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By Andrew Murdison Heart Throbs Humor wwiarlwt and And Years OUR SCORCHED EARTH FOLIC IN THE NAME OF PROGRESS danger relative to the slaughter projects in an el the trees will most surely to mans onslaught fall on deaf ears Our natural- nature and t works of Serving Newmarket and the rural districts of North York The Newmarket Era The Express Herald Published every Thursday at Charles St Newmarket by the Newmarket Era and Express Limited Subscription for advance Single copies are 10c each Member of Class A Weeklies of Canada Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association and the Audit I know how true this all lay out buildings God automobile if our land was limitless nothing or mighty little is set in he blueprints to thc the benefit of the birds Man of trees and the grass looks at it all beats host he dollar sign is the most and says How wonderful thing and little or no is left for a wise eventually catch and all bis creatures with him It is catching up north to south slaughlei ledge with little wisdom still doing it with more Ih The Press Of The Province lhat Que at Sussex street stand i now a fully independent jaklng Canada but was an by a Minister Mr 1 Till the deep rs for Ian Baxter Publisher E Stefaniuk George Sports Editor Racine Production THE EDITORIAL PAGE THURSDAY THE OF AUGUST NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTYNINE WE FEEL JUSTIFIED This newspaper has consistently and justifiably criticized the and all its works Recent disclosures at the Parliamentary committee hearings in Ottawa have brought home to the public the appalling state of inefficiency chaos waste and bureaucratic bungling which has brought about bankruptcy We have closely examined contemporary writing about this scan dalous situation but nowhere newspapers magazines official speeches parliamentary debate- has a con structive thought been expressed which would tend to end this national farce It is therefore not only refreshing but most invig orating to read in the Printed Word published in Tor onto by Johnston Everson and Limited Public Relations Counsel the following New Deal For CBCs troubles come from the basing of operations on an unsound idea The original thoughts on the for mation of a national broadcasting body were that it should as a first job serve the hinterland and secondly give an opportunity for Canadians lo come out with Canadian material This pi got ditoried at the be ginnings of the original Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission as their first acts were to set up trans mitting facilities in larger centres lo bring in programs from US networks Listeners in the hinter land were served by private operators or didnt hear radio The same thing has happened in TV with stations in the major markets and a of US programs The attempt to originate and carry commercial broadcasting and TV has seriously impaired the functioning of a body designed to acute Canadian spirit The way out of the mess is to put at doing its proper job as follows Sell the lransmittcrsU the highest qualified bidders but have retain necessary studio facilities 2 Set CBC lo preparing two hours of programs for every afternoon and hours every evening both for radio and TV and both in English and French Make it a condition of licens ing broadcasting and TV stations that they carry enough of the liehours piogiamnnng each day so that every community with more than one station will an opportunity to hear and see all these programs In a place three stations for instance each station might take one hour in the evening and a like propor tion In the afternoon I Have lease the necessary crosscountry communication- mi a fulllime basis using them lo carry programs originated by and sub leasing them for commercial uses Merge CBC with the National Film Board This would combine two simi lar functions Increase efficiency and cm costs million cost a year for example might come down by about one half instead of going up lo or mil- in the If a plan along these lines were put through the program producers both public and private be concentrated on the job of giving Canadian people an opportunity for gainful employment Canada to emphasize the Canadian point of view And the iiitlun We trust that this is the voice of Diefenbakcr al though the handiwork is Ltd Naturally we are pleased with the plan All that we have written falls Into the above pattern even to the inclusion of the Na tional Film Board in the plan Doubtless we will tune lo wait until Ihe next session of Parliament before the government can lake the necessary steps Meantime the abortive rules and regulations set up by the eliminate competition in the form of private TV stations will clear thc for the sale of the costly trans- Then all of the featherheads will end their feather- bedding and a greatly reduced and practical staff can concentrate on two or three hours of programming to keep us per cent Canadian A step bus already taken in this direction One hundred and seven employ res have already been let out by CISC the first firings A NEW TRADITION AT OTTAWA last week in the appointment of ncral George as this countrys i One aspect is the right of Canadian statesmen tl ves to represent their Queen at Ottawa This li while only an experiment three years ago has feel secured a firm position in our national heritage through the brilliant and untiring efforts of Canadas past GovernorGeneral the III Hon Vincent The second aspect is the right of French Canada to share in her countrys affairs of slate The appoint ment of a rieiicliaptakmg as Canadas first statesman is by no means too soon Quebec should not have had to struggle as long as she has for recognition in a country to which she contributes so much that is valuable We hope that during MajorGeneral term of office much may be done to lessen this tension and lo on the part of the rest of Canada an appre ciation of its countrys unique bilingual position and people who make that position possible diplomat viceroy father and loyal Cana dian George Vanier is an excellent choice for this exact ing job May he like his predecessor be the founder of i second lrjiditnm in i French peaking Vanier shown his wife in their hoi THE COWARDS WAY OUT Not so long ago we heard of two animals a year- old Springer spaniel and a twomonthsold kitten that had been left by their respective owners at an Ontario beach resort after the families bad returned their homes Monday we were in New market Magis trates Court during the trial of a man who had left his Gorman Shepherd dog and six pups stranded in a descried hush area None of these people hud abandoned their pets out of malice or with any cruel intent It was just that the animals had passed the cute stage and had be come real responsibilities which their owners did not wish to shoulder Yet whatever their their act and it Is one which occurs only too frequently was one of greatest cruelty ami greatest cowardice for which we can only see a long line of weak excuses If people are not able to care properly for animals they should not accept them in the first place once they have them they should either them or give them away If they cannot do this they should have them done away with painlessly Animals to fend for themselves on the sheets can turn from valuable pets a real menace especially to children In a country where there are institutions established for the care of animals this practice of abandoning them is disgraceful THE NEW WEEK As we are enjoying this beautiful summer we pause to reflect upon changes which time has brought about in Our day to day habits It wasnt so long ago that the fiveday work week was brought down lo four and a half days which left the family man a half day get away to a vacation spend the Saturday there then return home for a leisurely Sunday in order to be fresh and lit for the next week Now in vogue is the twoday peak work week Mon day is spent recovering from the strenuous four days at play Tuesday is work day Wednesday is spent get ting ready for Thursday which is tapering off day All in all the week is spent so that one doesnt get too keyed up to enjoy the weekend Weekends have also changed Any day can start a weekend Streams of cats and boats formerly bum per to bumper on Friday and Sunday race north ward on a Tuesday or Wednesday all heading up High way On Sunday Ihey still head north When do they come south hack lo town To work Work weeks have been continually diminishing and long weekends expanding Where will it end their agent of the state to the big Mr rid have a of what ic Kings Lucky Day great with Both lady was Queen I ARRETS Eggs AT THE RedBrn the Dragnet hewethM the Red Barn si art thorite weiejulnt and pliers mad good choice in Marten and Tim Mil