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FAGgITy-NINTH Y14411. NU, 18
FEDERAL ESTIMATES PROVIDE
MILLIONS FOR RELIEF WORK
Many Large Projects to Give Work to the Unemployed -President
Rooesyslt May Visit Ottawa in June, Brooking • Preoedent-
C. N. R. Report Indicates that Low -rate Excursions Make a Pro-
st and Increase Employment -Budget Expected Next Week
(By J. A. Hume, Special Correspon-
dent of The $lgnal)
Ottawa, April 27. -Tabling by Fin-
ance Minister C. A. Dunning of spe-
cial supplementary estimates of
5124,353,523 for relief and uneutytoy-
ment and the current year's C.N.R. de-
ficit featured the past week In the /Ouse
of Commons, back after the twelve -
day Baiter recess. Tbe total embraces
530,413,341 to complete works started
by the Bennett Government ; 528,430,--
401 for new works projecte of various
kinds; $26,(100,000 for cash vanes -W-
ald to the Provinces for direct relief
to be passed on to the wunklpalltles,
and $39,900,000 for the C.N.R. deficit.
While there is nothing for reforestla-
tion, the works provided for embrace
the following: Nearly 52,000,000 for
elimination of railway grade crossings;
$1,000,000 for pincement of unemployed
on farms; 51,500,000 to assist In pro-
viding transportation facilities into
mining areas; $3,100,000 for a special
maintenance -of -way railway program
to take care of 10,000 single unem-
ployed men now In Federal camps end
a loan of a further sum of 51,100,000
to the two railways to pay their share
of -tai worts. $1t400,15O-fos-nese-works
inF ee'tlaeratiou wttlr-• tae-Provincetel
53,527,125 for trans-Canida highway
extension; 51,534,197,000 for Provincial
hlgbways and roads; 51,500,000 for
farm settlement mai re -settlement;
5730,000 for prat& lam rehabilita-
tion weak; X50.000 tsr Western Can-
ada-eesaitvaete.-workik 5osuAOD toe
tourist roads in (national parts; efee,
770,087 for woirts In the:Federal relief
camps until they are closed about JULY
1: 5500,000 for the- new Veterans' -As.
ststaace Commission expenditures.
Southwestern Ontario a Bright Spot
For southwestern Ontario there are
some small votes for harbor work at
Port Stanley, Rondeau, the Thameet
River, Kingxviile, Saugeen River, Byte
Inlet, Tubermure. Part algin, about
$215.000 In a11. There are tau or thaw
votes for public buildings le Kings-
ville and London, with $443.4100 to
complete the large Federal building at
London.-Typiribfy-Ttte Government
considers nnemplop.alt to be a min-
imum in that section of tie Dominion.
The Government its considering some
recognition for the heroic miners who
aniseed In the rescue of 1)r. Robertson
and Alfred 8eadding from the Moose
River mine last week, Prime Minister
King stated In reply to ■ question by
Opposition Leader R. B. Bennett. Mr.
King paid brief -but eloquent tribute
to tbe rescue parties.
President Roosevelt May Visit Ottawa
There 1s a possibility that President
Fianklln D. Roosevelt of the (Jolted
$latae may visit Ottawa early In June.
It he does, It will be the flntt time an
American President has visited the
O.nadlan capital.
Ezpendlturess for relief cost the
Government $45,820.530 last year, a re-
turn abowed during the week. it was
stated that_ tbere were sti11 1,232,300
persons en -raise 1n January. Since
1930 the Federal Government has spent
120,838,000 on relief. In addition to
loaning 1124,35.4,523 to the tour West-
ern Provinces to bear their share of 1
the relief costs. -e
The Government got tbrongh the e
Comeooa itt.eilet.ttill. Mr..Iting an--
nouneed the Government had been for-
tunate In wearing the services of A.
B. Persia, big Montreal Induntrhtltst,
as chairman of the new National Em-
ployment Commission. Mr. Purvis f
will serve at considerable sacrifice' flu-
gnclally. Mayor O. 0. -McOeer, Lib- t
eras. Vancotfver-Burrard, wig nnauc-
"woetul In his efforts to have the Gov- fl
ernment make relief grants direct to
the munlctpa11tiese rather than the u
Provincer, because Mr. King said the
Government must adhere to constitu-
tional ehannele and deal only with
the Provincial Governments, the grants
to be palmed on to the municipalities.
Hon. C. 1). Howe, Marine Minister,
announced the Canada Sblpping AM,
passed by the Bennett Government In
1934 but never proclaimed, will be put
into effect on August 1 neat. It l
designed to protect Canadian Great
Lakes shipping by preventing Ameri-
can boats being used to transport
Canadian grain from Fort William to
Montreal. The National Harbors
Board bill made some progress In tbe
Commons, thoss lett. Howe carts[ ed a
little flurry when be characterised the
administration of former,har✓hor boards
ar tae most shocking betraygl of pub-
lic trust be bad ever read. Thee bill,
calculated to save the Federal treat
ury muttons annually, 1s likely to have
a merry bathe in the Senate.
Iww Rate Eseurd ss Pay
A. A. Gardner, prominent C.N.R, of-
ficial, tndkated that the two railways
have carried 2,000,000 passengers on
low rate excursions since they were
begun four years ago. Tbe railways
bad secured a satisfactory profit and
seventy -dee per cent. of the coat was
paid out 1n paying extra trainmen re-
quired. The excursions _were consid-
ered socially worth while. Ye added,
because it was estimated ditty per
cent, of the travellers visited relatives
and friends and twealy Ver mat, were
sightseeing.'
Arthur Slaght, K.C., Liberal, Pi -try
Sound, has bad an operation and easy
Nig be back before the session closes.
Paul Martin, Liberal, Windsor, and
0.u. Campbell, Liberal, Frontenae,
imilLtake bis place In examining wit.
isne'i before tbe ratttorcommittee: It
came out that Mr. Bennett attended
a rehearsal of the "Mr. $ape" politi-
cal broadcasts at Toronto during the
campaign.
The Commons bad appreciative let-
tere from His Majesty King Edgard
VIII and Her Majesle Queen Mary
toweling the message • of condolence
sent by Parliament on the death of
His Majesty King George V.
The Wheat Business
The wheat committee gut under way
with James H. Murray, Wbeat Board
chairman, as the chief witness. He
stated the board'.+ policy la to merchan-
DUNCAN CAMPBELL
Rip ey • Oldest Resident Panes is His
141110 y-fwri8 Tier
To enjoy life for a period of nearly
ninety-four yeera, to retain one's facul-
ties and to be able to take a keen in-
tweet
o-tereet in the affairs of the commun-
ity, la a rare prlvllege. Mr. Duncan
Oamgdwll, Ripley's oldest citizen, was
one to whom such reference cvutd be
made. The curtain wbtcb divides
this life front teat which Is beyond was
lifted on Weducsday of last week and
our highly esteemed citizen entered
tato forst eternal rest from earthly
canes and trials which wax Iris due.
The subject of our sketch was born
In Nateagawaye township, Halon
county, on June :.3rd, 1842. His par-
ents, Donald and Betsy Campbell,
were natives of Scotland, who came
to Canada as early pioneers. When he
was a lad of but eleven years, the fam-
ily moved to Iluron township and
settled on conre.,bon 4, where he grew
to manhood' and misdated is clearing
seventy acres of busb'Taaj- -
Ile was married to Susan Seiffert,
who died teaving him with an Infant
eon. He then married Mee Christens
Martin and from this union a son and
a daughter were born. She also pre-
deceased him. In September, 1904, be
was married to Mary Elizabeth Mar-
t1n, who survives and who has been his
patient nurse through many long years
of suffering. For twenty-one years
they scalded in Kincardine, returning
to Ripley In 1929.
While heanb permitted be was a
femlflar figure on the streets of Rip-
ley, where be enjoyed the friendship
of a large number of people. He was a
faithful member of et. Andrew's
United church, which be regularly at-
tended. in spite of his affHetton he
■tways had a cheerful word for those
whom be met. - Bern nf_scing• the
many- tomer events of Big early -life
was ever a source of great pleasure
to him. He was a. meet interesting
conversational -let- -
The funeral was betd from At. An-
drew's United church on •F ridey after-
noon and was. attended' by many of his
oid-rime fel/neer' -ante- acquaterneesc.
Services were conducted by Rev. 1'. N.
MacKenzie, sweated by Rev. R. A. Mc-
(bnnell, of Knox ctwrrh. An approf.
prlate message of empathy was de-
livered by the pastor, In whk'b he paid
a fitting tribute to the life of the de-
ceased. A solo, "Rock of Agee," _was
rendered by Mr. Ben Hew of Ham-
ster, Ohio. a grandson of Mr. Camp-
bell.
amµbell. A number of beautiful floral
trlbrtea e ere laftl on the eaakc , among
wh7eet we. one from the offlelel board
of LivIngst • Cnlred church. Hanel.;
ton. The pallbearer* were obi friends
of the d cc.,wf , Messrs. R. (irant, .1,
dice wheat -sell it apart from_Lk4 L yeDnneld Rod. McLennan, D. A.
speculating mentality. The hoard soldMcDonald. W. J. Crawford, Thos. Har -
about 76 million bushels from Deeesi- 1 ria. Interment was made in Ripley
ber 9 to January 31 at en average price cemetery.
of 88.6 rents per bushel, whereas the To mourn b1g paastng he leaves his
Government -pegged price is 87.3 cents widow. two tons. Mr. W. C. Cope of
le[ bushel for Che produvRhlle Campbell of
be gave no ante figurer forer. the last Hamilton; one daughter, Mrs. Ben -
8t. George, and A. D.
two months. Mr. Murray remarked Paola Hess, of Harpeter, Ohio ; one s1a-
that the board was 'satisfied and sur- ter, Mrs. E. ('tipbell, of Appin : nne
prised, even. with rte size of its sales. brother. Donald' Campbell, of Wind,
The agriculture committee Inquiring pot. To meet.
enex
tended the
the eym-
so
into e cost of farm machinery will petbli-.Qt}.belt friend., in their 14;
begin bearing witnesses on. It has of sorrotj
been delayed in wafting fora retuell _Those from a distinee in attendance
of lengthy questlonnajres spot 001 Wit the funeral were: Mr. and Mel.
the four chief manufacturing compel- Benjamin Hese and .on Ben, of Harp-
ies. *der, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Camp
British Columtda and Ssekatchewan bell and daughter, Elva. of Hamilton;
Mr. W. C. Cope, of Rt. George; Mr.
Donald Campbell, of Windsor; Mrs.
})I!Iott ('amgbell, of Appin; Mr. snd
Mrs. Maxwell Campbell, of Toronto. ---
Ripley Expecte.
hare Provincial maturities coming due
soon and some concern is oeeaetened
about their ability to meet them, eepe-
etally after Alberta's recent default.
Hope had been practically aban-
doned of proceeding to amend the
B.N.A. Act this erosion. The Supreme
Court judgments on the "New Desi"
egletatlon passed by the last Govern-
ment arc not expected for eossseonsid-
rable time now.
Deputy Speaker F. G. Sanderson,
Metal, St. Marys, hes not ret fully
recovered from his injuries in a
railway accident six week's ago.
Mr. King on Tbursday attended the
"mere' of Percy Parker in Toronto.
Mr. King very rarely mieeees a day in
he House.
Mr. Dunning'. budget, with Its de-
eit of 140 millions or mote; fit the
pest fiscal year, 1. not expected now
null next week.
Save Money By
Prepaying
Town ol-..-.Goderich 1936 Taxes
Taxpayers may purchase Tax Prepayment Reoeipts for 1996
Taxes at favorable discounts
COST
Apr. 1 to Apr. 15
AM01;NT
110.00
50.00
$ 9.89
49.45
COST
May 1te15
$ 9.93
49.65
Prepayment Receipt. must he presented along with 1936
Tax Bills during the first installment period.
Bank interest is only 2 per cent. Purchaae your Pre-
payment Receipts early and have your money earning 5 per
cent. interest.
.lune Diseenntw will be allowed in addition.
Neil R. MacKay, Tax Collector
PAY .1rOR THEIR TUN Be Merged -To Have Ten
GODERiCH BRIDGE CLCB
At the weekly duplicate bridge tout-
nnnwnt held Monday evening. the -fol.
towing were winners- Mt, Mak g;.-at.-
Nicol
;.Nio' ! end Mrs. N. C. Lanaaay, plus
4; 2nd. Mien E. 1. Ma'Naughton -and
Sir. P. 'F. Carey. pert 31,4 : 3rd, Els.
W. Y. Saunders and lir. Jar. Bane,
pins 3.
Military Units
to Be Amalgamated
Huron and Perth Rjegiments to
Two Bayo freers MrKiuop boned for
Shooting Out Windows
Two McKillop township youth's who
spent en afternoon "potting" windows
with a .22 ride paid dearly fur their
practice when they appeargd before
Magistrate J. A. Maitlns on Thursday
Days' Training
in the shuffle among militnry dis-
trict' in Canada, Huron Regiment is
invert -peeing an almost complete change.
The amalgamation of the Huron and
Wet. 'harped with wilfully dcrmaging lilddleaez R'glments will shortly he
property. Etch was fined $6.30, with annonncvd ofllelaJy.
an siker-native of ten days. %VIngham and Clinton tempo nie.
The youths admitted shooting out
the windows of a vacant house.
On pleading guilty 8. two charges
of the theft of article[ fmm parked
automobiles, Joe Lester, after heing
severely lectured by the Mag10trate,
was re/eaesed on snsipended sentence.
He wan given a week to pay mint
coats of 55.50 15 each of the two eases.
in default sentence will- be fifteen
day,' in retch case.
A Colborne Mwnehlp re•eldent ons
amassed 5420 tvvet,s on pleaeling guilt.v
to a charge of fabling to have a dbng
netnews; ten days In )ail 1f the tine is
not paid In a week.
Another Colborne tnwnehlp mane
faring a similar charge, showed a re-
este
esester for hie doe lieen.e. The charge
was withdrawn.
ile 1a the bravest man who la
evert to (lkn8itfer hnrrvrrt ever
though they stare him In the 1..-.-
141110511115.
have been ahollshed and the Wingham
umeers wilt join with the Seafurth
company. Captain McIntyre and
Lieut. i e se n, of. Clinton, will be
with Goderk•ii, which saes been changed
from "A" company to "C" company,
and the remnaniag ofneerw will go to
Seaforth, which will be known In fut-
ure as "D" company. -
i.ondon and Strathroy will turned
"A" and '11" companies, and (3o1. Ma-
lone, of lttrathrny, will be In command
of the regiment, wltb Major E. Cor-
bett, of Fordwieh, as Senna in com-
mand.
Ten days' trainleg ha. been allotted
to the regiment wItk two week -end
trips to Cedar Sprees for rifle and
Lewis gun prartteh Trtlning will
rommenee 'Immediately " There are
thirty-five men r eompany.
Major A. 11of (loderteh. Ma -
jet 1'--ltergn rQiteten. and Moen.
Corbett, of Fordi►Irh, attended a mili-
tary meeting at! L'osdon no Friday.
Former Ashfield
Couple at London
Celebrate Sixtieth Anniversary of
Their Wedding -Both in
Good Health
Mr. and Mrs. John Stevenson of 17
Carlton avenue, London, on bundgy
quietly celebrated the 'sixtieth anni-
versary of their marriage.
John Stevenson and Mary Jane)
Pierce, both of Ashfield township, were
married in Lucknow on April 211, 1876,
A HURT roes BEARS
Colborne Township Aroused by Scheel
Children's Tale
An alarm sent out by Qulboroe town-
ship children on Monday resulted in a
posse of nlmroda scouring the country
for two big brown bears. The child-
ren told their parents of being fright-
ened by the bears and were kept home
from school. by their anxious elders,
who turner[ in an alarm.
A group of men, Including game war-
dens, police and farmers, methodical-
ly 'steeled the district, and the mye-
tery of the missing "bears" way solved
when they came upon two large New-
foundland dogs roaming the bush.
The children's brief holiday 1s over
and they are once more attend(ng
school.
For twenty -live years they farmed ate
Port Albert, later moving to Loudon,
where they Dave mince resided. Mr.
Stevenson, who is eighty-eight years
of age, in spite of a Martial loss of
sight retains a great interest in pres-
ent -dad Waits and politics, brine a
thoroogi-ping Liberal. Mtg.Steven-
son, eight years his junior, 1s her own
housekeeper, a skilled cook and a suc-
cessful gardener.
One mon and alx daughters were bore
to the union, namely, John E., Lon-
don; Mrs. W. A. Harper, of Edmon-
ton; Mrs. L. Kragelnnd, of Port Her-
on; lire. T. J. Doyle, of Toronto; Mrs.
Alex. Stevenson, of Dundalk, and Mrs,
H. C. Jabt and Min Florence Stclen-
son, she reside with their parents.
There are fourteen grandchildren and
two great-grandchildren. All the
members of the family, with theexeep
tion of Mre•. Harper and Mrs. dteren-
son, were present for a dinner served
on Sunday. The btu 114d__Lroom of
sixty years were the reciplenta of many
gifts and flowers. During the day
maslg old trtendsLcama el- offer con -
3ratuiaiipn- -
ge& aim Mrs. Steeeneep_.ere welt.
known 'la Goderich and Port Albert,
Mrs, -J. S. McKay, South street,- and
Stns. Neil MdCinnonr
are nieces of Mrs. Sterensan..
SALiM INCREASE
Bales of Dominion Stores Limited
for the fourth period ended April 1818,
1936, were 51,510,891. This comperes
with *1,385.269 for the corresponding
period in Pete, awl is an increase of
9.07 per cent.
"WILLING WORKERS" ENTERTAIN
On Friday evening last the members
of the Willing Workers class of Vic-
toria street United church were host-
-.sere to a gathering of their friends at
a delightful tea held in the church lec-
are room. The tables were comity
grouped, and were attractive with
their gleaming silver and china. A
short program was presided over by
Rev. F. W. Craik, and opened with
community singing, accompanied by
Mies Mary McKinnon. Other items
were: Selections by the Sunday
echoed orchestra (Misses Helen Snell,
Velma and Mabel Brownlee, Fern and
Beryl Cranston, Raymond Snen and
Charles Breckow) ; solo, Betty $sell ;
piano duet, Misses Christine 'Ifornelson
and Ruth Robertson; reading, Miss
Marjorie Prouse; nolo, Charles Breck-
ow; piano solo, Mies Christine Mor-
rison; solo, Mrs. Jas. Adam, sr.; vocal
duet, Misses Fern Cranston and Pearl
Roope; piano solo, Donald Vickers;
accordion solo, Carl Clark ; mouthorgan
solo..JBruce Bloomfield.
- Miss Mary McKinnon, president of
the claw spokea few words of w
come to the guests, and thanked them
for their attendance. After the Na -
Anthem, played by the orches
tra, the members of the class served a
delicious tea.
LiM 181i1Ven TIOjmB
The essential fast about life is im-
perfection. 1.Ife that ceases to strug-
gkl away from whatever it in in-
ward.+ something that It isn't, 1s
ceasing to be lite. -H. G. Weir.
Congoleum Rug (I
FREE
--GIJB Na CONTEST -
DURING WEEK OF' MAY 4th
MULES OF t)ONTIu T
1. Simply enter the number you
thlak Is hidden under the Gold
Seal on the Conguleum Gold
Seal Rug on display.
2. The guess nearest to the
actual number will be awarded
the rug FREE).- in the event
of a tie... Abe tying contest -
tante will guess a second num-
ber which will he selected.
3. Entries must be deposited at
this store before 12 noon Sat-
urday next, (Winning num-
ber will be announced in our
windows at 4 p.m. of the name
day.)
4. The judges' decisions on all
matters pertaining to the con-
test will be final.
5. The contest is open to anyone
excepting the employees of this
store and their families.
Only one gueas will be allowed
to each entrant.... violation of
- this rule will disqualify the
--offender.
T. The bidden number is be-
tween 1 and 5,0l0.
8. Should anyone purchase a
genuine Cungoleum Gold Seal
Rug of any size during the
period of this contest, ani then
prove to 1e the winner of tete
Prize Rug, he or she shall
have the option of taking the
Prize or having the full pur-
chase
uschase prke of the rug already
bought refunded.
DROP IN AND R@C(1RD ---'-
Toi't1R.-GU1ERt3
J. R. Wheeler
Funeral Director and
Flrrniture Disks
Hamilton Street, C.jerieh
PEONES: Store 335; Rea. 1166
Use The Signal's Classified Columns
Little ji�aa` iia just beard
the tinkle of the telephone
bell. Daddy --away from
home a lot on business -
is so wrapped up in little
Joan that he calls borne by
Long Distance every even-
ing and listens to some of
her chatter before she's
put to bed. And Joan is on
the lookout every sdrening
for Daddy's calla
•
Expensive? Not at all; Night
Rates begin at '7 now. and
they are surprisingly low.
especially on "Anyone calls.
H. S. GRIF
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