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Home My WebLink AboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1931-06-18, Page 6r , ’THURSDAY, HTO USth, mi TOE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE Huron County Council In honour of the King’s birthday the Wednesday morning session of Huron County Council opened by ^singing the National Anthem and. ■jthe afternoon was spent visiting the "various county institutions- “The hat was passed” to provide a gift of fruit for the old people at the County Home. B. J. Bowman, Reeve of 'Brussels, Who was elected on Tuesday, was welcomed by the Warden. Mr. Bow man briefly addressed the /council in reply .expressing his appreciation of -the welcome and assured the mem bers of his co-operation. Reeve J. 5V. McKibbOn, and R. A, Goetz mov ed that Mr. Bowman be placed on the education and Warden’s commit tee and that the chairman of the Warden’s committee be chosen by them, This was carried. The report of the Children’s Shel ter committee was read. A lively discussion ensued regarding the run ning expenses of the Shelter. Reeve E. Edwards, Inspector of the Child ren’s Aid Society, was called upon to ■answer many questions relating, ‘fo his salary and the upkeep of the .Shelter. Reeve Armstrong contend ed the cost was in the neighbourhood of $5000 a year and a free house. Mr. Edwards is paid $1,000 a year t>y the county $300 for expenses and $600 from the Government for enforcing “Unmarried. Parents’ Act.” The pay sheet of the committee Showing $62 for two months each and smaller amounts later also came in for some adverse criticism from Reeves Goldthorpe and McNabb Others argued the expenses were not ■exhorbitant. The Corn Borer inspector’s servi ces it was urged, might be discontin ued but it was pointed out that this •could not be done without the con sent of the- department, the regulating the salary. .•Another discussion centred the last clause of the House tige report with Reeve Louis Rader dn the chair and the report was final ly passed as amended ibelow. ’The Question of bringing coal in by car loads for the county institutions was another economical scheme discus ed but no action was endorsed at' tills session. The House of Refuge Committee reported as follows. At the meeting on March 3, the premises were thoroughly inspected and' the committe found every thing in first class condition, the in- council around of Ref- mates seemed satisfied, are well fed, kept clean and comfortable. The matron deserves special credit for the condition of the House and relationship existing between and the women inmates is of very best. The farm is well kept, the stock in No. 1 condition which is greatly to the credit of Mr, Jacobs Hr. Shaw looked well -after the health of the inmates and your committee believes the services rendered by those in charge of the home are of a very high order, Carried. It was decided to rent 84 acres across th© road from the house as the rent was low and the place fur nished extra pasture, hay etc,, of which the home is in need.. On account of the scarcity of fe male help in the home and the great amount of laundry work to Ibe done your committee installed an electric ironer which the matron reports as giving the best of satisfaction. The cost was $240. -Carried. Repairs were ordered to the floor of the men’s smoking room, also to the water tank which was leaking badly. Carried. As the use of the home cemetery has been definitely discontinued and as there are about 120 graves there all without headstones, and as the place is in rather a neglected con dition, on motion of Mr, Gregier, sec onded by Mr. Craigie it was decided to enclose the -burial ground, level same and erect a suitable memorial with names engraved and that place receive perpetual care. the he;* the the Agricultural Report The agricultural report was chairman, to discuss posting of ■all roads ■pre signs on county; that all mov- parts of farm ma- ■standarized. Every ented by J. J. Wright, Requested a half day agricultural conditions; Huron County leading to this ing, breakable chinery be Reeve be asked to join his nearest Chamber of Commence or Board of Trade. That Township authorities recommend use of chemical weed killer where practicable and econom ical. This cussed report will be further on Thursday night. Chilclren’s Shelter dis- The Children Shelter committee reported as follows. We have visited the Children’s Shelter and found it in good condi tion. ■ y' ....... '.................................................................. ' There at present six children in the Shelter ranging in age from 2 to 11 years, old. Two beys babies 2 years sub-normal and tion, but the other five are healthy and three going to -school. We find the matron, Mrs. Oliver is keeping the Shelter in good- icon- dition, also keeping the children nice and clean. The Shelter should. be supplied with a frigidaire but owing to the present depression we feel it should ■be left over at the present time. ' , All clauses in this report were carried* Two girls 6 and old, One needs lots 11 years and two child is of alien Ohl Ago Pensions considered 25 each of these 95 committee method of pooling the of husband and wife the same out on the is a big improvement A comprehensive apfi informative report of the Old Age Pensions com mittee was given Iby Mr. Holman, chairman and was adopted as read. The number of new applicants re ceived since December 31, 1930 was 7-3 but a number of -applications car ried oyer from December meetings made the total number and reconsidered 12i5 or four meetings held; of iwerej submHtted to your cf 1931 and debit with. The committee is of the -opinion that the new liquid assets the working annuity basis as the pension in this way is based on a mathematical calculation and will be definite and fair to all, and also eliminate any possibility of a charge of favoritism toward any ap plicant. . The committee also approves of the method of asking a return of paid pensions where such is pos sible, ag the same will have- a ten dency to -avoid the method resorted to if concealment of financial ca pacities or transfers in name only but not in preparing the statements contained in the application yhen it is known that any default will pre judice any chance of success and will receive a careful checking up. It has often been pointed out that children are liable for their parents under the Maintenance of Parents Act, whereby any sons or daughters who have property in their own names. That is the Act and there are so many unwilling, and have, been brought into court in certain parts of the province but not in Huron. The part of the Act is hard to en force and sometimes works a grave injustice. We cannot follow the children outside the province, and there are families in Huron where most of the family, who are able, live in the United states or in other provinces, and it Is very unfair to make those in Ontario pay for the whole family. We -can’t collect from1' a daughter who is married well off, unless she has means in her own right as well can’t compel a son-in-law to keep his wife’s -parents. Whenever this method has been tried out, it has caused very much litigation,, separ ated families, made them bad friends, and with the result that only some can be realized -on, hence the resort to the other safeguard to se cure proper accounting. 'The following figures show amounts paid out for the first four months of 1931, by months; Totals—'$10,668.85; $11,442.91; $10,291,2'5; $11,454.09, Paid by Dominion—-$5,034.43; $5,721.46; $5,145,63; $5,727*05. Paid by Province—$3,200.66; 432.87; Paid 288.158; Total The county paid 20 per cent, or $11,1'56.22 and the average paid by the county per month was $2,231.- 25- The total registered for pensions was 694. deaths have occurred, number granted is 672, at present receiving pensions, this number 50 are in the House of Refuge year but must assign to the $216 of this or $18 a month, ing $2.00. $3,087.-38; $3,4(3,6.23. by County—$2,133.77; $2,058,25; $2,290.82, on roll—43Q, 649, 656, 5. $3,- $2,- 672. applications Ninety-two The total leaving 580 Of the latter receive $240 a county retain- re ciises tho im- also :be- Put it on with LED-HED NAILS. Illustration shows Preston Led-Hed Nail. Note how lead on head of Led-Hed Nails seals nail-hole, making it completely weather-proof. Note generous overlap of Rib-Roll. Preston Led-Hed Nails are colored to match the roofing. We a/so make: Galvanized Rib-Roll and Cor rugated Sheets, Pres ton Led- Hed Nails, Preston Steel Truss Bams Garages and Storage Buildings . Preston Galvanized Tanks Majestic Verti-Fold Garage poors Colored Ridge Colored Plashing; Colored Gutter Colored Eave Trough Conductor Pipe Finials Ventilators BEAUTY PERMANENCE FIRE PROTECTION CLEAN RAIN WATER LIGHTNING PROTECTION (when properly grounded accord ing to the Ontario Lightning Hod Act.) LARGE SHEETS Being made in large sheets it is quickly and cheaply applied on new roof or over old wood shingles*. CflUNSlLSTAHOAftO; Write today for sample of Colored Rib-Roll arid useful rboftng circular. Factories also at Toronto and Hamilton 100 Guelph St. Preston, Ont. the the ex- liis looked after by the Llpu’s clubs of Seaforth and Goderich, and asked for the co-operation of the council lors ia giving information known, H Tlie warden emphasized portance of this wonk and spoke the co-operation of the coun ty council, and gave examples of good work done under the care of the Lion’s Club. •County Engineer Patterson ad dressed the council dealing with the matter of oiling and tarring streets for which an appropriation was ask ed. Mr. Patterson answered, sever al qusteibns on road building and keeping them in repair. The warden disbursed the mat ter of asphalt pavement 'and claim ed it was very economical method of street building and the top sur face dressing at the present used by the county engineer was very effec tive and. thorough. The County Roads Commission’s report was presented, 'and in part is as follows; An inspection of the roads was ma’de, and the locations of proposed work looked over. The north bound ary of Colborne Township and the •road at Centralia were examined and with regard to these requested additions to the county road system, we recommend that they be given consideration when the 'bylaws at present before the Department of Highways are reported on. The 'following are ins estimated expenditures required on the county road system in 193.1: Maintenance, $81,300; machinery, $10,000, super intendance, $5,000; towns, and vil lages, Goderich, $1,892.50; Blyfh, Hensail, $3,- Brus- Exeter, $1,083.15; $15,918.75. traffic signs, $300; snow culverts, and small boundary bridges u ...................................................... "H -voiwjac* WOULD you lite to equip your rar with lirj» that will banish trouble for prob ably the rest of the time yo«t /drive this car? Let us put om ^Goodyear Heavy Duty Tires.. Goodyear Heavy Duty is a tire built for the worst driving? conditions you’ll encounter- anywhere, jt is built with the longest-life cord yet developed! for tire construction—Super*- twist. It has the most tractive- tread ever put on a tire—-the- famous All-Weather, It is a. super tire for super service. Yet our today’s price »n Good year Heavy Duty is hut a few cents higher than last year’* price for standard tires. Drive* over now. W. J. Beer PHONE 109 I Wingham, $-6,766.00; $9153.25; Clinton, $1,61-5.20; seis, ’$553.65; 055.00; officer, fences, bridges, $1,500; Ont. Try us for Battery Service Would Reduce Salary It as moved by Matthew Arm strong and O(wen Geiger that the salary of Mr. Edwards, Children’s Aid Inspector, be reduced from $1,000 to $600 for 1931. Referred to executive committee. Owen Geiger and M. Armstrong moved the adjournment of council to meet at 1 p,m, Carried. Council resumed at one o'clock and after reading the minutes ad journed to meet at 9.30 on Thurs day morning. Before adjournment on Tuesday night the following motion by J. W. McKibbon and B. M. Francis was passed: That the members of Hu ron County Council wish to place on record our sincere regret at the loss this county and county council have sustained in the death of our esteemed .colleague and ex-warden Alfred C. Baeker, who for the past ten years represented the village of Brussels as reeve and during past year 19 30 as warden of county. We desire at the same time to press our high appreciation of energy and ability as councillor and warden and his characteristics of thoroughness in carrying on the county business and that-of his vil lage of Brussels which were fully testified to by the fact that he was accorded, ten lqionsecutive acclama- ions as reeve. We would join in symathy with his bereaved widow and family and order • this resolution to >be in scribed in our minutes and a copy sent to Mrs. Baeker. We wish at this time also to place on record our regard for the work of two other ex-wardens, viz., Dr. Jas. A. Rollins, a former Reeve of Exeter, and warden, of Huron County in 1900, and Dr., J. A. Er-, w.im,. ex-warden of 19.10, Who died recently. These men, like Ex-War den Baeker, .served our county well and ably, and their* passing is a dis tinct loss to the citizenship of our’ country. G. A. Goetz and W. H. Sweitzer moved that W. B. Oliver 'be appoint ed constable at Grand Bend for the months of July and August at the same salary as last year and that the clerk write Lambton icountj; council asking their co-operation in policing Grand Bend, as part of Lambton county was included in the police village of Grand Bend.—Car ried. J. W. McKiib'bon and W. J. Hen derson, that Rev. F. .Schaffer be. ap pointed to Wingham High School Board t.o complete the term of the late Dr. A. J. .Erwin.—Carried. •total, $1,800; $2,000; $■5,000 construction, $62,900; due boundary counties, $2,000; total ex penditure, $.187,718.75. Widening and ditching of many roads of the 'county is .badly needed, ■and as this type of work can be car ried out by*hien and teams, a con siderable. amount is incorporated in t’h.is program. Your commission feels that during the present period of low prices it would be1 unwise to postpone this work until such time as labour is scarce and prices high. Under the head of enquiries, Mr. ■Wright brought up' the matter of the cost of a grant to libraries. Ha was informed libraries got a grant of $25 and boundary libraries one- half. /Mr. McNab asked about the fur nishing of lists of Old Age Pension ers. was was taken up Geiger again in the chair, by Mr. Eok'ert and Mr. that we instead •spend a rate -of of 2 mills, pay as no debentures for GOODYEAR HEAVY DUTT « new Goodyear Tubii in every new casing- • Praises Famous Vegetable Pills For Indigestion “Having been troubled wiiii Indigest ion and Sick Headaches for several months, I was recommended to try your famous .Pills. After the first dose - I was made aware of their-Very real tonic value.”—Miss M. Croydon. Dr. Carter’s Little Liver Pills are no - ordinary laxative. They are all vegetable • and have a very definite, valuable tonic ■ action upon the liver ... ."Exactly what you need to end Constipation, Acidity, Biliousness, Headaches, Poor Complex ion, etc. All druggists, 25c & 75c red pka. LIKE ANOTHER WORLD .Spring is in the air—and only dull loneliness in John’s heart. Miles from home and the well-known voices. .Suddenly a. sign caught his eye—“Telephone- Home Tonight!” What a great idea, John thought and went straight to a telephone When he came out, there was spring in his heart, too. Tax Rate 6^ MUIS The tax rate for Huron County for the ensuing year was .struck at 6S mills by the (county council on Thursday, a reduction of one-half a mill from last year. This reduction is equal to $22,000. The various rates are: General account, 3J mills Old 'Age Pensions, mill; county highway, 1 1-2 mills; provincial highway,’1 mill; total 6 1-2 mills. In fixing county roads expendi tures for the year at 1 1*2 mills, a reduction of 1-2 mill on roads, county -council refused to put $22,- 500-on new construction wonk' which the-Good Road Commission propos ed -to debenturize. The rqte of wages was left at $4.50 for men and team and $2.25 for mant A motion to cut the rates to $4 and $2 re spectively was defeated by a vote of 21 to 6. The council met for the morning session a.t 9.3D. Mr. Hoars, the provincial engineer, was present and was asked to address the coun cil, but declined to have1 say at present. H, Edwards spoke to regarding the crippled The motion to .send notices lost on vote of 15; to 12. Appreciate Work Done Gamble and Leonard moved that the members of 'County Council hereby express their appreciation of the work undertaken and carried on by the Lion’s Clubs, of Seaforth and Goderich on behalf of the crippled children of the county and that a copy of this resolution be forward ed to these clubs. This' was carried. Under the head of unfinished busi ness the deferred report’of the Good Roads Commission with Mr. Moved Sweitzer IS mills we go and issue 1931.—Carried. . The report as ted. A motion by ' James Ritchie Council of Huron approve of placing and maintaining street lights on county highways running through the village of Dungannon was pass ed. The treasurer gave an aclcount of the finances of ther Afternoon Th.e clerk read a Stone, of Kirkton, chase bonds of the 1930 and it was referred to Finance Committee. Peter F Doig, oif .Fordwich, wrote stating that a* deputation was com ing to interview the council asking an increased grant for the Huron Plowmen’s Association. The depu tation, comosed o£ Messrs. McDon ald and Cardiff, addressed the coun cil. The reports of the Legislative County, Property, Education, Fin ance and Executive Committees were submmitted. ** The Finance Committee’s report was presented and adopted as fol lows: (Continued next week) amended was adop- W. J. Stewart and that the County county. Session letter -from J. E. offering to pur county issued in USBORNE & HIBBERT MUTUAL’. FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY Head Office, Farquhar, Ont. President FRANK McCONNELL . Vice-Pres. 'ANGUS SINCLAIR-* DIRECTORS J. T. ALLISON, SAM’L NORRIS SIMON DOW, WILLIAM BROCK. AGENTS JOHN ESSERY, Centralia, Agent, for Usborne and Biddulph OLIVER HARRIS, Munro, Agent for Hibert, Fullarton and Logan.' W. A. TURNBULL Secretary-Treasurer Box 295, Exeter, Ontario GLADMAN & STANBURY Solicitors, Exeter Special Sale of Best Grade No. 1 XXXXX Large Size bunches $1.20 per bunch A. J. C LAI WORTH! Phone 12 , GRANTON. ONTARIO '—’—» ; ............**■—* ——— — The Mother of Seven anything to the council children as ■18 Used It for Diarrhoea Mrs. Ray Drmkwator, fe.R. No. 2, Hagemvillo, Ont., Writes: 'I am tho mother of seven children, anti last summer one of them, 17 months old. was taken very sick with diarrhoea, and I thought sho was going to die. "My husband went 7 miles to see what my siston . ■’’ baby, and ho camo homo with a bottlci of Dr. Fowlor’s Extract of Wild Strawberry, t gavoi tno child a few doses and she whs soon well again. ,» x * GT ^bildfen also had diarrhoea at that/ timo^and I gave them 'Dr, Bowler’s^ with tho samoi> V *