘ plowing at international matches. There Were represent- atives from most of the plowmen groups in the United Kingdom, but I am sorry to report that we did not arrive at any unanimous decisions. However, the meeting was a beginning and my feeling is that Canada should take the lead in this matter as there seems to be too much rivalry between the groups over here. I’ll deal more fully with this subject in the future at meetings of our own organization. Hugh Leslie, the tractor cham. pione made a good start which he managed to maintain with the result that he won the Festival of Britain cup. This was for the highest standing among' the ov- erseas competitors of which there were about 19, including some from Switzerland, Holland, Eng- and and Scotland. In cam. you vronder why the last two coun- tries are classed as overseas I might remind you that there is still the Irish Sea. Herb Jarvis had trouble with his team of horses, although they went nicely therday of the prac~ tice. But once they got in the crowd they wouldn‘t respond and as a result Herb lost ground which he wasn’t able to pick up again. The following day we resumed our sightseeing and visited one of the largest cordage plants in the world. It was a revelation to see what goes into the manufac- ture of binder twine and rope. Hugh’s win means that each of the boys has won a trophy. Herb won in the overseas class at Cornwall which I mentioned in an earlier letter. a good match and the Nbrth Ire. land Plowing Association, spon- ‘sors of the match, deserve a lot ofvcreditn Oliver Wendell Holmes said he nearly became a clergyman but he went on: “I saw too many min- isters who looked liked undertak- era that I {abandoned the idea." That was a slam both at under- takers and clergymen. All the undertakers I have known have been likeable men, and as for ministers‘ most of~them are good_ natured and cheerful. Isn’t that the truth? “The older the more fragrance.” Our quotation today is a Jap- anese saying: usluu is cuncerneu. une can see in European art galleries pictures of saints made centuries ago. They are mostly representeu as pale unhappy men; weary of life and anxious to depart. He was always willing to say, with the writer of Ecclesiastes: “Vanity of vanities, all is vanty.” Off they go and I know .hey get a break. I want to put in a word- cheerfulness especially Where @igifn is concerned. One can We need a better conception of the Christian life than that. lev. R. W. Dale wrote concerning Jes. us: “He had great personal claim which drew people to Him. They loved His animation and innocent delight in pleasant things, in trees, and flowers and birds, in the ripening corn and the shining waters of the lake. He talked of His joy, His peace and He had a keen delight in common work and common pleasures.” I was taken to church as a small child long before I under- stood what any speaker was say- ing or reading. Today smal’. children are taken out of services before the sermon. Now this may be a good thing, but whenâ€" ever I am conducting a service and the little tots march out to their own service elsewhere, well I feel cheated. Of course they are keen to go and on their way out; they look at me as though to say: “Goodbye, Doc, we are going to where we can enjoy our- selves.” and imaginary. sandal tree, the for