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Newmarket Era and Express, 21 Feb 1957, p. 1

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Editorials On Pago Two This Woek CLASSIFIEDS ON PAGE FOUR V ERA YEAR EXPRESS HERALD YEAR Were and Town Local Observer By invitation we inspected Bruno Carlton Res- kitchen last week After a ire in the Christmas holidays he restaurant has been redecor ated The kitchen has been re- equipped and redecorated It is one of the largest kitchens for a restaurant of its size and has a pleasing clean appearance T ONTARIO THURSDAY FEBRUARY NO SINGLE COPIES 10 CENTS EACH On To The Festival Hearing Go To County Judge With Newmarket celebrating its anniversary this year ev eryones attention has been to- on the past achievements of this community But the vast majority of local residents appear slightly uncertain about the de tails of the towns development since it was incorporated as a village in One group that has filled in many of the blanks with correct information consists of the grade seven and eight classes in the towns schools Credit or this creased interest and knowledge goes to the OptiMrs club as well I as the teachers The club sponsored an oratorical contest for girls in grades seven and eight on the topic Newmarkets- Centennial Year The teachers encouraged their students in this work so that their Drama Director William Elliott who are staging The Little foxes in Simpsons Suburban all the pupils in the senior classes of the towns elementary schools now have a belter understanding Of Newmarkets past years of growth Council Defers Action Until Mayor Checks On Local Dairy Approval Attorney Will Press For Appeal Hearing On Plant Assessment Newmarket council asked May or Gladman Monday night to keep in touch with Hillsdale Dairy in regard to a recent issue over that dairy not having a certificate of approval from the department of health An inspector from the sanitary engineering division of the department of health was ex pected to be at the dairy this Week The mayor said there was no doubt that a certificate of approv al would be given shortly He that he had inspected the along with the reeve and thru Maurice Hall of Hillsdale King was read He said Since the issuance of annual certificates of approval to pasteurization plants as reouired bv provisions in the Public Health Act is the responsibility of the Provincial Department of Health whose inspectors visit the dairies with this in mind the local board of health of the York County Health Unit feels that the Provin cial Department of Health will decide what action is advisable in the present situation The Health Unit appreciates being kept fully informed of such situations by the Provincial Dairy had informed them of of Health and is not Smiling enthusiasm can not be doubted on the faces of these Newmarket High school students and Do you have trouble with your spelling If you do there is one young lad who should be able to help you He is Donald Parks a grade eight student at the Prince Charles school He won the in spectorate Spelling Bee for the Drama Festival on March I at Earl Haig Collegiate Institute High School Students To Enter Play In Festival And will be is the on winner of the festival each preliminary winner This important Book on the theatre plus the minds of a great tificatr of merit to each actors or actresses giving many of the students in several boys and will now represent this Toronto and District high schools performance throughout the arca at the Zone competition I at this time of vear as Simpsons Ival a six the best Aurora had the distinction of Collegiate Drama Festival is near- having the best girl speller in this upon us She will compete in the Interest in the festivals this fione semifinals Don Parks year is greatly accentuated cause the winners have again Proof that Newmarket has its been invited to enter the Central hare of photogenic high school j Ontario Drama League OneAct girls Is borne in a display which Festival The winner of last Is attracting attention on Main St this week It is in Dawsons Ladies Wear store window Edna is the cover girl on the February issue of The Toronto Star Weekly Copies pi the picture with others carried years Suburban Collegiate Drama Festival Rose by Earl Collegiate went on via this invitation to win the Ontario OneAct Play Festival also In addition to having the honor of entering the Ontario OneAct PJay Festival the winners of the Festivals will receive the follow ing Trophy and cash to win ner of finals cash to in finals Smaller Trophy replica to Certificates of merit to each of six actors or actresses giving performances throughout the Fes worth honorary mention The productions will be judged on acting production stage pre- Arbitration Board To Consider Dissolution Of School Section A threeman arbitration hoard was by York County council on Friday Feb lo consider a request for the dis solution of the Richmond Hill Union School section Named to III board are T A M Aurora Leslie Burrows Sutton and Clarence Downey Swansea The decision to name the board was made by York County council at its December session when a resolution was presented by ExReeve Alf or changes in equipment which the department had requested One of the changes was in a type of hose used to convey milk the mayor said Letter The council had been informed by Dr Robert King director of the York County Health Unit that two district dairies Hillsdale of and Cousins of Au rora did not have certificates of approval Council sent a letter asking what action should taken Monday night a letter from Dr aware of any action yet being ken The board felt that the New market council should be fully informed of the situation but has left the suggestion for action on the part of the council to the dis cretion of the council Viewpoints Differ Councillor pointed out that the letter said where to action but it doesnt suggest what action to a He suggested that the mayor confer with the health unit Mayor said A party sulfation and dramatic enterprise Markham alld by- such well known Canadian i eve William Clark re- thegpians as William Needles for the Toronto Festival and Cramplon for the Suburban Fes tival with Andrew Allan adjudi cating the finals at Hart House Theatre on March and re spectively CITIZENS WELFARE LEAGUE ORGANIZED AT MEETING FRIDAY The organization meeting of the Citizens Welfare league met in the Scout Hall on Friday night Feb The meeting opened with Rev J Aiken in the chair Devotions were taken by Rev The following were appointed WILL PAVE DAYIS DR TO FOURTH CONCESSION WIDEN BRIDGE IN TOWN The start of the long-talkcd-a- eastwest highway has been made Reeve Edward reported to Newmarket council Monday night He said that the Toronto and York Roads Commission has ap proved expenditures for major im prove men on Davis Drive the fourth concession road which also is being made into a good highway Davis Drive from the third ton- questing the action It was sup ported by two ratepayers from Markham township In so doing the council overruled the deci sion of an earlier arbitration board which had been set up Cousins Dairy Now Has Its Dept Certificate Of Approval To date one of the two district dairies reported in lat weeks paper to be operating without a certificate of approval has receiv ed one Cousins Dairy of Aurora now has its signed certificate of from the Sanitary to visit Hillsdale Dairy in the afternoon for another inspection Dr King said the unit was ad vised in January by the Provin cial department of health regard ing the findings of the field in- the three involve of the Ontaro specters report on his in the dispute of Health ion of dairy It listed six The three of the new received notification this week department of healths standards board are not ratepayers in the area which includes the village Of Richmond Hill Union School j Section No of Town- ship and Union School Section No of Maikham township that the certificate had been iss- for equipment and procedure and on Friday Feb Dr Rob- advised that because of these the King medical director of the certificate had been with- unit said yesterday morn- held Feb that inspectors were Also during January a report was received from the department Mayor Survives Censure Motion By Councillors Kent Knapton Mayor survived a The proposed resolution motion of censure on as follows Monday night by Councillors Whereas it has been an cession Hamiltons Corners will Bert Kent and George Knapton policy of this council be paved to the fourth concession motion was long and in- I to reintroduce a defeated Expenditures for widening a question of procedure tracks at Newmarket also I it did not carry when of health regarding an inspection of the Hillsdale dairy in New market It listed seven recommen dations which they wished follow ed and concluded that because of these findings the certificate of approval had not been issued to this dairy was Dr King explained that the re- j commendations were technical tones involving the equipment and not routine used by the dairies Any- mo- One by itself would not be taken of us went down to Hillsdale and since the inspector is coming to morrow the chances are that it will be improved Since the mayor already has been down suggest that we leave it up to him to cheek again Mr Councillor George Knapton aid The health unit has no pow- r to give these certificates It only concerned with the finish ed product Why these certifi cates are not given until a year inspection I dont know We pay money as taxpayers to these departments going Why has no action been taken Dairies do not have to wail a ear for inspections by the Field Inspectors of the department of health as some members of town council suggested According to law at least one inspection must be made each year But others ire made particularly if certain requirements do not meet the minimum regulations at the time I of the first inspection Also an of a dairy has the right to request another inspection after he feels he has complied with the departments recommendations The two local dairies were in spected in December regarding the issuing the certificate approval The report on this was received by Dr King in January and referred to the January meeting of the Health Unit board Councillor said that as a former industrialist he took a different view He said that the department recommends certain things and that it does not issue certificates until they are done They dont dose down the dairies he said have run a lot of plants subject to department inspec tions continued Councillor They dont close them down He said that the local daily in question serves over half the town and that it would be a bad situation if it were closed He felt that the opera tions should continue although the details are not always Continued on page Carolina Ion Armstrong noti fied on Wednesday Feb It that the Newmarket Court of Revision has refused to hear his appeal against the assessment of the Office Spe cialty Co Mr Armstrong wilt take his appeal to the County Judge he told the Era and Ex press yesterday In a letter from Clerk Wes ley Brooks Mr Armstrong was advised that his appeal was presented at a special meeting or the court of revi sion on Friday Feb 15 and the following resolution was passed That having ascer tained that the court of revi sion had no authority to open appeals on assessments after Dee this court resolves to rescind the motion of January lo allow a 10- day extension of appeals and thus takes no action on appeals made after Dec 30 1956 Mr Armstrong appeared be fore the of revision January and presented a re quest for an extension of time in which appeats could be made to the court He argued that an obvious error had been made In No of the assessment roll Office Spe cialty assessment and because of that the court was authorised under the Assess ment Art to grant the extension for appeals against the one assessment In which the error appeared to have been made This extension was granted and Mr Armstrong Red his appeal on January It list ed eight reasons or appealing the assessment of this Indus trial firm Since the court revision has rescinded its original mo tion granting the extension of time and has decided to take no action on my appeal said Mr Armstrong now have the right to appeal against this derision to the County Judge I Intend to make this appeal he added Reeve Calls Convention Expenses Question By Kent Sneak Attack put to a is the paper appear in the Daw- display together with archery equipment and sweaters the same style as worn by Miss for her cover assignment Unfortunately despite all the wishful thinking the ownership Advisory ministers of all of a similar sweater is not churches are to be asked vote teed to produce the same attract ive results which were caught in photograph on the Star Week ly cover and they will add to their com mittees Chairman Rev M J A i k ViceChairman Harry West Secretary Rev w Cog- Treasurer Mrs F the Wesley e r k of explained the law concern ing the vote on May I concerning liquor and beer Extend Local Appeal For Fund For Retarded Childrens Work lion for six weeks from the date sufficient reason for withhold- the original voting and where- certificate but when the as the mayor allowed repeat was considered it put the motion in the matter of a dairies in question below the building inspector appointment he added Roth Gestapo Planning Board Strangles Development Area Reeve Reeve Fred Armstrong Wood- port from council mernbeis and bridge on Friday Feb refer red to the Metropolitan Toronto Planning Hoard as the Gestapo that has removed the democratic rights of fringe municipalities and is strangling development in areas In a resolution York county council Mr Armstrong called for lost through parsing an amendment to the legislation which set up the planning board He asked that it either restrict the boards authority to the Metropo litan area or permit representa tion on the board from fringe municipalities whenever they are affected by board planning forwarded to Queens will be Park h board said Mr Armstrong has SI too much authority and is Strangling development in the fringe areas It is time lo restore the democracy which has been of the act The campaign for funds for the Newmarket and District as sociation for Children j will close the end of February I To date has been raised Further contributions will be I welcomed by the organization which extends its appreciation to those who have contributed to the work for re- children of this district Cheques should be made payable to the association and forwarded cither Jack Malcolm or Mrs Ronald both of New market The following donations are acknowledged with thanks Leonard Rosenberg Mis Still Hope That Will Come Here Ridler proposal to locate a cigarette in the Toronto area was discussed at Newmar ket council meeting Monday night Roihmans had been with Newmarket about the location of a Metropolitan planning Caroline wards John Ash factory here Negotiations were only one week that mo tion had leen defeated and the mayor allowed an employee of town to speak on the mat ter in question in a way in which only members of the council should and whereas thei wanted it corrected mayor spoke in a derogatory If brought this matter first manner in respect to parliament- hc Mention of the hoard of procedure in general directors of York County Health hen to the town court- Cousins and Hillsdale Dairies operated last year with out certificates of approval from the department Dr King said I was concerned that this sit uation might continue he ex- year cigarette Re it resolved that this coun cil censure the mayor for en croaching upon the rights and prerogatives of the of council members and for devi ating from his paramount duty which according to the Munici pal Act in to carry out the wishes and decisions the ma- of council Mr Kent said to that he was la long a motion could be You said six weeks Unit and of Aurora and Newmarket Councillor Bert Kent raised the question about members con vent ion expense accounts at the Newmarket council meeting on Monday In particular he en quired about Reeve Wrighlinan expenses at the Good Roads As sociation convention recently First Mr Kent asked if members required to itemize their con- FINDS FDR LIBRARY Funds from the estate of the late Edgar Newmarket have been turned over to the Newmarket Public Library by town council The estate left to the library up mayor week how up en- held The Mrs Mary Sullivan Mr and Mrs J Groves Mi J Carmody Rev P Mrs Myrtle Young Manning suspended when they decided not to build the plant in A recent newspaper adverlise- men indicated that the firm now Intends to build gineer not a member of council said that an absentee member could bring it up That is not true A lot of people have it in their minds that you were in- Reeve Roy Pollock North limbury township said he was as tonished to learn that the Metro politan Toronto planning board has jurisdiction beyond its own boundaries We would strongly resent any j outside Gels 14 Days In Jail For Impaired Driving coming into our When the Metropolitan Toronto i area and telling us what to do planning area was designated the Mr Pollock said It does not Metro planning board was given scan in line with Rritish justice jurisdiction over the land within a 25mile radius the boundaries to do that without representation of the municipality concerned Robertson was sentenced to days in jail when convicted here on Friday Feb of impaired driving This was her second conviction Her drivers was suspended for one year Constable James Collin of the police told the court that Robertsons car side- swiped a car driven by Jerome McNamee Aurora on January the boards original plan was to J She failed to stop but was caught within York county Maikham all fringe municipalities to by Mr McNamee after a short and Vaughan townships Wood- share in the benefits of an overall chase He testified that she need- bridge Stouffville Vilpln assistance to walk and showed and Richmond Hill hoard however never other signs of impairment due to The resolution won strong Continued on page alcohol Gladstone chairman of ced by a majority of of Metropolitan Toronto There ing included on the hoard are fringe municipalities with- DeputyReeve Robert Kirk in this area none of which has Vaughan township who seconded representation on the Melm plan- Mr Armstrongs resolution said board Of these six arc the planning and industrial com mittee said that preliminary investigations indicate that the firm has not made up its mind about a location The planning committee has drawn up a letter to Rothmans he said He added that there is some hope for Newmarket as a location There would be female labor employed and the plant would make an attractive in crease in industrial assesrmcnt he said Mr Ridler said thai a slightly better location might be found in the general area than one lost year He said the committee is pointing out that conditions i Newmarket have changed there being a belter said Councillor Kent He also pointed out that the mayor had voted on a lie vote on only a couple of occasions Mayor said that he could vote when and if he pleases He said he look par ticular pains to note that no ob jection was raised I objected on the basis that it had been before said Councillor Knapton You six weeks dont think you remembered that it had just been defeated the week before You did object but you didnt call for a ruling said the mayor But Mr did replied Kent Yes he did That was my COMING EVENTS FRIDAY Dance in WEDNESDAY Sharon hall sponsored by Sharon supper in the basement of Home and School Assn York County Roys orchestra Cafe teria lunch Admission Everyone welcome MON FEB Annual bridge and euchre sponsored by Regis tered Nurses association in New market Legion hall pm Refreshments Admis sion St Johns school sponsored the FRIDAY MARCH Dance at Inn sponsored by Arm- Community club York County Boys Admis sion Kveryone welconu vention expense accounts Mayor I said it was not neces sary On further questioning by Councillor Kent a resolution passed last year was read out It Indicated that a member must make out an expense account for the town clerk When do fcet one from the Good Roads Convention asked Councillor Kent This is kind of a sneak at tack said Reeve Edward Wnghtman In reports of com mittees will tell what took place at the convention The I spent is not much Possibly council owes me if werr known what I spent These things dealing wiih money should be dune on a regu lated basis said Councillor Rid ler The point was well taken am not trying to criticize Ed I understand he got some good things for the town Said the neve Unless change my mind I will use my influence lo remove certain things from this convention re port Council not pursue 1 subject MARCH High School Drama Society presenting the Little Foxes by Lillian High School auditorium pm Tuesday march General MONDAY FEB Ann meeting of the mens and tad New Progressive Conservative Assn at the Roy Scout hall Newmarket at pm Flection of officers Meet the candidate mcel York County Hospital James Otton President Assn in the water supply and a larger point of procedure said Mayor lation from which to draw labor Gladman FEB Euchre in Sharon hall pm sponsored by Holland Landing Home and School Assn Good prizes and lunch Admission MONDAY FEB at said Clarlyn Lodge Orchard Beach at fl pm sharp Full card good prizes Under the auspices of Order Chapter OES WEDNESDAY FEB Concert in Trinity United church by Marie Draper Lyons and her Golden Mile Singers pm adults students and children Tickets available at Bests Store c3w room at pm Ad Space OverSold For Centennial Book Copy Deadline March 1 Advertising space for centennial souvenir book has been overMild ac cording to Jack Luck who In of book Mr Luck requests that ad vertisers have copy and In by March the deadline tor book so that any cancelled spare can be sold There la now a waiting for any cancelled space he reports Time is short and a home by Junior of wort WEDNESDAY MARCH At pm friends of the Newmarket Library will meet at the library Guest Miss Mary Silver- thorn president of the Ontario Library association More books for the library Refreshments THURSDAY MAY Blossom tea and sal Annual of work Aid Christian Save the date must be done before publish In time says Mr tuck Rooks will he on sale March DANCING in Bond Herd com- nuinity hall every Saturday Space Leo orchestra lo a a copy en Admission lime

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