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The Era (Newmarket, Ontario), April 22, 1970, A01

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BUDGET CUT MAY TRIM NEWMARKET LIBRARYS NEWMARKET A bid by the be about a per cent increase goal is to hire a professional librarian that nothing else apparently has been cut Mr Cross ml library bud to supply Newmarket with town library board to prepare the New market Public library for a role as a regional centre under regional be abandoned this if council abides by the recommendation of its budget committee in setting the boards 1970 budget Library board chairman John Crow said the board felt it should establish the library as a centre before regional government comes in apparently The final library budget be known until town council strikes budget later this mouth gels dont have variables in them and when cuts have to be made it is I purchases which are cut The buying and processing of mended that the library board cipal Affairs Minister has set Jan as a target date for regional government in the county Mr Crowther said the only way the board feel they can accomplish this to slop being amateurs and pay the price thats needed He said the board is disappoint ed that the money for the librarian was cut from their budget but arc pleased used to improve the lighting in the chil drens section The other big item in the budget said Mr Crowther is the library healing which will have to bo reached the point A a librarian he said He said the library board would like to expand its audiovisual librarys Show- volumes on the shel ves and that 1083 of these were added during Hie past year There are adult members and members in the juvenile and young moderns section Spring ahead NEWMARKET Even if you iont go partying this weekend you will some sleep This is the weekend wo all witch from standard time to daylight aving time Officially the clocks move ahead PAGES hour at 2 am Sunday so dont for or you wont gel her to the church Breath tests up down VOL 113 NO CENTS deaths OAK RIDGES Breathalyzer tests have increased and highway deaths have decreased in York County compar ative figures released by the reveal So far this year a total of eight persons have been killed on Provincial highways in York County This compares with 10 persons killed during the same Newmarket in mis i torn or by NEWMARKETAURORAKESWICK ONTARIO WEDNESDAY APRIL 1970 MIDNIGHT CAVALCADE WAKES UP TOWN Redmen win provincial Junior C title KILLED ON BIKE NEWMARKET A trial spin same home as he only two hours before on a pals borrowed bicycle ended in death on Saturday for a Homes the accident Police said the impact sent the Brown boy onto the root of the car and then to the shoulder of lite road Edward Drown of No charges have been laid and St died near his home about pm Sergeant Harry Diamond is investigating when his bicycle was struck by a west the accident bound car driven by Kent Doner of The fatality was Newmarkets Newmarket second of 1970 An elderly The bicycle he had been riding man was struck by a car on Davis Dr was bought by a friend who lived in the in January Srigley St residents petition for sidewalks NEWMARKET One hundred and thirtyfour residents of the St area petitioned town council Monday- night for sidewalks on Srigley St They were lold the earliest they could get them would be 1971 Every day our children walk along this street to and from school and we are concerned for their safety Mrs Anne Evans of Dr the peti tioners spokesman said She said area residents thought the lack of sidewalks would be tempor ary because they understood a school would be built at he of Set regional govt date May 6 McKeough NEWMARKET Municipal a meeting of Progressive Conservatives Interesting ila lor York County Council chambers Now we understand this is not the ease she said Therefore as the children will be using this street indefi nitely we strongly feel that sidewalks should be built as soon as possible not only for the childrens safety but for the drivers benefit as well Mrs Evans said she collected the petition before last weekends fatal accident on the street Deputy Reeve Bruce Eves told her there is a sidewalk from Newton St te Prince Charles school and he said only about onethird of the children use it The rest walk up the middle of the road he said Councillor Doris Blair suggested the parents ask the schools to emphasize safely more strongly Mrs Evans said she has talked to the teachers and said she found the children continually have safety drum med into their heads but children will be children you know she added- Mayor Tom said the learned after liter llobarls a the Ontario Science Centre on the future development of the Hey Its behind you the net and the elusive little rubber ate Paul Dixon Randy Pen id Jim up or pile up around du al of the and the other White photo Council backs efforts to keep Sterritt NEWMARKET Tin- Holland Valley Conservation Authority has objected to the transfer by pro- authorities its resources Derek and Newmarket town endorsed their objection is employed by the rang objections The man has done a terrific Mr said the Authority going in the progressive Mr finish and he said if he until the art in MERCHANTS WANT BUSES BACK Terminal to be on Yonge NEWMARKET Gray loath Lines and GO jointly announced plans to transform an empty automobile sales building at St and Davis Dr a group of Mam St merchant- council the merchants and over guhir Coach bus pass oncers waul This proposal called i of the present term ins Garage and the removal major of Newmarket Mile Gray Coach passenger the parking lot en Mr who said over merchants told if it permits the present acquired for the terminal Made b York Ninth Rill Hodgson it said the building can adapted to include both storage the GO bus service yet by Premier John last gets from Newmarket and other to the new terminal where they will trans fer to express buses for the ride to the A spokesman for the Plaza expressed disappointment at Gray Coach Provincial Government decision It is regrettable that they did facilities for bus ramps and ample parking A third was considered for the the corner of and asked it to amend the the authority HVCA bill Ontario for dam the Area dam which twe- anil Hob Mr aid admitted per cent responsibility but Authority want to accept By GEORGE Era Sports Editor NEWMARKET Newmarket Argus captured Ihc Ontario OHA Junior championship on home ice Fri day night when a overtime win in the fourth game of Ihc playoffs gave them a clean sweep of the scries It was Reddles second overtime win in a row they squeaked through in Wednesday night and the 1900 fans who jammed Newmarket arena rocked the rafters then erupted into a milelong shouting waving horn- blowing midnight victory parade through the town The cavalcade was led by New market Fire Chief tliff and two of his fire truck ami by a town police Mr also said the merchants had an adverse effect on their accepted Mr two ions one from the merchants and one a- and said would At the same Coach the liae found Use of the bus stop in parking I nigh the parking lot and That parking lot wasnt built for heavy buses or trucks Deputy Reeve Bruce Eves told council They would chap it to bits if the went through there Council put off making a decision goals on a couple of Shamrocks by the luck of the Irish back to send the game ir overtime period Rocked perhaps by the ten clinking f tin Shamrocks Ibis ever a Redman night and to be denied At times no doubt Shamrocks came back to grab a coach Rill and The charging shoes The on winning it in four through like were happy when all the ballots were counted and the Roddies had achieved their goal set way back in November when it was declared they would win an Ontario championship The championship trophy after the main bout of cheers by the Roddies surface was presented by Ontario Hoc key Association VicePresident Cliff Phil lips It was a pleasant chore for close plant Cancer Fund 14500

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