excitement mixed with a cory lsughable embarrassment. Most of the people in th short lineâ€" naked electric light bulb, the onâ€" ly visible light from the rentâ€" ed store. The windows were alâ€" most completely covered in sale banners. Where small cracks reâ€" mained, tar paper had been put on. Even the door was sealed. It was a vacant store, at 1223 Weston Rd. just above Eglinâ€" ton Ave,, obviously converted for a few one night stands. It‘s billed "the Greatest Vietoria Day Ever in the Town of Wesâ€" ton." Besides a $500 fireworks extravaganza in the Weston Kecreation Grounds Mon d a y evening, a parade . including bands, floats, clowns, majorettes, and Scouts will assemble at King Street, march up George to Church to Weston Rd. and then down Weston Rd. to the Recreatâ€" jon centre at Lawrence Ave. and the Humber River. Then, at the appointed time of the sale, a balding man with shocks of white hair flying up from the perimeter of his scalp, hurriedly went through the crowd and the door, locking it behind him. A new wave of halfâ€" tones suffused through the line. But soon the door opened. In the harsh light supplied by overhead lamps, the people fanâ€" ned out towards the counter in the middle of the store. Behind Another move to dump radioâ€" active waste materials in the North. York sewer system was blocked by the Works Committee Monday â€" at least until the byâ€" lay prohibiting radioactive matâ€" erials is amended. Ratepayers Negotiate Plaza Cleanâ€" Thirtyâ€"five area â€" ratepayers, owners and tenants met Tuesday night to determine what steps can be taken to clean up the Woodview Park Shopping Plaza on the west side of Weston Rd., North of Sheppard Ave. The meeting was called by the Humbermede Ratepayers Asâ€" sociation a n d representatives from the Woodview Park and Weston Heights Ratepayers Asâ€" sociations attended. The Times was informed by North York that no comparable Weston Unit Sets 2 Records Tonight, a special ceremony will be held in the Unit offices to laud the volunteer workers who made this achievement posâ€" sible. Won‘t Let Radioactive Materials Pollute North York Sewer System One landlord agreed to repair the fronts of stores he owns, and said he would obtain estiâ€" mates of the cost of improving the other stores. Ratepayers said on their part, they would ask the local schools to investigate antiâ€"litter camâ€" paigns, with the view of reducâ€" ing the quantity of wrappers and papers strewn about by youngâ€" sters who congregate at the plaza. Other problems such as parking and signs were disâ€" eussed also. The Weston Cancer Unit fund drive was the first of 10 units in Metro to top its objectiveâ€" £25,000â€"according to the Canaâ€" dian Cancer Society, said Unit Chairman Jack Ward yesterday. The Weston Unit which serves part of North York and York township in addition to Weston, has also set another record. This vears‘ objective of $25,000 has to date been exceeded by $7,000, said. Mr. Ward. When a Downsview research By RANDY MARTIN Fireworks Spectaculars Monday WANT ADS CALL 241â€"5211 Until 12:30 Noon Wednesday Call 249â€"7641 For Home Delivery . You Better Believe It: There‘s A Sucker Born Every Minute NO. 20 | Controller Irving Paisley said | council has learned through bitâ€" ‘ter experience that it doesn‘t | pay to issue permits to build event has been planned in the township, but a number of rateâ€" payers associations and other organizations have planned aerial fireworks displays â€" that should attract large crowds. The Queen‘s birthday is truly the one celebration that pulls the townspeople of Weston together. TUMPANE FIREWORKS the counter was a wall stacked with merchandise. What was beâ€" hind the wall was anyone‘s York University and the Deâ€" fence Research Medical Laboratâ€" cries is seeking permission to flush small quantities of â€"radioâ€" active material into the sewer system â€" prohibited by townâ€" ship bylaw. 4 This week the bylaw enforceâ€" ment department will hold a meeting with owners of the plants, lay the facts on the table and warn industries to live up to the bylaws or move out. There are more than a dozen North York groups that will send up skyrockets and sun bursts Monday night. Here are a few plained that the cost of advertiâ€" sing was enormous, that a single page in a daily newspaper would cost $600. Thus is was cheaper for him to use the people gatherâ€" ed there as advertisement, he centre made a similar request in March, it was opposed by works Commissioner Brian Rudâ€" dy who warned the radioactive waste could contaminate Black Creek. * All the complaints made by members of the Rivalda Heights and Weston Heights Ratepayers Associations about industries opâ€" crating illegally on Rivalda Rd. »re beginning to pay dividends. The residents near Sheppard Ave. and Weston Rd. with back yards facing the Rivalda indusâ€" tries have complained to North York that some industries carry on heavy industrial work and cther operations contrary to the zoning bylaw. North York won‘t allow air pollution to become the serious health hazard that it is in the c‘ty of Toronto, Controller Gorâ€" don Hurlburt warned representâ€" atives seeking permission to build a foundry last week. The controller made the reâ€" mark when Realtor J. O. Hodgâ€" kins Ltd. demanded why North York won‘t allow Non Ferrous Castings Ltd. to build a smelter in the northâ€"west area when two other foundries, Ingot Metals and Wagmans have recently set up shop in the township. Warming to his topic, . he threw out some free toothbrushâ€" es, free pens, some free needle one would pay a penny for it. He was given a penny. He held up a ruler and asked if any one would pay a nickel for it, Anâ€" other person did. For a dime, he offered a stapling gun and 400 staples. He said he wanted cards, free packs of five bladâ€" es, some free black shoe laces, and some "massage brushes." Complaints Pay Dividends For Folks Near Rivalda He held up an item, invisible from the back, and asked if anyâ€" Smelter Application Refused Because Twp. Wants Clean Air Industries cited by the townâ€" RAleston Times of the westâ€"end organizations who plan to brighten the sky. Another active group, the mnlg:nlmnu Ratepayers Asâ€" socia plans a fireworks fun night at Lanyard Park reached by going west on Lanyard Rd. After months of conferences between _ ratepayers, . township officials and councillors, councili decided to beef up the bylaw | enforcement . staff and actively | ¢rforee NortK York bylaws. ; The Tumpane Home and School Association and the First Beverly Hills Boy Scouts will sponsor a %wwm-mmm at Tumpane blic School vard at dusk. Public School yard at dusk. Based on ticket sales at least 1,500 are expected to turn out. RIVALDA HEIGHTS Until recently, North York had an ‘"act by complaint policy." In other words, partly because of a staff shortage in the bylaw enforcement _ department, offiâ€" cials would mainly concentrate on enforcing bylaws if comâ€" piaints were made by private citizens. The university and résearch centre said that the standard inâ€" ternational and Canadian preâ€" cautions to keep the waste at harmless levels will be employed. dered. She gave him a quarter and he returned her dollar bill "How much did you pay for it now," he queried? "A quarter," she answered. He held up a carving set. He asked who would be willing t« pay 25¢ for it, Another flock of hands stretched. Musing _ over the unfairness or . arbritrarily picking one of the hands, he said that he would make it harder. He asked who would give him a The township solicitor has been instructed to prepare a new byâ€" lay that will put North York in a position to keep high concenâ€" trations of radio active waste cut of the sewers and to turn down â€" applications where | its requirements are not met. foundries. The Wagmans operaâ€" tion on Sheppard Ave. near Wesâ€" tor Rd. has stirred up a storm of protest from neighboring resiâ€" dents because of the smoke and chemicals that poured out of its stacks. Building commissioner S. G. Beckett added there "has been a lot of complaints and problems with Wagmans" and asserted in his report to the Board that no cunsiderat'@ should be given to smelter â€" applications until, the applicants satisfy the Ontario and Metro Air Pollution Control Divisions and the local board of health that there will be no health, sight or odor problems it they are allowed to build. ship as operating contrary to byâ€" laws include a heavy tool manuâ€" facturer, a plastic foam comâ€" pany, a soft drink company, and a heating and air conditioner manufacturer. four of each coin, He took the bill and gave her the box. "How much did I say I‘d give it to you for?" he askâ€" "Give me a quarter", he orâ€" ‘Twentyâ€"five cents", a few In the collectively known group called "teenagers" (so often disâ€" credited), Bette, Lynda and Diâ€" ana can take their place on‘ the credit side . . . dolls ‘n all! MOUNT DENNI!S At Smythe Park in Mount Dennis, the ‘George Symes Rateâ€" payers Association and Church of the Advent plan a program of minor league ball games beginâ€" ning at 1 p.m. and a parade with (Continued on page 5) * Good grade students, the three girls have been friends for sevâ€" eral years and were in the 255th Guide Company together, with , Bette and Diana now members of 1st Beverley Heights Land Rangers. Bette, too, achieved par excellence this year by placâ€" ing third ‘overall on the Beverâ€" ley Heights honor roll. two dollar bill Again he asked how much he had said he would Asked how long it took to comâ€" piete the project, Lynda said ‘‘About 30 man hours". Man hours or girl hours, the result uf this. afterâ€"school â€" hours effort weas a showpiece to delight the eye of any age level. but no one stuck their hand up. He waited, Finally a five was ofâ€" ferred. For the five dollars he offered an empty box. He flatly stated it was an empty box. He asked if the person wanted to have the empty box for five dolâ€" lars. She said the box. "Well, I like a sport," he smiled. A tranâ€" elling alarm clock had originalâ€" These Grade 9 Beverley Heights J.H.S. students put their heads together and each decided to authentically dress, large size dolls in the Elizabethan Period. Patterns for the dress designs came from books at the Downsâ€" view Library and their own rough sketches. Armed with thisâ€" material, they proceeded to stitch ‘n sew silk, satin, velvet and lace gowns, encrusted with seed pearls, jewels and gold trinkets fit for a Queen. To give these Elizabethan ladies a setting they deserved, the girls took to the work bench (Lynda‘s mother‘s kitchen chair, row showing proof scars), exâ€" hibiting versatile talents with hammer and saw for a theatre, where the dolls were staged and iluminated, courtesy . of the Green‘s Christmas lights. Mrs. Schoales rushed to the rescue, raummaged through the odds and ends basket for Bette‘s much needed theatre backdrop and draw draperies. audience chuckled. He grimaced. Next he pulled out an un marked handled shopping bag. He pushed it open, forcing the air to expand it‘s cavity. "How much is this emptyâ€"shopping bag worth?" he asked conversation ally "Five cents," they replied He asked five dollars for it. The space of time it took for the crowd to react wasn‘t as By Kay Neapole â€"For theâ€"past few months threeâ€" Downsview girls, Lynda Gidâ€" dings of Chalk Farm Drive, Diana Green of Redfern Road, and Bette Schoales of Tumpane Street, have been working on a history project for school. With Mom‘s Draperies & Library Books Trio Authenticate Elizabethan Period $15,000 Mt. Dennis Study Urges MASSIVE REDEVELOPMENT WESTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1966 The trouble prone former Parks Commissioner‘s decision to pay a parks employee 42 hours wages for working a forty hour week was reported to council by York tawnship clerk Herbert Courtman Monday. T he _ former _ commissioner Cedric Dobbin later defended his decision, stating Mr. Hill was paid, the extra amount to compâ€" Overtime Pay Sparks Probe Into Strife Ridden Parks Department Mr. Courtman said parks tool repairman James Hill was paid the two hours overtime each week, after his application for a pay raise was refused by council in October 1965. HELLO DOLLY! Three â€" Beverley Heights Junior High School students, Lynda Giddings of Chalkfarm Dr., Diana Green of Redfern Dr. and Betty Schoales of Tumpane St. survey their long this time. In all, twentyâ€" two people paid him five dolâ€" lars for their as yet, empty ready begun to pile square packâ€" ages about 3x6x8 inches on the counter. They were wrapped in green or blue paper which did. n‘t quite cover one end, leayâ€" ing a patch of gray cardboard exposed. The "gifts" were dropâ€" ped into the bottom of each bag or passed to their new owners. "Put them in the bottom" he admonished. "You‘ll need the time he held a sale near a Lobâ€" law‘s store, someone tried to To make sure this didn‘t hapâ€" pen he would putin an item as identification, He promised five or six such items. By the end of it, they all had their five. He didn‘t wait long to try and | said $4.98 g99 | out of the shopping bags. He | continued to concentrate on the | ones with shopping bags. He cnsate for car expehses. He adâ€"|time was that he used his own ded _ however, that payments l car on the job, and that he had should have stopped during the | atandomed his request for 10¢ an winter. | hour increase when he #M Without comment, council Monâ€" | receiving the overtime e Without comment, council Monâ€" day, referred the matter to the township‘s bonding company and asked the solicitor for a report. | Mr. Dobbin recently resigned fnlJowing a private study made of his department rather than retain the parks post on a tempâ€" orary basis. The township clerk told council that Mr. Hill said that "he believed that one of the reasons for payment to him of the overâ€" prove his ogn words true, His assistant piled cameras on the counter. They were packaged The audience was becoming warmer. And so was the store. To see the ones in the back of the crowd with bags, he jokingâ€" ly advised, they needed somethâ€" ing tall. All the time, the blonde ing boxes on the counter. They were flashlights, marked "Made in Britain, Crown Colony of Hong Kong." They did though, stick asked his assistant for the bathâ€" room scale (advertised for 48¢ on the circular), but she dropped it, shattering the glass, covering the indicator. Instead of asking for 48c, he asked for a quarter, since the glass was broken. He asked the audience how much it was worth. A female heckler said 97¢ and then giggled at her own temerity. Other voices these grils Photo by Bill Hendersor Grade 9 history project on the Elizaâ€" bethan period. Even a modern day deâ€" signer would be pressed to match the magnificence of the dresses stitched by tv review status as parks eommiuhr‘hmmm supported by other departmeat heads. | Mr. Hill said the clerk, also stated he still thinks he is entitlâ€" ed to a ‘higher salary. The controversial former parks commissioner in recent months has been supported by the majâ€" crity of township ratepayers as sociations, but council‘s decision i him $11. f |\ _ He warned that he wouldn‘t | give it back. The woman pulled | a ten dollar bill from the kettle. He meant to give her back the : dollar but ripped it in half in the process. A voice cried, "Now, it‘s no good." He repeated the phrase _ and ordered another woman to give 5ue to the first for her half of the bill. It took a few seconds for the woman | to comply. Then he brought the half bill for 75¢. This way, he said everyone made money for he now had a full dollar. Then he gave back the dollar. Now | he claimed he had paid her to | buy it. for it‘" he asked. A man gave him five dollars. Oncee more, he the "Who will give five dollars gave This Week‘s Weston Times ... Read All About Victoria Day Fireworks Show! $41 Tax Hike For â€" Homeowners in New Year Due to the projected populaâ€" tion increase, the plan predicts that new schools and expansions to old ones will be necessary. j For parks the study recomâ€" mends: The addition of local park space and recreational facâ€" ilities to the Buttonwood, Mount Dennis and Rockcliffe Sectors by filling in sections of Eglinton Flats. In commercial areas, particuâ€" larly along Weston Rd., there should be a greater concentraâ€" tion of commercial facilities with parking provided on every block. (Continued on page 5) The study is presently being considered by the township pianning board, the development committee and council members. The development plan deals mainly with residential areas, ecmmercial and industrial areas, public transportation facilities, roads, sewers and parks. In residential areas, the reâ€" port suggests replacement over 1300 households with 14,000 apartment units at densities of 140 units to the acre. A more detailed look at the ambitious plan will appear in Times. It also recommends treed bufâ€" fer strips between residences anc industries and railway lines. increase from today‘s 20,000 to 47,000 in 1985 . The inch thick report suggests replacement of over 1,300 single and multiple residence, occupyâ€" ing 70 acres of land, with exâ€" tremely high density apartment projects. & Council‘s decision to adopt or reject the main recommendaâ€" tions made by the consultants, will probably be niade this year or early in 1967. 1 a development study of Mount Dennis becomes reality within the next 20 years, the famous old York township comâ€" munity will be so changed that it will be almost beyond recognitâ€" ion. The $15,000 study by consulâ€" tants Proctor and Redfern and Realtor A. E. LePage, recomâ€"« Mount Dennis and a Weston taxpayers this year will have a much lighter burâ€" den to carry than their North York and York township counâ€" OVFQIWM&“ $328, compared to $354 to go to the North York finance comâ€" York, its mill rate will be ged at only one lass Yui‘-flm.vï¬l::. wooping increase ? ton homeowner of $41, . missioner and $370 to York. $20, for it One person, after the first shock wave had spent itself laid out the required bill, Then he gave the money back; first 10, then 5, then 3, finally set (advertised in the circular at 95¢c) and asked who would give the watches hadn‘t been given out yet. He threw a slow, exaspâ€" erated glance in her direction and continued with the roll call. Machine taken down from the shelves above his head by a youth and set on the counter, He said it had been shown for («‘mtmued on page 7, blue letters, their box tops proâ€" claimed "Swiss Made". This time he took the twenties (about six in all) and put them inside the watch cases leaving both on the SINGLE COPIES 10 CENTS Then for ten dollars he offer. For another twenty dollars he See Page 6