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Newmarket Era and Express (Newmarket, ON), November 27, 1952, p. 1

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AURORA NEWS FRONT PAGE Second Section I F T- r- CIRCULATION Average lor three months ending September Newmarket Trading Aurora Others TOTAL PAID 3933 SERVING NEWMARKET AURORA AND THE RURAL DISTRICTS OF NORTH YORK YEAR EXPRESSHERALD YEAR NO NEWMARKET ONTARIO THURSDAY NOVEMBER SINGLE COPIES 5 CENTS EACH In Contest For Reeve Deputy Acclaimed Battling at the North township polls on Monday for the will be the reeve John Lewis the deputyreeve Roy Pollock and Harold Glover Charles Richardson a councillor was acclaimed at the meeting qualifying for the position as deputyreeve Pollock decided to try for a move up to the All candidates nominated for council positions have qualified according to the clerk and re turning officer Erwin Winch In he list of council candidates are Mae Link Cecil William Arthur King who was once reeve James Clark Clark Martin and Frank The finest township in the Dominion of Canada was the description Mrs Mary Munro gave the township on Lake Sim east shore Mrs a seconder for one of the lions said that was her belief despite unfavorable publicity the radio and press- A four day court of revision on the assessments had just been wound up During ho sessions there had been g- stormy protests made by Of the appeals there Link who attended the court sessions every day and who has offered herself as a council can didate told the board that she would not give up appealing assessments on behalf of the people of the township until the whole assessment was equalized At the nomination meeting Roy Pollock candidate for reeve declared I am not at all happy with what has been done in the assessment of the township One thing that Is worrying me is this talk of racial discrim ination between Jew and Gen tile As he had done previ ously he recommended at nom ination meeting that an advis ory board of competent men be appointed and assist the assessment commission In a light mood Mr Pollock had said that last year he talked so fast and said so much he lowered and one raised The could not remember what he had assessment will be said at nomination meeting This I than lust year the greatest reduction being made on the Subdivision owned by Don Chris- at- Eastbourne a reduction Hie Don Christian property is adjacent to that of Mrs Dorothy who claimed last week that racial discrimination was the cause of her assessment being raised Mrs assessment was also lowered Largest business assessment was on the Tides hotel own ed by Thomas Brown His iM peal was based on the fact that fie operated his business only four months of the year at the most and his assessment was on the basis that he operated of the year At the conclusion of the court revision sessions Mrs j COUNCIL IDF AT AURORA Home and School council will hold a general meeting in the Aurora public- school Wells St on Thursday Dec pm Home and School members from within this area the nor thern section of York County are invited to attend and bring friends Theme of the meeting will be childrens reading There will be a speaker hook display skit and several selections by the Aurora school choir un der the direction of director of music Aurora schools Charles editor of Canadian Teacher an author ity on the will discuss childrens reading This will he followed by a radio skit direct- ltd by Mrs of the federation Mrs fincfk will le assisted by Rev Kent and Walter Sanders book display will feature book for preschool and school ago children year he intended to talk more slowly and more briefly he said One law for all I stand solid regarding rules and regulations for everybody was part of the platform of Clark Martin coun cil candidate said Although there arc two community halls one rink and two township sheds there is no police office where the needs of some transient summer residents can looked after Part of Mrs campaign is for the use of Metropolitan road for bus and delivery trucks to relieve the traffic hazards Mrs- Links suggestion that the assessor have more help in his field work met with the ap proval of the court of revision However the members said they had made the same suggestion to council year Nothing was done about it they said MM HEAR CANTATA The congregation of the Chris tian Baptist church last Sunday evening heard can tata Penitence Pardon and Peace by the senior choir un der the direction of Mrs Eugene Cane A Miss Vera soprano and Mr Michael Steel baritone were soloists who contributed to an performance Af ter the cantata a social hour was spent at the home of Mr and Mrs Robert Dick Second St During the evening a plant was presented to Mrs Cane from the choir after which a lunch was served by Mrs Dick and Mrs Robinson Nurses Learn m m Care Needed In Atom War Miss Verna the supervisor of York County Health Unit opened the fifth of the series of lectures on Nurs ing in ABC Warfare being held in Newmarket for district nurses by answering a question as to whether any stockpiling of essentials is done She informed the nurses that stock of material which will be necessary in case of atomic at tack is being gathered in To ronto as a top priority project also that the larger hospitals are keeping well above their usual quotas in supply of dressings antibiotics and other essentials The course points the equip ment requirements on a casualty basis estimated as shell dressings band ages inch by yards cotton splints of 300 of morphine syrettes grain The nurses took great interest in the medical care and nursing techniques of treatment as ex plained by Miss Nora Yea To ronto One of the principal re quirements as explained was the large quantity of whole blood that would be needed for pa tients suffering from radiation sickness One patient alone will require every five days for a couple or weeks or more This is more than one donation at a blood donors dine as each do nation is The film witnessed by the nurses was of the twoday fire- raids on London in De cember 1940 It showed the tremendous amount fire equipment which would be need ed to control such an extensive fire- Dr King addressed them on biological and chemical war fare BiologicaJ warfare he said would be used of germs to interfere with mobilization ef forts by infection of utility centres Chemical is the use of poisonous gases Of these there are blister gases chocking gases and nerve gases Nerve gases are the more seri ous and are as much feared as an atomic bomb They were first discovered by the Allies in Germany at the end of World War the German scientists responsible for the discovery of these gases are inside the Rus sian sector Mayor Joseph Vale Mrs MacNaughton Two candidates for the office of mayor of Newmarket in next Mondays elections are the presentmayor Joseph Vale and the challenger Mrs MacNaughton Each has given an election platform which will be found on other pages of the Era and Ex press J DAVIS DR WILL BEv THROUGH STREET STCMAiN TRAFFIC The traffic signs at the section of Davis Dr and Main St at the north end of Newmar ket are to be changed Members of council approved of putting stop signs on Main St for both north and south bound traffic Davis Dr will be a through street The signs will be put up when approval is granted by department of highways Mayor Vale said he was not sure about the plan to make Davis Dr a through He said that traffic would be too fast Councillor chair man of the police committee said that the recommendation had come from the police chief and that at was the best arrange- ment which could be for the present to prevent accidents said that stop lights were needed and that he again try to have the county erect lights at the corner SHRINE INDUCTION Nearly Masons from vari ous parts of Ontario including Thomas Courtney and J Law New market wore inducted into the Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine at the fall ceremonial and initiation of Temple held at the Royal York hotel Toronto The unique ceremony in which Shrine bands chanters and patrols in colorful costumes participated was attended by hundreds of from all parts of Ontario INJURED IN CRASH Donald Cummings was seriously injured in an accident at Oak Ridges last Fri day night when a northbound car swerved in front of him causing a headon collision Fog and rain made driving conditions bad Both cars were travelling slowly at the time Mr Cummings was travelling south when the car carrying two Mrs Violet Robinson councillor and Mayor Joseph Vale are the for the office of mayor of Newmarket to be decided in next Mondays voting The only two nominated for the office last night Mrs qualified during the meeting the njayor the next day 77 Reeve Arthur Evans was reelected by acclamation Friday night along with DeputyReeve Herb All members of council were elected by acclamation They arc Charles VanZant Lome Edward Wrightman Joseph from the United States J and women swerved in front of The passenger in the American car was injured Mr Cummings was taken to hospital in Toronto It was first feared that his skull was fractured but xray revealed no fractures He is still in hos pital ST BAZAAR The St Andrews church will hold a bazaar at the church tomorrow afternoon from pm to pm Of special interest will he the handcraft leather work of John Lewis Newmarket Heather has been flown from Scotland for the tables at the St Andrews bazaar Other at tractive items on sale will lie Six On Publi ic A meeting of merchants and other Interested citizens will he held tonight to discuss a Santa parade In New market All interested In the are urged to at tend the meeting at the ag ricultural hoard room to night at Newmarket Spitfires will have a chance oven up their Big Croup at Iwo wins and two losses when they tackle Fergus Steel Workers at the local Ice diggings The Spits rec ord now stands at one win and two losses COMING EVENTS I i ST FRIDAY NOV Euchre in the school sponsor ed by Spec- Time Ad- NOV 28-Nowmarket- gut eon strict High School Alumni dance In Newmarket High School auditorium NOV Dance at Mount Albert hall under the auspices of Sharon Junior Farm Norm Cafeteria lunch Admission 50c NOV in fit Johns school hall Prizes and lunch c2w47 NOV Andrews bazaar tea and bake sale to pm In the church bailment Newmarket FRIDAY NOV 28 Dance In Landing Community Every body welcome SATURDAY NOV Johns In Town Hall at Jackpot games MONDAY DEC Home and Askoc jftlon will hold Its general moot- and bazaar of knitted and homemade candy and alb FOR t- Municipal l Dec Vate Mayor ad- ffiMf ft top MONDAY Mothers will hold party Ceremony Court Whist He- All mothers of cubs brownies guides ami rangers welcome WEDNESDAY Town hall at pm games neigh bor prizes Attendance prize Jackpot Admission games Proceed assist the Veterans Basket Fund THURSDAY DEC tIJlngo In Aurora Legion hall In aid of the Ladies Auxiliary Good prizes games Time oclock sharp DEC Christmas fair under the auspices of All Saints Anglican City In church rooms to oclock home baking Christmas wrappings and gifts candy aprons Christmas tree touch and take afternoon tea WEDNESDAY DEC at Legion Hall Newmarket at pm games Jackpot and door prize at Mount Art every ay night from to Norm Burl jnd But King iharp The Steel Workers havent been setting the world on fire and are presently sweeping out the league basement Their lowly rating Is all a mistake Fergus officials hint theyre due to bust out In a scoring rash Spitfires better watch out Friday night hi lake to the road to for a test with the Klip it will be recall ed siolcd the Spits home open er Coach Morrison manager Father J and Spits would like nothing than to return the compliment let MA Produces Elect At Stroud The Toronto Milk Producers association for district seven held at Stroud Nov saw the largest attendance for a long time according to reports Sutherland Stroud was elected president Newmarket was elected vicepresident M No wroth Sharon James district representative on the Toronto iward The 125 shippers from a dis trict comprising both York and counties heard Everett dairy commissioner for Ontario review the dairy situa tion in the province and they saw movies about the milk foundation Jnmes Hope If secretary manager of the association both gave reports on the years work Among resolu tions was approving of the annual meeting to be held in To ronto on December and the principle of a milk marketing agency COADJUTOR BISHOP FOR DIOCESE OF TORONTO ELECTED J Rhodes rector of St Pauls Anglican church New market accompanied by the lo cal lay delegates Arthur Evans mid James attended a meeting of the Toronto Diocese at St James parish hall on Tuesday Nov The purpose of the meeting was for the elec tion of the Coadjutor Bishop lor the Diocese of Toronto Canon Wilkinson rector of St Pauls church St Toronto was elected on the fourth ballot The choice was made unanimous on the motion of Dean The Coadjutor automatically becomes the Bishop in the event of the death or retire ment The Reverend A it Beverley the Lord Bishop of Toronto would be succeeded in that office by Can on Wilkinson bishopelect The Toronto Diocese is num erically the largest in Canada by the clergy and lay delegates from the diocese There were over COO present Six candidates will on the ballot for Newmarket public school hoard trusteeships They are Horace J I Bell Arthur Lloyd James Gat Allan Perks and Sam Three are to be elect ed standing for reelec tion are Bell and Perks Speaking on the platform at nomination meeting Friday were Lloyd Jacjues and Doggo It Horace said that as a father of two children lie has the Interest in school board mat ters and In the children of the town The hoard has been a target for criticism ho said It has heard criticism from me as well I believe that one should offer his services as well as Ids crit icism important school board considerations were to properly educate the children have satisfactory teachers sat isfied teachers and proper schools ho said l see a very Important job to do on the hoard and I think there Is an import ant contribution to be made Arthur Lloyd who lives in the north end school section north of Davis Dr Is a VLA employee fie said hat the people In the new union school Tuesdays meeting was attended section north of Newmarket are happy about the union The mill rale has been reduced one and a half for school purposes he said I have criticized openly the actions of the board said Mr Lloyd More people should show sufficient interest and let their names stand ami allow the ratepayers to decide who would be their best represent He said the present hoard has not always acted within limits of the public school act Later Mr Lloyd explained to the Era and Express that if elec ted he would see that the board acted within the public school act and leave the proper authority allowed teachers by the act in the hands of the leiehers Mr appointed ear lier in the year in place of Herb ert Atkins who had to give up board work said that he did not realize the important work of the board until his appointment There are two efficient lady members on the board and men who give their time efficiently We have all cooperated and the members get along well he said He paid tribute to the boards efficient secretary Bruce Hunter Sam a minister said his nomination was a the blue He said needed on council and school boards am a preacher dont know whether you want such men on your board or not he said He added that Newmarket needed a ratepayers association Then you could pick your right men and elect them he said bolt from youth was Frank Bowser Those nominal who did not qualify for elec tion were Charles Boyd and Rudy councillors Mrs ami Charles Rye At a council meeting Monday night Rudy resigned as member of the present council to receive an appointment as mem ber of the hydro commission in place of William Young Mr Young resigned recently to take on the job of hydro superinten dent His two year term would not have been up until the end of Fred Thompson was elected by acclamation as a member of the hydro commission for another two year term Mayor Vale told the group of citizens at the nomination meeting that there would two or three important matters con fronting council next year the Main St project the building of the county home on Eagle St and the possibility of construc tion of a sewage disposal plant He gave much of the credit for the countys decision to build a new home for the aged in New market to Reeve Arthur Evans and DeputyReeve Herb Glad- man The sewage disposal plant he said would be a tremendous undertaking and would have a great effect on the tax rate Not every section in town will receive the same benefit from the disposal plant he said It Is a question as to how much of the proportion those dis tricts should pay said the may or Steps will taken by coun cil to see if financial aid can he given by the provincial and do minion governments The ratepayers will not be aide to see all the benefits but the town cannot carry on too much longer a disposal ART CLASSES Art classes for youngsters which are being organized by Mrs Keith Davis will include children from the ages of to Mrs Davis points out that there are pro visions in town for adults inter ested in art but up to now no thing has been done for young people Those interested ore asked to phone Newmar ket plant One the big Industries the of the town wlli find a disposal problem as en gineers say we cannot combine municipal waste and Industrial waste In the same plant he said Mrs MacNaughton noted that she was the only woman on the council and that the gentle men have been very kind I was not chairman of committee but worked on sever committees and found work Interesting she said was a member of the finance- committee I must say that the late Mr was one who know Just what to do and when to do it in matters of finance One thing we did on the finance committee was to obtain a better insurance rate a saving of Since the insurance was dis cussed in the past I cannot un derstand why no action was tak en before Mrs said I was on the police com mittee and we accomplished something in improving the po lice department offices We should spend more time in mak ing our town attractive I dont know why all the renovation of the town hall was not done at the same time I have been approached on various occasions to run for may or I apparently misunderstood the mayor previously as I thought he intended to be relieved of his duties on council but I am very happy to go before the people 1 think we should have an Mr Vale has been a very good mayor and I have nothing against him but I dont favor acclama tions I think we should let the people have a chance to make up their minds Some of the elected members of council gave short reports Charles Boyd said that he was not sure about qualifying He said he felt a certain amount of resentment from members of council towards bus presence Charles Rye said he would keep as far away from council as Rudy said that he would give up council after ten years of service on the school board and town council Charles VanZant and Lome gave reports on the work Those who did not speak on th were Councillor J Dales Robert and Frank Bowser Mr criticized the increased debenture debt and the amount of money spent on road oil He said lie believed money could be saved in t road work Observer Describes Color Of Auroras Nominations 2000YEAR DREAM REALIZED State Of Israel Mtigele Of Our The establishment of the State of Israel ls the miracle of our times That is the opinion of Salomon Ktclnmun of Temple Beth Niagara Falls a young Jew who served in the Air Force during the last war Rabbi spoke at Pickering College chapel service Sunday night A yearold dream came true when the State of Israel was established he said If you were asked what the miracle of our times Is you might say split ting the atom but I would say Ihe establishment of Israel said Kleinman With the destruction of the temple by Romans in year It looked like the dream of the Jews was doomed The next few thousand years some thing we all ought to bo mindful of the trials and tribulations which beset Jew which made him become the wandering Jew of East North Africa and fill rope As soon as he became accus tomed with the ways of countries he was no longer wanted and he packed up and loft The year Rabbi Solomon Kleinman the Spanish Inquisition was At the service the same phrase was repeated in his prayers Next year in Jerusa lem and he had his heart In what he was saying This hope nurtured the Jew that someday he would ft free man in a free country whore he could worship in free Kleinman told about how the events shaped up in generations to create the Israel how ft German Theodore spent it years of his life writing and the end of last Jewish state and the Balfour declaration in 1017 how Britain paved the way with which eventually persuaded the rest of the world to cooperate for a free Israel The- Zionist movement does not hope to see all the Jews of world settled in State of Israel he said There are to Jews from the land which million Jews in the world but there is room for only three to four million in Israel The pur pose of Zionism Is to deepen and strengthen the ties to the land of cur citizenship to strengthen the Column they called home for years but at this time new world was opened tip to accept the Jew while the old world would not It was always the dream of Jew that someday ho would By Caroline Ion Colorful was the word se lected by Dr Crawford Rose to describe the Aurora council for The same word was ap propriate for the nomination meeting on Thursday Nov There arent many nomination meetings frequented by ghosts but Aurora had Or wore there two The swan song of a local politician was and before the curtain was low ered the presentation approxi mated a music hall production Hut returning to our color an alysis Thursday was one rainy grey day The crowd was slow in gathering and garbed In waterrepellent clothing carried the monotones of mist and nun Into the building There was keen Interest in civic matters the town clerk George Wilkinson Was kept busy entering the names of the nominees on the blackboard No less than 33 names were brought forward that night The mayor approached the rostrum In an efficient and pleasant manner Dr Rose re ported oh council The greys faded They were replac ed with warm sunny colors there was a feeling of good fel lowship and achievement Each member of retiring council reported on his stewardship for the past year True Blue For Loyalty True blue was predomin- color was tho theme as each councillor pro- 1 to report briefly on his ittee activities no place for personalities need less criticism or sarcasm In the executivelike manner of com petent professional and business men they presented their annual reports to the ratepayers of the community Opportunity was provided for each nominee to- address the meeting but the pattern of re straint blue for loyalty was shattered Vivid flashes of sa tire and theatrics added new touches of color Dr It Doubling began a highly enter taining argument In defence of the controversial planning board After tracing the development of Aurora during the past twenty years since first he hud battled his wny to mayoralty Dr enumerated some of the visual steps progress had taken in the community All this was by way of an introduc tion to the important topic the- planning board The foundation of experience having been laid Dr proceeded to build the -super- zoning With the case of actor long familiar with carried audience with him He was amusing They laughed He was worried They frowned Casually ever so casually the speaker brought copy of the Newmarket and Express to the attention of the gathering Again win a display of Dr began to quote from two appeared in the same iA

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