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-11•00 A YEAR -71k ATOVANCE---.50c EK,TRA TO U. S.A. .
Lucknow Ont., Thursday
January 2nd, 194i
4.
EXPILMNTED
NOMI NATION'
On Mond'aYnextthe electorate of
1,-ueknow. will vote "yes" or "no" on
the•matter ef.„.esteblielniig a Public
litthties Commission, as well as ta
erete,for against a two-year term
for th,e Council as retained for 1941.
. • . . •
The matter of the proposed Pubhc
btilitis.CoMniitisien,* which if esi!
A:v5:414 liaxe 'charge ofthe
yclio and Veto. Syeterne..was
and explained at notable,
tfoie.meeting en .Menday "by ..Council•:
)4 *: Hamilton. '
Mr; .flanillton pointed. out 'that tie=
, ,Commission d(*fd. be either a three
Or a five -Irian Board elected hi. the
:people. The Reeve Of the inithicipality
ektilsate MeTeber of the ,CeintaispiOn.
:the Caee, taf•-•,e three-thari. Beard
yew' one member 'domes uriTo
siniiliar •to . the Sclinol
• . • , ' , • .
• ilton . pointed: out .that thc
•mleined alee of 'the' two eyetenis
$9e,000, With cash receipts
422,00o annually fole tater ,figurP
$115,000.• To 'get 'best returns such
fieralitile-Tbrigerchaegi.eafethair
Witit-the greatest' experience in these
.matter, he contended, ,whereeeunder
ibiediiectibii. of: the Council new rine
inexperienced Men ceme' to the Board
4e-ceii. Utile to time. , •
In 'effect Mr: Hamilton stated that
•
ellen the ;Hideo System was coMe
partitively eew,therieed eaceerienee
, _ _ e—
ru handbag it .N-vag n? ea .necessarY,.
efaireszeice the time or repairs has
, .•
beenreached, he advocated ' an. ex-
uerieeced important, in
arilingAliiiewoik,
smitten' quoted Mr. 'Flannery,
P.C. engineer, as saying, 413y.
• manna Lticknow *needs a Puhile
•eminisSion Continuing
'tilitiegi,fic • •
aft. iMiltirn,'said he. knew men will-
g- and experienced who would serve
..,COMinhogieeere without pay, and he
•tressed the Point that the pa -pay
been stipulated in •the
...eteeeeeeelvel,';"
lo to:• •
..Couneil eaeeting
'Continue Until late hours. Di de the
• work between the two bodies and
Okchsp d more time on their- re-
spect wark, and keep the water and
ro plante- in- the best- -possible
ritink order, he advocated.
Claims It Unnecessary
Councillor Murdie pointed out that
0 had moved an amendment to
•SISTER PASSE
Mrs. Thomas Reid of t6vm'bas re-
beived word of the death Of her sis-
ter, Mrs:. Ella bourne, which. occurred
on -Saturday' in. Sierra .Madre,.
'fOreiae Mrs, Bourir!S death was the:
result of a stroke, the firstofWhich
she suffered oe December 9th. •
Mks; '`,Bourne, .was formerly Ella
Miller, a daughter of. the late Win.-
-Rae Miller, who operated a carriage'
ebhp in leteknew. many yearseage..,
Besidee. her sister; ,Mie. Reid ,of
SPARC'S -RETURNED
•
-13Y ACCtAMATION•
.
Reeve Bushell Returnedeepne
Member ',On -13„Oth .Council And
NUNDAY SCHOQL CLASS!'
MADE:PRESENTATION -
Miss Leaige Greer, who leaves on
,Saturday for Tortnito tnionagience
business course, Wee presented With a
&here Boned As . A. W. „HairlItoe, jove.ly clock by fellow membere of the
. ,
And G. IL Douglas Retire. .: e • . Ready For .Servicekclass of ,the 11n,
, .,
, . * ' •'.. ited Church last Sunday;.
- Ireickeow's 'Reeve,, Council and • Louise. has •given 'valuedservice in,
'Scheel :beard :were returned e to of- the church,. and 'heeides 'Other ' active.
fice ..6.14 _axclamittioiii•on: Tuesday even- ties. has ;been Sunday ,Sehoel, • *nig
-ink when at the nine o'clock dealne lere,eeme thee; The'eeePreeiatieli of
no mere„ than the required remiher, these serviees, veil( exPreSsed, :when
:1,42.elimive a' brother. ,WR Miller of had .qualified for office. ' . - '; , 'the . •plesentation, 'VW made by the,:
Sierra Medre also survives: .: Reeve N. E. Bushell returns for his, 'anis; by Rey. 112„`'`G. Todd and aesipt.
third. term to the reeireehipe His ac- ant ,superintendents, Write'Muielie and
clainateon. was. •definitely Indicated at ;jack Campbell.
,
Monday night's nomination Meeting,
SETS RECORD , bellowing which, Councillors rIVIurdie,„ . t . WEEffe-lie- PRAYER, 1941 :
Treleaven and Ferguson"qualified,' . ..
There have been.some huge crowds With: Coun'cilloe ',Hamilton deferring
thren'g the Carnegie Hall, but we be-
lieve the..chris_tma,e night dance crowd
set a record for attendance.
, There was a paid, admissiote of '500
people,. and they were Still coming
tit intermission -time when ticket sell-
ing -stopped.' It had to; for the jam
down -Ames dating. this , lrlitch--- late
migsion made it ineigssible-ta handle
any late .cooiers. . . • .
-600 people were in the Hall. AllOwing-•oreated 4 vacancy that 'was, filled bi 11'.•:-e7-11/4'ild:
i
DANCE ,CROWD
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Ips depieiOn. He . is. succeeded on the
Prayer" Will Iceminence in the Mill,
Board by **14r: Harry McQuillin who
age, with. the :Yening..--Peoplesi See:
qualified on Tueeday,evening.lirfMC-•
. ieties canducting their meetings. in
Quillin has had three year's former
their, respective Churebes.
service 'under the reeveships of. the
Other , Meetings; the dates •end
late J. •G. 'Murdoch ,and Moorehouse
speakers, have been arranged as fel;
Mitchell '-New-TrustiL . . rows: , ', . • —
Tuesday, United CbTifili, Rev, ti:
• The retirement of George H.,Doug- •
Thursday, Presbyterian .Chureh.
serviee ,..i.waeDeeeld. • ., .. '
'11 health after, ednesdaY,.-:A.-eglieene-Ghereh, Reve
On Monday' •ne*t.: •the "Week ef.
.—_• AlLtolec6iten4ht-Iteestitnatecletliat vire 5chocd Bow;
thet- they averaged 135 wounds each
and that they were all_ on the dance
Aro-or-at onceeeandtheeinost. of- ?elm.
seemed to. be -the • combined w ight
3 . L. MacMillan. The two other -re-
iirriTht—eesu , e Wm. 'MacKenzie and
:the beard which ,is cemposee of T.
wouldreughly 'forty •tons .• W, Smith; Dr, W. V. Johnston, A. E.
r in Spite of the jam the eroird hung MeKim, Temple Clark, Wm. MacKene
on to the last ---and if one could judge ;zie; Hateld Allin and a. L. lYlitchtfil-'
seemed to et -tier -it.- The musk Was lee. , . , •
good, furnished by IblacICepae's ' NonihiatiOns for the various offices
chestre, and the Fire COmpanyeiliicli were receigred as fellows:
W
itablee,nighte motte-ruid • ' FIOR- REEVE
W B Anderson by A:. illemiltori
sponsoeed the everit had its 'most prof,
they needed it. • • and ,R*. T: Dituglas. -
The New year's .night dance also N.. :E. 'Bushell, by Joseph Johnston
and W. G. Andrew. • . • •
J. •W.:Joynt, by J...,R MeNstb and
:Alex MeDiarmide
Wm.Murdie by. A. W. Ilainiltogiagd
.ettratted e,large crowd.
; WON SALES CAMpAXON
• Jack Kilpatrick, local Massy -Har-
ris dealer has been notified that he
18 the winner of Block 3 in the °Clean
1.,Tp Sales Campaign” ,: Jack will • re-
1ceive 'hier.erelickee of. several lately,
pm ae area8d.hBi�kifl-
cludes an area from Lucan
eardine with the contest covering a,
period Of, three months,' Sepiriber;
October and November.
SPECIAL AT LYCEUM
The Lyceum Theatre, • Wingham,
presents this .Thursday,, Friday and
"tting the by-law, and proceeded to. Saturday, the special ,picture !`LIT -
point outwhy.he considered a P.1.1.C.TI E OLD • NEW YORK" starring
•Alice Faye,. Richard Green and Fred
MacMerray.. .r.'
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. OBITUARY •
THOMAS WHITE
There passed away • On December
19that the hame of his daughter,
Mrs Michael Gagnble Coricession. 10
Kinlogse: a highly esteenied resident
uttnee,essary; He said that under ,the*
• direeticin of Connell Boards, hydro
rn Luekno* had xparidec1;-' paid .its•
,...;eitgey arid Weald be free of debt in
4942.; • The . Waterworks has been a
UCC�S !n even! way' You,.take' it,
and thug he was of the opinion 'there
was no necessity of adding any•inore
Depaitinerits to the Village admin-
tration. our years you
,men to ale on the Council.
Only to Piss .accounts and strike the of Kinloss in the person of Mr. Thom,
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, tait rate, \lie concluded. • • as White. .
. • The late Mr. White was in his, 83rd
Reeve ,Conciire -. ' year. Bore November 15th; 1858.1:in
--------PAeve*isheli asieired, the audience
that he Wits not in: favour of the '*lie-levrashill' •ef*.i. Wed, WaYrecesh,
P4C, and added that if men on his he '7Its.,4 Pen of the late George White
.who, tame from Nottinglaina, England
' . Citandl-didii't feel -capable of bendl.
ie the early 50's.- He was married. ing ••that department, ' he would ask
November ;15th,`1882 id Arin`. Jane
theta to 'eteP,out,lle caneideeed that
Fitzpatrick of West Wawanoph; where.
, the camiiiissiiini Yirauld eventually be
paid and they resided ,enitil 19Q2.. when, •• with
..- that the would then
.
also *alit it "We don't need e.-creie.: theirfamily, they ..mOyed, to Kinloss
-iion any more thin a cat needs
to the firm -nOW.-occeplied by Mr. Her-
,. -te'r' '
'1144' he, contladed. ' ' " • vey ilreuetoin..,4out eleven years later
Mr: and Mks. hite inoved
cillOr Hamilton at this point Wta.Holy-
n stressed. thattheCornmissioa-
wauid, not receive pay, and that
•'-'they didn't ',need to. use ;that as ite
argument. itgaitie the proposed Olin.
,z • Is Susiticiouse '
• Harold Allin, merither • of the
--School Board_fstated intonded'. to
gualify as truStea..
• Referring to the P.I.,1,C. he „colt-
sidered hydro was well handled and
is alinost out of debt. Dueling the
• at year hi Claimed theme had bee*
o edition in the &resell: This
od, he said; and. it's up to
ug, to e eet Men who will. pull., Ire
' stated he Wes not in favour . of the
• F.11;6. and a little auspicious of 'what
• it Will lead to. .
Anderson Favours It
.• ExeReette W. •B. Anderson spoke
favourable , of a Comtaissien. At
COuricii Meetings town hitsinegs tom
' best he said,- and the tendency is
neglect ;hydro and wittier Matte EL
But Iiift principal reason for felrour
- ,eltablishing of 11.4--P,beceetras that
Mid Water ' had -hoer geavre te
. hig business, and that there• was
as Much reason 'for ' a CormilissiOn
'as there was need for a School Board.
• Why- not let ,Cmindl handle that too:
D. Ferguson •
J. C. MeNab by A,- W.'Hamilton
and
R. Rae by A, W. Ilheeilten arid
D. Ferguson. •
FOR COUNCILLORS .
:ban Ferguson ,by A.• W. Hamilton
At& 4.. T. Doliglas. •
A.' W.' bitinilton by R. „T Douglas
and D. Ferguson. ". •
• Herold Treletiven. by A. W. Ilicrte
ilton and 'R. T. 'Douglas.
. Dan Ferguson by Alex McDiarniid
and S. *Nati. •.
Wm. Mudie by 4,t T. Doughts and
A.. W. Hanailtone :
R. Rae her A. W. Hamilton and
p. .Ferguson. '.-
J W
,
joynt by Re Rae and .1:11
Leith. • • " • ,
b.. kieNeb' by .R. T. Douglas
and A.` *. 'Hamilton.*
• RUSS :Robertson hy H. Miller
and j. Mallbugh. , •
• Barry.MeQuilln by 3. H. libber
and W. G. Aridierw;_
,key. A. A. Maloney. .•
Fridey, United Church, Rev'. 'bObert
"NICConnell,' • - T' -
Eh, of these, Meetings commence
at 8 6'cloele.
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, :Students, : may he excused , hetet
school in MaY.. and ;Jane next ..year
.order. to do farm or war .work, it
was indicated rn.. art announcement
by the, Department of Ediacation.
MILITARY. FIMERAL. •
FOR RA.F. VICTIM
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With full. 'military.' honors the fun...t
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:eral • Of Leading Aircraftinari., Jahr)
Spencer Debenhatn was held on Mon-
day tifteeneonfrom the . Cranston
Funeral Home in Goderich . to. Mait-
land :Cemetery.•
, .
ReV.. A. A. Maloney, rector . of 'St
Peter' s Church, Luckno.we and crfficia.:
ting Chaplaie.of the :R.A.Ve at:, Port
Albeit 'conducted the :service, reading:
at the graveside the 'burial ritual of
.the Church of. England..
Debenhein Was. one of twoairmen
who wereldrOvined in. Lake Huron at
Port Albert, on. December 7th, when
they brake through the; iee, while tak-
ing pictures. Debenhem's body Was
discovered en Saturday afternoon, ini
bedded in the ice on the lakeshore
a'feweniles'aorth'ef the scene of •the
drowning The diseorery was Made by
Thos. GarVey • of Kieggbridge. The
body. of Debenhenn's friend, Bert
George, who 'lost his :life in a \reliant
effort. to •restice Debeitham, has, net
yet been recovered. • •,
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The two young menlWere wireless
.eperators arid •as natiees of England,
Rase Robertson • by Joseph ,Jehn-. Mad been inCanada only six weeks
.,
ston and Phillip Stewart: ;
when the tragedy occurred "
-Harold Alba,: by 11 Treleaven and •
Muidie. • • "
FARMER HAD FAST
John .S. Kiipittricit Allie
oNEand D _Thozengion.• e •
W.' B. Andersen .hy.A. W Hannii • •
'
ton and R., T, Donglas. 'On
Wednesday eight a good hearted
.J. L.1. MeMillan b T 11 Barns
farmer on the • boundary west of
and Joseph Johnston. . • Lacknow left his New Year's dinner.
John Jamieson by ,R.
„. to help, e stranded Motorist, and had,
and Stewart e • „ a mighty low trick pulled on him in
. .
N. H. Hedley by Joseph Johnston return:
and PhilliP7Stertratt.-0;
. • • e ' The motorist; giving, Ms eatne as
Alex ,111cDiarinid by George: Taylor
Mr. Robe'rtsOneaated that he wasepai
and Andrew Lockhart. •• Of gas about a Mile dawn the read,
rood where ,they „resided until Janu- ' pr:. Johns:ten by 11, Treleaven and of
wanted to call a garage. The
ary • of 1.94-0,;when 'dun to ;failing Wm.. igurflie. • in, and at such in hour,. generous farmer, realizing the posi-
health, they Went to live with their T.. W: Smith by C. Steward and .
, ;
eon George near Belgrave until ;ging We Lls'Yd. • - ... tion he was . . .
' -- •played the part of the Good :Sem-
to ' visit with ', their daughter; ' Mks. eFOR, SCHOOL TRUSTEES ; aritan, He filled. a five -gallon can
Michael Gamble; Where Mr. White • G. H. Delights by It.. H..McQuillhi.
passed ,sevai Thtirsday evening after ,of gasand .went with the motorist
eteshorteillnesnefee W•eelie ff.,- and Phillip Stewert. , . , .
,
eee.e.. . Harold Allin by b. •Nixon and P.: ,to the -stranded car where . he found
' Mt. White was of :a quiet 'kindly •WIFIVI'14m.' ' ' another man behind the wheel. The can. was -drained of its gage
Alex Hamilton by p. J.. MeMillaii r-
dispeeiticin that endeared him to meny Jim; the starter was Stepped' oft, the
and won • him • warm and Meting and 'I•larrY Nixon; . , . mettle responded and with ''MA.. Rob,
friends- 'A:Tkiint,, riffeetiortate husband 'tierold Allin by 4,, I!:. McNab ;and ertsori" On the ' ruining beard away
Alex MCDiertnid.' , , . , 4 e, --, :
and father; bills pas"sing is mourned ber. env to the .aniatement of Mr.
all., 1111eMilYth•hY Alex l*Dier-. Farmer, 'biat who was not too amazed
He le eurvived' by his. widow, ore, hlr and 1.1.:11eNab' : • ' •to take the license, 'IMAM. 194-V-5.
ilton and .R. .T. Deukles. got to even wish' the eonsiderate
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daughter, Mrs: ,Michael Gamble, Con.
10., Kinloss; another' datighter, kis. 'Dr., 1414le' 637 Pt. 4: farmer 'a Happy New Year, but they
and Charles Coek.
• .„;,„ would he well advised to do so' yet;
Joseph Gamble of Wingham iprede-
at L.. '146Millaa hr. J. u• miller with .soniething,' a • little More Sub -
teased hign two years, ago, also 'iletren
and J. A. ,Mallough„
grand -Children, and. seven • greatgrand-_ statieiel to back up the greeting, be-
ofideen. . • .•. Phillip Stewart bY arkti 'fere ite toe•late,
• son, George of Belgrave end one - MeKeezie hY• A' **- Hem- ,In their sudden -departure they for
A. Mallongh , • . .
The f•tarierel • wag held ta. St, /
Andre* Locklitert by George. Tay-
elek's R. 'C. Chuivh, HelYrootiewhere
COMING EVEN1'S.
•-"DiiieNeb,...)31- •
Applications, for the position of A dance Will be held iri the. Coen -
caretaker of the tnited idhnteh Were irIntlitY 11411, Si. Helens,'Priday
dealt with -by the Committee lila .thie Week, January ,8rd. Mecharles
day evening When the job was itWard-
oel to' Eric Cox. •
Mr. and Mrs. White had been faithful lei- end 'Alex MePlerrakt,'
caretakers for seine twenty-five or
thirty eeafeeitegitient, Iligh 'Mese Wan
'sung by bele rather O'SlittugherdSee
with interment , in •Helireod, R. 'C..
Cenietery. The pellbearere were Ern-
est Atkert;.Richard Elliott, Dan Mae-
ginnon, Archie MacKinnon, Sohn Ross
keiAitiniwa oti Page 'Five) nti titian E'ficeiipwillei;•
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CD.MP:ARED GRANTS
TO IOCAL SCHOOL_
At nomination meetiqg" of Manley
evenieg,". T.," W. Smith, chairman' of
the Schhoi 13bard, gave an interesting
comparison of schoel grants for.1939
sad 1940; as 'follows: • ,
Provincial P.S.,.1939 1013.58
provincial P. Se 1940 ......... 914.91
Decrease.....,..e.e.e...t. 98.67,
Provincial H.$., 19-39' • • • .1 1990.37
Proyiritial 11; S.,,1940 17.75.50
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'Decrelise 214.87
Bruce County, 1939 .... „.$ 815.83
Brace County., 1940 • • 999.93.
inerease '184.1e
iluran Coenty.. 1939 - •$ 2316.14
Huron .County, 1940 ....... • 2356.65
• •Increase ... ; . ..$ 40.51
• Mr, Smith Stated, there was •an at-
tendance of107 in High' School .and
.PahliC--Schooh;---Inseranceecar-
• • i_egi and contents
totals 02,000.. ..
•
Unique In _Ontario
-.:-.,-Jer.-..Wer-VeeTiehrision-stateeletliat
inspectors report On the High School
revealed that there wasn't a single
thing to. find wrong, ;nor were .any
'itaggestiens ineproyement,--Mede,
'The Public Scheel report was also
goodr_he said. ' • .•
Touching on dental care in the Pub,
eSelie4 .;.D.c...:Johnston stated' he
believed Liicinaw was •the .Only
vill-
age in, Ontario giving free: dental
tere..be.estimated the coat per pup-
il next year, would be cut. more than
in •-haittoebetweene.$L511.:and
per Pupil of the: Government
pays one-third. •
,
TEMOERATURE WAS 48
ON CHRISTMAS DAY .
Christmas ,Day was delightfully
mild; and, pleasant with an Official
• temperature:that-mounted' to 48 de-
grees... While this is not a record, it
is one of the ,mildest of • ChristneaS
Days. The record'high• was on Dec;
ember 25th, 1895 with a high of ;59
degrees and with meadow larks and
honey bees in evidence: •,
The retord, low was in 1914 when
the' temperature dropped to 14 below
and for snowfall December 2501,1918
a •
takes the cake,' when a. fail of six
inches was reported.
While -last week hardly- brought a
green ,Christmas .there was but, little
snow left at the 'end 'of ;the' Week is
mild Weather Continued With frequent;
rein. • •
Roads that only shortly before had
been blockedwith snow, became bare
and mud Conditions had next to be
contended With. In feet Moteristg be-
came bogged down between Pert Al-
bert and Goderich so frequently that
the road was temporarily cloged the
end of the Week, : •
,And with reports Of killdeer; snakes
•and; groundhogs being seen, there
are those who forecast a very open
Winter .kor the remainder of it. The,
.edntinued niuld weetherz•petiaitted -tur-
nips .andpotatoes to be "bogged out"
after ”being earlier Marled • deep iti
snow; and et least one -fernier 'report-
ed that he was plowing god land..
Most people who find "something
to get shocked at Were looking for it.
RUNAWAY SATURDAY '
Reid's bakery Wagon came to girief
late ,Saturday efterhoon; when the
horse ran away, ending up with a
scatteration Of bakery when the cart
struck a • cat' parked on• the boule-
vard in front of N. Nintersteih's• on.
man street. The front of the car
:Wasermewbab damaged in the impact
Withethe horse 'breaking 'loose to be
liter eeught some distance north of
town.
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Not Affected By Fire •
• 'Bole Thompsen, son of Mr: and'Mrs.
It H Thompson and a. ,wireless op-
erator.; of the ILO.N.V.R., at present
'lace:tea at an East coast port, 'was
net, iiffet'ted by the Christmas night
fire that levelled three naval hale
rack buildiege Bob waS7 housed in
other • nearby barracks, but a shaft
tinie ago bad -been under geartintine
itt one of the haildiegs that -was de-
stroyedIn the lire a naval rating
logt .his life and tett others suffered
.eeCendary burns and other lesser in-
eiceiese the-41,rieek4terkeeette.• about' one
aa& men aroused from their
flielv by the alarm were soon nearing
ferrin (loots, evindowe and eOry
STILL ENGLAND,'
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• ..,At nomination. reeetitig on MonOity
night, Win- Mlirdie' exiditined his .re-
tiarn to the Council board in**1946.to
fill the vacancy caused by :Mc-
Quillin -enlisting. He Paid tribute tc,
Mr. ,McQuillin, and rutted that Mre.
McQuillin, •had •'just received.wod
Item' her hesbericl advising her that
Herb was 'still "Somewhere .in
land", where he 'engaged in specie
Constructieri work :with hie unit, The
'Royal ,Canadian En neertele hie last
letter Heebeeluide ected :that he
Might soon leave for .an:'uediselesed
destination:. ,
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•II.ED CROSS ROOMS
.ROPEtyi NEXT. WEEK:
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The: Red, Cress Workroom in the
Town' Hall will re -open next Tues
day, Januaiy 7th;:, -followhig the
Christinag recess, • and continue
•open each Tuesday and Thigesdaraf-•
ternoone comntencing at •two o'Clock:.
-A-new vete of refugieegargivents
has been receieee.by the Meal breneh
and an appeal is made to the lacti-e-T
of the community to again. support
=theef.eif-theeeempletigig of -this Work.
ined'ather-etteggigengerdsethateell b
Irequired' from :time to time.
, Week Will Ise given otit to those
,who. can pew at home, ,who find' it
mere coevement than attendinetier
session at the Workroom: The main
thing it to _lend a hand if at all,
passible, ithe conemittee., in charge
DUNCAN -MUNN RETURNEI:
•
• barman- Munn; reeve of the eillagt;
of -Ripley since its incorporationwes
returnedta „office for hii 16th terin:
by. acalaniatiori on • 1VIOnday night.
Councillprs by .acclamation are Gine
don ..Stithley, Gordon •Scott,GPorge
MacLean and Charles Wyld.
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CONTEST FOR REEVESHIP •
IN •HtrRON Towistsm?•
buron TOWeellip, Reeve Bere•Lo-
'gat'• is being oppeeed bY .Ceueeillor
Herbert Farrell,. • '• •• -
Ceencillors Walter Brown; • D. .
McDonald! and Wesley ;Thenipsori, and.
a new -comer; Howard Mcbuieewere
accorded aeclamations.
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.ANOTHER REMINDER •
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So,' many felks. tell us that it; is
only neglect or forgetfulness that re -
Auks •in them failing to renew -their
subscription promPtly. With this itt.
mind; we again drawattentiori • to
the fact that many subscriptions fall
due now, and thiselittle note -may re-
mind you got to forget : ••
.013191VA!eire
• • , SHELTON• ,
The sudden death of Hiram Shelton
of the Kinlough"Coritinenity occurred
Deeember 2oth, •casting a Pale of
glooin.lovet, the ceuntryside. He wile,
one oty.the communities :oldest,end
highly respected. 'citizees, Death .canie
surldeial from a heart. attack as be
and his son were Lreturning, from:
helping a neighbour. During the past
few years he had suffered sev 1.41
panful 'and serieps ,accidents; but he
bore his suffering -without eomplai
In spite Of bis 73, years he hM never
retired.from aetive life and Was eVei
ready- to eitend a 1404 hand. -.His-
-passing leaves a iracaricy in the 'com-
munity which will, be hard to filL
He was 'born hear. laneardineeeThe
fainily Moved to the 3rd R.S.D.R. oii
the South' Line about fifty-nine years
ago. His jolly trianner and sunny dis•
position endeared him to :both yelp*
an -d old. •'• •• • '
He was united :in marriage to, le.leY
Stauffer; but eleven years
He lest his soul's, eompanion,
The •life,linked with his, oWn,
But ever:tell:sting .in God he carried on.
Till he toe; Was celled lioMe- •
*Ile leavei to Mourn his passing
three datighteis, Mis-Richard Uek-
soi, (MO) of Goerie.; Mrs. Frank
Brown' (Elsie) of Kinlottgit; Pearl of
the 5th of itiocardine TOwnship and
one son Albert at, home. Theeeis
one grandson. • •' ••
• The fittieraj Was held Monday. after
teem andeWas laekely attended show=
ink the high esteem in,which yir.,
Shelton was held.The services at both
the house and •grate were conducted
by the pastor of the Vetted •Churele
Kinloss.
Ills remains vvere laid. to reSt in
• yiLLAGE. AFFAIRS.
REVIEWED_MONDAY
Monday's nomination ippeting drew
.rlarger. than initial iiiidielice; with -
ni) •-tlaelt of :candidates •_riorninated, :
whiCh numbered eix for the reeireehip -
twenty bar the four council seats and
'ten for the three seat On the School •
Beard. •. ;•
fteTte..X.: bueliell dealt cilieflY •
-With Quality affair:3.; Hecitert Comity
expenditures. that figurea ,mest from- .
hi;antly in the year's total expendi-
tures :
Of eanie $238;000. The;deberitime•
'deb.t. of the County has been reduced
;5;020: ••
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Lueltnow, with tax arrears of $2,61:1
holds the. inimitable' position Of being.
the highest Of': any manicipalitY in •
the Comity, the Reeve "'•
As a member of the Houk of.ReL
Age Committee he dealt With work
-done by this Department during the •
Yege. In connection With :the "Comity
Foresee Mr. Buslaell said this Work
as going ahead in leaps -and bougide • „ ,
with over hall'tlie-acreage--of'16.06----"—e.-
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acres Planted. The land West. bought
at $6:§ aCre.
'Ital•*-Delienture Debt •
councillor Wni Murdie dealt With
the debenture det. :Of the Village;
•which be painted Out Was not appitlf•
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ink as, soine thought when shown
:its true light, •
The Campbell .Streat pavement de-
beittere .of 1.238.7Q will be retired •
next : Year. The Hevelocktt.[ pave-
ment debenture of $5930,. vrill retire
in 1952, :with equal anneal payments
of ;627,60. The sidewalks debenture
.of $339.4.0 Will be paid in .1942e The ,
•tiinnirig Street bridge debenture- ref -:-
$2918.:09 retires le 1950 with an an- .
nual 'key of $357".64
The Arena debenture,Of $492.53_ artf,:
/really retires in '1957, :but, not One
colt has yet been levied against the
taxpayers; and will continue itr.pay
its way under favourable winter con-
ditions, 30. Mardie believede,
• The HYdrev debenture' of $2312.13 •
retiree. in 1942 ' andthis utility has
always paid its way, he . said :.
Of the Waterworks debenture of
$63,446only ieteriet charges of.
;2900 are being met - annually. Prin-
cipal and interest • payments Of
$447-2.35e-coMnienee in . 1942 The
epeaker felt this utality would also....
be eself-suppotting and, pointed Mit
that the Village was only . pairing to .
the 'System the same amontit annual-
ly for fife ,protection as under the
old decrepit sYstem. It would net be
Unfair or Unjust, to Mere* the • test .
of fire protection to. ineet: the de-
benture if neceresery.
The total debenture 7defie •of tIli-•••-•
municipality. is $71;216, Me. ;Murdie
pointed, Out, but deduct the self-sup-
porting hydro systeni; arena and
water system, and the debt
is re-
duedto only $9226.64. •
Mr.,"Murdie, foresaw no major ex-
penditures , for some :tinie to , come, .
except a• Midge eventually, • at b. T. .
Douglas' and in event of the
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sion. of n local industry, as we hope •
it wihl, he added; a Midge • inay he ‘'
req.:air* in • front of the .old rink.
Seth. a structure might Post pod.
There arethingsgoing. on in the
.Village that Should not, and we are.
asked. *by tlilsand that isn't looked:
after, .Mr; .Murdie said. •Except it
ctiminel Oases the County Police:
Won't co-operate until we have ade-
quate 'Meat polio protettient:Eight 4
d.01141.S' month isn't 'enough to Pay..;
a police to be Of .mUCh service.
- 'Councillor Ferguson:Mitchel` on the
• retread work that .was done in
Village this yeitt,expressed t satisfac-
tion Withit, an hoped .te get --as
much .neire done next year.
• .Earnings ,Ar li Increasing
Councillor barold Treleaven dealt
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with the Water. SYStdm, repotting
that arrears fiad been cut from $681
to $326 during the' year,. when reverie •
ue had totalled $000 shelving a prof-
it o?.,$1000. The • current surplus, he •
stated ase$045 as against $3300 a '
year ago, •with payment pa& of$1050' fat, deenening and *proving
the seeped well. If: the . sketem. cop-
tinues, linproVe as it has,
aeon be self-sustaining, he pointed
out.
. -Asked if the' weter in the second
well wee satisfactory, Mi. Treleaven .
replied .that it was,having been pass-
ed by the Provincial beard of Health,
although it Wilt be quite:heed,
• ,ksked- if the *stet 'System had
rectuced ineutinee. rates locally, the
Greenhill: .Cetnetery beside 'those' of '41167 'was Teferreit..the Clerk, Jos -
wife; The pallbearers were old ePh Agnew, ‘411° acted ellaillhati 4f-
fri.ends and neighbours, •Dueeei the evenieg. Mr. Agnew , replied that ,
Campbell, Wesley Guett, b1obleGaeSt Tmt ealY he'd it kept insurance retee
orchestra: Admisscoik ,25c and 10e. able eXit. Twelve Were overcome by John Bushell, Jelin Lane lied Lorne, freel hieree'lagr but they :are tloWerr
Ledies With lunch 'free. • ' aodgins: • r (C011tiMied • on. Page Pie)
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