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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1931-12-17, Page 311* , THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1931. The Passport to Health PoIImaniI�i1iijIijy and Ranier Shop Now open to Public. Alleys refinished and now in first-class condition, LAD'IE'S ESPECIALLY I'NVITED. ARRANGEMENTS MAY E MADE FOR A LADIES' NIGHT A prize on every sheet. Special Prizes. every Monday. 'UP-TO-DATE BARBERING COURT HOUSE CRIITIC'IZED. Once again a grand jury has taken • a rap at conditions at the county court house, says iTlhe Goderich Star, describing certain parts of the build- ing as being' "filthy:" The presentment of the grand !jury of the General •Ses- sions, reads in part as follows: "The court louse is in a very bad state of repair. The steps of the main stairs leading to the upstairs hall, and the landing and step.s leading to the Hospital for Sick Children 67 COLLEGE ST., TORONTO 2 (Mothercraft Centre, Toronto) (Country Brunch, Thistletown) December, 1931. Deal Mr. Editor: Last year the Hospital for - Sick Children, Toronto, through the gener- osity of friends in every line of. publicity, was enabledtoimpress ' upon the parents of Ontario that any, crippled or ailing child was equally.: entitled to the unexcelled service for which this Hospital is world famous.. It was also mentioned that if the "Sick Kids" - as the Institution Is affectionately called—were to look after more youngsters, it WoUld need more money for their maintenance: What happened. in 1931 was that more children came to the Hospital, but also about 910,000 less money to maintain them. I spare you the statistics; but I cannot alter the fact that, ff the Hospital for Sick Children were not a provincial charity, its debts would not be as burdensome as those under Which. It seems fated to enter 1932. The .Hospital's. immediate .neighbor- hood(Toronto and York County) has kept up close to its average subscrip- tion per patient. But outside' that area there has been a sad drop. What should be done? The Hospital for Sick. Children. is not a local concern,. Its aim: is that no Ontario youngster shall go handi- capped;through life either because of deformity or disease. That cannot be accomplished' with a cash -box full Of overdrafts, Yet that is the position to -day and it 1s not ane which • can everlastingly continue, So, Mr. Edi- tor, will you tr.it Invoke your readers to lend us a helping hand? Not one of. them, I venture, could care to see h the "Sick Kids" with a mortgage over T their heads. at _itlpfully yours, .R4'ING E. ROBERTSON, Chairman of the Board of. Trustees. th court room' are badly in need of re- pair, and the upstairs hall should have a new floor. The runner on the back stairs and the carpet in the room of the judge (ulpstairs) should be re- placed, as they are both filthy and worn. The rear toilet roots also is filthy and :has no ventilation and should be put in good condition. The judge's room (upstairs) should be immediately redecorated and furnish- ed with comfortable lounging chairs, etc:" "We -w-ouid recommend that the wails and ceilings of the kitchen and ladies' dining room he cleaned of the mnresco and their. painted, , and that fhe pantry doors and shelves be paint- ed.. We wish to commend -Mr, and :Mrs. Jacobs on the manner in which they keep the home," says the report on the House of (Refuge. "This report should be published," said Judge Costello after he had read it. `"It is a commendable one,- It is a pleasure for the people to know that public institutions, the 'hospital, the shelter, the county home and the jail, are all conducted in a spanner which should receive the thanks and support of the people of this county." IH'is IFIonor noted the 'absence of t serious crime. Tie said he would pass the report on to the proper author- ities. The following were on the grand jury: K. Lamlpman, . Exeter; Andrew ;Bogie, 'Colborne .Chas. Bell, Blyth; Clifford Dunbar, Grey; Wm, H. El c sley, Colborne; John A. Johnston, .Ash!field; 'Alex. _McDonald, Ashfield; D'ona'ld A. McLean, Ashileld; Neil' a McDonald, Ashfield; Geo. MacVicar, s IGoderichy D. D. Mooney, Goderich;W. J. Nediger, Clinton; Geo. S.'iPrice, ,e Goderich (foreman). t The Hare -Elson case consumed ov- r er one day. It was 6,'30 Wednesday. ,e evening when' the jury finally brought b in a verdict of $100'and county court p, costs for the plaintiff, :Hare, the bus owner. He asked for $3316 and a ,gar- b age bill for that amount for repairs to w is vehicle was produced in evidence, he jury was given questions to askid answered them as follows: 1'10.—:Was there any negligence on e part of the defendant A,—Yes, THE SEAFORTH NEWS. 2` Q. --'Ir so, of what did it consist? I proach of the truck was hidden by 1.—The driver clicc not take sufficie It hu ldut $ ; pd trees and he' crashed precaution. into it,damaging the radiator and 3 Q.—Was there any negligence on himself sustaining three cracked ribs the part of the plaintiff? A.—Yes, which laid him up for five weeks, He knowing n.g that the corner was a dam testiified that he had the right' -of -way. gerous one and his view obstructed he and that Elton did not protect traffic should have used more precaution. on his right, Under cross examine - 4 O.—What was the ti•autage, if any, tion witness admitted, that he mightsustained by the plaintiff A.—We al- have avoided a crash by making a low $100 to the plaitvtiff. The defen- right turn,, but said that he had not dant did not sustain any damage, an opportunity to gwet've aroand the 5 Q.—What was the !proportion of rear of the truck on the left side of the negligence A.—Two-thirds to the road, The warning was too short, he defendant and one-third 10 the plain- said. tiff. Traffic Officer Lever told of his in - E. Dancey argued that the vei- vestigation of laying' a charge of reek- clict only awarded $66 to .plaintiff. The less driving against Elson, who paid a jury was sent bacic to :its room to 'gne, The officer also said the bus clear up this doubt, The amount was driver might have avoided a collision left at $100. Frank D'onnel'iy appear-' had .11.e turned to the right in the same. ed for plaintiff. direction the truck was travelling. A While the jury was out on the civil left turn, he thought, would have re - case on ;1it•edriesday afternoon Roy' suited in more serious consequences. against agatt whom a true bill had ,been returned, was .placed on trial on ORDERS HALTINGa charge of having..carnal, knowledge OF' FORECLO:SU,RES. of a' girl under 18 years of age resit!, mg near Greenway, in the township of The Ontario iGovernment has, noti- iStephen. Smith, a married man, is a fied the provincial agricultural devei truck driver. On two occasions,: in opment board—which holds $3'5,000,- March and in June, be is alleged to 000oF'farm •mortgages= -not to fore - have picked the girl op while she was close'. under any'circumstances when on an errand for her grandparents and mortgagees are unable to meet their to have taken her for a ride, The girl obligations. • Hon. W. H. Price, On- testtlfiecl that sire went. willingly and tario attorney -general and acting pre - after keeping her secret for some time eller, announced. The step is being confessed to -the young mad. with taken in order to give farmers every whom she keeps company; after he opportunity to weather present,'firian- had seen her •with accused, and later cial difficulties. she confessed to her un'c'le. The attorney -,general. revealed the :Nine jurymen were challenged by action of the Government in regard to the defence counsel, Frank Donnelly, farm mortgages during the course of in the selection :of the jury, and •stir, an announcement that the Govern- mishes between 'hint and Crown Alt- merit would 'bring dawn legislation at torney Holmes featured the trial, the next session of the Legislature to: The jury returned a verdict of not provide for a moaned moratorium on guilty, Judge Costello said he had no mortgages. •fault t0 find with. the verdict and lis- '"We realize that in these times of charged accused.'financial stress people who otherwise At the opening session, Tuesday would be able to meet their payments afternoon, while addressing the Grand are in considerable difficulty and the Jury, Judge Costello took occasion to (Goverment . is anxious to help them railer to the remarks of 'Reeve J'o'hn over this period of financial strin- 'iclNab (Grey township) allegedly gency." said Col. Price, "`I have ask - made at the session of the County ed Miran companies to' be lenient in ,Council. !During the discussion of the this regard .and 1I have also apprcach- report of the grand jury' of the fall cd sheriffs and bailiffs and made the sane requests. But there is no legis- lation at present providing for relief and the Government intends to have the entire matter discussed on the floor of the Legislature with a view to sane 'Form of legislation, "The province holds a greater amount of farm mortgages than any private pompany," said the acting premier, assizes, which recommended, among other things, en easy chair for the fudge's ante room, Reeve •Mc2Nab °is reported as having said: "Why listen to these judges? The next one who comes up here ask hint what part of Canada 'he, owns." The recommenda- ion for t'he easy chair was made at he suggestion of Mr, Justice Logie. Council took no action, filing the re port. Judge Costello said he was much urprised when he read an account of the incident in a 'local paper. Ills (Honor was surprised that a county ouncillor would make such a remark. "Had it been made of my court I would have the. party before rte and n explanation would be forthcoming aid His Honor. "I hope that during ly residence here no such view will ver betakenof any remarks I choose o make. I, with other officers, am esponsible for the good pante of this aunty and when I do make a roc- rnnendation it should receive 'res- ect and esectand consideration. ,Judge Costello observed that it had een said that, grand juries were a aste of money and thatnogood over came of their deliberatioivs—that no action was ever taken on their re- commendations. "That is not as it should be, You have an important part to play. It is an old anti 'time-honored custom to visit public institutions. While,grand juries may find that everything is in order, sometimes they find that every- thing is not right and grand juries • Atlention, Please! Owners and Prospective Owners of OIL BURNERS Wewish to announce that we have. stationed a truck in this vicinity to give you prompt and efficient delivery service of ERIE FURNACE AND. STOVE OILIS. Our oils are specially refined to suit all makes of burnets, whether for furnace or stove. BURN ERIE FURNACE OIL IN YOUR FURNACE. BURN ERIE HII-TEST CLEAR STOVE, O'IL IN YOUR STOVE. TELEPHONE 125, CLINTON, or 247, EXETER, . and our truck will call. Storage arranged. Erie Service Stations, Limited HEAD OFFICE:,' BELL TELEPHONE BUILDING, London. Quality Merchandise, and Service that Satisfies k. lI ; 11 ; i iii,: P4. ler TO JOIhN FORCES. An agreement by which they will mass their united forces to appose the 'Conservative Government at the next general election was announced last week by Mitchell F. Hepburn, leader of the Liberal party, and Harry C. Nixon, Progressive leader, The form- al disclosure Was made by Mr. 11-lep- burn at Mount Bridges, w!liiere he ad- dressed the annual meeting of the West 'Middlesex Liberal Association, Mr. Nixon supported the announce- ment in a sta!temen•t'front his home in St, (George, 'Ort., The agreement, not officiallyreceiv- edyet by the former :provincial Lib- eral leader anti present 1House leader, W. E. N. Sinclair, was also approved by 'hint in a brief statement from his house in Oshawa, if it means a united, Opposition in the Legislature. Con- certed action, Mr. Sinclair stated, would be of advantage in opposing the huge Conservative majority, Thio agreement was declared to have been reached after a sleeting of Progressive members had approved the alliance, andafter Liberal mem- are the onlymedium 0f findingthase )e15 had approved ed it n letters tters to their thins cut chiefs His Honor referred to the prisoners chieftain. His An opinion that the move might precede "the swallowing of the pro- gressives by the Liberal party, a re- sult which might t001 be acceptable to the rank and file of the farmer party," was expressed by Acting -:Premier W. 'H Price, In any event, the Govern- ment is willing to meet any opposi- tion which any kind Of agreement may bring forth, added Col, Price. "In :such a natter, Pt is usual to call a convention and obtain author- ization of the members . to such a move. lit will be interesting to see whether the Progressives in the blouse back up 'Mr. Nixon's move, or whether the Liberals led -by 3dr. Sin- clair look upon the merger with fav- or," continued Col. Price. "There is no secret 111101. I assisted in every way that I could during the Sottfh Wellington by-election," stated Mr. Nixon: Afterwards a meeting of the elected members of the Progres- sive party was held. They unanimous- ly approved of that acti0n.and agreed that similar action in future, should be taken," box of the court room ip which two nen were required to sit on a narrow - seat in cratnlped quarters for hours at a time. He asl.ed the jurors to visit the county home for the aged, the jail, the court house, the Shelter a.ncl the hospital and to inspect conditions at first hand and report back to him. • After being out for ,two hours the grand jury reported true. bills in the criminal, cases of Roy Smith, charged with having carnal knowledge of a girl umber 18 years of :age, and 04 Walter Alton, Ashfielci township, charged with theft, Frank Donnelly was defence counsel in both cases. After the grand jury had retired and motion's spoken to in three civil cases, the jury action of S. 'C Hare, proprie- tor and manager of the Sarnia-lHtiron ',Bruce' Coach 'Lines, asking $336.05 front Charles Elson for damages sus tained in a collision between Dash- wood and Exeter on September 29th, 1931, was proceeded with. The plain- tiff's case was finished on 'Tuesday afternoon Frank' Donnelly appeared for :Mr. Hare and L. E. Daneey for defendants, 'Reginald Bailey, driver of the bus, said he was travelling east with two passengers on the night of the acci- dent' when he came suddenly upon a Ford truck driven by Filson at an in- tersection one and a quarter miles from Dashwood. His view of theap- Recognized as a leading specific for the destruction of worms, Mother Graves' Worst Exterminator has proved a neon to suffering children everywhere. It seldom fails. Want aid For Sale Ads, 1 time 25c, PAGE THREE' low The Ontario:Yam( er Can Increase fljs Labour Income A Summarized Statement of Ways and Means by Which the Farmer Can Improve His Financial Position -+Based. on Opinions Submitted by Agricultural Representatives. The improvement of the 11 position of the Ontario farmer general be accomplished by two ways: (a) Bettcr Management. +(b) Improved Marketing -Ile The individual farmer cannoo any extent, apprebiabiy improve keting methods, This can on accomplished by concerted acti a goodly percentage of the grow ally concerned. It is therefor better management that the in ual farmer can best immediate! prove his position. There is 110 panacea for the problem, Not: does it vary in different parts o Province, in different counties, 1 ferent corm unities, but .quite ofte adjoining farms. Speaking gene it is, too often, the little things, the average farmer considers much bother," "not worth w which make the difference bet profit and loss on our Ontario fa naucial (c) Notwithstanding prospects for can ha I lower pricea, swine population should one of be increased 111 all nixed farming ar- eas.This would provide for the, util- ization of dairy by-products, at, the tlmds. present time being wasted, as well as 1, to a:profitable channel to market, our mar- cereal' grains.' ly he (d) Sheep population could be in - on of creased profitably in most counties in p vit- Eastern Ontario' and also in the e, by rougher sections of Western and livid- Central Ontario. y im-2. Control of Animal Parasites and single 'Elimination of Mineral Deficiency in only'' Livestock Rations, The feeding of f the iodine to our brood saws would have n dif- prevented the loss of thousands of n on litters in 11131, rally, 3, Larger Grain Yields at Lower In Cost per unit. ---eNote comments under too iNno, 6 recommendations under '"Dairy ing„ ween 4, Raising Feeders—tFarmers with rms. dual purpose or beef brands would be well advised to raise calves instead of vealing. Buying western feeders has been rather a precarious step of recent years. Dairying 1. Production of the Bulk of Con- centrate Ration on the Home Farm— All too frequently too large a percen- tage of the milk cheque is required to pay the feed bill. This can be largely overcome by growing more legumes, such as alfalfa and sweet clover for h:ay and pastures; peas and oats for hay and ,grain; soy beans of flax as supplementary grain feeds. 2. Uniform' Production of Milk throughout the Year.—This would to some extent eliminate gluts and hold- backs. In summer dairying disricts this would result in the utilization of machinery and equipment in cream- eries and cheese factories which at the present time only operate from 6 to 9 month's. 3. Greater Diversification — Hags and poultry should be kept on prac- tically every ,farm. Notwithstanding the present low prices for these pro- ducts and the likelihood of lower prices for hogs, grain can almost al- ways be marketed profitably through these chanells, 4. iSum!mer Pastures—Supplemen- tary feed in the form of annual pas- ture or silage crops should be provid- ed to carry the herd over the period when permanent pastures are drying up, 5,• Fewer and !Better Cows being (Fed Larger Rations—.Far too large a percentage of our co'w's are losing pro- positions, 'Many of these cows would pay their way if given a chance, Too Many herds are fed on a ration little better than maintenance requirements, The Babcock test is the only reliable way of weeding out low producers and low- testers which are costing our dairymen hundreds of thousands of d'ol•lars every year. A herd sire from stock is the only sure way of staking progress. 6. •Procluetion of Larger Yields of Grain and Roughage at Lower Cost per unit. --Ontario cereal crops are largely marketed through her live' stock; The lower the initial cost of such crops, the greater profit on the +final product, Surveys made during the past few years shote conclusively 1110 possibilities of increased revenue from this source, (a): Seed drill surveys reveal that from 1-3 to ,1a2 seed grain grades re- jected, •n• own n� to weed seed content, general quality or low germination., (b) Survey in Oxford County re- veals that 50% varieties of oats being. sown were discarded by --tile 'Ontario Agricultural College years ago as to- tally unsuited" to Ontario agriculture, '(c) .A further' survey in Oxford County and also in other counties re- veals individuallosseslosses of over 50% from loose smut in oats, The aver- age loss from this disease over the Province is at least 10% this year, Remedy All three faetors are under the lir e'ct control of ,Ontario Farmers, with- out any appreciable expense, by using recommended varieties, well cleaned and treated with formalin. Coupled with this, shorter rotations with more legumes and more care in running wa- ter furrows and open ditches would greatly increase yields. Tran.spoitation of 'Milk and Cream to Factory or Creamery. At the pres- ent time there is much duplication and overlapping of routes, Mixed Farming 1•• Greater 1)ivcrsilicatiou (a) Ill such cash crop areas as Es.. sex and hent, the livestock •population should he ,greatly increased, (h) In Eastern Ontario, farmers should attempt to fnenife S0111C cash crops ;ue r as soup peas, clover seed, potatoes or -seed grain in their far nt General 1. 'A Dollar Saved is a Dollar Earned." The South 'Sinicoe Agricultural Re- presentative points out that the home mixing of Bordeaux dust would have saved his potato growers from $3 to $5 per cwt. One grower could have saved $175. on this item alone, (a) Carlot purchases of feed and fertilizers, (b)'' Greater self-sustainment of farm families. Too many farm fami- lies purchase too large a percentage of their vegetables as well as their butter, meat, potatoes, bread and in some cases, even eggs. (c) Utilization of horse labor where available and consequent saving in tractor operating costs. 2. Production of Quality Products and Grading for Market. , Fruit and Vegetable Growing Reports would infer that such grow- ers are more efficient generally than are farmers engaged in mixed and dairy farming. Improvements, how- ever, can be made generally, 1. Better Orchard :Management— More attention should be given to such cultural practices as the growing pofruninlegug.e cover crops, spraying and m 2. iDiversificatia1i in Vegetable crop and small fruits, 3. Co-operation with Fruit and Ve- getable Council 4. Use more Commercial Fertilizers —lin general fruit and vegetable growers could profitably use more commercial fertilizers, Problems Requiring Governmental Assistance I. Continued Assistance in Solving marketing problein.s, (a) Cold storages are required in cheese factory areas. This would en- able small factories to market their produce in an orderly manner. At the present time owing to lack of cold storage their produce must be mark- eted at once. This not only causes g • lu !but ut results in a buyer's market owing tg t o the fact that the buyers con- trol practically all present cold stor- ages. '(b) Assistance in solving marketing of whole c milk with the present hold- ups and surpluses. The system in operation in P'hiladel'phia is worthy of study, (c) Readjustment of freight rates,. The rate charged on produce from; Tentiskaming to Toronto is out 01 line with that prevailing from 'West- ern OntariotoToronto. The sante condition holds goods when the freight rale from North Western On- tario is compared with that from e•bc•.. Maritime Provinces to Toronto, 2. Investigation re Ways of Utilize- boar of Cull Fruit and Vegetables -- One of the most serious problems fac-• ing fruit and vegetable growers is to prevent cull products conning in com- petition with good quality fruit and vegetables. 3. Additional Central Packing and Precooling Plants in Certain :'seas, 4. Take Necessary Steps to have Dominion Government adopt uniform grades for all products, Plays a Thinking Part, Dau't be so r p v," said soother to. Jessie. "Why cant you be quiet like c, "Oh, he has t0 he gt11 t," replied Jessie. "You sec ,we're playing she's daddy coming horse: from lodge and I'm you,"