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The Era (Newmarket, Ontario), October 4, 1972, p. 4

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I The Era THE ERA Serving York Count Since DAVID HASKELL Ask Hydro to move its corridor York Region and the St corridor municipalities of Richmond Hill Aurora and Newmarket fully support Whitchurch Mayor Ken in his bid to Onlario Hydros new northsouth power corridor moved from the east side of Highway 404 rightofway to the west of it transformer station it will Dr Hydro now is seeking a wide strip of land on Die west side of the C of the new airport development also passes so closely to the hamlets of Vandorf and Corners that future growth for them is threaten ed and they will possibly cease to exist These are communities which look to the St corridor towns for their shopping and other facilities and it is in the interests of these communities to sec them thrive The obvious answer is to persuade Hydro to move its corridor to the west side of Highway 504 that is through the eastern of Richmond Hill Aurora and Newmarket Aii Era for the South Shore 300foot wide northsouth That makes a 1000foot wide and hydro corridor from Newmarket to the future Highway 107 in says Mr For a little more than two years The has published two separate editions each week These repine editions have been giving our renders in Aurora and King Township more news of their communities our readers in Newmarket East and oilier communities were able to read more local news in the edition of The tlicy received their i be of much Our South Shore readers will be able to wont read comprehensive coverage of York Regional Council and how it affects their community hydro line which We will also give more coverage to the corridor because deliberations of Georgina Township Council as well as the forthcoming municipal elections More important top priority will be given to sports coverage community news The South Shore Edition of The Kra will be under the editorship of Donald who is The King under News Idiior John will see more coverage of sports community and municipal news nullities it now serves enjoy this latest to continue to publish in the Region NEWSROOM NOTES A New street names already have a history terry carter Five of I Hills closely linket the spring will have names market past Irwin Cr will carry the name of the first clerk of the Village of Newmarket Edwin Pen rose Irwin He became clerk after a spirited campaign in 11158 among the inhabitants of the community to gain separation from Whit- church Township It was followed by the villages Donald leading merchant the day was elected ree in this election the town already has a named for and Jackson one of the leaders the drive for incorporation as a village one of the men elected Mr Jackson the real founder of The Era and its longtime publisher wis active in New market community lift for many years He was reeve of the village from to 1881 After the village become a town remained reeve for some years was the first Newmarket citizen to lie Warden County He was Mayor of Newmarket from I Jackson Court will mark his contribution to tbo towns early affairs Neman Drive will carry the name of another Old Ontario The fine heme Mis RL Bong he Heed el to of the hill on Church St or close to ycors Its locoled on the south side el the Km Public Drawing is by John THE Readers ERA Tins space is reserved or the end of the EI feci free to your All ask thai you include y Sin KeeopnilUm i need publicity 1 BILL SMI IKY f think be a chauvinist pig There are ten hers there are teachers Most of us in the rank and hie face from 150 to students school day We groan about the size of our lasses sigh over the impossibility of giving personal attention to each student and grumble continually about the amount of marking of papers that we have And easy We have lids fall Your I great mass of slave like mice of administration a a continual deluge of which has of freedom of each type family servant belongs to the In the profession reading bells subject to the whims d bent almost double under if paper work per cent wit i learning My wife has joined the tiny aristocracy Yep shes a teach She has not got a job as we ordinary teachers put it She has accepted a position It fair makes my heart hied I come home about four head straight for the hurl myself into a chair and mutter incantations Ihe some tin- with a detailed account of her She starts as am and for minutes She has one class students in it Private school hall supervision No cafeteria No bus duty No teams to catch ants to take her class out and sit If I wanted to take a el tree Id have to notify somebody a month then the principal would veto the whole thing because it might start a trend Other classes would be distracted and jealous Other teachers might want to do the same thing and the whole system would crumble overnight If she wants a cigarette or a cup of coffee during her teaching day no problem She has it making like a Thais all rather hard to take lint what really rubs sal in the v mind is the homework Shi conies home with fie huh shells of paper and fusses over marking them as though she had just something on a par with I come home with at her skiny sheaf am nil i i mi to bo picked up again but its worth it Another thing her miserable little band of five was the only llll In Hi ill Mi- minutes a day on each of them telling mo what Cordon didnt say and what Kick said so on and how she gently led them from the proper humility Now she thinks my and hers is right Hows that for sheer ingrati tude Its bad enough when a stranger disputes a chap but when its his own flesh and blood well shes not but practically I tell you Im not going to take much At the same mo this effrontery another irritant She hasnt the slightest scruple about picking my brain whenever she can find anything there to pick And next day tossing an idea out as though she hadnt stolen it hours before Theres one other aspect of the situation that has me slightly alarmed Her earnings while not ample are just enough to screw up my income tax At the same time shes spending more than she makes on books equipment and new clothes I wear my old gray suit five days four weeks a month But it seems that lady teachers especially in the aristocratic bracket have to wear something different each day If this is an example of Womens you call me a male chauvinist pig Now know why the peasants stormed Bastille and lopped off the noddle of

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