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Number of Copies Printed this Week and NEWMARKET AURORA AND THE RURAL DISTRICTS OF NORTH YORK CIRCULATION Average for three months ending March Newmarket Trading 1218 Aurora Others TOTAL PAID ERA YEAR EXPRESS YEAR NO NEWMARKET ONTARIO THURSDAY APRIL SINGLE COPIES CENTS EACH TURNIP WAXING PLANT SAVED AFTER BREAKS OUT Prompt action on the part of former reeve of North township saved his plant from destruction by fire this week near Keswick- Hot welding materia left by work men ignited overflow wax on the factory floor under a wax vat caused the Wright who was callin at the Pollock farm for a load of turnips noticed flames through a window and notified Mr Pol lock After calling the Sutton fire department Mr Pollock and his wife proceeded to throw mud on the flames With the help Wright they succeeded in extin guishing the blaze by the time firemen The factory- is on the fourth concession of North HUSBAND KILLED A highway accident at Craig caused the death of Hugh Gooding on Friday April Gooding was driving his truck during a storm when it crashed into heavy transport Mrs wife of the crash victim is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Newmarket WHITCHURCH PLANS IMPROVEMENTS AT RAILWAY CROSSINGS Macintosh appeared before Whitchurch township council last week to ask consideration for improved road conditions on the approach to the railway crossing on the township side- road a mile and a north of Aurora- Mr Macintosh stated that the crossing was extremely danger ous because of the high eleva tion and the narrowness of the road a mile and a quarter north Reeve McLaughlin told the Newmarket high school that the matter would be dents will present a Spring Fes- given consideration by the of fashions music and committee drama tomorrow evening at Later Road Superintendent in the high school revealed that the township County Debenture Debt Boost Mill Rate To SPRING FESTIVAL OF STYLES MUSIC DRAMA AT NHS LEGION MEETS TONIGHT The general monthly meeting of the Newmarket branch of the Canadian Legion will be held to night at pm Films will be shown Newmarket high school students will present a Spring Festival of fashions music and drama at the school auditorium tomorrow night The glee ciub will be featured along with the dramatic club which will present The Dear Departed Left to right Anna Mor ton Koshel Lorn a Thompson and Lois home economics students examine blouse made by one of the students which will be worn in the fashion show Era and Express photo Hospital Campaign Starts Next Monday During the next two weeks starting Monday canvassers will be calling on residents of York County for contributions to the York County hospital building fund The objective in the pub lic campaign is to help finance construction of three new wings at the hospital in the next three years On completion of the building project York Coun ty hospital will have beds At his own expense A Ga thers chairman of the fund rais ing campaign held a dinner at the Grays tones Aurora on Tues day night for canvassers and representatives from the mun icipalities in the county served by the hospital Among the head table guests were Dr Phair deputy- minister of the provincial de partment of health J Smith for York North A A Mackenzie for York North Miss Thomas hospital superintendent and members of the hospital board Stiver chairman of the hospital board was chairman of the meet ing Already pledged for the fund is the sum for a three year period by the Newmarket Lions club The Aurora Lions club has pledged 3000 Last Friday night Office Special ty Mfg Co Newmarket con tributed Said Mr Gath ers I hope other industries will measure up to that If they do dont think we will have much difficulty in raising the money Heading the campaigns in some of the districts are the following Sutton and Georgina A Chapman North Frank a i Newmarket Charles Boyd and Mrs M King Bruce Davis and patients from ihc district during Mrs Cora Specht Whitchurch j from North Prof and Mrs Smith there were East Aurora Ken Bennett and Dr Whitchurch 367 King Crawford Rose East 1 Aurora Richmond Hill and the railway had discussed improvements to the crossing last year and the railway section man had advised that the road would have to be widened to allow for installation of proper guard rails At that time he said the town ship had agreed to do the nec essary machine work if the rail way would supply the fill How ever nothing had been heard j since that time from the railway Council agreed that the CNR I should be asked for a reply to the previous suggestion for im provement In connection with the crossing near which has been on the agenda for some time a letter was read by Clerk Crawford stating that the would pay percent of the cost of improving the sight lines and that the usual grant would be forthcoming from the Grade Crossing fund The railways estimate for lowering the banks and remov ing the grove of trees obstruct ing the vision was 2200 How ever the letter stated that the railway would agree to a simi lar cost if the township could provide a better estimate Coun cil agreed that the work could be done more cheaply by a lo cal contractor than by the rail way and the road superintendent was asked to obtain an estimate bury Dr William and Mr E Mr said he hoped Wo mens Institutes service clubs veterans organic a tions and other groups in the district would help to raise money Dr the deputyminister Reviewing the hospitals finan cial year Mr Gathers said that the hospital broke even in which a hospital should do The board chairman reviewed rates For a hotel room in the city one would pay from 6 to 10 a day Only one room in the of health who is a resident of hospital is at the rate Other King township spoke briefly He noted the greater need for treat ment centres in modern times when treatment is no longer giv en to persons out of a bottle but rather by means of the hypoder mic needle You have no choice in the matter of succeeding in the cam paign because the hospital in Newmarket is York Countys only hospital and it will be the county hospital for years to come He referred lo the found ing of the hospital in Newmarket by Dr Dales over a quar ter of a century ago He said it will continue to serve the coun ty because there is no thought of expanding hospital services in the northern part of Metropoli tan Toronto He said no hospital would he built in the southern part of the county for many years to come Until the area around Richmond Hill has a large part of the impu tation of the county there will be no hospital there he said So you might as well go out and raise the money in a wide dist rict This will be the only hos pital between Toronto and Barrio for a long time Chairman of the board Stiver gave statistics about SIMCOE C OF C TO HOLD public MEETING MAY Fashions will be presented by girls in the home economics classes under the direction of Miss Gardiner The glee club under the direction of Miss Gloria Rivers will present selections from and Oklahoma The Dear Departed a onej act comedy directed by George will be presented on the stage It was the high schools entry in Simpsons Drama Festival this year It is the first year that the grade students have studied home economics They will mo del the suits and blouses made this year In all close to 100 girls will appear in the fashion show They will model the ar ticles completed in their sewing classes AND S Dr Bell medical direc tory Shadow Health foun dation will be the guest speaker at the annual meeting of Home and School coun cil It will be held in public school on Thursday May at Early Recognition of Dangerous Drinking Patterns will be the topic of Dr Bells talk- The in stallation of officers will be con- ducted Refreshments will be served The public school is I located on St at Arnold I Ave two blocks south of No highway west AH members of I Home and School associations in the district are invited to attend The meeting is open to the gen- Newmarkets tax rate has taken a jump from the 1953 rate of mills to mills The reason for the increase of seven mills is the county levy which shows an increase of mills and the towns debenture debt which caused a two mill increase No increase is attri buted to the administration of town affaire this year Council had no alternative but to take a wild guess at the county levy for The counr ty has given no indication of its 1954 levy county finances will not be settled until the assets of the former York County are dis tributed between the continuing The province can hardly ig nore the fact that the county has an undue burden said the may or province has given fin ancial assistance to Metropolitan Toronto and it should help the county too What happens if the county rates per day are 9 and And in a hotel you dont receive meals nor the services of a nurse if you need one The hospital also must shoulder part of the caste of indigent patients Muhi- and pay part gent costs of the indi- inaugural meeting of the Lake Simcoc South Shore Cham ber of Commerce will be held in the Sutton public school auditori um on Friday May at pm Ivor Wagner president of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce a prominent government speaker the meet- Salvation Army Helped District Families In 1953 The Salvation Army is con- provided for the entertainment ducting its campaign for funds today in the Newmarket district The campaign here Is being held earlier than the na tional so that It will not con flict with the York County hos pital building fund campaign next week- According to statistics from the Newmarket Corps of the vation Army persons and families were assisted by the Army in the district last year Ten families were supplied clothing and furniture seven families were given grocery or ders two were provided with fuel beds were supplied free meals were given two were assisted with transportation eight Christmas hampers with toys and were provided addition refreshments were served to firemen at various times and and candy were distributed to the hospital and the home for aged at mas time Good reading is supplied weekly to these and periodically in- music and singing are of those confined Among the canvassers for the Red Shield appeal are J O Little J Captain Mrs Mr Frank Keats Mrs Don Mrs Don Wright Mrs Ruth Locke Mrs- Woodruff James Carl Woodruff Mrs Frank Newton Miss Jean Mrs Mrs Ken Miss Alice Cox Mrs Menar Mrs Shirley Menar Mrs Douglas Sheridan Mrs Smith Miss Carol Glenn Mrs Dorothy Dow Mrs Ken Mrs Loucks Mrs Glenn Mrs Mrs Mrs Ken Sergeant and Mrs Captain of the local Corps also expresses apprecia tion to scoutmas ter and local Scouts for distrib uting Red Shield pamphlets from house to house Dawsons Spe cialty Shop for a window dis play the theatre manager for showing a Red Shield trailer find J Struthers editor for articles in the Era and Express MRS LILLIAN RANK RETIRES AFTER YEARS IN BUSINESS After 21 years as the mana ger of her own business Thomp sons Beauty salon Mrs Lillian Hank has retired The new owner Mrs Stella Phillips continue to operate the shop tinder the same business name at the same location When Mrs Hank opened her establishment was the lone operator Her first was in the apartment over the present location of the employment office In she purchased the business of the girls and moved to southern end of Main St where she remained for the following years Mrs Rank vacated premises for Bakery and moved to her pres ent location Mrs Phillips the new owner of Thompsons Beauty salon came from Oxford England in Febru ary She came directly to Newmarket and has worked with Mrs Rank since her arrival Mrs Phillips was apprenticed to the trade In Eng land at the age of when she finished her regular schooling She has had over years ex perience Continuing on her staff are Mrs Janet Tilling and Miss Al berta Miss train ed at the Marvel Beauty school Toronto She is from Aurora Mrs Tilling also came from Oxford England having been apprenticed to the hairdresslng trade in the old country She has had six years experience Looking ahead to her days of retirement Mrs Rank said that shed have time now for her hobby oil painting and be able enjoy her grand children From a very simple beginning said Mrs it developed into a first class business which provided an excellent livelihood I couldnt have done it without the loyalty and patronage of those who came to my shop those years wish 1 could my to each them I ask them to their to my successor Mrs Phillips The meeting is being held in the interests of the tourist trade in the district the indus trial agricultural and civic wel fare of the district Lillian I born will be guest soloist DANCE RECITAL performances of the fourth annual dance recital of the Betty Gordon Dancing club are sold out for the of May and A few tickets remain for the May perform ance They may bo obtained from Mrs Charles Simmons phone county and Metropolitan levy is asked nor until the question of fin ancial aid to the continuing coun ty is settled by the Ontario Muni cipal Board Council estimated for budget purposes that the county levy will be an increase of over last year In pre senting budget Monday night Mayor said The un predictable factor is the county rate We had to make a stab at it We have made an estimate that may be out by thousands of dollars The continuing county of York finds itself in an embarrassing financial position It has per cent of the former countys roads with a percent reduction in population and a percent re duction in assessment Although some county roads will become suburban roads this will not help matters much It is necessary for the county to wait until the Municipal Board decides on what relief the con tinuing county should receive be cause of its undue burden It may have to wait months Reeve Joseph Dales said that if no financial relief is obtained by the Municipal Boards deci sion the county levy on Newmar ket will he instead of 10000 This budget certainly is- not padded We have hesitated for some time because the county figures have not been known the reeve said lor Your guess is as good as ours was when we made up this bud get said the mayor We ore part the county and we must share in its misfortunes said Reeve Dales Budget The total budget this year amounts to This figure includes garbage and pen sion costs for which there wit be a financial return during the year The towns debenture debt which accounts for a two mill increase now totals Included however are deben tures shared by other munici palities such the high school debenture Hydro and local im provement debenture costs are not entirely paid by the town Street lighting estimates are up 1500 but the levy for public school purposes is down a mill and a halt The budget for schools is less than last years The assessment in Newmarket totals The population according to the last assessment is Here and There Around Town By Local Observer- The management of the theatre Newmarket paid a so cial visit to the Holland theatre management Bradford and was greeted by a parking ticket Just like home was the recipi ents comment Visitors to the Alexander school on Tuesday evening for the Arts and Crafts meeting ot the Newmarket Home and School were impressed by the I excellent showing of art work by the pupils of the four public schools The teachers had representative work from each class for inclusion in the show Many favorable comments were heard as well about the at tractively decorated school rooms Class projects In health social studies or science were ex hibited on the bulletin boards The art work of the children had been hung around the walls and each teacher had arranged additional visual aids to learning One novel decoration was to be found in the grade one class room of Miss Ha Haines A large shoe had been made of green construction paper Peek ing from tiny windows made in the shoe were photographs of each of the pupils in that class It was a new idea to the parents who admired it at the Home and School meeting and must bo a delight to the small types in that class Attention is called to the TO MEET Exhibitors for the New market trade fair will hold a meeting in the Newmarket Mem orial art on Tuesday night May at pm COMING EVENTS THURSDAY 2d Binj0 in Aurora Canadian Legion hall Special games 5 Karnes Time sharp in aid the Canadian legion Ladies Auxiliary FRIDAY spring festival of fashions music and drama Time pm Adults Students 25c FRIDAY APRIL and bridge party at Lodge Orchard Reach at pm Sponsored by Kes wick Club Refresh- and prizes SATURDAY MAY St Johns bingo Newmarket Town Hall pm Jackpot SI SO FRIDAY APRIL Dance in Holland Landing Community nail Orchestra Simcoe Ramblers Time pm Admis sion 50c SUNDAY MAY 2 A church ser vice for nurses at St Pauls Ang lican church at pm Those who are attending are asked to meet at the church MONDAY MAY Newmarket Archery Club at pm in the Town Hall New members wanted MONDAY MAY Tiffany Cos metics demonstration to be held in the Community Centre Kes wick sponsored the Keswick at Proceeds in aid of the York County Hospital Building Fund Admission Public welcome TUKSDAY MAY At the Ag riculture Board rooms Newmar ket 230 pm general meeting of the York County hospital Womens Auxiliary speak er Margaret Arkinstall Tea Public cordially Invited TUESDAY MAY 4 At pm monthly meeting of the Chapter district will be held at St Johns School Dorothy Clarke will speak on The Art of Relaxation A large attendance Is requested WEDNESDAY MAY in town hall pm the auspices of Newmarket CONCERT TO AID BUILDING FUND STREET IMPROVEMENTS Councillor tractive Sally Ann window at said this week that work will Dawsons Specialty Shoppe A soon start on street maintenance mannequin has been dressed in Councillor chairman the uniform of a Salvation Army of lite road and bridge commit- officer Photographs and other tee said a grader has been articles have been included in Coined for scarifying streets this exhibit a salute to Sally without permanent surfacing I Ann They show a few of the Gravel surfaces will be applied many phases Christian Coronation Symphony or chestra Aurora will present a concert in Trinity United church on May Proceeds from the concert which is being sponsored by Newmarket Business and Professional Worn- immediately and road oil will be applied as soon as weather per mits Queen St from Main St to Prospect St will be surface treated with stone and asphalt also second St- from Pearson St to the south town limits Lome Avenue is to repaired and the bridge on that street will be widened to fare work carried out by the Sal vation Army Today is the Blitz campaign for the Newmarket apnea- The objective is 2400 The management of one of the local taxi companies was sur prised when a driver brought a saucepan into the office to bo feet The placed in the lost and found de- committee also plans to construct At the end of his wisclub of run as is his habit he had riven to the York County hospi for school children who checked his car for lost articles building fund There is Stuart Scott school j for at S had gloves umbrellas books left in my taxi But this is the el lurch WEDNESDAY MAY Min strel Show present by Sharon Junior Farmers in Zephyr Com- hall pm under auspices of WI Adults Children THirRS SAT AND WED MAY games continue prize Jackpot accessor Good neighbor prizes cards neighbor prizes Free bus home 7 AND Betty Gordons Dancing Club fourth annual recital in the 1 Town hail at pm Adults Children THURSDAY MAY Annual Blossom tea sale of home bak ing candy aprons fancy work under of Junior Ladies aid Christian Baptist church pm Tea TUESDAY MAY Euchre Newmarket Lesion hall at pm Sponsored by the Ladles Auxiliary of the Canadian Leg ion Refreshments and good prizes Admission FRIDAY MAY Spring eon- cert sponsored by the Business Professional Womens Club In Trinity United church New market at pm presenting Coronation Little symphony Orchestra and Denlse Ellon soloist Admission adults Students Proceeds for York County hospital SUNDAY MAY bus Niagara Falls Bus will leave Newmarket taxi office am Anyone wishing to go please phone Mrs for tickets Return fare SATURDAY SUNDAY MAY Trie Sound Salvation Army Company and Watch for de tails TUESDAY JUNE of vocal and piano pupils of Mrs Eugene Cane Particulars later FRIDAY EVE JUNE Reserve date for a recital of piano vocal music by pupil from the studio of Herman Fowler in St An- drews Presbyterian church Newmarket auspices of the choir SATURDAY JULY 3l-Queens- Sports Day EVERY Saturday night danc ing at Mount Albert hall to Norm orchestra Mod em and old Admission CLUB The Newmarket Archery club is being An out door filed course and shooting range has been provided by Howard Morton Newmarket A meeting of the club will be held on Monday at 730 pm in the Newmarket town hall All inter ested persons are asked to attend SCHOOL WING Construction of the proposed first new fourroom wing to the Stu- owner claimed it the art Scott public school was morning She had as- proved by Newmarket town with the refreshment at Monday night J Bell chairman of the school board said that the top estimate of the cost is a meeting that evening At least one pedestrian was permitted to make a leisurely crossing of Main St this week MRS WALTER BALL unhurried by the cars They Mrs Walter Hall formerly slowed their speed and discretely Flo Verity died on Monday Apr waited- The pedestrian on this at Rutland Vermont Mrs occasion Was a black pussycat Hall is survived by a son and with unusual white markings PURCHASE STORE Department Stores have recently bought out David- daughter both living in Rutland down his back sons Bargain Centre Water St also a sister Mrs Louise Ritchie as part of their expansion pro- Newmarket Mrs Hall was the gram youngest daughter of the late Other stores are located at To- Mr William Verity ronto and Wellond intend to bring to this new store the best in merchandise at the lowest possible prices At present no manager has been named It is expected that an appointment will be made shortly JUNIOR FARMERS MINSTREL SHOW HELD AT SHARON Sharon Junior Farmers pre- their second annual show in Sharon hall on Thursday and Friday April and Roth nights saw full houses Last year the Junior Farmers planned to present the show two but it turned into a road show lasting for a month They presented the show at various municipalities This year have bookings for extra riigKts Directors are Dr Margaret kinstalt and Mrs Steward Stick wood There are 25 in the cast Dave Crone is the interlocutor and Howard Ash Dave and Wendy Gilbert arc end men There is a mixed chorus The president of the club Is Dave He says that pro ceeds will be used for projects The Junior Farm ers theme is Self Help and Community Betterment FLYING TO Mr J Newmarket is leaving by plane on Saturday for a months vacation In Eng land visiting relatives and friends PRESENT Framed portraits of Queen Elizabeth and her consort were presented to Magistrate by the York County police on Tuesday April at the close of the regular police court Newmarket They will be hung in the magistrates the town hall Sharon Junior Farmers presented a successful minstrel at Sharon hall for two nights April and and now the road for district performances Left to right are wood a member of the girls chorus Dave and BUI Ail two feature members the cast Photo by Ret J