Newmarket Era and Express, 14 Jun 1956, p. 6

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FARAWAY WAV LOOK Far away field only look greener to who cannot net Here in Ontario not the green field that art the envy of the world In green field are everything that the tloner could possibly mighty water and quiet one rugged hill and peaceful valleys history and progress romance and fish and feather fur and flower To Know ONTARIO to find that it is outside your garden gate To holiday In Ontario be rich family How much do you know about your own Her Is family vacation and abounding with interest And variety and for an trip Cash in on the rich dividend of o amply countrywide your be it in he sun flthinf or sharing in the of a holiday Hater could well be the theme for your family holiday year i I J- phI W AW Ad No colt lines Province of Weekly Newspapers S rate I The Newmarket Km and June 14 Centre Idea fit- There little or nothing Hurt the Chamber of ho about the centre en St At a meet ing night of and want of In tin elm member that Ihey been flat- footed by They laid the door of wlw is or the chamber previ ous the planning and Industrie eommittee a of Eagle Building and Corp Mr member should have Informed chamber when he knew that these developments were place Introducing he subject of the shopping centre President How ard Morton Some lime I remember a man In this chamber saying that a shopping was inevitable and sug gesting that local merchants form a syndicate to build own centre and locate it where we wanted it No one paid any attention and at no other time was a shopping centre ever men- of the Marianne Frock Shop questioned Mr about his connection with the shopping centre I had been out of town for a while and when I returned heard that Mr Blaxley was in volved Would you mind telling me to what extent he asked Mr I am a director of the that is putting up the ping centre Mr replied dont think it Is fair to the chamber or to Mr him I self to try to be in both places j said Mr Our Interests arc on Main St Mr went on to suggest that there would be an inevitable between the two positions held by Mr I personally cannot see now or why Mr should be re stricted replied President How ard Morton but since beyond a question of a doubt members interests are going to be affect ed think that as a point of Mr should have informed the chamber about this appointment and asked for per mission would also like to suggest he continued that we cannot build a better commun ity by catering to one group or showing regard only to certain mall sections Mr Morton brought up the question of Mr resigna tion from the planning and in dustrial committee but was in formed that this resignation had been offered to the members ot the committee when he became a director of Eagle Building and Development Questioned as the intent and extent of companys pinna Mr replied that the plan had called for and stores which were to he from local merch ants Then other- came In With their competing shopping cell ties said Mr Includ ing Mr who insisted on getting a shopping centre in re turn for the tobacco factory Building hen decided to buy the land from The council awarded the shop ping centre to the owner of the land Because of the Increase lit costs he continued it was felt necessary increase the number of stores It was my opinion that if a shopping centre was inevitable then It was pre ferable that it be built by local people can say he added that acted in the best of Newmarket at all times Mr keeps emphasizing local groups commented John would like to ask just how local is local The thinking may be move Main St out to the shopping centre but awarding the centre to a parcel of land is an open invi tation to buy out Eagle Build ing for a profit Mr suggested that in the final analysis an outsider might wind up owning the centre am a very suspicious man he stated Mr stated that live local people have shown an in terest In the shopping centre and that rents would be two dollars per square foot with no I feel that of his connection Mr Blaxley has sold us down the river stated Ches ter Best President Morton said that he had received several calls Main St and that people were very unhappy about it You hired Mr he told the chamber and if you feel that he has used his office lo obtain in formation which he might have used you can ask for his nation How would this information be of use to him asked Mr What type of could he have that somebody else wouldnt have that could be used I have received no communi cations that have not been pass ed on to the members replied Mr I sincerely felt that was helping Newmarket by keeping the centre in local hands U has been suggested along Main St said Tom that you received your by virtue of the fact that you were secretary of the plan ning commission and the cham ber and in a position to pro mote this thing I informed Mr when I- knew directorship and the members the commission were aware that I was a direc tor when the application was considered Mr also stat ed that as secretary he had no voice in the deliberation of the committee The chamber decided that a special meeting would be held in which the members could have a vote of confidence With all due respect op pose motion President Howard Morton Who wants to injure Mr he asked Who will Rive tangible evi dence Who will say whether this rumor is true Who Will defeat this rumor This Is going to have some harsh stems he added and nobody going to be happy about it I was sorry to hear the statement that Mr sold us down the river I think It was the council that sold us said Keys Millard Ave Per haps Mr erred in not informing the chamber of the result of these meetings for if they had been Informed In time they might have done something about It WINNER FOR LUCKY DRAW Several draws were mode at the luncheon meeting of the York County Hospital Womens auxiliary on Wednesday June The luncheon was held at Briars Golf club Winner of the bond was Mrs Mrs How ard Cane won a lucky prize and Miss Edith Robertson won a handmade quilt The quilt was the work of Mrs Ritchie hospi tal dietician who donated the quilt to the auxiliary The three winners arc from Newmarket The proceeds from the draws will be used in the auxiliarys work of providing patient com forts for York County hospital EVENING A CLOSES SEASON WITH PARTY DANCING CLUB CLOSES FOR SEASON Each year the Betty Cordon dance club holds a party for its members to close the season The social evening which will mark the end of the year will be held on Friday June at the Newmarket Legion Ha IK The party will begin at pm Each member of the club may bring two adults as guests SUPPER PARTY HELD BY MRS R BUDD A supper party was held in hon or Miss Marilyn Lee and Mr Paul Do Ian of Toronto at the home of Mrs Robert on Sunday June 10 Miss Lee and Mr will be married on Sat urday June 16 Twelve quests enjoyed a buffet supper in the garden A decorat ed box of assorted canned goods and groceries was presented to the couple by the hostess A good- luck cake in the form of a horse shoe was served I The Evening A of Trinity United church Newmarket held a social evening to close the mm- j son The group met in church hall on Tuesday June ft with Mrs Aubrey Watson pre- siding Mrs A Oath charge of the devotional period A humorous skit was by Mrs Michael Steel Mrs Clifford White Mrs and Mrs Hugh the incorrect and right way or a worker to approach a prospective member Mrs Hicham Milliard was charge of a program of gam Mrs John a gyM provided the accompaniment a sing song Lunch was at uyii I elusion of the program j were Mrs Mrs Douglas Hutchinson and Mrs William Hopper BROWNIES HONOR FORMER LEADER Zephyr post office will be closed Saturdays at oclock instead of Thursday as of June Mrs Sarah enter tained friends and relatives Sat urday night on the occasion of her birthday Mrs A Ricky Hunt and Mrs Michael Rogers Sunday of Mr and Mrs Al lan Dont forget Zephyr sports day Saturday June More than gathered the Newmarket Scout I Monday June 11 for the annual party to close the season A was made by them to the j new District Commissioner Mrs Orley Hayes An evening of was follow ed by light refreshments Brown ies wilt resume their weekly meet- in September j Brownie Beth made the presentation of an official shoulder bag to Mrs Hayes in hon or of her recent promotion Mrs Hayes recently assumed the posi tion of commissioner after having been a Brownie leader for many years Joan Janes read the accom panying message from the Brown ie AT LIBRARY OPENING Tea assistants at the official opening of the Newmarket Public Library were Sue Clarke Nancy Robertson Mary Agnes Sinclair Swindels Betty Judith Carter and Helen White v JUNK FAIR FRIDAY Dr Mallard Mutt Show Midway Baseball Saturday pm Monte and Cattle Show Tractor School dance contest and School Exhibit Flower Art Hobbies by Kingcraft dance In hall the and it mother Secretary Wilfred resident Robert Moody PAUL anil I OBEY ANNOUNCE THAT ARE CHASING TO BUSINESS AND THAT FROM NOW ON THE EMBASSY BEAUTY SALON WILE HE CLOSED m WE TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK SINCERELY OUR PAST CUSTOMERS FOR THEIR PATRONAGE tee During the reconstruction of our Funeral Home and Chapel m will be conducted from the residence of Sirs Corner Davis Drive and Main St Newmarket ROSE 3e tone The management and staff i I If SF Erf Wellington Street West Aurora thank their many friends and wish customers for their kind wishes and patronage during their first year of the opening of our new i or offering a lint of Electric Dryere TV and Radios together 5fflfc window vrj Sk Unite by many well known manufacturer 4 s W i i fe V- fc t p- it 1 r- J N VP W- e eV iiii Ti C i JJ 1 SI i m Mrs- i 1 v AC iwrA i J jc i M Recently have added two more servicemen to our staff This wilt enable five yen speedier work SEE US 4- Artfl yW i-i-JV- 1 JWV I 1 1 J i i j t

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