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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Star, 1925-12-17, Page 8- F�otwear For Christmas What better remembrance can you give friends than ave a pair of comfortable slippers? You not only offer them alanyl days of comfort and satisfaction 'but teach them that instead of d con - being necessary evils they are a source of pleasure an tentment. The various kinds rank high as useful gifts. We is invite ,you to inspect out stock of footwear for the holiday �. season..... it is very complete in all the latest stgle, of shoes and slippers for Men ,Ladies and Children.. flockLty. Shoes and Mo: casing are now in stock, Goloshes for Ladies and Gentle - „men with entle-„ n_with thynew;t.ife-fluor Ajus,to Fastentt';; arae very popular. 1 Prices are most reasonable. a Geo. MacVicar will be foamed la that year for the width will earns to the swarms la work, so that for the year HMI the the 'water assail light deaertme*t, mod capital cat of We naw aidWI$ C' will for that reaaoa we bare not ineladed not mean anything .s4ditiens1 in the it isa the figures apyying ra taxes. r way at taxation. .. . • Sure the tows 1s get t +z rid of What about the succeeding year'; et h sub«tantial annual -barges in The town treasurer *applies us with the years l826 1927 and 1.92e, there! the following information of the will be those no doubt who will town's finances, showing -the- debar - "`vr1 -art--wait lief -lain air--1420- tures t--1 --tures which grill be paid off in the -build the m►tnielpal building ? In cairn 1926, 1427 and 1920. In 1920 answer to this Councillor Lee points the•balsnce of an issue of $41,728.60 out to us that at the present time will be paid oaf, on wields the annual the price of steel le below pre war carrying charges are $3,295.:4. So priest, and, judging by the various that in the year 1987 there will be tenders which were put in for the ;3,297 lest to be relied in tattle on town hall and by' the trend of the this account and *4,800 more for the market, 1* estimate' it 'would be first payment an the new town hall, safe to say we would have to pay at North side of &Tore Goderich o 01IH4 flItRO o=0 • <01=0'” 'rd"IV'I,FINANCE, AND THE building for the various purposes to would be put, This then leaves the The drawing of Ggdericb's protea question of cost and financing as the ed new municipal building and . the main point to be considered. plane to* the basement and the sev. Thebylaw provides for raising ere) ;floors area on exhibition in ilia $85,000 by debentures and to pair oil.` windows of the Star office and much this debt it will require an annual intereat�has been shown hi *hem. We payment of "$6,800 for twenty years. take it everyone is agreed .that a new 1 This, at first sight, looks fairly for - building would be desirable, the only I midable to the taxpayer, who is an• drawback being the matter of cast, xloue for a reduction in taxation ra- and .we think anyone who has looked ther than an increase, but let us .loolc carefully ever the plans will agree into the town finances a little. If that' the planswhich” have beenpre- the bylaw carried the building wi pared provide for a4t*est satisfactory . be erected in 1926 and debenture NEW MLiiaitCIPAL BUILDING which such a building in Galeria* ora difference of only $3,503 mon least $10,000 mere re to have the build- to be paid in 1927 than at present. • ing put up if we do not go ahead on But in the year 1927 the building , the tender'which baa already been may fairly supposed to be earning a provisionally aeeep sd. Then the de- eubetantlal *mount in the way of lay of a few years would mean the revenue. But even suppaling the lose of the very ga eroue donation full amount of $3,503 'had to be rails- which Mr. Robert McKay is peaking i The assessed value of the town for other $12,000. Again if we do not; taxation, according to the 1924 re- build the new building at the present 1 port of the auditors, is $2;740,990, time repairs are xargently needed on I So that a mill and a half, or $1.60 the • pre.ent building•Those in the on an' assessment of $1,000, would be council who advocated delay :,uggest- more than sufficient to pay for the ed spending $10,060 on the old build - 1927 charge for the ,town ball sleben- ins.. m , :Mie three amount,; total tures, even if there were no revs wee'$32,000 which we would 1* out, and eominfc from the building. NT4 each u Mr. Lee says, we wouid then have a very formidable propoai , im after nothing. 1 all. The town hall proposition is one Now look at the fleesbenefit for the' on which benefit light should be next year. In 1927,,2here will have presented and we must say, affer'ex- been paid off the hlalance of another amining the town auditors' state - debenture issuer'. of $36,509.16, on anent of the debenture indebtedness which the aim)il carrying charge is of the town and !fallowing the figures $2,806,68. Tall means that :Amply- given by the treasurer,, as above, we era in 19ag will •bp released from feel Much more satisfied ".about the $6,104.52, which they are at present town hall bylaw.- The prapoatition is payin ,Annually,, awn will have to one fox the fullest discussion and pay ch a - proportion of the annual The Star will be pleased to have bona ea Ing charges on the town Mill fide lettere fro** any of oue readers y, .. ntures as will not be raised in who may feel that they have some- ,L°evenue from the building, Even :thing'worth while to, contribute to: supposed there were no revenue, the the discussion. payment' for 1928 on the town hall is! very nearly equalled by the release PATRONIZE HOME INDUSTRY the taxpayers will have from pre - •q' the+`".., . Maitland nigra -,►lth fruildin;r a break- commercial track and to deny'* water between the river and the new useof the same to the shipping pub - water harbor. ile . This breakwater was used as; a Yo prevent our har',xsr getting a sorting and pilins for lum b ad reputation this fall, among ves- her , brought here ground vessels from 'tel owners, could your Board not in - mills located up the lakes. atruct the Canadian National to inn 'The Grand Trunk`aaiiway built a mediatelyrestore conditlonia govern- siding along' the brea'ater, which ing the use of this frac.. to the same ;w was used exclt`osively, for handling' standing that has governed far years. thinlumber traffic.: and . until such time as yds. I Board has had an. opportunity' of investi- Some ,years later, the department , gating both• sides of the question. of Marine and ichor l,es divided this We would . appreciate very much if dc,ckargez u to . sectdoaas. and leased" ttections 'B," "C" • and ,"D" ' to the you could slaveve an iaspeetme meet Goderieh Lumber co.. who later .with Oar WWII Canaan'aarid go into the transferred their lease to Mr. Beech- 'question ono the ground. ler, who continued operations until An early reply would be . greatly conditions changed and he removed alapreelsted by Y big mill_ to another location up'towa�n 4-- . _ __-ewrGias. verb . r„trulyLiTE, , During all those yeses, Carrs were Chairman Harbor' Committee, loaded On this track and slab to *Parlous pointe, as -from Goderseb, the Goderich Town Council, Mr, Lee said he had alto written to ;;;: • rich rate tieing used without any is.....u..„.4, _ .-»-«. 1 av ed in the taxes 'what would it meant of the building go. *head now, an - sent burdens. Or in other words the • In patronizing home industryt we town hall would mean no increase in help' the laboring man arid` protect taxer over what we are at present the home capital that is invested. A paying, in X928, thing that keeps, any town backward, In the year 1928 there will his the man wile wakes up at ' the ave alarm of a clock made. In i`Tew En been paid oil the balance of a further land States and buttons his New . debenture issue of $83,262,' on which -York pants• •to . a pair of Buffalo sus- ' the annual carrying charges. are $6,- pendens; puts oil " a cowhide tanned 681.20. ' That means that for 1929 pair of shoes trade in St.. Louis, the taxpayers . wilt be released front ,.,shaved with a Cobnecticnt. saf ety and annual charges, at tempered with drres on a cotton towel made in Penn- , sy lvania;• sits down to a Grand Ha. hat made in Philadelphia, and' goes ' the present, of $12,785.7?, and the :ads table on a ahem made in men- down . in say thio automobile and ` town halt payment Will be ° gaily $6,- gutter* hiss' bread. with Aus finds the. office boy dusting his fur• revenue which will, be reduced by the tra and b niture, made in Illinois, He fills his knife n butter with s : Boston -made Rhode Island pipe with. tobacco put fro'efig balding.gen knife and eats Kansas City bacon upin Georgia. starts c $put And in the figures given above the anal Minnesota Fits fried in Ameri- gi . water.and school debentures have .can lard, cooked on a Detroit stove, nets and wonders why local trade is Water dessertof California fruit quiet; goes homey at night and' gets not been taken into ,account. W rand has 'a into as #oreign-made _bed _and the on - and light :debentarex which wilt be seasoned- with-spiee made in --St- Peeul, 1 thing reign he geniisbed, and te bark of I cleaned up in;19y6 will be $24,50, after which be, slips into a New the street dog, after which ba on - J This, of course, will ne ,0 benefit York `raincoat end clads on a wool Christmas Cheer is radiant in our store, where we hove for your selec- tion a complete stock of good things for the approach- ing ppx- ingn� holiday season. You will want some of these tal3le delicacies. Call in and see our lovely stock of Olives, able Raisins, Dates, Oranges, Grapefruit, .Cakes,, Puddings, Wel- nuts, Almonds, . Hazel Nuts, Peanuts, "Brazils, a well assorted line of Christ. Jima' Candies and Chocolates, Marma- lade, Jams, Figs, Cherries (Glaced), and many other things you will like. ei We sell Fresh Vegetables See Our Windows Every Day You Select the Candy We pack them in /-pound or 1 -pound boxes, without extra charge. , SPARR'S GROCERY "THE STORE OF SATISEACTION" HAMILTON STREET —r: ' GODERICH, 'ONT. TELEPHONE 146 WE DELIVER IN TOWN. More eludes that the town is not . a good place to live andedo business in. Buy products raised or made in Goderich when you can; in any case buy Canadian«made goods. HOCKEY PICTORIAL BOOK OF CHAMPIONS The editor has received a copy of the Hockey Pictorial, 1926 ediion, which is now on sale at all news stands, 'and which is at once the hand- somest and most complete publica- tion ever produced in the world for. any: single sport, It is a marvel its artistry and industry of achievement. It is impossible to speak too highly of it. - .° The book, which is published by George King, 84 Victoria St., Tor- onto, a well. -known -Toronto-sper-ts-- man, is a credit Et0 the game and its publisher. . hen Christmas When "thinking of Christmas Gifts associate yourthoughts with our large stock of merchandise. Every departmeft has scotes of articles eminently suitable for Gifts . Let Us HelpYou Answer the ' Question---"WIzat ��ll I Civ,' Gloves for Men and Boys Gift Suggestions for Mother, Sister and the Younger Miss PRINTED 'SILK SCARFS KNITTED SILK SCARFS SILK .SLIP SILK BLOOMERS SILK VESTS FANCY JAZZ GARTERS FANCY BEADED BAGS LEATHER UNDER -ARM BAGS PLAIN SILK AND WOOL HOSE CHECKED SILK and WOOL HOSE FANCY SILK GLOVES CHAMOISET rE GLOVES WOOL UNDERWEAR CHECK AND PLAIN FLANNELETTE BLANKB'I'S COLORED BATH TOWELS WOOLLEN GLOVES ' LINEN HUCK TOWELS SILK AND WOOL SWEATERS CHA?PIE COATS FANCY PARASOLS HANDKERCHIEFSFANCY BOXED INDIVIDUAL HANDKERCHIEFS G>r mmi% DRESSES SAM DRESSES OtSt gide of Sq'' u Gloves for Ladies and. Misses Silk Gloves; Chamoisette Gloves and Kid Gloves, in all the newest shades, with plain or: fancy cuffs. Priced from 65c up. Ladies and Misses'. hosiery We have an extensive range of Silk, ,Wool and Cashmere Hose. Priced from 59c up. Scarfs for Ladies and Misses We have a wide range of Silk Printed Crepe -de - chine and Silk Knitted Scarfs. Priced from 98c up. Ladies' and Misses' Handkerchiefs Fancy boxed Handkerchiefs. make a very suit- able gift. See our display of fine fancy hand embroi-. dered muslin and voile Handkerchiefs. Ladies' and Misses' Coats and Hats Reduced prices in Ladies' and Misses' Coats and Hats. It will pay you to buy yours before Christmas. Gloves --every worthy kind in lined or unlined buckskin, pigskin, kid,' mocha and wool. Priced from 65c to $3.50. Sweaters for Men and Boys A very attractive collection of Coat Sweaters, with or without collar, in plain or fancy cheeks ;and assorted colors, guaranteed all pure wool gpods. Priced from 12.49 to $6.50. Ties for Men and Boys He win' appreciate a Tie. We have a large as- sortment to choose from. All the newest shades. Priced from 45c to $1.00. Men's Fine Shirts' Men's Fine Shirts, with or without separate col- lar in plain and fancy stripe broadcloth and repp. Priced from $1.25 to $3.75. Handkerchiefs for Men and Boys This year we are showing a more extensive dis- play than ever. Handkerchiefs for men and boys is linen and'silk. Shop Early! Shop Often ? at the store where you are invited to shop A. Cornfield Ladies' and Gents' Furnishi Gift Suggestions for Father, Brother and. the Lad BUCKSKIN GLOVES. KID GLOVES • WOOL GLOVES CASHMERE SOCKS. SILK AND WOOL SOCKS ° " BRACES AND GARTERS SILK FOUR4IN-HAND TIES BOW TIES HOOK -ON TIES PYJAMAS AND GOWNS LINEN AND EXCELDO. HANDKERCHIEFS WOOLLEN SCARFS RUBBER AND LEATHER BELTS FANCY SHIRTS UNDERWEAR COAT SWEATERS PULLOVER SWEATERS SILK SOCKS FAIiCY ARM BANDS suns AND OVERCOATS Phone 418