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McGee says he will not run again SUTTON Frank McGee will not seek the Progressive Conservative nomination for Ontario Riding in the next Fe deral election He made the an nouncement last week at the Ontario Riding PCs annual meeting He cited personal House of Commons has been his first objective for the last 15 years and the personal loss has after an official recount The initial totals had shown Mr as victor by 13 votes I perceive a fighting spirit in this group and feel it will continue There was nothing unique about my candidacy he Mr had criticized Prime Minister Trudeau for his cynicism in dealing with the problems facing Canada saying that i had adopted most It is not practical for me to continue in active politics but I will play as effective a role as The meeting also elected of ficers for the upcoming year with Doug Hogg acclaimed as president Other officers elec ted were Joy Grant 1st vice- president Evelyn Brumby 2nd vicepresident Norm Gainor 3rd vicepresident Hug hie Ontario Riding MPP Dr Matt was also present at the meeting and made a plea for making the provincial and Federal ridings coterminus Ontario South Bill Newman was also present at the meeting and conducted the el ection of officers There were approximately iou people pre- Sagain signing needed SUTTON May or Joe Dales affirmed last week that sewage and development must go hand in hand with re spect to proposed subdivisions in the township I know no better way to pay for sewerage than have the developer pay for it the may or said during a planning com mittee meeting He spoke at the conclusion of discussion regarding long standing negotiationsjjetween Pollock said that the subdivis ion agreement had been final ized but that Mr has yet meeting from Mr Sagain to the then Minister of Inter governmental Affairs Charles The letter suggests that land zoned agricultural under last North The acres in question has no bearing on the subdivision agreement Mr has been negotiating with the township for almost two years Councillor Bob Pollock told The Era THE south Shore KESW1CKNEWMARKETAUR0RA ONTARIO WEDNESDAY JANUARY Fund land donation brings hospital closer By DON BERNARD Era Staff Reporter Sutton A hospital in Sut ton longtime dream of many cent election and already a site chosen These recent developments indicate the hospital may be more than just a dream A fund has been established and land may be donated ratepayers who would be willing to grant a tract of land for a hospital in the Sut ton area she told The Era Mon- hospital Mrs Noble Building down in 1972 reports was in the column de tailing p fees collec ted In 1971 the first year of the levy on new homes planning committee the total amount collected was and in 1972 the total reached The total value of building In the township was 4053101 in 1972 compared with 705 hi The only Increase on the New home starts declined from 177 In 1971 to last year the report also revealed She added the project has received wide citizen support throughout Georgina Township Many people have offered their services in an advisory capacity she said Mrs Noble said she hopes to have discussions with tions for the hospital A W administra tor at York County Hospital in Newmarket was not optimistic about Suttons chances for a hospital In terms of hospitals the ministry of health is not es tablishing anything less than costly he said He added there Is no real need for a hospital in Sutton area and that modem roads make a trip to Newmarket from Sutton both quick and comfor table A treatment clinic is something else Mr He described this kind of clinic presently being encour aged by the Ministry of Health backup facilities They can always ask the province but our experience has been than you need a popula tion base for beds Mr said They prefer to add on to whatever is already there he added The present freeze on hos pital construction grants is only temporary Mrs Noble feels When the freeze is lifted why then wouldnt we be in a position to proceed We can build up our funds and then we would be ready to go she said She added that the area is expanding with more people moving in all the time and a A thirsty girl who also haoes to fee short steeds to a drink of water Here Dmeae m mem hockey to retch the foutakt m Bread McNeil her ton TUiWMasideJiiJUloMkwHekeyWeetfesirrhlesattheKeiwkk arena last week raised the Berth Share Athktae A inflation Van the province to say yes to start the thing moving she said She said fund raising drives would be organized both Inside and outside the township The official title is the Georgina Township Hospital Fund and those interested in making do nations can call Mrs Noble DECISION MONDAY lllingworth quits Buck acting mayor AURORA Aurora Council will meet In special session at 730 pm next Monday to pub licly announce whether it will fill the mayors empty chair by appointment or by special interested job council will meet in closed committee tonight to de cide how to choose a successor to Councll accepted Mr worths resignation Monday night and appointed Councillor Buck acting mayor until the va cancy is filled She also will represent Aurora at York Re gional Council and committee meetings on an interim basis After Mondays meeting a poll of councillors indicated no clear consensus on whether they favor appointing one of their own members or opting for a byelection early in April On tario law gives them the choice Mr resigned last Thursday after discovering he had a conflict of interest be tween his elected position and his job as executive assistant to Ontarios Treasurer and Minist er of Economics and Intergrov- Affairs John White New provincial legislation specifically disqualifies the hold- Battle shaping up over amalgamation By BOB MARTIN Era staff reporter SHARON A major poli tical battle is shaping up be tween East Gwillimbury and Scott townships The Ontario government has suggested the two amalgamate but Scott Reeve Norm Lyons with Uxbridge Township instead because of an East Gwillimbury bid for domination of the pro posed East GwillimburyScott The issue set off by the provinces creation of a new re gional government east of Metro Toronto effective Jan 1974 con cerns redesignation of local bo undaries and representation arlo government proposal The move would necessitate the merging of municipalities and a ScottEast amalgamation appears possible resulting In the creation of a new council How that council will come into being whether by elec tion or appointment has be- of the East limburyScott conflict At a closed meeting held last week to discuss Implications of regional ization on northern York Region and Ontario County municipalities there were sug gestions by provincial govern ment representatives that loting will in October During the session East Gwillimbury Mayor Gladys Roll- election Is not feasible She said such a move would create for the residents of the present East Gwillimbury three muni cipal elections within three years 1972 1973 and 1974 The 1974 vote required in keeping with Ontarios aim that all municipal elections be held at the same time every two years will be ignored Mrs Rolling was assured See DISPUTE page er of that position from elected office The bill amending the Municipal Act went into effect Jan 17 two days after Mr ingworth accepted his new provincial appointment Mr Blingworth did not at tend Mondays council meeting although many of the persons who jammed the chambers obviously were expecting him He said last Saturday he would not be present and did not wish to influence or appear to in fluence in any way the selec tion of his successor When council voted on the motion to make Councillor Buck acting mayor Monday night Councillor Miller and Ron Simmons did not vote but in stead said softly Abstain Their colleagues Don Roberts Norm Stewart Walt Davis George Timpson and E J Henderson all supported her temporary appointment Queried on their nonvote after the meeting Councillors Miller and Simmons said they felt choosing Councillor Buck as acting mayor might make it ap pear that council had commit ted itself to a permanent ap pointment Asked if he is interested in being mayor Councillor Miller said It interests me yes He refused comment on whether hed risk losing his council seat and run for mayor if an election Councillor Buck who top ped the polls last Dec after losing to Mayor in said she is naturally in terested In assuming the mayors position She said she supports filling the vacancy by appoint ment and feels a simple major ity Is sufficient She would run if an elec tion were called she said Her pacesetting performance in De cember should be an indication of the peoples confidence in my ability she said Don Roberts a council newcomer who finished a strong See page Sutton man drowns taking short cut the Driftwood Motel in Sutton died Saturday when his late mo del compact car crashed 50foot depth of ter quarter mile off south Lake body of John recovered by t At press time the not been recovered York Regional Police said Mr Beaton was appar ently taking a shortcut from Lefroy on the west side of the lake to his home when he drove into an open crack in the lake The accident happened around noon Saturday York Regional Polite conditions extremely ha zardous Longtime resident of the area Bill Sellers of Jacksons Point told The Era that people the ice should local fish hut ope fore venturing out on the lake He said that it is rela tively safe for snowmobiles but that a close eye must be kept for cracks in the Ice which he said are gene rally easily seen in the that a thaw such perienced last week causes the ice to form pressure points along the cracks The pressure of both sides pushing together one side to buckle here may be two the ice Mr Sellers said Its safe to travel by snowmobile but you have Committee cool to Red Barn plan Point landmark may be demol ished if money is not forthcom ing to guarantee continued use of the building Plan ning Committee decided last The Red Barn is contained in a subdivision proposal that proposes that the building be donated to the township in lieu of the five per cent park levy that usually accompanies a resi dential development Committee chairman Mayor lieu of parkland due us he lid He added that the township If the province gets Into the act thats a horse of a differ ent color Mayor Dales said Regional Councillor Bob Pollock suggested that If an in terested group comes forward The original plan was to demolish the barn and he Mr Shwed like to do that he added Councillor Erik Larsen add ed that there was a great deal of pressure last summer to keep Spokesman for Interested groups should be contacted and asked what plans they have for the barn Councillor Larsen The township should not be stuck with a barn that would require a great deal of main tenance he added Councillor Pollock asked if the barn was worth saving adding that such groups the Canada Council should be con tacted for possible grants It has no historical but It Is a landmark Mr Dales asked if the com mittee was willing to spend the taxpayers money to who want to After further discussion It was decided that action would be deferred on the subdivision proposal until groups in the com munity who might want to save the barn can be contacted Mr Dales emphasised that any group wishing I payers of the township The total land area included with the barn in Mr Shweds subdivision proposal amounts to more than five per cent of the total land There are lots in Procedure chaos comes with objections Councillor Hancey of Rich mond Hill accused her colleag ues of dragging red over the issue and refuting to confront the principle ell monthold pension bylaws and in the process mired con fused councillors In procedural chaos Finally after an hour of disorderly debate council In an vote deferred action on a motion to repeal the bylaws thus ensuring the pen sion dispute will be raised again possibly at the next council meeting Spontaneous bursts of laught er snorts of anger and sighs of frustration at various times pun ctuated the discussion But be cause of procedural predica ments and repeated deferral it tempts councillors never were forced to line up for and against the retroactive pension plan adopted last Dec 28 by the out going council ed 1972 to pass such bylaws hav ing received Independent ad vice Councillor Hancey said after presenting her motion to However as a matter of principle until such time as poli ticians are required to work a minimum number of hours and adhere to standrads the same municipal employees I dont think politicians should provide the benefits of pensions for themselves Newmarket Councillor Ray Twlnney noting that he had opposed the pensions said York See page It Morality squad strikes again NEWMARKET Opera tors of York Region stores which carry Penthouse sine may face obscenity char ges If they continue to sell the February edition accord ing to Police Chief Bruce Crawford He ordered his divisional commanders on Friday to ad vise all affected store opera- The chief who took similar action against the August Issue of Playboy stress- banned tine contains pictures we can- sale they are subject to pro secution under the Criminal Code of Canada he said Chief Crawford he acted after complaints from three residents and said he alone made the decision to threaten prosecution His order specifically re- on pages 45 of be February of Pea The depict several costalee Off really engaging to tot Several store owners had sold their toll sanely before the police order waa issued Last sunsow the order on Playboy r to a photo layent another film Boxcar Bertha Soon afterward when the film came to Newmarket the chief given preview ril ed that it not rtmsii