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Mayor Seagrave Says . ‘Weston Has Grown Up‘ Th I Today Weston has over 8,000 people, is self contained and there is a harmonious working between m utilities, the board of eduâ€" , the service clubs, the Shurches, and the various other orâ€" mlnflum in town. He stressed wondéerful harmony that preâ€" vailed. . public service rendered by the inâ€" A most successful dinner markâ€" ing the inaugural meeting of the town council of Weston was held on Monday night in the Canadian Legion Hall. Larry Stevenson was chairman, | introducing the head table, the speaker, and entertainâ€" ment. The speaker of the evening was his Worship, Mayor R, C. Seaâ€" grave, who depicted the growth and development of Weston briefly, revealing the old days of the fight ‘to have the railroad located on the West bank of the Humber instead of the east. He commended those citizens who had the public service in mind in locating the right of way on the east side with Weston as the station. Public Life is Serious ,REsponsibil%y‘f-Mayor Tells Junior Chamber Preparations are well under way for next Saturday‘s tournament, with the Yorkminster Baptist Church Badminton Cfub, from Toâ€" ronto. Each club will place six men and six ladies into the battl@â€"This should be an interesting afternoon,, and all members are welcome down at the "Ilustrious." Light refrc-sl’p-‘ ments will be served those partiâ€" cipating in the tournament. \‘ Last weekâ€"end was a huge sucâ€" cesa,\both for games and memberâ€" â€"Continued on page 2 Many Badminton Members in Top Form After Xmas The annual ice carnival of the Weston Skating Club is on the way. Yes, advance notice states that the big carnival is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, February 23 and 24 at the Weston Arena. An allâ€"star cast from Toronto and District Skating Clubs will partiâ€" cipate in the programme which will include free skating, dance and comedy acts. It is expected that more detailed information with regard to the Weston Skating Club Carnival will be made available at a later date. In the meantime, it would be a good idea to keep those dates open for the big showâ€"that‘s Friday and Saturday, February 23 and 24. He told the "Jaycees" that municipal government should be compared with the operation of a big business. This "business" must have money in the form of taxes on which to operate. When these taxes are to be levied, he said, one‘ must think of everyone in town and their abilities to pay taxes. "The town will move forward," he continued, "when it has men who have administrative ability; men who are able to get along with Weston Skating Club Carnival On Feb. 23, 24 Mayor Seagrave gave two reaâ€" sons for his own entrance into municipal government, He said that he had had a desire to get into municipal affairs and he also had a desire to do something for the municipality in which he lived. Speaking at the annual Civic Night of the Weston District Junior Chamber of Commerce held at Martindale Lodge last Thursâ€" day night, Mayor Richard Seagrave of Weston, outlined what he conâ€" sidered the more important; feaâ€" tures of public office. He emâ€" phasized the serious responsibility of holding public office but also stressed the opinion that it was one of the best ways in which one can serve his community, YOLUME 60,, NUMBER 4 CURB SPENDING IN ‘51, MAYOR INDICA _ & RADIO 28 MAIN N. _ ZONE 4400 Mayor commented upon MUSIC : _XW, recreation clubs, and all the leaders of different organizations in town, with past coungiliors, utility commissioners, and board of @ducation members present. The present members of all boards were @iso present, & C. M. Richardson, chairman of the public utilities, spoke of the great development of the public utilities in Weston and of the harâ€" mony â€"existing with the councils was a most representative gatherâ€" ing of the town. Representatives from the churches, service clubs, Mac Hayes supplied the music for the evening and a sound film led the sing song. There were over 100 invitations issued and‘ there C. E. Conroy, chairman of the board of education, expressed his thanks to the council members for splendid coâ€"operation and support in all undertakings. Rev. A. J. Greer, of the Baptist church, responded to the toast to Weston, stating that of all the charges that Ke has had, he finds Weston has a unique fellowship and is the ideal location to live in. On Thursday, January 18th, the "Jaycees" will tour the Malton airport, it was announced. The tour would begin at‘8.30 p.m. in the lobby. Thoze wishing transportaâ€" tion were invited to meet at 29% Main Street North between 8 and 8.15 p.m. ® dividuals to those in charge of affairs. Gratitude was expressed to the members of council for their atâ€" tendance at the dinner meeting and for their brief talks. The March of Dimes campaign was mentioned by chairman J. Phillips who said that the ‘Jayâ€" cees" were asked to supply ten volunteers for this campaign, "Public life is one of the finest service clubs in the world," said the councillor. He added that he was looking to the ‘Jaycees‘ for ‘graduates‘ to this club. Councillor Foster Rowntree, forâ€" mer Reeve, told the members of the Junior Chamber of Commerce that he had entered public life in the first place because he would like to contribute "what I could to the welfare of the town of Weston. It is the duty of everyâ€" one to help their municipality." Dissatisfaction with some town affairs was what gave Councillor Larry Stevenson the impetus to run for office. _ Councillor _ Arthur Boyd said that he .had always thought that if he found a town in which he would like to settle in, he would like to do a job for the town in a service club or other in some such manner. The other reason for his entry into municipal life was that he wanted to.represent the feelâ€" ing and thought of the newcomâ€" ers to the town of Weston. ~ . We should all strive for the benefit of our fellow men, Counâ€" cillor Lunnon said, and service in municipal government is one of the ways to do that. Reeve Jim Weir said that he enâ€" tered the municipal field with the hope of learning. He said that it was marvellous training. He also said that it was a way in which to serve his community and added that our whole lives should be an experience in service to others. Deputy Reeve Jack Petrie said that he had always had an interâ€" est in town affairs and hoped that he‘ might be able to serve his felâ€" low citizens. The Mayor was thanked by Presiâ€" dent Jack Phillips who was in the chair during the meeting. Prior to the address given by the Mayor, the other members of the Weston Council were‘ introduced by Mr. Phillips and were given an opporâ€" tunity to speak to the meeting. Mayor Seagrave spoke about the meeting of Mayors and Reeves at Saskatgon last summer, a meeting which he attended. He said that the seriousness of their responsibilâ€" ities was stressed in a special dedication service which was held near the conclusion of the conâ€" ference. + On one side of the scal¢, there is a certain amount of glamour to a position inâ€" public life; but on the other side there are the criticisms which are received. s people, and respeets the rights of other people." The. first oil well in the} U. 8; was built in Titusville, Pa., in Another big general meeting will be held Friday, January 12th by the Weston Rod and Gun Club and the feature of the evening will be a complete programme of full colour movies about the great Canadian outdoors. Topics of the films will" include fishing and hunting, and there will be two speâ€" cial films forâ€"the junior members. Memberships are being accepted yet in the Weston Rod and Gun Club and interested persons are inâ€" vited to attend the general meeting tomorrow night and fill out an application for membership. . 6 The meeting is to be held at the Senior Public School on R&I";q Street (across from. the plant) at 8 p.m. â€" Miss Shirley Munshaw conducted the business at hand. Nominations were received for the executive of the "Over Twenty" Club, The folâ€" lowing were nominated: Miss Helen Aitken, Mr. Raiph Draper, Mr. John Campbell, Miss Norma Emery, Miss Audrey MacKague, Miss Joy Nightingale, Mrs. Chris O‘Malley, Mr, Don Paterson, Miss Marie Renâ€" aud, Miss Jean Shaw, Miss Jean Sutcliffe, Miss Grace Wislon and Mr. John Wilkinson. At the next gathering, Friday, Jan. 19, there will be a vote for eight of th? above. Color Films At WR And G Club Full Evening Of on " The; began with a sing song led by Miss Barbara Clarke and Mr. Chris O‘Malley with Mr. Mac Hayes at the piano. Some wonderâ€" ful talent was discovered in the persons of Miss Barbara Taylor and Miss Mima Pattison who sang for the club, Mr. Mac Hayes playâ€" ed for the social dancing, which was..followed by ye olde tyme square dancing. Those who enoyed their bridge did not even stop for refreshments. Last Friday, Jan. B, 1951, the "Over Twenty" Club of the YWCA had their first getâ€"together of the new year. All received medical attention from firemen and a doctor, who were called to the scene. The five children were all sick when they woke up in‘ the morning and two of the girls fainted, The‘ children are: Ruth, 16; Jean, 14; Joyce, 12; Brucey 9, and Sylvia, 5. Both Mr, and Mrs, Ritchie tomâ€" plained of headaches over the weekâ€"end and of attacks of biliousâ€" ness, but neither thought it anyâ€" thing serious. A Consumer Gas Co. emergency crew ‘located the break and fixed it. 13 Nominated For 8 Positions In Over 20 Clubs Mr. and Mrs. Harold B. Ritchie and their five children narrowly escaped asphyxiation Monday when cooking gas, escaping from a léak in a main under the street, seeped into their Dennison Rd. home. Family Of Seven Escapcs When Gas Sgeps Into House Who has been appointed Manager of the new branch of The Royal Bank of Canada in Weston, openâ€" ing soon at the corner of Lawrence Avenue West and Main Street. Mr. Graham joined the bank in 1927 at Fergus, Ont. and has since served at a number of branches in Ontario. He comes to his new office from the branch in Guelph. MGR, OF NEW BANK Weston D; D. GRARAM The board also named the folâ€" lowing chairmen of the various committees: _ management, Mrs. élbfi Bickerton; profirty, J. H. Hartiey; and staff relations, Mrs. Florence Gell, The vocational committee was named as follows; Messrs J. As 1950 saw the opening of the new Municipal Building, and the new Hydro Garage and Stores Building, and three new schools, and the construction of a new duplicate trunk watermain, so will 1951 see the opening of three new libraries, the new joint incinerator, the new works department garage and stores building and works yard at Castlefield Ave. Fred Taylor was elected chairâ€" man of York township Board of Education for 1951 at the inaugural meeting of the board held in York Memorial Collegiate Institute on Monday night. Mr. Taylor is one of the board representatives from Ward 1. He succeeds J. H. Hartley, the 1950 chairman. : The new vice chairman will be Frank Oake. I should also like to welcome two new members of council in the perâ€" sons of Deputy Reeve Bruce Clarke and Councilior Chrisâ€" Tonks, and express the hope they will find the srne joy and satisfaction as I have in the service of the people we have been elected to represent. 1950 Review Fred Taylor is Elected Chairman Of Township Board Of Education May I first of all express my sincere thanks and appreciation to all the citizens of York township who were responsible for the conâ€" vincing endorsation at the polls, of the policies and work carried out during the last two years, and at the same time thank the members of council, and the various heads of departments who have made that progress possible. â€" Reeve Wm. Beech Gives Inaugural Address: Welcomes Clarke & Tonks Not content to establish his firm as a leading range manufacturer in the domestic field, Mr. Moffat made his entry into foreign marâ€" kets with the same vigor that had built Canadian sales, He ‘was conâ€" fident that Maffot ranges would meet the approval of any houseâ€" wife wherever electricity was aviilâ€" able. 5 Throughout his career T. L. Mofâ€" fat has achieved wonderful success with foreign markets. He has done most of all to make the products of his country familiar in 61 counâ€" tries. On one occasionâ€"heâ€"made a strenâ€" uous trip on cycle from Toronto to Halifax and came back with a book full of orders. Another example of astute salesmanship occurred when he took a carload of ranges to the Canadian National Exhibition, sold the entirs lot to customers in the Torontq area, collected payment and delivered the stoves by dray. A worldâ€"wide trip at 88 years of age would be quite an experience for most men. But for T. L. Moffat, chairman of the board of Moffats Ltd., Weston it only means his fourth such tour in his amazing career. Mr. T. L. Moffat, now 88 years of age, left to begin his worldâ€"wide tour on Thursday, Jan. T. L. Moffat, Moffats Ltd. Head, Takes World Tour in 89th Year The thieves broke into the preâ€" mises some time «between 4 a.m. and 8 a.m., Weston police estimate. They gained entrance by forcing the back door, with a crowbar. There was no light above the back entrance to the store. The large store safe, weighing well over 1,000 pounds, was then opened by the burglars with sledge hammer and crowbar, and an unâ€" disclosed amount of money removâ€" ed from the safe. The opening was done under cover of several racks of dresses which were wheelâ€" ed around the safe as a screen, by the thieves. Police stated that the safe was located at the back of the store and that there was no light The theft of an undisclosed amount of money from the Kirby Variety Store on Main street north, Weston, on Monday morning, Januâ€" ary 8th is under investigation by Chief Constable Bruce Robertson and Sergeant Wally Rombough, Thieves Enter Kirby‘s Store Force Open Safe, Take Money "WEST YORK‘S NEWSY WEEKLY* & f Woodbridge Westmount Hymber Heigus <~ Mt, Dennis THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 19561 ke for the e school teachâ€" $ Mrs. H. d:::ood, spoke for the ~various Home and .School groups and Deputy Reeve Charles Spencer spoke for council. Members of York township counâ€" cil, J. W. Noseworthy, MP, presiâ€" dents of ratepayers‘ groups, presiâ€" dents of Home and School Associaâ€" tions, . principals and . teachers attended the inaugural session. P, M. Muir, buginess administraâ€" tor spoke on behaif of the. secondâ€" ary school teachers; H. A. Griffin, superintendent df public schools, Hogarth, J. H. Hartiey, A. Cross, J. McCracken, Rev. J. Rowland, Fred Taylor, W. Kendal, E. Gouâ€" die, P. Slocum, Fred Rose, W. Armâ€" strong and M. Robinson. It is essential that the new addiâ€" tion to the disposal Jlant and the Watt Ave. and Cedarvale storm sewers be proceeded ‘with immediâ€" ately. Indications ate that these works will cost in the neighborhood of a million and a qtarter dollars, for which debentures must be issued. Council Mas already given apâ€" proval to the issuing of $750,000 worth of bonds to cover the muniâ€" The money for all these projects has already been protided for and will not affect the tax rate. Sewers Necessary The three new trtifit"k] ice rinks and three field houses will be ready by the end of January, providing the electric motors that were promâ€" ised for December are forthcomâ€" ing. Although the four new steel swimming tanks have been on orâ€" der for some time, the. internaâ€" tional situation may make necesâ€" sary some changes if the swimâ€" ming pools are to be available by spring, and it may be necessary to change to cement pools. _ It would. have been ier to ‘have abided by the ear}fer opinions of his colleagues, andfto have disâ€" ‘regarded foreign markets, but this energetic \Scottish â€" stoveâ€"builder was born in\Glasgow and his first years were agfnt in the bustle and industry of the Clyde. The trade routes of the world to him, thereâ€" fore, seemed the open pathway to business far beyond the.vision of most men of his day. Rig!(a By January electric ranges were nlrem?y going‘ to New Zealand, South Africa, Ausâ€" tralia, England, Eire, Malaya, Inâ€" dia, Latin America and the Orient| â€"all the countries to which He )md.| journeyed, and in which he had made so many friends. | His first trip was to New Zeaâ€" land, This was followed by journeys across the world to other countries, and before many years had passed, Moffat electric ranges were selling in markets beyond the seas in wide response to T. L. Moffat‘s faith in his product. In the days when "exâ€" port" to many Ganadian manufacâ€" turers conjured only a secondary market, the eXport of Moffat elecâ€" tric ranges, in one year, exceeded the combined value of every elecâ€" tric range exported from the entire United States. In fact, when T. L. Moffat Sr. assumed full direction of the comâ€" The annual meeting of the Wesâ€" ton Branch of the Canadian Red Cross Society is to be held at Cenâ€" tral UnitBd Church on Friday evenâ€" ing, January 19th at 8 p.m,. All those interested in the organizaâ€" tion, as well as members are invitâ€" ed to attend the meeting. . The theft was discovered 1{ Monday morning when one of employees, arriving for work, Saw the papers strewn around by the door of the safe. She did not enter but immediately hurried to tell the police of her discovery. Red Cross Annual Meeting Jan. 19 O. Pattnick of Dundas St., ronto is owner aiid operator of store. He was out of town y this week and could not be for a statement. + above it or near it by which they could detect foul play, . _ = â€"Continued on page 8 £L Reaidents of Port Credit west Toronto, b6Mst that wore prof slonal __Paul Skeiding and Alan Kingdon o{&?flx(}lmwfllh:::hlmfl 0/ programme under ree« tion . of. Gordon Alcott, Class Any member who wishes transâ€" portation to and from the party is asked to contact Mr. Waiter Stuart at Zone 4â€"222. Cars will be on hand for this purpose, “i;:'aa;c;v;l.n";;l"mme of his own poetry during the eveni’g. Ts unsc n op s uid Pax Class Host To Over 60 Club The Pax Bible Class of the Wesâ€" ton Presbyterian Church will be the hosts to the members of the Over 60 Club on Friday, January 19th, at 8 p.m. at the Presbyterian Church school room. An evening of games, sing songs and movies has been planned with refreshments being served at the completion of the program. | _ At the Pleasant Sunday afterâ€" |noon programme given at the | Metropolitan Church, Queen and | Church Streets, Toronto, the guests for this week were a large number |of Violinists from the Violin Studio of Miss Ada E. Campbell, | Weston, They gave an excellent performance and were enjoyed to such an extent that the Director of | Programmes asked the group midâ€" , way through the prozrarlrne if |they could be booked for a return | visit next season.> The Metropolitan Silver Band present a firstâ€"class programme of Band Music each Sunday afternoon at the Metropolitan Church and inâ€" vite the best talent available to be their guests each week, Entertain Large Toronto Audience The Violinists were seated in a large bandâ€"shell and made a most effective appearance with the play of multiâ€"coloured lights in the shell. More than a mill will be knocked off this year‘s tax rate as a result of the surplus of $50,000 from York township council‘s 1950 budget. This was revealed by Reeve Beech who told this paper that last year‘s surplus would help greatly in holding down this year‘s mill rate. o â€" "We can expect an increase in the mill rate this year, because of capital expenditures and greater educational costs which the townâ€" ship is facing, but it should be only a small increase," the Reeve deâ€" clared. "Council will do all in its power to keep down the tax rate, and guard against any unnecessary spending," he predicted. ‘5l Tax Rate Down R_fasu_lt Of 7 Surplus Chairman of the board of Moffats, Ltd., Weston, who left on January 4th on a worldâ€"wide selling tour. He is eightyâ€"eight years of age, The Rooms Registry Service at the YWCA in the Arena Building has requests for variâ€" ous types of rooms from people engaged ‘in‘ many . different occupations. If you have vaâ€" cant accommodation or need a place to live the Rooms Regisâ€" try is open from 9.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. daily except Tuesday, when the howrs are 10.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. Rooms Registry is located in the "Y" room in the Weston Arena, (south side), It is your Red Feather Service in Weston, use it. Rooms Registry WORLD TOUR AT 38 | THOMAS L. MOFFAT, Sr. Name New Committees And ‘51 Appointments The other changes is that each committee will have :lr members this year (including mayor, ex« officio), as compared v"' three members last year. As a result, it is suggested that individual memâ€" bers of council may be able to see a more complete picture of counsil New committees for the year 1951 were recommended by the Striking Committee at Monday‘s inaugural meeting of Weston Counâ€" cil and subsequently approved by the Council as a whole, Two noticeâ€" able changes in the committee setâ€" up for the new year are the change in two committees and the increasâ€" ed number of counciliors sitting on cach committee. whole council. In place of these committees, police and fire has been separated into two commitâ€" tees, as has property and parks, This results in the same number of committeesâ€"aix, In 1950, the six standing comâ€" mittees were, finance, works, proâ€" perty and parks, police and fire, welfare and legislation, and transâ€" portation. In the new year the latâ€" ter two committees will be eliminâ€" ated and any matters under these headings will be dealt with by the ’ Viewed ‘from the street, the new branch will present a cleanâ€"cut apâ€" pearance, with its exterior finished in stone grey Marcotta. The enâ€" trance faces straight up Lawrence Avenue and is particularly striking, being bright red in color, with glass panels. Along the side of the buildâ€" ing is a shining stainless steel name sign, lighted with neonized tubing. ! The interior provides an excellent illustration of the marked trend to Conveniently located at the corâ€" ner of Lawrence Avenue West and Main Street, this new office, of the Royal Bank will occupy the full length of the Lawrence Avenue side of the new building recently constructed at this location and will embody many of the latest features in branch bank design. ; "Cautious" Spending, Efficiency, Forecast â€" lBy Inaugural Speech _ He asked the heads of the variâ€" ous departments to achieve the "utmost efficiency" in each departâ€" ment so that the taxpayer would be getting the most for his tax dollar, Other members of council apâ€" peared to be in agreement with the mayor‘s statement on financial policy when each in turn was given *A new branch of The Royal Bank of Canada will open for business in Weston about January 15, accordâ€" ing to Mr. D. D. Graham, whose appointment as manager has reâ€" cently been announced, "Our chief objective is the coms pletion of a number of matters beâ€" gun last year and not brought to a conclusion," stated Mayor Seaâ€" grave. town fathers. Major spending proâ€" jects would be curtailed, the Mayor‘s speech suggested. Neverâ€" theless, essential works necessary for the gradual progress of the town would not be held up, he indiâ€" cated. He said that the load on the taxâ€" payer was getting heavier and ‘that council must be cautious in spending of the taxpayers‘ money. Royal Bank Of Canada To Open Weston Branch in Central Spot "Weston has spent a lot fof money during the last three years for major projects," said Mayor Seagrave. "We have reached the point where large capital e â€" tures should be avoided." In his remarks at the inaugural meeting of the 1951 Weston muniâ€" eipal council, Monday, January 8th, Mayor Richard Seagrave inâ€" dicated that a tighter hold on the town‘s purseâ€"strings would be kept this year by the custodians, the Striking Exterior And Modern Interior Mark New Branch of Bank Building High Yet & A total of $1,167,225 was issued in building permits during 1950 for Of the 29 alarms in Weston anâ€" swered by Weston firemen in 1950, Only one meant a fire of more than negligable loss, according to Fire Chief McGinnis‘s â€" report. â€" This fire occurred last spring at the Bonita restaurant on Main Street north and damage was estimated at $14,000. . Weston volunteers anâ€" swered 86 other alarms for surâ€" rounding municipalities, most of which were also of a minor nature. A. Boyd; Property, Councilior A. Steven on; Parks, Councilior E. Lunnon. The next regular ing of th,: Weltar; Council fi: held on Monday, January â€" One Fire in Weston â€" < D. D. Graham comes to his new position from Guelph branch. He has been with the bank for 23 years and has served at a number of Onâ€" tarico points, The new branch will be a bright and congenial place in which eusâ€" tomers may transact every phrase of their banking business, assisted by a staff anxious to give them speedy and efficient service. Its central location will make the bank particularly convenient for «resiâ€" dents and business firms of this rapidly growing district. }frnhness and clean lines in modern branch bank design. New lowâ€"line counters with unobtrusive glass screens have replaced the unsight» ly "cages" in general use until reâ€" cent years. Modern, timeâ€"paÂ¥ing equipment has been installed, afd an important feature is the‘ safe deposit vault to provide in'em sive protection to customers‘ wil ables. The latest type of fluonesâ€" cent lighting has been instaUed and this gives the office, which has been finished in a soft pastel shade, a sunny appearance even on darkest days. . "For," he said, "democracy is not just a form of government, but it is a way of life." The Mayor thanked Rev. Mcâ€" Laren for his words and paid triâ€" bute to all ministers in Weston for the good work they are doing. tion for the council. Then he spoke briefly on our heritage of démoâ€" cracy which, he said, was so often taken for granted. Most ‘New Canadians who have come to this country with their skills, crafts, and talents, have also brought with them a "conviction" of a way of life. Everyone should nourish these convictions of freedom of speech, of worship, of press, éte. Councillor Arthur Boyd was in agreement with the mayor‘s #tateâ€" ment so long as "progressive worK is not stopped." 1J3 After the official opening‘of,\)u inaugural meeting was completed by the clerk, the Mayor handed the meeting over to the Rev. C. A. Meâ€" Laren for a few minutes. Rev. Meâ€" Laren led in a prayer of dédigaâ€" "The transportation picture «4s not yet complete," said Councilfor A. (Larry) Stevenson, and »he brought forward the need for transportation for the neighbourâ€" ing districts. Srs an opportunity ‘to contribute their remarks. "I don‘t think that sary deâ€" velopment and um suffer from . . . (this economy), added Reeve Jim Weir. on page 2