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The meeting will be opened by E. D. Rushbrook, vice-chair- mnn of the Hospital Association in the absence of the chairman. Geo. English. After a short business meeting, Mrs. T. E. Dougherty will take over for the tauxiliary and in her report will show how they more than raised enough money 3: furnish thr nurses apartments The annual meeting will be held this year in the auditorium of the' Weston Collegiate and Vocational-School on William St. Dr. A. D. Kelly To Be Speaker At Annuarhieet Dr. A. D. Kelly, general secre- tary ot the Canadian Medical Association, will be the guest speaker " the joint annual meet- ings of the Humber Memorial hospital association and Women's Auxiliary on Monday, March 25. Business will be kept to a mini- mum. Referring to St. Patrick and his mission, the speaker dryly mentioned that St. Patrick was not Irish at all but possibly Scottish, Welsh or English.'But he emphasized that Patrick was Rev. Bailey assessed Ireland as an inconsistent and diverse country yet this country has the most persistant nationality in the world. The Irishman for some unts.dained reason, he continued, has the ability to call the whole world kin. Rev. Matthew Bailey of Cold- stream Presbyterian church, in Toronto was the guest speaker who was introduced by Rev. Robin Boggs of Weston. The two ' inisters were neighbouis in Ireland before they came to Canada and now they are neigh- bours again in Toronto. It was Irish night at the Ki- wanis Club of Weston last Thurs- day with the "Wearin' of the Green" in prominence. - "-".r" . . . lvariety. - - Ga-r-UT-ttr-T-.----- The committee ls trying to lo- . Sf C I b cate the oldest member of the Jimmy Tucker called for the“ st e e ration church. There is one who has two square dances and the musxc; been a member for the ast 74; for all the dty.in.g was provided B l. I w years. If there are anyp olderi by George Delame's orchestra, I y tttit oman members, those in charge ot this) Ind many spoke highly of this) phase of the work would apprrsfine orchestra. I Tuesday, March 19th, was a slate a call or any iptorrmriion) Tables were set out around the l, happy day for Mrs. w. J. Pollett, Information on this phase should' dance floor giving a cosy, supper P. Edmund Avenue, Weston, for be given to Sam Tomkinson, STI club atmosphere. Most of the this was the day she celebrated 1-3921 or Mrs. Doris Wilson CH." firemen entertained their guests i her 91st birthday. 1-9394, who are heading the com-) in their homr or at nearby rest- I, Born in Bristol, England, Mrs. mittee to prepare the list of aurants following the dance. iPollett was head teacher at the names of former members. 9 Mayor Harry Clark made the [ Newfoundland Road school m Ireland And St. Patrick Theme At Weston Kiwanis Club Meeting _.Lt..yeL,lrhh,,1th1tt1tah,t, Kir'ded four members of the Wes Invitations will be sent to) others outside the town and ar-i rangements made for their en-r tertainment during the week-end/ They will be able to attend thel Sunday services and renew manyt old fellowships during this cen- tenary. [ There are many stories in cir- of Rec culation; some are hearsay and S. Jarv have been taken as the true de- dustria tails: others are not authentic. -r..---, Mr. Beach would appreciate any information on the history of the we church through the years. If any have these facts, they are re- quested to get in touch with Mr. Beach. Ill A special committee is gather-, ing names of former members of The 1 the church who are away from last Fri the parish or not now attending the church. The purpose of se- Plaza curing these names is the holding; success of a reunion of all former mem- For t bars on Saturday afternoon and area pe evening, May 4th. fair an St. John's Anglican church and parish, by the centennial com- mittee of the church. Mr. Ed Beach is gathering details and would appreciate the assistance of any who know the facts of the early history. Efforts are being made to have I complete, authentic history of St. John's Seeks F Authentic Early I History Of Parish. An enthusiastic dinner meet- ing of industrial canvassers at the Weston Legion hall last Mon- day evening gnce the industrial campaign tor the Weston Area Slogan Prizes Presented Enthusiastic Dinner Meeting Launches Industrial Campaign For Swimming Pool Wh. 66, Net. " Opposition Gains T ime PARKING METERS $llllliilllMiil? " COUNCIE " Main tt.-atttt Main N. no " loop _ Jon. I Who. “KER FLEETLIIE TAXI 0138 (III. 1-0131 THE THREE JUDGES for the Weston Area SV difficult time in making their choice of the l submitted, Seen wading ovor a few of the tic residents of tho community an, left to r media manager and turt Wood, chairman 1 slogan chosen was "let's SWIM-POOL Our I Fern Ave.. Weston. Judges Enioy Slogan doniresihiiLii- The world owes a great deal to Ireland which has clung to her ideals and traditions through the years, continued Rev. Bailey. There is he denying that Ire- land is divided with ttoth north- ern and southern sections hav- ing people of different charac- teristics but both are as much a part of Ireland as the other, he maintained. Dennis Neville thanked the speaker on behalf of the club. Guests at the meeting inclu- (Continued Am Page 9) not just a figure of Infra? bit a figure in history. For the 400 or so Weston and area people attending the big af-. fair sponsored by the Weston Volunteer Fire Brigade there was plenty of fine dancing, prizes and tun. Master of Ceremonies Bill Scott kept things lively and interesting. with spot dances, anniversary prizes and even a ”are dance providing lots of Weston Volunt’r Fireman’s Annual Dance Big Success ed the head table guests who included councillor Bert Wood, chairman of the Board of Gov- ernors; Weldon Inch, president of the Rotary Club of Weston, Mount Dennis; George Wagner, guest speaker; Ken Johns, presi- dent of the Weston Lions Club; E. D. Banting, co-ordinator of the financial campaign; Director of Recreation Vall Hill. and G. S. Jarvis, co-chairman of the in- dustrial campaign. The gala Fireman's Dance held big draw last Friday evening at the Crang I a hi-fi N Plaza auditorium was a great I Xi’i VET Chairman of the evening was D. C Marshall, a member of the Board of Governors of the swimming pool, and he introduc- Swimming Pool a big “shot in the arm". Although attendance was somewhat lower than had been hoped for, most of those absent had given their assurance of willingness to help but had been unable to attend the meet- ing. “MCI-DOM mulmwmn Weston Area Swimming Pool Slogan Comm had on onioyoblo but - -L-2-- -1 .L_ u, ,v, I n . -- I Mrs. Pollett has, and still is (enjoying good health. Her hus- band. who was once Mayor of Weston for one Year, and head of the Weston Horticultural isociety for many years, passed away ten years ago. I One son. Fred, also lives in Weston. Apart from the above posi- tions, this energetic lady also taught Bible class at the Cen.. tral United church tor 20 years. Born in Bristol, England, Mrs. Pollett was head teacher at the Newfoundland Road school in Bristol for many years. Mrs. Pollett came to Canada in the year 1911 and has lived in the Weston area practically ever since. For several yeras, Mrs. Pollett was matron of the Protestant Orphans Home on Dovercourt road and for four and a half years she was a teacher at the Weston Sanatorium. _ One of the highlights of the program was the presentation of the 24 prizes donated by the [merchants of Weston to the win- :ner of the W.A.S.P. slogan con- Ast. Mrs. C. J. Lynch introduced (the winner, Mrs. O. C. Irwin who tary-treasurer. Proceeds of the dance which grossed ‘over $1,000 will go to the Weston Area Swimming Pool and announcement of this amount will be made probably next week. Bill Scott was chairman of th'e pmmittee in charge of the dance with George Parker as secre- George Wagner, siast"president of the Runnymede Lions Club and chairman of the Etobicoke group which started the campaign (Continued on Page 2) big draw for the grand prize of a hi-ti record player and which was won'by John O'Hara of 83 Yore Rd., York Township. in turn thanked the merchants and the judge for the prizes and expregted hope for every success for the campaign. Then the following introduced the members of their respective organizations: Weldon Inch, organizations - Weldon Inch, Rotary; Ken Johns, Lions; Oliver Stewart (vice-president of Wer. ton Kiwanis), Kiwanis; and Don Johnston, Weston District Junior Chamber of Commerce. Cttttes unit (511332 WOODIRIDOI win nlng alogon from the many extollon' slogans I ha ndrod: of slogan oMriu lubmlnod by cnvhmlan- right, Ed. Fitkin, radio :pornconer, Ralph Draper, of the swimming pool Board of Governors. The Dollars", an "my submitted by Mrs, o. C. Irwin of man: "I. l v" MT. ovum AND NEIGHBOUIING COMMUNITIES IN HOIICOKE AND NORTH YORK I ! Vandals Push Over Headstones fl In Riverside Cemetery Saturday About a year ago, cémplaints were received by the Times and Although the cemetery is 65 gears old, it has not fallen into disuse, says Mr. Graham. He told the Times and Guide that they plan to open another the acres very shortly for more plots. A meeting of the 16 sharehold- ers in the Rivedside Cemetery Company, most of them local residents, has been called tor Friday night to discuss possible means of preventing such acts of vandalism. One suggestion is to build a house for a permanent caretaker to guard the cemetery at night. Mr. Joseph Graham, superintendent, said that the township will permit. the con- struction of such a house on the property. The 65 - yea: - old Riverside cemetery in Humber Heights was desecrated again by vandals this past week-rind. Relatives com- ing to visit the graves of loved ones last Sunday found 18 grave stones had been pushed over, of the stones weighinig as much some of the stones weighing as much as 500 pounds. WHEN MRS. lllY WOOD came to visit a relative’s grave last Sunday at the Riverside Cemetery, she was dismayed to see many of the stones pushed over, and notified police. Joseph Graham, cemetery superintendent, right, examines for damage one of the headstones which overturned on the ground Sun. dirCin6rnmiTt ffur"amimry. Stones did not suffer damage because the ground was soft. --Photo by Geoffrey Prager Gravestone: Pushed Over By Vandals -'r" " cum-w Inm- [2mm THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1957 Provincial member 'Les' Rown- tree outlined the work being done " Queena' Park by the Frost government, particularly in health and welfare and said he [would recommend that a con- servative majority be elected in the coming federal election, so that Ill the peoples of Canada could enjoy the benefits o. good democratic government. At I fully attended executive meeting held at the Mayfair Hotel on Tuesday evening, plans were completed to hold the fed- eral nomination for the progres‘ live candidate in West York on Thursday, April 4. President Scott outlined the increased interest in the party through the nppllcetiom from young progres- Ilve connrvelve clubs to organ- in. Nomination Meeting For P.tt. Candidate To Be Held April 4th "It was not the work of chil- dren. Judging by the size of some of the footprints, they were adult persons. If their feet were adult size, their brains were not; infantile, I would think." "Anyone who wilfully and de.. liberately destroys another per- son's property is a repulsive type but when they intrude into "God's Hallowed Acre" I cannon imagine what enjoyment they could have got out of it. I con- sider it in the same category as destroying a church or chapel and I hope if they have a con-', science it will trouble them for years to come. _ i In a letter to the Times and Guide, Mr. Graham says: "Dear sir: I have been trying to un- derstand the mentality of the persons who desecrated the Riv- erside Cemetery last Saturday night. _ All the stones were put back! in place by Monday noon because i a funeral was being held thati afternoon with interment there.) Fortunately none of the stones, were damaged but Mr. Graham': estimates that the total value of, the overturned stones would be; about $20,000. ( Guide that the cemetery was being used by some local resi- dents as a good spot to wash and wax the family car, or for the children to play in. Now turtherieports of disre- gard for the cemetery are re- ceived. (Continued on Page " um " In lid to the future completion of me Don Ville; Parkway.” "For 1957, Metro has Illoclted 81,700,000 to extend Bayview Ave. from its present southerly (limit in Leaside down to Pottery ‘Rond in East York. This it the first of two In“: which will ultimately bring Beyview Ave. down to Gerrard St. in the city," and Reeve slnger. "The second phase is expected to be under- taken in 1050. This will then In dilcussing the Don valley Parkway versus the Bloor nub- wny controversy so prominent in the daily press of last week, Reeve Vernon Singer of North York Township stated his View: on the matter for the benefit of township citizens. Reeve Opposes Subway Construction lax 'a"," North York Diary Police state that the boys darted out in front of a haulage truck driven north on Jane Street by Archie Huffman of Concord, Ont. Patrol Sergeant Wm. Manuel of Div. _2f (Weston) investigated the accident, Four-year-old Bruce Sanford of 133 Woodward Ave., Weston escaped serious injury when he was knocked down by a truck on Jane Street at Church Street last Wednesday afternoon, March 13. He was taken to Humber Mem- orial hospital and later released after an examination showed no serious injuries. Palm; Boy, I "it By Truck On June Sim! Dial equipment in a new Bell Telephone building on Acton avenue, North York Twp., began to serve the newly established MElrose exchange area on Sun- day (March 17). The new ex- change forms part of a pro- gramme aimed at relieving tele- Frank Rossitter was elected as the association representative and member of the Metropolitan Business Men's Associations which has 37 branches in Metro- politan Toronto. John Welham was elected as Committee man for public relations committee. A special feature was the dis- cussion on local matters affect- ing this area, with special em- phasis on the great interest Councillor Bob Bush has shown in local problems. New MElrose Exchange Relieves STerIing And CHerry Facilities At the last meeting of the Scarlett Road Business Men's Association the project commit- tee reported progress in arrang- ing for a sports area in West- mount; the modernizing of the street lighting on Scarlett Road; the progress of the sewer peti- tion to complete the southern section of that area; and the special entertainment committee headed by Elliott Jennings and Douglas Gordon completed ar- rangements tor the first annual Ladies' Night at Martindale Lodge on Tuesday, April 2nd. Local Retailers To Meet Monday keGtore Hours Ladies' Night April 2 Planned By Scarlett Road Business " The main speakers will be Arnold Rands, General Man.. ager, Retail Merchants Asso- ciation of Canada (Ontario) Inc., and Reg Barnes, Execu- tive Secretary, Ontario Food Division. A meeting of local retailers has been called for Monday, March Mth, at the Weston Arena by the Retail Mer- chants Association ot Canada, this newspaper was informed at press time. Invitations have been sent to all Weston retailers and the meeting is to start at 8 pan. Subjects to be discussed include, among others, the menace of trading stamps and the need of provincial store hours regulations. Br A. N. DESLAUIIEBS """ l, "For that ten-on. If I Mall 1 "ttethod. of fin-min] went ”a, _ which would be m .0 ability ot the Metro ate-tht to handle and Mill mow remn- nble annual expenditures In Metro purposes. for loo-1 muni- ‘clpal pin-pon- Ind for m%eatirm- ll needs, then I would am it." ' The wave declared that (Mal type of winking purulM‘ "With regard to the Bloor St. subwey." he continued, "I have never been opposed to it as such. Alhtough I cannot see any im- mediate Ind direct benefit to North York, I can see that the construction of the subway would be ot tremendous value to other parts pf Metro, per- uculerly to the City of Toronto. The opening of the MElrose dial exchange building On Sun- day climaxed almost two years of intensive preparation. Many en- gineering. construction and in- stallation projects were carried out, and the entire wire-and-cable network in this urea was rear- ranged. i 'arhone facilities in the STerIing, ',) CHerry and BAldwin exchange All new MEirose telephone numbers are contained in the latest edition of the Toronto tele- phone directory, which became effective, March 17. l The former BAIdwin telephone subscribers now have two-way calling, free of long distance charges, between Toronto, BAld- win, STerling, chkory, CHerry, BElmont, CLifford, AVenue, BUt- let and ATlas exchanges. Calling arrangements for former STerV ing and CHérry telephone users) remain the same. I The new MElrose exchange "If we take the lend," hedg- initially will serve some 6,350 clared. "Etopicoke would sun'- telephones. Most of these tele-TIOt of prestige." phones already have been trans-: . To Par Guards ferred from the STerling, CHerry; Etobicoke council . Mondpy and BAldwin exchanges. The bal- night voted to. subsudm Metro ance will be changed over be- schoolguards m the township tween now and April 5. by an additional $10 per month, The former BAldwin telephone?! Municipal Bolieitor Donn“ subscribers now have two-war/le finds it legal to do Io. calling, free of long distance Metro has established In neo- charges, between Toronto, BAld- wide remuneration for school win, STerling, HIckory, CHerry, guards of $60 per month while BE1mont,CLifford,AVenue,BUt- the guards in Etobicoke won ler and ATlas exchanges. 11..a.!.1in.rttceiv.iy $70 per month before arrangements for former STerl-;Jan. lst when Metro took on: ing and CHérry telephone users/police Ind sehool curds. some remain the same. ‘municipalities including Weston. All new MElrose telephone,paid less than $00 to Mt numbers are contained in the school guards. latest edition of the Toronto tale-1 The Etobicoke council lilo tm. phone directory, which beetutte2truyutl the solicitor to tab effective, March 17. ,legal steps to collect the 02%. The opening of the MElrosei$10 from Metro contending dial exchange building On iiiiiiTii school guards had been EH day climaxed almost two years oron I yearly basis and 1rtstallitiot 0f Meteri 'gPostponed By Council "f Delegations Heard '_' areas. coke Board of Education, is the An increase in pay, not for trequest being made by the Eto- themselves, but for the Etobi- bicpkf cene.il to ttt Prey-tier The delegation maintained that1 too many cars were parking all} day on the Main St. and in the) parking lot on John St. without) being checked by police and that the meters would provide a bigger turnover ot traffic. They l, also declared that the meters] would be easier to enforce than I the present chalk - marking [ method of parking regulation. i Earlier in the evening, a dele- gation of three, headed by Bruce Pollard, former president of the Weston Business Men's Associ- ation and a member of the Wes- ton Public Utilities commission, presented a petition with 28 signatures supporting the in- stallation of the meters. Increase In Pay For School Board Requested By Etobicoke Council Subsequently a motion was introduced by Councillor aU Bull that the matter of parking meters ‘be removed from the agenda but could be brought up again on notice of motion. fi.e., notifying council one meeting ahead that the meters will come up for discussion at the following meeting.) An evenly split vote of counii was gnawed by the mayqr declaring the motion carried. Mayor Harry Clark declared that he himself still “vomit the installation of the meters but that in deference to the with” of the large delegation of business men and the petition ot " names he would suggest that action could be deterred on the meters for a few months. '. A bare majority of the council approved shelving the mm- ject tor an indefinite period, but the threat of the meters, wh" most Weston merchants appear to oppose, still hangs in the Q. After hearing two delegations on opposite sides of the LUG in the meter question, individual members of council again - pressed their views on the subjects. Councillors Bull, Httil and Wood continued in opposition to the meters while Count: lors Conroy, Perry and Moore did not back down from their in} port of them. , The issue of parking meters in Weston wu not (in!!! solved at the meeting at Weston municipal council an Ma night. However, those opposed to the installation of the ml achieved a decisive victory in the latest council skirmish on controversial subject. ammabwnm ' terteyyLt. construction N 'is tg,', 1mm pa“ WW“ ml: an.“ “my " the m In " would man. In l cent cubs” " all a ' In the In: in a l "Metro declared that no , would suffer a reduch in pay. reminded Counetiteir, Gen“ anub. 1Metro Gsumad thirreGGitriif gty Then it took ow. a "1 Mel: here to this!“ tie In equalized water nu agtd tt spreading of school WV costs over the whole M - the now an.“ (Mk opposed both that thrtte A the' Metro 1070].) b _". a. mt n In): H - -mm¢wb q ihGJCli'Ll"dllffU basis. that other mankind!“ u particularly the city at Mt yin think And act on I In! gand the Minister of Education. IThe board members can make I maximum. of $60 a year.under present legislation, it was point- ed out. Councillor John Allen erty phasized that the board hey nothing about this request be- fore the council, and pointed oirt that the board's job is becom- ing more arduous Ill the time. Councillors Holley and Wood suggested that possibly inc-reu- ed police supervision of parka; on the Main Street would pro- vide part of the answer. were denied n hearing been they had failed to notify ltl clerk of their intention to - pear. However, on returning tr- ter in the evening and pi.- senting a second request 1061‘ hearing, the delegation of ttttrest Mr. Pollard declared that it was not possible to polite the lots under the present mpvizs- cial legislation without ehargirot a fee, and that there ‘was no other alternative to meters now. Thé second delegation, at ilgtrt (Continued on Page 2.) wturrttietrfr 3tt