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"An efficient sewage disposal "plant Is a host essential sery- Joe, The town Plant was _oon- IE BHWAWA TIMES, Tuesdey, December 16, 1958 structed four years age to serve 2 population of 12,000 with pro. vision for expansion as the TOWN'S EFFICIENT SEWAGE PLANT town grows, That it Is an effi cient plant is borne out by re- ports frem Provincial Depart- ment tests that the effluent Mayor Reviews Year Of Progress, Growth By WILLIAM A, PARISH Mayer of Ajax The year 1968 has bee one of Ero progress and expansion for of AJax, assessment for taxes for 00, was $6,792.360; our assess ment for taxes for 1050 will be in excess of $9,625,768, The town's continued growth in assessent bas allowed us to reduce the mill rate for the last two years, R Is the earnest desire of the added a fink new municipal iid. ing to the town -- the first perm anent municipal building in our community -- but also it has im proved its service to hydro users The people of Ajax will certain ly live better electrically, The Council also purchased the Ajax Community Centre and under the direction of the Recre- ation Comunitiee has begun to renovate |. sa that all the town's citizens may take advantage of its facilities, This Community Council that with an increasing | Contre Is an asset to the town as assessment we can make needed | provides a large auditorium advances and at the same time | BYMnasium and a number of Jeep our tax rate down, To at-| Small rooms for meetings and tract Industry to Ajax and to keep | Ajax a financially advantage ous to live and work in we have to keep the tax rate under com trol, The beginning of construction of our new $562,000 water filtra @on plant and water intake pipe on Howard avenue at Lake On tario assures the expansion and development of Ajax for years to eome. The water plant and our Be tilde a e plant gives Ajax all which in Als Sh Se al develop ment require, The which will be a» Jobe In industry im Ajax for all our people. To me, the prov of jobs within our conununity is most important, HYDRO PROGRESS The year 1968 saw ow Hydro- take two i AJAX (Staff) -- Harwood Cleane: 3 have opened a new store fn the Ajax Shopping Centre, south plaza, In this new location, Glen Small, the proprietor, has eombined two ideas for the cen. venience of his customers, Tired shoppers can stop a while and freshen up before beginning again the quest for bargains, al. ways to be found in this modern shopping area. The front of the store Is taste fully furnished with foam cushion od chairs and chesterfield in mod em decor, 4 be oustomers, (It is a con venlence for anyone using the shapping centre.) At the rear theve are conveniences so that one ean be entirely comfortable while waiting fer transportation home from the weekend or Christmas shopping expedition, I Visitors do net have |] club activities, INDUSTRIAL GROWTH In addition 1058 has seen steady industrial additions to ewr town. The long line of mew fac tories along Highway 401 bears Sonutant witht to our fast has been important foundations for the years to come. 1 know will be a year of even greater growth and greater challegge. Now that our population has reached the #000 mark we are halfway toward becoming a city, There is no town in Ontarie with A brighter future for all its pres en! and future citizens, Children Courts In New Zealand Report Increase WELLINGTON ( (Reuters) Mew to pti devon ome Jostitutions and and encouraging yo organizations connot operate until damage is done, Dishonest) is listed as ody mo revalest offence amon ¢ uv: i Loo do in New fol- lowed by traffic offences ond pox offences, The ratie of boy offend ers to girls Is 9 to 1, MORTGAGES G. NEWELL REAL ESTATE BROKER PICKERING VILLAGE--PHONE 143 HOMES --~ ACREAGES --- FARMS ~ LOTS ~ APPRAISALS LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE: P. H. THORNDYKE 606 MARIA ST., WHITBY, PHONE MO 8-4703 INDUSTRIAL ORIOLES TRADE BOSTON (AP) -- The Red Sox have traded utility infielder Billy Klaus to Baltimore Orioles for outfielder Jim Busby, Joe Cro pin, Sox general manager, said # was a straight player swap with no cash involved. Busby, was In 112 games last season with the Orioles, batted 237, drove in and hit three homers, one Mrs a a grandsiam. He will be 32 next month, Klaus hit 150 in 61 games fat your: Klaus just turned 3. HARPELL'S FURNITURE & APPLIANCES The lorgest furniture and appliance dealer between Toronto and Oshawa We handle the BEST in name-brand products . . . ® GENERAL ELECTRIC ® PHILCO ® ADMIRAL Appliances KROEHLER bedroom and living room suites. KNETCHEL bedroom furniture CHESLEY occasional furniture BRAEMORE chesterfield suites KRUG BROS and the largest name in German Hi-Fi and Radio Sets ® GIBBARD Blaupunkt # "Where Customers Send Their Friends AJAX SHOPPING PLAZA HARPELL'S FURNITURE & APPLIANCES "The House of Comfort". PHONE. 385 3 A a