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1 v Number of Copies this Week SERVING NEWMARKET AURORA AND RURAL DISTRICTS OF NORTH YORK CIRCULATION Average for three months ending March Newmarket Trading Aurora Others TOTAL PAID YEAR EXPRESS HERALD YEAR NO 41 NEWMARKET ONTARIO THURSDAY OCTOBER SINGLE COPIES GENTS EACH and There k r Around Town By Local Observer An interesting display of pos ters the work of children in the Newmarket elementary schools exhibited in a window of Mens Wear during Fire Prevention week The art work had been sponsored by the local fire brigade The originality of the young artists presented a problem for judges William Parsons and William of the New- Art as they bad to select the finalists in the contest from the preliminary winners posters on exhibit Another display in a Main St Window calls attention to Busi ness and Professional Womens Week The local club Is honored with an exhibit in the window of oris Ladies wear Mrs Blair owner of the dress shop is a member of the club Some other merchants are the news this week but it Is because of an unfortunate inci dent They were the recent vic tims of a rubber cheque art- 1st After the experience which several local storekeepers re ported to the local police the chief suggests that a good rule for everyone to follow is to in sist on more than pocket identi fication when cashing a cheque for a stranger it is too easy to acquire illegally someone elses driver license that the irijg of one Is no safeguard against loss The stranger who succeeded in robbing local merchants had fried the scheme In other small fowns and had met with success as well In the case oft Sudds Studio the man wanted to buy a camera for his son Af ter some discussion with the clerk he decided On one model and then asked her if she would mind cashing his pay cheque It was Saturday- He showed his drivers license The cheque was from a well es tablished Toronto firm and was made payable to the man as his regular wages It wasnt until later when an other merchant came into the store to loll his sad story of los ing because of a worthless cheque that Mrs became concerned Their fears were confirmed when the police checked with the Toronto firm There was no such man on the firms payroll Moreover a book of the company cheques had been stolen and the drivers lie- j used for identification pur poses had been stolen There was nothing each of the merch ants could do hut write down as a loss Perhaps in retelling the story Local Observer will have helped prevent a repetition Weather Cau Planting Losses Boy Scouts Hold Annual Apple Day Saturday Oct Continuing wet weather has had the ground ready for weeks caused damage in the farming hut the continuing rains have district Because of the wet vented them from getting on crops for ensilage Ed Pearson associate agricul- Scout Apple Day will be representative at in Newmarket and in other said this week On the Hoi- the land This is the condition land many farmers will suffer York and the losses this fall Some have not em part of A couple of completed harvesting of grain buyers who were here this week and in particular many have from the Ottawa Valley said that not been able to harvest corn at least percent of the fellows communities in the district on Saturday Boy Scout Apple Day is land Marsh some of the potato and carrot crops are still out in one l fields Some farmers report Fire prevention week activities were concluded on Saturday afternoon by members of the New market volunteer brigade when they held open house at the fire hall Above a group of school children found out all they wanted to know about a fire truck Inset at top right shows fireman Harry Glenn demonstrating equipment on Mayor M Inset at lower left Shows Fire Chief John Gibson and Michael winner of the first prize in the fire prevention poster contest in the schools held by the fire department Photos by day in each year when cubs scouts group committeemen and association officials work to gether to raise funds for scouting through the sale of apples It has been used across Canada for years It is an established policy of I scouting that scouts do not beg but in some way endeavor to give value for money received Hence instead of having an or dinary tag day which is forbid den by Rule scout ing holds Apple Days and says thank you for each donation by giving the donor a delicious shiny Canadian apple The Newmarket scouts and cubs need money to pay for a new furnace being installed at scout hall Apple Day money will help There are scouts that they have brought in their corn crops but I have spoken to a number who say their crops are still in the fields The land is just too heavy and wet Ernest Crossland president of District No Milk Producers association said Damages are excessive because of heavy rains About percent of the farmers havent yet put any corn in their silos The land is too wet to use the heavy equipment One farmer used two tractors in front of his harvester and it still bogged down Another for mer told me that his corn is leaning over so that the roots are out of the ground partly because of the weight of the corn mostly because of the water saturated land At least percent have not there cant complete their threshing The grain is still in the fields In normal years the wheat is in by October at the latest September 15 is the usual date Its too late to sow wheat now Wheat wouldnt have a chance to establish itself to last the win ter In the and over Approval Given On Million Dollar Apartment Project The construction of three large apartment buildings containing apartments at the east end of Eagle St Newmarket has been approved by the planning committee of town council and to trie area some far- 1 week received approval have had to acres of council and cubs in Newmarket at sown their fall wheat Theyve There could be more but for the shortage of adult leaders Complete Renovation At Salvation Army Citadel p During recent months exten sive renovations have been made at the Salvation Army Citadel on Queen St Newmarket A new lower ceiling has been in stalled and new wiring with In direct lighting fixtures a new color scheme a freshly sanded floor and platform have been completed A special weekend of re-dedl- is planned for Saturday and Sunday Nov and with Major and Mrs Frank Moulton Divisional Com manders of the Northern On tario Division in charge There will be a return engagement of the East Toronto Salvation Army band A Saturday night short service of dedication outside followed by a program of praise and dedi cation in the newly renovated citadel is planned Above are the prize winners in the fire prevention poster contest for school children winners were Graham Hopper Smith G Service Peat Shropshire J Noble Hi ice Chappie Noble A A West P A Daly I J llaymond It Raymond Walsh P if J Met tale June and lionise Other Viddifield l fplfewildersv Smith Cain Warner J Frost Anderson It Simmer Said Water Rights Transferred Without Consent Of Twp Council A controversy at this last meet ing of North town- ship council over properly at i revealed that water lights have been iranslcir- without the consent of During a discussion about building owned by Garrett which befell association mem hers claim violates the law Councillor William King brought up the I of rights lie said he could not I and how water rights could he transferred from one person to another without the consent of council He said believe I water lights at lleaeh had changed hands twice in the last few years and that he under stood that water rights lor sever al properties had wound up in the hand of the Cm re Us He said that he hud no wish to late Of Yorks Police Force lBe Decided By Council The continuance of the York their own police protection the County police force is expected balance being covered by to be debated when county police council convenes on Nov A questionnaire has been special committee headed by among the municipal- Reeve Joseph Dales ties asking for figures on their will bring in a report on police protection annual costs findings from a survey present- number of men and various being taken on municipal other lice matters throughout the county The York County police force which a few years ago It has been suggested accord- operating as an active to Reeve Ivan McLaughlin j force has been maintained to Whitchurch Saturday that all police forces in York united within a county force York County is the only to operate a force percMt of the the county operate throughout this year by the Metro Council While some member ly council it is believed favor discontinuing the department others do not wish It to lose its identity and believe that a co operative force of all county municipalities could bring savings for all have the dock and water tight taken away from the la net us hut he would recommend that council write the Department of Lands and Forests and recom mend that water rights be can celled except front of the ho tel is house Council passed si resolution to that effect Herb Sanders a retired year- round resident at the beach sum a large tree had taken down on the road In front the property at an ex of over to the town ship He said the had erected a large real sign on the tree slump lie said they had tieeii requested to move the sign by the county engineer by a certain dale On that date erected a larger sign he said The garage attached to their house is causing all the controversy residents claiming that it contravenes the building bylaw Mr Sanders said that the building is blocking Ills view of the lake Mrs Elizabeth attended the meeting and told council she could find no record in the clerks office of a building permit or Mr Sanders house which hud been built two years ago Council renewed the discussion on the garage Mrs blamed this township clerk Winch saying that lie should have taken move trouble to the building as it was erected She said she had built with the permission of the and think Mr Winch should have told me not to Mr Winch who issues building permits he had given a copy the building bylaw the day before he issued her a permit for building to be erected on the same lot on which the Garrett house was built The Garrett it Is claim ed was built within feet of the roadway in contravention to the byJaw Keffer Maple Tops Bushel Club Mr Maple with a yield of bus the acre this year topped a list of in the York County Wheat club Scores are computed bit the basis of points bushel of yield per acre and a maximum of points on field score Mr Kel lers lot score was A close second with a total score and a yield of CAR bus was J ville In third place was Casey King with a score of and a yield of bus acre In fourth and fifth positions were Edgar Aurora and Hunt The average yield for all com petitors was bus jMr liie top- three competitors will now send samples of their grain to the Royal Winter Fair to en the provincial competition The yields are computed on Hie basis of plot clippings lake at four different places in field with a minimum acreage oi live licgisicrotf seed Is used by all and through the years this competition lias help to the use of reglstor- seed as well as to introduce and superior varieties of wheat such as Cornell anil The is under the direction of the York County Soil and Crop Improvement and the Ontario IVparinwni of Newmarket has been by the Maple Leaf Company Seek Transportation More Accommodation For Roches Students A meeting of the trustees of No Point North township at the school on Thursday evening Oct was attended by a large number of ratepayers interested in bus transportation being sup plied for the benefit of children attending the school The chairman of the meeting was Cliff Fox Island rove He endeavored to bring the subject purchasing additional land on which to build another larger school or on which to build an addition to the present one However ratepayers insisted that the question of transporta tion pupils he settled first It was disclosed that seven and onehalf acres adjacent to the present school property had been offered to the school board for the sum of 1200 by a syndicate because more accommodation for pupils was needed and be cause the adjacent land had un til a short time ago been offer ed for sale at 500 an acre it was felt by the meeting that the land should he purchased It was resolved that transport ation should bo arranged for the pupils immediately that laud be purchased and leased out until such time as it was It was decided that the present site for a school to serve the area is suitable arid that it la necessary that two rooms be added lit the near fu ture The school board has advertis ed this week for tenders for the of the pupils of S No the closing date be ing October 22 It is hoped that ready for weeks but cannot get on the land John Farms said Some crops are not in yet Anything still in the fields such as baled straw is a complete loss Wheat planting down There is one compensa tion because of the warm wea ther good pasture is still avails able I It is worse up north and In Eastern Ontario We lost all but one of six in our second crop of fty- Threequarters of our second hay crop In area Is a total loss Its a serious situation in a farm ing district Junior Farmers Pension Dobbin In Plow Match Plans The York County Junior Far- ladies will plow acres and the It is expected that work be started on the buildings be fore long The Cameron Cor struction Company Toronto which will undertake the pro ject valued at owe a million dollars purchased land from the to make wajforiarJmerti residents Bay the scne or and boating in planning their Home Plowing competition for this year have pensioned off old and confined all classes to tractor plows in keeping with the trend of the times Their annual contest is perhaps the first alltractor event in the province In revising their classes cer tain classifications have adopted and certain restric tions on previous winners have been removed A new class strictly for members of Junior Farmers clubs from to in clusive irrespective of any pre vious winnings in any plowing match or competition is likely create considerable Interest and under and young Firemen Thank Citizens Members of the Newmarket fire department have expressed sal action in the community others three acres on their home or neighbors farm and the judge will call to score the lands com mencing Oct Prizes will bo announced ami presented at the banquet at Vic toria Square United church on Friday Oct Prize lists ob tainable from the agricultural representatives office at New market include many valuable prizes Local plowing matches next week include King and Vaughan at Farms Maple on Tuesday Oct and North all Cliff on Wednesday Oct 20 Miss Barnes To Speak MB and a The October meeting the Business and Professional Worn- club Newmarket will be held on Monday Oct ltkfethc Bids For projects held last week during King George hotel at GAS pm fire prevention week Brigade members said they would like to thank the persons and organizations who cooperat ed in the project Those men tioned 1ft particular were mem bers of the garbage disposal committee who arranged special pickups of rubbish Morri son tor display space In his store window for school childrens posters Councillor for a personal con tribution for poster prizes Wil liam and William Parsons for Judging the posters the Era and Express town bus will be in operation by for contributions tor prizes November I and the children who took part COMING EVE NTS it will be guest night and all members are requested to bring guest At this meeting Miss Eva Barnes principal King George school will be the speak er and Willi tell of her trip to Europe this past summer Sirs James Bowman will show colored pictures of various club activities of the community AH members are reminded to bring canned food or food suit able for a food parcel to be sent to the adopted English club at Kettering This will give the Overseas Committee time to pack the parcel and mall it so that the Kettering Club wilt receive the package for Christmas Whitchurch township receivp 1 bids for their latest two issues public school debenture for an addition- towing school and to the school kite successful the J bid was at The II bus- ranged from Council gave two readings to bylaw authorizing tcMUion to No where an addition riiiret wili school matters Whitchurch accepted a from the Aurora high hoot feoitfa tin advance of as part payment on debenture miuMl for l5itiii of which Aurora Sthd JKinjg township shiirc the largest amount In connection with the deben payment for the new school Clerk Jack reported that the town ship account hud leen for this payment and council agreed by resolution to request an advance n payment and township A letter was received from the County Health which called to the fuel that rest- dents installing new septic tanks in the municipality should bo asked to produce In writing ap proval for waste disposal plans before obtaining a building per mit Further to health matters council completed reading and passing of a new plumbing by law calling for inspection and foes for sanitary Installations The average cost per new house Is estimated at START CONCERT SEASON The Canadian Concert of Newmarket will start its Reason on Tuesday Nov with a concert at the Newmarket high school auditorium Earl Moss pianist and Kleml violinist will be the artists per forming in the first of the sea sons four concerts Membership tickets may be obtained in Au rora and Newmarket from asso ciation members also In New- market at McCaffreys flower I shop OCT 15 Dancing to the Manhattans in town hall pm Admis sion each SI Johns bingo In Newmarket town hall pm Jackpot Admission THURSDAY OCT Skate exchange sale spon sored by Newmarket Home Newmarket Town Hall basement pm FRIDAY OCT Dourlas of FHrlh clot birrs will be at Am Wests Ladies slacks mens nits and topcoats made- toorder SATURDAY OCT 3 Bazaar to ho held In United church hall at pm under of SATURDAY OCT by Anglican Womens Guild In KoiUehy Parish hall Time pm Frizes and lunch Admission OCT Annua and election of of the York North Womens Progressive at pm At the hall Aurora THURSDAY in the Aurora Canadian hall Special games wealth la games Time pm In aid of the Canadian Legion Ladles Auxiliary parochial guild Halloween lea and Hake table apron and candy sale Supervised cry from lo in church hall c3wtl WEDNESDAY NOV- Turkey in United Church basement from NOV I Sharon Junior Farmers Minstrel Show pm Town Hall Sponsored by Nurses for the York County Hospital Admission adults child ren Hekets can be obtained front any nurses In or In ISATUHDAY NOV ft Institute fty Womens Institute ait noon aprons plants Country homo and candy Draw on etc Hunter Is Accidentally Shot In Leg By Companions Gun tea FRIDAY OCT Si Pauls mission DAY A SUN DAY NOV visit of ihe Toronto Salvation Army Hand to Newmarket Watch further details BINGO at pm Euchre every Thursday night at In North Memorial wick Admission DANCING Saturday In Mount Albert Community hall to Norm Burling and his orches tra Modern and old Ad- yearold John Kami mi St West Tor- onto was shot by a hunting companion Jim Street Toronto white they were with a third man hunting for partridKe in the town ship of on the Egypt sideroad an Monday A gauge shotgun in the hands of discharged while the three men were walking through swampland about I pm the blast hitting Knmichaitis in the left thigh as he was walking ahead of The third man year old Don ald Lloyd Concord St Tor onto helped apply a to Kamichaitis and waited with the injured man while tie ran the halfmile to their automobile and summoned help from Sutton after being unable to secure aid at a Sutton doctors office reached the police station about 130 told Constable William Har ris the man in charge at the time what had happened Constable Harris telephoned another doc tors office and finding the doc tor was out on a call arranged to have the injured man attended to when he reached Sutton The Taylor Ambulance in the charge of Warren Lyons Cons table Harris and a group of men were soon on their way to the accident scene ami was carried cm a stretcher out to the road and the waiting ambu lance Dr Noble inspected the wound when they reached Sutton and advised friends and the police to take hint to a Toronto hospital stop ping on the way to have his leg cheeked at York County hospital Newmarket The tourniquet received the at tention of William Park Sutton on the trip to Newmarket and from to Toronto General hospital Jim Pettie attended to it Sutton police escorted the ambulance as far a Newmarket condition is repor ted as being fair and it is not known whether the badly mangl ed leg will be amputated or not fit