v 1 Era ajwes Jan JACK SMITH Ottawa letter if weekly letter fo York Prime Minister St Laurent eaves next week on a strenuous trip around the world This is essentially a goodwill tour and as Canadians know he is a most successful traveller His mes sage of peace and goodwill to sister nations of the Common wealth and other countries of the world will strengthen Can adas international position and should result in much that is good not only for Canadians but all people everywhere reasons for Disabled Health Minister Hon Paul creased and expenses in carrying and handling mail have increas ed as have cost in all lines of business operation The government has taken the view that it is just good na tional business administration that these increased costs should be paid by those who use the service After all the Post Of fice is a service department and should within reason pay its way One criticism levelled at the proposal is the government could save by Martin met here in Ottawa this ing the privilege of franking week with representatives of the mail the practice by which all provinces discussing plans fori official government mail Is social welfare legisla- free Should the practice Friends and neighbors of Mr Walter Rose are glad he is able to be out again after his recent operation Miss Annie Smith Newmarket is home for a few weeks The will meet at the home of Mrs Stan Armstrong on Thursday evening Mrs King will be in charge of the study book Mr and Mrs Irvine Rose visi ted Mr and Mrs Blizzard at Jacksons Point on Sunday While there they called on Mr and Mrs J Walker Mrs Walker and Mr and Mrs Ralph Sedore The supper well at tended last Wednesday night Dont forget the Annual Com munity night to be held at arena on February Exceptionally good prizes given to those in costume so plan to come in gay regalia and bring your friends Judging of cos tumes at pm sharp annually There is no member ship charge for those who come within the tax levy but there are no restrictions on charging a fee to outsiders The King li brary has been carried by fi6 adults in who pay a mem bership fee of cents and by seven high school students who are charged cents each TOe federal minister is conforming with the of the provinces on a measure to facilitate the nation wide establishment of federal- provincial assistance program to totally disabled persons The establishment of such an assist ance program is one of many projects where federalprovin cial cooperation is essential if the scheme is to be successful A resolution was presented this week urging the govern ment to increase the payments of family allowances The gov ernment rejected the plea as it would have meant an increase in estimates for this year of nearly million be abolished it would mean every department would have to raise that much more money to pay postal charges and the money would come from only one source the taxpayer This week I attended an of ficial reception for Hon Michael new ambassador to Canada from Israel The new ambassador gave a most impressive message and an inspiring account of the historic founding of the State of Israel Facing many gigantic economic internal problems and harassed by unfriendly attitude of the Arab States Israel notwithstand ing is making a gallant and cour ageous effort to fulfill Consider Move To Provide A Public Library At King Angus Mowat director of On- standing entitles the library Library Services spoke to a gathering at the annual meet ing of King Memorial library on Jan Vested in the po lice village of King City a pub lic library could function to bet ter advantage from larger pro vincial grants as part of the community life he said Mr explained the advantages of converting King Citys asso- establish a taxpayer-own- would be neces- Based on what the taxpayers vi could accept a majoritysigned petition or demand a civic vote Village commissions appoint a library board There are over children who second term have free services said Reeve Elton Armstrong who attended the meeting The township is giving small grants to small libraries at and King It council could see its way to in crease Its grant to a larger li brary at King City It would bo glad to do so he said Book Circulated Mrs James Rock will act as chief librarian of King Memorial library for a second term and M L Grew will again serve as li brary board chairman Miss Ruth Wilson is the secretary replacing Mrs Gordon Wells who served for five year Mrs is treasurer for a of the librarians In were overdue It cost the library slightly over to carry on last year which included purchase of new books insurance and to buy oil for the space heater The receipts included in fees and a provin cial grant to which will bo add ed the King township grant BIRTHDAY I Birthday Aviaries are extended The regular meeting of will be held at home of Mrs E Morton Lane on 3 pm Donations will bet for World Missions do to support the scheme the government grants front 25 to percent on the dollar according to the Of animals or mineral I am the very model of a frozen person miserable And yes till heat has thawed me Youll find me moaning round about The very of a frozen per son miserable To be sung to the tune of animal or mineral amount of levy from or cents per capita to over cents In the library services paid to provincial public library service is inter ested in stretching a point where a good job is being done said Mr commending the work done at King since the subscription library was organ ized in Changing to a public library gives a special grant of A librarian having a grade On St in the main sec tion of the village is a by foot lot purchased by a gen erous member of the library board who has made the terms easy for the board By public Others on the board are Miss this week tot Doris Mrs JElftaiieih lings the new members Mr A Jan Mrs J Grew B Dr J James Rock representing Lake Marie Association and Mrs Ross Walker the Womens Institute representative VcYs It operated hours last year The library has books of which were added Of these were fiction nonfiction and were childrens Books In circulation were books which were read by child- support a suitable small build- The paid membership of could be built to fill the needs of the village I would like to see every little hamlet with its own li brary but it would be the had increased by over the previous year An average of 30 books per person were ex changed Donations amounted Billie Roberts Holland Land ing years old on Saturday Jan Jf Mary Christina Ferguson fikfi on Saturday Janice Mae drive rark Mary Elisabeth years old on Jan Ian years old on Jani Wanda May Poole Aurora yean old on Sunday Ian Grant Dike Mount Albert years old on Sunday Jan to books of which were pie of King City who would be catalogued for children Lost Gordon Kenneth Kes paying for their public library and overdue books are the J wick years old on Jan Mary Lou Rose years old on Sunday Jan Michael John years old on Jan Deborah Sharon market years old on Jan Margaret Boyd years old on Monday Jan Ralph years old on Monday Jar Robert Watson field years on Mo Jan Fay Kathleen market years old on Jan Donald Virainia 10 old on Tuesday 26 West Holland ding 9 years old on Tuesday ftichard Newmarket yean old day Jan Earl Smith yean old on Wednesday Robin old on Jan Si Send in your name age and become a the Newmarket Era and Ex birthday club I A The government is of course words of prophecy with family allow- come a homeland for the Jewish because the legislation people was introduced by this party Israel which Is just the leadership of the late fifth the size of Ontario provides Mr King However progress in automatic citizenship for every such fields must be kept in line Jew at the port of entry The with the ability of our economy to carry the load This session the government is landscape he said was drenched with historical significance and association with old and historic initiating legislation to provide names It conjured up the days assistance for disabled persons and it is the general view that this is preferable to increasing family at this time Family Allowances legislation was Introduced in Canada in and since that time has re sulted in the payment of over million to Canadian fami lies Every month flows into the homes of families on behalf of children I need not emphasize what this means in terms of im proved social benefits and se curity for these children and families Postal Increase There has naturally been some criticism of the proposed postal rate increase due In April There is as expected a division of opin ion in the House of Commons but everyone agrees the deficit in operation must be overcome In proposing the increased rate the government has taken the stand that those who use the postal service should pay for it Those opposed to the increase In postage soy the deficit will have to be paid but let everybody pay for it whe ther they use it or not The lat ter could be accomplished by imposing a stamp tax on cheques receipts and legal docu ment This would bring in substantial revenue to tho pos tal department in no way returns for postal service we proposed increased rates are occasioned by cer- n definite factors The salaries Jot those who the mail has been King David and King Solo mon COMMON A lives a cries of farreaching their I power pi tali and money which life mole Jobs life who provide cfcd for in s expansion health too Is promoted by policyholders Several medical research projects by life Insurance funds are waging war against poller heart ailments cancer and other dread diseases lift insurance owners most important service is not rtant works now being built any of these things It is the way he coast to coast so that they haw beenfinanced with will not bo a financial burden to his tiv rtr the community life insurant in all these ways youre helping to make Canada a loiter lam plant to five lii By Isabel With apologies to Gilbert i and Sullivan I am so very miserable I cant find aught thats risible In temperatures that leave me frozen fast I gaze with hopes misleading And see marks receding And long for all the summers that ore past Chorus She sees zero marks receding And longs for all the summers that are past I feci so very much ashamed Because in summer days claimed That I never say that cold I felt But I feel I was a fool To wish that I could be quite cool For surely I was too tough to melt Chorus To wish that she could be quite cool For surely she was much too tough to melt And so of things in general