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We Go Anywhere PHONE ZONE 4â€"514 Transportation C Street Lighting for IMPFOVEQ | Municipat Services Recreational Facilities â€" Business Administration If you wish to offer your services, please phone ORchard, 4880 â€" KE. 5210 1947 YORK TOWNSHIP ELECTIONS 1947 USE YOUR INFLUENCE TO ELECT Fred W. Hall REEVE ‘Vote Hall for Reeve â€" He‘s All for You‘ Not because of custom long estabâ€" lished of extending greetings at the holiday season, but because of sincerâ€" ity of our appreciation, of your kindly friendships and loyal patronage, we are prompted by the sbirit of the seaâ€" son to wish you a good oldâ€"fashioned Merry Christmas. 6. Refunding of our capital debt at a lower interest rate. _ _1. The reservation and advance of vacant properties for park purâ€" poses, ball grounds, skating rinks and other recreational centres, the lighting of skating rinks for the benefit of those who indulge in this outdoor sport. 2 s m 2. Taking over by the township of othem ‘:!‘ownlh_‘ip Hydro ‘S)'Lutem. 3. The speeding upâ€"of the street car services. 4. The reduction ‘of water and hydro rates. U % 2o ue eii}ln.'een" million dollars to eleven million dollars. 5. By economical and efficient administration, the reduction of our capital debts from approximately To t his k'“".ggf' mâ€"a irâ€" teen continuous o on the council should be @n asset which the _ York â€"Township â€" ratepayers should recognize. His service to the townlhlhllmnu been much lo:,er and. moT continuous than that of either of the other two contestants, Under the British tradition is the recogâ€" nition of long and continuous unâ€" selfish service, the record of Mr. McMaster should amply %luti!y his election, more e:ficidly n view of the fact that re is no major matter of importance before JM towmhiq electors in which there is a diversion of opinion between the different candidates. To those who have not followed verx{ closely the lonf career of Mr. McMaster in council, we would like to point out the following im(frove- ments which he advocated and supported: Thirteen Years Service Merits Support of Township Citizens te for the reeveship in York ip feelsâ€"that his knowledge who is a At her home, 404 Main St. N., Weston, Friday, Dec. 20, ‘ 1946, Margaret beloved wife of David McMurdo, dear mother . of. May (Mrs. Fuller), Robert, David, and Wilson _ McMurdo. _ Resting at Flynn Undertakers Funeral Resiâ€" dence, 1273 Weston RA. Service Monday 2 p.m. Interment Sancâ€" tuary glrk Cemetery, Weston. John Stewart Hawman At his home, 149 King Street, Weston, on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 1946, John Stewart Hawman, beâ€" loved husband of Hannah Breeaon, and dear father of Dalbert, Bufâ€" falo; Mrs. Carl Shaw (Olive), Kleinburg; Mrs, Elden Coward (Velma), Toronto; Ewart, Kleinâ€" burg; Ormy, Weston; Kenneth, Kleinburg, and _ Henry, Woodâ€" bridge, in his 74th year. Resting at the W. J. Ward Funeral Home, 119 Main St. N., Weston, until Friday â€" noon. Service at the Central United Church on Friday at 2 p.m. Interment Nashville Cemetery. her home, 10 Windall Avenue, Weston, Monday, Dec. 16, after a ienradllneu. Born im Bitmingâ€" am, England, in 1882, she ‘came to Canada in 1904 and was married to Bernard Phillips in 1909. They resided in Toronto until 1915 when they â€"moved~â€"â€"to : Holleyâ€" Avenue, living there for four years before movinf to their present home on Windall Avenue. Mrs. Phillips was a member of St. John‘s Anglican Church. ‘The funeral was hel§ on Wednesday, December 18 from the W. J. Ward tunerul Home. Rev. T. B. Butler and Rev. George Roe, officiated at the service conducted in the funeral home, and her son, Rev. Laurence Phillips, ‘officiated at the grave. Pallbearers were W. Hall, J. Merâ€" rill, G. Kendricks, George Sainsâ€" burr, B. Clarkson and H. Bearâ€" dall. Mrs. Phiilips i8 Suw‘ved by her husband, Mrs. Bernard 1«..~â€" ence _ Phillips, three daughters; Mabel, Constance and Helen, at home; and three sons, Leslie, of Weston, Rev. Laurence of Harrisâ€" ton and Walter of Kashmir, India, alsoâ€"three grandchildren. Margaret McMurdo ‘ M Mrs. Laura Simpson, 60, of 89 Third Avenue, Westmount, died at her home, Sunday, December 15. Born in Hart,s!on{ England, Mrs. Simpson came to Canada in 1912 and had resided9 in Weston, Mt. Dennis and Westmount. She was a member of St. Philig’s Church. Surviving are her husband, Fred Sirgpson, and four duu{};ters and five sons; Mrs. Phyllis Woodward, Mrs. Gertrude Codner, Mrs. Winiâ€" fred Brafx, Mrs. Kathleen Chantâ€" ler, Cyril, Fred, Stanley, Gordon and Howard also two sisters, Mrs. Fred Brown, England, Mrs. deorge Fisher, New York, and four brothers, Major W. E. Fairbairn, and Charles of New York; George, Australia; and John of Fort William. Mrs. Ada Phillips _ Mrs. Ada Phillips, 64, died at 1 uons en t y 1§toundu and improved recreational facilities for the young roople. His success in past elections has Kerhaps instilled a confidence in is friends that he would be elected without their active support and vote but he realizes that in the present election he is nrplymg to a much larger body of electors than when he was candidate !:; ward two alone and he hopes that His friends will realize the necessity of working for him and not only votâ€" ing themselves but urging their friends to do likewise. He urges all to listen in to CKEY, dial 580, on Thursday, the 26th instant at 9.55 p.m. when he will address the electors over the radio and also on Friday, the 27th instant at 9.10 p.m. when his brother, W. A. McMaster will speak over the same station. Suddenly at his home, 65 Humâ€" ber Blyd., Mountâ€"Dennis, Monday, December 16, 1946, Herbert Reginâ€" ald, beloved husband of Rosétta l‘:‘,‘;o, dear father of Raymond, illiam, Doreen, Victor and Ronâ€" ald. Resting at f“lynn Undertakers Funeral Residence, 1273 Weston Rd. Service Thursday, 2 p.m. Interment Sanctuary Park Cemeâ€" tery, Weston. > i Mrs. Laura Simpson Herbert Reginald Ego position . | OBITUARY | "SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON" with Thomas Mitckell â€" Edna Best â€" Freddie Bartholamew \â€"ADDED HITâ€" Jinz Falkenberg s Jim Bannon THE MANAGEMENT s&n’m\n EXTEND TO ONE AND ALL THE SEASON‘S GREETINGS. 1236 WESTON RD. THE MANAGEMENT with Marths O‘Driscoll â€" Alan Curtis â€"ADDED FEATUREâ€" Moria Jean â€" Jofh ?;nlm "RIVER GANG" DEC. 27 & 28 _ Charles Coburn â€" Ginny Simms â€" Robert Paige FRIDAY, SATURDAY "SHADY LADY" MONDAY, TUESDAYâ€"JANUARY 1 & 2 Holiday Matinee Monday 1.30 p.m. TIMES AND GUIDE, WESTON OUNT DENNI _ THEATRE "THE GAY SENORITA" OFFICE OPENS 6.15 P.M. DAILY 5. The manuscript, written in English, shall be typewritten one side of paper only, and double spaced. a. The name and address of the writer shall be enclosed in separate sealed envelope, on the outside of which shall appear the writer‘s pseudonym. b. Three typeâ€" written copies shall be required, each copy to be signed with the writer‘s pseudénym, printed or t{pewritten. c. The appearance of the writer‘s name or other identiâ€" _ 8. Each competitor may make as many entries as desired, each entry to be accompanied by separate fee of $1. + 4. The poem.mnfv take any form (lyric, sonnet, ballad, ode or . narâ€" rative). â€" â€" â€" 1. The contest is open to proâ€" fessional _ a n d _ nonâ€"professional writers throughout the Dominion of Canada. > is 2:~Ffl;lv!\â€"'entry submitted must be accompanied by an entry fee of $1 (stamps will not be accepted). â€" At the close ar.the competition the mames of the suecessful «oi petitors and the names of the judges will be published. Rules of Competition The contest opens January 7, 1947, and closes March 15, 1947. The following cash prizes will be given: First prize $40.00; second prize, $25.00; sbird prize, $10.00. The Poetry Society of Winnipeg which is affiliated with the Poetry Society of London, England, is sponsoring a third Dominionâ€"wide poetry competition. This competiâ€" tion, it is hoped, will stimulate creative writing and encourage Cnnlv}jnn poets. All in Canada are eligible. So get out that pen and write a poem, now. Merit is never so conspj :9 as when coupled with an cure"oriâ€" gin, just as the m never apâ€" pears so lustrous hen it emerâ€" ges from a cloud. vee. Some ants are so specialized that they must have slayes to feed them or they perish. . Exhaust fans which measure the total amount of incoming fresh air under various outdoor weather conâ€" ditions make it possible to discover the wenther}’ls ef;lect on ut;emp"- ature and idity in the two homes. }m W _ _As the leader of a Liberal éurty with a slim majority in the House of Commons, he stands faced with his statement in the 1945 â€" general election that it would be his last. But recently, as byâ€"election defeats continued to pl&gue his party he told a press conference that beâ€" tween now and the scheduled 1950 date for the next election "I shall have to consider whether I should reconsider whether I should not lead my party again." One of the houses is heated by a grid of 1iâ€"inch pipes in air spaces under the floor and the other has pipes imbedded in concrete. 'Desifned to permit maximum flow of natural ventilation the winâ€" dows of both buildings are placed near the ceiling for experimental purposes. _ _ WO Results of the pmgect, begun last May, will be made available to heating engineers and home owners who wih to try radiant heating. °_ McLaghlen â€" Tom Conway "WHISTLE STOP" Try Heating From Pipes Under Floor Canada‘s National Research Council, turning from war to peacetime ex‘;‘)erimentation, is inâ€" vestigating the merits of radiant heating, a newlyâ€"developed plan in which the‘source of heat is in the floor rather than in conventional radiators. Two houses have been built by the Research Council at its laboraâ€" tories on the Ottawaâ€"Montreal road efst of here. One of them is an ordinary frame dwelling with concrete founlag e other has no foundations and rests on a concrete slak. Poetry Competition For Canada. Opens Januaryâ€"Money For Prizes was 72 years old Tuesday. ‘The bachelor‘ wiso has been Prime Minister of Canada longer than any other man, living or dead, was born in Kitchener, then Berlin, on Dec. 17, 1874, the ‘son of John Ihm KC, and Isabel Grace, youngest daughâ€" ter of William Lyon Mackenzie, militant advocate of responsible government for Canada, who was exiled for his afiarficipflfion in the rebellion of 1837. Today, still the vigorous, short, stocky figure who has threaded his way through the Canadian political picture since he was 34, he stand8 &s the current riddle of the next Dominion general election. Prime Minister Has Birthday Has Long Record MONDAY, TUESDAY DEC. 30 & 31 George Formby in ‘his funniest picture to date "MUCH TOOSHY" ADDED ATTRACTION William . Lyon Mackenzie Gco:se Raft â€" Ava Gardiner â€" Victor PHONE JU. 1960 WESTON 130 $ °I 7. Manuscripts shall be addressed to: Mrs. Louise Hercus, 368 Oak street, Winnipeg. . ns i 8. All manuscripts shall be deâ€" livered on 6r before March 15, 1947. 9. Judges will be carefully. selected, on grounds of competence and impartiality. The decision of the judges shall be final. Charles Spencer, ‘ running for council, advocated turning the township transportation over to a private eompany. An opposite view was held by Charles O‘Brien, also seeking a seat on the council. "I disagree with having a priâ€" y owned bus line," he said. "It ':'.O‘M the profits out of the community and place them into the hands of large corporations." fication marks on the manuscript shall * disqualify that manuscript. d. Poems which have already apâ€" peared in any published form, shall not be accepted. 9 6. Manuscripts will not be reâ€" turned. _ "We‘re just ‘a milch cow for York county," he declared. "We pay $150,000 to the county each year, one third of their budget. No wonder the ether municipalities don‘t want us to incorporate." . Beech deplored the lack of a proper fire alarm system in the township. "If a person‘s house is on fire and they have no ‘phone they have to get out and wake neighâ€" bors," he said. urged William Beech, another candidate for the reeve‘s office, also advoâ€" cated incorporation. . "I feel we should further encourâ€" age industry in the township, advoâ€" cated Leo Hurst, another candidate for council. "We should put forth time and effort to keep industries coming into the municipality as they did during the war years," he in favor of & privately owned transportation system for the town~ ship. He pointed out to his listeners that about half of the residents of the municipality are obliged to pay two fares under the present transâ€" portation scheme while those resiâ€" dents living nearer the. city limits can use the oneâ€"fare service. \ Speaking strongly in favor of inâ€" €orporation, candidate Fred Hall called on his listeners to forget York township with a population of 85,000 as a rural municipality. _ iefi e e t "We are the fifth largest municiâ€" pality in Ontario," he said. "We should incorporate as a city and take our rightful place among the towns and cities of this province." "We would lose 6 mills on our taxes by letting the TTC take over the profits," stated McMaster, "but this would be outweighed by the saving in fares, an average of $25 a year. Which would you rather pay," he asked his listeners, "$6 for taxes or $25 for fares?" hawPictiPnccass Po MA A id Charles _ McMaster,, Frederick Hall and Willism Beech, all aspirâ€" ants for .the s::t recently vacated by utirin&n, ve‘ F. J. McRae, outlined . ir polities to the gathering. "I think we should have an agreement with the TTC to operâ€" ate all cars, assume liabilities and retain all profits," declared Deflxty Reeve _McMaster, now â€" seeking reeveship, stating that he was not mh’hfi'\.”&hshnm‘wi t-l: reeyeship o P _ & under way. at Keelesdale Hall on Bicknell ‘Ave. with candidates dwelling mainly on the questions ofii t.r:wonuxfi:: within th:fi tow:«»‘ 8 e incorporation t.h;ltou:mfi;?y__n city.rw/ Six Candidates e ie s York Township ’ IRVIN LUMBER | Tell Policies co. LTD. _â€" _ Rates In Accordance With Byâ€"Law 1142 Use our Direct Line Phone At 47 Main St. N. Or Phone Weston Private Hospital ZONE 4â€"334 o sfavs h k in THE MANAGEMENT AND STAFF, WISHES PEACE, HAPPINESS AND ProSPERITY To VETERAN‘S MONDAY, TUESDAYâ€"DEC. 30 & 31 T A X I Robert Alda and Joan Leslie in "RHAPSODY IN BLUE" Selected Shorts THE INVISIBLE INFORMER =~ â€"alsoâ€" FRIDAY, $ATURDAYâ€"DEC. 27.& 2s . ‘ .0 TWO FEATURES IN TECHNICOLOR Yvonne De Carlo and Rod Cameron in WESTON "Where goll_md sounds best" â€"alsoâ€"Lâ€" Linda Sterling and William Herry in ‘for the to a view also ‘HNI(g;OR Yvonne De Carlo and "FRONTIER GAL" SHAKESPEARE COAL Weston 556 Immediate Delivery Automati¢ Oil Burners W. E. 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