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flvi For three months ending 2w Trading BRA YEAR EXPRESS HERALD 61ST YEAR Serving Aurora and Rural Districts of North York j NO NEWMARKET ONTARIO THURSDAY MARCH SINGLE COPIES CENTSOl year ftdoptinf a new J A SI by CtficUtor QlMisionc Whertttt Wench 6tmd require of of by the tt tt be for all iauiimwlth three copies for dep the pur- the town office and Purchase Id three bids on all over and under to be on over aaid that the the minimum for sound business and evidence that better control was urgently needed was apparent from reports in the Era concerning the iMiivMTding of town with- tender of protests to the con- the newspaper apparently correct in its no attempt has been made io require a retraction Mr added During my investigation of practice followed in buying for I that no document of any kind ue and that no record of bids was kept When the present reeve protect ed about the statement of the Era last year regarding tenders it seems he meant that bids had been obtained Bids over the phone are tenders nor even a reasonable facsimile of same he said Mr that every wellrun business uses requisi tion forms Their will not make more work but will lead to greater efficiency Mr- Ridler said that since he had begun delving into this matter town engineer has started to use a purchase requi sition in triplicate showing that even those who previously saw no need for such a document now see the light But bids are still not recorded he added Councillor Robert sup ported Mr motion ex plaining that it was good business procedure He said that Page Col Council Favors Plan To Heat Town Arena iV approved the Hon of a heating plant in trie arena No work will fttarted until Municipal Board been obtained all the labor be whwiw ttw material some will b pro- Councillor George He is to be congratulated for work Mr said that the heat ing unit would be a benefit in both winter and summer It would take the damp from the area nd no Here and There Around Towns m By The busiest spot in town for a few this weak was not Main St but Davis West near the office of issuer of motor vehicle licenses Motorists wait until the minute to buy their licenses caused ah al most Mnstaiit congestion of traf fic there on Monday and The tomorrow drivers contribute to each year This time if they had fail ed to obtain vthem by March thy were subject to a penalty Spring arrived officially this year am on March As if that were riot sufficiently confusing when everyone that the first o prirlg March the Canadian Alman ac authority in- matters made an error Spring was almost a day late in Canada this year accord ing to the While the remainder of the World celebrat ed its arrival at we in this section of the country had to wait until pm Prof John Heard of the De partment of Astronomy Univer sity fo Toronto who calculates the time for the almanac con fessed yesterday that while he and other astronomers at the David observatory cor rectly the time of the suns entrance into the con stellation Aries to get the exact arrival time of the new season they couldnt convert from Greenwich mean time to eastern standard He added five hours instead of subtracting V v rr MftS Hospital What is the Western tors company doing on Davis West asked Councillor Alex at Monday nights cil meeting They are digging opposite the Ward and Allan building he added They are looping the water service with the existing main replied Chairman Alex Hands of the water committee It will increase the pressure and stop the muddy water It has nothing to do with water to any individuals or subdivisions out of town asked Mr No nothing replied Mr Hands to men Like Mr ttjch interest in d to the com- n A ruling was given by Ken- Stiver town solicitor re- the legacy of that according to the terms the will the money to be paid to the town for public library at such time as library completed With the exception of Alex council proved this action think it isnt correct Mr Belugin l ha3 gvgjS giving the money to lithe library board The library I board has received to a library and it receives annual grant This money willed for the purpose of Iwilding library not for main it intent of the will is that money should be paid through town to the library Mr Stiver is no other recourse to turn the money to W Councillor Glad- tee it turns out w town has granted board more than it library council could the board to return the suggested can be sure replied that board wont get more ttnleas it needed iV make the arena better for warm- weather use he said You hear a lot of talk about the cold and the raw of the arena added Mr People dont want to sit there in that cold We have had offers from many sources to help with this work A lot of men have offer ed their time free of charge Mr explained No doubt you will get better attendance if the place is com fortable said Councillor but have any estimates been made of the additional cost of operating this unit Perhaps we could charge a heat tax on admissions suggested Reeve Edward Wright- man The arena commission feels that the gate receipts will be increased if we toko that dampness away The commission has paid the town since It freed itself of its hockey involvements add ed Mr Since the first of it has paid back to the town and maybe there will be another soon Moving day for the Newmarket Library last Saturday was a com munity effort with a number of volunteer assisting Books were rruniil from storey to tvltimiaisepmie school stu dents had collected cardboard boxes earlier On Saturday morn ing Boyd Transport and the Town of Newmarket provided trucks High school boys and other volunteers including mem bers of the library board and staff formed a lineup on the fire escape at the old quarters and handed down boxes from a win dow to trucks below Other students and helpers took them off the trucks at the new building and they were dir ected by staff members who plac ed the books according to prear ranged plans made on the archi tects blueprints Others unpacked books and placed them on shelves Picker ing College students knocked down the boxes and they were removed by cubs and scouts for salvage By pm the job was completed and refreshments were served by women members of the board and staff The library will be open March 26 for the exchange of books The official opening will be later See the Library column on page eight for details be opened officially The new wing at on Saturday is shown above The addition at the rear of the older buildings makes York County a hospital with the most modern equipment to be found in any hospital Two staff nurses shoHn are Miss Muriel left and Mrs Puller The Hon Phillips Ontario health minister will officially open wing The public will see the new suite of operating rooms with the latest equipment large kitchen facilities which can be expanded to serve 500 and new rooms on the second floor of the new wing Photo by 2 and counties z Art invited to attend Body Of Man found h King Township Bush The body of William of Happy Valley was disco yesterday in the woods about a mile from the seventh concession of King township He was found by Mr Evans of Mr was last alive at the store on January when he had gone there to purchase groceries He had lived for many years alone in a oneroom shack about eight miles west of Aurora- Provincial police from the Vandorf detachment had ted extensive searches for him in the past seven weeks They had searched the area where his body was discovered yesterday but said that it could have been hidden by snow at that time A post mortem will be held today to determine the cause of death of the new The Newmarket council ap proved the petition of New To- council to have tho Old Age Pension increased from to a month A similar peti was forwarded to the Paul Martin by the local Coming Events Pit THURSDAY MAR Bingo in Aurora Legion hall at pm Jackpot ShanMhewealth numbers called SATURDAY MARCH Scout Cub paper salvage on east side of town including east side of Main St pm Tie small bundles securely SUNDAY MAR Friends Meeting House St Newmarket at pm Sec of Ontario Fellowship of Recon ciliation speaker Show- Everybody welcome Col lection for the SUNDAY MAR Cantata Our Mighty Lord presented by United Church Choir the at pm TUESDAY MAR Commun ity project euchre In Sharon j NEWMARKET ONTARIO at two oclock in h afternoon P- annual ice carniil Our on Ice will begin a three- at arena The will be repeated on Mind with rush sent la being available at the each night and lunch TUESDAY MARCH Red I at ffife Lunch flerved More work ers urgently needed for Palestine assignment MAR Federation of Afrrt- skaters will make culture holding Its monthly than appearances in as In Sharon hall 8 pm geared farm the various participants I a Panel discus- of the Hamilton fl2 S tin Cub be the S ted fan WEDNESDAY MARCH for the carnival crafts In House Kin choreography and the of the costumes Club in this years show in- Morton Bob tColleen Cain Guy Bell and Karen Pent Smith and Jean and Helen will appear In special em at pm WEDNESDAY MAR in Newmarket Town Hall by Veterans jjame oclock Attendance Junior jackpot One line any card Nine called free Jackpot Ad mission cards Proceed for Newmarket Veteran GOOD FRIDAY MARCH 30 At pm In Trinity United church Newmarket sacred can tata Seven Last Words of Christ Dubois Silver collec tion SATURDAY MAR 31 Dance In Sharon Hall sponsored by on Home Cafeteria lunch Everyone welcome Please note change of date TUESDAY APR 3 Euchre sponsored by Hope Hobby Club Prizes and lunch WED AND APRIL AND Minstrel show in Shar on hall sponsored by Sharon Junior Farmers pm Ad mission adults children FRIDAY APRIL 2 pm and pm Annual convention of North York Unit of Ontario Tem perance Federation Christian church Guest speaker Rev John Linton sec- j rotary of the Fedora- Hon Oratorical contest in evening Supper 1 per plate FRIDAY APRIL goad used clothing under auspices of Newmarket Opt Mrs club town hall basement to pm clvl2 FRIDAY AND SATURDAY APRIL AND AND SAT APRIL Lions Club minstrel show pm town hall Newmarket Reserved seat plan opens March at Atkinsons Drug Store BINGO every Saturday night Euchre every Thursday light at pm In North Memorial How Mackinnon Phillips MD CM Minister of Health for Ontario wing 1 Pictures And Fetfwts About Hospital Project On The Inside Pages g Pictures of the new personnel and equipment pear In the second section this weeks special Issue of Era and Express Feature ar ticles about the hospital pro- and its history also will be found on the Inside page 0 The new wing will be for ft In the afternoon and from to ki All are urged to take 90 inspect this fine new building Board of T STIVER President SecretaryTreasurer X mm m I r -7- i WL Stiver of the board of directors of York County hospital extend an in vita to the people to attend the opening of the new hospital wing on Saturday Said the chairman this week Two years ago your Board of Directors be a campaign to raise fundi necessary to erect an addition to York County Hospital Since that lime and through I the generosity and cooperation of- citizens of all ranks municipal provincial and fed governments approximately 715000 has been raised The new wing has now been com- and the official opening is being held on Saturday the 24th day of March The Board of Directors tends a cordial invitation to all people to the fthat occasion and sec for