The Westmount examiner, 4 mai 1972, jeudi 4 mai 1972

[" Cinema bandit caught in chase A chase on foot through four Westmount streets Monday evening led to the arrest of a man who moments before had held up the movie theatre in Westmount Square.Mohammed Qayoom, 22, of Montreal pleaded quilty in Westmount Municipal Court Tuesday to the holdup and was also charged by Montreal Police lot attendant and the manager of the Avenue Theatre on Greene just across from Westmount Square joined the chase that took them through a lane near the parking lot to Olivier avenue.The chase continued north on Olivier to de Maisonneuve boulevard then west, two blocks to Kitchener avenue.There, Westmount Constables Pike and Kirk joined the pursuit and NY 5 N nN ~ Oa EUR df (D = W L En dEENOHON 7 vi |e 2 2 ~~ qu 2 tu » ~ Qu Ww 3 œ of |& A y à > % = mé Qu 2 { x JON : | ç 3 \u20ac x 3 x Wy N a Ï y A Wu « & + \u2014 ¥ I 3 - Nit: ~ Q J Nd! > TT ST CA NERINE STREET X \\ \"rl \"rer for holding up the Palace Theatre in Montreal earlier the same evening.The robbery at Westmount Square occurred at 9:15 pm and Qayoom, carrying a toy pistol, made off with $298 from the theatre.He ran out of Westmount Square onto Greene avenue pursued by the assistant manager of the theatre.On Greene avenue, a parking overtook the man on Kitchener at the rear of St.Leon's Academy.Police recovered all the money from the theatre when they arrested Qayoom.After pleading guilty on Tuesday, Qayoom was to be sentenced Wednesday but the case was delayed as he was handed over to Montreal in connection with the Palace Theatre robbery.Bogus cheque counts heard A 23-year-old Montreal woman, Violet Pierre-Louis, was arrested by Westmount Police Monday and charged on two counts of passing worthless cheques.She pleaded guilty to passing a bogus cheque for $15.77 to make a purchase at Berman's Drugs, 5008 Sherbrooke street west.The other charge is to be heard in Westmount Municipal Court today involving an attempt to cash a worthless cheque for $500 at the Toronto-Dominion Bank, 5002 Sherbrooke.Warmer rink moves nearer Good news for cold skaters and on-lookers at Westmount\u2019s artificial ice rink.- Ald.W.T.Wood announced at Mainly sunny and quite warm, then clouding to give us some drizzle or wet mists, with sunny intervals, Glaze frosts probable, also counties.Winds cool.A \"double tront\u2018\u2019 storm would be normal for mid-week with mixed rain, thunder and violent winds.Warming and bright to énd the week with light southerly winds.50 hours of sunshine is the average for this week, so seeding and transplanting may commence south of the river.Nights still cool, with killing frosts for some localities.Temperature: degrees F.Monday evening's meeting of city council that tenders would be called shortly for the enclosing of the rink to provide warmer skating come next winter.NEXT WEEK'S WEATHER By ERIC NEAL May 5to 13 flurries for norihern hail and snow, 30 and 75 Making not just your house but all of Westmount your home Vol.XLIV, No.18 Dr.Michael K.Oliver Michael Oliver new president of Carleton U.Dr.Michael K.Oliver, 631 Grosvenor avenue, academic vice-principal of McGill University, has been named the new president of Carleton University, Ottawa.Mr.Oliver is the son of the popular rector of St.Matthias Church, the late Canon Gilbert C.Oliver.He has been in his current position at McGill since 1967 and will now succeed at Carleton the retiring A.Davidson Dunton with whom he worked for many years on the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism.Mr.Oliver was director of research for the commission while Mr.Dunton was co- chairman.He was also national president of the New Democratic Party in 1961.He and his wife Joan have five children.Dog leash time Once again it\u2019s time for dog leashes.Westmount's dog by-law requires that all canines be on a secure leash no longer than six feet, from May 1 to the end of September.This week dog owners have had a bit of a reprieve bat on Monday the city dog catcher goes to work and will impound dogs running loose.Licensed dogs normally can be retreived from the pound for a $2 fee but those not licensed are sent to the SPCA.Westmount 215, P.Q., Thursday, May 4, 1972 13 more points: 10¢ City presses MUC on Integration Westmount was the only island municipality to present a report to the Montreal Urban Community Security Council last week and at Monday evening\u2019s city council meeting the city reinforced its stand on police integration by passing a resolution asking the security council for information on 13 points concerning integration.Mayor Paul Ouimet reported that the West- mount request for continued jurisdiction in 24 police services was carefully examined by the security council last week and that the city will receive the results in writing in the near future.The resolution passed Monday night strengthened Westmount's stand that answers be given and problems resolved before the allocation of human and material resources is drastically changed due to integration.The 13 areas in which West- mount seeks information are as follows: 1.The present status of the report which the director is to make to the Security Council as required by Article 53 of Bill 281; 2.The identity of the persons with whom the director is conferring in the preparation of this report; 3.The identity of any outside experts being consulted in this regard, 4.With which municipalities have consultations been held?5.The anticipated submission date of the report; 6.The present status of negotiations with the union representing police personnel; 7.The reason why separate reports have been requested from area municipalities by: 1)the Montreal Urban Community 2) the Council 3) the union, 4) the director, 5) the Quebec Commission, calling for almost identical information; 8.The status of problems arising in connection with pension plan funding and of other fringe benefit problems and the identity of those providing advice and guidance; 9.The anticipated submission date of a report on such funding and other problems; 10.The present status in the planning process of the recommendations contained in the 1970 Continued on page two public Security Police Tie case case Nothing was taken when the top of a display case containing ties and shirts was forced open at the Tie Centre on the ground level of the Alexis Nihon Plaza.The incident occurred Thursday night and was discovered by a security guard.City aid to 4424 waits MOH The City of Westmount is waiting until May 15, when the new medical officer of health, Dr.A.Valois, takes office to formulate its policy concerning the future of the youth centre at 4424 St.Catherine Street.In reply to a question by Dan Surry of the Westmount Municipal Association at the meeting of city council Monday evening, Mayor Paul Quimet and Ald.William Wood both stated that no action meanwhile would be taken to aid the centre whose federal grant expired at the end of March.Ald.Leeds Nelson clarified that the vity is not committed in any way to support financially the centre.It was never a city project and the city had not been directly involved at the specific request of the directors of the outh centre.He acknowledged, owever, that department funds applied to the clinic.Today's World city health ad been 2 - The Westmount Examiner, Thursday, May 4, 1972 Senior citizens\u2019 centre gets $500 Ottawa grant Westmount\u2019s two and a half month old senior citizens' centre has received a $500 grant from the federal commissioner of youth, leisure and sports through the city\u2019s Office for Community and Social Development.Director of the centre which erates at Westmount Park nited Church, Mrs.Winnifred Dunn, says that the money will go toward activities that help in, \u2018continuing human development.\u2019 Part of the money will be spent on a portable stereo for the centre's dance group, a popular activity.Mrs.Dunn says the centre's activities are all based on the wishes of the members who pay a two-dollar membership fee.\u2018l didn\u2019t want the centre to become what I thought it should be,\u2019 she says; \u2018rather, I thought it should become what the members want it to be.\u2019 Weekly routine Many activities are under way and the centre now has a weekly routine.Monday mornings, along with normal activities such as reading, playing checkers and conversation there is a dressmaking course to help motivate the members.Monday afternoons are devoted to bridge and other card games, interrupted by the daily afternoon tea The centre is closed on Tuesdays to recharge itself but on Wednesdays is busy again with current events discussions and guest speakers.Also on Wednesdays, members of the luncheon committee under Miss Jean Amos prepare the main course for Thursdays\u2019 luncheons.The luncheon program, includes slides, films or other entertainment as well as educational speakers and information sessions geared to helping senior citizens with their special problems.On Fridays the major activity is the dance group which is very popular with members.French proposed In the planning stages is an arts and crafts program which when set up, will make toys and other articles for hospitals and the needy.If a few more members show an interest, a French course also will be offered.Day trips to various points of interest are being planned.Other important aspects of the centre are its counselling and information facilities.Mrs.Dunn is especially hoping to compile a SKY DRAGON CHINESE RESTAURANT ORIENTAL DINING ROOM ATMOSPHERE SPECIAL GIFT FOR MOTHERS MOTHER'S DAY Sunday, May 14 FULLY LICENSED FREE DELIVERY 937-9266-8 2175 St.Catherine W (Eost of Atwoter registry of rooms and housing available for the elderly.All these functions for the centre\u2019s 90 members help make it, says Mrs.Dunn, \u2018 a community centre rather than a recreation-centre.It is meant to meet their total needs.\u2019 At present the centre is funded by a federal local initiatives grant.This expires at the end of this month.The centre has prepared a brief for the City of Westmount and Mrs.Dunn is hopeful that funds will be forthcoming to allow the project to continue.Police .Continued from page one Public Security Council Report; 11.The impact which the recent trend towards decentralization in police departments of the larger European and American cities has had on the planning now underway; 12.Is the basic structure and modus operandi envisaged based on the present practice of the City of Montreal Police Force, or are the methods and structures of other large-size police forces being investigated with the view to obtaining the best possible results, and 13.The presently envisaged number of policemen per capita for the Island force.How does this compare with cities such as Toronto and Vancouver?Does the plan recommend or envisage an increase or a decrease in this ratio?Westmount feels that only with this information can meaningful consultation take place with the municipalities involved before police integration is completed.It is this consultation that is provided for in Section 53 of Bill 281.The resolution was presented to city council by Ald.Ian Craig, commissioner of public safety, and seconded by Ald.Douglas Robertson, the deputy commissioner.Mayor Ouimet said that the meeting last Wednesday was presided over by Judge Jacques Coderre and deep interest was shown Westmount\u2019s submission, the only written evidence of staff work on the subject from any MUC municipality.Westmount had listed 24 essential police services which it maintained should be continued on a local basis.(See Examiner, April 20, page 2.) His Worship said that the city hoped to hear about the disposition of its submission in the near future and that there would be further meetings between the security council.its officials and those directly concerned with police matters in the various municipalities, which would give individuals the opportunity to get to know the others.St.Laurent Neighbourhood Association, a Federated Appeal agency, provides social, cultural, physica and educational programs for all ages.COTE ST.LUC LAI! CHICKEN TO TAKE OUT The only response which the Westmount Chapter of STOP had for their poster contest to mark Sewage Treatment Week was from Westmount's private schools.The public schools were pre-occupied by strikes.However, the 10 entries received gave the judges, Artists Mrs.Nancy Brown and Mrs.Barbara Battelle, a good workout before they gave their final nods for the three first places to The Priory (see above).Not only did the entries offer a lot of imaginative and painstaking work, with plenty of color.But ere was some wonderful prose.These *hand-lettered inscriptions are among those on the top-winner poster: \u201cEveryone must help.\u201d \u201c\u2018Put all tishoos in the trash and dont put oil or grees down your sinks\u2014when you cut your haer put it in trash.\u201d \u201cI am glad thet this not a pollution town.\u201d \u201cThis is Paul-Emiles mummy is woshing dishes.She is not yoosing diturguns.She is yousing BAR-B-Q INC.SPECIAL LUNCHEON qu CATERING FOR BANQUETS 5403 Cote StLuc Rd.HOME DELIVERY RW Na DON'T PUT TISHOOS, GREES, HAER DOWN DRONS: = The Priory School, 3120 The Boulevard, swept the field clean to win all three first places in STOP Westmount Chapter\u2019s \u2018\u2019Sewage Treatment Week\u2019 this week among Westmount school children.In first place is this mural-size poster, dominating a wall of the Children\u2019s library in Westmount Park, executed by the Grade 1 kids at The Priory.Grades VI and VII! shared second position and Kindergarten came in third.sope.She will not pollutesing the drons.\u201d (That's \u2018\u2018Paul-Emile\u2019s \u2018mummy\u2019 in the lower left corner above.) The best posters are on display in the children\u2019s room of the Westmount Public Library.STOP\u2019s Westmount Chapter meets the first Tuesday of each Reddy by-law is up June 1 A public meeting of property owners in the area of the Reddy Memorial Hospital will be held at City Hall at 7:30 pm.on June 1 to hear objections to an amendment to zoning by-law 655 which would allow the Reddy Memorial Hospital to add two storeys to its resent structure for extra aboratory space.The amendment to the by-law was given first reading at City Council meeting Monday evening.Later, during the question period, ex-Mayor Peter McEn- tyre expressed the hope that the unattractive structure atop the Reddy might disappear in the new construction.Ald.Charles Aspler did not believe that section of the hospital was affected.month at 8 pm at the Unity Club on Greene avenue.The meetings now are open to members and interested members of the public.$900 rifled from 3 cars Nearly $900 worth of goods were stolen from three cars in Westmount last week.Monday evening a stereo tape deck and speakers valued at $125.were stolen from a car parked at the rear of Dawson College.The second auto theft occurred between 7:30 and 9 pm Tuesday from a 1970 Chevrolet parked outside 3467 St.Antoine street.The owner, who claims the doors were locked, reported that 12 8- track stereo tapes valued at $100, a $200 Omega watch and a tool kit of unspecified value were taken from the car.Sometime between 11 pm Friday and 10:30 am Saturday thieves broke into a locked car at the rear of 200 Kensington avenue.Taken from the load for a move to Toronto was a black and white portable TV valued at $100, two $200 men\u2019s suits, a $20 record case and two blankets worth $40.I NOT J gprs mm Sai [re 866-4551 | VETERANS TAXI ASS'N.>>> ! where were premier The following calls were answered by the Westmount Fire Brigade during the past week: April 25 4:40 pm: 3447 St.Antoine, smell of gas; 5:47 pm: 3449 St.Antoine, smell of natural gas; April 26 10:30 pm: 4670 St.Catherine, smell of gas; 7:48 pm: 4428 St.Catherine, defective electric wire; 9:07 pm: 235 Metcalfe, persons trapped in elevator; April 27 Nil: April 28 9:18 am: opposite 4000 de Maisonneuve, steaming car radiator; April 29 1:20 pm: 4039 Tupper, fire in wastepaper basket: : 4:22pm: 4100 St.Catherine, oil burner malfunction; April 30 7:05 pm: 24 Edgehill, no cause for alarm; 10:35 pm: opposite 49 Forden, leaves burning; May 1 9:22 am: 4435 Sherbrooke, smell of natural gas; 4:40 pm: 660 Belmont, fire in leaves; 4:45 pm: 4300 de Maisonneuve, defective oil furnace; 5:08 pm: Clarke and Sherbrooke, overturned flarepot; 5:49 pm: 5 Park Place, defective gas range; 6:02 pm 414 Mount Stephen, pot of oil on fire.Disturbance Two 19-year-old Montreal residents were arrested at the Alexis Nihon Plaza Tuesday for causing a disturbance.They have not yet been arraigned.New burglaries Westmount apartments ransacked Three Westmount apartments were broken into and ransacked during the last week but no great - amount was stolen.Sometime during working hours Friday, thieves broke into an apartment at 250 Clarke avenue using, police believe, either a pass key or a lock pick.Jewelry and the contents of other drawers were strewn about the apartment but nothing appeared to be missing.The same type of incident occurred Thursday between 8:30 am and 9:15 pm in an apartment at 4000 de Maisonneuve but in this case, beside being ransacked, jewelry worth $250, a $40 camera and a diamond ring and set of silverware of no set value were stolen.The third break and entry occurred sometime betweez.Tuesday and Sunday afternoons at 200 Kensington avenue.A cleaning lady who tried to enter the apartment Tuesday or Wednesday was told to go away Is a: NS Ud POP Examiner Thursday, May 4, 1972-3 & WE.3-4046 WATCH REPAIRS .$ Certified Wotchmakers ESTABLISHED 1899 OHMAN\u2019S JEWELLERS 1216 Greene Ave.RETIRING BANK MANAGER: Gordon A.Bartlam, 10 Rosemount avenue, manager of the Bank of Nova Scotia at Greene avenue and Sherbrooke street, has retired after 14 years at the Westmount branch.He is shown receiving a plaque from Mrs.L.Grey, the bank's assistant accountant, at a ceremony last Friday.Mr.Bartlam is retiring to St.Catherines, Ont., after serving the Bank of Nova Scotia for over 40 years.by a male she thought was the owner.When she returned later, all was in order but when the owners returned Sunday they found the apartment had been ransacked.The only thing reported missing was some jewelry and liquor.oid burglaries Westmount Police believe they have solved five breaking and entry cases committed last year and early this year with their arrest of an 18-year-old Montreal resident.Police were able to return $1,500 worth of stolen jewelry.\u201cChild hit Six year old Eric Fernberg, 112 Blenheim place was not hurt when he was hit by a car while playing in the lane behind 4560 St.Catherine Street the afternoon of April 24.Driver of the car, a 1966 Meteor, was Claude Duval, 35, of Verdun.Pleads guilty Pierre Fitzback, 18, of Montreal pleaded guilty in West- mount municipal Court Wednesday morning to a charge of stealing a jacket in the Alexis Nihon Plaza last Saturday.His case was remanded until May 31.The following building permits were issued at city hall during the past week: April 27 9 Winchester: for Mrs.Pickford by Christie Plumbing, gas line, $50; April 28 171 Metcalfe: for Steadfast Shoe Co.by Nordan Enterprises, at installation of ventilation system, $1,400.MUC defeats attributed to data lack The two motions which were defeated in the Montreal Urban AS Cou) at its meeting April 19 \u2014 one concerning contracts and the other leases for district valuation offices \u2014were vetoed by the suburban mayors because of insufficient information and lack of time to study the measures.This was reported to Monday evenings's Westmount city council meeting by Ald.Charles Aspler, who represented Mayor Paul Ouimet.He said that on one of the 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Fxaminer Making not just your house but all of Westmount your home Published Every Thursday by J.W.Sancton & Sons, 4630 St.Catherine Street West, Westmount 215, P.Q.Editorial, Accounting, Circulation, Display Advertising Departments 932-3157 Classified Advertising, 8.30 a.m.to 5 p.m.weekdays (To 10.00 p.m.Mondays and Tuesdays) 931-7511 The Examiner aims to be an independent, clean newspaper for the home, devoted to public service.Carrier and mail subscriptions $4.50 per year: $2.50 half year; 2 years $8.75; 3 years, $12.75.Ten cents a copy.Member of the Canadian Community Newspapers Association, Quebec Weekly Newspapers Association.Second class mail registration number 1760 4 - Thursday, May 4, 1972 Suburban homework There is growing evidence that the City of Westmount, sometimes the butt of \u2018citadelle des anglais\u2019 epithets, also commands great respect for both the statesmanship of its municipal leadership and the quality of its official staff work.These attributes give Westmount both the aura and the reality of good administration.Perhaps more important these days of almost continuous interchange between governments and their proliferated agencies, Westmount is gaining a reputation for doing its homework, for both itself and the wider community.+ + + However much it was berated by certain Montreal figures, it is a fact that Westmount's pro l for an island reorganization on thé basis of 13 \u2018bourgs\u2019 remains, two years later, the only researched proposal advanced from any quarter for rationalizing municipal boundaries in the Montreal Urban Community.Westmount\u2019s plan stands alone despite the MUC\u2019s founding legislation clearly eliciting ideas from all MUC cities and towns.Latest example of Westmount\u2019s practical leadership in the urban community was its submission last week to the MUC security council, stating 24 areas in which the MUC Police Force ought to leave a substantial measure of local control.When the mayor, general manager and director of public safety met with the security council last week, along with representatives of other island municipalities, it turned out that Westmount was the only local government to submit any written proposal whatsoever.+ ++ While Westmounters should be glad that their local government continues to show this sort of enterprise, which we have long since grown to expect of it, they should be disturbed by the implication.First should be regret that our island tners appear to be dragging their eet.We can\u2019t claim omniscience for our city; the questions raised by the emergence of the MUC are just as vital to all island municipalities and it is important that any and all ideas be advanced so that the future MUC might be an amalgam of the best.We should be concerned that the staffs of other city and town halls show no evidence of the studying which has been done here, and t aldermen and mayors of these other places are shrinking back from their responsibilities to the MUC and to their own citizens in MUC matters.These are our partners?+ + + The Montreal Star's municipal affairs writer, Mr.Peter Cowan, in a think- piece last Saturday accused the suburban mayors of obstructionism in vetoing two MUC executive motions relative to contracts and to leases for regional valuation offices.In this instance he was, of course, dead wrong.As our own Ald.Charles Aspler explained to Westmount city council Monday night, these measures were advanced without advance supporting data and the suburban mayors refused to rubber-stamp commitments in their name without adequate study.The neophyte MUC Executive Chairman Laurence Hannigan apparently has yet to learn, as did his predecessor Mr.Lucien Saulnier, that the MUC council is not the docile group that the City of Montreal has in its aldermen.+ + + We, of course, fully endorse the suburban mayors\u2019 growing demands for consultation and for study before passage of the measures handed down by their secretive executive committee.This is essential if there is to be any semblance of the democratic process in the MUC.Likewise, it is essential that the mayors of the sectors which elected the executive committee members demand accountability from their various representatives.It is a matter of record that Mayors Gariepy of Verdun and Dawson of Town of Mount Royal have never really consulted or advised their colleague mayors of the central sector, of which Westmount is a part.In most any government setup other than the MUC, Messrs.Gariepy and Dawson long \u201d since could have beén impeached an thrown out of their secure and lucrative positions for their dereliction.Be all that as it may, the suburban mayors are walking on ever-thinner ice.Their righteous calls for information and their vetoes for further study are soon going to become pretty hollow, and Mr.Cowan's charge of obstruction will gain some validity, if the mayors, aldermen and staffs of more of the constituent cities and towns don\u2019t soon address themselves to constructive contributions to MUC questions.Instead of a real, vibrant Montreal Urban Community, serving all the people of all the island, they will end with what the central City of Montreal has sought from the outset: one island, one city.And that will be simply too bad, if not disastrous.WMA executive member agrees with Mr.Udy Sir: With reference to Mr.Udy\u2019s letter in your last issue, I believe that anyone who s read The Westmount Examiner during the last year or so would recognize Hon.C.M.Drury says.The census language figures \u201cWhat is a mother tongue?\u201d According to Statistics Canada analysts, it is the language first learned and still known.This presents no difficulty for most Canadians, but one starts running into trouble with cases like the immigrant born in Greece who has lived in Canada for 25 years and has since forgotten most of his Greek grammar.His \u2018\u2018mother tongue\u201d is now English\u2014his language of work and that of his wife and children.This is the only definition which makes the question at all relevant to a useful study of Canada\u2019s population.The official over-all figures from this study now indicate that there are more people in Canada today who claim the French language as their mother tongue than there were 10 years ago.However, in percentages terms, a smaller proportion of Canadians claim this distinction than was the case in 1961.It is clear, therefore, that the usage of one of our two official languages is declining in national terms.Disturbing What is more disturbing is that the same conclusions were reached with regard to the Province of Quebec.Here, the percentage of residents who indicated that French was their mother tongue decreased from 81.2 percent (1961) to 80.7 percent.Curiously enough,those claiming the English language as their mother tongue also declined from 13.3 percent to 13.1 percent.This left a higher proportion of immigrants and \u201cethnic\u201d Canadians than before.The only province in which the proportion of French-speaking Canadians increased was British Columbia.However, the increase in this instance was so infinitesimal that it hardly can be cause for optimism that the French language is holding its own in certain quarters of the country.What conclusions should be drawn from these figures?In the first place, it is unclear whether the discouraging drop among those claiming French as their mother tongue in Quebec is due to a more rapid drop in the birth rate of this group compared to either the \u2018\u2018anglophones\u2019\u2019 or the \u2018\u2018other.\u201d The reason for the decline could just as easily be attributed to more rapid emigration or migration to other parts of the country by francophones.We will have to await more detailed figures from Statistics Canada before these questions can be more accurately answered.One interesting observation is the rise in percentage terms of persons claiming \u201cother\u2019\u2019 as a mother tongue in Quebec,- compared to a decline by this same group in national terms.Questions raised Were there a lot of immigrants landing in Quebec en route to the more western provinces at the time of the census?Or, are immigrants more effectively assimilated in provinces which are primarily English speaking?Or, do immigrants have a preference toward English,when faced with the necessity of learning one of our official languages?Rather interestingly, the federal riding of Westmount presents a contrast to the provincial and national trends.The percentage of persons whose mother tongue is English declined from 58.7 percent in 1961 to 57.1 percent while those whose mother that I could not but otherwise entirely agree with his views.I made the suggestion at the WMA executive committee meeting in regard to the de Maisonneuve boulevard traffic problem and it was done in all good faith.The committee at the time was doing some Continued on page five tongue is French rose from 27.6 percent to 28.9 percent.Those claiming \u2018\u2018other\u201d remained almost constant, slightly above 13 percent.I am sure that the Government of Quebec will be undertaking an extensive study of these figures as it develops policies designed to promote the French language.The federal government will also be using these figures as a means to draw the boundaries for the bilingual districts in which all services offered by the federal government will be provided in both languages.Thirty-five Years Ago May 7, 1937 \u201cOn Wednesday afternoon at five o'clock, Acting Mayor George S.Currie and members of the Westmount City Council will gather at Murray Park to officiate at the planting of six oak saplings in commemoration of the Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.The Westmount Athletic Grounds will be the scene of a splendid Coronation celebration in the evening.\u201d Twenty-five Years Ago May 2, 1947 \u2018\u2018Archdeacon A.P.Gower-Rees, guest speaker at the Rotary luncheon, treated his audience to a powerful address on \u2018The Place of the British Commonwealth Today.\u2019 Introduced by Rev.Gordon Burgoyne, Archeacon Gower-Rees stated that the word \u201cempire\u201d has fallen into disfavor, due to the actions of despotic rulers or governments, whose object in establishing an empire is to control and exploit backward peoples for the benefit of the Motherland.\u201d Fifteen Years Ago May 3, 1957 \u201cThe Westmount High Schools Band of 40 instrumentalists will perform at Victoria Hall Tuesday evening at the annual general meeting of the Westmount Municipal Association.The band members are chosen from over 200 players in the Junior and Senior high schools.\u201d \u201cThe Royal Canadian Navy in the local area will observe \u2018Battle of the Atlantic Sunday\u2019 by parading to church in the forenoon on Sunday next.\u201d Five Years Ago May 4, 1967 \u201cThe $40,000 closed circuit TV monitors are expected to be installed any day now on city lamp posts and will help West- mount Police keep a keen eye on city streets during Expo summer.The revolving cameras, which will look like small movie cameras, will be able to view for long distances and traffic jams or accidents will be spotted quickly from headquarters and help sent immediately.\u201d and v7 \\ Naas You Say.Continued from page four soul searching and not offering a final solution.Since no acceptable solution was readily apparent, I suggested a possible way of alleviating the most annoying immediate effects on the residents of this street.Unsynchronized and numerous traffic lights cause bunching of automobiles; in addition, much noise is created by the stopping and accelerating of these cars.The noise can be reduced if a dispersed, steady flow of traffic can be effected.This is not an entirely satisfactory solution.It is, at best.a palliative.The real solution lies only in considering the problem in a much broader aspect.Until a concerted effort is made and more comprehensive policies are supported in the matter of \u2018\u2018Mankind vs.Autokind,\u201d I fear the residents of de Maisonneuve boulevard, like many others, will have to suffer the monsters.I find unfortunate that the outcry against the E-W Autoroute, in which I actively participated, was not well enough supported to have a major effect on those policies.Too many missed the point and failed to grasp all the implications.The motives for the many sacrifices made and all the energies spent were very much directed toward humanity.How else can you explain the determination of many that this autoroute must be stopped?They are not just a bunch of fruit cakes; they sincerely believe that man is more important than the auto.The difficulty lies in convincing the: politicians that mass public transportation and many other things are more important.A task near impossible when these politicians secretly redirect federal funds intended to help the communities surrounding Ste.Scholastique to roads, leaving only 5 percent for people.Mr.Udy, now that you see what you have to contend with, why not ask Mr.Drury why he let our provincial government spend $114 million to build highways, out of $118 million he understood was for helping the people of Quebec.Maybe Mr.Drury cannot tell the difference between Autokind and Mankind.F.A.Leclaire 3209 St.Antoine street, WESTMOUNT 215.Bikes, frisbees, balls in park are deplored Sir: Now that the fine weather is here, I want to make a protest against certain misuses of Westmount Park.1 refer chiefly to bicycle riding in the walks, sometimes two abreast, pedalling as fast as they can.This a real menace to older le, or a mother pushing a pram with baby as, coming round curves so quickly, someone could quite easily be knocked down.The Westmount Police tell me this is against the law, and I have written the Mayor and City of Westmount, but my letters have been completely ignored.One day I even saw two motor scooters going down the walk, and I took it upon myself to warn \u2018the riders off.One realizes the policeman or woman on duty cannot be everywhere, and they do their best.I suggest the City put up signs at entrances to the park, \u2018Bicycles Forbidden.\u201d The other misuse is people playing frisbee or kicking footballs around.Westmount Park is not very large, and no turf can stand up to this hard usage.I have on occasion seen a frisbee or football thrown into the circular fower bed, and someone plunge amongst the flowers to retreive it.Is it any wonder the Park looks so The Wesimount Examiner, gana TT _ shabby and down at heel?In view of the large sum of money spent in renovating it some few years ago, these activities should be confined to the playing fields on the eastern side.No one would wish to curtail the pleasure and activities of young people, but a park should be reserved for rest and quiet and to enjoy the beauties undisturbed.William S.Byrt 4488 St.Catherine street, WESTMOUNT 215.Sir: I fully agree with Mr.Byrt's remarks as I had the same experiences last year and I sometimes got so frightened that 1 left the park.I hope that something will be done this year to remedy those matters.Fanny Oppenheimer (83 years old) 4488 St.Catherine street, WESTMOUNT 215.Aid to youth centre wins official's praise A copy of the following letter has been sent to the Westmount Examiner: The Board of Directors and Members, The May Court Club of Montreal, Again I am writing to express both my personal thanks as well as to convey the deep appreciation of the many young persons that have been helped by your continuing interest in the Westmount Youth Clinic and Centre.Your assistance and concern since the beginning of \u20184424 Club Inc.\u2019 in the spring of 1970 through to the present date of April 30, 1972, has been of inestimable value to a large number of our patient population.I am enclosing, under separate cover, SUL RONEN Thursday, May 4 192 - 5 brief summaries regarding some specifics of social and personal situations wherein the assistance of the May Court Club played such a vital role in the resolution of critical problems in the lives of these young persons, I can only hope that your quiet and unobtrusive example of \u2018help without obligation\u2019 will be an inspiration to other concerned persons and organizations.On behalf of myself, our board and staff, and in particular those persons you have helped, a very grateful \u2018thank you.\u2019 (Mrs.K.) Marjorie C.Bedoukian, PSW, Director, Counselling Services, 4424 St.Catherine street, WESTMOUNT 215.Neighbors wouldn't mourn 4424 passing Sir: It is doubtful if any of the neighbors will shed tears at the closing of \u20184424\u2019.All the hymns of praise written about the place invariably came from people living ar enough away not to be annoyed by the down-at-heel appearance the building and the patrons, also by the screaming and yelling of groups congregating on the doorstep at all hours of the day and night.Had the donor and the city turned that house into small units, to be rented to self- supporting older people, it would not have cost the taxpayers tens of thousand of dollars.The location for that purpose is ideal, on the level, near transportation, shops and parks.It would be a welcome change to see something done for the older people and let the parents of these youths look after their own as they should.(Mrs.) J.Matheson 231 Kensington avenue, WESTMOUNT 215.Meighen sees shortage of people to fill jobs are of importance to Canadians.of To develop Canada\u2019s economy, Mr.Meighen says the best thing is to \u2018deliberately foster a form 1 free trade.\u201d .Mr.Meighen based his belief on the decline of unemployment on the fact that by 1975 the great influx af persons into the labor internationalism, by negotiation, to secure a series of bilateral pacts with the major trading blocs involving selective } There is a possibility that by } the end of the decade the Canadian government may be faced with an underemployment problem and the government must start to lead us to face this force will diminish greatly.With must star is Singer chairs RCS committee this, he says, Une competion of ; ; ; _ jabs for people could be a rea Metabo: tue vien né Mictan) À.Allan Singer, 4585 Sherbrooke Governor-General Roland factor in the last part of this > street, is chairman of the Michener and Mrs.Michener.decade.\u201d servative nominee for West- mount in the next federal election, speaking Tuesday to a meeting of the Royal Mount Kiwanis Club.Mr.Meighen\u2019s speech, entitled \u201cCanada 1980,\u201d was a cautious look at the future that he said was, \u2018in politicians\u2019 terms, only two elections away.\u201d By then, he said, change will be predominant characteristic of life and to adapt to change he $ believes two areas, the economy and the process of government, The Governor-General will annual Commonwealth day present the prizes to the winners dinner next Thursday sponsored of the annual Royal Com- by the Montreal branch of the monwealth essay competion Royal Commonwealth Society.No Westmounters are listed The guests of honor will be among this year\u2019s winners.\u201c BOAC new low fares to Britain 22/45 day economy return excursion fares FROM MONTREAL TO GLASGOW s219 $283 | Children under 12 travel for half fare, under 2 for 10% speakers committee for the On the process of government, Mr.Meighen said the key to the future is the need for strong citizen orientation and the need to bring the government closer to the people.Em sink used to be All stopped-up Until a Food-Waste { Eliminator popped up.JOHN WATSON (QUEBEC) LTD.Hartley Barber, President PLUMBING & HEATING CONTRACTORS DAY AND NIGHT SERVICE \u20ac Service & Quotations on request 368 VICTORIA AVE.487-1760 | ve ss Letting not let George Leisser, 488 Elm avenue, was found guilty and fined $50 and costs Wednesday morning in Westmount Municipal Court for running a rooming house at 425 Mount Pleasant ?avenue without a permit or license.FROM MONTREAL TO LONDON OR MANCHESTER $225 $299 Depart in April and May; September and October TIMES HAVE CHANGED! 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