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The Era (Newmarket, Ontario), March 29, 1967, p. 1

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v IS I i i r THIS WEATHER IS J Warmer iV PAGES NEWMARKET NEWMARKET AURORA WED MARCH 2D 1967 CENTS AURORA Temp to be between Warmer Wednesday and Hill Winner on the Partly cloudy the week with same show en an the weekend W j S Mayor Drew Doak Kick i NEWMARKET The Canadian Cancer Society Volunteers in Newmarket are busy year round bringing aid to the cancer suf ferer and their famiUes In Miss Doro thy Willson drivers covered a total of miles transporting patients from this area to treatment centres Volunteer workers with Mrs J have distributed over colostomy bags and dressings were distributed free of charge to those who required them The generosity of the Womens Church groups made it possible for the home visit ors to take small parcels of cookies or a gift to the patients at Easter and thanks giving Mrs Stan Becks services are constantly In demand Showing new films and keep ing up with the demand for literature This literature available in several languages upon request She is engaged in a very active school programme to help educate young people on the early detection of cancer Campaign Chairman Mr Laird Ruby has a tremendous task this year of raising in the Newmarket Unit Please be generous when the canvasser calls during Cancer Month M CHILDRENS AID REPORT 0 I j Across York County af NEWMARKET There has been a per cent increase in the number of adoptions handled through the York County Branch of the Childrens Aid Society during the This was revealed by CAS Director Don- aid Van Camp at annual meeting of the society held Wednesday night Fry president of York CAS He also wel comed new York County Council appointee to the board Mrs Gladys Rolling William Parsons Ken Mactaggart and Jack Williamson Sheldon presented the treasurer report and pointed out that cents of every dollar went to direct child care costs 37 cents specific costs and ftl SUTiar Ices and ccnU as administration performed by the CAS has also been par- Revenue to balance the net operating counties a resuU in part of the housing crisis In Metro providing and the province There wore children in York County foster homes at the end of and in M depicted many of the social December and in adoption homes problem which come to the attention as against at the end of ne A big increase in cases concerning un- Directed by Susan Van the cast married parents occurred during year was Harry Kimpton Sophie McMorrow Peter Van Yperen Bruce Gould Marion Foot Diana Sanderson and Andy Foot An open discussion direcled by Rev Robert was held after the presen tation touching upon the needs possibilities and problems of pioneering services of wis kinds jumping from to in York County Parents seeking guidance from the York County CAS and the number of children involved numbered and a year ago and rose to and 211 by December Cases concerning finding homes for chil dren numbered 26 at the end of December H Aurora Mayor Drew literally kicksoff the football Main Street Saturday morning to signify the start of the local Cancer Society Drive Looking on are mem bers of the Newmarket and District Minor Soccer Clubs Peter Rotary Terry Randall Vets David Heck Lions Ralph Watson Legion Chris Cole Kinsmen and Randy Optimists Partly hidden behind Mayor is Reg Randall Shepherd Staff Roy Keys Resigns Golf Clllb Appoint Doug Alcorn Tiger AURORA On Wednesday March 29 at work will start on an imaginative ooo development project for the Golf Club in Aurora The ceremony will be fol lowed by a champagne party to celebrate the occasion which will inaugurate an initi ative of interest to golf lovers throughout the area Aurora Highlands dates back to a nine- hole course created in In Keith former Mayor of Aurora added a further nine holes before selling it to its previous owner Charles Sanders Last July Joseph Shaw President of Heath Downs Golf Course Limited acquired the club and the lease of the Aurora High lands Golf Club Mr Shaw and his sister Tina Shaw arc wellknown in Toronto busi- AURORA Doug Alcorn was appointed manager of the Aurora Tigers It was an nounced after a meeting held last week Alcorn long associated with area hockey succeeds Roy Keys who has been manager since the beginning of the season Under manager Keys Tigers assembled one of the junior C teams in this area The change in the Tiger setup arose over a postponed game between Parry Sound and Tigers It was scheduled for Aurora last Tuesday Parry Sound manager William Eager phoned Tiger manager Keys re questing a postponement because of weather conditions in the Sound area Manager Keys agreed to the postpone- advised Tigers new contact man would be coach Bill I want to see the boys Tigers win the Ontario junior championship Ill be Following this change Tiger club owners happy if do They can do it if they Bob Montgomery and Jim Wilson decided play hockey was he parting word from to appoint a new manager The OHA was Roy Keys had won the toss for the third game odd game but had agreed to play in Aurora The postponement wiped out Aurora for this third game Water Cottage Demolished and the two club officials decided to ricss circles Mr Shaw is President or resume the series at Parry Sound on Easter rector of a number of Toronto based com- Sunday afternoon Actually Parry Sound panics including among others Corvette Construction Company Limited Granada Investments Limited Rosecliffe Apartments limited and R J West Limited The renovations and improvements will Include an uptodate indooroutdoor swim ming pool by 25 feet with a cantilevered terrace tor sunbaihing The whole area will be completely ventilated and dehumidi fied for comfortable use in winter as well as summer At one end a mezzanine area will seat spectators and the pool will be illuminated at night An allglass west wall will provide uninterrupted views of the golf course 11 will have modern locker and changing rooms a quiet darkened rest room showers a jet whirlpool stewards quarters and junior locker rooms A Sauna bath and sun and massage rooms will complete this area This aspect of the new club will be under the supervision of qualified instructors Keen golfers will thus be able to keep fit throughout the year New features to be added to the club include a restyled coffee shop card and game rooms a library and reading room staff living quarters storage space major areas airconditioned relaxing music thr oughout buildings a new wellfurnished Half- Way House with snack bar telephone rest room facilities etc Horsemen Honor Long Time Workers OAK The annual Ladies Night held by the Aurora Agricultural and Horse Show Society at the Restaurant Thursday night was highlighted by recognition of longterm workers Robert of Eaton Hall Farm active with the Horse Show since was presented with a gift by president of the society Also the recipient of words of was Lome Evans who was presented with a Long Service Plaque by Charles a former president of the Hone Show Note was also made that Mr and Mrs Evans were celebrating their wedding anniversary and Mrs Evans was presented with a flowering plant Brief comments were made head table guests John Addison MP for York North Floyd Perkins Warden of York and Mayor Clarence Davis of Aurora Entertainment by Alex and euchre completed the program KESWICK The illfated summer home of Dr Bernard trapped on Lake last week has been demolished The white frame house valued at about was torn apart piece by piece and I idle of the building could be salvaged Dr Lcibel who owns considerable prop erly in Newmarket had no insurance on the house after it left the mainland from its original site at Island Grove A construction company had at tempted to move the home mites across the ice to a new silc near Barrie At first three logging sleighs were placed under the structure for the trip but two trucks with winches could not budge it After more delays the building placed on a fourwheeled dolly and pulled by two bulldozers got feet out on the lake when one of the wheels plunged through the ice Experts believed the ice would bear the weight of the 25ton house The road trip to would have been miles The structure was finally lifted from the ice winches but the foundation was severely damaged Dr had three alternatives burn it blow it up or remove it Summer cottagers In area were re ported concerned that benches would be littered with debris If the house was dyna mited Demolition began on Good Friday while hundreds of spectators jammed the lake- shore to watch Newmarket building contractor John Walker will build a new house for Dr on the properly near wilh new cases opened and closed during the year for a final total in December 1966 of Similarly the sta tistics regarding foster homes were with new cases 25 cases closed resulting in at the end of the year Many of children coming under the care of the Childrens Aid Society arc too disturbed for foster homes or family living hut could function in a group house where demands for affection and conformity are less stringent This was one of the objectives outlined by Mr Van Camp when he presented his report at the societys annual meeting last Wednesday night Air Van Camp recommended that a com mittee be established to investigate the need for and cost of such a home He suggested that such a project might be arranged as a joint effort with another CAS branch He spoke also of a greater use of pamph lets literature extension of speeches to groups and more utilization of the press to extend the public relations work A survey of family counselling needs had indicated that this service should be ex tended and the budget was struck with this in mind Allowances have been made for the employment of two workers one soon and the other to start in the fall Mr Van Camp also recommended that an Open House for he public be held when the CAS operation moves to new quarters on Eagle Street in July A report of the general activities of the society was included in remarks by J i v Six Queens In Soccer Pa i r NEWMARKET Soccer registrations for the Newmarket Minor Soccer Associ ation will be held at Newmarket arena April between the hours of am and pm We are accepting boys and 1 between the ages of six and reports Reg Randall PLAN PARADE The largest parade In Newmarket sports history will be held May The parade route will run from the Newmarket Plaza io parking lot All players in Newmarket Minor As sociation as well as from all district teams will participate in the Centennial Youth Parade There will be six soccer queens All service clubs will participate Every- one is welcome to come in the parade We want cowboys Indians decorated carts bicycles works said Reg Randall JUNIOR A GROUP Newmarket will enter a team in Ihe newly organized allOntario Junior A soccer league There will be eight teams from Niagara to Lindsay in the league In the north there will be a similar league Veteran star will coach the Newmarket team Expo Contest Winner Mrs David Avard Park Ave New- market was last weeks winner of the Trip To Expo contest sponsored by area ants Mrs successfully unscrambled Marigold GUI from among spon soring merchants advertisements Mrs accompanied her winning entry with a sales slip from Times Square Discount one of the participating businesses Hockey Tournament Starts J By GEORGE Era Sports Editor The tournament is sponsored by the Newmarket Minor Hockey Association and Branch of the Canadian Legion NEWMARKET The of all tournament ever in On- days The tournament will wind up April I at Teams 32 of them will come from the Legion Hall when Bud general as far away as Woodstock and to manager of the new NHL entry the Flyers will be guest speakers Many of the young hockey players She now stands a chance of winning an and their coaches and managers will be Ferguson frin fnr Ivnn In allexpense paid trip for two to in guests in Newmarket homes Montreal this summer t Sep TOURNAMENT Page ffj t ed Children j r 1 ate ra it k SWw jKw x-x-x- SmWi w mm 1500 www i SggSgf IT T 3000 1000 After the study periods and the harder grind students at Huron Heights turn to the physical port ion of their education with a few tumbles on the trampoline- Parents viewed all phases of student activities at the Ope House Wednesday evening Staff Newmarket The Easter Seal Campaign for Crippled Children in Newmarket and Aurora fell short of its objective With the end of the cam paign the total raised by the Newmarket Lions Club was The Aurora Lions Club reports that has been raised However officials of both clubs expect that more contributions will be for warded though the campaign Is officially over In the Newmarket Aurora area They point out that the campaign is still under way in Metro Toronto and that this will remind many Newmarket Aurora area residents that they have not forwarded their 2500 wvv mm 3000 2000 1000 The Newmarket Lions Club and Aurora Club wishes to thank those who have been so generous I is j V r TV i chairmanlook over the program for the this Wednesday Thursday Friday and Saturday when teaMfrMj Ontario centres will compete Rick Allen and Dana

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