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Taxes Plus per of con Iad with lid BEVERAGES LTD PHONE UXBRIDGE ONX f PLENTIFUL SUPPLY OF St Newmarket FARMS Phone Newmarket mile south of Eagle St stoplight J J Regular Market Friday Dec 18 I fa Special Christmas Market Tuesday Dec 22 at 1 Special New Years Market Tuesday Dec 29 at town of Newmarket lMSTWii Quaint Rehearsal Of Christs Birth found In Old Carol LANG SYNE has be come such an integral part our modern New Years eve that no celebration however gay would be complete without it The music sheets for those loauiisic strains simply say Robert Burns Scotch Air and Robert Burns is sup posed to have written it after settled down on a farm and taken himself a wife following the sweeping success in the second edition his Poems Well and good but Lang Syne was not exclus ively a Burns product nor did hy claim it to be In a letter to Geo Thompson a publisher Burns explained It is an old song of olden times which has never been in print I took it down from an old mans singing Modern scholarship has discov ered that Burns was wrong when he told Thomson Auld Lang Syne never had been in print Its refrain at least was printed obscurely long before Burns heard his old man sing ing Further the original song often has been credited to Sir Robert was one of the earliest Scots to use the lowland dialect as a literary medium Multi tudes of Americans descended from nonBritish stock are per petually mystified by this dialect nor docs it seem to make much sense in the standard English translation Regardless of its original author and origin it was Burns who gave Lang Syne its immorality And though the bells now welcome the New Year with joyous peals symbol izing mankinds hope for a bright future the of Auld Lang Syne summarizes an ad herent reluctance to leave the se curity and friendship of the past and embark upon a future which however promising may not be more pleasant Thus it remains part of the English speaking heritage to Drink a cup of kindness yet For Lang Syne SHARON Held over from last week The December meeting of St James Sharon was held at the home of Mrs Osier The officers for the year are as follows President Mrs Hall treasurer Mrs Cox secretary Mrs M Kitely sec Living Message Mrs vicepres Mrs lon cor sec Mrs Van- stone The president thanked all who had made the bazaar a success Rev M Manley clos ed the meeting with a benedic tion The hostess served lunch assisted by Mrs Watson pleasant Held over from last vcek Mrs Alex Hopkins who has been ill has improved Mr Clayton Lake Dal- rymple called on Mr Jerry Traviss recently The Womens Guild meeting held at the home of Mrs Claude York was well attended Rev George who has conducted services for the last three Sabbaths will be here on Dec 27 A fy in It takes the advice of their four children to help Claire and John Drainie get their Christmas tree ready for Santa Clans What he has in store for them on Christmas morning remains to be seen but there is no doubt about what Claire and John plan for radio listeners this coming year they will continue to combine their dramatic tale on Jake the Kid and John will be heard as well on Stage and Wednesday Night among others Claire also will be appearing on several programs m r Expect Tax Reduction Of Two Mills At King City ANNOUNCEMENT Heder announces the establishment of private veterinary practice St South King City Phone King ring IB years allround experience in veterinary practice CHRISTMAS DAY 25 ALL DAY BOXING DAY DKC 26 CLOSED ALL DAY SUNDAY DEC 27 CLOSED ALL DAY NEW CLOSED ALL DAY PLEASE NOTE Cut out for refcime Depending on the firm assess ment figures and the new prov incial system of grants in 1054 affected by Bill King City village trustees expect a tax re duction to mills a decrease of tvo mills from the taxation rate of the last two years Trustees discussed a ten tative budget estimated at 3990 and a resolution was approved at a meeting Dec proposed by D chairman and seconded by trustee Bob Leod that a tentative form of village budget for 1954 be for warded to King township coun cil with the request that the actual assessment and popula tion figures and other data be provided trustees so that a firm budget may be established by the trustees New trus tees arc If Leod and Alex Campbell A tentative budget is only a running start declared Mr Findlay It does not bind trustees for the coming year he said In order to show what the village share would be in the new provincial grant system in which would bo based on the population figure motion was made by and seconded by trustee A Carson that local voluntary organizations be approached and that one of them bo requested to conduct a census of the vill age at the end of King City village trustees plan to make improvements on Keele street Cost will be charged to King township A letter was written to the town ship council noting the danger ous roadway condition It refers to the water hole at the entrance to Heritage Park which Mr Jack Parsons brought to the at tention of trustees If a person had such a hole in front of his property and had light placed there to warn the public of the danger he would bo the first to receive a summons said Mr Parsons who has built a new home in the subdivision A light barri cade has been installed which in trustee opinion is no protection Because residents are handi capped by the condition of cul verts and roadway along the en trance and south road of Park village trustees wrote to township council pointing out that steps should be taken to remedy the condition as request ed in previous letter follow ing the trustees meeting of July and that if necessary council should consider the en actment of a bylaw declaring that the subdivision be regarded as land under the Planning Act The road has never been taken over by the township the chairman stated King township council will he requested to notify King City f m village trustees when voters lists are posted so that a local reminder can be given Coun cil will be advised that village voting hours should bo later in the day to suit local conditions Closing the election polls at oclock in the evening was con sidered by village trustees too early for those who commute Mrs Eric Abrahams entertain ed for her daughter on her seventh birthday Dec The guests were Carolyn Shrop shire Barbara Billings and Lee Scott Eileen Armltage Anna Dew and Paul Mr J was bereav ed in the sudden death of an uncle Mr David Thorn- hill Mrs spent the pre vious weekend with Mrs Ar thur Green Islington Head Legion Auxiliary The new president the ladles auxiliary of King legion Is Mrs Bruce Others elected at the annual meeting Dec wen Mrs Dave Glass 1st vice res Mrs Bert Wood 2nd vice Mrs Joe secretary Mrs treasurer Mrs stand ard bearer executive Mrs Bob Walker Mrs Gordon Mrs Ivel Wood Mrs Ernest Cum mins Mrs W social Mrs Bice sick and welfare Mrs J Archibald and Mrs Derrick The auxiliary cleared 70 from the Remembrance Day turkey supper Presiding for election of officers was Mrs A Campbell Mrs Williams In comp any with members of the Pat ton family Elgin Mills attended the funeral of her mint Mrs Joseph Pntton held at Tottenham Dec where she and her late hus band had resided great many years Mrs Pal ton was 83 years of Miss Dorothy was vocal soloist at WA meeting on Dec 9 when her sel ections were Silent Night and Once In Royal Davids City Her mother was her accompan ist Mrs James of King City is staying at the home of her daughter Mrs Me- following an Illness of three weeks Albert Roy and Harold Kin horn wore for their aunt Mrs who was In tel red at cemetery Oh Monday Dec She was the last of the children of the late Mr and Mrs Klnghnrn and mother of Mel ville Newmarket and Mrs Mur iel James Toronto The local families attended the funeral A Held over from last week Birthday wishes extended this week to Kenneth Needier Newmarket years old on Saturday Dec- Paul years old on Saturday Dec Freeman King years old on Sunday Dec Ronald Bruce New market 10 years old on Sunday Dec f Marguerite Newmar ket 10 years old on Monday Dec Carol Glenn Newmarket years old on Tuesday Dec Jimmy Ward Newmarket years old on Wednesday Dec 16 Keith Graham Mount Albert years old on Wednesday Dec Marilyn Elizabeth Newmarket years old on Wed nesday Dec Robert Primrose years old on Wednesday Dee 1053 Birthday wishes are extended this week to Kenneth James Smith Newmarket years old on Thursday Dec 17 Brian Ward It Newmar ket years old on Thursday Dec Clifford Haines New market years old on Thursday DOC 17 Jane Muriel Ann Hope Newmarket years old on Thursday Dec 17 Ellen Smith Holland Landing years old on Friday Dec Mary Anne Noble Newmarket years old on Friday Dec Mary Deans years old on Friday Dee Mary Elizabeth Newmarket years old on Friday Dec John William 10 years old on Sat urday Dec Robert Grant Lake years old oh Saturday Dec Margaret Ann New market 12 years old on Sunday Dec Helen Metcalfe Newmarket years old on Sunday Dec Jackie Sutton Newmarket years old on Tuesday Dec Gerald Irwin Noble Newmar ket years old on Tuesday Dec 1 I A I J J MAM i Send in your name address ago and become a member of the Newmarket Era and Express birthday club pi Tho pulp and paper industry chiefly uses logs to or not large enough for the pro of good lumber BYLAW NO PROVIDES THAT Occupants of building of within Town of to re move snow from fronting or abutting promises Snow that has fallen durfnff the night places of business are required to romovo snow and Ice by oclock am All unoccupied to bo cleared by oclock pm Owners of vacant land are required to clear if fallen during night within four hours snow has to fall If there la failure to comply with provisions the Town may prosecute or have snow removed and charge tho coat of samo to the taxes on the said properties CONSTABLE BYRON