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1 1 « 2 g. RUMSEY BROS. CONSTRUCTION 1 HQ“A”.........$2295 i Scale‘s Garage N _ ueusenste arruances 36 Main St. South Weston â€" CH. 1â€"1112 1910 Jane St. In the Spring of 1949, a speâ€" clal Act was passed by the Proâ€" vincial â€" Legislature creating a Board of Education for. the Township of Etobicoke Elections were held in May and a seven member Board assumed â€" the management of 14 public schools and the Etobicoke High School replacing | local school _ boards who: had for so many years faithfully served the eleven school‘ sections and the High Top Tradeâ€"In Value On Your Used Morris or M.G. .___New Morris Minors $1399 . o 9 " _ Oxfords $1899 The query "Are you still building schools in Etobicoke?" is as common in certain circles as the oftâ€"repeated "Is it cold enough: for you today?" As a matter of fact the continuous eonstruction of schools parallels the enormous growth of homes Etobicoke has experienced in the Jlastten years. Steps were taken in 1949 to provide Etoâ€" bicoke with an organization eaphble of planning and financâ€" ing ‘on a Townshipâ€"wide basis the growth in school population that accompanied the tremendâ€" ous, development in subâ€"diviâ€" sions. \ the enormous growth of homes Etobicoke has experienced in the Jlastten years. Steps were taken in 1949 to provide Etoâ€" bicoke with an organization eaphble of planning and financâ€" ing ‘on a Townshipâ€"wide basis the growth in school population that accompanied the tremendâ€" OPEN THURS., FRIL TILL 9 WATER HEATERS Weekly or Monthly Payments No Finance Co. How Etobicoke Bd. of Education Met Tremendous Growth of the Township s(9.ss Inglis Your Morris, MG Dealer â€" Sales, Service, Parts "Where Service Comes First" "Glasteel" and Bathrooms Remodelled, Have Your Basement t Attic Turned Into a Renting Proposition. FREE ESTIMATES PHONE CH. 1â€"3226 DELIVERS ‘Are you still School district. Three of the in Etobicoke?"|/members of that first Board of certain circles|Education are members of the ted "Is it cold|present Board, T. H. Goudge, J. today?" As a|D. Parker, and Mrs. Helen the continuous |Spence. Earle Martin, the first chools parallels |representative _ o f Separate owth of homes|School ratepayers was appointâ€" rxpérienced in |ed in 1951 and has served conâ€" rs. Steps were|tinuously on the Board since 10 _ _When the first Board of Eduâ€" cation took office there was no board office or administrative staff. Today the board‘s staff diâ€" rected by the business Adminisâ€" trator, D. L. Emond, totals 148, a figure which includes careâ€" takers and school secretaries. The board office building on Dundas Street is« inadequate. The Accounting Department is housed in portables, some of the supervisors have offices in the basement of Islington public Credit Jewellers 8 Main St. N. W . FROM 14 TO 29 ; Statistics present a graphic |picture of school growth but |leave to the imagination the tremendous amount of work inâ€" volved. The qriginal 14 public schools, three of them oneâ€"room rural schools of which two, Smithfield and Highfield have been closed and the third Richâ€" view, altered to include a seeâ€" ond roem, have grown to a total of 29 public shools. The historic Eatonville school, in 1857 a log building, has been demolished because of the widening of Highway No. 27, and replaced by the new Eatonville public school opened last September. Fifteen additions built as needâ€" ed have enlarged many of the 29 _ schools. Etobicoke high 'school has become a collegiate and enlarged. Two other colâ€" legiates, Royal York and Alderâ€" wood have been built. 5.200 pupils attended public school in 1949 and 763 students were enâ€" rolled at the high school. Toâ€" day 15,195 public school chilâ€" dren go to school in Etobicoke and 2,632 attend the three colâ€" legiates. 646 secondary .students are enrolled at Weston Collegiâ€" ate and .other vocational schools ’in Metropolitan Toronto. The‘ public school staff has grown| from 140 to 503 teachers and supervisors. 29 high _ school teachers were required in 1949 | Today there are 111. About| $750,000, probably considered in 1949 a too large share of muniâ€" cipal taxes, financed the schools. The 1955 school budget was over‘ $3,683,000. L Our experienced croftsmen will reâ€" store your watch to the preciiion timekeeper you need All watches electronically tested. 48â€"hour service. All work guaranteed. If Time Counts, You Can Count On Us Watch Repairing DOLLY CH. 1â€"8381 Weston ALL IN OUR TIME â€" Man‘s conception of the serving soldier haschanged much in the past few years. He is no longer merely a "manâ€"withâ€"aâ€"musket" but a highly trained technicion handlingthe advanced equipment of today‘s mechanized army, Keeping pace with changing conditions, the Canadian Army has held itsplace among nations of the world in the design ond developâ€" ment of weapons and equipment. Among modern items of equipâ€"ment in use are (above); (1) The recently adopted C1 automatic rifle, (2) Durable, light aluminum snowshoes important in northâ€"ern defence, (3) The army‘s newest and mdst powerful "tank killer" â€" The Heller, (4) The Cessna L19A used as a liaison andspotter aircraft, (5) The simulated atomic bomb training device, (6) The ‘"Wapiti,‘ newest version of the snowmobile, (7) A morerugged field telephone with increased performance, now in large scale Pmdutfion, (8) A comparison of the old and newparachute. The new ‘chute, right, cuts down percentage of posâ€" sible casvalties in paradrops, (9) The first armyâ€"developed postâ€"war radio set. in forward areas, where noise could mean life or death, the softest whisper can be transmitted with excellentreception. | (Notional Defence FPhote) _ The name ‘Urdu‘ comes from the time 500 years ago when the Muslim invaders swarmed over the Northern mountains of India. They set up a King‘s Palace in Delhi. The King‘s solâ€" diers camped close about the palace walls. As they mingled with the native peoples in the t Mess en of 91 tons of Bible paper from London. \] It was during this period of itransition that Christians paintâ€" ‘{ed white crosses on their doors iiand gave refuge to both Musâ€" |lims and Hindus and both govâ€" ernments used Christians wideâ€" ly in refugee camps. "Bibles, Bibles, more Bibles" is the demand everywhere in these countries today. "We canâ€" not keep enough Bibles in stock," complained an official of the Bible Society of India, Pakistan and Ceylon recently. The British and Foreign Bible Society responded with a gift M ine en _ The strength of the new way of life this ‘book introduced into India is seen also in the way Christians there were trusted by both Muslims and Hindus when the British withdrew and these _ two _ peoples passed through a selfâ€"imposed reign of terror,. The day has come in the far East when a Hindu says to a Muslim, "My brother it is your Christian duty to do that." Such a declaration comes largeâ€" ly througimthe influence of the Bible in the Urdu, yor Hinduâ€" stani Ianguag&_) To help achieve these aims, the Board appointed a Superâ€" intendent of Public Schools, K. F. Prueter, in 1951, and a Superâ€" intendent of Secondary Schools, T. D. Boone, in 1955. Modern methods of teaching reading have been introduced in all schools through a developmenâ€" tal reading programme. Music and art are townshipâ€"wide proâ€" grammes. Etobicoke has its own Inspectors. Home economics and‘ industrial arts and crafts are taught to all Grade VII and VIII pupils, in modern, well equipâ€" ped centres. Since the introducâ€" tion of the first senior school in 1953, this type of educational planning has been expanded. Seven classes for mentally and physically handicapped children have been established and an academicâ€"vocational class for boys opened. Three classes for children of above average abilâ€" ity were started in 1955. This particular effort in Etobicoke to meet the individual intellectual needs of a group of children is commanding provinceâ€"wide inâ€"| terest. { ‘Board‘s work. The main aim and the most serious responsibility of the Board of Education is to provide Etobicoke children with the best possible education. _ Meeting the everâ€"increasing demand for school, for staff, for pupils‘ supplies, for the thousâ€" and and one requirements of an expanding education system, is only part of the Etobicoke THE BIBLE " TODAY |«©: school, and maintenance shops and school supplies are located in . two buildings recently acâ€" THE MAIN JOB _ By 1809, four years after he arrived in India as a Chaplain, Henry Martyn had translated the entire new Testament into Urdu. His little committee of Indian advisers often worked four days over two chapters.| [market place they learned their Hindustani language. However, with it they mixed many of their own Arabic and Persian words. "Urdu" was the "camp language" which emreged. The script used is Persian. ; |\He‘s on the lawn since early 1 dawn, Before the hour of five; | With his ‘cheery, cheery, cheerâ€" Soft, fleecy cloud, Sky azure blue, Old elm tree holds, A crow, or two. Now sky o‘ercast, The smell of rain, Dank, muddy field Here‘s spring again It‘s chilly yet, but you can bet, Warm weather‘ll soon arrive; ‘Cause we hear his cheery voice say, "Ain‘t you glad that you‘re alive?" He‘s set up house on our front porch With his bride from Birmingâ€" ham; , And he fills the air with music, For the lady from Alabam‘. Now the neighbourhood has come to life, To his lively robin jive; And everybody‘s singing, "Ain‘t you glad that you‘re alive." Splendour of the North â€" On April 1st the Royal Canadian Engineers. versary of assuming control of the scenic Northwest Highway System road linking Dawson Creek, B.C., with the Alaska border. It was near Kluane and Sheep Mountain, north of Whitehorse, Y.T., that the U.S over the large maintenance task. Battling against the elements for the engineers have established the roud as one of the best maior allâ€"weot! Ain‘t you glad that you‘re alive?" Poet‘s Corner The Robin‘s Return This Is Armour T. Irwin. Armour T. Irwin It The translation was so nearly perfect that it has been comâ€" pared to Tyndale‘s and Coverâ€" dale‘s work in the translation of the Bible into English. Suggested readings for the Suggested readings for week: Sunday â€" John 20:1â€"18. Monday â€"â€" John 20:19â€"31. Tuesday â€"â€" John 21:1â€"25. Wednesday â€" Heb. 2:1â€"18 Thursday â€"â€" Heb. 3:1â€"19. Friday â€" Heb. 4:1â€"16. Saturday â€" Heb. 6:1â€"20. | Poem chosen for Anthology written by Weston Student. "WENDIGO® by Valerie Findlay There‘s a night in an Indian ’ legend When the Wendigo walks | again; {A chieftain, killed ‘once in a | battle Who is bringing revenge to all # men. {The conditions are right for the Wendigo When thunder racks the sky; \Mothers clasp loved ones to | heaving ‘breasts _ And pray he‘ll pass them by. |‘The brave and dauntless warrior Hides a tear that blinds his eye; For the thunder is right, and the lightning bright And perhaps his baby will die. Oh what grief so poignant! A heavy cross to bear, ‘(When the baby starts to | whimper, 1 And they sense that "he" is there. ‘ Every louder clap of thunder _ Is answered with a sigh, -’ For the Wendigo is seeking ] _ _For a baby who will die. | ‘Oh such agony of feeling, J In the heart he fills with \ dread; ] Each moment is so precious } _ Just one kiss â€"â€"before he‘s ’ dead! ° | A vigil of pain, a night of grief, For they know that a baby must die; ‘ Evil walks with the Wendigo When thunder racks the sky.f e scenic Northwest Highway System, a 1,220â€"mile stretch of with the Alaska border. it was near the above scene of Lake th of Whitehorse, Y.T., that the U.S. Army officially turned Battling against the elements for the rast 10 years, the army‘ oi e t t s . 1 I ESss Select Poem major allâ€"weoather highw'ays in Canada, (National Defence Photo) Engineers celebrated the 10th anniâ€" ITWO GUNS AND A BADGE â€" good. BA mature but good. PURPLE MASK â€" very good. STRANGE LADY IN TOWN â€" mature. excellent, s HIAWATHA â€" very good. INTERRUPTED MELODY â€" APRIL 12th to 18th FIRST CONQUEST OF SPACE â€" over ten will love it. â€" ; DAM BUSTERS â€" mature but! He leaves his widow, Ada and two sons, Reginald and Arthur and their families, all of Torâ€" onto. The funeral was held from Ward‘s funeral home, Wesâ€" ton, with interment at Mount Pleasant : cemetery. _ In 1934 he and Mrs. Hazelwood moved to the little bungalow . at 700 Main St. North where, durâ€" ing their retirement, they watched the constant changes in the district. Noted for his friendâ€" ly nature and happy disposition, Jesse will long be remembered and missed by a host of friends. After filling several occupa-! tions, he accepted the positipn“ of manager and greenskeeper of| the Halton Golf and Country{ Club where he remained until| 1932. In that year he !rans-l ferred to the Tamâ€"Oâ€"Shanter j Golf and Country Club at Aginâ€"‘ court where he assisted with the | layout and construction of the‘ courge which is still in operaâ€" tion. 1 Born in England in 1879, Mr. Hazelwood came to Canada with his wife and son, Reginald in 1913, making < his home in Georgetown, Ontario. A second son. was born to them in 1914. JESSE HAZELWOOD Weston district lost one of its beloved residents last week in the passing of Jesse Hazelwood of 700 Main Street North, in his 78th year, OB IT V A R Y CHILD MOVIE GUIDE LE acnitf n« V@’%&fll fiLTER CHECK]| . 4 Lippay Motors Ltd. " SY. 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