The Westmount examiner, 24 mars 1977, jeudi 24 mars 1977

[" LA MceGrego e : =.February sales slim: Real estate market here A slackening off of real estate activity in West- mount that was evident in December and January became even more dramatic in February as the local market became almost stagnant.February usually features an uncommonly low u number of transfers, t this year the total number was the lowest it has been in the past five years.Along with the slowness, prices seem to be sagging and there appears to be little interest among buyers in the higher- priced Westmount properties.Zoning protest fizzles Citizens of Westmount seem to have given their silent assent to the city\u2019s single family dwelling conversion by-law, simply by not protesting the zoning change approved by council earlier in the month.As of late yesterday afternoon, only 67 proprietors had signed a register at city hall demanding a referendum on the issue, far short of the 480 protests needed to force such a vote.The register was to remain open until 7 pm last night, but officials have seen nothing which would suggest an adequate tally could be reached by that time.Ald.Brian Gallery was the first homeowner to sign the register Tuesday morning.He has led the protest against the by-law since he voted against it when it was approved by city council March 7.Though citizens came to city hall steadily throughout the two-day istration period, there was seldom more than one person at Continued on page two No meeting Westmount's city councillors did not hold their usual mid- month meeting of general committee of council on Monday night, since there was little business to deal with and a quorum was in some doubt.The solons probably will not get together formally until the next council meeting on April 4.Six residential properties, a rooming house on Dorchester boulevard, one commercial p rty and one commercial lot make up the total number of real transfers registered during February; added to these were four properties which changed hands through estates, one title transfer, an inter-family \u2018\u201c\u2018donation\u2019\u2019 and another property which changed hands through a decision of the court.The total 18 transfers involve property assessed by the Montreal Urban Community at $1,625,850.Last year in February, the total number of transfers was 43, highlighted by the sale of 22 lots on Prince Albert and Somerville avenues and de Maisonneuve boulevard to Immobilia, Inc., developers, and of five lots on St.Catherine street near Greene avenue to Tisbury Holdings Ltd., a subsidiary of First Québec Corp.If those two blocks of transfers are counted as one each, total volume for February last year came to only 17.Nine sales last year Included in the 1976 list were nine straight residential sales, Continued on page six Boy mugged, two arrested Ah 11-year-old Westmount outh was beaten up and robbed y two teenagers outside West- mount Square at de Maisonneuve boulevard and Wood avenues Tuesday afternoon, but was able immediately to give police a description of his assailants.Two teenagers ' from LaSalle were arrested.The youth had $9 taken from him after being mugged\u2014appar- ently not seriously\u2014and quickly found Csts.L.Miller and B.Anderson passing by in a patrol car.Cst.Anderson chased the alleged robbers on foot and apprehended them.For The Weather You Want PTE McGregor Selis Service Service Sells rove] | ERIC NEAL - and re MARCH 26 to 31 This unpleasant season the usual New Moon deep-freeze (although sunny) period will be replaced by blustery winds and heavy rains with snow and hail.At this time, the midwest states always have a savage snowstorm with thunder and local tornadoes heading for New ; England.Driven by gusty 50 ; nautical miles per hour winds Et arriving from the Great Lakes, i freezing rains, 8 to 10 cm of wet À snow and ice peilets will upset à conditions during the weekend and probably lasting through Wednesday, then slowly clearing for Palm Sunday.Pleasant sugaring-off weather with mild afternoons and cold nights will continue to Good Friday.FIFE 18 1A5 SOVERENMENT T i La Palle Lt.LF HOTEL DE Fa CHAE REC BIR Te \u201c y 78 Ny od ee Vol.XL1X, No.12 \"Arne Ate Making not just your house but all of Westmount \u20ac badly £ IN R AN your h Westmount, P.Q., H3Z 2W6, Thursday, March 24, 1977 20c foi TELL sll) vy < Pre 2 WESTMOUNT 1 IE AER rT \u201chme _ CSE JETT Wr Sl wr PE CEE TT \u201ca ee -_ PA rem i wi + ne Lae in BACK ON TRACK: The magniticent appeared on St.Catherine street east of Greene avenue this week arp compliments of First Québec Corporation, which is finally beginning cohstruction of its six-storey \u2018Westmount One\u2019\u2019 office building.Considerable delay was caused by the need for proper supports and insulation of the former Royal Bank of Canada building (now D.H.Mitchell Ltd.) which will abut the construction, but now First Québec has an excavation permit and all systems were go\u2014at least until Tuesday night's snowstorm.Work on pilings and excavation should be apparent by Monday, however, and completion of the building is scheduled for April or May of 1978.The hoardings stretch some seven feet into St.Catherine street, ostensibly the result of a city request that trucks be able to work inside the hoardings, rather than parking and double-parking at the curb.Outside these, another five feet will be used for a temporary sidewalk, narrowing driving space on St.Catherine but still allowing free passage of pedestrians and vehicles.2 à ru per eco SI lk pe \u2014_\u2014 \u2014 vom [i | | = FFPAAINE Na SAS ARE 2 REE ca rs construction hoardings which Bike theft 1,807 signals spring persons Spring was in the air for a few days before Tuesday's snowfall, and with clear roads and sidewalks around Westmount lo st cyclists made their first outings of the 1977 season.As surely as spring brings out If preliminary figures of bikes, the appearance of bikes Statistics Canada stand, brings the inevitable bike thefts, Westmount will have had a an important reminder that 7.6 percent population drop owners should keep the vehicles in the five years from 1971 locked when they are not in to 1976.use\u2014either chained securely The while away from home or inside the house when they can.Even that doesn\u2019t work at times, of course, as witness Westmount\u2019s first bike theft of 1977.On Monday a 10-speed cycle worth $130 was taken from a as the total gleaned from Metcalfe avenue apartment last year\u2019s census.building garage.The lady with the numbers emphasized that Spotted this was a \u2018\u2018preliminary\u201d report.However, .LL.\u2018preliminary\u2019 for the Spot-check of a taxi driving federal bureau usually past the corner of Lansdowne means related data on the avenue and Sherbrooke street at census tract has not been 1:43 am Sunday revealed the fully tabulated, rather than driver of the pépicle had po incorrect.pocket number.Police found also that the driver was being sought city the Wentociet the by provincial lice on charges shown to have 23,570 souls of driving while impaired.After \u2019 ° being processed locally for the The drop, therefore, pocket-number violation, he was turned over to the QPF.regional StatCan office in Alexis Nihon Plaza, asked last week for the current population of the city, gave out 21,769 appears to be 1,801 persons.Lévesque appoints resident Beverley Smith, a native of Ontario now living at 288 Gros- venor avenue, has been named liaison officer to Premier René Lévesque to serve as his contact with the English-speaking community and to act as an \u2018\u2019ombudsman\u2019\u2019 for anglophones who have no elected representatives in the government.The 33-year-old Ms.Smith hesitated late last week when asked if her appointment means she was philosophically in tune with the PQ\u2019s platform.\u201c1 was hired to be as neutral a rson as possible,\u201d she said inally.\u201cI have to remain neutral so I can serve as kind of an ombudsman.The job will be an overwhelming one.\u201d Though she has not worked out her specific duties yet, Ms.Smith seemed more than willing to keep in touch with\u2014and even reach out to\u2014the anglophone community to pass on messages to the seat of authority in the National Assembly.\u201cIts a logical place for me to Continued on page two Advertisers please note NEXT week's Examiner will be one of our quarterly free sample issues, distributed to every Westmount home for circulation promotion.Deadline for this issue is 2 pm Tuesday, though space bookings as early as possible would be appreciated.°°° 2 - The Westmount Examiner, Thursday, Next Scheduled City Council Meeting Monday, April 4, 8 p.m., City Hall CITY HALL 4333 Sherbrooke Street West WESTMOUNT, P.Q.H3Z 1E2 935-8531 Monday-Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Fire (Business Calls) 19 Stanton St.935-9696 Police (Business Calls) 21 Stanton St.934-0711 Municipal Court, 21 Stanton St.935-3528 Saturdays, Sundays and holidays Victoria Hall, 4626 Sherbrooke St.Municipal Yard, 14 Bethune St.Light Department, Glen Rd.Police - 934-0711 935-2066 935-8037 935.8218 eue te AUS ER ¥935-2456 City council writes off $15,312 in bad debts Westmount wrote off $15,312.46 in \u201cbad debts\u2019 recently, as city council simply cancelled 319 outstanding bills against 310 people, a routine annual matter but one which raises some eyebrows among the more honest taxpayers of the city.Surprisingly, 46 ple who were owed money by the light and power department also could not be found, including National Sports, once a tenant in West- mount Square, which could collect $192.19 from city hall simply by asking for it.Almost 43 percent of the bad debts accrue to the light and power department, which had to give up $7,895.34 in cash owed to it by 174 former customers but which retained $1,138.99 in cash it feels it owes 46 others, for a net loss of $6,576.35.Some 217 customers involved with 221 of the bills moved,.apparently without leaving a forwarding address: one died, and two other Alarms Co.e BURGLARY.FIRE AND HOLD-UP ALARMS e COMMERCIAL.RESIDENTIAL.INDUSTRIAL e BANKS \u2014 SAFE AND VAULT e INSURANCE APPROVED e UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES OF CANADA APPROVED (ULC GRADE AA CENTRAL STATION \u2014 LINE SECURITY ARMED GUARD RESPONSE RADIO-EQUIPPED VEHICLES 100°.CANADIAN SERVING THE ENTIRE GREATER MONTREAL AREA BOB DYALL PRÉSIDENT 29 YEARS ALARMS EXPEMENCE 937-7487 customers (3 bills) went bankrupt.The biggest outstanding bill is to a Mr.Ali Zahabi, onetime resident of 4966 Sherbrooke street west, who owes the city $310.51.City officials were unable to locate him, despite the size of the bill.Beyond the limit Under general accounts bills written off were $659 in 48 police tickets against 47 different individuals, most of the $5 variety but including several hefty sums, up to $80 on a ticket issued to J.G.Coté on Sept.26, 1975.Mr.Coté could not be found.Other general accounts bills totalling $2,525.63 were written off for a variety of reasons, including three bills \u2018prescribed\u201d\u2014or beyond the statute of limitations for claims, five which cannot be traced, four in which the property was sold, and three whose claims are denied by the alleged debtors.The largest of these bills is a SINCE 1916 OUR MASTER ROOFERS AT YOUR SERVICE RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL WESTMOUNT ROOFING LTD.Rene Guitard, Manager 637-2308 24 HOUR SERVICE March 24, 1977 Man nabbed after chase and crashes An employee of a Montreal manufacturing firm, who reportedly was worried about his partner having parked a vanin a no-parking zone, got himself into more serious trouble last Thursday when he apparently decided to move the truck.Patrolling Csts.L.Miller and B.Anderson were stopped facing north on Greene avenue at de Maisonneuve boulevard at 2:27 pm, when a red Chevrolet van pulled across the corner at a high speed, almost hitting them, as it turned from de Maison- neuve to go south on Greene.The police pulled a U-turn and gave chase to the van, which struck a moving taxi and another car as it weaved through traffic, then collided with the back end of a tan 1968 Volkswagen and came to astop.- À man then jumped out of the van and ran into Westmount Square, so Cst.Anderson gave chase on foot.The two ran through the shopping concourse and out the St.Catherine street entrance, across St.Catherine and toward the Reddy Memorial Hospital.A suspect was finally caught hiding behind a Datsun in a laneway near Tupper street, arrested and charged for leaving the scene of the accidents.It turns out that the vehicle had first struck the steps leading from Westmount Square toward de Maisonneuve near Greene avenue.Police were told that the assigned driver of the van was inside Westmount Square making a delivery, but that the partner had stayed: with the vehicle.In his original effort to move the vehicle, police were told, the driver had struck the steps, then panicked and stepped on the gas.$743.13 claim against Budget Fuels Inc.for an oil spill in Sept.1974.Apparently the company cannot be traced.Twenty-nine outstanding business tax bills worth a total of $5,551.48 were also written off by city council Monday night, including everything from 10 cents claimed to be owing from a 1973 bill to $876 from José Pasquier Ltée, onetime occupant of West- mount Square, outstanding from a 1972 tax bill.Ald.Alwyn Lloyd; in ex- plaining- the bad debts to city council, noted that in some cases the business taxes have been charged against establishments which did not register their transfer out of the city until after they had left.PHOTOCOPY PRINTING DUPLICATING MICROFILM FAST Montreal Copy Centre 2019 Bishop 842-6817 Open Weekdays to Midnight GETTING THE BEAT: Audience participation played a big part in the concert put on Monday by the Westmount High School Concert Band for students of Westmount Park School.Above, Wendy Rochester, a grade four student, was given a birthday present by being allowed to conduct the band for one piece.The band also played \u2018\u2018Happy- Birthday\u2019\u2019 for her.Below, another potential conductor gets into the act by offering some back-up conducting from the audience.Smith.Continued from page one be.\u201d Ms.Smith says of her position.She grew up in Sault Ste.Marie, Ont., majored in French language and Québec and French literature at the University of Toronto and then took a job as an editor of manuscripts for the Ontario department of education, dealing with both French and English writers.A year ago she moved to West- mount and started her own business in writing, editing and translating both French and English documents: she reportedly became disturbed last fall to find that the PQ had no English translations of its platform for the largely-English Westmount constituency.so began working and made her party contacts that way.Ms.Smith will have offices both in Montreal and in Quebec City, perhaps spending a full two days in each city and a third in A Res .mr .one or the other.depending on need.So far she has reserved Mondays and Fridays to be in Montreal, and can be contacted at 873-3411.Zoning.Continued from page one a time waiting at the city clerk's office.Lack of adequate demand for a referendum means the zoning provision automatically becomes law once City Clerk R.B.Seaman announces the results of the registration at council's next meeting, scheduled for April 4.Second and third readings of the by-law amendment are no longer required, under provisions set down by a recent change in the provincial cities and towns act.The Examiner has learned that the law was the result of a request for conversion of the well-known Timmins house, 12-14 Sunnyside avenue, which otherwise might have been demolished and the land subdivided to make way for new single-family dwellings.PE 273-6351 VETERANS TAXI ASS\u2019N.Be] ==\u2018 Il v = \u2018A ll | | | | | they going?| The following calls were answered by the Westmount Fire Brigade during the past week.March 16 11:00 am: 622 Belmont, burst water pipe; 6:45 pm: 1 Rosemount, apt.35, water leak ; March 17 6:55 pra: 396 Lansdowne, water 1 (see story); March 18 Westmount has come upon a little trick with the new parking meters installed in several areas of the city last week, to discourage motorists from spending time looking for meters with time still left on them.It looks absolutely routine when motorists put their money\u2014dimes for 12-minute intervals or quarters for half- hour spans\u2014in the meter.An arrow appears to show the amount of time purchased.That arrow, however, disappears after a few moments, and the only thing left is an indicator showing there is still time on the meter, but without showing how much.Thus, if a driver purchases two hours of time and leaves after 90 minutes, nobody (except that driver) knows that the meter will continue to tick for another half-hour.If another 9:07 am: St.Leo\u2019s School, 360 \u2018driver pulls into the parking Clarke, ambulance transport to St.Justine\u2019s Hospital; 12:35 pm: 4000 de Maisonneuve, internal alarm sounding; 9:08 pm: 481 Grosvenor, smell of gas; March 19 1:55 am: 3033 Sherbrooke, apt.1, ambulance transport to 4:13 pm: York and Prince Albert, false alarm; 5:03 pm: Clarke and Sherbrooke, ambulance transport of two females to RMH (see story); 6:45 pm: Claremont and Sherbrooke, ambulance transport of sick male to RMH; March 20 5:15 pm: 16 Oakland, spilled oil; 8:30 pm: 511 Clarke, strange odor; 9:23 pm: 259 Metcalfe, strange LH March 21 1:01 pm: 4800 de Maisonneuve, sprinkler alarm sounding; 7:06 pm: Redfern and de -Maisonneuve, false alarm; 9:31 pm: 4415 St.Catherine, ambulance transport to RMH.Nine arrests @ for lifting Nine people were arrested in eight different shoplifting cases in Alexis Nihon Plaza during the past week, arrests which resulted in the recovery of $356.34 worth of stolen goods.Two people were arrested together in one $41.97 shoplift last Thursday, while all the others seem to have been solo operations.Top shoplift of the week occurred last Thursday, when a man was caught with $108.33 worth of clothing, including a shirt, pants, shoes, sunglasses, blouses, ties and even pajamas.Thefts which resulted in arrests ranged downwards from there to $10.99 in one instance.Three arrests took place on Friday, one on Saturday and two on Monday.space, he or she is unsure how much time is left, and risks getting a ticket by gambling on the un time.Not only that, if the new parker puts another coin in the meter, the arrow will point only to the amount of time purchased at that moment, and not add on any unused time from the previous auto.So ends the era of meter- cheaters, so far as Westmount is concerned.The meters are in force Mondays turdays, from 8 am to 5 pm, and allow for Parent nights at station \u2018Parent nights\u201d for mothers and fathers of children enrolled in Westmounts Junior Firefighters program have been planned for next Monday, March 28, and April 18 at the 19 Stanton street fire station.The parents will be given demonstrations on use of smoke detectors planning for emergency evacuations of their homes, will get a chance to see the type of instruction being offered to their children.A will be shown also.fra AND ee.CT RUTHERFORDS 932-7161 a RUTHERFORD COMPANY LIMITED 280 Levis Street Thursday.eee ore en xaminer.March 24, 1977 where were | New parking meters foil meter-chea FIRST JAM: A quick check of the new parking meters outside Victoria Hall on Monday revealed the first jammed meter (right).a maximum of two hours\u2019 parking.Rates go up to $1 for two hours of par .After hours and on Sundays cars are allowed to park in the metered spaces\u2014in the city\u2019s Greene avenue and Victoria avenue parking lots and around Victoria Hall and the Westmount Public Library\u2014for four hours maximum, the longest time cars are allowed to park in any public place in the city.WATCH REPAIRS Family Owned Since 1899 OHMAN\u2019S oy Certified Watchmakers JEWELLERS ; WE.3.4046 1216 Greene Ave.- Rind Coe LO Ha \u20ac CITY \u20ac JOUNT Dialogue Tuesday \u2018Dialogue Night** at Westmount High School will be held Tuesday evening starting at 8:00 pm in the high school auditorium.The evening is an opportunity for parents, teachers and students to discuss various aspects of life at the high school and is organized by the School Committee.Following the brief introduction in the auditorium, participants will retire to various classrooms with discussion leaders to share ideas in areas such as curriculum, careers and guidance, student behavior and French immersion.The unifying theme for the evening will be \u201cIs Westmount High serving the needs of the students?\u201d and is described by committee member Susan Levine as \u201can evening of sharing ideas, problems and hopes for Westmount Higb School.\u2018 o rede No.dein The following building ts were issued at city A pine the past week : March 15 547 Prince Albert: for John Renahan by John Watson Ltd, new water entrance.$450; 350 Victoria: for Visual Arts Centre by W.Barr Ltd, alterations to facade, $20,000; March 16 St.Catherine between Greene and Gladstone: for Tisbury Holdings Ltd.by Magil Construction Ltd., excavation, no estimate given (see photo); March 21 «466 Cote St.Antoine: for J.A.Laberge by Joseph Elie Ltée.,- to install two 250-gallon oil Victimized car owner arrested A victim of criminal activity in Westmount last week turned out to be somewhat of a criminal himself, or at least a negligent ticket payer who was not quite aware of the power held by the telex machine at the local police station.The man was the owner of a car which was broken into by thieves as it sat in the parking ©, FOR SALE Roval Trust THE SIGN THAT SELLS John Aird Jane Allan Catherine Barton Nora Bernier Joann Colby Margaret Evans Eleanor Fairhead Barbara Ferguson Brien Foster Susan Goldberg Sally Hollows Mary Hashimoto Eva Klein Valerie Kyle Josephine Lantier Royal Trak st 4145 Sherbrooke St.W.garage at Alexis Nihon Plaza rom 7 pm last Wednesday to 11:05 the next morning.He and his colleague, who both used the auto, found the front door tho they were certain y had locked the vehicle when they parked it.Inside had been two briefcases, one of which contained $500 cash and an undetermined 933-9184 Ruth Mary Lewis 932-6257 487-4791 Claudette Limoges 481-5907 481-9157 Margaret Cadman 484-2548 481-8687 Joan McCallum 935-8154 935-8625 Brian McGuigan 487-6278 932-6329 Joan McGuigan 489-7150 481-5403 Jean Murray 935-7320 488-8423 Elizabeth Paul 481-9915 488-7980 Nicole Powell 935-4387 487-5095 Dorothy Raich 931-7190 931-6571 Georgette Strous 487-2907 483-1511 Shirley Taylor 737-6704 481-3530 Louise Vocisano 935-5761 737-6911 Aubrey Wassyng 937-6674 932-0567 James R.Quinlan, F.R.l., Manager 932-1112 Buying or Selling for residential real estate MONTREAL'S LARGEST REALTOR TO BETTER SERVE YOU Saturday morning 9 a.m.to 12 noon Drop in and visit us.our expert staff: Contact with confidence, in confidence.number of cheques (property of the colleague).The one with no money had been opened and papers were shuffled around while the more valuable one had been stolen.Police ran a routine check on ownership of the burgled vehicle, and found that the owner had 13 warrants outstanding against him totalling $684.50.He was placed under arrest. E Published Every Th xaminer Moking noi jus?your house but all of Westmount your home M 1 VERIFIRD CIRC UL ATMO, ursday by J.W.Sancton & Sons Ltd.4630 St.Catherine Street West, Westmount, P.Q.H3Z 2W6 Editorial, Accounting, Circulation, Display Advertising Departments 932-3157 Classified Advertising, 8.30 a.m.to 5 p.m.Weekdays (To 8.00 p.m.Mondays and Tuesdays) 931-7511 The Examiner aims to be an independent, clean newspaper for the home, devoted to public service.Mail subscriptions $7.50 per year, $4.00 half year; 2 years $14.00; 3 years, $20.00.Twenty cents a copy.Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association, Quebec Community Newspaper Association.Second class mail registration number 1760 4 - Thursday, Mar ch 24, 1977 We Say Love's h _ 'ALCULATED affront is added to falsehood on top of outright racism by Premier Lévesque and the politically undisciplined coterie of Péquistes of his cabinet In turn.ever since Nov.15, this mixed bag of ministers has sounded off in every urdles birth and by upbringing and by working and by contributing to this portion of our land, the less you count if you are not Francophone\u2014perhaps, the more you are seen as an enemy\u2014to the purblind St.Lawrence valley nationalists.conceivable direction to confound con- In short, Mr.Lévesque.Mr.Laurin and tinually any consistent policy, even on their party's allegedly central objective of separatism-on which some have blurted out distinct maybes.Midst the confusion, not a few Francophones are becoming dismayed at the incoherence of our new government.For non-Francophone Quebeckers, the undoubtedly others in this exclusively French-origin government neither want nor seek any genuine direct input from real Quebeckers of any other persuasion.That's their message.* * * butt of much insult and abuse, our role THE ill-will being stored up in what the as citizens in what is still a province of Canada is becoming anomalous and blurred.Unless Mr.Lévesque, who those who know him claim to be an honest and decent man, gains control and direction over the ad-hockery of his ministry, the real fear among those who oppose the It thrust of his government will not be of separatism or language legislation but run-away intolerance and witch- hunting.* * * THE premier, himself, has just pulled off a gaffe of the first order within the appointment to his personal staff of the first Anglophone, ostensibly as his Parti Québécois pointedly refers to as the minority in this province, whether or not Quebec separates from the rest of Canada, will serve this region poorly in the years to come before the inevitable eventuality of their being, in turn, thrust from office.will serve members of this government no good when the falsehoods being repeated with increasing boldness concerning the \u2018\u2018oppression\u2019\u2019 and \u2018economic domination\u2019 by \u201cthe English\u201d turn out, in truth, to be only catchwords\u2014when French-Canadians in greater numbers discover that one arrives on the slopes or at the peaks of success through skill, knowledge, application and hard work and not mere political assertion of perceived right.liaison with the English-speaking people And ultra-nationalism alone is not going of Quebec.Well and good, so far, until we learn that the appointee, Ms.Beverley Smith, a resident of Westmount who took up her duties this week, is herself a Quebecker of only one year's standing' She hails from Sault Ste.Marie, Ontario.Apart from being thoroughly bilingual, we to assure a thriving future for the French language and culture in North America, whatever form government here may take.Denigration and suppression of the language and culture of others in their midst will not assure survival, let alone advancement, of the descendants of New France.are told, it will be totally in- To the extent that this government at- comprehensible to most if not all of the million-plus non-Francophone citizens of the province why the good lady is in any way qualified for the job.The appointment is the calculated insult referred to at the outset of this editorial.Add to it the hiring in January, by Cultural Development Minister Camille Laurin as his Anglophone aide, of Mr.tempts to suppress the enjoyment and use of English as the second language of Quebec, so it shall indeed attract to itself \u2014despite the vehement denials of Mr.Lévesque\u2014quite justified charges of racism.David Payne.a recently-arrived SO long as Quebec citizens of whatever Yorkshireman who blew into Quebec and became enamored of the separatist movement.And you have the clear outline of a pattern: the deeper your roots in this part of Canada, the farther back you can origin remain silent in the face of this mounting flow of disjointed but nonetheless official outpouring of insults, lies and bigotry.so shall the crisis of integrity of both Quebec and of Canada deepen.trace your ancestry in Quebec, the Which is said out of love, unabashed, for stronger your emotional attachment by - + ete \"as as cmw province and country and all our people.ve yh.Signs of life from the Liberals IT is encouraging to see signs of resurgence in the Westmount provincial Liberal association, as expressed by its limited meeting at St.Leo's Church hall week before last.A general meeting planned for next month is even better news, This is the stuff which brings constituency political organization out of the back rooms and parlors and before the ordinary citizen who wants to be involved.If he can become part of the process, and between-election activity becomes known, others are attracted and the party system begins to work healthily at its roots.We commend the Liberals, even if as the reports say they don\u2019t commend us.Our chivvying of them over the gross shortcomings shown here in their hopeless unreadiness for the Nov.15 election apparently had them still smarting the other night.If any of our needling has contributed to what we hope may be a trend\u2014bringing politics into the open where ordinary citizens may participate\u2014then we are glad.And we make no apology to the self-satisfied few for whom our barbs have been meant.* * * OUR commentary in this respect has been directed in particular at the local Liberals, for they ara the party of the sitting member, Mr.George Springate.But we might equally well ask local National Union stalwarts what they may be doing, for their part, to encourage healthful involvement of rank- and-file supporters in the on-going business of building their alternative choice for this riding against the time.however far off, when we go to the polls again.We hear precious little from them these days.And, for that matter, where is Dr.Gaston Laurion and his local Parti Québécois supporters in the last two provincial general elections?His is now the government party.Surely grassroots PQ activity, particularly in predominant Anglophone ridings such as Westmount, could be most helpful in countering the rampant disquiet, distrust and even fear spread by the party's elect.Some 3,482 persons voted for Dr.Laurion in the Westmount riding, 559 of them in the City of West- mount proper, on Nov.15.Where are these electors now?Why are they not mustered; if not preparing to swell their numbers next time, at least to make their contribution to local understanding of the momentous movement in the province's affairs thrust forward by their party's victory four months ago?Or are they, too, but an election-time phenomenon on the local political scene?Oh, yes.And the Democratic Alliance, whose Nick we picked.Has it died?Police calls centralization MORE deterioration of all-important local policing is signalled by the news last week of more suburban municipalities losing their neighborhood communications identity in favor of the central downtown Montreal phone number and radio dispatch facilities.Latest to go have been Town of Mount Royal, Montreal East \u2018and Pointe aux Trembles.St.Léonard and d\u2019Anjou are to be next.Insp.Jean Bernard, in charge of MUC police in Westmount, tells us no switch- over is yet scheduled from the former Westmount Police facilities, still being used by the metropolitan force here.And, he says, he is fully satisfied with the local system.As indeed he might.It gives him and his officers immediate control over the reception of calls from Westmounters, the kind of response he can give them and direct supervision of patrols\u2014as it should be.A good part of Insp.Bernard's acquired grasp of local needs and conditions would go down the drain if this key aspect of police operations was removed to what, for the Westmount citizen, would be a faceless headquarters voice, responding for a community without necessarily any intimate knowledge of it.Westmount city councils going back to Mayors Ouimet and McEntyre, in their Continued on next page - \u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014\u2014 \u2014- \u2014 pu ; ~~.Tae Was aunt Lxamings - a at Revers .»evégerrs © Macsèos» Cr Laan vee To To Waging coi ov Thirty-five Years Ago March 26, 1942 \u201cGeorge C.Marler, the official Liberal standard-bearer in Monday's provincial by-election, received an unofficial majority of 2,780 votes over his only opponent, Kenneth E.Lyall, running on a \u2018Progressive\u2019 ticket, in the Westmount division of the Westmount-St.George constituency, it was learned at the headquarters of the returning officer, Dan P.Gilmour, yesterday.His unofficial total Westmount vote was 3,543 while that of Lyall was 763.Mr.Marler\u2019's unofficial total for both sections of the riding was 7.132.Mr.Lyall, the 26-year-old candidate from N.D.G., received a vote of 1,639.\u201d Twenty-five Years Ago March 21, 1952 \u2018The bulletin \u2018News Letter,\u2019 distributed from time to time by the Westmount Municipal Association, reached the homes of its members last week.Touching all items concerning citizens of Westmount, the bulletin explained the vastness of the city's civil defence program.It also reported that Westmount City Council is studying the matter of television and will release regulations of same shortly.The letter advises that citizens wishing to install video antennae first check with civic authorities.Also, \u2018No Splashing\u2019 signs will be displayed in an attempt to reduce the splashing of trians which is an infraction of a city by-law.\u201d Fifteen Years Ago March 23, 1962 \u201cWestmount city council, along with the councils of three other suburban municipalities, has agreed on the City of Montreal's proposals regarding a rapid transit subway system.Green light for the proposal was given Wednesday as the rivate Bills Committee of the Legislative Assembly approved in principle a Montreal amendment that the system could be cut through the municipalities of West- mount, Outremont, Town of Mount Royal and the City of St.Laurent.When the bill was first proposed Friday, the four municipalities made it known there was strenuous opposition to the subway plan.\u201d Five Years Ago March 23, 1972 \u201cPlanning for this year's September Fair already is under way with one organizational meeting completed and another scheduled for March 30 at 8 pm in Victoria Hall.Newly elected chairman of this year\u2019s committee is Albert Fisher, president of the Westmount Tenants\u2019 Association, a group of former Selby street occupants who were forced out of the city to make way for the Trans- Canada Highway.\u201d Social work data call encouragement to lie Sir: As a social worker employed b Ville Marie Social Service Centre as as a resident of Westmount, I am writin, to commend and support your editori commentary regarding the recent client registry controversy.To request social workers to forward personal identifying data to a central client registry is to encourage clients to withhold information or to lie in order to receive service; this can only further complicate the problems for which help was originally sought and would sabotage the honesty and trust implied in the client- worker relationship.lt is more than unprofessional to participate in such a plan; it is dehumanizing for all concerned: for the administrator who requests the information, for the social worker who submits it and, most fundamentally, for the client who gives it.(Mrs.) Sheila Kaye, MSW 328 Grosvenor avenue WESTMOUNT H3Z 2M2 Sunnyside School information sought Sir: I am in the process of writing the history of Sunnyside School for Boys and irls.One of Westmount's earliest schools, it was started by my aunt, Miss Frances Brown, at the beginning of the century and later was under the leadership of Miss Ethel and Miss Mildred Robertson.The first classroom was at 26 Melbourne avenue.From there the school moved to the old Victoria Hall and then, after the fire, to rooms in the Westmount YMCA.For many Westmount children this was their first school.I would appreciate hearing from former teachers and scholars who have information of any kind about the school.(Miss] Ellinor F.S.Brown 250 Lansdowne avenue WESTMOUNT H3Z 2L3 Snow removal policy gets second supporter Sir: I agree with the sentiments in Mrs.MaclInnes\u2019 letter to you.We do not need \u201cinstant\u2019\u2019 snow removal if it means a great deal of extra expense to the city and hence to ourselves, the taxpayers.However, that having been said, it is your \u2018\u2018smart-aleck\u2019\u201d comment I find so stupid.When one of your readers takes the time to write to you, even though the views expressed do not agree with yours, a sarcastic reply is most unnecessary.Now sharpen your stiletto and put me down.Betty Dench 19 Church Hill avenue WESTMOUNT H3Y 2Z8 (Editor's note: \u201cYoung and naive\u201d we are not.\u2018\u2018Stupid\u2019\u2019 we may well be; no put-down.) Hon.C.M.Drury says.Prison My colleague.Hon.Francis Fox, solicitor-general of Canada, and U.S.Attorney-General Griffin Bell, recently signed a treaty in Washington on behalf of the governments of Canada and the United States providing for the exchange of nationals under sentence of incarceration or under a probation order in their respective countries.In a joint statement issued in Washington and Ottawa, the secretary of state for external affairs, Hon.Don Jamieson, and Solicitor General Fox said the signing of this treaty for the reciprocal exchange of probationers, inmates and parolees constitutes a milestone and will serve as a prototype for Canada in negotiating similär treaties now being sought with other countries.In order to bring the treaty into force, legislation will be submitted to Parliament.In developing the legislation, it is the intention e Say.Continued from previous page representations against police integration, expressed their strongest demurrers in this matter of telephone and radio communications.Their arguments are no less valid now.Because other municipalities may have caved in, through hopelessness or indifference, to this ultimate step in loss of local control is no reason why West- mount should not demand of Director Daigneault or the MUC security council a public expression of intent where this community is concerned, together with a justification of it if it is to be for centralization rather than continued, rational local deployment.treaty ment to continue discussions already initiated with provincial authorities.Such discussions relate to a variety of matters.including responsibility for custody, the transfer of juveniles and the status of persons on probation.Mr.Fox said the government action is in response to the interest shown by various countries in Canada\u2019s initiative at the fifth United Nations congress on the prevention of crime and the treatment of offenders, held in Geneva in September 1975.At the congress Canada declared it was ready to enter into treaties with other countries for the reciprocal exchange of parolees.The present treaty goes beyond this to include probationers and inmates and is one of the first results of the position taken by Canada at the Congress.Pains of imprisonment \u201cIn a world marked by great cultural, social and political diversity, it is inevitable that incarceration in a foreign land will increase the pains of imprisonment far in excess of the punishment intended by the courts which impose the sentence,\u201d Mr.Fox stated.Under the agreement with the U.S., the process would be taken a step further to ensure that nationals who so desire would serve their sentence in their country of origin.The transfer of persons under sentence would take place only after all rights of appeal had been exhausted in the sentencing country.No transfer would be initiated without consent of the individual concerned and would be subject to the approval of both countries.At present, there are some 242 Canadians in foreign prisons and 587 aliens being held in Canada.Of those, 90 Canadians are known to be in US.prisons, while 194 Americans are serving sentences in Canadian penitentiaries.The Westmount Examiner, Thursday, March 24, 1977 - 5 Bs ; OS XK > 37, mn.3 WHY DON'T & > THEY CONVERT \\ QUINLAN APAR (77 TO AONE-FAMILY HOUSE, M éme IT UP oN In = | Sa © y AA .Q : ; OQ O Tl .20 -7v J Jon S eur M.N.A.George Springate says e e ©e The calm To date, debate in the National Assembly has been rather calm.That will change, however, when the Parti Québécois presents their views on language.And tomorrow is the day.Much has been written about the hard line and \u2018\u2018su ed\u2019 moderate cam within the government.Last weekend's policy convention that was held in Montreal is a perfect example.I do not know what the official party line will be.I am not optimistic, though.Also, experience has taught me not to believe all the sugar-coated words that premiers and cabinet ministers say when discussing language rights.The f will be the wording of the proposed language aw.Where is the PQ going?In November the call was for good, efficient government.Then the word was a customs union with a common currency.In New York the premier told.the Economic Club that, basically, Quebec was out of Confederation.The throne speech called for an association with the rest of Canada.Yet last week the government big-wigs were beating the drums of separation once again.Where is the PQ going?Let us never forget that their primary goal is to separate.WESTMOUNT WANDERINGS Had a very encouraging Westmount Liberal Association meeting.The members were enthusiastic and determined to contribute to the well-being of to end Quebec and Canada.If you would like to contribute an article, photo or cash to the Roslyn School trip down memory lane, you may do so by contacting Ann Elbourne, Molly Fripp or Maryla Waters through the school.Had a delightful public debate with PQ member De Bellefeuille and UN member Shaw at Winston Churchill High School on Monday.Shortly after being elected to represent Westmount, | wrote of my visit to the excellent Physiotherapie Internationale clinic on Victoria.Karin Austin and her staff certainly impressed me.Well, today I am in their hands, taking treatment to help me recover from the effects of my recent accident.FLOWERS Westmount Floris Lud.Please make note of Our New Address 360 Victoria Ave.(West side, between Somerville and Sherbrooke) and Our New Phone 488-9121 6 - The Westmount Examiner.Thursday.March 24, 1977 set OF QUESEC WESTMOUNT Grosvenor 8 room family cottage.Living-room, cross hall dining-room, large kitchen, 4 bedrooms, 4/2 apt.in basement with good rental value.$79,000.REAL ANGERS, 733-7089, 735- 2761.= IJ WESTMOUNT COTTAGE Quiet street above Sherbrooke, 8 rooms.House in lovely condition, vitra modern kitchen, 2 open fire places.Natural woodwork, lovely garden.MIREILLE TURP, 481-2561, 735-2761.Metcalfe, delightful Georgian style 8 room home.Center hall plan, ground floor den, 4 bedrooms, 3'2 bathrooms, playroom, double garage.$139,000.JEAN YULL, 935-5917, C.REAL ANGERS, 733-7089.Office 735-2761.WESTMOUNT Melville facing Park.Toe lex 1x5 plus 2x7.Top floor available to buyer - $87,000.C.REAL ANGERS, 733 7009, 735-2761.WESTMOUNT Home for a discriminating family.5 bedroom detached cottage with the most elegant and spacious area.Natural oak woodwork.Beamed ceiling - 2 open fireplaces.3 bathrooms, 1 powder room.Large finished basement with maid\u2019s quarters and separate entrance.Detached garage.Garden.No better location for recreation centers, schoois, churches or synagogues.$149,500 Please cali: Adrienne Ascher, 484-5538, 735-2761.135-2761 Transfers.Continued from page one however, more than double the number this year.In 1975, a total of 22 transfers were registered, including seven actual sales of residential properties.The list of transfers registered last month was highlighted also by the sale of commercial property, including the Roger Automobile Ltd.building at 4267- 69-71 St.Catherine which went for some $610,000, a healthy markup over the price it was sold for last July, $500,000.It changed hands from one investment firm to another, and whether there are no indications the owners intend to redevelop the building or site in the immediate future.Transfer of the large lot on the south side of Sherbrooke street between Greene and Elm avenues, where Darfield Realties Ltd.had once announced plans to build an office building, led to the revelation that construction is imminent at that site.Also sold was a rooming house at 4146 Dorchester boulevard for a mere $39,000, lowest-priced transfer of the month at a registered price some 9 percent its $42,800 MUC valuation.Highest price for residential 4550 St.Catherine lowest residential, $45,000 biggest residential markup, 61.3% 4146 Dorchester lowest price, $39,000 biggest markdown, 8.9% property sold in the month was a ndsome $193,000 for 36 Oakland avenue; property at 3252 The Boulevard went for $85,000, and the only other two sales were for $40,000 each at 378 Metcalfe avenue and 4550 St.Catherine street west.The 4550 St.Catherine price was 61.3 percent above the assessed tax value, hi t markup for a residence but lower than the 82.1 percent markup for the lot on herbrooke street.Markup steady Average markup for residential property stayed about the same as the January figure.: at 38.2 \u2018percent (January was 38.4 percent).Markups for non-residential property\u2014not including two share transfers for which detailed information was not available\u2014came to 63.2 percent, an indication (if the trend continues) that the prices of non-residential property may be gaining ground on those of residential buildings which rose sharply in recent years.When the two share transfers are > 2 The plumbing failed in dead of night We sent à man To fix it right JOHN WATSON (Quebec) Limited W.Hartley Barber, President PLUMBING & HEATING CONTRACTORS DAY AND NIGHT SERVICE Service & Quotations on request 368 VICTORIA AVE.487-1760 1509 Sherbrooke St.West Near Guy Suite 18A JOSEPH A.MARTELL, TDC Denturologist 932-5003 MERCIER & TOUTANT Arpenteurs \u2014 Géomètres Quebec Land Surveyors 4898 de Maisonneuve O.489-8251 TAX RETURNS Professional Service Tol.484-4170 | ¢) - i 4267-71 St.Catherine highest price, $610,000 added to the rest, a total of overall markup of 53.2 percent.$1,323,734.53 changed hands in Added to those were two trans- iced transfers registered in fers for \u201ca dollar and other ebruary for property with an considerations\u201d of residential MUC assessment of $863,850, an property with an assessed value 36 Oakland highest residential, $193,000 of $149,100; four estate and one title transfer on real estate valued at $503,850, and the donation and court judgment which brought the total valuation transferred up another $109,050.It should be noted that the list includes properties for which transfers were registered in February, no matter when the actual transaction took place.Usually the deeds pass through the Montreal registry office less than a week after they are signed; seven of the 18 February transfers actually were transacted in January, all but one of them between Jan.25 and Jar.31.February details Details of the February transfers for Westmount are as follows: 3252 The Boulevard: from estate of Anwoth Road Prime location above Sherbrooke.Spacious family home, full of charm and sunshine.Large entertaining rooms plus most attractive den with beamed ceiling and log burning fireplace.Master bedroom suite, 4 other bedrooms and a roof garden.M.L.S.$154,500.Mrs.Alison Cosgrove, 937-7729 or 731-6817.M.LS.- $139,000.Prime location, near transportation.High beamed ceilings, extraordinary woodwork - most artistic, elegant and full of charm.Living room with open fireplace, extra large dining room.New modern kitchen, ground floor den or studio.New bathrooms.New copper piping.Must be seen! Please call isabelle COté, 482-9471 or 731-6817.The Westmount Examiner.Thursday, March 24, 1977 PRESTIGE OFFICE BUILDING: The long-awaited building planned for the south side of Sherbrooke street between Greene and Elm avenues is about to be built, with construction expected to start in May, The Examiner learned this week.The building will be put up by the Triad Group, working under the name Peco Realties, to whom the lot was sold in February (see list of transfers).Syncron Management Ltd., originally slated to be development co-ordinator and leasing agent for the previous owners who eventually opted not to build at that location, will continue in that role with Triad.Planned is a five-storey office building with 30,000 square feet of rentable floor space, less than the maximum allowed under present zoning restrictions.The building will be built with light brown precast concrete from plans already approved, a spokesman said, by the city\u2019s architectural and planning commission.Hubert Arnold Clark to Mrs.Saul Tyk, sale price $85,000 (MUC valuation, $71,000) ; 4550 St.Catherine: Miss Mona Olofsson to Mrs.Richard Sunerton, $45,000 ($27,900) ; 642 Victoria: Mrs.Louis Cohen to Earl S.Cohen, $1 and other considerations ($60,700); 4267-71 st.Catherine: Les Investissements Jomor inc.to Les Investissements Francofin Ltée, $610,000 ($371,600) ; 532 Clarke: Geoffrey William Stirling to Albert B.Warner, $1 and cons.($88,400); 378 Metcalfe: Edward George O\u2019Brien to Pieter de Neeve, $45,000 ($34,900); 4146 Dorchester: Ms.Anne Marie Kochanowski to Herman Spies, $39,000 ($42,800); Lot\u2014Sherbrooke near Greene: Darfield Realties to Peco Realities Inc., $265,000 ($145,500) ; n a 36 Oakland: Mr.and Mrs.Isidore G.Karel to Guy Hébert, $193,000 ($132,400).Charming Town House Spacious home, centre hall plan, 4 large bedrooms: plus teenagers quarters.Ground floor den.Enclosed garden.M.L.S.Price $139,000.For further details, call Mrs.Pauline Bates, 932-2224 or 731-6817.Detached Tudor Attractive 4 bedroom home with ground floor den.Large living room and dining room, bay windows.Modern kitchen.2 bathrooms.Garage.Garden.Owner transferred.M.L.S.$84,000.Mrs.A.Kinsman, 937 3100 or 731-6817.FRANK A.NORMAN & CO.LTD.1255 Laird Boulevard, T.M.R.731-6817 Licensed Broker There are Bargains at your friendly Greene Avenue Village pharmacy BERNARD BAZAR Pharmacist (formerly Rex Pharmacy) 1259 Greene Avenue FAST, FREE DELIVERY 933-6622 933-6680 Coming Events FLEA MARKET GARAGE SALE Saturday, March 26, 1977, 10 am.to 4 p.m.Church of St.Columba, 4020 Hingston Ave., N.D.G.Refreshments available.BAKE SALE Bake sale, Sunday, April 3, 2 p.m, at the Serbian Orthodox Church, 349 Me!ville avenue.There will be plenty of home baked bread and other goodies WOMEN'S HOCKEY SENIOR \u201cA\u201d The Montreal Cougars (Lange Gang) will meet the Kingston Red Barons, Saturday, March 26, 4:30 to 6 o'clock, at the Samuel Moscovitch Arena.(6985 Mackle Rd., Cote Saint-Luc).These same teams will meet on Sunday, March 27, 5 to 7 pm at the Olympia Arena in Laprairie.FASHION SHOW Westmount Branch'\u2019s Montreal General Hospital's Auxiliary will hold a Fashion Show, Thursday, March 31, noon, Hotel Bonaventure.Atelier de couture les Trois will present its original spring collection.British Airways round trip for two, door prize.Tickets: Mrs.J.L.Hutchison, 489 0975; Mrs.T.Caron, 342 1431.Children\u2019s Fashions right from Europe.PetitBateau Jean Le Bourget Absorba Clayeux Coudé Mail Charlottes A Child-sized World.The Old Post Office Greene & Maisonneuve Westmount Thursday.SPRING RUMMAGE SALE The American Women's Club sponsors a Spring Rummage Sale with useful articles Canadian and American, Thursday, March 31 trom 3 to 9 pm and Friday, April 1 from 9 am to 1 pm at the Royal Canadian Hussars\u2019 Armory, 4185 Cote des Neiges.Buses 165 and 65.Free parking on grounds.Eye ailment talk planned A lecture for parents of children with the incurable eye disease, retinitis pigmentosa, is to be given by Montreal ophthalmologist Dr.Robert Polomeno, next Wednesday at 8 pm in the main-floor amphitheatre of the Montreal Children\u2019s Hospital, 2300 Tupper street entrance, dealing specially with the hereditary aspects of the ailment.Slides on India Robert Stevenson, Ph.D.associate professor of comparative religion at McGill University, will present a slide essay on India at the next meeting of the Montreal Camera Club on Monday, March 28 at 7:45 pm in the auditorium of the Atwater Library.March 24, 1977 GUL AL WESTMOUNT FOR YOUR PROTECTION 2 A > * #.5 A x ca a RECEIVES CITATION: Federal MP for Laprairie lan Watson KT CET \\.À presents former Mountain avenue resident Margaret Astles with a commemorative citation on behalf of Governor-General Jules Léger on the occasion of her 92nd birthday.The celebration took place recently at Central Park Lodge in St.-Lambert where Mrs.Astles is now residing.Single parents meet Monday Sex and the single parent will be the topic of discussion at a general meeting of the West- Kosher For Passover Q : PRUNER / TT __ BENNETT\u201dS Prune Nectar Pure grapefruit juice and orange juice from BENNETT'S are Kosher too! mount-Hampstead chapter of the One Parent Families Association of Canada to be held Monday, March 28 at Temple Emanu-El, 195 Elm avenue.Guest speaker will be Dr.Liliane Dunsky, a psychologist for family therapy with the Jewish General Hospital.A discussion period and refreshments will follow her talk.Members and guests are welcome.The chapter will also be gathering tomorrow evening at CEGEP St.Laurent, 625 Ste.Croix boulevard, for their monthly dance.It starts at 8:30 pm.Solitudes Dr.Hugh MacLennan will discuss \u201cThe Two Solitudes Today\" at the annual dinner of the St.James Literary Society at the McGill Faculty Club, 3450 University street, on Tuesday, commencing at 7:30 pm.CARPET CLEANING Deep steam process Residential \u2014 Commercial At your convenience 932-2789 WHERE CAN ONE@ BUY OR SELL NEARLY NEW CLOTHING > ELBOURNE LTEE.Have you a wall you want knocked out?Does your main bathroom look seedy?Is your brickwork stable?And what about that tired old 1951 kitchen?Advice and consultations: MAGGIE SHADDICK 488-7862 or 844-7451 ELBOURNE LTÉE.Licensed General Contractor Gamble meets parents: Efforts ease transition to WHS Westmount High Schoal principal Al Gamble met Wednesday with parents of children who will be coming to West- mount High School next year from the feeder schools.Principal Gamble informed the school committee last week that the school band had already visited these schools and students from them had visited the high school during a regular day of classes.He told the committee these functions were part of the program to prepare students and their rents for the change from elementary to high school, adding that he will meet with the feeder schools to determine what may be required to meet the needs of these students.Westmount High has five feeder schools: Royal Arthur, Royal Vale, Victoria, Roslyn and Westmount Park.As part of the effort by West- mount High School to understand why some students from feeder schools have difficulty adjusting to life at the high school, Bill Boswell, head of the English department, has just finished a survey of the reading abilities of students entering the school.Students reading two grades below their level are sent to a tutor or remedial classes when they enter Westmount High.Carolyn Creery reported briefly the results of the testing to the Westmount High School Committee Monday evening.She concluded no real difference in reading ability between students of different schools existed.Committee chairman George Marshall said he was \u2018pleasantly surprised\u2019 to learn that students from inner city schools were no less competent readers than those from West- mount schools.Mrs.Creery implied that the extra difficulty some Royal Arthur students have adjusting to the high school must be caused by something other than reading difficulties.She said the situation at that school is very complex and no evaluation of it has been done, partly because of teacher resistance and partly because parents can be made to feel inadequate by \u2018\u2018experts.\" She noted that inner city schools are well equipped materially so the problem must lie elsewhere.Dance marathoners earn $2,500, blisters By IAN MALLORY Much has been happening at Westmount High School over the past two weeks.Last Friday was long-awaited the ance nearly 50 couples dancing seven hours nonstop in order to raise money for graduation activities.If participants are able to: collect all of their money due from sponsors pledging pennies an hour, nearly $2,500 will be made.That should be ample consolation to the 100 dancers 318 VICTORIA AVE.artenders For the aspiring collector who longs to own a fine original work of Art by name Canadian artists, be it Oil, Watercolour, signed Graphics or Sculpture.We have a plan whereby you can take up to one year to pay, starting at $10.00 a month.Please come in, see and discuss our new purchase plan.WESTMOUNT GALLERY 484-4691 TRE ROOK CANADIAN BOOKS DOUBLE 1235A Greene Avenue Tel: 932-5093 Children and Teen-Agers Come and Meet Betty Sanders Garner; \u2018 Author of ea | } f CANADA'S MONSTERS A well-illustrated story of sea and land monsters encountered in Canada ($4.95 - Potlach Publications) Thursday, March 31 4 P.M.- Refreshments who braved blisters, hunger and disco music to finance their grad.Thanks also to the public for supporting our merry band of terpsichorean students.On the athletic side of things, for once there is some happ news to report.The boys\u2019 badminton team, defending their GMIAA title, won all four tournaments at various locations in Montreal, defeating such fearsome foes as L.CC, Montreal High and others.The team has now advanced to the finals being held this week.Now is the time for revenge for all those humiliating defeats in football and soccer! As March gives way to April, the people connected with the school play have- been most industrious; there is not much preparation time left.Rehearsals and logistics meetings have been encroaching upon study time, much to the delight of those concerned.The play, \u2018The Great Sebastians,\u201d stars Matt Feld- man, Jacqui Tommasi, Malcolm Cecil and 20 others.The action is set in Prague, Czechoslovakia, where the title duo encounter hilarious unexpected difficulties as a result of their mind-reading talents.Show dates are April 20, 21 and 22.The prevailing mood at WHS these days seems to be one of quiet industry; it is amazing how t teachers have seemingly conspired to give assignments and term papers due the second week in April.However, as students realize what little work will be accomplished during the sunny days of May, they plug away.The end is in sight.MTA won't study English The Montreal Teachers\u2019 Association will not participate in a Protestant School Board of Greater Montreal survey on the teaching of English in its schools.Iain Gow reported to the Westmount High School Committee last week that there seemed to be a jurisdictional problem but that the PSBGM eel it is their prerogative to to conduct the survey.Because of the teachers\u2019 refusal to cooperate, the PSBGM will not be able to get an student input.They will, however, concentrate on obtaining parent input to the study.Try us once .youl aways come back.LILLIAN HEMBLING UNIVERSAL TRAVELLERS INTERNATIONAL Agency 345 Victoria Avenue 482-2388 482-8101 The Westmount EEE Examiner, Thursday, March 24, 1977 - 9 camps and educational 8.11 ! Established 1925 For boys 7 to 15 years, 4, 8 or 8 week periods.Large permanent senior staff.Resident doctor, registered nurse and assistant.Situated on a 400 acre site 120 miles north-west of Montreal.Half mile sandy beach \u2014 a perfect waterfront.A full, varied program, suited to each of seven different age groups.camp hominingue The program offers a wide choice and includes daily instruction in sailing, tennis, swimming, canoeing, ; waterskiing, archery, riflery, crafts, orienteering, etc.Wilderness canoe tripping is a major activity.For illustrated brochure and information contact: + a Peter Van Wagner, Director 482 Strathmore Blvd., Dorval, Que.Phone 631-1501 Accredited member of the Quebec Camping Association MOVEMENT and JAZZ with LORNA KERTLAND À free-spirited approach to Exercise and Dance.Rhythms from Baroque to Boogie.Daytime and Evening Classes f or Men, Women and Teenagers Dominion Douglas Church and Unitarian Church of the Messiah Telephone 932-6031 CAMP OOLAHWAN Girls 7-15 yrs.Featuring: Canoeing, Crafts, Swimming, Sports, Excursions, Special Events.Only $115.per session 1.July 3-17 2.July 17-31 3.July 31 - Aug.14 Brochures: 866-9941 ext.31 Marjorie Booth, Camp Director Accredited by: Cdn.& Que.Camping Associations Sessions: AMp (QuAgEal in the Laurentians Established 1922 100 Girls 7-15 Specializing in Swimming, Canoeing, Salling, Canoe Tripping One Counsellor to four children Owner-Director: Mrs.J.R.Allen 29 Summer Street Itlustrated Brochure Lonnox vite, Pa on Request oy.ure Accredited member, Ont.and Que.Camping Associations 10 - The Westmount Westmount Examiner, Thursday, March 24, 1977 CHURCH SERVICES AT THE CHURCH OF YOUR CHOICE UNITED ANGLICAN ANGLICAN .s\u2019/ T.\u2019 DOM ! N 10 N ST.MATTHIA DORE eSre er AE NATER Archdeacon J.N.Doidge The Rev\u2018d.G.L.Campbell PASSION SUNDAY 8:00 am Holy Eucharist Le | serie Th r Rev.Phyllis Smyth, B.A.B.D., Ph.D.11:00 am Mattins and Littany Rev.John T.P.Nichols, M.A., B.D.in Procession MARCH 27 Sermon: The Rector 10:45 am Music Before Service 11:00 am Church School DOUGLAS UNITED CHURCH Westmount Boulevard and Chimes: Great Hymn Tunes and Crib Corner from our Hymn Book 4:00 pm CHORAL EVENSONG WEDNESDAY (27) Modern Tunes 11:00 am MORNING WORSHIP The Sacrament of Holy Communion Guest Preacher: Rev.Matthew Black Professor of New Testament University of St.Andrew\u2019s, Scotland 10:00 am Holy Eucharist and Bible Study 8:00 pm Confirmation and Choral Eucharist THURSDAY 8:00 pm Table Eucharist and Study Group Stephen A.Crisp, ARCO Organist and Choirmaster Organist & Choir Director: Ted McLearon, ARCCO WESTMOUNT PARK CHURCH (United) THE ADVENT Lansdowne Ave.and Maisonneuve Corner of Wood and Blvd.Maisonneuve, Westmount Rev.J.E.Nix, B.A., B.D., S.T.M The Rev'd Eric Dungan, M.A.Organist: Mr.David Hall, B.Mus.PASSION SUNDAY 8:00 am The Holy Eucharist 10:30 am The Sung Eucharist (Church School and Nursery) CHURCH OF MARCH 27 n: \u201cTHE GOOD OF DYING\u201d 1:00 am 00 HOLY EUCHARIST DURING THE WEEK 9:30 am Wednesday Organist and Director of Choir : Rafael de Castro, B.A.Church School Crib Corner Social Hour following Worship BAPTIST WESTMOUNT BAPTIST CHURCH Sherbrooke Street West at Roslyn Avenve Nearest Downtown Baptist Church Interim Minister: Rev.Roy C.Cook, B.A., B.D., D.D.Director of Music: Deirdre Morrell, B.Mus.MARCH 27 9:45 am Church Sunday School for all ages 11:00 am THE DEPTH OF HIS LOVE 7:30 pm THE OTHER SIMON The Rev'd.R.G.Guinness MARCH 27 8:00 am Holy Communion 10:30 am Morning Prayer WELCOME TO ALL PRESBYTERIAN STANLEY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Webster Hall 4695 de Maisonneuve Blvd.W.Rev.Scarth Macdonnell Sunday Service 9:30am VISITORS WELCOME SYNAGOGUE CONGREGATION SHAAR HASHOMAY IM 450 Kensington Rabbi Wilfred Shuchat Assistant Rabbi Herbert Mand! Cantor Emeritus Nathan Mendelson Cantor Joseph Gross Assistant Cantor Herman Muller SABBATH SERVICES Sabbath Eve, 6:05 pm in the Chapel Sabbath Day, 8:45 am in the Main Synagogue Sabbath Twilight, 6:05 pm Special Passover Study Session, 5:15 pm DAILY SERVICES Morning Services: Sunday, March 27, 8:45 am; Men's Association Sunday Breakfast Forum: breakfast at 9:45 St.Andrew's new host of tri-church series The Tri-Church Lenten series moves to St.Andrew\u2019s Church next week.Rev.Harvey White will speak on \u2018\u2018\u2019The Cross as Reconciliation\u201d at Wednesday's 7:30 pm service in the chapel of the Cote St.Antoine church.Midweek services will continue at St.Andrew\u2019s through April.Dr.Phyllis Smyth will address a general meeting of the women next Tuesday, Mar.29, at 2:30 pm.All interested people are invited to hear the minister of Dominion-Douglas Church and to share in a social period following the meeting.Plans are well advanced for Kosher Meals to celebrate À 10th anniversary celebration of Kosher Meals on Wheels is to be held April 14 at Shaar Hashomayim Synagogue to honor dedicated volunteers.Initiated by the National Council of Jewish Women, the organization now serves 120 meals a day, delivered from four Montreal-area depots.the luncheon on Apr.3 when Church School children, their arents, grandparents and riends will mark Palm Sunday.A display arising out of studies by members of the Intermediate Department impressed adults attending last Sunday's service.Members of St.Andrew'\u2019s will join representatives of other churches at the Presbytery- sponsored event this Saturday at Dominion-Douglas Church.Outstanding speakers, including Claude Ryan, editor of Le Devoir, and Senator Thérèse Casgrain, will precede discussions on the situation in Quebec The sermon by Rev.E.A.Kirker at this Sunday\u2019s 11:00 am service is titled, \u2018Love Story\u2014Original Version.\u201d Recital A recital by the Cambridge University Chamber Choir will be held Tuesday, March 29 at 8:30 pm at St.Matthias\u2019 Church, 131 Cote St.Antoine road.Tickets will be available at the r.Sat.Mar.26.Theme Speaker: Panel: John Redfern Champagne Jack Johnson United Church of Canada \u2018Tendencies Shaping The Future of Quebec\u2018 -9:30 am - 3:00 pm CLAUDE RYAN Editor in Chief, Le Devoir Raymond Beaugrand- Dominion Douglas United Church (corner Roslyn & The Boulevard) Bring Your Own Lunch: tea & coffee provided Sponsored as a Community Service by the Christian Development Committee, Montreal Presbytery, Rev.Pierre Goldberger Senator Thérése Casgrain Lawrie Jackson Public Invited Lets Get It Straight am; lecture at 10:30 am by Father pmensue iy MARKED MEN MIDWEEK SERVICE: Wednesday, 8:00 pm ish-Christian Relations in Israel.\u201d P\u201d.THE POOR SAILOR who has the name \u201cFlorence\u201d tattooed on his VISITORS ALWAYS WELCOME TT he Monday wed fying a re 30, 7:00 chest and later falls in love with \u201cMary.\u201d He will have to go Evening Services: Sunday-Thursday, through a long and painful process to have the needle marks Mar.27-31, 6:15 pm.disguised or blurred, and even then the results may not prove satisfactory.Moral: Think twice before marking up your body permanently.Be sure these are marks that you will want to wear for the CHRISTIAN SCIENCE Westmount 390 Lansdowne Avenue at Sherbrooke Street Lesson Sermon Subject this Sunday: REALITY Golden Text: 11 Corinthians 6:2: Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.11 a.m.Church 11 a.m.Sunday School Wednesday, 8:00 p.m., Testimony Meeting PUBLIC READING ROOM In the Church Edifice: Open Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.1 to 4 p.m., Wednesday 6:30 to 7:45 p.m.FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST ALL ARE WELCOME UNITED pq SL.ANDREW'S ChURCh © 101 COLE SL.ANTOINE RO.MARCH 27 11:00 am \u2018LOVE STORY\u2014ORIGINAL VERSION\" Church School Crib Corner Coffee Time at Noon REV.E.A.KIRKER, M.A., B.D., D.D.Rev.Harvey White, B.D., Th.M.Gordon White, L.Mus., B.Mus.Al Are Welcome > Lo ç \u201c