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Weston School Board Thanks Council For Its Coâ€"Operation All mefibers of the Weston Police DepArtment participated in & nameâ€"yourâ€"own handicap turkey shoot before Christmas with Chief Arthur Webster and PC John Leyâ€" bourne tieing for top spot with 100 out of 100 each. The chief was awarded an electric kettle and the constable won $7 ‘cash. _ The remainder of the results were as follows: PCâ€" Everist, 98, suckling pig; PC Smith, 98, goose; PC Oliver, 96, smoking accesâ€" soriés; PC Haner, 95, smoking acâ€" ‘he shoot was held a week ago Monday at the York Township police station. Announce Results Of Police Shoot New Toronto Interests Take Over Times and Guide ‘ The Weston Times and Guide and its associate newspaper the New Toronto Advertiser have been purchased by New Toronto interâ€" ests headed by Vincent J. McMil lan former advertising manager of the Advertiser. The paper was purchased _ from _ the â€" Thomson Newspaper Company. C Mr. McMillan has announced that the Times and Guide will conâ€" tinue to operate under the manageâ€" ment of Duncan Sinclair but that the paper will be printed in New Toronto in the near future at the plant of the Wilson Publishing Comâ€" pany. This should greatly factlitate the expeditious Itandling of ad and news copy and theâ€"prompt delivâ€" ery of the paper. x Street lights have been installed in front of some homes on Falstaff and on Burrows Ave., the execuâ€" tive of the Maple Leaf ratepayers informed this newspaper this week. A really active association proâ€" gramme is planned for next year, the Times and Guide was also told Iliness is tedious for anyone but more so for little children who do not understand. At Wesâ€" tom Sanatorium toys and bright beads make the hours during the Woman Heads School Board In Etobicoke Maple Leaf Ratepayers Assoc. Names Street Committees The board also announced it has accepted a tender of $142.200 for construction of a sixâ€"room school to serve 200 children livâ€" jng south of the Queen Elizabeth Way and north of Mimico. Etobicoke Board of Education last week named Mrs. Helen Spence chairman of the board for 1954 and representative on the Metro Board of Education. i, \ .eâ€"chairman â€" in 1953, Mrs f*pence has worked on the board ince it began operating in 1947. The new school will safeguard these children who now cross tike 28 MAIN N. CHerry 1â€"6611 MRS. HELEN SPENCE WESTON MUSIG O ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND FURNITURE CHRISTMAS SEALS HELP KIDDIES AT WESTON SAN. s; PC Carson, 9, pfh‘ of A Complete Line of Appreciation togthe Weston muniâ€" cipal council for their coâ€"operation during 1953 was expressed in a letter to the council by the Weston Board of Education. The letter also spoke appreciatively of the help of the town clerk, George Clarkson. In full, the letter was as follows: The following is a resoâ€" lution passed by the board of eduâ€" cation at its last meeting. _ 6 ‘‘Whereas the board has enjoyed complete coâ€"operation from the local municipal council. during the year 1953, ‘‘Be it resolved that at this, the last regular meeting of the year, we go on_record to express our appreciation, not only for ,the mayor and members of council, but also for the assistance and coâ€"operation from the clerk and treasurer, Mr. George Clarkson." ACCEPT TENDER l The annual dinner of the York County _ Exâ€"Warden‘s _ Association was held recently at the King Edâ€" ward Hotel with Ellerby Farr of Weston. as president for the year 1953. presiding at\ the dinner. Mr Farr was York Courty Warden in 1930/ Mr. McMillan started his newsâ€" paper career on the advertising staff of the Halifax fHerald. He then accepted a position on the Halifax Chronicle and Star as Clasâ€" sified advertsing manager, which position he held until entering the RCAF early in the war. â€" He served overseas as aircrew until the end of the war when he returned to Canada. He was employed by the William Orr Adâ€" vertising agency in Toronto for a short time. In 1945 he joined the Advertiser as advertising manager. In 1952 he launched tne Lake shore Shopper, a monthly. advertis ing publication servicing the en tire Lakeshore district. The names and phone numbers of the committees are as follows: BURROWS AVE. 83â€"Herb Thompson _ CH. 1â€"5550 9â€"Gerald Wardell CH. 1â€"1898 38â€"Tony .Wilson CH. 1â€"6960 61â€"Webb Johnson CH. 141045 74â€"Andrew Petrie CH. 1â€"0698 49â€"Tom Paton CH. 1â€"5598 26â€"Tom Brioux CH. 1â€"6789 82â€"Cliff Huet CH. 1â€"2879 BROME RD. Kenneth L. Thompson of Weston Warden . in mga, was . appointed secretaryâ€"treasurer of the associâ€" atioh to succeed Wilbert Gardâ€" house, due to the latter‘s appointâ€" ment as clerk of the metropolitan council. in attendance at the dinner includâ€" ed Thomas Griffiths, Weston, Warâ€" den in 1918; George S. Henry. Warâ€" den in 1908; Judge Douglas Webâ€" ster; Harold Sanders, a(' . _ and Elmer Branden, MPP for York already _ committees have been named for almost all of the streets in the area. long, slow recovery from tuberâ€" culosis pass faster for tiny patients like 13â€"monthâ€"old Janie, here with nurse Nell Thompson. TB is not inherited, but conâ€" tracted from adults who usually York County Exâ€"Wardens Hold Dinner 39â€"Albert Dunstall CH. 16â€"Russ Conklin CH. 33â€"George Walters CH. 38â€"Fred Paine 8â€"Albert Fox CH. (Continued on Page 3 The local council received two 1â€"0122 1â€"1045 1â€"0698 1â€"5598 1â€"6789 1â€"2879 1â€"7464 1â€"0750 1â€"8350 (Authorized as Sebond Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa tenders for a tractor and equipâ€" ment, including a utility blade, material loader and mower. Alâ€" though a local tender submitted by Little Brothers, Weston, was about $400 higher than that subâ€" mitted by a Mimico firm, council voted to accept the former on the basis that service for the equipâ€" ment would save doth time and money for the town. LANEWAY First reading was given to a| byâ€"law to proceed with the conâ€"; struction of a laneway on the east| side of Main Street from John St.| to Elsmere Ave. Two delega(ions\ appeared before council to protest | the laneway but after considerable‘ discussion by council it was deâ€" cided to proceed as originally planned. I ‘‘We can‘t impede progress or let sentiment affect our decision," commented Councillor F os ter (Continued on Page 3) do not know they have it. Disâ€" covery and treatment in time is made &ossible through the free chest â€"rays provided by the groceeds from the sale of TB hristmas Seals. Weston Cimes and Guide May it bring you oH the goodnest that N#e ean hotd « . . healith, wealth, friendship, joy and, above oH, PEACBHI is The Sincoré Wish of The At the stroke of tweive a Mew Year arrives. TIMES AND GUIDE Two District Men‘ Die . In Holiday Accidents Boy, 7, Critically Hurt On Jane Street Sunday Street, Weston, He was cross:"8 | Jane St. to his grandparents on Sunday afternoon at 2.12 when the | accident occurred. Witnesses say | the boy ran out from behind a parked car into the path of a car| driven by Paul Dumont of 1982) Eglinton Ave. | He was rushed to Humber Meâ€" morial Hospital for emergency treatment for a broken leg and concussion and then taken to the Hospital for Sick Children, Toâ€" ronto. At last report, on Tuesday noon, the Times and Guide learnâ€" ed that he had made some proâ€" gress but had not as yet regained consciousness. Oliver Austin, 60, of Robert St., Weston, died in St. Joseph‘s Hosâ€" pital shortly after his car rammed a hydro pole on Weston Rd. early Friday morning. Three other perâ€" sons were seriously injured in this accident. sons were serious‘y injured in this| He warned that there will be accident. "extra police on the beat this weekâ€" Edward Johnson. 83, of Rutherâ€"/end and both police cars will be ford Ave.. Mount Dennis, died in out on patrol duty on New Year‘s St. Joseph‘s Hospital last Sunday|Eve and New Year‘s Day in hopes night of injuries received when he|that the town will achieve a perâ€" was hit by a car Saturday night/fect score this weekend. Boy and Twin Boy and Girl Born Here Christmas Day! At Humber Memorial Hospital, Weston, three youngsters first saw the light of, day on Friday, December 25th, 193 â€" Christâ€" mas Day. Two of the babies were twins, a boy and a girl, while the third baby, which was actually born first of the three, was a boy, _ â€" 00 The twins were born to Mrs. Eileen Bagley of 182 Borden t Woodbridge bridge Westmount Humber ~t ‘‘WEST YORK‘S NEWSY WEEKLY" THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1953 1-h"e\\‘|ad better not be any drinking | qy Yere in Weston this New â€" Year‘g~weekend, as Police Chief Arthur Wenster has promisâ€" ed to continue the ,0°Cal patrols carried out last weekend t0 safeâ€" guard the public, The spec‘al safeâ€" guards last weekend apped"®d to have paid off with only one m‘MO® accident occurring in Weston ard the driver charged with abilit! impaired â€" the only one thus charged during that period. Repeat Special Police Patrols On New Year‘s Chief Webster repeated his adâ€" a Ca" driven: vice to motorists for a safe and cock‘ 4189 tra happy holiday celebration: to stay | e! wirn the f away from the steering wheel of |who lives .4! ? your car if you take a drink; or if said that h2 M you have to drive, don‘t drink. _ |Blake vehici®~ Ave., Humber Summit, the baby girl being born first at 8.30 a.m. and the boy 25 minutes later at First arrival on Christmas Day was a son born to Mrs. Olga Gibson of 41 Lippincott St. West, Weston, at 4.43 a.m. Both babies and mothers were reported doing well at last inâ€" formation. Heights ‘Woodshop Behind Church St. 'EResiden‘Câ€"@ Destroyed By Fire Sobola of Lake Blvd., Lakeview. In the town of Weston, Chief Arthur Webster reported only one accident over the holiday weekâ€" end. The accident occurred on Christmas Eve at 4.15 a.m., when a car travelling east on Church St. by Gratton, instead of followâ€" ing the turn in the road, went straight ahead over the boulevard on the north side and truck a tree causing $175 damage to the autoâ€" mobile. The driver was charged with driving while his ability was impaired. | One of the more serious fires occurred early on the morning of Saturday, December 26th, when the brigade was culled to the woodâ€" work shop of J. M. Dunlgf at the {rear of his residence on 162 Chureh |St. The alarm was turned in by |nurses at the Humber_ Memorial [Hospital who saw the flames and |firemen and police arrived before ‘Mr. and Mrs. Dunlop knew : anyâ€" At 10.30 p.m. last Monday night, December 28th, a collision of two cars on Main Street South, Wesâ€" ton, resulted in damage amountâ€" ing to $350. The accident occurred opposite 150 Main St. S., where Douglas Blake, travelling north on Main, was attempting to make a left turn into his driveway. Blake said he was parked in the middle of the road waiting for through fraific going south to clear when ed wit? the first car. Woodeock, who lives 8! 51 Dee Ave., Weston, said that ho had felled: to see the Blake vehic{W?>2‘<bd on the road. P.C. Jame« ©ij\°" investigated the accident. Members of Weston‘s fire de: partment were kept fairly busy during Christmas week but Christâ€" mas decorations had little or nothâ€" ing to do with any of the fires. . car driven: by Herbert Woodâ€" ock\ @lso travelling north, collidâ€" Mt. Dennis Telephone CH. 1â€"5811 tmuing "of _De fire. Damage was|boxes and other scrap at the rear estimated at 1]0fe than $1,000. _ |of the premises of Moffats Ltd, The first thing {}"t Mr. and Mrs.ion Denison Ave., caught fire ln‘ Dunlop knew of the !"° Was w.hen;endangered the buildings. Westom a Weston police officet P"Oe into |volunteers were _quickly on the their home at 3.50 a m. !9. advise é‘ob and extinguished the blame them of the blaze. The DWning hefore any real damage was done. shed was some distance from !P¢ in the evening of the ‘m’m house so that the flames did 2O‘ ‘be Weston firefighters were endanger the residence. Mr. Dun~£d 5o onl ""tl a fire in the greass lop had built. up his workship oRA thy Pelmo Crescent gar equipment over a period of 20| ‘On Wedrl°SG3Y. nem" midn years and enjoyed working there the deparm";"‘ f"‘"“.’_“d a as a hobby. The shed was describâ€"ito Robert‘s CC\ GP~*vMfain ed by Mrs. Dunlop as a total loss Street North ang put out ar awn! with ‘"not even a screwdriver"!lirp n Sunday, December 27th surviving. . 15.40 p.m.. the brigade Was call Cause of the fire was undeterâ€" mined. There was a yale padlock on the door but there was also a window at the rear of the shed. A potentially dangerous fire was noticed at 1.45 a.m. on Tuesday, December 22, when cardboard After the ma?ician came the movies with Bill Ward putting Woody Woodpecker through the paces. The excitement mounted as the evening wore on because one thing or person was known to be ting "of e fire. Damage was estimated at 1]0°e than $1,000. The proceedings were in the capâ€" able hands of Bill Beach, acting as Santa Claus‘ manager. and President Clare Wicks, who bangâ€" ed the bell. The show got going in the usual way with food. turkey|and all the trimmings, and it poticeable that as the turkey disappeared so did the noise. But that was only temporary, because when Ross the magician put in his appearance the squeals of delight from his enthusiastic audience reached new heights. The climax came when. as everyone had hoped. he proâ€" duced the inevitable live rabbit from the equivalent of the hat, and many a child went home disâ€" appointed that he or she had not got the rabbit as a prize. After the maTician came the movies with Bill Ward putting Woody Woodpecker through the in the vicinitytand his appearance was eagerly awaited. All good things have to happen sooner or later and it was no surprise when Santa Claus finally arrived. ‘to be grsehd with rounds of applause. Santa and his manager soon had the kids lined up and each was presented with the most intriguing bag of goodies and toys.. Big kids, little kids, altogether came. Yes, it was the Westonâ€"Mt. Dennis Rotary Club Christmas parâ€" ty and as last year‘s experiment was so successful, they invited 20 of the crippled children to come and join with their own children and enjoy the fun. Adjustment of Suburban Reassessment is Ordered The metropolitan assessment deâ€" sation of . the mm‘- t'.rum-t has been ordered by the gnsenled by the 12 to Metropolitan Council to adjust Premier Frost which outlined imâ€" suburban reassessment over the equalities in certain ? of reâ€" next three years. Until adjustments | assessment carried are completed on individual \Greater Toronto Assessment erties payment of taxes wih be| The suburbs claimed no With the final reassessment esâ€" tablished it will be the responsiâ€" bility of the local municipaltities to rebate or collect the necessary Mr. Dunlop is an”er'r'xblbr);;; of A. V. Roe, Malton. AT ROTARY CLUB Sickness is forgotten as little | Lois Parsons, 4, of the Hospital for Sick Children, Thistletown, / blished it will be the responsiâ€" industry escaped its proper share lity of the local municipalities of the reassessment. _ rebate or collect the necessary‘ The _ suburban . municipalities, inds. said some of the uzn men Whe council action is an endorâ€"| (Continued on 3 Crippled Children Enjoy Weston Christmas Party s was to be expected, the evenâ€" SANTA IS APPRECIATED BAKER FLEETLINE \_ TAX1â€"CABS 34 Main Noâ€" 500 Main M. ot Bus Loop Meart‘s, Jane & Wilson SINGLE COPIES EIGHT CENTS 5.40 p.m., the brigade Was called to a brush fire on William Cragg Drive in North York. During the noon hour of Momâ€" day, December 28th, the brigade answered a call to a fire in a boy‘s playhouse at the rear of the residence at 43 Flamboro Drive, North York, in the Keele and Law» rence section. ingâ€"ended all too soon and with much scuffling with rubbers, mitts, hats and other garments, the guests were finally sorted out and taken home. Visitors and guests included Art Francis, MHt Hastings, Art Taomp» son, of Toronto. and Ari \Wrbster, Chief of Police, Weston, as guest of Jack Petrie. X 2 Three Weston boys have almost concluded a brief holiday from their officers‘ training at Royal Roads, Victoria, B.C. They are Edward Lowthian, Bryan Smallâ€" manâ€"Tew and Earl Law, and they returned home on Tuesday, Deâ€" cember ‘ 22nd and will set out again on New Year‘s Day follow» ing their presentation to the Lieuâ€" tenantâ€"Governor at the Ontario Parliament Buildings earlier the same day. The boys were aided im their attempts to reach home as soom as possible by the Air Force, which flew them from Victoria to Londom and five of the boys took one taxd from London to Toronto. The boys admit the course so far has been rugged but enjoyable and they are looking forward t their time spent at an Air Force training base. possibly Claresâ€" holme, Alta., > starting next May 8th and â€" continuing . until mi€ August. Three Weston Cadets Home For Christmas excitedly thanks bemnk Sanâ€" ta for the big doll a other gifts he brought her during is visit. CH. 14131 24â€"Hour Service same vere fil he greass & ll w s .m mmfi m d a! ~**>Main it aWnla r 27th as call