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Newmarket Era and Express, 23 Aug 1956, p. 1

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NEWMARKET ONTARIO THURSDAY AUGUST 23 NO SINGLE COPIES CENTS EACH j i ri Start Moving Operations For P 0 Here and There And Government Service Offices This weekend has been earmar ked for moving operations at the Newmarket post office Frank Bell of Oak Ridges Clerk of Works announced yesterday If any unexpected difficulties cause a delay the move Will be made one night next week but it will be at least another two months before work will be completed in the postal department he The customs office will remain in the same location The staffs from the department of Veterans Affairs and the National Employ service wilt move into the secondfloor offices above the ad dition to the postal department September is their anticipated moving day A temporary arrangement will be made at the post office while the present counters and wickets are removed new floors laid and the present public lobby renovat ed to match the foot addit ion which has been built at an estimated cost of onequarter of a million dollars Plans include the installation of mail boxes approximat ely more than are in the pre sent post office which was built years ago Mr Bell said that Around Town AH over town there are evi dences of preparations for fall and a return to the busy routine the post office has more than community and organizational for additional mail boxes and that during the inter val before mail delivery becom es a reality in Newmarket some of the old boxes will probably be Used as a temporary measure A bright airy atmosphere ex ists throughout the building Mod ern fluorescent lights and con- vector radiators are used The walls have been painted in three of green and an ample supply of large windows has been provided But probably the most import ant improvement in the depart ment is the additional space Past years have seen the bags of mail piled on top of one another with no room for sorting by the regu lar staff For instance instead of the small alcove for the reception of mail there is a smalt lobby available from the ramp Come the Christmas rush the Newmarket post office should not be the frenzied cramped place it was last year work Not the cast busy of the various groups is the York Coun ty Hospital Womens auxiliary The group plans to open a Gift Shop at the hospital which will be stftffed by volunteers drawn from the general membership Mrs- J Edwards Auxiliary president reports there has been a of volunteers but that more can always be used No definite date for the open ing of the shop has been an nounced Even after it has been opened it will take some time to get everything working smooth ly But with the women of this area supporting the project suc cess is assured ject To N Methods To Impound And Dispose Of Dogs Mayor At Conference On Municipal Problems The annual conference of ings and exempt municipalities the Canadian Federation of Mayors and Municipalities being held this week at Hamil ton Mayor Herbert is among the delegates pres ent to discuss the problems con fronting Canadian municipal ities These major problems have been diagnosed by the conven tion as financing education pro viding housing relieving traffic congestion and paying for it alt without ruining the municipal taxpayer Delegates are not only strug gling with the immediate prob lems but are looking ahead to those that will crowd in on Margaret Hayes yearold daughter of Mr and Mrs Hayes Newmarket is folio win I in fathers footsteps as a grower of prizewinning gladioli Above Margaret is shown with the within the next 25 J ribbons she won at the international Gladiolus Show The spike in the picture won the meri torious worL Photo by Ed Stephens Fourteen Year Old Wins Eleven Prizes For Glacis Margaret Gladiolus Show of Mr and Mrs Hayes Newmarket the second rat ion to gain fame grower of gladioli At lira On Sunday At Lake Near Joseph Good St Toronto drowned on a Asked about Sunday August while winning nmiiv August she prizes for entries in in Oak- novice Tin youngest of exhibitors she competed against entries from all over Canada and the at a show sponsored by the North American Gladiolus Coun cil Margaret won nix firsts three seconds and two thirds One spike received a meritorious award reaction to winning many Margaret said dont quite know how to ex plain it but 1 feel pretty happy about it A of rheumatic fever was responsible for her interest in gladioli She was out of school in Island J ike lluee mi leu of Constable McDonald of GPP de tachment Vaiidorf recovered the body in feet of water alter dragging Jess than half an hour A for Good was touch ed off by three who bad and during the time accompanied him to the lake for to take Jeep inter eat in a ten drove to flowers which her father was They returned two hour later growing and became a proficient and found Goods ear parked near the beach with his clothes Mill in the front teat gardener in her own right She really known her glad said Mr Hayes 1 didnt oiler thing This was Margarets year They told police had com plained of the old water and that he suffered from Edition to gardening Mar- cramp I he Victim parent Mr j collector and Mr John Good live ljw yulvK j ON HOLIDAYS The editor gave notice on the weekend that he would be taking his holidays this week next week He finally left last night after the paper went to bed Still recovering from the fire the Era and has a mini her of op erating problems and the editors holidays next week will be sub ject to conditions Monday Brian First Winner Of Aurora Council Scholarship Brian SI Aurora is the first winner of he scholarship offered by the Auro ra Council Principal J Knowles of the Aurora and District High school informed council at the last meeting Brian obtained nine firstclass honors in his sen ior matriculation exams The scholarship worth will be used when he attends the of Toronto years The school population is ex pected to double as vill the problem of financing education housing will have to be expand ed by unite and the cost of building roads in cities and towns is expected to reach the mark by The experiences of more than 14 cities in the United States will be available to the Canad ian delegates from the mayors of those cities who are attending the conference Resolutions cover every field of municipal operation and in terest from civic defence to pro tectee railway crossings Borrowing One of the first problems to be discussed was the difficulties experienced by municipal ites in borrowing money The confer ence pressed on the federal gov ernment a threefold demand to help ease the financial problems of the municipalities It asked the government to make cheap er money available to municip alities to finance their opera tions pay municipalities full taxes on all government sales tax on all purchases Mayor A of Wet land president of the Ontario Federation of Mayors and said the high interest rates required to sell bonds in Canada are forcing municipal ities into the US market with the risk entailed in the fluctuat ing exchange We are not in a position to borrow money at much over four per cent Thats all the muni- j can handle he said But to peg interest rates on municipal debentures would Continued Page Col Whether or not the threat of a legal case has anything to do with it we do not know but members of town council have been inactive recently There was no meeting this week and we are informed that there will be none next week The mayor is away at a convention in Hamil ton which is one reason for a lull on the municipal front Baker of Pine Beach com plained at a meeting of North Township council of the township dogcatcher tak ing his dog from the aide drive of his property and impounding it He particularly objected to his dog being penned with other dogs and of blood being in evi dence in the pen It appeared to him that at least one dog had been shot while in the pen He had summoned Deputy- Reeve Clark Martin to the scene More blood than I can hold in my two hands was in a clot in the pound and two dead nog were lying on the ground outside but nearby the pen he claimed At this point Mrs Horn ing of Pine Beach said she had enquired as to the methods used to care for and dispose of the dogs impounded and as a mem ber of the Ontario and the Toronto Humane Society she strongly objected to North limburys methods She suggest ed a lethal chamber properly constructed with a water cooled chamber This apparently pre vents skin burns while the is dying Mrs Horning also suggested that council invite Colonel George of the to attend the next meeting of council and have him discuss the subject of the lethal chamber re commended by that society Council agreed to have Clerk Kr win Winch contact Col Readc by letter asking him if he would willing to do so Mr Baker has requested tint return of the he paid to deem his valuable dog which claims was seized from his own property Upon proof of council has agreed to consider it The dog catcher was called to the council table during discus siort of the poor way of disposing of dogs He realized that it could be carried out in a belter way hut in reference to burial he said Gordon Hare gets paid for that Council did not pass a resold but by agreement the mem hers decided that the dog catcher would be on call only by a com plaint to the police until the next Everybody exceeds the speed limit even policemen We were driving along Yonge St the other day at when provin cial police cruiser loomed up from behind Craftily we step- up to and the whipped past containing four chatting officers We followed them in Eagle St which has a 30 mph limit at They were slowed down a bit by traffic but manag ed to up to on Lome Ave j Their top speed on was estimated at Still chatting they piled out at the head office corner of Main and All this see ins to bo pretty sneaky testimony but the same thing has happened to us the other way around We hope the faces are red Reeve Discusses Services With Boag District Owners it Reeve Edward at standards his own request attended the council August meeting of the r by Although a start lias been made on this work member and District Ratepayers Associa- question to inform members of the town councils policy with regard to new subdivisions The reeves attendance and re marks were particularly welcome since the major project of the to ask the reeve concerning the towns responsibilities in these matters also sidewalks storm sewers and curbs The question of the towns water supply to subdivision which has an association at the present time is pleasant odor and taste was to have the roads and ditches for the four roads affected com pleted by the to the a Started With Crystal Sets Stew Beare Sells Business Childrens Playground At Park Best Yet Say Parents Officials A successful summer of organ ized play for the children of New market ends this Week at the Lion Club park During the past two months about children a day ranging from four years tip had safe wellorganized play grounds for their summer fun Comments from parents and of ficials have been enthusiastic Jack recreation super visor for the province said that it was the best operated play ground he has seen As chairman of the committee am more than satisfied with the operation of the playground In the free play period the chil dren used the swings slides and sand boxes Organized play was volleyball soccer and other team games Quiet games were those which did require strenuous activity There were and stories and in the crofts periods the children made bird houses bracelets and necklaces from straw macaroni bottle tops and such articles Indian hats crowns and paper houses In ad dition they took weaving draw ing and coloring There were several special days like wheeler day when thty and the response to its activities hud a parade of decorated child said Mr I judge its sue- ens vehicles Circulate Petition To Remove Dead Mans Curve On No 11 ftUYlciing of JloJ- Said Ive iilonjj No it used enough mutant to build a put their patience behind fence a round four Hides of my this wfitfk in an effort to property trying to keep a fence A Newmarket merchant Stew- Now everyone is who has been in hifi he added for ii years close to of asking about Mr and Mrs and then them in his present Main five children will remain at their cation announced his retirement present home for at least a year Inst week when Lloyd They plan to establish a judge cess by the of my own daughter We couldnt keep her away from it The children have had supervised play a cost to the town of about which in cludes repairs to the washrooms painting of the benches two hor seshoe pits and volley ball nets he added The Lions Club cooperated in every way Mr said The club put in new slides and swings tor the ground No small part of the success of this venture is due to the sup ervisors we had Mr stated In charge toe playground was a browneyed old blonde from Vaudorf Other activities In cluded a scavenger hunt lo look for a dog bone over six inches long a fourleaf clover three pink stones a live cricket and other Hems If they had a treasure hunt they followed clues around the park to find hags of candy Once they had a hike to Tuesday afternoon there was swimming at lake Eight volun teer older boys and girls went a- long to help supervise and Patrick provided a lifeguard as well as the free use of the beach There were tournaments such as tennis and horseshoes which were won by Ken Needier an Indian day last Friday For In dian day they made totem poles teepees Indian regalia and tom toms There were singsongs games a wardance an Indian song a bonfire and a weiner roast It was an opportunity for them to let off some steam leg ally said Miss This Friday the summer ends with a big picnic at the park to which parents are invited but theyll have to bring their own lunches It was pointed out to the reeve that several owners installed water softeners to help overcome unpleasant conditions and the association has already started an investigation to tain the reason for the condition in the water supply The reeve hi promising to in very way possible sate4 that it was the councils intention to have all outstanding work completed by the with the minimum delay lie also promised that during the winter the roads would be plowed as last year although coun cil had not yet accepted respon for the roads Wright man given vote of for Ids in the associations terns arid for taking time to talk to the members This was the first when the members had received official information on the mat discussed CLASSES AND HOOKS The organisation of classes In the Newmarket public schools and lists of books required pear lit this issue of the and Express Hook lists are on page and class listings be on the same page Jm Sfc of Mount Albert purchased his truant residence at Lake who will teach business near Virginia where they Sharon this year Miss The staff will remain summered lor nearly yens took a playground super with the new owner Mr For the past two years lie has course at attend- said The new firm will operate been building portable docks wl Ontario Athletic Training as McQuaid Appliances Ltd lie bar four dealers selling them taught in summer For reasons of health Mr present He plans to extend llcare has been Advised to slow- this business ami after moving Agisting in orge Hob- down He plans to lake it easy to the Lake area a old student from for year and then establish it with other related pro Newmarket gos enthusiasm business in the Luke get the government to do some thing Dead Mans which has the dubious distinction of being one of the most blood soaked stretches of mad hi On tario The Is the first one south of the stretch known as the Bradford Sparked by four recent dents two of them fatal George who found the body of accident victim on his roof bout a month ago is circulating ft petition among the people in the area Asking the department Of highways to correct conditions William Jloddy who Jives on the curve stated that in the past he ha- seen more than accidents there Along the front of In property is a row of honey locust trees each one has had about four feet of bark peel in the front Six cars have smash ed it down at various times Mr Buddy and Mr Hoi pointed out that the checkerhoard marking the cur- doesnt seem to have ef fect They have a long stretch on the flats said Mr Buddy and think their speed builds up without notice They dont realize how sharp the cur ve is until they start into it Mr said that surveyors had been around trie area neventl times and a new route over the hills which would avoid the worst of the curves had been planned but so nothing had been done About signatures have been gathered for the petition up to now Rill Horning has one copy in his store Mr area Mr came to Newmarket in from Murk ham district and opened a business at Park Ave He moved to his location on St two year later Mr he became in IcrcMed in radio in the mill twenties in the day of the cry- sets and earphones He be- J have enjoyed working in Newmarket The people for athletics made him a natural to teach the older boys Francis in his been good to me here Mr J vt playground wurk Their patronage has the baseball teams He I been appreciated and hope it j ipent two years as a park direct continue for the new owner Mr Anderson Park Camp Coming Events SC Warrior h wrt Toronto Exhibition in to Mi work when with a Vctmins tap of he be obtained from Comrade VA went into for himself in building radios and celling them People got a great kick out of radio in those days Mr Heme Hut radio hi com ing back into its own The big flash of television is past People doff on the side facing the road j has the other When he has about at last have accepted it as just have he said would fend it in another mean of entertainment Bone Timothy fit phone Newmarket elwSS AUG Anyone Wishing to go to the kindly phone Mrs Newmarket for information to the of the Moving ton Park ames every Saturday crafts Miss out that the activities were not just supervised The children were divided into squads by age and sex Attendance was tok en and points were awarded for attendance enthusiasm sports manship and participation The children with the highest number of points will he given prizes probably on Friday when the grounds close The hours of play were from am to and each day was divided into periods of free play organized activity quiet tinging and stories and J l a T it V it s ir V J- l P- m Waiting for the wieners at Indian day at the Lions Club playground the local kds whoop In the front row left floss Burgess watches the camera while Barry Abbott cant take his eyes the wieners Barry Ladkia and Cordon Abbott maintain traditional Indian poses flanked by Brown Ronnie and Brown In the second row James Sherry has his bow to protect Indian princess Mary Lou Providing the beat on the tomtoms Garry Terry Walker and Murray Newton while Bob waits background are by no means all the rest They stretch beyond 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