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fu. The big customer can : "only buy so much. He: "| can't wear a thousand | - suits at once, nor eat more than one 'meal 3. at a time. . The small buyer i is the tg "one to cultivate. Xoo or "4 3 > The needs of the small buyer are many: EAR Daily he must provide for his wants. He cannot store up goods for future - days. He is all about you. Advertise 'in the Port Perry Star 'and you will reach him. itd COCHRANE STREET, One block north of Queen St. | Batteries re-charged and repaired. lt your battery does not He a te ME and r it, fun etion,, une "*MoDERATE Pi PRICES "maintenance grants: 3 'Brooklin Continuation ONTARIO COUNTY COUNCIL The Committee on Education pre- sented to the County Council the fol- 'lowing recommendations for County $2,722.97 1745.08 Oshawa Collegiate ....... haa Pickering Continuation .... 1,745.08} Claremont Continuation .... 1,066.67 Port Perry H. 8, ........., 5108.94 Uxbridge High School ..... 8,205.94 Cannington Continuation . .. 1,858.23 Sunderland, Continuation ... 530.47 ~ | Markham H. 8, ............ 1,473.46 | Beaverton Continuation .,., 2,511.48 Stouffville Continuation ...: 721.10 Mount 'Albert Continuation. 925,79 Orillia High School ........ 2,722.07 Newmarket H.'S. 325.650 "School officials of secondary. schools Sarasa re grants for maintenance of county pupils by January 16th, and June 1st of each year will have to wait for an- other session for their money, Deferred Payments Another clause in the Education : report read; "The question « of "deferred payments to Port Perry and Pickering, caused by incomplete information in certain requisitions sent in 'some time ago has arisen. The, working out of these payments to make them correct will take more time than will be available at the present, and we recommend that the chairman and this committee with the treasurer go into this matter and have a report ready for the next session of this Council. Another clause pointed out that the chairman and the treasurer worked on these requisitions on Monday, Jan. 22, and corrected eight out of sixteen submitted. For this the chairman, Mr. Parrott got $4.50 and the treas- urer, Miss McKay, $6.00. : Report of County Road Committee A recommendation in the report of ©. | the County Roads committee that the mill rate for road .construction and maintenance in Ontario County for 1984 be 2.25 mills on the equalized assessment, an increase of a quarter of a mill, higher than last year was adopted by 'the -County Council on Saturday morning. This amount will produce * $114,960. but. in it is an amount for construction relief scheme which, it was stated then, may or may not be sanctioned by 'the Federal Government which with the Ontario government will be paying part of the cost. It was pointed out, however, by the chairman of the committee, E. L. Chapman, and substantiated by Coun- ty Road Superintendent D. J. Kean, that in June this rate may be changed either higher or lower, it 'is simply a recommendation _for this session of the Council. ei 'The report includes a recommen- dation that $2,600 be provided for the Oshawa suburban Road Commission, which is the amount asked for. The City of Oshawa must vote a similar amount and the Ontario Government "1 $6,000, making $10,000 in all.available for the Commission's work this year. Other clauses of the Roads Report were: During the June session, 1933, a resolution: was passed approving of the construction of 2.62 miles of con- crete pavement from King's Highway No. 12 to the Village of Cannington. '| It also stated that this pavement would cost the rate payers, of this | County one mill on their assessment. The actual cost to this county was $26,117.62, or $624.08 in excess of one mill. Your committee in submitting the estimates of expenditures for 1934 are recommending that the financing of the payment of this pavement be given consideration at the June ses- sion of this council. A communication from the acting clerk of Rama Township requesting that that section of road from the Rama Road (county road No. 16), to the- C.N.R. crossing in. the village of Longford Mills be designated a county road, was left over until the June session, and in the meantime an in- apection of the road will be made by the committee. Another recommendation of the Committee was: "Whereas at the November session of this Council a resolution was presented by the desig- nation as a county road of what is locally known as the Lake Shore road commencing at the 8th concession of Thorah, and extending westerly and northerly and north-westerly in the .| Township of Mara to Brechin C.N.R. The Port Perry Star Erase RORY PERRY BATTERY SERVICE| station, and esterly to intersection of King's Highway No. 12 at the village of Brechin, We would recommend that the Committee inspect this road and report to the Council in June. Agricultural Grants The - agricultural grants were left the sane as last year and are as fol- lows: South Ontario loving Association, $136.00, not having their requisitions in for|. North Ontario Plowing Association, $136.00, 'Brooklin Fair $185.00, Uxbridge Fair $2256.00. South Ontario Fair, Oshawa, $270, Port Perry Fair $225.00. Brock Agricultural Society $180.00. Rama" Agriculural Society, $135.00 Beaverton Agricultural Society $260 W. M. Croskery, : Ontario County Agricultural Representative, was voted the statutory grant of $500 for work in general in the county, also $300 for Rural School Fairs. 'Hospital Bills for Indigents Cause Tad Alarm 'Viewing with .alarm the steadily mounting cost of maintaining the in- digent sick in various hospitals and sanitariums, Ontario County Council approved of a suggestion that some action should be taken to make a check on all indigents entering hospitals with a view to cutting. down, if pos- sible, the length of their stay with a Subsequent saving 'in hospital bills, The seriousness of the situation so far as this county is concerned was brought to the. Council's attention when Reeve Jackson, of Whitby, chair- man of the Finance Committee, re- commended . payment of - indigent patients' hospital account amounting to $2,390.65, and the repudiation of accounts totalling $777.95. Mr. Jack son pointed out that all the accounts received up to date had been passed at November session of Council and these had come in since. The county, he said, might have to pay part or all of the repudiated accounts. Half of the accounts passed are chargeable:to municipalities from which the patients come and the other half to the county. Reeve Jacksan expressed the opin- ion that hospitals were taking undue advantage of the Act providing for the care indigent patients and were charging to the county and munici- palities every dollar they could. The hospitals should be made to know that County Councils are rising up in alarm to protest against an expendi- ture that is becoming unbearable. He added he would be the last to ob- ject-to money being paid for care of were charging all they could to the counties because they know that their money was sure. There should be some system whereby an independent check could be kept on the number of days patients who were kept in hos- pitals to see if in some cases the length of the stay was not unneces- sarily prolonged beeause of the rev- enue that might be obtained. Ontario County Council should get the view of other County 'Councils, he felt, with the purpose of presenting a unitel front against what was becoming an unbearable burden. LY \ PROSPECT On Tuesday evening, January 23, the Prospect Ladies' Aid held a very enjoyable social evening at the home of. Mr. W. W. Holtby. There was a partaken of a delicioius supper. Owing to the bad weather a nimber were unable to attend. ' © On January 30th, the ladies held an- other social at the home of Mr. Holtby when an enjoyable time was spent. ri Th REV. A. L. RICHARDS ACCEPTS CALL TO TORONTO Rev. A. L. Richards, B.A., Whitby, has accepted a call to Earlscourt United Church, Toronto. He will as- sume his new pastorate on July 1st. Rev. 8. L. Toll, B.A,, D.D,, of Earls- court, is accepting a call to Whitby United Church, These pastoral changes were approved of unanimously by the congregation-of Whitby United Church at the annual meeting held last evening, FINANCIAL QUOTATION FROM A SPEECH BY MR, J. 8. WOODSWORTH IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS, FEB. lst. "But I should like to ask this. Why not also investigate the dealings of our financial promoters and manipu- lators? Men 'like Holt and others of his kind who are placing burdens up- on this country under which the or- dinary people can hardly struggle. Only a few months ago I came across a rather interesting account of the way in which many fortunes~ have been made in this country. It is taken from Retrospects of a Newspaper Per- gon, by Mr, P. D. Ross of this city. 'Mr. Ross had done a Mr, W, J. 'Car- rique a good turn, and he tells in the books the interesting sequel. 'I quote: Some little time further on, another Scott Agricultural Society, $187.50.) - splendid programme 'after all had | visit came from Carrique. He laid an envelope on my desk. "This is your share of stock," he said. "My share- What are you talking about?" "We have formed at little company,--the Canadian Street Car Advertising Co." "But, I don't want any of your stock," I said. "It won't cost you anything," returned Carrique, "It's paid up stock," "Who paid it up?" "Nobody, It's just issued paid-up." I opened the envelope. It contained a the Canadian Street Car Advertising Company, capital. $60,000 paid up. "I don't know where the rest of you fellows got the money," I said. I haven't any money to put in this. I don't want any of it. . Leave me out." "None of us have put in any money," Carrique returned. "We have con- tracts for two or more years with each of the Montreal, Hamilton and Ottawa street railway companies, we to pay certain figures for space in their cars to place advertisements in. The agreement is to pay each com- pany so much a month, The receipts we are already getting from adver- tisers to put their cards in the cars are more than enough to enable us to make our monthly payments to the street car companies. In fact, we are already so far ahead that we could have no liabilities to anybody." Sounds like a fairy tale, Carrique," "It's go- turned. "I expect the Toronto and Winnipeg franchises, and if we get them it'll be a gold mine." Mr, Ross continues: I took the stock. Carrique was a wonder. Before long we had the To- ronto and Winnipeg franchise, with nearly all others in Canada, Mr. Ross goes on to say that in the fifteen years following the formation of the company he had drawn in 847, and the account continues: " No shareholders ever paid a dollar 1919, W. J. Carrique, who was a shrewd and successful operator in other things than street railway ad- after sold the total stock of the: Can- adian Street Railway Advertising Co. to Senator Wilson, of Montreal, for $337,600. My share of the proceeds certificate for $10,300 paid-up stock in|, "But |. pay a dividend on $60,000 now, and we | | ing to be a real fairy tale," he re-|! i wide. dividends or bonuses the sum of $78,- | --not a cent--into the company. In|! : GOLF SOCKS--Boys' All Wool Golf Socks in all sizes. § Sizes 7 to 11. 1 vertising, died a near-millionaire. The |i the sick, but he felt that hospitals|Carrique estate and the rest of us soon ' | Phone 43, ES F. W. BROCK & SON | The RED & WHITE Store HEAD LETTUCE, large Crisp Heads........ 10c. GRAPEFRUIT, 4 for 25c. MAXWELL HOUSE FRESH CARROTS 'Large bunches ....10c. TOMATOES, FINEST PASTRY FLOUR 24 1bs for 59c. - COFFEE, I's eves ABC, BREAD FLOUR PURE LARD, 2¢s.. 8235 | PHEAD FLOUR, uc PEARL SOAP, 10 for 3lc 2 FARE] : 3.2 ! FALCON CATSUP, COOKING ONIONS 14 oz. bottle ........9c. 8 Ibs for 23c. BLACK or MIXED TEA LEMONS, large, doz 2c. Ib 45¢. WALLPAPERS Getting ready for the Spring selling, we are offering some of last year's Papers at'reduced prices. About 86 patterns, mostly Sunworthy, suitable for any room in the house, « Regular 20c. lines, to clear at ........... . RP 1: (08 t. Regular 30c. lines, to clear at .......... . SPORE Regular 26c¢. lines, cleaving at................ .19c¢, Regiiar 35¢. lines, cleari ing at Ca EA he ils . .26c. REMNANTS TO CLEAR AT BIG REDUCTIONS § COTTON CREPE, 3 pieces, regular 30c. yard, to clear at 19¢c. 1 CHINTZ and PRINTS, suitable for quilts, 6 pieces, regular 25c, yard ...... Yeni vate ndek .To clear at 19c. \ TWEED DRESS GOODS, 10 pieces, 36 to 38 inches wide, i: Suitable for Women's or children' s wear, lengths, 214% to 6 yards. Regular 50c. to Tbe...... To clear at 89c. FLANNEL and TWEED DRESS GOODS, 5 pieces, 54 inches wide, regular $1.25 and $1.50 yard. Clear- ing at ..Per yard 75c. VELVETEENS AT HALT PRICE. 4 ends, 22 inches Colours, Navy, Brown, Green and Cardinal. Regular $1.00 value .For 49c. yard. EI I SE SS NSE DE ES CSE a Half price 98c. GINGHAMS, 5 pieces To clear at 13c. yard EEE Er SS LADIES' ALL WOOL COMBINATIONS, sizes 38 to 40. } i FLANNELETTE--100 yards, 34 inched wide, white, Regular 20c. yard.................... Special at 16c¢. Brown Heather ............ Pair 29c. Port. Perry cere db 19¢ E Sop rs of the sale was a cheque for $58,185. This, with the $78,847 received during the previous years in dividends, con- stituted a total of $127,032 'which came to me in fifteen years from the Canadian Street Railway Advertising Company from stock for which I néver put up a cent--never anything except a small amount of obligingness.. Can one wonder that Mr, Ross en- titled that chapter "Why-not be Ob- liging?" 1 do not know whether that is the kind of fortune that the Prime Minister (Mr. Bennett) would, say was earned by honest toil. } RI THE FARMER'S DOLLAR It has 'become commonplace to say that since agriculture is the basic in- dustry of the Dominion, the purchas- ing power of the farmers must be re- stored before prosperity can return. According to statistics recently issued the prices of products which the farm- ers had to sell at the end of 1933 were only 45 per cent of what they were in 1929. This means that the average farmer has only 45 cents to spend in place of the dollar that was at his command four or five years ago. On the other hand the prices of the commodities which he is compelled to purchase have declined on the average only about 20 per cent. Thus what the farmer paid a dollar for in 1929 he can purchase now for 80 cents. Thus the actual value of the farmer's dollar to-day in the ter ms of 1929 Is only about 56 cents," ers of the country are deprived of very large amount of their former purchasing power. "In fact, it is pro- bable that when the 56 cents is ex- hausted for expenditures that are practically uncontrollable they have very little left to spend for the com- forts .and luxuries of life. The res- toration of the purchasing power of the farmer is one of the chief aims of President Roosevelt's experiments in the United States. Whether he will succeed remains to be seen. There are those who claim that when the dollar is cheapened and the prices of farm commodities rise, the farmer's dollar no better off. Nevertheless the pro- blem of increasing the prices of the commodities which the farmer has to gell is one of the most important with which governments have to deal. How it can be brought about has so far baffled all those who have attempted to solve the problem. 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