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I THE ERA DAVID HASKELL TERRY CARTER DONALD UARTIHDAIE JOHN Theyll color us green on the map For years Newmarket has relished its The Hub of York much to the liagrin of certain of the towns neighbors As the commercial centre the county seat a centre of sporting activity town felt the title was no less than their deserved But plans already underway for the town enhance that name even move 1971 become the year when Newmarket be- known as The Hub of Yorks are not suggesting the town wont the seat of regional government council is already campaigning hard to sure it does and it is also working to police court and school board headquart er for the region to the towns assets But planners stimulated by the provincial gov- TorontoCentred Region plan which sees this whole central York area as a farm and recreation belt have set afoot schemes to dress up The Hub The towns proposed official plan envi sions an urban centre limited to the valley and surrounded by a of estates ana The towns new mayor Bob who took office last night told election crowds in October that he favors preservation of the lands along the Holland River as parkland and promised to fight for this greenbelt from Rogers Reservoir in the north through the heart of the town all the way to Aurora Mr proposal falls directly into line with those of the Holland Valley well as other flood prone lands within lh town should be frozen forever as parkland The is also pushing hard for a plus recreation area complete with lake on the towns eastern boundary at Pleas antville Add it all up the belt of estates and parks like the Rogers Reservoir park the proposed project and the Bales Conservation Area around the town a provinciallyimposed farming and recreation belt around that and a major park through town along the river Mapmakers will simply color us green anyway At the arena people DID get involved apace is reserved for the comments and drawings or The Eras along All that include your name and address Last week at Newmarket arena one of people care- the towns most prestigious winter sporting Too often we hear our own times events the George High School by incidents such as the one a few Invitational Tournament was marred by i York where a girl was rowdyism During the incident two police in the street while neighbors constables were set upon by four men Al- fctched without coming to her aid or the policemen were injured during meee they also found that when help folk on the street chose not to get needed it was close at hand People did It is a shame that a high school hockey tournament at which teams from alt over the province come as guests to our town should be marred by this type of conduct Newmarket police however should be com mended for their quick and effective action They have served notice on hockey fans that they are expected to behave themselves in a sportsman like manner when in our town get involved SCOTT YOUNG SAYS Pyjamas stay down sometimes public Is hopping mad at man from Burlington moving expenses when there surely are people just as capable of doing the job right here in the county Or is he a special fri end of Mr minister of munlclp- if there Is en election this summer and there could quite easily be one as the present go is falling as part In decay there will be a lot of these region al councillors who will get a sudden sad awak- public Is mad a stupid actions of 50 that council These hope and fulfillment of a true it snows the ploughs ere on roads especially Don adults of the com tte successfully car- itorm out our Inherent wel the ad- A situation recently to me in which I was travelling from to Newmarket aerations is Increasing and we are missing more children each year We need to look at what we are doing and reassess Its all very well to spend a couple of fcs in the fun and games of Christmas and Year as we have But or later one must c tips with reality again and get back The i f life rckily because it is pretty da most parts of Canada right now pertinent red hot issu Punch coach and general to of the Buffalo Sabre wears a o the gown to bed and actually has one with a mink collar for those cool nights in Buffalo cold But imagine him receiving a telephone have call in the middle of the night from some right other genera manager trying to make a deal NEWSNOTES How the In is the usual saint it times like that I in lac simply couldnt reply you old iom the other Joys of motherhood John off The guy who uttered the axiom about fche joys of motherhood either was a sadist r had tongue tucked deeply in check After a fourday crash course last week decided that I dont want to be a mother hardy male speciman that I am talking in biological terms Im to all those everydayhousewife chores tat a husband takes for granted until he to put his own shoulder to the vacuum My indoctrination began last Monday firit day of a long awaited weeks vaca- No big plans just a week of relaxation d cleaning up those postponed odd jobs my wife the sly fox picked up an bug that flattened her for four ys Ami old Dad the vacationing news became nursemaid housewife chief attendant to a rambunctious nine- nthold boy In my naively chivalrous way I figured show my bedridden Kathy how to run Id whiz through the jg mealmaking and wasti ng and still have time for the odd soap After a day in my new role I decided t not Katharine the Great should be affing miracle medications for my aching tidy It have been so tough without in the crib for changing Off with the wet one down with dry one add zoom off hed go Sometimes hed wait benevolent ly until one pin was secure then hed squirm free I frequently wondered if they make straitjackets in his size My ego also took a heating when I found myself running to the bedroom for instruc tions on such challenging tasks as preparing the babys cereal and operating washing machine Im convinced the guy who built the machine was one of those mad scientists with a sadistic mind Then there was the vacuum cleaner Yes my advanced intelligence mastered the ma chine all right but there was one problem Ethan had rather unyielding demands His idiosyncrasies not unlike those of but what the dirty dishes and hang out the laundry and the other tasks that were reserved for his naptime Can you give a sleeping pills Finally on New Years Day In ali I li I mm 1 normal duties The house became clean again the dishes washed the baby dry my shirts ironed I gratefully spent the day watching football games and occasionally tackling and clearing bis mouth of tinsel hed purloined from the Christmas tree It was at best an educational experi ence I guess That hardly compensated for my lost holidays lint what really gripes me Is that as a working mother 1 didnt have time for a single soap opera just sitting here in my bleeping nightie waiting for another Bobby Orr to drop from Heaven He might say nightgown but not nightie I dont blame him also wears a nightcap with a long ml tassel but that is another story There are two basic styles of night gowns available for Canadian men Both fall to the knee and are relatively simple in de sign There is the pullover nightgown which incidentally favors But other men who do not like to have their hair mussed often opt for the buttonup nightgown or This is the type use myself All of mine have four buttons down the front and three pockets The bottom button may be left undone for that casually elegant look while lounging around the bedroom cleaning pipes but buttoned gives one an extra fling of security when making a trip downstairs to the refrigerator After all you never know who might be passing by on a snowmobile at that precise moment and modesty is es sential I always insist upon the three pockets pose to deal with first As our familys principal bearer of food and drink upstairs during television com mercials I am a nut on precise planning When I dash downstairs and want to make it back up before the deodorant girls arc finished bounding through the to ward their loved ones or is a soap com mercial I dont have time to arrange a tray With a glass in each big pocket pick les and a bottleopener in the small left breast pocket or I should say the small pocket on the left breast I have my hands free to carry two bottles of beer and a bowl of cold fried chicken Aha you might be saying Now he has to make a second trip for the salt Not so When I am on airplane trips I collect small packages of salt pepper and mustard and keep them in my night table The advantage that the nightgown has over the more frontierlike custom of wear ing only a pa jama top is evident the first time the nightgown is tested There is none of this waking in the mid dle of the night to find the top up around your shoulder blades while a frosty breeze Is blowing across your rear end The nightgown usually stays down Only people who dream a lot Mid thresh around in their sleep might work a nightgown out of position- Is enough at an for moving when il along a are disgusted re- ready And dont think he public is not getting bellyful Happy Holiday Sea- There Is an eternal hope represented in the holidays be It the oil lights burning longer than anticipated or the yearning and excitement rival The anticipatory tent on childrens Lets give of our With warm wishes DEBBIE BROWN Director Oak Ridges Prom there on the pavement was neither ploughed or sanded mak ing driving treacherous complaint of this area ROADS Not that they are coming apart or their Crier By BILL GAMBLE have given up looking alter their thor- ugh fa res Surely something be done to rectify situation i Lets really enjoy this party eh honey I mean no fights no fuss no fury just a jolly old whizbang New Years shindig and may the Lord have mercy on our hangovers You want one Who Oh THAT Myrtle Yeah I guess shell be there but dont let that bother you She acts as if highpriced spread wouldnt melt in her mouth but underneath shes just an old- friendshipbreaker let the hyphens fall where they may Now you know that isnt true I was just trying to lie impressively fait with nil the correct attitudes People expect a columnist to mix intimately with the guests skillfully disseminating good conversation with envy- arousing charm Its a symbol of distinction Do you want this belt of vodka or not Whats that Oh no Not How is it we have to go through this every time we You know I shudder to think of how you women managed to get zipped up before you were married Remind me to question you about it sometime Your mother used to zip you I dont believe it Anyway lets have a go at it You know I just dont understand why some females insist on buying gowns with zippers What ever happened to the oldfas hioned button But weve progressed with the times A Wo dont come running for help when we need our jackets buttoned Okay breathe in now Dont get impat ient its not my fault I can get the darned thing over the hip curve and into the small of your back but it wont go up Breathe in again Damn it I said in not out Now my finger is caught in there 1 did not swear you 1 swore at my finger What do you mean I never do anything for you without grumbling I can think of lots of things I do for you without as much as a whisper Hut you have to admit that these zip pers are pretty stupid mean why couldnt they have put them at the sides or at the front Why did have to put them where you could neither see nor reach them Mens clothes for example What do you mean these dresses were designed by men Dior or Ames or never designed an dress in their lives I know its the season of goodwill and Im not fighting Im merely pointing out Anyway pass me fifth of rye and well have another go at it All right now breathe in again Hell the little gadgets come off BIL1 SMILEYS SUGAR AND SPICE Boys with long hair girls in slacks let them be the fall I wrote a column asking riders opinions on such worldshaking bays long hair and girls wear- stacks to school Correspondence on the Mil trickling in just after the girls at our school had staged something of jncirml sensibly enough met with a delc- Our girh heard their cause then isked the teaching staff for an opinion ic staff numbers nearly eighty Quite i few of them have teenage daughters An whelming majority of staff voted for I slacks I among them Next morning an announcement was made that girls would allowed to wear slacks A student made the announcement And there was an audible gasp of pure when added And also blue jeans Well the world is still spinning on its s The sun still comes up every day And no more distracting Jo walk down I behind a is revealing itself in light blue cans than it is to do the same thing behind a girl whoso skirt is almost up to her navel Perhaps youd be interested in some readers comments This Is from a lady in Georgetown who points out that she is no teenager but gets Hie pension Dear Bill Smiley What has long hair In with whats under il It is tliit teachers duty to dig what is under it and teach them how to make best use of it Im all for the kids getting back to the fig leaf if they want to am also all for teachers cooperating of This is from a gentleman En Grand Val ley who is retired Now Kir about girls clothes I personally like girls wearing a navy blue skirt at least to the knees a white blouse anil of course the hair neatly tied or pinned or a to keep place so it wont fall into a bowl of please tell mo how these things called are comfort able as the most of I sec are so tight right from the ankles up so tight they cut right into the body I feel if some of our nice- looking females could get a look at themsel ves from the rear when they are walking down the street they would make a few Sir I agree with you For the same rea son I dont wenr kilts Im bowlegged A lady from Park Hill A long letter These are excerpts So not all girls can afford a new wardrobe Nor do too many want it But why have slacks so tight thnt an onlooker often cannot help but wonder if with a hit more wiggle all would blow Why indeed About long on boys the says If teachers of this day cannot tell their pupils with long hair and beards that the pictures this world has of Jesus are greatly varied then it Is no wonder that the children are getting the runaround If the generation of today were to be asked From Acton Slacks for girls Roys with long hair I have three girls and it would save me a lot of money if they would be able to wear slacks to school As for the boys wear ing long hair I say beg preach let them be What makes us want to tell youth what to wear how to look If a child or young adult does not know what is host for himself we had better take a second or third look at our selves Thats just a sampling Theres a very sensitive letter from Willy Hanson who is an artist but I cant find the darned thing Oh yes here it is Summarized If the long- hairs and of todny would follow Jesus also in his actions instead of only in his looks they would be very acceptable today tomorrow the same as yester day Girls wearing slacks Why not Cold is cold for boys as well as girls Whether they both should wear jeans to school or slacks depends on the quality of the subject mat ter Slacks for sexy novels Skirts for math Im bewildered But thanks for the letters Im neither drunk nor clumsy it was an accident Oh for heavens sake why would I do a thing like thnt deliberately You know I want you to look nice Perhaps other men do zip their wives dresses without any fuss but I fail to see why we should be anchored with the Now you promised never to mention HER And besides she was person who prided herself on her competence Shed never let a man fiddle around with her waist Now why did you have to drag it off i is running Well sit there all night at the kitchen table in your bra and crinoline guzzling vod ka Thats no way to end a year Look you go and do your hair up again ami Ill fasten the zipper thing on and before yon know it well be on our wny okay Thats the girl Here we go breathe in thats it Now weve got it now you look pretty Oh before we go would you mind tying my bowtie sweetheart I always seem to lake a of it somehow