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Newmarket Era and Express (Newmarket, ON), October 22, 1953, p. 1

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NEWMARKET AURORA AND THE RURAL DISTRICTS OF NORTH YORK V ERA JOIST YEAR EXPRESS New Industry To locate Here At a special Media of the Newmarket town mood At today the accept ed a proposition from tip Top Products Omaha Nebraska to locate In Newmarket It is un derstood the company commence operations on Janu ary and that they will employ between and em ployees to A factory will be built which it is expected I to be ready for occupation in the spring In the meantime the town will provide tempor ary accommodation The company will be manu facturing a wide range of plastic articles including child rens purses hair curlers win dow and car cleaners Here and There Around Town By Local Observer Another Newmarket group has answered the appeal for help to Korea At the meeting of the Womens association St- And rews Presbyterian church this week vas voted to the Bar ley fund and a clothing drive for warm winter garments quilts shoes and similar articles was launched Who will be next to help m NEWMARKET ONTARIO THURSDAY OCTOBER 22 SINGU COMES CENTS EACH a i DRIVING CLINIC HERE TUES The John Limited mo bile safe driving clinic which gives free drivers tests will be in Newmarket on October and under the auspices of the Newmarket Lions club The mobile safe driving clinic is a specially constructed tractor- trailer combination as large the Ontario highway laws rer- j The 35foot trailer smartly panelled in finished plywood is fitted with eight psychophysical tests The results of these tests show a motorist his mental and physical fitness for driving The skills of stopping quickly seeing in the glare of oncoming head lights and controlling the car in an emergency are three of the eight driving abilities tested More than percent of all ac cidents are caused by the man behind the wheel If he knows his weak points a motorist drives more safely He can find out how he rates as a driver by tak ing these tests as more than Canadians have done during the past four years Addition A room at York County hospi tal will be brighter because of the kindness of another Newmar ket resident Mrs Milton Cook a wellknown local artist has contributed two of her oil paint ings to be hung In the hospital room which the Business and Professional Womens club has furnished Done in pastel tones the paint ings will add the tran quil atmosphere of a sick room They will bring much pleasure to those who will share them over the year The Newmarket figure skating club opened its season on Mon day at the Newmarket memorial arena The new skating instruc tor this year is Mr Charles Kiel He is shown here giving a few lips to Sally daughter of Mr and Mrs Howard Photo by Stefaniuk Decide Bus Committee Men From Council Not To Be Paid A resolution that would pro- into council for six weeks after OPERATES STATION Cyril Maxim has reopen ed the service station form erly occupied by Tom and Sons at the corner of Main and Ontario Sts Newmarket Mr Maxim has had years experience in the auto service business and for the past two years has been in business at Kes wick where he is still living Bob Mathews will be in charge of the repair department It is Interesting to learn why some people Newmarket For many It Is a case of return Ing to the home of their child hood They renew acquaintanc es Others pass through the town on their way to the resorl area at Lake vide suitable remuneration to two councillors to be appointed to sit on an advisory board for the subsidized street bus line was amended at town council meet ing Monday A resolution by Councillors and was presented to appoint two mem bers of council for the balance of the year with suitable remun eration Mayor Joseph Vale said he did not think that members of coun cil could be paid We could ap point outsiders and pay them but not councillors said the We met a couple last week who were here because of a different j mayor set of circumstances Mr anil people would say we are sub- Mrs Canton Ohio have been guests of Mr and Mr Seneca Cook and Mr and Mrs Jack Booth for almost a month returned home early In week About months ago Mr was seriously injured In a motor accident near He was brought to York County hospital where he remained as a patient for about five weeks This fall they decided to re visit Newmarket because they liked the way Mr had been treated following his mis hap Neither could say too much In praise of the local hospital the attending doctor or the people generally We like your little town Youve got a grand spot here they said There werent even any complaints about the local coffee Frequent visitors at the Mar since their arrival they said that the coffee was as good as theyll get at home It is reported that a number of Newmarket residents will ap pear on television station Sunday evening Oct 25 They are to on the News Maga zine program at pm council said Councillor Dales The mayor suggested that the appointments be left over until the next meeting but Councillor said We have kicked this thing around long enough now A resolu tion for the appointments was passed without the words suit able remuneration Council also passed a resolution to pay to the bus line man agement as a provisional subsidy payment The subsidy recently granted is retroactive to June when council was presented with a subsidy proposal The bus line has been operated at a loss and council decided to grant a subsidy to keep the service in operation Last week a resolution to pay following the passing of the subsidy bylaw was voted down in council Said Councillor Lome Monday night Would it not follow that the passing of the bylaw should have meant that the money would be paid auto matically The mayor said that it would but that a resolution had been presented and that it was voted down lie ruled that the same resolution could not be brought it had been defeated A resolu tion for was then brought in Councillor Dales said that since the resolution had been defeated it would look better if council voted on a small figure A resolution for was then passed The appointments for the ad visory committee are expected to be made at the next council meet ing RECEIVES MEDAL Miss Irene assistant postmaster at the Newmarket post office received the Corona tion medal this week by author ity of the Queen Miss has been on staff of the Newmarket post office for years LEGION SEEKS TALENT FOR SHOW ON DECEMBER A talent show is being spon sored by the Newmarket branch of the Canadian Legion on De cember The show will be held in the town hall and will feature amateur talent from Newmarket and district Applications are being accept ed by Comrade Stefaniuk of the Legion branch and at the Embassy Beauty salon St Newmarket The purpose of the show Is to provide talented people in the town and district an opportunity to appear on stage As well an performances by individuals acts will be presented in the show Anyone who sings plays a mu sical instrument or anyone who does a specialty act is urged to make application for the show COMING EVENTS BOYS NOVEL Fullback Fuller Creation Pickering House Master A new novel about football for young appearing in book stores now was written by Ward Cornell housemaster at Pick ering College Fullback Fuller is the swash- buckling gridiron daredevil of a fictitious Governor col lege Ho returns to his alma mater in the fall term to win a spot on the team uncover a vi cious gambling syndicate and win the final game The book gives on excellent background of Canadian inter collegiate football of which Mr Cornell Is an authority because of his association with the uni versity football broadcasts He broadcasts the Saturday after noon intercollegiate games The action is kept at a high pace and there are plenty of thrills for young readers Woven Into the background of football and mys tery Mr Cornell has tried to present some worthwhile atti tudes on sport It is refreshing for the adult reader to delve once again into a boys look It is especially pleasing to read a story like this that has a Canadian background There are few such Canadian books and it is hoped that Full back Fuller is just the begin ning of a new series of for young people Mr Cornell is the grandson of the late Rev Frank Cornell who was the minister at the Friends church Newmarket following the turn of the century He was a member of the party with Sir William when Sir Wil liam laid the cornerstone of the present Pickering College build ing in Ward Cornell was student at Pickering from to He served in the Can adian army as a lieutenant and in graduated from the Uni versity of Western Ontario SATURDAY OCT Johns bingo Newmarket town hall pm Jackpot MONDAY OCT Farm radio forum rally at Sharon hall at pm Everybody interested please come Good program planned Ladles provide OCT WED OCT Aurora St Andrews Presbyter- Ian church Indies will hold a rum mage sale Tuesday from to pm Wednesday from to pm TUESDAY OCT Panel on local civic problems at Newmarket Homo and School association meeting Newmarket Town Hall pm Panel chair man Mrs Caroline Panel members J L Hell Byron Joseph Dales Miss Evelyn Donne Rev J T and J Pub lic welcome WEDNESDAY OCT Bingo at Lotion Halt Newmarket Good prizes fames IV Jock pot Door prize Free bus on route after bingo WEDNESDAY OCT East Gwilllmhury Federation of Agri culture annual meeting and not luck cupper In Sharon township hall at 030 pm All welcome WEDNESDAY OCT Third annual and election of officers of Kingcrafts at Cedar Brook the home of Mrs If teuton 3rd line pm Miss guest speaker ceramics WEDNESDAY OCT- Masonic Hall City by Lesion Ladies Auxiliary spec mis If eams for THURSDAY OCT Turkey at United church to pm under auspices of the Womens Mislnnnrv SI fin children THURSDAY OCT in Aurora hall sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary wealth Time Admis- 35c FRIDAY OCT 30 Womens institute will hold a hot in Belli Hall from to pm After supper a party will ho held in the hall at Supper children 12 and under Euchre Good prizes SATURDAY OCT Costume Halloween party for children of In McDonald and Wells hall pm sponsored Lake Marie and King Athletic Association Admission charge at the door for adults SATURDAY OCT 31 Bazaar and afternoon tea In the United church hall at 3 oclock under the auspices of the WEDNESDAY NOV Annual turkey supper In Keswick Mem orial Hall from fi to pm Aus pices St Pauls Jersey Ad mission adults Children TUESDAY Hope annual bazaar and hot supper in Sharon hall Adults Children Time 5 pm WEDNESDAY NOV Turkey supper will be held in the base ment of the United church Hol land Landing under the auspices of the Further notice next week TUESDAY NOV school in Newmarket town hall at sponsored by Newmarket Ladies Auxiliary Canadian leion Lucky draw prizes and favors Admission Tickets available from mem bers WEDNESDAY NOV key supper King City United rooms by Ladles Auxiliary fi to pm tickets available from members adults children THURSDAY NOV Autumn tea and bazaar sponsored by Evangeline Auxiliary Trinity United church FRIDAY NOV The New- market High School will hold Us annual commencement and grad uation exorcises oclock FRIDAY NOV Newmarket Firemens annual euchre and dance Charlie orches tra MONDAY NOV Ill At pm general meet in of the Citizens association at the fire hall audi torium SATURDAY NOV Sal vation Army Home sale and tea In Town Hall base ment with a band program In Citadel at night Watch for de tails tf43 DANCING every Friday to Alan Gates and his orchestra In Roe on Arena hall EVERY Sat unlay night danc ing at Mount Albert hall to Norm Burling orchestra Mod ern and old Admission EVERY Saturday night dancing at Inn mile south of Newmarket on St First ten girls enter free Newmarket councillor Ed ward told the Era and Express last week that he would be a candidate for coun cil again this year Councillor said he did not wish to attempt a step up to a higher position on council this year Other members of council have Hope To Raise Large Part Of Fund By Public Campaign Plans were announced for a addition to York County hospital lit a meeting of the hospital board of directors last night The proposed expansion would increase the bed space by approximately per cent We have decided to go ahead with an addition to hospital said Kenneth Stiver chairman far we go depends on the amount of money we can raise Tentative plans for the pro- lt time has come when we posed addition were presented to must expand said Mr Stiver the meeting by Norman The hospital is completely in- about 150 beds At present the rich member of the firm of adequate for the services we are a further explanation for the need for additional accommoda tion Yes and they cant get help at home to look after them they must come to the hospital continued Mr Spear The nearest hospitals to York County located in To ronto Lindsay and OrangeviUe which leaves a area to be serviced by this institution The proposed increase would make York County hospital a class hospital and eligible for larger grants from the province Although it would be classed as a bed hospital by the govern ment it could be stretched to McMtirriuh and Toronto They in cluded more beds a new kit chen and cafeteria and increased surgical obstetrical nursery and laboratory facilities The new wing in the proposed plans which are only arbitrary measures 135 feet by feet and would be located directly south of the present building running parallel to Prospect St An ad dition of 25 feet by feet was hospital handles percent more required to give Although than the government recognizes York County hospital is classed for grant purposes given no hints about plans for the municipal elections coming shown lhe up soon except for Mayor Vale who says that he for reelection will not stand AT OPTIMISTS DINNER MEETING Tom Ken dall of the Toronto Downtown Optimist club addressed New market Optimists at their dinner meeting on Tuesday evening A program consisting of local talent was arranged by Optim ist Andy Sinclair Ken Stephens sang two solos Vic featured a puppet show Art Hurst and Jack played piano solos and Nick play ed a harmonica solo Jack Hamilton past Lieuten ant governor introduced the speaker who had been a charter member of the Windsor club and affiliated with a Calgary and Winnipeg club President John received ribbon awards from the lieutenant governor which were pinned on the club banner In recognition of the clubs membership attendance and boys work Optimists are still trying to locate a suitable building to carry on boys hobby crnft class es and a mechanics course Any one who knows of suitable building Is to contact Art Moore phone John Fras or Jack Hamilton 140000 TOWN SHARE IN MAIN ST RECONSTRUCTION Third reading on a de benture bylaw to pay for the re cent Main St reconstruction project in Newmarket was passed by town council Monday night The estimated cost of the towns share in the project was 105000 last year The county and province also shared in the project Town engineer plans to give a full re port on the cost of the project a meeting of the council maternity wing The plans included partition changes in the old building which would move the adminis tration centre from its present location at the main entrance of the hospital on Davis Drive to the vicinity of the present em- entrance This would centralize the administration of fices in regards to the enlarged hospital plans The main floor of the present building was designated as a wing for chronic patients The present first floor matern ity wing would become a surgi cal suite with two major oper ating rooms a minor one and other related services such as a recovery room with four beds sterile storage and central sup plies Immediately above it In whit is presently the second floor ma ternity wing would be the ob stetrical suite with its increased facilities The basement of the present building would remain much as it is with the various departments being increased by such means as the moving of the present nurses dining room to the basement of the proposed wing The new wing would house the kitchen cafeteria and related services in the basement The first floor would provide male beds and four childrens besides the four recovery beds The second floor would be the female department and would provide In new wing and the main section of the building 31 maternity beds 20 general female beds 32 cubicles in the nursery and three isola tion beds Estimated by architect cost of the proposed additions and alterations would be 000 Of this would bo provided In grants which would leave to be raised by the hospital board It will approximately to equip the kitchen needed to service a 100 bed hospital said Mr That amount is not included in our calculation of by the government as a bed hospital it averages beds That is an indication of the overcrowding said board mem ber S Janes For the amount of space we have the government says we should pro vide services for 56 people We have in here at all times Beds in the corridor are a frequent occurrence added Miss Lillian Thomas superintendent of nurses We have a waiting list for beds The population of this area has grown considerably and will continue to do so said A vicepresident of the board So many more people are hos pital conscious because of health insurance Mr Stiver added as In closing the discussion on the expansion Mr Stiver pointed out that the plans which had been presented at the meeting were only tentative ones but represented the urgent needs of the hospital for additional bed space kitchen facilities and other services The kitchen is at present serv ing people It was built to feed 24 A campaign manager will he appointed in the immediate fu ture and the appeal for funds launched If Sick Childrens hospital can raise its money by public so can York County hospital said Mr Stiv er We have in mind a cam paign which would be run on an entirely voluntary basis Over 2500 At King- VaughM Plowing Match On Tuesday ft Newmarket high school student Murray Campbell is the un fortunate subject for this class during high school last Friday The grade nine boys were attired in female costumes Girls wore reversed skirts In the group surrounding Campbell left to right are Ron Council Paul Jim Wilson and Gerald Porter Photo by Don Declared by judges and offic ials as an outstanding competi tion In the number of entries and good plowing the annual match of the King and branch of the Ontario Plowmens Assoc iation held on the farm of Alvln Kennedy near King township on Tuesday drew a crowd of nearly Over tractors and teams of horses made up nine tractor classes and five horse plow classes Bob Klelnburg the only one in tractor mounted plow class won the special for best plowed land crown and fin ish open to boys wtd under of King and He was the youngest York County plowman The new utility class for tract or plowmen of entries was won by Bob Timbers Stouffvllle Ontario International champion The Junior Farmers tractor driv ing rodeo of entries for boys to years was won by a dark horse Allan Noble- ton the tractor special by Grant Wells and the horse plow special by Nor man Jarvts following were winners Horse plows Class one In sod open jointer horses Norman Markham finish Stanley May Hornby Crown Class one in sod Jointer plow open to those who had never taken a prize in first class or two firsts In this class any match Gerald Bell crown and finish Harold Cunningham Class three In sod horses open to those and under Paul crown and finish Clasa tractor Carl crown and W Richmond HIU Boh Kerr Woodbridge Class utility tractors Bob Timbers Stouffvllle Ivan McLaughlin Stouffvllle crown Don Horse prizes Best going team in sod Roy Smith Stanley May Hornby Best going team In stubble Andrew Wclad- bridge Ivan Bel KirkfieW Best team and equipment Bryv Oakvllle Stanley May Hornby Harold Cunning ham Junior Farmers tractor competition Allan Roy Snider Wood- bridge Grant Leonard SchornV berg and Bob Bey nop and Jack Cooper tied Judges were H Wl willow and Alex Black Local residents will have opportunity tonight to travel from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific through the medium oi colored slides A showing of pictures will be presented in the basement of the Newmarket town hall at pm by the New market Art club The pictures were taken this summer and fall by members the club Robert Chadwlck vis- Gloucester Mass William trip took him through the and Douglas 1 r Timbers Aurora Ralph Holder j Cockburn was at Banff Voncou- crown and finish Carl Ivor and other Timbers Class four stubble horses open to those who had never taken prize in Ivan Bell Kirk field crown and fin ish Leslie Fielding Class five stubble open boys from King and under Duncan Watson crown and finish Class six In sod open tractor Bob Timbers crown and finish Joe Ivan McLaughlin Class seven In sod tractor George Dixon Brampton finish Ted Cough Don Dunk- oil Claremont Bill Dixon crown Class York ley old Class nine stubble tractor Eaton Hall silver cup and T Eaton gold watch OBrien Maple crown and finish Peter Maple Class stubble tractor Arnold Milton Glen Twin Milton and Alex Me- Kinney Brampton crown and finish Howard Williamson Aur ora Class tractor Ford special Jim Hamilton Sutton crown and finish Douglas Hamilton Silt ton western areas ort his trip Everyone is invited to attend J ass eight in sod tractor open to county Leslie Smith crown and finish J Miss Anne Stephenson tor of Mr and Mrs Stephen- J son Eagle St Newmarket be on the radio program Ing Stars of Tomorrow on Sun day Nov I- As her selections she will sing a aria from Class tractor mounted Madame Butterfly and Danny plow Bob Kleinburg Boy

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