HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1950-04-20, Page 7THURSDAY, APRIL 20; 1910
CLINTON NEWS -RECORD'.
PAGE SEVEN
Town Departments
All Showed Surplus
In theirreport for 1949 of the
affairs of the Town of Clinton,
Monteith and Monteith, audstors.
Stratford, commented in part, as
follows:
"Statements of Revenue and
Expenditure and Receipts and
Disbursements have been pre-
pared, •the former setting •out the
actual revenue and expenditure
pertaining to the year whether
. or not activate+ received or ex-
pended and the latter showing
the receipts and disbursements in
cash during the year.
"The actual surplus for the
year was $721.85 and increased
your current surplus to $5,760 26.
This is a further improvement
over the financial position at the
end of the previous year.
!• excess of revenue over
expenditure, or vice versa, rep-
re3ents the surplus or deficit of
each department realized during
the year. The Collegiate Insti-
tute Area had a deficit at the
end of 1948 of $4,32L45 which
was covered by the surplus of
1949. All departments show a
surplus at the end of 1949.
Streets and Library
"An expenditure of almost
$12,000 was incurred for im-
provement on the main streets
in co-operation with the Depart-
ment of Highways, but payment
was postponed until 1950. when
provision will' be made in the
estimates. Extensive repairs to
the Library building were also
revered and payment postponed
to be taken care of in 1950.
"We have examined the fidelity
bends of all bonded officials of
the Corporation and have found
them to be in order. We have
also eilasnined all other insurance
policies in force and the amount
carried, in our opinion, is ade-
quate.
"The records of your Treasur-
er have been very well kept and
we found them entered up to
date at all times. All payments
were made by cheque and
proper receipt forms are in use.
'"We 'would report.., that the
recoikls of, the Tax Collector are
adequate and the cash turned
over to the Treasurer regularly.
The records of the Public School
Board are also quite satisfactory.
"The records of the hydro-
electric and 'waterworks are in
excellent shape.
"We have had complete co-
operation oe the various officials
of the Corporation during our
audit, for which we would ex-
press our appreciation."
STATEMENT OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE
for year ending 31st December 1949
Revenue:
1949 Tax Levy .
Penalties and Interest on Taxes
Provincial Government Subsidies
Dog Taxes
Licenses
Stock Scales
Rentals
Division Court
Cemetery -Interest on Investments
Sundry '
Collegiate Institute re Debenture Interest and Sink-
ing Fund Payment
Province of Ontario -Street Subsidy
Reli
$ 65,486.41
110.53
1,182.93
248.00
461.15
220.10
459.00
27.14
733.46
411.50
5,833.39
3,768.60
319.04
Public Utilities Commission re Waterworks De-
benture Interest and Sinking Fund Payments 1,312.82
Public Utilities Commission re Waterworks Surplus 2,000.00
Sewerage, Rentals 10,000.00
Wartime Housing in lieu of Taxes 1,432.44
Provincial Government Grant re Fire Truck 900.10
Less Expenditures:
Countyllates
Public School
Collegiate Institute ...
Public Library •
Gettieral Debenture Principal
General ,Debenture.I'nterest
WeterWorks Debenture Interest
Collegiate Institute Debenture Interest
Sewerage Debenture Principal
Sewerage Debenture Interest
Sinking Fund Appropriation
Grants
Salaries and Allowances
Law Costs
Property Expense.
Streets
Street Lights
Police Department
Fire Department
Hydrant Rental
Insurance .
Cemetery .
Charity, Relief and Hospitalization
Board of Health
Dry Earth Closet
Park ,
Printing, Postage and Stationery
Bank Interest and Exchange
General Municipal Expense
Taxes remitted by Court of Revision
Selverage Maintenance
Provision for Railway Signal System
xeess of Revenue over Expenditure
$
9,554.60
13,731.00
3,063.08
1,825.00
1,124.24
103.46
995.00
4,300.00
13,000.00
• 7,166.25
1,851.21
1,538.65
3,713.08
81.00
5.540.03
7,643.43
2,571.16
4,020.97
823.47
2,124.00
904.51
2,336.04
713.56
200.00
300.00
1,056.23
503.58
461.15
'1,766.45
38.06
134.65
1,000.00
$ 94,184.76
$ 94,906.61
$ 721.85
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ARE YOU NEGLECTING THE GREAT FOOD
IN YOUR FAMILY'S DIET?
DEFER HORSE
CRUELTY CHARGE
UNTIL APRIL 20
"Magistrate D. E. Holmes in
court at Goderich adjourned un-
til April 20, hearing of a charge
against Thonias Ryan, Bruce -
field, of cruelty to animals.
u Ryan was ordered to sell in
that time three horses which
police said he had been neglect-
ing <to feed properly. Ryan also.
was requested to pay a neighbor,
Richard McCabe, the cost of feed
which McCabe provided for the
horses.
Police said that on a visit to
the deserted farm on February
23, they found 'three horses run-
ning loose. There was a foot and
a half of snow on the ground,
and the only food, wheat straw
in a mow of an unroofed barn,
unavailable Ito the horses.
On a second visit, made Febru-
ary 27, " a" quantity bf 'this wheat
straw had been "thrown down
from the mow for the horses.
Police contacted Reeve Elmer
Webster, of Stanley Township, op
February 27 and he made arrange-
ments with McCabe to feed the
horses.
Ryan said that due to illness
he had been in London, but
claimed to have looked' after the
bosses adequately. He said he
had tried to sell the horses, but
nobody wanted to buy a draft
horse today, with trucks and
tractors being plentiful. Ryan
also claimed he could not get a
trucker to bring them to London,
so he could feed them there.
Truckers offered only one cent
a pound for the horses, but Ryan
would not sell at that price.
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PASSES IN SEAF'ORTH
SEAFORTH--Funeral serviecs
were held Monday, April 17, for
William W. Smith who died at
his home after a one -day illness.
Born in Bulkington, England, he
come to Canada in 1903.
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Send your donation to the Can-
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"Home Town Editor"
JACK PETERSON, DSO,
Mayor of St. Thomas, and
President' of Radio Station
CHLO, St. Thomas. To the
readers of CLINTON NEWS -
RECORD,: Jack Peterson will
probably be more familiar as
the "HOME TOWN EDITOR" -
a weekly feature program heard
every Sunday at 1.45 p.m. over
CHLO. CLINTON NEWS -
RECORD often is referred to
during this program which is
devoted to creating a feeling of
neighbourliness among the
smaller communities of the
"Golden Acres" of Western
Ontario.
Honour Old Resident
On His 90th Birthday
Close to 200 members of the
Thiel family attended a reunion
held in Zurich, April. 7, Good
Friday, marking the birthday of
Andrew Thiel, Zurich's oldest
resident, • who was 90 •on that
date. He was born in lbitchener,
but has lived in Hay Township
87 years.
Still in good health and active,
Mr. Thiel lies 31 grandchildren
and 36 great-grandeMldren, end
seldom lacks the company of
younger generations. Thirty-two
of his great-grandchildren live
in or near Zurich, and a daugh-
ter, Mrs. Henry Clausins, three
sons, William, George end Elmer,
live in Zurich. A second daugh-
ter, Mrs. Dorsen Saunders, re-
sides at Kitchener.
Tax Rate Declines
But Actual Levy U
A comparison of Clinton's
given below:
Amount
Needed
1950
County $ 9,554.60
Debentures 23,821.45
Publics School 13,900.00
C.D.C,I. 4,500:00
Relief $0:00
Park is 1,066.00
Town General . 20,727.43
tax rate for 1949 and 1950 is
Mill Amount Mill
Rate Needed Rate
1950 ' 1949 1949
B,1 $ 9,554.60 9.2
15.1 21,393.95 20.5
8.7 • 13,731.00 13.2
2.8 3,063.08 2.9
0.5 500.00 0.5
1,056.23 1.
15,251.71 14.7
64,550.57. 62.0
0.7
.13.1
$ 74,359.48. 47.0:
Decrease in mill rate -15.
Increase in amount needed -$9,808.91.
New Turnip. Invention
Saves Seed and Labor
The latest thing in turnip
sowers, claimed to save a pound -
and -a -half of seed per acre and
hours of labor in thinning crops
-and said to be foolproof -has
been developed by Russell
Dougherty, Blyth.
Displayed at a meeting of the
turnip committee, Ontario Crop
Improvement Association at Exe-
ter, the machine is "so simple
I don't know why I did'nt think
of it myself," said Dominion
Vegetable Inspector J, J. John-
son. "It beats anything ever
made before."
The machine carries its seed
on a rotating disk tilted at a
45 -degree angle with small slots
in its edge. One seed at a time
fails. into the slots and when the
disk turns the seeds are carried
over a rubber tube; a brush ro-
tating in the opposite direction
brushes it into the tube - to be
delivered into the ground.
It can be adjusted to sow the
plants any distance apart. Hours
are saved later when the evenly-
spaced crop does not have to be
agricultural representative for
thinned. Mr. Dougherty has pat-
ented the machine and Is manu-
facturing it for sale himself.
R. Gordon Bennett, Clinton,
Huron County, presided.
The housefly, if not swatted in
early life, will live as long as
ten weeks.
Huron Music Festival
Has Increased Entry
The ninth annual Huron County
Music Festival will open on Mon-
day, April 24, in North Street
United Church, Goderich.
Clifford Poole, director of piano
department, Western Cnoserva-
tory of Music, London, will be
adjudicator of piano classes, all
competitors in which will be
heard on the opening day and
evening.
Frank Holton, director of music
for Brantford schools, will be
adjudicator of all vocal singing.
There are 533 entries in 99
different classes, an increase of
72 over lest year. The piano
section has an increase of 53
entries: and 12 in the brass and
woodwind section.
I4een competition will be pro-
vided by increased entries in the
vocal classes for trained voices.
A new scholarship, donated by
Huron County Registered Music
Teachers will be competed for by
adult vocal classes for ladies' and
men's voices, and will feature
Thursday evening's program.
With Clinton District Collegiate
entered for the first time, Gode-
rich District Collegiate will have
competition this year. So will
the Harboreires in the male
choruses with the RCAF male
chorus of Clinton, competing.
The blue marlin is one of the
world's largest and most power-
ful gamefish.
Principal Discusses
Agricultural Education
"Few realize what the Seaforth.
and District High School has.
meant in the past, and what it
means today," L. P. Plunlsteel,
principal, formerly of Clinton,
said in an address to Seaforth
Lions Club.
Mr. Plumgteel spoke on the
relationship of agriculture to the
high school. In the past, courses.
were dictated to a large extent
by universities and pupils were
being educated away from the
farm. The Deprartment was at-
tempting to correct this by the
introduction ofspecial courses
intothe curr-lculum, some of
which are Home Economics, Ag-
riculture and Shop Work.
Grants were being made avail-
able to encourage the teaching
of agriculture. Since agricultural
courses were in their inflancy, the
schools have not begun to tap
the resources of local organiza-
tions and individuals for assist-
ance and cooperation in teaching.
How far should the school go
in teaching ragriculture? Th e
answer depends upon the rural
people and district.
Mr. Plumsteel defined educa-
tion as training a boy to make
a living, also to teach him the
business of living. A parent has
not the right to decide how much
education his boy or 'girl should
have. In too many cases farm
parents have under -rated th e
value of en education for a boy,
who intends to farm as a career,.
Farming is a big business and a
farmer's son requires as much
education to conduct this business
as another man's son.
Agriculture is being taught in
Grades 9 and 10, and to intro-
duce it in higher grades requires
much thought being given to the
cost of the course and what bene-
fit it will be to the students. An
agricultural course in Middle
School would require sufficient
rural pupils to make the cost Of
instruction per pupil appear rea-
sonable to the Board. At the
present time there are too few
pupils to warrant the course.
Mr. Plumsteel concluded his
remarks with the hope that this
situation would be taught in
Grades 11 and 12, as well es in
Grades 9 and 10.
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