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Weston Times (1966), 13 Jan 1966, p. 6

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___ MHappi !__ ‘dents of 8E > "Our «_ feel you " |. "Mrs. Jer t i ce dbd td 4 _ Happiness Is A Thing Called Ind t ior Citizens Say __ Happiness Is ing Called Independence Senior Citizens Say i‘ __ By Sandra Spicgeiman . | the residents will have a multiâ€" | greenhouse. utonile who dout liks in «ha ke s â€" alt e aie d L L OO e Sperie Bsc ods .. * f * @ By Sandra Spiegeiman jthe residents will have a muiltiâ€" __ Happi is a thing called inâ€" |tude of : interest to keep them . de uccording to the nu'hu-y There will be a tecrestion ‘dents of the Thistletown Senior | building joined* to the three resiâ€" _Cit apartments. dent buildings by underground _ "Our : independence makes us | tunnels, wo that weather will have feel younger and more alive" uidlm effect on the activities of the y Jenny Anderson who moved | senior citizens. to Thistletown from a home for | Facilities include a stage for "the aged. "There are no restricâ€" | theatre productions put on by resâ€" tions here which means we can ‘idents or outside groups, a tuck come and go as we want, or enterâ€" | shop, craft shop, and lounging tain at any time. ‘These little things make our lives so much fuller and imore active." The apartments will take about ene. year to complete; however when the facilities are finished Add up your mogthly obligations. If the total is too high, the Associates will lend you the money to clear up those debts, and turn them into one low month]y payment. And by paving off debts insread of purting them off, you keep your credit good for any other purchases you make in the months ahead. So cit monthly payments down with a debt consolidation 3 c from the Associates. Call. your Associares taday. C . * ASSOCIATES FINANGEâ€"COMPANY LIMITED then cut them down | with an Associates consolidation loan Use this space to _ add up your monthly payments And More Alive., . . Facilities include a stage for theatre productions put on by resâ€" idents or outside groups, a tuck shop, craft shop, and lounging ares. Outside of lhe. building will be shuffle boards _ and bowling greens, or summertime recreation Even greenâ€"thumbs will have a pluce to display their horticultural talents, asâ€"plans call for a small Jphn D. Parker, elected to the Etobicoke _ Board _ of Education since its incéption in 1949, has been delegated to represent the board on the Metropolitan School Board. Mr. Parker was the 1965 chairman of the Metro Board. William Sager will head the Etobicoke . board‘s _ finance comâ€" mittee this year; Mrs. Jean Burkâ€" holder will chair the management committee, and â€" Sydney White is to be chairman of the property committee. The _ Lambtonâ€"Kingsway â€" Home and School Association, sponsors of the discussion, feel those parâ€" ticipating on the panel have such a wide experience with children Viceâ€"chairman of the board this year will be 0. J. McKeough, a trustee appointed to the board by the Metropolitan. Separate School Board â€" to _ represent the Roman Catholic separate school ratepayâ€" ers of Etobicoke. How parents should discipline their children will be the subject of a panel discussion at Lambtonâ€" Kingsway public school, (Prince Edward Drive just south of Dunâ€" das Street) on Monday, Jan. 24 at 8 p.m. â€" and you‘re invited. (Continued from page 1) ing" at a time of significant edu eational change. attending school in EtobicokZ Mr. _ McKeough #Was chairman of the board during 1962, and is viceâ€"president, _ general â€" manager and a director of Copp Clark Pubâ€" lishing Company. .l};m D. Parker, elected to the Disciplining Children Panel Topic Dr. Graydon ... There is a total of 520 units in the apartment complex, 418 are buchelor or oneâ€"bedroom suites, with kitchen facilities. The other 102 units are in a hotel, where the residents eat in a cheery dining area. "There are a number of greenhouse, F But ‘even without the recreaâ€" tional facilities, the residents are having a ball. In the evenings they play cards or have a singâ€"song. Two of the women accompany the vocalists on an electric organ and guitat. "We may sound terrible, but . we really enjoy ourselves," said Robert Mackay, one of the residents. Dr, Graydon has five children MRS. RWSNPS MAKING SUPPER for a momentto watch television with her sister. Mrs. Doris Bow_v.r Both of them are thrilled with their new oneâ€" The panel will be moderated by Mrs. Alexander (Rosalind) Meâ€" Leod, asgociated with parents‘ groups through the radio program "When _A Child Grows". The panelli will be: Jack McCulâ€" louzh.?mily counsellor Juvenile and Family Court; Dr. Mervin Dickensen, one of two United Church pastoral counselior in Canâ€" ada; Mrs. Gordon Blackford, guidâ€" ance counsellor at Forest Hill C.L.. and Mrs. R. G. Hortop, who brings and teenâ€"agers that their views are bound to be helpful to others who are raising families. Unlike most restaurant eaters, the residents of the hotel have mothing but praise for the meals they are served. "The cooking is great, why last night we had roast beef and Yorkshire pudâ€" ding," said Rpbert Jeffrey, anâ€" people who don‘t like to cook for themselves or are not able to, and the hotel arrangemnt is ideal for them," said Robert Campbell, suâ€" perintendent for the apartments. ROBERT JEFFREY enjoys a relaxing monent ip the privaey of his hotel room at Thistletown. . The men especially enjoy the cafeteria facilities which eliminate the need to cook for themselves. > our customers. CORRECTION ... HAVE READ: REG. $149.. NOW $99.00 was advertised: Reg. $149.. now $29.00 â€" IT SHOULD Advertiserâ€"Guardian, the price of a "Beautiful Teak Rocker" 1597 Islington Ave. North â€" Rexdale â€" Phoné 741â€"3400 We regret any inconveniences this may have caused KNOB HILL typographical error in last week‘s Etobicoke FURNITURE & APPLIANCES Arrangements for the meeting have been made by Mrsâ€" G. Bruce Sinclair, who is a graduate social worker. She has allotted time for the audience to participate in the discussion. her straining at the University of Toronto‘s Institute of Ghild Study to bear on raising a family of five. The panel is to discuss such topics as communication with teenâ€" agers; balancing of ‘parental conâ€" trol with the child‘s growing in« dependence, and discovery of what method of discipline is most effecâ€" tive for a~particular child. "He is always ready to give a hand, and after the superintentiâ€" ent leaves at 5, Mr. Jeffery makes himself available to help anyone," said Mr. Mackay, This seems to be the attitude of many residents, though; they are willing to help their neighbours and at the same other resident. According to other senior citizens, Mr. Jeffery is the *all round good guy" in the apartâ€" bedroom apartment in Thistletown, and are looking forâ€" ward to the completion of the recreational facilities. do it now! With all this turmoil there were naturally some mixâ€"ups; however the most drastic mistake was the loss of a box of Easter bonnets by one of the ladies. "She was very upset about losing her hats," said Mr. Campbell, a few complaints." Considering the haste in which residents movâ€" ed into the .T-u-u, this lack of complaints is surprising. "Durâ€" ing November we had people movâ€" ing in every half hour. Some days we had 15 moves a day," said the superintendent. > Mr. Campbell said, "The majorâ€" ity of the people are very easy to get along with, and there are only time help themselves to a happier Everybody benefits when winter work is increased DMâ€"1 660 The wise ones toke advantage of winter. Skilled men are more readily ovailable in the wintertimeâ€"ready to do your repairs and renovations when you want them. Matérials ore in generous supply too, and your renovation budget will often go further in winter, thanks to offâ€"season *Speak For Youth‘ Conference For advice and assistance call your Nationa Why wait for spring*? If you‘re the owner of a small business, then you may toke advantage of special Small Business Loans available at your Members of the E.Y.C. execuâ€" tive committee are Janet Wright, president; | Bryan â€" Tisdall, viceâ€" president; Joan Abernathy, secreâ€" tary; and Ruth Brent, treasurer. Other members of the committee The date of the conference is February 5, 1966 and the place is St. â€" George‘sâ€"onâ€"theâ€"Hill _ church auditoriuty, Dundas Street West at Wimbleton Road. All the schools and youth organizations in Etobiâ€" coke will receive notification of the conference and , .registration forms. a You can borrow up to $4,000 with up to ten yeary. to repay, at low interest rates, with a governmentâ€" sponsored NHA Home Improvement loan from your bank. discounts and extepdad payment plans. | conclusions. Speakers will be anâ€" nounced next week. These apartments are for the use of west end residents, and acâ€" cording to Mrs. Ruby Moore and her sister Mrs. Doris Bovey, who share a e bedrom apartiment, "It was !:rth waiting for these Rents for the apartments are within the budget of most senior citizens at $51.50 for a bachelor, $68.50 for a one bedroom, and $100 for a hotel room including meals. There is a waiting list for apartments but senior citizens in the west end of the city are en couraged to submit their appli cations, Metropolitan . Toronto _ Housing Company Limited with the assistâ€" ance of the‘ Provincial governâ€" ment, These are the finishing touches to the project that. has been five years in the making. The develâ€" epment has been handled by the Mrs. Edna Davey Most of the above have been residentsâ€"of Rexdale for many years â€" so if you are thinking of selling, a call « _ will bring you prompt. efficient service. Doug. Reed Bill Jackson J. A. Willoughby & Sons Ltd. â€"244â€"6447 REXDALE â€"THISTLETOWN <â€" _ WOODBRIDGE J. A. WILLOUGHBY & SONS LTD. /. TM OUR STAFF OF OVER 70 YEARS‘ EXPERIENCE . ARE AS FOLLOWS DEPARTMENT TO SERVE YOU BETTER 66 YEARS SERVING ONTARIO ANNOUNCES THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A Ted D‘Orsey, Manager So you see, there ore a whole lot of very go@ redsons why you should have that work done around your home or place of Business du(ilv the winter, Do it now! â€" bank. And farmers can qualify for yp to $15,000 with ten years to repay with a farm Improvement Loon, I EmploymBnt Off Miss Jean MacDonald Vince Rico Mrs. Mable Agnew Persons wishing more informaâ€" tion on the conference are asked to phone Al Argent at 231â€"4161 before 5 p.m. or Joan Abernethy at BE 1â€"0366 after 5 p.m. are, Sheila Cory, Bob Crane, Dan ny James, Bonni McCullough, Ar lene Thomas and Danny Timmons Any person over 60 years old, who is interested in joining the happy community at the Thistleâ€" town Apartments, should contact Mr. Able at LE 1â€"5771, for furâ€" ther information. ces Fsadni, who is in charge of the hotel, said, "Residents here like plain foods, such as puddings rather‘ than. cakes or pastries With older people we expected to have a number of complaints about meals, but there are very few." With a caretaking staff of five and hotel staff of 11, the residents are well taken care ‘of. Mrs. Franâ€" apartments, because we were payâ€" ing twice as much for our other one, and didn‘t have the conveniâ€" ences we have here." H. C. TUGW%LL CO. LTD. PHOTO CENTRE 36 Humbertown Centre BE 1â€"4312 PORTRAITS C@

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