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Weston Times (1966), 20 Jun 1968, p. 13

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"Several of the children voted for the leaders of parties not supâ€" ported by their parents." reportâ€" ed Peg Grant, Weston Times corâ€" respondent for the area. â€" During a current events sesâ€" sion moderated by his teacher William Thompson, the count was taken and showed 350 for Trudeau, Liberal; 17 for Douglas, NDP; and 10 for Stanfield. P.C. Frank lives on Burr Avh North York. Frank Luchetta, a Grade Six student at Maple Leaf public school, Rustic and Culford Rds., thought it might be a good idea to conduct a poll and find out how the leaders of the three maâ€" jor political parties rate in popuâ€" larity among his schoolmates. Solids, stripes. dainty rosebuds and dashing blooms,. psychedelic potpourri: ruffles and rickâ€"rack â€" combinations of hues and tones unheardâ€"of and untried even a few short years ago Flower power came on strong, with paisley prints running a close second. Everywhere, color On stage, backgrounded by a summer decor of garden table. umbrellas and lounge chairs. giant daisies and flowerâ€"entwined trellies, the young models whirlâ€" ed and twirled to show off their perky, personalized wearing apâ€" parel. Principal Maurice â€" Hampton, though not a ‘participant‘, was pleased to point out the features of his wellâ€"cut, two piece summer suit. (At all school functions these youngsters have always served refreshments, thoughtfully preâ€" pared beforehand, as part of their course in homeâ€"making.) Since December last year, every gal (and Home Economics teacher Florence Newby too) has been sewing for this event, one of the many Grade 8 accomplish ments during the school year. If all the ripâ€"outs and start overs were placed end to end they would still make one of the prettiest fashion shows ever put on by Grade 8 students of Weston‘s C. R. Marchant Senior school in Lindsay Auditorium last Wednesday afternoon. A sea of color in fashions at show for tots and teens Kids, parents differ on political views PLEASE NOTE â€" It would assist us greatly if you would place your garden trash put for collection on the Fridays or Thursdays of the regular garbage pickup. The quarterly trash collection will be held durâ€" ing the week of June 24 to 28, 1968. Place trash out beside your garbage, by 7 a.m., on your regular pickup days, during that week. THE SMITHS CUT CAKE in traditional style after their recent wedding in Elverston United Church. The former Marion Legrow is the daughter of Mrs. Anne Legrow and the late Clarence Legrow, Mayo Drive. The groom, Douglas Howard Smith, is the son of Mr. & Mrs. Howard T. Smith, Nordale Cresâ€" cent. The couple now reside in Downsview. Wedding vows by candlelight in Elverston United Church Re Trash Collection BOROUGH OF ETOBICOKE NOTICE ANTHONY JAMES NELSON, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. Nelson, King St. Weston, is a member of the 1968 graduating at Ridgetown College of Agriculâ€" tural Technology, Ridgetown, Ont. Borough Road Commissioner Tea and cookies served by Weston Home & School nrembers topped off this crowdâ€"pleaser, which has become an annual event. And 100 girls can no longer Sav. with effect: "But I have Kzthinz to wear!" Mrs. Newby was presented with a bouquet of red roses in appreciation .of her hard work and unfailing encouragement. Ten models, turned "eager beaver" in producing a second round of garments, modelled to the tune of a hearty round of audience applause. The two "stars"â€" of the show trotted up the aisle to receive their thankâ€"you gfits. Four models, members of the Grade 8 school band, joined in on musical selections during a lull in the proceedings. Commentators‘ remarks varied from quiet and ladyâ€"like, to bouncy and blossoming with "with it" compliments. Two miniâ€"moppets had their fun in the sun too, as they teamâ€" ed up with their teen sisters to preview what the wellâ€"dressed tot will wear, come summer. Dresses, jumpers, skirts, blous: es; long sleeves, no sleeves square necks, round ones; fitted flared pleated, Aâ€"line, tent . . . trims; overâ€"skirts, underpants M. F. COX, Wedding anniversary greetings to Mr. and Mrs. Callan who will be celebrating their golden wedâ€" ding on June 22. The Good Neighbors Club held their weekly euchre at the home of Mrs. Mary Nash, 36 Braecrest Ave, Winners were: Reta Hicks. (B4), Julie Holbrook, (71). Low score, Myrtle Mather. (43). Belated birthday greetings to Brian Russell, Wendy Boyd, Mrs A. Harris, Peggy McEwen. Mrs M. Mitchell, Mrs. H. Smith. Birthday greetings to: Jean Rhodes, Mrs. Ivy Purkis. Linda Harris. Mrs. Dianne Lewis. The Elmlea ladies euchre group held their weekly game at the home of Mrs. Flo Perrin. Winners were: Millie Clare, (87), Nancy Ready, (86), Flo Perrin, (77). Low score, Lillian Gamâ€" ble, (61). Traveling prize, Esthâ€" er Hutt. Draw prize, Gladys Patâ€" terson. The bride travelled in a beige flax linen suit (fashioned by her mother), a multiâ€"colored hat with a brown straw brim, brown acâ€" cessories and.a corsage of pink sweetheart roses. The couple reside on Wilson Ave., Downsview. OTHER PERMS Reg. $20.00 Special $16.50 Reg. $15.00 Special $10.95 Reg. $12.50 Special $ 7.50 Cut & Set Included HAIR TINTING $ 6.50 BLEACHES After the reception in Prince Arthur House, Lowther Ave.. in midtown Toronto, the couple left for Bermuda. The bride‘s greatâ€"uncle and greatâ€"aunt, Mr. and Mrs. H. Isaacs of Reading, Mass.. and the groom‘s uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Amey of Kingston, Ont. were also present. The groom‘s mother wore a champagne lace dress with matâ€" ching threeâ€"quarter length coat and accessories, and a corsage of light pink roses. the latest in the New Steam Perms for that soft look, guaranteed not to frizz. Best man Ray Stittle and ushâ€" ers Wayne Heath and Paul Baxâ€" ter are all close friends of the groom, and have been since Grade 8. Her three attendants wore fullâ€" length, empire gowns of coral shantastics, with matching shoes, organza head pieces@nd carried cascades of pink and white carâ€" nations. The bride‘s mother wore a skyâ€" blue peau de soie dress with lace jacket, matching shoes, chiffon hat, and a corsage of deep pink roses. Mxs. Stiitle and the bride are longâ€"time _ friends. Kimberley‘s grandmother. was a school chum of the bride‘s father. Given in marriage by her unâ€" cle, Jack Hadley of Richmond Hill she was attended by her cousin as maid of honor Elizabeth Hadley, bridesmaid, Mrs. Judith Stiftle and flowergirl Kimberley Butt. The lace trim on the lower edge of her dress, train and bell sleeves blended beautifully with the white bible (gift of the groom), pink roses and white forgetâ€"meâ€"nots she carried. reg. $20.00 White chrysanthemums â€" and gladioli made Elverston Park United Church, North York, the perfect background for the bride, radiant in a full length empire gown of white corded silk, lace pill box hat and short bouffant veil. In a recent candlelight cereâ€" mony conducted by Rev. Carman G. Beckel, Marion Legrow, daughâ€" ter of Mrs. Anne Legrow and the late Clarence Legrow, Mayo Dr., became the bride of Douglas Howard Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard T. Smith, Nordale Cres. Champs d‘ Elysees Elmlea and District â€" EACHES $12.50 under new management SPECIALS Let‘s Get Acquainted BEAUTY SALON 1812 Weston Road 2479401 142 A HAIR > coLoRING ' and wWIG STYLING specializing STUFFING ENVELOPES is an essential part of any candidate‘s campaign. In York West Liberal candidate Phil Givens‘ Jane St. committee room, youngsters, who can‘t vote but can help, put together election materjal for the former Toronto mayor‘s last mailing. Upper right, Givens checks over his incoming mail. The message in every candidate‘s election literature is alâ€" ways the same: "Vote for me, I‘ll do the best job for you in Ottawa." Standing is Mrs. Lenore Acheson of Culford Rd. and from front to rear are as follows:â€" Shelia Ryan, Razelle Roebuck. Danny Froc, Star Ristow, Mike Crystal, Peter Dovey. David Zelcer. Jill Mitchell, Nora Mitchell, Linda Caldâ€" er, Nancy Rybach and Nancy Hill. At the rear is Brian Shannon, CHUM‘s, Bob Laine, Ken Kitchen and Phil. 5) Employees paid by the hour, day, piece or mile will remain insurable regardless of the amount of their earnings. Revised copies of the Employer‘s Handbook and Table of Deductions will be mailed before June 30th 1968 to a!l employers registered with the Unemployment insurance Commission. In addition, booklets and tables for employers in logging and fishing will also be distributed at a later date. 2) Stamps that will become obsolete after June 30th may be exchanged at your post office for stamps of the new denominations. 3) If you are registered as an employer with the Unemployment Insurance Commission, a bulletin with detailed information about exchanging stamps has been mailed to you. 4) The wage ceiling is raised from $5,460 to $7,800. All salaried employees earning up to and including $7,800 a year are insurable from June 30th onward. before July 6th 1968, or (b) NEW RATES for any pay periods starting on 0: after June 23rd 1968. 1) These contribution rates are effective June 30th 1968. If your pay periods do not coincide with that day, and if you wish to avoid using both the old and new rates in the same pay period, you may use: (a) OLD RATES for any pay periods ending on or Employers Starting June 30th 1968 IMPORTANT CHANGES IN UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE New benefits / New contributions / New wage ceiling New Contribution Rates Weekly Earnings Less than $20.00 $20.00 and under $30.00 $30.00 and under $40.00 $40.00 and under $50.00 $50.00 and under $60.00 $60.00 and under $70.00 $70.00 and under $80.00 $80.00 and under $90.00 $90.00 and under $100.00 $100.00 and over *Use oneâ€"half of a 40¢ stamp. Weekly Contribution Employee Employer 50 .65 .80 .95 1.10 1.25 1.40 10 20 UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE COMMISSION .80 .95 1.10 1.25 1.40 10 20 GOVERNMENT Value of Weekly $ .40 .70 2.50 6) !f you work in lumbering and logging. and if your contribution weeks are determined by applying divisors to the number of cords or board feet produced, your contributions will be at the rate for earnings of $100 a week. This was formerly $69. These bookiets and tables will contain detailed information on the amendments to the Unemployment Insurance Act passed by Parliament in March of this year. !f you have turther questions or wish more information, the nearest office of the Unemployment Insurance Commission will be glad to help you. We suggest that you keep this notice handy tor future reference 1) Although the new contribution rates become effective June 30th 1968, the new benefit rates as shown in the table above will not automatically become effective at the same time. 2) The benefit rate is calculated on the basis of your most recent 30 contribution weeks. Therefore, some time will go by after July 1st before your contributions at the new rate wil have the maximum effect on your rate of benefit. * 4 3) For claims established before July 1st, the benefit rate established when the clain» was made will continue to apply until the claim is ended, 4) As an employee, you will contribute at the new rate starting June 30th 1968, and your new contribution rate is shown im the contribution table above. o. 5) For earnings of less than $20.00 a week, most employees are credited with a contribution for half a week. However, farm employees and fishermen do not pay any contributions for earnings of less than $9.00 a week. But if they have earnings from $9.00 to $19.99, they pay 10¢ and are credited with a contribution for half a week. Employees New Benefit Rates OF CANADA Less than 28 28 and under 43 43 and under 58 58 and under 73 73 and under 88 88 and under $1.03 $1.03 and under $1.18 $1.18 and under $1.33 $1.33 and over Range of Average Weekly Contributions Cents At their annual May meeting, ton; social convener Mrs. Eleanor Weston and District University Grubbe, Lawrence Ave. W., Wesâ€" Women‘s Club elected the followâ€" | ton; study group convener Miss ing officers for 1968â€"69: past | Maud Yeo, Rosemount Ave., Wesâ€" president Mrs. Ethel Mehi, Islingâ€" |ton and publicity convener Mrs. ton Ave. S., Islington; president Orma Termuende, London Green Mrs. Phyllis Baldwin, Chantilly |Court, Downsview Gardens, Weston; vice president ! Members also heard Mrs. Maryâ€" Mrs. Dorothy Crawford, Westâ€" Lou Ashbourne, Church St., Wesâ€" hampton Drive. Weston; recordâ€" ton, give her impressions of the ing secretary Mrs. Claire Panor-’(mawa Liberal convention which son, Meath Rd., Rexdale; corresâ€" she and her delegate husband ponding secretary Miss Elsie Bnr-l Howard attended. rans, Mayall Ave., Downsview;| * * * treasurer Mrs. Margaret Perfect,| Visitors are welcome at the Wincott Drive, Weston; memberâ€"| group‘s annual outdoors social ship convener Miss Marjorie |evening at the home of Mrs. Marâ€" Campbell, King St., Weston; proâ€" jorie Powyn, Georgetown, Wedâ€" gram convener Mrs. Emily lcm-[nesday. June 26 from 7 p.m. on. ley, Fairhaven Drive. Weston: asâ€" For further information, and sistant program convener Mrs. transportation, call Miss Marjorie Miriam Chun, Chapman Rd., Wesâ€"!Campbell, 241â€"3855. Since some beverage manufac turers have been using "no re turn" disposable glass bottles the burden of maintenance of our parks has increased tremendousâ€" New officers chosen Instead of making use of the containers left for this purpose picnicers often seatter their reâ€" fuse and litter the grass with pop bottles. Special maintenance men must be employed to clean up t glass One of the biggest headaches of the Parks Department is the increasing amount of trash left by users of the parks. York wants a ban on ‘no return‘ bottles KEN JOHNS MEN‘S WEAR the waste and the broken THE WESTON TIMES â€" Thursday, June 20, Women plan annual social Person Without Dependent $13.00 16.00 19.00 ©22.00 26.00 34.00 42.00 Weekty Rete Great SCOTT! GIVEN(s) our choice we‘ll go with BODDINGTON ! ELECTION SUMMERY | _ Visitors are welcome at the | group‘s annual outdoors social | evening at the home of Mrs. Marâ€" \jorie Powyn, Georgetown, Wedâ€" {nesday. June 26 from 7 p.m. on. For further information, and transportation, call Miss Marjorie \Campbell, 241â€"3855. Dependent $17.00 21.00 Members also heard Mrs. Maryâ€" Lou Ashbourne, Church St., Wesâ€" ton, give her impressions of the Ottawa Liberal convention which she and her delegate husband Howard attended. Parks department has asked counsil to petition the governâ€" ment of Ontario to pass legislaâ€" tion making the sale of beverages in "no return‘" disposable glass bottles unlawful. Because of this, the parks deâ€" partment has found it necessary to transfer men from other reâ€" sponsibilities to increase the size of the garbage pickâ€"up detail. ly, says parks commissioner Al Savage. He reports that these bottles are made of very thin glass, which, when broken, disintigrates into silverâ€"like pieces. This reâ€" sults in a very difficult pickâ€"up problem. 4 John St. Weston

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