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Tie Era Wed November 1 I THIS WEEKEND 1 I I 1 J a When you wear a poppy or display a poppy wreath you honour the war dead and you help the living 2 How do I help the living Your contributions quick help lor needy veterans and their dependents Just what does this help consist of Any veteran may appeal to the poppy trust tor emergency aid such as food shelter or medical expenses There arc also or their childrens edu cation in deserving and needy cases l Doesnt the government provide pensions for veterans Yes In tact many veterans do get pensions But many others although handi capped do not However no pension can provide tor eventualities such as the a long illness on the part of the breadwinner or other medical expenses 5 Does any veteran or dependent get poppy fund help Yes in fact per cent of all cases involve veterans in Newmarket area who are not Legion members Does oil the money raised through lie sale of poppies and wreaths go into veterans welfare Most of it does However expenses such as cost of poppies and other supplies naturally would bo deducted Are campaign expenses Campaign expenses are unusually low because all work is voluntary 8 How much of this money collected stays in the community Over per cent The rest helps veterans by going to the maintenance of service bureaux across Canada What are the Service Bureaux They ore Legion departments which give any veteran or dependent help with pension and other problems They will act on his behalf with the Federal Gov ernment There is no charge to the veteran or dependent The experience of sec vice bureaux in handling such problems enables the Legion to keep a close check on legislation and recommend changes where changes are jus tified Can poppy money be used for anything else No The Legions constitution stresses that these funds must be held in trust They subscribed to by the public They are held in a bank account separate from that of branches and cannot bo used tor any other purposes than stip ulated above How much should I We suggest that you give according to the dictates of your conscience You might remember that cost at all tho things the poppy fund provides is much higher today than it used to he Therefore it takes more to do the same The Legion needs your help in Canvassing in ihe Downtown areas of If you would he interested in helping please contact the Legion Thank Yon I hi Oil 7- tea A ft iY3 rest SB THIS MESSAGE IS SPONSORED BY THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITY MINDED FIRMS OFFICE SPECIALTY Phone 8952321 Newmarket MYERS Variety and Gifts Toys- Ice COUSINS DAIRY CO Ltd Newmarket Aurora Bradford SMITH DORMAN and WILLIAMS Limited NawmirUt Movit LEWIS BROS Electricians No Job Too Small DAVIS OR 8956975 MAIN ST NEWMARKET THE ERA AND POST CHARLES ST THE ELIAS ROGERS CO Newmarket Branch i ALEXANDER RD 8955144 BOYD TRANSPORT LIMITED CORHAM ST GREENSIDESftBREEN Insurance Ltd P S LEGGE SON Insurance Agency Liability Marine Am 811 Sriglcy CARLSON DR AVENUE CLEANERS and Shirt Complete Cleaning Service DAVIS DR I MODERN HOME IMPROVEMENTS SWIM liinlttloN NEWMARKET HARDWARE MAIN ST NICKS REFRIGERATION and Appliance Service New ami llscil Newmarket URBAN WAREHOUSES Limited Rett or Iniluhifial Warehousing Space I VIS DR ROY SMALLEY Barber Shop ACROSS FROM LEGION HALL MAIN ST GWLUESBYSON inMiirlilc Corner of Queen am Main St JOHN C MOORE Land Surveyor 174 AVENUE SIMMONS SHOES Newmarket Plaza DAVIS on JEFF SMITH Plumbing and Heating MAIN ST- 8954551 CLARE SALISBURY State Farm Two Pi to I I A I OXFORD BOOKKEEPING Phone 8954559 NEWMARKET ANNIES LUNCH Far li MAIN ST 8956441 ELLIOTTS ESS0 SERVICE CMl Towing NEWMARKET ST0UFFVILLE HOME IMPROVEMENTS BUNN ALCAN ALUMINUM Free Estimates NEWMARKET MOTORS LIMITED Truck St Bradford I