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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1931-12-11, Page 7;et it WIDER II, 1931, at4 IV B Joseph C. Linc�in 'Continuedfrom last week. "Was she -was she very much in love with him?" she asked. "Who -Myra? Why, yes, I guess so. More than she's ever been with anybody else, I'd say. She's always been a great hand with the boys, and some of her beaus wasn't exactly what you'd call boys either. She did like Calvin a lot though, according to Sarepta. You see, he's a fine-looking young fellow, Cal is, and Myra don't mind good looks a bit." He paused to chuckle again, and then added: "I wouldn't say her heart was broke al- together. Not so's the pieces can't be stuck together, anyhow. There's an old rooster named Blodgett -eh ? Why, you saw him at the dinner -table this noon; he takes his meals along with us. He's willing to help .with the repair job, I judge, if s'he'll give him the chance. The story is that he's 'beginning to call on her fairly regular. He's pretty well off, and-" She did not appear to be interested in Mr. Blodgett. "Mr. Hammond," she 'broke in, "you hinted that you were beginning to be- lieve Mr. Homer might have done what --what that horrid Wallie Oaks said he did, work against my father and plan to get himself made keeper of the station. Do you really believe that? Have you any reasons, more than you have already told me, for believing it?" He shook his head. "No, no," he protested. "I haven't. And I don't say it either. I can't think Cal would do a thing like that. PAs I •told you, I'd have sworn he was straight as a T square if I hadn't found out how he treated Myra. That shook my con- fidence in him, same as 'twould any- body's. Don't you think so, Miss Bart- lett?" 'She drew a long breath. "Yes," she said. "Um -hum. But, so far as his con- triving and scheming against your father behind his back goes, I won't believe it -not yet. That would be too low-down mean. Of course Sare- pta says that's what he's been doing, and so does 'Wallie, but they're both chock-full of spite, and their testi- mony needs consideeable salt before I'd swallow it." He went on talking, but, if she heard, she had no comment to make. She did not speak again during the drive to Setuckit Station. OHIAPT'ER XVI Homer happened to be in the tower when the Hammond horse and buggy appeared among the dunes. Through the glass he saw Norma on the seat beside the driver. He was, in a way, prepared to see her; she had tele- graphed that. she should come soon, and when he first sighted the ap- proaching vehicle he felt almost sure, that she was there. Now, as he watched her through the telescope, his pulse quickened at the thought of ,, seeing her again. So much had hap- pened since they parted. The care) and worry and responsibility had been wearing indeed. He had longed for her; there was so much• to tell her, so much to explain; he had needed her help and understanding sympathy so greatly. Now she was here. He dart- ed to the door and ran down the stairs. • At the closed door of the skipper's room he paused. He knew that Bart- lett was in that room. Benoni had spent practically all his time there since the day of his crew's rebellion. He came out when called to meals, but at the table he said scarcely a word, and of those words not one was addressed to Calvin. He ignored the latter altogether and refused to an- swer if Homer spoke to him. Calvin after several attempts, had given it up. It was evident that Bartlett did not care to have anything to do with him. So he kept out of the way of the deposed keeper and although when they met at breakfast he always bade him a respectful good -morning, he tried to avoid troubling him by sound or sight. But now, at the door, he paused, wondering whether or not he should tell him of his daughter's ar- rival. As he stood there the door opened, but it was Seleucus Gammon, not Benoni Bartlett, who came out of the little room. Horner was surprised. So far as he knew no one save Kellogg had visited Bartlett in the room since the day of Wallie Ooaks's leaving. Gammon saw him standing there and raised a warning finger. He dos- ed the door carefully behind him. "What is it, Cal?" he asked. "What is up?"' Calvin explained. Norma Bartlett was coming, would arrive in a few minutes, and he had thought of tell- ing her father the good news. -Seleucus shook his head. "I wouldn't "if I was you," he said. "The old man is havin' one of his bad spells, seems so. 1He opened that door a little spell ago and sung out to me to come in; said he wanted to talk to me. It was about the first word he'd said to me for three days and 'I couldn't guess what he wanted, batt I went in. He's in a state, I tell you. 'Seems he's been tryin' to write 'forma a letter, tellin' her what he Calls the truth about ev- erything that's happened, and there was sheets of -scribbled paper all ov- er the table and on the bed and the land knows where. He wanted me to hear what he'd wrote. He read some of it to me out loud. Such a mixed- up mess you ,never .heard. All full of talk abent the Lord and his duty as a followed of the way and the light, and about 1bein' tempted by the Old Harry, and how the devil's agents had worked against him, and I can't tell you what. I judge you and Cap'n Kellogg are the head agents, Cal. He's down on you especial, and when I tried to put in a''word on your side he jumped on me with both feet. (Fact is, he got so kind of wild in his talk that I shut up. Thought 'twos good judgment, you understand. No, if I was you, t wouldn't go nigh him now. You're the last man 'twould do him any good to see." (Calvin was greatly troubled. Bart- lett had been morose and gloomy since the break with the men, but he had shown no signs of violent aberration. This was most unfortunate. He dread- ed the shock to Norma. "He asked me one or two questions that kind of scared me," went on Seleucus. "Wanted to know if :I'd noticed anythin 'special in the noise the surf on the outer beach was mak- in'. !Said it seemed to him to be callin' to him, singin' makin'. Said it seemed to him to be callin' to him, singin' out, `Benoni Bartlett, come here! •Come here!' 'Said there was times when he felt as if he just had to go. Yes, sir, that's what he said. That meant drowndin' himself, as I figgered it. Course I told him the surf wasn't sayin' nothin' but `Boo!' same as it always says. 1 tried to soothe him down best I could, but 'twas consider'ble of a job. I cal'late 'twos writin' Norma that riled up his brains so. It's a mighty good thing she's here. Maybe she can handle him. Anyhow, the rest of us couldn't, least of all you, Cal. You steer clear of him, that's my advice. . . . Hel- lo! here comes the team now, ain't it?" The buggy was nearing the station. The crew gathered outside the door to meet it. Homer and Phinney hasten- ed forward to help Norma alight, but it was Josh's hand she took. She look- ed so Calvin thought, white and care- worn, His eager welcome she met by a look so peculiar that he stepped back aghast. "Norma!" he cried, forgetting that none of the. others knew of their in- timate relation. She turned to him but only to ask a question. "Where is father?" she asked. "He is in his room. Shall I-" "`I am going there. .No. thank you, Mr. 'Homer, you -needn't tell him. I'll go right in." That was all she said; not a word of inquiry or greeting -not a smile, nor a glance implying that she was glad to be with him again. And her tone was formal, almost coldly so. He stared after her in hurt amaze- ment as she hurried into the station. When he entered the mess -room the skipper's door was shut. She and her father were together. (Continued next week.) COUNTY COUNCIL (Continued from page 2) Education Committee. We beg to report as follows:. We have examined the different lev- ies made by the several High Schools in our ow•n county and in adjacent counties as follows: Name Levy Return of Total Previous year Clinton $10,12542 $ 694.83 010,820.25 Seaforth 9,673.64 786.29 10,459.93 Goderich 9,316.90 1,708.70 11,025.60 Wirngham 5,978.62 804.44 6,778.06 Exeter 3,395.20 652,06 9,047.26 $43,484.78 104,646.32 $48,131.10 The Adjacent High Schools. Stratford $ 293.30 Harriston 339.12 .St. Marys 172.30 Parkhill 413.44 Forest 49.89 London 537.40 Listowel 1,097.96 Total $2,903.41 'Making a total paid by the county to our own and adjacent high schools; $48,131.10 2,903.41 $51,034.51 The Continuation .schools in the county and in adjacent counties last year were as follows: !The returns for this year are not complete, but so far are about the same as last year. County Continuation Schools. Hensall $ 2,757.71 Brussels 2,663.65 Blyth 2,185.90 Wroxeter 1,809.30 Fordwich (Howick) , 2,107.10 Zurich (Hay) 783.00 Total, Huron Schools $12,306.66 Adjacent County Continuation Schools Milverton $ 100,00 Lucknow 1,558.03 Clifford 840.45 $2,498.48 Total paid for 'Continuation School Huron and adjacent counties: $12,306.66 2,498.48 Total $14,805.14 , Summary. Payments to our own coun- ty High Schools this year $ 48,131.10 Adjacent county schools2,903.41 Our own county continua - d.. i..Y.,i< tion schools, 1930 12,306.66 Adjacent Continuation schools, 1930 2,498.48 Total $5,839.65 Repuiring a levy • of nearly 1% mil on our assessment. We are giving the Government grants paid to our County High and Continuation `Schools and the adjac- ent County High and Continuation Schools this year, as follows: Memorandum re Grants. (These grants included the amounts contributed by the teacher to the Teachers' and Inspectors' Superannu- ation Fund). County of 'Huron: Clinton $ 1,951.50 Goderich 1,920.50 'Seaforth 1,47$.50 Win'gham 1,49.7.50 Exeter 1,507.68 Adjacent County High 'Schools; London (3 schools) $ 5,733.42 St. Marys , 1,903.50 Stratford 1,967.2& Listowel 1,507,00 Harriston 1,422.60 Parkhill ,.... 1,394.25 Forest 1,599.00 Huron County, Continuation Schools: ▪ $ 903.25 Blyth Brussels Wroxeter Fordwich, Hensall Zurich Adjacent Continuation Schools: �F Clifford . $ 921.18 Lucknow 917.14 We recommend the following from the council of the County of Lennox and Addington: "Thar., this council go on record as opposed to the two year term at Nor- mal School, and that a pupil attend- ing a Normal School and passing ex- aminations in good standing be given a permanent certificate after teach- ing two years." We recommend this committee re- port from the County Council of Ren- frew County: 1(1)1 That the Inspectors should not be vested with the authority they have independent of the co-operation of the trustees. '(2) We would recommend that Public .School Inspectors on their periodic visits to rural school be auth- oritatively' instructed to advise the high school entrance examination, pupils to attend the nearest examination cen- tre regardless of the inspectorate in which they reside. (3) That the matter of the pur- chase of school supplies and the ap- plication to township councils for monies to pay teachers' salaries should be left entirely in the hands of the trustees. (4) That we are of the opinion that Inspectors of rural schools should be chosen from rural school inspec- torates and not from urban centres, for the reason that rural inspectors 899.89 893.61 894.28 901.15 November 1)e ember Janmiry .... Fr;hruary ... March April May June .Tuly August September ,. October �$tj�►� �'�P a' a�b�. tai x j ue to0 a fl . f1.411 ries; Af, t4si eetox5 :and ea :/1e'r,,s pwln to' the Ores.Olt deRxessed,, harem/ :egndition4 thrdtt bout the ,g(44 tt3 1.N. Fran- ets, lCalrinan (id Age PenniQs Committee. ,During the year vy'e Tuve met .eight times, and dealt with , 6¢ new appli cons for' pensions; and a large num- ber of re ,considerations Or deferred nes,: • wliaeli madean average of 25 considerations at each meeting, The total applicationsasinee the in- troduetion of the Act in 1929 has been as follows; 1929 ....... :., .. 4'47. 1930 248 1931 to date 1 160 855 Of these, during the 24 months be- ginning .November, 1929, there have been granted at headquarters 758 pen- sions, and of these 121 have ceased to be claims through death or remov- al from the district, leaving 632 of Huron applicants• drawing pensions at this date, and to this number must be added seven coming in from other dis- tricts; which have been transferred to Huron, making in all on the Huron pay sheet 639. 'In this respect the number going out from Huron has about kept pace with the number com- ing in, and of the 121 ceased to be claims, 115 have died and 6 removals. In 1928 the Government of Ontario began returning to our House of Re- fuge, inmates of the Ontario Hospi- tals who were supposed to be cured or considered sufficiently cured to be en- trusted with the inmates of the House. In all 16 of these have been return- ed, 4 of whom have since died, and 5 carry Old Age Pensions. The number in the House of Re- fuge at the present is 95 and of these as many as 50 have carried the pen- sion, the average for this year just closed has been 48. Each of these 48 carry full pen- sions of $240, but assign to the Coun- ty for their keep $216 of this, the County returning to each $2 per month for spending money. The state- ment re these will be as follows: 48 pensioners at $240 each..$1,1520.00 Deduct 20 per cent. paid by the County, $2,304 and $24 returned $1,052, or a total of 3,356.00 $8,164.00 This leaves as a balance paid by the Dominion and Province of Ontario to the 48 inmates, and by assignment is used for the upkeep of the House. The Inspector appointed by the Government spent some weeks in the County investigating the work done by the different committees during the past two years, or during the op- eration of the Act. In all, thirteen cases were changed or received slightly reduced pensions; two had their pensions increased and 6 had their pensions cut off, one of these latter having come in from another county. On recommendation of the Committee, four of these have been restored 'by the Department. We give below the figures for the two years or 24 months the Old Age Pensions Act has been in force beginning with Novenrlber, 1929. We have adopted this method of reporting the payments to correspond with the Government year beginning November lst and ending October 31st. This statement in full per mono for the two years is as follows: 1929-30 a m p q .C:'� way . ❑ E P.q F,o '+a Com.) Z= rs, u A: H a $5771.75 $2885.83 $1731.52• $1154).35 306 301, 6816.43 340821 2044.93 1363.29 339 2 337 7441.98 3720.99 2232.59 11488.40 383 9 374 7588.66 379CO3 2276.42 1517.61 404 12 392 9185.63 4592.81 2755.69 1837.13 436 18 416, 7723.75 3861.88 2317.12 1544.75 436 24 412 10439.66 5219.83 3131.90 2087.93 482 30 452 9083.17 4541,59 2724.95 1816.63 496 83 463 8844.32 4427.16 2653.30 1768.86 498 36 462 10330.73 5135.37 3099.22 2066.14 5.27 37 490 11451.29 5725.65 3435.39 2290.25 569 42 527 9692.08 4946.94 2967.62 1978.42 570 49 521 a) ▪ 0 ▪ e4 O o m m 0 o d o o y o CO C'Z' c° a v E p Q $104968.85 $52484.43 $31490.65 $20993.76 1930-31 November .. $11205.74 December 11162.75 January .... 10668.85 February ... 11442.91 Maia•ch 11052.48 AI' it 11454.09 Ma 1152624 ,Tune . .. 11674.59 July .,.. . 11329.53 August ..... 12107.08 September . 12336.46 October ,. 11794.75 55002.67 558128 5334.43 5721.46 5526.24 5727.05 5763.12 5837.30 5664.77 6053.54 6168.23 5897.38 $3361.72 3348.85 3'x00.66 3432.87 3315.74 3436.23 3457.87 3502.38 3398.86 3632.12 3700.94 3538.42 $2241.1.606 58 2232.55 29 58 2133.72 030 2 , 69 2288.58 649 2 79 2210.50 656 2 83 2290.82 672 2 92 2305.25 688 5 101 2334.92 701 5 104 2265.90 7.03 7 112 2421.42 728 7 119 2467.29 750 7 121 2358.95 753 6 134 .548 571 563 572 ,.575 58.2 592 602 598 616 635 625 $137755.47 '$68877.74 $41326.64 $27551.09 Totals for 2 years - $242724.32 $121362.17 $71827.29 $48544.85 Increase in 1930-31 over 1929-30- $32786.62 $'16388.31 $9833.99 $6557.33 The committee made a request to 2. your Committee is of the opin- the Old Age Pensions Department at' ion that owing to the already heavy Toronto for a report of the Inspector,burdens of taxation borne by the mun- sent into the county to investigate icipalities in the large expenditures the work of the committees during annually for indigent, tubercular cas- the past two years. es, upkeep of House of Refuge, Chil- In reply to this request the commit- dren's Shelter, hospitals and many tee received the following report sent other local charities, that the munici- to the Department by the Inspector polities be relieved of any contribri- regarding the work in Huron: tions for Old Age Pensions, except a "1 find that the local committee in nominal sum for administration. Huron give a good deal of their ser- 3. We regret that the granting of vices and also their serious considera- the Old Age Pensions has been ac- tion to every application that is plac- companied by a very pronounced dis- ed before them. position shown on the part of some "To the best of their ability they sons and daughters to forget their gather all the information required in duty to their parents, and have con - connection with the applicant's cir- tributed themselves agents in secur- curnstances. ing pensions for their fathers and "With very few exceptions, I found mothers. This feature has 'become so everything 0. K. There were a few prevalent that the Committee would cases where I recommended a reduc- be quite justified in bringing such in - tion, Nit this cannot be placed as any to court as is done in many cases in fault of the local committee. I wish Ontario, or have them exposed in to commend the Local Board for their some other way. -J. Walter McNabb, business -like method of dealing with Chairman. all applications brought before them." Good Roads Commission. We wish to place ourselves on re- cord as being in favour of reducing the We, your Good Roads 'Commission, age limit to 60 years or even less: beg to report as follows: 1. To those thoroughly incapaci- While it was not possible to carr tated, as these unfortunates are real out the programme outlined in Ju e helpless 'burdens to their friends and due to the limited funds, the follow- neigh'bors and local charity. This 'ing work has been carried out. form of infirmity is recognized irres- Fifteen miles of road have been re- petitive of age under the Mothers' Al- constructed and gravelled; 8 concrete lowance Act. culverts and bridges were erected; a '�-`� r .,i �'..h�r�n•a is 31t4t 4,40 Tog oatt;,Se a ?;... a m derp10 1'nte. home can ,,e now E on the ... 'equal performance t an�g ;a l'411 low prick. . EAR. AS.&CM Super. eter�od.yu RADIO The "Mackenzie" is a 7 -tube Super -Heterodyne model. with all the latest improve- ments of this circuit. Pentode and Hi -Mu tubes, full range tone control, auto- matid 'volume control, full dynamic speaker. .. in short, all that makes for perfect radio enjoyment. Special CHRISTMAS Terms $ .35 10 Months to complete Pt/ 1,17 chase on DOWN time -pay- ment plan Ask about Sonora's FACTORY -TO -USER PLAN W.CBarber Phone 80.J Seaforth SONORA DEMONSTRATING CENTRE , ,1 �,7 considerable number of pipe and tile culverts were installed. Our maintenance work was carried' out as economically as practicable and the roads were in fair condition throughout the year, but considerable gravel will be needed on many of the roads next year. Two bridges were refloored and ten bridges painted, and 24 miles of road were surfaced with tar or asphalt. "Stop signs" were authorized and erected at a number of points through- out the county, and it is expected that the drivers of vehicles will recognize these stop signs as erected for their own protection, and give them observ- ance. Many requests from all parts for snow fences have been r•ecei'ved, and, while it is possible to supply only a small part of the demand, a carload has been purchased and is being dis- tributed. It is expected that there will be a small surplus from the mill and a half levy at the close of the year. Re motion of Messrs. Eckart and Armstrong, concerning snowplowing the road, it is not the intention of the Road Commission to operate any snowplows this year, unless directed by the council, and regarding the pro- vincial roads, we recommend that this part of the motion be decided by the council as a whole. Re complaint of residents of Bay- field concerning the closing of a road, we find that it is a matter that should be attended to by the Trustees of the village, as the county has no jurisdic- tion. In conclusion, we feel we would not be doing our duty to the county if we failed to avail ourselves of this oppor- tunity of expressing our appreciation of the services rendered us during the year by our County Engineer, Mr. T. R. Patterson. -J. Ballantyne, Chair- man. Report of Huron County Branch On- tario Department of Agriculture Cattle. Following the passing of the by- law establishing Apron as a "Better Bull Area" a meeting of livestock men was held in the Agricultural Of- fice at Clinton in April. At this meet- ing a County Live Stock Improvement Association was formed with a cen- tral executive and sixteen directors, one from each township. It is through this Association that the 20 per cent. bonus is paid to farmers in the coun- ty who purchase their first pure bred sire, providing they' have never pre- viously owned a pure bred bull. A meeting of the executive and directors was held in November and the report of the secretary showed that fifteen animals were bonused in June and $293 had been distributed among the wners of these animals. In October eight more bulls were bonused and about $175 in bonus money will be paid on these animals, At the pres- ent time we have on file 7 applications for inspection. In view of the exist- ing depression, the Association feels that satisfactory progress has been made and undoubtedly, when condi- tions improve, more farmers will be • induced to purchase approved sires. Two dairy herds numbering fifty-' three cows, are being systematically ' tested for milk production and butter fat. Sheep. During the past year six dipping tanks were installed, making a total of 37 now being used in the county. We dipped 1,596 sheep in dipping dem- onstrations which was over 1,000 more than were handled by this office last year. It is encouraging to note that more farmers each year are becoming interested in dipping. Considerable time has been spent on parasite infestation in sheep. A total of 1,234 sheep were treated for internal parasites as compared with 650 treated last year. Five parasite control demonstrations were held, one in Dungannon, last December, at our Sheep Marketing Course, and one in June, in each of the following town- ships: West Wawanosh, Hay, Hullett, and Turnberry. Dr. Lionel Stevenson, Provincial Zoologist, was the speaker and we had an average attendance at each meeting of 37. Swine. We believe that the type • of hogs in Huron County compares very fav- orably with that found in any other part of the Province. The past year has seen a very marked decrease in Name D. Maclntosh Seaforth. J. Mustard Xippen Jas. Sterling Bayfield Crop Wheat Wheat Apples Eph. Snell Alfalfa Clinton Theo. Laport Beans Zurich S. T. Robinson Fordwich hog prices, but we learn from the caretakers of our Bacon flog Clubs, that there is no noticeable decrease in the number of sows being bred. During the year twelve Bacon Hog 'Clubs have been formed in the Coun- ty. One parasite control demonstration was held in Colborne Township with an attendance of 29. From November 1, 1930, to September 30, 1931, Huron. County marketed 54,564 hogs of which 27.72 per cent. graded as selects, yer cent. bacons, 10.72 per cent_ butchers, and 4.37 per cent. of all other grades. A carload of 4;1 select hogs was ex- hibited at the 'Canadian National Ex- hibition by one of, our county ship- pers. This car lot was awarded sec- ond place in an exceptionally strong class, which speaks well for the type of hogs being bred in the county. A total of 33 litters were entered in the Bacon Litter Competition, but the re- sults of this year's contest have not yet been published. Fertilizer Experirnents. 61 During the year there were 35 fer- tilizer plots laid down in the County. The work is under the supervision of the Chemistry Department, Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph, and in conjunction with this office. The fol- lowing are some of the res•.rlts obtain- ed this year: Size of plot Fertilizer Rate per acre Yield per acre 1-3 acre 0-14-6 375 lbs. 36 3 'bushels 1-3 acre 18 trees 2-12-6 Check 2-8-10 3-10-5 Check Nitrate 16 trees 4-8-10 5 trees Check 1-3 acre 2-12-6 0-12?15 Check 1-2 acre 0-12-6 4-8-6 0-14-6 Check Turnips 1-4 acre 02-12-2-12-615 Check Twenty-five soil tests for acidity were completed but in no case did we find a serious acid condition of the soil, although some farmers report beneficial results from applications of lime but we believe that we have very little acid soil in the county. Spray Service. There were 47 orchard men took ad- vantage of the Orchard Spray Service this year and 68 others who received the regular spray service letters and were visited by our Spray Supervisor as requested. An average of four visits was made to each orchard dur- .d:a: VAI 375 fibs. 37.2 bushels 17.3 bushels 375 fibs. 39.9 bushels 375 lbs. 35.5 bushels 27.9 bushels 5 tbs. per acre. Yield from 18 trees 105 bbls. No. 1. 33 Domestic 10 lbs. per tree 44 bbls. Fancy 82 blbls. No. 1 9 'bbls. Dons. 39 bbls. No. 1 9 bbls. Doul. 375 tbs. 12.800 pounds 375 tbs. 12,800 pounds 7,680 pounds 250 lbs. 27.8 bushels 259 tbs. 21.9 bushels 250 fibs. 27.4 bushels 25 'bushels 500 lbs. 19.8 tons 500 lbs. 18.9 tons 17.8 tons Q ing spraying operations. The apple crop in the county this year was ex- ceptionally good and orchards which were properly sprayed yielded a splen- did crop of clean fruit. The price, however, was rather disappointing but most growers sold their crop to bet- ter advantage than they had hoped to be able to at the first of the season. While we have no definite cheek on the grade, we believe that 75 to 80''°' per cent. of the fruit in sprayed orch*. ards was absolutely free of seeb ar'' insect injury and a high percentage of the fruit would grade No. 1.