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Metropolitan _ Toronto â€" Police have increased the number of patrols in Weston for the Christâ€" mas and New Year periods. It is part of Metro‘s plan to have more moving details in every area of Metropolitan Torâ€" onto right through until the beâ€" ginning of next year. There will be more frequent spot checks, reports Inspector C. F. Pearsall of the Traffic Safety Bureau, and extra police officers on the streeis. Weston‘s road accident tally so far this year provides a greater example in safety than many other areas in Metropoliâ€" tan Toronto. From January 1st, 1964, until the end of October, there have been a total of 151 wW.C.V.S. CHRISTMAS ASSEMBLIES The annual Christmas assemâ€" blies at W.C.V.S. were held last Wednesday, Thursday and Friâ€" 'day afternoons. â€" Besides _ the scripture . readings and group carolâ€"singing the programs inâ€" cluded a medley of Christmas carols played on the organ by Jack Hattie of Grade 10. Miss Fanning directed the Glee Club MEMBERS OF THE WESTON SILVER BAND play Christmas carols for the in a number of Christmas songs and Mr. Garlin and the Band provided _ the musical _ back ground for the rest of the pro gram. Robert Gray, a student, contributed an excellent coronc! solo of the hymn, "O Holy Night Christmas Activities At Weston Collegiate & Vocational School WESTON CGIVES SANTA EARLY WELCCME __ CHRISTMAS DANCE Judging from the atten( wWESTON TIMESâ€"ADVERTISER attendance road accidents in Weston, injurâ€" ing 65 people and killing one. A single fatality on Weston streets in ten months is not a record to be ashamed of. A reminder to parents of stuâ€" dents attending Weston Collegâ€" iate and Vocational School that the Parents‘ Night this year will be held on two dates â€" Thursâ€" day, January 7th and Tuesday, Parents‘ Night At WCVS To Be Held In January the _ Student â€" Council‘s annual Christmas Dance, which was held last Friday night, was a success. The intermission proâ€" gram was supplied by Mr. Daly and a group of senior students who emacted a humourous scene from the life of a ldcal family reputed to be descendants of the wriginal Mr. Scrooge. A student combo, Santa Claus, and three of his helpers, joined Mr. Daly and the Scrooges and those atâ€" tending the dance in carolâ€"singâ€" ing. 1 After the carolâ€"singing Santa Claus (who closely resembled Mr. Kulhay!) distributed gifts to the teachers present, and Miss Snow Queen was crowned by Mr. Rogers. After the dance the kitchen staff served lunch and patients of Humber Memorial Hospital. It is still a record, of course, and one the town should not have. One death is one too many. Increased patrols at this time are designed to keep the toll low and begin the new year in the manner we wish it to end â€" that is, as free of accidents as possible with absolutely no fatalities. not a one. January 12th. The report cards which were sent home last Friâ€" day contained further informaâ€" tion about these dates. This is a good opportunity for you to meet the teachers and discuss your children‘s special problems. We expect to see a large number of interested parents on these evenings. coffee to the teachers and their husbands and wives in the libâ€" rary CHRISTMAS BASKET DRIVE Today, Tuecsday, December 22n(?, students and teachers of W.C.V.S.) will distribute: baskets of food to about thirty needy families in the Weston area This is the sixth year in a row that this program has been unâ€" dertaken. The â€" Weston Lion‘s Club assists in the basket drive, to which each form in the school contributes specified articles of food. The success of the drive is a good example of school spirit, community spirit and the spirit _ of _ Christmas working hand in hand. Our thanks to all who are taking part in the proâ€" WESTON, ONTARIO, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1964 joins Santa Claus at the Belmont Chev Olds Christmas party last Sunday afterâ€" noon. Over 400 people attended the gala party on Lawrence Ave., Weston. Presents were given to children rangâ€" MAYORâ€" ELECT WES BODDINGTON Too mahÂ¥ people believe that they will become involved autoâ€" matically, if they call the police department to report some susâ€" picious action or person in their neighbourhood. This is contrary to fact. Since it is physically impossible for police officers to be everywhere at the same time, they must rely, to a great extent, on the eyes and ears of lfiw-abid'mg citizens. f\ Your telephone call to the police switchboard (which will be dealt with in complete conâ€" fidence) sets into operation a procedure which will thoroughly eheck into even a minor comâ€" plaint. Don‘t wait until your home, or your neighbour‘s, is burglarâ€" ized. If the situation is an urâ€" gent one, please make use of the special emergency telephone number â€" EMpire 1â€"1111 â€" For direct connection with the emerâ€" gency telephone number â€" EMâ€" pire 21711 and ask for the comâ€" plaint desk, to report any unâ€" usual activity in a home or other premises, where you know the occupants are absent. We also want to know about loiterâ€" ers in the neighbourhood, or cars being driven in a suspicious (manner. On Helping The Police Force To Help You Help us to protect you by posting these two important telephone numbers in the handâ€" iest place we know â€" beside your telephone. Mrs. Ella Norman, of 27 Little Avenue, has retired from the Weston Board of Education after 16 years service. (In last week‘s edition of the Weston Times it was reported that Mrs. Norman had retired from the Weston Home and School Association. This report was in error. The Board of Education is the organization which lost Mrs. Norman after 16 years, and not the Home and School.) Metbers of the Weston Home and School Association, at their second general meeting on Nov ember 30, paid tribute to Mrs. Norman for her tremendous conâ€" Retires From Education Board After 16 Years By Leo Donoghue | weeping because they are disâ€" It‘s a few days before Christ.| aPDOinting so many customers. mas and all through the city, People are finding that that not a creature is stirring â€" exâ€"|SPecial something they‘ve been cept. mbout two..million ‘pfllfil!&l eyeing â€"forâ€"the past six months rushing people. They are taking for that special somebody, has part in one of the country‘s most | been snatched up‘ by a member cherished _ traditions _ â€" the!"f that illâ€"reputed group known Christmas Rush. | as the early shoppers. Perhaps a _\ | the ery for justice will one day The roads, being covered with | }, appeased and the early bird snow and fce, are al & denger | win be banned from â€" society. fave! foreiy reached at "any Lafier all. is I Hight That some pther 'hme f)f the_ year, Yel, it should be at home in front ‘of is during this period ‘hmA people a warm fire enjoying television mod inoegpcalioney 0 | Mhile, the malority of the na. a 4 4 j 2 buy up those last few gifts, they hon is (ghine through Hades? tend to forget about stop signs, During the rush, late comers speed limits and other such | have also found that Christmas safety precautions. They are| tree pickings are much too slim constantly reminded by the| (another injustice). And to add Traffic Department, and rightly | insult to injury, the prices of so, that the best present they | these dwarfed trees usually has can. offer their loved ones is | remained the same as those at their own presence. ithe becinning of the festive seaâ€" In the downtown area, people find it expedient to park the car and walk from store to store. But there is a certain amount of risk involved even in this basic form of travel. Some citiâ€" zens, rest their brave souls, are lost in human stampedes. They are crunched by fat ladies whose arms are loaded with parâ€" cels to the point where they can no longer see. Last Christmas, one fellow was caught in the ‘reâ€" volving door of one of those fancy department stores.He is still revolving today! tribution‘to education in Weston over the past 16 years. Association _ President _ Mrs. Thelma Watkins said, *"Words cannot xpress adequately the apâ€" preciation we as parents feel for Mrs. Norman‘s untiring efforts." Mrs. Norman accepted a bouâ€" | quet of flowers as a token o{‘ the affection and gratitude of | the members of the Home and | School. | All across the city, clerks are The Christmas Rush NOKLH YORK, CLASSITFTED wWESTON . 4. $ 1, 1 CBRUXCH SPORTS 11 INDEX ing in age to 15 years old. Youngest to receive gift from Santa was twoâ€"dayâ€" old daughter of Gordon Anderson, Serâ€" vice Representative for Belmont Chev Olds. General Manager of the Parts and Service Division, Lawrence Donnell plays Santa in photo above. | To put an end to all of these 1prob]ems (heavy / traffic, stumâ€" | bling people, sold out merchanâ€" dise and skimpy trees) various ;remedies have been brought forâ€" ‘ward. One is that people shop iearlier. Ridiculous! The good | citizens of our nation would i never allow it. As foolish as it | may sound, there is a certain | joy in mass confusion â€" especâ€" Iiauy when it is the confusion of the Christmas Rush. as the early shoppers. Perhaps the cry for justice will one day be appeased and the early bird will be banned from society. After all, is it right that some should be at home in front ‘of a warm fire enjoying television while the majority of the naâ€" tion is going through Hades? During the rush, late comers have also found that Christmas tree pickings are much too slim (another injustice). And to add insult to injury, the prices of these dwarfed trees usually has remained the same as those at the beginning of the festive seaâ€" son. This past week in Weston has been one of gala parties with old Santa making the scene with gifts galore. wishes to take this opportunity to extend on behalf of all the merchants of the town sincere thanks to the residents of Wesâ€" ton and area for their patronâ€" age. According to Mr. Reeves it has been a very successful seaâ€" "As we come to the end of another .year," said Mr. Reeves, "we also come to the realizaâ€" tion that you, our customers, are responsible for our _ merry Christmas. We also realize that you are not only customers, but friends and neighbours; and it Santa arrived early at the Weston â€" Mt. Dennis Rotary Club‘s Christmas â€" Party â€" for Crippled Children. After an entertainment proâ€" gram which featured thirty minâ€" utes of tricks by a magician, Rotarian Santa Claus gathered the children around the Christ mas tree and handed out the preâ€" sents. Nineteen _ crippled _ children from the Weston area were the happy guests. â€" It was a big day for these youngsters and a rewarding one for Weston â€" Mt. Dennis Rotarâ€" ians. Ron Weir and his commitâ€" tee, who organized the evening, had good reason to feel warm at heart when they saw the smiles of the children. Jumping the gun on December 25th the Rotary Club‘s own Santa arrived Thursday, Decemâ€" ber 10th and held court at the annual party. Ontario Fire Marshal Rotarians Give 19 Youngsters Christmas Treat Don‘t let fire come to your Christmas party. was the warnâ€" ing issued by the Ontario Fire Marshal. Keep that Christmas tree fresh and green by standâ€" ing it in water . . . and keep cigarettes and matches away from the tree. Careless smoking caused nearly 10,000 fires in Ontario last year. Be careful and have a happy, Firesafe Christmas. Parties, Gifts Galore As Town Celebrates Christmas ) in the Christmas people of Weston, old, are getting in their Yuletide celeâ€" is in this vein that we the merâ€" chants of the town of Weston and neighbouring districts wish all our many friends a very Merry Christmas and the best of New Years." The Christmas tree isn‘t the only possible fire bhazard introâ€" duced to the home at this seaâ€" son. There are gift wrappings, paper â€" decoration‘s. decorative greenery, strings of lights and candles to be careful of too. But the Ontario Safety League points out that the Christmas tree is one combustible item that can either be made relaâ€" tively safe, or allowed to beâ€" come highly inflammable. It depends on choosing a fresh tree first of all, not one with needles already, turning brown and dropping off. When you get the tree saw a freshcut of the Ad o ie fuak. mad when setting it up, stand it in plenty of water. Ontario Safety League Advises Yuletide Care If you remember to add to the water every day, your tree will stay fresh and relatively flameâ€" resistant. If you forget to add water for a day or two. the tree will become dry and brittle, and highly inflammable. There are good ‘flameâ€"retarding‘ solutions you can buy or mix yourself to spray on the tree, but they shouldn‘t replace the allâ€"importâ€" ant water added daily to the tree stand Strings of lights should be checked for frayed cords and damaged sockets. New ones should bear the CSA (Canadian Standards Association) label of electrical safety. Outdoors, use only outdoor lights which are specially insulated for the purâ€" pose. When fuses blow, it will proâ€" bably be because a circuit is overloaded, and the fuse should be replaced only by a fuse of the same household size â€" usualâ€" ly 15 amperes. Using a largar fuse, or substituting a coin or foil, simply destrays the ‘warnâ€" ing system‘ a fuse is intended to provide. If a‘ fuse continues to blow. call in an electrician. SINGLE COPIES 10 CENTS WILF REEVES