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Pare 4 ae ja ty eda oal Sh BU Ril A> THURS., NOVEMBER 23, 1933 THE HAILEYRURIAN| Issued every Thursday from The Haileyburian Office, Broadway St., Haileybury SUBSCRIPTION RATES In Canada--$2.60 per year in advance. In U.S.--$2.50 per year in advance Leishman & Sutherland, Publishers REDUCTION APPRECIATED ----- The Letter Box To the Taxpayers of the Town of Haileybury : Mr. Editor: Would you kindly allow space im your paper for the following letter? In writing this Tetter it is not my intention to in any way uphold Reliet measures under the present system, er | !used--and they only cost a few thou- 'sand dollars. (What is a little thing like 'that, so long as the money goes out of town?) But it would be a terrible thing if the same amount was spent to feed and clothe the poor kiddies on relief. We also notice in your paper where Bailiff sales are advertised on goods and chattels of people in the town, and if conditions continue as at present there will be more. If allowed to proceed,, now what is going to be town's indebtedness has increased be-! case they are not tracking properly, yond belief (Look at; your Financial| but this may be rectified after it has Statement). It is quite evident that) cost us a few hundred, as small figures |there has been no thought of anything like this do nét amount to much. only put a few more mills on the tax| Now the Municipal Elections are rate each year, and it has got beyond nearly due, and as there are men in the limit of endurance. But there is town who are paying heavy taxes and still no let-up, and it is quite evident are capable of solving some of the dif- something must be done in the imme-| ficulties of the town, and are not "Yes" diate future to overcome this condition. men to all that comes betore them There are many other things which that have a mind of their are just as important as those mention-| know how to use it. and Why not come own, ' | . <i the effect of those sales. It will just ed, which should seriously concern the but conditions of which we have no control having brought on these mea- sures, it is well for us as citizens ot the town of Haileybury to consider how this relief is being handled and the conditions in which the children of taken care of, which in cases, if properly brought before the people of the town, The coming reduction in com- mercial lighting rates, announced by Canada Northern Power Cor- poration, is very acceptable and is another evidence of the desire of that company to deal fairly with its customers. The follow- ing, from the Porcupine Advance, probably the senti- ments of the majority of the peo-| would not be allowed to continue. ple of the North: We have heard it said that in the "Another notable voluntary re-|past month the Relief Officer had saved duction in electric light rates is|his salary in reducing relief costs. announced by the Canada North-| Well, if the children of the town who the town are being many expresses ern Power Corporation, to make that much more for the ones who are left in town to pay, and certainly is no credit to the town. conditions cannot last forever. doubt those arrears in taxes can be} paid, when conditions and business im- prove. But what are the causes of the financial condition of the town? Has} there been the same energy used to! reduce expenditures of the town as there has been by the business andj professional men and workers of the town) I very much doubt it And the causes for all our worries are very easily explained. After the fire this be| are unfortunate enough to be on relief effective in January next. Yet| are to pay this wage by'being refused there are people whu would soon-| sufficient food to keep them properly er join the C.C.F. than believe in|nourished, naturally this can be accom- Santa Claus pany have made three voluntary | than children's lives? reductions in rates to customers jsome of the wise boys who never own- in recent years and it seems nO/ed a child, they are. more than common fairness, as| There has been a great deal said for well as common sense, to give the\ant against relief, but when all 1s said, company credit for its The present reduction is in com- mercial rates and will be appre- ciated by merchants and others whose rates have been higher in| of comparison than those of other] right, it will be found that relief has According to attitude.| to what great extent has the town con- tributed to relief? If the credits for labor at even 20 cents per hour is given the men on relief, or placed to credit Relief Department, which is justly users. There are people who al-|not cost the town as much as some most make a business of abusing'| people would try to have us believe. | the Power Co. and other large} We all know that there has been a corporations. It does seem wnat} lot of work done in the town in the these people should recognize} past year. We also know that every the good deeds of the Power Co.|year there are several thousand dollars and the fairness with which they | expended on streets, sewers and water. treat the public. Three voluntary | and other necessary work, for which reductions in charges "are not to|men are paid wages But this year. be sneezed at," as the crib ex-| Relief men did most of this work, with- perts would say. The Power Co.|out pay other than their beggarly re- pioneered the North, took a risk|lief supplies. That being the case, why and gave service to the public and| not give relief credit for the amount? the country. The progress of the| that corporation has been due to an in-| was done on the Constance Lake pipe timate knowledge of its business, | line, the most of which was done by a close attention to its business,|relief men. I am sure everyone in and an excellent service to the|town remembers the trouble public. With a Christmas gift| breakage on this wonderful pipe line. like the present voluntary reduc-|And as the town is entitled to pay- tion in rates, it would seem that| ment for the labor done there, why not the public at least might say,|credit it to relief, if relief men did the "Merry Christmas!" in return." | work?, It seems to me that the relief so eee tS measure in this-town has been,sand_ is Attractive Bazaar Held By Jat present, being used as a screen to Ladies of United Church | ©°v¢r important expenditures. Fin WE | We will just go back to the fall of A successful and attractive pel 1931 and winter of 1932, when this pipe zaar was held by the Ladies' Aid| ine was going to give work to so many of the United Church on Satur-|™en in town, Can anyone say that the | workers of the town received as much Then, there was all the work with more day, November 18th : {as five thousand dollars of the enor- | mous total which that job cost; a total of which the taxpayers of this The Japanese tea room was in charge of Mrs. J. S. Crosscombe, assisted by Mesdaines H. C. Dun- bar, N. J. McAulay, R. D. Cum- ming and C. F. Tuer. Other booths in evidence were the fol- lowing : | Fish Pond--Mrs Derraugh and} town had not even a vote in sanctioning, but for which the taxpayers will have a very heavy say in paying, an amount almost double of what we were given to understand it would cost. Then, we have out at Constance Lake Mrs. Mutch. Woubte mice Candy Booth--Mrs. A. W. San-|have been intended for monuments for derson, Mrs. R. Y. Campbell and} some of the Town Fathers, or possibly Mrs. L. W. Coon. Apron Booth-- Mrs concrete walls, which no some one had heavy interests in some Cement Company. Then _ another Mrs. J. Bradley. thousand or two in springs and piping, Produce Table--Mrs. A. D. Me-} which sounds like another brain wave. Arthur and Mrs. Chas. Hughes. | Then there is in nearly every home Useful Table--Mrs. Adair, Mrs.|in town a smaller monument in the Ruttan and Mrs. Richardson. The ladies wish to thank Mr. is to remind us of the wonderful Hartley for his kind donation of a hand-painted picture Pipe and re- cord of some person or persons with a single-track mind. I am pretty sure we will be reminded of this for a good many paying for them, and as there has been no effort Sut Forest epidemics are usually well ad- years in the vanced before the entomologist has an shapé of water meter. I suppose this | town was relieved of a very large pro- | Portion of its indebtedness; but since The Power Com-|plished, but are dollars of more value| that time, or in the past ten years, the | = 2 < | And present overdrafts which are carried continu- No ously, go citizens of the town. For instance, how far would the costs of the town's| toward paying .the town's! share of relief costs? But this we hear) nothing about. But we do hear lots about what the poor souls that are| begging for food for their children are| getting. Stili, we are paying $100.00) per month to have those few articles | scribbled on paper, all of which was! done for the past two years without costing the town one cent, and not | only that, but it was not costing as| much per person, and the people were} certainly more satisfied than at the; present time. But sometimes there are| wheels within wheels; probably in this ONLY $7950 ELECTRIC for this Amazing . WASHER } eT] ie [4 ive) A.B.C. SaaS sale ends! oF eae of A > | : | (Se Lt | ...- get yours wiihout delay 1 --before this FJecitie BS WASHERS &© There are only a few days left tage of this great opportunity washdays. from, Model S, shown above; tub and Model P,, pump-equipp Pay only $10 with the balance spread oyer washday toil and trouble for tl Three great new ABC Models to choose Special Premium Laundry Bag in which to take advan- for a lifetime of easy Model C with oversize ed. > Down two years and forget ne rest of your life, | fault of payment of such arrears and |costs the lands therein named_ will be sold at the time and place as mention-|. EMPIRE THEATRE NEW LISKEARD Thur., Fri., Sat., Nov. 23, 24, 25 JOAN CRAWFORD and GARY COOPER in "TODAY WE LIVE" With Robert Young and Fran- chot Tone SLIM SUMMERVILLE ZASU PITTS in "OUT ALL NIGHT" this picture. laugh "till you dern near die!" MASQUERADER" # "THE "ADORABLE" opportunity to commence his studies | to make use of them, would it not be | well for the tas payers to ask why? Everyone attending our daily washer demonstrations has the privilege of securing a Laundry Bag worth $1.25 for Mon., Tue., Wed., Nov. 27, 28, 29 and One way to be happy is to see You'll laugh and COMING NEXT ! ---- | Water meters are being used in many} SH cities and towns all over Canada, and} only 15 cents. as they were forced on the people of | | the town and will have to be paid for.} lwhy not put them to use? They will | possibly enlighten us on the costs | Anyway, we! {will only pay for the water we use, and | of} the water of the town. }we will know how much water is being| Get yours without obligation. Canada Northern Power Corporaticn, Limited Controlling and Operating NORTHERN ONTARIO POWER COMPANY, LIMITED NORTHERN QUEBEC POWER COMPANY, LIMITED forward and endeavor to get the town out of the rut in which it has been placed. Either that or let us apply to the Railway and Municipal Board fora Commissioner to handle the finances of the town, and get the town taxes back to a rate that we are able to pay. : Thanking, you, Mr. Editor, for space in your valuable paper. A. D. McARTHUR NOTICE The list of lands for sale in the Townships of Barber, Bryce, Cane and Tudhope for arrears of school taxes has been prepared, copies of said list may be had at my office,.Court House, Haileybury. Said list is being publish- ed in the Ontario Gazette October 28th, November 4th, 11th, 18th, 1933. In de- ed in the said advertisement. Dated at Haileybury this 3t0h day of October, 1933, GEORGE CALDBICK, 32-13-c Sheriff of Temiskaming CENT-A-MILE --TC-- TORONTO and Return GOING THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30th RETURNING ~ FROM TORONTO UP TO SUNDAY EVENING, DECEMBER THIRD Tickets good in Coaches only No Baggage Checked Children, 5 years and under 12 Half Fare Full particulars from any AGENT T. & N. O. RY. Canadian Pacific Special Furniture Bargains holstered. lot at Clearing at Cost. which we are now showing. CHESTERFIELD SUITES-- Beautifully designed and up- Chesterfield and two chairs--$85.00 and up. +e+e- BREAKFAST ROOM SUITES--Some choice Suites in this tecee We have several BABY CUTTERS, which are slightly shopworn and with the tops faded a little, which we are eecee See the new DeFOREST-CROSLEY RADIO MODELS, - House Furnishers oP MAS e ete ee reece recccewcccscsssoseoccco ose lee® Thorpe & Branchaud., Directors of Funeral Services FERGUSON AVENUE -- -- HAILEYBURY : -- WE ARE SALES AGENTS FOR FIRST FIRST IN IN' cate QUALITY SERVICE Consolidated Sales Book & Wax Paper Co. Ltd. a A phone call, No. 24, will bring samples, prices THE. HAILEYBURIAN Remember! : advertised. wish te secure \ That the best goods are always Therefore, if you - for your money Look Carefully Through the Advt's in This Newspaper the Best Value