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y Dwkf Ymt 1952 V Wont For volume of business transacted a substantial amount of which will be of benefit to the towa of Aurora In years to come the record of the council will compete with any of predecessors Not only so but undertakings have gotten underway which exceed in value the work of previous councils notably the St widening project J G SINCLAIR Editor DOAN HALL AURORA 6J THREE WEDNESDAY THE THIRTYFIRST DAY OP DECEMBER NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTYTWO EDITORIALS first regular meeting of council held on Monday evening Jan Some Very Important business was car ried out at that first meeting which was a delegation from the Board of Trade led by Mr Row Linton requesting the rescinding of bylaw 1101 which bad been passed by the council This was the feet aetback on St The by- was rescinded by council and its decision was later proved by the Municipal Board Tim lame delegation raked the question of the impending of the provincial police from their headquarters at the town hall In spite of efforts to retain the provincial police in Aurora it was found that proposal tor new headquar ters had then gone too far to be withdrawn In the same month Mr it Corn presented to council a number of suggestions for town The outcome of the discussion was the creation of a Parks board which subse quently carried out very valu in the end a report signed by soine councillors was accepted with the mayor handing his own personal report to the press and a report from the arena man ager dated April IBM to the clerk A nursery school delegation consisting of Mrs Mrs Blue arid Mrs came to council la August to ask for the use a room in the old town hall with the application being granted In- August a grant of was made to the arena from the agricultural depart ment following a personal appli cation for the same by Council lor J Murray councils repre sentative on the arena board In September the tender of Deacon Coyne Ltd was accepted for the public school debentures The plan ning board zoning bylaw and map were discussed at the Sep tember meeting with little pro- press being made Further discussions on the failure of the board to carry out repairs and improve ments the arena took place in able work for the town if October resulting In a motion by Council Si to February Dr Henderson chairman of the public school representations for ah additional grant of for alteration to the old high achool The request produced considerable discussion but later council approved the additional grant the appointment of an wot was brought up at the March meeting of council eventually this given to Mr George Wilkinson to succeed Mr Good board expenditures came up for discussion at the April meeting of council arising out of which the sum of was for the year from Board of Trade for an increase In water supply in Aurora were made to council in May In the same month first proposals were made to council for the construction of a wading pool The wading pool project was later abandoned In June plans were authorized for a new trunk sewer from George on Wellington to Road street In the same month the widening of was discussed re suiting In an interview with the of highways by Councillor Murray who on July reported to council that he the town foreman had inter viewed the minister whose operation had been ass ured At the meeting the fire and water committee under the chairmanship Councillor Jones got underway towards the construction of the new voir Arrangements were later confirmed and the new much- needed project for increased water supply for the town of Au- redounds to the credit of Mr Jones and his committee Arena At this meeting also Mayor Rose raised the question of what wa to be done about report the joint committee appointed by council and the arena com mission He said that the re port should be tabled and pre sented to the press without his signature or the motion of re corded taken at meet Ing of Juno should bo rescinded King and Jones thai the seating be made safe be fore the arena was opened t the genera public First reading was given to zoning bylaw fol lowing vote of council New Town Clerk Following the resignation Mr K Moses Mr George Wil kinson former assessor was ap pointed town clerk and treasurer for Aurora at a meeting of coun cil held on Nov At its meet ing on Nov pictures of Her Majesty Queen and Prince Consort were pre sented to council by the York county police association Mr A M spoke for the mem bers of the association and the presentations were made by Chief Constable to the mayor who responded on behalf of council In December Fire Chief Jones presented a report of the fire department and received high commendation for the ex cellent services rendered by the local fire brigade At its last meeting held on Dec coun cil commended Mr Riley Youngs on a final report concerned with the work of the local branch of the Victorian Order of Nurses The resignation of Mr Mills from the Aurora planning board was accepted Much Other Work The foregoing represents only a few features of the outstanding work carried out by the council A largo number of by laws were introduced by Coun cillor Dale King chairman of the bylaws committee Many delegations were heard during the months sessions and a great amount of correspondence came up for attention Generally speaking good team work characterized the meetings of the council There were contentious occasions when strong opinions were expressed notably In connection with the arena and the zoning bylaw Far from regretting such differ ences of opinion they provided proof that the council was not composed of what are called yes men As was previously stated in these columns the council did try and do a good Job for the town and In considerable measure they succeeded In doing so Aurora Social News The Gleaners class of the Bap tist church mat recently at the home of Mrs Geo The devotional period was taken by- Mrs in which she told the of Littlest Angel M Prentice is spending a rionth her daughter Mrs Special Christmas music was given by the choir of the United church on Sunday morning at the White Gift service and in the evening at the candlelight aervice Miss Anne Stephenson was guest soloist at the Presbyterian church in on Sunday morning Miss Warlow who Is at tending tho school for the deaf in Belleville spent the holiday with her parents The of the Baptist church led by Mr Jim entertained the people of the York County Homo at Newmar ket on Monday night Toronto is Visiting for a few the of her aunt Mrs Centre St Mr Leslie Oliver arrived from by plane on spent Christmas with parents Mr and Mrs i local branch meeting of Institute in the church parlors on Friday evening Mrs Geo Walker was in charge of the program There was an exchange of gifts at this meeting Mr and Mrs Mr and Mrs Mr and Mrs Ceo Manning and Miss spent Christmas with Mr and Mrs J A Manning Maple Mrs London left oh Sunday for Franco where she will Join her husband who is employed there v At 5050 club meeting held at the December following officers were installed for new year president Ann and Jim Emmons 1st vicepros Doris and Walter 2nd vlcepres Gladys and George Morris sec Isabel Doug Fisher Jean and Ken Giles publicity Flor ence and Jim Murray program Lois and Hex lunch Mae and Pianist Alda and Doug The club meets the fourth Wednesday of each Mr and Mrs Gordon Duck worth visited son and daughter at over Christmas vacation Mrs Clifford Griffiths and son Harry leave today day Dec by plane for a va cation with her parents Mr and Mrs Paul of Keynshaw Somerset England WHAT THEY ARE SAYING A HAPPY NEW YEAR There is something wonderfully uplifting in the words A Happy New Year In one way or another almost all human beings are in search of happiness say it is seldom wise to be too positive about anything We have heard it said that there are the exceptional human beings not happy unless Miserable There are people who are prone to magnify the molehill and minimize the mountain By nature and they At allgKti of indisposition they phone for the not ponder on hthcirrate- jrasfeidUy- explain why they have imagination of reason and by every passing The majority of human beings seek happi as their primary objective life The is power of human seeks it in his way Some seek it through too much drink and die of bellies again seek it through a denial of natures needs in order to keep thin They too often die early of certifiWd wothr Normal human beings happiness above all else The happily Wants to gee wife happy and if he his a he happiness tot them too year will better than that has gone before VHppe springs eternal fit trie human breast New plans are made New fields of endeavor arc mapped out The old year is diagnosed for its faults The new year is welcomed for its promise The world is com posed of jiormpi Imman beings That is why we get along as successfully as we do In nil sincerity we wish our readers and a Very New Year SPARROW While we wrote the foregoing article A- New Year a sparrow flew and sat God knows he looked hungry and shrivelled There was no chirp left in him He pecked around the bare ledge seeking what he could hot find The day of his pride had gone and new he was alone and fending for himself We pitied his barren plight God made the simple Why no one can ity Far removed as he is from the design iji which humans are fashioned he yet shares two major needs with them Perennial clothing he carries around with him But he needs food and shelter Shelter he can find in But what about food When the snow covers the earth and frost congeals it what can he do for survival In the summertime the sparrow asserts his self- importance Like humans he is torn with the emotions of love Often ho fights bloody duels to secure his mate- When he has found her he protects her Together they build a beautiful nest for their offspring These they raise with loving care The does not divorce his wife He has taken her for better or for worse lie sticks by his bargain In the summertime he chirps around so that all may hear him He is a proud often an arrogant fellow Devoid of without it seems a note of music inside him he cuts capers quite out of proportion with his limited gifts He is often as noisy as ft frustrated poli tician While it lasts he has a gay time thinking not of the The morrow is here The summer has gone The snow is on the ground and it is sealed with frost Ho is alone lie is hungry There is no chirp left in him lie cannot ask for food He must wait on human passion God made him the sparrow We must throw him a handful of crumbs King out the old ring In the new ring out false ring in the true ring in the thousand years of peace wrote poet laureate during the reign of Queen Victor Hall ho even conceived of the of man and the federation the enough two world wars and the threat of a third have shattered late sentimental Tennyson was not a prating pacifist He was no moonstruck- jilijiosophor and logician Veil as a poet of highest genius When he thought in terms of a world federated In the cause of peace he was In with wisest men in all is what the fll Not of servitude but iliep What the chances for pertio in year Tho little MltyQ WCK one answer that acorns can the big people their viewft can it seems Is that chances for are no at of were at tho vation that visibility In world affairs Is extremely poor So wo must continue live In a world vibrating with Gifted wo in our modorn world wealth our earth a for living we are tho pence that could ensure it But if we continue to think in of wither than of we shall not be ruling out the of fulfilment Old Custom Of First Foot Still Survives In England Aurora Firms Dinner Meet New Year celebrations are carried out on a consid erable scale in Scotland and in the English northern counties where the Christmas holiday is short In the southern half of England Christmas is the chief festival but in northern England the custom is entirely different la The old custom of firstfooting is hardly known in southern England but in the northern counties it is so much a part of the seasons ritual that it would not be New Years without it The belief in firstfooting stems from a belief in omens of good and bad fortune in luck and in superstition Belief in symbol ism is a powerful inheritance shared by the Scots and their neighbors south of the Tweed It is not a sign of high intelli gence to sneer at superstition and its symbols In this con nection it is well to recall that there is more in heaven and earth than is dreamed of in your philosophy Horatio as Shake speare expressed it FirstF6otlng When the custom of first-foot- ig began or by whom it was Introduced is outside the re cords But its origin is ancient It is carefully planned friends and neighbors In brief it means that the first per son to cross ones af ter the stroke of midnight on December Is a firstfoot It is important that ones first visi tor in the New Year should carry some semblance of good luck for whole months come That first visitor must there fore be carefully selected While it has been claimed and a book written in proof of It that gentlemen prefer blondes such a claim is far from the truth as far as homes In north ern England are concerned Brunettes not blondes are pre ferred i Firstfooters are always men A woman as a firstfooter would be unacceptable matter what her distinctions might amount to The Ideal firstfooter is a man Immediately after the stroke of midnight on the last day of the old year he knocks on the door of a friends home enters and wishes every one Happy New Year As an omen of good luck he often carries into the home small bucketful of coal When this lias been deposited he accepts Hie hospitality of his host and drinks to the health of the A popular firstfooter will make many calls between he midnight hour and the crack of dawn lie is the vocal messen ger Of goodwill and good for tune for the New Year He is chosen for his gifts of affability and convivial qualities and his capacity to maintain perpen dicular posture under the in creasing strain of copious draughts of good liquor With out such varied talents the first- footer might easily leave behind him an atmosphere than one of joviality and a promise of good fortune Festival Season New Years hi Scotland and in the north of England is the- rent festival season of the whole months Stores are often closed for several days with a succes sion- of friendly and convivial tempo running In southern England little no tice Is of New Years real festival Is that of as in Canada A very event took place at the Oak ilgo inn oft Friday Dec JO when Mr arid Duckworth of the Aurora Auiomotivo enter tained their staff and their wives dinner guests numbered Following th dinner gifts were presented by Mr a ml Mrs Duckworth to wives of staff and also substantial Christmas gift to each employee was provided In the form of card games and alio a showing of colored slides of the Lions convention In the present year which Mr and Mrs Duckworth attended Among those present at tho dinnor on Friday night wero following Mr arid Roy Webber Toronto Mtt Mr Fish Aurora Mr if M McKenzle Aurora and Mr and Mrs happy was celebrat ing birthday on Friday Dee and ho was presented with a gift to mark occasion Mr Gordon Duckworth re ports that his firm has enjoyed a very successful year Mystery Cart Among the many Christmas greetings this family has been cheered to receive one amongst them puzzles us greatly It is a large and beautiful card and it contains these words A Very Merry Christmas and Best Wish es for the New Year puzzle is that no senders name appears on the card The scene depicted is conven tionally typical of an oldfash ioned Canadian winter Heavy snow has fallen and amidst tall evergreens a comfortable old farmhouse wttfi smoke pouring from a chimney sits in the A horsedrawn sleigh traffic vicepresident Donald Gordon president The first modern whollyowned railway trailer on flats service to be introduced in Canada was inaugurated by Canadian National Railways recently between Montreal and In the new service freight will be picked up and delivered in cities by trailers which will be transported on flat cars in fast freight train service between cities As it proves acceptable to shippers it will be to other sections of the country Photo shows one of the trailers loaded for the opening of the service being inspected by approaching the farmhouse where a lady in a red sweater awaits the driver Lovely white clouds float in a clearblue sky The envelope was addressed to the family in green Ink Thank you anonymous sender but we wish you had written your name Of Royal Origin Several weeks ago in some notes we made on Mount Albert we asked the Interest of anyone who could tell us how it got its name We are indebted to a kind correspondent who has given us the following informa tion on the subject Albert was first nam ed Town after the first settlers and just years ago the first post office was called In September I860 the Prince of Wales later King Edward VII great grand father of the present Queen Eli zabeth visited Canada and later in the first week of Oc tober journeyed from Toronto to to officiate at the open ing of the first railway running from Toronto A stop was made at New market when an address was presented to the Prince Many from travelled over to Newmarket to see Queen Vic torias son and future king Everyone was so charmed with the young Prince that they de cided to change the name from to Mount Albert Which was done in So you will see now we have the Mount in the hill you travel led up to get such a lovely view and Albert was named ter the Prince The little park on the hill we call gardens Thanks again for your very fine writeup Store Decoration- Irrespective of prizewinning expositions opinions expressed were that the storekeepers had excelled this year in their dec oration layouts Aurora store keepers did in fact do them selves proud in their displays of merchandise It would be invidious for this column to enter upon discussion on the merits of these layouts but we were Impressed with the attractive colorings In the Cam eron store which were beautifully balanced and blend ed Unusual novelty marked also the window and in a quite distinctive way Jack ensemble gave visible joy to adults and children alike A few days before Christmas we had haircut at the emporium and found the radio sending over some carols An other customer on entering the store asked Jack if lie were holding a religious service Yes said Jack Im just wait ing for a few more guys to come in and then Ill take up the col lection On this note we will end this column for the year the same time extending lo all our renders and friends best wishes for a Happy and New Year the system and S Dingle operating vicepresident Archie Dike away suddenly at York Coun ty hospital on Dec 3 He was born at in the son of the late Mr and Mrs Cor- Dike He married Daisy J Reeves in At the time his death Mr was a miller having farm ed previously until He was a member and elder of Hope church and belonged to the Ma sonic Lodge No His chief interests were his home and sports having been secretary of Lake Softball league for years Surviving are one daughter Grace Mrs Lome two brothers Newton Newmar ket and Oliver Falls three sisters Lucy Mrs J Newmarket Mrs G West Annie Newmarket two grand children a Lome and Jeanne The funeral service was con ducted by Rev V Warren the chapel at Mount Albert bearers were George Banker Howard Joseph Angus Morton M ana Stewart Stickwood Interment was at cemetery WILLIS PhmB- The Drug Store News agent Tobacconist etc Business Founded St Aaron Telephone ll te I Make It A Habit Meet Your Friends At The ODHESS i IDA Drag Store Two Graduate Pharmacists Yonie Calls J MONDAY DOORS OPEN SATURDAY DOORS OPEN 545 FIRST SHOW AT SATURDAY rr- ft a- Tr The story of the Boomtown that Bullets u COion mm i BUM WHITELAW Stationery Wallpapers Select Of Greeting Cards etc Agent Classified Ads Yon St Aurora r r i m I Monday and Tuesday Jan 54 For Friendly Personal Service Shop At JOHN MORNINGS DRUG STORE St Telephone Judy Garland Kelly Eddie Bracken and Gloria SUMMER IN TECHNICOLOR Wednesday and Rett Brian Domic WU SOUTHERN COMING Trfnder SAILORS THREE i J