msims haw ST SpHs Hex Midland Flyers I SAVE direct from factory to Chrome sets chesterfields bedroom etc Write for FREES catalogue and compare prices WAIL ORDER CO DEFT BOX I Newmarket Spitfires fired three second and three unan swered third period goals to steamroll to a win over Mid land Flyers at the arena Thurs day In a Big Eight intermediate A game The win gave New market a hold on third place in the group standing Ken Spits spectacled netminder didnt have too much to da Shots on goal were spits Midland That will give you an idea of the Spits overall advantage The would have left the ice with a much larger margin ex cept for the shotblocking wiz ardry of Bus in the Mid land If Midland is one of the teams Spits must put to sleep in the SPORTS COLUMN 6Stmenum Its Christmas again And no matter how and Impervious to senti ment jo may think are or as may believe yon are and Indeed as per haps ye are as a general thing Christ mas does to you It did some thing to Old so probably rest Hi in realistic world where do one ex or yets the better of it are not Immune cither As every Christmas approaches you decide that this year youre going to lake the attitude but firmly that Christmas is only another Saturday or Tuesday as the case may be This time you say youre not going to go overboard for a lot of gifts maybe something for a few little nieces and the Christmas cards start to te hear that in many cases youd almost forgotten from others wis form bond or attachment In your life that yon find Is a great deal stronger than alt the youd mentally made You see the fa childs eyes as he peers through a half- f window at the flittering array of temptbur toys about a giant Santa Clans who snakes with Or yon hear sleighbells across the frown Or the boys who sing the Christmas carols touch chord of other days that was lurking memory And all of a sudden you realize you knew all along that theres a real Santa a real Christmas for all of us in the spirit of the season Its something you cant escape And when you come right down to it who wants to Youll through with that one resolution though to curl up in of the open fire with a good book And the book wilt be Dickens Christmas Carol and youll rejoice in the refor mation of Scrooge in the joys of Tiny Tim and all the rest of those folks In the greatest fictional Christmas story ever written so poignant that it can bring a lump to the throat of one who has read it from boyhood which is more years back than he cares to think And a day when you can make the old wish that never seems become trite North division of the Big Eight group to enjoy playoff fun judging from the Flyers per formance Thursday Spits should be headed for playoff action come March Flyers of course bound to improve as Thursday was their first game of the season Spits took advantage of a Mid land penalty to Morrison to capture a first period edge rerouting a Fred rebound Frank Swales visitors portly rearguard evened it early lit the second Then came the shot that broke the visitors was the sender letting fly from center ice after accepting a pass from Jack Andrews shot didnt leave the ice and found a corner of the Midland Fred on scored twice before the period was up Roy getting credit for the Flyers number two tally as Jack Andrews clearing pass bounded past Don Gib son Keith and Bill Johnston rolled up the Spits sizeable lead with third period tallies Fred Bill Don Smith and Shewchuk cropped assists Here Thurs Aurora Heres the big hews Hub and district hockey clientele have been waiting for Tomorrow Thursday night Eddie Bush will be here Eddie the Peoples choice to get lost will bring in his Shipbuilders for a go at the Spits It will be the SpitsShipbuilders first meeting of the season Make no mistake Builders will be tough again this year On the other hand the Spits have strengthened It all adds up to the best hockey fare of the sea son for the Hub faithful Friday Eddie Bush will make his second appearance of the week at the Aurora arena Ed die will be masterminding Col Theyll tackle the ClossRowntreeClark Aurora Bears in a Junior fix ture Bears humbled the in Aurora in their first meet ing turned the tables on own stamping grounds and will be seeking re venge for the previous licking in the Aurora igloo Sounds like a stellar hockey attraction better be on hand early AWARD For Dan Patrick Bill is Quite happy about the North York Minor Hockey teagne and Auroras fine showing in the early league races Bill has a to be two of his teams are group leaders and a third a close second Bill is also quite happy about the goal prodnclug efforts of one of his up and coming young hockey stars Lad in question is Danny Patrick Last Saturday Dan came up with a six goal effort In the Saturday morning league- In the afternoon playing against In North York bantam action Dan furnished two goals to pace the to a win In the followup midget contest Danny didnt hit the goal scoring sheet but did furnish a couple valuable assists That adds up to goals and two assists in one day Can anybody top that I dont think so This week were naming Danny Patrick oar award winner and Koxy Theatre pass recipient for his big Saturday scoring effort The Newmarket Era and Express Wednesday Dec Page IS J DO YOU FIND IT EMBARRASSING TO SHOP FOR THOSE THIH6MAJWS MOOT CHRISTMAS TO CeWfffevw Calvert DISTILLERS LIMITED Freeman Wests goal his fourth of game with sec onds to play staked Newmarket to a win over Richmond Hill at the arena Monday in a North York juvenile hockey league contest Great was Freeman West his fourgoal effort touched off the blaze that brought Newmarket its first win of the season Bob rated two assists Geo and Jack one each on Wests explosive scoring Willing worker Geo Davis sister Jim accounted for Newmarkets other goal Charles with two and Keith San derson and Ron with singles supplied the Richmond Hill scoring Newmarket trailed 30 at one stage of the second but the Ken coached platoon re fused to say uncle and fought back with three third round tal lies Ken has good material there theyll be heard from in the North York race Newmarket Burton J J Cupples Keffer Pitt Davis Creed B Attwell P- West J Staley It has been estimated that ap proximately 35000000 acres of clay soils exist in the agricul tural areas of Canada Aurora bantams and midgets completed a big winning week in North York Hockey League action hy stepping into Wood- bridge Saturday afternoon to rack up a pair of victories Trailers 30 at the midway mark of the second Leg ion midgets roared back to up set their In the bantam game three last period goals staked Aurora to a 53 triumph Cliff hit for two and Murray Comfort John and Bob Cook for singles to build Auroras midget victory Dan Patrick and Jack Wells stepped into tho scoring act with a pair of assists each Cecil Attwell was big gun with goal and two assists Randall Cannon and furnished other midget mar kers Dan Patrick was on target for two goals to spark Aurora ban tarns while Charles Herb and Ron collect ed a goal and an assist each Jim potted two and Harry a single for the Bridge- men French hybrid grapes are now being grown in the Niagara Peninsula for winemaking by George Haskett HASH Newmarket Sports Editor Where did we leave those shoulder pads Must get into harness for the Christmas shopping rush and the visit of the Collingwood Shipbuilders tomorrow pm Heres the latest communique from the Builders en campment We quote Next Thursday Dec is one week from Christ mas but it is significant we think as Interpreta tionthe invasion of Newmar ket by the Ship builders Eddie Bush will be there leading a fighting driving goalhungry crew and it is his intention to give Mr Morrison and his Spitfires all they bar gained for In a hockey game We STRIKES AND SPARK Jack Watson paced the Town Leagues pin spilling assault last week with a triple Other top bracket scoring men were Roy Gibson Dave Steve Geo Watt 664 Chas Reg Wilson Three shut outs recorded Turkey Catchers Combines Office Specialty Clover Kickers Newmarket Dairy League standing Meteors 30 Combines Clover Kickers 27 Office Specialty 26 Legion Dixons Metal Workers IS Turkey Catchers Rockets Newmarket Dairy Laura Boyd registered 604 to pace the Office Specialty Ladies Thursday Other top were Barb Wilson Eva Whitfield Audrey League stand ing Queens Dubs Pinups Davis featured the afternoon ladies league scoring bracket shot- I novo arc hoping that Gibson Shew- and Company are up for this game because we dont want to hear any excuses from Frank Courtney and the hois Thanks for mail help Mr Montgomery Mr Montgomery adds hoping that Christmas will be enjoyed by all the good people of Newmarket The good people of Newmarket reciprocate well enjoy it a great deal more if we clip the Shipbuilders Well my the Spits are up for this Coach Morrison and comp any will have no excuses and the gathering place tomorrow Thursday night is the arena Couple of items cropped up the other that reminded your paragrapher things arent what they used to be Newmarket and Aurora ladies played a hockey game in Aurora minus a penalty Can you imagine it And last Mon day of all things Newmarket Smoke Rings hosts to Aurora bantams for a North York con tests dressed the same room Outside of an unofficial bark or two everything went off swimmingly Everybody lived Imagine that happening years ago I remarked on the fact to Stan Smith and that got Stan talking about la affair rotten eggs of ye good old Trolley clays That was the year remember when Newmarket lifted three trolley league tro phies midget junior and inter mediate from Aurora went calling to Aurora for the silverware and were greeted with a shower of frozen turnips MM A fellow likes to get something a little special for his wife at Christ- something in lace and ribbons and bows but more often than not he doesnt know what to call it and is too to ask for it any way DAWSONS You neednt have a worry in the world when you shop for your wife at DAWSONS IMerstfflidfaig servfee range In price and variety and you can be sure of her pleasure in Negligees Slips lingerie Sets Parisian Nightgowns at DAWSONS Specialty Shoppe EACH MANS PURCHASE GIFT WRAPPED ft Phone Opposite the post office Alain St ft GET HARRYS DRY GOODS The Biggest Little Department Store in York County For the Children CHEQUE HOUSE COATS week owners parkas 895 But Qntity NYLONS We cany fee of We also stock the beat In the Kinjr- flannelette blankets size at For the Men A nice fine SHIRT Made by Brill MENS SOX and wool made by Hosiery Smart Mens and TOP COATS Made to measure suits also made to measure mens pants and ladies slacks any style you like MENS STATION WAGON We also carry a good line of mens gabardine PANTS YOULL ENJOY SHOPPING AT League standing Dales Mary Fishs Iris Morton Atkinson Bernard was the Davis Leather big gun with Over marksmen were Tunney Bus Jor dan Burling Ken CIO League standing Jordan Brown 37 Ernie ted the Office Specialty League scoring with a nifty 254 second Hoy Bennett 232 Other top marksmen were Bert Smith 647 Ken Giles 626 Tom Scott Jack Shropshire standing Vanden- 18 Bennett 14 again The fans of to day wouldnt follow their team to the death Now the question that puzzles this was the old way the best or the new way all love and kisses Todays hockey if were to be lieve the old time fan isnt what it used to be Its all slambang stickhandling is a lost art If it wasnt for the Christmas spirit wed have to side percent with the old- timers WEEKLY KM I- I WED Dec to Public Skating FRL Dec 19 Hockey Double header OMHA Stouffville vs Richmond Hill pm OR HA Peaches Agmcourt SAT Dec 20 to pm Skating Club to pm Public School skating children 10c Senior B Hockey Belleville vs Dec ORHA Hockey Double Header Peaches vs Brougham THURS Dec Christmas Night Public Skating to 1015 HOUSE COATS J We have them in Nylon quilted and flowered Also smart styled dresses skirts and Nylon lingerie which will make Ideal Gifts for Xmas The Friendly Store at the Bottom of the Hill MAIN ST Opposite Botsford Newmarket Ph 864 Juveniles Lose First Game To The Newmarket juveniles with Ken at the coaching helm and Office Specialty j on supplying sweaters and made a belated start in the North York Juvenile Hockey League race Friday They jour- to for their kick off game local hockey I Ms saw shoot six first period goals by Barry Sweeney and then hold on for a win over the coached clan Coach switched his netminders after round one fit ting Burton to the big pads That was just the switch the local tribe needed to come out of shutout hock couldnt get bis cuit past Mr Burton Jack put Newmarket on the score- sheet with two second period goals and Creed whipp ed up a third period score to the first per iod margin BADMINTON CLUB Newmarket Badminton CJub usually a robust and active or ganization to date hasnt been successful In their attempts to name an executive for the season Attendance at the twice weekly badminton nights at Newmarket High School has fallen well below last year club will close down activity due to the Christmas holidays until after the new year One final attempt will be made to name an executive on Jan All of last years members and prospective members for the coming season are asked to made a date of tit organization meeting Greetings a DOUBLE wish to all our customers and friends that you the merriest of Christmasesand meet with continual happiness and success in the LATE Lu mber VANDORF PH AURORA h m a OYEZl i