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Pages Notebook We are trying to fight the suspicion that someone in the post office department has a grudge against us for writing about the town clock Main St has been without a working timepiece for nearly three weeks now Two weeks ago we observed that our faithful Ben on the post office tower had ceased to function on Easter weekend and made remarks which perhaps were unkind The sug gestion that the reason for the clocks failure was that the works were tangled up with departmental red tape may be But the feud has gone far enough If some ones feelings have been hurt we apologize Nearly three weeks have gone by now and the clock has advanced only minutes time to end this petulance and start the clock again- A member of the local post orifice staff said that there has been a changeover to a hour Week and that a certain amount of reorganization is required but We refuse to believe that this has any significance From a reliable source we learned yesterday that the works had been removed and shipped to Toronto They have taken it away wept a local resident Dear knows when our clock will be re turned if ever We question ed this person who seemed to From the Files of 25 and 50 Years Ago know all about the clock mat ter and told her All we want is the facts She said she only knew that some offi cials had come and removed the works It was then in a final effort the hands had mov ed forward ten minute Meanwhile people continue to be late for work and every day one sees exasperated expres sions on upturned faces The most serious affect has been on the staff of the customs of fice which is located on the sec ond floor of the post office building Over the years they have become conditioned to the striking of the clock directly overhead On occasions we have been sitting in the office of the customs chief and have almost been knocked out of a chair by the pounding of the town tocsin The building would literally shake- Depravity must surely be felt by the customs men now that clock has ceased its striking The Russian psy chologist Pavlov once experi mented with a dog by ringing a bell before giving it food Af ter repeated tests the dog would lick his chops at the sound of a gong even though no food was placed in front of him and response the psychologists say You can imagine what a psychological strain current conditions must present on the customs staff MAY 3 Mr Alex Hedge son of Mr and Mrs Who has been on the office staff at Harris Abattoir Toronto for the past year and a half has been transferred to the branch in Halifax We wish him every success in his new posi tion There was a fair attendance at the Oddfellows Hall last Friday and the social evening under the auspices of the War Veterans was much enjoyed Cards furnished the amusement for the first part of the even ing when Mrs George Osborne and Mr Jack won the bridge prizes At the euchre tables Mrs Duncan and Mrs Smart were equal but Mrs Duncan won the draw Mr Sidney captured the gents prize The floor was cleared and dancing was kept up until after midnight to the splendid music of the town band orchestra under Mr A number of high school girls met at the home of Mrs Millard Ave on Tuesday evening and presented Miss Mary who Is leaving for Toronto in the near future with an ivory mirror Mr Hilborn who has spent the with his phew Mr Dales of Long Beach California returned on Sunday by way of Seattle Rev Harold minis ter of Westmoreland United church Toronto has accepted an invitation to become the pastor of Central church Wes ton and will take up his duties in the new parsonage in July Rev J Cochrane of North Bay formerly of Trinity United church is the un animous choice of the official hoard of Westmoreland church to fill the vacancy Mr Coch rane has not yet accepted the call Many would like to have htm hack to Newmarket Mrs T J Robertson and Mrs intend going to Orchard Beach next week to occupy the formers cottage for three weeks while Mr Brum tons cottage is being finished Among the successful stu dents at Victoria University In the recent exams we notice that Mr A ID Miller of New market has passed in Christian Evidences and Greek Exegesis Messrs and A Jos Pipher Wood cock and Hill opened the speckled trout season on Mon day bringing home the re sult of their good luck Two of Mr Hills catch weighed two pounds three ounces Mrs David Lloyd Mrs Major Allah and Mrs were in the city three days this week as dele gates to the Presbyterian mis sionary meeting Mrs of Toronto is spending a few days with her brother Mrs Winans Mrs sprained her ankle very badly while shopping in the city last week Mrs John Gardner has de cided to go into the deaconess work in Toronto She is just suited for it and will be a great instrumentality for good Mrs Wm Hughes leaves to day to reside in Toronto with her granddaughter Mrs Long formerly of Sharon Mr and Mrs Lewis Lukes Toronto formerly of Newmar ket left a few days ago on a trip to the Old Country Mrs Richard slipped on a board and sprained her ankle a few days ago but is able to be around again Mrs Roe left on Wed nesday to occupy her summer cottage The Snuggery at Roches Point for the season Mr Morris Homer spent a day or two in the city last week and took in the horse show Miss Anne was the guest of over Sunday GRASS SOLVES PROBLEMS OF FARMER ago Mr and Mrs Alfred of Montreal bought this and acre of weediest and least pound around A a per cent disability Alfred lost money on the farm for two year Then he changed hi method put hi whole acres Into grasses at various kinds Including clover hay and alfalfa and now he la well the red side the ledger With their grata crop they feed head beef cattle end pigs His for agriculture scientist Ira and poms Serving Newmarket Aurora and the rural districts of North York The Newmarket Era The Express Herald NEWSPAPER Thursday of Main St Newmarket by me Newmarket Era and Express Limited Subscription 4 foe two years for one year in advance Single copies ore each Member of Class A Weeklies of Canada Canadian Newspapers Association and the Audit Bureau Circulations as Second Class Mail Post Office Department Ottawa JOHN Managing Editor CAROLINE ION Womens Sditor Sports Editor LAWRENCE RACINE Job Printing and Production THE PAGE TWO THURSDAY THE SIXTH DAY OF MAY NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTYFOUR CAN EXPECT i One of the bright this year is the estimated expenditure for public and separate schools The almost a mill and a half lower fo Maintain public schools be levied on the assessment dollar Since no school debentures were paid off in 1953 the budget for schools public and separate school hoards hsvebem affairs efficiently Innocent though the school levy appears to be this year education will take more and more dollars the future I m The public school board plans construction of a new fourroom wing on Stuart Scott school this year The wing will meet the pupil increase based on present population figures But there seven new subdivi sions limits of New market Councillor Charles in these sub divisions is Most of homes built in sub divisions couples with here industrial develop ment in Newmarket most of homes will be taken up by families whose Qe employed else where many of them Metropolitan Toronto One child in each of the new homes would mean for practical purposes two new sixroom school buildings for Newmarket in addition to the proposed fourroom Stuart Scott wing Sri property owners can expect higher taxes because of school costs alone Capital expenditures for the construction of new o the towns debenture debt now nearly a million dollars and for which taxpayers are paying mills on the dollar this year as carrying charges build ings mean of course additional teachers salaries higher school administration maintenance costs Taxpayers soon will learn of progress CONTINUED STORY A Were looking forward with considerable interest to the next stage in the in the United States says SAfdrjall First there were the investigations investigation of the then the investigation of the inveStigfttWs inves tigators and of the counsel for investigat ing charges against tlie It should be quite a point where everyone is not only either an investiga tor or an investigate suspect and simultaneously WATER PROBLEM I m m I A m On the chairman of turned application to witter water to a community OTitfrat figures which show that within the town 1rtlJVS9Bl9 supply of water When the time comes that seven proposed subdivisions in town are completed water will be pump ed from present wells hours a day the committee plans to search for a nt meet futu re demands New sources are riot easily found When new wells are put into Use in the vicinity they may be hiking water from the ground water source that feeds existing wells There is a limit to the ground water supply the lack of con servation measures in the past century has lowered the water table and it will take years to raise it again The day may not be far off when Newmarket ex periences a serious shortage of water Councillor expressed strong opinions against accepting a plan for a subdivision earlier this year and the municipal water supply was one of his reasons As growth continues the day may also come when serious consideration will be given by this district to piping water from Lake Canadian i fog been announced by the Canadian Camping Association is being observed All Provincial lions will take part in the observance of this week in effort to promote good camping to educate parents on the things to consider in selecting camps for then- children and to challenge young people with the unique opportunity that camping affords in serving the younger generation through camp counselling 100000 boys and girls will enjoy camping this summer alone in the whole of Canada said of Toronto national chairman of public rela tions for the Canadian Camping Association This number is growing rapidly as parents realize that a rich and happy camp experience is an integral part of a childs maturing process It is the belief of the Can adian Camping Association that a camping experience is the heritage of every Canadian child and to this end the association sponsors Canadian Camp week as one of its many projects throughout each year It is probably true to say that the day is not far dis tant when no boys or girls education will be considered complete without a good camp experience Such an helps them to live the simple life of the out doors to learn how to do by doing to share in the camps work and play to feel possibly for the first time that they belong to a community To love the out of doors to feel a sense of oneness with the of nature around about can and should be the heritage of every child Camping properly conceived is education in living It was President Elliott of Columbia who once said The summer camp is the North American Continents most significant contribution in the field of education PREACHING MEANS NOTHING We are not impressed by an editorial in another weekly newspaper which points out that China still has the lowest standard of living in the world and which goes on to say Today the vast majority of the people of this continent North America enjoy without think ing of it comforts and conveniences and securities that were luxuries beyond their dreaming only a few years ago Here men have adapted a tried system to their needs rather than change it for the unknown The point that the writer makes is that changes have been plentiful among ourselves but that there can be change by growth as well as by revolt Too many people on this continent preach about the dumbfounded as to why the Asiatics should choose communism instead of our way The point is that there is a certain amount of utility in preaching this sort stuff to the indivi dual Asiatic who sits in his hut of mud and straw and who is more concerned about where he is going to get life next meal than he is about the economic system for his country or even about his own personal liberties Americans particularly wonder why the Asiatics should not desire the Western way of life with motor television and a high standard of living To the AaWtifeiUJiHke saying On the moon life is perfect Western way are about as re- on the moon But what the rotter at least is available to the Asiatic and wbafc Jlxoy probably is of more concern to his the Western world is now sins of the past Most Chinese as exploiters which they were understandable Mere preach- ihg our way of life it would seem will never change the attitude of the millions in Asia We wonder whether is late to worry about Asia or not FARM INCOMES Farmers cash income in is now estimated as below the alltime high of 1952 The Financial Post says Total is about millions Some provinces did not suffer a loss though Nova Scotia cash income up a shade and Saskatchewan reached a new record than drop in BC Prince Edward Island was hard est hit with a decline servant net matter of people rite state their guar on rights agent in International and national Junction of state to of fnos rest on cnoko Office Cat Reports Catnips By Ginger Slim relaxed in the editorial chair and puffed on an cigar I read in a paper the other day that what was thought to be the skull and bones of an ancient species of man dug up in England turned out to be a hoax Whos to say hes a hoax I asked Wall some scientist thinks that somebody just scared up the bones of a ordinary garden variety modern man and did some bone surgery to make him look tike a species Nobodys interested in garden variety I said aint so sure that we shouldnt put away a few gar den varieties in a safe place for posterity said Slim Maybe the modern garden variety man is to be soon anyways if they keeps off them hydrogen bombs You mean you suspect that our present is about to end Wouldnt go so far as to say that but it would be nice to know that we had a few rep resentatives what be dug up again by anthropologists of of a future species of man just in case I cant think that civilized man will become extinct said He aint so civilized as you think- Everybody talks about the dignity of man and the civi lized society and all that It makes me laugh sometimes Take as a example a respected man in the community looked up to as the dignified Chances are he goes home an beats his wife just like in the days of the cave man Or take instance the in ternational negotiators They are probably peaceful types what sit at home evenings with slippers and pipes but when it comes international questions they often behaves like children This here civil ization socalled is but a paradox a True I said Scientists say that Peking man and Nean derthal man and those older types were next to the apes but socially they were better us Although a couple of them might get together and kill each other with clubs they never thought of killing off thousands with one bomb Right Although man lived in caves he was socially su perior several thousand years agreed Sum And far safer a cave than we are in a bomb shelter I added Hed be a better risk for the insurance companies than you or me then said Slim Thats where you are wrong I said The insurance companies dont have to worry these days if everybody gets blown up You forgot the fact that therell be no insurance companies in that event Oh I forgot said Slim Nevertheless I think you have a good idea about preserv ing a few examples for pos terity I said by Dairy Farmer We have had some heifers on pasture since the first of the month and while there was shelter open for them and hay in the hayracks they have shown no inclination as yet to return to the barn These are dairy heifers and so far they show no ill effects Of course it is possible that the care we give thorn is so poor inside anything is better or that the feed is so poor that any grass would be more palatable The point we are getting at is this A system of production or management is attractive under one certain set of circum stances It may seem to save labor and to be the real solu tion but when tried out on another farm it seems ineffi cient and to be a This goes for just about everything like pit silos and slack silage milking parlors loafing barns and a whole raft of similar new ideas The trouble starts of course when some high sounding farm periodical describes such a sys tem as fool proof and decides that it is the one and only so lution guaranteed to double the profits grow bigger calves do away with all breeding troubles mastitis and Bangs look after the baby increase the pacify the bank man ager and grow hair Of course one can argue that we dont have to believe every thing that we read and doing Some of the writing at times we can assure you that this is true But relating an actual experience on the farm de scribing it in detail and giving all the pros and cons leav ing it up to the reader to draw his conclusions is one thing To turn into a prophet and missionary is another Telling people how we do it is pretty harmless Person ally we are sure nobody would want to do it that way Some times we dont either Trying to convince them that it is the only right way to fe other matter the tendency is come tilled zeal as soon as a new discovered Take the dehorning of call have seen breeders am rials of breeds fairly the mouth trying to people to dehorn catth did it and ttiisr amazing One lal horns of cows and a drop of blood or is no for all- inherent in keeping horns on And so on and so forth Well that is fine We some cattle with horns off others with horns on We bo our head in ignorance when one of these chosen may come to our barn We listen in silence to their and re solve to mend our ways We have been taking some horns off mainly the case of heifers in loose barns We suppose sooner or later it will mean a dehorned herd Then to go visiting and see dairy cattle dehorned as calves with faces looking like gravyboats nice uniform herds where the most obvious mark of coarseness has been prudently removed We see some results of dehorning that are not so successful and see as many boss cows as in our poor ignorant herd with horns But let us go just a bit fur ther Some of the people who dehorn cattle would throw their hands up higher than a kite when it comes to using a polled sire Immediately they start talking about bloodlines characters their own superior system of concentrat ing the blood of Great of Muddy Meadow Oh well this should real serve ourselves as a remind riot to try to change the world between two deadlines the meantime as far as horns concerned we are in the di lemma of it CANADAIR MAY ATOM PLAN CnUs Minuter Brook 1000th Sabrt let after it was turn in Montreal Hw at minister and general manager of of hue aircraft plant may soon turn- atompawrtd aircraft already betas daslgn