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Times & Guide (1909), 18 Nov 1948, p. 3

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Sunday Open House All you music loversâ€"and everyâ€" body elseâ€"should\pay a visit to the YWCA Open Hotise in the baseâ€" ment of the library on Nov. 21. Bill White is coming up again. You who attended Open House reguâ€" larly last year will remember that he was the fellow who showed us how to choral sing. He also played the piano, much to the happiness of the crowd. Refreshments will be served after Bill‘s program. The evening will start at 8.30 p.m. sharp, Let‘s not forget about the big splash party down at Central YWCA on Nov. 26. If you have had a medical in the last year and can get a certificate from your doctor (that is a restriction of the pool), you can have a lot of fun at the party. I‘ll tell you more about it next week. Busy The Busy Bees Club of Weston, oompysed of girls from 9 to 12, met on Monday afternoon at four o‘clock at the home of Naney Hay, 19% Main St. N. Miss Louise Eerâ€" guson was in charge and 13 memâ€" bers attended. Nancy Hay read a poem about Hallowe‘en. The presiâ€" dent, Joan Burlington, called on the secretary, Maryâ€"Anne Burlingâ€" ton, to read the minutes of the last meeting. Club colors of red and white were chosen. It was deâ€" cided to go swimming at YWCA in Toronto, Nov. 20. A collection was taken up. A singâ€"song followed after which the girls left for home. YWCA World Fellowship Last Friday the Y.W.C.A. Q{:b Room hummed with activity as the new Teenâ€"age. Club, the Junior Y‘ers tried their hand at felt craft for the first time. Belts and skatâ€" ing caps will be their first efforts and following these the girls will be making other useful articles which they may choose for themâ€" selves. The Y.W.C.A. is one of the Red Feather Agencies which has recreation as its main focus and crafts of all kinds are very popular, This is true with most Weston people â€" teenâ€"agers and adults alike. Sunday, Nov. 14, at the Church of All Nations, the Toronto YWCA participated in the Annual World Fellowship Service. Miss Joyce Cruse of the West YWCA gave the call to worship. Other members from Weston who helped .with the service and the social hour followâ€" ing were, Dorothy _ Anderson, Thelma Davies, Audrey McKague and Betty Mark. All who attendâ€" ed felt the service was a fitting beginning for the World Fellowship Week, Nov. 14â€"21. It is a time set Junior Y‘ers grappad with the trio. They esâ€" The Junior Y‘ers have around 25 girls in their club and are planning their first induction service which will take place during the last week of November. At this time they will become members of the Y.W.CA. "Â¥ & I" Club live in am ‘&partment above the store, heagd intruders. Three police cars were rushed to the scene. Meanwhile Earl 8, Murphy, owner of the store, was called by Pearce by the YWCA and YMCA when their members in many countries realize their fellowship one with another, The Y & I Club which started last fall, is an organization of girls from 14 to 16. The club has one important purpose, and that is, to have fun. In the past year, we have accomplished this, and intend to do the same this year, So far, we have sent a parce} to one of the "D.P." camps in Germany; written to sevâ€" eral girls over there; put on a homeâ€"baking sale; gone down city to swim; and many other pleasant things. Now we have more plans for fun. We intend to go to the Contral "Y" for another "splash party"; to put on an amateur show, (for our own eyes only!); to make puppets and have them perform, etc. At our next meeting, we will start making ‘"Potato puppets" as the first step in puppetâ€"making. At our meetings, we take care of the business, have supper, and spend the rest of the evening dancâ€" ing, playing games, or working on our current project, which is learnâ€" ing a few European folkâ€"dances. We have approximately 25 memâ€" bers now. In short, we have a great deal of fun, and any girls who are from 14 to 16, and wish to join our club, are welcome to do After a wild twoâ€"mile chase durâ€" ing which police fired a warning shot, two York County men were arrested and charged with shopâ€" breaking early Monday, two hours after a breakâ€"in was reported at a drug store on Weston Rd, A third man was arrested by police at his North York homeâ€"yesterday afterâ€" Three Arrested After Robbery Of Drug Store Mr. and Mrs. John Pearce, who Â¥, NOVEMBER 18, 1948 & * * Dextra Class Visit Max Bentley At Maple Leaf Gard‘ns Last Saturday afternoon, (the boys of the Dextra Class of the Weston Presbyterian Church visitâ€" éd with Max Bentley at the Maple Leaf Gardens and then watched the junior games. The Dextra Class is for boys of the ages 12 to 14 years and it has now 18 members. They meet every Sunday afternoon at 2.00 p.m. at the Presbyterian Sunday School. The Class is divided into four teams with each member of the executive a team captain, A conâ€" test is being held with points beâ€" ing given for attendance and new members, The class is planning a skating party in Georgetown a week from Saturday afternoon and next month, they will present a Minstrel Show in connection with the Sunday School Christmas entertainment, . The executive of the Dextra Class is as follows: President, Gary Seagrave; Viceâ€"President, Ron Jenâ€" ner; Secreteary, Doug. Scott; Treasurer, Colin Pae; Teacher, Gordon Alcott. Lawrence Ave. Is New Location For C. Parrish‘ Store At 1 Lawrence Ave., you‘ll find the new location of the Humber Confectionery which is operated by Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Parrish. The new store is considerably smaller than the store on Main St. South where they were formerly located 8% years, but it is much brighter and neatly compact. Mr. Parrish says too that he has found room for all lines of merchandise that he carried in the old store and in fact he has more room for toys. Down in the basement of the store, Mr. Parrish says that he has a great assortment of toys to delight the children at Christmas time and many of these will soon exhibited in the windows. There‘s a new iceâ€"cream cabinet in this corner confectionery and also a new soft drink cooler, This cheery little store is quite a conâ€" siderable improvement on the former location for its purpose. caped before police arrived and fled up Weston Rd. P.C. Harry Newman said he saw the three running down Weston Rd. and followed, but lost sight of them, Their trail was picked up about an hour later as they ran along a roadway on the west side of the tracks. Newman said they pursued the men in a cruiser and "I fired a warning shot over their heads. Cne of them.dropped to the ground and the other put his hands up. I kept them covered while P.C. Kenneth McGivern put the handcuffs o~ them," Newman said, The third man escaped but was arrested at his home yesterâ€" day, Murphy told police cigarettes, candy bars and tobacco were taken from the store. Mr, Parrish, before establishing himself in Weston 3% years ago, had businesses in Brampton, Trenâ€" ton, and Welland. One source is the discovery that pipeâ€"cleaners can be used for curling hair, What causes so much domestic trouble, asks an editor. in ie cptn Seatpier Een it oo hn oi Tp Mnun,renay pow Sigor righty and feol years Men! Want pep, vim normal vitality? Thousands Regain Vigor, Easy Way e BANQUETS MAPLE HURST LODGE * RECEPTIONS e PRIVATE PARTIES f e AFTERNCON TEAS FOR RESERVATIONS PHONE ZONE 4â€"351 Dietician: MRS. ELLEN COOPER COR. JOHN â€" ROSEMOUNT HUMBER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SITE DEDICATED Dignitaries from Weston and the surrounding municipalitiés as well as many honoured guests took part im the ceremonies that -nrk[;d the initial step in building the 50â€"bed Humber Memorial Hospital. The Honourable Ray Lawson, Lieut.â€"Governor of Ontario, turned the sod, and is shown receiving a souvenir miniature of the spade, used, from Jack W. Pink, chairman of the Hospital Board. A squadron from the RCAF No. 1 Equipment Depot, Boy Scouts, Sea~Cadets and members of the Legion took part in the dedication. 'l'hurldagâ€" 4 â€" 7.30 p.m.â€"Camera Club, Kin%Street School. ¢ ‘d‘s.oo p.m.â€"Chess Club, Town Hall Auditorium. ridayâ€" ; Saty !gfo p.m.â€"Open House, King Street Home and School Association. yâ€"â€" 10.00 a.m.â€"Moffatt Little Big Four Rugby Finals, Gibson Park. Mondayâ€" e oo e ons 6.30 p.m.â€"54th Brownie Pack, St. John‘s Church. 7.00 p.m.â€"106th Guide Company, King Street School. Tu Ml8.00 p.m.â€"Drama Guild Meetifig, Town Hall Auditorium. esdayâ€" > 6.30 p.m.â€"106th Brownie Pack, Westminster Church. 6.45 p.m.â€"b4th Guide Company, St. John‘s Church. Wednesdayâ€" __ _ _ _ _0 ; _ 0 2. . u200. _ Although Mr. Baker did not locate the arta to be developed, he said it was "badly eroded land and included a swamp which was needâ€" ed to protect the head waters of an important tributary of the Humber river." A multiple conservation project, embodying reforestation, farm conâ€" servation and recreation will be unâ€" dertaken by Humber Valley Conâ€" servation Authority in the Covenâ€" try Park area north of Bolton, Eric W, Baker, chairman, announced this week. "It is an excellent site for the type of work which our authority has been preparing itself and when under development will be an area for demonstrating, modern methods s m oc o of conservation farming," he said. 7.00 p.m.â€"Globe Cycle Club, Town Hall Auditorium. Thursdayâ€" 8.00 p.m.â€"Chess Club, Town Hall Auditorium. (All organizations are invited to send their meetina,announcements to Director of Recreation, 2 King street, Weston.) Humber Valley To Undertake > 3â€"Fold Project New Toronto Branchâ€"746 LAKE SHORE ROAD At 3rd NEW TORONTO, ONT. ‘PHONE ZONE 6â€"929 He added, however, that if prices 1 WANT >.@& \TO KNOW ... ‘The Mutual Life of Canada‘s "Security Plan" enables you to start your child‘s insurance at a very early age, and at a low cost. Protection starts at $100 at birth, increasing annually to $1,000. at age 9 and grading ugeto $5,000. at age 20. If money is required for educational rurponn when the child reaches university age, the policy may be surrendered or its cash value, otherwise it may be continued at the very Iowfir:mium rate until age 60 or 65 when a retirement income is available. Cash Value increases yearly, and dividends are paid annually as declared. 8. Z. McMILLANâ€"Branch Manager . Representative: K. R. GENTRYâ€"121 John St., Weston, Ont.â€"‘Phone 369â€"J Providing life Insurance service What this new "Security Plan‘‘ will do for him (NOVEMBER 18 . NOVEMBER 25) Ask a Mutual representative to give you all the facts. THIS WEEK for of land to be bought were excesâ€" sive, other sites contained in the Humber Valley Conservation report would be considered. There would be ample space for recreation. ‘"The property includes excellent hills, which will be reserved for skiâ€" ing and special ski trails will be laid out. It will not be commercialâ€" ized, but will require a small fee for maintenance," he said. One feature was that the site reâ€" quired ro expensive dam construcâ€" Tile Work Bathrooms, Sinks, Kitchens in Clay Tile, Mastic Rubber and Ceramic Floor Tile. NICK SWIRLA Weston 94W3 TIMES AND GUIDE, WESTON HEAD OFFICK WATERLOO, ONT. meeting of the Weston Chess Club last Thursday. At this meeting the members . unanimously voted. in favour of the Chess Fedration of Canada‘s ~new finanial proposal, which entails an increase in the memibership fées of one dellar. Under this plan the CFC, is ready to prepare an extensive coast to ;eout development ‘of chess in ‘Canada. The president of the Chess {l’odnniu, Bernard _ Freedman, and also a member of the Weston Chess. Club, explained in detail mm phase the ::;n}; new schemes is executive. The Mn for 1948â€"1949 are as â€"below: Immediate past presiâ€" dent, Chatles J. Bolter; president, A, E. Warren; â€" viceâ€"president, â€" Ed Deaville; sec.â€"trea., Henry Loose; chairman of committées: memberâ€" ship, E. .O. Cathcart; tournament, Averell Robinson; social and events, James F. Fox; property, Ed LeBlanc; auditor, Geo. Brady. Central YMCA visited the Wesâ€" ton Chess Club in a: tournament match held at the Humber Heights school last Friday. This is Weston‘s second round in the Minor League Tournament of the Toronto Chess League. The results were unâ€" favourable to the Weston players, who after a three hour battle with the six "Y" opponents could only win one game. The lone winner was J. F. Fox playing the sixth board.: Score Central "Y" 5, Weston 1. The lineâ€"up was as follows: Central "Y" Pukas; Holmâ€" berg; Johnson; Watt; Rostoker and Bonnick, Weston: Deaville; Robinâ€" son; Warren; Cathcart and Fox. West End Chess Club has a strong and keen organizer for Chess in Canada. He is Ed Ruddell. Mr. Ruddell at this club‘s annual meeting took a very definite stand for the CFC programme. His enthusiasm was such that the West End has lined up, as has Weston, with the many other Ontario Clubs in its support of the CFC. Conâ€" gratulations Mr. Ruddell. tion. Below we go to Paris in 1982 for the following game. Chess Review says: No great shakes as a master piece, this witty gamelet "If we can get & reasonable price on the property, modern conservaâ€" tion farming methods will be apâ€" plied to the land as soon as posâ€" sible," he said. Mr. A. E. Warren was elected you® s49.50 And Up OIL SPACE â€" HEATERS ANY MAKE e ANY MODEL Priced TRY U$ FOR From Electrical Headquarters 5, Nâ€"N5 Pâ€"B3 6. Bâ€"B7 ch kâ€"Q2 7. Qâ€"N4 ch Pâ€"B4 8. PxP Pâ€"KR4 9. Pâ€"B6 ch PxQ 10. Bâ€"K6 ch Kâ€"K1 11. Pâ€"B7 and mate ‘The Weston Chess club meet the "Blind" players at the Queen City Chess Club, 270 Huron St., Monday, Novembér 22. This is a Minor League Tournament in the Toronte Chess League match. TWO STORES wWEsTON 12 . 54 MAIN ST. NORTH 36 MAIN ST. SOUTH | DoN‘T FORGET YoURr COuPons | REPAIR DEPT. WASHERS RADIOS IRONS APPLIANCES 266 MAIN ST. 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