HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1935-03-07, Page 7Auditors’ Report Show Hensail
Finances in Splendid Shape
THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE
If ice men have not secured a good harvest, Jack Fr^st is not
to blame.
The Auditors’ report -of the re
ceipts and expenditures of the vil
lage are printed and being distrib
uted. The. report shows every de
partment in a very prosperous con
dition, each 'department showing a
good surplus and that at a 30 mill
rate. When so many municipalities
are defaulting on their bonds and
1 eporting high deficits it makes good
reading to see how a small munici
pality can be run, pay off a big bond
iudebtne&s on a small tax rate.
Thirteen years ago we had a debt of
around $G0t000 which has been re
duced to $17,491.41 land of which
over half has been provided for.
The debt of the village in 1933 was
given,.as $20,258.79 and in 1934 as
$17,491.41, a reduction during the
year of $2,767.38.
Relief Bill is Small
Although Hensail has felt the
pinch of hard times, as well as other
places, our local relief bill for the
year was $7 6.02 and the cost for
meals for transients was $67.25 or
a total relief cost of $143.27, in a
population of 750. people. The re
ceipts for the general account were
$24,012.25 and expenditures $23,-
282.35 giving a treasurer's surplus
of $729.90. The 1934 assets and
liabilities are as follows: Cash in
Wank, $729.90; 19 3'4 outstanding
taxes $1,321.68; total $2,051.58.
There are no 1934 outstanding lia
bilities. Salaries are given as $752
and allowances $93.25. For school
purposes there was raised by gen
eral levy $3,454.61. There was
spent for fire protection $58.80; on
the streets $7 86.72, miscellaneous
$391.39 and on the town hall $636.-
84; Huron County rates $2,014.80,
street lighting $851.32, printing and
postage $158.46, grants $62.00,
public, library $192.17, law costs $2,
debenture payments and coupons
$3,919.05 or $4,620.45 less than
1933 payment. The total taxes are
given as $11,993.76, taxes collected
$10,672.76. unpaid taxes $1,3i21j68.
The total assessment is $'441,233,
exemptions $57,425, total taxable
assessment $383,808, about $3,000
less than 1933.
The total debt of the village is
given at $17,491.41. The debt on
the school is $7,300, on the town
hall $1,806.35, Habkirk Drain debt
$75.53, fire engine $478.56, fire
equipment, $493.80, Black Creek
Drain $672.80, Hydro $6,664,3'7.
The Hydro debt is taken care of,
there being $7,626.18, in Dominion,
bonds, saving bank account and
cash in bank to the credit of the
Hydro.
'Of the $7,300 in school debt. 40
per cent, is paid by the 'County and
Government or $2,920, leaving $4,-
3 80 ais the village share. The debt
not provided for will be $7,907.04.
Hydro .Surplus $7,626.18
The Hydro .account shows receipts
of $11,821.28 and expenditures of
$8,345.50, leaving a credit balance
in the bank of $3,'626.18. As there
wais $3,475.78 in the bank at the be
ginning pf the year, the actual pro
fit cn the year’s operation was
$150.40. The cash assets of the
Hydro account are: Dominion bonds
$4,000, havings bank account $<1,-
572.50, cash in bank $2,053,68, a
total of $7,62'6.118.
In the school account the receipts
were $12,.0’24.30 land expenditures
$11,542.72,.. leaving a balance o;f
$481.58. As'$5,000 of the $11,542.-
72 was loans repaid to the. bank, the
actual expenditures including inter
est on money borrowed %Was $6,542.-
72 of which $3,454.61 is the town
grant. The salaries paid were $5,-
452.50. Although the school board
received the Government and
County grant to pay their share of
the debentures of the school build
ing, this money is used for general
school purposes, and the debenture
and interest is paid out of the vil
lage treasury.
The receipts for the public .library
are given as $499.64 and. the. ex
penditure $379.67, with a bank bal
ance of $119.97.
Totals Assets $73,385,97
The total assets of the village are
given as $73,385.97 with total lia
bilities of $17,491.41 oi’ a present
worth of $55,894.56. In the assets
are given-bank balances ,of $4,957.-
63. Hydro investment in Dominion
Bonds $4,000, town hall and school
buildings $37,5 00, Hydro Electric
property $18,000, park property
$500, fire department . equipment
$3,500, band instruments 'and piano
$200, Public library $3,000, uncol
lected 1934, 1933, 1932 and 1931
taxes .$1,728.34,
Of the liabilities of $17,491.41
the Hobkirk Drain Deb. and the last
of the first series of town hall De
bentures will be paid off this year,
the fire engine Deb. in 1936, the
fire engine equipment Deb. in 1937,
town hall Deb. No. 3 1939, Black
Creek Drain 1939, Hydro Deb. No.
2 series 193 9, school Deb. last pay
ment in 1941, list series Hydro Deb.
last pa'yment in 1946. The town
hall was built in 1914 'at a cost of
$9,100. This was the amount of the
two debenture series and there is
still $1,806.35 to pay. On the Hy
dro there is still to pay $6,664.37
which can’t be paid till 1946. altho’
there are $7,626.18 to the credit of
the Hydro and one of these issues is
paying 6 iper cent, interest. In the
space at our disposal we are only
able to give a brief summary of the
village finances as they lock to us
from a study of the Treasurer’s and
Auditors’ Reports, with the .amount
of cash in the bank to the credit of
the different departments and a re
bate coming to the village this year
from the County 'Good Roads ac
count of $350 to be spent on our
roads and streets this year the tax
payers of the village should look
for a further reduction in the tax
rate no higher than 28 mills.
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Public relief has degenerated into a subtle combination o£
blackmail and graft.
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Listeners-in complain of a distinct deterioration in the quality
or radio programs,
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The way some municipalities are repudiating their financial
obligations is utterly inexcusable and disgraceful.
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The wicked stand on slippery places—when they can. Some
times they fall and feel still more wicked.
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Have you heard of a certain town where farmers’ wives simp
ly will not trade these days, on acc'ount"of‘ slippery sidewalks. The
merchants object to the sail'd brought into the stores on customers’-
feet. Oh, well!
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Farmers will be well advised to secure their suppy of seeds at
an early date. By the way, those with clover or timotWy seed to
sell -had better reconsider their resolve to hold for famine prices,
There may be surprises ahead.
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Paddy McGraw has done finely this winter. He has stayed at
home and looked after his pigs and his cows. He had sold three
lots of pigs, good truck loads of them, since the first of December.
He has no time to grumble about hard times.
Very slowly grim necessity, as evidenced by empty public
treasuries, this country is discovering that it can never fin'd, the way
to good times by scattering about large sums of public money for
which it is .getting no> adequate financial return.
Even President Roosevelt has discovered that he cannot hold
the respect of the United States by “intimate” “fireside” talks by
way of the radio, when tho'se talks tell nobody anything and that
.are neither intimate nor fireside. Even the great American people
find that there is a limit to their patience.
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We know of a lady who' bought a coat not go long ago. (She
had been saving for tfaiat project for a considerable length of time
and concluded that she must make her purchase in a distant store
where she would have a number of coats to .choose from. 'She did
so, only to find that the local dealer had the very same -coat ‘for sale
at .a considerably lower price. Distant hills, lo'oks green,
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WAKING UP
Montreal’s financial condition is stepping oar the toes of some
of her citizens who have been snoring while they should have been
wide awake municipally. ,Fifty men have been appointed to “watch”1
what the city fathers .are doing, we are informed. We failed to see
the utility of such action.
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.Funny isn’t it how many of those on relief feed better and
dress better than the taxpayers who are providing relief. Scores
and scores -of those thus taking other people’s money refuse to de
the very jobs the taxpayers are themselves doing, declaring that
these jobs are degrading. We instance women who refuse to wash1
for other families and men, who refuse to cut wood for others. And
our people love to have it so! After all, what is true gentility and
what .are really fine feelings? Do either of these exist, apart from
self-respect.
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REUBEN BROOKS
There passed 'away in iSea'forth re
cently Rueben Brooks at the home
of his nephew and niece, Mr. and
Mrs. Rueben Brook with whom he
had resided for nine years. Mr.
Brooks- was in his seventy-fifth
year. He is survived by one son.
Nature Builds
Your Body—
but
you supply the materials.
Health suffers iF you
run short oF iron.
Your food and drink are the only
materials Nature gets to maintain bod
ily strength and well-being. But the
tragedy of modern foods is their short
age of iron. Sooner or later this has an
effect upon the health. It causes, at
first, a run-down condition and simple
anasmia; then develops into serious ail
ments, if not checked.
This was shown to be true in a group
of forty-five people whose blood was
examined by a competent authority. In
forty cases the blood was thinner and
paler than it should have been, due to
the shortage of iron. The authority
who conducted the tests recorded the
exact amount of the shortage for each
person, then put every one of them on
a 30-day treatment. The preparation
he gave them was Dr. Williams’ Pink
Pills (called pink because they have a
pink sugar coating). In one month he
examined their blood again and found
that the red corpuscles and the iron
had definitely increased in every case-.
This test is a demonstration of what
this fine old remedy can do for your,
if * t . as is likely . . . you need iron.
Wouldn’t you like to feel really
strong and vigorous again ? Wouldn’t
you like to. eat well, sleep soundly,
take a keen interest in life around you
.. , Then put yourself on a 30-day
treatment with Dr. Williams’ Pink
Pills. Directly you begin taking this
reliable old preparation, the recon
structive process will start. The blood
will grow richer , . , will carry more
v italiiy ., . and your own feelings will
react pleasantly. Old aches and off
days will give way to new Vigor and
brighter outlook on life. You will know
once again the joy of possessing that
priceless treasure , <, health I Full si±C:
box 50c, 37H
* WHALEN
Missictn Band
On Saturday afternoon the Mission
Band met at Jean Morley’s home and
held their regular meeting. The
meeting wais under the .leadership of
Mrs. Gunning. Eleven members, were
present. Ruth Hodgson was in the
chair and opened the meeting by
singing and prayer by Jean Morley.
The Scripture Lesson* was read by v.
Hazelwood. The worship story and
quiet music was given by Gladys
Squire. “Rays df Light” was given By
Shirley 'Squire. A duet by Maida
Morley and Jean Ogden was enjoyed.
Mrs. Gunning told the story “A Con
valescent rubbish heap.” 'Shirley
Squire gave 'the review stor'y “iSu-
ganhah the Herd Boy.” Jean Ogden
gave a reading on Springtime. Sing
ing and .prayer by all brought the
meeting to a cl-o'se.
Women’s Association)
The regular meeting of the W. A.
was held at the home of Mrs. George
Squire -on Thursday afternoon last
with fourteen members and two vis
itors 'present. Mrs. Wm. Morley 1st
vice president, presided. (After sing
ing M're. Hazelwood offered prayer.
Mrs. Frank Squire read the- Scripture
Lesson. Readings were given by R<
Hodgson .and Shlrle'y Squire. An in
strumental by Velma Squire. Vocal
solos by Mm. E. Foster and Mrs. F.
Squire were well rendered. During
the business part of the meeting it
was decided to hold an oyster supper
in the basement of the church on
March 19. Various committees were
appointed. The meeting closed with
singing and' prayer by Rev. Stewart.
Refreshments were served.
Mr, Clark Sherwill returned to his
home after visiting with friends in
this community for the past two
weeks.
Mr. John Hazelwood was in Strat
ford on jury duty the first part of
the week.
Mr. and Mrs, F. Squire wore in
London on Saturday and- called on
Mr, Allen Kew who is a patient in
St. Joseph’s Hospital,
“Dear, don’t you think husbands
should be frank, and tell their wives
everything?”
“Ye<s, and I think wives should be
generous, and believe It.”
Dr. Martin, of Edinburgh recently siaid this. In days when
many men of many minds have much ^o say regarding, what is to* be
done these words with their old-world flavour are worth .pondering:'
“He said that the teaching -of history was that religion had been the
secret of all the creative epochs—the lesson was nowhere writ more
plainly than across the pages of their own Scottish hitory—and o-nly
religion would avail for the re-creating of the shattered life of the
world in their own day. Certainly a religionless world would not
be one safe for 'democracy or for any of the enduring 'human in
terests.”
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The vaue of a. it of land is just what a man makes of it. In
1 626 the Indians sold Manhattan to' a Dutchman, Peter Minuit, for
$24 worth of .gewgaws and laughed at the white man because he wag
so easily gulled. That same land is now estimated to be worth
$20,000,000,000. You see,
“The poem hangs on the berry bush
For the poet’s eye to- spy,
And every street’s a masquerade
When iShakespeare passes by.”
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Now what do you think of this from the easy pen of Mr. Ogden
Nash in his book, “The Primrose Path.” Was he thinking of some
of those unspeakable -crooners?
There was an old man from Calcutta,
Who coated his tonsils with butta,
Thus converting his ignore
From a thunderous roar
To a soft, oleaginous mutta.
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TO-DAY
Come what will, and come wliat may,
Here’s the door of a brand new day.
Here am I with my pilgrim load
Off once more on the wo'nder road.
Yesterday’s track went with the night,
To-morrow’s trail is hid from eight.
Yet sure am I, as I can be,
To-day ho’lds something sweet for me.
—Fay Inchfawn
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FROM SCENES BIKE THESE
We clip the following from the iSt. Marys Journal-Argus under
the heading, Motherwell news. And, by the way, brother Eedy is to-
be commended for giving this fine bit of newspaper work the first
page in his paper. We cannot but think that the publishing busi
ness of this country would be in a better way were they to- consis
tently draw attention to the things the Motherwell correspondent
mentions:
True we have had no knidnappers and n>o gangsters in our
midst; no riots and no feuds; no gold mine discovered and no con
sequent swift entry to fame. And still there have been happy little
gatherings of friends and noigliors with the wholesome exchange of
ideas; some, too, are bravely facing difficulties and endeavouring
to ’overcome olostfncles ot wliicli otil^ tliey tlieniselves^ *rire tvwn-re
and a few are enduring weakness and pain-—looking forward hope
fully to sunnier days again. Our churches hold their regular Sunday
service with the pastors delivering carefully prepared ‘and helpful-
messages and our school is well-filled with girls and boys eager m
the quot for knowledge under the guidance of a very (capable teach
er. Thus Life’s pattern is woven in many .a rural community and
we have reason to be very grateful for an absence of much which'
makes netvs on the front pages of our daily papers.
laiUBSDAY, MARUH 7tli, 1935
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MR. AND MRS. KEELER HONORED
The employees of the T. iS. Ford
Company held a- surprise party at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. J.
Keeler, Mitchell to offer -congratula
tions, it being their 35th wedding
anniversary. Mr, and Mrs. Keeler
were presented with a beautiful
table mirror and flower holder fill
ed with tulips, Mr. Gordon Keeler
of Dashwood, was home for -the oc
casion.
DIES IN TORONTO
The death occurred in Toronto of
Mr. J. W. McAlpine, who was con
nected with the Waterloo Mutual
Life Assurance Co. He was born in
Ailsa Craig 63 years ago and as a
young man conducted a tailoring
business in Mitchell.
BROKE ARM SECOND TIME
Hard luck dogged the steps of
/Lome Hogg, son of Mr. and Mrs.
George Hogg, St. Marys, when he
broke his arm the second time. While
playing hockey some weeks ago
Lome fractured his -arm and was
just getting over it when he fell on
the icy sidewalks and again broke
it in the same place.
CASE SETTLED OUT OF COURT
The third and last action on the
jury list of the Supreme Court sit
tings before Mr. Justice Henderson
at Stratford was settled out of court
for $800.
The case was one in which Elsie
van Landeghen and Valere van Lan
deghen of Hensail, were plaintiffs
■and Keith Buchanan, Alexander Bu-
'C'ha-nan and William Buchanan also
of Hensall the defendants. The plain
tiff Estelle claimed that while work
ing in her ga-den last September she
was shot in the leg by a bullet from
a .22 rifle in the hands of Keith
Buchanan and- furnished to him by
the -other defendants. The plaintiffs
claimed $3,000 damages but settled
for $800. There was also a guaran
tee to pay all medical bills of Estelle
van Landeghen for the next ten years
Riddell and Murray acted for the
plaintiffs and F, Fingland of Clinton,
for defendants.
DDES SUDDENLY
Rev. A. E. M>ann, pastor, of Au
burn United Church passed away,
suddenly at his home from heart
•trouble. On the Sunday he spoke
five times taking -his three preach
ing appointments. On Monday he
drove his igon Harry to Stratford
where he attends Normal iS'chool and
after returning home he appeared fo
take a weak spell and die'd in ia few
minutes, Mr. Mann, who was in his
sixty-fourth year was born in Scot
land. He served as a congregation
al ministei’ for 'fifteen years in Eng
land, coming to Canada twenty years
ago. He was for three years in No
va Scotia and has since been located
at Brantford, Vittoria, Bluevale and
Wellburn the last two years. Besides
his wife two sons and one daughter
survive.
REPORT S. S. NO. 3, STEPHEN
Jr. IV—Ruby Preszcator 80.21;
Edward Triebner 70.9®4; Irene Johns
22.73 (8*).
Sr. Ill—-Clifford Jory 78.35; Hy.
Perkins 62.5i8; llene Jory 57.8'8*;
Calvin Preszcator 41.41***.
Jr. II-I—Shirley Preszcator 76.7;
Fred Glanville 41.17**.
2nd—Winston Shapton 84; Jas.
Willis 75.07; Ola Johns 62.92**;
Betty Perkins 59.07; Doris Hill 54.-
3**; Lome Preszcator 3 6***.
1st—-Doris Penhale 87.77; Ken
neth Preszcator 74; Donald Dear
ing 66.44*.
Pr.—Mary Wililis, Harold Glan
ville, Edward Perkins, Wilmer
Preszcator.
Number on roll 22; average at
tendance 18.25.
■G. B. Francis, teacher
FORMER RESIDENT OF
GRANTON IS BURIED
After only two days’ illness, Mrs.
Catherine Forrest, former . resident
of Granton, died at her 'home in Col-
gary where she lived with her daugh
ter, Margaret. Mrs. Forrest, who
was in her 9 8th year, w'as bo’rn in
Lenado, Aberdeenshire, Scotland in
1837, the year Queen Victoria as
cended the throne. She came to Can
ada in 1870 and lived for a time at
Whitley then moved to Ashburn and
afterwards to' Granton where she re
mained until 1912 when she, with
some members of -her family, moved
to Calgary. Her husband who pre
deceased 'her 25 years ago, was bur
ied in the Granton cemetery. A fam
ily of four sons and one daughter re
main.
REPORT S. S. 4, STEPHEN
The 'following is the report of
Sharon, ,S. -S. No. 4, Stephen for tibe
winter term. There marked with an
asterisk were absent for one or more
examinations.
Jr. IV—-Gordon Eagleson 771;
Bernice F-ahner 763; Donald Kestle
756; Mildred Martene 712; Harvey
Pfaff 710; Wallace Becker 707; Al
lan Finkbeiner 69-9; Verna Wein
679; Gerald Wein 673; Henry Wilds
648; Keith Weber 625*; Allen Pfaff
541*.
-Sr. Ill—Anthony Martene 779;
Howard Finkbeiner 595.
Jr. Ill—-Harold Holtzman 716;
Gladys Becker 683; Ross Haugh
653; Howard Holtzman 602; Gordo,n
Finkbeiner 567.
2nd class—Emmery Pfaff 385.
1st Class—Margaret Wilds . 242;
Lois Swartz 240; Willie Pfaff 227.
Primer—Lome Haugh 307; Ruth
Cunnington 276; Ross Brown 272;
Dorothy Wilds 270'; Bobby Pfaff 247
Ruth Swartz*.
Number on roll 29; average at
tendance 26.7.
Margaret H. McMaster
Teacher
STOCKTAKING OUT WEST
The following letter appeared in
one of Western Canada’s papers:
Dear Sir,—Ait this time of the year
most business concerns take stock to
find out their gains and losses. This
is the stocktaking of .a- dry-belt farm
er:
Real Estate:
160 acres of land more or less; lo
cation changeable with the wind.
One house, pointless outside, very
dreary inside.
■One barn, capacity 3 0 loads of
hay, if any should ever be grown
again.
Four granaries—empty.
Fences buried in Russian thistle
and dust.
One binder, ties one bundle per
mile.
One drill to sow feed for the
grasshoppers.
Two plows without shares.
One mower and rake (to control
weeds.
One wagon with tank, used in the
long ago to haul grain to the eleva
tor.
One Bennett wagon with 'depres
sion wheels, useful to go to meetings
funerals, etc.
One Gardiner cart with plow
wheels and C.C.F. springs.
One automobile with three cylin
ders missing, radiator leaking.
Miscellaneous:
The scrap-pile.
Livestock:
iSix horses of voting age.
Eight cows, refuse to give milk un
til they get better feed.
Two steers, value one -cent per lb.
■Six pigs, registered razor backs.
Fifty chickens dreaming of the
last grasshopper crop.
Four 'ducks, that never had -a duck
ing.
One police dog, to keep the wolf
from the door.
—Henry Willner, Davidson, Sask.
Too Many Pale Faces
And Run Down Constitutions
There are too many females, all over Canada,
who aro broken down in health, apparently growing
old while yet young,
Often they havo pale, sallow complexions, hollow
sunken eyes; thp face has % pinched and haggard
appearance; they aro weak, weary and extremely
nervous, starting tit the- least noisO; become low
spirited, irritable and fretful.
To all women who aro weak find run down wo
would recommend Milburn’s II. & N. Pills as Ono
of the best remedies to build up the system and
strengthen tho weakened organs.