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Â¥2 AROUND THIS TIME of year we give a tip of the hat to the boys of the RAF and the RCAF who took part in the Battle of Britain. The battle will be comâ€" memorated in services held this coming Sunday, September 21st. Although we weren‘t a member of the "Fly Boys" team we have often had cecasion to be thankfu} for their presence when times got rough. For the added convenience of telephoné users, telephone bills may now be paid at the Murrayâ€" Allan Pharmacy, 606 Trethewey Drive, and Jennings & Son Hardâ€" ware, 16 Dixon Road. There will be no charge to the customer for this service. All other transactions should be referred to the comâ€" pany‘s regular business office. support v.o.n. Telephone, Bill Graham, has gone to bat for the folk living in the districts outside of Weston who are still required to clear their accounts at the Weston branch. 800 firstâ€"year students is expected at Ryerson Institute of Technolâ€" ogy, Church and Gould Sts., which starts its fall term next Monday, September 15th, it is announced by Principal H. H. Kerr. This is an increase of 100 students over last year‘s figure. Second and thirdâ€"year students returning to the Institute number 550, and with night classes for some 3,000, the total enrolment this year will exâ€" ceed 4,300. In 1948 the Institute opened with a total registration of 200 "pioneer" students. The subject: How to prevent footâ€"andâ€"mouth disease. support v.o.n. Next week at the annual meetâ€" ing of the Canadian Veterinarians‘ Association in St. Andrew‘s, N.B., veterinarian Charlton will be preâ€" siding at a luncheon and introducâ€" ing the speaker: Dr. Childs. donate blood WE ARE GLAD THAT we aren‘t in the embarrassing posiâ€" tion facing Jack Charlton, who is m Progressive Conservative Memâ€" ber of Parliament for Brantâ€"Wentâ€" worth. He was the spearhead of his party‘s attack at the last sesâ€" sion of parliament on the way the government handled the footâ€"andâ€" mouth disease outbreak in Sasâ€" katchewan cattle. His main taget was Dr. Thomas Childs, veterinary directorâ€"general in the agriculture department. donate blood A TRUCK SCRAPED along the pole holding the stop light conâ€" trols at Main and Lawrence last Friday afternoon and knocked the automatic control out of kilter, As m result the bobb . . . (whoops, there‘s that word again) POLICE had to put a man on duty to operâ€" ate the light manually, support v.e.m. CERTAINLY APPRECIATE that all our local hews sources mren‘t as hard to contact as John Ronaldson. It‘s no reflection: on John, but he is the darndest man to catch. We‘ve been trying for two weeks now to get him to tell us about the Motor License testâ€" ing that he does. He‘s the man that approves or disapproves the granting of a license to a potential driver. Next week we‘ll do our best to tell you of his work. ton‘s streets clean, Works Deâ€" partment now have an employee on duty whose sole job is to keep the curb clear of debris. The deâ€" partment has also purchased a mobile container, pushed by hand, to go along with the job. donate bleod RIDDLE: What did General Custer say when he saw the Inâ€" dians coming over the hill% . . . answerâ€""Here come the Indians." make it a good one . .. the copy we sent up to you was very clearly typewritten and we could hardly wait to see how things turned out . . . on reading it over after the paper was printed everything was hunkyâ€"dorry until we got to paraâ€" graph eight . . . then the roof fell in . . . we were talking about the Weston policemen and referred to them as the local bobbies . , . you set the word boobies instead of bobbies . . . up until the time of writing we have received three parking tickets which are enclosed herewith. HAVE A LATE FLASH from the Bank of Nova Scotia, it apâ€" pears that the brass downtown have decided that the open house at their Malton branch will be held on Saturday, September 27 . . . instead of the 20th as reported last week . . . cheer up, Mr. Printer . .. it wasn‘t your error this time! VOLUME 61, NUMBER 38 OVER THE C} BACK : FENCE week we ran our first "Over the Back Fence" column in the Times and Guide . . , we tried hard to LOCAL MANAGER for the Bell A RECORD ENROLMENT of IN AN EFFORT to keep Wesâ€" DEAR MR. PRINTER: Last A Complete Line of ELECTRICAL APPLILANCES WESTON : MUSIC & RADIO 28 MAIN N., â€" CHerry 1â€"6611 convenience of telephone bills at the Murrayâ€" 606 Trethewey v.o.m. Shocked by her experience, Eleaâ€" nor, a Weston Collegiate atudent, was still crying out four hours after the rescueâ€""Give me air" and "I want to be a nurse," her brother, Norvgl, 22, stated, First alarm of the near tragedy â€"Continued on page 2 Eleanor was rescued by Hanry Keeling, 35, a veteran of the Royal Navy, who applied artificial resâ€" giration and had the girl revived fore the arrival of Dr. Charles McLean, called from Woodbridge. Eleanor, a nonâ€"swimmer, nearly lost her life when she went to the rescue: of her brother, Bobbie, 9, who dropped in a hole beyond his depth, but succeeded in scrambling ashore unassisted. Eleanor Flear, 14, finally resâ€" ponded to 15 minutes of artificial wespiration after being pulled unâ€" conscious from nine feet of water in the Humber River, near Woodâ€" bridge last Sunday night. Eleanor Flear Near Victim In Water Accident The time for the Weston Police Association‘s First Annual Ball is) coming up rapidly. The date is' Friday September 26th and the: place the R.C.9.C.C. Illustrious.| Music is to be supplied by Stan! Patton and his Orchestra and we | hear talk of door prizes, spot| dances and other eantertainment. | Ve are sortry but our policy of no | advertising allowed in our news| columns forbids us to tell you that | tickets are a dollar and that they | will be available at the door, ‘ Mrs. Devins Hostess To W. . As Regular Meeting Is Held Toâ€"Morrow‘s Citizens To Benefit By Funds Raised At Police Dance Weston branch provides the services of two nurses and two cars on call 24 hours a day. Last year the two nurses made a total of 4,000 house calls and assisted 475 patients, Their responsibilities "The only other source of revenue available to this branch," Miss Forbes said, "is through pubâ€" lic subscriptions." Total cost of operating the servâ€" ice in. 1951 amounted to $7,400, Miss Forbes said. While those who are able pay for nursing attention do so, only $2,000 was received in this way last year. A further $2,400 in municipal grants was reâ€" ceived by the branch. "Money raised in Weston area will all go to provide VON services to persons requiring nursing care in Weston area homes," Miss Forbes explained. "Although the branch is affiliated with the naâ€" tional organization, it relies on the citizens of the community for supâ€" Over 4000 House Calls Record Of VON Service â€"Campaign Underway All moneys collected in Weston district in the current Victorian Order of Nurses campaign will be spent in Weston district in caring for the sick, ‘Miss Helen Forkes, chairman of the board, Weston district branch, Victorian Order of Nurses, said today. The appeal, with an objective of $5,000, was launched September 14th. Humber Memorial Hospital llbalkes on Second Olese Mail: Mrs. Gardhouse welcomed two ladies‘recently from England, Mrs. Sloan and Miss Blake. The latter gave an interesting paper on how Institue meetings were carried on in England. Mr. Butler showed quite a numâ€" ber of colored pictures, flowers and wild life in Algonquin Park and along the St. Lawrence. The meeting closed with "The Queen." The hostess and her ‘assistants served lunch, _ On_Wednesday, September 10th the Richview Women‘s Institute met at the home of Mrss Devins with the President Mrss Gardhouse in the chair. After the singing of Oh Canada, the opening Ode and Mary â€" Stewart Collect, the Roll Call was answered by a bird call. There were 20 ladies present. The motto was "Federation of Agriâ€" culture" which was very capably taken by Mrs. Gardhouse. Minâ€" utes of previous meeting were read and adopted, correspondence . and business was dealt with. The ladies stood a moment in silence in memory of the late Mrs. Wardâ€" law, a valued member of Richview WI who had passed away lately. Delegates were appointed to atâ€" tend convention November 5, 6, 7, in Toronto. Moncy raised as a result of the )dancc will be used to further the ’ynuth work in Weston. Hockey teams and baseball teams will be formed and a soap box derby will be organized for next summer, Preliminary _ steps have already been taken for this latter sport and police officials are most optiâ€" mistic that it will meet with a great deal of enthusiasm. It is hoped that in a matter of a year or so entries from Weston will be he has to sell. Tom knowsâ€"his newspapers and has chosen the Times and Guide even over the three Toronto Daily papers. He does this because he gets results in his local paper. t Watch for Tom‘s advertiseâ€" ment in the Property For Sale column on our classified page. The cost of his ad ig a mere fraction of the re!‘lts attained. % + include: medical, surgical and conâ€" valescent patients, the chronically ill and aged, maternity cases, newâ€" born babies, and others requiring nursing attention in the home. > Tom Scott‘s an old newsâ€" paperman. Ask Tom what he thinks about advertising in the Times and Guides. %le’s in the real estate business now, working for Stuart Mercer, Realtor, and uses our paper practically every week to tell the folks locally what Results Better Than Daily Papers Says Advertiser "WEST YORK‘S NEWSY WEEKLY" Weston Woodbridge Westmount Humbe Heigus . Mt. Dennis Cimes andh Guiide ;â€"Continued on page 2 for. Coâ€"operation must be forthcoming by the automobile driver, the facilities must be used, park off the Main street whenever nd‘t% And so it is in Weston. An idea is put forth to better traffic conditions, it is thoroughly investigated and if found satisfactory by competent authorities the necessary byâ€"law is passed. These byâ€"laws then must be obeyed, under penalty of a fine or more serious conseâ€" quences, Parking regulations, like taxes, are a necessary thing. They are put into force to aid the driving public, and for that matter the walkâ€" ing public too, for the latter must be given protection while crossing the automobile rightâ€"ofâ€"way, These regulation® mre not decided upon by a group of irresponsible officials intent upon doing the utmost to inconvenience people, on the contrary the public is their prime concern and laws are passed for the benefit of the majority. _ The activities of the New Caâ€" nadian Group of the Weston YWCA are certainly wide and varied. In addition to their regular monthly meetings, which offer a range of interesting items: films, dancing, music, etc., and the regâ€" ular weekly afternoon English lesâ€" sons, held at 2 p.m. at the "Y", something new has been added. Recently this group was selected to represent Weston on a series of broadcasts from CKEY dealing with _ YWCA _ activities. _ Mrs. Nussbaum from Switzerland, Mrs. Bauer from Italy, Mrs. La Moual from Franceâ€"and Mrs. Kalins from Latvia, all told listeners about their native countries and their impressions of Canada. Mrs. F. J. wiartin, as a member of the "Y" board and chairman of the New Canadian committee, spoke on the‘ aims and objectives of this comâ€". mittee in its work amongst our‘ new citizens and outlined what has Elected officers of the new chapter are : Regent, Mrs. J. W. Milner; viceâ€"regents, Mrs. F. W. Druding, Mrs. Charles Wardrope; secretary, Mrs, Ronald Broadbent; treasurer, Mrs. E. J. Ritter; eduâ€" outionalâ€"> secretary, Mrs: "Laura Barkham; Echoes secretary, Miss Jean Harvey; standard bearerj Mrs. Albert Bennett. The new chapter‘s standard was dedicated by Rov. R. C. Creelman, rector of Weston Presbyterian Church. _ Mrs, G. D. Leggett, Municipal _ Chapter Organizing Jacob Bull was born on a farm near Toronto in 1838. He was educated in Weston and became one of the pioneer builders and founders of the Town of Weston. In 1882 he was elected a member of the first village council and served for 16 years. He was reeve of the village for eight years. New Canadian Group Members OfWeston ‘Y‘ On Radio Program With a bestowal ceremony at IODE headquarters on Lowthar Ave., Monday night, the Jacob Bull Chapter become the 86th, the newest chapter of the IODE in Toronto. Jacob Bull Chapter Of 10 DE Is Formedâ€"Mrs. Milner Regent Offâ€"Street Parking THURSDAY, SEPT. 18, 1952 The Local Council of Women are planning to hold an autumn tea at the home of Mrs. J. N. Smeaton, 140 John Street, on Thursday, Oct. already been done. Mrs. Mens, as board member and chairman of public relations committee, deâ€" scribed the. work of other groups in the WestortYWCA, and Mrs. Neill, also a member of the board, and a member of the New Canaâ€" dian committee, enumerated the activities of the committee. Mr. Joe Crysdale, who â€" interviewed these ladies on "Club 580" CKEY, was so impressed by the appeal of this group to listeners that he has requested another broadcast, which will be recorded on October 30th and broadcast within a few days of that date. Incidentally, the first meeting of the New Canadian Group for this season will be held tonight, Thursday, September 18th, at 8 p.m. at the "Y", 173 Main St. N., at Fern Ave. In the navy since 1940 Norman has served on the Sherbrooke, the weather ship St. Stephen, HMCS Crescent as well as others. He atâ€" tended King Street School and Weston Collegiate. B The Canadian cruiser Quebec is much in the,.news these days durâ€" ing the extonsive naval schemes being carried out in European waters. Recently she played the part of an attacker and claimed many surface craft as her victims. A _ Weston man, Chief Petty Officar W. S. Norman is one of the crew of the ( He is th son of Mr. and I?rl:hgc'.f Nogxinag of 27 Little Avenue, C.P.0. Norman is Power Officer for the ship. _ seqretary, presented the charter, and the regent, Mrs. D. W. Mcâ€" Gibbon presided. Weston Sailor On HMCS Quebec For Nato Scheme The Home and School executive met at the school Wednesday, Sept. 10. The new staff of teachers were introduced to the members by Mr. Vandergust, prhdgl A lovely tea was served the ladies with Mrs. Antrim as social convenor. | Beautiful garden flowers decorated the tables, The teachers of Maple Leaf School have spent a good deal of time encouraging and, developing the pupils talepts. They have a varied display. of children‘s exâ€" hibits, a special attraction to the parents. "Come and meet us at the fair!" Ladies! Come to the home baking and pickle booth, be early for the best choice. Maple Leaf School is a beehive of activity this week. Another exciting fall fair is planned for Saturday, Sept. 20. Come at one o‘clock to see and hear radio‘s Byng Whitteker open the fair. Another feature attraction is Dr. Ballard‘s Mutt Show, with a prize for every dog and fun galore. The booths and games are new and exciting, so come and win a prize. This is the first of a long series of recreational activities being planned by the CCM Recreation Association, Dancing, crafts, badâ€" minton, table tennis, Christmas party, picnic, softball and hockey round out the year‘s activities. The committee in charge of the successful evening was, Art Barâ€" ton, chairman; Jack Zimmerman, Bill Crisp, Mack Ward, Bob Meâ€" Graw, Bob Wixson, Gloria Currell, Irene Jane, Vi Lahtinen. The CCM Recreation ‘Associaâ€" tion opened their fall and winter program with a Corn Roast and Dance, held last Friday evening at the Pine Point Golf Club with close to 200 members and their friends enjoying a real evening of fun, After the refreshments, the party adjourned to the dance hall where old time and round dancing was greatly enjoyed. During the evening, four lucky dances were held with the winners being as followsâ€"June Pender, Vi Lahâ€" tinen, Bill Chard and Reg Screen. New Teachers Introduced To H & S Gathering The evening started with sing songs around the outdoor fire where corn and hot dogs were served. June Pender Is Among Winners At CCM Dance Prospective donors may register now by filling in the blood donor registration form in this issue of The Times and Guide. The form should be mailed to the Weston Red Cross Blood Donor Commitâ€" tee, care of The Times and Guide, Main St. South, Wesâ€" ton. Please mail your regisâ€" tration in as soon as possible. Report Efficient Administration, Equipment, Staff Second To None At Humber Memorial Hospital The time is drawing near for the Blood Donor Clinic that is scheduled to be held in Weston. The date for same being Wednesâ€" day, October 1st. Ask Volunteers To Donate Blood Clinic Here Oct.1 The Weston branch of the Caâ€" nadian Red Cross is asking for volunteers throughout the district and people must come forward if the drive is to be a success. Quotas must be reached if a proper supply of blood is to be maintained for our. fighting men. made as well as a residential canâ€" An industrial canvass will be vass in an effort to interest people in giving blood. Travelling Bridge The Humber Memorial Hosâ€" pital Women‘s Auxiliary are planning a travelling bridge beginning in October. Anyone interested in playing please phone one of the following numbers for full particularsâ€" CH. 1â€"2426, CE. 1â€"8598, CH. 1â€"2973. spirit, as we would want them to be, do create some lively moments mflhnhtmfl.?b could put them in the cluss of the its This prompt and efficient handâ€"{ * ling of the situation by Weston J”c“‘m police avoided any further troubllol * and things were pretty we 4 routine throughout the remainder sn‘”n‘m of the night. In an effort to stop any moves of revenge police now| Central United Church # have a patrolman on ‘duty during|the location of W‘l ( the night whose sole Job is to | day)â€" meeting of eston . patrol Main. Street and move any | Chamber of Commerce. 1 wouldâ€"be trouble makers. under discussion will be the | Police officers, recreational off;. | tive m&- #soon t cials and clergy have all informed| ubderway for the members. the Times and Guide that to best °m knowledge no @1 Groups of young boys, all in their teens came to Weston last Saturday night to create a little excitement. Things started off fairly quietly, the odd small group were hanging around some store entrances making rude and crude remarks to fellows and girls as they passed by. The constable on the beat kept breaking up these bunches and making them move along, however the young toughs kept antagonizing him and congreâ€" gating as before.. Sensing that more excitement would saon be created the gang put a call into their cohorts in Toronto to come on up to Weston to see the fun. The buddies from Toronto came to town in taxis and as it happened viere met by the Weston police. This'v where the picture changed however. _ Police instructed the taxi drivers to proceed with their payload to the local police office, where they were questioned, later 9 of the bad actors were taken into custody. The executive, sewing and caterâ€" ing groups of the ladies‘ auxiliary Post 213, Canadian Legion, along with a few close friends, held a surprise party in the form of a household and pantry shelf shower last Wednesday evening, Sept. 10, Prompt Action Weston Police Ends Disorder in the period between January and August of this year permits to the value of $195,495 had been issued. This was incorrect, the figure should have been $1,195,495. The chairman also pointed out once again that South Station Street is not being fully used by the driving public as & parking location. Special traffic regulaâ€" tions have been put into effect to alleviate the serious traffic tieâ€"ups on Main Street. Last Saturday morning, as on previous weekâ€"ends, there was ample space on South Station Street while cars were double parked on Main. In giving a report of the hild- ing inspector in last week‘s Times and .Guide. it was. mentioned that Mrs. Laura Calvert is Honored At Shower Reeve Jack Petrie, chairman of the police committee, when quesâ€" tioned as to why the oneâ€"way street is no longer in operation on Little Avenue informed the Times and Guide that as a result of his [&onul investigation, he and his committee felt that the arrangeâ€" ment was imprâ€"ctical. As a result, Mr. Petrie went on, all driving restrictions will be temporarily removed until such a time as a more satisfactory arrangement can be decided upon. Restrictions Off _ On Little Avenue You were annoyed the other day, when you could not get NtHle Mary, into the local Hospital for a tonsil operation, before she wenk back to school. The store keeper they were saying had to wait over two weeks, before his Doctor could get a bedâ€"although you heard him say a year ago, that he should have his Hernia "fixed up." Mrs. Blank who moved to the district last Fall and wants to have her Medical Arts Doctor, bring the baby, is most indignant when she learns, that he cannot book her case at Humber. He is certainly one of the best Obstetricians in Toronto. But maybe worst of all they say, was the case of Mrs. X, whose Doctor got her in the Hospital alright, but was not allowed to remove her Gall Bladder, because he was not a certified Surgeon. It is just awful, the high handed way they are running "our* Hospital. f SAM WILSON, Publisher SINGLE COPIES FIVE CENTS This, dear readers, is what we hear, and more. In Error appeared. here full The ladies‘ auxiliary wish Calvert every _success and i ness in her new home, Those present at the gathering were Mrs. Baker, Mrs. Mousley, Mrs. H. Graham, Mrs. C;‘r.fi*:d*."flt ‘ son, Mrs, Marnie, Mrs. + Miss Olive Mattison, Mrs. Dargie, â€" Mrs. Laver, Mrs. Eileen Kellatig â€" Eileen McKay, Mrs. J. W, Wéit, â€" Mrs, S. Hill, Mrs. G. Calvert, Mrs, â€" W. Jordon, Mrs. Ann Chrh,T mmh' 2 Holmes, Mrs. Agnes To i. â€" Mrs. Jack Burgess, Mrs. Fred Tome _ kinson, Mrs. Dorothy Brooks, MrS Vera Cornelius, Mrs, Agnes McAl«=‘ . lister, Mrs. Josh Lodge, Mrs. Hart, _ Mrs. Currell, Mrs. J.‘Mm& R A. Lawrence, Miss Doreen Maftis _ Mrs. Calvert, well known for her work during the war and known @8 the "Mother of Weston," was very= pleased with her many gifts forâ€" her new apartment in the Beech~; Hall Apartments on Humber Blvd. : Mount Dennis. ® Mrs, Calvert thanked everyon@ for their kindness and Miss OHv&_ Mattison, the president of the aux»‘ iliary, made a very appropriate Dainty refreshments were served by the hostess and her committes during which time Mrs. Calvert eut a lovely cake made and decorated by Mrs. J. Mattison. The cake was enscribed on top with "Good Luek in Your New Home." in honor of Mrs, Laura Calvert at < the home of Mrs. Jack Mattison,;~ George St. % 52 Beds " bu ns + eb J To build this lovely hospital«=â€" that was eonceived and born in the Rotary Club of Weston and Mount Dennisâ€"many gave freely of their time and money. Such commodiâ€" Gladstone once stated "that the most positive people are those, that know the least." Within the last two weeks we know more about Humber Memorial Hospital and most certainly do not feel a# POSITIVE as some of the come plainants we have heard. We have talked with members of the hos« pital‘s board of governors, with the medical staff, with the busi« ness administrator, the superin= tendent and hospital authorities elsewhere. Asfter all this we are more than ever firmly convineed, that our community hospital\ is doing a grand job under treâ€" mendous handicaps â€" that it is well administered and, that it is welF blessed with a competent, hard working and coâ€"operative medical staff. It is so apparent that the greatest handicapâ€"the most likely cause for complaintâ€" paradoxicallyâ€"is the fact, that it is such a good hospital So modernâ€"so well equippedâ€"so well staffedâ€"but so pathetically small to serve a community of 40,000 people. If it was a ramshackle buildingâ€"poorly runâ€"we would not hear the complaints we do, for people would just not want to go CHerry 1â€"4131 RADIO DISPATCHED T. 34 MAIN N. _ WES Bubâ€"Phone at Jane and Wileon © _ As we were about to lend ear to these plaints, a ‘quotation from â€"James 1â€"22 came to mindâ€""Be ye doersâ€"not hearers only,â€"deâ€" ceiving your own selves." Lest we deceive ourselves we started out to do somethingâ€"to ask ques= tions about the operation of Humber Memorial Hospital. (Above Robert‘s Smart Shop) â€"Continued on page 3 s. Mousley, C;‘rrle W& ; + pakn . en ';lw. w.l:'!i a vert, es larke, Mrs. _ Tomkingon,"