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Single Copy 10¢ OBB D-O-O> o el d etr roetraae E n AAA A A 0 0 8 a a a a a a 0 a a a a a a a ag oo 0 oo a 0 0 PO WV VO VV VV VOU 08-060 GEGAEE BEEBE AR OBE POV VON ® © LA A A A A a a al al alal gig gC lata CeCe aC OC SOOO RG hd AA aa alas al al el OVOP The Year To Changs Stupid Laws While the federal government is holding Royal Com- missions and the provincial government has its Select Committee Hearings into this, that and the other thing, perhaps both had better take a good look at some of the stupid laws which exist and make a New Year's resolu- tion to change them in 1966, suggests an editorial in The Rodney Mercury. An example of what we mean appeared in daily papers recently. "On the front page of one daily appeared the news that Quebec and Montreal policemen had captured 5,000,- 000 sweepstake tickets, valued at $13,000,000. Yet on page eight of the same issue it was reported that $7,882,- 292 had been bet on the horses at London Raceway during the 86-day race season. Can you imagine the stupidity that prevails here? "The sweepstakes raise money for British and Irish hospitals, yet our federal government has made it an of- fence to sell 'sweeps' here. At the same time it and the provincial government make it lawful to bet on the ponies at our race tracks. Why is one so wrong and the other right? "The answer is simple -- the provincial govern ent's rake-off from London track bets amounted to $472,937 this year, with the federal government getting some fringe benefits. Thus it is a matter of provineial and federal governments getting pay-offs which determine the le- gality of betting on the nags here or abroad. "On the same front page of the same day's paper was another story about a Norfolk man being apprehended for operating a still and making 13 ounces of Christmas cheer. Yet recently the provincial government amended regulations making it legal for parents to give their teenagers alcohol. It is also legal to make wine, but refining the product one step further is illegal. Why? The man was making alcohol for his own use and police declared there was no intention on behalf of the distiller to sell his potion. "Here's another! The Mercury-Sun has an offset press which can make a pretty good job of printing money and according to the law we could print all the bills we wanted because that is not illegal. Where you would get into trouble is 'passing' the bills. Can you think of any- thing more stupid or of a better time for a change?" THE STURDY ONES REMAIN This is the time of year when we get rid of all the undesirables in the community. By undesir- ables. I mean people with more money than I. They leave our northern community for Florida, Mexico, the West Indies. In one fell swoop we get rid of all the softies, the cowards, the sybarites. In short, the rich white trash. hill? hounds. old routine. BORAGE oN AN NEW PA I VN WN AN OAD POOSE -- SITTER NN ODA. ro VOUOe RE 50 YEARS AGO Wed., January 12th, 1916 Lieut, Harry Carnegie of the firm of U. and H. Car- negie (Ford Agency) is tak- ing a military course in the Technical School, Toronto. Greenbank -- A number from Greenbank attended the Golden Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dobson in Ux- bridge, on New Year's Day. Seagrave--Mr, Frank Haw- kins of Toronto has bought the general store at Seagrave from Mr. T. H. Watson, "Uncle Tom's Cabin" will be presented in the Town Hall for just one night, Thur, January 13th. Special Pri- ces 15c. and 25c. a ROO OROZOROT OORT Aaa and SP equal that crunch of toes breaking off, that crack of bursitis in the shoulder when you throw the first curling stone, that snap of thigh bones on the ski Let's take a look at a couple of these hot-weather Look at this bird in Florida. bed and there's that same old crumby, monotonous sun blazing down, just like all the other days. Same The inevitable orange juice on the in- PIO O® MB ER Gets out of A 0a alal a aly YY 25 YEARS AGO Thurs., January 9th, 1941 The I.O.D.E, prizes to the student standing the highest in the second year of High School was presented by the Regent Mrs. Bentley to Mari- on Franklin of Manchester. Scugog -- Messrs. Everett Prentice and Victor Aldred leave on Friday for the train- ing camp at Newmarket un- der the National Training Scheme, Blackstock-- Walter Wright sailed recently from New York, en route for Greece, via Cape of Good Hope, Mr. Wright is wireless operator on a boat. E WH " AA 8 aa al al Ja al al alata al al al ot 4 N ? 10 YEARS AGO Thurs., January 12, 1956 The Uxbridge Fire Brigade have added a new truck to their equipment. At the Parish Hall, Church of the Ascension, the Men's club with their ladies as guests held a dinner. The guest speaker for the occa- sion was Hon, W. J. Dunlop, Minister of Fducation. In the Port Perry Arena on Tuesday the Port Perry Bantams defeated Stouffville Bantams 6 to 3. Bud Warriner ,Port Perry has joined the Provincial Po- lice and is stationed at Corn- wall, Ont, SMILEY Down to a jolly breakfast: vitamin pills, cuppa tea and half-slice of toast. variety as you prepare for the day. When dawn There's the thrill of comes, will the sun be shining, the snow falling, or a blizzard howling? Out into the wild white yonder. Grab the shovel and make the snow fly, chuckling heartily all the while as you think of those poor slobs in the south, with nothing to do every day but the same 'old It's as much a part of our heritage as the Satur- day night bath, or spring cleaning. And I think it's a good thing. When the last barber or bricklayer has bragged about being off to the Bahamas, when the last drug- gist or doctor has informed me pompously that "We'll probably take in Acapulco this year", I feel a sense of relief. The rats have left the 'Freezing ship, and there's only the hard core, the sturdy pioneer types, the rugged individualist and the poor people, left in the temperate (hah!) zone. The rest of us, the best of us, can get down to the real glory of winter living, without stumbling over a lot of sissies who are better off down there getting sand in their navels, As one of the old true-blue breed, fighting it out with the elements, I am inclined to scorn them, As a humanitarian, I can only pity them. Think of what they're missing! What is there in the soft and sensuous south to hi 3 2 oo 3 IRIS spa evitable patio; the inevitable trip to the beach with things. the inevitable obscenely fat softies lying all around. The clean, fresh, northern air hits your lungs like Or the inevitable sweating it out on the golf course a dum-dum bullet, Bark seal-like greeting to neigh- " with a lot of other middle-aged liars. bour, whose head is just visible over his snowbank. Off to the garage. Excitement of wondering whether the car will start. The sheer, demonic joy of belting out the driveway backwards and trying wip, We ns 0 Hattdver fro Hes Ste onmed, to smash through the bank the snowplow has thrown forty-cent Mexican drinks, and a twisted back from hp. Semiotics you make it prying bo temo. The skiddng, slithering adventure of the drive to His wife, in the other twin bed, looks like an in- work, Wheels spinning, visibility twelve foot, every mate of Belsen, becapse she's had Mexican com- man for himself. ' paint, commonly Tuoi 25 Bie ta, srr cary The goodfellowship and vivacity of the teachers' they crossed the border. She whines, he snarls. cloakroom, everyone stamping, cursing, and ring They totter out into the muggy heat. And another 36 ihe nse forsiile day 1 Avanos Tos Bogen, ~ And another day of glorious winter living has 4 begun. Don't try to tell me about the seduction of the languousous southland. Just give me the crisp, virile challenge of living where men are men. And vou can tell them from women, When you get them thawed out. And here's our pal in Mexico, just getting up at 10.30. He hasn't paid last year's income tax yet, but he borrowed $1,600 from the bank to make the It's not like that around here, My daughter wakes me at six-thirty and I call a cheery good- morning. It may sound a bit more like "RUMPII" but it's well meant. My life's partner shoves me out with her foot ten minutes later. --Toronto Telegram News Service