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pA EN * H. G. Hutcheson, W. M, Letcher. ~~ 4 Councillors--Robt, Somerville, W. ~~ W. Crosier, G. H, Bridger, Fred: C. 'Reesor, H, R. Archer, By J.*Weir, J. E. + Jackson. ©. PORT PERRY, ONT, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1933 ) $1.50 per year in advance cents single copy PORT PERRY = ~ More'than Saal interest was shown | in the annual Nomination meeting in Port Perry on Friday evening of last week, The nomination; list 'was as follows: For Reeve--R. J, Weir, Jas. Lucas, Board of Education--Thos. Stewart, R. B. Smallman, Mrs. Z. M. Jackson, Mrs, Marion Orde, J. A. Hayden, Thos. Palmer, Dr. Harper, W. E, Mac ~ Gregor. : At the conclusion of nominations a public meeting" was held, and Mr. R. B. Smallman was elected Chairman. The members of the Council were in- vited' to the platform, and 'Reeve Ea ' Letcher. gave a resunie of the work of Tee 2 Letcher told of the persistent efforts community institutions. the County Council and the financial condition of the municipality of Port Perry. 9 It . was pointed out that hospital cases among indigent persons were becoming' a serious financial problem © to the County and the 'municipalities. The majority of these cases in Ontario County come from East Whitby. The County rate paid by Port Perry was slightly lower this year--$7103 in 1982, and $6871 in 1933. » There are 686 persons in Ontario County receiving 'Old 'Age Pension at "a cost of $127,984, 90% of which is paid by the Provincial and Federal Governments, making the cost to, On- tario County $12,798.40. --.. Turning to - town affairs, : Mr. of the Council to economize. "There had been a saving of $260 in salaries; $906 in. interest; $160 in. insurance, and the Hydro is now paying the town $120 a year for office rent. Referring to the work of the Clerk, Mr. H. C. Nasmith, he explained that 'the salary for that work is $500 a year, and that Mr. Heayn is. employed by Mr. Nasmith as his assistant." He also pointed out that saving of $166 in bank commissions had been made because tax colections are now made in the Clerk's office. Colored lights have heen installed j on the front streets at a cost of $139. The usual grants have been made to 523 tran- sients have been housed and fed. But "the town finances are nearly $165,000 ahead of those of 1930, Part, of this good work was due to savings effected by the various "chairmen of ¢ commit- tees in the Council, part to the tax collector, "Mr. Boynton, and part: 10 careful financial management. The Reeve expressed his opradia- * 'tion of the co-operation of the Board of Education, which had reduced its spendings by $1000 this year. 3 "Debenture debts are being retived, The Electric Light and Waterworks Dept. debenture is now paid, and the _. new debenture, issued for extension of ~watermains, will be self-sustaining. Pavement construction' 'and town pump debentures will be paid next year, and there is every evidence that in 1936 the tax rate will be lowered. At this juncture reference was made to conditions as to water levels and - fish propagation in Lake Scugog. Mr. Letcher said that Mr. Parrott had made a special study. of this matter, and the latter gentleman was called to the platform to give an outline of his investigations, Mr. Parrott said _ that the whole Trent waterway had to be considered as a uhit, and the water in the system must'be conserved and "directed into such channels as are "necessary in ordeprthat navigation and | power production may not be impeded The chief problem to be considered 'in the propagtion of fish is the main- tenance of water levels at critical periods in fish life. One of these periods is in mid-winter when the ice reduces the volume of water; and the other {s at the spawning time when 'water levels may be too high causing the fish to spawn at levels which may goon leave the 'eggs unprotected as lake levels recede. In 1982 the loss of water at a critical. period] had been quite large. The various shatrmen of commit- tees in Council were called upon in turn. Mr. J. E. Jackson spoke for two| departments-- Property and. Fire Pro- tection. Inthe work of these com: "mitiges he ad Jost, assisted by Mr. had kept their departments in. good condition. Mr. H. R. Archer cxaresied his pleasure in the work of the Council as he found his fellow members congenial in the work undertaken. It should "be | stated here that Mr. Archer's work in the laying of the new watermain was much appreciated, as he had a thor- ough grasp of the details of the work, and devoted his whole time to its| supervision while under construction. Mr. R. J. Weir in giving an account of the work of his committee said that there were a number of side- walks in town that must be repaired in the near future; but that this year the watchword had been 'economy, Out of the $1900 set aside for roads and sidewalks, only $818 had been spent,| making a saving of $882. The Shoe Factory * The item of greatest interest was dealt with by Mr, Fred Reesor, who told of the steps taken bythe Council to induce Mr, Letcher to locate the shoe factory: which he had bought in Newmarket in Port Perry. explained that the factory was a ready to run, and that it was neces- sary that 'conditions in Port Perry should be made at least on an equal footing: with those in Newmarket. A group of business men took the mat- ter into consideration, and after sur- veying the situation it was suggested to the Council that the Swan Carriage Shop be remodelled to suit the needs of the shoe factory. The sum of $800 'was set aside by the Council for this purpose, the alterations and improve- ments were made, and the money wés paid by the Council! directly to those doing 'the work or supplying the ma- terial, Mr." Letchier did "not handle | the money. Chil The cost of this Tivastment to the ratepayers is $1.16 per $1000 assess- ment. = Of course the $800 did not pay all the cost of re-modelling, and Mr. Letcher had to spend some hundreds 'of dollars to complete the work, Hav ing made this investment he will stick by his bargain, and the town should eventually be the gainer in increased taxes and employment for an increas- ing number of persons, who in turn will spend -a- considerable amount- of money in Port Perry. The support of the ratepayers will greatly enhance the chances of success for the factory. In this connection it is essential that the by-law granting fixed assessment for the factory for a period of ten years, be passed. The wording of the By-law was questioned by Mr. Neil Sweetman and "Mr. Wm, Leonard. It was maintained by them that tax fixing should have been limited to such part of the Swan building as was occupied by the Shoe factory. In reply it was explained that: 3s Letcher had secured an op- tion on the Swan property and that the wording of the By-law was made to meet the need of the- case with this option in view, so that 'thére might be no need to pass another by- law in a year or two. Of course the fixed assessment does not give any ex- emption from school 'taxes or local improvement taxes, - The chairman of the nominatidh meeting, Mr. Smallman, pointed out that the people who have complained of Rg oli to secure the factory, would complain .even more if no effort had been made to bring the industry -to Port Perry. Mr. C. C. Jeffrey was called upon, representing the business men. He spoke briefly, corroborating the state- ments made by Mr. Reesor. Owing to the lateness of the hour the report of the Chairman of the Board of Education was very brief, and no 'questions wete asked, so that it is evident that the Board's work is not a matter of controversy and ist 'generally appreciated. Upon motion of Mr. Jabes Crozier and Mr. John Taylor, a vote of thanks was tendered to the Couneil for their good work. A number of the Nominees for office were absent, and a number of those who were present when called upon confined their remarks to thanking their nominators, and reserving de- cision. fs that the Council has heen re.ledted by acclamation. It "was| : {lf NO ELECTION IN CARTWRIGHT The net result of the whole matter]. 'There will be an ele fied, only three being required. R. B. Smallman, Mrs, Z, M. Jack- son, Mrs. M, Orde, : and Dr. W. S. Harper. NOMINATIONS FOR REACH ° ' TOWNSHIP Reeve--Grant Christie and Geo. A. McMillan. Deputy Reeve--Wm, Parrott, Geo. Till, Councillors--Robt. Swannick, Cook Ashenhurst, Bert. Dobson, Walter Lynde, William Ettey, Wesley Crosier, John F. McDonald, Wilmot Walker, Wilson Gerrow. There is to be an election for Deputy Reeve and Councillor. Grant Christie was elected by acclamation for Reeve. Mr. Bert: Dobson and Mr, Wm. Ettey have withdrawn from the contest, e i a ELECTION FOR REEVE ON SCUGOG ISLAND 'Messrs. Jonathan Aldred and Rus- 'sell Hood will contest for the office of reeve. Last year's couricil--Messrs. R. Carter, F. Gerrow, J. L. Sweetman and Geo. Hood, will again be the councillors for 1934. ret Ere Reeve--Norman Green. Council=C. P, Devitt, Jos. World, R. Byers, N. Taylor. APG AT - RAGLAN Christmas season is again with us, reviving: memories of friends--new ones and old ones, close and far, those we see almost daily, those we seldom see, and some we have never seen, to you and all we extend: greetings--A Very Happy 'New Year. Owing to the heavy. snow fall, the road are not too good for travelling. Mrs. O. Bright and family spent the holiday with Mr. and Mrs. 0. Downey at Myrtle. Rev. Mr. Totton, who bas. been ill, was not able to take his services on the appointment, and Mr. West of of Ashburn, ably filled his place. \ Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Grose, Miss Hazel and Mr. Frank Grose, spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Dave Thompson, of Toronto. Misses Ila and Ruby Wilson are en- joying the Christmas holidays with their parents Mr. and Mrs. J. Wilson. | Mr, Arthur Ormiston is spending a few days at his home here. Mrs. Penman is spending the holi- days with her mother in Smith's Falls. Much sympathy is felt for Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Wilson, of Oshawa, in the loss of their little boy, who was buried at the cemetery here on Thursday, December 21st, N-- Mr. "and Mrs. A. J. Pilkey are spending the Christmas holidays with Mrs. Pilkey's mother, Mrs. Madge, of Goodwood. Mrs. Geo. Luke was in the City ever the week end. Miss H. Michel, of Mount Carmel gchool is enjoying the holidays with her parents in Oshawa. ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AL Port Perry, Reach and Scugog Agri- cultural Societ: WILL BE HELD Town Hal' PORT PF at 2.80 o'clock afternoon of Saturd 1934 id The Port Petry Star wishes all its Readers Happiest « cr" New Years It is to be hoped that prosperity lias really turned the corner for you, and that your business ventures may have the success that your industry and: perse- verance deserve. may be gain a reasonable return We hope that the clouds of uncer- tainty may be dispersed by the breezes of courage, and once again our capable people (young and old) ully employed, and that all may receive or their labor. The property owners of Port Perry are being asked to support a by-law for the purpose of a fixed assessment on the Swan building, which is being used for shoe manufacturing by Mr. W. M. Letcher. At present only a part of [this building is being used for the above purpose, but Mr, Letcher has secured an option on the whole property, so that as the business in- creases, he will hive ample space pro- vided for the accommodation of the larger number of workers required for this increase, and that is one reason why a fixed assessment is being given on the whole property. It is very impértant to this com- munity that the by-law be passed by a substantial majority. It is a start in the right direction towards finding employment for our people. We have confidence that this business will be successful. -Mr. Letcher is at present employing approximately ten people, most of them experienced workers but additional labor will be engaged from local sources. By way of explanation re 'the fixed assessment, it should be noted that the school and local" improvement taxes will not be exempt. Contrary to rumors, this arrangement does.not in any way benefit Swan Bros. to the extent of no taxation, owing to an agreement between . them and 'Mr. Letcher. " THE BY-LAW In the matter of bringing an in- dustry to Port Perry, it is only rea- sonable that some inducement should be given. In this particular case the business was standing at Newmarket almost ready to operate, and it has cost Mr. Letcher considerable person- al expense to make the change, and it was only by pressure brought to bear upon him, and support promised him, that he was persuaded to bring the business. to Port Perry. The objective is to make it possible for Mr, Letcher to operate his shoe factory here with as low an overhead cost as he would have had in Newmarket. We, the undersigned, strongly urge the property owners of this commun- ity to vote solidly for this by-law, and in doing so they will materially assist 'in creating a source of employment 'and an additional source of revenue for the town. (Signed) J. C. "Taylor, A. L. McDermott, R. J. Weir, J. E. Jackson, C. C. Jeffrey, G. I. Owen, W. H. Harris, A. W. Brock, Fred E. Reesor, A. L. Cham- bers & Son, W. E. MacGregor, E. H Gerrow, P. G. Morrison, S. N. Grif" H. H. Stone, Fred W. Ferguson, Lawrence, William Kaufmar W. Pyatt, J. F. McClin' negie, H. R. Archer B. Smallman, Sar Voting takes place .at Town Hall," M Persona Who Can V- The following extracts are taken from the Municipal Act, regarding the voting on money by-laws. 274--(1) The persons qualific vote on a money by-law shall be entitled to vote at an election the following exceptions: « (a) tenants, other than tho tioned in subsection 3; (b) 'Farmer's sons; (c) income voters; (d) a person who is a elector by reason of bein; or husband of the person titled to -be rated for vided by clause d section 56. (2) The nomi assessed upon th ment roll of t! if it had bee i have been e tered on th the list of v 276 is .to | provided * it. been : titled t- voters, 3) no person not named therein is en- titled to vote, . Persons jointly assessed as owners of property may both vote, where the value of the pro- perty exceeds $100 for each joint owner, Myrtle Station We wish the members of the Port Perry Star staff and the readers, A Happy and Prosperous New Year. The Christmas Tree entertainment of last week was a wondeful success. The best we have had for many years. The costumes were very pretty and quaint, and each boy and girl did their parts remarkably well. It pays to start rehearsals early, so that they have a chance. Great credit is due to the committee, who were Mr. "Moir, Mrs, Cross, Mrs. Leury and Mrs. Tor- diff, for their faithful work in train- ing the scholars. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs, Robt. Chisholm, who are celebrating their Golden Wedding on New Year's Day. The young couple will be "at home" on that day to their friends, from 2.30 to 4 p.m. and in the even- ing. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Houston and sons Edward and Kenneth, Toronto, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Sunday. Mr, Joe Simpkins went on Saturday for the he' Mr. Ross Broome with his parents -M Broome, of Kins Mr, and M Gordon, we Gascoyne Mr. spent tr Y Beacock . ov | and helped to give out the gifts to older ones, A hearty vote of thanks .was given all who had made the en- tertainment a success, The entertainment held in. the school on Thursday. afternoon proved very interesting, the children ex- changed gifts, so that all received a useful gift in honour of Christmas. The program was carried out in a : pleasing manner and enjoyed by a number of visitors. The teacher, Miss E. Graham, deserves credit for the interest she took in training the child- ren. Miss Graham left on Saturday to spent the holidays with her parents at Fenelon Falls. The Sunday Services were well at- tended, 96 being at Sunday School. Six remembered the missionary birth- day box. The pastor, in the evening, preached a splendid Christmas ser- mon. The choir rendered- two nice Christmas anthems, A gift of hymnals donated by R. Simpson Co. and the T. Eaton Co., Toronto, was a special feature of the service, of which. much credit is due the Women's Association in the work of the Church, 'Many came from a distance to joy the week end and ho relatives ested emt 20 0 gL2A 65 from! We ¢ i 4 ns 2 7 it X fd rh }