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r WESTON "rlllllMlllllMbullullln"llaYr'lllSlllllluln INDEPENDENT MERCHANT STILL MAINSTAY Extensive Damage Caused By Fire To Boat Works *trirttt, Executives Sax Square Dancing Classes A tIre eaured extensive dam- age to the Humber Boat Work: at t31 Wendell Avenue, south of the 401. when it broke out late on Monday afternoon. Four trucks from the North York Fire Department rushed to the scene and the rue was under control in less than half An hour thus saving tour' other companies that were in the buil- ding. The other companies were Gondy Tool and Die, Dunview Sheet Metal, R. B. Bailley Assoc. and Rnwley Construction. District Chief Gates of the North York Fire Department said that the Humber Boat Works was "completely gutted", but that he could give no esti. mate of the damage caused. He said a number of new boats were in the building at the time of the tire. The earliest running of the Humber River Rapids, from Highway 401 to the Dundas Street bridge, took p1aew last Saturday morning, when the Boy Scouts of the Fourth Weston Scam Group took three canoes and two hunks through the thick ice floes. Adult square dancing classes will be held Friday evening by the Weston Recreation Commit Barry Brigley, of the Fourth Weston Scout Group. first spot;- ed the river open and Immed- iatply contacted others. Within we hour the five boats and we“; were at the river. All The dates will begin at 8 pm. in Memorial Pubiie School, Weston, under qualified instruc- tors and are open to All Idluu of the town, at a nominal en- trance charge. 12m» who run the river are ex- per" at running white water an: made complete safety mach before beginning. iaee of the kayaks went over m the extremely rough water in m rapids near Cruickshank Park. No scouts in one of their Sgouts Run The Rapids thr Humber From 401 To Dundas ICE JAMS AND (POLIZ wtrE!! were ',CriCiiiioiAd the Fourth Weston Scout Troop had to contend with when HOSPITAL Women's Auxiliary, Mrs. A. E. Faulkner, Mrs. C. A. Smith, Mrs. E. F. Barlow and Mrs. W. Boddington, prepare table centrepieces for Janus Night on January 31, on which a din- MEMBERS OF HUMBER MEMORIAL After I brief business meeting she WIS introduced by Mrs. H. D. Hope, Programme Convener, who mentioned that Mrs Sabin was I city Ilderman in St. Cath- arines, her home. She also was I representative of the Interna- tional Federation ot University Women to the UN last year. Weston University Club Speaker Tells Women To Finish Education Guest speaker at the January meeting of the Weston Univer- sity Women's Club wu Mrs. M. J. Sabin. vice president of the Canadian Federation of Univer- sity Women for the Central Re, Below Lawrence Ave., they had to portage an ice jam be- fore moving on to Scarlett Road. This stretch is the toughest on the river and, according to the scouts, should only be attempted by expert paddlers. Entering the Lambton Park rapids, the group was buffeted by 40 mph winds, and ice form. ed on the hulls, but they reach- ed the Dundas bridge safely. Taking part in the run were: Scoutmaster Roger, Parsons, Scouts Barry Briglex, Tom Jack and Larry Scott, and Heine Poeun and Manfred Blur of the Ontario Voyageurs Kayak Club and Paul Moecking of the Mo, hawk Rod and Gun Club. special white water canoes were immediately on the scene to help the, wet paddler ashore. Mrs. Sabin addressed the Was. they shot down the Humber River in three canoes and two kayaks on Sat- urday. The speaker recommended Betty Friedaa's book, "The Fe. minine Mystique" is excellent reading, particularly for the educated woman who thinks, and then quoted several of the auth- or's remarks on the place of the housewife. Mrs. Sabia felt that on this continent we push our girls to, ward marriage, beginning as early as public school, and point- ed out that in the emerging Afri- can nations they are proud of raising the average age of mar- riage from 12 to 15 or 16, while here we have lowered it from 21 to 18. This has resulted in a rising percentag: of college girls dropping out fore they com- plete their education. "She mar- ries, puts her husband through school, and what happens to her after he's broadened his hori- zons? This irritates me no end." She deplored the typical fe. male graduate "who getvhor MRS. with her BA., raigeaher family by 40 or 45. She has 30 productive years left. Ind how does she spend them? Pouring tea and making open-faced She emphasized this point with typical quotation of mothers ton members on what she de. scribed as the "retraining oi women, especially university women", which she felt should be done on a national level. sandwiches." Weston library Board Presents Annual Report by Emily Bentley ner dance and bridge, sponsored by the auxiliary, will be held at the Skyline Hotel. Tickets may still be obtained from the Gift Shun at the Hospital or by calling Mrs. Barlow at CH 9-2557. Jt1'Pfl MARIO. WY, JAWAIV who say "I‘m worried about my daughter. She reads too much. She's not going to get I man." "The nest is empty ttt 45. What do we do new?“ is a com- plaint Mrs. Sabin has heard of. Of housewivel who retire at 45, Mrs. Sabin said, "We need the brain power tk these wo- men. The country cannot at ford to waste these years of n woman's life." She pointed out that three American universities already have organized post- graduate courses for women over 35 who wish to further their education. Even the uni- versity women's clubs are not (Cstttinued on page 12) She insisted that women could learn about sewers and pollw tion, and thus be in I position to advise cities on conservation. a grave problem. "We are leav- ing it to lesser people. We are leaving it to men. I am amazed at the quality of people we send to Ottawa." pare themselves for this peMl of their lives; as their eurrtnti life expectancy is, 72. She) doubts that their qualifications really get rusty, and stated "At. ter raising four children and y husband, I feel I can lake on Inyth‘mg. Women should be Gl, planning councils," she eett-i ued, because they have a grab sense of beauty. _ I There were ten members of the Weston Public Library Board present at the monthly business meeting on January 13. Mr, McGIening, Chairman, pre- sided. Reports Mr the year 1963 showed that adult borrowers read 61,761 books and period. icals, " increase of 8,807 over 1962: while juvenile borrowers read 37,588, a decrease of 1,013 over 1962. Films shown in was totalled 329, an increase of 67 over 1962, There are approxi- matt/ly 25,000 books in stock. ot which 2,615 were added in 1963. During the evening Mr, Me. Glening announced his retire- ment from the Bond, Ind sub ed that Mr. L, Farr had been appointed by Council to fill the Vic-nay. The 1964 inaugural meeting will be held on Monday, Feb. ruary IO, with Mrs. Watson. VicerChairrnan presiding. The election of Mtieers and the con- sideration of the budget {or the coming year will be the main items on the Agenda. It is with deep regret that Library Bonn! records the death on January 24 M Mr. E, ll. G. Worden. who was a faithful member M the Board during ha term . Mtiee, particularly " Chllrman of the Bulldlmz Com- mittee during the renovation of the Library in 1968. Surburban Plalas vs DowntoWn Shopping Discussed At Rotary Club Meeting This was one of the opinions expressed by businessmen who were guests of the Weston - Mount Dennis Rotary Club, last Thursday evening in the Sky- line Hotel. The regular meeting of the club was held on the central theme "The Current Revolution in Retailing," and featured a panel of experts who answered questions on retailing submitted by members of the locnl Rotary club. The development of suburb} F. L. Gooderham, Supervisor an plans for shopping does not _ ot Buying tor the FAN. Wool. her-1d the doom of dovgntown‘ worth Company Ltd., said the business sections, according to) ' company executives taking parli aovantlge of department. T"' in I panel discussion last week. j discount stores now. opnngmg This was one of the opinions I up, “Ch. as Woolen, a centered expressed by businessmen who around moreased store area, lar. were guests of the Weston - ger 5912c§ons ot goods and pri- Mount Dennis Rotary Club last eel base on mass buying “f Ni...-a.... mm“-.. i., tTall produce by the Stores D. R. Steele, Assistant Vice- President of Simpson's Ltd,, and a member of the panel,. told the club. in answer to a query, "Usually downtown areas are larger than any nearby plaza. Redevelopment of downtown ar- eas such as in Toronto gives the downtown a captive audience of shoppers, The plazas eater to people of the suburbs who wish to shop that way," he said, and they certainly do not sound the death knell of the downtown commercial areas, He said that the company is still in the middle of structural planning for the building but that he thinks that construction will begin in the early spring. He said that three firms had ilready made arrangements to rent some of the ground floor space. He declined to name them but said they were nation- al organizations. Construction on the new Westlaw Building at the oatm- er of Weston Raod and Law- rence Avenue will begin in two to three months according to Mr. Hunter . of the Burbank Construction Company, the firm that is planning to erect the building. He estimates that the,builtr ing will be completed a year from the start of eonstruetion and that the stores on the ground floor will be in use by next September. tinstruction 0n Westlaw Building To Begin In Two 0r Three Months Ivor Crimp, Vice-President (Merchandising) of Dominion Stores Ltd.. agreed, and added the "trend todayi s a rebepin- ning of the residential settle- ment of the downtown area." C. H. Stephens of the Cumin mu Company, the form that in handling the leasing of the building estimnes that one mil- lion dollar: I "" will be spent hy people who move into the building and another million will be spent hy people who are “tucked from the outside to the ma. Mr. Crimp, in answer to the next question said, "There has been no successful solution to the lengthening of shopping hours." He answered that the trick is "to make the shops a- vailable when the people want to shop." Mr. Hunter said that he ex- pects there will be a total of 10 to 12 stores on the ground noor. He said that approaches had been made to the company on behalf of a junior depart- ment store to locate in the building but that nothing had been firtaiired as of yet. Mr. Hunter said the building will be completed earlier 'than is usual with buildings of this size because the hem is plan- ning to use precast concrete. He added that the fact that the tower is back 25 Net will speed up construction. He said that because of this, the usual barri- eades will not be necessary and that there will be no danger to the public on the street. Mr. Hunter and that interest I bu been shown by profPssional' people in the o.'tiee space on: the second floor and he added l that part of this space will bel equipped for doctors and dem um. l Mr. Hunter animated that there would be a population of 400 people In the upxrtmenn, mo working in the oftieea a?! 100 working in the stores a the mud floor' _ a mm M too people naming into the ares, m (wide cl the Raul Barth 1 He mentioned the use of ven- E packaging of inaterials. ding machines will increase Mr. Steele added that the ma- i with research. The vending of 1 terials handling system of Simp- 1 hot meals has increased 3001 son's Ltd. is so modern in some There is still hope for the small business, according to C. E. Conroy, of Conroyal Flowers in Weston. He told the club. "the man with limited capital can still make a success of business by providing some extra service as well as a product . . . if the shoemaker does a good job sew- ing shoes he will sell more shoe laces." On the other.side there is room in the market for selling without clerks. Vending mach- ines are continually being im- proved to serve select producis to customers . . . however mach ines will never be able to re- place rclerks in all merchandir ing, said D. Storey. Regional Manager of Central Ontario and A. D. Baker, President of Ven- domatic Services Ltd. "The most difficult thing to vend." said Mr. Storey, is "dry goods, stockings, shirts. em. . . because of the variety of choice in such items" Although vend- ing machines are improving "We have not been able to over- come the stumbling blocks in some lines," he added building will be integrated into the. new building. Mr. Hunter said he hopes the Westlaw Building will spark other,gtorts keepers in the area to give their stores a faeelifting. He said that the decor of the new building. in the corridors and lobby will be Spanish. He said that the office space will be broadloomed and that there would be daily janitor service for the offiee floor. The apartments sunes will be larger than usual, he said. Liv- ing rooms will be 22 feet in length and master bedrooms will be 16 feet in length. There will be colored appliarces. van, ities in the bathrooms and orna- mental planting on the roof. Individual girder: patios will be available for apartments on the third and the top floor. Mr. Hunter said, "the com- plex will benefit all the people of Weston not just a small min- only." He added that "the Bur- bank Construction Company has a lot of faith in Weston to de. velop." He aid that the comp BUSY CREATING PROPS for the Weston Skating Carnival are Mr. E. Beatty, President of Weston Skating Club, Mr. G. Milne und Mr. D. Ththorttf J. (Jack) D. Thompson, of the Beaver Lumber Compnay in w ; Weston. said a major part of: (merchandising is the handlingl of materials. He commented that l “‘modem materials handling is} a problem yet . . . there is a fantastic amount of research be- ing done in%the handling and ) packaging of materials Mr. Baker said his company tries to avoid pLseing vending machines for cigarettes in pub lie place: where they would be available to children. He laid the selling of cigarettes to juv- enile: is "definitely a hazard." Warren Manning, Sales Coor- dinator for Loblaws Groceterias Co. Ltd, said trading stamps ur ed by stores such " Loblaws. increase volume buying but not the price of products sold. He said trading stamps could disap pear in time, as "like all promo- lions. they have their limits. The allure of trading stamps may diminish." He added that it is a "handieap" not to have the stamps interchangeable to oth- er stores in Canada. as is the "practice in the us. None of the panel would like to see the abolition of sales per- sonnel altogether. When asked about a system of buying groc- eries by an IBM machine check out, Mr. Crimp said, "It can be done but it would be a horrible idea . . IBM shopping is ungu- morons." per centin the tart three yet“. he said. any is contemplating more de, velopments in the Weston area, but that they won" be od'the scale of the Westlaw Building. He said that Weston was eitth sen for the site of the building because of the stable economy In the town and because there was not I large transtnt trade here. The building will still look modern in rwe years, he said. It is being built of a selttlean- . He expects that the people who move into his apartment building will want to stay. tf, concrete and will be egg 5 ell white in color. " think it will prove to be I landmark in Weston for many years to come," said Mr. Hunt- Wilt Reeves. President of the Weston Businessmen: Associa tion, said, "I think it will be a great asset to tne town. It will dress things up and bring more people into Weston. It's a won- derful advancement tor the town." The Carnival In to be hold lamb 0 and T, and the creation pietund hm , cv- entually “in to be I Imam operation an: autumn. from the United Stats have with“ Simpson’s locations to study Ind copy the ”new: and. To other questions M Mr. Steele gave a 'NO' to the idea of buying under a univer- sal credit card system, while Mr. Crimp aid department stores would not go into the bus- iness of providing nervices ugh as laundry or automotive. “I": not in line with our policies." he said. - Mr, Thompson law increased legislation of retail practices. He said, “increased legislation of the car business is probably the first of many fields.” Mr. Gooderham said 'discoum ters' would probably always be called by that name since it is descriptive, although mama! misleading. Mr. Steele said major plazas have the attraction of variety while smaller plan: can exist on their ‘availability to a lot-2L area. He said the most attrac~ (we plaza to the buyer is one in which two major department stores are existing. t Mr Gooderham told the group more brand names would grad- ually appear in discount houses, while Mr. Crmip said the tread is to do all the family shopping in one More. "Store hopping is too much trouble," he said. He went on to describe the independent merchant of todar " I “very virile type of busim Maurice Weisdorf. a retired Weston clothier. in thinking the panel and theunoderator. Mur- ray Brady, of the Bulova Watch Company, agreed that the inde- pendent merchant is a virile fortin the country, both ec- onomically and politically, and said they contribute to the flourishing of new ideas in we» They have made their stores more attractive than large mer- chandisers can. Speaking of the independent merchant he add- ed. "they will always be a strong force." The topic for the Rotary meeting was suggested in HP Club's magazine, The Rotartan'. and the program for the meet. ing was planned by members, I W. Pink, Chairman of the Club Bulletin and Publicity Committee. C M. Brady. G. Maxwell. M. WeUdorf, and R, Ferguson. The meeting marked the Rotary Magazine Week, last week, and was attended by guests from Ohio, Britlah Col- umbia. Pratt» and Members. Mr. Gooderham said we will never witness all-out Sunday shopping in Canada . . . 'the merchants would fight it.' Mr. Manning painted I gloomy picture of the can,“ liv- ing when he said he ean't lee any reduction in retail prices. Re admitted, “It's quite I prob lem." Mr. Cum, however, and “An hour; wages buy more food, in proportion, todxy, than m any time in history. dun to " fective retailing. _ _ - «w