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Times & Guide (1909), 14 May 1953, p. 5

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A + 1} r? NEWS FROM THE SURROUNDING DISTRICTS dJohn Hunt of MacArthur avenue was the victim of a serious acciâ€" dent from playing with fireâ€" erackers on Monday evening. He was at Kipling avenue and Malton woad, lighting firecrackers and one WMURSDAY, MAY 14, 1958 8 Flowering Shrub %, . very BUSRY | .............clssscuclo..$4.95 Japanese Green Barbe;;;\'rfi'zv”v, per 100 ... â€"â€"mm«0:$25,00 Rosa Multiflora, 1 yr., per _ Planting Instruction Book Free. Just arrivedâ€"a complete line in Evergreens, Flowering Shrubs, Shade and Ornamental Trees, Fruit Trees, Roses, Perennials and Rockery Plants. Rosa Multiflora, 2 yr., per FAIRKHAVEN Village â€" BURGESS Corners Humber Nurseries End of Buttonwood Avenue Turn Left at Hospital Gates MU. 8702 Made from 13 clear SITKA spruce, glazed with 4 lights of glass and have Saran screens. 2‘8"x 6°8" and 210" x 6‘10"â€"$20.00 Complete with hardware (3 hinges and Dexter eombination door lock set in bakelite) per 100 WESTON BUILDING PRODUCTS LIMITED "BEBRYICE PLUS â€" THAT‘s US" T LA WRENCE AVE. E. WESTON _ CH. 1â€"5291â€"2â€"3 Combination Doors DaveRs ARC Roveéenutr TWO(D mwTo Two LASSES ~~ THE CARGLGOSS ONES wHO MASM ALL 4 PENDERS AND TNE CARGâ€" PUL ONES who onLy MASH On€ CR m/ Hedges Per 100 CH. 1â€"0739 "We Never Close" OUR OFFICE AND YARD WILL BE CLOSED SATURDAY, MAY 16th Special $30.00 $15.00 $8.00 es afi‘%fifi%fl@fi@fé; | was dropped into a gas tank of a | stock car causing an explosion. ‘John was badly burnt about the | face and eyes. He was taken over |to Dr. Cameron in Weston, then 1 Les England drove Mrs. Hunt and | John down to the Sick Children‘s JH(‘nspi'.al. John was under ether for two hours while the doctors | were cleansing the wound. At the | present time it is not certain | whether John‘s sight will be impaired. One of the best eye specialists in Toronto was obtainâ€" ed by the Sick Children‘s Hospital and Mrs. Hunt said that everyone was extremely kind. Mrs. Hunt has ‘asked the parents to warn their \children lest another little child might be injured. Mr. D. Fry, the |principal at Humber Heights, is |also speaking to the children “cuncprning this matter. Two girls from our area who competed in the sight reading at the York County Music Festival were successful in obtaining dicâ€" tion awards. Marilyn Bell obtained a first and Beth Esson obtained a third in .the sight reading for grade five competition. The Variety Concert presented in _ St. â€" Andrew‘s â€" Presbyterian Church last Thursday was heartily enjoyed by all. Don Cribar played two coronet solos, "Trees" and "Polka Lilly"; Mr. George King sang a solo, "Road to the Isles," K’ '|,Ual 47 MJ O hten A m css e â€" ;« 4 The new Morris Minor with the overhead valve engine. Improved performance â€" and durability. 49 Guaranteed Used Cark Morris _ Oxford, _ excepâ€" tionally fine ear, really a beauty. $895. Morris Convertible, exâ€" ceptional â€" body, _ motor, tires. Real buy. $595.00. enterprises â€" banking service still follows THE BAMKS SERVING YOUR COMMuUNITY ‘ Elverston Park United Church \held a christening during last | Sunday â€" morning‘s service. . The | children were Pamela Sue O‘Neill, 55 Dorsey Dr.; Ronald Raymond Borland, Sunset Rd., and Carol Ann Portsmouth. Maple Leaf News extends its sympathy to Humber Summit in the loss of its Times and Guide correspondent, Mrs. Henry, who passed away Saturday morning. A euchre will be held in the Legion Hall, Main St., Weston, Wednesday, May 20, at 8 o‘clock. Mr. and Mrs. Dave Zeggil visited Mrs. Zeggil‘s mother, Mrs. B. Johnson at Thornton over the weekâ€"end. Mrs. E. White of Winnipeg is spending her vacation at the home of her daughter, Mrs. H. Huestis, 27 Sunset Rd. and Mrs. Jean Japp sang, "Going Home"; Gary and Paul Seagrave played several numbers on the piano _ accordians; _ Mrs. Doris Bodrug played violin solos accomâ€" panied by Mr. Alan Rutherford at the piano; The Sonic Quartette (Ken Jay, Bob Thomson, Matt Ryan and Colin Wrong) sang several numbers and Mr. and Mrs. John Black sang a duet. The choir presented musical choruses. This program added up to a most enjoyable musical treat and all are looking forward to another concert by this versatile group of artists. Mrs. J. Ronaldson and Mrs. S. Latimer were accompanists. Little Marilyn _ Downey _ of _ Bowsprit avenue was a hit with her perâ€" formances of the "Highland Fling" and "Shean Trews." The people of the community and the friends of Scouting are invited _ by â€" the 2nd _ Humber Heights Cub Pack to attend the Humber _ Valley Annual Cuboree, to be held in the Thistletown School Park, June 6. Program starts at 2 p.m. Picnic S?ppPl‘ at‘5 p.m. Bring your own picnic basket. You will see tugâ€" ofâ€"war, relay races, singing conâ€" tests and skits. The singing and skits are held around the campâ€" fire after supper. Please plan to attend some part of the day to cheer the boys on, and see the other Packs in action. The St. Andrew‘s Couples Club is presenting its regular monthly program on Tuesday, May 19, at 8.30 p.m. Films will be shown. The speaker will be Mr. Herbert A. Mowatt. His subject will be "Canada‘s Place in the/Internaâ€" tional Community." New couples are invited to attend. more for more people ... than ever before. the pioneer. Today, there are more bank SOFT WATER sOFT WATER UNIT PHONE OXFORD 9133 WATER SOFTENING EQUIPMENT LTD. Maple Leaf developing new areas, building new branches to meet the needs of changing, As Canadians push back the frontier=â€" being used more...they are doing Representatives and Dealers in all areas. T A Y L O R Your Newspaper. Get the facts on a N O W ! ! dent : Mrs. W. E. Gerry CH. 1â€"2081 AM the Time for less than growing ( «mmada ... they are the cost of You Want all the Since 1900, branches ol the chartered bank« have increased from 700 to 3.800 In the past ten years alone. 3.750.000 bamk accounts have been opened. Mrs. Conroy, kindergarten teachâ€" as last year. Take your children er of Pelmo Park school, will be in | and fire crackers to Queenslea charge of kindergarten registraâ€" ; Park and pool them, I mean the tion on Thursday, May 21. In order | firecrackers, not your children. If to accommodate the parents who | you remember last year there was wish to register their children for L good fun for both young and September, Mrs. Conroy will be in | grownups and there was a great the auditorium from 9.30 a.m. till \ feeling of safety among us all. 3.30 p Gee folks: Didn‘t realize how much you look forward to ruuding\ Patter and wish to thank alli those who called up asking what | happened to the column last week.| There were several reasons for the omission, the main one was | lack of news. You see, if all tho\ nice people who call us up when| we don‘t make the paper would | call and give us some news of the | happenings around them we wouldi be able to bring you Pelmo Patter each and every week. How ab?M it ? | | Practice has commenced for the Sunday school garden party which will be held June 24. We are so !grmoful for the community spirit \which exists in our village and welâ€" come anyone who can join with us i‘ in this by sharing their talents and “he]ping with social programs planâ€" I ned for the good of old and young. | The, Sunday school anniversary l‘wxll be held on May 31 with serâ€" | vice at 2.30 by Rev. R. G, Davison |of Fairbank, followed by a social |hour. A coronation service is being prepared. Next week will be fire cracker| week again and perhaps it would | be a good idea for parents to do? The Goodfellowship Club will moet at the home of Mrs. Howard Codlin on Tuesday, May 19, when roll call will be a "Housecleaning Short Cut," and followed with a plant exchange. Topic will be Proâ€" ductions of Nature are the Materâ€" ials of Art. Mr, and Mrs. Bert Dooks and daughter are visiting Mr. Dooks‘ brother , Harry and sister Mrs. Troyer of Woodbridge and secing old friends in Smithfield. Bert was educated _ at _ Smithfield _ public school and attended Smithfield Sunday School. He has left a doâ€" nation for the Sunday school work. Bert is postmaster and auctioneer of Webb, Sask. The club held their annual bus| _ A happy wish goes out to Mr. trip on Wednesday, May 13, when | and Mrs. Wallace of Farnsworth they were guests of Christie Brown | Drive on the birth of their baby Mr. John Savage and family visited Mr. and Mrs. J. Cameron on Sunday. Jack was a former Smithâ€" field resident. Preparations are being made for our joint club and Sunday school picnie which will be held June 1. son â€" and Norman â€" Beamish and Mother‘s Day song by the Faucett children. Mother‘s Day service was held last Sunday with musical selections by Mrs. Faucett and John on the accordion,. reading by Ruth Robertâ€" Mr. Frank Forbes, a surveyor on the new cometery work, spent the weekond at Wallaceburg with his parents. Best wishes for a speedy recovâ€" ery to Mrs. Tiverson and Lorne Barker. Lorne is back in Humber Memorial Hospital. MRB. J. DICKEY CH. 1â€"1575 Pelmo Park Patter Smithfield m Correspondent : MRS. J. CAMERON TIMES AND GUIDE, WESTON l Another big birthday wish goes out to Tuffy Zinder for May 12th land while speaking of The Zidâ€" \ners, let us all join and wish Vie | and Tuffy a very happy wedding Kmniversary on May 21st. They | will have enjoyed 4 years of hapâ€" L piness on that day and may they | have many more. |_ Little Paulie Kuttis of Kames | Ave., celebrated his 6th birthday | with a bang up party May 9th. Hear Donnie West celebrated his lith birthday on May 2nd, hope he enjoyed his day. Belated birthday greetings to Claude Duffy of Pelmo Crescent for May Tth. How old Duff? Sure have a lot of birthday wishes going out this month. To Lynda Jefferson 37 Portage Ave. many happy returns of May 10th Lyzda was 12 years old. Kathy Jayvis and her dad also had birthâ€" dz?s this month with Kathy‘s on the 1st and dad‘s on the 18th. Things sure have been happening mround the Jarvis home in May and heartiest congratulations go out to them on the birth of their new baby daughter born in Humâ€" ber Memorial hospital May 6th. Glad to see little Linda Smith of Pelmo Crescent out again after a bout with chicken pox. l A number of trees bordering |the entire Kingsview Park arca {have been planted by the Etobicoke Parks Board. The bascball area has also been rolled and we hope it will besuitably cared for, A reâ€" lmmdr-r to the children that there is a sandâ€"box and picnic tables in \Yho park for their use. Baseball | time is here again so let‘s all come ‘out and join your neighbors for a | good time, if you don‘t play, bring !your chairs and watch the game |or chat with your â€" neighbors. Watch this column for the opening | night date. _ Maybe next wesk 'wnuld be a good time to start the | game rolling. Well folks the hot weather cerâ€" tainly hit us very suddenly last weekâ€"end, as it was Mother‘s Sunâ€" day there were & lot of comings and goings. Mrs, Yale of St. Andrew‘s Blvd. arrived back after spending six months in California with her daughter who lives in that lovely sport, Camarillo. Mr. and Mrs. E. Wardlaw and family, our wellâ€"known neighbors to the north of our community, moved last Saturday to Alma Drive off Scarlett Rd. We hope they will sgon settle down in their new surroundings. It‘s nice to see one of our paper boys out again after a recent atâ€" tack of chickenpox, There has been another recent change in the bus schedule, so please don‘t get caught like one of our friends who saw the bus go sailing by whilst she was still only halfway up the road. From Rexâ€" dale into town they run earlier 6.30 a.m., 7.40 a.m. 11 a.m., 1.40 p.m., 3 p.m., 5 p.m., and 7 p.m. and 11 p.m. on week days. Saturdays 8.40 a.m., 10 a.m., 2 p.m., 4.40 p.m., 7.20 p.m. and 1240 a.m. Sundays 10.40 a.m., 1.20 p.m., 5.20 p.m.. 9.20 p.m. and 12 midnight. Out of town daily they run 6 a.m., 7 a.m.. 8.20 a.m., 10.20 a.m., 1 p.m., 2,20 p.m., 4.20 p.m., 6.20 p.m., 10.20 p.m. Saturdays 8 a.mt, 9.20 a.m., 1.20 p.m., 4 p.m., 6.40 p.m., 12 midâ€" right. Sundays 10 a.m., 12.40 p.m., 440 p.m., 8.40 p.m., 11.20 p.m. Happy birthday to who was three years urdav. The Sit to and Mend met a: Betty Hansen‘s last Monday night. Last Thursday evening Mr. and Mrs. Sheard entertained with a dinner party for frionds from Mrs. Sheard‘s office as Trudie has now said goodâ€"bye to the morning trek downtown to work. The noxt association meeting > May 20th at Humber Heights School, so please make an effort to attend mas this is the last meei ing before we break np for the summer months. The Hopson‘s took a trip to Buf falo last Sunday, where those of us who are lucky enough to have television, probably saw Valerie for ourselves enjoying herself at Sunday Party on WBEN, Bufâ€" Kingsview Corr: M. Beebe M St. George‘s Blvd. CH. 1â€"8469 Village MBRS. $. PRINGLE CH. 1â€"4216 â€"Continued on page T Peter Inma old last Sa: Miss â€" B. Southwell has left Thistletown to make her home in Islington. Miss Southwell and her brother John have seen many imâ€" provements in the last fow years in Thistletown, Best wishes to them in their new home. We extend our deepest sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. Art Baisley of Toâ€" ronto in the loss of a dear little boy, Mrs. Bcasley was the former Lilian Barwise of Thistletown. Her brothers William and Ted still have their home here. We‘ hear Ricky Nelson of Rexâ€" dale fell out of his father‘s car and sustained leg and head injuries. Rickey is two and a half years old. The Hardy boy of Irwin Rd. was knocked from his bicycle on Thursâ€" day around 4.30 p.m. and received serious injuries. Many happy returns of the day to Johnny Dunning, who was four years old on Thursday. David John and Heather Piggot were â€" baptized at the United Church on Sunday, May 10. Rev J. Kell officiated. May I offer my personal symâ€" pathy in the death of Mrs. Henry of Humber Summit. Mrs. Henry was a former neighbor of mine and they don‘t come any better, Humâ€" ber Summit has lost a wonderful worker. St, Andrew‘s Church congregaâ€" tion said goodâ€"bye to their rector the Rev. D. Paterson, who has been among them for the past three years. He paid a warm triâ€" bute to the Rev. Park Taylor, who takes his place on May 15. The new vectory is to be built on Mr. Peach‘s lot at the bottom of Simms Cres. Last Sunday the rector spoke on these words: "This is the stone which the builder rejected. 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