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Night-Weekends767-8005 BUDGET TERMS CAN BE ARRANGED ”hit 't--aumesfeqt" I. an GOODRICH UPHOLSTERY " scmm Ito. 767-8005 Forgreatercomforiandconvenieoce and an extra margin of safety, too -- call your Qualnhed Electrical Modernizahon contractor Or ask your Hydro Mambo: ot Banal Buslncu Bur-an stages of planning. Perhaps you have seen the car bumper stickers around town advertising the Walk O' the North for Northwestern Hospital. The walk takes place Saturday, October 2 commencing at 7 a.m. from the hospital on Keele proceeding to Eglinton to Royal York Road across the teidge on St. Phillips Road to Weston Road to Finch Avenue to Wilmington, Faywood, along Wilson to Bathurst back along lawrence to Keele down past the hospital to Eglinton to the Centennial Building at 2694 Eglinton Avenue West. TheNordmeuern General Hospital "dies Auxiliary’s Walkman is in the final + + + Don't forget the dance at Our Lady of Victory Church this Friday night. Dance time 9 p.m. Tickets are available at the door. Proceeds from the dance will aid in the installation of hall lights for the church. + + + The Flea Market over at the Church of the Advent was an enormous success. The Mr. J. Darch, president of the club extends a cordial invitation to anyone in- terested in chess. The club continually welcomes new members. There was lots of soap and water and energy and en- thusiasm but the end job was far from perfect, but I at least got a clean Windshield out of it and a Walkathon bumper sticker tor my car. The Freshie Queen was chosen from those nominated from all the niners and was I ever sur- prised when it was my own grade niner who is now Julia Flaherty Queen of the Freshies. Isn't youth won- derful!!! +++ September certainly seems to be the month for weddings. Dr. J. Mc- Cutcheon was married September 10 in Green- borough Church and will reside on Paulson Road with his bride. This Saturday, September 25 Donna Glandfield will be married in Greenborough Church and her Sunday School class and help will be very much missed by all as Donna is one of the many young people who help make the church school a success and her A very Happy Birthday tc Mrs. Gertrude Belvedere, Cameo Crescent. Mrs. Belvedere turned 89 years young on Monday, Sep- tember 20. +++ The Weston Chess Club have begun their fall and winter season. The club meets every Thursday evening in the Centennial Building, Eglinton Avenue and Keele Streets. The women's liberation movement was active in Ontario even as far back as the 1870's if some of the material dealing with the making of pioneer corn brooms written then is any indication. The following quotation outlines the problem with brooms, and sweeping, which was apparently being tackled by women at the time. "The chief consumption of brooms is made by women, on whom the dirty and disagreeable duty of sweeping appears to have devolved, as an evidence of their inferior condition, in a state of barbarism. With the new era, however, which they are claiming for themselves . . . the Saturday a group of about 30 to 40 [techie girls in their baby outfits and members of the G.A.A. washed cars at Jane and Trethewey from 9 a.m.-l p.m. to raise funds for the Hospital Fund and for new equipment in the gym. 436 Roman-Ila! Ava Phone T orrmto 5357954 2367 mom Sum Wm Hum. 'doronto 767-3t53 othe-street Parking at all Chapels 2180 Horortorttaoo Phonn A busy season ahead Fl NERAL DIRECTORS LIMITED HI , 1.: S/ list 1mm r» Sl Rl7t f Wizard RONCESVALLES CHAPEL YORKE CHAPEL PEEL CHAPEL Women's lib nothing new A I law-"wu- W f, fiNlors W I (will / Jane Park I and . - Mount Dennis Congratulations and best wishes for your future, Donna. [inch Manner. who will be Donna's maid of honour held a shower in her honour on September a at talent: will be sorely missed which we had the pleasure to meet Donna's intended and future mother-in-law. +++ York Gymnastic Club got under way Wednesday, September 15 with a good turnout of previous members and many new members. If you wish your child to take part in gymnastics, girls lb years-old and under are welcome and boys 10 years and over. Come to the Centennial Gym either Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. or Saturday mornings at 9:30 am. to register. +++ The Northwestern Figure Skating Club held a meeting September 15 to get the final stages settled for their registration days. This year basic membership will be Saturday, September 25 at 2 p.m. an exhibition softball game between Rivalda Heights and Fairbank will be held. Girls 10 to M years of age will be playing in this exhibition game and your support by attendance would be appreciated. After the game a corn roast will be held. The game will be played at Bert Robinson Park on Caledonia Road. + + + Bingo games are held every Wednesday night at the Mount Dennis Legion on market raised over $500 and repairs to the damaged wall of the hall will soon be un- derway. Examples of the corn broom will be made at Black Creek Pioneer Village during the upcoming Pioneer Festival on Saturday, Sept. 25. Black Creek is located at Jane St. and Steeles Ave. in northwest Metro Toronto. necessity for the dirty work of sweeping will be in a great measure abrogated and women be freed from this senile duty and the men be relieved from the annoyance of the process . . . " The first brooms used by the pioneers were made of birch twigs which were tied tightly to the end of the stick which served as the handle. Splint brooms made from basswood. poplar or other soft woods were the next step Cooksville 279-7663 in the development of ok broom. They were made by 23am: " rl “duty/L Daune Moss 769-60493 y ark Central Basicw skating days at each arena are Lambton: Monday from 6:15 - 7:15 p.m. and Friday from 6:45 - 7:45 p.m. Keelesdale: Tuesday from 6:00 - 7:00 and Saturday from 1:45 - 2:45 pan. Cedarvale: Wednesday from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. and Sunday from 4:30 - 5:30 pm. One thing mothers, be sure your children have their mits and hats as these arenas are cold and damp and the ice is hard. 815.00 for two one hour Wanda redundant 39am rpm Wkly If they wish to go on to figure skating, they may do so by Joining the more ad. vanced program which is Canadian Figure Skating Association was. This years registration days will be: Lambton Arena, Friday October 15 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.; Keelesdale Arena, Saturday October 16 from 12:30 p.m. to 2:45 pan. and Cedarvale Arena Sunday October 17 trom 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. During registrations children may skate but lessons do not begin 'til the following s.ka.timrditr, _. ll weeks. The twelve national mum tests are taught and when a child finishes this program they come out an accomplished skater. Game time 8 p.m. Early Birds start at 7:30 p.m. , + + Every Thursday night Our Lady of Victory Church hold their Bingos. Game time 8 pan. Early Birds at7:30 p.m. The Church is located on Guestville Avenue. + + + York South Progressive Conservatives are. holding their Nomination Convention tonight, Thursday, Sep- tember 23 at 8 p.m. Weston Road Eglinton. Your attendance to sup- port the party and the candidate would be ap- predated. The meeting will be held at Hollis Hall, on Hollis Avenue (one block north of Eglinton Avenue on Weston Road). + + + The York South Returning Office is located at 2599 Eglinton Avenue West (a few doors west of Keele Street). Telephone 654-4731. Mr. Alex L. Crocker is returning of- ficer and Mrs. Florence Gell. When a sufficient number of shavings had been cut, they were then folded over the end of the stick to make the brush of the broom, and tied to ensure that they stayed that way. The ends of the shavings were then trimmed to make the brush even. Corn broom brushes were made from an annual grass plant which resembles Indian corn in appearance when growing. Farmers often grew their own broom corn to supply their family with brushes, but there was also a thriving industry making brooms about the mid-1850's. using a jacknife to peel shavings from part way up a suitably thick and straight branch toward the bottom of the branch, stopping a couple of inches from the end. ftEtllSTithTltm AT THE STUDIO ODDFELLOWS HALL CHURCH ST. WESTON iyuET-ThP-lhn-MTtm and HIGHLAND DANCING ron mrommon PHONE RE-OPENS SATURDAY, SEPT. 18, 1971 WESTON SCHOOL OF DANCING UNDER THE ammo» or MOLLIE MACGREGOR just below 699-1 442 Dawue Moss Ada and George Bunker, Rochdale Avenue, are celebrating their diamond wedding anniversary on September 23. Married 60 years ago at St. Mary the Virgin Church, on Delware Avenue, the Bunkers moved to Rochdale Avenue in 1919 where they have resided and raised their family over the past 52 years. "My son Allen and daughter Mable were born in this house," said Mrs. Bunker. "We had no indoor plumbing, the sidewalks were wooden and there were only three houses on this street then." The neighborhood farming families had been extremely interested in their project from the beginning and they taught them how to bake bread, make sauerkraut and helped cope "with some garden complexities such as potato bugs!" Mr, and Mrs. Bunker who, thll weekend, will celebrate their 00th wedding anniversary at a party hosted by the fttmily at their Rochdale Avenue home. ' The sisters' first two weeks were characterised by "quiet-deep, peaceful-qui- et," but, by mid-July, this community of 4 expanded others trickling in from Rhode Island, Toronto, Combermere and Edmon- ton. Mrs. Bunker said she "loves to reminisce about the good old days." She remembers the tents people had to live in during depression days, the local grocer, before the larger stores drove them out of business, a fire at the Fairbank Hotel, many years ago, when the beer flew freely down Dufferin Street. The old Jitny bus and the It was in this house that Sister Bernard of St. Mary's Convent on King Street and three other sisters took up residence for the summer months to begin what they called the "Farm Experience". For months they worked regularly at clearing some of the land in order to plant a vegetable garden. Many weeks were also spent in cleaning and restoring the old house. Their aim was "to seek the face of God in prayer and the experience of deep com- munity". As Sister Bernard said, "we wished our lives for the summer to be simple, uncluttered, person-orien- ted, prayer-filled lives, with the emphasis on unity of purpose and sharing." St. John's Farm is a rambling twelve-room house situated on about 500 acres of wooded land, some 220 miles north-east of Toronto. Later this community grew Wedding anniversary A farm experience as visitors came from Connecticut, Illinois, Pembroke, Quebec, and Ottawa. Mr. Bunker has suffered the loss of hearing within the past few years but, other than this, both he and his wife are in amazingly good health. Mr. Bunker worked for Moore Business Forms, in Mount Dennis, until his retirement. He is an ac- complished musician and can play almost any musical instrument by ear. many people's dreams. In this broken, violent, com- petitive, alienating world, so many search for a place to belong, a place where they can be still long enough to discover who they are, a place where life can flow without being manipulated, a place where all are ac- cepted without question, in a word, for community." fields around their house before more houses were erected. "Those were dandy good times," said Mrs. Bunker. "We enjoyed wonderful times with our neighbours when we first moved here." "He was my only boyfriend," said Mrs. Bunker "We both came from England and met at a house party here in Toronto." Mrs. Bunker explained that she was 19 and George 27 when they married. "George was only earning $10.50 a week then," she Said. "I remeber loosing five pounds of butter down the well," laughed Mrs. Bunker. "In those days we used to Sister Bernard says, "We were astonished that our simple 'Farm Experience' "tpresented the goal of so The Toastmistress Club is an international organization embracing 20 countries. of the eight Ontario clubs one is here in Weston. The club offers to its members a continuing course in self-improvement - it helps women tlkpevelop self confidence when speaking to a group, how to organize and conduct a meeting etc. Twice a month they have a dinner evening and social meeting. "Walk" lights at busy intersections in cities are primarily for the guidance of pedestrians. But they can also help drivers, the Ontario Safety league points out, by providing a clue as to when the light may change. When "Walk" is on tor pedestrians ( IFieitdii" -- Wanderings khritTWaTnsrs" 244-1971 - is women tlkpevelop The Thursday night onfidence when variety group, 7:30-9:30 ', to a group, how to pin, meets at 2000 Weston a and conduct a Rd. These members enjoy etc. Twice a month the same type of program 'e a dinner evening plus out-trips, dinners and al meeting. tours. Walk Iigh ts . +++ WM buy our butter in large quantities. We kept it in a bucket lowered into the well to keep it cool. The bucket slipped off the rope as I was lowering it." "When they made my mother and father, they threw away the mold," said daughter Mable Bunker. Last Monday night Mr. and Mrs. Bunker were presented with a plaque to commemorate the occasion of their anniversary, from Premier' Wm. Davis, by Donald C. MacDonald, MPP for York South. going in your direction, you‘ve got some more time. But if "Don't Walk" is lit, prepare for an immediate change. Youll be safer it you always Watch out for any tipoff that the green light ahead is "stale". "The Borough of York Council convey sincerest wishes for continued good health and happiness to Mr. and Mrs. Bunker," said Mayor Philip White. Mr. White said The Bunkers have enriched the fabric of society in York." Mr. and Mrs. Bunker will be celebrating their an- niversary with grandsons Michael and Dennis, family and friends, during an open house on Saturday, Seir tember 25 from 2 to 5 pm. The first meeting of the Weston Toastmistress Club will be held on Tuesday September 28, at the Royal York Plaza Restaurant (for dinner at 6:30 pm.) Those women interested in becoming members are invited to attend two meetings as a guest. +++ The Pelmo Park Branch of the Humber Memorial Hospital Womens Auxilary is co-sponsoring a fashion show at the Skyline Hotel. This event is being presented by the Cloverdale Mall mer- chants on Monday. Sep- tember 27 at 8 p.m. For in- formation call Mrs. G. Spooner at 247-1965. +++ Applications for Senior Citizens reduced fares on the T.T.C. are now available at The Weston Information Centre. Tel. 244-20N or 244- 2020. On Wednesday, September 22 the Y.W.C.A. began its 71- 72 morning sessions of exercise, crafts, speaker, films, etc. from 9:30~11:30 am. There is a nominal fee for members, however, because the "Y" is a United Appeal participant, fees can be subsidized (there is a nursery for your children). +++ an am