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let's Go Back To One Day Voting Men work from morn till set of sun. They do. But Woman's work is never done. Quite true. F_ 1- when one task she‘s fin- is. ed. Something‘s found Awaiting a beginning, All year round. Whether it be To draw the tea. Or bake the bread. Or make the bed. or ply the broom. _ Or dust the room. Or floor to scrub. Or knives to rub, Or table to set. Or meals to get. Or Shelves to scan, Or fruit to can. . Or seeds to sow. Or plants to grow, Or linens to bleach, Or lessons to teach, Or butter toehurn, Or jackets to turn, Or polish glass. 0r plate of brass. 0r clothes to mend, 01' children to tend, 0r notes indite. Or stories writeâ€" These oars propel your barks o'er household seas In sunny heavens where youl rest at ease. And, one word more, don‘t yOu forget it please. , an?” that w°ma“‘s work i5'shve-wantsâ€"tofiariduwhat she can." never done: embroidered linen‘ a: * a * sheets to be brought up over: were reported to be the latest padlock of prejudice would be thing; pretty washcloths made‘wrenched from the door of from deKSk 01' momle “only every honorable calling, the the edge mellsd to for?‘ ap887 paper noted that already fringe and 4 WW 0f cat‘SUtCh‘ltelegraphing. telephoning, silk- ing in red cotton at the top of raising and typewriting had the fringe; kemsene “55d t°Eopened new channels for female soften boots and shoes. and todndustry. It also noted that in make tea kettles and furniturelthé cities needlewomen “mob- as bright as néw if t“Ol'mighli’itain five or six cents each [or rubbed in and polished. Mixedlmaking a shirt. Often weaving Wm" blue 01mmth i1] equal their own shrouds as they bend Propmuons it “'35 Named to over their ill-remunerated tasks. (old Commuters Commuters Laundermats are tor washing clothes. They're .also tor Watching streetcars. Thanks to the civic- minded laundermat owner. citizens of surburban Brook- line, Mass, are no longer among the shivering com. muters. Early - morning subway riders discbvered that a laundermat across from a local subway stop was open for cleaning at a sunrise hour. Even though it meant craninz their necks around ferred the warmth of the cozy laundermat to the usual “open-air" waiting area. Instead of closing the shop to them, the launder-mat owner rose to the occasion. He decided to aid the “neck craners." Now commuters wait in comfort keeping their eye on a mirror which has been carefully placed to frame streetcars coming down the track from the opposite di- rectibn. A hand-lettered s l g n above reads: “Use this mir- ror to watch for your MTA . . Forecasting that it will not be; the pillow in place of the sham‘many years before the rustyl 3'! t i! It! The “No Comment" Dept.â€" Big Daddy Gardiner, who â€" with his various directorates and biisiness interests needs money like PearSOn needs problems, has been appointed to the $8,000 per year sinecure of Metro’s represent- ative on the Toronto Hydro Commission. Friendly Fred’s first motion was for a get-tough policy with Hydro’s slow-pay customers. * I! if it! It Toronto‘s Young Liberals met last Saturday to copy the Conservatives with a thinker’s conference. This is a trend that could lead to trouble. Leaving their thinking to a Think-Fest, as they call them, ’ could result in a thinking fast between fests. It * Â¥ ’3‘ ’0‘ Conditions at Metro’s Greenacres home for the aged at Newmarket were being questioned again last week. It seems that every so often some of the city-dwelling children of the old folks marooned up there get to feeling that their parents are being neglected. It It i t # Testimony in the Dorion Enquiry passed the million-word mark sometime last week. Apparently Quebec's Chief Justice is getting the truth, the Whole truth . . . And NOTHING but the truth? * ll ’1 Q it! It‘s a good thing to see our MMPP's taking such an interest in conditions in Ontario‘s penal institu- tions. But we can't help but wonder why these MaleMPP‘s must do most of their investigating at the Mercer Reformatory for girls. t It =0! it * nnnctinn nf Tho \\'nnil_ The poem is followed by household hints which to a present day reader would guar- The same voting lethargy was ap- parent in Richmond Hill when only 37.75% of eligible voters visited the polling Stations, even with two very serious questions to be decidedâ€"the two-year term of office for council and school board and fluoridation of the towu water supply. However, in April .1962 62.45% cast their ballots in a liquor referendum. We are all familiar with the quotation “Women's work is never clone," but few know that it comes from a much longer poem. This was published in the July 21, 1887. “sue o! “The Liberal". Unfortunately the author's name was not Included. Since the last provincial election in September 1963 Premier John Ro- barts has been under pressure from his own Tory backbenchers to grant the members of the Legislature a substantial pay increase. We hear the same reasons being put forth justifying a. pay increase for our provincial members as we heard ~for their federal counterparts when Prime Minister Pearson raised their salaries from $10,000 to $18,000 following the 1963 federal election. It was said a pay increase would re- sult in better representation and In last year‘s municipal elections only 36.6% of the eligible voters in Markham Township showed up at the polls. This percentage was a decided ir‘np'r‘c'wement over the 1963 showing when only 30% of those eligible cast their ballots. Vaughan Township voters re- epondéd to an intensive get-out-the- vote campaign when 42.7% of eligible voters exercised their franchise. This showed great improvement from the 81.5% who voted in the previous election in 1962. At a caucus meeting of 50 members of his own party it was suggested a $3,000 pay increase be granted. At present the members receive $7,000 a year of which $2,000 is tax free. This latest raise would bring their salary to $10,000. The Legislature voted itself a raise in members’ pay following the 1951, 1955 and 1959 general elections. Rumors haVe sug- gested that Premier Robarts will acquiesce to the members’ demands and grant them a salary increase during the current session of the Legislature. Alfred Cowling, MLA for High Park, is one of thousands of people who are very cOncemed with the apathy of electors in Ontario. At a meeting of his riding’s Young Pro- greSSive Conservative Association he suggested that if all Ontario com- munities held their civic elections‘ on the same day they might get a better turnout of voters. This would enable newspapers to make a concerted ef- fort to persuade the public to exer- cise their dearly bought right to vote, he claimed. Subscription Rate $4.50 per year; to United States $5.50; 10c single copy Member Audit Bureau of Circulations Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association J. E. SMITH, Publisher W. S. COOK, Managing Editor “Authorized as Second class mail, Post Oflice Department, Ottawa” THE LIBERAIJ, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thursday, Feb‘ Need Better Aflendance flaunt An Items gleaned from files of "The Liberal", the home paper of this district since 1878. In Year: Gone By Independent Weekly: Established 1878 (Ebe liberal Commuters Laundermats are {or washing clothes. They‘re 1150 for watching streetcars. Thanks to the civic- mlndéd laundermat owner. citizens of surburban Brook- line, Mass.. are no longer among the shivering com- muters. Early - morning subway riders discovered that a laundermat across from a local subway stop was open for cleaning at a sunrise hour. Even though it meant eraning their necks around other buildings to watch for the trains. commuters pre~ greater attention by our members to the demands of their office. Attendance at both Ottawa and Queen’s Park has been far from sat- isfactory. Absenteeism is a regular occurrence. Yet these are the very same members in both cases who were elected to transact our public business and in turn to be paid for their efforts out of our tax monies. Absenteeism is as prevalent during the current session of the Legislature as it has been during past sessions. On February 5 out of a total of 108 members in the Legislature only 42 were in their seats. One week later attendance was somewhat better with 62 present. A breakdown by party of those present included 43 Conserv- atives, 13 Liberals and six New Dem- ocrats. Before Premier Robarts even con- siders the demands for more money he should insist that the members of all parties improve their attendance. There is no bigger or more important business than running the affairs of this province, and barring illness or unforseen circumstances every mem- ber should be in his seat during each day of the session. Until about a quarter of a century ago all municipal elections were held on the same day, the first Monday in January, with nominations being held ten days previously on a Friday. The City of Toronto was the eXCep- tion, holding its annual election on New Year’s Day. In an effort to increase interest in municipal pol- itics and halt a steady dwindling in the number of voters, legislation was passed which permitted each munic- ipality to set its own nomination and election days during a six week per- iod from the last week in November to the first week in January. That this permissive legislation has failed in its purpose is quite evident in the percentages quoted at the beginning of this editorial (this sits nation is not peculiar to this area but will be found, with isolated exceptions, throughout the province). Perhaps a return to the former practice, as adVocated by Mr. Cow- ling, would have a beneficial effect. Particularly in this district if elec- tions were held on the same day as the City of Toronto beneficial re- sults could be expected. Because we are domitory communities with a large percentage of our working force empIOyed in the city, interest in its elections is much more apparent than interest in local municipal elections. Perhaps some of this in- terest would rub off if voting took place on the same day. [Abel-“u, ' Quebec. separatist Marcel Chaput says he is ca 1878' almost destitute. Three years ago when he left his . ' government Job to form his separatist party he had be an unfalllng bug remedy. a house, car, security, savings and a future. Now he (Ed. note: probably head lice.) - . When Horace Greeley was has nothlng. He has lost the party leadershlp and asked to lecture on women‘s “.0 one Win hire him. - - - well, this news at least rights he took as his text: “A finally settles how hlS name should be pronounced: woman has a right to do what Chapllt lS Kaput! .u. .L .. .n. .. Instead of clasihg the shop to them. the Iéundermat owner rose to the occasion. He decided to aid the “neck craners." Now commuters wait in comfort keeping their eye on a mirror which has been carefully placed to frame streetcars coming down the track from the opposite di- rectum. cars." â€" Monitor 18, 1965 Christian Science Last May Richmond Hill and Vaughan Councils agreed to share the cost of extending the street lights on‘ the Maple Side- road from the town limits to the York Central Hospital. To date the lights have not been in- NEWS ITEM The juvenile world was rocked last week by news of the marriage of the Beatles’ two-beat banger, Ringo Starr. His bride is an 18-year-old hairdresser . . . which, we supposeâ€"with British haircutsâ€"is the modern version of “what every young girl should know’. The justice department is reported to be con- sidering the proposal that the 7500 inmates of Can- ada’s federal prisons be given a shorter Work week, 20% of outside pay-scale, and a limited participation in labour unions. . . . Meanwhile, Toronto’s ITU strikers seem to have gone beyond considering a not-too-limited participation in criminality. When we see the lengths to which the United States is willing to go to protect democracy in South Viet Nam we can’t resist the Second thought that a good Communist organizer is needed in Selma, Ala- ama. And the printers, who are on strike against automation in their work, are not against using auto-mation in their picketing~tying up down-town traffic with loo-car motorcades during rush hours. A report on the latest instance says police were “keeping quiet” about why they were taking (slow) motion pictures of the tie-up. This, of course, should please the printers who, being against progress, would approve (Hah!) silent movies. _ Speaking of slow motionâ€"Last week-end’s cab- inet “shuffle”, as announced by the Prime Minister, seemed, from here, to be more of a riffle. Toronto‘s Young Liberals met last Saturday to copy the Conservatives with a thinker’s conference. This is a trend that could lead to trouble. Leaving their thinking to a Think-Fest, as they call them, could result in a thinking fast between fests. Conditions at Metro’s Greenacres home for the aged at Newmarket were being questioned again last week. It seems that every so often some of the city-dwelling children of the old folks marooned up there get to feeling that their parents are being neglected. It’s a good thing to see our MMPP’s taking such an interest in conditions in Ontario‘s penal institu- tions. But we can’t help but wonder why these MaleMPP’s must do most of their investigating at the Mercer Reformatory for girls. Testimony in the Dorion Enquiry passed the million-word mark sometime last week. Apparently Quebec’s Chief Justice is getting the truth, the whole truth . . . And NOTHING but the truth? Question Of The Weekâ€" Do the South Vietnamese really WANT to be saved from Communism? Second Many/Its BY GEORGE MAYES . Yesterday’s news is not necessarily dead “CAREFUL NOW, BOY . . stalled. Town Councillor Lois Hancey again raised the issue at a recent meeting of council. It is to be hoped Richmond Hill and Vaughan can shortly agree on the details so that the work can be completed this year. The dogcatcher of yesteryear whose image is associated with the rounding up of strays, impound- ing them or disposing of them is on the way out reports Mr. Ryan. “Canine control means protection” said Mr. Ryan. “Are you the dogcatcher?” This is the question that is put to James Ryan, time and time again. “No! I am in charge of canine control,” asserts Mr. Ryan firmly each time the question is put to him. James Ryan has been the canine control officer for the Town of Richmond Hill and the Townships of Markham and Vaughan for four years. He says that canine control is a properly organized unit and has nothing to do with the former image of a man run- ning about looking for stray dogs. Animals are protected by insisting that owners shield their animals from all kinds of trouble and suf- fering. An investigation is in order whenever a dog is found roaming at large. A unique feature of Mr. Ryan’s operation is a free accident service for the three municipalities concerned. The police have an open line to Mr. Ryan’s headquarters at RR 4, StOuffville, and if a dog is reported injured, either during day or night Mr. Ryan picks the animal up and brings him back to his kennels for treatment. This is a major fact of canine control, to help a suffering" animal of any kind, which includes not only dogs who are hurt but also those who are starving, abandoned or just plain lost. If a dog causes an accident by suddenly‘appear- ing on the highway directly in front of a speeding car, causing panic in the driver, the owners are liable to prosecution. “The fastest way to get your pet disliked by the neighborhood is to .allow it to trespass 0n private property and destroy gardens. Some people are kind enough to warn the owners when a pet isâ€" causing annoyance,” said Mr. Ryan, “but there are others who take the law into their own hands . . . perhaps set out poison . . . injure the animal in some way or shoot him." Mr. Ryan spends many hours just talking to people about their dogs. He answers complaints by following the dog to Its home, summons the owner and attempts to use friendly persuasion. He refuses to take any dog off private property without the signature of the owner. He also takes time to lecture in the schools so that the children can better Rambling around Ensign ’3 Farewell N 0 Dogcatcher Anymore . . . It’s Canine Control . . . James Ryan Please play the bagpipes proudly, And strike with firm, strong hand, My colours, when you shroud me, In this my native land. Le't fall no tears of falsehood, And offer no Worn words, But tear me from the masthead, And stab me with the sword. 0 would that I had perished, With those gone on before, Clutched by a hand that cherished, The loyalties of yore. For I remember children, And men of far-off years, And I have faced the chill wind With them, and shared their tears. Yes, I was born in honour, And free men held me high, And loved was once my colour, Dishonoured though, I die. (Continued on Page 12) While the winter may b1 much too long for some people it hardly even exists, so far a: an Oak Ridges man is con cerned. He is Rudy H. Arlt. landscape contractor, who finds that neither heat. sleet. rain nor snow is going to stay him from putting in lush gardens com- plete with flowers and fern whenever the call goes out. As the call came in the middle of December and couldn't be put off until spring, Mr. Arlt and a crew of three packed 800 plants and a suitable amount of sod aboard a “piggy back" trailer and journeyed to Halifax. They also took along a few brooms. us the whole area in which they Wei-e Working, had to be swept clean of the heavy snow that covered it. When it was clear, they soft- ened the gr‘bund with gas- burning heaters, and then dug up the frozen area and put down the new topsoil. With that completed. it Was simply a matter of planting the weeping elms. junipers and evergreens and arraying them in a fashion that made it look as if they had been there from the beginning. And the calls do to out. In Mr. Arlt’s case, from farâ€" away Halifax, where a new apartment project enlisted the help of a landscape architects firm in Don Mills, with whom he is associated, to help lay out their gar- dens. Mr. Arlt doesn‘t expect them Flowers Bloom In Winter For Oak Ridges Man [. M. Maxwell; Richmond Hill. by Elizabeth Kelson winter may be all to survive, but at for some people, project will be well exists, so far as when spring rolls are all to survive, but at least the‘to tend to his winter pl"0ject project will be well underway and to put in a roof garden and when spring rolls around. plants around the pool. Also rolling around will be Only this time. he won't 5‘ Mr. Arlt, who is going back bothltaking the brooms. Ir. Richmond RICHMOND HILL, ONT. Phone TU. 4-1212 “Sundays 6'1 Cybele" Fri., lst show 7 p.m., last complete show 8.80 pm. Sat, continuous from 5.45 MATINEE EVERY SATURDAY AND HOLIDAYS AT 2 RM. 7 “mi? AIRLINE W'TH THE GOLdWyn 00m . HOSTESSES . . . Sun., cont. from 5 pm. 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