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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1929-12-13, Page 6ii POWDU '11Zta aeMna mese Ti i ne1Qennee i't ea RV ae 6e CJ atn=tde nalSi, as yot 7PflG cosana,O'P'aD WOOD -W. I 14., DZ -4 Wiinntee Coeditimeas. Uwe stock and feed form the chief rani of the current weel+;ly reports ,A A agricultural representatives. :t1,^ stattemesrt from one of the re- 4 appears to be typical of condi- throughout the province: "lave safmzels have gone into winter quarters %, corer oondittion than usual. Thera he over a third less feeders stab- led this winter than is usually the eese." The advent of severe weather ted s7taowstorms brought fall work on eel land to a halt. However, under favorable conditions most farmers had peractically finished their fall plowing. Corm Rorer Situation_ The corn borer infestation in On- tario in 1929 has been reduced in the infested counties by an average of 50 per cent. over the figures of 1928, ac- cording to a recent official statement Cey Prof. L. Caesar of O.A.C. Reduc- tions as high as 75 per cent. are shown in some counties, while for the first time in three years no reports of to- tal destruction, or even serious injury %have been received, and no new dis- tricts report the pest. Nevertheless, Prof. Caesar pointed out that the ac- tual number of insects would hardly vary from last year's estimates be- cause of the spread over a much greater acreage. Ontario Party at Chicago. Sixteen girls and fourteen boys from Ontario farms comprised the party which journeyed to Chicago during the first week of December to attend the boys' and girls' club Con- gress in connection with the Interna- tional Live Stock Exposition. They were the winners of judging contests in their respective counties by virtue of which their expenses were defray- ed by local organizations. F. C. Pat- erson, agricultural representative for Norfolk, was in charge of the trip, and Mrs. Cook was chaperone. In Chicago they joined a party of 1500 young American boys and girls in a six-day programme which included not only the Live Stock Exposition but tours of the city and one cr two of the larger packing plants. The visit proved most informative and en- tertaining. HURON COUNTY COUNCIIL Continued from Page Two The expenditures to date are $165,- 571.78, of which amount $11,000.00 represents amounts refunded for ma- terials supplied and work done for local municipalities, and by the end of the year, the net expenditure should be about $178,000.00, or a little less than the year's revenue. The past year has been very fav• Diable from the point of view of ac- complishing work, and it is perhaps unfortunate that more was not being done, as farmers were in a better pos- ition to give part of their time than for many years past. The Reo trucks purchased in the spring have been very satisfactory. The cost per yard mile for hauling this year being below .08 cents, while our costs last year were .11c -.13e. The contract rate this year was .15c for ordinary hauls. A traffic officer, Mr. N. Lever, has been appointed, and has been on duty since July 15th. The cost of this of- fice has •been $1,314.17, while the rev- enue received by the county will be a little in excess of this amount. Many .expressions of appreciation of the work of Mr. Lever, as traffic officer, have been received. We find that the Engineer has, in certain cases, difficulty in affecting agreements with the owners for the removal of hedges, rail fences, etc., which cause snow drifts on the road, end we recommend that approval be given to the Engineer to apply to the County Judge in accordance with Sec- tion 85, Sub. Sec. 3, of the Highway Improvements Act for an order fixing the amount of compensation that shall be paid, and such other directions as may be needed whenever an equitable agreement cannot be made. A carload of snow fence has been purchased, and a survey of the whole requirements of the road system world irdicate that two or three more car - ll ll11ll11U ll 11L 1D1 3©1U1 ll Jefint-lEs,oe Says IDs& "Joint -Ease" is selling like hot cakes in my store, because it is a wonderful and speedy remedy for all joint troubles. "But why not impress on tens of thousands of suffering people some of the things that dozens of my custom- ers tell me almost daily. "Some say that it knocks out lumbago over night—others that for chest colds and sore throat it has no equal, while may insist that there is nothing they ever tried that is so efficient for neuralgia, neuritis and even head colds and vile nasal catarrh." Ainewering the above letter, we, the makers of Joint -Ease, know that what this thriving Ottawa druggist says is true, but we still maintain that Joint -ruse is prepared for stiff, inflammed, painful, swollen joints, whe- ther in 'ankle, knee, hip, elbow, shoul- der fingers or spine., You'll like to use stainless Joint - nese for with just one minute's rub - ng, it soaks in through the flesh direct to the ailing bones, joints and ligaments—that's Why it succeeds— for when Joint -Base gets in joint agony gets out—and without any VrAte of time all swelling and eon- iation disapplearm. Wade in Camila -.wag o'. lr leo tube. All drug - 01:10 i eft 11;;-tn. as at; loads will be needed, but considering the funds available this year, your Commission felt that one carload was all that could be bought. Considerable calcium chloride was used during the year, and we land that under suitable conditions, it con- serves the gravel, and reduces great- ly the amount off scraping required, in addition to the features of dust p reventtion. Where binder material in the gravel is lacking, good results cannot be ob- tained, and it is expected that most of the lake shore road which is sur- faced with beach gravel and similar material, will be most successfully treated with a surface treatment of tar or asphaltic oil. The prevention of dust on heavily travelled roads is a matter which deserves serious at- tention. In June a motion was passed re- questing your Commission to make out a programme of work for 1930. We find this a very difficult matter to do, in that we are not in a position to judge of all the governing circum- stances that will prevail next year, and conditions will, no doubt, change by the time the working season ar- rives. But we do know that it is advisable to undertake more perman- ent work than has been the case in the past, and to do this will require more funds, which we hope will be supplied by the promised increase in the Government subsidy. 'While it is not practicable to re- commend a complete programme, we would point out that a list of con- struction items were mentioned in the June report which should be under- taken in the near future. In addition to these the following should be given consideration: No. 33 Stephen, from Grand Bend southerly 3 miles $9,000 No. 7, Hay and Stephen, grad- ing and small bridges 9,000 No. 8, Usborne and Hibbert town line 4,000 No. 9, Hay, from Brundson line west 6,000 No. 27, 'Colborne, small bridge at Benmiller 1,20a No. 25, E. Wawanosh and Hul- lett, easterly from Lot 30, E. Wawanosh 2,000 We would further draw the atten- tion of the council to the advisability of purchasing additional trucks and one more power grader. The advisability of declaring all County Roads `Through Highways' within the meaning of the Highway Traffic Act has been considered, and it is probable that a by-law in this connection should be passed. In conclusion, we wish to express our appreciation of the valuable ser- vice rendered to us during the year by our County Engineer, Mr. T. R. Patterson. We are convinced that, due to his keen foresight and study of economics, which he unsparingly passed on to us, we are able to show a very substantial saving in dragging, hauling and bridge construction costs. And we, your Committee, feel that this premier county, Huron, should congratulate itself on having such a competent and efficient servant.— Hugh Hill, Chairman - It vaaR sr^uhi i a>vc it4g,,a that, 011 sprue mons =.I,omsDdcome our b nem% to the searatary, who -V trim =fil= the Teams ti ° chief? particulars fist a register and who wee also to do all correspondence, prepare all tappliea- tions for signature of the chairmen and for subnnission to the central authorities at Toronto, and to perform all the necessary clerical work of the committee_ The committee has since its organ- 'zation received and dealt with 423 applications, nearly every one of which had to be investigated by one of the committee and reported upon before being finally dealt with. Of this 423 the committee recommended 357 and of those recommended, only 6 were refused by the central authori- ties, and these were for some lack of evidence or the time stipulated in the Act. Of those recommended, 270 were for full pensions of $20 per month; 36 were for part pension ranging from $120 per year to $165 depending upon their other resources - The average pension granted was for $18.845 per month, so that the 306 granted will receive a total payment of $5,771.75 per month, or $69,261.00 per year, and the payments of this total will be borne as follows:— Dominion of Canada, $34,630.50; On- tario, $20,778.30; County of Huron, $13,852.20, and we presume that these totals will gradually lessen from year to year as the great number now in excess of 70 years will cease to be charges and their places will he tak- en, or the number of pensioners will be increased from year to year by those just reaching 70. This seems reasonable to calculate on, as the to- tal number of those applying this year the ages of the applicants rang- ed all the way from 70 to 97 years, so that it is reasonable to expect that the decrease in claimants for the next few years will be very much larger than the increase. The cost of the introduction of the pension scheme in Ontario and in each county has been very much more than was anticipated, as it was announced that the respective governments con- cerned intended paying the cost of administration of the Act, but appar- ently this was not intended to include the initial cost' in the counties, but only the cost of carrying out the Act as to printing and the cost of the various commissions entrusted with the work at headquarters. The cost in the county is not large when the trouble, responsibility and work in- volved is taken into consideration. Like all cases in the introduction of any new scheme or place of public utility, the initial cost is the main expenditure, and it is safe to conclude that it has been many times larger than may be anticipated in carrying out the Act in the future, and the same may be concluded to be true re- i garding the work involved. Had the Pensions Act been thor- , oughly understood and only those ac- quainted with business methods and transactions concerned, the work would not be nearly so great. but when it is known that by far the, greater number of applicants who tried to complete their own aepliea- tions were over 80 years of age, an,i very unfit to perform such a feat one can readily understand the inemerfee: state in which. citniag the first sag- es, the applications were sem in and the work invovlved was vers g: -eat En making the same presentable to the critical minds of the andwrsre or re- presentatives of the respective Gov- ernments, who were only ei neet-mea about figuring out the f nencial gations these applications i>Bt;he+3- But that the committee succeeded: fairly well in the task is evidenced by the few turned back of the large nam -1 The Old Age Pension Committee re- ber passed and sent forward and the ported as follows: proof that those in charge at the At the last meeting of the Legis- central office were alert, is evidenced lature of Ontario, the Government by the fact that the very smallest de - adopted the principle of the Old Age fects in the applications were dicov- ered- The experience gained by your committee and all those having the responsibility of administering the Act, will be of great service to those intrusted with the task in the future, for no doubt many difficulties en- countered by them will be smoothed out by amendments to the Act, which will make it less trouble to carry out. The committee wishes to thank the municipal clubs, conveyancers, notar- ies public and the many others who came to the rescue of the old people in helping them to make their ap- plications more acceptable in the later proceedings in carrying outg the Act. The Committee is of the opinion that it is an opportune time to point out or call attention to many features brought out in this initial work that might well be the subject of improve- ment or amendment. A pension is a government institu- tion and should :belong to the Domin- ion or Provinces as a recognition of citizenship p an d is in no way a prin- ciple of municipal government. We recommend that as the trouble of investigating and preparing appli- cations is really a work assisting the Governmeflt in carrying out the scheme, the (Dominion and Provincial Governments he petitioned to hear the cost or assist the county especially in the initial cost, of carrying out or in- troducing the Pensions Act. We are of the opinion that the as- signment of property should not be insisted on as a part of the obligation enabling applicants to obtain a pen- sion and we recommend that it he deleted from the scheme or used only in special cases to he determined from the facts in each case. Old Age Pensions_ UR Pensions System as proposed by the Dominion Government, and assumed 50 per cent. of the obligation that such enactment would impose upon this Province. By this legislation also, it was de- cided to grant pensions of $20 per month to each person, male and fe- male, who had reached the age of 70 years or over, who were British sub- jects by birth or naturalization, and had resided in Canada for the twenty years preceding the application, and in Ontario for five years of these 20, and made other regulations as to means or lack of means, so that only those who were really in need of help could qualify. By this Act also the Dominion assumes 50 per cent. of the pensions granted, the Province 30 per cent. and the County 20 per cent., se that for each pension granted the county pays $48, the Province $72, and the (Dominion $120. The Act also provides for the mem- bers of Houses of Providence or of Houses of Refuge the same privilege as enjoyed by other citizens of ac- cepting these pensions and of leaving these institutions, or of remaining as inmates and assigning their pensions to the county for their keep and at- tendance. At the June meeting of the County Council, a committee, composed of Messrs. Henderson, 'Huggins, Craigie, Kennedy and Hubbard, was appoint ed to carry out the scheme in Huron. This committee met for organization en the 16th of July and appointed Mr. Henderson, chairman, and County Holman, Secretary. The report now presented is to the lst of December. The Committee at the meeting di- vided the county into five districts, appointing each member of the com- mittee to look after one of these dis- tricts. This was found absolutely necessary owing to the fact that no inspector had been appointed as in the case of the Mothers' Allowance Act, it was found impossible for the members of the committee to dis- charge their duties thoroughly with- out having or obtaining in each case as complete information as was pos- sible. This could not be done with- out each being assigned a certain dis- trict as was proposed. These districts were: Mr. Higgins, Exeter, Usborne, Stephen, Hay, Hen sail and .Stanley; Mr. Kennedy, Tuck- ersmith, Seafortie Hullett, and Me- Killop• Mr. Craigie, Goderich, Gode- rich Township, Clinton, Colborne and Ashifield; Mr: Henderson,'Morris, Bast �Jlawanosh, West Waaranosh, Blyth anal Wingham; 'lpllr. +Iilubbard, Ore/, '1oWl k, Turrnberrry and 1 russels„ If (t) PM. Qg COMMUlk111111t limmovran AND BUSINESS QA IID TGarromigih tkat c ofitc afite r ®ft tIa© I:+,1 ainenn P effi IIkIta below„ reproduce a oeirleo ®Q signeatdenall addlsle��ea anab 7 o Port >L Z,W a better bansinneao rmilat�ieaal�lt bettween rrealienh and amerclinant fin tIIie tto� and Llama Musa absurd a Rrara P2007 STEWART SEE SI EWA.II$T I:;IIS®S: AID ON PAGE 3 Stewart fin -©o The 66 1S ©\VJ BVI ER 1s SHOP" 1 Ii en's 011ottIlannng .+ 'ad IIaE oI i TIP TOP SUIITS AND OVERCOATS—Made to your individual Twit eo-- ure, hundreds of different English all -wool clothe to c! .se 2r®m. Leave your measure to -day. One price—$24.50. Guaranteed tat. Geo. D. IFelrgmisoun .S Co. SOLEX Guaranteed Electric Light Bulbs, burn longer and show a bright- er light: 25 and 40 watt, 27c; 40 watt 30c; 100 watt, 48c, inside frosted. Everything in Hardware. TELEPHONE 61 Jr. A. I1ESTC®/Fr FOR CHRISTMAS GIFT SUGGESTIONS, WATCH OUR WINDOW Thommpson's Io©k Store TO AVOIID DISAPPOINTMENT Buy your Christmas Cards and Christmas Gifts early. Window Shades Picture Frames blade to Order Phone 181 S. E. IKTEA 1T'IING Christmas Cam A large selection of high cla_se Cards at new low prices KEATING'S PELSRMACY Phase¢ 28 Seaforth C®marmu&i y C®rmffndleI ICs Eseerrahhal Your confidence in your community is based solely upon its pros- perity. First you judge the community in which it is your desire to become a resident from the standpoint of its churches, schools and its business interests, what protection the community ot'ere you in its fire as well as police systems. You are the judge of that com- munity. Should it prove to you to be loose or inefficient in any man- ner, naturally you look elsewhere and you are justified in so doing. If you locate in any community it is done solely on the basis of the confidence you have in that community and the protection it affords you along with its proven prosperity. Therefore you decide that anything worth having is worth protecting. If the chance for a man to invest to good advantage, or earn a good living, or establish him- self at a moderate expense where his family desires all the advantages of a well run civic government, he is assured of one thing—Protec- tion. Deriving all these benefits it is up to you to protect your mer- chants and all business interest. Buy from them. Give them an op- portunity to serve you. Keep you •Iollars in your own community. They make you more prosperous. These same dollars Dome back to you. They minimize your taxes. They increase the value of your own personal investments. Yo,ir merchants are willing to help you. It is up to you to help them. e W. I. . SP= New Valencia Raisins 18c Candied Cherries, ! . 50c Assorted Fruits, Ib. ..60c LTi . A. (CRIICIDI For Your Party HUNT'S LUCKY PIE Oontaing 8 novelties, 8 crackers and 8 hats. Telephone 34 rsc EA VISE' gllMALTOMM ILADILES9 APPAREL S 1.i Special Display off Suitable for Everyone. Christmas Gift Things FRED S. SAVAUcE9 I ©. Watchmaker end Jeweller Optometrist "TELE GlIFT SKOP"° Ed. ROSS SAVAUGIE, Optometrist Tip t. D. Beattie's Cllt kaz Store C1iII]1USTMAS CARDS Wrappings, Decorations, Seals and Tags. —SPECIAL-- Handkerchiefs Ise WALKIEIZ9S CHRISTMAS NOVELTIES Full line of Gifford Walnut small goods, Foreign Pottery, Lamps, Vases, Cedar Chests. CALL AND SEE THEM A RADIO The Ideal Christmas Gifts, Electric Models, complete and imisitaled--$140000 to $310.00 Dilly SEMI% Buff© 1bi WALTERG. WILLIS LLI S Dependable Shoes - The Best:=-=r-rt+ac that Santa. (were eeu:c ere ww-n-lyd be a pair of oar Geed Snow cr Slippers fret eseeeY n emeer of the family. C2 and Pavy STA.CHETELED The Szalch Ninth PE= 70- En(Evi dIia1 Businese "trete-Jp. T :! Off AS DIICKSON.—Mr. Thomas Dickson, of the Dickson Feed and Seed Store, Main Street, Seaforth, is a native of McKillop Town- ship, where he farmed successfully for a number of years. In 1919 he retired from the farm and purchased a home in Seaforth, where he has since been a well known resident. For six years, dur- ing the summer months, he was employed in The Bell Engine Works, and in 1926 he purchased the well known and established Flour and Feed business of iMr. W. M. Stewart. He carries a most complete stock of flour, feed and seeds of all kinds, and his long residence in the district, has given him a wide business connection with the faa-ming community, which his courteous treatment and service to customers is steadily increasing. Mr. Dick- son is also agent for Swifts Canadian Company. R. H. SPIIri®Al° Buy your Rubber Footwear at Economy Shoe Store—Rainettes, Goloshes, Rubbers, Etc. We sell the best and sell for less. Special in Ladies' Spats, 50c Pair Phone 50 IliII E11D W. WEGG coots and Shoes BOYS' GOOD SCHOOL SHOTES Heavy or medium weight. Special at $2.95 SPECIAL All 9929 Wall Papers will be sold at from one-quarter to one-third o0' regular price. T. G. SCOTT Telephone 62 CHRISTMAS F1E11,uTd, CAN rigs, NUTS Try— J. TJ. GARY ome Emma Always_ Quality and Service- Phone 17 !1 WV. ANENT CHRYSLER -PLYMOUTH: America's lowest -priced, full-size car; larger body, wider seats, wider doors, larger brakes, more visibility, more head room and leg room, larger tires. IEIIG rues GAIJAGIE Studsbbakee Banes and Service Repairs en all Dashes of Cam 'TITRES, FelleeleeteIIES, (ETC. Telephone 167 SIEAF®RTH CREAMERY The place to market your Cream and to receive the best service that can be given. C. A. I: Phone 80 W. ARI :TER, Proprietor. THRESitii.ift FOiE SALE One Decker with Cutting Bou at- tachment, suitable for farmer's in- dividual use. Equipped with Eberr- soll Feeder. At bargain price. The Robt.I:tell Engine Thyher Company Wo➢vertten Flour Mins Co., Limmitte1 Millers of flour that's Dependable SIILVIERKIING for in RIEAD KEYSTONE for PASTRY Telephone 51 The Huron Expositor Huron County's Family Paper Established 1860. We Make a Specialty of Job Printing. A. W. DUNLOP GARAGE Come in and hear the mice 1930 Marconi and Lyric Radios Come in and see our line of Batteries. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Phone 187 GAILLOP PJiIcAILPENIE Agents for Massey -Harris Imple- ments and Repairs. Beatty Bros. Farm Equipment Metallic Roofing Frost Fence GASOLENE and OIILS CANADA IFURNIITUIE ,IE MANUFACTU r, ERS, LIIMIITiED Office Furniture Sectional Bookcases. THOMAS DICKSON Dealer in Flour - Feed - Seed Poultry and Eggs Telephone 13 The residence strictures are too cramped and not liberal enough to be applied to these old people. It should not be the concern of the Dominion, Province or county what a poor old mother or father, too poor and feeble to maintain themselves, sees fit to hoard around with their family, even if it takes them out of their native province part of the time. So long as they have resided in Canada the stip- ulated 20 years and draw only one pension, should be enough. We recommend that this stipula- tion be made more liberal so long as the Provinces reciprocate. The Act also goes to far in con- ferring of freedom of citizenship up- on those >tvho have been committed to the'eare and keeping of the ounty and have been made wards in the Douse of Refuge. We claim that the conferring of pensions should not in- terfere with the power of the county council regarding them as wards and under its control and that the county should still have the power of insist- ing that anyone taking one of these inmates should give bond for their safekeeping and that the money as- rigned them will be held properly in their interest and that they will re- ceive good homes. We also recommend that the limit for those totally disabled should be reduced to 65 years or less, this to be npp?ied for the benefit particularly of returned soldier's. We have been brought face to face with several sad cases of pernrmalent 'total disability, where the patient is blind and per- fectly helpless, without means of help only what friends or faithful rola- rives can offer, who have not reached the qualifying age. Of course such a stipuation will entail great responsi- bility and care to enforce, yet we are of the opinion that if certain com- panies and corporations think sixty- five years is the limit of usefulness to them, that age should not he too low to set as a limit for pension when total disability is proven by medical certificate. We also call attention to the mat- ter of the giving of pensions to the members or inmates of the House of Refuge. These people are unable for many reasons of transacting busi- ness and owing to this enfeebled con- dition mentally and physically, should not have any choice as to leaving the institution without the leave and con- sent of the county, and that the pensions should be paid direct to the county to be by its authority used for their keep or give them if they decide to do 50. That in no case : hould they be given pensions to do so with as they please except in cases where suitable places can be found for them. House of Refuge Committee. The House of Refuge Committee re- ported as follows: Your Committee has met four times during the year, and passed accounts amounting to $11,922.5'7, as follows: March $ 2,457.15 June Septemberk December 2,730.0? 4,297.88 2,437.97 At each of these meetings the Com- mittee inspected the Home and found everything in good order and vary creditable to 'Mr. and `Mrs. Jacob's good management. ' There have been an average of 85 inmates taken care of during the year, fifteen of them being returns from the Ontario Hospital. These people were formerly admitted to the Ontario Hospital, and have, after ccnsiderahle terms, been returned to the House of Refuge as cured. The Committee is of the opinion that since the county is relieving the pa'ovince of the cost of maintenance of these returned inmates, the prov- ince should acknowledge this service by substantial grants for these in- mate,s. We had a few years ago 9 very generous grant from the prov- ince per attendance at the House of Refuge, hut of recent years this has been discontinued, and we beg to re- spectfully submit that the grant be restored. During the year we had a small fire, caused by one of the inmates lighting some papers in his room. This happily was discovered in time and little damage was done, and the floss was promptly paid by the in- surance companies. Recently by the Old Age Pension scheme those inmates over 70 years of age are eligible for pensions and can, of their own will, leave the Home. This we object to, as it is safe to say over 80 per cent. of those eligible in age are mentally and physically unfit to leave the Home../This fact has been established by our medical offirer, who reports out of 415 only 6 are eligible to be allowed to leave or transact business of any sort. We are of the opinion that the sum total of those pensions should be remitted our treasurer, and that the Pensions Committee be allowed to make ar- rangements for allowing these claim- ants from consideration in each case. During the year, owing to much Hiltless and lack of sufficient help on the Home, the Matron, Mrs. Jacob, has had very much extra care im- posed on her, and while she makes no complaint and this is not the time for recommendations for increase of sal- aries, yet the committee cannot re- frain from putting in a strong plea for more generous consideration by the incoming council, both for Mr. and Mrs. Jacob, whose salaries are very low, when the work, care and responsibility involved is considered and when the same service in other counties are considered. It was found necessary during the year to make improvements in the Home and outside for there are al- ways needed repairs. The drive shed was overhauled and a new cement floor and foundation put in, the great- er part of the work being done by the inmates under the direction of Mr: Jacob. It has also been suggested, and the committee favors the idea, that a better lot or better quarters .be se- cured far the burial of the inmates who die, that is those who have no friend or relative willing to care for the body and give it better burial in some cemetery. We believe the Pen- sions Committers and the House of Refuge Committee might with profit devise some better method of provid- ing for the burial than that at present in vogue, and we suggest that a re- port on this he made at the January couneil.-1L. A. Adefrns, Chairman.