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f J- itors In this weeks issue there appears a letter from Mr and Mis- Pan Hill Millard Avenue Newmarket Their reason for writing a concern for the ef- feet of minstrel shows on society We are in complete agree ment with their opinions on the subject In the United States and Canada the Negro is given a stereotyped characterisation in I s plays minstrel shows radio programs arid forms of entertainment There a general expression that every Negro is a lazy com ic and has little education No doubt the Hills like many others would like to see vie or a play in which a Negro is portrayed a lawyer or a doc tor or plain citizen at least if not as one who has made an outstanding contribution to world peace such as Dr Ralph Members of the local Lions club the high school or the Junior Farmers clubs need not consider that they should be criticized any more than our whole society should be criti cized The presentation of a minstrel show is recognized by few here as being an injustice to Negroes but it is It Is so cial injustice and what causes it at least in our community is prejudice but thoughtless ness And we are not in a world where we can live in an isolated society that has no re lationship to other parts of the world Mr Hill is a Negro He Is a social worker who is employed in Toronto and he is a citizen and taxpayer in Newmarket His expression of opinion may come as a shock to some people but we are inclined to welcome it Living in a small community which is relatively free of so cial problems we are bound to register some surprise when an issue of this sort is raised- Had the subject not been brought up by Mr and Mrs Hill doubtless no one ever would have given a thought to it And that is all they are asking that we do give it some thought Probably you have seen a truck with an endearing name the driver has painted on the front such as Ruby or Sweet Sue During the war pilots painted names on their aircraft like M For Mother or For Tommy Men who operate large machines taking pride in the way they handle or the fine job they do fondly think of names for them There is a power shovel on the job at the new Bell Tele phone dial exchange building being constructed on Millard Avenue Newmarket Along the forward arm of the shovel which holds the scoop appear these reverently scrawled let ters Stupid Files of March The first rain in these parts in over three months was very welcome Tuesday evening The snow blanket is nicely Mr S Kerman of to and former viceconsul for Brazil was in town on Tues- day after visiting his summer place on Lake Simcoe Mr Kerman Is deeply interested in preserving the Lake Shore road from any possibility of disuse As he says the drive is so love that it is scarcely possible to traverse it slowly enough to take in all its exquisite Miss Grace Armstrong spent the weekend with friends in Toronto Hon Lyons MPP of Marie spent the weekend with Rev and Mrs Andrews Miss Grace Strong of spent last weekend with her sister Mrs Hewson V Florence recently returned from a fortnights visit with friends in New York City where she attended the graduates reunion of the New York hospital Mrs J Wilson Toronto spent the weekend in town calling on friends Mr and Mrs Robert son got back from California last week Several Toronto friends tored to Toronto to wish Miss Dick many happy returns last Sunday Mr A Kingston of the Workmens Compensation Toronto with Mrs Kingston and Miss Helen Kingston spent Sunday in Newmarket with her parents County Magistrate Keith and Mrs Keith who have been spending the winter months at lid to are returning to their home Mrs Allan Wits iIn town last week March It is Spring Pussy willows are out and the boys are mak ing rings with their heels in the mud for marbles This is not a sign of spring It is spring itself There is a feeling in the heart of the boy that tells him when to play marbles just the same as the sap runs in the trees If he cant get around dry enough he will chalk a ring on a dry piece of sidewalk But he must play marbles now or never Even if the snow were here he would start the game just the same He knows the season to a day Marbles have a commercial value now where as he wouldnt pick them up any other time His eyes stick out when he sees a handful and he wants to play for them To have a bulging pocket makes him feel rich and comfortable Miss Manning had a birthday party last Friday af ternoon Mr A spent over Sunday with his parents at Bronte Sale of Horses Last Saturday nine horses mostly driver sold at Proctors Livery at prices ranging from to each Eight horses were put up but did not reach the re serve bid Fifteen head of cattle were also sold the Springers bringing from to each and the twoyear olds at and each This week Mr Proctor bought three fine span of horses in King weighing from to for a city firm Two of the span were from Messrs Bros of Oak Ridges and a span of mares from Mr reeve of the township Rev R J was called to Weston on Monday to con duct a funeral service Messrs Leslie Jackson and Harold Hughes of Toronto were home over Sunday SI Ii MOID GIF FROM FAY ENS mm f- 919 v Era 1852 NEWSPAPER i Catnips By Ginger rued of North York TTl Tho Published every Thursday at Main St Newmarket by the Era and Express Limited Subscription for two years for one year In advance Single copies are each Member of Class A Weeklies of Canada Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association and Audit Bureau of Circulations Authorized as Second Class Mall Office Department Ottawa E Utaiwaliit I Sports A LITTLE NONSENSE NOW AND THEN RCUSHEO THE WISEST MEN ANON RACINE Job Printing ami Production THE EDITORIAL PAGE Its discrimination Its an in justice After all the work we do around this place we wind up with a little two by four spot like this in the paper Just because Top Six Inches below us here shot off a big line this week we have to suf fer Slim Bliggens went out to the composing room and looked at theamount of space left In the form for this column and has just told me that its the thin edge of the wedge I think the boss there Is ready to ease us right out of the paper he Obviously it favoritism on the part of the boss toward this writer below us And this Was the week we were going to give an objective criticism on the new in the back shop Next week well get a crow bar and literally force our way into these columns Slim sug gested Well write up a big harangue and get it typeset be fore Top Six can git his stuff in print Agreed I said Look at this choked off before were hardly started THURSDAY THE TWENTYNINTH DAY OF MARCH NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTYSIX FACTS CAN BE CONFUSING READERS IN Newmarket understandably may be puzzled about the reports from town council about water published in this newspaper from time to time It was pointed out by Councillor that a few years ago when Mr Charles VanZant was chairman of the water committee a report was given showing that there was not sufficient water provide ser vices for a subdivision at the east end of Srigley Street Yet later when other development of subdivisions in- creased the town water report was favorable A few weeks ago the picture Wfw unfavorable and there was concern over whether or not sufficient water could be supplied to a new industry It was believed that the source of supply in Bogarttown Creek would be re- quired Then last Thursday night at a meeting of Council a new report was submitted by the town engineer It was found that the town had a little more water to spare than was hitherto believed The Metropolitan Home for the Aged for one was reported to be using less than the amount it had been expected to use In addition a flowing test well north of Newmarket near what is called the Green Lane now producing clear water which possibly can be used Up until last it had been producing water bearing a fine sand which could not be filtered Much as it would appear strangely co- incidental that the sand would disappear just in time for an agreement with an industry there is an explana tion The pressure has dropped and it is possible that the drop in pressure has failed to bring up the sand The reports are of a technical nature The tax payers and members of the council are not expected to understand the full meaning of the reports So the opinion of the town engineer is sought We can imagine that the engineer is under great pressure from this fac tion and that faction Not being an elected tative and being asked his opinion on whether or not there is sufficient water for this project or that project the engineer is in an awkward position With most of the available town supply he is asked if a certain number of additional be spared The engineer can be pessimistic tic Likely he is inclined to be pessimist thinks of the responsibility being placed on He can be optimistic when council brought to bear on him during a quest for a will help the town being used gallons can or optimis- when he his should- pressure is project that In all the water discussions in council lead to much confusing detail involving the short term and long term needs of the town and the differing opinions of all members of council This newspaper has done its best to present all the facts and it cannot make any apologies to members of council or to the readers about the facts themselves being confusing FREE LEGAL AID PROGRAM THE Law Society of Upper Canada work ing in conjunction with the County Law Associations of Ontario introduced a Free Legal Aid program The purpose is to ensure that no person in Ontario should go without legal aid or assistance simply through finan cial inability We proud of our fair laws and our rights as individuals to fair trials But without experi enced counsel circumstances could deny an individual proper access to a fair trial The members of the legal profession are to be congratulated for providing this additional service to society in the form of the Free Legal Aid program Thanks to their program no in dividual in Ontario need lack professional assistance in presenting his case for the fair judgment of any court During the past year there were applications for legal aid 2646 of these were in civil matters and 1190 in criminal matters 1832 applicants were given legal aid or advice in civil matters and 965 in criminal mutters seven of the latter being murder charges Pro- vincial Director Earl Smith reports that the number of lawyers available for this work is impressive One county director concludes his report by saying All of the above indicates that the plan is working very well in this county and that no person suffered hardship through lack of funds to retain a solicitor or counsel at his or her trial It is interesting to note that in one county the lawyers have undertaken to pro- vide free transportation for applicants requiring legal aid and when it is necessary for them to travel from one town to another within the county A serious question arose during the year over the provision of free legal aid to repeaters It was sug gested that this assistance should be discontinued But this view was not adopted entirely and legal aid to re peaters is to be continued where in the opinion of the local director there are special circumstances to war- rant it by Dairy Farmer The Top Six Inches It has a great week in the town of Newmarket It showed the town at its and at its worst just the way we have always known it a town where people can get the done when are convinced that It is the thing to do and a town when indifference wn find its ultimate expression when the leadership There was a skating carnival We do not know figure skating but Wfr to that miry wwl it was rary is an instrument for bet ter living anil a better town to in the face of and work hard for library And whatever opinion the utilitarians may hold a good library will make a town s Even In these of tele vision hew cars ityk- tail and all other do and It la a of and a tort Of of feaye a wit rot teat OUR SIDE OF THE STORY W LETS MAKE OUR SIFTS TO DEMOCRACIES Two influential national mag azines have recently advocated stopping aid to all countries that are neutral in the cold war Our present foreign aid pro is a mixture of and defense To con fine our aid to military would Ik to pass by on the other side and leave the des titute twothirds of mankind In the ditch Further it would he subscribing to the erroneous notion that stopping commun ism Is entirely a military mat ter Democracy as points out is the political press ion of humanitarian ism A wealthy nation like ours cannot shirk its duty of re Having the sufferings of being false to a principle of Tin- argument bat we can not afford to our for eign aid can he refuted by 11 simple figures Our per capita on tobacco is 58 on educa tion oil Colombo Plan combined Our wel fare contributions not he reduced Vhuy should bo very greatly expanded of permanent of only one percent of our national In come to foreign aid can be railed extravagant but ll would be a notable advance The menace of Is not and never was primarily military Much of Its power Ilea in its promises To a world that Is weary of war and of want it promises peace pros- and progress The draw ing power of that promise has converted thousands of middle- class intellectuals into apostles of communism That promise is at work throughout the world And the only way to meet it is by democratic per formance The futility of trying to fight communism by arms alone was amply demonstrated in the loss a China communists con quered China with the help of the weapons we gave Chiang to resist them His regime was so rotten that lie could not pre vent his soldiers from arms over to the enemy Military help given to regimes like Chiangs is money down drain docs not wish to join in a mili tary alliance against Soviet Union Is ridiculous to say that India is neutral in the struggle between communism and democracy We might as well say that Quakers would bo neutral In a war between Christianity and atheism restrict our aid to reli able allies and stop helping neutrals like India would ho a mistake even from a mili tary of view The whole history of our attempts to make allien of proves that only reliable allies of democracy are democracies We let take in the hope that he would help us against Hitter Wo tried to make an alliance with against Miller We moved out of Hue to try please All in vahil Dictator will all the aid we are enough to give then hut when fight is Joined they will throw in their lot with the side they think will win by definition on our side India is only hi the sense thai sho India does not sec commun ism as a military threat and therefore does not join pacts like SBATO But India Is opposing communism in other ways especially in her efforts raise living standards Pov erty is communisms mightiest ally In fighting poverty India is seeking the only permanent defense against communism What good would it do us to build up military machine in if economic conditions were permitted to degenerate to tlie point which the com munists lake over the country As long as India re mains a democracy It is a bul wark end the only effective bulwark against Is South Asia anybody think that Pakistan would bo any use to us If were part of the communist of freedom in Asia The Russians may earn the gratitude of Asians for sending even a small amount of help But no nation will sell itself in- to slavery out of gratitude Wo should welcome a contest with Russians in giving economic aid to the struggling of Asia In aiding the fight against poverty the are attacking their own J ally A prosperous people will not sell its freedom for a steel mill physically that there should a te did a Job and leadership to put show on ft was Kt It was ipJrlr and was it wV very S evening in the ft k- it by people of Ink help of of town through an wgaaSaalfci in the town- Then there was the opetiinjf of the new hospital the resilt of a campaign run by local people and again there was tangible evidence in the gleam ing rooms efficient equipment and the latest in the hospital equipment to show the town and the surrounding district that the hospital always is a source of pride to all of us Only who have been in the when sick or who had loved ones there can really know that feeling of security and comfort that comes from walking through the new hospi tal There are many campaigns run in town and probably there are some whore the results of the efforts put forth are not as spectacular as In the case of the hospital Sometimes it is for an institution or organiza tion on which we only call in case of disaster Sometimes the proceeds of the campaign are spread out over a lone time But the hospital Is there for everybody to see and for everybody when It is needed Then there is the library There were many angry words spoken about it We would Imagine there are many who feel that the town could have used the money for other pur poses We even heard people say that If there Is a choice be tween a new sewage system and a library wo should have the sewage system But the fact remains that there were enough people In town who were convinced that the lib ftrjrfeMTiie ft I it feeds it is the don a that crying for remedy Somebody should present powers that be with a framed photograph of that ramshackle junk heap as a memento of a job undone in appreciation of their failure to do their duty The argument that there is no bylaw to it removed is very weak It should be the moral standing of the com munity that should force the issue the moral standing as represented by its elected lead ers Yes it is the entrance to the town the town that has other features listed above It is the first thing a visitor or traveller meets They have to see It before they get to mod ern housing development a busy main street and that In tangible friendliness that gen erally characterizes the town Does one take ones visitors past the old fashioned outhouse into the living room Cant we all picture what that place could look like clean ed up and graded It could a vista on the whole town with the bush as its back ground maybe a to orate it maybe a picnic ground for travellers who would the name of the town from coast to coast Weil it takes time to do everything but Just as a plain farmer we would like to sug gest that we do not take our visitors through the pile into the barn ITS A BUDGtT ft te no doubt discouraging to Soviet promises to sellnot give but sell steel- making equipment to India should receive more acclaim in South Asia than do US gifts It discouraging hut it should not influence policy Wo are not helping hungry in order In earn gratitude but to discharge moral debt to tho destitute and to build up a baa- We reasonably confine our help to democracies not only because they are our only sure allies but also because it- is only in democracies not only because they are our only sure allies but also because it is only in that our help likely to benefit the poor ttehUof the population problem are generally agreed thnt pov cannot bo ended unless population growth is held In check And it is only de- like India and pan that are tackling the tion problem tinder dictators the amounts- that go Into development prov are offset by the growth of population The famous liondollar dam projected for will moke room for Egypts population growth for only about five years Our foreign aid program then should rest on two simple pro positions We have a duty to help the hungry wo have a desire to preserve ourselves against communist conquest The way to achieve those aims is to assist democracies every- where are holding the ground Carol yi the ground- m ft state is not muter of the the is their their went in international to In spite tf the that Canada Impressive boom In history there little time drew near for the annual by Waiter of finance a coin in jrjtf Mr budget aft but J J J