Introduced today for the ï¬rst time to the Cana- dian ublic is the 1955 De Soto F ireF lite Sportsâ€" man ardtop, new in every detail and powered by the new FineFlite 200-horsepower hemi- spherical combustion chamber V-8, the most werful De Soto engine ever built. Exterior esign and interior styling are entirely new and include colour, fabric, and trim in fashion- matched combinations. The Sportsman is lower, This is the hallmark of circulation value â€"- and to be displayed, it must ï¬rst have been earned. It is the in- signia of the Audit Bureau of Circulations, the bureau of circulation standards for the advertising and publishing W. S. COOK. W Abvnnnn amun, Telephone TUmer 4-1261 “Authorized as second clue mail, Post Ofliee Department, There are deï¬nite standards for advertising values as well as for mer- chandise. We believe that newspaper advertising should be bought and sold on the basis of these standards. A.B.C. is a nonproï¬t, co-operative association with 3,575 advertiser, ad- vertising agency and publisher mem- bers in the United States and Canada. It employs a staff of experienced circu- lation auditors, who regularly visit all publisher members to make exhaustive audits of their circulation records. The information from these audits is then issued in reports which are available to advertisers. Jug" éf°1§7h‘é'"{v2ii rounded? Some men’s interest ends with sports and work. The man with many interests challenges you to broaden your horizons. 3. Can he talk? The strong silent man may be mysterious and alluring, but marriage is much more satisfying when you can share your thoughts. 4. Does he respect women? Gibes that chip at the dignity of feminine sex will soon hurt you. 5. Is he thoughtful? A limousine and a mink coat aren‘t nearly so satis- fying as a little present your husband brings home saying, I saw it in the win< dew and it made me think of you. .4.“ \a u u. Ou'rdisplay of this symbol means that our circulation has measured up to A.B.C. requirements and standards. Just as the manufacturer and merchant buy and sell merchandise on the basis of known standards of grade, weight and measure, so are we prepared to tell advertisers all about our circulation, thanks to A.B.C. uAv VA-v w--. 1.Do I fell good with him? A ï¬ght- andâ€"make-up romance may be stimulat- ing, but it’s not relaxing. Your man has a. big point in his favor if you can say to yourself: This is good. I feel just yig_ht_ inside}: 7, 3-30 (nu... "ma n industry. For our advertisers, our A.B.C. membership means veriï¬ed circulation information, based on uniform stand- ards and accepted practices. Since A. Picking a husband should be a ser- ious thing, and one given more than casual study. Just because a chap is a. wonderful guy, as the saying goes, or because he is jolly when you are in his company, is no reason he will prove out in- the long run. on. v--' _~_,U The Rev. Charlie W. Shedd, pastor of a Presbyterian Church in Oklahoma. offers a 10-point test for girls to use in measuring prospective bridegrooms. Here they are; 0 A c_.LL 'As public custodians of villages, towns, townships and schools, the general run of municipal Councils and School Boards receive a certain amount of criticism from time to time. But there is one thing that must be more aggravating than the average type of complaint and that is the unsigned letâ€" er. For anyone who thinks he or she has a legitimate complaint against the administrators of the municipality or school, there is nothing more inherent in our democratic system than the right to speak out against injustices. However, the person who writes scath- ing criticism and then declines to sign such criticism is defeating and abusing this right. Such a letter does not de- serve to be considered and rarely is. THE LIBERAL', Richmond Hi“, Thugs†Jan. 13, 1955 W An hacienda", Weekly: Established 1878 Ws Wriptiul Rate $2.50 per yen; to the United States $3.00; 5c Single Copy Member Audit Bureau of Circulation: Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association J. E. SMITH, M.P., Publisher my van... ALVERNA SMITH, Associate Editor Perhaps it may be a grudge that 1955 DE SOTO FIREElITE POWERED BY 200 H.P. V-8 Hallmark OF Circulation Values Tithe lihztal (Signed) Anomymous icking A Husband promotes such actions, it may indicate the work of a chronic crank or it may reveal fear on the part of the writer, fear of any repercussions which may result from the situation. Neverthe- less, it is to be expected that the per- son who is prone to letter writing should have the fortitude to acknow- ledge his views. There is nothing more important than the individual in a democratic sys- tem and the opinions and wishes of the nation as a whole are of paramount consideration in any form of democratic government. Letters from the public are welcomedby any government or publishing concerns as a legitimate expression of the individuals. But most councils, editors and school boards have a special wastebasket for “anonymous†correspondence. 6. Do you respect him? Chances are you do if you’re proud of him and eager for your family and friends to know him. ‘ 8. Is he mature? Your man should realize that he has some faults, and want to correct them. He should have freed himself from parental control so that he can make his own decisions â€"- and take the consequences. Is he ready to assume the responsibilities of a home and family. 9.. Is he a family man? If you want a home and children, be sure your man has the same idea. The wolf who trav- els far and fast may provide a few ex- citing dates, but wolves seldom stop roaming. Few men will measure up to all ten points asked for by Parson Shedd. If a prospective bridegroom meets only half of them, he should make a pretty good husband. 7. What’s his goal in life? Your future will be more secure if he wants to get ahead, but be sure that success isn’t all he wants. 10. Does he have religious faith? Kindness, honesty, humility. depth, staâ€" bility â€"- these are found in a man of faith. You are not seeking a Holy Joe, but it’s worth the search to ï¬nd a man who believes in God. B.C. audits only publications with net paid circulation, our membership asâ€" sures advertisers that The Liberal stays in business by the voluntary sup- port of its readers. In order to maintain that volun- tary support, we must demonstrate our responsiveness and responsibility to our readers. The A.B.C. audit of cir‘ culation tells both the advertiser and the editor whether our newspaper is performing a service to our readers. The Liberal is proud to display the hallmark of circulation value â€" the symbol of our membership in the Audit Bureau of Circulations â€"â€" which has be- come synonymous with the words “facâ€" tual†and “integrity†in the protection of both the advertiser and the reader. longer, roomier and oï¬â€˜ers such De Soto exclu- sives as PowerFlite automatic transmission (standard on all models), Full-Time Coan'al Power Steering, Power Brakes, electric window lifts and electric four-way seat; adjustment. The FireFIite line also includes a four-door sedan and a convertible coupe. The companion F ireDoma line for 1955 includes a four-door sedan. a hardtop, and a station wagon. Ottawa†Get Well Wishes Mr. Frank Legge is still con- ï¬ned to the Toronto General Hospital, Private Patients’ Pav- ilion, where he has been for the past, two months and his many friends and neighbours hope he will soon be well enough to re- turn home. Mr. Otto Pick is rec'overing nicely from his recant illness and is now able to be up and ar- ound a little each day. Mrs. D. D. Eppes has made such a good recovery she has ta- ken up residence in Toronto ag- am. iMrs. Stan Troyer is in hospi- tal after an attack of pneumonia. Mother-8' Auxiliary Meeting The lst Jefferson Group Mo. thers‘ Auxiliary will hold a gen- eral meeting next Tues., Jan- uary 18. at 8.30 pm. at the home of the MA. president. Mrs. J. Passmore Commissioner Mrs. D. R. Gunn will be the guest speaker for the‘ evening: The Jeï¬â€˜erson School Com- munity Club square dance which was held at the school last Fri- day night, was very well attend- ed. Mrs. Darrell Gouldlng and Stan Burns wohAthg door prizes. All mothers and friends of the scouts. cubs. and brownies are cordially invited to attend this ï¬rst meeting in the new year. St. John's W.A. News St. John's W.A. will hold its Annual Meeting and presentation of reports next Wednesday, Jan. 19, at 2:30 p.m., at the home of Mr. F. Legge, Gormley sideroad at Yonge St. Membership {ees for the new year are now due and new mem- bers as well as visitors are cor- dially invited to attend. Community Club News The Jeï¬â€˜erson School Com- On January 26, the last Wed- nesday in the month, the ladies of the community will enjoy a social evening at the home of Mrs. Ross Kerwin, rElgln Mills. All business wil be set aside for this gathering and all the ladies are invited to come out and have themselves a good time. Tad: and Dads Men aren't the gay dogs they used to be. 01' at least they don’t look so gay. As evidence see this flashback to Maryland in the 1770’s: Mr. Portland "wore a suit of purple satin. very dark and rich in shade and texture. There were gold buttons on his coat and gold lace at his throat and wrists." 0r look at this one: “He wore a brocade suit of cinnamon col. or. a pale blue brocade waist- coat, cream-colored ruffles. silk stockings. shoes with paste buckles, and also paste buckles at his knees. His curly hair was powdered, and tied with ‘a cinnamon-colored ribbon.†The fluttering of female bonnets are not recorded. The quotations are from Freedom's Way, by Theodora McCormick, a 1953 novel in the Thornhill Library, the story of the way traversed to freedom by Caroline Matilda Carey. late] a maid of honor at the cour of George III. but now become the indentured convict servant of a Maryland master. As the flashbacks suggest, life had its color and gaiety for the colony's plantation owners and merchants and their women- folk. It had none for Caroline Matilda; none, that is, until her own courage and a twist or two of a Fate kinder than its envir- onment brought her to freedom and happiness. And to love and marriage, for this is a book with a happy ending, and none the worse for that. Caroline Matilda reached Maryland by way of Newgate, and a convict ship. after some royal rings disappeared at court and guilt was laid upon her to shield a high personage of low morals. Which may sound as though Freedom's Way were a shoddy tale of theft and plot, but it isn’t that kinf of story; the incident of the stolen rings and the royal thief and. The concert given by the Richmond Hill Band on the ev- ening of Thanksgiving Day proved to be a thoroughly en- joyable one. The Masonic Hall was ï¬lled to the doors by an appreciative audience. The re- ceipts were $80.60. Excerpts from the ï¬les of The Liberal Home paper of the Richmond Hill district since 1878 OCTOBER 31. 1912 A gang of men commenced last Thursday putting in the poles on which to string‘ the wire} for elgctric lights. About 20 representatives were present from the various public libraries throughout the York District at the Library In- stitute held in Richmond Hill last Tuesday and Wednesday. The local Ratepayers Ass'n held its monthly meeting last Tuesday evening. The secretary read a report from Engineer E. K. James, relative to proposi- tions for' waterworks. The ex- penditure would be $31,000. Everyone present could see the necessity for water supply, es- pecially for ï¬re protection, but all were not prepared to say that such a large expenditure would be advisable at this time. Everyone‘s invited to attend It would mean $2.000 a year for 30 years, an increase in tax- es of about 7 mills on the dol- lar. Mr. Hume doubted the wisdom of such a large expen- diture. A special meeting at a future date was decided. ELGIN MILLS - JEFFERSON NEWS Way Back When 0 f Books And Reading CORRESPONDENT: MRS. E. G. ROBERTSON by R. 11. Neil Bmksldo load. Telephone TUrner 4-1396 the Father & Son Hockey game at the Aurora skating rink Thurs. at 9 o‘clock. expenses for which are very kindly being met by Harry Pridham. ‘ Those who need transportation are requested to be at Jefferson school at 8 o'clock. Note To Our Readers We are still being informed by many of our readers. who meet us outside our home. that they have tried to reach us by tele- phone . . . and we're never home. On the contrary, we have spent too much time indoors lately with three cases of mumps in the family. However, the misunderstanding arises from the fact that our new num- ber came out too late for the new telephone book, and as the "Bell" has upped its circulation tremendously lately ‘Operator’ only gives out a change of num- ber for 30 days after adjustment is made. We regret the inconvenience our change of 'phone number has caused. For your convenience in sup- plying us with more NEWS for our readers we suggest you make use of the Liberal’s listing at the top of this column and cut out our telephone number, TU. 4-1396. Birthdays Happy birthday to William Meikle for Saturday, January 15. Billy will be three years old. Many happy returns to Don- ald Stone on Monday, January 17 and to John and Patsy Wood- bury who will celebrate their birthdays on January 18 and 19. Congratulations Caroline Threlfall and Frank Pridham, pupils at Jefferson Public School, will represent this school area in the public speaking contest at Newmarket on January 18. Church Parade The lst Jefferson Cubs and Brownies will hold a Church Parade this Sunday, January 16. at St. John's Anglican Church ( Yonge at Jefferson) at 11:15 A child who has not been im- munized against diphtheria and whooping cough is risking his life if exposed to these diseases. Both diseases have a long his- tory of children who have died or who have been left with some tragic after effects. The simple operation of immunization is no more painful than an ordinary pinprick but it may save a young- ster from weeks or months of serious illness. the scapegoat girl serves only sara brief background. Tastes differ, Heaven be thanked -â€" how horrible if ev- erybody thought the same thoughts and liked the same things â€" but. for this reader. Freedom's Way had sustained interest. It may not have ‘im- proved’ his mind, whatever the need, and in some of its pass- ages the book is not Sunday School text; but. then, he reads ï¬ction for relaxation and en- tertainment, and he’s passed Sunday School age. Experience suggests, by the way, that, ex- cept for the rare great masters of writing, the novelists who set about to wrap mission and message in the garment of ï¬c- tion very often turn out to have neither. Freedom's Way may have its over-characterizations and im- plausibles but it successfully maintains two veins of interest. There is the tale the author has to tell â€" the story of the well- born, pretty girl whose spirit refuses to break under the hu-' miliations and oppressions of a servitude which is no less slavery because her skin is white or under the bitterness of failures to escape it, at the risk of the harsh penalties of the times. The secondary in- terest is in the vivid descrip- tion, but by incident more than recital, of the circumstances and conditions and behaviour in the life of the Thirteen Col- onies. Though a work of tie- tion, the book is written from a careful background of histori- cal fact. Its picture of life in the times of its setting has the marks of authenticity. To 20th century eyes the picture is rude and harsh; possibly. however, 20th century eyes might them- selves be too harsh as they look back to 18th century people, some of whom, by the way. pro- bably became the ancestors in Canada, after the American Revolution. of some of the rea- ders of these paragraphs. For the Thomhill Librafy ASSURANCE OF SAFETY \d 1%. .J ulmm-IIMIMMIHW‘ ME. @9‘ m; 390115ng IRENE Dimle DEAN JAGGER'JW EVANS Please note last complete show Wed., Thurs., 8.30 pm. plus Sunday Aftemoon Twins in the family are no novelty but It can be a very great mistake to destroy the children’s individuality by dup- licating their lives. It is char- ming to see two very small chil- dren dressed alike but as soon as the youngsters are old enough to form their own tastes. they should be allowed to express their likes and dislikes. Just be- cause they were born at the same time does not mean that they are one person. They should be allowed to be separate indi- viduals. They should, however, be given equal attention and a!- fection by their parents so that both children grow up secure in the knowledge that each has love and security. By Dr. Archer Wallace I SHAKE HANDS Recently I heard of a lady who moved into a new district. where the atmosphere was brisk and friendly. She didn‘t like it. She even complained that when she went to a local church there was too much handshaklng. She said: “One of the church ushers shook my §rm as if it were a pumphand- e.†‘.-.mm- . n mvmm mun I have known many people whose complaint went the oth- er way; they found the church- es cold and formal. A young man went from a small village to a big city, and was coldly received â€"- so he thought. One Sunday morning the minlster's text was: "Many are called but few are chosen." That was the last straw. He sat at the back of the church, and didn‘t hear distinctly so he wrote to his mother about the text. He said: “The minister's text was. “many are called and a few are frozen.†Personally, I like a warm friendly atmosphere. I once at- tended a church in New York for the ï¬rst time. A man shook my hand warmly and said: “You look like a stranger so wel- come. I am from Kentucky myself and all we know down there is how to shake hands.†One' night a young man in Worcester, Mass., was stagger- ing home under the influence of drink. For several years the drink habit had grown upon him until he had lost conï¬dence in himself and knew that he was steadily becoming a drun- kard. In his sober hours he knew what suffering he had brought upon himself and the members of his family by in- temperance but despair had set- tled upon him and he had given up hope“ He had few friends for his shabby appearance and his muddled speech had driven well-meaning people away from him. Such companions as he had were. like himself. intem- perate and although he had been at one time respected, that day was past. On the night we are thinking of he seemed to have reached the pit of Wretchedness and woe. Someone laid a friendly hand on his shoulder. That was an unusual thing for people steer- ed away from him. The man, whose name was Joel Stratton, upoke to him in a friendly way and urged him to sign the pledge and give up drinking once and for all. “I cannot do it tonight." the young man said, "for I am already intoxi- cated and I must have more drink." “We have a temper- ance meeting tomorrow night.†said Mr. Stratton. “promise me that you will come and sign the pledge.†'I will be there,†was the reply. All the next day the youth thought of the promise he had made. More than once he re- gretted it. During the day he left the shop where he was working and got some liquor but when evening came he found his way to the town hall in Worcester, where the meet- ing was held and took his seat. An opportunity was given to any who wished to sign the pledge and, with a hand that trembled as though he had pal- sy. the young man signed his name, John B. Gough. No one in that hall could have thought, and least of all himself, htat within a few years the name of John B. Gough would be konwn to millions of people, and not only in the United States but in Great Britain and many other countriesn I admit the lady who didn’t like shaking hands would ï¬nd some to agree with her but she would be in a minority â€"- at least I think so. Our quotation today is by Samuel Johnson: “H you do not cultivate new friends you will soon be alone: the old ones are dropping out." DUPLICATBS Telephone TUE†+1212 l '"‘ FREE PARKING REAR OF THEATRE Wednesday, Thursday â€" January 19, 20 “The Churchill Story†The screen’s brightest young stars in a picture that turns a lively spotlight on the lives and loves of student life! Bob's the menace Friday, Saturday -â€" January 14, 15 of Vcnicol mMARILYN MAXWEIZ’L“l ANTHONYQUINN-SUZAN BALL awe HOUSE ' Show Times 7' and 9 pm. Continuous from 6 pm. Saturdays and Holidays Monday, Tuesday â€"â€" January 17, 18 m musunnum a Rem-sun m cnomens “mm. mm .‘ .mm-nmm 303‘ JOAN HOPE - FONTAINE plus