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t‘ WESTON TIMESâ€"ADVERT! VOL. 1 â€"â€" NO. 31 Social leaders in Weston have one comment to make on the possibility of Weston having a liquor vote this year â€" and that is "No comment". â€" United On Liquor Vote All Say "No Comment" _ Whether or not Weston should have a vote this year is still a wide â€" open question. In a telephone survey conâ€" ducted by the Times Advertiser staff this week, most of the perâ€" sons called refused to give a perâ€" sonal or organized opinion on a liquor vote. _ The Weston branch of the Royâ€" al Canadian Legion, which was moved from the town partly due to the inability to put in a ‘pay: ing‘ public room, was called. The manager of the Branch claimed he could not give an answer on the question until each member of the branch was asked for his own opinion. "We cannot let one man speak for the whole Legâ€" ion," the representative said. A representative of the Mount Dennis Legion said the Branch was having an executive meetâ€" ing and would call back with an answer. North York Trustees Take Steps To Fight Vandals ‘The threat of juvenile vandals was disclosed at a North York Board of Education meeting Last Monday night. Up to $250,000 worth of damâ€" age is done by juvenile vandals each year to the Metro Toronto schools, the Board was told.. The North York Schoot board Trustees were the first to take steps towards making the parâ€" ents responsible for damage..done by their children. They move to ask all other school boards to join them in a demand that the Ontario government pass a law which would force parents to pay for repairs. At present the amount the Board has to pay for repairs at the end of a school year is equal to the cost of a new 10 room school. "If the parents are made reâ€" sponsible by the law for the damâ€" age done by their children, they might take more care to see that their children aren‘t up to mis chief." said trustee Saul Cowan, who introduced the motion. "In Metro alone there is damage to schools each year to the tune of $250.000. That‘s about the cost of a 10â€"room school we are los: ing each year. UNEMPLOYMENT HITS TWOâ€"YEAR LOW â€" E waviae ~â€" ~~"a ues wl a SECOND CUB of the 8th Downsview troup to reâ€" ceive his 14th proficiency badge, John Trinkwon, 10, of 40 Camborne Avenue Downsview was awarded with a plaque to mark the occasion. The plaque was presented by Mr. George Wilbur, group committee chairman, at the Cub Picâ€" nic held on June 12 in Boyd Park. Several ministers and priests were asked for opintons but none would comment. They said they could speak only on the basis of the good or bad angles of liquor and its use, but said they could take "no stand" on a liquor vote. Several persons have called the Times office, both as individâ€" uals and representatives of orâ€" ganizations, and praised the idea of having the town take a vote this year. Several said the lack of liquor in town was costing the businessâ€" men trade which was going to the other nearby centres which allow dining lounges and cockâ€" tail bars, while others said they were â€" against having Weston made a "wet town". Others were just frankly curâ€" ious as to how a vote would turn out in tke town. The last vote to be held sev eral years ago saw liquor inter ests defeated by a narrow mar gin of less than a dozen votes. Local Pilot 1Dies But ‘Misses Children Tustee R. D. Hogan said "Schools are not the only places suffering from vandalism, 1 have no doubt that this will gain support from township councils too." He suggested that municiâ€" pal councils and other public bodies, as well as school boards, be informed of the proposal. { The pilot swerved away from | the yard, regained power, and | tried to pull out of his dive, but | crashed before he could pull the | nose up. A Downsview test pilot died when his newlyâ€"conceived utility craft anFBAâ€"2C, plunged into the earth at the end of the Brampton Airport Runway, but 85 children playing in a nearby schoolyard were unhurt. John P. Temple, 29, of Downsâ€" view was credited with saving the lives of the children by swinging his powerless plane away from the school. The plane‘s power failed at about 300 feet up while the craft was headed toward the school. An inquest will be held in Brampton, Tuesday, and an inâ€" vestigation into the cause of the crash is being conducted by the Department of Transport. The .plane which crashed was a utility craft designed for short takeâ€"offs and landings, and was built by Found Brothâ€" ers Aviation Ltd., Malton. Nothing in the design of the aircraft indicated the cause of the crash, said a representative of the company. The plane had been flown more than 40 hours before it carried Mr. Temple to his death. Special Postal Service For Local Areas Since last Monday, June 25th, one additional "Special Delivery" trip has left Postal Terminal "A" at 9 A.M. daily Monday to‘ Friâ€" day. This special delivery holds for Downsview, Rexdale, Weston, Agincourt, Islington and other suburban areas. Special Delivery items handed in at Postal Terminal "A" by 8:30 A.M. should be delivered beâ€" fore noon at any perimeter office of Metro. Also Special Delivery items reâ€" ceived from outside via air, rail or ‘highway service will receive this additional service. f GREATEST SOCIAL PROBLEM ... The | of one who loves and cares. Mrs. Eva plight of the retarded child is one of the Benyei, a teacher at the York school for nation‘s greatest social problems, in the retarded children provides solace for opinion of mental health authorities. | Kathie, while her face reflects the serenâ€" Only refuge for a retarded child from ity and love that is the guiding force at the bewildering complexities of life that the school. confrontsher, is in theâ€"comferting arms:=}â€"> _ (Stories and Pictures on page 3)â€"â€" * "An â€" integrated _ residential community â€" containing â€" several forms of family housing, apartâ€" ments for senior citizens, neighâ€" bourhood shopping, schools, local and regional parks, churches and other forms of community instiâ€" tutions," will be built in Thistleâ€" town, at an estimated: cost of $60,000,000. The community which will more than double the size of Thistletown, and which will be completed in time to celebrate Canada‘s birthday in 1967, has been approved by Council, comâ€" mended by Reeve O. Waffle of the Township, and approved in principle by the Township Planâ€" ning Board, in report number 10. The development costs will be shared, as in the case of "Scarletâ€" twood Acres,‘ through a fourâ€" party agreement between the federal and provincial governâ€" ments, the Metropolitan Corporaâ€" tion and Etobicoke. The Etobicoke Planning Board recommended to Council, June 5, to approve the principle of the project subject to final zonâ€" ing, subdivision and engineering requirements, and that Council determine the method of providâ€" ing oneâ€"family housing in the project area. The project will be built on abâ€" out 484 acres of land south of Albion Road, and north of the west branch of the Humber Rivâ€" er, between Kipling Avé. and Highway 27. All land lies within Ward Four of the Township. *S m a 1 1, federalâ€"provincial, housing will make up the major part of the development in numâ€" bers of acres, with 30.1 per cent of the land, (145.8 acres) to be used for the building of oneâ€"famâ€" ily homes, according to the 10th report of the Planning Board *Valleyland, presumably to be used as playground and park arâ€" ea, will comprise 15.3 per cent of 74 agres of land. *Internal _ playground . space will be 4.8 per cent of the total area. to make a total of 974 acres of land which will be deâ€" veloped as institutional land in the project. *Public rental housing, or low rental apartment buildings, make up a major share of the land use, with 15 per cent or 726 actes being developed as apartâ€" ment or maisonette sites. Private rental housing and senâ€" Four Goverments Share Thistletown Project Cost WESTON, ONTARIO, JUNE 28, 1962 ior citizen housing will make up the remaining 22 per cent to make a total of 49.6 per cent of the land to be used for residenâ€" tial land space. This represents a total of 240.4 acres of residentâ€" ial land in the project. *To house the services for the residents of the project, 11.9 per cent of the land, or 57.9 acres will be the site of a shopping centre (5 acres), schools (40.8 acres), clinics and nurseries (0.4), churches (6 acres), and other _ institutional _ buildings (1,017 acres). *Total open space in the pro: ject is to be 13.1 acres of unas signed road areas, a Hydro right of way (13.9 acres) and 56.3 acres of industry. According to the report, the project represents the combined efforts of a Partnership of the tederal and provincial governâ€" A group of 72 parents again failed to settle the question of religious education at a meeting of the North York Board of Edâ€" ucation last Monday, June 25th. The parents made yet another attempt to have religious classes at the end of the day. They want their children exempted from the classes, but have deferred action pending ‘a decision from the After some argument with the chairman, who insisted that the board was thoroughly familiar with the matter, Al Borevoy, spokesman for the parents won permission to read a brief to the board. He claimed that if their childâ€" ren arrived late to miss the reâ€" ligious classes they would be segregated from the other childâ€" ren. They would also miss the school bus and the protection of the crossing guards. Mr. Borovoy said that the parâ€" ents asked for the 3:30 classes so that their children could leave without being conspicuous. . _ Dr. Minkler told the board that a questionnaire on religious inâ€" 72 North York Parents Question School Policy ments in which the metropolitan and local governments will part icipate on the basis of an agreeâ€" ment to be reached between the four bodies. Coâ€"ordinating _ direction â€" will come from those who are or will be actively engaged in the proâ€" ject; Central Mortgage and Housâ€" ing Commission, in Ottawa and Toronto; the Housing Branch of the Ontario Department of Ecâ€" onomics, and Development; the Metro Planning Department and the Metro Housing Company (which will rent and administer the public housing); the Metro Department of Welfare (which will rent and administer the senâ€" ior citizen‘s housing) and most departments of the local admin istration. struction had been sent to the parents _ of Owen Boulevard Public School, in which the reâ€" ply indicated that a great majorâ€" ity wanted the classes to be held in the morninig. Mrs. Walker said that the proportion of those deâ€" manding 3:30 classes was not great enough to justify the change. _ "It would mean inflicting their wisdhss on the majority." She said. Mr. Cowan later supported a motion by Trustee R. D. G. Standâ€" bury referring the matter to Dr Minkler and the school principal for consideration with the parâ€" ents, "keeping in mind the wishâ€" es of all parents, and the board policy." After 60 years one of the oldest businesses of Weston has changed hands. The Inch Drug Store is now under new ownership. Details of the old and new owners will be tound (More stories on page 5) Job Picture Brighter Positions Available Now Many jobs are now available in the Weston area, for those men and women with sufficient ed: ucation and skills, according to the Weston Unemployment Burâ€" Off To School Weston Boy Killed By Train eau. The work situation is considerâ€" ably brighter than at this time last year, said Stephen Gerley, Director of the Weston office of the UIC. Unemployment is on Fourteenâ€"yearâ€"old Larry Petâ€" tit, of Weston Road, was killed when hit by a train on his way to school yesterday morning. He ducked under a crossing gate and wheeled his bicycle into the path of the engine at the John Street Crossing in Weston, at about 8:15 a.m. Wednesday. . He was instantly killed, according to police reâ€" ports. In North York Citizens To Sue If Rezoning He is survived by his parents and by one sister, Connie, 12. North York council was threatâ€" ened with court action last Monâ€" day when a group of home owners said they would sue if council approves a Ford Motor Co. of Canada application for reâ€" zoning to accomodate a planned national parts depot. Ford wants rezoning at Shepâ€" pard Ave., and Weston Rd., where a provincial depot now employs 200, to permit outside storage now necessary for a national operation. _ _ There would be 250 more people employed if the extension goes into effect. _ _ ____ â€" Ford counsel A. J. Mcintosh said a buffer zone of trees would be planted between the Weston Road homes and the storage area. H. A. De Wolfe of Weston Rd. claimed that "a little bit of trees‘ ‘would not cut down the noise from loading and unloading parts. ::i-'t»e from loading and unloading| For the complete tyro, instrucâ€" rts. ‘tion in the fundamentals of this Property values of the h"m"‘ ancient intellectual pursuit is of that area will 'decrease if given, and those seeking to :‘:sl;?'lsen(:pgri‘:‘lanon 18 approved.1 satisfy their competitive urge, Mr. McIntosh said unless lhe*:anr::"::ltp“e.mi;:f ct':‘rmg; 40 acre property is rezoned the| °: Tb sth ‘gaA o in ihe oi company must look elsewhere to ‘ other clubs that exist in the City, relocate. he said. Council refused to make a Proof of the interest taken decision until they have seen the in chess by the younger generâ€" land. Xalion is the trophy donated by Mr. McIntosh said unless the 40 acre property is rezoned the company must look elsewhere to relocate. the "downward trend," he said, and there are many clerical posiâ€" tions open for both male and feâ€" male workers. There are also jobs for skilled and semiâ€"skilled labor in the Weston and district factories. Jobs mentioned were generally in machine shops and in elec tronics. At the end of May, this year, there were 2902 persons unemâ€" ployed and registered with the Weston office, he announced. while at this time last year there were 3951 unemployed, in May. The figures for June, of this year, are not yet available, but Mr. Gerley said a similar drop in the number of unemployed are expected this year as last. In 1961, 400 persons were dropâ€" ped from the unemployment rolls from May to June. Last year there were still 3519 persons out of work, while this year there will only be about 250 out, according to estimates. Industrial centres such as Wesâ€" ton and the surrounding districts usually have jobs open for those with education and skills needed. mainly in machine shops, large factories and in the specialized fields of electronics, plumbing, Metro area. You don‘t have to be a ‘whiz kid‘ to learn chess, was the comment made by Jack Webb, \President of the Weston Chess \ Club, when interviewed by the 1‘Times’ this week. \ _ "We are anxious to increase our present membership", he ‘said. "and anyone who is interâ€" | ested in learning chess is welâ€" ‘come to come along one night | and give it a try." Most larger industries are now looking for younger personnel, between the ages of 18 and 30. whom they can train as superâ€" visors or foremen. The average education needed to land a job in a factory in manual labor, is a minimum of Grade 8, while most plants will now accept only <those with Grade 10, or equivalent in trades experience. â€" Clerical jobs usually require‘ a minimum of Grade 10 and pret ferably Grade 12 or junior matâ€" ficulation, according to the stat Weston Chess Club Seeks New Members of the interest taken by the younger generâ€" the trophy donated by istics in the Lakeshore offices of the Unemployment Insurance Commission. In an area the size of Weston and district there will be about 2,000 to 2500 persons who cannot get jobs as long as they stayâ€"in the region, because of lack of schooling or other handicaps. When this level is reached on the unemployment lists, the offâ€" ices involved consider the area as having as near "full employâ€" ment" as is possible, The Metro offices of the Comâ€" mission have recently installed teletype ‘ communications with other bureaus so a person lookâ€" ing for a job, and having the skills and knowledge to be placed immediately in a job, can find, within minutes, a place to work, through the communications sysâ€" tem. If a job is not available in Weston the office of the UIC will place a job rating on the teletype and, if possible, can locâ€" ate a suitable employment opâ€" portunity somewhere in the city, for an applicant. . National statistics show job opportunities to be rising while unemployment drops, but the ‘austerity‘ program announced this week by the Prime Minister, could, according to experts, reâ€" duce the number of jobs to be had. With the rising of interest rates through the chartered banks, and a ‘tight money‘ policy, building and new businesses may be curtailed, and employment may again recede. â€" The tight money policies of the government may also in duce more people to ‘Buy Canâ€" adian,‘ according to market anyâ€" lists and result in steady, rising employment for Canadians workâ€" ing in production. _ | _ They are Bernard Freedman, | and Henry Loose, to whom the “Weston Club owes a great deal, | says Mr. Webb. The club meets weekly in | the Weston Municipal Building, and operates with the coâ€"operaâ€" tion and facilities provided by | the Recreation Committee. the club to the Weston Junior Chess â€" Association, which . is composed of schools in the area. Everard Cathcart, a teacher in Humberview Heights Public School is the driving force beâ€" hind this organization, which he coaches, instructs, and organâ€" ises. Two charter members of the club have been prominent in naâ€" tional chess affairs, and were both at one time Presidents of the Canadian Chess Federation.