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NEWMARKET transfer of possibly school children from Maple Leaf Public School In East Heights to Park Avenue school in Holland Landing was the major concern of about 230 parents at a meeting held at Maple Leaf School last Tuesday night Contrary to papular belief prior to the meeting this wis the Issue rather than the some were for staff use Park Ave school at tunes threatened to Ray Twlnney asked about conditions lit but of hand the homes saying children were sleeping In Graham a the basement and councillors in charge were member the board years of age or younger He said some of again had for order while present no more than four to a house In answer to a question why locate in the Heights Mr Crawford said the organization John Brown Camps hemes established to the Is developing this type of home all over He admitted there presently are nine The question of Brown Camps childre houses in Newmarket and the Heights but attending Maple Leaf School only In the late stages of the meeting Called to the front William Crawford Ontario Director of Brown Camps said only six homes in East Heights would house children under their care with beat up other children in the neighbor- the transfer hood our V Ken vice of the school Are we to have these attend board the group the school area had school he asked existence three years and not The John Brown Camps will abide too long ago had nine oneram schools to school board has re- the township Seek whatever policy your plied Mr Crawford Between 1964 and there had been an increase in enrollment of 500 and this with The meeting called at the request oneroom school setup STORMY 8ESSION ting called at the to transfer some Grade children to many problems Continued est Page it The problem of how might pass there are not enough i to constantly patrol Main St said curb loitering which could lead to vandal- ta He added the situs- ism and the cluttering of Mam St with constant surveillance of broken bottles faced council Monday night area between Timothy and Botsford Vice Chairman Ken Horrell frying to explain School Boards I interrupt Chairman Donald Graham yelk for Parents objects to the proposal about 80 children from East GwiUimi- Heights Ma Leaf School be transferred to Holland Landing school A letter from J V Mead president of Central Office Supplies brought the prob lem to councils attention in a letter des cribing how windows were broken at his place of business damage done to company vehicles and Utter placed in the doorway Seneca Cook commented that Main Street Is getting to be a disgrace Councillor Gary said he had looked into the bylaw covering loitering and offenders may be charged under a section of the Criminal Code We are studying our bylaw to see if it might be revised to curb this mischief Regardless of how many bylaws you slreels The matter was referred to the police committee for study Of Local Man O In Trent Minutes Later Board Approves The minutes dragged be clear on the into hours but for the half dozen ratepayers who attended the meeting of the Whitchurch Township area School Board they were the minutes they had been asking for for some weeks of minutes said the chairman John Wylle secretary to the board com menced to read the minutes from March up to the last regular meeting held on July during the reading of the April All members of the board were present J Mr JJ JWer for the Monday meeting held in Ballantrae Mr was told the beard School it had been postponed from the pre- P 15 vious Monday when insufficient members J were present for a regular meeting notices would alio be required of a pending Ratepayers and one or two members of the school board had expressed dissatisfac tion with some of the actions and procedure Mr Pinkerton objected to the the board which included failure to read the minutes of previous meetings and dis agreement regarding the site for a proposed new senior public school Chairman the board J Morris Smith laid the members that due to pressure of iMslneis and problems of teacher hiring minutes of previous meetings had not been read bat this would be rectified and the minutes read at the Monday meeting 1 would suggest that our first procedure lion that he was spokesman for a delega tion am here merely as an individual and I do feel that the present procedure Is not according to the terms of the Act re garding school boards laid down by the De partment of Education proved a resolution approving the construc tion of a new senior public school a a ten tative site near the eastern border of township The chairman Mr Smith cast the decid ing vole on the question of the erection of school following some healed discussion from dissenting members of the board Voting for the proposal were Mr Smith Trustee Mel v in Baker and Nor man Trustee Wesley Brillinger vot ed against the resolution and Mrs Irene Bacon declined to vote The resolution will be presented for con sideration to the Consultative Committee on education for York County At the present time no plans have been advanced for the construction and no esti mates given as to possible cost Men Charged After BreakIn At Two Newmarket men were arrested Friday after a teller at the Bank of Montreal became suspicious when a man attempted to cash a cheque Daniel 21 of Queen St is charg ed attempting to utter a forged docu- msn possession of stolen properly Brian Allen 20 of Denny Blvd East Township faces a charge of being a party to an offence Newmarket Constable Harry Diamond was called to Investigate a theft of nine blank cheques and In cash Thursday from the Industrial Acceptance Corporation at the Newmarket Plaza Entry was made by opening two doors to the building Constable Diamond was called to the Hank of Montreal the next day after a man tried to cash an Industrial Acceptance cheque The man left before the police ar rived and Allen were arrested later in Newmarket They will appear In Magis trates Court today Frank Tees of commented later that attempt to rob the office was a waste of time very little cash is kept on the I NEWMARKET The body of Carman He was a member of the Royal Canadian Osland of Newmarket was found Legion and since coming to Newmarket had in the Trent Canal early Monday about been very active on several committees of miles east of by fishermen the Milton Wesley Branch No He also He had returned home over a week ago served on the executive from vacation and it is thought had gone Mr Joined the Newmarket Rotary to the area Sunday Ontario Club when membership was at low ebb clal Police said he apparently was alone and with others worked to make the club stronger and successful in many of their projects He was In charge of advertising bends The body was taken to Soldiers Memorial Hospital Oriliia for an autopsy Mr came to Newmarket seven years ago to be manager of Rogers Fuels branch office at Davis Drive and Alexander Blvd Previously he had been employed by Ellas Rogers Ltd Toronto Town Receives Centennial Grants project and was personally responsible tor securing a dumber of sponsors whose names appear on the benches placed at the Plaza and downtown Surviving are his wife the former Grace Moses and five daughters Gall Mrs Ted McLeod Kathleen Mrs Bill Church Belly Jane Mary Lou and Lea Funeral services will be held at Road- house and Rose Funeral Home Thursday at pm Interment wilt be In Newmarket Cemetery M Legge Victim NEWMARKET The lowni nial project the amphitheatre which grew from a concrete has bsen recognized in a very tangible man- by provincial and federal governments A letter read at Monday nights council meeting from the of Municipal Affairs enclosed a cheque for repre- senting equal payments of grants of from each governing Mr was ruled out of order by the chairman and the members proceeded to adopt the minutes of previous meetings In order People Who Live In Glass Houses Aurora Man Of Dangerous Driving NEWMARKET Earlier this year Cy McGuigan Penn Ave refused to send his two children to school because they might be killed by speeding motorists on Davis Drive Last week McGuigan was convicted of speeding on Davis Drive He failed to appear in Magistrates Court charged with travelling mph In a 30mlle zone on a fourlane highway He was con victed in absentia and fined and costs by Magistrate O McGuigan was stopped In a radar trap June by East township Constable Joe Kearns tail January he defied East Gwllllm- bury and Newmarket school boards refus ing to send his two daughters to a differ ent school they had been attending because of his concern about Davis Drive traffic Ultimately he gave up this stand and allowed the girls to attend Stuart Scolt School on Ave Another letter from the of Educa tion advised that the appointment of Donald Popple as Recreation Director had been ac cepted clearing the way for a grant under the Community Program Branch of the De partment In a letter to council the Recreation Com mission requested the use of the kitchen fa cilities in the amphitheatre Wednesday when track and field events will be held on the Stuart school grounds ratepayers of East Heights to register objection to the school trustees de- PARRY SOUND A year old New market man drowned Saturday night In Or ange Lake about miles northeast of Parry Sound Dead is Robert of Walter Ave Ha was fishing with Joseph of Dun- church a community north of Parry Sound Police said the boat overturned and the men began to swim for shore towing the overturned boat Mr apparently weak and disappeared but Mr Wis saved i NEWMARKET An Aurora man con victed of dangerous driving following an ac cident in which a two year old child was killed was sentenced to Jail here Monday Stanley Hill of Ottawa Court was sentenced to days In Jail plus a fine or an additional 30 days His drivers license was suspended by Magistrate S for two years Killed was Paul Joseph son of Mr and Mrs Joseph of Seaton Drive Aurora Mr and his wife Eleanor 25 were Injured Ontario Provincial Police said Hill was northbound on Highway March Just south of Ooak Ridges when his truck veer ed across the highway and slammed head- on Into a southbound car driven by Mr Hof The accident occurred In the southbound driving lane Paul died of head Injuries in the Hos pital for Sick Children five weeks later Flees From Courtroom NEWMARKET A selfconfessed alco holic fled from Newmarket Magistrates Court Friday morning seconds after he was ordered to be held In custody for a pre sentence report Gary Victor Martin Hill who pleaded not guilty was con- Ave Newmarket was convicted on two vlcted July 17 but remanded to Monday for charges of false pretences He was being sentence escorted to the dock by Security Guard John To the Survival Swimming had to gain control of lift floating on put then on and then to others who were drowning and save them Mm Sally Browning bring victim Ann Ellis to the and at top right Mra J worth prepares to mouthtumouth reaiiacltatlon to Mrs June This action Is the of a boating accident Staff Shaw when he bolted for the door and ran headlong down two flights of stairs Into the street Five police officers pursued Martin who was apprehended more than a block away from the courthouse when he slipped and lost his balance Constable Tom Young arrested the youth who was brought back to court by all five Testimony during Martins court case revealed an alcoholic problem He was con victed on two charges of obtaining a total of In cash by means of worthless cheques passed at Newmarkets store last February He was also convicted of being drunk In a public place and fined a total of Police testimony was that Martin was ar rested at the Fairy Lake Park wearing only his Police said that Martin who had appar ently been swimming was fighting mad when they attempted to put him into the cruiser Following the youths rearrest on Friday morning Martin was charged and convicted for escaping lawful custody Magistrate S revoked his original decision to remand the youth one week without ball Martin was granted ball for two weeks with the provision that he sign himself into the Ontario Hospital in Whitby and then sign out again for his next court appear ance on August Following his rearrest Martin told Mag istrate Hollinrake that he had signed out of Whitby In order to face his charges In court Friday Two members of the Martin said he fled from the courthouse the experience of their Scouting Uvea leave because he couldnt face going to jail with- day World Scout Jamboree a out assistance for alcoholic problem and John Thomas are whins the charges of false pretences end Optimist h