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4 (% â€"ISPECIAL MEETING Branch 213, Canadian Legion 8. W. POWELL, Secretary. J, W. WEIR, President. FRIDAY, APRIL 27th, 1945 2 uies Get Ready to Buy VICTORY BONDS Speaker MR. BASS DAWSON * Subject REHABILITATION and its importance to the ; RETURNED VETERAN Formation of a CITIZENS‘ REâ€"HABILITATION COMMITTEE rn Back the Universe d Give Me Yesterday resting Items Gleaned From Times and Guide Files e Days of Long Ago Lacrosse Again Strong .« 1925, weeks the various teams have been ertime means lacrosse in\ busy signing up players, and indiâ€" and during the past two cations point the championship Suddenly, for no reason, you thought of that husky, fairâ€"haired Stevens kid who lived in the brown house near you. You‘d been taiking to his mother only a couple of days ago and she told you he‘d been reported missing after they‘d taken Calais. You didn‘t know what to say to her then. You hadn‘t thought of that. The one you were buying on the Payroll Plan was going to pinch you plenty. Then he asked: "And how about buying another bondâ€"for cash?" One of the company War Finance Workers asked you: "Well, how much will it be this time, Bert?" And you told REMEMBER when you were asked to buy Victory Bonds last Fall? The best job you ever did " has to be done again! The Public and Returned Men and Women Specially Invited. will be held in the Town Hall (8th Victory Loan opens April 23rd.) . at 8 P.M. WESTON The following paper was read by Mr. Cockburn at the recent meeting of the Library Board Convention ‘heldk in dToro}lto] during Ea;ter week, and we feel sure our readers will find it most interesting, showâ€" SGT. 0. FILLMAN inf as it does the growth and deâ€"| A prisonerâ€"ofâ€"war since Dieppe, velopment of our local library: %l. Oscar Fillman, Conron Placeé, Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentleâ€"| Weston, is now in England and will men : soon be coming home, according to I indeed feel honored in having|& cablegram received by his wife been accorded the privilege of adâ€"|recently. dressing you briefly this morning,| __________________________ particularly as my first threeâ€"year | _ & term of service on the Weston Liâ€" | with a population of 2495 the Town ‘Rra.n ul?oarfd has rygt ye,td extpn‘rhedt- of Weston spent $1,614 on the liâ€" js therefore, quite evident tha L 5 it is due to the exceptionally fine brary, Of, 6b¢ per “p'.“' nn.d had showing of the Weston Library,| t that time a total circulation of and not to any outstanding feat of| 22,619 books or 9 per capita. my own that I have been inflicted] In 1924, while our population had upon you today. increased to 2,965 or 65 per cent, « Our ‘President has asked me to|our circulation had increased to outline the beginnings, present|37,525 or 70 per cent. You will note status, and give some forecast of’that while our population and exâ€" what further development we hope | penditure have increased much the on the team and it is anticipated|greater growth is shown by the to obtain. Our institute is one of|book circulation. I understand that the oldest in the province, smrting]our circulation of 10 books per as a Mechanics Institute in 1858. In | capita is very much above the averâ€" 1915 it became a Public Library,|age, and I believe that you will be when our new Carnegie Library|most interested in the reasons to Building was constructed. only 10 ;which we prescribe the popularity years ago. Going back five years of our library. In this ¢onnection, from the present time, I find that I can unhesitatingly say that in my Weston Library Growth and Proâ€" greesâ€"April 22, 1925 i ts 5; eh.i‘g is looked for, It is rumoured Hap Holley intends to n.um of the g:)n. ;l‘hiu will also be missâ€" ing from the line up but Bob Stephenson is back in town m& for the opening of the season. the other boys, Toad Farr, Mike Harris, Bill Coulter, Ty Silk,, Earl St‘e;muon. Rowntree, Gordon and Harold Coulter, Eddie and Ken Kingdon, Connie Golden and Nelse Ril:{ have all signified their inâ€" tention of sticking to the game. Abié Hilgartner will be a new face one or two of the juniors may be moved up to the senior ranks beâ€" fore the season is very far adâ€" coming again to ‘Weston in 1925. The ors are also coming lfi’fi and things are expected them;~ Of the senior ‘"team little adihe is looked rops it it raiboured And he answered : "It‘s a wise move, Bert. Victory Bonds are a grand investment at 3¢%. And in an emergency you can get your money back on them immediately." So you said, "O.K.â€"I‘ll take that other bond for cash." When you got home and told Mary what you‘d done, she didn‘t squawk. She just said, ‘"What else can we do?" Two weeks later there was a "V‘" flag flying over your plant building. And it made you feel warm deep inside to be a member of that winning team. So the best job you ever did has to done again! It was the best job you ever did! The cost of war is greater now than ever. with a population of 2,495 the Town of Weston spent $1,614 on the liâ€" brary, or 65¢ per capita, and had at that time a total circulation of 22,619 books or 9 per capita. A prisonerâ€"ofâ€"war since Dieppe, %l. Oscar Fillman, Conron Placeé, eston, is now in England and will soon be coming home, according to a cablegram received by his wife recently. ... "TIMES AND GUIDE, WESTON PRISONER NOW FREE |opinion, the personality The item which we consider of next importance is naturally the selection of books. In this I am afraid that we will disagree with some. The policy which we have followed for the last three years is first of all, plenty of new books for the children; secondly, fiction in sufficient quantity to ensure that every patron will have numerous new books to select from every \time the library is visited. This ‘naturally means that our expendiâ€" |tures for Fiction and Juvenile are imuch greater in proportion, being |in the ratio of 51 per cent fiction, |86 per cent juvenile, and 13 per | cent on other classes. I believe, however, that the growth of our circulation can, to a very large exâ€" tent, be attributed to the fact that our patrons know that new books are constantly being purchased, and that such a thing as a futile trip in search of new reading is unâ€" heard of. Our method of purchasing books Our method of purchasing books is also very dissimilar from that generally in vogue throughout the province. Some years ago I was connected _with_ the Publishing House of Bell & Cockburn, and considered Public Libraries among my _ very best customers. The method followed at that time, and which is probably still in effect in a good many places, was for the book committee to visit the Travelâ€" lers Sample Room and probably select books to the value of posâ€" sibly half of the funds available. This was very good business for me or for any other publishing house able to be there first and secure the order. It was certainly, however, very bad business for the library. Buying books in this way, Weston was fortunate, five years ago, in securing the person of Miss Rothery, a Librarian that I believe fully meets these requiremehts, and even excéeds them. For instance, a large percentage of high school compositions are prepared by the students in the library with her asâ€" sistance and advice. ron of the library, from the smallâ€" est gfld. ‘to aged, will look upon her as “bd. and freely ask for advice and mssistance. When the eo&nt-' is lined two or more deep, the weather is hot, and it is long past closing time. it requires lx‘fmt deal of the "Milk of Human ndness" to < pick: out suitable books for little Johnnie‘s father, mother, brother and aunt, while at the same time offering to select :;wtr :filr hlliflhm-nk, some books a elp her re a paper for the next mndnf of the local Literary Society. It is service such as this, llw-lsl given : cheerfully, that will build up patronage, faster than unlimited expenditure. What I wish to emphasize is, that no matâ€" ter how brilliant or clever a Librarâ€" ian may be, a supercillious, brusque or ungracious manner, or what in colloquial language might be deâ€" scribed as a tendency toward "sourâ€" ness" will more than nullify other good qualities. vitally necessary, when selecting a nailies" i maky fore that ht personality is such that every patâ€" groth offinaiscth Cane \ ant of n . an :;log one uf:m. I believe it to d opinion, the ‘personality of the 1iâ€" Clip this and mail it everseas â€" airmail today. to all with Relatives and Friends Overseas Your Provincial Riding is Your Candidate is PUBLISHED BY THE PROGRES§IVÂ¥E CONSERYATIYVE rarrty Oof RRANGEMENTS have been made by the Ontario Government for members of 2H the AAmed Services overseas to vote in the coming Ontario election by placin nbdioti: a ballot box for the candidate of their own choice. Thclmngmmvhicglnvebee completed for the Ontario vote are the best which have yet been made for any Active Service vote. The Government, however, can only make the arrangements for taking the vote. Wlnti-Tguyimpommiuhnd:onwbommknowthemdthe&ndidm the party eymnflpordng-.ndhven-ufidendydmpicunoflhiuuulodeddehow t‘h;eylhould vote. at can only be done if those at home supply them with information; Oe e C e n o e ied 2 2 P _ uEt May I strong!: they should vote. That can only be done if those at home upp}ydna:vihinfomfitiéa. May I strongly urge every wife, mother, father, sister, brother or friend of those overseas to write and tell‘v d:hm nll‘lthcy can .bo‘tandbd;. ing Ontario olectiodn..” By clippings from newspapers, itorial comment, explanation, a -dum.g'-‘m begizno(vzfisruflyumkehfiafixdm One of the things which will cause the greatest difficulty in the minds of those overseas; pnnicuhrlydsoz'whofininhrgedfiu.hwdmmimwhichlidingthqflnh. Maps will be available, but even the best map sometimes feaves doubt when the voter has been away from home for a long time, or as is true in so many cases has never voted before. Dominion and Provincial _i;é;a';n. I 1d suggest that you write fmmediately, by airmail, to all with whom m::inadqn and tell tzem the Riding in wlnz they live and give them w munication and tell them the Rim' in which they live and give them what information you can about the party and the in the Riding where they are entitled to vote. l-boddmfioalhnwuynubuddnArnodPomumrnuoluyng'huddodto vete. They, above all others have the right to vote. ‘They have preserved us that free system of Government which depends upon the choice of our own representatives. Our job here at home is not only to make sure that they have the chance to vote but also to do gverydgin{poaib_lemnhmfinfiqmsbhnomwidw.cdflund hmmmemgfin‘&i?wnfion required. ‘Each one of us here at home has a responsibility to help to choose the Government which will have so much to do with their future in the years of peace. May I again urge you to write at once, by airmail, not only to those closest to you but to as many as you know in any of the services outside of Canada. Tell them what Provincial Riding they reside in at homeâ€"then the name of the candidate and any further information you can supply. For the sake of convenience, I am ing the it to someone overseas giving &mfion ay from home for a long time, or as is true in so many cases has never voted before. xit‘d_ificulty’ wlu bemc_rmed because of the difference between the boundari¢s of every month, directly after the meeting of the Library Board. At this meeting of the book commitâ€" tee; the librartan submits lists‘ of books which she has selected from current réviews. Similar lists are submitted by each member of the ‘book committee, and our order is at onceâ€"compiled from these lists. We thus have new books Arriving every month, and while our paâ€" trons may not have a biennial opâ€" portuniti to "gorge" it is never a case with us having a feast today and a famine tomorrow. With reâ€" spect to the binding required on these books, I believe that we also differ from a great many libraries. In my opinion, it is a waste of money to purchase e Juvenile or Fiction in the orig{nal pub Ts covers. You will nowdoub with me that in the 0; ry c binding, a book is completely worn out after circulating 20 to 30 times and the investment in it is entirely lost to the library. We believe it to be a much better policy to pay slightly more for these books in the first place and obtain them in Chiver‘s Niger leather bindini:).ol have here a sample of such a k purchased two years ago, which cost us only $1.35 and which has circulated 97 times. You will note that it is in splendid condition and is still an asset to the library. This book is a reprint and in ordinary publishers‘ binding would have cost and with resulting loss to our library. Our method is to have a samples, and we are, therefore, non,:- énticed to visit a &:ull:pg attractive display, where his f’ood nlunumhlg is more than likely to be too much for our good sense, meéting of the book committee quantities only a few times a Pulaliing a great goa! 0f work all at once for the lhnrh? and a feast of short duration for your trons, while a famine in new ::oh }l ':be multo!or ml.hvmi ‘: part o e year. Our pol is seléct absolutely no ‘ books from great many which could very well you : must : necéssarily purchase a GEORGE DREW PROMPT. COURTEOUS SERVICE 65 Main St. S. " "» CLEANERS AND DYERS Quality Cleaning OWNED and OPERATED by STODDART BROS. TFetBer PBxes A Message from Weslslel), 07 airmail, to a"! with whom are in comâ€" ing in wh::’h they live and give them vc information LÂ¥ndhurst 2168 that yo-‘dn‘:p!y' Cut out this message and address (and now have nothing to show for our expenditure) incorder to proâ€" vide for the same volume of circuâ€" lation. The practical economy of the additional initial expenditure of 65¢ is therefore at once apparâ€" ent. By a strict adherence to this B‘olicy of btaing all Juvenile and iction in iver‘s‘ Niger. leather bindings we have builtâ€"up a much larger library, than would have been possible even by the purchasâ€" have to purchase at least four of these booi_l at a total cost of $2.80 Mr.. C. Hunter opened the meetâ€" ing by introducing Col. Forbes, former Commander of the 48th Highlanders of the First Great War, who in turn introduced the ;g-imr of the evening, RS.M. aw of the 48th Highlanders of the present conflict. R.M.S. Shaw went overseas in December, 1939. . He spoke on the activities of the 48th from the time they left Canada to the time he left Sicily, when he was injured in mnâ€" accident in the line of duty. Later he returned to Canada when us only 70c. Nevertheless, we would jncluding Rex Metcalfe, Eric But, terworth, Nels Jackson and R. C. fio‘u‘nvo rendered several selecâ€" ns. been possible even by the purchasâ€" in; onwice the numger of %ooks in th&{dimry covers. 1 Many Attend the _ Banquet ‘of St. John‘s Anglican Church Club * A bariquet was held by the Men‘s Club of St. John‘s Anglican Church last: Thursday evening whenâ€"they had as their guests, representatives from the Lion‘s Club, St. Phillip‘s and St. Mathias‘ Church. RSM Shaw Guest At Banquet Of St. John‘s Club After ‘dinner a men‘s quartette, Yours sincerely, are in comâ€" . A vote of.thanks was ea mthwuknhl(r.nuu dall, and Mr, George Bald« tended a vote of thanks on of the invitations received who helped to urvo"so dinn ceived a lonl{ eup sA burt of ‘white roses for table and other floral decor were m&puod by Mr. Fred kinson, Holley Avenue, Water is absorbed more byâ€"linen than by any other 7 ® Once again we earnestly seek your help in order to carry on our humanitarian work of carâ€" Ing for the Blind. This year there will be no tag day. We depend exclusively on what you give to our canvasser, Campaign April 16th to May 5th Won‘t you contribute freely to the great and satisfying job of rehabilitating the Blind? Won‘t you give generously so that those who are blind, yet physâ€" Ically capable, may be helped fo selfâ€"reliance through wageâ€"earnâ€" ing work? Under the auspices of the Toronte Women‘s Auxiliary ONTARIO C » P CE R cheque or‘ money order We or money order now, ‘ble to the Institute at Beverley St., Toronto 2B. ady Tor the canvasser she calls on you. Or still, help us by mailing for â€" the 441 A2 t PE