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Huronaunty Council the (Mat, The cltecitte was returned
to the eounell,
Novemt aer Meeting'l H, Stroltgt reeve of Marla.
asked that all Illfermetiem regarding
Never in its history have the barn the colleotlou of salvage, the .report.
and, silos on the farms in Huron lug of nausea zttaclattery iu cowries,
county been so full, and this despite and the penalties, $6,000 fine or two
the labor shortage, J. C. Shearer, ` years in Jail, be broadcast, and a
'agricultural representative, told the motion to this effect was passed.
Huron County Connell on Wednesday 1 D, L. Weir's enquiry regarding the
morning of last week, at tlte`Novem- reuuneratien of the warden of the
ber meeting. For this be gave tlse' county launched a , diseessiou ill
major credit to the Yarn] women — which it eves revealed that the Huron
wives and daughters — *lie had done County chief executive does not re -
William li Johnston a wonderful jobin all branches of ceive an amount nearly as high as
farm work.
Mr. Shearer also voiced his apprecia- Wellington, Many expressed the
tion of the assistance, during the epiuion that the sacrifice of time and
'aught .At Kippen labor shortage, given by the school his own interests deserved a larger
children; the airmen atcounty air- consideration..
ports, and the civilians from the Reeve Scott, Seatort1t, declared
A grand old matt of Huron County, urban centres, that county councillors are "the
whose life has been an inspiration to Mr. Shearer stated that it is pro- cheapest bunch of legislators in the
a great many persons, many of thea]
now or•cupyiug high positions o2 trust posed to !rave farm machinery country when compared with those
schools established in various parts in. the House of Cotttnlous or the
in many walks of life, was laid to
rest in the Exeter cemetery on Nov. of the county, where the care aad °uteri° Legislature."
1180 of machinery may be taught. This The entice committee reported that
16th, in the person of William H, is necessary owing to the gradualthe count, y force was efficient and
Johnston, in his 35th year, 111r.111r. John -
stow suffered from bt'onchetis, and curtailment of its manufacture due to doing good work.
died In Victoria Hospital, London. war contracts; and he pointed out The council endorsed a resolution
Mr. Johnston had been a very act- that all machinery on hand has to be of sympathy to Mrs. Gamble and
kept in good order. A. J. McMurray, family In the Leath of Reeve J. W.
ive man during his long life. Reared
on a farm, he was a son of Ashfield mayor of Clinton, who has had a long Gamble.
Township pioneers, He began his experience in farm machinery, will The members of the council went
career, after leaving the farm, as a be available for instruction or advice to Clinton in a body to attend the
cheesemaket•. at these schools; and Gordon Ilse- meeting of the Federation of Agricul-
Mr. Johnston was born May 27, Gavin. well-known plowman, who is tare.
1355, in the township of East GWil- an expert in labor-saving devices, has Before adjournment of the morning
lintbnry, York County, being a son siso consented to assist, Someone session, Clerk N. Miller announced
of the late Henry Johnston and Mary will also be on hand to advise on the that the commit would be the guests
(Serson) Johnston. In the autumn of care of harness, of Reeve F. Dtmcan, Morris township,
1861 the family moved to Ashfield Mr. Shearer released the latest at a venison dinner at a local hotel
Township. Huron County, and settled total on the Victory Loan, money for in the evening, Mr. Duncan had shot
on a, farm. -lir. Johnston grew up which was still being received. The the deer near Wroxeter.
there in the woods and attended Fin- total is $2.436,550, the most mousy Thursday's Session
lay's School ie.d. No. 9, Ashtieidl, ever, subscribed in Huron County. During the course of his remarks
Asittieldl, afterwards known as Cher- The amount for the general eanvass to the county council, County Eng-
ry Grove school. was $2,161,150, or approximately $50 ineer Roy Patterson said that the
At 'the age of 14 Mr. Johnston from one in every six of the civilian county machinery during the year
decided to learn the cheesemaking population of 43,000. There were earned nearly $32,000 gross, of which
business and for four years (1873-77) 6,951 applications. $23,000 came from work on Goderich
at factories in Dungannon, Donegal The four air schools did their South Airport. The wages paid on the
(Elmo Township). and Watford. share, contributing $121.000 — "a lot account were approximately $8,000.
Although Ise 'WAS successful in of money wizen one considers many The figures do not include the
cheese -making, Mr. Johnston's par- of the mare RAF men with other ob- wear and tear on the machinery.
encs were desirous that his education ligations''; and the special names, Mr. Patterson also stated in his
be continued, and, as a result, he 2153,300. report that, due to priorities, there
returned to school., graduated frontlir. Shearer, who was publicity had been some delay in getting the
Goderich Collegiate and secured a chairman for the county, expressed snow, fences up. Difficulty and delay
teacher's certificate. In 18S0 he con- his gratification that the loan had had also been experienced in obtain-
meneed teaching and for the next exceeded two former campaigns, each ing machine parts; one of which he
forty years was actively and success- of which totalled $2,100,000. had been advised would not be deliv-
fully engaged in that occupation. He He reminded the council that, the ered in 12 months. One wooden
taught eight years in his own, then first Shorthorn show in the county bridge at Ethel lead been constructed
in S.S, No. 2, Hay Township, for will be held shortly in. Exeter, at a cost of $1,300. as It was felt it
twelve years, and finally in S,S. No. County treasurer A. H. Erskine would serve the purpose for a time.
14, Stanley Township, where he was reported on the general account. The A new steel structure would cost
in charge for twenty years, and dup. County Honie committee expected to $15,000.
ing which time he lived at Kippen. live withing their estimate. The lir, Patterson said he was disap-
These schools always had a Large at- co'mty road expenditures. he pointed pointed in not being able to procure
tendance in those days and part of out, are only half of what they were asphalt 1 nlarger quantities. No weed
Mr. Johnston's duties was to instruct in 1941 — $95,500 at October 31, spraying had been done, and the
the fifth classes of young men and against 155.0000 in 1941. While the road commission would have to con -
women. administration of Justice, new equip- oentrate on the elimination of the
In 1920, after retiring to Exeter, ment and grants are below the esti- bind weed, which is becoming preval-
Mr. Johnston became bookkeeper for mates, hospitals and children's aid ent, He suggested, too, that a pro -
the Harvey Bros. Milling Co. Since are slightly up; aud,$30,000 has been gram for the eradication of poison
1928 he has lived retired in Exeter. set aside in Victory Bonds as a re- ivy be considered. This would involve
Mr. Johnston served as secretary- serve 1 o work not done. The half- a great deal of work but in a few
treasurer of the West Huron Teach- levy for the war effort amounted to years, at most, the county could be
ers' Association for twenty years. He 932.781,47, "This is sound policy and rid of it.
was actively associated with the work should be continued next year. The Road construction had been affect -
of the Methodist and later the 'United county has assisted materially in the ed by he gasoline and tire situation,
Late W. H. Johnston
that paid by the counties of Perth or
Churches, being a lay -clergyman for
more than sixty years and a bible
class teacher for even longer. He was
also an ardent temperance worker.
In 1877 he was married to Sarah M.
Blake. of Ashfield, who predeceased
him March 22, 1941. Surviving mem-
bers of the family are H. F. Johnston,
B.A., scientist with hte Carnegie In-
stitution, of Washington, D.C.; Albert
W. Johnston, M.A„ an actuary with
the Excelsior Life Assurance Co., To-
ronto, and Cecil Johnston, M.D., on
the medical staff of the Matteawan
State Hospital, Beacon, N.Y. Dr. Mary
Johnston, formerly associated with
the Mountain Sanatorium. Hamilton,
w'10 died in 1930, was an only
The deceased was a poet of no
mean ability and last year published
a hook of poems. He has contributed
many excellent articles of an histori-
cal nature for the public press. He
ha, ctways exerted a splendid influ•
enee and has made a fine contribu-
tion to the ennununitie.s in which he
has lived. His wide influence is evid-
enced by the fact that he has been
vplterl frequently by hie old pupils
and friends.
THURSDAY,
VEMB R 2Gt IOU
freta the regional branch in London
In Oetober, necessitating 54 visits.
The ntaaoriy't of these appeals are for
assistance ]n1 paying hospital, dental
and doctors' bills where presentt 'de-
pendents' allowances and assigned,
pay is not adequate to' covet' these'
additional expenses, -
The exorbitant rentals being paid
in many cases by these soldiers' and
airmen's dependents for one or two .
rooms,, coupled with. high living
costs, decrease the balance reserved
for these exigencies.'
The circumstances of these cases
are investigated, debts listed, and
recommendations 'sent hi to the head
office at Ottawa for a supplementary
grant,
Eighteen new cases' itt child pro-
tection work, from June 1 to October
31; were reported, with a total of 25
open child protection cases at pre-
sent. There were 194 visits, 46 office
interviews, and four court cases at-
tended. During this period two child-
ren were made permanent wards, Six
final adoptions were negotiated.
There were 31 cases in unmarried
parents' work. Ten visits were made
to war guests.
Mrs. Mary Chafee, social worker
with the society, in answer to au in-
quiry, stated that some evacuated
children have been returned to Bri-
tain. Some, of the older children are
anxious to return so that they can
help in the war effort.
• The council passed a resolution
asking the Wartime Prices and
Trade Board to place a ceiling price
o split wood• The motion was spon-
sored by Reeves V. Falconer, Clinton,
and' R. Ratz, tsborne, who explained
that with the Labor situation as it is,
it is difficult to get wood to sell.
A motion was also passed asking
the Department of Game and Fisher-
ies to consider the wishes of Huron
County Council against an open sea-
son for deer. '
. J. H. Kinkead, public school in-
spector for North Huroit, in a brief
address, stated that the largest prob-
lem facing education in the county is
the shortage of school teachers.
There had been 46 changes in North
Huron and a similar number in South
Huron. Eighteen married women are
engaged as teachers in the county
and two resignations are to take ef-
fect before Christmas. Mr. Kinkead
warned what might happen . before
next June. One solution is higher pay,
the other employment of more mar-
ried women, or the closing of the
smaller schools. Seven had been clos-
ed in North Huron because of low
enrolments.
Mr. Kinkead advocated the ap-
pointment of a five -man board over
an area of two or three school sec-
tions to take over the administra-
tion and solve suchproblems as the
shortage of teachers, etc.
A grant of $1,000 was authorized
to be given to the British children's
-war victims fund, as recommended
by the warden's committee.
The county road commission re-
ported that construction on roads
had been limited to re -building a
number of structures that had failed.
The total cost of bridge repairs at
Corey's, Lobb's, Beumiller and Brus-
sels was $3,040.19; bridge at Ethel,
war effort and has curtailed unneces- and the equipment was working on $1,881.92; Phillips' and Cowan's
sary expenditure," he said, other jobs. The financial condition of brides, 91,500.95; Colborne - Auburn
The estimated receipts in the gen- the county is good; and after the hill, $2,244.51,
era! account at the end of the year war there will be a nice amount of The commission recommended that
are $163,734,87; expenditures, $163,- back credit which will help to make if possible all county roads be kept
325,53; surplus, 955,409.34. the work, that was not done during open until New Year's, and that
The money expended by the war- the war years, easier to accomplish. after that date no plowing be done on
den's committee out of the half -mill The County Home commitete with roads carrying light traffic where
set aside fo rthe war effort was dis- Reeve A. F. McDonald in the chair, local conditions do not appear to
bursed as follows: reported that a silo had been built; warrant it.
Salvation Army, Red Shield, $2,- the committee had been unable to If the approval of the Department
000; Navy League, $2,900; Chinese procure the pastuerization plant of Highways is secured, the road:
War Relief, $500; War Victims Fund, authorized at a former session, and from Dungannon to the Port Albert
e1 Dna; Overseas Canadian Fund. had no idea when it -would be ship- airport will be kept clear by the
9800; $000 each to the following Ped; more housing space is needed, county; and the council will pass a
branches of the Red Cross: Auburn, and will have to be arranged for in
bylaw ]landing certain roads back to
the townships.
the near future.
Hayfield, Belgrave, Blyth, Brucefleld, The property committee reported
Brussels. Clinton, Dungannon. Exe- On motion of Reeves Bowman and that a stoker for the registry office
ter, Forilwich, Goderich, Gorrie, HemWebster, the report was referred has not yet been delivered. It was '
beck to the committee for a recom-
ball. Londesboro, Seaforth, Varna, mandation on a motion at the June bought itt June. Minor repairs had
Wit eltam, Wroxeter. Zurich; $300 to session that the status of the County been made at the jail and registry
Lucknow and Clifford branclles; $150 office and a new light and shade,
Horne committee be amended to can-
to Woodham and Kirkton. Plebiscitestitute three members elected snail- broken by a bullet, in the sheriff's
and militia edvertisine• 9363.60:rely to the road committee, and to .office, purchased.
Army Week. $80; Salvation Army.:»Net monthly as recommended by. No action was taken on the resole-
wnme Front. 9550; Centralia Airport•1'r rviucial inspector Charlton. tion from Wentworth county, relating
01,005, Total, 920,943.60 nut of the,Reeve Fred Watson, cltairtnan of to county councilors' pay being ex -
appropriation, which leaves an ap- the County Home committee, thank- eluded from income tax,
nim t. halanea of 93.050. ed the council for sending hint as a Concurrence wee given to a reso-
TA-. r.,,n11i7atinn committee ee delegate to the County Home con- lu'tion from the county .of Bruce
e drafting of men from
No coarse holes,
no doughy lump:
To put your family
"in the dumps"
Fine-grained your bread
each time you bake
With ROYAL Yeast_
the pure yeast cake
MADE. IN CANADA
ported only rale change, and that was vention which he said was an educe- regal{ hng th
farms,, as recommended by the legis-
in Goderich township where the con- tion to him. He felt Huron County lative committee.
Oh Dear ! t t' n of the Goderich Township compares favorably with others in
Ray Dobhyn called us up shortly
after he arrived at the shop on Tues-
day morning to tell us that he had
caught his deer. He slew the creature
while toying with his sling shot in
the back door; as it came strolling up
the back alley. Don't take this too
seriously, dear reader, Ray may have
been out the night before, and it may
be, that the Word should he spelled
"dear." incidentally, Mrs. Scrimgeour
was telling us that when she inform-
ed air. Stubbs about the large deer
Everett caught, he said it would be
so tough she wouldn't be able to chew
the gravy, — Blyth Standard,
s .nuc to
^oath Airport resulter1 in a loss of the province. Concurrence was expressed with
$15,833 in assessment to that munici. The request of the Empire Service the following resolutions, as recom-
pality, The committee reported that Club at Goderich for a grant of 9100, mended by the agricultural commit -
this amount had been speed equally with which to buy a stove, was, on tee: From the Ontario Agricultural
over the, other municipalities, recommendation of the warden's Council asking (1) exemption from
Hugh Hill• vice-chairman ofthe committee, referred to the next yes- taxation on Crown properties, as
Huron County Plowmen's Association, sion of the county council, school sections are interested; (2) re
voiced the organization's appreciation The salary of Miss Evelyn Cooper, electricity for farm polder; (3) con-
of the grant of $2,000 towards the, court reporter, was authorized to be mending government for six per cent
expenses of the International Plow- increased by $200. bonus on butter fat; and asking a
on of
H. Edwards, superintendent of the higher prto efo• milk; (4) re the
ing Match, for the Caneetlatt
which the Ontario Provincial ori 01 Children's Aid Society, reported that establishment of prices on farm pro•
an entirely new branch of work had ducts, farm labor problems, and ask.
Won was responsible and had paid been assigned, that of the Depend- lug representation of producers on
all the expenses ofthe local commit. ents' Board of 'Trustees, of which the various boards; (5) re import sub -
tee; which had laid the fundamental branch had a considerable share. sidies to insure a continued .floe of
and ground wort in anticipation of Eighteen new cases were forwarded imported goods for sale in Canada
under the retail price ceiling. Fi'om
the county of Perth county regarding
exemption from military service for
farm labor. From the Ontario Agri-
cultural Council asking stabilization
of beef prices,
L. E. Cardiff, li•P,, invited to
speak, warned that Canadians will.
soon realize More than ever before
that a war is in progress, Outside,of
Dieppe, the Canadians have not seen
Much action, but he felt that in the
near future the war will be brought
home to Canada more forciblyy,
Other speakers were Reeve Ray-
mond Redmond; and ex -wardens J. H.
Eckert, N. W. Trewartha. and William
Stewart.
Warden George Armstrong intro-
duced the officials and members of
the council of Hay township.
Friday's Session
By a recorded vote of 20 to 7
HirronCounty Council decided to
make no change in the status of the
administration of the County Home,
thereby defeating a motion that the
conned appoint a four -man committee
an the same principle as the road
commission, to meet monthly; and
to dispense with the services of an
inspector.Many reeves rase to protest any
change, arguing they could see no
reasob for it. Others in favor of the
motion maintained that a committee
00 constituted would be in closer
touch with the home than at present.
Inspector George Reagan of the
County Horne stated there are at
present 98 inmates.
G. F. Tuttle, deputy minister of
welfare, advised in a letter to Coun-
ty Clerk N. Millen that he had had
enquiries from mothers' allowance
beneficiaries regarding fuel allow-
ances. The expenditm'e for fuel to
reoipients by the municipalities -will
be reimbursedone hundred per cent,
effective, December 16, 1942.
Mr. McItone, who succeeded E. C.
Beacons as public school inspector
for South Huron, addressed the coun-
cil beledy.
In a discussion on the collection
of salvage, 'garden Armstrong ex-
plained. the county organization, He
said that reeves are not supposed to
drive mend to make the canvass
but are supposed to appoint a corn=
mittee of 16 or 20.
Reeve S. H. Whitmore gave a re-
port of the County Library Associa-
tion, The circulation of books
amongst the various libraries is in-
creasing, and this Is of partcular
value to smaller libraries which can
not afford to purchase new books. Mr•
Whitmore is the county's representa-
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IN EVERY city, town and village throughout
Canada today there are gaps where once were
young men. They heard a call and put on navy
blue, khaki, horizon blue, and they have gone,
answering a call
They are missed—missed not only in their
homes but also in the business places which once
they filled.
They have gone from every institution in Canada;
but from none more than from the chartered banks.
There is hardly a branch office from coast to coast
which is not today the poorer—and the prouder
—for those who thus laid down their pens.
But every branch manager, as he shook parting
hands, had this consolation: he could say, "We'll
hold your place It will be waiting for you when
you come back. That is a pledge.
' So it is the part of those who remain to serve
their country in such a way that the promise may
be kept: "We'll hold your place,"
There were 14,433 single and married men from 10 to 45 years
of age employed by the Chartered Banks at the outbreak of
war. 5,053—or 35% of them had joined the armed farces by
October 31st, 1942; 1,243 others who joined bank staffs since
war began have alio enlisted.
THE CHARTERED DANK S
OF CANADA