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CANT STOP DRAGSTERS VANDORF Whitchurch Po lice are trying their damnedest to stop drag racing in the township but they are almost powerless to apprehend the of fenders soys Whitchurch Police Chief Fred Mason The big problem says Chief Mason is a clause in the Highway traf fic act which states they cannot race for bet or wager and even if wo catch them there is no way of proving they have been betting or wagering on their racing The Association of Police Chiefs has passed resolutions and asked and asked and asked the Attorney Generals Department to change this bet or wager clause said the Chief to give us some It i and they continue to leave We catch the odd one he said on a careless driving charge when they do something out of lino when leav ing the dragracing scene with one of our cars on their tail but for the most part we cant touch them legally The Chiefs revelations into the dragracing operations came as a result of complaints from residents of an Aurora subdivision through their road early hours of the They dont even race in the real sense said Chief Mason ifs like a floating crap game They go into one of the restaurants on St and arc told where the action is and what time they should gel there to make their Win these residents And added Chief Mason if they see a police car in the vicinity they Immediately become very sedate drivers and they have lookout ears spotted a mile each side of their strip who are tuned to our police radio A recent combined operation of Markhain Pickering and Whitchurch police with aircraft support he said had succeeded in breaking up two dragstrip operations but had produced no convic tions and the night they were back at it again HIGH SPEED TURN Dragsters were active In East Heights Inst Wed nesday and crowds of the friends packed the curbs on the tight corners cheer them Above Robbie pushes Hurry 11 around the outside of Handy 8 Itobb Nnylor The bays built the carts themselves they only asked their dads for help to put the wheels on and Robbie even has a wing on top for highspeed White lhoto CHILDREN PICKET EG arena committee PAGES VOL 118 NO 15 CENTS Newmarket Aurora NEWMARKET-AURORA-KESWICK- ONTARIO WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 3 1969 Keswick 1761882 will canvass township York law gambles own money to prove GO North train will work Centre Committee consulted township council on the best method of proceeding with an arena construction plan Committee chairman Rus sell was their spokesman Mr Russell on No classes overcrowded there should be no dramatic Increases in students at either Aurora or New market according to a spokesman at the York County Board of Education In Newmarket where a num ber of students were switched from one school to another to preclude anticipated of about over last year Secondary school enrollment Is projected at up from last behalf of the Committee presented coun cil with firm plans prepared by two of Ontarios top business establishments showing that a yearround arena could The Committee representing more than hockey players and many girls of figure skating age asked council to endorse their program Coun cil suggested that because of the money situation at present the Ontario Municipal Board might not approve of a debenture to build a community centre The committee was advised a petition should bo circulated among the ratepayers of the township and when so per cent of the taxpayers had signed It could be sent on to the OMB Mr Medcof said that IBs week to divide the township into sections and petitions would be prepared to take these to the ratepayers for their signature Jack Hopkins Township Clerk will pro- vide the committee with the names of all ratepayers Everyone wishing to see an arena recreation complex built in the township is asked to sign The arena plans show three rows of seats on each side of the arena The arena ice surface will be SO by feet art to finish the arena would cost and would be completed in four alf months according to Mr John who practices law in Mount Albert and Toronto is convinced that a GO system operating between Bar rio and Toronto would successful So he has guaranteed the CNR of his own money to hire a train The day is Thursday October to and it will leave at am Bradford at 740 Newmarket Au rora King Maple Aurora Newmarket and Bradford In lie- Round trip fare ranges from 390 at to at Maple Mr experiment has the enthusiastic backing of the OO North GOGO Special is success fill we will ask for an experimental run or about month lo test the feasibility of the service said Mr Mr gamble will buy him seals from Barrio to Toronto coaches will be added as additional Mr I id hoped to have a liar ear for tin return trip from Toronto but found thai 230 cost was prohibitive The idea for a GO North system was hatched almost two years ago by King housewife Mrs North and John Roberts MP for York are backers of a GO North system What if Mr gamble pays off and he shows a profit Ill turn all profits over lo he May lose 1M on reassessment sell It will show all who doubted that a GO North system would be popular that it will not only be popular but profitable crease of about I All Aurora schools are operating at slightly less than capacity Wil liams Secondary School expects stu dents and has a capacity of 1450 George Street School capacity expects students Regency Acres capacity expects 733 Aurora Heights capacity expects Wells Street capacity expects and Aurora capacity expects according to board of education projections Hare field crash An mira couple walked away from the wreck age of their light aircraft after it crashed on takeoff Monday from Hare Field just south of here A York County Hospital official and bruises and north of Toronto scheduled A million dol lars down the drain That may be the status of York Countys reassessment program And thats what has prompted County Council to consider formal opposition lo provin cial takeover of land anil property assess- Over the past three years the county has spent approximately to cover the cast of personnel equipment and other aspects of reassessment Its work nearly complete the assessment now faces the prospect of taking over its job and ic benefits of its monumental say councillors Ontario government is Assc incut Commissioner mil Wright and his staff explain the criteria aid methods used in reassessment of county properly Then questioning led by Reeves Don of Richmond Hill Gar field Wright of East em- f the toko Jan 1 nude the staff of York County said Reeve If we can do nothing more we can demand that our pascat in York County remain at least for a period of lime I dont think they dunning their own reassessment pass because of semantic difficulties and the problem of deciding which cities and municipalities should receive copies But there was a general unanimity Council members that a more carefully worded resolution of the same lone be dratted for approval in the by the job for another county surveys and stud have been made and conflicting statements given Instead of running a survey I de cided to run a train to test public support and learn whether it will pay time the province is expected lo take over records equipment and most of the staff hired by the county for assess ment purposes The rrolnb of such a raid last Wednesday Council had just finished hastily drat- only to the iHHinciil ass imption of assessment and demanding that Ontario reimburse for equipment and records paid for and developed by the county Mrs Evelyn Buck reeve of Au rora proposed an amendment to circulate the York Council resolution among other York County however is the area which has completed its re- Because of its progress the will probably suffer most when provincial takeover occurs in January County employees will be trans ferred as civil servants in the province said County CterkTreasurer Ver non alter the meeting I dont think any will lose their job because experienced assessors are in great demand Some may be transferred lo other areas though SCHOOL DAYS HERE AGAIN School days started again yesterday and kitchen York County the scene was taking place The family children are sorting out their hooks and packing their Linda who will he entering kindergarten gives Mike who i going into grade 3 some cookies as brother Joe grade and grade 2 watch were new faces at the front or many York County year too Above Miss Carol Matthews who her first class al Huron Heights Secondary School yesterday herself to her students Miss Matthews teaches geography and larket from Brighton High School where she taught for four years Packed and ready to leave Linda Mike and Joe wave goodhye to their mother Mrs Winnie as Ihey leave home on Ave for heir day school While photos