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The Era (Newmarket, Ontario), March 8, 1967, p. 1

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1 i r A 1 PAGES NEWMARKET NEWMARKET AURORA MARCH STORE ROBBED THIRD TIME and District High School students went allout on makeup and selling present Cues a oneact play Martians and spacemen Joanne Kiilha as Vila was the attractive Martian girl of the stage crew not the least disturheil by Vilas face makes a final adjustment to the curtain Shepherd Staff NEWMARKET The and Milk Store on Davis Drive was robbed and the sales clerk badly beaten about pm Sunday night This is the third time the store has been robbed since last June Mrs Yvonne Couturier said a youth dressed in and slacks walked into the store just after two customers left She told store operator Mrs Margaret San derson at the hospital later that she recog nized the youth and ran to the rear of the store to the washroom She was hit several times with a soft drink bottle and was badly cut about the head and arms A customer entering the store shortly after found Mrs Couturier unconscious on the floor with consider able blood on her and on the floor The customer called the the beaten woman was taken by Newmarket police to York County Hospital A hospital spokesman said Tuesday Mrs Couturier condition was satisfactory It was estimated that was taken from Ifie cash register The owner had called In about pm and cleared the till of most of the days receipts Two weeks ago Mrs Sanderson opened the store Monday morning and discovered WOO and a quantity of cigarettes had taken No arrests have been made regard ing this offence Last June Mrs was Kicked anil beaten and several hundred dollars taken by a group of youths Following a composite sketch made of one of them by Newmarket artist Woodcock three youths were charged with robbery after being recognized during an appearance at Richmond Hill Court on an- oiher charge One was sentenced to two years in King ston Penitentiary another placed on proba tion and the third youth was acquitted x Li These two young people waited most of the winter for a chance to make a snow model and their original ambition was a floodlit exhibit for Christmas but the weather failed to cooperate It took Debbie Mitchell of Newton St Sharon of Arthur St two days to model this snow horse although it appears reluctant to nibble at the offering from Debbie Mitchell Staff Vegetable Growers Hold Education Day BRADFORD More than 100 vegetable growers and farmers attended the Educa tional Day held at Bradford and District Community Halt to hear seven speakers talk the University of adopted Where arc we going with carrot varieties as his topic He mentioned that hybrid carrots will be preferred by growers because of on varied topics related to successful their uniformity in size shape and color Georgina Island National Park The three northern munic ipalities of York County this week asked the Federal to turn Island into a National Suggest Merging SUTTON Chairman of the Ontario Po lice Commission P Magistrate T J and J Taylor appeared before a trimunicipal council meeting week and told of the feasibility of uniting Sutton ami North Township Police forces The corn- mission had been requested by the Village of Sutton to do a needs survey in this area which would include Sullen and commission felt that everything pointed toward amalgamation of the three munic ipalities bigger and better services anil our own magistrates court North GwjHimbury council intruded the commission to do a need study in that town- hip concerning amalgamation of forces GOAL The Ojibway Indian Reserva tion is in the planning stages of a multi- million dollar yearround playground which would turn the sleepy little island into a bustling community with private homes proposed development would in clude an airport two marinas two golf courses parks shopping plaza and an In dian Village Negotiations are going on at present be tween the Department of Indian Affairs and a developer obtain a milelong causeway that would connect the Island to Virginia Reach at an estimated cost of residents feel that the causeway and ultimate development would the water destroy the natural wildlife sanctu ary and overcrowd the area fir George In proposing motion told the gathering that recreational land was desperately needed and Fed eral Government should be assisting in proposal Sutton and North Gwillimhury councils backed the resolution to petition Ottawa Hold Up -J- of vegetable farming The meeting was sponsored by Hol land Marsh Horticultural Advisory Commit tee with Wall and Conrad Filman of York Countys office of the Department of Agri culture assisting Results of vegetable variety trials held at the Muck Experimental Farm were out lined by Tom Department of Horti culture University of Proving varieties of carrots onions and potatoes along with standard varieties were on display so growers make compari sons Dr Tigchclaar n plant breeder from Professor Harold A Hughes from the Science department of the Uni versity of reviewed some of the veg etable harvesting equipment now in use and in the experimental stage MARSH He commented that the Marsh area is second to none as far as uptodate harvest ing equipment Is concerned He said there was room for improvement In that extra padding could be put into the various com bines also that some change might ted in the distance carrots have to fall from one elevation to another and from the ele vator to pallet boxes Dr Jerry Riekcls University of officer In charge of the Muck Experimental Station gave a report on the research work now in progress such as the effect of vari ous levels of nitrogen on yield and maturity of onions chemical and mechanical methods of hastening maturity of onions sowing dates for lettuce based on the heat unit method Prof K Franklin Department of Horticulture University of Guelph reviewed the practical aspects of the operation of a common storage when to ventilate and when to Si Township History TO DATE 1309 Aurora Lions Club Is Now On Sale SHARON The book East Gwillimhury In 1Mb Century compiled by Deputy- Reeve Gladys Rolling and published by East GwuTimbury Township Council is now on public sale at various locations in town ship The publication is an historical compila tion of the events problems and highlights of the township during ihe past century Its chapters include anecdotes on the lives of the early settlers their customs and vari ous religious beliefs of that time their schools and township officials and pictures of many historical and geographical loca tions The book sells at per copy its com of production and may be obtained at the Township Offices Sharon Mount Albert or Public libraries Janor Marina Riverside Park and Mrs Jacques Hol land handing AURORA A Planning Committee re port dealing with the Consolidated Corporations proposal to build a shopping plaza at north end of Aurora presented by Deputy Reeve Jack Williamson Monday night was shelved for a week Had report been approved CRC would have asked to prepare final plans for councils approval contingent on the sewage disposal situation and Ihe Ontario Water Resources Commissions altitude to proposal Councillor Dick objected to manner In which proposal indicated store areas ralher than number nf stores The approval originally given to permit foundation permit called for food and de partment stores and other stores The present submission gives square footage but tells no delinlle story Mr Williamsons report indicated a plot plan occupying acres with a total store area of 152000 square feet with another noted for future expansion The food store would be approximately square feet with for expansion department store and Mores and 5100 and the mall area with square feet allocated for expansion In addition a basement banquet area or theatre would lake 16000 square feet and parking would be provided for cars with an extra cars included In the expan sion allocation The new plan calls for enclosed mall with access to all stores In favor of proposal In principle Reeve Jim Murray look exception In Mr objection We need assessment and we are going la he run out of In If do not get assessment This Is commercial as and I donl give a how much Is so long as we gel said Reeve Murray am not against gaining assessment said Mr would just like to know the proper description of the plaa Jury Recommends Stricter Vegetable Packers Laws Governing Car Sales Accept Company Offer BRADFORD from two vegetable packing houses have voted to accept new two year contract offered by management two weeks after they voted to strike Workers from Federal Farms ami Hol land River Gardens will receive a wage in crease of about 30 per cent ranging from 20 cents an hour to cents for truck drivers Al secretarytreasurer of the Teamsters Union said settle ment is basically the same as original offer except employees will receive increases sooner than first proposal The twoyear contract will expire at Ihe end of December present female vegetable packers earn an hour while men get per hour many of litem women will also receive improved seniority vacations overtime welfare hospitalization and a re duction of the work week Expo Contest Winner Mrs T St Newmarket was last weeks winner of Trip To by area merchants Mrs successfully unscrambled Art Foster Healing from among sponsoring advertisement Mrs accompanied her winning entry a sates slip from Frenchs Reality Salon one of participating businesses She now stands a chance of winning an allexpense paid trip for two to In Montreal this summer VANDORF A coroners jury inquiring into the death of two men killed here Dec in an unsafe car has recommended lhat legislation he enacted so that no one is per mitted to sell a used car unless is certi fied as fit The only exception this would he for wrecking purposes The jury also said the certificate of mechanical fitness must he signed by a qualified repair man certifying the car rnadworlhy At present Is no legislation prevent ing Used car dealers from selling unsafe cars as long as the salesman states on the certificate that car is unfit to drive A mechanic is not required to examine the vehicle or sign the certificate The inquest was inquiring into deaths of Albert of I Gormley and James Francis of Toronto killed when their car crashed into a CNR bridge at Vandorf The car was bought by eight days before the accident from Don Vopni Motors In Toronto for The mechanical fitness certificate listed nine Items on the ear as unfit and state it was not safe to be driven on highway The jury said the conditions under which car was sold called for considerable examination It said consideration should he given for ihe establishment of proper facilities for detention and examination of cars ordered off the rond as unsafe At present hero are limited facilities outside Metro Toronto Whitchurch Township Police ordered In- car off the Don Mills Road the day after It was purchased when they found the steering unsafe The car was towed to the Garage for repairs and later released Ingarra by police A week later he and were kilted when it veered off the road straight into the cement abutment The jury ruled that death was accidental due to the faulty condition of the car said that unfit steering was contributing factor In accident GOAL Childrens v a m TO DATE 7 1135 Newmarket Lions Club A THIS WEEK HE ERA Smiley and page I Pages Sports Pages Holland Page ft Comics Time Page Classified pages Rabies Outbreak lets start shock treatment Show him the bill KING The nearepidemic out break of rabies In York County has required at least more King Township residents to take the painful antirabies shots The pel dog owned by Phillip Sherwood King City which died recently has found rabid Mrs Sherwood and her three children and also the entire family of an employee Kenneth Scott are taking the rabies shots About five employees and neighbors on another King City area farm are also taking shots after a horse died of suspected rabies Or J A Saunders of King City who Is administering vaccine said the rabies outbreak was the worst In years Fourteen dally shots in the stomach are required by persons who have been in con tact with rabid animals One of the greater attractions the Holland Iand Carnival for the younger set despite the prevalence of motorized transportation was the rides on the set of sloop sleighs drawn by two sturdy horses The young fry found out just what their parents meant when they raved about the good old days of Staff 3 S- v r

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