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YEAR EXPRESS HERALD 6 1ST YEAR EWMARKET ONTARIO THURSDAY FEBRUARY- 23 i JV By Local Observer If you are stuck on the spell ing of a word check with Ruth Atkinson daughter or Mr and ifn Held Atkinson who yester day won the distinction of being the top speller 1 or the grade even and eight pupils of Ruth Is a grade eight pupil the Stuart Scott school spelling contest which Is being sponsored by a Toronto on a provincewide wilt end with the finalists hireling In a spelling bee at the annual convention of the Ont ario Education association held Gating the Easter holidays defeated representatives the other grade seven and tight classes of the Newmarket school and a speller from College Next Wed- jfresdsy she will compete with contestant from the other school in York I inspectorate to determine who will represent this inspectorate in the zone com petition The winner at the zone level will enter the final contest it the convention Measles and birthday parties go this season if one can Judge from the appear ances of the small guests after they have attended such celebra tions Since the report in last paper concerning one party where eight of the 10 In attendance measles accounts of similar de following two others have been received Dr Robert King medical director of the York County Health Unit In his annual re- fwrt to York County council earlier this month said that this the peak year in the three year cycle followed by measles germ those connected with the early spring presentations of lance and piano recitals and Ice carnivals are no doubt hoping If youngsters are going have measles they will bo about it and have now It would appear that ho birthday celebrants are at tempting to accommodate them Council Holds Closed Meeting Monday Night On Water Industry artist Grant Mortons shot is seen on its way behind Midland netminder Charlie Duggan in Tuesdays junior contest at Midland Morion just out of the picture let fly on a 25- foot range Jerry McBride No is checking the goalie and No It Bob Wilson is skating in to help Mortons goal was the clincher in the Newmarket Smoke Rings win at Midland The Photo by Stefaniuk third and perhaps concluding game in the Junior series tonight Mills York County I Tenth Mill Drop As Assessment Up COUNT POPULATION The population of York county increased in the past ur years In the popula tion for the continuing county Was It increased to the following year and to in The county for was and year the figure rose to CONSIDER NEW NUMBERING uniform numbering system for all buildings in Newmarket is considered by the town ncil A firm which this work has offered to the Job at a cast of I offer was referred to a joint of the planning and committees York County council mot on Thursday Feb and struck the tax rate at mills a tenth of a mill drop from last years rate despite a proposed increase in expenditure This years budget is compared with in Council was able to hold the tax line because of an assessment in crease from in to expenditures account for mills slightly less than a third of the budget The county decided to budget for its share of the normal operations of the Toronto and York Roads com mission This is an in crease of 48000 over last year The county will issue deben tures to cover its share of pro posed construction expenses as the funds are required Ear marked for the Don Mills construction is on the commissions budget The coun tys share is with an ad ditional for the countys portion of for other con struction work The greatest single expendi ture increase is for debenture payments which this year total compared with In for the increase In the countys debenture debt is that the county has established a policy of assuming the deben ture debts for high school con struction within the county A debenture debt of exists at present for two new high school districts in York County- This debt is made up as follows Richmond Hill High School district New- High School dis trict Newmarket and Sutton corded in the Countys bud get over last year last year for the administration of justice was 101000 This year the figure has set at a reduction of due to the disbanding of the County police force with the town of Newmarket assuming for a oneyear period the duties of transporting prisoners keep ing records and finger printing The Special Police committee had requested that the county include in its budget for this work but the estimate of expenditures was cut to by the finance committee The York County Health Unit request for 07000 an increase of over last years county grant was cut to in the budget Estimated expen ditures at York Manor were set at 00000 a decrease of over last year and an additional was allowed for hospital maintenance at York County hospital bringing the countys share to 45000 The grant for the hospital building fund of was included in the county budget The budget was presented by the Finance committee with Reeve J Taylor of Richmond The town council of Newmar ket held a closed meeting to discuss future water supplies for the mdnicipality and matters concerning a new indus try and other development been called as a regular open meeting but on Monday af ternoon this newspaper was in formed that the meeting would not be open to the press or the public According to Councillor Glad stone planning committee chairman on Monday afternoon it was to be a closed meeting of the council Councillors and said that they had no objection to It being an open meeting Mayor was called by a representative of the and Express early in the evening and he said that the meeting was to be a planning committee meeting with all members of council at tending He said that some of members did not feel they could speak freely on the sub jects to be discussed at an open meeting Mayor consented to permit a representative of the press to be present provided that the meeting would not be report ed The representative attended so would be available on current town matters an assurance was given that the meeting would not be reported When asked the next day Councillor said that he had no objection to the meeting being open to the public He said that it appeared not likely that a large industry consider ing Newmarket as a location would be locating here Metro Planning Director Addresses Open Meetly The four Home and School as sociations of Newmarket are holding an open meeting In the town hall on Tuesday Feb 28 at pm when Murray Jones of Toronto will speak on Health Aspects of Town Planning Mr Jones is director of planning for the Metropolitan Toronto Plan ning board Mr Jones will discuss the pro vision of basic services for new developments in a community Because the planning of rapid growing community has a bearing on the future health of the area Mr Jones will approach the topic from the health view- Mrs Fred receives congratulations from Mrs J Gundy Toronto chairman of the Work Committee Ontario Division on the successful Red Cross campaign carried out in New market and district last year was raised under the chair manship of Mr Alex who will chair the 1956 appeal for funds in March The local blitz day will be Thursday March 15 Mrs Gundy addressed the branchs annual meeting on Tuesday Mrs was returned as president of the Red Cross Era and Express photo MOH Reports On Significance Of Rabies Infection Of Animals to the police station was made at point Jack editor of the that background material Express will provide the entertainment- Mrs Atkinson is arranging a brief ceremony to commemorate Founders night The meeting is open to the public from the au dience will be welcomed by Mr Jones at the conclusion of his talk Move For fire System Is Recommended A recommendation that fire alarm system for the town be moved from the waterworks reeve Violet of Newmarket as secretary Questions Wisdom Of Gut On Health Units Budget Deputy Reeve Kenneth of Richmond Hill questioned the wisdom of the county coun cils move to the York County Health Unit budget for from to a de crease of more than percent The discussion followed presentation of the countys budget mi Thursday Feb Mr explained that with the population the county and the continued residential development the ser vices provided by the Health Unit must be Increased this year lie said that he consid ered cut and ex pressed doubt that with the re- budget the Health Unit would be able to main la hi its Substantial decreases were re baseline requirements and keep ressAt County Hospital vident In All Annual Reports its protection services at a high level Concerning baseline require ments said that If certain minimum standards ore met the federal government pro vides additional grants of up to per cent in certain fields For Instance if the minimum re quirements called for a certain number of health muses and the unit employed that number the federal governments per cent grant cover the ser vices of another nurse Reeve J Taylor of Rich mond chairman of the fin ance committee explained that If the mill rate was in be main tained wit an Increase re ductions were whore- ever possible He said that the county had Increased Its grant by over last year and that was as great an Increase as finance committee could recom mend Councillor Alex Hands and Violet ton It received unanimous sup port of council and was referred to the town engineer and police chief Mr Hands explained that the duties of the water superintend were Increasing so greatly that the Water committee recom mended he be relieved of this duty Mr Hands said there was a man on duty at the police sta tion 24 hours a day All fire calls are to be made to until public notice of any change is made M Stiver W A Spoor BUI Janes and Frank Courtney tere reelected to the York County hospital board at the boards annual meeting night The four men were the only pvembers completing terms of office at the end of they Will serve another three years There Are members of the board of them voting mem ber people attended the annual meeting held in the board rooms at the department of agriculture offices Mr chair- Attn of the board said that through subscriptions and other sources been collected for new win hi to open soon The coat the wing is Report In her report for the hospital Miss Romas that patients been treated during the year She dally percentage of Miicy was The hospital is as a bed hospital with- out new wing and the dally was patients It been necessary to put pa- in the corridors because of Crowded conditions Meals served totalled and were births March the sod was ferried for the building of the new and it is expected that tt bo ready for use In April When wing is completed the will have beds iOvTh chairman said he was that there were not more attending the annual wish more come to these meet ings and find out how the facilities were so placed to fit In is being run ho said with later additions Now Mias Thomas said 1017 opera- equipment for the lab under were performed during the the direction of Dr A J Blanch- year an increase of over the a staff member of Sunny- previous year Many of tho brook hospital and the xray de- treatment procedures now under Dr William done in Newmarket previously- has resulted in special had to bo done in Toronto she work being done here that once said had to be done in Toronto She said that the roll of pub- 1 The new assembly line system lie relations strengthening the In the kitchen with ft larger contacts between the institution vator will enable staff to take a and the public had been meal to patient within proved In this field she com- three or four minutes from the mended the Hospital Auxiliary kitchen for its services She mentioned This hospital will have every numerous organizations in Festival And Contest By County Included In the budget for the county of York was 300 for the work of the Education com mittee which Is chaired by Depu tyreeve Violet MacNnughton of Newmarket Half of this sum will he used for the ninth annual York Musical Festival which is scheduled for May The remainder will cover the cost of prizes other expenses for the Public Speaking contest which is sponsored annually by the county finals in the oratorical competition will be held at the fall sessions of Coun ty council Petition For Parting Behind Health Units Main St Property A petition from 51 merchants in town that a parking lot be opened behind the York County Health Unit offices was referred to a joint meeting of the Plan ning and Property committees Access to the proposed parking lot would be from Cedar St Councillor Gladstone while agreeing that additional parking space was needed in that area said that the land in question would le suitable for industrial development It Is serviced with high voltage hy dro sewers and water and a railway siding is available The finding of two cases of rabies in wild life in the County of York in the past two weeks is no cause for panic but should serve as an important warning signal to every child every adult and every municipal official within the county said Dr ML King reporting to the Health Unit Board last night Laboratory examination of two foxes one in the Newmar ket area and one in the area have shown rabies in fection of the animals and ap pears to indicate that we must assume that there Is widespread rabies infection throughout sus ceptible wild life in the county We can expect ultimate spread of the infection to domestic ani mals with increasing risk of hu man infection from bites of pet dogs or homeless strays Municipal officials should take immediate stock of their provisions and facilities for dog control with the close coopera tion and assistance of the Fed eral Department of Agriculture and the provincial authorities in the wild life field he said Dr King said that every res adult parent or other wise should ensure that every child coming under his or her supervision is adequately ted to avoid playing with roam ing dogs Children should be warned not to touch carcasses of dead dogs cats or animals that might be found on street or in the country Should any per son be bitten by a dog cat or wild animal no mutter how friendly the animal the family physician should be immediately consulted the animal should be restrained but not destroyed and the Health Unit should be immediately The directors report also in dicated that detailed plans are being prepared for giving polio myelitis vaccine this spring the children in York County al though it is not yet clear how much vaccine will be what age groups of children will be given the vaccine or when the vaccine will be available As soon this information is from the provincial Dei of Health local plans will be announced Coming Events the surrounding district which have helped hospital and tho many Individuals who have the interest of the hospital at heart A Spear vicepresident of the board and chairman of building committee reviewed the steps taken last year to provide additional accommodation Ho described difficulties uptodate appliance and service that any hospital could have said the chairman Representing the Auxiliary Mrs M gave a report on the years ac tivities There were paidup members in the auxiliary Doctors Aid Fund Dr Arklnstall reported on the medical staff activities as ermine how many extra pa lients had to be served and how large a building was needed to accommodate extra facilities The estimated cost was stagger ing he an id Yet during last summer it was decided to the building plans and- put on a third floor of the south wing to complete- a new operating room During summer it was learned that the hospital would be required to serve more people than the had estimated earlier Some day the hospital will have beds said Mr Spear Considering future expansion I kitchen and operating room the of the campaign and have pledged another Hie bylaws have been chang ed to the chief of the medi cal staff a member of the board This year Dr Williams Au- is chief of staff- staff holds monthly meetings and has clinical meetings to discuss coses Donors Harry Scslon Aurora report ed that tho Aurora Rotary Club plans to organize a group of FEB Dance In he Mount Albert town hall sponsor ed by the Five Modem and old Music by the villo Sod Busters Admission FRIDAY 24 York County Junior Farmers At Home Dance at Aur ora Norm orchestra Advance sale tickets available from Junior Farmer members Admission per couple SATURDAY FEB 23St Johns bingo In Newmarket Town hall pm Jackpot Free din- J SUNDAY FEB 211 Doctors ami Vivien Abbott will tell of their work for the American Friends Committee In India At pm in the Friends Church Newmarket Everyone welcome Collection for the Canadian Frlonds Service Committee TUESDAY Murray Jones Toronto director of planning will speak on Health Aspects of Town Planning town hall pm Sponsored by Newmarket Homo and School Assoclnllons Public welcome TUESDAY FEB Emergen Bed Cross sewing Trinity hall to oclock- ml More workers needed All campaign canvassers meet at 3 TUESDAY FEB for classes En handcraft at Craft Centre Farm St- from to pm For Information phono Now- Newmarket TUESDAY FEB Euchre In I- of the hospital area on community prizes and club hopes to have hunch Time pm donors WEDNESDAY FEB 2D Bingo in Newmarket town hall spon sored by Newmarket Vctor- First game oclock wealth Junior Jack pot one line any card Eight numbers called Attendance prize S5 Jackpot 300 All priz es cash Admission two cards Proceeds for the Benevo lent Fund paid for prizes at our last bingo THURSDAY MARCH Re- serve seat plan for Ice Carnival March 24 on sale at arena am Tickets cents FRIDAY MAR- The Handi craft of St Andrews Presbyterian church are a Candlelight ten for their anni versary from pm to pm Admission WEDNESDAY MARCH Fifth annual spring fashion show Entertainment and prizes Sponsored by Business and Pro fesslonnl Womens Club of market Admission Site p to pm FRIDAY MARCH At pm St Patricks social In Qucensvlllo United church spon sored by the choir Games mus ical numbers and lunch Admis sion FRIDAY MAR Patricks ten and bake sale table and touch and at St Pauls Parish hall from 3 to pm Sponsored by Si Pauls Paroch ial Guild cCw5 I DAY AND SATURDAY APRIL AND FBI AND SAT APRIL Lions Club minstrel show Watch for further particulars BINGO every Saturday at pm Euchre every Thursday at pm North Imbury Memorial Centre Kes wick Admission York County Budgets Agricultural Grants Provision was made in the 1050 budget of the county of York for payment of grants to the Agricultural societies within the county Each organization sponsors an annual fair The grants are each to and Sut ton each to the Royal Winter Fair Aurora and Richmond Hill Claire- ville Other miscellaneous agricul tural grants Include Ontario De partment of Agriculture Junior Farmers extension District Womens Institutes each York County cultural extension York County Federation of culture East York Plow mens association 150 King and Vaughan Plowmens association North York Plowmens as- sedation 150 International Plowing Match Ontario Agricultural council Total grants to Agricultural societies amount to 2550 Grants for the other agricultural purposes total 3fi00 County Council Cuts Grants To Grants to various organizations In the county were cut this year by York County council when it approved a grant of 100 for the York Pioneer and Historical so ciety and a grant of 500 for the Queens York Rangers Application for grants had been made by St Johns Ambu lance Canadian National Exhi bition Ontario Conservation as sociation Navy League of Can ada Canadian National Institute for the Blind Salvation Army Newmarket Recreation com mission for the construction of a swimming pooh All these re quests were refused Because the Queens York Ran gers are celebrating their 200th anniversary In a resolution to increase grant from to for the one year was In troduced by Reeves Clarence Davis of Aurora and Sidney of Whitchurch The re commendation was referred to the warden Police Report Given At Sutton Put Chief On Probation I At a special meeting of the committee considering that the Sutton council Monday evening a report was made by the police committee after three special police committee meetings held during the previous week The chairman of the commit- standard of efficiency and state of morale of the police force could be attributed- the fact that the chief constable had no previous in his present capacity tee was Councillor P G Holder and was consequently lacking in and present at all meetings were members P Holder William Sellers Robert Walker C Main and George with the exception of the first meet ing at which Mr Ijunont was not present The Monday report was adopted Under the heading Low Mor ale and Dissatisfaction the re port stated that general inform ation gathered from members force other than chief con stable made it apparent that lack of proper leadership poor arrangement of working hours and days off duty workable di vision station duty casual at tention to routine administration and paper work plus a tendency to bo overbearing on the part of the chief constable had seriously reduced harmony and mor ale of the force since the resig nation of former Chief Constable The circumstances surrounding the resignation of Constable Tay lor on January were found to be as charged by the chief con stable absent without leave and that pressure was brought to bear on him in any way by the chief or any other person securing his writ ten resignation Chief On Probation The report recommended that the police force be maintained with its present personnel of a chief two men until March 1950 and that this period be considered as a probationary period for the chief constable The report said the committee sincerely hopes that the recom mendations made by it will be put into to the end that the morale and efficiency of the force will be brought up to a desirable standard The report said an occurrence record should bo at the station covering the activities of the force Inside and outside th station All such records are to be available to council at Its regular monthly meetings or at any special meeting of council or the police committee was the result of the 1 v a sufficient knowledge of admin istration and of the handling of men The committee feels how ever that in the field of investi gation particularly in one or two Important case he demon strated considerable ability The police committee also re ported that onsovcral occasions during individual members of council in particular the Reeve and deputyreeve had spoken to the chief constable and made suggestions for the im provement of the force suggestions have not been car ried out In this connection it should be noted that under Sec tion subsection of the regu lations mode under the Police Act no chief constable may take orders from any members of council unless authorized to so by the council as a whole The report goes on to say Tho committee is aware the council has in the past ap pointed its reeve to represent it in police matters In view of the lack of extended to the reeve in the past by the chief and because of the provision of Sec of the regu lations it Is apparent that coun cil must act as a body dealing with police matters Following the adoption this report by the council it was also resolved to send a copy of tho report to Crown Attorney leigh Armstrong Newmarket Health Unit Again Recommends Refusal Of Water To J Another letter recommending that no water be made available to a proposed residential subdi vision was received by town council on Fob from Dr Rob ert King medical director York County Health unit The concerned the subdivision located East at the end Pi v ac