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When you get on the honor roll at grade school he let all your admiring friends and neighbors know about it. If you get into any minor scrapes he apparently forgot about them as soon as he was told, for he wanted to play up the things which might make you great. All through your High School course he was keenly watching to see if you did anything worthy of note in ath- letics, letters or debate. And when you finally’graduated hevagain seized "upon the opportunity to put your name in print. If after that you accomplished anything worthy of note the world was told in letters bold: “Small Town Boy Makes Good.” When illnesé overtook you he let all the neighbours know so that mayhap the power of their prayers could be added to the forces of medicine. And some day (should he perchance outlive you as he has so many others) he, being kind and faithful unto the end, will once more use good paper and ink for you. He will probably tell mankind far and wide that one has passed who was a useful and worthwhile addition to the race, that you have gone to join the glorious company who have be- come the “guests of God.” Yes, from the cradle of birth to the casket of death, the small town editor is your friend. He puts you on the map. ‘ Perhaps you were lucky enough to have been born in a small town. If so, you had hardly let out your first yell on this terrestrial sphere before the local editor‘ ordered the fact of your arrival announced to a baby-loving world. When you reached the age of three or four and had your first real birthday party with invited guests, your friends, the editor, told all and sundry who was there and what a fuss they made over you. If you decided to go to work then instead of going to college he heralded the fact in such a manner that made any prospective employers realize that here was an am- bitious lad who wasn’t leaning unnecessarily on the folks. He wanted all Whom it might concern to know that if work was to be done, there was a live-wire all set. When the supreme object of your heart’s desire was won your editor-friend seemed to know about it almost as soon as the “lucky” girl and warned all other aspirants to her sole attention to 'lay off as he printed the announcement of your engagement. Once more you were the conquering hero, or though so. The girl may have had other ideas on that subject. When those near and dear to you, were, by death, taken out on “The Great Adventure” the Chief of the Columns apparently forgot their Vices, and proceeded to laud their virtues and remind the world of their fine family connec- tionsâ€"including you. John. Girdler, writing in the Rotarian Magazine, com- ments on this fact when he says: ' Teachers who are devoid of fear; teachers who will take responsibility With full knowledge that they Will be supâ€" ported by the administration; teachers whose corpuscles move freely through their arteries; teachers who, can laugh below the diaphragm; teachers who vote for whom they please; teachers who love life and children; above all, teach- ers who have their routine duties reduced to the point Where they can instruct, guide, exemplify, and trainâ€"such teachers will do more to solve the moral education problem than bureaus of research, organizations of business men, boards of moving picture censors, and hard-wOrking ten- ement-house sanitary engineer's put together. The teacher is one of the most important influences in the moulding and the shaping of the character of boys and girls. This fact has been often stressed. Possibly only the home life is a greater influence. The teacher is the key to the moral problem and he does much in guidingthe boys and girls under his care to a proper way of living. John. Girdler, writing in the Rotarian Magazine, com- There is always widespread public interest in the first session of a new Government and particularly is this true in connection with the present occupants of the treasury benches. Premier Hepburn is a young man and his vigorous personality and personal magnetism is one reason why the visitor’s galleries will be crowded day by day. It Will be his first appearance in the Legislature and he will have no advantage over many of his followers in this respect. How- ever, there are old-timers alongside or near him. Hon. Harry Nixon, the Provincial Secretary, is an experienced campaigner and there is little he does not know about tactics. Hon. Dr. L. J. Simpson, Minister of Health, Hon. Peter Heenan, Minister of Lands and Forests, Hon. Duncan Marshall, Minister of Agriculture, and last but not least, W. E. N. Sinclair, .K.C., all have had long experience in Legislatures and Parliaments. The Conservative opposition, the survivors of the June 19 debacle, have got their second wind and reports say the followers of former Premier Henry are preparing to hurl a lot of bri’ckbats at Premier Hepburn and his Cabinet col- leagues. And for those who have any doubts about the matter, let it be said that the Premier and his henchmen will not be idle when the verbal shrapnel starts exploding. As far as legislation is concerned there are indications that it will be light. The Moratorium Act and labor legisâ€" lation appear to be the most important to date but most likely the Cabinet have other pieces of legislation about which little has been said. Changes in the relief system may be made and there is a growing belief that Hon. T. B. McQuesten, Minister of Highways, has an important amend- ment in regard to the Highway Traffic Act. Next Wednesday Ontario’s Legislators will gather at Queen’s Park. It is going to be one of the most interesting sessions ever held in the Province, if present indications are borne out. The first Liberal Government in nearly thirty years Will undergo its baptism of fire and the people of Ontario are going to watch closely the developments in the House. THE LIBERAL Established 1876 AN INDEPENDENT WEEKLY PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY AT RICHMOND HILL THE LIBERAL PRINTING C0.. LTD. J. Eachern‘ Smith. Manager Member Canadian Weekly News-papa Association Subscription $1.50 per year â€"â€" To the United States $2.00 Covering Canada’s Best Suburban District. Advertising Rates on Application. TEL?“ hHGNE 9 PAGE TWO THE SMALL TOWN EDITOR HE PUTS YOU ON THE MAP THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14th, 1935 LEGISLATURE OPENING TRIBUTE TO TEACHERS The numerous branch-es of the civil service have not been subjected to a tho-rough overhaul in years. Lax methods and unbusinesslike procedure have crept into affairs with the result that expenditures have steadily sky< rocketed in recent years. Political and not sound business considerations have, in the past, been the basis of conduct in many instances. This second stage is where Mr. Walters enters the picture. His is a roving commission. He is author- ized to go into any department of the civil service and investigate expendi- tures and methods of operation. Where money can be saved without injury to the service itself, it will be his job to get busy and do it.vAnd the prospects are that he will find plenty to do. {Already he {has instituted changes in various departments, parâ€" ticularly highways and the treasury, which have resulted in thousands of dollars being saved. Take, for example, the question of succession duties. When a wealthy man passes on to his reward the pro- vince steps 'in and takes a slice of his estate. That is the law. But Prem- ier Hepburn has discovered that in several cases the payments to the province have been a great deal less than they should have been. These cases occurred before his government came into power. But it is not too late to do something about it and the latest report is that the government Premier Hepburn and his colleagues are out to save every nickel in sightâ€" and a lot that are out of s'g'ht as well. Appointment recently of Ches- ter S. Walters, Deputy Minister of Public Works, as a sort of Auditor- General for. Ontario, is one [of the first moves in this business of saving money. The economy measures of the government might be said to be in two stages. The first Was the cut- ting of overstaffcd departments. This was a necessary though unpleasant task. The second stage and the one upon which the government is now embarking is just as necessary and not nearly so unpleasant. And so We find the Hepburn Gov- ernment hunting for dollars! A new theory has been' developed in Queen’s Park. It is the theory of saving. Revenues down? Very well, do everyâ€" thing to increase them but don’t forâ€" get that a dollar saved is a dollar made. And that, in brief, is'the theory upon which the Liberal ad- ministration is Working. It’s money that makes the wheels go round and in this regard govern- ments are no differ/(ant from private corporations and individuals. The machinery of government needs plenty of dollars to enable the complicated mechanism to run smoothly. THURSDAY TUESDAY FRIDAY and SATURDAY I open my heart and I open my mind I To all that is good and all that is kind. I am still, very still. I am listening. I am open, tuned- in and receptive to God’s urges to me and through me for others. “A good deed is never lost. He who sows courtesy, reaps friendship. And he who plants kindness gath- ers love.” The place to begin is where I am. The seeds to use are such as I have. The time to begin is TO-DAY. WEDNESDAY Gladness is a boomerang. Just to hold the glad attitude may fill someone’s life to-day with cheer ‘and blessing. The law of cause and effect, that makes boomerangs come back, that brings back the echo of a kind or ugly word, will sometime ,when my need and expectant attitude are just right, draw JOY to me. ° in light. SUNDAY nus the touch of(jod each day In beauty,truth or thoughtfulxvay 1H5 the good that passes fronlsoulto soul That helps us reach the longed-for goal. MONDAY (By John Edwin Price) No two distinct types of thought can dominate the mind at the same time any more than two pin points can stand on the same space. If one would change his life he must first change his thoughts. Like attracts like. We become like what we think about most. However, wrong thinking cannot be successfully shoveled out of one’s life as snow is shoveled out of a doorway it is blocking. But as darkness can be pushed back by light so can wrong think- ing be pushed back and out of one’s life by letting right thoughts dominate more. The Queen’s Park [Arena “LET THERE BE LIGHT” THE LIBERAL, RICHMOND HILL. ONTARIO I will think best thoughts and expect the best things in and for myself, in others and for others. People ON TOP usually think that way. I will feel at home in their company and they in mine. Mayhap they will one day want me to be one of their company, finan- cially and socially. ' I see God in the sunlight. I realize that the clouds and rain are in the long run beneficent parts of his plan. I know that much goodness can be squeezed from all kinds of suffering. I am convinced that what- ever life hands me can be turned to good account in some way if I seek the way. This attitude of mind has forever pushed the jitters out of my life and is bring- ing in courageoUs calmness and perpetual poise. The following thought schedule has helped others let touch of God each day It may be significant that nearlya third of the increase is in Hon. T. B. McQuesten’s department, due to risâ€" ing gasoline tax revenues, which were the subject of special analyses and “leak-plugging” by the new Deputy Minister of Public Works, Col. Wal- ters. These revenues jumped almost a million dollarsâ€"$909,249, to be exact At the same time, the Motor Vehicles Branch, into which motor owners pay their license fees, report- ed an increase of a million and a half over the same period last year. While Premier Hepburn, as Pro- vincial Treasurer, is jealously guard- ing revenue increases, handed back to the people a big- chunk of them the other day in the abolition of annual fees for entrance and secondary school examinations. This action will result in a loss of revenue amounting ‘to $180,000. 'Most problems confronting govern- ments boil down to a question of money. If the science of good g‘ov_.. ernmvents means spending no more than the amount received, then the Liberal administration is on the right track. A balanced budget is the aim but with relief expenditures casting a. terrific burden on the province, this goal may not be reached as quickly as desired. But every dollar helps! One of the most- remarkable fea~ tures' of ’Provincial Government af- fairs since the incoming of the new Hepburn administration is the steady climb in revenues due partially to more The results of careful husbanding of provincial revenue resources are even more vividly displayed in a com« parison of revenue total at the end of the first quarter of this fiscal year with the total at the end of the first quarter last year. The comparison shows an increase of $2,584,999, which ‘is about as encouraging a figure as government authoritiesâ€" and taxpayers threatened with ad- ditional impostsâ€"have looked at for many a long; day. is billing the heirs for additional money. ' and, undoubtetlly, partially to im- proved times. Fighting to provide the provincial taxpayers with a balanced budget, the Queen’s Park authorities‘ last week found that their efforts had resulted in appoximate million dollar revenue increases over each of the past three months. Although there is still a hard, uph'ill financial battle to fight before entire rectification of the Onâ€" tario balance sheet can be effected, this increase is welcomed among mem bers of ‘the Government as one big step toward- the ultimate objective. The results of careful husbanding' ‘COI lants kindness gath- where I am. The The time to begin is 1n ffa ‘31»- Then came the peculiar Hamilton situation with its threat to the fluid milk price structure of the whole province. With Hamilton prices out of control, there would have been no chanée of maintaining stable levels in Toronto, only forty miles away. With Toronto gone, of course, the collapse of fluid milk markets all through Ontario would then have been a matter of only a few days. With ample, though as yet untested powers of the Milk Board behind them, pro- ducers and distributors were able to lhold a remarkably uniform system of producer and consumer values all through Ontario. Various business codes, which it is understood had the lfull approval of the'board, prevented lc'utting retail values by the old method iof premiums, bonuses and prizes, bu- ‘apparently these codes and the gov. iernment authority vested in the Mill iBoard did not cover the matter 01' ice-operative patronage dividends ti Previous to this stabilization thei'elihat the}; alie simply pirotecting the had been a lot 0f Price cutting Wlthiproduoers and the capital' of the values Q‘Qttlng down to 1855 than avsmaller dairies. Had the Hamilton dollar per hundred pounds in several' milk wal- continued, they claim, it cases. There was plenty of fluid milkl would not have been the 131g” dig- offered at the latter f‘gure and there tfibumrs with plenty of reservu were many dlStribUtOTSi anXiOUS to I which would have gone under but the extend patronage 01‘ break into a new! little fellow, and all shippers, Whether field, Who Were Willing to accept it to the co-operative or not, would have and peddle the milk at less than the had to take lower values, In this recognized retail price. Under the old particular instance, it is stated, it system of each man for himself the would have been a case of the 80 establ‘shed distributors simply met Shippers to the co-operative dairy the newcomer’s price: but to d0 50 dictating prices not only to the 500 paSSEd the cut along '00 the farmer“ Hamilton shippers but eventually to In the end it was invariably the latter the 10,000 milk shippers in the whole who footed the bill for all milk wars. of Ontarlm Since the advent of the Milk COD-l Unless the Milk Board has absolute trol Board, however, OUtbreakS 0f control over the general range of both this kind have been largely averted. consumer and producer fluid milk Through control of distributors’ and prices, 1itt1e hope of stabilization is truckerS’ licenses the Board was able held by officials of the Ontario Milk to put all dairy companies on the same producers’ Association. level. Efforts to juggle either the producer or consumer prices were not only frowned upon but very definitely Permanent Waving discouraged. Av!“ nuns-"1' A r m" Consumer Dividends and Milk Price Control But this Hamilton co-operativ ‘ dairy, apparently, decided to pay divi dends at both ends. In an effort ti I extend its field a two per cent cas“ 1 dividend in the form of a coupon was 1 given to all retail customers. Now the ‘ Ontario Milk Board decided that While any distributor, co-operative or pri vately owned, could pay the farmer as much above the minimum pr'ce as they liked, there would be no cutting below the minimum figure, and in offering a rebate to the consumer the Board was of the opinion that mini. mum prices to the farmer were en- dangered. Members of the Board also declared that the capital of the co-operat‘ve, which had been supplied by the shippers themselves, was also risked by such a procedure. co-operative patronage dwidends t consumers. . There 'arethree largedairies opei ating in‘ Hamilton and a dozen I more privately own-ed distributor Among the list is a coâ€"operati' organization compoSed of about shippers. The charter of this cor pany, it is said, allows it to pay pa ronage dividends. This is a ver common practice among farm c operatives, but usually the dividend ' confined to one end of the businee only. In the Canadian Cmoperatix Wool Growers, for instance, all pa ronage dividends go to the growe' of the wool handled and vary with t} amount of that material shipped. T' same thing is true with the crea shippers to the United Farmers C operative; Neither the buyer of th graded wool in the one case nor \2 the manufactured butter in the othe expects any tebate on the price pai for the product. ‘ Apparently other Hamilton dis- tributors also interpreted the coupon idea as a price cut, because when their THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14th, 1935 By Gordon Furrow “My Permanent Waving ilton OUR SPECIALTY fluidEdbern Beauty Parlour Jhole 3452 YONGE ST. outl u City Limits HUd. 4423 customers started slipping away, they too, started to offer coupons or re- bates in some other form. From this step quickly came the straight out in prices until milk was selling at nearly fifty per cent below values outside of~Hamilton. As a result of the ef- forts of the Milk Board the loss, es- timated at around $50q per day, was confined to the large distributors and the producers. Neither the producer priCe nor wages of employees were affected, though nobody believed that such control could have been exer. cised for very long. Eventually, as :in all similar cases previously, the farmer supplying this cheap milk would have had to foot the bill. All sides in the Hamilton dispute have now agreed to accept the truce proposed by the Milk Board and for the. time being Hamilton prices are again back ‘to 11% cents per quart. But the present settlement is not perâ€" manent. The question of permitting consumer dividends will have to be decided by the members of-the On- tario legislature at the coming ses- sion. Members of the Milk Board in protesting against this practice state that they are simply protecting the producers and the capital' of the smaller dairies. 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