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Times & Guide (1909), 15 Jul 1942, p. 1

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1t "Above are shown cousins who are serving in the R.C.A.F. At left is A.C. John R. Cooney of Emmett Ave., Mount Dennis, and at right, Sgt. Observer Geo. Craft of Brant» ford, the former being attached to No. 9 Bombing and Gunnery School at Mont Joli, Quebec, and the latter stationed in England, arriving there on May 13. When pupils of Irene Turner and Florence Garratt presented a dance and \piano redul’recmtly in the auditorinm of Weston Colle,llu-. one performer was June Milling, talented little dancer, shown above, whose numbers W“! much enjoyed. She is a pupil of Miss Turner. Weston branch of the West York War Service League Fund this week issued its financial report for the period April Ist to June 30th, 1942. Total receipts, inclifding the balance on hand at the first of West York War Service Weston Branch Issues Its Financial Report _ VOLUME 56, No. 85 June 30th Covers Period April 1st To Weston Music & Radio 28 MAIN N. WESTON . COUSINS SERVING CALL ZONE 4â€"400 DRUM MAJORETTES HIT OF THE DAY WASHER SERVICE DANCER Engineer L. Wilson atthped the train and rushed the lad to the West Toronto station, where an ambulance was waiting to take him to the Western Hospital. The passenger train was in chn?o of Conductor J. W. B. Gamble of New Toronto. A statement issued by the C.N.R. said the boy was trespassing on railway rmperty when the acâ€" cident occu . Number of mch nationals who will return to\France as a result of closing of the French consulat offices in Cankda will be lmtll( "lea« than a ,"an officia} the French legation said. Struck by‘ a southbound C.N.R. passenger train as he was crossing the rightâ€"ofâ€"way near Mahony Avenue Monday morning, Sidney Mount, 15, of 19 Goldwin Avenue, Mount Dennis, is in the Western Hospital with undetermined head injuries ,a fractured right leg and numerous other injuries. His conâ€" dition tonight was reported as "fair" by attendants. According _ to Constable John Mason of York township tgwlice, who investigated, the youth was walking along the rightâ€"ofâ€"way on the east side of the tracks, waiting for a northbound C.P.R. train to pass before he crossed. When the train passed, he lnpnnntly ran behind it into the path of the southâ€" bound train. He was thrown clear of the tracks fOF WOOl smmmmmmine 11.58 Cheque to C. E. Grosskurth, supâ€" pHOS â€".â€"â€"mmmomse SB4 Cheque to Rennie Industries, wool... 8.75 Cheque to C. E. Grosskurth, â€" supâ€" PH&S >mâ€"smmeas 50.28 WOSl. ssmmmâ€"mmammmin B:B0 12 babies‘ vests ... 5.88 Disbursements Skirt material ... Dry cleaning ... SUpDIIGS ...â€"...â€".«.«os Cheque, Miss Sarney Cash on hand, June 30 1042 ... ommemonmtitemmimmnronss Balance in bank, June 30, 1949) oo m e eeinnnemtamat Sidney Mount 15 Struck By Train April, was $218,50. The report is auY)mitted by Hazel M. Newsome, treasurer, and certified to by audiâ€" tors Mary E. Beardall and Doris L. Cooper. ball league .......... 20.78 Garden tea proceeds 90.00 Bank interest, May S1, 1949 nuu.uwms* 180 church "Fair" ...... 25.00 Sale of quilt .......... 6.00 Donation from soft 1042 °... mmmodennnminmonmusion Balance in bank, April 1, 1982 * .ns antomomeniminntama Weely contributions $16.96 Donation from Tha report in detail is as follows: Receipts . Cash on hand April 1, _ ; _ Totol Total $ 4.17 â€" 1.55 â€" 6.79 Aâ€"13.24 56.22 >Cimes and Guile |# $218.50 $ 78.20 $218.50 12.56 127.65 159.04 _ One of the oldest residents of the Weston district and native of ‘}};flatql. fingllnd,u‘:n. Hnnn.lh anning Hope, away early this month at &e home of her daughter, Mrs W. KfflnM{ 123 John Street, after a Mf Tingss. She came to Canada in 1905 and later married Mr. C. Hope of Mount Edgecombe House, Scariett afi.d'ggv:“u:" w&on they resided 1 when the property sold to Mr. Lorne LaRush m:‘zf count of ill health in the family, and Mr. and Mrs. H moved to the home of their dmm to reâ€" The late Mrs. Hope was married the first time to an officer in the Navy and of this union 11 children were born. Five are still living, Ameliaâ€" M. Kennedy,; Mrs. F. â€"Noon, Weston; Mrs. R. Day, Balsam; Edâ€" son (gint class honors); Bobby Rix (honors); Shirley Wray (honâ€" or8) ; Bobbg Watson _ (honors); Gwendolyn Small . (honors). Grade II Pianoâ€"Marion Wn{ (first. class honors); Keith Small (honors). 6rsg(;, Ruth Mason (honors); Joan Abbott (honors); _ Bobâ€" Leslie Grade V Pianoâ€"John Watson (ho)nou) ; Lois ‘Wilkinson (honâ€" ors). _ Grade VIILâ€" Pianoâ€"Mary Elizaâ€" beth Herron. Grade II Theoryâ€"Morley Small sfirlt class honorsâ€"94 mrklg; ean Ross (finst class honors marks); Jean Wray (first class honorsâ€"86 marks); Jean Rider (honorsâ€"78 marks). _ _ _ Mary Creighton Grosart Pupils Are Successful Pupils of Mary Creighton Grosâ€" art, A.T.C.M., took hlah standing in the recent examinations at Toâ€" ronto Conservatory of Music as follows: f _ Grade I Pianoâ€"Shirley McNally Grade III Pianoâ€"Ruth McLean g:nt class . honors); Gwendolyn bb _ (honors); Roy Anderson (honors); Joan Whitfield (honâ€" . Grade IV Pianoâ€"Stuart Puckerâ€" ing. (pass) _ Grade III Harmonyâ€"Anna Mae Hutchinson. With the co-orention of Islingâ€" ton public schoo pugils, more than 2,000 cakes of maple sugar were grovided for the sailors and ditty ags were filled and grelent.ed to five Etobicoke township boys in The naval service. The articles were distributed thtouvl the Navy League and R.C.N.V.R. _ _ _ During the next six months, the ladies glan to com%leh another 100 ditty bags and 25 mending kits. About 300 knitted articles, fnclud- ing sweaters, socks, mitts and helâ€" mets will be included in the ditty bags. Grade 1 Pianoâ€"Shirley lcN;lLy (first class honors); Louise Davidâ€" Â¥ork County House Ot Refuge Secures Twoâ€"Year Heifer congratulated on their fine selecâ€" tion. During its first year the Islingâ€" ton Ladies‘ Naval unit knitted more than 100 articles for the navy, it was reported at the annual meetâ€" ing. In addition 25 afghans and 16 completely equipped sewing kits were sent as well as books and magazines. *3 born in 1942 averaged $790. A g\:'o-dny old heifer calf sold at 00. Islington Women Are Helping Navy breeders purchased thirtyâ€"six head of cattle for a total of $63,275. Of these 17 were Ontario breeders who topk 25 head for a total of $43,825. There were 17. U.S.A. gurchasers t'ho got 34 head for $67,675. Seven ulls sold for an nveuge of $3,289.29 and a fiveâ€"day old bull calf brought $475. Thirtyâ€"six feâ€" males over two years of age sold for an average of $2,110.12, seven of these being cows of eight years old and over which made the reâ€" markable average of $1,378.57, two of them selling at $2,500. Seven bred heifers averaged $1,921.45; thirteen open heifers born in 1941, the oldest born in May, nveratged $1,119.25; while five baby heifers _ Those in charge of the York County House of %._ef\_lge_.lre to be One Of Town‘s Oldest Residents Mrs. Hannah Manning Hope Dies The York County use . of Refuge, Newmarket, Ont./purchasâ€" ed a richly bred twoâ€"yearâ€"old Holâ€" steinâ€"Friesian _ heifer, _ Montvic Empress Meg for $1,300 at the Mt. Victoria Farms dispersal sale, at Hudson Heéights, Que. _ . This dispersal sale of Mt. Vicâ€" toria Farms Hfilshtfigl set a recocrg as toâ€"prices an gh quality sto 9ffer_e§. Twentyâ€"one . Canadian This heifer is sired by Emperor of Mt. Victoria, his four nearest dams averaging, in the 305â€"day diâ€" vision, 1,027.53 lbs. fat with 25,316.0 Ib. milk testing 4.05%. The dam of the heifer purchased is a show cow, and is sired by Montvic Pathfinder, the sire of the Allâ€" American Get in 1941 and the sire of the top priced animal in the sale, namely, Montvic Bonheur Pietje B., which sold for $6,500. Was One Of First Workers At St. Matthias Church _ cluding postage ... Donations to other funds.. Honourariums ..._._._._. $1,740.64 Other â€" information _ regarding Rangers, Branch 213, Canadian Legion, is fiiven as follows: Associate Members of Branch 213, Canadian Legion OVETSERE . =â€"ssommmmmmsmmmmmmcms 109 CENROR |â€"smmnenmommunmmmmuue B4 Mrs. Hope was an ardent church worker and was actively interested in the work of St. Philip‘s W.A. When Rev. F. Robertson took over the Rectorship of St. Matthias Church, Mr. and Mrs. Hope worked uncenlna‘ly to raise funds for mâ€" ing off the mortgage! Later & T. B. Butler became Rector and at all times was a great source of comfort to Mrs. Hope. The funeral wasâ€" held on J“K 4th at Ward‘s Funeral Home, wi Rev. T. B. Butler and Rev. F. Robertson condufinq the service. Interment was made in St. Philip‘s nedy, J. Manning, Alex Kennedy, Charles H"mh:-' o m Payments Entertainments, social, BOG,. ..conrnmeccrmmmninmeernmentomints Printing & Stationery ....$ Christmas Treg ......_..... RENLRIS >.mâ€"nsomemntsmmncimmurs ASRISHARCE â€"....â€"~mmmmummmum H.M. Forces overseas inâ€" ward W. Manning, _ Richview; Joseph A. Mumln& Toronto, as well as 5 grandchildren and a nephew, Rev. C. P. Heaven, Sydenâ€" The following is the financial statement of the fund from August 6, 1941, to June 30, 1942; Receipts Entertainments, Socials, _ _ BLC. [~semmmommmmaninn Membership .......... Refreshments (soft _ Auxiliary Draws .._. Active Service List Records 404 Enlisted From Weston District Of a total of 404 enlisted from: Weston 152 are overseas and 212 at present in Canada, according to the Active Service Record &re- g:ted by the Weston Legion War rvices Fund through G. A. Lodge and submitted this week to The Times and Guide for publication. In addition two are in U.S.A. as inâ€" structors, eight have been dischargâ€" ed from overseas, three dischar%ed in .Canada, five are returned but not discharged, four have been killed in action, one has been killed on active service in Canada, three are missing (believed killed), one ‘is a prisoner of war, and no inforâ€" mation is available regarding the other 13. Navy ... RCAF. U.S.A. RCAF. OFINKS) _ sommmenmummmin: Cigarettes (collections at regular meetinf!) sutman Donations from all BOUPCES . ..........cosmmmmmmmun Quilt made by Ladies‘ Army Other dispositions The number still on active servâ€" ice in each branch of His Majesty‘s Forces is as follows: Overseas ATMY ... comsmmminriiaiianeniiiiammnres. 324 NBAVY _ oomutrmmemenimenmiemiussie O RCAF, 12e cmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmen: T6 Cash Balance ....... Bank Balance ....... Weston Legion War Services Fund Gives Details Of Men‘s Serviceâ€"Issues Financial Statementâ€"Information Re Branch Recently, changes have been made which will be of interest to the citizens of the districts named. For 26 years, Mr. S. Wilson has been associated with this Company, He has now leased the property and will continue the publication of these papers. We bespeak for him a continuance of the patronâ€" age so long enjoyed and in return a continuance of the service so long rendered. CHARTERS PUBLISHING CO. LTD., S. Charters, President. io maperoiel Ts Charins Pebicners Compiny. the property ers pany. Subsequently, the W%Mto Weekly was estabâ€" lished. These papers both been published every week during the passing years, a fact made possible by the patronage generously bestowed by the busiâ€" ness.and professional classes of the places named, and for which we are exceedingly grateful. To Our Readers * and pall bearers &, F. _&‘3.@.. W. *wUHT YORNEs NEYSY WBEEKLY® 176 â€"Continued on page 2 Hope and Mrs. Wednesday, July 15, 1942 Westmount Humber $1,184.09 . 10449 . 45206 $1,740.64 $1,035.45 0 TLTB 104.35 41.68 63.45 220.50 38.27 655.84 25.00 40.00 44.60 268.80 279.24 32.490 8.31 $12 366 38 404 152 108 12 92 :.dya‘::-héo thank the vifiim or P , espec Breugeman, N well as Rev. Mr save 105,000,000 pounds of tin anâ€" nually. The new cap, which screws to the glass by means of a threadâ€" ed hairpin or small iton wire gives the same airâ€"tight protection that Our confidence almost cost the Bond Sport Shop the game. Going into the first oF the ninth, Bonds were leading by the score of 7 to 6. Walnut Dairy‘s first batter smashâ€" ed a line drive right at Neilson at short; it was too fiot to handle and it went for two bases. The next batter hit a home run to make the score Walnut Dairy 8, Bond Sport Sh:}') 7. But Bonds came right back in their half of the ninth; Bill Holeâ€" brook led off with a w’l‘t and stole second. Neilson hit‘ a looping double, his third hit of the game, to score Holebrook off second. Simmons, the cleanâ€"up man, stepâ€" g:d into the box and hit the first 11 pitched for a triple to end the gmo and make the score Bond 9, Vainut Dairy 8. Bond Sport Shop “\hlnixz Dniary séhB::dISpon l8‘1:?) play Long Brand e league â€" ers, at Juhwortin Park on Wedâ€" nesday, so if you wish to see tdgood ball game just drop around on Wednesday at Wadsworth Park, just off St. Clair, at sevenâ€"fifteen. metal caps provide, according to iiil?r:'wm" reciation is also exâ€" tended to Miss E. Savage and Miss McVain, and Dr. Howard Chariton. The game was highlifihted by the fine pitching of Harley Tayâ€" lor, who was master of the situâ€" ation at all times. He also helped his own cause by smashing out two terrific home runs, the first one tying the ball game in the third inning. _ _ e h With ;'Mlfipin and a Foco of coiled paper, Mrs. Martha Peabody Keith, a housewife at Brookline, Mass., has invented a bottle ufi which manufacturers estimate wi INVENTS BOTTLE CAP the team won a hardâ€"fought conâ€" test from the secondâ€"place Walnut Dairy on Tuesday night. This vicâ€" torf puts the "Bond Sport Shop‘ ball team in a tie for second place and has now assured them of a playoff position. After training courses in Engâ€" land, the brothers were sent to France in February, 1940, and saw considerable action before the fall of France. At Dunkirk Sapper Fred Foster suffered a broken arm wl\éle boardimg a rescue boat. His brothers came from their emâ€" ployment in Cleveland, Ohio, imâ€" mediately at the outbreak of war to join up. Another brother, Sgt.â€" Maj. Ernest Foster, is with the R.d’.A.S.C. overseas. Disulaying a brand of ball that will eventually bring the Bond Sport Shop ball team an almost certain title in the Kiâ€"YÂ¥ junior softball league in West Toronto, s ter, in Sepâ€" ;ember. 1989, Sapper F, Foster e went overâ€" es seas with the company with the first contingent. Bond Sport Shop Weston Bail Team Doing Very Well Spends 3 Birthdays In Service Overseas A veteran of Dunkirk, Sapper Frederick Foster, son of Mr. and Mre. E. Fosâ€" ter, Mount Dennis, celeâ€" brater h i s third _ bir‘\â€" day overseas F: . on July 12, when he was en â€" S 36 . years of ® acra age. Joining t _ Th the Royal \_ 14. Canadian Enâ€" i we 0 + E}'neebrs t}:vith vAllfc i# i is brothers, tyrem #// Sappers Jim te De br th e da E. . on ¢ _ . 5 w tm . Sn 36 cal ag E> P a th C . 5& Ca C i i SR e § es a w te se te bappers Jim and Bert Fosâ€" Weston council on Monday niglt received a petition from a number of manufacturers and business men in the municipality, asking for a survey of fire protection in the This survey cails for possible institution of a personnel and chief capable of 24â€"hour fire service, a survey of the water system and several other matters dealing with this ir’i_xgomnt phase of the town‘s life. e writers pointed out that this one particular question was of paramount importance to them in their : warâ€"time production. . The matter was réferred to the propâ€" er?' committee. f . D. Lucas, acting as solicitor for the town regarding the trailer byâ€"law,. submitted the final order of approval issued bfi' the Ontario Mumciru] Board. The request of the Volunteer Fire Brigade for the installation of a fire phone in the home of A. G. Peirson was apâ€" proved. _ _ town. It was pointed out in the comldpondence that _ "without prejudice" the town has now outâ€" grown the &nnnt system of proâ€" tection, in the opinion of the petiâ€" tioners. The T.T.C. report showed that for the month of May the towh reâ€" ceived an operating income from the radial line of $587.00 compared to $273 for May, 1941. â€" on the bottles, to return these through saivage committees. For their mln%mm are Il".d no m of all such bottles as may come into their possession in accordanee with the terms of the recently mmm. Aâ€"236. Thousands of inner tubes are in Survey of Fire Protection For Weston is Asked Vaughan Township Resident Passes At .more.. than _ s thousand Prairie points the grain elevators become receiving d:gotu for scrap iron and steel. Under an agreeâ€" ment recently concluded, the sevâ€" eral companies operating grain elevators in Manitoba, Saskatcheâ€" wan and Alberta, are now purchasâ€" ing 'c“f metal on behalf of Warâ€" time Sa v:fe, Limited, a governâ€" ment ownd compan{, at all pointa at which there are elevators in :K- eration. An agent of one of the companies has been appointed to act as a Â¥ovamment buying bl.r.nt at each of these points. On If of Wartime Salvage, Limited, this agent will purchase scrap metal from voluntary salva commitâ€" tees, at a flat rate of 5'7 a ton. _ _ There are large quantities of scrw metal lying around the farms of Western Canada, and it is hoped to take in at the elevators ino less than 100,000 tons within the next six months. ‘The Demand for Bottles The demand for bottles, esma cially wine and distillers bottles, remains urgent. Many of the comâ€" mercial firms using these‘ bottles are doing their part to get bottles returned into trade channels by appealing to their customers, cither in their advertising or on the labels F. W. Mertens, assistant buildâ€" ing inspector, in his report for the month of June, 1942, showed that B:rmits to the value of $29,335 had en issued for the month comâ€" pared to $56,120 last year, and that the town had issued $84,392 leas than last year during the first six months. Florence Wiggins, beloved wife of Harry Castator, passed away on July 9th at the familfy residence in Vaughan township after an illness of only one week. She was in her 45th year andâ€"was a native of Onâ€" tario. She was affiliated with the United Church, She had lived in Vaughan township for 16 years and ior to that had made her home at West Toronto. Married in Novemâ€" ber of 1922, she is surved by her husband, Harry Castator, and the following brothers and sisters, Mrs. J. Self and Mrs. R. Murray, Toronto; Mr. H. Wiggins, Islingâ€" ton; Kelviz (Kit), Erson and Gloria at home. Mr. Root took the funeral service and interment was made in Hillcrest cemetery, Woodbridge. Weston Salvage Committee, in spite of the hot weather, is workâ€" ing harder than ever, and the need for volunteer workers grows. Monâ€" day night several trucks laden with "skyâ€"high" loads were obâ€" served being driven to the sorting rooms. This is a most worthwhile work and cannot be stopped just because it is vacation time. Men are needed particularly for work on the trucks on Monday eveningsâ€" any willing to helg are asked to get in touch with C. R. Marchant, at Farr‘s. Citizens are again urged to coâ€" operaté by putting their salvage materials out in plain view each Monday eveniniibe!ore 7 o‘clock. Elevators Buy Metal _ . â€" The Japanese liner Nagasaki Maru sank near Nagasaki May 13 after hitting a Japanese mine, it was announced. Weston Salvage Work Going On More Volunteer Workers Needed Mt. Dennis Trailer °22/-law Approved By Municipal Board Men Urged To Give Few Hours On ‘Monday Nights Allen, George P., 291 Maple Leaf Dr.; Anderson, Howard, 42 Omagh Ave.; Boersma, Frank, 48 Pelmo Cres.; Bohas, George, 101 Harding Ave.; Bolton, William, 1947 Jane St.; Buckley, Charles, 11 Winoka Ave.; Buckley, James, 11 Winoka Ave.; Burford, Henry James, 567 Main St. N.; Burns, Cecil Alexâ€" ander, Weston P.O.; Clark, W. R., 193 Russell Ave.; Cowland, Bertâ€" ram, 11 Maple Ave.; Cruse, Alfred Charles Bennett, 1 St. Alban‘s Ave.; Crutis, William, 32 Crescent Rd.; Dainty, George, 36 Denison Rd. E.;_Dg. Sherman F., 1889 Jane St.; Dunn, Joseph Jr., 20 Omagh Ave.; Franklin, Edmund John, 54 Denifon Rd. E.; Gamâ€" briell, Lavern (Eugene, 42 Omagh Ave.; Gambrie, Willis Reid, 42 Omagh Ave.; Hammett, Jack, 230 Russell Rd.; Hargreaves, Frank Harvey, 564 Main St. N.; Hatton, Graydon Speaks At _ Orange Celebration Woodbridge Saturday â€" Persons enlisted from _ near Westonâ€"but actually from North York Township are listed below; Agdy, Edward L., 38 Harding Ave.; use as playthings at bathing beaches and summer resorts. These rubber rings are useful, no doubt, as safety devices but in view of the pressing need of the rubber they contain for reclaiming and manuâ€" facture into shoes, rubber sheets, tires and essential war equipment, there is a question which salvage committees might ask themselves. ‘"Are these tubes more img:mnt as safety devices at our bathing beaches or as safeguards on our war fronts?" We can obtain subâ€" stitutes for these safety devices at our beaches, but as yet we cannot substitute for rubber for our war requirements. It should not take such explaining by the local salâ€" vage committee to make the most obtuse owner of & "bathing ring" see the wisdom of turning in these tubes. nnlahP t PME io aal hi didiiaat Bh ie rtalll i A. C. T. J., 93 Lilac Ave., Albion Park; Haughie, Alexander, 19 Crescent Rd.; Hayward, George, 32 Denison Rd. E.; Holmes, John C., 25 Grandview Ave.; Hook, Maurice T., 44 Pelmo Cres.; Hull, James, 400 Maple Leaf Dr.; Hurst, Arthur, 78 Denison Rd. E.; Hurst, Jack, 78 Denison Rd. E.; Hurst, William, 78 Denison Rd. E.; Jeoffroy, James, R.R. No. 3, Weston; Johnâ€" ston, James‘ H., 514 Main St. N.; Johnston, William, 514 Main St. N.; Jordan, Thomas Wesley, 205 Russell Ave.; Keill, Bruce E., 1999 Wilson Ave.; Kosyk, Norman, Wadsworth Cres.; Kryskow, Peter, Oak St.; Lawrence, Albert Barney, 85 Harding Ave.; Mair, Alexander Jr., RR. No. 2, â€" Weston; Mills, Howard Clni'to_n, 1671 Jane St.; Mortis, Cecil, 1919 Wilson Ave.; Munro, Thomas J:c‘:,ee, 8. Golfview Ave.; McCartney, Wilfred Gibson, 81 Cheswick Ave.; Mcinnes, John A. P., 822 Main St. N.; Pearson, Edward J. C., Keele St., Downsview P.O.; Pender, Norman W., Maple Leaf Dr.; Pinkerton, Jack, 20 Gordon Ave.; Pinkerton, William Ross, 20 Gordon Ave.; Ramsdin, A. M., Harding Ave.; Ramsdin, Roy, 52 Harding Ave.; Richardson, John Hutton, 79 Henry St.; Richardson, Kenneth Hugh, 79 route and . village . st Above is part of the Declares Need Is Total War For Total Victoryâ€"First Orange Gathering Of Kind In Village In Ten Years On Active Service ORANGE PARADE AT WOODBRIDGE â€"Continued on page 3 4o Eiphs 28 MAIN N. _ ‘"The people of Canada "have & challenge to meetâ€"the statement of Winston Churchillâ€"wher he stood in Parliament and declared ‘We will fight on the beaches, in the streets and on the hills‘," deâ€" Tock spefing at ihe Cimnge ente: eel, s ng at the gr.-:’tion last Saturday at Wood» ridge. Decrying the spirit of a question how on the order dpapor at Ottawa calling for the adoption of a. Caâ€" nadian flag, Mr. Graydon said: "This is a triviality which should be shoved aside in favor of the paramount question facing the whole world. Thank goodness we still have a group in the House, the members of which are unit«fl{ deâ€" termined to have a total war for a total vietory." _ _ _ s Last Saturday‘s Orange cele= bration was the first held in Wood» bridge in 10 years. Deipi:‘ru- line rationing, enlistments war work demands, more than : 500 Orangemen and women paraded along a twoâ€"mile route. Village streets were â€"jammed to capacity with spectators, and while many veterans did mot march because of the hdeat. hbut. vlvere rat m grounds where a long list ers were heard. At night hundreds attended a monster street dance. Headed by Ross Kitchener astride the proverbial white horse in King Billy‘s robes, 38 men‘s loggu.'iour Orange Young Briton l , . 14 women‘s lodges, _ four gmili lodges and 11 bands formedâ€" the procession. It was under the direc= tion of Gordon Lang, county marâ€" shal. Lodges from counties of York, Peel, South Simcoe and Halton were r(resent. Coofsvig:a It;éO.Ii.(i}ISI won the prize for the best ge on parade. (fiher prizes were won by Woodâ€" bridge Juvenile Lodge, Mig-h O.Y.B. Lodge, Toronto, L.O.B.A. Lodge, 894, Richmond Hill, Queen City Lodge, L.T.B., Toronto, Prince Alfred fife and drum band, ‘Toâ€" ronto won top musical ranking. The oldest Orangemian on )Fcra was George Harvey, 97, of Newton Richmond Hill,. over 80 . years of age, was the oldest woman on parade. s Rev. J. W. Newbery has been inâ€" ducted as minister of Silverthorn United church in York tnwfl He succeeded Rev. Fred 8i who was at the church for m seven years. Rev. Mr. N ;u formerly stationed at Gore ay. x of the order for 62 years. Other veterans were Thomas Mara, 94, of Brampton, Frank Wilcug.h. of Bond Head, and George Bagg, 86, Woodbridge. Mrs. William« Robinson. He has been ‘aâ€" member NEW MINISTER â€"Continued on page 2

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