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‘â€" IRATE PROPERTY OWNERS PROTEST REZONING ! ~ wESTON TIMESâ€"ADVERTISER A woman employee of Chadâ€" wick‘s Drug Store at Jane «and Church foiled an attempted robâ€" bery on Tuesday night when she frightened a youth who was brandishing a knife and a gun at her by shoutnig at him. f Mrs. Joan Cox shouted, "get out of here," to the youth w! he demanded the money in till and brandished the it and gun. The frightened youth turned tail and ran. Two customers in the store, Mr. Gray, a student and Albert Sturm a taxiâ€"driver heard Mrs. Cox shout, ‘"stop that man", aud began to chase him up Church Street. However, the youth got iway. An eightâ€"inch knife w#h a four â€" inch blade was found later in a newspaper box nearby. Harry dwick, owner of the store, wals having supper in the back of the store at 4:55 p.m. when _ the . attempted robbery took place. He was unaware unâ€" til he heard the shouts of Mrs. Cox_ that anything was happenâ€" ing. * % W.C.VS. And Lions Club Give Christmas Baskets To Needy sisted by about 40 senior studâ€" ents as well as Mr. Harold Stoneâ€" bouse .and Mr. Charles Smith gathered at the school on Friâ€" day, December 20. Students were assigned to various groups each group working with a staff member. Prior to this time the studâ€" ents at the school had collected Onee again the annual Christâ€" mas Basket Distribution by the students of Weston Collegiate and Vocational School assisted by members of the Weston Lions Club wag conducted prior to Christmas day. In addition to this, certain forms took on additional respuisiiliâ€" ties. Grade 12 Commertial girls collected toys tec. for the 1060 children involved in the hampâ€" er distribution. In addition they visited Thistletown Hospital for Emotionally Disturbed Children over $500 worth of food materâ€" ial, more than enough to fill 30 hampers. Each form in the school was assigned specific commodities in order that a balanced selection be available. The youth, whose estimated Members of W.C.V.S. Staff, as his face. Mrs. Cox who thought that he had just come from the bospital nearby and that the scarf was part of a bandâ€" age, asked the youth what was wrong. It was then that the age was‘ 17, entered the store early in December to deter mine the needs of the 87 chil dren in that area. ations to families receiving baskets. Classes in the Home Ecâ€" onomcis ‘groups made basket decorations and included Christâ€" mas cookies in each hamper. Members of the Interâ€"School Christian Fellowship Club also took on additional group comâ€" mitments. Response to their particiular project was so good that they had enough toys for this cgmâ€" mitment as well as the baskets, plus extra material which was delivered to the Weston Saniâ€" torium. Another form purchasâ€" ed Christmias trees, and deli The Weston Lions Club conâ€" tributed hams, Christmas cakes, vegetables and other misâ€" cellaneous items. © Students of Weston Collegâ€" iate, Staff members and the Weston Lions Club should be commended for their fine com munity efforts in this annual campaign. i9 , Immediately after Mrs. Cox shouted the taxi driver and the student grappled ‘with the man in the store but he escaped and ran up Church Street. The firm recommended that gabron â€"â€"â€" a type of stone â€" be used to repair the wall. Howâ€" ever, Council thought that the cost quoted by the firm was for a more expensive type of gabion stone and hoped that the cost of the wall could be kept down to the original $1,000 esâ€" timate. Mr. Chadwick, referring to what Mrs. Cox did, said, "that took a lot of courage !" Council ,Hope§ For River Wiall By This Spring A firm bas advised Council that the cost of putting a retainâ€" ing wall adjacent to the Humber River near Lawrence Avenue'i would cost $1,700 to $1,900. The present retaining wall has partly® collapsed to the extent of 100 feet. Council thought that it would be difficult for the wall to be started before spring, but notâ€" ed that if even one layer of the wall was put in before spring, it would help to prevent washouts. The matter was referred to the Works Committee for conâ€" sideration. Of Turning Loop Under TTC Study At the Council meeting on Monday, a letter was received from the Toronto Transit Comâ€" mission saying that the matter of the discontinuance of short â€" turning Lawrence Avenue West buses via Little: Avenue is under study by the Commission. The TTC noted that a petition had been received by Council from residents in the area reâ€" questing discontinuance of the short â€" turn loop. Council decided that a meetâ€" ing should be arranged with the TTC on this matter. The TTC said that they would advise Council at a later date. won fi_r;;'p_r-iz-e“ in the multiâ€"storey section. WESTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 1964 According to a report preâ€" sented to> Weston Council on Monday night, the amount spent on building in Weston in 1963 was considerably less than in 1962 although the number of building permits remained v;out the same. THE FIRST BABY OF 1964 born at the Humbegd‘fier‘orial Hospital is Diane Patricia Humph#eys, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Humphreys of 73 Councillor Sent To Observe Wes Boddington said that he was once Chairman of a Winter W orks Committe and that "there wasn‘t very much to do." He added that the commitâ€" tee he was on was actually disâ€" banded because there was 80 little to do. . Councilior Lindsay Cott is beâ€" ing sent by Council to observe one meeting of the Metropolitan Toronto Wâ€"inter Employment Campaign Committee. The Committee requested that a representative from the Town of Weston be sent to attend their meetings. Lindsay Cott suggested that a member of Council attend one meeting as an observer. Council then delegated Councilior Cott to attend the meeting. Amount Spent On Building * In Weston Less In 1963 In 1962, $2,367,638 was spent on building while in 1963, the amount was $1,417,110. In 1963, 149 permits were issued while in 1962, the number issued was In November and December of 1963, the number of building permits issued was 35 with a probable cost of $130,790. In these two months in 19%2, the number of permits issued was 30 with a~probable .cost of $1, â€" 540,319. In November and December 1963, 24 residential building perâ€" Trip To England probable cost. of $121,685. Eight industrial permits were issued during the year to the amount of $691,200. Two instiâ€" tutional permits were issued with a probable cost of $15,500. Also in November and Decâ€" ember 1963, one permit was issued for @garage to be built at a probable cost of $25,000. In(he year 1963, 13 commercial permits were issued with a y ¢@r, . 80v.residential . permits were issued to the amount of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Eakin left New Year‘s Day, * «New York from where they d on Jlnt‘ry 3 for Engla Mr. Eakif plans to enter drafM ics in England. were Habitant Drive. Shown aboveâ€" with her mother, Diane who weighs 4 lbs 12 ounâ€" ces was born at 4 :12 in the morning on January 1. the. amount Ten permits were issued for signs to the amount of $11,035 in .November and December 1963. During the entire year, 36 permits were> issued for signs to the amount of $25,638. Report Shows Attendance Drop At Library Films cording t <the Tibrarian‘s R for the Town of Weston, attenda at the films shown at the ljbragy this year was down about from what it was last year In 1963, 640 peovle saw 32 ms while in 1962, 1,146 people|saw 29 films. The report showed that there were 169 borrowbrs at the libâ€" rary in 1963 as\ compared to 174 in 1962. The number of new books at the library in 1963 /was as compared to 195 in 19&276 Desk recei ag the library in 1963 totalled $170.30 as comâ€" pared to $168.59 in 1962. Circulation‘ at library reâ€" mained about th¢ same in 1963 as it was in 196. In 1963, 5,266 adult _ books ere borrowed while in 1962 the number was 5,107. The numBer of juvenile books borrowed \in 1963 was 4,174 and in 1962 was 4,274. Desk receipts the .library of new books at 1963 | was as 95 in/ 1962. at libr reâ€" th¢ same in 1963 96. In 1963, 5,266 ere borrowed e number was Local residents are angry beâ€" eause the permit to build the new building on Jane was grantâ€" ed to Lilian Investments and builder, _ Abraham _ Scrobacky, with the understanding . that there would be two, stores on the main floor and apartments above. The property on the southâ€"east corner of Macâ€" Donald and,.Vimy was purchased by Lilian Invest ments and was levelled in order to make room for a parking lot for a new building that has been erected at 1728â€"82 Jane Street. f A group of residents in the east end of Weston are upâ€"inâ€"arms over the proposed rezoning of a property in the MacDonald and Jane Streets area. $ However, after the ~building was almost completed, Lilian Investments purchased an adâ€" ditional property at the rear of the Jane Street building and asked Town Council to rezone it to a commercial area so that the space could be used as a parking lot for offices inâ€" stead of for the apartments that were originally planned. ‘Town Council approved the application for change in reâ€" zoning subject to the approval of the Ontario Municipal Board. As soon as the change in the firm‘s plans for the building was made known, Ronald C. Crisp of 12 LaRush Drive, Etobâ€" icoke, circulated a â€" petition among residents of the are a, and obtained signatures of about 30 residents, most of the homeâ€" owners in the area, who were opposed to the rezoning of the property. Mr. Crisp is the owner of the house next door to the proposed parking lot. He said that his tenants were| _ objecting to the fact that the | â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€" proposed parking lot was only four inches away from their B rd M home. . | oa el Another property owner, W.| A int A. McTavish of 23 Vimy, obâ€"| m ed je?ts to the possible depreciation ‘ p e of property values that the | B ( I parking lot will bring about. He y' °I“Kl said, ‘it doesn‘t matter to us | . whether the building on Jane is | _ At the Council : used as apargments or offices, | Monday, byâ€"laws w but ‘we do object‘ to the parkâ€"| appointing several pe ing lot on Vimy". \ itions on various 1 With regard “23 the rezoning of the site, he , "the residents were not informed about the change .to commercial zoning fore informing property owners within 300 féet. However, he added that even though the byâ€" law has been passed, it doesn‘t come into effect until it has been approved by the Ontario Municipal Board. said that there is aâ€"cla use which permits Council to wait until the bylaw is passed beâ€" When asked about the reason for rezoning the property, Mr. Clarkson said, "Council thinks it is in the best interests of the town as a whole that parkâ€" ing should be made available for that building." He refused to elaborate on this statement. Meanwhile, property owners in the area have been informed that the question of rezoning the site is to go before the Ontario Municipal Board, and that "a meeting of all the interested parties will be arranged soon." Weston Considers Sharing Cost â€" Of Bridge Plans from the Township of Etobicoke at the meeting on Monday that the township was requesting the Town of Weston to share in the cost of preparing plans and esâ€" timates and employing property» evaluators for the proposed St. Phillip‘s Road Bridge. The township has asked the Council to share the estimated would in no way commit the Town of Weston to further exâ€" penditures. _ Councillor _ Wes Boddington suggested that a meeting with the Township of Etobicoke be arranged and said that Weston would consider the matter at a meeting of the Finance Comâ€" Board Members cost of $50,000 with financing by e a ch municipality of $5,000 along with the Department of Highways‘ subsidy. At the Council meeting on Monday, byâ€"laws were passed appointing several people to posâ€" itions on various boards and committees. Replacing Edwin F. Ault on the Committee of Adjustment is John L. Holley who has been The three members ‘of Counâ€" cil appointed to the Weston Planning Board are Mayor G. W. Bull, Councilior C. W. Bodâ€" dington and ‘Councilior M. L. Cott. Reappointed to the Wes ton Planning Board were G. S. Jarvis and K. L. Thompson. appointed forâ€"a period. of three. Local Board of Health forâ€" a period of one year were F. D. Cruickshank, G. Harvey Hand and E. L. McGlening. . L. W. Farr who was on the Local Board of Health was apâ€" pointed to the Public Librar® Board L. G. Sainsbury was appointâ€" ed as a member of the Local Board of‘ Health in place of the Mayvor. Three mgmbers were appoint ed to the .Recreation Commis sion â€" James W. Trimbee, Mrs M. Kennedy and Gordon Moore Council received confirmation SINGLE COPIES 10 CENT! Te ui+ he