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The Era (Newmarket, Ontario), October 18, 1967, p. 1

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I LAST WEEKS WEATHER WAS J Cold And Wet 10 CENTS VOL NO 28 PAGES AND POST NEWMARKET AURORA KESWICK ONTARIO WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 1967 l Newmarket I Aurora Keswick THIS WEEKS WEATHER IS Near Normal The weatherman predicts change In this weeks weather a high in the low and a low at the freezing mark Therell be some showers Friday or Saturday HASSLE WITH COUNCIL Twp School Trustees KING CITY The chairman of King Township Public School Board and a trustee resigned Monday night and the vicechair man announced he would not stand for re election following a hectic public meeting of the board regarding debenture funds for school additions in the township Board chairman Geoffrey and Mrs Patterson tendered their resig nations and vicechairman Jennings said he would not stand for office again The contentious resolution of Township Council of Oct 23 said in part that council would be prepared to issue debentures for public school additions up to but only where partial facilities were already available such as land sanitary systems etc and also only where the need is greatest At the conclusion of the resolution coun cil said that they would condone no major expense on proposed additions to King City Senior Public School at the present time The original request of the School Board had been for over and this had been turned down by council A second request was then made by the Board for which council in its Oct 23 resolution pared to Mr said This is a black day for Ihe public school administration In this township and the dictatorial attitude of Township Council to board regarding the allocation of school Is both unethical and unacceptable by the actions of Coun cillors and Flinders they have shown that they are pretentious pre sumptuous politicians of the worst sort Reeve Gordon Cook and DeputyReeve must be commended for their ac tion in moving the resolution of Oct poinling out to council that insufficient thought had been given to the resolution of Oct in that conditions set out at that time were not under the jurisdiction of Township Council Councillors and Flin ders had voted to defeat the resolution of the Reeve and had thereby killed any hopes of rescinding dictatorial resolution of Oct 23 Later in he meeting the agreed to a resolution to again request rescinding of the Oct resolution and to seek legal ad vice on the validity of the council decision Both Mr and Mrs Patterson told other members of the Board that their position would only become tenable again with councils rescinding of the resolution and subject to the attitude of the coun cil A trio of Mexlcali Rones brandishing guns were among some of the costumewearing members of the New market Legion who attended the annual Halloween Dance on Saturday night llnndits Herb Klines and Clay Stones above cast threatening smiles while Doris Welch at right depicts llaby Jane Photos Phil Jones Teenagers In Drag Race Addition To York Manor E Artificial Ice Plebiscite SHARON Ratepayers in the Township of East Gwillimbury wilt be asked to vote on November on the question of installing artificial ice in the present arena at vilte East Township Council is due for an election Oils year and nomination day has been set for Nov If there is an election it will also be held on Nov A petition has been submitted to the Township Council requesting the council hotd a plebiscite on the question of installing Ice at an estimated maximum cost of A bylaw has been passed authorizing the vote by those qualified to vote on money bylaws The arena is quite small In comparison to many other local arenas It contains three small dressing rooms and a snack bar with limited seating capacity There are about youngsters registered In the East Recreation pro gram and a large percentage of these are from the predominately urban areas sur rounding East Heights Advocates of installing artificial Ice at feel that young skaters and hockey players in the township outside of the more populated area have little chance to use the facilities of the larger arenas a Newmarket and Bradford Opponents of the proposal feel that the arena Is too small and too old to warrant an initial expenditure of for an Ice surface which would accommodate younger category of player from per haps pee wee down The arena was built approximately years ago Ask To Operate t In Newmarket More than 200 teenagers with cars took part In drag race near here on Saturday night According to police the youths who come from a radius use walkietalkies to alert drivers when cars or police are near The teenagers use the RrockGcorglna Town ship line and have the road marked off quarter mite races police can move In the cars scatter in different directions Teenagers have been using this strip for weekly drags for live months Gcorginn Police Chief tan he group should have a proper track where driving could be supervise He added that he would gladly meet and with any or the hoys Involved He feels Hint a 100acre farm would be cheaper than an Inevitable death Some Saturday nights more than COO boys and girls have been retried In the cither watching or dragging Knthy Ontario Scholarship winner chats with MC for the Commencement held Friday night and Newmarket District High School principal Fred W In the cafeteria at the close of the program Shepherd Staff Return To Receive Awards NEWMARKET Winner of five awards far scholastic achievements and valedictorian at Newmarket District High Schools com mencement Friday night Annette Kohler dominated program In addition she won an Ontario Scholar ship in company with Knthy Krislic Hall Hancock Cynthia Russell and John All received recognition for highest ag gregate marks In various subjects along with Jan Spersrud Michael die Evans Paula Wil liam Hancock and Alberto Ridley The latter two received general profic iency awards for Grade from East and Whitchurch townships respec tively Gail Kettle and William chosen by classmates to represent whole class received the Superintendents prizes Alien Jackson Memorial were awarded to Miss Kohler John Council and See Page To Welcome New Industries Three Industries re cently locating or enlarging operation In Newmarket bo formally welcomed to ho town at a luncheon on to determined In November The Promotion and Commit tee of council suggested In their report that Metal Products Woods and and be requested to send rep resentatives to a luncheon sponsored by the mayor and council Tentative plans call for the luncheon to be held In the amphitheatre recently con structed as a Centennial project at IJons Park Bradford Hosts Drama Festival I Rradford District High School Drama Club is hosting tho Georgian Ray Drama Festival for the first from November fl to Over students are being billeted In the homes of Bradford High School students This Is also a first Hie response from par ents the students has been phenomenal Some people taking as many as six or seven visitors for four days of Festi val District High School staff mem bers have answered the call for help They arc also offering billets for visiting tenchcrti mid directors have given lime mid assistance In Hie organization of the Festival Itself and Midland students along with their directorteachers who are billeted in will have thrilling and exciting lime meeting mm another Instead of having to return homo alter performance NEWMARKET With a slight change in the wording of tho authorisation York County Council agreed to let York Manor Committee request architects to submit plans and spcciricnlions for proposed bed addition to York County Manor Tito Needs Committee had asked In their recommendation that the York Man or Committee engage an architect but some county councillors felt that this might tend to commit council and the wording was changed In report Superintendent of Manor stated that the home was operating at full capacity at present time there Was a substantial walling list The Roard proposed addition which would cost approximately Mils in turn would qualify for a per cent grant on the approved capital cost by Department of Social Family Services Tentative plans call for a twostorey and basement wing connected by n small corri dor This would Involve access from existing building via a linen am storage From a use point of view report slates merely adding to second floor would not practical and all additional beds would Ins section of ho home Roller room laundry kitchen and cnl services would also bo adequate for requirements I superintendent of the Manor told County Council that at the present time there were beds In use at Homo There were applications for admission on tho waiting list and 29 applications being considered by committee York County Council will not consider a County Welfare system at this following the reading of tho report of tho Welfare Committee last week Reeve Will Run In Georgina Twp SUTTON Reeve Sam stated this week that ho wilt definitely run for municipal this December Reeve Is attending York University but he felt that his attending school would In no way affect the way ho could serve the vil lage Mr plans to close his busi ness the end of month enter law The Nomination Meeting will be held in Sutton Public School on November NKWMARKKT A letter was read from Tom Hughes director of the Ontario Hu mane Society stating that agreement had been reached with the Town of Aurora re garding building of an animal shelter in that town The letter Informed council that starting Nov I Society would commence regular patrols In Aurora but this would In no way affect its present committments with New market which Is now on an emergency basis Council will ask the Society if It Is pos sible soon start a regular patrol here In accordance with plans agreed to some months ago We Worship Wealth- Judge Art Elected Questioning the mod- concept of success Judge Utile judge of the Juvenile Court in Toronto told meeting of the York County Educational Research Council last week that wealth status In tho community appear to be the clay idols worshipped in this country today Children arc classified early in life ac cording to these symbols snld the Judge and regret to admit that the Department of Education also does little change tills image In our society What your child might earn In dollars and cents if they can continue heir educa tion seems to be bash of advertising by the Department and they should be the last base the future of our youth on this lac lor Judge Little of self Image of child which ho started as soon as tho child was horn it received this Imago from its mother according to the affection anil love delivered at home child starts to attend school there Is terrific Impact on this self Imago school Is common denominator it Is compulsory while the church Is not am still perturbed at the Image we are given of the young element In this country In my work In the Juvenile Court feel that here Is little resemblance In the screech of lires and lungs and the queer terminology described by the newspaper scribes and the big percentage who do make good Judge Little gave somo statistics of re ports prepared while ho was superintendent of Institutions nit and and de plored the fact that the future of youth should he based on rating without de termination of other valuable factors Many of these low IQs could be tax payers and not tax burdens If children clay we must be the potters he concluded Chairman for the meeting was Reeve Richardson of Newmarket and Judge Utile was introduced by Dr A Hurst chairman of York County Educational Research Council William Hodgson recently elected Pro vincial member In York North thanked Judge Little and expressed his pleasure to he able once again occupy the Wardens rostrum at York County Building Campaign Starts For first I mn a mm The Christmas Campaign of Cana dian Mental Health Association is now un der way The Newmarket and While Cross Volunteer are hoping will add another name to lists and bring a happier Christum to mentally ill Collection drpots have been set up at Walkers More the and Robins Main St Newmarket Volunteers are needed to assist in wrapping these gifts which will take place on December chairman of Gift Campaign In Newmarket Is Mrs Gordon For first time a mem ber of Royal Canadian will servo second consecutive year as president At meeting to elect officers held at the Hall Monday night Art was named as president of local First vlcopresldont Is Ches and second vicepresident Jack Tecr Mombcrs of executive Ron Tennant Lloyd Frank Rollings- worth Jim Gibbons and Charles Gordon The trustee will be Ray Slick- la ml There was a record number in attendance at annual election of officers Its Legion Poppy Day This Saturday Juvenile Court Judge William Lift wan meeting of York County Educational Heat arch Council week and he auggeHted that the test wan no criterion of a potential With him hi Dr A Hunt chairman of the Council Stuff

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