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and Member at Audit Boreal el Circulation and Newspaper Serving Newmarket and the rural district of North York tear at Wednesday SI St Newmarket by the Newmarket En a Expreaa Compu Limited Subscription for for hi year in Single plei art lte Member fit Class A or Cauda Canadian Weekly ud lb Audit Bureau of Circulations SecMd Mail Feet Department Ottawa CHINESE ISOLATION Newmarket En 1 THE EDITORIAL PAGE OF AUGUST NINETEEN HUNDRED AND SIXTYFOUR TANGIBLE FLAG TATTERED IDEALS World diplomats are meeting every few days it seems to discuss one more sudden event which might threaten world peace hut the representatives of the Ca nadian taxpayer still sublimely continue to a unique new flagwaving game on Ottawas Parliament Hill Every newspaper from the bljr met ropolitan dailies to the small town weekly has had its editorial desk swamped releases from all sectors of society laud ing or deploring some of the parliamen tary debates on the flag question These are usually topped by many private letters to the editor wondering why the biggest percentage of his news columns are not devoted to the subject To be frank most editors are think ing with many of the taxpayers that it is past time for Canadas highly paid I make use of some of their itineration by earning it rather than searching for small print to delay or further befog the workings of a parliamentary system already bogged down with topheavy administration Roth sides of the house appear at fault Both sides and all sides are so intent on making a political and stubborn football out of this flag issue that it is gradually becoming nauseating to the press and public and a source of hcwilder- snide amusement for other Canada perhaps needs a flag but we need a lot of clarification on some of the more urgent problems of living in security and harmony in this country than a flag will give us It has been sug gested that our defence forces will need a flag to followin the event of world annihilation we suggest that most of us will be too busy keeping our eyes to the ground for a deep enough cave to raise them and deliberate if the flag waving ahead is the one we agree with if the present flag issue by some un accountable means resolves itself into Canada facing another national election it will be a farce but it might serve one purpose No leader and by token few politicians would deserve much support from the electorate if they con sider these past months of timewasting gabble necessitates a multimillion dollar election We can appreciate a national flag We can also appreciate that some of the so- called backward nations emerging from what was Darkest Africa seem to have attained nationhood and a flag to go with it with hardly a whimper from the populace and certainly less publicity than our own high priced help on Parlia ment Hill who vote themselves a few thousand raise in pay As a political football the flag debate far enough A enhancing Canadas prestige it has done much harm and a means of endearing our politicians closer to our hearts it has worked in reverse After looking through of suggested flags and listened to a of sound from Ottawa we would gladly follow the wildest abstract painting into battle if by could clear our desk of the tons of waste paper and drawings on the flag is good old fashion are making a Area People Attend Preview Government CNE Exhibit Demand For Skilled Workers To Increase With Automation