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K. Thompson Weston‘s New Mayor Weir, Petrie, Holley And Thornton Form New 1949 Fourâ€"Man Council SPECIAL "WELCOME TO WESTON" EDIMI tallied last Monday evening, it wab found the Weston electors had chosen a new mayor, and two new eouncillors as their representatives for 1949. J. L. "Jack" Holley, making his initial entry into municipal governâ€" ment, was one of the two new members elected â€"andâ€"toppedâ€"the polls by what is said to be the largest majority in many years. His closest rival was 450 votes behind. Ernest Thornton, another newcomer to the field, was also elected to council, by a slim majority over Lloyd Sainsbury. io oo enc es 1 Kenneth Thompson, this year‘s reeve of Weston and warden of York â€" county, was . elected as Weston‘s new mayor for 1949, defeating Thomas E. Dougherty by 155 votes. The mayoralty contest was close all the way through, and although Mr. Thompson polled a majority in 12 of the 15 subâ€" divisions, final totals brought the deciding results. Two members of last year‘s council, James Weir and Jack Petrie, were also returned to office, polling â€" the . second and _ third largest number of votes respecâ€" tively. Lindsay Cott, Lloyd Sainsâ€" bury and Elwood Robb were the three candidates defeated. Sainsburyâ€"Thornton Race Close The race for the fourth seat on council was more than close all the way through and when final figures were returned, Ernest Thornton had been. elected by a narrow fourâ€" vote margin. Each candidate took the lead many times during the evening, and official figures were, Thornton 979, Sainsbury 975. \When final election figures we Foster Rowntree and Richard Seagrave received acclamations to the offices of reeve and deputyâ€" reeve respectively, at the nominaâ€" tion meeting. Jack Holley led the polls all the way through, gaining a wide margin in every subdivision, with James Weir, Jack Petrie and Ernest Thornton being elected in that order. 28 MAIN N. . .ZONE 4â€"400 ‘OLUME 57, N Th;‘f'ovl.l;::wing figures are official as received from Clerk George Clarkson, Tuesday m_on}ing: For mayor, Kenneth L. Thompâ€" son 1186; Thomas E. Dougherty 1031. For council (four elected), J. L. Holley 1571; James Weir 1121; Jack Petrie 1105; Ernest Thornton 979; Lloyd Sainsbury 975; Lindsay Cott 951, and Elwood Robb 626. Board of Education Dr. F. D. Cruickshank, Mrs. Ella Norman, Mr. C. Conroy and Mr. Frank Lawrence were elected to the Board of Education â€" with Dr. Cruickshank heading the polls by almost 200 votes. Dr. Cruickshank scored victories over his rivals in all but one of the fifteen : subâ€" divisions, with Mr. Conroy taking the â€"majority in â€" that section. Professor J. O. Wilhelm, one of two new candidates for the Board, was defeated. For Board of Education (four elected): Dr. F. D. Cruickshank 1457; Mrs. Ella Norman 1299; Mr. C. E. Conroy 1291; Mr. Frank Lawrence 1196; Prof. J. Wilheim 112. Begin Construction On New 50â€"Bed Hospital There isn‘t any doubt that the communities in the district to be served by Humber Memorial Hosâ€" pital, Weston, are going to have a hospital of which they can well be proud. Although it is only recently that the detailed plans for the 50â€" bed structure have beer completely approved, already there have been many‘ requests for copies of the plans and specifications of conâ€" struction from many communities who plan hospitals of similar size. Everyone who reads a newspaper c . s SS es Eut or listens to a radio knows fluf the need for greater hospital facilities is uppermost in the minds of a great many Canadian cerftres thege days. And the fact that Weston. is leading the way today with a grand new hospital ready for the mason‘s trowel and the carpenter‘s hnm_mn can be attributed to the publicâ€" spiritedness and perseverance of the men and women of the district who gave so unsparingly of their time and their money in the recent successful hospital campaign. _ ‘The Board ,of Governors of MHumber Memofal Hospital are to WESTON MUSIC Final Approval Of Plans For New 50â€"Bed Modern Unit Permits Initial Work On Humber Memorial Hospital Site A Complete Line ‘of B1 Legion Ladies‘ Aux. Reâ€"Elect Comrade Olive B. Mattison The regular monthly meeting and election of officers of Jhe Legion, Post No. 213, was held last Wednesday evening, Dec. 1st, in the Legion Hall, Elsmere Avenue. Comrade President Olive ;Mattison was in the chair and opened the meeting in the usual manner with one minute silence in memory of fallen comrades of both wars followed by the Lord‘s Prayâ€" er. The minutes of the last regular meeting was read followed by monthly reports from all convenâ€" ers, which were all well received with a vote of thanks extended to all workers. The busines . of the meeting got unter way, the most important beâ€" ing the Christmai euchre and draw which will be held in the Hall on Tuesday, ~ December _ 14th. The bingo wes discussed which is being held on Saturday nights in the Hall, The support of all members is needed as all money raised goes towards the new building fund. A report on the new building was read, which was most favourable and a lot of credit go to the comâ€" rades in the branch for the way they have worked day and night to get the ~oof on so as the branch may soon be able to move into the new premises. ‘The Christmas tree was discussed which will be held on the Saturday previous to Christmas, December 18th. A donation was sent to Mrs. ‘Templeton, officer in charge of the ‘Cirls Nautical Training Associâ€" ation to help them buy instruments for their band. The women were more than anxious to help the girls and encourage them in their enâ€" deavours. f Yearly reports were read and were most gratifying,. Comrade Mattison gave a few words of thanks to her officers and all Comâ€" rades for the wonderful support given to her during the year. The gravel was then handed over to ' T mon _ maca s 1J i Adnt it l in en m c Comrade Mrs. Tilby, Provincial Secretary and Comrade Mrs, Gowâ€" er, the visiting officers, who conâ€" ‘ducted the election and installation of officers for the year 1949. Both Comrade gave a few words of congratulations to the Auxiliary for the wonderful reports given and wished them all a very sucâ€" cessful New Year. Officers for the coming year are. as follows: President, Comrade Olive B. Mattison (acclamation); Ist vice president, Comrade Mrs. Mousley; 2nd vice president, Comâ€" rade Mrs. B. Mattison; Secretary, Comrade Mrs. Baker (acclamaâ€" tion); Treasurer, Comrade Mrs. Fillman; Standard Bearer, Comrade Mrs. Gray; Executive: Comrades Mrs. Weir, Holmes, Graham, Shaw, Burgess and Powell; Sick Visitors, Comrades Mrs. Jordan, Weir and â€"Continued: on page 6 be congratulated, too. Not only for the tremendous amount of time and énergy that they expended on the venture, but also for the good judgment they showed in their choice of architects and plans. The firm of John B. Parkin Associates has gained wellâ€"deserved renown for the strikingly modern and thoroughly practical degigns they have provided for an . everâ€" increasing number of public instiâ€" tutions. Humber Memorial Hosâ€" pital promises to be this firm‘s brightest â€" achievement â€" so> : far. Provincial government authorities, municipal | fathers and hospital advisory experts have been most enthusiasti¢ in their praise for these plans. Originating their thinking on‘ the sound promise that the wellâ€" being of the patient is the prime gonsideration in any hospital conâ€" struction, the architects determined that the patient‘s individual rooms should dictate the design form of the entire building. Therefore they began by orienting, to the south, â€"Continued on page 7 was held , Weston Donates Quilt For P.C.‘s Draw To Aid Hospital The Weston Ladies‘ Progressive Conseryative Association, that orâ€" ganization which forwarded the first donation to the Humber Memâ€" orial Hospital, still continues to do their great work in raising funds for that cause. Last week a very successful bridge and euchre was held in Masonic Temple, and durâ€" ing the evening draws were held for various valuable prizes. The most.important draw prize of the night was a beautiful quilt, handâ€"made by Mrs. Budekin of Rosemount avenue, who kindly doâ€" nated the finished product to the PC Association for the raffle. In all, 16 prits were given out durâ€" ing the night for lucky door prizes and the bridge and euchre prizes. Mr. Jack Allan was chairman and Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Adamâ€" son were guests of the evening. Mr. Adamson presented the bridge and euchre prizes to winners. Mrs. Sylvia Graham of Swansea made the draw for the quilt and Mrs. Plunkett, president of the ladies‘ PC Associ:‘tiion, presented it to a very excited winner, Mrs. F. m,w“mrex P Bain 'ivemlsr W‘c;:’:? iton. ‘All proceeds of the draws ahid the ‘bridge and euchre will be forâ€" warded to the Humber Memorial Hosiptak Fund. Hair Styling Demonstration Seen By B&P W The Business and Professional Women‘s Club of Weston, meeting December 1, for dinner, business and _ entertainment, _ enjoyed _ a delicious dinner, heard reports that a contact had been made in England where a sister club is to be adopted by the Weston Club, and enjoyed a delifihtful intimate talk from a sucâ€" cessful business wontan on what it takes and what it means to make a satisfying life as a career woman. The guest speaker, Mrs. H. Brown, who manafi,es the Elizabeth Arden Salon at the Robert Simpson Co., was introduced by the Club Presiâ€" dent, Miss Olive Breakey, She exâ€" emplified in herself the points she made for all career womenâ€" the need of whole-hoartid commitment to a satisfying job, the importance of finding emotional satisfaction in {the human relations involved, and the necessity of wood grooming as well as hard work and good judgâ€" ment to succeed in a competitive modern world, Mrs. Brown‘s sugâ€" gestion that a elub, such as the one she was meeting with, could be used to stimulate and enrich the vocaâ€" tional training for high school girls, fell on interested ears, for many of her hearers were teachers. _ _ Mrs. Budekin Makes Quilt For Raffle _ Mrs Brown was accompanied by an equally wellâ€"known figure from â€"Continued on page 2 Mr. A. G. Gillespie, principal of the Mr. A. G. ‘Gillesple, of hne new Senior Public m-o to Weston from Preston, where he was vke-pflndgl of an 18â€"room school there. . Mr. Gilleapie, who school there. . _Mr. GMv: has his Bachelor ‘of Arts a Buchelor of Pedagogy degrees is also a~school inspector. Good Grooming Is Necessorg For Career Women States Speaker . PRINCIPAL ‘ Merchants Extend Welcome | As president of the Weston Business Men‘s Association, I take this opportunity of extending, on their behalf, a warm welcome to our town, during this "Welcome to Weston Week." â€" â€" Business men‘ are indebted to the many thousands of people in past few years understanding of us. O VvShorta[e of materials, rising costs, labour troubles, are some of the things all Business men have had ope with and they have made the task of merchandising very diffidult. \ . The Weston Business Men‘s Association, in sponsoring a Welcome to Weston Week, are desirious of furthering the fine spirit of coâ€"operaâ€" tion that exists between the merchants of Weston and the citizens of the town and surrounding districts. We are unanimous in our decision to serve with the best possible at fair J)rices and give the service with the smile you are so graciously entitled to. G zs f BRUCE POLLARD, President, ., â€" Weston Business Men‘s Association. A ‘modern Senior Public School, one of the first schools of its kind is to be opened next Monday evenâ€" ing in the Town of Weston by the Minister of Education for the Proâ€" vince of Ontario, the Hon, Dana Porter, This opening on Dec, 13 draws attention to the fact that Weston is keeping upâ€"toâ€"date in its educational facilities and methods. Dec. 13 Official Opening Date For Modern Sr. Public School At .e opening . ceremonies, Chairman C. E. Conroy of the Weston Board of Education will preside and the school choir will present â€" several selections. The \honoured guest, Mr. Dana Porter, will be introduced by Dr. F. D. Cruickshank, Mr. A. G. Gillespie, principal of the new school, Mr. Charles Howitt, Public, School Inâ€" spector, and Mrs. C. L. Aitchison, past member of the Board of Eduâ€" cation will also be honoured guests at opening, The final word in the program will be given by His Worâ€" ship, Mayor Dougherty. This new school was first conâ€" templated three years ago when it was fo d that additional school accomodation must be provided for the children in the Weston area. Mr. Marchant, Secretaryâ€"Treasurer of the Board, states that after a thorough study of trends in moâ€" dern elementary education, thought was given to the establishment of a Senior Public School, which inâ€" cludes grades seven and eight only. The Board felt that, owing to the fact that the town of Weston is so selfâ€"contained, this type of school "WEST YORK‘SNEWSY WEEKLY* THURSDAY, D eighbouring districts for their patronage and fine coâ€" aany dulerthe difficait merchandising yeriod of the ‘It has been a pleasure to serve you and your considerate of our problems Has been wreatly appreciated by all BRUCE POLLARD could be established here. In so | doing, no child from any place in‘ Weston would have a great disâ€" tance to travel to school. It is hoped that the new school will reâ€" lieve the overcrowding ‘ in the other elementary schools in the town and at the same time provide upâ€"toâ€"date education for the town of Weston. This year there are one hrndred and seventy pupils in the rew school and it is expected that this number will increase greatly as at the present time there are in the kindergarten, for instance, about 150 children. The site of the school was chosen as nearly as possible to the center 'lof the town, and enough land was purchased to provide a large playâ€" {ground for the children, extending |from Ralph St. to Lawwrence Ave. Many special subjects have been ‘!included in the curriculum for this inew school including Home Econâ€" lomies, Manual Training, Arts and !Crnft,a, Agriculture, Science, Remâ€" ,edinl Reading, Health, Speech, and Music. > F The new school has many noteâ€" worthy innovations in both the construction and the teaching facâ€" ilities. One fact of interest is that the building, constructed of brick, steel, and concrete, is so situated and planned that the majority of the classrooms receive a maximum amount of sunlight. Other innoâ€" vations include "accoustic" ceilings which are sound absorbant, green dA am Weston Merchants Enterprising ‘Great Shopping Area Developed You Are Invited To Visit Stores Former Local Boy Awarded M.B.E. Mr. and Mrs, W. J. Orr visited in Ottawa last week and were presâ€" ent at the investiture ceremonies held at Government House at which their son, <John L. Orr, formerly of Weston, was decorated with the Member of the British Empire Medal awarded chim for outstanding service in the Departâ€" ment of Aeronautical Engineering \with the National Research Counâ€" cil. Viscount â€" Alexander conferred some of the nation‘s highest awards on some one‘ hundred Canadians who made outstanding contributions to Canada‘s war efâ€" fort as civilians or members of the armed forces. Scientists, economic experts, exâ€"service personnel were among the many who gathered in the ballroom of the Rideau Hall to ‘receive decorations or just attend ‘the impressive ceremony. Following the investitu the Governor General and Lady‘ Alexâ€" ander received the guests and reâ€" freshments were served. Weston Men‘s Group Discuss Personnel Work _ The Personnel men of Weston. and. district‘ met ‘at Martindale Lodge this week to start their 1948â€"49 series of meetings. Each month from now until next spring a meeting will be held to hear outstanding speakers on Industrial Relations â€" Personnel work. Also, the various problems and trends affecting local industry will be discussed as they arise from time to time. Chairman of the first meeting of the personnel directors was Norman J. Long, personel manager of Moffats, Representaâ€" tives from C.C.M.; A. V. Roe; Fruehauf Trailer; Verr_ Bros.; Arrow, Hart & Hegeman; Ferranti Electric; Gair Co.; Canadian Gypsum; Kodak; National Celluâ€" lose; Johnson, Matthey & Mallory, and Square D Company were preâ€" sent to participate in the open period discussiony wnich primarily centered around { ie changed hours and days of work‘due to the present hydro shortage. The speaker for U Antaiiihathis itc sb uies it Honor Graduates At Next Meeting Of Memorial H & S A meeting of special interest to parents and friends of students will be held by the Memorial Home and School Association on Tuesâ€" day, December 14 in the school auditorium. On this night the 1948 graduating class will be preâ€" sented with their pins. Under the leadership of Mr. Bruce Metcalfe, the meeting y'ill be in the form of a musical with many of the" Memorial School pupils taking part in the various numbers. Rev.®*C. A. McLaren of Westminster Church will be the guest speaker and his subject will be "Tolerance." _ Refreshments will be served folâ€" lowing the meeting. Mt. Dennis YICEâ€"PRINCIPAL â€"Continued on page 4 For over 100 years Weston has been recoTnlld as the tnfl centre for West York, specially for all the people living northwest . the town. In the early days the people came to Weston for m supplies and work. It was a great rendezvous for political and . supplies and work. It was a great rendezvous for political f activities. Over the period of decades there has been a 3 growth and development of Weston as a merchandising, social and athletic centre. From this cenfre there has emanated a leadership and direction that has been greatly appreciated and utilized. to the full. From the early days of the milling mdustr{h,:o &.t:-‘lf time there has been a great change and development. ring “fi three years a still greater change has taken place, specially on street. Here under the guidam:e and direction of a very % Men‘s organization, and during the past year under the leadership of BAM WILSON, Publisher . °.. SINGLE Bruce Pollard, president of the association, the merchants of Weston have shown great enterprise in merchandising. _ . _ s 5 Many new stores with all the latest lighting, showcases . and imimvements have been built. These, added to the older stores, now. make Weston a very important and economical shopping centre. ‘These merchants are uniting and putting on special inducements, so that you may shop economically in %Veston during the great shopping season. Every effort is being put forth by the association members to stimalate courtesy and shopping service among the merchants of Weston. You will find a real opgortunity to do your complete Christmas lm at this season of the year and at other seasons of the year; this your centre for satisfactory buying. You are specially. invited to come to Weston, rgeet the enterprising megchants and inspect the new stores. Visit all the stores and secure your me e in confidence with friendly merchants and sales people. _ _ Â¥f 1 In other sections of this paper you will read of the infirovul‘ conditions that are surrounding Weston. Special notation is given on the transportation system, on the development of the old fair grounds into a real activity centre for ‘ph‘\;sica] training and for the Sea Cadets. You will read of the new face taken on by Weston‘s Main. street, which is now under construction to accommodate the buses, and of thm development in the Jane street area and the surrounding comm: ies: You will read of the improvements in the educational buildings, the staff and equipment, also of the new Baptist Church, which has just been complete(r and is a real addition to the town. You are ally invited to come to Westom, do your shopping, renew old acquaintances and make this town your town which extends to you a social welcome, His Worship Mayor Dougherty and other prominent men of the townt and organizations also extend the invitation, & CGoâ€"Operation Keeps Commission Happyâ€"Weston Week Under Quotaâ€" Congratulations are due to you local hydro. consumers for your coâ€"operation â€"with the commission in the present power crisis, states Mr. Lorne Coulter. ‘And as long as you just pat yourself on the back it‘s all right, but just be sure that you don‘t turn on any more light switches or leave the toaster glowing while you .gracefully take a bow, for the power shortage is far from ‘being over yet. _ Things ‘improved to such an extent last week that the town found itself in the favourable position of not being over its quota once during the week. The new schedule of three weekâ€"or quotaâ€" days for the industries were then 100 percent in effect and a new addition of 3% to the town‘s quota (given to all municipalities) effec~ tive Wednesday, Dec. 3, both helped to keep the town out of the danger zone of consumption. However, it has still been found necessary to continue the 9â€"10 in the morning power interruption. If the coâ€"operation of the conâ€" sumer is still forthcoming, there will be no danger of the return of the three blackâ€"out periods which have been rBmoved. {New Canadians 'Entertained By Weston YWCA Certain provisions are being made through the coâ€"operation of the â€" Ontario Hydro Commission which will accommodate factories and factory employees so as not to disturb their Christmas: and New Year‘s holiday season. As for Christmas lighting, you will be glad to know that the local commission has under advisement some further notice regarding this. This will probably give special allowance for indoor lighting on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year‘s Eve, and New Year‘s Day. It is expected that outdoor lighting regulations will remain the same. 38 Main N. 1st Meeting Of Jr. Chess Club Friday, Dec. 10 at Memorial School on Friday, December 10. One hundred and fiftyâ€"nine senior public school stuâ€" dents, who voiced their ent&uia-: for the formation of the club after Charles Bolter had made a tour of all Weston schools, will receive their first lesson from Bernard Freedman, president of the Ches# Federation of Canada. ‘The first meeting: of the Junior Chess Club in Weston will be held The committee responsible for beginning this Junior Chess Club project, composed of O. E. Cath» cart, A. E. Warren, Charles Bolter, A. Robinson and Henry Loose, have extended an invitation to all those persons interested in the Juniot Club to attend the meeting next Friday night and watch the proceedings. , Hold Opening Rehearsal Of Municipal Orch. Plans for the formation of ® Municipal _ Orchestra _ are . ahead nicely according to Frazer: Earles Recreation Dim 4 f Weston. +Mr. Earle week that sixtech musicians & Already, joined . the © group, + enables them to begin rehearsal$. The opening rehearsais was h last Tuesday evening, and it apparent that ‘they have ‘a w 16 Musicians Join Newlyâ€"Formed Town Orchestra