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by Dairy Farmer The Top Six Inches As we look down from the hilts of King Township there is a lake at the foot of the hills extending for miles At night the lights of Bradford shine in the water casting long shimmer ing fingers to those acres which were known to all of us as the Holland Marsh Under the stag nant waters is the effort of hun dreds of people and most of the crops of this year The community which lived there is anxiously perching on the high ground around it now warm and fed and clothed again waiting to see if human ingen uity community effort and the same sort of hard labor which built the Marsh originally can reclaim it again The few families who are staying here show the kind of determination and spirit to use a much disliked word over worked by sports writers and others that will do this- May be their case is typical of the fortunes of many who lived there They came just a few years ago they worked hard as gardeners some on their own some on shares some as hired people They have what we would very large families and they have another thing in common too They left their homes that night of destruction with what they had on their backs same in cars that crossed inundated roads with the water over the floor board some on foot They lived and worked hard the only community they knew was that of their own family and a few neighbors and except for the menfolk and the school age chil dren they speak little English if any From the Files of By the time another year rolls along we hope and pray that they will be in their own homes again All will be a lit tle scarred from the experience Probably the stories of the great flood will become part of the legend of the Marsh as in so many countries the legend of the flood became part of the peoples own history But there will be one change It will be one that will make this district a different place to live in and our own com munity a better one These people will be part of us now because they will no longer be isolated and the surrounding population will no longer be a strange group k Maybe it is too early to sound optimistic There are many dangers yet and many hardships to endure Human nature being what it is there will be quar reling there will be greed and there will be rumors of ungrate fulness The petty ones will try to make this occasion one for self gain and the small ones will have their go at playing the hero But beyond all this it will grow into a better community where the neighbors all around will get to know the people of the Marsh and the people of the Marsh will be closer to their neighbors on the older settled parts One cannot being re minded by these last few days of the story of the Ark the great flood and of the commun ity that was built by those who were on the Ark In a sense flooded out or not we are all in the Ark We ail should be grateful for having been allowed to escape and build again 25 and 50 Years Am OCTOBER Mr H Clarke gave a starter last week This week Mr Hood assistant at the ra dial station brought us in samples of Alexander apples that throw the others in the shade They were grown in Mr James Newtons orchard on the 2nd of East and they tip the scales at ounces measuring inches in circumference and inches around the poles Workmen are just complet ing a cement wall over 100 ft long and varying in height from to feet from the north side of Timothy St bridge towards the railway bridge to protect the bank on the north side the stream from washing away The freshet last spring caused quite a washout and this is being fill ed in The town and property owners are building the wall on the basis Mr and Mrs Sherman spent Sunday with his parents Mr and Mrs Kirby Miss Lillian Foster of has been visiting with Miss Starr Mr Fred Thompson son of Mr J Thompson has been appointed manager of one of the Arnold Stores at Kingston lie v ftnd Mrs Meadows ac companied by Mrs Eves leave on Monday morning to attend a church convention in Ohio arid expect to be away for a week Mr and Mis Giles of Syden ham- visited old friends In Newmarket a few days last week and left for home by mo tor on Sunday having enjoyed the holidays immensely Mr and Mrs J Collins Park Ave went to Friday and visited their son Mr Russell Collins returojag home on Saturday evening Mr Garnet Armstrong and daughter Miss Kris Armstrong of New Toronto Tues day afternoon with for mother Mrs Jack son Mrs Dunn and Mr and Mrs George and son sail for England the of Oc tober on the CPR Duchess of Richmond Mr Coombs visited over SunTJay with Mr and Mis Kirby OCTOBER On Thursday of last week Mr John was kicked on the arm by a horse he was shoeing The arm was badly bruised and torn by the iron shoe and he was laid up for several days On Tuesday Mr Jas Benning met with an accident while working on Dr Hutts new residence He stepped on the end of a board that was over the place where the staircase goes up and he fell to the floor a distance of or feet injuring his foot and leg so badly that he has been laid up since It is a wonder that he was not hurt worse as he fell backwards Mrs Simpson nee received yesterday for the first time since her mar riage She wore her wedding gown of dainty white chiffon over satin with deep of real lace on corsage and pearl ornaments A number of Newmarket people went up to Bradford fair on Wednesday and report a good show and big crowd Mrs John and her daughter Miss Jessie were visiting in Bradford over Sun day Mr and Mrs Harold of Toronto were home last week attending the thirty- sixth anniversary of Mr and Mrs Lewis wed ding Mrs and daughter of have been spending a week with Mrs J and other friends on their way from the West where she was visiting her mother They left for home yesterday Miss of King City is spending a few days with hex friend Mrs Aubrey Davis She everybody at the at Mayor Canes on Wed nesday with lovely solos Mr sad John Hicks of Bay Sift who have been visiting- So this section for about a month leave tomorxovr for home having spent a de lightful time among old friends Miss M Phillips of Sharon left for the coast on Saturday last spend the winter with her brother Mr Phillips A number of little girls at tended Miss Kdna Campbells birthday party the manse on Tuesday veiling Thousands acres of Holland Marsh vegetable farmland are covered by the lake which formed in the flood Friday night Three thousand people are homeless In the Marsh area at the present time the first cheque from the Flood Relief for arrived at Bradford only four days after the flood struck and Express Serving Newmarket Aurora and rural districts of North York Newmarket Era The Express Herald NEWSPAPER NOTICE to Flood Area Residents Published ever Thursday at Main St Newmarket by Newmarket Era and Express Limited Subscription for two yearn 250 for one yew advance Single copies are each Member of Class A Weeklies of Canada Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association and the Audit Bureau of Authorized as Second Class Post Office Department Ottawa JOHN E STKUTHERS Managing CAJIOMNE ON Womens GEORGE Sports I LAWRENCE RACINE Job Printing and Production PAGE TWO THURSDAY THE TWENTYFIRST DAY OF OCTOBER NINETEEN HUNDRED AND T O RIALS j THE FLOOD Early last Saturday morning the residents of New market started to gather around the various spots affected by the flood the night before Work was started to clean up the debris town employees and firemen started pumping out flooded cellars and those whose homes were surrounded by water sorted out their dam aged possessions For a while Newmarket was busy with its own problems the full news about the Holland Marsh had not yet spread around town Later in the day the town began to realize what had happened than miles to the north west A lake up to 20 feet in depth had covered the area which had been a rich market garden section of thousands of acres Thousands of people had been driven from their homes They had only the clothes they wore The word was received from the village of Bradford that food and clothing were needed Without asking further questions a small group initiated a drive Initiation was all that was needed Volunteer workers and tons of clothing and food poured into the town hall Within a half hour after the request was made in town by loud speaker one room was filled and the workers had to move to the basement One town official was heard to say When you ask people for help when help is needed they will certainly come forth in this town Newmarket acted with good sense Saturday night There was an immediate need in Bradford for food and clothing Rather than wait to find out how much assist ance was needed the townspeople went ahead It is better to have too much than none at all when it is needed It was Saturday night that the people from the Marsh needed clothing and food They received it from not only Newmarket but other communities as far as the district Since that time money has been raised in the pro vince and yesterday an initial contribution from the Hurricane Relief Fund went to Bradford It took only three days to raise that money plus thousands more to help the people affected by the flood In all human generosity has been almost overwhelming since the widespread disaster on Friday night The tragedies and losses of the flood made one emotional impact on the observer who was not affected The surge of human generosity that followed has been equally moving DISCOURAGES CREEK CROSSING PLANS For tire third time in the history of Newmarket the Upper Holland River has swollen and come smash ing through the town leaving destruction behind The flood last weekend should stimulate investigation into the possibilities of further floods It is an engineering problem which the town council at least should investi gate It is obvious that any deepening of the river channel would not have prevented the flood on Friday night but a wide straight cut through the centre of town to carry excess waters could prevent a recurrence A Main St commercial interest made an applica tion to the town council recently extend a proposed addition to a building over the creek and farther to the east We expect that these plans will be dropped now A building bridging the stream would increase the flood hazards and it would seem that the project would be a great risk for the investors Last Fridays flood waters would not have escaped through any tun nel under a building such a building would have been ruined and worse would have acted as a dam to endan ger more of the community FINANCIAL AID The members of Newmarket town met Mon day night and talked cut aid for New market by flood and ill general way lift- Fund ofc ft provincial of the town lasses of private tMmm Afitlsob taken It is expected hut wiu make colli- to provincial fund MORE SPACE FOR FLOOD NEWS This editorial hug dueed he oi other material eon- iiing More spa lo important and of in district this Wvk Some and Wort omitted Other of the omitted will bo published next week editor along with Photographer Mr moot of the weekend on pictured which will of special interest to North Sutton Assess Storm And Flood Damage The North Gwillimbury town ship council has reviewed the damage done in last weekends storm and has estimated a cost of to repair the damage to roads and bridges within the township Four large bridges and one large culvert must be repaired SUTTON The bridge over the Black River on the main street of Sut ton was completely blocked to motorists from midafternoon Saturday until Monday morning because of a washout on the north- western approach to the bridge Citizens worked all day Satur day to fill and pile sandbags at the Baldwin dam as well as the Sutton dam in order to keep the raging river from flooding the surrounding lands Damage to the mill at Bald win was light but the CoOp Mill at Sutton was badly damaged and it is feared a great deal of repair work is necessary if it is to be saved Grain was lost when a corner of the mill was swept away and a considerable amount of fill will be needed The Lake- shore Road was washed away along the water at several spots and this had been filled by Sunday afternoon making the drive open to traffic Road superintendent Rye was in charge A washout on the baseline in front of George Metcalfes pro perty made it necessary to block that road until Saturday night Police Chief William Hill and his staff were busy during and after the storifl evacuating the odd family about to be isolated by the rising waters rerouting traffic and watching for wash outs GEORGINA TOWNSHIP Island as well as Georgina township suffered little damage Most damage was to the airfield at Baldwin where the estimate was WARNING HOMES No flooded homes are to be occupied until they have been disinfected by the health inspector A disinfec tion crew will be available Please report to the Town Hall or Health Unit for advice WATER All water should be boiled ten minutes until further notice VEGETABLES No fresh vegetables or other unsealed food thai have in contact with flood waters should be eaten All such food should be discarded SEWAGE Be sure septic tanks are in operating condition before using If unable to use septic tanks use covered recep tacles A simple pit privy toilet is recommended UTTER AND GARBAGE Debris from the cleanup should be buried at least feet from the well By order OFFICER OF HEALTH YORK COUNTY IMT 12 Main St Newmarket I In a borrowed book I found this prayer Dear Jesus We saw a man today who had no overcoat and he was very cold and lie seemed very hungry but its none of our business is it Jesus My first reaction and my second to this prayer was that it was a hoax Whether It is or is not somebody could have used those words Its of our business It might have been the childs mother Who ever it was did not realize that it is the business of Christians to feed the hungry and clothe the freezing For more than years there have been folks who have been following in the of the One who went about doing good I am not sure that we have taken this matter of bearing one anothers burdens as seriously as we should While it is done by volunteers it is really an obli gation Paul uses very strong expression about the law of There is no question as to what our Lord Jesus wants us to do Ho wants us to bear the burdens of others and will even make it plain who the others for us And ivhen wo do not do it we are failing not only the others but our Jesus Himself Let us not neglect our persona work so far as lost concerned but it will he easier to do personal work some times when we have neglected the Christian service On the main gate of Ajuybe in New Jersey these True generosity the desire to be useful l others without any for personal reward Tins ranch in opcii to alt the employees of a freight forwarding corporation ami it is the owner gets satisfaction out of ibis kind of It is possible that his employees are grateful and loyal and more cooperative At any rate the owner has the right idea he is helpful without any desire for reward The children of Cod help that way And because they do they spiritually in Iwtter and get the joy of iving is not unjust to for get our labor of love If ft or sistr be oak- and destitute of dally met one t you say unto them in peace he ye warmed and notwithstanding ye gle them not those things which tire needful the body what doth profit Pure before tied the Father is this To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction ami to keep thyself un spoiled from world Junes 16 SHARON There were good crowds out to the United church at both services on Sunday last Next Sunday service will be at the usual time am The stu dent minister from Zephyr Mr Cecil Brown will be the guest speaker as Mr Fosbury is tak ing services at Zephyr Sunday school at a directly after church Mr Robert Gray and Miss Moores were recent guests of Mr and Mrs Harry Moss Mr and Mrs Donald Johnson and children visit ed Me and Mrs Fred Hall on Sunday Mrs May Hopkins and family spent the weekend with Mrs and Mr Ross Mitchell Plan to get rid of alt your papers cardboard magazines books and coat hangers by neat ly tying them in bundles and leaving them at your gate by on Saturday Oct The Trail Rangers will appreciate your interest by leaving your papers at your gate ZEPHYR The of the United church held their autumn thank- offering meeting in the Sunday school room on Wednesday af ternoon last About 30 ladies were present Mrs lockie president presid ed at the meeting Miss Crosby ready the scripture lesson Mrs Brown led In a Thanksgiving prayer Mrs Hows sang a Beau tiful solo Mrs Brown Airs Sit- versides and Pickering gave an introduction to the study book A ladies trio Mrs Picker ing Mrs S Lunacy and Mrs Byron Armstrong rendered two selections Margaret Jane Brown gave a piano sola Mrs read a letter from Miss Muriel missionary in Bans- warn India Arrangements were made for Pol itick dinner in November The offering amounted to over Lunch was served tag week with daughter Mrs ho in zu Bewohner im Koine sullen sic desinfiziert hat fur Hat WASSER A lies wasser muss jrekocht ist verdorben lv frisehes ant lore durch die SIELWASSER Kin einfacher ist AUSWURFE UND ABFALLE Sullen funFzig vom By order OF YORK Staid St Newmarket VOOR BEWOMERS VAN water woaingeft i inspecteur van vofemeciirpiv of do WATER bet water Versche mi is met overstrain ver ma ivt i luiien is i is EN VUIL vatt verbs feet a we i outer Or HI At I lib SI lit TO THE CITIZENS Of NEWMARKET The mayor and members of council wish to thank every one who has responded to the food and clothing drive for Holland Marsh victims and those who provided cars trucks and their time Also to who sorted clothing gave money and in any way contributed to this emergency effort Mayor M Chairman Robert 1 I M Jk