Motion picture entertainment in Canada is big business. During last year, according to figures issued by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics, the number who attended movies exceeded all records, and box offices had the highest receipts in history. A per capita > of $5.77 pushed the total "take" of theatres to $69,485,732, with more 215,000,000 paid admissions. The per ta expenditure by provinegs was as folâ€" : British Columbia was first with $8.15, I by $7.16 for Ontario, $6.56 for Nova C $5.34 for Alberta, $5.13 for Manitoba, C New Brunswick, $4.36 for Quebec, for Saskatchewan and $3.381 for Prince | Island. ~Federal and provincial govâ€" I eollected over $14,000,000 in amuseâ€" m. while theatres had riet receipts of 01 $55,000,000. It is not enough to punish the drunken driver who causes an accident. A more thoughtful appeal should be‘directed toward motorists who drink and seem to "get away with it." They should be encouraged to see their obligation not to drink before starting out behind the wheel, and to welcome their individual responsibility as an essential conâ€" tribution to good citizenship. The motorist who drinks and temporarily escapes trouble is not a better citizen than the drunken driver who causes a smashâ€"up. He should be made to feel public censure. MONEY FOR THE MOVIES There is a general femdency to condemn the intoxicated motorist who causes an acciâ€" dent and to overlook the much larger proporâ€" tion of motorists who drink and zigzag their way out of serious trouble for a time. The recent press reports of drunken driving and the resuliting fatallz.l;; brings out that there is no question but that the postwar period has brought a tremendous increase in driving after drinking. This is a serious conâ€" dition and it is not too late to deal with the apathy of the public toward this condition. ‘Yes, we, the publisher and staff, extend to all our readers our best wishes for a Merry, Merry Christmas and "Peace on earth and goodwill toward all men‘". mubwrm‘uww Printed at Charters Rublishing Co., Ltd., Brazpten, Ont. ‘Could people who call themselves Chrisâ€" tians but grasp the vision and significance of this event; could people but put into effect the teachings of the Master every hour of the day and the year; could men and women but réalize the power that lies in this great season and in Him who eame to bring salvation to the world, there would be no division throughout the world, but peace would reign supreme. DRUNKEN DRIVING Christmas, 1946, does not see the world in the happy state that we had anticipated. Hatreds, jealousies and suspicions are still rampant; suffering in some parts of the uniâ€" verse is more severe than in others, yet all are under the strain in various degrees. Unity of purpose for the uplift of humanity has not as yet been solved. A solution that will bring peace, happiness and fellowship to humanity will be the greatest blessing that the world can welcome. It was about 2,000 years ago that the first great message was flashed across the sky, heralding to mankind a‘new era. With the birth of the Son of God, peace was looked forward to. Conditions as recorded in history were most distressing and destructive to the human race. With the adâ€" :Fnt of the King of Kings and his little band followers, with the great events that led to the trial to stamp out these men and women With a new vision, with the development down through the ages of Christianity, there has been a gradual filteration of social teachâ€" iT that has made the world better, where it has been put into effect. The world today has been influenced for the better and is striving to secure a permanent peace, because of this great event, that we celebrate at this Christmas season. This is our Christmas issue, and with it goes out our very sincere wishes to all our readers for a Merry, Merry Christmas with all the joys that can be crowded in these sinâ€" cere, though hackneyed words. GREETINGS ~ TMESs & GUIDE 1 inch, per lssue, 2 months‘ contract, d5¢; aix months‘ contznct, 35¢ ; l.x-r contract, 300 Sextra inches at same rate). Display advertising rates on appHcation, to .. Death "noticen, 0c ssified. | minimun oo y ie otet mm o & flhm ;“%â€" and, Guide om.: m advertisements (cash with ordér), farm stoc! and implements, first insertion, $5; extra insertion, $3; farm stock sale, first insertion, $3.50; extra insertion, z.u; Wm sale, first insertion, $2.50; extra tom, 82. * (All Sale Prices quoted are minlâ€" mum %â€"n insertionsâ€"extra space at the same tate) "* notices, 12c per line for prices, based on & rate of 600 per inch for the first insertion, und 40c per tnch for second insertion, 8c per line for each subsequent (agate mesurement, 14 lines to the inch). itleal and Election advertising (local), 50e per Inch. § M Cineinredi40 e yous in m w oarenk o Dning fourteen millions in taxes may seem a money to take out of business, but in fact it was the customers who paid it in ment flflff!{hnot th; th:gtm. The ors on their profits the same as Mï¬". Of the remaining net L‘ht over flflyâ€"fl:e mmiot:a!,' there is that a great percen went to mï¬ï¬‚l & smaller portion going to C dmn-t: pu;t AIP)'out all this he country that nothing aek in . The only way to stop ;; in o C op a mmwihnii:.try of â€"but that is something seems ;“:‘L iy years. In the meantime we p pay hi es to movie stars in Advertising Ratesâ€"Business locals or readers, 15¢ THURSDAY, DEC. 19, 1946 SAM WILSON, Publisher As for the future, unless we raise our moral standards, there is no use raising our Could it be that the man who lost a wallet containing $1,400 hadn‘t heard that the banks will keep money on deposit. EDITORIAL BRIEFS Here is the questionnaire that has%een sent out by the group in York Township, and we feel sure that the suggestion herein is one that every voter should ask of his candidates and become informed ort his qualifications for the office. 1. Name. 2. Address. 3. Telephone No. 4. What office are you running for? 5. Age. 6. Place of birth, J 7. Education. . 8. Business or profession. 9. Married or single. 10. Family, if any. 11. How many years resident of the Townâ€" ship? 12. Are you being supported by any specific organization or group? If so, please give name. 18. What is your general approach to the economic problems of our times? Do you favour socialistic planning generally or the system of free enterprise? Indicate briefly your views. 14. Are you desirous of coâ€"operating with the different social and fare organâ€" izations throughowt the tofynship and the city for the bettermentlof the Eitiâ€" zens? 15. Are you prepared to supporhand advoâ€" cate British and Canadian constitutions and their objectives? 16. Any other information that you would care to give. Note: Any candidate who has not received this questionnaire direct, please comâ€" plete and send to Editor of this paper. On January the 1st the municipalities of [~. the City of Toronto, York Township and[® Swansea are called upon to cast their ballots h ‘ for their respective candidates. With the deâ€" nd mands for a sound administration in these sâ€" municipalities, it requires the very best selecâ€" "~ tion from the candidates offered. If 25 to 50 5; per cent of the voters turn out and mark their he ballots, it means that any group who make ahe dead set to elect their representative can electx a minority candidate. The danger is, that inâ€" To dividuals whose idealism does not coincide of with the British tradition and general teachâ€" ia, ings can be elected and become one of the representatives to administer the affairs offl the municipality. You say it does not make any difference if you vote or not. Why do you remove the bad apple from the barrel ; why do | you exterminate the bacteria from the huâ€"| man body; why do you erase any contaminaâ€" | tion? The reason is simple. The small germ life does breed, and is contagious to the huâ€" man system, to the fruit and to the idealism of the people. Thus, it is most important that you do as York Township has doneâ€"find out from the candidates who are offering themâ€" .selxes, just exactly what their pos{{ion is. Etobicoke and Weston have elected their civic administrators and the vote has cerâ€" tainly not represented the citizens in either municipality. While it is better, it still shows that the majority of the citizens are very lackadaisical about this very important subâ€" ject. The Government hasn‘t indicated whether it will bring the matter up this winter. There‘s no hurry about it, as it promises to be three years at least before we have a proâ€" vincial election. But redistribution always raises a certain amount of political indignaâ€" tion, and the Governmett might be eager to get it out of the way early in its term. PROTECT YOUR INTERESTS One contentious matter which may occuf)y the coming sessions of the Ontario Legislaâ€" ture is redistribution. The regular revision of provincial ridings which follows every cenâ€" sus has now been delayed three years past the regular tenâ€"year period, due to the war. In the federal field the job has already been tackled, but nothing has been done here yet. In the past few weeks, however, there has begun to be talk about the changes likely to occur. With the large shift to the cities that took place at the time of the last census, the rural ridings are the ones likely to be adversely affected. _ But the fireplace has proved more than a congenial warmth centre. It has contributed in no small measure to the upbuilding of the nation. In colonial days it provided not only warmth and light, but likewise served as kitâ€" chen range. Wherever the pioneer went, the fipeplace followed. Seated before its companâ€" ,{'{nipble flame, the lonely and discouraged omesteader found his mountainous problems resolving themselves into molehills, and so was able on the morrow to tackle his tasks with renewed determination. Likewise today many a harassed householder, confronted with similar difficulties, finds his courage renewed and poise and perspective regained. A deep obeisance, then, to the friendly fireâ€" place. May it long endureâ€"and never smoke! â€"Christian Science Monitor, REDISTRIBUTION IN ONTARIO Midâ€"evening finds father relaxed in his accustomed armechair and absorbed in his favorite book, flanked on one side by his newspaper â€"devouring daughter and on the other by mother, busy with her everâ€"present mending; while Junior, stretched before the crackling blaze, does his homework a la Abraâ€" ham Lincoln. America,â€"these December days, is withess to considerable "log rolling" of a strictly non< politica) variety as hundreds of home fireâ€" places, inactive since spring, are lighted, The process involves considerably more than touching a match to ‘a gasâ€"orâ€"oilâ€"burning furâ€" nace. Chunks of wood, carefully chosen and dried in basements, must be hrought up, and kindling must be expertly placed to assure a successful blaze. THE FRIENDLY FIREPLACE That last statement ofr};irsfgt;ck with me gll‘ day and kept recurring Sm oo ie oee 8 But some thing else also camo*o P my mind when I thought of 1085 s coâ€"operation and that is the coâ€" 4 operation I have received from the c Weston people and its organizaâ€" tions in my Community Council ( programs. The interest and kindâ€" ness. that _hyvo..baen ,J“..-»-‘.I.-uu in ; |being elected by a majority of one _ |vote. Mr. Ferguson, secretary ; |treasurer, paid tribute to Mr. , | Wark, retiring chairman, to my mind as I “th;uâ€";zvï¬'t'};;v‘vu;nu:ï¬ that means to our Weston hockey program this year.. Editor, Times & Guide, Weston, Ontario. Dear Sir: Last Thundag when I was in Toronto visiting Hap Day, coach of the Toronto Mlfle Leafs, I had just finished as ng him about a school for hockey coaches of Weston, and I was quite un;ilre- gared for his generous offer when e =*id that he »\ias willing to come to Weston himself to give any help he could in this connection. As I got up to leave his office he said, "You can depend on it that the Towonto Mavle Leaf Hockey Club will give you 100% coâ€"operation." With Compliments of the Seaâ€" son, I remain Your efforts in stimulating inâ€" terest in this project have constiâ€" tuted one phase of your excellent help in fostering our plan to orâ€" ganize the machinery necessary to provide a: Weston Memorial Hosâ€" pital. Please be assured that we are indeed grateful, â€" The eveninf‘ was successful beâ€" yond our highest hopes, with alâ€" most 500 people attending, and has given us a most encouraging and substantial financial start in our hospital campaign. ‘The Times and Guide, Weston, Ontario, ~ Gentlemen: This is to extend, on behalf of the Rotary Club of Westonâ€"Mt. Dennis, most sincere thanks for your generous support and assistâ€" ance in connection with oyur Bridge and Euchre held Saturday, November 80th. The Victorian Order Nurse will call at any home wherever there is illness which calls for part time nursing care. Phone Weston 123. Malton Teenâ€"ager‘s Silver Wings Club have arranged plans‘ for their Christmas party to l;rheld in the Community Centre, Friday, December 20. The centre has been gaily decorated, and there will be a Christmas tree. Refreshments will be served. J. W. Pink, Chainmanâ€"Community Service. LETTERS TO THE i .. EDITOR: Service Finance Company when Cash You Get $50 100 150 400 Quick Service @ No Bndon.’ Or Bankable Security Needed AT YOUR Yours very truly AT LOWER COST THAN ANY OTHER FINANCE COMPANY to Editor be printed ) ‘.unq o!!.t;o writer is lg_.!u-' will not necessarily BANK OF MONTREAL BUILDING MAIN AND JOHN TIMES AND GUIDE, WESTON Weston, Ontario, Dec. 16, 1946 MONTHLY PAYMENTS Include Total Cost 6 10 12 15 â€" _ 20 Payâ€" Payâ€" Payâ€" Payâ€" Payâ€" ments moents ments ments ments $8.61 $5.27 17.23 10.53 $8.86 $7.18 25.84 15.80 13.20 10.78 34.45 21.06 17.71 14.87 51.68 81.59 26.57 21.55 | $16.54 68.90 42.12 85.43 28.74 22.06 86.18 52.65 44.29 85.92 2757 L O A N $ 417 RUT BC Weston, Oxxnlo, December 9, 1946 117 Ki PHONE Zâ€"4â€"591 2 * .E VeEWsourtte LONDON LIFE INSURANCE Co. Weston 332â€"M The minister and congregation wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Let us show our appreciation of Christ‘s Advent by worshipping in His church during this season. Central United $8.86 13.20 17.71 26.57 85.43 44.29 The Congregationnl Christmas treat for the Seniors will be held on Monday, December 23rd, at 7 p.m. The Men‘s Club, and all who can help to decorate will be out late Saturday (Dec. 21st) afterâ€" noon for this purpose. . The Junior Sunday School are havinï¬atheir Christmas treat on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 2ist, All parents and children under eight years are invited. On Sunday sKechl Christmas services will be held: and a group of children will be singing favourâ€" ite Carols at the special Christmas service being held at 7 p.m. Envoy MacCorquodale will be ï¬%eakiné on the subject "TWAS T NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS." Weston Presbyterian The pictures are put on at the Harding Ave. CommunltX hall .on Mondays where the crowd of childâ€" ren attending is so large that the meeting has to be held twice to accomodate them all. Each Friday night at the local Salvation Army hall moving picâ€" tures are put on for children and close to two hundred children have been attending. The local Corps being opened for so short a time will befxudimrd for workers and the carols will be played by means of a loud speaker set excepting on Monday night when the Weston town band will be ï¬luying on Main Street in aid of the Salvation Army work, _ _ The streets of W-tgn this week will once again. fl !;f the strains of 1ï¬ fh stmas Carols as the local Salvation Armdy workers undertake to raise funds for their Christmas and general reâ€" ue!Al't’hork' h onl ned t ‘ ough only ope just a month ago the local Corps '1‘ now in full swing and has many activiâ€" ties in operation and the relief work is part of the local B:‘olum. Several Weston fami who have been having a struggle finanâ€" cially will be nceivin{ help at Christmas time and r‘i'fh throughâ€" out the winter aid will be given where necessary to families who will be néeding it, _ Salvation Army $7.18 10.78 14.37 21.55 28.74 35.92 Jesus affirmed that his purpose in human life was to make evident the fact of God‘s supremacy and allness. His life purpose was to bear,witness to God. Never did he allow to go unchallenged any testiâ€" mon{ of the material senses which would make it apnear that there was an evil power the opposite of If one who is honest is tempted to be dishonest, he repudiates the temptation, holds to his integrity, and abides by his highest sense of honor regardless of whether it means loss or gain to him personalâ€" ly. In Christian Science devotion to divine Principle, or God, is an impelling factor in resisting disease. It is not so much because disease causes personal discomfort, or because it threatens health and life, that it is résisted. Rather is it because the evidence of disease denies the universal, everâ€"present goodness of God. __Because man is spiritual, the expression or likeness of God, as the scriptures record, he who prays aright declares the truth and diligently bears witness to God. His motive is to glorify God and: repudiate the distorted insinuations of the f;hysic:l sense.s He inâ€" stinctively rejects what he knows is notâ€"true about God. He affirms with deep conviction that God is ever present, allâ€"powerful; that He is the only Mind, divine Love. What is the effect when his prayer of affirmation is demonstrated? Why, the opposite assertions of the phyn{cal senses are proved false and cease to appear. You aren‘t being charitable if you expect gratitude as a reward «++ you are merely cultivating your vanity. Such a humanized sense of God finds no place in prayer in Christian Science. "The C{ristiln Science God," declares ‘Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures‘ by Mary Baker Eddy (p. 140) "is universal, eternal, divine Love, which changeth not and causeth no evil, disease, nor death." With this understanding of God, the motive in prayer involves no perâ€" sonal sense, but it rather "to do all things to the glory of God," to bear witness to the true nature of God, my -mnrh', in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my s-IVflqsg, and my high tower." Belections form the Bible includâ€" ed the following from Psalms 18: 2: "The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my battiiintbice ult 14 .3 A .A cR Li IQTG on Sunday, December 15th, ‘ The Golden Text was: "As the mountains are round about Jerusaâ€" lem, so the Lord is round about his people from henceforth eveA for ever." (Psaims 125; 2. Sunday services at 11 a.m. and 7.30 p.m. "God the Preserver of Man" was the subject of the Lesson Sermon which was read in all churches of Ohrist, Scientist, flvonsbout the world, including Third Church of Christ, Scientist, 70 Hx?h Park Ave, at 11.00 a.m. and 7.30 p.m, and broadcast over CFRB at 11.00 candlelighting service which has ‘become almost an ‘institution in Westminster church, The stqry of Christraas . will be told in ‘great music and the beauty of the service will bespeak somet! of the oriâ€" ginal beauty of the coming of the gina‘ Deauty of the oomi? shepherds and the Wise Me Christian Science TESTIMONIALS OF HEALING , or a good power apart from 28 MAIN $T. N. Weston Music & Radio THIRD CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST 70 High Park Ave. TOASTERS, IRONS, HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES REPAIRED WASHER PARTS AND WRINGER ROLLS IN STOCK WASHER REPAIRS RADIO REPAIRS etc., and everybody singing carols. _ _ _ _ _ _ You can get a seat alright, but at our eventng services you must come early if you want to choose one. Let everybody worship on Christmas Sunday. WESTON BAPTIST CHURCH WESTON PRESBYTERIAN CHROI * 11 a.m.â€"Carol Serviceâ€"Christmas Message. $t. John‘s Anglican Church |*â€" ST. PHILLIP‘Sâ€"ONâ€"THEâ€"HILL â€" will be the subject. A group of children will be singing your favourite carols. Friday, 6 p.m.â€"S.S. Christmas party. Plan to attend. A warm â€"welcome awaits you. Main St. at Fern Ave. Envoy A. MacCorquodale SPECIAL CHRISTMAS SERVICES THIS SUNDAY 11.00 a.m.â€""PEACE ON EARTH." 2.15 p.m.â€"Sunday School for all ages. 7.00 p.m.â€""TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS" THE SALVATION ARMY s REV, A. J. GREERâ€"Pastor 30 Sykes Ave., Weston SERVICES ON CHRISTMAS SUNDAY â€" it ;m.â€"%%lit{%vs CHILDREN WORSHIP THE CHRIST 8 p.m.â€"â€"-Sungay‘School. OPEN SESSION, WELCOME, 7 p.m.â€"GREAT CAROL SERVICE, WITH C}WIR; ORCHâ€" ESTRA; DOUBLE QUARTETTE; CORNET SOLO, The friendly family Church. Main Street S. at Bellvue Crescent Rev. C. A. McLarenâ€"Minister Jean L. Harper, A.T.C.M.â€"Director of Music s SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22nd, 1946 11.00 a.m.â€""EVERY SKY HAS ITS STAR" 3.00 p.m.â€"Sunday School 7.00 p.m.-â€"~CANDLELIGHTING SERVICE "HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO YOU!" Guaranteed 8 p.m.â€"SÂ¥ Andrew‘s, Thistletownâ€"Carol Service. "Christmas Services" VISITORS WELCOME Weatminater Muiteh Church p.m.â€"St. Matthias, Scarlett Rd.â€"Carol Service. Special Music! and Rectorâ€"Rev. T. B. Butler THURSDAY, DEC. 19, 1048 © Service in Sunday School, 11.00 a.m.â€"Church Service. Preacher: Rev. Jesse A 1 x Hoderater of United tke 10.45 a.m.â€" 7.00 p.m.â€"Candlelight Service. Christmas music by choir, Congregational carol singing. Acting Ofrganist and Hntteh Church Choirmaster _ Mr. Robert Stillwell of Toronto SUNDAY, DEC. 22, 198 Christmas Services King and Main Sts, Minister; Rev. Harry Pawson ZONE 4â€"400