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v-.- .- - Here in the north country after a long winter, the thought of spring and new life is in all our minds. This should make more meaningful to us one prominent emphasis of the Christian faithâ€"the resurrection of Christ from the dead. Life, not death is the final word. Some years ago the Very Reverend Doctor George Pidgeon told of going to their cottage rather early in the spring. The next morning, on looking out of the win- dow, he saw the whole countryside covered with snow. However, near the cottage. waving bravely in the breeze, was a clump of blooming daf- fodils. Here was a never to be for- gotten sightâ€"the death of winter in contrast to the life and beauty and promise of the springtime. It made real to him the words of Jesus, “I am the resurrection and the life. . .”‘ Easter means many things to dif- ferent people. Its central message isâ€"Christ is risen,7Halle11A1jah. _‘ ~..â€"- --_“__ V__ Sometimes Easter is associated with the thought of victory. True, demonic forces had been successful in putting Jesus to death on the cross. But the purposes of God were being fulfilled, too. Jesus could say with a loud voice, “It is finished.” Inter- pretations of the Atonement vary from generation to generation, but in this we may agree that Jesus on the cross did something for us we could not do for ourselves. His victory on the cross is vindicated by his victory over death and the grave. One of the traditions of Winchester Cath- edral is the story of how the news Canadian Library Week is this year stressing the theme of adult education; the importance of contin- uing education in adult life today, and the contribution that Canada’s libraries can make to this need. It is common knowledge that this is one of the rapid periods of tech- nological and other change that the world has ever experienced. And it ought also to be common know- ledge that this change is having an important impact on education. Gone is the day when it was suf- ficient to complete a formal period of education to be fairly well prepared for life. Education today must, more than ever before, continue after the formal studies have been completed. For if this is not, done, a particular form of training may become so out of date as to be almost worthless. At a recent meeting Richmond Hill Town Council concurred in a resolu- tion of Fort William City Council asking that the federal government compile a code of standards for auto- mobile construction similar to the National Building Code. Such a code should be designed to guarantee the greatest amount of safety for drivers and passengers in motor vehicles, the northwestern Ontario city council maintains. I Weight is added to this request by Dr. Morton Shulman, Metro‘s chief coroner. who last week placed a large part of the blame for traffic deaths on auto manufacturers and recommended eight changes in cars to make them safer. The coroner quoted a claim of the Liberty Mutual Insurance Company that the neces- sary changes would cost manufac- turers only $10 per car. Dr. Shulman declared: “Basic re- sponsibility for many traffic deaths lies with the automobile manufac- turers. Drivers cause the accidents through carelessness, alcohol or other factors, but the manufacturers are responsible for the gory conseâ€" quences. They have failed to build cars with a sufficient amount of ‘crashWOrthiness'. It is estimated :crashworthy cars would eliminate 70% of all automobile fatalities." Recommendations made by the coroner to the Ontario Department Subscription Rate_ §4.§0 per“ ye_ar; "uossm (In 1 Me n .9 WW â€"Easter 1965 Only $10 Will Save Lives “Authorized as second class mail THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thursday, 'April 15, 1965 Canadian library Week )n Rate $4.50 per year; to United States $5.50; 10c single copy Member Audit Bureau of Circulations Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association J. E. SMITH, Publisher W. S. COOK, Managing Editor An Independent Gib: liberal Weekly: Established 1878 Post Office Department, Ottawa” of the Battle of Waterloo was first received. It came by a sailing ship to the south coast of England and was wig-wagged by signal flags to London. When the message reached Winchester the signaller on top of the cathedral began to spell out the mes- sage W-e-l-l-i-n-g-t-o-n d-e-f-e-a-t-e-d, then fog descended. The news re- ceived in London was “Wellington defeated” and everyone was in des- pair. After awhile the fog lifted, and the signaller atop Winchester cathed- ral was still at work completing the message -t-h-e e-n-e-m-y. Wellington defeated the enemy - a message which changed despair into rejoicing. The gloom of the cross is transformed by the Easter victory. Thanks be to God which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Then there is the Easter experience of communionâ€"Lo, I am With you always, even unto the end of the world. Easter not only focuses at- tention on life rather than death, victory instead of defeat. It assures the faithful of fellowship with and service for the Living Christ. A poet has pictured the birds in the springtimeâ€"â€" “Good news, old world, good news, The river and the winds refuse To keep the matter still, There’s gossip on the hill.” It is spring and the oriole, the lark, and the blackbird refuse to keep the matter still. There should be “gossip on the hill” for all who rejoice in the Easter message. The libraries of Canada have an essential role to play providing the means for continuing education. For it is one of their duties to stock the books which will allow Canadians to continue their education indefinitely, both for self-development and profit, keeping up with the changing world around them. Too many Canadians do not realize the help which the country’s libraries can provide in this way. They think that a library is good only for enter- tainment, to provide the latest novel or mystery story. But this is only part of the story. Equally important are the solid reference works, and the latest technical, political and other books which are offered. In their struggle to continue their education, Canadians can ask for no better friend than the country’s lib‘ raries from coast to coast. of Transport are: 1. Roofs should be non-collapsible with roll-over bars. Doors should be reinforced with beams to protect against side impact. Trunk walls should withstand the impact of ob- jects flying forward after sudden stops. é. Steering wheels should be col- lapsible. ‘3. Interiors should be padded. 4. Shoulder harnesses and neck protectors should be in eyery car. 5. Cars should have two independ- ent braking systems and the emerg- ency brake should not be merely a parking brake. 6. Any unnecessary obstruction to vmon should be removed. 7. Front end surfaces should be rounded. Inside knobs should be recessed. Spikes and spears should be outlawed. 8. Door latches should be strength- ened so they do not fly open on im- pact. Traffic fatalities continue to in- crease on our highways. Each loss of life is a tragedy, not only to the family and friends of the victim, but to the community at large. If $10 per car can reduce these by 70%, there should be no hesitancy on the part of either level of government to bring in legislation which will make such precautions in automobile manufacturing mandatory. “Gossip 011 The Hill” Rev. Dr. A. F. Binnington Victoria Square Charge United Church of Canada â€"Montreal Gazette by JOHN ADDISON MP. 1 Canada Pension Plan Every week in Ottawa I re- ceive numerous letters from in- terested constituents wishing to learn about the nature and provisions of the rather com- plicated Canada Pension Plan, which was given final approval by the Commons on March 29. Therefore, in the most simpliâ€" fied way, I will try to explain just how the plan works. Basically, the plan is a con- tributory wage-related scheme designed to-provide a retire- ment benefit equal to 25 per- cent of a contributor’s adjusted lifetime earnings. The plan is compulsory and is scheduled to come into operation next Janu- ary when the first payroll de- ductions will be made; the first benefits will follow one year later in January, 1967. The benefits will be paid on yearly salaries between $600- $800 for self-employed per- sons â€"â€" and $5,000. Persons who earn less than $600 and $800 will not contribute, 'nor re- ceive benefits, and persons earning over $5,000 will not contribute, nor get benefits, on ‘salaries over that figure. Self- employed persons with a net income above $800 must con- tribute on earnings over $600. Presently, the plan calls for a maximum benefit of $104.17 a month or $1,250.04 a year payable at age 65 after the ten- year transition period. The minimum benefit after the plan matures would be $12.50 a month or $150 a year. Benefits then. can be calculated as one- quarter of a person‘s annual earnings and contributions will be calculated on a person‘s yearly earnings between $600 - $5.000. The basis, as far as rates are]‘ concerned, will be 1.8 percentl for employees â€"â€" with 1.8 per-[ cent paid by employers. The‘ rate for self-employed personsi is set at 3.6 percent. Conse-l quently a person earning $5.000L would contribute $79.20 a year‘I with his employer adding the} same amount. A self-employed; person would contribute the“ entire $158.40. Similarly. a per- son earning $1.200 yearly would contribute $1.08 a month while receiving a monthly pension of $25. Bene- fits will be reduced proportionJ ately for persons drawing from the plan before 1976 when the. 10-year transition period is 1completed. Confusing? There's more yet! A person who contributes for one year and draws his first benefit in 1967. would receive oneâ€"tenth of the pension he} would receive after the 10-year period. A person contributing for five years would receive half the pension. a person who contributes for seven years would draw seven tenths and so on until 1976 when full bene- fits will be paid. As a result. persons 65 or over next year will receive relatively small amounts from the plan. Persons 60 who work until age 70 would be able to draw the full pension. Persons below age 60 down to 18 years when they first start contributing also will draw the full pension. Also provided within the scope of the plan is a 15 percent “drop- out" period to aSSist persons with erratic incomes. This means that in calculation of pension benefits, 15 percent of the years that a person is eligible to contribute can be eliminated if necessary without covering the amount of the pension. If a person contributes @TTAWA [RENEW Our Lady of Grace Roman Catholic Church. Aurora ) Vli'fiust" coffi‘ over $600. ian calls f0" w o + ac mnA 13H \ M for the full 47-year period be- tween ages 18 â€" 65, the dropout period is seven years. During the first five years that the plan is maturing the eligibility age for the $75 a month flat rate old age pen- sion also will be dropping from its present 70 to 65. Thus, by 1970, persons aged 65 and over will receive the old age pension in addition to their Canada Pension Plan benefits. Next year. persons aged 69 can draw the old age pension, Persons aged 68 can draw it in 1967 and in 1970 persons aged 65 will receive it. These, then. are the main provisions of the new Canada Pension Plan. While they may seem to be confusing on read- ing them. don't lose faith. The nation’s business is often con- fusing, because people and human affairs are so very com- plex. As is often the case. how- ever, one need only concentrate upon the problems and they become, eventually, surprisingly clear, and what seemed once to be problems, are, in fact, items of progress. According to’ Bede, iseventh century English historian. Easter'was nam- ed for the pagan goddess of spring. The word itself goes back still further, to the Sanskrit, ,where it meant dawn. Thence came our directional word, east. But whatever the source, the meaning is unmistak- able. Easter is the time of renewal and regeneration, of light returning and life resurrected. It is a time of faith verified. belief made manifest. At no other season of the year is the fundamen- tal truth of change and life's insistence so clearly evident. The evidence is everywhere. But weigh and measure all the known fac- tors as we may, something always remains beyond. at the source of everything we know. And it is there at the source. that faith, no matter what our creed, is rooted. There is no appeal from it. for it is the ultimate sub- stance of belief. It can be stated in many ways. Winter passes. Days lengthen. Roots quicken. Buds burst. Hibernation ends. Birds sing. The human spirit revives. And the story of the Resurrec- tion sums it up in a great and enduring tradition. But no matter how it is told, it is a celebration of the greatest of all miracles. We all participate. The still waters and green pas- tures are more than sym- bols. and the little hills that rejoice on every side are more than the psalmâ€" ist’s figure of speech. For Easter Is the ultimate truth at the core of our faith. our life. our very being. ture bols that are ist's Ultimate T rut/1 Second Thoughts the psalm- peech. For mate truth r faith. our how n 15 bration of 1 miracles. :pate. The green pas- than sym- Little hills every side Dear Mr. Editor Since the beginning of a YWCA Branch in Richmond Hill three years ago, it is very encouraging to see how well- it has been received. Through your co-operation in publishing our activities, the This year, with its late spring, our April show- ers brought forth Johnny Bowers. And, as the baseball season opened last week, our 26th Parliament opened for its third session. . . . Or should. we say, third strike? Prime Minister Pearson says Canada, too, is going to have a “war on poverty”. This announce- ment, coming at tax time, will incline the taxpayer to add, “Yes, and if we can’t lick it, we’ll join it!” We see where President Johnston, who started this “war on poverty”, had to borrow money to pay his $100,000 federal income taxes. After getting the loan from Ladybird he complained “they pay the president with the left hand and take it out with the right” . . . Well, that‘s democracy! Another example of democracy in action is in Toronto where the controllers, after voting them- selves a $4,000 raise, have been told by the mayor to adopt a “Sackcloth and Ashes” policy to curb the tax rate. (Interpretation: Imported sackcloth and Nashes, instead of Cadillacs.) WINDSOR, England â€" (UPI) â€" Queen Eliz- abeth ,had a sound proof rumpus room built in Windsor Castle in self defense against the musical antics of her teen-age children Prince Charles and Princess Anne. They are both Beatle fans and play a variety of noisy musical instruments. . . . Yes, as they say, into each reign some life must fall. translation of the Bible, is the first word spoken by the Risen Lord to the woman in the garden. What an appropriate salutation it was! For that first Easter was indeed the good morning, greatest in importance among all the days that ever dawned or ever will dawn. On that day, Christ rose . . . triumphant over death, triumphant over evil. Triumphant over death! Dr. L. P. Jacks is right when he describes Christianity as “a death- conquering religion. . . . The end of it is a resur- rection and not a burial. a festival and not a funeral, an ascent into the heights and not a lingering in the depths." Because Christ rose, we know that death is not the end of all things but the beginning of all things new. Because He rose, we know that death does not mean darkness or oblivion but going home . . . hometo the Father’s House, home to the fam- ily of God, where one day we all will be reunited, never to be separated again. ’ Good morning! Think of what that word from the Lord must have meant for the first Christians. It meant that He had stepped out of the sepulchre, Rambling Around Q Yesterday's news is not necessarily dead Dear Mr. Editor LOCAL YWCA }ood morning! This, in Goodspeqd’s modern An Easter Message by Rev. H. Reginald Howden (Continued on Page 6) (Continued on Page 6) ‘F/as/Iback The last Flashback dealt with some of the hardships of pioneer life in the area. It is hard for anyOne living in the year 1965 to realize the terrible hardships of those who endured priva~ tions in order that they might become the owners of land to pass on to their children and their child- ren‘s children. By 1800 the circumstances of these early pioneers had great- ly improved. William Harrison wrote in 1888. The seat of government was first held at Newark, now Niag- ara. After the little misunder- standing about the tax on tea between the British Govern- ment and the colonies in 1776 had been settled. John Graves Simcoe, our first Lieutenant- Governor. began to be afraid that some fine morning the Americans, to prevent their guns from rusting, might point them over at government house and spoil some of the furniture. Therefore on July 26, 1793, with a few military gentlemen, a few boats and a few Indians, the governor set out from Newark. rounded the point of the peninsula, sailed into the “meeting place" as the word 'l‘oranto means; landed at the arsenal, as the old fort was cal- membership has greatly creased. Please accept my thanks on behalf of the YWCA in Rich- mond Hill for all your consider- ation. BY GEORGE MAYES Items gleaned from the home paper of In year: 60:22 8y Yours sincerely‘ ADRIENNE EDWARD Corresponding Secretary YWCA Centre. by Elizabeth Kelson files of “The Liberal". this district since 1878. hi: led: shook hands with the Mis- sissawga Indians and their squaws. who occupied the two RICHMOND HILL, 0N1. Phone TU. 4-1212 MATINEE EVERY SATURDAY AND HOLIDAYS AT 2 RM. Please N ote Thurs., Fri., lst show 6.50 p.m., 1 Sat, cont. from 5.45 p.m., lavst complete show 8.50 pm. 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