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Pages from the ors Notebook A friend sent us a copy of an old newspaper carrying Toron- and York news It was The and Recorder dated June Many of the townsmen of it said were jubil ant over the granting of the sub sidy tor the railway between Schomberg and Aurora But it now remains for the company to whom the subsidy has been granted to push forward the scheme without delay else the public will be of the opinion that the line will not be a sure go the paper said We wonder what happened to the idea and to the subsidy Those were the days ol can did reporting In the East Tor onto and Little York news sec tion it was reported Rev J Johnston preached a pathetic- sermon on Sunday morning last to a large congregation Elsewhere It va reported that Mr Joe ex preached In the Me- church to a rather slim congregation The Kettleby band it was reported held a lawn party on the o u n s of Mr on Tuesday evening the It was a grand suc cess and the boys say they owe a great deal of that part to Mr and Mrs Hulse In Holland Landing they were celebrating the jubilee and the boys had a bee at the park to raise the anchor to its old posi tion before the jubilee picnic Also under Holland Landing news the Leader and Recorder reported Stanley Sheppard has been suffering from a gathering in his head but we are pleased to see him about again We wonder if that was a subtle des cription of a hangover or not From the Files of 50 Years Ago years ago June com munity club celebrated its first annual picnic in Tooles bush There were races for the children and baseball The young men played football most of the time They also played lacrosse After a good supper the womens nail driving con- lest was much enjoyed by the men Mrs A M Sheridan win ning first prize and Mrs Charles Hunt second Then the men staged a button sewing contest for the enjoyment of the wom en Fred Hoover Jr getting first prize Almost every family of the school section was represented Many whole families were pre sent which made up a very large crowd who thoroughly enjoyed themselves Our present teach er Mr Brown and three ex- teachers Mr David Evans Miss Emily Meek and Mr Allan Forbes being present added to the interest of the occasion 25 Mrs left on Sat urday for a weeks visit at then she will visit in Lake fie Id before she and her son Bruce leave a vacation in the West 25 Mr and Mrs Sam Carson and Mr and Mrs J Gilbert all of Toronto spent Sunday last Mr and Mrs W J Hunter 25 Dr a returned mis sionary from China was the guest of Mr and Mrs J A Maitland on Sunday 25 Mr Rev Parks of Cayuga Ont spent a week visiting with her parents Mr and Mrs prior to leaving next Tuesday for Saskatchewan where her husband is exchang ing pulpits for two months 25 Mr and Mrs Chas Kirby and Miss Clara spent Sunday at Se vern Bridge with Mrs Kirby sister Mrs William 25 Mr and Mrs and Mr and Mrs spent Sunday with relatives in 25 Mr and Mrs J Smith have returned to town from Toronto and have taken a home on Te- Mr and Mrs Norman Good win and Master Donald of Tor onto visited on Sunday with the formers parents 25 The Misses Carrie and Minnie May Toronto spent the week end as guests of Mr and Mrs W onArdcn Ave years ago June 14 A Pretty Model A very in genious piece of woodcarving is on exhibition in the window of Wrights shoe store It is a model of a doubledeck street car in automobile style and is a credit to the designer Mr Robert McTavish of Newmar ket The workmanship shows great care and skill A Public Presentation On this Friday evening our citi zens one and all are invited to attend a public function in hon or of our wellknown public spirited and popular townsman Rev Frank Cornell who leaves on Tuesday next for Angeles California 50 Old Land Mark Gone The old Mills which were a hive of Industry when the edi tor was a small boy arc to be seen no more The walls were razed to the ground this week and the materials arc being used for the erection of a com fortable dwelling a little to the front of the old site That part of Gorham street will hardly look familiar any more 50 New Directory The Bell Tele phone Co distributed a new di rectory among their patrons in town yesterday There are now phones connected with the Newmarket exchange and with continuous service at the Central it is a growing con venience that people would not like to be vithout Mrs Bos worth spent a few days in the city last week and Mrs John Wesley returned home with her for a short visit with friends here 50 Miss Jennie left for Montreal on Wednesday and sailed yesterday for Liverpool She expects to visit England Scotland France Switzerland and Italy and will probably be gone for four or five months Mr and Mrs E Jackson took in the excursion to Guelph yes terday and expect to spend over Sunday with their daugh ter at Hamilton Mr J Inspector of the Industrial Home accom panied by Mrs joined the Wardens excursion to Ni agara on Tuesday and will re main over Sunday with their son at Tonawonda Mrs J Robertson was the guest of Mrs W Bruce in Hamilton last week and also visited at Oakville on her way home SHI OVMCOME BY LIMELIGHT I J J piece be hid rehoused completely for gotten Wolf cub who went suddenly very is JPrlficm singled him out for chat youngster lees at the princess and put finger to his eye of Girl Guides end Wolf t Housing during her visit to Bristol Upmarket and Office Cat Reports Catnips By Ginger Serving Newmarket and the rural districts of North York Newmarket Era 1852 The Express Herald every Thursday at Charles St Newmarket by the Newmarket Era and Express Limited Subscription for two years for in advance Single copies are each Member of Class A Weeklies of Canada Canadian Newspapers Association and the Audit of Circulations Authorised as Second Class Mail Post Office Department Ottawa John E Struthers Managing Editor Caroline Ion Associate Editor George Haskett Sports Editor Lawrence Racine Job Printing and Production THE EDITORIAL PAGE THURSDAY THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF JUNE NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTYSEVEN WHICH WAY NOW Few can deny that the Conservative gains across the country came as a great surprise We were not stir- prised by the Conservative win in York North In the last few days before the election the swing to C A Gath ers was evident and many were heard to say that the Liberals had too great a majority in the House of Com mons It was not evident that so many others were say ing or thinking the same thing all across the country It is our candid opinion that the average elector in Canada did not suspect that he was going to put the Con servative party in power Yes there should be a larger opposition he thought So he voted Conservative Now he is contemplating what he did and wondering how the present state of affairs will be resolved As we said last week no matter which party is in power eventually there will be no startling change in policies Our opinion expressed last week that those who do cross the party line will not be voting in favor of one party as much as they will be voting against the other was supported by the opinions of a number of political commentators Monday night There were many reasons listed for the Liberals downfall including the pipeline tactics political fatigue after 22 years and an overlyconfident attitude which gradually became signifi cant to the electors during this past year The Conservative election sweep has stunned more than the Liberal opposition and its supporters It is quite obvious that Mr had not expected to form the next government and a major reason for so thinking is his failure to indicate before the election the possible members of his cabinet But Mr Diefenbaker will form the next government and this question must be resolved In the next parliament Conservatives Social Credit and their independent supporters could muster votes The Liberal combination plus its independents could also muster votes with five seats yet in doubt This will be the first time since that a minority government would be formed in the Federal House and no one frankly expects the life of this one to be any diff erent from it In the election of Mackenzie King had Lib eral members to Arthur Conservative but King formed a government counting on tne support of the 24 Progressive members which promised in exchange for old age pension legislation When King was defeated on a vote of confidence in six months Meighen formed another minority government which lasted days In the next election King was returned with a majority Political pundits are predicting another election in the near future if not this fall then in January at the latest While a government may be able to pass a certain amount of caretaker legislation the first major piece of legislation will likely result in a loss of confidence unless the Prime Minister can keep the sup port of both minority parties which is not probable The Conservatives received the support of many erst while Liberals who felt that the governments fatcat complacency needed to be disturbed and its majority re duced to or Facing the present results those who the Liberals in this election will likely bolt right back in the next Mr Diefenbaker like Mr is unlikely to get much chance to prove that he can govern to Canad ians satisfaction The same abrupt turn occurred in 1926 The parliament had Liberals Conservatives and 64 Progressives The loth had 116 Conservatives Liberals and Progressives The 16th parliament the nextyear swung back to 116 Liberals Conservatives J Progressives and 25 assorted minorities Canada now faces six months of stalemated ineffect ive government In both domestic and foreign affairs there are urgent problems needing immediate considerat ion farm aid and fiscal policy at home and NATO and disarmament problems abroad If we drag our feet at home only Canadians will be hurt and after all we brought it on ourselves But if we drag the same feet with our allies the whole Atlantic community will suffer These are the problems that Mr must face and his manner of doing so will highlight his ability He has six months or less to prove his competency HOPE FOR HISTORY PUBLICATION It is noted that time will not permit the publication of the history of Newmarket by Mrs Ethel Trewhella in time for the Centennial celebrations this summer Council also turned down a proposal to proceed with the publication of the book by a Toronto publisher whose letter appears elsewhere in this issue Apparently the intention now is to ask for bids from printers Whatever happens there is time to publish the book for the Christmas trade We sincerely hope that the book will be published It should not be left on a dusty shelf in manuscript form because it could be of use to schools and libraries as well as many interested readers The author who has received numerous honors for past work in similar fields of writing deserves much credit for her work That credit should be in the form of publication of the book for the payment she has been promised by the town is not much more than a token Too the publication of the book by the end of this year would come close to the actual centennial date for Newmarket which is January 1958 On March 20 J the member for this Riding introduced a Rill for incorporating Newmarket into a separate municipality and this special Act was assented to on the 27th day of May by the Old Parliament of Quebec which that year held its sessions in the ancient City Whereas the great increase in the population and importance of the Village of Newmarket since the now last census makes it expedient to provide for its incorpor ation as a village before the time when it could be so incorporated under the ordinary operation of the Upper Canada Municipal Corporations Acls Therefore 1 lei- Majesty by and with the advice and consent of the Legis lative Council and Assembly of Canada enacts as fol lows Upon from and after the first day of January the inhabitants of the Village of Newmarket com prised within the boundaries of the Schedule to this Act named shall be a body corporate apart from the Town ships in which the said Village is situate and as such shall have perpetual succession and a Common Seal with audi powers as are now by law conferred upon Incorporated Villages in Upper Canada and the powers of such Corp oration shall be exercised by through and in the name of the Municipality of the Village of Newmarket OUR SIDE OF THE STORY by W HARVEY NATO WITHOUT GERMANY While our attention is natur ally centered on the forthcoming Federal Election il may well be that its outcome will have less effect on our future than will the results of the September el ection in Germany Germany has come to he con sidered a vital member of NA TO The holding of the NATO meeting in the West German followed by the visit of Prime Minister McMillan to that city emphasizes the importance of Germany in the anticomm unist alliance The Russian threat to turn Germany into a graveyard shows that they are concerned about the prospect of revived Germany aimed with nuclear weapons The position of Germany in NATO is the major issue in the German election campaign if the Democrats win the election Germany will almost certainly leave NATO And re cent publicopinion polls indi cate that the Chancellors Party does not have more than an ev en chance of victory in Sept What would the defeat of Ad enauer mean the West What changes in our policies would require In the first place must be clear about the reasons that may impel the German voters to de feat Adenauer and to withdraw from NATO Too many people in West seem think that if the Germans were to leave NATO it would indicate a de sire to leave the democratic- camp and go over to the com munists That is a mistaken view The Germans are more solidly anticommunist and any other people in western Europe The Comm unist Party in West Germany has been a negligible quantity ever since War The events of last fall in Hungary merely increased the German fear and hatred of the Russians The Germans are not waver ing between communism and West They are wavering be tween two possible ways of gett ing their country reunited Adenauer has pinned his hop es on building up a strong mil itary alliance the policy of negotiating from strength He demands free elections for an allGerman parliament The de mand may be justified but since it is equivalent in reality to a demand thai the Russians with draw from Kast Germany un conditionally it is not likely that the Russians will concede It The Social Democrats therefore have strong case when they argue thai the way reunificat ion lies through bargaining with Russia In return for Gorman unification the Social Demo crats are willing to offer to withdraw from NATO and to have all NATO forces with drawn from Germany Many Western publicists talk as if German withdrawal from NATO would mean dissolving NATO altogether There is little justification for that view We must not forget that when NA TO was formed Germany was not in il and there was even considerable objection in many circles in the West to the inclus ion of Germany It is true that Russia is ask ing for the dissolution of NATO But it is regular practice in dip lomacy to ask for more than you expect to gel We have reason to liiluve that Russia will settle for the withdrawal of NATO forces from Germany Recent events in Hungary have shown the Russians that the armies of the satellites are not be counted on in a war against the West And the cost of maintaining the Russian arm ies in the satellites is putting a heavy burden on the already overburdened Russian econo my Those facts explain the of fer of Russians to dissolve the Warsaw Pact in reality withdraw from the satellites in return for the dissolution of NATO The Russians ask for the dis solution of NATO but of course what they really want is to gel the forces of the Western Pow ers as far away from their bord ers as possible Naturally they would prefer to have all Amer ican and Canadian forces with drawn to this side of the Atlan tic But if they want to make settlement in and many acute observers believe they do they will have to ac cept something less than total dissolution of NATO and they may be willing to settle for our withdrawing from Germany In any event negotiation to Ik- the only hope that we have for achieving the lib eration of the satellites The act ion of Hie Russians in Hungary showed that they will not per mit a satellite to become Inde pendent when doing so would mean shifting our frontier to the borders of Russia Our withdra wal from Germany would ap pear to be a fair exchange for Russian withdrawal from Germany ami the satellites NA TO need not be nor would the proposed economic union of Western Europe be af fected it is considerations such as these that impel statesmen of the rank of Mr Gailskell in Bri tain and Stevenson in the US to advocate negotiations with the Russians at this lime The is not the of Me is their against inrinoement on their rights their international and national is not the function of Me sttUo io Me rftrcr- iion of those activities which rest on individual choice little nonsense now and then is relished the wisest men Anon Never saw so many annual tours as they have in Thimble County said Slim the other day Covered the tour last Friday with all the reeves and deputies when they toured the reforestation farm and the weed inspectors office Some do Well I suppose a county tour is a time when all the coun ty councillors can get together and have a little fellowship I said Well have a little fellow ship is a favorite a- Thimble County councill ors said Slim Fer they have about annual tours once a year annually and more often if they can find an excuse one It must have been pretty hot said Friday was a pretty warm day The hotter the better them councillors Refreshments is the most popular item on the agenda of any county tour and the hotter the day the better the tour because one is able to up a big thirst re freshment time Is the lemonade provided free I asked Well I but it always seems to be And do you know what Some of them tour participants start lemonade as early as ten oclock in the and some even carry lemonade in ther cars They get a convoy of cars to make the long and arduous in spection trip through the lank- waters reforestation farm In fact the mile and a half trip is so long and so arduous that the convoy has to make a stop at a halfway point more lemon ade The halfway point a fav orite among a number of them county councillors Sounds like it must be real fun I said Oh among county tours the tour of the forest is a standout Slim continued But there is other good tours during the in Thimble County There is a lot of special offthecuff tours in addition to the reglar ones Take fer instance the tour of the new culvert they put in on the Blooming way last fall It was a spur-of-the- moment tour called at the close of a council session one after noon Members arrived at the scene got out of their cars to inspect the culvert and got cau ght in a sudden downpour Ev ery member of course was in apparent danger of seized with pneumonia Smithers Con struction Co and ev erybody was saved explained Slim Sounds to mo like they have more tours than they have meet ings I ventured to say Are you that cou nty councillors treat their dut ies lightly Slim asked feign ing indignation Why councillors is the serious of all representatives of the pub lic They know the heavy trust which the electors place upon em Mind you a real good county councillor works hard when its time to work but he also plays hard when it is lime to play What better philosophy of life could you suggest Besides tours is a import ant facet in that there thing Ave call representative government Its important instance that they should gel a firsthand sight of what is takin place at reforestation farm every year said Slim Yes the trees have at least grown a good quarter inch said I note a slight tone of sar casm in that there comment said Slim No offense meant I was just making an observation I said As I have heard county coun cillors often say the public just dont understand the countless hours spent and the arduous duties taken by members of gov ernment on the county level said Slim We owe them a lot agreed by Dairy Farmer The Top Six Inches Haying the central headache of all fanners and especially so for dairy farmers upon us and unfortunately it isnt as easy to settle as an election It re quires all breaks of the wea ther and all the powers of a crystal gazer This years problem is even more involved First we had an early spring for getting things done and on the average the cows were out two weeks ahead of last year and probably one week ahead of the average Then we had a couple of nights of very heavy frost and maybe ev en more in spots and the hay slopped growing For about a couple of weeks the cows would eat a field off and there was no new growth coming Now under the influence of some rains and warmer weath er it is growing again It ap pears be fairly thick and it could be that it will be not too coarse for a start This is rather hard to tell really until we get mowers into it It is quite that if we were lucky and get a two week heat wave some excellent hay could be made The chances of getting to he that lucky are remote and we doubt if even a new government could arrange this We are hoping to have our hay drier going by the weekend just one month before it was operating last year and barring some major breakdowns we are hoping to have it operate from now until freezeup However we realize that this is a rather unexplored field yet and that we know very little about the re sults except that we get green bay with an odd batch of moldy spots and we get from it an even flow of milk through the winter We do not know if this hay is any better than good fil ed cured hay when the weather is good Last week we have seen two makes of a new kind of stem crusher in Slates It is some what different from the one we have used ourselves and appears simpler and more free of of maintenance and re pair It is called a hay condit ioner and it consists of two long cylinders with deep grooves in them which run in opposite dir ections and the grooves and rid ges mash like two cogs It acts both as a crusher and as a pick up It breaks the stems open ev ery inch or two and since the cylinders travel fairly fast the swath is deposited all fluffed up We have not seen it in operat ion but it has been pointed out In us it works fine as long as the hay goes in stem first If a batch goes in sideways il isnt doing very much It oper ates off a power takeoff and is a separate operation from mow ing and should follow the mow ing shortly after cutting It costs about half as much as the other type of conditioner that has both a mower and a separate pick up on it A hay conditioner or stem crusher could be an invaluable tool in shortening the drying period early in season We are looking forward to seeing one of them in operation this season We think we need bales of top grade hay per for days stable feeding bales spinach green hay would go a long way toward producing milk economically Wo also think that if such operation is possible one might be able to save the cost and ef fort of grass silage We didnt put any up last year because we didnt have the stuff to put into the silos what with late and cold spring This year we will try to do without on purpose- Surely with improved machin ery and experience one should be allowed to find a sensible an swer in another years ROMANCE BLOOMS for school records Is the engagement of to man student The lady Is Constance Port CoVoome a at London Teachers college and fiance Is Gerald Dubois a high school principal who met while taking the refresher