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| ksz â€" Gimes and Guilrle [z VOLUME 58, NUMBER 52 ROBOT BLAMED â€" â€" ETOBICOKE RECOUNT $0 Weston merchants, like many other merchants, are feeling the fiinch in the matter of stock and elp. This year the merchants will remain closed for Boxing Dai, Deâ€" cember 26th. Citizens are asked to govern themselves accordingly as this means in some cases a very lo.n{ weekâ€"end from â€" Thursday mf t to Monday morning. The fo lowinf business reen announce they will not be open the day after Christmas: Fred English, Hardâ€" ware; C. T. Ella, Butcher; Nat Naso, Tobacco; Dominion Stores Limited; Pollock Shoes, lt!:g. Amâ€" brose; Jack Fraser, Limited, Harâ€" old Johnston; A. and P.; F. J, Peaâ€" cock, Feed and Grain;â€"William Farâ€" ley, Barber; Weston Music and Radio, J. Petrie; Weston Cleaners, Joe Hawe; Arrow Cleaners and Dyers; J. W. Ackrow, Real Estate; Reward Shoes, Miss Mona Comâ€" ish; L. Layton, Lingerie; Canaâ€" dian Tire Corporation, Murray Rumple; Neilsen‘s Bakery, Mr. Neilsen; John ‘A. Yeo, Hardware; F. J. Bridgman, Butcher and Groâ€" cer; Bond Sport ShoB; Bob Clarkâ€" son, Grocer; British Fruit Market; Red and White Store, J. Plester; Mallaby‘s Grocery; . B. Woolsey, Barber; Robert‘s Smart Shop, H. Rosen; C. L. Coleman, Tailor; R. A. Saalmans, Jeweller; J. Legrand, Leather Goods;_ Humber Confecâ€" tionery, G. M. Brien; Wm. Charâ€" boneau, Grocer; L. Tucker, Groâ€" cer; Wool Shop; C. E. Grosskurth, Dry Goods; A. Bannerman, Hardâ€" ware; Weston Ladies‘ Shop, M. Weisdorf; _ Richardson Furniture and Electric, R. Bolton; Weston Cut Rate Meat Market, 8. Revich; T. R. Simpson, Butcher and Groâ€" cer; K. L. Kirby; Weston Furniâ€" ture Exchange, A. H. Thompson; Felker Bros. Boxing Day Dec. 261 Proclaimed as Civic Holiday for Weston ‘More than 240 pupils from York Memorial and Vaughan Road colâ€" legiates will leave school this week to heip handle heavy Christmas mail, the principal, John Ansley, pf York Memorial Collegiate, told York township board of education Monday ~night. He _ inquired whether the board would close the collegiate any earlier owing to the exodus of students. ‘The board ruled that schools will close on the regl‘;lar holiday date, December 22nd. 2 "It‘s impossible to teach any new work during the last week before the Christmas holidays because there are so many pupils absent," said Mr. Ansley. "I am not in favor of the _ schools _ closing earlier." Pupils of York township schools are not permitted to contribute to the fees paid professional speakers or entertainers who have been asked to appear at any of the townâ€" xhip schools, trustees emphasized. The board moved that a letter elaborating on this resolution be sent all principals of the township 4ichools. % 240 Pupils To Sort Yule Mail ‘‘This resolution _ was passed some time ago, and I can‘t underâ€" stand why it is not being followâ€" ed," said Chairman C. H. Howard. "You might also imagine that this decision of the board is being evaded." The matter arose when an appliâ€" cation was received from Runnyâ€" mede Collegiate asking permission for Wilson A. MacDonald, Canaâ€" dian poet, to nfspear at the colâ€" legiate. The sgp ication stated that some pupils had voluntarily conâ€" tributed towards the expense of the poet‘s appearance. Rich gifts wax poor when givers prove unkind.â€"Shakespeare. CALL ZONE 4â€"400 Weston Music & Radio 28 MAIN N. WESTON Nearly All The Stores Will Be Closed The Day After Christmas All who have read of the recent Boston Night Club fire and also of the tragic fire in Newfoundland will realize DON‘T have Lighted Candles. DON‘T use Flammable Decorations. RON‘T attend large gatherings where proper exit is not Two MajorTragedies DON‘T HAVE YOUR CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION END IN TRAGEDY the necessity of extra care at this holiday season. PREVENT FIRES ON THE HOME FRONT This is important. It concerns you, and may save many lives. Funeral services were held Tuesâ€" day morning from the chapel of McDougall and Brown, 1491 Danâ€" forth Ave., with interment in Union cemetery, Cobourg, of Mrs. Ella Beatrice Summerhayes, wife of the Rev. T. F. Summerhayes, who died in her ‘l.ei Sunday night at her home on Chisholm Ave. Sufâ€" fering an attack of pneumonia two years ago, it is believed Mrs. Sumâ€" merhayes had been left in a weakâ€" ened condition. Born at Harwood, Rice Lake, where her father and grandmother were pioneer settlers, Mrs. Sumâ€" merhayes was 66 years of age. She was a graduate nurse and durir;s the Great War met and marri Mr. Summerhayes while he was redtor of the Church of the Good Shepherd in Mount Dennis. Of late years he had been connected with the social service work of the Angli¢an Church, in which his wife had assisted him. She took a keen interest in the little church at Harwood, where she and her husâ€" band had a summer cottage. Two Youths Rob Taxiâ€" Driver of Car and Cash North York Police Told At gunâ€"point taxiâ€"driver Julius Garten, 22, of 48 Borden street, was robbed of his cab and $7.50 in cash on the Sixth concession, north of Weston, at 9.20 last Wednesday night by two youths, aged about 14 and 18, North York ‘Township Police reported. Former Mount Dennis Minister Bereaved Garten told police the boys headâ€" ed north with the taxi towards No. 7 highway. He said he picked the two up at Queen and Elizabeth streets, and was told to go to Wesâ€" ton road, was redirected to the Sixth concession and later told to stop and was informed that there was a gun pointing at his back. ‘‘They said they wanted my money and my cab as they had a safe to crack," Garten told police, "then they gave me 50 cents back, jumped in and drove away". Garten made his way to the home of Dr. Herbert H. Hyland, Weston, and North York Police were notified. Sergeant R. F. Wilâ€" son and Constable Hector Hawkins investigated. Residents of North York Town ship experienced a threeâ€"andâ€"oneâ€" halfâ€"hour "blackout" early Sunday while the township hydro effected repairs and checked over the townâ€" ship lines. The area affected was east of Keele St. to Woodbine Ave. and from the city limits north to Steele‘s Corners. s "There was only one call about the hydro being off, and that was a party who wondered if I knew," said a township hydro official. ‘There were no other complaints about people being inconvenienced. The hydro went off at 1.40 a.m. until 4.10 a.m. The only industry not affected in the area was an aircraft plant." Check Hydro Lines ‘Blackout‘ N. York Order to Stop Car, Informed of Gun At His Back The Jean Gordon Forbes Auxâ€" iliary of Westminster Church held their sixth annual potâ€"luck uépper in tha vémesstian mamm lact Toas. Jean Gordon Forbes Women‘s Auxiliary in the recreation room last Tuesâ€" day, with the ladies of the Afterâ€" noon Auxiliary as their guests. _ The tables were nrranged in a hollow square and gaily décorated with flowers. Following the dinner a contest was held when everyone present turned milliner and designed a truly© amazing collection of hats from crepe ];nper. The president, Miss Jean Blaine, acted as chairâ€" man for the program. Mrs. Hutchâ€" inson, accompanied by Miss Rownâ€" tree, sang two charming groups of Mrs. Murray, of Toronto, secreâ€" tary of Evening Auxiliaries for West Presbytery, was the speaker of the evening and she brought a verK beautiful Christmas message to her audience. ol The potluck supper is the highâ€" light of the society‘s social events and this year‘s supper proved a particularly happy time for all present, The lower Nile begins rising in June and reaches its highâ€"water crest in August or September. Information Calls Slow Up Service Consult Directory Hard On Store Fronts A wartime appea] for fewer calls to "Information" is featured on the front cover of the new telephone directory, which is now being disâ€" tributed. Pointing out that 80 per cent of all calls made to "Informaâ€" tion" in the average day are for numbers already listed in the book, the message urges telephone users to consult the directory before callâ€" ing. Reducing the number of unâ€" necessary calls will help clear the lines for important war calls that must go through. â€" Since there are more than 52,700 new and changed listings in the alphabetical section alone of the latest directory, it is importaht to discard the old book promptly on receipt of the new one, and to conâ€" sult the new book carefully before placing calls, if the "wrong numâ€" ber" nuisance is to be avoided. The old books are not being colâ€" lected this time because of the wartime shortage of labor. The Isle of Wight, deprived by the war of its status as a holiday resort beccause it now is a proâ€" hibited area, is fast becoming "toâ€" mato island" and this year‘s crop is between 3,000,000 and 4,000,000 pounds. Within a very short time cars and trucks were at the side of the road at the first whail of the whinâ€" ney. This could not be said of bedestrians. Many of the A.R.P. officials at the town hall were forced to warn people walking on streets to take sheler. l property. Citizens of this country and this town were heard to reâ€" mark during the ‘affair of last week: "This is a lot of foolishness, we didn‘t do this in the last war" and -I‘rpilur remarks. Durins the war of 1914â€"18, aviation had not made the strides, in ‘fact, it was only in its infancy as a war act. During the last 22 years aeroâ€" Motorists coâ€"operated fully in the sur&)rise whiteâ€"out pulled on Wednesday morning. weapon and people do not yet realâ€" ite mt this country cnny.bo the victim of bombinr from _ enemy machines, Many times we hear of Pedestrians Are Asked To Heed Airâ€"Raid Warnings Merchants are asking that persons wearing heavy shoes not to kick the vitrolite store fronts. Remember, this is only a Tlm material and breaks easily. Weston i somewhat t these conâ€" forever. If Woodbridge Westmount > Humber Heights the argument, how could they fly over here and back? This would not be necessary. A plane would not have to return but rather the crew could bail out and would have SGT. ANTHNELL DUCKWORTH pioneer newsp Yosemite _ Va ‘eighties, she talk with one had discovered his reactions v ty came upon mountains, . tr which have many . hundrec visitors. _ The reflectively _fc answered, "We to be what fliet. ha‘ knowed it : famous, I‘d ha‘ The Humberview Wartime Asâ€" sociation . are holding a Fowl Euchre, on‘ December 23, at 8.15 ahnrant the Humberview School. Tickets 25¢. . Sgt. A.Duckworth Dead Saw Action At Dieppe Poultry Euchre to be held on Friday evening at 8.30 p.m. in Westmount Community Hall, [ Coming Events THERE is something of magic in the air at Christmasâ€" tide. A mysterious something that quickens in all of us a sense of kinshipâ€"that awakens our best and sweetest instincts and fills us with a desire to bring happiness to others. Christmas, the most significant of Christian festivals, is what we as individuals make it. To those who recognize the opportunities it offers in bringing happiness to others, it is the best day in the year. It is their day for spending themselves in service to the lonely, the sick and those less fortunate than themselves. It is also the day when the spirit of love 1 prompts the giving and receiving of gifts and it is a very happy day for those who lose themselves in remembering others. t have to return but rather the hi t o Diraure ,,fl;,‘fi,‘«” ew could bail out and would have * l tss is se t ces ons be held as prisoners of war, but *‘ forale . ... . .( > paltd P e ole. ; s C o l .. 4 t .2 0X C s n wa at of the damage they would inâ€" Th P k in ) .o ; 4 wA tb ot. ut t oT Co e on oo sBc caes eB ie nmmnecanes f CAlcute.. *\ 2‘ 1 us i o en P # mcs" > 4 1%, , o B4 )T GREATLY IMPRESSED Fee .. [ R iÂ¥ 6 & â€" ie., on‘ When _ Florence Finch Kelly, E .: hi s l t42" C . . '_:E"'- e i 4 i se e oneer newspaperwoman, visited | Bs sn u9 cfi T M uons ‘;“ 2+ maeen o w se hm ns semite Valley in the late «fmt s m wttel . Frapadlf ~ lt es i T ol es es l o R Mn ) 6 d a o ies t d erevan Pear es T ghties, she had opportunity to I C im e * ts '; ’{f"‘ ‘f'« L ;;I' por o eectuact ce Jnt )’}"%) !k with one of the pioneers who | Ts l * y * ns inss “*’7\’:"’ ‘.’5}\ d discovered it. She asked about ‘ ind ~#i < waw a L ’%‘ ff*""?\ Sz s reactions when he and his parâ€"| WN@____ _/ @ ;% & P 3 "‘i ';;,:jf came upon the valley, with its . % o ogadth ... 3 ;? ” l d & P‘ Lwos 9 5 untains, trees and waterfalls, d C @ * s No e x atet ich have since attracted so| @)) ) j e ‘éi‘%‘s is any hundreds of thousands of | [t l : omrntst % T sitors. _ The man looked about ! ts 'f: h . flectively for a moment, then| @‘‘ >‘ @@s } swered, "Well, I‘ll tell ye. If I ,(;1\4 ‘ knowed it was going to be so fi:_»;‘s'*?. C mous, I‘d ha‘ looked at it." fls ) ~ « Coming Events , â€" Above all, it is the day when we commemorate the birth of the Christ Child who brought the redeeming message of love to the worldâ€"the greatest message ever heardâ€"Peace on Earthâ€"Goodwill to Men. Tennyson spoke of that first Christmas as "The light that shone when hope was born." That light is a challenge to every girl and this Christmas two thousand years later, in a world at war, it is your great privilege and highest duty to keep that light shining brightly. You with your visions and your great opportunities can bring that message of love to an actual reality, not only on Christâ€" mas Day, but on every single day throughout the year. How? By keeping alive in your heart that magical quality of Christmas love (which is really Christian love) that is the only light in a troubled and perplexed world. Starting in your tiny home circle, that love can reach out in everâ€"widening circles until it envelopes the whole of mankind and brings into being that new era, towards which the eyes of this unhappy world are straining so eagerly. May yours beâ€"a Happy Yuletide with a true understanding of the Spirit of Christmas. "WEST YORK‘S NEWSY WEEKLY" 20028 029 2R C204 25 â€"had or : of the d it. She when he 1 the va y in the late d opportunity to the pioneers who She asked about n he and his parâ€" e valley, with its ) valley, with it and waterfalls e attracted . sc of thousands of an looked about a moment, ther I‘ll tell ve. If 1 THURSDAY, DEC. 17, 1942 § The Spirit g Of Christmas Previously reported as missing after having taken part in the raid on Dicppe, Sergt. Authnell Duckâ€" worth is now reported as dead. A esident of Weston and district for the past 16 years, he had spent 12 years in the‘militia before enlistâ€" ing for active service. Always active in the Medical Corps, he was in charge of the stretcherâ€"bearers of his regiment at the time of his death.. Word was received last week that his brother, Thomas, had joined the same unit. Eight years ago Sergt. D worth married Miss Winnie C of Weston and has two child Carl, seven, and Deanne, four. His mother and father live in England. "He spent all his leave with them," remarked his sister, Mrs. H. W. Smith. It is the will, and not the gift that makes the giver.â€"Lessing. Solicitors of the township of Etobiâ€" coke will ask a county judge to begin a recount of the recent ¢lecâ€" :f i“%fi"?&fififii vote as created an u new declared eoncn.’“'Alu I-'x centre, the defeated candidaté, tion returns in the municipality. An alleged mistake hmu‘l Previously Reported Missingâ€"In Charge Of Stretcher Bearers CHARLES HEAD ETOBICOKE TOWNSHIP ASKS RECOUNT FOLLOWING MISTAKE IN VYOTES Sergt. Duckâ€" Winnie Clark two children, Weston Council, Monday night, deferred any action for the present on the letter of Masseyâ€"Harris Comg:ny. asking for a conference on the transportation situation. It was felt by tg: members that little if anything could be done at this time of the year. e â€" John St. Car Stop To Be Opened In Place of Elismere F. W. Mertens, as building inâ€" spector, reported a sharp decline in the value of building permits issued for the month of November, 1942, over 1941. The figures are: Noâ€" vember, 1942, $6,825.00;â€" Novemâ€" ber, 1941, $48,236.00. A decrease of $41,411.00. So far this year in the elevens months the town is $144,755.00 behind that of 1941. _ The town of Weston received during October, 1942, $591.00 as their share of the operating profits on the Weston road street car line; $348.00 was the returns for the same month in 1941. During the éleven months of 1942 the returns have been $5,046.00 compared to $3,062.00 for 1941. _ C Council approved the report of the transportation committee. It luggented that, due to the fact that John St. was one of the main arâ€" teries of the town, it might be more feasible and practical to have northâ€"bound street cars stop at John St. The report also called for the discontinuance of the stop at the post office. This latest move will avoid confusion to street car operators and gatrons, Councillor . H. Rowntree, chairman of the police committee, gresented a report showing that is committee had increased the The sorrow of the world is frightful beyond our comprehenâ€" sion and it is very difficult to enâ€" gender the Christmassy spirit. However, Lanning learned as we too would believe that, "humanity must hang fast to its faith and its hope. It must, however, let these go so long as there remains in the world a child and a song, a gift and a star". This is the faith which prompts the Presbyterian Church to carry on with the Christmas activities as heretofore. Last Sunday was a nglendid preparatory service to the observance of Christmas next Sunâ€" day, Dec. 20th, especially the musical contributions. At the mornâ€" ing service G. R. Metcalfe sang most lccfipubly and at the evening service Mary Leuty gave one of Presbyterians to Hold Candlelight Service And Christmas Music A good many people these days agree with the sentiments of Richâ€" ard Lanning in "The Drum Goes Dead", where he advocated the idea that "Christmas gifts should be abandoned untit the world could give and receive them with better heart. As this is being written the morning news castis being heard, some of the items are: "Twenty blocks in the dock area of Bizerte are in flames"; "On the Stalingrad front alone, twenty thousand Nazi have been killed in the past two weeks"; "One hundred and ten is the death toll of the first in St. John‘s, Nfld," etc., etc. claimed he found his total votes had been incorrectly added and ho IA--dhhly nAotlfld Reeve W. :' s # m tho eindidates was held Satordas, wlc:‘: urmnt o‘f the ballots was w r. Bissctt‘s addition h{: on council with Clive m and Alan Dignan, right. Charles Mt. Dennis Special Christmas Music At Both Morning And Evening Service SAM WILSON, Publisher ALEX BISSETT FINDS MISTAKE Defeated Man Claims Adding Machine Erred Etobicoke Twp. Acts â€" Hector Hart, wellâ€"known resiâ€" dent of Weston, passed away at his residence, 99 King St., after an illness of two weeks. Mr. Hart had been a resident of Weston for 48 years. In 1884 he married Mary Jane Lithgow at Hillsdale. During his 48 years of residence in Wesâ€" ton he was active as a stone and brick mason. A member of the Canadian Order of Foresters, Mr. Hart was of Anglican faith. Beâ€" sides his wife, two sons, Bert and Edward of Weston, and one d-ugh- ter, Jessie of Hamilton, five chilâ€" dren and three greatâ€"grandchilâ€" dren survive. Funeral services were held on Saturday from Ward‘s Funeral Home with interment at Riverside cemetery. Rev. George Roe assisted by Rev. W. E. Mackey conducted the service. __A‘letter of thanks to be sent to M. J. Leppingwell for his services in the A.R.P. work of the town. cil after Béi:g”-fiénie}?vh;{ critical finally adopted the report. #. Veteran Stonemason Hector Hart is Dead staff and the force recently. Coun At the Sunday School in the afternoon the white gift service will be held. This is one of the most beautiful as well as worthwhile services of the entire yuletide seaâ€" son, principally because it seeks to give joy to those who are not so well pleased as we ourselves are. We are all h;pr to fill IIJI the boxes as Mr. McDonald builds the cross, so girls and boys, bring along your gifts and fill the boxes to overflowinfi. And, oh, say! Whatâ€" about that Christmas conâ€" cert on Dec. 22nd? We will have a hnpp{l time to see dear old Santa marching in cheerily calling out "Merry â€" Christmas _ everybody". Yes, everybody is cordially invited to all these Christmas services. We hope to see you then. her lovely numbers in her usual capable manner. The church'f..’* has been pracâ€" ticing faithfully for the special Christmas music and we are sure they will give a good account of themselves. The special candleâ€" light service next Sunday evening is attracting a lot of attention. Everyone is looking forward to the carol singâ€"song led by piano and organ under the direction of Mrs. Leuty. Mr. McLeod can be deâ€" pended upon to give addresses in keeping with the day and on the whole these services will be inspirâ€" ing and everyone who attends will be uplifted with fresh hope and courage for the strenuous times ahead. The musical contributions for the day are as follows: Morning servâ€" iceâ€"Anthem, "There Were Shepâ€" Head, left, 1943 counc The three for the two council who will be the new. â€"Continued on page 6 is a Monday, December Tth, ltfii coke electors thought dwly their municipal election all com« pleted. This week word was re» ceived that a reâ€"count will be held. Discovery of a mistake in the totalling of a "defeated" candiâ€" date‘s vote has completely changed the picture, although three counâ€" cillors have already been officially declared elected by the clerk of the t.o;muhipil Sol]icit.orl of t;h‘ mu« nicipality will ask a county j to order a recount of the m on Monday. Say Machine Erred Blame for the election error has been placed on an electrically operâ€" ated adding machine in the town» ship municipal offices. The mis« take would never have been dis« covered had not Alex. Bissett, of Kings Mill Rd., a defeated candiâ€" date, added up his total votes. "On the night of the elections, my own figures, from scrutineers, differed from the official totals but I didn‘t think anything could be wrong," Bissett told the Times and Guide. "Last Friday all the canâ€" didates received the official tab« ulation and I noticed a difference in the sum of the subdivision totals when I compared them with my own list." "I added up my votes on the offiâ€" cial list by simple school ar!%m.de and got 1,136, while onl{‘Ns was the official total," declared Mr. Bissett. ‘"My total was, therefore, higher than what two of the electâ€" ed councillors had received. (I found two other small mistakes in other candidate‘s totals and I im« mediately notified Reeve Atmiâ€" strong." elected deputy reeve. "As soon as I realized a grave mistake had been made in the elecâ€" tion results, I called a meeting of all the candidates," Reeve W. A. Elected as councillors for 1943 were Clive Sinclair, 1,479 votes; Alan Dignan, 1128 votes and Charles lm: 1,117, votes. W,. A. Armstrong was reâ€"elected reeve of Armatronglm reâ€"elected reeve of the township and Frank Butler was Armstrong stated. "I found that our adding machine slips gave & different total to Mr. Bissett‘s vote than what we mt by addition, although the subdivision results were correct." All Urged Recount _ _ _ _ "I explained the situation to the candidates and told them quite frankly there would likely be a change made in the council," the reeve declared. ‘"They were all very fair about the matter and urged that a recount be made at The reeve said he mslm on election night thrée ca each received an additional vote on the official returns than what was given over the telephones from the polling > subdivisions. â€"_"It . only shows you can‘t check figures too closely," he said. Isâ€"First Upset Reeve Armstrong said this is the first time that any election upset candidate," Reeve Armstrong within 19 votes of each other for two positions on council and when a recount of all the ballots is made, anything can happen and the total® may change again." C i0o ofi "Due to this new development it means that present figures would place Alex Bissett in second place on the council, Alan Dignan in third place and Charles Head, now declared elected, as a defeated adding machine is usedâ€" for the â€"Continued on page 6 called that candidates 1al vote on what was s from the _"It . only