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P!dâ€"‘l'! '.ttY-t‘l"l-u. Thursday, May 20, 1971 This paper has done its fair share of the discussing. Once again the tepic in this corner is dropâ€"ins. York‘s dropâ€"ins have written about, talked about and televised almost to the point of redundancy. Then, at the last meeting of the parks and recreation committee, Mayor Philip White did what amounts to an about face and asked that the policy of dropâ€"ins being closed for every $40 worth of damage (wilful) done to the centre and that the policy enforcing the collection of the $2.50 membership fee be rescinded. The latest news is half the dropâ€"in staff resigned as of last Friday. They resigned reluctantly, because as one leader said, they can‘t play politics and help the kids at the same time. The Mayor desérves a laurel for his lastâ€"ditch attempt to preserve the status quo at dropâ€"ins. Perhaps he was motivated by what the kids at the dropâ€"ins told him during his last visit. The mayor was voted down by the other members of the committee and things at the dropâ€"ins will continue pretty much the same as before. Except that there will be about half a dozen new faces at the centres â€" the new supervisors who started Monday. Perhaps he listened to the concern in the leaders‘ voices when they expressed their fears at what the new measures invoked by council might do to the concept and feelings they had worked for months to make at their respective dropâ€"ins. Or perhaps Mr. White knew deep down that the measures recently approved by council weren‘t helping things at the dropâ€"ins, after all. To The Editor: I saw in one of our daily papers the statement to the effect that Mother‘s Day dates back 400 years which is not correct. Mother‘s _ Day, like Father‘s Day was a business promotion and, as I am 85 â€" years â€" of â€" age I can remember when it was first introduced. The idea of the 400 years was originated as Mothering Sunday and with the established Church of England, when it was compulsory to attend the Parish Church. On account of the sparse population, chapels or missions were But incredible things keep happening to dropâ€" Curiouser and curiouser 60 Years Ago A large number of excursionists accompanied by the Weston band visited Waterloo on Wednesday. The Weston band immediately lined up and marched to the Waterloo Musical Society‘s hall, where they rendered some excellent music. 40 Years Ago The committee has been extremely fortunate in securing Col. ‘Billy‘ Bishop V.C. to officiate at the unâ€" veiling of the Weston War Memnorial tablet that is to take place Sunday afternoon, May 24. Members of the local clergy will also assist in this service, with Mayor W.J. Pollet officiating as chairman. It is expected this will be the largest public gathering of its nature held in Weston since the war. 20 Years Ago Weston Dukes, who made such a fine showing in the OHA Junior ‘B‘ championships where they reached the finals, losing out to Sarnia Sailors, are to be guests at a banquet. Players and officials include: Terry Clements, Billy Harris, P. Topping, Stafford Smythe, club 1 8..00 BE 200000000 6Aiieh . c s3 Sn td dn hiA t ts tatul manager, Ted Reig, Buck Houle, Dr. J.A. Bull, club physician, Paul Jago, Don Head, Jack Hoyles, Don Peebles, Don Ingram, John Tolton, George Stoyan, Don Mcintosh, Ken Harris, Clare Fisher, Art White, Phil Forsythe, Al Topping, Doug Timgren, George Jamieson, Blair Livingston, Doug Moore, Buddy Horne, Fred Bell, Fred Jackson. 10 Years Ago A major Iag in a planned program of expanded offâ€" street parking facilities in the Weston business district is to be marked by a threeâ€"day ‘shoppers‘ jamboree which starts this evening and runs until Saturday night. Purpose is to celebrate the opening of the enlarged municipal car park on John Street. Published af 2159 Weston Road, Weston, each Thursday by Principal Publishing Limited Esfablished 1890, incorporating the Weston Times and County of York Merald, the Times and Guige, and Weston Times Advertiser. and the Secong Class Mail Registration Number 1588 Supscriphon Rates $7 00 per year in advance to any adgress in Canada Ofner countries §9.00 Recalls true history of Mother‘s Day Looking back Westonâ€"York Times About face Times V J MacMilian, President and Publisner Mait Stockweil, Editor Moily Fenton, Advert Manager Cathy Dunphy, News Egitor Telephone 241 5211 formed under Curates, and once every year, on Mothering Sunday, the people attended the Parish Church. In those days it was the place of worship as well as the place that handed out the punishment to all ofâ€" fenders. Take as an example, William Penn the founder of Pennsylvania in the United States. He was thrown into a common jail for 20 days at Sussex England for failing to attend his Parish Church. I have seen a lot of customs come and go. Charles H. Gardner Under the existing law, a dental technician cannot legally make a dental fixture without a prescription, or workâ€"order, from the dentist. But for many reasons, inâ€" cluding this escalation in cost, dental technicians have increasingly dealt directly with the public. politically like a flash storm in the heat of summer. The case _ of the _ dental technicians, or denturists, is the latest example. As usual, there has been a great deal of public confusion, often made worse by highly emotional charges by many people, _ including _ the Minister of Health. This issue becomes one of immediate public concern because it is widely alleged that dental fixtures of one kind or another, made by a dental technician and for which he is paid a relative small sum, are retailed by the dentist for amounts that range up into hundreds of In three western provinâ€" ces, â€" Manitoba, Alberta and British Columbia, this issue has come to a head, and been resolved, by the passage of new legislation which permits _ dental technicians to deéal directly with the public under regulations which assure LETTERS TO THE EDITOR York must weather the storm Dear Editor: The yearly battle of the mill rate is now over and the Borough of York rate is still the highest in Metro. As Budget Chief I should report on the reasons York cannot hold the line and give my~opinion on the financial picture of York‘s future. York cannot hold the line because we are unequal partners in the yearly competition â€" for added assessment. The outer boroughs _ have _ large acreages of open space which is less costly to develop. Toronto is still reaping the benefits of large office complexes which were on the planning board years ago and have now reached the building stage. York has been faced with inflationary wage increases not contained by Federal Government control and with twelve developments fully approved, which in total would realize one and a half million in increased taxes per year when built. Added assessment realized $834,000.00 extra in taxes this year. Wage inâ€" creases, including additions to staff of nine extra fire fighters, cost $1,065,000.00 in 1971. _ The _ difference, $231,000.00, has to be added to taxes. The Council of the Borough of York cannot be held acâ€" countable for Federal or Provincial _ governments which decide policy that has such a great effect on a local municipality. â€" Every now and then an York must weather the Qualified denturists are not ‘bootleggers‘ LOOK, DEAR . your reopic are wavrtNe." z2 J\éfi ) CC 0 dity J h) No M ie ; 2 ‘(‘g“:‘;',"*..'fz»_z;-; wl . /4,%? everybody concerned that the technician is fully qualified, is operating within the limitations of his skills, and under health conditions which are adequate. Unfortunately, we don‘t seem to have been able to learn a lesson from the western provinces‘ exâ€" perience, and now we are going through the same battle. Within the past few weeks raids have been made on the dental technicians labs by the RCMP, at the instigation of the Royal College of Dental Surgeons. Records have been seized and taken off, and charges have been laid. When the issue was raised in the Legislature, the Minister of Health, the Hon. ‘Bert‘ Lawrence stated that he was reviewing the whole situation, but then went on to reveal both a strong prejudice and a rather tenuous appreciation of some of the facts, when he charged denturists as being "dental bootleggers" and as having even fewer storm and hope that this inflationary â€" depression period will soon end. Once Canada can be put on a rational growth pattern then added assessment will not only produce enough taxes to pay added increases of staff but also provide the means to hold the line on tax inâ€" creases. The future of each Borough of Metro should not be conditional on increased assessment alone. Evenâ€" tually the outer boroughs will be all built up and the present office complexes being built in Toronto will slow down. At that point all of Metro will experience York‘s difficulties. Weston Ratepayers‘ Association would like to publicly thank our members for their support during this past difficult year. Our elected represenâ€" tatives cannot work in a vacuum. They need com ment and direction from the people they represent and we were pleased to work with this new Council, especially Mr. Sainsbury and Mr. Trimbee. We have learned that these members spend an 18â€"hour day, seven days each week doing their best work in your interest. Their job is a difâ€" ficult and weary one. Dear Editor The answer lies in more The executive of the Thanks to our Members QUEEN‘S PARK REPORT Donald C. MacDonald MPP for York South of dental technicians who are registered by the Dental Technicians Board. Of the Society‘s present memâ€" bership of 125, only seven are not duly accredited Ontario dental technicians, and I am informed that this small group of seven are in fact qualified, but come from other provinces or countries, and have simply not bothered to seek Ontario registration. In short, for the vast majority, 118 of the 125 members, a denturist is simply a dental technician who is seeking to retail his work directly to the public, and is likely doing so right now, albeit illegally under the existing legislation. qualifications _ than _ a "‘garage mechanic‘‘. The facts of the matter are that the newlyâ€"organized Ontario Denturists Society is almost completely made up Mr. Lawrence confused this situation greatly when he told the Legislature that official spokesmen of the dental technicians are assumption of education costs by the Ontario Government and more welfare costs by the Federal Government. The answer lies in a Federal policy which will stop inflationary pressures. The answer is beyond the Council of the Borough of York to solve. Amalgamation with Toronto is but a temporary refuge for less taxes and will double the per capita debt of York. The future of York should not be conditional on yearly added assessment alone. The Ontario Government has started to recognize this by paying 54 per cent instead of 52 per cent of Board of Criticism is welcomed as long as it is constructive and helpful. There is no use in rising up in a time of stress after years of tranquil inâ€" difference if people have not somnething constructive to offer to the municipal scene. An aware electorate is the best assurance of good government. In the past, York Township Council has come under provincial scrutiny . for deficiencies in its function. Elements of these past Councils are still very much in evidence and our new Council needs your support to put through sound legislation such as the new Weston bylaw 1,000 and the 125 per cent residential As far as the public is concerned, that will result in lower cost and at the same time free the greater skills of dentists for the wider serâ€" vicing of dental needs. There are individual and group interests involved in this kind of situation, but 1 suggest that the paramount concern should be the public interest. That will be served by clarifying the area within which dental technicians can work, and making certain that they operate within it. With those assurances there appears to be no valid reason why they cannot deal directly with the public, as they are now permitted in the three western provinces. Meanwhile, the Minister of Health is reviewing the situation, and promises a statement at an early date. But the facts are that half of the 234 registered dental technicians of Ontario have become members of the Ontario Denturists Society, and at the moment they are contributing $100 a month toward the Society‘s cam paign to get new legislation. That‘s rather convincing proof of their dissatisfaction. would be to admit conâ€" templating an illegal act under the existing legislation. satisfied with the existing legislation. Of course, they are publicly happy with it, because to be otherwise Education costs, and I believe will further assist by increased grants over the coming years. The Federal Government must also assist by gradually increasing their cost of welfare. This is the first time in 10 years the mill rate has been reduced. It was acâ€" complished by Ontario Government help and I believe signifies â€" more assistance to come that will enable York and other Onâ€" tario municipalities to continue to provide services at a bearable cost to its taxpayers. Yours sincerely, James W. Trimbee, Controller, Borough of York. Our election of new ofâ€" ficers will be held May 26, at 8 p.m. in the kindergarten room of Memorial Junior School, John and Pine Streets. We welcome canâ€" didates who wish to stand for election of the new executive and committees to assure continued coâ€"operation with the Council of the Borough of York and to improve the quality of life in the Weston area. parking _ requirement. Redevelopment in York needs the closest possible scrutiny so that the citizens and not only a few op portunists benefit. The Executive, Weston Ratepayers Association I have just returned from the most exuberant, exhausting and exasperating Church conference in my life. 8 It was the 47th annual meeting of the Toronto Conference of the United Church of Canada held at York University May 11 to May 13. The theme was ‘Celebrating Hope‘. We certainly celebrated and we certainly were raised high in hope. That was the exuberant and exhausting part of the proceedings. Exhausting â€" pleasantly exhausting â€" because so exuberant. I was reminded of the criticism that Christians are too heavenly minded to be of any earthly use. This used to be said of a different kind of heavenly mindedness. But I wonder if there is any great difference between an otherâ€"wordly pietism and the mental blowout induced by emotional over stimulation. It was in the more sober aspects that I found the conference exasperating. The comment of one participant summed it up. He said to me in conversation at the conâ€" clusion of the conference, We are great on inspiration; but weak in business." I remember St. Paul says something about being transformed â€" but he adds â€" ‘"by the renewing of your minds," not by the reducing of your minds. It was such a reduction of the mind, so evident in our business sessions, that troubled and exasperated me at this conâ€" ference. Our theme speaker at one point spoke scathingly of the triviality and mediocrity of the church. This was certainly true of the way we did our business. So much so, that at one point were permitting dollar considerations to dictate policy, and at another point we were gwilty of reneging on a thorough consideration of vital social and political matters. by J.F. Graham The third bill before the Standing Committee is to amend the Civilian War Pensions and Allowances Act. It repeals the present schedules of the Act, and specifies that pensions to persons covered by this Act shall be awarded in acâ€" cordance with the schedules of the pension act. I should explain that the PENSION ACT â€"schedules â€" already apply to most civilian war pensioners, and the present bill will make them apâ€" plicable to the remainder (former air raid precautions workers and members of voluntary aid detachments). This means civilian war pensions will receive the 10 per cent increase as of April 1st, and also in future years their pensions will rise automatically _ whenever veterans pensions may be raised. â€" But this criticism apart, it was an enheartening â€" conference. â€" Certainly everyone felt a resurgence of hope. The speaker was Rev. Bob Wallace of Montreal who gave us, in speech and song, a lively vision of Hope. And who, in himself, gave us a living example of the dynamic of Hope. ‘"‘Things they are aâ€"changing. The only quality that can gird us for change and guide us through change is Hope." "Hope is the capacity to detect and exâ€" perience and become one with the glory of For this we were indebted to two guests of the conference. One billed as a speaker, the other one as a musician. Though, inâ€" terestingly enough, the speaker used music and the musician did a lot of speaking! Bob Wallace is a young Minister who is vibrantly alive and who has the capacity to communicate his exuberant enthusiasm with vivid eloquence. In speaking about hope he raised our hopes to the sky. Here are some quotes: ‘"Hope is the ca perience and beco things and events development." "Hope is like LEGION NEWS This Bill contains no amendments other than the changes in rates. However, a number _ of _ concurrent changes are taking place. First, the rates of civilian war allowance regulations are tied to those of WVA, and therefore the 15 per cent increase in rates will automatically apply. Second, the â€" civilian war allowance regulations are being amended exactly as is being done with the WVA regulations, to provide that the full amounts of OASâ€"GIS to which a recipient is enâ€" titled will be calculated as income. Third, _ the _ veterans treatment regulations are being amended to provide, for the first time, that perâ€" sons who, but for the receipt of OAS or GIS, would be eligible to receive civilian war allowance, will be eligible for medical and hospital treatment at the expense of the department. The a tiger ground couched Pension growth The same regulations are also being amended to authorize us to continue the payment of medicare and hospital insurance premiums for these persons. These estimates were tabled in the House on February 17. The increase in pensions involves an added cost of about $21, million a year. The increase in WVA means an increase of about $22, million a year, but as this increase will be fully offset by increased payments under the Old Age Security Act, the DVA apâ€" propriation â€" under _ this heading does not need to be raised. Together, however, these increases mean that veterans will be receiving $43 million a year more than before. This is apart from the many benefits that will accure to veterans under the legislation that has amended the Pension Act to give effect to the government‘s White Paper on Veterans Pensions. On March 10 the Speaker of the House of Commons expressed the hope there would be no delay in dealing with this veterans legislation. As the effective date of the legislation is only a few days away, I would urge the Committee to do all it can to ensure that these payments to veterans may be released when due. NOTE Speech by the Hon. J.E. Dube, Minister of Veterans AFFAIRS TO the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs, Tuesday March 30, ‘71. Re â€" the Legislation in amending the Pension Act, these amendâ€" ments were all passed by the two Houses and took effect April 1st, 1971. +4+ Buses left the Legion hall at 9 a.m. Sunday for Keswick with approximately 100 children both boys and girls up to 14 years of age, they did with every The Morning After DON REED Rev. Reed is Minister of Westminster United Church in Weston. and muscle tensed to spring." "Hope is the stimulus to greater aliveness, greater awareness, greater achievemnent." â€" "I have a lover‘s quarrel with the Church. I criticize it so severely because I love it so much." s _‘"Men see things as they are, and ask the question, ‘‘Why?"‘ 1 see things as they might be and ask "Why not?". _ _ j "The old people are O.K. it‘s the lat middleâ€"aged people who raise objections." Our other exuberant elevator of the human spirit was Dr. C. Alexander Peloquin. Dr. Peloquin is a Roman Catholic musician from Boston. In his own words he is not "A creamâ€"puff artist‘"‘. He is, on the contrary, a hard as nails Christian, as resilient as a rubberâ€"ball, as spontaneous as a burst of sunshine; a versatile and gifted musician, a lively wit; and a needleâ€"sharp critic of cant and shoddiness. Quotes are inadequate to convey the man, but here are some: "I go,around without scripts but with my brain alert and my heart alive. _ _ I know what I want to say. But I wait for the moment to find out how to say it." "I am in love with loveliness and I don‘t want my Christianity to make me ugly. It can, you know, so easily." _ . "In the Church we are dead serious â€" mostly dead! And we are embalmed with conceit." ‘‘Most Christian worship is like a party â€" with a wet blanket over it!" Well, Dr. Peloquin certainly worked a miracle with the Toronto Conference, a miracle of transformation. With his keen mind and his ready wit, with his musical finesse and his vigorous encouragement he enlarged our capacity, not only for musical appreciation, but also for musical perâ€" formance. We sang in that conference as we have never sung before, gay songs of gratitude, glad hymns of praise. We celebrated. As our warmly perceptive Conference President, Rev. David Proctor of Orillia said at our closing communion service, ‘"‘We Protestants are repudiating our puritan repudiation of the body." "We wait for God to work miracles. It is we who have to work miracles!" The times they are aâ€"changing. Yes, true. And equally true is the fact that the Church also is changing. Pope John 23, the greatâ€"hearted architect of change in the Roman Catholic Church, was once asked if it was really a good thing to show so much consideration towards the Protestant half of the Christian Church. "Yes", he said, "It is a good thing". "But Holy Father‘‘, said his interrogator, "don‘t we have the Keys to the Kingdom®". "So we have, my son" replied Pope John, "but alas the Protestants have changed the lock!!" Change is in for the Church, both Protestant and Roman Catholic. That is a sign of hope. Together we must seek new ways of opening the Kingdom of Heaven to all people of our time. The 47th Toronto Conference has blazed the trail for us. not have to be veterans children, all were welcome. All expenses were paid for by the Rod and Gun CLUB. There are three trophies, namely 1st 2nd 3rd, for the largest fish of any species, the next 20 were given a silver dollar. Every child up to the age 12 received a prize. This event has been going on for several years, and by what this writer has been told, it gets better every year. After the fishing was over and prizes presented, dinner was served to the children, and then the trip home, with everybody happy with a good day‘s fishing, and looking forward to next year. By Rosemary Cross High Park got pretty full last Sunday afternoon as the second annual free concert given by the Toronto Musicians‘ Union got unâ€" derway. Abernathy Shagnaster, Sweet Blindness, Leigh Ashâ€" ford, Aaron Space and Edward Bear â€" these were the rock groups â€" that provided the music that afternoon. The dust came by kind permission of a prevailing west wind. Free music, fresh air and fellow freaks attracted an estimated 25,000 to the park‘s football field where there was dust for your eyes and music for your ears. The sound _ system, engineered by Pete Traynor, experienced a little difficulty at first due to the lack of electrical power, but once under way proved to be very efficient. High Park concert Act