amsnus hows WEEK OF DECEMBER 22ND Monday Tuesday Open until pm Wednesday Open until Christmas Day Dec 25th Closed All Day Boxing Day Dec 26th Closed All Day New Years Day Jan Closed All Day In case of Emergency the name and telephone number of the Person On Call will be on the store door Mm Best Your friendly support during the past year has contributed greatly to S our progress We extend cordial and appreciative thanks to you and sincere wishes yours be A CHRISTMAS A HAPPY NEW YEAR NEWMAMET WOOL CENTRE for Service and Satisfaction Corner Main and Water Street Newmarket Phone Herbert and Joan THE AND EXPRESS FOR CHRISTMAS peal of befit cheerful ectio In greeting to our ftUnit for very Merry Christmas and a Happy and MEATS MANAGEMENT AND STAFF THE JOYS of CHRISTMAS yen enjoy this good Ld i TUB COMMUNITY MEMORIAL COMMISSION AND STAFF J To ail of our friends go our tot happy Mason and a wonderful New And for your patronage sad good will during pan render our thank ROBERTS AND STAFF The Dominion Bank Newnurket a King City And District Mr Laura Rollins Mono correspondent ratepayers of 2 held in King City school Dec John farmer was elected trustee for a term of three years His children are attending the school Mr nomina tion was proposed by Bruce Hall and seconded by Dr John chairman of the board Heads Laskay Election of officers of Laakay United church gave Miss Boys the presidency succeeding Mrs William who held the post for two years Others axe vicepresident Mrs Marshall secretary and assistant- Mrs Hesse Bryson missionary secretary Mrs Nor man Bryson assistant Mrs Mel ville local treasurer Mrs James Hunter assistant Mrs Bath organist Miss Helen Hunter assistant Mrs Richards Missionary Monthly Mrs Bryson flower fund Mrs J P Forester Mrs Lewis Marwood supply committee Mrs Scott Mrs Glen Mrs Clyde Cairns program commit tee Mrs Aubrey Glass Mrs Marvin Hunter Mrs Boss committee Mrs Frank Marshall Mrs Hoy Mrs Pearson Mrs McDonald baby band superintendent Mrs Glen parsonage committee Miss Boys Miss and Mrs James Hunter Annual At the annual meeting and election of officers of Presbyterian church held at the home of Mrs Ball Mrs Williams was reelected presi dent Mrs is honorary president Mrs was made first vicepresi dent following the retirement of Mrs Albert Jones who is ill Mrs Fred Curtis is second vicepresident Mrs John Phil lips secretary and Mrs Watson Ferguson assistant Miss Alice Ferguson treasurer assistant Miss Jessie Mrs Gordon pianist assistant Mrs J Shropshire Mrs press sec Mrs Howard corresponding sec Glad Tidings Mrs Arthur Bovair Mrs I J Shropshire welcome and welfare Miss J literature and library Mrs Ross flower fund Mrs Ross Mrs Ball Mrs J Phillips supply committee Mrs Ross Current expense treasurer Mrs Rolling Mrs Arthur vair auditors Mrs presided for the elections When the annual reports were heard the secretary reported a membership of in with an average attendance of A life membership pin was given to Mrs Armitage Maple and the society shared with Strange society in presenting Mrs with a travelling case last summer The sum of was raised for the general missions fund with an extra 300 for terial expense fund and freight money for bale shipment The missions allocation was 135 The value of three bales was of which two bales sent to the Girls Home Toronto were worth The current expense balance was over 25 Elected At the annual meeting of the IP m Ml AS mi It was the only nomination as Dr the retiring trustee would not stand because he felt the office should be passed on Mr will be associated with J Keens who has com pleted two years of his term arid six years since he was first elect Mr Keens will be chairman of the board in durance Scott is the other trustee who has two more years in office A Peck an was chairman of the meeting attend ed by persons Accepting of fice Mr said he is in in school affairs and is anxious to contribute his service in the best interests of the school section The only change in the staff was the appointment of Mr Harris as music supervisor Dr sees a worthwhile project in establishing special awards as prizes to school child ren for special accomplishments Subject to the approval of the teachers and the school board parents he said could establish simple prizes on a yearly or five year basis which would not only be an Incentive to the pupils but would allow the community to share in the advancement of the childs ability School Complaint Dr J told ratepayers of at the annual meeting that he would go on record to state that In his it is unbelievable that King township council could pay so little inter est in fixing the school en trance He referred to the lack of a conduit near the roadway outside the pedestrian gateway to the school grounds When you leave the roadway to ap proach the school building you drop Info a hole he said The culvert was removed when the fourth concession road way was repaired and Dr said he has been told it was put in his farm entrance He didnt ask them to have it placed there He said he is Wondering if he is expected to buy a culvert so the pathway to the school grounds can be repaired He has offered the township gravel fill He has spoken to the reeve and has been approached by the township road supervisor on two occasions r m A couple of months or so ago he appealed to King City village trustees and a letter was sent to council from that body outlining Dr Barries complaint and his offer The department of high ways pays percent of the cost and while only one culvert is allowed to a property the front age of the school site should warrant two Dr stated Well folks the fourth annual Legion Christmas draw is over ana some folks have lots of groceries Winner of the first was Allan Mills Prospect St Newmarket second prize Geo Roches Point third prize Ethel Hope Ave Toronto arid fourth Ross iiitchel Sharon forget our general meeting on December the last of the year Siid the election of your execu tive for Remember they will be the people with whom you entrusting our Le gion affairs for the next J3 Be sure to attend arid why not bring a new Tomorrow evening is thebig bingo one of the last around town to get- an Xmas turkey the easy way The children certainty enjoy ed themselves on Saturday All credit Is due to the Ladies Aux iliary who did most of the work and to the comrade who handled Santa arrangements On behalf of the executive of Branch we wish to extend to each comrade and his family the very best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year To Comrade Editor and his staff we also extend the very LEGION AUXILIARY BAZAAR The Legion Ladies auxiliary Newmarket held a Christmas bazaar and afternoon tea in the Legion Hall on Friday Dec General convenor was Mrs Don ald Tea was served at small tea tables which were centred with mums A variety of handmade articles was displayed at the booths The draw on the Christ mas cake conducted by Mrs Gor don Downward was won by Mrs Charles Gordon Mrs Bunn convened the home baking in charge of the fhcy work table was Mrs Roy Touch and Take was run by Mrs Herbert Fletcher and a supervised nursery for pre school children was conducted by Mrs Howard Newton ELECT MRS GORDON NEW PRESIDENT OF LEGION AUXILIARY Charles Gordon was elec ted president of the Ladies aux iliary Canadian Legion New market when the branch held its nomination and election of officers in the Legion hall on Thursday Dec Following the business session a Christmas party was held- Airs Paul Tobey presided Conducting the nomination and election representative George Nuf field Aurora The installation ceremony wMl at January meeting Those elected include Mrs Tobey president Mrs Gordon first vice Mrs Gordon Downward second vice Mrs Mae Brooks Mrs Kenneth trcas Mrs Robert standard bear ers Mrs Arthur Sheridan and Mrs Maurice Winter executive committee Mrs Donald Burch Mrs Roy Mrs Ken neth Miller Mrs Walter Preston and Mrs Cameron Lane Mrs Donald Brown- convened a short program Christmas carols and Mrs Mau rice Winter borrowing Santas suit distributed the gifts which the members were exchanging The group sat down to a delicious supper which the Ways and means convener Mrs Gordon with the assistance of Mrs Downward and Mrs Brooks had prepared The Newmarket Era and Express Monday Dee 22 Page ARMITAGE hope that your Christmas be aglow plenty of good i r J ttt loyal friendships BOYD Main Street Mr and Mrs Thornton Bales had dinner with the Por ters prior to leaving for Florida where they plan to spend the winter It is hoped there will be a good attendance at the annual ratepayers meeting to be held in the school on Monday evening Dec when important new de velopments are to come up for discussion we take this opportunity to wish one and all a very Merry Christmas- Editor In line with your rural writer Dairy Farmer this reader has no more than a nod ding acquaintance with higher economics but I was intrigued plenty with this final paragraph in a revealing story on move ments in the cost of living index and the link of primary food pro ducts to said movements shortterm price cycles should not be grouped for the same treatment us rent that goes up and up and other items which are supposedly under the law or supply ami demand That is the law you know which will give you for your now and in February and the price of the finished product is always based on My interest is not from the angle of a grower of wheat but rather as a final user in its finished product form of bread On the columnists Believe it or Not level it cannot be too steadily remembered that while no loaf would he possible with out breadgrain neverthe less wheat is a comparatively minor factor in the pricetag on the urban loaf if remember correctly when housewives part with a for the breadneeds of their families they are actually send ing between and cents back to wheat farmer This letter would be no place to de scribe just where or to whom ihe remaining or 83 cents go even if I had the facts but it seems important that farm Canadians should thor oughly understand that between and 17 percent of their bread dollar accrues to the folks who grew the grain Finally may I include the fol lowing thoughtprovoking fig ures from a prowar farm table showing record for specific years of the jittery pricestruc ture for wheat and stability in average price of broad per in those same years latter In brackets per bushel It will bo noted that the as tounding stability in price of bread was maintained through those years though wheat had nosedived to onethird of its earlier level The technique for this achievement is beyond me although It Is fairly that the years in question preceded urban Canadians en for higher take-homc- MIDGETS TOP AURORA Exploding their biggest show of scoring power of the season Newmarket Optimists fired three second and three third period goals to rack up a win over Bill Aurora Legion in a North York midget hockey lea gue exchange at Newmarket Fri day The win increased New markets lead atop the league The Lowell Waller coached now have run their skein of victories to five straight Lothian promising young hot shot hockey gave the Wal ler boys their starts Bill Cain Norm Smart and Warren Towns- icy shifted into position to let fly second round counters In the finale Bob Wilson Charlie and Don Thorns punched home Newmarkets concluding tallies Christinas ConcertsJ Schools in Newmarket closed for the holidays with a round of parties and concerts Each school held its annual Christmas concert to which parents and friends were invited As always the majority of children in each school partici pated in the programs Nativity scenes individual recitations and musical numbers choruses and visits Santas workshops were featured at each of the con certs with folk dancing and puppets making their appear ance also Young pianists provided the accompaniment for fellow artists or class numbers And in one instance when measles had tak en its toil of Junior graders one young miss substituted for five members of her class without an error Ingenuity an essential ingre dient of the theatre was not lacking In one play Rudolph made his appearance sporting an inflated red balloon for the nec essary red nose In another towels and bathrobes provided costumes for the shepherds of Bethlehems fields On Friday morning the class es held their Christmas treat The majority of classes having drawn names earlier exchanged their presents More Christmas songs and favorite carols were sung and with wishes for snow mingled with wishes for a merry Christmas the youngsters began their long holidays No more school Until Monday January Why thats next year ELMHURST BEACH Mr H and niece Mrs are spending Christmas with his son B Ottawa Mr and Mrs Jack Mrs T and Beverley are spending Christmas with Mr and Mrs Pollock Mr and Mrs Wesley Hayes are entertaining the following to Christmas dinner Mr Gordon Hamilton Roches Point Mr and Mrs Joe Toronto Mrs and son Norman Mr and Mrs Elgin and two sons Pat arid Jimmy Corner Cupboard Open Day 10 to 630 PM to 10 PM As a convenience to our customers Herb Lawrence ST PAULS ANGLICAN CHURCH Street Rector Rev J Rhodes CHIUSTMAS EVE December pm Choral Communion and Sermon CHRISTMAS DAY 9 am Holy Communion am Holy Communion and Sermon NEW YEARS EVE December 1115 pm Service or J May A torn of Christmas with and happiness foe all oat frkaas KRANTZ MEATS AND GROCERIES 106 Prospect St Phone MERRY CHRISTMAS warm friendly feeling in the air is Christmas May you enjoy all of its pleasures and good cheer throughout the coming New Year BAKERY AND STAFF ST JOHNS BINGO Postponed lor Saturday Dec carry on as usual Saturday IFHi 3 i l 1