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n br THE ERA DAVID HASKELL Serving York County Since CARTER JOHN Ed io Phone Newmarket 8952331 Charles St Phone Funds needed for mentally handicapped On a yearround basis one of the hardest- working most dedicated volunteer organizations In our community Is the Newmarket and District for the Mentally Retarded Formed by a group of parents In 1954 the Association opened its first classroom for 12 meaningful jobs mentally handicapped children in a church base mature retarded people work each day In a light industrial setting The Association gives high priority to pro viding this facility to enable handicapped people exercise their right to work at useful and that j Today this association is responsible for facilities providing services for 125 retarded people aged two to During the first two weeks of October Oct 2 to 14 the Association will be putting volunteer canvassers into the field in northern York Region to solicit funds if any single group merits the support of the community more than any other it is this Today the school to the classroom in the church basement is operated by the York County school board and the Associationfounded Tom Thumb Nur sery School has been incorporated into the Re gional Day Care Centre but these developments rather than lightening the Associations burdens have stimulated it to broader goals Signs in York Progressive Conservative candidate Sinclair Stevens has charged political patronage against his Liberal opponent And its all over election signs Mr Roberts made public that he had ac cepted signs printed by Cameron Packaging of Bradford at an allcandidates meeting at Huron Heights Secondary School At this meeting Mr Roberts was unsure as to whether the signs had been contributed or paid for Later he said Cameron Packaging had invoiced him and the bill had been paid prompt- And in connection with it it plans to build a small residence for citizens in our community Their success in this goal depends on the success of this Octobers doortodoor canvass We wish them well Riding Mr Stevens said aiter the meeting that Packaging was the recipient of a te al grant to pay part of the wages of the employees Mr Stevens feels that since per cent of wages of the Cameron Packaging paid from public funds nut express it Mr charge of political ill likens Ins business with Cameron I Vieint help from pensioners who loo arc the recipients of pub lic funds York candidate Guslar terms it a nonIssue since Mr Roberts made public disclosure of his dealings with Cameron Packaging Mr Stevens indicates that public disclosure was made by Mr Roberts after he learned voters will have to decide whe ther is a nonissue whether disclosure was made after the dealings were known or whether it was political patronage Hut Mr Roberts now knows he made an in nocent blunder and if lie had it to do over again should he would not do it NEWSROOM NOTES The Odd Couple is in Newmarket Some disquieting no disturbing news reached my cars last week We have an Odd Couple in Newmarket For those who are unfamiliar with the Odd Couple its a TV series which depicts the life and times of two divorced gentlemen who live in an apartment The central charac ters arc Felix and Oscar and they are as differ ent as night and day The disturbing news about Newmarkets Odd Couple to me anyway is not that there Is a Newmarket Odd Couple but who the Newmarket Odd Couple is Newmarkets Odd Couple is Mr Joseph Vandenbergl ami the infamous Hasher Groves Who Felix Is and who Osear is in the New- market Odd Couple story I dont know But in the TV play Oscar is sloppy and BILL uncouth and Felix is fastidious and gentlemanly Ill leave it to the reader to decide who to pin Felix and Oscar to In Newmarket When I learned of this Newmarket Odd Couple situation I romped over to the Odd Couples watering hole 1 was greeted as usual by hoots derisive remarks and braying sounds from Basher As usual Mr Vanderbergh spoke to me in a quiet dignified manner Does this Odd Couple situation mean that you have turned against me 1 asked Mr Van- Not in the least said Mr Vaudenbergh You are still Number One in my opinion and will still be Number One after Saturdays joust on Fairy with Rasher Then you will be in my boat and you will asked Yes said Mr Vaudenbergh quietly 1 and Personnel men the ultimate diplomats Noticing an advertisement in The Era the other day tor an experienced personnel man 1 said to my wife Id have a go at that except that I dont have a degree in economics What you dont have to be a personnel man she replied are guts and an unabashed Shes right Personnel work is no job Tor cowards or who is squeamish about tell ing a few white lies It requires the highest decree in diplomacy miles a truly pro- With a personnel man will lie pleading with have you on your knees begging him to give it to somebody else his is diplomacy at its Having run the gamut in the jobhunting racket through the years and fallen victim to the wiles of scores of personnel men here are a tew random notes taken from my APPLICA TIONS ALMOST ACCEPTED file just to give you an idea of what I mean Glad to have you aboard Mr Im sure youll be happy with us Oh by the if a big burly chap who goes by the i do Incidcntly do yoi Illness providing of course that it doesnt happen every year In emergencies but these only occur during the spring and summer months Oh should add that in case you spot the odd fly washing his feet in the milk in the cafeteria it may not necessarily be one of the infectious kind that caused the outbreak of typhoid we had a week or two ago Personally 1 dont think the Insects had anything to do ing was done by John Larko a spe cialist in Ont ario buildings THE Readers ERA This is reserved lor the con oral drawings tiro Ems Plooso fool Iron to yours All ask thai you include you or- Co Opera- ami the- winter cooperative 1st for mo what CMS c mpplemenl these vehicles in an ok York Regions fines i hi mum in supple Joe if you dont come over to my side for the jousi I wont make your bed and clean your room anymore Basher shrilled Then I will make my bed and clean my room myself Mr Vandonborgh replied with dignity Well you can make your own lunch and supper from now on was Rashers parting shot as he stormed home his puis and pans So next Saturday will be Basher and Seal- beam Vineham and their nasty trick against his dream of a joust with one big difference Two ladies challenged the champions that is me and Mr Vaudenbergh However in ill fairness Hasher and Seal- beam I think that these ladies should joust with them and then the winner take on the champs Or we could have a hurling joust rules of this joust I have just learned that ha do the right job and mother With the York Re- out Police and New- I parking author- washed out after Now hie for meeting of how la sigh i 1 have broken up a happy home your office will be is the real culprit Are you by any chance allergic to inoculations sir has yet found any evidence such be the case Integrity By what alias shall we put down for you Do you happen to have theres a world war In the next few should get around to a regular sort of paying arrangement Its only fair to tell you that right next to your office is our No Nuclear Experimental Maul I In I mi i i- l that the amount of radiation that may seep In the event of Yes the subway does go right underneath our building but even though It Is several hund red years old our chief accountant who Is al most that old himself tells me that the building is sturdy enough to withstand all that vibration In fact the only time we have any trouble with the subway is when the holdup men use it to try to get to our payroll Poor Jones We lold him to watch out But then this Is the reason for this interview now isnt It You dont hap pen to have an old or a couple of hand- grenades you could carry In your lunch pall do you Belles of York Jono a lt lt IlI on y ami this iht ports w fcyj ytiii Robert While iSaSstm liool board 0 you have truly an asset to item of misinformation cully between he York If she earns her It you like her let And shes or even eon read me St per hour for llie iso of Its schools shes dead ALICE SHERIDAN Andrew St Memo to a a clarified and by a statement is sued by the board Aug Sales Engineer he issue Aug and I quote There has been no decision to charge Man Im with you IherStl each hour or But are you with me each time a school is Cause Im voting used for recreational KATHLEEN MURRAY