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Times & Guide (1909), 13 Jun 1946, p. 1

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»: Tonight â€" Appeal For. â€"â€" Witnesses of Tragedy ~Inquest Girl‘s Death : APPOINT | ; Baker‘s »girl The little girl, it is allegen, ran across the road. dizectly in the path: of Riall‘s car. Riall told police that awhen he applied his brakés in an .fl,tem# to avoid hitting the little vgirl his car turned completely VOLUME®58,; NUMBER 24 A. special appea! is Deng YOICUT through tbe 'If)“’n.\‘es‘ and ‘Guideh lo: M oon®i on eeeeteen ind withesses to the: tragic death of three year old Eileen McKetry who was ‘struck down and killed almost inq,antlx near l;er home on Pine Waod ‘ Ave., : Yotk Townsh‘ig. two weeks\ag& by the car of William Riall of Deloraing Ave. _ . _ around, â€". + Mr: William «McKerry,© Eileen‘s father; lifted ~his ‘little girl‘s body from under the rear right wheel of the car and with the aid of a passâ€" ing ~unidentified moggcist, rushed the ‘child to the office of Dr. Stephen Evelyn on Vaughn . Road, but little Eileen â€"was found to be dead upon arrival. __ $A en n e is t Tuâ€"niihc an inquest isâ€"being held by Yorkâ€"Township police\at 8.00 o‘clock and any person having any direct knowledge of the tragedy is asked. to" contact. York Township police ‘at once., _ As yet no witnesses, ‘it was reâ€" ported by Chief Segee, to the actiâ€" dent have heen found. â€" _ 2. hi‘ s * N _ The May fisue of the Lion news, tihe_ mo{thly] %'ublic_ltion.of Lions Interhati o embrace : im.é "K,! thqosr‘ovincel‘fi Ohfig;q‘ ®h :‘Quebe¢,: was sponsored this month by the y_leaton Liong Club. ©. . _‘ * Sergeant .C. Risebrook and Deâ€" puty Chief Walter ‘Segee of York township police invéstigated: Mulâ€" tiple internalâ€"injuries was given as the cause of death by Dr. L. .H. Erb: Weston Lions _ Sponsor Booklet ‘The 28â€"page booklet.contains arâ€" ticles telling of the history and future of the town of Weston by Mavor T. E. Dbugherty, Lion Will Duffy, as well as the reports of the activitiey"of . the various. clubs througb6ut Ontario and Quebec, ‘ Singe it was chartered in 1941, the Weston clubshas grown from a chartered â€" membership of 26 to. a closed membership of 110. & "Overhead expons§ cannot . be curtailed in line with a reduction in the number of students, and the school cannot be efficiently. operâ€" \ated with a number of empty clagsâ€" rooms," â€"he contended. _ _ __ _ Weston Faces Problem Regarding Building Of North York School _ The town of Weston ig. at the present time facing a probleM regartis to the location. of York Township‘s new vdeational school to be built, although the exact locaâ€" tion has. not yet beeh ‘ decided, somewhéere in the Keele street area at a rning approximately two and a half miles from the Weston Vocationadâ€"mchool. « 20 , Deputy Reeve Charles McMaster, <York Township, pointed out the township had been wnrking for five years to get thé new school, and council now had only to choose the site, â€" At a recent meeting ofâ€"the Yofk County Council, Reeve Ken. Thompâ€" zon and Deputy Reeve,F, Rowntree aired Weston‘s views ‘with regards to the proposed location fite of new vocational school, when they introduced. a resol. tion . asking county council to request the Onâ€" tario Dejxtment of Education to make a shirvey of the vocational school needs within the county beâ€" fore endorsing the establishment of any more. . ® Â¥ L hal A special appeal is being‘ yoiced It was claimed by the Weston representatives that location of the new ‘school only two miles from. Weston would take 300 students from Weston Collegiate and Vocaâ€" tional Institute. Reeve Thompson pointed out York County bears a gubstantial portion of the cost of Weston school â€"as it is the only vocational school in the. county and has a large number of cbunty students in .attendance. >> Could Not Operate > % It was contended by York Townâ€"|trol‘s objection to Etobicoke and ship representatives that the new| North York g,“,.cn. d”i'n.fin‘ school~ should be located As cenâ€"| veterans‘ housing areas as ‘distinct trally as possible to serve the 85,â€" | and selfâ€"supporting school districts. 000 population, while Weston "& Mayor Saunders speaking for the resentatives claimed it should Bolr({o( Control in voicing the obâ€" built in Fairb@nks to fit in with|jéections to the plan of ‘u.uc.,k. distribution of gvnent vocation@l\and North York stated that "This schools in the area. $s . creates a ridiculous situation of ‘"Now the matter has been aired," | setting aside 35 acres as a sthool & â€"Continued on page 3 ‘area to try and force a showâ€"down Inquest Being Held. In Death Of Eileén McKerry, York Township Girl Struck Down By Motorist On‘ Pinewood Ave. Two Weeks Agoâ€"Seek Witmesses Reeve Thomps6n,_Dep.â€"Reeve Rowntree Introduce Resolution Asking County Coungil Redteét Board Of Education To Make Survey Of County Needs Weston GirlFlora Moffat Receivesâ€" "Golden: Key" _ The award of the "Golden Key" is made every, year bythe council to those \sg;dejnts who{ throughout their university career, have made outstanding â€" contributions to the ‘undergraduate. life of the univerâ€" sity. the y > L/ of T. h+ The award of the "Golden Key," highest honor award‘ given by the S}udenta' Administrative _ Council of theâ€" University of Toronto, to Miss Flora Moffat, daughterâ€"of Mrs: Gordon. Moffét and the late Dr. Gordon Moffat of Weston, was anpounced two weeks ago on May 311. & j â€" Thege special awards were made this year by University President Sidney Smith at the garden party held after convocation. _‘ " Miss Moffat‘during her years at Torpnto Univers_ijg was secretaryâ€" treasurer.of the ‘Sociology Society of St. Hilda‘s College, secretary of the Interndtional Students‘ Service, president the gebnting Society, secretary of\the U. of T, Debating Union, and served on the executive of St. Hilda‘s Literary Society. Whale Oil 4 ie he spegocectt Norwegian whaling ‘companies reported the sale of 2,000 tons of whale. dil. to Canada, the .Norâ€" wegian information office in Lonâ€" don said. They also repotted sale to* Great Britain of 17,000 tons of whale ail and to Holland of 4,000 tons:‘ â€" The. quantities . were alloâ€" cated to the purchasers ,by "the Combined Food Board in Washingâ€" ton Mr. Wilfred Duffy New Lion Pres. 1946â€"7 Season Replacing Retiring , President Mr.: _. â€" _ George‘Baldock Mr. Wilfred Duff; was last Wedâ€" nesday evening June 5; e:gt‘ed as the new president of Wes ons Club for the,1946â€"47 semson, sucâ€" teeding George: Baldock, retiring president. Mr. Duffy ‘has been a member of.the club executive since its inception upon his nuggeni? five years, when he came to. Wesâ€" ton from Newmarket. j ° Other officers elected included: Viceâ€"presidents, Bob Clarkson, Bob Templeton and Alex Lawsen ; secfeâ€" tary, Lloyd Jago; assistant secreâ€" tary, Wes: Christie; treasurer, V. Answer Objections By Board Of Control To Twp. School Plan The city of Toronto and the Onâ€" tario Gov&nment are ummrtinr to wrest the local municipaliâ€" ties the ;{ it ‘to control their owh affairs, Reeve F. A. C: Butler, of Etobicoke, told York Coum.{ Coun» cil last week. ‘Reeve Butler was ro{erring to Toronto Board of Conâ€" trol‘s objection to Etobicoke and North York goum:ill designating veterans‘ housing areas as ‘distinct and selfâ€"supporting school districts. Miss Moffat is an honor graduate Given By Students â€" â€" * Administrative Council, â€"COMMUNITY COUNCIL pre hn is .. Weston Red: Cross : â€" Medal Awarded Mrs. G. Brundit _ Clinic Work fhg y Mrs. G. Brundit of 10 King Cresâ€" cent, Weston, was two weeks ago at the Red Cross headquarters on Bloor St., awarded the, Red_Cross badge of service for her work durâ€" ing . the war. years . at. the’\er- bourneâ€"Richmand St. bJood clinic. ‘There have béen but thrfie, such awards made to citizens of the town of Weston in the history of the soâ€" ciety and such an award is. maie onlg in theâ€"cases of special merit, thers ° who whave received the award are. Mrs: C..F. Evans, presiâ€" dent of yhe Red Cross Nursés‘ Emergency‘ Reserve, in November, 1945, and/Mr. C. Lorne Fraser, w&o has d as treasurer of the We#â€" ton branch of the\_Cwadhn Red Crogs for a period of /over thirty ‘fims. yes years, who reecived his adge last ‘Saturday at the . Red Cross tea. > >> Mecotea \P’rfles. for 1946â€"7 ~Newly Elected Officers . /Mrs.~ Brundit â€" was among the ‘group .of Red Cross nurses and workers, who, representing all ‘branches of work in the Red Cross Societ{, were prese‘nughby the Hon. Leopo %McCauky with their speâ€" cial serfice medallion. _ â€" ~_‘Mrs‘ Brundit® claimed that «she didn‘t think,. the award worth menâ€" tioning. "Not that it wasn‘t a‘very great honor, but that.theré are so ml»ny'Reople who deserve it much more than I do," she #tdded., Mr. A. A. Slater Is New Rotary Club wWillâ€"take office on July â€"1, it was announced this,week. ,"â€" ©/.~>. A.~ T. Stenhouse,â€" treasurer, and. .J. W. Amos, secretary. Directors :inâ€" clude the above members as well as W. Chisholm, W. Haleg, J.. Pink, placing Mr. Cecil Grosskudth wh is the neéwly elected vice-presidgl‘ of the newlfl formed Community Council which this week appointed their recreational director. f Rourf is handling the Second Nationa Clotlfln&]Driye Collégtion in the town of Weston under the F. Lawrence andâ€" W. Doli@las. _ _‘ Mr. Slater is also the president chairmanship of Mr. Basil Chisolm Weston Silver Band Officers On Tuesday evening last the members of Weston Silver, Band had time oqut of their regular pracâ€" tice to elect officers to look after the band business for the year. The fo]lowi_nii were _ elected:. Bandâ€" master, Mr. Geo#Sainsbury; deputy bandmaster, ~ Horace _ Sainsbury; committee, / Bill Vi}ghlm _ (chairâ€" man), Lu Dixon, Jaek McConnell, Joée Spencer; music committee, Harold Watts, Joe Spencer, Jack Thomas; secretary»treasurer,‘ Geo. McCaul. . It isâ€"the hope of the.â€"band to give regular concerts in the town parks, so watch this papet for time and place and come out and support ‘your band. _ / _ *3 Senator‘ A. R> McRae of Vanâ€" couver predicts that before long the ‘price ‘of gold will be: increased 'al;ii Marshall, Mac ‘Phearson and orge Bull; lionâ€"tamer, Bill Bearâ€" dall; and tailâ€"twister, Jim Henderâ€" son. _ The band still has a few vacanâ€" cies in all sections and any olayers wishing to join are asked to come to the townhall any Tuesday evening or phone Lloyd Sainsbury at 921â€"J. k beyond the present $35 an ounce on sch accommodation for chilâ€" xt veterans‘ families that are ‘ =¢ ed in the project. The Minister of Education has to apâ€" prove such areas. and I think we should make strong representation to him to reject this action. on the part of the two municipalities." _ Jennett; directors, 8. Russell, Douâ€" * It is proposed by these two muniâ€" cipalities to require veterans‘ housâ€" ing areas to provide: and finance their own schools. _ > ‘ _ _ _ Réeve Butler maintained it is not the responsibility of.the muniâ€" cmm‘ tm pay the cost of educaâ€" ting children of veterans in warâ€" time housing areas. "Under the Agréement .entered . into . with the Receives Bod?e Of Service For Blood _ nounced this, week. ," _ .. 9. Thé new officers, élected at the Newly Elected Officers Take Positions fur July Fst Ns 1y clected «officers of the â€"Contitued on page 2 n eic n c tnioti es e meli t i CCmn e®WESsT YORK‘S NEWSY WEEKLY" ¢o) 0c 00 V Y Woodbridge : * Westmount ~~ _ ~ Humber Heights ® Mt. Dennis The garden tes which was given byâ€"the nembers of t~he Home Nursâ€" ipgaClufsMin ‘thwywohnrain ‘garden of Mr. an . 4. Marâ€" ti, 81 Queen‘s Drive, on Saturday afternoon, was a, very. happy. and successful affair, the treastrer, Miss Murie! Wilson, reporting that oÂ¥er $75.00 ‘ was~ realized. The Euests were received by Mrs, C, F. vans, the pregident of the class, and Miss Evelyn Maitin, the éonâ€" vener. The various booths, sewing, white ‘ elephant _ and handicrafts, were in 'Chll"%, of Mrss W.. E. fierry. Miss ta _ Emberson, iss Jean Perks and Mrs. K, Self, respectively. © The guests, both from headquarters and ‘locally, wese ‘profuse in their admiration of the talent which the class memâ€" bers displaygd in making the variâ€" |oua articles. Tea was served from & very attractive table in the shady &Ardgn and was presided over: by Mrs. W. S. MacCulloch; Mrs. %.J-.â€" â€"Stenhouse, Miss Lillian T.. Coburn and Mrs, H.\Efowell. The assist ants wereâ€"members of the refreshâ€" mentâ€" gommictee which ; was conâ€" |vened” y Mrs. W. J. Armstronig. Badge of Service Presented To C. L Fraser At Red Cross Tea Mt. Dennis Veteran Carries Oh Family Trade Of A Century _ Since 1800 the family of Jim Castle of Mount Dennis have been and what. sort of°é surface. it had underneath. _ The "business he now opérates started from his . wife‘s Jim‘s ‘ father superintended~ a large leather concern and Jim and his .brother, Richard, were apprenâ€" tices. By the time they joined the services they. knew what kind. of grrse,»“[ had bought a beise purse fore I got married," Aildrey exâ€" plainded. "Last year it was worn 'd discolored and Jimmy and his other. reâ€"finished it," she said. "In November he was discharged and with his gratuity opened . a small store," .__> es i A jeweller began sending â€"him leather goods for reâ€"finishing. Then a depn‘gment store added to. the work. ‘Recentfy a second departâ€" ment store commissioned him"to reâ€"finish\a consignment of â€"music cases because Yheir orifiinpl color and finish\ were not popular. . : . "First; t determine what kipd of a finish has been on the Téather. Then I have to duplicate it," he explained.‘ "I can change the color thou%h. This is just a stepping ‘stone," he said. ‘"When hides are available I want to manuâ€" facture light leather." . hideâ€"day .beneath. &n animal‘s fur wallader Was present ‘and evggr- tai everyone present Sduâ€" cat?o’gnl Movies. These ;%: very much enjoyed, and the Ratepayers‘ Association were indeed grateful to Mr. Cadwallader for coming to the meeting, and showing the picâ€" tures. * s : Appoint George Ritchje To Unemployment Board The régular monthly meeting of the Humberview Ratepayers‘ Asso~ tiation, was held in the Humberâ€" view School, on Wednexda night, June‘.5th, at 8.30 p.r:) N){r. Cadâ€" Plans for the Community Picâ€" nie to be held on July 20th, to FunDale Park, Woodbridge, are now ‘under way, Anyone wishing to drive his car that day, to help take peogle to and from the picâ€" nic; or help in â€"any, other way, should get in touch with Mr. Wilâ€" liamson, the Entertainment Conâ€" vener. Any he]nful suggestions will be very muc agprecinud‘ Dhaes wHl he no (General Meet: Ratepayers‘ Set Date For Picnic Missing Man Is Found In City _ There will be no General Meetâ€" ings of the Humberview Ratepayâ€" ers‘ Association, during July and August Mr. James Nesbitt, 83 ree)orud missing from his home, 285 Church St., on June 5th, was tound in the vicinity of Na 8 police station, Toronto, at 11.59 a.m. the following da Mr. Nesbitt was described to Weston police as being mkil( built, five feet, six inches tal weighing 170 pounds, grey hair and blue eyes. He has !1-0 teeth, is clean shaven and walks with a limp. He was wearing an iron fi'y swit and rq fedora and a blue striped shirt without a cdllar. _ Police reported the Alight loss of memory. â€"finish\a cons ises because nd finish\ were( r "First; ipd of a finish ather. Then I Red Cross Garden Tea Sugcessful Affairâ€"Over $75 Realizedâ€"<Miss Dulmage, Mrs, F.. D. Dewar, Mr. W. B. ‘Har®ha Among Distinguished Guests THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1946 pressive cfremony was about to take place. After a few bridf reâ€" marks from Mayor T. E. Doughâ€" marks from ‘M;Ior T. E. Doughâ€" erty md‘ifiu argaret Du_hnl‘e, director of home nursing and the reserve, Ontario division, ‘and Mrs. D. F. Dewar, district leader for central Ontario. Mr, A. L. Coulter, president of .the Weston branch of | the ‘ Red Cross ‘Society, introduced | Mr. William B. Hanna, chairman| of.the returnini‘.overiéu personnel committee of the Ontario i’v‘ision,l who, i turn, presented to Mr. C.| Lorne Fraser a badge of service in *recbinition of 31 years of serwife for Red Cross. The citation is as! At chalfâ€"past four, . Mrs. K{m asked for the attentipn. of Whose present. ~An inu:e{;t.ing_, and imâ€" .Final ° arrangements for +the c?qthi.ng pick up in the town of Weston in aid of tk Allied. Relief‘s Second . National Clothing Drive have now been announced by the town of Weston and are. hereby published in erder that the citizens follows: Resolved that: We : the members‘ of the Canadfan : Red Cross, Weston branch, at their anâ€" nual meeting, January 22, 1945, recommend that‘, Mr. C.â€" Lorne Fraser be awarded the Badge of ééifi;&. Citation: Appointe;ll memâ€" er executive «ommittee May 18, 1915; continuoz\_fi;«'af’m date; chairman Red Gross activities, Weston Citizens Please Note Juné 19.. ~ .. + The .pick up .in the town .of Weston® will= be. next. Wednesday, Jung 19, the same date as has been adopted ‘for the :city of Toronto and YiCk ‘up will begin promptly at 1, o‘clock it the afternoon, and will continue well on into the evening. ‘ Trucks and. vehicles used will be those of the Works Dept., 'Rot,ary. ;;iions and the Weston Business en. S .4 * . All residents whose bundles have not been‘ picked up by Wednesday evening ate~askedâ€"to take . their contribution to the Weston Police Station. ggMEMBER THE DATE â€" WEDNESDAY JUNE 19. Chairman of the Second National Clothing : Drive .in the town of Weston ‘ is Mr. Bill Chisholm ‘of Rotary, assisted by Mr. S. Russel and . My. Geo:ge Baldock of the Lions Club, and Mr. Herb Ackrow of the Weston Business Men. _ ) Mr. Ritchie was appoinféd after consuitation with organizations reâ€" presentative of employers, as reâ€" quired unde( the Unemployment insurance Act in the case of this appointment, it was explained by the Labor Minister. © c _ Appointment of George W. Ritâ€" chie of Toromp as a member af the Unemployment Insurance Commisâ€" sion for a fiveâ€"yearâ€"term, is anâ€" nounced by Hon. Humphrey Mitch* elt, Minister of Labor. The appoint: ment is effective from May 15th, 1946, and is made by an Qrderâ€"in Council dated May 14th, 194=T ‘ The two other members of the Unemployment Insurance Commisâ€" sion &re Louia J. ‘irottier, of Montâ€" real, Chief Commissioner, and R. J. ‘Tallon of Ottawa;,; apppinted after . consultflion’ with ... workers‘ organizatione.. . [ _ 2e 0 _ organizations.. .‘ 1# "Mr. deo. .W. Ritchie served ‘as alderman in the City 6f Hamilton for some years and organized and was presicent of the witchie Cutâ€" Stone Company Limited, of ‘Toronâ€" to. He has had puWlic relations exâ€" perience and business experience. ‘(During the ‘war his stene yard as taken over for war work wanich treed Mr. Ritchie for the acceptâ€" ance of a position &s regional diâ€" réctor of National Selective Serâ€" vice ?or the Ontaric Region â€"with headquarters at Toronto. In this position at Toronto he acted as a coâ€"ordinator between the employâ€" ment staff, the Mobilization Board and other attivities of the Labor Department.. Since the termination of hostiliâ€" ties he has been continuing as Reâ€" gional Director of the Department of h!;t I.J‘ Ton,;:h and the probâ€" lems nemp hnnnn Commission @nd m:ne Service are well known to him." Service lanll known to him." Mr. Ritchie assu his mew duâ€" ties as a member of yment Insurance Commis¢ion & days _ The néw commissioner is a gradâ€" | _ This year‘s contest, endorsed uate of Queen‘s University. ;:: A.leax‘ 'o;w Amnfi?..' + ssm it ce fpuitdiaiige ns entran Men are said to be more sensiâ€" “ga“-@-em tive to color than women, 2 as in previous â€"Continued on page 7 Mrs. A.L: Coulter GuestSpeaker At Mission Circle OnWednesday evening, June 5th, the regular meeting of the Mission Circle ‘of Central United Church, was held ‘at the home of Mrs, E. Owen. Shirley : Riddell, viceâ€"presiâ€" dent, conducted the opening:exerâ€" cisesâ€"ebm@isting of Call to Worship, Mymn 148, and the business of the meeting. t 2 e A , most interesting progranuhe | had been plannéd by the committee | in. charge, â€"with | Mrs. _A. Lornel Coulter as iguest speaker, her topic | ‘being "Negro Poetry". Paul Lawrâ€"| enpwe Dunbar, one of the first. wellâ€" | known poets, was the zon .of a | slaye, and his best known‘book was | "Oak: and Ivy". James Weldon “ Johnston, one of â€" the finest and best of American N;grn writers, made possible higher education for the Negro people. He was also a wellâ€"known singer and made the 1 Negro Spirituals famous. About 1919, being the period of racial criâ€" } ticism, there were race riots and. murders amongst the American neâ€", groes, and it was at this time that Claude McKay became famous as* qneo f the main forces in arousing. the people arid bringing about a new . literary period _ amongst the American negroes. Langston. Haghes, another famous Qoet, graâ€". duated from Columbia University at the age of 18, his most noted poem being "Shfl(éspe-re\ in Harâ€" lem"; County Cullan, a graduate of !Cdlumbia University at the age of |21, was known as the Ronald Hayes of Negro poetry, his best poem beâ€" |ing_“l‘leritax¢." s1 "y! . An amusing incident (but not for the donkey) occurred in connection ‘\vith the garden féte to be held in |aid of St. Philip‘s Memorial Hall | Building Furd on Saturday, June 15th, at The Elms, Scarlett Rd. St.\John‘s "Goes Over the Top®. â€" Anglican Appeal /The : meeting closed with the singing of Hymn 388.and the Beâ€" nediction, after which refreshments were served by the Social Commitâ€" The latest figures indicate that St. John‘g has well "gone over. the top" having exceeded its quota by $619.00. The total* in‘ ‘cash and pledges amounts to $4,673.35 with additional .promises g&wt included in pledges) of $450.00. The total allotted ‘to St. "John‘s parish is $4.054.00, more than half of which has ‘been réceived in cash. It is fu]Lv anticipated that tite $5,000.00 mark will ‘be reached before the end of the threeâ€"year period,. The canvass*was carried out under the chairmÂ¥nship of Mr. M. J. Lepingâ€" well, the sidesmen, assiste; by other men of the church \tting as canvassers. D Warm tribute was paid by. the rector last Sunday morning to the chairman /and ranvassers of the parish~ Anglican Advances Appeal committee for &eir splendid work in the recént campaign which has provéd most successful. _ y canvassers The. Donkey Died And Settled It Members and friends 6f the conâ€" gregation had loaned.several ponies for children to ride. A donkey was also offered for the day :n'g a good natured discussion aroge athong the eeommittee‘ as to the merits of @ donkey as an attraction for the %dd’les. Some of the commi¢tee With fond recollections of donkey rides im their youth on the ‘xands in. the Old Countfy, plumped . for rumn, 28 ainty woey sonia Te thought an extra pony would be more reliable, so it‘ was left to a subâ€"committee to view said donkey and inquire closely as to his repuâ€" tation. Next day the donkey died and settled it. A gigantic air fleet composed of hundreds of military and eivil mirâ€" craft will fill the skies over DeHavilland airport on Wilson Ave. on Saturday, June 22, but the catch is that the Fleet will he composed entirely of model planes. ; ‘The occasion will be the staging Gaint Air Fleet For DeHavilland â€"But Only Model Planes . of ;hm contest for the first time in our years. Halted by. the war in 1942, :hh. lvmw-‘| mla": b:'h; come the most im 8 6 its kind in: Cnm crowd of 10,000 fans watched the last one in which 455 entries competed. _ Mrs. A. ‘Lotne Coulter Tells Story Of . ‘Negro Poetry". .. .. St. John‘s _ Exceeds Quota By $619.00 Geo,. Potter To Receive Dow Heroism Award u... ie on New Director Meets Firral Approval Befor Weston Town Counci ‘George Potter of 38 Greendale Ave., Mt. Dennis, has been notified ‘of his qualifjication for the Pow Award‘by Mr. E.,G. Stevens, secâ€" retazy of the w award, in a telegram sent last k from the Dow Co. in Montreal. \_ > _George Potter receives the Dow awatd for his heroic action in the, rescue of Miss Mabel Taylor from the burning street car at Bloor a Bath_ur.ff:tv\_'q months‘ ago. ‘ The telegram reads asâ€" follows‘: Your action in rescuing wonian from street car reported by Canaâ€" dian Press. You have beenâ€"elected to receive the Dow $100. award for heroism and a framed illuminated citatioh, â€" Story o(’ your: award to appear in ‘Ontario and : Quebece newspapers featuring» winning of Dow awird.. > ; ;) 0~ w e ie _+Nq further details on the award hav&u yet been released by the Dow Go. + e s Contract Called To :. . ConnectWilson Ave. To New Barrie Highway _ ‘Scabs On Board‘ So Women Walk Off Freighter When they found out that there Were a fumber of strikeâ€"breakers aboard, Miss Madeline Silman, Weston, accompanied ‘by â€"Mrs. E. Middleton, walked off the freighter Glenleg before‘ its sailing from Humberstone last week. % Miss Silman and Mrs.. Middletort, employed as cooks aboard the Glenâ€" leg, then ;inforn}ed the 'stfl?ers that there were "100 scabs hidden aboard," and a nearâ€"riot broke out. *Over 150 RCMP ahd provinci police broke up the erfomA b.‘ striker‘s to‘stop the sailing of the CSL ‘freighter and when the atâ€" tempt by ohe seaman to clamber aboard the freighter and throw a hauser to his mates lining the canal bank, resulted in failure, strikers cut loose with coal and rocks. _ Still the Glenleg sailed on. of the province will compete fotr prize money in the first postâ€"war show. The models, ranging from sleek military spéed planes to uum transports, will fly all day. contest opens June 22 at {0 a.m. and goes on till 5. . Total m money is $473, with a grand + !hn prize of and an Air ifl to the air who Wins tost points in the show. years, model builders from all parts by John David 1 t‘vnhdv‘vhom executive in Can pilot his. own pl ‘‘fo Receive $100 War Bond And: Illuminated Citation ‘Glenleg Sails From _Humberstone In Hail Of Coal : activities. Limited membership. For detailed information watch next week. the .. ~ . ATTRENTIONT : < « Young men iand women ‘of Torontoâ€"Bdrrie Fourâ€"Lane Higl:woy Wilt Be .: *] y/ Connected To Wilson Ave, At Point East Of‘; * _ .. Weston, Approximately 1/3 Mile From CPR Bridge â€" The annual contést was fathered "domn (David Wewe, Thong ren. usiast who was th businest SAM w o +Mr. Gordon ‘Alcoft appeared beâ€" forg.the town council last ‘ night, June 10, to, receive the fina seal d:f' npplmnl uponm:‘h‘v * mendation for appointn reational â€"director ‘for: the Vam Community Council as approved by the di“:’f“ of . the : uwlz council *Queen‘s Park., acâ€" council and‘Queen‘s Pa tion : renm.adq fromt &Q &mong the "members: of .the‘ town cou::fl. community 'coulu'fl,fl ?uunfl Park, specifying ‘ that beâ€" ora malt be yrees by vach val mu 3 "by {}::'lloremned'b'owfin s is 4o9 the the,. Weston Community Co placed. mgmemnm_e&: â€" in daily. papers asking for applice« tions for the position of recrea! al director of the newlyâ€"formed Wesu}:n Cpm’y}uvfity (;,(ounciml. 1 ing the past few weeks: exeé tive of â€"the gomuunity Cfi have considered spme thirty appliâ€" catiths in reply.to the iz ment, ranging !{og_n applications fu;u{ Jxfl'fir:ndScoLt'.u and as, far north as Kir aye. Ifl% ni(lht Mr. Gordon Alco‘.i was offiâ€" Cially approved as. the most suitâ€" able .applicant recrestional di Born in MC. Dennis Mr. Alcott was . Born 33 ago in Mt. Dem:id;.'- At the éight hé nmioved to . Georg where on the strength of a seho ship !rom\Gin:fixch _Co'l.& he attended McMaster ‘Universi majoring in English and History. was~ employed by, International .. Nickel Jur ltunxmx, the Haileyâ€" . bury Shool ofm:for a peric P of one year. a; period, of â€" eight years‘ ymentâ€"at wg M igned Ts yop dgq)q 81 ost! as a engineer anz director of récremâ€" tional trainingâ€" to beâ€"come reeréâ€" . cigh jl "r;. &A . . k m â€" The first contract.called by the â€" Ontario Department. of H ays > south of No.. seven highway on the . new Torontoâ€"Barrie fourâ€"lane i way, has its terminus at & éast of the town of Weston:â€"an ut son avenue, oneâ€"third of. & 7, ?m@h\tho CPR traift bridge. o d Theâ€"rofuiteâ€" of\the new highway ~ now follows a ajmt rot from a point east of W onâ€"number seven through the #fl' of the fifth concession: to Wilson dvenug, but the exact route that it will follow from there has not as yet been disclosed. _ _ l Cwt Observers > state, however, . that the highway will sw.fn&,:ut‘fl'. Wilson avenue to skirt the w‘ limits of the city of Toronto eventually : connect with ‘No. highway east of the city. . In.th way a ir,ut deal of theâ€" â€" traffic heading north“tlm. city can be reâ€"routed to cpnâ€" gested city streets,. ‘Main morth> south traffic arteriés oughout the city and suburbs ‘be . nected to the new high f ‘ likely by a cloverleaf 5 N Cloverleaf At Wilson 4 mb Mr. McLqughlin, contract neer‘ for the Ontario Depar of. Highways, when .quéried t)‘w mibkwm'l a cloverleaf on ison & s that Wilson avenue wm lyMseIr‘n as .t 1 and that "grea q be given to the tm‘lfl by the construction of a #oâ€" cloverleaf "or in .the nature claverient. . cg 2 .l c _ Mr. MeLaughlin s C that <no, ctoverionto Jw B this year. _A : ~. w Put Weston On Map . .s . ‘The new highway will ce I /eeki :ot v:nég;‘ Cbgmunity â€"Continued on page 8 the position as t Highways â€" . hway‘g:;n râ€"lane l,lfl; iA at i i. en Wilâ€": > n:? a nih“ dge. :‘ : % [ Td | ute /s :: Woodbriige . onto and to." th :No. 27 ty. . In .this < on hrough‘ 4 ) IW)&QI\- . [ain â€"north=" throughout . vill be conâ€" .

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