v SERVING NEWMARKET AURORA AND THE RURAL DISTRICTS OF NORTH YORK ERA IOOTH YEAR EXPRESSHERALD YEAR NO NEWMARKET ONTARIO THURSDAY FEBRUARY 28 SINGLE COPIES CENTS FOUR GENERATIONS WITH OLDEST 100 HOUSEWIFES QUICK ACTION SAVES HOME FROM FLAMES The quick action of Mrs Fred Prospect St prevented what could have been a serious fire in her home early this morn ing Mrs Conklin found the basket her room on fire and the fire spread ing to the bedclothes and gar ments She managed to get some of the burning clothes down the stairs and into the yard The rest she threw out the window burn ing her hands in the process She had made her husbands break fast and was lying down until time to get the children off to school when prompted by pet young son she went upstairs discover the fire Newmarket Fire Brigade was called but there was little for the firemen to do thanks to Mrs quick thinking SOC MEETING A meeting of the officers and directors of the Newmarket Hor ticultural Society will be held on Tuesday Mar at in the recreation room of Trinity United church In broomball scramble the fellow on the ice is Bert Tomlinson Miami Beach who is being pinned down in big ice show at Keswick last weekend by left to right Betty Galloway Evelyn Young and June Winch show revealed new and old taiem in the district Experienced tech nicians were found in neighborhood for the show The three cowgirls Page Mathews and Lois 14 threaten to put an end to old George Skip singing career if he hits a sour note Photos Ted Leonard Keswick Biggest Revives Described by some as the big gest thing that ever happened in Keswick a great ice show was held in the Keswick Memorial arena Friday and Saturday nights with a cast of children from seven district schools Sponsored by the North Ath letic Association the show was written and directed by Horace Brown association president The carnival was a coopera five affair from start to finish with cast representatives from schools at Jersey Kes wick Mount Pleasant Baseline Roches Some of the children had never been on skates before Back- stagers who had never worked in shows handled props like vet- Brown found talent and technical Brown found talent an dtechnical experts from the Keswick dist rict hitherto unknown for their skills Makeup man Jack Wright Keswick once was makeup man for the Halifax Repertory theatre Bob Tomlinson Roches Point was lighting expert who once handled the lighting at the West End theatre London England Dick Main Sutton theatre man handled the spotlight A hardworking executive had spent many hours in preparation or the show They often sat for four or five hours at a time at planning meetings Association executive is made up of Horace Brown president vicepresident Ross vice president Perry Winch Jr sec retary Mrs Doug Arnold and treasurer Sam Board of directors is made up of Roy Galloway Keswick Bert Miami Beach George York Jersey Dot Menar Willow Beach Jud Mount Pleasant Clarence Elm Grove Ber Thompson and Alan Chalmers Roches Point The Athletic Association plans future projects in the community proposed projects outside of pre sent sponsorship of baseball hockey and other sports include proper aquatic instruction more skating and a township regatta Ice soloists at the carnival were Mary LaChappelle Sutton Bar bara Hare and Anne Stouffville Mme La tour European refugee skating star turned out to be Harry Haines Newmarket Newmarket Taxi boys and Gibney New market clowned with their vin tage Ford Roy Galloway for the first time in his life was in charge of sound effects and music Special school numbers were Painted Doll by Keswick school Winter Wonderland by Roches Point Jersey Roundup by Jersey school Old Woman In A Shoe by Doug Arnolds shoe holding eight children Baseball on Ice by Baseline school ven by and Mount Unpleasant Witches by Mount Pleasant I never enjoyed doing a pro fessional production as much as this amateur one said Horace Brown SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE Newmarket public schools will hold open house next Tuesday evening March The four schools and class rooms with ex hibits will he open for inspec tion Parents guardians and friends of Newmarket pupils are invited to attend the open house HITS EXPORT BUSINESS The closing of the border to shipments of Canadian cattle into the United States has meant an end to an extensive export trade from York county for the I time being Cattle shipments from York totalled over a year in recent years The bor der was closed this week be cause of the outbreak and mouth disease in Saskatchewan GERMANY WAR NOW PEACE f Boy Through Mas A new Canadian hoy Kurt Awramow pronounced will be celebrating his third birthday tomorrow with school friends He is about four feet eight inches tall and is in the fourth grade at St Johns school Newmarket Born Feb in a at a town Berlin was a leapyear baby ho celebrates his birthday only once in four years but he Is years is years old sitting in a rocking chair with a pipe and beard telling to his little grandchildren he will say And today I am having my birthday and his grand children will be astounded That Is what the doctor told mother when he was born on Feb As a Canadian citizen It is un likely that will tell his grandchildren much about the experience he had In the early part of his life Although he has had only birthdays Lothar has seen much of war death and suffering He and his mother were in the encircled area of Berlin just before the collapse and surrender to the Russian army Now Mr and Mrs Petko ramow and live In an apartment on Main St- Mr Aw originally came Bulgaria He works at the Office Specialty Mfg But and his mother remember what it was like under a rain of bombs when there was no place to or hide fear that If you will be killed or if you run there you will be killed to see civilians mowed down by strafing aircraft and a city in chaos A mother and small boy didnt understand the or the war but they saw and felt a they are helpless to scribe to Canadian friends Now it is too for in the past and a lot of people wouldnt believe it Those last days of Berlin were a nightmare and the nightmare continued after the Russians oc cupied There little control over soldiers who would shoot a civilian who refused to give up a wrist watch To flee the the of thing this family flf9g they want to help a brother a sister and a mother who are still living a few kilometers from the Rus sians in the British zone of Get many They want them to es cape that fear too Lothor and his mother with other members of the family hod fled the Berlin area after the oc cupation and walked day and from night for over a week to West They slept in the clothes they wore one their shoes were worn through walk ing until their feet bled Since that time they lived in camps for dfsploccd persons until they could come to Canada Lothar has attended five dif ferent schools at and Brunswick in the British zone at Munich in the American zone at in view of the tower ing Alps and finally here at St Johns In Newmarket where he settling down catch up on time fry who speaks seven different languages came to Canada on November and found a job at the Office Special ty He also found a nice apart ment His wife and Lothar rived December 31 Compared to a tiny room Europe the fam ily Uvea of the news Jin the newspapers dangers of war again wants to forget whether it Is justified t and be glad that her nd has a job And no one will refuse her That privilege And will learn to speak better English bo Conndlan and celebrate his birthday every I four years NAME B W HUNTER AS ASSESSOR CONSIDER HELPER Hunter was reappointed assessor by the Newmarket town council hist week at a salary of plus for the assessing of new properties Council also discussed the train ing of an assistant for Mr Hun ters- Mr Hunter is an excellent man said the deputyreeve J but some thought should be given to training an assistant Members of council expressed satisfaction with Mr Hunters work but there was general agreement that an assistant should be trained It was felt too an assistant would case the amount of work required of the assessor I String Quartet Inspires Wider Interest In Chamber Music ART EXHIBITION An exhibition by professional artists living within a 20mile radius of Newmarket will close at Pickering College after the weekend The show is open to the public on Friday evening Saturday and Sunday after noons The show had en thusiastic opening and there has been a steady stream of visitors since The works on display include a variety of media and are sign ed by men whose talent has earn ed them permanent places in Canadian art show is part of effort ollege to to New- cultural displays which would not ordinarily be found In fflo size The program by the Solway String Quartet at the Newmarket Concert Associations second con cert in a series of three this year changed many interested moder ates into enthusiastic supporters of chamber music The prospect two hours or so of Mozart and other early composers could have been over whelming for some music lovers but the Solway group chose Pop numbers for part of their program The string quartet was found ed in and has achieved a reputation through many concerts throughout Ontario and on coast- tocoast broadcasts over the C as well as shortwave broadcasts to South America and Europe Convinced that the general public and not merely a small audience with specialized tastes can be interested in chamber music the Solway Quartet pre sented a Pop concert at Hart House theatre Toronto The suc cess of the concert started a C series and a tour of Ontario under the auspices of the Depart ment of Education The program at the high school auditorium Tuesday night in cluded Mozart Tschaikowsky Boccherini Dvorak and a light humorous miniature suite Pops were Smoke Gets In Your Eyes Jamaican arranged by Ago- stini Jazz Pizzicato and Vari ations on the Theme London Bridge Is Falling Down The next concert to be held Friday April will feature Mary Syme pianist and James baritone SCOUTS AND GUIDES PARADE TO SERVICE ST PAULS CHURCH A i s for ScoutGuide week were climaxed in by a church parade to St Pauls Anglican church on Scout- Guide Sunday Feb 24 The Newmarket Citizens band pro vided the music for the parade and joined with the cubs scouts guides and brownies of the town- St Pauls church was filled to capacity for the service The parade fell in at the Scout Hall and moved along Timothy St to Main and down to the church Following the pro cessional hymn the colors were received by the rector Rev J Rhodes from the color party Hymns for youth were selected Mr Rhodes paid tribute to the leaders who volunteer their time and energies for the young people of Newmarket He called atten tion to the invaluable training received in the movement and encouraged the parents to active ly support their local groups Four generations are represented in this picture and the oldest Mrs Margaret Sherman Island Grove reached her birthday Feb She was the first Canadian woman to receive congratula tory birthday greetings from Queen Elizabeth Mrs Sherman is shown with Mr and Mrs A Day second generation Mr and Mrs James Day third generation and their little daughter Nina Jean Day fourth generation in the family Photo by Minerva fouryearold from Zephyr cele brates her first leapyear birth day tomorrow February Marie is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Leslie Zephyr granddaughter of Mrs Andrew Tail Zephyr and Mr and Mrs George Munro Uxbridge SAT this week At store Bond double value sale Every suit with pairs of trousers at regular one pair prices 5975 clwi THURSDAY FRIDAY FEB and Two oneact plays The Browning Version by Pickering College and Harlequinade by the Newmarket Dramatic Club at the town hall pm FRIDAY FEB Dance in Holland Landing Community ftall at pm Geo Mitchells orchestra Admission FRIDAY Feb Euchre in Armltage school sponsored by the Armitage Community club Good prizes and refreshments Time pm Admission 2wS FRIDAY FEB- World Day of Prayer in the Salvation Army Citadel Queen St pm All women are urged to attend FRIDAY FEB Leap Year Haiti Time dance in Zephyr Com munity hall Charlie orchestra Sponsored by WI Lucky prizes Admission FRIDAY FEB 29 The annual Toronto Centre North Presby tery young peoples skating party will be held in Quoensville Arena pm Everyone wel come Admission MONDAY MARCH Scout- Guide Mothers auxiliary will meet in Scout Hall pm Pro gram by Newmarket Girl Guides Light refreshments All moth of scouts cubs guides brownies and rangers welcome TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY MAR AND Ontario Hog Producers annual meeting at the King Edward Hotel Toronto TUESDAYS MARCH AND MARCH Meetings of King Legion Branch 438 at Luke Mario Association Hall pm TUESDAY MARCH General meeting York County Hospital Womens auxiliary Scout Hall pm Eves will give in formal talk on The Origin and Growth of the York County Hos pital Refreshments Public cordially invited to attend TUESDAY MARCH York County Nurses Association meeting Time pm basement of St Johns school Newmarket Dr John Dales will speak on New Drugs WEDNESDAY MAR 5 Legion at Newmarket Legion hall pm sharp Jackpot and special games 20 games Free bus after WEDNESDAY MARCH King City Masonic Hall at sharp Special prizes Jackpot 23 Indies Auxiliary King THURSDAY MAR At pm Aurora Lions Club bingo Ideal playing conditions In our new Lions Hall games Share- Jackpot ad mission FRIDAY MARCH Benefit dance in Mount Albert hall for Jacqueline Lynns Jackson Point whoso truck with train and Miss Lynns had fingers of one hand severed and has been In hospital for over two weeks Norm Burling and his orchestra donating their services for this Your at tendance the dance will be your and will be appreciated Admission nor person FRIDAY MARCH Euchre in school by Worwnft Institute At pm Extra good prizes Ad mission FRIDAY MAR Don Douglas special representative of Firth Bros Tailors will he a Wests Main St Newmar ket Choose your material now and arrange for an appointment FRIDAY MARCH Euchre and ciiblfoffe party Newmarket Let Ion Hall pm Prizes re freshments admission Un der auspices Legion Ladies aux iliary FRIDAY MAR North York Temperance convention in Aur ora United church at pm Oratorical contest and film I Guest speaker Royal Toronto No afternoon session TUESDAY MARCH New market Veterans Association bingo Please note change of day from Wednesday to Tuesday Town Hall Newmarket lime pm WEDNESDAY MAR fashion show Town Hall New market Auspices Newmarket Business and Professional Wo mens Club Time pm Admis sion Proceeds to furnish hospital room WEDNESDAY MAR St Patricks ten at the home of Mrs Adams Park Ave New market sponsored by the Good Cheer Class Christian Baptist church Tea from to pm THURSDAY MAR Pat- ricks tea and bake sale at St Pauls Parish hall from to 530 pm Sponsored by St Pauls Parochial Guild FRIDAY MAR Dance in North Memorial Hall Keswick to Harvey Mil lers Orchestra Dancing to proceeds In aid of Keswick Hockey Admission TUESDAY MARCH at Snowball pm by the WI Admission cents Good prizes lunch SATURDAY MAR Whit church No it anil Home and School Association second great annual rummage sale Ashs I Booth Wilcox Lake from to pm Grand auction starts am Also homebaking and fish pond for the children THURSDAY MAR Begin now to collect your donations of good used clothing white ele phants for spring sale Newmarket Home and School association town hall Mrs Robert Morrison con venor SUNDAY EVENING MARCH beautiful Contain of Olivet to Calvary Christian Baptist church senior choir New market THE SALVATION ARMY na tional Red Shield appeal will be from May to May EUCHRE EVERY DAY at pm in Roches Point Memorial Club Admission Every Thursday at done Ing admission 50c Every day EVERY THURSDAY NIGHT euchre Bingo every Saturday Time pm Under auspices Keswick Hockey Club til DANCING EVERY SATURDAY In Mount Albert hall to Norm Burling and his Kingsmcn orchestra Modem and old time dancing Jackpot and other spe cial prizes A good time for all Admission Time pm EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT Dance to Jack Giles and or chestra pm New River- view Inn Bradford Ladles GO cents Men cents tf3 1 The first organization meet ing for night classes in Newmar ket was held on Tuesday night in the council chambers over the fireball AH those who were in terested in carpentry were asked to be present and some 30 attend ed The group was divided into those wishing woodworking in struction and those wishing household carpentry instruction A second meeting will be held next Tuesday night in the base ment of the town hall It was planned to have it in yie old council chambers over the fire ball but the chambers were bonk ed in advance by another group so the meeting will be held in the basement of the town hall Instructors in both phases of carpentry have been approached ami are expected to be present for the meeting to outline the course Those who wish to learn sew ing are asked to attend a general organization meeting in the base ment of the town hall on Thurs day night at a pm when courses will be discussed and class nights decided upon Over 30 replies to the questionnaire favored sewing courses of various sorts On Thursday night there will be a meeting of those interested j in leather- work The meeting will be addressed by an experi enced leatherworker who will outline the course Us estimated cost etc The meeting will also be held in the basement of the town hall at pm Those wishing to study welding are asked to meet sons Body Shop on Davis Dr east near Goodmans Auto Ports on Monday night Mr Wilson will outline a course in welding and give an estimate of its prob able cost Courses in other subjects are being considered at present time and as meeting places and instructors are found theyll be announced In the Era and Ex press To Organize Classes For Instruction It is hoped to make early an nouncements about other gener al courses but at the present time there is not much hope for establishing commercial or aca demic courses since they are usu ally set tip during the start of the academic year It would be appreciated how ever if qualified instructors in English would contact the Era and Express as there are several applicants for such a course SAFECRACKERS GET CASWnSb CHEQUES Roitfft Romberg Safecrackers stole nearly 900 in fash and 800 in cheques from the office of Cecil May weekend receipts from six sep arate in the village early Monday morning when a heavy safe was broken into Con stable Arthur Moody stated Hi vets of the safe door were drilled with on electric drill own ed by Mr May nard A heavy railway bar was used to force and pry the parti- lions to inner bars The safe door was left wide open The front dpor of the building on Main was forced open to gain entry The breakin was discovered by Arthur Harrington at am Mr said the safe was badly damaged and repairs wjould cost hundreds of dollars BILL HALL TO Newmarket Dramatic Club with the staff of Pickering College are presenting Terr once playbill consisting of The Browning Version and the farce Harlequinade in the Newmarket town hall tonight and Friday pm This Joint undertaking prom ises to provide one of the most interesting evenings of dramatic entertainment in Newmarket to date 1 Humane Society Mrs David Askew Newmar ket was elected president of the North York Humane Society the annual meeting on Tuesday Feb 21 Guest speakers were Mrs Noel and Col George Eaton president of the Ontario Society Prevention of Cruelty to Animals gave an in teresting talk on What the Hu mane Society is and What it does Mentioning the objec tives of the Mrs Eaton said that It was an organisation primarily founded to prevent cruelty to animals and birds She described work carried on by the society said that the so Inspectors have the right to visit logging camps to check on the aire given their horses to stop trucks carrying cattle or chickens and to ensure that they arc not overcrowded or in other ways and follow up any reports of cruelly Mrs Eaton urged that Junior Humane Society be started in this district Work of the edu cational in teaching children how to care for their pots is one of important ser vices a society can offer in community Col is Toronto Humane Society chairman of Civil De fence for the Ontario Ho told of number of cases of cruelty which had come to his attention Col said that everyone owes an animal care and protection Frequently an animal is mistreated because of this owners Ignorance rather than malicious intention he said He echoed Mrs Eatons re marks on the importance of be ginning with the youngsters By distributing information on the proper care of animals and the training of them as pets through Its veterinary services which are available to alt animal owners and by its work In the preven tion of diseases among animals the society is one of the moat im portant organizations in any community Reports were presented by the officers and committee chairmen The canvass for funds which was choired by Mrs ImlK Aurora with the assistance of Mrs Fred Newmar ket realized in Aurora Oak Ridges and district raised 20008 and the canvass in New market netted Elected to office for the year included president Mrs Askew VkOpres Mrs Earl Fielding Aurora see Fred Ed wards rec sec- Mrs Grif fiths irons Mrs Alex shelter manager Mrs J ways and means chairman Mrs James educational chairman Mrs advisory council J Co Aurora Bounding Au rora James Alex Col Au rora Byron Dr Alien Hill A Mill and Joseph Greer