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The nonâ€"violent Rivard makes a very good case for the abolition of the ridiculous laws concerning drugs. Rivard was in fact a sort of Robin Hood. His alleged smuggling of dope was a form of robbing the rich and giving to the poor. He supâ€" plied dope for the poor individuals who need it to stay alive and sane and these people in turn robbed from the rich through theft and prostituâ€" tion to pay for these drugs. Alas, poor Lucien Rivard has been caught.. Rated as Canada‘s number one â€"wanted man, they catch fhim, arraign him and then dismiss the charges against him. This hardâ€" ly seems worth the effort. There was hardly the same feelâ€" ing of relief when it was learned that Monsieur Rivard was captured. as say when the notorious Boyd gang was put behind bars. Rivard was not going around hte countryside shootâ€" ing at people. In fact when captured he offered no resistance. : The leaders of organized crime in Canada might very well demand a Royal Commission inquiry into the capture of what may very well be Canada‘s most famous criminal. _ Galdys Hammer, a social workâ€" er with Etobicoke Welfare Departâ€" ment was quoted a year ago, in refâ€" erence to Scarlettwood, as saying: "‘Except for the old age pensioners, most people in Scarlettwood feel that they will only be in the development for a couple of years until they get on their feet and then they will move on." It would be hard to think of a time more inappropriate â€" (except perhaps at budget time) for the elâ€" ected représentatives to take off. Many politicians have applaudâ€" ed the OHC for their decision to inâ€" tegrate people into the community whose economic position is either unstable or below that of the norm of the metropolitan area inhabitants. One of the most exiraordinary practices of municipalities is their summer lapse. Warm weather means take to the hills and away from the Council chamber. They have called public housâ€" ing projects such as Lawrence Heights and Scarlettwood ‘ghettos‘. And this term is perhaps not too far from the truth. May be a better word would be an economic jail. R The Ontario Housing Corporaâ€" tion is buying up properties wholeâ€" sale in the suburban municipalities of Metro to house these families. The families are not paupers in the vasi majority but working people whose income cannot support the number of people in the family. , _ The properties being purchased by the OHC have many amenities which some c@uples who plan their The quarterly report for the period ending June 30 of the Housâ€" ing Registry of Metropolitan Torâ€" onto reveals that 1,567 families of the 3,922 families applying for low rental housing have five or more peoâ€" ple in the family. As long as planes fly in and out of â€" Downsview _ Airport there _ is bound, some day to be a major air and/or ground disaster involving a lot of innocent people., Then it will be 75 or 100 dead people too late. The Department of National Deâ€" fence could reap a healthy profit from the sale of the 1,300 acre area and it would be to everyones beneâ€" fit. Like the ladies and gentlemen depicted in jokes carrying around signs that the end of the world is imminent, Controller Irving Paisley is bound to have a winner some day with the fate of Downsview Airport. _ Telephone CH 1 â€"5211 â€" uthorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Dept. ttawa, Ont., and for payment of postage in cash SUBSCRIPTION RATES $5.00 per year Is this the way the people movâ€" wâ€"» TME WESTON TIMES â€"â€" Thursday, July 22, 1965 But the great difficulty appears Published at 2159 Weston Rd., Weston : by Principal Publishing Ltd., every Thursday V. J. McMillan, President and Publisher J. M. Jordan, General Manager John Macdonald, Editor Reward For Breeding? Now Is Not The Time e most extraordinary Parks and recreation are at their unicipalities is their peak value and use. Construction on Warm weather means roads, bridges, and municipal works s and away from the 4 5: is going at full steam. e hard to think of a Any number of things can go appropriate _ (except wrong. Decisions need to be made. get time) for the elâ€" Is this the time for municipal Counâ€" tatives to take off. cils to pack up? Personal Viewpoint Case fFor The Ghetto Sooner Or Later It can only be hoped that a Royal Commission inquiry set up to study organized crime in pol}ficn will realize the place of drug trafficâ€" king and recommend the legalizaâ€" tion of drugs. Rivard may ional hero. legal. business. But the United States in all its pomposity â€" for taking pictures of Mars, and Canada as a little sheep dog,. fail to recognize that nation much older can be any mnur wise. Until the North American ¢onâ€" tinent changes its laws, crime in all its various aspects will continue to flourish in the streets and in high offices. I If it was not for the barbaric North American Drug Laws, Rivard and many like him would be out of work. Many no doubt would turn to violent crimes but people like Rivard would use his brains to find loopâ€"holes in other ridiculous laws. Both Canada and the United States refuse to look at Britain‘s soluâ€" tion to the drug problem. In that country drugs are dealt with above the board and as a medical, not a The Ontario Housing Corporaâ€" tion, while being a charitable and wellâ€"meaning institution at the presâ€" ent time, is only creating a bigger problem for itself, the taxpayer and the community in the future. © ing into the semiâ€"luxurious surroundâ€" ings now provided by the OHC will feel? Will there be an impetus for the families moving into the OHC‘s integrated housing to try a little harâ€" der? Will their children think that education and hard work is a good thing when their friends who are not subsidized by the OHC do not have swimming pools at their disposal? Just as the criminal in jail will work harder for parole if he sees there is a way, the ‘prisoner of an economic jail‘ might also work a bit harder to free himself. But then,. that seems to be the way the government operates. families according to their economic state are unable to enjoy. These inâ€" clude underground parking, swimâ€" ming pools and builtâ€"in washers and drvers. Is the Ontario Housing Corporaâ€" tion rewarding the people who hapâ€" hazardly breed with no thought toâ€" ward supporting or providing for the offspring? Because the Federal Governâ€" ment has not had the everyday comâ€" mon sense to change the Criminal code with respect to the disseminaâ€" tion of birth control literature and the laws concerning abortion, the OHC should not use the policy that two wrongs make a right. Airplane disasters are minute in comparison to the toll of deaths on the highways. Nevertheless, there is no point in flirting with danger by flving these machines over heavily populated areas when there is no apparent reason to. to be to get anyuone to listen. No doubt when Mr. Paisley gathers the necessary information to present to Council he will get support from his fellow North York politicians. Alâ€" though this is a start in the right direction it will be of little benefit unless the federal government takes careful note of it and moves out. _ _ Not only North York, but the federal government should act now. â€"â€"John Macdonald yet become a nat. to tfy to order the people to the back of the bus. Then, when anyone wants to get off in that jam, he‘ll loudly call out, "Move out of the way. Let ‘em off. How were you brought up anyway*" Bus _ drivers . should _ be trained in courtesy before the hardâ€"pressed public re bels. Besides being . irrascible, eccentric â€" and â€" downright . irâ€" responsible in their duty ioâ€" ward their passengers, the busdriver who takes the cake is the one with the warped sense of humor. He‘s the one who packs in his passengers until they are almost bent double over the ticket box and he‘ll have the audacity Dear Sir: Whatever happened to the courteous busdriver. Besides those drivers who are outâ€" right rude to people who take too long to pay for their tickets there are those who will cut right past passengâ€" ers who are waiting at the stop. I‘ve seen it happen time and time again if the driver wants to make a green light or as if a parked car, right before the bus stop, is a legal excuse for the driver not to pick up the passengâ€" ers waiting during rush hour. to the front. Rev. Mr. Mor gan‘s sermon to the Orange man created great enthus iasm for the recruiting cam paign at present in progress Weston and Grouse Hill L.O.L. attended the annual Church Parade of Clark Walâ€" lace L.O.L. in Woodbridge on Sunday last in the Methodist Church, Rev. J. W. Morgan preached the sermon and took for his text the words "Art thou for us or for our adâ€" versaries," the preacher durâ€" ing the course of his remarks stated that he would have enâ€" listed, but he had been reâ€" jJected, however he had done the next best thing, he perâ€" mitted two of his sons to go The good road between Weston and Thistletown will soon be an â€" accomplished fact. Fielding Howarth, formerâ€" ly of Mount Dennis, who is now serving at the front, will fight a little harder when he receives the news that his little daughter, Winnie Howâ€" arth, nine months old has won the first prize in the baby show contest at the Mount Dennis Olde Countrie Fayre. JULY 23, 1915 T. A. Farr‘s new skating rink will be ready for the first frost in a short time. 50 Years Ago Letters To The Editor A. Hapgood, | Toronto From Our Files Escalating The War Just what is behind the petty harrassment of practiâ€" cal nurses in institutions that cause these people to leave? Is it possible as the report says that "this petty harras sment seems to typify a deâ€" sire to belittle the fact that these: people perform a use ful function and to hide their identity to avoid the patient‘s possible comparison of trainâ€" ed practical nurses with othâ€" er types of auxiliary nursing staff.‘‘ The battle of the fractious nursing _ corps _ has _ been brought to public attention again by the brief presented by the Canadian Schools of Practical Nursing. Let‘s do all we can to counteract the pettiness of reverse snobbery from the professionals. No one wants to take their B.A. away from them. Let‘s put an end to this type of discrimination. B. Rees, Downsview. JULY 25, 1940 Do the people of Weston realize the shopping facilitâ€" ies that are offered in the Town of Weston? is a quesâ€" tion with which we have been confronted during this past week. On the main street of this suburban town can be purchased every need for the housewife, the laborer, the office man the Executive, or the youth. There is nothing left to be desired in the well stocked mens‘ and ladies‘ wear shops that are in the town. The groceries and fruits that are provided by about twentyâ€"five stores in our fair town are second to none for freshness and qualâ€" ity at prices that are often below the city. If one walks into one of the clothing stores on Weston‘s Main Street there is nothing lefi to be expected for style and up to the minute quality. When such values are offerâ€" ed in wearing apparel in our local stores, it is a great wonâ€" der that people board the TTC and travel to the downâ€" town stores often to pay more than they would on Main Street in Weston. Did you know that there are fifâ€" teen miles of strects in the Town of Weston of which six and one quarter miles is payâ€" ed? These are official figâ€" ures. Just imagine the homes that can spaciously be laid out on fifteen miles of street and then do not forget to realize that homes can be built on two sides of each street â€" (Headline story). Would _ not these "able. willing _ hands and k in d hearts" ‘be a vast improveâ€" ment over the largely un trained personnel (or no perâ€" somnel at all) to care for the aged or chronic= bed . patâ€" ients? Dear Sir In it the group recommenâ€" ded that the trained practiâ€" cal nurse be elevated to a higher status to help allewâ€" iate the shortage of nurses. 25 Years Ago readily admit that overnight accommodation is amply proâ€" vided. enough to realize such. Tour Anyone who has done any travelling in the U.S.A., parâ€" ticularly in the far south will area which is wide awake It is an education second to none However, if overnight ac commodation is not to be found such folk are akin to those who wander in the Ev erglade _ wilderness never return! The normally quiet and re served atmosphere of Wesâ€" ton‘s Council chambers was shattered this week by the roar of electric sanders and the din of hammer against metal. Is the Town Hall beâ€" ing repaired? No, the noise came from a tape recording and was being used as eviâ€" dence against establishment of another autoâ€"bdoy shop in the Weston Roadâ€"Coulter Avâ€" enue area. A Weston girl, Diane Marâ€" ion Clarke, 6 Brooktree Cresâ€" cent, is among 11 Ontario High _ school students . who won honorable mention in a recent scholarship program sponsored by the Canadian Society for Education. Dear Sir en the Windsor area. who as brings dollars galore into an it a day. Let us face it. Just where in Weston or even a hotel or even tourist rooms most â€" Jucrative _ one . and ing is a fast growing item JULY 23, 1964 A plan to revitalize the main intersection of Weston with a 10â€"storey "Collonade" building has been blocked by Metro. Metro‘s traffic, roads and _ planning _ departments want the intersection of Lawâ€" rence Avenue and Weston Road completely revamped. A blueprint submitted to Council, calls for installation of four traffic islands, widenâ€" ing the streets between 10 and 20 feet each, and proâ€" viding busbays. The Metro representative asserted that "reâ€"channeling" _ of _ traffic was necessary because Wesâ€" ton‘s main corner is one of the worst "bottleâ€"necks" in the Metropolitan area during five o‘clock rushâ€"hour. tourists driving up from evâ€" night approaches want to call western Metro be found Time and again I have met The tourist business is a 1 Year Ago C. B. Raynham, Weston P. 0 can a motél, they wife "Let‘s divide the basement in half," I suggested. "You can do anything you like with your half and 1 can do anyâ€" thing I like with mine. Fair enough? "Okay, I‘ll take the half that has the stairs." We then proceeded to go through negotiations akin to the: partitioning of Berlin. I wound up with only about oneâ€"third of the basement in order to get a corridot from the stairs to my section in one corner. 1 also had to promâ€" ise to build shelves for next year‘s preserves. ‘"To Frazer on his 8th birthday. With affection Uncle Jack and Aunt Jean‘. I thumbed through some pages a number of which were stuck together with a substance resembling 30 year old pieces of chocolate. ‘James, James Morrison Morison . . .‘ "Frazer what do you think you are doing. You‘re wastâ€" ing time and sitting on those good clothes." "These books are priceless," 1 said holding the rather musty book in front of my wife. "Rubbish," she said, pitching the book into a carton she had set out in the middle of the floor. I took a quick look into this box and saw treasures I had been saving ;nd collecting for years ready to be made into sanitary land il1. "You just admilted," she jumped on me. "It‘s junk and vou said it yourself." "Just an expression, Some of these precious belongings were part of my grandfathers collection." "What did he die of? dust m the lungs. Honestly Frazer, I don‘t know what makes you Cache people tick but you are the worst hoarders in the world. All that old lumber over there will never be used for anything." "And who wolfs it down when its put on the table?" she retorted. â€" ‘"The kids do,." I replied, realizing I was up a tree. "We‘ll get them down here to clean the mess up." "We‘ll do nothing of the kind. I don‘t want them down here. They‘ll catch pneumonia "What about all this junk over here?" I asked. "It‘s all garbage you put down here. I suppose because it‘s yours we can‘t throw it out." "I should say not." Lola replied indignantly. "Those boxes I used when I was a teenager when I picked berries on my grandfathers farm. They have a great sentimental value." "What sentimental value does that old clothes stand have that you never use?" ‘‘None. But if you would clean this basement out so 1 could get down here without risking life and limb I would be able to use it again." 1 rummaged around for a few minutes kicking the odd bit of junk. Then I stumbled upon an old stack of books. "Look. darling. here are some old books I was given when I was a kid." I sat down on a pile of clothes that were meant for a rummage sale three years ago and opened the cover. "Lola, there‘s something the matter with this light," I said later on the same evening. "Oh. I had to fak¢ the bulb out when you broke all those others. But don‘t go down and take it. It‘s in my seeâ€" tion.", much The prospect of spending the day in the hellâ€"hole of the Cache basement chilled me right through as I descendâ€" ed the stairs. I didn‘t and two light bulbs splattered on the concrete floor. "Thanks darling," I said reassuringly. "Will you try again?" â€" "I‘m sorry Frazer. but I threw them right to you. I thought you could catch them easily." "If the lights down here were working 1 could have but you see that is what I need the light bulbs for." She went away and returned with two more bulbs and this time handed them to me. I went in the direction of the light sockets when all of a sudden there was a clatter and smashing that 1 keep recalling in my dreams each night. ‘"What happened, darling," Lola asked. "I think I tripped over some preserves and in the midst of it all smashed the two light bulbs. Are there anymore left in the house?"" place "I bought it to make shelves for your preserves which are no longer preserved because you left them in the middle of the floor." "I‘m not sgoing to go through that again. Frazer, when are you going‘to grow up? All the things I‘ve put down here are things that will someday be useful. You just use this basement as a giant garbage can." © "Okay, keep it then," Lola said grudgingly. "And what about those old tires I have down there. One day when we get a boat those will be very useful." I‘m sure they will, but in the meantime they are clutterâ€" ing up the basement. If you will sign a statement promisâ€" ing that we will get a boat within the next 12 months l‘ll let you keep them." "Lola," I called up, "Have you got any extra light bulbs. Two of them down here are burnt out." I stumbled toward the stairs tripping over an old shoe box which imâ€" mediately sent eight others toppling down blocking my path. _ _"Oh, don‘t throw those out," Lola called frantically back. "I need them. Just pile them up in one of the corâ€" ners." She came to the head of the stairs and called down "Catch". She arrived presently at the bottom of the stairs with two more light bulbs. This time they even got into the light sockets, but I wished that the switch didn‘t work when I saw what had happened. While waiting for shelves to be bult Lola had stored her jams. jellies and marmalades on the floor and now they were still on the floor but without jars around thein. "You talk about me messing up the basement?" I re proached her. "Look at the mess you‘ve made." "I had nothing to do with it." she flared back. "You tripped over the jars." THEY‘LL CATCH PNEUMONIA "Just a minute, now. A lot of that staff you call junk was bought at premium prices and you never know when I‘ll get around to using it. Take that bottle corker, for inâ€" stance. When I retire I have every intention of making divâ€" ine wine that will warm the cockles of our hearts in our waning years." _ _ _ OBSOLETE 40 YEARS AGO "Darling you‘re not scheduled to retire for another 30 years. That conglomeration of metal you call a bottle corkâ€" er was obsolete 40 years ago. I‘ll buy you a new one as a retirement present when the time comes." "What do you want done with these old shoe boxes?" 1 yelled up. like this?" "I don‘t think we‘ll need to change our living habits for another year or two," I said just praying a car would drive through the house or one of the children would fall down the stairs. "We‘ll board up the doorway leading to the cellar," 1 suggested. "Be practical, darling," Lola scolded. "I suppose your subtle hinting is leading around to the proposition that 1 should spend the entire day in the unhealthy atmosphere of our basement." "It‘s not going to kill you, Frazer," Lola said moving on to the pleading stage. "And think of how marvellous it would be when it was done." "Am I supposed to rearrange the contents of the baseâ€" ment or just throw everything out?" I asked resigned to the task. "Now honestly Frazer, a lot of the junk you‘ve collectâ€" ed over the years could just as well go in the garbage. You‘ll never be able to find any use for it." "I agree," I said agreeingly, wishing a mosquito would ;uddenly come along and sting my wife or do something to er. done." Frazer, the basement is a complete mess," my wife !..pl} stated last Saturday morning over a lingering breakâ€" That‘s The Way . ... THEY‘LL CATCH PNEUMONIA "You left them in the middle of the floor." "You didn‘t build the shelves to store them on." "It was your idea to make the silly stuff in the first "Well, what are you going to do about it?" she asked. "‘Nothing," 1 replied nonchalantly. "Al_iptfn_i_nz? How long do you think we can go on living You can‘t throw this junk out I like the one I have in the basement, thank you very Frazer, the basement is a mess. Something has to be by Frazer Cache I pleaded with my _V