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v Avora Banner Voted Town Solicitor Lee Rips Up Pretentious Zoning ByLaw A regular meeting of the town council was held in the municipal chambers on Monday night Oct 15 when all members were present Also present in con nection with varied interests were Dr Dr Henderson Mr Ross Linton Mr Mr J Mr A Cousins Mr Hoffman and the Aurora town planning board consultant Mr A Deacon The usual order of business service was unsatisfactory His was set aside to hear represent- representations were supported J I i Editor PAGE NINE THURSDAY THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF OCT08ER NINETEEN HUNDRED AND from Dr Henderson Mr Ross Linton and to consider an amended zoning byJaw Henderson in his capac ity as chairman of the public school board requested that a new janitor be appointed for the school at the old town hall on the grounds that the present AURORA Caterers For Weddings Parties Ho me- Cooked Meals For Your Enjoyment In Pleasant Surroundings DANCING EVERY SATUKIMY NIGHT HOBBY CRAFT SHOP Coffee and End Tables Table Lamps Footstools Kitchen Cupboards Furniture Repairing General Woodworking ST A U O A iV STEWS COFFEE SHOP a FirstClass Meal In Bright Surround Grilled Steaks Chops Hamburgers To Choice Quick Lunches IfWejidly Cafe Good Service DAILY am pm am pm NEAR STOPLIGHT WELLINGTON ST AURORA i TO THE MUSIC of Ion Gilkes Orchestra SATURDAY NIGHT at the AURORA HE OX TIME PHONE END TAXI AURORA Look for the Cars flic Yellow Tops FESTIVAL NIGHT at GRAYSTONES AURORA on Oct 27 Willi EN DANCE AT PM AMBASSADOR Best Costumes Cabaret Supper AURORA by Mr Mayor Bell asked that a fur ther trial be allowed the pres ent janitor in reply to which Dr Henderson insisted that a new appointment must be made This appointment was eventual ly given to Frank Griffiths Banner Special Edition Mr Boss Linton was then heard on behalf of a special is sue of the Aurora Banner to be published in the course of a few weeks He pointed out that this issue would be serving special advertising town interests and that the board of trade was tak ing a page of the issue at the price of He recommended that the council take a page of the Banner at the same price Mayor Bell thanked Mr ton for his attendance and repre- sen tot ions on behalf of the j cial issue of the Aurora Banner stating the council would the matter Council later resolved to buy a page of the Aurora Banner special issue at the price of 94 Kennedy St West Sewers j The question of installing sewers on the westerly portion of- Kennedy street west was again raised A representative of the town engineers office stated that a reduction had been offered on the former price asked which ranged in a estimate Dr Henderson said he wanted it made clear that they wanted sewers We want the sewers Dr Henderson i A lengthy discussion followed ways and means of this demand and it was j eventually decided that further enquiries he made by the town engineering department and an other report submitted Zoning ByLaw Council having readied a stalemate over the zoning by law introduced at its last meet ing an amended zoning bylaw jwas presented At this stage town solicitor Leo took a chair at the council table Councillor Gundy acting as chairman for the presentation of the zoning bylaw continued to read the lengthy involved clauses of the bylaw with Mr interjecting enquiries from time to time in an effort at elu cidating the terminological com plexities of the bylaw Councillor said that they were doing no more than read over the zoning bylaw in an effort to get a grasp of its meaning and that at a later date the would be con sidered either by a special com mittee or by council as a whole There would he said be a Beard of Adjustment appointed to consider special individual grievances the bylaw be came lav Mr Lees Observations It will be too late to consider any adjustments once this by law is passed observed Mr jlee Once this bylaw is pass- fed by this council you have tied up the town he declared All we ft re trying to do is to protect the economy of the town asserted Councillor Gundy Mr went on to say that the zoning bylaw before them was very farreaching in its consequences affirming that the citizens should have ail matters clarified now anil not have to wait until clarification was for at a later date He went on to say that ay appeals to a Board of Adjust ment would involve property owners hi possibly heavy legal expenses delays and difficulties Pointing to the zoning map Mr Lee asserted that no sur veyor could use it intelligently as it gave no indication of curate boundaries within or out side of the green belt The map was no reliable guide Mr maintained Intervening on two or three occasions at the request of Councillor Gundy the planning hoards consultant conceded that Mr had made points that careful consideration Council Responsibility The town solicitor again cm- what he had said at earlier meetings namely that Page Col v- E RESERVATION STEAMSHIP RAIL HOTELS ff i Immigration and Visa Information SERVICE vJ AURORA v v EDITORIALS MESSAGE FROM HALL This is our first piece of writing from our new headquarters at Hall It is fitting we think that we should say something in the form of restate ment of our aims and purposes as a local Aurora newspaper which is enjoying a steady advance in cir culation week by week That steady advance in sales has been going on now over a period of six months since the lime when the Aurora Banner was bought out over our head in the closest secrecy and we were washed up so to speak on barren sands We have proved however that it can be a good thing to find oneself washed upon barren sands since what happens afterwards turns out so much better than what one left behind What happened to us proves again thai there is a law of justice Some things just cannot be done and those responsible for them succeed in getting away with it Any intention to silence our voice in Aurora has produced an exactly opposite result We are more freely vocal now than ever before and the explanation is that we are riling for a free newspaper the first aim of which is public service Public service is the first consideration in regard to all the writing we do in Aurora News Pages As we do not fear anyone neither do we favor anyone Our aim brio serve the citizens of Aurora fear or favor We arent scared to write something in ease we may a bit of jobprinting We arent influenced by a nod of the head or the wink of an eye What we feel the public ought to know we write whether it pleases or offends special inter ests here and there Our first aim is to serve the public The only way in which that service can be performed is through a free newspaper PUBLIC CONFIDENCE The explanation for the increasing sales of Aurora News Pages and its parent publication the Era and Express is to be found in the public confidence inspired by the knowledge that ours is a free newspaper of a broad liberal outlook concerned with giving readers all the news that matters together with editorial opinions of an independent character The Era and embraces a with territory reaching into more than homes each week it is a fair calculation that our newspaper is read by readers each week People of varied political opinion subscribe to the Era and Express than which there is no better proof of its impartiality in news ser vice and opinion Advertisers the Era and Express for the presentation of their merchandise because of their knowledge based on actual certified figures that our newspaper reaches a far wider range of readers than any other weekly in North York The volume of its classified advertising is almost three times that of its nearest competitor As for the volume of its display and national ad vertising the and Express holds a top place among the more than weekly newspapers in Canada being one of the weekly newspapers holding the distinction of inclusion in Class A Weeklies These certified facts provide proofs of the public confidence enjoyed by the and Express And finally our Aurora News Pages are being read by an increasing number of supporters for the good reason that nothing of public interest is suppressed or restricted It is our purpose to continue this news service and independent comment WE ARE NOT SHACKLED During the past two years we have devoted our selves to the task of bringing to the notice of the citizens of Aurora matters of vital concern affecting town amenities ami progress When we first attacked the deplorable condition to which the town library had been allowed to lapse we were warned by pessimists that we would never gel anywhere It was hardly belter than a hovel when we wrote our first descriptive article of its condition in November Yet today Aurora has a town library of which it can feel rightly proud When the town council voted to sell or rent the Mechanics Hall to industry we public atten tion on the need for a Community Hall Efforts wore made by selfish interests to cancel our activities in behalf of the citizens of Aurora Our publicity defeated the intentions of a shortsighted council and today the people of Aurora have had restored to them their his toric community centre built by publicspirited citizens in the year In the face of former opposition we focusscd public attention on waste of public money on a town planning board which was serving no useful purpose and we shall continue our efforts to stop such waste of public We can write freely in Aurora News Pages be cause the interest we have to serve is the public interest Our aim in Hie future will be as it has been in the past to bring to notice of the citizens of Aurora all matters which directly affect their inter ests Wo are concerned with the inteiesls a few people bill with Hie inteivsts of the jmonle That the which divides a free newspaper from another newspaper which has to keep in mind what it puts in or keeps out in the matter of pleasing this or that group We are not bound by such shackles WHAT THEY ARE SAYING Good Cafes North And South Three Years Legal Battles Ended In Victory For Bowser A few days ago at this writing we passed a window of a store on Wellington street that was all whitened over and read these words What will Stew do next A week ago this day the forlornlooking store was transformed into a most attractive eatinghouse with waitresses being hard pressed in meeting the demands of customers What Stew had done was to give Aurora one of its best restaurants Proof In Figures When you are in doubt on the best medium of advertising bo guided by the figures Figures arc a proof of circulation For cents you can place an advertisement in the Era and Express that will reach over 3503 homes in North York county The following figures for the past six weeks covering only small classified ads and sales registers provide conclusive proof for advertisers who may hesitate between the Aurora Banner and the Era and Express Banner August classified Sept Oct 61 Era and Express The above figures speak for themselves The proof is in the figures Classifieds Bring Results We have been along two or three times since openingday and have found the place crowd ed There is no doubt that Stews The Saturday night Oct 27 will be a great occasion at the Gray- stones when the annual Hallo- Coffee Shop will be a popular dance takes place This rendezvous where you can get a substantial meal a quick light lunch or an excellent cup of steaming coffee And some gen eral confab if you want it The other evening we looked in and saw a little crowd of well- known townsmen gathered at a table sipping their coffee and carrying on an animated conver sation They were probably dis cussing the forthcoming munici pal elections the town planning board or what have you Dis cretion forbids that we put their names here Stew has received abundant congratulations on the opening of his cafe Among visible ges tures were two beautiful bou quets roses dahlias and mixed with other love ly blooms sent with good wishes in the names of the Hoard of Trade- Aurora Greenhouses Stews Coffee Shop has gotten off to a wonderful start There was as much coffee sold there oi opening day as would supply a miniature swimming pool nearly cups of it Having opened a modern eatinghouse the question now is What will Stew do next A Fine Photograph We have received numerous pleasing comments on the picture of Mr John Bowsers famous I Aberdeen Angus bull which ap peared in the Era and Express the other week For this pic torial achievement credit must go to our colleague Jack news editor and occasional photographer for the Era and Express He has an artists eye for camera poses and a good journalists nose for news The Aberdeen Angus bull has is probably Auroras chief social event of the year Since July of this year the management has been in the hands of the capable and charm- Mrs Margaret Weir who was formerly at St Andrews College and is an authority on cuisine The Ambassador room cabaret plate furnishes many attractive dishes calculated to satisfy the most selective appetites and we were not surprised to hear from Mrs Weir that business is very satisfactory When low in spir- its the victim should try an even- at the for re freshment and relaxation The is an ideal place for the holding of banquets large social gatherings and pri vate parties Sunday evening concerts have just started there Singing In Wo made a call the other day at the home of Mrs at Centre St where there is an attic full of birds some of them They are not of course free to fly around but are kept in cages trim and neat Mostly they are canaries of special breeds but there are also about budgies The latter are nesting now and we saw some of the eggs which arc white in color The canaries are not in song at the present time but arc tuning up for the spring There must be plenty of music in the Hoi man home when hundred or so canaries are in what the poet Keats described as full- throated ease As for the budgies some of which can articulate as success fully as many humans their owners can become very attach ed to them During our visit a young man called to ask advice THEATRE AURORA CLIFFORD GRIFFITHS MANAGER TEL 8 Thurs Sat Days Oct 19 achieved much prizewinning fame but its fame can concerning rival that of its owner John Dowser whose success in life resembles accomplishments that you read about in story books And with it all Jack re mains one of the most modest of his sick budgie Our home is very melancholy just now he said with budgie sick We are all worried about him Mrs keeps all these birds as a special hobby and not as an industry She does how- men as easy to talk to as them when their you meet on the sidewalk jbers become too numerous any day of the week one wanting a canary or a bud- There arc men who had they should give her a call and achieved but a twentieth part of see an attic the success which Mr won by Ins own hand would he so unapproachable that you wouldnt get within a mile of their selfimportance Yet here is a man whose achievements have put his name permanently on the toll of fume in more than one ami ha walks full of birds Prank Smith Hunter What Air Frank Smith could not was more than ten days away from his shoerepair ing store despite the allure ments of up north in the month of November Ho could not more time off than i fc around in his native town with W of the pressure the quiet modesty of a man who might he expecting a favor from asm nobody Long Legal ite has just won a legal con- of clients wanting work done He hail promised us a story of his landing exploits this year and nil being well we shall re late his successes for the pleas ure of his numerous friends in test that has been fioiiftf on since Aurora and county has 1MB In that year he sold a prize- been hunting since before the winning bull abroad and six many other hunters were months later an action was hi- born and he is for many si on behalf of the owners years at his favorite sport for an alleged incompetency in lite animal whose history had shown the highest merits Six months is admittedly a period in which to wast in laying of a charge in animal incapacity especially havinj re gard to established successful records Mr Hawser contested the claims of the new owners and the first hearing took place in the county court at Toronto re sulting in a verdict for the do fender The case was then taken to the supreme court of Ontario with similar results Finally an action was heard in the supreme court Canada anil a week judgment was handed down in of Mr Bowser who was awarded full costs These three legal actions have covered a period of some three year with costs running into thousands of dollars Mr Bow ser has emerged triumphantly from this long series of legal contests and with others we tender him our hearty congra tulations We are presently giving our readers a recital of some of the highlights in the career of John Bowser who can truly be described as the most famous of them all We know that it will be read with the greatest interest by thousands of Fig tire Skating Club The Aurora figure skating club is meeting with great suc cess having a current enrolment of Mrs Frances Watson of the Aurora ori ginated the idea of a skating club having impressed with the success of the Newmar ket ladies club Page Col BOTH ANNIVERSARY On Sunday October the Aurora Baptist church celebrat ed its anniversary Special services celebrating the event were conducted by the Rev Dickson Hums superintendent of home missionary work HAM UN Aurora News Page deeply re grets to report the sudden death of Cyril only son of Mr and Mrs Frank Smith in Nova on Sunday night October 14 Cyril who attended high and school in Aurora attain ed a very important engineering position in Nova Scotia He was married and had one child Mr and Mrs Frank Smith left by airplane to attend the neral v Ices The dee pest sympathy wilt he felt for them and Mrs Hamlin in their sail loss in Aurora and neighbor- lour subscribers in York county I food mm LASSIE FINDS NEW FRIENDS HEW ENEMIES 4 Plus WANDERERS RETURN and News Cartoon Part THE SEA HOUND Showing at and Saturday Matinee Only s Men Tues Wed Oct 23 v I RE0 SRELTON SALIY MARCH OF TIME THE NATIONS MENTAL HEALTH i If THURSDAY EVENING OCTOBER 25TH ONLY The management is phased to present a showing of this outstanding British motion picture note there will he one performance will opt at Performance will The performance commence at will conclude at pm Trice of Admission Only SOON ONE FOOT IN HEAVEN SOMETHING SPECIAL IN MOVIE 14 f fc u I J slP J j L m la I V-