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SBVW6 NEWMARKET AURORA AND RURAL DISTRICTS OF NORTH YORK CIRCULATION Aim for Max Si l5 Newmarket Trails MM Aurora SIS tti TOTAL PAID MM i J4 rf ERA YEAR EXPRESS HERALD YEAR NO NEWMARKET ONTARIO THURSDAY AUGUST 25 1955 SINGLE COPIES CENTS EACH Here and There Around Town By Local Observer Returning from two weeks holidays spent in the woodlands of northern Ontario a local fam ily caught their first glimpse at least for this year of a raccoon But it wasnt while they were in the distant wilds It was on the Main St Newmarket The raccoon was unaware of the excitement he was causing Strolling along the main thor oughfare of the town apparent ly enjoying his daily constitu tional the raccoon was by his owner who had him on a collar and leash Where Is It Commenting on the expendi ture of 60 for the property committee of town council Reeve Joseph Dales chairman of the committee explained that it was for the purchase of a large fan to air the council cham bers Sometimes they need an air ing the reeve quipped During the hot humid weath er the fans have been a welcome addition in the town hall audi torium which is used for police court AH that is lacking in their performance is a quieter opera tion The task of reporting court proceedings and council sessions accurately is more dif ficult when of the remarks are lost in the whir of the fan More than 3000 people have visited the Master Craft prefabricated home which has been erected at Hamilton Heights The house completely constructed decorated and fur nished by Newmarket builders and merchants was opened to the public on August and will remain open until the end of September The house is open for inspection daily from 2 to pm Few residents of Newmarket will know that this photograph was taken a few hundred yards north of the north town limits It is an isolated beauty spot at the first locks of the old Newmar ket canal but the surroundings are not so beautiful If the camera were turned degrees to the left it would give a panoramic view of the municipal garbage dump yards scene Al though most people have heard of the Newmarket canal many of those who have not been resi dents for a long period of time have not seen the first locks north of town At the of the locks is a dam larger than the Fairy Lake dam at Water St in town See editorial page two Era and Express photo An order from Chief of Sutton went out to his police department recently something like this No more wisecracks on the cruiser radio boys Were j players than when a higher ad- hooked in with Newmarket and minion was charged and higher Bingo Again Friday For Swimming Pool Fund This Friday evening Aug sees a resumption of the bingo nights being held by Newmarket Recreation Commission for the swimming pool fund The New market arena where the are held was occupied last Fri day by the trade fair Again this week the swim ming pool committee is offering in prizes with game prizes of 25 and the jackpot prize game worth 250 The lowered prizes combined with a lower admission cost of cents was found to have attracted more East now prizes paid School Books Required And Pupil Allocations Listed In This Issue i Ladies Softball Team Wins First Of Ont Final Series Newmarket ladies need just dramatic win in the record books one more win to bring Newmar ket an Ontario interme diate title The local maids defeated Norwich at the fair grounds Wednesday in the opening game in a best of three Ontario final series Game two is at Norwich Saturday Shyrlea Preston emerged the heroine Newmarket trailed 9 when Shyrlea stepped to the plate in the seventh and prompt ly hammered a home run down the right field line It came with Mona Dean and Sarah Barradell on the basepaths and wrote a for the local heroines battlers won via the big inning technique They chased home four second- frame runs and notched another quartette in the fourth School starts in less than two weeks What school does John nie attend and what classroom does he go to on opening day What books and supplies does he need The names of all public school children in Newmarket are listed on page three of this issue un der the names of schools and classrooms which they will will attend For the first time children or their parents will be able to purchase all school supplies be fore school starts On page of this issue the books and sup- START HEATING PLANT FOR NEW POST OFFICE A start was made this week on one phase of building Newmar kets new enlarged post office Workmen for the firm which has the heating unit subcontract have removed the old furnace plies required for each grade are listed Incidentally no time will be allowed during school hours for the purchase of books this year In other years school books and supplies required were not announced until the opening day of school and the resulting rush and confusion at the book shop brought many headaches and complaints Parents teachers and probably children too hope that this year back to school preparations and arrangements will be easier It is suggested that a pupil or parent clip the list under the subheading for the grade he or she will be in and hand it to the sales clerk in the store where the purchases are being made Two Barns Burn For 40000 Loss Near Elmgrove Believed to have started from a spark from a threshing ma chine in operation fire destroyed two barns on the farm of Anderson at Elmgrove on Saturday afternoon Loss total is about Mr Anderson was alone while threshing in the recently com pleted barn when he felt flames licking around his head from hay ablaze in the loft By the time he had summoned the Sutton fire brigade the flames had leap ed across to older barn about feet away where a pair of work horses a bull and three pigs were stalled Mr Anderson endeavored to lead the horses into the open but one had rolled over onto its back and refused to get up and the other would not allow itself to be led out The cattle were out to pasture and escaped the inferno Mr Anderson had his face scorched by the heat and he later collapsed and was ordered to bed in order to get over the shock Don Anderson his older son was working in one of the fields preparing to bring in the last load of hay to the bonis and on seeing the fire raced to it and assisted the firemen in keeping the blaze confined to the barns The heat from the fire in the haymow melted the aluminum roof as if it were solder it just disappeared into the hay The coming winters supply of fodder for the livestock was wiped out The new barn was filled to the roof with bales of hay together with straw and farm implements The second barn contained bales of hay besides the livestock All that remains is part of the concrete block walls in the new barn Nothing remains of the older structure Loss is for the most part covered by insurance North Gwillimbury township fire brigade also assisted at the scene The larger implements lost were the threshing machine a seed drill a binder and a manure spreader N Gwillimbury Police Find Three Linked With Rash Of Motor Thefts A set of car keys dropped at the scene of the crime helped North Gwillimbury police to capture three Toronto youths who were responsible in part for the rash of outboard motor thefts in the Lake Simcoe and Lake resort areas this summer The trio Ronald Albert Sweetman 20 and Louis Albright were sentenced by Magistrate when they in Newmar ket police court Pleading guilty to six charges of theft of outboard motors Mur was sentenced to one year definite and one year indeterm inate on the first charge and one year concurrent on each of the others Albright was sent enced to eight months in jail and Sweetman was sentenced to three months in jail each on one charge of theft Three motors valued at more than 1800 have been recovered Provincial police from the area well the North police laid charges against the men Special permis sion had to be obtained so that all the charges could be heard in the local court as it is not located in the same area where some of the thefts had occurred Car keys found in Jack Leon ards boat from which a 900 mo tor had been stolen at Beach Lake Simcoe on July ted police to the three thieves who were arrested in Toronto Chief William Hill said that as sistance was given his men by the North York police in appre hending the men was retained in custody for two weeks with and Al bright being released on bail To Purchase Equipment For Disposal Of Garbage Sarah spurred on by are making changes in the the cheers of over fans turn ed in another sparkling pitching effort holding Norwich to eight hits Newmarket parcelled hits off two Norwich with Shyrlea Preston Jeanne Winter Dean and Sarah Barradell the pacesetters with two hits each piping to suit the new plans The addition and the older front portion of the post office together with the secondfloor quarters for customs the and National Employment office are to be heated from the one furnace room with a new coal unit ATTENDS CONVENTION Mayor Herbert Gladman leaves tomorrow to attend the annual convention of the Domin ion Mayors and Reeves Associ ation at Edmonton Mr Gladman will be away for two weeks and Reeve Joseph Dales will act as the mayor of the town during his absence Construction Worker Faces Charge Of Criminal Assault Miraculous Stag At New Horizons Social Orders Have Changed But Scouting Is The Same By John t A resident of Newmarket Mr attended the World Scout Jamboree in Hungary in He writes about the pres ent Jamboree at Niagara-on-the- which he visited on the opening day Canadas Scout Jamboree has an apt name in New Horizons It is the eight official World I Jamboree The Miraculous Stag Hungary a similar emblem to 5ur Beaver was the symbol used for a Jamboree of 22 years Many parts of the world and social orders have changed meanwhile but scouting am glad to see carries on its many excellent ideals and will reach new horizons in this jamboree which has begun welL Visiting this Jamboree at its opening revealed a similar setup I tents symbolic and camp cooking ar- as before The and other spots were ready for the many displays which are taking place and from which so any ideas will be taken all ver the world The march past official opening by our Gov- rnor General could be seen on and have been reported in press Many things can be seen at the and most of these will well reported and pictured by press but they will not in Ives add up to enough to make a fraction of the Jam borees cost worthwhile The stage setting is similar to the 1933 Jamboree in Hungary but the acting taking place this week will determine its real worth Walking about the camp one could sense the fellowship which was blossoming You cant see it photograph it or measure it but after experienc ing it you know its presence What form may this fellowship take you ask For one reason or another a boy camped at the Jamboree visits other groups perhaps only to trade badges futile in itself but from inter- visiting of members of various widely dispersed contingents friendships spring up Scouts entertain individual visitors at their own camp who may not speak any common tongue They will spend even ings perhaps around a with a group having customs which seem strange to us It was to urge our three Newmar ket scouts to intcrvisit as much as possible that particularly looked them up was quite apparent that badge trading had already led them among other races and I hope even more ideas were exchanged than badges This intermingling and ex changing of ideas is what makes Scout Jamborees so worthwhile All scouts attending are good wellqualified scouts and are ac cepted by others as such At tending a Jamboree one does not have to spend time sizing tip another individual as is done in AH are accept able because they are there In this way friendships are fostered and ideas of how other people live as well as ideas of theirs which one can use oneself may be obtained quickly One other item was noteable at the Jamboree on its opening day particularly because there were many army days between the 33 Jamboree and this one Scout marching must dismay paradeground soldiers The out ward show of all sizes and shapes of adolescent gawky boys who are not selected for physi cal fitness and who wear uni forms in a not particularly uni form way invites the old sol dier to say poor discipline But any who think this way should watch more closely The inner discipline of the individual scout inspired from a willing ness within is vastly superior to the imposed external discipline of even our volunteer soldiers It vas a thrill to meet on Sat urday no fewer than three scouts who had attended the Jamboree in Hungary not counting one other who had been there at the age of three with his dad It was fun to exchange the then popular greeting which meant literally good work Now I use it again to all those who are carrying on the great work of Baden Powell Jo A remand of a week for pre liminary evidence toward a com mittal for trial was made in Magistrates court yesterday in the case of a construction work er who was nabbed in Bradford on a charge of rape The 28- yearold man was caught by Constable George with in minutes after the accused had let the young victim out of his car He has been held in jail without bail on the capital charge since last Wednesday night The offense Is alleged to have taken place on Second Street north of Newmarket From the story told police by the 16-year- old girl she had met the accus ed at a street dance and accomp anied him to Newmarket while he took home a pal Then he was to take her to the beach Mayor Councillors Visit Firemens Picnic Newmarket firemen held a successful picnic Sunday Aug at York County park with an attendance of It was the third annual picnic held at York park and the group included many old firemen as well as presentday men There were visiting guests present both pleasant and un pleasant During the afternoon a swarm of hornets buzzed about to cause consternation and a bit of anxiety The welcome guests were Mrs Howard Cain a reg ular visitor to firemens affairs Mayor and four of the council mernbers and their fam ilies helping to make the day a success Horse shoe champions for the year are Reg Wilson and Linton Hurst Ted Mitchell and Jack Hamilton The lady champion naildriver was Mrs Hurst with Mrs Dunn as runnerup In the mens nail- driving the title was won by Clarence Curtis north of Bradford where she had been vacationing Instead he pulled up on the roadside where the offense accompanied by vioienro is said to have occur red girls throat showed marks of choking and she must have been struck many blows police stated after getting her story Constable saw the girl as she ran from the accused mans auto at the corner of a Bradford building He thought of a possible robbery attempt and intercepted the girl who told her story of the attack he- fore the accused mans car had disappeared from sight took after the vanishing car and arrested accused He is said to have used two names with the police and both are different from the name he had given during the evening to the girl he Is charged with attack ing Bring It To Council First Before It Appears In The Press Mayor Says Mayor M Gladman said at a meeting Monday night that nothing had been discussed by town council about salary In creases for council members The mayor referred to an edi torial In last weeks Era and Ex press which he said was at tributed to Councillor Its never been brought up It came straight from the press the mayor said He added I suggest that if anyone has any thing to bring up concerning the council that he bring it up at council first before it comes out in the press The purchase of a machine which will cost is planned by Newmarket town council so that the sanitary land fill system of garbage dis posal can be used Councillor Alex Hands gave a report on the plans of the gar bage committee Monday night He said the proposed increase in rates to householders for garbage collection will pay for the ma chine in five years Collection rates are now cents a month for householders and cents for commercial property owners The new rates will be for householders and 142 Deputyreeve Edward Wright- man chairman of the roads and bridges committee said the new machine is a versatile piece of equipment It can be for bulldozing and packing garbage into waste land so that it can be covered with sand or The machine can be used for road mainten ance he said The town receives a percent subsidy from the province and the deputyreeve said he could foresee savings from the use of the machine for that purpose Reeve Dales questioned the deputyreeve about the reasons why tenders are not being call ed for the purchase of the ma chine Deputyreeve Wright- man said that it was his desire Newmarket Scout Troop Visits World Jamboree The Newmarket Scout Troop accompanied by Scoutmaster Kirk Everett visited the World Jamboree at Niagara-on-thc- on Monday Aug Three members of the local troop all Queens Scouts are attending the Jamboree the eighth to be held since scouting was organiz ed in and the first one in Canada The Newmarket trio Scouts Brian Allan Murray Callaghan and Paul Blair are In the Hud son Bay camp one of the sub- camps into which the scouts at the Jamboree are grouped Each subcamp is made up of troops with the local scouts being in troop of Hudson Bay Among the nationalities repre sented in the Hudson Bay camp are French Austrian American Greek English and Canadian The Newmarket Scout troop visited the camp site They wit nessed but did not participate in the regular camp activities and program and Chairman Hands to buy the machine from a local dealer so that immediate service would be He said a local dealer has the cheapest machine of its type and that in addition the garbage committee would save seven and a half percent on the cost before a forthcoming price increase During the discussion about tenders Reeve Dales reminded councillors that they had insisted that the property committee call for tenders regarding the sale of the Bell property opposite the town hall He said that he had wondered why the committee should purchase the land fill machine without calling for ten ders Tenders are being called for this week to renew the garbage collection contract for another week Councillor Hands reported Damage In Keswick Fire Fire which flared up at 2 Monday morning threatened to destroy a twostore building in the centre of Keswick occupied by Snack Bar and Gift Shop North firemen beat it down in a two hour fight The fire broke out in a rear section of the gift shop and was possibly caused by a cigarette butt laid down by a customer Customers of the snack bar sometimes browse around the gift shop after closing hours The blaze was discovered In its early stage when Archie awoke and smoke While he roused the two families upstairs Mrs Killen- ran downstairs to check the restaurant When she opened the rear door to the gift shop flames broke out among the tables and counters containing clothing shirls and bathing suits Kenneth soninlaw of the family raced around the corner and drove the township fire tankpumper to the spot before any of the volun teer firemen responded to the siren Within a few minutes the heat in the gift shop had burst out the front window so that firemen could pour a second stream on the flame as well as at the rear of the building Clothing gifts china and toys were destroyed by the combina tion of heat and water in the gift shop No fire penetrated to the restaurant adjoining but smoke and water spoiled candies cigarettes and food Living quarters suffered smoke damage Loss is estimated by Mrs Kil at 9000 to about half covered by insurance An irreplaceable loss is the death of several pairs of prizewinning budgie birds and the family cocker aged years The building is owned by Mr Ken Davie now of Sutton a well known district sportsman WELLBABY CLINIC A WellBaby clinic will be held at the York County Health Unit offices Main St Newmarket on Friday Aug from 130 to p It is one of the regular clinics sponsored the Newmarket Wo mens Institute POLICE NIGHT CLERK Art Ainsley Newmarket has been employed as the night clerk at the Newmarket police office He will take telephone and police radio calls Mr had been with the Davis Leather Co and retired recently COURT FIVE BAYS WEEK The magistrates court in New market is expected to hold court sessions five days a week Reeve J Dales reported to town council Monday night that the magistrate hod asked for the use of the court room on Mondays Magistrate S Is to give the court for full time at Newmarket WARRIORS DAY Veterans and members of vet erans families who want War riors Day tickets for the Cana dian National Exhibition may pick them up at the Legion Hall or at the National Employment Office on Main St COMING EVENTS FRIDAY AUG Bingo at the Newmarket arena at 830 pm and Ad mission 50c For swimming pool fund TUESDAY AUG 30 Anyone wishing to go to the Exhibition kindly phone Mrs Dobble Newmarket for Informa tion TORONTO and North York Hounds will meet Wednesday Aug at Mrs Farm 3rd con north of first sideline south of Beverley at am Saturday Sept- Eaton Hall Farm am TUESDAY OCT Afternoon tea and varety sale In the evening a bridge and euchre will be held in the Firemens Hall under the auspices of the Catholic Womens League Fur ther particulars later BINGO every Saturday night at pm TOtrrjiday night at Contra Km am Mount Albert Car Dealer Injured In Accident At Miami Beach Comer Missing the Miami Beach turn while southbound on County Road 12 William Morton Mount Albert auto dealer and head of a construction firm missed death miraculously when he was pin ned under his own car last night Mr Morton Is In York County hospital with head and chest In juries The attending surgeon Dr George McPhcrson Mount Al bert stated this morning that in juries appear to bo minor but that Mr Morton is being kept In hospital for a day or two for ob servation The Morton car headed Into a ditch at the turn between the realty office and sons garage when the driver failed to make the turn Mr Morton was on his way homo at the time As the car rolled he was thrown out and the car roll ed on top of him To rescue the injured man the Morton car was lifted straight upward by a crane according to North Gwillimbury police chief William Hill The next car coming south down the road behind Mr was driven by an offduty officer Lou Newmarket He witnessed the accident and supervised the efforts to free the injured man William Morton Is a brother of Howard Morton Newmarket They have the firm of Morton Brothers Limited at Newmarket Mount Albert To Grade Parking Lot At Timothy St Monday The Timothy St municipal parking lot Will be closed from am to pm on Monday Aug Deputyreeve Eddie Wright- man announced yesterday The parking lot will be scarified and graded Town council has authorized expenditure of another for maintenance work Councillor John Hamilton told council Monday night that recent maintenance work on the parking lot was Inadequate Tho town recently had spent on maintenance work Groceteria already has agreed to pave the lot Dales suggested that the town not spend money on the lot be- cause work will be started on the paving any time now Coun cillor Hamilton said that In the- meantime the condition of the lot was causing poor public for the town Six Miles Of Cars Jammed On Sunday Sunday evening drivers on 400 found themselves In a doubleline chain of traffic which extended for six miles north of the Davis Drive over pass The cause was a fivecar tangle which jammed south bound lane and half the boule vard before OPP officers Constables little and Robertson had things cleared and the traf fic moving None of the occu pants were seriously Injured and all the tangled were able to rejoin the traffic stream to Toronto Attracted by the glare of the headlights of the double line of cars while they stood still for half an hour there was a sec ondary jam of both the Davis Drive overpass and at rora road took In the view of tho cars lights for the whole stretch downward into the Holland Marsh and as far hack as the Bradford interchange Traffic was heavy on highway on Sunday night with motor ists finding It difficult to turn from onto Yonge St in the Oak Ridges district A collision occurred at the Inter section of the highway and the Lake Wilcox road A north bound car driven by Martin Toronto was in collision with a westbound car driven by Armas Puikkoncm Toronto A passenger Mrs Imp Brown ing Toronto received a cut over her right eye A passing doctor drove her to Aurora Clinic for medical aid She was a passen ger in the car turned onto Yonge Si Both con involved had considerable and the Martin vehicle hit another I car