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The Era (Newmarket, Ontario), February 22, 1967, A01

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LAST WEEKS WAS Vv i rV ft A I 7- a a ri wvgki I TV 4 re i I WEATHER IS r J- I J Jit- L 28 PAGES NEWMARKET fc NEWMARKET AURORA WED FEBRUARY 22 CENTS iv AURORA Temp average to be and oil Thursday and incite of that white rl i I Nwmnm High School HighSteppers SCHOOL CHILDREN IN i3 of- the coat and Rudy were evident at the of The Boy Friend by the High School Dramatic Soc iety last week The girls at the exclusive French finishing school have a real mixed up time sorting out their real and imaginary escorts Most of the main characters in the are seen singing the theme rang from the show dar ing the first act of the performance good audiences were on hand despite an overlapping of other entertainment on the Friday nights production The cast was under direction of William Elliott and brought in the high- kicking Charleston the cloche hat and the short skirts of the era of the 30s and thestory concerns the millionaires daughter who falls in love with the deli very boy only to find he is the son of an English lord For a review of the play turn to page for Ruby Curtain Time column Staff J- Blonde Ringmaster M Gwillimbury SHARON An irate East Heights father one of a delegation of tax- payers attending a meeting of East Gwillim Township Area School Board threat ened to keep his children out of school un less suitable transportation was provided to allow them to attend Newmarket school Many other parents who attended the meeting on Feb at Sharon also voiced their agreement with his taxpayers views Lots Of Clowns Elephants Lions Monkeys Take To Ice For Big Show Inquest Ordered The residents were told by the Board their grievances be taken to Newmarket School Board as under an agree went the East Board has no jurisdiction over these children All school taxes are paid to Newmarket and the town is responsible for their educa tion A spokesman for the group M Morlson presented a petition to the Board signed by parents residing in the East Gwillimbury Heights section west of North Main Street The petition objected to children living In the area having to cross the heavy traffic flow on Davis Drive to attend Newmarket Schools About 150186 children are involved The group claimed that school taxes are paid to East and Maple Leaf Public School is in this section Board members explained that at a meet ing held Feb between East School Board Newmarket School Board and representatives of the Consultative Commit tee on Education Newmarket asked that the present union contract be dissolved and East had agreed to this sub- VANDORP Ontarios Supervising Cor- feppal gSg The Board alio pointed out that providing Hurry Hurry Hurry Come to the Big Top March and In the Newmarket Memorial Arena As part of the Centennial version of Our Town On Ice the Figure Skat ing Club will present a Circus on Ice en tirely in Red White and Blue An invitation is extended to everyone in Newmarket and area to come and see Ten White Elephants pull the cages that hold the ferocious Red lions and the mischievous Blue Monkeys Come and see the High Wire Aerialists perform their feats of daring watch the ponies cavort and be amazed at the skills of the Acrobats oner Dr B Cot nam has ordered an in- quest Feb 28 into the deaths of two men killed in a car one day after Township Police ruled it unsafe Driver James Francis of Toronto and Albert of BR I died instantly when The club had a real problem when it model car went out of control and struck came to finding a Ringmaster there werent a CNR bridge abutment Dec at Vandorf any of the typically tall dark mustached The car had been purchased from a available so we settled for a used car dealer a week before the lovely M M sfibwn that is needed for this As is Always the case at the Circus the ber of children clowns wilt be the showstoppers They will r nsafe and lowed it off highway perform on swings ride bicycles and just ey e lhe clown around Its a baby only a mother could I and the wheelbarrow makes a hard baby carriage The fathers provided the entertainment for their daughters the annual Father and Daughter gettogether of the girls of the all details can be handled without problems at Mount Albert United Church and the girls gave a preview of the wonderful East Gwillimbury School Area un- world of future womens fashions Staff able to take over jurisdiction of this union section before Jan After all legalities have been completed for dissolving the union then East would have to arrange to build another school to accommodate these children It was estimated that it takes at least months to build a new school and even then ann6t a until proof has been m for After repairs a licensed mechanic said The version of Our Town On Ice It was fit to be put back on the road said Is part of the official Centennial functions Dr Cotnam in Newmarket One hundred and eighty- More than witnesses called at four skaters look forward to entertaining the inquest at Vandorf to be conducted by you and making you aware and proud of Ontario Assistant Supervising Coroner Dr this Canadas One Hundredth Birthday During the regular business session of the School Board a letter was read from the East Teachers Committee re salary Increases The matter was referred to the Manage ment and two members of the School Board will meet with representatives of the teachers group in the near future NEWMARKET Two Aurora youths who deliberately beat up a Toronto man Haywood denied being from but the two pushed him into hedge then KT Y Jan because they thought he was from attacked him Newmarket were sentenced to three months Miss said a third youth held each in jail Friday her while Haywood was kicked and beaten Gary Adams and Carl Fleet were to the stomach and bead Afoot NEWMARKET The question of Among the sites suggested were the area or not Newmarket needs a community immediately north of the arena the trad centre received an airing at a meeting held municipal office and south to the Thursday night in the town hall P a across iQ of Office Called by Bruce and attended by Specialty CO Ltd main building Interested citizens the purpose was to deter- t Me might wh nd lor finweing ly centre of type discussed could house proposed by members of the group were badminton a rifle range art and craft classes squash camera club archery physical fitness groups and possible require ments of the Senior Citizens Club Teen Town and other groups now active at vari ous locations Vegetable Packers Tn a informal discussion sparked by comments by architect Milne and CJtH of the Newmarket Optimist Club many aspects of a recre ational program to include various age groups suggested sites type of building considered suitable present activities and accommodation were discussed of a committee to determine needs for a community centre and evaluate present programs and facilities Working with him will be Cyril Tom Ken and Robert Smith Another meeting will be scheduled for March when Dr Murdoch will present his committees findings Attending Thursday nights meeting were Mayor Drew William Hill Don ald VanCamp Charles Boyd Jack donna Charles Packer and Gil Shepherd in addition to those already named Vote to Go On Strike BRADFORD The majority of em ployees from two Bradford vegetable pack ing houses Sunday voted to go on strike The workers from Federal Farms and Holland River Gardens members of Teamsters Union local rejected a offered by management The union and plant officials had reached the tentative settlement last week union secretarytreasurer he will seek another meeting convicted of assault when they appeared in Constable Clare Penrose arrested Adam Magistrates Court Feb 10 They were re- and Fleet IS minutes later at a restaurant mantled in the Don Jail for sentence on Davis Drive Adams told court he was looking for Magistrate Holtinrake Interrupted a fight with anyone from Newmarket after court proceedings to welcome 83yearold he was ejected from the Newmarket Shorty Keats who has been iO back to Town dance Jan court Gail also of Newmarket Mr Keats has attended Newmarket Mag- testified that the youths jumped out of a Court as a daily spectator many car at Church and Timothy streets and chased after another group of teenagers We are glad to see you back and recov who were walking along the street again We missed you said the smiling She said when they couldnt catch them magistrate Adams and Fleet attacked her friend Brian Mr Keats jokingly claims that Magistrate companies But he said a strike may be called Easter Seal Campaign Starts TomorrWmm Woman On Assault Charge Mr Eves pointed out that the complete plan would probably have to be considered as a five to ten year project built in phases as need was determined One- of these said Mr Milne should be on Olympicsize swimming pool Dr A Murdoch was named chairman KING CITY A King Township mother of two children Mrs Aubrey Marshall will appear in Newmarket Magistrates Court next week following a stabbing incident in late January at their farm home King City Fishii I NO COUNCIL MEET NEWMARKET Due to the absence of Reeve George and Deputy- Reeve Clare Salisbury Newmarket Town Council postponed their regular Monday night meeting The neat meeting of council will be held on Monday Feb y yy y ing JACKSONS POINT Tne ice on Lake Simcoe was a busy place last week Misdeeds On Lake as soon as it is legally possible Tomorrow Feb 23 the Easter Seal In the 19year history The employees mostly vegetable pack- campaign will open across Ontario with a of the service clubs down a wage increase of about pr objective of per cent ranging 30 cents an hour ta been to cents for truck drivers York County area will be conducted by the thousands of At present female packers earn an who have overcame hour while men get per hour club has set their physical The management also offered improved cum has set r seniority vacations overtime welfare hos pitalization and a reduction of the work week Some workers at Federal Farms staged a wildcat strike a week ago but returned to their jobs the following day Negotiations have been continuing since lhe twoyear expired Dec 29 of last year r- SIS mm mi t an objective bat Lions Easter Seal Club officials are made add that they can top the each club raised last year Increase to The two clubs are cold be helped I among clubs Important to knew that every Eetle which be I Easter Seals to homes throughout Ontario These service Violence broke out in June when more than workers from the vegetable members voluntarily organize campaign Mrs Marshall has been charged with A Conservation Officer was assaulted assault causing bodily harm after her A Keswick man was caught with more band was taken to York Central Hospital than pounds of minnows in his wiMinds in his back inflicted by a small knife session Mr Marshall was detained in the hospital And for several days before being released The couple resided at a farm home about miles northwest of King City 4W um use the funds In with plants waked off their Ontario Society For Crippled Children SarSlnt of in THEIR injured ana a in a nearriot in front of one of the plants fishermen and few fish Garth Mount 29 was sen tenced to days in jail as a result of a THIS WEEK IN THE EHA Farm News Notes Page Smiley Page Womens Church News Pages Sports Comics Easter Seal Time It Page A s E skirmish with a Conservation Officer and a police officer Conservation Officer Murray was watching a shack he had suspected of illegal deer He radioed for help from Township Police and was an- proaching the shack to look in the window when he was jumped by Garth Mount Magistrate sentenced Mount to days for assaulting a peace officer and days for resisting arrest Clarence Sedore Keswick was fined in Newmarket Court last week for illegal possession of minnows Sedore had more than pounds in his NEWMARKET A Lake Wilcox man was will be independent in move- possession He was caught Dec with 2 convicted of causing unnecessary suffering speech the lime and cost is flot bushels and on Jan with pounds to his dog and was fined by Magistrate important Under the Ontario Fishery Regulations S on Friday each person is allowed pounds of mm- Toronto Humane Society Inspector Leon- FvflA ard Addison said the part r Collie Starved Man Fined community Since to the Easter Seal Campaign have guaranteed the provi sion of care and treatment for girls and infants and teenagers who have a physical disability regardless of the cause Rehabilitation for crippled children often be a lengthy and expensive program hut when the results mean that SiV vf Addison said that the eightmonth part Travelling conditions on Lake Simcoe this Collie died three hours after it was taken Mrs George Stephenson 71 winter have been anything but good but to the Societys shelter from the home of Aurora was last weeks winner of the Trip fishermen say that there Is an improvement Neil Tucker To Expo contest sponsored by area Some The ice is thick and safe but snowmo- Dr Graham McCrcary said- that the up Mrs successfully unscrambled biles are the only reliable travel suggested animal was in an emaciated condition as a result of being starved over a long period SepMlVijMif iQ jo at the and trout catches are better- tuckers neighbor Mrs Marjorie sponsoring merchants advertisements night held at Huron School close to shore with whitefish catches rated 2 Aurora said she fed the dog accompanied her winning entry On the left Is as poor and trout fair and after two weeks told Tucker Elevenyearold Richard Burrows went responsibility but he ignored the out six miles with his father on Sunday and The Toronto Humane Society ten minutes had caught a inspection and investigation of York beauty- from the Ontario Society last April Montreal this i

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