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GOD ' ICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MARCH 20th, 1952
Children's Aid
Society Stresses
Foster home Need
The Ohiddnen's Aid Society has
issued a p>amp>'hlet in which the
Urgent need for foster homes is,
Streased. It was pointed out at the.
nieertiug of the Huron County OhlT-
dren's Aid Society on Wednersday,
March 12, that it is the society's
rl rp onsibifitot to look rafter the
children in Huron who 'have no
,Hotness The le are the young tears
who, through no fault of their own,
are deprived of It. normal faurilty
life. Some are babies. others are
airy age up to and inclutling 1(1
years.
.Stressing that oaring for a child
is an oppxmtunity for good citizen-
ship, an earnestt plea is made for
offers of foster homes /Or. a tem-
poravy period. Thee foster homes
must have both parents, love, happi-
ness and security with an adequate
standard of living and where the
children can share the eppwntu'uities
and responsibilities of: ,the home.
Forster parents receive $18 a month,
and the society assumee frill rn-
pousittllity for all medical and
dental care as welt as clothing, and
assists parents to meet various prob-
lems as they? mise.
1)elegrztes slTil attend the- annual
eonvention4o1 Children's - Aid So-
cieties in Teton'to on April 4 aIid 5.
Arrange for tiCliiiics
'Ithe'-Iaone Clubs of-IluronCounty
title again sponsoring u clinic 111
Clinton en .1V'ednesday, t1try 7. ']telt
ors let that is 5 xc its] vts w,i111)0
present .to see all eases nee ni, a
ttention, p►artleullanly pest -polio eas-
es. 1)r• Charles Thompson will ex-
amine d•.=feestive eyesight and hear-
-g. A new feature this year is to
be the examination of deft'Otive
sj►eech ti as •s ---those not tau- 'tl by
naeutul ret aalai ion.
Miss 3teGowau is representing
Che Children's Aid Society on the
el ink- con, nil tit (es and, altheush
Lions' (clubs, Counts' Health Nurses
ittol teachers have all been eon -
1 u'ted f(o' eases. eltizerl';, too, are
being nrgeil to repent itny cases -to
1iss Alk -Gowan.
JUNIOR FARMERS HOLD
ANNUAL MEET APRIL 3
Executive of Huron County'
Junior Farmers set April :i as the
date of their annual greeting in
Clinton Collegiate Institute.
..l.unior _,Livestock Judging Day
will he an -alt-day event .on May
24 in ` eaforth.
Colwan,lsh Juniors are to have
a machinery club in Dungannon
von►nloticing in early May.
Annual "At4Home" -will be held
the third week of April iu the
Clinton Collegiate Institute- Four
+delessates from each club will at-
tend the Provincial Junior Farmer
Conference in Guelph, April 21.
AWARDED GRAVEL CONTRACT
Contract for gravel for ro€Ids in
the north and west portions of
Perth County was awarded to R.
J. Brewer, Goderich, by the Perth
County road committee Bast "week.
The gravel is to pass through a
three-quarter inch screen and Is
priced at $1.02 per cubic yard.
•
PRESENTED WITS JEWEL
W. J. Baker
Who was presented with a 50 -
year jewel from Huron Lodge
No. 62, I.O.O.F., on Monday
night by Past Noble Grand J.
W. Newcombe. Mr. Baker was
initiated into the Lodge on
March 26, 1902.
LionsTellof
Far AwayTrips
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The Lions Club on Friday night
gave the "go ahead" resolution to
pint ' 't tr using 11 Loge
sgtlares and selling them at so
notch 0 -square in order to raise
the money necessary for the instal-
lation of a floor at the arena. A
eommittee will go into details on
the plan in the near future,
Lieu Gordon McManus was chair-
man in -the absence of Lion 7.eo
V),:tlzak, Lion George Ellis re-
ported on the arena floor project.
Lion Nip Whetstone told of plans
for Young Canada; Week and pre-
dkte 1 it record number of entries
for the Easter week hockey tourna-
ment' for .pee wees. kion Harold
Better tubi of the forthcoming
Lions ice rerun. 0t the :irisnit.
-Addresses ' .were - given by two
Lions on their recent trips. Lion
'William Hay gave :511 interesting
account of his trip to the Ilritish
Isles about 0 year ago. Lion Nelson
Hill told of the colorful Lions In-
ternational cettventiou at Atlantic
City last year and colored movies
were shown to illustrate the pro-
ceedings. Lion Willard Legg
oileti
r-
et d t e projectien machine.
DO YOU REMEMBER?
• 'With the publishing - of
"Signal -Star Photo Flashbacks"
in this issue, a new feature is
presented under the heading, of ,
"Do You Remember?" ,It will
replace "People You Know"
which will be resumed at a
leiter date. - The old pictures
will undoubtedly bring back
memories of former days to
many present and former resi
dents of Goderich and will ap-
pear regularly on page two,
the editorial page,
I� Winners of Observation Contest' II
Mayor J. E. Huckins made the draw from the box of
seeveral'hktindred letters in the..Signal-Star's observation contest
and the -,w,o winners of last week's. contest are :
Mrs. Reg. Needham, - William St., Goderich
-Miss Marilyn Hartney, Regent _St., Goderich
.Each. of the aforementioned will receive a two pound box
of Srr �•Ies'n Chuckles chocolates this ,week.
The. vast majority of answers came in from Goderich. and
the rural ro tte,ground. Goderich, Auburn, Clinton, Dungannon,
Bayfield, Luelorow and Blyth although a number came from
such points-as-T6ronto, Detroit and London.
• -__The correct answers to last week's questions were
Reinhart Electric„ page ten; 2. s+ Campbel ' Drug Store,, page
three; 3. Junior Chamber of Commerce, Mage four; 4. Gardner
Motor Sales, page nine; 5: Groeeteria, page eleven; 6. Black -
stone's Furniture, page two; 7. Campbell's Garage, page five;
8. Reg. McGee and Sons, page eight; 9. George W. Schaefer,
pai'`6seven; 10. Roy Breckenridge, page twelve.
Some of the comments received in "It takes a lot of study but lots
the letters were: of fun. Hope I win."
"I wish to thank you vers Much"Well, I'm still trying."
Address your k'tter to •:LD CON -
for sending me the two pound box TEST EDITOR, Signal -Star. Dead -
of Smiles'n Chuckles Chocolates. line for receipt of entry is MON-
It was nice to ,be picked a winner DAY NOON. Letters earn be mailed
and to be lucky in your interesting or placed in letter box in front
contest. I have enjoyed very much door. of Signal -Star 0111(11
answering the questions each week." In your answers, GIVE'TILE
---Mrs. Hugh Glen. NAME OF P1JF STORE, THE OR-
I have tried all your contests so (;AN1zATI()N, ()It THE 1'1HtsON
far but no success. At present I IN WHOSE AD 'Eneete 31F.N'I'
am in the .hospital but enjoy it THE ANSWER TO THE Qt'I S-,
just the same." TION 15 TO I11 FOUNT) ANi)
"As candy is my weakness, ALS() THIS: NUMBER ()F"TIip:
This contest Is for me; PAGE ON WHICH THE AD3'ER-
Every week I scan the -belt's • TiSi+:MENT TS LOCATED,
M3• name 1 hope 10 see." Here are tate questions for this
"ibis is real fun." - week:
From lo)ndon, Ont.: "This is 1113' 1. compare the q'uallty
first try."2. beyond compare
"No Tuck yet, but will keep try- 3, extras are optional
fug." 4. saves up to 14%
I enjoy the contest very much. 5. $37.90 per 100
Would be very nice to be lucky 0, Experto o'
for a change." 7. Fresh Cuba;; Jambe Size -
'I have; written in every week 8. in wheat
but last week. I couldn't. find No. 9. not over $25
I, batt 1 have theta all this week." 10. "cheap" ,
School Board Asks
Paving Estimates
for Playground
Chairman John .H. Lauder pre-
sided at the monthly meeting of the
Goderich Public School • Board held
on Wednesday evening last week.
After consideration of a report
by Inspector G. Gardiner, the pro-
perty committee was empowered to
Investigate the possibility of having
an indoor incinerator provided in
the basement.
Ask for Ksti>iate
A motion by Trustees Mrs. S. C.
Anderson and H. Shore was en -
(torsed that the secretary ask paving
companies to submit estimates on
re -surfacing the playground, ad-
jacent to the school building, .with
asphalt.
Principal H. M. •Shackleton re-
ported there would be a vacancy
on the teaching staff; There was
an enrolment in February of (1.44 ;
average 'attendance ti00.85; percent -
ape
Trustees Sore -and C. 'Worsell's
motion was endorsed that inquiries
be made front the Goderich Co.,l
legiate Institute Board if manual
'training and Hoine Econogtics in-
struction will be made available to
Grades es II and VIII, commencingmeicfn
b
September next- and, if so, what
charge or free will be nude.
The School Management commit-
tee was authorized to consider pro-
viding the caretakers with 'addition-
al help in order that dusting may be
More thorough, ars recemmendt d by
Inspector Gardiner.
Ask Stn .t Re nt'irs
The Town Centel NN re-
quested to have the holes in the
road on Gibbons street repaired 1Intl
She street re -surfaced this summer.
.The Ahtucr'k Chapter, 1.(1.1).1:•,
will be advised that the school
auditorium will IK' available for a
bridge party bat carnivals will not
be allowed thee..
The -George 'Hardy Coiupauy I.i1n-
ited -account of $495 for repairing
the auditorium floor was authorized
to be returned to them as the Board
refuses to assume this item. The
repairs were for 1t large "bubble'"
in the new floor.
also, the company will be advised
that • the Board will las prepared
to make final payments 011 'COW 1:l('ls
upon receipt of their statement 111:11
the sub -contracts have been 'paid.
• Request Hall Site
R. E. Barnes, repiresenting the
Machinists Union Blue Water
Lodge and the Town Council, was
assured that the Union's request
that the property behind the old
Central- School building be made
available to the 1'nion as at site
for
a hall and club room w•ciulti be
considered.
Public :School Inspector Gardiner
reported that the ,Safety Patrol,
comp used of senior boys, continues
to do good Work , at dismissal
periods. , --
Both varetaket•s are popular with
the pupils, he said. This i8 on
Important factor. A good relation- t
ship is estirblished by' their oc-
casionally assisting in games :tad
pupils' activities.
The experimental classes, Grades
1, II and III were discontinued 1 1
owing to the fact that experienced
teachers were not available and
there is a larger enrolment in junior
grades. i n
Have - You Got Yours?
ANYTIME FROM JAN.2 TO
FEB. *9, 1952.
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The last-minute rush for, 'motor vehicle licenses 011(1 operators' permits 1' on,
with the legal deadline- 1 1 s .t ,
in( for use of 19`51 permits set for midnight tonight, Thursday,.
March- 20: 1� Inial extension was ,.,1 tilted (311 .Febl'tlat;\' 29 '1111(1, as Sprint; begins, e"r11'ti
without validating license, stickers will he halted by p1lice throughout Ontario.
For the last fen- (10(8 therd has been a. tong line -u) of applicants. seeking'
�, 1 1l Se liulri pernlit�
at the counter of the level issnillg ofteer. Raiptl Blackstone, on West- Street, and the
last-minute' rads was expectedto se
l increase today'.
IIaI1laltulr `ipectateir Illustration
OLD WOODEN CULTIVATOR
FOR MUSEUM COLLECTION
The latest acquisition of the
Huron Pioneer Museum is an old
horse-drawn cultivator, glade en-
tirely of wood, except for the ,t ivo
spade-like plates extending down -
Wards. The ancient implement. was
found in the loft of the Goderich
Organ Company's stable, which was
reeent13• torn clown.
Little, if anything, is known of
he history of the cultivator, which
has probably .been lying in the loft
for between 50 and (;0 years, ac-
cording to Harry McCreath who; for
natty years, lived alongside the
organ' factory and can not remember
the implement ever having been
used. Enquiries have failed- to shed
ny light on its Background- het, if
Advises More Classes its story. is ever revealed, it will tin-
"In Sdpises l9 :l3 it tier doubtedly shed considerable light on
would
-j methods of farliiing in pioneer days
semi advisable to Blake &provision t in. Huron County.
for four Kindergarten classes. The ' County workmen are anxious to
enrolment in the junior grades is set about the erection of the )loneer
high and entry into Grade I of I
older pupils would tend to _aggro- 1 log house is to be situated
rwhich
vete the situation, Mr. Gardiner the south side of the museum
advised.
Several teachers make use of the
Arts and Crafts room. hood -use
is- made -of radio programs particul-
arly in junior. classes.
Boys from the Collegiate have
and will provide living quarters for
Curator Herb Neale. There is
'.'about eight inches of frost in the
'ground still and as soon as this
has disappeared, excavation of the
full basement will commence. kitchen, with its exposed beams in
been helping with basketball at The house will have three, roorns the eefling, will contain an array
p.m.Any senior girls and boys downstairs and two upstairs bed- of old-fashioned iron 'cooking uten-
tvho wish to participate should have rooms. It will be furnished through- sits as well as an ancient pioneer -
an opportunity arnI the program out with pioneer furniture and the type iron stove.
should be organized.
It was recommended that junior
classes should have an opportunity
Completes FortyYears i
of partieipatirtg in rhythmics, folk p With th D CO
dances a nsicgarogram in the school 1 Sees
program h 1 Bright Outlook For Growth
owth
Is sorest"thr (1nrl: h3 ittnktng--pre Q
vision for boys whose voices have 31r. H. T. "Hurry" Marker' was
changed, he reported. presented with gifts from the D( -
1)w general teaching in the vari-
ous -_class -rooms is satisfactory, ac lni111011 Rorl(1 Machinery ( 01113(1113
cord Ing to 3Tr. Gardiner. sss and its employees in recognition
Approximate value of school of his 40 years tit faithful service
equipment is $27,119_54. with. the company on March 14.
J,C.'S HOME BINGO I8 Mr. John K. Sully, manager of
I)IIMCO, offered his congratulations
LAUNCHED THIS WEEK in presenting Mr. 4tarker with a
beautiful silver tea service, a gift.
The .LC. Home Bingo gets under from the.. company.
way•th'is week and the first limn- Representing the employees. Mr.
hers to he drawn are shown in the 'Willian► Johnson also lauded 31r.
advertisement on the back page of Barker's outstanding record of ser -
the, Signal -Star. Thin advertise- 'lee when he presented hint with a
tient which will be in the same ear radio donated by the employees.
location each week, will announce Moth Mr. Stilly and Mr. Johnson
every Thursday the Menhers drawn wished him the hest (if health and
and also details in connection with continuing employment for years to
the bingo. Every Monday noon eome.
8(1110 citizen will draw seven num- Trained as a machinist. at Wool -
hers. Last Monday George Ellis wieh, England, Mr. Barker started
drew the numbers which are to be with DRMCO in 1912. In thanking
seen In the bingo advertisement on Mr. Sully and Mr. Johnson fo
the hack page of this •Issue. their kind remarks and the company
The master board is located In and employees for the gifts, Mr.
the show window of the Major Barker reeailed his early days with
Store. Proceeds from the hinge, the IXRMCO, .Working conditions aind
first of this type to he played at the outlook (for company growth
Goderich, are to be used by the are better • . today thnn ever, Mr.
Junior Chamber of Commerce for Barker stated. He concluded his applause from the assetnbp,ed_ em -
industrial promotion. remarks with a hearts' round of ployees.
Collegiate Staff
Gets $200 Bonus;
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S 001r Sale
o
At 0 special meeting of the (lode -
rich District. Collegiate Institute
Board held last Thursday evening,
all full-time Members of the teach-
ing stairwere granted ,t cost -of -
bonus ,of $200 for • 1952-3.
etfecftive September 1 next.
Throne -the Goderich Industrial
Commission the Property--Comnlit-
tee of the Board has listed the pre-
sent school building with the I)c-
parrtment of Planning and Develop-
ment. Steps will be taken to ad-
vertise the building 'for sale.
The oldest part of the building
was -constructed
inl8"3'
i
as .
•r Gram-
mar
M
nrzr School. It - was enlarged in
1895, again in 1898, 19'23and in
1 93$.
BLUE WATER HIGHWAY -
The annual spring meeting of
the Blue Water Highway Associ-
ation will be held at Owen .Sound
on April 9.
BARRY T. BARKER
AT THE WATERFRONT
O
Mayor Named President- of . Executive
to Make Arrangements for Reunion
of Goderich. Old Boys and Girls
T.B. Association
Start Chest- X-ray
Clinic on May 19
Free to all, the mass chest X-ray
clinics in Huron County given by
the Huron County Tuberculosis As-
sociation in co-operation with the
Ontario Department of Health, will
begin 'May 19.
This was announced at a special
meeting of the association held in
Clinton by Alex Russell, Termite,
of the T.B. Prevention Division, De-
partment of Health.
A period of -six weeks or even
longer- should complete the clinics
at which it is expected to X-ray
every adult in the county, includ-
ing grade IN school pupils up.
Although two X-ray machine
will be brought in to' the county,
only one operates at one time. The
mobile unit will be taken right
into industrial plantsand high
schools, while- the portable, unit
i'
i 11
1 1►e setup
inthetartr
c
entre'
� s.
To Visit Ijonies
Special meeting. will be field the
early part of April when repre-
sentati3'es of 10 Lions Club and
women's organizations throughout
the -county wilil.sorganize for the
clinics. s'1'wo weeks previous to the
C -,--
The 125th. anniversary of "the.
founding of Goderich will heolae1e. �,t
boated from August 3 to 'V_ltt we
derided at a publie meeting attended
by about 100 in the Town Hall
auditorium last evening. Mayor.
J. E. Iluckins was elected president
of 111 executive committee which
will hold its first meeting next'
Wednesday night. Town Clerk S.
II. Blake has been instructe•d'to ask'
all local organizations to appoint_
one member each to this body, to
_attend next Wednesday night's
meeting.
J. _ enneth Hunter was elected
vice-president of the executive com-
mitt 4' and Itruee Armstrong was
named 'treit Surer. As suggested by
Roy Bots-keuridge, it was decided
that the executive committee would
hire and pay 0 full-time secretary.
Representatives were present at last
night's meeting from at least . 20
ori;€tntn`iti.ous. •
"If we are going to organize this
celebration in the four _months at
our dispostil it means that there
must 1►e no drones in the hive," said
Mayor Huekins,- who told the Meet-
ing that some preliminary work
had been done on the arrangements..
The organizer of the Sportsmen's
',Show. which he visited in Toronto
last week, had expressed a willing-
ness to meet the c'olninitte�e and
discuss :r rrangen►ents for the c-ele-
bi'ittiotr. ,
clinics the 12,000 homes in the 1s I see it. we're going to need
county will be t isited by volunteers a full -tune organizer because no-
iclth literature regarding the elintrs. cute in town .is going to have time
to (o it." Glty Emerson pointed out.
president of the assoc•iat ion asked 4111 t 1e nutyor s sugges ion t iv.
the members eketv ge evere atssist- therefore deduce to empower the
anc(' to the orgatlizaticnl of the exe(trtive ti) -interviely applicants
project. Ile 'stated that in .11i -Is, for the position of full-time
when the last *Mass free chest N -ray
c'liuic, was conducted, uul,r 17,(5)(1
of the 4.t,0ts) population attended.
IL C. 1.:;('x011, e'lintou, sect'et:(ry-
treasurer, spoke on this year's ordt'r
14(1'4'hristnrrs 5cals, which will lin-
organizer.
HINDMAN FREIGHTERS
SOLD AND RENAMED
(VWEN SOCN1), Morel' 17. -Th
:un'ia113 assist with the mass N -rat. Reo(h Steamship Co., Ltd: of
n
Montreal has renamed four Great
FREQUENCY CONVERSION Lakes freighters it bought last year
1.';"'l ilt", Hindman +�c'`i'1'rt:rtion
COMPLETED BY HYDRO •
end.
The char orae+ivet''tu G(I-c.v+ le p.m- with
nett 11,11110s of the, vessels,
cr was co•ulpl4•tecl is (:ocleri,�lr „ (til the. old .n:anrf• in brackets: 5.5. 1irook(1a1(• (George IlJndnlan) ;
il�(tr(iit3 (( 1014
the lust 20-4 V('JO '8.5 1•'orestchtle ;'Howard Hind-
1a1sts/. w:as .rh:ulge d :rt the 41011' •rich nr:u► 1 : 5.5. (:rotellalf' (11(1(11 111neI-
1.;1ev:(tor and Trails:4 1'oullrany's ue:1111: 8.8. I'arkd:rl( (lit:anclie
elevators. - Hindman b.
31:d er E. W'eave'r of the Public
1';Miles 1',muhriesiort elated that err %ISIT1)RS (11' L0.1. 182
nthe ti -hole the'change-ev(r has„1,0011 At the, regular'meeting
tisfal+very• No. 15" • on Tuesday night, live
lhre to a broken eirrrtiit, street br•etlrren frc,►n Pert Huron visited
the lodge. AV'•31. Ii+ovard Jardine,
('hail:a in cal( in ate wbotturn,
Wilfred .la11res, 1'.31. seinen Miller
:1u(1 V'e•rne 31:1rtin. Also present
was :t degree team of tirethretl of-
1rr(rs from Clinton who 14111- on al
tine 11'1)1:13 'of initiation work.
lights Were out of (oh►u1r,5ron e11
h•xpectcd arrival (of all oil slither Monday evening i11 all the south
here over the week -told to open this half of the ,town from the \V'rst-
n avig:ttion season' was delayed when F.a at• 'Street dividing tine% ►:rnv ;a Line-
men
the Ilnp>tria[ (lfl Cols en who worked ;11.1 evening were
1 11 stn-*essful iu 1r°elcing the break ju.st
nota reed after its annual ice -check- before 11- p.m.
ing tiiiht over the lower (treat
Lakes that` ice conditions were bad
in 1033'er Lake Huron and the area
is not navigable.
The flight, w-hici1 ivas conducted
on Tuesday, spotted 15 or 2t) miles
of heavy ice in Lake Huron but.
shipping conditions are •--reported
good in most of Lake Ontario, the
FIRST OP EIGHT ARTICLES ON .
The History of Assessment and
Municipal Taxation P a on zn Ontario
'While the question of municipal Litter iu the Middle Ages the pre-
assessment and taxation has 'a- dominant churches -- the I7otutin
Welland ( 11101 and Lake Erie with roused much interest "in the past -Catholic and the 1'retestant (An -
little or no ice. The Detroit hirer i ten years, there is nothing new glican r assumed munieipat services
a(
.
and a about
Lake St.] ut 1t
IIl
Clair content fact, there_
1 air
n t i (has ----- (s . -.
• �t(n ore ire --mostly 513' educntiutral :and tie.lt.ire
but the waters are navigable.,
!a form of assessment Intl taxation 1►y hosing on the so-called well to
�.,• • since the world was created. do.
• No grain shipments are rtp" c ted I While as taxpayers we may be- 1L'. E. L. Type Government
to 'arrive at -the Sloderieb Elevator coax' wrathy about municipal as- Possibly our first well known
and Transit Company elevator. 1►e'- sessn►(nt and taxation, we should form of government in Upper Can -
fore the end of the month. In the keep -in hind two things. The ala sv)utario1 incl Municipal as -
meantime, after -crews have arrived first is that the present Ontario sessthent 0ncl tax0tiou to carry out
Aboard the vessels wintering in the Assessment Act gives us ample opo• the work of such government was
harbor and are preparing thele for pksrtuuity to appeal against- an un- created by the arrival of the United
the opening of the navigation sea- just' assesst1lent. Secondly, the Empire Lciy,rlists. A few. mttnkipal
son. Abort 15 sailors left Goderich higher municipal taxation of the hies were created by specr 1 r1itrter,-
last week to return to their vessels. past decade has been, .caused by to carry out a form of municipal
More at re expe('ted to leave this the desire and demand on our ewtt government and they established
week and others next week. the? part for certain municipal services their own form of assessment and
Unemployment insurance ('ouunis which were formerly considered lux- taxation. Ge►ierally speaking how -
Atm office on West street reported. urfes. -Some of these are: garbage ever, the government kept control
With the Lions Club Pereh Derby collection, better roads. seweyoge by appointing the District Councils
in hind, C. B. Symonds, 10ts] lira n- and water, adequate fire and police and the %corking otfcials.
ager of the hell 'T'e'lephone Com- pirotection, snow removal, conrnu►h- In 1849,- the Act usually called
pally, tried his hand at landing 0 by (4s/tires. libraries, equal educe- the Baldwin Act after Robert E.
perch last week. - "All I got was tional facilities for all, et(. Bald Win but which rigl►tfullj• should
I►►IIInOSi't,," he said, but Inc is going in the first of this short series be, called the Baldwiti-la1F`ont:line
10.I{eepr lin ttyinl. . cif articles .r brief resonrrt' -W.1, brought into. being. This
Eight hundred pounds of white- given of the early stages of assess- was really the first' Municipal, Act
fish in the nets of E. Siddell iy.;ts tnetlt to show the progress made which applied to all, l'ppt'r Canada
the` 11rst big haul of the season. since that time.. (Ontario) and in the! Act were
Large a have been Taxation Primitive . Style the first assessment chapters- The
ntunlx't+, of suckers
h 1 T i' a
caa e,ught but few whitefish. in the early days of our known assessment seeti(,n of the Act had
- j history, chieftains of tribes le%i(d many provisions which wcitild create,
1{ OX Ci11['R('Ii X3'.31,5, tribute or assessutent against tics 11(11(14 indignation if they w( re in
The W.3T .S. of Enos Presbyteri:an members of their tribe by (le'naa11)1- force today. For instance, a field
('h(tr('h 11101 on Tuesday afternoon ing tlurt they furnish r a t soldiers stone house, no ;hatter its size or
at the home of Mrs. r1. 11. Erskin(• to light a goinst. neighboring tribees; condition, ivas 10 IV valued at a • s
'Mrs. Albert Taylor, the president. 4 10 1 that ,hey build furtitications, higher rate than a frame house with
preided. ,Scripture 1w0s r(ad by %i:aterw•orks, roads, etc.; (cl that amore ares) and in better "condition.airs. (`csn. Ttissott, enol 3frs. Taylor they gide ee 1) portion of their ('lay loans land was to' be valued ..
read, by regne'sf, the 11(a1tttifuI crop. cattle, .fttrellery, possessions, 11 igher than sandy loath land even
prayer from the (Glad Tidings. Al is.; ole„' fo 511801in either the chieftain though such land could not 1►e
31x3- ,lardinn r'ad a start• -.Fes er the array 1(1 the field. This worked until bate in 'the Spring or
OI1P Tal nt:" -
practice is Mill being carried otit in wits baked in the Summer ;Months.
Th( visaing cninnitt('(' r(portid some of our Easter(1 neighboring business assessment was levied on
lttl calls ort hosp(itatl p:(tients :and countries and there is no appeal the stock on hind and the amount
81111t-tl1s. Three 114.11' members were against these_ levies. of trade and this gave opportunity
added to the roll. Tile nest step) twits. back in the for the dishonest assessor to warn
.Sewing, which had been done for 3lkldle .Ages when taxpayers were and the dishonest merchant to be
dn na's, w•abgho the. c:riled npon to give labor in lieu of warned of the time to move goods,
tnIneetltriagiaffltlntatwu 1ts gen(renrc,nct 8
1ssort- pnsscssions. Phis wa' generally in front the present premises. A per-
tnent, of e'ostutne j(wellry for the 1110 form of building reads, tight- 8onnl assessment w•as also
Indian school children and their ing In the army, etc, A parallel .01► the'' Glial(;-rtlid�livest '.k. of -the
tlo
lthersmight be drawn to the Amecicnn farther.
A drlicionv lunch was solved at Civil War when those railed for IThese articlesnr0 b3• li(litor.
the (los( of (110• meeting and a secs -lee in the Northern Artily ebnld George .11tnles of the lioa'tnnuville
happy hoer of fellowship waw f 'n- escape such duty by playing recruits Statees:men. Next week's article Will .-.
jo3•ed"'•'bv all present. ilei'. it. es to tnke''their place. These recruits tell of the appointment of the' "W-
and 'Mrs. 31ae31illnn With Diane In some 1nRfnnces emenped -actual 1.e1inan Comission, their,,,4tennis,.,,
atnti,Juditll, were g1ie- fc-,1n'n1'fl lfte• warfare by .desertion 1114(1 140came+ nlendatielll8 and the tirst, Ateaeusnt('nt
test 1106r. known as "bounty jumpers." .1ct , In' Ontnrlo„ F