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£ A Canadian a / Your Oun xt ® w“e’:? ‘:“:‘ * Hometown Nplembe:. 4 Newspaper VOL. 1 â€" NO. 54 BULL The results of the vote on the question whether or not to reâ€" peal the Weston Silver Band grant, brought sweet music to the ears of the group‘s musicâ€" ians, but struck a sour note with others. The people of Weston voted 1052 to 952, in favor of retainâ€" ing the bylaw which provides the band with one quarter mill grant from the town each year. The question asked, "Are you in favor of the repeal of Bylaw 1328." of the question on the ballot was confusing to the voter, and resulted in a "misdeal‘. Some voters and counciliors have charged that the wording Ted Ault, who resigned his seat on Weston Council several weeks ago to run for the Board of Eduâ€" cation, repeated his record for topping the polis, first set in 1960, by outdistancing the other eight contenders for the Board, Monâ€" day. He polled 1743 votes to end well in front of the pack, with nextâ€"inâ€"line spot going to E. H. G. Worden, Board member and reâ€" tired principal, with 1492 ballots in his favor. H. G. Ashbourne (1394), W. H. Ross (1264), H. D. Higgins (1242), and Ella L. Norman (1241) make up the Board, while D. C. King, G. J. Moore, and Dorothy Koehlâ€" er finished out of the money. _ CASTING THEIR VOTES. and Mrs. Wilf McLean, take time out to vote at one of the 24 polling stations in Weston, Monday. They were among the 2836 persons who showed at the volls to reâ€"elect Mayor George W. Bull and two new Councillors to the town‘s administration. Another 52.7 per cent of the total eligible voters resigned their democratic privileges by ignoring the elections. Ault Tops Field Again Voters Keep Bylaw Display Of Oils Watercolours It has been suggested if the voter thought he was in favor of the Band, he would have givâ€" en the question a Yes vote, whlie if he was in favor of the repeal of the bylaw he would be against the wishes of the band and would have voted No, meaning in the voters‘ minds, Not in favor of the band, but being counted as a vote against the repeal of the Bylaw. It could be confusing, accordâ€" ing to voters. Weston electors sided with the City of Toronto vote in Metro, and against North York and neighbouring Etobicoke on fluoridation. Weston voted 1520 to 1218 not to fluoridate the water supâ€" ply, but will get fluoridated water anyway since town water is pumped from York ~"ownship. Oils and _ watercolours . by eleven artists on the staff of the Alberta College of Art will be on display at the North York (Main) Public â€" Library, 5126 Yonge (Continued on page 4) Nevertheless, Councillors have admitted, if there was a mistake in the wording or meaning of the question, it was Council‘s reâ€" sponsibility. Always strong on the Lord‘s Day Act, Weston voters retainâ€" ed the status quo by downing Sunday Movies, by a 1429 to 1282 majority. Weston residents, Mr. time out to vote at one Weston, Monday. They WESTON, ONTARIO, DECEMBER 6, 1962 It was one of those elections â€" so close in spots it squeaked; a landslide in others. Mayor George W. Bull comâ€" pletely outclassed his only opâ€" ponent in the Mayoralty race, Councillor Robert Wood, in an overwhelming victory. The Mayor was reâ€"elected polling 1878 votes to 909 for Council friend ‘Bert‘ Wood. Councillor Wood telephoned the office of The Times at 10.45 p.m. Monday night to concede the election after the counting of the first 20 per cent of the ballots from the first five of 24 polls. The Mayor kept his 100 per cent lead throughout the four and one half hours it took to count the ballots. Weston ended near the top in Metro for turnout, with 47.3 per cent of the voters going to the polis between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. Monday. The vote was only slightly less than the 48.72 per cent turnout There were 5991 eligible voters in town this election; 2836 of whom went to the polls. Most Councillors showed strong returns fromâ€" their own meighâ€" bourhood areas, making the first returns in the race misleading. By 11 p.m. the trend in the election for Council was clear, with the exception of the last spot on the sixâ€"man Council, which lay undecided down to the wire. A crowd of about 50 persons stayed in the public meeting room of the Municipal Building until midnight for the final reâ€" turns, the slowest in Metro to be tabulated. Only half of the crowd stayed to see Councillor Wesley Bodâ€" dington rack up the highest total of votes for Council, with the last of the poll returns. Councilior Boddington took 1810 votes, 68 For 109 years a 250â€"pound, solid copper eagle has served as a Weston landmark and trade sign for the Eagle House, at the corner of Weston Road and Lawrence Avenue. Last Thursday night, while town streets were shrouded in fog, the eagle was stolen. The Eagle was cut from its moorings on a pole "sometime after midnight,‘ Thursday, the owners of the Eagle House said. A weathervane attached to the ornament was cut but left beâ€" hind . The case of the Eagle that flew is a mystery at the present, since it is not known how thieves could remove the heavy ornaâ€" ment from the eaves of the buildâ€" ing, which is about 40 feet high. Police suspect the Eagle was removed by several men, workâ€" ing with a ladder such as is used by telephone or fire department employees. _ They are checking ladder rentals in the city. The piece has great sentiment al value and is irreplaceable. Thieves would have trouble disâ€" posing of the object in its originâ€" al form and would realize only a A reward is being offered by the owner of the building, George Moore, for information leading to the arrest of the thieves, or the return of the Eagle. The Eagle Has Flown by his less than Mayor Bull, to lead the The jockeying for last spst on polls. the Council went on all night, Perhaps the surprise of the With former Councillor A. A. night was the second place ‘Larry‘ Stevenson, taking the standing shown by the newest 1824 with votes from his own man in the race, Carl Caskey, a @r€a of town, early in the evenâ€" NY Library Films On Winter Sports And Santa Claus Perhaps the surprise of the night was the second place standing shown by the newest man in the race, Carl Caskey, a lawyer, who polled 1713 votes. Councillor Lindsay Cott was reâ€" elected with a total of 1706, while Councillor Lloyd Sainsbury is back in with the blessings of 1640 voters. Councillor W. Perry also reâ€" gained his seat with 1615 votes Winter sports and Santa Claus will be featured in a film proâ€" gram for children in the North York _ (Main) Public Library Saturday, December 8 at 2.00 and 3.00 p.m. Four short films will be shown for the younger patrons of the library. Included among these will be BARBARA ANN SCOTT, a coloured film of the skating champion‘s best known numbers Rhythm Tropical, Fancy Free, Alice in Wonderland and Ave Maria. SKIER‘S CHOICE, a colour picture of a family skiing in Ontario portrays skiers ranging from the novice to the jumping expert. HOT ICE is a black and white nineâ€"minute condensation of a longer hockey film. The young hockey enthusiasts will see actuâ€" al hockey instruction along with flashâ€"backs to a Maple Leafâ€" Ranger game. nominal sum from the amount of metal in the ornament. If the Eagle is returned or found it will be restored to its place as a town curio. Any persons who saw a ladder being used in the vicinity of the building, Thursday, is asked to telephone the police department. Heavy fog also served as a cover for thieves who broke into the cellar of a John Street home, Friday night. Cooper They took off the screen and Wingspread E Stolen & From Weston‘s i Eagle House * (Continued on page 4) He was high on the totem it one time with 94 votes shown from the first poll Number 18. He and E. J. Hodges, a printer took the seventh and eighth placâ€" es in the race, Jeaving the Counâ€" cil seat to Robert MacPherson, who squeaked through wtih 1374 votes, just 26 ahead of Stevenâ€" son. Mr. Hodges polled 1202 votes. The Mayor and Council memâ€" bers who stuck through the counting of the ballots were apâ€" plauded by the diminished crowd in the town hall, when the reâ€" sults were posted. Town merchants are pleased with the way the ‘Win A Car‘ in Weston draw is going. Thousands of people have pickâ€" ed up their coupons with each dollar of their purchase in Wesâ€" ton stores during the past two months. A draw will be held January 18 at which the winning coupon will be chosen. The person who holds the coupon with the numâ€" ber corresponding to the one drawn, will win a 1963 automoâ€" bile. Last week, in the heat of elecâ€" tion news, we incorrectly said the draw would be held . this month. We have been beseiged by close followers of the draw who helpfully pointed out our error, dozens of times. broke a basement window to enter, leaving with $400 worth of negotiable bonds. The B. and E. artists also ranâ€" sacked the home, breaking a bottle of liquor on the floor and ignoring a nonâ€"negotiable $500 bond. Police ask any person who saw suspicious activity on the street, Friday night, to contact them at the local detachment headquartâ€" ers in Weston‘s municipal buildâ€" ing. SINGLE COPIES 5 CENTS Car Draw Jan. 18