Newmarket Era and Express, 27 Mar 1952, p. 12

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y- I Stationery Wallpapers Select Range Of Greeting Cards etc Agent For Era Classified Ads St Telephone Aurora News Thursday the twentyseventh day of March nineteen hundred and fiftytwo HUGH MdNTYRE OIL BURNER SPECIALIST m Cousins Drive Aurora Phone Aurora TRAVEL Reservations Plane Steamship Rail Hotels No extra cost L B PLANS Inaugural Meeting Aurora Parks BoarciB The first meeting of what will be the Board was held in the council chambers Monday night March 24 Before the election of Officers the mayor Dr Crawford Rose took the chair and suitably welcomed those present n OBITUARIES PHONE AURORA Era and Express classifieds bring results Make It A Habit Meet Your Friends At The O D HESS Drag Store Two Graduate Pharmacists St Aurora Tel Emergency Calls Tel Mayor Hose pointed out that the idea of a Parks authority jhad first been suggested by Mr If Corner who had kindly come to council with a number of valuable suggestions Council approved of the idea and the meeting they were now attend ing was the outcome of his own and the councils approbation The mayor expressed the hope that once the organization had come into being its work on be half of the town would prosper Discussion followed and the election of officers was proceed ed with Mr H Corner was elected chairman Dr A W vicechairman Mr Adair secretary and Miss Driver On a proposition by Mayor Rose seconded by Dr There was a motion concerned with the financial setup of the Board which will have to be confirmed by council and will be reported in these columns in due course Points of public inter est brought out by various speakers were the necessity of keeping all the parks in first- class order and the improvement of the town wherever possible Mr Corner stressed the need oh the part of the churches and town organizations to look af ter the grounds in their care Mr Gundy pointed to the need of signs being put up bearing the names of town parks Mr Adair emphasized the need of cooperative effort to make the work of the Board success and Mr Baldwin made an immediate practical suggestion of members The following is the text of report from the Finance of the Aurora town presented to council at its meeting held on March man of the committed lis Reeve Cook and the other members are Councillor King A meeting of the- Finance committee was held on Thursday evening March to discuss the sale of the present clerks office and council chambers Mrs Olive A resident of Victoria Square for nearly years Olive Ha Jennings passed away peacefully in her sleep on March following- a serious illness of nearly six The late J was born at Ringwopd years ago the eldest daughter of the late Albert Jennings and Cook In she married and moved to the farm of the late at Vic toria Square where they par ried oh until retirement J Mrs was always active in the work of the community- She was president of the Wo mens JuisUtijte tor number of years A member of the United church at Victoria Square she participated actively in church work For years shesang in the choir She was president of the local for some years Although limited in her j activities during the last six He is survived by his wife six daughters Mrs Flossie Rob erts Mrs Olive Kelly Vancouver Mrs Phyllis Mrs Jean Elliott Shirley and Lois Vancouver two sons Nor- BC Clarence Prince George also three sisters Mrs Ethel Barker Mrs Flossie of Newmarket and Mrs Laura Armstrong Zephyr A sister Minnie Toronto and a brother Morris Zephyr pre deceased him Funeral services were held from Hendersons funeral home Abbotsford i years she was the treasurer of AH members of the committee were present as well as deputy- reeve Murray and councillors Jones Davis Tucker and Murray Whereas the town has receiv ed notice from the provincial police that they are vacating the quarters occupied by them on the second floor of this building Whereas the committee feel it would be in the best interest of the until illness overtook her last fall Besides her husband the de ceased is survived by tour daughters Marion Mrs Lome Minnie wife of the late Andrew MacKenzie of died recently- Queens Born in she had lived all her life in the commun ity Her- was Peter Do- Guerre and- her mother Clara Belfry the second youngest of 10 children of Jacob Belfry who came to about and pioneered the then new lyopened t Township of East Baker and Aura Mrs Murray Baker of Newmarket Mrs Nelson and Mrs Harry Mcintosh of Victoria Square and two sons Ellis of and the driven the name of the was decided as the Aurora Parks Board Preliminary Discussions Over two hours of general discussion took place on the pur poses and functions of the new Board Those present were Mrs Miss Driver Mr Mr Cor ner Dr Councillor Jim Murray Mr George Mr Gundy Mr Much of this discussion being of a preliminary character and sub ject to later confirmation by council this newspaper does not feel that any useful purpose would be served in reporting it in detail new of the Board making a tour of all the parks to ascertain what work required first attention Mrs expressed the hope that the Board would make a success of their undertaking stating that many promises in the past had ended failure She felt however thai this time there was a real assurance of muchneeded work being accom plished Mr Baldwins suggestion was adopted and members of the Board will make an initial tour of the town parks oh Saturday March to be followed by a meeting and recommendations prepared for council The meet ing adjourned at the Town of Aurora to move the Harold College clerks office and council Also surviving to mourn Aurora Social Wevvs Mrs Fred Caulfield gave a shower for Miss Carol Underbill Mr and Mrs A M Cody visited their- lodge at Orillia over the weekend where they found several inches of snow had fallen the- neighborhood Audrey for Miss Ruth and Mr David Johnson Mrs is giving a shower evening Fri day March 28 for Miss Carol Mr arid Mrs Ralph Tucker visited Mr arid Mrs Eric on Sunday Mr is executive as sistant to the divisional manager Mr and Mrs Gage have sold their house on Spruce street and will be leaving for around Easter- A letter from Mr Victor At- states that he is enjoying the reading of Aurora News Pages on Day Beach Mr some time at this weekend from a vacation spent at Day Beach and at South Carolina Mr and Mrs Burt Gilbert are leaving shortly for a vacation at Atlantic City Mr- and and Miss Margaret If earn of Ken nedy street West have returned from their tour the southern States after a delightful experi ence They had a particularly pleasant week at St Augustine Florida Mr Robert Gundy has been appointed representative front the Aurora Rotary club to the newly formed Aurora Parks Board Mr Burt president of the Aurora Rotary club was present at an initial luncheon at Bells Corners held by the members of the Rotary club at which New market business men were pies- en A I so present re Ken Partridge district governor and Mr James Webb president of hers off street and make plans for a municipal centre leaving this more valuable space for business we have had an en quiry as to the purchase of the building Be it resolved that we offer the building for sale for the sum of the terms of sale and possession to be arrived at and agreement of sale drawn by the solicitor This offer to be forvarded by the clerk to the interested par ties Your committee recommend that a joint meeting Property and Finance or a meeting of council meet the Public school board to discuss the status of the Public school property All of which is respectfully submitted A A King C LADY OF GRACE PRIZEWINNERS her loss are three sisters Mar garet Mrs White and Myrtle Mrs Arthur Cooper of Toronto and Vera Carl of Erie Pa and a brother Marshall also of To ronto A sister Nellie seascd her in jtev A Huston officiated at the funeral services on Saturday afternoon Mar attended by friends from Erie Pa Guelph Collingwood Peterboro ville Newmarket and Toronto A private service was held at the home followed by a service in the Victoria Square United church Pallbearers were Frank Cecil Nichols Gee Gordon Arnold and Roy Interment was made the adjoining Mrs MacKenzie was a of Mrs Wm Cane the wife of the founder of the industry which contributed to the building of Newmarket at the turn of the century Many descendants of Jacob Belfry still reside in York and Victoria Counties Mrs MacKenie was the last of the grandchildren of the pioneer Belfry family Surviving are daughters Mar ion Mrs Hill Keswick Annie Mrs Geo Bond Guelph and sons Ross of Toronto and Donald of Vancouver Funeral services took place on Saturday March 15 in ville United church conducted by Rev Mr Warren The choir of the church was in attendance and Mr Terry sang The pallbearers were all grandsons or They were Wm Hill Jr of Newmarket Donald Hill of Newmarket Ross Toronto Mr J as To ronto Mr Geo Jr Sutton and Mr Charles Cook Sarasota where he found nearly one dozen visitors from Aurora the Bradford Rotary club He reports good weather at President of the Aurora Re- Day club Burt Gilbert wilt and Mis Me In tyro tend the convent ion to and son are returning to Aurora be held in Mexico In May N ews The next time I go to see uncle Ed Im going to go on the bus Last week grandma and I had a long bus trip and Ihe drivers were really swell When we changed buses the driver helped grandma and me to pick out our new bus and he told her not to worry about anything The new driver was swell too and told me he had a little girl like me at home I sure like going on the bus- FARES ARE low ROUND BOSTON LOS ANGELES 9810 ST Surcharge Included Tickets and KING GEOWJ13 Wesley Womens Association is to be held- Wesley United church oh April motto I that my liccause Ho lives too live Devotional is in charge Mrs Topic on Easter thoughts is by Mrs George Preston- coll is an verse Music Muriel Hostesses are Mrs Mrs Wicks Mrs George Preston Congratulations are extended to Mr and Mrs Ralph on the a val of their daughter Lynn of Kin of Diamonds he of the raised hand Is said to represent Julius Caesar The OHf fit Mi Kardcniiig ami M for your This fugged mult can fur and jut- paying and of TROYER IYw Man OAK ONTARIO 94fi24 We are sorry to reijort the illness of Mr William Mackey find hope he will soon he out Mr Walter Lilly of bridge visited last Wednesday with sister Mrs A Wright Miss Jessie Lilly visited last Thursday with Mrs Bert Briber Mr and Mrs Bert and If had Sunday tea with their cousins and Mrs Gordon of Newmarket extend our deepest to Mrs Harry and f lives in their recent bereavement Mr and Mrs A White Bob and Ruth spent Saturday even ing with Mr and Mrs S While family of Albert Dunn of Toronto the weekend his Mrs Sidney and family Mr and Mrs J Sullivan and Miss Louise Carroll attended the Sportsmens Show in Toronto oh Friday We congratulate Kennels on their success of first prize winners at the show J Kenneth of Long- lye who is to a convene tion in Montreal visited on Sun day with Mr and ftoy ley spent a My week with her sister Mrs Herbert of and family of wore Sunday visitors of Mr and Mrs John Ir win and family Miss Wilson of Van school Mrs George Wilson of school and Mrs Gor don of Armltago school are attending the refresher course in physical culture at Pine Orchard public chool this week J i r A u Our Lady of Grace church wish to thank the merchants and others who donated prizes for our Shamrock Frolic held on March The prizes greatly to the success of the frolic and according to the comments the prizes were well received The following is a list of the prize winners Door Prizes kitchen clock Mrs Frank Hill Aurora hamper of groceries June Murphy Aurora permanent wave Lome Kills Aurora two strips Cousins milk tickets Hoy Elliott Aurora 500 food voucher Mrs Ann Harmon Aurora ladys sweater Mrs Hel en Rose Aurora 10 gallons line Mrs Clarence Davis Auro ra Copper wall bracket Lend Aurora collage roll Mrs Weir Aurora two gallons car oil Mrs Hawkins Aurora spring change over Bruce New market 21 lb hag flour Kay Aurora dozen tumblers Ireland Aurora two baskets Spy apples Savage Hill Oldest lady corsage Mrs Fred Aurora j oldest gentle man Charles Fry Aurora wed anniversary Mr and Mrs Blum Snowball Draw Tickets silverware Mrs May Stewart Toronto dinner- ware Sean New To ronto table lamp George Ker- Aurora lbs sugar Manuel Pop up toaster welling King portraits Stone Au rora breakfast set Hilda Storey Snowball Stone Aurora smoked glass salad bowl Fry Aurora Hamper groceries P Bow man on lo picnic ham J Dinner Aurora colored vase Mrs Carmen Wilson Kettleliy box fancy biscuits Mrs TV Toronto Euchre Prizes Ladies Mrs Norman Glass Mrs Milne Mrs Harry Graham on a Donna mens Charlie Casey inett Joseph Masters Cora Morning ladies Mrs Blum gents lone hand Charlie Casey JiUQkyChMw Mrs Norman Glass W Bryan Mrs Blum Thomas Thomas of Galium Road Ahiiolsford BC passed away recently at his home- Mr was born on September in Uxhtidge Township eldest son of the late Peter Francis Flanagan a resi dent of Ottawa since and a former employee of the Pub lic Works Department died at his late residence OConnor Street Ottawa following a brief idllncs He was hi his year Born in King Township in Peter and Christina and moved to about He went to west ern Canada in and to British Columbia years ago in Mr hud lived on Road since Miss Anna Lewis who had been visiting Wo mens Institute on Thursday called in at the Lewis home stead and had supper with her mother and father Mr Lewis who has been ill for several weeks is show ing improvement Mr md Mrs Norman li of ville and Mr and Mr A I Wtlsori f were week- etui visitors at the home of Mr and Mrs Douglas Nigh and Mr and Mrs Leo Mr and Mrs Robert Lewis with and Donald at tended the Toronto Normal school glee club concert at auditorium on Friday March It p Rogers left on Tuesday to motor to their new residence in where he is stationed with Dont forget March fe Club night I to W el will the entertainment was a son of the late John Flanagan and Emma White He was educated at Newmarket and was married to the former Nora Alberta who survives Coming to Ottawa in Mr Flanagan was for a number of with the Public Works De partment He retired in Surviving in addition his widow two sons Jack of Hull and Roy of Ottawa an other son was killed in action overseas in 1044 four daughters Mrs of Newmarket Mrs Mary Chamberlain of Halifax Mrs Arthur Pratt of Montreal and Mrs Lloyd Pellet of Ottawa ami three brothers Eugene George of Ot tawa and Roy of Toronto There are also 11 grandchildren and seveh great grandchildren The imeral was held at t he Whelan Funeral Home Ottawa and then to St Thomas Aquinas church for high mass Interment took place Notre Dame cemetery Use to in your rugs drapes wallpapers Now you can choose from beautiful colors Here at last Is a way to create your own distinctive color schemes match or blend paint with any other colors No more wasteful hilormlss mixing Just pick the shade you want from the real paint chips in the Album Famous quality in new points assures tasting beauty loo Available in all interior finishes -IT- H 192 Main St PAINTS Son Phone 337 Paint Wallpaper Floorcovering Eight pounds each extra pound All Hat pieces ironed Wearing apparel returned damp ready for ironing Shirts finished each 15 extra Vr- 7- Five pounds each extra pound Everything washed and ironed including mens shirts Sixteen pounds each extra pound Shirts finished each extra REVITALIZED Out CLEANING deM new NEWMARKET DAIRY P WILLIAMSON- Prospect St Newmarket Phone 252 A DRY CLEAN AVE TORONTO NEWS- A meeting of the executives of the Hint W4net at the home of on Mon day Mar to review done during the first year and to discuss plans for meetings Mr and Mrs J have just returned from a vacation in Florida r Mrs J of Port Credit visited her son Mr and his family this week to get acquainted with her granddaughter Mr Matt Noel la very pleased with many letters and cards ha has received from hi friends The Womans Association held their monthly meeting at the home of Mrs on Wednesday March The ladies met in the morning for a and finished the quilt during the meeting We are glad to hear Mis Pat ton is to get up for little each day We wish her a speedy recovery Donald llill received a nasty cut on his forehead hist Satin day while playing hockey at It took four clamps to close the ml Mr and Mrs Tom Toronto spent- the weekend at thei slimmer home here Mr and Mrs Toronto spent Wednesday with Mr Mrs Pallor r- hi Wood mot with accident oh Monday Mar when she slipped off a step and injured her foot Congratulations to Mr and oh their fourth wedding anniversary on day Mar Mr Walls had the misfor tune to lose the top of his thumb in an accident while sawing wood on the farm of Mr J Harmon last week Service next Sunday at Christ church will be at pm I H Full 5 Year Warranty Extra Good Allowance On Your Used I REFRIGERATOR Phone For Free Transportation INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER DEALERS 900 J Davis Drive West Newmarket 9001 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