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4 HED) THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE, Monday, Vebruary " , City Has An Enviable Ror Tax Collection The tax collector's job is never | 10 ing poll utpayery names and ad- - | coming of the age of 60, or stu- an etiviable one, but in the City of | dr esses, Also control and dents of an institution of learning Oshawa he enjoys a unique posi- | tion of a poll tax roll and exemp- in Ontario, tio | tion list will eliminate the neces- "Few cities in North America sity of issuing many un As soon as the 1954 tax bills have a better record today for col- | notices to persons exempt from |were mailed, hundreds of taxpay- lection of municipal taxes than has | pa g taxes | ers took advantage of the tax col- Oshawa is system is effective Cyd | lector's request for five post-dated Certainly, in rece... years, Osh-: ing previously assessed tax- | cheques datsd © for the respective awa's record has been one of the | Jove notify the tax offi.e early | dates and best in Ontario in this respect. 5, and throughout the year, The tax department Is located | If you don't think so, listen to such as [on ! the main {fround) floor of the | these facts as outlined recently by of any change in status -- becoming a property owner or be- Probe Pinnacle For Lost Plane ALBUQUERQUE, N. M, (AP)-- Weary and stiff with sub-zero cold, # search team probed the crannies of a huge rock pinnacle and around its base today for the bodies of 16 persons aboard a Trans-World airliner when it rammed the pillar, The plane took off from Kirt- Santas Fe, 70 miles away, on the first leg of a flight terminating at Baltimore, The plane rammed an isolated 100-f00t high crag on Jhe _4 eft rimmed west face of the Sa mountains, 1,500 feet below nda crest, It was spotted by James Bixler, chief pilot for Carco Alr Service which operates between Albuquer- ue and the tome community of hlights played on land field, Albuquerque, about 15| nigh miles southeast, at 7 a, m. Satur- day. hive minutes later veteran flot 1. Spon f Prairie Village an., ration all was well. That was the last heard from the twin- engined Martin 404, bound for searchers stranded a by fading Savight and to serve as a guide for other search party members strugglin up the steep slope to be In Jontion fo probe at daybreak for the bod City Hal Clarence I. Cox, City tax collec. tors +1. At the end of 1953, Oshawa's arrears from that and previous CLARENCE L. COX years were ouly 1.06 per cent of the year's Jovy. 2. Oshaw.. was listed first in WE ARE NOW EASTERN ONTARIO'S LARGEST DEALERS IN Floor Coverings -- Wall Tiles -- Floor Maintenance Materials & Accessories highest percentage of 1953 taxes collected amounting to 98.84 per cent 3. Complimentary letters, phone calls and editorials from other municipalities during 1954, and In previous years, praised the city for these civic virtues More than three million dollars $3,253,362,25 to be exact) was col- ected up to "ecember 20th, of | ast year out of a total levy of | 43,304,827 for 1954 taxes. This fig- | ures out in percentage of current | taxes collected to that date to 98. 4 per cent and the amount of cur- | rent taxes outstanding was $51, Said Mr. Cox: "Once again the great majority of Oshawa ' taxpayers should be OUR LATEST ACHIEVEMENT! A LARGE NEW SHOWROOM 81 SIMCOE ST: NORTH OPENING MARCH 4th ws TEN YEARS OF PROGRESS 55 FOR ROSS E. MILLS CO. LTD. A ONE-MAN OPERATION has grown into a TEN-EMPLOYEE INCORPORATION ! thanked and complimented for their loyal and co-operative efforts, They set a fine example for other Canadian municipalities by thelr | prompéness and consideration, | Tax arrears of previous years have been reduced to $6,634 which | figures out to 77.5 per cent col-| IN THE FUTURE -- AS IN THE PAST -- OUR WORK WILL UPHOLD OUR SLOGAN "You Walk On Our Reputation" lected In relation to total arrears | collectable at January 1st, 1954, | Most of these arreas are owing | by taxpayers handicapped by ol age. unemployment, or serious ill- "CUSTOM BUILT FLOORS" DIAL 3-7641 "poll tax collections for 1954 total- lod $23,421.50 as compared with $30,251.86 for 1953, This was large- (¢]] C Ch Building us CONDENGE ere 1897--1955 58 YEARS OF SERVICE . During the 58 years we have been located in Oshawa, we have enoyed the confidence of an ever-increasing number of patrons who have looked upon us as their FAMILY DRUG STORE. We certainly appreciate this won- derful response and pledge ourselves to continue the high calibre service that has won your confidence and patronage. Customer Confidence Through the Yours Mitchells Drug Store is indeed proud to perpetuate the long established traditions that have always characterized this store. Customer's confidence is the corner stone on which this enterprising business has been built. We have earned this confidence only by the most exacting study, meticulous research, careful fulfilling of prescriptions. The staff of Mitchell's are completely aware of their great responsibility in carrying out your doctor's orders. Exactness without variation is their law. © PRESCRIPTIONS ACCURATELY COMPOU NDED © SICK ROOM SUPPLIES © BABY NEEDS © COSMETICS AND TOILETRIES © CAMERAS AND SUPPLIES, EXPERIENCE - SKILL = ACCURACY ~ QUALITY ~ VALUE LET US SERVE YOU IN ALL YOUR PHARMACEUTICAL NEEDS MITCHELL'S DRUG STORE 9 SIMCOE ST. NORTH OSHAWA DIAL 3-3431 ly due to new sources of obtain- CANADA'S LARGEST AUTOMOBILE TRANSPORTER BRANCHES WINNIPEG, MAN. KIRKLAND LAKE, ONT. SHOWING THE LATEST ADDITION TO OUR MODERN TRANSPORT FLEET nea orice: OSHAWA MCCALLUM TRANSPORT LIMITED ONTARIO 21 YEARS OF SERVICE 1934 ===1955 COVERING 4 PROVINCES ONTARIO QUEBEC MANITOBA SASKATCHEWAN 4 BRANCHES WINDSOR, ONT. COTEAU LANDING, P.Q.