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20 Difys More ToftMpMffSf See Page and NEWMARKET AURORA AND RURAL DISTRICTS OF NORTH YORK CIRCULATION Average for three months March Newmarket 1865 Trading l21t Aurora Others TOTAL PAID ERA IOJND YEAR EXPRESS HERALD YEAR NO NEWMARKET ONTARIO THURSDAY NOVEMBER SINGLE COPIES GENTS EACH Here and There Around Town By Local Observer When representatives of the Newmarket Citizens band ap peared before county council yesterday to request that the band become associated with York county one councillor sug gested that the bands president Bill Andrews tell the council about the bands past achieve ments in competitions Blow for the band he suggested Thats impossible replied Mr Andrews with a laugh Ive been with band for years but as a drummer 1 cant blow for the band Later in the discussion Mr J Little explained that it wasnt that he was a musician himself that he was interested in the band He wanted to help talent ed boys to receive good train ing Why he added I dont know an A sharp from a chest of drawers Although no decision was reached at the meeting as to whether the band will be asso ciated with the council another of the county council began to think of jobs for the band We could ask the band to serenade Premier Frost if our undue burden is not lifted he suggested Apparently all the blackbirds didnt get baked In that pie for the king There are thousands of them in the Marsh area each enjoying a diet of corn- Mr Prank Marritt county weed inspector said this week that few farmers in the Keswick area are growing much corn and it is because of the blackbirds Mr told of one farmer there who had lost between and percent of his crop to the birds Its only recently that the blackbirds have discovered how delicious the sweet milk from the corn is- They come by the thousands from the marshes Theres a mechanism avail able which makes a periodic noise like a shot gun blast It is effective in the control of the birds but the cost is prohibitive It is around an acre he said It is quite a jump from grow ing corn to growing poppies but this weekend poppies should be in every display win dow and on every lapel The years slip and fortunately for those who suffered the loss of sons husbands brothers and fa thers in the world wars the passage of time eases the pain But thai same flight of time causes too many of us to forget the sacrifices For the thousands who occu py beds in veterans hospitals Remembrance Day must be heavy with its tragic memories They will remember Time has not gone quickly for them This weekend we should wear our poppies proudly helping through the tnngifrte evidence of our fi nancial donations to the poppy fund for disabled veterans and the visual proof that do re member Want All Transactions In York To Be Through Registry Office Here There was an indication this week that the continuing county of York would prefer all land transactions for all municipali ties within the county to be un der the jurisdiction of the North Registry office located in Newmarket At present such land transac tions for the southern sections of the county known officially as the East and West Riding of the county are conducted at the South Registry office Toronto along with those of Metropolitan Toronto The Registry office provides the gravy and the county could use that gravy commented Joseph Dales reeve of Newmar ket when the registry offices were under discussion during the reading of the warden and commissioners report to County council at the opening meeting of the fall session on Tuesday Nov The report which was accepted recommended that Metropolitan Toronto be respon sible for the South Registry of fice Mr Dales argued that with the planned addition to the North Registry office there would be room for all the county municipalities record Toronto should let go of some of those municipalities and have them come here he added When Toronto takes over the administration of the South Reg istry office the continuing coun ty will receive a portion of the purchase price of the building Mr Dales said that as long as the land transactions of those southern municipalities which include Woodbridge and townships Rich mond Hill and village are under jurisdiction of the South Registry office the pay ment to the continuing county of the percent by Metropoli tan Toronto will be deferred This will constitute two hard ships for the county he added After the meeting Mr Dales explained to the Era reporter that a resolution will shortly be presented to County council re questing that these southern municipalities in the Continuing county be permitted to be under the jurisdiction of the North Registry office At present there j is no legislation In effect to per- this If the South Registry office continues to record the land transactions for these muntciV palities after takes oyer that office a of the fees derived from them will go rectly to the municipalities con cerned out the county itself wilt not benefit The county is hard pressed for money and the revenue from the Registry office would be help to all sections of the coun ty Because of it the levy by county council on all the mu nicipalities would be less the Newmarket reeve explained Chamber Sponsors Santa Parade For Sat Dec The Santa Parade will be held in Newmarket on Satur day December the Chamber of Commerce sponsor of the parade announced this week- Prize money totalling will be awarded to winners en tering floats Entries will be divided into two groups com mercial and noncommercial and a first prize of second prize of and a third prize of 25 will be awarded in each group Chairman of the parade is who will be as sisted by a committee including George Chester Best Eugene McCaffrey Rod Gorman Bob and Ronald Biaxley Entries are Invited from schools merchants manufacture and service and should be addressed chairman Santa a- Parade Bakery Main hot liter thailNoV Statistics Indicate Need For A New 10 Room School First Move Made By Board To Clear Red Tape For Plans Dams Online Part Of Solution To Floods In Conservation Plan AURORA DEPUTYREEVE ILL Deputy Reeve J Murray Au rora was rushed to York County hospital at am yesterday after he had suffered a sudden illness He had attended the opening ses sion of York County council on Tuesday afternoon Nov 2 DRAMA MEETING A mooting of the Newmarket Dramatic club will be held on Tuesday Nov at the town hall at pm Dams alone arent entire answer to flood control Cockhurn representative for county when he assessed the damages these areas for the members of York Count council on Wednesday afternoon dont want to disclaim the use of dams for flood control ho added they are only part of the solution which must a program There talk now the claims art that if Ificrc had more of wouldnt have when you the area the of thought occurs to whore that extra feet which would have built up If dams had been there would have gone None of our flood control plans had been made for a seven to Hunt inch fall of rain In one When the dam went out Mount Albert the market gardener on the eighth conces sion were flooded for the third lime this year he said Mr paid tribute 10 the men and women of the Brad ford area who had organized relief and rehabilitation pro gram for the people who weir hit by the flood tie mentioned the many clubs and organizations thioughoiit the county which had rallied when they were needed as well as the police and fire fight ers hydro army and provincial departments such as public works welfare and health all of whom did their share Mr said that farmers in the had been checking their- dykes- waters rose They did every ruing they could but it was a hopeless task Now they have Mined to the fight in an reclaim their land They are working night and day Guards maintain a constant on all entrances to the Marsh on a lidtiF basis lite pumps are kept constant opera llon- believe a word of when you hear anyone say the March people are not trying to help themslvea are work the around ho added Mr mentioned the area which al though heavily lilt received Utile publicity in the daily press Flood com was amazed at the dam ages don there when we toured the area and praise J local resident fox the speed with which lhcy had made their re turn to normal said Mr Cock burn Beaver Mill near the eighth concession corner in King township a Bailey bridge was on the after the flood The large bridge on the York County highway was demolished by the flood waters which swept away the embankment The cement piles were cracked and broken up The river flats to the south present a desolate picture of broken trees On the site side of the highway the cement dam built on the Cross property was completely de stroyed It is believed that when the darn went out the highway bridge was weakened there were no accidents at this joint on night was a gaping hot IBS road Children atterldlni school were driven up the eighth concession via Court neys and south on highway a until the Bailey bridge was ins tailed SCHOLARSHIP WINNER Jon son of and Mrs G was one of the scholarship winners at the Awards Night held at Institute of Technology on Wed nesday Nov 3 The scholarship was awarded on the basis of announcing pro ficiency to a student entering the second year the Radio and Television Arts course Sponsor Minstrel Show To Aid Hospital the York County Nurses elation is sponsoring a minstrel show at the Newmarket Town hall on Saturday Nov- Tho entire proceeds will go to the York County Hospital Build ing fund The show the work of Sharon Junior Farmers is dir ected by Dr Margaret There are 30 in the cast To clear the way through the usual red tape necessary to build a new public school the Newmarket board made its first move at a meeting held last night On the basis of municipal sta tistics which the board has just received more public school ac commodation demands in the next five years will be suffici ent to warrant the building of a school At the same time the board has no way of knowing that a school will be sufficient No one knows how many more houses will be built in New- market thus bringing more families to town in the five year period that matter it is possible that or rooms will fee needed at the end of a five year period but the board cannot prove it The school hoard set its plan ning machinery In motion for a school while construction is still not completed on a four- at the Stuart Scott school authorized earlier this year by the board As months were required to complete the red tape require ments in building the new wing accommodation was not avail able for kindergarten classes in September and it was found that many classrooms were over crowded even without kinder garten On previous occasions school trustees have claimed that they are not permitted by the pro- vinco to authorize construc tion of a school building with out positive proof In statistics that it is needed At the same nit is obvious that available tics on population usually a few months old do not show what the future population growth will be and they are more than likely to be a num ber of school rooms short in their proposals It A Jackson supervising principal of the public schools presented population statistics to the board at last nights meeting Making up the total of the school population in five years time are present grade one to four pupils pre school age children plus an mated in houses which will be in the new Leo nard subdivision on St by the end of this year and an estimated 15 in the Boyd sub division on Eagle St No more than pupils are permitted in one classroom Di viding into the total school population in five years time the number of rooms re quired is found to be There are rooms In the four public schools now and with four more rooms under construction the present total is Therefore on the basis of minimum figuring Newmarket will require nine more school rooms in five years But the statistics include only new houses which will be com pleted and have families in them by end of next month In the subdivision alone it is reported there will he an other 100 homos completed in the nottoodistant future The average being one child per home it would mean that three additional rooms would bo re- for that subdivision alone Other complicating factors will be 150 apartments the construc tion of which has been by town council more houses in the Max Boag subdivision on Eagle St in the Edwards sub division south of Gorham St and in a number of other small de velopments The board is sending its popu lation to the public school in spector the first move required in getting permission to build In discussing the school prob lem one member said that the high school building could be of use to the public school board another high school were built School trustees are the first to admit tjntf the problem will not be solved by the construction of a 10room sdioot As yet they have not made any decisions on the number of rooms they will build TRAILER NEEDED BY DESTITUTE FAMILY An appeal for assistance was made at County council yesterday by William Hodgson deputy- reeve of King township behalf of a destitute family of seven from Trails they lost in the recent floods and trailer is needed immediately for them If someone would lend or rent a trailer to this man he could begin repairs on his old house But if he has to leave the area to find housing accommodation it wilt prolong his job of rehabilita tion Two of the five children attend school The others are younger Mr Hodgson continued The children could attend their regu lar school if we can find a trailer for this family The family Mr and Mrs Harry Stone and their five young child- ren arc living in a summer cot tage near Trail at pres ent It Is not winterized and is for the cold wet weath er Anyone able to assist this family should contact the King township office s On Damage Done By 1 5 flood damage in immediate aid no houses totally destroyed but three houses ST CATHARINES Mrs Stanley Osborne spent the previous weekend in St Catharines vtfng her brother- inlaw Mr Perce Osborne who is very ill in the hospital Municipalities Ask How To Pay Balance Of Flood Damage Costs The damages to roads and bridges in York County caused by the recent floods which have been conservatively estimated are causing concern among many of municipal ities Officials wonder how the townships will acquire the money to cover the differences the total costs of the re pairs and the available provin cial grants What satisfaction have you received from the provincial gov ernment Alfred reeve of Markham township asked the Toronto and York Roads commission County ouncll on Nov iHon George Dunbar has Us In that wilt allow a 50 on roads and an per on bridges Where the money for the Mr Asked Fred chairman of the Commission replied that county hoped to get recompense 100 percent told to net the traffic underway and to keep It moving Wo arc doing that and keeping a separate account of what it costs Mr said We have had wonderful from tho department of highways and Hydro added Mr But I wond er when Its all over will old real estate and property owner have to pay the bill if balance of the damage In Markham township has to be re on our own It will raise our tax rate mills Theres no point In kidding people to added as he left the meeting go back and tell them that theres nothing for but blood i sweat and tears Theres certainly no Illness Causes Absence At Farewell Service Illness prevented Rev P It Meredith minister of St rews Presbyterian church New market from preaching his fare well sermon on Sunday Oct Mr Meredith who is retiring af ter 47 years as an active ordained minister became ill on Thursday and missed the party given in his honor by St Andrews con gregation Mr Meredith graduated from Victoria college University of Toronto in During his many years in the ministry he served in charges in Toronto Halifax Montreal Ottawa and smaller centres Mr and Mrs Meredith will retire near Co- burg Mrs- Meredith attended the farewell party and accepted the presentations for herself and on her husbands behalf She re ceived a leather hand bag and Mr Meredith was given a wallet and a purse of money from the members of St Andrews church Dr Mulligan St And rews Aurora was present Af ter a pleasant evening refresh ments were served by the women of the church THURSDAY 1 fi hi Richmond- Star Weekly Free Concert WEDNESDAY NOV Bingo in Newmarket hall at pm Sponsored by Cana dian Lor inn Jackpot Hood prizes Admission 35c SATURDAY NOV Sharon Junior Farmers Minstrel Show pm Town Hall Sponsored Registered Nurses for the York County Hospital Bonding Fund Admission adults child ren Tickets can be obtained from any of the nurses in town or in hospital iw41 SATURDAY NOV In Holland Landing Community hall Orchestra Bert Dixon and his Lazy Valley Ranch boys Time pm Admission TUESDAY NOV The Red Cross will quilt and sew at Trinity United church from oclock until 5 pm Work ur gently needed Lunch served WEDNESDAY NOV market Veterans In ho lown hall at pm Attendance prize Jackpot 55 Cash and merchandise for Ad ml cards THURSDAY NOV Ladlo Auxiliary Canadian Aur ora branch bingo pm in Hall Aurora FRIDAY NOV Autumn tea and bazaar under auspices of gel lite auxiliary Trinity United church to pm Supervised nursery FRIDAY NOV Firemens annual euchre dance and draw In the Fire Hall Tickets or ft for SAT AND SUN NOV AND Return visit of the East Tor onto Salvation Army Band to Newmarket to assist In ket was almost twice as high first estimated by town officials The greatest damage at indus trial plants was greater than the first estimate on the whole town Damage at industries was At the request of the Commis sion on Hurricane Damage Par liament Buildings Toronto the municipalities affected by the flood have been sending in re ports on damage Information from the reports made by other district municipalities- appear in this issue of the- Era Newmarkets report listed no deaths no people who require services to bo conducted by Si Major SATURDAY NOV per bazaar in Hall from oclock on Under the aiuptcrs of East Group cf SharonHope Adults Children TUESDAY NOV taking Royal Botanical Gar- director Hamilton will ad dress Newmarket meeting Trinity United church pm Public welcome NOV Can Packers Cooking school pm in Newmarket Town hall censored by Newmarket Chap ter Order Eastern Star Admis sion FRIDAY NOV District High School An- At Home Newmarket High School auditorium Dress optional couple and music by The Manhattans FRIDAY NOV Dance at Sharon hall sponsored by Shar on Home- and School Associa tion VariZanTtf orchestra Caf eteria lunch Dancing to welcome SATURDAY DFC Holland Landing Santa Clans ivtnide Full particulars later Saturday night at pm every Thursday night at pm In North llmbury Memorial Centre wick Admission DANCING every Saturday night in Mount Albert Community hall to Norm Burling and his orches tra Modern and old Ad mission tf DANCING orchestra Ions Hall Aurorn every Satur day night at Under auspices of Aurora Recreation Commission Admission per Person damaged 50 houses slight ly damaged Six private garages were de stroyed or seriously damaged in Newmarket Five industries suffered varying degrees of dam- ago to contents Two commer cial premises suffered loss to contents and minor damage to buildings Eight culverts damaged the estimate being One foot bridge was destroyed at a loss of 2500 and one steel bridge on Queen St was dam aged the estimated loss being Two roads were washed out and the estimated cost of filling Is 1000 Four electric motors required drying at coat and other motors reported although it is believed the total number motors damaged has not been Fill and retailing- wall losa at the arena at The Fairy dam requires re pair and filling at a cost of The following ate loss to tals reported industrial commercial lift- bridges and culverts mads dam arena motors houses and contents 10000 Scire Pounds fish Arrest District Ken Over past weekend the Department of Land and Forests arrested three men and charged them with illegal possession of fish and selling fish out of seas on On Friday night Alfred Rose Want Local Band Associated With County Of York Representatives of the New market Citizens band William Andrews president and J Little who is affectionately known as the father of the band appeared before County council yesterday afternoon to speak on the possible association of the band with York county The request was referred to the education committee which Will bring a recommendation to county at a later date Andrews told the group that at the bands annual meeting the members had decided that would to be associated with the county The band would be known as the Newmarket- County band Andrews said that the band had been in existence for over years It has a member ship and property consist ing of uniforms and in struments valued at The Citizens band is supoorted by a grant from the council which pays the bandmaster if It Mr ties support help there have been a band Mr added He explained that it the band were associated with the county it would be possible to draw musicians from a larger area than the present band covers Only 14 members the present band live in Newmarket The others from mu nicipalities Mr Utile told of the work of the band and said that he would like to see the time when the band would be considered a ne cessity and made an educational ime so that every roan would receive two or threat dollars for each night of practiced It would give the f county who have musical ability the opportunity for training and it would provide a band of top calibre Mr Little explained Of Park Has any thought been given to turning over the York Coun ty park to the province asked UK Murray Au rora at session of Brown Ifill twos arrested by county cant Overseer Harold ford it and Metropolitan Toronto doesnt seem anxious to help RETARDED Sliest speaker at thfc next meeting of the Newmarket As sociation for Retarded Children will be Dr Harry Amos Hamil ton advisor to the Ontario min is tor of education He will speak on the departments experiences with retarded children The meeting wilt be held on Nov at the Prince school at pm Everyone is in vited to attend Flood Relief Forms Clerks Office Newmarket residents who suf fered losses concerning damage to clothing and furniture In the recent flood ore being asked to fill out forms obtainable at the town clerks office and return them to that office immediately The application forms for fi nancial compensation will be sent to the Ontario Hurricane Committee Further details about compensation appear else where this Issue Game Overseer Harold and lodged la the Newmarket Jail He was later released on bail of On Saturday the officers caught up with Cai Harris and William Parker and they were arrested and placed in Sutton jail and released on propcEty balls of and 5U respectively three appeared hv New market court at am on Tues day Nov and Were remanded Parker and Harris were remand ed NOV on two charges Rose- remanded until Mr reported that lake trout in the amount of about pounds was seized along with fishing equipment nets and Town Office Collects Flood Fund A tola of for the flood relief fund has been col lected the town clerks office Newmarket Included in recent contribu tions was the sum the amount collected by two little girls Jane Clifton and Man- zel who asked for money instead of candy in Halloween The pupils of grades one and two at the Stuart Scott school collected in change A woman in sent Pickering College staff and gave The discussion arose follow the report of the special parks committee A survey conducted at the park showed that of 1100 cars there on one Sunday in July from the Metro area Commissioner McMurchy soldi think the county Should have to develop the park alone we on this way be ing burdened by the operation of the park asked Alfred reeve of township Those figures show that the Toronto people are us ing the park and wc are paying the expenses The warden Jack Rye replied that there had been nothing def inite to show that the county doesnt want to carry on with the park Some council mem bers would feel strongly about losing the park he added BATTALION REUNION The annual banquet for vet erans of the First World War Battalion will be held at the Canadian Legion hall on Sat urday Nov at jun TOM SURGEONER OPENS NEW MENS AND BOYS STORE A new mens and boys wear store is being opened in New market this week by Tom a well known resident Mr Surgeoner was with Jack store in as manager for eight years Ho is married and has our children He served in the for five years during the war In Newmarket he la a member of the Canadian Legion RCA P Association and the Masonic- order He is an enthusiastic trout fisherman of unusual tal ent The new Surgeoner store is to catcd in a recently building the former Strand the aire at the south end of Main St on the east side It