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v Number of Copies Printed this Week NEWMARKET AND THE RURAL DISTRICTS OF NORTH YORK CIRCULATION Average for three months ending March J Newmarket Trading 121 Aurora Others TOTAL PAID m EXPRESS HERALD YEAR NO NEWMARKET ONTARIO THURSDAY JULY 1954 SINGLE COPIES CENTS EACH Here and There Around Town By Observer For the first time the Holland Marsh has been able to compete California for the lettuce market in New York- Lettuce shipped from here reaches New York City three days earlier than a similar shipment California Shippers from both Wisconsin and Michigan have visited the Marsh to see the giant vacuum cooler installed at by Federal Farms Ltd They plan to copy the Canadian innovation for under this new system the lettuce reaches New York city or its other destination points almost gardenfresh in its flavor color and Another first has been record ed in the district This tune it is the sporting world where a woman has been acting as umpire for games She is Mrs Ruth Foster the first woman umpire in the local leagues From all reports Mrs Foster suffers the fate of her male coun terparts The players dont ac cept her judgments quietly mere ly because she is a woman If they disagree with her decisions Mrs Foster hears about it in loud vocal complaints The old cry of- murder the umpire will pro bably be revised to murder the gal but other than that sports followers predict few changes in the reception of any umpire male or female when the decisions are unpopular Causes Damage District isolated Areas Silos Smashed By Wind Crops Ruined By Hailstones A silo at the farm of Harold Boyd a mile north of Newmarket on the highway to Sharon was smashed to pieces during a storm Tuesday afternoon Hail destroyed half of 35 acres of wheat At the moment hail and wind was the damage a mile away on Main St Newmar ket there was no hail no rain and little wind Shown above is the smashed silo The three girls left to right are Virginia Margaret and Catherine Boyd Below is the smashed silo belonging to Morning across the road from the Boyd farm It was blown feet Other damage was donej Outbreaks Of Army Worm Reported In Townships By Beat Of Agriculture Sporadic outbreaks of the army worm a close relative of the cut worm have been reported in and King Townships The brownish green worms approximately inches long have made their appearance at and according to of Agriculture officials at the Newmarket office They attack the leaves and cut of f the heads of the spring grain The pest has been kept under I move across the It pass- control during the past few years Considerable damage was done in isolated spots by Tuesday afternoons storm in the Newmarket district Although the storm seemed harmless in most areas wind and hail ruined crops and one mile north of Newmar ket destroyed two farm silos Gusts of strong winds and hail seemed to be in patches or streaks A resident watched a heavy white wall Fences Main Topic Of North Council Meeting July Families in district wishing to picnic at the York County park now have an alternate route which is in fine condition the eighth concession and from to Baldwin its previ ous series of humps and ridges have been smoothed away and the road has been oiled From Baldwin to the park turnoff the road is paved This alternate route eliminates the snaillike pace required by the winding road through the resort area It is a great improve ment over recent wash board conditions followed by dust and loose gravel which frequently sent cars in the ditches An authoritative source reports that the eighth is likely to be paved next year Gardeners whose gardens were undamaged by Tuesdays storms welcomed the rains Most of to crops near Sharon and in the Mount Albert district Good Rules Of Water Safety Summer Holidays Reminder Summer holidays will end in them agreed that the moisture families this would save their raspberry crops which were badly in need of rain The strawberry crop was a vic tim of the weather this season There was too much moisture when the patches required culti vation Later when rain would have been welcomed there was Oh well if the fruit had be on plentiful the birds would probably have devoured it all Five oclock traffic was held up Tuesday afternoon when a truck load of baled hay toppled over on St The hay blocked off one traffic lane on the street for some time Child ren on the street had an oppor tunity to make hay mows on the boulevard for Jumping purposes summer and the importance of water safety rules cannot be stressed too much This year swimming instruc tion is being provided at Lake by North township and the Keswick Opti mist club again Teaching child ren to swim is one of the best ways to prevent drownings Here are the rules for water safety as laid down by the Wa ter Safely division Canadian Red Cross society Learn them Teach them to your children Clip this column and hang it in the or cottage as a further reminder- Safe Boating Dont stand up in a boat or canoe to handle water- Float Plane Pilot Rescues Newmarket Boy From Lake An airplane rescued one of two Newmarket boys whose canoe upset in Lake nearly two miles offshore north of Keswick yesterday afternoon Bob Queen St and Tom Taylor Newton Ave had borrowed a canoe belonging to Homer Blair to take a paddle on the lake said the lake was not rough but before we knew it the canoe had turned and we were in the water According to Taylor Prizes To Be Given At Keswick Exhibition Final preparations are being made for Keswicks Summer Exhibition which incorporates the annual Keswick Sports Day The three day exhibition will feature displays by district mer chants distributors and the pro ducts of a number of manufac turers It be a three day event July 31 and August Friday Saturday and Monday One of the features will be a number of prizes for a lucky started to swim for shore and was bridetobe Bridestobe are to calling for help A float plane several booths at the was flying over the scene and one of the two occupants of the plane spotted the overturned canoe The plane circled and landed and the pilot pulled Hod- gins onto one of the floats had heard Taylors shouts for help and dir ected a boat to the scene Tay lor was picked up by the boat and another craft picked up from the plane waited at the acene craft Dont use homemade rafts or logs as boats Dont use any boat that la not completely seaworthy Dont go out in a small boat unless you are a swimmer or are wearing a life preserver Dont changes places in a small boat Dont leave the boat if it cap sizes Cling to it until rescued Dont attempt to swim to shore Dont overload any boat large or small Dont go out in a boat in stormy weather Dont shoot rapids Safe Swimming Dont swim alone Dont swim at unsupervised swimming places Dont swim after eating Wail at least two hours Dont swim when overheated Cool gradually first Dont swim too far from shore dive into unknown wa ter Racks and trees may be hidden Dont duck or push bathers into water Playfulness may a life Dont swim when overtired Dont swim after dark unless thoroughly familiar with the swimming area know it Is safe and are accompanied by a buddy Stay close to shore Dont swim until you become exhausted particularly if the water is cold Dont panic if you should get into difficulties You must think clearly if you are to do the right thing Artificial Respiration Start resuscitation immediate ly Every second is precious Each second that the patient Is without oxygen reduces the chance of recovery Make certain that the air pas sages are clear There is always the possibility that a laryngeal spasm may have occurred and unless it is released it might Era and Express photos York CoOp Medical Plans Surgical Contract At the recent annual meeting of the York Cooperative Medical Services the directors were asked I to try to acquire the necessary number of contracts for a surgi cal plan so that it could be put into operation along with the pre sent hospital plans The guest speaker Paul Medi an told of his work as for the Ontario Cooper ative Medical Services Federa tion also what other county medical Coops are doing for their members through their hos pital and surgical plans He also said he would like to see all counties take out Catastrophe Insurance for the payment of the large hospital bill The Secretary reported two new groups and a membership increase of percent during the year The sum of 4600 was paid out in hospital claims Savings for the year were which were to be put in the reserve ac count Directors appointed for a three by its natural enemies parasites The most reliable measure of des troying the worm is by the use of poison bran bait The mixture should contain lbs of bran lb green one to two quarts molasses about gals water The mixture should be crumbled and spread over the ed where there was no hail but caused damage be tween Sharon and Newmarket Silos Smashed A mile north of Newmarket at the farm of Harold Boyd a farm silo was smashed to pieces and spread over the ground Directly across the road at Farm a silo was At the July meeting of North township council a summer resident Mr Kornblum of Island Grove ask ed councils advice regarding the removal of a foot fence erect ed on the lot line by his neigh ed creeks to overflow and water George were formed in fields strutted his view like spring freshets of the lake Referring to it as a There was no hail in Bradford spite fence Mr Kornblum said Aurora or down- that he did not get the full use town Newmarket but hail at the his summer home because of Boyd farm a mile north of town the fence resulted in the loss of percent the of the wheat lhat was very annoying thing to have happen affected area poisonous to livestock mixture is blown and smashed on MUSIC RESULTS Recent examination results an nounced by the Royal Conserva tory of Music include the names which have not been listed in previous reports First class honors students in grade one theory not previously listed are Keith Profit John Hodge and Barry Buckler Diane Goring received honors In grade two theory first class honors students were Bob Finos and Craddock the ground At noon the same day Morning had phoned the Era and Express to insert a classified ad vertisement to sell the silo He said it could have been moved from the farm A few minutes after the storm struck the Era office received the following in structions by telephone Please cancel that ad about the silo the storm just blew it over and smashed it Crops Ruined A seven acre field of oats was ruined at the farm of Charles Haines near Sharon The hail and wind cut swaths across the countryside While one field would be completely flattened the grain in an adjacent field would be standing Some grain appeared to be undamaged but closer examination would reveal that hail had knocked most of the kernels from me husks There was hail around Kes wick and the Lake area in general but it was reported that there was not enough to to one but that the restricted area bylaw passed two years ago to cover Island Grove did not include fences- They agreed to proceed to prepare an amend ment to the bylaw which would cover fences Mrs enquired about possible action regarding a fence and hedge which had been erected on township pro perty by her neighbor Mr Frank and which block her path on the lakeside of the Road to the cause damage At one point during the storm there was no rain on Davis Dr near the Newmarket town limits While there was little rain at yards cast wind and hail described as furious On Davis Drive east of the third Newmarket a heavy downpour I less than a mile from town Mother Of Newmarket Men Killed In Crash At concession a carried over wind garden chair was feet by the year term were Charles King Frank Kes wick and Mrs Robert Burton It Nashville The president Mrs Reid Brumwell was chair man of the meeting One woman was instantly kill ed and two others with their two children were admitted to hospital on Tuesday night following a motor accident south of on the Don Mills Mrs Sarah Daniels Toronto who was killed is the mother of two Newmarket men Allen and Frank Daniels Mrs Daniels was a passenger in a car driven by Mrs Tom Highland Creek Mrs her five year old son Kenneth Gordon Mrs Director Outlines Summer Recreation Program Plans vey Mills Toronto and her one and a half year old son Alan received many injuries all of which were of a minor nature when the car skidded and hit a hydro pole Bouncing off the pole it hit a guard rail post from where it veered across the highway down a bank with a drop of 12 feet to land into a creek on the farm of It had been raining heavily prior to the time of the accident and police said that the driver had lost control of her car on the slippery pavement Constable Harvey Cox Mark- ham township police the accident Residents in the sub division reported seeing a straight white cloud close to the ground similar to the one seen by the resident The ground was white with hail on he third concession proper tk It was reported that hail stones that felt varied in size from the size of marbles to the size of walnuts as one resident put it opinion of council was such that a resolution was pass ed that the fence in front of Harrietts property being lot Plan Con be removed and that Mr be instructed to remove the fence otherwise it will be removed by the town ship Councillor King remark ed that He should be made to take the fence down the same as Miss Reeve John Doyle said It is not too defin ite that a man has a deed to the mark However it his deed is to the road then he no right to a fence on the oppo site side Councillor James Clark also felt that if the fence was on township property it should come down I J WW fV- Newmarkets recreation direc tor Francis has completed plans for his summer program The program includes baseball swimming wrestling boxing tennis and lacrosse The swim program will be held at Beach mans Lake courtesy of Mr 1 Stew Patrick Aurora All boys and girls of primary school age who wish to go swimming are asked to report to the Stuart Scott school grounds at pm Tuesdays The program is be ing sponsored by the Newmarket Recreation Commission The Newmarket Lions club offer ed to pay for two of the trips to the lake The peewee baseball program has been under way for several weeks It is held each morning at the fair grounds Regarding the boxing and wrestling Mr ex pects to start a program at the Stuart Scott school grounds next week The lacrosse activity will start in the near future as soon Public Meeting Held For Township secured to use Land Use Bylaw Hearing By order of the Municipal Board of Ontario the council of and intermediate ranks will be tt j he meeting on Monday July held the near future All and supporting comments were a V as permission the arena A tennis tournament open to all boys and girls in the junior players who wish to participate am at which time objections and supporting comments were may contact Mr Hollingsworth J B a for details Mr is also 7 I v j working out details for a peewee land use bylaw which has been in force since it was passed by I the Municipal Board on June ttL aH While thebylaw is in force it a ba tournament Aug 14 October when SPORTS DAY exhibition On the final night Monday August 2 at pm a draw will be made following Daw sons Fashion Show The win ner will receive a wedding cake by Foods wedding artificial respiration dress by Dawsons Newmarket a wedding ring by Sutton Gift seventh annual Sports Day will be held on Sat urday July 31 and the feature attraction will be a softball tour nament with six outstanding dis trict teams There will be childrens races bingo games pony rides and oth er sports activities Supper will be served on the fair grounds at the north east side of the village In the evening there will be a concert and a dance There will be a grand draw for valuable prizes for any amendments which may be added to it Mondays hearing produced dissentlon from a few but after council explained that amend ments were being considered and that the bylaw was being passed to benefit the majority the dissenters for the most part were agreeable to the bylaw I Church workers expect a daily average of nearly children at a special summer Bible school at Grace church Newmarket There has been a large attendance of children every morning from to noon when they take handcraft instruction hear readings and sing choruses Children of various denominations are attending the school Above a age group is at work coloring Left to right ore Gordon Cameron Mrs Knights a church worker Donna Goring and Phillip Clarke Below of the chil dren who attended Tuesday morning are photographed at the front of the church with assistants The minister Rev Arthur Yielding Sis at extreme left by Stefaniuk NG EVENTS Hi shop brides bouquet by Taylor and Son Keswick and wedding photos by Keswick The Ontario Crippled Child rens Society will have a booth for contribution which will send crippled children to camp A contributor will have a chance to win a expenses paid trip to New York phis tickets to game next winter in New York There will be Jfta given fective Make sure that the tongue is forward in the mouth and not obstructing the air passages Dont stop until the victim re vives or until a doctor pro nounces the victim dead or until rigor mortis sets LIBRARY TO CLOSE TWO WEEKS IN AUGUST The Newmarket Public library will be closed for a two weeks period during staff holidays Aug ust to THURSDAY JULY Bingoltt Aurora Canadian Legion hall Special 15 games 35c Time sharp In aid of the Canadian Ladles Auxiliary SATURDAY JULY Dance in Holland Landing community hall Orchestra Bert Dixon and his Lazy Valley Ranch Boys Time 9 pm Admission SATURDAY JULY 24 Annual bazaar and bake sale sponsored by Roches Point Christ church FRIDAY SATURDAY AND MONDAY JULY AUG Keswick carnival trade fair and sports day SATURDAY JULY ville Sports Day AUGUST 18 20 and 21 New market Annual Trade Fair The show window of York County C9w25 BINGO every Saturday nlghti 8 Euchre every Thursday night at pm In North Llii i t WW S JL i m FT S3 9 the Memorial Centre Kes- at Baking fancy wick Admission 3e goods aprons After tea served WEDNESDAY JULY Dance to Weirs orchestra Lake Marie sports pavilion King City Mem orial park to Admis sion each Launching week ly Wednesday night dancing sponsored by Lake Marie and Athletic Association DANCING at pavilion Lake every day night DANCING every Saturday Beach Old J modern Worm gurli fed I Ay Pi ria oT a- v