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j ia- ii V I ERA WED NOVEMBER 22 VOL NO Trim Where It Counts Due to a change in the provincial grant Newmarket Public Library has had to come with cap in hand to the Town Council asking for financial assistance to carry them over until the first of the year This is a sorry plight for any public library to find itself With the millions of dollars poured into modern education by the province it appears to be a negative attitude to force a town library to close for some weeks unless the taxpayer is able to dig a little deeper and council juggle the books to keep it operating Books and reading are the life blood of education and a visit to our local library in the late afternoon will more than prove that the younger students in Newmarket are taking full advantage of the litera ture available The two senior forms of government are urging a drastic cutback in subsidization but to swing the axe at libraries to gain a mere as in the case of the local situation we would suggest is getting things a little out of perspective Newmarket Town Council is going to find a way to prevent the library from closing its doors for a few weeks and will take care of com- the Library Board has made regarding the purchase of books The provincial department concerned should take a long look at its budget for trimming the provincial members salaries by about a year could go a long way toward keeping a vital link like our library operating without financial worry A Big Decision East Gwillimbury Township residents wont have to make a decision on who they want to represent them for another two years All members of the council were returned by acclamation But they still have to make a decision an important decision East Gwillimbury residents must decide whether or not they want arti ficial ice installed in the Queensville Arena The installation of artificial ice at the arena will not only serve residents of the area but everyone throughout the township The Era urges every East Gwillimbury voter to approve the rela tively small expenditure of maximum for the artificial ice This expenditure should be just the first step towards a Community Centre for the township Opponents of the artificial ice argue that the arena is too old too small and too costly to maintain They also say that the up to outlay will only be the start as there will be maintenance costs a man will have to to supervise and flood the arena and other expenses Of course the original outlay will only be the start But surely the arena will be used more and the revenue from this extra use can be used to pay the cost of maintaining and supervising the arena The Arena is old and it is small But its there and in its present form it isnt being used to its full advantage A vote yes for artificial ice at the Arena on Saturday will help youngsters across East Gwillimbury Township and may herald the start of Community Centre Dear Editor I read with interest the letter in your Nov edition concerning artificial ice for the Arena and it has set me to think ing as I hope it has done the taxpayers of the Township of East Gwillimbury sure we can all remember the thrill of a first pair of skates Have you ever taken the time to observe the little ones learning to skate At first they are so tot tery they have to reach out for a helping hand or feel their way along the boards at the sides of the rink In order to maintain their balance Its pretty frustrating to fall down over and over again but their determination to be able to skate as their friends can keeps them trying After much concen trated effort they find that they too can skate and Im sure you parents will remember the pride you felt when your child was able to say to you Look Now I can skate There will bo those of you ask ing Why all the fuss for artificial Ice this time Weve done with out it all these years Why Now Each year there Is an item In the calling for tenders for making Ice for the Queensville Arena In the past few year suit able tenders have been hard to get Who wants to spend a whole week preparing Ice surface and then have Mother Nature decide to change from freezing tempera tures to mild weather just at the time when your Ice surface Is the most valuable to you This happens all too frequently How many child ren have looked forward to skat ing or playing hockey on Saturday and then find a reading No Ice No Skating We have been told that Ice time for the boys hockey at the Brad ford and Keswick Arenas this win ter Is going to cost in the neighbor hood of This money for Ice renting time Is going to mount with each year Why then dont we use a realistic viewpoint and keep the taxpayers dollars in East where they belong The people of the Queensville area have maintained their arena ex penses themselves but the time has now come when they need some help if they arc going to bo able to have artificial ice In a few short years this project should become selfsupporting There arc a number of people who feel we should have a large new Arena and Community Centre In our fastgrowing township With a new school soon to lie built it will bo a few years before we can accept this additional very large expenditure As has been suggested then let us utlllize the facilities we have and at a much smaller expenditure still provide our youngsters and teenagers with for skating and hockey Last winter when it looked as though there wouldnt be any tend ers for ice making for the arena firemen of the Quconsville Department felt that rather than deprive the children of their Sat urday Ice they themselves would work In shifts to it Thin shouldnt be their responsibility but If they were that Interested In your children why dont we get behind them and give them sup port On Nov the taxpayers are going to be naked to cast their vote one way or the other I hope you will vote YES Dont leave it up to other parents to do this for you Do it yourselves A hopeful mother MISS CANADA Shes 19yearold Carol McKinmm a student nurse from Prince Edward lib two- crown and appropriately in Centennial Year Miss Canada is from the of Con federation land Carol is feet four and a half inches tall weighs pounds measures and will live in Toronto during her reign except for trips abroad including a visit to Ciechslovakia Shes the first PLI entry to wear the Miss Canada SUGAR SPICE By Bill Smiley This Is Not My Fault Oh boy I know every man leads a life of quiet desperation accord ing to Thoreau Id settle for that if mine were even quiet This has been one of those days that make me wonder how the hell I can be the sweet gentle person I am underneath It started at five am when the Old Ladys alarm clock failed to go off She had checked it four times between pm and 5 am switch ing on the light and waking me up each time At she settled into a sound sleep and woke with a great lurch and a scream of dismay at 530 She takes off for the city at Scrambling Tea and toast Eyes like rubbed by sandpaper Turned on the outside light Six inches of fresh snow first of the yearMprc scrambling for winter boots laid away in some Shoved her into the snow and tottered about from until 830 having cups of tea shaves and any thing else that was reviving Off into the blizzard with Kim No snow tires naturally Was going to put them on this week Taught all day Committee meet ing Department heads meeting at 330 until Column to write but went around to the garage to get the snow tires on Three hundred other people had the same idea Home at six Two kids that use less Hughs home sitting listen ing to records with the breakfast dishes in the sink Blew up Got the dinner organized and a few home truths off my chest But no rest Out into the bleak night for another meeting at Lasted until Accomplished Zero Home at last for peace quiet relaxation Kim bit me the minute I got in A Shes been asked to play organ with a rock group It seems the In thing for groups these days is to have a girl in them Shed also sing No catches whatever Except that shed have to buy an organ for and spend about 20 hours a week practising Nothing to it She has a hundred in the bank from summer earnings She could easily borrow the other from the bank Brief lesson in economics What do you have for security She wanted to know what that was I explained that if you have in government bonds the bank will lend you Maybe The only assets she could think of were her bicycle leaning against a tree in the snow in the backyard unridden for three years a portable recordplayer with a broken arm a guitar that was worth in its heyday ten years ago and her piano which pointed out was owned by her mother know how much this means to me Dad Yes and now get to bed Lip stuck out about three inches she remembered to inform me that her mother had called while I was out and wanted to talk to me It was hours since Id seen her Since my wife went back to col lege my phone bill looks like the national debt of Egypt But I call ed her Fortunately she was in terse taciturn mood Talked for only minutes Went off at pm to attack the column while Hugh was brew ing up a little snack for himself consisting of onions cheese beans and salami all in the same pot Jot n couple of hundred words of soggy prose down and he came up and interrupted me for a chat about his prospects Which are nil Worked until two and I might just as well have been watching television or sleeping because it turned out to be a lousy column as you have just discovered Just to top off the day checked closet and found didnt have a clean shirt for tomorrow Said Josh darn it and hit tho suck More On The first chill of winter crept into the favorite hangouts of hip pies and rebellious youth in the big cities of Canada last week Predictably winter heralded an exodus of most of hippledoms young experimenters either to the straight life of jobs and regu lar pay checks or at least to cli mates wanner than this country can offer The retreat of the hippies under scored a fact often overlooked In this year of social rebellion when at times it seemed the entire population of North America was bent on a life of drugs acid and free love The fact was that despite the fully warranted concern of parents and legislators the hippie life is a highly transient one The aver age stay of youthful trippers to Torontos Yorkville district for in stance has been two of three weeks each according to police By then the teenagers from sub urbs and small towns have seen enough of the false values of the hippiecrites to induce them to return to more conventional ways The decline and fall of has been but the latest vogue of the new permissive society which has been developing on this con tinent since the war But of all the concerns over the version of flaming youth none has been greater or more confused than that of drug addiction The confusion has been com pounded by the fact that the most commonly used drugs marijuana and LSD are not drugs in the conventional sense of addictive narcotics Despite efforts to stamp out pos session and trafficking in mari juana pot has become the widely used narcotic agent among young Canadians Its effects have been wildly ex aggerated Descriptions of mari juana as a killer drug are obvi ously far off the mark to anyone who has taken the time or trouble to investigate But it is equally true that the psychological daring which induces one to smoke mari juana may also encourage further experimenting with heroin cocaine or any of the new speed drugs such as Marijuana is derived from true hemp which grows in most tem perate zones There is some under world trafficking in Canada but the profit motive is not as yet sufficient to encourage largescale organized criminal control such as applies with heroin and cocaine In various forms hemp is smok ed chewed or drank all over the world It affects the central ner vous system by heightening reac tions to sounds and sights which accounts for its attraction to many young people As with most drugs it is a seda tive and docs not increase sexual desires despite common myths to tho contrary The tremendous now being waged in favor of marijuana on grounds that it is tivo and therefore harmless is unlikely to bring about any change in present laws London Times recently car ried a full page and sponsored by a number of British doctors artists and writers They called for repeal of laws against marijuana largely on grounds that police were wast ing thoir against a harmless habit when they should bo devot ing their attention to more danger ous drugs There Is strong medical opinion that marijuana Is not a drug or addiction nor does It any harmful effects But there is also a growing body of infor mation indicating that marijuana may indeed prove injurious to heavy users Marijuana may indeed be teas harmful than nicotine And it is not limited to the hippie environ ment The US Army now admits its used by troops in Vietnam Until such time as there Is over powering medical evidence that is Canadians will support its continued prohibi tion Crier By Elizabeth Belter Santa is coming Into town again For children and adults alike this big event is the official signal for the beginning of the Christmas Season Not everyone has time or means to go down to Toronto and see Eatons famous spectacle and viewed on television it is just like another distant fairy tale Children want to see for real in order to believe and by all means let them believe in Santa If we would only try to recognize him there IS a little Santa in every life some time and even not only when its Christmas To make the dream reality for our children Newmarket will once again have its own Santa parade this Saturday And why not after all it was right here that many years ago the very first Parade originated Our history tells that at Canes factory which is now Dixon Pencil Eatons had a built for their first Santa Claus which was then with the Jolly Gentleman paraded from here right to the city To this day this beautiful tradition has been continued and improved to an extent where a well staffed department Is working year round and turning out the most admirable works of art Newmarkets Santa Claus Parade though not produced by highrated designers engineers and cash re sources will be an equal work of art The human art not yet en tirely forgotten to care enough to bring some joy and pleasure to work together making something out of nothing for no gain will be delighting our children Busy hands in leisure hours have put together floats and de corations and have worked on costumes Busy feet have walked In leisure hours and have collect contributions to the unavoid able expenses Busy men In stores and offices in town found extra cash for a donation and to raise some more hard working organiz ers for the parade did organize a Dance and maybe sold you a ticket This is a work of art In our day when every effort and achievement serves a purpose that Is ultimate ly measured by a dollar figure It will brighten the hearts of child ren with renewed belief In the Christ tale and maybe raise second thoughts in older minds You see there Is a Santa In Newmarket whos putting on our Newmarket a Santo Parade THE ERA Serving York County Since Incorporating THE POST CDC THE HERALD DAVID HASKELL Editor and Publisher WILLIAM J Advertising and Business Manager Ncwa Editor Published every Wednesday at Charles St Newmarket Ontario by tho Bra Express Company Limited Subscriptions for two years for one year Single copies each Mem ber Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association and the Audit Bureau of Circulation Authorized as Sec ond Class Mail by the Post Office Ottawa for the payment of postage in cash Phone Newmarket 30 Charles St Phone Aurora 21YongtSt Phone Keswick Keawlck I I I I I