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At the present time, many municipalities, or thosewho are the representatives of those municipalities, are ex- periencing anything but a pleasant time in trying to do their duty, and at the same time avoid offending those who have neglected to pay their taxes.- Because of existing economic conditions, taxes have been allowed to remain recorded against properties and individuals as “unpaid,” year after year until the amount has become beyond their ability to settle at once. But the representatives of the municipality have no alternative, and if they do their duty, they will instruct their tax collector to seize and sell, or take such other legal action, provided by statutes to secure the payment of the taxes due. Thus very often municipal representatives, as well as the collector, come in ror some very unfair and unjustifiable criticism. There seems, and without reason, an aversion to paying taxes. We suppose it is because taxes are imposed, and in this free country we are so accustomed to paying for what we want, what we can handle, wear, eat, or enjoy, that when it comes to paying out hard cash for something called “taxes,” but a something that we do not seem to get value for or do not understand we do it grudgingly. There are other taxes, however, that are just as annoy- ing to the municipal authorities. We refer to the P011 Tax and the Dog Tax. They are more annoying in the smaller town and Villages than any other tax, and we would not like to repeat what Mayors, Reeves and Councillors have been called by some disputers and delinquents of poll and dog taxes. However, it is very seldom that either the assessor, tax collector or municipal authorities are in the wrong. Proper and plainly worded notices are served on all parties appearing on the assessment roll, and the ones receiving same are not only given plenty of time to show reason why they should not be taxed, but are warned to do so within a limited time. Taxes are to many an odious obligation that is not only necessarily imposed but must be met. The best way is to pay your taxes as soon as you receive your notice. You are thus helping your municipality and saving yourself much annoyance. No intelligent person can claim to be ignorant of What must result in case they default in paying their taxes. They are given every opportunity to appeal, ask for a reduction or make necessary provision to settle their tax bill. In many cases inability to pay is the cause, and for those who find themselves thus situated there is public sympathy. There are many cases Where properties once rated valuable, have remained untenanted or unoccupied, and thus have become more of a burden than an asset to the owner. In such cases the municipality will in the course of time be required to offer that property for sale to pay the taxes. If sold, the owner has the right to redeem within a certain length of time. Sometimes a bright spot develops in the matter of the much discussed relief question. Just because a person finds himself in the position that he has to accept relief doesn’t mean that he doesn’t abhor it. We believe that it’s only the occasional person welcomes such a means of sub- sistence. The other day a bright spot illumined a conver- sation with a man who with his family were forced to go on relief last winter. Said he to the Echo: “I am doing better, having had some work the past summer on the highway. I put in 12 tons of coal; am raising half a dozen pigs which will be fit for butchering this fall, and have feed for them and a cow. Besides we have clothes and overshoes, and I am very thankful to say that it will not be necessary for the five of us to go relief the coming Winter unless some- thing happens that We do not foresee.” That’s the right spirit indeed and anyone like that deserves workâ€"Amherst- burg Echo. The real point of the story, however, humor but in the well-known lesson which business menâ€"IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE. ' KnWEisk‘imo living in the Far North saw an advertise- ment depicting a model in a stylish gown and noted that the price was $15. V ‘Golrlg tortlle nearest trading post he tendered a valuable fox pelt in payment and ordered the article to be shipped to Then he learned that the wouldbe customer, on the evi- dence of his eyes, supposed that the woman and the gar- ment went together, and what he was really trying to purâ€" chase was a wife. â€" that heuwas the first governor of the historic company to take the journey is less interesting than the tale he brought back. '3 THE POWER OF ADVERTISING The governor of the Hudson’s Bay Company returned lately to Montreal after making the arduous trip to the Arctic and back along the old fur trade route. A _ Many people take an equivalent risk or greater every day. That is why there are so many accidents. An Amercan engineer has worked out a table showing that an automobile going twenty miles an hour is as capable .of Tnflicting damage as if it Were driven off a one-storey building, 13.4 feet high. The damage potentiality of a car going forty miles an hour is equal to that of one driven off a four-storey building, 53.5 feet high, and at sixty miles an hour a car inflict the damage of one driven off a ten or twelve storey building, 102.3 feet high. From these figures it is also calculated that an automobile travelling forty miles an hour has four times the damage capacity of one going twenty miles an hour, and at sixty miles an hour, it is nine times as dangerous. ’ Think of these fhings when you make up your mind to step on the gas and see how fast that new car can' go. And be Careful With the old one, too. - THINK OF THIS WHEN DRIVING If you were testing a car on the flat roof of a four- storey building you would be careful to so drive that you did not go over the side and fall to the ground wouldn’t you? You would not allow your attention to be distracted by any- thing else, you would keep a sharp lookout and you would make sure that your brakes and everything about your car were in good order. AN INDEPENDENT WEEKLY PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY AT RICHMOND HILL THE LIBERAL PRINTING CO.. LTD. J. Eachem Smith. Manarer Member Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association Subscription $1.50 per year â€" To the United States $2.00 Covering Canada’s Best Suburban Distriz‘t. Advertising Rates on Application. ‘ TELEPHONE 9 PAGE TWO THIS MAN DESERVES WORK THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6th, 1934 PAYMENT OF TAXES THE LIBERAL Established 1878 is not in its it repeats to I‘ The rapidity with which the govern- ment launched its investigations into lboards and commissions and other branches of the civil service, as well as the civil service itself, left many citizens gasping for breath. The Liberals were not conforming to the practices of past governments. The “Hepburn axe” was wielded with wholeâ€"hearted vigour and those des- cribed by the premier as super- numeraries found‘ themselves. out Of jobs. Perhaps no other phase of its work to date has aroused such protest from certain sections as has the fir- ing of government employees. It ‘seemed as though the government was bent on throwing appointees of prev- ious governments out of jobs to make way for Liberal supporters. But clear thinking observers who were able to divorce themselves from political partisanship in weighing and analysâ€" ing the Hepburn policies, admitted that economy in government was the paramount necessity in these times and that administrative expenses, a. staggering amount, could: only be re- duced by stern measures. Another fact which has been overlooked by those who regard the new govern- ment with sceptical eyes is that political patronage has not loomed large on the horizon. Liberals have received government jobs, it is true, but the patronage has been on a minor A glance over the past five months shows that Premier Hepburn lost no time in putting his pre-election promises into effect. In this regard, the Liberal government is unique. Irrespective of the soundness: of those policies, it is the first govepnment in Ontario’s history that ever started out to implement its campaign pledges within a few days of taking- office. As to the value and practicability of those policies, competent political ob- servers definitely state that the answer is in the future. It is too early for the voicing of conclusions. In-the first place, the Liberal ad- ministration has carried out, so far successfully, its major pledge to the electors to cut down the costs of gov- ernment. Despite the criticism that has been showered upon the provincial cabinet by a section of the press un- accustomed to seeing campaign prom- ises translated into deeds, expendi- tures have been reduced by approxi- mately five million dollars. FIVE MILLION DOLLARS ALREADY CUT FROM ANNUAL ADMIN- ISTRATION COSTS â€" FACED WITH BIG JOB NEW ADMINIS- TRATION HAS MADE GOODâ€" HOUSECLEANING WAS LONG OVER DUE Hepburn Government Now Six Months In Office Has Record of Achievement With the flag of economy still nail- ed to the masthead, the Hepburn gov. emment is embarking on its sixth month in office and a review of its actions since moving into Queen’s Park discloses some interesting facts. You can end the garage door irritation. Open the offending door. Drive a piece of old pipe into the ground near the outer corner of the door just low enough so the door will clear it when closing. Next drive a small nail about half way in about a foot above the driven pipe. Tie a stout string a foot long on that nail. Tie the other end of the string to a long spike or bolt so that the spike can drop part way into the pipe but extend above high enough to catch the door. Now drive another small nail part way in about six inches to one side of the first one. The string with spike attached can hang on this second nail when not in use. A PATIENCE SAVER FOR WINDY DAYS Does it try your patience when you drive up in front of your garage and find that the wind has blown one door shut? Possibly you get out and open it, just about get seated behind the wheel and BANG it goes again. You may be unconsciously less patient with some person or problem because of petty annoyances which unnecessarily drain the reserves of poise. At any rate that other person may be having all she or he can handle and keep reasonably good natured. We lose so much in so many ways when we needlessly hurt others with sharp short, incisive words. Before addressing an- other it is good happiness economy to stop and clear the mind of annoyances which do not concern the other person. We are better able to deal with the person or situation in hand with kindness, with justice. It has been said that Lincoln’s oc'casional melancholy was due to a sluggish liver. Some people have found that drinking an extra glass or two of Water a day, more than usual had an indirect effect on their good spirits. It is thought that the extra water in some way helps eliminate depressing poisons. Ask yourself if that particular person is responsible for your momentary lack of good spirits. Perhaps some- thing apart from this person has been the real cause of your fleeting feeling of annoyance. Perhaps it was a con- versation you overheard, something you read, some baffling problem. HAPPINESS ECONOMY The next time you feel like speaking irritany to some- one, as most of us do betimes, stop a moment. No, I’m not going to say, “count ten.” Just stop and think: Does this person deserve to have spilled on him the caustic of my present sour mood?” Ask yourself if that particular person is responsible THE LIBERAL, RICHMOND HILL. ONTARIO :. Practical Paragraphs By John Edwin Price I scale, so much so that rumblings of ’disconbe'nt have been heard! from with- i in the party ranks. I But with economy as its major ob- i jective, the government is keeping its ie'ye on the dollars and cents. There ’is a tremendous unemployment relief lbill to pay and the cost of meeting :the needs of the unemployed presents a serious problem. A houseâ€"cleaning :Was overdue when Premier Hepburn 1and his colleagues took over Queen’s Park and there is no doubt that there is still plenty to do. The premier plunged into his program with no deh lay. He launched a succession of geommission inquiries and probes that ‘disclosed more than one reason why a long-suffering public had finally turned the previous government out of ‘ office. Gross negligence and extrav-i agance and poor business methods were revealed in the inquiries into the Abitibi Canyon purchase, the 'I‘emis-l kamin‘g‘ and Northern Ontario Rail- way, the Provincial Air Serg'ce, the Liquor Control Board, the Niagara Falls Parks Commission and the On- tario Athletic Commission. Just what success will attend Prem-‘ ier Hepburn’sx efforts to peg the pro-‘ vincial debt, secure lower interest rates, cope with the unempIOyment reâ€" lief problem, boost revenues and meet the numerous other problems con- fronting him, iSJ a matter for con~ jecture. One thing is sure; failure will not be from lack of trying. The citizens who asked for an administraâ€" tion without frills are getting it in large doses. They will get more of it in the years to come. No doubt there will he cries of anguish from within and without the Liberal ranks but the economy axe will continue to swing until expenditures are down to rock bottom without impairment of efficiency. And the men and women on the farms of Ontario, fifty per cent of the population of the province, are going to look with encouraging eyes on a government that is able to effect a five million dollar saving in a little over five months, a million a month. Criticised as no other govern ment ever has been before, the first Liberal administration in thirty years is engaged in a gigantic experiment and its unfolding will be watched with keen interest as the days go by. PLUMBING AND TINSMITHING A. C. HENDERSON Thornhill, Ontario Hot Water Heating and General Repairs Lives. of rich men oft remind us we can work too hard, alack! And de~ parting leave behind us widows who. will spend our jack. The committee Wishes to take this opportunity of thanking through The Liberal the business men of Richmond Hill and district for their- support in donating prizes. The entertainment committee of the Association in. cludes, Mrs. Masters, Mrs. E. Taylor, Mrs. Percy Sparks assisted by some male members. The winning number in the lucky draw was 430, and anyone having this number is asked to communicate with Mr. Percy Sparks or the seller of the ticket. and tickets sold numbered 156. Prize winners at cards were: Ladies, lst Mrs. Sidney Sparks, 2nd; Mrs. Pacquette; men’s, 151: W. Heron, 2nd Mr. Woods. Music for the dance was supplied by Harold Reid, Bill Rish and E. Taylor with Mr. Burch and Mr. Pacquette doing the calling for the square dances. A Successful Euchre and Dance Enjoyed A successful euchre and dance was held last Thursday evening under the auspices of the Workers Association. One hundred and seven were present MELBA 1 Grouse Mountain, Vancouver. Speedâ€" Mid-Winter Golf Tournament, “My: Victoria, Feb. 18 to 23, 1935. Dependablhlv m Full information from dny ticket agent. CA ABIAN NATIONA PARFUMERIE MELBA OF CANADA, LTD RICHVALE Enwmmsnmm OUTSTANDING EVENTS Week-end sports programmes on Grouse Mountam, Vancouver. Mid-Winter Golf Tournament, Victoria, Feb. 18 to 23, 1935. 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