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Climbing costs, which have caus- 'ed so many casualties in every field of publishing during the last few years, formed one of their chief sub- jects for discussion. It has become increasingly difficult for the weekly publisher to serve his community It has again been Toronto’s plea« sure to entertain the publishers of Canada’s larger weeklies. The Class A Weeklies Association at their an. nual meeting here, brought together some sixty of them, from commun- ities as widely separated as Port Al- berni, British Columbia, and Liver- pool, Nova Scotia. ' Those are the words of alocal businss man whose occupation takes him into many homes in the Rich- mond Hill district. Because of the nature of the goods he sells and the services he renders he is asked about other equipment which is bought as a matter of course after his work is finished. When the place where that “We have dealers right in Rich- mond Hill. Why go to Toronto? The prices are just as good there and its a whole lot easier and more conven- ient to Shop.” We have a thousand neighbors, where before We had one. We used to worry about the woman next door who broke her hip, now we worry about our neighbor half a continent Few people have time these days to wear a path between their home and the house next door. Our idea of neighborliness is changing. The back fence of friendly converse, the shady porch of slow confidences, the open door of ready response, all are being crowded out of our stream‘ lined lives: \ The unfortunate accident by which a little Richmond Hill girl will be incapacitated for a month â€"â€" to say nothing of the possibility of per- manent damage to her hearing â€" again directs attention to the men- ace constituted by dogs running at large in the village. Mishaps of the type which has sent ten-year old Carol Hamilton to hospital are, of course, rare. But the nuisance which dogs have caused through the scattering of garbage has been a source of irri- tation to citizens for many months and the action of council last Monday night in deciding to insist on uogs being kept under control for the But somehow there seems to be quite a lot in the trite but true old saying that “Satan finds some mis- chief still for idle hands to do.” When a group of people put on a “Hobby Show” such as the one which was staged at Richvale recently there is Theorists dwell on the subject at length. Arguments as to‘wheth- er the ego of the little darlings shOuld be built up, or 'whether the good old- fashioned method of emphasizing the difference between right and wrong with a hairbrush should be empIOyed rage continuously. Talking about “Juvenile delin- quency” is one thing. ‘Doing some- thing about it is another. Those members of‘ the associa- tion who supported the boys have done something constructive for the Hill and have given definite evidence of their interest in good clean sport and in the younger generation. At least an attempt has been made to restore Richmond Hill to its old-time place in the realm of sport. It no- thing else the seed has been re~sown. There is a chance that some day it may come to full flower. ' To a few individuals in particular we believe, a word of special commen- dation is due. Leading the list should Looked at from the point» of view of bringing home championships Richmond Hill’s latest effort in the hockey world â€" that of entering 3. Juvenile team in the O.M.H.A. â€"â€" didn’t get very far. But, from many other points of view, it was a step in the right direction which the Busi- ness Men’s Association took when it decided to sponsor the team. The members of the team had at least the satisfaction of fighting their Way up to the play-offs after a someâ€" what slow start. THE LIBE’R'AIJ, Richmond Hill, Thursday, March 1, 1951 J. E. SMITH: M.P., Publisher A Good Rule - IF It's Made To Work ‘ 'An Independent Weekly â€" Established 1878 ' Subscription Rate, $2.00 per year; To the United States $2.50 Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association (An Editorial from the Globe and Mail, Toronto) 3: faithfully and, at the same time, keep gra )f his books in the black. anc Co-operation That Counts At The Grass Roots So Endeth The Season The Good Neighbour Fortunately, most of them manage to do it. They have the advantage of loyal readers, who wouldn't be without the local news and opinion, and of loyal advertisers, who know how closely the paper is read. The weekly newspaper is something more than a business: it is an institution, cementing the community together, and promoting its health and growth. The weekly publisher leaves to the dailies the portentous issues of war and peace, tariffs and immlgra- tion. Wisely, he concerns himself with problems close to home, at the Richvale’s Hobby Show equipment is to be bought is discuss- ed his answer, he says, is that given above. Purchases which he has des- cribed are evidence that his salesman- ship clicks â€"-â€" that other business houses benefit through his co-opera- tion. What a boundless opportunity such a form of good-will presents. Surely there cannot be many better ways of building up local commerce. Elaboration of the obvious theme is hardly necessary. The point drives itself home almost automatically. And, through our Red Cross, we can still extend a helping hand. When We give our energy, our time, Our money to our national Society, we know it acts for us. We know it does what we would do if we were there. It may be at the house next door, or a thousand miles away. It may be a visit to a veteran in hospital, or the or half a world away. A home goes up in flames in Rimouski, the Red River floods out a family in Winni- peg, children flee the birds of war in Korea . . . and these, now, become our neighborly concern. Nor is Richmond Hill alone in having found that the uncontrolled dog is a source of infinite annoyance. Township councils have been bother- ed with ‘ohe same problem for a long whole of the year instead of just for the summer months is one which will meet with majority and wholehearted approval. It isn’t suggested that Richmond Hill citizens don’t like dogs. That is very far from the case. But the fact remains that acceptable as “man’s best friend” may be to the average citizen there comes a time when the nuisances which he commits and the harm which he does force action for the good of citizens at large. There is another aspect to the question. Muscles have to be kept exercised to remain fit and able to do QEIJB liberal Youngsters have a right to hap- piness. But happiness is not necess. arily a matter of having no respon- sibilities or work. That goes for children just as much as it does for adults. An interest in a project â€"â€" the pleasure of seeing something grow under ones hands and by the direction of one’s brain keeps both hand and brain busy, and heart and mind ‘happy. more direct and practical approach to the juvenile delinquency problem than all the “long-hairs” produce in a month of Sundays. most certainly be Jack Hart, local manager for the Canadian Bank of Commerce, and Grant Nighswauder of the Public School staff. As chair- man of a special committee Mr. Hart was the “spark-plug” of the whole venture. The suggestion was his â€" he worked unceasingly to put the job across. All through‘the season he helped carry the lads and their equip- ment to the scene of games, encour- aged and helped in every possible way. Grant Nighswander, manager of the team, contributed many hours, a 101; of patience and skill and much good- will to the building of the team. With- out his efforts it is safe to say that the lads would not have got as far as they did. His was not an easy task, but he did it well. Both players, cit- izens and parents owe him a debt of gratitude for the interest which he took and the hard work he put in. To Warren Hall, to Morley Hall, to Floyd Pratt, Floyd Perkins, Ed. Croth, George Weeks, Archie Murray and Harry LeCuyer a special “thank. you” is due. By either lending their cars or by driving they made it poss- ible for the team to play at points a. Telephone, Richmond Hill 9 F. J. PICKING, Managing Editor It is here that the weeklies make their most useful contribution to the national life: by guiding, as well as reporting, the course of local affairs. The moral and material welfare of Canada’s smaller communities de- pends in large measure on the exis- tence of a vigorous, responsible week- ly press. We are fortunate to have so many weekly publishers who rewg- nize and accept that responsibility. grass roots. Does the town need another policeman ‘2 Should the hos- pital be enlarged? Can volunteeis be found to help out in the library? How can conservation policies be enouur- aged? Perhaps just as important as the sales involved is the matter of ‘the spirit. The elimination of petty jeal- ousies â€" the desire to see the com- munity succeed, counts just as much as the dollar sign. That spirit, car- ried to its logical conclusion, is one of the best and most productive as- sets which a district can own. With every“ business man doing his best to build up his own output and, at the same time, giving his neigh- bour a hand a vista of bigger and better business opens itself up. despatch of half a million dollars Worth of aid for a large-scale disas- ter. It may be welcome to a newcom. er or the saving of a mother’s life in hospital. Red Cross translates the count- less impulses of friendliness, of gen- erosity and compassion that we all feel, into action. Red Cross is you, being a good neighbor, wherever the need arises. And the need for mercy never ends. Give and give gener- ously to the national appeal this month. time. Citizens of areas which are be coming rapidly built up have 10ng been importuning their local govern- ments for action. The decision of the Richmond Hill council to attempt to work out an arrangement with neighbouring municipalities by which control will become a reality rather than a theory is sound. As Reeve Neal warned, the new byâ€"law can become a joke if it is not enforced. It is to be sincerely hoped that it will be. Undoubtedly there will be ob« jectors to the new order of things. But the time has come when action is necessary and it is to be hoped that it will be enforced to the limit. The RichVaIeians who planned the Hobby Sh w did a good job in more ways the. one. By giving the youngsters something to do they kept them out of mischief. By turning their minds to something construc- tive they kept those same minds away from something destructive. Good as they were the quality of the child. ren’s exhibits at the show doesn’t Enean so much. What they represent oes. the job they are supposed to do. So do minds. The young mind that is tuned to the doing of something eon- structive is likely to be a better adult one than the one which goes soft and flabby through disuse. Finally â€"- to the weather man â€" the back of our hand. He didn’t c0- operate at all. Many games had to be missed because ice was not avail« able. It’s not 'very much use talk- ing about it now, while there is a ban on materials, but it's a sure and cer- tain thing that if RichmOnd Hill ever hopes to hold a pre-eminent place in winter sports that hope might as well be abandoned until artificial ice is available. But, on the other hand, it might be well to do some planning now in the hopes that when brighter days come to the world again some- thing can be done about it. While hockey is being mentioned those who have helped the younger boys through their sponsorship of the teams in the Richmond Hill Hocxey Club should not be overlooked â€" but of them more later. considerable distance away from home. Their job may not have been a spectacular one. Nevertheless with- out it the whole project would ‘have failed. Thanks are due too to those who by their presence at the home games helped finance the team and to give it encouragement. If you are driving in the country you may also cut wild cherry, wild plum, pussy willow, and dogwood that grow along the roadside. Not only does the dogwood have delicate flowers and leaves but a. pretty red bark that also adds to any bouquet. Question: Should Canna Tubers be started When pruning your Forsythia, Japanese Quince, Flowulng Crabapple, Cherry or other early blooming shrubs, do not throw away any branches that are loner enough to put in a vase, or if you can spare a few nice long ones cut and bring indoors.‘ In about three to four weeks they will come in flewer. If for var- ious reasons such as a frost that freezes the flower buds before they are brought indoors or too dry an atmosphere in your room, the shrubs do not flower you still will have lovely delicate green leaves to which may be added two or three tulips or daffodils for a very economical spring bouquet. Shrubs That Will Force Into Bloom Indoors: However, everybody managed to plug through and the man who watched the roads being repaired with stone now sees trafiic flow in heavy volume past the 173 acre farm, part of which, in keeping with the trend of the times, is being subdivided to provide home sites for approximately eighty families. And on the edge of his sub-division the man who as a boy spent his time in schools at many scattered points will, in a few weeks, see the start of a new school to take care of the growing Canadians of another generation. The days when he was in council were, he says, tough ones. The country was in the depths of the de- pression of .the 1930s. Things were so bad that even prosperous Vaughan Township had its relief officer. Families lost their hard-fought-for homes 5 had to start all over again from scratch. Today’s councils have their problems caused by the growth. of popula- tion â€"- councils of Reeve Scott’s day had their hands full looking after what population there was then. Watching that development with him will be a lady who knows this part of the country well â€" Mrs. Scott, the former Mary Francis of thornhill â€"â€" and their daughter Jean. After the Scott family finally arranged'to “stay put” the reeve-to-be still managed to achieve a bit of variety. He took a. business course in Toronto, did some railroad construction work at MacTier, carried out some road construction on Toronto and York roads, spent six months ranching in Western Canada, as well as carry- ing on the farm. Besides recalling the old Yonge St. of the early nineteen hundreds he remembers the first sub-division being started on what was the Boyle farm at Richvale. It was in 1930 that he first entered local municipal life. Elected councillor of Vaughan Township then he served for four years, became deputy reeve for a year and then succeeded to the reeveship, which he held for eight years. He left that to become agricultural rep- resentative on the Mobilization Board of District B dur. ing the last war. Before he came to this part of the world Bob had seen more of Canada than many people see in their whole lives. His father was a railroad construction .worker â€" moved around wherever new steel was to be laid to join up the growing nation’s communities. Just to illustrate â€"- Bob was born at Merrickville, On- tario, went to school at such varied points as Port Has- tings in Cape Breton; Kentville, Nova ScotiayPort Colborne and Parry Sound, Ontario. In addition he spent some years in a boarding school in Quebec prov- ince. In those days Yonge Street was a narrow stone road â€"â€" not the four-lane hard topped highway of to- day. Farmers dragged in their field stone, sold it for road building by the ancient measurement of the “toise” â€"- roughly equivalent to a cord of wood. Other men went to work, built the road the hard way by “making little ones of big ones” -â€"â€" in other words re~ duced the stones to usable size by the good old-fash- ioned method of banging them with a hammer. It was in 1908 that the father of ROBERT W. SCOTT â€"â€" this week’s “Neighbour” â€" very much bet- ter known to everybody around as Bob Scott, bought the farm on Yonge Street a little way south of Rich~ mond Hill which is still the family homestead. But if they had seen what the subject of this week’s “Know Your Neighbour” saw in his earlier days in the territory they might be prepared to admit that at least some improvement had been made. Local residents can and do do a spot of grousing on occasion about the condition of the roads. Their complaints are at times, it must be admitted, justified. “Know Your Neighbour "we Gardener’s Column CONTRIBUTION SOLVING THE GOOD NEIGHBOUR PROBLEM Youn. RED CROSS (By Al Rice) Question} How to 'control leaf hopper on Chinese elm hedge? Answer This is a. small sucking insect green in collar, sucking juices from leaves, giving them dirty, mottled appearance. Spray with DDT flower spray as directed. Would recommend Chinese Elm for quick shade. However like other quick growing trees it is subject to splitting when loaded with ice or sleet but this can be overcome by proper pruning. What is the fastest growing shade tree to provide shade and look good? Answer: Yes, take them out of storage, clean all dead leaves off and split them up leaving two to three crown: to each plant. Plant in 5 inch pots or in flats and bring into the heat. These should be well established when ready to go into garden. Question; now '1 Answer: Two‘s OF mnv o‘mep. â€" CANADIANS â€" AELP toe. THOSE wuo NEED IT WHEN THEY NEED IT' Many of the poems were t..b- utes to outstanding men of his day such as William E. Glad- stone and John Bright. Others had to do with local celebrities. Some expressed sympathy with friends sorely bereaved while a. large number had to do with na- He published at least three volumes of verse and I have che third one â€" got out in 1893 -â€" before me now. It,is made up of nearly two hundred songs, poems and ballads. The old pitmai. has long since gone to his rest and his books are out of print, but as I look the poems over 1 am touched at the simplicity and sinâ€" cerity of sentiments expressed and at the old’mans keen awareness of beauty. Although I was a. boy at the time, I remember the kindly and courtly old man a_s he moved along the streets of our town. I thought he looked like pictures of poets I had seen. I remember a local poet in the town in which I was brought up in the north of England. close to the Scottish border. He had been a coal miner, to use the local ex- pression, a, pitman. He was phys- ically quite small, and I think had to givenp mining because of his health. He had a long, white beard, hair almost down to his shoulders and wore a black broad- brimmed hat. People said he looked like the poet Alfred Ten- nyson, and I rather think the old man enjoyed the comparison. During over thirty years as an editor, during which time I have considered thousands of manu< scripts submitted for publication; stories, articles and poems, no- thing has interested me more .than the continuous flow of poet- ry. It is an unending stream and much, of it although it may never be published, suggests fine tnink- ing and lofty living. It comes from busy cities and tiny vill- ages and often from lonely dwell- ers in remote backwoods. I have often thought that the difference between outstanding poetry that is read by m-utitudes and poetry that will not be read much be‘ yond one family circle, is not nearly so great as many think. POETRY IN HOMESPUN Members of the Senate are ap- pointed for life by the Governor General on the advice of the Prime Minister, that is in effect, they are appointed by the gov- ernment in office. A Senator must reside in the province which he or she repre- The Senate of Canada is com- posed of 102 members. In the House of Commons representa- tion is given each province in proportion.,to population. In the Senate representation is ar- ranged so as to give equal rep- resentation to difi‘erent sections of the country. Thus the 102 seats are allotted 24 each to the four major sections of the coun- try, Ontario, Quebec, the Mari- time provinces and Western Canada, with six being 'given the newest province of Newfound- land. Canada in common with other democracies is facing a critical world Situation. We must devote our utmost in energy and re- sources to building up strong de- fences which we hope in the long run will convince those with ideas of aggression that it will not and cannot succeed. This is the ba- sis of our hope for maintaining peace. In such a program the dangers to our economy of inflation are very real. Recognizing that such a condition may obtain for a long time, the government is hesitant to introduce a system of .over- all controls, at least until it is absolutely necessary or until other methods have failed. There‘ fore we have the present Emer- genCy Powers Act to give the government the power to insti- tute controls when considered in the public interest. Senate Reform From time to time over a. non. siderable period of years there have been suggestions from with- in and from without for reform of the Senate. Such authority is only granted the executive branch of govern- ment in time pf war or national emergency. In passing this leg- islation, Parliament rec0gnizes that the government must have authority for quick action in case of any emergency. The government has introduc- ed legislation providing standâ€"by authority under a 1951 Emer- gency Powers Act. This will give the Cabinet power to authorize such acts and make such orders and regulations as may by rea. son of international emergency be deemed necessary or advisable for the security, defence, peace, order and Welfare of Canada, subject only to certain listed re- strictions. 0mm LETTER 1 b yd f‘Jack‘Y Sm‘m, MR North York DR‘ ARCHER WALLACE {Uri .. ‘ m I'm m ,4?qu thought, 'Ilhey dull the scathing of sorrow. Rhyme is a thing that comes un- sought That we can neither lend nor bor- TOW. I cannot read this homespun poetry without a touch of nostal- gia but even more with apprecia- tion of the fact that there are thousands who read and enjoy good literature. It is true that, “Beauty is in the eye of the be- holder,” and people love the best in life because there is so much downright decency and whole- some aspiration in their Own souls. There are poets in coal mines we know and there are others in field and factory, in workshop and business and as much as anywhere else â€"- in the kitchen. Our quotation today is by anonymous author: “Hie is a rich man who can en- joy the landscape without owxf. ing the land.” gain. Too poor to catch the world's at- traction, Yet they have lull’d my hours of pain, And that alone were satisfaction: They happier make each happy men Until my very brain grows dizzy: And oftentimes I wake my lyre, Responsive to the griefs of others, And stir again the smouldering fire To soothe the bosom of another’s. My lays have brought me little The longest poem â€"- over a hundred stanzas â€" is entitled: “Pit Life" and it told of the alâ€" most unbelievable hardships of coal miners during the nineteenth century in Britain. By 1893 con- ditions had cheerfully improved and the poet cheerfully recogniz- ed that, but (he pai'a well-deserv- ed tributes to the courage and patience of the hard.workin. pit- man of his day and their wives. I don’t imagine he 'made much money by his writing. He wrote; I never have an idle pen. I. My hands and head are ever busy. I sometimes rhyme’of things an‘d The discussion as it continues will be interesting and helpful, but it is my humble opinion that any substantial reform in the Upper House is still quiteia long way in the future. . ture, the passing seasons, and the beauties of the countryside. Senator J. T. Haig, Conserva- tive leader in the Senate who un- der present circumstances might be expected to favor some kind of reform came out strongly as opposed to any extensive change. He opposed the government mo- tion that a committee be set 'up‘ to consider ’ohe question. The suggestion has been mad! that the Senate might be made wholly or at least‘pa'l‘tly elective, and that there should be a retir- ing age of 75. The present Eav- erage age of Senators is,68. The suggestion has been made also that some appointments be made by the provincial governments. The fact that the Liberal party has been in power for a consid- erable number of years has meant that the political complex- ion of the Senate is now pre- dominantly Liberal, and this has led to many suggestions regard- ing appointments so that other bodies of political thought might be represented. At present the poiitical stand‘ ing in the Senate is, Liberals 80, Conservative 11, vacant 11. This session the Senate itself is considering the 'question of its own usefulness. A resolution introduced by the government leader calls for the appointment of a committee to consider how the Red Chamber could make a. greater contribution to the' wel- fare of the Canadian people. The suggestion is made tha the work of the Senate is no commensurate with the abilitie of its members or its cost to th country, and that there is a ten- dency to load the Senate with tir ed or retired politicians as a. re- ward for service. Granted that some reforms are long overdue, these charges should not be tak- en too literally without consid- era‘ble thought. as the accom- plishments of the Senate are not always apparent either in the 0L ficial records or in press reports. A great deal of the Senate's work is done in committee and behind the scenes and in reality it has some very useful functions and renders great national ser- vice. sents, must be at least 30 year? of age and a British subject, mus own real property within 111:1 province to the net value 0f $4,‘ nnn , H Paid a salary ofVSG'IOVOV th at less debts. Sen