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.. _" “him Road tish, ', Granted ' A Reprieve l For Pedestrian the } Cohncm _',-" In ,70fh‘Year; Widely Mourned lengthy mun. Fenuw' 1rs.,etigtezr, ar' 11137va '7‘an councii last Monday GU. A small fire in the home ot) J. ,M. tuner, " Alma Drive caused approximately $150 dam- age -eartr yondny evening. The) tfre suited whch names" from I blow torch enught onto a joist and went through. the wall of It we: the intention of the To- ronto and York Commission to abolish the bridge upon the com- pletion of the new bridge and stretch ot highway which takes I straighter run between West, dale and the place where the oltr highway Joins onto it, a distance! of about half a mile. However, Etobicoke township upon receiving representation from the residents, and upon the suggestion of Comillor John Allen referred the matter back to committee tor reconsideration. Council at that time seemed to be in favour of continuing to use the old bridge as a pedestrian bridge only. Ttie entrance to the bridge both from the east and the west The old Albion Road bridge which - the Ilpppieh Hum- ber River e that! dishnce north of Wilson Ave. my be pruerv- ed on I pedestrian bridge. This is the Intent word the Timm and: Guide could gleanHtom Etchi- coke town-hip which he: "in- herited" the bridge from the To- ronto Roads Commission along with a number of other "prob- Torch Starts Fire vomu‘u, 940.11 Wash“ .1 'a,rveeeaa/qtaetil Ipoke highly ot their former coL NB, F, M2ff1At'.r' _ 'ttgtteapjithetugatthemuni- P, gnu?" BT F, 's, "_, p, s'_Y gum oftiees was respectfully " - MtttMt Thur“!!! I wered to halt mast. awn. ,cuonyI-un In"! tMitt a um AWN-ad /gtgt wn council last Monday eve- Acting Mayor Harry Clark _ d tribute to Mr. Lunnon and! and tor a minute of silence iii tits remembrance. i The old and narrow St. Phil, ip's Road bridge leading into Weston from the west is another problem that the township has inherited trom the commission, stated Mr. Cox. He stated that he was writing to Weston coun: cil suggesting that the cost of: maintenance of the bridge be} shared, with either municipality! looking after the actual work. i l Road Commissioner M. P. Cox, of Etobicoke told this news- paper that the bridge was a dangerous oue, the scene of a lot of accidents and it wasn't serv- ing a useful purpose. He indi- cated, however, that it was like- ly that it would be left standing indefinitely tor the convenience of pediatrians. The closing ott ot the bridge to vehicular traffic would mean that the Woodbridge b which Hormel-1y used this ma would continue to use the " 'w high- way u it'has in the past few weeks. It is about a halt mile walk at the farthest from a resi- dence on Albion Rd. near the bridge to the corner of Wilson Ave and Westdale where a bus may be obtained to either West. on or Woodbridge. " hive been marked with signs reading, "Closed to Through Trane, Use " Own Risk," for I period ot more than three weeks 'due to a washout by high Hum- 'tter waters of part 'ttf the road-, way on the west side. The bridge itself hu linen into serious dis-2 repair and the council had form-l erly been considedng its ri) moval. , ttttiris an}! tttttttit Relatives present were Mrs. Clan Schnarr and her husband. A. R. Schnarr; Lawrence A, and Mrs. Dixon; 'Willrid Dixon of Keaton, Mrs. R. Renwick of ail, dau r-in-law; Keith 12ilu,dp-Wgetr,eit Mr. 'and Mrs Frank Krznarich ti_erroti Dixon) of Calgary; Clarence‘ Schnarr and Miss Williams or Calgary, Ross Dixon, Mrs. Ursula Lepa.', Mr. and Mrs. Alfred The funeral service was held " 2.30 pm. Tuesday, February 23rd in Trinity United Church, Fort Macleod. Rev. A. T. King omcittted. The deceased was n life member of the WMS of Tring ity United and Mountain View Lodge, also a member of the Southern Alberta Old Timers' Association. if hnarr. Sandra Ind Brian ot. Olsen Creek. l Pallbearers were Manley Dul- ey, William Ferguson, Wallace Hamilton, Freeman Butcher. Norman Grier, and Funk Paulo of Calgary. l . Weston Mrs. Dixon was the last sur- viving member of p family of 12. Her father, Matthew Can- ning, known to many as "the father of Etobicoke" served " reeve and deputy reeve on the Etobicoke council many years ago and owned a large amount of property in the district includ- ing a mill on Scarlett Rd. A great many of Mrs. Dixon‘s rel- atives presently are living in' Weston, Etobicoke and ',',1,'G'ylt (tng areas. A niece, Mrs. R. .' freer lives on Main St., Weston.) _ Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Clara Schnm and two sons, Lawrence of Fort Macleod and Wilfrid of Weston who flew out west to attend the funeral. _ Four-year-old William Smith of 143 Woodward Ave., Weston received a four inch laceration on" the right side of his head re- quiring seven stitches when he was struck by an auto on Mon- day afternoon. Police state that he darted out across Jane Street at. Woodward Avenue from be- hind a north bound car and ran into the side of a south bound apto. The driver of the latter vehiele) applied his brakes sharply' but; the boy was struck by the left rear tender of the car. The same driver took the injured boy to Wumber Memorial hospital for itreatment. 1 P.S/ Len Cowling of the West- on police department investi- gated. a Weston lad, 4 Hit tht Jane ‘Quennell, Hugh Summers, Harry IClark, Gordon Moore, and Foster l Mr. Luqnon had servgd five Asers,sp,R,Jmituc.iiguacile-iq A campaign to educate motorists'of the effectiveness of the recently purchased Speed W.atch was launched late last week by the Weston police department under Chief Arthur Webster. Weston constables operating the new device have been stopping petty ipeed vio- lators and warning them to drive within the legal speed limit. While PC Robert Stewart holds the Speed Watch, Chief Webster, left, points out the operation of the device to Coun- cilloFs Harry Clark and Jack Petrie. He told the councillors also that the new electrical timing of the speed of vehicles is a big advantage over the old manual system. (lltlliyrltillijltityrlitlt STOP WAT TO CHECK WlliST1hil Sll?lllilliliyii, iiid hiya-£1375; Device To Cheek Speedsters In Weston Tfaa- What books are Weston Peo-l, ple reading? Following is a list) of the most popular books in), ttetion and non-fiction, compiled at Weston's Public Library. l Fiction _ The Tudor Rose - Margaret Campbell Barnes; The White-' oak Brothers - Maze De Li Roche; The Devi1's Laughter -- Frank Yerby; The Spare Room - Nelia Gardner White; A Sun- set Touch - Howard Spring; Doctor at the Crossroads - Elizabeth Seifert; A Pocket Full Ci Rye - Agatha Christie; Jut- land Cottage - Angela Thirkell. Non-Fiction _ So Little For the' Mind - [Hilda Neatby; The Rommel Papers - B. H. Liddell Hart; Cabbagetown Store - J. V. Mc- _Aree; The Ascent of Everest - Sir John Hunt; I Flew For the Fuhrer - Heinz Knoke; The Man Who Never was - Ewen Montagu; Pardon My Parka - Joan Walker; Triumph and Tra.. gedy - Sir Winston Churchill. Clergy of all “nominations are combining to help the 0000mm 1hettsl fund for $1,750,000 to build the new l25-bod Mal to an. tho utitmttetratesbteirke.a%ttem or”. Horn F. M. McGovern, pruidonr of Thor-Canadian Co., ttd., and chairman of Oh. communlry gills commimc, explains the funds organization 00 tom. of the " clergyman who attended aflunchoon oi the Thor-Canadian plum. From left, Mr. Wm, I". F. J. Bennett, pastor of the Roman Catholic Church of f,tl'lltut,'; and chairman of the cw. wuihorn division; In. Slower? Eon, Mlngnn Univ“ no»: Iornord D. Dammit Dovorcouri Synagoguo; "v. I. & Suchhouu, Si. Matthew', Anglican Church, and I . A. H. Mackenzie, St. Andnw’l 'rtsbyterletrt Church, and chairman of tho ckrgy’n maiden. Library Lists Popular Books meer,,', project of the Weston ecreltion Com . . p w ”held a? 'ii't"relllltfli"rd-Nk"r'l?, Mth and 13th in the auditorium of WCVS. A nappy, profession- aI-like show was presented by this enthusiastic group of min, strels, under the presidency or Bill Thrush. The chorus was) Harmonious perfection under the baton of Colin Wrong: the end men and specialty acts were under the direction of Colin' Wallis-all were 'eo-orrrmated, for the second year by Harold‘ Salisbury. I Second Annual P-ttation Capacity Audiences finiorhhinitrel Daze Clergy Backs Queensway Hospital Fund ”WEST YOIK'S NEWSY WEEKLY” VIM“ AND 0040!, “MAY, MARCH ll, "54 _ Chief Webster said that such a regulation should not be en- forced here unless after High- whys $01 and 400 are completed ‘Weston traffic is greatly telievtd/ ‘The matter was referred to thei police committee for further in-l lvestigation. _ l Another communication from ‘the metropolitan corporation of Toronto asked Weston council to 'bear the cost of lighting all metro ‘streets in the town. Councillor ‘Gordon Moore said that he hoped that when metro finally assumed ‘responsibility for these roads it would he retroactive to January lst, 1954. A proposal that all metropoli- tan roads should have no park- ing allowed during rush hours should not be enforced in Wes- ton, stated Police Chief Arthur Webster in reply to an enquiry from the metropolitan roads _cornmissioner.' The Chief passed ion his answer .to the Weston icouncil last Monday night and (was commended by the latter tor, his stand. Scare}? hiiristft with the art- compmiment on the piano, lug-4 mented with g duo-piano It: rangement with brother Paul; and the drums by Ian Thompson) From the opening strains of) Capacity audiences enjoyed the tuneful skits as they wage in- troduced by Mr. Interlttcutor--l axe-935d; ‘himsaf With the 'g,') No Metro Roads Rush Hr. Parking Not For Us--Chief It was agreed by council in the (Continued on Page li) l The school management is ‘convinced that this aim is best realized by having parents visit ‘the classroom while the class is ‘in session. During October and November the Kindergarten Imachers, Mrs. Smith, Miss To- Aiwa and Miss Hanson, inward parents to visit their Kinder-i gartehs. A large percentage of f Humber Heights school has; made a special effort during‘ this school year to make par- (ents better acquainted with (what goes on in school, in order that they may better understand the school programme, it is] stated in an Education Week bulletin. t matter of indigent patients in'lor Gordon Moore enquired how private nursing homes that t.iiijiiiyf extra it was going cost the town would have to "pay its town to. "pay the whole shot." own bills" until Bill 80 is amend- The town clerk, Geo. Clarkson ed to permit Metro Toronto to said that the total cost last year assume part of the cost. Council; (Continued on Page 3) Man Snatches Purse With $17 From Woman l The purse contained personal papers. house keys as well as the $17 in cash. The purse itself was hand made and valued by Mrs. Latimer " $75. PC Wm. Manuel' investigated. l The officers on't be taking unfair advanta s ot motorists, however, for t ey are conduct. ing at the pres nt time an edu- cational demons ration of the de- vice to acqu “J mqtorists with its accu . But how long the dem gtration will remain as s h, there's no guarantee. V shortly it appears that the of oer: will merely sit by the S eed Watch, as it is called and Some $17 in cash and personal effects were stolen by a fast mow ing purse watcher in Weston last-Wednesday, March 10. Mrs. M. Latimer, 323 Glen Ayr Ave., Forest Hill reported to Western} police thin she was walking along: east on he north side of Church St. toward Jane Street about 3.40 pm. when l man ran up behind her and'gnatched her purse. ‘Church St. toGrfE.imriiirra south on Elm and ipgtt1 into it uttideAttbsetuttr'attd ' Classrooms At Humber Heights Visited " Students' Parents The Speed Watch, just recently purchased by Weston Police De partment for traffic control has more uses than the apprehension Better bserve the speed laws, motorists; he Weston police de- partment i now equipped with the tltlitt in ectrical equipment tor c king u on Speeders. . white down the license numbers of_§he ,peefers as they go by. . w Watch Cuts Error Ell (trically Times Cars . l Funeral services were held Riverside, Cemetery. M4 flue Friday afternoon " the W.‘ers were Ronald Buckley; ‘. Ward funeral home, Westonglago, Maurice Thibodonu. for Kenneth F. Fletcher, 21, who ert Thomson, Chas, ~Wm was killed in a level ,siri.s1.i.ijirjtrn?,,ii,ii' Kelley. ' acciden on Wednesday morning. Besides his widow and a of last Week. He left his is survived by " man widow, Joan, 21 Sykes AveJGuelph: three brother) Weston, and I one-year-old son,"iiirGGr, Gerald with the I Pdul. lin mm"- nn-ua " qA, in 1h. last that. Ati tre ‘other momm hle ' a I mull of me- It the can] ing., t rie Omin- wll has”, -N' Ti Fletcher, who was a diaplay technician employed by Mama Ltd., died in Humber Memorial‘ Hospital, Weston after his rented hall-ton stake truck collided with a southbound CPR true-i continental flyer " the level crossing on Jane Street, Mt. Dem‘ his. He had been pried uncon~ 19¢!qu from the wreckage 'iiiiii) had been scattered 4o yarda‘ along the track. _ Ttii, an up! CNR truck: will parallel when the cm Ml Jane Sane! Just - Mo'- Avenue Int. Will. - " the wit-m “M m ing at the time of an St? [parents come to see how the ‘classes are carried on, and to learn something of the aims and objectives of the Kindergarten; programme. l, As a feature of 'Education Week, Grades 1 to 8 parents were asked to visit the class- rooms during this past week. (Continued on Page 5) Funeral Held Friday? For Crossing Victimf; The Post Office Department is making a survey ot the Bever- ley Hills-Downsview area with regard to letter carrier service in the district, according to in- formation contained in the re- port from Parliament Hill by H. A. Hollingworth, MP. _ The {allowing is an excerpt trom this report which is self explanatory: "This morning I consulted for} one hour with senior post office officials regarding letter carrier service in the Beverley Hills- Downsview area. The survey they are making of this area will‘ be completed within a month and then we shall have a further} discussion upon reeeking the re-' port. The Parliamentary Assist- ant to the Postmaster General is coming to York Centre during the week beginning March 22nd and the Postmaster General has promised to visit us in April." Sunday afternoon, March 6th the Weston Silver Band at the Woodgrem Community Coated Toronto, played a successful con-1 cert to a greatly pleased audi-l ence. I Weston Band Givdy Com For. Area's Elder titiietts, hvhnenl m w- m- The assisting artist was Miss, smearing-conch!" . mm...” Pt Bésides his widow and m is survived by " mum; Guelph: three brritttem, ttt Windsor, Gerald with the in Ottawa; Rowan] of M and a we: in may“... a: g1; ( The following programme played by the Weston Bi Band: March - Our Dim Selection - Bones of SW Foster, Waltz - The Time it Goodnight, Selection "e Timers, Intermgzzo - The I of St. Marys, Selection - Comrades, Air Varie - Roch ham, March __..r_ Washington I I Miss Grey’s singing of '1 \Lord's Prayer," m4 ‘rangement, was em ‘well received by the att.di. as was her singing of In: I! arrangement ot, “BIB..1 House." T _ The band was greatly em ated by the audience who I members of, the Every. Brotherhood, and gusty yt Sunset Lodge and other hm for the elder citizens. The president of the may. Brotherhood, Frederick M as the Master of cm capably handled all‘lnn'oun menu. Mr. tip" paid' F to the Bandmairter, Horne bury and the Weston Silv _ and assisting artists with n words of welcome. The tel tion, “Old Timers” a medley the musical hits of early tth teen hundred's awnkemd memories for many. was to use 1 hand stop WI and time can over a mom distance of either a quarter In eighth of I mile. _ Now the stop watch in new equipment is electric! controlled m that the "tt wheels of a can- start. the In by means of the rubber. tl stretched across the street, I when the car has gone over _ course the front wheels my watch when they (a over second tubed Because at a there is no error in the mood corded by the Speed WI! claims the department. Ar Chief Webster any: that ail have been ordered to win: Bl orists that speeding won't tolerated in the town. The all to read ‘Town of Weston, Sp 30, Electrically Timed"‘m to erected at the town limits i all main thtrroughfares. T -- j ill-kw; Miro, Gm} wish is} {i Uuit