Centre M mayor or ami the council- federal deserve a good deal of Parliament tor Canada But on he other of defence ha that what cure hey also must he prepared community docs for it soil pro- to shoulder the of vide the surest protection for failure to their follow it citizens I townsmen should disaster catch to the community unprepared of public federal pro and municipal ho added can make no mistake In providing protection for our families our em and ourselves against the death and destruction a attack future years In our life time such a calamity should ever come to our homeland we will all want to look back with conscience on the way in which as servants of the Canadian peo ple we honoured our to them In any community town or hamlet responsibility for civil defence falls primarily The federal government can not step into communities whom municipal- officials have negoti ated litis responsibility Neither can lite province For Canadas carefully protects the rights of each level of gov ernment It is just this careful delinea tion of rights that throws the final responsibility for civil de fence preparedness on the muni cipal government It Is only at that level that measures for the protection of every member of the community can he properly put Into effect Every right or he- stowed on a government or for to the mayor reeve or other local that matter on an individual government authorities requires that sue- The Importance of leadership a right or privilege be fulfill by officials says ami not abused or neglected Fed Civil Devi the tight to rim its fence the municipal those proving that ft therefore must accent the endorsed civil defence am tin responsibility of them in an stiff vers best interests of its has been since the state of world politics Likewise in those communities j thrust civil defence where the mayor and individual in even- western have endorsed civil pro not Canada con gress has also been good be set up to pro The government community unless the provide financial I public officials of training and a plan prepared to take an act cfai government can supplement part in it these and help pass them down to the local level But from there the success or failure depends en- In the current year Canadians on the community leaders will pay about million in If a community has a well- federal an increase of organized civil defence setup the more than percent over Do you sometimes wonder if your children are getting too many frills extras at school these days Pro and con this has been in our thinking a deal lately What started us wondering was the terrific Importance or the track meets to some of the high school students who come into the library Af ter much thought we feel that really all of life Is for living This is the era of the push button With no axe or hoe to swing father swings the golf club or the rod and reel with no washboard and no bread to knead mother exercises to the early show No longer does Junior whistle down the lane to bring the cows home and fill his lungs with crisp air while his sister makes tho breakfast on the old wood stove We have chang ed our whole way of living We have time for lots of extras and we have need for some of lifes frills Newmarket has had a wonder ful season of hockey and figure skating and dancing Then came A charge of discrimination and prospective developers It was unfair treatment was levelled the unanimous decision of Against the towns planning and committee that the Eagle Canadian Government Takes f VmmSMM Steps To Standardize Sizes track mots Now we are in he midst of music recitals and song festivals We could go on to baseball and childrens gar dens and continue through the months of the year At this time of the year we like to remember with thankful ness the school teachers music teachers and all other teachers of the arts Sunday school teach ers and religious instructors sports directors and coaches leaders of all youth groups and all others yes parents too who are daily giving of them selves that our students may de velop into good solid citizens Last week we started talking about this intangible called cul ture We say again culture is something that grows as we industrial committee by a devel oper of a proposed shopping con- tie Mr Samuel Kurin Mr was present at the special council session on May He told council that approxi mately two and a half months ago his plan for a shopping centre had been put before Plan ning Chairman Gladstone ier and that he had been told to watt Mr said that he had heard nothing and that he felt his proposal had not receiv ed fair attention Mr Kurin said that he was prepared to give preference to Newmarket merchants if his Shopping centre were approved and that he was prepared to do his own maintenance He re quested no concessions and would build the shopping centre at no cost to the town Mr Kurin said that he had wanted approval of 32 houses Now that when he had been told about the water situation he was willing to wait for water as long as no other subdivisions were released before his He said that his proposed shopping area was larger than the one outlined by the Eagle Builders and Develop ers and repeated that there were no strings attached to his offer Mr Kurin charged that no vote should be taken on another shopping centre until council had had an opportunity to con sider his request This is no skin off my nose commented Councillor Alex asked Mr to present the unanimous report from the Planning committee at last weeks council meeting He refused- It Mr re Mr said that Mr Kurin be approved Mr Kurins attempts to got approval for his houses was another reason his proposition wasnt considered Mr explained It Is not up to the committee to decide replied Mr Council should have had an op portunity to hear the report and reach the decision It Is coun cil that sets the policy for the town and not a committee or its chairman I support Mr added Councillor Alex Hands It has been the policy of this council that a committee presents its re port for the councils considera tion and discussion Following that the committee chairman In troduce his resolution and calls for a vote This is not an iso lated incident The planning chairman has brought In many motions secretively he charged grow that seeps in as part of ik and his representatives had had as we grow older a hearing before the plait- Irene Librarian committee as had the other Turn away mine eyes from be holding vanity ana quicken Thou me In Thy way Psalm There are divers kinds of van ity The cap and the bells of the fool the mirth of the world the The find steps to combat frus tration and confusion in garment sizes have been taken by the Canadian Government Specifica tions Hoard A new table of measurements referred to as Canada Standard size will en able purchasers of childrens wear to secure the proper size on a knowledge of two or three body measurements The new size classes in all will produce wellfitting gar ments for percent of all child ren in the population The new system is actually two systems a chesthip grouping and a waist- hip grouping Variations in leg length will be looked after by two lengths which vary by about three inches The new system will not include sizes for hats gloves or socks The committee on sizes stand ardization used measurement which were made in the United States a few years ago The sur vey covered children in the from four to and involv ed measurements on each child A smaller survey was made on Canadian children to determine variations if Canadian and American child ren and it found that American data can he with minor modification The will wt out all the actual garment merits which directly affect fit those which con cern style will not be specified Specifications which meet the approval of the Committee on standardization of garment sizes will be passed to the standards division of the department of trade and commerce which has the final decision Garments which conform with Canada Standard Sizes wilt bear a label showing actual body measurements such as chest and hip or hip and waist In the be ginning and for as long as seems advisable a number correspond ing to the nearest size in the on the dimensions which require an accurate fit In studying the data it was found to be imposs ible to base a sizing system on the ages of the children and weight as a basis of sizing were also unsatisfactory Certain cir cumference measurements such as chest hip and waist could not be ignored in the making of gar ments that would fit It is not expected that all man ufacturers Wilt make garments in all 17 classes chosen but measure ment data will be provided to the manufacturers so that specialty sizes can be produced For cacti type of garment it will be possible to draft specifica tions for the pattern maker o that there will he uniformity of fit from one manufacturer to an other It should be noted that the belling of a garment with a Canada Standard approved label will have no bearing on the approval of the garment with to ptriform- I and Brio coop IBB if r dance- the lyre and the cup of the dissolute all these men know W lhe to be vanity They wear upon their forefront their proper name and title Far more label The development of Canada Standard Sizes has resulted from treacherous are those equally l constant How of complaint re- j vain things the cares of the by the Canadian Of St world and the deceitful of riches A man may follow vanity as truly in the counting house as in the theatre If he be spend ing his life amassing wealth he passes his days in a vain show Unless we follow Christ and make our God the great object of our life we only differ in appearance from the most frivolous It is clear that there is much need of the first prayer of our text Quicken Thou me in Thy way is the second part of our text The Psalmist confesses that he is dull sluggish and lumpy all but dead Perhaps dear reader you feel same We are so sluggish that the best motives cannot quicken apart from the Lord Himself AH the considerations of life are not able to accomplish a quickening in me We think of death of heaven or hell of sufferings of others of wars and famines of earthquakes and typhoons Yet somehow we are only moved for the moment by a sentimental consideration of these things but the concern passes quickly away No mere consideration can quicken us to zeal but God Him self must do it Hear the cry of the Psalmist Quicken THOU of clothing Chiefly the com ments have been that the size markings are not consistent from one manufacturer to another and that in many eases the garments arc not proportioned to body dimensions The Association submitted this consumer demand to the govern ment which had already receiv ed representations on the subject from manufacturers with the re quest that the various parties concerned meet to study the sit uation The committee which met for the first time in Janu ary 1953 is composed of repre sentatives of manufacturers of both woven and knitted gar ments retailers several govern ment departments and consum ers approach to the sizing system was based on the supposi tion that a satisfactory system must depend upon di mensions of the population to be fitted and that it must be based me It breathes out his whole soul His whole being unites in a vehement prayer Turn Thou mine eyes cries the body Quicken Thou me pleads the don This is a fit prayer for every day A telephone in die workshop is a handy tool for Did cosy for Mother washday too Extend telephone convenience FOR CAST LIVING FOR Take the run out of naming your home have a telephone within easy reach all over the house Just a month for each additional tele phone SI in small centres And where your telephone is part of the decor theres a bright choice of green beige or ivory You can have your telephones installed in no time merely call your Telephone Business Office The charge for is only S2 more for color f till COMPANY OF CANADA Young 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