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e o BPe ESUm PP HTC .. It was ted by the fid B‘)-rd. Wm has our done about it. As I said the nning of this letter, in the rut. I want to say, if I am elected to serve you solicitor another money, There h a POSTâ€"1 gqt,l as unicipal us . power aâ€"certain eare of th Other mu ® POSTâ€"WAR Period. I may say uw % ie . C P 1 the York agreement with the T.T.C. expires in 1945. Iam afraid that if we don‘t keep ahead of this we will have to take what they to give us. my efforts promotion was g:n to one of our employees in treasurer‘s department Gepartment which has saved the tup‘yle’r:s $14,000 dollars a year up to . 1 also moved in Council for the amalgamation of the clerk and solicitor position, which . saved another $4,517.00 of taxpayers -fi! has been much said about $ t se e es Pm Td not take NO for an answer every time there is something to be gained. The conditions of the Township could be further imâ€" proved. I also tried to get a citiâ€" #ens committee to go into the fransportation problem, but mothing has been done about it and found there was not a t;anéfe; system over our lines and asked for the system to be changed. The T.T.C. said the change would cost 10,000 dollars but I kept prodding z‘y until they decided to try it. tead of a deficit there was a surplus, proving my point that if you h.!ve‘mn_ on Councit who do ~~Personaily, I would not make any promises if I could not bring it about. During my term of ofâ€" fice I tackled the hydro without any fear of the movement letting the Taxpayer down. Some memâ€" bers of the Council would have left the Billing and Collecting in the hands of the Toronto Hydro, this doing without the Building, you now own and the employees the work they now have. The transportation was another headâ€" ache. It was in a bad condition and the men who had been in Council for some years before had not done anything to remedy it, 1 not the ‘initiative to move along. May I say, during my term of serâ€" vice on Council, I always felt that the main thing to do was to look after the people‘s interests, I also state that the people should deâ€" mand of the men Elected what they have done personally to bring about better conditions. I am Afraid that if the question was asked, some of them would have a hard time to explain. May I draw your attention to a few facts which I think should be inâ€"mind during the election of men for Council. In the first place I have always felt that it does not pay to let them get into a RUT, which often happens if they have C. H. Spencer As Deputyâ€"Reeve For 1944 Weston Furniture Exchange ~â€" Your Affairs 100% work to bring this about, Fm it is tha‘onlmwllyuto, eare of, the work w{kh will to be done after the war, We | IA ) use es ic us CC C I asked in Council that the icipal Board be asked to give power to set aside each year irtain sum of money to take of this period but was denied. t municipalities took up the 647 MT. PLEASANT RD. MAYFAIR 4197 All kinds of good, clean furniture wanted for cash. WANTED ford to wait -rlv: flnnl 'i'edfind ) must ev to m when their earnâ€" Tak dnring the depreption war sion u of our people lost their had to go on relief. LET THIS HAPPEN C. H. SPENCER WARD TWO YORK TOWNSHIP (Adv.) After SPENC ER DEPUTY-REEVE 1944 For Further Information Phone JU. 9521 â€" JU. 8049 Restrictions have been imposed curtailing operations at night of all trams and buses throughout the Union of South Africa to preserve transport vehicles. The Queen talked to Canadian servicemen as well as many from other nations when she vaid an inâ€" formal visit to a United forces club in midâ€"London. Funeral services were held from the Ward Funeral Home last week with interment in Sanctuary Park for William Millis of 19 Vimy Ave. Born in England in 1856, the late Mr. Millis had taken an active inâ€" terest in military affairs and had seen service with the Imperial Army for the past forty years. Arâ€" riving in Canada in 1907, he came to Weston district in 1912 and had resided in Maple Leaf and Wesâ€" ton for the past thirtyâ€"one years. Of Anglican faith, he is survived by his wife, two sons and one daughter, Ted, formerly of the Cruickshank garage staff and reâ€" cently returned from Kiska; Bert in Western Canada and Kathleen at home. Sntering a London bank recentâ€" ly, a man deposited $72,000 in curâ€" rency which he said he had since the last war, when he put the bills away and forgot all about them. Clearing of Mediterranean shipâ€" ping routes has so speded surface transportation _that _ airmail to Egypt, Cyprus, Palestine, Syria, Transjordan and Turkey has been suspended. William Millis Mr. and Mrs. Clark Farr left Tuesday night for Moose Jaw. They have ieen visiting the latâ€" ter‘s mother, Mrs. L. aJckson, Main St. North. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Perks, Jr., of Pointe Au Baril, are spending the holidays with the latter‘s sister, Mrs. and Mr. Sam Wilson, and their daughter, Jean Perks. Congratulations to Lieut. Sherâ€" man }§' Day and Mrs. Day on the birth of a daughter on December 19th, at the Cottage Hospital, Weston. Both doing well. Miss Dorothy Greer of Windsor spent the yuletide weekâ€"end at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. Greer, Main St. North. P.S. William "Billy" Thompson spent his Christmas leave with his mother and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. R. Greer, Main St. North. â€" [ OBITUARY| A.W. 2 Grace Norman of Fingal spent her Christmas leave with her Erenu, Mr. and Mrs. S. Norman, ittle Ave. Mrs. Woods of Dundas sgent the Christmas weekâ€"end with her son, Mr. Woods, and Mrs. Woods, Queen‘s Drive. Mr. Clark Farr, of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, has joined his wife and her mother, Mrs. Jackson, for the holidays. Entering a London bank Fhe Times and Guide is always pleased to publish items of personal interest. We and our readers are interested in you and your friends. Telephone items to Zone 4426 Personals T69 Mrs. S. J. Norman, Little Aveâ€" nue, opened her home on Tuesday for an afternoon euchre for the Ladies‘ Auxiliary of the Humberâ€" view Wartime Association. The prizes were won by the following ladies: First prize, Mrs. McQueen; second prize, Mrs. H. Showers; third prize, Mrk. A. Bennett; conâ€" solation, Mrs. Allen. The hostess served dainty refreshments which were enjoyed by all. 1 A very successful poultry euchre was held at the Humberview School. The prize winners were: First, Mrs. Shea; second, Miss Eileen Luckett; third, Mr. S. Pinn; fourth, Roy Carter. ville and Private N. W. Taylor of Kingston spent Christmas leave with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. K. Taylor, Rosemount Avenue. The s({mpathy of the district is extended to the family of the late Mrs. Ida Stutt, who passed away Wednesday, December 22nd, at her home, 43 Goldwin Avenue, Mount Dennis. Miss Davidson of the Beverley Ann Beauty Parlour spent the Christmas weekâ€"end at her home in Brantford. Spencer T_r_ncy and Mr, Douglas Mauthe is spending aâ€"few days with his aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Wilson. Joan Davis and Mr. M. J. Leppingwell, of Washâ€" ington, spent the Christmas holiday with his family in Weston, JANUARY 3 and 4 MONDAY and TUESDAY TWO FEATURES Joseph Cotton ‘"Where Sound Sounds Best" Main St. N. â€" Phone Zone 4â€"483 Dick Foranâ€"Harriet Hilliard in WESTON THEATRE JANUARY 5â€"6 WEDNESDAY â€" THURSDAY Red Skelton "WHISTLING IN DIXIE" "JOURNEY IN FEAR" _ 5 â€"â€"â€"AT80.._ Cadet I. F. W. T. "KEEPER OF THE FLAME®" â€"ALSOâ€" SELECTED SHORTS DEC. 31 and JAN. 1 FRIDAYâ€"SATURDAY TWO FEATURES "HIâ€"YU CHUM" "HI BUDDY" Katherine Hepburn in â€"ALSOâ€" The Ritz Brothers in Ann Rutherford in Dolores del Rio in aylor of Brockâ€" Taylor of Smoke from a roof fire, caused by a defective chimney, filled the house of Kenneth Mayall _ in Thistletown early Christmas Day and forced two families into the street. The turkey was rescued from the stove and the dinner was eaten in a neighbor‘s _ house. Thistletown fire brigade, under Chief James Sneyd, answered the fire alarm. The families were able to return to their home after smoke had cleared. Arthur Chart, Gilbert Ave., a York Township works department employee, suffered a possible fracâ€" tured foot and leg when slipping off the running board of a truck and falling under the right front wheel, York Township police reâ€" ported. He had been in the cab of a truck driven by E. Holloway, Sellers Ave., when the accident happened. He, was taken to St. Joseph‘s Hospital. A memorial bed had been estabâ€" lighed _ in _ Weston Sanitarium, t,‘rouzh the gift of $500 by J. W. Brown, of Mount Dennis, the Naâ€" tional Sanitarizm Association an~ nounces. Russell William Brown, son of the donor, will be commemoâ€" rated by the bed. ® # *# As you read t‘he casualty lists, stop and think. Could you have helped to keer some of these names off this list? You mgfht, have, if {lou had become a lood _ donor, elp keep the next list down, Call the Bl‘ogt‘s> Donors Clinic, Weston Zone Mary‘s fi?dc" delene Anglican church Women‘s Association has raised $66, the annual report indicated. 2. $5,440,000.00 _ paid af f capital indebtedness in last four years. 3. Hydro rates reduced to consumer and industry. 1. Taxes reduced 25% in six years. (1936 mill rateâ€"924 mills; 1943 mill rateâ€"72.4 mills). 4. Honest hnd-;(,;;i-gllt-for- ward administration. His Record: 65 Main St. S. CLEANERS AND DYERS Quality Cleaning For church mission work, St. TFether Bxeos "STABILITY and PROGRESS" WISHING YOU A VICTORIOUS NEW YEAR. VOTE FOR MacRAE PROMPT. COURTEONUS SERVICE es LÂ¥ndhurst 2168 3. Greater parks and reâ€" creational facilities. 4. Extension of public health services. â€" 5. Postwar planning to asâ€" sure jobs for all. facilities. _ _ 2. Better conditions for emâ€" ployees. The 12â€"sided Canadian nickel of chromium ‘steel, to be issued in 1944, will be white and shiny, easily distinguished from copper, coins, Finance Department officials anâ€", nounced last week. The previous 12â€"sided nickel of copper and zinc alloy, resembled a copper coin in all but shape. His Program for 1944: t l_.'.Ignproved transportation of Town and District An evening of carols, old and new, was presented by pvih of School Section 2, King Village, under the luder-hig of the school music supervisor. Some 75 pupils took part from the two rooms. Victorian Order of Nursesâ€" When ;you want the nurse, phone with knowledge of indusâ€" trial assessments, for town of 6300 population, near Toronto. Apply nearest Employment and Selective Service Office F.J. MacRAE Refer to File No. 3379 YORK TOWNSHIP ELECTORS REâ€"ELECT REEVE Municipal Assessor @HONE Toâ€"oay WESTON 845 1944 FOR _ j the strength that is its gu: e Mrs. W. E. West and Madame hmmfltdhflm Paul Hamel, t directors of|contributed by its every member, Women‘s ° Vo hg Services, | and whatever we are called upon which is a division of the Departâ€"| to doâ€"will be achieved by the resoâ€" ment of National War Services in |lutions and dedication of each inâ€" Ottawa, received a New Year‘s | dividual message from Lady Reading, chairâ€"‘ "We are fighting together for ment of National War Services in O&I‘n. received a New Year‘s message from Lady Reading, chairâ€" This year baby New Year was born with a uniform on, but let‘s hope, and work, and pray to the end that his successor will step jauntily into our lives attired in the customary threeâ€"cornered pants of peocetime! There‘s a long hard pull ahead of us . . . . we all know that. But with unflagging effort, unceasing cooperaâ€" tion and unfailing belief in the fundamental "rightness" of our principles, the end will surely be a total Victory for the Allies! In the spirit of unity and determination to see the job finished the following wish you and yours MAY HEALTH AND HAPPINESS BE YOURS IN 1944 MAY YOUR NEW YEAR BE HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS To our many friends we say "A HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS 1944" Bond Sport Shop FELKER BROS. FRED ENGLISH WESTON FURNITURE EXCHANGE A Happy New Year METROPOLE RESTAURANT SEASON‘S GREETINGS TO ALL BEST WISHES TO ALL FOR 1944 TO ONE AND ALL HAPPY NEW YEAR Cleaners and Dyers COLEMAN HARDWARE The Tailor fighting together for Weston Cleaners WESTON DAIRY WESTON MUSIC and RADIO Irvin Lumber Co. A HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR TO ALL COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON TO ALL BEST WISHES FOR 1944 HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL COMPLIMENTS OF THE WESTON CUT RATE MEAT MARKET SEASON TO ALL OUR FRIENDS A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL BONITA TEA Toronto and Weston 'O(.eon‘ww and opportunity of sem ef‘;h_u_gg' (Signed) Stella (Joe Hawe) The latest edition of ersats sausages will have at all. A Berlin report t says the new Berlin frai will be made entirely of a of potatoes and green vege