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Weston Times (1966), 13 Jun 1968, p. 7

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Why should people have to put up . with foul mouthed youths in plazas? | j Any evening when the residents of the Maple Leat area are out for a stroll and come to the corâ€" ner of Rustic Rd. and Culford Rd. they will see a collection of young people in front of the stores and another group over in the circular driveway at Maple young people in front of the stores and another group over in the circular driveway at Maple Leaf School. No one will object to a group of orderly citizens, young or old standing on a street corner to pass the time of day. However, I, as a citizen and resident of this area, do object to the fact that I must run a gauntiet of very often foul mouthed youths, before I can get into the stores to make my purchases. The only way these loiterers can be moved is for someone to call the police, who will investigate. Across the street at the school is another problem. Almost at any time in the evening. there are anywhere in the neighborâ€" hood of four or five cars parked, . with the occupants either in the cars, or loitering on school proâ€" perty. These youths (and I will not call them teenagers as many of them are older) even play laâ€" crosse on the front lawn of the school. The playing of this sport in an area which is restricted even to the school children, could and probably has produced broâ€" ken windows in our school. Sureâ€" ly, if they reside in the area, they are aware that at the back of the school is a large playâ€" ground, and just down the street a park. w ETT Snol Just this week, I spoke to Jack Newton our school trustee and | he has informed me there isn‘t‘ much the school staff can do about policing the area after their | working hours. However, he did" bring gthe situbtion up at the | boa;‘d&! education meeting, and | the officials are going to look| into the matter. In the meantime, ; it would appear to be the duty of | the residents to notify the police who will remove them. | The problem over at the stores f is a different one, as it is necesâ€" sary to make purchases, and it Service Bays & Store # AM. To to PMm. ONLY SAT. 5 AM. TO 6 PM. OPEN 24 HOURS GAS BAR _ HERE‘S THE PLACE TO GO! object to a group ens, young or old street corner to of day. However, ion of f the â€" over Maple is also necessary for the storeâ€" keepers to supply this serviceâ€" to the public to make a living. Also many residents live above the stores, and must go through these gangs to get to their homes. It is surprising how these foul mouths become silvered and the actions â€" become _ Snow _ White, whenevyer _ any official _ comes near. They are then the innocent forgotten children who have no place else to go. Have they ever thought of going to their homes? Do they know, that because they didn‘t patronize the "Dropâ€"in Cenâ€" tre" supplied for their benefit at Downsview arena, the parks and recreation . department â€" recently had to close down its operation. Ward 2 alderman Joe Gould, with whom I discussed this probâ€". lem at length, agrees with Jack Newton, that the only thing that | the general public can do is to| call in the authorities when they | are not happy with the goings on: in their area. | rever e i TEA Pb alinied tacsffhit d 3 it ds hiaiiiecivbbic hb NE lt Hov«Ae\el. there is one addnlllon be most welcome at CraB® Plaza al action the parents can take.| next Wednesday, during the afterâ€" Keep their children away from|noon or evening. the crowd on any street corners.i Perhaps we coutld ;:en get Suggest they bring their friends | Some Of the students who are at hslgnges Par?rlxts lct‘)g\lld also ivz |loose ends these days to make a 5o Aifenks £~Y®) little effortâ€"and give "The Gift their. offspring a lawn to Cut, or| of Life" . . . It only takes a few a few chores to do around the| minutes of your time, e oerr Lrar: 4 f 5 ncn-d LCW ambsBuUnry . "xp * A by Peg Grant .. AEKE J3 JITHILE TLAALL 1V UV «3 SHELL SERVICE CENTRE \\\.‘.V 2991 KEELE ST. (at the Densley Traffic Light) sust sourn or cawrence for the store-‘ house, and perhaps iiley would be | this service to‘tired fromâ€" sheer hard work tu‘ a living. Also | lo_il.er around‘street corners every | e erpom oo _ might | mig ° BLOOD DONOR CLINIC With the vacation period just around the corner, the North York Red Cross needs to build up the supply of blood in order to cope with accident victims. and illness during the holiday season. Nest Wednesday, June 19, the regular Crang Plaza blood donor clinic will be held in the afterâ€" noon between 2 and 4 and 6 and 8:30. be called to remind them of the clinie, Just as important however, will be the new donors. * New donors are. always very welcome, and also needed, as very often regular ones are unâ€" able to attend due to illness or vacation, and also some have to "retire" due to the age limit of 65. Anyone in reasonably good health between the ages of 17 and 65 (17 years olds must have a letter of parental consent), will be most welcome at Crang Plaza next Wednesday, during the afterâ€" Of course, regular donors will Now anyone can go up to this digs land and see a new group of but people working the soil. These off t !people are students from neighâ€" | way, | boring schools out on field trips| then Iwith their teachers, attempting!'with to uncover Indian artifacts. lbrus} °_ By ©COOT IRWIN Nearly 130 years buve passed since the first farmer worked the soil in the area bounded by Jane St., Steeles Ave.. Keele St. and Finch Ave. In later years, the hydro has gone in, ploughed the area_out and erected their large stcel towers to provide the inâ€" habitants with electricity. An unâ€" heard of word to that first farâ€" mer Between 400 and 500 years ago this land was the site of a Huron village. The village occupied 10 square acres and was inhabited by nearly 1,000 Indians. The Huâ€" rons worked the soil for 10 years, growing crops of corn, tobacto and squash, until the ground beâ€" came infertile. Then they moved north eventually e‘rding up in Huronia, the Midland area. I have been up to this site several times and each time I bring a few fragments of pottery. Mike Hathway, Grade 6 teacher at Pelmo Park public school and I went up last Sunday arid found 1‘ FOREGROUND, Warren Lake, 11, and Robert Leprich, 11, both of Tumpane public school dig "the richt way" as they uncover a piete of potâ€" tory with a trowel and toothbrush, In the backâ€" ground, Beity Bsird, George Dvorak and John Kesâ€" thely dig the imnatient way with spade. This inâ€" pâ€"a~ cce e~ances of breaking valuable finds. Digging in the past WESTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1968 pottery, clay pipes, arrowheads und bones. Some of the bones show human teeth marks, as it was a custom to eat their capâ€" tured enemies . after torturing them. When the Hurons went lqw on food in the winter they would often kill and eat their own old people and their dogs. l: With most of the public schools |taking up the Indian, and even i chartering buses to Midland, this lis a great opportunity for the students to go out and find their own "Living History" of Canada‘s past, practically in their own back Sehools such . as Spenvalley, ; / Elia, Oakdale and others have| Jan digs and go through the proper Rz:“ but tedious process of marking q off the ground the archaeological], f way, turning back the sod and | C°T then the slow task of digging!{‘_‘:‘ with a small trowel and paint brush. Others more important (I, for one, am in this category), turn the earth over with spades and shovels and then sift through the dirt, looking for the artifacts. There have been traces of Hurâ€" on settlements uncovered under Crang Plaza on Wilson Ave. and Downsview Dells south of Shepâ€" pard Ave. Scots couple fly to daughter‘s wedding at Weston Presbyterian _ Mr. ‘and Nrs. Charles Niven of Glasgow, Scotland flew over for the Mayâ€"time wedding of :fir daughter, Mary Shannon iven, to Garnet Edward Watâ€" som, son of Mr. and Mrs. Garnet Harold Watson, Gary Dr., Wesâ€" a ‘The bride had resided on John St., prior to her residence, at the time of her marriage, on Dixon Rd. Rev. R. J. Boggs performed the ceremony in Weston Presbyterâ€" ian Church, which was sunshineâ€" bright with yellow chrysantheâ€" mums and white carnations, | She carried rged roses and white carnations. _ The groom‘s sister Joan Watâ€" son, who attended the bride as ‘ maid of honor. was gowned in ‘a fullâ€"length, blue floral print | chiffon dress and carried yellow | chrysanthemums and ‘ white carâ€" ‘ nations. \ ‘The groom‘s brother, Robert |\James Watson, was best man. Ronald Apel was usher. In traditional fullâ€"length white satin gown with lace applique and fullâ€"length train and short train, the bride was given in marâ€" riage by her father. ‘The bride‘s mother wore a pale coral crimipilene suit with beige hat, purse and gloves, and a corâ€" sage of coral rosts and white carnations. The groom‘s mother chose a| gold dress and coat with match-‘ ing hat, gloves and purse. She wore a corsage of red roses and‘ white carnations, | Following the reception . at Westlaw Restaurant & Tavern, the bridal couple left for Sutâ€" ton Place Hotel in downtown Toronto, the bride travelling in _ The couple reside on Dixon Rd. _ Mr. and Mrs. Niven returned to Scotland following the wedâ€" ding. ;‘ilil;iubise blue dress and coat, white shoes and purse. 5 afun‘ roses and aaspeemme T PLAZIA MEAT MARKET Mr. PHIL GIVENS BONELESS PORK BUTTS Mr. and Mrs. Davidson, Barford Road. ° Mr. and Mrs, McFariane, Hinton Road. Mr. and Mrs, McDonald, Memenmetth ue 0 0@ _ Short Blad ; Roast 59’ ““ tee 63 Roast KEN JOHNS MEN‘S WEAR We are supporting Tuesday, June 25th & 89â€" 2151 Weston Rd. .â€" Weston Road Plaza Excellent Quality... * TtiracRouds ( _‘ . . . York West Stays Liberal MR. COLIN CARROLL 2151 Weston Rd. â€" Weston Road Plaza Weston, Ontario 244â€"1018 M Tt act" Rivey BARBECUE RIB STEAKS and Mrs. GARNET EDWARD WATSON Guaranteed Satisfaction o oi ooommueimss 9k UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT gimply pick a short sleeve permanent press dreqsshirtorMsh‘rt!romottm of dozéns, pay about $6 for it, then put $04 in cash in the pocket. A Suggestion For Father‘s Day A Hundred Dollar Shirt ! We are supporting PHIL GIVENS Tuesday, June 25th Linda Cooger, 55. PAGE SEVEN a Wide S N El Mc c‘

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