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Thurs., November 25 th, if 37
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MUSIC IN OUR SCHOOLS
The Public School Concert present
ed on Thursday and Friday evenings
was a decided success. The teachers
.and Prof, Anderton, are to be con
gratulated on the very splendid train
ing they gave the children and the
pupils are deserving of much
for the very fine manner in
•they took their various parts.
Each year it seems that- the
•concert is some better than the year
before. We think that this year the
.singing was the best that has been
produced at any of these concerts.
This statement does not detract in
any way from the manner with which
the various principals took their parts
—they did exceptionally well.
The department are very anxious
that music be stressed in our schools
and under the guiding, hand of Prof.
Anderton and the teaching staff, the
children of our school are progress
ing in the art of singing.
At the concert Prof. Anderton ex
plained the aims of music in the
school as follows:
1. To develop a love for music;
to bring children in contact with good
music and to train them to enjoy the
beauty and understand the signifi
cance of music.
2. To teach every
to give the pupil the
his singing voice.
3. To build up a
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child to sing;
proper use of
repertoire of
songs that will be carried into the
home and social life.
4, To teach the’child to read sim
ple music as one reads simple litera
ture, thereby unlocking the door to
future participation in music,
5. To develop musical talent,
Children’s singing voices when pro
perly used, he said, are naturally
small and sweet. All loud harsh sing
ing should be avoided. Children
should be encouraged to sing as nat
urally as they speak.
REFORESTATION
At the County Council last week
an ad.dress was given stressing the
need of reforestation. It was sug
gested that 50 to 100 acres of each
township be used for this purpose.
Every- district has a certain amount
of land that is of little use but which
will grow trees, and the aim of those
behind this reforestation appears to
be to utilize this land for the grow
ing of trees. The idea is sound and
one that should interest our county
fathers.
Bruce County has set aside a tract
■of a thousand acres for this purpose
and Grey County have a six hundred
acre reforestation plan under way.
The use of trees for windbreak and
other purposes has been going on for
some time but reforestation on a
large scale is now receiving much
greater attention in many districts in
Old Ontario.
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Only twenty-six more shopping
days until Christmas.
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The weather man put on his
ter act a week earlier this year
.last year.
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'Since 1915 Ontario has had a .....
lion accidents with a total of 6,600
listed as fatal. More care should be
Incorporated into our New Year’s re
solutions,
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A 17-year-old lad from Wembley,
Alta., won the Canadian grand cham
pionship for wheat. Youth has that
happy faculty of forging to the front.
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Level-crossing accidents continue
to cause deaths. The law should be
changed so that all motorists would
have to stop at railway crossings,
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The Royal Winter Fair had a
cord number of entries and the
tendance is also much increased,
is fortunate this great’affair did not
have the “polio”
against it.
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It is said
debt of the
Municipal governments is over eight
billions dollars, or over $800 per head
of population, Where is all this debt
leading us?
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Montreal Harbor set an all-time re
cord for tonnage this year. When our
harbors and, other transportation fa
cilities are busy our country is more
prosperous,
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The Ontario Legislature will hold
a special session commencing Dec. 1.
Its purpose is to introduce legislation
to permit re-opening of settlements
of the succession tax.
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The Brussels Conference to deal
with the Sino-Japanese war apparent
ly is just another conference.
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The Jap may be small in stature
but they have a great many big.ideas.
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Premier King will introduce a na
tional unemployment insurance sys
tem at the next session of Parliament
providing the provinces agree. This
should be a Dominion-wide act and
the various provinces should make
way so that it can be put into force.
COUNTY COUNCIL
CLOSING SESSION
been read Reeve McNall asked why
this had been signed by two men on
ly, Messrs. Turner and Roberts, and
not by the other two men, Crown
Attorney Holmes and Judge Costello.
Warden Eckert replied that Messrs.
Turned and Robert^ were the coun
cil representatives.
At the last session in June, Reeve
Huckins had enquired* how county
constables were appointed, and the
answer was left over for this session
when a reply was read from High
Constable McCoy in which he defin
ed the manner of appointing con
stables.
There are 18 acting county con
stables in Huron outside the incorp
orated towns and villages,
Reeve Turner wanted to know why
the county had not taken over Cam
bria Road in the Town of Goderich,
He was told the Provincial Gov
ernment had not yet approved the
taking over of Cambria Road.
Clerk J. M„ Roberts asked if salar
ies of the members of the Mothers’
Allowance Board should be contin
ued, They total $80. The board has
not held a session for two years,
Another matter, he said, that had
to be taken care of, was a witness
room and magistrate’s office,-as ^ord
ered by the inspector, Col. Dennison.
The Mothers’ Allowance Board
again came , under discussion. The
warden said pressure should be exert
ed to have a joint board appointed
under the new act.
Asks For Report
Reeve Cardiff suggested that a re
port from A. T. Cooper, chairman of
the board, be asked for; and was told
it had already been requested but not
received.
There was a demand for re-organ
ization and shake-up of the board
from several members.
Reeve Bowman — “The Old Age
Pension Board has quit recognizing
my letters and I have quit writing
them. The present system is not half
as good as under the old system. I
am convinced that many not eligible
for pension are getting them today.”
Reeve McNall—“I know of two old
age pensioners living with their child
ren in Detroit, who are having their
cheques forwarded. This should not
be.’’
The warden explained that letters
just read said that the old board
should carry, on because the new
board would not be put into effect
this year.
From Mrs. Robert Davidson, Dun
gannon, acknowledging grant to the
Huron County Education Trustees’
and Ratepayers’ Association. Filed.
Motions
Scott-Sanders: That the clerk be
instructed to write a letter of thanks
to Dr. Lane of Detroit for the port
rait of his father, the late William
Lane, for many years treasurer of the
county. Carried.
Grants for Fall Fairs
Grants of $100 were authorized to
be paid to all fall fairs held within
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“I am led to believe that this is the
only county which hasn’t Old Age! the County, on Wednesday.
Pension and Mothers’ Allowance
Boards,” declared the warden. “The
existing Mothers’ Allowance Board in
this county is no good, and I care
not who hears it."
The warden stated that $4,000 had
been spent on capital account but the
most of that had been spent on a new
water pressure system, a new orna
mental arch and other improvements
at the County Home.
Budget Will Balance
Treasurer A. H. Erskine in his re
marks after his estimated statement
was read and adopted, said that not
withstanding the fact that the coun
ty collected $24,000 less in taxes and
wiped out an $8,000 deficit, and spent'
$46,000 more on roads, he saw no
reason why, if committees keep with
in their estimates, the county will npt
this year balance its budget.
The indebtedness of the county is
now down to $35,000, a new all-time
low. A record he thought the county
may well be proud of.
After the ’criminal audit report had
of 1936 whereby the
receive the benefit of
made by way* of Old
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John Sowerby, vice-president of the
Goderich Agricultural Society appear
ed before council to appeal for the
usual grant. The fair was not held
this year as the Goderich Health
Board had ruled that all under the
age of 16 would not be allowed to at
tend owing to the epidemic of infan
tile paralysis.
Reeve McNall, who is president of
Blyth Fair, said the latter had not
been held for the same reason. Reeve
R. Johnston, of Ashfield, said Dun
gannon Fair had also suffered a de-
ificit. Five fall fairs in the county
will receive the usual grants, They
are Goderich, Blyth, Dungannon,
Brussels and Clifford.
Two readings were given to a by
law purported to be an amendment
to a by-law
county would
any payments
Age Pensions
pitalization of indigent Old Age pen
sioners, as the county pays all costs
after 90 days. The municipality will
benefit before the 90 days; but after
that when the county’s cost is great
er than the municipality’s then the
by-law provdies that the county re
ceive the benefit of the, payments.
Once the cost is reduced to the equiv
alent of the municipality’s costs, then
each would share equally in any mon
ey received. The council endorsed
the by-law. s
Outside Valuators Barred
No action was taken in & letter re
ceived from a firm of professional
valuators asking that they might pre
sent their system of equalization of,
county assessments oft a date set by
council. The equalization in Huron
County has not been revised for
years.
Council endorsed the Harbor
provement plan proposed by
Town of Goderich which is asking
the Dominion Government to consid
er. This includes the joining up of
the northern breakwater to the river
retaining wait) the construction of a'
road to the northern part of the har
bor which would be Beneficial ‘where
industries are concerned, dredging,
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and the installation of a radio range
finder for the purpose of locating ves
sels.
Endorsation was given to a motion
by Reeves Feagan and Bryans that
the “Scotch" or'Spehr thistle be plac
ed on the noxious weed list.
The cost, of living at the gaol ad
vanced 2% cents per diem since last
year. J. B. Reynolds reported that
the cost per day for each prisoner is
12% cents against 10% last year.
During the year there have been 55
prisoners.
Spoke* on Reforestation
Mr. Simmons, of the Forestry
branch of the Department of Lands
and Forests, gave an informative ad
dress on “Reforestation” before the
members of Huron County Council
in MacKay Hall. His lecture was il
lustrated with colored slides.
, “Reforestation and conservation,
particularly the latter, are becoming
more and more vital in Ontario,” he
declared. “Two fundamentals that are
most important to man’s activity, are
soil and water, and the maintenance
of the proper balance of these is very
i essential.
The speaker said he would like to
see 100 acre or 50 acre blocks of re
forestation in Huron county. “You
could easily have 100 acres in each,
township/’ he told his audience, and
urged them to get started.
A vote of thanks was extended to
Mr. Simmons by Reeves J. H. Scott
and Davidson.
Will Buy Range for County Home
A motion was carried unanimously
asking .McKillop Township to return
Warden John M. Eckert as r'eeve for
1938.
The Property Committee will deal
with a motion recommending to the
1938 council that it take action with
respect * to remodelling the Court
House to provide, quarters for the
Magistrate, Children's Aid inspector,
a witness room and lavatory accom
modation in the basement.
Both federal and provincial gov
ernments were memorialized to assist
in every way farmers and consumers
co-operatives 'In their effort to reduce
the price spread between the produc
er and the1 consumer.
Three representatives of the Can
adian General Electric Company ad
dressed the council .on the installation
of an electric range in tlie County
Home at a cost of $2,196,
Inspector Govenlbck in . the course
of his report Said- that Mrs, Jacobs,
the matron, had canned 3,000 quarts
of fruit and vegetables.
The House of Kefuge committee
were given power to buy the range,
which would lessen the test and work
entailed In the operation ef the home/
There are 95 inmates—-51 male and
44 female.
Board Report
There are at present 105 beneficiar
ies of Mothers’ Allowances in Huron
County, with 240 children. This in
formation was given in a report sent
in by A. T. Cooper, secretary of trie
Mothgrs’ Allowance Board, the last
meeting of which was held June 11.
There were 21 applications this year,
16 of which were grailted. The pen
sions range from $15 to $45 a month.
Fifteen were dropped during the year
for various reasons. The report was
sent to the executive committee,
The report of the Children’s Shel
ter committee was presented by
Reeve Bryans, chairman.
The Children’s Aid Society was one
of the most important organizations
and a great deal was owing to it for
its work for underprivileged children.
High compliment was paid to Super
intendent H. .Edwards for his rare
tact in keeping families together, and
to Mrs. Oliver, the matron, who it
was felt could' not take a greater in-'
terest. in the children if they were
her own.
There are seven children iii the
Shelter, a girl of 14 and six boys
ranging in* age from 5 to 11 years,
also a baby girl of nine months which
will require a great deal of care.
Mr. Edwards reported having made
88 calls re child protection; 65 ’un
married parents, and 67 on child care.
Cases under investigation are, 17 of
child protection, 30 of unmarried par
ents; 67 cases under child care and
legal adoption 5.
Adopt Resolution
With Reeve Cardiff in the chair,
council concurred with the resolution
of Halton County that two members
of the county council should be ap
pointed to the Board of the Child
ren’s Aid Society; also with the re
solution from Peterborough County
Council to amend the Children’s Aid
Act so as to give the county council
and 'the council of any city orXsepar-
ated towh within the county contrib
uting to the funds of the society
power to appoint the members con
stituting the governing board of the
society.
No action was taken on the reso
lution from Peterborough asking the
Ontario government to pass an am
endment to the Municipal Act prohib
iting the council of any municipality
from passing any bylaw or resolution
,, changing standard time to daylight
saving time, ■
No action was taken oh the Reso
lution front'Wentworth County purg
ing the government to grant increas
ed subsidy on toads. W
The finance committee’s rep^t
was adopted with Reeve Davidson
presiding. w
Engineer Patterson’s Report t
"In accordance with plans oiit ilfteld
previously,, increased expenditures
have been made this year on dust
preventatives, and in the construction
of bituminous surfaces on main roads.
We have built eleven and a half miles
of new bituminous surfaces 20 to 26
feet wide, and five and a half miles
of reinforcing, or partially completed
surfaces. Our practice this year, bas
ed on our past experiences, has been
to bririg the old road to a proper
cross section and treat with a prime
coat of tar. On this is placed 1,350
cubic yards of graded gravel which
is mixed in place with a liberal quan
tity of bitumen, and the mass spread
uniformly over the road, giving a sur
face of about three inches. We find
that in constructing these surfaces to
the unusual widths up to twenty-six
feet, gravelling along the edges is
eliminated, as well as providing a saf
er surface for the traffic. The results
of our bituminous work this year have
been very'good, and it is expected the
maintenance costs will not be very
high. The cost of about $3,200 per
mile is somewhat higher than that of
other years due to the use of increas
ed quantities, and the increased price
of bitumen.
Only one two-mile section of grad
ing was completed this year, the road
from Carlow to Nile completing the
Lucknow Road. This was carried out
by teams and it may be the last job
of this kind to be so undertaken by
the county. Power operated equip
ment now operates at so much lower
cost that the cost for tearp work is
too high.-
A great many serious traffic acci
dents occurred this year without any
apparent cause of the increase.
Road Committee
The County Roads Commission re
port was adopted as follows:
"The work of the year has been
carried on closely in accordance with
the estimates, though work on new
roads and unexpected requirements
have necessitated Some chapges. It
is expected that the expenditures and
receipts of the year will balance.
“An insurance policy covering
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