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5 The Newmarket Era and Express Thursday Nov To the Electors of the TOWNSHIP OF WHITCHURCH Vote to ReElect Clifford Wallwork For council for the year POLLING DAY MONDAY DEC AM TO Eight Candidates For The Five North Gwillimbury Council Seats I wish to thank the electors of the TOWNSHIP OF WHITCHURCH for my acclamation as DeputyReeve for George E Richardson VOTE TO REELECT Frank Williams COUNCILLOR For the Township of Whitchurch for POLLING DAY MONDAY DEC AM TO PM To Electors of NORTH GWILLIMBURY Your continued confidence and support is requested in my bid to serve you again as Eight candidates were nomi nated to fill five council seats for the year when electors of the township of North Gwillim bury met in Bclhaven Hall on Saturday afternoon November 23 Two men are contesting the This years reeve and deputyreeve Roy J Pollock and Clark Martin are opposing each other for the first position This years councillor Frank received an acclamation as deputyreeve for Five are contesting the three positions of councillor present councillors J Doyle and William King are in a field with newcomers Lee Glover Frank Kennington and former councillor Cecil Pros- Nominators and seconders for the candidates are listed respec- tievly Clark Martin Alex Hop kins and Lee Glover Roy Pol lock Ernest Taylor and Art Dawson Frank Alex and Clyde Draper J Doyle Alex and Mrs Mary William King Fred Peel and Lee Glover Alex Hopkins and Clark Martin Frank Russell and Herb Hill- is Cecil Prosser Stanley Breuls and Clyde Draper Clerktreasurer Winch chaired the meeting which open ed at 1 pm From then until 2 pm the purpose was to nomi nate candidates following which the nominators seconders and the candidates themselves spoke on behalf of those contesting the five council seats Reeve Roy J Pollock consum ed the greatest amount of speak ing time with his resume of the work done for the township by the County of York This work entailed for the mast part the extension of the Concession Mills Road north from Pleasantville through to the Baseline and continuing along VOTE REEVE IN 1958 POLLOCK Lea Glover for NORTH COUNCIL BUYTB CHRISTMAS SEALS Have regular free chest rags Visit your doctor for a tuberculin test VOLKSWAGE large space for advertising tit a 7 W If BROTHERS ST NEWMARKET council as welt as on county I council He asked for Mr Kings reelection December A newcomer to local politics is Lee Glover a farmer whose father at one time served on local council Mr Glovers nominator was Alex Hopkins and it was seconded by Clark Martin not younger man of good calibre satisfied with the assessment de- was how Mr Hopkins described I parlment in the township HejMr Glover and worthy of the claimed it was the only electors vote with two assessors Lee Glover to Deputyreeve Clark Martin was a man well Mr Martin himself was cant they do it with one the Baseline to the 5th Conces sion Approximately miles of the 20 paved by the county are in North Gwillimbury Township The cost of the 20 miles is ap proximately and the al teration to the bridge crossing the Jersey River on the will cost in the neighborhood of 150- 000 The cost of these are borne by the provincial government Metro Toronto and the County of York The township of North Gwillimbury pays its portion of the cost in county taxes its share being approximately 97 per good reasons for it and en- and according to Mr Pollocks explain them The newly acclaimed deputy- reeve for present councillor Frank said that as chairman of the Roads Commit tee he had had a good bit of work to do along with his committee man William King The Island Grove Drainage Project that had nation speech Mr Pollock also paid tribute to Howard Ander son Reeve of township and a former reeve of Sutton George for the part they played in helping him to com plete this work the road will serve as a direct route to Lake Simcoe south shore This had all been done in former years at county council Indigent relief as a major problem and hospitalization costs to the township were discussed Hospitalization in North Gwil was higher this year than in any township in the county Mr Pollock said This was accrued for the most part by people who are not like you and me Nothing can be done about it under the present legis lation Mr Pollock added Concluding Mr Pollock said although it is not ethical to ac cept anything from firms work ing for the township Beamish Construction said it would like to donate something to them in commemoration of Reeve Pol locks work on the roads this was in jest as it was to be a pile of asphalt erected to As phalt Pollock In regards to the rise in taxes qualified to represent the cast- he said I got a good raise lhe taxes but none of us can do any- himself said he was thing about it I advocate paying I his name stand for twice a year This he said was to alleviate c the burden of paying them all at of Keswick once Clerk Winch oppos- bc c this method and said there nominator Russell Mo llis seconder Herb aimed he had always found Mr Kennington fair and honest and believed he was worthy of the electors support Frank Kennington said he had heard of things that cant be done Lets hope the council returned on December will shake things up a little and get been originally estimated at over them done he said Cecil Prosser although claim- in Present DeputyReeve Clark a school area to complete had been pared dpwn to a much smaller figure with a cost to the town ship of under 1000 Mr Willoughby did not ven ture to say who was to bear the expense of the engineers fee of which has already been paid out of the townships cof fers according to the financial statement available on nomina tion Mr publicly thanked the absent road tendent Rye for his help Except for a man like Alvin the work would be much more diffi cult Mr said Mr also expressed the opinion that a school area for the entire township was a good idea Share and share alike is my feeling on the subject Jersey and are starting out in the right direction in asking for to be past the younger man stage expressed his desire to serve as councillor have a mind of my own and would like to see a change in the method of collecting taxes he said He desires to keep the boys work ing instead of on relief and promised a fair deal Reeve Howard Anderson of township speaking on invitation from the chairman with both Mr Martin and Mr Pollock and found them both to be good He also believed in younger men entering politics I since he had done so himself and hadnt regretted it North Gwillimbury electors go to the polls on Saturday Dec 7 between am and pm themselves PINE ORCHARD Martin said that Mr Pollock had covered everything necessary to be said about the roads and as he was chairman of the police and fire committees he would tell of those departments I am proud of my depart ments stated Mr Martin when giving an account of the police and fire departments Among the number of stolen articles re ported police during the year was pig Fines recovered by the township were in the amount of and the miles covered by the cruisers was The fire department had calls during the year Average attendance by the townships vol unteer fire brigade under Fire Chief Bernard Rye and Deputy Chief Royden was ten The calls were made up of sum mons for aid to one drowning as well as a miscellaneous lot of fires according to the made by Mr Martin Clark Martins nominator Alex Hopkins spoke on Mr Martins behalf and declared that he was a good citizen and that there never has been a man more de serving of a than Mr Martin He told of the seven years of council service to the township served by Clark Martin and of the position held by him in county council during the present year namely Commis sioner to the County Home for the Aged Sympathy is extended lo Mr Russell Allen and Miss on the passing of Mrs Russell Allen Mr Walter Beams- Mr and Mrs Fred have been recent guests of Mr Russell Allen and Miss Aleta He said he was the one to pro pose Mr Redditt as township as sessor and he had proven to a valuable man Councillor J Doyle said he had come back into council after an absence with no chip on his shoulder His subject was to serve the township and he was willing to do it again in if the electors so desired Mr Doyle commended the in- Han An department and the police chief j CO AQUreUtt and his force He advocated Un charging of a small admission fee for admittance to the township park Ninety per cent of the people using the park arc not township residents he claimed He pointed out that the county I speaker had taken over the road between the southern end of the Metro Road and the Concession This was a distinct advantage as the county was preparing to pave I this strip and it would give l access to the Don Mills Road were The Plannine Board will have Friends Of Nkt Library wellknown artist and staff member at the Ontario College of Art was the guest hen the Friends of the Library held the November meeting Mi I spoke on Youth and Art Miss Diane Park presided and welcomed the members and to see what it can do to prevent people moving up here in order to obtain cheaper rent Mr j Doyle said thereby making us liable for their relief and schools We do the best we can but we cannot forbid I them to come On William Kings behalf Mr Fred Peel said that present coun cillor King was the oldest in ex perience having served in differ ent capacities in the township VOTE A WEAVER for PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD JL nfl mm brief review of seven recent ad ditions to the librarys shelves was presented by her Michael introduced Mr As chairman of the Library hoard Mr outlined the work of that body as well as reviewing Mr Hagans professional background Mr proved to a stimulating personality with a most original line of thought He gave the members a glimpse into various departments at the College of Art and brought with him fascinating examples of the students work to illustrate his remarks A lively discussion followed the speakers talk Refresh- ments were served by Mrs John Kudelka and her committee did not qualify and Gar- diner Of these only Mr Gar diner spoke at the nomination meeting TO THE ELECTORS OF WHITCHURCH TOWNSHIP I wish to thank you one and ail for the confidence you have bestowed upon me by re electing me by acclamation to the office of Reeve for 1958 I will endeavor to give you efficient hon orable administration as I have done in the past Wishing you all the compliments of the season P S Sid LEGGE Fred In accepting the nomination for hydro commissioner I am considering a new venture 1 have lived in Newmarket for 111 years am years of age and have two children helped build an electronic plant here and when it moved to aside I remained here a I consider Newmarket one of the best communities in which to raise a family 1 am a graduate of a technical and for the past years I have been en gaged in electrical work con nected with engineering 1 serv ed with the Royal Canadian in the Second World War in the electrical branch I realize there is a big responsibility in being hydro commissioner but I feel that my experience qualifies me for this office Concludes Meeting At the conclusion of the speeches Mr remind ed the audience of its duty to vote on Dec He said at the municipal elections per cent of the eligible voters did not vote Lets try to get more out to the polls this year than Iti per cent he said Chairman closed the meeting He thanked his young lieutenant Mr for a splendid job I like to sec these young men taking an interest in municipal affairs said Mr dont know where we would have drifted if it had not been for the Junior Chamber of Commerce and its active interest this year FOR SOUND SENSIBLE GOVERNMENT VOTE George for NEWMARKET COUNCIL PROGRESSIVE CONTROLLED DEVELOPMENT OF OUR TOWN GOOD VALUE FOR OUR TAX DOLLAR GOVERNMENT BY THE LAW FOR THE PEOPLE FOR CARS PHONE TO THE ELECTORS OF KING TOWNSHIP We would like to take this opportunity of thanking the ratepayers for the confidence they have shown in giving us an acclamation for the year We the municipal council pi edge to the best of our ability to merit that support Wishing one and all a very Merry Christinas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year WILLIAM HODGSON Reeve WILFRED AITCHISON DeputyReeve COUNCILLORS Ray Jennings Douglas Hutchins and Norman Taylor FOR FRED GARDINER FOR HYDRO COMMISSIONER WILLING TO SERVE NEWMARKET CANDIDATES Continued frm page It VOTE DOUG for council ACHIEVE RESPONSIBLE CONSCIENTIOUS TOWN LEGISLATION INDUSTRIAL EXPANSION IMPROVED SERVICES I TO THE ELECTORS OF THE TOWN OF NEWMARKET If elected to the school board it will my hope that I might even though in a small way through my knowledge of industrial requirements assist in decisions on matters affecting and fur thering of education for our school children Earl G VOTE AS YOU LIKE BUT DO YOUR DUTY and GO TO THE POLLS JACK MALCOLM