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3' Mr. Davies was 80 on Sunday and the occasion was celebrated Wednesday night with a party ofrfriends in the Royal York Hotel. One of the pioneer surviving business men 0f Rich- mond Hill, the subject of this sketch came here 33 years ago and established a business on the east side of Yonge street in the store now occupied by Mansbridge Meat Market. The business prospered and Mr. Davies deâ€" cided a few years later to build his own store on the other side of the street, a location that he occupies to this day. i The Canadian banking system is enerally regarded as one of the best m the world and some of the reasons for its stability were outlined in an interesting address before the Thorn- ‘ ill and District Business Men’s As- " ociation recently by an executive of he Bank of Nova Scotia. [V If you or I are as chipper when we reach the ripe age of 80 as William Davies, owner of the Davies Dry lGoods Store at 12 Yonge Street South, is this week, we laure will have something to shout about. But the poss. Iibility of reaching the venerable four-score milestone books as remote to us at this time as the possibility of [enjoying it once we have arrived. The Townships of Whitchurch and Markham Will this year again, be unable to benefit to the full, from the public school grants, handed out by the province, and revised and increas- ed for rural districts over a year ago. Township School Boards receive a $300 grant for each school taken into an enlarged area, but since the small- ler areas are all maintained in our two closest townships, the special grants »will not apply here. _ The Department of Education is ‘atrongly in favor of township areas, and that is the reason it has provided One fact that is not generally known is that our banking structure ilndergoes a rigid overhauling every decade which should be as good a way as any to assure that banks are main- tained in a healthy condition. .7 The Bank Act of 1871 continued a feature of pre-Confederation legis- ‘iation, limiting bank charters to ten years. Every decade, therefore, a {searching review is made by the Com- mittee on Banking of the Hous: of Commons and amendments, which if fin the light of past experience seem fiesirable, are proposed and if acceptâ€" able to the House, are adopted. Seven Fauch revisions have taken place since j1871‘the last being in 1944. There :is no other business in Canada where jcharters expire simultaneously and ‘are renewed only after close and ex- {haustive Parliamentary enquiry. ‘ In fact, one of the local wags has suggested that the whole district be named Lake Wilcox inasmuch as most of the roads of that area can be dis- tinguished from lakes only in the density of the gooey mud that covers them. ‘ , . Changes and additions have been J‘madev at each decennial revision to protect the interests of depositors and Residents of the Oak Ridges- Wilcox Lake sector wonder if, as and when Whitchurch township council is going to do something about the very bad condition of the roads in the area. I It is refreshing sometims to hear isomeone whose opinion runs counter to the accepted line of thought and ‘who has sufficient courage of his con- ivictions to sound off about it. Wheth- ger weagree or not, such opinions us- ually make interesting reading. , Undoubtedly there’s going to be a lot of sympathy expressed for the New York couple who were sentenced to the death penalty last week after being found guilty of ferretting out atomic bomb secrets for a Russian- bossed international spy ring. Said to be the first such penalty in United States history, it is based on a. 1917 law which provides the maxi- mum penalty for espionage in war- time. United States was at war when the offense is said to have been We have direct reference to an address made before a Toronto Home and School Association meeting last week by Dr. T. H. W. Martin, school inspector, in which he branded the current criticism of comic books as 9'8. lot of poppycock.” ,, Until parents and teachers give the youngsters good literature that can match the excitement of the com- ics, he declared, there doesn‘t seem to THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hi“, Thursday, April 12, 1951 Highways That Are Not Happy Ways l"‘Know Your Neighbour '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 Our Efficient Banking System Speaking OF Cofnic Books arm liberal to ensure that the financial needs of the country are cared for within the scope of commercial banking. Governmental supervision of in- dividual bank operation plays a major role in maintaining the high stanaard of Canadian banks. The public is represented by the Minister of Fin- ance who works through the Inspec- tor General of Banks. This official receives monthly statements of con- ditions and he is required to examine every bank at least once a year but he may examine the condition or the banks at any time. ' Sideroads over most sections are nothing to brag about at this time of year but those in the area designated are particularly bad. The condition is aggravated by the fact housing conditions have forced large numbers of people to make year-round homes in a district that was originally a summer resort and houses designed for summer living have been made into year-round homes. Roads built for seasonable traffic have been un- able to stand up under the consistent (Stoufi'ville Tribune) these especially attractive grants to give impetus in getting the system in operation all through the province. The new trend is apparently firmly set in the minds of the Department so that it would appear the townships might as well get in on the easy mon- ey first‘as last. Whitchurch stands to forfeit between $3,500 and $4,000 because the trustees in most local school sections have opposed the measure. i Ratepayers in the Wilcovaake area are pressing the matter quite strongly at this 'very time. Simllar instances have occurred in the past Then each bank maintains its OWn inspection department and specially trained inspectors examine in detail the condition of each branch at least once a year. As a still further check, two qualified auditors from a list apâ€" proved by the Minister of Finance are appointed by the shareholders to con- duct an audit of the banks’ affairs an‘ nually. In other words virtually ev- ery precaution is taken to ensure that bank deposits are safeguarded inso- far as is humanly possible. Before too much sympathy IS expended however, one should con- sider the democractic legal procedure followed in the case and compare it with the probable procedure had the couple been accused of the same of- fense in the country which is said to have directed the espionage. be any way of stopping them from reading the funny books which he felt are objectionable not so much on moral grounds as because they are “literary tripe.” The comic books have long been condemned in many quarters as the problem child (though probably the biggest seller) of the newstands and the character of many of them are said to be an incéntive to crime inas- much as their general “Blood-and- thunder” theme tends to mould minds of small fry in this direction. committed back in 1944. Some folk may think their banker is hard hearted when they are turned down on a loan but under our bank- ing system, there are certain things a bank cannot do; all the “don’ts”, however, are designed with an eye on Dr. Martin disagrees with this and maintains that crime comics don’t lead to crime any more than do the more vivid passages of Dickens Convicted by a jury operating under normal democratic processes, the couple plan an {appeal from the conviction which will automatically In Russia Its Different Guest Editorial .A brief fling of two years at farming which was new to him and which he didn’t like anyway was fol- lowed by a job selling pianos for the Nordheimer Company in which he teamed up with Beverly Baxter, now the London (Eng.) correspondent for Maclean’s magazine, and member of the British House of Com- mons. Perhaps the biggest tribute to Mr. _Davies was written a few years ago by a Toronto and Rlchmond Hill newspgpermgn, and we reprint it in part herewith: “One will sometimes meet men and women who, in more than an ordinary way, impart the impression that (Continued on page 3) He finally got into the dry goods business in North Toronto, operating a store there for a brief period but finally deciding that opportunity was better a few miles north in the village of Richmond Hill. Fine Tribute the primary objective â€" safeguard- ing the funds of depositors. In 1935 a Royal Commission headed by the eminent English bankâ€" er, Lord MacMillan, paid this remark- able tribute: For instance a bank cannot lend on the security of real estate, this be- ing designed to prevent depositors’ funds from being tied up in assets which could not be quickly realized in time of need. Neither can a bank deal in goods, wares or merchandise because rapid price changes in c0m< modities could prove disastrous. Efficiency 0f the Canadian bank. ing‘ system was amply demonstrated in the depression years when, al- though bank failures in the United States were so common that at one time the country 'was on the verge of financial collapse, not one banking in- stitution in Canada had to close its doors. “The Canadian banks give ad- mirable evidence of security, effic- iency and convenience. In a time of universal economic difficulty the Can‘- adian banks have stood firm and have continued to render to the people of the Dominion the same high quality and the same wide variety of service as in the past.” Inasmuch as the’housing situa- tion appears to_be getting worse ra- ther than better, it would seem that the sector will be a year-round comâ€" munity for some time to come and the council will have to do something to better the road situation. Either that or institute a helicopter service to get people in and out over a good part of the year. when townships fought against a new measure until the gavernment made it so tempting the people rose up in their demand for the change. Seventy-five per cent of the prov- ince is now operating under the town- ship school area system, and we be- lieve that it is only a matter of delay- ing action until the remainder adopt it. However, in the meantime, those who continue in the small area sys- tem as at present will have to pass up the grants, and this loss must be made up from the pockets of the rateâ€" payers. and they give youngsters the same kind of release for their emotions as a game of cops and robbers. The only way to stop comic book reading, he declares, is to provide something bet- ter in more literary form. The doctor may be right or wreng in his contentions, and there are many who will maintain that he is way off the beam in some of his ob- servations. But isn’t it possible that there is too much of a tendency now- adays to ascribe juvenile delinquency to the influence of comic books, radio, television, movies and such disregard- ing the fact that generalyy it is the parental influence that is the most potent force in development of a child’s character? - ‘ 12-month pounding of automobiles and trucks. delay execution of the penalty for three or four months. Eventually they may even escape execution. Would they have been accorded the same due process of law had they been involved in a similar situation in Soviet Russia? Past experience would seem to preclude any such possibility. Rather they would have been “liquidated” or else convenientâ€" ly lost in the shuffle as has been the fate of so many behind the Iron Cur- tain. The figures in the chart above are based on recent statistics com- piled by the International Labor Office, one of the Specialized Agencies of the United Nations. They cover the following cate- gories: insured unemployed in Canada, Ireland and the United Kingdom (wholly unemployed); insured trade unionists unem- ployed in Denmark; estimated unemployed based on labor force sample surveys in the United States and Hawaii; registered unem- ployed in Austria, Finland, the German Federal Republic, India, Israel, South Africa, Switzerland; unemployed on relief in France. fill/[717 5711 TA? “Never were there so many people'in the Masonic Hall at one time before as there were on Thursday night at the political meeting. The meeting was call- ed by Mr. N. C. Wallace (Con- servative) but it appeared that a majority of those present were Reformers. . . . In his speech Mr. Wallace referred to the “Black Flag” procession in Torâ€" onto and said that those who walked in it were paid. He‘com. pared tradesmen's wages in T01" onto with those in American cit< ies and thought that $6 a week in Toronto was better than $15 in the cities of the Union. . . . He contended that the Americans never acted fairly with Canada, and that {England was always ready to protect Canada in case of war. If free trade with the States were obtained, the streets in Toronto would be overgrown with grass before a year, he said. “Mr. T. H. Legge drove into Sproxton’s Lake, 3rd concession, Whitchurch to let his horse have a drink when the animal stumb- led into a deep place and was drowned. Mr. Legge jumped from the buggy and made his way safely to shore.” Apply ten days after second Spray using same mixture as for second spray. SWITZi/a’l/IND Apply just before the bud burst using 14 tablespoonfuls of day lime sulphur to J. gallon of water. Second Spray -On varieties subject to rot, spray again when fruit is just beginning to ripen. Use 3% tablespoonfuls dry lime su1phur to 1 gallon of water. Omit t'e lead arsenate. Black Knot Apply just as the buds are éwelling‘, using dry lime sulphur, 14 tablespoonfuls to 1 gallon of water, adding 1 dessert spoon of niccotine sulphate. Second Spray Apply as soon as most of tie shucks are off the little fruits Use Bordeaux mixture 8 table. spoonfuls to 1 gallon of watet adding 2 tablespoonfuls, of lead arsenate. Third Spray 0A NADA fill/[[0 KINEDDM Plums First Spray - . . It was considerably after midnight when Mr. Wallace took his seat.” “Richmond Hill School Board held its regular monthly meet- ing on Monday and a communi- cation was read bn behalf of Mr. McCuaig' late Head Master of the High School, who asked the Board to settle a claim of $67. to which he is entitled as arrears of salary. On motion of Mr.‘ Duncan, seconded by Mr. Glass the request was refused.” “Miss E. Barker and Miss M. E. Harrison Were guests of Miss L. Harrison at NeWmarket for a few days.” “Dr. Langstafi' who was con- fined to his room for a few days with an attack of grippe is able to attend to his practice: again.” IRELAND 'GIRMAN fiat/Ml must/c March 16, 1911 FRANCE Cut out and burn all black knots as early as possible or as soon as they appear. Cut four inches below the knot. I’e'aches" ' March 5‘ 1891 August 15, 1901 Spray before the buds start to swell in early April using dry to one gallon of water. lime sulphur. 14 tablespoonfuls .C’urranls First Spray Apply just before the blossoms open, using Bordeaux mixture, 6 tablespoons to 1 gal. water and DENMARK AUSTRIA IND/A The Gardener’s Column Excerpts from the files of The Liberal Home paper of the Richmond Hill district since 1878 "way Back When 60 YEARS AGO 50 YEARS AGO 40 YEARS AGO 57.5%? I (By Al Rice) Apply just as Uhe buds are bursting, using 14 tablespoonfuls drylime sulphur to 1 gal. water, .add 1 dessertspoon of niccotine sulphate. Second Spray “Mr. John Graham addressed Richmond Hill council at its reg- ular meeting this month with reference to the condition of a sewer adjoining his residence, and asked that the present con. ditions be improved. Mr. R. En. dean headed a deputation request. ing that a new'skating rink be erected. Apply just before the blossoms open, use 41/2 tablespoonfuls dry lime sulphur to 1 gal. wa‘te), add 21/2 tablespoonfuls lead arsen. a‘te. Third Spray Apply immediately after fruit is set using 6 tablespoons Bor- deaux mixture to 1 gal. Water adding 1 dessertspoon niccotine sulphate. In second spray it is important that spray should be directed to underside of leaves. “Quality Street, a play by J. M. Barrie, was presented by the Literary Society of Richmond Hill High School at the school’s eighth annual commencement last Friday and Saturday even- ings. _Directed by Miss E. 12. zard the cast of players included Pauline Angle, Olive Wilson, Mae Sheppard, Anna Phipps, L. Wal- ker, Lola Jones, Dorothy Dun. can. Jack Henderson, John Bruce Hugh McDonald, Jean Middleton, John Wilson, B. Stewart. M. Proctor, G. Heustis.” add 2% tablespoons lead arsen- ate. ' Third Spray Apply immediately before blossoming, especially if grapes have been injured by mildew or rot in previous season. Use Bordeaux mixture 6 tablespoons to 1 gallon water alone, adding no poison. ‘ Second Spray Apply just after fruit is set, use same mixture as in second spray. Lead arsenate ‘is not required in the spray mixture for black currants. Gooseberries First Spray “Mr. H. Austin of Pickering spent the Week-end at the home of his daughter. Mrsi. Robert Rankin, Oak Ridges.” “The W. I. of Maple held its monthly meeting at the home of Mrs. J. H. Kirby on Wednes- day of last Week. In the sew- ing contest the following“ receiv. ed prizes: for :hemming, Mrs. J. H. Kirby, Mrs. R. Thomas; for button-hole, Mrs. G. Garrow, Mrs. F. W. Routley; for seam, Miss T. Cameron, Mrs. W. J. Johnston. The judges were Mrs. T. Matheson, Mrs: J. W. Morgan and Miss M. Johnson.” March 10, 1921 March 12, 1931 Apply just after the fruit is set.Use same mixture as in sec. and spray. Grapes. First Spray “Wm. Neal attended the West Toronto-Niagara Falls hockey match held at Niagara Falls on Wednesday night." “On March 8' J. H. Prentice completed fifty years in the auc. tioneering business." “Jackson Taylor was elected president of East Vaughan Rate. payers Association, succeeding): J. Warwick, at a meeting in Rich. vale School Tuesday evening.” 10 YEARS AGO March 13, 1941 30 YEARS AGO 20 YEARS AGO Ottawa is well accustomed to receiving distinguished visitors, but the visit here this week of President Vincent Auriol of France was an event which stood out as a memorable occasion in the life of the Canadian capitol. There was a genuine Warmth throughout the whole proceedings which made it different from the mere formalities of official wel- comes. The president was ac- corded every ofiicial honor, but as well he received a heart-warming- reception from the people. Ad- dressing the members of the House of Commons and the Sen- ate, the distinguishd visitor de- livered a 'history-making and im- pressive speech which has re- ceived with continuous rounds of applause. Interesting extracts from that historic address follow. “My heart is deeply touched with emo- tion” said the President and his very gesture was evidence of his sincerity. “I realize vhe full sig- nificance for France or the warmth of your greetings, the acclamations of your people, the supreme honour you have done us in officially welcoming us in the imposing edifice of your Parliament and, finally, of the eloquence of the 'words just spoken. " “I am fully aware of the value Of this symbol: the President of the French Republic bringmg to Canada the affectionate message of France on this very hill at the boundary of the Province of On- tario and Quebec, the meeting place of forces, young and eager, English and French, the union of which has created your nation, which increases in strength and grandeur every day and consti- tutes an immense human treas~ ure for the future. “Great Britain and Franc. -â€" lhow long we struggled and fought. But in those hard and often long battles there never appeared the slightest divergence in our conceptions of life, in our forms of civilization. The re- conciliation has been complete, and together We may admire to- day this vigorous Canadian nation which is the expression, diversified but united, of the genius of the two races. “The meeting of our spirits has begotten your spirit. And this spirit, illumined with ideal- ism, guides you toward a mag- nificent future. The two ancient peoples, their rivalries forgotten, are proud to recognize something of themselves in your common fidelity. and to find themselves rejuvenated and more closely um.- ited by your extraordinary as- cent. “And now, gentlemen, I take this occasion to tell you that at this very hour the whole of France joins with you and with me in paying homage to the sac- red memory of thousands of Canadians who, in the course of two World wars,- fought and fell for the liberty of the world. and to their families and to their sur- viving comrades I bring on? af- fectionate thought and grateful sympathy. “At Vimy, where a memorial reminds us of their legendary heroism at Tilloy, at Dieppe, at Brettevilleâ€"sur-Laize, at Bony- sur-Mer and in so many other places which speak of their cour- age‘ France, whose heart beat faster when she saw them par- ade through her towns, now ten- derly watches over their eternal “Sons of the British Isles, sons of France. what a magnificent example is given to the world, what a long path travellea to. gether! I sa.esmanship is swell Your merchandise may be the best â€" your prices may be right in line â€" and your clerks may be super-salesmen BUT unless you‘can get prospective buyers into your store, you cannot make sales. The method of enticing buyers into your store that has proved most successful for retail merchants in small communities is, NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING. It is the one medium that oan be tailored to fit any budget and still give maximum coverage in the area you should be selling to. NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING will draw customers into your store, the rest is up to you. However, even newspaper advertising is not a magic wand, one treatment isn’t a. cure â€"â€" plan to have a message reach your “should-be” customers every week through the year. “Home Paper of the District Since 1878” BUT.. THE LIBERAL flTTAWA LETTER by Jack Smfih, North York “Finany,t0 the people of Can- ada I express the enduring ffiendship of Francg cur gran- tude for a“ they have done for our liberation; and also for that inexhaustible generosity which, under the innpetus o fnationa] anl private organizafions, have been lavish in their help to reHeVe the nfisery of Our People exhausted by war and along and awfulop- pression. every day smaller and smaller, and \vhere the interdependence of nafionsis a fact you have un. derstood that our destinies are just the saine and that there is not for a inan whether in the midst of storm the calm of peace, several conceptions for‘ Virtue and honour. ' ‘ “France, being the first coun- try on the road of invasion and battles. knows perhaps better than anyone that security is in- divisible. If she had remained alone during- the war she would have definitely succumbed. And With France enslaved, all Europe would have lost everything, even hope. If our old civilization were to disappear from Europe one day, what would become of the rest of the continents of the world in the face of an erupting Asia? “Of this vital solidarity“! neVâ€" er heard a more concise definition than that which I heard on the radio in a small mountain chalet where I had taken refuge after my confinement in prison, when I fled from the oppressor before my departure for London. “World prosperity, like security, is indivisible.” They were the words of Mackenzie King. They must always be our common mot- to. “No nation, therefore; has the right to leave “to chance the smallest parcel of its security, its dignity or pride.” Every na- tion has the duty to preserve the liberty of man against all those who would or could attempt, from their own autocratic will, to im- pose t-heir fanatical ideology and thus unleash the most frightful of wars. Canada has understood this. for twice she has already given men, material and resourâ€" ces, an enormous and sacrificial contribution, to the victory of right and liberty. “France wants neither war nor servitude. Her sole aim is peace in justice and freedom. It is for common defence, but also for common prosperity! that France strives to create a united Europe. to build a young and coherent federation. ' “If the aggressors of 1914 and 1939 'had known that France was not alone, that Europe was not alone, they would have i'etreated from the criminal folly of their enterprise. History is the WitneSS solidarity in defense is a token of peace. " rest “France is thus faithful to her traditions and the ideal of our common civilization. “Momentarin exhausted by the wounds she has received while the world was unorganized, she al. ways knows that it is the exalta- tion of the spirit that great things_ the proud cathedrals and lofty'monuments of right, are wrought. “With Great Britain, Canada and the United States and the free world, France shares a com- mon faith. And the visit of the President of the French Republic to your country is not only the manifestation of the enduring af. fection of France, but the ex- pression of our will to work to. gether to achieve greater liberty, greater justice and greater frat. “In this world which becomes emity.