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lThe returning popularity of the bicycle has served to add in a very large measure to the traffic problem. On town streets and rural highways young peopleâ€"and some not so youngâ€"on bicycles are giving motorists the cold shivers in practically every hour of the twenty-four. Another danger phase is that presented when two or more bicyclists persist in riding abreast. On a highly- travelled route, not long ago, we saw four young men moving along in this fashion, taking up most of the road- way and apparently quite oblivious to the warning horns of passing motorists. At one period they forced a woman car driver to putter along for some time, refusing to sep- arate sufficiently for her to get by. Finally another car approached with a determined man at the wheel and he finally convinced the bicycle riders that it would be a good thing to move over and let him pass. Why bicyclists should take a sort of defiant attitude on the road is past reasoning. For their own safety, if for no other reason; they should be made to ride in single 'file and at the right edge of the highway. If this rule were carefully adhered to there would be fewer accidents and the nerves of motorists would not be so much upset. A cyclist riding alone and well over to the right is not so much of a problem, in daylight. At night, how~ ever, the unlighted bicycle is a real menaceâ€"not only to the rider but to traffic generally. It seems to us that the authorities everywhere should be striving to see that unâ€" lighted bicycles are kept off the roads. A provision of the Municipal Act which may be over- looked by many townships is contained in section 513. This authorizes township councils to pass by-laws for granting a prize not exceeding ten dollars for the best kept road- side, ‘farm front and farm house surroundings, in each school section in the township, and for prescribing the con- ditions upon which such prizes may be competed for and awarded. A competition of this sort if properly managed may be the means of a big improvement in the appear- ance of township roads. A bonus may also be granted, by bylaw passed under section 511 (1) (c), not exceeding twenty-five cents each, for planting on any 'highway or within six feet thereof, ash, basswood, beech, birch, but- ternut, cedar, cherry, chestnut, elm, hickory, maple, oak, pine, sassafr’as, spruce, walnut or whitewood trees. Such bonUS to be payable at the expiration of three years from date of planting if the trees are then alive, healthy and 'in good form. BE INDULGENT If you are one of the many to whom driving is no longer'a pleasure, here is a hint that may be helpful. Next time you start out on a trip, take that chip off your shoul- ’der! Leave it behind and take your sense of humor along in its place. Promise yourself that you won’t let little things disturb you, and then see what happens. If some- one attempts to steal your right of way, let him have it. Don’t yell at him, but smile instead. Be indulgent, as you would be with the small boy who reaches for the largest piece of cake on the plate. A safe journeyâ€"and a sur- prisingly pleasant journeyâ€"will be your reward. Hardly a day passes without some grumbling, pub- licly expressed, against present living conditions in Can- ,ada. The grumblers are legion, and they are not confined to any one class. Their complaints are as varied as imag- ination could well make them. Yet business continues to go up, financial conditions improve, and the general wel- fare of the nation shows bettermentfl It might do the grumblers a lot of good if they were to stop grumbling for a day or two and spend the time thus saved in exam- inian living conditions on the other side of the Atlantic. v--.v- u-uv UL mun flhlallblb. In Europe nobody can cross any frontier without a pass- port andâ€"in the case of Germanyâ€"hardly a nickel in their pockets. People along nearly every European border live in daily terror that the morning may bring war and a rain of bombs out of the air. In the totalitarian States no man or woman may speak his or her candid opinion if it happens to be critical of the government, without fear of imprisonmentâ€"or worse and they have to line up at the butcher shop for a ration of meat. Free speech 1is dangerous, even in private. No man knows whether his neighbor is not a government spy. No man knows Whether there is not a government spy even in his own family. FOOd conditions in most of the countries of Eu- rope outside the British Isles, with the exception of France, Switzerland and Scandinavia, are very unsatis- factory as far as the masses are concerned. Undernourâ€" isliment is spreading, with its inevitable concomitant re- su ts. And here in Canada we go freely about our business with so much freedom that we can find plenty of time to grumble and feel sorry for ourselves. What we really need in Canada is something to shake us out of our grumbl- ing moods. G0vernment action at Ottawa, to bring down legisla~ tion designed to curtail the operations of loan sharks, wins widespread attention and approval. The topic aroused con- siderable interest when the Hon. Mr. Ilsley forecast its introduction. Reaction in the press of many parts of Can- ada has been favorable, and the introduction of such legis- lation in the Upper House has stimulated the laudatory comment. There is an abundance of holidays in store for the weary workmen this month. Saturday, May 20th, Rich- mond Hill Fair Day, is a national holiday for the birth- day of His Majesty King George VI, Monday. May 22nd the date of {Their Majesty’s visit to Toronto was Mon- day evening proclaimed by the municipal council as a Civic Holiday for Richmond Hill, and Wednesday, May 24th the birthday of the beloved Queen Victoria is a national holiâ€" day. If someone could think of something for Tuesday the “holiday week” would be about complete. Advertising Rates on Application. TELEPHONE 9 THE LIBERAL PRINTING CO., LTD. Member Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association Subscription $1.50 per year â€" To the United States $2.00 Covering Canada’s Best Suburban District AN INDEPENDENT WEEKLY PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY AT RIGHMOND HILL J. Eachern Smith, Manager PAGE TWO IMPROVING THE COUNTRYSIDE HOLIDAYS IN ABUNDANCE THURSDAY, MAY 4th, 1939 “THE LIBERAL” BICYCLE DANGERS LOOK ABROAD LOAN SHARKS Established 1878 was in search of Hospital officials. Her starchedr white uniform rustled' rnd crackled as she stamped in: long, “Texas,” Dr. Steele corrected. He went on. “You’ve been working hard. Take a day off. By the way, what’s that patient got?” “Double pneumonia.” “Them: you can rest. Smi’th can [certainly handle that. I happen to ‘kmcrw he’s treated some tough ones. He’s even written four or five lbbokxs. Taught in college, too." She became even more emlbattled when she pushed the ‘ldown” butâ€" it‘on, because she had! applied her Finger too hard and' thus created 'a sharp sting of plain whl‘ch leaped from that tiny d‘ git right up through to- the back of her gracefully skinny neck. Through her small lips came in a hissing w’h-ismer, certain um- pri‘n-ta’bl-e words. Miss Burke had sucrmething “0 say. A lot to say. Professionhl or un» ‘pl‘dfessional, she was bent on say- ing it. 3 The elevator Ad'clor slid) open and Liniia Burke marched thrcugh‘. And‘ prlontrp't‘ly bounced out. For she had walked right into the bulk of Hos- pi‘tal Supewitsor Jlohn Joseph Leary, who was leaving the lift. Dr. ILeary raisecl his eyebrows, which were alâ€" most as grey as his hair, and diag- nosed! Miss Burke (quckly. He said, Burke, you‘re running a fever.” Burke retorrted‘. “You’re darn Itootin’ I am. A high fever. I’m .mad 'as a boil. :It’s am Ioutr’alge. I could scream. Tha‘b Dr. Smith, why, that, that...” Her emotion. silenced her further words in 'the matterâ€"â€" for fihe moment. Her eyes teared. She searched‘ in her three unniform» pockets but could find nothing with which] 110 bflot her tearing eyes. (This did' not help- her feelings 'any. The supervisier smiled and said, “Now calm down, Burke. This srmells something like treason and) we can’t be having any of that.” ' Leary said, “After al’l, Burke, [Smith is the doctor.” “Well, I :don’t care,” s.a"d Lind'a, d‘efi'ant, and with her small 1151: Subâ€" sti‘tuting- for the missing kerchief. “That boy in 337 hasn’t wavered in- ‘three daysr...excemt for the worse. He’ll die .if we don’t d‘o something. Smith ‘is old-(fashioned. He hasn’t even seemedf interested in the case. And that boy is my pet. He’s got «ulch- Slpll‘lt ” $Dok1tor Leary saild, “Smith is a very ca'p’a‘ble Iran. He wais headi of pediatrics in Fort Worth. I feel sure he knlom-ns what he’s doing.” “Yes,” fblustered Bunke, he must. He’s had enough time to study up on it. It’s the-en done for ages. Do you know what?” “What?” “He’s got the boy in a croup tent. .In 1939 They just don’t use them 'a‘fli'y more!” . ., ‘ L .n u u “Well, at least we can call in an- o'ther man for cmsudtaltiomflh’e have a good diagniosrtician. Doctor Steele. ..why canf't he come in?” “Why not see Steele about it then)!” - . “I will, by gosh!” Two Li-nlda Burke’s stoodi oul‘é'idre 5the door neatlvy litrtimred. “Jrlmes tRichard Steele, D"2gr*osr'is.” Thev lsrtoodl "there try'ng ‘to decide which one should! kmoek on- that door. One 'TLindlan was a little faum girl whn iwas recalling what her father, Ter- ‘renlce William Burke, ‘ltad always said about forgettimg -nat-'-onalitny ‘and being callm; anld- the other Linda was the daughter .of Catherine O’- Toole Bunke, whose adlvi-cle Would have Linrda .chop d‘cvwn the dam- in:- stead of knocking. Finally the two Linda Burke's agreed .upon a merger- "plan. WWWMW Dr. Steele loo‘ked' mp and! said, cheerfully, “Hi, Burke.” “I wyamt to 'talk to you, Doctor Steele.” (I “Start talking, nursery.” I “It’s about that Dr. Smith. I want you to know one thing. I don’t care if "he’s a doctor 01' not, I Won’t...” “Tried ho kiss you, eh, Burke?" “N0. Nothing of the sort. It’s the way he’cs treating that patient m 337. Not doing anything for him. I would like you to come into the case.” “You would like me to...” “Exactly, Steele 1 mean Dr. Steele.” “You’d better take a bromate, Burke. I can’t go into any case with Smith, even if you want me to. Smith is a very competent m'arm Why he was...” She interrupted, “Yeah â€" head of Pe‘diatrics in Mexico.” THE LIBERAL SHORT STORY THE LIBERAL. RICHMOND HILL. ONTARIO NOT INTERESTED By Steven Williams “But, Dr. Steele, why can‘t he gi-ve that boy an a-ntiâ€"pn‘emmoccei injectiuon? Sulfarmilamid‘e or some- thing. ‘They all 1:10 that these days." “That depends on» the type. Now, Burke, you just run along and stop worrying. Leave thing‘s im Smith‘s huandts'.” Burke started to say something, but changed her m'nd. She puffed and went out of the office. Linda Bur'ke, won her father’s side, was a calm, bewildiem-eldv girl, as she stood outside Steele’s office, deep im thoughrt. Suddenly, she switched over to her mother’s side, braced her shoulders, pressed! her lips tight and breezeid: back into the hall to- ward] 337. “Perhaps you’ve been feeling too mu‘ch, Burke.” She saw Dr. Smith coming :out of the room. She called to him. He waited for her to pull up and stop. He said, brightly, “Hello, Burke. Say you don’t look well.” “I am perfectly heallthly, thank you. But I want ~to talk to: you. About that ‘boy in there.” “Yes ?” “Yes. I know I’m ‘only a mere R.N. and! you are a college profes- sor from Sout'h America, but I flhvi-nk y‘ou’re cockeyedll” “You ought to give that buy an injection." “I did, a; minute ago.” I Burke was puzzled. She repeateid,! “You just did?” “Yes. Sulfanila'mfde." Linda Burke couldl not help it. You can’t help blushes. She sai-d,l “But I thought you were just going“ ho let him breathe steam.” “But that’s so old...” “Lock, Milsrs Burke, my .gr’and- father and» my father were doctors before me. I am a doctor. I never h‘aids any complaints before. What medical sch0101 did you attend?” :Burke answered ‘by watching her left foot pigeonâ€"tee [over on to her right. The doctor continued, “I know pneumonia. I’ve re-typed this case every few heurs. It’s- fluctuat- ed so much that I could not inject until the promer time. I wanted! to break the fever completely.” She looked up- quickly. “Dilcl it break?” “Yes. Down to 102. Be normal in a week.” “That’s grand!” “But,” Dr. Smith went on, study- f-ng the blurs'hâ€"pnainted face of Lindla, vd'aug'htter mf Terrence William and Catherine O’Toole Burke, “but why are you so interested? I never saw a nurse step out of the line so much before.” “Oh, I d‘onr’s kn-orw. He‘s just a slwellv kid.” Smith; said, “Yes, he’s a swell kird Took it like a soldier, all right. I’m proud' of him.” “You? Proud?” “Certainly, I’m proud,” said Dr. Smith. “After all, I’m a. little in- tea'ested in this case, myself. A doc- tor doesn’t go around! being dfivsinâ€" terestedl in his own kid, you know." Officials report a generous re- sponse to the Tag Day for the blind held in Woo‘dlbrit’ge last Saturday. Scouts of the 15.1: Woo‘dlbridge troop Cloâ€"operated with the 'Bul'wick Insti- tute by supplying taggers, the boys being under the ca’ptaincy orf Mriss Evelyn Brown. Scouts a'cti‘ve were Wardem ‘S'haw, Billy Wallace, John Wallace, Gerald Barry, Boblby Hollâ€" imgshead, James Byers and Bobby McLean. Day 139 THE MILL RICHMOND HILL In Stock BANNER OATS VICTORY OATS O.A.C. BARLEY VELVET BARLEY PEAS and SEEDS Phones : Evening 82W The Woodbridge village council met according to ad'jOurnment in the Town Hall on Monday evening, May lst. Present were N. Geo. Wallace, Reeve; Councillors John Watson, A. B. Cousins, John Dalziel and Arthur Banks. The minutes of the previous meetings were read and adopted and the following acc0unts were laidl be- fore council: Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Rumble of To- ronto visited Mr. and Mrs. J. Baker on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. A. Rid‘ley of New- market visited‘ Mr. and Mrs. L. Burâ€" ton on Sunday. Mrs. McCrone of spent a couple of day in Carrville. Mr. and Mrs. W. W} ren visited Mr. Wynn’ ronto Sunday evening Woodlbridge Hydro Electric Comâ€" mission, April street lighting, $82.16; Ed. Brown, salary, $25.00; George Scott, salary, $25.00; George Scott, attending court, $3.00; William Hu- sxon, 471/2 hours work, $14.25; Chas. White, 13 hours work, $3.90; Edgar Brownlee, 18% hours work, $5.55; Wm. Bennett, 16 hours work, $4.80; Whi‘llier & Co., pencils, 90c.; G. W. Bagg, assessing and postage, $67.00; Charles Stevenson, 141/2 hours truck- ing, $14.50; J. L. Wallace, 4 hours grading, $4.00. Mr. and Mrs. Durey and family have moved into their new home on Avenue Road‘. The annual oratory contest, will be held in Carrville Church on Fri- day evening, May 12th. The Church of All Nations will not visit Carrville Y.P.U. on Friday evening as reported last week. WOODBRIDGE COUNCIL Relief Account Mrs. A. B. Cousins, groceries, $3.51; Hy. Hilliard, groceries, $3.36; LLo‘ydI Watson, meat, $6.56; F. A. Bagg, milk, $3.00; R. T. Wallace, groceries, $3.40. Wa’oerwovrks Dleprt. Woodjbridlge Hydro Commission, power and light, Geo. Scott, salary, $25.00; Leo Watson, 5 lbs. grease, $1.25; Charles White, 2 hrs. work, 60c. Moved by A. G. Banks, seconded by A. B. Cousins, that the treasurer be authorized] to pay the accounts as read; Carried. ' (Moved' by John Watson, seconded \by A. B. Cousins, that we accept the tender of the Bit Spray Co. for supplying and applying road oil at 11.5 een-tsi per gallon. Carried. Moved 'by John Watson, seconded by John Dalziel, that we do now ad‘- journ to meet on. the first Monday in June as a Court of Revision. Binks (to shopkeeper)â€"Have you any eggs in which you can guar- antee threre' are no chickens? Grocer (pausing a moment)â€"Yes, slitâ€"ducks’ eggs. 9=o=o=o=lonon==o=o==o Highest Quality Tailoring For Men and Ladies 0 I! Be a Satisfied Customer of Our Proven I] Cleaning and Pressing Service Phone 49J Richmond Hill o=o=o=o==o=lo==o=o====o= 0': Successor to J. J. Deane Director of FUNERAL AND AMBULANCE SERVICE IT’S SPRING DRESS UP--- Wilfrid R. Scott CARRVILLE For genuine class, smartness and dis- tinctiveness in your spring suit or top coat Richmond Tailors is the answer. 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