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i L Marsha!] A. S. F O R S T E R EDITOR |2.00 A YEAR 2 . 5 0 T O T H E U N IT E D S T A T E S OAKVILLE, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, MAY O' 934 FIVE C EN Tb P E R C O PY V o l . 47 N o . 44 T a x Rate Struck A t 48 Mills R E L IE F R A IS E D RATE F IV E M ILLS O V E R L A S T Y E A R Som e Paid and U n collectable Taxes Struck O f f Roll A T L A K E S ID E P A R K ON S U N D A Y N IG H T N ext Sunday evenin g, fo llo w in g church services, the Citizens' band w ill give an open -air sacred concert at Lakeside park-- w eather perm ittin g . T ow n Ball Team W on T w o Gam es JACK j H A L T O N T O PAY O N L Y 10 P E R C E N T A n n oun cem ent M ade o f R edu ction to Fire Brigades T o G o T o Church SU N D A Y M O R N IN G D IS T R IC T PARADE TO OF F IR E M E N H O P K IN S PIT C H E D HIS County o f R oad Cost M A T E S TO FINE V IC T O R Y Speaking at a C onservative m eet a ing at G eorgetow n on T u esday e v e n ing, W . S . Davis, the candidate, W in n in ? Team made the announcem ent that the cost o f the new third road under The opening baseball gam e o f the construction through H alton cou n ty season on Saturcfey last was ca lcu had been reduced 1 0 p er cent, by lated to put CTTrfidence in to the the governm ent, w ho n ow assume 90 hearts o f the y ou n g players, w ho p er cent, o f the cost instead o f have ju st graduated fr o m the ranks eighty, and lea vin g on ly 1 0 p er cent. o f the ju v en iles. Six o f them a r e ! , , ,, still ju st boy s, in . ears. O nly three to Just recen tly M r. D avis headed a o f last y e a r 's interm ediates w ere on deputation to T oron to fr o m the the field , and these, w ith Hiram cou n ty cou n cil to have the cost o f William s and Ollie Johnson as field the construction o f the third h igh marshalls in the dagout, make up a w ay reduced by 1 0 p er cent, to the strong a g g re g a tio n ^ cou n ty . It was poin ted ou t that A cold w ind was b low in g across this third road w as n ot desired by the field , although the sun w as s h in -; the farm ers and c it; zens o f H alton m g, and the attendance was rather coun ty, but .w ou ld be utilised by small, even at the low price charged, through fre ig h t trucks to a very bu t this was the opening g a m e. large e x ten t. T o start the season o f f right in The reduction in cost, to the the usual m anner M ayor G . B . cou n ty has since Tuesday evening Jacobs took the mound, A rth u r Hill- been announced by the governm ent m er w ent to bat and President and has been received with great Frank Heath was catcher. The fa v o r b y the people o f the coun ty m ayor th rew the ball, it landed short g e n e r a lly . and M r. H illm er swatted it on the O akville's Y oun gf .ers L ook Like K N O X CH U RCH An Annual E ven t Inaugurated by Chairs w ill be provided f o r the mem bers o f the band. H undreds o f our citizens have not visited this (Striking the tax rate wa^ the big p retty little park this season . En featu re o f the m eetin g o f the tow n courage the players b y y ou r presence cou n cil on M onday evening, w ith j on this o c c a s io n . a fu ll attendance o f the m e m b e rs. The total estim ate o f expenditu re In com m ittee o f the w hole three f o r 1934 w as placed at $1 62 ,5 77 .7 5, lev y w hich requ ired the tax rate to be j bylaws w ere in trodu ced-- f o r struck at 48 mills, made up as fo l- j ing an assessment, fix in g dates fo r the paym ent o f taxes and penalties, lo w s r and to authorize an agreem ent be G eneral ex p en ses...................10.43 tw een the H ydro and the tow n re G en eral debentures . . . . 9.87 gard in g taking ov er - the radial C ou n ty r a t e ........................... . S.19 brid g e; B oard o f P a r k s............................. 54 The dates fix e d fo r the paym ent H igh sch ool deb en tu res. . 1.59 o f taxes w ere M onday, July 16, H igh school m aintenance 1.57 Thursday, S eptem ber 13, Tuesday, P u blic sch ool debentures 3.65 N ovem ber 13, w ith tw o p er cent, P u blic sch ool m aintenance 7.23 added a fter each date o f paym ent L oca l im provem en t . . . . 4.93 and fiv e p er cent, a fte r last date. The bylaw s w ere g iven three T o t a l....................................... 48.00 readings and fin a lly a d opted. Separate s c h o o l ................... 10.88 The O akville Firemen N ext Sunday m orn in g represen t atives o f the fir e brigades o f this district, com prisin g M ilton, B ronte, Burlington, P ort Credit, Bram pton, G eorgetow n , H um ber Bay, N ow T o r onto and O akville, w ill assem ble at the fir e hall on Church street and parade to K n ox Presbyterian church fo r the m orning serv ice. R ev. C. K . N icoll w ill be the m inister. The Citizens' band w ill lead the b ig p r o cession . The tow n brigade w as the fir st to institute tjje church service, and so w ell w as the idea th ou gh t o f that other brigades ad opted it, and n ow it has d eveloped into a district ser vice, w ith each tow n in vitin g the other brigades o f the district to at tend th eir s e r v ic e . R eev e H ew son stated the rate had O rders o f the D ay been struck at a fe w m ills less than D epu ty-R eeve A n d erson thought he thought p ossib le. T en years the Can. O il Co. w ere asking quite ago the rate was 52 m ills. The g A cton _ 0 llie Johnson w en t to a lot. He fe lt the cou n cil shouldn't fir st bounce. Then the fig h t began , cou n cil had cu t everyth in g dow n as and the Story o f the play is as fo l- le ft fieId fo r Flaxm an; Marshall grant all that w as asked. So m uch low as p o s s ib le . R atepayers m ay flied to curb cu ttin g w as n ot n ecessary and low s, w ith P ete Jackson, o f H am il- j died a(. first) W a terh ouse criticise the raise, but during the % j H allow ay ditto to ce n tre . he didn't w an t to see trees cu t down. ton, as u m pire: past w in ter the cost o f r e lie f had 1. A c to n -- Chew flied to pitcher, i O akville-- F letch er g o t to second on The com pany w ill m ake a reduction been born e b y the t o w n . W h en you Marshall flie d to cercre, W aterhouse j a w jjd th row to first, then g o t m ixed in th eir ap p lication . think o f all the fam ilies that had been C ou n . M oorhouse w ould have a died at fir s t on thx^y from p itch er. I Up jn a squeeze between secon d and h elped the rate m ight have been *--- E* . ir,' t' i thrro. ,-ot b"ack to se. s md, s.-.d cam e special application io r the erection Oa'cv;"5 higher. H e hoped those thus h jlp ed W ilson nit f o r taxman g<jt to hom e on a fu m bled ball, B row n o f service stations. w ould take it to h eart and try to The trees are to o n ice to be taken first on error, stole second and scor- lea ch edr% T;t, H opkins w alked, Lyon provide f o r the com in g w in ter. It e d o n P ost' s tw o bagger, C arter sent hit and B row n scoredj R idley out, rem arked C ou n . Campbell. was hard on the small householder. a fly to right field . One run in. ou t third to first, W ilson flie d to It w ould be g ood 'b u sin ess i f these Som e are n o t ca refu l and spend as 2. H ollow ay out second to first, first, Johnson sw ung w ithout avail, things cam e b e fo r e the council. fa st as the m on ey com es in . He M oore reached first, T y ler to o , H u ff- and the bases w ere fu ll tw ice. Three Then there w ould be no discussion didn't k n ow w hether the r e lie f ne l man also, Critts reached fir st and runs cam e in . a fte r w a r d . cessary w ould be a lesson to som e ` M oore and T y ler came hom e, A n der9. A c to n -- M oore and T erry out C ou n . M cD onald referred to the or n ot, but it makes it hard on the j son flie d to first, Chew struck out. pitch er to first, D enny who replaced system o f lights at the m unicipal ta xpa yer. I Tw o ru n s. Oakville -- F letch er H u ffm a n at third fan n ed, and the cam p, and w ould have the cabin Com m unications i walked, B row n flied to second, H op- cheerin g ended the g a m e . lights on a separate switch. The Com plaints are still com in g in re i kins made tw o "bases and F letch er i ^ 2 3 456 789____R. H. E. w ater and light superintendent w ill gard in g a sm oke nuisance. j w ent the route, Ramsay fan n ed, j A cton -- 0 2 0 000 100-- 3 4 8 be con su lted. T h e Canadian Oil Co. w rote ap Reeve H ew son said som ething Ridley reached first, W ilson g o t to j Oakville -- 127 000 23--------15 17 2 p ly in g f o r the p riv ileg e o f cuttin g first and was put out short to sec- i _ would have to be done about the the street curb on C olborn e street ond, F letcher .and H opkins scorin g ! Oakville scored another v ictory on sm oke n uisan ce. fo r a brace. f o r 44 fe e t and 10 fe e t on W ilson V ictoria day, w hen th ey encountered Six times a day, said Coun. M oor 3. A cto n -- Marshall struck out, G eorgetow n at V icto ria park. Pete street, also th at three trees be re house, a h eavy sm olfe com es over i W aterhouse sent a fly to left, H al Jackson, o f H am ilton, again handled m oved . fro m the tann ery w hen the w ind is secon d. Oakville-- Post the gam e m ost satisfactorily. " L e ft y " T . R . Jarvis applied f o r a renew right. The tow n m ight be liable f o r low ay to al o f an insurance p o licy on re lie f allow ing a pu blic nuisance to con- ! drove out a long one f o r tw o bases, M itchell, the rom e team ' s n ew pitch j C arter g o t to first, F letch er dupli er, m ade his initial e f fo r t at this em p loy ees. Clerk Byers suggested ! tin u e . cated P ost w ho came hom e, C arter time and he m ade g ood in the eyes can cellin g the p olicy f o r the presen t C h ief K err was shouldered with too, B row n made first and F letch er o f the m id-season as there was n ob od y on r e lie f. crow d present, the respon sibility o f seeing w hat can scored, H opkins failed, L y on batted w hich included Th e C . N . R . again billed the tow n I be don e ab ou t i t . a large delegation fo r Ram say f o r tw o bases and B row n fr o m G eorg etow n . fo r its share o f the railw ay' s ex A llan K em p w ho w as present made hom e, Ridley w alked, L yon pense p rep a ra tory to the con stru c The p la y on both sides throughout j blam ed the trou ble on the n ew coal, scored, M orton replaced Critts on the gam e was sn ap py. tion o f the p roposed subw ay at the Johnson j w hich is aw fu l sm ok y. A c to n 's m ound, W ilson made sec started at right field , b u t relinquish 7th lin e . I M ayor Jacobs refu ted the idea ond and R idley to first, P ost g o t to ed his p osition f o r H opkin s. A ccou n ts Passed Oak that an obn oxiou s o d or was em anat fir st and W ilson scored, C arter a ville had the bases fu ll a cou ple o f Stan din g com m ittees presen ted ing fro m the dump. H e had g on e tw o-ba gger, F letcher didn't hit it, tim es in the fift h , but only scored their reports and accou n ts to the all ov er it . The o d o r cam e fr o m a all f o r tw o runs. fo llo w in g am ounts w ere passed : on ce, w hen it look ed like a stampede. pipe leadin g fr o m on e branch o f the 4. A cton -- M oore out secon d to Streets and sidewalks . . . . $3 88 .3 0 tannery, w hich should be k ep t clear In the seventh D o u g . W ilson, first first, T y le r sent a fly out to D o u g . man up, d rove the fir st ball f o r this Fire, w a ter and lig h t 26.68 ed . One ob jection a b le fea tu re o f W ilson, H u ffm a n sw ung three times. season ov er the fe n ce fo r a h om er. S e w e r s .. . . . . . . ...................197.88 the dump w as the w ay in w hich pap Oakville-- B row n flied to first, H op He set a bad exam ple, f o r in G eorge H arbor and b a n d ...................... 22.63 er w as carried b y the w ind on to the kins died at first, Lyon reached first, to w n 's ninth, w ith tw o on bases, P u b lic ity ......................................... 1.75 streets. This paper should be bu rn R idley w alked, W ilson struck out. P u blic bldgs. and cem. . . .'. 17.50 ed . Steggall did the same, f o r three runs, 5. A cto n -- M orton out at first, raising his side's score fr o m tw o to P olice and pu blic order . . 68.99 W h en the m a yor asked w hat w ould M arshall ou t second to first. Oak fiv e, where it rem ained, w ith Oak F in a n c e ........................ 489.93 be done about the bill fr o m the C . ville-- Flaxm an out third to first, ville having six to th eir credit. N . R . , file it, prom ptly said the deP ost flie d to centre, C arter sent an 123 456 789-- R.H .E. Sm all Advertisements pu ty-reeve, and the oth er m em bers easy fly to secon d. G eorgetow n -- 000 101 003-- 5. 7 2 a cq u ie sce d . 6. A cto n -- W aterhouse out pit Oakville -- 201 110 lO x -- 6 12 0 FO R S A L E M otions A dop ted Cabinet R a dio, splendid ton e, also cher to first, H allow ay flie d to cen t B attries -- A cto n , M cN ally and ca b in et; gas R ange in g o o d con d i Oakville-- W a rd ; O akville, M itchell and Lyon. B y R eev e Hew son and Coun. B y re, M oore same to right. tion, fop- sale o r ex ch a n g e. B ousers, th at on the recom m en dation o f F letch er fan n ed, B row n out second A num ber o f changes w ere made tead's Fish C a fe, Th om as S t. the fin a n ce com m ittee certain sums to fir st and H opkins the sa m e. in the G eorgetow n lineup du ring the FO R S A L E 7. A c to n -- T erry replaced T y ler n la y . standing on the books Be w ritten o ff. Stra w berry plants. A p p ly to J . at le ft field , walked, H u ffm a n s e r 1 The reeve explained that there Lister, H ornby. ·ISARY S E R V IC E S w as n o t a chance to collect som e o f a pop fly to H opkins, M orton g o t ^ '..UNI W ANTED th em ; f o r oth er sums people had second on B row n ' s high th row to A T ST. JO H N ' S S . S . G irl to assist w ith house w o rk . receipts, b u t the tow n n ever g o t the first and T e rry scored, G ibbons re N o c o o k in g . Sleep in . $ 1 0 m onth m on ey . placing A n derson as catch er g o t to S t. Joh n 's U n ited Sunday schupl ly . Phone 620w , Oakville. C ou n . Byers stated solicitor Chis second, Chew struck out, f o r a lon ely w ill h old its anniversary serv ice n ext Oakville-- L y on struck f o r Sunday m orning. The parents are holm had g iven his op in ion th at b e ta lly . PASTURE Pasture w ith run ning w ater, f o r ing a m em ber o f the lib ra ry board first, R idley m ade a tw o-ba gg er and co-op era tin g in jo in in g w ith the c a ttle . C orn er 7th lijie and low er did n o t disqu alify one fr o m b ein g on scored L yon , W ilson struck out, children, w hen the centre o f the m iddle road. Phone 22 5.___________ the b o a rd o f health, th erefore he Flaxm an hit fo r first and R idley church w ill be especially reserved. LA W N M OW ERS m oved, R eev e H ew son secon ded that scored, P ost hit f o r second and F lax R e v . H arry D odgson, o f Central Sharpened and R ep a ired ; guaran C . F . D oty be nam ed as su ccessor man g o t stopped gettin g hom e, Post church, H am ilton, an ex cellen t speak teed satisfaction . U sed m ow ers fo r m ade a tw o base hit, C arter ou t er to y ou n g people, w ill g iv e the ad sale, also a trailer. W . R iesy, 8 on the b oa rd o f health to the late A . pitch er to first, f o r tw o ru n s. S . F srster. dress . Joh n S t ., o f f Chisholm . R. S . H E A T H E R IN G T O N C . C . F . C A N D ID A T E N ow there are three candidates in the fie ld in H alton cou n ty f o r the h on or o f o ccu p y in g a seat in the provincial le g isla tu re . A t the C. C. F . con v en tion held at M ilton y ester day a ftern oon R . S . HeatlyrsingtoTi, o f F reem an, the counTy secretary BT the organization, received the n om ination and a ccep ted . Perhaps he will tell the people i f L ib era l L ead er H epburn w as c o rre ct in saying that the w icked T ories are fin a n cin g the nom inated m em bers o f his p a rty . L E G IO N A IR E S A T T E N D ZO N E CH U RCH P A R A D E A b o u t fo r ty m em bers o f the local p ost o f the Canadian L eg ion w en t to Bram pton on Sunday to take part in the annual zon e church parade and s e r v ic e . T h e retu rn ed m en assem bled at I G age park and m arched fir s t to the ! cenotaph, w here Capt. D r . Adam s placed a w rea th . F rom there th ey p roceed ed to the P resbyterian church headed b y the B ram pton regim ental band. T h ey w ere addressed b y Rev. H. M. C oulter, w ho delivered a stirrin g and patriotic serm on . The L eg ion chaplain, R e v . W . S . M cA lpin e, read the scripture. C A D E T IN S P E C T IO N T U E S D A Y M O R N IN G Rain In terfered W ith Field W ork , W ith Capt Cum m ings as In spector T h e annual in spection o f the Oak ville high sch ool cadets to o k place at 9 .1 5 on T u esday m o rn in g . C aptain Cum m ings, o f T oron to, review ed the activities o f the cadets, who turned ou t and, M arching along, valian t and strong, Like the b o y s o f the old brigade, caught the m ilita ry eye o f the Cap tain m ost fa v o r a b ly . U n fortu n a tely a h eavy rain set in, and the proceed in g s had to be dis continu ed ou tside, so the cadets ad jou rn ed to the sch ool assem bly hall. The cad et o ffic e r s in com m and I w ere C a p t. Jack W a llace, Lieuts. A . Chisholm , W . Sinclair, Ian B rodie and S erg t.-M a jor H . F a r r . -- M r. and M rs. B . H . W alsh r e ceived w or3 o f the death o f M rs. E lizabeth T u plin g at H on eyw ood on T u esd a y. M rs. T u plin g w as born in Oakville and lived m any years h e re . She was a sister to the late M rs. Jam es W a lsh . T h e fu n e r al took place on T h ursday at H on ey, w ood.