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a - Hd PRI re err -- ' dh hr 4 oa - i Ag wy - 5 yy k oy fd Vol, LXX. Samuel Farmer, Publisher. Single Copy be. COLLECTION OF TAXES a (Reprinted from the Municipal World) = The tax situation has become so critical as to threaten the solvency of some municipalities as well as their ability to perform the duties that may be classed as absolute necessities. Officials 'have been criticized for their failure to reduce expenditures. _ €:; Those making such criticism fail to take into consideration the fact that in recent years taxpayers have been demanding better public service, better educational facilities, better buildings and roads, and better everything that governments are expected fo do. The depression came so suddenly that officials were u e to con- form to the immediate change in conditions, and they found them- sefves faced by many obligations. incurred by the people them- selves, : ~ In order that the present emergency may-be met, the proper officials should use all the means at their command to enforce the payment of delinquent taxes, It has been 'suggested that the "present law tends to encourage delinquency by giving the right of redemption of property for at least five years, The right of payment with penalties from date of tax levy serves only as a screen behind which many who are able to pay postpone doing 80. Among these are: (1) numerous small house owners who are willing to pay but are unable to do so; (2) those able to raise the money but who prefer to let the amount accumulate, trusting that future legislation may permit payment upon a more favorable basis; (8) where the title to property taxed-is in litiga-| tion either through mortgage, foreclosure, or other circumstances. Members of councils are not entirely relieved of responsibility for present conditions. . Anxiety for preferment at elections en- courages candidates to be sympathetic with taxpayers, who are "not slow to take advantage of such an attitude. . Members of councils should do everything possible to build up a tradition of prompt and rigid enforcement of tax collection laws as the best preventative for delinquency. Lit In municipalities where such a large proportion of taxes are in arrears that the council feel that they must apply for the ap- pointment of supervisors, the chief factor in the situation is the "mental attitude of its citizens--not the depression which prevents them from having sufficient funds to meet their tax bills, In -every community a small minority of the population cannot meet its tax bills or any other bills, but the majority of persons in most communities can pay, if they will. The difficulty in collecting taxes is not confined wholly to Ontario, but includes the whole of the United States, the legislatures of which are endeavouring to ease the burden, Many of the measures suggested would merely ostpone tax sales, some would reduce the penalty rate, and others |. ~ would suspend penalities for taxes paid by a fixed. date, In ~Michigan the taxes for 1927 and for prior years, including taxes for 1928-31, have been cancelléd, the original tax levy to be re- 'assessed in ten annual installments beginning in 19386. - Those who 'have always paid promptly will say "Why pay taxes?" The admiistration of tax collection laws in Ontario is in the hands of municipal officials, and the difficulties met with, direct attention to the necessity of strict compliance with the provisions of the law in reference thereto, : : The depression is not due to municipal taxation but to world- * wide influences over which we have no control, : = The taxpayer must understand that taxes must be paid, and paid promptly, if municipal government is to carry on. also understand that taxes are-a first lien on his property, and that sooner or later this lien must be satisfied. The tax striker is|" really striking at himself by destroying the credit of his muni- -cipality, and in so doing, impairing the value of his own real estate and increasing the cost of local government. Suggestions for Collection Procedure. : 7 1, Notify the property owner by mail when the tax is originally levied. : : 2. Allow discount for prepayment of taxes at a rate per annum slightly higher than paid by local savings hanks, from first of yeat to due date. ; : 3. Permit payment of current taxes, including arrears, in installments proportionate te taxpayer's ability to pay. ; 4. When taxes are payable in installments and the first in- ' stallment goes unpaid, investigate the reason for delinquency be- r _. fore succeeding payments are due, 5. Notify delinquents by newspaper adventiseménts, mail, or telephone, just before the penalty becomes effective, ~ 6. Personal interviews with those who can pay but have not. 7. Use a special tax collector to investigate the cause of non- payment and make an effort to collect. "8. Give notice to tenants to pay rent to collector. 9. Obtain extensive local publicity about the effect of tax delinquency on the community activities and economies adopted to reduce expenditures. : = ; 10. When the above methods have been tried, use every legal means to collect, and co-operate with the collector in disposing of cases reported by him. : 4 i : ' » 11, Many taxpayers, who are able to pay, are allowing taxes to remain unpaid, in some instances because it is profitable to do so where no adequaite penalty is imposed, and in other instances because they have been encouraged to withhold payments in the belief that this action would bring about further municipal econ- omy and reduced taxes, or because they hoped for penalty or pay- ment concessions, ' At) : 12. Many delinquent taxpayers continue to run their auto- mobiles, attend the movies and do other things that cost money but are far less essential than paying their taxes. 18. No consideration should be shown those referred to in paragraphs 11 and 12, but careful investigation of circumstances in all cases before taxes levied by distress, i Some councils have appointed committees to interview rate- payers who, in their opinion, are able to pay but do not do so. Councils in appointing collectors of taxes should give careful attention to the personality of their employees, such as would be given by a private corporation in appointing an employee to dis- charge as important duties as collectors have to perform. In ad- dition, the remuneration of these officials should be sufficient to encourage them to perform their duties in the best interests of the munieipality. ; A SERIOUS LOSS IN APPLES Mr. Pallock estimates that he lost sixteen hundred barrels of apples in the recent storm. They were of winter varieties--mostly Spys. We are sorry to hear of this serious loss. Many other orchard crops in this. district were frozen at the time of the snowstorm. SS Lass p (E He must = yen ~~ ' ! PORT PERRY ONTARIO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd, 1933 é $1.50 par year in advance --- -- a---- EO EE -------- * The following .interchange «of Sun- : day School representatives has been arranged for. Sunday, November bth, for the area. of the Port Perry, Reach and Scugog Sunday School Assogia- tion: : 10.30 808" iv Tonal, ' Béthesda--Mrs. Geo. Sweetman. Epsom--Mr, Herman Wagg ar Port Perry Presbyterian--Mr. John} Mark. 12 noon-- ; : - Greenbank--Mr, Lemuel Pickett, 1.80 pm.-- Zz Utica--Mr, Joseph Wilson 2.00 p.m,--* ; Prince Aibert--Mr. Chas. Samells - 12.30 pme--~- '| Prospect--Mrs, Allan Moore Scugog CGentre--Mr. John Johnson Scugog Head--Mr. H. R. Murphy" Shirley--Mr, Hedley Stone 11.00 a.m.-- Port Petry United--Mrs. Elmer Seagrave--Mrs, Geo. Hood Clements. 11,30 am.-- - FR 3 pm-- Scugog Foot--Mr, Lionel Diamond Port Perry Anglican--Mr. Marshall Manchester--Dr, J.-B, Lundy Malcolm. = i" | Oldest Woman in London, England ~ Celebrates Her 108th Birthday A) [NOTE--Last week on this page was printed an article telling of the "many uses now being made of bakelite". - Hardly was the paper printed . when we received from England a cit for printing this picture. The cut was made of "bakelite". This is an entirely new idea, as cuts have al- ways been made from wood or metal until now.] ° O'Neill Crushed to Death. 4 William M. O'Neill, formerly of Greenbank, but more recently of Cannington, was crushed to death near Cannington on October 26th, when his head and shoulders were pinned between the frame of his truck and the dump box which he had just unloaded. O'Neil had brought a load of crushed stone from a pit outside the village, and from his cab had mechanically lifted and unloaded the box. When he sought to bring it in place again in readiness for another trip, something went wrong and the machinery would not work: O'Neill left his cab to try and find out precisely what the tréuble was. While he was between the box and the frame, the former suddenly released itself and the unfortunate man was caught between them. A widow and one child, aged 4 years, survive. ~ William oH, Christian Science Monitor A dairy farmer in northern Illinois, happening into the barber shop, forcefully expressed his opinion of a state of society which gives the food producer so little for. his efforts. . The barber heard him through, then said: "You won't get any sympathy from me. I drove by your barn the other night and saw a big beer sign on your silo. For two or three dollars you are permitting. your silo to be used to advertise a competitive product that has already reduced milk consumption 20 per cent. in this town. Why don't you advertise your own products ?" : ER } The farmer went home with somgthing to think about. Perhaps that barber has made a real contribution to farm relief. Certainly no brewer would permit a farmer to paint a sign on the side of the brewery advising folks to drink more milk. City people do a great deal of driving in the country. What would be the effect of a sign on every silo proclaiming the virtues of milk? If there is anything in advertising--and there is enough in it to make it one of America's leading industries--those milk signs would step up milk consumption. Some persons may prefer a glass of beer to a glass of milk or buttermilk. ~ But the number probably is not so large as might be supposed. Many of them drink beer instead of milk because propaganda has been dinned into their ears and flaunted before their eyes. In advertising phraseology, they have been made beer conscious. Why not make them milk conscious? Dairy farmers are being told to reduce production." That may or may not be necessary. Certainly it is a defeatist policy. Why not try attack first? Maybe instead of killing every tenth cow gomeone can be found to drink her milk. [SY "A GOOD IDEA How the Canadian Pacific Railway Company as a large property owner allowed its tenants to catch up on their arrears of rent, and 'also earn some much needed cash is told by J. F. Hendry, Toronto, real estate agent there for the Company, "The Canadian Pacific", said Mr. Hendry, "is owner of eighty six dwelling houses on Marlborough Ave, parallelling the tracks near North To- ronto station. Many of the. tenants were in arrears on their rents despite every possible effort on their part to make ends meet. The majority, too, were tenants of long standing, We had a mutual get-together and decided that the unemployed tenants would paint all the eighty-six houses under the supervision of one of their own number as foreman. The Company supplied all the material, insured the men under the Workmen's Compensa- tion Act, and the work was started. The results are most gratifying for all concerned. The unemployed ten- .| ants have seen their arrears of rent gradually erased from the ledger, and the property has been made spick and span at a reasonable cost because their was no idling on the job and everyone worked their hardest. In fact the scheme went along so smoothly 'that it was decided that all the labour would not be credited on the. rent ledger but that each man would draw a percentage in cash to help keep his family and himself go- ing. Farmers, Attention The American market has given the farmers of South Western Ontario a profitable outlet for their Turnip crop and provided a ready supply of cash at a season when money is urgently needed. *$ : This year the Southern Ontario crop is a comparative failure and an opportunity, is given the other farm- ers in the Province who may have good crops of saleable Turnips to step in and a ready market is assured if the Turnips are carefully.harvested and stored for winter's shipping. The Government "has provided an Inspec- tion service and all Turnips shipped must pass Inspection. To do this they must be pulled and trimmed by hand, the roots carefully trimmed off without cutting into the body of the Turnip and when cutting the tops off leave about a quarter of an inch of neck. When pulling is the time to prepare for this trade. Field culling and trimming and care in storing to pre- vent breaking the skin will supply a quality that commands top prices but careless handling whether by plowing, harrowing, grubbing or handling with a pitch fork simply destroys them for passing Inspection.. Round Purple Top varieties are pre- ferred and the strongest demand is for the two medium grades, 3% to b, and 4 to 6 inches, This is an opportunity that should not be missed by any of our farmers. Is should be remembered that the housewife buys individual turnips and her eye is the guide to what she boys. Royal Winter Fair DATE---November 22-30--8 days. PLACE--Royal Coliseum, and the Winter Fair Buildings, Toronto. MOTTOES--""A Royal aid to Agri- culture" and "A stimulus to Young Canadi." FROM COAST TO COAST--Entries from Prince Edward Island to British Columbia, from the States to Hud- son Bay. SPONSORSHIP--By all Canadian Departments of Agriculture, and all Livestoék Breeding Associations, TEN BIG SHOWS IN ONE--The Royal show for horses, cattle, sheep, swine, dogs, cats, poultry, and pet stock, fruit, flowers, seed and grains are specialized shows for each, VARIETY--Immense variety gives tone and distinction to the Royal Winter Fair, all so refreshingly dif- ferent. : ------ Pees ONTARIO COUNTY RURAL- SCHOOL, FAIR PRIZE WINNERS, 1933 First prize winners in the contests including Recitations, Public Speak- ing, Impromptu Speaking and Instru- mental Solo will bé given the oppor- tunity of competing again in a Championship event at Beaverton, on Friday, November 10th, at 2 o'clock. The occasion is the annual meeting of the Trustees' and Ratepayers' Asso- ciation of the County. Winners of Certificates of Honor, The T. Eaton Co. Trophies and books, and First Prize Winners of the Con- tests, as well as total number of ens tries, at Manchester Fair, South Reach, Manchester, Sept. 28th. Winners of Certificates of Honour. 1 Reach--Fred Ashton i 2 Reach--Buster Stevens 3 Reach--Dennis Fralick 4 Reach--Ross Duff 5 Reach--Jean Ward 6 Reach--Wesley Johnson 7 Reach--Myra Sager 9 Reach--Frank Honey 11 Reach--Ivan Rogers, Winners of Trophy and Books: I--Trophy--Myra Sager, 7 Reach. 2--Books-----Ivan Rogers, 11 Reach. 3--Book--Jean Ward, 5 Reach. Winners of Contests: . Recitation--Myrtle Ward, No. 7. Public Speaking--Ken. Reynolds, 7. Impromptu--Gordon Prentice, 11 Instrumental---Robt Skerratt, 5. Total entries--1933, 806; 1932, 756. 1933--156 Fairs--10,620 Intries. 1932--16 Fairs--10,131 Entries. Brooklin, Tuesday, September 12th. "Winners of Certificates of Honor. No. 1 Whitby--Grace Batty 2 Whitby--Eric Branton 3 Whitby--Jack Bond 4 Whitby--Eileen Cook 5 Whitby--Doris Ballard 6 Whitby--Reta Parish. 7 Whitby--Fern Stephen -- 5 E. Whitby--Helen Hutchings 6 KE. Whitby--Ray Hayes 8 E. Whitby--DMerlin Slute 9 I. Whitby--Harvey Wilson Union 2 Pickering--Allan Holliday. Winners of Trophy aod Bnoks. 1--Trophy--Grace Batty, 1 Whitby. 2--Book--Jim Burroughs, 1 Whitby. 3--Book--Jack Bond, 3 Whitby. Winers of Contests-- ; Recitation--Bob Gibson, 9 I. Whitby. Pub. Speaking--G. Thompson, 3 Wh. Impromptu--Doris Bray, 9. E. Wh. Instrumental--Alfred Fisher, 7 Wh. Total entries 1933---1028; 1932--1151 Oshawa, Wednesday, September 13th. 1 Inter--Mary Hammond ..1 Sr.--EileenLuke 3 Eileen Glaspell Union 5--Bernice Jackson Union 6--Paul Micheal cece oc Winners of Trophy and Books:- * 1 Trophy--Eileen Glaspell, 3 E.Wh, 2 Book--Donald Beckell, 3 15. Wh, 3 Book---Murray Morgan, 3 IE. Wh, Winners of Contest: - Recitation--Wilma Down Public Speaking---Joyce Powell Impromptu--Donald Sugden i Instrumental---Raymond Grills Total Entries 1933--605; 1932--610 Pickering, Friday, September 15th Winners of Certificates of Honour 1 Pickering--Kenneth Powell 2 Pickering--Bruce Diamond 3 Pick: Jr.--S8hirley Risk 3 Pick. Sr fKileen Annis } 4 Pick. Jr.--Barbara Watson 4 Pick. Sr.--Dorothy Watson 4 E--Billic Biyant 7--Harold Davidson Union _1--Betty McQuay Winners of Trophy and Books: 1 Trophy---Eileen Annis 2 Book--Harold Davidson 3 Book--Bill Morrish Winers of Contests: Recitation--Blanche Balsdon Public Speaking--Douglas Johns Instrumental---Verna Powell Impromptu--DBill Wheeler Total entries 1933--768; 1932--653 Scugog, Monday, September 11th 1 Scugog--Dorothy Graham 2 Scugog--Glen Demara 3 Scugog--Murray Clark Winers of Trophy and Books: 1 Trophy--Dorothy Graham 2. Book--Murray Clark 3 Book---Leona Prentice Winners of Contests: Recitation--Grace Hood : Public Speaking--ordon Hood Impromptu--Nelson Reader Instrumental--Gordon Hood Total entries 1933---459; 1932-407 . ' oo AN "OLD FAVORITES" CONTEST Our attention has been drawn to an interesting Contest just launched by the Family Herald and Weekly Star. $1500.00 are offered in Cash prizes to those most successfully solving a set of picture puzzles. jach puzzle picture illustrates the title of 'an "Old Favorite" song, the object of the Contest being to name each one of them correctly. A book featuring 1600 old favorite Song Titles has been compiled by the pub- | This book contains all of the < songs that the puzzle pictures illus- trate and a copy is given to every active contestant as an aid. The pic- tures are very cleverly drawn and '| provide interesting entertainment to' those taking part. The nature of the Contest itself, as the name implies, brings back to mind those old familiar tunes which never seem to grow old and which recall mémories of those happy days when they were the cur- rent musical hits, Any of our readers will find it" well worth while dropping a line to the Family Herald and Weekly Star, at Moi, for full details of this con- test which will be gladly sent to any- one interested, along with a sample copy of the paper, rm eet PGP eee SPORTS Many games of football were play- ed in various towns and cities on Saturday, October 28. The following is the results of some of the games:- Interprovincial Union Montreal ...... 18 Ottawa ...,12 Argonauts ..... 11 Hamilton ....b Intercollegiate Queen's ...... 14 Varsity ...... 6 McGill .,...... 8 Western ...... 7 Queens are now leading the Inter- collegiate group by two points and are favoured to win the college Cham- pionship, this year. Their remain- ing two games are to be-played with McGill and Western. * * * Toronto Maple Ledfs are in fine condition for their opening game next week, with the exception of Ken Doraty who is in Wellesley Hospital with an "injured knee, While the knee is in a cast at the present time, Doraty expects to be in shape for the scason's opening game. * * * 3 The French Red Devil Team, Albert Letourneur and Henri LePage, won the six day bicycle race which ended, Saturday evening, at the Mutual St. Arena, Toronto. Letourneur and "Torchy" Peden left immediately after the race for Chicago, where they will be partners in another six day race, starting this week. Geo. W. P. Every Dies in Whitby George W. P. Every, for over twenty years Superintendent of Whitby's Public Utility Commission, and one of the town's most outstand- ing citizens, died suddenly last night at his home, Centre Street South, thers, when Scized with a heart at- tack. He had not been well for about a week, but his condition was not regarded as serious. Mr. Every was born at Pickering and was a life long resident of the district. He had been identified with the public ownership movement in Whitby for many years, and as Super- intendent of the Public Utility Com- mission had under his control the town's eleetrie light and power, water and sewage disposal plants, all three of which had witnessed great expan- sion during his term of office. He was a member of the Executive of the Whitby Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Iivery was one of the most outstand- ing Masons in this district, being a Past Master of Composite Lodge, No. 30, Al. & A.M, a Past District Deputy of Ontario District, Past Prin- cipal of Keystone Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; Past Grand Superin- tendent of Ontario District No. 10, R.AM.; Past Preceptor of St. John the Almoner, Preceptory No. 15, Knights Templar, and President of the Composite Company, owners of the Masoni¢ Temple in Whitby, Mr. Iivery was a member of the United Church, and in politics: a prominent Conservative. He is survived by his widow, formerly Miss Miller of Pick- ering. BAD ACCIDENT - Laverne Martin, son of Mr. Alex. Martin, Scugog, had the misfortune to have his right leg broken in a very peculiar manner. He and some other young fellows were wrestling at the top of the mow. 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