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$3? c, 3g: H ji,jiiiii,ijjjijiiiii VOLUME xxIx.-No, 47 :Weston Coal & Lumber Co. Why Worry l. D. L. and W. Scranton Coal Ask The best place in the world to buy a lot or buy a house or loan a thousand dollars on first mort- gage. Nobody rents-everybody buys in Bankof Nova Scotia - Moneg, Makes Money Paid up Capital . Reserve Fund " Resources . . NOTHING SUCCEEDS LIKE SUCCESS 7 If You-Don’t Believe it, Visit Office Phone 27 ---T%E The way to get that "capital" is to save something each week so that you can make your money work for you when the time comes. / Decide, now, to let us help you to save. . "Opportunity" means having a little capital to Invest at the right tlme. EAGLE AVENUE, near G. T. R. Tracks WESTMOU NT WESTMOU NT DR. E. F. IRWIN Coke and Wood Blacksmith and Soft Coal The Standard Anthracite H. H. RUDOLPH, Manager, Weston Sole Vendors of ' &500,000 12,iy)0,000 130,000,000 a“; Why use drop cords in your dining and sitting rooms when you can buy BURN- ISHED BRASS 3 LIGHT FIXTURES complete with shades at $4.50 upwards. Fully guaranteed $4.50 Snap these before prices raise. lustrated $2.00 complete with shades. CANADIAN BEAUTY IRONS AND TOASTERS SIDE BRACKETS as il- Night Phone 236 Pro. Manager Weston Branch F. H. WHITE About It I . 'tl _ o d3 . __ "I 6 g 'h, I m ' - ' .34 - ar. E?! . L? I iii; ' , at B ' (h, ti, a, lil C % , " [dl ' . II Municipal, Matters of Moment If the whole country would only charge all their assessors to live up to the law, then the dif- ficulty would not be so great. When you allow men to place one value on the property when the assessor is on the job and another when the pur- chaser is in sight. you are bound to have troll- ble. Everybody kicks because it is natural. Some, however, get away with their unjust kicks. If assessed up to thefull selling value, then all are on the same footing. Yet to do this it would be necessary to have all municipalities do the same thing. It would not be fair for Weston to assess for 100 per cent. and York assess only at 33 per cent.-it must be uniform. The law calls upon the assessor to assess at the full value, as he knows it to be. In fact, he takes an oath to the effect that he has done so. Still, the assess- ment in Weston is better than it was. Each year will see improvement. As the assessor becomes more familiar with the job we can look for bet- ter results. The anhual court of revision again brought out those who can say that they are assessed too high. This year the assessment was just about the same as last year. Those who appealed were dealt with very kindly by the court. It is hard to secure an equal assessment., What is your’opinion of the work accomplished at the Horticultural Community Garden? Did you notice the excellent results that have been obtained already? It goes to show what can be accomplished with a little effort. Many persons ridiculed the idea at first. They claimed that it was a waste of good seed and time to bother with a lot like that, Under the splendid supervision of the Rev. Mr. Mackay the gardens have Produc- ed; still more will be accomplished than is seen growing on the land. The training that each one of these children is receiving will be the foundation for a greater life. Influence is one of the greatest educators. Its force cannot always be seen as the growth of the seeds are noted. Yet that influence now exercised over these children will be felt by them in years to come. It is sur- prising what can be accomplished when you set out to do something. It is far better to be do- ing something than sitting back offering the pes- simistic view on everything. Those men in charge of the garden havtm1ade good and we should be ready to take off our hatrto them. Many times during the past year has the clues- tion of taxes in Weston received a lot of atten- tion. By careful work on the part of our tax collector the taxes that are available have been collected. Yet there has been allowed to go on from year to year a lot of unpaid taxes. This is all on vacant lots. The law provides that these cannot be sold until three years has passed. In Weston there is some unpaid taxes dating back as far as 1912. We need the m1oney in our treas-, ury now, There is only one way that the money will be paid in. If we can collect the other taxes why can we not secure this class? Is it fair to the rest of the town to have the town held back by these undeveloped lands. Further, why should we carry these arrears on our books from year to year? If the effort is made? these taxes will all be paid inside of three months. Our council have the matter under consideration for some weeks. What is required is a tax sale the same as other municipalities have every year. On Saturday morning the hocal-troop of boy scouts under the direction of Scout Master Banks went into camp for three days. This is a gTeat asset to our town. When you can\find men who are willing to devotertheir spare time to giving the boys a big:ger ouelooklinto life, then you will have a finer type of men coming along. It is just the ideals that we give to these boys now that will be reproduced in their lives. If the ideals set are for a better manhood, then we are doing something. The boy scout move- ment needs a little more co-operation from the men of our town. If these boys are to be devel- oped to the highest and best that is in them, then the men must do something towards it. . The scout master is doing a lot for your boys-then can you' not also help? _ Last Saturday morning the town was startled by the ringing-of the town bell. Many of the workmen who are firemen dropped their work and ran for the reels. To their surprise they found that the bell was not being pulled to as- semble the firemen, but on the request of some of the townspeople. The mayor did not know of it or give order, and the reeve was out of town. During this time when every hour's labor counts, it is no joke to be pulled off your work and run to the town hall for nothing. Everything was dis- organized for at least half an hour in the town. Those persons who were responsible for the ring- ing of the bell should be made to understand the use of the bell. " Is there no protection for those using our roads against the glaring headlights carried by esome of the cars? At present some of the motor- ists have not complied with the law. It makes it very unsafe for anyone who is using the roads at night. With the big bright headlight staring you in the eyes it is impossible to see what is coming or judge the distances or speed. Those not com- plying with the law should be made to feel that same law at once. A few fines will soon bring them to time. HEADLIGHTS ON THE WESTON ROAD SOME EXPLANATION IS REQUIRED WORK DONE BY OUR CHILDREN SOME REDUCTION IS GIVEN TAXES UNCOLLECTED BOY SCOUTS' CAMP WEST YORKS NEWSY WEEKLY WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5TH, 1918 Is not this the time to start thinking about the annual fall fair? If we are to make it a bigger success than last year, now is the time to lay the plans. In following fairs you will notice that in many cases the detail is left till the last few days. Then there is a rush and everybody is too busy to do anything. As a result there are many things left undone. This year we should profit by last year's experiences. Start now to lay the plans. Again this year there will be a new ob- stacle to overcome. With the great shortage of labor in the town and on the farms, will it not require more time this year? People cannot spend the time at meetings. Persons will not be able to devote the time to attending to the stock or the exhibits unless there is something in it for them. The directors ought to get together at once and discuss these items. Our fair should this year be made to surpass all previous records. It can be done easily. Fewer but better prizes might be arranged. A complete change of programme might be looked into and there are several improvements that can be made which will give us a better fair. First let the directors have a meeting to talk over the whole thing. _ In the United States the order has gone out that all the people are asked to abstain from us- ing any wheat product so that the present'sup- ply can be sent over to the allies. Is it asking too much of us to conserve our supplies here? No; the reason that some are not 'doing‘their utmost in this respect is that they have not fully under- stood the situation. Once they do all will co-op- erate in the work. . The next question is howtan you learn of the fused? By reading the detailed reports of those in authority, by close study of the conditions, by listening to the talks of those who have been across. Then you will understand that you have a responsibility/m this great war. A long strong pull by all will mean that you are in the game. Don't give up - just keep on! During the past week the citizens of this dis- trict have been very patient; with the heat of the day and being tired out at the close of a day's work, it takes a lot more out of you when you are called upon to fight yoyr way into an over- crowded suburban car. When the car is, stuffy you are packed in until there is not room to move, and then you realize that you are tired. It is hard enough to stand when you have a little room, but it is very bad when there is no room to keep your balance. You are thrown up against everybody. This is the usual condition on these/oars every night going into the city and out. Is it right? Should not this company be made to care for the public? This will only be done when the people them- selves show those in authority that they want some action taken in the matter. We are the people! As long as we are willing to sit back and do nothing it is our own fault. If, however, you show that you mean to force their hands, then you can expect to see some results. Our council have taken a stand. They were refused any redress b the company in the mat- ter. As a result the\yy\are bringing the case be- fore the railway board for their decision. This means that they must have all the facts well marshaled if theyrare to present and win their case. It is up to the people to do their part. Let the council know of your troubles, write to the paper and tell the whole district what you are putting up with. As a result of this united ef- fort, we will have a strong case to present. Ev- erybody will be up in arms. We need the cars. We must have a better service. We can get that better service by a union of forces, Some of our good citizens are fully possessed with the.great responsibility that rests upon all in r.egard to the food situation of the present day. We have not as yet felt the pinch. We are able to get all that we require. , Some do not see that the government need to bother about our sup- plies. This is a false position for any one to rest in. Everybody must realize that sugar, wheat products and beef and bacon mustbe conserved. In fact the situation is such that we are looked up to by the allies to supply them with these ne- cessities of life. What are you doing to send those foodstuffs across to those people? It is the duty of all to assist in the great work. a town or street is all spoilt by a lack of unity. Some of its citizens do not see the great possi- bilities that lie in the front of their place. They keep the' lawn in good order, but refuse to cut the boulevards. This lack of co-operation by some of our citizens has the result of a very irregular town. One or two homes you will see with their lawns and boulevards all nicely kept and trim- med. Then you run into someone that will not look after his, The whole effect is spoilt on the street. On Main Street this is very noticeable. Many of our townspeople are trying to improve the general appearance of the town. Their ef- forts are handicapped by these who will not cut the grass in front of the lawns. It would be a out to cut the lawn on Friday night or Saturday grand thing if this week everybody in the town would make a special effort along this line. Lay and at the same time cut the grass on the boul- evardsr What would it mean? Picture in your mind the splendid effect and uniform appearance it will give to your street and town. It will be worth money to you if, you will co-operate with your neighbor in this matter. Try it this week and see the results. Uniformity is something that always pleases. The garden that is planted regular looks better than the one that is not planted straight. The home, factory, street ‘Or town that is laid out with some system also has a striking appearance at all times. Often, however, the natural beauty of ANOTHER BAD WEEK UNIFORMITY COUNTS ARE YOU SAVING? TIME TO START CAI Montreal, Toronto The Cruickshank Wagon Work Phone 4113 THE BARBER SHOP - - - A Word to Those Thinking of Having their Autos Repainted _ WE ARE PREPARED TO GIVE YOUR ORDERS PROMPT AND CAREFUL ATTENTION N To avoid any unnecessary delay, let us advise you when to send your car, so you may have it back just when you need it. Evttyrlrrdy's Doing It I That Stands for Service and Attention is Just =What You Want and is What You Get at This Shop T _ TWO CHAIRS AND TWO BARBERS ALWAYS AT , YOUR SERVICE T f The Barber, and Wholesale and Retail Tobacconist Get your Tobacco supplies here. 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