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Upmarket and Member of Audit Bureau Circulation and Class A Newspaper Serving Newmarket and the rural district of North York Heart Throbs Humoi by Andrew Murdison Our Heritage THE EDITORIAL PAGE STUDY THE ISSUES i the A dominion general Offing Already the three major parties their campaign to woo the nod of the voters in full swing All three have reputable and responsible candidates no minated in the historic constituency of York North Any one of them would be an acceptable and useful member of the fiouse of Commons Sitting PC m e r A Gathers known as Tiny has been assiduous in the performance of his parliamentary duties He has given his constituents effective and active representation and is quite properly highly regarded throughout the constituency His Liberal opponent John Addon is a successful businessman and a candi date of above average calibre and ability- He has many qualities that will commend hi- candidacy to the consideration of the elector The candidate of the New Democratic Party Stan Hall is no stranger in the constituency He has appeared before the electors before under the banner of and is now making his run as representative of the more broadly based Although the race is only now getting under way the riding has also been hon ored by visits from leading policy mak ers in the three parties Hon Donald Fleming Minister of Finance in the cabinet was guest speaker at the PC convention At he Liberal gathering the keynoter was Mitchell former deputy minister trade and commerce tipped a m inter of Finance in the cabinet that Hon Les ter Pearson would form if elected to of fice at the polls He in also Mr Flemings opponent in the Toronto con stituency And at the New Democratic Party last week the guest speaker was Professor George Grttbe of the Univer sity of Toronto He is one of the brain trust and policy makers As lie- campaign momentum undoubtedly other leaders of the various parties will be visiting the riding to dis cuss and debate the issues They are im portant issues In fact this may well be one of the most crucial election con tests in Canadas history It is to be hoped therefore that the voters of this area will take full advantage of the opportunities that will be afforded them to attend the meetings of the various parties and hear the issues discussed and the conflicting policies expounded Having done that it will then be their duty to go to the polls and cast an in formed and conscientious Canada after all Is their country and in doing that they will only be doing their duty PARENTS BE CAREFUL Last week a small child almost lost his life while seeking to retrieve empty pop bottles from mud In the muddy edge of Fairy Lake It was only good fortune that he emerged a badly frightened little rather than a The incident serves to highlight the indeed the neces sity of parents and others charged with the responsibility of looking after child ren to take particular care with res pect to their safety during the coming weeks and months For we are approaching the danger period of the year particularly insofar as children are concerned Weather con ditions and longer hours of light me in that the youngsters are out longer periods And this will be much little later on when the streets and t And there are m things that they i We would reit of Impress facts on their mir parents and others charged with looking after youngsters Their recreational periods must be supervised to as great an extent as possible But more than that it must be impressed on them that must be careful and observe the car dinal rules of safety They must avoid going into the water when there are no adults in the vicinity They must be very careful when crossing ic arteries In those hi nt look in both directions is safe before venturing idled portion of streets they must not play with materials other dangerous not do that the iese precautionary the responsibility of parents and others charged with their control and direction It is to be hoped that a good job will be done in this con nection locally so that there will be no tragic and avoidable incidents for this newspaper to have to report during the coming danger months DRIVE CAREFULLY AND LIVE population A tragic automobile accident in the digging area in which one person lost his life and grave three others sustained injury highlights once again the need for care and caution on the part of those operating motor ve- they take hides on streets and highways in this and his he heavily travelled section of the province This is not to be construed as even technical suggesting any carelessness on the part little roon- the drivers of either of the two hides involved in this most unfortunate mishap In fact it can be stated without lively that there is not the slightest gestion in the attendant circumstances that such was the case together Hut the incident does serve to size again in a bitterly fashion God man the importance of drivers of vehicles ex- it the utmost care and caution This is particularly the case during the coming lien They are irking their natural right lent there England or Ireland and value likel help AVbtt to the museum mates Teen Topics Honshu a foil April by the the for the year he era of Intrepid astro will that operators of ending the tor vehicles stances speed pose But it has no or purpose if it sends the hurl line to the grave Life is tenuous at best and death is ada mantly permanent This is a fact that should always be in the mind of those who operate motor vehicles on streets and highways In most motor trip- excessive speed And it may well be asked what are a few minutes in comparison to eternity Mans allotted span of life is said to be three score years and ten Why cut it short by speeding and reckless J From The Files Of 50 Years Ago Lions Music Festival Results To Date i tin SUPPORT THEM Junior strong Birthday Club- His taking the i The series me fixture ml dale the 1 themselves local r Prior l nights f Mine tile series h of Die has llways period in thi There are public playground facilities the community To the greatest extent possible children should be made to use them There the danger of injury or possible death is at a minimum How ever there are many children in town who will be playing in the streets and along the shores of the lake dun- the warm weather season That is some thing that cannot be avoided Rut as we have observed that very circumstance imposes an obligation on in the coffee shop is lift But that is not enough It does it help the local boys when they are on he ice nig with all their skill bring the eovel- trophy hack to Lets get out and support our boysl too Solo Open old on Smid i Evans market 10 old on