rfWl VtJ JrV Aurora Social News J G SINCLAIR Editor Rotary Red Shield Campaign Because of its numerous and varied activities most of which have been regularly publicized Aurora has l A- gained an outstanding name in the province Especially as a musical centre Aurora has achieved fame In recent years the Harris junior choirs which have won high awards year by year have given Aurora a distinguished place on the musical map not only in Canada but in Britain Eight months ago a new musi- tractive and popular of the activity came into being to be known as the Coronation little Symphony orchestra It originated through the enthusi asm of two men its president John and its conduc tor Rod V Smith In the brief period of the orchestras history its instrumental membership now numbers renditions The spirit and romance of the overture was caught by the performers and conductor alike and from start to finish a fine coordination and vivacity of movement were sus tained Whether the overture is a spe cial favorite of the conductors we cannot say But his baton The orchestra came into being displayed a resilience energy on the strength of a love of and sprightliness in the perform- music No better reason could Jance of calif that be found for its existence not always in evidence in instrumentalists in daily life are other selections From the business and professional men swing and energy of Mr Smiths and women housewives and the orchestra gathered an dents Their ages range from unusual confidence and cohesive to years Some have which resulted in an years of orchestral experience excellent rendition and delighted while others are comparative be- applause from all present with less than two years A baton prove training j asset or a liability to any instrumentation of the If it is wielded with players orchestra includes a full j uncertainty revealing section brass reeds andiron or lack of understanding on percussion instruments Not alii the part of its interpreter the players live in Aurora results may befall the include instrumentalists When it is swung from Toronto Newmarket Rich- with sense of certitude arising end Hill Oak Ridges King a clear appreciation of the tleby Snowball and The orchestra is an Aurora and district combina tion as indicated in the com munities mentioned composers motif and subject- matter its influence over the players is little less than magi cal In the hands of the right man a baton is a magical smy- that can work miracles of Officers Members The following are the officers harmony and tuneful beauty end members of the orchestra J Ambitious Selections E president Rowe 1st vicepros Aurora A 2nd vicepres Newmarket John Larkin secretary Oak Ridges Mrs Johnston treas urer Richmond Hill Smith conductor Aurora 1st Violins Mrs B Miss Mrs G Mrs J Johnston Mrs Smith Max and A Profit 2nd vio lins Miss Harding Miss Cook Mrs A Colville A- Morris Miss Fish A Miss Violas J A Kudelka 2nd violas C Storey bass horn flute J Willis piano Mrs G violincello Dr Lavford J Meddle J- French horn J Thompson Bell clarinets A Hathaway trombone oboe J trumpets Freshwa ter tympanis drums Public Concert The orchestra gave its second public performance in the Au ditorium on Tuesday April and district high school a large and representative attendance Considered as a vhole the event was a very successful one Repeated ap plause from the attentive listen ers proved they were with the work of the orch estra Among the many selections The Calif of Bagdad by Bejel- was probably the most at- WHITELAW Greeting Agent For Era Classified Ada St I Make It A Meet Your Friends At The HESS Two Graduate Pharmacist it DRUGSTORE The program as a vhole an ambitious one Beethoven is never easy for the most accom plished orchestras and the same is true of Handel Both were superb masters of musical com position and Beethovens fifth symphony which he composed contemporaneously t his more famous Pastorale is in finitely complex in structure Its successful interpretation re quires long and arduous prac tice The Delihes Strauss and selections were all vell done and a fine start vas made with Victorious Legions March which put over with a fine abandon and gusto Here again the vivacity of the conductors baton gave an energetic lift and lilt to the per formance All in all it a good even ings musical event full of prom ise for the future A barber shop quartet from Toronto gave pleasure to the audience with selections in the appropriate rhythm Not Much Help We understand it has not been for the orchestra to find a place in which to practice with one exception namely the Le gion hall where space will ingly offered free of cost One might have thought that there have been an eagerness on the part of other boards and management to offer space for the orchestra free of charge It appears however that with the exception named the other pos sibles all demanded their pound of flesh When it gets down to brass tacks its remarkable how little community spirit Is evinced by those who shout most about it No Excursion Train We hear the excursion train isnt going to run after all on May 16 steam train centennial day It appears that there are so many complications in the that the special which was to bring an estimated spectators from Toronto to Au rora to see the museum train wont be operating Presumably it would have operated if the majority of councillors had given a favorable vote for the guarantee However the mu seum train itself is reported to be all set for an appearance here No doubt there will be other museum pieces around Red Shield Campaign Committee chairman S Gordon Hoffman draws our attention to the forthcoming Red Shield campaign which will he carried out this year by the Au rora Rotary club from May to May 16 Inclusive Six mem bers of the club will carry out a canvass among the industrial and commercial sections Last year the amount collect ed was The Rotary clubs objective for this year is for Aurora and district We wish the campaign every suc cess May It Holiday Victoria Day observed for so long on May will be celebrat ed this and years on the Monday preceding last Monday in the month of May Thus the date this will be May and not May Mr Harold Rogers the wellknown manager of Bowsers of Aurora drew our attention to the error occurring on many calendars giving the holiday date us Kay AURORA 6J PAGE NINE THURSDAY THE SEVENTH DAY OF MAY NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY- THREE i THE MISSING REPORT There is still no report from the board of trade in connection with the public fund to which reference has been made on several recent occasions We are given to understand that the failure to issue a report has proved unnecessarily embarrassing to former and highlyres pected officers of the board of trade We understand a report was prepared for publication and handed in at the Banner office in the second week of January As far as the public is concerned the report is still missing from the records Why should this be so Had the report been given to this newspaper it would have been published without delay We fail to under stand why the report was not made available to Aurora News Page at the same time that it was handed to the Banner We certainly would not have buried it out of sight of the public eye Mr Seston of the Hart Manufacturing company is president of the board of trade Mr Child of the same company is secretary of the board of trade Mr Picking is we understand public relations officer of the board of trade He is described as president and publisher of the Aurora Banner publishing company If the foregoing do not wish to publish the report we suggest it be placed in our hands for attention As Mr Don Glass pointed out while he was chair man of the recreation commission the fund is in danger of losing its identity in the absence of a public state ment A MUSICAL EVENT In adjoining columns we have published an account of the second public performance given in the Aurora and district high school auditorium by a new orchestra This is the Coronation Little Symphony orchestra which was originated only some eight months ago and has already attracted an instrumental membership of nearly Most people we think will agree that this is a musical event of mean importance Those who were present at the orchestras perform ance on Tuesday evening April 28 will further agree that the membership embraces a high degree of musical talent and future potentiality To assemble so many musicians of varying ages some of whom have to travel considerable distances for practice is in itself a triumph of purpose and enthusiasm The explanation may be found in the word enthu siasm There are no strings and no pay attached to the project On the contrary the musicians themselves have borne the costs of their enterprise For many excellent reasons we think they should be applauded and encouraged We hope the new orchestra will be supported and that it will experience growing future success From primordial times human beings have liked music Shakespeare said it has charms to soothe the savage breast Pop hums while he takes bath and the Boston Pops orchestra fills him with pleasure when he has gotten into his tuxedo or his summer flannels The native on the edge of the jungle intoxicates himself with his tomtom and some radio recordings sound as though they had come from the jungle The Coronation Little Symphony orchestra has come a long way in a very short time It aspires to render the choicest music from the great masters of musical composition We feel that time and printing space are well served in giving it a salute for its future success GOOD TO BE ALIVE It is good to be alive at any time but especially at this season of the year the springtime So apparently short has been our mild winter that it seems but a few weeks ago since we pulled up the tomato stakes for storage Now the snowdrops are already showing signs of having spent their best moments and the daffodils are radiant in their yellow glory There is a resurrec tion everywhere in the garden soil One good reason it is good to be alive in the spring time is the hue of the garden A little vegetable garden is an oasis of potential pleasures Probably on a hard cash basis of labor and results a small vegetable gar den is no saving of But what naturalborn gardener with a love of the soil in his soul cares about the moneyvalues of his small plot Mozart made little money out of his immortal music He was born poor and he died poor But those who love his music can at least form some idea of the immeasurable joy he derived from his incomparable So it is in another way with the amateur gardener Simple fellows like ourselves can get great joy out of growing a row of succulent carrots or beets Of course there are backaches But all of them are wellearned With a spade a gardenfork and a rake witness the look of love and affection that radiates the face of the true horticulturist He plants and he sows and long before the growth is due lie bends over the trim beds to catch a first sight of the minute shoots Ho tilled the soil and now he waits and watches for his reward It is a great time the springtime The budding bush and tree the friendly but wily robin on the lawn the flaky white clouds flowing over vast areas of azure sky the promise of summer days to come Meanwhile the spade gardenfork and rake and some packages of tiny seeds Who would not wish to be alive in the springtime REPORT Players Will Have Decides For Assessments A regular meeting of council held on Monday night May was occupied from 8 pm until 1230 on a variety of business which included half a dozen by laws The mayor and all members of council were pre sent After the minutes accounts and correspondence had been disposed of the mayor expressed to the the congratula tions of council on the winning of a trophy for towns with popu lations under He staled also that he had extended an in vitation to the Hon Lester Pear son to visit Aurora his old home town on any occasion conveni ent to him during The ministerial association in dicated its intention to hold a religious service on Coronation day June and suggested that council take part in a parade commencing at 115 Hockey Delegation Mr Douglas Clarke secretary- treasurer of the hockey club and Mr Andy CIoss attended as a delegation in connection with the recent grant of 300 for the purchase of sweaters for mem bers of the hockey team Mr Clarke stated that a com mittee had been formed for the purpose of collecting money for the defence of Walter Fines their objective being He urged council to allow the 300 to be spent on buying the sweat ers as some reward to the play ers He said that the players would feel they had been hon ored by the town Considerable discussion arose on the matter the mayor point- ling out that council had mously supported his suggestion at a previous meeting that the 300 would be more usefully served in being handed over to Fines defence fund than if it were used on sweaters He re minded council that Dr ing had assured council that the sweaters had not boon ordered Now it was claimed they had been ordered Mr CIoss claimed that the sweaters were ordered two days after council made the 300 grant adding iliat Dr took little or no part in hockey affairs Councillor Davidson The do fence of Fines is more important than sweaters Councillor King said the team would feel better if no reward for their services were given Be careful not to penalize a group of youngsters he added Councillor J Murray Let them have the Councillor Moffat Whatever council decides on this matter it will be criticized Councillor Davidson The first duty of the club is to defend Fines Its no time to celebrate while one player Is under a cloud Mr Clarke said he was certain the town would give It was most important that the feel they had been honored by the town Councillor Murray Give the sweaters The mayor said it was open to council to make up its mind on the matter The former motion to make the grant had not been rescinded Following fur ther discussion it was unani mously decided to stand the former motion to make the grant of for the sweaters Councillor said it should be clearly understood that the mayor was blameless as council had sup ported his earlier suggestion that the be added to the Fines defence fund Members of coun cil unanimously endorsed Mrs Moffats statement Mr Clarke and Mr CIoss thanked council tor the decision it had made to allow the pur- 1 presented chase of sweaters and the dis cussion ended ReAssessment Councillor King chairman of the finance committee reported on a committee recommendation that reassessments be carried out by an outside firm In re viewing the existing situation he said there were many inequali ties and he felt these could best be handled by an outside asses sor Cook strongly opposed bringing anyone in from outside asserting that the work should be done by someone familiar with town Councillor D J Murray said he had a high opinion of the To ronto firm the finance commit tee had interviewed and felt that on outside firm would show no favoritism Hodgepodge meth ods were of no use he said add ing that he stood behind the chairman of finance Councillor Jones Davis and Moffat supported the proposal to bring in an outside assessor and the committees recommendation was approved with only one dis senter namely Reeve Cook Tax Arrears Councillor King made a fur ther report concerning tax ar rears again stressing the fact that the majority of the default ers were in a position to pay Some arrears he stated went back as far as Following some discussion the committees recommendation was approved that a registered letter demanding payment within days with action to Ik taken if the demand were not met Street Discussion arose on the matter of higher costs than those bud get ted for arising on the St improvements with Murray urging that the work he carried out and a good job he done on it On a motion by Councillor Davis seconded by Councillor Murray this was ap proved Train Centennial Councillor Jones reported that plans for the steam train cen tennial were in very good shape the situation being further re viewed by the mayor who ex pressed the hope that all mem bers of council would do every thing possible to make the event a success In asking for their support the mayor suggested that members of council might he able to find costumes reminiscent of the per iod of He said it was his intention to dress up in the style of that time and hoped to have his horse and buggy Resolve and Dissolve Some further discussion again arose on the resolve or dis solve problem when Councillor Page Col Miss Lesley Anne Atkins Cos metic Chemist from the wloni of Boston and New York a very interesting talk and demon stration on Skin Care and Per sonal Makeup on Monday even ing April Mrs delighted the audience with two pleasing solos The annual Aurora District high school Cadet church parade took place on Sunday afternoon followed by a service in the Uni ted church conducted by Rev Miss Marguerite Calhoun who has been nursing in the Sick Childrens Hospital in Toronto is leaving for Vancouver May for five months Keep in mind the Trend Tea at the home of Mrs Cecil third concession of King on Friday May Anyone wishing transportation is asked to get in touch with Mrs B phone Aurora The United church Evening Auxiliary met on Tuesday at the home of Mrs Herb Grimshaw Street Mrs Harry Goodman and her daughter Mrs Ottawa visited for a few days at the home of Mrs Webster Mr and Mrs Duncan McDon ald and Mrs White spent the weekend with Mr and Mix Lindsay Acton On Friday evening last week the choir of Holy Trinity church a recital of in Trinity Liturgical Music church The of the United church held its May meeting in the church parlors on Thursday afternoon Mrs Graham was in charge of the study book and Miss Jeanne Barnes was so loist Mr and Mrs Roy visited on Sunday at the home of Mr FierheUers sister Mrs Geo Newcastle The North York Humane So ciety held a May Day Tea and Fashion Show at the Anglican Parish Hall on Friday afternoon Rev M Jenkinson BD pas tor of King United church was the guest speaker at the United church on Sunday evening Mr and Mrs Ken Rose Mrs Lome Mur phy and Mr and John Murphy motored to Buffalo on Sunday last Stan May visited Aurora over the weekend and on Sunday lunched with Willis and Mr Willis Mr and Mrs Hugh Dale have sold their house on Spruce St and are leaving to take tip resi dence in Toronto next week Mr Dale formerly a master at St Andrews college is now in the department of bo tany at the University of Tor onto Mrs George Fish was the spe cial speaker at the missionary service at the United church Victoria Square on Sunday Mrs Charles Webster and Mrs visited Mrs Dan Webster on Saturday last where she is a patient at Lindsay hos pital Dr and Mrs J Thompson Edmonton visited Mrs Willis on Sunday afternoon Miss Helen McDonald spent a few days last week with Mr and Mrs Duncan McDonald The many friends of Mrs Willis will be glad to learn that she has now almost completely recovered from an illness last ing for several weeks She at tended the Little Symphony or chestra recital on Tuesday night April Mrs Roy is social editor of News Page Her telephone number Is and she will be glad news meet tuts 4wrW cr -a- PAINT A ROOM FOR OF PAIRS OF IONS i h 6ET RESULTS WEEKDAYS FROM f PM SATURDAY PM SATURDAY MATINEE AT I 1 i j I Friday and RONALD REAGAN RHONDA JIN r COLOR BY TECHNICOLOR 2ND FEATURE THE BOWERY BOYS IN 1 FLOODLIGHT DONORS ampaign Further donations to the floodlight fund are tabu lated below As wo go to press it is understood that additional donations may bo forthcoming which event they will bo published next week Wednesday night May will be the official opening date of flood lighting In the town park COLBERT IN I i Ellis A Walk Jim Wall DmWJ A GuttMT I J The Drug Store News agent etc Pounded I- COSTARRING JAMES AN PAN PS