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1KEEP ROAD BARRICADE Toronto Flying Club Finds New Home At Toronto Island Airport Vol. 71. No. 38. Diana Drive Residents Win Fight To Crowded out of Maiton airport by the expansion of regular comâ€" mercial flying there and stopped cold by the objection of ratepayâ€" ers‘ associations in _ western North York when they tried to obtain â€" accommodation at the Downsview _ airport â€" on â€" Keele street, the Toronto Flying Club has found a haven at the l;{and airport in Toronto harbor. Toronto Flying Club offiicals are presently engaged in the erection of a temporary, preâ€" fabricated clubhouse on the Isâ€" land airport. They expect to beâ€" gin operations from there this week when the eight aircraft beâ€" longing to the club, now housed at Malton, are flown to Toronto Island. Making up the club‘s fleet are six Cessna 150s and two Cessna 172s. Other planes, priâ€" vately owned by club members, will be located in Island airport hangers when space becomes available, officials said. Chief flying instructor for the club, William Wilson, said that members would find conditions on the Island less crowded than they had been lately at Maiton. "The aircraft flying from the Island are light ships like the ones we fly," he said. "They fly at pretty much the same speed so that we won‘t have the slipâ€" stream _ complications | we had from the big, fast planes at Malâ€" ton:" Notably pleased by the flying elub announcement was . North York Councillor‘ Irving Paisley, HARDINGTON SCHOOL‘S AWARD in recognition of the care with which students have observed highway safety rules â€" us reflected in an accident4ree record for PAPER Three new members of the executive of the Etobicoke Civic Advisory _ Committee, _ central body representing local _ rateâ€"â€" payers‘ associations in the townâ€" ship, were clected at a meeting of the Committee at Etobicoke Collegiate. Chosen as president was Max Dodd, of the Haliburton and Kipling Ratepayers‘ Association. Mr. Dodd is welfare director for the Ontario Federation of Labor. "I am glad to know that the Toronto Flying Club has found a satisfactory home," Paisley said. "At no time did any of those who opposed use of the Downsview site for flying club activities exâ€" press any illâ€"feeling against the club itself. In fact there was alâ€" most universal approval of the club‘s work, Downsview was not the place for such work, howâ€" ever." A lawyer, J. G. Torrance, of 28 Stonegate road in the Queensâ€" way, was elected to the post of vice_ . president. Secretaryâ€" whe had a prominent role in the ratepayers‘ fight against locaâ€" tion of the club at Downsview airport.. Etobicoke Givic Group Sets Up Probe Of Board the year â€" is handed to Sheila Cummins by Constable Stephen Blair of the traffic division of the Metro police department. dimes and\ Guile The Ontario Supreme Court hearing on the appeal by the town of Weston against an Apâ€" peals Court decision in the case of the William street taxpayers‘ refusal to accept a longâ€"delayed levy for local improvements has been set for next week. Mrs. L. C. O‘Brien, "party defendant" in the action and representative of the group of residents protesting the levy, announced the agreeâ€" ment on the hearing date on Monday. Carefully avoiding any express stand on the issues mentioned in the communication, the E.C. A.C. appointed T. A. Hollinsâ€" head of 9 Bond Head Place, Thistletown, as chairman of a special committee to inquire into school board operations and reâ€" port to the October 19th meetâ€" ing. Terms of reference for the commitltee were broad, embracing all operations of the Board. In the West Kingsway group‘s letâ€" ter emphasis had been placed on the alleged "aboutâ€"face" by the school board on the Elms Golf Course site. government treasurer is Paul Burkholder of Thistletown. In addition to the election of officers, the meeting received and discussed a communication from the West Kingsway Ratepayers‘ Association _ which _ asked the committee to inquire into "the manner in which the Etobicoke board of education conducts its operstions." _ The letter noted that there was evidence of public interest in the school board‘s handling of business matters. Set Date For Hearing On William St. Case Councillor â€" Paisley â€" indicated that residents in the vicinity of the various runways at Downsâ€" view airport were contemplating action with the view of eventual ending of flight opcrations from the field. North York officials have stated that the area occuâ€" pied by the airfield would be planned and zoned for light inâ€" dustry. Except for the area occupled by deHaviland Aircraft of Canada the site is owned by the federal Other executive posts, includâ€" ing committee chairmen, are to be elected at the next meeting of the Committee, scheduled for October 19th. September 23 that a hearing in the week of October 3 was acâ€" ceptable. Next week‘s hearing will mark another step in a long series of legal hearings on the delayed levy issue. In each instance deâ€" cision has been in favor of the William street ratepayers and against the town of Weston. Its proposal to purchase 21}sites. The council members were school sites on a Iongâ€"range plan;mativated in their decision for a ; .. ) twoâ€"week deferment by three having been }.)bCkEd .temporarlly;main objections â€" the board by the township council last week, should not tie up its capital the North York Board of Educa-lfunds in ‘sites not Immediately tion announced its intention to Necessary; the prices were too seek a meeting with the council|Wigh; the board should buy land & a enly .at "raw land" prices withâ€" sometime this week in an effort | y any consideration as to proâ€" to reverse coun.clls stand before vision of services in the: future. tl"m cost of property gets any Members of the board were of higher. the aninion that the lanc and Board Chairman Frank Watâ€" son remarked that this was the first time the board had been turned down by courcil . since 1954. He added that rising land prices in the township made the purchase essential. At a meeting last Monday the council had turned down the board‘s submission amounting to $1,172,550 for the purchase of School Board Irked By Delay Seeks Meeting With Council AT GRACEFIELD SCHOOLâ€"Cyndie MacDonald represents her school in accepting the "bronze shield" for Gracefield‘s accidentâ€"free record for the year. At right is Fred Searle, of the North York Board of Education. PIONEER PAGEANT at last Saturday‘s festival at Edgeleyâ€"at Jane street and Steeles avenue in North Yorkâ€"included a performance of old time dances by THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1960 Reeve Goodhead contributed the above summation of his views during the discussion by North York _ coouncil of a private citizen‘s request for a township bylaw to restrict use of shopping carts to the exact area of the supermarkets _ which _ provided "The supermarkets want the customer‘s business but they want somebody else to give them the business when necessary." Members of the board were of the opinion that the long and hard negotiations for the sites might be jeopardized through any prolonged delay on the part of the council. Shopping Cart Bylaw Puts Onus On Stores Commenting on the implication members of the Canadian Junior Ballet Company. Costumed members of the troupe are shown beside an elegant horse carriage of bygone days. tion of offenders of the bylaw. Reiterating his doubts t{n‘r\he supermarket _ operators : would rgree to take a firm stand on the issue, Reeve Goodhead sugâ€" gested that counci! should not permit itself to : involved in matters more properly the reâ€" sponsibility of commercial enterâ€" prises. The problem was not one for the township to solve, he said; the supermarkets should post inâ€" spoctors to control use of shopâ€" ping carts by their customers, After further discussion counâ€" cil voted to direct the township solicitor to draught a bylaw along the lines requested by Mr. Putâ€" sey. Formal venactment of the bylaw, however, would be withâ€" held until an ironclad agreement could be worked out with various companies in the supermarket field which would commit the companies to initiate prosecuâ€" tion of offenders of the bylaw. Councillor William Lyon sugâ€" gested that the shopping cart issue was similar to the problem posed by deliberate dumping of refuse in prohibited areas. Enâ€" forcement of bylaws against such practices was almost impossible. He doubted that the municipality could properly control the nuisâ€" ance caused by misuse of shopâ€" pink carts. In support of the Putsey .proâ€" posal Councillor Fred Young reâ€" counted _ personal _ experiences with the . misuse of shopping carts. He said that the sight of abandoned carts in ditches in his immediate neighborhood was a commone. As recently as last week he was awakened by the noise of someone depositing a shopping cart on his driveway, he stated. them, The reeve said that the supermarket operators wanted such restrictions but were reâ€" luctant to impose them on their own initiative through fear of adverse public opinion. ‘ Albert E. Putsey of ‘Bathurst street in a letter to the council asked that the township enact a bylaw which would make it an offence for anyone to take a shopping cart belonging to a supermarket off the premises. )‘r‘nde by Reeve Normar Goodâ€" head that council could and would use its powers under the Planning Act to compel subâ€" dividers to sell land to the board at prices much bslow those n gotiated by the boird. Trustee Isobel Walker stated: *A\.‘ this is lip service. If they really wiâ€"\ to coâ€"operateâ€"with the board why haven‘t they done it before?" . Mrs. ‘Walker also. remarked that couricil members, being in a position of knowing the rising market value of land, are either using poor judgment or must have a special reason to support their action. Councillior William Perry, chairâ€" | Construe man of the parking and traffic C:dfi committee of the council, reveal« t :: that even if the parking | awarded rs on the site were to : tion of crate at full capacity during with the While a deputation of more than seventy men, women and children from the Diana drive area of north Keele street looked on, North York council wrestled with the problem of a "barricaded" street which the works comâ€" mittee of the council had recommended should be opened up. The roadway in question, Diâ€"; mm â€"meecnsâ€" ce in ana drive, is "deadâ€"ended" at its 1 :2\2’:_5{2‘,0‘::;‘:";“;?; ::::nig western extremity by a strip Of‘minutes Several times Reeve land one foot wide which, along \Iorman‘ Goodhead called upon with a barrier, prevents traffic ;he clerk and the solicitor Tor flowing to Seely drive. Residents advice on questions 0~f procedure of the area urged maintenance of In the final vote the couneii :r:ff?:'§;e$f;n:l:$32t increased was recorded as favoring mainâ€" . MicaCialshnlycarrendine it ie it amtit Favoring removal of the barâ€" rier were the township fire chief, I. M. Nelson, the traffic coâ€" ordinator, the planning director and the deputy supervisor of works. Also endorsing eradication of the barricade, although not represented at the council meetâ€" ing, were residents of the apartâ€" ments on Seely avenue who sought alternate access to their residences other than Sheppard avenue. With the low tender as a pivotal point, calculation of the hzhl cost to the municipality pi ed with the addition of outlays for barrier construction und the installation of lights and equipment. The estimate of the total involved was $5,000. After calculating the capital / investment required to clear and| pave a site to be used for a| parking lot, Weston council votedl to request that the term of a lease with the owners of the land be extended to 10 years inâ€" stead of the fiveâ€"year period presently planned. The land involved is at the rear of a group of stores on the west side of Weston road beâ€" tween â€" Lawrence avenue and Beilevue crescent. The planned parking lot will provide accomâ€" modation for 40 vehicles. Discussion of the cost and time factors occurred following the opening of tenders for clearing the site of buildings now oeâ€" cupying part of i{, excavation And asphalt paving on a granular base. Low tender on the job was submitted by Johnson and Hogan Construction Ltd. with a comâ€" posite figure of $4,415. Town Enâ€" gineer Ron Weir indicated that the actual figure would be about $200 less than the tender amount due to a reduction in the size of the area from that originally specified. A clause in the tender form covers such reduction, Mr. Weir assured council members. Although _ the matter â€" was scheduled to be heard at 3.30 p.m., members of the deputation, many of them mothers with chilâ€" dren, did not arrive until 4 p.m. existed ._roiughâ€"ut the township, including ons ia *Ir. Paisley‘s own residential sec.ion. He cited one such "reserve" on the ‘Post coad in Bayview. "We shouldn‘t have one policy for the rich and another for the poor," Paisley said. Councillor James Service, in whose ward Diana drive is loâ€" cated, urged that the barrier be maintained. He said that resiâ€" dents had become accustomed to the existing traffic pattern and any increase would be an unfair imposition after such a period of time. In an impassioned speech to the council Jack Katz, secretary of the Diana District Ratepayers‘ Association, urged retention of the barrier as a protection for children in the area. Mr. Katz emphasized that council had originally installed the "reserve" and had a moral obligation to maintain it. Councillor _ Donald _ Aldcorn recommended removal of the barâ€" rier. Roadways were for the use of vehicular traffic, he said; they were not meant as playgrounds for children. Council Votes Against Works Group Report Following the general discusâ€" sion of the issue the council beâ€" came involved in & procedural Supporting the views of the Diana drive residents, Councillor ~~ing@ Paisley reminded the coun _ that similar | barriers existed roiugh~=ut the township, including ons ia *Ir. Paisley‘s own residential sec.ion. He cited one such "reserve" on the ‘Post coad in Bayview. "We shouldn‘t To Ask Longer Lease On Parking Lot Site The program for the special Windermere Church concert inâ€" cludes a march from Holt‘s "Suite in E," "Rhapsody in Brass," the bravuro piece which was played by the band in its prize winning performance at the exhibition; the waltz from Tschaikowski‘s "Eugene Onegin‘"; a Spanish dance, "El Relecavio‘"; three movements from Holt‘s "Suite in F" and the tone poem "Moonâ€" light Madonna" by Fibich. Assisting the band will be a group from Windermere Church. The youngest member of the famed Weston band, Ewen King, will play a special cornet solo, the number which won for him the top cornet prize for players under 15 years of age at the Canadian â€" National Exhibition music competition. nours from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. the revenue would not meet the capital outlay in a fiveâ€"year period. More realistic estimates of parking meter income was oneâ€"half of maximum potential, Mr. Perry said. The properties involved in the planned parking area are owned by Weston merchants whose stores front on Weston road. The parking lot would be set up at rear of the stores. Originally planned to provide parking space for 46 vehicles, revision became necessary when two other owners of property in the area concerned declined to joir in the agreement to lease the land to the town for parking purposes. In the final vote the council was recorded as favoring mainâ€" tenance of the "status quo." Overâ€"riding the recommendation of the works committee, the council decided that the barrier would remain until such time as the developer »eonstructed sixâ€" inch curbs on the eastern and western sides of the oneâ€"foot strip. When these permanent structures are in the place the barrier is to be removed. In explaininz the decision of the council one member noted that such a curb could be crossed by fire reels or ambulances in an emergency but would not enâ€" courage normal traffic. Silver Band In Special Concert wrangle which lasted through several votes and more than 45 minutes. Several times Reeve Norman Goodhead called upon the clerk and the solicitor for advice on questions of procedure. According to the, council de= cision the parking and tnfi committee. is to méet ‘with J owners of the property involved to discuss a revision ‘of the terms of the lease. Among: the possible arrangements suggested was one tco adjust the time limit on the lease to a, period which would allow the town to recover the capital outlay; one dlffle“lfi" n such an arrangements, s pointed out, was the problem of isolating receipts from the . involved under the present A special concert in aid of the Toronto Young People‘s camp is to be played by Weston Silver Band at Windermere United Church, Toronto, tomorrow night at 8 o‘clock. The invitation to the band was extended by memâ€" bers .of the tamp association executive. : tion system in whict from: all meters r lumped together.