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mi pares RA YEAR EXPRESS HERALD 62ND YEAR NEWMARKET ONTARIO THURSDAY NOVEMBER 28 1957 NO SINGLE COPIES 10 CENTS EACH ere and There Around Town I By Local Observer The number of candidates who If red themselves for munici- office and the attendance at meeting on shows new enthusiasm has Newmarket municipal Last years apathy will disappeared completely if interest carries over into Hon day Dec the town hall was filled with crested ratepayers One wo an and men were nominated the positions The audience was attentive anxious to have a wide of candidates willing to re on council school board hydro commission and information from and about prospective officials last year only 28 per cent of eligible voters marked their lots The aim this year should for a reversal of those figures Once again the veteran of mu- J politics Fred was amed as chairman of the ation meeting Mr is a warden of York county a recognized authority on filamentary procedure But for the first time he had younger man to assist vicepresident the Junior Chamber of was nominated for the me position and when Mr received the majority of he called Mr Stefaniuk toj platform to assist him as his rat lieutenant nomination Mr to post the audience was pay- tribute not only to his per- rial interest in municipal life i was the active played by the in Wins Oratorical Contest Expect Record Town Vote 1957 Poll Is Easy To Beat Bd Not Recommending SemiDetached Houses For Proposed Lewis Area With the exception of Coun- cillor Newmarket council recently approved the sending of a letter by the plan- j board to Harold Len Mr Knapton suggested A record vote is expected next Monday for the board should have made council school board and hydro commission elections i recommendations to council and out percent of their I council notify Mr Mr Lenhardt a members to vote has been broken according to a reliable had written to council on Oct source with its ear close to the pulse of the community 31 on behalf of Point Subdivide have high hopes that close to percent of the permission to will cast ballots requesting perm erect semidetached houses the Lewis property The letter was referred to on St the With the large increase in Newmarkets population and j the greater interest h by new residents living in the roport subdivisions the record total vole practically is assured A In its letter to Mr full house at the town hall last Thursday produced an planning board said that array of candidates and the general interest in municipal politics this fall has shown more life Polls will open at am on Monday and will close at pm The following are the candidates FOR REEVE Edward Jack Luck and Violet Robinson FOR COUNCIL Clare Salisbury John Malcolm Lome Mayor Gladman Retires Alex Belugin Acclaimed Doris Richmond Hill was winner of the York County oratorical contest held last Thursday at the county administration building Newmarket She is seen receiving the trophv from Mrs Alma Walker deputyreeve of Mark ham village Second was commercial development Karen Browning Aurora third Joanne Dowse and fourth the planning boards was Carol Blaxley Newmarket Judges were editors of York County Mr Lenhardt was read newspapers considerable discussion- it I could not at this time mend zoning for semidetached houses for the fi8 lots on the I Lewis farm It added that the J board was prepared to mend to council that any new commercial or industrial assess ment brought in by Mr Len hardt or of his should be posed housing develop the Lewis farm provided the j Kent same is constructed on approved PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD TatI commercial or industrial pro- perty within the town of New- alter Weaver John lack and John market must pro- vide at least 35 per cent of their total development in industrial John George development on Doug George Knapton McMorrow and Bert FOR HYDRO COMMISSION Rudy Henry VanZanl and Fred Gardiner MAYOR A 58 MAYOR Candidates Give Platforms For The Coming Elections Arthur D Evans Had Long Municipal Service Career Councillor John re ceived an acclamation for the rceveship of other deputy- At he took oyer re Mr and handled the he of cochairman with the An contest in the new people before the a P The only o At halflime he took over cost the taxpayers of Newmarket between and 700 as its share of payment to the county he said Approximately per cent of the countys tax revenue is raised in Newmarket Reeve also referred to the county project to widen Davis Drive lo the new Don Mills highway providing a new traffic A veteran of the first world community leader who served 22 years on Newmarket council Arthur Evans died at at council The letter lets Mr know where the planning hoard stands on this question plained Councillor R idler If an industrial commissioner I is hired will he have to bow the planning hoard or will he ftd have a free hand asked Coun cillor Kent The planning hoard is an ad visory body which studies mat ters and forth recom mendations replied Mr Nobody has to bow to it It is up to council whether the plan- nine boards recommendation are adopted The planning board I having suf- is preparing a mine bylaw a health which it will present to council The community and municipal An industrial commissioner service were his chief interests as a candidate for the local commission and had anxious to serve in that capacity was reeve he was Newmarkets Mayor stepped out of munici pal politics for with the re sult that Alex his op ponent last year and a former councillor for three years was ac claimed mayor Mr has served as since the retirement of Jo- form later Mr stressed a Communist The reference was made to last years election campaign for mayor Mayor Gladman said that he had not made such a statement If any one working for me said that am truly sorry he said Speaking on the same plat- When he Sunnybrook hospital yesterday one of the most ardent worker Mr was reeve of town until he was forced to tire four years ago because poor health On Wednesday la I week he was taken lu re of to work because of his health Only last week he was nominated Reeve Reeve Eddie said he regretted the retirement of Mayor but would do his utmost if elected to cooperate with the new mayor Mr Belu artery into Newmarket community ward and Jack Luck He hinted that the county would have to keep that in mind and Mr Evans had always regret- who served on council ten years might build a new Water St if and when he is hired and if I ted being forced to give up all have qualified as bridge before turning over Waand when the bylaw is approv dates St to the municipality Costs by council would be shared in this wav 0 per cent by the province per cent by the county and per cent by Newmarket he said On Newmarket council he served as chairman of the road and bridge committee chairman of the special sewage committee with steady experience by this co-chairman- iff typified the best approach municipal affairs Our other public bodies would better for similar There must be a place for older person with his bark ouiul of knowledge and hi bllity There is also room for young man who brings new ideas to the local on county council serving with the late Joel who was deputyreeve during Mr Evans terms Conservation was another of his interests and be was instru mental in the formation of the Upper Holland Conservation Authority He was a member of authority since the time was established He was a member and a Page Col m Previous to that he had served as deputy- reeve and in the twenties as a councillor Speaking at the nomination meeting last Thursday Mr Glad said For me tonight is hail and farewell He told the crowd at the town hall that although he appeared as strong as an ox his health had not good lately Mr Madman is in his seventies He mentioned only one point while speaking on the a t f r m Said Mayor I see by the paper that I Mr thinks I called him He reviewed his work as a Jon the water committee and on member of the York County finance committee nger Thin Ice As the cold days follow one a thin coating of ice on the creeks and lakes are drawn to them bears to honey A word of lit ion should be sounded parents ami teachers to the nail fry of the community be- re there i an accident council during the past has commissioner in red to county efforts year Mr a county He refer- to obtain ii from the province as fi nancial assistance to offset heavy road costs Mr said he worked on the countys special roads sewage disposal plant must be built he said The debenture rates are and pos sibly later the provincial and federal governments might help financially But voted for it because it must be done he said Jack I Candidate Luck said that his Approve Cotter College Area Sewer Plan Idea To Renege On Disposal Plant Opposed and on the Toronto and supporters pointed out that he York Roads commission This had plenty of lime to serve as year it decided to widen Da- reeve lie paid tribute to the budge This would town clerk municipal employees land department staffs He said vis Drive COMING EVENTS There will meeting for be no DecTIIURSDAY the Reg be held in Hall aid of Reg NOV arket Kniglit Hod and torn club will hold its first nual meeting in Newmarket hall basement a pm All embers and persons interested NOV 2i0 to pm to keep this date open the annual bazaar of St An- final Presbyterian U There will be a selection of home made king candy and gifts Also joy a visit with your friends a cup of tea IDAY NOV Mount Fire department is dance in the community 1 at fl pm Music by the Rockers Admission NOV 2 Christmas go at thf Community Centre ub at 8i0 pm DEC Bingo will the community Mem- Holland Lauding Santa Claus parade the town is well served by its municipal departments Whats wrong then with the administration he asked have one thing to say Lets get down to sound business and do it in the way we would handle our own businesses I believe it can be done One thing lo do conduct meetings fund Grand prizes and special prizes Ad- mission 35e welcome i Interested in Sanitarv sewers College Oak Sts area of Newmarket were approved by town council at its last meeting when Reeve and Councillor in- I a resolution calling for their construction under a local improvement plan Departmontof health approval of the project must be obtained a bylaw prepared and given two ieadiug forwarded the On tario Municipal board for its j and returned for a third reading by council before work can start on the project The sewers will join new trunk sewer being undertaken the Ontario Water Resources for the Col- for 35 years added the mayor and Second If a few more years stalling would net us extra help it would be worthwhile It wouldnt hurt to he like Oliver Twist and ask for more wonder if we be the first municipality write the department of health and request a subsidy for the construction of a sewage disposal plant Opposes Delay would be acting in ex- bail faith of the worse character to renege on this Ideal charged Councillor I hope no one is thinking of thai I dont feel we will ecl anywhere with this idea and 1 cant understand an ImkIv animously in favor of the agree ment If the department of health provincial or federal considers subsidizing this type of work should i believe will be done through established organizations such as the continued Mr Any future plans will re act favorably to those people who have put in sewage treat ment plants as well as those who will be doing it in the future Prom the political standpoint it would he disastrous to do other wise he added The only people who have been kicking about this are the East people re plied the reeve been harping on it few years But when they wanted to hook in Shady Acres subdivision they asked or sewer connections They knew it would eventually go back into their own municipality and they get their own sewage They have for the past raw I to rds ITURDAY NOV i0 sale in hall p Sponsored by Sharon Home d School AsVn NOV tO Bazaar be held in Keswick United urch at 2 oclock Soon Womens Federal ion DEC in town hall pin THURSDAY DEC Skate ex change under auspices of Alex- andei Home and School to pm at school All sales THURSDAY DEC St Pauls second Christmas turkey din ner Adults 150 children and under First sitting pm second sitting pm Tickets now available SATURDAY DEC Christmas tea bazaar ami bake sale spon sored by SharonHope Friend ship Circle from A to in at Sharon Hall Everyone welcome TUESDAY DEC Annual lllin Aurora and District 2 Society will e held at p m invitt Legion hall Aur- are WEDNESDAY DEC Fowl bingo in Mount AH her town half ft pm sponsored by Canadian Legion DANCING every Saturday night in Head Community Hall Prizes for bet costume d by Anglican Young People personalities I am interested in only one thing business Its a business proposition be car ried on in a businesslike man ner hi said Mrs Deputyreeve MacNaughton re viewed her work as deputyreeve during the year A chairman of the property committee she said the committee takes credit for mail delivery because it under took the project for new street iLns ami new street numbering Now we are reaping the bene fits the change in street num bers said She also refer red renovation of the health offices and additional revenue from the provincial po lice office rent As chairman of the police com mittee she said that suggestions from citizens for parking rf always would be welcomed We should be proud of our po lice department she said It is very easy to criticize their lie doing a good commission Cost of project not including the trunk sewer was estimated at 14850 and an additional for house con nections Engineer Don told council immediate construction was planned to take advantage of the lower costs He said the trunk sewer would be construct ed and allowed to drain into the Holland River until ihe sewage disposal plant i built The agreement between the town and the OWRC Is expected be completed in the immediate i he said A petition was presented by residents in this area more than months ago requesting sani tary sewers The project was delayed pending a final decision on construction of the sewage disposal plant and necessary trunk sewers by the OWRC Stall Project 1 have stalled on the of a sewage disposal plant Reeve told council After talking to town that we not hasten the work as fast as we can It is be yond belief that anyone would want to stall construction of the sewage disposal plant when the are CNR Hearing On King Station Postponed Until The New Year waters of the Holland River polluted to such a horrible tent I cant imagine such a situ ation We have the to believe that not only are we in favor of entering an agree ment with them but we are Charles Crone Will Be Candidate For Deputy In East Charles Crone Sharon has an nounced that he will be a candi date for the of a postponement of East Gwillimbury township The Insufficient notice Kins City A second hearing on the CNR application to close the railway station at King City has been postponed until the new year This action was taken following the receipt of protests from township and village offi cials at the first meeting The first investigation was called by W A repre sentative of the Board of Trans port commissioners Only present two representing the CNK Allendale division and One Chamber of member Keith Reeve William Hodgson on be half of the township asked for the hearing Of the first me- of them lion There are hearing but this is not one and the village trustees cannot participate in it explained Mr Find lay An investigation f this type puts people at a disadvan tage he continued The onus fact that he had not accused the mayor of the statement but rather other people who had ta ken part in last years political campaign Mayor said he had been talking to an old friend Thursday afternoon who referred to the fact that Mr had been chairman of the high school board for many years He was not cantankerous at alt he was a good chairman said Mr man hope that next year he will be a good mayor and have a good council for the sake of the town at least He said that one experienced a lot of frustration serving on council but that there is a lot of satisfaction too He said he had been proud of the honor of serv ing this past year which included lepresenttng the people during governor generals visit dur ing t centennial celebration and being the first mayor to ap pear on radio and television pro grams Receiving an acclamation as mayor Mr said have been criticizing this council long enough Now it is time to see what I can do He paid tribute to the Junior Chamber of Com merce and the senior Chamber Commerce for helping to stir in terest in municipal politics He warned of the dangers of apathy On the part of citizens A lot of civilizations have gone by the boards because the people became too secure in the feeling that ev erything was all right he said The price of liberty is eternal vigilance He outlined a plan lor in which council would conduct meetings in a businesslike man ner with no bickerings and no fights He explained that his du ties as mayor would require him to see that the councils majority opinion and policies are carried out and permit him to express his own opinions in a dignified way Other points in his program are to bring all bylaws up to dale watch the water supply Permit no more residences to be built without new industrial assess ment and permit no favors to or ill treatment of nomination meeting will be held meeting had been given by the tomorrow afternoon at 1 pm in Transport commissioners so that Sharon Hall The election will lit had been impossible to by ice She also Cash EVERY Feature name cab at Mount Alb line 10 centre line hall Norm torn line 10 card MO dancing Community Burling orchestra or mission 2 cards aW PLANING a Christmas Basket Fund a family Chris Youth Centre i pre- DEC -Keren- parcel to you with full rt and dance WI hall facilities or catering service honor of Mr and Mi- Norman for large and small groups Plan Ladies provide skate in the open air All friends are las weather permits Call Icomc or DEC Bake sale lard Stouffville nsored bv the Kina George for reservations or me and School association at lion Located on the market Motors St just miles wot of 3 pm ville paid tribute toj officials from other the job being done by the new Mies I feel the permanent fire chief and praised distant when the federal and work of volunteers I provincial departments of health Regarding the Dew council polwill help subsidize these pro- Which requires committee Meets The OWRC is great but I j chairmen yearend re- j wonder if we are doing the right she said the dale when jibing saddling this municipal- are to be given be with a debenture debt of In the newspaper a million dollars even if it is to be paid over 10 years I wonder if we are moving too fast I am inclined to think we could get aid from either of previously is not loo testing trie be Monday Dec Charles Crone is a member of the council Walter Kate present deputyreeve announced that he will be against the i that citizens may attend the meeting Mrs MacNaughton served on the following committees of y council secretary of bylaws om mil tee secretary of assets committee and secretary of the I Page Col these groups We should write to them and ask if any such as sistance is available We have stalled this already present r v e Longford Angus Harrison a former coun cillor indicated he will be a candidate again for council It lise it properly Mr Hodgson charged No location for the meeting was and no ex planation of the term investi gation Five days notice was Inadequate and unsatisfactory said the reeve Trustee M support ed Mr Hodgson He said coun ts expected that Sheldon Walker understood there would be a and Garfield Wright hearing held in King lion will he seeking IN SCHOOL BOARD VOTE East residents in the union school section with Newmarket are entitled to vote in Newmarkets school board election These residents live north of Davis Drive the question issue is too important City on This issue is too important to the future development of section of the township added Mr to take the opinion of a handful of people He objected to the investiga tion and questioned its legality is only slightly above the He said the railway act did costs for the agency he give authority for an told the meeting is on them to state their case friends We know if the railway enemies submissions have been Mr said he had ben Landing Parade authorized to conduct an inves tigation and to report his find ings to the Hoard of Transport He said it was standard proced ure Township Clerk Rose lead the CNRs submissions for closing the station Statistics were given which listed econ omic reasons for its closing The volume of traffic did not war rant keeping station open and the revenue from the agency did not carry the operating costs which included the provision of a caretakeragent the re port slated Mr Cambden said the develop ment within the southern sec tion of the township was one reason for maintaining the ser vice The station is operating now and should remain to bene fit the increasing population One of the CNR officials ex plained that passenger service not a profitable operation at the King station The revenue comes from the freight and express and Afternoon Of Dec Holland Landing Final ar rangements have be made for the Landings annual Santa Claus parade which is to be held in the afternoon Saturday Dec Because it will be the an niversary of Landing parades re sidenta plan to make it a mons ter the best yet- Numerous floats already have been entered for parade Anyone wishing to enter a float is urged to con tact William Kearns or Pop Walker They wilt provide all the requir ed information The parade will r m up as usual on the Old Bradford from the Office Specialty plant south to the corner Parade for mation will be at pm and it will move off at pm All roads will lead to Holland Landing the afternoon of Dec The Newmarket parade will bo held on the morning of Dec There will be plenty of time for spectators to have lunch and then proceed to the Landing