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a- 7 17 COLUMNS OF CLASSIFIED ADS THIS WEEK NEWMARKET AURORA AND THE RURAL DISTRICTS OF NORTH YORK CIRCULATION Average for three months ending December Newmarket Trading Aurora All others TOTAL PAID i ERA I02ND YEAR EXPRESS HERALD YEAR NO NEWMARKET ONTARIO THURSDAY MARCH 18 jS5vj SINGLE COPIES CENTS EACH J J ere Town By Local Observer Withal the interest in figure at present said a read er to a telephone call to the Era we thought you might be Inter ested in this news item from a Halifax paper It says that the Skating Club company Is celebrating its this yean- According to the article waltz- fag on ice developed in Halifax in but it wasnt until was organized i3eutenantGovernor of the evince officiated at the open ing The Halifax Skating club is the oldest in OPERETTA SKATING CARNIVAL WEEKEND ENTERTAINMENT mi v The at the railway crossings in town had one of the councillors wagging at the nights meeting He tested that town shouldnt billed their at least- not for the one oh Davis Drive as it is a county road if The clerk pointed out that the town has accepted the hill for their since their original installation They are well worth the money spent if they help in saving only one life commented another Council up held that view and approved payment of the bill- This be a big for club presents Gilbert at the J i auditorium Thursday Saturday nights of the glee of a A leftto Gloria vers and Elizabeth rd Jean- Profiit Another weekend traction will be Era Express photo Bruce Chapman 23yearold farmer was commit ted for trial on the charge of at tempted murder when he appear oil for the preliminary Inquiry before Magistrate rake in court Newmarket on Tuesday March He was re leased on property bail which was posted father Ross Chapman SCOUTS TO HOLD SALVAGE ON MARCH 27 v- I J J More certain signs of spring than the arrival of the crows and robins are to be seen in this week They are be- of construction predict that the sidewalk superintendents will have a busy season Interesting developments have been started at the Eagle SCsite of Newmarkets bowling academy Despite the cold jaw weather on the Edwin Lyon on St attracted hundreds of sightseers And from all indications many were prospective buyers To are descending like locusts oh our small community commented onlooker The stages of of committees for the York County hospital building campaign were cork at a meeting- at the town hall last night an of the is Being held the weeks in May in the various of Y6i Organizing the campaign a committee consisting of Charle3 Boyd chair Seldpn and of the- hospital The Newmarket Art club will Its annual exhibi tion of paintings in the town hall Newmarket this weekend The threeday show opens on Friday night to pm On Satur day and Sunday the exhibition will be open from 2 to pm A salvage drive will coyer the entire town will be held under the auspices of the Scout Mens committee New market on Saturday JJarch Chairman of the drive is Nelson The committee requests that fa Whitchurch township and BLITZ SUCCESS I contributions be tied securely King township shortly Heading The Newmarket Cross compact bundles- suitable for overall campaign is A The Newmarket Gathers The will add other shortly- Crawford Rose mayor of Aurora or- the campaign in Aurora East tovnship cam paign will be headed by Dr C Keswick cam paign by Frank Arthur Chapman will be the organizer in Sutton township and the part of North G township Committees are set up bliU held last Thursday was a success accord- to Red Cross officials Fig ures are not yet complete but the Red Cross is sure that it will have reached its objective when all contributions are in Following the campaign last week canvassers and their team captains were entertained at the headquarters Included Campaign workers are opti mistic about the results of the drive for public contributions The hospital has been short of space and short of beds for sev eral years It is the only between and Toronto and the number of patients it serves increases every month ARMSTRONG HEADS CONSERVATION AUTHORITY FOR recent meeting of the Upper Holland Valley ion authority Arthur Evans former reeve of Newmarket was i- appointed t honorary Election of- Officers resulted in- Elton Armstrong reeve of King township being chairman and Aurora vice J chairman Wesley Brooks was re- appointed secretarytreasurer V R Rogers has been appointed a member of the authority by township He succeeds Kenneth Ross as the township representative Mayor I adman serves as a representa live J Newmarket It is expected that the minister of planning and development will present a report to the author ity oh Thursday April s rt IN5C5SSING CRASH i i display technician was fatally injured last in a level si accident in who will work on the collection Paper cloth and rags are accept able but no iron or steeL Bundles should be placed at the end of lane ways or at the curb Pickups will be made from Fathers of the guides scouts cubs and brownies are needed to help with the collection Ariy- were canvassers from and one willing to give his assist- Holland Landing The Red Cross or anyone willing to donate executive expresses appreciation the use of a truck for the all those who assisted noon is requested to contact the during the campaign drive chairman Nelson Ion SOCCER Spring must be just around the club Memorial hospital alter The local Red and whites will make their official debut ffifKSi Only part the cost of pro- tor about April or W W SSfl posed new wings at the hospital theyll meet A Roe in an Jf f l is to be raised by public sub- exhibition ootball game seat- Ken Nelson spokesman for the yards the track ii Featured Friday Saturday and Monday nights will be the Newmarket Figure Skating clubs annual carnival This year it is called Ice Three of the junior members tak ing part are left to right Bonnie Sandra Osborne and Jane Photo by Stefaniuk I One Of Originals I ft Scout Movement Am j m Prominent Scot Born Patricks Day V At least one Scot yesterday celebrated St Patricks Day and he has been doing so for the past years He is Robert Martin affectionately known to many in the community as Pop or the Rebel The latter title suggests that perhaps some of the spirit of the fighting Irish has rubbed off on this son of Scotland who chose March for his birthday But it has been a source of amusement for his friends and family for the past four score years that he was a St Patricks Day Scot Born in Armadale West K Scotland Mr Martin left IS- his native land in where be remained until He was associated with a Glasgow lumber firm and re- ijtuf lied to Scotland as a director firm In when the fe lumber business in the old court slack Mr carne to Canada Mi Martins older son Robert Jr died list year had come to Canada three years earlier and faipersuaded his father to follow things werent much better in Canada in the lumber business recalled Martin In he came to Newmarket as the private secretary of the position he holdtodayS Mr Martin is remembered in Sweden for more than tils hare In the lumber business He was of the organizers of scouting in that country In he started scouting in Sweden Scouts had been organized in England and Scot land but the movement was In its infancy ik Robert Martin after reading of r BadenPowells work in Many had the false He has done a wonderful work that because scouting had been during all these years Smoke Rings Lose George on organized by a former army man it was a military move ment There are many who confuse this matter today Mr Mar tin But to go back years to that first meeting I was ask- mm to answer some of these Gentlemen I said Ive never been in tho know nothing about military life In fact the only military command I know Is Halt With that knowledge you need have no fears that the group will be a military unit settled matter Scout company was formed and at that meeting more money was given than was need ed recalled Mr Martin But and sent for some it is the same today as then Its Among the books was weirs now for Already a ft sports enthusiast and boys work Mr Martin that ihls new organization was the He called together representa tive in to dis- hard to get money the leaders we lack Mr Martin came to To ronto he continued in Scouting He visited companies and assist ed with testing of boys for badge work If there Is anyone in As soon as he was settled here Mr Martin attempted to form a group committee Prominent citizens assisted with the organ ization but many dropped out as ttie time passed Some did remain and did good work Alex Spear and Walter Eves have given time and effort to scouting in Newmarket Jim Law helped in many ways one of was the provision of a place in which we could store our salvage collections There were others who did their he said Scouting hasnt Mr Mar tins only A Vwit to home on Davis Drive reveals his manysided the years his mastered Swedish Ger man French Danish Norwegian and his native Gaelic he chuckled I must honest J remember someone telling me that when they heard me speak Swedish they knew I was a Scot Mr Martin has been a crafts enthusiast for many years He has combined such activities as tapestry making and work and cop per work Exquisite wall his own decorate his home There are chairs up holstered in his Scandinavian type needlework and others com and point Mrs Martin died three years ago She was former Jessie a friend of Mr Man tins sister whom he met during a Christmas visit with his fam ily in Scotland V Yesterday his birthday was not without its party A sur prise celebration by his fellow members of tho Weasel club was held and a suitable decorated cake provided for the occasion Yes mused Mr Martin Its been a happy full life Ho pick ed tip some which he Is preparing for a handbag It will bo donated through a draw to the fundraising cam paign of York County hospital Having finished some market who deserves credit for the formation of a Scout his work in scouting its Bert company At that time Sweden said Mr When work earlier in evening ho was here was struggling downforj needleworks 0AMO 7 iWJ a company of boys of the time with -wJJ- iv a Newmarket Gorman Rings bowed out of the A Saturday but the lads of Peter Gorman and Fran cis bowed out with plenty of fight under their belts The team that made such a sorry exhibition at Brampton on Thursday losing came off the Saturday after a tremen dous allout effort with win That meant Rings had died with their boots oh fight ing hard and gallantly to the very last Over the four game stretch there were those who thought Rings were the better team Mind you thats no stealing a thing away from Brampton but luck and me breaks rode in the Brampton camper Throughout Saturdays game the Rings kept forcing the play and making a hero of Bob Sav age the Brampton goalie They were good everything but luck If they could have counted the goal posts theyd hit the pucks that bounced wrong for them theres no doubt theyd have wiped put Bramptons six goal load The Smokies took advantage of Buck Kendalls interference ticket to bank in a goal at Scorelad was Ward Wilson and Danny Patrick laid over the pass Before the period was up Ken Bel Jack Cain arid featured In a penalty killing effort It was during tho late first period that the gpaiiight flicked on behind the Brampton cage but the offi cials tided it hbsc6fe Geo- playing his best game cut in to score from Ward Wilson and Bill That goal came at of the middle period itput did Rings linpHhtippes the Rings harbored wiping van shed when Kendallritfe broke away to slap shot past That counter came at two minutes square the gaxho and six goal ir Jack Coin won the game for tho at break ing in alone to dekc Savage Brampton star was goalie Bob The organisation meeting of the Newmarket baseball team for the 1934 will be held in the Newmarket town hall on Mon day Mar The meeting Is scheduled for player and fan inter ested In the future of baseball In Newmarket is asked to At tend Mala Hem on the sgen will he to an executive for the eeasea Every Savage Without his remarkable saves theres reason to believe the Rings would have supplied the comeback of the century The Rings can step up and take a bow for a gallant uphill fight Saturday It be right to single out any particu lar star- v- York County has al ready authorized a grant of 300000 to be spread over a five period Present policies on provincial and dominion grants provide for 125000 With the public subscription objective of 225000 the total is Plans for new additions to the hospital are in four phases The first phase which will pro visions for the hospitals most urgent needs consists of one wing to the south of the pres ent building for a kitchen din ing room and additional space for hospital beds The next phase will be con struction of a maternity wing Tins new wing will be a projec tion of the present matern ity wing Third phase will be the renovation of the front sec tion known as tho old wing Fourth a wing will be extended to the east providing a complete section for operating rooms department and laboratories For the complete program a new heating plant will be local heel and toe specialists dicates club officials are anxious to contact all former football His widow Ruth is a former Newmarket girl With her parents Mr and Mrs- Joseph players interested in trying Mrs Fletcher lived with the team this season Any- Newmarket prior to her one can contact Ken at j The Fletchers have one infant Newmarket son Paul To Hi For Industrial MAR IS Bingo In Aurora Canadian Legion hall Special games games Time sharp In of the Canadian Legion Ladies Auxiliary MARCH Monthly euchre party by Scout- Guide- auxiliary New market Scout Prizes Admission AND SAT Kiddies New market first birthday offer One silver dollar free for every purchase AND SAT MAR IS AND Pickering Col lege Club presents Gilbert and Sullivans Pinafore Time pm in assembly hall Tickets at- jests Store MAR Dance Hol land Landing ball- Orchestra Lake Simcoo Ram blers flr Admission clwll SAT SUN- MAR animal exhibition of paintings by mem- of Art the Newmarket Town hall and- evenings SATURDAY MAR Johns Newmarket Town hall Jackpot MONDAY MARCH East Federation of Ami- and Farm Forums are holding a Joint in Aharon Hall a hapten of Albert will the guest speaker also -re- Farm AssQomt ions- of tho con in Holland Landtng Social Good neighbor prizes Admission cards TUESDAY MARCH KtElichre Sharon auspices of Union rer Good prizes lunch MAR The Re win United from one tVlook until MARCH Fun Prince Charles by and School Sliver Pi welcome MAR Now- market Veterans In the Town Newmarket Time pm prize Jack not Free Prizes Jso and cash Admission cards Free bus home after bingo MAR Of County hospital ntfifute a having an entertainment In Van- Hall at pm There will be of a trip across Can ada by Mr VIctoi- Smith Tor onto and a good variety pro gram Admission adults children clwll MARCH 2a tea and sale of Evangeline auxiliary of Trinity from to Nursery for children Benefit dance sponsored by in hall Norm Bur- lings orchestra Admission FRIDAY Another dance In the Sharon hall spon sored by Sharon Home and School association Van- Good prizes Lots of Re sure and Cafeteria lunch Admission WEDNESDAY MARCH 31 annual sprint fashion show under auspices Newmarket Business and Professional Wo mens club through courtesy of Newmarket- merchants town hall and pm Admission cents- MAR Next bingo at Legion hall pm Good prizes Jackpot Door prize special games Free bus bingo AY in McDonald hall Kini sponsored- by the Ladled branch booth Ad mission couple ft Lionsdub Mips rol Show hall New- rhatkefiv tic THURSDAY APR Trinity Church A- sale of used clothing and small household articles in the base ment of Newmarket Town hall THURSDAY tea sale of homo auspices York County hos pital New- market auditorium 5iKni- FRIDAY strln tea in Trinity Newmarket Time T to jHuperistvl nursery hirr at Mourt hall to Norm orchestra Mod and old Admission AT Imagine Size and 12 Retail at and only Sale price Look- EB with each purchase collar tie clasp While they A sugegstion that a Toronto firm of assessors be hired to as sess Newmarket industrial plants was referred to the finance com mittee at a meeting of council on Monday night A letter was road from the firm which stat ed that it would assess industries for a fee of 3000 Aurora has hired the firm it was reported Said Councillor A All this harks back to earlier days and an assessment rumpus Mr said that the in dustries in Newmarket volun tarily raised their own assess- was a earlier increase in Lets wait and see how Au rora makes said Belugin If We assess factories on the basis of floor space we might find that we would be taxing them out of town Arent we entitled to know the truth said Dales Whether we act on it or not is another matter he added We should tread oh this cau tiously said Councillor Wright- man W It was stated that the reason for the suggestion was that the town assessor does not feel that in That was a sec is qualified to make assess- increase he recalled- There ments on the industrial plants Lia i Start For Crippled Children Toda Seals Campaign of- A Tag Day will he held on opens today and j April Milk bottles placed in stores Chairman of the campaign is Fund Raising Campaign plan to Keith Davis If you know of any until April IS Newmar ket Lions club sponsors of the raise approximately for crippled children work in New- market and district Over totters containing Raster will fa mailed Do nations may be returned the envelopes provided or will be accepted by of the three local banks needy crippled child not receiv ing please notify the Lions The clubs objective Is to provide for all those in need of race color or creed r the cause of tho crippling con dition so that each may have a to vow tolive as happy sefsupprting l m 3 J9 George president of the Lions Club chases first Seats from Earl Newmarket Earl is the ft symooi the Easter Seals Campaign for in Newmarket He is one of the many children who have received assistance from the Crippled Children Society and from the Lions club Era and Express phot i sayi j