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Weston Times (1966), 28 Oct 1965, p. 11

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ROUGH, TOUGH AND READYâ€"are these three volunteer sailors, who are ‘roughing up‘ their petty officer, in a scene from *Seagulls Over Sorento‘, this season‘s preâ€" sentation by Stage ‘61l Players, at Port Credit Secondary School auditorium on Friday, October 29 and Saturday, October 80. Have you ever thought you would like to hang a good Canaâ€" dian painting in your home or office, but felt you just couldn‘t afford it? Many people in the west Metro area who have never been galleryâ€" goers are becoming art patrons, says Dr. Pohiman. Through a rental program run by the Univerâ€" sity Women‘s Club, the Art Loan Society has for the past four years been offering representative Canaâ€" dian art for rent at a small fee of one percent of the value of the painting per â€" month. Over 40 schools have taken advantage of the opportunity to study the work of contemporary Canadian painters as part of their curriculum and many people rent paintings for their offices as well as their homes. The question has a simple soluâ€" tion, says Dr. E. R. Pohiman of Etobicoke, on behalf of the Art Loan Society of Port Credit: Rent a painting. The painting are also for sale and the ability to rent a pauilluag prior to purchase affords the memâ€" ber an opportunity to find out if 167 Canadian Works Available Under Art Loan Group Scheme 62 LONG BRANCH AVE. ON BEKALF OF THE T BP ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION 1965 POPPY DAY CAMPAIGN THOS. J. WIGNALL FUNERAL CHAPEL he can "live with it". If a renter decides to buy, his rental can be applied against the purchase price. The paintings come from both commercial galleries and individual artists and the Art Loan Society offers a service both to the comâ€" munity and the artists. . The artist get what profit there is on the rental as well as profiting from their exposure to the public. For the new season a choice of 167 oils, watercolors and drawings have been assembled from profesâ€" sional Canadian artists, many of whom live in Ontario. A wide range of painting is represented, including | traditionals, abstracts, portraits and an occasional work of pop art. These were all shown at the annual exhibition Friday and Satâ€" urday at Mineola Public School in Port Crédit. Membership cards will be availâ€" able as will catalogues and other information on both the artists and the paintings. Monthly‘ exchange nights take place the second Thursday of each month in the Texaco Room of the Port Credit Library. BY Using brute force, from left to right, are Lofty, played by Van Watson; Badger, John Wood and Haggis, Tom Davies, while the recipient of this attention, the petty officer, is played by Alan Risedan. Many hilarious and thoughtful moments of life are revealed in this play, depicting 24 hours ‘on deck‘. Photo by Stan Windrim Friday night, togas and laurel wreaths will be the order of the day (night), when St. Wilfred‘s Anglican Young People‘s Associaâ€" tion holds a costume dance. Also in aid of the Anglican World Mission, the AYPA of Christ Church, Mimico, is holding a nursery until November 6, Friday nights from 7 to 9 and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., for busy mothers who would like a few hours free to shop. The cost is a mere 35 cents per hour and expert care is guaranteed. According to one scientist, the human brain could store about 50 times more information than is conâ€" tained in the 9,000 volumes of the Library of Congress. The dance will feature a Roman theme with live entertainment and proceeds will be in aid of the Anglican World Mission. The dance starts at 8 p.m. St. Wilfred‘s is located at 385 Kipling Avenue North. For Masquerade AYPA Party Roman Theme TELEPHONE 255â€"3816 MIMICO AYPA NURSERY when only three of seven candidates turned up at an all candidates meetâ€" ing at the United Electric, Radio and Machine Workers Union hall, on Royal York» Road. The 1965 series are being sold at par until Nov. 15, and carry coupons designed to give the invesâ€" tor an average annual return of 5.03% if the bonds are held to maturity in 12 years. The coupons bear interest at the rate of 4%%4% for each of the first two years; 5% for each of the next six years, and 5%2% for each of the remainâ€" ing four years. Ralpt Cowan, Don Stevenson and Martha Brewin were the only ones to speak at the meeting, delayed some 20 minutes awaiting the arâ€" rival of George Hogan, who never did make an appearance. Other canâ€" didates absent were Victor Coleâ€" bourn, Robert Winters and the New gplulhfic candidate Douglas Tilâ€" Liberal MP Raiph Cowan, York Humber, stated that the small crowd was a sign of the people being happy with the party in power. He, also mentioned that the football game shown on television that night may have been an added factor. Satisfaction, Football Game Blamed As Car Stay Away From Allâ€"Candidates Meet At Mr. Cowan stated the platform for which he sought office in 1962 as a three and one half plank platform. At the time he was discontent with the unemployment figures, Donald Fleming and finances and the Coâ€" He pointed out that the nurses of today were just as underpaid as they were at the time when he proposed the motion. He added that he heard where doctors in England were barâ€" gaining for more money for weekâ€" ends and holidays, and Mr. Cowan felt, the same should apply for the lumbia River Treaty, His half plank was for a shift differential pay for Mr. Cowan went on to list the deâ€" velopments in thesarea made availâ€" able by the present Pearson governâ€" ment. He said that many people beâ€" lieved Ottawa was far away, but that is wrong. All they have to do is look around and they will see how close Ottawa is to them. A total of $17,111,850 in sales of the 1965 series of Canada Savâ€" ings Bonds through payroll savâ€" ings has already been achieved by Ontario organizers in the current campaign. _ Reporting on the progress of the campaign, C. G. Beatty, Ontario regional director, noted that 44,870 applications have already been processed â€" by â€" campaign â€" headâ€" quarters here. The payroll savings campaign is being conducted in more than 2,200 establishments _ throughout . the province by a 54â€"man force of supervisors and organizers and is now in its third week. Campaign officials are hopeful of a five per cent increase in Canada Savings Bond purchases through the payroll savings plan over last year‘s record total sales in Ontario which amounted to more than $82!&â€"millions. Sales to date in the Etobicoke Township and Lakeshore municiâ€" palities _ areas . total $957,250. Organizers are R. H. Vandewater, Bruce Kent and James M. Dougâ€" las. The area covers Mimico, New Toronto, Long Branch and Etobiâ€" coke Township. Doherty. Supervisor for the payroll savâ€" ings campaign in the "Golden Horseshoe" region is Ormsby A. Near $ Million Bond Mark In District Ontario Outboard & Mower Service Ltd. XLâ€"12 Weighs Only 12 Ibs. * gaty 12 he, fors bar and chain, as little Cute in 10 seconds, fells treee * 4 % 4 tenis Hameine BHt hmb CHAIN SAW SALESâ€"RENTALSâ€"PARTS SERVICEâ€"STORAGE REVOLUTIONARY HOMELITE RaVE A FREE DEMONSTRATI®N Toay1 Come in Today! The cheln saw everyone can use 25 RONCESVALLES AT QUEEN ST. WORLD‘S _ LIGHTEST _ Directâ€"Drive 535â€"2167 York Humber NDP candidate Don Stevenson explained the three basic areas of NDP thinking. He discussed ment. In remarking on this he that people had a tendency to think that Liberal times were good and that Tory times were bad times. Libâ€" eral MP candidate Ralph Cowan conâ€" firmed this, with Mr. Stevenson sayâ€" ing that he was glad that Mr. Cowâ€" an agreed to the remark. Stevenson said that the downward trend started under the Liberals, and added that there had been a growth of recession in the post war years, a growth in inventories and a growth in unemployment. He pointed out that long before the Liberals came back in power that the cyg)o started going back up. everyone. At the present, he exâ€" plained, we have a complex and wide range of welfare measures. Dealing in foreign affairs, Mr. Stevenson said that Canada should give up their myths on defence by using the defence monies skilfully Shifting to the topic of welfare, Mr. Stevenson pointed out that durâ€" ing the war unemployment disapâ€" peared and there was no such thing as a bum. A hard working nation is usually free of unemployment probâ€" lems by making jobs available to ALL 7 ONE PRICE . . . Also these Demonstrators which carry balance of NEW CAR WARRANTY * * * 50 MORE TO CHOOSE FROM, ALL MAKES, MODELS, PRICES USED CAR DIVISION 3120 LAKESHORE BLVD. W. â€" 25 S IMPSQO N /1961 ZEPH â€"> 1959 cuey 1961 c 1960 FORD E 1959 vove 1959 ronr there was no defence against modâ€" ern nuclear arms, He said that he wanted to see an independent point Cowan asked herâ€"about Mr. Tilley, Miss Brewin, NDP candidate for York West, took the floor and said Cowan‘s tion and the sharp rise of unemployâ€" ment that will follow it. She said that eventually machines would even be able to ‘replace lawyers. At this zilntlr.WmapMM- y. As automation comes into force, more and more workers will be dropped unless a retraining program is started. The whole economy will go downhill she said. Mr. Cowan once again got into the heckling act Miss Brewin said that she would like to see every Canadian educated to the fullest capacity. Too many children today are content with just child should be made aware of opâ€" portunities that lie ahead of them with advanced education, she said. a secondary school education. Every wan‘s opposition, not hers. Miss Brewin spoke about automaâ€" The NDP candidate said that she for FORD ZEPHYR SEDAN FALCON STATION WAGON _ â€" u1c. 326â€"45% FORD SEDAN PONTIAC SEDAN DODGE SEDAN WITCH one WOULD YOU LIKE ? . SEDAN YOUR LOCAL AUTHORIZED FORD â€" FAIRLANE â€" FALCON THUNDERBIRD DEALER would strive for a better pension plan. She pointed out that the presâ€" ent plan has two, major defects. The a person of average income of $5,000 a year is required to pay approxiâ€" mately $80 a year. A person in the higher income bracket of $36,000 is required to pay the same amount. The recent tax cut by the governâ€" ment was supposed to help suppleâ€" The average earner is still required to pay around $50 out of his own pocket, while the higher earner profâ€" its by over $500 a year on the deal. benefits most, the senior citizens of today, are required to live on $75 A brief question and answer period followed the speeches with one memâ€" ber of the audience, an obvious Libâ€" eral supporter, asking Mr. Cowan why Mr. Pearson called for an elecâ€" In concluding, Miss Brewin said that there was a tendency for people to swing away from the old parties to the new parties that are developâ€" Mr. Cowan explained that Mr. Pearson wanted a majority governâ€" ment. He said that many of the billls presented to the legislature had been The other defect she said is that â€" LIC. 438â€"363 â€" LIC. 351â€"073 â€" LIC. 527â€"290 â€" LIC. 523â€"401 â€" LIC. 520â€"979 [ 9Fg.ak employee of the Telegram. r. Stevenson replied up to his union to make the in that matter. The quest said that it was a pretty Mr. Cowan was asked w Ne Chonk stated S x. voted !orthendm British traditions, and further comment. imat T Despite the fact George gan was not present at the mee a member of his campaign said dnthewouldhthmj swer any questions the might hnvetooflerm.q He was told that because Mr, platform there was no r“" anyone should ask any questions. Social security pension cost U,S. employee $30 top in 1949; m it is $377; watch how Canadi pension costs go. Another member of the $695

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