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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1935-11-28, Page 1With Which Is Amalgara4ted The Gerrie Vedette and Wroxeter News. LADIES ATTENTION! BAZAAR OF THE EVENING AUXILIARY OF UNITED CHURCH IS BEING HELD IN COUNCIL CHAMBER y SAT., NOV. 30th, AT 3 P.M. Single Copies Five Cents • WINGHAM, ONT,A, IO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER Z8th, 1935 .RE ARENA BY-LAW '.To the -Rate -payers and Citizens .of the Town of Winghani. ' ,Ladies and Gentlem.en:, Through previous advertiser and other' articles in the,local n paper, no doubt by this time all izens and .rate -payers are now a of the fact that on December 2nd will be asked to vote on a propos whether or. .not the Wingii:am A will be purchased by the Tow 'Wingiram on `certain. terms and ditions at 'the price of $7000, an is generally known a person can properly record his vote,unless he a thorough understanding of the ters before him' and as: the matter be only thoroughly understood by curate and rational discussion an time will not permit for' indivi discussion on the matter, nor space in the paper.permit too 1 letters.. expressing various opini we,. the undersigned, as a body Ratepayers and Citizens of the T .of Winghain, have taken this opp :trinity' of expressing our views opinions on the matter in a point :;fiche. In the course of the last week, ious matters have been brought with regard to the present prop .tion and we desire to express our inion on these various points. The first and possibly the most: p tinent question is "What will t cost us?" We have gone thoroug 'into the matter and have exam: -the books of the .Arena's expenditu and receipts and are satisfied th spread over a period of en years, t 'proposition will cost the rate -pay no more than one-half- mill per -ye and this, to the average citizen very very small as the average in vidual is not assessed much more t "$1000 and to a person who is asses ed at $1000 this will only cost him 5 'a year, Another thing that has been oft -discussed is whether or not the pu -chase money of this Arena will 'used to assist private individuals redeeming money which they ha Put into the Arena. This is not a lac At the present time there is a mor. gage and arrears of interest and of er carrying charges in respect to th same which has the first claim on' th Arena and it is to pay off this clai that the purchase money will be use and no individual who has in any wa •contributed to the building of the Ar 'ena will receive one cent of his mon ey back and consequently it can b ,of no interest to him from a financia standpoint. In this regard it migh lee. pointed out that numerous citizen and a few parties in particular, hav *contributed large sums of money to wards' the. erection of. this Arena: sum of about $15,000 in all has been contributed in, this tnatiner -and it is the whole of. this magnificent struc- ture that is now being offered to the 'Town for the sum of .$7000, which will give them'a clear title to one of the finest btildings of its kind in this part of the country. - Another thing that is often discuss- ed and to. our minds it is particularly important, and that is the effect' that the tearing down of soiree of our larg- er industrial buildings in the Town is having; on the general prosperity and appearance of the Town. In recent yearn two or three of our larger and formerly prosperous factories have been torn down and completely de- molished, leaving vacant lots in town where once there was a thriving in- dustry and should this be permitted to continue our Town will revert back to a place of minor importance in this. whereas ;at the present time it is considered the best centre within a radius of possibly twenty- five miles and as that feeling exists throughout the •district our merchants and citizens in general are bound to. reap the benefits of this. However, if all` our drawing cards one by one disappear', eventually' the Town will have nogreatattractions and hence the earning powers of the citizens of the Town will be seriously hampered ,and, we feel that the W'inghani Arena is at the present time one of Wing- liain's finest stiuctures and has for the. past ten years been instrumental in bringing to town on occasions a great many people who otherwise would not have been here at all and the more people that attend here the. mare business the town will receive and the greater the prosperity for all - who are living here, and we, the par- ties subscribing to - this article, feel that it Is in the 'interests of all cit- izens that, if due to' the present de- pressed 'conditions we are unable to. build, up the 'Town of ''V(t`irig1 atn as Subscriptions $2,00 Per Year newts ews- cit.+ ware they ition rena n of Bon- d it not has inat- can ac - d as dual will, ong ons, of own. or - and ar- oar- up osi- op- er- his hly tied res at; his er ar, is di- anh s- Oc en r - be in ve t. t- h- e e in d y e 1 s e a E. WAWANOSH HELD NOMINATIONS FRIDAY 3 to Contest Reeveship and 7 to Run for 4 Council Seats. Election Will Be Held Next Monday, . Dee. 2nd. Polls Open 9 a.m. to5p.ni. The annual Nominations for Reeve and Council for the Township of East Wawanosh was held in the .Belgrave school house on 'Friday afternoon: There was a large turn -out of voters and although there were many nom- inations the proceedings were very orderly and seemed to lads enthus- iasm. The following nominations were announced by Clerk Alex. Porterfield For Reeve Peter W. Scott, by John F. McCal puri and Fred :W.• Cook. ' George F. Yungblut, by David Lockhart and J. C. Stoltz. Wilfrid, G. M, Reid, by Alex. Leav- er and G. M. Robertson. - All qualified. For Council: Lewis Ruddy, by - Win. Anderson and John Wright. Adan:. Robertson, by Frank Thomp- son and Charles Shiell. J. D. Beecroft, by John McGee and Charles Leaver, Raymond R. Redmond, by John Buchanan and Emerson Rodger. George F. Yungblut, by Wzn. Rob- inson and G. M. Robertson. William W. Straughan, by Wm. McDowell and Robert B. Snell. George R. Kerr, by Wm. 5, Elliott and Elmer Ireland. - Harvey Black, by Marvin McDow- ell and Simon Hallahan. All - qualified .except Mr. Yungblut who will contest the Reeveship. Bert Thompson was elected Chair- man of the meeting on motion of Pet- er W. Scott and Wilfrid Reid. (Continued on page 2) Purchased House Ivfr. Elwell Webster has purchased the Beninger property on Frances st. our forefathers have done, we at least should retain here all public and com- inercial.biuldi.ngs which they had the courage and foresight to erect. Summing this natter up, we wish to point oat that the purchasing of this Arena will not be a burden on the Town of Winghani, that it will not be money in the pockets of a few people, and that on the whole it will more than repay to every citizens in this Town a good deal more money -in one way or another, than he is ask- ed to contribute. And lastly, that there is a grave danger of this build- ing being torn down and removed unless the voters support the present by-law. We, therefore, as tax -payers and citizens of this Town urge you to support this by-law upon which you are being asked to 'vote on December 2nd and in this small way do your part in assisting the town to retain its place as one of the finest commun- ities in this part of the country. Every man and his wife are entit- led to vote on this :By -Law if they are property owners, regardless of which name property is held under. Signed: W. M. Connell, 11+I.B., R. 11, Lloyd, W. H.: French, G. W. Buchanan, Alex. Dark, C. W. Lloyd, E. Seddon, S. Campbell, W. Monk, 5. A. Fox, L R. Blackwood, E. S. Copeland, T. J. McLean, W. VanWyk, Nr L. Fry, Wm. 1v, Johnston,' D, Benedict, Jiin Mitchell; J., M. Wild, R. :Hethering- ton, A. 5. Walker, 5. W. Hanna, D. 13. Porter, W, W. Armstrong, A, E. 7 outtit, Alf. Mitchell,' A. M. Bishop,' Alfred J,. Lockridge, A. Taylor, W. B. McCool, H. E. Isard, J. R. M, Spit- tal, G. 14. Ross,' J, H. Crawford, M. 13e11, J. 14. ,Christie, J. W.:Bushfield, R. C. Redmond, C. N. Merkley, H. Angus, W, H. 'Gurney, W. W. Gur- ney, Writ. J. Clark,' Id., Buchanan, H. T. Thomson, J. Gordon MacLean, Mrs..:J. A. MacLean, W IT Raney,.. J. A, .Wilson, E. Barnes, John :R'iby, C. 13. Armitage, R. E, Armitage, A. Bell, H. Browne, R. L. Stewart, :El- mer Wilkinson, A, 13. Mitelieii, C. Newman, Roy Mundy, T. F._ Mutely, R, A, Currie, T, A. Currie, W. T. Booth, Abner Cosens, F. C. Fuller, J, D .Lediett, H. C..MacI,ean, L. Hing- stan, Johti Lockridge, Sydney Dodds, Alex, Forsyth, i'.,, MacLean, J, A. McDonald, 5. Guest, A. Finlay, C. •Campbell, Ge W. Casemore, A. Rob- ei•tson, 'D, Finley, R. Durnin, W. J, Casernore, J, lDeyell, E. L. Roberts, D. tae:& Son, G, Machan. CAR STOLEN ON TUESDAY EVENING About 6,15 on Tuesday eirenin •, 4V. J, Browne''s 1929 Chevrolet Coach was; stolen from in front of his hone on Patrick' Street. The license No, is BP -518. Mr. Browne was in the house having supper: and when he went to get his cal it was gone, There was. only about two gallons of gasoline in the car at the time e so that the thief would not be able to travel far before refueling, The local police were at once notified and they at once notified district officers to be on the look -out. OBITUARY Mrs; John Bennett The death of Isabella Ramsay, be- loved wife of John Bennett, Seaforth, occurred at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. O. Habkirk, here, on Monday afternoon, Mrs. Bennett, who was in her 74th year, suffered a stroke on Sunday from which: she failed to rally, The deceased was born at Walton, Grey Township, and 54 years ago this, coming December, was married to her now bereft husband. Three years ago last December Mr, and Mrs. Bennett celebrated their golden wedding- here at the home of their . daughter, Mrs. Habkirk. She leaves to mourn their loss, be- sides her husband, two sons and one daughter, James William, of- Dins- more, Sask.; lobs. J. O. Habkirk of Wingham; John Foster, of Seaforth. She is also survived by three sisters, Mrs. Mary McNair of Hamilton; Mrs. Alex. Souter, Brucefield, and Miss Margaret Ramsay, of Pasadena, Cal- ifornia, One daughter, Mrs. S. Mix - band passed away in San Francisco three years' ago. The funeral was held from the fam- ily residence, Huron Road, Seaforth, on Wednesday afternoon; Nov. 27th. Interment took place in Maitland. Bank Cemetery, Seaforth. Has Tonsils Removed Mrs. Mac Graham had her tonsils removed last week. .We are. pleased to report she is making a splendid recovery. Altar Guild Held Tea St. Paul's Altar Guild held a Tea at the home of Mrs. James Scott az Tuesday afternoon. The lucky win- ner of the quilt was Miss Edna Mit- chell. Institute to Meet Nov. 28th REEVE AND COUN- CIL OF TURNBERRY GET ACCLAMATION Only Necessary Nurnber Nominated, So All Returned by Acclamation, The e. Turnberry ratepayers turned out in small number for the Munici- pal Nominations on Friday afternoon. Not only was the crowd small but the enthusiasm of :former meetings was lacking and only the -members of last year's Council were nominat- ed, with the result being anacclama- tion. The following were those nom- inated, together :with. their movers and seconders. For `Reeve Roland Grain, by Jos. Ilreckenridg and Thos. Stewart. For Council Acty,; Porter, by Geo. H. Orvis an Wm. Latronica. janj,es Breckenridge, , b ). Arthu Wheeler and Gordon Wray. Richard Wilton, by j. J. Elliott an Gilbert Howes. rold Moffeetz by Gordon Wra and Gilbert Howes. At the close of the nominations Isaac J. Wright was appointed chair man, and after a few remarks calle on the Reeve, Roland Grain, as th first speaker, Mr. Grain presented his report o the work of the County Council, an explained it was not complete owin to the advance day of nomination, th figures given were only estimates. The estimated receipts were $232,261.- 30, and the expenditures, $234,275:33, This small deficit would possibly be turned into a:balance as some of the estimated expenditure was probably too high, he explained. He also gave a comparison of the various funds with last year. He reported that permission had been received from the Provincial Government to split the Provincial Highway payment of 1934 over a two year period so that a reduction of the county rate might be made. In this, Mr. Wright differed with hien, as he was of the opinion that the 'highway expenditure should be paid each year and do away with ,the borrowing of money. The grading of the Children's Shel- ter had been reduced to Class E with a small grant from the Province, this caused anadded expenditure on the county. Special equipment and other changes had been made in the Home, and that now, according to Mr. 'alright, they were back to their old The regular meeting of the Wotn- rating of Class D. en's Institute will be held in the Roy Porter was the first Councillor cdlor Council Chambers at 3 p.m. on Thurs- called on and he znade reference to day, November 28th, The hostesses the assessment - and receipts of the at this meeting will be: Mrs. George township. He exlpained the expendi- Day, Mrs. John Cochrane and 'Mrs. ture on the cemetery road (Winghain George Carr. Turnberry boundary) showing that e d r d y d e n d g e Men's Club Elect Officers The annual supper meeting of t Men's Club.of the United Church Fv Tuesday evening. The election of o ficers took place with the followin elected: 'President, 'Wilfrid G. Reid; Vice Pres., Elmer Wilkinson; Secy., Dr. G. W. Howson; Treasurer, 'the cost to the Township would not e" be large after Winghani had paid their he f- g M, W. Tiffin. Curled Well at Kitchener On Mouday, E,' Nash, Dr, A. W. Irwin, T.:11, Gibson, D. Rae, skip, ie- presented the local curling club at the Tournament' in Kitchener. They won all of their three genies as did a Ham- ilton rink'. These rinks return to Iit- clrener on Friday to meet the winners of the Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday games*for the Mutual Life Trophy. St. Andrew's. Congregational Meeting A congregational meeting of .the members of St. Andrew's Presbyter- ian Church was held on lVedn•esday evening last, week. Rev. Kenneth MacLean,. the Minister,_ opened the riieeting with prayer and a short ad- dress after Which Mr.- H. C. MacLean was elected 'chairman for the' business part of the ineeting. -Following the discussion 'of business a: lunch- was served and a social time enjoyed SCOUT'S S APPLE'DAY WAS SUCCESS . ESS: On Saturday the Win .Pham Boy oy Scouts held their first Annual Apple Dayand the response by the citizens was most :gratifying, All day tong .. the canvas a:vas was carried on and when the day's receipts were counted they atiloeinted to$ 23.1;':. The local troop wish to express their Appreciation to the Citizens for their 'splendid co-operati share and the road grant had been r ceived. The relief bills were paid to da but were incontrollable and may in- crease. James Breckenridge said he had served for two years •on the Council and would do his best in the future in the interests of the - township. 7 regards to relief, he said, we wer not doing at times what we woul like to, but this was ttncontrollabl and the people must be cared far. A. friendly controversy resulted o the sheep question between.fat•her an son, with the son maybe getting th best of the argument, In response to a question regarclin tax on dogs': the Clerk explained tha this was set by the Gdvernment, Richard Wilton said that it had been his intention to retire this year brit that he would remain to fill the Council. The sheep , question was again brought up and discussed and it was the opinion of several that the sheep industry hi Turnberry was be- ing put out of business oe account of dogs. Harold Moffatt told of the r Tptvn- ship taking out road insurance at a cost of $100 with a protection $000p of �. for one person if injured and $ e- te, n e d e t1 d e g t 10,000 if more than one, This insur- ance was taken ,out to save expendi- ture on roads which were hi need of repairs, ,He was of the ,opinion that this road expenditure could ,not be delayed much longe:• as - the- roads' were below par. He explained. the penalty of taxes which was set by the Government, Mr, Grain was again called and he ,stated he was open for questions.. He explained that of the total ex- penditure of the •Cemetery road $690 had been paid. to the ratepayers of CHILDREN'S SHELTER HAS HIGH RATING. A .letter from the Department of Public Welfare received by Rev, J. H. Barnett, Goderich, president of the Children's Aid Society, will be of in- terest to. Huron County residents,, and shows that the standing of the sac, iety has received: a "D"' grading, rais- ing it from an "E:'' category. This means the Society will have the pro- vincial grant increased: from $100 to $500. The letter is from Provincial-S.n1i- erintendent B. W. Heise and he speaks highly of the value of social preventive work which has been un- dertaken." The arrangements made with doc- tors throughout the county for the physical examination of wards is 'a forward step. When this service has been extended to include the yearly medical and dental examination - of all children in the 'care of your Society, and the correction of all defects not- Fry you will merit further credit in this respect," states Mr. Heise. MAYOR J. W. HANNA GETS ACCLA.MATIO Reeve Davidsen Opposed by McRibbozz and Nine Stand for Sia Council Seats, A. J Walker Again Cornrnissioner. Acclamation. School Trustees Also Eleeted,by A elamation, The Nomination meeting held Mon- day evening in the - Town Hall was one of the largest and 'most enthus- iastic that has been held in Winghain in some years, When the Clerk, W. A. Galbraith, called the meeting to order.• at 8.30 and declared the nom- inations closed, four had been nomin- ated for' Mayor, three for Reeve, three for Commissioner, and twenty-two for Council. Rev. f.. F, Anderson was el- ected to the Public School Board for Ward 1 by acclamation as Was. N. L. £or Ward, 2. Two were nominat- ed in Ward 3 and Ward 4, W. Van- Wyck withdrew in Ward 3 to run for Council and R. A. Currie withdrew in Ward 4 so the school trustees are lected by acclamation. The following is the list of those nominated and the ;:ntrdicates 'those who will seek. electiForM *J. W Hanna, by F. L. Davidson. red W W. Armstrong. Thos. Fells, by T. R. Garrett and W. Wilson, E. S, Copeland, by W. H. Gurney red J. Roy'McGee. Dd r. R. C. Redmond, by W. Van- yck and W. H. Haney. For Reeve T.' Fells, by J. W. Wilson and J. LOCAL' AND PERSONAL e Mies. and s. Roger Oke spent the week -end in Toronto. Mr. Thomas: Henderson was a Tor- onto visitor over the week -end. We are sorry to report that Mr. C. S. Blackhall is on the sick list. a For appointments for Finger Wave or Marcel, phone Beryl Mundy, Shut- 3 e r St. Mrs. J. Pugh left on' Friday for 'in a extended visit with her son, Chester, of London. W Mrs. W. H. Haney is visiting in Toronto. Mr. Haney spent the week- end there. .Miss •Louise. Hanna of Guelph spent the week -end in town the guest of her g mother, Mrs. G. C. Hanna. Mr. Kenneth Plourde, Owen Sound, so visited for a couple of weeks with Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lockridge. Mr. Andy Bell, who has been Jellicoe for the past several months, is visiting with his parents at the Brunswick Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. J, Raby and Mr, and Mrs. Jim Halliday spent the week- end in Toronto and took in the Royal Winter Fair, Toronto. Don't miss the Bazaar, Saturday, Nov. 30th at 3 p.m. in Council Cham- ber. Splendid display, of fancy goods, Gilmour. *J. W. McKibbon, by John Mor- an and John Dennison. ' F. L. Davidson, by H. T. Thoin- n and W. W. Armstrong, For Councillors e� *3, I-1. Lloyd, by J. W. Hanna and n 15. M. Graham. *H. T. Thomson, by F. L. David- son and . J. - W. Hanna: .. *Dan Geddes, by W. W. Armstrong and W. H. Haney. 'tW. VanWyck, by W. W. Arm- strong and E. Wilkinson, - T. R. Bennett, by J. Gilmour and W. Wilson. John Porter, by J. Gilmour and J. W. Wilson. Gordon Machan, by Elmer Wilkin - n and J. H. Crawford. *H. F. Buchanan, by R. C. Red- nd and W. 11. Gurney. L. R. Blackwood, by R. C. Red red and J, M. Graham, W. T. Booth, by E, $, Copeland and 13. Armitage Jos. Evans, by T .R, Garrett an Jos. Wilson. *Elmer Wilkinson, by J. A. Wilso and J. S. Isard. J. H. McNay, by C. E. Smith an J. RMcGee. *5, H, Crawford, by H. T .Thomso and A. IvlcGregor. Arthur Wilson, by;H; T. Thomson and M. Bell, A. M. Bishop, by J. S. Isard and H. T. Thomason. W. A. Miller, by W. B. McCool and R. H. Burgess. *W. 13. McCool, by F. L. Davidson and H. T. Thomson. Thos. Fells, by H. F. McGee and H. Buchanan. W. W. Armstrong, by J. W. Hanna and 5,' H. Crawford. 'KR. S. Hetherington, by H. T. Thomson, and J. H. Crawford. Rev, E. L. Roberts, by 5. W. Hanna and J. H. Crawford. Utilities Commissioner *A. 3. Walker, by R. H. Lloyd and Il'oward Machan. 3I. T. Thomson, by J: W. Walters till J. E. Stockley. R. H. Lloyd, by Henry Diment and -1. Buchanan. Public School Board' Ward 1: 'Rev. J. la. Anderson, by R. :hl, Lloyd and R. C. Redmond. Ward 2: "'N; L. l'ty, byAIf. Lockridge , c ge and J. W. Hanna, Ward 3:' e *J. O; Habkirk , by J, 11:, Graham and R. 11, Lloyd: Ward 4: *Dr, R. A. Parker, by R. H.: Lloyd and H. ;Buchanan. R. A, Currie, by E .5. Copeland p d d Alf. Lockridge, Election, day is next Monde Dec. y, d and the polls will be open from to 5 p.m. Ratepayers will also vote on the Arena By -Law text Monday. and enjoy a cup of tea.' Wingitam fans who saw the hockey so game between the Maple Leafs and Maroons Saturday, evening were: Jno. mo Currie, Ross Harrison, Harold '.Mit- eltell, Miss Margaret Currie, Ken • tiio Somers, jack Herd and W. Tiffin. C. 5. The Liberal Women's Club Will hold a meeting Thursday ev- ening, Nov 28th, .at 8 o'clock in the Council Chamber. The meeting is op- en to all interested .nen and women and a good program is promised. Special Services In the City Mlssiott oil Ft]day, at 8 o'clock, also Sunday at g and 8 o'clock. Rev. Good will preach. Dec. 2nd - 15th, evangelistic. campaign will be conducted by Rev. Ranier of Ow- en Sound, Come! Moved to Listowel Mrs. O. Thompson and son, Rae, left for Listowel on Wednesday: The household effects were -taken to. Lis- towel on Wednesday also. Mr. Thompson will go to Listowel the end of the week. Their many friends are very sorry that Mr. and Mrs. T.honipsott are leaving Wingham but what is Wingliatn's loss will be Lis - towel's gatn. We wish then every success. Wins Silver Trophies Mr. Clifford Machan, buttermaker of the Dresden Creamery, was suc- cessful . iti winning the six months' competition for butter and cream judging in that district, and received. a silver cup donated b. , B. Fond' yJ &' Co,, of Wyandotte Michigan, also g , a silver pitcher donated by Lawra son Se Co.' of London, a special prize for the highest points. He also com- peted at the Royal Winter Fair for the Dominion Championship. Clifford is e brother of the Machan Bros, of town, the township with forty families par- ticipating, some of whom' were re-. •ccivittg relief; After a few retreads by Thos, Stew- art the meeting was brought to a close by the singing of the National Anthem. ROBBERS ENTERED ISARD et CO. STORE. $100 Worth of .Goods Taken Some .time during Wednesday night or early Thursday morningthieves broke into Isard's Store and stole about $100' worth of men's weal. The goods taken included a suit, leather coat, sacks, underwear• - and fiat. The robbery .was not discovered un- til the store opened for business on Thursday morning. The police r n were at once notified and instituted a search but so far have no trace of the thiev- es The entry into the store was 'sim- ilarto one madeR,about six months ago. The cellar door under the men's wear store was forced with an iron bar, then the door between the two cellars was pried open' and the rob- bers or robber went up the cellar steps into the main store then into the men's wear store and helped him- self. HIGH SCHOOL LITERARY MET One Act Play Presented. The second meeting of the High - School Literary Society was held Fri day afternoon in the Assembly. Hall. The meeting opened by the sin in of g g "0 Canada" and was followed by the minutes of the. previous meeting. A. humorous "Bus Trip Around'Wing- ham" was presented by some Second Forza members. A song "Nightfall and Sunrise" by G. F. Handel, was well given by Fourth Form students. The Literary number for this week was a one -act play- "Aunt Jennie' and the Quarterback" by the following members of Form III: Caroline Well - wood, Margaret Coulter, Bill Tiffin• and Ralph Baird. The selections for - Community: Singing were 01,och Lo- mond" and "Conlin' Tbroulh t1t±~ . The Journal J was read byE2' 'Rye." Elgin g Coutts after which Mr. Hall gave the - critic's remarks. The meeting closed with the singing of "God Save the King." Attention 1Vlili.tia. All clothing and equipment ,to be turned in at Pay Parade, Friday ev- ening, Nov. 29th, at 7:30. Major E. A. Corbett, Salvation Army Bazaar s. The Salvation Army will hold a sale of fancy goods, aprons and home bakit:g in the Citadel on Saturrltiy af- ternoon, December 7th, id 1 Dr, R. C. Retlrnond was chosen J chairnlah and »resided white the speaking took place, Mayor John W. Ha,rilla Mr. Hanna was pleased to see stick a large Meeting and so many taking an interest in the town's business: He thanked the.electors for the confi- dence placed in him the last two years and he was sure the Council and him- self had done what they considered best for the town. He complimented the Clerk an his efficiency stating that $250,000 passed through the Clerk's office each year which was a great responsibility. - Conditions in the, town, he said, were the best they have been in the past ten years. At the end of the year the accounts of the Town should be balanced and there should be no over- draft in the bank. Speaking on the relief question the Mayor stated that : the Council had tried to be fair with those on relief' and at the sanie time protect the in- terests of the ratepayers. Those who receive relief :cork for what they re- ceive. He said it was difficult to keep the assessment up and it was 11 t»1, 093,000. He stated he would seek re-election and if elected would do his best as he had in the past. He had, as Mayor, been careful' of expenditures and tried to carry on the business of the town with dignity: The debentures for the pavement z tent of the main street are now paid for and, debentures are getting less each yar, and in four or five years the tax rate will be considerably less. F. L. Davidson After thanking the electors for the confidence placed in him, Reeve Dav- idson stated he had•been on the St. e Street Committee last year and was chair- man of the Cemetery Board, The Cemetery estimates were $;1:;00 and (Continued 00 Page Rive) n d n an 2n 9