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r e a fire J- NEWMARKET The Newmarket courthouse is a fire hazard a public institutions inspection report has found The report presented during a York Regional Police Commission here last Wed nesday says holding cells located in an obscure section of the basement would be difficult to evacuate in an emergency VX firm of renovators and decorators should be engaged Dental week in the region Its Dental Health Week and to mark the occasion The Era got together with officials at the York Region Health Unit to discuss some of the dos donts and miscon ceptions about dental care For a picture and story about one of the nations number one health problems see page Bl Tour of Israel shatters image The North American image of Judaism has been shattered for Grover Crosby The Newmarket minister recently hosted a tour of the Holy Land and returned with a new image of the Jewish People Rev Crosby shared his thoughts about Israel with the Era on page j i- Charlies Aunt will be dry It will be the usual refreshments for the opening of Charlies Aunt May The Newmarket parks and recreation committee has turned down a request from Newmarkets Theatre Centre to serve liquor at the performances For a complete recreation news roundup see page Theatre critic back this week And speaking of Chailies Aunt Era theatre critic Ruby is back on the job with notes on all the area productions coming up from Theatre Auroras Game to the first Red Barn production How The Other Half Loves Her column appears on Page B- Hockey season still going You may think the NHL season is too long but the gladiators of the ice lanes are still at it in Newmarket For details on the semifinal action in the Newmarket Mens town hockey League turn to page Transit study with a difference A 14week study of transportation for disabled adults will be undertaken in York Region beginning May It The study will be sponsored by the March of Dimes and Promoting Realisation of Op portunities for the Disabled For more details turn to page DIRECTORY Billboard A4 Editorials Farm report Roy Green A4 Mary Municipal new Sport Vie from Fairy to restore this magnificent hold building to its former glory the report continues In addition to examining court facilities the report focused on the court process in York recommending greater continuity through appointment of permanent judges Some continuity in the court process is desirable the inspection team notes The assignment of judges on a two- J month basis makes it difficult to develop an effective relationship between court staff and the judge York Regional Police operations also came under scrutiny with the panel recommending enlarged police facilities in Keswick establish ment of a detention centre that would alleviate the time pressure now created through the transfer of inmates and assignment of sherrifs officers in the transporting of prisoners to and from the Don Jail The present system of prisoner escort is the most demanding says the report and interferes with the utilization of police officers for higher priority work While the report also recommends a study to deter mine the possibility of linking each cruiser to the Central Police Information Centre in Ottawa Police Chief Bruce Crawford said Monday such a move is already un derway A contract for installation of such units has already been let he said but a shortage of equipment means that the project wont be completed until at least late this year Regarding the use of sherrifs staff for court duties VOL NO 52 PAGES Since I NEWMARKET AURORA KESWICK ONTARIO APRIL NEWMARKET 20 CENTS ITS A BOY Paul Photo v Jo Ann Tribbling of near Holt holds mare Shirley and colt Easter Throughout the year the Tribblings conduct tours of their farm for school groups and the arrival of the colt deserved a birth announcement most of the visitors agreed The colt was horn Easter morning at 5 am Shirley was a threetime grand champion in and has won over 350 ribbons in a period of three years 50 ATTEND PUBLIC MEETING j- rgina considers mill fate A freeze can be placed on the Udora Mill property for six months if Georgina Township Council designates the land an historic site by bylaw it was learned Friday Matthew of the Ministry of Natural Resources heritage branch told a public meeting here at the community hall council can delay any demolition order for six months under such a bylaw or purchase the mill at fair market value About 50 people including Mayor George Burrows and Ward Councillor John Hastings attended the meeting to discuss what can be done to save the structure A steering committee comprised of local residents John Griffin Pat Milner Gail Peers and was also selected to begin exploring possible avenues to save the mill Ralston Purina Co holds the first mortgage on the property and can foreclose sometime in September No representative of the firm was present at the meeting although attempts had been made to extend an invitation There has also been no reply to a letter sent to a vice president of Ralston Purina asking for input as to the fate of the mill Asking price for the mill and surrounding 22 acres is 100000 Mayor Burrows told the meeting township planners have been looking at the mill site for the past two to three months and said we council might get into some financial assistance The mayor said the a subdivision being erected on a portion of the site to help offset costs was studied but problems with road access a limit of six to seven lots and longterm existing leases had not made such a move feasible Mayor Burrows also stated that if the township purchased the property it could be resold to another owner under condition that it would be kept all or partially intact Councillor Hastings told the gathering Weve got to get Storefront r market mulled Trustees question PA days schedule RICHMOND HILL No two professional activity days should be scheduled York Region separate school trustees told board staff here last week King trustee Bellon said scheduling of two con secutive professional activity days poses too great a hardship for working parents Trustees agreed to accept a staff recommendation that eight professional activity days be scheduled during the school year subject to approval of the professional activity day schedule Education director John Zupancic warned with the limited number of school days in a year two PA days are likely to fall backtoback To avoid consecutive PA days the board could consider cutting the total number to six suggested vicechairman Alex There has been strong criticism against PA days he noted particularly those scheduled during September when classes are just being established Newmarket trustee Kathleen Taylor said her con stituents concerns were resolved when the board staff recommended holding the number of PA days to eight Mr said of the eight proposed professional activity days three will be systemwide while five will be scheduled for the individual school NEWMARKET Newmarkets Farmers Market may find itself operating as a storefront operation this year Friday recreation com missioner Dan Shannon told a recreation commission meeting that market organizers still owe from last years operation- Many Saturday dates at the centre are already booked he added While the committee agreed to send the organizers a letter asking for a cheque and a financial statement from last year planning is already un derway for this years market said president Marilyn Rivet Organizers are considering moving into a large town store rather than operating out of the community centre she added The proposal is expected to be presented during a meeting on the market May at pm at the Newmarket Community Centre Although there were only a dozen regular vendors when the market ended its season last fall Mrs Rivet said she hopes to double the number of par ticipants this year practical pointing out that there is not an abundance of funds for the project The councillor recom mended the committee should be formed to open up lines of communication and see just what exactly can be done During his presentation Mr Schuester told the gathering the Ontario Heritage Foundation could not purchase the site but it could allocate funds for im provements to the area if it was deemed valuable enough They want to satisfy themselves it is viable he said Mr Schuester suggested the mill be renovated and turned into a selfsufficient business by the town He suggested an architect be hired to appraise the work that will have to be done on the structure as part of the overall initial plan The heritage foundation will assist with up to 50 per cent of such It was also pointed out that grants could be acquired to cover onethird of any refurbishing project At the top of the meeting chairman Ken Stevenson told the crowd the gathering was not called to raise funds for any present or past owner of the properly in answer to a rumor that had been circulating earlier Mr Stevenson also said it was felt the township could not afford any extra financial load having taken over responsibility for its community centre He also warned residents living near the mill that if it is taken over by any level of government the resulting park would cut down oh their privacy Mr Stevenson suggested the people of might form a stock company to purchase the mill property commissioner Ray Twinhey said the board should possibly consider asking them to fake over If any when new court facilities become available It was the commission however that agreed several years ago to use police officers for court duties and disband the York Regional security force then employed for such duties Chairman of the com mission Judge William Lyons in agreement with Mr when he said that with a hew courthouse it would be logical to consider new court officers Regarding the conditions at the present Newmarket court- house Mr told the board Our council has been telling them about that for years The recommendations were received by the board but no action was approved AURORA The Ontario Humane Society wants back into the animal control business in northern York Region ac cording to OHS executive vice- president Tom Hughes The societys York County branch should aggressively pursue old contracts he told branchs annual meeting here last week Its up to you people to go to East and Newmarket he said and maybe aggressively go after old contracts The OHS moved out of animal control in Newmarket Aurora King East and Whitchurch Stouffville several years ago but has continued to provide pound service for Newmarket and East Mr Hughes was reacting to recent criticism from John Hackson animal control officer for the two municipalities and from Peter Hall Newmarket councillor responsible for animal control If Newmarket and East are worried about taxpayers the society will give With Judy v amma come first AURORA With Aurora Humane Society Shelter supervisor Judy Loscombe the animals come first Thats what she very quietly and emphatically told a lun cheon meeting of the York Humane Guild here Thursday Contrary to what you read and whats been said there are no compromising situations at the shelter she stated In reference to current controversy over injured animals picked up by Newmarket and East animal control officer John Mrs told the gathering that the facts are all documented In black and white She left no doubt about how injured animals are handled They are whistled off to Oak Ridges to a veteriarian A confidential report prepared for Tom Hughes executive vicepresident of the Ontario Humane Society lists instances between March 1976 and March where injured animals were brought to the Aurora shelter In several of the cases no staff was present at the shelter when the animals were left Mrs Loscombe said Thursday I began getting calls last October between pm and 230 saying theres an injured animal youd better come I did it she told the guild because she couldnt bear to think of the animals suffering Someone else can sort out See FOR page them the best deal in the world said Mr Hughes If theyre worried about animals well give them the best deal he added Remember this is the shelter we built he stressed The community wouldnt build one and theres no way youve got the capacity to replace the 20000 if we lost the contracts He said the shelter staff has been cut to rock bottom If the contracts were lost what would be the purpose of keeping the shelter open questioned Margaret of King Where would the revenue come from to operate the shelter Im saying it wouldnt come replied Mr Hughes Do all the shelters lose money persisted Mrs Smithyes Fortunately no replied Mr Hughes And those that dont lose subsidize those that do In suggesting the branch aggressively pursue old con tracts Mr Hughes reminded branch members that politicians come and politicians go and the com position of each council changes The future presents uswith some options Mr Hughes told Branch including selling the existing shelter enlarging the operation or changing the nature of the operation The real crux is what you want As a branch you really must consider During the meeting Mr Hughes repeated a charge made in an earlier Era interview that animal control services in East Gwillimbury and Newmarket are not up to the standard they should be A confidential report prepared for Mr Hughes lists specific instances in which in jured animals were brought to the Aurora shelter by Mr Hackson since March In several of the cases the injured animals were delivered when no staff was present at the shelter Mr Hughes said it is Mr legal and moral responsibility to see these animals are given care The animal shelter is not a vet hospital He compared the situation to that of an injured person Its like saying Ill take you to the Salvation Army Hostel said the OHS spokesman Stressing the good arrangements the OHS has with local veterinarians he noted that when we provided service for the community it was complete Those animals suffered unnecessarily f the angry- Hughes said of the current situation Stressing that he has details on the cases Mr Hughes went on to say the injured animals were found by shelter staff in the morning in the area provided for Mr Hackson healthy Mr was not available for comment when The Era attempted to contact him on the charges Monday I J 1 NEWMARKET Fire did call and extinguished the blaze an estimated to Heavy burn damage was damage to St home done to the roof of the home the torch was being used to A spokesman for the fire repair plumbing when the blaze department said it had other- broke out at the home of wise been a quiet weekend since Margaret Mellon of the possibility of grass fire St at approximately 2 pm activity had been greatly