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1J A BRIGHTIER WESTON FOR CHRISTMAS® 1$ _ WESTON TIMESâ€"ADVERTISER â€" The petition called on Council to consider having the Lawrence Avenue bus removed from Litâ€" tle Avenue, which has been us ed as a "short turning" route. The residents complained to Council, last Wednesday, that the street is becoming more busy each year since it is used as a short cut for traffic from Weston Road, to Etobicoke. The Woodbridge bus also uses Little Avenue as part of its route. The street bears "No Trucks" signs, which, according to the residents, are ignored most of the time. No parking is allowed Ask Removal Of Buses From Ave. ‘Danger Zone dangers of crossing Little Avâ€" enue, in Weston, according to a petition drawn by 20 residents of the street. â€" _ Answering a request from Weston Council for additional ©:ifâ€"street parking to accommoâ€" dte persons transacting businâ€" es in the building, an Execuâ€" tive Assistant of the Departâ€" ment of Public Works wrote, In order to get some action on construction of the St. Phillips R o a d bridge the Etobicoke Works Commnittee decided Monâ€" «ay night to ask Weston to agree 11 the employment of consulting «izineers . to prepare _ detailed |!ins and estimates and the enâ€" gaging of property evaluators. The Federal Government has refused to provide more parkâ€" ia; space for customers of the Weston Federal Building and Post Office on Weston Road. " .. . . twelve spaces are availâ€" able for patron parking. This apâ€" pears to be adequate for the The proposal would cost an câ€"inated â€" $50,000 with e a ch . unicipality paying about $5,000, > â€"uming normal Department of bishways‘ . subsidy. Weston i wild undertake this venture with the understanding that it would in no way commit them al this time to any further exâ€" 1 enditure. The. Home and School Assocâ€" iations in North York Township have provided funds for Fellowâ€" ships in the amount of $1,800.00 this year. Five awards of $200.00 each were allofted to teachers who were required to study at the Ontario College of Education this past summer. All five Fellâ€" »wships recipients are teaching in Secondary Schools in the Township. At the reception held on Friâ€" dar. October 18th, by the North York Home and School Council for school principals and their wives â€" and _ Association â€" presiâ€" dents, two additional Fellowâ€" ships were awarded. Mr. Donald Ross Hinchley, a graduate of Earl Haig Collegiâ€" ate received the $500.00 Fellowâ€" ship awarded to a North York Student at the Ontario College o‘ Education. Mr. Hinchley will be studying Industrial Arts. It_ would cost an estimated $$50,000 _ to construct a â€" new . vidge and approach roads. With tormal subsidy grant from the rsovince Weston and Etobicoke would each pay $85,000. However, Etobidoke received a letter from the clerk treasurâ€" er of Weston, H. G. Clarkson, stating . that Weston‘s Finance Committee is not in a financial position to participate unless the usgested formula for apportionâ€" ing the cost is revised, "because the town‘s share would take apâ€" [he letter also said, "It is the t »mimittee‘s ovinion that local North York H& S Council Awards Seven Fellowships croximately one year‘s allotment {or capital financing by Metro Toronto." TTC buses are adding to the A Fellowship of $300.00 was Town Gives "No" Again On Bridge 12 Spaces Enough Says Government on the street to make room for the bus routes, and this interâ€" feres with resident parking, the petition states. "The park on Little Avenue is used a great deal by the eldâ€" erly people of the community . Council agreed to pass the petition on to the Parking and Traffic Committee after Lloyd Sainsbury said the Lawrence bus could be rerouted. . . .and also by children going to and from school, to and from the rink in winter and the swimâ€" ming pool in summer," the petiâ€" tion reads . . . . "Due to the current traffic on Little Avenue it has become dangerous to walk across . . . the avenue from the park." Councillor Lloyd Sainsbury said many parking tickets have been given near the building, and that parking is inadequate for people to stop and pick up their mail. Council sent the matter back to the Parking and Traffic Committee to try again. Town Supports Proposed Cleanup Of Highways volume of traffic involved .. . . we consider that unless the sitâ€" uation changes, the need to proâ€" vide additional patron parking is not sufficient to warrant the expenditure. . ." Council has given support to a resolution of the To w n of Orangeville asking for a cleanup of untidy service station lots along major highways. Orangeville Council, in asking the support for the resolution, of other Ontario municipalities, deâ€" tailed the "numerous unsightly retail gasoline outlets," ow linâ€" ing the highways. The resolution said, some outlets are used ‘"as nothing more than graveyards for wrecked cars and not even licensed as junkyards by the loâ€" cal authorities." awarded to Mr. Edward Harvey Berman, a graduate of North view Heights, to enable him to attend the Ontario Teachers Colâ€" lege. The awards were presented by Mrs. J. F. Peacock, president of the North York Home and School Council, which legislates for 65 Assoeiations. Dr. F. W. Minkler, Director of Education for North York Home and School Council, spoke briefly. He said that most of the things they have done in North York which have been worth while depended on the mutual understanding and res pect that has existed between parents and teachers of the chilâ€" dren. North York is now the third largest Educational Authâ€" ority in Canada. He added that it was the parents that made it the largest, but the teachers‘ job has been to keep up the quality. traffic would not require a strucâ€" ture having a capacity of four lanes, and in any event, financâ€" ing the cost thereof would be out of the question insofar as the town is concerned." Some such untidy outlets are beside road signs which re a d ©"$50.00 fine for littering the highâ€" ways." Weston agreed to support the resolution calling for the aid of the Province, the major gas companies, and other public bodâ€" les in cleaning up the roads. Weston Educator Attends Ontario Ed. Convention Already many of the departâ€" ments and sections of the Onâ€" tario â€" Educational _ Association have made preliminary plans to discuss most aspects and phasâ€" es at the ‘64 convention. Highâ€" lights of this conference are certain to include internationalâ€" lyâ€"known speakers, an extensive exhibition of teaching _ aids, classroom requirements, educaâ€" tional books and other school needs, panel discussions, demonâ€" strations, contests, competitions and social functions. INSTALL NEW STREET LIGHTING MISS BARBARA FIELD, President of Hiâ€"C, presents the trowel to Dr. J. C. Torrance B. A., D.D., Executive Secretâ€" Nearly 60 educationists from various parts of Ontario, includâ€" ing William E. Bayes of 244 Queen‘s Drive, Weston, will convene at Hamilton, Ont., on Saturday, October 26, to finalâ€" ize plans for one of the‘ biggest educational _ conferences ever held in Canada. It is scheduled to be held in Toronto on March 30 and 31 and April 1 under the auspices of the Ontario Educational As sociation. The _ installation _ of _ new street lighting. for Weston, at least as far as Queen‘s Drive, should be completed by the end of this month. Street lighting has been left until the town‘s yearly program for underground _ construction on the roads was completed. Only preliminary work was done on the lighting before the first of September when one block of Queen‘s Drive was relighted. Work will go forward this month on these streets in order; Coulâ€" ter Avenue, Parke Street, King St. Laneway, St. John‘s Road West, King Street and King Crescent, Fern Avenue, Queen‘s Drive, St. John‘s Road East, Huberview Cresé., Gibson Ave., and the Pine Street/Wright Ave. extension, according to a réport of the Public Utilities Commis North York Board of Educaâ€" tion Urge Revision In The Course Of Religious Studies A. Alan Borovoy, counsel for pend on the weather. During the Hamilton meeting the O.E.A. officers and directâ€" ors, under the Presidency of Harold A. Klinck of Oldcastle, Ontario, will discuss future pol icy as well as finalizing plans for next year‘s big threeâ€"day meet. Half Of Parents Want Religious Study Out WESTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1963 The Board did not rule on the petitions to exempt religâ€" ious instruction at the school Jbut, unanimously approved a { motion introduced by Trustee, ; Peter Tacon, regarding dissatisâ€" | faction with the religious teaâ€" | ching and the suggestion that | a committee be named to take i the board‘s request to Premier John Robarts and William Davâ€" { is, Minister of Education. Memâ€" | bers of the committee: C hairâ€" man, _ Robert Stanbury, viceâ€" chairman â€" Saul Cowan, _ past chairman Mrs. Isobel Wajker | and Peter Tacon. The adult badminton club, which meets two evenings a week at the RC.A.F. Downsview Reeâ€" reation Center is enjoying a good season. The R.C.A.F. and Northâ€" western Y.M.C.A. clubs are par ticipating together in a friendly and _ informal atmosphere _ of Boys and Birls 814 years Special Art Class has now beâ€" gun. This class is under the suâ€" pervision of Helen Reese, a reâ€" cent Graduate from Ontario Colâ€" lege of Art. Cost of the class is 50c for Y.M.C.A. Members and $1.00 _ for Nonâ€"Y.M.C.A. Memâ€" bers. There are still openings available. The ballroom dancing classes, which are conducted at the Y.M.C.A. building at 2547 Eglinâ€" tonâ€" Avenue West, are proving popular. A further course, for both beginners and more adâ€" vanced dancers will be starting in November. This is a good opportunity to brush up your skills on the dance floor |before your Christmas party season gets underway. the Ethical Education Associaâ€" tion and Mr. R. Winberg, repreâ€" senting a group of parents from the Owen Boulevard School, presented briefs to the North York Board of Educdtion advoâ€" cating the exemption of the reâ€" ligious instruction course from the school, at the meeting of trustees on Tuesday, October 15. For the retention of the ; course lawyer, A. K. Meen preâ€" | sented a brief containing 108 | signatures (49.2 per cent) from | parents of children awending‘ Owen Boulevard. Although the weather dou“t look very conducive for: skiing yet, conditioning classes are beginning, on a weekly basis, with films and lectures on the "I feel that people shouldn‘t leave this meeting with the idea that the board would consider exempting O wen â€" Boulevard School, or any other school in North York, from religious edâ€" ucation as such, because the onâ€" ly requests received by deputaâ€" tions over the past 4 years is a revision in the present course of studies which some parents find objectionable," said Trustâ€" ee Walker. Northwestern Y.M.C.A. Art Classes Begin Two Hospitals in Weston Get Provincial Grants Ten veteran members of Onâ€" tario Hydro‘s Central Region staff who retire this year are being honoured for their effecâ€" tive work and long service at a dinner of the Central Region Club on Friday, October 25th, at the Seaway Hotel, Toronto. The combined service of the retiring staff members totals 320 gar‘s or an average of some years each. The Hydro vetâ€" erans come from various sectors of Central Region. T hey are : Weston; W.F. R a h a m, Richmond Hill; A Gibbon, Brampton; J. N. Lucas, Toronto; D. M. Chamney, Torâ€" Mrs. Walker further commenâ€" ted "It is hoped that if the reâ€" vision in the course of religious studies comes into effect, there will be no further problems on the subject exisiting in North York." The â€" Ontario Minister â€" of Health has recently . released figures on hospital grants made in this area. A Capital Construction Grant of $16,270.67 has been announâ€" ced for Toronto Hospital, Westâ€" Honor Ten With 320 Years Of Service, Five Ontario hospitals receivâ€" ed Capital Construction Grants, totalling $296,467.44, and a toâ€" tal of $2,713,661.88 was given to 33 other hospitals already on provincial grants. In addition, a progress payâ€" ment of $4,360.16 was made to Humber _ Memorial _ ospital, one of the hospitals on grants already authorized and prevâ€" iously reported. Chairman, Robert Stanbury commended the petitioning parâ€" ties on their temperiture tons and obvious desire to coâ€"operâ€" ate among themselves. The misâ€" understanding lies only with the suitability of the present course. art of skiing. If you plan to take to the slopes this winter, why not phone Mrs. Carol Taylor at the "Y" now, RO. 2â€"1080, and arrange to enroll in the preâ€"skiâ€" ing classes. â€"â€" T. Blackball, Manuel, Oshawa; If a special committee of the town is successful, Weston may It‘s opening week for a new store . . . . the merchant looks through his plate glass window watching for the flow of custâ€" omers to give him a send off on his new venture. Instead of busy streets he sees a pile of broken pavement and workmen, not customers. This happened to at least five retailers on John Street‘in Wes ton, Tuesday, when the Town Works Department moved in a crew to begin repaving of the street. No notice, according to the merchants, was given in advance of the start of the work, to the residents and retailers on the street. Councillor Lloyd â€" Sainsbury said he would take the problem into his works department to establish methods of control to prevent termites intruding into Weston. Council agreed to have the Department outline regulaâ€" tions and said they would outâ€" law the use of wood at ground level since termites need the connection between the ground and the wood to survive. The repaving job will close the road for about a week, durâ€" ing the preliminary stages, cutâ€" ting off the shops of Ken Jopns Mens Wear, Oxford Shoe Repair, He agreed with a bylaw of the City of Toronto outlining steps which can be taken to reduce the scourge of termites in the area, but said he had nevâ€" er run into a termite problem in eleven years as inspector. plained that it is, often, the restrictions put on the potenâ€" tial employee by the employer which restricts the people who can accept the certain position. The age old job prejudices such as age, marital status and education "tie the hands of the The "high and dry" position of Weston won‘t let the bugs bite, according to Frank Lowâ€" thian, Building Inspector of the He told Council, by letter last Wednesday, "I do not think there is any cause for alarm with regards to termites in the Town of Weston." "One of the situations that presents the most problems is a labour shortage," officials of the NES told the Weston Timesâ€" Advertiser this week. "Lack of There are many qualified men with skilled professions on the books of the NES who are beâ€" ing disqualified from jobs where their talents are badly needed, In spite of National pictures of large unemployment, the othâ€" er side of the coin is reflected in the new National Employâ€" ment Service office in Weston â€" there are more jobs on file than can be filled. skilled applicants is often misâ€" interpreted as poor service," they added, but not so, say the men â€" responsible for finding Not Enough Employees To Fill Jobs â€" N. E. S. No Bugs In Our ‘_ Town start work next spring to preâ€" pare for Christmas of 1964. He said the town could set the exâ€" ample with decorations on the town hall and special street He said many towns have the Yule lighting and suggested the cost of the lights could be add ed to the business tax. He said setting up of a system by the town could "create uniformity in decorations." ‘"There are two considerations which make inevitable some new dimension in our educaâ€" tional design. First, that with urbanization, we tend to overâ€" look the understanding which outâ€"ofâ€"door _ experiences _ can bring to our school children. Second, that we must provide for the further education of adâ€" ults in the wise use of leisure time, and the exercise of proâ€" ductive and satisfying hobbies," he stated. The Darjeeling Mission Club are holding their anmnual bridge and cake sale in the conmcert hall of the Royal York Hotel, Saturday afterncon, Nov. 9th at 2:00 P.M. There will be over 100 valuable prizes, including four $50.00 The lack of notice given by the town may seridusly affect the business of several of the new shops and will delay the opening of the service station a week. The station is under new management. Mr. Davis said the conservaâ€" tinn school will not only fill in immediate need, but will proâ€" vide for the development in our future citizens of desirable atâ€" titudes towards the conservaâ€" tion of our resources. tion, not the Businessmen‘s As Turner‘s Meat Market, and othâ€" ers, and a White Rose Service Station, all of whom are holdâ€" ing their openings this week. Pedestrian traffic will conâ€" tinue but auto traffic to the John Street Parking Lot will be hampered by the work. Mr. Davis said the school has a "very special role to play in the education of our citizens." "Here in this outâ€"ofâ€"door labâ€" oratory, our young people can learn in a rich, natural setting and spend a few days in the by these minor restrictions. Now at the Weston office, on the rolls are men completely converâ€" sant as: buyers, advertising managers, public relations men. commercial lrtif, electronies engineers, managers and acâ€" countants. Officers of the NES are wagâ€" ing a dayâ€"toâ€"day campaign to dis suade employers from prejudiâ€" ces which are robbing the job market of valuable men. There are also many jobs still available for unskilled labor, and some seemingly outmoded mystery basket and doot prizes. Many of these men, because of age or other minor barrier, are not working now. Mr. Davis opened the school by ringing a centuryâ€"old school hand bell â€" the type used by teachers to summon pupils to class. Acting Mayor (while Mayor George Bull attended a meeting of the Library Board) Wesley Boddington, told Mr. Weisdorf the lighting committee could Ontario‘s Education â€" Ministéer, W. G. Davis, described the Alb ion Hills Conservation School which he officially opened near Bolton yesterday. Ringing Of Old Hand Bell Opens Albion Hills School "A new dimension in educaâ€" Darjeeling Mission Club He praised the Metropolitan Toronto and Region Conservaâ€" tion Authority for planning the school, and the Conservation Foundation for raising . the Guests will be received A committee was formed to plan the Christmas decorating scheme; composed of Councilâ€" lors MacPherson and Cott; Wilf Reeves, President of the Busâ€" inessmen‘s Association and Mauâ€" rice Weisdorf; and Bruce Pollâ€" ard and Harry Foy of the PUC. Mr. Davis added that the ex periences shared by the pupils at the school will make them aware of the need for conservaâ€" tion and increase their appreciaâ€" tion of nature. her executive. 6 #95...i8 All money raised is to be used for charitable purposes. A cordâ€" lighting in <he town hall area, which could be duplicated in the business section if the merâ€" chants approved. He said the cost and payment for the lights could be worked out later. Pollard assured Council the town can be lighted this year. in spite of the delay necessary to have the approval of Counâ€" cil. healthy atmosphere of the counâ€" tryside. During these early adâ€" olescent years, young people of tenâ€" develop strong vocational interests, some of which mas well be stimulated by the ex periences which the conservaâ€" tion school will provide for them," he said. The official opening ceremonâ€" ies also saw the presentation of the Catherine Scholes nature liâ€" brary to the school by Miss Blanche Snell, formerly of York Memorial Collegiate, York Town ship, who pioneered outâ€"door conservation teaching in Metro Toronto. Rev. J. V. Mills, execâ€" utive secretary of the Ontario Public School Trustees Associaâ€" tion, delivered the invocation and presented the school with a Bible. But Lindsay Cott asked his fellow Councillors if the policy of having the PUC decorate the Provincial a nd _ municipal government ~representatives, edâ€" ucation officials and Authority members attended the ceremonâ€" professions are on the return with a call for people trained in such jobs as a cooper or barâ€" relmaker. Next week, in the Weston Timesâ€"Advertiser, a new column dealing with employment prob lems and cases in the Weston area will be published. The colâ€" umn will be ehtitled ‘8 Hours A Day‘. We feel this new column will be of vital interest to everyone, professional or unskilled; house wife or doctor, who Im ever worked, is working at a now, or will enter the working worid in the future. | He suggested erecting allâ€" blue strings of lights and added that this plan was acceptable by the PUC. He said the PUC would do what it could but that so far it had worked on its own as it had received no guidance or advice. Agreeing that "we are way behind" on Christmas decorations for Weston, Pollard joined the Businessmen‘s Comâ€" mittee on the‘ project. a gesture of good will had been discontinued. the PUC and of the Business men‘s Association said the PUC could "put the lights up toâ€" tions to derorate the town hall and to place blue lights on poles and trees. The bridge is under the con