Alexandria Municipal Tax Rate Is to Be Increased by Almost 8 Mills
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r MEMBER\ VUDIT tuREAU Of The Glengarry News JRCULATIOflS THE FINEST WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN EASTERN ONTARIO ALEXANDRIA, ONT., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27th, 1950 TOL. Lvm.—No. 43 $2.50 A YEAR Alexandria Municipal Tax Rate Is Successful Future Old Alexandria Store Name New Home Huntsville Here Saturday To Meet Visioned By Legion Is Quitting Business Glen-Stor-Dun Lodge An Alexandria retail store dating Maroons In Ontario Title Play To Be Increased By Almost 8 Mills Reorganization Efforts back to 1897 has gone out of business New Home Now Being Assure Active Branch with the sale by Mr. George Simon and Constructed On Site Public And Separate School liâtes Miss Mollie Simon of their entire gen- Home And Home Series For Intermediate For Alexandria Near Cornwall Show Major Increases At 4 Mills — eral store stock. The stock has been Honors Arranged So Fans Can sold to H. Hoffmeyer & Son of Mont- See Western Ontario Style Of Play Nearly 3 Mills For General Town Purposes Judging from the enthusiastic and real, and they are conducting a sale Adopting the report of its Finance constructive interest shown by veter- of the stock here. Committee, United Counties Council, Alexandria taxpayers will And their 1950 tax bills up almost eight mills ans attending the reorganization meet- ■ ^ Friday, decided on a new home for the Alexandria Maroons get a chance to win Ontario Intermediate Lacrosse It will be pleasing news to their 'When the annual accounts go out in the next few days. More than half of the ing held in the Armouries, Tuesday aged, now being constructed on the honors as a result of arrangements completed this week for a home-and-home friends, that Mr. Simon and his sister dncrease, four mills, will be for Separate and Public School purposes. The evening, October 24th, a bright future Beaehview Farm site about one mile series with Huntsville, top Senior “B” team in Western Ontario. Huntsville is have no intention of. leaving Alex- actual increase will be 7.8 mills for all taxpayers, the Public School ratepayers is assured for Alexandria Branch, No. east of Cornwall. Committee chair- to play here Saturday night, with a return game at Huntsville next Tuesday andria. Mr. Simon’s plans for the being billed for 52.7 mills and Separate School supporters for 60.7 mills. 423, Canac/ian Legion of the B.ES.L. man was H. E. Durante, Reeve of Win- night. Total goals are to count. The increase for general town pur- * ' — The meeting was presided over by the future are still indefinite. chester Township. —— * The series marks the first time 'poses has been held down to 2.9 mills Maxville To Vote On president, Rev. Norman F. Sharkey. Simon’s General store was opened in The new institntion will be known Gets Full Colonelcy that Alexandria has sent a team into despite the extensive work projects The gathering was the second of Alexandria in 1897 by the late Isaac as the Glen-Stor-Dun Lodge. It is an Ontario finals play-off, and Joe inaugurated this year and the steady Liquor Question Dec. 20 such a nature, and was planned with Simon. Since his death in 1933 it had believed the recommendation that And New Posting Fan will be interested in comparing increase in cost of materials and the object of ascertaining the volume been operated by his son and daughter. the term “home for the aged” be the two brands of lacrosse. o labor. Maxville voters will go to the of interest among ex-servicemen in the scrapped, as voiced by Ontario Wel- Recently appointed commandant Western Ontario traditionally offers district and the support that could be Major projects such as sewer and .polls again on December 20th, to fare Minister Hon. W. A. Goodfellow of the Royal Canadian School of a fast-passing, running type of play water installations and the park and expected in reorganizing Alexandria in an address there Thursday, had Infantry at Camp Borden, Lieu- which can be pretty to watch and vote on the question of beverage Catechism Prizes lake improvement do not appear on Branch, and officers of the Branch say much to do with Council’s decision tenant-Colonel D. C. Cameron has which can also pile up goals. The rooms. The village council set the the 1950 tax bill as they will be de- that the results have provided them to select a new name. been promoted a full colonel, ac- brand of lacrosse in this area has al- hentured for on completion. date for ballotting at a recent with the stimulus and encouragement Awarded By Bishop The contract for supplying laundry cording to an announcement this ways featured a more individual at- United Counties rates are up .7 mills to proceed with reorganization plans. week by the Defence Department. ■ meeting, after receipt of a petition. Prize winners in the diocesan cate- equipment for the lodge, originally tack and a rougher game. Ool. Cameron, a native of Loc- to 9.7 and High School rates increase The vote will be on the question It was pointed out by the presidlent, chism examinations, sponsored an- awarded to the Beaver Laundry Manu- Maroons will -be less an Alexandria by but .2 mills. Direct relief remains hiei, recently relinquished com- of the sale of beer under a public that he had hoped to have Comrade J. nually by His Excellency Bishop facturing Company, was given to the squad than an all-star team from the at 5.2 mills. Briere, District Zone Commander of mand of the Princess Patricia’s house licence for men only. Brodeur, are announced this week. Troy Laundry Company at an overall district for three Cornwall stars The by-law setting the mill rate for the Legion, attend this meeting and Canadian Light Infantry, at Cal- In a votq on the question three Aline Lacomibe, a pupil at St. Mar- price-of $14,370. The former company Deebank, Payette and Jamieson — are tax purposes was passed at Tuesday’s address the veterans present, but had gary, to assume his new posting. years ago, the “wet” vote failed garet’s School, Alexandria, took first was unable to supply the desired equip- to join the Ottawa, Montreal and Alex- meeting of Town Council. An estimate received word from the Zone Com- ment. In World War II he won the D.S.O. by 17 to reach the required 60 per place in the English classes, while Jean andria players now on the team. of $21,000 for cost of the work on park mander stating that prior arrange- and Bar while commanding the cent. Bordua of St. Louis de Gonzague Council’s Building Committee was Huntsville should provide strong op- ments made this impossible. However, Hastings & Prince Edward Regi- and lake cleaning was given by the o School, Cornwall, won first honors given authority to look into the matter ment in Italy. position on their record of winning clerk-treasurer. This cost will be. de- he said, Comrade Briere will be present among those writing in French. of the cost and amount of furniture o Western Ontario honors over Toronto. toentured for following receipt of ex- at the regular meeting to be held at The prize winners are: necessary to furnish the Lodge. The It is reported they also stacked up well tensive departmental grants. the Armouries on Tuesdlay, .November Alex. D. Emberg Of English Classes committee will, if necessary, call for against Hamilton Tigers, a senior 7th, when reorganization plans will be Council received recommendation of 1st—Aline Lacomibe, :St. Margaret’s tenders for the furnishing and equip- team, in an exhibition series, which completed and enrolment commenced. Local Farm Forums two names from the Advisory Recrea- Moose Creek Dies School, Alexandria. ment and will report back to Council they lost by but a few goals. tion committee for a vacancy on the One could not wish for a more en- 2nd—(Mavis Harvey, Sacred Heart as soon as possible. The Building The local lacrosse officials are taking Recreation committee to replace Fran- thusiastic interest than was shown by Underway Monday Alexander D. Emberg, for a number School, Cornwall. Committee was also authorized to deal on a heavy expense — some $500, it is cois Pommier. The committee récom- all in attendance, which was not only with the matter of obtaining a building of years Deputy Reeve of Roxborough 3rd — Fernande Lachapelle, Finch. (October 30th sees Glengarry County reported—in providing this series for mended either Lloyd McHugh or encouraging, but definitely points the Township, died at the Cornwall Gen- School, Finch. inspector, who will check on the pro- Farm Forums commencing another district fans, and it is to be hoped they Josephus Pilion, Green Valley, and on way to an active future in Alexandria gress of Glen-Stor-Dun Lodge. eral Hospital early Monday morning, 4th—Shearn O’Byrne, St. Colum- year’s activities. The national topic, will be supported generously by dis- division Mr. McHugh was appointedi, for this great Dominion-wide organ- where he had been a patient for a ban’s Girls’ School, Cornwall. Council voted the sum of $500 to the “CAN WE FARM ON SHORTER trict fans. To help meet’ expenses, a it being the opinion of the majority week. He had not been well for some ization—a future which, no doubt, will 5th—Kelvin Maloney, St. Andrew’s Salvation Army, following an interview HOURS?” certainly is of prime inter- Tag Day will be held in Alexandria, that a local citizen should be selected. See Alexandria Branch take its place time with heart trouble.