Ontario Community Newspapers

Newmarket Era and Express, 14 Apr 1965, p. 4

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and Member or Audit Bureau of ClrenUtiou and Class A Newspapers Serving Newmarket and the rural districts of North York year publication Wished Wednesday at 30 Charles St Newmarket by the Newmarket Era ft Express Limited Subscription for two years for one year In advance Simla cissies are lie each Member of Class A Weeklies or Canada Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association and the Audit Bureau of Circulations Authorized as Second Class Mall Post Office Department Ottawa THE EDITORIAL PAGE WEDNESDAY DAY OF APRIL NINETEEN AND SIXTYPIVE LETS TRY AGAIN The appearance of an advertisement week inviting applications for the of a PartTime Industrial Re- gives some indication that and the Department of Industries ire concerned about the lack of effort inserted to attempt to gain new industry for Newmarket Whether or not a parttime official W this capacity can accomplish any or nil of what is undoubtedly hoped for is certainly open to question Only one is sure at the moment and that a some effort is being made to pain results with a minimum of expense to the ratepayers I Some will no doubt disagree with the Wan to hire a man on a parttime basis feeling that proper representation of in Toronto and other centres requires considerable time This latter point we feel is quite for seeking new industry can of- be compared with chasing the will- wisp and many hours might be Spent without anything concrete to show ft terms of prospects giving rise per haps to a feeling of frustration It is an established fact that some towns have a fulltime industrial some of whom have had sign al success in gaining industry for their municipality On he other hand there nre those who work conscientiously for one to two years chasing prospects but never come up with the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow I It is our purpose to argue in invar of parttime effort or otherwise Suffice to that the Department of Industries should be commended for their decision to take some action infantile but after making another trip to the corner of Main and Davis Dr We realized how confusing it could be to distinguish street names with traffic chasing up behind especially at night Their suggestion was that a large sign be erected at this intersection a couple of hundred feet west marking plainly the right turn onto Main St and a similar sign about the same distance south on Main St giving directions to Highway and perhaps Sutton and Kes wick the other way lot and with contemplated widening or Davis Dr in the future this might be a good time to start the ball rolling to mako sure- that visiting dignitaries and who knows some prospective Industrialist will not his way to the municipal offices to sign a big fat option PALL AND MALL What happened to the plans of a few ago which was going to make the Main St an oasis of green ly and a quiet retreat from the roar crescendo of traffic Somewhere in the dim distant past lino i plan to i mall in the Main St area At that time it appear ed to be an excellent suggestion to allevi ate the confusion of traffic on Main St This could still he studied although th elimination and diversion of traffic could create quite headache Ottawa seemed to be able to ac complish it on Sparks St and it was a boon to the tourist as well as a restful spot in the mad whirl of a modern city Of comae if we had Ottawa money avail able we could perhaps eliminate the Main St altogether Poverty Elimination In Throne Speech Message lily about the I two countries will when- Americans bite tin purallcl are here domestic problems the overriding concern its refer ill be called I lea ted by GovernorGenerals speech the plan with a ion which indicated by th policy the See Increase In Craft Sales 1 bo- iitei first Ontario Crafts Con- tori if thriii o operative of ihc century with in office It is a Although Finif- time offering a due Mill men policies of Mi the vital issue itpo and together to Hon should be fought problem on both tl SIGN OF THE TIMES Casual talk to visiting relatives or dignitaries can often bring things to Our attention which makes us realize have failed to see the wood for the i into this recently when visi tors from another town and strangers to Newmarket were quite late Rt a function because they couldnt the Main St It appears they follow maps and highway signs until at the St Davis intersection spotted the New- Plaza on the right And assumed that the town consisted of the built- up section on the left OTTAWA being imij i L il ii or in op- mill official of ii i stimulate information the re- Kconon gg ment all as Mm mm llll Caiifl- one of the i 1- in human physical and In Ihi si 1 feSjemen etc we all pay school may liv tor Street and we all neon is a On help pay bridge They Richmond Hill t

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