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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1931-12-31, Page 6
TJlirKSD.lV, WECEMBHR si, W31 A Contributed Short Resume of the County of Huron Finances The present debenture debt of the County of Huron is partly the rem nant of the patriotic Debentures of 105/1.6.47'4 S’, during, the dark days of the Great war when a total of $336,000 in debentures was issued. In the last issue of 1018,. one of the .series of that year was $20,000 for 15 years of which $1500.00 was paid some years ago, leaving $18,- 500 which with interest at five and one half percent, will be $20,535.00 due in 1933. Than in 1930 to consolidate the paving of the Highways debt from Goderich on the Huron Road, and from Clinton South on the London Road, it was decided to issue $100,- 000 in 10 instalment debentures of $12,950.00 each, one of which is paid and nine or $116,550,001 will fall due during the next nine years, making our total debenture debt •With interest included $20,15315.00 plus $116,550.00 or $137,085.00 in all, ' Taxes Reduced One Mill The County has been trying to get along on the pay-as-we-go system, and it was expected we could do this without increasing oui* levy Which the past year was reduced from 7 mills to 6 and one-half, that 5s, 3 and one-half for general Coun ty rate including Administration of Justice, High and Continuation School levies, Children’s Shelter, Mother’s Allowance, etc.; one and a half mills for County roads; one- half mill for Old Age Pensions; and ione mill for Provincial Highways. ’ Old Age Pensions ’ Two years ago the Old Age Pen sions a Dominion enactment came into force. Since then we have had {86!5 applicants for pensions of which number 800 have been granted. The County’s payment on these is 20 per 'cent and in the two years we have paid, out in the. County to these pensioners, a total of $242,724.32, of which the County paid $48,544.- 85» the province of Ontario' $7?r 817,29 and the Dominion Govern’ ment $12,136.17, fn these pay ments, are included those made to inmates of 70 years of age or over in the House of Refuge, There are at present in the County Home, as we prefer to call it, 95 inmates, 16 of whom have been returned from the Ontario Hospital, as sufficient ly cured to be able to mingle with the inmates of the Home. There have been as many as 50 of these receiv ing the full pension, each receiving $240> and assigning to the County for their keep $216, retaining $2.00 pei’ month for spending money. In all these, 50 pensioners have hand ed over to the County each year $10,800.00 or $21,600,00 in two years. Of this the County pays 20 per cent, the balance $17,280.00 or $8,640.00' a year, which is paid by the Dominion and Province together with that received from other pay ing inmates, and the produce of the farm, make that Institution self- sustaining. Mothers* Allowance The Mothers’ Allowance Act, a Provincial enactment, came into force ten years ago, since which time we have had altogether 1153 Mothers or Foster Mothers being paid from $15 to $'50 per month ac cording to circumstances, the pres ent number being 5 8 who receive on an average from the County $865.00 per month, and an equal amount from the Provincial Treasury. The expenditure of the County on this is provided for in the County three and one-half mill levy, and that of the O. A. pensions is provided for by a special levy of one half a mill. Highway Expenditure Our Highways are taken care, of by the Government of Ontario and the County. All Provincial High ways or paved roads are taken care THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE of by the provincial Highways. Det partment, and to the cost of which the County contributes 2Q per cent, whicli during the past years ’has been taken care qf by a one mill levy or about $45,000i annually. Up to the present we have not been bill ed for the work dope last year from Exeter South to Centralia, but it is expected our one mill levy wi'H near ly take care of that. The .Highways Department or Good Roads Com mission in our own council expend about $180,000 yearly, of which about 50 per cent, is paid by the Province. This year the Commis sion was limited to one and one-half mill of a County levy or a total ex penditure of about $140,000 and we understand this has been kept well in hand. The county Council also passed a resolution, asking the Province t-o do no more paving during the pres ent deiiression, and to spend mopey necessary to keep up the roads iu our own county, to give, to our own unemployed, employment. Campbell 81, Carrie Bieber 76, Al vin Rowe 75, Jr, III-—Verda Bieber 79, Milford Prouty 76, Olive Caldwell 76, Key Campbell 69, John Keys 68, Allert Gould 65, Stuart Triebner 59. , II—Bobby Keys 78- Lloyd' Stan- Jake 56, 1—Doreen, Campbell, Donald Case and1 Teddy Prout both equal, Mel vin Gre'b, Jean Triebner, L, Camp bell, Primer-—Helen Rowe, Clarence Knight, M.ary Caldwell. Dr. Wood’s killed' in Ridge, returned following Ruth Turkheim who is at- Waterloo College, is spend holidays under the parental Norway Pine Syrup Mrs. M. K. MacNid, Iona, N.S., writes:~“I took a severe cold and developed a hacking cough. I kept on . neglecting it thinking it would leave me like some previous colds I had, but it got worse. I tried every cough medicine I could think of. A friend dropped in to see me and advised me to take Dr. Wood’s Norway Pine Syrup. I purchased a bottle, and before I had finished half of it I was completely relieved.” Price 35c. a bottle; large family size 65e., at all drug and general stores; put up only by The T. Milburn Co., Ltd., Toronto, Ont. Education Costs More The greatest advance in expend itures during the past decade has been for Schools, the County pay ments to High Schools,~and, Contin uation Schools have advanced con siderably owing very much to the fact that the fee system has been abolished, and this contribution to the up-keep of our High and Con tinuation schools has been, placed upon the County both for County chools and adjacent County schools, to which has in recent years been added as a large increase in this branch of County expenditures, not only the cost of tuition of pupils, but the County has to pay each i High School and Continuation School, in and out of the County, a proportion of the debenture debt or cost of building such schools ac cording to the County’s pupil at tendance. The present year, the total cost of High and Continuation-.Schools to the County was, in the neighborhood of $65,000, or one and one-half mills. On the whole the finances of the County are in splendid condi tion and compared with other Coun ties, five and one half mills on an equalized assessment of $44,250,- 000 is very low, and the several Reeves are to be congratulated on the economic, earnest and capable manner in which they have' dis charged their duties, and in their very laudiible ambition to not .only keep our expenditure as low as pos sible consistent with efficiency, but to realize their ideal of a County free front debt. ZURICH Mr. Oliver johpstott, of Goderich, visited at the home of his brother, Mr. Thomas Johnston on Sunday. Miss Olive Witmer is visiting at the home of her sister, Mrs, Wil fred Jarvis of Holmesville. Mr. and Mrs. David. Gingerich, Mr. and Mrs. J. Gingerich and fam ily, visited relatives in Kitchener one day last week. Mr. and Mrs. Theo. McAdams and son Harry of the Bronson Line, at tended the funeral of a brother-in- law Mr, I. Shaw, who was an auto accident at North Mr. Milton Oesch has from a London hospital an operation for appendicitis and is doing’nicely. Miss tending Ing the roof. Mr. Gordon walper, of North Car olina, is visiting at the home of Mr, and Mrs. Casper Walper. Miss Ruby Church, who is attend ing Westervelt College in London, is spending the holidays, at her home here. Mr. and Mrs. C. Fritz, Miss Pearl Wurtz, Dr, and Mrs. H. H. Cowen and Mariam motored toi Listowel and visited with friends on Sunday. Miss Ethel Hess has recovered sufficiently from her recent opera tion as to be able to return liome. Mr. and Mrs. John Hey iSr„ Mrs. H. H. Neeb and son Will and Miss Annie Stejch visited in Ingersoll onAnnie Stejch visited in Ingersoll Sunday. / C. Haskett & Son, Lucan, :,«have purchased a new Buick limousine hearse and ambulance. Work Labor Bodies REPORT OF S, S, NO. 5, USBORNE * !The following report is the Dec ember report for IS. No. 5, Us- borne. Sr. IV—Daltop Heyivood 69.3, Jr.” IV—Ray Perkips 77, Earl Frayn© 69.7; Ivan Webber 68.4; Or ville Webber 65.6. Sr, in—Ivan Perkins 83.5; Lee land Webber- 82.6*; Paul Gregus 77.1 Ferrol Fisher 71; Eldon Heywood 67. ■ Jr. Ill—Gordon Kleinfeldt 78.2; Jack Frayne 73; Helen Westcott 72.7; Stanley Frayne 67.7; Laverne Heywood 64,6; Iv'a Fisher 47.1, 2nd Class—Lloyd Webber 68; S. Gregus 66; Roy Heywood 47,6. 1st class—Pauline Godlbolt 7’5.5; Pr.—Nola Perkins, Jack Westcott Norman Johns. Number on roll 23; average at tendance 20.15. A. R. Dodds, teacher Exetrr VlWlflMd 1971 ukA Jug Rubllfbed fvery Thurndajr at Exeter. Ontario SUBSCRIPTION—$2.00 par M < advance, RATES—Farm or Real Ratata Ht sale 50c. eacfc insertion fox firat foqr Insertions. 25c, each aalHMt* ' quent insertion. Mlacellaneoaa tides, To Rent, Wanted, Lost, ** Found 10c. per line of six worlds Reading notices 10c. per R*** Card of Thanks 50c. Legal iRk vertising 12 and 8c. per liha. M' Memprirtm, with ona versa -tfs extra verses 25c. each. Member of The Canadiaa WookRI Newspaper Association. Professional Cards GLADMAN & STANBURX BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS, Money to Loan, Investments Insurance Safe-Deposit Vault for use of m Clients without charge EXETER LONDON HElfSAUI TkT early 46 years ago, the Cana- 11? dia'n Pacific set the pace for all the other railroads on the American continent, by completing the first known wage agreement lor railway employees, in the establishing of a schedule of . regulations and rates for engine men between Montreal and Chalk River, Ont., dated February 1, 1886. The story is ably told in the "Railway Car men’s Jour nal”, by J. A. P. Haydon, “Labor’s” Canadian re presentative, a brief resume of whose - article follows here:— Lookingback on the half- century of the company’s his tory, the event seems almost prophetic in its importance, for as Mr. Hay don points out, it is doubtful if <■ any organiza tion has been maintained and is continu ing to maintain such good rela- ’tions with its workers. To- .day, 17 differ ent labor bodies ate recognized by the compa- ‘ ny; collective discussion has replaced indi- ' vidual deal ings; concilia- " iion replaces “strikes and lockouts and, - in a word, team Work is the .order of the day. . . Neither the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers nor Brother hood of Loco motive Firemen and Enginemen has oyer been involved in a strike rtf lockout with the C.P.R. Hugh Richmond# general chairmen of the general grievance committee of the fatter organization, u Says: "The Beet of relatione have always existed and still continue Between “ our organizations and the com- pany”. Thus, today, the fruit of the pact of 1886 is still being harvested. Similar experiences can be culled from many other branches of organized railway work. For ex ample, Hon. G. D. Robertson, Minister of Labor and for many CARLING & MORLEY BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS, LOANS, INVESTMENTS, INSURANCE Office: Carling Block, Main MMMfe EXETER, ONT. At Lucan Monday and Thursday REPORT S. S. NO. 11, STEPHEN The following is the report for December of S. S- No. 11, Black bush, Pupils whose names are marked*/ with an asterisk were ab sent for one or* more examination. Sr. IV—Elda Devine 74; Hugh Morenz*. Jr. IV—Thelma Vincent 68; Ver na Disjardine 67; Trellis Disjardine 64, Bruce Gardiner 63, Eugene Die trich 59, Veva Adams '53. Sr. Ill—Merle Dietrich 77, Roy Morenz 60'. Jr, III—'Louis Dietrich 52*; Er vin Fischer 46*; Ira Vincent*. iSr. II—Rita Dietrich 67*; Henry Ziler 64; Lome Devine 61; Eileen Disjardine 57; Earl Gardner 48; El- va Adams 35. Jr. JI—Ray Fischer 62*; Sylvia Vincent 62; Earl Dietrich 56; Viola Vincent 34*. • 1st class—'Evelyn French 77; Al- dene Preeter 6.7; Tresia Ziler 63; Verna Vincent 32. Pr.—Harold Fischer 86; Wilmer Disjardine 76; Chester Disjardine 55; Leonard Dietrich 51; Peter Zii- er 24. Number on roll 32; average at tendance 2 8. L. M. Snell, teacher GREENWAY (Too late for last week.) Next Sunday Rev. S. J. Mathers, M, A., will conduct a special Christ mas service in the United church. The White Gift Service last Sun day was very impressive, when Dor is Isaac and Eunice Curts dressed in white received and packed the gifts in a white .box. The members of Grace Church Sunday School enjoyed a very pleas ant social evening in the Parish Hall last Thursday. We extend congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. John Mills (nee Miss Dorothy Hickey) who were married last Wednesday. Mr. J. H. McGregor and Mr. Robt. Belling have lost some valuable cattle that were burred under a fall en straw stack. iSchool concerts ’are the order of the day. No. 10 iSteplien held their’s last Monday with Mr. W. R. Goulding in charge. The West School had theirs on Monday even ing, December 21st and the South School on Tuesday afternoon. We have come to. the conclusion that this community has a very loving spirit else why should’ we have ten weddings this autumn and within two and a half miles of Greenway. The Y. P. S. of the United church piet last Wednesday and elected the following officers: Pres., Newton McGregor; Vice-Pres., Miss Topping Secretary, Erma Goo.dhand;-Treas., Manual Curts. Mrs. Sheffler, of Detroit, lias been spending a week with her mother, Mrs. H. Eggart, who has been ill. ■ Mrs. Sharpe distributed diplomas on Sunday to ten members of the Cradle Roll, who are being promot ed to the Beginners department. Dr. G. S. Atkinson, L.D.S.,D.D.lt DENTAL SURGEON Office opposite new Post Offfea Main St., Exeter Telephones Office 84w House Closed Wednesday Afternoon Dr. G. F. Roulston, L.D.S.,D.DJL DENTIST Office: Carling Block ; EXETER, ONT. Closed Wednesday Afternoon DR. E. S. STEINER VETERINARY SURGEON Graduate of the Ontario VeterinMf College DAY AND NIGHT CALLS PROMPTLY ATTENDED Tflf Office in the old McDonell Barn Behind Jones & May Store EXETER, ONT..REPORT OF S. S. NO. 15, HAY The following is the report of 9. S. No. 15, Hay for the month of December. Those marked with an asterisk have been absent. Sr. IV, possible marks 700—Anna Patterson 537; Freida Rader 471; Lloyd Willert 460; Lilly Wilson 45 6; Jack Turnbull 441; Luella Walper*; Alvin Yolk*. Sr. Ill—Possible marks 600—B. Volk 497; Eva Baker 420; Florence Truemner 40 6; Ruth Sharrow 400; Merle Walper 279; Billy iSharrow 192. Jr. Ill—'Possible marks 600—B. Turnbull 421; Nora Willert 403; G. Volk 290; Warren iSharrow 23S. 2nd Class—Dolores Gossman; A. Volk; Harry Walper. 1st Class—Ada Keller, Betty Fischer, Hubert Schroeder, Milton* Keller, Mildred Sharrow, Albert Rader, Garnet Gossman. Pr. (A)—'Orville Truemner*; A. Turnbull*. Pr. (B)—Mildred Walper, Ilene Howald*. Pr. (C)—'Leonard. Gossman, El mer Howald*. Number on roll 33; average at tendance 24. M. Switzer, teacher JOHN WARD CHIROPRAOTIO, OSTEOPATHY ELECTRO-THERAPY & VIZEBAs VIOLET TREATMENTS PHONE 70 MAIN ST., - EXETH* about 1890, however, the employees felt that the railway, then being well established and making splen did progress with substantial as sistance from government sources, should give consideration to its em ployees’ welfare as well as to its own. The employees, recognizing that railways are not charitable institutions; organized, and through their elected repre sentatives ne gotiated with the Canadian Pacific Rail way Company to establish contractual re lations cover ing working conditions and rates of pay. Thus the Cana dian Pacific was the first railway in Can ada to extend general recog nition of the principle of col lectivebargain ing and union recognition to its employees. "For about 30 years, or from 1890 to 1918 the Cana- dian Pacific Railway has been foremost of all railways in Canada in extending courteous, rea sonable treat ment to its em ployees, while during the past ten years it has closely co-oper ated with other lines, thereby standardizing and stabilizing the whole rail way Wage si* tuation”. The picture shows W. L. Stevens; e n g i n e e r With 44 years of service; his son G. W. Stevens, who has been 19 years with the C.P.R.; and the latter’s sort, Clifford H. Stevens, aged 12# who bids fair to be the representative of the third generation on the footplate. What more eloquent testimony of good f elations between the company and its employees could be found? yearsvice-president of the Order of Railroad Telegraphers, Says: "During the first ten years of this railway’s operation it ex perienced most serious and difficult problems of a financial nature# and m my opinion, was quite unable to deal more liberally with its em ployees than it did* Beginning ARTHUR WEBER LICENSED AUCTIONEER For Huron and Middlesex / FARM SALES A SPECIALTY PRICES REASONABLE SATISFACTION GUARANTEE!! Phone 57-13 Dashwood; R. R. NO. 1, DASHWOOD when you are so far home and friends. I Exeter has done so work by sending pro clothing to the West FRANK TAYLOR . LICENSED AUCTIONEER For Huron and Middlesex FARM SALES A SPECIALTY Prices Reasonable and SatlsfaetfaH Guaranteed EXETER P. O. or RING !«• HOME PAPER APPRECIATED (Mrs. V. J. Meade, of Bindloss, Sask., in renewing her subscription to the Times-Advocate says: "I am pleased to say this yeai’ I have not missed one of your valuable papers. One seems to appracrate the home paper more away from read where ’ much relief visions and and where it was sent it was surely needed in the dried-out areas. We were fortunate .to h'ave some crop and were grateful for same. I would like to mention about your article of November 20 th with reference to Dr. Browning. I was at Mr. and Mrs. Webber’s, of Devon, for two years when Dr. Browning attended to Mr. Webber, who was ill. Nearly all that time he used to come two and three times a week. Finally ■Mr. Webber was able to be around again and was years after due Dr. Browning, his praises can over. spared for many to the good care of So I will say that be heard from all .... The tribute paid to him was a true and deserving one. Wishing you every success for the coming year.” School Reports 8. of S. S. NO. 2, HAY The foliowingUs the report of 8. No 2, Hay, for the months November and December. The marks the average attained in the term work, iSr IV—Eldon Caldwell 8!5» G. ORrlen 80; Gordon Bieber 69# Gor don Triebnor 61. Sr. Ill—Tom XVlllaM 83; Gerald WINCHELSEA SCHOOL REPORTS Senior Room The following report is for the months of November and December, Pupils were examined in all sub jects. V—‘Josephine MeElrea 90; Ger trude Camm 88; Evelyn Routly 87; Florenre B611 84;. Caihnan Anderson 84; Ella Routly 83; James Green lees 82; Clarenre l-rance 80; Ralph Cornish 77; Lloyd Hern 76; Ruby Johns 76; Laura Ford ,7 6;. Gordon Brooks 73; Philip Hern 72; Ronald Elford 68. >Sr. iv—Gladys Johns 815; Ken neth Hern 77. iJr. IV—Lillian Murch 86; Mar ion Miners 85; Ear: Cooltis 84; Dorothy Johns 83; Alma Gower 70; Irwin O’Reilly 69; Kula Herdman 67. Sr. ill—Marion pooley 82; Hazc4 Johns 79; Gordon Prance 77. :Sr. HI—Elgin Skinner 77; Thel ma O’Roilly 76; Johnny Johns 7'5; Doilald Murray 68; Audrey Fletcher 67; Clifton Brock 66; Harold Davis 61; Harold Clarke 60; twa Ford 59; Wilbert Coward 56; Garnet Coward 51. Number on roll 38; average at* tendance 37/* L. McCulloch, teacher OSCAR KLOPP LICENSED AUCTIONEER Honor Graduate Carey Jones’ Auc tion School. Special course -takms in Registered Live Stock (all breeds! Merchandise, Real Estate, Fans Sales, Etc. Rates in keeping with prevailing prices. Satisfaction ah* sured, write Oscar Klopp# Zurich* or .phone 18-93, Zurich, Ont. CONSULTING ENGINEER. S. W. Archibald# B.A.Sc.# (TdrJV O.L.S., Registered Professional En gineer and Land Surveyor. Associate Member Engineering Institute of* Canada. Office, Seaforth, Ontario. ■ ...------------ She Sure Disgraced Me "iMy daughter has it in for you,*’ the old mdu informed me. "A girl friend of hers said you told her* Mary disgraced you at the restattrartt the other night. ’Pliat’s a devil of a thing to say!” ‘AVell listen here: Mary had a little Iamb, A lobster and seme prunes A glass of rtiilfc, a piece of pie# And then some macaroons. I made the other people grin To see her order sol And when they carried Mary out Her face was white as snow!” ;