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iivo is- i is Week 4550 J fctf SERVING NEWMARKET AURORA AND THE RURAL DISTRICTS OF NORTH YORK CIRCULATION Average for three months March Newmarket 1880 Trading TOTAL PAID Aurora Others M I YEAR g NO NEWMARKET ONTARIO THURSDAY FEBRUARY 18 SINGLE COPIES CENTS EACH ii J A 4- is a s an a VVTO vS 3W W 5 ivVvisspv gas after noon time J COUNCILLOR SAVES BOY FROM SWOLLEN SR1GLEY ST CREEK Brian six year old son of Mr and Mrs H Sisler was pulled from the swollen waters of a small creek near his homo on St on Monday morning by councillor Alex Hands He was uninjured The surface waters pouring down into the which has little water in it during the sum mer months had flooded the road at the bridge east of the Legion Hall Each spring it is bad said Mrs butjhife wasthe worst that weve Mr Hands was investigating the flooded conditions of several of the creeks in the town and had stopped by the bridge shortly be fore oclock He was able to Brian before he had suf fered more than a bad scare and a thorough soaking in the icy waters V Brians mother Mrs Sisler had been watching for is return from kindergarten But I mis sed Brian she said- Vhat a ringing the taxl number she shock it was to have him brought overheard a voice suggesting after this ducking There was that a fictitious call he placed- quite a current there and he had building was a mass of flam the- Vj MW quire a current mere ana SiSSmwPBS a ft M a s deep Thank goodness that man was there in the day Norman Legge one of bur neighbors drove the youngsters across this stretch so that they wouldnt have to pass through the water It was over the sidewalk as well as the road Mrs- said Mr Hands minimized his part in the incident It wasnt thing he conimented Bufc it might serve to make people more conscious of the dangers Par ents should be alerted to the situation- There are many creeks and brooks in the town and lots of rii s the surface water running into a deep ditch is just as dangerous for small children- H me foreground a envelop Keffers garage and one car were destroyed Glen Kef for Two Caught Robbing Taxi Of f ice Tuesday Two Newmarket men John Smith and James Pace 21 were caught in the act of robbing the offices of the Newmarket Taxi company early Tuesday morning Feb through the alertness of a local telephone op erator and the towns police They appeared in court later that day and pleaded guilty a charge of theft Today they will reappear before Magistrate for sentence on the conviction The two men telephoned the taxi office shortly after am requesting a taxi for an out-of- town call Harold Hutchinson the only night duty at the taxi stand received the call and shortly afterwards was warned by a local Bell telephone operator that she thought some thing was amiss While she was had suffer two years Plhfc Sanies bio en from shock ailment condition the was at ventre of mGlenKcf- time efieat caused the daporate quickly and umes to the furnace lames seemed to burst the pity a miracle was able to get out Keffer Mr Keffer slight burns on the face Glen ambled from the pit and other cars from the building The Newmarket brigade fought fire and saved a portion of the office at the west end of the building There were a number of explosions inside the building during the fire said a number of garage owners have offered as sistance and space to continue his repair business I dont SftoW bow to express my to arid to others who ive offered help and given Police Department photo by Bob Saunders faked the long distance call to get the taxi driver away front the office Mr Hutchinson notified the police who instructed him to proceed as if he planned to an swer the telephone message Deputy Chief James and Sgt Hill investigated the situation and caught the two young men in the process of rob bing the office of the hand j -S- APPLICATION PLAN EAGLE ST advice the belie An application to town coun- by Max to subdivide hand on the north side of Eagle was discussed overafb and on I Approval of subdivision has been held nac untu planning commit- that gasoline In a further report on into furnace j intends to develop to the land which is opposite the site of the planned Metropolitan home for the aged a residential area He has of- to hold one block on the north side of his land as a pos- It site for a light industry pi change A charge of attempted mur der was laid against Bruce Chapman this morning The charge was laid following police investi gation yesterday when Chap mans 18year old wife Mrs Marion Chapman was taken to York County hospital suf fering from a bullet wound Dr George Case said he em I yesterday at am from neighbor of the Mrs James Trior north of QueensIHe Dr Case went to the home of Mr and Mrs Walter parents of Mrs Chapman girl had walked yards to the home from the home of Chapmans par ents where they live Chap mans parents are on a va cation in Florida The young have been married since last Aug ust Mrs Chapman came to Canada from Germany with her parents a year ago The Chapman and homes are about two miles north of Dr Case said an xray ap peared to show a 22 calibre bullet The bullet entered her right side grazed the arm and lodged outside the ribs in her right breast Mrs Chapmans condition is reported to be fair DEVELOPMENT RUMORS There have been rumors this week of property sales north of Davis Drive near St Newmarket which would involve development of housing areas and a shopping centre There has been no confirmation of the rumors as vet CANCEL SEWING The meeting of the Cancer Society sewing group next night has been cancelled The next meeting will be the boy had gone right into the water before I could reach him He wasnt playing of doing anything like that He was com ing atong his own street to his home Ice and snow had blocked the culvert so that the water was pouring over the road he said first Thursday in March COMlilliVlNTS i Growth Of I Rations Diminish Its Size This is the concluding part of an address to the York Pioneer and Historical Society at its first meeting this year held at United Empire Loyalists headquarters Prince Arthur Avenue past president of the society and who is of the Ontario Historical Society A at the map of York Bay to the lake again at FEB in Aurora Canadian Legion hall Special games games Time sharp of the Canadian Legion I Ladies Auxiliary FRIDAY FEB Dance in Bond Head community hall under the auspice of the Junior Farmers featuring music by the Top-Hatters- Ad mission and FRIDAY FEB 19Euchre party ScoutGuide Mothers auxiliary Scout Hall Door special prizes Refreshments A dm is si on FRIDAY FEB in Hol land Lanfling Community hall Orchestra Lake Ram blers Time pm Admission Benefit dance for Miller family SATURDAY FEB Johns Newmarket Town hall pm 5250 SATURDAY FEB North York Federal Progressive Con servative annual meeting in the legion hall St Aurora at prhi Donald MP guest speaker SUNDAY FEB At town hall a S30pra Ven ture Faith evangelistic film without sponsored in municipal matters At that time it should be sewage disposal system was becoming inadequate and the MONDAY FEB In St- that the growth of Toronto from the original town plot laid out at Simcoet been by part of York Township surrounded it In many separate parts lmdy developed into village borough and extended north ward to Vaughan and Markham city was enlarging its facilities Where such suburban condi tions years before resulted in annexation to Toronto it be came Torontos policy In the and onward to keep strict ly aloof The results of this at titude by Toronto began to of which was in the suburban fringe adjoining Toronto It wis the sixth municipality in On tario in population due to the density of population of its town of was the Mn Unit if such absorptions It was The rural school section also by the vilUfes of was the community area such as Brockton the towns Swansea Mount Dennis East Toronto and North To- bank Forest Hill and others townships It had a population Par The farm area of York of over the greater part Township quite the largest part of the municipality in extent withdrew from York Township in It became the Township of North York and its residents with their new municipality felt they thus could be left to their rural quiet and live untroubled by problems of pavements wa ter supply and sewage disposal In the following year ronton also the city of West school section were portion of formerly the town of To- by public schools three SndnJtS I IS to Junction all of Jgfc tot r Se were of Inflate institutes Efforts by r Action to develop 3f Ini Toronto It took the position and effect that the citys became of i was a sum strip on the north City Toronto from Street One Toronto newspaper blunt to the Humber and south along Township declared that suburban real the to Blcor Street It the to dents Township had formed of gone there to escape ity taxes Township To- and therefore had no right to from the lake at look to Toronto for on Holland Landing Community hall Time Special prize wealth Good neighbor prizes Admission cards TUESDAY FEB The Red Cross will sew and quilt at Trinity United church from until K TUESDAY FEB n Sharon Hall sponsored by Union Street WI Time Good and lunch TUESDAY FEB At Vandorf pm Fashion Show by Newmarket businessmen spon sored by from Tuesday Refresh ments prizes TUESDAY FEB Home and School Founders rreotin Prince Charles school Play by Stuart pupils directed by Miss Panel and discussion Refreshments labile welcome plays in Newmarket town hall Admission 35c All come FRIDAY FEB Bake sale Newmarket Cooperative Nurs ery school at Newmarket Furni ture and Electric Main 1 to pm Proceeds for outdoor playground equipment FRIDAY FEB 26 Keswick Kor- Klub presents a concert in the Sharon Hall pm spon sored by the Queensvilie Ladies Evening Auxiliary Admission Children TUESDAY MAR in the hoard room Agricultural Building St Newmar ket general meeting of- York County Hospital Womens iHary Guest speaker A Gathers chairman 61 York County Hospital Building Fund Tea served Public cordially in vited WEDNESDAY MAR Bingo a- Legion Hall pm Good prizes games Pot plus donated by Mrs W Dean Door prize spec- frames Free bus after blnso tf3f THURSDAY MAR tea bake sale and handi crafts sponsored toy- the Handi craft Guild St Andrews Presby terian church Newmarket 3 to MONDAY MARCH Annual meeting Aurora arid District Unit Canadian Cancer Society at Halt Aurora pm Speaker B chairr man educational committee division Film In surance Refreshments open meeting FRIDAY ifAR St Patricks tea sponsored by St Pauls paro chial Guild From pm WEDNESDAY MARCH nual Night auspices St Johns church town hall New- market dance and draw Music by The Manhat- Admission THURSDAY MAR Spring tea and sale of home baking by auxiliary Trinity Keep the date annual Newmarket Business and Professional Betcb luuU aad Br went years fcall pm Jackpot FEB The East Federation of Agriculture holding a meeting Albert Hall at p Dr Osborne slides and speak on and Gardening club through courtesy of market Veterans Newmarket merchants town hall and pm Admission cents APRIL Lions club Minstrel Show town New- THURSDAY MAY Reserve this date for the annual blossom tea and sale- sponsored Junior Ladies Aid of Christian church EVERY- Saturday night danc ing at Mount Albert hall to Norm Burl Ins orchestra- Mod- and old Admission fc5 Metro ill r Construction of a 3164000 home for the aged on Eagle St Newmarket was approved by the Toronto Metropolitan council Tuesday The building ex pected to be either larger or more elaborate than first planned since the original cost was estimated at 2500000 It will be a bed home for special patients from the Metro area On Monday night Newmarket town council approved a change in the original agreement which authorized the gift of property to the Metropolitan council The original agreement carried a stipulation by Newmar ket council that work bo started in The new agreement re leases the Metropolitan council of the obligation to start- in It also authorizes Metropolitan council control over a storm sew er it build in the area Reeve Joseph Dales said Mon day night They were given a HOPE TO START ON LENHART IN ANOTHER MONTH Work on the new division east of street expected to start next in the opin ion of R realtor who is promoting the project We are just waiting for the planning department at Queens Park to give us the OK he said we hope start excavating next month We ex pect to see the first house com pleted two months from the start of operations Satisfactory prices have been agreed for roads water and sew age Within two weeks we shall be announcing the prices of the houses which are expected to be to with cash down payment of if gov ernment approval is obtained Here By Local Observer A new honor has been bestow ed on Newmarkets mayor Gladnian He now has the distinction of being the oldest Teen Towner in the community has been made the honorary president of the organization We he a whether the mayor plans to use his member ship card by attending the regu lar dances of the club But we do know that he was pleased by the appointment It has a busy week for the town fathers There was the regular council meeting day night- During the day committee meetings inspections of the towns creeks and i county representatives took their time Wednesday morning lor Ed was op erating a snow on Main St It was a modern contraption which eats up the snow and tosses it Into a truck- It made short work of the heavy job The exmayor Joseph once again here and there around town lie had been fined to his with an at tack of mumps Those diseases of childhood are no of persons v- The Newmarket Salvation Army served coffee to the vol unteer members of the fire bri gade as they at the fire at garage for over three on Saturday A cold wind was blowing across the open fields and the cum of hot- W by the chilled fire filters A to was checked by a member of the staff on Tuesday the weath er for Was predicted as wrong can they be tremendous advantage when last years council handed the land over free gratis with no access to the homo for our own aged people Said Councillor I would like to make an unprece dented statement 1 am in full agreement with the reeve Commented Mayor Its never happened before meaning Councillor agreement with the reeve It will have a start of 120 people said Councillor VanZant Til be surprised if two people from Newmarket are oh the staff They will be political jobs said Reeve Dales there no Tories in New market asked VanZant nine acres of lovely land Which we surveyed at a cost of j and there will be no taxes- from it said Dales The land cost us nothing Mayor Glad man The sale of Heights paid for the land and we sold additional land to the Bell Telephone Company Mr Counter and Mr Yes but Newmarket it oyer lock stock ami barrel with no strings attached And the council has given no consideration to the continu ing county of York As an he mentioned the councils offer of only for the county buildings on Adel aide St Toronto and the later refusal on offer Said DeputyReeve ton I agree Its an outrage J hear so much about the wonder county home we have on St At one time we iisctl hear how terrible was now we are told it is line homo Wo will be seeing old people going a luxurious homo and ours be going to an Ine Metro home will he as industry a stable no matter whether thee is a depression or notfX- Councillor is a i Of J i- An offer of a gift by the Wo mens Christian a Union of Temperance Hail Millard Aye lo as a library has been turned down by special library committee town council Temperance Hall Mil lard a frame building which has been relig ious meetings the past number of years rheWCTti has building for sale recently hut decided to offer iiio lowh provided that it used for a library and he called the reinp trance Library- Councillor Alex chair man of councils special said committee in cluding the mayor- inspected building and was unanimous in its conclusion we decided the building is unsuit able for the purpose- and there fore must decline he said Couhciilpr then an that the- committed prepared to recbmmehd the New market library boards proposed plan for building with number of changes by the committee- The -library- previously had obtained prelim inary plans from a Toronto architect for a hew board had approved of the plan and location- west of the municipal pjirking tot on- Park said committee felt thai library- boa plans were too luxurious for our town said hat he boards plan would mean an- ex S50CC0 lie said the members an of the opinion that by number of changes in the plan the cost could be to or J described changes in the plan which ihe i l Leave the basement tin fin- ifhed the Library Services Ontario i ommends a basement assembly room we recommend that be left unfinished Build the sides and back of the building of cement blocks but have a nice brick front library board plans call for all red brick Have cement floor with mastic tile upstairs but a plain cement floor in the basement Have ho builtin she vies It is said that they prevent dust bid we would rather have dust and save v Exclude shelving and they may provid ed by a gift Write Vine the archi tect ask him to tell how building of this sort would cost would not wan another plan but this one with these changes Councillor f think the cost could be reduced Theres a great between and Reeved Dales asked for further reasons why trie Millard Am property should be turned down The street is very narrow said Belugin building is not sufficiently enough for a library There Is not sufficient room ah the floor and there is little to add to the building The building is too tall it would require too much to hGalJrr- floors are good hardwood but about all he People would be required climb entrance- There Is rib space for a referenco room and stock room and I dont know Where shelves id be placed It was felt that the build ing would have to be torn flown not worth basement no plumbing no heat plant Although I am not happy about the other we accept this Councillor man salr that once a library Is built Shelving and furniture will bo by the Rota club Tnls conies under the do It every time on Sunday when the highways were clear of snow the snow- plow passed no less than four times during the of The storm arrived on but no Eventually the road was clear the snow removers had Kid some with the equipment This the was seen up and down the highway once An way cutting north em of Newmarket along fa favored Kr townships Reeve Charles notice the council Monday which would i that considered seriously province He had tibivm matter with chairman of York Countys spe cial roads committee The coin has recommended wit the King township section of the road from Street west through through portion of the Holland Manh and meeting No highway be considered a county road The lion held over until the of county council From No high- west to viMeife provincial highway with hUrio If the highway east of ict town line it would No highway provide through route to from from the Newmarket Commerce was read indicated that griamber in favor of en the of such set up a committee to facte and the idea Morton is the chairman Reeve Wl said the would be a benefit to the ifarsh- road is part of Git western bor der of the marsh at present and roadway acts as la dyke In the TOMiiaiwTOi2 yVs I T i a if j1 d 7- rv