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African Woman Sees Church of Greatâ€" Grandâ€" Dad Mr. and Mrs. Jacques Desâ€" midt of Johannesburg, South Africa, have been visiting friends and relatives in Etobicoke, Dr. and Mrs. Rudoiph E. Rom, and Mr. and Mrs. Keith Dalton. \rs. Desmidt, formerly Angâ€" ela Johnson is a greatâ€"grandâ€" daughter of the Rev. W. A. Johnson, an early Rector of St. Philip‘s Church, Etobicoke, and an outstanding influence in the life of Weston during his twenty five years in this parish. Mrs. Desmidt was keenly interested in visiting this church, also St. John‘s Church, Weston, which he built as a Chapel, and in seeâ€" inz other places associated with the life and activities of . her greatâ€"grandfather. \ir. and Mrs. Desmidt left for Banff, Victoria, San Francisco and Los Angeles and will visit the New York World‘s Fair on their homeward journey. Mure than 50 youngsters, beâ€" twoen 6 and 18 took part in the prowram, arranged by Judy Henâ€" derson and Sue Davus. A birthâ€" day party, complete with cake and candles, was held for Clubâ€" Professional Eleanor Cregg in coniunction with other special Last Tuesday, the Gamma Tota a fratepnity of graduates from Weston Collegiate, staged a softâ€" ball game with the Weston Recâ€" reation Allâ€"Stars at the town reâ€" creation â€" genter. The â€" "Stars" were boys %rom the Bantam leaâ€" gue between the ages of 11 and 15 Today, July 30, about 75 boys were in Niagara Falls with anâ€" other excursion sponsored by the recreation commission. \iter viewing the Falls, tours of the Niagara Parks Commis sion gardens, the Sir Adam Beck Generating Station and other points of interest were conducted. These special camping trips and tours are partially financed by each child with the outing to Niagara costing only $1.50 tplus a boxâ€"lunch) and the campâ€" even An evergreen tree, complete with yuletide decorations, lent a (inishing touch to the "just for fun" atmosphere while Tom Briscoe distributed gifts from the "North Pole". His son John is a member of the skating club. Why the skates and sweaters‘ The ite is left on the floor at Woeston Arena all summet. It was chilly! Proceeds from the sale of reâ€" freshments at the game will help defrav the expense of a sixâ€" day camping trip to the Kelso Conservation Area, near Milton. Nearly 40 boys, under the diâ€" rection of Senior Boys Programâ€" mer. Bill Barrow, will leave this Suturday, August 1, for a week of hikes, swimming and "war maneuvres". A similar group of girls, in the II to 15 ageâ€"group, will trip to the camping area when the boys return. They will be led hy Linda Moore, supervisâ€" or of playgrounds. days While scores of Weston kids below 11 years of age, throng the town‘s playgrounds, the oldâ€" er boys and girls have not been forgoiten by Tug Wilson‘s reeâ€" reation staff. Ing Familiar carols were sung, ~ta paid his traditional visit d warm skating costumes and eaters were the order of the i _â€" was it last December? No, w«s last weekâ€"end at Weston Xmas Party ? In July? Why Not?. Older Boys, Girls, Enjoy Tours Camping WHAT WILL THEY DO TO WESTON ? hristmas in July" held by hers of the local skating proved the most successful le. It was the third year ‘he unique event, which. is ‘med to provide a complete ze from the usual round of excursion only $3 for six WESTON TIMESâ€"ADVERTISER To reach the semiâ€"finals, Ball had to defeat Dave Morland of North Bay and Hutchison on Thursday. On Friday he won out over Al Cassidy of St. George‘s 3 and 1, and defeated Al Akitt 2 and 1. After winning 1 up over Ball in the semiâ€"finals, Cowan went on to his first victory in the finâ€" al of the Amateur, defeating fiveâ€"time winner of the title, Nick Weslock of Mississauga, 4 and 3. Weslock had ousted Jim Neale of Hamilton 5 and 4 in the other semiâ€"final match. After winning four matches in two days of pressure golf, Gord Ball of Weston finally bowâ€" ed to Gary Cowan of Kitchener in the semiâ€"finals of the Ontario Amateur Golf Championship last Saturday at Weston Golf Club. The move effectively blocks a "colonnadeâ€"type" project proâ€" posed‘by Burbank Construction Company president, M.A. Hunâ€" ter. Weston‘s downtown â€" merchâ€" ants and town council are "up in arms" over Metro‘s plan to expropriate two corner properâ€" ties at Weston Road and Lawâ€" rence for "busâ€"bays". ner?", asked one interested party, "I thought the idea was urbanâ€"renewal. Why not expropâ€" riate a property with a much The ultraâ€"modern, commereâ€" ialâ€"residential project would have revitalized Weston‘s shopâ€" ping area, according to many observers. ‘"Why doesn‘t Metro take the property on the northâ€"eagt corâ€" Weston Golfer Loses Out To Winner Of Amateur Title Weston Merchants Aroused! Will Fight Metro‘s Plans In his first Thursday round, Bentley defeated medallist Paul Williams of Buflington, who shot a 65 in Wednesday‘s qualiâ€" fying round. Bentley was four under par for this round, to win 3 and 1 over Williams who was also under par. In the afâ€" ternoon, Bentley defeated Herb Carnegie of Whitevale 2 and 1. The qualifying round on Wedâ€" nesday thinned the field from 208 players to 64. Of the 64, 16 shot 76, and had to playâ€"off at 7 a.m. Thursday for 11 places lower assessment value and put it to a better use? I don‘t think that much land is needed for busâ€"stops anyway!" Mr. Hunter‘s company, locatâ€" ed at 112 Yonge Street, first came up with the proposition some 18 months ago. At first, Weston Council raised objectâ€" ions to the scheme because of its 12â€"storey height and 160 apâ€" artments. These figures violated town zoning regulations. the quarterâ€"final match in the afternoon. Also in the quarterâ€" finals, Weslock defeated Hill 4 and 3, and Cowan defeated Thorpe 6 and 5. However, since Mr. Hunter cut the height to 10 storeys and reduced living density to 110 apâ€" artments, Council has been beâ€" hind him almost 100 per cent. The "Westlaw Building" patterâ€" ned after the "Colonnade", on Bloor Street between Bellair WESTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JULY 30, 1964 and Avenue Road, would mean a tremendous boost in assessâ€" ment and a higher population for the town. It is rumored that at Teast one group has been formed to fight Metro‘s plans for the streetâ€"corâ€" ner. Weston. Council has taken a summer recess and will reâ€" convene August 17. One Counc illor predicted startling news about the controversy when the next meeting is held. Mr. Morgan is viceâ€"chairman of this year‘s Metro United Apâ€" peal Campaign and former supâ€" erintendant of secondary schools for Toronto. In the current issue of Macâ€" lean‘s Magazine, Dr. Gordon Bates, founder and general dirâ€" ector of the Health League of Canada, says "when charities as sociate with the United Appeal, they lose the enthusiasm of volâ€" unteer workers." Dr. Says Red Feather Hurts Charities Local Man Denies Health League Story A doctor‘s charges that Unitâ€" ed Appeal hurts the best chariâ€" ties and undermines Canada‘s voluntary health organizations have been flatly denied by a Weston representative of the Red Feather. J. R. H. Morgan, 131 King Street, refutes this by saying none of the 14 national health organizations in Canada have evâ€" er voiced any objection to Uniâ€" ted Funds for the reasons outâ€" lined by Dr. Bates. Meanwhile, Harold Brookbank and Garnet Rowntree, owners of properties at 2080 and 2082 Lawâ€" rence, have denied being apâ€" proached by Mr. Hunter about selling their lots to permit conâ€" struction of the project. He goes on to suggest that many local agencies like chilâ€" ‘dren‘s aid societies and addictâ€" ion centres should be "financed out" of public funds. This course, according to Dr. Bates would make it easier for national health organizations t6 solicit their own funds and do their own jobs properly." Mr. Morgan states that such nationâ€"wide groups as the Canâ€" adian National Institute for the Blind, the March of Dimes, the Victorian Order of Nurses, the Canadian Arthritis and Rheumaâ€" tism Society and the Canadian Mental Health Association have never complained about the methods used by United or Comâ€" munity Chest organizations. Muscular Distrophy Association receive only 8.6 per cent of Unâ€" ited Appeal proceeds from the 81 cities and towns with united funds. Dr. Bates, whose Health Lezâ€" gue offices are located at III Avenue Road, was recently inâ€" formed that his organization would no longer receive finanâ€" cial support from the Metropolâ€" itan United Appeal. After this year, aid will be withdrawn. There are wrose things that can befall organized charity then too many tag days." The work of the Health Leaâ€" gue consiscs largely of disemâ€" minating information to the pubâ€" lie on such subjects as nutr;*â€" ious foods, accident prevention and care of babi=s and children. Officials I‘ke Earnest Spence, chairman of the Nationa! Budâ€" get Committees of the United Appeal, believe much of this edâ€" ucational work has been dup!iâ€" cated by governmental agencies and other large groups like the Industrial Accident Prevention Authority. Connie Weeks, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Weeks, of Denison Rd. W., averaged 83 per cent. in her science course at Victoria College. She plans to become a psychologist. A 19â€"yearâ€"old Weston girl atâ€" tending University of Toronto has won three scholarships by attaining the highest average in firstâ€"year general science. Miss Weeks won the Alumni scholarship, the Gordon Crow Memorial scholarship and the Dr. John Knowles Colling Meâ€" morial Scholarship. She was a student at Weston Collegiate and Vocational School to Grade 12. She then attended Oakwood _ Collegiate . Institute and graduated with a 75 per cent. average. Descendant of a wellâ€"known pioneer family, Constance is the granddaughter of Mrs. Mary Denison and the late Milford Weston Girl Wins 3 Awards Highest Marks In Course ting the books" on the front porch of her Denison * Road home. Will the bankâ€"buildings on the left disappear to make way for two busâ€"stops? If Weston Counâ€" cil follows a plan devised by Meâ€" tro Roads, Traffic and Planning Committees, the Royal Bank of Canada and Bank of Nova Scotia at Weston Road and Lawrence Avenue will be expropriated and leveled to the ground. Metro and the TTC want "busâ€"bays" con structed on the sites. The, Bank of Nova Scotia, only two years old, is one of the most modern and aftractive structures in the town. Bank Manager, H.A. Deâ€" Wolife, has said ‘"‘it would be a shame if this beautiful building were expropriated and destroyâ€" Staff Enjoys Yorkleigh Picnic The sketch below shows Met ro‘s plan for the town‘s maim The staff picnic held by Yorkâ€" leigh Motors recently at Hippo Park near Mone Milis was pronounced a . great success by the 116 employees and their families who attended the evont. Prizes were given for the ever â€" popular Goâ€"Kart races. while the softball game providâ€" ed amusement for many. The Chipman‘s All ‘Stars defeated the Service Department All Stars 91â€"4 in a spectacular dis play of softball know â€" how. Denison of Queen Victoria Ave., Lorne Park. Her father is a foreman at an electrical manuâ€" facturing firm. $INGLE COPIES 10 CENTS