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_â€" A Woman in charge... G o rd o n H a rold Always active in Bannerman, wellâ€"known community and church Weston businessman, died _ affairs, Mr. Bannerman will Monday in the Queen be greatly missed as a Elizabeth hospital after an pastâ€"master of Humber illness of several months. Lodge A.F. and A.M.; as a Mr. Bannerman, 50, is member of the Scottish survived by his wife, the Rite, Lodge of Perfection, former Dorothy McFariane, _ Rameses Shrine Temple, | daughter Sandra (Mrs. R. Weston Legion and Weston Jones), sons George, Presbyterian Church. Gordon and Ronald, Mr. Bannerman came to puarents Mr. and Mrs. Weston 27 years ago from Weston and sitter Masgaret (Me» L G ‘smith)» of Mrs. Smith laughed when the interviewees said they had lived in Weston at one time or another (except Mr. Ruthven) but had moved out when the town "got all the apartments in." Gordon H. Bannerman, 50 "Again, all the boys take their turns in this respect as well." + + j Henry Tedd, 73, puts in a sixâ€"day week starting at 7 a.m. and leaving when the last fare is delivered home safe. Fleet manager Fred Gardiner of Downsview said he liked the atmosphere ‘of friendliness that prevails around the Northwest, but had to excuse himself as things were "sort of piling up" on the job. His wife works occasionally for a firm of temporary office suppliers. 23 CAB STANDS Mr. Atkins explained that Northwest has 23 "posts" or cab stands in their particular area, mostly at supermarkets and hotels. Ben Atkins, who resides at Bathurst and Sheppard, had his variety store expropriated some time ago for the Yongeâ€"St. subway. He jointed Northwest as a driver in February of this year, and works six days a week, with Sundays off. "I could get work closer to my home," Mr. Ruthven said, "but I like it here." "Of course I can only do this job because I get full coâ€"operation from my family and staff." 3 MINUTES TO WORK Mrs. Smith, her husband John (an administration supervisor in a transport company) and 12â€"yearâ€"old son Christopher (a pupil at Humberview Heights public school who likes scouting and competitive swimming) reside on Kingdom St., in Weston, about "three minutes from the office." * Mr. Ruthven resides in downtown Toronto with his wife and six children, ranging in age from six to 16, and not having his own car, "appreciates a lift with the boys." 10â€"HOUR DAY As day dispatcher for Northwest, he is kept busy at the board during his 10â€"hour stint, and now and again suffers "mental anguish"". But he says it smilingly. ‘‘My promotion was a very nice birthday present, too," she said. "October 1 was my 41st birthday. Appointed to her new post as general manager by Northwest viceâ€"president Alfie Gluckstein, Mrs. Smith has been at her desk on â€"an almost aroundâ€"theâ€"clock basis since her promotion October 1. Prior to her promotion, Mrs. Smith was office manager. She started with Northwest as bookâ€"keeper. Arriving in Canada from England in 1953 she went into credit and office management, and worked in various construction offices. Back home she worked in wholesale fruit, another allâ€"male industry. VARIED BACKGROUND Mr. Robertson has a wide and varied background as a Power supermarket chain manager; a television demonstrator in the early days of Canadian TV and a real estate agent. But he prefers driving a cab. _ Around the corner on South Station St., above Lawrence Ave., is the home of Northwest, formerly Winders Taxi, a wellâ€"known Weston and area cab service. Running this whole operation, with the help of two office staff members, 200 drivers (65 cabs), three mechanics and two gas attendants, is lively, darkâ€"haired Elizabeth (Betty) Smith. « Mr. Gluckstein is also president of ABC Taxi Ltd., Toronto. She called in a couple of drivers, a dispatcher and the fleet manager for miniâ€"interviews. Russ Robertson, who lives in Willowdale, started with Northwest eight years ago but left to work with a cab company in Rexdale. After three years he returned to Northwest. * "Although it‘s a hungry business, you‘ll find most drivers take their turn and accept the dispatcher‘s call to pick up a fare, whether it‘s 65 cents or $6.55," he commented. ‘ They were unanimous in their opinion that "It doesn‘t matter to us that Mrs. Smith is a woman. She‘s management and so we get along with her as we would try to get along with anybody else in the same position." Active in church and community on ue w t n t m w m w ue m t k w i un w a u4 u4 00 + w wii n s a She manages 65 cabs and 200 drivers By HANNAH BEDELL KEPT THE BOOKS of Mr. Bannerman came to Weston 27 years ago from Bellwood (near Fergus, Ontario) and resided on Continued on Page 15 Well, good old smiling Tony March is at it again. There he stands, popping vest buttons all over the place. The guy just grins and meets each person visiting his newly arrived 69 Popntiacs, with the actions of a proud new daddy. Of course, the new ones are pretty sharp, so I guess you have to understand just how Tony must feel. One thing about it, the boy is really keeping trim, bending over picking up his buttons all day. If you haven‘t as yet gotten over to Tony‘s place, A. R. March Pontiac Buick Limited, take a run over and grab a look at the classy models on display. The ones in‘ the show room, not the office staff. J snoOw IOGIH, HOLI NC GILCC ol81L. While you are over there and have an‘éye for a bargain, get a load of some of the brand new 1968 models that Tony has left. : Now here is where a man can grab a new car and save one heck of a pile of dough as well. If you are considering a new car, you should check on this. You could save enough to finance a trip to Florida this winter, with your new car, If you should need some help with the driving, give me a call (to Florida, that is). Now if you feel that your old pocketbook won‘t quite allow you to purchase a new car, then take a look at some of the excellent used cars on the lot. You know at this time of year many good one owner cars are traded in on new models, Good old Tony has his share of excellent used cars, ready for the road. Just for the sport of it, why not drop around to see Tony. While he is talking to you, bring up the subject of the sleek new 1969 Pontiacs. See how many buttoms you can get him to pop. The other day a travelling salesman dropped in and admired the complete line of new Buicks and Pontiacs. I believe he holds the record, Tony had to sew three buttons back on. For those of you who want to meet a very proud dealer and view some truly fine cars, I will inform you how to find A. R. (Tony) March Pontiac Buick Limited. When one of the "boys" dropped in to give Mrs. Smith her second cup of morning coffee, he happened to say how bleak ‘"and rainy the day looks." "Oh no," she exclaimed. "It‘s a wonderful day â€" for cabs." You travel to the western side of Woodbridge on Highway Seven. At Eighth Ave. (last stoplights in town) Mrs. Smith pointed out that since the beginning of October a new policy has been put into effect at Northwest. . ‘"We welcome advance bookings as an extension of our service to our customers. For instance, we have about 50 standing orders which include taking children to school; tiny babies to doctor‘s appointments; older people to do their marketing; workers to their jobs; cancer patients for treatment, and so on. "In addition," she said, "we have a special servige during bad weather. We ask for the customer‘s phone THE WESTON TIMES SPECIAL SERVICE "A GOOD DaAY" .of Northwest Taxi fleet In this week‘s paper you will find a subscription blank for your convenience. Why not take the time to fill it out and mail it today? This is one way to assure you will receive your copy of the Weston Times, 52 weeks of the year. This will make an excellent Christmas gift to some A newspaper is people, people that are interested in your municipality. They report the local happenings, happenings that will not appear in any other paper. The large daily papers are concerned with world politics and activities. You very seldom find anything pertaining to your area, unless it is of national importance,. Your weekly local newspaper is built around the activities about you, and your area. If this is one of the first papers you have read, take a look through it and pay particular attention to the local news scene. You will note many stories that will not appear in any other newspaper about your district. The fast action Want Ads have been working for the Weston and area residents with great success, as many of you will have to‘admit. For those of you we have not as yet had the pleasure of serving, why not give us a try. The folks at the Times office take a great amount of pride in their paper. They have taken great pains to bring you the latest in news and sports, to bring you upâ€"toâ€"date with your home town activities. Well, we have the answer for you. The Weston Times, your area paper can keep you abreast with all the local happenings. If you have been a resident of this local for the last seven years and have taken the Weston Times, you will have to agree with this. There is a very good chance that most of you people are a little interested in what goes on about you. In fact, I could say that some of you are very concerned about what goes on in your neck of the woods. and Highway Seven, you will see the dealership on the south east corner. Now if you wish to call Tony or any of his sales staff on the phone, just dial 851â€"1111. number and call back to confirm that a taxi will be available for that particular fare. At no extra cost, of course. "All our cars are now being put in top running order at our garage," Mrs. Smith continued. "They go through four official safety checks a year, and we pride ourselves on keeping a clean, safe fleet." "We also sponsor the Amesbury Park juvenile baseball and hockey team," she said. Sure enough a driver dropped in wearing a windbreaker that sported a team crest. OoNLY wWOMAN Mrs. Smith, the only woman (so far) in a managerial capacity in the taxi industry, is also viceâ€"president of Metro Toronto Taxi Conference, an organization of 1200 cab owners who "decide policy for the industry." She is, obviously, a lady who loves her job. Thursday, October 17,1968 Continued on Page 15 no