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I LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Wm, January 31, Last week in Aurora, 3 large group of people gathered to listen to members ofthe Holland River Conservation Authority report on the work that they have done and their plans for the future. In Rich- mond Hill, on Friday night, an- other group, made up of members of the Richmond Hill Horticultural Society and interested people from the surrounding community, gath- ered to hear members of the Don Valley Conservation Authority and the Don Valley Conservation As- sociation. Conservation Meetings Held Throughout Area The Don Valley Conservation Association is an organization de- veloped even before the Author- ity was set up, and is comprised of people who are anxious to pre- serve the Don Valley as an histor- ical recreational beauty spot for future generations to enjoy as past and present residents have done. These River Authorities have been set up by Township and Mun- icipal Councils across Ontario, to preserve and care for water- ways; to keep them clean, unpoll- uted, and free running; to help the farmer with his problems of water supply and soil erosion. The ser- vices of engineers are made avail- able. The Department of Lands and Forests supplies trees free for planting woodlots and beautifying creeks. The Conservation author- ities are interested in helping de- velop farm ponds; build dams where necessary for flood control; and help in numerous ways to pre- SAM COOK, Editor There is something psycholgically un- sound in the theory that man’s efforts on earth are inevitably destined for failure, that success may only be attained in an- other life. Man can succeed in'great vene tures, can attain high ends and prOgress in the development of civilization is made up of a series of successes, a series of nob- le aims reached and passed. The failure premise was in large meap sure the philosophy of the Middle Ages, 3. period in man’s development when little progress was made. During that period emphasis was placed on preparation for heaven since man’s efforts were bound to fail anyway. The result was spiritual and material stagnation. Strangely en- ough there is some evidence of belief in the failure philosophy on the part of a few today. Such a philosophy is fundamentally unsound because, no matter how lofty is man’s aim, he can achieve it through pro- perly directed, God-given thought and en- ergy. The tragedy is that too many people do not set for themselves goals that will give them purpose in life. “Per ardua ad astra” the motto of the RCAF might well be taken as the personâ€" al motto of each one of us. We must aim high, but at‘the same time must organize our aims into lesser objectives and then go ahead and achieve each one of these in turn. When we have attained our pri- mary aim, we must set another, a greater (Ottawa Citizen) In a 30-minute film called “The Son” 'just completed, the National Film Board considers a challenging question: how are young men and women brought up in the country to be induced to stay on the farm in the face of the allurements of city life? It isn’t a new question, of course. It was asked in a. gay and ungrammatical song of World War} days,_and many; times since. in his blood but in whose life play‘ has had little part. He has no stake in the place, except for an expectation of inheritance. The story has a tentatively happy ending, and rural audiences and others who may see the picture are left to judge for them- selves Whether the farmer’s son (and his bride) will stay permanently on the land. I They may also_wonder how common __ -_.--.._ LL- ran..- A1! But this new film, in a Canadian set- ting (near Hamilton), brings the problem into a sharper focus by telling the story of a young man of 28 who works for his father on the family farm and faces an unpromising‘ future. Produced by Michael pencer from a. script written by Julian _ igg’s, it is a fine piece of wOrk with imag- inative photography and a cast (only two or three of them with any stage exper- ience) which performs with complete nat- uralness. y The story, told largely through flash- backs‘to the boyhood of the central figure, tells of a young farmer who has the land 1n Independent Weekly â€" Established 1878 Subscription Rate $2.50 per year; to the United States $3.00 5c Single Copy ‘ Mellie: Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association J. E. SMITH, M.P., Publisher “m‘i “km-n" ALVERNA SMITH, Associate E FRIGIDAIRE REFRIGERATORS & ELECTRIC RANGES SALES 8 SERVICE PARIS AUTO SUPPLY LTD. RICHMOND HILL & WILLOWDALE STORES tithe liberal serve our heritage of land, stream, and forest from the desecration of careless hands. The Aurora meeting was ad- dressed by Mr. Watson Porter, ed- it’or of the Farmer‘s Advocate. Mr. Porter was introduced by Mr. Lorne Evans, a member of H011- and River Authority. This Auth- ority has already reforested many acres and plans are being made to build five dams in strategic spots. These Authorities‘have the power to assess the Townships for ex- penses. Large undertakings must be referred to the Ontario Gov- ernment. The departments of pub- lic works, lands and forests, and agriculture, may all be called on for assistance when needed, Mr. H. Richardson, engineer of the On- tario Government Conservation Authorities, stated that rural p"op- erty owners are, more and more, realizing the advantages of using these services. Whitchurch Township has a tree planter available, capable of plant- ing thousands of trees per day. Teachers are being provided with material to demonstrate to their classes the benefits of correct farming methods. Every Author- ity should have a master demon- tration farm where all the plans embodied in a conservation unit, can be worked out and demon- strated. A film illustrating the subject, put out; by the Canadian General Electric Company, com; ‘pleted the Aurora program. Guest Editorial Telephone, Richmond Hill 9 Success one, at once. Thus, and thus alone, will we make personal and community progress in both spiritual and material things. Belief in inevitable failure of man’s efforts indicates undue pessimism, lack of faith in the Divine and in mankind, a phil- osophy of defeatism. ‘ Yin. -L _... We live in difficult times. What we need is courage â€" courage to set great objectives, courage to tackle great pro- jects with faith that with God’s help they may be successfully carried out. Optimism, daring and enthusiasm are needed by each one of us. VlAv u:- my. Much has been achieved during the ages to better this world. Man has learned to temper justice with mercy, to pity those less fortunate and to translate that pity into action. Ours is a better world in every respect than that of a hundred years ago. It is true that we have far to go be- fore our world is what we would like it to be. But there will be a solution of the problems that confront our age Only if they are faced with a. combination of ideal- ism and realism, with determination to succeed. The “failure” philosophy is bad medicine for an ailing world that needs in big doses, optimism, lofty ideals, the spir- it of brotherhood, true democracy, cour- age, faith in God and in man, tolerance, joy in wellâ€"doing, hope, kindness and love. We must go forward with our eyes fixed on big‘objectives, determined that, with God’s help, we will succeed. The story has a tentatively happy ending, and rural audiences and others who may see the picture are left to judge for them- selves whether the farmer’s son (and his bride) will stay permaneptly_ on the land. They may also wonder how common this particular case is among the farms of Canada. The film devotes itself to the idea of a business partnership between father and son. It has little to say, except by im- plication, of the gap between city and country in the way of amenities and com- forts. Yet this is one of the most compell- ing reasons why the farmer’s son leaves ome. The theme is one to engage thoughtful Canadians, wherever they may live. Better rural living standards should be of concern to urban people as well as to those in the country, since the production of food af- fects them all. The first league games of the North York Badminton League were played in Newmarket on J an- uary 23 with Richmond Hill and Newmarket teams\each gaining a point for their clubé. {Results were: Newmarket & Hill Tie League Games Newmarket teams are named first. Bob Yates and F10. Callaghan vs. Ron Cunningham and Mary Cunningham, Newmarket 15, Rich- mond Hill 12; Keith Davis and Mary Teasdale vs Ernie Madden and Joy Madden, Richmond Hill 15, Newmarket 7; Jack Peppiat and Jean Sisler, A1 Fearnside and Au- by Ramsay, Richmond Hill 15, Newmarket 1; Bob Yates and Keith Davis vs Ron Cunningham and Ernie Madden, Newmarket 15, Richmond Hill 12; Frank Dampt and Barb Hamilton vs Tim Saul and Betty Campbell, Newmarket 15, Richmond Hill 12; Barb Ham- ilton and Mary Teasdale vs Joy Madden and Aubry Ramsay, Rich- mond Hill 15, Newmarket 4. Extra point games: Jack Peppiat and Frank Dampt vs Tim Saul and Al Fearnside, Newmarket 5, Rich- mond Hill 1; F10 Callaghan and Jean Sisler vs Marg Cunningham and Betty Campbell, Richmond Hill 5, Newmarket 3. In the December 13, 1901 issue of the Newmarket Era, we read: The first permanent settler in Richmond Hill was a dead Indian. His bones lie buried under the east- erly boundary line of the village cemetery. Editor LONDON - Well, we’re here at last, although I must say that for the past two days we have~been wondering if we would ever arrive. Nature seemed to be doing her best to delay us as much as possible. For the moment it is going to be just a “hail and farewell” en- counter with the hub of the Com- monwealth. Early tomorrow mom- ing we are flying to Hamburg to begin our week’s stay in Europe. After two days in Western Gerâ€" many we will motor to Copenhagen for a. three day sojourn in Den- mark and then fly to Stockholm for two days in Sweden. Back ag- ain then to London. My two companions, 18-year-old Eugene Timbers of Milliken. 0nt., and Norman ’Ifimdall, 24, of Rich- mond Hill, Ont, and I checked in. less than 'three hours ago so we haven't had much chance to see anything of the city â€"â€" except the brief glimpses from the taxi as We drove from Waterloo. station to Marble Arch. It may be my imagination, bu» even the traffic sounds different over here. It has a muted quality. The_ buses do not seem to have the ear-piercing pitch peculiar to New York. Street cars -â€" or trams as I must now refer to them â€"- are used only in some of the older sec- tions of the city and in a few‘ of the suburbs. The giant double-decker buses of the London Transport Board have greatly impressed Norman and Eugene. Their first comment was: “Why don’t we have them in Canada?” They were even more impressed when our taxi driver told them the street cars were also doubleâ€"deckers. It does seem ‘1 logical method of moving more. people at one time than running two single-decker buses or trams. As you know from our last let- ter we were two days behind sche- dule when 'we left New York. The “Queen Mary” had been delayed on her previous runs by Atlantic storms. When the weather cleared on the third day out we all hoped she would be able to make up time, but unfortunately it did not turn out that way. On our third day out I held a telephone conversation with our host-to-be in 'England, the E550 Petroleum Co. Ltd. And that was quite a. thrill, sitting aboard this giant of the oceans, 1,600 min! from the nearest land and talking by radio-phone to Frank Ellis in his office at Queen Anne’s Gate, London. The reception was so clear that he might just have been on a lower deck. Arrangements were made then to cut short our antici- pated two-day stay in London and leaves almost immediately for West Germany. Norman has two great desires: to fly the rodte of ’ahe Air Lift into Berlin and a quick trip behind the {Iron Curtain. It seems that I will have to keep a close eye on him. The Russians in East Ger- ' GET RID OF DARKNESS There appears to be a good deal of confusion and misunderstanding in world affairs today, It may not be greater than in the former years but no doubt because they are our days, the disorder seems greater. A few years ago Sena- tor Lo'dge gave sound advice to fellow politicians, He said: “In- stead of bewailing and scolding the darkness of our times let us light .a lamp.” That was sound advice. The best way to get rid of darkness is to bring light. There is a place for criticism but the weakness of any administration will be proven best when something better is introduc- ed, A great painter said: “I crit- icize by creating.” We may be sure that a poor artist would see how crude his work was when he stood before a. masterpiece, That is the best form of criticism. In a. recent broadcast from Eur- ope, Howard K. Smith* Columbia’s chief correspondent in Europe, said: “There is far too much ir- responsible sniping in the world today; sometimes it takes the form of insinuations, more often attacks are savage and bitter but what is needed is constructive criticism.” In the Middle Ages, when Savâ€" onarola was preaching in Florence, gll“\lll\lll\lll\llllllll\ll\llillllllllllllll“l\lllllllllllllllllllllll\llllllllllllllf TODAY’S QUOTATION Our quotation today is by one who said: “I know the Bible is inspired ébecause it inspires me,” :2"llllllllll“llllill“l\llllllllillillllllllllllllllll‘llllllllllllll\l\1l\\\l\ll\l“lll'3: permitted to pleased. for gangs roamed the streets, smashed windows, molested people and did an amazing amount of damage. Authorities were at their wit’s end for the situation had got out of control whe Savnarola or- ganized a great parade and thous- ands of children marched down the streets with banners and as they marched they sang: “Make Christ King." It was a tremendous .suc- l\\\\\l\\l\\\\\ll\\\\\\\\\l lllllllll\\l\llllllllllllllm l \\l\\\\l\ do ni’uch as they H ('9' a m a) m r0 9. r. O 6‘ 0 H. C :1 :3 ‘< be scolded. When the prophet Isaiah had 3 vision of God, he realized how sin- ful he was. He cried: “I am a man of unclean lips." He knew how sinful he was, not because someone told him, but. he had seen the Lord and that was enough. That is a perfect example of crit- icism. When thaaC which is pure and holy rises before us we are made aware of our sins and we do some- thing about it. The result of that vision was that Isaiah offered himself for ser- vice, He said: “Here am I, 0 Lord, send me,” We are at our best when'we are eager to serve; When we realize that from every standpoint, it is better to give than to receive. There is chaos and turmoil in injustice in our world but to become sour'and over critical leads nowhere. As Lodge said the. best way to get rid of Idarkness is to light a. lamp. by J. A. CARROLL Formerly Sou-My Manger ONTA R IO P PLOWMEN‘S ASSOCIATION‘ CANADIAN PLOWMEN ABROAD many might not appreciate that lhis uninvited presence was promp- ted only by an interest in agricul- ture. , It is strange the things that im- press people, Some of our Amer- ican fellow-travellers found great humor in the fact that the English and European passengers left their shoes outside their stateroom doors. Even when it was explain- ed that they were left simply for cleaning it caused a lot of merri- ment. In our innocence we early fell afoul of a steward. We asked for the key to our stateroom. The little steward was obviously insult- ed and in a voice that almost cut us to ribbons replied: “There are no keys, sir, Nothing has ever been stolen on THIS boat.” Norman, I think, should have been a newspaperman. He circu- lates in the most amazing fashion and in the six short days we Were aboard accumulated a fund of ag- ricultural knowledge that seems to cover most of the 48 states. Eug- ene spent a lot of his time in the company of a large gentleman from Georgia and it was expect- ed that one day he would say: “You-all is ready for breakfast?” Friday was a day of great dis- appointment to many on board. We had moved into the Channel and had expected to dock at CherbOurg, France. We missed high tide and had to wait 12 hours to get in. Some of the servicemen’s wives aboard, who had expected to mee:c their husbands on shore, broke in- to tears. Norman didn’t shed a tear; he said he wouldn't care if a strong wind came along and blew us down to Portugal. Life on the “Queen Mary"- was too short for him. Eugene, with less salt in his blood, laconically remarked: “I’d like 3 day’s plowing- for a change.” However, the delay was disap- pointing and we didn’t get into Southampton until Sunday, There was less than an hour’s wait for our train â€"â€" electric incidentally -â€"- which sped us rapidly to Wat- erloo station on the banks of the Thames. From the station we could see the dome of St. Paul’s Cathedral across the river to the east, shining in the wintry sun. The difference and bustle of the station was confusing, but we found it a pleasant novelty to step from the train onto a platform in- stead of down to track level. All stations in England are construct- ed in that manner, The boys found the high-mount- ed ‘English taxis, with the driver blocked off from his passengers, very amusing. Both suggested that it must be a little cthilly for the cabbie, but he replied: “Nah! Yer gets used ter it.” And so to bed. Tomorrow We have to be up early. We leave Northolt airport at 7.30 a.m. Our next letter will be from “Somewhere in Europe”. All the best from all the plowmen to all of you. cess and the youngster’s energy found a healthy outlet. The late Dr, Henry Jowett re- garded the over-critical temper as an unmistakeafle sign of spirit- aul decline. He was a keen and sympathetic student of \human na- ture but after close observation he declared that over-criticism invar- iably developed in faultfinding and became spiritual jaundice, where everything took on a colour due to one’s own condition. There are a lot of things to be corrected in this world; confusion and darkness can be found in church and ,state but toleration and goodwill are needed and will sue- ceed Where scolding will only make things worse. He would be a brave man who could predict the type of preach- ing most needed today. I do feel, however, that we do not need more scolding, Simply telling people how bad they are and how many things are wrong with the world is not likely to improve matters. A lady told me that one Sunday on the way to Church, her teen- age girl said: “I wonder who our preacher will scold today.” She wasn’t trying to be funny or cyn- ical, but she felt somebOdy would be scolded. When the prophet lsalah had a vision of God, he realized how sin- ful he was. He cried: “I am a man of unclean lips," He knew how sinful he was, not because someone told him, but he had seen the Lord and tha; was enough. That is a perfect example of crit- icism. When thaaC which is pure and holy rises before us we are made aware of our sins and we do some- thing about it. York Holstein Assoc. Hold AnnuaI Meeting York Holstein enthusiasts left standing room only an the occas- ion of their Annual Meeting at the Masonic Hall in Richmond Hill. Those present were amply reward- ed by a very interesting program, featuring an address by Mr, Thos. Dickison of City View Dairy Farm, Ottawa. President Charles Haines opened the meeting and reports were presented by club representa- tives. The club salesman, Mr. Jos. Darlington,_ spoke briefly on the demand for good cattle and of the high place held by York County Holsteins in the United States. A high point in the programme was the presentatiOn of Superior Production awards by Mr. Jerry Nelson, district Holstein Fieldman. Forty-one such certificates were presented and this represented nearly half of the certificates aw- arded in Mr. Nelson’s area. of sev- eral counties. Following lunch, Mr, Geo. W. Henry, Todmorden, vice-president of the Canadian Holstein Friesian Association, reported on the work of the parent organization and spoke on the continual growth of the association. The guest speaker, Mr. Tom Dickison, manager of a very large commercial dairy farm at Ottawa, gave an outstanding address on the practices followed on then- farm. The feeding programme On their establishment is based almost entirely on grass silage and it has been found exceptionally satisfac- tory. Feed costs have greatly de- creased while production has very ‘markedly gained. The decrease in costs due to the lowered re- quirement for grains and concen- trates and also to the conservation of barn space for hay and straw. Perhaps the mast unusual prac- tice outlined by Mr. Dickison was their so-called “Deep litter” sys- tem of stabling cattle. In this scheme, a mulch pad is built up in the stalls to a depth of approx- imately 4 inches which is never removed. This litter is complete- ly dry on top and approximates conditions found in Ioafing barns. Mr. Dickison stated that since starting this system, udder injury has been practically eliminated. He also spoke of their vastly re- duced mastitis incidences and at- tributes tth to the improved gen- eral health of their herd due to the superior feeding and stabling practices. The results of the balloting for directors was as follows: Glen At‘ kinson, Nobleton; Percy Baker, Weston; Russell Boynton, Wood- bridge; Wm. Edwards, Schomberg; Sam Gough, Milliken; Jack Green- wood, Maple; George Jackson Jr., Downsview; Bruce Naylor, Wes- ton; Jim Reed, Kleinburg; Albert Rutherford, Woodbridge»; Jerry Walker, King; Bruce Watson, Woodbridge; Stanley B. Watson, Agincourt; Doug. Wellesley, King. At the conclusion of the annual meeting, the new board of direct- ors met and elected the following officers: Past President, Charles Haines; president, Doug Welles- ley; vice president, Percy Barker; secretary-treasurer, Roy H. Bark- er; salesman, Jos. Darlington; au- ditor, W. M. ‘Cockburn. A com- mittee was also appointed to ar- range for the annual banquet to be held in March. Since the resolution of the coun- cillors to acknowledge fie incor- porated police village of King City‘ by its rightful name, there has been much discussion in the village‘ regarding the origin of the name.‘ Oldtimers remember when this ville age was known as “Springhill,” because there was spring flowing from the side of the hill on what is now the King Side Road, just west of the C.N.R. tracks. “At that time the station was called King, as it still remains. In those days a station was frequently giv- en a name after a laborer on the track, and perhaps that is how ;King Station got its name,” said er, Andrew McClure who remem‘ bers Springhill well. In 1890 it was decided by the village author- ities, one of whom was J. W. Has Interesting Origin Crossley, bailiff, that the name be} changed, as there was a Springhill village in Nova Scotia, which caisâ€" ed confusion to the postal depart- ment. As the township was called King, and neighboring localities were known as Kinghorn, King Creek and King Ridge, it was de cided at a meeting to call Spring- hill “King City”, as a dignified and euphonious name. All prop- ert, in the village was registered under the new name, and all legal documents acknowledge King City, ;The Bell Telephone, who uses the ‘shortened name of King in its dir- ectory and the Post Office which does likewise, have their offices on properties registered under King City. The population of the township has increased so rapidly in the past ten years that it is difficult to dir- ect deliveries to their proper places when they are addressed simply to King. This week a truck load of cement blocks came to the vill- age. The driver asked Mr. Wal- ter Monkman to direct him to his destination. After enquiries Mr. Monkman was able to send a very disgruntled driver on his way. “I had to send him to a place up the 7th con. near Bradford, and all the time he thought he was tak- ing his load to the village,” said Mr. Monkman. “It is time we did something about using our full name,” he added. This township extends to within a mile of Bolton and into the H011- and Marsh as far north as Brad- ford. 11:. Rlcbmwdé mm.m Telephone Richmond Hill 500 Free Parking at rear of Theatre. (Entrance from Church St.) AW ,4 good 51% ,4: THE DICHMDND Wednesday & Thursday â€" February 6 & 7 will! WILLIAM DEMAREST ' MONICA lEWIS ' RAYMOND WALBURN Friday & Saturday â€" February 1 & 2 Monday to Friday shows 7 and 9 pm. Saturdays and Holidays continuous from 6.30. Saturday and Holiday Matinees 2 pm. Last complete Show approximately 9.45 pm. Monday & Tuesday â€" February 4 & 5. SKELTON -' FORREST ’ BAREY Iimlld I) RED BHRISIIAN NYBY A WINCHESTER PRODUCTION Starring SALLY MACDONALD Scmnphy In CHARLES [EDEREI