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i i n Number of Copies Printed This Week i 4200 f a DISTRICTS OF NORTH YORK MA YEAR YEAR NO NEWMARKET ONTARIO THURSDAY OCTOBER SINGLE COPIES CENTS EACH JOHNSTON OSTEOPATHIC IN TOWN Johnston Jr osteopathic physician has begun a general osteopathic practice in Newmarket establishing his of fice at Water St His home has been at King in the past nine years during which time he has graduated from Up per Canada College spent a term at the University of Wes tern Ontario before entering the He later spent two years at the University of Tor onto studied Organic Chemistry at Roosevelt College Chicago graduated from the four and a half year course at Still College of Osteopathy and Surgery Moines Iowa and Doctors Hospital Columbus Ohio and Sanitor- Macon Missouri Holding the American Osteopa thic Physicians and Surgeons license he is the only osteopa thic physician to enter practice in Canada this year He is the son of Mrs Johnston Bally- croz King and the late Dr Eric Johnston Toronto AURORA LEGION PRESENTS SHOW FRIDAY A stage review is being spon sored by the Aurora Legion and the Legion Auxiliary in the Aurora high school auditorium tonight and Friday night There was an opening performance last Called Going Places it features a large cast of students and members of the Legion All proceeds will go toward the Le gion building fund The cast includes Norm as Uncle Jim as Jolsen Four Squares and Bus Allan Profit Al and Art White Bus Heise Fred and Bennett President of the Gordon Sea- ton The Mayor Les Major Maude Cinderella Ballet by the Aurora public school children chorus girls Aurora high school stu dents Sultan Sweeties Legion members There are specialty dances by the students of Mrs Kay Sen and a fashion show Cos tumes are supplied by Ardells and Lea of Aurora RESUMES PRIVATE MEDICAL PRACTICE Dr J C Edwards announc ed this week that he will now be in private practice Dr Ed wards was associated with the Newmarket Clinic but since he has resumed private practice his office will be located at Main St the same office he used be fore he joined the clinic Bill Coates left and Murray Coates stand in front of their own twoseater Cornell monoplane on the farm a quarter mile north of They bought their own plane to build up their flying hours in hopes of becoming transport pilots sonic day Both have sent applications to TCA Bill has 130 flying hours Murray 135 hours and they expect to get their commercial flying licences this fall Era and Express photo UNTIL NOV I 2 3 The Newmarket Dramatic Clubs play Harvey has been postponed until November and The play was originally billed for next week Pickering College is well rep resented in the cast this year with two players Donald Stew art and Brian Crane A veteran on the Newmarket stage in this play will be Vera Brown Harvey is a comedy which met much success on Broadway and on the screen The produc tion in Newmarket is under the joint direction of Dr Van- and J O Dales Tickets for the performance are on sale at Atkinsons Drug Store OPTIMIST CLUB TO SPONSOR NEW CLUB ESSAY CONTEST The Optimist Club of Newmar ket plans to sponsor a new club in a community in the North York district The club also will be sponsoring a Newmarket boy to the oratorical contest at the London convention in the com ing Optimist year These projects are part of a fivepoint program adopted by the executive and membership of the club at a dinner meeting Monday night Last week Governor Bert Barnes from the West Toronto club attended an executive meeting outlining the fivepoint plan which Optimist International has proposed The plan includes new objectives in attendance new clubs and boys work New Disposal Plant Cost 300000 Hope To Become TCA Pilots Bought Plane To Build Up Hours OPENS SATURDAY Newmarket Sports and Cycle Shop will open at its new location at the corner of Tim othy and Main on Saturday there will be special treats Horses in the front field of the farm a quarter mile north of Queensville are some times given to making a wild to the far end of the field A silv low winged monoplane swoons down behind the barn makes a smooth land ing and rolls up between the barn and farmhouse The quietly grazing be cause they seem to be used to such an interruption It is either Murray or Bill coming in for a landing in their own twoseater plane They both purchased an Cornell trainer Both Murray and Bill have their applications in for be coming pilots They bought their plane in to build up their flying hours and this fall they each expect to have their commercial pilots license Murray and Bill started flying in 1948 with the idea that they would like to be commercial transport pilots A year later they bought the Cornell trainer from the KitchenerWaterloo flying school We think it is cheaper to own our own plane rather than pay shows and usually are one of the features at the Queensvillc Sports Day when they drop toy balloons and prizes over the grounds Bill won a 12 prize at Kitchener m a flour bag bombing contest They usually keep their plane at Barker Field near Toronto but they fly it up to the farm and keep it there for several days Their flying activities at the farm of course are subject to the crops They had to wait this summer until the threshing was over since the field used for landing was growing wheat this year At present Murray is working on the farm and Bill works for a gasoline and fuel oil agent in Queensvilie TWO NEWMARKET SOLDIERS WOUNDED ONE CRITICALLY ILL Two Newmarket soldiers fight ing in Korea have been wounded recently George Armstrong North Newmarket received a telegram last week that his bro ther John Armstrong had been critically wounded Word was received this week by Mr and Mrs Bill Newmarket that their son Bill had been wounded in the hands and arms John Armstrong who lived with Mr and Mrs Bill Smith North Main St has been para lyzed in the left arm and both legs The telegram did not say when he was wounded but that he is critically ill Donne is with the Princess Patricias Light Infantry and Armstrong is with the Royal Regiment FORECAST FUTURE DEBENTURE DEBT OVER ONE MILLION Newmarket may have a de benture debt of over a million dollars by the end of Reeve Arthur Evans told council Monday night that a new sewage disposal plant which may be started in will cost 300000 Debentures at he said amount to 650000 Forecast- costs of other municipal projects to be started soon he included extensive improvements for the Main St which will be done at the same time the county starts new paving The town will probably put in new sidewalks curbs and gutters That will cost an estimated A new fire hall is expected to cost 30000 a new fire alarm system and another well for the water department on St When all of Newmarkets fu ture spending is totalled up there will be an estimated de benture det of SI 070000 OPTIMIST DANCE The Optimist Club of New market Halloween Dance will be held in the auditorium of New market high school Friday night October 26 Don AT PHASERS The Newmarket fire depart ment was called to Jack tra will provide music store corner of Main and St at pm on Friday night The store was filled with smoke and firemen soon found that the furnace pipes and chimney in the building were clogged with soot The first fire of the season had been started in the furnace that day and the smoke backed up into the Jack store IN TOUR PROGRAM Ron Eves son of Mr and Mrs Alex Eves Newmarket is a member of the First Canadian Infantry Concert Band which will play for the Royal party at Quebec In November the band will accompany the Infantry Brigade to the Ruhr for visiting children Bills Shoe for flying at an airport said Repairs which formerly was lo cated on this corner moves to the former site of the Sports and Cycle Shop on Timothy St HUMANE SOCIETY There will be a general meet ing of the North York Humane Society in the council chambers at the town hall Newmarket Thursday Oct 11 at when matters of importance to the whole membership will be discussed A large attendance is urged COMING EVENTS Murray At present Murray has flying hours and Bill has They make their own repairs and do their own over haul jobs on the plane subject to government inspection They have performed at air TRADE FAIR MEETING There will be a meeting of Trade Fair exhibitors and po tential exhibitors in the arena tonight at pm All those interested in the trade fair are urged to attend Pioneer Antiques For A Song 100Year Old Buggy Brought 1 F When Thomas Porter bought Crown land on the sixth con cession of King in he little dreamed that nearly 100 years later his old high buggy he bought for vould sell for less than Nor did he foresee that on oxen yoke used to break the land on King township hills would be sold for at an auc tion sale Thomas Porter was a pioneer who came from Yorkshire Eng land In to York Mills later bought the Crown land in King auction sale was held Thursday for Frank Dove on the Porter farm His wooden chest brought by sailing vessel from England carrying his blankets and cloth ing brought sold to a farmer to be used as a tool chest A later model buggy at cents A Corner cupboard handmade in when the present house was bid as high as and i have brought more had an Antique dealer known its origin fork years old was sold for cents A handmade desk rought to Canada in sold for As relics of pioneer days the prices paid were path etically low The antique buggy for which the owner has refused car ried Thomas Porter and his Irish wife Jane Currcy whom he married in Canada to the old church at Strange It was used for many succeeding years later and Mrs Joyce Por ter Dove granddaughter of the pioneer recalls how she rode in the narrow seat between her fa ther and mother The buggy was built by Joseph Lund a car riage maker in He prob ably built wooden farm roller sold at a low price Prices for livestock imple ments and grain and household furniture brought good price A fine piano was sold to Mrs Harry McBride but nine volumes of phonograph records went for to another buyer The total sale realized good average a fiveprong wooden prices Sipi Professional wrestling at the Newmarket Mem orial Arena All seats Starling Oct Euchre pm Every Wednesday admission Dancing every Thursday Admis sion Pictures every Friday at 8 pm Admission Memorial Club Roches Point Friday Elm Grove Womens Institute Is holding a fiance at Hall Van orchestra Admission Cafeteria lunch Friday Oct Newmarket Horticultural Society open meet ing Agricultural Roard Rooms pm talk Perennial Red in Fall by Alfred Hall Toronto Movies sale perennial roots and Public welcome Friday and Saturday Oct Visit the York County Federation of Agriculture booth Markhnm Fair prizes to be given Saturday Oct 2 pm Shooting Match Whitchurch Curt Club miles of Aurora slop Dressed turkeys Rifles and shotguns Tuesday Oct Euchre In Orange hull St Aurora la aid of Refreshments Good prizes Admission Wednesday Oct Thanksgiv ing sponsored by the New market Veterans In the town hall 8 pm Attendance prize Jackpot Admission 20 games Thursday Oct J I Professional Wrestling at Newmarket Memor ial Arena All seats reserved Thursday Oct York County Hospital Womens Auxiliary ten the home of Mrs Lowell Dales Prospect St Newmarket Time to pm Friday Oct Sharon Junior Farmers dance to he held In Mount Albert community hall Norm orchestra Special dances cafeteria lunch Admis sion c2w40 Friday Oct Fun Fair King George School pm aus pices Newmarket Homo and School Association tickets each attrac tion adults children Pro ceeds for public vhool libraries Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Oct IB IB An nual sale at Best Drug Store Friday Saturday Nov The Newmarket Dramatic Clubs production of Harvey has been postponed un til these dates Friday Oct The official opening of the additions to the Newmarket and Sutton High will bo held Newmarket school will be open to the public at Friday Oct at Sutton pm Sunday Oct Nemnrket Archery Deer target Shoot at Spectators welcome am and pm Monday Oct The Marigold Singers of Toronto at Keswick United church Sponsored Monday Oct Euchre and bridge at Aurora Legion hall un der auspices of Ladies Auxiliary branch 3B5 Refreshments Ad mission Good prizes Tuesday Oct Recital in Trinity United Church by Jeanne famous Canadian so prano assisted by Mr Kenneth Morton and accompanied by Nor man under joint auspices of the Womens Association Trinity Church and the local branch Ontario Regis tered Music Teachers Association Friday Nov Bazaar after noon tea and hake sale the Boy Scout hall Newmarket sponsored by the Womens In stitute Saturday Nov Euchre and dance and draw sponsored by the Newmarket Firemens Assn In the town hall Euchre pm Dance Charlie VnnZants orchestra Wednesday Nov Third an nual community Town Hall Under auspices of Newmar ket Handcraft group Mrs George convening Every Saturday bingo In North Memorial hall Kes wick pm under the of the Building Board Spe cial prizes 2 cards Dancing every Saturday at Bel- haven hall to Norm Burling and His Admission Euchre every Wednesday pm in Roches Point Memorial Club Admission Every Thursday pm dancing ad mission Every at pm pictures Your Sunday party the Aurora commences this Sunday Oct and every Sunday at pm This Sunday features A Harvey MC Albert tenor Lewis To Build Fire Hall Top Of Main St Hill Need New Fire Alarms The top of Main St hill was decided as the right place for a new fire hall by Newmarket council and volunteer firemen Monday night Council approved of construction of a new hall previously and subject to the approval of the expenditure by the Ontario Munici pal Board it will he built on the site of the present fire hall at the corner of Main St and Millard Ave Arthur Evans said that he had suggested the water works site last week to be sure that all possible locations had been discussed before a decision was made on a site Mayor Vale read a letter from J Craing owner of Farms where the fire brigade recently held a practice Mr praised the efficient man ner in which the fire practice was carried out and enclosed a cheque to the town for 60 which Is to be used to purchase extra fire hose Firemen have offered to sup ply voluntary labor for com pleting the interior work if a second storey is built on the new fire hall Reeve Arthur Evans said that the town might as well go ahead with the installation of a new fire alarm system A new sys tem has been proposed in council before and consideration has been give to the type of system to be used There is no use building a new fire hall unless we have modern alarm system to go with it he said Last week council discussed the water works property at the south end of Main St as an alter native site for a new hall This week Fire Chief James told members of council that the firemen favored the top of the hill because it was the most cen tral location in town There was a delegation of half a dozen fire men at the meeting The old fire hall and the form er Veterans DugOut will be lorn down to make way for the new building which will be feet in depth Town Engineer said that if the department ever acquired a small aerial ladder it might be a light turn for the truck turning onto Main St As long as cars are prevented from parking in the area it will be all right said the fire chief The engineer said that a foot building will allow plenty of room for loading at the back of the truck He said that there should be at least 16 feet behind the truck when it is in the build ing There will be an foot in front of the new fire hall Started Selling From Suit Cases Harry Stepak Opens New Store Twentyseven years ago Har ry used to pack a couple of suitcases of dry goods board the old Metropolitan trolley in Toronto and begin a two week tour of North York with his wares Hed leave the trolley at nearly every stop and then walk the from door to door Seven years ago Mr established a store in Newmar ket Harrys Dry Goods at the corner of Main and Millard To morrow hell open his new store at the former site of the Domin ion Store on Main St opposite It will be a proud moment for Mr when the doors of his new store swing open The interior of the store has been completely renovated and new fittings provided Recalling the early days Mr remembered the numer ous times he had been caught in the snow on the back roads Ill always remember the kind nesses of the farmers along the way who would take me in for the night When he bought his first car a model Ford the roads were little more than paths and he was hauled from numerous mudholes by farm ers teams He remembered too acting as a messenger from one farm to another a lie went his rounds Communications werent what they are today and Mr was a willing messenger from neighbor to neighbor River Pollution Said Affecting Cattle Real Estate Investment A sewage disposal plant for Newmarket to cost is likely to be under construction by next summer according to Mayor Joseph Vale In answer to forceful protests from property owners along the Holland River north of Newmarket against river pollu tion from sewage the mayor said that it would bo unlikely that a plant would be built by next summer but that it will likely be under construction by next summer Garry Thompson who owns was not sufficient to allow considerable property along the j primary treatment only river near Holland Landing said whether to construct a plant to that pollution of the river from the municipal sewage only Newmarket sewage has been i build one to treat both to his real estate invest ment for years He warned council to take action immedi ately or else well ask someone else to set a time to start and finish the project results were obtained The sub- Percy Thompson a farmer was and tannery wastes is yet to be decided After the decision on the site soil tests were depth of 2030 who has pasture land at the north end of Newmarket warn ed council that there could be an outbreak of black leg in livestock at any time You people in Newmarket drink milk from the same cattle that pasture along that river he said And if there is an outbreak of poisoning among livestock who is going to pay for it He said that he had in oculated his own cattle for black leg but that he had lost an ani mal last year The veterin arian said that it was caused by an infection from that river The tannery sewage empties into the river and hides are used in the tannery from all over the world said Mr Thompson Mr Garry Thompson said he wanted a decision from New market and a prompt answer as to whether it would build a sewage disposal plant He said that he had cottages in his subdivision on the river and that none of the summer resi dents could fish swim or their boats because of pollu tion In and 1921 you raised 47000 for sewers and a disposal plant but there was never a disposal he said Ever since that time Mr Thompson claimed he had been after coun cil to do something about it Charles Evans Bradford law yer and veteran of Bradford municipal affairs also spoke on behalf of Mr Garry Thompson He said that Mr Thompson does not want to make trouble but that if it came to a showdown it would be a matter of more work for die lawyers Mr Thompson has visited Newmarket council many times in the past to try and get ac tion on a disposal plant In there was only twothirds the population and the sewage was dumped into the river Now the town has a larger and the sewage is dump ed into a mere creek he said J Rogers a Sharon farmer whose land goes west to the river also spoke for the dele gation He said cattle tried to get to fast running water to drink but that most parts of the river were a disgrace It was also said that no species of fish could survive in the river Mayor Vale told the delegation that everyone knows the situa tion must be remedied It will mean a large expenditure for the town but we realize that it has not been fair to the north in the past With the growth of New market and the diminishing volume of water in the stream we know the situation is bad Two years ago we appointed a special committee to look into a sewage disposal plant Mr Evans was made chairman and is able to explain what has been done said the mayor Wo are not trying to cover up anything at all said Reeve Ar thur Evans An expenditure of iOO00 cannot be done over night The reeve gave a report on what has been done so far about a sewage disposal plant He said The first action of the com mittee was to recommend to council that the firm of Proctor Red fern and Toronto be engaged as consulting engin eers for this project This recom mendation was accepted and Mr met the committee and investigated the possible loca tions for the plant A location was investigated directly north of the Davis Leather Co on the west bank of the Holland River At the same meeting the type and size and degree of treatment were discussed was generally agreed that com plete treatment was necessary the degree of dilution in the watersoaked gravel of unstable nature This location was re jected A new location was sought on the east side of the Holland River near the dump property This land is very low and would require a lot of fill and the sew age would have to be pumped under the river Land on the west side of the canal at the junction of the second conces sion and North Main street was investigated and found to be the most desirable and will be the proposed site unless a better one is found in the meantime Bacteriological tests have been made both on the munici pal and tannery effluents on two separate days about two days apart These tests are on file and show the type and strength of sewage to be treated The quantities of sewage have been measured and future expansion estimated The design capacity of the plant will be from one to lone and one half million gallons use J day With this information at hand we are able to say that the cost of the plant will be approxi mately and that we re quire complete treatment such as that produced by a or an activated sludge plant Mr Evans went on to describe visits made by the committee to disposal plants in Oak- ville Lindsay New Toronto Grimsby Aurora Clinton and Swansea The com mittee was also assisted by Dr Berry of the Department of Health The committee conferred with the Davis Leather Co about working arrangements and wo agreed to the segregation of costs However further discus sions will have to precede a final agreement he said Mr Evans said that the com mittee had considered one me- of paying for the costs percent by debenture and percent by sewer rental charges Possible sewer rental payments could be from the tannery Mayor Vale said that the levy ing of costs would be the prob lem There are spotted areas throughout the town without sowers he said and ratepayers in these areas could not be eat peeled to share disposal plant costs equally with the rest of the town Weve got to work out a way to charge the heaviest users the most he said Mr Percy Thompson said I think you fellows are just put ting up a bluff He reminded councillors that he had been hot under the collar about the situ ation previously that he either received a shrug of the shoul ders from Councillor Bowser or an agreement that the situation is terrible from Councillor He said he has an invest ment of in cuttle which are in danger Mr Garry Thorn said that he had lost faith in council per- viously that he believed he was unwelcome on previous visits to meeting that he would be convinced that would be action only when he row it t have seen about it before he just said Gam something has got to ho done about it But Ive got to protect my investment and a lot of other have to as well NEW DELIVERY SERVICE The Red Diamond Delivery service between Newmarket Au rora and Oak Ridges and is now operating The service delivers furni ture etc It is being operated by Ronald veteran of the second great war Sirys