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SPECIALTY TO CLOSE TWO NEWMARKET BUILDINGS the Prospect St office building and the factory between Timothy and Water streets to its Holland Landing plant this year the firm told employees last week The woodworking shop will re main in the building north of Timothy St and the firm is considering expanding it Office Specialty vicepresident and general manager It 0 Carrulhors said no decision has been made on whe ther to put the two vacant buildings up for sale but he indicated private negotia tions regarding the building are under way Mr Carruthers said he hoped the shift would be made by the end of this year or early next office and administration Terming the move a very posi tive kind of situation Mr Carruthers said It was part of a continuing company program to improve efficiency and main tain Us position in the office supply field He explained the expanded Hol land Landing plant allows the firm to put all Its operations on one floor and under one roof He said this makes production less costly lhan a plant that requires pro duct to be moved from floor to floor and building to building Metal products now manufactured in Holland Landing must be moved from there to the shipping de partment in Newmarket Mr Carruthers pointed out the move does not take the Office Specialty operations out of the area and that the payroll will continue to be spent in New market In March when Mayor Drew Dunk told town council rumors of an Office Specialty move out of town were circulating company officials denied there were any plans to close down the Newmarket plants At that time the metal working shop had just been transferred to Holland Landing and the paper products division to Brampton An official said then if any ex pansion of the company takes place In the future it is likely to be in Holland Land ing but he said in the normal course of events see a move happening for Argus lays off workers NEWMARKET Between and female production line workers have been laid off at Argus Camera until the week of July 2D A company spokesman said Argus plenty of being assembled The Newmarket plant assembles movie projectors ami slide projectors AH those working at the plant prior to the temporary shutdown have been Invited to return to work on July plenty of the Inventory that REGIONAL GOVERNMENT More councillors no boundary changes in York legislation PAGES VOL NO CENTS THEWERA NEWMARKETAURORAKESWICK ONTARIO WEDNESDAY MAY 27 1970 Newmarket 8052331 Aurora change of the provincial government York Region nine municipalities will on regional council that TORONTO In original plans each of the ftt least two representative The decision to increase the number of regional councillors from to 27 and to elect all regional representatives directly was made meeting hero Monday between York County municipal leaders and Municipal No change was made in the proposed NewmarketEast boundary I Under the new legislation creat ing the Region of York the regional conn- will be composed of representatives ami an appointed chairman In his inilial announcement May Municipal Affairs Minister prescribed a council of municipal representatives I and a chairman The regional councils compos- will be numerically identical with the present York County Council which has another departure from Mr Mc Keoughs May announcement The mayor of each municipality will automati cally hold a regional council seat but a municipalitys other regional councillors Police honor guard escorted cortege from St Pauls church Deputy Police Chief J F Leeder dies NEWMARKET A resident of Newmarket 10H and deputy chief police since August James Fulton died in York County Hospital last week Mr was in his 57th liui i the Toron to Police Force and the security police at Mr leaves his wife the former Florence runt laughter Susan Mr Rick Rasmus and had been in poor health since last sen summer and unable to follow his em There are also ployment since last October Fred of Peterborough He was born in and Brampton Ira of Ottawa of before coming to Newmarket in April Barrio and Arnold 19H under Chief Constable James market Funeral services were held from St Pauls Anglican Church in Newmarket on Monday and interment was in Cemetery Over fellow police officers attended the service Afterwards about ill formed an honor guard and mar lioirt tin top Deputy Chief J P Murder victims also raped 0PP Both Mrs Do- of and Mrs Helen Ferguson of who were mur dered in their secluded country homes by what police believe was the same de mented killer were also raped it was revealed yesterday Ontario Provincial Police offi cers who have over men working on the case said at a press conference here that the kilter was inside the Palgrave home for about 15 minutes Mrs Fer gusons nineyearold son Dale was also in the house at the time but apparently didnt know a stranger was In the house until he heard the shots which killed his mother and a description his car they say was a l9oi or 65 Rambler American light gold or faded beige Whitchurch council is consider ing offering a reward was murdered about three we Tax bill in early June Kent bid vetoed by OMB again NEWMARKET Former mayor Bert Kents latest fight to have a storey senior citizens apartment at Fairy to the Ontario Mr Kent made his latest appeal lo an Ontario Municipal Hoard hearing at Newmarket Ibis week He produced new evidence which revealed that the town rejected a plan for a in the area because sani tary sewers were insufficient Mr Kent through his lawyer Tom argued that if the same sanitary sewers inadequate how could they serve the Holland Valley ilv saving that in the event of a similar to Hurricane Hazel the apartment would be sufficient evidence to order a now hear ing but rejected a town to have some of the appeal costs assessed against NEWMARKET- Town properly tax bills will probably be issued during the first week of June Mayor Tom Crime doesnt pay town does anil demanded to be Told be couldnt be he done nothing wrung Mould he sent lo tin- court and If Un man chose lo pay a fine ami costs instead of lo jail ihc money its budget when it became apparent las years reassessment of property in York County would shift part of the tax burden in Newmarket from the industrial- commercial segment of the community to the residential Municipal Affairs Minister promised to limit tax increases and decreases to a to per cent so the town waited for further instructions Wednesday Mr McKcough tcld the mayor a new tax formula is be ing tested in and will pro bably be ready for Newmarket to use within a week If town council approves the for mula said the mayor it can vote on the budget immediately stricken Era Sports Editor George Haskell suffered a hetrl attack last weekend and will lie away from his typewriter for an inde finite period Area spoilsmen items for The Era sports pages are asked to call The Era office See Publisher Dave Haskells col umn on page Youth dropin centre Newmarket Motors building on Ilotsford St the Newmarket Social Action Com- for use as a teen dropin will have he stipulated the commit tee must pay all hydro water and gar bage charges make necessary repairs control when he centre Is in use The town council was also told the Addiction Research Foundation an Ontario government agency will provide per week a hire two youth admin- Action Committee supply an adult and a highrise NEWMARKET Town council wants the vacant Newmarket Motors building site on St which the town owns rezoned for stores and dont seem to have enough money fcr the town hall said Councillor Herb in moving a recommenda- that the planning I feel it should be so we can sell it and use the money to the best advantage or the town Reeve Clare Salisbury who seconded the motion said he felt the town should rezone sell and spend our money in a belter place Both Elines and Salisbury op posed purchase of the building in the first place The motion passed unopposed ART SHOW market notary Club will stage Us Over too artists have been booked to display their paintings at the show John Leach Newmarket a nationally prominent artist will Tie vote defeats Highland Heights plan tonight r l building industrial park in 1 after the meeting he will s reading if Inlaw approving a sub division agreement between Edwards and the town resulted in the defeat Council passed first reading of the bylaw Dec Voting in favor of the subdivi sion agreement approval were Mayor Tom Surgeoner Reeve Clare Salisbury Reeve Bruce Eves and councillors Hot Forhan Doris Blair and lou Stcphi Councillor Aubrey Smith was absent Councillor summed up the Hum stand a prepared read at la1 meeting He drew response from both the reeve and called for a im in Newmarket a study of Ihc town is done la show all potential development lie also contended the towns standard subdivision agreement should the town larger contributions for sewers and other services outside their subdivi sions and to provide for graded and fullyequipped parks instead of just park- Its not fair that people living in Ihe older part of town should have to keep paying Tor schools and other things they have nothing to do with he said He said such arterial roads as Mulock Cane Parkway and Davis ing costs lo new moval and street sweeping incorrect What about the outside coals the town had to add sewers and rebuild streets etc for other He said the blew he said Mr said town schools are already overcrowded recreation needs have outstripped facilities all over town and he contended the towns sewer sys tem is inadequate to handle further devel opment If all this development is sup posed lo make us rich he asked why does the town need so much work done and why is it still using the low enough about the of the she was voting against it because I be lieve we will be in trouble if we keep building on the hills around the town which is built in a hole She said something must be done about the sewers in the older part town before more subdivisions go in Why are we putting in ions before we renew Ihese she asked Is it because no politician can point to old the eight-