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Wingham Advance-Times
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WINGHAM , ONTARIO
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THE WINGHAM ADVANCE-TIMES Thursday, September 8, 1938
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COUNTY COUNCILS TO STAY
For some time there was much
talk that County Councils in Ontario
would be abolished, Apparently this
was just sp much conversation as
Premier Hepburn has stated that he
Wpuld not do away with these govern
ing bodies. Last wefck Hon. Eric
Cross, provincial minister of Muni
cipal Affairs stated that as far as his
department was concerned he could
see no advantage that would accrue
from altering their set ups. He
pointed out that the cost of adminis
tering a annual budget of more than
$15,000,000 was only $167,000 and
Counties do special work.
When a private member’s proposal
• for abolition of cdunty councils was
proposed at the last*’ session of the
Provincial Legislature it caused great
protests against such a move. These
protests came from all parts of the
province.
We are of the opinion that that
that proposal to do away with county
councils is now a dead issue. There
will always be plenty of useful work
for county committees to do and so far
as we can judge they do their county
work efficiently and economically.
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’ BACK-TO-THE-LAND
Every so often the back-to-the-land
movement comes to the front. The
latest in this regard was an idea plac
ed before the Ontario Municipal As
sociation to place unemployed famil
ies on the land. The resolution how
ever did not pass.
The cities have a very difficult
problem caring for their unemployed
but we cannot see how placing them
on farms to live would solve the ques
tion. Farming is a highly specialized
business and unless one has grown up
on a farm or received special training
they could not possible make a suc
cess in this field. So what would be
use of placing inexperienced people
a
a
* * *
The seriousness of the European
situation is reflected in the attitude
of President Roosevelt who will not
accept an invitation or duties, at pre
sent, that will take him more
few hours from Washington.
* * *
Dr. Manion says that he has
for isms except Canadianism.
were of the opinion that he was
strong for Conservativism.
* * *
The quietness of celebrations of
Labor throughout Canada on Monday
speaks well for the Labor organiza
tions of
than a
no use
Many
our country.
sfs sjt s|s
at Grand Bend stole a tent
admonished. A few days
One might
A boy
and was
later he swiped another,
say his interest in tents was intense.
* * *
It is bad for many farmers who do
not live in the West to understand why
80 cents a bushel is the price for
Western wheat when such protection
they do not enjoy.
* * *
It is reported that maple syrup pro
duction this year reached old peak
figures. This will be sweet news for
many people,
♦ * #
Jews who have residents of Italy
since the great war have been ordered
to leave the country by Mussolini.
The II Duce’s taking a leaf out of Hit
ler’s book.
* * *
Move than 50,000 members of the
militia received training at camps
throughout Canada this year. Here’s
hoping they will never be called upon
to execute their knowledge so gained.
* * *
Income tax collections over twenty
millions for a fiive-month period this
year. Apparently some of our citizens
manage to keep out of the red.
HURON DISTRICT
HAD NO PRINTER
Minutes of 1847 Council Were Print
ed in Toronto
on the' land to make
would work out to be
sive experiment.
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NOTES AND COMMENTS
Fall Fair time has arrived in this
district. Do not forget the dates of
Wingham Fair, September 28-29.* * *
Now that school has opened for an
other term we are reminded that win
ter is not so far away. The frost is
on the pumpkin is once again familiar
phrase.
living. It
very expen
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* * *
United States Ambassador to Great
Britain suggested to Europe that a
good example for them to follow is
that of Great Britain 'and the United
States who settle their differences
without war. So say we all.
* * *
A Paris paper says Hitler desires a
long, proposed peace. His sincerity
will be measured greatly by his ac-
A printed copy of the minutes of
the municipal council of the Huron
District for October, 1847, was re
cently unearthed in the material from
the attic of the Goderich courthouse
which is now being classified prepara
tory to storage in the library of the
University of Western Ontario.
The old book, consisting of 36
small pages, was printed by Henry
Rowswell, King Street, Toronto,
there being at this time no printing
office within the district of Huron,
which'included the present counties of
Huron, Bruce and Perth.
The Council opened its sessions on
Tuesday, October 5, 1847, and closed
on Saturday, October 9. At the in
itial meeting Warden William Chalk
and the following councillors^ were
present: Constant L. Van Egmond,
George Hyde, James Rankin, Daniel
McPherson, Robert Lamb., Richard
Balkwell, Robert Hays, James Bar
bour, Robert Donkins, William Piper,
Charles Girvin, David H. Ritchie,
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road and bridge
the attention of
time. On motion
I
John Holmes, James Murray, John
Sparling-, James Simpson, John Haw*
kins* Jolni Jolin Ui^ks
and W. F, McCulloch.
Much of the busniess dealt with by
the council had to do with the estab
lishment of section schools, under the
provisions of an act passed by the
Canadian legislature the previous
year, One debatable question involv
ed the ownership of school lands, set
tled by the council in the following
manner:
“Moved by Robert Hays, seconded
by Mr. Holmes, that the district clerk
do obtain from the district superin
tendent of common schools a list of
the several schools now in operation
in the district, with the names of the
trustees of the several schools; and
that the clerk of the council do write
to the several trustees, to ascertain
under what title lands of such school
houses are held, except those schools
where the title is already in the pos
session of the council; and that in
future this council shall take no cog
nizance of any school, the land be
longing to which is not. deeded to
this council in terms of the Act 9 Vic.
toria, chap, 40.”
Roads, Bridges
The matter of
building also held
the council at this
of John Logworth, seconded by Rob
ert Donkin, 54 road scrapers were or
dered to be purchased for the various
townships in the district. Goderich,
Downie, Blanshard, North Easthope
and Tuckersmith Townships were to
receive four scrapers each; South
Easthope and Biddulph, three each,
and Ashfield, Colborne, Hullett, Mc-
Killop, Logan, Ellice, Hibbert, Full-
arton, McGillivray, Stephen, Hay,
Stanley and Usborne Townships two
each.
As a result of the deliberations of
the committee on roads and bridges,
a number of by-laws governing this
phase of municipal administration
were passed at this sitting of the
council. One of these provided for
emergency reparis on district high
ways:
“Whereas sudden breaches often
occur in the leading roads of this dis
trict, by which travelling is greatly
impeded, and it is expedient that they
be kept in traveling order: Be it en
acted, by the warden and Municipal
Council of the District of Huron, in
pursuance of the powers vested in
them by the Act 4 and 5 Victoria,
chapter 10, and the Act 9 Victoria,
chapter 40, and it is hereby enacted
by the authority of the same, that the
respective councillor, shall have au
thority-to expend any sum requisite
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Huron District found time, in the
midst °of their aduous duties, to shed
g sympathetic tear for the unfortun
ate. Witness by-law No. 4, passed at
the October session of the Municipal
Council;
“Whereas, in compliance with the
prayer of the petition of the town
ship warden and the qualified voters
of the Township of Coborne; Be it
enacted by the warden and Municipal
Council of the District of Huron,' and
it is hereby enacted, that the sum of
£20 currency be levied and collected
on the taxable property in the Town
ship of Colborne, in the said district;
the said amount, when collected, to
be applied towards the support of two
destitute orphans of the late James
Kerr.
“2.. An$ be it further enacted, by
the authority of the same, that the
said sum of £20 shall be free of all
charges of levying and collecting the
same.”
This little book is the earliest print
ed copy of the minutes and, proceed
ing of the Huron District council. In
addition, the manuscript minute books
of the Court of Quarter Sessions of
the district have also been found in
the material from Goderich. This
court preceded the district councils,
and was permitted to try criminal
cases as well as conduct the business
of the district. Altogether one of the
most complete sets of Canadian mun
icipal records known has been assem
bled from the Goderich material now
in the libarary of the London uni
versity, H. Orlo Miller, secretary of
the London Historical Society, is in
charge of the ’task of classifying the
more than two and a half tons of
documents and books.
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“2. And be it furthei’ enacted by
the authority of the same, than any
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A copy of the Wingham Advance
; dated September 5, 1873, is in my pos-
i session. This is one of the first issue
> of the Adyance, and it is of- consid-
: erable interest. Not many citizens of
i Wingham today will remember so far
: back in the history of the town.
Wingham was a young and thriving
unincorporated, village at that time.
Lower Wingham being considered to
' be a part of the village, and was, as
a matter of fact, until the place was
’ incorporated as a town, when that
portion lying across the river was de
clared to be “on the American side”
and a part and parcel of the Township
of Turnberry.
It is interesting to look over the
advertisements of,so long ago. We
find the names of C. Tait Scott, not
ary public, conveyancer, etc.; F. H.
Roderus, boot and shoe maker; Thos.
Abraham, boot and shoe maker, and
J factory shoes were almost unknown
then; J. Dinsley, Commercial Hotel
and “general Stage” office; Wingham
Exchange, H. McIntosh, proprietor;
the Johnston House, W. J. Johnston,
proprietor; Robert Saddler, groceries,
liquors, wines, flour, feed, etc., R.
Knox, watchmaker; Wingham Car
riage Factory, H. Davis, proprietor;
Medical Hall, the oldest established
house in Wingham, D. G. Wilson,
proprietor; Wingham Bakery, F. J.
Bowen,proprietor, next door to Heb-
blethwaites’ cabinet shop; John Greg-t
ory, advertises he has rebulit his mill
dam; Kent & Willson, general store;
Cox and Lawrence, Tinsmiths and
hardware; J. and O. Andrus, harness
depot; Mr. and Mrs. Hebblethwaite,
furniture and millinery; G. McKibbon
& Bro., drygoods; W. T. Bray, chem
ist and druggist; George Green, gen
eral Merchant, Lower Wingham; T.
G. Jackson, closing up business in
Lower Wingham; J. W. Greer, hard-
were; Geo. Warren, dry goods; W.
Langdale, photographer; Wanted Im
mediately, a good smart lad to learn
to the fractious animal, gave it fright
and caused it to run away, throwing
both out of the buggy.” ’v*
From a communication signed “A
Friend” we take this piece of interest
ing news: “Wingham has rapidly ad
vanced since’ the first settler erected
the first house in 1860, where John
ston’s magnificent new hotel now
stands, which will cost when furnish
ed, about $8,000.00.”
A list of fall shows enumerates the
Provincial Exhibition at London from
the 22nd to the 25th of September;
the Central Exhibition at Guelph on
the- 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th Sept.;,
Turnberry, at Wingham, Friday, Oct.
3rd.
Thinking these news items of
Wingham may be of interest to some
of your readers is my excuse for send
ing them to the Advance-Times at
this time.
blacksmithing, apply Thos. L. Jobb;
George Pettypiece, the oldest estab
lished livery, Henry Guest, harness
shop; George Burrows, photographer.
So far so good for the advertising.
Now let us see what were some of the
most important news items of that
time.
“As we go to press we notice that
the iron horse is pushing on the work
of balasfing to this place; the engine
now crosses the large bridge daily.”
“Mr. Duncan, the bandmaster, has
commenced teaching the Wingham
Band, and we may. soon expect to
hear melodious music. The sooner
the better.”
“On Tuesday evening last the
Wingham volunteer company were
put through their “facings" for the
first time by Capt. Wilson, and got
along very well. They are about as
fine looking a lot of men as any com
pany in the province, a large number
of them being six feet high."
“On Thursday of last week Mr. Bil
lingsley, watchmaker, of this town,
and lady met with an accident which
greatly endangered the lives of both.
As they Were passing the railway at
Bluevale the snorting of the iron
horse, which was so unusual a sight
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wonderful privilege it is to be a citi
zen of Canada in these times of world
confusion. Being in heart and action
loyal to his own country^ he will be
jealously proud of Canada’s place and
influence in the great Commonwealth
_ ___________ of British Nations, pledged to the
“make" Canada a better J furtherance and ultimate triumph of
I the democratic system of govern
ment
But first, last and always, I am
firmly convinced that the weekly ed
itor makes his best contribution of
service toward “making Canada a bet
ter place in which to live and work”
by radiating harmony, respect for es
tablished institutions and sense of
civic obligation in his own commun
ity. If we make a good job of it the
leaven wilt be felt in our neighbor
towns and ultimately contribute to
ward that much sought harmony in
relations of the provinces, for lack of
. which the evolution of a truly na-
; tional consciousness still tarries in the
, realms of fancy.
; Your sincerely,
I DONALD C.. DUNBAR,
i Editor Estevan (Sask.) Merctiry.
“Make the boy interested in natural
history,” Captain Robert Falcon Scott
birds, write, paint and sail, When he
came to Canada for the international
his home in a converted lighthouse on
the Norfolk coast, which he has madewrote his wife. Shortly after he died dinghy races at Toronto he brought into a bird Tn?6iSSt?4. *
ta fl» Ajtaretie. M> sot., Peter Seott with him his 14-foot dhtghy Thunder ta foJr
(AftOVE), was brought up to love I and Lightning. Peter Scott makes other, on t6p *