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mro,l._fi:mun' th of April. tlAprle 98 In the Weston area alone, local volunteer drivers drove more than 20,640 miles last year in transporting cancer patients to and from treatment centres. The Weston Unit‘s campaign objective for this #:r is $55,800.00. 1 â€" e Society‘s fund raising is conducted Path of the plan groviding such necessities as drugs, houseâ€" eeping services, home nursing care, cancer dressings, prostheses, and free transportation to dollars will be spent on cancer education. Another million will be spent on direct services to cancer patients. Taking many forms, these could vary from relatively small comforts such as flowers and gifts to patients in hospital, to In view of these exciting results, one might paraphrase a famous quotation somewhat as follows: Ask not what the struggle against cancer can do for me, but what I might do for the struggle against cancer. And the answer to such a question is simple: _ _ e It is estimated that more than half of the Society‘s entire 1971 budget will be spent on research. In addition, more than a million _ Support the campaign of the Canadian Cancer Society. _ _ _ e When is it all going to bear fruit? We‘ve been hearing about the progress being made in cancer research and cancer treatment and cancer education for years now. When are we going to have a cure for cancer? When is it all going to bear fruit? It already has! In the past 20 years alone, in Canada, the percentage of people who have lived for five years after diagnosis of cancer of the breast rose from 43 per cent to 58 per cent; for cancer of the skin the percentage of fiveâ€"year survivals went up from 91 per cent to 100 per cent. Several other types of cancer have equally good perforâ€" mances: in the mouth,/the larnyx, the prostate and the uterus. The refusal of the Ontario Municipal Board to grant a rezoning to Mr. Hunter in the Elhurst Court area points out more than ever York‘s need for an official plan. For more than a year we have been in a state of limbo about future land uses in this municipality. Now the OMB tells us that we can have no redevelopment until the plan is passed. The plan has been in preparation for more than four years. It has been sitting at the OMB for a year and it appears it will be at least another year before it has any chance of conâ€" sideration. The plan lay dormant at the OMB for eight months last year. Then, just as it was finally assigned a hearing date, council changed its mind on some items. Though many members of council and the public are becoming fed up with the OMB‘s attitude to the borough of York, Mr. Kennedy‘s refusal to hear the plan last Sepâ€" tember was totally justified. Because council wants to make sure there are few objections at the next hearing it is going slowly with more revisions to the plan. _ Planning Commissioner Peter Allen has promised speedy work on this latest draft of the plan. Planning board has decreased the frequency of its meetings and another draftsman is being hired to complete the map work. We are also waiting another 11 weeks for a consultant‘s study which will tell us if the basis of the plan is sound, i.e. if redevelopment to apartments pays off in municipal taxes. If all this goes well we can expect public hearings on the revised plan by the fall. After that we have consideration of public objections, perhaps more revisions and then the gol:n winds its weary way through planning rd, legislation and property committee, board of control and council. That‘s if it follows a straight course. There may be other obstacles in the way. _ o These figures are a tribute to three things. They mean that more people had their disease diagnosed early, which shows that the education program of the Society has had some effect; they are evidence of the steadily improving methods of treatment; and they attest to the results of research. All three of these areas are the conâ€" cern of the Canadian Cancer Society. It may get to the OMB by the New Year. There the plan is not likely to get an immediate hearing. There will probably be another four to eight month wait. The plan may be passed, rejected or amended. _ .. _ D Where does that leave our Mount Dennis project? Where does that leave other rezoning applications? Where does that leave developâ€" ment in this borough? _ This is one of those situations where there is no obvious solution, either political or otherwise. Yet it may become critical, dollarâ€"wise, for this municipality unless something is done. Page 4 â€"â€"The Westonâ€"York Times â€" Thursday, April 1, 1971 _ By the time it has finally gone through all the channels it will probably be out of date. _ _ Published at 2159 Weston Road, Weston, each Thursday by Principal Publishing Limited. Estabiished 1890 incorporating the Weston Times and County of York Meraid, the Times and Guide, and Weston Times Advertiser, and the Weston Times. Other countries $9.00 Second Class Mail Registration Number 1588 Subscription Rates $7.00 per year in advance to any address in Canada Westonâ€"York Times Cancer cure V J. MacMillan, President and Publisher mait Stockwell, Editor Moily Fenton, Advert. Manager Cathy Dunphy, News Editor Telephone 241â€"5211 He feels that citizens should have been informed of the pay raise proposal before the matter was James Pollock, of Woodward Avenue, is angry at council for "going to the pork barrel at a time when most taxpayers are having a difficult time". At least one taxpayer of the borough of York is angry with council members for voting themselves a pay raise as reporled ! newspaper last week Mr. Pollock said it is outâ€" rageous that council agreed to dip into the taxpayers‘ pocket _ when York‘s unemployment record is so high and when there are so many citizens of the borough living on pensions. In a letter addressed to the Mayor and the Council Members, Mr. Pollock, a borough resident for 21 years, said: "It‘s my opinion that this increase is the act of an arrogant group whose least concern is for the citizen who pays the shot." bweflment has not been shown in this matter," he said in an interview this ‘"‘Soâ€"called public spirited citizens," Mr. Pollock said, ‘"are now highly paid for not By the time this report reaches you, the Ontario Legislature will be back in session. There are a number of comments which might serve as useful guidelines in watching events of the next critical weeks. Our new Prime Minister is playing it pretty cool; that‘s the nature of the man. He forming the ranks following the inevitable tensions of the leadership campaign and convention, and he has been preâ€"occupied with them, as well as preparations for the Obviously, his challenge is to create the public image of a new government which has broken with the Robarts‘ regime â€" sufficiently _ to quieten some of the criticism which had developed within both the party and the electorate. There are three major means for achieving this: first, his cabinet apâ€" pointments; second, the Throne Speech; and third, the Budget. Give Bill Davis full credit, he did the best that was possible in shaping his cabinet. Some of the deadâ€" Some new blood was brought in. And there was a massive reshuffling of portfolios in an effort to project the image of newness. It is perhaps a measure of the difficulties the new Prime Minister faces that, despite his extensive efforts in this connection, the new SPEAKING OUT No real stir created by new Ontario cabinet Council going to pork barrel says taxpayer E 1 7 t GPL» .m b;- To 3 ~ mishandled so badly that there were resignations from his department, and protests from all across the province. In short, the image was superficially good; but the doubts were not dispelled. During these intervening weeks, there has been an effort to ‘"beef up" the government program to cope with unemployment, but too little and too late was the Dear Editor Why is it that the residents of a street without sidewalks who wish to continue living without this amenity, must apparently have sidewalks foisted upon them? The majority of people living on the west side of Farnsworth Drive have formally and publically expressed the fact that they really don‘t want a sidewalk. But the Works Department and the Traffic, Fire and Licensing Committee of the Borough of North York seem determined to ignore our opposition, to use our taxes to provide us with a sidewalk â€" and then presumably charge us for snow removal each year! The issue may seem to be a small one. But there is an important principle inâ€" volved. This is surely just another example of where politicians are ignoring the cabinet was met with quite a yawn across the province. Certainly, it created no real stir. Some were mystified by appointments such as Allan Grossman to Trade & Development, or Dalton John Yaremko was returned to the portfolio of Provincial Secretary and Minister of Citizenship where he will be responsible for Indian afâ€" fairs which he â€" had obvious retort for such belated announcements. When the Government slapped a suit for $25 million against Dow Chemical for its mercury pollution in the Sarnia area, conâ€" servationists were cheered, but the cynics have wonâ€" dered whether the motivation wasn‘t as much wishes of the people and forcing someting upon us, we neither want nor need. Bales to Municipal Affairs. doing very much. I wonder if they are worth the money Sidewalks < P36 QUEEN‘S PARK REPORT Donald C. MacDonald MPP for York South Mr. David Grove, Weston P. O Sincerely If it does appear then, I for one will take it as notice that the Prime Minister has still not ruled out a June election. Most people seem to think the election will come in the Fall; but with the Budget down, and all the "goodies" which it will offer, the they‘re getting Beyond the Throne Speech on March 30 will be the Budget, which could come down as early as midâ€"April. ‘‘They knew the pay for the job when they started, just like any other job," he said. To my knowledge," Mr. Pollock said, "none of the council _ members _ are dependent on their never more so than on the eve of an _ election Inevitably, the few thousand words which are handed to the Lieutenant Governor for his ‘message from the Queen‘ are couched in generalities which have to be tied down before they become convincing. through the courts for years, and meanwhile, what about effective _ pollution abaternent? becomes even more imâ€" portant if a new image of the government is to be mind. The difficulty with Throne Speeches is that they are always regarded with great skepticism, and 56 Years Agoâ€" 1915 Despite the vigorous opposition of representatives of the Lord‘s Day Alliance, Sunday streetcars will soon be seen running through Weston to Woodbridge. The railway company will not have it all their own way however, as a jitney service between Weston and West Toronto was placed on the road commercially last Sunday. 32 Years Ago â€" 1939 Weston‘s largest public service and sporting event was presented to council when a large deputation of the local Rotary Club headed by Dr. J. McHugh and president Fred Rowntree presented plans and detail of the proposed swimming tank which they are planning to erect on the fair grounds adjacent to the tennis courts. 5 Years Ago â€" 1966 Humber Memorial Hospital this year will launch a major construction program, aimed at meeting a subâ€" stantial portion of suburban Toronto‘s 2,000 bed deficit. The program involves both a regional 400â€"student day school for nurses, and an expansion program which will more than double the present 325 bed hospital, to a total of 800 beds. litical than antiâ€"pollution. e case will likely drag Looking back Legislature _ could _ be prorogued in late April, or early May, in time for voting in the second half of June. My guess is that Prime Minister Davis hasn‘t made up his mind yet. He is presently engaged in a number of sorties to various sample the political waters. In midâ€"March he and a cabinet group visited the Niagara Peninsula. Two weeks ago it was the Ottawa Valley. A half, dozen other political _ fenceâ€"mending junkets are scheduled for later unspecified dates. _ political waters are cool; if he feels that all the demonstrations, protests and delegations are really politically alarming, he may conclude that he has nothing On the other hand, there‘s always the danger that the new image could wear thin, for in reality it is for the most part the same group of men who were the major figures in the Robarts Government. The fact that they played a game of musical chairs, shuffled their portfolios, and that a few like Stan Randall were lost in the process, hasn‘t fundamentally changed public thinking and attitudes. to lose by delaying till Fall. That assessment of course, is subject to the impact of the Throne Speech and the Budget which we shall have to await, and judge, each for municipal saiamies aione or their living @Anuneil\ mambareâ€" ennld "Council members could have proposed an increase to take effect with the next council, and let their record stand at the next election. Then the taxpayers could have a say in this matter 14 by J.F. Graham (The following letter, no doubt of interest to many members, has been received from George W.H. Bowler, C.B.E., ~M.S.M. President, Imperial division, Royal Canadian Legion): 7 Warning! It would be wise, I believe, to draw to the attention of Legion memâ€" bers, a problem which we have _ encountered _ inâ€" creasingly of late. I refer to the difficult â€" financial situation that often develops when elderly parents of a Canadian resident â€" be he a British veteran, a Canadian, or even a nonâ€"veteran (if the visitor himself has service) becomes ill when visiting here, and is forced to seek hospital and medical atâ€" tention. Often, such visitors carry the impression that they are protected by the National Health Scheme of the United Kingdom, but this is not so; nor do they have any rights under Canadian Hospital Insurance and Medicare Schemes. Consequently, a heart attack, an accident or other injury or disease requiring a period of hospitalization, results in a very high bill for which the host here in Canada often We have examined inâ€" stances of bills as high as $4,000! Hospital per diem rates in many parts of Canada now run well above $50.00 a day, without conâ€" sidering doctors‘ bills. Because of the heartache that results from this type of situation, when no adequate resources are available to pay the debts, we do suggest that the possibility of acâ€" cident or illness be taken into account. We understand that limited medical insurance can be purchased privately in the United Kingdom. Such protection _ would help cushion the expense, or if it is within reasonable limits, to defray the cost. The lack of any such resources worries the aged patient â€" finds himself liable, as the visitor usually has no dollar resources with which to meet the cost. As is the natural, so is the spiritual. As the scientist can take the smallest pnrficle‘z matter (a microcosm) and find locked within it a picture of the total universe (the macrocosm), so it is possible to take a single word of scripture and find locked up within it the lete of the â€" man‘s Ne ommnaig o hnaelt, This is certainly true of the word "glory‘"‘. We have already seen in this current series of articles that "glory" is the clue to the significance of Christ‘s temptation. The word "glory‘"‘ also contains within itself the heart of the gospel and the total message of the Bible as a whole. Last week, on the basis cf the third temptation, I pointed up the meaning of "glory‘" by contrast. I contrasted "glory" with its counterfeit, a false glory, which I called glamour. ‘Today I want to show you true "glory" â€" in all it‘s glorious fulness! This is a difficult thing to do and the first difficulty is probably the greatest. It is to break down the barrier of a false literalism with regard to the Bible. It would be an interesting experiment if, at this point, you were to put down the paper, close your eyes, think "glory‘", then write down the things you thought about. Try it ! _ Well, the first thing you thought about was light, wasn‘t it â€" full, blazing, almost blinding light? Yes. But what then? I guess it may have been colours. And then shapes. What shapes? The shadowy shapes of whiteâ€" robed creatures "casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea‘". Right? If this little guessing game of mine has been anywhere near the mark, it will help you to see how deeply embedded in our thinking the literal images of the Bible have become. This brings us right up against a curious illogicality in people‘s thinking about the Bible. Let me set it down as simply as I can. People read the stories of the Bible â€" let‘s say the Book of Revelation, for example. They subconsciously translate the words into pictures. They have been taught that this is the true interpretation of the words they have read. But nowadays people find they can no longer believe Th these pictures as literally and factually true. So they say â€" inwardly if not in so many words â€" the Bible just isn‘t true. . This is a false conclusion. And I wish people would wake up to that fact. But there LEGION NEWS: Know the pitfalls of playing the host Germany, but at present the pitfalls involved. should be known to all those conâ€" templating arranging for a protracted visit by elderly relatives. Perhaps when all of Canada is covered by Medicare, as well as Hospital Insurance, some kind of reciprocal agreement can be reached, such as exists between the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Mr. Savage said the federal government stipulates that the emâ€" ployment programme be student _ initiated _ and oriented. York Board of control gave permission last week to Al Savage, chairman of parks and recreation, to seek funds from the federal government for a summer employment programme. The federal government has set aside $50,000,000 for: summer employment programs providing jobs for students. Mr. Savage‘s department wants a grant to carry out a survey of all community recreational facilities available in the borough of York. The survey would provide jobs for 11 students this thus impairing a return to normal health. It may also impose severe financial strain on the Canadian family, which in some inâ€" stances of which we are aware, disastrous. Mr. Savage stressed that the federal government is considering applications on a York‘s recreational survey was developed by students employed by the borough f'-\pply for job grant DON REED Rev. Reed is Minister of Westminster United Church has ° proved True glory is hope in it. Because it is a haitâ€"way step towards a better and truer understanding of what the Bible is saying. What is needed is that people complete the step to better understanding. They have to see that it is not the Bible that is literalmindedness that is The fact of the matter is this. The Bible uses wordâ€"pictures to describe concepts. The wordâ€"pictures are not permanent truth. But the concepts are. And "glory", rightly understood, is one of the key concepts of the Bible. Briefly, what the Bible says about Glory is, first, God‘s right and due. It is his because He displays it. It blazes forth (for those whose eyes are open to it) in His doings, in His creation of the universe, in His ordering of Nature, in His ruling of history, in His dealings with His people, in His becoming Man in Jesus Christ. This Glory of God is to be seen most conspicuously in Man, in the True Man, Jesus. This is the glory that everyman should have, should embody, and show forth. In us, ordinary men, this glory is marred and broken by our disobedience, by what the Bible calls our sin. Basically that means chosing and seeking our own glory instead of offering glory to God. It was because Jesus gave God glory (first place in his life: "Thou shalt worship the Lord Thy God and him only shalt thou serve") that he shows us what man‘s true glory is. There was a saint of God who many years ago said: ‘"The Glory of God is man fully alive‘". The saint‘s name was Irenaeus. The irony of man‘s situation today is that, denying glory to God by daring to say God is Dead, he finds himself a gross caricature and his life totally absurd. The conclusion of the matter is this: if man does not give glory to God he has no glory of his own: and if God be dead, Man himself is as good as dead also. I realize that this article leaves many points unsaid and many questions unanâ€" swered. If any of you would let me know what questions are in your mind or anything that troubles you or puzzles you, I will try to answer in this column. Confidences, of course, will be respected. Write to me, Don Reed, câ€"o the Editor, Westonâ€"York Times, 2159 Weston Rd., Weston. The ‘Old Man‘ only calls you out on parade once every two years, and the date this time is June 5 and 6, and the place is Owen Sound. The occasion is the 12th reunion of the Grey and Simcoe Foresters. The Owen Sound boys are busy working on the details which will be sent to former members in May. This writer welcomes news or pictures of York and North York branch events such as visits to hospitalized veterans, donations by auxiliaries, initiations of new members and presentations f medais or certificates. Do you like playing euchre? If so, why not drop down to the Mount Dennis Branch on the first and third Tuesday of every month? If they don‘t get the players they‘ll have to cancel. Branch No. 31, Mount Dennis, reminds us that Friday, April 23 is ‘Movie Night In Canada‘. Your Colour Guard is presenting a movie ‘"The Ipcress File" starring Michael Caine and Susan Lloyd. Movie starts at 8 p.m. Admission if $2.50 per person which will include a refreshment and a chicken supper. Tickets are obâ€" tainable from the bar or members of the Colour Guard. Contact either this writer at Branch 57, Silverthorn, or The Editor, Weston â€" York Times, 2159 Weston Road. Phone 241â€"5211. Silverthorn plans to have the ‘games room‘ renovated in the very near future and invites all members to turn out and have a look at the ‘new look‘. +++ ++4+ +++ ++4+ 8| a