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Cawan declared that members _ When a young man with ideas ef che Sossia family of Weston shows enterprise it is worth notâ€" living in Italy had their passports | ing. invalidated a few years ago beâ€"‘ Antoine Reale. a 20â€"yearâ€"old cause they failed to have them | student at Nelson A. Boylen â€"skamped at the nearest Canadian | Collegiate decided that it was embassy within three! years of time to do something for the living outside of the country. !M people in the borough of Cowan told the Commons the York. He felt that he had the then Justice Minister Guy Favâ€"| ability to produce a well organizâ€" reau . . . "straightened out lhe,ed recreation night at some of matter in one hour. He agreed‘ the high schools and so wrote to that the Canadian Citizenship Act York‘s â€" recreation department should be amended and that nat« asking for the use of local .colleâ€" uralized Canadiags ought not be in giates©‘ swimming ooole and eafe. Cowan last week appealed to the Federal Cabinet to amend the Citizenship Act so that naturalizâ€" ed Canadians living abroad won‘t have to live in fear of having their citizenships revoked. For four years he has been atâ€" tempting to "make all Canadians equal, whether native born or naturalized ." York Humber MP Ralph Cowan expects that the government will take steps this week to remove the ‘second class‘ stigma which automatically comes with a naturâ€" alized Canadian citizenship. York council and planning board recently gave approval in principle to phase one of the proâ€" ject, which will include most of the property bounded by the CNâ€" CPR racks, King St. and Elsmere and Weston Roads except for Steinberg supermarket and Cenâ€" tral United Church The first stage of a mammoth development _ project _ between King and John streets on the west side of Weston Rd. may commence next spring. This Complex Will Give Weston Urban Status, Homes for 3,000 Cowan Predicts The five events are: standing broad jump, baseball throw, basâ€" ketball throw, 300 yard run and swimming. Standards will corâ€" respond to those as recently laid down in the Centennial athletic program now being conducted in the schools. A trophy Will be preâ€" sented to each overall aggregate winner of five age groupings, runâ€" Starting at 9 a.m. in the Weston recreation centre, Lawrence Ave. West at the Humber, a form of field day and physical fitness activities for all children, seven to seventeen will take place. Puâ€" pils of all schools in an area bounded by Wilson Ave., Keele St., Eglinton Ave. and the Humâ€" ber River have been invited to take part. Rangers Branch No. 213, Royal |nersâ€"up will be suitably recog Canadian Legion in Weston is | nized. staging a "YOUTH DAY" as part| A series of carnival games wil of its Centennial Project of Veteâ€" ) be set up on the Legion grounds, rans Week in Canada on Saturâ€" 46 Denison Read East for al day, June 17, 1967. |those who wish to trv their lock ‘Full Equqlity of Rights‘ for Immigrants Branch 213 Plans Mammoth | Youth Day As Its Centennial 1 ipeRor ienss o n iniint Aestrdintetis: Jad badintiiiainds Aantiitiiiit tds iinise ib ds taid d and have approved his 20 million development plan in the "Heart of Downâ€" town Weston." The reâ€"development is bounded by King St., C.N.R. tracks, Weston Rd., and John St. The seale model view above is from the Ward Fu_ neral Home side of King St. with the initials C. U. in the lower right repreâ€" senting Central United Church and S. for Steinburg‘s brand new supermarâ€" ket that opened eleven months ago. Recently Mr. Singer addressed the Wesâ€" ton Businessmen‘s Association and startled the members with his positive thinking and definiteness of purpose On leaving the meeting store manâ€" agers and business proprietors on the business side from Jack Fraser Stores upâ€"toâ€"the Bankâ€"ofâ€" Montrealâ€" cornerâ€"andâ€"aroundâ€"onâ€" Johnâ€"Stâ€"toâ€" Kenâ€" Johns; Turner‘s Meats and Rose Music Centre were overheard to say, "I must check the lease with my lawyer in the morning." (See page 10 for another view). MR. SINGER‘S PROP_OSED C.E.NTE‘N‘N[_AL PROJ_ECT is to procure, acquire AND 1970 WESTON RD. _ 241â€"809) NO. 22 ability to produce a well organizâ€" ed recreation night at some of the high schools and so wrote to York‘s _ recreation department asking for the use of local colleâ€" giates‘ swimming pools and cafeâ€" student at Nelson A. Boylen Collegiate decided that it was time to do something for the young people in the borough of York. He felt that he had the 35â€"STOREY BUILDING bably won‘t be started until the York planning board architect spring of 1969, the south side of Jasbir Singh said when the plan Elsmere will be developed as a veceives Ontario Municipal Board pedestrian shopping mail, an adâ€" | approval, a 35â€"storey apartment , ditional 545 apartments, office [ block containing 410 apartments space and mutliâ€"level parking. ‘\\'ill rise on the site as well as j The second phase will incorâ€" |a groundâ€"floor commercial comâ€" porate the John St. parking lot ?plex. two floors of professional | with the developer replacing it | offices at the front and rhree[“'ith a parking garage. Borough | storeys of parking for 620 cars at | of York officials predict the first â€"the rear of the structure. Jnhaw will be presented to the j SHOPPING MALLS ‘~OMB for approval in three or four In the second phase, which proâ€" months. a position where, if they are outâ€" side the country for more than three years, they must get their passports validated or lose their citizenship. If that happens they are‘ without a country." The York ftm"nrb;r“;v;ombnr deâ€" clared that in four consecutive Here Is The Weston Legion has for | many years encouraged and parâ€"| ticipated in youth programs for | the community from physical fit ness, baseball, hockey, soccer. | public speaking, essay contests, etc. and wants to make this a funâ€"filled day for all and a suitâ€" able conclusion to Vetérans Week | celebrations of Canada‘s Centenâ€" nial. In the evening a monster street dance will be held on the huge parking lot adjacent to the Legion hall. Two big bands will provide music for all types of dancing from‘the fox trot to the go go generation. _ . _ A series of carnival games will be set up on the Legion grounds, 46 Denison Road East for all those who wish to try their luck and skill. A bingo will be availâ€" able for those who prefer a more passive participation. a Lad Who Will Be GCoing Places In his letter, he said that he and his associates did not intend to pocket all the money. Any proâ€" fits could be used for prizes, charitable donations and expandâ€" ing the program. Although the recreation comâ€" mittee couldn‘t accede to Anâ€" toine‘s request, the commissioner remarked that here is a lad who is going to go places. 1 terias for a weekly recreation night with swimming, | games. dancing and concerts. He quoted from three other throne speeches where almost identical promises were made. speeches from the throne, the government promised "to ensure full equality of rights for all Canâ€" adian | citizens wherever they were born." bably won‘t be started until the spring of 1969, the south side of Elsmere will be developed as a pedestrian shopping mall, an adâ€" ditional 545 apartments, office space and mutliâ€"level parking. ol 7. rolaFAd _ The religious courses: in most | schpols consist of two half hour }periods a week based on bible \ reading. meston Times Speaking to the motion introâ€" duced by trustee Sydney Moscoe, trustee Val Scott called the course "watered down Christianiâ€" ty and the most insipid stuff that can be imagined." *Parents whoâ€" oppose religion classes may exempt their chilâ€" dren. This option however, has Je w s, Unitarians, in some cases Catholics and other minority groups opâ€" posed religion in the pubâ€" lic and high school curicuâ€" lum, and Monday. on an eight to four vote, religion was dropped. North York board of edâ€" | been eriticized for giving students | ucation trustees voted to Who take the course the oppor-g' eliminate religious educaâ€" {UDity to taunt those who don‘t| tion from public schools. _ !*k® it â€" | EDUCATORS DROP RELIGION | MRS. GEORGE HENRY irowns Mrs. frons was born in the Third Concession of Lancaster. Glengarry County, as were her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Snider. Her husband. George Henry Trons, was connected with the Canadian Kodak Company for many years, and predeceased her 25 years ago. Mrs. Irons is survived by two daughters, Miss Isabelle Snider Irons and Mrs. J. H. Jordan (Anâ€" nie) of Weston. Also left to mourn |__Violation of the North York byâ€" \Taw could mean a fine of up to | $5.000. Only hotels, taverns. restâ€" |aurants, refreshment booths and drug stores are exempted. Mrs, Irons also had an invitaâ€" tion to be present at the ppening of the North West Company Musâ€" eum at Williamstown, Glengarry County, Ontario. Sept. 2 when a portrait of her greatâ€"grandfather. the Hon. Donald Macintosh. will be hung Mrs. Irons had been looking forward to celebrating Canada‘s 100th birthday on July 1st, and going to Expo. She had visited Montreal every summer for many vears. Mrs. Isabelle Macintosh Trons. who on September 21. 1966 celeâ€" brated her 100th birthday, died suddenly at her home, 203 Lambâ€" ton Ave.. Mount Dennis. â€" Since World War II began, the | "Y" has performed an enormous Nservice for Weston area residents ‘ and currently has a paid memberâ€" | ship of more than 600. PLANNED TRIP TO EXPO ed: "someone can always make a resolution to bring forward such a bylaw af Monday‘s meeting of council." L .A York official said this week he does not know of any plans to pass a similar bylaw, but, he addâ€" North York council recently enacted a bylaw with teeth reâ€" quiring every single borough store and supermarket to close Dominâ€" ion Day. July 1. $5,000 Penalty For Stores Open Dominion Day In September, after suammer planning is completed, the "Y" will broaden its scope,. and. as Mrs. Strong puts it; "get out into the community â€" the churches, the schools, public housing proâ€" jects and recreation centres." 1 ons adtiiine io t nc s i One of the "Y" executive memâ€"| than they could previously and bers, Mrs. Jean Strong explained | the average improvement was that the King St. quarters was| 13.7. "literally falling apart." and addâ€"| The Dynamic Reading Institute ed that much of the time of the professional staff and money alâ€" loca(e(;i to dlhe \\;)estltc)ln branch, | I was devoted to building mainâ€" tenance and upkeep. A' leflst 2 Years The Weston "Â¥" which has oc cupied the Moffat home since 1954, plans as a result of the move to increase and improve its services to the community raâ€" ther than pull out or drop some of its activities. The Weston branch of the YWCA vacatedits"King St. home yesterday, YWCA Plans To Get Out Into The Community The Lord‘s prayer and bible readings at the beginning of each day were excluded from the moâ€" tion. Trustees who opposed the move urged the board to wait until Keiller Mackay commission studyâ€" ing religion in schools has made its recommendations. Born in 1866 Mrs. Irons Dies WESTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1967 The trip was enjoyed by Evelyn Bullock, Ellins Avenue, Rita Hilâ€" las, Marion Gundy, and Marie Quirk of Hande! Avenue, Ruth Bourne, Ellins Avenu~ and Ruth Murray of Winston Grove, Montreal and Expo °67 was the point of rendezyous for the ladies of the Go Go Travellers Club this year. Included was a tour of the St. Lawrence Seaway and a visit to Caughnawaga, the home of the Mohawk Indian Reservation, on the south shore of the St. Lawâ€" York council on Monday enâ€" dorsed the resolution passed at the: recent convention of Ontario mayors and reeves association in Niagara Falls, urging the provinâ€" cial governm¢nt, to permit an inâ€" crease in aldo#manic salaries. Travellers Club Tours Montreal Alderman Ben Nobleman statâ€" ed recently at council that even the janitor makes more than he does. At present aldermen earn $3,000 a year plus an allowance for sitting in committees. , The provincial government will be receiving pressure from local municipal _ councils demanding / pay increases if the Borough of | York aldermen have anything to say about it. i Janitors Earn More Than Aldermen . . . Nobleman Complains Family members wish to thank everyone for the kindness, symâ€" pathy and flowers received durâ€" ing their bereavement. her loss are two"sisters, a sisterâ€" inâ€"law, eight grandchildren and 13 greatâ€"grandchildren. Scott said the new system was first tried at Neil McNeil separâ€" ate high school in Scarborough and showed "amazing results." Among students, the lowest readâ€" ing comprehension improvement rate was fivefold, the highest managed to read 22 times faster than they could previously and A rapid reading course which per minute to 4000 w.p.m., Scott may revolutionize public educaâ€" idaimed. tion will be introduced on a limil-l The trustee said the present ed scale in North York schools | curriculum is based on a student this year. FeadiN® rale nf C388 carnes cme Years ago, an electric streetâ€"railwayâ€"service_shuttâ€" led between Weston and Woodbridge, but this was dropped during the 1930‘s. Number of passengers usâ€" ing the lakeshore line is so far above expectations, he added, but conclusions can‘t be drawn on its success until full implimentation of the service in September. Preliminary ‘surveys have been made of other possible lines including .the CN/CP track that comes up through York into Weston and then through North York to Wood-] bridge, "‘but this is as far: as we have gone." i He asserted that this means a twoâ€"year market service analysis of the $16 million Lakeshore line before the green or red light is given to other Government of Ontario commuter lines. The Ontario government will have a "real hard look" at its Lakeshoreâ€"Pickering to Hamilton â€" commuter service extending GO transit in norâ€" therly direction a GO spokesâ€" man said yesterday. Before Weston Gets GO Service A Rapid Reading Course That Could be Revolutionary | _ Trustees Val Scott and Saul Cowan were lone wolves Monday in a move to block a Federal | government request to survey | North York schools as possible fallout shelters in the event of a nuclar holocaust. "I can‘t think of a more maâ€" cabre sop for our fears," he said. "We are telling our children, their parents and the public: ‘Pre. bare for thy Doom.‘ This is luâ€" dicrous. There is absolutely no protection against an all â€" out atomic war. If the government wants to help us survive it can \Director of education, Dr. Fred They were the only trustees Monday to oppose a Federal govâ€" ernment atomic fallout protection survey of all North York schools which will be conducted by two university students. He vouches for the claim a stuâ€" dent who takes the courses will increase his reading speed and comprehension rate at least five times or will have the full price of the course refunded. Recently 30 w:c;fl;;t;“e} students ranging from grades 9 to 13 comâ€" pleted the course, he said, but Edward Hannan, English teachâ€" er at Neil McNeil high school on Victoria Park Ave.. teaches readâ€" er dynamics during his spare time. “"‘21'-'_Year-O|d Ph. D‘s Commonplace York . township in November 1964 sold several acres of land at Castlefield and \\"oolboruugh‘ Avenues for $77.000 to Edith C. Weiss Investments Ltd. on the condition that a 100,000 square | foot building would be erecited , within six months. A small building had been conâ€" structed and work on a larger one started when Weiss Investments been built N. _ [ C 10 2000 w.p.m., Seott you can increase this to 3,000 claimed. w.p.m., think of the enormous The trustee said the present changes and additions we could curriculum is based on a student | make to our curriculum. It will reading rate of 250 w.p.m. "If make all present reading techniâ€" headed _ by Professor Evelyn ques obsolete." o Wood increases the reading comâ€"| Scott added that the intelligence prehefsion rate from 300 wo:dslquoliems used as teaching aids I $18,750 Taxes for Nonâ€"existing Building Labels Fallout Survey a Farce year, according to the Metro housing registry, a total of 701 North York and 448 York families were on the list for low rental housing. This is roughly 5.000 inâ€" dividuals. The problem is that most families often have to wait two and three years before they get a chance at accommodation. There are a total ofove;â€"flioo applications for accommodation do so by teaching children the importance of world government and coâ€"operation among nations. It will give us all a false sense of security." He is however entirely sold on the benefits, and suggests that reader dynamics will ultimately become part of the regular school curriculum in North York. He explained it this way: From the age of six or seven, reading becomes one of the major sourâ€" ces of information. It is so imâ€" portant be said, that the whole the results of their final,exams in June will have to be analysed before realistic conclusions may be drawn. Rathe: than be held up by court proceedings, council decided to accept $18.750 in back taxes alâ€" decided to seil the property to . though several counciliors stated another Fompany, Union Electri.‘ their concerm. > *. cal Distributfim for $190.000 Alderman Chris Tonks asked it , e it wasn‘t somewhat unusual for Appearingebefore council last Weiss Investments not to fulfill week. a solicitor for Weiss Inâ€" the agreement and then assign vestments asked permission to the property to another. without transfer title to Union Electrical. first notifying the municipality. A lawyer for Union promised conâ€" ‘ Weiss Investments denies being in struction of the larger building default in any respect with reâ€" would proceed before July 31. gard to the agreement. 1967. Ts Afcunteal@nl n nds n iess 5,000 Seek Housing In York, N. York In the first three months of this this to 3,000 ; are, to a large extent, based om the enormous | reading ability. If "IQ‘s" thereâ€" ons we could fore can be raised by improving culum. It will reading techniques, many, many eading techniâ€" students will be able to progress * much farther in education than he intelligence they can under the present $y> teaching aids | stem, he suggested. from ~families ~inthe â€"sixâ€"Metroâ€" â€"â€" municipalities. The majority of families need at least a two or three bedroom accommodation. A surprisingly large number of the applicants. almost one in sevâ€" en, have indicated they would like to live in North York. The maâ€" jority of children in these families are of either primary or secondâ€" ary school age. Minkler commented that he would support the survey of schools as potential fallout shelâ€" ters but he would oppose applicaâ€" tions to build shelters in them. education system is based on studying books. If a student thereâ€" fore learns to read 10 books in the time it used to take him to read one book, his knowledge of literature. or any other topic he studies will be that much greater. Twentyâ€"oneâ€"yearâ€"old Ph.D.‘s will be common. Hannan also claims that if reader dynamics is adopted across the country, "‘the courses and curriculum we teach today will be turned upside down." The lawyer for Union assured council that construction could start within three or four weeks after receiving building permit. Photo by ‘Bill Henderson SINGLE COPIES 10 CENTS F L O WE R 8 241â€"6951 241â€"5261