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PAGE TWO “THE LIBERAL” Established 1878 AN INDEPENHENT WEEKLY PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY AT RICHMOND HILL J. Eachcrn Smith, Manager Advertising Rates on Application. TELEPHONE 9 THE LIBERAL PRINTING CO., LTD, Member Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association Subscription $1.50 per year â€" To the L'nitcd States $2.00 Covering Canada‘s Best Suburban District THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2nd. 1939. “IT IS MY HOME TOWN AND’I AM PART OF IT” My town is the place where my home is founded; where my business is situated and where my vote is cast; where my children are educated; where my neighbours dwell and where my life is chiefly lived. It is the home spot for me. My town has the right to my civic loyalty. It sup- ports me and I should suppert it. My tOWn wants my Clll- zenship, not my partisan hip; my friendliness, not my dissention; my sympathy, not my criticism: my intelliâ€" gence, not my indifference. My town supplies me with protection, trade, friends, education, schools, churches, and the right to free, moral citizenship. It has some things that are better than others: the best things I should seek to make better, the worst things I should help to suppress. Take it allâ€"in-all, it is my town, and it is entitled to the best there is in me. (Municipal World). ********* THE HUMAN EQUATION Gradually the menace of the grade crossing to motor traffic is being lessened on our main highways. Each year sees the building of a few new bridges and subways, while grad-e crossings that remain are more adequately protect- ed by signal lights. Nevertheless, few days pass without a report of some unfortunate motorist who has failed to win a race with a train. Peculiarly enough, railway statisticians say that 80 per cent of grade-crossing accidents occur within ten miles of the victim’s home. Frequently the victim is a farmer, so well acquainted with the scheduled times of the trains that pass his property every day that he has given up look- ing both ways at the crossing. Then one day a special train appears at a time that the cressing would normally be safe, and another gory headline is provided for the local paper. Human liability to error at times appears to increase with experience. It is the trained bookkeeper who has to spend hours at the end of a month hunting for a miss- ing cent in his accounts. The practised orator is the man who, soon or late, makes a verbal indiscretion that is re- membered long after his most impressive speeches are for- gotten. Highway safety campaigns and highway safety laws must take into account the tendency of the experi- enced driver to make mistakes. In some of the United States the law requires that every driver must stop when he comes to a grade cross- ing. Where the law is enforced, the results have been excellent. Ninety-nine times out of a hundred the preâ€" caution is unnecessary, but the hundredth stop saves a life. .It is possible, too, that the law promotes highway safety in another way. Each time the motorist obeys the law, he is reminded that he is in charge of a poten- tially dangerous vehicle. The pause destroys for a time the hypnotic spell exerted by hours of automatic driving and allows the conscious mind to recover control. 83*$**##l IT’S GETTING WARME’R , This year, while all of Europe is experiencing the cold- est Winter in 80 years, it is cheerful news which scientists bring us that the world is actually getting warmer. Many of us have suspected that for a long time. Who ghas not heard his grandfather or some other elderly per- "son remark that “Winters ainTt like they used to be when I was a boy.” ‘ It was the fashion for a long time to dismiss such reminiscences with the philosophical comment. But-now that research into changes in the climate has become more scientific, the men who study such things are beginningto agree that in the northern hemisphere, at least, the climate is getting warmer. The records of the United States Weather Bureau run back only to 1871, but local records have been kept for more than a hundred years in numerous cities. Recent studies of such records show that Boston now has the kind of winters that Baltimore had a century ago. ° The Winter of 1837-38 used to be spoken of by old New Englanders as "eighteenâ€"hundred-and-froze-to-death.” Temperatures got so low that the moisture remaining on the trees froze and burst the tree-trunks with a noise like musket fire all over the woodlands. It is not likely that there will ever be another Winter so severe as that. And it is not likely that anyone now living will pick strawberries in January on the shores of Hudson’s Bay. ‘ But there is evidence that before the last Ice Age, out«of which the earth is still slowly emerging, tropical vegetation grew in Greenland, and We may be coming back to that. ******** HOSPITAL RATES Some interesting information as to the equity of hos- pital rates in Ontario is given in the annual report upon hospitals for the past year, issued by the Department of Health. This report shows that of a total of $4,840,844.03 spent for treatment in public hospitals and sanitoria, only 53% was paid by the patients. This means that for the year ending Sept. 30, 1937, the average daily revenue per capita was approximately $1.59, while the average cost to the hospitals was $3.01. Therefore $1.42 of the daily cost of the patient’s care was paid by the government or from other sources. In this calculation no allowance is made for the millions of dollars spent in buildings and equipment. It is, of course, true that those who pay rates of $3.00 or more, do not benefit from the government aid referred .to. In fact where rates are above the cost, this class of patients is helping to bear part of the load caused by giv- ing services below cost to others. Considering the fact that on the average the patients pay only 53 cents for every dollar’s worth of hospital care they receive, it is a question if the public can get may service for equal cost in any other sphere of humanitar- ian endeavor. a: * * at 3! =l€ * 3 WASTING LIFE AND HEALTH “Waste of life and health from motor accidents on Ontario highways in recent years has shown a greater inâ€" crease than from any other common cause,” Arthur Rowan of the Ontario Department of Highways, told a convention of C‘nta.'i;i nztdical health officers in Toronto. THE L IBERAL, RICHMOND 1 “Success in preventing highv.‘ay accidents has paralleled the improvement ty," HILL. ONTARIO not experienced in industrial safeâ€" he said, “because of the difficulty of applying the remedies that have been possible in industrial plants." He declared the driving history of more than 265.000 1 Ontario drivers, or about 30 per cent of the total regisâ€" tered last year. showed some vml'nvorable reports. About one driver in 50 has lost his driving privileges at some time or other 1n the last eight years. Odd and Many Decrees Granted in I'nitcd States Last Year During 1038. Across the line the paths of true lmo did not run so smooth last year and many divorce decrees giantcd by judges throughout the United States. Some of the reasons submitted to the courts were odd and seemingly absurd, as the following will show: Finding his wife in a tattoo parlor having initials put on her legs, a California husband sued for a divor‘Cc and he got itabccausc he didn't re- cognize the initials. It was bad enough, said a wife in Chicago, when her husband threw lighted firecrackers at her on the Fourth of July and smacked her with a turkey on Thanksgiving but when he struck her with a Christmas tree at Yuletide â€" that was the last straw. The thing that finally exhausted the patience of a long-suffering Massachusets husband was his wife‘s‘ odd habit of wearing overshoes in bed. On a hunting trip, a sport-loving husband beat his wife with a dead‘ jackrabbitâ€"she got the decree. A deaf and dumb couple in Mis- souri were divorced on the husband’s plea that the wife nagged him in the sign language. Arguing that he shouldn’t have to pay alimony, a husband in Colum- bus, Ohio accused his wife of serv- l n: him boiled automobile tires for dinner.“ As fond‘ as she was of animals, most animals, one wife just couldn’t put up with her husband’s quaint habit of keeping a skunk in their bedroom. Having already presented her hus- band with eight children of their own, a faithful Wife in Pleasant- ville, New York, ceased to be pleaâ€" sant and filed suit on the grounds that he insisted on adopting twenty- four more. In Chicago a wife got her free- dom on the grounds that her hus- lban-d insisted on keeping a pet bear in their bedroomâ€"then she married the owner of a flea circus. Suit was filed by a Los Angeles wife who said her husband annoyed her persistently, discussing his am- bition to be a hangman. “He made a practice of waking our three-year-old baby at 2 am. to feed it pickled herring, bananas and salami sandwiches,” said another Los Angeles wife. After fifteen years of happy mar- ried life a wife in Bridgeport, Con- neCtiCl-lt, SUQd 0‘“ the grounds that office announced the dispatch of 3, her husband held a piece of Lim- mans a day. lburger cheese under her nose. United States Judges Granted Many" were , Why Love Faltered and Divorce Sought. Absurd Reasons Given as “She hit me with her false teeth," .tcstificd a sensitive Chicago husâ€" ‘ band. A Hollywood husband accused his wife of mixing soap with his oat- ,meal. Babv talk. learned from the fathâ€" causcd a mother in Knoxville. Tennessee, to file hcr suit. charging that the first words were “Damn it!" ' c r b aib y 's In Michigan, a wife got her deâ€" cree when she told the judge her .b‘:=band gave each of her five step- children snxophoncs. Married to a man who liked sorts of queer pets :1 wife in Tren- ton, New Jersey, finally told ‘iudge she found rattlesnakcs in thc , bathtub. In icy tones a Boston wife de- scribed how her husband locked her up in a big refrigerator. “Ho crept around the house at night." said a Philadelphia wife, “and hid in closets just to frighten me." l 'Early 'illage Paper i Records Life In 1875 ‘ An interesting relic of early days ‘ in this district, a copy of the “Wood- br.dgc l‘rec Picss” dated November 25th, 1875, has been loaned to the Advertiser office by its owner, Mr. Gus. Maynard of Woodlbridge. The paper was published by James Mann, Pine St., and was the second edition of a new enterprise, being No. 2 of Volume 1. Evidence of the business making Woodlbridge a thriving town at that time is contained in the number and variety of businesses advertising in its columns. Many names are those :of business men and residents here today, the families being descend- ants of these early advertisers. Thirsty travellers were well cared for if the number of advertising hotels is a criterion. Five are llist- ed: The Inkerman, operated by Capt. Wallace; The Gilmour House, oper- ated by Gil Gilmour; The Commerâ€" cial Hotel, operated by Jas. Rownâ€" ‘tree; The Woodbridge Hotel, operat- ‘ed by W. Dunn Chafor; and The ,Dominion Hotel, operated by Peter Rogers. S J. Snell was proprietor of “Medâ€" ical Hall,” offering a full line of drugs, medicines, chemicals, etc. The name of Wallace. always associated i with the history of the town, is well represented. Wallace Bros, “Direct Importers and General Dealers”, 21- mong other things, advertised “Mar- riage Licenses Issued". William Munsie. General Merchant and Man- ufacturer of Clothing also augment- ed his business by the issuance of Marriage Licenses. Amos Maynard’s Carriage Works, Levi Elliott’s Wag- on Factory, and John Elliott’s black- smithing shop cared for a need now largely served by the garages. C. H. Dunning was Postmaster and his l 1â€"â€"â€" The Toronto Grey and Bruce Railway time-table shows 6 trains leaving daily, 3 for the north i “He flagged me all the time till Iland 3 for the south, the afternoon all ' the ‘ l l to the bank and won‘t ask you for: ~I'll do! You get lhk' bank to sign the i in 1930, AN EASY WAY OL'T ‘ Persistent Borrowerâ€"#5113 I've been , money. They've fix d up a note and Hi get it from them just as soon as you sign the note! MacTavishâ€"â€"Ahl I'll tell you what ‘ l note and I‘ll lend you the money' myself! Preparing for a banner travel year TWA is sending pretty air hostesses from all ovcr its system to inspect the wonders of the 1989 Cali- fornia World's Fair opening Februâ€" ary 18, on Treasure Island. It was suggested that started to with gas system. a movement should be illuminate the whole village gas. The churches and their ministers were: Christ Church, Rev. Dr. Hodg- kin; Methodist, Rev. Geo. Brown; Primitive Methodist, Rev. John Gar- ner: Congregational, Rev. IV. W. Smith; Presbyterian, Rev. Mr. Petti- grcw. The latter congregation met in the Temperance Hall. Lodge officers y‘erc: Blackwood Lodge No. 311 of Free Masons, Joel Reaman, W.M.; C. H. Dunning. Sec.; L.O.L. No. 28, N. C. \Vallacc, W.M.; ' Wm. Gregory, Sec. R. 0. Harvey, teacher, and Miss J. Laloa, ass's’ant, were in charge of the Woodlbridgc School. Joseph Watson, teacher, and MiSS Janie Totten, assistant. were in charge of the Pine Grove school. We are greatly indebted to Mr. Maynard for his kindness in loaning this record of the village life 64 years ago and desire to express our sincere appreciation for his gesture. ‘ O THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2nd, 1939. '2‘ Charies Graham MASSEY-HARRIS AGENT Farm Implements, Machinery and Repairs Telephone Richmond Hill 39 Beatty Farm Equipment 9 {e J.FOX ALL KINDS OF SHEET METAL WORK Furnaces, Eave Troughs. Garages. Roofing Jobbing Promptlv Artended to Established 1880 Metal MW 2 SAND â€"â€" GRAVEL : WM. MCDONALD 3 Telephone 62 Thornhill : From Maple Gravel Pit 3 GENERAL CARTAGE 3 g by Truck 3 W l __. NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR DIVORCE Notice is hereby given that Helen Kathleen Yuill of the City of To- ronto in the County of York in the Province of Ontario. married Woman, will apply to the Parliament of Can‘- ada, at the present, or next session thereof, for a Bill of Divorce from her husband Charles Hector Yuill, of the City of Montreal, in the Prov- ince of Quebec, Gentleman, on the ground of adultery and desertion. Dated at Toronto, Province of On- tario the 16th day of January A.D. 1939. HELEN KATHLEEN YUILL. WESTERN SPECIAL BARGAIN CANADA EXCURSIONS From all Stations in Eastern Canada GOOD DAILY - FEB. 18 - MAR. 4, 1939 INCLUSIVE Return Limit: 45 days TICKETS GOOD IN COACHES at fares approximately 1%c. per mile TOURIST SLEEPING CARS per mile at fares approximately 1%c. STANDARD SLEEPING CARS at fares approximately 15/gc. per mile COST CI" ACCOMMODATION IN SLEEPING CARS ADDITIONAL BAGGAGE checked. Stopovvers at Port Arthur, Armstrong, Chicago and west. SIMILAR EXCURSIONS FROM WESTERN TO EASTERN CANADA DURING SAME PERIOD Tickets, Sleeping Car Reservations, and all information from any agent. CANADIAN ASK FOR- HANDBILL NATIONKL ROSE & HERMAN Barristers-At-Law 40 Yonge St., Richmond Hill Telephone 133 Office Hoursâ€"Every Monday and Thursday Afternoon and by appointment Toronto Offices: 1'00 Adelaide Street West HARRY R. ROSE LOUIS HERMAN i i Phone Willowdale 218 Branch, “Tony Saves ‘MMQNOO¢O®N % i 6189 Yonge St. Newtonbrook i York Auto Wreckers Aurora “IF IT’S FOR A CAR 0R TRUCK WE HAVE IT” You Money” ” ouo=omomouon===ouomo=c requirements in MEN’S FURNISHIN GS We are now stocked to meet all your men’s and boys’ 'Would burst out in teaTS," said a train connecting with the Schomberg California Wife. “just because he stage at Kleinberg, the latter village lthought I was beautiful when I name is ended “berg”, not "burg", leried.” as commonly used today. An argu ment aver the correct spelling is noted in the column for “Communi- ous man, an Atlantic City husband cations”, was accused of demOnStl'ating his Other merchants noted in the col- boredom with marriage by burning umns are J. Keedwell, John Shaw, the marriage cirtificate and then David, Stewart, G_ J. Farmer, Henry the marriage certificate Described as a somewhat impetu- ahd the“ Keys, D. McCallum, Joel Reaman, J. trading his Wife’s Wedding Ting for Rone, George Wallace, W. S. White, three pints of liquor. E. Davies, David Allan, D. H. Dev- ins, Nicholas Shaver, Thos. Melhuish Harassed beyond endurance, one and Brown & Muir. D_ J, Grant, Very “Uhappy Wife gOt hel‘ divorce M.D., and J. Wilkinson, M.D., repre- because her husband pvt itChihg‘ POW‘ sented the medical fraternity. del‘s inside he!‘ gh‘d‘le- The paper’s leading editorial deals with “the alarming extent to which “on the way to a funeral,” 00m“ crime has increased in this country Named a Chicago Wife: “my Ill-{5" during the last two or three years.” band stopped fifteen times to get. News items reported that “a large drinks and called me a sissy 139- flight of sc-reech-owls visited Wood- cause all I drank was root beer.” bridge, making night hideous, and disturbing Her Majesty’s loyal and peaceful subjects.” It is also noted reader asked for alimony when her that M,-_ Abel} was building- a tQIe- husband claimed he could read every graph fine from the Railwav Sta- thought that Passed through hel' tion to his office and that the same mind, specially those about other person wag fitting his “Woodbyidge men, and thereupon sizippv d her. iArjr‘cultnrnl Wrrks" office with ya The wife of a professional mind- g clothing WORK SHIRTS, OVERALLS, MITTS, ETC. . AILORING... ‘ .Let'us look afteruyoii'r every tailor- lng need. Men’s and Ladies’ Tailor- ing at most moderate prices. Phone and we will gladly call on you. in URS _ FURS REMODELLED AND REPAIRED FINE SILVER, ,Fox FURS AT SENSA’I‘IONAL SAVINGS _ 3 jiCHMOND TAILORS A - i n i i i ii JT‘TGREENE, . 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