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Governments everywhere, with the help of the World Health Organization are striving to improve the health and we are of their children. For every do! or UNICEF provides, the benefitting government contributes at least another dollar and later assumes full responsi- bility for programs started in this way. Countries launching mass attacks on‘ malaria, yaws. tuberculosis, leprosy and ~dollar UNICEF provides the benefitting first medical supplies and equipment, and to fulfill the need for more qualified persons to carry out these campaigns UNICEF supports training Schemes in hospitals and universities. All this is just a part of what is being done. yet there is still so much to the conditions which produce disease, poverty and suf- fering must be attacked and public health services in the underdeveloped Most peepl'e will be familiar with the work of UNICEF, the United Na- tions Children's Fund -- which helps the children of all countries without re- gard for race, colour or political belief. Here in a country where most people en- joy 3 good standard of living, it is hard to believe that of the 900 million child- ren in the world, two thirds of them are sick or undernourished. We doubt that any one of us de- liberately became involved in malicious damage. We thought of it then as good fun, and our seniors called our late night endeavours "pranks". It is true that the next morning, several garbage cans were found atop telephone poles, and chairs found their way to a roof somehow, but these occurrences were small in number. Hallowe'en was a chance to stay up late and be off with the other kids your own age; and what’s more important, a chance to establish yourself as a stead- fast member of society, according to your young standards. Hallowe'en is part of growing up ‘We forget that when we were younger, there was a delightful sense of wrong- doing in pushing over certain buildings; in snitching a pumpkin from someone's yard; and in going from door to door shouting f‘Shell out i" To-morrow night is Hallowe’en. For those of us who are beginning to get a bit of snow on our roofs, this means a night of watchfulness and apprehen- sion. We bring in the garbage cans, make sure the garage is locked,-hide the soap from the kids, and sit back to await the worst. - _ There is general agreement that a beautification program for the pond area is desirable, but on a proposal to develop a. park area which may attract hundreds of visitors and turn it into a hive of summer activity there is a great difference of opinion. People who have established homes in the area have ex- pressed concern, and their wishes sfiould have the consideration of coun- c . ' We trust the Committee and sub- sequently the Town Council will give a most careful second look at the propos- al. We hope they will take the long term view and judge the project strict- ly on its merits. We suggest they should not be influenced unduly by the offer of Metro Authority to contribute $15,090. Deputy-reeve Donald Phxton. Chairman of the Parks Committee will meet with members of that body next Saturday to discuss the proposal and from this meeting likely will come a recommendation to Town Council. The proposal to develop and beau- tify the Mill Street pond and surround- ing area made by Metro Conservation Authority has received a mixed recap. tion in Richmond Hill. Many who feel our parks program has not kept pace with tour population increase weICOme the suggestion, while on the other hand others contend our parks program should be designed for the use and ben- efit of Richmond Hill citizens, and the present proposal is not acceptable. 2‘ THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario., Thursday, October 30, 1958 and our seniors called our late It endeavours "pranks". It is true the next morning, several garbage i were found atop telephone poles, chairs found their way to a roof show, but these occurrences were ll in number. Today, in a world grown dull with If these things that are part and parcel of Hallowe’en along with pump- kins, goblins and candy, don’t put you in mind of yourself at the age of eight or ten or twelve, then you are poor in- deed, because you have lost the wealth of your treasured past - your child- hood. I'lalloween. Appeal UNICEF CONSUlT US FOR YOUR . . . JOB PRINTING REQUIREMENTS Fina Workmanahip - Reasonable Prices “The Liberal” - TU. 4-1105 We would be delighted to have the An Independent Weeky: Established 1878 Subscription Rate $3.50 per year; to United States $4.00; 10c single copy Member Audit Bureau of Circulations - Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association .1. E. SMITH. Publisher W. S. COOK, Managing Editor Telephone TUrner 4-1105 'Anthorlzed as second class mail, Post Office Department, Ottawu‘ Pumpkin Parks Program Gib: liberal an! Wank'o 12:16. I: It is amazing how far money will go when spent by UNICEF and even the small children can understand that the cost of a comic will give 50 children a glass of milk in India and that by doing without one ice cream cone they can protect 10 children in Chile from tuber- culosis. One dollar will give three years treatment for leprosy, many being per- manently cured, and one hundred dolâ€" lars will provide enough DDT to protect a village of 150 persons in northern Iraq from Malaria for one year. If the Hallowe’en spooks ‘should miss you any donations would be gladly re- ceived by McConaghy Home and School President, 43 Markham Road. So however little‘ you have to give, it cgpcjo 519p for one child somewhere. SHELL OUT FOR UNIEE'F‘ and give something to the children who need health as a foundation on which to build their future. Unlike most United Nations agen- cies UNICEF is not financed by assess- ment but by voluntary contributions mainly from governments, and so you are being asked this Hallowe’en to tinue health benefits begréhdfiéfiflvdhgoa. This needs funds! ‘cpuntztiespgugt be strengthened to con- To~morrow night, when you hear a. rustling in the leaves outside your door; or open it to come face to face with a. home grown impression of the Frank- enstein monster, see if it reminds you of the cherished and almost forgotten days of your childhood. If it does, then keep the Golden Rule; try to treat the kids as you would have liked to have been treated when it was your turn to howl on Hallowe’en. ' Children never change. They are the, same today as we were ten, twenty or even fifty years ago. The only change has been in the world about them; a. change that can be blamed on us “ma- ture” adults. various “isms” and child psychology, we are told that Hallowe’en is an opportun- ity for delinquency to show its face; a time when ALL children will do things they shouldn’t The same tricks we used to play are today called expressions of a. sadistic complex, or‘some such termin- ology. Metro Conservation Authority has to its credit many worthwhile projects and their interest in Richmond Hill is appreciated. The proposed plan has many attractions and the offer of $15,- 000 towards the cost is very tempting. However Richmond Hill Town Council before embarking on this very considâ€" erable expenditure should make very sure it is the kind of Park Development suitable for the town, and just as im- portant that it is the kind of park de- velopment wanted by the taxpayers. Richmond Hill needs a program of parks development, but we want one planned to meet our own needs and not designed to provide an attraction for Metro residents. There are many features of the pro- posal which warrant a long second look by council. The estimated cost is $30,000 and the Metro Authority has offered to pay $15,000. Many have expressed doubt that the project as outlined can be accomplished for $30,000. Appar- ently Richmond Hill will be responsible for all the cost except $15,000. The cost of maintenance and police protection is something which should be given con- sideration. Problem pond 'area made more attractive and if possible a park area developed there which would be of use and benefit to the citizens of Richmond Hill and dis- trict, We have no desire to see this done at the expense or inconvenience of the people who live there, nor have we any wish to establish a park area which woulgbe a mecca for large city crowds. AURORA : In a surprise move, the Aurora town council has dis- pensed with the Services of Proc- tor & Redfern who have been the town's consulting engineers for many years past. The company has until November 1 to wind up its business with the town. This Is the same company that has been acting in an advisory cap- acity to Richmond Hill to: many years. The school was decorated by a beautiful basket of mums in white and mauve from Mr. Rom~ mm and one of bronze and gold from Mr. and Mrs. Ray Jennings. From the prettlly' decorated tea table in the hall a buffet lunch was served by the ladies of the home and school association. Mr. Wilbert Jennings lntroduc~ ed other members of the board of trustees; the teachers, Mrs. John Gillham. principal: Mrs. Black~ burn and Mr. Mann; the Home and School executive .and the architect. Mr. I. D. Boigon; :and contractor. Mr. G. C. Romano. Three members of the Snowball ratepayers and the secretary- treasurer of Strange were also welcomed. Greetings from the Home and School Association were express~ ed by the president, Mr. Wilfred Foumier. The soloist of the evening. a former pupil. David McClure. sang by request "Bless This House", after the prayer of dedi- cation and his~ own selection. “Walk Hand _in Hapd With Me." Mr. Hodgson remarked how happy he was to visit and see such a lovely well built school for VTemperanceviIIe. Mr. Ray Jennings brought greetings from the Townshipvof Klng after which he Introduced the Reeve ,Ml'. Wm. Hodgson and Norm Taylor, a member of the council, also Mr Harald Rose and thanked hlm for the help and support glven to the school board. Mr. Ray Jennings congratulated the ratepayers on their fine new school, which.was bullt Well bem low the cost of the average; school, approximately $32,000. Mrs. Ray Jennings. a former pupil and a former teacher who is still vitally interested in Tem- peranceville school condensed the history of Temperanceville school for this occasion. Bring Greetings gamin has lived in this section or 120 years and owned land on the Ridges 40 years previous. Mrs. Harmon was born here but edu~ ‘cated elsewhere. returning after her marriage over 60 years ago. They have always had the inter-1 ests of the children of the com- munity at heart and have watch~ e51 many changes. especially the rise in the cost of education. In the last ten years it has more than tripled. Another pleasant duty for Ew~ art Jennlngs was to present Mr. and Mrs. Arwood Harmon with a lovely bouquet of flowers. They are the oldest ratepayers in the community. Mr. Harman, who has lived here all his life. almost 80 years, attended Temperancevllle school 74 years ago. He'was a member of the board of trustees 35 years ago and acted as chair- {nan for three years. The Harmon Mr. Ewart JennLngs then ex- pressed appreciation on behalf of the school board for the co- operation which had been given them in the different phases of planning the school by Mr. Mc- Leod, who accepted a gift and remarked that he was glad to represent the department in the absence of the present inspector, Mr. D. D. Adams. School Opening (Continued from page 1) edgcatignal pqrposes. How about this new cigarette advertising slogan that says "this cigarette can be lit from both ends". The main street of Unlonville is even worse now than before. The whole roadway has been torn up to a depth of three feet from the sidewalk. Planks are placed across the mud for residents, but it is impassable for cars. The main pastime of storekeepers now is to watch the construction equipment 20 by, instead of their customers. They are probably wondering if all the convenience is worth it. It must make all the hunters angry to see the great numbers of ring-necked pheasants cross- ing the roads here every morn- ing, when they tramp for mlles without even_ seeing one. The experimental public skat- lng held Wednesday night at the Richmond Hill arena had an at- tendance of some 100 people. Of- ficials blame the inclement wea- ther for the low turn-out and are expecting more thls week. The Saturday night public skating is still keeping up the record mark set on opening night, with 665. A new teen town was started last Saturday night In the Brad~ ford Arena hall. Attendance for the first night came to around 75. At 11:00 pm. ofilcials opened the doors and let the public in free. The attendance then jump» ed to nearly‘loo, a little water in tielrwi'glvl; However. some people are won- dering if the relief will last until the snow falls. The residents of Oak Rldges are finally getting some relief for their water problem. After weeks of buylng water -t $7.50 and $8.50 per thousand gallons because their wells had run dry, recent ralnfalls have given them Last Sunday, a whole family arrived by car at some busmand just off the Stoufiville road about two miles east of Yonge Street. Parking right under a sign which said 'No Hunting, No Trespas- sing', they proceeded to unload archery equipment including a target. Is archery practice with a target included under ‘N0 Hunting"? IZ-CA Ileamé/eé m on Worthy organizations try to have successful parties to minimize the demands upon the household- ers of the tricksters and wandering beggars, but the young usually arrange their schedules so that they include both and have the best of all possible worlds. And as the festival retains much of its nostalgia for the older generation, tolerance is very much the order of the night, especially as the adults recall exploits of daring and mischief that they cannot reveal to the younger generation. And so the night of All Hallow’s Eve continues to be observed, pagan in its origins, with a crudity in its meaning that stretches into time before the Christian church. ~If’théhight ‘i's' foggy and a white swirling mist isolates one little party of a small witch, devil and white rabbit, say, so that only the weird shrieks and screams of others come thickly through the dank at- mosphere, then the emotions of our pagan ancestors are very close to today’s enactors of the ancient rites. As the older boys perform their pranks and misâ€" chief upon others they too are re-enacting the sport of the evil spirits that have haunted the night since time before history. Apples are also placed in tubs of water, one for boys and one for girls, with names on them. The young people knee! with their hands fastened behind them and attempt toAreach out an apple (with the “right” name on it no doubt) with their teeth. The cry along the streets is still “shell out, shelf out” and “trick or treat". These young people in their disguises are no doubt impersonating the imps and bad spirits that have to be placated. (Nowadays we are attempting to turn the evil to good and in many places they 'collect’ for such organizations as UNICEF).,, The apple games are numerous, and no doubt have Pomona herself watching over them. This one also involve the celtic fire. “Hang by a stout cord, at- tached to a hook in the ceiling, a shortstick, about 18 inches long. It must be fastened so that it will bal- ance horizontally. At one end of the stick fasten a short piece of lighted, candle, at the other fix an apple. Set the stick revolving rapidly (another reach- ing back to the rites for re-strengthening the sun ?) and let the players try to snatch the apple from it with their teeth." Name two nuts and place them on a shovel over an open fire. Repeat this charm: ‘Nuts I place upon the fire And to each nut I give a sweetheart’s name’. If either of the nuts hisses or steams it shows that the owner of the name has a cranky temper. If the nuts pop together and toward each other the friendship between the two persons will grow warm- er. If one does not pop at all, or they fall away from each other their feeling for each other will grow coole£_and the friends will be divided". The traditional games become distorted with the years but traces of the ancient festivals can easily be seen in them. "Comb your hair at midnight, stand- ing“ alone before a mirror lighted by a candle. If a. face appears in the glass looking over your shoulder it will be that of your future partner”. Wednesda Th day, November 5, " How YOU'LL Nowadays we leave the observance of this spec- ial day to the young people, but we coverour bets on this business of the evil spirits by paying due heed to the ceremonies. As the decorated tree is one of the symbols of our Christmas celebrations so is the pump- kin’s macabre grinning face with the light inside it our unconscious tribute to the spirits of the night. So we keep a supply of goodies on hand for the callers’ at the door. ‘ The Romans held a fegst about the first of Nov- ember in honor of Pomona the goddess of the fruit trees, whose priests were however of the lowest order of priesthood. ‘ To drive away evil influences foul smoke has sometimes been produced and it was supposed to be considered “healthy” for men to walk between tw‘o fires, and for the cattle to be driven through them. November being the month of the dead, harmful ghosts and witches have to be 'scared away by ring- ing bells, fireworks and similar devices, while the de- parted are honoured with lamps and fires at their graves and soul-cakes are eaten, representing possib- ly an earlier feast of the dead. ‘ '1'“... n . u . _ . LA; 4 by Cicely Thomson In the old Celtic calendar the last night of Octo- ber was “old year’s night”, the night of all the wit- ches, which the Church transformed into the Eve of All Saints. At the beginning and end of summer great festivals were held, all the fires in the district were extinguished; the “needfire” was then kindled with great solemnity and from this sacrificial fire the domestic hearths were rekindled. To Christian- ize the rites the church associated them with eccles- iastical festivals, so that in Germany and many parts of EurOpe “bonfires” are lighted on St. John’s Eve (midsummer) and Holy Saturday also had its fire- rites as did All Hallows’ eve on the night preceding the feast of All Saints. AUDREY HEPBURN Over Over :balé (on!) AHfiTt GARY COOPER LOVE (Ah!) WORSHIP â€"- THE FIRST DUTY WE OWE T0 GOD The Christian faith makes the bold claim that public or corpor- ate worship is indispensable to mature spiritual growth. Per- haps you would challenge this claim. Can't a person be a Chris- tian without attending a church service, you ask? Surely it is just as possible to worship God in one‘s garden. the golf course, or in a car motoring down one of our speedways. as 'it is in a church building. Isn't public church worship a tradition which we will ultimately have to forget about. especially in our modern world where life is so busy, that Telephone TUrner 4-1212 ‘- u M FREE PARKING REAR OF THEATRE Show Times 7 and 9 p.m. Continuous from 6 p.m. Saturdays and Holidays Thurs., Fri., Sat, Oct. 30, 31, Nov. 1 DESTROYER CAPTAIN and SUB COMMANDER.“ track...sfalk...hunf each other, across 1000 milegi J . 9F. exploding seas! ‘ ' ‘- Monday, Thuesdéy, November 3, 4 A Weekly Comment On FACTS and FAI'I'II â€" By Calvin 11. Chambers â€" Christian Life And Acuon Adult You may have asked these questions'.; either directly or in- directly. They might at! be ex- pressed- in the more basic in- quiry. “Why worship?" ‘I believe' the Church has alwavs insisted upon the necessity of cOrporate (Continued on page 12) Church attendahce= becomes an im'position rafiher th‘ama privi- lege. Besidesx i'sn‘t “reugmn” a private affair-I which cannot be shared? Does church worship really improve a person or is it just an emgty. custom which we have grown-fined to. and don’t like to give-up entirely for social,. business and sentimental rea- sons? ’ x