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Electors of Weston have a threeâ€"fold duty to perform when they have the opprortunity of going to the polls this Saturday, December 3rd. To chose six councillors from seven candiâ€" dates for office; to elect two of three candidates for the Public Utilities Commission; and to apâ€" prove or disapprove of the proâ€" pos@l to construct a new town hall. Robert "Bert" Wood, who opâ€" erates a trucking business in the *town of Weston is campleting his first year on council during which year he has been chairâ€" men of the parks committee. He is a member of the Weston Lions Club, the Masonic Lodge, a forâ€" mer president of the South Wesâ€" ton Ratepayers Association and a member of the Weston Busiâ€" nessmen‘s Association. Chief Webster Convinced Of Need In keeping withâ€"its policy of a fair coverage of election news, the Times and Guide publishes below thumbnail sketch of each candidate and a few highlithts of their platforms which each had an opportunity to present to this newspaper. ® â€" The town, which has a popuâ€" lation of 9,143, has a total of 5,375 eligible voters. Last year 39.43 per cent of the voters took the trouble to cast their ballot. Councillor Wood believes that there is a great future for Wesâ€" ton because of its strategic locaâ€" tion in relation to transportaâ€" "ACTIVATE" CIVIL DEFENSE IN WEST Election Day December 3rd Candidates For Wards 7 And 8, North York Express Their Views In T. And G Columns COUNCIL CANDIDATES Ward 7 Acclamation for James Walker, eouncillor, , ward seven. As a service to its readers in North York, the Times and Guide publishes the following available material on .candidates for Ward 7 and 8. The election date is Monday, December 5. Ward 8 Allan H. Bartlett, barrister, eandidate for council for the first time, resides at 45 Flamborough Statements from the two canâ€" didates for reeve in the township of North York are published beâ€" FRED McMAHON . Three years of North York administration under Reeve Fred McMahnon have been marked by progress in every field of Townâ€" ship affairs. When Fred McMahon became reeve in January, 1953, the township was beset with a mulâ€" titude.of serious problems both economical and physical. Today North York is on a sound â€" business footing. The water crisis, through coâ€"operaâ€" tion with Metro, will soon be a Two Candidates Seek Top _ Office In North York Township Weston Candidates Outline Platforms WESTON PROPERTY OWNERS WiILL BE ASKED :o approve the eenstruction of a new municipal building to accommodate d‘ municipal departments and the public utilitiee commission. Cost of the proposed building is estimated at a maximum of 32.2,-‘ 000 and preliminary drawings have been prepared. If Weston voters dpprove, the council must get the approval of the Onâ€" tario Municipal Board and Metro. At present main municipal offices are housed in the town haill, built in 1883 for a town of COUNCIL CANDIDATES Ask Taxpayers To 34 Main N.~500 Main N. earl‘s Jane & Wi CH. 1â€"9131â€" tion facilities. It is in close proxâ€" imity .to major eastâ€"west, and north highways, two main railâ€" way lines, and Malton airport, one of Canada‘s leading airports. He hopes that the Humber River will be straightened in Drive; a_resident of North York for the past four years. He is married, 33, and active in comâ€" munity ‘affairs â€" a past presiâ€" dent of the Edge Valley Rateâ€" payers Association; member of the Southern Community Counâ€" cil.of North York; and has repâ€" resented ratepayers before eounâ€" cil and planning board. T. E. DOUGHERTY > News was received just at press time of the sudden passing in Humber Memorial Hospital of Mr. Thomas. E. Dougherty, well known and respected citizen of Weston and a formerâ€"Mayor of the town. ‘ Mr. Bartlett advocates an inâ€" telligent and careful approach to community planning and zonâ€" ing. "The citizens must hlge the thing of the past; the township now has a wide and expanding recreation programme with parks, skating rinks and swimâ€" ming pools under construction; libraries are being built, police and fire protection vastly in: creased. . In addition North York‘s outâ€" dated ward system has been modernized for greater and more representative civic government. In short, North York has been transformed from a horseâ€"andâ€" buggy township to a streamâ€" lined, efficient municipality. It has not been é;s'yr.fi'dfun special legislation was required (Continued on Page 6) DIES SUDDENLY Approve Proposal For New Administration Building Pos: Office Qspartment Ottawe Autborised ao Hocond Cinse W TLE f-- the Weston area‘ to prevent fuâ€" ture damage from flooding and envisages parks and recreation areas in the Humber valley with the fixing up of Cruickshank \Puk and the cleaning up of other areas. H. Foster Rowntree, superâ€" visor, is seeking a‘return to the council and has more than 20 years of service on that municiâ€" pal body. He was defeated in the election a year ago for the first time in many years. He is a veteran of the first world war and a member, of the Weston Legion. He has been chairman of all committees and has served ‘lor four years as deputy reeve and two years as reevé. Mr. Rowntree stated at the nomination meeting that he thought the council acted unâ€" wisely in doing away with a planning board, and also said that he did not favour the conâ€" katmction of a town hall "at this time". Gordon J. Moore, is seeking his fourth term on Weston Counâ€" ‘ciL During the past year he was chairman of the police commitâ€" ‘tee. In his proposals for nex year, Councillor Moore advoâ€" cates some definite plan of reâ€" ldevelopment. i "It is obviousâ€"xmt in some sections of the town, the older ‘a member of the Masonic Lodge. _ Councillior Perry fayours a icoxftinuqnce af the policy of imâ€" proving the town and sees a pro‘zction of a stabilized zoning policy," he states. He wants to increase N.Y.‘s industrial assessâ€" ment to reduce taxes; would give financial and moral support to parks and recreation; and proâ€" mote greater coâ€"Bperation beâ€" tween council and citizen groups. Mrs. Iola Brookbanks, houseâ€" wife, d member Ofâ€"the_North York board of education for sevâ€" eral years, resides at 264 Maple Leaf Drive. She points out that she vould give the feminine viewpoint, plus a natural inâ€" stinct for detail which, she cla“i:n;, has been sadly lacking. __"In my capacity on the North York Board of Education, my close continued contact with citizens and conditions has exâ€" tended from the needs of my own locality to a concise knowâ€" ledge of the entire township," said Mrs. Brookbanks. Hugh Bruce, barrister, and reâ€" siding at 43 Ridge Point Cres., ‘ third candidate for ward 8 council. Joseph A. Gould, life underâ€" writer, residing at 248 Rustic Rd., is a family man who has also been active in community life. He served overseas® with the Queens Own Rifles. He was on the executive of the North Par‘: and District Ratepayers Association and was instrumenâ€" tal in the formation of the presâ€" (Continued on Page 5) loss ess than 900 people. Police, works and inspection departâ€" ments are accommodated in another building two blocks away, and the public utilities has separate temporary quarters. The new building would provide office accommodation for all town departments, a large meeting room, two police cells for overâ€" night pri¢oners, public washrooms, a new council chamber, a mayor‘s office, and a committee meeting room. It would be built between the present town hall ahd fire hall on town m.OHMwthMdWhMM.W | \ ‘~ .AND° NEIGHBOURING COMMUNITIEs IN‘ ETOBiCOKE anp houses are nearing the point of having served their usefulness," he stated. The councillior urges a "yes" vote on the question of a new administfation building. He thinks that in the new T.T.C. plan it has been recognized that ‘Weston is the hub of Northâ€" ‘Western Metro Toronto. Under the new police police unification setâ€"up which is to take place Jan. 1st, 1957, Councillor Moore hoges that the horizons, will be widened for the present memâ€" bers of the Weston police force. Wilbert R, Perry, an inspector, has been a member of Weston Council for the past four years and during 1955 has been chairâ€" man of the fire committee and of the offâ€"street. parking comâ€" mittee. He is active in Scout lwork in the community and is \ (Continued on Page 5) Bridge Opened Wed., Nov. 30th Lawrence Ave. Fred Sampson, Metro Traffic engineer, felt. that this early completion of the paving of the bridge vindicated the complete closing of the bridge as the best method to get the job done quickly. Weston Constables In Toronto Contest Two Weston constables parâ€" ticipated in the police shoot sponsored last Monday and held The over 60,000 farmers who own he United Coâ€"Operatives of Ontario will have a spankâ€" ing new $600,000 head office in Weston, by next June if conâ€" struction proceeds according to schedue following the. cornerâ€" stone laying ceremony heldWast Thursday, at 11.30 a.m. at the Fort York Armouries. About 90 officers in all contestâ€" ed the events. PC Eugene Lowe placed fourth in the timeâ€"fire, expert class and sixth in the aggregate score, exâ€" pert class.â€" PC Smith also parâ€" ticipated. The Lawrence Ave. bridge over the Humber River has been reâ€"opened to vehicular traffic as of yesterday. This was three days before the scheâ€" duled December 3rd date. There was some delay in reâ€" moving the "bridge _ closed" signs on Wednesday as the Meâ€" tro traffic department had to check the report from the bridge department before orâ€" dering that the signs be taken away. Cornerstone Laid Nov. 24th For $600,000 Coâ€"Op Office The new building, the cornerâ€" stone of which was laid by ‘Establish Planning ”\committee To Top Various Services Three Thistleto Board Candidgtes Get Acclamations Civil Defense in Weston is to be "activated" in the town of Weston, it was announced this week by Chief Constable A. Webster who has been appointed Director. In the near future it is planned to contact all organâ€" ized groups in Weston requestâ€" ing volunteers for the various branches of Civil Defense and a programme of training is to be embarked upon. There are two factors which appear to have made possible the proposed programme of Civil Defense. First, the Metropolitan Torâ€" onto Council has accepted resâ€" ponsibility for Civil Defense in this area, appointing William Koopman as Coâ€"Ordinator and under his direction Ciyil Deâ€" fense has been activated, with the town of Weston forming Subâ€"Division Number 24 in the organization. Chief Webster, as stated, was made Director and the Planning Committee is comprised of Dr. J. A. Bull, health services; S. R. Greenwood, public utilities restoration services; R. J. Weir, engineering utilities restoration; W. V. Hill, welfare : services; F. Lowthian, rescue services; E. McGinnis, fireâ€" services; and A. Webster, police and warden United Coâ€"Operatives is ownâ€" ed and controlled by 60,000 farmers through approximately 150 local coâ€"operatives _strategiâ€" cally located . throughout Onâ€" tario. These coâ€"operatives sell Coâ€"op patrons quality farm supplies. In 1954 United Coâ€" Operatives had total sales of $49,800,000 and from net earnâ€" ings of $304,058 coâ€"op members and nonâ€"members received $207,199 in return from patronâ€" age refunds. Hugh Bailey, General Manager of United Co-Operativ_gs of Onâ€" tario, will consist ofs a threeâ€" storey office building, a conâ€" necting link and a cold storage warehouse. Total floor space of the new structure will be 47.000 square feet. * three storeys high with each! floor containing 7773 square feet. The _ connecting â€" link,] which will house the building‘s utilities, will have a floor space of 5,000 square feet. Approxi-‘ mately 19,000 square feet will be available in the cold storage warehouse in which to keep poultry, butter, cheese, etc. Location of the new building is on Oak street at Yelland Avâ€" enue in North York Township, and on the outskirts of Weston. Only a short distance from the site of the new building is the. new $184,000 U.C.O. Weston warehouse opened this spring and having a floor space of 26,200 square feet. Housed here are the hardware, farm maâ€" chinery, feeding equipment and petroleum departments of Secondly, in accordance with Metropolitan Toronto Council‘s action, â€" the Mayor and Counâ€" cil of Weston have directed that Civil Defense be activated ‘n the town, have appointed a diâ€" rector and planning committee, and have approved a plan to send personnel for training as instructors. services. Three candidates for t‘h\ board of trustees of the police village of Thistletown were returned to office by acclaâ€" mation. Nominated last Friday evâ€" ening were John T. Farr, inâ€" surance agent; William S. MaGee, assistant . manager, and Arthur L. Nagels, insurâ€" ance, agent. > Mr. Farr, who has served on the board the longest of any present members, rectivâ€" ed an acclamation to his fifth year on the board. Mr. Maâ€" ening were John T. Farr, inâ€" surance agent; William S. MaGee, assistant â€" manager, and Arthur L. Nagels, insurâ€" ance, agent. > Mr. Farr, who has served office building will be storeys high with each containing 1773 square , 1955 4 20eh, Brings Campaign ‘Ad‘ To T and 6 For Jr. Council , Weston Council has approved a plan of sending key personâ€" nel to the Canadian Civil Deâ€" fence College for training as inâ€" structors and Chief Webster has recently * returned from _ an orientation course. He states that anyone having the advanâ€" tage of such a course is conâ€" vinced of the need for Civil Deâ€" fense. _ Evidence: of the enthusiasm of the grade six, seven and eight youngsters at the school for the project, is the fact that so many were nominated for junior council that the staff had to deâ€" cide to cut the number in half by drawing lots so that there would not be too many names on the ballot box. Weston Senior public. school students are getting a practical course in civics and enjoying it. The boys and girls, for both are keenly interested in this "election",\were given an opâ€" portnity â€" to\ â€"makeâ€"nominations after school on Monday, Novemâ€" ber 21st, e same day that Weston nicipal â€" nominations . And they were reâ€" quired to fill out the same forms as those seeking public office in Weston (with a few minor changes such as the age limit, and a ange in the requireâ€" ments Wom a paidâ€"up taxpayer to a student with all his school work up to date). They were also required to have a mover and seconder for their nominaâ€" tion papers and they had to file ‘their qualifications within 24 hours of their nomination, the same as the "grownâ€"ups". About 100 students particiâ€" pated in this part of the project â€"all voluntarily, mind youâ€" and when the scrambling and shouting had died down, the results were somewhat astoundâ€" ing: Ten pupils had been, nomâ€" inated for the office of Junior nated for the office of .councilâ€" lor (four to be elected); three wmmlnhdhu\‘enfl- Plenty Of Candidates And Interest In Election Of â€"â€"JUNIOR COUNCIL =â€" The students, in connection with their social studies coures at the suggestion of the Wesâ€" ton council, are electing repreâ€" sentatives to municipal bodies of their own junior mayor, junâ€" ior council, junior board of eduâ€" cation, and junior ‘public utiliâ€" ties commission. Here‘s an authentic story to illustrate the keenness of the competition for junior muniâ€" cipal office at the Weston Senior school. We know it‘s authentic because it happenâ€" ed in our office early this week. A young lad brought in an advertisement to our office with a pM.otograph to be inâ€" serted this week. . Thinking the "ad" was for one of the town‘s candidates, the lady waiting on the boy looked at the accompanying photoâ€" graph and was somewhat shaken to realize that the photo was of HIM. Then the boy explained that he wantâ€" ed an ad like that of one of the senior candidates who inâ€" serted one in last week‘s paâ€" per, because he was running for junior council. When it was ascertained that his mother knew about the idea, the clerk then sugâ€" gested an advertisement about half the price. "Tll have to think it over," said the lad. "I don‘t think Mom knew it would cost that much." And he walked off pondering his campaign budâ€" get. To reward such enthusiasm for our paper, we might have given him the advertisement free, but then there would be the other 33 candidates to answer to afterwards. The clerk had to inform the boy of the price of the advertisement, and he apâ€" péared somewhat surprised and discouraged. (Continued on Page 6) fellow pupils, and these in turA‘ have put up posters and d&Â¥ volved other stunts by which"t6 get the vote for their candix dates. Some of these el campaigns. it is ru "" | would put most . senior MRS. G. WARSKETT, 88 years|dates campaigns to shame. i young and a grandmother is On l;\fldl.y'th?fir;‘ dl}'i:.‘ w another reader of the Times and|iOr school, class Guide who enjoys trying ‘ the| D5, USed n ”Z’;’"m.',‘r‘fi'u..“-fi Giveâ€"Aâ€"Title contest each week. ces acrut:npum and a return= Mrs. Warskett, who lives at 31 ing officer. The school ; Falstaff Ave., Maple leat disâ€"\ts make this hnhrfl trict, North York, sent in an @nâ€"|parailel a muntcinal electian ME try which won her $10, which,|as many details as possi we imagine, she will find very|consequently teach the useful this time of year, Her|in an enjoyable way how title for last week‘s illustration d’.:’hm -&. was, "All Christmas Gifts Sought) . 18 !5 itemded "% t ihesran." f however. . It . is hoped â€" There‘s one more chante in this these â€" ‘wuk’; Times and Guide to try| uny ‘"Of . K the Giveâ€"Aâ€"Title contest and f y All Woodbridge Offices Filled By Acclamations $10. Don‘t delay. This is y last chance ‘and you might that lucky winner. . ______. . ities commission (two to be elected); and nine were nomiâ€" nated for three board of eduâ€" cation seats on this junior munâ€" icipal government. Reeve Fred D. Armstrong of Woodbridge was given an acâ€" clamation to a ‘fifth term as chief magistrate of this village of about 2,000 persons. The only one nominated for this office at the Monday night meetâ€" ing in the Orange Hall. Six candidates were nominâ€" ated for the four council seats including two newcomers who failed to qualify. Returned to office were councillors Bayard L. Bryant, contractor; Robert N. Garriock, radio producer; Stanley A. Phillips, merchant; and Albert D. Hollingshead, manager. â€" Nominated: Monday RECTOR REV. HOWARD K. MATSON welcomes three of h: parishioners to the newly enlarged St. Philip‘s church at one of the recent opening services. The church recently celebrated itg 127th annivrsary and now is holding services in the enlarged: building which accommodates triple the congregation. +4 Grandmother Wins 28 MAIN N.‘ ‘Cherry 1â€"3540 | _ SINGLE COPIES FIVE CBNTS Telephone CH 1| photo by W. &. Gerry ib As previously _ stated. the _ number of councilliors was reâ€"\â€" duced by half to an even dozen.~ All the candidates were given a very short time ‘yesterdays. (Wednesday) in which to ad== dress the pupils and tell their qualifications and a wsl :/ of their platform. This newsg#;\ paper hopes to publish m week of few of the ideas pBeR: sented by these youngsters. “’ but failing io qualify were Cyril Flindeis, senior planner, and â€" Gordon 2. Longhouse, builder. Three school trustees were returned for another two year term on the Woodbridge school. board. They were John W,. Powlesland, professional engi< neer; William Juryn, contractor} and Mrs. Muriel Watson, houseâ€" wife. Nominated but failing toâ€" qualify was William Beard« wood. technical writer. To _ Clarence Graham, merchant was returned as hydro commiss sioner without opposition. Thig is also a two year term. _ photo by Geoffrey Frazes