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SHOPLIFTERS She Continued from Page was charged with shoplifting a girdle- She pleaded guilty May Miss was one of two women charged after police investigated shoplift ing complaints from Wool worths and Walkers Department Store in the New market Plaza Hie Retail Council of Canada estimates a shortage rate of per cent of total Canadian sales thats a yearly loss of Most Newmarket merchants havent worked out their losses to a percentage yet but they agree shoplifting is getting Department stores dime stores the meat and drug counters in supermarkets are favorite targets Mostly the people caught shoplifting could pay for he articles they take One woman caught in a plaza store had Women and teenagers are the worst of fenders merchants say Suburban housewives help pad their budgets by lifting toothbrushes and cold cream by switching price tags on meat by pocketing tins of lobster and caviar The teeny hoppers as far as merchants can figure it steal for kicks Although youngsters from poorer homes sometimes steal the latest toys or a piece of glit tering jewellery most offenders can well afford to buy what they steal On school field days the teenagers crowd the shops and lift anything mov able They brag about their conquests later The police department claims that August is the worst month Theyre out of school and theyre tired of holiday ing So they make their own excitement While one store claims to catch two thieves a week the Newmarket police have only about complaints on file this year And not more than six people were actually charged The gap is due mostly to the lenient policy towards children Both stores police are reluctant to charge children in juvenile court Some of the children are too young to spread out in front of them isnt meant to be taken home And for many youngsters the humiliation of being escorted home by the police and punished by their parents is enough to nip their shoplifting career in its infancy Even the teenagers looking for kicks can be sobered by a night in custody and the information that anyone over charged with shoplifting carries a crim inal record for the rest of their life Many store owners dont think that more court convictions will solve their shoplifting problems One manager feels that people have to be reeducated Other customers must see the shop lifters but they rarely report it because they feel it doesnt hurt them They have to be convinced that shoplifters are caus ing prices to rise and that the honest per son will suffer as a result he says In the meantime store owners pace the aisles watching the customers and hoping to catch the gluefingered ones And they get together over coffee and sympathize with each about the ones that got away the woman who disap peared with a dozen slips the man who marched out of a plaza appliance store with a television set the someone who walked away with the gaudy awkward lawn chairs that were on display one mor ning last week but were gone by the afternoon Direct dialing for Newmarket NEWMARKET Direct Distance Dialing will be in troduced in a area telephone exchanges this month Allan Bell Canada manager slates DDD allows the caller to dial station to station long distance calls himself Dates are June 16 for Aurora Bradford King City Mount Albert Newmarket Schomberg and Tottenham And June for Keswick Instruction on how to make calls are includ ed in the telephone books in all exchanges except Beeton and Tottenham Di aling 1 an area code if needed and the number wanted completes the call means telephone us ers in the above exchanges can dial their own long dis tance station to station calls to any of more than Da million phones in Canada and United States Hold getacquainted meeting KETTLEBY A getac quainted meeting for John Roberts will be held at the Anglican Parish Hall on June 17 at pm NEWMARKET Ma A com manding officer Canadian Forces Base Camp was in Newmarket Inspection attended cadet parents and friends included a march past air salutes and demonstrations of rocket firing rescue and first aid Wayne Bell of Newmar ket won the outstanding ca det award Die model air craft award went to Ian Davenport Newmarket tho tag day award to LAC Robert Paddock Newmar ket the flight award No Honorary memberships awarded to George Williams for his help in arranging trans and Bell of Newmarket for squadron flying program Capl John air cadet liaison headquarters Oak- villc K M Cameron parent unit liaison officer Canadian Forces Base at Camp Borden and Dr V of Toronto rep resentative of the Aid Ca det League of Canada at tended the inspection Wcdislill and mature our rye whiskies as carefully if alone were going to drink them And thats something youll discover first time you try one Look for Four Seasons Port Royal and Signature rye from Acadian Distillers Bridgetown Nova Scotia Government Mismanagement Hurting Your Business WALLACE will tell you how it will the Canadian economy rolling again to help your business realize its full potential Hear Wallace in an important policy address Business Luncheons Open to Men and Women Compass Restaurant Newmarket Shopping Plaza Wednesday June 12 Noon Sponsored by Newmarket Progressive Conservative Association Highlands Golf Club Aurora Monday June 12 Noon Sponsored by Aurora Progressive Conservative Association Tickets available from Committee Rooms St Newmarket 858ifii Wellington St Aurora Authorized by vat Lake business administration at Saturday at Span University of Western On- li tario London He is now working for Dept of ana Mr and Mrs Bob War- Foster and Mr and Mrs Economics Toronto and low spent Saturday evening with relatives in Orange- community shower for Hiss Gertrude Hunt a Oct of Robert Gibbons at I strawberry supper will York Pines auditorium on a June at York Thursday evening Auditorium a pro- The Kettleby entered r and Mrs Ivan children parents Mr and Mrs Herb iect of the Tickets a display of needlework vill be on sale at the door the Aurora Horse Show on from numbers Friday Many area ladies won in the individual Many people attended a competitions You are invited to attend and support the NEWMARKET OPTIMIST CLUB SAT JUNE 1 TO 5 PM AT OLD BA SERVICE STATION CORNER OF SRIGLEY ST SUTTON ROAD NEWMARKET Members of the Optimist Club will grate fully accept merchandise or an useful and saleable articles you wish to donate for their Public Auction including furn iture garden equipment appliances etc All proceeds will be used for Youth Work in this community There OU Please Call any el the 8958040 time to arrange following telephone numben for pick up to arrange pickup 8954922 4784530 This Announcement h Being Published Through The Courtesy Of The Following Public Spirited Firms Robert Armstrong Limited Davit Dr