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IP JLJ PAGES vol 117 no 10 CENTS NEWMARKET AURORA KESWICK ONTARIO WEDNESDAY JULY 31 1968 Newmarket Aurora Keswick Debate representation County education board will have members NEWMARKET The County of York at a special session of council last Thursday moved a step closer to county- wide administration of education when it gave third reading to a bylaw sett ing the membership of the proposed new Board of Education at IB members 1 representing public school supporters and one representing Separate School sup porters Reeve Stewart Rumble of Township was chairman for the Com mittee of the Whole who faced some strong opposition from a few members on the use of the provincial equaliza tion factor in determining the quota of representation from the 14 municipalities involved Members of the committee under Mr Rumble were County Clerk RN Ver non Assessment Commissioner Wright and County Solicitor J Lucas Following extended debate Deputy- market 8 Richmond Hill Mark- ham Village 11 A Sutton 1 Woodbridge 3 would have East ll North 10 King 34 Vaughan and Whitchurch 9 Reeve Donald of Richmond Hill urged members to abide by their acceptance of I he you have bad all chances to debate the facts while the committee was sitt ing lets not start again lo rehash he whole thing in open council Vaughan smaller V members forget I said Mr Parsons is to further improve education i county as a whole and if we going to bicker about Under the bylaw members will be elected the Board of Education under a system of assessment equalization and percentage points Tentative representation under this plan would give the following member ship to municipalities- Aurora 9 over 5 to one member thus market would have Hill would hi Township three and Adjoining townshi percentage of representation would com bine to give them one member Stouffville with would join Whit church with 9 and the elected present both tion of three members Reeve Gordon Cook of King ship asked if the scheme would I Commissioner Wright that the Hoard would apportion the amount required and the equivalent share for each muni cipality so that the mill rale would be ill ion Following adoption of the commit tee report Reeve Brian Bailey of han Twp told council members that he fell many of them would lie disappoint- Close to death for 8 hours man revived First country air thrills Metro boys NEWMARKET Teams of doctors and nurses at York Hospital worked for eight hours last week he- fore a Toronto man was declared out of danger wilh a chance of survival after he had almost drowned at Lake Wilcox Nineteenyearold Cyril of To ronto who was not an expert swimmer attempted to swim from a raft to shore at Blue Spruce Park when he went He was pulled out after about four minutes under water and William Brown who rushed an ambu lance to the scene said he man was apparently dead when taken from the lake A doctor and ambulance men worked on the man at the lakeside and ho was rushed to York County Hospital where he was breathing again when admitted Doctors at the hospital were con cerned regarding possible brain damage following Die long eight hour period be fore consciousness returned and they were considering moving the man to a To ronto hospital DriveIn holdup Three men charged with armed robbery NEWMARKET Three York County men were remanded in Magistrates Court on Monday when they were charged with armed robbery and robbery with violence following a holdup at the North York Drivein Theatre on Friday night Charged are William and David both of Keswick and Jo seph of Sutton East Township Police Sergeant Lyman Hall slated that two men escaped in a car driven by a third man They hail taken about 700 in cash when the theatre was held up at about leg with a pellet gun during the affair The Newmarket Truck Club will evidently to g length lo get members to lake part in the truck meet scheduled for Picker College track on Aug Craig Adams six foot- four inches is the shot put discus entrant while Ins pint sized companion is Cameron Fitzgerald a distance runner Photo Elevenyearold Mar garet Denver had never been In Lake Simcoc never been for a motorboat ride never collected sea shells along the shore until last week And those arc glorious things lo do Margaret discovered She and her brother Brian spent a week In Keswick as the guests of Mr and Mrs Frederick owners of the Royal Hotel The decided last spring that They offered week during summer months The plan was cheered by Childrens Aid Society officials hut then Bid red lape started While Toronto baked and the waited officials went looking for some children to send on holiday The pro cess took more than a month Iast Monday with the assistance of the CAS Margaret and finally arrived They live in the Regent Park Hous ing Development In Toronto and had loir the children would have had no bob Margaret was swimming almost as soon as she arrived She soon discover that jumping off the dock of fun but I get water up my nose Then she went for a ride on the lake and collected a mass of shells that she intends to take home as sou venirs This week two little boys who have never been out of the city in their lives will be at the Parkes Theyre from Lawrence Park Housing Develop ment in Toronto as are the other chil dren expected in August The last week In August Is reserved for a mother who desperately needs a vacation and her small baby The arrival of the children is the ful fillment of Mrs dream start ed last May when she was in downtown Routine resolution raises ire of council of Council when routine resolution for four members to attend the Ontario Municipal Association number of conventions and perhaps there desire to go Mr Salisbury believed Those two little boys due to arrive Monday were so they gave up sleeping a the family not forward week ago B Ha i Tti Mary requested that she might ho allowed to have her name added to the others who were at tending and an amendment was made resolution allow this share of the thrust and parry session when he came back amendment to a following resolution lo allow the Fire Chief to convention Kelowim It in September Mr Salisbury moved that Councillor Kvcs also lie allowed to attend the con vention as he was chairman of the Committee but Mr declined feeling that it was too Ink- for reservations He questioned Die budget allocations Mayor assured him that there would be lo ioei his expenses as some conventions had not been attended although they bad been in the budget It was decided to include Mr Kves name If he found possible attend lie countered finally wilh guess the members want me to attend a couple of conventions and then I wont bo In object so strongly next time but Deputy Idevo Salisbury t Charge girl student in marijuana case Margaret and centre of Toronto were the first two children to enjoy a weeks holiday with Mr and Mrs Frederick of Keswick The Iurkes decided lust spring to invite under privileged children to their home during the summer Margaret Is hold ing Terry Iarkcs while his sister llebble sits on a nearby rock A high school student was remand- to September In Newmarket Mag- rates Court last Thursday charged possession narcotics MarlJo MacKinnon was arrested a combined IICMPAurnra police Id on her parents home A quantity was Relied site was Northern York County ml extensive Investigation In Taxi license is referred to committee NEWMARKET An application for a taxi license to operate in Newmarket from William Van of Holland landing was referred to tho Operations for consideration after a loiter had been read from Mr Tim letter slated that Mr Berkel felt a license to operate In Newmarket would alleviate any objections and controversy which had been building up In the matter DeputyHoove Clare Salisbury told the council that hero wore certain restric tions In the bylaw which should bo check ed before decision was made also Chief Police should bo consulted regarding the Issuance the license and the content the tetter and an elderly cashier Mrs Irene was struck with an iron bar and re ceived minor injuries Police from Newmarket Aurora Whit church and North were also alerted and took pari in the chase Twenty minutes niter the holdup a car was slopped at a block about two miles from the theatre and was arrested Two other men escaped on foot A cash box and about in change was recovered but there was no trace of Ihe rest of the money taken Both and Booth were charged on Saturday morning following an iden tification lineup Aurora Council furor over industrial land John Iaugdon of King Mr Iangdon also stated that be could divulge no further details until a firm commitment had been made regard the Aurora Industrial site The negotiators arc scheduled to meet with representatives of Aurora Town Council within a days regarding the proposal The proposed offer for the laud rais ed a storm meeting of Aurora Town Council when Councillor Evelyn Buck and Jim Murray clashed over disposition of the Industrial site during the past few months to the town which bad been sold by coun cil in the first place for with the provision that It would lie occupied by industry lady councillor also said that It bad cost the town of Aurora to install services etc for a proposed in dustrial site which purchaser was to sell lo the King City bus line for Mrs Buck during the heated debate deplored the fact that the land was be ing used for speculative purposes and not for Industry as had been vote should have been taken on the mntler and the reeve swung back at Mayor Clarence Davis charging him wilh not having control of the thin for size Wrestler Hetty from Boston and Boris Ponds from North Carolina exhibited their prowess in Ihe ring lit New market arena Holder Photo