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_ WESTON TIMESâ€"ADVERTISER Cown, Kelly, Walker Jubilant Tory Ridings Fall: To Liberal Victors The three local Tory srtong: holds of Yorkâ€"Humber, York Centre and York West fell beâ€" fore a vigorous Liberal onâ€" slaught in Monday‘s General Election. In YorkHumber, Ralph Cowâ€" an with 15,296 votes, defeated Miss Margaret Aitken who pollâ€" ed 14,762 votes. The NDP candidate Charles Millard came in third with 11,262 votes, while the Social Credit candidate Mr. Sibbald had 5,564 votes. In York Centre Jim Walker, chalked up a decisive Liberal victory with 29,035 votes, Val Scott of the NDP coming second with 26111 votes, Paul Stinson, Progressive _ Conservative, _ reâ€" cording 20284 votes, and Mr. Hortwood, Social Credit, had 667 votes. The Liberal â€" candidate for | York West, Mr. Leonard (Red)‘ Kellycame first with 30,762, | John Hamilton for the Conservâ€"| atives had 27,064 votes, David Middleton for NDP gained 13,â€" 877 votes, and David Milne the | Social Credit candidate had 11,. 355 votes. ‘ All three victorious Liberals made a statement to the Adâ€" vertiser â€" imediately â€" after the election. Ralph Cowan, Yorkâ€"Humber, regrets that the Liberal Party did not win the election, and said he strongly supports the single alternative voting system whereby the electors show their preference by numbering the candidates 1, 2, 3, etc. ‘"‘Then if no candidate has an overall majority, the low man‘s ballots are distributed among the remaining candidates until there is an overall majority." Mr. Cowan said. ‘"Even though I will be sitting in the opposition, I will start immediately to have the railâ€" ways lift the three level crossâ€" ings in the Keele St., St. Clair area for the benefit of everyâ€" CLOSE SCRUTINY ... All eyes are to the front, caps on square, and thumbs along the seams of bellâ€"bottoms, when Weston Sea Cadets present a real ‘pusser‘ appearance for the Inspecting Officer, Lt. Cmdr. Jefferies, during the RALPH B. COWAN WILL 1962 LIQUOR VOTE BE HELD one in Weston and York Townâ€" ship, he declared. Mr. Cowan pointed out that Diefenbaker should no longer delay a redistribution bill in the light of the 1961 census. In this election Diefenbaker has four seats in Saskatchewan that won‘t even be there after reâ€" distribution, he said. . He beâ€" lieves that the Conservatives will be ‘wiped out‘ if there is another election. Jim Walker, successful Liberâ€"| al Candidate for York Cen(re' will personally concern himsel(‘ with promoting the Municipal | Development Fund, which is | aimed at providing low, interest loans direct from thé Governâ€" ment to the municipality in order to finance Public Works and so jobs for the people. "L will also advocate the, portability of pensions scheme", he said. "Another thing I am deeply concerned about is the }establishing of a ‘Productivity Council® upon which will sit representatives from â€" Manageâ€" ment, Labor, and the Governâ€" ’ment. and who will coâ€"operate with each other in trying to | solve a common problem, the lde\'elopment of Canada". He expressed his gratitude to | all the 100‘s of dedicated volunâ€" | tary workers that made his election possible, and said, "I |will now do my best to repreâ€" | sent all the people of York { Centre, regardless of party | affiliation". Mr. Walker said he was sorry to hear of the defeat of Mr. Tom Douglas leader of the NDP, and said, "I feel that the leader of any political party should be in the House of Commons". Exactly two chours fortyive minutes after the polls closed in York West, Campaign Manaâ€" ger Clem Nieman announced: "We have not heard from the York West Conservative Associâ€" aiton‘! We have not heard from John Hamilton! 1 am now preâ€" parde to announce Red Kelly the â€" representative for York West!" With that unofficial announceâ€" ment 1,000 Liberal supporters who had crammed the Royal York Road â€" Dundas Campaign headquarter, broke into a roar of cheers equalling the thunder zv“::l hf;‘c(l)mcr:‘;l:::‘?il tsl:lcpp‘l,?r;f:?’ Marcia Ave. residents, who Y ot litt] i York Road â€" Dundas Campaign kg)ookalasltn\:eerllcotxl’::n tttl‘tzypf(c))cuk:f: headquarter, broke into a roar . themselves confronted with the of cheers equalling the thunder cost of a storm sewer they didn‘t of the storm outside. Describâ€"| want, are smiling this week. ing Kelly as the "real voice of A request to Council by Metro freedom" _ Nieman introduced | Roads Commission last week for the successful candidate. | use of Marcia Ave. for detour "Some felt we didn‘t . purpose during the construction chance but wec folol:d l:fl:fnfi of the Lawrence Ave CNR overâ€" Kelly said io the cheerir{g pass, and the offer to have the crov}d "We won the Stanle now unpaved road free of charge (ap ind the YSTk Weset el:ttioryl \ either with curbs and sidewalks, or with open ditches had counâ€" :’:“‘:?r:ea;gel‘:;’:ll: I‘f"ke"t( “"h"“': cil anxious to take advantage ike to thank : of the offer. ‘Some felt we didn‘t have a chance but we fooled them‘" Kelly said to the cheering crowd. "We won the Stanley Cup and the York West election because the people went all out to win and I would like to thank each and every one of you." Twentyfive _ minutes _ later John _ Hamilton _ entered _ the room to congratulate Kelly on his victory. (‘orp's’Annual Inspection. Judging from the smiles of the Cadet‘s officers and Mr. A. O. Menzies, League chairman in background, and the faint gleam of approval in Cmdr. Jefferies eyes, the boys have passed with flying colors. ITâ€"COULD HAPPENâ€"ANYWHERE. This is an example of how the low rental housing projects in Rexlington Heights look . . . from the outside. Inâ€" side there is a different story as tenâ€" ants and management, wage a seemâ€" ingly endless battle with conditions as The cost of a road with sideâ€" walks or one with open ditches worked out the same, but in the case of the former, a storm sewâ€" er had to be installed. Metro Offers Free Paving To Mercia Ave. Residents This was the fly in the oint ment as far as Marcia Ave resiâ€" dents were concerned, because half of the $15,000 necessary to construct the sewer would be asâ€" sessed against their own taxes at 72 cents per foot frontage. With each property owner conâ€" fronted with an extra $60 or so per year on top of their existâ€" ing taxes, the protests were reâ€" ceived loud and clear by Coun: cillor Paisley, who in turn pre sented them to Council. ‘"They prefer to keep their open ditches rather than pay this extra tax," he reported last week, and went on to say that he thought it unfair to initiate proceedings without getting the residents feelings on the matter first. The result of the protest was that the matter was referred back for a further report from the committee and the townâ€" ship engineer, and to give resiâ€" dents a chance to make repreâ€" sentation to council. Religious Education Causes Segregation in N. Y. School ‘The engineers report strongly urged that the sewer be built in A group of thirty York Mills parents were turned away by North York school trustees who refused to discuss â€" religious education with them. The parents had met with Chairman | Isobel Walker and Dr. Fred Minkler, director of education, about the exemption of their children from religious instruction. At that time they were advised to attend Monâ€" day‘s meeting. On Monday they were told by Mrs. Walker that the problem should be settled between parâ€" ents and the principal and that North York had too â€" many schools to deal seperately with each group. Trustees Sybil Darnell objectâ€" ed strongly to reopening the subject on so short a notice. She felt that the discussion WESTON, ONTARIO, JUNE 21, 1962 take place in the preâ€" witnessed in the photosâ€"on page three. The vandalism shown in these pictures could be inherent in any housing deveâ€" lopment and the fact that it is taking place so near to us could be a matter of concern to the people of Weston, as well as any Metro municipality. order to provide proper drain age from a nearby lane which is also slated for improvement. Part of the Committee‘s reâ€" port reads ". .. in pmceeding‘ under the provisions of the North York Act and subsequentâ€" ly assesging the cost as a local improvement, each of the abâ€" utting property owners would have to be advised in advance respecting the charges to be assâ€" essed against their properties so that they might have the opporâ€" tunity to make objections to the Ontario Municipal Board to the undertaking of this work. "Therefore", the report conâ€" tinues, "in view of the informaâ€" tion contained in the foregoing reports and in order to assure that the storm sewers on Mare: ia Ave. and Eugene Sts. may be be proceeded with at the present time, your _ committee recomâ€" mends that the full cost of such works in the estimated amount of $15,200 be assumed by the Townâ€" ship and charged to the Sewer Construction Account." sence of other interested groups of â€" parents from the Owen school area. A brief signed by 90 parents representing 72 children asked for a more satisfactory plan of religious teaching periods | at Owen School. At present children not atâ€" tending religious classes come to school half an hour late or attend seperate . classes. In either case the children do not take part in the opening exerâ€" cises with the other pupils The parents claim, "Since we do not object to the opening exercises . which include the singing of "the Queen" we see no reason for the segregation of | ‘our children during these exâ€"| ercises. _ Our children :hould\ not be segregated from other children when they are doin(‘ precisely the same thinc." The town of Weston is one of the few municipalities in Toronto which has not seen a liquor vote in some years, but may soon if the residents of the town ask council to hold one. An informal poll of the town councillors by the Times Adverâ€" tiser, this week, showed some interest in the holding of a vote, but anly if such a plebis cite is requested by the people. A Liquor Vote In Weston Waits For Public Demand The last vote in Weston held some years ago kept liquor outâ€" lets out of the town, but only by a few votes. Population changes in the town, particularâ€" ly with the younger couples moving into new apartments in the town could switch the area from ‘wet‘ to ‘dry‘, in the opinâ€" ion of some residents and «ouncillors. A councillor, who initiated the idea of holding a vote soon, with the Advertiser staff, said the site of the old legion hall which was moved out of town, would be a good location for a hotel or liquor outlet of some kind should the town ‘go wet‘. "Boy! That‘s a loaded question politically", was the involuntary comment uttered by Councillor C. W. Boddington, when asked for his views on the desirability of having a liquor vote taken in Weston at this time. "I feel that it should be taken for business reasons", he said. "People go out of town to buy their liquor at weekends, and do their shopping at the same Ltime. and ‘as a result Weston is losing a lot of business", he said. Several Councilliors Nonâ€"Committal "We must compete with the plazas. ° They have stores which are just as good as ours, ard people are just not coming into Weston to do their shopping". He was of the opinion that the establishing of a good class hotel with a dining lounge where liquor could be obtained would be an asset to the town, and would result in better meals and service Asked where it should be located, he chuckled. "Well I‘m in business in the south end of town, and wouldn‘t mind seeing it going there, although it wouldn‘t be a good spot as far as the town is concerned". The main problem is to find a place that affords adequate parking facilities, he maintainâ€" ed. Councillor E. F. Ault said that he had received no request for a vote, and until a case is established for it, saw no reas on to raise the issue at this time. "It‘s something that has to be decided by the people, and I don‘t want to take sides in the issue", he added. A similar outlook was exâ€" pressed by Councillior L G. Sainsbury, who said, "If the people of Weston want a liquor vote, they should petition counâ€" ci1 and we‘ll give it to them". Mayor G. W. Bull thought that there seemed to be some talk about a liquor vote, but ;Tm: WESTON LIONS CLUB installed new officers for the 1962-!'?’8 session of the club, last week in Westminster \Church. Shown here are; back row, \left to right, Mike Briggs and Brock lborley; centre row, left to right, Ron Dawn, Bert True, Ken Gardhouse, not too much enthusiasm, and that it "seemed to be a little oldâ€"fashioned, when â€" we â€" are surrounded by outlets, not to have something of that kind here". He said that while it wouldn‘t hurt to have a vote on it again, a demand must be shown for such a vote. He concurred with Councillor _ Boddington‘s _ reâ€" marks, and said, "A good hotel would be a redl asset to the town, but some indication of demand must come from the citizens". There are two ways a liquor plebiscite may be sanctioned by town council. Council could make the final decision to hold a vote itself, on a request by several citizens of the Aown. The date for the vote would be in the hands of the Liquor Control Commission of Ontario, which would set the date sometime within 90 days of the request. Council could also put the decision to hold a vote in the hands of the people. A petition with names of 25 per cent of the voters in town would be submitted to council, asking for a vote, and council, in. turn, would be required to call the plebiscite, through the LCCO. Youngsters Endangered If Playground Becomes Plaza A lone woman stood before North York council this week and strenuously opposed the erâ€" ection of a shopping plaza on Jane Street, south of Heathrow Drive. An application on behalf of Martin Simbrow to permit the erection of a shopping plaza on a strip of land fronting on Jane Street. which, if erected would deny children easy access to adâ€" jacent parkland, and create trafâ€" fie hazards on an already conâ€" gested street, met with a tempâ€" orary setback when Mrs. A. H. Tuxworth, of 6 Westcliffe stepâ€" ped forth to object to the appliâ€" cation. Claiming to represent 26 resiâ€" dents of the immediate area of the parkland and proposed plaza, Mrs. Tuxworth said, "There is little enough green space in the area for our children to play in as it is, without the building of an unnecessary plaza in a spot where there are already two, which is adequate for the area." If council declared a petition The proposed plaza is set back from the edge of the property and provision for parking has been made in the front of the buildings, but Mrs. Tuxworth asked council what, in view of Wilf Langdon and Pat Fuller. Seated in the front row are; left to sight, James Trimbee, W Lou Rogers, first Edâ€" ward Rushbrook, president, John Watâ€" son, LP.P., Ross O‘Brien, third viceâ€" president, and Mel LeGard, treasurer, was required the liquor inters ests, probably, would hire a special company which sends solicitors door to door seeking signatures, according to actions taken in other communities. / These solicitors, according to councillors in New Toronto, where a liquor vote is being planned, can become botherâ€" some to the public, and such a company would charge fees in the neighbourhood of $5,000 or more for the taking of a petition. The cost of a liquor vote would be about $5,000 to $10,â€" 000, according to estimates from the town of New Toronto and Mimico. A liquor ballot, according to a decision of the Liquor Control Board, cannot be placed on the municipal ballot of the town, and the date for the plebiscite must be set by the LCCO. Etobicoke Township has reâ€" cently okayed the establishâ€" ment of cocktail and dining bars, and Long Branch, Mimico and New Toronto are expected to hold votes this year. Municiâ€" pal councillors in these areas expect the vote to be wet in the Lakeshore, and the erection of a $5,000,000 hotelâ€"motel in Long Branch partially depends on the village bringing in liquor and dining lounges. a planned widening of Jane St., which would take in the parking space, they had in mind to preâ€" vent traffic congestion at that spot. She expressed fear that council then be forced to appropâ€" riate the park area to alleviate a condition which would not rise if the plaza is not built. A survey conducted on behalf of Martin Simbrow of 200 resiâ€" dents living nearby showed that they had no objection to the proâ€" ject, but Mrs. Tuxworth claimed that the survey was not repreâ€" sentative of the feelings of the people most affected by the proâ€" posal. "Out of the 200 names on that list, only one, â€" just one, of the property owners whose land adâ€" joins the park area and the front strip of land have been contacâ€" ted and asked for their opinion on it. The rest are from the apg(lrtxnent block near by", she said. SINGLE COPIES § CENTS A motion by Councilior Lyon that the application be referred to the Traffic Committee for a report, and that persons objectâ€" ing to the application be advised when the Committee meets so that representation can be made, was passed by council.