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Toronto Man Buys Weston Hardware Mr. Unger announced that he is making no changes but will be caftying on with the same experienced staff of Tom Gorâ€" don and Cliff~r4 Preston. The headlights and rear .viâ€" sion mirrors of 17 cars parked in the parking lot at the rear of the Biltmore theatre last Saturday night were smashed by vandals. Weston police are investigating this occurrence. , At the preliminary hearing on Tucsday, both pleaded guilty to shopbreaking and were given a‘ remand before sentence. Howard Wraxall, 18, and Charles L. Ree, 19, both of Toâ€" ronto were picked up at the pool hall on Main Street North, Weston at 9.30 p.m. Monday by PC Everist and PC Lowe. After an investigation, the two youths were turned over to the Etobiâ€" coke Police department who charged them with breaking into the Broadside Metal Winâ€" dow Company office on Bryden Drive, Etobicoke and picking up a number of signed blank cheques. HOODLUMS DAMAGE CARS The arrest of two youths by Weston police on Monday night on charges of shopbreaking was the highlight of this week‘s poâ€" lice news. Following the dinner which is to be begin at 7 p.m. sharp, a lot of business will be on the Weston Police Pick Up Two Youths In Pool Hall; Admit Shopbreaking The executive and the vaâ€" rious committees have worked hard to line up the programme for Tuesday, declared Mr. Polâ€" lard, and support of every Wesâ€" ton business man is invited and desired. President Bruce Pollard of the Weston Business Men‘s Asâ€" sociation advises that an inâ€" teresting meeting of the assoâ€" ciation has been planned for next Tuesday, February 22nd and he hopes that there will be a very good attendance. The meeting will be held at the Skyline Hotel, on Dixon Road at No. 7 Highway, for the first time. The 1955 "V.O.N. Week" will be the fourth such annual obâ€" servance. Mr. Taylor drew attention to the fact that the V.O.N. now has branches in 117 centers across the country including the Weston branch and that its nurses make close to one million visits annually to Canadian homes. Business Men Plann‘g Big Meeting Feb. 22 "V.O.N. Week", whose purpose is tofntke better known the work of the Victorian Order of Nurses for Canada, will be held during the week beginning Sunday, February 20th. It will emphasize the Order‘s home nursing care. Torontoâ€"The annual observâ€" ance of "V.O.N. Week" will take place during the last week of February, it was announced toâ€" day by E. P. Taylor, President of the Order, To Hold VON Week February 20 To 26 The planycalls for five dams and the Woodbridge diversion to be built over a tenâ€"year peâ€" riod. An early start would be made first on the largest dam and flood control reservoir, on the Humber East Branch, a half mile above Pinegrove. The Pineâ€" grove dam would be 100 feet high, 3,100 feet long and cost is estimated at $5,160,000. The other major dam and flood resâ€" Build 5 Dams On Humber And Woodbridge Diversion Conservation Brief Plan In addition to the 37% per cent contribution committed by the Province; the 18 municipaliâ€" ties embraced in the Humber Authority are committed to pay 25 per cent of the cost. The fédâ€" eral government are being asked for the balance, $5,530,â€" The federal government have been asked to provide 37% per cent of a $14,747,000 flood conâ€" trol and conservation plan that will build five major dams on the Humber, provide a diverâ€" sion channel at Woodbridge. VOLUME 37, NO. 7 _ Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Qitaws 34 Main N.â€"500 Main N. Hearts! Jente & Wiken OH. 1â€"9131 Te oi a aid sn uns sn 2t Photo by Geoffrey Frazer Shelagh Graham, 66 Walwyn Ave. was the winner in the posâ€" ter contest sponsored by the Weston Home and School Assoâ€" clation for their Valentine Hop at the senior school. Shelagh is a grade 4 pupil. at King St. sthool. One hundred entries The newly elected officers of the association making _ the trip were: PS L. Cowling, presâ€" ident; and PC‘s J. Leybourne and E. Lowe, secretary treasâ€" urer respectively. The officers of the Weston Poâ€" lice Association â€" travelled to Kitchener and Galt yesterday in order to get full information concerning the conducting of a bicycle safety rof@deo. The asâ€" sociation is hoping to promote a similar bicycle safety roadeo in the spring in coâ€"operation with the Weston Home and School : Association. Poster Award Winner PLAN BIKE ROADEO At the meeting on February 22nd, besides the important business to be discussed, some very good entertainment has been arranged, Mr. Pollard deâ€" clared. He added that at a meeting with representatives of council on Monday night, some of the problems of the business men were discussed and agregment on some points reached. agenda including â€" plans for new parking facilities; "welâ€" come to Weston" signs; and the announcement of details of the gala Ladies Night to be held on Tuesday, April 5th. This latter event promises to be a big afâ€" fair according to plans now afoot. Toronto. The deputation to Ottawa from the Humber authority inâ€" cluded: Mr. Richardson and Mr. Leavens, Deputy Reeves Chris Tonks and Walter Saunders of York Township, William Keâ€" hoe, of King Township, Grant Henderson of Woodbridge and Alderman W. C. Davidson, of | Mr. Leavens pointed out that !this plan is virtually the same as that recommended in 1947 by Ontario Department of Planâ€" ning and Development conserâ€" vation branch authorities. "The flood conditions are not new. There have been floods for at least the last 158 years with inâ€" creasing frequency and severâ€" ity. Hurricane Hazel was far the worst but it was only a dramatic and tragic summary of the need for flood control," he said. The five flood control dams and reservoirs "would contain 52 per cent of the total runâ€"off in a flood of Hurricane Hazel intensity and it would reduce the peak flows at Woodbridge and Weston to safe stage," said the brief. ‘"The only corrective step is the five dam and channel imâ€" provement plan _ submitted," Werden Leavens, chairman of the Humber Authority told Mr. Lesage. "It will cost $14,700,000 but the engineers and experts say there is no alternative." plan, at a cost of 335’i,066-;¢;;1i§ provide 3,000 feet of ripâ€"rapped channel. ervoir, a $4,280,000 project to be located on the main branch of the Humber two miles north of Bolton, would be 90 feet high, 1,680 feet long. The thrée other dams in the project include one near Claireville and another near Ebenezer a mile north of No. 7 highway, both on the West Branch Humber, each to cost over a million dollars; a $2,770,000 dam and reservoir one and a half miles northeast of Nashville on the main Humâ€" ber. The Woodbridge diversion _ Cimes andh Guide Grade 4 Pupil Wins Hop Poster Contest of Lindsay‘s Gift Store on John grade, grade 4, King St. was donated hy Heroid Rose, Shelagh â€" Graham, grade 4 student at King St. school was the winner of a poster contest sponsored by the Weston Home and School association. The conâ€" test, open to all public school pupils, was for the best poster to advertising the Home and School‘s Valentine Hop being held on February 12th at the Senior school. Choice of the winner, whose teacher is Mr. Jeffreys, was made from many excellent and outstanding poster entries by Mrs. E. Norman, chairman of the Weston Board of Education. It will be display in the window A brief from the twentyâ€"two members of the Weston works department was presented to the town council at their last regular meeting on Monday, February 7th and was referred to the work committee without comment by the council. A 15 cent an hour across the board wage increase to all emâ€" ployees of the department reâ€" troactive to January Ist, 1955, was one of â€"the principal items Works Dept. Brief Asks 15 Cent Hourly Increase A delegation from the club composed of President Carol Gilbertson, Viceâ€"President R. W. H. Johnson, and Secretaryâ€" Treasurér Nancy Mackay preâ€" sented the brief to council, folâ€" lowing which questions were asked by members of the counâ€" cil. In the brief, the club outlined their losses due to the hurricane and a total estimate of $6,690.24 was given. Among other items. this total included: levelled and cindered land for six courts, $950; four prepared _ courts, $2,400 (these first two figures do not include the cost of the land); the clubhouse (which had just been decorated, reâ€" modelled and had plumbing inâ€" stalled) $1,650; and fencing, $1,000. The brief stated that "since the flood, an open meeting of A request by the Weston Tenâ€" nis Club for "substantial" finanâ€" cial assistance for rehabilitation of the club after the losses susâ€" tained due to "Hurricane Haâ€" zel" met with nonâ€"commital resâ€" ponse from the Weston Town Council on Monday, February 7th. Council promised to conâ€" sider the club‘s brief, however, when they receive a list of the paid up members of the club, their addresses and the number of members in each ,fee class. Tennis Club Asks Aid From Council Needs $5,000 For Rehabilitation Work The Weston Collegiate and Vocational School Hartâ€"George Kaufman comedy, "You Can‘t Take last Thursday, Friday and Saturday at the WC was a fine vehicle for the group‘s talents. In the Kirby (Donald Forsyth), left takes his stand aga mother, Penny (Robin Dov‘fing) shows great in WESTON _ COUNCIL PROPOSE TO DISSOLVE PLANNING ARE! Weston Comedy By W.V.C.S. Drama Club Is Big Hit cash prize to the best Vocational School Drama Club‘s presentation of the popular Moss o n w is Pastes W 1 wosute, ! 1 PLAN FOR LANEWAY ‘ A plan for a proposed laneâ€" way east of Main Street beâ€" tween John Street and Elsmere Ave., prepared at the request of the 1954 council was received at Monday night‘s meeting, from Mr. F. McArthur. . Other requests in the brief inâ€" cluded the following: â€"that two suits of overalls and smocks be issued yearly to each employee. â€" â€"that the following days be deâ€" clared as "holidays" with full pay: New Years Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Empire Day, Deminion Day, Civic Holiâ€" day, Labour Day, Thanksgiving Day, Armistice Day, Christmas Day and Boxing Day. â€"that the 15â€"days sick pay be made accumulative from year to year. until 90 days are accu: mulated. â€"that a satisfactory pension plan be submitted for approval. â€"that a more satisfactory and possibly cheaper Accident, Sic* ness and Hospitalization Plan be investigated and . possibly accepted. â€"that the work day be changed to have a half hour at noon (for lunch), ie. 8 to 12 and 12.30 to 4.30. ' on the brief, ‘They also reâ€" quested three. weeks holidays with pay after ten years of emâ€" ployment by the town. Council Approve Traffic Changes Agree To Hire Fourth Fireman A number of recommendaâ€" tions by the police and traffic committee, at the last regular meeting of council, to speed up the movement of traffic on Main Street received the approval of council. there Two of these recommendaâ€" tions concerned Bellevue Cresâ€" cent. It was recommended by the committee, chairman Coun. G. Moore reported, that two hour parking restrictions be enâ€" forced on this street between th hours of 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. It was also recommended that the works committee consider pavâ€" ing Belleveue to the south boundary of the street, allowâ€" ance to permit angle parking the tennis club has been held. (This meeting was attended by the past mayor, Mr. Seagrave, and> Councillors Perry â€" and Moore). As well as this, several executive meetings have been held, including one with Mr. Wes Boddington, chairman of the Grounds Committee of the Lions Club. Through informaâ€" tion presented and discussed at these meetings, we have decided I i ol e ie i e es You Can‘t Take It With You”'provod a big hit with the audiences day at the WCVS auditorium. The fastâ€"moving, hilarious drama s talents. In the scene from this ambitious presentation, Tony s his stand against his father, (Brock West) while his fiance‘s shows great interest in the conflict. (Ca~*inved on "WEST YORK‘$ NEWSY WEEKLY" THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1955 Answer: John Jean Lesage (Minister of Northern Affairs and National Resources): Mr. Speaker, on January 31 I reâ€" ceived a delegation from the Humber Valley Authority, from the Upper Thames authority, and from the Moira River authâ€" ority. It was a joint delegation. They were accompanied by the chicf engineer of the Departâ€" ment of Development of the govâ€" ernment of Ontario. The three delegations made representations requesting federal government assistance under the Canada Waâ€" ter Conservation Assistance Act. In the course of the discussion 1 asked for further data from the fWree delegations, which I I should like to address a quesâ€" tion to the Minister of Northern Affairs and National Resources. Has the Minister had an opporâ€" tunity to study the urgent brief presented to him on January 31 by the Humber Valley Conservaâ€" tion Authority arising chiefly as a result of "Hurricane Hazel," and could he inform the House approximately when the governâ€" ment might be in a position to indicate whether it is willing to participate in the plan preposed by the authority, and to what extent? Government Asks More Data On Conservation John B. Hamilton, member for York West, made an enquiry in the House of Commons recently as to the progress on the Humber Valley Conservation programme. Question: John B. Hamilton (York West) a new fourâ€"door sedan for the police department as a replaceâ€" ment. A number of trolley stops in the town should be moved and others are still under consideraâ€" tion by the police committee, it was stated. The committee reâ€" commended the following changes: move southbound stop opposite John Street to a place in front of Canadian Bank of Commerce; south bound stop opposite Church St. should be moved to the centre of the interâ€" section; north bound stop at John St...move to north side of intersection. Council also approved a reâ€" commendation by the comâ€" mittee that tenders be called for "We are grateful to the Lions Club which has set aside space for about five courts in their plan of the new â€"Recreation Centre. This year we plan to build four courts on these grounds." The cost of this project was (Continued on Page 11) what we feel would be the best course to take in rebuilding the courts. (Continued on Page 2) "All and singular those cerâ€" tain parcels or tracts of/ land and premises situate, lying and being in the Township â€" of North York, in the County of York, in the Province of Onâ€" tario, and being more particuâ€" larly described as follows." Mayor Harry Clark said that all members of council were in accord with the decision on Thursday night. The concensus was, he felt, that they did not feel there was any need for a planning board in Weston. R. C. Seagrave,. appoinfefi this year by council to a three year term on the board termed the Chairman _ Elkin _ expressed "disappointment" at the counâ€" cil‘s move as well as some surâ€" prise, since, he stated, there was no hint of such a move when the board held its meetâ€" ing last Tuesday and brought the new council representatives upâ€"toâ€"date on the board‘s aims, objectives and powers. action "a very serious matter" council Expro'priates ‘Hazel‘ Properti New developments since that time, however, may change the picture. Mayor Harry Clark told the Times and Guide Tuesday that a letter had been received from the Department of Planning and Development asking for a meeting with council regarding the request. It is expected that the Departâ€" ment will ask for a reason for the decision so soon after the establishment of the planning area for the town last year. * The other development that, "I hope this will be reconâ€" may effect the picture is the | sidered by council," said the fact that the members of the | former mayor who instituted Weston Planning board have| the fnove for a planning board not immediately tendered their | last year. "The proper thing to resignations but, instead, a|do was to discuss the matter meeting has been called for this| with the planning board before evening (Thursday) at which| this summary action was taken, they hope to question the repreâ€" | particularly since the members sentatives of â€" council (Mayor|are giving their ‘service gratis Clark and Councillior Bull) on | 458 COmmunity service‘ _ this surprise decision. | _ "If its a matter of money", he Taught 25 Years At Same School Planning Bd. Surprised Disappointed By Move Meeting Called Tonig‘t With the above premable simâ€" The matter came to light when this newspaper learned that Mr. Gordon Elkin, chairman of the Weston Planning Board had received a letter from the town clerk at the instrucâ€" tion of town council stating two main points: that the council had voted to accept the resignation of H. B. Powell, secretaryâ€" treasurer of the board; and that the council had also applied for dissolution of the planning area. The letter stated that these decisions had been reached at a special meeting. on Thursday, February 10th. No explanation was offered for the decisions. The 1955 Weston Council took action to "dissolve the Weston Planning area" at a special meeting of the council last Thursday, to which the press was not invited. At the meeting, the clerk was instructed to apply to the Minister ofePlanning and Development for Ontario and request that \es:'ton be dissolved as a planning board. Such a move, if given the sanction of the provincial planâ€" ning Minister, would mean that the Weston Planning Board, which was first appointed in the spring of 1954 and to which new appointments were made this year by councilâ€"that this board would also be dissolved. York Council Diary Mt. Dennis ilar in every respect to the three byâ€"laws Nos. 9780, 9781 and 9782 the Council of North York has taken one of the long delayed and eventually final steps in putting PAID to the interminable wrangle that. has waged between the four levels of government, i.e.: federal, "The planning board was originally created," he continâ€" ued, because of the representaâ€" tion of property owners in Wesâ€" ton who were worried about the values of their property deâ€" teriorating. In order to give the board a chance to get organized. the board recommended that a byâ€"law be introduced to have single family dwelling restricâ€" tions in a part of the town." Mr. Seagrave said that he felt the planning board has an obâ€" ligation to carry on with this programme. "If its a matter of money", he said, referring to the proposal to hire a full time planning diâ€" rector, "maybe some other way of doing it could be worked out. * 28 MAIN N., CHerry 13549 : 2 mm e * CHorry 1â€"3540 |__‘he negotations to date he established the following set ‘facts: the sum of $200,000. has been set aside by the Mi icipality of Metropolitan 1 ronto ° for the Township North York to make paymen on 47 properties to be expi priated. This sum has been c0 tributed on the basis that Dominion Government and # Provincial Government wm T15%, Metropolitan _ Toroi 12‘%% and North York 12% The aversge sum available u der this atrangement per pré erty is $4,000.00. The townsk ‘has been ~requested by Met politan Toronto to expropri the 47 propertics in questi and after settliement to |, parties concerned is comp‘ the township is to turn the llands over to Metropolitan . M ronto for Green Belt purpos provincial, _ metropolitan municipal, with regard to settlement of claims for persons whose properties been designated as unsuji as a result of Hurricane Ha He is survived by his vnh,i the former Edythe May, and @m infant son, Richard Charles, se months old. * Happy winner of the $1@ cash prize for last week‘s Well Rnown sayings Contest published weekâ€" ly in the Times and Guide was Mrs. A. S. Howland of 10 Kames Ave., Pelmo Park. Mrs. Howland submitted an entry which was judged to be the best of a numâ€" ber of excellent entries. Another Well Known Sayings contest is in this issue. Why not turn to it right away and have some fun‘ trying to win $10 in cash. F/O Richard F. Slee, 22, who was instantly killed on , February 8th when his fighter crashed near the force training base in Chatham, N.B., was the only son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Slee, Mimico, and a grandson of Mr. and Mrs. F. Wainwright, Bayliss Ave., Mount Dennis. Mrs. Slee, the late pilot‘s mother,. was forâ€" merly Gladys Wainright, well known in Mount Dennis, * F/O Slee was on a four nths postâ€"graduate course at ?l:g‘huge New Brunswick base. Hal he lived to May ist, he would have been transferred to the RCAF overseas division. Im a few years he would have beéh. returned to Canada for groun.d,‘ duty. He became a flying omcl‘] in June last year. t Grandson Of Mt. Dennis Couple, Fâ€"O Slee Killed $10 Prize Hers®