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v i i iffti v THIS WEATHER IS PAGES NEWMARKET NEWMARKET AURORA WED MARCH 10 CENTS AURORA This Is Spring temp average to be between and Warmer Wednesday and then a little colder m the Week end so youll hive to wear your woollies to the Easier Parade 17 Area Residents Say Arena I s A Safety V life iWV A AURORA The longawaited community centre and the activities within its doors got a severe slap on the wrist from a dele gation of irate residents whose homes are close to the building Headed by spokesman Pete Wilson some men and women told council Monday night conditions regarding indiscriminate parking were a disgrace Specific mention was made of parking on private lawns also driving across them cars blocking driveways and others using private driveways In order In turn around Mr Wilson said considerable damage to driveways presently in a rather soft condi tion had resulted The long line of cars parked on Aurora Heights Drive mainly while junior playoff hockey games were in progress reduces visibility of traffic on this curving road and constituted a real hazard to safety The delegations presentation signed by It householders in the area asked that No it I J i Li Education Tax Rate To Double Parking signs be erected on the north side of Aurora Heights Drive to Cabot Court and on Avenue that the speed limit be reduced to mph and that the area be designated as school zone Concern was also expressed regarding the safety of children using the parkland across the road from the community centre with reference made to the problems caused by parking on the street while ball games were in progress during the summer Mr Wilson said that most of the residents had no idea an arena would be built in this area and they were not pleased with the problems which have occurred Councillor Bill Trent chairman of the Police Committee said he had discussed the matter with Police Chief William Lang- man and recommended a bylaw be pre pared prohibiting parking on both sides of Aurora Heights Drive Reeve Jim Murray said that his pro cedure would lake lime and there was a possibility crowds at the centre would be considerably reduced once the Tiger play off games wore finished He pointed out the Police Committee were within their rights o request the police to install emergency no parking signs for any specific times when traffic and parking might be a problem This committee along with the Parks Committee will meet discuss means of avoiding more problems and the advis ability of preparing a new bylaw to control parking in area Little Janice and Joyce Weir as animals in a cage along with others enjoyed the way trainers Junkin and Vicki Roberts put them through their paces in a whirl around Ihe ice Shepherd Staff A Want Fishing Season North coun cil will petition Department of Lands and Forests to extend the Lake Simcoe ice fishing season by at least three or four days Under present legislation Ihe season ends March 31 The fish hut operators by reason of a late start this season have failed derive an income comparable to other years Council feels that allowing the fish to remain on the ice a few more days would create no conceivable hazard The matter was brought to councils at tention by Reeve Joe Dales as a result of comment made to him by hut regarding a poor season Township and Sutton will asked to support councils resolution that Department of Lands and Forests tend season J John Gardening Cohmn a r Starts This Week Two pupils of Mrs M School of Dancing get into the routine for the jazz tap section where they are competing at Peel Music Festival at Port Credit on April The two members of Ihe senior group are Marcia and Staff Seek Help To Found Nursery School EAST HEIGHTS Resi dents of area have been asked to help with the development of nursery school as a Centennial project A trained supervisor and assistants are available This is to be a licensed Nursery School with application being made Department of Welfare under attention of Miss Marion Gibson Supervisor Mrs Jacqueline Sheldon Ave Ontario Teacher was trained at Toronto Normal School on Ave in kindergarten work to Grade She has taught Grades I to and Sunday school from nursery to adults Mrs has four Canadian gen erations of teaching experience behind her on both sides of the family tree On the advice of Mr I Adams and Mr K Dunn school inspectors and Miss Day Nurseries Depart ment of Welfare Mrs is plan ning to lake the advanced Nursery School training Course at University in Hamilton Mrs Alice Willow one of mothers will be assisting Mrs has had experience in teaching Sunday school Mrs Pauline Hanson Crone Court with seven years experience in Day Nurseries is planning on assisting the required number of pupils have registered The teachers motto is to Educate every child as if he or she were her own ami build a nursery school of Canadian ideals If unable to give financial assistance to Nursery School when canvassers coll good used washable toys childrens hooks blackboard piano record player childs table anil chairs and playground equipment would he appreciated Also needed is volunteer ability of carpenters painters teachers secretaries music dancing sew ing arts and crafts to make the Merry Sunshine Nursery School a success Men In Blue Blue VANDOItF It was a bad evening for boys in blue at the annual Whitchurch Police Association Dance Someone stole a case of liquor as policemen were preparing for the annual alfair at Cedar Beach Pavilion at Mussel- mans last Friday night No arrests have been made SHARON Unless a lot more can he pared from the education budget for this year than is hoped for at the moment this part of the lax structure will cost East ratepayers a possible mills more for than for the previous year flic estimated budget of was presented to East Gwillimbury Township Council at lis Monday night meeting by Kenneth chairman of Public School Hoard and It is more than the extra low budget presented in of Mr gave explanations lo council on the magnitude of the budget and said trying save last year had only made this years situation much worse The budget for was and the main faclor in this budget was the need for more teaching staff the furnishing and equipment for a school library cost of operation and tremendous rise in the cost of providing bus services In of transporting pupils was SI too In iirn had gone up In and males for were The subsidy for this would not he obtainable until next year Reeve Garfield Wright said with only elementary figuring this would mean a jump of about ii mills in Public School tax alone must ask the inevitable question said Reeve Wright is Iherc no possible way amount could be trimmed Mr told council he realized Hint figure was rather staggering Hut in three years alone the cost of trans porting students has gone up ten limes our only hope Is that Provincial Govern ment will see Its way clear to raise Ihe grant structure At moment If the furnace at School were give out we would not have needed re place The budget was referred to the Finance for consideration This four bedroom home is now in a precarious yards from shore on Lake ice was being moved across Ihe ice to a new site near when the wheeled dolly underneath broke NEWMARKET With Spring here and Summer around the corner The Era takes pleasure In bringing Its readers one of Can adas bestknown gardening writers John Each week until June 22 air Bradshaw will write a column especially for The Era telling you the gardener what to your garden next week designed assist Era readers In not bring success- Jul gardeners but to give them tips la beautifying their properties Mr column which pears on Page 2 Is entitled Early Spring Care of Lawn Subsequent columns will soil care care of your roses how to sow a new lawn through the surface on Monday Waldciv Staff other subjects planting a gourmet vegetable garden and House ing InLak e NORTH A large while frame house being lowed across the ice of Lake to a new site near Barrio is sitting with its supporting timbers on ice after the large dual wheels broke through about feel from shore at Island Grove on Monday It is tilted and gradually sinking The large summer residence of Dr Lionel was destined for a newly- prepared lot at Woods near ami was prepared for the journey across lake with a heavy wheeled dolly under main structure and a set of logging sloop sleighs at the front to which two caterpillcr- tractors were hitched Estimated weight of the twostorey four- bedroom house Is tons ami it had taken two weeks of preparation by about men before start was made on 20mile move Sunday morning Contractors for moving of the house were John Walker Construction Co of New market and Goliath Construction Co of The ice thickness was estimated to be about inches over the route which was have been via Island and Big Bay Point up to Kcmpenfchlt Bay The journey would have been about mites by road The construction crews originally had the building mounted on timbers on three heavy logging sleighs but this method proved in adequate and the wheeled dolly was decided on for journey Last week some of the added portions of the house such as verandahs etc were taken across Lake Simcoe ice by the same method It was estimated that had the project been successful journey have about six hours at a specxl of about four and a half miles per hour There is no insurance available once the property leaves Ihe shore The Sunday morning moving prepara tions were also plagued by minor frustra tions One of the two tractors was found inoperable and another had to be brought across the lake then the first tractor re fused to start Finally just before noon there was a flat tire on the dolly and an air compressor had be sent for Don Pecore Resigns Again i Don former recre ation director in Newmarket is out of job again Charging undue and adverse publicity from the local council a Brampton daily paper and the Figure Skating Club Mr Pecore has tendered his as manager of the Victoria Park Arena at No immediate action on the resignation was taken by the Arena Board until the board meets during the week Mr asked that the resignation be effective at the end of the present hockey season The action on the part of Mr Pecore was taken following a letter received from the Figure Skating Club charging that some teenage boys who were using the front stairs of arena as a meeting place with young girl members of the club was creating em barrassment Mr Pecore has been managing arenas for the past years and his name has been mentioned for the post of recreation direct or at Chinguacousy f Expo Contest Winner Mrs Trusty Kit Newmarket was fait weeks winner of Trip To Expo sponsored by area merchants Airs Trusty successfully unscrambled Super Carpel Cleaning Service from among sponsoring merchants- advertisements Mrs Trusty accompanied her winning with a sales slip from Farms of the participating businesses She now stands a chance of winning ah allexpense paid trip for two to in Montreal this summer Discard Regional Education Board Crippled Children At the Convention of York County School Trustees Association held at District High School March the York County Consultative Committee on Education announced it has discarded the Regional Board of idea be Included in system of education member John McKay said committee now recommends to County Council three boards of education kinder- THISWISE THE m Farm and Garden Page Page Smiley and Page Pages fi Sports Pages Comics Curtain Time Page Classified Pages Thar Easter hat I like tofv3 375rT SBt one hoard for the six southern municipalities of the county a hoard of education for Aurora Newmarket King Whitchurch and and a board for the three northern boards will each deal directly with County Council The spokesman did not elucidate on the reasons for deleting the Regional Board of Mr George Richardson chairman of York County Councils education committee chaired the general assembly following banquet Mr Richardson said Ut us face problem of education with an open mind I know only too well of tax increases in the area of education but for the sake of young people we should study the Committees brief to County Council He hoped participation In the work shops of the convention would be a means of resolving some of the difficulties that modern education and improvement of system demands County Warden Floyd Perkins said We as a people are proud of our teachers or ganizations in county and the work of the trustee boards In a rapidly growing Canada the prob lems of schools and school sites will be with us for years to come Tho changing world is is a real challenge to education He said the Consultative Committee has done a big and worthwhile job In prepar ing its brief and the amount of study in volved in submitting its report to the coun cil of York County Aurora Annexes Whitchurch Land The towns move to annex the part of Whitchurch Township immediate ly to the south of Auroras limits to include the south of the railway track was successful in part At an Ontario Municipal Board hearing held last week the ruled that acres be annexed providing an area the railway only and not as far to the east as had been sought by council The original request covered a little more than acres Expected difficulty in servicing the larg er area plus the fact that Aurora had no immediate prospects requiring industrial land in this area was reported as the major reason for the smaller area only being ap proved The annexation order will become effec tive January I 1500 3000 2000 1000 Newmarket With just one week go the Newmarket Aurora Seal Campaign for Crippled Children still far short of Its objective The campaign Is sponsor- by Newmarket Lions Club in Newmarket and the Aurora Lions Club in Aurora Newmarket campaign chairman re perls that a total of has been raised to date The Newmarket Lions Club last week sent 91697 for a pair of specially built shoes and to pay for a set of bra tea and shoes for two area children The Aurora Lions Club reports contributions to date of The club announced that an Aurora child Will be sent to camp this summer Remember only one Week to go for the Crippled Childrens Campaign Aurora Newmarket Aurora