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Uneson, Presents Annual
Report To County Coun-
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A grw�„at d24 ofW„e Pe$
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io made fob': rmprovereentsi noels.
a9ght-of way; hill cutting, • Pte.,. on
iw'iriolls noire its ,no .diapreciation 'MW;M
_+ .404hies-• stave--ne0y?sr--,1>eensable to
borrotir at shah law rates as at stres-
. > •ent, and st i rn�e? gs cherg s :;ire
• • among the biggest to be n,$ in, any
a •4 fitiaz;ciug,, the prctnre respecting; high,
way codstruction ha,s, been transform.-
.. • 'ed. It is now profitable to undertake
- may projects that formerly' could be
: 'carried out only at. a IMP, .This ooun-
' •ty has issued; no. debentures forhigh;,4
way work., for' uea�rly hail a centu"r '`
And maynot do so, again; • but the
•earning capacity of money affects
icoste no matter how the meneyh is se-
eured,
whether. a new 'toad
In„computing {
project was warranted, in, the past it
was frequently consid'er•ed that where
'' the annual -interest, • depreisiations aadd
'
maintenance costs of a new read were
less than the annual cost of maintains
t :ing the old -one, anew project was
'justifiable, tut many factors affeeting
the problem were ign:Qred.
In dealing with any project the .logi
•cal conclusion should be based) on the
result, of 'balancing the annual cost
,:.against the annual returns. " Since
such returns with,•respect •to .highways•
are not in dollarsreturned, directly
to the treasury from which' the cost
was taet,they have generally. been
-ignored and no credits have been giv-
' en. Plowever, there must. be credits
to offset highway debits, or it would
`be foolish to make any expenditure
at all, so that a, "summary of such,
credits should be made.
Considerirz this .problen we can go
back to a. highway' financing 'prineioie
enunciated `requently ma.ry years ago
when gas taxes were ia::oduced• that.
"those who 'Ise the roads should p!ay
for them” and the gas. 'tax is a fair
application; of this principle. We are
able . to .get a better perspective of
,the picture if we forget the public
treasury and consider only the payers
and recei\ers. ' • That is "those 'who
use the roads," or everybody. We have
• known that the 'objective •is making
highway expenditures is to lower Cosa
of transportation and to compute .high
way credits we must consider thecost
sof operating ,every vehicle using the
roads, and every saving, by reason of
-itP'oved roads, • in' vehicle operation
is a_ credit to road expenditures.
Conversely every loss in vehicle op-
-eration due to road defects or faulty
maintenance or constructions is a pro-
per oharge:eagainst thfl highway.
To determine ,if a highway project
Is worth doing, it must be considered
from this point of view; and intelli-
gence must be used in estimating traf-
fie, as it is not the 'past traffic that
will. justify a 'project but the future,
trafficwhich may be many times
-greater. `
. Highway • location ' is the first item
An which these principles .should' be l
applied; and 1n:this settled country ,a•
simple problem frequently encounter- •
ed is whether it will be profitable to
build ` from7one angle of a block . to
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'Suspense, chills, >excitement ..
mystery at its best .over CFRB.
Ira. yoifllirill-fans, spice-tinglers
are presented currently every week
. part• of this station's ;fogy
of offering the most F1dLAN.CED.
broadcast schedule in radio. icor
ample, be sure to hear:- .'..
.Mystery. of the Week
7.30 p.m. Daily
Inner Sanctum.
8.00 p.m. Monday
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WHERE YOUR
FAVOURITES
ARE
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.ec u'r
they "oppesite„ or let the.• traffic'travel''
arouudi the two aides
-61.44140,71nga traffic of 404 Y 1{�Clest
per, day and a block one Anil a•itnarter
miles• square,_ the d,ietanc,e saved la
,73;;.miles•: At 5, ;ce its'",ger n}ile; per,
vehicle, the saving- in a yeatt,is abet,
$4,000, ,,er. the int rest on!$1t3ag0ft,,Qd,r
The conciuslon st be that lialbsa`
Vie; c�u�t-off ,coat $1
$0.440,y„ t yPkou
i?e;iprnl 41.0 tq lit%li{t ii !o ,4;oOn.
aideri g itOtAg' , t is world, un
dol irtec4iyd `a.;RQI-•io
Ira cansider"ing gradss,:•el, $ty anat're-
duced tnaintenai c `costs are principal
considerations. Net many grades. ex-
ist' eta well -travelled roads, that re-
,strict the size of loac}d that.can..` be
hauled .or greatly affect, the coat di -
racily, and it ,is:. passible that '.grade
3•edluetion. can be given ttoo much, coni
aero.• A•most lmpgotalit feature, bows:
ever, that • is ,,controlled by hill cut-,
ting is the sight, distance On vertical
curves.. Extenddng the: night • distance
over. Mlle has saved many accidents
andthere is much work to;the done in.
this rrespect.',..:.
In.- tkl� _rxratter. , of planting for .drift
control, the land 'damages, and ,plant-
ing• may Bost about $2,75 per rod, and
the- annual interest cost will be .about
9. cents. Snow fence and posts' cost
about $1.90° per rod, and the annual
cost, for interest depreciation and
maintenance is about •27 cents per
rod:
. This. will' show that the cost of
common snow -fences is about three
times as grealt as the 'placating meth-
od. And many things of value; pro-
vided by the plantings are not consid-
Bred.
Bridges and culverts are prespm-
ably designed to carry the flow of the
greatest flood. It can safely be as-
sumed that greater floods will occur
thaniiave • ever occurred in the .past,
and this'fact should be considered in
the designof such a structure, How-
ever, I have no recollection of observ-
ing great damage ;from floodingcans'
ed by inability of a structure to, car
ry: all the water during a"llooil. One
!iced we have had caused an overflow
at nearly ,all. culverts and bridges in
the district. While there were wash-
outs that required attention, no great.
c•oet was incurred in repairs, It could
be a mistake to build all .new struc-
tures so large that there ,would be. no
chance of an Loyerfiow at 'time of an.
ordinary'•Rood. ,Of course,. judgment
w ul • hes beexercised c -
o d .eta arc sed in' all as
- es. ^' .. ••
. Pole lines using our' road allowance
for right -of -Way are a continuing
source of hazard anid cost. The ex-
act value of the nuisance is.very hard
to compute. Nearly every,year• year we
learn of vehicles being wrecked from
crashing into •a' pole.•'These poles rare
the cause'. of a great""deal of extra
work in maintenance Operations while
in constrtieticn work, .the cost is great-
ly increased by their presence. It is.
probable that construction machinery
would do 10 per cent.; more work if
the pole lines were absent. .Local
telephone comppanies are generally co-
onerative and, a minimum of trouble
occurs on account of them, but Hydra
_poles' cannot be moved, without, sliut-
tin'g 'down the power and at a big
cost otherwise, so that it is common
to work around ,them.' Pole 'lines' are
not an attraction along, the roads, and
-the owners should be encouraged to
build new lines and move old ones
away from the
- Guard •Fences; Guard fences cost
about •$4,90 per rod and have many
'disadvantages. They are frequently
struck by vehicles' with resultant
damage to vehicle .and' fence. They
restrict the width of the 'roadway.
'Road equipment., must work around
them and weeds that grow near them
must be cut by hand. The annual'
cost of guardfences. may; be 90c per
rod'for,interest depreciation and main
•.tenaince. We can, therefore, afford•to
spend at least $30 per rod in grading
to remove,the need for a guardi fence.
• It can be computed that" it is'`pro-
ftable to builds grades up to 10 feet.
in .height with safe slopes, rather than
to erect guard fences. •
It is difficult to draw a definite line
between . construction `and" mainten-
ance
aintenance in that some maintenance opera-
tions imprbive -the . roads for years.
However, there is a depreciation on
roads in the' foPm of obselesence that
is not 'generally recognized, ao .that
it is not 'unreasonable to , charge all
doubtful items to the 'year fn which
it was' • carried on.
The cost of transportation from one
point to anbtlrer "oveiu a. perfect roach
is .a certain sum. The `Cost Over an
imperfect road is a ' greater sum;
caused by accidents, extra wear and
tear on vehicles, loss oftime and busi-
ness and even the mud and dust en -
sauntered must be,.charged•. • In Addi-
tion,. many vehicles take a longer,
better road,•,ands this extra distance is
a responsibility , of the ' poor " road.
When these costa, added to the main-
tenatice costs are greater than tho,
annual cost of an improved road,, the
improvement should be. made. A light-
ly travelled road warrants an
weather hard .surface.
Generally speaking, perfect main-
tenance Of a road is always profit-
able. '
There has been, 'a tendency on the
patt•of road builders to disregard the
iiiconvenietice that has been' placed;
On traffics by long bad detours. It
has frequently happened that traffic
has Been.' detoured during bridge be
struction, and suffered rose that wauld.
hav'd Wilt a by -way bridge and left:
"i ,age profit On the deal;.
Zit all .highway weft it must be lieu:.
in, Mind -that the ay. Sioblein;'�>I
c01'0lijl1ti 'bile'- itt that lidera. -1 aY
Canadian milk tastes fine, tips baby testifies. It is one of the
•recent arrivals- from overseas Which • came :under Canadian :Red
Cross'escort with, its war bride mother' to join, the .demobilized
father and husband in Canada. The; Canadian Red Cross Escort
and Reception -Service' is officially closing February 2, after hav-
ing guided and cared for more than 61,200 war brides and their
children' to Canada from overseas. ' Red Cross Aide; shown feed-
ing baby, is Mrs. Ellen Fowler.
R!e dt C r o s s Escorted 61,000
Brides,Babies; from ,Overseas
Official closing' date for •the Cana-
dian Red -Cross Escort andReceptioni
service has been set for Sunday next,
itis announced at Red Cross .Nation-
al- Headquarters, Toronto. T. ser-
vice cared for war brides and their
children and for repatriates, from the
Far East. • •
Ceremonies have been arranged at
reception• centres at a number ' of
points across Canada on Sunday to
thank those who gave their voluntary
assistance, '
The, total of war brides and chil'-
:dren who have ,come, to Canada under
'Red Criissescort is placed at.approxi-
Adel
m61,200;, a u of - 41,400
Y de P
Made
d children. More than
brides, and 19,800 c Idr ,_ n
9,000 returnees .from ,• the . Far East,
ways be a'lot of work being done. We
db' not -bear sp much of the "german.
en t" pavements as we did ,th4irty pears
ago ..It,. is the btisinoss of highway
adminisb ittors, to anticipate, if ;,us-
sibie, the form ,that :thiS future work
• v: ill take so that all •present •°work may-
be
aybe best'eorreleted with it. Their prim-
ary concern should be, however, the
traffic' that is using the road today
and should endeavour to see that ev-
erything practicable is done to ensure
safety and service.
These ideas have been put together
in the -belief that sufficient study has.
not been given ' such matters in the
past_
•
many of whom were interned by. the
Japanese for four years, w erer given
Red Cross assistance. Among them
were 'the' 1,500 Canadians surviving
front the fall of Hong • Bong: United:.
3ingcllom' civilian and ,tnilitary •repatri-
ates were given Red Cross help from
the time'of their arrival on the West
'Coast' until .they embarked fbr Great
Britain at 'Halifax.
From the time soldiers' wives and
children began to arrive nearly three"
year's ago, the Canadian Red Cross
has .been providing escort service for
them. , Canadian Red.: Cross Corps
members • helped dependents to . the
ships' in England, accompanied, thein
to n todestines
Canada and• a their
tibns� giving-ae'emplete home=tohome
escort service. This -was later ex-
tended to include; brides• and children
from the 'Continent. `
Hundreds 'of women and children
travelling together posed stupendous
problems for the Red. Cross escorts.
Mothers and their tljlbies suffered
from , colds, , dysentery,ea sickness,
train sickness and othei`;all itts: The
excitement of travel , frayed nerves.
There were many unusual diet re-
: quirements• The sea crossings were
• grim, with the constant threat .of sup -
marines' and often terrible storms.
Greet quantities of .supplies were
provided. by, the Red Cross; ranging
from diapers to mediciii'e and invalid
foods. '
The Red Cross work of organization .
-
ex a'Eio
(Contin Zed fronx t'raEG' 1)
ltsect°Tests •;and 'diseases, notes''pt'
eS• and varieties ttlgether with
fists of 25 berennials;`Of bulbous anal
:mailor= ,1ant's, for : the _ pereu,ntal
border; of plants ar • 9sitrioi}a,ahat
rave very little sun; of plants for dry
sitlmt%1►npi anal lists of perennials, a -
c4mi 0 t gd. for various seiifions n
lt0ty province of Canada For th0,J0,
Y1h9 ONO 1, PC ymdliai with botaP F±
iigltOl3 of i ants;;
nenxee 'coyer itye ;ages, syit •the .t-
inetftitx,ralenta 4' i ='r w11 a the plants
are desevibed;. .
A 000, of the 'Publication, No, 784:,
May rb:0 obtained free *Oft" *Oft" ta,
the JY1p in on• Oh i art i}nt of:.4100u3.-
Mare, Ottawa.
lJ-1f. Wants•,Plenty FaILWinter Eggs
Future contreets with Britain ' for
eggs are' dependent 'principally on
Canada supplying large grraittities- of
fall and` winter eggs, ,says, the Dom
inion Department of Agriculture: In-
,ereased'••production • in the fall and
winter. months is 'possible only With
early hatched chicks carefully grown
into healthy pullets. • „
. T er'e._a•re anmp.,Ji uts Q0 the ..groN-
lftg of healthy, pullets:
, Order chicks without delay.
and •supervision was tremendous; not-
ifying 'the next-of-kin, attending • toluggage, pproviding hotel ' accommoda-
tidn "where stop -overs were required,
`nursery care to infants, baby food,
supplying clothing, arranging for the
'cleaning of clothing, meeting the vast
demands for diapers and seeing to en-
tertainment for tedious, journeys.
• As the port of entry, • Halifax met
:the brunt of 'this peaceful invasion,
'the Red ' Cross Mel' receiving
caring for the newcomers and putting
them on the right, trains.; Dispersal
centres Were operated by• the Red
Cross at Montreal, Toronto, Winni-
peg, Regina, Calgary, Edmonton and
Vancouver.
The Red Cross follow-up. service to
help dePendents "is being 'carried on.
This service has ironed out • many
problems, ' Major-General B. W.
Browne, C.B.' D.'S.O., ..M.C., • Ottawa,
Assistant National .Commissioner of
the Nhadian Red' Cross 'Society, said.
in a report 'to .National Headquarters
just received:. "I think I should re-
cord .here'the.faet that the great ma-
jority .of these war marriages are sac
'cessful, and I, form this opinion from
the numerous report% that are recdiv
e t m
d a office due tothe'follow-up'
Y
system. The failures have .been neg=.
ligible."
• General Browne' also expressed ap-'
preeiatipn for the do -operation' of eth-
er organizations, among them the Can-
a Ilan Legion, the Salvation Army, the
I.O.D.E., -the St: John Ambulance As-
sociation, the Y.W.C.A., the Travel-
lers' Aid and 'the Catholic Women's,
League; ,He also voiced, appreciation,
of the work done by the Army .Direc-
torate of Repatriation, the Govern-
ment .agency with . which the Escort
and Reception Service worked:
While the service is being officially
closed, the Canadian Red Cress will
continue to assist through its peaoe-
time organization in taking' care of
:the. few, brides and children yet to
come .from overseas.
Place orders.ftlr,chieke with a re-
liable hatclery. :
Do not order more ehr(ks; than, you
can breed prgperty-500 cl1cha in`, a
101' g 22' house suld be ,si}jt�ent.
Qverciowdrng re�uits rn 1)6-0 pullets.
Operate illi'' bggoae • OW %r •t ev-
eral days• prier to arriv'at:o.ehrdtta:,to
get • it properly adauste4,' Test 'trier
aceuraey 'of the brooders" before the
c ricks arrive. •
- Maintain a temperature 01 100:,' de-,
green F. two inches..above.. the fiber
at the, outside edge of the. hover.
Avoid chilling or overheating
Supply plenty of fresh clean water.
During the first. few days, ,w'arrn wa'.
ter slightly: t -
Supply plenty of hopper. space "and
use a reliable brand of chick starter.
Order Package Bees Without Delay
Those -planning ,to import package
bees in the spring' are advised bg tiro
Bee Division, Dominion Experimental
Farrar, to place their orders at 'ce
to avoid , disappointment. '
The rapid increase in honey ,.prices
ki
the ' fa'�f� yfow
have 'brelight
wand for p•acka'
industry ,has evil ,r
large shippers aWbi':
eapaeity for, April
this year. There', are
however, who will; still;
for ,:9 pill,' but .%t ;would
to get in Bruch with-
lay
ith lay if April, or early Mayr" de;
desired; ,
The sugar situation las ,?ao rntprov
ed . •recently, but it. is expected some
nugar�lnay be grgntedi to.,established
beekeepers". who import .Pac'kages to i
replace "eolonjes destroyed. Men wwlio
served in the was- desiring. to re-estab- :::'
dish an apiary glven u;p en,•eniistment
may be .granted` sufflei:eut spgar tcf, ;
carry. the bees :untl1 the 'honey'; ;
starts. For fail 'details seopeerning ,;r
the allocation of sugar , permzts ' the•
beekeeper should write to the Proms
Mal Apiarist• -of --the province in Which
he ' lives.
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The Vt tamin. % Tonic
itensivelp used for• headache,
lose of sleep, nervous indigestion,'
irritability, . anaemia,, chronic
fatigue, and exhaustion of the
nervous system.
60 cts. )economy size; $1.50
swommilumr-
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