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Port Perry Star, 12 Oct 1922, p. 1

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Cod Live ir Oil Bpentoanyiies and erry. $1.00 per bos For sore o throat and hasky voice use Fomolid Throat-Eas *Madivated Throat [ VW. was turned : E. L.an cost of $24.000, represented an overdraft - at the bank of we; House" now that it is down was expected to do, it at least € few EIN yours , paying annual- ton ut providing neither us and Jattcriy no not keeping up mainten- onsegent point 'was reached when the Eon : At ed to be fair to its memory, it was made the Municipal in-as-much asthe' Council never increased its payment for above the original $800. tho coal had increased from per ton; jane while the number of hydrants had in- A do 13, 'th Service: remained at $450. tho the grant was 0 b 5580 or ye oh rant, ; fair! Seed 0a oizpose fall Sinking Fund nor a bver this injustice, what we need to 'public ownership we are bequeathed a legacy of debt. $8683 prin- cipal Re Swe of the ve Bre heq $16.000 debentures represented by 13 equal annual payments of principal and interest of $925 have yet to be paid. = It is hoped thatthe Hydro will take care of these--while 4 the $8000 overdraft now inthe form of over due debentures re- mains unsatisfied and will have to be provided for from general taxation. the end of thirty years the last dollar of debt would have been re- lieved and we would be the happy owners of a plant, like J ginny Walker--still going. strong,--we must admit that it is somethin a comedown to find, at the end of fa ag 70%. of the original i still on our neck, the lines scrapped; the Power House Machinery preparing to park itself along side of our Fire Engine as a relic of past importance and only the Wate Tank carrying on. Are we down-hearted 7 NO. Weare now embarked on a fresh expenditure of approximate- ly a like amount to which is coupled a contract to buy and pay for |a certain amount of electric energy delivered at the Corporation "| Limits the sum of $5460 per annum to which must be added distri- bution costs and maintenance--question is what are we going to do = labout it? Are we. goin 40 Tet history repeat itself or are we going to sell ot i: Hydio and pay. | Mr. only his brief 'address at the Inauguration Meeting if we have contracted to made timely reference to the necessity of re-selling the power that hase, I wish he had been assigned a of longer time to driv ib contention hore. Note smart design and irre- - se proud to EHP sean: for a-modest price. Many. of .our.most. | are priced from $25 $25 up. Many of have an aftrac- ust what you wish to s ~ Watch and Jewellery Repairs done as usual. 3 JAMES MOREE c lines. bailtane ' ready have too much of the w, Canada | ne We must asa community resoly @'our selves into acommi! tee of first to ouehres ih then to eT iitiee fortunately many people have a hazy idea that "Hydro" means "Electricity made out of 'water' and therefore aslong as water continues to run-down hill, costs nothing. Asa matter of fact water power is not always a cheap power and where large engineering orks, have tobe undertaken and long transmission maintained, may be a very dear power and at any rate it is costing us money. Iti however, the so- Y lied "White Coal" and as far as we are 3 lar we spend for it remainsin Canada, while every lar we Saad in Anthracite goes tothe U.S., where they al- werld' s gold, and remains there, lost to as assuredly 8s the product -it purchased is lost to the world forever, once it goes up the Chimney; thus reducing the 's limited supply of this precious mineral--for it is indeed a mineral, without whith winter in' Canada would cease to hydro or no, and the 'supply is within measurable distance ls bi can therefore wisely use and conscientiously advise our hor to use Hydro in place of coal, coal-oil and gasoline wher- ever possible. Amintelli igent study of the situation should enable Eres. show how he may do so profitably. We should also acquaint our selves with its many advantages where labor is to be saved and small power required, such as sweepers, washing machines, fans, , grills etc. and thus become live @ agen ~~ A demonstration would be in order might easily be staged, showing these and others in operation, stating the power consumed per hours what that power costs at scheduled rates and how it com- 1 other power or fuel, say coal at $20 per ton. the Juice | is here--it is being delivered and must be ) 'eurrent to consumers, failing this, by direct native presents itself. ke t home and use it--you've got to pay for the H G. HUTCHESON ca with h only two out the Port Perry side. "He lists; ay : RESULTS ¢ OF GIRLS' SPORTS rowing baseball--1 Néra = 2 Dorothy Ney, 8 £3 Lila t® 2 2 Irene ed tears over now is that in the death of this [Experiment in|: When we recall that we at one time were led to believe that at]. Tb are the prize] Port Perry Branch, EE oe signs | cinta eh collection service, La STANDARD SERVICE speed up your Trades "Poser" STANDARD BANK , TOTAL ASSETS 'OVER EIGHTY-THREE MILLIONS H. G. Hutcheson, Manager ies covering the to offer youa Potato Race--1 Marion Switzer, 2 Marguerite Jackson, 8 Eunice Malco Putting ball into basket--1 Isa- bel Lucas 2 Marion Switzer, 3 Meta High jum el Isabel Lucas, 2 Marguerite Jackson, 3 Meta er 1 Throwing baseball--1 Mabel Wil- son, 2 Isabel Lucas, 3 Marion Switzer 100 yds dash--1 Myrtle Sweet: man, 2 Elva Hortop, 3 Mabel Wilson. FORM EVENTS Basketball passing--1st Form 8 Captain, Meta Miller; 2 Form 2 2 'aptain, Marguerite Jackson 3, Form 1 (a) Captain, Dora Cummings Relay Race--1 Form II. Captain, Marguerite Jackson. 2 Form I (a): Captain, Jean Ferguson. 3 Form 1 (b): Captain, Laura McClintock. Three Tagged Race--Alpha Cro- sier and Meta Miller. Senior Championship -- Isabel Lucas. (16 points). Junior Champjonshifr--File Robh- ertson. (15 points). Girls' Shield goes to 'Form III. (45 points). Standing Broad Jump, sr.--1 W Nesbitt, 8 ft. 10; "2 C. McKee, 8:ft. Tx 3A. Brock, 8 ft. 6. Stapding Broad Jump, jr.--1 J. Carnegie, 8 ft. 5; 2 G Collacutt 8 ft.; W. Mowat, 7 ft. 11. Runsipg Broad Juthp, sr.--1 W Nesbitt, 17 ft. 4. 2 A. Brock 17 ft.; C. McKee, 16 ft. 10. Running Broad Jump, jr.--11J Carfiegie: 161t.8; 2G Rundle 16-ft-3; 3-J- Allin, 156 ft. Running Hop, Step, and Jump, sr.--1 W. Nesbitt 37 ft. 2; 2 A. y Brack 36 ft. 5; K. McMillan, 35 t Running Hop, Step, and Jump.jr -~1 J. Carnégie, '38 ft, 3; Allen, 82 ft. 5;G. Rundle 5 i High J pomp. sr.--1 W. Nesbitt, 2 3 J. Brock Relay 'Race--1, Form IIIA Brock, McMillan, Finlay, Nesbitt. RESULTS OF BOYS' SPORTS School 2 Form IV:]J. Raines Malet 8. Cawker,'J. Brock. 3 Form II; McPhail, Ferguson, Jennings, McKee. Bicycle Race--1 Switzer, 2 Me- Clintock, 8 McKee. Putting Shot, sr.--1 A Brock, 27 ft. 3; 2 W. Nesbitt, 26 ft. 5; 3 H. Peel; 25 ft. 2. Puttite Shot, jr--1 W. Mowat, 271. 17,2 J Carnegie, 23 ft. 11 3G. ie 19 ft. 11. 100 Yard Dash--1 C. McKee, 2 S. Cawker, 3 K/McMillan. High Jump, jr--1 J. Carnegie, 2 Mowat, 3 G. Rundle. Pole Vault--3 C. Michie. Thrée-Legged Race --1 Finlay and Switzer, 2 Rundle and Al- len, 2 McMillan and A Brock 220 Yard Dash, sr.--1 C. McKee, 2W. Nesbitt, 3 J. Brock. 100 Yard Dash, jr.--1J Carnegie 2 G. Rundle, 8 W. Mowat Jockey Race--1 J. Carnegie and J. Brock, 2 Finlay and Switzer Wheelbarrow Race--1 Collacutt and Dowson, 2 W, Mowat and J. Cawker. Events not yet completed, Championship and Shield results to be next in week. On Saturday, September 30th, the girls of the High School played a friendly game of basket- ball with a team from Lindsay Collegiate Institute on the High campus. There was ex cellent playing on both sides, and at the end of the time the score stood 19-16 in favor of Port Perry. a -------- ---- Announcement Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Lamb announce 'the engagement of their niece, Viola Wilson to Frank B. Johnson son of Mr. and Mrs. John Johnson, of Manchester. The marriage to take place quiet- ly in October. RR, Have you tired, aching feet ? If so, do not fail to corsult Dr. Scholl's Foot Expert who will be at H. H. Stone's store.on Oct. 23. See the Coleman Lamp demon- strated at Parrish's Hardware on Thursday Oct. 19. neral debentures. ighting 'and Street equipm Public School maintenance * Audit of 1921 accounts. ____.... Sundry accounts from 1921, pid | Grants--Public Libary, "1 and Water Front. P; ater 2xpenges, including health bides,_ers : ess estimated ¢ Fevente in add. to taxes 2 000 a < dept., market, offi ing, sintgnanes of | pub wd Fire pretestion; 'hydrants; leis and High ipment (less estimated grants) Office and general expenditure (as below) Salaries and wages of employees $1,864 NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS Through an error, the amount of the rate belonging to each dase of expenses was not shown on the tax bills, and it is published herewith to inform those who wish to know it. . Estimated expenditure for 1922 for which taxes are levied: -- Co. rate (including bal. from 1921, $2,678) Interest on floating debt, current loans MILLS $6,446 9.2 1,700 25 1,625 3.4 880 2500} 3.6 6,500/ 9.4 3,100 4.4 1,912 27 ' Roads and sidewalks -construction and 400 in 1922 548 Ag'l Sogiety..,

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