The Seaforth News, 1940-02-01, Page 3THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1940
ALWAYS DE(ii ENDA
County Eng6 leer Gives
Report To Council
Cost of Snow Removal Will Be
Small—Equipment on Hand
To Open Winter Roads
County Engineer Pattsreon gave
the following report to the County
Conncil at the recent January session:
Gentlemen, -1 (leg to submit here-
with my report on the work and ex-
penditure of the County roads system.
The following statement is a Burn-
mary of the oxpenditures during 1939:
Road construction $ 36,839.83
'Bridge construction 4,697.74
Maintenance 82,139.74
New machinery 15.865,32
Machinery repairs 9,600.63
Superintendence ..... 4,600.18
$153,242.85
The Construction items follow:
1. Signs .. $ 530.78
2. Snow fence 1,632.00
3, Crediton read, Stephen
tp., grading and mil-
verts .. . ... 3,537,79
gravelling , . 4,012.03
4. Howick-Tnrnberry tps
grading and culverts
gravelling .. . ,
5. No. 25, Colborne, grad-
ing and culverts
6. Fill at Egmondville
bridge
7. Mil] road, TutReran:1th
grading and culverts
9.
Calvert, 37, Hullett and
Goderich tps.
6,525.23
2,445.80
832.73
644.41
9,159,65
20.16
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CASSAN SYSTEMS
76 Evelyn Crest, TORONTO
9.
90,
Grading, etc., at Ooe-
io :s ,bridge. Hullett,
Steel arch. culvert neat'
Nile
11. Grading at Malnlorh
'midge, East \Vawa-
12. grading at Donny-
brook bridge, Fl, and
W. \11twanosh
Grading and gravelling.
txo rte, south. Howick
14. Grading and (inverts,
Whalen rd.. Osborne
15. Grading, Tnrnberry and
Culross boundary .
16. Boundary E. Wawa -
nosh and Hullett,
grading
17. Boundary Tw'nberry
and Howicrk, concrete
(adverts
18. Lochalsh sideroad, cul-
vert
Rebate Accounts
19. Town of Wingham,
street improvement ,
211, Town of Clinton, street
improvement
21. Village of Hensall,
street improvement
22. Town of Goderich,
street improvement ,
23, Town of Seaforth,
street improvement.
$
Bridges
1. Trick's bridge, Gocle-
rich tp.. balance of
cost $ 531.77
2. Johnston's bridge, Stan-
ley tp 661.19
.. Henry's bridge, Ash-
tiel.cl•West Wawanosh
bdry 1,367.62
4. \Vincbelsea. bridge. Da -
borne tp. 1184.66
5. Extension tension r f • t w o
bridges, s, '(Ii'r.l road,
Tunkersmith ... ,1.452,51
:316.99
750.21
15.cio
I8a do
596.51
1,831,37
.30.00
84.75
1,022.69
696.69
1,777.49
1,093.69
478.51
1,797.64
827.21
36,839.83
Machinery
e r'.:wi-r tr lrt1 ' . - ...
`+r•)bh eding scraper
Rollet' -
1 anewplow
snowplows
Crawler hyraulie plow and
154111 P,7:, (1%•r ...
('.r.
$ 4,697.155
4,107.00
2.507.110
1,719.50
729,00
1.2'27.611
4,012 911
471.011
9'.72
$15,365.32
Repairs 9.400,33
$24,965.95
Items not eligible for subsidy
Traffic officer - $ 2,067.28
Damages 861,80
Puhlie liability policy pre-
mium ........ 493,53
Lights
40.00
THE SEAFORTH NEWS
Workmen's compensation 293.26
(trading airport 1 i0.6o
Boundary settlements . 5[910.92
Work and materials fur
municipal -Hine ... , . 5,661.62
During 1939 the roads were main-
tained in much the sante manner its
fo'merly. A reduction in dragging
costs was noted, partly on account of
the mileage being given a bituminous
surface, and partly on account of rho
fact that some of our equipment was
needed an construction jobs, at times,
Since the results of dragging opera-
tions are of the most temporary nat-
ure, the reduction of such expendi-
tures is a worthy objective.
For many years only small amounts
of grading work were done on our
County roads on account of probable
assumption of Provincial highways,
and because of the advisability of
postponing such work until modern
equipment was available. This year
abort twenty-three utiles of road
were regraded, using power -operated
equipment exclusively, and the re-
sults and costs are gratifying. All of
the road was regraded using our
elass seetion with the ditches close
to the Property line, providing a
wide. sate road that should be ser•
viceable fur many years. Of this
work six Aviles of road was improved
by gr'adinl so that the ditches and
sideslopes were relocated, but Ito
change was trade to the profile of the
road, nor to the width of the road
stu•face. The cost was quite low. and
it would appear that many of our
roads carrying lighter traffic should
be so improved, as such work pro-
vides a safe, •serviceable road, and is
a part of the work regaired to bring
the road to any modern standard, It
would appear that townships owning
Power graders could keep them pro-
fitably employed on 50011 work, at
such times as they are not needed
for maintenance. On this account, I
believe that an inspection of the
work done on the Whalen road in the;
township of 'Osborne would be of
value to all interested.
About ten miles of bituminous sur-
faces were laid this year, and those
previously laid are giving all the ser-
vice that could reasonably be expect-
ed. It is generally agreed that past
Youthful' Patricia Bailey •shares
vocal bolo* with .artiinr Philip: on
the new programme of "The • Music
Makers," The broadcasts originate in
the 'CBC Toronto studios at 7.15
EST, and feature an instrumental
group directed by Harry Nicholson,
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experience amply 6os:tith e the oaten -
akin of this type of work,
Eight concrete bridges Were erect-
ed or extended by our own men, and
excellent work %V8( obtained at -a- emt
that was 110 arearr than cutlet;
contract prices.
Head walls that extend above the
surface of the road area hazard in
plowing snow, and at tines to vehi-
cles, and in future it is probable that
longer culverts without headwall will
be used for such locations.
The new snowplows put in opera-
tion this year on email trucks are
giving better results than was ex•
pected, and to date the work done by
them has kept the roads in good eoh-
dition. The heaviest plowing condi-
tions have not been met as yet on
many roads, but enough has bs'en
done to indicate that such small fast
Plows are of Invaluabt'^ ns-lstil(010,
and the cost of operation is tow h 1001
than that of operating heavier, scar
lies units. Having the new crawl, r
tractor plow to assistwith the h' -t at•
work, we appear to :;eve e 001 e;ne-
tion that will give se,'01m., lit .< rein,
o1lahle cost.. If our 011(10' )etnt,val e1
pentbi.tu'ee will. be .81'0':51. $6 060 per
year greater to keg) the road.. open
for motor traffic 0.,f -r floc which .s
once spent to pravido "mow road- for
horsedrawn vehicles, this would a-
mount to a cost of 'boat _tic on 'at:
average 100 acres of land, and I can-
not imagine any expenditure that will
give greater improvement to living
conditions in the country a1 such
small cost. Township, 00711( other
parts of the Provides are keeping
roads open, and I anticipate that mm -
00881011 roads, atleast. in this County
will -be kept (tear before many years
have passed.
Anyone wbo drives a motor vehi-
cle is in danger of having his atten-
tion distracted, and during that in-
stant his vehicle may be caused to
leave the travelled portion of the
road: if a diteb Is there, a costly ac-
cident results, which is frequently
sad. Reckless and incompetent driv-
ers are not the only victims of their
driving, and in constructing roads 11
is in the public interest to so build
that not only the legal obligations are
provided for, but to take into consid-
eration human weaknesses= and fut-
ure demands, so that some help may
be given to reduce the ..ppailing le's
from traffic accidents. It i• with till-
in mind that work h"s in en ,un- in
removing ditches from, lin:- 2 141b ['les.
and providing sicleslap:-- c.r, whirl;
vehicles will not ovi nnit
other things that may d
extravagances.
Growth on th'' si'l-:.•
atl'neted roads is h,17 .. • ..ri-
when leftto nature. _ ..,- :n.
this year we planted
considerable mileage 's t,,1
the growth of hay .,, t :%
keep the weeds unto `i t '
improve the apps ' ' . Me!, .
this grass may pia'face hi 7 rots
that ('an be cut along th'
grade that h115 been
i. d• c
the maintenance i ..
PAGE THREE
Short Course Closes
At Belgraye—
The short course at l algeave cradle
to a happy c•onrltksion Iasi week with
a banquet and dance in the Foresters'
hall, The members of the short course
and their friends, numbering ISo, sat
down to the bouquet provided by the
Women's Institute. After the banquet
James Shearer, Agricultural Repre-
sentative of Huron, acted as toast
master, A. H. Martin. B.B.A., of Ot-
tawa, was the guest speaker, and
gave a very interesting talk o11 1-hor1
course work and also touched x,1, 1he
exporting of bacon to itis British
Isles.
Late John Hellyar, Clinton—
John H. Hellyar died on Sattivilay
in Itis 32nd year after a lingering 513•
floss, lie was the elder son rrf Mr. W.
11.
Hellyar. Clinton. and was lora
in July, 1909. After attending ctrat-
fol d Normal he made teaching his
profession. He taught at Pelee 111(10'),
lturhvc'm ,sial 1 'olborn0. Be, nl+„ 1/h..
father there survive two i,rothe,'-_ \V.
Brenton, and Fred S., ('111;(00(!:, -tea
sisters, Mrs. Alfred. Blight. a:masey.
Out,. and Miss Grace, Clinton, The
funeral was bald from the family res -
Menne, (]lintori to Clinton cemetery.
Service wag oondueted by Rev. Ken-
neth 30Gattn. fnrottghdale, London,
and Rev. A. Lane of Wesley Willis
Churoh, Clinton. The pallbearers were
Orvflle
Nada, Alex Haddy, James
Chowen, W. T. Hawkins, Morgan
Agnew and Newton Davies, Friends
from out, on town attending the fun -
era) _ wet'+::. Mrs. R. M. Fair, Toronto,
sister et the late )41's, Ilellyar, S. G.
Barlett, F. C. Bartlett, Miss Harriet
Bartlett, Miss Beatrice Fair, Mrs.
Paul Saa,iine hf. Toronto, cousins,
Mrs. E. Waiters, Benntiller—
Mrs. Edwin Walters, 72, a lifelong
resident of I3enn,illel•., [lied in the hos-
pital at (loderich on Sunday evening.
Mrs. \'taller= sunel'ed a stroke three
years ago. Ferrnerly Miss Serena
Fisher. sin was the daughter of the
,ate Ilemy and Jane Fisher. Her hus-
band t ) Bentailler store for 13 year's
b' i,,, h1 d ,ca ; }ears ago. A son,
Ht:nlhi r'Yr 111 survives, also 2 bro-
1b1 ('1. invade. Fisher. Toronto. and
Walden F, ,- '. cit western C'a.nada.'
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HIGHLIGHTS OF THiS WEEK
Sunday. February 4
12.ou-12.)5 p.m, ,fust Mary. Stoma 1'„r
he very young presented (7
"Just Maury." from Toronto.
1.00.2,00 p.m. And It Came to Foos,
Biblical dramatization directed by
Rupert Caplan, from Montreal.
3,00.4.311 p.m. Pllilharmonie•Symphony
of New Yot'k. Symphony concert
conducted by John Barbirolli,
from New York.
Monday, February 5
12,30.12.59 pan. Ontario Farm Broad-
cast. News and information for
rural listeners, from Toronto.
8 ;o•9.Uo 5.01. With the Troops in Eng-
land. Special hroadeast with
vommc+ntary by Bob Bowman.
from England.
Tuesday, February 6-
4.15.4.3o p.m. The Collector's Wife.
Talk by Eustella Burke, 11'0711
Montreal.
7.110-7.3M p.m. llalil'ex ("cinema 01'01,
11)11,. Orehastrtt and ,olri+)
Irian Halifax,
Wednesday, February 7
7.30.7.45 p.m. Fatigue. Amatoa
series of med19111 Milts by' 1)r. f.
t'. Boni] t. from form e.
0,na.a,Sln p.m. t'tlnadi;rn Bnap te,:0. ..51
futility lasuutet.-t. drama*
and „'•ails:Atrd. 91011, -TeT, 111,.
w {..;. Thursda y'ttlFebruary
i brcry 8
Itail.i c. :']isr: with i1,. 111
:;colts ,Iir.cic•11 by t1,t,. i ,.
l,'e11, 'fru'nn10.
s "u .,:1„ ] \l), T ill's
t,relnatl .I:,:till n(r.. t. L :_,
rel 1•:191,:9,. trim, Mont,''o..
mi 1X'' til, Panel.
]land et Ills Majesty's (nmnina
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Friday. February 9
t.
Ino , , -..-
�Inent House 711111 nn In••1'
' 'a ilio1iati woolen by 11., liar;
lima. from Toronto.
7.45-o.uo p,nl. I ]C(1ty Edison. Talk an Th0ms1u, front
reduced Saturday, February 10
-11.oti p.m. art Q110011011 Icx
In 1939 we fell behind r J - tha p, o• •0nman un e'cnlptnre. painting .:.1(1
arcm Tcrooli.,
posed schedule of road r e,ro,01 .tt1. uu til>tii l ny tt�har''r the Wealth.s2ufz
and the completion ct rgir 1,itumin- 1
101ietel' of ceremonies. ft'c:n� 'F+-"•
be pushed further lute the future. onto.
However, progress has [seen made The. CBC Overseas
and future work will x_,0oa•bly follow \\'hen the first ('anadid t:t(,1.,
want oversas. the Canadian 8(00(
along the proposed lines. It was ex• casting Corporation sent with 1)1
petted that modifications would be a complete broadcasting Unit --with
necessary, and it may he that t'L"ihel' 1.11 (1)•dlllg r(itei nlvnt• Ilikrelt-:i,`ne
changes will be found n erdFt i0' :1)1 amplifiers, and staffed wino .on1•
m• utators and engineers. F1'onI the
The h'
provide a hard suridce t'.w td 1.il
ons surfaced roads will, vo'ordingly, In'ograrome with Rnpera F,u• as
time goes ou, e n jcc:av0.::owevr•r. day of embarkation (11)1)1 the 1)001-
shou]d remain the sa:n7'. that is. to ships reached their de011)1,11ton 11'Is
. ('B(' unit ('000)11011 a daily 1 rt
important County roads ir, ih0 osier rhe historic voyage.These 1 d t I
Ionil a living du00inent of ( ,t1)o a'
of their fmPortance as sao L" luau- military
effort. a record that. will
steadily augment re value and inter-
est fie the years pass by. With the
ea -operation of the Canadian military
authorities, and through the short-
wave facilities of the British Broad-
casting Corporation weekly actuality
broadcasts are now featured over the
CBC national network.
New War Song Scores
Hit With Soldiers
"Over Here For Over There," the
new Canadian war song by Jess Jaff-
ray. Vida Guthrie and Horace Brown,
of the Cllr. bad its national network
premiere on the first CBC "House of
Variety programme in the middle of
Janriary. The show, which was pro-
duced by Rupert Lucas at Exhibition
Camp, Toronto, with Canadian troops
in training as guests of honor, made
a great hit with the soldier audience
and the boys voted the new song a
"swell tune." In the next edition of
"House of Variety," Friday, February
10tH. the number will ' he repeated by
special request; an arrangement writ-
ten by Percy' Faith will be heard.
tieable.
in 1940 it is expected that much
grading work will be found expedient.
that some bridge and culvert work
should be done and that an extrusion
of our hard surfaces should be
made, but it will be impossible to
keep up to the proposed schedule
with the same expenditure as prca-
vicled last year. The Minister of
Highways Inas stated that, in his
opinion, highway work should not be
neglected during wartime so long as
unemployment exists and prices re-
main reasonable, and I consider this
to be a sensible attitude.
It will probably be found advisable
this year to purchase a land OM
driven motor grader, and to turn in
some old trucks on the purchase of
new ones. It is probable, too, that.
other equipment will be needed, and
the equipment shed recommended
last year should be built.
During the year we have had tic.
careful attention of the County Road
Commission to all the expenditures.
and the best interests of the county
have at all times been kept in mind
by them. Valuable help has been
given by all individual members of
the Council, and without this co-
operation -and assistance satisfactory
results could not be achieved.
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Daring tite broadcast portion of the
Toronto Symphony Orchestra concert
on Tuesday, Inebruaiy 9, 10 to 11 p.m..
oath -teal network listeners will hear
.lean Dauserean, the Fr0nell Collodion
ninniot as guest soloist in the per.
romance of the concuta in in Minor
for )1111011 and orchestra, by Chopin.
Burn at Verchcres, Qne•.h10, M. Dams.
ocean striated ut . McGill. University.
He is ono of the most striking figures
in the younger ranks of the concert
letld. being tali. blonde and c'on5pi111-
nus for a magnificent head of fair
hair, a vibrant persotraltty and -vivid
technical ability.
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Nc'-..'n'hv afternoons at
1 ; cic.e S' r wtater :rl for his
M1l :,Heti 'runt letters
are
1,rlent t t 111c I,ri-
.,ry shins' of civ-
_ _ i'•" .i '.'like'.
Drama of we,ospapers
5 1-, - : (1:11'0 alt the city edi-
a mne of the outside le-
i 1140 it Canadian
i::-. February 9„ 8 to 9
t n will present "City
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Gtr! Wins CBC Award
A nimaneala.lti Hamilton girl rap -
tore. th. .,ono( of having suggested
ii
noe.1 novel manner. the prize-
winning oddity for the next edition of
G :oval[ l c Snapshots." It will be pre-
sent( rl from cBe's Toronto studios on
'Wednesday F'hrua.ry 7 at 3 to 8.30
I,111. Tlie x x:ng lady is Eleanor
Henry 01,.1 r, is her idea to Present
the story o: Niagara's "Burning
Springs."
Famous Strirg Quartette
Heard from CBC
The Griller String Quartet no long-
er has its domicile in the old railroad
c't:r which was hone in the lean days.
But after te'n years' association the
members r+r the famous ensemble still
live amicably together. This does not.
mean that their tastes, aside from
7111:11', are identical. In the culinary
011 trtr ren they go off at all sorts of
nomenta. Sidney Griller, the Rost vio-
fill t. for example, likes sea food and
ne likes it a lot. ('ronin Hampton, the
eel 1.t, favors good old roast beef
laud Yorkshire pudding. Philip Bur -
101n violinist, will eat fish or flesh
with equal- relish, hut Jack O'Brien,
the seeond violin, has a finicky palate
and only falls in line under protest..
The Griller String Quartette will be
heard in a special broadcast from the
Toronto studios of the CBC on Feb-
ruary 11, 9,30 to 10 p.m.
jack it secs is t2.' s,nth'r xucl ',,,'-
r.01or of ''1'naier 1110 1110 '1 - ire-:
over fthe CIC National Network
c.-
cry Sa) i lac- at 11,00 .pan. ES'.. 1 -ie i6 .
a vet,'ratl ='i nit".ttYll and his i11(01,5:-
tn1 .time- of the cirlllS ha't"e-het,,
C]]''.' feature for .several scaSynis,