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& SHOPPERS COURTESY BUS STARTS FRID [ It has been reported by our Humber _ Summit _ correspondent that two young lads from the district recently left to continue their career in hockey with the Junior Montreal Canadiens. They are Ron Attwell, Humber Summit and Bruce Wallace of Bolton. Best wishes are extended for your new On Wednesday evening, March 11, the Weston Business and Proâ€" dessional Women‘s Club held their wonthly dinner meeting in the Legion Hall, Main street south. Guests were introduced and a busiâ€" ress meeting followed. Piano selecâ€" Yons were played by Miss Julia Rankin. Miss Ruth Rothery introduced the speaker, Dr. Lotta,. Hitschâ€" manova, executive director of the Unitarian Service Committee in Canada, who is in Toronto for a series of public speaking engageâ€" ments. Dr. Hitschmanova . was born in Czechoslovakia and eduâ€" cated there and in Paris. She became a Canadian citizen in the spring of 1948, In her address, she described her last trip to England, France, Belgium, Austria, Greece ind Luxembourg. Greece she felt Two District Boys Join Jr. Canadiens Copies of the new time table are available from the Bookmobile and the branch library and further mformation may be obtained by phoning the library at RO. 1489. Come &n Weston! There‘s a job to be done. The great humanitarâ€" ian work of the Red Cross in this town, in the nation and internationâ€" ally, cannot be continued without your help. Weston is still more than $3,000 short of its objective at the last report. Weston should not falter in its attempt to reach the objective of $5,000 for‘iu citizens have much to gain by‘supporting the work of this splendid organization. A sick ;%g&p supply loan supboard is operâ€" by the Weston branch of the Canadian Red Cross from which hospital beds, wheel chairs and other supplies are loaned free of charge to the sick and invalided. One of the many other services of the Red Cross locally is the Safe swimming Class which it coâ€" sponsors during the summer for Weston children and young people. Then too, there is the blood donor mervice which supplies blood for those undergoing operations or for other reasons need transfusâ€" lons at the ‘Weston ‘San‘ or at Bunnybrook Hospital, On Monday afternoon, Weston wolunteers answered a call to a grass fire at Lawrence Ave. and Keele Street, and promptly exâ€" tinguished the blaze. The Etobicoke Public Library Bookmobile which has been making its regular weekly rounds since the first week of December will be operated on a revised time table beginning April 2. Most of the changes are minor ones, but proâ€" vision has had to be made for dayâ€" time stops for the crowds of chilâ€" dren who have been visiting the bookmobile on Tuesday and Thursâ€" day evenings. Henceforth the evâ€" ening stops at Humber Heights and Alderwood will be for adults or preâ€"school children accompanied by adults. To date the people of Etobicoke &ave shown great enthusiasm for this new library service. In the whort space of time since it has been in opezation over 16,000 books have been borrowed from the bookâ€" mobile, and this does not include the figures for the month of March. _ The new Humber Bay Branch Library at 200 Park Lawn Road has proven equally popular, Like $3,000 More Needed To Reach Objective Red Cross Campaign 13 Million Orphans In Europe Need Helpâ€"â€"Dr. Hitschmanova Over 16,000 Books Borrowed From Etohicoke Bookmobhile In March VOLUME 60, NUMBER 15 . A Complete Line of ELECTRICAL APPLILANCES AND FURNITURE Director Of Relief Organization, Canadian, Tells Of The Suffering In European Lands She‘s Visited WESTON MUSIC & RADIO 28 MAIN N. _ ZONE 4â€"400 N. Y. Grass Fire Dr. Hitschmanova explained how the word "Unitarian" came to have &A place in this organization, In 1945, the committee was founded by the Unitarian Church and immediately reorganized by the Canadian government as a volunâ€" tary organization to give aid to war victims in Europe regardless of creed, nationality, or political affiliation. Its head office is located at 48 Sparks street, Ottawa, with branches across Canâ€" ada. Helped by the good will of Canadians and by men _ and women‘s service clubs, the Unitâ€" arian Service Committee has a fourâ€"point program, First there is maimed both in body and in spirit Floods and other disasters can happen anywhere and anytime, and the Red Cross is on the job at a moment‘s notice to cope with the need for food, clothing, medical aid, shelter and transportation. On the international field, shipments of clothing and bedding for refugee children are sent to Europe, the Near East, and the United Kingâ€" dom. All these are big tasks in which one person could seemingly do little. At the same time, Area No. 1 taxpayers must also pay an ‘addiâ€" tional 4.5 mills for educationâ€"the overall rate for all township resiâ€" dents â€" bringing their overall school rate to 54.5 mills. School Area No. 1 constitutes approxiâ€" mately 90 per cent of the township population, Yet, it is the generous contriâ€" butions of each individual to this great cause which makes the fulâ€" fillment of these tasks possible. You can coâ€"operate by having your contribution ready when the canâ€" vasser calls at your door so that it is not necessary for several reâ€" peat calls to be made. Remember, ‘these canvassers are giving their time freely to assist in this worthy cause, â€" Taxpayers in North York Townâ€" ship School Area No. 1 will face a 13â€"mill tax rate increase this year for education. The school board struck a rate of 50 mills, compared to 37 mills for 1950. had suffered most of her population Regular visits to local vets at the Toronto Hospital for:â€" Tubercuâ€" losis on Buttonwood are paid by the visiting committee of the local Red Cross. The committee supplies these patients with material for their handicrafts and assists them with their work if necessary. At Christmas time, these patients, many of whom may be some disâ€" tance from home are taken Christâ€" mas presents and given a little party. 0 Face 13 Mill Increase In NY For Education the bookmobile it is open to any resident of Etobicoke Township. The hours are 3â€"6 and 7â€"9 Tuesday and Thursday and 10â€"12 and 2â€"5 on Saturday. There‘s a job to be done, Weston! Let‘s go over the top, NOW! Dr., Hitschmanova uprooted . by guerrilla fightâ€" ing. Of these, the _ children are the greatâ€" est victims â€" the _ homeless and worst of all, the mutilâ€" ated â€" children. T he speaker went on to say that there are thirteen . milâ€" lion orphans in Europe, withâ€" out love, clothâ€" Ing, or food, with oneâ€"tenth . Cimes and Guiie The following are the officers for 1951â€"W.P., Sister E. Darlingâ€" ton; W.V.P., Sister V. Cornelious; W.P.P., Sister A. Usher; W. Sec‘t., Sister J. Lee; W. Treas., Sister C. Witts; W. Chap., Sister D. Brooks; 1st Guide, Sister D. Wallace; 2nd Guide, Sister B. Woodburn; 3rd Guide, Sister A. Hill; 4th Guide, Sister S. Forbes; Pianist, Sister R. Lennox; Inner Guard, Sister L. Williamson; Outer Guard, Sister M. Gower; Medical Officer, Dr. W. K. Cameron; Trustees, Sister I. Faichâ€" nie, Sister M. Munshaw; Auditors, Sister D. Ashwell; Sister E. Banks; Sister P. Cruse; Entertainment Convener, Sister I. G. Luckett; Social Convener, Sister A. Luckett; Hospital Board Delegates, Sister I. G, Luckett and Sister A. Luckett. ‘ At the conclusion of the instalâ€" lation, W.P.P. Sister Usher was duly presented with her P.P. Jewel and a gift from the officers and members of Lodge Maplehurst No. 52, W.D.D. Sister Ivy Purkis makâ€" ing the presentation, Sister Darâ€" ‘lington, the newly installed presiâ€" dent, presented W.D.D. Sister Ivy Purkis with a gift from the officâ€" ers and members of Lodge Mapleâ€" hurst No. 52. Sister Purkis, on beâ€" half of the officers and members of Lodge Maplehurst No. 52, preâ€" sented P.P, Sister A. Luckett with a small gift, in appreciation of her services as Social Convener during the past year. The Pax Class has planned a very busy month with a Fireside this Sunday night, at which time Mr. A. V‘eir Ekenkwiller will show movies of his travels through Canada and the United States. Eddie Irving‘s team will be in charge of the evening. â€" service at the Presbyterian Church,| of singing, music and movies, Weston, which is known as the Pax| _ An outâ€"ofâ€"town hockey game and Sunday Service. skating party is being arranged in The fourth anhwal banquet of the‘ Brampton in the near future. Show Coloured Movies At Sun. Night Fireside The following Sunday, the Pax Class will put on an entire church At a recent meeting of Lodge Maplehurst No. 52, Daughters of England Benevolent Society, the officers for 1951 were duly instalâ€" led. The Worthy District Deputy Sister Ivy Purkis conducted the installation, assisted by P.P. Sister J. Lee, P.D.D. Sister M. Rew, Sister I Cornelious, P.P. Sister A. Linâ€" gard and the M.W. Grand Secreâ€" tary, Sister I. G. Luckett. On Sunday, April 15, the two Bible Classes will met at Creelman Hall at the Weston Presbyterian Church at 10.00 a‘m. The Pax Bible Class will meet with the Tri C Bible Class of Central United Church on Sunday of this ..eek at Central United at 2.00 p.m. for a joint service. Mayor Confers With Province On Assessment This action was taken by the board following upon the recomâ€" mendation by Lorne Cummings, chairman of the Ontario Municipal Board, at present hearing Toronto‘s application for amalgamation. Mr. Dunbar stated that â€" equalized assessment will be the foundation of any action taken following the hearings, whether it be amalgamaâ€" tion, a metropolitan county council or unified services. Lodgt Maplehurst Installs Officers Mayor R. C. Seagrave of Westâ€" on, along with representatives from the twelve other municipaliâ€" ties in the metropolitan area were to confer with the Ontario Ministâ€" er _ of Municipal Affairs, Hon. George Dunbar on Tuesday mornâ€" ing last. The conference was called to discuss impending legisâ€" lation to legalize and define the operations of the newlyâ€"established Greater Toronto board of assessâ€" ment, which was formed a few days ago. â€" Next Thursday evening at Marâ€" tindale Lodge, the regular monthâ€" ly dinner meeting â€"of the Weston District Junior Chamber of Comâ€" merce will be held. Important business will be considered and the regular public speaking clinic will be held. All young men in the district inâ€" terested in the community service and selfâ€"development program of the "Jaycees" are invited to atâ€" tend. If transportation is needed, members and newcomers may meet at the office of Jack Phillips, 29% Main St. North, before 6:30 pm on Thursday, April 5th. *J azcet_a’ Me_eting Weston York Township has the first real township library in the province of Ontario. This was revealed by Anâ€" gus Mowat, Director of Public Libâ€" rary Service, Ontario Department of Education, when he officially opened the main library for York on Eglintoh avenue west, last Wedâ€" nesday night. Mr. Mowat, who was principal speaker at the opening ceremonies, that there were two other township libraries in Ontario. Both were failures. . class will be held on Wednesday, April 11, at 6.30 . and on the {ollowlnm«hfi there will be held the en nment, a night of singing, music and movies, § Councillor Emnie Lunnon said that he had seen a story in a reâ€" cent edition of a digest magazine which proclaimed a new drug that was sure death to rats. The In addition to a school arts and crafts exhibit, under the chairâ€" manship of Mr. Stewart Hill, this year‘s exhibition will feature~a revival ‘of a unique competition which aims at encouraging chilâ€" dren‘s out of §chool hobbies. A hobby shield, donated by Clovelly Chapter of the Order of the Eastâ€" ern Star, will be the big prize, with four consolation prizes being put up by the Weston Recreation Commission for junior and senior children up to the end of Grade 8. Another display being arranged by Mr, Jack McClelland of interest to the artistic will give details of a competition to design an arts and crafts emblem distinctive to Weston and district. In line with current thinking in arts and crafts the principle is recognized in this competition that & locality should have its own motif for the decoraâ€" Action against rats in the town dump was urged by members of Weston council at their last meetâ€" ing. In bringing up the question, Councillor ‘Larry‘ Stevenson said that when he happened to be at the dump to investigate a fire at the incinerator, he saw many huge rats there and one large one "with white whiskers that I figured was the granddaddy of all rats." It was brought out that although the town paid for an exterminator to come at regular intervals, there seemed to be no "sure cure" for rats. This year‘s big Arts and Crafts Exhibition for Weston and district is just one week away. On Friday, April 6, craft and hobby enthusâ€" iasts will be placing their work of the past year on public display at Central United Church, Main St., Weston, from 1.30 pm until 9.30 in the evening. A very active committee, headed by Mrs. J. K. Allatt, is winding up arrangements for what promises to be an outstanding event in the everâ€"growing field of adult and junior crafts and hobbies. $128,000 Library Rats Still Plentiful In Dump Urge Trial Of New Rat Killer Opens, York Leads Way Suzanne Young, left, and Mary Lou MacGregor, both of Weston, were among the several hundred young skaters who joyfully attended the opening of the Keelesdale artificial ice rink recently. The rink is the second of such to be opened in a month in York Township. Reeve William Beech was present at the opening. Annual Arts, Crafts Exhibition On April 6 Tracing the brief history of the Revive Competition In Children‘s Outâ€"Ofâ€"School Hobbies At Show; 1st Place Winner To Receive Shield ."wWEST YORK‘S NEWSY WEEKLY* * ' Woodbridge Westmount., Humber Heights Mt. *‘ AUREDAE, MaRciR®. k L Tt« WESTON SKATERS AT RINK OPENING year. engineer was asked to investigate this possible method of eliminatâ€" ing the rats. Library Budget Garnet Beamish, representative of a group of employees in the Works Department, submitted an agreement for the council‘s conâ€" sideration and approval. The comâ€" munication was referred to the Works Committee for recommendaâ€" tions. Tea will be served throughout the exhibition. Everyone entering an exhibit in the exhibition is askâ€" ed to deliver their entry to Central United Church between 9.30 and 11 am on Friday, April 6, the day of the show, and to pick them up after the show at 9.30 pm. The Library Budget for 1951 of $9,464 was submitted to council and Councillor Stevenson, the council‘s representative on the Library Board outlined the various expendiâ€" tures which made up the budget. After considerable debate, the council voted to include the budget in tentative estimates. Submit Agreement Puppeteers will be interested in the puppet show being staged in the evening by Mr. Hill‘s pupâ€" petry classes at Senior Public school. The show will be divided into two sections, The first, under the chairmanship of Mrs. A. B. Hanna, will offer samples of work being performed by the Weston Recreaâ€" tion Commission‘s Arts and Crafts classes, including booths for potâ€" tery, leathercraft, weaving, sewâ€" ing, smocking, art, sugarcraft and woodcarving. Then a general exâ€" hibits section, convened.by Mrs. D. Payne, TT d# i’fll%:s' of skill, beauty and utility from individuals and organizations (limited to five pieces each), across the entire disâ€" trict, An interesting display here will be the work of our New Canâ€" adians. Two other features will be those of the Weston Rod and Gun Club and the Weston Chess Club (evenâ€" ing only) which always attract atâ€" tention from the males in the famâ€" ily. tion of its craft and hobby articles rather than those borrowed from elsewhere. To quote Mr. Weisdorf, "I am very glad to state that I have nothing whatsoeveh to do with this theatre in particular, and I want to make it very Icear that I have no interest or connection financially or otherwise with this or any other theatre." For quite some time, rumors have been circulating throughout the community that Mr. Morris Weisdorf, a local business man is erecting the new theatre on Main Street South. In an effort to secure some inâ€" formation regarding this new proâ€" ject the Times and Guide conâ€" tacted Mr. Weisdorf, who emphatâ€" ically denies any connection whatâ€" soever with this theatre project. Local Merchant Denies Rumours Mr. Weisdorf also stated that he was very glad that he had been in the ladies‘ wear businéss in Weston for the past 23 years and that he intended to continue in this busiâ€" ness which he loved. Mr. Peirson said that the whole job would take not more than three hours and the four or five circuits are done separately so that only one cireuit is on at & time. He explained that during wartime this job was done at night but at present the new time is more opâ€" portune. ‘ Rev. G. W. Lynd Of Downsview Is Retiring Becoming a probationer for the ministry of the Methodist Church fortyâ€"five years ago, Mr, Lynd served two years as a student minâ€" ister at Primrose, Ont., and after five years at college was ordained in 1913 by Toronto Conference. Minister at Downsview for the past twelve years, Rev. Garnet W. Lynd gave notice to a congregaâ€" tional meeting last week that he would be retiring on June 30. Since then Mr. Lynd has served the church at Chapleau, Rosemont, Laurel, Grahamsville, Temperanceâ€" ville and Stayner before taking up his work at Downsview, The promotion {of Constable Douglas Todd of the Weston Police Force was recently announced by Chief Constable Bruce Robertson. Todd, who has been with the deâ€" partment for about a year was ‘promoted to the rank of Constable, second class from the rank of Conâ€" lstable, third class. Promote Town Police Officer Lights In Daytime People Query Why "Doing this chore on Wednesday afternoon when the stores and many places of business are closed means that the ‘peak‘ power conâ€" sumption is not affected," he added. Many residents of Weston were wondering â€"recently why. stry lights have been turned on fof a period during Wednesday afterâ€" noons. We don‘t need lights in the daytime, residents say. So the query was taken to the Weston Public Utilities office where secretaryâ€"treasurer A. G. Peirson explained the mystery. "We are patrolling the street lights on Wednesday afternoons now," he stated, "The patrols are to discover_ ‘dead‘ lights." SPEAKING HERE _ Sixtyâ€"seven per cent of the popuâ€"| churches, busit lation of 11,507,000 in 1941 spoke| ments. It is an English only of the two official| the ous of m‘:'u i: igh :.::ohhth M "!“'"' only, cen milated, an official lwaz::. and one per| measuring the cent spoke neither English nor|lous constitue . About 56 per cent in 1941 wave the C “’* Y s t meream on t ‘OF the other Innyunpes «s | moditten. . â€" ~~ Mankind has benefitted and will continue to benefit from the neverâ€" ending search for better and quickâ€" er means of telephone communicaâ€" tion, W. D. Carrie, of Montreal, Bell Telephone representative, told members of the Men‘s Club of Cenâ€" tral United Church list Tuesday (March 27). To Use For Variety Of Purposes _ Language Information In Census . Telephone Industry Constantly . Striving To Improve Service _: Inâ€"the last ten years there has been a "phenomenal" growth in both local and long distance calls. In 1940 the Bell was handling about 67,000 long distance calls a day. The number now has increasâ€" ed to more than 240,000 a day. In the same period more than 800,000 telephones were installed and yet many thousands of potential tele=, In the 1951 cengus of Canada, to be taken this June, each person will be asked to state whether he speaks both official languages, i.e., English and French, English only, French only, or neither. In addiâ€" tion to the inquiry on official lanâ€" guage there will be a question on mother tongue. For census purposâ€" es, . other tongue is defined as the language first learned in childhood and still understood by the person. Information gathered in the on this subject is rcfnl in indicat= ing the relative number and loca= tion of the people of various lanâ€" guage groups in Canada, . 9.08â€"Royal York Rd. and Dixon Road. 9.10â€"Royal York Rd. and Lawâ€" rence Ave. In his talk entitled "Telephone Superhighways of Today," Mr. Dix said the telephone industry was constantly striving to improve both local and long distance serâ€" vices by installing new equipment, new devices and developing new methods of telephone communicaâ€" tion. Route Three: to Beverley Hills and Downsview will start out from Weston at the following times: 9.55 a.m.; 11.25 a.m.; 1.25 p.m. 2.55 p.m.; and 4.25 p.m. _ The complete schedule for the first run is as follows: 9.00â€"Bus leaves Main and Lawâ€" rence in Weston. 9.05â€"Kentwood Rd. and Dixon Road. 9.12â€"Westonia and Lawrence Ave. ‘"Despite the many new methods devised for speeding up telephone communications, however," he said, "men and women are still the heart of the telephone business, Teleâ€" phone service is a very personal thingâ€"one person talking to anâ€" other, It takes a lot of people to make this possible, more than ever before. Ten years ago Bell had "F0,â€" 600 employees in the Quebecâ€"Onâ€" tario territory. Today there are more than 30,000. The explanation is simple; more improvements mean better service; better service means more calls to handle; more calls to handle mean more jobs to do and more people to fill these jobs." â€" â€" Toâ€"Morrow At 9 A.M. _ Bus Begins Its Runs . For District Shoppersâ€" Route Two: to Tretheway Drive will start out from Weston at the following times: 9.30 a.m.; 11 a.m.; 1 p.m.; 2.30 p.m. and 4 p.m. Route One: to Westmount and Humber Heights will start from Weston at 9 a.m.; 10.30 a.m.; 12.30 p.m.; 2 p.m.; and 3.30 p.m. â€" Starting â€" tomorrow, Friday, March 30, the Shoppers‘ Bus, courâ€" tesy the Weston Business Men‘s Association will operate on Fridays and Saturdays between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. for the conâ€" venience of shoppers in Weston and district. The ‘bus will make five complete runs during each day to each of the three routes listed below. _ The timetable for the first run is listed below for the convenience of the readers who will find that the complete schedule will be postâ€" ed at the bus stops by today. SAM WILSON, Publisher ar and loca«| â€"Information on mother various lanâ€"|and official language sp Ja, nudbr.v-flotycfm of the popuâ€"| churches, business , 1941 spoke| ments. It is an two official | the cent . spoke| groups dn 40 Main N, Police Probe Church Damage See Vandalism = Police are investigating recent vandalism at St. Andrew‘s Church, The intake pipe supplying oil to the furnace from the outside g was deliberately broken off. oil in the tank was allowed to drain off into the ground or taken nflg Whether the action was one of vandalism, theft, or childish #ai#« chief police are taking a serious view of the matter. A thorough investigation is being made ant special watch will be kept on church. This is not the first . dence of vandalism, Light bulbs have been deliberately broken mrid Illustrating the operation of rg« lays or electrical switches used in the telephone industry by fl:la of energized demonstration ip~ ment, the speaker described how relays "tell" equipment whatâ€"to do and how they can "forget" or "remember" what has taken piace during a previous opération. Reâ€" lays with these abilitics are used throughout the telephone system and are essential for dial and rlofl= a week ago it was discovered somebody had deliberately pine needics into the tank so the furnace would not . properly. se languages of peoples coming the Baitic countries, phone users were still 'dfing\fl service. * .06 mother tongue, the most * ant were: German, which was mother tongue of . 822,000 perso Ukrainian, the mother tongue $13,000; Indianâ€"Eskimo, by 131,000; Yi lum Polish, 129,000 a result of : immigration sines the w-;.‘ b pected that _may an crease in the of such mother tongues as lands, Polish, Lithuanian and Wilson Ave. 10.18â€"Wilson Ave. and Jane St. 10.20â€"Pelmo Pool on Jane St. 10.22â€"Pelmo Cres. and Jane St 10.25â€"Jane and Queen‘s Drive, 10.28â€"John St. and South Stn. Street. $ 10.30â€"Main and Lawrence, _‘ 10.12â€"Downsview P.O. (Keels Street). 10.14â€"Ball‘s Store (Wilson Ave» nue). _10.16â€"Wm, Craig Prive and 10.10â€"Moffat‘s Gen. Store (Wik son Ave.). m tw 9.18â€"Abbott‘s Garage on Scar» . lett Road. l 9.20â€"Kingdom and Scarlett Rd.. 9.23â€"Lawrence and Scarlett Rd. _ 9.25â€"Main St. and Little Avesâ€" _ 9.28â€"Lawrence and Main. St, ~«< _ 9.30â€"Bus Leaves Main and Lawe‘ _ rence. s 9.35â€"Lawrence and Jane St. +. _ 9.37â€"Jane and Harding Ave, .: _ 9.40â€"Tedder and Wmd mfiy"w i 9.42â€"Brookhaven 3 9.44â€"Tedder and Tretheway, . â€".~ . 9.46â€"Harding and Chiswick, . ~.~ 9.47â€"Harding and Jane St. .>.4 _ 9.48â€"Jane and Lawrence Ave, >‘ 9.52â€"Main and Lawrence Aves. . 9.55â€"Bus Leaves Mainâ€"Lawrene#: _ 10.00â€"Queen‘s Dr. and Jane St. _ 10.02â€"Pelmo Park and Janeâ€" St.. 10.04â€"Falstaff and Jane St.. ~.. g 10.06â€"Jane St. and Wilson Avee _ 9.15â€"Leggett Ave. and Scarlett 10.18â€"Jane and Orchardview, the mother tongue ndianâ€"Eskimo, report ; Yiddish, 130,000; a ,000. As a result of 1 n mt&. war it is t may be an he number of persons