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NO BLANKET OK FOE RADIO Aurora Council will issue no blanket approvals for radio sta tions In this area Two dele gations William New market and Stewart who proposes to build a station In Richmond Hill appeared be fore council They explained lhat they were asking for moral and asked the council to go on record as supporting the idea of a local station in a letter to the CBC Hoard of Governors Mayor Henderson asked both to write a letter to the council stating their position and the value of the station to Aur ora We need more Suspend Lenhardt Negotiations Unless Subdivision Improved Within Period Of Thirty Days Sixty delegates from the Edwin contractor and We have heard Lyon subdivision at the west end of Newmarket heard the town council resolve Monday night to suspend all negotiations with II and associates unless roads and drainage problems arc cured in Jays The resolution was presented by before we can issue any I Councillor A and see- recommendation said the by Councillor Robert mayor and after we have the matter we will choose the group which we think will be most beneficial Aurora It had been prepared before the Monday meeting when homeowners submitted a brief land gave strong vocal expression of their views on conditions in their subdivision Council members knew about ACKNOWLEDGES FROM COUNCIL The board of governors of brief over the weekend The Northern Electric craftsman in Montreal makes a final check of a panel of dial telephone Switches manufactured for The Hell Telephone Company of Canada for use in Newmarkets now dial The equipment was shipped shortly after the picture was taken and has now arrived at the dial exchange building in Newmarket Thousands of soldered connections will have lo be made If arid miles of connecting wires put in place dial apparatus will be ready for operation Install New Equipment For ChangeOver To Dials Marking a vital step in of outside and cables for the opening of the new to new residential areas and the Newmarket dial exchange install adaption of the existing network complicated dial equip- for use under the dial system are TENDER AWARDED is now under way in the well under way and within a exchange building at few week a special crew of HOWLERS WIN A lawn howling team from Newmarket won the Campbell Trophy at the Bus holme Lawn Bowling Club in Toronto last Saturday Players on the win ning team were Ken Bain skip Bruce Gibson and Dr C Van- Canadian Broadcasting Corpora tion acknowledged receipt of a letter from the town council of Newmarket The councils let ter said it favored the establish ment of a radio station here but did not specify any applicant The board said that no application had been made as yet When one is made it will re fer the application to the CBC j licensing body and will consid er the towns letter brief was the culmination of months of frustrated efforts by the residents to bring about some action that would remedy the drainage problems The previous weekend rains had washed out roads filled ditches and culverts and damag ed property The council resolution first in cluded associates Dr who planned the subdivis ion A K Hawkins the roads Millard Avenue Dial switches and the Apparatus will take over new task of completing all local telephone in the Newmar ket area when the new exchange opened in December R Bell Telephone man- 1 after here said this week- Installation of the equipment a lengthy and complex under- taking Skilled Northern technicians will be at work j Jar months connecting testing the delicate mechanism must kept in an stir conditioned room because even lew of dust could inter- ere with their operation Thousand of individually- connections must be before the switches will ready for operation All tele- Bell installers will begin visit ing homes and offices to install dial telephones so that customers will be able to use the new system immediately following the actual conversion Actual time and date of the will be announced well in advance of the change prepared for the inauguration of Newmarkets new telephone system the manager stated FOR AURORA SEWERS A tender for the construction of sewers and the pump house on Centre St was awarded Mon day by Aurora Council to Co and the Aurora Build ing Co was the low bid by with a bid of for the construction of sowers and the bid of Aur ora Building Co for the pump house was The sewers along Industry St will not be built at the present lime i r rr Improvements At Park Seen By County Council County Park when count phone lines served by the New market exchange will be con- and officials gathered with their The annual York County pic- that time Mr opposed the was held recently at York j idea recommending that the illors I flee ted with the dial equipment but the switches will he kept out f operation by means of tiny insulators until date at which time the insulators will be awitehed over to the new ex- in less than two minutes Initial installation of dial families and friends Special Parks Chairman Reeve of was matter of ceremonies A session of County council park remain under the countys jurisdiction Among the improvements noted at the park all of which added to the comfort of the visitors were two table pavil ions More table shelters are EDITORIAL It becomes embarrassing to find ourselves repeating apologies for the omission of news ma terial and contributions for the Era and Express This week our changeover to the Newmarket plant is about half completed with part of the paper made up at home and part at the tempor ary Scarborough plant We are increasingly grateful for the fact that the Main Street plant burned in June and not in January moving re storing and replacing machinery and other equipment has turned out to be a greater task than we expected Complications continue to crop up in reconditioning equipment damaged by fire All this with the fill job of publishing a weekly newspaper makes life tedious for all staff members it can easily be understood It has been impossible to produce as many pages as the demand requires By the end of this weekend we hope that all machines in the plant will be wired and in working order One thing in our favor is that many of our readers are on holidays and our difficulties are taking place in the slack part of the season preceded the picnic when a by- planned The two already eon- lav covering casements for work on County was op in the new building proved Warden Marshall Me- telephones area and to meet for Home time after the lover There Is enough space in the prior to the basket lunch and a poet lies In welcoming everyone the building lo permit the addition picnic Mr called attention more dial equipment to to the many improvements made handle future growth of the paik this year and asked phone demand and the building to give some serious Jpjlso designed that it can be ex- gltended to house more equipment the need arisen deferring Us the overall consideration to the idea of the county retaining Ihe park At session of County council cut- the warden and commissioners project Mr said were to approach the the work- 1 progressing ej provincial government regard- to The ore a welcome addition as the best of meals can be spoiled if eaten in the hot sun be sufficient to provide presided The refreshment booth had Vice to all those waiting tor Games races swimming pony been moved nearer the shore line the Newmarket rides and boating were enjoyed and the counter had been re built in the shape of a to facilitate serving of more people one time The recent ly purchased coffee urn and soft drink part of the Countys equipment at the park wen in use at the picnic HOUSE NUMBERING AND STREET SIGNS FOR MAIL DELIVERY New house numbering is to lie completed by September in New market and It housetohouse de livery of mail fa to be started 142 more street signs are needed No name sign appear on some of the new streets in town Councillor Gladstone Midler questioned a price for the additional signs at the coun cil meeting Monday night He that something like would better The price was quoted by the same firm which is numbering houses Councillor suggested that other prices he obtained Councillor Hands and suggested hut a letter be sent to the post office department point ing out that provisions are being intuit In new post office building for mall boxes There is a special niche al ready there for the installation of boxes Councillor He lug in They arc ignoring our request for delivery NOT KINO The King Township Council held a meeting on Mon day night to call for lender by trade in connection with the con struction of the township now municipal building The clos ing dale being August The bids received on July from four Toronto contracting firms were not accepted because of the high prices submitted William stated lob Newmarket in a private car with cow cattle were purchased in the area and are being sent to Alberta for Bob an employee of Farms who am expect to via on August Last week someone on Main St commented Oh Im so glad the Conservatives got the pa- pel Our perplexed expression apparently war ranted clarification by the citizen who added Well the Liberals have had it long enough This amused us Since we have been at the edi torial helm starting in October party poli tics have been of relatively small importance to lis We are not a member of a political party and there has been no editorial direction from above directly or indirectly We admit that there was a day when politics played an import ant part in weekly publications Most people know that this weekly newspaper is dedicated to serve the community and that issues are judged on merits This is the way we think a weekly newspaper should be and as long as we are here the policy will continue The new owner of this newspaper Mr A Gathers is the local candidate for the Progres sive Conservative party The above comments may confuse some people but we are sure that most of our readers understand that we will con tinue to do the same sort of job that we did be fore the change in ownership Phis means that we realize that we opera to one newspaper in the community that all interests have the opportun ity of expressing opinions through this paper ami that it is devoted to the democratic system and to a policy of fairness satisfied with the new concerns Mr Gathers We are com ownership Our position concerns Mr fathers as an individual not as candidate That fact is an indication which supports our opinion of him as a fair honest and understanding per son There were stormy days when this paper was sold a few weeks ago but they were clouded by other circumstances In spite of some early misunderstandings Mr Gathers the editor and staff the best opportunities which could have been desired And his patience and cooperation has been helpful in this period of rehabilitation Next weeks issue will see the return of a full editorial page We appreciate our readers who have stayed with us during this difficult sum mer We hope that we will never see another like it tion Company which built houses people- talk he and he in part of the subdivision agreed that they should be con ell members pointed out that blame could not be attached to Hawkins and his name was re moved Another change in the stated that the town may consider over the roads if the subdivided obligations are not fulfilled in days The rea son was a legal technicality the council hopes that the costs of the work will not fall on the shoulders of taxpayers Verbal Beating The town administration took a verbal beating from the assemb led home owners Their spokes man John Chapman read a letter which had sent to town early ii May pointing out their concern over drainage prob lems and the condition of roads alio the fact that a per formance bond in the name was due to expire this sum mer Mr Chapman read a letter which the town elerk wrote in re ply dated May It stat ed that it was hoped that defin ite information would be provid ed from the town engineer and the town solicitor To dale we have had no reply from the town Mr Chapman said K Stiver QC town so licitor said he had asked a month ago for a report from the town engineer and chairman of the roads committee Last week he had not received a report and met with Mr and his associates lie suggested that the work in the subdivision be done by a local improvement plan Homeowners were opposed to this Wo would like to be proud of our homes said Mr Chapman Its a new subdivision We would like it to be a show spot of the town And we would like to be considered residents of New market not as new members The solicitor said that in April there was some discussion about roads I believe they were in reasonable shape then he said believe this recent situation is the result of the Con struction subdivision They have indicated that they will accept responsibility for the roads He recommended to the town that if something substantial is not done in two weeks the owners petition for local improvement work Mr- Chapman said that did not concern the land where the drainage water comes down the slope from St He also said that the new school property did not cause the drainage prob lem as suggested last week An other owner denied that roads were in good condition months ago Plan corned about such able situation But he thought that hearing one spokesman was sufficient Council ha other to deal with tonight he said Another homeowner declared thai a river two feet deep and feet wide coursed down his back yard and through other properties during the weekend rains He pointed out that new culverts would not cure that problem A K Hawkins the toad con tractor said that the properties should have been sodded He said he already has started work on road and has been instructed to change the water course at Crescent Another res ident said the subdivision was surveyed incorrectly We are short one driveway he said In presenting the motion before council A said The time has come when we must show that we mean business If he wants to do busi ness with us it must be on a basis He also said he held the planner Dr respon sible for the present situation in I the subdivision Lake eldest son of and Mrs J Lake Newmarket has been awarded the Kesdwelll Prize a senior award for his years studies presented by the faculty of Kingsway school Pet- borough MOTORCYCLIST HURT Walter 24 Ken nedy St Aurora was admitted to York County hospital day evening after his motor cycle collided with a car on No highway at Hill left leg was badly cut in addi tion to a possible fracture The youth a a ear I Councillor said that if driven by McLaughlin J Mr and his associates do not repair the roads and re move the drainage problem it will be put oh the shoulders of the people of the whole town The problem will be on their laps and it was a problem not of their making No one opposed the resolution when the vote was taken North Oak Ridges when it pulled from a service station ij into the ventre lane he tame over the hill He attempt 1 to miss the car but the right front fender He kept his motorcycle upright for more than feet before stopping and dismounting Trustees Chairman Says Should Consult People To Pave Landing Roads i Another ratepayers meeting was scheduled for Tuesday Aug at Ihe last meeting of the Hol land Landing village board of trustees William chair- man of the board criticized the councillors for calling the last meeting without informing the electorate that such a meeting was lo be held This resulted in the decision to pave roads at a maximum cost of on a small show of hands Tills is not the demo era tic way said Mr Roddy who insisted on informing the rate payers of work to be done and holding a proper ballot Do the people know that they will have to put in their own Who recommended the size of culverts at an approximate cost culverts asked Mr Anderson a homeowner Dp said Robert chairman of the meeting at the time Mr Anderson asked if Dr realized that the land for some distance west of the subdiv ision contained sand for depth of feet The culverts immed iately fill up with sand during a rainstorm lie said He said that erosion cuts into the ground and that a child could break his neck in some of the ditches washed out by the rains Reeve questioned the engineering done in the sub division He one culvert higher than the road Whoever the contractor was he left the subdivision in a dirty filthy mess he said Culvert Burled Another resident said he could not find the culvert in front of his house 1 dug down with a shovel last Saturday and still couldnt find it Since the roads have dried tip the area has been thick with dust He said he cannot tell the color of his roof or the grass on his property He said lie Is forced to lock myself J in the house because of the twer Brief The homoowners submitted a long brief which suggested reso lutions by- council to end all deals with among many other things Copies were Kent in newspapers banks the member of the legislature Ontario municipal board and others The brief warned against a possible subdivision Basically councils resolution did what they wanted done Councillor Gladstone idler said that the brief asked a lot of things and if we accede to them the rest of the town will be up in arms It says wo should rescind certain agreements we have made in good faith he pointed out He said that the council could not go back on the agreements Councillor also objected to the length of time being taken to hear complaints by asked Mr Roddy pay further maintenance costs on the roads am not against having the work done lie staled but let the rate payers know the facts The chairman mentioned that the paving would be only ft wide This is like painting a stripe on an elephants buck he Ken Foster was rebuked by Mr Roddy fur attempting to at the meeting This is a council meeting he said and any ratepayer has the right to attend and speak his mind He went on to say that Mr Foster lacked and a knowledge of proper procedure and that ho had not had bar- since he Mr Foster had been elected He also pointed out that Mr Foster had against the oath he had taken done grading work and billed the council without any authority Roy likened the en counter to the MooreParker fight and said that the old ring master had more experience The meeting had opened with Chairman Roddys resolution That this board ask the coun cil of the corporation Fast to defer any fur- llier action on the construction of black base on the Bradford Road and St and Dal- Sis until the December elections at which time a vote could be taken of the property owners and that the clerk of the township Ik instructed to notify Ihe chairman of the hoard of the decision The resolution was lost but the chairman Insisted that it be prevent a ratepayer from speak- recorded 1 I Davis Leather Co is protecting its water supply by a ft test holes to discover other sources of water on its in the picture is Cyril Port Perry who has drilled of the wells in the Newmarket area Davis Leather does not use town water in its processing reports J in an eight hour period than the rest of the town put m