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and Member Annll Bureau of Circulation and Class A Newspapers Serving Newmarket and the rural district of North York 110th year of publication every Thursday at 30 Charles St Newmarket by the Newmarket Era Company Limited Subscription for two years for one year in Heart Throbs Humor by Andrew A Gambles Passing Glances for two years he Audit 3urean Circulation THE EDITORIAL PAGE THURSDAY THE DAY OF FEBRUARY NINETEEN HUNDRED THE PRESS AT ITS BEST Much of the ballyhoo buildup for the US space shot was indulged in by the radio and TV networks The press which can only record the event after it has taken place avoided the criticism by deal ing factually with the men behind the scenes The astronaut chosen for this flight around the world was John Glenn colonel in the Marine Corps Here is how the press reports on him I Soon another attempt to place John Glenn in orbit will begin all over again He seems the coolest and most poised of all he mm involved in the face of nerve strain delay and disappointment And the of much of his wise was again apparent as he took his regular seat in the Presbyterian Church at Cocoa Beach Flu Sunday and joined the choir in singing Trust in the Lord When the minister shook hand with the Marine colonel at the door after the service and expressed hope of seeing the j astronaut in church again Colonel Glenn replied Dont worry Ill be back as he J hurried off telling newsmen and photographers they too should have been inside the church Once more a fine young American finds spiritual sup port as he faces a challenging experi- NOTHING IN COMMON United States Ambassador to Canada the Hon Livingston Merchant deliv- ared a fine address before the Empire Club of Canada at Toronto last week the subject was The World Around Us With diplomatic reticence he avoided troversial issues such as Canadas dealings with Cuba and China despite US and Pan American We are separate nations each distinctive in its own way said Mr Mer chant We face today a common lenge the threat of and a opportunity the goal of a peaceful world of free and independent Bates Television viewers of the Bob Hope program were amazed to see Hope en- airmen at The Greenland and Ft US to work in a Rolls and he boasts about it But its all fair game for the newspapers The Royal family is muzzle bound It will have to be patient until some new scandal provides headlines for the sensational press which is barren of Profit is their motive both and abroad The recent announcement by Office Specialty that they are on the threshold of big developments has with enthusiasm in Newmarket Are the mayor and council conscious of what Metro announced that new indus tries in the Greater Toronto area brought in over in wages Real value comes from the rehabilitation of the old well established firms A new virile management plish wonders with the aid and coopera tion of the local authorities The right frame of mind in the elected heads of the town can achieve results surpassing that of hired or professional help We know for a fact that Mayor Kent is alive to the opportunities and we look forward to concrete results th WATER RESEARCH Finding wells for water is a costly business particularly in rural and sub- where water isnt on tap Help for the farmer will able when present research projects ma ture Professor De partment of Engineering Science Ontario Agricultural College that any farmer wishing to bring in a new well can get help Studies made by the Provincial De partment of Mines plus geological sur veys are on file and are available Wells already drilled in each area have studied to understand the rock strata underlying the area and to learn at what depth water has been obtained The Water Resources Commission in Onlaiio has started to amass this data covering the entire province New home builders would do well to take advantage of nil debt because then no proit in debt viduals should suffer need I have no of National wealth has laws and as puzzled by tni by h of Our Readers Write gainst surprise attack Thev were In Canada protecting the United States This week I Human missile banes at North Bay Out and Macau Quebec were turned over to the The two bases cost The US paid Canada SI Its about time for both Ottawa and Washington to tell the people what its all about Political opportunism has no place in plans for the future when we face a common challenge and a com- BAIT hundred thousand old age pel every one over will recoil advance dividend this tin month on a national In Fein i per month ith the Childish Defense Minis House of Cram I about the Hon look after her was the reply made in the when members asked bases Canada must said Prime Minister The Liberals not j power pro mise a mid more gener ous system They say will he when they take office More money would bo forthcoming through a gestir plan they ha- Co of the Lord by W J Cam I BLACK EYE FOR THE PRESS The daily newspapers at home here and abroad have made Princess Margar et and her husband Iml the targets of their circulation promoting rivalry The first shot came over the that the erstwhile photographer had taken a job with the big Sunday owned by Canadian magnate Hoy As long as universal pensions of or a mouth are being paid why not increase the payment as the recipients age increases We could afford to do this because the number of pensioners is considerably less than the number of 70yearolds and the num ber of and yearold p From The Files Of 50 Years Ago study the success of tins Edmund Conkson this The Other volley low indeed If we started with at ago and the amount by a month for advancing age year up to and in- age 78 the 7lycnrold would be ith If we increased by the Hellt County Brand 71 pending In renovating a wing In Kensington palace where the Princess and her husband will live It just hap pens that this is a Wren house by I c mi of Sir Christopher Wrens mistei pieces due for restoration under a government In operation since 1953 he princess and her husband will have to spend ntoie to it live there The prime ministers re Hence in the has jui restored at six times the cost of the restoration They made much Lord arrival for work in a driven car Shucks one known radio broadcaster 78 Inclusive the 78yearolds would 78 If we began to increase the a month beginning at Slid Hie After -li- might add 5 a month to bring the pension at to 118 a month The older we get the more helpless we become the more care wo require and the more dependent on others we ore for that care Considerably increased pensions for the relatively few extremely old recipients would not increase the to cost of old age pensions unduly And the older the recipient the faster the money should return to circulation Most arent likely to tuck their pension money into a sock for the future liquor ihcap In he done wives of drunks Vsiion with to children suffered Today and personal l in till save In the homes and in beer parlors there Is pi for the mentally ill emotionally dub York L Baldwin 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