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It Goofed Again Recalling the early part of when the Emergency Measures Organization first became reasonably well known it seemed at that time that one of the major points in favor of various counties adopt ing it was that the activity would be most valuable in times of Particular stress then was placed on what might happen in cast an atomic bomb was exploded with the resultant demolition of build ings and danger to life itself There can be- we would think other forms of emergency when this group trained in many of specialized service to a com- could act A case in point is the extremely he snowfall Sunday Toronto js we know nothing was done to have this system go active to facilitate the movement of traffic or mow work Explosions it a direct result of the thousands of people EMO had a real large sums of money which have been spent but it goofed buildings nor loss of life occurred as but it was an emergency which affect- to step in and justify to some extent the equipment and train- Some Encouragement A few days ago a little girl probably of age stood at the curb on Main street waiting to cross to the nest side of the sin hen Evidently well trained the street the little girl extended her arm as a signal of her intention Southbound traffic slopped almost but a succession of a least eight cars northbound ignored her signal with three of the drivers actually accelerating his speed Finally traffic stopped after a wait of perhaps four minutes Onlookers had the thought that there is little use in teaching youngsters to take care and signal when adults the wheel cannot or will not show good sense and courtesy Good Choice The if lection of Joseph Dale as Warden of York County last week was an excellent choice I Mr Dates the present Reeve of North Township brings years of political to his new post But more important be brings his fine legal mind out going personality his qualities of leadership to an important post at a most propitious time Metro Toronto is bursting its seams People and Many are moving to the communities of northern York County This influx of people and in dustry will the problem of growing pains to the county and Mr Dales abilities will be needed to make them as as possible to the people who already here The Era feels the Warden Dales and bis council will accomplish this Why North Town ships former engineer Many Kalnins is entitled to a better explanation of why he was fired from bis job And it should be a public explanation because Mi a public The reason council It terminated Mr ploymenl was thai his work Tins my Its an tell North I At ill lixpnyers why his work was unsatisfactory Mr Kalnins formerly was em ployed as a building inspector by the Town of Newmarket until about hist April Presumably Mr was hired by North Gwillimbury because his quali fications for the position of engineer for the township were the best of all the applicants for the job If Mr Kalnins is incompe- the township should say so and it should state he was incompetent A vague word such as un satisfactory leaves a cloud of doubt over the entire situation SUGAR AND SPICE by Bill Smiley Try This On Sadists A good many people decent kindly warmhearted in most respects have a morbid slink They get a big vicarious bang out of the gruesome or the gory Eyes glinting voices lowered they discuss with relish Aunt Sadies cancer of the liver the weekend accident in which a pillar of the community smash ed his pelvis while beading for the city with his mistress or Uncle Georges advanced drop point these people when theres a chance to add a little color to their bus This week I had that nigh t gond heavy II happened an the weekend and Monday morning I it as ready for them The first eager enquirer caught me just inside he door as I arrived for work What was it Had fall and a broken ankle Hopefully getting mi bearable Coyly The next enquiry came from one of those loudmouths who like to embarrass one in front of a group He tried Loudly do Get drunk and fall down the cellar stairs hoho Not at all I told him calmly Id got drunk been Incked nut slept in a snowbank all night wakened with a frozen foot and had had to have three toes am putated asked him if hed like The next old hat who looks like the flower but in reality is the ser pent under I lleen fighting with your wife again Its about time she put her font down On Well I told her had the shot glib out ami was just to scare her a little just in fun when the lain thing went off and blew a hole in my font the size of an orange Wan I a see that I assured her explained that my wife and I had been day night as usual Growing bored with smashing thoo big dents in the refrigerator with the aides of our bands wed decided to try sonic footwork Id launched a jumpkick at my wifes teeth She a real karate expert had stuck nut her tongue and it was so sharp shed opened a fourinch gash in my foot Four inches dfep that is dont know whether the lady whod asked believed me I just walked off and left her standing there mouth open eyes isly hoped it ious I said just a few severed tendons Never he able to wiggle my toes again but lucky to get off so easily After all it was a foot drop Gaping she pursued What in the world happened Nothing much I fell off lira roof and landed on one of the iron spikes iu the front porch railing Hut what in the world you doing up on the roof in he middle e winter You must have been out your mind Oh no not really was just tn down mil of the tree And that As the day went on I told other vultures that A Grey hound bus bad stopped on op of my foot and didnt move until the lights changed the foot been burned beyond recognition by a faulty electric blanket that my daughter had been helping chop kindling for the fire place missed and lopped off all but my littlest toe Getting my coat in the cloak room at the end of a pretty day I heard two female colleagues unaware of my presence reconstructing the Drunk as a billygoat they say and climbing a tree after black squirrels with a shotgun No no I heard hed gone after his wife and kids with the this AND NEXT Kf by Ray The Times Are Good By the usual reading of the calendar and the weather signs Canada was in the depth of mid winter this week But if it was having any effect on the econo my there was little sign of it as the country went into its temporary recessions in the 1950s but the last five reces sionfree years set a record both here and in the United States Spurred on by sloshover of the Great Society in the US unemployment fell from per cent he beginning of under four per cent this month Despite substantial pockets of poverty which showed up more strikingly than ever in the face of the countrys general prosperity times were good for most Canadians this winter Department stores after a sellout Christmas season were still crowded with freespending shoppers Nearly half the coun trys population was under teen rigors were staying longer in school than ever before and industry and business showed no in plans for capital you looked Canada big things w this week New Brunswick dens of municipalities to the nullum metal milling went full blast ahead Quel Genera hard at I In dust lies while private capital symbolized by the new mil lion General Motors plant at Therese Que continued to Ontario had so much expan sion to talk about that it would take a goodsized book to list it pro fan looked ahetd In their best year in history And the prairie econ omy continued burgeon nut with such industries as Sas katchewans potash mines which Already have created new jobs Alberta last began to exploit its immense oil Kind re series with million being Fort which boom has been led by the for industry enough new pulp mills now under construction fo double production and power development on the Columbia and Peace rivers But enough problem re mained to worry the nations economists and politicians Ottawa saw a new session of Parliament convene under a new team of economic expert potentially the strongest the country his ever had The post ing of Mitchell Sharp to the fi nance ministry Robert Winters to trade and commerce and Jean to the new depart ment of manpower gave that the Federal Government intended to come to grips with the blights on he Canadian these were the con tinued deficit the country has run up in foreign exchange by more than it sells abroad The deficit doubled last year to more than a billion dollars As a result Mr Sharp warned Canadas expansion rata will drop to about four per cent after price adjustments com pared to the six per cent real growth of 1965 The Canadian slock market after hitting a peak in May of was still lagging in con trast to the continued rises of stock prices in the US And the country has failed to train enough skilled workers to meet the demands of industry even today Regional differences in living standards continued as barriers to iiationil proserin the I io Council pointed out that Canada had failed to close gap even partially in the past Finally rising costs verging on creeping inflation brought price increases in a multitude of goods and services The eternal conundrum of prosperity and bust nightmare was there as always After five years of steady growth Canadian could only hope that the mo mentum of expansion would carry us safely through any future slowdowns Letters To The Editor The Editor A As township engineer it The Era was my endeavour so Dear Sir Since williont deserving so was and am strictly my name was Into a had against the waste of tax due In article in payers money he paper re Nnrlli As Building Inspector it i I 1 would lie grateful if yUu and without ills would the following an my crimination represent the township bylaws Referring Hie resnlnlinn A lime am ready he North Gwilllmfniry prove ami clarify my of Jiinnnry lillili re fir- of township engineer he- one who wishes to cause of unsatisfactory work which was published in The Km of Jan lDiti wish to clarify A Kalnins Harry Technologist Amalgamation with the rest of Ontario comes later THE ERA Serving Northern York County Since 852 DAVID HASKELL Editor and Publisher GIL SHEPHERD News Editor Era Company Limited Subscription I