From The Files Of And 50 Years Ago and l J U I MS By Andrew Murdison Heart Throbs Humor CHILDRENS CAMPAIGN people ami of longer fair preterit London naval negotia tion been asking a better United States declared Japan denounced the Washing- Serving Newmarket and the of North York refused to unload a vessel week unless they received The Newmarket Era at St Newmarket by I two yean offensive in their will be asking for a prospectors free lunch dor to the US Japan would building race the US would mum strength i We dont Mr Saito said the Davis Ontario during the approaching the the larger numb lamp to carry and are used by essaiy to policing longer Walls handling the phosphorus as it became the of resided in Indiana for a num ber of years has gone to Hut- Christian Churc by Rev Mr Alexander The bride was winter with his daughter Mr tended by Miss has passed his Newmarket Harry milestone in good health and Huron like a good oldfashioned North- man Mr and Yorker he wants The Era will live in follow him Building A Better Community PARI IV The bat planning will lower tan diver parts the council school W leader service clubs and all lion in a straightforward m groups- discuss the needs Still fig to keep he municipality with one eye on the ball They have rather establish priorities and mbin their resource to do svork Social lite revolves on the menace of the ale bomb the third month il said and probably there is lot of good in it but the elft rent The small streams will community is that the This good result group be kept informed fully nd 1 and the union tclligibly Community off roups Is not produced by blishlng a hierarchy lead- or clique but by a fusion thought among people Herea great and const mat- goodwill A writer bout democracy said it this newspaper Every iue shoe iiLy public intci should be be defined that the problems satisfaction in discussing with socatlcd which mushroom election time as fronts 11 whose people faith that even the most threat ening situation can be handled successfully by coordinated fort that even the best they get thing done be- can imagine for their pla with good Intentions fait i they think and Newmarket Era a I Express The Espreit Herald 1895 united Subscription for copies on and Second Hail Post Office Department Ian Baxter Publisher W Advertising George Hatkctt Sporti Editor Racine Production THE EDITORIAL PAGE THURSDAY THE TENTH DAY OF DECEMBER NINETEEN AND FIFTYNINE title FUN TO GIVE IN heart thro on the tie could be help I know of no more worthy have referred to elsewhere sent drive for funds to help and work have the and up cosily and plenty any problems connected with people will be heading LEANING IS AN ART Colder weather has certainly cramped the style of one sport that is confined almost entirely to our male citizens between the ages of to as far as out door activity is concerned Adapting themselves to atmospheric conditions they have proceeded to move in doors with restaurants billiard rooms and bowling alleys taking- the brunt of their onslaught We are talking about the fine art of leaning And we do not know whether to classify it as a sport or a disease Perhaps we are being unfair in our observations of this younger generation along these lines Maybe older generations were afflicted to the same extent but it was never as glaring as in the past few years If a young man stands erect these days he is rather admired by oldsters as it looks like he can look after himself He appears alert ready for job opportunities and able to give a hand to his community Alas there are all too few of this rare breed in our midst today and they are rapidly falling into the American Indians class a vanishing race From close observation we have noticed several styles of leaning They range all the way from com plete body flop resting on both elbows lo the rather ordinary that many young sters prefer Clothes racks with convenient hooks are ideal for the one hand and arm position while many go all the way wrapping both hands and arms around a conventional hall tree Store counters and restaurant booths are both handy vehicles for full expression of these youngsters attitude toward life Outdoors in fine weather street lamp posts store fronts auto fenders and hoods and steps of stores absorb the name type of punishment Older fellows brought up in the and throw out your chest era are utterly disgusted with the present generation Those who are old enough to have served with the armed forces in the last conflict or have had some physical training shake their heads and wonder where the present crop of lads are going to get their backbone they arent standing erect long enough to develop one Naturally there are exceptions among our youngsters and they stand out above the crowd with their get up and go From this lackadaisical attitude the only jossiblc conclusion that many older people can arrive at is that these leaner do not want to work Most of I hem have left their school days behind often before gradua tion and seem to think that the world owes them a liv ing And they arc the loudest in their demands for recreational facilities and consideration in many fields They complain that work is unavailable A big per centage of the time they havent looked for a job But they want good money and easy hours when on oppor tunity presents itself What have they to offer Just their two hands no trade not enough education no spe cial skill but with exalted ideas of what their services are worth Many parents are gullible enough to accept the excuses of these leaning specialists that there is no work not enough pay poor working conditions just anything to avoid honest toil They lean on their Pop and Mom will see we have enough spending money they lean on their working friends they lean on the merchants who put up with their lazy presence and they lean on life in general We are spawning and tolerating a leaning generation who if not cheeked will be of little use to themselves or our country It is just about time that the props were uncere moniously knocked from beneath these new parasites on society Maybe compulsory service in the armed forces is the answer but some of the good ones would pay with a few years of their lives along with the lazy youngsters Perhaps the parental old fashioned wood shed treatment is the solution It might do more any other disciplinary action along with a cut in the best to Let its face it the leaning generation is as real a problem as our slums roads planning plants and other civic projects Service clubs are trying then- best to aid in the rejuvenation of this strata of young sters and having some success Other agencies are try ing too with every means at their command But the groundwork will have to be done by the workhorses of every generation the parents get them up in the morning before noon ration the spending money as Dad cant go on doling it out forever lay on the switch when necessary and in general snap them out of the lethargy most of them are in right now Most of all stop making for The observing public knows Junior is lazy so quit covering up for him Parents dont live forever and excuses are a poor legacy to pass on to Juniors wife if he enters wedded life Make him stand on his own feet and the community will notice the difference and our country will benefit from bis new outlook on life IGNORANCE IS BLISS Now that the hullabaloo of municipal elections is over it might be time for a comment on that phrase Vote as you like but vote We suspect that the choice of candidates as far a great number of the electorate was concerned could be compared with gong to the races and picking a winner with a pin Some have been known to hit the jackpot this way but it is not a me thod recommended for the selection of local government In an effort to do the right thing by the community in which they live many con hut misguided souls can do more damage than good by voting for an indivi dual or an issue on which he or she has no knowledge In the polling stations they thoughtfully suck the end of their pencils and heit Kingly put a cross against a name they vaguely ember hearing somewhere We would prefer to see the phrase reworded Vote as you like but know LIFE BLOOD GOING CHEAP and pie biles and plenty of nets blocks lets Our Readers Write As a postscript to recent comments on the sale h of surplus butter to Grent Britain at a pike reported to be well below cost we might add here that it is our hope vt that the powers that dont elaborate on Iheir philan- thropic gestures Since the UK Is one of our biggest Inter into the background also our raw materials then- is a real danger that the line being British government will insist that we can afford to MONDAY CLOSING AND COMMERCE feel that iiini i tiuil mm ck lii them ami thill it la It mil they should realize that i ts pro Ah till dont I a full pa thi We have been told that the merchants are doing so well at the moment that they dont need a majority group to look after their interests and that they will only pull together when they feel the chill wind of com petition blowing down Main St We are not sure how true these allegations are but we do know that meteoro logical high pressure areas ate funning all round us and the chill wind can quickly a veritable hurricane As Newmarket grows to become a city Monday closing will have to be discarded Stores are open basically as a service to the public and this service breaks down when a customer has to drive to a neighboring com munity to which slumlii been avail able in his own Toronto the battlefield of many early closing struggles in the past recognizes this in its re cent lifting of restrictions on closing hours and like it or not we will be forced eventually as a concession to progress and the pressures of competition to do like- arc not suggesting that the sweat shops of yesteryear reinstituted when a clerk was expected to work from seven in the morning until he dropped from exhaustion at 10 at night but we do believe that a logical rota system and an alternating staff is not beyond the realms of possibility to allow for Monday opening and a staff fiveday week as well This is per haps not what the store owner would like but it is what the housewife wants and the customers always right The extra days payroll involved would an investment for greater sales turnover and the ghostlike atmos phere that permeates Main St on the first day of the week would he banished is just The state is the servant not the master of the people the state is guarantee against infringement on their rights their agent in international and national issues it is not the function of the state assume the di rection of those activities which vest on individual choice gi ion old ace stipends just burden Why