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2 THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Thursday, July 23, 1953 w. 3. 000K. Editor ' - Efforts to improve navigation on this greatest of all inland waterways go back to the days of the fur traders. History re- lates than an 18-inch waterway to by-pass the turbulent rapids of the St. Lawrence at Lachine was undertaken as early as 1700 but never completed; by 1783 four short canals with a depth of 21/; feet intended for bateaux «had been built at the Cascades; and the North West Company about 1797 constructed a primitive canal at Sault Ste. Marie “upwards of three thousand feet in length, with a lock which raised the water nine feet.” By 1850, with the building of the old Welland Canal to carry navigation around Niagara Falls and/the construction of a uniform series of canals from Mon- treal to Kingston, 9-foot navigation for steamers and sailing boats had been achieved as far as Sault Ste. Marie. The following half century saw the construc- tion of locks at the Sault, the further deep- ening of the ‘Welland Canal, and the en- largement of the St. Lawrence canals to their present depth, so that early in this century there was 14-foot navigation from tidevrater to the Head of the Lakes. By that time the dream of opening the lakes to large'ocean ships had been born, and the latest'half century in the history of the waterways has seen much progress toward its realization. JAS. MCDONALD Township Clerk GET YOUR ENTRY IN NOW - - - - MUSIC SUPPLIEDâ€"lCompulsoryFigTre with Caller provided. 1 Voluntary Figure : Sets may use own Caller if desired Canada will have a general election on August 10, and this is important business for every citizen. We have in Canada a greatand a rich heritage, and we are prou‘d'of our Canadian citizenship. This citizenship possesses great and invaluable privileges, and also imposes on each and every one very definite respon- sibilities. One of these responsibilities is to make sure Canada has good government. I This election is of more than ordinary importance, because in this anxious and unsettled world the preservation of free- dom where it exists is of vital concern to everyone. The holdings of free elections is our guarantee and practical evidence of our freedom. Parliament is a national council com- posed of representatives we select to man- age our national affairs. In a message spon- sored by the Bank of Toronto and entitled "Dollars and Sense’ P. M. Richards says that if our elected delegates represent us conscientiously we get the government we deserve; it is the people’s own government, government by the majority. He continues "however freedom also involves respect for the rights of members of minority WWWWW .‘m‘m‘m‘m‘meVm‘ka‘Q 1V2! SUTTON FAIR THURSDAY, AUGUST 6th PRIZES... . $24 - $16 - $8 IT IS HEREBY PROCLAIMED BY THE TOWNSHIP OF VAUGHAN THAT MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 1953, WILL BE OBSERVED AS CIVIC HOLIDAY. CITIZENS ARE REQUES- TED TO GOVERN THEMSELVES ACCORD- INGLY. The Seaway project will cost between W An Independent Weekly -â€" Established 1878 wncuuny Subscription Rate $2.50 per year; to the United States $300; 5c Single Copy Member Audit Bureau of Circulations Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association J. E. SMITH. M.P., Publisher CIVIC HOLIDAY PROCLAMATION CONTEST TAKES PLACE AT OLD TYME Make Entries Now to â€" â€" MR. FRED WILMOT - - SUTTON W‘ DANCING CONTEST Telephone TUrner 4-1261 “Authorized as second class mail, Post Office Departm ent, (:ttawa” Township of Vaughan FIREWORKS DISPLAY at 10 pm. 013m liberal St. Lawrence Seaway 8=00 p.m. MARSHALL McMURCHY Be Sure To Vote Reeve $700 and $800 millions. The costs will be borne by the various Governments (feder- al and prdvincial) and by interested power companies. It is estimated that the pro- ject will pay for itself through the tolls charged ships using the waterways. It is believed that a charge of about $1.25 a ton will be made, and as\it is estimated that some 40,000,000 tons of shipping will an- nually use the seaway, this will result in $50,000,000 of revenue from this source. Biggest bottleneck to the Seaway is the 114 miles of turbulent St. Lawrence waters which lie between Montreal and Prescott, and which are now bypassed by 14 canals. Largest vessels now using the canals can carry only 3,000 tons. The lar- gest vessels which will use the Seaway after it is completed will make the present run of ships look like rowboats. Canada has enjoyed an era of unpre. cedented progress and prosperity. Our best guarantee of continued progress, pros- perity and full emloyment is to elect a strong government on August 10. Canada’s best assurance of strong government is to re-elect Rt. Hon. Louis St. Laurent whose wise leadership has brought us this far along the happy road of peace and pros- perity. Experiments in national govern- ment are dangerous any time, but particu- larly so at this very critical time in world history. In addition to a better waterway and its many advantages of cheaper transpon- tation, there will also be two and possibly three new power sites. One will be at International Rapids (Cornwall area) an- other will be in the Soulanges section, while a third would be at Lachine, Que. To make the national will truly evi- dent, every elector should express his or her will by voting. Only if this is done can we be sure that the majority will prevails. For a minority seeking to grab power will not fail to vote, and apathy on the part of the majority will favour the power-grab- Public opinion as a whole is usually sound, patriotic and public-spirited. Let us ensure that it is really public opinion which elects the new House of Commons by turn- ing out, each and every one of us, to vote on August 10.” Plans call for the use of immense Quantities of building materials â€"â€" 3,853,- 500 barrels of cement and 34,300 tons of reinforcing steel, and 40,000 tons of struc- tural steel. bers. groups. In fact, this is the criterion of freedom. ' ALVERNA SMITHI Associate Editor A large delegation composed of both men and women and under the joint chairmanship of Messrs. F. Robb and J. Fairaty, 8th con- cession farmers, attended last Monday’s meeting of the Markham Township council in order to ob- ject to the swim-feeding of hogs within the township limits. Councillor C. Hooper, in ques- tioning the proposed resolution, wondered "if any township would be allowed to pass a by-law de- priving a man of his livelihood”. Specifiically, they strongly ob- jected to the swill-feeding of hogs being carried on on Lot 2, Con. '7. Last spring council, at the request of several ratepayers, passed a by- law prohibiting the swill-feeding of hogs within the township. Howâ€" ever, when the by-Iaw came before the Municipal Board June 11, the Board. according to all reports, re- fused to sanction the by-law. Council has yet to receive ofiicial notification of refusal from its sol- icitor. Pass Resolution Markham Passes Resolution Designed To Stop Swill Feeding Councillor W. Clark, in support- ing the delegation, felt the town- ship should take some action “be- fore we are swamped by these swill-feeders." Councillor Clark and Deputy-Reeve A. LeMasurier then moved and seconded a reso- lution designed to stop any further transporting of garbage into the township. The resolution read. “The township prohibits the trans- porting of swill and garbage from any other municipality into this municipality for disposal in any manner." This resolution will not require the approval of the Ontario Municipal Board. Checking Traffic 0n Barrie Highway Traffic was being clocked on the Barrie Highway during the past week-end by four men, who were stationed at the overhead cloverleafs at King Sideroad and Cookstown, from Thursday morning to Sunday midnight. It is under- stood that the Government will lease the triangular‘island on the east side of the traffic lanes, at the south of the ov- erhead, King Sideroad inter- section, for the first gasolene station to be built north of Toronto. on the highway. Fusuln‘ UDIT Runs“ ,IRCULA‘I'N anything like authority, it is out of a time like this. But What I have to say must be in the nature of a revelation of one’s own faith. Indeed, what I say must be in answer to a question which you have a right to put to me. A preacher has a right to put many questions to his people, but there is one question he himself must submit to and it is this, â€" What about your own faith? You have spoken to us of comfort in the bitterness of sorrow. Have you found it? You have preached to us of resignation in the face of disappointment. Have you said “Thy will be done?" You have spoken to us of confidence when the structure housing the dearest things we possess comes crashing down in ruins. What about your confidence? You have told us that a Christian trusts God even though it seems as if God had turned into a cruel devil, delighting to torture and to wound. How have you weathered the storm? Well, may I say that I think I came to know something of the awful bitterness that can overwhelm the soul. I dreaded to think afterward of how my heart raged against God. “How cruel God is, He could be so gen- tle,” cried a great European doc- tor looking into the unplumbed misery of human life. i-mmmummnumnmummmmmmnulmmmmmi “Lying here upon my bed walt- ing for the end, it seemed to me that I should not miss this oppor- tunity of saying a word to you whom for a few short months I have been so proud to call my con- gregation. It seemed to me that if ever I had a right to speak with But’ what I want to say, and this may be the most effective sermon I ever preached. is that God gave me A few years ago a minister in Montreal faced death with a cour- age which did much to deeply im- press his friends. He wrote a fare- well message which I print here just as it was read to his congre- gation. In a recorded vote on the reso- lution as requested by Deputy- Reeve LeMasurier, the whole coun- cil proved unanimous in support- ing the motion. Planning Board _ A recent statement attributed to the chairman of the Ontario Mun- icipal Board. Mr. Lorne Cumming. in which he was critical of the failure of the fringe municipalities adjacent to.Toronto to complete their zoning by-laws .received lit- tle support from a majority of council. Deputy-Reeve LeMasurier, who brought the matter to the atten- tion of council, asked Reeve Tim- bers when Markham's Planning Board will have completed a zon- ing by-law. Reeve Timbers: "They have a long way to go yet'fi The closing portion of the meet- ing was spent in a debate on the efficiency or lack of it in the town- ship’s administrative process. The general consensus of opinion was that there is a definite lack of co- ordination between the various de- partmental heads. Repeated ef- forts by Deputy Reeve LeMasurier to have a special meeting of coun- cil be called to discuss the whole administrative set-up proved fruit- less “WWI-9 mmmmmmmmlxumuummmunmmmmnmlunmumumg TODAY’S QUOTATION mm Mr. Hooper suggested that the ob- jectionable features of swill-feed- ing should be attacked through the Health Unit. Deputyâ€"Reeve 'LeMésui‘ier: “They have been working on it for over a year and a half now". Councillors A. Lennie and Cl Hooper were highly critical of Mn Cumming‘s statement. Administrative Process Examining a soil sample in the Jordan Valley, 9. water development expert (left) gathers data on irrigation possibilities. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees recenth agreed with the Kingdom of Jordan to provide $40,000,000 for construction of an irrigation and power dam in the region. The dry land, given water, might support up to 20.000 refugee families, Our quotation today is from the TWenty-thlrd Psalm: “I shall fear no evil for Thou art with me.” A MINISTER'S FAREWELL Waterless Soil to Bloom in Jordan N It would be absurd to hope that a pastorate as short as mine could leave any deep impression. Per- haps, however, it is unique in this â€" that in a peculiar sense I have been permitted, to speak to you from the shadows. We as it were have hailed each other on a bound- less sea. You graciously invited me to give what counsel and inspir- ation I might. But ahead there loomed a dark cloud. It was not your course so you steered .into the sunshine, but for me it was the heart of the darkness. My mess- age to you as I am about to enter is his, â€"- that never did I have a eper confidence, nor a sweeter assurance of the presence of Christ. The dominant note in my consciousness is not, “He brought me under the power of an insidi- ous disease blasting all my hopes,” but this, “He brought me to His banqueting house and His banner over me is love." “Oh that man would praise the Lord for His goodness and for His wonderful works to the children of men!" Indeed, I could think of no bet- ter description of what happened than in the words of the apostle, “He hath destroyed death.” I can- not tell you the effect that it had upon my soul when I realized that the gospel is true, that it works. A sense of strength and confidence and peace suffused my whole be- ing, and now for the first time in my life my soul seems to be gar- risoned with a peace which is not disturbed by a single doubt. Re- member I did not come to that easily, but now that I have come into possession of it my'heart is full of praise. Amid all the awe- some mysteries of life Jesus Christ is the truth. In Him one more wanderer has found the secret of happiness and the soul’s true home. a victory so wonderful. a peace so deep and sure that I do not know what it is unless it is the peace that passeth all understanding. I want you to know that God gave me a happiness so wonderful that _I found myself over and over agâ€" ain praising God for the stra‘nge experience which seemed such a complete frustration of all my hopes.- Death lost every vestige of terror. WATCH FOR ANNOUNCEMENT OF â€" ??EXTRA SPECIAL MYSTERY EVENT ?? ANNUAL. CARNIVAL ‘MONAY, AUG. 10 Be A Happy Citizen ! ! COME TO RICHMOND HILL LIONS BE A GOOD CITIZEN ! ! SATURDAY, AUG. 8 Purchase tickets on the draw for A BRAND NEW 1953 NASH STATESMAN Every ticket is a share in the welfare work of Lions Something to do and have fun from early morning until midnite Vote As You Like HOME CASUALTY Home accidents kill more people than industrial accidents, Where the home is carefully checked for possible accident hazards. there will be less danger of mishaps to young and old. Sliding rugs, loose banisters or verandah rails, obje'cts left on stairs or in dark hallways, all contribute to the dan- ger of falls. Placing two boxes or any other handy articles one on top of the other to reach higher shelves may result in broken limbs; carrying too many articles down a flight of stairs can throw one off balance. Slipping in the bathtub, on too highly waxed floors or over a child’s roller skates are all com- mon causes of painful tumbles. Protruding nails and splinters, too, are dangerous and should be re- moved. A complete survey of the home will ~often bring to light a long list of hazards that should be remedied for the safety of the family. Recommended by Mr. Gardiner are: J. P .Maher, E. W. Bickle, Tra- cey D. Manes, Dr. Geo. B. Lang- ford, Hiram E. McCallum, Harry C. Doughty. C. J. W01: Fogsyth. J. Wilson Berry Formation of the metropolitan planning board will mean the ab- olishment of the Toronto and York planning board. The Toronto plan- ning board will remain. There is no salary attached to membership on the metropolitan board. The planning board will consist of nine appointed members, Mr. Gardiner, and two representatives from the metropolitan school board who will be acting in an ex-officio capacity. Five of the nine men have had previous planning board exper- iece. Under Bill 80, which created Metropolitan Toronto, the planning board will be responsible, primar- ily, for the establishment of an official zoning plan to regulate the growth of residential. industrial and commercial developments. The recommendations will go to the executive committee for re- view and be passed on to the met- ropolitan council for ratification. Area representation was consider- ed, to some extent, in the appoint- ments. with five nominated from the city and four from the suburbs. The board will also work in con- junction with the metropolitan works and roads committee in pre- paring routes of arterial highways and water and sewage connections to the outer municipalities. Nine appointments to the metro- politan planning board were rec- ommended yesterday to the plan- ning and parks committee by met- ropolitan chairman Fred Gardiner. The board will study land uses in the 18 municipalities and each municipality will be encouraged to formulate its own local zoning by- law. The local by-laws will be the basis of the master zoning by-law which the board will devise. Defining park lands and green‘ belt‘ areas will be come the res- ponsibility of the Metropolitan Council. Nine Men To Direct Metro Area Planning Every entrant will receive a prize and for the winners the wrist watches are all shined up for the lucky ones. The clown band is ready, the bingo, and other games are all set up and the orchestra for the dance has been practising all week. So everyone hurry down to Pinecrest Race Track to-morâ€" row night at 8:30 pm. All bikes and soap box ra‘c- ers should be ready by now for the Big Night to-morrow Friday July 24th at Pinecrest Raceway which is under the sponsorship of the Maple Lions Club. If your car or bike is not finished you’d better hur- ry because the races start at 8:30 pm. 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