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Aurora holds a big birthday party competition between Aurora Newmarket and York County I MO fii departments won Above Newmarket in Mel Rowland truik In him the iic-vmiu- Itill II I I I Name of the name is to knock a bullseye from the top of PAGES VOL 118 NO 15 CENTS ONTARIO WEDNESDAY JULY 1969 market Aurora KcHwick North Main St FIRE LEAVES EIGHT HOMELESS Plaza case adjourned to Aug 13 NEWMARKET Five stores charged with staying open Mondays in contravention of 1961 tow to allow him time to make a de cision The ease had been adjourned from June 13 when Judge Poors asked for written arguments from the two law yers whether or not he should allow store managers to testify for the prosecution Judge ruled their testi mony could bo heard but Mr Linton de clined to call a witness The charge in question is against AgnewSurpass Shoe Stores Four other charges two against Stewart Ltd Coward Clothes and tellers were also remanded to Aug Prosecutor Linton withdrew charges against Simmons Shoes Mahcr Shoes Casuals llclgiiim Stores Sandys Bennetts Home Textiles Wool- worths Jack and Walkers Mr Linton said withdrawal of the charges indicated in no way that we The blaze gutted the home of six children ranging in age from one to years The home Is at Main St Volunteer fireman Mel How hud suffered smoke inhalation after being helped down from the roof of the house The fire broke out while Mr and Mrs Thompson and their only daugh ter Joan were on Satur day afternoon shopping trip Hie familys five boys hike lotgh ml Eddie Jack Fred Firemen said i luring fr Ihe neighboring home of Thompson of Main St a of Itoss Thompsons and told her When firemen aimed tiny said home was engulfed In flames Dam- li the and contents was I family homeless At to Youth pulled from lake their into the home because in i Humes When the side door firemen said they found the it llu- iji lull screen away on the eliinlHil up to chop a hole for the hoses lie was there by heavy smoke Wendell Gilbert of the St John Ambulance helped him hompson family lost all their possessions The four boys lef with only the swimming suits they Hie blaze ntly had an electrical origin They York reverses GFO trend The General Form Organization throughout Ontario was turned down last week by farmers in the province but York Conn- In the nine general voting areas in York County the two most northerly townships voted against the proposal quite heavily voted for the organization and 72 against North limbury was even more determined It voted for the proposition and 142 against Townships in York County vot ing for the GFO were East Gwillim- 117 Whitchurch 11037 Mark lum King Newmarket Bradford Although a few figures may be changed in the final count York County voted for the organization and against a small below the per In the general picture of the vote over the province there appeared to be pockets of resistance to the plan tillered mainly and Kent Townships mil in lies in the area sun minding almost all for the formatio plan while around Ottawa ties were turned in against the proposal East Gwillimbury establishes committee for new arena tendance wanted which had favored residents know what tt and its called an arena The m Is theyve made a start This hall mcludi Sharon Hall when the Ontario Arenas Association provided the committee with valuable information on how to get the various s formed and fund raising arenas etc from Modi and MP John were rend of and arenas given and discussed Paul Mainprise of Mount Al- Lions Club gave a run down on the imimsl and camping Many in attendance left the meeting feeling jubilant that at last they were able to see concrete signs of this committee making a real effort to pro vide the township with an arena and many signed up to assist with the project in HVCA plans park program NEWMARKET There will be fishing in Fairy Lake next week pro bably for the firat time in more than 100 will be stocked bass July by the Holland Vat i derby The derby is part of a The week activities will start this Saturday the Creek Con- Bradford where group of skydivers will drop on a tar- day there will be shotgun and trapshooting demonstra tions and an archery shoot At Wesley Brooks itton area in Newmarket lha day a pop group will entertain at pm on the shores of Fairy Lake Sunday at 1 pm local model aircraft builders will hold a flying com petition and there will be a display or the lake At Ihe Newmarket Legion Pipe The next Saturday before the a spin casting demonstration Instruction will also be given children in casting This and judging of a poster contest will start at pm The fish derby will be open to children and under and there will be prizes for the best and second best catches