HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1943-06-24, Page 2TIE SEAFORTH NEWS
TIiUSDAY, JUNE 24, 494$
chair, Comiefl earrieal the r'ecommen-
' L11rOH County Council. dation that POO be appropriated from
Holds June Meeting the general Aeeomit for the expenses
_ covering the entertainment of man-
The agricultural committee has agers-ef homes for the aged and in-
een active this season, Warden B. bran, who are to meet in Goderteh is
,r Tuckey told the opening session convention this week. A banquet to
of Huron County Council last week• Which the members of -the council
The warden submitted for consid- and their wives are invited will be
ration at this session a proposal to held in honor of the delegates, who
ncourt
ohibit the slaughtering of veal are invited,
salves or baby beeves under the age High commendation was accorded
If 14 years or under the weight pot- Mrs. Jacobs by several reeves, Parti.
Ably of 900 pounds- This, he explain- eularly members of the County
:d, would be a move toward product Hosie Committee. It was stated that
ag more beef per head and, as there the home is the second largest in On-
a 'only a limited number of wives tanto. Besides the matron and her
,aeh year, it would serve to increase assistant, a cook, two maids and an
he actual production in pounds of orderly compose the staff, it was
reef in this country, stated by George Feagan, county
While cousideeabet damage had home inspector.
deep done to the county roads by The financial statement of the
vinter conditions and floods, most of home from January 1 to 3iay 31,
he roads have been repaired, No 1343, given by County Treasurer Ers-
dew construction can be undertaken kine was as follows: Receipts: Jan.
m account of shortage of material 1. bank balance, $2,228,72; sale of
dee to the war and this year only farm produce, $831,24; from paying
maintenance work will be under- inmates, $437.94; old age pensions,
aken, A new culvert at Gorrie is be- 32.060.00; loans from trust account,
ng completed. 33.5410,00; total receipts, 59,057,90.
Warden Tuckey spoke with regret Disbursements: buildings and re-
of the absence of John Ferguson pairs, $1,166,12; clothing and shoes,
'eeve of Hullett, through illness. 3388.30; farm supplies, 5606.57; stock
W, H, Morritt, reeve el Blyth, elec- and feed. 3614,97; meat and fish,
ed since the January session, and 1504.11; fruit and vegetables, 366.15;
$217,36; groceries, $565.01.; fuel, $1,•
337.63; funerals, 32220; house furnish-
ings, $490.13; insurance, $40; light
and power, $x,18; medical $X43.07;
refunds, pensions, 3202; superintend-
ent and matron, 4482,82; stationery
and office supplies, $27,29; telephone
$40.11; wages, $963,60; exchange,
$2.62; paid for inmates, 335.25; sun-
dries,$40.80; bank balance, $255,84;
total expenditures $9,057,99 ,
A rate of four mills was announc-
ed by County Treaslrrer A. H. Ersk.
ine after he had presented the reeds.
ed estimates for 190 to the session
of Huron county council en Wednes-
day last and, was referred to the AU-
ance committee.
The rate would be made up as
follows: General' acoount 2,45 mills,
to raise $132,933; highways account,
1.55 mills; plus the cost of second-
ary. schools to rural sections, $57,473,
-the total amount to be raised,
3274,512.
Since the January estimates were
submitted those for the administra-
tion of justice were reduced by 41,000
owing to the fact that the first half
of the year no juries were required.
The estimates for 1943 are:
Revenue: Administration of just-
ice, $4,500; hospitals, $3,590; licenses
3600; fines 3200; registry office,
32,336; corn borer, 360; sundry $150;
Pins, $10,000; 2,45 stills en assess-
ment Of 354,258,666, $132,932; seo0n-
dart' school levy,$57,473; total $213,-
757,
Expenditures: Administration of
justice, $21,000; hospitals, $14,500;
Municipal government, $10,500; chit-
dreu's aid society, $6,500; grants,
$5,500; jail, 44,800; countyhome,
412,000; D. L, interest, 45,000; iasur-
ante, heat, telephon0, $3,000; county
property, $2,300; printing and -,post-
age. $1,300; registry office, $600;
audit, $250; corn borer inspection,
$250; new equipment, $100; second-
ary schools, $57,478; schools other,
than secondary,. 49,500; sundry, $500;
exchange, $200; (3. A. P. committee,
$500; war effort, $27,130;,' discount on
PrePaYments, $1,640; Victory Bonds,
$30,000; estimated surplus, $209;
total, $313,757.
A report of the Huron county war
effort showed the following grantsthe
had been made: Navy League of Can-
ada, $2,000; Chinese War Relief, $1,-
000; Aid to Russia Fund, $2,000;
Red Shield, $3,000; Queen's Canadian
Fund, 3500; British War Victims'
Fund, $500; to Red Cross branches at
Auburn, Belgrave, Blyth, Brussels,
Clinton, Dungannon, Exeter, Ford-
Crich, Goderich, Gorrie, Hensall, Lon-
desboro, Seaforth, Wingham, Wrox-
eter, Zurich, Brucefield, Varna and,
Clifford Red Cross, $200 each; 1s:trk-
ton and 'Woodham Red Cross, $150
each; Victory Loan. Quiz Contest
prizes, $24; a total of $21.,324,
On the recommendation of the
warden's committee grants of $500
to the Navy League and $1,000 to
the Greek War Relief Fond were
authorized; also $25 for advertising
for recruiting for the reserve army,
A debate as to whether' the grant
of $500 made by the Huron agricul-
tural committee (authorized at the
January session( to the. C9 inty Ag-
ricultural War Production ' Board:•
should , be charged to the war effort'
account, pr to the :general account,
*as charged to the latter on the re-
co[nmendatien of the warden's com-
mitten.
Thursday Afternoon; The decision
was reached that a 'magistrate should
be appointed in Huron to look after'
entire county, On motion of
Reeves Turner and Bowman the
council carried a motion "That this
county council petition the attorney-
general to have a magistrate ap-'
pointed in Huron county, to look of-'
ter the entire county."
A reward of 425 willbe offered to
anyone who can apprehend the per-
son who persists in cutting the cable
on the flagpole in court house park,
This was decided on the recontmen-
wire cable will replace the rope one,
The Hag is always raised during the
sessions of the County Council, but
the pole this week has been bare of
both the Union jack and tha ropes..
In answer to an inquiry from
Reeve N, It, Dorraneo, .Reeve Wat-
son, chairman of the committee,
stated that the cost of deCOrating the
room and some of the of£iCps
was approximately $Boos
• ClerkNorman "1Ziller reported
that, since the start of the war to
the present, the people of Huron
county had bought 44,000,000 r
war savings certificates and Stamps
had donated approximately $1,000;
000 for patriotic pdrposes and has
invested in Victory Loans $13,000,
000-a total Of 16,000,000. Beside;
this 2,5fi0 men and worsen bad en
listed in the armed forces. The re
port was greeted with applause.
The police committee reporter
that since the January session -coup
ty constable William Gardiner hal
,joined the provincial force; and Id
successor, Charles Salter, of Exeter
now stationed at V alter,
was in
troduced and was congratulated o:
his recent marriage,
The recommendation of the cote
mittee that Traffic Officer Norma.
Lever be placed under the polic
committee, rather than the road corn
Reeve Alonzo McCann of Stephen, out an
rear,
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interest
On
nes,
from
sur- .e3ayfteld,
who was ill in January, took the oath
of office as read by Clerk Norman
Miller. Reeves R. E. Turner. Goder-
ich, and N, R, Dorrance, McKillop,'
were appointed delegates to the Ont-
ario Municipal Association.
Wednesday morning session:
Clerk Norman Miller read the cor-
respondence consisting of resolutions, ;
and letters. and they were referred,
to various committees.
The County of Perth asked con
cur•rence in a resolution asking the
Legislature ro discontinue the S-c'ent
gas tax. ,.> _h.?y fest it unneces-
sary ._e >as has been marked; and
(-aures unnecessary expenditure to
the government and ine'nvenience
At consumer,
: t was ,-x-1
,
pr. _ -. -:- • _ food: -he Salvation
-.1.173-7; the Children's War _Memorial v
the Chinese. War Relief
Fund: National In-- for the;
Bind: the Hospital for Sick Child-
ren: the Navy League of Canada'
East.. Huron Women's Institute: Hu•,'
ron County units of the Red Cross;
British War Victims' Fund.
A Halton county- resolution sug- 9
gests that the provincial treasured
be asked :,-' change the Assessment
Act: so that the: purchaser a: a tax'•,
.sale will have no right to pv-session
o: the lands cold tO him at a tax!
sale until the ti mete redeem them
has passed: and she purchaser has I
been entitled to receive :he tax deed.,.
T. B McQuee:en. minister of Liu-+
r3cipal ductus, advised that the de-;
nartment has informed the minister'
of labor a: Ottawa that it has no in-
tention of accepting responsibility or
duty in pursuance -if an order-in-
co:rncii re cost f living bonus.
Middlesexcomity- council seeks 7 -
concurrence in a resolution in which
it is stated that the .eside.nts
Middlesex and surrounding counties
are becoming alarmed by the ruth•q
Iess clearing of timber. and petition- t
ing the Ontario Legislature to pass
legislation to limit the cutting of
trees to six inches or greater to con-
form with god forestry practice.
The rural life committee of the
Ontario Federation of Home and
School ,Associations. in a letter. drew
attention to a plan followed in Wat-
erloo county whereby the council in-
vited to one day's session of its April
meeting representatives chosen from
the senior grades of all elementary
and separate schools in the county.
The pupils and visitors sat in at the
morning and afternoon sessions,
heard representatives of various
committees report, toured the county
buildings. etc. The whoie plan was
cited as leading to better understand-
ing of municipal government.
In a resolution the township of
Hawick asks readjustment of the
boundaries of S.S. No. 17. and .--
7:11ee7: the county t vit,cil :0 investi-
gate and if deemed advisable to pass
a bylaw and appoint arbitrators for
making uch ad9uaim:n:.
V dnesda_ afternoon session:
The county council at the afternoon
session on Wednesday, increased the
salary of Mrs, Martha Jacobs, man-
ager of the county home at Clinton,
to $1,000 per year, and that of assist-
ant. Erwin Jacobs, to $700.
After a consideration of a Commun-
ication from Wingham town council
regarding the accommodation at the
county home. the committee report-
ed that it realized the shortage of
accommodation but failed to "see the
deplorable state of affairs." It was
felt that during the war it is impos-
sible to do anything to remedy the
situation. The committee also pointed,
out the fact that as help has been
very hard to procure, no extra assist-
ance, would be available should the
building be enlarged at this time.
The report was taken up clause by
• clause with Reeve Alexander in the
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dation of the property committee.
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MAINTAINS..
PAY -AS -YOU -GO= POLICY
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ATthe time of bringing down the Provincial Budget on March 19th, 1943, it was
indicated that the figures were Interim figures and that definite and final figures
would be supplied as soon as the accounting of the Treasury Department was
complete for the year. - '
These are the final figures for the twelve months ended March 31st, 1943. Certi-
fied correct by H. A. Cotnam, Chartered Accountant, Proviiitcial Auditor. They speak
- for themselves.
Combined surplus on Ordinary and Capital Account $27,766,504.72
Reduction in the Gross Debt 19,906,519.85 -
Reduction in the Net Debt 11,686,815.15
Reduction in Contingent Liabilities 2,505,441.37
Reduction in the Funded Debt 7,868,100.00
Reduction in the Treasury Bill Debt - 6,500,000.00
A bank overdraft left over from the previous fiscal year of
$5,793,.486.92 was paid off.
There was added to the Provincial Sinking Funds the sum
of $1,196,805.66.
Every tax -payer in every Ontario city, town, village and township has benefited from the
Provincial Government's Pay -As -You -Go Policy. For as a direct result of this Policy, the Provin-
cial Government has passed on the following actual financial benefits to Ontario municipalities
between April 1, 1935, and March 31, 1943, amounting to over seventy millions, five hundred
and forty-three thousand dollars.
1. Municipal Subsidy 521,564,144.90 7. Pensions for the Blind 145,580.00
2. Maintenance of Indigent 8. Mothers' Allowances 12,724,438.00
Patients in Sanatoria....* 7,288,500.00 9. Municipal Hydro Radial
3. Township Road .Subsidy 2,000,640.00 Relief 1,246,622.82
4. King's Highways 17,192,059.00 10. Training Schools 123,657.83
5. County Roads,.,. 1,249,442.50
6. Old Age Pensions 7,007,948.00
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TOTAL - 570,543,033.05
• *Cumulative to December 31, 1942,
The Province
end of Sanatoria Year.
of Ontario
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Further information gladly supplied upon request to
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, PARLIAMENT BLDGS., TORONTO
HON. A. ST CLAIR GORDON, Provincial Treasurer
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PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO
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