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sidered overtime and ment boltveen wnion . of grapted as such. it asked that all Township council. __Also asked is that all employees working 40, 44 ind 48â€"hour weeks be {nnnd a W hour week and that all em workâ€" h‘h 38â€"hour weeks :o granted a 85â€"hour, fiveâ€"day week _ _ _ __In the matter 6f over it woke ed 3-@ @ll m.h conâ€" sidered overtime and payment be The ruling of the cBnailiation board was not acceptable to the workers and as a result further 'die]mnndl have been asked of counâ€" The union now asks that emâ€" rloyan be granted a 15 cent hourâ€" y payrol) raise plus a 7% raise in certain incidences in the weekly payroll. _ _ _ _ â€" â€" The ijssue then went before a conciliation board andâ€"the workers were advised the pmdfion offerâ€" ed by council. concilation board also recommended a checkâ€" off but voted against a union shop. "I think the demands are unâ€" fair." stated Reeve F. J. MacRae. "We have not yet been able to study the report and I move that members of council meet with reâ€" resentatives of the union and gnve a detailed listing of the reâ€" quests forwarded to us and studied." The motion was carired. It was last lprinf that emâ€" ployees first made their request to council whereby a rgise of 7 cents an hour was ukedx.“plul increases to be granted igo“eerwn weekly classifications. ncil‘ at that time offered the pension scheme as is followed in the Toronto H{dro Division but would not 'snn deâ€" mands of workers regarding pay increases. â€" last week upon receipt of the union demands. | â€" At the request of the York ‘Township council a special mntil§ is being called between council the York Township Hydro union officials in an effort.to hash out demands made by Hydro employees in the township with regards to changes demanding in working hcurs wage rates, and vacation periods. _ _ _ _ _ winner§," will meet: the St. Mary‘s nine, CÂ¥o league chlgpl mpions, to grovide excitement for the Weston ardball enthusiasts. > + Biggest event of the day will be the track and field competitions unâ€" der the capable m&na&emenc of Mr. R. Templeton and the McKelvey brothers. Prize list for the competiâ€" tions (&ee sports page) include four York Hydro Employees To Take Strike Action Unless Demands Met Also included on the agenda will be the presentation of the "Chuck" Baldwin Memorial trowglfi to â€"be awarded to the player who it is fe{t during the season past has contriâ€" buted the most towards the furtherâ€" ance of. the -pol:tiuf. ideals imâ€" g:.lfiin“d by the late "Chuck" in th¢ sefthell netcug TheMiller junior team ~will tawgle with the enile contest and New Toronto meeting the Miller squad in the midget contest. . Definitely one of the features holding the most interest will be the lacrosse match scheduled to be played between the 1%27 Mann Cup champions and the Weston Junior OLA chamgs of. that same year. At the conclusion of the match the Mann Cup certificates will be preâ€" sented to the team. who won the coveted trophy 19 years ago, but for some unknown reason never receivâ€" ed their championship certificates. Heralded as one of the largest and most extensive undertakings of its kind ever to hit the town of Weston, the carnival program is sprinkled with such famous names as Bill Morris, Dominion champion miler and Bill Cameron, 440 ace of West End "Y," who will conl?ete against the best Weston offerings in the invitation running events. for all, from ‘fii;{efie‘i}ifi" 90, it was stated by the Miller executive 2, is the provision of entertainment this, week. Miller Carnival Plan To Provide Fun For Allâ€"From 9 to 90 Sports Carnival on Monday, Sept. _ The motion for the mectifi; was ut forward by Reeve F. J. McCrae Also on the lacrosse roster are juvenile and midget contests with Fergus being congat_qi in the juyâ€" Special Meeting Called Between Union Officials And York Township Council In An Effort To Reach An Agreermnent Over Hydro Workers‘ Demand . Main consideration of the Mille Carnival Features Include Contest Between Mann Cup Team And Junior O.L.A. Chamrs Of ‘29, And Appearances Of Bill Morris And Bill Cameron Baker‘sâ€" Taxi 84. MAIN N. WESTON 2 Cars ~ 24 Hour Service ~677 â€"Continued on page 9 employees with 15 s service be qt?tlod to three c::h vacation withnfiy. 8 e.cuonwmd-p-n‘mm result of the Special meeting beâ€" tween wnion officials and the There will be games for both youngsters and grown ups alike and as ® special feature for the boy‘| ‘an:l girls will be the midway. it is hoped that the weatherman will be kBd but in case of rain the m iivili'&'row' tponed till the folâ€" l.:::'n. Saturday till the fol lowing Saturday, _ _ . _ _ _ Al‘l‘ proceed! is wfll‘fio wvnd.' ::: ure! of new t for Elumb‘:r‘lwnmit ;iqnm'. "gm of the main items of interest be the much hoped for match between the Humber Summit tugâ€" oâ€"war team and the Woodbridfe squad who lost thcér championsh & to the lads from umg:ra Summ! at tac Woodbridge hig! d games on Monday, Aug. 5. Proceedings will get under way with the baseball contests beginâ€" nini at 2.30 p.m. and will be followâ€" ed _by the horseshoe competitions. There will: be »dancing in the gumb;r Summit lch%le fr:fm p:i till and & ‘oodly number zes are to be awarded for various novelty dances. 2 To Be Sponsored By Humber Summit Fire Fighters‘ Association _ Item of ,!ult interest to the residents of Humber Summit is the first annual recreation day aon- sored by the Humber Summit Fireâ€" fighters‘ Association and being held this year at the Humber Summit schooi grounds. g:'u Institutes for the hofiing»of r annual meetings, at fieo of 15 dollars for the even fin'l'he Board recommended the action beâ€" cause the municipality lacks proper accommodation forâ€"public mep:f: ings. Use of all schools for the distriâ€" bution of ration books on Sept. 10â€" 11 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. was sanctioned. Humber Summit Hold 1st Annual Recreation Day Well known: Weston business man and former member of the Muniâ€" cipal Council who recently. purâ€" chased the Fred English Hardware concern. York Schools Will NEW OWNER HARRY CLARK ‘ Miss Heakes at the age of 17 finished her first senior year at Weston Collegiate but because of her age was.unable to enter her thosen profession of nursing and was forced to return to col]sfi-h last fall to take additional suBjects. Mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. Harold H. Heakes were overjoyed at t::‘r Anno::comcn! :. of %olr ‘s go ortu a o. _Mrs. #cna.‘ku served in the f?n\ World omm n igaaks niversity Base on ie She es bomn | adhieting" is at ‘oronto General holpizi Anothér daughter Estelle 4s at g‘nm:’. in training in medicine in ‘orom Cpl. 8 W Little of Mount Dennis nnd:h %fil'.'laglqu&nmd to Mrs. in 3‘m son mcm&-. fe and son of . W. Hepdun of 28 Hearst Circle, Hardington, who were reâ€" cent arrivals on board the Maureâ€" tania upon it‘s arrival in Halifax Papers in India Indian mr. while of small cirâ€" :ulnfion, telly lf'm& 000 ditâ€" er essen r-l in that d-fl' 111 ’T; india they are often passed alon bvmdhmlu{hum‘b{ reading. Oum-q..:r-u ~â€" ly ‘does, read for ten readers who stand by and received their news from the i&fi’lfi'«-r ler _ As a result of winning seven firsts and seven seconds r&}u- certiâ€" ficates for trpl:fo, shorthand and music in her senior matriculation, Barbara Heéakes received word that she had been awarded a fiveâ€"year lchollnhoi; for nursing at the {Ini- vgnitf Toronto. 'fhll scholarâ€" -.hi'? s awarded by the Ontario division of the Canadian Red Cross and is l:l:hgm course in the uniâ€" versity‘s school of nursing. Miss Heakes at the age of 17 finished her first senior‘ year at 17, of Weston, the is Barbara _ Kay gltitn Heakes, 17, of 6 We t > Etobicoke, and i % :1 g:n'iatin; â€" se, 18, o: oC . Weston. %fi Chris t i n e w 3 Rose, former h T im es and :‘§§ G uid e high es school _correâ€" _ Patricia Boyd & p o n d e n t, placed first with 8 firsts and 1 secâ€" ond, while Patricia Boyd came secâ€" Ond with 7 firsts and two seconds. In middle school the latter wrote 12 papers and finished first in all. thre e g;fi. Patricia Boyd, 17, of Weston. Proof is offered by the Weston Collegiate upper school results that }vhenl it comde:fi;o eTuninntior:’s, .td}ll& emale, is . itely more deadly than, the ‘male. Top honours in the recent deâ€" Eartmmtsl examinations at the igh school % wite fakon by . emette . three girls, "The action is a continuation of the policy that has been followed fo# a number of years of attemptâ€" ing to put the town of Weston in a truly strong financial position," Reeve Thomtgon stated in comâ€" menting on issue. ; JM‘ i# no doubt that Weston‘s credit is.véry firmly established." _, The issue was purchased by Harâ€" Toronto. There should be no doubt in the mind of any taxpayer as to the high regards held .by outside interests for the financial dealings of the town, in view of the fact that when *enders were called on the issue, a goodly number of bids received were well over par. On the $225,â€" 000 issue, which is for one to ten years, the bid was $225,112.50, or $112.50 over par. : \ further consolidate <the already strong financial status of the town of Weston, the statement was made last Friday, Aug. 24, by Reeve Ken. Thon;g:on, chairman of finance, that the redemption of certain genâ€" eral debentures issued bI' the town of :Weston will mean a fufure savâ€" ings to the town and to the taxâ€" payers of some $52,000. Reeve Thompson States That Town In Strong > Financial Position _ As further evidence of the atâ€" tempts by the municipal council to . Cash was paid for some $27,000 worth of debentures called in, while the remaining general debentures with a total value of $225,000, were refinanced at an interest rate reâ€" duced from fercenufeu of 3 and 4%,, to a single rate of 2% per cent, which means a yield of approxiâ€" mately 2.20; Saves $52,000 By Refinancing of Debentures . Five Year:â€"Nursing Scholarship. Won By :Barbara Kay Heakes Welcome Home zo arolts . too !| VC "WEsTâ€" YORKS NEWSYâ€" WEEKLY® : , nocite s Weston , Woodbridge _ Wesmount _ Humbe Heigus . Mt. Dennis hm s 17 i % © ng street west, Shown above are three of the main reasons for the The abovre trio r..:.'L.. uu';" “ ng of Weston‘s three ‘%W m Queens Lor 1946. , Main reaton over. However it was just beginâ€" ninfi.I The contractor turned back to the Board his acceptance of a contract for a new fourâ€"room adâ€" ‘York Township . educational offiâ€" cials are keeping their fingers crossed on the opening date. “gyo- gress is not just as far as we would like, however we are hoping that we will be far enough on at the Fred Miller school to open on the Third of September", stated Charles E. Webster. In Richmond Hill the trustees imagined their On Monday morning Aug. 12th, Thomas. J. Beard, Kemp Square Hardington, left his home to attend a funeral at Mt. Hope cemetery and to all intents and purposes literally vanished from the face of the earth. Relatives, tunticalli seeking his return, notified Yor County ?olice and his description was published on police bulletins. After four anxious days, word was received from St. Joseph‘s hospital that Beard was a patient and had been ever since his disappearance on Monday morning. No, it was not a case of amnesia; but a badly broken ankle incurred while alighting from the car of a friend the day of the funeral; that had resulted in his confinement 11111 the trustees im:&ined their worry â€" for accommodation was The only case of amnesia appearâ€" ed to be on the part of the police department, for when the accident occurred Beard had refused the Missing for Four Daysâ€"â€"Not Amnesiaâ€"â€"Just Broken Ankie Shortages Of Construction Materials Holding Up School Openings Throughout North York, York Townships Shoftages of construction maâ€" ditiontetg tht?n ;;men.t builflin terials, the bugâ€"bear of many of |*@POr rices ha the secretaries of school boards in %fll&m& it n o the Toronto area are bringing Creases in 1 ed hofim,‘w '3; pupils. | Tabor dr ! the -.. Oz~ v~DoOr hundréed thousand dollar ma & : school will be Fred Brookbanks, seér ..’ & ~auntal s nber 16. Im|.. Fred Brookbanks, secre! North York School Opening in Section 31 Delayed Till Sept. 16 spection he will ride in an oofpeu car, preceded by the Guard Honor and No. 2 District Depot brass band, and escorted by a motorized escort of two officers and 34 other ranks from the 1st Cabadian Arâ€" moured . Regiment (RCD‘s) of Camp Borden, who will ride in ten jeeps. The escort will remain with the Field Marshall throughout the d-{. The detailed program is as follows; + 11.40â€"Inspects guard of honor Plans have been completed for the sevenâ€"hour official visit of Field Marshall, the V&omt Montâ€" %omery of Alamein, GCB, DSO, to ‘oronto on Batuzdn{. August 31, and the Chief of the Imperial Geneâ€" ral Staff has a but{ program, starting at 11.30 in the morning and continuing until he visits the Canadian Oflg:on Club and Miliâ€" tary Institute about 6.30 in the evening. He will arrive from Kingston by train on Saturday morning and after a free day on Sunday will leave by RCAF plane for Wmm’Bez early on the morning of Labor Day. He will make his first appearâ€" ance of the day when he ins&ch the Guard of Honor from mp Borden, composed of two officers and 50 .other ranks, and a detachâ€" ment from the Canadian Paratroop Training Centre at Camp Shilo, Man., in front of the Royal York Hotei) at 11.40. Following the inâ€" "Monty‘s" 7 Hour Visit Begins With Inspection At Royal York JEAN McFARLANE RSDAY, AUGUST 29, 1946 WESTON‘S THREE PERSONALITY QUEENS however I heard, toâ€"day that we may reasonably expect to have at least part of the new school and all of the old portion ready by the fifteenth. It may be necessary to delay school for the your:ger classes until a little later in the month. One feature of this job was the fact that we had much of our maâ€" terial bought and could keep the job moving." Since the cessation of hostilities â€"Continued on page 4 One day passed, then two, three and finally four. 'fllinking he hl(j been completely deserted he asked the hospital authorities to afvise his home of his whereabouts. After four days of tnxfe3 on both sides the family was finally reunited. Last Thursday Aug. 20, he underwent an operation de-fg'nod to replace the badly shattered bones. He is now resting comfortâ€" ably but due to the seriousness of his injury houf»itsl authorities have advised that it will be some time before a complete,recovery can be expected. services of his friend, evidently undorestimati:! the seriousness of his injury, and eventually had to call in the help of the police who took him to St. Josephs. _ _ Beard received the promise from police that his home would be notified before he was confined to his bed. dition to the present buildi.?. Tt is reported that prices had skyâ€" reported that prices had skyâ€" f“p:é“d}némz it mmibhk{c _ 12.40â€"Will leave City Hall for eivic luncheon at the King Edward Hotel, the route being via Queen, 4.15â€"Drives from Hart House to Front entrancé Parliament Buildâ€" ings, via west and east crescents of Queen‘s Park and arriving at front entrance from the east. Here he will be met by a cabinet minister â€"Continued on page 5 2.30â€"Will drive from King Edâ€" awrd to Chancellor‘s entrance, Simâ€" coe Hall, University of Toronto for convocation. The route will be via King, Church, Carlton, Jarvis, Bloor and south through Queen‘s Park arriving at 2.45. â€" 3.00â€"Receives honorary degree of Doctor of Laws in Convocation Hall. Following this he will either drive or walk to Hart House where he will meet senior members of the faculty, selected student veterans ;ind make & short tour of Hart ouse. and: %uhmt of ?ntroou in front of Royal York Hotel. 11.50â€"Is welcomed at the City Hall by His Wonhifg, Mayor Robert Saunders, who will then introduce him to the public. Afterwards he will enter the City Hall to sign the rwktry and for othér ceremonies. ‘éh hen the Field Marshal enters & City Hall the Guard of Honor and band will march off). _ _ _ Hotel, the ?nh being via Queen, Yon&;_lgl inf Sts. & 1. ivic luncheon at King Edward Hotel. 5 BETTY WHEELER â€"n-:nuu.muuw‘n-uh. ho h offered m”m‘*lmw to 4 team ‘standing mearby. Girlk were yuests ‘of Joe Crysdale, radio station CKEY, and (the Toronto 4 Baseball Cinb on Fridagy, Aug. 0 > . > n y ic There have been a number of changes in the teaching staffs of King St., Memorial and the Colleâ€" giate and Vocational school and have been listed as follows: New Appointments _ _ _ _ _ B.A., Miss Evelyn E. Roots, B.A. Miss Mildred L. Quail, B.A., all of Toronto. a There was a name prepared for m:l, but not two, the parents mates this fall, with Weston schools more crowded this term than ever ‘before in théir history. King St. school is slated for the first â€"double. kindergarten‘ in‘ it‘s history. Memorial school has the largest enrollment this year than ever before recorded. On the: whole Mr. Marchand, secretaryâ€"treasurer of the Weston Board of Education, states "that present accommodaâ€" tion for the children is inadequate, but it is expected that new accomâ€" modation will be available by next __ To Ri'nfi Street Public School: Mr. J, E. Harper, E.A., of Toronto, Miss Hazel Howard, of Preston. . Father Of Twins _ |Helps Widow By Is Twin Himsel{ _ |Paying Bill Qut \ Fyin gitls were bom of 4. d Of Own Pocket Twin girls were born of Mr. and :l'n. Lnxnneol "Scott, King, RR: on Aug. each weighing around flve‘ pounds. Their father is twin ‘brother to Lorne Scott, also of King, RR. 1. W _ To Memorial Public School, Mr. Stewart Hill, of Weston. _ _ _ _ To 7&:'(66’1'lgi-t{1'£& Vocational School: Mtr. Gordon D. Robinson, Oh Happy Days! School Opens On Tuesday, Sept. 3 Gone .areâ€" the carefree days. Those.books Junior tossed in his cupboard â€" corner h:.{g,i gklnlx: llnm‘)!; Pe l Pn mt out se Both the husbands are veterans of the last war, May having served with the RCAF and Hook with the RC Navy. Efforts are being made by the May family to gain possesâ€" sion of the home they purchased a year and a half ago. On Saturday the two families happily shared the five roomed house. Once more the family of Robert May, evicted from their Lauder Ave. home last Thursday Alg. 22, have a. roof over their head. Saturâ€" day .afternoon Mr. and Mrs. May and their two children, Ann, nine and Bobbie five, moved in with anâ€" other veteran‘s family on Tretheâ€" way Drive. When Wm. ‘Hook returned home to 35 Hearst Circle, . ’I,LWn-timo Housing project off ethewey Drive) he read the story of the family sleeping in their car. "I knew what this family was up against, we . had â€" considerable trouble before we got this place, so I decided we wuldg:gue a couple of rooms. After talking it over with the wife I called them and offered to share our five rooms," stated .Hook. Invites Ve nati . Anifaniysia,, Full Explanation Of _ Five Room Home New System Is Given â€" _ Wm. Hook Shares Hearst Circle Home With Evicted Family MURIEL GRAINGER t at 8.30 p.m. Weston Silâ€"| the play m‘vfllmh‘mh 4 its current series of Thursday night cbncerts. The will consist tmmm as well | of A as a corhet solo by our youngest| was play member. hhh‘w-‘. f The band havé a fairly ‘busy Sent Suned dOuk is rampton on himself in full." > _ + ml-ngy' sbury has also "Don‘t you think that is one for | time to serve his community thbofh'! W&.erh-“innn.g Weston Silver Band| Ins Sn Nembee. *\ _ .. more ‘concert by your the park (September Sore Ip. inffer paving the gccount “In?i-luth‘f?' hx dhiis‘m“ h"'dl:“ a reca er i recently, although he v-ho.:dly fg, and that‘ a fraternal ‘lodge had helped her to build a modest little house," continued the West York member. "My friend then asked for the woman‘s cheque, which he still proving helpful and bringing cheer to ;‘:oph who appreciate> a helping hand. This fact was evidenced again in Weston in an incident related By Jack Allan, MPP. _ the CNR yards, Fleet and Bathurst Sts. Price, employed as a yardâ€" man, was struck by an engine and thrown.. clear.. Taken to the Western â€" Hospital heâ€" was â€"found to have sustained nothing more than brush burns when he struck the ground. > j Oshawa Lauds Weston Silver Band in Motor _ City GuestAppearance Weston Man Struck By Locomotive Has Miss Phyllis Marguerite (Pat) Langstaff, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. Langstaff, Toronto, whose marriage to Robert Arthur Grossâ€" kurth, son of Mr. and Mrs. Grossâ€" kurth, Weston, is \to take place September 7 in Graceâ€"Churchâ€"onâ€" theâ€"Hill.â€"Photo by â€" Ashley and Crippen. * By Town Assessor Generous hearted individuals ate William. Price, 80,.of 210 .Maple nl%m had «. fortunate QEO serious injury last sek when struck by a train in Comment On Excellence Of Past And Present ..‘ Performance Under The Leadership Of George s Sainsbury, Bandmaster For Forty Years _ j l vae., on mal & and m * elps Widow By > | Sire Fani use ts tifeuion o Property And Building Assessment Values Now Determined By Entire?y New System . . . Rise in Assessment Does Not Mean Rise in Taxes BRIDEâ€"TOâ€"BE Weston Silver ;ifi'}&"‘&&' rfisu competition, 'é'.:'i,y they have been reâ€" omnh:@.fimfl" im ie ns in h 8 that . of, Waston g 40 years, d from the listening audience. comment, Dr. Gifferd said that ho Bandmaster George Sainsbury, pree n pav kss from the plai of the ‘ iuraces. Angunt 40 is + a g m; appreciative audience. j of ceremonies for the Dr. W. H. Gifford, who, called upon to act as masterâ€" ceremonies on very short 4j d.iédy a remarkable job in that i city. ¢ A After the playing of the ‘ Ti roams dn % 0 Weston Silver Band to the listen« ers. To the band he tendered. a warm Welcomg, both from the Oshe &h. office, a"stére, snd sb oni‘ . _ . . [ dbm“bg%" of :! home are | determ e 4 tial section in.whlgpiet is l 3 One located in a good district : A nd cilities will naturaly have a higher _ assessment than one that has cA the .same .convenience of. loca‘ s In the same “ia. storé on y reain street will have a higher ag». _ ah. office, a"st deflated building. costs are not onl Cooicure wmregurth 18 â€" toâ€"all,types of buildi ass ;q-mintu n:mrally TX in a dif. erent > ory, . â€" » A Anfthemchts Meo ssessment eans o The term "equalized assessment* ‘mum nothing more than the as~ sessment of all buildings in the town of Weston according to m actual replacement costs at n market values. In other words unâ€" der the new scheme all buildings in the town of Weston are uueslg according to the actual cost their construction under normal prices. â€" â€" . t 9t . . . of = In a two hour interview with Mr, Curtis and Treasurer Harry â€" son, the Times and Guide sought and obtained a complete explana> tion of the workings of the new system, it‘s affect on the town‘s financial position, the reason for it‘s initiation, and just what the inâ€" Stallation of "equalized assess~ ment" means to each and every taxâ€"payer in the town of Weston. _ Weston, Thursday August 21%« The following story has been write ten .at the express desire of, the Municipal council and ‘Town .flg sessor, S. E. F. Curtis in an f to present to the tlx?tytfl ‘of Weston‘a full explanation of the new "equalized assessment" t tem that has been initiated into the town and that has recently been the object of so much comment by the townspeople. _ ‘~s For obvious reasons inflated ot â€"Continued on p.p':'g