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The reason for the government’s largesse. as you might recall, was that Jefferis picked up a criminal record a few years ago and so was returned to the land of his birth. What’s niore, he, expects a tip to in- dicate your gratitude for the havoc he has just wreaked. That would mean Mrs. W. Jefferis finally had word from her son, Ian, who, one night last month was presented with a one-way pass to England via Air Canada. and hasn't been heard from since. Mind you I thought he had gone a little far. I‘m not one to quibble over a little fringe. But it didn’t catch on. I still see ads that state emphatically: “No Man Wants To Be Bald." Frank Sinatra is still wearing his toupee. And Bobby Hull, whose head has had as much press as Bobby Orr’s knee, is still flaunting that extravagant yellow thatch as if it is something to be proud of. THORNHILL â€" Because of my grandfathers, it never occurred to me men could keep their hair. _ From the mement I first knew them they were both delight‘quVy ba_re_on top. 15 my innocence: I belfeved the oniy choice available was in the color of the fringe above the ears: Wl1en Telly Sevalas first appeared on my TV screen, I hated his show but I loved his head. I guess men really don‘t like to be bald. Perhaps they haven‘t given enough thought to the advantages. ‘_ , Th‘ilnk of all those trifis to the barber you could omit. Who wouldn’t like to be free of the irritation of handing over an outrageous sum to the mad man with the scissors who has just taken off so much hair you might as well be bald? RICHMOND HILL â€" For most families. Christmas is a time for ex- changing presents among their members, but for one Richmond Hill mother. a Christmas card from England would be the best present of all. Hairnets even If your barber is one of the more , regional viewpoint By SHARON BRAIN By Jim Irving Flaunt mats sharon sunshine :2 j Bald M3. is beautiful? 5:"; M0 th er waits for word trendy sort no doubt he is disappointed if you don’ t wish to don a hairnet and have yourrhair blow1_1_ d1_‘y. Tha't‘s all very well, I’suppose. But what if one of the guys on the ball team should come in mid-blow. Some things are not easily forgotten or lived down. That he didn‘t know the latter from his vaccination mark when he left at the worldly age of three, and had con- sidered himself Canadian since first becoming aware that the maple leaf grew on flagpoles, as well as trees, only made it easier for those in charge to get rid of him. For Jefferis never took out citizenship papers. which was his first mistake. Compiling a prison record was his second and also his final one, so far as the authorities were concerned. . And, while it’s not the kind of thing that a family jots down as a joyful milestone â€" along with baby‘s first steps â€" should it always be held against someone? T‘Ndbody's going to influence me to do anything wrong." Jefferis told The Of these only the refurbished one at Bruce’s Mill Conservation Area is in existence today. RICHMOND HILL â€" We are becoming more energy conscious these days as we begin to realize we are rapidly exhausting our natural resources. Thus we are apt to overlook the fact it was power from the rivers and streams of the province which made the first industrial development possible. Writing for The Liberal in 1926, E. A. James recalled the days of water- powered mills in Markham Township. In 1840 there were 11 Markham grist mills and 35 saw mills powered by waterwheels. Today we are looking to atomic- powered reactors to provide us with present and future energy needs; One 1840 grist mill was located at Headford on Lot 20, Come. 3, Markham (now in Richmond Hill). Bald men do not suffer those For how long? Headford mi/l yesterdays by marv dawson Liberal, prior to beigg geporteq And he meant it. He knew what lay ahead of him, just as he regretted what lay behind him. He was determined his past would no longer linger there with the present. going to work with a vengeance, banking everything but the grocery money for the day when he would no longer be a citizen in thought only “Not that he was entirely unprepared for that knock on the door from im- migration that meant he was no longer welcome here. .. xi Want to have something saved up in case they ever send me back,” he said. just before the knock came. If you are bald, your hat always fits, regardless of how long it was since your last haircut. Never too tight nor too loose. Bet you never thought of that. Bald men do not end up with a half- white, half-brown forehead when they get their hair cut in August. _.‘_J,, Women kiss And now for the clincher. Women like to kiss bald heads. I know most men don’t believe that. But think about it for a moment. That dam and mill were built by John Burr in 1842. He paid 400 pounds for the west 100 acres of the lot as a site for the mill. John Burr operated a small mill until 1838 when he disposed of it to Rowland Burr, who enlarged both the mill and dam. In 1848 this second Burr sold it, with 14 acres of land, to Thomas Johns for 800 pounds. In 1861 Squires sold the property to John Eyer, who added a woollen mill, which was in operation as lateas 1872. Alex Mackie-bought the mill in 1874 but was drowned on Good Friday of that year while ehoppipg ice at the dam: In December of 1874 David Hislop became the owner and for a few years the mill was operated by George Hislop. humiliations In 1849 George Squires became the owner. For a few years the mill was operated by tenants, first by the Farrs, father and son, then by a Mr. Ramseyt Had no [701706 “He was put out with me because I was the one who sent him to the police, When it did come however, Jefferis (where he received his order of 34 6 wa ter mil/s Owners changed Had no notice wasn't even given enough notice to go to the bank and withdraw his money; his girlfriend had to get it and bring it with her when she flew over a few days later. And that‘s the latest on it, so far as Mrs. Jefferis goes. Neither her son nor his girlfriend has been in touch with her since and she feels she is much to blame. At that time the grinding was done by two sets of stones. Hislop converted the plant to a roller mill in 1889. Mills failed “He was very disconsolate when he left," she said. “There was a great deal of bitterness on his part; they were shoving him onto foreign soil and there was nothing I could say to him to lift his spirits. The great mills of the West, along with Manitoba wheat, finally crowded out the local mills. In 1912 the dam broke and the mill was closed â€" to be torn down in 1916. In the early years the miller collected a toll of one~twelfth of the grain processed. Still later the levy was one- tenth. That is, for every bushel of wheat (60 lbs.) the miller took six pounds. He ground the grist and returned to the farmer the flour, shorts and bran produced by the 54 pounds of wheat. In later years the Headford establish~ ment was simply a chopping mill, turning homegrown grain into feed for livestock. Everyone likes an even tan During this century the practice Blamed mother After 7.900 deportation) because I answered the call. “I thought it was just the usual thing.“ (Jefferis had been reporting to police regularly, as part of his probation.) _ Mrs. Jefferis said she was hoping that, as Christmas drew near, she would hear from him. “It‘s (England) such a different place â€" and the people are so different. “It‘s so different from Canada en- tirely." Did she think his bitterness and sudden change in countries would combine to send him off on a bit of a tangent again? became for the miller to supply flour, bran and shorts out of stock when he received the grain. Men’s faces are, to be blunt. scrat- chy. Rough. Prickly. Bald heads are soft. Smooth. Bare. In a word, kissable. Any baby knows that. As a matter of fact, there is no reason, in this uni-sex world, why the advantages of baldness should be granted only to men. Women too should The usual exchange was 38 lbs. flour, 12 lbs. bran, seven lbs. shorts. Three pounds was allowed for waste for each bushel of wheat. Eventually the farmer sold his wheat for cash and bought his wife’s favorite brand of flour at the grocery The passing of Headford Mill was described in verse in 1916 by the Rev. T. Elliott, the first stanza reading: There was no fear of that on Mrs The old grist mill at Headford, Sturdy relic of the past, Amid time‘s cruel changes Has met its fate at last. It has served its useful purpose And ground the wheat for bread By which three generations 0f Markham folk were fed. Changed in jail Markham poem THE LIBERAL. Wednesday. November 17. 1976 â€"- Jefferis‘ part. “When he came back (from jail) that last time. I couldn’t help but see how he‘d- changed; how he’d matured." “I know he wouldn‘t do anything wrong: he worked too hard â€" seven days a week â€" putting all his money away." “There are only two ways a person can go,“ Mrs. Jefferis said, “they can think of things in the right light, or go completely wrong.“ “I‘m relying on the spirit of Christ- mas," she said. Arid. evén though she has yet to hear from her son, she feels he is thinking in the right light. And despite the irony of it all, what better place for that to flourish than in the land of Dickens. Scrooge and Tiny Tim? Think of the time we waste brushing, combing. washing, drying our heads. Think of the trips to the hairdressers and the indignities we undergo while shrouded in wet plastic sheets. be encouraged to join the fight against the tyranny of hair. Female advantages Wouldn’t there be advantages for everyone if a Bald is Beautiful cam- paign really took hold? Dandruff-would vanish from the face of the earth. ' No longer would we be subjected to interminable ads about which shampoo really gets hair shiniest. really gets hair shiniest. Morning traffic tie-ups before the bathroom door would be considerably lessened as the daily shampoo becomes unnecessary. Think of all the pleasant dinners that would result when families no longer have to argue about the length of George’s hair. There are a few drawbacks of course. Girls will have to think of an alternate excuse for turning down dates once hair washing is no longer required. Ears would become more important. Those sneaky souls who have been passing for beauties while hiding unâ€" pleasant wiggies beneath their hair will be discovered and disgraced. Tiaras would need to be glued on. But these are small inconveniences. In this skin crazy world, the discovery of a new area that could either be covered demurely or flaunted provocatively, should sell the idea. You were wrong, Bobby Hull. You should have left well enough alone. Some drawbacks