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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1946-01-24, Page 4• • • • • • • . • ► ii • n • THE SFAFORTH NEWS 111, Is Stuart ()I.17;1•NEWS • $ito}ydon 1'3ros., full ors • WALTON At the anneal vestry meeting of St. John's Anglican. Church, Brussels, ' held in the S. S. room on Tuesday evening, Jan, 1511i, a presentation of a cai)itiet of silverware was tirade to Rat M P. and Mee. Oldhatn, and a silver brooch to Mrs. M. R. Oldham.,. who have been residents of the Rec- tory since 1942, and who are leaving tor Camden East Clic end of the month, Mr, Ed Morrow read the ad- dress, and Mr: John Fischer, the- peo-ple's warden, made the presentation, The recipients thanked the congrega- tion of St. John's, Brussels, and St, George's, Walton, for these beautiful gifts and spoke of Trow notch they enjoyed their sojourn in Brussels, also the kindness and co-operation received. The church reports show that the church has had au excellent year and obligations met. The budget was paid 103%. 79 services were held with an average attendance of 50. All organizations have a balance on hand to start the New Year. The S. S. has an enrolment of 71. Lunch was served at the close of the meeting, and a social hour enjoyed. Mr. Oldham will preach his farewell sermon on Jan, 27th at Henfryn 13. am, Walton 3 p.ni. and Brussels 7 p.m.. Mr. and Mrs. Pringle and daughter of Kitchener at the home of 'his Par- ents in'Walton, We are sorry to report the illness of Mrs. D. McCallum. We wish her a speedy recovery, Miss Bernice Hackwell of 'Stratford at her home. The annual meeting of Duff's 97nit- ed Church, Walton, was held on Tiles• day, . Jan. 15, in the Sunday, School room. There was 0 good attendance. Rev. R. G. Hazlewood opened the meeting with a short worship `service. Mrs. Gordon McDevitt was appointed secretary for the meeting and" the minutes of the last annual meeting were read and adapted. In the ab- sence of Miss Mary Smillie, the trews urerei report was read by Mr. John Looming. showing a substantial hal-. ante on hand. The report of the Ses- sion was given by the minister, show- ing 285 members. 3 funerals, 13 wed- dings; joined on profession of faith 22, by letter 5, The Missionary and Maintenance report was given show- ing that the sum of $750 had been raised which was the allocation for the year. The- W.112. S. reports were given by Mrs. W.-Hackwell and Mrs. P. Holman, showing that the alloca- tion had been exceeded by over $100. Mrs. Walter Davidson and Mrs. Nel- son Reid reported for the W. A. and Mrs. W, Hackwell read the report of the Sunday School. Mts. Arthur Mc- Call gave the report of the Mission Band and commented on the interest shown by the children in the work during the year, The report of the Young People's Union was given by Mr. D. Lawless. Musical numbers were given -by Margaret McArthur, Helen and Leona Johnston and Mrs. D. Lawless, asci a reading was given by Mrs. Roy Bennett. In the election of officers the following were elected: Stewards—W. J. Bennett Wm. Knox. H. Kirkby. Collectors—Harvey John- ston, Rae Houston, Andrew Coutts, with John -Mats A haI 1an 1 c 'nc- � r. SholI ice as assistants. Ushers—Barry Mao. shall Herb, Travis, Jack Bryans, Har - 3(t a bW.J. Leeming, ng, Stewart McCall, Auditors — Bert Johnston, C'larenee Martin. A vote of apprecia- tion was given. to Rev. and Mrs, Hazlewood for their work durhng, the year, andthemeeting eel ug was dosed by the benediction. Death of Mr. John H. Hislop' The tlurer'a1 took place at. Walton on Wednesday aftern0ou of the late John H. Hislop, who passed away at t the home ofhis sister, Miss Ma1re1 Hislop, Reg.N, at Ayr, Ont, The de- t Creased was born on the 10th of Grey years ago and went 'West us a 1 young num and settled at Areola. Sask., when that community wa0 six- r iy miles from a railroad, About forty years ago he came East 0nd lived at 1'Iinhu, for a number of years, later making his home of Walton. His 1 , the former Miss Elizabeth 1 Smillie, prederease9 hint some eyars ago. He is survived by two sisters, Miss Mabel Smillie, of Ayr, Bella who t is married and lives at Paris, Ont., a and two, brothers, James and Thomas, y at Arcola. The funeral was held at Duff's United Church and interment n was at Brussels cemetery, THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1946 I' 1945 council, endor'sation was given program. ii launched by' Reeve N. . Dorrance, would consider the children with no' H11 ON COUNTY COUNCIL) At the November• session of the cliurclt affiliation in their recreational to a Motion ion t] tat immediate steps J. H. Kinkead, and R. O. Staples, ] yen to piocee with .the eon- pu c sc too inspec'ote, addressed b- str'uetion of a new Court House. the council on the forntatioit of high Reeve. after reeve voiced' 'his. 5013001 distrlcls and their advantage n opinions for' or against the project to children in the rural districts. 5- during the discussion. Some favor- The time Inas come, Mr. Kinkead ed remodellingthe resent 510110- said, to have high school areas Ile- i tune. 1 fined. . The Public School Act' pro- WEDNESDAY Provisional estimates for 1946 sn mined to Huron County Council o Wednesday morning by county tree user: and referred to the finance con suttee, showed estimated expend tures of $169,550, revenue of 9109,06 be til t d l bli 1 7 t 1, Reeve R. Fe Turner of Goderich vides that county`ammo:Il:e can set up said he was not in favor of taming it consultative committee to 0011019er s down the present building, which all phases 01 the question, and report ai he felt could be remodelled, and back to county councils. that some accommodation could: be "Pee seem to have reached the made available for $40,000 01' 850: stage that unless we have such a 000, • - strong, active committee in charge n Warden Shaddick , pointed Out we are going to end up in a chaotic 0 that the idea was to house all 0011dltnon." He pointed out that edu county offices in one Building, i cation today does not meet the needs nil Reeve A, Nicholson - of Tucker- of agriculture nor industry, The smith. I can't undersand people. in connnlittee, as set up, would . study Goderich not wanting a new build- types of schools established 111 the n _tug, Seaforth, Clinton and McKillop province which concentrate on educe- ' would be tickled to death to 11 tion in agriculture and industrial and surplus of 9511. An estimated rate of 413. mills wa struck, made up as follows: genet• account, .2.75 grills; county highways 1.79; total, 4,50 stills, plus the cost o 00001105U schools for townships.' Mr. "Erskine said iu calmer to a inquiry that the county bas'a 10501'0 fund of $215,000, of which $100,000 i earmarked for the general fund $.106,000 for county highways, a $10,000 for Huron College, when con struction of an addition is started. County engineer T. R, Palterso submitted the following report: "During 1945 labor and materia costs were higher, but it le not co sidered advisable to assume the costs will retnrn'to pre-war levels, would be more logical to oonside that costs will .he higher in view o probable inflated prices generally During the year, a few .bridges' wet built; •six mites of hard -surface l'oa cotistrueted; and 0 number of othe items of construction were completed but extensive grading and 9oundatio work was not undertaken. In view o lumber scarcity and outer materia shortages, . it would appear' advisabl to postpone the construction of.laig bridges during 1946, if possible,' U there lire a number' of smaller bridge that could be considered, "Supplies of equipment should b better'. during 1946, but: if strikes eo thine to hamper production, it ma ave vocations. • • i': it! - Provincial' Constable Frank Fox u. Reeve R. E. Turner: "We have no explained the system of policing the t opposition to a new building, .but I •county. It think that under present conditions j The following 'appointments were r it should have further consideration. Ltitade by council: W. ]3. Lobb to the f 9 don't want the council to think ! Clinton Board of Education for three Goderich does not want a new build- � ing „ !Hospital • George MacEwan to Goderieh d Reeve A. Alexander, warden in Hospital Board; F. L. Davidson to , Wingltant Hospital Board; Harry a new Court House with Modern W. Henderson to Wingham High 1 conveniences is needed. } g f Reeve Tuckey: "We saved stoney the Criminal Crlm ool nall Audit Board.,lerk 'Miller, to 1 for a postwar project, and now we., A motion by Reeves C. Johnston e are miserly. We must do our share and A. Alexander that the council e to rehabilitate. and .create employ- assist in the maintenance and. im- ut 01001 for our returned men. This pr0vement. of roads leading to Port s is the era we spoke of, and now are Albert for the International Plowing, we going to wait until wages are Match, was referred to the good roads e down below a living level. We area commission. n- public body and I can not see this Percy' Passmore, chairman of the y council dithering on 0, project which .,,aunty plowing match committee, told' will competitors. -.:are I building this year, but of preparing needed for the match and asked the m for the future. assistance of each reeve to secure 10 J. B. Reynolds, county jailer', re- 01111 ants in his municipality. ported 89 prisoners admitted dui.•ing F.: 12. B. Stewart, agri'cultur'al rep-. 1 1945, At, present there are six prise resentative, advocated that demon- , oilers, and the cost per prisoner per stratons bo 11e1d throughout the i day is 1931 cents, county befo)e the plowing match is The recommendations by the 1945 held so that. the young men can get County "Hosie' committee, that im- pointers. provements at the- • institution --re-' The 00u1ei1 adopted. a 'resolution modelling or replacing the verandah recommended by the agricultural and: the installation of an elevator— committee, asking the health of ani- , be considered by the 1946 commit- mais branch of the 'Department of tee, were adopted. Agriculture, that a T.B. test - for The County Library Association cattle be made as soon as possible reported total receipts of'92,717.78 in Huron. and expenditures of 92,660.66. The Warden Shaddick and Reeve Alex membership is 20 .librar'ies, an in- antler; chairman of the agricultural crease of four; three farm forums committee, were authorized to attend and one school district. There is a the provincial agricultural coilneil and circulation of 3,149 books. the annual fee of $50 was ordered A total of 1.134 investigations paid. and patrols were made by the four On the recommendation of the county constables, necessitating the committee, Glen Eicklnier, Goderich, travelling of .88,938 miles, it was was appofutecl corn borer inspector reported' by the 194'0 police commit- in North Huron. tee. , No action was taken 00 a resolution It was pointed out in the report from Tueltersmitii requesting that that the county constables have been the council investigate the possibili- ties allotted certain territories in the of, having the hospital at the. county which do not include the RCAF Radio School at Clinton turned municipalities .which have an organ- ized0000 police force Reese B. W. Tuckey stated that in the southern Dart of the county,, when counts police are called, they pre usually on patrol i0 the north ; end, t , Tt waspointedi t report , out n thc e st that "crime is now rampant and the county constables a- l o v h tie al theycant do in the unorganized territories. Therefore, the police of the towns and villages will have to be alert and maintain Iaw and order in their own municipalities." Reeve 3. F. Daly introduced a delegation frfotti Seaforth composed of 111. A. Reid, Dr'. McMaster, and Mr. McConnell, who spoke in sup- port of a request for a grant of $25.000 to Scott Memorial Hospital at Seaforth. The warden pr'omrsed consideration by the health and hos- pital committee THURSDAY Httrou County Council late Thurs- day afternoon, on, a decision vote of l6 to 11, endorsed a motion by Reeves J. 3. Evans and A. Alexander, "That this county council substantiate the action of the 1946 council, and proceed with the erection of a. new court! house." The vote w05 as follows: Yeas --Alexander, Beecroft, Berry, Cousins, Evans, Famish, Ginn, Mach-, an, Pepper, Shaddick, Nicholson,. Smyth, Tuckey; Wheeler, Wood„ 1 Winter -16. Nays — Amy, Armstrong, •Bainton, Dorrance, Haugh, Johnston, MacEwan.1 Nott, Rate, Turner•, Watson. -11. Reeve J, F. Daly of Seaforth was I absent. The 1945 council carried the mo-. tion to build a. new Court House by a I vote of 27-3. Considerable opposition!. had developed' since then and al lengthy debate on the propriety and necessity of building a new structure, now was carried on at Weclnesday's j aesslon, II. T. ;Gdwasd, superhtten00ni:, and 1 Mrs. M. Chafee, social worker with Huron. County Chlidren's Aid Soelety,., spoke after the report of the society! had been given. There are 77 children'. under the supervisiou of the local' branch. 1,000 visits were made last year, and there were S09 office inter- views; 22,000 miles were travelled. There were -15 legal adoptions; 341 cases under Child Protection; and 59 under the Unmarried Parents Act; 1 108 investigations of soldiers' depend ants were carried out. Questioned as to the juvenile de -1 linquancy situation in Huron, Mr. Edwards said Huron and Bruce -oral recognized. as clean, but delinquency' is hncrea.sing. 1f reports of the Ply-, enile courts could be published, he'' thought it would help to diminish it. There should be more discipline, in the homes and the schools. Service, clubs are making splendid efforts to offset delinquency, he said. Mrs. Cheese stated that comrnuni ties could not put a- more fitting memorial to soldiers than a _mares-, Clonal centre, Goderich' was to be! commended for its organization of a'' teen-age group which takes in child- ren from all the homes. She believed,) that parents who live their religion, and have a definite faith, are a good ,influence. She hoped the Lions Clubs ✓ 1946, was still of the opinion that Strang to Exeter Board of Education; be that many machines cannot b Secured. It is planned to sell severa of, our old trucks and .replace the with new ones. Other machines tha Coil be used to advantage are power graders, crawler tractors, a p0we shovel, and tractor mowers. ' "Our snowplow equipment is now mote, complete, but we find that al snowplolvs should'be power control led, and it is our plan to change al Mind -operated wings to that type. We now have 12 snowplows, or one fon every 83 miles of road, but for the worst conditions, which is that fol which the supply of equipment should be planned, thele is a need for more Power grader units to push back the banks. The field artillery tractors recently acquired are proving to be real assets. "The county now owns 32 motor - powered machines as well as snow- plows, trailers, spreaders, and other smaller machines, We have storage for a limited number, and most of the larger units are exposed to the weather throughout. the year. Storage Is required for lumber, calcium chlor- ate, cement, and other commonly used materials, and proper handling of equipment and supplies is handicap, ped until the need is supplied, It was hoped that a hangar from an aband- cued carport mold be secured, but it 10,0111 appear necessary to carry on ac in the past for a bite. "Tilts county has • re-engaged all returned employees, but thele have been quite a number of applications mations lA from returned sten fol' jobs, whom we have h, 1 t been unable null t Place. p ace. It is the policy of the county to give prefer - en( returned prefer- ence to t nerl men when any jobs are available, but. aside from this, I do not see that the municipalities should be expected to assume rospon- sibilit3'. Re-employment of returned soldiers must continue to be a Domin- ion problem. "Wont in 1945 amounted to about 945,000 more than in 1944, ecceunted for largely by an increase of • about $20,o0o in construction. expenditure lncl $18.000 to snow -clearing costs. It was round at the end of the year that he limit of the appropriation by-law twee reached, and 11 was necessary to told over about $20,000 of accounts IMO 1940 in order to get the Govern - tient sn1sicly, However, suftci0ut ln'nley'0 were raised t0 Covet' the arn0001, Anil the treasurer's report will Show a substantial surplus. Our lest war reserve fund was `b11119 up to la' expended al a time that economic conditions In the county were no/ good and ratepayers found taxes hard o raise. ft is not considered ad -68 - We, therefore, to touch this fund as 'et; but to slake the year's e•evonue and expenditure balance, it will be ecessary to increase the county road rate to 1.75 mills, if the expected pro- gram of work for the year is carried out." e give work. It is 1101 a case of the 001)11011 that Mrs. James Hamilton, .Detroit Mrs. Sarah Monteith Hamilton, of t Detroit, passed away after an illness a of two years. Her husband; James 'e Hamilton, predeceased her in July, 1940. Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton were re-, sidents of Clinton and Goderich until 1 R 1923, at which time they moved to Detroit with their three children,' 8 Mrs. Hamilton was one of a family of . six children of the late Alexander. and r Elizabeth McMordie Mon Leith and ,T was born at Auburn on September 28, 1870. Two of her children survive; Mrs, Ernst E. •Dietzch, of Dearborn, 33 and I -Inward C. Hamilton, of Detroit.' She leaves also three grandchildren, ,T in Detroit and Dearborn; one brother, Henry C. Monteith of Powassan, "', Ont., and two sisters, Mrs. John A. Dallas of Hensali and Mrs, T, T. Leckie of Landon (formerly of Godo- r'iclt). Another son, Winston A. Ham- ilton, was killed in an accident at Williams, Arizona, on January l3tb of this year.,The funeral was from Sut- ton funeral parlors, Detroit, with In- terment in Grand' Lawn .cemetery. Rev, R. A. H. Wilson Jr., pastor of the Woodward avenue Presbyterian Church, where. Mrs, Hamilton was a member, officiated. Nightmare Voyage With Murder Petex Levins, writing ill The American Weekly with this Sun- day's (January 22) issue of The De- troit Sunday Tines, gives a' vivid account of a weird • sea voyage, with jealous passions flaming into blood- shed, murder mixed with mysterious sickness, and superstitious seamen' driven to panic by a voodooistic maniac in the galley. The report of the striking commit ee was adopted on division of 20-8, s follows, tate first named in each ace being the chairman: Executive, J. J. Evans, G. • Mac- wan,EC. Wheeler, W. H. Woods, R, ata. Legislative, B. Smyth, G. W. Nott, R. E. Turner, J. Winter, A. J. Amy.Finance, le, E. Turner, E, 3.' Far- isleG. W. Not, F. Bainton, C. ohnston, Education J. D. Beecrof 1, B. Smyth, E. J. Parrish, S. Machan, R. Cousins. • Property, A. Watson, J. Pepper, . P. Daly, S. Machan, G. MacEwan. County Home, 13, Smyth, A, iicholson, J. F. Daly, J. J. Evans, S. Machan, Agriculture, A. Alexander, A. Watson, J. I. Beecroft, J. Winter, C, Johnston, Children's Aid, R. Raiz, W. H. Wood, II.. E. Shaddick. Police, J. Winter, B. W. Tuekey, C. Wheeler, - War•den's committee, R. E. Shad - dick, B. W. Tuckey, A. Alexander, R. E. Turner, J. J, Evans, S. Meehan. h 0ualization, W. Haugh, J. Pep- per, B. Smyth, 3. Winter, J. J. Evans. Health and hospital, A. Nicholson, S. Haugh, G. W, Nott, A, 3. Amy, R. B. Cousins. Criminal Audit, Judge T, M. Cos- tello, Hugh Berry, N W. Milder. Good Roads Commission, N.. R. Dorrance, G Ginn, J. Arrnstr-ong, Reforestation, . F. Watson, G Armstrong, R, Grails, H. Sturdy, A. Alexander F. K. B. Stewart. A, lengthy discussion on the erec- tion of a new Court House was hospital for patients at the County Home; but council concurred in an- otiher resolution requesting the War Assets' Corporation to turn over mob- ile dental units to county health units. FRIDAY Huron County Council spent a busy afternoon at the-concludingsession on Friday. Committee meetings were held in the morning and it was 3 pan. before the council session was A grant of $25,000 to: the board of governors of Scott Memorial Hospital at Seaforth, for an addition to the institution, was endorsed as recom- mended by the health anti hospital committee. The following grants we0e author- ized, as recommended by the execut- ive committee:- each fall fair in the county, .$100; ICirkton, Clifford and Lucknow fall Pairs, $40 each; Salva- tion Army, $800; each branch of the Women's Institute, $26; Wingham Horse Show, $100; each school fair, $25; agricultural representative, 9500; junior .extension work, $300; Goder- ich, Clinton, Seaforth, and Wingham hospitals, each $700; Institute for the Blind, $500, instead of $500; War Memorial Children's Hospital, $50; Huron County Library Association, $1,500, an increase of 9500; all lib- raries in the county, each $40; Blue Water Highway Association, $200; 0lrttni0 Conservation and Roforesta tion Commission, $25; Hospital for Sick Children, $50. " The recommendation to give $150 to Hensel] anti Clinton Spring Fairs, was amended to $200 after Reeve Nott, of Clinton, and Warden Shad - dick, 'reeve of Hensail, spoke strongly In favor of the larger grant. - eeeseeeseareeereree The clausein the report fixing the grants to the hospitals at $1,000 each, was amended to $700, the same at last year. Proceeds from half a mill et the tax, rate were authorized to be set aside for the was' effort. to be under the jurisdiction of the warden's corn. ' iiittee; any balance to be returned to the general fund. Last year $23,000 was spent on the 'war effort. An esti- stated expenditure of $20,000was given in the provisional. estimates for this yeah The reeoinmentlation that Mies Lillian MacPherson, who recently re- signed as registrar of deeds, be given a retiring allowance of $S00 in reeog• nitiou of her services for the past ten years, during which "she returned a surplus of $28,000 to the county,, largely due to her efficiency and in- dustry." was lost on a division, vote of 4-23. • 0001193' treasurer A. Erskine stated that au expenditure of $10,000 had been made on the registry office out of this amount, leaving a. balance of 91A11 inquiry revealed that the salary of Miss MacPherson was $2,300 a year. 'That ,of her successor has been increased and another member added to the staff. '0118 Huron County klolstein Breed- ers' Association was granted 9100. to be paid to the Agricultural Society at Blyth, where the show will be held, The •tender' of the Clinton News Record for the county printing was accepted. A consultative committee, 1'eeom- niended by the education committee, was named as follows: S. D. Beet croft, Jolla Armstrong, A. Aniy, and Snot ,8,11 +•n Page Light mil:^-'�-'�'-"•'- L'.ri� ti��y _ - - -ss ANMG 1NE RIVERS Wed rid our home, or .hundreds of • e river near your for you, in its eager its waters drive huge hydro - miles .away, is w power so produced rush to the sea The pow only to the c electric gecerdtors. an be yours to command, d, butonly it 0b2009 tent that you provide f extent Wlltli`iG ni _{foods 0 ADEQUATE ricity" the low-cost servo light Meals Elect homes with cheerful 9rugs are multitude ook of ho preserved,ironed, are necked and food j5 ashed and sed and laundry educate, furnaces are lea olein horses radios entettoin end ed and writer is heated in modern everat or those who welcome eon everywhere, t Wiring, 0 enters to tat with adequate numerous tasks and bring uncounted comforts o can predict the limits .of what it may do and you tomorrow! mfor Y fwithin your Hydro brings this magic ou depends on Your y well it can serve y Adequate gds reach. How home is wired. cost of bow Well your provided at an average build- ing, can be P It is genuine 30�c of the value of ihebuilding. i oruine icor buying or remodeling, ro will be glad to provide you economy to 'Hire for the needs of tom Your local Hydro with information. is J%fl=.vL' 191)2'I';'42�iA �1 • T t r E HYDROELECTRIC POWER COMMISSION OF ONTARIO REGENT THEATRE Seaforth NOW SHOWING Alan 'Ladd' Gall Russell • "Salty O'Rourke" A romantic cleania packed n 1 d with good entertainment MONDAY, TUESDAY, D AY, WEDNESDAY Claudette Colbert Fred MacMurray • "Practically Yours" Novel story of air hero trumped with comedy situations NEXT T HURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY - Eddie Bracken Veronica Lake "Out Of This' World" Swell musical comedy filled with bobby -sock swoon OOMING — "The Affairs Of Susan" hospital for patients at the County Home; but council concurred in an- otiher resolution requesting the War Assets' Corporation to turn over mob- ile dental units to county health units. FRIDAY Huron County Council spent a busy afternoon at the-concludingsession on Friday. Committee meetings were held in the morning and it was 3 pan. before the council session was A grant of $25,000 to: the board of governors of Scott Memorial Hospital at Seaforth, for an addition to the institution, was endorsed as recom- mended by the health anti hospital committee. The following grants we0e author- ized, as recommended by the execut- ive committee:- each fall fair in the county, .$100; ICirkton, Clifford and Lucknow fall Pairs, $40 each; Salva- tion Army, $800; each branch of the Women's Institute, $26; Wingham Horse Show, $100; each school fair, $25; agricultural representative, 9500; junior .extension work, $300; Goder- ich, Clinton, Seaforth, and Wingham hospitals, each $700; Institute for the Blind, $500, instead of $500; War Memorial Children's Hospital, $50; Huron County Library Association, $1,500, an increase of 9500; all lib- raries in the county, each $40; Blue Water Highway Association, $200; 0lrttni0 Conservation and Roforesta tion Commission, $25; Hospital for Sick Children, $50. " The recommendation to give $150 to Hensel] anti Clinton Spring Fairs, was amended to $200 after Reeve Nott, of Clinton, and Warden Shad - dick, 'reeve of Hensail, spoke strongly In favor of the larger grant. - eeeseeeseareeereree The clausein the report fixing the grants to the hospitals at $1,000 each, was amended to $700, the same at last year. Proceeds from half a mill et the tax, rate were authorized to be set aside for the was' effort. to be under the jurisdiction of the warden's corn. ' iiittee; any balance to be returned to the general fund. Last year $23,000 was spent on the 'war effort. An esti- stated expenditure of $20,000was given in the provisional. estimates for this yeah The reeoinmentlation that Mies Lillian MacPherson, who recently re- signed as registrar of deeds, be given a retiring allowance of $S00 in reeog• nitiou of her services for the past ten years, during which "she returned a surplus of $28,000 to the county,, largely due to her efficiency and in- dustry." was lost on a division, vote of 4-23. • 0001193' treasurer A. Erskine stated that au expenditure of $10,000 had been made on the registry office out of this amount, leaving a. balance of 91A11 inquiry revealed that the salary of Miss MacPherson was $2,300 a year. 'That ,of her successor has been increased and another member added to the staff. '0118 Huron County klolstein Breed- ers' Association was granted 9100. to be paid to the Agricultural Society at Blyth, where the show will be held, The •tender' of the Clinton News Record for the county printing was accepted. A consultative committee, 1'eeom- niended by the education committee, was named as follows: S. D. Beet croft, Jolla Armstrong, A. Aniy, and Snot ,8,11 +•n Page Light mil:^-'�-'�'-"•'- L'.ri� ti��y _ - - -ss ANMG 1NE RIVERS Wed rid our home, or .hundreds of • e river near your for you, in its eager its waters drive huge hydro - miles .away, is w power so produced rush to the sea The pow only to the c electric gecerdtors. an be yours to command, d, butonly it 0b2009 tent that you provide f extent Wlltli`iG ni _{foods 0 ADEQUATE ricity" the low-cost servo light Meals Elect homes with cheerful 9rugs are multitude ook of ho preserved,ironed, are necked and food j5 ashed and sed and laundry educate, furnaces are lea olein horses radios entettoin end ed and writer is heated in modern everat or those who welcome eon everywhere, t Wiring, 0 enters to tat with adequate numerous tasks and bring uncounted comforts o can predict the limits .of what it may do and you tomorrow! mfor Y fwithin your Hydro brings this magic ou depends on Your y well it can serve y Adequate gds reach. How home is wired. cost of bow Well your provided at an average build- ing, can be P It is genuine 30�c of the value of ihebuilding. i oruine icor buying or remodeling, ro will be glad to provide you economy to 'Hire for the needs of tom Your local Hydro with information. is J%fl=.vL' 191)2'I';'42�iA �1 • T t r E HYDROELECTRIC POWER COMMISSION OF ONTARIO