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Twice, in editorials, we have informed our council that it has the power by law to rid King Street of the bricks and debris left from the fire; but our council will not read the law; it would rather argue than be right. Mr. Russell writes that. “Big City Peterborough has knocked down Mi‘llbroo'k’s commercial life, as a bully, but worse. This victim,” he says, “won’t get. on its feet to fight again. Have town fathers given up the ghost, too?” :he asks. It is true that. many vil- This is Millsbrook through the eyes of Mr. Foster M Russell, Publisher *and Propâ€" rietor, The Cobourg Sentinel Star. This is Millbroo-k thru the eyes of many, we guess. And we confess that ‘we re- gret that it is so. ,ghly boxedâ€"in premises of absentee Mership, and be- dra'gg'led looking stores, lea- ve such nostalgia even fior an inanimate business block. ‘ Big City Petterborough has: that the present. volume of. knocked down Millbrook’s business must be satisfaot- commercial life, as a bully, cry or they’d be doing som- but worse, This victim won’t. etzhing to increase it. ‘get on its feet .to fight ag- Almost every businessman aim. Have-town fathers giV- in Millbrook does the most en UP 11118 ghost, too?” of his spending out of Mill This is Millbrook through brook; and the wives shop the eyes Of MT. Foster M regularly in Peierlborough. Russell, Publisher and Prop- This is not wrong; this is rieto-r, The :Cobourg Sentinel their right. They have the Star. This is Millbrook ’ohru right to spend their money EDITO‘RML :O‘F SORTS (From Page 1) Miflbrook, Durham County, nestles gently in a valley. From one of the hilltop ap- proache-s,:, _the __greensward 'pa norama ihfites one to dyes- cend; but the haven vbelies- its look from afar. Two rou- EEEAD EUR THE SIGHTS" .EHE [AKESn .EHE EUN Ontario Denatured a! Travel and PW! Hon. Bryan L. Cathcarb Minister Know Ontario better.“ itfs all ’ yours! ONTARIO TRAVEL LITERATURE Mailto: Ontariflmd, W A?“ Mam! Bldg. Toronto. Ontaflo NAME ADDRESS 9.0.4323}; ;: THE MILLBROOK REPORTER, If Mil-lbrook merchants {tradesmen can give equally good value, certainly they are keeping (aha-t fact a sec- ret. We concluded long ago that the present. volume of. business must be Satisfaot- cry or they’d be doing somâ€" A housewife must. get the best value she can for the. money she has :to spend or she is not doing right by her husband and family. lagers spend a great deal of money in Peterboro. It is true also that many villag- ers earn a great deal of mo. ney in Peterbo-ro. Teaching Traffic Safety starts at home "Where they ehoose. Gord Clifford, who owns and operates The Shiady No- 0k Dairy and Dairy Bar, has a little sign that says that says that all foods served are bought in Mllbrook if available here. And Gordon does buy in Millbrook every item he can get here. This is a form of loyalty to his village. The odds- are that Gordon has to pay more for some items here than he’d have to pay elsewhere, but he sure saves a lot of time. and gas. Right or wrong, he is prospering. , Now and then our missus. has to be» .in Peterboroâ€"and we say “has rto be”, because neither of us finds ony joy BEAUTIFUL MILLBROOK, ONTARIO, CANADA things of special interest to Canadians gwysfiafma’ag m 2%? DAILY STAR . Bright and lively new magazine supplement for the whole family in being thereâ€", and while she is there anyway, she fig- ures she might just as well shop there. She says there is more variety, whatever that’s supposed to mean, beâ€" cause we always eat the sa- shop there. She says there is more variety, whatever that’s supposed to mean, beâ€" cause we always eat the sa- me things anyway, and glad to have them to eat. Anywâ€" ay, to make this boring con- fession- as short at possible. she saves, let’s say, a buck, a buck on rbwenty bucks of. shoppingâ€" and that’s only one (bagful these days. She. has saved a buck. Bully for her! But she saved the buck only because she was John- ny On The Spot to start wi- with. It is our experience that we save time and mon- ey by \buying here. We do How we ever got on this subject, goodness knows. We began by reprinting part of an editorial from The Cob- ourg Sentinel-Star. So let’s get back to the editorial. 'The editorial says that Big City Peterboro knocked. down Millbrook’s commercial life. We think that Peterbor o deserves some of the cred- it or blame. So do Eatons Simpsons with their costly and attractive catalogs. The motorcar has affected little villages too. But Mr. Russell makes the mistake of conclu ding that Milllbrook’s comm. (Please see Page 3) ay, to make this boring con- fession- as short at possible. she saves, let’s say, -a buck, a buck on rbwenty bucks of: shoppingâ€" and that’s only one rbagfiul these days. She. WEf/(ly ‘ not buy here out of onolty; we buy here because we find it pays to do so. ercial life is finished. Sure some businesses have folded but some others have begun EDITORIAL 0F soars (From Page 2) Millbrook’s merchants ap AVAI throng Want a new 0: wait? If you’l credit rating Personal Loan surprised how CHOOSE When you ha automatically i and (more imp money for an Toronto-Domi because he um part of our bu ‘Monthly instalment 500 $ 43 1,000 8 PE 17? 26‘