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Spotton Again Advocates
a Post Office for Brussels
WHEN HOUSE GOES INTO SUP-
PLIES FOR PUBLIC WORKS DE-
PARTMENT, NORTH HURON M.
P. ASKS AID FOR BRUSSELS.
Hansard of Thursday, April 25th,
Thad the following report on George
Spotton's request for a new Postoflice
at Brussels:
Mr. Spotten : Mr. Chairman, I feel
rather lonely when I find every con-
stituency contiguous to my own has
received considerable in these estim-
ates.
Mr. Elliot : Evidently you have not
looked at harbours and 'rivers.
Mr. Spotten : I am afraid to dis-
cuss harbors after a recent incident.
Mr. Elliot you are too timid.
Mr. Spotten : I wish to mention at
the moment the village of Brussels, as
the government owns a piece of prop-
erty there. This of course was pur-
chased just prior to the war. The
building is in very bad condition. If
the Minister of Public Works has not
been in that building at least
I know some of his colfegues who
have been there. One visited Brussels
on a very important mission
on September 12, 1927. I am not ob-
jecting to the., vote for Exeter. I wish
to congratulate the member for South
Huron (Mr. McMillan) and that part
of our country on getting a new post
office. I hope that since relative ur-
gency in these matters seems to be
based upon the good judgment of the
previous administration in selecting
sites—that appear to be the guiding
star with the minister—
Mr. Elliot Well, it is a certain a-
mount of corroboration.
Mr. Spotten : I hope the minister
will compare Brussels and Exeter
and tell us why the one was taken and
the other left, because I know my peo-
ple are expecting something, as it is
long since we are told, "Ask and Ye
shall receive." I find Soath Bruce,
North Perth, Lambton West and
South Huron—all represented ray
members on the other side of the
house—have received a little donation
from funds of the Dominion of which
the minister is trustee, and I congrat-
ulate them on their good fortune ;
but we have not received anything in
Brussels. ?the building there is in
very bad shape, in fact it is not any
better than an ordinary livery barn. I
would ask the minister to give his
reason why he selected Exeter, for in-
stance—I am not objecting—and left
out Brussels, where..so numy of his
friends in September 1927 were fully
seized to the fact that something was
very urgently needed with respect to
post office accommodation. T do not
want the minister to say that he is ly-
ing awake at nights because we are
asking for consideration. 1
know he cannot grant
everything that is asked, but
I would respectfully suggest to him
that he keep his engineers or inspect-
ors a little closer to their jobs at Ot-
tawa. When I pick up a local paper
here and there and find that an in-
spector or an engineer of the Public
Works department or of the Marine
department has been in a constituency
looking over all things and looking
very wise, giving a noel here and a
wink there. It is not long since that
I saw an article in a Western Ontar
eo paper stating that two members of
parliament were travelling about the
district in company with an inspector
or an engineer either from the Public
Works department or the marine de
partment, I ate not sure which. They
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were slipping around two contiguous
constituencies exhibitinb this official,
and they felt so shy about it—their
consciences must have been chiding
them—that in one village, the paper
says they were shadowed by local con-
stable. Apparently they themselves
felt that they were hardly doing the
correct thing. Before the Government
chides us any more about asking for
too much in the way of public build-
ings, 1 would respectfully suggest
that they stop the practise of sending
out departmental officials to look over
. constituencies with a view of finding
an excuse for spending a little more
of the people's money. I do not wi.'h
to labour this point, but since Hant-
sport, Buctouche, Exeter and all these
other favoured places have received
iconsideration—and the minister has
said their cases must be urgent be-
cause sites were purchased in 1013 or
•1914—I would ask him next year to
be prompted by the swine reason and
build a post office at Brusels, and so
carry out one of the many promises
made by friends. True he ohdnot com-
mit himself, but on the other hand he
did not in any way chide those who
were making the promises. In the
meantime if he will tell me on what lie
based his ultimate conclusion that Ex-
eter should be taken and Brussels left,
I may be able to justify his action to
my constituents.
Mr. Bennett : The Hon. minister
would be justified by faith.
Mr. Elliot : Yes, but my Hon.
friend has both faith and works. I am
rather surprised to hear him compare
the riding of North Huron with the
riding of South Huron, because he
looks alarmingly like the gentleman
who was in my office not very long
ago with a deputation from his riding
expressing their great appreciation of
;:+oat was being done by this depart-
ment for that particular riding.
Mr. Spotton: No, that was being
promised.
Mr. Elliot : What was being done.
11Ir. Spotten : Promised.
Mr. Elliot : No, The words of the
deputation as I recollect them refer-
red to what had been done last year
to the harbour at Goderich, and stat-
ed what excellent results were flow-
ing therefrom.
Mr. Spotten : We will discuss that
when the harbours are up. We are
dealing with post office now.
Mr. Elliot : But I see some of my
hon. friends wish to mix the two, and
I am not objecting to that now. If he
will look at the estimates a little fur-
ther on he will see that for Goderich
harbour there is an appropriation of
$205,000. He is the last man that I
would expect to object to this set of
estimates.
Mr. Spotton: I did not object; I
congratulated the member for South
Huron on his good fortune sed stated
I was delighted to see Exeter get a
public building. I was simply ask-
ing the minister to tell us how he
reached his conclusion which result-
ed in his taking Exeter and leaving
out Brussels.
Mr, (Elliot : If that is what he was
trying to do I am satisfied.
Item agreed to.
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GREY
Mrs. E. W. Vipond, Donegal, vis-
ited at the home of her mother, Mrs.
Robt. Pearson last week.
Mrs. Harry Bartlifl, of Clinton,
has been visiting at rho home of her
brother, Fred !Cardiff, 8th con.
The report of S. S. No 6, Grey for
March and April. The aster'ick(*)
indicates the number of examina-
tions for which pupils were absent
Sr.IV—George Elliott 84.4, Viola
Turnbull 79.2, Norman Stephenson
56.7. Jr. TV—Laura Raynard 74.5,
*Margaret Pearson 48, *****Eva
Parr. Sr. {III—George Hoy 78.8.
*Ina Turnbull 70,4, *George Pear-
son 56.4 *Hugh Pearson49.8, *Ralph
Pearson 45.4. Jr. IN!—* Jean Pear-
son 69.7, Ross Stevenson 62.4, *Fred
Keifer 58,7, *Jessie Pearson 47, Sr.
II—Halbert Keifer 74. Jr. II—Ber-
nice Parr 59.5, Lloyd Hoy 50.8. Jr,
I ---,Isabelle Turnbull,Good ; Kenneth
Wilbee, Good. Primary A—Camer-
on Seniors. 13 :--Evelyn Jackline,
Archie Jacklin, Evelyn Parr, Edith
Pearson.
C. Evans, (reacher.
Civil Service
Given Praise
Canada's Equal to Best in World,
Says Premier -- Speech is Broad.
cast ---• Fleet of Series by Noted
Canadians Given Over C. N, R.
Network.
Ottawa, April 26—"As one who,
some 80 years ago, began trio associa-
tion with the administration of our
country's affairs as a member of the
Civil service of Canada and eves
since has had increasing opportune
ties to gain first hand knowledge of
the work of its membership, I think
I may lay claim to speaking with au-
therity when I say that the civil ser-
vice of Canada will bear com-
parsion with similar ser-
vices of any country in the world,
alike in its standards of useful pub-
lic service and its fidelity to high
ideals of public duty."
FIRST RADIO ADDRESS
Premier King, in these words, paid
a tribute to the civil service h the
first address over C. N. R. network
of broad casting stations -est evening
on the :abject of "The Nation's Bus-
iness". The next in the series will be
delivered at an early date by Hon. R.
13. Bennett, leader of the opposition.
They are of a non-political and pure-
ly informative character, and are a-
long the lines of those delivered Sun-
day evenings from Washington over
the radio by David Lawrence, editor
of the United States Daisy, on the
machinery of government in that
country.
Concluding his address, the prime
minister expressed the hope that his
remarks may "serve to stimulate
your interest in other addresses
which are to follow and cause you,
as citizens of Canada, to feel that
the nation's business is a common
obligation, and that as citizens we
have no greater duty, as we can have
no higher !privilege or opportunity,
than that of working together in fur-
therance of the common goon.
"Every citizen of Canada", said
Premier King .at the outset, "is inter-
ested in the country's nuslness. To-
day, as never before, the problems of
government need the devoted study
of all citizens. The tasks which have
been placed upon modern slate, and
while it is the common duty of the
elector of the government to solve,
are of ever increasing ,magnitude and
complexity. The range of the duties
of government everywhere has trem-
endously increased during the past
century in Canada. At the same time
the interests and activities of the
private citizens have expanded.
MORE VARIED.
"His business concerns are more
varied. The demands upon his time
by countless religious, social
and professional activities
have multiplied. The needs of recre-
ation are more imperative. The re-
sult of all this is that the average
citizen has frequently less time and
interest 'to give his public duties at
the very moment at which they are
making more demands upon him. It
is essential that advantage should be
taken of every opportunity of bring-
ing the citizens of Canada Into closer
touch with those who are administer-
ing the affairs."
Premier King reviewed the main
features of the constitution as it re-
lates to the structure of government
and parliament, the creation and
composition of a cabinet, the manner
in which the administrative work is
divided amongst its members, the re-
lation of the ministers to parliament,
the proceedings and the conduct of
the Privy Council er cabinet in its
meetings, and the task of the various
derrartnhents of government.
He was introduced to the radio
audience by Vice -President Robb, of
the C. N. R.
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WILL
TUDY BRITISH PLAN
Premier Bracken, of Manitoba,
plans to make a trip to England this
summer to make a study of the con-
tributory old age pension system
which has been adopted by the Brit-
ish government.
Warns Against
Some Lawyers
Price Hits Those Who Force Bank-
ruptcy — Wavering Firms Often
Could Survive Crash, He Believes.
Toronto, April 26.—Attorney-Geri-
eral William H. Pries found occasion
yesterday to warn the public,
through the press against that type
of "lawyer who makes it his business
to promote brankruptcy actions."
The Law Society for some time
has been using every means in its
power to stop this sort of practise,
but the class of lawyers referred to
usually gets in his "dirty work" be-
fore the society can collect sufficient
evidence on what to ;o after him.
Consequently, Col. Price considers
it prudent to ask the public to guard
against any dealings with him in fut-
ure.
The attorney -general likens this
class to the "ambulance chasers" of
old. While there are only a few of
them at work, and these confined
chiefly to the Large cities, they have
been responsible in recent years,
Col. Price states, for bankruptcies of
many firms which under ordinary
circumstances, could have remained
in business and weathered the finan-
cial storm they have been given time
and opportunity.
In situations of this kind the type
of lawyer referred to usually goes to
to some creditor, pleads friendship,
and persuades him to eraser bankrup-
tcy action against the wavering
firm.
"Of course," says Col. Price, "it is
clearly against professional etiquette
for a lawyer to approach a roan and
suggest to him that he enter any
kind of action of law. The reputable
solicitor --the man who by hard work
has built up something of a practice
—does not indulge in this sort of
thing. But there are a number of
young fellows —clever young chaps
—and some older ones, too, who are
not above digging up business in this
way. The public must be warned.
Business men must realize that when
one of these people comes to them
and tries to scare them into bankrup-
tcy actions they are not think-
ing of them, their clients, but only of
the fees they stand to collect."
It is claimed that Canada possesses
great possibilities in nut growing
as shown by successful production in
the Okanagan valley of British Col-
umbia of walnuts, butternuts, al-
monds, , filberts, etc. The 1927-28
production was 110,554 lbs., as a-
gainst 37,410 lbs. in 1750-27 ; 55,-
000,000 worth are imported annual-
ly.
Total enlistments in Canada, 619,-
086 ; born in Canada, 318,705 ; born
in I ngland 156,342 in Wales, 4,-
772 , elsewhere in the 1 nhpue, 9,-
421 , in United States, 47,91(1 , 424,-
589 went overseas.. Casualties, 59,-
544 of C. E. F., viz., 51,749 of dis-
ease, 1,029 other causes ; 3,866 Can-
adians taken as prisoners of war.
War graves of Caradian soldiers,
49,798, viz., 37,7.17 in Europe, 3,-
463 in United Kingdom, 8,588 in
Canada.
iURONI pHRTIII BRUCE
HURON COUNTY
'Jise Hensel' li'iremen are snaking
preparations for 24th of May celebra-
tion,
The Highweye Department have
awarded the contract for paving six
utiles of the London road from anuth
of Clinton to Kippers. to Messrs. hose
and Besnier,
A.a4013 Ghig.erieh, of 010 Bronson
Line llav 'l'uwnahip, has purchaeed
the fine I00.acre ferns fa ottt the estate
of his father, the late Daniel Oiugei-
lcb.
At the regular sttonthly meeting of
the Clinton branch of the Canadian
Legion held in Council Chamber
Wednesday evening of last week, it
was decided to put on a celebration in
Clinton on 1l'riday, May 24th,
Rev. W. D. McDonald. pastae of Ilg-
nhntiville United chareh, received a
cull from Knox Church, Agincourt.
He has accepted the call subject to
the ratification of the settlement
Committee of the United Church, and
expecte to leave Egmonville at the
latter part of June.
At noon on Tuesday, April 9th, Jos.
epi Posthill and Miss J eau Holtzhan-
er, both of Londesboro, were united
in martiage at the parsonage, Staffae,
by Rev B. Snell, Mr. and Mrs. Post -
hill have been prntninent workers in
choir and Yonne People's Society of
the Londecboro United church.
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PERTH COUNTY
Milverton Athletic Asanoiatinn is
preparing a big program of evente for
June 8rd.
J. K. West, 13. A., of Atwood left
Monday tor his Mission Field near
Halifax.
James Jordan. for 30 years clerk of
Hibbert Township was presented with
a purse of gold following his resigna.
time
Stratford ratepayers on Friday car-
ried the $16,000 airport by-law by a
majority of 95 votes, The London
Air transport 00 has agreed to estab-
lishan assembly plant in the Classic
City for an erection of Waco aero-
planes.
ero-
planes,
Owing to an increase in cnnanmp-
(inn of hydro at Grand Bend, which
amounts to over 300 per cent since
1926, the Hydro-lllectrie Power
Commission of Ontario find it neces-
eary 50 install heavier equipment.
This work is aireadv underway, and
sin rep, uparr, x'n:at•ly 44 (1(1n
The Office" Board of the United
Church, at Atwood, at their special
meeting held recently extended a un-
animous call to Rev. J. B. Towirend,
B. A., B. D• of Oakdale, to become
their pastor for next year beginning
In July, subject to the settlement
committee of London Conference.
The board has received Rev, Town -
end's acceptance of some.
WED=
James Scrimgeour, of Milverton,
was the vietine of a anos.t distreesiug
accident Qrt Thursday aftert)oQn, I
when the top rung of the ladder en
which he waa etauding broke, 010011)•
hating hlw to the floor, Mr, Seeian-
geour was engaged in cleaning the
ctsirnney on main building and had Just arrived at
Ilia ladder placed on the flat roof of
the kitchen, when he fell and dieleeat- . Walton Saw
M
ed hie wrist and received a severe A Mill
shaking op. ids. Se(irgeour is re -
then lunfortueete, hoeing had this' Get our Price
Dame :vitst broken last fall,
AY iot, 1929.
ar Cemen
BRUCE COUNTY.
Ripley has a eonatable now,
The lose in Teeswater occasioned by
the wash out of the two deans and
material at Trench's mill will run
o ver 58,000.
Kincardine taxpayers will be faced
with a 8 mill increase in taxes this
year, the rate for 1929 being 54 mills.
The total assessment in Kincardine is
$1,097,170,
By a vote of 297 to 44, the rate pay
eve of Brant township granted the
Walkerton Electric Light and Power
Oo. permlasion to erect poles and
string wire and gave the Company tr
franchise to supply power for a per-
iod of 80 years.
Moorehouec Morgan, a Ripley boy
and graduate of the University of
Wearer': Ontario. and at present at
McGill University, Montreal. has
been awarded a fellowship of $1200 in
Honor Chemistry research work by
the National research council at OC
tawa. This is the third successive
year that Mr. Morgan has won the
award for Chemistry. He intends to
continue his studies at McGill.
Two citizens of Tara and a resident
of Arran township have bad the mis-
fortune of being swindled out of sev-
eral hundred dollen by a Toronto
Jew who purchaeed at exceedingly
high prices a number of muskrat
skins, tendering checks in payment
of same, which, upon being presented
for the cash, were declarect as no gond
but the Jew and the skins have de-
parted fou' front the county of Bruce.
JOHN MCDONALD
left to France without conditions„
and proceeded at once to plant a
fort upon it. Isle Et. Sean (now
Prince Edward Island) was also left
to her.
More than 40,000,000 people in
the United States have one or more
colds every winter.
The peace of Utrecht (1713)I
closed this war. I£ by it England i
gained less in Europe than her bril-
liant successes in the field should
have secured for her in America her
gains were marked. The French a-
h"dnned all cairn to the Hudson
Bay region. The Five Nation Indians
were acknowledged to be British sub-
jects. Acadia was wholly given up.
Newfound was ceded, with a reser-
vation, however, of certain fishing
privileges on a portion of the coast.
The Ieland of Cape Breton (Isle Roy-
ale) then intiroly uninhabited, was'
CANADIAN NOMINEE FOR
BRITISH IIOUSE
Mr. S1r mund Samuel, President of
the .Hem of Samuel & Benjamin,.
Limited, Toronto, has received the
Conservative nomination for the
Lichfield, Staffordshire, seat in the
British House of Commons. lfe is
a pronounced Imperialist and is
interested in solving the unem-
ployment problem. If elected, Mr..
Samuel will make his home per-
manently in England.
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