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W The Era an Express Thursday Dec New Ownership We are pleased to announce that we have recently purchased the Aurora Branch of A Snow Limited wholesale Plumbing and Heating Supplies and will con tinue business under the name of Canada Wholesale We will carry the same make of materials as in the past with the addition of electrical Supplies that will be announced at a later date We offer a quick delivery service to you our customer and will be ready and willing to assist you with your heating plumbing and electrical supply problems It is our intention to give you the best service we can provide It has been arranged to retain Mr Gordon Stone with whom you are well acquainted We are looking forward to meeting you and trust we may enjoy the same patronage extended in the past to A Snow Limited JOHN KMET and DANIEL KMET i Canada Wholesale 28 ST AURORA ONT GRAND OPENING Saturday Dec 7th ISLAND SOWL Concession of North and Metro Road Opening at 12 noon by Reeve J Pollock Modern Bowling Lanes and Lunch Counter Bookings Phone Roches Point Have a Sweet Tooth BLACK MAGIC DAIRY BOY SMILES CHUCKLES JENNY POT OF GOLD TURTLES MINIATURES PEPPERMINT PATTIES CHOCOLATE COATED NUTS MARASCHINO CHERRIES Harvey Lanes Pharmacy J WE If your motor vehicle is now Leisured we would like to help you your license plates One of the principal aims of Cooperators Insurance Association is to prevent accidents of all kinds highways home farm CIA is a jointstock insurance company owned by United Cooperatives of Ontario Ontario Credit Union League Ontario Federation of Agriculture and other organizations and individuals ASSOCIATION HOOK wax NT King City and District Mrs Laura Rolling Correspondent Phone Kin Health Clinic The location of the Childs Health Clinic Centre at King City has been changed to King Me morial Library The next regu lar clinic will be held on Tues day Dec at pm in the York County Health Unit Visit Daughter Mr and Mrs J Grew King City visited their daughter Su zanne in Ottawa returning home on the weekend Miss Grew who is studying journalism at Carlton College had a leading role in her college play She will spend the Christmas holidays with her par ents Mr and Mrs George Somers Concession three have returned from New York city where they holidayed for a week Vesper Service The CtilT vesper service will be held at King City United church on Sunday at I pm The candlelight service is J an annual event for CG1T girls across Canada White Gift Sunday will be served in the United churches of the district on Sunday Dec 1 at I the regular service hour A Christmas party for the pro- school children in the cradle roll class and the beginners of King City United church Sunday school will be held at the church on Sat urday Dec at 2 pm Mothers accompany the small ones so that a large attendance is anticipated at this party Is Injured Mrs Bingham Oak Ridg es was injured when her car crashed into a hydro pole at Con cession three and King sideroad on Nov Mrs Bingham is a switchboard operator at the King telephone exchange Mrs Bingham was travelling to King City where she was to have gone on duty at pm The ac cident occurred in heavy fog More than stitches were re quired to close her facial cuts Mrs Bingham suffered bruises and shock She was admitted to York County hospital Childrens Skating A busy schedule has been ar ranged by the King City Lions to provide transportation for the to Santa parade and was a pro fessional- clown is helping with the plans Among those who have indicated they will enter floats are the King Scouts Wo mens Institute and CGIT Prizes are being offered for the best decorated business establish ments and private residences King township reeve and coun cil will be the judges of these contests Rummage Sale King Guide and Brownie Mothers association will hold a rummage sale on Saturday Dec 7 Mrs Ralph general con vener reports a good response of donations but more useful arti cles will be collected today atj the homes of Mrs G St Mrs Harrison and Mrs Gardens If you have good used clothing to donate you are requested to Contact these women The sale will be held at an hall in west Toronto King City A resume of the years activities was presented by Reeve William Hodgson at the nomination for King township It showed a successful year with the townships financial condi tions being sound King township paid a fair share 42 Per Cent Vote In King City Monday King City Fortytwo per cent of King City electorate voted in Mondays police vil lage elections when three out of four candidates were elected to office Reelected was Ronald with John Dew the new candidate received votes while Donald was reelected with De feated was William Barker Mho received votes Of this number Barker had plumpers and four Mr Barkers election plat form was aimed In slop vil lage Incorporation which ho said would higher taxes hut no benefits John Dew will his seat on the village hoard for the first lime Ross was re- turning officer and A fiord- on was poll clerk The num her In favor of a two year vote was against ft Keith Davis SPORTING GOODS 254 Main St Newmarket TW AND TOYS HARM MOUNTAIN A FULL RANGE CANARIES INCLUDING STANDS i PET SUPPLIES TINY TEARS DOLL ORDER EARLY township permission to hardtop roads This would reduce mainte nance expenses 25 per cent Mr Hodgson added Councillor Jennings said both the fourth and second concession roads require attention One bridge has been completed in the township and the contract has been given for the McCarl bridge Maple Grove ave Oak Ridges has been ditched and improved Bond to King has had drainage work completed underlcoopcrative easements Only two subdivision agree ments have been completed in the township Valentine the money spent on county King City and devel- by the Toronto and York on the fifth concession NOBLETON TRUSTEES ARE ACCLAIMED village trustees were reelected by acclamation for On the municipal board are Melville Sampson chairman Arthur Hill and Howard Long The building of the waterworks system was the most important worU in this past year It is ready for operation Ratepayers have approved the enlarging of the school Approval has been given for for this project Residential development in has made it necessary to add two more classrooms i GIFTS LARGE VARIETY CHINA WALL PLAQUES Sports Equipment GOLF BALLS ARCHERY SKIS Roads commission the reeve said Among the projects was the pav ing of the Aurora road King township pays 97 per cent of the county levy for roads The township received an un conditional grant from the prov ince of 35000 This helped to re duce farm and residential assess ments The industrial and corn- Reeve Hodgson advised this slow careful development of the town ship was wise Mr Hodgson explained changes XMAS CARDS GIFT WRAPS RIBBON SEALS TAGS ETC i MODEL KITS PLANKS CARS BOATS TRAINS ACCESSORIES in the subdivision agreement reg ulations Subdividers are required now to pay 300 per lot to te township and to the school board either separate or public school section Dr has of fered as a contribution to mercial rate was three mills high- the Eversley School section on No subsidy was allowed on behalf of his proposed develop- administration of justice in by the provincial govern ment the reeve explained Tax Dollar Reeve Hodgson Outlined the breakdown of the tax payers dollar Education receives 54 per Debentures Completed debentures were listed They included waterworks March drainage ditches 27000 and Snowballs school New cent General township purposes debenture will be calls for 23 per cent and the school county levy is 16 per cent The balance was used for Holland Marsh drainage Marsh roads King City and water works Lloyd town lighting and Federation of Agriculture Under general taxes the fol- and Kinghorn school addition 30000 Measured assessment will be in force for the taxes the reeve explained Had King not set up warned of the Elm disease which is threatening trees in this area He told the audience spray equipment was available from the authority He advised its use in stamping out the blight Approval of the township ad ministration building was given by the speakers All agreed that at least 98 per cent of the lax- payers approved the project which they claimed was Ions overdue The little office at served its purpose but had be come technically wohofy under the strain of expanding munici pal business said Deputy Reeve Aitchison Valuable town ship records were stacked on open shelves like department store catalogues with no fire pro- 1 It was high time we had a new municipal site with New market and likely to grab off township lands for heir fu- plan the township would j development he added children to arena Skat ing will be held each Saturday I lowing distribution was 2 to pm with the ex- lhe reeve Roads and ceptiontf Dec- when the skat- j bridges per cent paid tribute to Assessor Ed nig win be cancelled because of lion villages Santas visit to King City 8 have been obliged to do it and the cost would have been our or five times greater Mr Hodgson A car will pick up children at Temperance vi He and Concession three corner so they can catch the bus leaving King City at pm Lion members assist the youngsters al the rink supervise the trips and help in many other ways to make the project a suc cessful one To date more than 100 children have participated Childrens Night The annual son a d daughter night for the Kini City Lions was a successful event There were 33 children present Films The Cotton Tail Rabbit were shown after supper Businessmens Night The Dec supper meeting was Businessmens Night for the club C Burns Kingficld Farms was the guest speaker The Lions dub is planning Christmas baskets for needy fa milies in the area General chair men are Ken Sutton and Herb Ross Christmas Bazaar The King City United held its annual Christmas in the church rooms on Nov Mrs Johnston opened the bazaar calling attention to the many attractive articles of fered for sale and the evidence of months of careful planning General convener was Mrs Glenn Sawyer The president Mrs Ted Wallas expressed her satisfaction over the results de spite the fact that attendance was down from last year re s dolls homemade mince merit home baking and candy and aprons were the many items included in the booths The group had a booth They sold small handmade ar ticles and church calendars per cent and charity and wel fare per cent Fire protection in cost 500 The preceding year it totalled Nine of ditches were dick and his assistant Pension Plan A pension plan was recom mended by Councillor All salaried municipal employees would be included in the plan with the township paying a por tion and the employees making Slippery Roads Eight minor accidents were re- ported by OPP on Sun day Slippery roads were blamed Whatever youre for better ove or The BANK of NOVA SCOTIA completed in the Holland Marsh i a contribution he explained this past year The cost of j He proposed that committee was levied against the properties chairmen be named for council involved Reeve Hodgson said this year with each responsible Several members of township for reporting to council regard ing his department Mr said complaints should come to council regarding roads and bridges and not given directly to council advocated the construc tion of permanent roads in the area This policy has been adopt ed by the Toronto and York BUY SEALS Roads commission and although the road superintendent it increases the initial expenses Councillor Jennings township heavy maintenance costs are can- representative on Metro and To- celled The county has given the ronto Region Conservation J Have regular free chest rays Visit your doctor for a tuberculin test I LOWER SLEEKER ROCKET AGE STYLE THAT SPELLS EXCITING EXCELLENT TASTE Smut Card Party A card parly was held in King craft house under the auspices or the King Scout Ladles aux iliary Mrs K A and Mrs Archie wel comed the guests In the euchre section three lied for place They were Mrs Fred OBrien Mrs P Beau- pre and Mrs Rose Male The same situation occurred in court Whist with the lucky winners being George Harvey Mrs Ted Wallas and Mrs Kay Cook Bridge winners were Emerson Wallace and Archie The prizes were donated by King City merchants auxiliary members and friend Re- I were served Proceeds from the card patty ill be used to help purchase Scouting equipment Santa There indications that the Santa Clans parade in the vill age on Dec will he ambi tious affair Tim trustees will have a gaily decorated Christ- mas tree on the Armstrong lot Hi Many organizations are plan ning entries hi the Italnh Garden worked in organizing the I SEDAN OLDSMOBILE FOR a SUPER CONVERTIBLE In every new feature and gleaming line from the to TwinBlade rear renders is to your comfort and safety surface travel oil the beaten path and raises it to a new level of smooth flight Such exciting now convenience features its TransPortable Radio and DualRange Power Heater provide motoring 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