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Netro Toronto and Region Conservation Authority pointed out in its $5,000 study that "63 percent of the Humber River banks, south of Highway 401 are By HANNAH IEDELL Just. as we were about to flip the calendar to January 1969 We glanced through the turnrd-bapk page: to see what happened to those 365 days we started 1968 with. Weston Times dealt in so " measure with numerous topics and happenings; some major, some minor, but all of interest to the people who so. re measure with numerous topics and happenings; some major, some minor, but all of interest to the people who live and work within York and-North York. CHURCHES Scoreboard in the two boroughs on the question of taxing the churches, as revealed in W.T.?s sampling of opinion; ratepayers and other citizens yes; clergy no. No religion to be taught in schools of York and North York, trustees for both school boards agreed. DISASTERS Humber River claims another life. A car-truck crash at the interchange of Highways 401 and 27 Saturday night sent a M-year-old Weston man to Queensway general hospital with a broken leg, head and face cuts and possible internal injury after being rescued from his wrecked auto which had been pushed 208 feet by the truck. In the crash the Taylor car rolled over four times as the two vehicles ran across the interchange roads. The truck finally jack-knifed. Campbell was unhurt. A second passenger in the auto, Arthur deWild, 34, also of Holley Ave., escaped with only minor injuries. Its banks V crumble, menacing ravine homes. One injured in MVA ' Police said Robert Taylor, 35, of Holley Ave., tried to pass the truck at the interchange of 27. William Campbell, 34, of Brown's Line, Etobicoke, told police the car driver gave him no chance to avoid the impact. tWkWkkkCt'ltkkkk".f.tykY skhhhhkkhhkhhhkhh' Provincial police at the scene were surprised when a goat jumped out of the wrecked auto, uninjured. A large number of motorists stopped by the accident joined police to search the area after Mr. Taylor reported he had lost his wallet with all his money and papers. It was not found. kifitCtCstCsstCssf.ssstC2iRPPp,CstitititPf. Due to New Year's day falling on Wednesday the Weston Times will be published Friday, January 3. The following week it resumes regular Thursday publicat- ion. Friday edition YEAR-END REVIEW _ A lot happened in nateatand, during '68 . with and moor. all of ready to slide." Later plane overrhot runway at EXPROPRIATIONS taken over for school: developments proved Downsview Airport and Threatened expropriat- Fight-back by horneoe correctness of statement. crashed into backyard of ionsin York add to housing expected to continue A Grumman Tracker home nearby. crisis potential if homes New Year. Students may lose summer jobs VOL. 7 - NO. 52 BALLOONS AND A HANDSHAKE: Annually during the festive season, members of the York firefighters' union climb up the aerial fire ladder and through a second or third-storey window of Weston Sanitarium to visit and distribute gifts to children who may be thousands of miles away from home. This year, CH Fl Radio gave the firefighters use of a helicopter which was used to "drop in" on delighted sick children at Northwestern' General as well as the Buttonwood Ave. hospital. Holding a little Eskimo girl with only one name "Neve" who hasn’t yet decided whether she wants to smile or cry, is York borough training officer Robert Billings. Picture was taken by R.E. Jones. The extended school term, as outlined by the Ontario department of education, will have a great effect on both the school board administration" and the students. As far as the students are concerned, it will, or could mean, that many of them will be out of school too late to accept employment. To many, it could be that they would not be eligible for student loans, as they must earn at least $300 a summer. "54° “”46“ 1lll'llll'llt The board of education will be faced with two major problems, one of which will be to try and keep the Grade 13 students in school, who have already been accepted into university dt other levels of education. This new ruling could keep them in school for 13 or 14 extra days. The second problem will be to get information on 28,000 students on the computor before the official end of the school term. The board was advised however, that this could be handled with a minimum of diffit'ulty. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27,1968 A York Memorial collegiate student said he was refused admittance to Weston Arena last Thursday night even though he told arena management that he was assigned to cover the commercial-industrial league games for the Weston Times. Manager Ernest "Doc" Banting said Monday that he personally refused to admit Gary Ritchie because he could not produce press credentials and did not have one of the 15 press passes issued by the arena. Gary looked pretty young said Mr. Banting and he thought that he had invented a story to get in to ace the games. Refused admittance to arena Seniors SINGLE COPIES 10 CENTS taken over for school aim. Fight-hack by homeowners expected to continue in New Year. If Gary Ritchie gives evidence that he is from the Weston Times he will be given a press pass and will receive an apology, said the arena manager. "--'"' ‘Gary was deeply disturbed at being ejected from the arena. He was told by the Weston,Tirnes that he would be admitted to the arena if he informed the ticket collector that he was covering the game for this newspaper. Youngsters are good at thinking up ways to gain free admission and Mr. Banting said he and the chairman of the arena board laughed when they heard this one. (See editorial Page 4.) . IOIJCY Hundreds of York and North York citizens - young and old - walk Illa for Million, and unkind. in United Appeal to help raise money for than: who A Ctacefield Ave. public school teacher, saves the life of an infant in convulsions by using mouth to mouth resuscitation. A nine-year-old brownie. C a t ch es burglarized apartments in need it. HEROES AND HEROINES choose executive Weston senior citizens held their annual business meeting in municipal building, 2000 Weston Rd. last. Friday and installed their officers for 1969. York recreation director Dave Appleton presided " the installation of president Mrs. Lily Scott, vice president Mrs. Belle Dingwall, secretary Mn. Phyllis Watts, correspond- ing secretary Mrs. Mary Silk, treasurer Mn. -Edm Barrett, membership convenor Mrs. Mm Scott and auditors hoe Scott and Mrs. w Brown. , HOUSING Young family in North Continued on Page " GOOD NEIGHIOR th York