The Brussels Post, 1941-3-12, Page 2CHE'IJSSELS POST
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County Council Drops Project
For Renovation of Court House
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Special Committee Opposes
Piecemeal Job and the Whole
Plan Is Dropped
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The much -talked -of program for
the complete remodelling and re,
furnishing of the large court room
and council chamber in Huron
County's ancient but stately Court
House is a dead issue -for this year
at feat—and more than likely for.
the duration of the war.
It was to be on eof the chief ges-
tures to mark the County's centen-
ary, but yesterday the County
Council, in special session, voted
fifteen to thirteen against empower-
ing'Ghe property committee to spend
sup. to $8,000 on the work. The
contention of the opponents of the
program, that with the Empire em -
•.broiled in a bitter war the present
;was not a time to spend money or
mew flooring, new furniture or even
Vonentian blinds, won the day.
Several attempts to reach a com-
promise were made during the day-
longdebate, but they all failed.
li9rsrt council voted 15-13 against
approving of the elaborate program
Strangely enough, It immediate!
Proceeded to defeat, by the sawn
margin, a motion to call the progra
off. These two votes ostensibl
meant: that Council wished a co
promise. But shortly after it de
he and his fellovemembers of the
oomittee had taken the stand that
they were not justified in proceeding
with the program in view of the
additional cost invplved without the
sanckion of the entire Council, and
had asked Warden Leiper to Dail a
special meeting. He said he would
stand squarely behind the report.
Furniture 84 Years Old
The furniture in this count room
:has been in use for eighty-four
years. I am in favor of doing .e
complete job or none at all," said
Reeve McCann of Stephen.
Deputy Reeve Ratz, also of
Stephen, expressed the same opinion
as did Reeve Webster of West
Wawanosh. All are members of.
the commitee.
Warden Leiper said he wpuld like
to see something done to mark Celt -
tenial Year. The County was now
free of debenture debit and had the
money available to pay for the work,
a fact that was verified by Treasure:
Erskine. -
Council was told that the estimat-
es provided for raising $37,000 .his
y year over and above ordinary re -
e quirements, without Increasing the
m tax rate. 0f this one-half mill,
y $2.7,000, had been appropriated foe
m- war effort, of which $16,000 already i
had been allotted.
seated by 19 to 9 a motion to spend
$3,000 on curtailed plans.
All or Nothing
Even Reeve Alex. McDonald and
This property committe. sponsors of
the improvement program, voted
against the $5,000 compromise, With
them it was all or nothing, They
made it plain at the outset that they
'would .stand or fall by their report,
prepared after extensive inweetiger
tion and deliberation. There was to
be no piecemeal work—no patobing.
There already had been too much
of that down through the yearn•
their motto was to do a permanent
job once and for all.
At was explained that the com-
mittee, told at the January session
to spend "two or three thousand
dollars" on the work, had found,
atter visiting Walkerton, Stratford
and London court housts, that a
good job, one of which the people of
Huron County woul dbe proud, could
not be done for less than. $7,000 or I
$8,000.
•
This program called for a new
Iloor costing approximately $1,000,
hew furnitare $50200, redecoration
4800, and new blinds $260. All
;were estimates except the amount
fior the furniture. 'It was a tender
—for handsome new quarter -cut oak
theirs, desks; that could be used
individually or collectively to suit
the occasion, judge's dais, jury boxes
labile benches and railings, all in
wood. Plans of the proposed layout
and samples of the furniture were
submitted.
At the outset Council went inti
comittee, Warden James Leiper
asking Reeve J. H, Scott of Seaforbis
to, take the chair. The pnbtic or
press were not excluded, it being
explained rbhae, the committee idea
VAS simply to give members more
lattitude in debate, There was no
intention to •suppress anyttiiag.
Every member spoke, some several
times,
Reeve McDonald of Aahtleld- as
,
chairman of the property committee,
.pubtnitted the report, and said tb'ttt
Reeve Robert Bowman of Brussels
said he would not dor a moment
think of voting for the improvement
program if it was going to interfere
with the County's war effort, but in
his opinion it would not. There was
gill $11,000 left in the war chest and
all worthy prganizations and Eindr,
such as the British War Relief
Pend, had been taken into consider-
ation. The money for the improve-
ment program would not be spent
foolishly. Pt would provide work
for Canadian workmen, who in tarn
would be better able to contrioute
to the war effort. One way to aelp
(C win the war was to promote '41.1 dustry by spending judiciously on
Inecessary work. The council
Ichamber was in bad shape; go
where you would you would not see
one worse, he said. ,
Reeve Turner of Goderich said h
e
was ashamed of Huron County's
court room after he had seen others,
and he supported .the program.
Reeves Tuckey of Exeter and Ilea.
eringfton of Wingbam both said they
were heartily in favor. Reeve
Gamble of Rowick also gave mildsupport, but Reeve Grain of Turn-
bery was noncommittal.
This was, the situation at the noon
recess and it looked as if the
measure would 'succeed. In early
afternoon however, it was aeon ap.
parent the opposition• had reserved
its heavy artillery until the last,
Motion to Defer Action
At .Uhe outset Reeve Whitmore
(Tuckers/111th) introduced a motion
to defer action until the conclusion
of the war. Titin -wee seconded by
Deputy Reeve "Weir of H,owiok, who
,has a son overseas, Ile urged that
.the County go all out in Ile war
effoin,
"(the war is at critical stage," he
said, "New furniture and decorating.
Of out court room is immaterial in
times 'like 'these, 'Wo shall be con.
demised for spending money like ihia
me
at a t1 ,
when out Empire Is fight -
Mg withits back to tee wail."
"I wish againto pelt out that We
a
re not neglecting our war effort"
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DISABLED ANIMALS.
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Pat in Reeve Bowman, "Why advo-
cate going back to the Atomic) an
bugy days, to the preehydro days by
Saving we can get along without.
'Modern improvements? I take it
that nearly every member ol. this
Council owns an automobile!'
"We are going to oe at war a long
1 time" warned Reeve Raymond Red-
mond of East Wawanosh. "We do
things in County Council we would
not do in our own muitiolpalitlee, We
should hesitate. Have we the money
to do this work? t say to that. No!
We are working mow on borrowed
money. Go carefully. Leave things
as they are."
:I am. not in favor, We are no,
out of debt. We owe the bank money
and it will not be paid until the tax-
es come in in December." said
Reeve Aemtstrong of Hay.
"At will be a shock to many to
read in the newspapers that we are
spending $8,000 on work that can
well wait," opined Deputy Reeve
Frayne of Ashfield. "That 18 not
economizing. The war has jus>,
started and it is going to cost
Plenty."
Reeve ghaddick of Hensall said
he fully agree with Reeve Frayne.
Both are Great Wtzr veterans.
Piecemeal Work Expensive
When it was suggested that per_
haps the work might be skimped
that perhaps the proposed new floor
could be eliminated, Reeve Tuckey
exclaimed: "There you go. Doing
things backward. It has already
cost the County a fortune doing,
things piece by piece."
Reeve Torrance (McKillop), Pass-
more (Claiborne- and Wilson (Grey)
all spoke against the program.
Reeve Wilson said ,that 1941 was the
centenial of every county in On-
tario. He said he was very much
opposed to the proposed expenditure
on furniture. He would like to
know what portion of the $5,2011
would go to labor,
Reeves Morritt of BI•yth and
Duncan of Morris were in favor et
going ahead with the program or
doing nothing at all, but Deputy
Reeve Alexander of Grey, youngest
member of 'Council, said be got a
jolt when he heard the program was
going to cost $8,000. 'Previously he
hadbeen in favor. He pointed oat
that the Department of Municipal
Affairs had cautioned that economy
be practised at this time.
Workingman Needs Employment
Said Reeve Livermore of Clinton:
"When I flash came to this Council
five years ago I was shocked to see
the state of disrepair into whic't
our Count Rouse had fallen. Tae
worloingnuam is doing his beat 1)
help win the war, but he must have
work to help, Hitler will never
get into England. I hear regularly
Proni relatives there and I believe
them. I believe in spending within
reason during war time. I believe
in the tbusineas as usual' slogan.
Coventry was almost bombed off the
map, bat the factories there are op-
erating again. The figures sub-
mitted here are only estimates. S
feed ,euro that when tenders are
called they will be much less."
"It is all right to say Hitler won't
get into England, cut he got into
Fiance and other countries, We are
going to sweat before this war .is
over, We will need all our money
and resources," was Deputy Reeve
Frayne's final shot just before the
vote wee taken.
There was little discussion on the
oom;nromtse motion Of Reeves
dyne and Armstrong to limit
expenditures to $9,000, which ' was
voted down 19 to g, All supporters
of the original program voted
against It.
"Don't do any,Ohing Unitise we do a
job we all can be proud of," cautidn•
ed Reeve McDonald before the, vote
was token.
c'It 'is poor economy," observed
Reeve Bowman,
Consideration, of a plan to inter=;
Chan
ga the County Engineer's ane
Sheritt'e'Offices at an 'eettmnited cost
of $1,500 also on the special session
agenda, was put over until Jane,
Wednesday, l
oh 12111, 1941
BELGRAVE
The y',pung Peoples Society of the
United church 'met in the scltool'
room on Wednesday with the Citi-
zenship Qomittee in charge, Rob,
tlraeby Presided with M. Beattie at
the piano. Rev. J. B, Townend
led the devotions, The topic , fol
Me evening was en address by D
Galley on :the importance and + In
fluence of friends in life whioh was
well thought out and -well presented.
The Young People's Soeiety of
Brick United Church met at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. L. McGee
on Friday evening with an attend-
ance of 18. Henry Patterson pre-
sided with Gladys McBurney at the
piano. 'The lesson was read by
Helen Yuill. The topic was taken
by Garen Irwin. A brief receation-
al period followed the meeting under
the Leadership of Helen Thompson,
in The
Jarcen
No Shortages
The war has interfered with 'a lot
ofthings in Canada,and while gar-
dening is no exception, ,this inter
ence will be hardly noticed by the
average person who orders flowers
and vegetable :steeds this Spring. Be-
fore the blitzkrieg of a. year ago a
considerable' amount of the garden
seed used in Canada was imported
from Denmark, Holland and Huug-
;ary. Now tins is eonspietely cut tiff,
of course, and even shipments Pram
Great Britain have been restricted.
To meet the usual demand however,
greater supplies have been forth,
coining from within Canada heel",
and also from the United States.
Seedsmen report no notieeahie
shortages in either vegetable or
flower lines,
Helps War Nerves
Even ,the mos tdecorative form of
gardening can play a vital role.. in
war time. It permits one to get
away from the endless strain on the
embtions, to build up energy to meet
the tasks of tomorrow. Lt is a rest-
ful, netwe-restoring recreation and
it is inexpensive, a most important
point when the whole emphasis of
the country is directed against
needless expenditure,
And gardening is a universal
hobby too, open to young and old,
men and women, in the city or out.
on Ohe broad acres in the country.
Infosmal Layout Best
In. almost every case landscape
gardeners Strictly advise informal
planting albout the average house.
Tens is especially desirable where
,sp'ace is limited as it tends to soften
the narrow, rigid fence lines and to
add an air of spaciousness even
20•foot lot. In an informal garden,
the central portion of the ground is
entirely in grass. Around the edges
of this wall be grouped beds of per-
ennial and annual flowers, leading
up to shrubs and vines' along the
walls or fence boundaries.
Where the garden is larger, ex-
perts advocate screening off a por-
tion by bringing forward the sur.
rounding shrubery at one point, or
using a hedge, wall or trees' so that
he whole garden will not be entira-
y visible from any one point of Ma-
ervation. This will ad further be.
that i
or
S
1,
a r of spacious/tem and also
Ovide a secluded corner or two
Po
Empire Service
(Continued from Page 1)
ACME SERVICE
Alderson, a,
Bell, T- I?, '1 id'
Black, Donald
Bran, Russell
Brothers Lyle
Brewer, J.
Bowler, Harry
Cardiff, Wm,
Camasbell Jno.
Pohl, 0,
Dahl 0.
Gillis, Mose
Gibeon, Harvey
Henderson, Archie
Hall, Russel
Harman, G.
Hammon, John
Hastings, Dave
Lowrie, Everett
Lowe, Stewart
Locking, Wm,
Myers; Dr, C. A.
Machan, ytrillls (R.O.A,F.)
McCauley, L.
McDowell, Mao
Palmer, Jas.
Palmer, Wm. , (Cpl.)
Plum, Carl
Prest, T. A,
Rutledge, Hartley
Rowland, Wm.
Speir, Jack
Stretton, H.
Salesman, E.
Sanderson, Lloyd
Tunny, :Chea.
Thompson, A.
Thompson, Norm, R.C.A,F,)
Thomas, H.
Whittard, R.
Wilson, Stan.
Workman, Gordon
Non .Permanent—
J3e11, E. D. (Lieut.)
,Campbell, G. R, (Cpt,-
Elliott, W. R.
Glozier, Fred
Nesbit, Fred
Thompson, M.
Lowe, J.
Woodrow, A.
Awaiting call for Active Service
Warwick, D. C.
Rejected—
Gillis, 0,
Fischer, Wm.
Hawkins, Herb.
McDowell Jack
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GET YOUR�,ggCHICKSit/ Ttent
• Give your 1941 chicks a "head
start!" Feed them Roe Vitafood
Chick Starter. You'll be mighty
proud as you see their sturdy, even
growth, their smooth feathering,
and strong bone structure—your
chicks will be bubbling over with
health and vigour and that means
extra egg -dollars this fall.
Vitafood is made and shipped
fresh daily. Your own chicks will
like it better—and its high vita-
min content will give them a
"head start" and maintain health
and vitality.
CHICK b STARTER
Sold byt
EAST HURON PRODUCE
Brussels
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Ethel
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COSTUME PICTURES
a child's swing or sandbox or,
ossibly, a seat or trellis-eovereu
fable,
Ontario Farms
Being Depleted
,Prof. Henry G. Bell of the On-
tario Agricultural College at Guelph,
Oat, said in an address at Toronto
the middle of February that the
fertility of Ontario's soil is befog
depleted at the rate of almost $196
a farm at present replacement costs,
He 'told the annual meeting of the
Toronto 'Crop Improvement Assocla..'
tion, that a ,survey of soli depletion
statements' for one year revealed a
loess In pure nutrients for every
farm in. Ontario of 1,571 ,pounds
despite efforts to revitalize the toil
with manure, legumes and tortilla,
ere, "We are 11'oceeding :ha reverse,'"
he mild.
Costumes—real or makeshift—make delightful snapshots, either humor-
ous or serious. Try an evening of costume snaps—you'll have •some
genuine camera fun.
HOW many costume pictures in
your snapshot album—pictures
of the children Hill dressed up for
a party, or other members of the
family in the costumes of a bygone
era or another country?
Such shots are easy to arrange
—easy to take -,and a source of
much camera fun. They're easy,
because the coetusnes don't have.
to be elaborate or durable. For
snapshot purposes, y00 can use all
sorts of substitute materials and
methods—pins Instead of stitching,
lace paper instead of teal lace, and
so forth, Some o'P the most clever
costumes can be put together in a
few minutes.
These makeshift •costumes are
successful because She camera 10
eaeily•fooled, ?haste the back don't
show—and substitute mlaterlals can
appear ns
pp
just as natural
the real
thing. I1 some part of the costume
de too obviously "faked," you elm
ply adjuet the light so it Is in half-'
shadow, 'T1ti5 subdues the obtruelve
,details,
Children enjoy the taking of cos"
tame pictures—and so do grown-
ups. Chances are, if you will rum-
mage ;around in the attio trunks,
you will 'find plenty of material for
an evening of fun. Coats, dreeeee,
collars, and hats that you wore eight
or ten years ago—these are splen-
did for the purpose. It's surprising
how "dated" the styles become in..
only a few years—you'll find them
truly comic.
For foreign costumes; various
materials can be pressed into ser-
vice—such
ervice—such as an old shawl, stray
pieces of cloth from the work
basket, crepe paper, and plenty of
ping, Just to illustrate—crepe pa-
per, folded and gathered, makes a
fine neck ruff for a Spanish don or
an Elizabethan dandy, Your dic-
tionary, encyclopedia, and other
books will illustrate many costumes
that
are fun to
reproduce.
Try an evening of costume snap -
!Mote, Gather a few tnattrials—en•
list membera of the family as mod
els—and you'll add some worth-
while pictures to your collection.
321 :mita van Guilder