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The result was that two merchâ€" ants were in favour of the first ggestion, two for the second, and for ‘the third. â€" Speaking on behalf of the depuâ€" tation, Mr. Bruce Pollard stated that he thought this survey, even though it was conducted outside of the Business Men‘s Association, was a clear demonstration of the merchants‘ feeling, after the parkâ€" ing meters had had a year‘s trial. He said it was the business men‘s wish that the parking meter conâ€" tract not be renewed, but that the existing byâ€"law governimg one hour parking should be enforced. This is the second communication that council has received from the busiâ€" ness men regarding the meter quesâ€" tion. Bruce Poliard, Harold Johp® ston, Ed. Gardiner and Harry Clark made up the deputation. _ _ It was decided by council that this subject wasâ€"too lengthy to disâ€" euss during a regular meeting, so a special meeting was called for tonight (Thursday), and af suggesâ€" (2) Would you approve of a different type of parking meter on a threeâ€"year contract. RCSC _ Illustrious Sea Cadets have taken over their fine new Weston headquarters, a new $40,â€" 000 building, located on Lawrence Ave., overlooked the old Weston fairgrounds, although the official opening will not be held for three months yet, _ â€" The new building, 116 by 95 feet and containing a parade deck 100 by 60 feet, was constructed on a site 150 by 300 feet, purchased by the Navy League of Canada in 1945. Of fireproof construction, it is steam heated and contains two general classrooms, special signal room, special seamanship instrucâ€" tion room, armory, stores, canteen, petty officers‘ mess, locker rooms, workshop, _ bandroom, â€" wardroom and administration offices as well as other storage rooms. It is a oneâ€"storey structure with @ large basement and is equipped with a modern ventilating system. Besides being used as a Sea Cadet headquarters for Weston â€" and neighboring communities, it is to be made available as a community centre for community groups when possible, The present strength of the Mrs. L. M. Powell was elected as president of the Weston branch of the Canadian Red Cross at their annual meeting Thursday, January 15th. The fo]lowindg officers will give leademhi{: and carry on the excellent work which has been done by this branch for the year 1948: 1st viceâ€"president, L. W. Farr; 2nd viceâ€"president, Miss Roâ€" berta Emmerson; treasurer, C. L. Fraser; ucreur&,) Miss L. Brooks; auditor, A. L. Coulter; executive, A. T. Stenhouse, C. A. Graham, Mrs. J. W. Watts, Miss N. Fogden; delegates to division council, Mrs. L. M. Powell and Miss L. Brooks. Due to the illâ€"health of the reâ€" tiring %'mident, Mr. A. T. Stenâ€" house, Mr. A. L. Coulter was reâ€" quested to preside over the meetâ€" ing. The hospital report was given by Mrs. Powell, in which she paid tribute to those who have assisted in teaching at the Toronto Hospiâ€" tal, also to the Order of the Eastâ€" ern Star, the Ladies‘ Anxilhg of the Canadian Leiion, Mrs. W. 8. MacCulloch, Mr. A. L. Coulter and Mr. C. A. Graham, for their help and co-orrulon in this important work. he â€" efforts put forth through the local branch members The petition which was a result of a survey made of all the merchâ€" ants affected by the psrkin% meters, asked three questions o the business men. (1) Do you approve of the presâ€" ent. parking meter operation. (3) Do you approve of taking the present parking meters out and theâ€" proper enforcement of the byâ€" law allowing one hour parking. . "Ilustrious" Cadets Continue Naval Training In New Quarters The present strength of the RCSC Illustrious Corps, establishâ€" ed in October, 1942, under the sponsorship of the Navy League of Canada, whichâ€" uses the new centre, is 150. It was as high as A deputation of four, representâ€" ing the Weston Business Men‘s Association, waited on council last Monday night, regarding a resoluâ€" tion calling for the removal of parking meters on the Main street. Two communications, from Norman Murray and Harold Johnson, beâ€" sides a petition, signed by every business man on the M:ln street business section were read in counâ€" cil and presented for discussion. Annual Reports Show Great Work Accomplished By Local Red Cross $125,000 NEEDED FOR NEW ICE ARE Businessmen Request Council‘s Removal Of Main Parking Meters Mrs. L. M. Powell Elected President At Annual Meeting Of Weston Branch Canadian Red Cross Society & RADIO 28 MAIN N. ZONE 4â€"400 57, NUMBER 5 MUSIC sundinienre nenrinE completion. A number of Red Cross service pins were received during the year and were distributed to our faithâ€" ful workers. I would like to take this op#mrtunlty to thank our two faithful conveners, who have been with us from the start, Miss Dickin, The lwervilor for sewing, Mrs. W. S. MacCulloch, reported that the workroom was open twice a week until the summer vacation. In the fall when we opened up, we were only there once a week owing to the falling off of sewers. The quilters met once a week. Nine carâ€" tons of articles were shipped which contained: Sewing 805, quilts 19, 516 knitted articles, making a total of 840 articles. This is 168 less than lutJeAr. All quotas have been filled and those outâ€" 200 but for efficiency reasons. had to be reduced on account. of the limited quarters which were availâ€" able until the present accommoâ€" dation was provided, â€" "We are now bringing it back to frigate strength of 200, plus band and tender, while our ultimate obâ€" jective is to reach strength of 300, stated _ Lieut.â€".Commander . James M. Moffat, officer commending. Present cadets have done a great deal of the grading and other work around the new building and hence have helped to reduce the cost, it was pointed out. s The cutter crews of the RCSC Illustrious have placed at CNE races and camp regattas, They have their own cutters, which are kept at the Navy League Sea Cadet Barracks on the Lake Shore in their own section of the boat house. certainly helped the patients and was greatly appreciated,. Sixteen trees were set up for the Christâ€" mas season and gift packages disâ€" tributed. Mrs. W. T. Douglas reported on the civilian relief which has been carried out by the branch. Six families were helped during the year. â€" â€" â€" 0. A resolution was introduced by Councillor Seagrave and passed by council accepting the offer of Jean Stark to purchase land on the south side of Cgurch street. A byâ€"law to provide for the exâ€" penditure on roads and streets in Weston and the County of York was rassed by council. Following a communication from the Humber Memorial Hospital Board of Governors, council passed a resolution authorizing the sale of land, reserved by the town for ‘the hospital site, for the assessed value, $3,775.00. It was council‘s hope that the sale price of the land mi?ht be just a little better, but the ruling of the municipal board which does not approve of any sales below the assessed price, held them back from setting a different price. "We are very desirous of having outr headquarters known as Ilusâ€" trious and want to stress the fact that we serve the whole communâ€" ity, including Weston Mount Denâ€" nis, Silverthorn, Etobicoke and North _ York _ Townships," _ anâ€" nounced Lieut.â€"Cmd. Moffat. As only a week remains before the present parking meter contract expires, the question will have to be decided one way or another at tonight‘s meeting. Byâ€"laws, Resolutions . e He explained that the original Illustrious, a wooden manâ€"oâ€"war, was the first to be used as a boys‘ training ship by the Royal Navy back in the 1600‘s. tion made to the r?uunutivu. that a deputation of three from the Business Men‘s Association be present to discuss the question. _ â€"Continued on page 6 Members of the 1948 Weston Council are shown at the inaugural meeting held nmt’l‘y at the Town Hall. From left to right they are: Counciliors John F. Petric, chairman of Parks Committee; M. Lindsay Cott, chairâ€" man of Police; Fred J. Bridgman, Industrial and Legislation; Reeve Ken 1. Thompson, Transportation; Rev. E. B. Eddy, who officiated at the Weston â€"Continued on page 2 TWO NEW FACES ON WESTON‘S 1948 MUNICIPAL COUNCIL " WEST YORK‘S NEWSY WEEKLY®,..... .. n 5l mgliry . Woodbridge â€", _ Wesmouns _ ‘Humber Heyls * Mt, Dennis an ceA POV o PCCWmCTPY TY T. DTE (ame n eEGRAm en mc‘w '.'.‘..% Enance; Liova G. !:n-sm’"?h..[ ie t ak.c se and Welfare. i 1 imeet H. G., Musson, Clorkâ€"Treasurer; M f':"'_:::.'E .P“:“‘:"’LG- f-fl-mm-i‘w_s. M,l;’-: UUCTIUMIMEN UT INC M A "Thor" washer, and a matched | Wijson St., 84 feet "Tro "Flyte" laminated ski set, top the Mrs. Ma'rgnret Goul list of draw prizes, while numerâ€"| of pp, Little, and a ous other valuable prizes will be her car, was admittec given away. Heading the list for | Western hospital . wi the gate draw is a sable and white juries and a Fractur thoroughbred collie pup, which has Redpath suffered head been donated by Jir. Hedley Hull, | pig passenger, Huber former councillor in Weston and at | Riverview Drive, Toro present owner of the "Of Elstow" | mitted suffering he Collie Kennels in Dorchester, Ont.| Patricia Little, daug â€"Continued on page 6| Little, escaped injury. June Dennis To Speak At YWCA Annual Meeting The regular monthly meeting of Memorialxfiome and School Associâ€" ation on January 13 was "Father‘s Night," which is an annual affair when the "Fathers‘ Group" of the association | takeâ€"over. After a short business meeting with our president, Mr. M. Hampton in the chair, the rest of the evening was turned over to our master of cereâ€" mony, Mr. W. B. Dean. The clubâ€" men, a male quartette comfloaed of Messrs. Ed. Newsome, Bill Higgins, Rex Metcalfe and Dick Seagrave rendered two numbers, "Bless This House" and "You Will Get There In the Morning." Then that trio of "Junior Gentlemen," ‘Jack Harris, Paul and Gary Seagrave delighted us with their piano trio selections. The male quartette a;;ain sa%, this time "Last Roundâ€"up" and "Wagon Wheels." Mr. C. R. Marchant inâ€" troduced the guest sgeaker, Mr. Esmond Butler, son of the rector of St. Philip‘s Anglican Church. Mr. Butler spoke of his most unâ€" usual trip through Europe last summer and held the interest: of all. He was very much taken with the Finnish people in particular. Mr. M. Bemrose thanked the guest speaker. â€" And ‘refreshments . of coffee and doughnuts were served ?y the mothers ‘of grades three and four. Police say a car driven south on Bathurst St. by Dr. Flora Little, of 264 Woolwich St., Guelph, collided with a westbound Wilson St. taxi, driven by James Redpath, 34, of 871 Bathurst St. The doctor‘s car travelled 40 feet after the smash, coming to rest upâ€" side â€" down aininnt a tree on Bathurst St., they said. The taxi overturned on the south side of Wilson St., 84 feet from the crash. Mrs. Margaret Gould, 80, mother of Dr. Little, and a Jmssenger in her car, was admitted to Toronto Western hospital with head inâ€" juries and a fractured left arm. Redpath suffered head injuries and his passenger, Hubert Lofft, 57, Riverview Drive, Toronto, was adâ€" mitted suffering head injuries. Patricia Little, daughter of Dr. Fathers Take Over Regular Meeting Of Memorial H & S Four Injured In 2â€"Car Crash On Wilson Ave. Four rersonn were injured Wedâ€" nesday inâ€"a collision between two cars at the intefsection of Wilson and Bathurst Sts., North York. Three were admitted to Western Hospital and the fourth went home after attention. The second annual meeting of the Weston YWCA is to take place on _ Thursday evenina; January 29th, at 6.30 p.m. at Westminster United church. _ Following the dinner, a program reviewing the year‘s work will be presented, in the form of an interview with Miss June Dennis, wellâ€"known CBC radio artist in charge. The proâ€" gram will conclude with singing, and with a short message from Mrs. Ryrie Smith, president of the Toronto Metropolitan Board of the YWCA. It is expected that all members of the Weston Branch of the YWCA, as well as a few speâ€" cial guests will be present for this importrant and enjoyable occasion. Car Hurled 84 Feetâ€" Three Detained In Hospital _ Reeve Géo. H. Mitchell, in his address, forecast an increased tax rft:‘::l)r 1‘9"4.8 {The]inmam ula c or large = Mr. Bemt'l‘v‘.“ h"l!h.e been more than churches,. Board of Education, Weston AC, Home and School Asâ€" sociations, bgioa. Library Board, tures for a _ incinerator, water M-nm and an transportation system on‘ Yonge The personnel and courses for the Leadership Training School sponsored by the Ministerial Assoâ€" ciation of Weston, have been finalâ€" ized this week. The dates are as announced previously, Wednesday and Thursday, January 28 and 29; and _ Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, February 2, 4 and 5. The place will be in the Sunday School rooms of Central United church. > _ _ _ â€" â€" Rev. A. C. McCallum of 8t. John‘s Churchâ€"onâ€"theâ€"Hill, York Mills, officiated at _the inaugural meeting of North York township éouncil, which was held last Monâ€" :I’ afternoon in the municipal 1, Willowdale. i Rev. T. B, Butlet has been chosen dean of the school. And he will have associated with him as instructors: Miss Ruth Johnston, secretary of Children‘s Work for Baptist church, who will lead a course ospecially designed for leaders of beginners and primary children. _ Rev. E. R. McLean, secretary of the Ontario Religious m‘u‘u-;;:nmi l':| EACEs : line for December, 1947, showed a The second annual meeting of the Weston Community Council, held at Maplehurst Lodge last Wednesday, rang down the curtain on the second year of the town‘s directed recreational activities. It was reported that 35 social groups and organizations have contributed to the outstanding success of this organizationâ€"an organization that is contributing greatly to the welâ€" Leadership Training School Planned For Weston Churches Set Arena Campaign _ Objective At $125,000 The campaign for the Weston Arena gets under way the second week of February under the chairâ€" manship of Dr. Alan Bull. _ At a meeting held this week, Dr. Bull was umnimoml;; elected to guide_and su§ervise the campaign with Harry Savage of Toronto as campaign _ director â€" and _ Cece Farnan, campaign manager. Other officers are: Campaign treasurer, Viv Jennett; finance, Wilf Duffy; publicity, Jack Clark; building, Alex Lawson and a steering comâ€" mittee to be elected. The objective of the campaign is set at $125,000.00 and it is planned to raise this amount by public subâ€" scription. The building will be moved this spring and erection will begin at once. Weston will have an arena second to none, with artificial ice, curling and figure skating accommodaâ€" tions, craft and meeting rooms, and facilities for every indoor activity. Following the dinner, President Alf Slater officially opened the meeting, and representatives of 35 various Ccommunity organizations made their yearly reports. One point was made very clear by all the speakers, that the coâ€"operation and su}l:port that has been given by all to this vast project was directly responsible for its success. Mayor Dougherty stated that the town Reeve Predicts Increased Taxes In N. York in Inaugural Address . Outlay For Weston‘s Recreation One Of Best Investments, Mayor: Mayor Thomas E. Dougherty, in addressing the gathering, stated that he thought this was one of the best investments the town had made in many Iesn, and that "it is paying dividends to all interâ€" ested for the work they are doing in keeping our younger children off the streets, and teaching them the better things of life." . . Cost of the year‘s work, excluâ€" sive of the director‘s salary, was noted at $3,973.00 .with a balance on ‘hand for 1948 of $194.00. Included in the major financial conâ€" tributions allotted to the program‘s activities were $1500.00 by the town and ‘a provincial grant of $522.00. 0 000000002 _ fare 6f the community. The : reportof the‘ Bathurst bus Radio station CKEY highlighted 35 Social Clubs And Organizations Pepresented At Second Annual Meeting Of Weston Community Council Campaign For Lions Artificial Ice Arena To Start Second Week of Februaryâ€" Dr. Alan Bull Chairman Of Campaign with a deficit of cember of 1946, while th Yonge electric railway s $2,505.00 _ for: December Against $000.00 for the n# B‘eeembtr.m e l Duri year it was ghu‘b:ldin permits v _ building " pert $ihesanvont ware 1 aan ridng." * Chappel, secretary of the ment of Christian M Canadian Council of Churches,Â¥ team together for the course: junior and teenâ€"age: work. . A ilev. J. W. Gordon, of Weston. w Seldom has such a ' been â€" secured for .W f school; and '.r\z mai ~are expecting a la number: to © advantage of these courses,. night will start at 7.45 and con= tinue until 10. We are many of our youth it advantageous to. attend studies. ‘wha could well be proud of the work that the officers have done m 1947, and that with the co coâ€"operation of Weston‘s citizens, 1948 would be a better and bigger year for all.â€" . is 50 Education Council and Rev. Nelson: broadcast. The new arena will serve a long awaited need in the con-?ky-o building where young and t meet to watch, or t‘h_rhrlt clean competitive sport. areng project has been uppermost in the minds of the Lions Club, for some time, and now plans have been com> g‘lfited, and work will soon begin. is, together with the . newly erected lacrosse box and the more recently o$ned Sea Cadet Hm will give Weston one of. the recreation centres that can be seen for.many miles. . oo i pr The Weston Lions Club is as the whole community to get be this project. Everyone agrees a he;lfl;y body creates a health mind, and for the sake of Wuifl’l youth they are apfiefling to. every citizen to give this matter conâ€" siderable thought and help morally and financially if possible. ‘ KL};e] moving :!'gtéh)lmlm from alton, as " wheels," on their m _ The following are the speake who reported the progress madé. their organizations â€" during â€" 4 Benny Harris, Stew Hill, g f Heakes, Mrs. J. Heard, Mrs. R. W. .}:lhnson, Mrl‘ia R. & Johnson, F. As> wrence, Ray Leona orman Long, Mrs. C. J. Lynchl:di{rl. D. C. fey t n & McKenzie, Ken: Mc A Sordon Sotfes, Miss E. 4. Sevegey on Moffat, Miss E. Y. and A. A. Slater. x Apr During the past two years,. Community Council, has continued . to grow, and has been su 1 in each of its new projects. The boysâ€" and girls, together with the t have been organized in various activities, both in sports lndc!% and in scheduling these forms of . recreation, eve?one has been t coâ€"operative. ‘or the c recreation programs, the of schools are consulted and & approval _ obtained, and> in : regard, Gordon Alcott stated thi Miss Campbell, Sister Rosalie » year: Jack Petric, Bill. Chas. Boltei'). Dr. Jéokln Burlison, ~ Dave~_ Copent Currie Creelman, Mrs. Da T. E. Dougherty, Tom Fe Thos. Glason, Mré. H. â€"Continued on page 6 has been ver gi% ehildfi':’{. 4 6 @3 ned e en and> in "this . tt stated thit r Rosalie and