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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1930-02-13, Page 2I ’BtllTRSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1930 THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE REPORT OF COMMITTEES .. Finance The- Finance Committee reported j^s follows: We recommend the payment of ^accounts presented. . We find that the stationery and supplies for division courts are very high. We recommend that the mat- ier be looked into and the attention of the Division Court Officers be called to tills. We would also recommend that tlie rate of county road purposes be two mills and we ge the ‘Good Ro Icoep within Hit Keys, Chairman, Children.’:-; Shelter would strongly ur- iuls Commission ■ estimate.— A. to p. bo repaired. We examined the Court House and we found that what repairs have to be made may he left to the June meeting, We visited the Registry Office and interviewed the Registrar and found the Government Inspector’s report there, which we would have yon all read. We recommend that a hook bind­ er be employed to make repairs on several books that have loose leaves. We visited the Police Magistrate’s Office aud recommend that a small cupboard to hold forms, be placed in his ofifee, and that it be left with the chairman of the committee.-—A. J. Goldthorpe, Chairman. Education Committee i x-’ < f Noi vuunty ptiliuai^e v.ir own high schools in all cases where at all possible, as we are very proud of our own educational institutions and would discourage in every way any sleight or apparent sleight of the above nature.—Robert Higgins, Chairman. The report of the . Children’s Shel­ ter Committee was’as follows: We have visited the Children’s Shelter and find it in first class con­ dition. • There are at present five children In the Shelter, ranging in age from live to eleven years, three boys and two girls. They all seem to bo in good, health at the present time, with four going to school regularly. We find the Matron, Mrs. Tigert, is keeping, the house in first class t’puditton, also keeping the .children Slice anil clean, and that she is a good housekeeper, being very econ­ omical, —Robert E. Turner, Chair- re- ‘’.man.. ('oun I y Propert y The County Property reported as ■^ollo-Ws? '• ' * We visited the goal and found everything in good condition, with, .fthrbe prisoners at present. We recommend that the front hall The Education Committee ported as follows; We recommend the following high school trustees be appointed per solutions made': , R.‘ E. Manning, Clinton Rev, J. E. Hogg, Clip ton Dr. H. H. Ross, Seaforth W. H. Turnbull, Exeter C. AT. Robertson, Goderich Dr. R. S. Stewart, Wingham Regarding-the matter of provid­ ing Inspectors Field and Beaeom with duplicators, and we recommend that this- be provided as requested. We would recommend that, in fu­ ture the members of high school trustees appointed by this council 'should be residents of the county outside the corporation in which the high school . is situated.—-Left over. That the Committee regrets very much the practise of sending chil­ dren to outside schools without suf­ ficient cause. ,We would strongly urge that our re- New Low Rates flolll Every Bell Telephone is a Long Distance Station 5^ o grates in January Induction within a -year — makesMng distance tele­ phone service Reaper than ever. 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Renewal $4.25; hew $3.85 Thd Times-Advocate and Youth’s Companion ....... $3.75 The Timcs-AdVocate and The Toronto Stat Weekly ......... $6.75 CLUBBING RATES WITH OTHER PERIODICALS MAY BE HAD ON ABDICATION ’ legislative Committec The Legislative Committee ported as follows; l Re the bill with reference- to transportation of fowl on the high- ’ ways, which has become law proclamation of the Lieutenant . vernor, and which says: i “No person shall carry or tr . port fowl on any highway in Ontar- i io unless lie holds a permit for that I purpose, granted under the hand of ■ the Warden and countersigned by i the Clerk under the corporate seal • of the county in which he resides, or carries on business, 'and where he does not reside or carry on busi­ ness in any county in Ontario un- . less lie holds such permit granted by the Warden of that county in On­ tario nearest to. his place of resi- . dence or business.’’ such permit shall be belong to the county. Tbe Clerk of the keep a record of all permits issued, which shall be open to inspection by any councillor or peace officer. Re motion of H. A. Keys and Bal- ■ lautyuo, we recommend the . be forwarded aS requested. i We recommend that the ment be requested to enact ■ lion placing the onus of pro.o£ of in­ digence and residence of an appli- ■ cant upon the hospital authorities ' receiving the indigent, or upon those causing their being placed in lios- - pital and not upon the county from which ' Reeve ■ which ■ taken, writing and certificate of resideuci ' before indigent patient shall be ad- , mitted. That no indigent patient shall be sent to a hospital outside the county unless reasons satisfac­ tory to. said Reeve or Health Of­ ficer and also given in writing, as we deem our own hospitals are. suf­ ficiently equipped to take care of the indigents of our county, as well a.s paying patients. TO tlie by Go- ans- The fee for and shall eouncil shall petition Govorn- legisla- an indigent is sent, That the of. each municipality, from an indigent, patient is being shall give his authority in Executive According to the report of the' Fi­ nance Committee of January 1929, that we pay officers a straight sal­ ary and discontinue the sessional al­ lowance plan in the case of the Clerk Treasurer and Caretaker, we have added $100 to these salaries to co­ ver the amount-which the loss'of the sessional allowance would cause them. ’■ J be pad Messrs, asphalt motion Beattie be repaired thoes matters be when preparing the program of work for the year. Re motion of Messrs. Keys and Middleton, that the county be res­ ponsible for the lights-on the Bay­ field bridge, same recommendation. Re motion of Messrs. Thompson and McGihbon, that certain’ bridges near Belgrave be rebuilt, 'same Re­ commendation.—-Ilijgh Hill, Chair­ man. , crlaken; ana re motion ot Beattie and Craigie, that an plant be purchased; and re of Messrs. Thompson and that the Egmondville street we recommend that given consideration Good Roads Commission The Good Roads Commission Re­ ported as follows: Re motion of Messrs. .Dodds and Goldthorpe 'that the town line ol* Morris and Hullett be made a county road, this matter was reported on in June, 1929, and we recommend that no additional action be taken at this time. Re motion of Messrs. Dodds and Beattie, that the jog on the road north of .Seaforth be improved. Re motion -of Messrs. Francis" and Ballantyne that the Commission ex­ amine the Exeter Bridge. Re motion of Messrs. .Mole and McKenzie, that the road north of Concession 6 Ashfield and structed. Re motion dleton and A. of Goderich be paid for-gravel taken from the pit on the Benmillor road, we recommend that consideration bo deferred until the Commission has dn opportunity to examine the. loca­ tion. Re motion of Messrs. Wright and Beattie that the county pay $10 on two lights at Bluevale, we repom- •inend that* action be deferred until the Commission can see the situa­ tion. Re motion of Messrs. Cutt and Thompson that the turn in the .road, south of Blyth be improved, same' recommendation. Re motion of Messrs. Collins and Ballantyne that the road Westerly from Ethel- and the ro'ad Westerly from Cranbrook to the Morris Town Line "be placed on the County Road System, we would point out that the first mentioned road was included in. a by-law in June, 192-7, making ad-' ditioms to the County Road System, kbut no action from the Department on the Town Line of Wawanosh- be recon- of Messrs. J. R. Mid- C. Keys that the Twp. several demonstrations lessons thatj were taught the Exeter pupil; jmswhmH wore interesting utrucllvo, and the teachers to their duties stimulated use of the host methods work from day to day.‘ All schools were visited twice lug the year as required by the luations. .1 feel that the year one of considerable progress in th$ schools, and am looking forward tC| slmlltur progress during the a uunwer uf settons where tile uv- commodations are of a unsnU'd’a*'* lory character in the endeavor to promote local sentiment in favor of the needed improvements, Two nr* ban and eighteen .rural schools were interior decorated in light uihl suit­ able colors during the summer vu» cation. The improvement in the lighting alone in such coses has boon remarkable. Kaustine .closets wore installed’ in two schools, new fur- : paces in 3, npw desks in a number of instances. Two village schools, /u» rich and Dashwood, put in electric lighting. The consequent removal of eye strain from the pupils 1ms . been the most beneficial result. Almost every school, rural and ur­ ban has made additions to its library in the course of the year. Schools to the number of 33 purchased the “Book of Knowledge’’ from the read­ ing of which the pupils have been deriving both pleasure and profit. Generous grants are paid by the De­ partment of Education when at least $10 is expended on books by any rural board. This amount should be spent by every rural board on its library during the year. There are 13 centres in the in- specopate where candidates may write on .High School Entrance ex­ aminations. These centres are so distributed that in n'o case have pu­ pils more than a few miles to travel from their homes to the nearest centre. With the exception of the pupils writing at two centres, the candidates were well prepared and did quite creditably on their year’s examinations. Of the 33 8 candi­ dates writing, sonic 238f or 70 per cent, passed, and of tliese 5'8, or 17 per cent, 'obtained honor standing. Crediton centre >made the best show­ ing this year, only one pupil of the 16 trying having failed. This inspectorate is outstanding in the number of Fifth Classes main­ tained. There are now eight schools with Fifth Class equipment, eligible to participate in the liberal grants given for the maintenance of such classes, ' The hoard of trustees of the two-roomed school at Grand Bend last term purchased the re­ quired equipment .and a two-yoar course is being offered. This school is remote from the High School and is fulfilling a real need to the com­ munity in the provision of higher education. All rural schools Of more than one room have now or­ ganized Fifth Classes, so that the limit of expansion in that direction has been reached. In. addition Fifth classes have been maintained in many of the one-roomed rural schools. This has meant that these pupils have been able to proceed with their stud­ ies without leaving home, a very important consideration in view of the age at which many children se-, cure Entrance standing. The teaching of music by a spec­ ially qualified instructor, who visits the school weekly, has’ made’pro­ gress during the year. The Depart­ ment of Education encourages this special instruction by paying one half of the cost up to a .maximum grant of $3 0. It is expected that, even more liberal assistance may be given in the near future. There are now three areas where such in­ struction is givn, namely Exeter, . Hensall and Goderich. This work receives my heartiest support - and management, and Izam hoping to see many other schools interested in xhe near future. No one familiar with the results attained will ques­ tion the value ‘of this special instruc­ tion, nor the pleasure and profit ac­ cruing to the pupils in the schools where it is given. Agriculture is taught in practi­ cally every rural school. It is being endeavoured to make this work as practical as possible and the topics discussed are those that arc of par­ ticular interest in the locality. It is hoped from this instruction, that the children will become niore in­ terested in the problems and work of the farm. * School fairs to the number of 11 wore held in September, and the in­ terest in them was well maintained by both -pupils and parents. The fair held at St. Helens was outstanding in the entries in the various classes and in the attendance. The pupils in the schools look forward to school fair day as an interesting event, and . sections not participating are do- priving the children 'of a great doal j of pleasure as well as valuable train­ ing. The public speaking contests wore again a popular feature of the fairs. Those awarded first place at the var­ ious fairs met later in Clinton. From the 18 fairs held in the county, 17 contestants appeared for the county finals, a fact which speaks well for the interest aroused by the event. Tho calibre of the speeches was again of a very high ordmh One could not but bo ..impressed by the 1'acL that with our schools producing such talented pupils the future prosper­ ity of 'OUR land seems assured. The Fenny JJaiik now operates in both the Goderich and Exeter pub­ lic schools. Tho work was only taken up in Exeter this year, but has been carried 'on in Goderich for some years, where the pupils Iravo well over the $3500 mark to their credit. Many pupils add to their accounts regularly every week, and are recelv- iii,g a training ill saving and thrift that will be of great value to thorn iii later years. The Teachers’ Institute mef in Ex­ eter this year on October tHh am’ 12th> with 138 teachers in attend anee. a wtura of the program wa- Al§ and in* returnee!! to make! in theft* dur1* reg* wa£ IW WORLD WAR VET. 1 GIVES EXPERIENCE? “I’m a World War veteran arid. I'ved overseas for three and a halfi jars with the 58th Battalion of Ca* idian Infantry. 1 was woundCA in action, and have. beetyB, ever since I came out Mr. Beacpiy^s Report Tlie report of(l^blio School In- pector Beaeom for West Huron pre­ sented to the county council at the opening session of the,January meet­ ing on Tuesday afternoon. Inspector Beaeom reported; , All the schools in the inspectorate, num­ bering 1U0 rur.a-1 and four have been whole year. essary to open an additional room in the Goderich Public Schools, so that T3 6 teachers are ,uow regularly employed, 112 in the rural and 24 in the urban schools. Of these only 15 are men, even that small number being considerably more than is the case in many rural inspectorates. The numbers of teachers with first- class certificates appears to be stead­ ily increasing, there being 43 teach­ ers with such certificates ’'as against 36 a year ago. School Boards are beginning to show a decided pre­ ference for teachers with the higher certificate, and teachers are recog­ nizing the fact by endeavoring to in­ crease their qualifications.In the great majority of casc^/the teachers have been performing their duties in a capable manner. They have been faithful and conscientious and have endeavored to do their best for the pupils entrusted to their care. In'only a few instances has it. been necessary to recommend that teach­ ers be replaced. Such teachers would do well to seek employment in some other kind of work, for ob­ viously all cannot make a success in this jirofession. In common with other years, last midsummer witnessed a great m-any changes in teachers in the schools. Somo 57 such changes occurred dur­ ing the summer vacation, or, express­ ing the same idea in a more graphic manner, every second rural school opened in September with a new teacher in charge. Many of these new teachers have had previous ex­ perience, but, even so, considerable time is always lost when such chang­ es occur, and the pupils in these schools do not make the' progress possible under the continuous direc­ tion of one teacher. School Boards should make every effort to retain the services of teachers whose work has been satisfactory. , ‘ A good deal of attention has been given during, the year to the matter of attendance in the schools. It is becoming more and more recognized that the schools can only function effeclently in as far as the attend­ ance is regular. •attendance forms were introduced by the Provincial School Attendance Department, and teachers are re­ quired to inquire into the report the reasons for absences. This has had a considerable effect in the attend­ ance, and many schools reported onliy few absences even during storms of December last. The only few absences even during year reached the high figure of most 90 per cent, of that possible. Members of the County Council can assist materially in this direction by seeing that efficient attendance of­ ficers are appointed in their respect­ ive municipalities. In some cases these officers appear to be making little effort to perform their duties in a proper manner. Teachers find if very difficult to induce careless parents to send theh- children to school regularly in such areas. Tlie supply of teachers has been adequate during the year, but there ar signs that a shortage similar to that experienced a few years ago may • be felt in the near future. This con­ dition is due to the regulation re­ quiring teachers to attend the Nor­ mal Schools for a second term after four years’ experience. Many pros­ pective teacher, faced with this con­ dition have hesitated to enter tho Normal Schools. Salaries have been’ maintained at about the same level, ■ $1,000 being paid as a rule in tho rural schools. Over the whole in­ spectorate'teachers were- paid $136,- Artfc ____ . . J-A.j * 'of slightly over $1,000, representing urban, open throughout the It has been found nee- In November new the at- the al- U UJ.1L wwki.uvuvrivao irwv tpXOUji** of Highways approving of the road 025. during the year, or an awtage has yet been secured. Regarding of slightly over $1,000, representing the road westerly from Cranvrook, i a small increase over the previous we recommend that it be given con- year.sideration at such time in the future) Tlie Government’.Grants continue as a by-law may be passed, making to be paid on the same bases as form- , additions to the County Road .Sys-jerly. The amount,,of Government tern Re motion of Messrs. Armstrong [al schools was $23,782, or an aver* and Middleton, askiiig for additions ( age of more than $237 per section to the County Road System, the road easterly from Londesboto and southerly to the Huron Road is al­ ready included in the by-law Re­ torted to above. Regarding the application for tho Base Lihe as <a county Road, we r.e- commohd that it be considered, hi the fturc, when such additions mhy be made. Re motions .of Messrs, Ballantyne and Fi’ancis that the Thames Road bridge bo rebuilt; and re motion of Messrs, Crhigle and Goldthorpe. that the work of cutting the Saltford Hill has yet been secured,Regarding The Government’, grants continue The amount,,of Government grants received year by the rur- It is anticipated that the manner in •which these grants are awarded will be changed In the near future The new system will probably become effective in September next. . Cdnsideriablc progress has mcmi made in the matter o.f improved ac­ commodations in the 'schools. A now school, modern in every respect, was built during the summer by U. -S, S. No, 12, West Wawanosh, and it is a credit to the section. Next your at least two sections have undertaken to construct new building.*. Meetings have been held ■during, the year in I S( y« n. and gassed a sick man RACKWILLIAM COT hard-bany a lbet back myj ilieve I ever, my health Minneapolis .his new g me the service, I spent :j ■earned dollar trying ti health, but I don’t would, have\got back a friend off; mine ii hadn’t started me gon medicine^ by bottles, “The ‘gas’ about shot my system I a day I’d .get § wea: I’d just have quit home. Indigestion tion were always^ givii in spite of the laxati nines I took almost qv sometimes had come over me. good; kept Iosin- and became might my condition. “I noticed such aBig after those first tw®. b gon my friend sent 'found, out I could ge^.tl icine in Toronto, I Tamblyn’s Drug iStor^ two more hotties, man now and my we creased from 140 to 150 whole system is strengthened anfi! toned uP, and I can eat anything that’s put before me without having a sign of indigestion of dizziness af­ terwards. I’m not nervous either but sleep 'good every night and. my work is a real pleasure. Instead oS being ‘fagged 'out’ at the end of the! day, I feel just about as fresh and fit as when I started. . > “I also took the Sargon Soft MasS Pills and they’re a- valuable part o£ the treatment. They don’t upsefi me at all and got my bowels regu* lated' so good that I hardly ever have! to take them any more. “My wife has now started, tH0 treatment and is already looking lots better. I’ve recommended it to any. number of my friends and I haven’t heard of anybody yet that Sargon didn’t help. I’m always glad to talk to those who want to ask mer about this' great medicine.", 'The aboye straightforward state­ ment was* made recently by Williams Cormack, ‘w.qll known contractor, o? 537 McRoberts AVe., Toronto. Sargon may be obtained in ExetefJ’ from Wesley £■. Howey. on .seifflin. ove ■y night, and, spells would ildri’t sleejg- ght steadily uraged over, Sar* twej- jus8seas had pieces,. Man^ and nervou^ vorlt and gd d constipa* mo trouble^ s and, modi* iiprovomenti ties o'f Sat* hat when I j new med* t down tc* nd bought like a new; t htu in* pounds’ Mr, James Paton, of Clandoboye^ underwent an operation in Victoria! Hospital recently. The death occurred at his hotntf in Clinton ot Alexander Brown, in his seventy-sixth year. (Mr. Brow® was a native of Hullett township^ having been born oh a farm just! east of Clinton where he lived 'until’ last fall when he moved to Glintop* He and ’a .sister resided together. Tor respi take ubles dry EMULSIPnW I e coughs or cold* ygd&tjs or other ectionsy It Het