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TEUESDA't 101.1Altit. 3flth, 1941
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. Ho*. T. JO Mc-e2Ug'STEN,'ICO,, .ONTARIO P,IIN. ef Ontario:This ins000rsor:Maeuste tojaitlarge figur..
. ISTEK OF - /WS" AND MUNICIPAL of. $11,7.58,000. The reconciliation of these amounts
AFFAIRS; (Vo!. 2, pages, 83 to fil)i , • , is- Available and can be explained by Abe. technical
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Iiihne Minister and gentlethen; 'before this; officers of the-treagurY department: • ' .
conference • dissolves, the ,prbvinee, ..Of Ontario, would Witit"respect to the present fiscalyear, the situation , •
like lo•pmeo before Wits finuncial position -with regard is infinitely •worse. tFe 'Sirois plan were adopted
to the effects of the Sirois reibart on: the province's and made effective -for the present fiscal year, which ••
finanowt. : • . ••• • ' • • • :ends om March 31next,„the province of Ontario would
be faced with e. certain net loss in -rieventies of -
•might:properlY nreface ,wnet1 1/4have to ••
. say to -day by referring to .two points tehod upon...by' m of $17 ;000 poo This for the ' presentfined year.
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the 'Premier of Manitoba ,(Mi-.13rackee) in the Pre..
••sentation of' his argument before the opening sesSicin The Proiince will be required tir give
of the:conference yeaterday, Von. Mr. Bracken made ' up annual Lrevenues of. . -$40,000,000
what I mighrcall an earnest plita to tho delegates Of
this conference, and particularly, to Atte-Premier' of
Ontario, to coneider the attitude taken by the late
• Hon. 'George Brown at,the various: conferencea
—nrro Otibledeation. An bringing' Mr. Brown's name
Into the-el:inference be has suggested that Mr. Brown
. very properly forget his. ewn personal feelings in the
Matter and joined hands with Macdonald end others
• In shaping confederation eS• expreesed liy the British
North .America Act. •
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consider it rather an unfortunate choice Of argu-
ment to mak that. the Premier. Of .Ontario emulate
Brown. • I -hold that in taking the attitude he'has Hon
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onference on the $froit Repo
ICONTINUED).
Deduct: from this, expenditure' ria, .
limped by bite dorninion, :and the • • - •
one mill, subsidy to the •municipal. •
—Wes, which -could not longer- -be ' '
• paid, a total sum of °
. , 23,000AP00-. .
• Leaves a loss of ' $17,000,009
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One of the first results of this loss inrevenue,
brought about bY the giving up of the sucCession duty
'taxes, would be the loss. in •revenue to the 'University
91 Toronto of the sum of $669,990. I would refer you
to the Revised Statutes of Ontario, (1937)' chapter 372,
'section Mr129, which is the ay. - . Ilephurn has been but iyhig up to the traditions ment-from the prostatutory authority for p -
ceeds of •succegaton,duties to the
.of
lond Arai:v.1i;forcand is lie and has defended and nprights alield all that Br°*no. University :of . Toronto in •the 51110 01 $500,0b0 per
: Bsafeguarding, nd respnd-
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• . -bilities'vested--in-the-tieparate. rovinces, breplitedera- annum.
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ton. I prefer ,to support d adopt the material ,
, structure which was created by Brown, rather than ' ' ,••, Set, dua*on, Bank 50 Years
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-Mtemptte-interuret-its.,spirit, aaLlgr.....pracken has,pur.-,
giit Witt- iddiCatifin .of what the lees iu
•t• ported to do: If Mi. Bracken's argument were to pre- •
d_rovennes ,would mean. to education. in our .prorince. •
vail; 'history would be degraded' our :ideals shiddire
Edicestion in Ontario mild, be set bacle•fifty years.. .
and the naines' of our public inen,cast into the„oof time sin_AL.try
7Thiir-Wenleti I ti I Irle-tir d • h - • •
pp rper ar e re .sc co
• .• . house"- and, to , the struggling. seperate. :Schools, . which •
. • Mr. 13,racken was Ozi better ground When he advanced •under present conditions. require the Sante pnblic.
the idea that provincial aidoiromy,without adequate schools -annual •grants from the provincial treasury., ,
revennes, for discharging, the; functions of government
The ,ipleridid work done by the d,ePartment of health.
for which provincili are reatiOnsible, is. but 'little more
of .Ontario in 'Waging a succeasful.fight to stamp out
ftIiiIliiiJept-ndciice' than farce. •,:',ro put the Semi ides,: in . another Way„,.
.there can be no provincial die'iti"aeif of,taberculestit "which 'fightis being: -con--
ducted at an annual cost to the province of upwards cit ' •
• ' • . sel p 43410q,000, ootild. not he •carkied on,, unless: revenue's
I prepared to day to revieW the 'financial history- some .other source were ;forthcoming.
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• of 'the province of Ootarie .particifiarly relating to the. . ' •• . . • • • 've some new of taxation, but
A Toronto • •
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• years srnce the invent governinent has been .cherge. ,iThiswould involve nttantuch. as taxes on .estates, on incomes; taxes
'L, '
• . ' on eOrpOratiOns, and: taxes on inining„ profits, would no
• longerbe ' available to the province of Ontario, any •
additional'imrden of.teXation:recniiied to raiserevenue,
tci. continne_•e',reespnabler .atainktr:d.steclueittion,,want.d. -
ineffably fall up,onWal.„eptateupolit th'e.. fernier, the
• home -Owner und the himine,ss Man. • ' . • . • •
'1 also..bring tO your attention the. :fact that .munb.
'cipalides of the province of Ontario will suffer for the
present fiscal year by the implementation; of' the Hirois •
-report, qtte-iesii la-revenite-exceeding-vkaoomg:
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Now,. if you Will. add 'the net loes in revenue to. be •
•sustain'ed by die province • of' Ontario of $17;000,090 ,
to the $6;000,009 Certain loss. to be sustained this
year by the •milnicipalitiet *of Ontario, you have the '
.enormons stun nt $22,00),Oc10—net loss tizi. the province'
and tfie municipalities.• • • , • . • •
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This, • Mr. Chairman, .is only the:beginning; ' These
losses are bound to increase, •because the functions :of
•governitent left with, Oho province are; from their very.
Refine, Indreasing in their burdensome -character, in
Mier as the need for•revenue 10 concerned. • -
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Real,Estate .Bncden. Intolerable .,
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No one conversant withthe problems of public fin-
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ance that beset the provinces and the municipalities in ;'•
Canada to -day will attempt to deny that the burden',
On Tealestate at. present his . reached 'a point' where it ,
is difficult for the farmer' to Meet bit rates and -taxes.;
it is -discouraging .for- anyone to atteinpt to build
home; and, in 4act,.'daily in Ontario diaccuiraged home,-
tEtrnerS are attempting tegalvage•something from their
equities, arid are parting with their homes, which rot,. ,
resent in large-metatire their only 'life savings. •
'Ontario Balances Budget .
Briefly, let nita tetate-that-WtrThavcrtollevred' since the'
, 1st orApril,.1936, a sound:financial policy, , as shown
, by Ouro.budgetary. position. ,Iti 1936,37, 1937-38; and
.1938-3 , We hact ,baleneed • budgets. This year.'we are
premised by our premier Who . is also the provincial,
tretuntier, balenced budget, a surplus and a reducer
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In -debt. • . • • . .
" 'This wholesonie and enviable budgetarYposition'his
Placed Am In a position to carry out a policy? of assist-
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• mice to the .900 Municipalities which 'form the incel
government administrations of:Ontario. For example,
" the province hes aesumecl, the entire capital cost of •
vonstruction•Of our great highway sySteas,the financial
• burden of .which 'formerly rested. In part. upon:the,
inuoicitielititi. • Th.e Pro.vince also: co ntribu te's • in various
ways toward' hierwaY, .Construction , expenditores • by
'nuinleipalities. ' • '
•.Tn Matteis of ,priblie health, Cntario-haeinade: great
strides- and has, spice' this gerctnnient took charge, at,
an annual cost of Millions of dollars, assumed the entire
burden or the •ettiTe of indigent tubercular patients.
Public health. in Ontario costs the province of. Ontario
a gum exceeding 3900,000 ,per month: '
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Then, in exchange' for the' income tax,, which. was
• „fornatily collected' by a few of the '900 municipalities,
wehave substituted a ..provincial income tax, and
• have assumed the, entire • cost • of the share ',fornierly
. borne by..the 011111 1.ipiilities ef old age pensions 'and
mothers' allowances. • ' .
• The annual coin tothe, government of Ontario for o 4
*go pensions, aerepresentecl by the, present .fiscal year, The reel estate owner to -day; who :can barely' milli
amounts -to three---aird,-,a--half deliarin--This: amount Of his taxes, will find that for every dollar of ••
cludeS the • provIncea share of pensions for the
„' • The anntial obit. to the province of mothers'.
allow-
ane.'s eXceed 'the •suni Olive and d'qu.cirter•
' "' inillioiz dolinra: 'All of these' items -that is', old .age
••ppnSlonH, pensions for the blind and Mothers' allow-,
ances,areannually increasing in amount. I 'quite
agree 64th the astilmate' made by' Prominent. actuaries
• . that they' will continue to increase for • the' next fifty
years. It is •clifficult at this time to estimate the final
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limit 01 the cost of -these three social..services, which,' as
you are aware, were, never dreamed of by the ••Fathers
• of Confederation. • , • • .•
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.7.:We also pay io the rennicioillities an annual subsidy
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of ono mill, based onthe general assessment. of the
municinalities, and:this. athounts •in round • figures' to
•• • the aum Of three million dollarsper annum.
Another funetion, of government that 10 growing
taxes he pays to.day in Ontario he will be called upon-
ext.:leer te, pay $1.20. And this under -war condi
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dons,where •the cost of living is already mouiting, •
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and g, generally speaking, ten per cent, higher than, -
it -was at the outbreak of the war.
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As the Prime Minister has said, "You leave tia with -
the expenaive functions of government."... • ' •
And .I hold' that the figures i have submitted prove
'that We will have insufficient funds to discharge these -
functions of government, that heelth, and edUCation in
particular .will • suffer, and the, standard of !Wing of
our •citizens• who are in 'the claim; of what might be, ,
described es . the'. lower econoinic scale ' will. he akin
toa condition of servile dependency. , • . • , „
• Now, Hr: Prime Minister.,?•1 have finished with My • .
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presentation or the financial effect of the report Ars .it .
aPpears
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annually is educatiom
n, and it is estimated that for the .of o this the ,premier f,rovince' th, and I'aM authorized on behalf
e• province of Ontario; the Ontario
, present fiscal ,year the province will spend upwards of • delegation,- end the people of .the province, to 'announce.
thirteen Wilton dollars. ' , , that Our association with this so-called conference is •
. - - . • over Spree other members May take this opPortunity
. •. ... to prernint their reply .1e_the.financialleddresti, of -the
•'COmpares -11elief Coets ' . ---liiiii.---kr.-Ilaley,, and te withdraw as we . are diking. .'
,• One of the 'services dist has cost enormons•Sumir dur. • We leave it to the 'rest .01.the Members to continnelheir
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Ing the past decade is that of: the ,Cost of "relief.' Under efforts to do what we nye -bound to say vi'ould resnit.. .
the presefft basis of contribution !the ..doininion pays in Wrecking confederation,: as We understand: it,. and
'4'0 • per eerit...of direct -relief costs,excluding . inediest in destroying provincial antoncinty and rights. We [tie
services.- Including Medical servicee the doniinion cori- retarning, to our businees; and. our final word to the
. tributien is' 38 per cent. of the total •expenditure. • For dominion:is° that' word with which we opened: II the
the present fiscal year, that la, the Period encling.March dominion docideti to prosecute the war ou a bails Of .
31 next, relief will coat Ontario the sum Of len Million cooperation We Anil be ready, as, we hey° .alwaya been
dollars. if -this _the daminionts_sharii_wrilL bp SS:Apo,. In the,jiast, to cooperate in every .known yray,end_to
' 000, the prOvintial share $4,300,000, and the muni„ . throw 'the' full weight of • our great province into 'the
cipalitiea' share $1,900;000. • . • , dominion's War endeavour." , .
Estimating the coat of relial,for the,fiacallear_wyirch •
:begins. April 1, 1941, calculated on the present 'basis of • RT. WON.. ERNEST LAPOINTE,. MINISTER OF
' eharing the cost of relief, and estimated from the best .. • JUSTICE • AND ATTORNEY. GENERAL OF
available information, the relief picture in Ontario will. CANADA; (Vol.'2,.elage 100).1 .
be represented as follows: •
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. "I read the Ontario', eritipapers, and this. nmorning. Dominion share ' • ' $2656,6 n
.00 I read A Stateinent in h Toronto newapaper to the effect
• Provincial share' ' 2 ssacsio that • this coinmlasion report watt a ' Quebec report,
. Municipal, share .. , .... .. .... 1,279,000 prepared by ,and for Quebec, for the' benefit of. that.
If the Sirois basis be tidal-A(4i fel' tha fiscal rem. Province. That article urged the Petrol° of Ontario to .. c
. oPpose it My friends .who are here knob, that at the,
1941-42, the test is eitimated.as: .
same time in • the province of 'Quebec . this report is
. Dominion share • ' „,. : $ 556,00 considered by some as leading . to tbe destruction of '
' Provincial share' ...... ..... . . 4,927,000 provititial autonorny and the sacred rights of •the
• Municipal share 1,232,000, - citizens of that province. IP lias• heen stated that the 1
Thua It Will be observed that by adopting the Sirois French-Canadian rhea will be eiterssed 4 .this report t ,
basis the dominion would enjoy`ii saving of $1,11$9,000, is adopted and necePted." .
while the :province Of -Ontario 'would be called iition to•
, increase its expenditures by the slim of -$2,035.000,
arid the burden of the municipalities would be prac-
tically the •same as underthe present plan, the differ
ence being:, less than $90,000. The ofdeeri 'of the
treaseryand welfare detiartnients are here, and are
supplied with all details with .recineet•to relief,' figtirea;
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andin feet other relief figures; and -we are prepared to
disoutie these matters in detailif and when required.
.. At this juncturei desire to make a statement with
reffAet to the estimated saving or gas to the province
of Ontario, as contained on, page 96.. Book ,IT, of the,
recommendations of Sirois commission. '
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' The °affiliated a/wings-6f gainto";the province of;
Ontario, on the 1927 base,' 1ir$5;326,0.00 per annum.
- Bet •ti. Careful •analySis of the figures indieates that in.
,atead of a gain ot.$6,826,000, the Aetnal net last .to
. the province for the 1937, period would be $8,482,000.
. Thus it Will be seen that the ,information be On page
• . 99 of the' Sirait report; as to the expected iniproventaint.
in the financial posithinnf6 PrOvinee on the 1931
RT. HON. W. L. MACKENZIE KING, PRIME
MINISTER OF CANADA', (Vol. 2, page 112):
"key I say this next. When my colleagues and Pcon-
sidered the milling of this conference there wag betWeett •
us• a great diverdity of view its to the vrisdern of having
[such gathering. at this tithe. In •saylog that I do
hot think I am betraying any cabinet secret which
am sworn to respect. I for one Wok the ,view that it ,
was very doubtful whether it would be wise to have a
conference in war time." ,
HON. 7)4.DE ...LARD GODBMIT,PRIBIE BLINIBTEll .
• OF THE PROVINCE OF QUEBEC (Vol.,2, page ,
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' (The Prime Minister's reniarkS were glean In French. ,
the following. is the Englitth translation): ,, , ,
"Should the continuation of thia conference con-.
base is inaccurate and-41,0t,T II accordance wlth the ititute a menace to Canadian unity, I Would suggest,
findings of •the treasury ,department of the province Mr..0Pritee Minhiter that it be dissolved." •
pOBEISHED BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE' FftovINCE OF. ONTARIO
THE LUC
TINEL
Awed is small in comparison with the
athoh0--of neglected throtigh'condit.
ions over which the parents thave no
control; that it is important to estab-
lish the child in hisown homer if
?ossibie. •
During the last Year the Society
as workep. with 78 families and 78
•ases under The 'Unmarried Parents
Act, involving 294children., Durink
ch.e•year, 15,ctiildren have been made
Wards.ef• the SocreW-liuCin many'
cat* difficult problems. were Atur-
nounted by placing children in good
homes with the consent of the par:
BIAS. " " • 40:'
The report showed that not cute
was committed to a Training
3d1001 from thin Cclunty this• year.
ti -t every. case, the Prohlenfr was •han-
fled at home.)The •Society has super-
Ased 144 children directly under care,
33 'children weredischarged. through
'egg adoption, etc. At the present
time. ;these are 110 children ,directly
incler Care., .Thirty-one • new homes
,were found for. children, 39 children
received 3925 daYa! Care in the Wel-
Nri--Hoirie, 29children were adinitted
luring -the year, and the largest nuunr.
'er in the Home. it,t, any one time was
THE
LUCKNOW SENTINEL.
Published' every Thursday mprning
r at --LucknowZ -4Ontario;
Ars..' A. D. MaLtKenzie-Prepvi,..eto
THURSDAY,: JANUARY 39th, 1941
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Bruce County .Councit
January Session, 1941.
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• 1•••••••,..•••e"
With -Little • Ois.':' No New Road,• Cna-
St.flictiton, Work Te, Be.' , ITIO.OrtaliW
: And . 0.10 .Maintenance of 'ffighweYA.
•• Promised for. This _Year, -C. oung..q.
',.Hopes '. PR.,-Avaid Raise .in. .. Y.
r'Ietiry.-.),,r .4941.. ' : '
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. mhe opening session of •Bruce Coun-
ty Council for 1941 Was held in the:
Council in Walkerton, - on
Tuesday evening, 'Jan- .2 -lit, With, -all
members present except Reeve Nel-
son Bushell of Lucknow. who Was ab-
sent owing to. illness.
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The .first • business Of the Meeting
rtas.-3/1.6' electiont-Of--the:--Warden- and
as had been confidently Predicted. Mr..
Samuel' M. Ewart, the penidai ReeVe.
of..Cheiley, was elected ' by acclama-
tion to this high office. Others none-
inated who ..•withdrew • were--Reeveg.
. Christie . of &lateen,. Duff 'of Arran
Elliott .of :Kinloss, 'Legie. of .Paisley
Liesemer of .1101dMay,.,PplIcielc•of Kill,
eardirie Town, White of Liens Head
,----- - and-Shewielt of •Kineardinell'OWnship,.
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Treasurer's ; 'Statement. .- • .
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In his Opening Report to the Coun-
cil' the County. Treasurer referred to
the -splendid -financial Standing .ofthe•
County, . With :Unpaid 'debenturesof
only .$4515.23, . All the County • ratei
had • been. ;fully. . paid • in . December AV
required by By-law and at the end
- of the .stear.. there ..Was al„credit:bal-
ance . of about -$9000.00; ' . . •
The 'County ...Highway's. Committee
lived within their appropriation fel.'
',..ithe year and have a Small credit bal-ance.With which to begin the new year '
, .Allother •CortunitteeS-hed.-tilined at
'keeping. their 'expenditures Within," the'.
Mates- .With-"the"-reaulting--balante.
s own;above: Entimating. Our total ex, •
Penditure for 1941, the same as . for.
1940.. we 'thouid. be „able tq keen Mir
leVythe same as last ' year, namely •
t5% rridllt; or $161,234.26.in addition'to
the:special:let/ for schools. Last year
the levy for : patribtic....pmposee,waS•
one-half Mill In addition: to an . ex,
penditure Of about.' $600;00• in ..organ
izing the Volunteer Volunteer :Civil ''•Guard.
•Shetild-the present ' yearT COuncil •de-
cide • to eiceed..the 'one-half • 'mill fin
patriotic • grants the :levy • Iwould no
doubt have to be increased.
. • . 'County, Iligli*aYs ' • ,,.
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- Accordingto. the. Engineer' S report
the total expenditures On. BruCe•COlin-
•ty- roads in •1940 Was 'about $145;000.
of which • the •government • Pays .50/0...
The road levy for -1941: is 2,5" mills.
•which will provide the shin Of $75,000
: .Rid .With an 0141 .subsidy. from. the
Government there.' will .be 'available.
for road expenditure this., year . the•
spin. Of about $150,000.00-• Of -which•
about- 470,000.00 will be anent on con-
stignOtion''..and. *.$90,000:90. 'Onrepair.
and maintenance, •'• • . - • .. • 1
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Owing to • the uncertainty „treated
by the war•-arid.the policy of the De--
partnient. to curtail.. expenditures as
•far as possible, the.Committee'did'noi.
outline its Program.' ofwork ter, the.,
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ICINLOUGH
The kebruary meeting of th:e,-11, W.
L Ibtk• held at the home. of ' Mrs,
W. J. MtieLean. ilosteSs., Mrs. Ma -
Loan; aesistanti, 1VIre.. John cetwell,,
Miss 'Eileen Valisd topic; Education;
current events;motto...410.W to make'
religion a vital :teeter. in the
livds
it4i the growing- generatien, MAY,
• Altoyief; impreVeineht fe!
our *cheap" Lunph'
MacLean, Mrs. HowardHarris, Mrs.
Eldon Eckenswiller. •
. The Church Sacieiy„will.. meet .on
MOnday evening next in. the ngli
Elan Clinath. Rev. Mr., Bartlett • of
Bervie will be the guest speaker.
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tis. H. tell is not ithproving as
well as her many friends wish to see
her, .•
Mrs, Wilbert Hodgkinson and ken?
heth visited Stinday with her Parents,
Mr. and 'M
Alek acLeod, .Solith
Kinloss..
Clerk: Please', I'd like to get
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next week, off if it's ,convenient. '
, Boss: Oh, You would, huh? Whet
r
Clerk nty fiancee is going oh
her honeyntoon and I'd like to he vvi.ttl,
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I Mgthr • (rqPVOYiliglY) "Whin
wag young!, girls never thought of
,defrig'the things they,do today."'
Paughter "That's why thei didn't
46 them!".
Requests Were !yin& by the muni-
cipalities interested for the paving of
the road between Mildmay and For-
mosa, also the .paving of the road -be-
tween Chesley and Tara the straight-
ening of some of the dangerous curv-
es on the Witirton-Oliphant Road and
the retreading of the read front Tiv-
edonito_.Invethuren and front
Head to Ferndale. However the CoM,
mittee would not undertake that these
improvements would be made this
year but promised them consideratior
when 'Planning their prograM for the
year. ,
Grants
The following', giants were made:
•Children's Aid Society u$2,0000; Sal;
-vation--•--Ariny-L-Reseue--Home -Work
.U00.00; Institute for life' Blind $150:-
Ontaqip Agricultural •' Council $50.00:
Bruce Peninguld Resort . Associatior
875.00; Ontario CenservatiOn' and Re-•
finsestation..Association .$25.06; Cent,
ty Crop Improvement Associatior
$40.000 Bruce Beautification Burear
$25.00; Bruce County' Federation of
Atrriptiltore $250.00.; Toronto Eveninp
Telegram's British War Victims
Fund $100.00; Blue Water Highwai.
AsSociation $200.00. . •
' Library grants were made as fol-
lows: Rural School.'Libraries havinp:
.1,m'. volumes or over $5.00;.k Public
ilwaries with. 300 to 150Q volumes
`A15.00; -over 1500 volumes $30.00. :
' Reforestation
The Committee,, in co-operatior
with the Forestry Department and
the Bruee Beautification Ihireati
.0,aili.distribute free of charge:Aires*
to be planted by school children
•,nd coirrtera of plots suitable 'for 1.0-
ln/sato-Atkin: The County trucks Will
0"llifl b' ilsed to transport the tree*.
4:1's n ,e.;entral 'mint each Township.
"h t' obtained by this inethod
last year were very ,gratitying and, 1t71;neressed qtirtiploits to tree planting
":l° in evidence throughout -the Conn-
fv. In order to maintnin this.interest
it pronosed to donate, pities for the
hest reforestation plots in the Coun-
ty.
Inasmuch as the. unrestricted OR'-
,
fing of forests on nenHagrietiltural
land is, very detrintental to the well
being of the Townshitin and the ,Coun,
tv 'a whole;„ *lieu denuded of
trees this land hedorties a total lose
rnrn whirh no taxes can be derived.4
a resolntion will be Sent to the Gov-
ernment asking that legislation be
nassed ,forbidding the eating of few-
egt trees Of small diameter so as tO
igatie this land still Productive.
The Chndren'a Md :Society
• The \Superintendent Donald W
Cal -heron reported that the OeteelltAgo
Of childreni wilfnlly neglected' ancl
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VVestern Canada. 5pecial Bargain Excursioni,
. \ FROM, ALL STA'TIONS IN -EASTERN. CANADA. '
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. Going Daily Feb. 15 - Mar'. 1,.1941. IncluSive-
..• • , -. Return limit -45 days
TICKETS GOOD IN ‘,
. COACHES alt fares- approxi mately '''l Vs.c per mile ": ' - • .: . : ,
TOURISV.S.14EEEINO.,CARS at approximatelY_I-Vse_per. le -:_._.1 ...„
STANDARD SLEEPING •CARS at approximately lfac p ntile
COST OF ACCOMMODATION in St.,EEPING CARS AD ITIONAI,
Baggage .Checked. ' Stopovers, at all points going 'an -returning.
SIMILAR EXCURSIONS -.FROM WESTERN IT0',EASTERN CAN..
. ADA pURING SAME, PERIOD s
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Tickets,; Sleeping _Car Reservation; and all information. from any '
" ASK FOR:IIANDI3ILL T16
ANADIAN NATIONAL
.ment and skeention of persOns con-
victed of capital offences, '
. that Schonl Inspectorg be: hot al,
. lased anything extra in the way of
fees for'. the work done iii connection
with the: Entrance examinations, .
: Three hundred .homes were offered.
;or; Britiiit Child Guests .and there- is
let . estimating 'where this numhe •-.-rna,""-t---the Dominion Government --hu,-.
;would have mounted,' had the Children augurate• a ,system. .of free ;Medical
ontihued .coroing4o :Canada. ,
• . • cake and hospitalization.' • . . ,.
• --During the Year,: the. Board felt That'' 'the 'Dominion ' Government
,
• ;Mile move should be Made to advance
, he good work.. pertaining to public :
ib oaartratpiaornt ,00ff . the expense ezhed .ii atrir;ris,,
*urther .prornette, this workt...•-.1 - ;Old , 4ge., Pensions be granted to. all
attheage Of 70 years With,
6f.onthie
width in •our schools, previously .done -• ,
iy . 'the. -, three.. school. . inspectors. Council disapproved of'a resolutien
through' Certain efforts,'.. fa Public .from the County Of peterborOngh that
lealth • Board :has been organized to - . • ..
persons .a . .. . .
out:. regard' to the financial positions
The report of the County. Auditors : of .the recipients, alsoa :resolution
,. h owed -the Society to 'be, lir at-strenr Ir -OM theTCCitiftrY-Elgiii.-askinrt e
Dominion.• Government to reconsider
Lac..tion_japeggirigthe.....4„prie.e.....ett
butter.
' •On •motion , Of Reeves ' Morton and
hrititie.'a 'petition :is to be -forwarded.
to •the Hon., C. D.:'H'oWe,..MiniSter ei
'.'1"ranspert;.that .invie* .Of ,the.Leyer.:
•-mtaneml. • position.. .The total . assets
•p1Lat $22,249.53 including, two
-'etitakes at: Intterhiuson • Beach, • the.
....Welfare Horne -in 'Walkerton and Its
•3quipment •and...$10,50Qs00 • on - invest,:
„nent ...bonds and .debentures: The
• ..eceiptsfor the .year were about..• $7,-
003rielriding-the". ,C0iinty"granniT
expanding needs of, the Royal Canad-
35000.00 and the provincial grant of, ian Air Force •the, Dominion Govern -
3916.68 .and after paying the salaries tnent establish in Bruce County a unit
Ind running expenses for ..the Year or the training of members of Flying
;here was,•a, credit of $317.84 .cash in ct,rps..
A strong resolution will be forward -
The following compose the Board ed to ,the Minister of Highways urg.-
--!.or3941!, President,--Arehie-liteirT Mee- ing7thetcompletion of the mire-Water-
)residen4 Dan Gregg; hon. secretary, Highway, and Reeves Taylor of Wier -
Ars. F. Itowand;• Members, Jas. Cove ton, Fenton of Port Elgin and Pollock"
Ars. John Korinan, Mrs, Frank Ren- of Kincardine were appointed a .dele-
'iie; and the three County reprefien- kation to. unite 'with delegates front
,-,atives; Reeves Penton of Port Ergiii; ether Ciduntieg:tb -interview
the Miri-
Duncan Munn Of •Ripley and 'Walter ister as to the iinpreVenrent and pay-
'Ohisholm of Brant. ' iiik of the uncenipleted portions Of
this Highway.- . •
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: House Of Retuge '
Adeputation representing the Re -
The number of inmates at present tail Merchants, composed . of S. F.
' '
`n the House of Refuge is 58, an iri-' Ballachy and W. E. Theaker of Pais-
-.Tease. of 4 over the: previous year.: ley,. Roy Cramin of Pinkerton anci
3f• these 28 are men and 30 are WO- Bert Greer and Mervin Hedley of
nen.' There were ten deathn • among Glarnis: addressed- the Council • stres.:
:he inmates doringthe'year. The total sing the hardship iMposed on farmers
let, Cost of operating the Institution andrftral merchants by the new Dom.
$4511.00 and including the !n
ion fasnily%'.and hired help the after 'full coGnirdlnergati
Re
n 1940 was .i•oh Egg ongtoiflattihoensvaerisd.
•itierage per capita cost per Week *as eon by the Agricultural Committee
31.40 its compared with $1.94 for the the Clerk"Wan instructed to forward
preceding „year. This lo* Operating a protest to the Dominion authorities
:est has been brought about to a large asking that the regulations be re -
extent by the fact that there are pealed. • "- • •
ibOilt 18 old age pensioners among
Council. also apProved a recommen,
`lie inmates and ' their monthly dation of the Agricultural Committee
_
.1hellues: of $20,00. are Raid tO the that farmers be exempt from gas
C.ounty treasurer z for their inainten-
tnce. The yearly revenue from .this .tax in purchasing, gas for use of farm
machinery; as the present system of
lource is nearly $3800.00; refunds is too complicated. -
The estimated value of the pro, •
'ducts of the farm for the ,year was
FOURTH CONCESSION
$.3,153,00"of .which litre „stoat and pro- • ' . • ... . ..
itiCe to the value of $801.21: was sold . . .
ind the. balance retained. for :use, On . Mr. Wt :McKenzie; ..Fourth '.Conees-
t' •
• • Sion is spendingn few weeks in Tor -
Education onto.
The total expenditure by the Coun- Messrs. Fraser McKinnon, Raymond
ty for Education , in. 1940 was $44,- Hairdlton and Alvin Hanfilton return-
'Schopls, $24,0,82.04;. Publie lend Con- e erne •after . spending •An
. a Week
175.81 made up as follows:. High d h
tinuation Schools, $19,034.99; Separ- Toronto and Hamilton. ,
ate Schools, $553.60 and 'School In- Mrs.'Herbert Buckton spent the.
. ,
ipectors, and -exathinatIone$1104-.66. 'Week4iid 'With • her' parelitt..:
. Trustees.' Were, appointed for the .6.
High Schools in .the County as.. fol-
lows:•Chesleyi.John H.'Maxwell;.
Ki�-
-rardine, W.,: C. McKeeinan; Lucknow,-
'Harold Alin; Port ll1gin, Pr. J. A.
Rusliton'; '.Walkerton,' Crozier;
Aud,,Varten„..Rus....Aitnie_Kaatner
. . .
.• The Walkerton Public School Board
was paid the SuM- of $96.55 for the
•-tost-7of--the-education.,-of thepupil
from the Children's Shelter, this pay-
ment being imposed by Statute. -
In 1939 Council authorized a special
Pant of $16,00 .per Class room to
3ach school board Where fOr the year
3. sdhool nursingn'erivicwas estab-
lishedi and en,inspeetio • was made
at least four 'times a year. by a reg-
istered nurse or the Medical Health
°Meer. As oply a few of the schools
in the County had availed themselVei
•of :this grant Council appointed a
special comrrtittee•composed of Reeves
FentOn, Munn and Chisholm' to work
:with the School Inspectors and, the
Citizens committee •eppointed at a re-
cent Meeting in organizing nursing
services in all schools in 'the County
whieh h.spie not such a service at pres.
mit. ' '
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Resolutions •
--COuncil approved of the following
resOlutions submitted. 'by other mun-
icipalities.. ,.
' That the Dominion Government
stahilize, the price of bacon at a fair
'rice to the ,prodecer and also proreg
all export bacon through, the packers
on. ,a commission bass, ' " •
That the Dominion Government
arnend the liew'regulations in regare
to the grading, packing and marking
of 'eggs as these regulations impose
a hardship on fafiners and rural iter -
chants.
:
.. That . the DOrninion Governnien+
assume; one-half the freight chargee
on car load; lots of grain \ for feeding
purposes 'purchased in•Western Cab,
ads. • • • •
,
That the' Dominion Government
arrange for soldierS to 'work on the
Wins during haying and harvest.
• 'that the Il0Milli011 Government
conSider the teinporary subsidizing of
agricultural Products or the establish -
merit of manufactured, products at pre
War ibVe18, •
. '
That the Previtede Of Oil.tEtriO Sit
ftb11311 it• central piece, for the enhtine„
Mr, George Middleton left Ica" week
for Torontof where lie has secured
work.
Friends and neighbors attended ,the,
funeral Mt Tuesday of Mrs. Wm. Mc -
and; ISecand:Concession, who died -at
her home early Sunday morning:
,
Wife: My husband wants me: to
take a trip around the world, but I
think I want to
WHICH SIDEOF A
COW IS WEST?
"Can you Milk a ,teow?" the govern
asks M11k it City people don't
even know which -side, of the cow to,
it on: In fact a oontrOversy has been
.;tarted, and if more than the .usual
ituniber of men • are seen brawling .
In the streetcorners nowadays, ; it
may allbe due to the which -side -co*
dispute: In a downtown Toronto of-
fice the score to date is as follows:
Sit on cfW's left side ... .38
Sit -on cow's sight • ,i;-:••-7-" •
Sit oneither side • 1
• Jeered
Quit a number suspeet-rthere is a
catch, in, the, question. One answered •
:`the. west side._Said anetheri.2.1tott
can't fool me: A milker doesn't sit
en the cow's side at all. The cow
would have to lie' down for that.",
Wise guy! And thenhe added: "'You
don't ltnew so much about farming.
yourself; Tell. me,. city hick, which
side . does the blacksmith stand
on when. he shoes a cowl" That to
man, Who didn't knew` a bee frem
even knew Which side - to stand on ,
when Shooing a ben!
But the dew.' question has' :given
rige to othera. From which side to
mount a horse? IVIosto of the city
qiiestionees Seemed to knowthat ans.
we, but"they were net so 'sure about • .
where to stand when putting on the
harness "Phe map out at the 'riding
stable always does that" 'All said
however,that in this 'country a motor
ear in driven from the left side. The
ignored the fact that it is •soinetime:
• driven from the right front or ever
the back. Too ;often.:
One city chap, not long abnent from
the farm, perhaps, had. all sorts of - •
stray bits of knewledge• to impart • ,
said that a cow or horse will eat all
around a -bird's nest .in the field with •
out disturbing the nest itself.. And
then he Put a questitni of his. own:
"Are, a cow's horns behind its ears or
in front Of them?" One lass promptlyreplied that a 'eciw 'has no horns at
•
he premises.
all -she'd sderi. dozen's without' them
This set the group to looking •up pie!. • ,
tures of cows --,cows with and without.
But the investigators are still vrrang-
lihg_es.to' what the' pictures show., .
Are a eow's horns infrontfits
ears or • behind them? Ito* starce
are hen's -teeth? What grownim whif-
fle trees? It's a good thing. there are,
no -questions like •that on the, regis-
tration form -that all the registrant' '
is asked is this; Can, you Milk a Cow?
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No mistinderatandingthe feeling of
the English, woman who said: "I'd
like to shove my umbrella down Ilit-
go somewhere else., ler's throat -and open it! •
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Air Raid H:rn Heard in Montreal
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ONTRRAL citizens were warned last weekend, that the time has come
for them "to prepare an air raid shelter" in every home, by Assistant
Dire"ctor Charles Barnes -of the Montreal Polite DepartWent and ,organizer
of the "CPC"Civilian Protection Comnuttee, (15,000, strong).
Above, bt rector Barnes, and William'Fair of the Northern Electric Special •
Prodticts DiVision4 on the toor of the Company's building, test.the Dianhtme
'torn, twenty-five of which spaced It mile and three-quarters'part oh ,roofs:
that have been selected, Would adequately cover:the metropolis. These horns
can be heard over an area' of four square miles, but to Overcome sotinds •
within offices, shires, faktories, homes and public conveyances, etc., sites half
that distance apart have been chosen as a•result of many tests. ', •
able to offset danger ofopower failure. ' • •
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These liblos being operated by comPiessed air, a reserVe Supply, is avail,
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