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Newmarket Era and Express, 4 Nov 1954, p. 11

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ft i EVERY DAY RELIGION The tides come twice a day as the sea responds to Natures law but they come only once a week in Gods harbor of the sanctuary They rise on Sunday but ebb on Monday and are down and out all the week Men Write over their store doors Business is business and over the church door Religion is religion- and they say to reli gion Never come in here and to business Never go in there Let us never have secular things in the pulpit would rather have repose and sedatives and healing balm We have enough of probes and knives and lancets in the week Here let us have poetry we want to sing hymns and sing of heaven Gods law is not allowed to go into the week If the merchant spies it in the store he tosses it over the coun ter If it is found in the street the multitudes pelt it with stones as if it were a wild animal es caped from a menagerie crying Back with you you have es caped from Sunday God save us from sentimental- ism True religion belongs to every day It should affect every step of our lives If it were pos sible the Christian should be more saintly throughout the week than even in church on Sunday Chairman of Ontario Hydro Robert Saunders visited the Holland Marsh last Friday and saw a battery of electric and gasoline pumps a few hundred feet from No 11 highway pumping gallons of water per minute from the flooded Ma lands Ontario Hydro is sponsoring the pump ing operations The chairman also visited a new settlement at the south end of Bradford consisting of trailers and prefabricated houses Above he is seen with members of a Dutch family the Post- mas who are moving into one of Hydros line construction houses which were brought in mas for emergency housing Era and Express photos Mr Saunders is seen with members of the Holland Marsh emergency flood relief committee in a township meeting hall west of Bradford Left to right front row are Col C Clark Camp Borden Mr Saunders Bradfords Reeve Arthur Evans C A Gathers and George chair man of the relief committee Behind them left to right are Peter Verkaik chairman of the special pumping committee Dick Hilliard and Morley Mr Saunders chairman of Ontario Hydro said We will do everything we can and worry about expenses later The Newmarket Era and Express Thursday Nov Page It Our Readers Write Letters to the editor are always welcome hut the names of the writers must be known to the editor The pumps are lined up on a dyke bridge south oast of Bradford Above brought in by Hydro sending flood waters out of the Marsh down the river to Lake With the four permanent pumps at the Marsh there is a total of 21 Three arc gasoline powered Prepara tions were being made this week to start pumping the section of Dear Sir In the midst of much devasta tion of property and during a time when unemployment has brought the wolf of austerity to many homes in Newmarket much waste is witnessed among town citizens and groups of citi zens In the renovation of private homes public buildings or the erection of new homes bonfires or some improvised incinerators are used repeatedly to dispose of scrap lumber In haste or one- track concern to clean up the untidy mess everything en masse is thrown on the fire Only casual observation is needed to conclude that much fuel goes up in smoke that could be used for early fall or late spring heating or cooking in private citizens would appreciate its use with sin cere gratitude I- Two knowtt in I market dispose scrap and re inject material by bonfire or in- Sufficient quantities are consumed daily by fire to provide Heat or fuel for cooking to a dozen homes or more An- other industry gives to its em ployees whatever scrap lumber it has in truckload instalments with the understanding that the recipient provide the means of conveyance Stilt another indus- of the pumps I try allots so many bags of fuel to each employee by a stagger sys tem If two industries can utilize the Marsh which is highway Last ShC said it would take 2a more days to pump out the no Hydro chairman water Is Marsh why all industries cant Last week a local church in some stage of completion of reno vations resorted to a bonfire to clean up debris Boards six in ches wide and six feet long were thrown on the fire Flames con trary to fire precautions went feet in the air consuming fuel that have provided heat to the home of some member of that church for an approximate month A months fuel bill put the collection plate would a significant contribution to the renovation costs of that church This We dont need it but you cant have it attitude is a poor show for which there is only a lame alibi It is doubtful that any citizen endowed with prin ciple can wilfully destroy that which some citizen less fortunate than himself can use to advan tage If the towns administration is too indifferent to provide facili ties so that scrap material can be placed where those needing it have access to it this correspond ent is prepared to provide the towns local paper with a tele phone number A call to that number will provide a proms pickup of any scrap suitable for fuel and to the donor that it will be constructively either by or in the homes of fellow experiencing difficulty in expan ding their budget to cover a fuel bill Yours in the interests of A town Labor Ford Tractor and Equipment Sales Company of Canada LIMIT CAST TORONTO ONTARIO WALNUT October 25 TO OWNERS OF FLOOD DAMAGED TRACTORS A Central Emergency Service Depot has been established in the Township Garage at Bradford under the direction of Prof Scott of the Department of Agricultural Engineering Ontario Agricultural College The objective of this depot is to provide free reconditioning of all makes of flood damaged tractors just as quickly as possible to reduce the chance of further damage by rust corrosion and frost Ford Tractor and Equipment Sales Company or Limited is assisting in this emergency service We have assigned two of our long experienced Service Specialists Mr Harry Ellor and Hurray Roszell to supervise servicing of Ford and Major Traders at Bradford They are being assisted by service personnel from Tractor Dealerships the Marsh area All Marsh growers who require assistance should contact the Service Depot or any one of the following Ford Tractor Si Bradford Sales Service Bradford Ontario 164 Tom Birr ell Sons Lijnited Newmarket Ontario Phone 7AO C Schomberg Ontario raSnet 14 i have served you for many year facilities and experience to the Mar Into productions the date AND EQUIPMENT SALES COMPANY OF CANADA A If Ontario Hydro Chairman Robert Saunders predictions are right the entire Holland Marsh vegetable lands will be pumped out in another days Mr Saunders made the predic tion last Friday when he was on tour of the Marsh with other Hydro officials He said I have never known my engineers to be wrong Earlier it was thought that only the eastern section of the Marsh four fifths of the area could be pumped out before win ter Now engineers say that the western section can be pumped out too and preparations wcue being made this week to pump out the area about acres west of No highway Since the flood the water fevel has been higher the western sec tion some of the water be drained into the eastern section so that the No highway pumps can take it away With hope pumping out the entire Marsh before complete freezeup there Is also- hope for the Marshs residents that a crop can bo harvested next year from the entire Marsh If winter weather holds off af ter the flood waters have been pumped out Marsh farmers may have an opportunity to prepare some- of their land for cultivation next spring Visits Settlement Hydro Chairman Saunders al so visited an emergency settle ment being prepared at the Bradford fair grounds There aro dozens of trailers- portable and prefabricated buildings be ing readied for displaced Muwh families Among the temporary quar ters are several line construction buildings brought in by Hydro Usually they the quarters for Hydro construction crews Offi cials talked to one Dutch fam ily which came to Canada in Juno and his six children occupy one of the buildings loaned by Hydro Huge pump were brought to the Marsh from Steep Rock Mines north of Lake Superior by truck and from Montreal Ottawa and Cornwall Water level is measured at the middle of the Marsh frequently and it is going down at the rale of two inches a day Pumping capacity is limited by the fact that the three Hydro substations set up at the Marsh can supply only horse power The operation is com pared to the project undertaken to pump out Moose Lake at Steep Rock Mines but water is being removed from the Marsh at a greater rate than it was at Steep Rock of the extra pumps Relief Committee Mr Saunders talked with members of the Holland Marsh flood committee at the town ship offices west of Bradford The committee includes George chairman Col Clark Camp Borden in charge til tinny engineers and communi cations personnel Bradfords Reeve Arthur Evans C A Ga thers in charge of finances Pe ter head of the pump committee Dick Billiard Latchman Members of the committee ex pressed their appreciation for Hydros assistance in reclaim ing the Marsh The Hydro people have done an job said Mr am glad we have the equip ment to do it said Mr Page Cot We offer this as a completely off list Caitifeseen at our Queensville Phone 35jl i USE EM AND EXPRESS CLASSIFIEDS IN TURNING ARTICLES YOU NO LONGER NEED INTO CASH Why risk a spoiled holiday km when Ft 4 buys GOOD TIRE Till BIB TRADEIN ALLOW for your worn WHEEL BALANCI

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