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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1941-11-27, Page 31» q, ! I / Page 3 Huron Will Keep Roads Open This Winter His nom- Reeves Ray- N, R. Dor- heartily, and the dais by Bercy Passmoi'e, Usborne town­ ship reeve, was elected, warden of Huron county council at the open­ ing session on Tuesday afternoon, „ November 13, to fill out the nnex- pired term of James Leiper, reeve of Hullett, whose death occurred in October, Mr, Passmore was chosen in a caucus of Liberal members held be­ fore the . session opened, ination, presented by mpnd Redmond and rance, was endorsed he was escorted to Reeve R, J, Bowman, of Brussels, a former warden, who, in present­ ing'.the key to the county,, spoke highly of £he new warden's muni­ cipal experience and executive ab­ ility, An ajr of sadness pervaded the council chamber when Clerk Nor­ man Miller opened the session— the fivst time in the history of the county that a warden • had died while in office, he said, expressing regret in the deaths of Mr, Leiper and Reeve Livermore of Clinton. “It is with mingled feeling .1 ac­ cept the honor you have conferred on mq,” the new warden stated, He. paid a fitting tribute to the mem­ ory of , the late warden, and of Reeve Livermore; and regretted the absence of Reeye R. S. Hethering­ ton of Wingham, now on active ser­ vice. He extended a welcome Reeves Evans and Trewartha. Says Plowing Site Ideal The warden asked for hearty support, both physically and finan­ cially, for the 1942 International Plowing Match." f He considered the location in Hullett an ideal one, He announced that a junior public speaking content would be on the agenda for Thursday afternoon and. commended., the council for its in­ terest in “this very essential work.” He closed his address by asking the observance of one minute’s silence, j after which Judge J. M. 'Costello ad­ ministered the oath of office. A letter from Hon. P, M, Dewan, Ontario Minister of Agriculture, ad­ vised that the department is giv­ ing attention to the control of Bang’s disease. Education Grants Not Out Another letter filed was from -the Department of- Education, stating that grants -to education are being paid in full and that the largest sum in the history of the province had been, voted for this purpose, In reply to a resolution regard­ ing the suppression of strikes, for­ warded at the deputy minister the council that keeping careful trial disputes. to Me- this five fig- the TOE EWTBR TIME&APTOCATE TJWTOAT, M -J^tilii, X04X t He asked that ull purchases for air-- port hospital ami other equipment be “Q.K/A” by the doctors and county treasurer Reeve Watson had contended that the towns adjacent to the air­ ports derive the greatest benefits, While he favored the donation of $350 to Sky Harbor, he felt the own­ ership of the equipment should be retained by the county as had been done with the electric refrigerate!' donated to the Empire Service Club, at Goderich^ Clintoij. Doing Plenty Reeve N. W- Trewartha said: “Clinton is doing everything it can to entertain -the -boys, and the churches aye spending a great deal of time doing so/' He felt the rur-’ al sections Jo benefit and as the operator of a farm, he stated he had never sold .. as many cattle and lambs as he had this year, R. Patterson, county engineer, ported that $65,847.23 had been pended on the county roads maintenance up to October; < struction, $63,668,i98; general, $20,- 816.50. The standard adopted in Huron county provide 500-ft, where curves, a radius of 1,500 feet and ditches and side slopes are so constructed that there is a Surface of about 50 feet on which a vehicle will overturn. Poles Nullify. Much Work “After building these roads, then find this width studded with •hydro and telephone poles so that much of the value of the work has been lost. Anyone so unfortunate as to lose control of his car and collide with a hydro pole, not only may receive severe personal injur­ ies -and damage to his vehicle, but Will be sure to receive a bill from the Hydro for ,|iny damage to the pole. Pole lines on the roads are not only a hazard to the public but in. the process , of construction and maintenance the trees on the road­ sides are sadly mutilated and des­ troyed, All, of our roadside work is made more "costly by reason' of the poles. This year it is estimated oui’ machines would have done $6,000 worth of additional work had there been no poles(. It would appear that the time is overripe for a thor­ ough study of this situation. Such a study would involve the cost to the pole line companies for tree trimming and extra .construction) costs on account of trees on roads, j These costs are not available to municipalities and such a study should be made hy^the Department Of Highways so that the informa­ tion could be of general use. It might be found that ipole lines shbuld be moved off the road al­ lowance to a right-of-way' pur­ chased from land owners. It might be found that road allowances Should be widened to provide extra room for trees and poles, and it should find that all extra costs to fnunieipalities on account of poles should be borne by the company Or commission maintaining the line so that these extra costs would be met by the services -causing them. No Weed Spraying “No weed spraying was done this year but the results of work done in other years are apparent. Weeds such as chicory, oxeye daisy, etc., have be6n almost completely wiped ■out in most places. It was not ex­ pected that bindweed would be killed, as our solutions were not sufficiently strong, but wild car­ rot, while reduced in amount, still flourishes. It would appear that the | soil is filled with the seeds of other j carrot crops that grow from year | td year. “The power mower purchased ths year has done a lot of good work About should “An in this Grand is a type of bituminous stabiliza­ tion. Gravel with about 15 per cent of clay added is mixed in a pug mill and lJ/z per cent, of asphalt and a quantity of water are added. The asphalt and water become mix­ ed and the clay' absorbs the water which (carries the asphalt to the clay particles and appears to coat them thoroughly. When compacted, the result is a waterproof slab of considerable strength. I have not yet determined that such a pro­ cess is economical for use on our roads, but it is very interesting.” Urge.S Represontation E. C, Beacom, Inspector of {Public Schools, South Huron, asked for t the county on tlie recently formed County Library Association. 27 libraries 12 have en- It is thi* purpose of the A pretty wedding yras solemnised , at th© Baptist Church parsonage in Alisa Craig when Bev Bed in marriage Miss tlna, only daughter Mrs. William Reid, of Parkhiii, and Homer Stewart Salmon, son of Mr/ and Mrs. Chester Salmon, of Zurich. The bride was dressed in a pretty floor-length blue gown with a bri­ dal wreath of blue mums and she wore a corsage of sweet peas and baby pink roses. The bridesmaid. Miss Dorothy Riley, of London, was dressed in a floor-length with a white jacket and corsage of pink roses and pink mums. The attended by the bride’s brother, David Reid, of London, dinner was served at home to 40 guests, will reside In London, j. .Jones un- Helen Chris- of Mr. and Before an evergreen arch banked with bright autumn flowers, the wedding was solemnized at the home of Mr. and Mrs William Baker, Blanshard, of their daugh­ ter, Freeda Jvern, and Stanley Mills, son of Bamuej Mills and the late Mrs. Mills, of Granton. Bev. Cook, of Granton, officiated ceremony and the wedding was played by the groom's Mrs. Donald Wallace, Car- Waiter Headhouse, of TO'ROHTO> Hotel Wcpwfey Av#, AT St* RATO SINGLE - to $3.00 POVPW5 .« $2.50 m m \ Sjpwfel WMy ' Z X Jr'' •Has a Cold Relieve Misery Improved Vicks IFay Mothers, you will welcome the relief from misery that cornea with a “VapoRub Massage.” With this more thorough treat­ ment, the poultice-and-vapor action of Vicks VapoRub more effectively PENETRATES irritated air passages with soothing medicinal vapors... STIMULATES chest and back like a warming poultice or plaster,. . STARTS relieving misery right away! Results delight even old friends of VapoRub, TO GET a “VapoRub Massage’1 with all its benefits— massage VapoRub for 3 minutes on IM­ PORTANT RIB-AREA OF BACK as well as throat and chest - spread a thick layer on chest, cover with a warmed cloth. BE SURE to use genuihe, time-tested ^VICKS VAPORUB. borer in Huron county this, year is 19 per cent,, as compared with 46 per cent, last year, The less favorable weather for borer devel­ opment is partially responsible, t Clinton War Services Association acknowledged a donation to the re­ creation room there- The Goderich Collegiate Institute Junior Red Cross application for a grant of $250 was referred to the warden’s committee. W. 'F- Evans, supervising engi­ neer, No. 42 SJF.T.S,, R.A.F., Cen­ tralia, expressed in a letter his ap­ preciation. of the widening and re­ pairing ofc roads leading to No. 4 Highway, west and north of the airport by the icounty and hoped further work would be done. A motion by Reeves Bowman, and Trewartha expressed regret in the absence because of illness of Reeves R. E. Turner and A. Alexander, Another motion, by Reeves Grain and Weir', extends sympathy to the family of the late James Porter, Turnberry, a former member of Huron 'county council. Several members of the council visited MacKay Hall on the invita­ tion of the Empire Service Club, to see the new furniture and furnish-, ings made" possible by the grant from the county council. Treasurer A. H. .Erskine report­ ed to the county council Wednes­ day that it appears there will be a surplus in excess of $10,0 OiO at the close 'of the year. That the Children’s Aid Society of Huron County is yated in- cate­ gory “C”, entitling it to receive a provincial grant of $1,000, was re­ vealed by H, T. Edwards, superin­ tendent,. when he submitted his re­ port to the council Wednesday. Reeve >N. W.. Trewartha, of Clin­ ton, chairman of the Children’s Shelter committee last year, said that the rating when started was “E.” Next year it is hoped to raise it to category “B” and ob­ tain the grant of $1,500. The on­ ly Children’s Aid Society having the “A’-’ grading is in Hamilton. During the past months the work hhs increased on., account of the problems that a state 'of war pro­ duces, Mr. Edwai'ds stated. Huron county is fortunate and still has a record to be proud of in that her soldiers’ families have carried on at home without'the moral support of the father, in a steady, normal manner. There were 14 children legally adopted this year, the highest num­ ber in the history of the society. There are 52 wards, three of whom are in boarding homes; three old.er wards are married, and others are supporting themselves in positions. Mrs. M. Chafee, investigator the Children’s Aid Society, also ad­ dressed the council briefly. Expects $1Q,OOO Surplus “Assuming that the county high­ ways will remain without the esti­ mates, and with the deficit at the County Home provided for in the general account, it would appear there will be a surplus in excess of $10,000,” Treasurer A. H. Erskine told the council after submitting his financial statement covering tl^* period from January 1 to Oc­ tober 31, 1941, and estimates for the balance of the year. ' “When you consider that this was accomplished after providing foiv a new water system and a pew fire alarm system at the County Home, that were, not included in the estimates1 it has beeh a very good year,” Mr. Erskine added. The administration of justice was lower than last year—-about $2,0010 Because of the closing of the shel­ ter and the increased grant from the province througli highei’ rating, the Children’s Aid Society will need approximately $1,000 less than last year. The total receipts in the general ' account from January 1 to October 31 were $142,911,06, of which there . The estimated surplus to the end df the year was set at $10,402.40. The county highways account showed a bank balance of $3,493.11 on Octo­ ber 31; and the County Home of $78'7.48. Ask $2,000 for Tlicatfo A delegation front Clinton com- ) the for Two sub- and| and when grading a road is to a clear line of vision of a minimum and greater practicable over vertical Horizontal curves are given black gown she wore a; and yellow groom was ........................../ A wedding' the bride’s The couple^ M. G, At ‘the music sister, lingford. Leamington, nephew of the groom, was best man. A reception was held for 49 guests, members of the immediate families. The couple left on a honeymoon to Owen Sound and other northern points. Mr. and Mrs, Mills will reside on the groom’s farm on the 10th conces­ sion of Blanshard. A SWODJERN , <auf er..., wiia cwmicrm ■«. COWVENEENTLY LOCATEO HOTEL . f , Clone i^P0dUzn#?jf. Buildings, Univeraity of Toronto,.Mnpto Leaf GnraenH, I-’nslncnal.-D Shopping District, Wholesale Houses, Theatres, Churches of Every Denomination. A. M. Powell, President 0 last session, the of labor assured the department is watch on indus- Hon. Norman Larty was quoted as saying: “In the first’five mdnths of year as compared with the first last year, there has been a reduc­ tion in the time lest due to strikes of 22 per cent, in all industries, “and ■ a reduction in time lost of 44 per cent of war industries. These ures are given by reason of fact that when nearly three mil­ lion people go to work each day it is Hot news, but if a hundred fail to report for work it is news.” Clinton, Seaforth, Belgrave, Clif­ ford, LOndesbofo, Exeter, Lucknow, Brussels, Brucefihld and Bayfield Red Cross societies acknowledged grants. Have Elgin Plowing Equipment J. C. Shearer, agricultural repre­ sentative, wrote that equipment from Elgin county, salvaged from th6 1'940 plowing match, ha;s been secured and is now stored in a va­ cant barn in Hullett township, and insured against fire. The Good Roads commission will dbal with a resolution from Grey township unit of the Federation of Agriculture “that, ifi view’ of the shortage of gasoline, and in sup- wert} port of the war effort,, no county a b R Glance of $495,01. road should be snow-plowed this { winter, and the money thus saved, be set aside so that Unemployed men and returned soldiers may be employed in some extended County project.” Less Corn Borer Infestation / Another letter from J. 0. Shearer i stated that he had been notified by j posed of W. L. White, president of Prof, R. W, Thompson, provincial! the Lions Club; Alexander Haddy, entomologist, iO.A.C., that the aver-1 president of the Canadian Legion, age stalk infestation from corn' and Squadron Leader Warrington, MOSH A Help to Those Who Are Past Middle Age When inen and Women get past middle Age their energy and activity, in many instances, begin to de- clino. and their general vitality is oh the Wane. Little ailments end sicknesses seem harder io shake off than formerly, and, here and there, evidences ■of a breakdown begin to appear. » 4 NoW ib the iiine those Wishing to help maintain their health and Vigour should take a course of Milburn’s Health and Nerve Pills, y 4 They help tone Up and invigorate the patient by their tome action Oh the system, _ - Price 50c a box, 65 pills, at all drug counters, s Look for our trade mark a ‘'Red Heart*' on the package, k The T, MUbum Cc<» LiwiiWdl, Toronto. Ont. . ’ ___ introduced by Reeve R. J. -Bow­ man, addressed the council in sup­ port of an appeal for a grant of $2,000 to equip the stage of the theatre of No. 31 Wireless School, R.A.F., at Clinton. Reeve 'D*. L. Weir wanted to know what had already been done for the -school and Mr. Whyte said the Clinton Lions Club had granted $250 towards equipment for the re­ creation room. Reeve Bowman of the warden’s committee considered it was .not hurting anyone, the amount of money spent to make the boys happier, There is $9,0i00 left of the $25,000 voted for wdr purposes, h,e pointed out. Reeve B,’ W. Tuckey, of Exeter, warned that the Centralia Airport will be making a like request and urged- that this should be given consideration when presented. International Gesture Reeve Trewartha considered Radio School at , Clinton as very different, He felt it would be a fine international gesture. • At a lodge meeting in Clinton, he said, one man introduced himself as be­ ing from Los Angeles; another was from Edmonton, and a third came from England. States Sky Harbor’s Needs Rev. D. J, Lane, chaplain of No, 12 Elementary Flying Training School, Sky Harbor, appeared be­ fore the council to ask for a grant of approximately $-300 for the pur­ chase of the following: 12 writing desks „■ for the airmen’s lounge room; 12 desk lamps; one electric •washing machine; a small refriger­ ator foi* the preservation of serum in the hospital; two electric hot plates; books and bookcases, easy chairs for the hospital; scriptions to good magazines, pictures in colors of the King Queen foi* the hospital and officers’ quarters were also suggested by Mr. Lane, who, in the course of his address, said the record for Sky Har-bor is unsurpassed in the Do­ minion, only one fatal accident hav­ ing been recorded. The airport is' 'operated by a civil company and' the managing board is tied by re-| gulations regarding the purchase of the articles he asked for. On motion of Reeves Weir and Grain, the request was referred to the warden’s committee. Plan Memorial Gift At H. Erskind and J. H. S,icott Were appointed to’-procure a suit­ able memorial gift for Mrs. Leiper, in recognition of the fine services rendered to the county by her hus­ band, the late Warden James Lei­ per, The council accepted the in­ vitation of the Goderich Board of Trade to be present at the Rural Relations banquet. Tltnrsday’s Session Endorsing the recommendation of the Wardeii’s, committee, Huron county council on Thursday approv­ ed of the sugestion that the De­ partment of National Defence build a destroyer for the Royal Canadian Navy and christen It “Huron”. Council also approved Of the same committee’s request for an appropriation of $100 for equip­ ment for the “Dod erich”. The following made: Clinton $1,800, to stage; Sky nitufe' and hospital equipment, $350; the Navy League of Canada, $1,700. No action viAs taken on request from the Goderich stltute * Junior Rett grant of $250. Have .$4,000 R. J. Bowman, acting chairman of the tvatden's committee, stated that reasonable assistance for all the ^var services had boon the. aim of the committee. A balance of $4,000 Still remains of the $25,000 voted for this purpose in January.: I Canadian corvette other grants were Training Centre,Air enlarge and equip the Harbor Airport, for fur- hospital Collegiate Cross lor balance power in clearing the roadsides, two mor6 such mowers be operated. innovation -in road building county is being used at the Bend Airport.' The process In* a representation from council Huron Of the rolled, association to purchase books by a central committee and pass them around four times yearly to librar* ies in the association. Bach library has agreed to 'pay Its fee by donat­ ing the county grant children in the schools are read­ ing more books, Mr, Beacom said. Almost every rural board has spent $li00 on books for the school library. (continued on page 7) 969,645,608.96 1,046,551,479.25 1,096,642.15 $1,153,668.75 Established 1817 ANNUAL STATEMENT 31st October, 1941 *•-4 4 * • ■ II ABILITIES < i * I $254,427,218.03 '21,271,754.14 $1,32^642.15 225,000.00 $2,880,000.00 500,000.00 « • • • . $809,110,875.52 . 119,277,013.99 Balance of Profit and Loss Account, 31st October, 1940 Less adjustment of previous years’ takes , Balance of Jhofit and Loss carried forward HUNTLY R. DRUMMOND, Presidetit * .• consists of • * JACKSON DODDS, G. W. SPINNEY, John General Managers including. School Districts - Commercial and Ocher Loans. In Canada , . . Elsewhere To-manufacturers, farmers, merchants and others, on conditions . consistent with sound banking. Bank Premises ........................................................... Two properties only are carried in the names of holding com~ parties; the stock and bonds, of these companies are entirely • owned by the Bank and appear on its books at $1.00 in each case. All other of the Bank’s premises, the value of which largely exceeds $13,900,000.00 are included under this heading. Real Estate, and Mortgages oh Real Estate Sold by the Bank ......... - Acquired in the course of the Bank’s business and in process of being realized upon: Customers* Liability under Acceptances and Letters of Credit . .................................................. Represents liabilities of customers on account of Letters of Credit issued and Drafts accepted by the Bank for their account. Other Assets not included in the Foregoing . - . Making Total Resources of ..... . I Due to the Public Deposits .■ . In Canada . Elsewhere Payable on demand or after notice. Notes of the Bank in Circulation Payable on demand. Acceptances and Letter^, of Credit Outstanding * Financial responsibilities Undertaken ob behalf of customers (see offsetting amount in "Resources”). Other Liabilities.................................................. Items which do not come under the foregoing headings. Total Liabilities to the Public . * To meet which the Batik has resources as indicated above amounting to . . ^Leaving an excess of Resources over Liabilities, which represents the. Shareholders* interest over which Liabilities th the Public take precedence. Capital ...... $36,000,000.00 Reserve Fund, Profit & Loss Account and Reserves for Dividends . , 40,905,870,29 ■e/f presentation, in easily understandable form, of the bank’s Cash in its Vaults arid Money on Deposit with Bank of Canada Notes of and Cheques on Other Banks Payable in cash on presentation.. Money on Deposit with Other Banks Available on demand or at short notice. Government and Other Bonds and Debentures Not exceeding market value. The greater portion _____ _ ,, Dominion Government and high-grade Provincial and Municipal ■ securities which mature at early dates. Stocks.......................................................... . . » Industrial and other stocks. Not exceeding market value. Call Loans . • *.................................................. In Canada . . . , . $ 4,472,437.64 Elsewhere I . . ’ . . 15,569,284,91 Payable on demand and secured by bonds, stocks and other negotiable collateral of greater value than the loans, Bankers’ Acceptances Prime drafts accepted by other banks. TOTAL OF QUICKLY AVAILABLE3 RESOURCES (equal to 73% of all Liabilities to the Public) Loans to Provincial and Municipal Governments $ 92,755,884.45 38,972,993.05 54,960,697.77 498,740,536.76 183,364.86 20,041,722.55 6,811.15 $705,662,010.59 28,964,546.45 275,698,972.17 13^00,000.00 947,199.39 18^772,428.22 2,606,322.43 $928,387,889.51 17,890,850.50 0 s 18/772,428.22 4,594,440.73 $76,905,870.29 PROFIT and LOSS ACCOUNT Profits for the year ended Slat October, 1941, after making appropriations to Contingent Reserve Fund, out of which Fund full provision for Bad and Dbubtful Debts has been made, and after deducting Dominion Government Takes amounting to $2,242,905.10 Dividends paid or payable to Shareholders * Appropriation for Bank Premises , . , $3,437,026.60 The strength of a hank is delermhted by its history, its policy, Its management and the extent of its resources. Tor 124 years the Bank of Montreal has been in the forefront of Canadian finance. t