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SECOND SECTION The Confederation train will be at the Downsview station on Lawrence Ave. and Caledonia Rd. from August 17 to 21, and residents from York and North York will have the chance to see Confederation Train at Downsview Siding Aug. 17th to 21 Llawrence and Caledonia Use the Times Want Ads | LOATTL ASK GAC Getting the money you need for clothing, school supplies or tuition is a simple matter at your GAC International office. You get prompt. personal service . . . ready cash to help you take advantage of special sale prices . . . and monthly payments to fit your budget. Stop in or call. Get a cash advance from GAC International for backâ€"toâ€"school needs . . . or for any good.reason. When you need money _ for backâ€"toâ€"school expenses ... GBF 4 JOHN _ST. WESTON 249â€"8341 PHONE GAC INTERNATIONAL the story o. Canada with the aid of life â€" size models, sound effects, lighting, artifacts and photoâ€" graphy. ‘ FINANCE CORP., LTD. LOANS UP TO $5000 _ Westonfimes _ INTERNATIONAL Rain forests and the ice age come and go, and signs of early man appear. Designers, techniâ€" cians, artists and craftsmen take us to Indian villages, with their visible rudiments of an oriental |Riverdale Grads Hold® Reunion As Centennial Project Plan Weekend Nature Hikes Living Legend In 4 Conservation Areas _ Interesting. facts about . r The Metropolitan. Toronto. and Region Conservation Authority is scheduling a series of conducted nature hikes this weekend (Aug 20â€"21) in four of its conservation areas. Those taking part will be able to observe such midâ€"summer flora as joe pie weed. blue verbane. boneset (soâ€"called because it was thought to have boneâ€"sctting atâ€" tributes in its white flowers), and jewel weed (which has orange flowers something like ladies‘ earâ€" rings â€" the jewel weed in large patches attracts hummingbirds). This is also the time of yeai when the cicad@& are busily buzs ing and humming in the warm summer sun â€" the higher the York‘s Bond with England Not Enough to Aid Theatre Dating back to the 7th Cen tury. the city of York‘s Theatre Royal in Yorkshire, England is making an appeal for funds to help modernize the theatre and On September 30, Riverdale Collegiate will hold a reunion to mark its 60th anniversary. Forâ€" mer students include: Gordon Sinelair (TV and radio personalâ€" ity); Marold Taylor (American educator); Ron Stewart (football star); ,Karl Brewer (hockey star) and M‘orley Callaghan (wellknown Canadian author). An archives display, reunion rooms for‘ the graduates, special guest speakers and a sports ‘"Hall special. activities of the day. Teachers will meet their former students as classmates in this enlightening and educational exâ€" perience, Riverdale staff has planned the reunion as a Centen nial project and a special scholar ship will commemorate the occa slon. heritage exploration, and the Vikings, Samuel de Champlain and the early pioneers become disturbingâ€" ly real. temperature â€" the noisier . the cicada. On Saturday, nature hikes will take place at the Boyd area, near Woodbridge, at 2 p.m. and 3:30 p.m., and at Bruce‘s Mill, two miles east of Don Mills road on the Gormley road in Markham Township, at 2 p.m. and 3:30 On Sunday, they will be held at Albion Hills area, five miles north of Bolton on No. 50 Highway, at 2 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. and at the Claremount area, located in Picâ€" kering Township,‘1‘2 miles north of No. 7 Highway on No. 10 sideâ€" road,. at 2 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. There is no charge for the conâ€" ducted hikes. only the nominal parking fee for cars. ‘ The Theatre Royal was built ih 1744 and rebuilt. in Victorian times around 1882. The, original ‘delightful colonnade at the front | of the theatre will be restored the out â€" of â€" date light: ing and cooling systems On Wednesday, York Board â€"of Control, although sympathetic to the theatre‘s needs felt they could not donate to York‘s Theaâ€" tre, Royal appeal for 60,000 pounds (approximately $150.000.) for the improvement and exten sion of the theatre. A. Mitchell â€" Innes, the appeal organizer, mentioned in his letâ€" ter that he could put forward no special reasons to justify this request beyond the fact that the borough of York and this theatre bear the same name. He expressâ€" ed hope that the Upper Canada Community and 17th Century Inâ€" stitution shared a common inter egt in live theatre. In 1495, the first play in York was performed within doors, ra ther than in the streets and early in the 17th century York citiâ€" Â¥ens petitioned for permission to erect a théatre or playhouse. _ WESTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY; AUGUST 17, 1967 date lighting, heal A picture of the union of French and "nglish in the preâ€" Confederation era is shown in car three, and the growing pains of the new nation in car four. Interesting facts about mem: ‘bers: When Ken Rumble entered the Electrical Contracting busiâ€" nes, one of his first wiring jobs was at the Indian Reservation near Brantford. When the Chief asked him to install 2 lights in the eyes of the deer head in the Council Chamber, Ken did so and became the first person to wire ahead for a reservation. (From "The Skyliner," a pub li¢ation put out by the Weston â€" Mownt Dennis Rofary Club.) Hebrew Portables Receive N.Y. OK Associated Hebrew Schools of Toronto receivec permission from the North York council to build two temporary portable classâ€" roms on Finch Ave. The portables will be in use for up to two years, during which time plans will be drawn up for a permanent building. The facilities are hoped to be available for the forth â€" coming school term. Show Times: Week Days 7:00 pm â€" 9:05 pm Sat. Continuous from 1:00 pm x |ANFLEMNGS "="t ALBERTR BROCCOU â€"« HARRY SALTZMAN PANAVISION ~TECH "COULOR‘ <> -â€"â€"‘fi 1831 WESTON ROAD,; WESTON, ONTARIO TELEPHONE 241â€"1821 HELD OVER 2nd BIG WEEK! THE AIR CONDITIONED Sun. Continuous from 2:00 pm The North York Youth Choir, with 200 members, will be leavâ€" ing for Montreal and Expo 67 on Monday, August 21. The choir high and _ secondary _ schools throughout the borough. If you are visiting Expo next week, you can hear this group perfonming at Bandshell *E‘ on Isle St. Helene on Tuesday, Wedâ€" nesday and Thursday. During this week, each morning the members of the choir are atâ€" tending the North York Summer Music _ School â€" at â€" Northview Heights Secondary School, and willâ€"complete the . week _by.. apâ€" pearing on the ‘Nationâ€"builders" Show at the Canadian National Exhibition Grandstand. The show, on Friday, August 18 is sponâ€" sored by the Canadian Folk Arts Council. Due to such a good response at their Spring Hat Show, the ladies of Elverston Park United Church have arranged to show the Fall Fashions at the church on Culâ€" ford Road, on Wednesday, Sepâ€" tember 6. 200â€"Member Youth Choir at Expo Our own local talent will be | used for models. which adds to | the interest, and it will also be | an â€" opportunity to . visit with | friends you haven‘t seen over the . holiday season. ; the interest, and it will also be| K you happen to be travelling 1 an opportunity to visit with| around Ontario and would like to conh'“'e ln Pflrks friends you haven‘t seen over the , visit the Caravan, here is the _ The Borough of York parks and holiday season. | schedule for the balance of Auâ€" recreation department announces The ladies have arranged for a | gust. Oakville, August 17 and 18. ; that Sunday evening summer band short program before the fashion | Milton August 19 and 20. Burlingâ€" | concerts will continue until midâ€" show, and buffet refreshments| ton, August 22 to 28. Dundas, September and a concert will be following. August 29 and 30. and Ancaster, held on Sunday, August 20th, 1967 Make up a party of your friends ‘ August 31 and Seprember 1. at Noble Park, located on East and neighbours for Wednesday, | Drive, just east of Scarlett Road, September 8 lor the Siltjeiie! TDCAt INFROVEMENTS â€" |ang will seature the Clane of io Pachlon tine. 4o t n cone |~ As soon as the Onlaric MunicL | York Pipe_ Band ~with . Scortish Make up a party of your friends and neighbours for Wednesday, September 6 for the Silhouette Hat Fashion Show. As I am going on vacation, I will not be availâ€" able to sell tickets, but they may be obtained at the door, or from any of the church ladies. CENTENNIAL TRAIN AND CARAVAN Several weeks ago, I save my { weeks. . readers my impression of the.Cenâ€"‘ Maidstone _ Avenue, â€" between tennial Train, which will be comâ€" | Rustic and Falstaff is to have a ing to our area today. You will| facelifting. Due to the closing off see more details of the train‘s‘ __ o s visit to North York im another section of the Times. No parking facilities are availâ€" able immediately at the train site, Lawrence Ave. â€" Caledonia Road. > ~~ 4e Visitors are urged to take adâ€" vantage of unlimited free parkâ€" ing at the Yorkdale shopping centre and a free bus shuttle serâ€" vice from Yorkdale to the train and back. This service will opâ€" erate daily from 8:30 a.m. to 11:45 p.m. on a continuous basis. Daily entertainment â€" Band concerts, choral groups, instruâ€" mental groups. majorettes. pipe bands â€" to brighten your waitmg time. Being so entbralled with the train. I couldn‘t resist the opporâ€" tunity of visiting the Caravan when‘it made its stop at Port Credit last weekâ€"end. The advance publicity given to the Caravan is not entively true. Radio announcements have statâ€" ed that it is a replica of the FALL HAT FASHIONS «_ WM. G. BEECH, General & Life Insurance Notary Public 1136 WESTON ROAD YORK TRAVEL BUREAU FOR ALL TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS TO ANYWHERE 41777 Call RO 6â€"4603 Centennial train, which, as far as 1 am concerned, it is not. While the theme of Confederation is the same, the exhibits are entirely different, and quite refreshing; | have yet to decide which I liked the best. The Caravan does have one adâ€" vantage to the general public, and that is the line;ups are much smaller, and at times nonâ€"existâ€" ant. While we waited three hours to tour the train, we were able to walk right through the Caravan without any waiting. An official of the Caravan estiâ€" mates an average of 4,000 to 6,000 visitors per day tour the trailers, with the record of 11,200 visitors on one day on location at Richâ€" mond Hill. pal Board gives its approval, work will begin on the widening and finishing of Maple Leaf Drive. The Contract has been let, and tender awarded. If all goes well at the O.M.B. the work should be in progress within the next few weeks. . You could call this little yarn "Handwriting on the wall." It seems that a subscriber‘s voice was becoming very familiar to the Information Operator, The same woman kept calling, fairly often, asking for a different number each time. Sensing that she was being recognized, the lady apologized and explained to the" Operator. "I‘m surytokeeptlmn;yonsooflen. but they just papered my room and covered up all my numbers&®‘. The lady had the right idea, to save time and avoid â€"number errors, it‘s a good idea to jot down frequently called numbers. But we think a Personal Directory for such numbers is much handier . .. and much less likely to be wallâ€" papered! If you would like a Personal Directory for your frequently called numbers, just give us a call at 368â€"3911 and we‘ll be happy to send you one, free of charge. It‘s easier for your friends and associates to contact you when your printed business cards and letterheads or personal stationery give your complete name and address. That includes your complete telephone "address" â€" not just your telephone number, but your area code as well. More and more busy men and women are finding it valuâ€" able to have their area codes printed on letterheads and business cards. It makes it so much easier for business associates to reach them quickly by telephone when necesâ€" satv. Even if all vour correspondence is personal and you don‘t use printed stationery. it‘s still a good idea to let your friends know your area code along with your phone number. And to know the complete telephone "address" of your distant friends. Of course, using the area code is a must if you are able to dial your own long distance calls and you are phoning to a place outside your own area. Where one of our Operators must place the call for you, giving her the area code helps her to specd your call along its way. : Now here‘s a unique experience in telephoning â€" calling porpoiseâ€"toâ€"porpoise! I heard recently of a porpoise= toâ€"porpoise long distance telephone call which combined communications technology with marine biology. Particiâ€" pants in the conversation were "Speedy," a trained porâ€" poise at Marineland of the Pacific and "Splash," his counâ€" terpart at Marineland of Florida,. The two porpoises squeaked, chirped and whistled to one another, over the 2,500 miles of telephone lines that separated them. Each appeared to listen intently to the other with only occaâ€" sional interruptions. Fortunately, a porpoise is a mammal, sonom-hul‘-‘eeu-eol&uh.nflm. Mr. B. E. Brackenbury, expense to the North York Taxâ€" payers, or local residents. Maid« stone, within the next two months, will be paved, with curbs, and will serve as an access road to of Rustic Road for the 400 extenâ€" sion, the Department of Highways Sewers are to be installed short ly to connect Dorsey Drive to Maple Leaf, with the future posâ€" sibility in mind of building a new street between the two points. Soil testing has now begun. When this is completed, construction Band Concerts To Continue In Parks The Borough of York parks and recreation department announces that Sunday evening summer band concerts will continue until midâ€" September and a concert will be held on Sunday, August 20th, 1967 could begin Highland Dancers. On Sunday, August 27, 1967 in the Municipal Park of the Wesâ€" ton area of the Borough. 2000 Wesâ€" ton Road, the Weston Silver Band and York Cadet Drum Corps will provide a musical revue commenâ€" cing at 7 p.m. Evervone is invited to attend and enjoy a full entertaining evâ€" ening of free music and dancing. your telephone manager BELL LINES PAGE SEVEN