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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1933-06-16, Page 1ne he, nd• r- nd� of ed g as s- 'ce r - in,• m- er ed a In - ink ng. en, th- Sv M1- v • ru Sev-+4h1rr1 Year 0' Whole Number 3418 ••° Town . Council Resolves . to Discontinue all Direct Relief Unless Children Affected Finance Committee Author- ized to Collect Taxes on Flax Mill • Property. GENERAL, AND RELIEF ACCOUNTS PASSED 1Sleafor!th council, at its regular meeting Monday evening, resolved to cut ourt a1I direct relief exeetpt in factual cases of distress where chil- dren are affected. Mayan- ,Sutherland was hi the chair and i'ncludedl among those present were Reeve Smith and 1Counci'llors,Savauge Ferguson, Beat- tie, 'Scott, Sproat and Cnnier. The' resolution to discontinue re- iief •appeared; in the Minutes of the meeting without ,any ,spoaus'o$. It read as follows: "Resolved that the town discontinnre direct relief exgept in ac- tual eases of distress for the welfare of children"" 'Another; resolution adopted by council, covered childeen out too late at night. It read; "It is resolved • that if c'hi'ldren under 15 are on the streets after 9 pare without parents or guardiansr„ .(elle in-law •covering• enrich will be enforced and the curfew bell rung. Playing ;ball and roller 'skating on the street is dangerous -and must be stopped." Chairman !9oott of the Finance Committee, presented his report, Which "was adopted on ,notion of Reeve , Smith and Councillor Crosier. The. report recommended payment of the following general and relief ac- counts end salaries: General Accounts-41'as. • V. Ryan, salary, $60; John A. Wilson, 'salary, -$70; H. Smell, .salary, $60; Thomas Storey, salary, $60; Canadian Na- tional Railway, crossing protection; $4.67; Bell Telephone Co,, account, $3.75; R. 'Bulges* wages, $4; Pulblie • Utility, ' Commission, electric dept., light,'' $37.89; Geo. A. Sills, account, $7.10; Thomas Dickson, account, $7.22; C. ;Sills', stamps, $20; Collegiate Institute Board, $1;500..00; Public Scheel Board, $800.091; Geo. D. Fer- guson; account, $8.79; Sol Williams, wages, $12; John Cunning, wages, $4; Hugh Wright, wages, $4.40; Mc- Lean Bros., account, $13.45; R. Frost & !Sorry account, $10.33; Wilson Haw- kins, account, $31.12; 'Roy McGeoch, account, $11.70; Fred Reeves, wages, $21.70; Wen: Venus, wages $5.98. Relief AeJeounbs for May--Arnold's Grocery, $11.80; Ross J. Sproat, $13.85; W. R. Smith, $10.05; Jas. J. Cleary, '$10.11; Miss N. Pryce, $10,18; Estate F. D. Hutchison; $8.63;• Angus Carter, $9.89; Mrs. R. L. Clark, $18.04; Thos. Dickson, $2.10; W. •r E. Kerslake, $2.05; J. M: Cardne, $13.22; W. A. Crich, $13.65; T. R. Ande'rson; $11.62; ' Goudrie's . Dairy, $'11.84; Baxnett's Dairy, $15.82; Rey - Addle _. ey_7 ddle__ Dedry,_ _ $5.601 Grunnnett's Dairy, $3.20; John Sclater, 0:00-; J: E. Keating, 40c; Barry 'Shore Repair, $1; J. W. Beattie, $816; Bev. Chris- tie,,$10.6.4; Public Utility Commission $20. Total, $2105.75; towns shares, one-third, $68.59. worked out, $50.50; net Dost, $18.09. Cost of Relief in May. The total cost - of relief in May amounted to $206.75 of which the town must assume $68.39c " Of this. amount, $50:50 was worked out by Those on relief, leaving a net cost of $18.09. The total amount was divid- ed as follows: Food,, $17.70; ve:ge- table seed, $4.15; shoe repair, $1.00; fuel, $3.90, and water and light, $20. The relief report was certified by Mayor Sutherland; relief effrcer. To Get Taxes. Council inet3 u'cted the Finaike Gdmhndttee 'to take• whatetvier steps are 'necessary to secure 'back taxes from the flax mill. The nation oov; ening this was moved by Councillor Beattie and ,seeondied by 'Councillor rSavauge, and waw as follows: "That the lanande Committee be 'authorized to take whatever action is necessary to get our taxes out of the flax mill." 1Wo fin -their ibusinress being present- ed, council adjourned on motion of Reeve- Smith and Councillot Fergu- son. STEPHEN Pate seems to be in et�vaait fox Wm. Bowden, of 'Con, 2, Stephen township. Last w'ee'k during the storm he was unfortunate in halving his (barns en- tirely demi[oli'shed. This w'ee'k on Monday while clearing away the debris with his team, he was in the act of putting the fanning mill on the wagon, when it sndtden1y• tiite'd, frightened :one of the horse's which suddenly jumped, and the two imide a dash for liberty. Mr. Bowden hung on trying to get them, to a standstill. The !infuriated animals ran thee -ugh the lane to the road and across to a neigh'bor'(s yard. Going through the gate the wheel of the wagon struck the post with a farce that :threw Mr, Bowden of the wagon, lighting on Acis face, (breaking his poste and other- wise bruising his •h'o'lly. Other than ra few scratches to one horse further damage did not result. An adequate •supply of pure water in the apiary,.,easily accessible to the Le'q. is as essential as food and ,pro- tection at this' time 'of, year. •• Eastern Ontario has had a short- age of hay all season and has drawn supplies front 'Central And Western Ontario. • • • • •, • • 1 �Q Years Arrangements have been made to hold the annual Scutt -Dick- son picnic -at thea bush on Mr. John' Scott's farm, Roxboro, on Friday, June 23rd. The picnic this year will be of special sig- nificance in as much as it marks the 100th anniversary of thear- rival of the families in Rox- boro. All relatives and connec- tions are cordially invited to be present and are reminded to bring a box of sandwiches. In theevent of ram, the picnic will be held the following day.' • • • • • •' BAND, LEGION UNITE FOR GARDEN -PARTY Local Groups Will Sponsor -Big Evening in Victoria Park. When two organizations such as the Seaforth Highlanders Band and the local branch of the Canadian Legion umdte for any purpose whatever; the results is bound to be good. That is 'th'e situation now. The Band and the Legion are going to stage a real old-fashioned'. monster ga8XIEn party in Victoria Park on Thursday evening, July 6th, and both groups promise .it will be an event long to be remerebered. • o• lit is a numberof years since Vic- toria Park has ,been the scene of such an evening, but citizens generally re- member the big affairs that took place there some years ago. During the e(v!ending the Band will give the program and the Legion will look after the crowds. Thursday, July- 6th, is the date. • ' • About Latin Seaforth, June 12, 1933. To the Editor, Huron Expositor: Dear Sir: itt is. with much inter- est and curiosity that 'I read in the last issue of The Expositor the re- port of . the Huron 'County Council meeting.. Amlong..other things, it be - copies apparent •that the local re- presentatives would ring the curtain down on the study of classics in Gol- legiates and High ,School's of today, at Beast in those serving a rural conn munity, , Nobody realizes more than. the writer the neoe's!sity for economy, but do bet it be econorey, not just "cutting off our noses to spite our faces." The one feature of our pres'e'nt civilization is rank materialism arid utililarianism. Even the very food we eat must be useful! Where would we be if that criterion were actually carried to its logical Conclusion? No doubt we should all be promenading the Main Street in sugar sacks, since that is all that is required ,to" keep us within the bounds of propriety and oertainly it would be warm enough fol.- our present needs. Our so-called beautiful modernistic architecture is an excellent example of utililarea.m'ism=writh its four- square mi!eticulously ''mea's'ured angles and points. The age is ,material -mad; no longer may we study classical music, gothic architecture, the art treasures of the past, for fear of being dubbed "old -•fashioned." Even Mother's Day, the most beautiful of sentiments, may be 'bought for a price. Now we must dispense with the classics simply because there. is no way of measuring in dollars and cents the' practical returns gained from hours of .devoted study. A cartoon comes to mind,- nepres- enrting Trotsky and Lenin sawing op- en the skulls of Russians, in order to pour in liquid Bolshevism. The an- alogy is evident. The wotld- is ac- quainted with the attempt to vnak•e the Russian culture of a thoroughly useful and practical nature. School curriculums have been pared down to the bare essentials necessary to prepare boys and girls to be useful Russians; even religion has been carefully ruled out of existence, until you might say there was nothing left that was really lovely. The result is; of course, that the people are going stark mad in a feverish attetnpt to carry out the dictates of a ,practical mrind. The inference is not that the Huron councillors are Russians, but simply that they are devotees of -the same new but .gigantic god, mater- ialism. Let us meet the councillors on their awn ground and see whether it is really true that, th'e e'tudy of classics is devoid of practical returns. No- body is prepared to see• the farmers, the 'ba•okbone of Canada, grow up in ignorance. Then the study and ap- preciation of English literature and the ability to speak in public without. putting one's native language on the eocecutioner's 'block, 'becomes a neces- sity, not a luxury. Unfortunately, the .Britons were so foolish aa to base CASE PROPERTY I.S PURCHASED' FOR NEW GOLF 'COURSE SITE Work of Levelling a n d Building to Start Immediately. TO BE NINE HOLES A eolmfnuttee appointed by the meeting of citizens called by the Sea - forth Golf and :Country Club, to. con- sid!er a new golf course site, purchas- ed the 'Case property on the Huron Road,,. East, on Wednesday. The price was $2,750 and • one share of etock "in the new club. Possession will be given July 1st. The Case farm contains one hun- dred acres. It has am excellent large briek house, which has been a local landmark for years. The property, also includes a small !bush.' --Case's Grdve-a popular picnic 'ground for e number of generations of Seaforth children. Silver Creek wind's through the farm and will add Much to the beauty.of the golf course. The Seaforth Golf and Country Club have been. located for the past fifteen years on the Dodds' farm in McKillop. The change of site, however, has been necessitated by ,the inability - of the Club to have the lease, which runs out the end of this year, renewed. on satisfactory terme. .It' will likely be some weeks before actual construction work begins on• the property, 'although a detailed sur- vey will be made as soon' as posses- sion is given. The course will be nine holes and with the water and hill's :with which the property abounds should be one of the ,nest popular links in the ••district. It .should be ready for play next season. CQNSTANCE Mr. John Rogerson, of Bethel, vis- ited 'his brother, Me.. Robert Roger- son, and Mrs. -Rogerson on Sunday. 'Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Oliver, - of Walton, spent Sunday with Mrs. 01- ivers parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Dunlop. . The . Sunday school anniver. nary service held last ,Sunday, was a suc- cess in emery way except the attend- ariee, v:hich was not as large as was ;expected. 'Rev. C. G. Kaine gave a splenmdid talk to the . children on "Lessons to be Taken 'From the Bees." The service of ,song was led by the young people of the 'Sunday school. There was an anthem, "Smiling Through"; a, solo . by Kelso Adams; which was enjoyed; .a. beautiful duet, "Lead Kindly Light," by Mrs. Dos - ranee acrd Miss [Ivy Simmons. In the evening the•, (pastor, Rev.. Gardner, assisted in the service. Rev. Keine gave an inspiring and timely address on, "Then came to Ham the mother of Zelbedus children with her son, worshipping Hine and desired a certaing thing of Him." T h e music by the choir consisted of an ant'hejrn, "Fling Wide the Gates"; solo by Mrs,. P. Lindsay; a quartette, "Wandering Child, Come Home," by Miss (ivy Simlmons, [Mrs. Wim. Britton, Mr. Warn: ,Britten and Mr. George Wih'eatley, which fitted in with the subject of the evening and was nvueh enjoyed. Mr. 'Leslie Tasker, who is erecting a barn to replace the one burned to the ground the past winter, had the frame work finished on Saturday night and the ,,form on Sunday lev- elled it to the ground. The return softball genie between Bandan and Kin(burn was played here •dn Tuesday. Bandon came with 'con- fidence as they won the previous match 17-80,f but they lost the bacon, the score being 44-17 in favor of Kinrbu•rn. The boys play Roxboro on. Friday evening on Roxboro grounds. Mr. and M'rs. E. Adams and Don- elda visited Mr. McDonald, of Staffa, on• Friday last. Mrs. McNalb, of Drayton, is spend- ing a few days• with her niece, Mrs. J. Ferguson. , 'Mies Florence Taylor, who has been attending the University of Western Ontario, is spending her vacation with her mother and brother. Mrs. Ed. Britton and Mr. Walter Broadfoot called on 'M.r. and Mrs. P. Lindsay' recently. their language. on Latin verbs, so that posterity would have another problem to face "what price Latin in modern schools in order that farm boys and .girls may be conversant in their own language." One of the councillors was quite right in claiming that 'only 3 per cent. of the students proceed to uni,versi- ties-that's the way it should be, an honor, not a habit. The study of the classics is real mental discipline, as any struggling student will agree, and its continuance is cheap at any mice if it only makes it neore dif- ficult for boys and girls to be satis- fied with the "Elsie Dinsmore" or 'Horatio Alger" type of book. Let us also remember, that Virgil himself was a farmer, but that did not, pre- vent him from understanding and ap- preciatirig, let alone writing, the treasures of his native tongue. Here's- to eresto the brave adventurers whose young men stili dream dreams and whose old n'ilen still see visions! Yours truly, Decoration ;day • Services Will Be Held on Sunday Veterans Will, Parade To Victoria Pairk Monument. BAND IN ATTENDANCE 'The local (branch of • the .Canadian Legion will condil'dt the annual Dee - oration Day Services on -Sunday next, June 18th, commencing at 2 pm. The veterans will' fall in .at the post office and 'preceded! by the Seaforth Highlanders Band will march to the Soldiers' Memorial at Victoria Park by way of Goderich St., East, and Victoria . Sateerb. The follow- ing is the -et -def. -a" -'service: Hymn•, "Onward, Christian , 'Soldiers"; invo- cation, Major Rev. Canon E. Apple - yard, 'M.C.; Scripture reading, Capt. Rev. T. P. Hussey; address, Major Rev. Canon E. Appleyard M.C.; hymn, "Nearer My God to Thee"; Last Post; • two minutes' silence; Reveille; "'God Save the King"; march past of veterans. • Proceed to Cemeteries. The parade will then return to the post office via the same route and the veterans will proceed by cars to • Har- purhey, St. Jalmles' and IMaitlandbanik cenueteeteus•, where the ,graves of de- ceased comrades will be -honored. Each year from coast to coast across 'Canada, similar services are conducted 'by the ever thinning ranks of the Canadian Legion . in reverent memory of the deceased veterans of the Great War. All returned soldier -a, whether m'embens of the •Camadian Legion or not, are requested to be present at the Post Office at• a quarter to two; civilian clothes with mledals. The pulblic is also cordially invited to •at- tend the service at the Soldiers' Mem- oi ial in Victoria Park. • JUDGE DISMISSES SUIT OF BLYTH RESIDENT Claimed $500 From. Blyth Village a n d Blyth Telephone System. Mrs. A.nma Taylor Ashdown, wife of Rev. Dr. 'Charles Roland Ashdown, of Blyth, failed in her suit ''brought against the Village of Blyth and the Blyth Municipal Telephone System is the only case to go to trial at June session's, which opened and'closed be- fore Judge Costello on Tuesday. In her evidence, Mrs. Ashdown, a middle-aged lady, related, that while walking from the si'dewal'k across the boulevard to an automobile at the curb her left foot ;broke through the sod into a hole, allegedly once the location. of a telephone pole, and that she suffered two broken bones in her heel, resulting in permanent injury. This was on July 21st; 1982, and MTs. Ashdown, the former Anna Tay- lor, was then a •spi•nster, but was en- gaged to marry 'Dr. Ashdown on August 12th of the same year, just three weeks after the accident. The we'ddi'ng took •place on the scheduled day, with the bride's •fnnt in a plaster cast, but the scene of the wedding !had to be transferred front Toronto to Blyth and a • honeymoon trip to the :Meekoka Lakes cancelled. Plain- tiff claimed, 'among other items, $50 to compensate her fiancee for his out-of-pocket money fie his attend- ance upon her.during l:.*r illness and $100 for dis'appointmc::t and incon- venience resulting from the caneela- tionn of the honeymoon. Dr. Ashdown, in an wee to , ewes - tions pert by L. E. 17ancey, defense counsel, stated he was a 'Presbyter- ian clergyman with 'he degree of doctor of philosophy from Chicago University, but at prc ent' without a change. .He said he met his wife just two months befhrc their mar-. liege and that she wa- then light of. foot and erect of figure. "To -day, as a result of the acci- dent," witmess said, "'firs. Ashdown is stooped over, her flcure will never be the same. She will never run or dance again." "Did you, ever sen her dance?" asked counsel. "Yes, many times in her own home," replied witness. !Dr, Ashdown admitted that intmwed- _i'arbely after the accident he had .visit - UMBER For All Building Purposes N. CLUFF & SONS sEAFoRD!TEAM WINS WES AND DRAWS IN GAMES OF THE -WEEK ,Softball P1 avers Lose League Game, Win and Tie „Exhibition. SPLENDID CROWDS The Seaforth softball team played three 'gamles the past week and came out fairly well. An exhibition genie played ,here June 9th with Stratford, ended in a tie, 16-16.. flelorrikton ,nosed the locals out 16-15 at Mon'kton, June 9th, and Wingham were defeated 17-12 on [Monday, June 12. Rey Brothers' team of 'Stratford, came with players and gave tihe Sea - forth boys quite a chase. The home towners score}•10 runs against Strat- ford's 2 in the first six innings, but Stratford scored, 3 hi the seventh, 7 in the ,eighth and 4 in the ninth, to make the total 16. Seaforth scored three in eighth and 2 in the ninth and tied the count. Darkness pre- vente,d the tie !being broken. Bur- gess knocked Seaaforth's only home run. .Seaforth was beaten . out of a leaigu'e gani'e at. M'ornkton on Friday, June 9th, by over; ..conrfidence. Monk ton scored ..8 ruins •off•-Cudmore in the •first two innings, while Seaforth ,only brought in three. Buchman went in to pitch, allowing, only two runs in the next six. innings. Seaforth was leading 15-10 in the first half of the ninth with 'Monkton to bat last. Metz, :Monk'ton"s pitcher, popped a fly to :G. Rennie for the first out. Weber came up to bat and -drove a hard 'grounder= over second . baso. Leppard carni to bat an4ernissed 3 strikes, but 'e ball was dropped by E. Rennie t �fvhose throw to.. second base was low, allowing Weber to 'get to -third and Leppard to first. Lep- pard should have been out for miss- ing third strike with a runner on 'first< base, but was allowed to go iDe- cause the play had been made.: !, iBettger came to bat and Leppara stole to second base. Cu•dntiore let in a run by a wild pitch over the back 'stop and Met-ryfield clouted out a. three -bagger and Erskine doubled, thus bringing in Merry,field and mak- ing the count 15-14. Nieholsons•sacri- ficed to {bring Merryfield home ands tied the count 15-15. '.Seaforth could not score in the .next inning but M'onkton did when Metz brought Wil- son hone on a double. Se:e rth had the game in the bag but loosened their hold and Monkton took every opportunity to score. Sterne good plays were mrade by both teams. Bur- gess mede a shoe-stritig catch;• Jack Wright clouted out three homers, and Bill Cudinore made three Tarzan leaps and picked the ,ball out of the air a. good many feet from the ground. !Mo'nkton-.Merryfi,eld, c.f. ; Erskine, 2b.; Nicholsion, 3b.; E. Bettger, 1'b.; Wilson, s.s.; Metz, p.; Weber, c.; Lep- pard, r.f.; H. Bettger, lie Seaforth --,Muir, s.'s.; McGregor, c.f.; G. Ren- nie, 3b.; 'Wright, lb.; E. Rennie, c.; Burgess, 'Lf.; Buchanan', 21b.; Cud - more, p. Wingham brought a nice team here on Monday, June 12th, but were de- feated 17-12. The visitors made quite a it -umber of errors which proved to he thEir downfall. The local boys played a good brand of ball, hut the spectators were too cold to really appreciate good playa. Seaforth fans are More interested in softball than ire former years. Ev- ery game more spectators crowd the ,seating aoco'm,mfo•daition. The Sea - forth te'ani can compare with any in Western Ontario and are getting to he a drawing card away as well as at home. More good games are promised during the summer. ST. COLUMBAN The annual rally of the Holy Name Society was held here on Sunday last n-ith a very large attendance of members apd visiting clergy. Units were present from; Blyth, Clinton. Seafdrth, St. Colurnn[han, Logan and Mitchell. Services were held in the chuch at 3 p.ni. following the parade, and a very eloquent sermon was ad ,dressed to the menllbees by Rev. Father Graff, of the Resurrection Or- der of London, Vi'itors oVee the week earl: The \'I1s.sec Mildred, Gertrude. and Agnes McGrath and Miss 'Hefferna2t, of Kitchener; 'tMv, and Mrs. Thomas Kelly, of Blyth, at the home of Mr: and 'Mrs, P. V. McGrath; Mr. Jos. eleylan at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs, Thonwas Moylan. Mr. and -Mts. Leo Murray and Miss Rose O'Co•n'nor spent the week end in Windsor. ' Mise Mary O'Connor, of Stratford Normal School, 'pent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dan O'Connor. ed the village clerk' and an insurance agent to serve notice of claim for damages. Sixteen witnesses were heard, • in- cluding municipal officers and coun- cil lore, • ,telephone commm,i.ssioners, linemen, etc. Explains Decision. <Iudge Cos'txllo said that if he were to final Against the corporation for negligence, he would also fisc against the plaintiff, !Mee. Ashdown, as a rate- payer, on tihe same count, for she admittedly had walked past the County . C�uncjj, w June Session Fri • d To Have C�mpJte • ` `• • • Wind • 'Sheriff Middleton Writes• Letter ExplainnnUrs; Bill of Ten Dolla' s De- mands . Apology. The wind storm of the past -week helped business„ for some and spoiled the work of years for 'others. N. Cluff & Sons, Sea - forth lumber dealers, spld a car and a half of shingles within a ' day of the first storm ---a supply that under ordinary conditions would have taken all season to selL Int Constance Mr. Leslie Tasker had the frame built for a new barn to replace one re- cently destroyed by fire, when Sunday's storm levelled it to the ground. Now he must start all over again. • . • • • • • ALUMNI WILL STAGE BIG TREASURE HUNT Unusual Evening Being Planned For June Twenty-third. An epening which promises to be particularly interesting for old and young, is being planned by the Sea - forth Collegiate Institute Adu'mni As- sociation for Friday, June 23, when a treasure hunt will be staged. Seaforth has never had such an affair and it is to fill this long felt want that the Alumni is arranging the evening's fen. When the treasure has been lo- cated the whole party will assemble at. a place, as. yet unannounced, 'for dancingand refreshments. Clues, which may or may net -be alightly annbi'guous, will be given to .each party as they start. These clues will direct the party.to a second clue and so on to, the treasure. Full parti'cul'ars will be forthcoming next week. WALTON The June meeting of the Women's Missionary Society and W. A. • of Duff's Church was held at the home of, Mrs. John Bruce, on the 17th con- cession of Grey, east of the village, on Wednesday afternoon, with a good attendance. The president, Mrs. (Rev.) Chas. Cumming presided ever the missionary mfeetinlg, which open- ed with prayer and a hymn, after which the Bible lesson entitled, "Re- becca" was given by Miss Margaret Knox. The minutes of the previous meeting were read by Mists Edna ',Reid, owing to the absence of the .secretary, Mrs. John McDonald. It was decideethat the next study book be ordered and also study leaflets for three months. Plans were made for the .Y.P.S. meeting Sunday even- ing which. was in charge of the W. M- S. The financial report was giv- en by the treasurer, • .Mrs. ' Wal ter Davidson, and Mrs. Edward Britton, the Christian Stewardship secretary, gave a reading on "Preparing -early for contributing to the Love Gift." The roll call was resixmded to with a 'benediction and another hymn was sung. Mrs. Wilbur Turnbull gave a reading. on "The Latest News From the Mission Field," after which a prayer was offered by Mrs. Peter Mc- Arthur. A very inrtertesting topic was giteit by Miss' Annie McTaggart on "The Work of the Board of Home Mission"" from t'r.e study book. Fol- lowing the closing hymn the meeting was closed with prayer by the presi- dent. The president, Mrs. Gen. McTag- gart, was in charge of the W. A. meeting which opened with a' hymn and Scripture reading ?titer which all joined in repeating the Lord'.: Prayer. Three .letters were read re- garding seeds who *h were cent to the West. Arrangements were made for the annual garden party which w~ili be held .on the church lawn nn July 5th.. The meeting closed with a hymn and grayer. Will Hold Ste twberry- Festival. - Arrangements. have been completed by the Women's Association of Knox Church, ' nn•crieft. to hold a straw- herre festival on the church lawn on Thursday evEvning, .Jurne 29th. Tables e ill be served from fi to 8 p.m. and will be followed by the presentation of "Climbing Roses" Illy the Seaforth Collegiate institute Alumni Assor•ia- tion. "Climbing Roses" has been al- • scene of the accident over a period of years, and either never detected anything wrong with the boulevard, or had failed to report it. As for the telephone com,peny, plaintiff liad failed to prove that it was its pole which had heen remov- ed from the particular spot, poles of other coinipanies, now removed, halving occupied places n'ea.rby ower a period of 50 years. fr H. Crawford. of W'ingham, was coif n'sel for the plaintiff. The docket was the lightest in years, all jury actions being with- di'awn some drays ago, in time to atop 'attendance of the juryheen. Twa crirein'al cases were mri.ginally sehdduled but in both accnsed have ele'cte'd trial before the comity judge without a jean. mt9�4 3L''�i�u�dS.�r"��! �k '''` i~.��w�Ai�;�nx��r�ul•�:�ri: TAX RATE FOgt YEAR SET AT 6 MILLS Huron county councillors concluded the June greeting an Friday last af- ter a late session. Included in the business was the fixing of ,the coun- ty rate at 6 mulls male up as fol- lows.: 8.8 mills for .general account; 1 Bill for Provincial Highway, and 1.2 raffle for cavnuty roatis. The question of securing an audi- tor or chartered aceounbant was dis- cussed.. Council decided an aiudit should ,be made and the details were left withh the '"arden's C'omenittee. Wednesday. The Clerk gave his report re Mothers' Allowance matters, which on motion of Mr. ,Mchi:boon, second- ed by Mr. Scott, was received and' ordered printed in the minutes. Mr, H. T. Edwards' being present was ireie&d to address the oouncil re Ch'ldren's Aid matters. Replying to a question from Mr. McNabb, re placing certain children in the Shelter, instead ,of applying for 'Mothers' Allowance' when such arrangements could be made, Mr. Ed- wards said that there had beerr no cases dealt with which had been put in the Shelter, when the parent et parents could be located. Mfr. Edwards'' reported regarding the. conditions previously at the Shel- ter, and said that the Inspector Was well satisfied with conditions andre- ported all as..first class. The report of the Inspector was also read. • On motion of ;Messrs."Bowman. and Goldthorpe, the report of the Chil- dren's Shelter •Inspector' was, receive ed and ordeted printed in the min- utes. The Clerk then lead the ,Old Age Pensions Report. - This was adopted on motion of Messrs. Craigie and Bowman. On reaching enquiries, Mr. Eckert asked re a (matter of the receipts and, expenditures for 1932 and 1933. It seas stated that the -Treasurer would explain the matter in his re= port. • .Mr. Scott brought up the matter of officials, not 'having a license, be- ing paid for carrying passengers on our highways. . An explanation was given by the auditors, The report of the Children's Shel- ter was read by the Clerk and on ,notion of Messrs. Cardiff and Doug- las was adopted. VIr. Jamieson, M.P,P., for Simcoe, was present and was asked to address the council. • Mr. Jamieson 'said -that we were at present passingethrough ,a grave per- iod of depression- and were confused as to where to turn for relief. We formerly went to the Depart- nints, for, increased expenditures, •now this has changed and we are asking for expenditures to.Obe 'de- creased, and we think we are pur- suing the proper course to keep down the taxes, It must be borne in mind that those who don't buy gasoline, don't pay tax. ,If they don't buy licenses, they are not supporting provincial road expenditures, and the Govern- ment revenues are much decreased, hence th'e' request for a decrease in county expenditures. (Continued on page 3) ready presented on four occasions,, each titre drawing a capacity crowd. The June meeting of the Ladies' Guild and W. A. of St, George's An. glican Church was held at the home of Miss, M. Kelly on the gth conees= :ion 01 Morris on Wednesday after- noon, with about 30 ladies in attend- ance. [luring the early part of the afternoon the ladies were •ImEily en- gaged gusting. The president, Mrs. Peter McTaggart, was in charge of the, Ladies' Guild ,meeting. I'rllow•- ing the opening eeercises time Scrip- ture reading was given by the presi- dent from .John '3:1-16. The min- utes of the .previous meeting were read by the secretary, Miss Margaret Driscoll, after which the roll was called. Folrowing.the Ihixolagy,..re- freshm•ents were served by the hos- teee. The July mer•t.ing will he held at the home of Mrs. I'red Scarlett. A large member from the villaga and 'vicinity attended the football game at Ethel on Wednesday even- ing, June 7th, when Walton defeated Ethel by a score of 2-0, both goal, being scored during the second per- iod by L. Steins and R. Jordon. • Mr. and Mrs. Nelison Lear and family, of iHluilett, were visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs; Geo. Mc- Taggart on Thursday. It is reported that Artisur Hoy, who hats had charge of the C. P. R. section at McGaw, will return with 'his family to their farm on the 14th concession of McKillop; and that Mr. 'Hoy will take overthe duties of Janice 13ishop, who will retire on pension shortly. Mr. Bishop has been foreman .aft Walton since the railway was built 26 years ago. Mr. Hoy went on the section under Mr. Bishop at the sannre tirnee MR. Bishop purposes retiring to his farm east (Continued, on page '5) ^9:+sldbZ4Mhip3l,,tliA!d 44.