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By STANLEY Scanning theTHE OLD HOME TOWN
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THE TJMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 20, 1950
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By “SCOOP”
local base-
Usborne Township Council
Enforces Warble Fly Spraying'l'
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CARS
$850.
,1941
until sold. Today’s price (Thursday)
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$195.
our champ*
deserve it.
the
con-
and
was
Jeffery and Hern
cattle owners be
Councillors Jeffery
to be
USED TRACTORS
Ford, abo\4e average —- $775.
Massey*Harris **— $875.
Allis Chainlets — — $550,
Fordson —- $1*50.
TRUCKS
3-Ton, 158-inch chassis and car, .825
new licence *— $1,350.
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Cliampions To Be Honored
Exeter’s champion basketball
teams will receive their due
recognition in the very neax’ fu
ture. The Ontario champion. Ma
roons will be banqueted by the
Kinsmen and the council on be
half of the town 'are going to
present each member with a
trophy suitably inscribed.
The high school teams which
copped the WOSSA titles are
going to be feted by the high
school board. All in all it looks
like a good show for
ions and they richly
Baseball Notes
Aspirants for the
ball team held a get-together
and light workout in the gym
nasium last week. From all re
ports Manager Clarence Fair
bairn1 had a very encouraging
turnout.
We . understand that Johnny
Bowman will be back with . the
club. The youthful flinger who
was a disappointment last sea
son wants to come back , and
prove that . he can pitch bait
With that change in attitude
you can look for better .things
from the1 Toronto lad., *
A Fino Gesture
After the grand support the
j umoi* Mar OO11S received in their
final game the boys found them
selves with ;a' fifty dollar surplus
after all accounts.had been paid.
Ag they set out to do at the first
or" the year this ,money was
turned over to the Hospital
Fund. True champions, those
Exeter Maroons!
&
Exeter
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every seeding
of ALFALFA
and CLOVER
Don't take chances. Work with na
ture. Always inoculate Clover and
Alfalfa seed with LEGUME-AID, the
high potency inoculant. Costs only
few cents an acre. Gets big results
in better crops and increased soil
fertility. Guarantee date on every
package. Drop in and ask for par
ticulars. Remember the name fe > J
directed the clerk to prepare the
necessary by-law for approval at
the next meeting.
Howard Johns and E. J. Pym
also from the Federation report
ed on the road sign project,
and after considerable discussion
Council agreed to erect fifty
signs in 1950, the committee to
determine the exact cost and re
port.
The road superintendent pre
sented his report including vou
chers to the amount of $1,585.-
36. The report was passed on
motion of Councillors Pincombe
and Jeffery. Council agreed to
pay '$3 per hour for trucks haul
ing gravel for repair work in
the spring on motion of Council
lors Hern and Mitchell. Council
agreed to. charge ratepayers 75
cents ‘per yard f.o r crushed
gravel in 195.0 on motion of
Councillors Jeffery and Mitchell.
On motion of Hern and Pin
combe renewal of insurance on
the township truck at a premium
of $33.75, was accepted.
By-law 7, 19 50, Reforestration
By-law, authorizing Council to
enter into agreements with land
owners for the reforestration of
areas in accordance with Muni
cipal Reforestration Act 1945
Amendment was passed on the
motion of
and Hern and directed
sent to the Department of Lands
and Forests for approval.
A. W. Morgan interviewed the
Council to give a progress report
on the work of the - Exeter Dist
rict High. School •‘Board and to
advise that the budget of the
Board already sent out was go
ing to be reconsidered at the
May meeting.
Correspondence was read from
•the Minister of the Department
of Lands and Forests regarding
the request from the
that the township be
a Regulated Area for
poses, stating that
townships designated
regulated areas were
basis only. He advised that the
Council would be contacted by
the local district office of the
department for further discus
sions on the matter.
"“From County Assessor A.
Alexander asking that the town
ship assessor be sent to the pro
vincial convention of the Assess
ing Officers of Ontario to be
held in Windsor June 7. 8 and
9, to give a talk on assessing
farm lands, recently given by
him at the district meeting in
Palmerston. Council agreed on
motion of Councillors Mitchell
and Hern.
Councillors Jeffery and Mit
chell reported on talks with of
ficials in Exeter and Hensail re
garding fire protection, stating
that they believed that agree
ments could be worked out.
Reeve Brock and Councillor Pin
combe were delegated to inter
view the Exeter Council, and
Councillor Mitchell and the clerk
were delegated to interview the
Hensail Council, to arrange, if
possible, to have the village fire
brigades cover the township if
called.
The treasurer reported re
ceipts since March 13 of $37.50
and current accounts to the
amount of $554.51 were passed
on motion of Councillors Jeffery
and Pincombe.
Council adjourned to meet
again in regular session on Mon
day afternoon, May 8.
Usborne Township Council
•met in regular monthly session
on Monday afternoon, April 10,
with Reeve W. R. Brock, presid
ing and Councillors Verne Pin
combe, Harold Jeffery, Harold
Hern and Earl Mitchell in at
tendance.
The minutes of the last regu
lar meeting, held on March 13,
and the ' minutes of a special
meeting, held on the evening of
March 27, called for the purpose
of holding a Court of Revision
on the Essery, McDougall ana
Brock Creek drains and to con
sider a petition from the town
ship unit of the Federation of
Agriculture asking that the
Council pass- a by-law under the
Warble Fly Control Act compell
ing all cattle within the township
to be treated for warble fly,
were confirmed as printed on
motion of Councillors Mitchell
and Pincombe.
Ralph Bettridge of Lakeside
was awarded the contract to
treat all the cattle in the town
ship for warble fly by spraying
as required at the rate of 12%
cents per head for each spray,
two sprays to be applied, the
work to be carried out under the
direction of the inspector ap
pointed by the Council and com
pleted by May 31 next, a certi
fied cheque for $100 accepted as
a suitable guarantee and the
reeve and clerk authorized to
sign the contract on behalf of
the township on motion of Coun
cillors Hern and Pincombe.
N. G. Clarke was'appointed as
township inspector to enforce
the Warble Fly Control By-law
with Ira Marshall assistant* in
spector, inspectors to be re
munerated at the rate of 70
cents per hour while engaged in
duties with a mileage allowance
of 10 cents per mile on motioil
of Councillors
Mitchell.
Councillors
moved that
charged for warble fly spraying
at the rate of 15 cents per head
for each spray, the township to
supply the Derris powder and
where the. owners agree to treat
by brushing that the township
supply the Derris powder to
them at the rate of 5 cents per
head for two treatments.
The re-submitted Earl drain
report by S. W. Archibald, town
ship engineer, file on March' 27,
was read with the interested
ratepayers in attendance, Coun
cil .provisionally adopted the
Earl drain report, the Court of
Revision was set for 2 p.m. on
May 8 next and the clerk was
authorized to print the by-laws
and send them by registered
mail to each of the assessed
parties on motion of Councillors
Hern and Jeffery.
At 3 pan. Council opened and
considered tenders in response
to a tender call issued ’by
road superintendent for the
struction of the Cann, Hell
Yellow bridges, the contract
awarded to C. Looby Construc
tion of Dublin for the lump sunt
of $4,485 on motion of Council
lors Jeffery and Pincombe.
The Court of Revision on the
Brock Creek drain adjourned
from March 27 was re-convened
and the following revisions made
as advised by the engineer and
as per notice given: Melville
Hern, Lot G, Con. 8, acreage in
creased to twenty acres and out-;
let assessment by $4; and simi
larly, Morris Hern, Lot F, Con.
8, to fifty-five acres and in
creased. $2; Everette Millet. Lot
E, Con. 8, to sixty acres and in
creased $2; Allan Jaques, Lot
21, s.e.b. Con., to twenty acres
and increased by $2, Moved by
Councillors Hern and Pincombe
that the court be closed and
that By-law 5 (Brock Greek
Drain) be finally passed and
adopted.
Council agreed that the clerk
should issue a tender call for
the work to be done on the Es
sery, McDougall, Brock Creek
ancl Earl drains, tenders to he
opened after the Court of Re
vision on the Earl drain on May
8.
Ross Marshall interviewed the
Council on behalf of the Town
ship Unit of the Federation of
Agriculture asking that the
; membership levy on farmers be
increased from 1/5 of a mill to
2/5 of mill beginning lit 1951,
to provide the organization with
I more ample funds to carry on
its work, Council agreed and
held on Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Kelly and
family, Mrs. Noyes, of London,
and Miss J. Davis were Sunday
guests at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Lome Barker.
Miss E. Abbott
spent the week-end
of her parents, Mr.
Abbott.
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I'ord Sedan, very good (maroon)
Ford Coach, radio, low mileage •
Dodge Sedan, radio, A.C. heater
Plymouth Sedan, very clean —
Pontiac Sedan $1,250.
Ford Sedan — $1,250.
Anglia, economical transportation
Coach — $195.
Coach (Standard), good —- $590.
Conch. This car looks like new. $595.
Coach, new motor —- $350.
Sedan, low mileage $250.
Coach — $175.
Coach —- $200.
Coupe —- $19.
Special Car
Plymouth Sedan, good motor. To be reduced
$10 a day
$560,
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1947
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1949
1939
1938
1938
1937
1931.
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1930
1930
Ford
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Ford
Ford
$1,795.
$1,750.
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Ford
tires,
2- Ton GMC, good tires and motor
Pickup Ford —- $295.
Special Truck
3- Ton Ford, chassis and cab, .825 x 20 tires.
>e reduced $10 u day until sold. Today’s
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Council
designated
game pur-
the few
so far as
on a trial
SAtNTSBURY
We are glad to report that
Mrs. W. J. Davis is somewhat
improved,
Mr, and Mrs. M. H. Elston
spent Sunday visiting relatives
near St. Marys.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Davis
and Mr. and Mrs. J. Turner
spent Sunday in Ailsa Craig.
Mr. Earl Greenlee is ill with
measles.
Mr. and Mrs, A. Elston and
family were Sunday evening din
ner guests at the home of Mrs.
F. Davis.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Carroll
tended the Masonic dance
Lucan on Monday evening.
Miss M. Isaac, and Mr.
Simpson of London spent
week-end at the home of
and Mrs. G. Isaac.
Many from this comma
paid their last respects to
late Dr. Robert Hamilton
Ailsa Craig, whose funeral