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CONDENSED REPORT
OF HURON COUNCIL
Mill Rate Unchanged at 3.75
Red Cross Society Given Grants
Warden James Leiper, in a brief ad
dress at the opening of Huron County
Council last week, declared he was ex
tremely proud of the effort made by
the people of the county for the War
Services and Victory Loan, and asked
that this endeavor be continued until
final victory is assured. He noted with
pleasure the work done by the various
committees, and expressed regret at
the passing of Albert J. Goldthorpe,
former reeve of Colborne township;
James Connolly, Goderich, and George
Elliott, Clinton, ex-warden.
Commendation was expressed to the
Centennial .committee when it reported
that the celebration has been abandon
ed -until after the war, since a fitting
observance of the occasion would cost
between $3,500 and $4,000.
A resolution brought in by Reeves
R. E. Turner, of Goderich, and J.. H.
Scott, of Seaforth, urging the provinc
ial government to establish a flat rate
for Hydro throughout the province
was unanimously carried.
The recommendation of the Equal
ization Committee was endorsed un
animously that all municipalities of the
county- assume their share, -according
to the equalized assessment, of the to
tal assessment lost to the townships of
Ashfield, Colborne, Stanley and .Tuck
ersmith, .because 0>f the lands taken ov
er by the airports and the County
Home, and' that the assessment on
lands lost to Hensail and taken by the
townships of Tuckersmith and Hay be
adjusted.
Red Cross Grants
As there is to be no general cam
paign for funds this year for the Redi
Cross Society, Council on Wednesday
rescinded the motion passed at the
January z session,^ granting $10,000 to
the headquarters of the Society, and
authorized that this amount be divided
among the individual branches of the
county, as recommended by the War
den’s committee.
By this arrangement, each of the 19
branches within the county will receive
$487.75. Four others on the borders of
the county which serve areas within
Huron will be given the remainder —■
Lucknow Society receiving -$244.25;
Clifford, $244.25; Kirkton, $122.25; and
Woodham, $132.
The request from Seaforth that a
levy be set for war services was de
bated. Some reeves favored it, but oth
ers claimed such a taxation would de
prive many of sharing in the work of
the war effort. It was finally agreed
that the money be raised by voluntary
contribution in the municipalities.
The tender of $105 by Earl West
brook for the old hangar at'Sky Har
bor Airport was accepted; and the set
ting aside of one-half mill for war
work was authorized, as recommended
by the Warden’s committee.
Tax Rate Same, -3.75
The ,1941 estimates st^mitted to the
council, called for a 3.75 rate, the same
as last year, to raise $119,368 for gen
eral account, and $84,101 for county
highways, plus $51,290 secondary
school levy for townships. The esti
mates as submitted in January for the
administration of justice are increased
by $1,000, owing to two long jury
trials; and the grant to the Federation
of Agriculture of $1,000 in January in
creased the estimates by that amount.
These are the only changes.
The County Home committee was
authorized to purchase and have in
stalled a fire alarm system at the
County Home at a cost of $1,885.
After some discussion, the following
resolution, sp'onsored by Reeve R. E.
Turner, of Goderich, and Reeve R. J.
Bowman, of Brussels, will be sent to
the Minister of Health and a copy to
1’rime Minister M. F. Hepburn:
That necessary legislation be passed
allowing county councils the right to
appoint an independent physician to
examine indigent patients from time
to time during their stay in public hos
pitals.
Reeve Fred Livermore, of Clinton,
gave an interesting account of the
Game and Fish Association's work at
Clinton in promoting the production of
pheasants in Huron with the idea of
providing good shooting.
Mr. Stephen, weed inspector, ex
pressed the appreciation of the depart
ment for the satisfactory weed control
along the highways of the county.
Despite rumors to the contrary be
cause of the war, the International
Plowing Match will be held in Huron
County in 1942, J. G. Shearer, Agri
cultural Representative, told the'Coun
cil. Mr. Shearer spoke of the move
ment of western grain to Ontario. Al
though the county is a grain-growing
one, it is also livestock producing, and
154 cars of western grain were brought
into Huron.
A delegate from the Evening Aux
iliary of the Red Cross, Clinton, told
of the desire of the organization to op
en a recreation room for the men of
the R.C.A.F. wireless school to be es
tablished at Clinton, which will event
ually have 2,000 students; and some
financial assistance would be required.
Many reeves viewed with favor giving
(financial aid to the Clinton organiza
tion.
A clause in the report of the police
committee’s report asking that Traffic
Officer Norman Lever be placed un
der . its jurisdiction, instead of the
County Road Commission, was decid
ed against.
The salary of H. White, turnkey at
the jail, was increased from $900 to
$1,080. '
The Seaforth Intermediate hockey
team, O.H.A.; Clinton Juvenile hockey
team, O.H.A.; and Hensail Intermed
iate baseball team, O.B.A., champions
in their class, will be accorded recog
nition, each member to receive an em
bossed letter signed by the Warden.
L. E. Cardiff, M.P. for North Hur
on, in a brief address said that agri
culture has a special job to do, and is
not getting very much assstahce, ’La
bor has been given a break, but he felt
agriculture will put its shoulder to the
wheel and make its output as great as
possible.
The thanks of the Council ware ex-
tended/to the authorities of Sky Har
bor Airport for the dinner and tour of
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INSTALMENTS
You can buy your Victory
Bonds by instalments —- ten
percent down; the rest on
easy terms over six months.
Pledge your credit and buy
all the Victory Bonds you
can, on the instalment plan.
When you have paid for
them, your dollars will be
earning a good interest re
turn. Your canvasser, Bank,
trust company or Victory
Loan headquarters will ex
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HELP TO KEEP THE
AWAY FROM YOUR DOORSTEP
Urge Your Menfolk to Buy
Victory Bonds NOW
You can no longer depend upon the Atlantic Ocean for protection. Any day
between breakfast time and noon, a bombing plane can fly from Greenland to our
own Maritimes and Quebec—-a mere matter of 5 hours; to Winnipeg in less than
9 hours, to Vancouver in 1OJ^ hours. From German-occupied France, bomb
laden planes can carry destruction to Toronto, Niagara, Ottawa and Montreal
in less than 10 hours. Night and day, in the British Isles and on the sea, in and
out of uniform, men defend your home from attack as surely as though they
stood and fought at your own doorstep. Will you help to supply them with
tools to carry on the fight—your fight? Will you help to make certain that there
shall never, be an "occupied” Canada?
Your Government needs some of yoUr savings to buy more ships, planes and
tanks munitions of war that will hurry the return of our men to their homes*
insure our way of life. Lend your money by buying Victory Bonds NOW!
The money you invest in Victory Bonds will come back to you with interest:
Lend your money. We must win this war. Lend to preserve the things that
money cannot buy. Urge your menfolk to protect your home by investing in
Victory Bonds now. All that you hold dear is threatened.
HOW TO BUY
Give your order to the canvasser who calls on you. Or place it in the hands
of any branch of any bank, or give it to any trust company. Or send it to
your local Victory Loan Headquarters. Bonds may be bought in denomina- •’ ■ '
tions of $50, $100, $500, $1000 and larger. Canvasser, bank, trust company
or your local Victory Loan Headquarters will be glad to give you every
assistance in making out your order form. '
National Committee, Victory Loan 1941, Ottawa, Canada
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Legislative Report
With Reeve Raymond Redmond in
the chair, the report of the Legislative
Committee was taken up clause by
clause. No action was taken on a re
solution from the County of Perth
seeking amendment to the Municipal
Drainage, and the Ditches .and Water
course Act so that forest areas will
be exempt from assessment for the
construction, improvement and main
tenance of municipal and award-drains.-
The resolution from the County of
Elgin requesting the Department of
National Defence to refrain from call
ing to service young men whose pres
ence is necessary to food production,
met with opposition as rural reeves
rose to their feet to declare the’De
partment of Defence must not be in-
terefered with; that most of the boys
from the farms have enlisted and it
was the determination of the older men
to "carry on.”
No action was taken on the resolu
tion from the County of Lambton ask
ing amendment to -the Hospitals Act
making it compulsory that all super
intendents shall send.notice five days
after admission of indigent patients to
the clerks of townships, towns and vil
lages. The Act already covers this.
ConcurrenceMva's accorded to a res
olution from the Township of Howick
i "that it views with increasing alarm
the number of strikes within the Do
minion and urging the government to
declare all strikes illegal for the dura
tion of the war."
A considerable saving had resulted
from the closing of the Children’s
Shelter, and placing the children in
boarding homes, it was reported by'the
Children’s Shelter Committee.
Superintendent H. T. Edwards told
Council that juvenile court cases are
becoming epidemic, and he scored the
lack of control by parents.
Miss Josie Saunders, of Goderich,
member of the Canadian Association
of Social Workers, addressed the
members.
Flag and Scroll Presented
An impressive ceremony marked the
closing of the session on Friday after
noon, when a beautiful Victory Loan
flag, and a replica of the torch scroll
used in the county tour were present
ed. The .presentations were made by a
delegation from the county Ioan com
mittee in recognition of Huron county
having reached its quota in the Victory
Loan campaign.
The Road Commission reported that
not many roads were closed to wheel
ed traffic very long last winter al
though there .had been some severe
snowstorms. Spring conditions Were
severe and extra surfacing will be re
quired.
A now Fordson mower for use In
cutting roadsides; and a new caterpil
lar tractor and scraper have been pur
chased.
A lot and barn in the village of
Wroxeter were purchased to be used
for equipment in that part of the coun
ty. An electric welder and other equip
ment have been provided for the shop
at Auburn; and improvements to the
yard and building are being made.
In View of the necessary grading re
quired, the surfacing of the road from
Carlow to Blytih cannot be done this
year. A largely signed petition asking
for this had been received.
Most of the roads have been spray
ed with weed chemicals during each
of the past three years. It is planned
this year to do a little spraying and
to cut the weeds where necessary, as
it is hoped the weeds will be sufficient
ly controlled by the chemicals. 1
The 'improvement of the road north
of Brussels will be continued, so that
it may be in condition for bituminous
surface.
Estimated expenditures for con
struction were placed at $57,100; main
tenance, $81,000; mhchitiery, $18,800;
a total of $175,400. Estimated receipts
$175,101,
Fred Watson, reeve of Stanley, gave,
a brief report of the Ontario Agricul
tural Council held in February, to
which he was a delegate,
J. H. Scott, reeve of Seaforth, re
ported a live stock conference, and
most of the morning was taken up in
a discussion on his address. He de
clared the live stock producers of the
province would hold their own with
the packing industry. If farmers built
their own plants the domination of the
packers would be ended.
County Clerk Norman Miller an
nounced that he was unable to find the
minute books covering the period
when the late W. H. Holman was
clerk, and the Property Committee
was asked to investigate.
CANADA WILL CARRY ON
Canada our land of the free
At war to serve you and me,
For .freedom and democracy
To wipe out Hitler and Idolatry.
Canada not for her fame
Of gold, silver and golden gram,
For her we’ll lend and fight
On land and sea to uphold our right,
Canada, though dark days be ahead,
We’ll keep our chins up and lend
And pray, that by God’s grace
We'll have honor, and Peace for our
race.
Canada, we’ll carry on
To Victory until our task is done
Our flag flying from dark till dawn
For we’ll win against the Hun.
Canada, our voices in song
There’ll always be an England "yes"
Even though strife prevails so long
Our beloved Canada, we'll carry on.
. •—Elizabeth Knowles^
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