Ontario Community Newspapers

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

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LAST WEEKS WEATHER WAS THIS WEEKS WEATHER IS Colder Cold And Wet AND POST CENTS NEWMARKET AURORA KESWICK ONTARIO WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER Newmarket Aurora Keswick Pram mw Itll le weather a the temperature drop the at and reach the law Ma during the day A Utile sew Is expected ARENA MANAGER 40 YEARS a Honor Smith Orange Lemon And Lime NEWMARKET A night to honor Stan Smith and his contribution lo the sports life of Newmarket is scheduled for the New- market Arena on Nov A full fourhour program Is being arrang ed for the man who served as arena man ager for merely years Stan Smith Night program will get under way at with a novice allstar game At 740 pm there will be a allstar game Short atom series games are booked for 845 and 9 pm Newmarket Figure Skating Club members will demonstrate their skating ability for the next minutes At pm the main event Is on tap as coaches directing Newmarket Minor Hockey Association teams join forces to play the midget allstars Presentations will be made to retiring arena manager by local sports clubs and A and To Build Stores AURORA The decision of A it Stores to erect a store at St and Aurora Dr and the plan by to also locate on St just north of Wel lington St may result In traffic lights Installed at the Aurora Drive intersec tion Council will advise the Ontario Depart ment of Transport that the locating of these large stores plus the traffic the Commu nity Centre considerably increases the ex pected traffic flow and lights would now be desirable Excavation for the Store has started and the removal of some buildings on St will provide the site for the store present store on Wellington St East will be used as lie northern ware house for Wholesale Ltd supplier to outlets associations An annual trophy to be known as the Stan Smith Trophy will be presented to the citizen who has contributed most to minor hockey In Newmarket over the past year This will be one of the highlights of the evening Art Ferguson and Recreation Director Don Popple are convening the event It promises to be an exciting evening There will be no charge Tonight Stan Smith will be honored by the Recreation Commission and Arena Com mission at a dinner to be held at the Cana dian Legion Hall Senator Fields Football Queries AURORA Comparing public viewpoints on both the Senate and House of Commons Senator Keith navies told an audience of Club members Monday night that most of the adverse public relations concerned with the Senate has been mainly their own fault In my days as Party organizer I was amazed at some of the remarks I heard regarding the work of the Senate and the members of that body Now I rea lize that it is part of our political environ ment and with all Its imperfections it Is the only known way we have found so far to give us some type of democratic organi zation in Canada Senator told the audience that he would quite willingly attempt to answer questions on anything but football Since I resigned as of that In February of lait year I have received many blandishments and financial offers to write articles on football and In particular my own stormy period of football and my final resignation I have turned all these offers down and I must ask you respect Ibis altitude tonight I am amazed that In the majority we applaud people who work with service clubs churches and other organizations In com munity hut we are reluctant to give the same consideration to a man or woman who willing to declare his or her political partisanship president Harold Tipton introduc ed Mr navies to the members and gave a resume of his early and subsequent politi cal career saying that Senator was one of the youngest In history to he appoint- to the Senate Touching on his resignation Commis sioner of Canadian Football league Mr Tipton said that some members of the press at that lime hod Mr was guilty only of thinking that the Commission ers Job was for a working man ami not a yes man ALLOW EN TREAT Children Get Butts Donald leader in Ontario takes over the role of referee with the opposing political forces at the Civic Night Dinner by the York County Real Estate Hoard Three political opinions are represented by William Hodgson Progressive Conservative MLA for York North Mr and Donald Deacon Liberal MLA for York Centre Stuff ors Hold Civic Night AURORA Community ownership of development land offers the only effective check on land values which are pricing homes out of reach of the grow ing proportion of our people Donald MIA and leader of Ontario New Democratic Party rapped the present Ontario Government for Its lack of policy on land use when he spoke to members of York County and District Real Roard at a Civic Night Dinner held at the Aurora Highland Golf and Country Club last week Mr MaeDonald cited many recent re leases by prominent federal and provlnciol officials stressing the fact that public own ership of land Is no longer a controversial Issue on which ideological deflate could go on for years to come but the answer to urgent problem on which both governments should move Immediately The leader of the hoped that the federal homing and urban development con- slated or December would provide a vigorous lead and that the provincial gov- would be willing to through without delay speaker charged the Ontario Gov ernment with Itself being guilty of land In flation In Its action regarding the program The action of government In boosting price of a lot to well over before making the land available simply a floor under the Inflated land values Instead of creating some Incentive for their reduction said air MarDonatd In conclusion ho quoted Dr Krlc lice- croft of University of Western Ontario Allowing a small group of people to reap benefit of public Investment Is wrong government should invest In land and then lease It out Chairman for the dinner and program was William president of York County and District Real Mr welcomed the guests to the event and Introduced the guests at the head table which Included Floyd Perkins Warden of York County Robert Telford president of the Ontario Association of Real Estate Boards William Hodgson MM for York North John Addison MP for York North Harry Sadler chairman of the Civic Night Committee and Ron Sanderson president elect of the Association of Renl Boards NEWMARKET Northern York County had a relatively quiet Halloween this year as few communities suffered from vandal ism But a number of Newmarket youngsters found some surprises in their bags when they got home Children on the traditional Shell Out safari In the downtown residential area of Newmarket found cigarette butts and Instead of peanuts and candy Robert and Debbie Linn discov ered the butts and ashes enclosed in a Hal loween decorated bag Newmarket Chief of Police William Hill slated that from the point of vandalism It was very quiet There was the usual window soaping and some cars received the full treatment of soap and chalk but nothing re quiring more than a firm reprimand from local constabulary It was a similar story from the Aurora Police Department Some fences around property were pulled down and the St Stores came In for their share of soap The groups of trick ami renters stayed well the bounds of good behaviour PROPERTY DAMAGED In Whitchurch Township one window wa3 broken in Vamlorf Public School some signs In the village were torn down and a tew mailboxes damaged in the Musstemnn and Wilcox Lake areas East Township Police re ported a very quiet Halloween One Town ship road was liberally spread wilh calcium from a nearby township supply dump but it was soon removed by road crews King Township also received no great shocks with a few minor Incidents involving road signs marked over or again mail boxes damaged North Gwillimbury Police had a very quiet Halloween night with no serious in cidents and no frantic calls from residents Sutton also gave a glowing report of the behaviour of the younger folk In the village Storekeepers were kept busy on Wednesday morning with the varied remedies for re- moving soap from glass but this was about extent of the pranks Seek Water Strike Gas KESWICK The Keswick Well Drilling Company struck a gas vein white drilling for water on ltd near Island Grove last week The gas was promptly lit to keep it tinder control and avoid allowing the fumes to spread It was estimated owner could supply home with gas as a three foot flame continued shooting into the air until it was shut off by workers To Hold Youth Week KESWICK Youth Appreciation Week will be held here from Nov IS to The week is sponsored by the Optimist Club of Keswick Optimist has arranged a talent competition which Is open to young sters to on Saturday November in In North Memorial Arena from am to l pm Judging event will be local school principals In conjunction with tho talent competition song recital will be given by Mrs Elaine Cowieson and pm sketch will Iks put on by Mrs Doris Ranks and Mrs Julio Griffiths A teenage dance is to be on Friday Nov in the Arena with free admission for Ihe young people Music will bo supplied by The Future Past n group of Keswicks youthful music ians To end week church parade from station to St Pauls Anglican Church will he held Participating will bo cubs and scouts and guides and brownies who wilt inarch to music by the North Police Rami June Callwood Raps Officials NEWMARKET Governing bodies In Canada were verbally chastised by Juno Callwood well known radio and television personality when she addressed the New market and District Branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association at Pickering Col lege Wednesday night Taking as her topic The Morality of Youth Miss Callwood said the mental health of the Indian population has become a problem A quarter of a million Indians are being abused by the Courts and police to a shack ing degree They are being sentenced to madness by the treatment meted out to them Miss said the day of the do- gooders who draw up petitions is over She pleaded tor an activist attitude to bring about better conditions and particularly new stand regarding abortion laws We see a parade of people who are up set by injustice but good intentions are no longer producing good deeds Miss compared the plight of the Canadian Indians with that of the American Negro Conditions la the United States have shown man wilt snap and take to violence If pushed too tar she said The marches In Ala failed to ac complish what the negroes hoped for and they have taken to the gun I wonder how we are from the time when the people on our reservations get guns as the negro has Set Page W A cold Mimicry day greeted who turned out Newmarket and Aurora on Sunday to Remembrance Day A lit left whipped flaw held by Culm and Legion memlwra an realdentH paid tribute and to who have died In wreath Newmarkets Cenotaph below left were licorice Councillor Kvch At right Mr MteMtoPmlM Aurora Itoyal Canadian Legion and Mm Marie Anderaon Auxiliary president return from the Aurora Cenotaph after a At rlfht below Aurora Mayor Clarence Mm Silver Crotm mother lo the to lay the mat wreath I Till- yw Hints v- i 3

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