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Councils Acclaimed In King East Gwillimbury i And Whitchurch Twps r Three township councils were acclaimed on Friday in East King and Whit church North and Aurora nominations are this com ing Friday In East Reeve Jack Rye had no opposition but Longford lost to Reeve Titus Peregrine last year was nominated again this year and also nominated for council Walter Rose also a con tender last year was nominated to council Mr- withdrew his nomin ation after a speech in vhich he criticized council for its lack of attention to the and Mr Rose also withdrew his nomina tion The three councillors are vlne Tait Walter Hate and J Osborne The nominations were held in the township hall at Sharon with Clerk John Smith as returning officer and chair man There was a good turnout of voters Biggest Issue was raised by Mr who was critical of the use of township to work on the new township building He felt they should Lave been used on road work Members of council replied that more grave had been laid than in previous years and that the township had saved considerable by using township employees At King township meeting there was no opposition to Reeve Elton Armstrong and Deputy A William Keyhoe and Stanley Kuniski were nomin ated as councillors but did not stand Councillors acclaimed were Hodgson Russell Sni der and Ray Jennings As in East the issue was roads with Messrs and Kuniski critical of the upkeep of roads in their re spective home districts A full report of the King meet ing is on page All members of the Whitchurch township council were ac claimed at nomination meeting held at Vandorf on Friday Nov 23 The Reeve is Ivan McLaugh lin R 2 Stouffville Deputy- Reeve Fred Timbers 2 Stouffville Baycroft 1 Aurora P S Newmar ket and 2 Aurora The only other candidate nom inated was Graham 2 who did not quali fy He said if there had been other candidates he would have been in the election but since he was the only extra nom ination he would not qualify as a candidate LINK SAYS SHELL NOT RUN IN NG ELECTIONS North Gwillimbury nomina tions for council will be held at Hall tomorrow after noon at oclock If there is to be an election It will be held on Monday Dec Mrs A Link Island Grove stated last week that con trary to rumors she will not be a candidate for any position on council this year I gave my word to council last year that if they did some thing about the township on an equalized basis I would not run for council the following year she said HAROLD GHENT TO TAKE COOP POST Harold Ghent manager of the Newmarket District is leaving this week to accept a similar post in Teeswatcr He will be succeeded by Bruce Mr- Ghent has been with the CoOp for five years A veteran he has been active In CoOp af fairs and for two years was president of the Co Op Union of Ontario He Is now a member of the executive He is married and has four children He owns a farm at Pine Orchard was ratted In Newmarket and joined the a year ago last October He Is married with two children Find Bylaws To Conflict With Old Road Law Latest word on the North Gwillimbury road closing issue is that bylaws authorizing the closing of the roads have been found but that the original law prohibiting the closing of roads ending on waters still stands The issue was raised when during reassessment it was found that seven roads on the old Keswick town plan at Roches Point had been closed It is against the law so it was said to close roads ending upon for 16 years before coming to waters and Mrs Newmarket He studied Arlene Link went to council to while there and began to ask that the roads be opened to NEWMARKET CONCERT SERIES CAMPAIGN CLOSE Gerry cele brates years on Main St this week The popular Newmarket businessman started here as jew eller and optometrist after com ing from Ottawa He sold his Jewellery business three years ago to Robert Yates when the pressure of his eye work became too great to continue it and the store too Mr was in Ottawa practise when he came to New market He is a charter member or the Lions club and years of perfect attend ance Currently he is chairman of the park committee He is al so an enthusiastic bowler and gardener He is a member of the board of elders of Trinity United church and a member of Tuscan Lodge BUSINESSMEN MEET The Newmarket Businessmens Association will hold its lunch eon meeting at the King George hotel at pm on Monday Dec 3 The subject to be discussed is store closing hours All New market businessmen are Invited give access to areas back from the water in this crowded resort The issue has since remained unsolved while old records have been searched in an effort to settle whether or not the roads were closed illegally Mrs a real estate agent at Island Grove was candidate for deputyreeve in North last year Despite re ports to the contrary Mrs Link has stated definitely she is not Executive members of the Newmarket Canadian Concert Association are seen with Canadian soprano heard frequently on the CBC who sang at a banquet held at the King George hotel last Friday night to open Newmarkets Canadian Concert Scries campaign Forty persons who have been working on the association membership drive this week were at the banquet Left to right are Gillespie treasurer Mrs secretary Miss Mrs Robert president and Alex Eves vice president President of the association Mrs said yesterday that the campaign has already had wonderful results Membership drive clo5es but there are some tickets available yet Three concerts with top ranking year Canadian artists will be held in the first part of the new year Era and Express photo Revision Appeals In North Gwillimbury Nearly assessment appeals have been filed by North limbury ratepayers for the court of revision hearings to be held At on December 3 and The hearings start on each of these days at pm Most of the appeals are being made by cottage owners and owner of land which have been for future subdivision development There are about appeals by ratepayers on Snake Island Last year a mass appeal by Snake Island ratepayers was filed on the grounds that their property was on Crown land but appeal was thrown out The appeal on the township assessment are believed to bo put forth for the same reasons as last year A large number of appeals concern vacant land which has been surveyed into lots for fu ture I visions Owners claim that these land areas should be assessed in large portions instead of by lots They say each lot should not be assessed until the property has been developed to the extent that lots are ready for sale Other claim that as- sossments are still not equalized They compare their own assess ments with others which the say are far too low In compari son The entire township has been reassessed this year by Mogg a specialist brought in by council at the end of Members of the court of revi sion will be Fred Peel George Lament Freeman Pollock Allan and John King Fred A former reeve of Newmarket and warden of York County and now a member of the Toronto and York Roads Commission was chairman of the nomination meeting in Newmar ket Friday night His chairman ship has become something of a tradition He has been chair man ever since retiring from municipal politics SANTA AT LANDING Santa is visiting Hol land Landing on Saturday Dec 15 when he will be greeted by Holland Landing businessmen and given a reception down the main street The organizers of the parade ask that a many as possible preporc float to escort Santa during parade REFERRED TO SCOTT Last week reference was mode to East not paying their fire bill to Newmarket fol lowing a recent fire beyond Mt Albert The report In er ror The reference to Scott township PICKERING DRAMA GROUP PRESENTS PLAY i officer of Amor lean revolutionary war loft General John Si iJL MoJ Swindon Ken who will appear on Pickering fikltSL W wrlhtili Bernard play the DevU been invited to attend the College Society Ira and photo BUCKET BRIGADE SAVES BURNING RIDGES RESTAURANT The restaurant at Oak Ridges was saved from com plete destruction by fire last Thursday by three brothers who formed a bucket brigade The three brothers Marsh Charles and Wat- son carried water from a well and prevented the fire which started in the restaurants kit chen from spreading to the ser vice station The live next door to the Owner of the restaurant Don ald White said he started the space heater in the kitchen and went outside to feed his horses On his flames were climb ing up the kitchen walls Mr Whites mother was asleep in her bedroom and was aroused by the smell of smoke Aurora firemen estimated damage at CHRISTMAS MAIL DEADLINES START BEFORE DECEMBER 8 Canada Post Office sends out its usual plea this year to mail early There will be no mall delivery on Christmas day tho Post Office announces Deadline dates suggested by the postal authorities are as early December if Chrlstmaa delivery Is to be as sured Some of the deadline dates are as follows United States es pecially parcels to allow for Customs examination before Dec British Columbia Dec Alberta and Saskatche wan Dec Newfound land for remote points consult post office Dec Manitoba and Maritime provinces beforo Dec 14 and Ontario and Que bec before Dec All mail to bo delivered locally should be posted before Doc otherwise delivery Christ mas is doubtful WESTERN ROUNDUP FAILS TO RETURN WANDERING CATTLE A wild westernstylo round up near Aurora recently foiled to return head of cattle which have had tho wanderlust for a month and a half J McQulnnesB has been trying for six weeks to capture his cattle which wandered away from his form and Into bush two milos west of Aurora Mr McGulncss staged round up with friend and neighbors Including a champion of Calgary Stampede AD Kcnno several hours of horseback riding posse Including Don ald and Roy Boll brought only a calf back to form roundup has been given up and it has been decided to let find their own way home It hoped that will return in scorch of hotter I food Thoro were cows and two bull In the herd HOME HEM Rev A Yielding Tabernacle taking up perm anent In Newmarket Santa is coming to town on Saturday Dec at pm Hell be the guest of the business men of Newmarket and will par ade with floats down Main St and around to the town hall square where greet his lit- tie friends parade this year will be larger than ever before Tho businessmen hove gone to con siderable trouble and expense to bring to town several feature at tractions for tho parade Addi tionally it is expected that a number of Newmarket floats will bo entered making the largest parade yet Swimming Tank Possible Lions Told How By Man Behind M ilvertori Pool The hard way to build a com munity swimming pool was hu morously to the New market Lions- club and their guests from the Aurora club on Monday by Robert Crocker who undertook the job for Milverton Lions club The Newmarket club has been seeking facts and figures on swimming pool construction now has a pool which is rated as one of the best and Mr Crockers talk provided plenty of tips on what to do and what not to do when the swim ming pool is undertaken here Mr Crocker stressed of fore most Imporlnnco the need for complete community support of such a project The Milverton pool took three years to build but the time could have been greatly reduced had here been full support of tho project when first undertaken COMING EVENTS Friday Nov pm Aurora Youth for Christ presents Gerald youthful Presbyterian mes senger plus Vera soprano soloist and other special music Trinity Pariah Hall Everyone Is cordially Invited Friday Nov At Musical Play Society will Rive a repeat performance of A Discon tented child and how was cured In the Memorial Hal Kes wick Coma and bring your Adults We Children Vac Friday Nor Newmarket High School Alumni dance at the High School Don orches tra Admission per couple to am Friday Nov Womens Asso ciation St Andrews Presbyterian church will hold their annual St Andrcsvs Day ten and to pm House- plants fancy work aprons candy and homo baking Tea Monday Dee a Mothers Auxiliary party Scout oclock Cord ial invitation extended to nil mothers of scouts rovers cubs brownies and guides Bring wrap ped gift value Refreshments Tuesday York County Hospital auxiliary will meet In J Edwards offices Main St pm welcome Wednesday Ilea Bingo In town under auspices of Veteran Assn at pm Attendance Special door Ham Jack pot game Wednesday Dee KettMiy Community club dance In Parian Weirs Ad- mission In Hol land Landing community In aid of parade fund Good prists Special prises Share- Everybody welcome Time cards and me party legion hall under auspices of Newmarket Ladles auxiliary Canadian Legion pm Prizes refreshments Admission Friday in Church- hill Community to Norm Hurling and his Kingsmen Special prizes given Time Modern and old tymo dancing lunch Admission Friday The will hold its annual meeting commencing at am Agricultural Board Room In Newmarket A lucky draw for turkey will bo a feature for present and lunch will ho served at noon All persons In Guernseys Invited to Friday Turkey supper and bazaar In St Pauls hall Jer sey from to pm Admission 91 Friday Afternoon tea and legion Hall under auspices legion Ladles auxiliary Parcel post fancy work home candy to pm Saturday Dec Paper by Aurora Canadian No 385 commencing pm Dec Tho Sunday school program at Monday Fowl bingo Monday Dec Holt church an mini Christ- man program 8 pm wolcome Euchre every Wednesday at Pm In Point Memoriql Chin Admission Every Thursday pm dnnclng Every at pm pictures night In Mount Albert hall to Norm Burling and his Kingtmen Modern and old tlmo dancing Jackpot and other spe cial prises A good time for all Admission Time He warned too that the spon soring body should be sure of its funds before work was start ed Many times construction of the pool was halted because the Lions club there simply ran out of funds Assurance of good water sup ply and choice of location other points he stressed Milverton has a population about a quarter size of New markets and the surrounding area is less densely populated but on occasion there were as many as volunteers at work on pool He estimated that volunteer labor reduced the coat of the pool as much I third On the strength of Mllvertons experience ho estimated that a pool and could be constructed for a town the of Newmarket for but ho was quick to point out that Ihls cost could bo reduced by well over a third by the use of volunteer labor It there was solid support for such a project it was surprising how volunteer help and contri butions rolled in ho said the community gets behind the idea it is how coats can be shaved how volunteer labor rallies about and con tributions come pouring in Tho pool and houie cost in cash just over and an additional was contributed in labor It la W In dimensions Mr Crocker was introduced by Charles chairman of the factfinding committee on the swimming pool DRAMA MEETING A Robinson of Rob inson plays will demonstrate art of at an open meeting to be held by the New market Dramatic Club on Wed nesday Dec The meeting will open at pm Councillors And Four Others In Election Race Ten candidates ore seeking the six council seats and four are seeking the three school board seats in Newmarket following the nomination meeting on Fri day night Election day Is Mon day Doc Mayor Joseph Vole Reeve Ar thur Evans and Deputy Reeve J Spillctte were acclaimed Bill Young was acclaimed as hydro commissioner Seeking reelection are the six councillors of last year Frank Bowser Tom Rudy Ren Jos Dales Charles VanZant and Lome The four new candidates arc Aubrey Scythes who sat in council one year a few years ago Edward Charles Boyd and Mrs Violet Robinson MacNaugh ton A Mickey Smith was also nominated as councillor but fail ed to qualify Mrs ran for council last year and lost out by only a few votes Sho asked a recount In which her vote was recounted with the vote of Frank Bowser Both received a belter showing as a result of the re count but Mr Bowsers lead was upheld and even though Mra recounted total was better than the lowest suc cessful council candidates she was unable to take her seat be cause of a quirk in the law Last years election was also memorable in that it resulted in the closest vote in Newmarkets history with closely bunched Seeking the three school board seats are Mrs Stella Curtis who was a member last year and three newcomers Mrs Mini Best Mrs Caroline Ion and George The two other retiring bera of the school board Val Seldon and Mrs Madeline Mathews were nominated but both had earlier stated they would not stand for reelection Both have had extensive terms on the school board both have been chairman Both serv ed as chairman of every com mittee on the board and Mrs Mathews continues as member of the executive of the Ontario School Trustee and Ratepayers Association and ft member of the Ontario Trustee Council There a good attendance at the meeting Clerk Wesley Brooks counting at nine Following the the closing of nom ination A former reeve of Newmarket and one time warden of York County took the chair It waj a quiet meeting with all the candidates receiving a good hearing were brief In terruptions during of Mr Metbewe tort no other comment from the floor See page fcr addresses of the candidate The Newmarket flra depart ment held it dance euchre and draw In the town hall November Severer won turkeys and chicken Jim won first prize a turkey and William Brown second alio a turkey Other winner who took home chicken were Art Scott Bob Glenn Dewy Kuhna Mm Luke Toronto and Lewie Jay Hie firemen have expressed their ap preciation to the morkot for the cooperation shown toward the fire depart ment Lions Club Makes Appeal For dm Annual Christmas Basket Fund Tho Nowmorkct Lions club has begun its annual campaign for contributions to lis Christmas Basket Fund club raises to ouch year for the boskcta which are filled with gifts of food clothing toys and food for families in less fortun ate circumstances The scope of the Lions boskets ranges through the entire Now- market district Recipients of baskets named by Red Crow public health nurses and simitar social agencies Donations may be made to the fund through any of the three banks in- Newmarket at the Kra and Express or through the secretary Doyle As in other years all donations will be acknowledged through the col umns of the and Express Last year the Lion distributed to baskets at a cost of to This year the demand Is groater than before Christmaa basket cam paign is in lino with the Lions work which during the year has included the railing of for crippled children spent on boys and girls on hospitalisation on dental work 60 on and- in donation v