A IN Box St Newmarket ST LYONS J PLUMBING HEATING write VAia OAK RIDGES I- MILLS Insurance is MAIN ST E NEWMARKET Soke Wood Stoker f m Orders taken for Gravel Sand and Crushed Stone and General Hauling MUlflCIPAL OFFICE r VARIETY DESIGNS tL a r u to Wo make to NEWMARKET Christmas has come and gone We now face the New Year Whatever the past has been the future stretches ahead untouch ed and unstained- This week I wish to address myself to one particular group of people These are important folk- In the eyes of a great many they are al most gods- They axe looked up to and with a strange allegiance mixed with adoration little children address them Dad Many a hoary head is bowed in reverence as the good old days are recalled and the story told again about my Dad Father Dad listen to my appeaL I too am a father When I held our first baby in my arms I felt a fear I was afraid that I would not be the kind of a Dad that my little one could respect What if I should fail Suppose I should lead my son astray In my need I turned my heart to my God and in simple faith ask ed Him to make me a true Dad- Is there any better way for a fa ther to start the New Year Begin the year in simple trust ing dependence on the Lord who loves little children He loves your children and asks you to care for them well The Lord can make you a better Dad Im not much of a poet One day I was asked to speak to some parents I wrote a piece of poetry for the occasion Here it it Think it over Dad AIooking out the window Dad dy along lifes long long street Im wondering are there many hard ways for my little feet If I should put my little hand in to your hand so strong Would it make it easier Daddy to travel straight along Or do you sometimes have to go where little feet cant run Where miry places make it hard or else a blistering sun Perhaps dear Daddy just for me youd change your plans just so That I could stay right by your side and go just where you go If you were very careful then Id be careful too The sun could shine around us the sky above be blue And I could help you Daddy when days were hard to bear And in some humble little way your burden I could share So lets go along together Dad You choose the level road Then needing not to watch my step 111 bear some of your load A sincere Happy New Year to all my readers rea JLetters to the are always welcome but the names of the writers must be known to editor The Editor In your issue of salary of a man to head the de- December we read a letter in the cost of ing a suitable office and other maintenance expenses necessary to the department as well as ex- and maintain it as follows A new public relations account be for programs undertaken could be charged against this ac count Under the present arrange ment businessmen take consid erable criticism yet few people realize the extent of additional taxes they pay into the towns coffers without any direct bene fit This is a suggested way by which so much work would be done by so The manager or superintendent of the depart ment of public relations along with the assistance of town em ployees and volunteers could plan a Santa parade months in advance prepare the necessary forms for floats see to it that these forms were properly stored away for an other year and generally be re sponsible for all properties of this department Christmas trees with colored lights could be set up at inter sections along the streets at Christmas time and the lights saved and properly stored away could be used year after year with little additional expense With such a department y Jar J LAKE SIMCOE Expect Good Season For Ice this column signed by A Dis appointed in Newmarket Citi zen who thinks that the attitude of the merchants of Newmarket is to take away the publics money without providing a Santa Claus parade for the en tertainment of the children This is a very broad subject However as I frequently have heard criticized the merchants the town council the school board a Chamber of Commerce etc for things they have or have not done here are a few salient points I The merchants as a group are just as much interested in the welfare of oar citizens as is any citizen in the town We the merchants do our best to serve well the public with goods and services and generally speaking have very little time to our selves Inefficiency begins at the top The town council is the execu tive body of the town elected by the citizens Their main duties should be forming new policies defined as follows prudence or sagacity in the conduct of the towns affairs and the develop ment of ideas into a course of ad ministrative action The town council should not be expected as individuals to carry out these ideas but they should be turned over to an ad- tioning properly the children of body such as the town engineer and his staff to be carried through However there is another division of town policies that could better be ad ministered by a department not yet organised A public rela tions department with a paid employee with executive ability at the head of it An active Chamber of Com merce with a strong executive could be a valuable arm in pass ing ideas and policies on to the public relations department of the town The cost of maintain ing such a department should be borne partly by the Chamber of Commerce namely the indus tries and merchants of the town and partly by public funds granted to the department of public relations by the council that is partly paid for by the citizens as a whole However if the business men of Newmarket cannot get together to form a strong Cham ber of Commerce may I suggest that the town council organize a department of public relations opened in the towns accounting system The business tax col lected from merchants and other businessmen of the town to be credited to this account The the Newmarket public schools could have seen Queen Elizabeth when she visited Canada with her husband a year ago In the children of Newmarket were able to see the late King George VI and Queen Elizabeth at the Exhibition grounds in To ronto only by the last minute intervention of the late Mr Aubrey Davis who provided cars in a special train for Newmarket children Long dis tance planning could have done much at that time to eliminate the uncertainty existing almost to the last minute Last but no means least the Coronation of II will take place on June Just think of the assistance a department of public relations would be to the principal of our town schools and his staff in ar ranging suitable patriotic pro grams for the occasion Such a department could also direct a campaign for decorating homes schools stores parks factories Prospects for winter fishing on Lake look good accord ing to Department of Lands and Forest district biologist He advises how ever that the weekend angler familiarize himself with the technique of fishing through the ice if he would bring home a good catch Historically fishing through the ice on Lake dates back to the time of the Huron Indians who cut small holes in the frozen surface and shield ed from the cold by buffalo or bearskin robes speared fish for food But times have since changed and spearing is no longer legal Buffalo and bears have depart ed the district long since Lake Simcoe fishermen today rely on little fish houses for shelter Mounted on skids they can be moved readily They have small stoves in one corner for warmth Long an important activity for residents ice fishing has been gaining popularity as a sport in recent years Last win ter some fishing shacks were counted over the lake On week days they are occupied mostly by local fishermen but on weekends enthusiastic ang lers come from near and far to try their luck They rent space in the tiny cabins and enjoy the sport in relative comfort Lake trout and lake herring are the species most commonly taken but perch may be caught in some areas and pike abound in Cooks Bay at the south end of the lake Burbot or ling are harvested in large numbers Biological studies carried out by the Department biologist re veal that Lake Simcoe are notable for their small size They spawn in great numbers on the shoals commencing midNo vember and mature in from five to six years Because of their slow rate of growth they measure but 13 to inches in length and weigh but a halfpound to a pound at that time In their seventh or eighth year they generally attain a full pound or more in weight but will seldom exceed two pounds even at ten years of age Perhaps their smaller size and firm flesh account for their de licious eating quality In contrast lake trout grow half pounds in weight Larger guests lake trout are known to be pres ent but at ages exceeding years weighing about lbs are nut common Most lake trout found on the spawning beds are between seven and ten years of age average 24 to inches in length and weigh from four to seven pounds The better lake trout fishing grounds are not so easily reach ed as are those for or herring Local therefore take more of this species than do their weekend I tarlo Lake herring ore very abun dant Maturing in about three years at length of from to nine inches they weigh four to seven ounce By their seventh year however they usually run better than a pound They make excellent eating spawn on the ing December and while they do not grow as rapidly as Lake Erie herring the Lake pro duct compares favorably with those found elsewhere in On- JANUARY BONUS ORDER YOUR SPRINHOlft PRICE in Lake Simcoe and day will be one of solemnity and long to be remembered by our citizens and not pass as another unnoticed holiday Yours truly Campbell OBITUARIES JARVIS Casualty Newmarket Albert 4H INSURANCE The Detroit River which runs by Windsor and Detroit carries an average of shipping year greater tonnage than that of Suez Pan ama and Kiel canals combined KESWICK WELLDRILLING CO and inch wells PHONE KESWICK New aad 1 a Yorit County Hospital IN YOUR WILL A- j r v CASUALTY r Si v i coop I LOCAL LONG DISTANCE MOVING AND CARTAGE FURNITURE STORAGE ORATING AND PACKING WON UN NEWMARKET 5 KSISIV ff Dm Bui CttUm far Bone Rtvmdf Start Twist J j ROBINSON FUELS dke Fuel Oil Jt John 111 for the past year though still staying part of the time on bis farm which he and his wife occupied for almost 60 years John Edward passed away at the age of 81 on Wednesday Dec Mr was born at in the son of the late Mr and Mrs He attended school in He married Matilda Lyons Cedar Brae almost years ago Mr stayed at home throughout his life taking a keen interest In politics Years ago he served as a school trustee He was the last surviving member of a family of eight Surviving are his widow their son Harold at home two daugh ters Jean Shearer Sutton and Mrs Charles Eva Queensville There are also five grandchildren The funeral service was held St Johns church Newmarket conducted by Rev J McCabe on Saturday Dec Close friends and neighbors were pall bearers for the Requiem Mass and interment was at St Johns cemetery Newmarket Jack Lea Glover Carl Glov er William Moulds Percy Pol lock all of the lower Gwilllm- section and Ralph Mount Albert were pallbearers The pallbearers were Ross Black Aubrey Sis- Walter Graves Douglas Morning and Walter Interment was made in the fam ily plot Pine Orchard cemetery compare favorably in growth to those from other Ontario waters They mature in about six years and are then about 24 inches in length and about three and a William AURORA ROTARY CLUB At its weekly dinner meeting held at the Graystones on Mon day night Jan charter presi dent Stollery was the guest speaker Under the title of the Magic of the Ticker Tape Mr gave a fas cinating talk on the Toronto Stock Exchange of which his firm is a member He spoke of the soundness of the Canadian economy which as the speaker emphasized Indicated a continu- Henry Thompson prosperity for Canadians passed away his home Mount Albert on Tuesday Dec af ter a short illness Bom In Scott in the son of the late Mr and Mrs John Thompson he married Hannah Johnson In Mr Thompson was a retired former and merchant He op erated a hardware store in Mount Albert and was a member of the Presbyterian church and the Masonic lodge Surviving arc two Doug las and Stewart three grand children William Harold and Thompson one sister Belle Mrs Acton Hie funeral service was con- ducted his home on Thursday Dec by the Rev ter Pallbearers were Seymour Harper Joe Harrison Frank Cunningham Horace Bruce Lapp and Ernie Davis In terment was In Mount Albert cemetery The talk was greatly enjoyed and a vote of thanks was accord ed Mr Stollery proposed by Mr If Tailored to Measure Shop with at Store for Mens um WW is The Clothing Centre for i and Surrounding Districts PC try y- i 3 I I TI IBS Ml Am Barker Elizabeth Ann York Miller Barker passed away at her St home lot con East on Thursday Dec She had been in failing health for the past seven months Born In township daughter of Alfred York and Eliza Blueman she spent the early years of her life in and around Uxbridge later she mar ried Miller They had one daughter They farmed for several years in the town ship of King and while at their farm Mr Miller passed away She later moved from the farm to her cottage St and townllne In October ho married Stanley Barker and has lived on their St farm until her death She was the last surviv ing child In a family of seven There remains to mourn her loss her husband Stanley her daughter Mazel and her husband and two grandchildren Jean and Murray Ryan funeral service held at and Rose funeral chapel on Saturday afternoon Dec Rev Bull conduc ted the service R Nelson Richard Nelson who has been managing the King George hotel in Newmarket re died suddenly on Christ mas day He suffered a heart attack Before his retirement from the Ontario Hydro Commission he was chief clerk at University Avenue branch Toronto He re tired from the commission May He had been with the Hydro for years and recognition given him In the form of a din ner with a presentation on his retirement Since May he been operating the hotel in New market Surviving him la a daughter Mrs George Link Island Grove and a son Jade The funeral service was held and Rose chapel Newmarket Pallbearers were Chester Jones Bruce Art West Tommy Johnny Hubbard and Roy Craig i X v A A of trip you Ml and A Inclgdin I iwVl si A t -r- if 5 5 The first nonstop transCan ada flight took place In January A North Star aircraft from the Experimental and Proving Establishment at Air Station flew from Vancouver to Halifax Average speed for the mile flight and it took 8 hour and St min utes fri SGS fC PAGES t A WViwWV y j O 5