Times & Guide (1909), 22 Jan 1959, p. 1

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I No Changes For Executive Of Weston Swimming Pool The finance chairman‘s report revealed that the current assets of the Pool Project amounted to m.quc. tip e 1i 1 . The report of the Campaign Committee was given by Dr. Bull, He feels that the overall u.n‘ptlnhubmamnl that people have been : more generous than in previous. camâ€" by Dr. A. Bull, paigns. Also, that they will be more willing to contribute now that thmol is in the building stage. Lions and Rotary Clubs are still extending their support and it is expected that other local groups will do likeâ€" wise. Dr. Bull suggested that [ 4 7 ‘At the anhual meeting of the Weéton Area Swimming Pool the 1958 executive was reâ€"elected on a motion by J. A. Watson, seconded Child Dies First Local Fatality An 8â€"yearâ€"old York Township boy was killed by a runaway truck, on Monday afternoon, and became the area‘s first traffic fatality <of 1959. Steel Erection Contract Let By Brewery | Barry Roberts, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Roberts, was walking south on Weston Road, when struck by the truck, which had rolled down a low grade, crossed the Lambton Ave. inâ€" tersection, and sheered off a hydro pole. The vehicle finally crashed into a wall. Leo Sequin, 30, of Ferrier Ave., has been charged with improâ€" perly parking a motor vehicle. Police say the truck had been stopped to make a delivery with the motor running, and the emerâ€" gency brake on. The Carling Breweries Limited announced today that a $501,850 contract for the erection of stee! at the company‘s new $15,000,000 Etobicoke Plant has been awardâ€" ed to the Bridge and Tank Comâ€" pany of Canada Limited, Hamilâ€" ton Bridge Division. Will Ask Firm To Share Cost Of Sidewalk Four companies bid for the job which requires an estimated 2000 tons for the entire projâ€" ect. Work is scheduled to begin by April 6, 1959. The plant is located at the junction of highâ€" ways 401 and 27. A request for the Instnll-tion\ of a sidewalk on Oak Street from Main Street to the Eastern town limits was turned over to the Weston Council‘s Works Committee for a report. VOL. 70, No. 3 A few scenes from a day in the life of Wesâ€" ton‘s flying . Mayor are presented here. His Worship Jack Holâ€" ley, who is known as C a ptain Holley at T.C.A. where he comâ€" mands a passenger flight, usyally to Chiâ€" cago or Montreal. His Worship‘s day starts in the mayor‘s office at the Weston Town Hall then is followed by a conference with the Town Clerk . George Clarkson. At home he changes into his T.C.A. wniform and becomes Captain Holley. He is seen receiving his coat from Mrs. Holley. Next after preâ€"flight preâ€" paration, it is into the clouds for Chicago with coâ€"pilot staff and pasâ€" sengers. The last picâ€" ture shows Mayor Holâ€" ley back in the council Councilior C. Conroy suggestâ€" ed that since the sidewalk would serve The United Coâ€"operatives of Ontario buildings they might be willing to share in the cost of its creation. He noted that the sidewalk would essentially serve that firm‘s employees rather than the residents of Weston. the council meeting: @0 aro a.c% K, :835 _ omenermn i imes and Guile := â€"====z) A report of the Building Comâ€" mitte was given by J. Wlfln‘ He stated that the contract for both pogls and the filtration house had been let to Betz Is Limited, . Stouffville, ..for . $59,â€" 000.00 and to date the pool er had been completed ~fHâ€" ed with water, Work. has comâ€" menced on the filtration‘ house and piping is being installed around the pool. An immediate the pool is being made by Dosâ€" co Corporation‘ Limited at a cost of $2,100.00 .and should be fnished within a week. If weathâ€" er remains mild, the, contractor will start work on the training pool and build it under canvas. Plans for the bath house are beâ€" ing drawn up by J. H. Albarda and work will commence early in March, if funds are available. All underground wiring to be installâ€" ed before the cement slab is laid around the pool. G. Moore suggested that the Horticultural Society be. apâ€" proached regarding landscaping aroundâ€" the pool. New Horizons In Penal Reform â€" Coughlan Penal Reform," having seryved as Probation Officer at the Guelph family court, and later as Deputy Judge of the same court. Mr. Coughlan is a graduate of Trinity College, U of T. and has taken postâ€" graduate studies at the School of Social Work, Univerâ€" sity of Toronto. No Action On Fox Bounty Offer Mr. Daniel Coughlin, Director of Probations Services for the Ontario Government will speak to the ladies of the Weston Uniâ€" versity Women‘s Club on Wed. nesday, Jan. 28 at 8 pim. at Cenâ€" tral United Church. * _ _Mr. Coughlany is well qualified meeting. Since there is a byâ€"law proâ€" bibiting the firing of guns in the Town of Weston the Weston council merely filed an offer from the province to match each $2.00 bounty paid on fox tails. All university graduates inâ€" terested in Penal Reform are cordially invited to attend this ‘"This might encourage huntâ€" ing in the north followed by a trip to our community for a bounty," ventured Mayor J. L. Holley. Injunction If Dump Fires Rekindled ‘The possibility of the Town of Weston being faced with an inâ€" junction if burning on the Wesâ€" ton dump near Wilby Cr. did not‘ cease was brought to muniâ€" cipal attention by the Weston‘s engineer Ron Wier. The comâ€" ment came up following a reâ€" quest from Moffats Limited conâ€" cerning the new dumping policy laid on by the town. May End Street Number Confusion ‘The engineer was instructed to discuss the dumping problem with the Moffat firm. Referring to the method of street numbering of Lawrence Ave. as an "old Chestnut" the C.CM., in a letter to Weston council, asked that consideration be given to changing the street numbers so as to eliminaté con« Due to the changing of street names in the past Lawrence Ave. numbers run east and west from Yonge Street and also east and west from Main Street. _ The ‘council agreed that a change could only be an im« North York Council Names Committees Molecules Win 5 to 0 Over St. Benedicts Council Must Consider Wage Increase Demand last week a local construction company attempted to raise a plastic dome over the construction site of a house in the Albion Road and Kipling Ave. district. The huge dome was to have been inflated with warm air so that construction could be The following committees and their members were approved by Council for the 1959 municiâ€" pal year: Works & Sanitary Land Fillâ€" Councillors Paisely (Chairman), Gariepy, Lyon; Reeve Goodhead (exâ€"officio). Traffic, Fire & Liâ€" censing â€"‘ Councillors Lyon (Chairman), _ Aldcorn, _ Bales; Reeve (exâ€"officio). Property â€" Councillors Paisley (Chairman), Gariepy, Hall; Reeve (exâ€"offiâ€" co). Industrialâ€"Councillors Hall (Chairman), Service, Bales; Reeve (exâ€"officio). Parks & Recâ€" reation â€" Councillors Aldcorn ‘(Chairman), . Young, _ Service, Reeve (exâ€"officio). Executive Committee <â€" Reeve Goodhead Jimmy LeSarge led the scorâ€" ing parade with two goals while Andre St. John, Steve Guliani and Johnny Herbert scored one apiece. _ Paisely, Hall. Building Commitâ€" tee â€" Councillior Hall (Chairâ€" Last Sunday Our Lady of Victory, Molecule Hockey team defeated St. Benedict‘s by a score of 5 to 0. The victory solidified Our Lady of Victory‘s hold on second place and with a win this Sunâ€" day over St. Phillip‘s, they could go into a tie for first place. Requests for wage increases trom the Weston Works Departâ€" ment, The Parks Department and the Firemen will be considered by the 1959 Weston council. THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1959 Tok Spirituals Reveal Horror Of The Past He said, that in their persecuâ€" tion the coloured folk identified themselves with the Jews of Biblical times and by means of their music expressed their hopes for the future as well as voicing the wrongs from which they suffered. Indeed some of the songs were considered subâ€" The annugl Vestry Meeting of St. Philip‘s Anglican Church will take place at 8 p.m. in the parish hall on Monday, January 26th. This meeting is the means of presenting to the whole conâ€" gregation a full picture of the activities, finances and welfare of St. Philip‘s Church and thereâ€" fore should be of interest to all those associated with it. On Thursday, January 15th, the Women‘s Church Year had as their guest, Mr. William White. In his charming way, Mr. White showed by means of the history ofâ€" the Negro ‘spirituâ€" als a glimpse of the horrors of slavery and racial discriminaâ€" tion. versive banned. Under Mr. White‘s direction the audience enjoyed singing some of the more famous spiriâ€" tuals but no doubt the words had a deeper meaning. Perhaps, indeed, these songs may again do good for they will serve to remind us of errors committed in the past and prevent us makâ€" ing the same mistake again. Theological Education Sunday will be observed at St. Philip‘s on Sunday, January 25th The Evening Service will be conductâ€" ed by students from Wycliffe College, the Anglican Women‘s Training College and the Church Army and has been designed especially for the young people of the parish to lay before them the opportunities and the chalâ€" lenge of full time service within the church. and were consequently EDITOR, G. â€"A. MURRAY Conservation Plan Gives Winter Work To 24 Men A winter works program which would comprise a number of conservation projects and proâ€" vide employment for some 24 men with a wage bill of about $64,000 has been approved by Queen‘s Park and Ottawa, it has been announced by the Metroâ€" politan Toronto & Region Conâ€" servation Authority. Weston Road From Lake To Woodbridge? The conservation make â€" work projects which qualify for 75% federal â€" provincial government aid on labor costs, include two major projects â€" construction of a $74,000 dam at the Albion Hilis conservation area near Bolton, and construction of two small dams at Glen Haffy, near Mono Mills. The latter project: wiil cost $8,000, of which $4,000 will be the labor costs. Labor costs on the Albion Hills dam will be ’about $30,000. ilitplinneAice it Also included are reservoir clearance, river improvements, fencing, picnic table construcâ€" tion, nature trails, parking lots Weston Councillor Bert Woods gave notice of motion last week to the effect that he planned to make a resolution that the Metro Roads Department be requested to change .the name of Main Street to Weston Road. "I would like to see Weston Road stretch from the water front to Steeles Ave. so that anyâ€" one coming through the city wiil see the name and have some idea of how to get here," said the councillor. continued through the winter. But failure met flnm as the plastic ripped and â€"collapsed. There is little doubt that the experiment will be tried again. ; The suggestion will be disâ€" cussed next week. Contract Let For New Church Building Will Start By March The trustees of Our Saviour Lutheran Church, r, signed a contract with Vroom Construction, Ltd., of Mount is for the construction of a new church. es *â€" In a .brief meeting at thc; | manse, 1645 Islington Ave. N, â€" Messrs. Gino Corvari and Wolf . Mucke, trustees of the conm-"% gation, together with Mr. G. H, . Quednau, designer of the new . building, discussed final points . in the contract with, Mr. Jdfl‘cfi Â¥ro o m, â€" representing . Vroom Construction Ltd. Rev. Albin J.. Stanfel, pastor of ‘the mission .. congregation, was also ‘ pgesent at the meeting and sign “-__:g; withess to the signaturesa the . trustees and Mr. Vroom. MÂ¥ Robert Campbell, third tmustes: of the congregation, was ible to attend the meeting but hat affixed his signature to. the ‘document earlier in the day, _ The date for the begi wconstruction has ‘not yet |bet d@eterimmined. Mr. Vroom that much depends on the wea ToF se thartng hm ‘moaltt Tat ie would profer to Mp and construction work Pioneer Museum and the Village. The MTRCA also reports that its first automatic bird feeding station will be installed Jan. 2 at the Boyd Conservation area rear Woodbridge. With this new type of feeding . Etation, as many as 35 birds of . wll species can get a fullâ€"course. meal with a choice of seven wild. seeds at a time from the tall lampostâ€"like device.: One of the. features of this feeder is that birds are safe while feeding from cats and other anifmals inâ€" cluding squirrels and deer whica ‘ ‘ne also interested in grain. © . . At present, the Copservation Authority: has standard _ tys feeding stations set up in ‘all its. conservation areas and: prop» A number of Canadian singers, actors and dancers will compete January 30 and 31 for places in the stage company of Music Fair, which, this summer, will present seven Broadway musicals in the Dixie Plaza Music Tent.: Danâ€" cers will be screened both mornâ€" ings from 10 to 12 a.m., singers will be heard January 30 from 1 to 3 p.m. and actors on the same day, 3 to 5 p.m. The‘ season opens on June 8 with "Most Happy Fella," and: continues with "King and. I," "Guys and Dolls," "Student Prince," "Show Boat," "Brigaâ€" doon" and "Pyjama Game." Music Fair officials urge auditionâ€". ists to prepare tryâ€"out material from these shows, if possible. Acâ€" companists will be provided and no appointments are necessary. Audition For 7 Dixie _ Broadway Musicals At End Of Month : the

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