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YOUR on the evening of 2nd WILL MEAN THAT YOU ARE READY TO ASSIST IN A GREAT FIGHT On ibat evening members voluntary canvassers will call at all homes in Newmarket seeking funs for the Canadian Cancer Society to help fight man kinds greatest killer cancer The funds go to help sufferers from the dread disease and to carry on research work which one day will determine the cause of cancer and so load to cure NEWMARKET HAS NEVER FALLEN DOWN YET YEAR AFTER YEAR ITS OBJECTIVE HAS BEEN EXCEEDED BUT THE FIGHT MUST BE CARRIED ON UNTIL VICTORY HAS BEEN WON WONT YOU HELP REMEMBER CANCER IS NO OF PERSONS IT MAY STRIKE YOU A MEMBER OF YOUR FAM- A NEIGHBOUR IT MAY BE YOUR CONTRIBUTION WHICH TURNS THE TIDE OF BATTLE If you should be out when the canvasser calls your contribution may be left at any of the banks in Newmarket Dear Sir Sutherland Ave Dear Former Pupils Newmarket Newmarket in dire need of new industry in its midst to help the tax paying home owners to keep their budgets on an even keel now the home owner is carrying the bulk of the load and it will be much heavier in the future if the costs of the nec essities of the community contin ue to mount As our continues to crow we must foot the bill for new schools and fac ilities A fire department must take the place of the present volunteer brigade we will have more mail delivery a new sewage treatment plant more streets to maintain and many many more necessities was That Terrible Miss King who tried to teach you mathematics Some of you were honor a few were fail ures the majority tried I still have all your records No doubt made mistakes but I and believe convinced you that I was interested in you as persons as well as students You were my children and I am of of who have become good Christian citi zens as I am of the graduates in mathematical courses However today I am also ter ribly concerned about your fu ture and that of your little children As a child I he Editor Realizing that some are indif ferent as to whether they will vote on May has led me to these words Do you con sider how much harder it will be to fight the advancements for liquor interest once there is a foothold Remember the story about the camel who first put in his nose and kept on until he was all in the tent and the man was out Surely when we think of the untiring efforts of those who brought about the franchise for women and the faith they had that women would exalt human life and build for the good of home youth nation and God in the days of the open bar we cannot help but do our Dart My fathers generation finally to carry the torch on quired bv a live aeeressive and got it abolished but not before Democracy recognizes that we progressive community some young men never young have an obligation to our The community must provide women were themselves ruined wen We observe the traffic these facilities for its citizens inland have later ruined their light for safety in ways of order to helo an homes through drink so why not operate for liquor interests never rest ty ways of living How can and now vou have to face the ls return of the evil of alcohol in a the ways of drinking Inter- more subtle and therefore n society and oneself should more dangerous form Yours isf same and the way to help the age of cocktail parties and beverage rooms Both have ac quired a certain cloak of respec tability and to patronize them seems the smart thine to do Alcohol has the same effect whether consumed in the open bar or in our beautiful drawing j what it can now to save the fu ture Every man is asleep who rage J The Newmarket Era and Thursday April gent and secure 1 Society must however help itself by with the governments which it has selected and elected to oversee the whole operation of the community in the best interests of its citizens and every individual member of society must respond when called upon to decide on a major issue involving the pro gressive development of his com munity This is our communitys birthday we can be proud of its progress over the last century but it must not be allowed to now it must go on to another and progress even more Times change and what was good as the order of the day years ago or even years ago must be altered or modified add ed to or deleted in accordance with the analysis of a commun ity survey as interpreted by those entrusted to lead and represent the community We as individual members of an intelligent and cultured societv who make up the community of Newmarket are be ing called in this centennial year to decide on a maior com munity issue one which means another 100 of progress and development on the one hand or strangulation and death on the other We all know what would benefit our community and ourselves as individual taxpayers of a which must depend on financial success both indivi dually and collectively to survive and progress in this day and age Industry and commerce will make us and our community prosper it must he attracted to us we must want it to help us we must think and in terms of community hist as a player thinks of the team as a whole rather than of himself as an egotistic individual desiring glory We must think of ourselves as shareholders of a company vot ing on an issue which will mean more dividends we must look us and see how other com munities with the same growing pains have through their citizens handled the situation we must look at the results in terms of economy and prestige We must use common sense every one of us we cannot afford to excuse anybody and answer the call of our community and make our de cision to vote for progress on May I Yours truly Gould oneself is to help others Liquor destroys the power to discrimin ate from right and wrong and has been called an organized selfishness If the church has not always done its duty in the past thats I no reason why it should not do rooms Statistics prove that some of you will become con firmed alcoholics I know you dont believe it will be you it may be your wife your husband or your child I do not now expect obedience from you You gave me that for years I am however still interested in you and I beg and pray that you will vote no in order to try to keep this evil removed as far as possible from vour homes is careless and indifferent to moral and spiritual values said Rev Dr of St An drews Presbyterian church in 193G I appeal to the mothers of this town to rise up and in every way throw their influence for the right by voting No on May In this world of temptations young people require our ex ample in right living as well as our prayers We hone not a for purchasing of the same May I ask how will the increased tourists and surrounding area of liquor victims arrive Then after the gain of a few dollars which will in return mock us in our downfall will the opponents be ready take the responsi bility of the bearer of liquor Having lived on the Bradford main street let me warn you rooms are a disgrace Worth readers dont let the hoodwink you Should liquor outlets be established here the will strike again with his deadly sting for the es tablishment of beverage rooms We thank you who are men and women of courage in your untiring to keep liquor from our town We also esteem very highly the value of prayer which constrained various citizens to change their vote to No Remember you who pray that prayers also have a wield ing influence which will inward ly smite those who are thinking of voting yes for liquor outlets and your pravjjrs are a strong support for right only Soon the election will be over the ballot cast for lifes short day Soon we shall stand before the Righteous Judge of all the earth We each one cast the deciding and final ballot Will we hear the Judge say Well done Youth Temperance Worker Irene Keay MORE READERS WRITE ON PAGE The Editor Dear Sir Before the vote in Georgina township on Dec the ministers of that area published in the Era and Ex press a clear statement as to what the vote was about They urged that most earnest consider ation be given to the question remind that Indifference thoughtlessness can be costly a lead to great sorrow When person honestly and thorouj does his or her full duty then is easier to take the no matter which the tide turns Canadians are blessed n also that all qualified voters privileges and doms The opportunity to is one of these With their ballots On page of the Era and Ex press issue of April 1957 the Newmarket Ministerial Associa tion similarly gives their mess age about the liquor vote in Newmarket on May Now as we did before that vote on December we wish to insistence we look to each qua ficd voter of York Countys wo thy town of Newmarket to their dutv at the poll on Mav On behalf of York Coun Federation Booth President Starr Secretary If you cannot vote no person will be able please do not vote J is to blame Yours sincerely for my downfall Famous people have placed the credit his or her mother This is far ahead of regrets and re- Newmarket morse to the end of life So use I the franchise mothers and pray for guidance to do Gods will A Mr Editor The Editor As a citizen for years and a taxpayer for 20 I would endorse a yes vote on May In a re- 1 cent notice in the paper I ce j where the Citizens Welfare Hear Sir I have read with League contends that there could concern the editorials and ad- he no advantage to our merchants rewarding a liquor to have liquor outlets in outlet for our town market Why then did of First I would thank our editor merchants interviewed sign the for the freedom of the press and petition signed it because impartial printing on this sub- they are realistic practical men who have a substantial invest- We who are rightly opposed ment in our town I to this liquor outlet would also Another statement said there jlhank our opponents for their would be no noticeable conveni ence that a phone call will It to your door Why then can to cars from bo seen in Bradford Friday nights and Saturdays I want to go on record now opposing beverage rooms and deceptive literature for the noted fallacy of the same works to defeat their own efforts Truth will ever conquer We appreciate the vivid map in print by our opponent locat ing Newmarket as the natural centre of this area Our records cocktail bars The legal outlets now show our standing in good Bradford thousands of do- stead Many citizens from the lars a year in taxes to the village surrounding area Bradford in- treasury besides creating em ployment As a former member of council no one knows better than I how we need commercial assess ment if it is legal to purchase spirits In Ontario we should he able to purchase them right hen eluded come to shop in our love ly town Should liquor outlets be permitted to degrade our town we shall have lost the es teem of many worthy customers Let in the heart of this I centre clean of liquor Dear Editor Stewart St Newmarket Any encouragement through in Newmarket So let unvote I outlets which would bring on May and keep our dollars h hast degree of prosperity or and people here wanton desire has a curse upon Now it has beep said that The Book of eternal author- liquor outlets would be a em Ota- I Woe unto them that people As a Maybe if the people who are putting so much of their time and energy into the fight against the sale of liquor etc through le gal outlets put a little of their energy and zeal into the fight against other crimes against mankind such as birth control mercy killing bad literature etc I for one would not be inclined to think that they are just bigot- led about drinking John Simpson lion to our young parent and one who has coached girls and boys baseball teams and worked on other snorts pro grams I have more faith in our young people than some of church leaders seem to have Educate our youth and have faith in them and they will not let you down To those who say the outlets would not be of any benefit to Newmarket I can onlv say that are none so blind as those Who to see are mighty to drink wine and men of strength to mingle strong drink that justify the wicked for a bribe and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him- which 1 menus voting it to him as well as handing it Certainly all upright would rather pay taxes as as- I scssed and live with a conscience void of offence toward God and man than have a raising rev enue from the license of wrong Our soothsayers have repealed that liquor outlets here Charlie Van ant would eliminate highway traffic H0UI BOUT THAT By RALPH TEE THESE lit AWf TEUINO THE WAY FROM THE TOWN DOES NT IT AMY THAT WASHER THAT APART ON US IAST WEEK 4M WyVArTLlT YOU KNOW BOUGHT A REFRIGERATOR AND SEW A 1 MA ATlAlCtCll IT Progressive JUNE 10 day lor TINY Gathers VOTE Conservative PRESENTS THE LATEST AND MOST PRACTICAL HOLLYWOOD BED UNIT OF ALL TIME It SMOOTH HOLLYWOOD WITH HEADBOARD MATTRESS AND BOX SPRING IN BREATH TAKING MATCHING MATERIAL By OK And This sparer A styling to your dec is a famous Smooth Top with no disturbing kilting AH of Balanced 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