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SEAFORTH, Friday, May 9, 1952
.National Hospital Dap
Commemorating the birthday of
Florence Nightingale, National Hos-
pital Day is being observed across
Canada on Monday, May 12.
is4tional HospitM Day provides an
occasion when Canadians may recall
the memory of the Lady with the
Lamp. It is to her that thanks must'
be given as the 'founder of the, nurs-
ing profession as we know it today.
The day provides, too, an opportunity
for the community to show its ap-
preciation of the service rendered by
its hospital and the nursing profes-
sion.
In Seaforth National Hospital Day
is being observed on Friday, May 9,
heti open house will be held at Scott
emorial Hospital, under the aus-
pices of the Hospital Auxiliary. It is
to be hoped that there will be wide
acceptance on the part of the public
to the invitation to inspect the hospi-
tal facilities and to assist in the work
it is doing on behalf of the commun-
ity.
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Farm Labor
In a recent issue Toronto Saturday
Night, commenting on the farm labor
situation, had the following to say:
". . It is probably also a fact that
many Canadian farmers do not yet
realize that they now have to com-
pete for labor with the attractions of
urban employment. It may not be a
case of a TV set, an eight-hour day
or a five-day week for the hired man -
on the farm. But if the hired man
can get these good things by going' to
the city, the farmer will have to make
some substantial concessions to keep
him or buyhimself some more labor-
saving equipment."
It is all very well to say that the
farmer must make some concession's,
but at the same time it must be
remember that concessions' cost
money. And while farmers general-
ly have enjoyed, during recent years,
their greatest prosperity, their in -
.come is not in an amount that per -
'nits many "concessions."
The average farmer has taken ad-
vantage of his increased income to
prOvide himself with labor-saving de-
vices and a greatly increased degree
of mechanization. But there is a lim-
it, in attracting labor, beyond which
he cannot go.
The farmer, like every one else who
produces and sells goods, is, in the
main, governed by the law of supply
and demand. But unlike the manu-
facturer, the farmer deals generally
with a perishable product, which he
must sell when it is ready for market.
Frequently this resuts in the products
he offers for sale bringing less than
the cost of production.
All this adds up to the fact that
**Ate what Saturday Night says,
farmers do realize the necessity of
iNimpeting with urban employees for
labor. And at the same time, they
realize that in order to stay in
&mess the extent to which they can
pete for labor is gOverned by the
&Urn they receive for the products
y produce.
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de Are Gaining
There have always been in Canada
e Men than women, and the 1951
s indieat,es that this continues
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teal*
"opt, however, from the cm -
that the ratio between
Canadian population
in accordance
1911 the
igh; nearly 113
st approxi -
e
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mate was ody I% to, 100 and thOUgh
the proportion Of males rose slightly
° in the 20's, it fell oe again until in
1Q41 the ratio Was 105 to 100. There
are now approximately 102 males for
every 100 females, the closest ap-
proximation between the sexes in
Canadian history.
The situation here is not necessar-
ily peculiar to Canada, for young
countries normally show an excess of
males which diminishes as the nation
moves away from frontier days. The
same phenomenon is for example to
be seen in Argentina and to a lesser
degree in the Union of South Africa
and Australia, On the contrary, ev-
ery European country shows a con-
siderable excess of females which be-
comes large in the cases of France,
Italy, Britain and the U.S.S.R., and
very large in that of war-torn Ger-
many.
The male-female ratio is not at all
even in Canada; it is 99 to 100 in Que-
bec, and only 101 to 100 in Ontario.
By contrast it is 109 to 100 in Sas-
katchewan and 110 to 100 in Alberta.
Eastern girls, contemplating the rel-
ative scarcity of eligible bachelors in
the eastern province, should have a
strong incentive for moving west.
The advice of Horace Greeley of
many years ago,, "Go west, young
man, go west," may be equally appli-
cable to matrimonial minded maidens
of today.
What Other Papers Say:
- Calendar is Blamed
(Brantford Expositor)
If Canada and the other countries
of the world would adopt the sensible
and scientific World. Calendar instead
of puttering around with-the_present
inaccurate and confusing Gregorian
job,' all the annual upsets about when
to celebrate Victoria Day and other
holidays would be eliminated.
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A Good Driving Rule
(Milwaukee Journal)
Spring weather sends the hearts
and cars of most Americans to the
highways in search of the things that
Winter has hidden for four months or
more.
The Spring driver isn't the safest
driver in the world. He may be lulled
by Spring fever into drowsiness. He
may be exhilarated into speed' and
recklessness. He may dream himself
into an accident.
There's no one rule to follow to pro-
tect you,from the specific dangers of
Spring driving. But the nearest
thing to a universal rule—and a rule
that works in all seasons—is that of
a Mrs. Ruth R. Peters, Columbus,
Ohio, who has just won a prize for
driving 117,671 miles without an ac-
cident: "1 drive as if 'everybody has
the right of way except me."
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Keeping Hens Contented
(Wall Street Journal, New York)
You can tell a great deal about a
man's character by the way his hens
look at him when he goes into the pen.
If a man Iooks down superciliously
on hens as a plebian form of life
whose only purpose is to produce
eggs, broilers, fryers, roasters and
fricassee, you will notice if you ob-
serve closely, that his hens regard
him coldly, impersonally and disdain-
fully. We have been in hen pens
with such a man when we could sense
a thick fog of haughtiness and con-
tempt for that man and his actions.
On the other hand, if a man treats
his hens as equals and discusses with
them the political, economic, cultural
and social problems of the times, he
will see expressions of intelligence
and comprehension on the hens'
faces.
The most appealing expression of
all is when a man is in a good mood
and sings a few stanzas of Aunt
Dinah's Quilting Party, or There Is a
Tavern in the Town. When hens are
happy they sing with fervor and per-
sistence and often lay an extra ca
or two.
One of the few places where a man
can see hope for the future is in his
hen pen, when between the hens and
him is thatintangible, indescribable
bond 02 mutual understanding.
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Agents
Hoar; linciLi
(13.y G. S. Re in Winnipeg Free
res)
On Wednesday evening, for the
meinbers and guests of the Royal
Society of St. George, Mr. Leonard
Brockingtori drew a map of En,g-
land. He uses none of the cold,
Precise tooth of the scientific carto-
grapher, which mark down "a pin.
point London and • a hair -line
Thames." Mr. Brockington creates
an impressionistic map, a map
which flashes upon "the inward
eye," and reveals "the disorderly
order of the beautiful English coun-
tryside."
But Mr. Brockington, whose
mother was, a Welsh woman, Is
never over -awed by the might and
majesty of his father's. country.
"I'm going to let loose on the Eng
lish a bit," he says. The burned
out cigar is brought round from
behind his back and given a non-
chalant flick,' and the blue eyes
flash at you from under their shag-
gy brews. "You can always tell an
Englishman you 'know -hut you
can't tell him much." "An English-
man can be likened to a poker, stiff
and unbending, but he lacks the
poker's occasional warmth." But
this voice is warm and friendly
when he says it, and it is quite ob-
vious that for Leonard Brocking-
ton, England is no mere island or
political entity. England is a way
of life, a mystery, distilled of poets,
pirates, scholars, wanderers , and
saints; the greatest mixture ever
seen, "an infinite variety in a lit-
tle roora."
And this way of life, this point
Of view, built into the hearts and
minds of Englishmen by centuries
of adversity and triumph, is not
something which can 'be neatly tab-
ulated or set down in capsule form.
But it can be felt, and seen and
heard, as it lime on Wednesday
evening by 1VIr. Heeeltington's audi-
ence. In their Mind's eye they
could see the ancient towers and
walls of Oxford upon whose playing
fields are young English/x.4)n who
"would rather lose every game than
win one unfairly." They heard
the ()aiming voice of John Milton
upholding the "liberty to know and
to utter and to argue freely." They
heard Emerson sayibg of England
In her time of adversity, "she sees
te little better on a cloudy day," and
Robert Shirley saying of his pre-
deces'sors that "they did the best
thingsin the worst times and hop-
ed them in the most calamitous."
The audience on. Wednesday eve-
ning saw England, and it was a re-
assuring sight.
There was no shadow of despair
in the voice that said "England is
in a tough place today." She has
been in tough places before, and as
before, the prophets of her failure
were those who wishedbut could
not accomplish her rain.
Leonard Brockington Is under no
illusions about the iron grip of ad-
versity which has fastened. Itself
upon- present day England, but he
is certainly no prophet of failure.
If, as he says, St. George's Day is
one in which.an Englishman is in-
clined to cast the wistful eye of
memory backwards to the pomp
and splendor of his country's story,
or to hear again the "blackbird' on
his 'boxwood flute," and the "lark
at heaven's gate singing," it is also
a day to remember that "England's
tongue still speaks in noble accents
the langlage of freedom, and her
strength is still equal to the 'time."
"The green fields of England,"
said Mr. Broekington, "we bear in
our harts 'everywhere." And it
was from his heart that he spoke.
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Hibbert Township; This -That
(By Miss Belle Campbell)
(Article No. 9 in the Series)
(Continued from- last week)
Carronbrook
Carronbrook was founded in 1849.
et was named by Robert Dorikin,
one Of -The fest-settlers—for -tho.
"Carron" brook or stream_ which
flows through it. The first post of-
fice was opened by IL C. Lee about
1854. After a Cranbrook farther
north came into existence, the mail
for these two places frequently got
mixed, so Carronbrook changed its
name.
At a big 'celebration on June 25,
1878, it was made a police village
and was given the name of Dublin,
the birthplace of Joseph Kidd, wh
was, one of the leading businese-
men in the village at that time.
The oldest resident of the village,
Mrs. John Carpenter, presented
key of Dublin to Margaret McC
nell, daughter of John Meeramell,
who was named Qiihen for elegyalay.
There was a 'huge crowd .eniesent.
The procession was called, for 12
o'cl,ock and the dinner wa.s in the
picnic grounds at one o'clock. Dur-
ing the procession Mrs. Carpenter
and, the Fahy Queen. were driven
through the streets, in a beautiful
carriage. Part of Carronbrook was
in Meleillop Township, but only the
part of it which is in Hibbert • be-
came a policevillege. The first teas -
tees were •Joseph Kidd, Tom King
and Alexander Ross. At this time
Joseph Kidd and his sons had the
largest salt works in the Dominion,
except for the "International" at
Goderich, which was run by Peter
AcErven, a former Hibbert boy.
There was one fatality the day
of this Dublin celebration. The
Geary's on concession 8 had a team
of spirited horses and Tom Warned
,the hostler not to allow his father
to take the team from the stable to
join in the procession. However,
the 'father insisted and 'being his
horses, not the hostler's, he took
them out. 'Salt being the principal
industry, having been made by Jos.
Kidd & Son from July 1, 1875, arch-
es made of salt barrels, gaily be-
decked with evergreens and flowers
decorated the streets. Dan Geary's
wagon struck the corner of one of
these arches and when the bariels
toppled the noise frightened his
horses and they ran away. He was
dragged from the railroad track to
just south of Joseph Kidd's house.
opposite Where the front door of
St. Patrick's Catholic Church is to-
day. The village at that time had
board sidewalks, and hie head
struck a board that was on edge.
When help arrived it was found
that Mr. Geary was dead.
'On May 19, 1879, a fire, which
started in Joseph ,Kidd' e sawmill,
destroyed the principal part of the
village. From that title Dublin
never regained its flourishing con-
dition again.
Springhill in this section of the
Province, the post office authorities
had Hibbert Springhill changed to
Staffa, but all do not agree as to
the date of the change. In Ottawa
there is no record of this post of-
fice having any other name than
Striffa, yet the oldest living resi-
dents today remember that it was
still generally known as Springhill
for a number of years after 1862.
One born in 1861 has a faint re-
collection of a big celebration be-
ing bold in the village on May 24,
1870, and feels this was the day
the village was officially named
Staffa. Even newspapers giving ac-
counts of happenings around the
village occasionally used its origin-
al name on into the 79's.
Rev, Isaac Aylesworth, in April,
1856, took up Lot 16, Concession 9,
the
and later that year he sold 75 acres on-
of it to Wiiliam Smale, but reserv-
,•• ro Springhill
Only two of the five villages were
inland in the township. One of
thes,e was •Springhill, founded in
1854. It was ,given its name 'by the
early settlers because of the bjllen
which it was sithated, and its rushy
springs around the hill. Illbbert-
vine wasanother of its early Measles
and at one time it was conerttorilY
spoken of as Centreville, on account
of the central position it occupied
in the townehip. The post office
was opened on November 1, 1862,
and Thomas berm was the first
postmaster. HOWever, there is a
possibility that Mall was diettibut-
ed from Hill's store earlier than
this date. Sometimes in these early
days certain ones assumed the do -
ties of mistmastet till an office was
established. Thomas 'Matheson,
Who arrived in Mitchell th 1844,
Was one of these and Carried on for
Several Years, till Otobie Hicks was
appointed Michell postniaster. Mr.
/Peke was Most obliging th getting
Mail that 'tame for Hibbett settlers'
to lte destinetion befere Peet officee
were established in Hibbert ToWn-
eltip.
Becanie there wan enethet
ed the 25 acres on the northeast
corner and bad it surveyed into vil-
lage Iots, Charles Tuffin did like-
wise with part of his farm, Lot 15,
Concession 9. This was known as
the Ay'lesworth and Tuffiu survey.
Several of the first to own these
lots were resident of Mitchell and
Among them were James
Hill, William Hill, William Abbott,
Tom Dunn, Dave Oughton, William
Hugill, John Nevin and Alex Rad-
cliffe. A few years later Ambrose
Tuffin, James Hamilton and Alex
Ferguson were the ones who dealt
Staffa real estate. After that
the properties were for the most
part individually owned.
William Moffat commenced. to
build the first grist mill in October,
1861, but it did' not run for five
years. Robert Webb, Sr., complet-
ed and equipped' this steam grist
mill, being backed for a time by a
number of the farmers. Later be
owned it privately. This mill was
a great convenience to these early
settlers. He also built and lived in
what was known as the "Mill"
house. 'Bob Webb, Jr., carried on
after his father went to his farm
east of the village. When Bob Webb
left in 1886, be sold to John Sadler,
who rented it two or three years to
Milton Hughes and his brother. At
this time the barrels of flour were
drawn to Dublin for shipment in
large basket racks. A few years af-
ter the mill was bought by John
Sealer, he discontinued the making
of flour. While he did make it after
the Hughes brothers left, Jack Mc-
Nevin- and Dick Hoskin were his
millers. All through the time of
Robert Sadler's management and
ownership it was used only as a
grist mill. On November 17, 1923,
it was burned and was never re-
built. A short time after this fire
Frank O'Brien 'built a grist mill at
the back of ibis lot which he used
till it, too, was burned on July 23,
1938. After this fire he and his son
bought wbat had been the Anglican
Church, and till 1950 used it for
the same purpoee.
Janie&
Hill, 'Mitchell, built the
finst'village store in 1856, and ran
it as a branch of his'rnein store in
Mitchell. Theme Dunn, Clerk of
Hibbert T0wh1p, was his clerk
and, Manager, andby 1861 had rent-
ed the.a3•tore from Hill. Minn was
appehlted 81)ring/till's- first Post -
mater in Nievetriber, 1862. He was
in this store till 1895.. By 1866 Mrs.
Dick Yeo was living here and
through the Winter taught the
small children in end around, the
village -to Save them the long walk
to No. 3 Sehool, Atter,,being used,
for Many Yeare es a pileate home
and at times the front pan for a
shoe Shap, it was sold in the early
1900'a to 5'. D. Hutchison, who mem-
ed it to the let beck of the one on
which it was built. Here Trete)*
fune reincidelled it and made it into
a Mete for his teflon,.
(Continued Next Week)
Last year %nada. exported $68,-
000,000 worth of ratv wood to he
manufttetured abroad into wood
Delta twice the vales of Ole 1950
einort,
Sucking the thumb is a habit bred
Of worries deep M a youngster's head
Unless a doctor suggests them to you
Mechanical remedies are taboo.
Dom. of National Hearth and Welfare
Years Agone
Interesting items Picked From
The Huron Expoeltor of Twen-
ty-five and Fifty Years Ago,
eimerieepereweereeeee.
From The Huron Expositor
May 13, 1927
A week ago "The Eclipse" sailed
lnto Hayfield harbor, which is now
to be her..boln.e. The Eclipse Is the
fine, practically new craft Which
Toms Bros. bought .in the spring
from Mr. Molrs, of Port Dover, and
lie sailed her up the lakes to de-
liver her to her new owners. The
old boat, "The Discount," which
Toms Bros. have sailed for a num-
ber of years, has seen 47 years ser-
vice; and couldn't be trusted in deep
water.
Mrs. Jamee Shea, past president
of the C.W.L., Dublin, was present-
ed with an illuminated address and
a sheaf of pink carnations in ap-
preciation of her services during
the past two years.
Mr. L. Forrest, Brucefield, has
purchased the Massey -Harris imple.
ment shop from Mr. James Swan
and intends using it as a garage.
The -annual.- inspection of Sea -
forth Collegiate Institute 'Cadet
Corps was held on the campus on
Thursday morning before Col: Gil-
espie, of London. The officers
were: Commanding Officer, F. E.
Willis; Lieutenants, R. Willis and
Tom Cluff; Sergeant-Major, Jack
Crich; ,Sergeants, C. Trott and Net -
on Canino.
Mr. James Watson has disposed
one-half interest in his office
uilding, insurance business and
ea -Mg machine agency to Mr. M.
. Reid, of Holstein, and in future
he business will be conducted un-
er the name of Watson & Reid
nsurance Agency.
Some time during the eerie hours
f Tuesday morning the Hudson Six
rougham, owned by W. A. Crich,
as stolen from the paint shop of
r. Norman Nichol in the Chevro-
t garage on North Main St.
Mr. A. Hicknell, of near Beech-
eod, brought to Mr. I. Hudson at
e Silverwood's store, a hen's egg
at for size holds the record for
is season. This egg was laid by
Barred Rock hen and measured
inches around and 7y4 inches the
ng way.
Jack, Cheoros, the young son of
r. and Mrs. C. Cheoros, was run
ver by a car on Main St. Friday
vening and although no bones,
ere broken, his legs were 'badly
uised and he has since been con-
ned to bed.
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' From The Huron Expositor
May 9, 1902
Misses Mamie McEavan, Mary E.
Rae and Dora J. Kinney, of Lead -
bury, our popular and talented
young music teachers, are each giv
ing lessons to a number of pupils
this season.
Mr. Henry Stimore, McKillop, has
had a new kitehen and woodshed
erected. Messrs. Hoegy and Wolfe
had the job. -
John Wood, of Tuckersmith, has
been offered the handsome sum of
$40f) for his thoroughbred entire
year-old colt, sired by that famous
stallion, Belshazzar, owned by Baw-
den and McConnell, Exeter.
The masons have completed the
stonework for Thos. McElroy's resi-
dence at Winthrop, which he in-
tends to erect this summer.
' Miss Ida McSpadden, Winthrop,
la the possessor of a brand new
wh eel.
James Graves, veteran painter of
Seaforth, is making a very artistic
job of the new front on" Sine &
IVIurdie's store. There are fewein
the business anywhere who ca
make a neater job than Mr. Graves.
A handsome memorial window, in
memory of the late T. 0. Kemp,
will be unveiled in St. Thomas'
Church on Sunday at the Morning
service. The fund ,s for the window
were reared by the Sunday Scheel
ehildretz and by Mr. Kemp'sold
employe, at the mill.
A large and enthusiastic meeting
of the supporters of the Kippeli
Shamrock Football Club was, held
hi Kipen Saturday evening. After
the transaction of bbslness, the fole
lowiag officers were elected ler Ule
season Of 1902: 11611. Prefh, a fittlEi
pres,, 3, Balfour; viceepres., J. Mc -
Nevin; sec. -trees., J. Meltay; (mot.,
G. Brownlee; managing combeittee,
R. Dick, T. Dolg, G. Sinclair and R.
Cooper.
Mr. Leo Cliarlesworth, son of Mr,
Alex Charleevrorth, of Egratnidville,
left recently for the Virden district
in Manitobe, taking with hen the
well-known stallions, Nuttalah and
Road Hero, which he purpOttee syn-
dicating. These' are two excellent
anim,als, and it will be a distinct
loss to Huron to have these berm%
removed front this dietriet,
-own 'Hail Staff Oleen Raises
Town Counna at a SPeetal meet-
ing on Monday night approved a
recommendation of a etEMEnittee of
the whole council that, effective
May 1, the beSic ealarthe o Onlee
personnel be increased as follows:
Town clerk, S. H. Blake, $a00 a
year; assessor and tax collector, Q.
W, Sturdy, $200; Miss W. Bak,
$100; Miss M. MacKay, $100.--God-
erich Signal -Star.
Three Sales Completed in Week
Campbell Real Estate this week
corapleted the transaetion In which
Wesley Green bought the Bleakney
home On St. Davide St. The 140 -acre
grass farm owned by the late Dav-
id Hanson, on Brandy !Point Road,
has been bought by Russell Gould,
R.R. 2, Mitchell, who, in tune, sold
his 50 acres near Dublin to Aaron
Steinacher, Mitchell.-1llitchell Ad-
vocate.
Called To Woodstock
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The Rev. Stantey H. Brenten,
minister of the LOndealioro charge
of the United 'Church of Canada
since 1947, has received a call to
go to Woodstock as minister of the
College Avenue United Church M
that city. Mr. and Mrs. Brenton
will be leaving Londesboro about
the end of June. They came to
Londesboro from Ethel in 1947. No
appeintment to succeed Mr. Bren-
ton at the tondesboro Charge bee
been announced.—Blyth Standard.
Belt Fire AtCanada Packers
A lire in an elevator belt at the
Canada. Packers Mill here on Satur-
day afternoon brought the fire bri-
gade oti- the double. Time 'of the
fire was approximately 8 p.m., and
four or live feet of the belt was
burned. It is believed the cause of
the blaze was an elevator which
stuck and led to a great deal of
friction on the belt when the pulley
continued to revolve. Employees
of the plant got the belt out of the
elevator and the firmen extinguish-
ed it in short order.—Wingham Ad-
vance -Times.
D.D.P. Visits Rebekah Lodge
More than sixty members of the
Huronic Rebekah Lodge attended
a meeting in the lodge rooms, Clin-
ton, on the occasion of the official
visit of District Deputy President,
Mrs. Ada Armstrong, Brussels, Mrs.
Armstrong spoke to the meeting on
ledge work_ She was introduced by
lrfrs. Mary Nediger and thanked by
Mrs. M. Wilson, noble grand. A gift
in remembrance of her work dur-
ing the past year with the Clinton
members was presented, by Mrs.
Ethel Gould. The degree captain,
Mrs. Mary Nediger, put on part of
the degree work for Mrs. Arm-
strong's review.—Brussels Post.
Lady Breaks Ankle
A. lady received a fractured ankle
early Sunday morning when the
car she was riding in hit a hydro
pole in front of the Huron Lumber
Company; Main St. The driver,
Harold Howald, of London, told po-
lice his, car went out of control
when he tried to pull it out of a
rut on the side of the road. He was
travelling north and the car lurch- '
ed out of the rut, across the road i
and into the pole. Mr. and Mrs.
Wm. .Abraham and their -daughter
were passengers. Mrs. Abraham
received a fractured ankle. The
others were uninjured. — Exeter j
Times -Advocate.
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hap started Worle on his' new shat-
toir, which wit!, be Iocatoli an Mr.
John Fairservice's farm on the east-
ern extremity of the village. The
building will be 22 feet by 40 feet,_
of cement block conetreetion, and
one storeyin height, It will be
o,
built and, equipped according to'
Department lid Health regulations..
Through the facilities of, such ,a•
building, Mr. Berthot hopes to be in
a position to give better service to
his customers thrtelgh custom work
and also will process certain lines
of meats which hales previonslY
been procured through the pacitint
house -.Blyth Standard.
Farmers Sow Grain For Neighbor
Alfred Klein must believe no Inane'
ever had better neighbors than him-
self. Ill since last fall, a group off'
men, with their own traetorte sup-
plied with their own gasoline and
necessary equipment, planted 35
acres of his 100 -acre fern, en. Part -
lots 91 and 22, epi. 1, Follartore ii
Oats and, mixed' trains On TuesdaY-
The good samaritans for the day
were Henry Fawcett, Wore 'Cells,.
Bob Watt, IHngli Armstrong, Clar-
ence Staffen, ,George Cook, George
Ohowe•n, Fred Roney, William See-
baeh, Walter Klein, Clarence Priest
tap, Bill Ranny, Louis 'Feltz, 'Win -
Cornish, Jack Fischer, Peter Stef-
fen and Hill Faweett—alltchell;A&-
vocate.
Holds Successful Bingo
A large crowd attended the mon-
ster bingo and draw held Wednes-
day night in St. Joseph's Parish.
Hall, Clinton, 'which was sponsoyel
by the Catholic Women's League-
Winnera of a chest of silver and'
electric razor were Robert Kenne-
dy, Blyth, and .4,0Y Halifitirkeeline
ton. Specielehiego prizes went to
Mrs'. C. ,Seebaeh, Stratford, 450+
round; Joseph :Steepe and Mrs:.
John Wilson, who each won share -
the -wealth prizes. Other winners:
for regular games were: Mrs. Theo,
Flynn, Mrs. A. Matthews and Mrs,.
Routledge, tied; Mrs. J. Devise
Mrs. L. Demme and Mrs. Lebeate.
tied; Miss Mary Phelan; Mrs. Jack
Scruton; James Flynn, Mrs. Evans
and Mrs. LeEleau, tied; Jack, Osiere,
Mitchell.; Mrs. Matyvvy-ck; . Mrs_
Holmes; Mrs. T. Finch, Mrs. Her-
man.—Clinton Citizens' News.
A Smile Or TWC>
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The customer at the lunch coun
ter was struggling valiantly with
his not -so -choice steak. Finally he
put down hi knife and said to the
proprietor: "It's a darned ehanie
to fry a• tire that still has Elie
much tread on it!"
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Poet: "This is art unfair world."'
Friend: "How so?"
Poet: "A banker can write a bad
poem and people think nothing of
it. But just let a poet try writing
a bad cheque!"
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A sailor was hailed into court for
fighting.
"Your honor," he told the judge,
'I was in a telephone booth talk -
ng to my girl and a guy wants to'
use the phone. So he opens thei
door, grebe me by the neck 'and
tosses me out of the booth."
"Then you got angry?" asked the--
udge.
"Well, a little," replied the sail-
or, "but I didn't get really mad un-
it he grabbed my girl and threw
her out, too."
Erecting Abattoir
Mr. Arnold Berthot, local butcher,
Second of Eight Articles on
The History of Assessment:
And Municipal Taxation -
In Ontario
In 1899 the Provincial Govern-
ment realizing the inadequacies of
the section of the Municipal Act,
created under the 'Baldwin - lea
Fontaine Ant of 1849, which dealt
with assessment to some extent,
appointed a commission under
Judge McLennan to hear appeals,
arguments and submissions, etc.,
against the assessment methods
laid down in that Act.
The Commission which met for
nearly five years and heard many
submissions from Boards of Trade,
merchants, labor organizations,
municipal officials and single tax
advocates among others, brought
in a number of interim recommen-
dations many of which were incor-
porated in the first Assessment
Act of 1904 which dealt solely with
municipal assessment and taxation.
They made many recommendations
—the majority of which, with some
major and in other instances minor
alnentliments, constitutee our pre-
sent, Assessment Act. •
The outstanding changes were
that the value of the property was
to be considered, and not the type
or elass of constreetion; that the
actual value of farm land instead
Of the type of soil was to deter-
mine the assessment value; that
business assessment was to be lev-
ied on the wile° of land and build-
ings used for such beisiness inatead
of Beth hypothetical and hard to
ascertain methods , as amontlt of
trade and stock on hand at the
time of the aseeteser's• call.
TaXed On Real Value
In that period they plated more
reliance on the selling value Of
property than we wisely do today,
in view of the demand, for housing
aeeotinnodation which governs the
Setting price but not the real or
actual value.
In 1940 an ainendreent to pro-
vide Int the appoititinent of duality
AaeelIebre was brought into force.
As this amendwent k very thipert-
ant, it will be dealt with itt a later
article, In 1946 the erevigicital
4444;4'4.1j4,t4,,'444''":44.!tt
which dealt with the method of as-
certaining assessment values were •
amended and these changes are -
now contained in Section 33.
In 1.947 the present Minister of -
Municipal Affairs, the Honorable,
G. H. Dunbar took the first con-
crete step to actively assist Taunt--
cipallties in assessment by crest-
in,g tan Assessmett Branch 'to aidi
and advise municipalities. and as-
sessors in their assessment prob-
lems. In. 1950 Mr. Dunbar went
further by issuing a Manual of
Assessment Values to be used re
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11: guide by assessors in determin-
ing values for assessment 'purpos-
e% The adoption of this manual
was not made compulsory but was
at the discretion of the raunicipale
ties and the assessors.
County Councils
The form of municipal govern-
ment which we should be most in-
terested itt Is our local municipal
government. Yet we have amither
form of Municipal govertintent
'Which admini3ters some municipa
services and to pay for these intun-
itipal services a charge 0.1)0eare'isa
our local tax bills.
These governinents areknown. an
county counnile or territorial
diti-
trkt organitatiOns. VeSmithern On-
tario there are 38 Adnaittletrative
County 'Councils and they •go ern
certain. municipal services. eir
administratiOn for *amine ,pur oses
includes 97 towns, 150 villages
t29 to*nshIps, and one lanerov
ment diStrict. •
in, Northern Ontario we have 1/
Territorial! Distriets, which for *erne
purposes levy charges rated on as-
sessment. The charges for the
Municipal services dienensed ap-
pear! in the tax •bille of the local
ratepayers in these territorial dis-
tricts and they comprise five cities,.
46 towns, 10 villages, 144 townehipe
and 15 improveraent distriets.
(An explanation of 'Why' we as
ratepayers should he vitally inter-
eeted In, .the assessment of other
Munlatbalitles besides our own wilt
ftletiber in the text article).
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