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reports indicate that more activity on the part of the consumer is needed to attain the objcc~ tives asked for in this resolution. 4. Resolution requesting the Resources Minâ€" ister of the Federal Government to seek legis~ lation to ban or control the amount of phosâ€" phates allowed in laundry detergents. The reply indicated that regulations were passed in 1970 limiting amounts of phosphate to 20% and a further amendment will reduce this to 5% by the end of 1972. Thus Canada will be following the recommendations of the International Joint Commission which calls for the near elimination of phosphates, It was pointed out that detergents are not the only source of phosphates, that human and animal sewage and agricultural fertilizers also play a major role. 5. Resolution asked the Department of Highways to increase their efforts in the study of light reflecting, long wearing paint, or de- veloping new methods of pavement markers imbedded in the highway surface. A reply from the office of the Minister of Transportation and Communications said that the Department is aware of the obliteration of highway markings and that research is contin- uing to find a satisfactory solution. Thermo- plastic material has not proved practical. no paint has been found to solve the problem, and imbedded markers are unsatisfactory since snowâ€"plows interfere and remove them. The prolonged cold weather in northern On- tario adds to the problem, since when the weather is cold and the pavement wet, zone painting cannot be done. 6. Resolution requesting the Department of Transport to make it mandatory that all rail- way box cars, coal cars, flat cars and caboose be marked by fluorescent paint in such a man- ner as to pick up the headlights on auto- mobiles. Mr. C. W. Rump of the Railway Transâ€" portation Commission replied that the appli- cation of reflective markings is governed by an order of this Commission. The current proâ€" gram plans C.N.R. and C.P.R. installing such markings on at least 4,000 cars a year. Since December 31, 1970 a total of 94.009 appliâ€" cations have been made. 7. Resolution asking the Government of Ontario to declare that November 11 no longer be a school holiday but a regular school day with a service or instruction on the real meanâ€" ing of the day. A reply from the Hon. Gerard Pelletier, Secretary of State said that the views ex- pressed by the F.W.I.O. members will be giVen due consideration. WINTER I972 Mrs. William Merritt, only charter member and life member at the West Lorne Women's institute. Mrs. Merritt has served the branch as Secretary and Pianist for over sixty years. If we “ere busy being kind Before we know it we would find \‘i-’e'd mun forget to think 'twas true That sumenne was unkind tn you. If we were busy being glad A cheering of people who are said Although our hearts might ache a bit \Ve'd soon forget to notice it, If WL‘ were busy being good And doing iust the best we could \Vc‘d nnt have time to blame some man \th's doing just the best he can. if we were busy being true To what we know we ought to do We‘d be so busy, we'd forget The blunders of the folks we've met. Author Un known 3|