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d M / In July of last year the Wes-i jon council gave the local public| every reason to believe. that; it] â€"would not endorse the T.T.C. u-'l guest that the eastâ€"west subâ€"| , _ _ way be subsidized by the tax-l payers. But when the Metro| representatives were asked to| stand and‘ be counted, not a; whisper of Weston‘s opposition to the proposed method of fin-l «* ancing was heard from our reâ€") e _,~M°“V..-- rrianty «Anirong > . 134 Af \“.""tf But our town was not the & ‘only. one which fell under the \\ _ Whithering castigation from the Toronto | representatives . and Toronto â€" daily . newspapers. . Eventually only the Lakeshore municipalities were standing in’ ‘bpposition. . + | Weston Out In Cold On Federal Aid Plan VOL. 70, No. 2 ~.The Toronto Transit Commisâ€" sion fallingâ€"out has beenâ€" one of ‘the greatest blessings (f which the . suburban member bfâ€" Metro could ‘have hoped. The blowâ€"up started by Alan Lamâ€" port has Brought to public atâ€" tention a state of affairs which the general public had ‘not suspected, the result must sureâ€" No Signs Of Settlement ‘Up, here in the north-'wuf‘ cornér of; Metro this exposure of T.T.C, charges and counnr-i tharges‘ might. well put to the wind up many citizens who were on the T.T.C. bandwagon, to have. the Eastâ€"west subway subsidized by the taxpayers inâ€" stead of by the riders and patâ€" Â¥ons of the subway. ly be careful scrutiny of : any dealings with the T.T.C. SQUARE D STRI Upon this realization that the experts are not so expert as to ‘be infallible the taxâ€"paying pubâ€" lic can raise its head above the propaganda long enough to do some of its own thinking. Thereby the public might reâ€" Hect upon the fiscal crimes that have been committed in the name of sweet ‘progress.‘ View Noise Bylaw For > Relief A complaint from Councillor L. Sainsbury that a trucking firm in the north end of Weston (on Church Street) was a nuiâ€" sance because it created a noise on Sunday by running diesel motors. The councillor suggestâ€" ed that the Lord‘s Day Alliance Act be used to end the annoyâ€" znce. Councillor G. Bull claimed that the town‘s antiâ€"noise byâ€"law might be used to end the noise. How Expert The Experts ? If the Weston police are called to hear the noise and make note Of the time prosecution might follow. * ‘ Weston‘s town engineer Ron Weir announced this week that it was unlikely that the Town of Weston could take as full advantage of the Winter Work Incentive Program as might be desirable. "One of the first stipulations in the coâ€" ©peration of the Federal Government in payroll assistance is that the men who â€"would receive benefit must have been tinemployed before taken on for a special or unusual works procram," he said. _ _ _ _ C : "The work under which the * Federal and Provincial governâ€"|f ments will aid must be of a speâ€" ‘tial nature that would not otherâ€"|4 ise be carried on during the Winter. The winter work that| #ould be created in Weston is Finvited because the community|" 4s small and in the winter the regular duties of street clearing "We are at a further disadvanâ€" tage because we have no great park acreage where we might Create hand work to build a :: roll. Qur committee mem :v! discussed the situation but ve come up with nothing," reâ€" is done by the regular work foree and certainly not of the gpecial nature required. _ EDITORIAL oramos rastest â€" es _ _ _ uol No # Av]f;;-ué‘wéh'_as this can be avoided this year, but probably won‘t be. This is the 1958 queve for new license plates. The 1959 plates were put on sale last week and traffic has been brisk. But there still exists the danger of a rush at o O n t he 2 T Mrs. .Ella, Norman. was reâ€"electâ€" ed chairman of â€"the .Weston Board of Education for the fifth| time. Mrs. Norman was elected| to the board in 1949 and has! been its chairman since l955.l Old Garbage Problems Are Aired | The succession Duties afid PrObIemS Estate Tax Bill which was reâ€" . \vlsed this year was‘ the main P istudy topic of the Council‘s Ecoâ€" . nomics Committee under the diâ€" re Ire ‘rectlon of Mrs. J. W. Koelher. The Canadian Association â€" of _ "It took four men 42 minut?siComumers is also receiving atâ€" to pick up the garbage from the[tention from this committee. rear of Westomn Credit Jewellers:"| ‘The ‘committee on education, claimed Councillor L.’Sainsbl_xry' chaired by Mrs. W. McMahon at the Weston council meetin|arranged for speakers at the this‘ week. ce \Council meetings. Councillor Sainsbury also comâ€" mented on the garbage which is placed ‘in front of Inch‘s Drug Store in what he described as an unsightly manner. ‘The men had to scale a fence to get at the garbage and scale the same fence to get out again," he claimed, "the cost of this one pickâ€"up might have_been great." ‘"The garbage is notâ€"even in proper containers, he lamented, and the rubbage usually spends ‘Sundny blowing around the streets. N "If we ask for coâ€"operation to cure this situation I am sure we will recéive a maximum of asâ€" sistance from the merchants," predicted the Mayor. The obsolete brigde over the Humber River at Humber St. was discussed but since the Deâ€" partment of Highways pays a huge portion of the cost of the bridge building it would be neeâ€" essary to convince them that the u,‘ulr‘_dtlclrlluh-m ported the engineer. ject now being éonducted under the . Lawrence Ave. â€" Railway crossing cannot gain the offered governmental aid because only two of the men working on the project were unemployed before this particularly. job was started. Even the sewer digging proâ€" {tenti i Th | chair )arral Cour Th Com | new offic tive He [L. I | B.. I [C. M |A. I â€"M ence Affil Muss G. I Mrs. Mrs. Co ‘ I e'i'i.?i.i&ifi'*_”l‘fie Health and ‘ Welfare. Committee under the direction of Mrs. R.‘E. Whitâ€" ing acted in 1958 as the nominatâ€" ing committee to obtain an exeâ€" cutive for a cancefvunit in Wesâ€" ton. The Citizenship committee lheaded by Mrs. A. Lippay has lcompleted courses conducted for |New Canadians in basic English. ‘The creation of two new committees by the executive * of the Weston Council of Women was announced by they Council president, Mrs. W. C. Moffat at their 27th annual| meeting this week. ‘ A resolution committee will be headed| by Mrs. Howard Ashbourne and the three divisions ‘of a|. Cultural Communicationsâ€" Committee will e headed by Mrs.| A. J. Morrish, Mrs. H. O. Lloyd, Mrs. D, Brum and Mrs, F.| Martin. | The Internaional Affairs unâ€" der the direction of Miss Gladys Miller is presently studying "the Universal Declaration of Huâ€" |man Rights‘. Weston Women‘s Council Review Year Of Accompli Reports ‘from the already opâ€" erating committees revealed conâ€" The ‘committee on education, chaired by Mrs. W. McMahon arranged for speakers at the Council meetings. 1 79 The report of the Nominating Committee was accepted and a new slate of officers voted into office. A list of the new execuâ€" tive: follows: Honourable presidentâ€"Mrs. J. L. Holley. Past pres.â€"Mrs. J. B. Palmer. Presidentâ€"Mrs. W. C. Moffat. Viceâ€"presidentâ€"Mrs. A. Lippay. Recording secretary â€"Mrs. K. Schuler. Correspondâ€" encé secretaryâ€"Miss E. Barrans. Affiliations â€" secretaryâ€"Mrs. â€" S. Musselwhite. Treasurer â€" Mrs. G. Devries. Press and publictiy Mrs. J. Kochler. Archivist â€" Mrs. R. Simpson. Committee chaifmen: Nominâ€" Pomp and ceremony were the order at te York| nownced their | ihauguration before a full house. The 195960 | weitare of the touncil accepted their outh of office and anâ€"| coâ€"operation v !T‘igqufllf i atingâ€"â€"Mrs. J. A,. Livingstone, Mis. A.. Lippay. He% and Welfareâ€"Mrs.. R. E. ting. International Affairs â€" Miss G. Miller. Financeâ€"Mrs. G. Devâ€" ries. Resolutionsâ€"Mrs. H. Ashâ€" bourne. 7 Cultural Communications comâ€" mittee: (a) Films and Printed Matterâ€"Mrs. A. J. Morrish. ‘(b) Arts and Lettersâ€"Mrs. H.\ 0. "The new principle involves‘ the payment of a lump sum, cash | or cheque, to the indigent family. This, it is claimed, permits the| head of the family to retain a higher degree of selfâ€"respect and | does not degrade him in the eyes: of his own family, or the communâ€". ity. Another important feature; of this plan is that the money, so given, will be used to buy food-’ stuffs in keeping with the famâ€" ily eating habits, and modest toys for the children at the discretion: of the parents. ! Strike New C To Give CGasi A new princible of Christmas giving, is proposed by the Social Planning Council of the North York & Weston Family Service Centre. This is the latest trend in the thinking of charitable organizaâ€" tions, according to Miss Gwen Oliver, in an interview with this paper. _ â€" _ Miss Oliver, a Director of the Service Centre,/and one of Torâ€" THURSDAY, JANUARY 1 the last minute: 1 Transport permit accompanied by