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LAST WEEKS WEATHER WAS CT i V3 ITS- Warm and Wet CENTS VOL NO 50 PAGES AND POST NEWMARKET AURORA KESWICK ONTARIO WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 1967 Newmarket Aurora Keswick THIS WEEKS WEATHER IS Turning Cold We can expert about the same sort of weather until the end of the week and hen the weatherman says It will turn colder Temperature to range between and and then about a halfInch of snow near the weekend ADDISON VOTES AGAINST LIBERALS r a Utile Graham Howe of Jacksons Point asks where does it come from as a member of the Sutton Clown Hand tootles his horn at the annual Sutton Santa Claim Parade on Saturday Please turn to Page 2 for more Sutton Santa Claus Parade photographs Photo BROWN CAMP OPERATION Conviction May Spur Action In Town NKWMAHKKT The conviction of Brown Camps Ltd in a court on Friday of an infraction of a borough zoning bylaw may result in similar charges being laid against the organization in Newmarket and Drown Camps were fined on each of four charges of violating a Scarboro bylaw by operating commercial homes for treat ment of emotionally disturbed children in a singlefamily neighborhood The organizations lawyer said following the trial that no change will be made in Police Detain Man Following Threats NEW MARKET- Freezing rain and treacherous roads hampered police last Sunday evening as they searched for a man who said he Intended to kill his employer King Township police received a call from a distraught wife saying that her hus band had a gun and was on his way shoot his boss Police were warned that the man had also said he Mould kill any policeman who came near him but officers from Newmar ket Whitchurch Aurora Gwillimbury and King Township instigated an immediate search Road blocks were set up at strategic points and the suspect vehicle was spotted on the Green lane north of Newmarket by Constables Tom Young and Harry Diamond In pursuit of the vehicle the police cruiser skidded off the road on the Ice but neither of the officers were Injured Aurora police finally stopped the vehicle on Highway II at Aurora and the man was into custody without a struggle King Township police chief Leslie Pen- said that the man had been hospitalized for psychiatric treatment and that no charges would be laid the use of the Scarboro homes while Brown Camps is considering an appeal Browns Camps operate treatment centres similar to those operated in the homes in Newmarket and Kast residential areas The organization has two offices listed at Millard their ac counting department and a firm named Camp Leasing lid National Director Stephen Lewis said Monday they have seven houses treating children in Newmarket and Kast Last week Newmarket residents of the Avenue area circulated a pe tition protesting Camps use of the Millard location as an office Town Clerk Grant Blight said Monday that Newmarket would like to act against the office use on Millard Avenue hi a simi lar manner to the action taken by but he explained the town presently has no effective residential zoning bylaw on the area to enforce Mr said Town Council passed a residential zoning bylaw covering the area last February but it still needs Ontario Municipal Hoard approval to be An hearing on the bylaw was held in the fire hall last week but the board did not approve the bylaw because some objec tions were registered against it The clerk said town officials hope the OMB will approve the bylaw retroactive to last February and make the approval con ditional on council amending it lo take care of the objections He said then we would have grounds for further action against Brown Camps Mr Blight said the town has passed sev eral zoning bylaws over the years covering area but never got around to submit ting them the OMB Under The Municipal Act such town by laws do not become law until they receive approval In October Township Council presented a resolution to York County Council aimed at forcing the removal of Browns Camps operation there The County Council asked the province to study the Brown Camps operation and urged lic encing and inspection of homes for disturbed children but took no further action Reeve Garfield Wright said Monday Council has been following the case closely and will meet to assess the town ships position In light of the zoning convic tion Residents Protest Location Brown Camps Offices Council referred a let ter to the Town Solicitor from ratepay ers in the vicinity of Millard Ave and lorne Ave objecting to the occupation of residen tial property by employees of John Brown Camps Ltd The letter requested that council take action to slop the occupation of certain houses In this arm which the residents claim are being used for commercial pur poses The plea to council stated that the is one of the better residential sections of the town and under these conditions could soon deteriorate and become a slum Both Stephen Lewis MLA di rector of Brown Camps John Brown MLA were present at the council meeting but left following the action of council by referring the letter to the solicitor Hold Services For Murder Suicide Victims KING CITY A double funeral for a murderer and his victim was held lost Thursday at Our Saviour Lutheran Church Islington Burled were 44yeorotd his wife a 42-year- old art teacher at King Senior Public School had committed suicide after kilt ing his wife with a shotgun blast on Tues day According to police Mrs had left school as usual afternoon and picked up her teenage son and daughter Then she drove with them to the Elder Mills Side- road in Vnughnn where she met her estranged husband at a point of the Concession There she sat talking him In his car for a while police soy When she left to return to her car her husband took a shotgun out from trunk of his car and In full view of children shot her In lie back at point blank range Then he turned the gun on himself The two children a daughter of and son of are now slaying with married sister at Islington the other family survivor a HES OTTAWA York North MP John Addisons vote against the Pearson ad ministration Monday does not mean he in tends to leave his party or resign his seat he indicated Tuesday morning Mr Addisons surprise move in siding with the opposition in a vote of nonconfi dence in the administration during the de bate on Finance Minister Mitchell Sharps minibudget has earned him the wrath of the prime minister however Liberal party whip Bernard MP said after the vote The boss was mad but he said the Liberals knew in advance they would win the noconfidence test so his vote couldnt bring down the government Hes our only funny member Hes seldom here and just doesnt participate the party whip said of Mr Addison Mr who is responsible for party discipline agreed there was no suggestion of Mr Addison resigning or crossing the floor to another party See Firm Proposal For Urban Renewal By early spring town planners Proctor and Bacon hope to have ready a concrete urban renewal scheme for the downtown area based on proposals contained in their final report of a recentlycompleted urban re newal study So The was informed by a spokes man for firm Mr G Low The report is presently being studied by a liaison committee consisting of members of the planning branch of the Depl of Muni cipal Affairs provincial government repre sentatives members of the federal government representatives and reprosen- tativs of the Town The committee is to meet soon with the planners to discuss the report Thereafter the planners will begin in earnest to investigate how their proposals for the downtown can be practically imple mented bearing in mind particularly the towns ability to finance urban renewal Mr Low says The original proposals as well as cost estimates may be revised In the light of more detailed study according to Mr Low Drastic changes in the original conception are no likely however he says Urban Scheme Would Boost Tax Rates The high cost of re storing the physical aspects of to desirable and satisfactory standards will mean a correspondingly large increase In the burden on the taxpayer Tills Is the view expressed by town plan ners Proctor ami Bacon in the final report of an urban renewal study conducted in the town Their report proposes major program of redevelopment for the downtown area in cluding the removal of many older buildings to make way for a modern shopping mail and for a ring road system to Improve traf fic circulation it also the rehabilitation of ex tensive residential areas adjacent the downtown and makes other recommenda tions for town Improvements It is estimated that work envisaged In the urban renewal scheme area will cost In the range of to million Newmar kets share would be assuming the cost at million and the full participa tion of the Federal Provincial govern ments in scheme the planners In arriving at this estimate of the towns share they work on the basis that the money would borrowed at per cent interest and repaid over years See TAX BOOST Page 3 Newmarket Lions Give Yule Boxes NKWMAHKKT Members of New market Lions Club will be busy during the next week packing food boxes for needy families in Newmarket A committee of members under the chairmanship of Nick Iburg Is investigat ing lists of families presented to them It is approximately boxes will be packet a cost of about Business firms industry and individuals have been canvassed for or finan cial help In the project and donations may be with my member of the Lions Club any chartered bank or the office of the Victoria and Grey Trust Co Members of he club will pack boxes Wednesday Thursday evening In basement of the store formerly operated by Tom on Main St FUNNY MEMBER We are a very tolerant party he said Mr Addison said he voted against the government on the budget Issue because he is opposed to the liming of the minibudget and because be Is opposed to an Increase in without any real reduction In government spending in the current fiscal year Mr Addison voted with Conservatives New Democrats two Social Crediters and one member of the des tistes in the attempt to bring down the gov ernment The Liberals won the vote Prime Minister Lester Pearsons office said Tuesday the prime minister had no comment make on Mr Addisons vote 11 is a very delicate area for us to get involved in said the spokesman i Heavy smoke pours out of the south end of the warehouse on Davis Dr during a fire in the premises last week Main casualty in the blaze was the Santa float which was stored in the building It is estimated it will cost 500 to replace the float the committee is seeking donations for this purpose Santa Float Damaged In Fire Santa Claus will have no float to ride on in next years Newmarket Santa Parade unless to is raised The float was destroyed in a fire which damaged warehouse on Davis Dr last week Most of the damage was caused by smoke but flames destroyed enough of the float so that only 60 could be realized from its sate to the Aurora Santa Clause Parade Committee Anyone wishing to make a donation to help pay for a new float can do so by drop ping it into the Royal Bank of Canada branch on Main Street The fire did not reach the storage part of the premises and no damage was caused to furniture in that section Insurance underwriters have not yet made a survey of building and Harry Legge operator of the business stated damage was minor except for the Santa Claus float which was in a separate area Three New Members On King School Board Three new members and Jack Vanluyk two incumbents were elected to the King William Held Township area school board on Dec David William William Armstrong William Armstrong and David arc the newcomers join- incumbents Jack VanLuyk and Mrs Do- Alfred Foster Panning The present chairman Geoffrey Mary was soundly defeated In Ms bid for Geoffrey Hon obtaining the lowest number of voles tit on indifference the weather was fine Jack with voles got the heaviest support h h Voting was I in the polling ft K visions Of eligible voters only about 12 per cent turned out Here Is how Iho voting went See SE Page JIT XM Mi I nl These three youngsters not afraid of the big bad lion They seem to be enjoying his ferocious growls Instead This was one of the scenes at the Aurora Parade on Saturday For more photographs of the parade please turn to Page Photo Phil Jones