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i r i in innnc i inoc I I J VOL 124 NO PAGES ONTARIO JUNE NEWMARKET 8952331 CENTS Pioneer days sweep downtown If you want to take the family for a drive down Main St this weekend forget it The entire street will foe roped off for the gala celebrations of the Main St merchants Pioneer Days Youll have a lot more fun if you leave the car behind and plunge into the many contests spectacles and en tertainments to be had Dont forget to register if you want a crack at the eating contest For complete schedule see page B3 Really Big Shew at Huron Heights Huron Heights hits the press again and makes BIG headlines So whats new To see how the students put together a really Big Shew see page A7 Lunney leads lefthanders Bilk scores two shutouts for the Newmarket to move the team into a first place He in the Eastern Division of the Ontario Fastball League Details on page B2 Prayers profits at blue lean shop If you live in Newmarket youve heard about the Bahai faith If you want to learn more go to a store on Main St And while you are there the jeans are reasonable See DIRECTORY Athletic Brie Billboard At Church Directory AS Editorial page At A7 Sports 10IQ Views from Fairy Lake A4 IT HAPPENED IN YORK NEWMARKET It may have been a message from above to all those Sunday morning duffers or just a very bad slice but someone managed to break a lit stain glass window with a golf ball here last Sunday Stranger still It the fact the window was In Trinity United Church which Is in downtown Newmarket on Main St According to police whoever it was did not turn up to play the ball where it lies man was NEWMARKET They said he was in big trouble in Vaughan Certain areas of Newmarket and Aurora were solidly for the New Democratic Partys candidate WhitchurchStouffville and King were up for grabs But the voters of York North riding voted solidly for Ihe re election of Progressive Conser vative Bill Hodgson Thursday In steamrolling over Liberal Jim Wilson and Ian Scott of the NDP Mr won 202 of the 210 polling subdivision in the riding And per cent of the 32626 voters made Mr Hodgson their choice Mr Wilson in his first try in politics received per cent and Mr Scott also making his political debut got per cent of the vote A 64 per cent turnout is credited with Mr Hodgsons huge majority Mr Hodgson polled votes Mr Wilson 9660 and Mr Scott 7247 Newman PC victory was never in I It was over before it ever really got started here at Bill Newmans victory party last Thursday night The Arena looked prepared for a long siege Lots of refreshments a large tote board to keep track of the riding poll by poll three televisions sets for keeping track of the Conservatives fortunes across the province and a pit of people working three telephone lines and adding machines At pm the stage was set for the campaign workers to filter in and watch the evening uhfcld But the verdict unfolded before half the faithful arrived The polls closed at 7 pm and at pm Conservative Agriculture Minister mounted the stage to accept a landslide victory in Durham York after I polls of had reported When you sete those results up there its unbelieveable really he said looking at the board Every area in the riding was coming in for Newman from Keswick to Scugog The evermoving campaign that took Bill Newman to every part of the riding at least three times had paid off At 10 pm with 125 of polls reporting the board people and the people manning the phone stopped working The lead was votes and Compared to the election Progressive Con support increased by nearly 2000 votes while Liberal support dropped almost and the NDP vote by almost 2000 Percentages in the last election were 395 for the PCs for the Liberals and 283 for the candidate Naturally there was a huge contrast at the postelection parties of the three candidates Mr Hodgsons party at the Newmarket Legion was a wet noisy singing and dancing fair As the results rolled in at Mr Wilsons Aurora headquarters the younger workers were betting soft drinks with each other on how their candidate would fare at the individual polls Later on at the Granada Restaurant in Newmarket the older workers mood was one of see PC page It was winnertowinner as Liberal candidate Jim Wilson right arrived to concede his loss at the victory celebration for PC incumbent Bill Hodgson Although the victor swept the polls with vptesor about per centLiberal party workers felt theirs had been as great a victory Mr Wilson a virtual unknown as the campaign began left his speechmaklngon Issues until late In the game concentrating Instead on a far- reaching canvass The strategy took per cent or 9660 of the votes cast Third was NDP candidate Ian Scott whose votes gave him per cent Horse show a success AURORA With hundreds of entries and thousands rtlitiwS spectators participation in the through the next polls as Mr- i Newman outran New Democrat Allan McPhail to Liberal Liz Catty who started two weeks late finished a respectable third at It was a happy but subdued see NEWMAN page ahnuafAurora Show this weekend was a considered success Capturing attention in the fourday marathon of horse competition and agricultural see AURORA page 70000 POLICE CUT Forhan leads budget attack NEWMARKET Newmarket Mayor Bob defeated last week in a similar move sponsored a cut of from the regional police budget by York Region council last week The amendment passed by a majority apparently sur prising even the mayor admitted minutes before that ho had little hope of having tlio cut approved He had been so certain of defeat that at same time he moved the decrease amend ment he moved an alternate motion concerning the form in which budget estimates arc presented should cover all salaries broke the figure down as follows actual salaries plus an increase 5711400 a maximum provision for promotions 145745 and salary for seven new constables for six months 60500 The excess should not he granted lie argued It first appeared that the vote would be lost regional councillors expressed discomfort voting on in formation the Board of Com missioners of Police was not present to dispute Councillor Ray Following a lengthy defence by Councillor Twinncy the vote passed by a slim margin Police chief Bruce Crawford contacted by The Era said he has not had time to assess the impact of the budget cut He added that a presen tation might be ready in lime for a report to the commission when it meets tonight The cut was the only decrease in the regional budget that came before council for final approval last wcck Kerr It was a losing night for Ian Scott but you could hardly tell from the enthusiasm of three of his five daughters Shelly second from left and Karen were on hand at the Trio Restaurant in Aurora as results for the York North NDP candidate roll In Their father points out one of the few polls he paced Incumbent Bill Hodgson won all but eight of the ridings polls Councillors dad not been who sits on hoard informed that the Newmarket mayor would be making the request and had received printed information from him outlining his version or police needs only minutes before he vote was called Mayor For bans objections centred on the amount needed for police salaries At total of 5985600 had been requested That amount would Include salaries for seven Constables that were to be hired by July The mayor argued that to defend request But he added that he had missed the last commission meeting the first he had missed In six years and could not speak for what might have ahppcncd at it Former councillor Gladys Rolling now a board member said as far as she knows there was not item she knew of that had not been cut to the least amount necessary Councillor Anthony Roman second councillor to sit on the board was not present at the regional meeting Region trims 70000 While adding 7000 NEWMARKET Regional council found worth of fat to trim as it met last week to grant final approval to its million budget estimate At the same time it ap proved an extra industrial grant that had down previously The was cut from the regional police budget after an unexpected pitch from Mayor Bob who produced figures that he claimed refuted the need for the money Development Board which acts as the regions industrial promoter Earlier council had decided to award only but changed its mind following a board presentation The budget as approved the following estimates general government and administration health and social services 1689400 grants to public hospitals 1218000 planning conservation and reforestation The 7000 addition was port land division of a grant request from 140700 engineering Toronto and Area Industrial and police It was a hardfought campaign and in DurhamYork but candidates Lis Catty left and Allan McPhakl right took a victors hug from incumbent PC BUI day night Mrs Catty the Liberal entry started her campaign late and i apparently hurt hershe took I J a aukk vklorv cut Finishing the McPhiU vole A tor the ra Inkier of brought him he led all Increased PC I ll PC BUI brought him he led polls and Increased PC support her campaign late over list years results More election coverage M pages to k only of the votes Ail i m I J I