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News Of The WI News fur thi most be in the office Monday Copy mint be Written briefly as and to news and report Other than routine report announcements will be printed separately Oak Ridges News Mr and Mrs- Bruce Mr Boss McMiHan and Miss cup and saucer Mrs Bill Mar for a few weeks w held the balloon lucky Florida Mr and Mrs Stan Eves return- Sudden death came to Harold balloon game champion winning 36 son of Mr and Mrs E Cook of Oak Ridges and husband of- Betty OConnor Dr Toronto He pass- number winning a rose bowl and rose and Mrs Styrmo on Tuesday night and report evening in To- held the mysterious box a fine trip to Florida at a alarm clock to win a branch will will meet one week earlier this month on Wednesday Feb at the home of Mrs Brown This is our national and inter national program Roll call will be answered by An interest ing custom of another country Motto Our echoes roll from soul to soul and grow forever and forever Mrs J Gamble will present the gazette and hostesses are Mrs Brown and Mrs Bay- croft Union Street branch met at the home of Mrs David English on Thursday Feb There were members and seven visitors present The annual family night is being planned A dona tion of 20 is being given to the Institute rest room at Newmar ket A contribution was made toward a memorial for Mrs Al fred Watt for her devotion to the Womens Institutes The memorial be placed in the plot in the Interna tional Peace Garden Mr Kurte of Mount Albert was guest speaker and gave an resting and helpful talk on agriculture Mrs Micks read jnrent events Mrs Whitfield conducted a flower quiz contest and winners were Miss Betty r highly recommended as a speak er and with a wealth of experi ence in this field of dietetics She will tell many ftejjindthescene stories of food preparation and serving lor the children in W hospital- Questions will be weJ corned by the speaker East General Hospital We wash a J time when it was thought he for Mrs Fred Gibson who- is a serious natient York County hospital Mr and- Mrs Rex Smith and Peter to Sudbury for a few days A miscellaneous shower was brain operation performed about three weeks ago His father had seen him on Monday afternoon and word of his death was a shock Born in Toronto Harold was hold for on public j j Mrs James Wright opened her home for the February meeting of the on Tuesday evening Feb The attendance was good and many interesting The late Mrs Matilda tonics were Mrs Morton of was buried Saturday night at Mr and Mrs Max Mr and Mrs Harold Miles of Islington spent Sunday with air arid Mrs J Smiths Miss Wanda Mellon is Quar antined with scarlet fever topics were given the president was in charge and Mrs Crittenden gave a de tailed account of the last two meetinge Others taking part were Mrs P Winch Sr Mrs- in Queensvalie cemetery on Thursday afternoon Mrs Clark is trending a week in Toronto her son- inlaw arid daughter Mr and Mrs Bill Jackson and baby son to York County hospital last for an emergency appendi citis operation Miss Ruth and Mr- Howard of Toronto were Sunday guests of Miss Terry Miss Ruth Mahoney daugh- a rt ter of Mr and Mrs Ross Ma- and Mrs Oliver Dice- has been en- tan Several games of four in her played her marriage were Mrs Mrs Willi Hall and Mrs Beckett A dainty lunch was served by the hostess The branch will meet at the of Mrs Elsie on Tuesday Feb at The roll call is to be answered by naming My favor ite color The program will be a paper by Doris Harper on Personality and Dress There will be community singing branch met at the hall on Tuesday Feb 5 with the president in the chair After a brief business discussion Mrs convener for agricul ture and Canadian industries took the chair The program was opened by all singing the In stitute rally song The motto The joy of living is the joy of giving care and share was answered by Mrs Anderson Mrs Harry Horner gave an edu cational current events topic Mrs Lloyd Kay read a poem en titled Higher Education The guest speaker Mrs Pine Orchard spoke Mrs Mrs Campbell and j Donald Mrs Kennedy Mrs Pollard The which to he was pianist At the meetings held in the school close a short social time was Friday Feb has spent and a dainty lunch served been cancelled because of the firs Vernon Rye was rushed funeral of our late Kins- Mrs Frank Milne is spending a couple of weeks in Toronto The Evening Auxiliary will meet on Tuesday Feb at pm at the home of Mrs Art Alexander Devotional service is in charge of Mrs Strasler Study book review by Mrs and the hostesses are Mrs Rex Smith Mrs H H Toombs and Mrs Lome Smith The Young Peoples Union are working on their play In Doubt about Daisy for the drama fes- On Friday night Feb the Womens Institute are sponsor ing a euchre in school to Mr Hotvard Malloy which takes place in Woodbine United church Toronto Feb On Saturday Feb she was given a shower at her brothers home Mr and Mrs in Toronto Before leaving the Imperial Oil where she has been employed she was given a linen shower by the staff Mrs of gave a cup and saucer shower for Miss on Monday afternoon Feb and on Satur day evening Feb Mrs Max entertained a large crowd at a shower for the bride We understand some of the grooms friends are arrange surprise showers in Toronto this week for the popular couple School children here are busy selling tickets for the ice carni val to be held in the arena Feb An interesting meeting of the Church St group of the Womens Association was held at the home of Sirs Perry Winch on Thursday afternoon They held an apron shower Weekend guests at the home of the Federation of Agriculture Miss Wageie Mrs J Ma- which she t Were the Misses and to form a union amongst a of Toronto themselves Mrs Anderson Kings nephew and en amusing article Mrs friend from spent gave a A farm evening with Mr and Mrs conducted by Mrs rizd was won MrandlMfrs I are still with Mrs Hanover- Mrs Beared is slightly improved in health Mr and Mrs George Sunday service at Noble- ton church where their nephew Mr Cain Victoria College preached Mr Douglas Em College was Sunday guest at Mr arid Mrs Perry Winch J Hopkins is visiting at the home of her son Mr Alex Hopkins of Mount Shore group of the A catered at the wedding on Mrs George Campbell is spending a few days in Toronto The Evening Auxiliary of the will meet Feb at the home of Mrs Mrs will revfew the chapter In the study book and will mem bers please bring their quilt blocks to Mr and Mrs and Mrs and Ed win were Sunday guests at the of Mr and Mrs school Collegiate and Greenwood Technical School like his father he was a builder by trade and at the time when illness first befell him he was a foreman with the Hardy Con struction Co He had assisted his father with the building of Lake school last sum mer The funeral service is being held this afternoon at oclock Thursday at and Brown Funeral Home Aye Toronto with interment in Norway cemetery Besides his wife Mr Cook is survived by bis parents a sister Mrs William Ashby of Lake Wilcox and two brothers Ed ward of Oak Ridges and Lloyd of Toronto J point pen Two groups of Lions perform ed silent skits which brought down the house The remainder of the evening was given over to square dancing conducted by Mr Geo Dewitt Mr and Mrs Lewis of Sharon were dinner guests of President and Mrs On Monday Feb the Lions euchre and night will be held at Ridge Inn Teachers Assoc Meet The Teachers Association of Whitchurch township met a Lake Wilcox school on Feb Windsor teacher of school is president and Miss Betty the secretarytreas urer- Mrs Gladys Cross the Lake school principal showed three films of special interest to the teaching profession Miss Anne Stephenson sang Were You There When They Cruci fied My Lord and a French song entitled A Dream She was accompanied by Mrs L J who also played violin solos accompanied by Mrs Sharratt HOW THEY STAND BIG FIVE SENIOR y id Results last week Mid land Feb 3 Feb Newmarket Feb Midland NEWMARKET DISTRICT Filial 14 28 25 Newmarket Mid rand 11 The Newmarket Era and Express Thursday Feb Page The sympathy of the Mrs M poured lovely lunch ved by the hostesses- Mrs Mrs Robertson and Irs King- Aurora branch extends an h to all mothers of children to attend the Health Centre set up by Die York County Unit The first clinic will he held in The Lions Hall on Thursday Feb from to The Union Street branch were guests of Beach WJ at the home of Mrs Clark On February Mrs Set- by presided The program given by the guest Institute was very much enjoyed by all Mrs Archie Se president of Union Street took charge of ifmmeeytg the program A humorous reading- was giv en by Mrs Lome Mrs also gaye a- interesting reading Mrs- gave a selection on the piano Current events tonic by Mrs Micks One of tire items mentioned was that the Canada highway when complet ed would he miles long Mrs Archie gave an account of how mens styles change displaying old fashioned moustache cups Mrs W gave a heart contest won by first Mrs Locker bio second Mrs Mrs Clark added extra touches to the lunch by serving homemade ice cream and Christmas cake which enjoyed There were 33 present at the meeting King Ridge branch held their February meeting the home- of Mrs It on Monday Feb A very interesting paper was given by Mrs Wealth illustrated by films from the Department of Health Mr and Mrs R Scott Van- and Mr John Billings Au rora spent Tuesday in the vil lage visiting Mr and Mrs Pollard and Mr and Mrs Geo Wilkinson Mrs Maurice Crittenden and twins Donna and Donald of visited her sister and husband Mr and Mrs Perry on Thursday Mr and Mrs Davidson spent Saturday with Mr and Mrs Lloyd Kay Mr and Mrs Herb Tomhnson and visited Mr and Mrs Ross Tomlinson in Newmarket on Sunday- Mr and Mrs Ross Mainprise had tea Sunday evening with Mr and Mrs Angus Smith Mr and Mrs Norman King and Floyd spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Jack Morgan Mr and Mrs Douglas Cooper Mr and Mrs Douglas Stokes his sister and her husband were visitors of Mr and Mrs Albert on Sunday Mr Reg Denny and friend of Hamilton spent the weekend with his grandparents Mr and Mrs Charles Pollard Misses Gloria and Nelson had tea Saturday even ing with Misses Donna and Eva Kay Mr Raymond Toron to who had spent the day fish ing called on his parents Mr and Mrs Sorry to hear that Miss Joyce Knights is in the hospital and wish her a speedy recovery The community prayer meet ing met on Monday night at the home of Mrs Next ity is expressed to the bereaved family Season In Florida Mr and Mrs Durham of Oak Ridges accompanied by Mrs Howard Cain and son Bill and his friend Howard Hamil ton of Newmarket left on Satur day by motor for West Palm Beach Florida where they will spend two months or more It is the winter season Mr has spent in the land of sunshine The boys motored the parly south and after re maining there for ten days or will return to Newmarket by plane During the absence of Mr and Mrs Durham in Florida Mr and Mrs Frank are staying in their home The have just returned from King City where they stayed with their daughter Mrs Clarke Archi bald since New Years Mrs had an unfortunate fall on October which incapaci tated her She is now able to get about with greater freedom after spending some weeks in bod Founders Night The annual observance of Founders Night will be held by the Home and School Association on Tuesday Feb Mr P sports director for the Aurora Recreation Commis sion will speak on Sports in the Community As is the torn on this occasion die aims and functions of a Home and School will be stressed by the president Mrs S Miss Dorothy Armstrong King and some pupils of her piano studio will present musical numbers Ladles Night Ridge Inn was colorfully dec orated for Ladies Night of the Lions Club on Monday evening More than attended with only two Lions absent Presi dent was master of ceremonies Respect to he memory of the late King was ob served by a period of silence fol lowed by God Save The Mrs Ross was the Mount Albert Off Specialty Town Regents Vandorf Jets JUNIOR Fergus Aurora 10 8 Bolton Results last week Feb 5 Feb Fergus Feb at game Feb 9 Fergus at Bolton can celled Feb Au rora Fergus Feb Bolton 9 KINGVAUGHAN GIBSON HEADS BIG FIVE Don Gibson Spits winger picked up six points last week to take over leadership in the Big Five Senior scoring race Spider has goals and assists for 31 points is one back with 33 Hal Gibson of has Geo Cochrane of Don Smith with goals and bassists is tied with Cook of for fifth place with points Other top Spitfire scorers are Thorns goals assists for Bill John ston has 11 goals assists for FRACTURES HAND Mickey Sutton popular play ing coach of the front running Ditch Diggers will be sidelined for a spell Mickey suffered a small bone fraeture in his left hand in Tuesday nights Aurora Town League tilt SEE FRED HOLDEN For Good Anthracite and Stoker Coal Pine St or phone Newmarket PROMPT SERVICE GIBBONS TRANSPORT LOCAL ft LONG DISTANCE MOVING AND CARTAGE Furniture Storage PHONE NEWMARKET tea at the table decorated with lighted candles in silver candela bra Arranging the refreshments were Mrs I Stephenson con vener Mrs J Harnden Mrs Maguire Mrs Kay Weston Mrs George Senior girls of the school assisted in serving Sewing Class The organization of a sewing class for girls of Lake Wilcox school is part of a program to encourage interest in home econ omics It was established by Mr Fred It is meeting with high approval by parents with a large enrolment of girls from years of age on who meet by groups in the homes of the district Conducting the classes are Mrs Dr J Draper Mrs- Mrs Mrs K Weston Mr Frank Sharpe teaching the fundamentals of sewing and mending Even the boys are taken up the idea to the extent that a few offered to enrol Oh Mon day evening the sewing class was given material for aprons The movement is under the auspices of Oak Ridges and Lake Wilcox Ratepayers Assoc To defray equipment expenditures a musi cal will be held in the school I auditorium on March when part of the program will include choruses by the junior and senior groups of the choral choir of voices recently established Miss Anne Stephenson and Mrs I J conduct the choirs which meet for practice once a week in the school Mrs Jack Mrs Grant Mrs Bob and Mrs Bill Mitchell were hos tesses for King Masonic euchre held at Ridge Inn on Tuesday evening Nobleton 1 King City Bolton 6 Schomberg 6 Kleinbnrg 5 0 Kettleby 9 AURORA TOWN LEAGUE Diggers 1 Victory Flyers 6 5 Cases Aces 5 Queens Hotel AURORA T Detroit Leafs 6 3 Chicago 3 5 LAKE SI51COE JUNIOR Final T Mount Albert 2 Vandorf Holland Land L Hornets 1 Bears 3 2 7 Barons 3 Bisons 1 JOSEPH QWNN Real Estate General Insurance Homes Fire fa Businesses QUEEN ST Auto Farms NEWMARKET Casualty Phone fa SUVICE OUTBOARD MOTORS JOHNSON HP MERCURY 75 HP work motor good coition sporf EVINRUDE 17 HP sport four good condition tVINRUDb EVINRUDE Moon work motor good condition SCHOOL SQUIRT Flyers Rockets OPTIMISTS FREAK ACCIDENT Miss Francis MeComb slipped while leaving the town bus on Tuesday morning Besides being badly shaken up Miss MeComb Black Hawks 5 3 Leafs 5 Bruins 4 Red Wings BAKE SALE FEB 21 The ScoutGuide Mothers auxiliary arc holding an after noon tea and sale of home baking in the Scout Hall on Thursday Feb 21 This affair had origin ally been planned for Inst week but was postponed of the sudden passing of the King Tea will be served from 3 to pm PLYWOOD OUTBOARD BOAT Winnipeg model IB ft wide centre Aft AA deck This hull Is perfect fur making an outboard cruiser COMPLETE LINE OF ROSS BOATS S Sporting Goods Main St Newmarket Phone FORGET THE SPORTSMENS SHOW MARCH The prairie lily flaming or ange as it waves the grass- suffered a crocked bone in the lands is the flower symbol of little finger of her right hand I Saskatchewan DOWN THE CENTRE Becoming Expensive MIAMI BEACH who passed away Feb in York County hospital Miss Pearl King Is able to be Up and around after having pneumonia and pleurisy Mr Leslie has accept ed a job at hospi tal- Mr Oliver King is going to Toronto General hospital Feb to have an operation on his right ft visitors a the home One picture shown was Mr and Mrs Oliver King and its Cure Mr and Mrs Herbert Sid- Mrs Oic people of community extend their deepest sympathy to Mr Marsh and Mrs Fred Lockerbie in the loss of his dear Miss Betty of Toronto wife and Mrs Lockerbies was a Sunday guest of Mr and home Several from here attended the meeting Hall Toronto on Saturday night for concert and lecture by Mr Louis Brum field Mr and Mrs George Smith celebrated their 10th anniversary on Fob and had for guests Mr and Mrs Clarke Miss Mabel Clarke and Mr and Mrs Coombs also Mr and Mrs all of Toron to Miss Gladys Martin Sick Childrens hospital Toronto will be the guest speak at the regular meeting of the Newmarket branch be held in the Agricultural Board rooms on Thursday Feb 21 at 3D pm Mrs Hodge is charge of this home economics Miss Martin is a graduate of University of Toronto in Home and for many years was associated with one of the large department stores in their cafeteria services She is now with Sick Childrens hospital as supervisor of food service Miss Martin comes to Newmarket Dickson of Toronto and Mr and Douglas Stokes of Sutton Mrs Miller ar rived at Miami Florida Norman King celebrated his birthday Feb SNOWBALL the recent Snowball I euchre there were tables and winners were as follows ladies 1st Mrs Mable Scaton 2nd Mrs consolation Mrs K Beckett Mens 1st Eric 2nd Calvin Mitchell consolation Mrs Draw on the quilt was won by Mrs Art Kerr Mrs Roy Harper and family Little Miss of Kettleby spent several days with Mrs and with Mr and Mrs ft Kettleby bad Sunday dinner at the home of Mr Ear Toole Mr and Mrs Sheridan and Miss Mary Sheridan called at Mr John Sheridans home also the home of Mr Atkinson on Siin1 day Mr visited his bro thers at on Sunday Mrs had Thursday dinner with Mrs A Colville Glad to report our sick folk Mrs Toole and Master Ro ger McClure are much improved at time of writing The Institute meeting of town will he on Tuesday Feb at the home of Mrs MOUNT The Womens Guild will meet at the home of Mrs Stephens on Tuesday Feb 230 Sorry to hear that Mrs Hop kins is sick We hope for a speedy recovery BAROMETER RISING By this we mean that playoff fever among the fans and players will soon be mounting steadily COST OK INDEX RISING By this Monday Feb prayer meeting I lhose teki Douglas regular diet can expect an increase In admission prices either for the playoffs or very soon Ilia l Increased price Is an old gag entirely unwarranted except that we cant figure how much longer theyll he on the cash receiving end arises every the prices Any loss in crowd Just about balances the gate In the case of group playoffs we see little need for increasing Hie prices as the travelling Is the same as all season true the gets small percentage hut that should borne as part of the gross expense and shared by the arena or carried entirely different picture when the team has to travel longer distances outside the gioup and pay a higher tax may no some justifi cation for a higher ante then But even so the crowd will bo larger and should offset the dif ference In expenses We think the fans an announcement at the of the season to what they may expect as club policy about gates perhaps theyd prefer to pay cents more alt season per game and have no rise of prices In the Season subscribers who pur chase tickets regularly should bo protected for the playoffs ton So far as we can recall the last few years when prices have raised the crowd has down least Aurora We know the team would rather piny be fore a packed given you fair warning and we havent consulted any of the club executives or arenas See If we arent right wont see them again this MO and by the same token unless you visit the playing experience of all clubs are even on the series itid the made thorn play better in conversation with one or two of the Clippers they favor New- market to bent Hie Clippers have sailed to victory over In recent Weeks with ease so they natur ally pick the Spits at AURORA on FRIDAY and Its the last grout game of the season for the Orals The learns arc on even terms and who sure of a playoff berth WD will shooting hard to miss playing the first place Fergus club Itll be the last game be fore the club moves Into the playoffs unless the Isnt ready by the week of the 18th The Bears took Midland in the return game at Mid land last Thursday pre dieted it would ho close and it was game was little than a workout for the Bears the heroes of taking verdict draw ing nil the penalties but one and some of the lads didnt extend themselves MOORE played great and kept junior crop from getting at least two There were two softies for the older lads PON LEWIS fractured his collarbone when crashed into into the boards by Keith was- 6bVlously Out of condition to make up for it with heavy board The checking was- alto gether too rough for an exhibi tion tilt and It was lucky there was nothing worse Tito Bears were the aggressors In the first period and as might expect- there were replies from the seniors The game didnt prove very much It was a foregone when they wore Juniors ill most instances It was the old story of a good big man a good little man BILL WILKINSON won hearts of the fans with tils short speech and he received a heart warming round of applause Final totals not yet available but will get a nice cheque in three figures to help him on his way MARKET DEAD STOCK HORSES CATTLE HOGS court Hour Toronto Bin GORDON YOUNG LIMITED Mrs Vcrn who is in Toronto General hospital is re- CLIPPERS to- elusion that this years crop ported as making good progress night at Newmarket and you 1 didnt measure to the calibre of REFRIGERATION Servicing repairs and main tenance on domestic and com mercial refrigerators milk coolers walkIn coolers soda etc COOLER HOME LOCKERS WALKIN UNITS ETC CLARK PHONE SUTTON 318W BOX JACKSONS POINT SPORTS COLUMN Courage in the sports world is like Christmas packages It comes in assorted wrappings some in gaudy covering with flittering ribbons some reserved Some courage is physical Tho late shut out king of his play an entire game for one night with blood drip ping slowly down his sweater front Ills apse had been broken by a practise shot just before the game started John son played for Rangers with broken jaw partially protec ted by a cage that covered his head ami face Eddie Shore played with one ear his hose broken teeth knocked out Some courage is mental Theres the player afflicted with an inferiority complex who rallies his faltering courage fights not only the opposition but bis own fears uncer tainties Theres the player who carries fn hi the face of heartbreaking family tragedy And all these constitute courage But you cant measure physical courage and hood as against the but equally gallant mental courage So were not going to say that a little fellow named Gerry McNeil who guards the nets for in ttw National Hockey League is the most courageous athlete of the month or year There may bo scores of other lads who faced situations just as bleak and rode across the harriers just as gallantly Were not making comparisons Were merely here to record what thought was a throatcatch ing bit of sports heroism of the quiet fortitude that is stamp of true valor McNeil Is sentimental boy He is an only child His mother had been 111 for a long time her death was a cer tainty a mere Iter of lime This Is plight calculated to unnerve the stoutest morale Hut game niter game McNeil played and played well despite the shadowy spectre of death nearby blow came one night just as were starting for a twogame road trip in and Chicago in turn Hut McNeil sadly shaken by the news even though not iitiexncclctl refused to leave the team Ills face actually tearstained ho hi Detroit put up a fine game won The team went on to Chicago There he played brilliantly though in between periods he couldnt keep back tears But ho scored a shutout He arrived back in time to reach Quebec City and be present at his mothers funeral trying ordeal in itself There was a game in Montreal that very night against Toronto Leafs The club management feeling that McNeil deserved rest to recover offered to get replacement Hut McNeil declined The replacement might be better than me but it might upset the team when were going well he said Ill play And play he Ills mates fought savagely to protect McNeil Only shots were thrown at him though Leafs boast the secondbest scoring line In the League the Kennedy SloanSmith combine won And when the game was over it wasnt around the goal scorers that the players gathered It was around McNeil shaking his hand and pounding him on the back a tribute to courage to a trouper who had mast gallantly upheld the ancient slogan of sport and the theatre the show must go on and for will Canerf St Calvett DISTILLERS LIMITED AMHIUTtUlO