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p A G E F R THE ERA WED OCTOBER 8 VOL 118 NO Editorials Our historys hidden A suggestion the old British naval anchor at Holland Landing be moved to its original destination at the restored nineteenth century British naval ba3e at aroused considerable ire in these parts and rightly so The suggestion thnt the anchor be moved also drew the retort that York County should look to the restoration and marking of its own historic sites The Holland Landing area is equally as important the PenetangMidland area historically said one renowned who is involved in the Penetang restoration York County after all is one of the most historic of Ontarios counties yet it has very few of its historic associations marked For instance no where is The Little Rebel William Lyon Mac kenzies association with the farmers of York commemorated Mackenzie sat in the Upper Canada legislature for York County and later capitalized on his strong support among the countys voters by leading many of them on his rebellious march down Yonge St There is nothing to show that his grandson William Lyon Mackenzie King the man who was Prime Minister of Canada longer than any other represented York County in the House of Commons during part of his career There is no plaque to indicate that Sir William Mulock the father of the penny post was a Newmarket boy Nothing shows where the Toronto Carrying Place the ancient Indian and furtrading trail which the first white man In these parts Brule used passed through York County It ran from Holland Landing to the mouth of the River Nothing marks Newmarkets Pioneer Burying Ground on Ragle St where lie early settlers veterans of the War of and the fur trade and members of families who belonged to the Family Compact These are but a few samples of the real wo in York County can claim as our own Lots preserve them The early worm Newmarket has been conspicuous by its absence in the bidding between municipalities for the York County School Boards soontobobuilt administration building Despite the fact that the town is the county seat and probable seat of any new regional government the town fathers have allowed both other major centres in the county Aurora and Richmond Hill to get their bids in ahead of them The very fact that both these two assessmentconscious towns have been actively lobbying for the centre indicates it is a plum not to be lost lightly The building is bound to be large and attractive an asset for the town the trustees choose to locale it in will employ a sub stantial number of people Lets spread kindness Sometimes we shoot an arrow in the air which conies to earth we know not where At others we drop a pebble in a pool and the ripples made are really cool Something like this hap petted recently to my fatherinlaw On our last visit to him inspired by hundreds of tines of poetry he hud learned in public school some little while ago He is 78 This was an entirely un expected facet of Grandads persona lity We with admiration and he lit up like a neon sign with modest pride Most of us cant remem ber an eightline poem for two weeks after memorizing it How mnliy can remember hundreds of lines after almost years But one thing bothered him He couldnt remember all the stanzas of an old favorite The Vil lage Blacksmith It has one verse in particular which he wanted to get straight because it was a solace to him in his loneliness since the loss of his wife The smith hud lost his wife too but wns pressing on Most of you middleaged and older folk will remember the poem or at least a few lines as I do Under a spreading chestnut tree The village smithy stands The smith a mighty man is he With large and sinewy hands And something something some- Are strong as Iron bands Grandad is a man of great persistence and he determin ed that hed remedy the lack He wrote to a farmers magazine the He was overwhelmed almost physically by the response Approximately letters came pouring in People from ten years old to those in their nineties wrote him Some remembered studying the poem and chatted about the good old days of the oneroom rural school Others sent the whole poem Some wrote it laboriously with it One customer went to the trouble and expense of having pho tostatic copies made What really delighted Grandad though was he kindness of the notes mid letters that accom panied the poem One lady sent a lung list of poems from Hie old Grade Three and Four readers And the letters came from as far cast as Nova Scotia and from It in the west Thus my fatherinlaw learned of the power of the press something I learned years ago But I also learned that the term is mis- The people who plan and execute editorial policy news cov erage for the daily papers have the hilarious idea that they have trem endous power that they influence peoples thoughts and actions It is to laugh Flections are surest proof of this The dailies could be unanimous in supporting and No it is the things that demonstrate the power of the press something which touches a chord or a nerve in the reader and rouses him from his habitual apathy to heights of kindness or fury Ive recently had a good example Not long ago I mentioned here In one paragraph a woman who is struggling to raise a family of six decently on welfare A good and kindly woman of read it and responded She wrote and offered to send a box of clothing 11 arrived today and jus had a Call from the welfare She was terribly excited The whole family it was Just like Christmas There s a lot of warmth in the world still Leis help spread it around in a generation Hint needs to realize it By Allan Ward and Mark Craig Dear Allan Ward and Mark Craig Dear This letter is in regard to the item about Teen Town which appeared in Ihe Oct 1 edition of The in the column written by Allan Ward and Mark Craig The Teen Town committee has been meeting every week for Ihe past month planning this years Wo are hoping to our first dance this month but we have not made definite plans as yet We hope that when the dances do gel going they will be success ful they can only bo if Ihey are supported well If we get the support of EVERY high school student in Newmarket we can guarantee thai this years Teen Town will be the best one in long lime irkel and a future park site I would like to express my wholehearted support to such a proposal Metro Toronto is the third most densely populated city in North America and is growing at the rate to 8 per year which means each year a community almost the size of Newmarket and Aurora put to gether is added to Metro When one considers the soc ial problems of cities like New York and Chicago which arc caused by having loo people in ton small an area then surely an investment in open space and fresh air is an excellent one I think the Councils and Parks Board of Newmarket and Aurora have an opportunity to leave an ex cellent legacy by working to this goal Colon Crier On fly swatting I have had to break Into my education scries this week be cause certain tabulated information Ive been seeking was not available at time of writing Instead Id like to com ment on something thai most people are annoyed by hid does any tiling and tint is fly swatters Have you ever noticed how when you take a swing at a fly the end flics off one of those things Earlier this year bought one at The and liccime so an noyed by till deficiency tint I wrote the manufacturers their reply left virtually homeless They called me reactionary this seems to he si for branding rear and thai since obviously ill pupped to use their product I should go back to the fold ed newspaper method of killing flies Let me lion I almost became homeless through taking their advice Last July was extreme ly li inl In I l i that at tracts all manner of insect The damp precinct of my dingy abode appeared to provide an admirable slumping ground for every winged Nciu and in the universe The area of the fiercest siege Mas the kitchen v hero a doon or so houselies were fighting over portion of diied baked Items which was still slicking to the arm of the chesterfield from the nights repast About robber flies were doing a good job of emptying the sugar bowl a of gall its milting love atop a III watt bulb Two blue flies were com peting hi what appeared to he breast stroke through half a jug of homogenized and a piece of annul peach beneath he able was the scene of real donnybiook between Ill fruit Me- and some l losers from the baked bean A solitary blowfly stuck knees In the thick grease i lop of the kitchen stove seemed to he going nowhere and above the My first impulse was grab my swatter hut rather than have the whole kingdom calling me stupid I decided instead to have it go at the folded news paper bit The Era was close by so I folded it and started swinging Although he first list of casualties was fairly heavy I could claim little more than a Pyrrhic vic tory Balanced against mosquitoes 18 robber flies two gall gnats and one fruit fly were one collapsed kitchen table one anti que rocking chair an armless chest erfield one milk jug one sugar bowl and a bulb the list so I left the little devil to By noon I had the entire kitchen having assess ed he situation as hopeless re treated to the living mom No fewer insecls were park- lo an the thing ling With the loss of the pic- lure tube and two of those liltle knobs that go down the side I re solved relinquish the heavy artil lery and replace it with a lightc fa sic and wed he onslaught midailcrnoimlhr fruit at mj was apparent Blood- splattered walls further besmeared floor and an almost audible silence prevailed after last mosquito had been brought down the huh mint had dropped in check s of my refrigerator They tell sponging a single beer and the last I saw of them they were constructing placards on which are written the words Ban The Era etc and which plan to use in the- future I am In the process of the fly swatter i Inn Ml it KI i round the or r lately lean mark ON In id be a you to ATI fc ittl liny ami a you Ihe I i 17- Id joined with four of the Aurora bands some good some bad or even worse I remember see ing first local group called the JETS with Keith Ward Leigh Han- who formed the nucleus of the Message the Dark Ages were a raw sort of group but everybody liked them then came the Message who were probably the finest group that came from Newmarket with the ex ception of the ally with Ed finest sing er north of Toronto in an amateur roup I lit- problem with the Murage was that they wore out the Newmarket area by playing so much even though did play in at universities anil in Barrio Another local group called he Blues Iteforma- lion got along pretty well playing at Aurora Bandstand once but had in ternal problems and busted up An other great group was the Quakers who turned union and seemed to be on ihe way up when they broke up making up the nucleus of it We have a different style the Five of a fashion and the Message doing mine com il limit that are funkv B such as I Mood Sweat Tears tin i lode etc Willi seven in the I drums organ and singer we can a sound which is to dance Only three of us go to school and our ages range from 17 to 12 I must dispute your point Grant Smith Jackie Shane just to name a few who have id buttered up equipment no lights who utilize their talent with what theyve got to produce an excellent sound Dont ever knock a group i of its equipment bee you II be in quite a shock to sec some top groups with poor equipment And dont forget they start ed Ihe THE ERA Serving York County Since 1852 Incorporating THE POST THE HERALD DAVID HASKELL Publisher WILLIAM J Associate Publisher TERRY CARTER Managing Editor WALDEN News Editor Published every Wednesday at 30 Charles St Newmarket Ontario by the Newmarket Era Express Company Limited Subscriptions for two years for one year Single copies each or by carrier per month Mem ber Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association and the Audit Bureau of Circulation Second Class Mail registration number Phone Newmarket 30 Charles St Phone Aurora Phone Keswick