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_ WESTON TIMESâ€"ADVERTISER ' < i ME _ :; f P ‘5 h “ 8 B~~ â€" s ; f conemind2 C l j fl ' [ w .n » E}, f ’4 n K 4 n 56. \ar t & § * \ 4 & C 4 4 " j C & t(v\.\ \ } ty 4 oA K .. P & «> J , § k: ’1 k. r . _2 % ' 09h d 4 | :'.::'.g";:::: B 1 &4 e sq VOL. 1 â€"â€" NO. 34 CARAMBA! SHE EES PRETTYâ€"NO? One of the scores of youngsters who atâ€" tended a ‘Panata Party‘ at Merrill playâ€" ground last week in South American COUNCILLOR Ww. BODDINGT Next move theirs TON CoUNCI LINDSA Y Own great greatest NCILLOR dress, ‘Gaucho‘ James Hall, 9, casts an appreciative look at ‘Senorita‘ Cathic Bruce, 8, who aware of his admiring glance, is aloof but amused. COTT enemy COUNCILLOR ROBERT WOOD winning team MERCHANTS GROUP BASIC T0 STIMULATE BUSINESS ?::aar Al:ay Is \Merchants In Favour ay © @ Gratton Tot lot| Aararecsive Tactics Are N.f An "Annual Bazaar" will be held at the Gratton Tot Lot, by the Weston Recreation Commisâ€" sion, today. From 2:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m Westoners will be treated to a day of bargaining, buying and browsing among the books candy, cakes, toys and soft drinks on the bazaar stands. ‘"Candid Mike‘ Everyone is invited and the WRC expects a record turnout. Comes Here Via Times The bazaar is part of the WRC "Summer Fun Program." If you have a story for the Times, don‘t be scared off if the reporter shows up with a tape recorder instead of his usual pad and pencil. To save writers‘ cramp on the: part of our reporter, and misâ€" takes on the part of handwriting or lapses of memory, we have enlisted the aid of a recorder, purchased in Weston, in gatherâ€" ing news. ‘ The recorder will be used in Anterviews and speeeh:,ud we require the ~coâ€"operafion and the permission of the person being interviewed, to use the machine. Weston Man To Speak On U. S. Farm Panel Central theme of the confer ence will be "Progress Through People." J. D. Huff, Manager Productâ€"| ion Sales Department, United) Coâ€"operatives Ontario, Weston,} is taking a prominent part in the 34th annual farm business conference of the American Inâ€"; stitute of Cooperation at Ohio| State University, Columbus on August 5â€"8th. An attendance of some 4,000 farm business, farm credit, agâ€" ricultural extentions,. and govâ€" ernment leaders, including some 1.000 young farmers of the U. S., Puerto Rico, Canada and other countries is expected at the conâ€" ference. . Mr. Huff will take part in a panel at the Merchandising Sup plies Sectional Meeting, on Aug ust 6th. He will talk on "Ur ban Fuel Oil Merchandising." West dents enjoy a the Me gion C its rec "Fireside Night" To Be Held at Cold Creek Area West Metro and dents will have an 0 enjoy a ‘fireside nigl the Metropolitan Tor gion Conservation . its recently opened Conservation Area evening, July 24th. The 441â€" acr servation area Township. r Nobleton and north of the The fireside third in a series of being held by the 1 ing the summer mo enjoyment of Metro residents. _ The fir held at Heart Lake Area and the Gre servation â€"Area. conducted trails in the area s. _ The first two were Heart Lake Conservation id the Greenwood Conâ€" â€" acre area i midway Bolton King â€" e night Weston, Ontario July 19, 1962 nd district resiâ€" n opportuntiy to night" staged by Toronto and Reâ€" n Authority at ned Cold Creek ea on Tuesday Cold Creek located in will consist of a of the nature ig sideroad. ght will be the of such events e MTRCA durâ€" months for the and in King between vo miles for the district A lack of interest on the part| to shoppers, and which is absen![ have no more time to spare than of its members, the absence Of in Weston, is a liquor and beer‘ the people who are sitting a planned program, and | the) quwe; he points out. | back," he said. need of a ‘blood transfusion‘ are| , t K are all blamed for the apparent _A beer and liquor store would Mr. Weisdorf agreed that the demise of the Weston Businessâ€" keep the people from going out “"l.:zs:fm a;‘:lt asf;etc;;nfh t";:i.e [ men‘s Association, according to’of Weston to shop," he $2i0.| nothing new, as thevahavelsb:ea: local businessmen. "The mennle vated ‘drF s few! making inprnode tne Thauless Aus Many believe that the old as sociation should be disbanded and a new one formed, led by an aggressive executive with ideas on promoting the business secâ€" tion of Weston to combat the inâ€" creasing effect shopping plazas are having on trade. Others maintain to present assoc. is adâ€" equate and doing a good job. The rejuvenating of the exâ€" isting association, or the formaâ€" tion of a new one, is a matter of great interest to _ Mayor George Bull, and other members of Council, who have all expresâ€" sed their willingness to assist in any way possible. | _ "We must do something to !combat the plazas", Mr. Miles said. "and get more people into Weston to shop." "For many | years." he â€" continued, . "the | streets of this town were paved with _ gold, and , businessmen 1 thought it would last forever â€" \ they _ coudrit see ahead, they | were too complacent." Aggressive Tactics Are Needed To Promote Weston Stores Generally, merchants in Wes-l ton are of the opinion that trade‘ in town has dropped in the last five years, that there has been a reduction in the amount of pedestrian traffic caused partly by the competition from the plazas, parking difficulties, and failure of merchants to take any steps to stimulate business. <Jack . Miles, of Inch‘s~ Drugs, claims he has noticed a 15 per cent decrease in pedestrian trafâ€" fic in the past five vears. and atâ€" tributes this to the shopping plazas which surround Weston and the lack of a retail liquor outlet. He thought it would be desirâ€" able to form a new association but doubted it would be much use starting until the fall. "The present association . is kept alive by just one or two members, who keep things goâ€" ing," he said. "The majority of the members stopped attending because they lost interest â€" there was no definite program. no pro jects. such as promotions, etc." Mr. Miles was in favor of runâ€" ning shopping promotions to enâ€" courage shoppers to return tc Weston. He suggested giveaways such as a car once a year, or TV sets, or some other big item every few months or so. The cost would only run about a $100 per store, he claims. "The plazas have gimmicks to attract the shoppers." he said. "and we should get something similar going for us." Another feature of the shopâ€" ping plazas which is attractive unique bog at 7:30 p.m.. hay ridesâ€"to the site of the sports men‘s demonstration area to see archery, rifle shooting and re trieving between 7 p.m. â€" 9 p.m. a fireside singâ€"song at 9 p.m., and outdoor movies on various aspects of conservation at 9:30 MTRCA officials invite famiâ€" lies to bring along their dinner to eat at the area, have a swim afterwards and then take a walk along one of the nature trails with a guide. The fireside night outings are free to the public, with the only charge being the nominal 50â€"cent car parking fee. Other fireside night events are scheduled for Claremont area in Pickering Twp.. Aug. 3; Albion Hills north of Bolton on Aug. 22, and the Boyd area near see A beer and liquor store would keep the people from going out’ of Weston to shop," he said. "The people voted ‘dry‘ a few years ago, yet the town of Wes: ton has the biggest home delivâ€" ery of beer in Metro," he ex claimed. "I have yet to go in a beer or liquor store on the outskirts of Weston, and fail to see someâ€" body I know buying a bottle," he added. Mr. MacHayes, owner of Cloe man Tailors, supplied an almost perfect echo to Mr. Miles‘ reâ€" mark when he said, "I have never been in a liquor store near Weston yet, and failed to see someone I know from the town â€"if I ran out of gas there, I can always count on a ride home!" "If anything drove the people of Weston away from shopping here, its a lack of a liquor outlet," he stated. He is disappointed in the preâ€" sent â€" association â€" because he thinks it has failed to supply the kind of facilities and program that he feels an association of this type should supply. "Every time I attended, they always seemed to be talking aâ€" bout parking â€" there were no programs dealing with customer relations, _ or â€" merchandizing, â€" things to help each other". He thought that one feature of an association would be the formaâ€" tion of a Credit Bureau, a feaâ€" ture that "would be more pracâ€" tical to merchants in Weston than belonging to the Toronto Bureau." , However. both he and his manager Mr. Brian Mielke mainâ€" tains that they have experienced no drop in business, that in fact sales have been rising slowly. "I think that the ones who have been doing the most comâ€" plaining aren‘t doing anything about it," Mr. Mielke said. "I don‘t think business is bad. and there is adequate parking in the town â€" the lot on John St. is ‘ empty most of the time." Maurice Weisdorf, owner of a} WESTON MAYOI ladies fashion store in Weston. believes the present association ".. . . Must look to is adequate, and that its execuâ€"| tive is doing its best with the to be stopped somewhere from limited time available to them coming in to the town, by these He denied that the associaâ€" plazas," he said tion is ‘dead‘ and that nothing A liquor outlet in Weston is being done. "There are always | would be definitely helpful in beople who have to be dragged 5 thew h by the neck. or by the ears to| bringing people into â€"town, he show some kind of performance| thought, and the ‘one stop shopâ€" â€"these are not leaders, merely| ping‘ idea a good thing people who like to cirticize no In his opinion the absence of matter what is being done â€" 1| a liquor outlet is not the entire wouldn‘t take them seriously." | reason that people are not comâ€" he said ing into Weston to shop. While maintaining the present | association is adequate, he con-l cedes that there is room for im provement. | ‘‘There is always more work‘ that can be done, but the people who are spearheading this thinx\ are doing the best they can unâ€" der the circumstances + they i % T § 6. S E. . ul * k . yA Â¥ * 3‘ °_A x 8 EBE s3 V...s Ey‘ 5> [\ Cigmaces, > â€" B _ . se 4 C w & j 4 ’.f‘. hog y L e Mr. Weisdorf agreed that the plazas are affecting trade in Weston, but stated that this was nothing new, as they have been making inroads for the last ten years he claimed. He thought that perhaps Mr. Jack Miles es timate of a loss of 15 per cent pedestrian traffic might be corâ€" rect, but maintained that such things are difficult to analyze. As the population spreads out and new shopping plazas spring up in these areas, its inevitable Mr. Weisdorf claimed, that many people who formerly shopped in Weston, are going to make use of these plazas. "It stands to reason that the bulk of these people are going ‘"In order for us to compete| with the shopping plazas, we\ must have free parking, as opâ€"| posed to metered parking," said Mr. Weisdorf. The free tickets that Weston merchants hand out to their customers is not as| effective as noâ€"ticket free park-‘ ing, he stated. WESTON MAYOR GEORGE BULL Must look to oldtimers for lead". ‘"There are so many shopping plazas in the areas surroundâ€" ing us, that even the slight bothâ€" er of asking for a parking tickâ€" et has become an aversion," he said, Commenting on the compâ€" laints that there should be some talks on merchandizing, and alâ€" lied subjects at association meetâ€" ings, he said, "Yes, in order to give the meetings some stimuâ€" lus, we.can have some people in to talk to us on merchandizâ€" ing, it will make the meetings more interesting, and Its a necâ€" essity for everybody and, anyâ€" body â€" and that goes for the most â€" successful executives in the world â€" they always have to brush up on things", He pointed out that those who complained should be the first to take steps to remedy any deficiencies in the association‘s program â€" "they should put their shoulder to the wheel." "I hope that in the fall when we reâ€"convene, these and other matters will be taken into conâ€" sideration." he said. Councillor Robert Wood thinks that Weston businessmen must get together and form a ‘winning team‘ to compete aâ€" gainst the plazas. "The town is still the best place to shop â€" its got the plazâ€" as beat." he said. "We need an active businessmen‘s association more than ever before, and will do every thing I can as a Councillor, to promote this." (Continued on page 7) SINGLE COPIES 5 CENTS