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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1930-03-14, Page 1tN nE if r• l&eventy-First Year Whole Number 3248 CANADIAN LEGION MASQUERADE. March 17th-Cardno's Hall Brigadier -General Armstrong, C.M. G., C,B., District -Officer Commanding Military District No. 1, has sent word that he will be preset at the Mas- querade.of the Canadian Legion next Monday evening in Camdtices Hall. Tickets on safe at Keating's Drug Store until the supply is exhausted. As requests for tickets are coming in from out of town, Seaforth people should get their tickets at once. Ad- inrssion -to spectators' gallery, fifty cents. It will add greatly to the good time if the merry makers at the mas- querade, particularly those in cost tune, will conceal their identity by a face !mask. The Lion Tamers Orches- tra, from London, will furnish the mmusic. SOME MEDITATIONS Seen. Through the Ringlets From A Corncob Pipe. (By Bil Pawl) The Unemployed and Ontario Lands Knowing Western Ontario fairly well, and (better understood after sev- eral automobile trips, I was aston- ished at the number of farms reduc- ed to grazing. These are not uncom- mon in what are known to be the best agricultural lands in this great province of Ontaiio. I wondered too if something could not be done to re- turn these lands into more profitable output. 7n a county that I knew something of when a boy, whose population then was around 70,000 people, it is now reduced to 45,000. This reduction largely at the expense of the farm lands. In that county, and it is a large county, there is not altogether what might be termed 300 acres of waste land. The soil is clay, very productive, produced crops at one time unequalled anywhere, On these farms are fair buildings and fences. Schools, railroads, rural mail routes, telephones, good roads, etc. What is said of one county above is true of several others in Western Ontario. Surely same way can be found to place these lands under culti- vation. Canadians should be given first chance, failing these then agri- cultural folk from northwestern Eur- ope. In Toronto are many Canadians who know farming who would be glad to go back upon the land if they had the means. What is true of Toronto is true in less proportion of every vil- lage, town and city of this province. It seems to the writer that some scheme could be worked out by the government, and other agencies working with it, for I do not believe in shouldering everything upon gov- ernments, that would reach the de- sired end of putting these farm lands again under cultivation. The work the lands would provide, the production of necessities for the farmer in cities and towns would also tprovk1e others with work, and schools and. :other heavy taxes upon farm lands would reduce considerably. What is the use of spending money in assisted immigration, when that money could be more profitably and better spent in assisting good Canad- ians to get on their feet? And it can be done. Take Care o' the Siller. Many of our youthful days were spent among thrifty Scotch pioneers -days when plastic youth is suscept- ible to reason. Better neighbors and friends none could have than the thrifty Scottish folk of Western Ontario. They were "close" with their money. Had to be to pay for their farms and educate their bairns. Just the same, the first to put their hands in their pocketsi for worthy cause were these same Scottish pioneers. They would divide their last dollar with a neighbor in distress. "Remember the siller, laddie," was an admontion addressed frequently by sensible Stern Scottish faithers. And it was because they practised what they preached, they always had a bit e' siller when necessity demanded. And the old stock have passed from the scene. But they left behind them worthy sons and daughters. Premiers, members of Parliament, the Bench, the Bar, the Sacred Desk, heads of banks and insurance organizations, !professors in halls of learning, others who made one bushel grow where two grew before, fine herds, beautiful farmsteads. "Remember the siller, laddie!" They left to posterity these sylvian lands and progressive cities of Ontario. Propaganada and Hootch. Daily for weeks past the "Canadian newspapers print hootch dispatches• from the United States. The wonder its that Canadian papers admit the stuff to their columns. Hootch prop- aganda, that's what it is pure and simple. United States officers and clergy affirm that the money for the gigantic campaign to oust the dry Act comes from booze makers all over the world. That big' market of 110 million people for hooteh is viewed with covetous eyes. 'Since President Hoover was elect- ed, hootch knows it bas no friend at the White House. 'Hoover is a pro- hibitionist, and does not hide his views in the least. The administration of the hootch protection is being ripped' wide open at Washington; The Volstead Act is attacked. One 41•4' i4 Y �tl � r to ,.4•rt a q i11 rvl.nlF�tsnl.�f ingenious lawsmith advances the idea that the 18th AEmendment is impot- ent—the people did not mean what they said: "That intoxicating drink shall not be made or Sold within the confines of the 48 states nor the terri- tories." Leave it to a lawsmith to tell the people what they really did say! He will maintain they said what they didn't say. The lawsmith knows there isn't, a chance in a million to repeal the 18th Amendment: But he will'take a chance. His fees are high —ibut not so high as if he can put over hooteh. CHATS ON EDUCATION (At the Principal's Desk) EDUCATION COSTS MONEY When the annual tax bills , come. around and you find that on the aver- age about one-third of the tax levy is for purposes of education, you realize that education costs money. But as a taxpayer, you cannot avoid the cost by cutting down educational service and expenditure, for there is one thing that is more costly than ed- ucation. That is neglect of educa- tion. A recent study .published by Dr. Sheldon Glueck, Assistant Professor of Criminology of Harvard Law School, tracing the careers of five hundred men who had served terms at the •Conoord Reformatory, shows that eighty per cent. of them had left school at fourteen or fifteen to pick up work at unskilled jabs. Each of these five hundred had been arrested on the average four times before en- tering the Reformatory, and had serv- ed eighteen months there. •.The cost of those arrests, four trials, eighteen months of detention, and the damage wrought by the various of- fences, is far greater than should have, been the cost of properly educating those boys in the first place, and training them in some useful crafts in which they would take an interest and which would have made them useful, self-respecting and law-abid- ing citizens. Perhaps the worst cost of all is shown' in the fact that this study shows that eighty per cent. of those who leave the Reformatory continue their career of crime after they are released. Many a single criminal career costs the country more than the operation of a good school for a decade. To be just to .the taxpayer and to the community, our first aim must be, not the reduction of the cost of edu- cation, but the giving of better edu- cation. Educational leaders each year are studying subjeets and methods with a view to eliminating the useless and increasing the useful features of the courses. We still have subjects on the cur- riculum which are there because of tradition. Teachers admit their in- ability to make them interesting. Pup- ils dislike them. Graduates assume that they must be superior to the un- educated because of having studied distasteful subjects but cannot prove the case. We still lack •many subjects that would be of permanent value to a majority of the pupils. The average cost per pupilper year for high school education in Ontario is in the neighborhood of $188. The average, cost for .tecnnical school education, according to, recent figures, if my memory serves me, is in the neighborhood. of $225:00. This differences frightens • many school boards from considering ex- tending the curriculum to include such subjects .as manual training, agricul- ture, domestic science, and more ad- vanced work in art and music. But the fact .is, we have now some classes that are costly at our Col- legiate here. I estimate our actual cost of education for pupils in the First Form is about eighty dollars. But in the Uu.pper School; where we have some very small groups study- ing such subjects as Botany, Zoology, Chemistry, Trigonometry, subjects re- quiring highly qualified teachers, our cost per pupil approximates $400.00 per year. It is unlikely that the addition of some of the more practical courses, if plans were properly laid and en- rollment assured in advance, would be as costly per pupil as some of the work we are now doing. Under the present law boys and girls must attend school until sixteen years of age. There are a number of homes in this district where this law is being ig- nored at present. The Department is' taking steps to tighten up on this school attendance law. You parents who have boys and girls at home who may Dome under the operation of this law, boys and girls who perhaps have not cared very much for the Schools they have known, but who might like work in agriculture, or in cooking and houses keeping, or in mechanical work, will you not urge the members of the Schaal Board and the Council to take steps to give these boys and girls who do not like school now, the kind of training they will like when they must go to school? NEWS AND INFORMATION FOR THE -BUSY FARMER J. A. Carroll, crops and markets di- rector, explains that to be of the greatest service, a weed inspector or "adviser" as be is to be known in the future, should be free 1» plan and carry out a weed elimination cam- paign. ampaign. 'Some of the lesser weeds will be overlooked this year and the more SEAFORTH, FRIDAY; serious pests concentrated upon. Many Attend Swine Course. Western Ontario Junior Farmers were in attendance to the number of 87 at the special educational swine course held at the Toronto packing plants in February. By means of lec- tures and demonstrations on live hogs and dressed carcasses, the young men were shown clearly why the best type of hog to satisfy consumers' demands is the most profitable to produce. In the grading competition held in con- junction with tlhe course, Lorne Simp- son, of R. R. 2, Blenheim, won first prize. George Goodfellow, of Tees - water, won the first prize in the live hogs competition, while Orvie Bau- man, of Foradale, won the first prize in the dressed carcasses competition Pasteurizing Recommended. When a bottle of milk is held up and observed from below, any dirt or sediment which has settled to the bot- tom is clearly vieible through the glass against the whitish background of the milk. A heavy sediment is soon noticed by the consumer and us- ually leads to a change of dairies. Such dirt indicates carelessness in the production and handling for dirt has no place in any food product, least of all milk. The practice of pasteur- izing milk in the home is strongly re- commended for all localities where milk properly pasteurized is not ob- tainable. Must Be Well -Drained. The ideal soil for apples seems to be a deep, well -drained sandy loam or a light clay loam with good moisture holding capacity and a moderately pervious subsoil. •It has been shown also, that apple trees will grow on so- called poor soils and will give good results if properly managed. Soil drainage, however, is an important factor in relation to tree growth and productiveness. Fruit trees require a good range for root development and this desirable condition does not obtain on poorly drained soil. It is thus seen that for permanent and pro- fitable results the soil for apples and other fruit trees as well should be deeply and thoroughly drained by natural or artificial means. Time to Prune. The time for the pruning of your apple orchard is in the spring before the growth starts, but if this is im- possible it may be done immediately after the trees leaf out. It is desir- able to have the wounds, if large, heal as rapidly as possible to prevent de- cay. When pruning is done in the autumn or early winter the wood is likely to dry out and split. Inspection Needed. It is stated by A. Fulton, special overseas representative of the On- tario Fruit Growers' Association, that Ontario apple exporters have a great many difficulties to overcome if they are to land apples in Great Britain in good, sound condition. The ques- tion of slacks and scalds are para- mount and should be gone into im- mediately by the shippers in order to be ready for the next shipping sea- son. Shippers in Ontario could be saly- ed money by having a thorough in- spection at the shipping point not only in accordance with the Fruit Act but also according to the requirements of the export market. Grading of Cheese Pays. The grading of food products ex- ported from Canada .has had the ef- fect, during the past few years, of greatly increasing the demand for Canadian foodstuffs throughout the British Empire and in foreign coun- tries. A recent case has been cited which shows that in 1922 Canadian cheese had been. selling in England at a price of one or two cents per pound cheaper than that of New Zealand. With the advent of 'grading the price has now risen until the Canadian pro- duct commands the highest price on the British market for imported cheese, two cents higher than the price paid for New Zealand cheese. CHISELHURST W. M. S. -The Women's Mission- ary Society met in the basement of the church on Tuesday afternoon, March llth, with a fair attendance. Plans were made to meet the alloca- tion of sewing for this year, it being second-hand clothing and quilts. Notes. -Mrs. Gordon Pybus and little daughter, Jean, of Webb, Sask., visited with Mr. and Mrs. W, J. Py - bus and Mrs. John Chambers several days last "week. -Mr. Silas Johns, of Elimville, is visiting with his daugh- ter, Mrs. W. J. Pybus, for a few weeks. -Several from this commun- ity attended the funeral of the late Mr. Charles Cann, of Exeter, on 'Sat- urd'ay last; also on Sunday, Mrs, Don- ald MdDonald, of Egrnondville, form- erly of Chiselhurst.-Mr. and Mrs. RoyMcDonald o all have the sympathy of this neighborhood in the double be- reavement which they' 'suffered on Thursday of last week when Mrs. Mc- Donald's father, the late Charles' Cann, passed away at hie home in Exeter, and on the name day Mr. Mc- Donald's mother passed away at her home in Egmondvitle. Mrs. McDon- ald was well known (and highly re- spected, having resided on the 10th c'oncessiron until a few years ago, when they went to Eg'mandville to live. Mrs. 'McDonald has been a very patient sufferer from rheumatism for many years, but on the day of her death suffered a severe stroke, and passed peacefully away. The funeral took place at Illgnvondvilie on Sunday Ia;st and was largely attended.—The Making of • maple syrup had now be- come general this week, although a 1t( I n y �riiyti�.�4:aC•r'. x' 11 R, .4M1v CA 14, 1930. - RED CEDAR LUMBER FOR Chicken Houses, Garages AND Driving Shed Construction. We Specialize in RED CEDAR LUMBER N. CLUFF & SONS few tapped their trees two weeks ago but report that it was not very sattis- factory: Will'iarn Veneer, William Wooden and Simon Surma are this week attending on the jury at Strat- ford. BRUCEFIELD Box Social. -The Marion Oliver Cir- cle of the United Church, are holding a box social on •March 21st. A good programme is being prepared. Came and enjoy yourself. Ladies with box admitted free. Everybody welcome. Women's Association e-eThe month- ly meeting of the Women's Associa- tion of Brucefield United -Church, was held Thursday afternoon, March 6th, at the home of Mrs. H. Zapfe. The afternoon was spent in knitting blocks for an afaghan for one of our girl closed by all repeating the Mizpah benediction. The hostess right roy- ally served a delicious lunch. Thirty ladies were present and no fines were colleeted. Notes. - Mrs. T. Richardson has gone to Goderich to care for her mother, Mrs, Cary, who is sick at present. -,Mrs. F. Skelton, who has been quite sick for some time, is able to be up tor a few hours every day. —iOrrin Zapfe has accepted a position, with .Mr. J. Regier, of Seaforth.- Mr. and Miss Gibson visited their aunt, Mrs. Robert Boyce, of Mitchell, who is seriously ill, last week. - The many friends of Mae. Frank Aiken - head were glad to see her in church last Sunday after her recent illness. -Miss Marks returned to her home in the village after spending a few weeks at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Special Demonstration OF ROYAL YOR lgde-to-)'ie as ure CLOTHES. One Price— $2750 -One Price WEDNESDAY, MARCH i9th ALL next week will be Royal York week in every town in Canada. Seaforth will be specially fav- ored by a personal representative direct from \V. R. Johnston & Co., makers of this wonderful line of Tail- ored to -Measure Suits and Top Coats. MR. G. K. YOUNG will be in our store all day Wednesday, March the 19th, with a full line of Special Suitings and Models and will take measures. Think Of It.—A Suit Made to Your Measure, Fully Guaranteed, for $27.5D. STEW ART BROS. See Page Three, This Issue missionaries. The devotional part of the programme was ably taken by MTs. James McQueen. The president then took the chair for the business part, A very practical and helpful paper was given by Mrs. W. S. Broad - foot on labor-saving devices and the roll call answered to by "Our best ideas on house cleaning." Various discussions •on methods of raising money and work for the next meet- ing took .place. Quite a number of visitors were present and a few new members were added. Mrs. Arthur Calwell kindly offered her home for the April 3rd meeting. The meeting Notice to Public Having bought the Grocery Store of Mr. W. M. Stewart, we solicit Tour patronage and good will. Several new lines will be added to the stock. SEAL'yeORriH a<; R. A. McQueen. -Mrs. L. Forrest was the guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Mustard last week. -Mr. and Mrs. James McQueen visited friends in Clinton last week. -A oint meeting of the U.F.O. andTy1 A. will he held at the home of Mr, Chas. Clifton on Wednesday, March 19th. BAYFIELD Breezes. -Miss Maud McGregor re- turned home Sunday after spending a week at Stratford with Mr. and Mrs. R. Canrtelen, who motored here and took Mies McGregor and return- ed with herr Sunday.-efr. and Mrs. Willard Sturgeon returned last week from Detroit, where they spent a week or so. -A number of hockey fans were at London to see the Lon- don -Toronto game Wednesday even- ing. Among those who attended were Mr. and Mrs W. Sturgeon, John Castle, Brown Higgins, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Jowett and J. Pease. - Mrs. Stott, who spent the winter in New York, returned home last week. -Rev. R. M. Gale and daughter, Gladys, motored to Waterloo last week, Gladys remaining to visit there and at Toronto. -Mfr. and Mrs. Wilber Er- win, Mrs, E. A. Saucier and Miss Rubio Fisher, of Kitchener, were guests of Mrs. F. A. Edwards en Sun- day, who returned with them for a week. -Frank Camerofc and Miss Helen Cameron, of Detroit, were home last Sunday to see their father, who is seriously i11. --- The annual St. ,Patrick's social is to be held in the UO=014 of the United Church on Wednesday evening, 'Meath 19th. A feature of the evening will be a page. mit, "His Old Sweetheart." Come and enjoy nt r'-Tbe I'nternat of Prayer was observed On ternoon, March 7th, by the woxnen •c St. Andrew's United Church, the:met ing being held'. at the .boome of Gale 'and was attended! by about 20. The ladies of Tritttnty Church ,IPS at the church. The programme fallow ed was one prepared by ap jo Christian woman and was used 'by r , women of all denominations in all efbee parts of- the world._1Sel rerai of Our older residents are quite i11 at present, in some cases with but 'slight hopes of recovery, Robert Elliott, Alexander .Oameron, James Fowlie, Mrs. James Fowlie and Mrs. G. Castle. -Mr, Or- ville Kalbfleisch, principal of our school, motored to Mildmay and spent, the week end there. WALTON Notes -Archie McCallurrt, of the Boundrary line east of Walton, held a very successful clearing -out auction sale on Friday afternoon. -Mr. and. Mrs, Joseph 'Davidson and little son, of London, spent the week end with relatives in Walton. -Miss Ale+tha. Carter, of London, is at present visit- ing her parents, Joseph and Mrs. Car- ter. -Miss 'Muriel Farquharson; who has been in Goderich for some time, spent the week end with her parents. -Miss Marjorie Reid, teacher at Salt - ford, spent the week end at her home south of the village. -Quite a number from Walton were out to Winthrop to see the play, "Wanted, a Wife," that was put on by the young people of Cavan United Church, -,Miss Rota Campbell was a recent visitor with her cousin, Mrs. William Humphries. -The maple syrup season is here a- gain. There are quite a number of farmers into the business this year. -Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Johnston, of Blyth, spent a few days last week with their daughter, Mrs. C. Ping - land. McKILLOP School Report. -The following is the report of 'School Section No. 7, McKillop, for the months of January and February: Sr.' IV - Melville Shannon 79%, Helen Tomlinson '70. Jr. IV -Everett Perdue 78, Walter Somerville 70. Sr. III --Boyd Dris- coll 76, Ivan Shannon 65, Jimmie Bal- four 63. Sr. II -Kathleen Leeming 85, Harold Hudie 87° Primer -Willie Leeming 85. Number on roll, 10; av- erage attendance, 9.25. The highest number of Stars for spelling during the tw'o'.:inonths, Boyd Driscoll -Cora F. Strong -Teacher. Eighth Line Notes. -The sale held by Mrs. Fred Koehler on Thursday last was very successful. -;Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Stoskopf and Shirley rand Mr. and Mss. Wes. Fischer and fam- ily, of Fullerton, and Mr. and Mrs. John Kuehna, of Rostock, were Sun- day visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. Regele.-Mr. Lawrence Mes- serschmidt, of Detroit, spent last week at the home of his mother, Mrs F. Koehler. -Miss G. Cardn'o, R.N., of Seaforth, has been nursing the in- fant son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Eckert who has been suffering with pneu- monia, but is now on the way toward recovery. -Mrs. Edward Rose enter- tained a number of ladies to a quilt- ing bee on Tuesday. -Mrs. C. Herlich, of near Stratford, spent several days renewing old friends here, also at- tending the Koehler sale. -Mr. and Mrs. Frank Eltigson and children spent Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Rose. -Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Doerr moved their household goods and farm stock to the farm recently pur- chased from Mrs). Fred Koehler. - Mrs. Henry Koehler visited Mrs. Dan Bauermann on Saturday last. - Mx. and Mrs. William Koehler visited Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hoegy in Grey on Saturday. -Mr. and Mrs. C. Eggert and Mr. and Mrs. C. Regele recently spent a day in Stratford. -Mrs. Mary Rapien, Miss Mildred and Mr. Bill Rapien called on Mr. and Mrs. C. Eggert when on their way to the Koehler sale on Thursday last. -We are sorry to report the illness of Mer- vin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bauer - maim, but hope his complete recovery is near. -Mrs. Fred Hoegy recently spent a week with friends at Gads - hill and Rostock. TUCKERSMITH Notes. -Mrs. J. McLaughlan and Mrs. S. G. Houston entertained their neigthbor% to a quilting at their re- spective homes recently. -Mr. R. Gem- mell, of Thamesville, spent the week end at Mr. J. D. Gemmell's.-Miss E. Taylor is visiting with friends in Stratford. -Mr. and Mrs. James Fin- layson are visiting friends in Toronto this week, -Mr. and Mrs. And. Bell and son, Bill, spent a day in London recently, with their d'augh'ter, Miss Etta eel. -'- Mr. and Mrs. Charles Green, of Hibbert, visited friends in the neighborhood recently. -Mr, and Mrs. James Finlayson are visiting friends in Toronto. -•Miss Verna Me- Grego-, of Seaforth, spent the week end with her cousin:, Miss Vera For- syth. -Mr. and Mrs. J. E. McLellan, of Milton, •spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Hugh McGregor. -Mr. John Clark and daughter, Edna, of Listowel, visited with Mr. and Mrs. Charles 'McKay recently. -Mr. Wren Eyre, of Sarnia, visited over the week end with his mother; Mrs. S. Eyre.— The many friends of Mrs. James' Chesney will be sorry to hear she is quite in at present. 'Oelebrate Tenth Anniversary. - On Monday evening, March 4th, about twenty-five• a the friends and neighbors, young and old, of their line, gathered at the home of Mr. ntd Mrs. Matthew Matey, '1"m'okea's ith, it titans their L their ge nerousr ;dos in htin'g ice• .and. life and happiness School •RelThe ;1 the. • February school rep t1 5 ti school in School. Setae*: No. 10, .s ell, ion weekly examinaii�ons shit dn+nl • work: • Sr. IV=Evelyn Wilson ,7, Jean Watson 73, Mildred Robins T Willie Papple 61, Nelson Fo rest 4 Sr, III—W. D. Wilson . 83, Flora, Dougall 80, Bobby Dalrymple 7?, •thur Wright 75, James -.30041k474, Annie B. McDougall 74, 'Mary "Grace '- McCully 73, Beatrice Armstrong 44, Earl Popple 63, Howard Walters' 68 Jr. 1II--Annie Papple 76, ane Watson 75, Mac Wilson 73, Aries Wright 70, Delbert .Taylor 60, Gert- . rude Walters 57. II -Isabel. Aria strong 78, Donald MacDonald • 75, Grace Dalrymple 65. I. -Elsie.- Rob- ins 87, Ervin Sillery 82, Muriel Wright 79, Robert, Watson 79, Ruth Walters 77; Myrtle Papple 75, Ivan 'Taylor 72, 'Morley Wright 72, Milton Taylor 60. (Primers--EHazel Wilson 85, Audrey Walters • 82, Preston Dal- las 79; Jackie Celwill 76. In daily Spelling, Mac Wilson had one mistake. Evelyn Willson has completed her Star Memory Certificate. The following had perfect .attendance: Jean Wat- son, Willie Papple, Mildred Robins, Babby Dalrymple, W. D. Wilson, Bea- trice Armstrong, Earl Papple, James McCully, MaryMcCully, Delbert Tay- lor, Mac Wilson, Flora McDougall, Annie B. McDougall, Grace Dalrymple Elsie Robins, Myrtle Papple, Muriel Wright, Ervin Sillery, Bobby Wat- son, Jackie Calwill, Hazel Wilson, Preston Dallas. Percentage, 92.5 for the month. -M. McNaughton, Teach- er. USBORNE Council Minutes. -The municipal council of the Township of Usborne met at the Township Hall, Elimville, .1: March 1st, 1930, as per adjourn- ment, with all the members present. The minutes of the meeting of Febru- ary 1st were read and approved on• motion of Dew -Williams. Corres- pondence: Acknowledgment from De- partment of Game and Fisheries of petition, re gun licenses, already pub- lished; receipt from the War Mem- nrial Children's Hospital, re grant; receipt from G. A. McCague, of Us - borne • share of Short Course ex- penses; regulations from the Govern- ment Weed Inspector; offer ,from County Agriculture Representative of 'ielp to farmer's problems; Forestry Department, re tree planting. The Fletcher Drain report was read to s representative number of the assess- ed ratepayers, considered and pro- visionally adlep'ted on motion of Westcott-Dew, and the Clerk instruct- ed to prepare and have printed a by- law and serve on the assessed par- ties and that a Court of Revision on the assessme'n't issued in the said re- port, to be held on April 5th, at 2 p.m. Notices having been served on the Pym Drain report, the same was read, considered and provisionally adopted on motion of Shier -Williams. The Clerk was instructed to prepare a by-law to enable the collection of the assessment on this report in the year 1931, with interest for such time. as 'necessary on the amount needed to complete the work. Court of Re- vision to be held on same April 5th, at 3 p.m. The report from the Hydra Commission as to rates for street lighting in Woodham was read and considered by the council and a dele- gation from Woodham. The terms be- ing satisfactory to the petitioners, on notion of Shier & Williams, the con- tract between the Hydro Commission and the Corporation of Usborne was, signed and a copy of the by-law con- firming same ordered forwarded to the Commission. The petitioners re- quested that if it were agreeable to the Commission, that instead of the. annual cost being charged pro rata of the assessment, each of Ale fifteen ratepayers should beam the cost equal- ly of Usborne's, share. The sum of $511.29 was reeved from the Treas- urer of Hibbert Township, being Hib- bert's assessment on the Stewart Drain. Received from Wm. Moodie $23.52 for stones sold farmers from the crusher. The Wil•dfong drain report was received by the Reeve from Hay Towneship; that it be considered an April.exha at 4 p.m. en motion of Dew-Wfeerev . By-law No. 5, 1930, confirming the appointment of F. C. Gibbs, chartered accountant of Strat- ford, as ,auditor for the Township of Usborne, was read and passed an mo- tion of Williams -'Shier. Shier -Dew : That the following bills be passed:- leibbert and Usborne Fire Insurance Go., premium on township hall, $1.25; T. Roy Patterson, County Engineer, rent of county machinery for 1929„ $192,50; Treasurer of Hibbert, bal- ance due Hibbert on boundary acct., $11.66; J. T. Horn, snow work, $8.60; Hector Rowcliffe, snow work, $10.40;. Edgar Cudmore, snow work, $15:60; Maurice Coates, snow work, $4.40 ; Harry Coates, 9110W work, $2.20 Ger., old Ford, istroW work, $3,00; Evtatft Pym., snow work and repnfir pllol�Ir� $7.60; Fred Ford, MOW Work and re- pair plow, $8.05' WilliaM Bras sy filling washout, $6.00; W}nili fillingwashout; $1.50l;dil trly superhet6ndehuce,.'-$'i 80. 'ori ' ads• jotirn d ter 'rlireet ,en A»r o' lock.-JtentYttiit' +R_