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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1939-04-07, Page 2xpositor a'bliataed 1860 4ePhail McLean, Editor. i fished at Seaforth, Ontario, ev- Thursday afternoon by McLean WORTH, Friday, April 7, 1939. TheOntario Budget Premier Mitchell F. Hepburn de- livered his budget speech in the •Leg- l'ature on Thursday, of last week and its presentation was ably made and enthusiastically received by his followers in the House. Throughout the Province, and par- ticularly in the country districts, the contents of the budget may have been received with less enthusiasm, but there is no gainsaying the fact that Premier Hepburn has at least two things very much to his credit, as• his speech in the Legislature re- vealed. , The Premier has kept well within his estimated expenditures as indi- cated a year ago, and that is a pro- cedure most governments are not wont to follow at all times. And sec- ondly, he has produced a balanced budget with a two hundred and thirty --six thousand dollar surplus for the year which closed with the end of March. A surplus, however, as everyone • :knows, can be produced by more ways than one. And we have heard a rather general opinion expressed in this part of the country that the peo- ple are somewhat inclined to look up - an the Premier's surplus as one of the bookkeeping variety, rather than one ef actual dollars and cents. For instance, there is the question of the rebate on gas taxes, a question which touches `very nearly a great many farmers and others in the country. Farmers were looking for their repayment cheques last Decem- ber with which to play Santa Claus, but these cheques were very few and far between even then_ They were still scarce three months or more later, and farmers needed the money and had no hesita- tion in saying so. There has, in fact, been some bitter complaint. It may be a small and unimportant govern- ment expenditure as government ex- penditures go, but these gas rebates .ore neither small nor unimportant tc the farmers. As a matter of fact, they run into real money. At a very conservative estimate, the Government has been owing the farmers in this immediate district, at least a thousand dollars, some of it as far back as three and four months. Multiply that sum by the whole of Ontario and the answer would be close to a million dollars. Had the government been as prompt in paying the rebates, as they were prompt and peremptory' collecting the gas tax, would there have been a surplus of two hundred and thirty- six thousand dollars, or would there have been a surplus at all? Another objection to what the bud- get announced, from the country viewpoint, is an additional tax of two cents on every gallon of gasoline us- ed by the motorists. Two cents may not sound very much, but multiplied over the. year it is money. And money which the majority of the peo- ple of the country can ill afford to pay. In many cases, it will mean the curtailment of the use of cars even for legitimate and necessary use. The same two cents does not apply in the same way to Misses, trucks and commercial vehicles. Here the addi- tional tax will be passed on to the consumer, which means that the pri- vate owner will not only have to pay his own tax, but suffer an increase in the cost of his living as well. It would be very unfair to Mr. Hepburn, however, not to disclose the fact that this additional gas tax will not be entirely absorbed by the Government for its own spending purposes because the Premier has announced that a rebate of one-half mill will be returned to the munici- palities. For which the municipali- ties Will undoubtedly be grateful. 'A the same time,; most municipali- ties would prefer to' do their own Country municipal councils A; heard headed, thrifty lot, and lir eyes it ds not look like b t i l Vie` :Ila*e' to pay two ereeee • TIM HURON EXPOSITOR • cents in order to get a .rebate of half a cent with which to'iteduce their lo- cal taxation. Other highlights revealed in the Budget Speech were the fact that for the first time in Ontario's history the budget for the coming fiscal year would reach the sum of one hundred million dollars, and the additional fact that during the past fiscal year the public debt was increased by the sum of thirty-seven million dollars. It must not be inferred from these figures, however, that Ontario is on the road to bankruptcy. Far from it. The fact is that Ontario's financial statement shows a real healthy con- dition, although Mr. Hepburn's bud- get disclosed few indications to the country of the proposed retrench- ment plan which his government have for some years claimed to be operating under, and have received, at least, unofficially,general credit. • Still Peace, But Still Doubt There is still peace in Europe; still a prospect that the will to peacewill yet overcome the prospect of a Eur- opean war; but, still a grave . doubt in the minds of many over the Euro- pean situation. On Saturday last Chancellor Hit- ler, on the occasion of the launching of a great battleship at Wilhelm's- haven, the chief German naval base, - delivered a speech anxiously awaited by Great Britain and France because it was believed he would give his an- swer to the avowed policy, stated so clearly by Mr. Chamberlain, of what Britain and France would do in the event of a German attack on Poland. But there was little in that speech to tell of Hitler's future plans. He blustered and threatened, but about. the only concrete thing he did say was that he might cancel the naval agreement with Great Britain in which Germany had agreed not to build beyond thirty-five per cent. of the strength of the British navy. And in that threat there is little cause to give Britain concern. She can much more easily maintain that naval supremacy than. Germany can decrease it, and Hitler, if not the German nation, knows it. Moreover the world knows that Hitler repudi- ated his word to Mr. Chamberlain respecting Czecho-Slovakia, and has broken every other treaty as well. -Mr. Hitler may or may not have had plans respecting the over -run- ning of Poland, but after Czecho- Slovakia, Britain and France were not prepared to take a chance of any kind, hence their ultimatum regard- ing Poland_ It was all very well for Germany to annex Austria, Sudetenland and Memel. These countries were Ger- man and apparently wanted again to become a part of Germany. But Czecho-Slovakia had never been Ger- man, had always spoken ,a different language, and had always hated Ger- man institutions. Over -running such a country was pure piracy. There is no other name, no other excuse for it. The democracies have been very patient and lenient; too patient and lenient, many believe. It would seem now that both patience and leniency had A,been exhausted. Hitler may have designs on Poland and Ruman- ia_ But if he does, he knows now that these two countries do not stand alone. He knows they have power- ful allies in Britain and France and that it will not be a bloodless con- quest. He knows, too, that Britain does not bluff. • Hocltep Enters Politics Sylvanus Apps, a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs, and one of pro- fessional hockey's greatest players, has skated into the arena of Domin- ion polities. At the Conservative party conven- tion held in Paris on Saturday even- ing to choose a candidate to repres- ent that party at the next Federal election in the constituency of Brant Mr. Apps was` nominated on the first ballot overfour other prominent op- ponents. The new hockey politician is twen- ty-four years of age, and if he is suc- cessful at the next election, he will be the youngest member of the Mouse of Comtnons. The riding is- Att present represented by a Liberal. Years Agon3e. Interesting Items Picked From The Huron Expositor of Fifty and ' Twenty-five Years Ago. From The Huron Expositor April 10, 1914 Mrs. Alex. Gardiner, of Walton, met with a very painful accident on Thurs- day cif last week. She diad gone to visit a friend, in the country and when alighting from the rig, sbe slopped and broke her leg: The new organ recently installed in the Methodist Church to Kippen is giving general satisfaction, especially to the choir. The Rovers football club of Bruce - field was organized on Friday evening at an enthusiastic meeting in the Walker House, and the following offi- cers were elected: Hon. pres., Alex. Mustard; pres., John Snider; 1st rice, Dr. Rogers; 2nd vice, J. G. Kaiser; 3rd vice, W. D. Swan; manager, J. 13. Mustard`. Howard Allen, of Brumfield, has gone to Medicine Hat where' he has a good 'Position - Miss Jessie Grainger, of Brucefield, is nursing a case at Simcoe. Messrs. Win. Dougall, Jr., Wm. Mc- Kay, G. C. Petty and John Gleno, of Hensel', attended' the district meeting of the Oddfellows at Blyth on Tues- day last_ Mrs. John' Abell met with a very painful accident on Saturday, As she was ascending the steps at her resi- dence she slipped and fell and frac- tured her hip. There was skating in the rink here OD April 6th_ A play entitled, "A Box of Monkeys" will be presented in Cardno's Hall on Friday, April 2'4. The characters who will take part are: Mrs. J. C. Greig, Mrs. Keith McLean, Miss 0. Morson, Mr. L. T. DeLacey and Mr. Glenney. Mr. D. Reid, of Laudon, is visiting his parents end sang a solo in First Presbyterian Church on Sunday even- ing. Mr. Thomas Elder has sold his fine farm' on the 3kd concession of Tuck - ersmit'h to Ate Joseph A. Dayman, o Kennedy, Sack. The purchase pric was $5,00& The Ugo Igo Club have issued invi tations for an Easter dance in Case's Hail on Teeaday, April 14th. John Duckett, a well known an highly respected resident of Morris left on Wednesday morning for Glen anon, Sask., with two cars of settlers effects. The Wingham public school board, on the recommendation of Dr. Field, the Inspector, has decided to establis a kindergarten department on Ma 1st. An indicator in the form of ra mi sionary clock, the handiwork of Rev, Boyle, was placed in front of the pul pit of Knox Church, Bluevale, on; Sun day morning,. Sam . Durnin, engineer at -Todd's sa mill, St. Helens, .had ane rib broke and his shoulder dislocated recently when his clothes caught as he was working around the machinery. H saved his life by clinging to a po. and holding on until the engine wa stopped. From The Huron Expositor April 12, 1889 Mfr. W. Elcoat, of Tuckersmith, ha, let the contract to Mr. Cooper, o Clinton, for the erection of a laic brick residence on his farm. Rev. Father Kealy, who has ,bee in charge of S't. Peter's Roman Cath o]fc Church. French Settlement, Stan ley, on leaving for his new charge a Cor-runa, was presented with a gol watch and nicely worded address b his Zurich congregation. also an ad dress by the congregation at Dry dale. David Hazelwood, while scoring tin her in the bush near Kirkton. bad th misfortune to cut one of his feet, near ly severing two of 'hos toes from th foot. The following students from thi county have taken first-class honor in their second year's examination a Trinity Medical College, Toronto: Knechtel and J. W. Shaw, Brussels Charles Mackay and 3. J. Danby, Sea forth. Mrs. A. D. McDonald, Mrs. Willi Ballantyne and Mrs. S. Dickson, r . presented the Seaforth,• auxiliary a the annual meetieg of the Women' Foreign Missionary Sooiety held i Toronto this week. Mr. G. Noiltzman. of Zurich, ha been appointed general agent for th Hay Fire insurance Co-, in place o Mr. E. Bossenberry, who resigned, Mr. J. 13. Foster, of Zurich, has i vented a new wind pump which pro ises to be the best and cheapest eve made. Mr. Joseph Snell, of Dashwood, i tends erecting a new residence an office during the coming summer. Mr. M. Ross, of Bayfield, was th first to set nets in the lake thi spiing on Monday, the lith, Inst The 'proceedings at the examinatio of the school on the Mill Road Bromfield, taught by Mr. Andre Scott, on Friday last,' were of a m interesting and pleasing nature. On hundred and fifteens visitors wer present At intervals during the da vocal selections were given by Mi Jamieson, Mr. F. Walker, and the i strnmental part wwae furnished -b Mesorfs, Forsyth with their viol and Mr. J. Houston on the mouth gan, vvblle Misses Campbell. and M Intosh played the organ aeeom ments. Addresses were -delivered b Rev. J. H. Simpson, of Brumfield, a Mr. George Jsckeon, of Egmondville. A number of fishing boats left th harbor at Goderieh Tuesday m for the Georgian Bay. Mr. James T. Ireland has decided open a dental 'office in HarrisNon will become a resident of that to Mr. D. M. Malloch, public 8011001 I epector, was here this week and a couple of days et the public tacheo • "Have you nciticed, t in tele fa the le avela �ieave?" "No, I'd - tahee gives ht t b tall tall.j , Phil Osifer of Lazy Meadows (Ry Ham! J. BOAT) "GRAND FEELINGS" T was just thinking as 1 sat here in the kitchen melting chair with the sun of a srptdng • day str•eam:kW In, and warming the blood in ma veins, of the many grand_ feelings that a man can have in a lifetime. It's quite a "number of years ago that the nailroad ran across our wild fifty acres on the neat concession. Af- ter a lot of palavering between• the company nten. and • my father, they agreed upon a price. They all wound up after the deal in Zeb Burk's Em- porium where after imbibing in a drink or two to close the deal, the c°mpany men gave father passes for any member of Me family to ride any- w•lhere on the line during the period of a year. The plass was used a few, times by My father and mother, and then came the time when the pass- es would expire in about a month. Af- ter dint of some real hard persuading I was allowed to take the hard, and go down to my Uncle Oscar's in the city. Never shall I forget that day when I proudly presented that pass to the conductor. I tried to be as cas- ual as possible . . . just one of the directors of the company, going for a little ride down to the city. Well, I may have looked ridiculous•, but it sune felt good•, Back a number of years -ago I at- tended a spring stock show in the county town. I was the proud pos- sessor of a two-year-old colt, that I thad been constantly grooming ever since he had been able to wobble along on his legs. My heart and soul wee in that colt, and I spent every available minute of my time in groom- ing and admiring McGrogan, as he was called. Then came the blare of the bands and the hurly-burly of the show in the county town: For hours I wandered around the horse show, feeling more downcast because' I was sure that the judges wouldn't notice • wwhat a fine beast McGrogan was. A men whispered near me: "Mese things are fixed. You can't win." You f know, • I nearly cried that day, and e them came the moment when the judg- es pinned the ribbon proclaiming Mc- Yhim s w n e s e y s` e A' am e- n n w lose s' °f` rnd °" t0 L. spent Grogan as the winner. I couldn't hold myself and let out a war -whoop you could hear in the next county. It was a great teelfng, Not to be lett out was that day when we paid off our first mortgage. Metter and I, that is, Mrs. Phil and I drove to the County Town and there in Lawyer Fentwick's office the deal was closed. The mortgage was back in our hande again, and itseem- ed as if we oouldn'ft make ourselves believe it to be possible. There it was , yrs of hard work and' doing without this and that and the other things that we wanted. True, we did not have a car, and our clothes were sort of shabby . . . but we owned a farm and •that was really something. We owned that one hundred acres of land, and it belonged every bit to us. We dined in state that day, a real blewout at the best hotel in the town, and the waiter must have thought us a little touched in the head. But it was a grand feeling. Every day on a farm you have a feeling of well being. 'flhe life is, af- ter all, a simple one, but)it's healthy may be only to watch a colt jumping at his kick, or a calf enjoying an ev- ening meal, onto go in and find some pullets' egg in the nests in the hen- house. There are feelings like watch - ing a field of wheat change from waving green to shirring gold. Maybe it's to sit beside an open fire in the back woods, and watch the operations of "sugaring off." The taste of taffy pulled and cooled on a patch of snow in the bush. Sometimes the grand feeling comes from sitting in front of a warm fire and curling your toes •inside woollen seeks. Or it may be that feeling of fleeing in a feather -tick when yeu lay down to rest, tired out from ;hard physical labor. ; Right now my grand feeling comes as I lazy away a noon hoer and feel the strength in the rays of Old Sol, That sun is going to warm up the earth and soon you'll feel the smell of earth in your nostrils . . . and the spirit of growing things. JUST A SMILE OR TWO • Films Producer: "Dont be afraidof the lion. Just think that it is a big cat." Actor: "Er,—could you explain to that I am not a mouse?" • Canvasser: "You pay a snail de- posit, then you make no more pay- mentis for six months." Local Woman of the House: "Who told you about us?" • • "Paw, what is fa dark recess?" "Christmas vacation in an Eskimo college, my son." "Do they celebrate by • giving a snowball, paw?" "Bedtime, son." "See that fellow giving imitations ever there? What does he always remind you of?" "Tho $10 I owe him." There are two pests of a sentence the subject and the predicameast. Geometry teachel us how to b®secl angels. A circle is a round' straight Mine with a hole in the .middle. . Gravitation is such . ihlat if rtlherc were none of it we sthould fly `away. Salt is what makes potatoes taste not so good if you don't put any or them. •. "Mother," staid' the young lady o the house, "I advertiered under a' dif ferent name that I would like to make the acquaintance of it refired gentle man with an Rye to romance." "How dreadful, of you!" gasped hel horrified parent: "Did -you get any an swers?" "Only. Father!" one—from o • This Costly Equalization • •L - Tee Editor, The Huron Expositor: t Dear Sir: I see by the minutes of I the January session of the county council that the valuators' report of the county was laid on • the table be- fore them to consider. Then the fire works started to fly between the mem- _ bers of the, council. I think myself it is the worst report that ever was e made in this county that l can re• member of. In the first place there was a valva. tion made in 1906. The total then in s round numbers was 42 million dol- s lars for the whole county. That was t t ,near its real value'. Then in 1926 there was another - valuation made by three. men appoint- ed by the county council. Those three men were William Coates of Usborne, Charles Stewart of Ashfield, and Wm, MCQuiilan of West Wawanosh, all t raised in the county. Their valuation s was in round numbers 45 million dol - 1 lars for the county. That was near the real value also• e Then in January of last year the county council appointed two outside f men to valuate the county, and the contract was for $7,000.00. These vat• uators raised the valuation up to fifty• I- five million dollars in round nnimbers. r We all know that the value apf pro. party in the county has .alien, back 25 per cent.. in the last 12 years, and d that is 11 million dollars. But the D valuators put it up $10,000,000, which with the $11,000,000 that it has gortle s back in value, make a difference of $21,000,000. In additign, there was n the sum•of $700,000 for cottage, along r the lake shore, 'I claim that will make the value of all rateable property in this county e around $35,000,000 at the present time, I will give a sample in the Town- y slid of Iiullett of what these value- tors have done. they t°fol. lot 15, n con. 6, George Leitoh's farm' of lee V acres and valued it at $5,80.0' They went up the roads a mile to Jaynes Dale's and they valued his 200 acres e --one hundred not anything but the .bare land wad the other hundred with ' the buildings' ni—fair $11,150, a clif- ference of $5,350. I claim that Is any- e thing but a just valuation, a.nd that is a sample of what they have done all over the Township of Hul:lett. What will it be all over the county When they make a valuation like that of I these two properties? Does any man that knows these properties think that, is a fkir valuation? On that basis of valuation John, Scott's 100 I. acres, lot 1, coin, 6, would have to be assessed' around $9,500, and etr, nnet, i1 Mrs. Wihyte's 350 acres, the estate of the late 'Thomas McMillan, week] 0 have to be ass'ess`ed for around $27,000. gaifli Chao• Mel? 1� +.1\a4,. ee.,,...b 4.e.... .. assessment of the municipalities should be the same as their value tion. These men, Messrs. Mogg ani Quinlan, stood up before the cauntl council .in January and said these matters were not the concern of the public, that means the ratepayers o. this county. I would' like to ask these men woe aro paying them this $7,00 --they go $100 before they started, and $300 pe'. month ever since, and are getting ff yet, although their work was done long ago—what they were thinking o when the county council had to bor row it out of the bank and pay bank intertest for it, which means that the poor ratepayers have to put loci hands itt their pocket to pay for it all Besides, it has cost the county Stun deeds of dollars, besides the $7,000 ul to the present time°. And what di( these councillors try to do right it si°n? "Free speech and a free press art one of the proud boasts of the pec Ple of the IAritish Empire, which, o course, Melte-les ourselves. We woulc not tolerate for a moment condition: as they are in the Dictator countries °t' Europe, where no man may speed 'his mind, and no paper may print personal opinion or anything els which is not propaganda for the dlc tator government, which supplies al the news anti dictates the form ii w'lticlt it will appear in all newspa pees• Or so we say. But -do we reale mean it? Because no later thane las January, in our own county, a (motto! was made to gag our press by in strutting it what to print and vmha not to print. 1t all happened at the JatnnarY res Sion ot; the county council. At boa session, when the subject of the equal Nation of the county assessment wa upt for di scussidu, a member of the august badly moved that the press b not permitted to publish, any remark 'on tee subject under discussion, mad by any :member of the council. But if there is any subject uncle' the sun that 19 of more vital, Intere^s anti importance to every indivi'dna tttxpayer In the County, than is tha of the equalization Of the county as s'Fssment, we would like to knot what It i9. Or,, 1f thero was ever a time (whet the members of the council shoult speak out, and what they had to sal should be fully reportod, we woula like to know—and so would their eon atttuentS.--wlt.en that Buie was. AM the place to do it was art the eoune Council session, Puk'sy-foot'ing around such an im,' eenaelnUO on rage. R); ii f s e s e \1 'AFRI. a, I.93g• Looks Forward to Paper Strasbourg, March 28, 1939. The Editor, The Huron Expositor: Dear Sir: We look forward to ev- ery week's Expositor mow for over 33• y Of course after being away 36 years, there are many changes and often the news concerns no one whom we know, but still we like your paper. That k'lvxlostiiiher of Lazy Meadows is surely good. I never mass' reading that; also your editouials, though I can't say I always agree. I guess we see things with a Western slant. We have had a long winter, piles of snow since November 4th, but not ex- tremely cold, !and now the snow is go- ing fasit and roads are terrible—more like they used to be in old Ontario back in the nineties: I hope all this moisture will bring more moisture and keep down the duet and maybe drxswn the grassthoepers. Anyway we db hope that some crop will be our luck this year. HoPing "this finds things prosperous in Huron. Yours respectfully, MRS. R. M. DOUGLAS. • Western Needs Grant Huron College, London, Ont., April 3, 1939. The Editor, The Huron Expositor: Dir Sir I shall appreciate if, by the publication of this letter, you will fallow me en behalf of the University of Western Ontario, to impress upon the readers of your paper the serious- ness of -the recent action of our Pro- vincial. ro- vincial. Government by which it has cut the grant of our University by twenty -live thousand dollars. In face of already depressed circuut- stances, the University of Western Ofntardo bas risen from its embryonic state to become recognized ' among' educational Institution's throughout Canada. Its finances are now at rock - bottom. This paltry item in a budget of millions may now be a matter at life or death to our Alma Mater. As I am graduating this year, it may be said that ,Z am not directly con- cerned by this action, but I am im- pelled by my sense of loyalty both to rmy University and to you, the citizens of my home ooxmnuniity, to stake you aware of the seriousness of this situs- tien. It means much to this comhnun-,• ity to have this worthy educational in- stitution available to its youth. I am eager that others may now and in the • future have open to them the priv- iliges whiobt have been mine. You may show your willingness Ace cooperate in this matter by openly vdicirig your disapproved of this action and by assuring the local M.L.A. that you are unanimously supporting him fin any efforts which he may make to- m -operate with the bloc which is be- ing formed in an effort tc undo this injustice. Tbtanktntg you again, Mr. Editor, I a m, Yours very truly, STUART M. HORTON. Seen in the County Papers The Zurich Skating Rink Mr. Ferd. Haberer, the owner of the Zurich skating rink, has about wrecked the entire structure, build- ings and practically all of the big board fence is down, and this land will now be used for other purposes, and when the skating season opens next winter, our lovers of this popular win- ter sport will be obliged to go out of town. It was a goodly number of years ago,' nearly twenty, when the Zurich Athletic Club started a skat- ing rink here, and during these years some hard fought games of hockey were played on this plot. But time makes changes, and as ft•r the amount of patronage extended, it does not pay to keep it going. So the old' °'skating rink has served its purpose.—Zurich Herald. Starts .His 95th Year :Congratuiations i to Mr. David Woods who on Sunday celebrated 'his 94th biranday.—Wingbam Advocate Times. Presentation To Rev. K. McGoun Rev. K. McGoun received an agree- able surprise last Thursday evening when Messrs. W. Ie Johnson and 0- M. Counter, on behalf of former par- ishioners, called at the rectory to pre- sent a eubstantinl sum of money to their new retired rector as a token of their appreciation of faithful appli- cation 'to duty during his term of eight years as rector of SL Paul's Church. Rev. McGoun expressed his appreciation ifor the gift and for tho kind wishes conveyed to him by the wardens.—Clinton News -Record. • Injured Playing At School Lnjured when he fell on the cement floor of the basement in Mucro school on Friday morn4nk while playing be- fore classes started, Alarm Brownlee, 11, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Brown- lee, was that afternoon taken to Stratford General Hospital where it was learned that he had suffered a fracture at the base of the skull. He was taken home following the adci- dent but it was not until letter that ho became semi-conscious and his condi- tion was considered sermons. How the accident happened is not • kn'owu.-•- Mitcheli Advocate. Martrted Fifty-one Yeatrs Fifty-one years married on Tues- day; March 28th;. Mir. 'and Mrs. Mat- thew Elliott spent the day quietly at titetr :home he' -e. Last year the en- tire family was present for the obsere- ance of their golden wedding day. It is interesting to recall, with so many disgrtintled people over the preset prole/wed' winter weather, that on ,(00Abi mad ea Page 3). i e