The Westmount examiner, 15 février 1952, vendredi 15 février 1952

[" Ema \u2014 wa gl = \u2014 areas 0 07 IO SPI n AS 2 a UE -\u2014 A à VE Examin Serving the City of Westmount, Garden Suburb of Canada\u2019s Metropolis Support Teachers On Extra Work On Wednesday, February 8, members of Westmount Senior High School's Current Events Club assembled in Room 3 for what was the Club's last meeting until teachers, who now do volun- _ tary supervision of various extra- curricula activities outside school hours, have their wage demands met bythe Montreal: Protestant Central School Board.After the minutes had been read\u201d and approved, Mike Sundell, the Club's president, read an eulogy on the late King George VI.Following this, award crests were presented to numerous members who had rendered valuable service to the Club during the past year.À lengthy discussion ensued on the Protestant men teachers\u2019 plans to abandon the supervision of extra-curricula activities until they receive higher pay from the Montreal Protestant Central School Board.A motion was passed to the.effect that those present supported the teachers\u2019 stand.Mr.Snyder, the Club\u2019s originator and adviser, was thanked for his unfailing interest and leadership and was informed that he would later be presented with a subscription to the \u201cNational Geographic Magazine\u201d.The meeting was then adjourned.> \u2014 _+ First Aid Class Postponed Due To King\u2019s Death The Director of Civil Defence for Westmount, Lt-Col.P.W.Cook, announces that in view of the fact the funeral of His Majesty King George VI takes place on Friday, February 15, the Basic First Aid Course scheduled for that date is postponed.It will begin on Friday, February 22, at the same hour and place.There is no change in the course scheduled to begin on Thursday, February 14, Also, that the demonstration of Civil Defence Techniques, scheduled for Group 5 of the Basic Course on February 18, is cancelled because of the unavoidable absence of two of the instructors.It will be combined with the similar Demonstration scheduled for Wednesday, February 20.Al members of the Monday night group are requested to attend on Wednesday, February 20, when the Certificates of both classes will be issued.\u201d United Nations Meeting Moved To Fel nary 20 Due to Ash \\/cdnesday falling on the final Wednesday of the month, the regular meeting night, the Western-Montreal Branch, United Nations Ass~ciation, will hold their meeting on Wednesday, February 20, In the Westmount Junior High School, Academy Road, at 8:15 P.M, There will be two speakers: Mr.Bilal Riaz\" Husain of Pakistan and Mr.Derrick Mahinda Fernando of Ceylon.Both of these men are doing post-graduate work under the Colombo Plan.Moving pictures will be shown.As usual, the meeting is free and open to all who are interested.\u2014 TN pe, WESTMOUNT, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1952 GRAPH ONE ° ° w 20 te te 20 so q ta uy s 1 i, 9 14 % Ye or sNowrau DATE b= NOVEMBER \u2014- OECEMBER \u2014\u2014 JANUARY =f FEBRUARY \u2014- MARCH \u2014 GRAPH TWO 9 a ® 18 + 18 DATE = NOVEMBER \u2014- DICEMBER \u2014\u2014 JANUARY \u2014\u2014 MARCH - = FEBRUARY Westmount\u2019s Snow Removal Problem Shown In Booklet More snow fell in Westmount during the month of Decembr than has fallen in any December since 1928.According to McGill University records, there was a total fall of 39.2 inches as compared with a 77-year average of 23.2 inches.The \u201cStory of snow removal\u201d in the city has been printed in a pamphlet for study by citizens.Graph No.1 shows a comparison with the previous 4 years.Between November 1 and December 31 the total snowfall reached the 4-year average usually attained in mid- February.On January 25th the cumulative daily snowfall was equal to the cumulative snowfall usually reached in mid-March.It was more than the amount that fell throughout each of the entire winters 1947-48 and 1948-49.These figures show that twice the expected amount of snow fell in one month, and that most of it, 30 inches, fell in 10 days.These facts would make head- lires in most communities throughout the country.Most communities would have heen completely snowbound for days on end.In many communities storms of the intensity and frequency experienced in December would have spelled disaster.In Westmount traffic was slowed In the initial stages, but never stopped.Some of the hills were at times difficult to climb without chains.A few bottlenecks occurred, because following storms descended before the first one was completely removed from all streets.In such circumstances it is necessary to re-route snow removal equipment form secondary streets back to the arterial streets.Some of the more deluxe snow removal services, as un-blocking driveways, were deferred until the respective storms were in hand and the work forces regrouped.The Westmount pamphlet continues, \u201cYour Mayor and Commissioners, entrusted with the direction of the several departments concerned, gave unstinting thought and attention to the various problems.The City officials, supervisors, and employees gave all they had of their experience and strength to keep the streets open and traffic moving.During the peak period snow-plough and snow- blower operators and tractor drivers worked until they were exhausted, sometimes 20 hours per day.30 hours extra work per week was quite common.The objective, \u201cKeep the Streets Open\u201d, was achieved.The purpose of this bulletin is to make you familiar with what happened, what was done about it, what it cost and \u2014 most important \u2014 how each citizen can help with the problem in the future, What happened has been stated.Graph No.2 shows what it cost to do the job.The total expenditure at January 25th equals that usually reached about the end of February.(It should be noted that the snowfall and expenditure curves for this winter follow identical patterns.) # Many expedients were employed.Snow disposal sites have been taxed to the limit, even the parks and the Westmount Athletic (Continued on page 2) PRICE FIVE CENTS \u2014 St.Andrew\u2019s Civic Service For King George VI Today The City of Westmount will hold a Civic Service in memory of our late King, His Majesty George Sixth, at St.Andrew's Church, 101 Cote St.Antoine Road, at 3 p.m.today.The service will be conducted jointly by the Rev.D.M.Grant and the Rev.Canon Gilbert Oliver, L\u2018Th., M.C.The lesson will be read by Mayor J.S.Cameron.The mayor, aldermen, ex-mayors, ex-aldermen, city officialg school commissioners, school principals, judges, civil defence advie sory council and wardens, representatives of clubs, organizations, and military units, members of federal and provincial governs ments, and all the clergy, have been specially invited.The service r is open to the general public.The hymns \u201cThe King of Love My Shepherd Is,\u201d and \u201cAbide With Me\u201d will be included in the order of service.The lesson is St.Matthew 5, verses one to nine, and Revelation 7, verses nine to seventeen, The St.Andrew's Choir will sing \u201cThe\u201d Souls of the Righteous\u201d by Noble, and the dead March from { Handel's \u201cSaul\u201d will be played.Organist for the service will be Mr.Phillips B.Motley.The following is the text of a resolution passed by the city council at a meeting on Monday evening at city hall.Whereas the Westmount City Council, having learned with deepest sorrow of the death of our beloved Sovereign, His Most Gracious Majesty King George the Sixth, desires to record its sincere appreciation of his ouËstanding courage and devotion in the difficult problems which he encountered during his reign; and Whereas his labors on behalf of his peoples throughout the British Commonwealth and his gracious recognition of himself as head of a great and widespread family has endeared him to all his subjects; Therefore be it resolved that this Council desires on its own behalf and on behalf of all the citizens of Westmount, to convey to the Members of the Royal Family its deepest sympathy in their great bereavement, and to express to Her Most Graclous Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second our loyal devotion and the prayer that she may long be spared to guide the destinies of the Commonwealth.Extreme Caution Urged Employing Domestic Help Police Chief R.Byford has ige sued a warning to all citizens to exercise caution in employing doe mestic help.Recently, a resident was victime ized by a domestic servant whe stole some $900 worth of household goods while her employers were absent from their house, Police believe she may have been working with an accomplice.The maid, who gave her name as Pierrette Goyette, said she came from the county of Megantic, Quebec.Any resident who can give further information on her should contact police.Her description is as fo!lows: Age 26 years, height five feet five inches, hair blonde, was seen wearing a red coat with brown fur collar and grey hat.Guatemala Official To Speak On His Country I.Mendez-Zabadua, Consul General of Guatemala, will address the sixth grade of Roslyn School on \u201cCentral America\u201d, especially emphasizing his country.His daughter Lyuba has been a student at the school for the past three years.Modern Agriculture Talk Theme Of Famed Author At Victoria Hall on Friday evening last a capacity audience listened enthralled to Louis Bromfield, famous author and agriculturist, as he d\u2019'sclosed what latest and more up-to-date methods in farming are doing for America today.Mr.Bromfield's first statement was that any man who cannot succeed on a farm today must either be bone lazy or a moron.In his own domain on Malabar Farm, Mr.Bromfield has proved that by scientific methods one acre can yield as much as five acres farmed in a slipshod manner, In other words the good farmer gets five times more return than the poor farmer.at a fifth of the cost.The main point in the new pro-% - - gram is in going deeper into the According to Mr.Bromfield the earth with\u2019 a straight plow thus turnover or mold plow, in general releasing all valuable mineral con- [US® in sorne parts of Canada, is tent to help Nature in her work.chsolete.Such a startling state- audience in which were some of ment raised many eyebrows in the the foremost agricultural person- uges in Canada including Faculty and students from Macdonald College, but in the question and answer period Mr.Bromfield had an answer for everything that came forward.The Kiwanis Club in general, and Cecil Carpenter in particular, are to be congratulated in making Mr.Bromfield's appearance here possible and should they arrange to- have him come again they would have to engage a larger auditorium to accommodate the people who would want toi hear him.Howard S.Ress Struck By Auto Howard S.Ross, Q.C., former columnist for The Examiner, is being detained in the Queen Elizabeth Hospital for observation Mr.Ross was knocked down by an automobile on his way to work Wednesday morning.He spent the day at his office as usual, but went to the hospital that night for a checkup.He remained there for more thorough examination.ete rr one - À .4 PY + PAGE TWO .That there will be more changes on Greene.Emile the Beauty Specialist is planning a new, deluxe salon in his own building where Demers Grocery Store is now located.The new Temple of Beauty will have all the modern touches including a glass and marble front, 14 hairdressing booths, drying compartments, separate lounges for customers and attendants, rest room, dispensary, receptionist, etc.Remodelling will start about May 1st and occupancy is planned for the early Fall .That Miss Du- maresq of the Swop Shop is planning to retire and will sail for Europe on the \u201cScythia\u201d on Aug.spend at least six months relax- * ing in the south of France and then will return and settle down to the joys of country life.Isn't it wonderful to be able to retire to a life of leisure when one is still young enough to enjoy it?And there's a good business looking for a new owner, too.+.That the Y.M.C.A.Gymnastic team didn\u2019t win that Eastern Canadian Championship last Friday night after all But only because the event was postponed due to the King's death.Just give them time, they\u2019ll win it next month instead.» That to Berger our heads we incline, He is the man whose sole is so fine, He not only mends shoes, , But at Jast he has views, About how to write rhymes that will shine! s .That the Canada Paint Store would be glad to put on interior decoration style shows or demonstrations for any LESSONS IN DRAWING and PAINTING FREDA PEMBERTON SMITH 42 Windsor Avenue, Westmount Tel.DE.2022 Morgan Realties Limited Real Estate Brokers 1455 UNION AVE.HA.0251 27th.With her sisters, she will groups of Westmount ladies who would like to have them.« + .That it would be a good idea if the tramways buses loaded and discharged passengers at the safety zones the same way as the street cars do instead of holding up traffic by pulling into the curb and leaving their rear ends sticking out nearly to the car tracks.The more we think of that idea, the better we like it.Anybody agree ?.That the way the City Roads Dept.has kept Sherbrooke Street in such wonderful condition is a credit to the authorities.But Western Avenue is another story.Too holey to mention here.\".That the sunken strip all the way down the middle of the newly-laid pavement on Cote St.Antoine Road from Clarke to Stanton was not made by mice.+ « «» That the sun no longer .shines at the corner of Sherbrooke and Victoria for many young ladies since Swivel Hips was plucked from their midst.That Mr.H.C.Hayes is the chairman of the Library Board for 1952.\" .That John Rowe, of the Canadian Council of the Blind, and Anthony Zaplaski, of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, were guests at the Westmount Rotary Club meeting this week.Mr.Rowe gave a short talk on White Cane Week, urging the public to assist blind people on the streets.« + .That both the Westmount YMCA and the Library will be closed on Friday in observance of the day of mourning for His Majesty King George VL \u2014 BACHELOR BOYER Charles Boyer, one of the screen\u2019s great lovers, plays a starring role in Paramount's \u201cThunder in the East\u201d, and not once does he make mad love to either of the heroines, Deborah Kerr or Corinne Calvet.Barrister and Solicitor Department for the Closing of Office: HA.9238-39 HOWARD S.ROSS Q.C.Residence: 4557 Sherbrooke St.West, \u2014 GLenview 2177 57 St.James Street West Estates of Deceased Persons Ambassador Apts, Westmount HAMPTON WOOD, 6051 WESTERN AVE.oonT DELAY