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At the beginning of a new year, we know that often we shall meet situations which har- ass and distress us; we ought to know that much of he worry is futile _and unnecessary. In the Book of Acts (Chapter 12) there is an account of Peter‘s deliv~ erance from prison by the as- sistance of an angel. With a heart full of fear and misgiv- ing the Apostle passed through the first and second gate and then approached the iron gate. Here is the Scriptural account of what happened: “They came upon the iron gate that leadeth unto the city which opened to them of its own accord and they went out and passed on through one street." There are hundreds of books written about the utter futility of worry and thousands of ser- mons have been preached on the subject; the sad truth is that many of those who write the books or preach the serm- Ons often find it hard to take their [own advice. That doesn’t mean the advice is futile: it does indicate how much harder it is to practice than to preach. Not only is it useless but it is dan- gerous. It unfits us to meet the very experience we dread. I once knew a student in England who had to face a difficult ex- amination. It was a critical one for him in more ways than one. As the day .lrew near, he be- came more and more nervous and soon after the written exam Psychologists have found that mental blocks may be set up by even slight apprehension, pressure (as in ex- aminations), or too much eagerness to succeed (as in applying for a job). Pre- conceptions â€" “fixed ideas” about cer- tain problems â€" may make it difficult to see even simple solutions. While the municipalities in the Richmond Hill district have not reached such disastrous straits, there is still an lncreasing need for “awareness” on the art of our municipal government offic- Tips on ways to get more power out of your brain cells are offered by Morton M. Hunt in an article, “How to Overcome Mental Blocks,” appearing in January Reader’s D_igest. _ _ __ The report deals with the frenzied land development and speculation which made Scarboro a “new bonanza”. Prof- essor Clark who is a professor of Sociol- ogy at the University has blamed the municipal government itself for exploit- ing the situation basically by not stand- ing in the way of any development which might take place. However, one of the saving graces of the whole situation, the report notes, is the growing awareness on the part of the township government which brings hope that the mistakes of the past may be corrected. , Masquerading as “experience”, such preconceptions so seriously block creative thinking that organizations like the Bell Laboratories have devised techniques to counter this. When a group of scientists attack a project, one man new to the problem is placed with ‘ His fresh approach and lack of ade solution drawn from past ce shakes up the group’s think- In a recent report prepared by a staff member of the Department of Political Economy of the University of Toronto the ill-balance of residential assessment over industrial in Scarboro township has been termed irreparable damage. _ __ _ _. One of the unfortunate happenings of the yuletide is that the universal warmth it releases in man dies with the Christmas trees we toss in the back- yard soon after we finish wishing friends and strangers the very best for the coming season. We sometimes won- der, if we, as people, could steel our- selves to experiment for only one year and carry into the year ahead the feel- ings of warmth, comradeship and spirit of Christmas prevailing everywhere, if we would have developed a broader, more tolerant approach to the wishes and welfare of people everywhere. Dare The snow and frost of our Canad- ian winters can make even the strong- est of us wish for a quick return of the summer heat we complained of a few months ago. But, is there one of us Who would feel right if we did not have that blanket of cold to warm our hearts during the Christmas season? THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill; 7 - hm 1 THE IRON GATES sycho‘ogists Offer Tips experiment-f0} a. better world or Subscription Rate $3.50 per year; to United States $4.00; 10c single copy W. S. COOK, Managing Editor DONALD S. LENO, Associate Editor Telephone TUrner 4-1261 'Authorized as second class mail, Post Olfice Department, Ottawa” Member Audit Bureau of Circulations Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association J. E. SMITH, M.P., Publisher Need Assessment Balance Worthy Experiment began, he was taken 111; had to leave the room and, of course, was not allowed to return. It was a perfect example of how worry saps the strength. We often say that some are born worriers. It is true that there are men and women who have that tendency. Yet in their better moods these people laugh at themselves. They know from experience what they have preâ€" viously suffered from scare- crows and so hope begins to glimmer. One of the loveliest poems I know on this subject is by Karle Wilson Baker: I hate the cold stern faces of new sorrows Who stand and watch and catch me all alone. I should be braver if I could remember How different the older ones have grown." “I love the friendly faces of old sorrows: 1 have no secrets that they do not know. They are so old I think they have forgotten What bitter words were spoken long ago. We must learn to live one day at a time; otherwise we shall have no peace of mind. It is certain that we cannot carry today's burden and tomorrow’s burden with today’s strength. Newspapers told recenfly of an old couple who happily cele- brated the sixtith anniversary : Established 1878 ‘We in this district have been for- tunate that the situation has not be‘ come as desperate as it has in Scarboro, however, municipalities must be con- stantly on their guard now against a. similar dangerous upsurge in our de- velopment. Municipalities should strive to retain a proportionate relationship between these two assessments as an insurance against disastrous results of poor planning. The lack of industrial assessment in this area is causing alarm in munici- pal circles and it formed one of the main planks in the campaign platforms of a number of election candidates in the area. The pinch of heavy residen- tial development not balanced by ade- quate industrial assessment is making itself apparent and it is taking all the ingenuity of municipal officials to keep things on an even keel. Psychologists suggest that you, when stymied by a problem, talk it over with people with backgrounds and train- ing different from yours. They may off- er a fresh viewpoint. ~ An especially successful technique for countering mental blocks is the “bréinstorm” session â€"â€" a conference Where 1) anything goes, 2) the Wilder the ideas the better and 3) nobody is allowed to criticize. Later, the brain- stormers go over ideas critically, and .expand and refine the best ones. ing and often results in new and better ideas. Most problems are less difficult than they seem, and deserve less atten- tion than they get. The author suggests jumping into the middle of the problem and tackling it from any angle. “Once you jump”, he declares, “the problem doesn’t exist.” ials to see that expansion is ‘carefully regulated. The ill-balanced assessment referred to in the report shows that Scarboro is faced with a residential as- sessment today of 75.1 per_cent. What could we lose if we dared to experiment? (We would have experien- ced a wonderful feeling of warmth for a whole year â€"â€" could we stand that?) If our efforts were successful, we would .have developed peace on and removed selfishne'ss from the local, national and international scene. If, on the other hand, our year’s experiment was a fail- ure, what would we have lost other than a year from our lives â€" and will we miss that after we are dead? Maybe we are idealistic dreamers. And yet, maybe someday in the evolu- tion of human development future gen- erations may live in a continuing re- birth of the Christmas spirit as their way of life. But, WHY WAIT? shall we continue to store the CHRIST- mas spirit with the tinsel'and good wish- es â€" carefully packed so that it and the other delicate decorations will not be lost â€"- until next Xmas? How To Think fiuuuunmmmnmuunmmmm of_their wedding. Supposing on the morning of their marriage day they had been shown a list of all the troubles that lay a- head of them, it isn't likely they would have the courage to go on with it. But the trials came one at a time and they were given strength to meet hem all. Jesus taught us to say: “Give us this day our daily bread.” Dr. Archibald Alexander, 3 Scottish preacher, tells this story. The railway into inburgh from the east goes t rough a long tunnel just before coming into the city. Now, there was a certain old lady; who lived in the country, who had a great dread of this long, dark tunnel, and so her friends laughed at her and tried to tease her out of it. She always used to get out at Abbeyhill. before the tunnel. and go into town by car. One day. when the train reached Abbeyhill. she was sleeping, and her friends did not wake her. So she passed through the tunnel she so much feared, in her sleep, and never knew it, and when she opened her eyes she was in the midst of the city. At this season millions pass on the wish: ‘A Happy New Year.’ I like to hear it even if it does become a little perfunc- tory. In spite of all the talk of war and rumors of war there is more good will in the world than ever; more desire to un- derstand each other and hear one another’s burdens. To all who read this I say: “A Happy New Year and God Bless You." WWW Our quotation today is ' Archdeacon Farrar: We must learn to read future by the ~past.” UDIT :UREAU JRcuu'nofls “Dear Mr. As far as Richmond Hill by- laws are concerned Disgusted Citizen had better forget about them. At present they seem to be either non-existent or non- enforceable. Unless Mayor Neal shows more backbone and a stronger hand than did some of his predecessors on Council, the police will still have a lot of weak spots in their armor of protective usefulness. s 3* “Don Quixote’ I certainly hope that Reeve Taylor’s suggestion of a stiff 1i- cense fee will be put into ef- fect. Let dog lovers who think more of their dogs than they do of their responsibilities to their fellow citizens (which fellow citizens, by the way, constitute the large majority of taxpayers) pay for their dog hobby in hard cash and then see how quickly they will discard their canine idiosyncrasies and come down to earth. Dear Mr. Editor: I am sure that there are many of your readers in the district who will agree with me that the Bell Telephone Public Re- lations Department has really “goofed” this time. It would be very interesting to know the theory behind publishing a new telephone directory and then about two weeks later changing half the telephone numbers in the area. Please let me add my empha- sis to Disgusted Citizen’s re- marks about the dog nuisance. In my section of this growing metropolis they not only run at large, play havoc with garbage pails and destroy eyergreens, but they add to this an incess’ ant barking all day long and into the night. that is most har- rowing and hard on the nerves, to say nothing of its sleep des- troying propensities. Generally one yapper starts the serenade for some insignificant reason and then half a dozen others, ranging from high treble to deep bass, join in the chorus and the noise is deafening. The owners don‘t bother to try and stop them. To add to the confusion, there are a number of business and private telephones not listed in the directory. It is understand- able that telephones installed just before publication date could not possibly be included in the new directory and still allow the publishers time to do their work, but in the course of recent weeks, I have tried to reach several district business houses and private homes which have had telephones for a num- ber of months and find no list- ing for them. I am sure this must be very inconvenient for them as well as for their cus- tomers and friends. These facts, combined with the prob- lem of playing “heads or tails” when deciding whether to look for numbers in the Langstaff- Richvale region in the New- market directory of the Tor- onto Suburban-North book, have considerably detracted from the convenience of telephone ser- Vice. After the war with Russia 1877 Turkey was duced size by having to of her domains to th ing countries of B mania, Serbia, etc. Britain, in promising to de possessions in - the right to occup ister Cyprus. How came to have any island is beyond . there are many Gr rus and there are Turkey, the populafi is a heterogenous a Turks. Greeks. Sla ians, Albanians and Deplores Local Dog Situation Dear Mr. Editor: The rapid growth of the dis- trict no doubt causes a certain amount of pressure on tele- phone services, but it is to be hoped that further expansion and changes in the local tele- phone seryice will be a little better timed with the publica- tion of the directories. Yours truly, Telephone Subscriber Dear Mr. Editor J’Tho first thing we do I: convert It 90 travelers cheques!” Turkey -â€" the Key to the Middle East Raps Bell Service ’rkmanship at ; le Prices. JOEE‘PRINTING I believe Tito will make his bid as soon as one or all of these powers withdraw, and if he can gain control of the Dar- denelles, the situation becomes dark indeed for the West. When Dulles makes the bald statement that the Us. intends to shoot first and talk afterâ€" wards, he is on he right road. I believe that Eden's know- ledge of these conditions, con- cerning Turkey, was the reason he attacked Egypt and where the East was given a much need- ed lesson as to the vitality of the 'British Lion. Wake up Agerjca! Tito has lulled the Western Powers into the belief that he is a greater friend to them than he is to Russia, and has built up his supplies and military pow- er with their help, until today no one knows just how power- ful he is. To my mind he is an- other Hitler, and with the help of Russian armies he might easily surprise Turkey into a quick surrender.‘ n - A LLAL About the only thing that gives him pause is the strong position of Great Britain on Cyprus and Malta, along with the presence of English, French and U. S. fleets in the Mediterr- anean. Editor.” about one Greek for every two Turks. Turkey’s army in the Russian war was about 750,000 men, well armed. She had a pretty good navy. Both army and navy were much reduced after this war because of the huge debts accumulated at this time. She was able to remain an independent nation only by the help of the European pow- ers who have always recogni ed her importance as a buffer‘ ate between Russia, Southeast Asia and Africa. By retaining control of the Dardenelles, she keeps Russia from dominating the Mediterranean where she could do much damage to the fleets of the western powers by using her submarines based in the Black Sea. I V, I want to congratulate you on the excellence of your week- ly paper and its service to the community. I a ma new resi- dent here and I have found it very useful and helpful. The messages from the merchants haVe been helpful to us as new residents in doing our shopping and I have used your classifieds with great success. I have been able to arrange transportation. secure some needed articles and as well sell some unused ar- ticles of furniture and turn them into needed cash. . Thank you, Mr. Editor, I am glad my new home commun- ity is served so well by a local paper. It is a new experience for many of us who used to live in the big city. Details of the new program are being worked out by a spec- ial committee of our Medical Advisory Committee, and will “be sent to you for publication wit'iiia the next week or ten days. ‘ ‘7 Dear NII. Editor: I noticed an item in last week’s issue re the drawing power of advertising in your paper. March of Dimes Dear Mr. Editor: For the past five years, this Foundation has been engaged in the relief of suffering caused by Poliomyelitis. Something new is being add- ed. Starting as soon as possible, we expect to be accepting cases, in addition to poliomyelitics, of persons disabled by other dis- eases or accident who need to be rehabilitated. During January, our annual March of Dimes appeal for funds will be carried out. In view of our added responsibil- ities, we request your co- oper- ation in helping us _to make this the biggest March of Dimes campaign in our five-year his- tory. ; Thanking you for your hglfi in the past in outlining mug/prog- ram to the people of your com- munity, we remain, Yours sincerely, W. Denis Whitaker, President, Thank You E. P. Roblin Sr., Richmond Hill Newcomer Richmond FRANK LOESSER . MICHAEL KIDD . mm} 'v_er qunterlnside, V .; , .~ . . ”ever- qune outside ' = .' s ’ EDWARD DMYTRYK ERNEST K. GANN MARLON BRANDO JEAN S FRANK SINATRA ° VIVIAN BUDDY ADLER as me woman In no noutlon Io burg-In! Written for \the Screen and Dhl'ected by Music and Lyrics by as me adventurer lor hlrol Serun Play by Produced by "end by GINEMAscop‘E brlngs you Ernest K. Gann'a labulous besi-sellor...aclunlly "IF MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDA MIX o'ncv 10M YUlLV ANNA STEN lusseu cosz THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDA‘J! BARRY RENNIE Gene , Michaéi IN CINEMASCOPE’AND IN COLOI| with ROBERT KEITH . 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