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l W. 8- 000K. Editor 2 THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill. Thursday. April 16. 1953 Tithe A liberal-I An independent Weekly -â€" Established 1878 Sluription Rate $2.50 per year; to the United States $3 00; 5c Single Copy Member Audit Bureau of Circulations _ Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association J. E. SMITH, M.P-, Publisher OI incuu‘n ALVERNA SMITH, Associate Editor Telephone TUrner 4-1251 “Authorized as second class mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa” The First Year Of Old Age Security Pensions On January 1, 1952, Canada's new Old Age Security Act, which, with the Blind Persons Act, replaced the former Old Age Pensions Act, came into effect. . first time monthly payments of $40 With- out a means test were provided for all Canadians 70 years of age and over who have lived in this country for at least 20 Old age security pensions are paid by the federal government out of a speCial years. old age security fund. In deposited monies tax on corporate profits. This January birthday of operations many Canadians .volved ? On December 31, 1952, 'one full year of payments, 680,579 Cana- dians were receiving their monthly $40 cheques. Payments for the twelve months totalled $317,282,435. the December am- ount being $27,246,012. The provincial breakdown, giving the number receiving pensions at the end of the year and the amount of payments for the entire twelve months, Newfoundland 14,767, $6,923,345: Prince Edward Island 6,525, $3,119,560; Nova Scotia 36,048, $17,037,362; wick 26,621, $12,108,840: Quebec 146,617, $68,570,686; Ontario 253,188. $117,954,- 387; Manitoba 40,062, $18,647,200: Sas- katchewan 39,947, $18,586,000; British 77,930, $35,854,770: Yukon and Northwest 39.430, 618.269.2051 Territories 444, $211,080. hmond Hill Women‘s Insti- tufiicmet on Thursday, April 11. 1:1 the Presbyterian Church Schocii- room. The president, Mrs. H. h. MacKay. paid a brief tribute to t e late Dowager Queen Mary, men- tioning that she was also a_ member of our Organization, haying been President of the W. I. Branch 8 s'andringham. Annual ireports brought the year's work in review. The secret- ary, Mrs. J. Pollard, touched on the year's highlights. In June ten Members attended the District A}; nual at Wexford. Picnic was he at Midland with a visit to Fort Ste. Marie and the Martyrs Shrine. September had as guest speaker. Mrs. Fl. P. Matthews of Richmond Hill, who spoke on Life in Africa as she saw it during her recent stay there. In October two firsts. a fashion show by Reiters Furs and Jenny's Dress Shop of Thornhlll and Lucy Dickie, Richmond Hill, and we assisted the Lions Club in sponsoring a community fair. tak- ing charge of the Home Economics Department. Miss. Ethel Chap- man. well known writer and worn- en's Editor. spoke on Leadership in November. Also at this meet- ing, 60 lbs. of fruit were donated to be sent to our Link Institute in Wales. The annual prize for Grade 11 Student was won by Laurence Johnston. In December the story of Christmas Carols wasthe theme of the meeting. Also in Decem- ber. the plaque in the Richmond Hill Public Library._ comemoi‘at- ing the Women's institute gift was ' lied. un"llleie Fortieth Anniversary was celebrated in January with Mrs. Carol lnnes Proctor. a former Rich- mond Hillite. and daughter of Mrs. J. Innes. a charter member. show- ing her very interesting nature slides. The President as chairman of a committee of all service or- ganizations in the village helped organize the tag day held for the ‘Flood Relief Fund. . There are 71 paid ineiiibersy‘ith an Average attendance of 47. ’Ihrce members have assisted each month at the Child Health Clinic. ’Iivo members have met with others in preliminary steps to form a Lancer Society. Sewing and knitting have been done for York County Child- ren‘s Aid. In short the local branch has tried to live up to the motto "For Home and Country." Mrs. Bowes. sewing convenor. reported eight complete baby sets. 80 pair bootees. 12 soakers. 4 bon- nets. 8 sweaters. 2 pair mitts. 30 diapers. 182 nightgowns and 6 flannel jackets had been made in the past year for the Childrens Aid Society. Mrs. L. W. Zuefeli reported new stories in the Tweedsmuir History. also numerous requests for in- formation. Mrs. W. Sayers and Mrs. G. 1r- win were appointed W_ 1, name- sentatives on the local Coronation celebration committee with a don. ation given. As the District An- nual meeting is to be held in Rich- mond Hill on May i-ith. the regu- lar meeting date. it was decided 1., meet on June 11 when the prog. rain planned for Mai) will be pl'cs- ented. (‘o-operaiioii with ihc Lions (‘liib and Horticultural Sociciy in ‘a Community Fair in the Fall was 585"" agreed to. it was aim de» cided that starting in sanemhpr meetings will start at 2 o'clock Mr. M. Grimes. Executive Sec‘ retary of the Cancer Society of Canada presented two carioon films on Cancer. showing that cun- cer is not contagious. not heredi- ‘tary, and can be cured if treated I received' from special additions to the sales tax, income tax and marked under the Act. How has this vast administration under- taking fared during its first year? ' are receiving pensions under the Act and how much money is in- Fi'om the For the Based on Class A or B. this fund are of evidenceâ€"â€" the first educational ' ments, public How al registration Class B evidence. evidence are required. ‘ . Old age security officials stress the of at the end of importance forms as soon ficate constitutes further proof is needed. has been reached. point of view of both pros- pective pensioners and the federal admin- istrators of the Act, the major problem raised by the first year of operations has been that of proving age. this first year‘s experience, evidence proving age is now classified as A birth or baptismal certi- Class A evidence: no All other types marriage certificates. insur- ance or government annuity certificates, communion and confirmation certificates or other church records, pension and sup- erannuation records. employment records, documents, medical docu- records, military service records, homestead records, membership records, family bibles, census and nation- records â€" are considered Two items of Class B submitting application as possible after age 6914; Even if evidence prov- _ ing age has not been secured by that time, the application regional office is as follows: ments begin. New Bruns- den of major Alberta Columbia crease of less trative costs mum. 'IAllnuai R('Illorts Show Busy Year Carrville Boa" while still in its original place. Emphasis was placed on go to your doctor immediately any Cancer Danger Signals are noticed. He stressed the fact the society is comprised principally of volunteers and is an agency to assist the can- cer sufferers wherever necessary. Mrs. W. Sayers took the chair for the election of officers. Mrs. N. Glass. convenor of the nominâ€" ating committee presented the fol- lowing slate of officers : Hon. Presidents. Mrs. A. L. Phipps. Mrs. G. Yerex. Mrs. G. Irwin. Mrs. W. Sayers, Mrs. H. H. MacKay; presi- dent. Mrs L. W. Zuefelt; 1st vice pres. Mrs. J. Pollard; 2nd vice president. Mrs. Large; rec. sec.. Mrs. . Pollard: cor. sec.. Mrs. W. Middleton: treasurer, Mrs. R. Fox: District Director. Mrs. H. H. Mac- Kay; Branch Directors, Mrs. G. Irwin, Mrs. N. Glass: Reception Committee. Mrs. Phipps. Mrs. Sayers. Mrs. R. Cooper. Mrs. W. Mylks. Standing committees: ' Citizenship and Education, Mrs. G. Yerex; Agriculture and Cans- dlan Industries. Mrs. J. Dewsbury; Community Activities, Mrs. R. Jackson: Historical Research and Current Events. Mrs. L. W. Zue- felt; Home Economics 8; Health. Mrs. H. MacKay; Resolutions. Mrs. R. Endean; Pianist. Mrs. C. Harding: Auditors, Mrs. Dolan, Mrs. Elson; Refreshments. Mrs. Ley; Sewing. Mrs. R. A. Bowes. Mrs. A. L. Phipps installed the of- ficers for 1953-54. Mrs. G. Topper. Mrs. J. Stevenson, Mrs. R. Lynett, Mrs. W. Mylks and Mrs. E. Robin- son were hostesses for the social half-hour following. ever. this burden was shouldered by the; family allowances division, with a staff in; should be forwarded since the date of receipt of the application in the affects the date that pay- With nearly 700,000 over-70’s receiv- ing a third of a billion dollars a year, the Department of National Health and Wei- fare has assumed an administrative bur-. proportions. Since, how-, than 160 persons. adminis-y have been kept to a mini}? ... l for Richmond Hill W. institute Accepts Schoo. A Area N013 Offe‘ On Tuesday evening representative of Carrville rates payers School to discuss a proposal res commodation for Carrville Schd'o. R. Kirk was chairman and B. secretary of the meeting. - 1,. Mr. Chevis. secretary of Ca, ville School Board. read a le‘,’ from clerk of Vaughan Tp. stati the board would be well advised. € take the offer of School Area No. l'to accommodate some of t e pupils who live south of Carrvisil‘ei' Road and east of Bathurst stifle . for a certain fee. rather than but "a another portable. The letter at several alternativ‘a stated that moves were being considered. 1 Following much discussion." meeting voted that the offer pf . , area board be accepted. It wants: 1' in the hands of the Carrville Sc Board to decide which childre ' would go and which would contin- ue at Carrville. This arrangement is only on a temporary basis for one year. ‘ To save time and money use the “Coming Events” columi. of The Liberal. It tells people “what, when and where” and cheaply quickly. Telephone Richmond Hill I'Urner 4-1261. York County Farm Forums Hold Annual Meeting Recently the York County Farm Forum Rally and annual meeting was held in the Sharon Hall at Sharon. Ont.. with an attendance well above that of previous meet- ings. Roll Call After a few words of welcome, Mr. C. Grubbe asked for the min- utes of the last meeting. Upon the reading and adoption of the min- utes. there was the roll call of the forums. Of the eight forums in York County. there were six represented. Each reported that they had had a very active year. Some of the forums’ activities were as follows: Emery Forum had pictures taken to replace those now in France. ’I‘hes are pictures that were taken at the 10th An- niversary celebrations of the Edgelcy and Emery Farm Forum held jointly in Edgeley Commun- ity Hall on January 29. 1951. and which we understand. have been sent to France through UNESCO. to be used for edm‘alionnl pur- poses .\llit‘1)‘ ciolluis Wu: raised by the Mouiil Albert Forum. Suppoiiingi llieir 'i'owiisliip Federation is tin-i project of thc Victoria Square Forum .\c\\mai‘l\ci East onicr-l tained a gentleman from Franmi who was interested in Farm For-i um Two one-act plays “(are ihe‘ pl‘OJE‘Cl of the Edgele} FOI'illll.‘ They also enjoyed a tour of in- spection through the Niaclean-i illllllr‘l’ l'lll)ll\illll‘.‘ plant at Lair! sing. .\ Sprl'liil ii'.iiiiii- of lilt‘ i'vc-liiiiL’ was :i lilil‘. with llll‘ unusual tilio "Henry's Mail Order Wife". This one-act comedy was the presenta- tion of an energetic and talented group from the Edgeley Forum. It was difficult to determine who enjoyed themselves more. the players or the audience. In the cast were R. J. Darling- ion. Bert Witty. Jack Chapman. Mrs. Paul Snider. Mrs. Wilfred Kefler and Wilfred Kefier. Election of Officers After this fine production. the election of officers was conducted by Mr. Buchanan. The chairman and vice-chairman are S. Walker and D. McIntosh. respectively. For the third consecutive year Mrs. T. Masters was named sec- retary-treasurer. C. Grubbe was named delegate to the annual meeting of Ontario Farm Radio Forum in Toronto. S. Walker is the alternate delegate. DEPT. OF HEALTH TWP. OF NORTH YORK The Promise of Geriatrics The emphasis in medicine is becoming increasingly on chronic iiiiie>> and degenera- Ii\e diseases. accoldiiig to an inforiiintive article by Senator Desmond. Chairman of the New York State .loini Legis- Iaiivc Committee on Problems of the Aging Among the more important factors he points out. “One of our top scientists has estimated that 30 per cent of persons who have reached 65 owe their survival to advances in public health and medicine since they were born " CARL E. HILL. MI). MOE, 'K‘ M 3 lug _ ' met in Carrville Publipr. a . .1 i'. M’ are Thc new approach to world proâ€" blcms by Stalin's successors in Moscow is \yclcomccl herc as in other national capitals, but while it is welcomed ii is nevertheless rcccivcd with caution and subjcc- fed 10 the most careful study and consideration. in a word ihc free world is delighted at the prospcct , of DPTlCi‘ relations with Russia. but wc‘\c got to be very surc ilicy really mean it and are willing to back up words with constructive action. It has been Canada's policy to seek settlement of the conflict in Korea by peaceful negotiation, and we have constantly slrivcn to pre- vent any extension .of that war be- yond the borders of Korea. Thcrc- fore Canada of course. as every other free nation. welcomes any proposals which have as an objec- tive the winning of peace. Hon. Lester B. Pearson spoke for the government and I am sure for the House and the people of Canada when he said the new proposals from Russia would be examined closely and with good will. The Secretary of State made the signi- ficant observation that. be consid- ered recent developments as hope- ful. From the President. of Unit- ed Nations organizations and one so experienced in world affairs this comment is encouraging. At United Nations In the international scene an im- portant event of the week was the appointment by United Nations General Assembly of Sweden‘s Dag Hammerskjold as Secretary-Gen- eral. Canada’s Mike Pearson had general support for this job but his nomination was vetoed by Russia. After Stalin‘s death Vishinsky re- turned to New York and let it be . known that a Swede would be ac- 1_e to the new bosses of the a in; . . , ‘ , Canadian Cabinet Minis- iffiy to Paris next week to .Imeetlng of the North At- "...eaty Organization. Exter- drs’ Minister Pearson. Fi- ster Abbott and Defence Claxton will make this he future program both and economic will be con- 4:éI1WTth the view to still great. «g,» eration. “i i u . Way i)" 1 Canada we don‘t hear v_ ~Io t the Yukon. but this . ,grliament passed legislation 3 . « dine and bring up to date b'inistrative machinery for iterritory. ‘ =-Yukon territory is an area _;'matural resourCes. Pros- - is active and interesting ‘5' are being made. It , interesting and colorful his- lid the government is spar- l r weffort; to promote its growth : 11-” .velopment. ’ ‘ lulation of the Yukon is just mover 9000 and it covers an ‘ .‘gome 207,000 square miles. rs are administered by an commission of five mem- , lf‘al expenditures amount- 626.000 and revenue was ‘0.,_V>Some day it will be or- '_as another province of but population does not that step at the present in tion h'tion of great importance \. inwa's development was pass- ‘ed”ftflls“Week. authorizing federal grants, of‘assistance to provinces for ddnservation of water resour- ces. Its effects can be both far- reaching and lasting. The conservation of natural re- sources within the provinces is primarily a provincial responsibil- ity and there is no intention or desire on the part of the federal government to invade ‘that juris- diction. The basic purpose of the new legislation is to enable the federal government to assist the provincial government and muni- Whitchurch Council (Continued from page 1) discussion. Deputy-Reeve Fred Timbers wanted to know “if any- thing can be done to stop these grass fires?" Councillor McCarron added "it is the worst thing that can happen to the land". Councill- or Legge thought that “people who start grass fires should be held responsible. “Reeve McLaughlin stated “we need a by-law similar to Markham township's. People are just delib- erately starting grass fires which soon get out of control.“ in Markham anyone wishing to burn grass must first notify police who see that proper precautions are taken. Council suggested that the clerk draw up such a by-law. A bill was received for $10 in- curred when a fire truck. mired in the mud at the recent large fire at Mount Albert. had to be pulled out. Is council responsible for this bill was a question asked or does the fee of $50.00 paid for fire calls not cover all expenses? At the same fire the police used a tractor belonging to Stewart McQuay to plow a fire guard. without first putting water in it. A tire received considerable damage a: well Road Superintendent E Davis stated that driving north of Mount Albert last Sunday afternoon he came upon a fire burning in a small cleaning on the side of the road Stopping to put 11 Ulil he cincmcn-d two Olilc‘i' siiiiilni' fin-3 burning. each about 150 feet apart. if no one had come along a large bii~h lire niighr have got under- way “1‘. Dan: stated he bar] pafilari a car containing three youths in .1 hilarious mnnri iiitt be. fore he came upon the fires Mention was made of the acri- dent to Constable hiulliolland who fell in his barn ten days ago and \Llth‘l’t‘il a bad bi‘cuk leg ilc lifts been in York County Hospital, Xcumai‘koi l‘lil was re. moved to his home no Sunday. BY... J. M). NORTH YORK ‘ ‘gvi'. I 1 . wu-pu ~‘ , ' ' . f ~i‘3irfi'v5f- 5.4344"; . . fl. . E.SM|TH cipziliiics in carrying out consci‘va- lion incasurcs of a major charactcr dcsigncd to conserve water rcsour- (-05 and at the same time reduce the hazard of serious flooding and soil ci'osion. 'l‘lio pcoplc, of Canada 1 am plcascd to say are becoming more and more conservation conscious. -We already have come a long way from the early days of our history when our water and forest rc- sourccs were depicted without thought for the future. This pro- gress has been made through the choris of public spirited citizens and far-sighicd men and women in our farm organizations and in private industry and at all levels of government. This new legislation will for the first time offer broad federal as- sistance on a definite basis for the conservation of our natural re- sources. The lcgislaiion is passed by your federal government with the utmost confidence that expen- ditures under this Bill will return great dividends to the national good of Canada in the years to come. - St. Lawrence Seaway That Ottawa is concerned with the continued delay by our neighâ€" bour. the U.S.A.. in the matter of the St. Lawrence Seaway develop- ment is a considerable under- statement. Canada's forthright Minister of Trade and Commerce. Rt. Hon. C. D. Howe, this week used plain and unvarnished language in letting this fact be known in the United States. Canada is ready to go ahead with the joint development now. or fail- ing U.S. co-Operation is ready and anxious to proceed alone with the development which promises so much to our future prosperity. There is real hope here that tech- nicalities soon will be ironed out and a start made on the project. Here at Ottawa everything is in readiness and every possible pre- liminary step has been taken. Only the red tape of international agree- ment remains to be cleared away. What’s Your Beef? People have many beefs, legitimate or otherwise. The housewife. especially. is liter- ally consumed with them. What do we do about them? Do we crab to our neighbors over the back fence. or take our troubles to the proper source? Canadian women control 85 percent of the nation‘s spend- ing. That's a very great res- ponsibility. so it is important that women spend wisely. The Canadian Association of Consumers, originating from the Consumer branch of the Wartime Prices and Trade Board, acts as liaison between the consumer and the manu- facturer. This is the organi- zation which takes care of your beefs if at all possible. Hear Mrs. Walter Rean. viceâ€"president of the Canadian Association of Consumers, discuss your purchasing prob- lems and how they try to solve them. when she will be guest speaker at the Corona- tion Luncheon under the aus- pices of the W.A. of the Pres- byterian Church, Richmond Hill. on Tuesday, May 5, at 1 o'clock. â€"â€"-â€"â€"â€"_â€"_â€" FOR SALE We have the following used Machines for sale All reconditioned in our own shop, and ready to go to work 1 Massey-Harris No. 44 Tractor, like new new tractor warranty 1 Massey-Harris No. 44 Tractor 1 Massey-Harris No. 81 Tractor | 1 Massey-Harris Pacemaker Tractor Presentation to 8.8. Superintendent Last Sunday morning at the An- Cllczin Mission Service hcld in the liowiti School. Mr. H. H. Bcaliie um prcscnted with a pen and pen- cil set by the Rev. Arthur A. (‘lioic and Mrs. D, 1.. Wood. For about a your now l\ll‘. Bcaiiie has been supcrinicndcnt of the Sunday School which was started in the Howilt Public School to meet the nccds of tho children in that Dis- trict. llis eii'oris have been re- wardcd by a slow but steady growth. The children and parents havc appreciated the painstaking efforts of Mr .Beaiiie as he has pioneered this Sunday School work. In thanking Mr. Beattie be- fore a large crowd of adults who had gathered for the occasion Rev. Cbotc remarked: ‘ "only time will reveal the effect and the in- fluence that Mr. Beattie has had upon the lives of these children in their formative years as he has presented the Gospel of Jesus Christ faithfully Sunday after Sunday.“ Mrs. J). L. Wood expressed the thanks of the Sunday School tea- chers to Mr. Beattie for his godly and helpful leadership. The Beat- iie family is moving to a southern climate for family health reasons. Our prayers and well-wishes are with them in this move. cousins}. Amateur Night Victoria Lodge L.O.L. sponsor- ed another very successfui “‘Ama- teur Night" last Thursday evening. April 9. in the Orange Hall. There were 14 entries providing a variety of talent and entertainment. Fred Bovaird was the able Master of Ceremonies for the evening and Don Leno provided the accompan- iment. The three judges, Mrs. Wm. Turner. Norman Bradshaw and Councillor Floyd Perkins, heard all the contestants on the stage and after calling a group back for a second hearing. made the final de- cision. Fred Thomas presented the prizes to the following lucky winners. lst Dorothy Bennett. of, Lansing, vocal solo; 2nd. Danny Cox. Scarboro. mouthâ€"organ and guitar and 3rd between Mary Joyce Bowes. Toronto. tap dance and Garry Skippon, Richvale, elocu- tionist. , There was an exceptionally good turn-out both in contestants and audience this year and the Lodge was very gratified with the results. In place of the $1 deposit paid by the contestants. those who particl- pated received their dollar back in the form of a Coronation year sil- ver dollar bearing the effigy of the Queen. The winner of the door prize. a lovely cream and sugar set was Mr. G. Patterson of Centre St. Building To Be Sold By Auction The three storey building on'Yon‘ge St; immediately south of the Richmond Thea- tre. will be sold by public auc- tion next Wednesday, April‘ 22 at 3.30 pm. The brick building which for many years has been a landmark in Richmond Hill, has served during the years as a hotel. factory and office building. The building which contains much valuable mat- erial is to be wrecked and re- moved to make way for the construction of a new busin- ess block. The building is equipped with a practically new oil burner and hot air furnace. Ken and Clarke Prentice. auctioneers, will officiate at the sale. â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"_ 1 Ford Tractor, 3 point hitch 1 W30 International Tractor 1 John Deere AR Standard Tractor 2 Massey-Harris clipper Combines, with power take-off, 6 ft. 1 Massey-Harris Clipper Combine, mo- tor drive, 6 ft. 1 Mt. Forest New Favorite Thresher, fee- der. blower, high elevator 3 Massey-Harris Grain Binders, 7 ft. 1 Cockshutt 13-Hoe Fertilizer Drill 1 IHC 13 Disc Grain Drill l Massey-Harris Fertilizer Drill, 15 disc, , power lift, tractor hitch H. W. MORTSON ‘ Your Local Massey-Harris Dealer in his” 29 YONGE ST. 3., Richmond Hill, TU. 4-1722 Telephone TUrner 4-1212 2 SHOWS DAILY 7-9 pm. Saturdays & Holidays â€" 6 p.m. Friday & Saturday â€"â€" April 17 & 18 She had never seen _o young man before-and she reached out to touch him- or kill him? 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