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The teaching staff and grade mothers supervised the party at 7 p.m. Saturday for the King St. school pupils, grades one to five with entertainment by Rod Rodick, magician, and Peter the Clown. Many Units And Groups To Participate Sunday In Service And Parade The Memorial school party held at the collegiate had Gerry Response was great to the generous offer of Paramount Cleaners, Weston and Mount Dennis to clean, free of charge, the personal apparel of flood victims. In a count taken last week, it was reported that some 5,773 orders for free cleanâ€" ing had been received and handled by the cleaning estabâ€" lishment. New Record Set As 2,300 Weston Children Have Fun At Planned Hallowe‘en Parties There were plenty of shellâ€" outs and plenty of fun for Wesâ€" ton school children last Saturâ€" day night at planned Hallowe‘en parties set up by the Weston Recreation _ Commission, _ with the« assistance of the Weston Home and School, the teaching staffs, and the Weston Y.M.CA. A record number of children, some 2300 attended the parties. Many organizations in the town participated in the planning of this most successful Hallowe‘en, The kindergartens had their entertainment on Friday at the schools with comedy movies, costume parades and treats of ice cream and cookies, and shellâ€" out bags. The 1800 shellâ€"out bags which were distributed during the weekâ€"end were packed on Tues day by the executive of the Home and School and represenâ€" tatives of the separate school at the home of the Association president, Mrs. R. G, Anglin, Boyd Ave. Many units and groups wil! be participaing this year in the annual memorial service of the town of Weston, commemorating the sacrifice of those who gave their lives for the defense of democracy in the service of their country, The service is to be held in front of the Cenotaph in the Town Park on Little Ave., next Sunday afternoon, Novemâ€" ber 7th commencing at 2:30 p.m. This year it has been decided to hold the service in the afterâ€" noon in order to avoid clashing with regular church services and in the hope that more people will participate than in previous years. ‘ 4 Included in those units and groups participating in the cereâ€" mony will be No. 1 Supply Deâ€" pot, R.C.A.F., the Sea Cadets of R.C.S.C.C. Illustrious, Weston Fire Department, and the Ranâ€" The offer, as expected resultâ€" ed in a tremendous task for the staffs at the cleaners but the appreciation of the many flood victims utilizing the offer was apparent. Lest We Forget Cleaners â€" Handle 5,113 Orders Free For Flocd Victims At the highly successful Turkey Shoot heid last saturaay a.erâ€" noon near Maple by the Weston â€" Mount Dennis Rotary Club, one of the entries was this handicapped sharpshooter, Lloyd Walker of 20 Rose Valley Cres., York Township who won three turkeys. In spite of having only one hand, Lloyd is a crack shot, even gceiing a 200â€"pound buck deer last season with a .357 Colt magnum pistol at Gooderham. He is past president J the York Revolver Club and a sales manager of Pryle and Nye. VOLUME 63, NUMBER 44 34 Main N.â€"500 Main N at Bus Loop Mearl‘s, Jane & Wilson 24â€"Hour Service CH. 1â€"9131 | St. when the accident occurred. ,{They said wigâ€"wag signals and \ warning bells were operating. Weston Woman Seriously Hurt In Car Accident , A Weston woman was serâ€" iously injured Saturday night when a westbound CPR passenâ€" get train smashed into a car at the Dundas St. W. and Royal York Rd. level crossing in Etoâ€" bicoke. In addition, the service clubs of the town, the I.O.D.E. chapâ€" ters, Weston Business Men‘s Association, Westonâ€"Mount Denâ€" nis Rotary club, Weston Lions club, and others will participate and place wreaths at the foot of the cenotaph. The Weston Silver Band will provide the music for the serâ€" vice, and policing of the grounds and ushering duties will be carâ€" ried out by the Weston Boy Scouts. The Cenotaph will be guarded during the service by sentries supplied by the RCN.V.R. of the HM.CS. York, the 48th Highlanders of Canada. and No. 1 Supply Depot, RC.A.F. The Queens York Ranâ€" gers will not be participating this year â€" because of a preâ€" vious commitment. Each unit will be played past the saluting base by the Weston Silver Band playing the unit‘s own march. In addition, the trumpet bands of the R.C.A.F. and the Sea Cadets will be on parade along with the A. V. Roe Pipe Band. Mrs. Emily Davidson, 53, of Main St., is in St. Joseph‘s Hospital in serious condition with a broken right leg, left wrist, broken shoulder and chest injuries. Witnesses told polic§ E car was travelling west o ndas Rev. Walter Welch, minister of St. Andrew‘s Presbyterian church is to be the guest speakâ€" er at the service. At the conclusion of the serâ€" vice, the parade will form up on Little Ave. at Lawrence Ave. and will move off via Little Ave., south on Main Street to Lawrence Ave. His Worship Mayor R. C. Seagrave is to take the salute on Main Street near John Street. > At the vice, the on Little and will Parade Marshall will be J. R Shaw, M.M. _ Anglirvs M.C. assisted by Prinâ€" cipal Max Bemrose. There was a parade by grades, skits, and singâ€"songs, and supervision was by the staff and the Home and School. Separate school pupils enjoyâ€" ed singâ€"songs, movies and shellâ€" outs at their party in St. John‘s parish hall, gers gion Branch 213, Canadian Le Cimes andh Guinde ’Rotary Dance To Gain $200 For Hospital York West Electors Vote Nov. The Hallowe‘en committee inâ€" cluded: Mrs. R. G. Anglin, Counc. W. Perry, Wes Christie, Wm. Bayes, Jean Rowles, Mrs. H. B. Powell, Mrs. Durham, Mrs, T. Quipp, E. H. G. Worden, Stewart Hill, Max Bemrose, Miss K. Carhpbell, Mrs. Theima Watkins, Mrs. D. Kirkley, and Anthorized as Sccond Clane Mail, Pest Office Department, Oftaws Square and round dancirig to the music of the Weston Ramâ€" blers was the feature of the party for the Grade 9 and 10 pupils of W.C.V.S. This party was supervised by Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Quipp and other members of the Home and School 500 AT SOCK HOP More than 500 senior collegâ€" iate students attended the Sock Hop at the W.C.V.S. cafteria Saturday night with programme and decorations by the Weston Y.M.C.A. Valuable prizes were received by some of the dancers and the party was deemed a big The Progressive Conservative candidate in the York West byâ€" election,â€" moving into theâ€"final stages of the campaign, drew apâ€" plause when he pledged that when elected, he would work for the elimination of the evil of double taxation. "We are told that to own your home is a badge of good citizen: ship," Mr. Hamilton said. "Then why penalize the home owner? The taxes you pay to the muâ€" nicipality in which you live should be alowed as an income tax deduction. It is most unfair that you should have to pay taxes to your municipality and then pay the federal governâ€" ment interest on the â€"money you John Austin told the Rotary Clob about his visit to the Goodmayes Rotary Club of Engâ€" land which is about 25 minutes by train from the heart of Lonâ€" don.‘ He was given a very hearty welcome thereâ€" and reâ€" ceived six, invitations to spend the weekâ€"end with various memâ€" bers of the ilub. & By supporting him at the polls on Nov. 8, the citizens of York West will be telling the Ottawa Government in unmisâ€" takeable fashion.that they want a cut in excessive taxation, abolâ€" ; ition of wasteful expenditures,| an end to double taxafion, ac tion on unemployment and an expansion‘ of world markets for Canadian goods, John Hamilâ€"‘ ton told enthusiastic party ralâ€" lies this week. | Bill Hales and Bill Dean were in charge of the programme for the evening. They showed a coloured film borrowed from the Brazilian Traction Light and Power Co. Ltd. The film was very interesting and the scenâ€" ery beautiful. It was taken in Brazil and showed the country, people, the goods they export, etc. Brazil has a population of 53,000,000 with two cities of over 2,000,000. Over 400 attended the Senior school party held in the school auditorium supervised by the principal and staff. The entertainâ€" ment programme included a performance by the end men of the Weston Minstrel Group, and a skit by the teachers. The Hospital Benefit Dance which was held last month was a big succeess and will net a profit of approximately $200, Laurie Wells, chairman of the dance committee reported to the Westonâ€"Mount Dennis Rotary Club meeting last Thursday. Lawrie Wells thanked the "Bills" for providing guch an interesting programmme. Following its policy of unbiased and fair presentation of election issues in the news columns, the Times and Guide pubâ€" lishes below some of the campaign platforms of the candidates of the three major parties; JOHN HAMILTON * _ N. Y. ASKS TOWN TO POLIC MAINâ€"OAK INTERSECTIO *Candidates in the forthcoming federal byâ€"election in York West were coming down the home stretch this week, attempting to finish their many thousands of calls before the Nov. 8th deadâ€" line. From one observer‘s viewpoint, interest in the byâ€"election campaign still appeared to be only lukewarm and although can: didates were striving to arouse the concern of the potential voters possibility of a heavy vote appeared very slim. 400 AT SR. SCHOOL have already paid to your mu nicipality," Interest on home mortgage payments also should be a deâ€" ductible item, Mr. Hamilton con: tinued, The burden on the home owner â€" and West York has a greater percentage of home owners than any other Canadian constituency â€"â€" should be liftâ€" ed and the tax requirements spread more equitably over the whole population, ‘"The sales tax on purchases by muni¢ipalities and school boards should be eliminated," said the candidate, "That 10 per cent tax is tagged on to all municipal purchases. In Etobicoke alone last year the cost to the taxpayâ€" ers ran into many thousands of dollars." It was a gala evening for some 2,300 school children of Weston last All Hallow‘s Eve when the Weston Recreation Commission sponsored a number of Hallowe‘en parties which provided plenty of fun and food for the youngsters. The children wore every kind of costume including ghosts, pirates, and witches. In top photograph, a group of Memorial school children try to burst their balloons as Peter the Clown andâ€"one of the supervisers, Mrs. Clarkson, right, lgok on in amuseâ€" ment. The children are, left to right, Patricia Thompson, Robert Kabin, Mary Jane Wagner and Victor Mclean. Lower photo shows Mayor and Mrs. R. C. Seagrave, left foreground joining in the d-“ with the grade ning students at Weston Collegiate and Vocational §chool cateteria. Music with the grade nin; students at M provided by the Weston Ramblers. Someone, every week for the next 3 months, will win $10 in the $10 CASH! "WEST YORK‘S NEWSY WEIfKI.Y" Woodbridge Westmount Humber Heights TiIMES & GUIDE CONTEST See Page 10 Of This Paper‘! Balloons, Bands And Banshees THURSDAY, , _ Actual tax cuts were promisâ€" ed by the Liberal Government | when it was campaigning for public support during the 1953 Lelection campaign, yet despite |reduction in defense spending, \no relief has been affordedâ€"the | hard â€" pressed _ taxpayer, Mr. |\ Hamilton declared. ‘Senior Citizens Help, Too Mr. Hamilton charged the government with bupgling the St. Lawrence Seaway negotiaâ€" tions, asserting that its weakâ€" kneed attitude in relation to the United States was one more inâ€" dication that Ottawa is afraid to stand up as an independent sovâ€" ereign power, â€"â€" =>> "We are among the most taxâ€" ed people on earth, and the fact that many of these taxes are concealed, makes little differâ€" ence," he declared. "Nonâ€"defense spending is up by $184,000,000, and now stands at an allâ€"time high of $2.536,000,000. It is no wonder the government is reâ€" luctant to reduce taxes. Its exâ€" travagance and inefficiency are costing the taxpayers millions yearly." "We have let ourselves be jockeyed out of an allâ€"Canaâ€" dian seaway, and the governâ€" ment says it is too bad, but it couldn‘t be helped," remarked Mr. Hamilton. Weston Businessmen Give $8,027 To Flood Relief to the Ontario Hurricane Reâ€" lief Fund continued to mount. This week, at press time the toâ€" The concern and generosity of the businessâ€" tmnen, clubs and individual .citizens was more than ever evident this week as the donations through the Wesâ€" ton Business Men‘s Association (Continued on page 15) , 4, 1954 Councillor _ Harry Clark has announced that he will be a candidate for the office of Mayor of Weston this year. The office wilt be vacated by Mayor Seagrave who has announced his retirement at the end of this term of office. Clark led the polls last year with a resoundâ€" ing 1,556 baflots cast in his favour. tal stood at $8,027.56, an inâ€" crease â€"of ~nearly. $2,000. over that already collected up to last Tuesday. Th response to the call of the executive continues to be encouraging and not all collecâ€" tors have turned over their doâ€" (Continued on page 15) Candidate For Mayor â€"â€" Phatos by Geoffrey Frawer Mt. Dennis | North York Approve | Two And A Quarter \ Million Dollar Schem I Police Chief Says Men Not Available lRecon‘sider Lights « The trunk sewer system in fund, Reroris early this % | North Toronto is a combined indicate that the fund wil | system w hich carries both at least $500 richer with the ;watcr and sdhitary sewage. As| of these turkeys. â€" the volume of storm waterris The turkey shoot turned ‘greater than that of the saniâ€"/to be so successful, in fact, | tary sewage it is obvious then pite threatening weather, that H the stormâ€"water wasâ€" exâ€"*‘ric» isâ€"quiteâ€" probableâ€"thatâ€" qluded from these sewers there | sponsormMg %eston-Moum : would be much more volume| nis Rotary clubmay make | available for the disposal of shoot an annual affair, ° sewage â€" through . these umt‘ The contests, held at Ipibu. ; Shurâ€"Gain farm near Maple E North York Council at their | meeting on Thursday, October | 28th were in receipt of a report !prepared by the Consulting |Engineering firm of Gore & | Storrie which dealt with Trunk | Storm Sewers from Bathurst | Street to Don River and Trunk Sanitary Sewers for the area south of Wilson Ave., between Dufferin Street and Yonge St. The total estimated cost of these | two major projects comes to | $2,298,662. Taken individually |the costs ares Storm Sewersâ€" $1,065,900 for a length of 9,710 feet. Sanitary Sewers: $1,232,â€" | 762. Chief Webster pointed out that there were only three ways by which an officer from the | Weston police force could be {detailed to .this location: one, |by employing another officer: Etwo, by working a day shift ofâ€" ificer overtime, which results in | the probléem of when overtime could be repaid with time off: or three. taking an officer from ‘the Lawrenceâ€"Main intersection |duty which would not be pracâ€" |tical. He suggested that the inâ€" stallation of a pedestrian crossâ€" ‘ing light might be the answer to the problem. l The North York police comâ€" In order to relieve the North: Toronto sewers of this storm: water it is recommended that North York construct an internl cepter storm sewer which would| drain approximately 919 acres and thus make it possible for the Township to service a much larger ‘area south of Wi Ave., from Yonge St. to Dufâ€" ferin, with â€" sanitary . sewers. This | new storm sewer would begin at the watercourse just south of the Byâ€"Pass m and go East to the Don F Weston council received a reâ€" quest from North York town: ship, read at last Monday‘s regâ€" ular meeting, that a police conâ€" stable be stationed at the interâ€" section of Main Street North and Oak Street during the rush hours. A report from Chief Con stable A. Webster to council deâ€" clared that this would be almost impossible with the â€" present staff. s Township Engineer G. H. Baker brought out the followâ€" ing points for the benefit of council: 3 Familiar Token Of Remembrance Poppy Also Aids Needy Veterans Sewer Projects This November it will be 33 years since the custom of wearâ€" ing a poppy replica for rememâ€" brance was inaugurated in Canada. From the modest beâ€" ginning in 1921, the custom has become general throughout the country, and this year several million Canadians will be wearâ€" ing the familiar symbol. Remembrance and the Poppy are irrevocably bound up with each other because of the fitâ€" ness of the thought that the memory of Canada‘s Fallen can SINGLE COPIES EIGHT CENTS ~ 28 MAIN N., CHerry 28 MAIN N. _ CHen |__ Councillor Clark, chairman | the police committee, and acti { mayor in absence of Mayor Se |grave, told council that the q | lice have no intention of she/ ‘ing the problem for which th |have been searching the sol ition for some time. The contests, held at Shurâ€"Gain farm near Maple cluded riffe and shotâ€"gun o ‘ons along â€" with "2 « : shoots." IMZ:')O ‘ ed to enjoy themselves with possible exception of the Bi ;‘Conductihg' the afiair W otary committee ‘headed Wilt Bottorhiey,â€" chabfman, including‘ members. "W Dore." Aigng them ® nugnber "of Bet tr0 mittee had received a Tef from the Humberview Ratepi ers Assoc. and had referred t matter back to Weston coun because the intersection is wil in the town‘s boundaries, w a request that "consideration given to authorize a police c stable from the Weston Depa Even the turkeys are help the hurricane relief fund. Li Saturday afterncon some .4 marksmen and would be mar men from Weston and envi®t competed for 122 turkeys W the stake (if you‘ll pardon expression) going to the filk fund, Reroris early this We indicate that the fund will, at least $500 richer with the : of these turkeys. oi ment at this location during hours." Counc. _ Moore â€" stated th "this is going to be an en more difficult situation in wintem season. We might hai some _ very serious â€" acciden there." R Turkey Shoot . Nets At Least . $500 For Fund: "I suggest that the police cor mittee should take some acti on this problem, maybe ins lights to relieve the situatic sewer along Esgore Drive fi Felbriff Ave. to Joicey Bot vard will be 30 inches and inches in diameter, and best be honoured by ensuri that none of their comrades s living are allowed to suf want or distress. So. Poppy. D has become the one annual i peal which the Canadian Legi makes to the public in order provide funds for the relief needy war veterans and th families. Across the length and breat of Canada thousands of famil not entitled to governm assistance have been given (Continued on page 5) (Continued on page 13)