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Newmarket Era and Express, 6 Dec 1956, p. 1

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fii V f J- -VVhi- vi CLASSIFIEDS ON PAGE FOUR AND FIVE EXPRESS HERALD YEAR NEWMARKET ONTARIO THURSDAY DECEMBER NO SINGLE 10 CENTS EACH Murray Auroras Mayor By Nomination Meet A I A Ballot Recount Being Catted By a slim margin of eight votes art Patrick Important moment in Newmarkets telephone at approximately 201 am on Sunday when one brief brought Hit UN community dialsystem In the Bell new exchange building awaiting that command were the technician shown here holding a cord in each hand Seconds this photograph was taken these yanked on the- cords James Murray won the mayor ally race In Aurora Monday de feating Dr E J Henderson who has held the for the past two years Dr Henderson is call ing for a recount of ballots A recount Is not held until days after an election Mr Murray has served four years on council in the past one as reeve one as deputyreeve and two as councillor Mr Murray says that he Is the first person in the history of to go up through the ranks in become mayor His father Mur ray was a reeve of Aurora Mr Murray was defeated last year by Clarence Davis when seeking re election as reeve Mr Davis re ceived an acclamation this year Victor Jones was reelected for his third year as deputy He has served years on council Mr Jones retired from the Aurora department in after having served for 29 years Although men were nomin ated for the six council scats on Nov only five qualified the following day making a second nomination meeting necessary The five acclaimed to office were all members of this years coun cil Keith Alfred Child William Davidson and Four men were nominated at a second meeting on Nov and all qualified for an election for the remaining vacancy on coun cil Winning the position was Cecil Adair The three members of the School board were reelected for another twoyear term They arc Charles Peterson Mrs Betty Ward and William Coleman Donald Glass was reelected the Hydro commission for a two- year term by acclamation Aurora Elections Mayor James Murray Council one to be elected Cecil Adair Elmer 369 George 260 Eric Council five by acclamation Keith If C Bailey Al fred Child William Davidson and Public school board three elected for twoyear term Chart Peterson Mrs Betty Ward William Coleman J Williamson Hydro cqmmission twoyear term Donald Glass acclama tion For One Vacancy Tonight The second municipal nomina tion meeting in Newmarket this season will be held tonight No minations will be received by the town clerk at the town hall for candidates to fill a remaining po sition on town council At the regular nomination meeting two weeks ago there I that the merchants of the corn- were six nominated for the six had not taken the respon- SEEKS LIBERAL NOMINATION FRIDAY THREE SEEKING SUTTON DEPUTY ACCLAIMED council positions but one did not qualify Five were acclaimed and a vacancy was left There arc rumors that three candidates will stand Ted Rob inson a Newmarket native and Main St businessman said on Tuesday that he would be a can didate He pointed out that an to provide a candidate and said he felt he should offer his services It is reported that If has considered standing for office but he has not reported a decision to bo a candidate It Is rumored that there may be a candidate from the in last weeks Era noted rlct subdivisions Will Not Run Alex defeated candi date for the mayoralty contra dicted rumors yesterday to the effect that he would be a candi date for the council vacancy He told the Bra I am definite ly not running lor council people have expressed their will and I am bowing to it I hope dont sound because am not Local Democracy At Work releasing hundreds of small plastic insulators and Newmarkets dial Dr K J Henderson was in operation itSecond Timing r Introduces Dial Phones Inaugurated early on Sunday morning the new dial telephone system serving Newmarket has functioned smoothly from the IkIt Tele- phone manager here said this Week Due to the wholehearted co operation of telephone users in Newmarket introduction of Ihc telephone system wai high ly successful Mr com mented Reeve Clarence Davis accla mation Deputy Victor Jones JOE HEADS POLLS AT BRADFORD Bradford electors went to the Dr J Henderson Mayor of Aurora is seeking the Liberal nomination for the federal riding of York North The nomination meeting is being held at the Lions Hall Hill tomorrow night Friday Dec at pm Dr Henderson has been in muni cipal life for years having served on Aurora school boards and councils He has served as mayor the past two years Dr Henderson is a dentist A threeway race for the shlp of Sutton Village wilt take place on Monday December 10 when the electors go to the polls to cost their ballots This is the result of a nominat ion meeting held in Sutton pub lic school auditorium on Friday evening The present reeve Geor ge the present deputy- reeve William Sellers and a new comer to politics Honest Dan Ellis will contest the Present Councillor Pearson Hol der received the only nomination for deputyreeve and was acclai med Seven ore running for the three remaining seats on council These are present councillors Main and Robert Walker and Messrs Orval I Lyons Thomas Roy Davis and Malcolm Murdoch Hy dro Commission Kenneth and Clare Morrison both non residents School board members nominated were Lou Tomtinson George and Verdun Davie East election Monday For Councillors A How dial exchange also was polls on Monday to vote for four AT KING CITY ERNEST SMITH HEADS THE POLLS at Oak early on Sunday The successful to 1 numbers about for customers served previously the Richmond Hill exchange and about for persons former- served by the Aurora and King exchanges was carried out with the Newmarket tut- over councillors and a representative on the Public Utilities commiss ion The positions of reeve and public school trustees were filled by acclamation- Arthur Evan was returned for his fourth term as reeve He has served seven years on council Acclaimed for a twoyear term on school board were Mrs Ruth who placed the first call utilizing the new lilies He with his son at for the King City police village Port Credit The of some New Smith contractor was market telephone to with a eouni of accomplished with- Sol ton electrical engineer rt hitch Climax of almost two the hydro was second of planning and fount of j the actual operation was an behind Don- example splitsecond liming Id a lawyer with lurid clow coordination It took Defeated were William Jess than two minutes to com- with Scott andjphrte and there was virtually no Marry wards with flt Forty- interruption in service Newmarkets dial system Yeoman Dr and inaugurated formally by Mayor Thomas Gardner are mem bers of the board A newcomer Joseph led Council polls Two of the present council Mrs Margaret seven of the vote was The signal was given at lmi when telephone calling had fallen a low ebb At the words pull toils a group of men wearing goggles and standing behind the main frame Newmarkets old exchange building pulled on strings and immediately the air was fill ed with tiny fuses With the Here and There Around Town By Observer Newmarkets old trie common battery of Scouting Robert Martin switchboards were dead As he lust fuse fell to the floor signal was passed over a special and Herbert Taylor were returned Mrs for her fourr year and Mr Taylor for his third Bradford elections Reeve Arthur alien Council four to he elected Joseph Magani Mrs Herbert Toylor Oswald Henry Coffey Kvan Stevens Public Utilities lone be feted for a twoyear term Arth ur Fred Ward HO Public School board two- year term Mrs Mr Gardiner and Dr ac clamation There will be an election in East township on Monday to fill three council posi tions Reeve Longford and Waller Rate were by acclamation at the meeting Friday af ternoon the six candidates for the three council positions are Councillors Sheldon Walker Sharon Charles Crone Sharon Angus Harrison Mount Albert also newcomer Garfield Wright It R 2 Newmarket Ivan Wink- worth North Newmarket and Allan Gray R R Newmarket near the Office Special ly plant Reeve will be shirting his third year in the Wal ter also will be starting his third yeik as deputyreove The councillors seeking reelection have served one year Monday Polling For Mayor lit Tot Tut 3A Tot Adv Tot 3 fit 5 103 725 a 10 III 345 Sub Total Kit Possible number of voters Ballots cast St Andrews Ward St St John Rye former warden of the Governor Generals Order of Merit at a pres entation ceremony at Sutton on telephone line to the new dial The announcement that change- building for the dial Mr Martin had been awarded the piiieiit to be placed In operation York County who has a in Kast Gwillimbury township Is seeking the Liberal nomination Friday night He served on the township council for years four as a councillor two as de putyreeve and five reeve He retired from municipal undefeated After nine years he had the highest vote and also had the highest majority of reeve in the township Photo EMPLOYEES WIVES AND FRIENDS TOUR NEW FACTORY Wives and friends Office Specialty employees toured the new Gordon Manning plant Holland landing last Saturday and watched the various departments in operation Plant superintendent Ivan Day said that plans were being con sidered for such a lour after the official opening and a number of requests for il had been made by employees There were HO who toured Ihc building in groups with guides from In pm Assisting with the program were Bernard Kay Ivan Burke and Mrs Penrce of the office staff There are employees now at new plant Mayor Herb Gladman ReElected By 75 Votes Over Alex N Belugin Mayor was re- tilling subdivision in St on Monday when el ward the electors in of a possible went to the polls to decide one question the mayoralty The Newmarket electors made their decisions on other questions two weeks ago when they reelec ted by acclamation Reeve Kdward and DeputyReeve Vi olet But on that date they neglected one council position having elected by accla mation five councillors for six positions The second nomination meeting to fill the vacancy is held at the town hall tonight Mayor led in every polling subdivision but two In Edwin Lyon and district subdi visions voted to in favor of A In St Patricks ward led by one vole ion earlier were Gladstone for a second John for a second year Bert Kent A councillor in George Knap- ton a newcomer and George for a second year Opens New Gift Shop at Hospital Order of Merit was included in Hon Mr Dominion honor It Tile medal was tut in Britain The delay in its arrival In no way dimmed tin honor it brought not only to Mr in recognition for Ids years of to Scouting but also to this are The presentation was made it he annual meeting of the In the dial equipment room a group of were stationed In front of the rows of switching equipment They also were hold ing cords attached this lime to hundreds smaller in prevent the dial equipment functioning The moment the appropriate signal was given the men yank ed on the cords and he insulators Scout association felt clean Newmarkets dial representatives from the I groups In ho northern sect of York County being present The was made by Group Chairman Horace first to congratulate Martin following the predent in was who has friend to scouting for many Mr as a patient in York County Vital Newmarket On the date 25 years ago the was in the her youngest daughter born How Mr Miller has grand- attended Hoover when calling Aurora art at tendinis that letters together with figures ha was in operation All calls Newmarket and Aurora now are from long distance charges will continue to be employed here for of handling the information and service calls originating from neighboring exchange Twoway culling without long Everett Miller went Dec jtli lance charges now in effect between Oak and all tele phones In each of Aurora King and Hill exchan ges Mr Hinsdale reminded teleph one users in Newmarket that need only dial the five figures IKGION Cliff Davidson chairman of the Newmarket Canadian Welt cant say people High Subdivision Vote The residents in west end subdivision registered probably the highest vole in the history of 0 polling subdivision in Newmarket of a possible voters there ballots On the other hand the town us a whole registered a low percent age vote approximately 2B per cent Some of the men in the lyon subdivision stayed home from work to campaign for A One of them with his covered in mud said Monday SMOKIES PLAY WHITBY TONIGHT Christmas draw campaign re- all persons having tickets to kindly turn them In at the Legion hall as soon possible out our way stayed home because of the weather The mud is deep but they still went out to vote Councillors elected by Smoke Rings who dropped Initial two starts In the Junior race wilt seek to climb Into the win column here tonight m they meet Whitby IIHIcresU In a sch eduled junior game It will be the iwo teams first meeting this season MSI sea son Ihe two clubs put on soma spirited contests and ap plied one of the few setbacks handed Gormanltes during their successful run to On tario crown Game lima is pm COMING EVENTS 19 Interested visitors flock around the gift shop which opened it York County hospital on Saturday Located just Inside the main door it has a special selection of Christmas gift well as ones to matt tha of patient THURSDAY DKC Chamber of Commerce meeting pm in Agricultural Booms Pots- ford St Newmarket Candlelight tea and bazaar of Evening Trinity Hulled church to pm Supervised nursery 3w40 Hon leaving from Kin George hotel p m for Liberal convention at Lions Hall Hill SATURDAY St Johns bingo in Newmarket town hall pm Jackpot MONDAY DKC 10 Christmas tree sale of choice individually selected Scotch pines and spruces Optimist Club popular prices Proceeds for Swimming Pool fund MONDAY Ap preciation group at Public Lib rary pm Recorded extracts from Handels Messiah Visitors welcome TUESDAY DEC Whitchurch Federation of Agriculture meet ing in Vandorf hall at pm Be- Everyone welcome TUESDAY The Cross will sew and i the workrooms Trinity hall from to will served Emerg ency sewers needed II Colored slides of Mediterranean cruise and Palestine by Diane Parks Scout Hall ScoutGuide Mothers auxiliary pm He freshments Public welcome WKDNrSDAY DKC dian Legion bingo flfic ir Jackpot DKC will be held in the room Clous parade fund Good Time pm place Holland landing in aid of the Santa FBI DAY DEC Dance in Sharon hall sponsored by Sha ron School Gibsons orch estra Admission Cafeteria lunch welcome SUNDAY DKC choirs carol service Trinity United church pm DKC Handels presented by church choir at pm Canadian Legion dance p in the Newmarket Legion hall Cecil Gibsons orchestra COUNTRY ACHES We arc open for reservations for staff dinners also Christmas and New Years dinners County Acres Marion Atkins Newmarket phone DANCING every Saturday night to Norm Burling ami His Kings- men at Mount Albert commun ity hull NIGHT Teen Town dancing to Norm Burling and his In New market town hall pm Ad mission DANCING every Saturday night in Bond Head community orchestra Admission

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