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â€"â€" _ MOLUME 56, NUMBER 14 I‘{ohlsgbjecth'e oi{ lEtobic:l:::;:d e ore special nam P 200,000.00. 1 "North Etobicoke ....___$ 55,000.00 Islington ... 80,000.00 Kingswayâ€"Lambton ... 130,000.00 South Etobicoka ... 65,000,00 ; ‘$770,000.00 Etobicoke sondcrl these objecâ€" tives, it considers the weather‘s inâ€" clemency, the time of year, the short space of time between this and the first loanâ€"and it also conâ€" widers the dollars needed now, and «quickly, since Canada is actually menaced on two oceans by an enâ€" emy who has been preparing and planning for years, + : To help Etobicoka make up its Mimico .......... New Toronto Longâ€" Branch Total objective of Etobicoke and Lake Shore unitâ€"$2,300,000.00. _ started out this week, well informâ€" ed, deeply sincere and grimly deâ€" termined that Etobicike will meet her responsibility in the fight beâ€" ing waged for freedom. Proud Sf its achievement of oversubscribing to the first Victory Loan, Etobicoke Township and Lake Shore unit now eyes the various _ community _ objectives within its borders: All members of the Weston A.R. P. are specially asked to be sat the school promptly at 8.15 With a fervour ah&ady matching the importance of their task, the conclusion of the sessions found this earnest gxoup of citizens ready to cmx the )Xictory Bond camâ€" pn‘ifin own the streets, uI) the roads and into the homes of Etoâ€" bicoke in the greatest drive for wrr finances the district has ever witnessed. L Under the guidance and instrucâ€" tion of "Jerry" Perry, general chairmah, S. L. McGinnis, Walter F. Wilson and S. A. Taylor, all of whom had aâ€" hand in the success of Etobicoke‘s first Victoxx' Loan of last June, Victory Bon ._sgle_lmen‘ In intense afternoon and.evening sessions last Thursday at the Old Mill, sales organizers, Etobicoke loan officials and committee chairâ€" men met with Victory Loan salesâ€" men and public relations commitâ€" tees in final conclave before the official opening of the Victory %gnn drive last Monday, l"ebrum-yi p.m. on Tuesday, February 24th, to receive orders in connection with the next blackout. It is most imâ€" Etohicoke Victory Loan Drive Got Under Way On February 16 A meeting to organize the Downsview area for air raid proâ€" tection has been arranged for Wedâ€" nesday, February 18th, in the Maple Leaf Drive School at SeCP.m. The meeting will be addressed by Capt. M. J. Leppingwell. William O. Duncan, 70â€"yearâ€"old North York Township road foreâ€" man, had‘. been kilied almost inâ€" stantly shortly béfgre noon when he was run over by a caterpillar snowplow on which he had been riding to insYect & portion of road. He l&p:renty was jolted off the draw .when the snowplow ‘reâ€" versed for another attempt to clear the road ahead and the heavy caterpillar tread passed over him while the plow was backing up at VlJelton road and the sixth concesâ€" sion. Next Blackout Feb. 25 Weston Getting Ready | CALL ZONE 4â€"400 then backed upâ€" for another atâ€" tempt at it," said Joseph Field, who, was riding with the driver, Roy Belhouser. "When I looked back I failed to see Duncan. While I thought he might have jumped "The tractor was turned suddenâ€" ly to shunt into a large drift and Gloom was cast over the entire Weston and Woodbridge district on Saturday when‘it was learned that WASHER SERVICE ' Weston Music & Radio 28 MAIN N., WESTON North York Township Foreman W.0. Duncan Killed By Snowplow Committees Begin Work Under Guidance of "Jerry‘"‘ Perry, General Chairmanâ€"HMHope Unity Of Purpose Will Put Canada‘s Loan Over Top Members of A.R.P. To Receive Final Instructions On Feb. 24â€"Downsview Area Will Be Organized for A.R.P. Work Seventyâ€"yearâ€"old Humber Summit Resident Had Been Director Of Woodbridge Agricultural Society Since ‘14â€"Widow Survives Him lvorI Chinese has implicit faith in country‘s leader, Dr. J. K. Nye says here. Chiang Is Supreme $330,000,00 ~$130,000.00 â€" 455,000.00 .. 185,000.00 LW PBUIUIUIEIT l;lstflct chnlrm‘n. Etobicoke North, W. J. Gardhouse, M.P.P.; George Stewart. With the combined interest and labours of these committees al« ready showing quality in their anâ€" ticipation of another Vlctog Loan triumph for Etobicoke, onday, February 16th _ saw a streamâ€" «:Continued on page 5 V. 8, Wilson; ‘Gideon Silverthorn, _ District _ chairman, _ Etobicoke South, 8. Wilking; Horace H. Smith, W. H. French. _ _ _ Rev. C. W. Holdsworth. _ District chairman, Kingswayâ€" Lambton, G. Carmen Mainprize; District chairman, Lons Branch, Thomas Carter, Jr.; W. J. Barge, G. H. Clarkson, Herman Moogk. _ District chairman, New Toronto, Errol Baycroft; Graydon Carley, Stanley Douglas. _ _ _ _ _ _ Chairman, North District, James L. Mcliroy; chairman, South Disâ€" trict, Amos H. Waites; district chairman, Mimico, J. L. Mande; Harold Newton, Andrew Dods, E. W. McNeill, Claris . Bennett, ‘ Ed Hutchins. Chairman, R. W. Richards. Sales Committee Chairman, M. 8. Moss; viceâ€" chairman, Dr. C. C. Lennox. Special Names Committee Headquarters, Post Office Buildâ€" ing, New Toronto; Islington Hydro Building, 2nd floor; organizer, S. L. McGinnis; assistant organizers, Walter F. Wilson, North Division; S. A. Taylor, Industrial Division; Mrs. H. Vandervoort, secretary. Executive Committee General _ chairman, _ "Jerry" Perry; viceâ€"chairman, North Disâ€" trict, Clive M. Sinclair; viceâ€"chairâ€" man, South District, R. W. Rich\ ards. ‘ Industrial Division Tyi:g directly into provincial and federal Victorx' Loan commit« tees and‘ with headquarters in the Post Office Building, New Toronâ€" to, and the Islington Hydro Buildâ€" ih'fi‘, Islington, the Etobicoke and Lake Shore unit committees are as follows: Etobicoke and Lake Shore Unit mindâ€"to help its residents awaken to the vital netessity for war dolâ€" lars, now, plans have been in progâ€" ress for many weeks. This blackout of the whole Toâ€" ronto area will take Fylace someâ€" time in the night of February 25. Complimentary remarks about the Weston A.RP. organiution have been made by outside observâ€" ers and it is hoped that the next blackout will provide further proof of the efficient training that it has received. R:mnt that all suxiliary services out in full force. A.R.P. identiâ€" fication cards will be issued at this meeting. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ; ; _ ‘Wilson of North York police inâ€" vestigated. The deceased was the oldest emâ€" filoyee of North York Towmhi;, aving joined the staff in 1922 when North York separated itom York Township. Previously he had been road foreman for York Townâ€" shiJa. He lived at Humber Summit and is survived by his widow. He had been a director of the Woodâ€" bridge Agricultural Society since 1914. He was a member of Emery United church, the Weston L.O.L. and the Royal Black Preceptory. District chairman, I8lington, Dr. Dr. Allan Bull of Weston was called and stated that death was almost instantaneous. Coroner Dr. Frederick Cruickshank of Weston said an inquest will be held in about 370 weeks. Constable Hecâ€" tor Hawkins and Sergeant Robert off into the deep snow, I asked Belhouser to stop while I got down. I saw Mr. Duncan. on the roadwn{ under the cleats ofâ€"the tractor. then told Belhouser to drive ahead." The speaker described the differâ€" ent donations of clothing, quilts, layettes, etc., being sent in conâ€" tinually by different organizations. She said baby layettes were sent in in abundance, 2,500 having come in from Home and School élubs and 5,000 layettes hsq] been shipped overseas. Small isolated groups all over the country are doing a wonâ€" derful work, the most ieautifulj quilts come_ from these small groups. In January of this year 1,700 quilts had come in, and so far in February 1,000 had been reâ€" ceived. Mrs. Carpenter, the Genâ€" eral in the old country, receives a great many expressions of gratiâ€" tude and thanks from women who receive these welcome donations of Mrs. C. Christie presided over the balance of the meeting and Mrs. L. A. Blayney introduced Mrs. McKay, secretary of the â€" Red Shield Auxiliary of the Salvation Army for Canada and. Alaska, who gave an outline of the work being carried on for the British Bomb Victims, as well as the soldiers in training. . + P _ Three vocal solos were excepâ€" tionalfi' well rendered by Miss Milâ€" dred McDonald of Toronto, with Mrs. R. E. Whiting acting as her accompanist. recently held in Howard Park United church and addressed by the Rev. Peter Bryce. A very favorable report was given by Mrs. R. Crawford and Mrs. C. Martin representing the war unit of the W.A., and judging from the interest being shown by the ladies there is every indication that much will be accomplished in‘ the days to come. . __The monthly meeting of the Woman‘s Association of Central United church was held on Thursâ€" day afternoon, with the president, Mrs. G. A. Barker, conducting the routine business. ~During the deâ€" votional period Miss A. Chapman read the scripture lesson and Mrs. A. T. Mather offered prayer. Mrs. M. E. Smithson brought a very inâ€" teresting report gom the annyal meeting of the West Presbytery Work Red Shield Auxiliary Topic At Local Meeting of Jane Street‘ who is serving somewhere in England with the C.A.AF. Central United W.A. Hears Address By Mrs. McKay > PRIVATE WM. MALLARD dimes and Guile |==> WestOh _ Woodbridee _ Westmount _ Humber Heights _ Mt. Dennis BLITZING THE "BLITZ" ASâ€"SNOW JAMS MALTON ROADs INâ€"ENGLAND â€"Continued on page 5 Blackout February ,> which was Nine young people took part in the temperance oratorical contest. In the junior class, under 12 years of age, the award went to Barbara Case of Hartman Sunday school, the others taking part in this class were Ruth Mary Winch of Kesâ€" wick, Thelma Adair of Newtonâ€" brooke, and Dorlene Gray of Lemâ€" onville. Betty Preston of Wesley church, Vandorf, was the only contestant in The convention decided in favor of the formation of a Temperance Voters‘ League for the constituâ€" ency, whereby the voters would be pledged to support, in the next provincial election, only ‘candidates who would be in favor of the aboliâ€" tion of beverage rooms, wine shops and other sale for private gain. Rev. H. E. Wellwood, Richmond Hill, was named to give guidance in the formation of this league. _ _ Meeting in annual convention at Newmarket, North York Temperâ€" ance Federation passed a resoluâ€" tion calling upon the sitting memâ€" ber in the Provincial Parliament for the constituency, _ Morgan Baker, to introduce a measure at the present session of the House, providing for the abolishing of all beverage rooms, wine shoÂ¥s, and other retail sale of liquor for priâ€" vate gain, in the province of Onâ€" tario as a war measure. The resoâ€" lution was carried unanimously, with Dr. J. P. Wilson, of Richmond Hill, in the chair. Temperance Group in North York Favours Halting Liquor Sale â€" Such were the stirring words with which Dr. J. K. Nye concludâ€" ed a gnofl. comprehensive address on "China, After Four Years of War", given last Thursday before the Westonâ€"Mount Dennis Rotary Club, Dr. Nye was introduced to the gathering by Dr. J. M. Mcâ€" Hugh, superintendent at the Toâ€" ronto Hospital for Tuberculosis at Weston, and a hearty vote of thanks was moved to him at the conclusion of his address by C. ‘ "When ‘ at last China comes through her ‘baptism by fire‘ she will find that most of the postâ€" war problems have been met halfâ€" way during the years she has been meivingh deadly blows from her foe. With the removal of that menâ€" ace, the efforts of reconstruction can be entered into by the whole nation. A China, intellectually and industrially prepared, will be the greatest single market in the world for the democracies, and a China united and stable, will act as a strong pillar in the maintenâ€" ance of peace in the Far East." Reconstruction Work ‘ Goes On While China Resisting Aggressor Pass Resolution â€"Asking Provincial Member Morgan Baker To Introduce Measure At Present Session Country of China, United and Stable, Will Be Strong Pillar In Maintenance of Peace After War, Dr. J. K. Nye Tells Rotary Club Buy Victory Bonds "WEST YORK‘3$ NEWSY WEEKLY® THURSDAY , FEBRUARY 19, 1942 "dug out". Shown above are two of .the giant snow plows which battled snow drifts for several days after thé storm. | _ Rev. C. W. DeMille addressed the convention, f&nd Rev. R. A. Whattam conducted a round table conference. Mrs. P. F. Winch spoke on recigeu for temperance drinks, she said this was a practical way of turning young people from the use of intemperate drinks. i . Dr.J. P. Vgflson was returned as ‘aresident of the Federation, with ev. Harold E. Wellwood as secreâ€" taryâ€"treasurer. J. M. Walton, Auâ€" rora, and Dr. S. J. Boyd, Newmarâ€" ket, were named as honorary presiâ€" dents, with Charles Atkinson, Stouffville, as viceâ€"president. Conâ€" veners of committees are: Children and youth, Mrs. E. M. Starr, Newâ€" market; law and legislation, Rev. G. W. Lynd, Downsview; education and publicity, Mrs. P. F. Winch, Keswick. Municipal representatives: Whitâ€" ~â€"Continued on page 5 Mrs. J. A. Maitland, Newmarket; Mrs. L. Clement, Richmond Hill, and exâ€"Mayor J. M. Walton, Auâ€" rora, were the. i"udges, the latter complimenting the young orators for their efforts. In the senior class Nora Graham of Wesley church carried off the honors, speaking on "A Challenge to Sober Living." Others in this class were Hazel Campbell, Newâ€" ton Brooke; Jean Cunningham, Queensville, and Ella Gray, Lemonâ€" ville the intermediate group, speaking on the "Evils of Intemperance." ‘‘The Chinese people are unified and have been unified for centurâ€" ies. We are unified by all the unity essential between human beings. We are one general race, having invariably the same color of skin and hair and eyes. We are unifield in our religion, none of our three chief religions excluding belief in the others. We have similar soâ€" cial customs,. We have a common â€"Continued on page 6 Lorne Fraser. Dr. Nye, who is studying thoracic sugery at the Toronto Hospital for Tuberculosis, is a graduate of Yale Collc&e.. China, which was founded b{’ , American institution and the Unitâ€" ed church, has spent several years at Rockefeller Institute and was a professor of pathology in the Naâ€" tional University, China. The speaker, in the course of his fine address, emphasized several points, one of them being the atâ€" tainment of national unity, so imâ€" portant in ang country in these da)&s of worldâ€"wide conflict, He said: cines by obtaining them : from plants and trees by experimental cultivation of such plants, he said. ‘The phyiology department of Melâ€" the country, Frederick Palmer, Canadian Trade Commissioner, reâ€" ported. Australia aiready has attempted to become selfâ€"sufficient in production of drugs anÂ¥ mediâ€" hurfio"tfniv'&i:g""fi'fiim”'w;ri- tDs Tniy ime rommedity njuieg e "on 3 cnu'm Australia‘s < selfâ€"effiâ€" iency in drugs. verage temperature is Austrailian medical experts beâ€" lieve that if overseas imports of dmfi were cut off, Austrailia would be able to r‘roénce its own drugs from materials available in Selfâ€"Sufficient In Drugs The Woodlb‘r"i‘gge Agricultural Soâ€" tlety is workMg to make this fair a success. John Kellam, Nashville, is the Cror Improvement Associâ€" ation president and Bruce Beer, King, viceâ€"president. The prive lists will be mailed to all interested farmers in the near future announcing $200 worth of cash prizes. Special g{rizea are beâ€" ing 1pgven by A. E. McKenzie Co. of Toronto to the two exhibitors with the greatest number of prizes. The secretary of the association, W. M. Cockburn, urges exhibitors to have their entries to the Orange Hall early. A short tour of the seed cleam‘ng plant will be arrangâ€" ed, and in the afternoon Professor J. E. Howitt will give an address on grain rusts and show slides on how the Eresence of ‘the common barberry bush ihcreases rust damâ€" age. # ‘ } York county‘s annual Seed Fair is being held this year at Woodâ€" bridge on March 13 under the sponsorship of the county Crop Improvement Association. / This is the first time that ggâ€"S;ed Fair has been held there this show along with the fact that Woodâ€" bridge has one of the most upâ€"toâ€" date cleaning plants in the provâ€" ince should interest farmers in better seed in that district. York Seed Fair _ Planned March 13 At Woodbridge The funeral service was conductâ€" ed by Rev. Mr. Gowans from Flynn‘s Funeral Parlors to Sancâ€" tuary Park Cemetery, Weston, at 3 p.m. on Saturday afternoon, Febâ€" ruary 7th. Left to mourn his loss besides his widow are his daughter, Jean, his sons, George and Bert with the ll}.C.A.F., at Galt, and Gavin at ome. Mr. MacKays‘ fellow craftsmen also on the/ spot were Joe Purtle, West Torofto, Alf. Butler, Mimico, and Walter es, Mount Denâ€" nis, all of the C.P.R. furniture diâ€" vigion, Royal York Hotel. His death was a sad blow to these men who had known him intimately. The sudden passing of George MacKay, 36 Nickle Ave., Mount Dennis, came as a distinct shock to residents of this district, parâ€" ticularly to those * who were acquainted with him in the furniâ€" ture trade. Mr. MacKai: died sudâ€" denly at Simcoe and Front Sts., Toronto, at 5 p.m. on Thursday, February 5th, while waiting to enter the car of Ernest Rose‘PaiL' versmith, Royal York Hotel plat: ing plant, and resident of John St., Weston. LANCE CORPORAL MAURICE T. HOOK who is with the R.C.O.C. in Great Britain,â€" His wife, Mrs. Hook, reâ€" sides on Pelmo Cres., North York. George MacKay Of Mt. Dennis Dies Suddenly Was Widely Known In Furniture Trade In This District OVERSEAS Want Road Foreman Killed _ W. 0. Duncan had been on North York staff since li 1922. 5 jSecond Victory Loan _ Drive Opens Locally \Salesmen Very Active _ A. R.P. Auxiilary Fire Service : ""I have enjoyed the experience, but the tough part of it is that, owâ€" ing to a heart condition discovered last year, I have had to (’F,i‘t giving transfusions," he told e Teleâ€" During 21 years at the hospital he has donated nearly 19 gallons of blood to emergency cases at Toronâ€" to General. A veteran of the Great War, who lost a leg at Vimy Ridge, Charles F. Minty of Thistletown, widely known secretary of the emergency department at Toronto General Hompital, is one of the most essenâ€" tia}xm.embers of the hospital staff. Charles F. Minty Gives 19 Gallons Blood In 21 Years us, both in our own poTitical and social life as well as in the world at large, we must go on. They must all be put behind us, that we may get on with the biggest job we have ever undertaken, vit} to do our part faithfully and well to win this war and get back to a normal way of life._fi this we can do our part in a greater or less degree by remembering that "Vicâ€" u2200 PCRLICOEC _ WE _ RAVE._outtined how to proceed to make your purchases of bonds in denominâ€" ations of $50, $100, $500, $1000 and up at the rate of three per cent‘ per annum, payable half gearly. The security behind these onds is all the wealth of Canada and her peopleâ€"the finest possible security fof your money. Notwithstanding the difiuieting things that are happening all about _ In the Fst two issues of The ‘Times and Guide we have endeaâ€" vored to make plain to our readers the great impog-ta.nce of the New Victory Loan. We have also exâ€" plained that the Government needs this money and that at once, to carry on the tremendous war effort being put forth, not alone to supgly our own troops with what they need to sustain and equip them wherever they may be stationed throughout the world, but our Empire and her Allies must be helped. with such equipment as we are best able to supply. This means 10 0 O PCPPWY.CTTR MTCERS the expenditure of tremendous sums ofpfnoney, to say nothing of our own requirement for home defence. Our Canadian peofle have the money and they are on y asked to loan it to their Government at a good rate of interest. no place in the minds and hearts of Canadian people. _ is alive to her full duty. The eyes of the world are upon us, so we must not falter or fail, but meet the challenge with entbhusiasm and thus demonstrate that apathy has no place in the minds and hasvre Canada‘s Second Victory Loan is now away to what is believed to be a good start and until the campaign ends on M‘mh 7th, our Canadian people will have little chance to forget or put aside the duty that is before them, because every province and municipality is organized as never before. It will not be their p se merely to reach the high oblective of :600.- 000,000, but to go well beyond that sum to show the world that Canada Thistletown Man is Veteran Of Great War And Widely Known Secretary of Emergency Department of Toronto General Hospital Citizens of Weston interested in protecting community during wartime are requested to a organization m f ;"mumm'fi Weston‘s Objective Is $230,000 in New Car;paign To Aid Canada‘s War Effortâ€"Don‘t Wait Till Last Day Of Drive To Buy Your Victory Bonds 28 MAJIN N. has ngomorod for some 3 only Christian Endeavor an Anglican church at St. church, Westmount. " Despite the loss of Umion, an interâ€"denominational orâ€" ganization of Iyouu people, fi has sponsored for some years, th France, October 9, 1917. He left England for France September 28. 1!;‘181;, and arrived back in Halifax November 28, 1917, He is an ardent worker in the interests of the Christian Endeavor "Minty" enlisted w;tl'l-tlu 95th Battalion on October 9, 1915. He joined the ‘Third Battalion in considered a record, by giving threa transfusions in eight days.. Bo, we must go on! We dare not say "I am doing all I can now" unless that limit has truly been reached, and that is the case with very few of us. Spend less! i instalments! "Invest from Sa but Buy Victory Bonds! 0 have seen used to and this is the way of life we are fighting to defend." «ol and that we must not slacken our ‘enerzies or fail to meet the new demands of the war as they arise, “Wel must nlamemba;- that Y‘ m ino onger alone, We are in midst of a great company, Threa quarters of the human race are \?ow moovding ‘\;ilgl dua. ‘The whole uture m nd : may . depend 4pen â€"â€"ourâ€" . action > andâ€"upon~out conduct. So far we have not failed. Let us move forward steadfastly together into the storm â€" and through the storm." These are impressive statements and should sink deeply into our consciousness in our contemplation of the future, h}r. t(l;:hul?hilu ;urther nmngle;l us "In the Englishâ€"speaking w wa rejoice in free institutions. We have free parliaments and a free press. This is the way of life as we eb q n 2 2 ols called upon by your salesman to close with him as promptly am possible. s Those of. us who .ligtened to Prime Minister Winston Churchill over the radio on Snmh{‘u must realize that we still. have a long and arduous road before us top, étupendous job and you can _ by being prepcreg when upon by your salesman to _ lwnth him as promptly. am q e, s a se .of us who .listened to _ Minister Winbml{ll Churchill _ the radio on Snndg{.l-t f realize that we still have a _ Â¥irst Claim Nt hm Por o