The Goderich Signal-Star, 1945-11-01, Page 1ODERICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, NOVEIVB3E4 lst, 1945
)ayton and Charles.
Platten_Acquitted
Dissp:' COS., . 'Oil ''. .Marven
PlatteCharge. And • ,,,
i
Oas Traversed .
After delibegating an hour and a -
half; the JetY brought iii a verdict of
• not guilty in the eases, et.Dayton- eta
Charles Platten, being tried In.the
Supreme Court ,on charges of brealiin.g,
entering and theft of a mite. at the
Seaforth creapery, on. 4tuie 17t13.
.- The jury to4led to agree on a verdict,
in the ease at Marven Platten,tried
on the seine Charges, ond it was
*traversed to thenext court of com-
petent jurisdietione 'T4Q disqrgement
arose' over the. evidence of Constable.
Mark Antlionsi of Stratford as to
Jdenti-
Jicatlon of the accused. '
"You have tiven an honest conSider-
ation to the eVidence. It is unfortan-
,
•
at you canneffagree, but that is for
.you to decide,"1said Mr. Justice .Wilson
to the jury. •
•• Addressing
.ten, his lord.
.arrested On a
a severe Per, ,
"You are both' married and. You will
have to make ta •choice from now on
as to the kini of 'life .you will lead.
•Some young men think It smart to do
wrortg,`..bnt tli e at the end of the read
• think it the; . rong one to take." He
• ,urged them ;'t •„.settle &win end lead
.a sensible i114.;• "if you. ,don't, your
wives anti eiiIL1ren will stiffer."
• . To Marve,n Patten his lordship said
he regretted' the. jury bad not reached
.a verdict, for two reasons.. If the
. grown .decides tO go on .with the. charge,
.a great deal of.. moneY will -46 spent.
"You will lose tinle, but if the evidence
,of .the, police offieer is right you have
no one to„ blame but yourself. This
.court is over today and there is noth-
• .ing 1 can do but traverse the case
to the next 40tirt of com,petent
,
juris-
The. charge szahrst Marven Platten
.of .theft of the lileTier*car, also was
traversed , to the, next court; bail .to
be arranged by the County Judge.
Argument by 'defence counsel lasted
.an hour and twenty-five minutes; and
,tbat of Crown A.tterney .H.elmes one
.and a -.half hours.
.Cross•examined by Mr. Holmes, Mrs.
'Charles Platten, eigliteen-year-old. Wife
sof the accused, gave -evidence in the
.morning. .She stated that on •June,
16th she, her husband"..and„baby .drove
.with Dayton, Platten to a liquor store.
• ,on .St. ..Clair avenue, and purchased .tr
'bottle of liquor, from' which he *drank.,
' 'They ..arrived:,back at .her,home .about
.3 p.m:, .and Day.tan I ,.rove away. ,
in reply to question; .by Mr'. Juttice
irial;seif„the witness acid her husband
ihandcd .her. the battle of liquor and
'the permit- 'She gav.e.the. Jotter .to the
)baby to play with ard did net know
\what ‘becelee'of it. • •
This .Completed the vidence for .the
,defenee.
During the examination of Mrs.
Platten, she broke dowil and the court
recessed for 'ten minutes;
After the....,elosing of court PAYtou
And Charles ' Platten Woe joined by
".their wives. Marven wars 'returned to
jail to. await bail arrangenients.
: "Feeble must take pride in their
„public' institutions. Put, life and in-
terest into your report, • so that the
public wifl be interested in it,' said
Mr. Justice Wilson durieg his charge
to the ,granti• Jury at the opening of
thehill assixe.s of the Sepreme Court
here on Monday afternoon.
The grand Jury, he stated,. is an
• , important part, of the adieinistration
of justice, but. is valuable only as
far as the. use 'made of it, and the,
_ public ,looked to . its menahere' ,as, their
representatives to carry ant their.
duties. •
- His Lordship said he understood a
class of students was hi the cOurt-
-room to study the procedure, 'apd he
highly commended-Lh nee . in the
'schools of the book "Canadian:. Delri9eL
....racy in Action." He advised tl."•,:e jury-
meti, to have their children feed it.
.'"The great majorityof our people
knew nothing •of -ourinstitutiOns' of
jtistiee," be stated. • .
"Canada bas%dorie well in •tite war
effort. It 18 the dutk ofher citizeee
to intelligent in the condhct of
her affairs," Ids lordship/ emichided.
B. c. Hays, X.C., On behalf /of the
Heeee Law Association, welcoin d Mr.
• Justiee Wilson 'ofl this his first facial
visit to Huron and eongaulatel him
° on his recent appointment to the 1iench.
I:103 lordship in reply exprest d
• appreciation of the welcome, and 'otated
he wat looking forward to the, SietingS,
wbich ' were free from any t -serious
crime, and he felt, the duties ;Wapiti
not be toe ,onerous, ,
As Mire. wne the. first. High Court
sitting sinee--lorank Donnelly, of the
local bar, wtiettiemed as .a
• Donnelly was welcomed by his' lord-
ship as one of His Majesty's counsel
and congratulated linen the alkoint-
ment. ,
Tee grand jurk was eoraposed "of the
following members: Robert
farmer, Tucltertraith; john A. Arm-
rong, farMer, Stanley; NMitiro, -4Ta.
lt, farmer,TurnberrY; JaMeS )30WOY• ;
erehAnt, Exeter"; ' James Calperen,
farmer, Ashfield; 3-ofierfh Chiverys..iner.
.chant, Bluevale; Delieemple,
farmer, Stanley; Prank Galh)raith.
farmer, Grey; Aaron Erb,filthier,
staniey ; lInbert Jones, inerOant,
Exeter; Duncan, Mekereher, firmer,
nowick, and Lorne G. Young, lelork,.
C44)(1°1411' Action's Settled •••A,
in a'settleMent out of court,
bales and Dayton Platip said they 'had been
erioue charge for which
ty could be imposed.
1
SUGGESTIONS ASXED 0,01t,
REOREATIONAL CENTRE
• A. meeting Of the committee appointed
some •thontlit ago to consider the
question of a recreational -centre. for
Goderich WAS held hi the Connell,
Chaniber oii Thursday evening last.
Communications lind been received
'from' th4* National Director dt PhYsictit
,VitneSS te the effect that;Wcentest had
,been..' arranged among, .architects .and
prizes were to be given for the best
set et Vous saibMitted for 'centres
lii communities of 000,,to 2000, 2000 to
5000; 5000 te 15000 population. It was
intimated.: that, after being judged,
these plans Might heinacle available to
munieipalitleS interested, but that the
whole 'project is now held up pending.
further discussion at the next Munn -
ion -Provincial- conferenee?., •
In the lima/lame the coraMittee is
anxious to learn the- Wishes of the
citizens of Goderich as to What Should
be considered in the building of a
recreational centre and _Where it .should
be- located, and will welcome sug-
gestions addressed to the Secretary,
Goderich.Memorial Community Centre.
. The toramittee is also taking steps
to Arrange for the wiflest:Pessible use
of Present, facilities for recreation
d.urieg the coming w,inter.
LABORI BOARD ALLOWS
APPRAT, .LOOAL CASE
OTTAWA, 'Oct, 29. -The National,
War Labor Board today , allowed a
joint appeal'by the Goderich .Salt Co.
Ltd., of .Goderich, and Its ,employee,
members of ,Local 23736 -of the Ana,
,ericen Federation ,of Labor frOut •a
decision of the Ontario Regional 33oard'
given last Augustrespecting 'overtime
pay. The Regional Board' ruled that
the employer was authorized to Pay
premium rateof time and a talf 'for.
aJi hours worked 'in excess of forty-
eight...hi:opts per week. •. •
The joint ap,plication to the Regional
-
Board requested authority to pay stich-''
,prentirrotrattira
cess of normal working • hours. The
joint application was the outeoine of
negotiations between .the parts. Prier
"to .such negotiations ndua&tive over-
time rates had been paid. It was;
.agreed that punitive rates be paid.,on.
Oltdaily .basis .because .of .t1ie unusual
nature of the empleyerle operations.
which make; It impossible to reduce the
work week'io one of forty-eight heurs
.or to establish an 8 -hour day for
All employees. The standard work day
for shift employees .is .8 hours, for
female employees in, 'the packa*i,ng
department ..83/2 bours, .and for other
employees an ,a 57day..w.eek, 9 hours.
• 'The •relevant clause ,in the .collective
laarealeing Agreement made betwee.
.the parties .r.etids as follows:: •
"Overtime at'the rate .of ',time and:
one-half will: be pald .ov,er htaximUM:
(deny houre, but -overthne Shan not
;apply where such...Jan employee works.
.over the maximum .dally hours in,
;any day dueto Change of shift, •sitbjectl
'to the approval .of •ithe War . Labor,
Board." • '
The ruling ,of the Natienal Wax
Lobar Board is:: . .
!Twin the understanding that thei
esspressien 4max1miini ,delly hours'
means '8 hours fax shift workers,
for the said female workers and 9
hours for the .atliets, trespeetively; we
see no reason whythe stbeve 'quoted
eiause.,canno.t be roved and 'put
Into &feet. Accordingly the titipeal is
allowed and .theluthority :given. There
Will hea finding and ,direction atee.rd-
ing157.'"
GoldenYfedding
lippijily Celebrated
and iqrs. JaiV.00 G: Drennan
lionctrocl. by Family and.
'Frion.ds
1
A 'fiarTY Celebration Was held at the
home of Mr. and We...Melvin ,Bayna.rd
in Goderichon. TueSday, October 30th,
the oeen$1011 being the golden Wedding
of Mr. and Mrs. James .G. DrennOn. •
in.18Q5 Mr. and ,lgre, Drennan Were
Married at the hinne of ,the bride'e
parente, the late zar:' and *ri. George
Twamley, .9t1i cencession at Ashileld.
The groeni was the pow of ,the late
and' ktra. George Orennan. AO. W. U.'•
Hall' officiated. The briile.smaid was
Katherine Blake (Mrs. 'Herb Alton)
and the best man was the t groom's
brother, .Tom Drennan, both of Ash-.
.'
Mr. and Mrs.. Drennan': have Spent
Most of theirtaarried life en, a; farm
on, the 10th concession. of Ashilehl,
an exceptiert being one year whip)), has
been spent in Goderich, where they
„now reside on St. Axidrew's. street.
Mx. and :Mrs, Drennan have always
taken an active part 1, church and,
•community work and •since comiug to
Godericb. have "become raerabers of
Knox Presbyterian. church. Their
tardily consists of One, son and two
daughters; Wilfred, of Luelenow„. Mrs.
,Wilfred..Plunkett (Lizzie) of Auburn,
.and •Mrs. Melvin. Raynard (Viol,),
of Godertch. There are eight grand-
children. Mr. Drennan has' three bro-
thers and two sisters.; George and Tom
Of Aslifirekl, John of Duluth, Mrs. Dun-
'ean McKay of Emo, and Mrs. .Fraelc
MeinteSh of Windser. Mrs. Drennan -
has one sister, Mre. 'Sara Sherwood of
St. Helens. ' •
• Guesta were present for the e,ele-
bration ftem Lucknow, •Seaforth, Wind-
sor and . Kintail.he bride of :fifty
years-reeeffeZMarikfriore sea--
was served from 2 to 4 in the a2ter-
noon,0 and from 8.3n .the .6V -ening to
10 o'clock. Dinne.r was served at 6.30
to twenty-eight 'guests. The room. was
decorated with gold.and pink streamers
and the .table looked lovely with
autumn flowers centred with .a three-
story wedding •cake. ,
' At ,the .conelusion of the sdiiiner, Rev.
•Richard •Stewart proposed a toust
the bride, .: to which •the !groom. re-
spOnded. :Then all ging "For They
Are Jolly -Good Fellows:" •
AT THE WATERFRONT,
Arrivals at the Goderich Elevator
the Past ,week were; Saturday,
Mantadoe, 290,000 bus. oats, barley and
wheat; Sunday, •Oliekenne,140,000 but..
oats MendaY,- A. Hudson, 133,000
hut. ..oats, SOX and barley; - F. V.
Massey, 106,500 bus. wheat; Tuesday,
Superior, , 8300 bus. wheat ,and screen-
ings. '
The Howard UindMan is expected at
the elevator tomorrow and the .11eron
Boy
The, Iocoitte was in, on Monday with
a cargo of gaeoline for the. Imperial, Oil
dePot. , •
The Glenelg is diseharging a cargo
of eoai at the‘PuritYaloar inhll today.
With' the aid Of „At., special grappling
equipment, jack McDougall's car trailer
was drawn up on Saturday from the
depths of Snug Harbor, into which it
had accidentally dropped a few weeks
ago.
Asessmerit Up
Population Down
Assessor Sturdy hat completed his
• returns for the present.: year and re-
ports the assessment for municipal
purposes at a total of $3,1,47,402. This
compares with last year's figures of
$3,097,312 -ah increase this year of
450,090.
-
•
, PropertY exempt from taxation, is
returned at $383,616; liable for local
improvement taxes only, $157,300;
liable Mr all taxes, 42,606,492.
Population figures sbew a decrease
of 137. Last year the population was
returned at 4,625; this year it is 4,488.
The .decrease may be attributed to the
casing of the airports and the removal
of families of R.C.A.F. men from town.
,..By wards the .population is: St.
David's,1,585; St. Patrick's, 1,341;
„
Hackett and • Erie • Hackett
•agreed to pay $4,000, with court costs,
to. ,Arnold P 'Schutz, Gaderich. In
this action the plaintiff, 'Schutz, had
.eittered a ;claim for ,total damages of
.$17,800 for injuries received at • Luk -
now -in a motor Aceident in whic, It he
sustained -a fractiere of the leg, 'bruises
and shoek when struck by a car owned
by Thomas Hackett and driVen by
Eric Hackett, whire he was ,votlking
on the main street of Lucknow.
Damages of $3,800 Were agreed to
sbe 'paid by the defendant; jamerrSwan-
son, of Stratford, to lone and .George
Buechler, of Godericli, for injuries re-
eeive.d in an accident which occurred
Aear Landee. on November 80, 1944.
The eettlement *as reached Out of
court ' The plaintiffs eloimed' total
damages of $18,600. •The costs of the
action will be paid by the defendant.
DiVerce Actions •
A - decree nisi wasgranted' in. the
-action of Albert F. Bown, Goderich,
'returned from tervice, for
divorce- from his wife, Laura Elixaheth
Lindsay Bown.
• John Richard Johnston, forth laborer
and returned, soldier, was granted a
decree nisi in his action for divorce
from his. wife, Ethel Isabel Johnston,
and was 'given the eustodk o2his4e1ght
'Children.„• .
In• another' ditbree action, /.Wilfred
Henry Grahar Was granted, a divorce
from his wife, Dorothy. Durniu Graham.
• True 8111S Returned
, True , bills Werebrought in by the
grand jury late VtieSday afternoon
in the charge 'against the three Platten
brothers, Dayton, Marvern and Charlet,
of breaking and entering and theft of
a safe at the Seaforth erearnery oii
June 17th Idet; also on an additignal
charge against. A/terve/en Platten of
the theft of -as. ear at Stratford belong-
ing to W. A, MeTier Of .London.
'An indietment of defittuaterylibel
against Arthur Parry; of Clinton, . Mee'
was preSented. .The aeeused was not
asked to plead, nor was any Plea pre-
sented on. his behalf. Owing to the
absence of WineCommander Patrick,
(Continued on .pfige 5)
THE DRURY BANQIAT
• Irlilli•deed there will be a large at-
tendance from the •surrounding town-
thipt..at the Board ofTrade banquet
on November 14th, whew Am. E. 0.
Drury .of Barrie, fernier Pr.eraie:r 'of
Ontario, 'will ..epeak. Tickets mai be
had from Wilmot Ilaacke, Goderich
township, Ilugh Trill, ()olborne town-
ship, •or T. M. Durnin, Dungannon.
Meagher% .of the Beard of Trade may
procure their .tickets at Cr.aigie!s, newst
stand or D. ‘O'Brien's meat store.
THE WEATIIER
Temperatures et the •past wqek in
Goderich, with -those of the come Pend-
ing week a year ego, as officially re-
corded, were • as follows: '
• 1945 1944
, • Max. Min. Max. Min:
Thurs., Ott. 25....51 86 -' 50.- 47
Fri., Oct. 26 • 49. • 4Q • 48 40
Sat., Oct. 27 49 • 40 43 . 34
Oct -28 • 59 39 • 53 36
Mon., ,Oet. 29 • - 61, 45 • .46 32
Tues., Oet...30. • 62 • 32 - 54 .85
Wed., Oct. 3. 1 • 40 .45 43
•
QUIET HALLOYirE'EN
Hallowe'en pasted off quietly. There
, •
were the Wino]. .children's pranks', and
ealle at houses by Youngsters looking
for a handout, but no serious misehief
is reported. , The ,fire brigade was
called out to extinguish"a bonfire which
son:mono.- started in the dry leavet in
Court House Park.
GIFT OF ELECTRIC .ORGAN
• TO BAPTIST OgUgli,,
- •
congregational rallY was held in
the Goderich Baptist church on Wed-
nesday evening, October 241.11. 4..
worship period was conducted by the
pester, Bev. Joseph Janes, •assisted
by Mr. Wm. Johnston. • Mr. James
Campbell gave an address on the work
of the .Baptist Brotherhood, and vocal
solos were rendered by Mrs, Robt.
Marshall' and Mrs. Joseph Janes.
It was announced that Mr. and Mrs.
George Johnston • had -; donated an
electric organ to the church in memory
of their eon, Captain Icelso Johnston,
.Who .died in Holland, August 301.11, 1945.
generous gift was accepted by
the church with deep gratitede and
•sincere appreciation, and the'Doxology
was sung.
. ,
Refreshments were served by the
Dorcas Society and the meeting closed
with the singing of the National An-
them and the benediction.
The organ will be used in next Sun-
day's .services. In ,the morning, at
11 o'clock, there will be a memorial
service , in remembrance of the late
Captain 'Kelso .Johnston, and at the
evening rvice, at 7 o'clock, the organ
will be dedicated to the. worship of
God. . • •
Before' the evening service, beginning
it 6.50 'o'clock, a recitai on the new
instrument will be given byMrs. George
Walker, of Stratford. -
•
CLOTHING.- COLLECTION CLOSED
• The -Lions committee which- had in
charge' the collection of clothing for,
Europe, with Martin S. Stewart tof
chairman, is well pleased with the
results,- Over six and a -half tonsof
clothing have been shipped, ,the con-
•tributions of the' people of Goderich
and the district, S.'nd there will be an-
other small Shipment *The collection
is now officially .closed, the quota hav-
ing been exceeded.
Dir. J..1. Tabun of London' Gives an -
Illuminating Address on South America
The Lions Cluir at thejr-serci-montirly
meeting On Friday night, at 'the Bed -
lard Hotel,. heard with uncommon
interest . an. address by, Dr, ' J. J.
Tolman, of the University of Western
Ontario. Dr. Talman'S address was
On "Latin AmeEtca," not a paiteularly
attractive subjeet, but It was handled in
masterly Style„ and with. an under-
eurrent of huinor that gave it. added
relish. •
Beginning back in 1492 with the
discoverY of "El Dorado," the. speaker
.touched • on various aspects of South
American histRY, bringing hishearers
right up to the preeent time when re-
Selution is again- showing its familiar
'face . in some ..04 the Latin American
countries.
The differencesbetween the peoples
of America's Southern and Northern
halves was, he said, ft difference of
background. The hietory of South
America was written in blood shed by
the 81M1111811and Portuguese conquist-
adors, . and feudalism had been pre -
Served. " North America ',had been set-
tled by people who knew and believed
in democracy. an the last century
the Spanish colonies won their :free -
do, but among their People were none
trained in representative :government,
and the consequence was dietatorship,
graft, and militarymb. There was
a large percentage of Spanish -Indian
half-breeds in the population, and
eighty-five -per cent, of themr* were
• "
illiterate. Descendants of tbe con.:
quistadort still owned inunense.estates;
• described . in squarebillet rather than..
,acree; and for the rest of the people
there were poor housing conditions and
ii great ftntotint of poverty and disease.
Sbeaking, particularly of Argentina,
which he said 'had been eXpledted com-
mercially by the. British, the speaker
said that the raising at the standard
of Wing 'among the people would in-
crease their ability to buy imported
goads'. and Would Make International
trade less difficult *The attitude of
Canadians should be one of under-
standing and .friendly co-operation, and.
perhaps in time (the Speaker was
understood to say, half -humorously,
two. hundred years), there .would be
worthwhile . results in eonitheicialy„re-
lotions With the South Americans.
A, hearty vote of thanks was tend-
ered to Dr. Tolman for his address.***
After explanations ..by Lion Harvey
Erskine •regarding tentative plans for
creating a children's playground at
'Victoria Park, the Club 'cited $1,000
for 0.;:teginning of the: work by Way,
Of grading and seeding the gfounds.
Tvve vocal numbers Were contributed'
V. Miss "'Avis 1Varrener, with -Plane
neeomponimexit by Mies Barbara 'Outt,
and were .• ciithusiastictilly received.-!
Glen Lodge, lately returned
from Europe,- was greeted as a guest
and assisted in. the Club singsong.
President Brute Tennant waS in the
0,11;441.r. ,
• Supporters
Not Discouraged
' !
A,1.8.711 A M.Njobols011i
111,1/1/01reetble Here-
13m,a,d Attendance
A, M. Nichoisen; 04.r. memher of
ti House et ComnaOna for Mackenzie,
SaSk., and J, W Nereworthy, ex 11.
for South York, Ont.,,naddx.essed tpub*
Meeting in the Town RaJ1402 Frid4Or
night. •Only' a lffindpri, of people :were
present
Mr, Noteworthy spoke of the organiz-
ation work of the party, Air.: Nichol-
son said that C -1.0./r. supporters were
not easily, diseouraged. . They reeog-
nixed the odds against a new party
financed by farmers and/ workers who
were unable to contribute large sums.
In Saskatchewan,. where Mr. Nichol-
son has lived .,for the, past twenty
years, a 0.9.r, Government has been
in. office for over a year.
•
"We„,..have not solved all our Kobe
lems," said Mr; Nicholson, "but we
have made a start.. ". Farmers .are
.guaranteed that ,debts , wffl not be
increased in the event of drought or
collapse, in prises. Any farmer who
is making an ,honest attempt to fulfil
the terms of his contract cannot be
•evicted from his farm. • Free medical
services have been provided for old -
age pensioners, widows and children
receiving -Government assistance. Labor
legislation hat been passed guarantee-
ing the Workers the right to organize
and minimum wages, and hours- of
work hate been regulated, providing,
he claimed, the moat advanced' legis-
lation in Canada.
•Commenting on the recent Provincial.
elections, Air: Nicholson said that sub-
stantial • gains had been made by the
.C.C.F. in the popplar vote in Bo. •
Columba N
o son is a ormer *Bruce
boy, and. 'taught school at Varna •a
number of years ago.
Burton Robinson was chairman of
the meeting._
Saskatehew*'Legisiation Challenged
A portion. *Of • Mr.. Nicholson's ad-
dress dealt with an attempt to have
certain measures of the Saskatchewan
Government disallowed by the Feeetal
Government. He. said:
• As •tome Of the legislation passed
by the C.C.F. Government in Saskatch-
ewan during its first year in office
is -being challenged; there is 'a good
deal of interest. across Canada in this
constitutional issue. TheBritish North:
America Act gives the provinces com-
plete autonomy withinthe. litnits of
their jurisdiction assigned - to. them.,
Very rarely our history has the
Federal Government interfered with
the laWs passed by a duly elected gov-
ernMent in the provinces, regardless
of, how objectionable the legislation
inight be to an .opposing party in power
in Ottawa. • •
The Canadian Pacific Railway has
petitioned the Federal Government to
disallow the Mineral TaXafion Act,
while the Dominion Loan and Mortgage
Association has asked for the disal-
lowance of the Muni Security Act and
the Local Gaternment Board (Special
Powers) Act: 1 am Sure that the
people in Ontario' are keenly interested
in hearing'our side of the case.
As a reward for constructing, the
Trans -Canada Railway, the .C.P.R. was
granted a land subsidy of twenty-five
million acres with mineral rights in -
eluded. • To build - braech_and,,spur
lines, additional. grants 17-vere made,
bringing the grand total up to fifty-
five millions of acres. • In the Pro-
vince of Saskatehewan the C.P.R. :was
given almost ten million acres. They
proceeded • to sell the land, but re-
tained their mineral MIAs. As a re-
sult, on-millions/Of acres of lend owned
by the farmers of Saskatchewan,. the
C.P.R. holds the mineral rights. They
have made no attempt to develop these
minerals and up to the present it did
not cost -them anything to hold them.
They merely await , the time when
speculation and development will en,
able them to make tr, handsome profit
•out of soniething whieh belongtoall
the people of the Province,
In 1930 the -Federal. Governinent re-
turned the . natural resources to the
Government bf Saskatchewan. All we
ask now is the right to tax these re-
sources it the owners are making no
aftempt to develop them. There are
three male reasons for imposing this
tax:
(1) TO prevent corporations',.from
hoarding natnral retotirces out of lands
they no longer Own which we giVen
te them ag a gift by past Govern 'lents.;
(2) To encourage the develo,
of our natural rbseurces .fat the bone
fit of the people as a whole; .
(3) • To place the burden' of main-
taining. educational' and • other Pro-
vincial terilicet on .the,„ shopylers
those best able to contribute. .
The second Act being challenged is
one known as the 'Local, Government
Board (Speelal Powers) Act 11 merely
says that When a ,city, town or Muni-
eipality ,gets into finanpial di oeulty
with the bondholders the matter goes
before the Lectil GoVernment Board.
Both (-parties, bondbbTders and the
intinfelpality; lutist abeept the decision
of the Local Government Board; Prior
to the PaSsing Of this A,ct, only tho
municipality was compelled to abide
by the deelsibn of, tile. Board.' The
bondholdert were free to accept or re-
ject the decisiens. We think it Unfair
to have an umpire "umpine, a ball
game when one „team is•obliged to abide
by the umpires decisions While the
,(Continued on page 4)
VIOTORTIAAN HAS
Orttil, A. LONG WAY' TO, (R)
Thoo$4,1MOWlaY and Tuesday were
snceessive reeord-breaking days In
ToiiiMe oZ salesforoner.dq; leont.than,
414 Per eent. oi Huron PountAt
quota. for the ninth ;Victory loan Amo
been subseribed, and it will • require
hard, persistent work for the. "remainl
Ing days o1. the campaign, coupled with
• co-operative spirit on the part of
possible subscribers, te keep intact thls
county's recordof sticcesisfa loan
campaigns. ,
GOaerith to date has ottbstribed
330,509 of a quota of $005,000, leaving
$274,500 still to come.
The 'Village 02 Blyth remains, at the
top of the Huron 11841 -with "sales
amounting to 126.95 .per cent of ,,Ita
quota. East Wawanosh, in second Place,
is approaching its objective,and the
Zurich and 'Hay. West district hall
clime up from eleventh place last week
te third position. Goderieh Township
has dropped back fromthird to fourth
place, but Colborne Township, with
Harry McCreath again onthe job after
a spell of sickness, has jumped from
fourteenth place to fifth., ,
, IN MAGISTRATE'S*00URT
...••••..••••••••• '
• Magistrate Ian McRae,, of StrathroY,
presided at the weekly court this after-
noon in .the absence on holidays of
Magistrate A. F. 400k.
Thirty-three radio owners of Gode-
.
Rent
Sunda
•
rich 'and district paid fines ahd costs
for neglecting to take out licenses.
• Convicted on a charge of ostault pre-
ferred •s by Harold Bogehler, .T.
Baectiler paid a fine of 4,10 and costs
, Charged with Looting Cottages'
Maurice Brown: and a youtb, under
sixteen years of age, both from Aylmer,
are remanded in custody until Novem-
$. They .,are.charged With break-
ing, e tering and theft of various
,seee-•itrage1--B-a-11-e1(
and Burke's Beach,,Goderighaownship
'boys were found on Wednesday
• st week in one of the •cottages,
where allegeqy they had 'spent the
niget, and were taken into custody by
Previnciel, Constable William Gardner
of Goderich and Constable John Parker
of Baydeld.
• Alertness on. the part of Caretaker
William Elliott was credited by pence
and owners of the cotages with arfeit.
of the boyt, which pGlice say will solve.
the -epidemic of cottage -looting 2n this
area in recent 'weeks which: for a
time had them baffled.,
Mr. Elliott in hit rounds saw, evidence
that one of thebottages had been entered
and called In Constable Parker, who in
turn notified Constable Gardner. Mr.
'Elliott also notified Edgar Bauer and
Harry Batter, both In Waterloo, owners
of two of . thd Bayfield cottages, and
the Barters speeded to 33ayfie1d. '
Found in Hayfield Cottage
Entering„the cottage of Edgar Bauer,i
the police and the cottage owner said
they found the two accused 'arising in
-mid-day from drowsy, slumber in a
bedroom •completely darkened by
blankets • tacked up against the
windows; ostensibly to prevent lights
used inside at night from betraying
their occupation of the cottage. ' Police
said there was evidence the room had
been used for drinking liquors, with
beer bottles, one liquor bottle and a
soft drink bottle near a bed.
Police also said- the boys admitted
they had entered seven cottages here
and ,others in near -by beaches 'after
they were confronted with a duffle
bag ;and three or .four .suitcases Ailed
With .boot . from the • several cottages
and two rifles said to have been taken
from o Bine Water Highway ,cOttage.
The boys, said police, admitted they
had entered , and looted the cottages
at Bayfield of. Edgar Bauer, Waterloo;
Harry Bauer, Waterloo; M. Kanter,
Detroit ; the late Dr, Thomas, London; •
Mrs. Harold Purvis, Detroit;. Mr. Mor-
ley,.Bloomfield Hills, Mich., and Mrs.
Heideman, Toronto. .
At Burke's Beep .-the cottages of
A. R. Mitchell, M. T. Carless, Orval
Lobb, C. B, Lobb and Miss Sifirley
•Bawden were entered an ransacked,
Mrs, E. Ruston has gone to Waterloo,
'where she will spend the winter.
•
•
with
ot eb el: yearnt ilet 0
chureli, followed
at the war mem
Park in• honor of
whaasr:th' itt Vin
(4Ittheme ePinahniratetn bt
falling on 4 Slrin
Yrenel;emae"ntissetb itt
The
Juia
'veterans to meet a
1.0.15' axe, ,Xert
forces are "9rdia
part.. Harborrt,Thisanancalpd
$
,
veteranse°4ialdWt'
A
medal,
r.Sturdyl i
war will dress af$
a.
that.. The new band
local unions.. will p
The parade will mo
arrivefl4.
at:011. :i
e,4,)tv.eh
before ,,B..,
will conduct the service.
wmAftef ar t ,cli in aliguLent
church and will mar
where a brier cereme,
There being .no ov
living in Goderich,
sedation has` been. as
Minister to take this
• It -is planned to r
war 'practice of hit
Patriotic and public
lay wreaths on the
,heped to have ,,on
_framed honor roll ear
0;7-7"(4ileinelY
March, off the grounds
Square, His Worshi
Moeney, taking the,
opposite East street,
Poppy/Day will be hel
November 10th. A .grou
girls Ol-ganixed ', by MISS
Naughton will sell poi
streets from .10 o'clock
until 6 p.m., after whie
carry on during tho,.,:
Legion hopes foe the. u
• response from the eitize
Vicar IS Oaairraan, of the
Day ,comnaittee.A.
The annual Canadian
will be beicron Friday
fellovve mail, where ea
and. new -style . daneing will
until -a • late, hour. • Th"
been a seder higbligbt- or
years and IS exPeeted tc
popular this year.
SEAFORTH YOUNG PEO
Ghosts and goblins were
day eight what the .Vi
Young People's Union en
young people of • Nortbs
church, Seafarth. Even
honored the guests with b
The evening opened with.
led by Evelyn 13reekovv an
Craig, lifter whichevery()
by fur ghosts on a thrilling
through the darkened room
The prizes for the' winnin
were given to "Madeline W
,forth, if "Turkish 14.(13",."
Castle, Goderich, as '%ab"
Prizes for tearing witches
out of paperwere awarded
Bennett and vie Walden bo
forth. The guessing 'gime '•
by Audrey Crawford, Goder h.
Campbell, Seafortieh winn , of
musical chain, WSSI Able to outwit h
opponent in seeuring. the last chair. ,
&tasty lunch was served. A„,,frieiV
h.
ihip chyle was fornied and the ItteeV,
ing was closed with Auld Lang sine.
GAGEOTENT ANNOUNCED
gaAninro. na,litlannAolunrs.ceWiheite'zvegaag
their daughter, Nancy iliadehlte,
.Gordon Webster wAiindi ertfas0
N'..sen
and Mrs. T. Anderten,
ThedvmeIteCtritriage , ...:
NINN -VICTORY LOAN IN HUROI.4
Villa.
Eas
THURSDAY, NOV
' quota.
$ 64,000
Wawanosh hTownship ..,97,009
eh find Etty West. 128,000
erich Township -120,000
borne Township ,• 93,000,
Town of Clinton 249;000'
Howiek, *Township 314,000
Hullett , Township, 142,000
Town of Wingbanr 205,000
Usborne -Township , '. 142,000
Village Of Exeter - ° 209,000
'Rental], and nay East' • 142,000
Town of seaforth. . 220;000
West Wawanosh Township 97,000
Turnberry Township ' 10800
Stephen 'West "'''' - - ' ' - . 03,000 ;
Town of G-oderich ..,... . . .... . .. ,..,005,000
Aslitteld ToWnship . ... - et48,000
Stephen East , • 93,000
Grey Townstap, • 167,000
'Morris Township ...... 133,000
Stanley Township 144,000,
111eXinop Township .. 142,000
Village of Brussels .. '104,000
Tuckersinith Township , .... _142,000
Huron County tntal $070,000
Air Schools .,.............. .... 50,500
Combined total .., •0,220,500
1st
ate
250
91,800
i15,150'
94,360
05,450
174,000
210,350
91,400
107,600 "
89,700,,
•
120;850'
77,259 •
122,250
• 51,050 .
• 53,300
41,300;
257;400
. 62,500
•.87;150
'05,000
51,700 '
-53,550 •
• 52,250.
37,400
• 40,800
2,360,806
148,680
e2,40641
*Percentage
• 126.95
94.63
89.00
18,00
• 70.37 •
10.
CO.
04
57.8
84.
58
•
153.24
4035
44.0
42.80
- 4422
39.04
• 88.02
88.87
31.10
30.80
30.00
28.13
55,30'
,288.00"
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