Newmarket Era and Express, 6 Jul 1961, p. 2

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Mmbtr 4MB ftum A Serving Newmarket and rural districts of North York of publication tvtry Thuraday at St Charles St Newmarket by the Heart Throbs Humor Mr LaPlmte by Andrew Murdison iff Charles St Newmarket by the Newmarket Ere end Express Limited Subscription or two years or one year Id advance MtttYsrs Member of CUM A Weeklies of Canada Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association and the Audit Unreal of Circulation Authorised as Second Class MalL Pest Office Department Ottawa Baiter Publisher Philip Jones Editor George Haskelt Sports Editor W Production Margaret Arnold Business Newmarket Era THE ED PAGE The THURSDAY THE SIXTH OP JULY NINETEEN HUNDRED AND SIXTYONE NO LIQUOR CONTROL Youll never drink if he wants archaic liquor lawn a it as difficult as pos tent of turning port and Its recommendations and then considers what action it should take man taking a Swift and complete action ia not usual But Ontarios Sometimes a government will not act at bent on making all even to the ex Meanwhile a powerful lobby is at petty work in Washington which would permit There is no suggestion that the pub lications should be banned The Royal Commission simply recommends that Try withholding something from these two publications to continue to take a man and hell contrive every means to nine million dollars of advertising from Obtain it In spite of the law Give a man Canadian sources at enormous profits some freedom of choice and recognize his Canadian magazines a poor lot mam adult restraint and society will be re- tain that the US magazines are dump- warded with better behavior their overruns on Canada thus pre- our courts are filled with unfair competition for the and traffic cases Add liquor vertisers dollar Not mentioned but offences and the judicial system sags all the US magazines offer der the strain Offenders under the subscription rates at half price and low- Liquor Act are victims of themselves and It costs the Canadian Post Office Circumstances We do not condone these six million dollars a year to deliver these offenders because they broke an existing law but we do suggest that a law that has the doubtful distinction of having so many violations is wrong If the government insists on keeping they conform to the business practices tight control over the Bale of liquor other US publications sold in Canada through its own outlets it is being unfair and cease the phony of Canadian editions This is highlevel fencesitting The gov- We dont think the Canadian magazines ernment placates the temperance groups benefit financially by a change The with outward control but it enjoys the advertiser will continue to spend profits its stores bring in In effect they money where he can get the best return say you can only drink if you buy from Maybe weeklies will benefit if the us Then as the tinkles in the Royal Commission recommendations are register you are told you cant drink implemented which we doubt it here and you cant drink it there The retail outlet customers sneak out and place the telltale brown paper package in the trunks of their cars as if they had already broken the law Not only should the sale and consump tion of liquor be freer but a public re education is also needed Alcohol itself A NEW LIBERAL LEADER At a time when world the highest sort of patrioti devotion and action we are finding parliamentarians engaging I but the contraventions of the struggle for power The squabble law that it breeds are How can we pre- tend that we have control over the con- vant no longer re sumption of liquor when it is drunk quired vet refused to resign in countless basements of- Pearson has conducted his stores and club meetings wilh dignity and re- Yet the law bars us from a pleasant Liberal associates drink in a clean wellfurnished lounge Seeing the issue as one to both em- And whoever heard of eating an their leader and the govern meal without a glass of wine and a they have been cognac with the coffee The law and attack upon Pi nance Minister it imply that this Is Fleming They have been sparked by the ws Man On Relief Gov Pays But Work A Little And Town Pays bail We instead that situation that forces Borne drinkers take hurried swigs from a bottle In darkened car is not only primitive bu murderous ONLY TIME WILL TELL When the Royal Commission on Pub lications began meeting in Ottawa last fall the aim whs to find a way to limit US competition Last week the its plan candidate who Inst out to the Liberal leadership The worst of the lot is with Paul Martin a close runnerup With Coyne as the prospect if the Liberals iz S Readers Write From The Files Of iV- i iii i then to the party Not If members of the Oxford Years Ago THE DOUBLE MURDER published abroad containing Canadian kitchen on Fust Fifth on- advertising not carried in the US edi cession shots rang out and a man and a tions primarily Time should be banned woman were killed The unknown mur from Canada and a resident corporation derer or murderers of mid or perron in Canada who places ads in a Marion crept away and have foreign magazine on the Canadian mar never been charged what has be ket primarily lime and The Headers come known in the best traditions of a Digest should not be allowed to deduct spine- hilling macular as lhe Double the expense from Income tax Murder The murderer has neve faced Soma Ottawa sources felt that the a charge because the hundreds of inter action proposed on advertising In United views police held wilh a number of States magazines would require budget flUfipeets never yielded sufficient ary steps Since nothing was mentioned against anyone in particular The In Finance Minister Flemings annual assailant came and went ami since last budget these sources do not anticipate summers wild hue and cry and Readers Picture Of The Week any action before the next budget budget In a likelihood in I the early stages of the next parliamen tary session probably opening late in the fall The next main budget for the lOftgftt fincal year Is a year away The government Is under no compul sion to act on recommendations of any royal commission Normally a commis sion Is appointed to carry out a soarching study of a complex problem and tell the government what It thinks should be done The government studies the I are working wily lhe file on closed bill one are being J is getting colder By 12 Million For Survival

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