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"We have had our ups and downs this year," went on the Reeve. "We have had our financial difficulties and have been forced to suspend payment on principal. That was a blow to us all but I see hope ahead. I was on a deputation the other day to inter- view the Hun. David Croll. He said that in the case of municipalities which have financial problems, he was gains; to ask them to bring their prob ems to him to see if anything can be done about a lower. rate of interest on debentures and an exten- Bion of periods. - H -'rree"". MV aw an unclu- bers of Council around this table to- day, returned to office for 1935. J have the kindliest feelings for the Council, the town hall staff and the press. Reeve James A. Cameron was the next speaker, "Another year is drawing to a close and for my part 5 shouldnbe Iie.l,ighted ty ajee all mem- - ,,_‘., "a...“ ' ...c.....uu our Chairman ot Finance, Councillor Mertens, tor his efforts which have been untiring. Our Reeve and Depu- ty-Reeve have done good work for the County and the town. On the Relief Committee, serving as its Chairman, our Deputy-Reeve has been splendid. "The 1yorkingrnen's Club has help- ed greatly in connectiun with our re- lief prob ems, stepping in in emer- gencies, ironing out differences and assistimillgs in Hungerous ways," com- mented 13 Worship. "This year has been one of the best I have had yet so far as the co-oper- ration of, and the service rendered by, the members ot the Council is con- cerned," went on Mr. Totten. "Ot course, there has been a little criti- cism, there always is, but the Council have all given their closest co-oper- ation and have made a success of the work. Especially would I mention final meeting at the your, last gatin- dny summon. With these words the Mayor made it quite clear that he is retiring from the Mayor-any and will not be a candidate for that office, at least not for 1985. He went on to any that he and Mrs. Totten anticipate having a trip next year which will take t em away trom Weston for some months. “In the twenty-four ears I have been in Weston l have {can head of sixteen different organizations. 1 have served as a member of Council for eleven years, and of the Fire Brigade for twenty-one years. I have served the citizens of Weston for nearly I quarter ot a centu and I would the one year uit," (fldUJl Mayor S. J. Totten in his farewell address to Wes- Q? 'Ht,Councy yt its statutory Ind In etfthit, Ngninayggg for_Mttyttr, Reeve, Nominations in Town Hall To-night at Seven-Thirty Campaign Closesat 12 O’Clock This Saturday Noon - THE BEST CANDIDATE III tl "In the SUBSCRIPTIONS TURNED IN THIS WEEK TO PLAY FINAL PART IN DECIDING WINNERS tis Now For The Finish Candidates are listed in the order of their standing.' The 'e votes do not necessarily show their full vote strength. WANT ADS Phone " ' e -- -.-....-.........,; m. "up", nave, uepuly neeve and Councillors, There Will be Those for Two Public Utilities Com- mluloners and Three Members of the Board of Education-- Council Members " Final Meeting Tell of Their Intentions for the Coming Year-Mayor is Retiring. -vor,0Tii" so. NUMBER 3 MISS C. WILSON ERNEST THORNTON EVELYN PUDIFIN K. A. LOVE E. D. BANTING ROBERT HUSON plans A. G. Peirson, Superintendent of the Public Utilities Commission, 'ttt ifpr'eciatively of the manner in w ich ayor Totten had served on the Com- {am-10W; We have seen what detri- |ment such places are." HeJmid high tribute to Mr. Musson an his un- itiring Work durin the year. He hoped as the dl,fl,'li1 began the work of next year they woul keeP before :hemAltlhe town mottop'%qua Justice or ." Town Engineer Prank}! Marshall spoke in nfpreciation of t e co-oper- ation o tal members of Council dur- ing 1984, partieularl Councillors Fos- ter Rowntree as 8hlfl.'dlg of the quks_ Cgmmittee. p _ - A“. - '___'.-.--.- ,..... W... I would like to congratulate Council ‘for the way they have handled the problems of the year. I had been dis- appointing in many ways bat Coun- ctl has had a courageous and froper wail of attacking the work. have ha the utmost courtesy and co-oper- ation from Council and my staff has been most loyal. To all members of Council who are aspirants for 1935, I wish the best of luck." Leonard P. Davies spoke next. "As a spokesman for the young people of the Town, it has been an inspiration to know that you gentlemen are work.. ing to preve’ntt beverage parlors in 5am ne nan enjoyed the ear's work very much and commended] the Mayor on his patience in handling Council and its many problems in the ast 12 months. Councillor Aehrow tlt not state whether he would stand for reS election. . Councillor Foster Rowntree said it had been a privilege to serve under Mayor Totten" for three years, and he commended him for his work in the itown's interests. He spoke appreci- atively of the cc~operation of all Council, especially the Reeve and De, puty?eeve. Regarding next year and what office he mi ht run for, Councillor Rowntree sa'h"il'el would not commit himself till nomination night. H. G. Musson, Town Clerk, said in Part, l mm been a diff/cyl) ye_ar and commit himself till nomination night. Councillor Herb Ackrow spoke but briefly, and echoed the sentiments ex- pressed by the former speaker. He said he had enjoyed the yetpr'ss, york "In this Council I have learned something about my neighbor. We have had a wonderful year and I have come to realize that the other fellow is nut such a bad fellow after all, While I will not be an aspirant tor the 1985 Council, I still think the idea for re- muneration for Councils is a good thing and I hope you will uphold this idea when the matter comes up." _ - __ av“. __..... the year, and said he did not believe this particular staff could be dupli- cated anywhere else in Canada for 50 per cent. more salary. - ,.__, . “an": A nun anauu. As Chairman of the Finance Com. mittee, Mr. Martens paid tribute to the town hall staff for their wining- ness at all times to co-operate with him and give him any information he desired. Councillor E. D. Banting congrat- ulated the Mayor on his ears of ser- vice to the town, andy said, "Our Mayor is a good citizen whts deserves plenty of praise." He thanked the Town Hall staff for all help and co- geeration 1tsth,a,dpivtn, him .du..rintr tor the future, the refunding or re- arranging ot our obligations" to the [bondholders And the arrangements ‘now in effect with the bank are satis» factory till the new Council comes in." l Out of the twenty years he had been in Weston, he had given eleven ‘yeus of service to the town, nine on the Council and two on the Board of Health. "After considerable pressure I have decided to allow my name to go forward for nomination as Mayor," stated Councillor Mertens. "So, un- less I change my mind before next Friday“) helieve l, will stand." 1,605,275 1,614,325 1,621,825 558.000 586,550 486,000 l pyqtrAseve and West York’s Nemy wakiy 4-:WEST6N, t,iiititim anti (guithe iiii-tfii9iiii. - "a iiiciriG7" ii'it 'k'G'llt't'; "" 'g. Wis. Agtett,r Cor. Sec.. hen-Inn. in. Higrin In Wuhan; Stun rs It-,. Visiti SQ I!” MAL; Wt t1ttatA,'lttii' 'reid Sea. In e row, a m: Mhus. In. nru. MIC“; “I! an" an. Hum; f%ttiat, liq Aekrow, atmisrtartt, Mrs. an; ”this, In. Polk". Mrs. Way! In gale-Ate: Audi. l A tteg, feature of the evening was . T,'",',',',':,"',',",.',', of x W.M.S. life members ip Ind pin to Mrs. Terrill. The gift of this valued membership’ by the Class was 'ntt1i,,t,'t, by the generous donation of same by a member of the Chas. The presenta- tion was made by Mrs. Wood. At the conclusion of the business, Mr. Court, ( .in the absence of the pastor, Rev. H.) t Wellwood. took chug; of the elec- tion of ofrieers for " " followul Hon. Mm. Mrs, Wellwood. Miss rgT.,tlt President, Mrs. Gowhnd; In in President. Mrs. Gordon; 2nd Vice Presidertt, In. Pearson; Record- , in‘ m. Miss Kellnm, assistant, In. Ahett; Cor. San. Miss Dirkin; MP. in. Higgins, assistant, In. Wuhan; St g' Sm. Mrs. lt,'ttt ii'ifiCE; Mrs. Yen: m " n. mist-m. Ie.yt.e, Sect-I L't%r. can: "l' ma; The refulu monthly meeting of the X.L. Bible Class of Central United Church was held on Thursday evening last with A od attendance of mem- bers. The Fr',Qidtntte,' Mrs. Gowland, was in the chair and conducted the routine business, A letter of appre- ciation was read from the C.G.l.T. twr, of the Pred Vitcor Mission fur ft . tytion of candy and baking to Mrs. Terrill Receives Gift of W.M.S. Life Membership and Pin From X.L. Class Mrs. Gowland Again Heads Cen. tral Church Organization For Ensuing Year THE Ll., BIBLE CLASS ELEBTS Eill OFFICERS . Cotincillors "tGt-Ni/LG/it W. N Sainsbury were unavoidably absent. mission. He himself had been in his present work for T? years and had seen many changes. He stated that to-day the water used in Weston from the new wells is of the purest uality. He congratulated the Maser 2mg Coun» cil on the way they ha handl'ed the prtblerm.t.ot 15234 in Weston. PRESENT ATION IS MADE " W.M.S. Life Member -.. ".m- "cdBu.h' was Born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behoU, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, laying, where is he that is born King of the Jews? For We saw His star in the East, and are come to worship Him." --Matthew 2: 1-2. when Jesus was l commute: F. W. Imus for It mt: Bethe in Ttht' .1. fairs, including 9 m on m To" Comteit,' who In: "t-teqd W.' " will}! 3 -. In the Saturday noon " go down as the most important time In the lives of l Throughout the entire campaign in. terest has been keen among all classes of Times-Guide readers, especially the friends and acquaintances of the can- didates. But, now as the half dozen workers come down the "home stretch,'" the interest is intense. and, to some. these last few remaining hours will seem like long dun. The decisive hour is almost at hand. Todair and the forenoon of tomorrow is the ast that subscriptions to the Times and Guide will count for votes toward deciding the future owner of that new 1935 Chevrolet Conch and the other awards of the campaign. The Stage is All Stt--Ev_erything is in Readiness for the Final Count-When Gong Strikes Twelve This Saturday Noon the Race Will be Over-Winners to be Announced Few Minutes After Closing Hour-Everyone in Dark as to Final Outcome. born in Bethlehem of Judaea Subscription Drive to End Saturday Twelve Noon TO RUN AS MAYOR FRIDAY. DEC. 21, 1934 L Woodbridge, York, and Ed, bicoke Township. IMHO-l. when it will rrsrs.iiiUift teeltrfotytieaiGiit'iiiriharr' Cayman. Nottmdm-i M 0‘0 mm"- will a an ttt my”. ItteneiriE he has. has Last Monday the mm ho med mi iaiFi,"iiae'ltTNlhllli"tl Pyttpet, {Viagra it will min - To use up in your pace now means that you the “king desperate ell-ms. Don't take that chance 1nd allow some Competitor to “note you out" and win the prize that might have been yours. The 'ee, is all set. Everything in in re mess for the final count. When the gong strikes 12 o'eloek noon " The Bank of Montreal this 8attrrs dly. the race will be declnnd official- ly closed. After that Bit that will I!- 1t.ti.t.t2rk1ete..r"iYoriticGrGrir, cm the ftttdirtgs in the box and to lune the winner-n. The final hour is nearly here. Make the most of the remaining time And assure yourself of one of the bigger and finer prizes. Do not take the words of Four admirin friends that prize you seek is ”my? within {our snap. No one can be urther o f in you will win in a walk or that the their "droning that he or she is self- :tiafied " .t is stage of the me. The few hours that remain until the closing hour are just as important, if not more so, than any hour since the campaign started. To lose by a small margin is far more disappointing than to lose by a wide margin. No matter where you stand today, if you have the grit, the will and the energy to forge Ihead, your position mig t be bettered. termination Gif wiriiiaar,Tie'hii; gated energy-whim opportunity llama beckons. lmany of the "Weekly Payroll" work- trs. It may be the turning point in the lives of some of the participants. To the winner will he gained the " son that persistence and hard work, le,', up to the last, WINS. To at ers will be gained the lesson that merely hoping for life's bi prizes nevel: win thein.. Success follows de- Final Hour Nesr in an " In response to invitations sent out n Inge ind representative crowd of citiiena, inchdin municipal officials, We“ Inst TEEMIY evening a t new Weston Workhtemen's Club House on Main Street South for its official opening. This was the fiftieth 'yteetine of the Club and thus had a double Tim. The o min] opening was conducted by Irttoryf. J. Iowan. and other " - u. u. unwn. Inc mm m" M"! the m we June: A, ',iiriii'ie't.2,i2i'i trr, fire,"',')."? Councilionm‘. !ti.f,Ei,iii;ir, 'irh'iui's'r'ly','l'G and New Club Building Officially Opened by Mayor S. J. To!“ Town Officials Present-Piano is Given- to cut, In Gin Ladies‘ Atexiliary-Ovtrtiort Given Jas. Sun-terns”: It} Spkndid Service Reeord--President Bunting in Chit. Official Opening Also Club’s 50th Gathering some of whom are known to he in steady employment. The remainder of the 28, due to the much appre- ciated co-operation of the local factor- "On the surface" said the re art, "the unemployment situation in 'lie ton is very similar to that existin at this time last year. At Dresent agent 80 families comprising 300 people out of a population of around 5000. who are receiving either full or supple- mentary atysistartee, . "The picture, however. becomes brighter when it is found that during the last 7 months. in addition to the 80 families just mentioned, some 28 other families have gone off relief; a few of these have moved from town, The reportof the local relief situa- tion, 421'.tPd by Denutv Reeve Gor- don arris, who is Chairman of the Weston Relief Committee, was most encouraging and much appreciated by Council. l The report of Tax Collector L. P. (Davies stated that of a levy of $194.- ‘848 for 1934, $127,291.24 had been eol, lected to Dec. 15, which left‘uncol- lected $67,556.81. Figures for 1938 and 1932 were given as follows: 1933, Levy, $202,029, Collections $132,644, aneolleeted $69,385; 1932, Levy 5213,- 884. Collections $148,300, uncollected at Dec. 15, $65,084. Collections for 1934 were down only one-third of one per cent from 1983, Clerk H. G. Mus- son pointed out. The time of the tax rag return was extended to Feb. 1, 19 5. 1934, $635, 1933. $200; Commercial buildings, 1934, $2,620, 1933. $10,225; Alterations and Additions, 1934,31; 425, 1988, $1,800. Also, lt plumbing permits repre- senting an estimated value of $4200 had Mn ttrsutdvMs) 8 master plumb year, The division of the value of permits may be of interest, compared as fol- lows for the two vears: Dweuinw 1934, $21,380; 1933, $19,500; Apart- ment houses, 1934, $9,000, 1933, ?h,0a00L.f?rrtyes.rttd_hsr'viie, Stations. Reports ...... Reports received by the Council' in.. eluded the annual report of the Town Engineer, Frank Marshall. This re- port painted out that 45 building and ginmbing ermits and licenses had en 'i'.Uu'e,l"#,'r1 1934, and fees amount- ing to $176 had been paid into the town. The estimated value of build- ings for which permits had been granted amounted to $35,060. com- pared with 50 permits and $32,225 in Inna ig3t A letter from the Commission ask- ing that the city phone be given an extension from the town offices to that of the Commission, the Commis- sion to pay eosts of installation of extension, ete., was left for the 1935 Council to deal with. Weston Town Council’s final meet- in? for 1984, that set by statute, was he d Saturday afternoon in the Coun- cil Chambers' at 2 o'clock with all present except Councillor Sainsbury, who was unavoidably absent on ac- count of work, and Councilolr Nat Naso, whose absence was due to a death in the family. The Council session which was continued till after five o'clock was given over to tying up the loose ends of the year's busi- ness and hearing reports. Some time was also given over to remarks by all members of the Council, the Reeve, Delputy Reeve, Mayor and the town hall staff, as well as Town Engineer Frank Marshall and Superintendent A, G. Peirson of the Weston Public Utilities Commission. Communications , A letter from the Public Utilities Commission offering the use of the Utilities office for election r',r,,i,"gttyi, on January lst was noted wit appre- l elation amifiled. l Town Engineer, Frank Marshall, Reports " Building and Pill-b- ing Permits Issued for Year With Value of $35,06tN-Thx Cd. lector, L. P. Davies, Gives Total Collected Taxes as $127,291.24 -Reliet Report Presented by Deputy Reeve Gordon Hurl- Speaks of Willingness of Unemployed to CMperate With lar. eat Relief Officials. Many Satisfactory Reports Received by Weston Council had taiGTfiit"ifiGiGGiri'/ii the Relief Report Tax Collector mums“ unto co. " In]: " N.-uph- I” , Mrs. S. J. Totten, Hm dent spoke bri and an H the Women‘s 1"gtc't," d h ingmen's Club, made frnV tion of - piano for the Mr. 8“qu offieisted a W I community singing. vi: Theker tr' SA/ttutils/ t hind t [I megs .lld _itttrtmmt+ u W] "Splendid results were achieved L'- darin the past summer by the unem- " 1li'Jy"I/f in working about 50 Burden Hirsch}, all of which were emu, il "ended. Between 600 and 700.125: of ' potatoes were harvested, in tion ' to large amounts of other vying; l- assuring a store sufficient or and: e family fur the winter month]. than Y adding very materially to the Weekly ',; )vouchers during these' months ot the .. wear." Q Council voted an honorarium of 85. to Mayor S. J. Totten, in 'rppreetatton of his services during the year 1934. The report of the Weston Public Utilities Commission which in “It with in another column was not at- isfactory to the Council and was My presented by Mr. A. G. Pail". Superintendent of the Corttmiarion. A complaint was made that MM bad language was being ttsed by some persons who frequent the "atiite link at Cruickshanks Park. It as d.. cided to put "h, signs issuing a m- ing against D scene langulge, and these will bear the sign-tum of Chi! J. E. Holley. This is now properly lighwd and ii attracting from 75 to lat"", pu- sons " day, it was sta . In! described as a great benefit to {It youngsters of the town. There was also much aptrrteytit comment regarding the ghth at Cruickshank’s Park which m tanned )a,tht damming of the Wmber River. Councillor Herb Ackrow reported regarding the matter of the rink at the High School, and a resolution was passed that Council Se: to m " per cent of the cost slid rink, the cost not to exceed $150 to the town. Last year the cost to the municipll- ity was $147. 1 Councillor Foster Rowntree Dre- ;sented a most comprehensive and de- cteiltd account of the work of the 'lWorlos Committee for the year. The Ibudget allowance for this committee had been $21, 717 and the expenditure "iiiisiiii', which meant an overdraft of $584, this overdraft being due to the impairs made to the street car tnckl [with the full consent of Council. This iparticular piece of .work was origin- ially budgetted at $500 and nanny ;cost $1056. l Unemployed labor had been Ind by (several committees of Council. the ‘total number of hours being ttttN with la value of $2219.50. Strident SCMtdtm3, had been the watchword of the Work- (iiii'trl.f.i'tle) throughout the you. In 1uidition to the work done by the iWorks Committee by relief hint, - {Parks Committee used such _ i2866 hours with a value of . the Property Committee 82' valued at $8.00, the Relief C ' 1631 hours valued at $407.75, Ind the Educational Committee, 147 hour! valued at $36.75. The balance had been utilized by the Works Commit.- tee. V ies, in some cases. and in other: to the initiative of the families their selves, are now in employment, which it is hoped will be permanent. rekikmi, Works Ckrmmittee .K " (ikg.Tot T f to Club In an i -rttyrs It 3 you. E tt by tr, "gii,',iii"i. ' pm '