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0n the national nnd intermtion-l Nut battle in North York Conn-i II tune the pace of history van on have“: Run and ward , hectic indeed in 1961. Chroniclorslcouncillor our "naltation of con- of the more profound histories ofitrnct with privntcly Operatod KI!" our time will have their troublesAatre dilppul lit... 1 tome year- from now getting all I the event: of the put you into‘FOblUO'y _ 10cm. I Weston Collegiate hockey tum Nu less important in the “was “(wins All-Ontnrio high Ichool those affected most iuuueduttrly by:clurmpionship for fourth time. _ them were the incident: Juli) North York uhool board vote- urned newspaper notice in Wes~'to mnintnin religious aduution tou, Etobicoke Lui North York. ‘cluses in grade [chock by 5 to tl . . . LOCAL NEWS HIGHLIGHTS OF 1961 . . .r Herewith is a summury a! the hmre “unworthy occurrences ot) 1961 as ,elected from the pages: of the TyMEs-AdrVER'rISER. 1 Jtyuyyy Rumiu" after a Municipnl Buard Iiwi>ion which favoured re-l, :UHiHK of the former Elms Gum Course site to permit residential) and cruurueuvial building, members, of the Save the Elms Committeei mm to go on fighting to maintain! the site as a greenbelt area. _ Study of highway traffic statis- tics show that Weston was the only muriieirrality in Metro to achieve I reduction in number of road Acci- dents. Making The New Year Glad The Supreme Court of Ontario rules William Street residents of Weston are liable for local im- provement taxes levied five Years lfter work was completed. Rate- payers committee gives up battle because of cost of appeals. Thistletown Vin-Re trustees study plan to incorporate ts in- dependent municipality unless Eto- bieoke broadens extent of services. . Teachers resigning to haw btsh- ies spurs North York trustee to sugar-u that temility tam: be given when teaehers sir“ annual Commas. The prayer' of enlightened think-‘ err, throughout the world is that the love-of the heavenly Father roach fay and near and bring) peace and a glad new year to all. Peace on earth is the Christian ideal. The shepherds discerned the: angelic message heralding the birth of Christ Jesus (Luke 2:14), "Glory to Cod in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men." Men of ideologies differing from the Christian likewise yearn for universal peace. Although most men long for peace, wars have harassed mankind throughout the yearn, and fear of war appears rampant in the face of the almost universal long- in: for peaceful solutions of'prob- Isms. It is the Lark of knowing God, the lack of understanding His Banner Month For Weston Columbian Squires 1500. Roygl York " SANOUET "All . . . _ Feovure: a Iarge variety of menu: for groups of 25 to 200 . . . Finest in food with efficient urvice guar- antees satisfaction. DINING ROOM . . . _ ff; /ir ALADDIN COFFEE SHOP and BANQUET “All mom CH. 7-4001 Features Businessmen‘s luncheon: and daily specials foryour reloxovion and enjoyment BANQUETS . . .WEDDINGS OFFICE AND BIRTHDAY PARTIES North York uhool board vote. to maintain religious aduutinn alums in grade schooll by 6 to tl vote. North York Reeve learn: pro- posll of Weston Council to rutrict size of trurks using ruidentinl streets; hints enuncillorl "don't know what they're doing." T Wurk commences on 230-bed addition to Humber Memorial Hos- vital. . Wanton dug ruin in salary Ratepayers in western wlrds of North York threaten secession from township, tuntslrisrnation with Weston. in protest against Illnged failure to provide recreation haili- ties. Controversy on religious educa- tion revives in North York " de- putation of parents asks trustee: to discontinue classes during reg- ular hours. The Pax Bible Class of Weston? Presbyterian Church celebrate! 25th Inniversnry with special fes- tivities. Merv. Aitimuoridation group canvas ses Weston residents with petition to force Metro-wide vote on issue, Pro-fluoridation meeting in Wer ton municipal building termed "biased" by qnti-fluoride group ofritGl. true nature and the nature of man/ made in His likeness, that fosters; limitation of opportunity and eow. sequent envy, greed. and strife. Christian Science, which is in 'it cord with the Scriptures, destroys; this lack with the revelation of thei truth. Mary Baker Eddy discovery, ed and founded Christian Science.; In her sermon entitled "The Peo-' Jrles' Idea of God," after stating that people will eventually recog- nize God " Life. Truth, and Love. Mrs. Eddy says (pp.2,3), "This more perfect idea, held constant- ly before the people’s mind, must [have a benign and elevating in- (i1enee upon the character of ntv 3tionl " well as individuals, and (will lift man ultimately to the :understanding that our ideals form ‘our characters, that as a man /thinketh in his heart, so is he.' " Royal York Plan Yiiir7-r'trtihTtTitrt"t1 ,'ir?rjtirtTttttTft1t3), .__; cuteher get: 8800 i LACK OF ADEQUATE off-street parking was the issue of the year for Weston road businessmen. Until the opening of the municipaIIy-financed and operated John street car-park, last I May, private parking lots, such as the one pictured above, pro- In. lolly Shin", 090an d u nut-r1 in a Ruble 22'2l"/ nu, ordnrod to par 8200 In. tor wand violation of tomuhip Ion- ing byiswr, any: the will so to Jail instead. Mayor George Bull ot Weston voicu only objection to Council motion to nine his "lary to $2,500. Walton Council turns down t quest to permit trampolines in John St. cu park opened; eall, od ilrst atop in continuing expan~ lion of off-urea parking facilities in Walton. l The teachers' brief has, pointed ‘ : out that the new Robai'ts Plan will; wesulc in an increase in the hum-i| mer of courses and in added com-l plexity of the teacher approach.! iWhat it does not say is that this greatly expanded vocational and ibusiness education is tremendously lexpensive. In North York,it can: In $649.01 to educate a general lstudent per year; $775.60 for a lbusiness student and $971.49 for a. Jvocltional student. The great in- Icrease of the future will come in lthe most expensive courses. More-r lover. since over 60% of our com-' (plete budget il teacher salaries, land 15% of our complete budget is, Eeomposed of other salaries, trusteexl lure going to be feted with gravel lfinancinl problems. The additional! ”we we ere Wilding is not “rpm-l ltively minor", In an analysis of ourl iburlgot for capital touts will reveal“ ibut the current expenditures for; education, of which eel-rice in overl 76%, will nurse forward in thel lunxt four year! out of all propor- ftion to contemplated increased 'tss,essment. ,) We were promised inermoed lid from the province from the pre-~ fvious $5.00 to 812.00 per 111t'y [but in the 'secondary uhooll no in-) (Continued from Page I) over, decrease as competition in-l creases. Lawyers in the Toronur area are feeling this competition seriously. A teacher gets his in- elements regardless of the short- age or excess of teachers. In the private professions, earnings dey ‘pend on abiliey--teaehers demand lithe same treatment of average and jsuperior teachers of equal respon- ‘sibility. We do not decry these diffe-l rences. Nor do we say there are lnot good reasons for this situation. We merely state that comparisons' with private professions by teach- ‘ers are not valid economically. We merely imply that a really valid 'comparison would reveal that the added benefits which teachers en- joy would make their professional income equal to the very highest in Canada. The swing back from in- dustry to teaching is pmof of this ‘truth. $ti00,000 Boost In Pay Too High, North York Teachers Told The Canada Year Book for 1960 reveals the following numbers " people in the various salary tate-: gories: . Earnings to % of Population ' 8,000.00 9,000.00 2.9 10,000.00 2.06 11,000.00 and over 73.24 In North York our secondary school teachers earned the follow- ing: Our teachers are amongst the highest bracket in Canada. ' The Fin-mill Outlook for Education in North York Salary Range 3 5.51994 9,999 10,000~ 101900 11,00N- it,900 12,01Ah- 12,000 H.000» 13.900 "ttoN-- 14.000 i, Brertmt'g "error" overlooked u )North York council urea to pay ",5,2T2 in towmshitN dun of im. ':prtrvementa on boundary-line " '. Petition for plebilcite on liquor) i l,, Etobicoke get: overwhelming August lnppmvnl. Councillor Lloyd Slimbury of 1 Change: in Highway 401 doonrWeaton walks out of meeting; jHumtserview School, oifieitUs nvalJcharm fellow councillor. wasting [adult North Yuk new. Nor-1mm. [Juno l North York school trustee: dud- lockod in tin vote: on issue of rum 'ligioun oducttion in schools. July creases have been allowed. This same time, the brief asks for $7.00 per secondary student, which $3,000.00 and $4,000.00 increases in is not forthcoming, is not verrthe salaries of principals and vice- much, but it will certainly be'prineipals, and very large increases missed in view of the increased for major heads, plus allowance of responsibilities which we face. The more time for them from classroom increase from $5.00 to $15.00 in teaching. It would seem that these the public school panel is less than/ttquests are illogical. The superior y, of 1% of our budget. (teacher is being paid comparatively Increased Salaries will not Jrtereaaelrss under the new requests and 'Number of Qualified Touch": ipushed out of the classroom even i O.C.E. is graduating 400 to 500}more. Are we truly trying to raise teachers each year. Another laouistandards of education, or are we are entering the profession tron/adopting the worst features of our lather souirces and summer' "ich-iid/society, that a man's contribution to ‘It is safe to say that inereasinsr',teety shall be judged by his earn- lNortli York salaries will nnt mate-PSS. ‘i-inlly affect this situation forMunior High Stair ', We feel the teachers' brief is completely ut1realistic in its assess-‘ "ttent of promotion possibilities in anrth York. Many new senior and 'junior high schools will be built in' Ithe years ahead. Additions ttr l . schools will be very heavy and ap- poinnnonts for these will he needed as heads of departments and pos- sibly as vice-principals, etc. The 'Board has made good prog-‘nss in the des plopment of distrihutive education, advanced technical' 'tonrses and adult education. The Board is looking into several areas irequiritttt senior personnel and has womanly appoimod resource per- sons in arcelemted learning for 'brighi. students, special education tfor slow learners. re=earrh psy- ichnlngists, music eo-orrliuatnrs and ?"their key senior imsitiuns. it is isafe. to any that the oppovmnitiery ifor professional growth & adeu'e- ment in North lurk are hrighior lun in almost any Iron in Canada Cy many years in mum. lThe Row-min: of Superior Heather: _ O.CE. is graduating 400 to 500 teachers each year. Another 1500 are entering the profession from other sources and summer' schools. It is safe to say that increasing North York salaries will not mate- rially affect this situation for several years. We agree that we shall lose teachers if we are lower ‘than other boards, particularly in lMetro, but if we raise salaries Labove prevailing rates we shall ynerely provoke others to raise lsslaries regardless of any other lrealistic and fair basis for teach- ‘ers‘ 'recompense. We doubt whether WP can get more dedicated or able principals at $18,000.00 than we do at $14,- 000.00. Such sums are very much above good standards of living and can only be equalled on the very infrequent and highest levels in industry. Even the most ardent advocates of good education must question the aims and purposes of educationists when $18,000.00 is needed to attract new principals. Promotion and Opportunity in ,North York The Tonchpm’ brief pol-Ill! out that superior teturhprs are induced to increase salaries by entering atl- ministrmtiott and "depriving the when] of the benefits of his un- usual clunrmm skills". At the Somnn'nrv Jr. High Twin! " 15 " so 25 _75 90 40 180 " " 116 " 41 " 68 St', " 40 " " " mum Goodman! by ward 8 maun-l North York who“ board du-list t “and“ nu. “In - cillor William Lyon Mound on 5 covers bank paid no inure“ onlyork approval “Rama's-1M1 to 4 vote with Goodhud eating board funds on dew-it. Its, Cdviwn drive in new. docidin; Ttrtq. . York Ussiverssty otferod Jane Etobieoueoumu'llom PM“ Weston dretuen Ink Council 1.018qu lit. for “Input ft, munieipalitr of Pm“. Oil some“ Imintment of ilre cu» liquor Bale. hmvuhip. 1 We take exception to the com- .ments of the teachers' brief on the difficulty of obtaining staff for the f. . . , ' Humor highs. We are having no 'difficulty in securing staff for the junior highs. Applicaims are of ex- cellent quality and the schools are (proving challenging lo secondary lschool teachers. We are also ex- 'pecting even more applicacious from teachers of public school ex- {pcrience who will complete their (university graduation in the next (few years. The Teacher!‘ Request for lAsaislant Heads Weston aremea llk Council to Ipprovo Ipointmdnt " ikre cap- tains; work: department unploya- threaten Itrike aver layoth; Coun- eil cluims procedure according to union uroement. In spite of the repeated claim! of the teachers for improvement of (qualificntions, the proposed salary schedule gives large boosts to 'teaehers in categories I and II. (vhere these tearhers are not achieving increased qualifications inner 10 year: in teaching, should {they be rewarded ro the Fit .ylt' ex- -tent comparatively ls specialists? We doubt whether the teachers really desire such an altitude. _ The total teachers‘ rmunt will rnsl the Board about $500,000.00. It will not improve the number or qualification of mammal. There 'has, been no proof that tearhern' nannies are dept-ed or that such 'nalnrios an lower than doctors, emdneerm lawyers and others working in similar cal-memes for igm’ernment hospitllu. municipali- (ties mid private companies. In fact, 'mch . study would reveal that the leach": compare molt favourably {with arch personnel (although we it". pnpimd to Admit that some lndlviduull In” 09m more that, Guarr. ‘ It is our opinion that heads, of departments have sufficient time to supervise new teachers in their spare periods. We admit there lmight be some room for improve- ‘mrnt in large departments with say, 200 periods per week where there may be weaknesses or several new teachers. We certainly feel that the present salary for respon. silyility as heads is adequate for that responsibility. Whether we rshnuld raise this salary even more 'and provide assistant heads as well, meeds more study. The Salary Request Let the may _ We do feel that we must be eogtb. petitive, particularly with Moth) Board. and, for this much. we wilh to mimic the lemming pn- pot-all. 'An menu. of mono h the maximmn for m h Gm I vided the major off-street accommodation in Weston. Municipal authorities and local businessmen agree that a sizeable increase in parking space for shoppers and visitors to Weston is the only formula to prevent a slow strangulation of the business district. the 1 Mrs. Molly Shiner, involved in J running battle with iiiiiiei? [dichl- on operation of * numry‘ September Two Embhcoke uhool Janitors' dimiuod for “refusal on princH ph" to ply union dual. North York than“ turn don‘ request for change in schedule 01‘ religion dam in school; ‘ An increase of $200.00 in the? maximum for teachers in Group 2) of the Salary Schedule. 1 An increase of $400.00 in the maximum for teacher: in Group 8 of the Salary Schedule. No change in the minimums or in the annual increment. Present Salary Schedule for Secondary Schnal Teacher: G'rtmp Minimum Maximum 1 gk $4,500.00 $7,900.00 2 4,800.00 8,200.00 , 5,300.00 ',100.00 4 5,600.00 9,400.00 Annual Inerement-$300.00 The Board's Otter to the _ Secondiry School Teachen' Group Minimum Maximum 1 $4,500.00 $8,100.00 '3 4,800.00 8,400.00 3 5.300.00 9,500.00 4 5.600.00 9,800.00 Annual htcwetnent--4g00.00. An inereise of $400.00 in the maximum for teachers in Group 4 of the Salary Schedule. Persons who help in I sick room, handle infants or prepare food. should wash their hands frequently, since contact with soiled or dusty surfnces may cause the hands to collect germs, which can be transferred to the patient, the baby or to the food ‘being prepared. If the helper has a cold. it is safer if she can be relieved of there jobs until the cold is better. Fail- ing this, I disposable tissue should be held over nose and mouth when ever sneezing or coughing. BE CJll,iilr "-iiiiii"liiifi'i',"i, I915 WESTON m DRESS SHOES a Sea" MIN.“ . John MI. SAVE ON QUALITY SHOES DURING BECK'S JANUARY '_' CLEARANCE h SALE oi . .. WW.M.: $7,900.00 8,200.00 9,100.00 9,400.00 ‘Novombor _ ( 'rhiatletown trumu vote to die Weston merchant; uk Council to but digeount not. from tum; councillors in unanimous vote "ainst must for Inning clung: tn permit oration " cut-n4 Iolvo police villus; move em you old corporate identity oi munity. . - . . Time. & Guido become- TIMES- ADVERTISER in move to broaden loopy. increue eirealuion of 75- "ar-old are. newsplper Hrs. Clue Smith of Walton eel- ebntu 101st birthday. Busineumen Ind council manh‘ bers in informal discussion on poo- Bible beer and liquor outlet plebis- cite in Weston. 1 December Etobicoke voters approve liquor lounges by eomfortahle margin; vote on cocktail but] blrely de- feated; "wen" mly “k recount. Thieves loot Weston fur shop: of pelts and cuh vllued at 312,200. George Packhnm, well known‘ WBIMH f resident, marks 101st birthday. l $176,429 federal building plan- ned for Etobicoke in 1962. North York tench": nak unable1 sultry increases in brief presented to school board. SM! STAIN MY. Lseat "Icky council was up con- BUY A "NATIONAL" PRE-FAB GARAGE a. 9-2296 - R0. 9-3996 Prices have been slashed for winter erection on your lot. As an added bonus a picnic table or workbench will order now . . . and SAVE! NATIONAL GARAGES LTO. " RIVALDA ROAD - WESTON included. Ad at once. Place your TO 'rm ”Hannah“ "eid-uirs8r-tmdittgb. dun. from Metro mt w job for rofuainq h "In _ inch: plan of “um: I p Idem” u nun for at. . Weston loud at W Bb mution umouneu pmn- to b \prove {militia foe BthHieq I Walton High School. lurking daring prophecy by di- rm. Suit. Clam Irriva on ad. dule in northwest BNB. via-7mm. And that, (in or an a - items, vu pretty much the 11' thing went on the pal new i 1961. For some prediction: " h in thinn will shape up in the can” you. eanrult the prognostichu published this week on pan and. WEEKEND ATELI'I‘ICS While it in not advisable (or g worker with I sedentary job to take up “tenuous athletics " the weekend, far health', like the dink worker should have I ”lunatic program of examine, including some outdoor netivitUs. For the“ whose work in heavy and thorium, plenty of mat during [plum will be helpful. The our-ford. should always con-uh the do“: before taking on new athletic pro- I.“ which M II h