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Weston Times (1966), 29 Dec 1967, p. 3

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In order to keep the residential streets in York free from heavy streets as heavy truck routes. Thirtyâ€"nine streets were suggestâ€" ed to York council on Monday as the logical streets to be used by trucks. After a look at the list eouncil decided there were several which would have to be deleted. Heavy trucks will be barred from T‘p.m. to 7 a.m., a period when nx;stpeoue like to sleep. At present there are no restricâ€" tions on any York roads. Suggested streets included on this lawn, Woolner, Woodborough, Berâ€" tal, ~Marston, Keelesdale Road, Spears, Symes, Scarlett Road. 39 itmts Named As Special Night Routes For Heavy Trucks Opening up truck traffic routes We come when with the best We Wish You a Happy and Warm New Year Call 241â€"1601 ASHBEE BROS. N you have either Ontaric Medicat Services Inmsurance Plan (OMSIP) or Ontario Hospitat Isurance (OH!) you will soon be hearing of the Health imsurance Registration Board ‘TMMMORWM has been set up by the Province to act as an The Government of Ontario introduces... _ you call . ating oil. H.LR.B. on 39 roads in the borough of York away from the rest of the residenâ€" tial streets is good for everyone The Senior Citizens living in the 16â€"building Beech Hall apartment complex on Humber Blvd. for inâ€" stance will not relish the thought of heavy; trucks rolling past to get to Alliance Ave. and Jane St. Metro May Supervise Dry Cleaning Stores Metro intends to seek the opinâ€" ion of North York and York on the question as to whether Metro Licensing Commission should take over the licensing and superâ€" vision of dry cleaning establish ments in the area municipalities. York Mayor Jack Mould urged' Metro to obtain the opinion beâ€" fore taking any action. Metro Chairman William Allen indicated to Metro executive committee last week that when this suggesâ€" tion was made some municipaliâ€" ties expressed strong opposition several years ago. Many dry cleanâ€" ing stores, he said, were only pickâ€"up stations for a main» facâ€" MR. SHARP . . . (Continued from page 2) There is a 20 p.c. tariff on the rubber we import. That‘s _ costing us . . . let‘s see ... roughly â€" $175,000 in extra production costs. Damn that government‘ No wonder we‘re all fighting to survive. The workers of this plant aren‘t at all responsible from our problems. In fact without them, no matter how high their wages, iwe would have closed down long ago. I wish L could say the same thing about the . government and that greedy landlord." My comments: Safeâ€"Tire Co. pays $150,000 in corporation taxes to help the federal government maintain a rapidly expanding army of bureaucrats; another $175,000 to ‘the federal government for permission to import rubber and a $25.000 rent increase to the landlord ($33,000 minus $8,000 for real estate tax increase) which amounts to a $358,000 drain on production for which Sateâ€"Tire gets absolutely no form of extra service or benefits. In comparison, labor gets a $60,000 wage increase for helping to raise productivity seven p.C. Now I ask you Mr. Sharp and Mr. Drury. How do you _justify those awesome warnings that "unreasonable and unwarranted" labor demands will price Canadian goods out of world markets and will contribute to unemployment when it is an established, easily provable fact that "your governâ€" ment and the greedy landlords are almost completely resâ€" ponsible for inflation? * â€"â€" Health Insurance Registration Board lnmqmmmisl health insurance enrollment or premiums just write to: who live on these Insurance Registration agency for both OMSIP and Ontarto Hospital Insurance. _ HIRB will be the centrat registration office which will handle enroliment, bitlings and premwwm collections, and answer inquiries about Ontario‘s medical or hospital insurâ€" ance plans. _ , Gerald Killham Made Viceâ€"Principal Of C. W. Jefferys S.S. Gerald D. Killham head of the history department, C. W. Jefâ€" ferys secondary sefoo!, has been appointed vice . principal of the school by the board of education for the borough of North York. His appointment commences Janâ€" Prior to coming To North York to the Don Mills college Institute in 1959, Mr. Killham taught at Jarvis collegiate institute. From Don Mills collegiate he went to Downsview secondary school. Mr. Killham is a native of East York and attended East York colleâ€" giate. An arts graduate of the University of Toronto, he underâ€" took postâ€"graduate study and has M.A. (history) and B.Ed. degrees. CGOVERNMENT OF ONTAR1TO Hon. JOHM P. ROBARTS, Prime Minister Metro To Deal With $180 Million Of Capital Works Needs Metro Executive Committee is expected to get its first look at the composite area and Metro general public works capital spending program on Jan. 19. The budget will include both the area capital programs and Metro‘s own capital spending plans for the year. Metro school board indiâ€" cates it wants to spend $82â€"milâ€" Tion in 1968, the area municipaliâ€" u;s .r;a; need about $30â€"million and Metro‘s own needs could reach $70â€"milion or more. 2195 Yonge Street, Toronto 7 Surprise! So you thought I was just a figment of Kay‘s imaginaâ€" tion? Well, here I am in the bear With my help, Kay started writâ€" ing this column on October 12, 1961, until I became a cub reporter alongside the typewriter on Novâ€" caulifiower is a cabbage with a eollege education." Much to her surprise I became quite popular (a bit of professional jealousy, no doubt}, and since that time have been her right paw and chief adâ€" visor for pros and cons. . You see, we‘ve been together now for 19 years . . . er .. .7 x 19 a u4 CC + s m . . . th. dear, I have a little trouble with this new Math . . . ah! that‘s it, I celebrated my 133rd birthday last November â€" quite a venerable fellow, aren‘t I? Haven‘t a grey hair in my hide, either! Pudd‘nhead Is Taking A Rest I was born in London, England, and was leading a humâ€"drum sort of life around my family tree in a shop on Oxford Street (that‘s one of the main shopping streets of London, in case you don‘t know‘!, until Kay picked me up and promptly christened me Pudd‘nâ€" head. 1 adapted to the domestic life of apartment living very quickâ€" ly, but it only lasted a few months she was packing her bagsfor a country called Canada. I thought she was going to leave me behind and I was worried â€" Kay didn‘t know anybody in that country and I didn‘t think it was tight for her to travel alone. Packâ€" ingâ€"myâ€"bear â€"essentialsâ€"andâ€"sportâ€" ing a new silk bow, we took off in a TCA North Star from London Airport one chilly February afterâ€" noon in 1949. Ah yesâ€" It was quite a trip . . . dozed most of the flight in a seat pocket . . . but wasn‘t too sleepy to take a shine to a very pretty hostess, in fact, at that point I was almost of a mind to spend the test of my life flying . . . after all, every bear must have his day! â€"I didn‘t see much of Toronto, was usually .left at home hibernatâ€" ing in a drawer . . . until a year dawned and I was rudely awakenâ€" ed to the sound of 2 twoâ€"legged boy creatures; for one horrible moment, thought my life had takâ€" en a turn for the worst and I was destined to be mauled and chewed to pieces. Fortunately Kay had other plans for me, and knowing that Pooh Bear is the distinguished OMSIP and Ontario Hospital Insurance will continue to provide their present covâ€" erage. The only difference is that, from now on, when you see HIRB, you‘ll know it meant the Heatth insurance Registratronâ€" Board is serving you on behalf of Ontario‘s health insurance plans. This Is My Centennial Project head of my family tree and a close associate, it was my duty to turn the pages of ‘"The Wonderful World of Pooh" by A. A. Milne, at storytime. At the end of the day I would play my favorite piece of music ‘"The Teddy Bears‘ Picâ€" nic‘‘ on the record player . . . ah, those were the good old days! Now I‘m much oider and have been able to express my words of wisdom in the Weston Times each week . . . and yes, this is my cenâ€" tennial project â€" bearly made it under the wire, haven‘t 1° It will soon be 1968 and time to make my New Year resolution â€" am going to learn Russian . . . um . . . _a few words, anyway. Guess you didn‘t know that every Christmastime 1 have a special place reserved under the tree â€" the smells of pine and spruce take me back in nostalgic memories to my ancestors. This year I was joined by a Russian beauty named Katrina (she came to Canada via Expo ‘67) . . . I‘ve winked a couple of times,. but she just stares out into space with a far away ‘look in her eves . . . maybe she Afghanistan in Uzbek Republic . . . now you know why I must learn some Russian words before next Christmas â€" you‘re never too old to learn‘ Ohâ€" here comes Kay: Thanks | Pudd‘nhead, but you know what time this is, don‘t you?" Yes, it‘s the last time we l write this column." "That‘s right, although it has been a lot of fun hasn‘t it?~ "Yes, And think of all the nice people we‘ve met and written about . . . like those African Vioâ€" let people, the Fishers . . .n‘ Mrs. O‘Leary, Mrs. Stevens, all those bazaars, flower shows, weddings and the Westway Horticultural Soâ€" ciety . /. and how about Pioneer Village _ and â€" the â€" Conservation gents?" the last time we‘ll ‘‘Barry Holmes and the Weston Times staff, ooh, we mustn‘t forâ€" get them . . . what would we have done without the newspaper . . . and the general manager, Jim Jordan â€"â€" d‘you know he sent me .a Christmas card this year, wasn‘t that thoughtful?" ‘‘Pudd‘nhead! You really shouldâ€" n‘t name drop, you‘re bound to leave somebody out, and then we‘ll make bad friends or hurt feeilngs." "It was, Pudd‘nhead, but after all, you‘re a very likeable fellow." "Do you think we‘ll ever write a column again?" "I don‘t know Pudd‘nhead. But for the time being, 1 think we should take a holiday â€" a change is as good aw a rest. you know." Since Christmas, the weather has become more seasonal, and the children with new skates and hocâ€" key equipment will be anxious to \use the rinks, While the regular | schedule will continue for Saturday *and Sunday, on Monday, January [1 (New Year‘s Day‘, and Tuesday, ‘1boys from 11 years and under can play shinny hockey from 9 to 10:30 'a.m. and from 10:30 to 12 noon, the |12 velrs and over will take over. Holiday Schedule North York department of parks and recreation has opened their artificialâ€"skatimgâ€"rinks to the pubâ€" lic over this Christmas week, and children and parents will be happy to Jearn that it will continue through to and including January 2. (Students won‘t be returning to school until Wednesday, January Rinks Open For Skating & Shinny Hockey Parents may join their children on these two days from 1 to 5 p.m. on the artificial rinks, when skatâ€" By PEG GRANT Centennial Year. 1967 in Canâ€" ada has been a proud vear for all Canadians, and began in Otâ€" tawa last New Year‘s Eve with. the lighting of the Centennial Flame on Parliament Hill. . As previously planned, this flame will not be extinguished on Sunâ€" day evening, but is to remain burning throughout 1968, the "Centennialâ€"plusâ€"One" year. Looking back over the past year, many evenis took place of interest to Canadians, residents of the Maple Leaf Arena, and to my own family. for the Weston Times on the Education News for North York. and . â€"informed _ taxpayers â€" that "School Taxes to be raised 12 mills." the * Amesbui through with : time goal to w parks â€" and championships In April Bobby Pulford and Bob Baun were guests at Amesâ€" bury sports hockey banquet and plans were being formulated to replace Peter Tacon, who anâ€" nounced he would be retiring as Chairman of the North York Board of Education. Amesbury‘s new library on Lawrence Ave. was . officially Centennial Year Recap le Leaf Public School Boys rls won three North York ionships in February. h saw plans being final or many of the students area to visit Expo 67. Also Amesbury _ atoms _ came ho with a lieâ€"breaking overâ€" oal io win the North York and â€" recreation _ hockey 1579 Royal York Rd., Weston $T. ANDREWS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH M41â€"1571 , 241â€"9533 Sunday, December 31st, 1967 11:00 a.m. â€" Morning Worship 9:45 a.m. â€" Junior and Intermediate Church School 10:00 a.m. â€" Pax Bible Class ) i 0 * 11:00 a.m. â€" Primary, Kinderg@ten, Nursery, WESTON PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Minister: Rev. Waiter H. Welch, BSA., BD. . Assistant Minister: Rev. Clifford Johnson, B.A., B.D. Minister 2M41â€"1571 CROSS STREET AT CHURCH STREET 0:30 shd 11:05 a.m. Worship Service New Year‘s Eve, December 31st Cradle Roll, Crib C Humber Heights THE WESTON TIMES â€" Fridey, December 29, 1967 â€" "Ooh dear, Iâ€"think I‘m going to ’ Good Luck shed a tear â€" and who has ever | wish to you seen a crying bear. Come to think | iz of it, though, I‘ve seen a crying P S. This towel!" â€" Don‘t buy Should .we be fortunate enough to ~have a small snow fall, the youngsters will enjoy the local parks for tobosgaming. The hills are very small, but the little ones don‘t mind. ; NIGHT SCHOOL REGISTRATION ing will be free of charge While most adults will not be thinking of schooling »this week, it might be useful to Jog your memory at this time to remind * June was the month of exams andâ€"forâ€"the Grade 13 students the last time any student in Ontario would be required to write ‘Departmentals." opened in May. This was also the month in which I was hosâ€" pitalized and received a cornial transplant, thanks to an unknown donor. July 1, of course, was our Country‘s birthday, and many residents attended the special programs presented. through the borough. For those not fortunate enough to be in Ottawa for the big birthday party on Parliament Hill, the televised program took them to see this most wonderâ€" ful event. It was thrilling, to say the least to see such huge crowds, and the Queen cutting our Birthâ€" day Cake. The 200 member youth choir represented North York at Expo 67 in August and many thouâ€" sands from our area made the trip _ throughout its sixâ€"month duration. We were . privileged during August to have the op portunity of touring the Centenâ€" nial Train and the Centennial Caravan Septemsber saw the students back in school again, continuing their education. Many entered University for the first time, and at the other end of the scale, enâ€" tered Kindergarten for the first time. The first Junior Kinder garten was opened at Brookhaven school during this month PUDD‘NHEAD as large as life and Kay Neapole‘s faithful consultant and advisor since this column began October 12, 1961. * O.K. together fConfiu;ed on page 5) Phone: 247â€"057%2 hve uth choir k al Expo any . thouâ€" made the sixâ€"month privileged wish to you all in 1968." P.S. This Week Pudd‘nhead says: Don‘t buy your child an encycloâ€" pedia for school â€" let him walk! '_\ou that Nelson A. Boylen S.S. will be accepting registrations on January 3 for their adult education classes to begin on January 9. Parents of secondary school stuâ€" dents â€" are reminded that they should call the school if they wish to make an appointment to see their child‘s teacher on parents night, January 10. The telephone | number of the school is 241â€"8503. | Ask for the guidance secretary. VOLLEY BALL TROPHY During the last week of school before the Christmas holidays. ‘BroadlandA Dublin and Brookhaven | public schools in North York, comâ€" | peted in a roundâ€"robin tournament to dgcide the winners of the North York _ public school _ volleyball trophy. Brookhaven‘s girls. coached by Mrs. Eve Nickifork, who were preâ€" sented with a plaque for winning their area division, were victorious over the other two entries. Followâ€" ing the tournament, Miss Beveriy Bowen presented the area winners with their trophy, and R. Marner. inspector, presented the North York trophy to the winning Brookâ€" haven team. Members of the team who won this North York championship are: Pamela Scott, Sheryl Fossett, Cathy Cowley, Betty Spindler, Trudy Robinson, Tracey Patterson, Darleen Caudie, Theresa O‘Neill, Shirley Miles, Marjory Pettipas, Lesley Leigh, Annobel Nussbaum, Sheila Brown, Filomena Oddi, Janice Trenchard, Janet Pennell, Sharon Miettinen, Thelma Colwill, Brenda Stenson and Margie Conâ€" ferti Congratulations girls. and all beâ€" ing well. â€"hore that we can have your picture in next week‘s ediâ€" tion of ‘‘The Weston Times." For Snacks That Are Order of Chips GREAT COUPON FREE â€"~ * IN ENJOY Hamburgers ‘68 n _ every mdh ‘EL

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