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YORK NORTH CANADAS HOCKEY CAPITAL NEWMARKET York North becomes the hockey tournament capital of Canada this week as Newmarket Au rora and Richmond Hill roll out the red carpet treatment for a total of hockey teams players coaches and managers The streets in the three com munities are sure to ring with the voices of young hockey players adult fans and team officials At Newmarket the welcome mat wilt be out for the third annual Ncwmar- Legion sponsored team tournament Newmarket Legion officials have generously offered to turn all pro ceeds of the tournament over to the com mittee in charge of raising funds for the Newmarket area Community Centre Jack Macfarlane and his com mittee at Aurora arc hosting the Little NHL and team tournament A total of teams representing Ontario com munities will compete in the Aurora do ings hour games between Georgetown and Newmarket teams East Gwillimbury teams take on Milton teams novice pec- wee bantam and midget starting at pm Mayor Tom Surgeoner Canadian Legion officials and Legion pipers will be on hand to officially open the tournament Wednesday afternoon at 2 pm Art Fer guson Is tournament convenor Don Graham is billeting chair man and will be pleased to hear from anyone able to accommodate young hoc key players Olher members of the tourney The gels Cy Gilbert Gerry George and Dill At Aurora Jack is chairman Doug vicechairman Dawson publicity director and Is in charge of billeting Other com mittee members are Bill Jac kie Seaton Jim Coleman Councillor Norm Stewart Bob Black Sandra Dins- more Nick and Ann We have ladles and gentlemen working on the tournament reports Al Dawson at pm March series game between Oak Ridges and Bradford The official opening with Mayor Dick Legion and Minor Hoc key officials doing the honors Is sched uled for pm Al Newmarket Cobourg and Or- Woodstock and Lindsay teams will headline as the tourney resumes at am March The tournament will continue Friday and Saturday with the consolation and championship finals for Saturday afternoon The Little NHL grand and challenge finals start at pm at Aurora The championship awards ban quet will be held at the Canadian Legion Hall Saturday at pm The banquet being held in con nection with the Aurora tournament is scheduled for Friday night A long list of trophies and indi vidual awards have been donated for all three tournaments Teams from Newmar ket and Aurora along with Ontario Que bec and Michigan teams are competing E J Davis he worked quietly to help others NEWMARKET E J Davis the last and most private member of a renowned family of tanners died early Monday In the York County Hospital The death at of James Davis Jr brings to on end the saga of the Davis tanners who were among the first settlers of Canada and who established a leather industry that was carried on by four generations of the family Despite the world reputation of the Davis tannery and the place of honor occupied by the family in Newmarket Mr Davis final illness was private and He was a retiring man who shrank from the glare of publicity Yet he owned a company which once was the largest manufacturer of calf leather In the British Commonwealth He was an Introspective man who shunned public appearances remembers a very private person A remarkable man a compassionate one His charity was sometimes pub- dividual and secret Most of his many philanthropies there were hundreds will never be known because of his reticence for the limelight During the final months of his Illness people unknown to bis family called to give their regards You dont know me but E J when I needed help were the words repeated again and again Mr Davis would not have liked be reminded of his help No testimon ial dinner ever was held for him In fact says his son the thought of one would have embarrassed THEERA PAGES I VOL 118 NO Since Aurora CENTO ONTARIO WEDNESDAY MARCH 19 Keswick helped See DAVIS Page Yonge parking bylaw proposed ferred without discussion to police and services committees The Aurora Safety Council pre sented the recommendations Monday to council for consideration Restrictions include A weekday parking ban on Yonge St from 630 to am west side and to pm east side A parking ban on the west side of Yonge St from pm to am A twohour parking limit on all town parking lots The safety council suggested in vestigating the feasibility of establishing buffer zones beyond the east limits of the The speed limit is now The recommendations were made said the council to ensure safety The council also recommended replacing damaged crosswalk signs the new signs have been ordered by the town and posting signs to eliminate heavy ve hicles except for local deliveries in subdivisions The police and services commit tees will likely bring recommendations to Discuss drivein mailbox AURORA The Aurora Post Office may get a new semicircular drive way with a drivein mailbox Lost land turns up again AURORA The eternal triangle took another twist Monday night when a triangle of land became a threepronged ownership problem The land triangle in the sou thern part of Aurora recently was sold for King Township sold the land Aurora owns it King acquired the land in 1913 as a road allowance King lost the land in when Aurora annexed the area King specifi cally agreed to give up all road allowance rights Aurora asked King to sign a deed in King And Aurora forgot The recent sale revived the towns while the deed The widening includes a new twolane drive and a fivefoot sidewalk Three or four cars could stop In the in ner lane of the circular driveway The post box The box would be on an island reachable through car windows The services committee presen ted the plan after consultation with the Aurora Chamber of Commerce The committee recommended no action be taken until the feasibility of way is thoroughly studied Blood is needed attend the clinic NEWMARKET supply of blood and plasma for emergency and the saving of lives is a dire need in every community The Red Cross will be in charge of another Blood Donor Clinic which will be held at the Newmarket Legion Hall during the afternoon and evening Monday March tending the clinic and giving a little Town taxes may the line in 69 reeve NEWMARKET There is a possibility that Newmarket could hold the line with its tax structure this year if all take groat care to scrutinize their budgets carefully Reporting on the York County Council budget brought down last week Reeve Clare Salisbury told Newmarket of about three mills to the Town of Newmarket Members of the Middle Five municipalities Newmarket Aurora King Whitchurch and East met recently to discuss problems in with the proposed formation of Reg ional Government and Mr Salisbury sta ted that Hon Darcy had sug gested a meeting with representatives of these municipalities will a tentative date set for April 1 The reeve said that the minister will explain the governments proposal re garding Regional Government and the five municipalities had agreed to arrange another meeting soon after they obtain the facts from the province Ho noted also that a communi cation from the assessment authorities at Queens Park had indicated that they were contemplating taking over a system of provincial assessment as from Jan l This again said Mr Salisbury would tie in with the governments of Instituting a form of Regional Go- Withdraw amendment on downtown renovations NEWMARKET The curb on alterations and repairs to properties in the downtown area of Newmarket again came under fire at last weeks council meeting when Councillor Doris Blab- pre sented a resolution to amend the bylaw in this regard Mrs Blair finally agreed to with draw the resolution in order that she would have an opportunity to present it again at another meeting Highlight of the aquatic show in aid of the Community Centre If the resolution had been tabled fund was these two Pink Panthers preparing to take to the water for the next meeting of council it could at the Aurora Golf and Country Club pool Leila Davis and Van have been defeated at that stage and it wonder if their panther tails will impede their progress Holder Photo time could not be brought up again for Mrs Blair contended that the bylaw with its stipulation of only minor repairs not to exceed 15 per cent of the 1966 assessment should be amended to allow downtown merchants to do more extensive work on their properties Hugh Grant told coun cil that the matter was under consider able study by the Planning Board and it would be confusing the issue if council were to also take up the problem Reeve Clare Salisbury also ob jected to the resolution at the present time as he felt council should wait for a decision from the Planning Board and not take the attitude that Urban Renewal had been completely washed out Jersey public school opens new wing official opening of the North Wing of the Jersey Public School The school now nouses BOO students Music teacher Tom Gibson led the schools choir James A Day chairman of the North Township School Area in his welcoming speech referred to the townships largest school saying We are not far behind the schools to the south He thanked everybody who had assisted the local School Board during the last six years North Reeve Dave Davidson in his speech commended the principal and teachers for a job well Guest speaker Samuel L Chap man Director of Education York County Board of Education was the community knows that exists in embryo in the school Educa tion is an act of faith an investment ra ther than an expense Referring to teachers Mr Chap man stated conditions must be created that would allow teachers to contribute per cent of their capacity and told parents they should show an interest in what they do if these rare gems are to be attracted and held in the teaching Public School Board for their farsightedness and creative im agination which the building showed Jersey School Principal Ronald Bible was presented by E Bud Fisher to Students Council president Larry Also attending the ceremonies were architect William Haskett of Bar- nett and Associates Toronto John contractor Keswick John J Kay chairman YC Board of I and Edward Dunn area superintendent The dedication was given by the Rev Charles Milton of Keswick United Church and Rev Donald Bone of St Pauls Anglican Church The parents toured the school poured by Mrs Mildred Banks of SMITH FIGHTS ON DESPITE LAWYERS OPINION BELHAVEN Charges by North Gwillimbury Township councillor Mrs Jean Smith that two February council meetings are illegal wont stand up town ship lawyer Joseph Vale told council this adjoin Davidson and council asked Mr Yale for legal council I am totally in dispute and this letter changes nothing she said She also contends that council decisions reached at the Feb 17 meeting also says was illegal are open to ques tion The municipalitys clerktreasurer was appointed at one of the meetings If the me sting was illegal and s signing documents this capacity j are compounding a felony she told council Council did not set a date for a meeting with Mrs Smith and her lawyer- Help Easter Seals to help crippled children