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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1931-06-11, Page 7RuMinahinus of ReVeYaV A Column Prepared Especially for Women— TIIE CLINTON-NEWS' RECORD JUNE MEETINGOF HURON COUNTY" : COUNCIL (Continued from page; 6) the finances of the county. The clerk read a letter from J. E. Stone of Kirkton offering to pur- chase bonds of the county issued in 1930' and it was referred to Finance But Not Forbidden to Men ' Committee, ZINNIAS Each year I laughed when you were planting zinnias; What do you see in them?" I al- ways said. ' To me they seemed -such coarse and gaudy creatures 'Flaunting their variegated yellow- red. ` You answered they were like strong peasant people �-Wearing with pride their fluted Sun- day -best, Wholesome of heart with honest sun- burned faces 'Smiling above bright scarf and vel- vet vest. You thought my heliotrope and mig- nonette 'Too perfect ladies in their gauze and lace, Dressed for pale evenings by sad, driping fountains When a faint crescent veils a timid face. •"Patrician taste in perfume, it is true, But peasants - wear the scent .of fields," you said: And now, dear love, in memory of you I sow gay zinnias in my garden bed. -Claire Good Shipman. A recent scientist speaking in To- ronto deplored the reading of fairy tales, such as Jack the Giant Killer, Jack and the Beanstalk, to children; claiming that it filled their brains with nonsense and unfitted them for life. That'in itself is the greatest non- sense I've heard for some time, al- though I've noticed that great men and learned ones often talk nonsense. They spend so much time learning learned things that they have none to waste in acquiring a little bit of knowledge. Anyone who has ever had anything to do with children knows that you The reports of the 'Legislative, do not need to tell children fairy tales (though yon can add greatly to their happiness, therefore lasting good, by doing so.) Butcltildren,as soon as they begin to play, begin spinning fairy tales themselves. They're born with the gift and,woe's me, ' lose it all too soon! Did you ever listen to or, better still, assist a little girl in her playing at keeping house? If so you know how a small lassie of from four, to seven can "purtend" that she is Anything from a queen to a fairy according to her store of knowledge of celebrities. She can put' in a whole happy morn- ing or afternoon acting this imagin- ary character, .putting her whole, heart into the performance. Why, children live in a world of makebe- lieve if they are allowed to follow their bent, and nothing in the world adds more too the pleasure of a child than to meet a grown-up who can, with ,proper dignity and seriousness, enter into their play. Most grown- ups are too much ashamed to do it, or they are too grown-up and think it undignified. But really nice peo- ple often can and. if you'll notice, it is always the very nicest people who do. They're the ones whose hearts have stayed youthful, who have not allowed themselves to become seared with age and too much wordly wis- dom. Let the children have their fairy stories; let then "purtend" all they like, the years of youth are all too short and they will have to take on the responsibilities of life soon e- nough, Make their play time as hap- py as possible. Parents usually have a very sincere desire to do the best they can for their children. The par- ents who ran give their children a happy childhood are doing more for them than if they could give them a fortune, Help the children in their play, it is the best preparation they can have for a healthy,- happy, normal life. ,stra,ata•. 41.101! ....;i>c CHEVROLET 12 models, listing from $610 to $840 at factory. CHEVROLET COM. MERCIAL CARS AND TRUCKS 4 models, inany body types, listing ?tom $470 to 8743 as factory, mod ONTIAC 6m7 listing from foO15 factory,at . CHEVROLET . Theworld's lowest priced Six. 12 models listing from $610 to $840 et factory. . PONTIAC is 6 models, listing from $875 co $1,015 at, factory. . OLDSMOBILE • 6 models, luting from $1,085 factory. at MCLAU G H L I N- • BUICK • 22 models, Bating from $1,290 to $2,900 at factory. . "CADILLAC • Over 51 models avail. able, ranging from the Cidlllac V.8 at $3,520, to the Cadillac V. at C130 and uto tha adillac V.16 with to,. tom bodies for as much as $15,000. All prices at factory. 1 riga' ENERAL MOTORS builds a `k , complete line of motor cars, one for every purse and purpose. You will find them on display at a dealer near you. Study their value. They are thoroughly Canadian in manufac- ture, and fine cars in every re- spect. Then `again, General Motors offers the motorist many other advantages. One of" these is General Motors' own time pay- ment plan—G MAC . Your con- tinued satisfaction is pledged by the General Motors Owner Ser- vice policy,the broadest and most generous in the industry. And a splendid body of dealers located everywhere in Canada is ready to demonstrate, at your conveni- ence, General Motors value. GM21-15 GENERAL MOTORS Look in the classified pages of your phone book under "General Motors" for the address of the nearest dealer. County, Property, Education. Fin- ance and Executive Committees were submitted. ;The Finance Committee's report was presented -and• adopted as fol- lows: We wish tocall attention to the item No, 13, a bill of $136.50 for the keep of J, H, Smith at the Industrial Honie. The committee is of the opinion that the father should main- tain the boy, and that the 'clerk take steps to ,ascertain the full cir- cumstances of the- case and, if nec- essary, take -steps to correct the same, ' Wealsocall attention to item No. 17 for $55.52 for Division Court blanks, and the many bills rendered from time to time of this nature. We are of the opinion that the county taxpayers should not be call- ed upon to make it easy for people to go to law by paying the cost of paper,' summonses, etc. used by these emits but that these should be added to the costs of and paid for by the people involving the law. Wo have no objection to providing our officers with offices and books but the papers used and other ex- penses should be paid by litigants. Re Corn Borer Inspector, we wish to draw the attention of the coun- cil to the large expenditure in en- forcing this act which cost the county $572 to date. Wle recommend that no more •work be done this year. Executive Committee The executive committee recom- mended - that the bequests to the county and Children's Aid Society; (mol, Hoare, $200; W. McDougall $500 and MieKay Estate $1,000 be invested in government bonds and the interest used annually for that institution. This clause was adopted. Regarding the motion of Messrs. Armstrong and Geiger that M. Ed- wards' salary be reduced from $1,000 per annum to $600 per annum for 1931, we recommend that this be re- ferred to the open council as the committee is divided on same. A. lively discussion took place on this clause and Messrs. McKibben and Cott moved an amendment that Mr. Edwards' salary be left the same as last year, $1,000, subject to the 5 per cent. reduction. The amend- ment carried on division, Messrs. Ballantyne, Collins, Geiger, Goetz, and 1VfcNabb voting againts it. In connection with the communi- cation from the Deputy Provincial Secretary stating that jail salaries are not reducible without consent of the edpartment, we recbinmend that the decision be concurred in. County Ptioperty The county property committee's report was adopted as follows: That we visited the gaol and found every- thing in good condition. There are at yresent seven prisoners. A new bath tub and tank and a new lawn mower have been pur- chased for the gaol as recommended in January report; we visited the magistrate's office and registry of- fice and found everything in good condition; we recommended that the structure under the floor be repair- ed beneath the crown atorney's of- fice and two new blinds be put in the witness roan upstairs. Education Committee The report of the Education Com- mittee was adopted as folohvs: We have examined the several lev- ies of the different High and Contin- uation Schools sent in to elate and find that some of those submitted are not properly completed and will have to be sent back for cor- rection dr amendment. When this is clone satisfactorily to the Warden and Cleric they be paid in sufficient time to enable the several Boards to complete. their financial business or or before the middle of Decem- ber when they are clue, , By the Education -Act of the Prov- inces, pupils attending high or.. Continuation school in adjacent counties are not only charged the charged for the debenture debt of such schools. Your committee is of the opinion that this is unfair as these pupils' parents or guardians Lave to pay for these debenture debts in their own county, and are there - THURSDAY, JUsNE 14; 1931 cost of tuition received, but are also fore paying double. We think this legislation should be amended by making the cost of education alike to all, We 'would recommend that the School Boards of different schools of all classes be urged' to use their best endeavour to reduce expenses in such manner as seem to them best, as there is no doubt the cost ' par- ticularly of secondary education, is increasing , dut of all proportion - to the benefit received, and that the several appointees of High School Boards' made by this county council bring this matter to the atention of their respective boards as the wish and request of this Council. Wb would beg to again call atten- tion to the number of pupils at- tending"schools in adjacent counties, and would urge that this be discon- tinued so far as possible unless the home schools are not prepared or sufficiently equipped or not suffi- cient enough to furnish the educa- tion required. W'e believe that these practices are very discreditable to our schools and are often done not for convenience or need but rather to satisfy a whim of a prejudiced'par- ent or pupil. We plead for more loyalty to our own schools which are second to none in the province. The matter of equalizing the county assessment for 1931 was dis- cussed. Messrs. Meblabb and Geiger moved that the council go into a committee of ' the whole to consider the matter of the equaliz- ation of the county, and this was adopted. In committee it was moved by '11. H. Thompson and seconded by B. M. Francis, and carried, that the county equalized valuation of the municipal- ities of Huron be the same as 1930 and that a by-law be passed confirm- ing the same.. It was agreed to apply the cut of 5 per cent. to the county council members' sessional pay the same as that of the officers and the mileage to be computed the same as adopted in January. Motions Mr. Henderson and W. .T Thomp- son moved that whereas the provin- cial government has appointed a special committee to consider the re- vision of the Municipal Act and as the said committee has asked for suggestions as to changes desired by the municipalities, the warden name a committee to consider and recommend to the government such changes in the Act as may appear to be in the best interests of the County of Huron,—Carried. ' Friday Council concluded its session Friday Much discussion took place regard- ing the Children's Shelter natters and council pay sheets, but the meet- ing closed without any change being made, •ammermarairsers ewes morn osesetemorbmsenasymarerim, It t, kv, ra tfryar He will show you roofing treatments of impressive beauty. He will tell you that Brantford Roofs , are fire-resistant; that they cost less to buy,less to lay, and nothing for repairg. He will advise you in the selec- tion of the Brantford design most suitable to your type ' of, home and' its surroundings. He will gladly give a FREE estimate of how little it costs to have a Brantford Roof • laid directly ' over your old wood shingles, to eliminate muss, to save time and money. Brantford - Roofing Company, Limited, Head Office and Factory: Brantford, Ont. - Branch Offices and Warehouses: Toronto, Winnipeg", 'Montreal, Halifax, Saint John, N.B., and St. Sohn's, Nfld. 292 For. Sale By: CLINTON HARDWARE AND FURNITURE CO. purpose the stun of , 5154,049.12 re- quiring 31/ mills of a levy, • By-law No, 9, raising the sum .of' 560,409.76 for highway purposes re- quiring 1 2 mills on the 'dollar, By-law No. 10, raising the sum of .$44,271.18' for provincial . highway purposes requiring a levy of one mill. By-law No. 11; raising the sum of $22,135.59 requiring a levy of half a mill By-law No.12, making the appro priation for county highway provements $190,000.. By-law No. 13, confirming - We ap- pointment of the high school trus- tees, appointed by the council. By-law No. 15, confirming the ex- penditure made or'proposed during the June meeting of council. ; The bylaws were • read the required number of times and passed. Granted Vacation • ' L. H. Rader and W. P. Thompson moved that the 'clerk and treasurer be , given two weeks' vacation each and that they relieve each other so that the office will be kept open.. This was carried. A motion by Messrs, McKibben and Goldthorpe that the action of the warden in arranging with the Ontario publicity committee for a home -coming week in the county, July 1 to 8, be endorsed and re- conmending that as many homes and business places in the. county be decorated as well as possible, was carried. 1Sincere-regret at the absence of Mir. Elliott, reeve of Clinton, owing to illness caused by a serious acci- dent, and hope for a, speedy recovery and that his name be put on the pay -sheet, were expressed in a mo- tion by B. 11x. Francis and' L. It Rader. It was moved by Messrs. Geiger and MlcNabb that ' ,all committees shall be paid only ten cents per mile one way for the year. The motion was declared lost on a vote of ten for and seventeen against. J. J. Wright and John M:. Eckert moved that the Dominion Govern- ment be requested to enact a law to have all breakable and wearing parts of farm machinery standard ized. The June meeting of the council closed with the singing of the Na- tional Anthem, Discuss Agriculture On Thursday night the county council went into a committee of the whole to discuss agricultural mat- ters. Mr. 'Wright was appointed chairman and in his opening re- marks spoke of the great benefits to be obtained by the co-operation of the farmers,. He thought there should be united efforts to bring industries to the county of Huron. Ile was proud to consider himself a farmer and thought the Agricultural Advis- ory committee was one of the most important committees of the coun- cil. Manufacturers should branch out and -those now having small fac- In connection with the pay sheets it was disclosed that for two meet- ings of a cominittee last year the members received $10 and the mile- age both ways. According to the by-law the rate 1s $5 a meeting and the mileage both ways. It was pointed out that for some time past Committees had been in the habit of holding two meetings in one day, thus collecting $10 per member plus mileage. It was this practice to which a number of members ob- jected. However, Warden Beattle had taken the initial step in putting a stop to this practice when he be- came warden. It was pointed out that the county will save consider- able money by reason of the change to hold only one meeting when a committee is called. In reply to enquiries the cost of the Children's Shelter for the past nine years was given to the council as follows: In 1919 the county paid $1.000; in 1920, $1,700; 1924, $2,100; 1925, 81,- 625; 1926, $3,731.68; 1927, $3,167.46; 1928 53,974.10; 1929, $4,541.79; 1930, $4,836.68. • Mr. Jamieson, M..L.A., of Simcoe County, on the invitation of the warden, addressed the council. He thought the roans in Huron were among the best end that the, coun- ties of Huron and Bruce we're to be congratulated on their road engin- eers. Mr. McKenzie gave a brief ac- count of the proceedings of the Good Roads Convention in the Spring which' was also attended by the county engineer and Good Roads Commission. The request of ,the Huron Plow- men's Association for an increased grant: was not acted upon owing to the depression existing at this time. Mr. MCKibbon urged all the peo- ple of the county to make the coun- ty as attractive as possible by de- corating during Old Horne Week, It was decidedon a vote to have no county council picnic this year. ' Good Roads Report The report of the good roads com- mission was adopted as follows: Re motion of Messrs. Stewart and Ritchie that the County maintain three lights in the village of Dun- gannon, we recommend' that the county pay $10.00 per light . toward the maintenthnce of two lights ass has been done previously.' Re resolution from the council of the Township of Stanley, that the traffic officer be asked to patrol the road south of Bayfield on Saturdays and Sunclays, the saidofficer will be asked to give as much attention to that road as the requirements else- where in the county .will permit. Re bequest of delegation from the town of •Gocierich that the Bine Water Highway be surface -treated, we recommend that,' as it is advis- able to itrovide as much workas possible for men and teams' this year, this necessary work be left ova,' for the future: The following by-laws were pre- sented: tories should be encouraged in every. way to increase their operation. Warden Beattie, when called upon to address the meeting, thought the idea ag ood one. It. was wonderful what a body of men who entered into any scheme and resorted to co- operation could accomplish. IS,plendid addresses were also given by Messrs. Henderson, Rader, Arm- strong, McNabb, Sweitzer, Stewart, Eckert and Goldthorpe, All were in- teresting and contained much valu- able information on the line of farm- ing and many valuable hints as to overcoming the present stringency. iMr. McLeod, agricultural repre- sentative, said Huron county farm- ers compare favorably with those of any county in Ontario. Ile thought (Bylaw No. 7, equalising the assess- .ments of'the different municipalities. of the county, iBy-law No. 8, raising .for general farming was one of the best ' and Most independent occupations in the world. He was quite optimistic of the return ofbetter times, Ex—Councillor Hillof Colborne spoke very optimistically of the re- turn to normal times and of the benefits of breeding good stock, C. A. Robertson, M.L,A., was ask- ed to address the meeting. Owing to the late hour, he spoke briefly, He thought we must do our best to adjust ours$lves to our. conditions. To complain too much was not good for any people, but to try to improve circumstances by industry and op- timism would do more to bring about better times than pessimism. Mr. Wright was' tendered a hearty vote of thanks before adjournment. Valith Service atittabian 1' I: OF THE edtrttt Agsurttttitttt 1lidilod'Bq GRANT'PLEMING, ASSOCIATE SECRETARY INSECTS AND DISEASE Insects play an important part in the spread of certain of the communic- able diseases. In some cases, the germ which causes the disease lives, during one part of its life, inside the body of the insect, and during the,re- mainder'of the cycle, inside the hum- an body.. Yellow Fever and Malaria are spread only by certain kinds of mos- quitoes. In these two diseases, the organism which causes the disease actually lives both in the body of the mosquito and in the human body. Typhus Fever has been known un- der many names, such as goal fever, ship fever and immigrant fever. It is spread by the body louse and is of the fly, the germ of some' particu- lar disease does not spend part of its life inside the insect's body. But be- cause the fly is coveredwith minute hairs, and because it lights and feeds on all sorts of filth, it carries and transfers the filth, which may be laden with disease germs, from one place to another. Flies feed anywhere frequently on discharges from the body. When they light on such matter, it sticks to them. and is carried to their next point of rest, which may be the milk jug, the sugar -bowl, or the food on the table. If there were disease - germs in the filth, these germs are transported by the fly together with the filth. Flies breed in any collection of now a rare disease, in this country, waste organic natter, such as gar - on account of greater personal clean- bage, but preferably manure. If such liness. Trench Fever, which was not uncommon among the soldiers during the Great 'War, is also spread by the body louse. Remarkable success has been a- chieved in controlling the insect - borne diseases. In general, this con- trol has been obtained by the annihi- lation of the insect responsible se- cured through the destruction of its breeding -places. The building of the Panama Canal was a greater sani- tary accomplishment than an engi- neering feat. In order to build the Canal, it was necessary, first of all, to overcome the Yellow Fever and Malaria which had, up to that time, made the place uninhabitable. Our insect problem In Canada, from the point of view of the spread of disease among human beings, is the common house -fly, In the case material is properly covered and re- moved regularly, the breeding of the flies is prevented. Outside privies should be screened so as to prevent the entrance of flies. Houses should be screened, and if flies succeed in entering, notwith- standing precautions, they should be killed. Flies should never be allowed to light on food. The baby's food, particularly, should be protected most carefully, as flies niay spread sum- mer diarrhoea. Flies are dangerous, They should be destroyed because they, are sprea- ders of disease. Questions concerning Health ad- dressed to the Canadian Medical As- sociation, 184 College Street, Toron- to, will be answered personally by letter. l,t The News- 4 . ecord Wiii Help Yo We are interested in making your advertising a paying in- vestment. We have probably discussed with you occasionally the method by which a merchant may arrive at the necessary amount to appropriate for advertising. As properly apportioning is one of the basic essentials of profitable advertising, we pass on to you this report from the Bureau of Business Research; which we trust you will peruse at your convenience: The foremost authorities on retail store i%lvertising maintain that from 2 to 3 per cent. of the gross sales should be invested in advertising during the year. According to statistics prepared by the Bureau of Business Research the following percentages of gross sales are usual and correct for the advertising expenditures for the various types of retail stores: Departmental stores, 1.9 to 3.1 per cent; grocery stores, 0.4 per cent; haberdashery, 3 3 per cent; women's wear shops, 3.1 per cent; furniture. 6.3 per cent; general merchandise, 1.5 per cent; drug stores, 0.8 per cent; cleaning and dyeing, 3.3 per cent; electrical shops, 2.7 per cent; hardware, 0.9 per cent; jewelry, 3.1 per cent; restaurants, 8.1 per cent; millinery, 2.2 per cent; music stores, 3.3 percent; shoe stores, 2,9 per cent. The population in every community changes at a rate far more rapid than most people realize. In some cases it is 25 per cent, in three years. For that reason, if for no other, continuous adver- tising and presentation of a firm's name and business are as vital as window displays and stock upkeep, Every customer won, added to the Customers already patronizing a business, fills the place of another customer who is moving away or is otherwise lost to the business. The retailer who adopts an advertising -budget plan and con- sistently follows it has a definite and tangible proposition. You never hear it charged that some of the biggest stores and businesses price their goods higher just because of their advertising.. Motor makers spend many millions in advertising to make it possible to make more cars and sell them cheaper. However, the budget will permit of fluctuation and may be changed from month to month, depending on weather and other conditions, but over the course of the year: it may be followed as a correct and safe guide. it is unfair to advertising to expect it to do all the winning and keeping of trade. The most that advertising can do is to get cus- tmnors into the store. From that point, it is up to the management and sales force to .make it profitable. A good stock, well selected and displayed, with clerics well informed on the goods and values offered—athese, together with smiles and assurances of honest sat- isfaction, must accompany advertising to make it pay. Advertising is worse than wasted which brings customers into a place to be neg- lected. The cleric who shows no interest in the lady wishing to buy a medium-priced hat or coat may be offending the very customer -who next year will be in a position to spend five times the amount for that purpose. People who'pay for newspapers to read are not doing so to help anybody but themselves. They enjoy the newspaper as a family and. community necessity, and whatever is presented in the. news- paper interestingly and attractively is as sure to have their atten- tion . as a nice window display is to have their admiration.. The newspaper is the window display carried right into the hones of ' the people-4hundrecls of tines multiplied in its dffeetiveness, ac- cessible to all, and comfortably viewed with interest—to convince and profit all concerned. THE CLINTON • NEWS -RECORD PHONE 4