The Lucknow Sentinel, 1931-02-05, Page 35 .
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WlitY'TA10$-ARE MGR
Few; eideleets aye Mottereei
4 tips peesent-Cline than Taxes-..ese
peclallf townehip and County tuxes.
• III °OP elille-etioef 4ie Qhfallee'•Vilteee
prise regentlY had. a Very gee& aitielle
• On ehe subject which mre her pass to
our reatere. It dole *aisle" with
County 1)11014e:3e, and waffewretten be-
for,e• the' *Jentetr3r meeting of the"
Brene :County -Council, .whicheeenvene4
ed at Walkerton keit, Week.: ,
!Jere is white the Enterprise had t�'
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Several eatepeyetat in bath. Bruce
. Grey, Countiee.have askedeus to,
• Aogilain. how .. the county rate keePs.
edverteinte •It . is tine,. largely,' to :three.
• pieties. Erse and :prettiest there
• ' the • uncontrollable eapenditare. A'
- fete years 'aka thee were no erjientli•••
.lares Igyr la0t4ei40,; atiOWance :Ole. age
enion'cirehileireifeetteheiterstITheee•
eies411. 'eta*. hemanitariail 'ebjects •in
these eel'eets of:. staee '•:Paterereierti, 'The
counties also have ',to imet•hair the
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'.4 expense • 'of indigent '.patients in :the
hospitals and 'sanatoria, of tie - pro*.
Oen.. Of cotiese:ehe.-11Ouses Of :Roiage
have': been *Witheinteloi riearly .forty
Yaaece end none 'of theineare eseii-sese
-taining,.leut because �f the •nartie
astiegifteed:With that 'of Pookhouse
there is a strortg ditchnation egainet
eng'Committed to the -Reuse 9f:40 -
:AO,. The gate of.. the ,alleirdieration•
• "'".•. Of , justice is Yearly increaSing. , The
:Larger the 'cities hebOinee the larger
. .
he epopulation Of the. criminal Lass
4410 theedenizens of the underworld
often : ibeithit 'Criines in the, empties
ehtfeli,••nave to feet the bilis for.their
• ,teitels. in this: age, of- trying to eet.
an '.easy' ieing the risleftless. are 'not
• ere* particular about the -means they
• ;• employ to make a living, hence',exe.
7. • 'pentiveeteials • for .crooks in every,
eouitte. The -.inauguration of thepro-
-vincial•:andeccemtyeroads"-systernsiaa-
also heee a elineier" means of increae.,
ing -countyleXperiaiture. The:piovincese
' hiehnitys 'pie 'midge the' (Ikea tope
troleofetheePtoeincialegoirettunentand
the highwayedepartment designates
the reads that 'are to he taken over
"Cr yeare-their, 'engineers -drawthe"'
plane and the expensive.construction
work for Wide roadehegins,•Wken the.
•. Work is • compieeeti the counties- are
. charged uP.Withe,20% .of theecost:and
„8% Is harged if the- amount is not
, paid prairie*. At the January ses-
sion of 1930 Bruce County was pre -
tented with a 'bill for. $41,086.18''fOr-
the '20% ceit of the paved,' highway
•,,ereire *Water to-- Walkerton and
'maintenaece week on die highway
• .from. Walkerton to Kincardine. Grey
•Counttes bill in -1930 for its long mi -
of pravincial highwaesTreached
the "abeormally high'sum' of $79,966.;.,
04, "ot-Itesitly. twiee s -Meek-of that .
,Of *lice:, Owing te: a coritinuation..of
• the paved, :highway. from Mildmay to.
the viltagaeef •Clifford, .whichalniost
touches' Brucee.theestraightening• out
of the hightimi at Flach's HflI about..
4 miles west %of 'Walkerton, and .4m-• ,
proyementieon the 'Durham road near
Hanover, it is estimated -Bruce Cohn,:
ty's bill foe, the peoviricial, highway"
work last year wilt.,appreeeen' ate $05,-
• 000. ,The exact amount will be'inlide
known at •the January session this
week. "this will mean a levy of over
• S milli on the chiller for Bruce tax-
• ettieera tri: per in :1931 few the tnovin-
• . 84 highway. Then there waif levied
last year for the deride roadee'reills
.• onthe denim With -over an extra
mill for ,the. provincial highway over
. which the county has -no control, , it
is not Very comforting to the tax-
- flyers pdeetti Of Bruce to shave a vision of
• one' dollar on .eVery thousand dollars
of. asiesentent on their tax echedtiles
of- 1931. There is onle one way to
• .4 prevent tide and that is for the -coun-
ty, council to cut out all new -work on
.mitnity roads for •the "eerretit yeaj
We understand a motion to Viet ef-'
•fect 'Will be. presented at the January
setsion and those who vete----firetilier
it Will be respotteihle for the increase.
The counties of 13tuee and Grey are
no exception in the province fof Meet,
ing large bills 'Impeeed on Them .by
tJle province. This year the taxpeeers
of Sengoe Comity will have to meet
' the large swn -�f $198,41e.12 for the
• ' 20% ghat* �f highWays
which is- itlinoit $80;000 mete than in
1930. The .Ontario Goveremett's rteed.
btiflding policy and Meting, on mon-
iciPalities a. large share Of 'the ta4.
Of the old' and the sick,,and county
councils? mania for increasing road.
building arelarge acco ntribirf-W
the increasing taxation.
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8. S. No. 4i !est Wawanosh •
• Senior Room
Jr; IV --Gordon Miller 17%: Lanz,-
• hie Miller 51: Norma Vieathethead 56
Kathleen Thom 45. ,
- Sr. IV -;---Edith 'thirnin -61.1141! Ruth
It1cQ631 Doerr:thy efeteeteliti 59
' • *Meellee--;:W4sOrt urtraan Mi/ler. 6
Swan 5,0: jean Thom 50: Chine
'let McDonald .•
ir-Dototity Miller 72%: PlOr.
• e iiitcQuillin 66.
Sr, V -Neely TOdd 6514: Diet-
.C11 -1010t011111A
4D. B1.1*SY YEAR
Litfit14.0.*
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tutiOAv vtabituAtivvith, Jog
tee.
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146.
,The rePort of• l)r: IL E. Clapp;
Bruce ,County, Rurro,gate, Omit Rea
gintrar, for 193"0 has bean completed
4,ad forwarded to the.,.
Government depatemene 'concerned.
It steels an increase in businees, ev-
en over'the pregeeingeyeale ,
.Grants of •probite and erletinietia,
tion eeetalled See, L(tieeelereeet: !Peel^
tiii7:on. Timid in any tteelire months)
as. against 26.1" fie 1929. The total'
teeing of the estates in 1930 Was $1,7.
992,6e3.39: The ..emesponding" figure
for the preceding year was .$2;b98,-
316.39: • ' Appointments. Made •
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CerintereCouit records how iegis J, Robertson wasAppeinteete '
traticee In 1930 of 409 lieneeotea • in. Goderich Collegiate institute Beard "
,arnteriets •under $1,000, , and •• 98, in "a,
eeteentii in excess Of that.e In 1929'
the •ee'itesIoPefetiat • OSeresere 489
eetereteseWeeglittirtelitgle.
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°Linty
ouncil theraCirtiFe*Uay, Jenueiy
27th k rillO warden for 1030, left.. leer,
iter Brussels, was „absent terough,
illness. He has been ordered, to re-.
main in bed for an Indefinite period,
bet his condition is ,net regarded 'as
serious. 'Deputy •Reeve Ritchie of
Asheeld was .also absent • ,through•
illness. '
At the opening session, M.. Was-
ik?' Beattie,_ reeve of Seaferth '-waa
elected warden for 1941., 'There was
no oppoottfen.
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Dr. R. L.I.Stewart toll/Ingham High,
School Bernet., L.T.• Rowe to Exeter
Board`of Edutetitin,-"Fienike Fingland
to Clieten-POP-grate: Institute Beeed"
•'.The anialler minsher of oard. One • year): 'Alt Other
-• - 4PP:endue:rite-ate fee:three. yeare:
"it appear that there ..it;e
retnot so e Reeve M. Aemetreee•ee. Henete and:'
„entity moter car transaction, and Geo. ,W. Holman,- county clerk, were
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another insight. •into the financial site .appointedleofirdto the criminal jested au-
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natioit qle tiecreased nereher, Affeeil ..E:e wwee. feeieeute law"
Ohettelle ..r-ittefegeages7registered7 In Cameron, ofAshfieldi were APpointed
1930 there ,weee 270 as against, 215 courity auditors fer 1931. Peter Doig
in", 1929. FOrdwich, C. E. .McDOnaghe of Ash-:
field, and De. W. F. (leek, of Gode-
tech were also; applicants.
Reeves • Goetz, MONO)), draigip,
and leeees were nam d as
MeKibbori
ZION
A social And dance will be
held" in.% the Orange:gall on Friday
everiing Febreare 10th: Good music.
:Dancing 8.30.. to At 30 -Ladies bringe,
ing lunch free .,All others -25e.
Aenumber of the local members of
the L. attended the meetieg• �f
the West,Brece cooky Orange Lodge
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Isucknoweon-que
".About 90 .guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Will Ritchie assembled at then' borne
on. Tuesday evenirtg, When a eery
.eletteant eVening 'wefeepent ie euchre
and deancinge • "
Arnold, eWilliefiee -Melvin -Craig -of
'St. Augustine 'spent •the week -end
with Zion friends.
• Mise Jeanne Ritchie who has spent
the 'pa,st month ett her home here ,re'-
turned to .Goderich Saturday.:
Mr. Oliver Barkwell ef' Lochalsh
:•visteateet-vith. Mzeandehffe:-•Tealt-elAnde
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OW last Friday. • .
• Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Heite•retuen-
ed from GuelpheasteWednesday after
Art .extended visit with Mr. and Mrs.,
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Thos Helm ' • '
Mr. and Mrs, Sane Reid entertaid
ne
over •10(1 of their frinds from the
12th Con. and Boundary •in 'the
Orange Hall here, 'bre.FeldaY evening.'
'A-splehdid 'time weis eetijoYeaTe
• Mr. Jack .Webster, Kapuskiiiiig an,
Mrs. D. }9r --Webster of LucknoW spent
last Friday and Saturdey with Mr.
,and Mrs. W. T. Gardner.
a striking 'committee. ,
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Reeves James 13allanterii, Jelin Mc- :
Keritie and R. le. Thompson were ap-
POieted t� the god rads- corninis-
sionee-..-------------------------.
.Reeve J W. Ceeigie was appointed
eis county representative on the Gocl
:erich ,hospital board. ' '
,The clerk wee •irtisrected to, send
out notices of the 'anpointments• of
eritstweeto• the eppointeee .and. to the
secretaries Of the ;School beards. ,.
The coiincil Went On record as ex -
'pressing regtet at the inability thre
illness,: of Reeve. Beeker- Of Brussele
and DePuty, :•Ree,ve• Ritchie' of 'Asle
field to, -attend the janeare• seision.
1tyastated thatleleer_watedetteRaek_er
on the instructions of a specialist;
hid been -ordered to -his bed for an
ifidefininite period, ,but that he was
not, critically 'ill. •
Liepartinerit Of Publid High-
ways of '-Ontario. *rote, acknowledg-
ing 'receipt of: e cheque.. for $19,416.-
78 On account of maintenance and
,cterietictieirEof :Pio-vine-1V -highways-
Within the county of Iltiron, painting
out that the sum a $1,488,43 was
outstanding. in interest.
N. Francis, M. Leo-
nard, Ai Baelter, J. F. Conine,
I.Eckal4
-PreeertY-7--j• J. Moser, -W: Swei-
tier, W. Maacke, F.
Colense
Iloiree of Refuge-eW, :Hendee.
toe, W. P. Thoinpson,„1J. Megabit B.
M. Francis, J. IL Cutt. •
ebildienee• Sheitere-et Craigie,.
J. W. Beattie, J. W. -Gamble.
,• Agricultural Advisory Comtnettee--'
I. j: Wright, L. H. Rader, W.! Stew-
art, W. H. Sweitzer, J. Goldthorpe.
cgd Ago Pensions --j.., W. McRili-
bon, y',.° W. Craigie, M. Armstrong, W.
J. Rendereen4 McNabb. : • • '
Roads bencintissioneT„,: )3, 7
itentlieee'Vlie A! Me:
:PI;ga:aeis-11.**MitpOt
Corifirdereble iniproienient, 'in
finances.-a.CUfltv • betterment of
•settle' $28,000 --was repprted by Trea-
surer Gorden Voting in his eeview of
the_Year 1930 ,before the 'county them-
eil_Wedziesday_eiterno.on. The-ceontY
reads comeniesion spent e20,0e0".• less
thari its esti:elates daring' the Year
eed.e further et. $8,000'• was
effectede,ph general' account the
practice di rigid. economy. "General
acceunt" includes., eeerything. ettut
County and Provincial roads.
Oneetounty bigliteey account notes
outstanding are shown tie •$105,00e
and' new notes, po,boo, or, a •total, of
$195,000: leering 1030. the 'amount of
metes, •ketirede was $127,000,, leaving
et, balance_ Owiog of $08,000. This
amount 4s coinpletely covered by
Proelnciel .Goeernatent fiebsidiee due'
on Merck 1st of this. Year.
I -On general • aceount outetanding
-71*.i0W/144 MiHROOT
Vi4-01KR rontep •
Acts -• • •
. MIMI SCROOL REPORTS
Sch41 Belled S. ,S. No. 0, Askfielet:
• • •reseible MeeleS 740
. bee=eeeee
. . . Si, IV -Honors: Ellada lluntert 649 •
(reen1 The Listbeeel Banner) -- 'Violet Ritchie, bin- . Pails: ray
'In. an Interesting police eintrt case Reid, 437; These Ritchie, 420. .: .
last Saturday ceneereing a violation Sr. Ifie-Pass: Irlaut Haekett, 521-;"
of the Transient -Traders' 'by-law, ItereeY ititchie, 504, , ' .
Magistrate Hamilton - fined Mr, IL • Jr. Ill --Honors : ;cane Gardner, 597 '
Mathew $1.0 and cots apd Ordered %Ellen Andrew-, 596'.' Paps: , Jimmie .,
him to nay 1390,' the :anytime •of the, fieich 44,7; **Hunter, 424;0 Billy'.
-license fee. :Mr. De G. Campbell, •sol- Preen* 408; - ' • e • '' e
kite* for, Me. 'Netiowe: *eve „notice Jr. II-ePossible markt 550, Hon , --e
that an epeea. would be made. - Jew Hunter, 452. Pass Eicion. Ititchie,; ,
As the . action Was , made by, , the 359; loris Reid, ,286. ' ' , • • .
municipality, beth the members •, of Pe.-e-Pciesible • Marks' 400; Hewers -7 -
the town council and the :merchants e.orna-Reid, 418; •Rathleen. Gardner, '
of 'the town were interested ,ene thg .318, .(ties). •Pass : Kathleen. Gibson,: -
cmincil chamber was crowded sator- 202; Kathleen Reid, ,234; 'R.' Cook,. a.,,
•day •mornIng When_the dout oeened_ eitieOrt '47,ell.._,O. ' ,4'1,,:41, - • '
ecier eehn•seetiOn B •of. the 1929 •Stie.
tettese•amenditiene. 'cif the Transient.
Traders' Act' of olaindne -thee:
IL-3/fatiow, the purchaser'of
feet :stack in:listoWel,.. Offered 'for
sale goods that ,'were added , to , the
...bankrupt • "
September October, 1929, the
, Parte Ladies' ShOPPe Ltroited •openeri •
4 stO're • on Wallace street. Thy also
operated stores Kitchener 'arid
Preston, :They paid $100. for e tran-
sient, traders' license at that
. , This firm; of . which H. Matleie• ape"
two sons were members, Made an, as,
• Sigititiefit petition abet* Nov. 24 of
yeae. Litter 'Mr, lilatlew bought
the,bankruptatoek of the three stores'
arid elairned"that he did not need te
secure .artother, license and 'also that
he had the';rightete b'ringelettoct
notes, as •at...Janitary ,I.st, 19e0,. were 'from. either or both of of his ' ,othei
p3,oco.- Notes .diacnnated, during • the
. jstores."7
eiar totalled $70,000; a total of $124,7 '• • .
Claim' Rocher was the first witness
e00. Notes retired - during the., year • . • •
amounted to $78,400 leaving' a net ...caller!. He stated that un . 7
"det instruO
deficit of $45,000" on general aecount tions from the. cbairmen Of the .by...
This, the treasurer explained, , Was. laws and license 'citunmittee . he ° hae...
88,000 - better -than -One -year Tag°, gonetalilr. Natio* after the stole -
•;;;During ' the year :the ' Provincial • .had re -opened and demanded the e8(1(. --
road indebtedness ' was consolidated • . ' - • , .,
be -the issue. of $100,000 debentures.- '-fee; 'the impunt •set, by the .cotincil
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Liabilities. end& the'heeeing-of Meelote refused to,pay, .ane' a sum-
Peovincial Highway account are ntons "'wee isteede • •
shown as: 1930 expenditures, $57,821 ,I Messrs .' .1,. C. Mactezin'aid; D.. L
'back interest owing $1,4$8; annual - ' 4 . • •
Chaernen an M. „Riegaec alLgaie ey4_,
-Pelnefeel-and ieterest-id
lien -tato; -$12,960e totale $72,258. To :dence that they had 6i -emceed •-tht
offset this theve is $25,125 in the bank eteee With a view of -Making a* or ,
and the. propOsed .1931 levy, ole $44,: it 'and at that time there .wee tic
blankets,. Or CemfOrtete in the stOce
271, a.total of $69,386. The net de-
• The :Minister of Highways wrote I ficit is therefore' $2,972. NO ,provision
ackrtowledging receipt qVaresole
of course, ie.. made for 1931 experidil
tion' passed at •the, Deceniber session tures. • • -
reconmiending an increase- -in the'
subsidy for county roads..
Elgin coenty cOuncil asked enders,
ation Of a resolutikee which reads as
follows:.eXhatetze• the -opinion of „this •
constitution of,
e- councils, as • it •has existed',
since 1907, is :quite satisfactory and
that changes which are to take effect
4alitiary 1st, 1932, will'lead to
marry complications and inequalities.
Therefore,: be it resolved that :this
council thentoriatize the • Provincial
Government to abstain•froni 'bringing
the -proposed changes into effect and
to repeal the legislation making the
change." ,The letter was referred to
the .legislative coMmittee.
The SelvatiOn' -Arnie, asked for a
grant of $250 for its Rescue Flomp.iii
London. The Canadian National In-
stitute for -the Blind asked for a
gralt of $25. The grant last year
Was $100. Referred toexecutive com-
mittee.
The report of the Huron Plowman's
Association fol. 1930 showed receipts
of $675.52 and ,expenditures of $525.-
25, leaving a balance of $150.27. The
usual grant was aiked.•Referred to
executive committee. '
.The report of the registty offieer„for
1930 showed groes reeeipta and fees
earned of $6;580.84, arid expenses,
including salaries to junior and sen-
ior deputies, of $2,081.90. The sur.
plus- of net income for 1980 - was
$658.46, as compared,with $727,62
in 1929. The net amount received bv
THE BANKERS 'ARE' RIGHT
For two or three, years cotton pri-
ces were very geed ane the • growers
in the State'- of Arkansas teas'ed'pro-
ducing feed crops; they abandoned
liv
th
stock and grew all the 'cotton
y coulee raise. Bankers and buil-
nes , men encouraged', them in this
orgy of cotton raising, but the bub-
ble ;teen buret and nom theyeare ;me-
tering terrible distress and •poverty.
They are demanding government re-
lief and threatening to raid the
stores in their respective neighbor-
hood a it the 'relief -is not fortheom••
A few years ago the prairies Were
making spectacular annual increases
in dairy ptOduction. Thee, came a
period of, fairly geod prices of wheat,
and dairy production dropped off at
anealftentitig rate e tteeeelereelelt;in;
banished front • thoefituide" at' prairie
farms and they were organized On
the, beefs of grain production only..
Farmers everywhere have felt the
depression 'keenly; but the areas on
this continent where distress and p0 -
vett y are Most bitter are lArge gee-
tieng that' "have killed the goose" and
have -given themselves up wholly to
the predtictiOn of 'him kind of cash
evil). • •
The basis of agriculture 1n oer
Canadian Prairies; and in Saskatch-
ewan partieularlY; Will lee cereel pro:
duction ;for Matte years to' borne; but
tamers even then will be obliged to
carry inseranee in the foim of some
other Crops and in reasonable hold-
ings of live stock. Sasketeheeven may
noter tarry on mixed farming as we
know it in Eastern yanada; but ex-
clusive eet.eal production it .likewise
hazardous and uncertain, Titere_Mdst
needs be a safeguard of some .kind
against just such eorelitions as we
are fiteitig tO-day and the banker and
loan companies have observed that
the farmers Who haVe kept some live
Aocic' and "diversified their operations
are far better equipped' to meet their
Obligations than are those who at
_tempted to pursue the one track
'ealyse.. Now the ;bankers aire advis-
ing farm* to.use.to-thee:=
Itets in which to carry their eggs, and
in this' the hankeit are tight, ee" "
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WoMan is. always happiest When
Weatlierhaad 63. •' Shei isFiadriflehig ,something for a
04.0011 *Oilltpet 100,40 coMplainiq abotit• it.
the registrar, •exclusive of 52,644 the
ahlount for WhOh the eoPlti...la.AablO. assistant 'atron $400; county audi-
tors; - reach-- $5Ci eeCriininal • jestiee -sue
The only criticism of the PeovinCial
hIghwae.statement' .was made by
Reeve'MeKibbcin of Wingham. He
tole the treasurer he was only
ding himself" by using the proposed'‘
1931 mill levy of $44,271 toe .offset,
what was owing. '
'Salaries Discussed
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The report of the Executive Com-
mittee • cedimended the following
greeds and this part of the report did
not meetwith opposition: $756 to
each of the four tounby hospitals,
Goderich, Clintote Sehforth aed
Wingbam; $100, to' each Agriculteeati
Seciety holding a fall or spring fair;
$2t to each _wheel fair; $25 to the
Hensall Seed Show; $25 for flowers
round the Court House; $250 to the
Salvation Army Rescee Howie; $100
to the en,stitute for the Blind; $200
foe Junior Extension work under the -
•agricultural representative; But the
salary schedule was not so easily dis-
posed of. .The reconimendations of,
the committee, or rather 'of the a
jority of the committee' were to leave
the salaries as they were, that is as
follows:' Warden. $109; clerk,' includ-
inng sessiOnal pay, $1800; treasurer
including sessional pay, $1'800; coun-
ty ,engineer (good roads e3400, coun-
ty roads 5200) $3600; jailer with fuel.
light etc., $1000; matron of jail, 025
jail physician, $120; turnkey, (no fuel
light, etc.,) $900; Manager of House
of Refuge. (salary $700, ear $200)
$900; metr n House of Refuge, $700;
s. , . .
n, G. T61111)44-1; irerk of the town,'
ship of Goderich, again wrote pro-
testing against the county's taking
gravel det of the tewhship gravel Pit
without remuneration .tfi the' town-
ship, in the years 1927, 1.92g and 1929
Ile .stated the pit wag- purchased by
Goderich tOwriship in 1866 and that
the, present council cannot enderttand
why straightfeeeward businees rieethee
ds do not apply Th ceenection with
the -removal of gravel by the county.
He stated further that the gravel pit
in question forms- no part of the or-
dinary road allowance taken over by
the etenity as a connecting. link in
the good roads -system. The letter
adds:.
• "It is true we have never Made
useof,this pit, but it Was bought for
the future, and when that need..does
arise, our pit,will have been removed
by the comity good toads comeniesion
'without leaving us any finds for pur-
chasing another. We feel „sure you
will tee how unjust you have been
in the past and will see jestice done
ineer Roy Pattereon said the
gravel e ad a historifid thut
lust year "no action" had been taken
on- a sinelar-ternmenication. The let.
ter Was again referred to the good
reads conutlasion for a renort. •
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Standing Committees
At "Wednesday afternoon's session
the sitilting comieitted brought in the
following report:earning the standing
etitarnittees .for the Tear. The report
was ,adopted without discussion. The,
first -named in each case is chairman:.
• ExecutiveeeeelLeGette-7-aeS4lleitc-
'0. Geiger, W. P. Thtimpson, J.: W.
lefeKihbon.
- Legie1ative-7:4, W.Gamble L J.
Wright, W. Btevvart, W. 'Eckert,
1. E. Ritchie, • , ••
Finance-'A.13::ReYea, Y. 3. Meter,
A. J. Goldthorpe, M. Leonard, R. A.
Geetef• * , •
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.They had seen parcels delivered
.the store which indicated that steel
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had ;been shipped in, and the sale
bill quoted preces on •comforters are'
biankets,,
1AS bailiff, Mr. F. W. *entre uedee
a distress warrant for the Misses
Ioeiger for rent, 'seized the 'stock anti
'made as. inventery, and he stated
there were no blankets or comforters
there.
Mr. J. A. Schinbein had examined
the stock and mede e bid on the
'same to the Credit Men's Association
and the stock consisted of ladies'.
•wear Only. When the store re -opened'
for thelearikrupt sale he bad gone to
Mr Matlow, as chairman of the con_
mates, and 'told him he was liable
for the transient traders' license. Mr.
Matto* stated teat his lawyer had
advised him that he was not.. Mr.
Schinbein had asked Mr. Thos. Baker
to purchase comforter for- him,
'and this cOmfottet was produced as
evidenee: that goods that had been
brought in had' been field. Mr. Baker
also gave evidence that he had bought'
the: comforter exhibited.
•CouneillOri; von Zeben and Fielay
gave eVicieriee that they had agreed
That 5300 Weld' be the fee in' this
case. 'The by -taw called for a fee of ,
.from $100 to $300 as -decided "by the
They ieo
(M.cofincil. laegiliri their pinion.
ors per day $5 and mileage one •
way 10c a mile; caretaker Court
that they favored 'the $300 fee. but
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House atuLltegietty office (n.'o session- this had net been Passed in open
al pee) $1000e county'councillors per council -they did not think that this
day $5 andamileageouseeone of Refizge, 'way at 10c was necesary. All the. Members were •
a mile; Ghplaio H •
$200. , agreed to that fee. . •
'Reeve McNabb moved to amend •Me• MAtlow then, fave eyideece,
.the repert by reducing the salaries telling of 'the former- business here
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Tif-tire-enghreer he $400 and of the going into bankruptcy' and how he
clerk and treasurer by $300 each. had bought the cOMplete bankrupt
•Rpeve Elliott of Clenton asked, Why
teen thling ththree
stocks of the Paris Ladies e• Shoppe
'e gatgun on e
most efficient °Meets the, county had? Lei, 'He refused paying another li-
Whe not a general reduction? Mo- cense lee as his eomparly hadpaid
tions for ar ductimi m
le per•cent. teduction and .
$1911 -When theyee' Th
_opened- heree,
for a 5, peeent reWere ade
,and the council found -itself hopeles-'p'resent company was a :paittership
sly lost or a while as to preceditre, of himself and his two sons.' He felt
till it . was decided ta dispose' of one that he had the 'right to bring stock
amendment to reduce the three o- • -
here freni, •the othei stores, as it
cers !tented was lost_ 21 to 6,• ' •.• only
Messrs. Atmetiong, Sallantyne, col- Was ail onebusinese, that he Was a
lilts, Geig'er, McNabb. and •Goldtherpe honafide purchaser. ... • ' e . •
vote* for it '-Then the motion of • Thecourt. adjourned, Until one-
Messo. SWethirty
it r and E'cleatt to make. p.0 when Mr: C. MeScott
et
a fiee per c t reduCtion . all round 1119 4 so
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was -'voted voted bitc lid Carried' en the folst lid* for the mutticiardite, presented
lowing vote: •ea --Messrs. Ar111, his argument. He submitted that sub,
trong, Ballantyne tckart, thimble, section B. applied Where goods were
eiger, 'Getz-' Goldthorpe, ,Haacke,
added to the' bankrupt -stock and that
Keyes, Leonard; 'Reece; Stewart, • wi. • . eiet the by law singular in its appncii-
Siveitzer,Thompson,
And W. P. 'Thompson, 16. .Nity-Mes- tion to -stocks, and could not apply
to
sit, Beattie, druigie, Cott, Elliott,, Kitcfferier store stock. 6' When the
Prancis, Henderson, M4enzie, Mc. bankrupt'
stock of Listowel store was
ibbot, MeNabb arid M C
ol- ----,
ens ho vote. offered fors, focal merchant% look -
The readtiori earne when one Of the 'ed same over, and °tete were Made
touncilleta started to figure :that the witigh included e Matletyee,,, that was
teduetioh Would Mean 11,50 oh then" accepted. . '
yartote-theteaammtlaltml-lio'*'
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reminded there' that tbe report they • se"
had adopted was for $5 a day not
'Aila ct(A5r.ebster, „Teacher
Moitehly Report Of LS: NO', letelofie
Srelere.,•-testeti.ineHiSte Aritheritte
Grant., arid. Art.
Hon: Johnston MaeLeod•65%;:
fred: White 61: *min Carruthers 55
IlleeTested-in-- Meth., GeOg.,
r•Pelee..4ed ' `.*J
• *.GraCe Reynolds 72- John paike '58.
lee -Kathleen Carruthers 74: Maty'
Reynolds- 71: „ George Robinson 41.
Ist--Muidean MacLeod 72: Grace,
MacLeod 65,e, "
FeeeeGoodi Laverne White Robert
•,Peerks*, , , •
Missed one or- nter_e_ _ .
NO... on Rdll 1.5 , • •'AV. Atte ,14.4
• • "e ;.• • •• M.. J. MacDonald :
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,Report ofeS, S. Ne. 3, Kinloss
.Honore74-5e/e7e
Sre IV -Mabel .4o§s, 84%: Irene •
'Johnston'lee, Grace Mac:Phereent 54
:11.autice Hodgifis 314 •Mabel. Hawk -
;haw 25* -
• Jr, IVeetna Eckenswiller 71: Currie
eeeelexell RelelLetedginse_48._±..
• Sre IH -Norman :Ross', 67: ,Gordiort
Tattles '51: jimmy JohnSton
•yil. John/Anil 44! Ina MaePhetatil and
lane ;Carter* (#0) 43: Verna' Johns
n Gordeit MacPhersen '32: Levi
'Carter loi. • . I
Se -Good: eleeteie-Carter•e: •_Edythe
tehnstoho Fair-Ilatvey-Johestotte-
Steriley Johnston* (ties): Florence
'fames*: Grant Eckenswilleri: Mabel
•Johnetere , • •.
Primer-eExcellente. Melvin Johne, •
ton: Billie ,Ross. Geode -Eileen Johne.
:on. Eckenswilleie .
Mose ,Marked , (*) ,missed• an exam ';
Thompsoh. •'
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S. S. •No. 9, Ashfield
Sr. IV -Olive Blake ,(absent)
Jr., IV -Alma Curran 72: Harvey
Kilpatrick 70: • Cliffoed Bleke 65:
Gordon Anderson 64: ,
• Sr.' III -Chester Twamley 61: Mur,
,iel Blake 51,. '
II-Elinita • Alton 67: Bertram'
Curran 61: Harley Phillip's 56: Phyl-
lis Blake 51. ' -
I--eMarY 'Horton 95:,' 'Veilamina
Lannan 83: 'Ede Phillips 76: Russel
Alton' 70: •Lorne Phillips 58.
Pr. -Clare lannah, Excellent: Ai-.
vin Cooper, Good.
No. on Roll .187 . Ave. ett:'17.45'
7 1 -Olive-Le-Andersote teacher. •
CREWE
Mies- Susie Kilpatrick • spent the'
past two 'weeks with friends in Dint-.
gannon; ,•
• -Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Drennan and ' 4
children spent a day reeently. with
friends. at Lucknow. •
Mrs. Rebieson.of Belgrave .visited,
her 4aiiiide'r;
ing the week.'
Mr. and Mrs., Raymond •Pinnigait
and children visited -Mrs. Joe Chant -
!fey off Tuesday. '
•Mrs. Jim SherwOod 'and daughter •
shit -ley who spent the Past wealth
erith friends. at North -RaY returned
home on Saturday. '
Mr. 'Alvin Sherwood , of Wilkie„
Sask., is visiting his • grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. S. Rived. He. intends
Making his borne here for sonietinie.
' Friends' here jOin in wishine'Mr.
and ,eire. Gordon Stewart a ,happy '
Married life: Mrs. Stewart was for-
merfy Miss Ethel Pepper. They were
married at the' Rectory, Godetieli, 'on
ISaturday, Jan. 31st.
by-law ItS' they had not ratified> the
aetion of the. licensing Committee ,
setting the fee. ,at '$3�0L that itbise
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-lienWhrt enee bo-ibiriettfi' o
7 itt -pen
f.Or Mr. Mittlow, contended that. the ineetirig Of the deuncil and- oincially.
$30. for the. session, Which reveals by-law. did not apply to goods taken
that the' council have. been fighting from the Kitchenet, store ithd- added
a -Whole week's ‘‘16rIefor 1111° 8*SSI°11' to the Listowel Store, as their: Were
which hoWeVer Starts Tnesday after,, .
k maintained that the
noon' and ends usuallY Ericlav - one stock H e
S•
- y not damply wtth the
clays . • m
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recorded' in the Instead'. of. „T.
that, the councillors had., given their
opinion '6,4, the street or in store,
favoring that arnotint. " these
.gtoutids the appeal will be basedee.
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