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The association e&pressed its thanks in glowing terms for the work of the council during the past year, with particular attenâ€" tion being given to Councillor Foster Rowntree who received high praise for his coâ€"operation as chairman f the special comâ€" mittee of council dealing with off street parking. Weston Post Office Robbed Sunday Night Of $150 Cash . $3,000 Unemployment Stamps Weston Council Business Assn. Dirner Guests Thieves broke into the Weston Post Office over the past weekâ€" end, took $3,000 in unemployâ€" ment insurance stamps and $150 in cash, and left without being disturbed in the ‘work‘. Since the discovery of the theft, early Monday morning, the post office has been besieged by Royal Caâ€" nadian Mounted Police officers checking for fingerprints, postal inspectors, and the Weston poâ€" lice department. â€" The breakâ€"in was discovered at 5 a.m. Monday by the care taker, Mr. Weller who imme: diately called police. Rexdale Man Canadian Truck Roadeo Champ The quarterly dinner meeting of the Weston Business Men‘s Association was held at Martinâ€" dale Lodge last Tuesday eveâ€" ning with 45 members attendâ€" ing. Guests of the association at the dinner were the members of the Weston municipal counâ€" cil along with the Chiefs of Poâ€" lice and Fire. . | Wins $10 Cash | VOLUME 63, NUMBER 48, 1954 During the year a ~committee of business men and a special committee of council under the chairmanship of Coun. Rownâ€" tree has had (many meetings with the result that the parking lot on John St. will soon be available for all Weston citizens. The guest speaker at the meetâ€" ing was Ralph Harris, of Allâ€" Canada Insurance Federation. He gave a talk on all phases of the insurance business, parâ€" ticular stress being placed on motor car accident incidence and the terrible loss of life and property which this involves. North End Business Owners Demand Procedure Changes Police Chief A. Webster and Fire Chief E. McGinnis were also thanked heartily by the asâ€" socfation for their efforts and the efforts of their men during the recent flood disaster. _ The meeting closed with a social hour, A statement issued over the name of the North Main St. Business Property Owners urgâ€" ing the citizens of Weston to cost their ballot and also to toung Westonite, Lianne Ainâ€" slie, 12, of 171 William Street, won the Times and Guide Well Known Saying Contest Number Four which was published in last week‘s issue. Dianne said that she had tried the contest beâ€" cause she "could use the $10 prize." Each week the person who, in the opinion of the judges, subâ€" mits the most original, neat, and correct answer will be awarded $10 in cash â€" so why not turn to the contest page inside this issue and try it right away. Read the rules and find out how much fun and how easy this contest i%. ; Weston police found that the 28 MAIN N. 28 MAIN N. A Completoâ€"Line of Cherry 1â€"3549 CHerry 1â€"3540 PS L. Cowling Takes Course In C. Defense thieves had broken a window beâ€" tween the post office building and the store beside it, reached through and turned the lock on the window, and crawled through. In a wooden cupboard, the thieves found the $3,000 worth of unemployment insurance stamps and $150 in cash. Chief Webster was puzzled by the theft of the stamps because he did not think they could be disposed of by the yeges. s 8 The post office had been checkâ€" ed at 11 p.m. the night before the discovery of the entry and no indications of a breakâ€"in were apparent at that time Donate $8,370:06 To Flood Relief Thru‘ Merchants "Our present and past councils have attempted to establish byâ€" laws which were not to the best interest for the progress and exâ€" pansion of our town and its property owners in areas afâ€" fected. A number of these exâ€" amples have been published through the press for your readâ€" ing and no repudiation of any comments have been made so far so it must be taken that those responsible acknowledge these errors and it is our duty as franchised citizens to see that we get no recurrence of these conditions. Pm Mr. LaRose related that all contestants have the privilege of choosing the make of the truck they wish to drive. He chose an International | stake body with a 14â€"foot platform. The contest, Mr. LaRose exâ€" plained is to prove proficiency in the knowledge of good, safe driving. The course is serpentine in design with obstacles to be eleared, parallel parking and also backing up into loading platforms. Humber Hts.: David LaRose, 71 Hadrian Dr., Rexdale, was declared the winner at the Canadian National Roadeo at Toronto, recently. Recent donations to the Ontarâ€" io Hurricane Relief Fund through the Weston Business Men‘s Asâ€" sociation have brought the total sum of money given through this enterprising group to $8,â€" 370.06. . Donations may yet be made through the association by givâ€" ing to any member or to the treasurer, Walter Boddington, Main St. South; or K. L. Thompâ€" son, Main St. South. $5.00 Mr. LaRose, 30, is the son of the late Oliver E. and Mrs. Laâ€" Rose of Scarlett Rd. He was educated at Humber Heights Consolidated School and the Weston Collegiate and Vocaâ€" tional School. â€" Recent donations were as fol lows: Cdn. Legion, $237.50; Pink Mo tgriLtd., $100.00; Mts. C. Moody ‘"During the past few weeks we have endeavoured to create greater interest on the part of our citizens toward civic affairs. support the slate offered by the group reads in full as follows: "Those of you that were priviâ€" leged to be at the nomination meeting must have been gratiâ€" fied to see such a large crowd in attendance and further (Continued on Page 4) PS Len Cowling of the Wes ton Police department is attendâ€" ing a two weJ‘k course in Civil Defence at Arnprior, Ont., sponâ€" sored by the Dominion Governâ€" ment, He is attending the course along with patrol sergeants, serâ€" geants, and inspectors from othâ€" er municipal police forces. PS Cowling will qualify as a warden instructor on his return to Weston and will pass on inâ€" formation on Civil Defence to others. s Ladies Auxiliary, Branch 213 (Continued on Page 19) nthorized as Second Class Mai Post Office Department, Ottawa Active in the recreation move: ment in Weston for many years, he is this year viceâ€"chairman of the Weston Recreation Commisâ€" sion as well as being one of two council representatiges on that body. He has been active with the Weston branch of the Red Cross Society, being at present viceâ€"president, and chairman of the. blood donor committee. He All four councillors at present on the Weston municipal counâ€" cil are seeking reâ€"election at the polls on Saturday, December 4th. Two of these councillors are veterans of Weston council while the other two have had a few year‘s experience. The Times and Guide publishâ€" ed the following biographical in formation on the present counâ€" cillors as a service to its readers: GORDON J. MOORE GorMlon _ Moore, _ 36â€"yearâ€"old salesman, has been a homeownâ€" er in Weston for the past eight year. Born and educated in Toâ€" ronto, Counc. Moore is married with four children who are beâ€" ing educated in Weston. is a member of the executive of the Weston Legion and a past president of the Weston District Junior Chamber of Commerce. 9,305 Weston Citizens Ca Cast Ballots Sat., Dec. 4t Weston Red Feather Gets 116 % Of Aim 4 Weston Councillors After Reâ€"Election To 1955 Council Choose Six From Ten Council Candidatesâ€"â€"Backgrounds, Policies 1 > photo by Geoffrey Frazer Even on Sundays, traffic on lawrence Ave. is heavy as Ihis‘ Times and Guide photographer took 35 minutes to travel from photograph shows. Taken at approximately 3.30 p.m. last Sun-‘ this latter intersection to Main Street in Weston. A Weston police day, photo shows cars lined up bumper to bumper from near| officer had to be on duty at Main and Lawrence part of the Main °St." in Westéh To other side of Scarlett R?.glfi Etobicoke.! afternoon, but nb’g?ébicok'e traffic polite were seen By Times Traffic was lined up as far back on Dixon Road as Islington Ave.| and Guide reporters during afternoon rush of Sunday drivers. The Red Feather campaign in Weston went way over the top this year. With some in: dustries yet to be heard from, Mrs. C. W. Moffat, Weston campaign chairman, told the Times and Guide this week that $9,320 had been raised to date â€" 116.5 per cent. of this year‘s objective of $8,000. Last year Weston‘s objec: tive was only $5,400 and some $6,000 was raised in that drive. The "Close the Gap" camâ€" paign in Toronto did not afâ€" fect the canvass in Weston, the chairman said, for Westâ€" on was already over the tarâ€" get due to the "fine work of its 300 volunteer canvassers." His municipal experience in '@0 | . o © m A ff * i «â€"= nod .at . : imes bunle | «> _ t J loag * * / eston ~wast vomrs Naway weney= ~.. _ _ RMt. Dennis a. 1 » Woeodbridas â€" Westmount . MHumber Helahts 24â€"Hour Service Sunday Drivers, Too, In Lawrence Traffic Snarl In a prepared statement, Counc. Moore declared: "The ciâ€" tizens of Weston have a priviâ€" lege and a responsibility to exâ€" ercise their choice and so be worthy of the name ‘citizen‘. Weston as a metro area municiâ€" pality will be more highly reâ€" spected if its citizens demonâ€" strate at the polling booths a high per centage of votes cast." (Continued on page 3) cludes two years on council. Durâ€" ing 1953 he was chairman of parks and in 1954 he was reâ€" named to this post; however, due to the death of Counc. Lunnon in March, he also took on the chairmanship of the works deâ€" partment this year. He was chairman of the special commitâ€" tee of employee benefits and on a committee of council to discuss a new municipal éentre. CANDIDATES FOR WESTON COUNCIL 1955 In alphabetical order, as they will appear on the ‘ballot next Saturday. BOAKE, Herbert J. WOOD, Robert BULL, George W. CONROY, Charles E. MOORE, Gordon J. PERRY, Wilbert R. ‘ PETRIE, John F. TEMPLEMAN, F. J. HOLLEY, John L. ROWNTREE, H. Foster VOTE AS YOU LIKE, BUT VOTE THURSDAY, DBCBMBER 2, Born and educated in Weston, George Bull is a member of a long â€" prominent and respected Weston family. A homeowner at 2 Elm St., the 43â€"yearâ€"old lawyer received his B. Com. at University College in 1933, Six candidates besides the present four members of counâ€" cil are asking election to the six council seats in 1955,. These newcomers have varying deâ€" grees of experience, one candiâ€" date having been a member of council for one year, and anâ€" other a member of the Weston Board of Education for a numâ€" ber of years. All candidates have had some administrative experâ€" ience. C Their biographical sketches in brief are published below as a service to Weston readers: Six Other Candidates Contest Council Seats GEORGE W. BULL Weston Businessmen‘s Assoc.. Denies Sponsorship Of ‘Slate‘. The Weston Business Men‘s Association have o connection with the slate of candidates pubâ€" lished last week in the Times and Guide, a statement received by this newspaper from K. L. Thompson, president, emphatiâ€" cally states. The letter also sugâ€" gests that "while those mentionâ€" ed in the slate are all responsâ€" ible citizens . . . there are unâ€" doubtedly other candidates offerâ€" ing themselves who are equally well qualified to serve. . . ." Mr. Bull is a married man with two children; a past presiâ€" dent of the Weston Lions Club; member of the board of session of Westminster United Church; and on the executive of the Weston Skating Club. His father was R. J. Bull, mayor of Weston a number of years, and who served on county council, being made warden year George was born. In a statement of intention to the Times and Guide, Mr. Bull said that he wants to see that everything possible is done to get reduced fares on the Weston Rd. trolley line; he is interested in finding a solution to the dangerous Lawrence Ave. level crossing: and he believes in progress but with sound finanâ€" cial budgeting. The statement in full reads as follows: _ "I read with some interest an article in the November 25th He entered the army as a gunâ€" ner and was discharged in 1946 as a captain. During part of the time he was adjutant of the 25th Field Regt. (RCA) in Westâ€" ern Canada. During the last six months in the army he worked in the legal offices of M.D. 2, Toronto. worked with a bank in area branches from 1933 until 1939 when he went to Osgoode Hall. He graduated from the latter in 1941 and after a few months practice joined the army in 1942. (Continued on Page 9) Mayorâ€"Elect Urge: All Town Electors To Use Ballot Box Short Two School Guards In Weston The largest number of eligible voters ever on the voters list in Weston have an opportunity on Sat, December 4th to cast their ballots for the six candiâ€" dates of their choice from the field of ten. Some 5,305 citizens of the town of Weston are eligâ€" ible to vote, an increase of about 350 over last year‘s lists. Crushed By Truck Westmount Man, 21 Dies Later In Hosp. there was no battle for the mayâ€" oralty or reeveships. This year there is also no mayoralty race, but it is hoped that the keen contest for council will result in a heavy vote. "Election day is the only day in the year on which our rateâ€" payers have a real opportunity to express their views in an efâ€" fective way on the administraâ€" tign of the affairs of their muniâ€" cipality," he concluded. â€" The actual per cent. of elecâ€" tors casting their ballots last John Wilson, 21, late of 9 Rayâ€" more Drive, Westmount, died in Humber Memorial hospital last Thursday, less than three weeks after an accident at Moffats Ltd., where he was employed. Coronâ€" er Dr. Leo Murray indicated that there would be no inquest. hool guards now. Police officâ€" ’cm are substituting temporarily, Mayorâ€"elect Harry Clark has issued a statement calling upon all citizens to exercise their franchise. ‘"The eyes of Metro Toronto are on Weston and other small suburbs this year and a light vote may mean a victory for representation by population advocates in Metro Council," he stated. "Such a sysâ€" tem would be a severe blow to Weston." "Last year the percentage of voters was considerably less than 50 per cent of the potential voters," he continued, "and to preserve our present represenâ€" tation on Metro, Weston electors must show a keen interest in this present election." Weston voters have a field of ten candidates to choose from in filling of six council seats. Three men are seeking two P.U.C. seats. The Weston Board of Edâ€" ucation nominees received acâ€" clamations. Police stated that on Novemâ€" ber Ist, Wilson was crushed by a truck while it was being backâ€" ed into a shipping door, and sufâ€" fered internal injuries. North Yk. To Reque Sheppard Ave. Acce From Barrie Highw North York council authorâ€" ized the clerk to write a letter to Major A.A. McKenzie, M.P.P., requesting his assistance in arâ€" issue of the Times and Guide that Main Street North business property owners have published 1952, a low ballot of 34 the various candidates to aid 1 electors of Weston in their choice on Saturday. slate of candidates, however, put forward by this newspap Weston district residents s remember these dates for respective elections and ex their franchise: elected) â€" Allan Cowan B Dr. Thomas Edwin Darlingt Alexander George Hogg, W liam Roderick Jones. Hydro Commission â€" Arth William Hollingshead (accl.). strong (aecL). _ _ _ Council (three to be Gordon Elsworth 1 John Sherrard, Bayard of burglar alarms open 12 noon to 9 p.m. Stanley Alexander Pt Howard Julian Sale, Cyril 22004 22 ACQMICC POREWEDY the T. Eaton Company ‘Lim to serve their plant on the S& side of Sheppard Ave. x Burglar Alams Installed In The Weston Police: Station s With regard to a tion .received from ~Mr, z Clarkson, clerk of the Tows ments the clerk was to write Weston to with the neer, may discuss with 1 mier the matter of ac¢ Sheppard Ave. from the ‘ Barrie Highway 400, as access to Finch Ave. and forthcoming | to be held on Association 1 have with calls from m« Dates To . Remember (Continued on Woodbri