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McKENZIE OR MATHESON FOR
REEVE IN ASIWfl LD- TOWNSHIP
(Continued from page 11
Oce ti's share of the coat.. Indigent i frhe hospitals seemed to be on
thenerit
Foot Ara Woo High
Administration sof Justice was getting
Usher. The county .appointed .a tom-
mittee last year to investigate. The
Crown Att4rney's tees was perhaps the
wrest spot. The committee, with Reeve
w+rQP,
ciotathorpe as rhatrman, met last week
and did not get very far. ' The Crown for the '10th consecutive- term. W. H.
Attorney, they found, did not take more Gurney was elected hydro commissioner
than the law aallo'ws, but. he got more
than twice•ivhat he earned, the speaker
,contidered. He said the fees amounted
Ito about 57,000, but this The Star under-
stands, is an over estimate. - The only
thing Was to get utter the Attorney -Gen-
•oral's department to lower the fees.
Last :spring the township had .a chance
'to buY 559,000 of its own bonds at a trifle
, fovea 111, btit,trat trust' company and the
railway ,board .would not sanction' the
transfer and the town of Goderioh in
the stone way lost the chance for the
''transfer of '08,000 or $60,000 of bonds,'
He did not think that the trust company
'should have the say to prevent such a
deal and the hatter should - be .investi-
'gated. The trust company was evidently
lneisting en the right to handle; the
• money so that be could continue to
:Charge. - -
Mr, McKenzie closed by saying that of
- be was .re-elected he believed he would
have a Chance for the Wardenship for
'1983 and ;'he 'asked for the support of
the electors.,
McICIBBON Gu
TENTH TEXMI
Mayor and Reeve 01 Wingham Elected
by Aeclattnatlen
Wingleam town beta its tiamivattOns •
ort Monday. -
W, IL Willis was re-elected mayor by
acclamation for his second 'term and J.
W. McKibbon was elected reeve without
the necessity of a vote, going into ocdce.
110
withouta vote. -
There are 11 nominees for six seats on
the Council as follows: H. B. EUtatt,
Charles Wilkenson, Fred Davidson, 0,
I,, Baker, James Gilmour, John Hanna
(former members all qualified); : J. -11.
Crawford, T. R. Bennett, David Halliday-,
WSchoo Holmes, Hugh one. az n er, The ., financtal, statenrent . be
Behoof board .Ward .dames Xsarti, PaY
Alfred.. Lcckfidge'.: (Ole to be elected); thought was pretty good and showed
Ward two, J. M. Graham (aeelamation)�', 'what. the council had 'done. He had no
acclama-other. thought but that he would oppose
ward three, C. B. Armitage ( Mr. MCKen51e for reeve,
tion); Ward four, W. P. Burgman (ac. . roes Not Agree reeve,
With Mr, 1Vlatheson
donation).
of the council) o nornor Richard sohnston ahesOnc-
The former members, } C u
and eohool board being the only ones toed that he would probably run for deputy
qualify they are in office again. ireeve if there was to' be an:election but
i about leaving the y due one for road
M. Matheson for Statute Labor
Mr. Murdoch Matheson, deputy reeve
for 1932, devoted most of his.aiddress to
a suggestion to adopt .• what seems practi-.
cally to mean .a reversion to. statute lib -
or. In place of having any road :work
done by contract, Which . took the .money;
out of the township (and 1t it 'went out
of the township it was gone tor ever and
tad to be replaced out of the' taxpayer's
pocket) •he would give. every ratepayer
wont on the roads, and if lie did not
draw the. money, he would have. that
much to his credit when lie came to pay
his -taxes. If : the rate of. pay - were re-
duced the95 . dayat present al-
lowed
fa
m
lowed at least three days' work could be
given ho any farmer with 100 acres.
Kccp Money in A9hlield
He would increase the amount of work
done because the township would get
A GO 1I C , STAR
`7CII'CRSITA DEC. 1st, 9.031
Christ
Cards
m,as
We have now on display va new
stock cif Canadian and Brittle
Made' Christmas Cards.
NoW is the time to buy Oltrist-
etas Cards while our stock it coma
plete.
We will gladly lay a -side"" any
article until Christmas.
E. C. - Robertson
DIAMOND MERCHANT
and - JEWELER
Phone 136 , - oderich
or limey plantings, but Of ((rounds made
Verna Anderson's beautiful with our native trees and
tahruba, It is highly der,irable to have a
• - It=
clump tit native forest #tees, If
s , Prize Essay these iere properly placed in addimit
to their aesthetic and educational value,
they might furnish both delightful shads
and valuable shelter. 1'ha trees and
shrubs sh u d be tagged as they are in
public parks. In thio wiry they Weald
be of re*1 educational value. With
Att1e expense and some voluntary labor
on the part of the people of the section
a cheerless school let would be trans-
formed into a bower of beauty.
There should be room for the echeal
garden. Generally the older pupils have
their plots in which different. kinds of
vegetables are grown. Many valuable
rid boys, the subie t on which
. am lessons in obtervatton and Vraetiee eau
back'40 •per cent, of .whatever was spent
and the more, that was spent the more
they would get back; As Wortwereat
present part of what was raised •ine Ash-
field township was being spent in ;Prince
Edward county which was trying by in-
greased expendituea to get back as much
as they could. ''Thea suggestion dame .to
him as the result ne a conversation be
lie did not agree with Mr. Matheson
h tn'ane
work till the end of the year to be ap-
plied on taxes. lie., thoughtthe money
mould betas safe in the individual's pock-
et as b the township treasury.
• Present System the Best
Councillor John A. Johnston admitted
fo
kept
wages r
-
ad
whohad
had
been one
he
toad work where they were and he - eras
workers
Aw*xdsd First Prise at Clinton
Public Speaking Contest
The following le the address whi It
Mies Verna Anderson, of 13uugannon,
&ave at the County Champpianehip' 'pub-
lic -speaking eontest recently in Gunton.
The thoughts are splendidly expressed
ani Miss Anderson sieve her apeeeet with
equally good delivery:
Mr. Chairman, worthy lnspeetors, hon-
erable judges, ladies and gentlemen, girls
•had with, a Young fanner at 1ucknow ! not ashamed of it. JI the road.
who was having a hard time financially were to • ee cut the tounc1110ra also should
and had said, "Don't yen' think we are ( take a cut. In 1932 Were were no
paying too -much for road work and don'ts tras allowed on road work and in ofnor
you think wte else doing too much of it, years extras had amountedto quite an
f cad work
going to speak this 'afternoon is "Better
Rural School Groyads,'
When one drives through the country
he Is impressed with the " neglected ap-
peakance of the trt'cunds about some
country school houses. Thecontrast in
this regard with - the grounds about vil-
lage and town schoolsis rather painful,
In part, this may be accounted for by
the fact that town schools in particular till late autumn. Why should• net every
employ Janitors or caretakers who are on
their job all the year through. In the
hoot have a fine border of old -fashion -
be -bad. The preparation of the plan
atom the plant or seed comes first. The
value of fregitent culture, freedom - from
weeds, moisture and fertiliser are all
learned. 'Elorteulture. too, 'will .have its
place in the program. Some oi; the 'tiny
tots" may have a few el:Veering' plants
Oat demand - very little care, Under a
Skilful director the flower plot may - be
made to yield bloom from early spring
country, in some communities at least ed perennials. There is nothing liner.
the teacher has to be caretaker also. In
others the duty is assigned to a senior
pupil. In each vta�es there is no con-
pr'eiiensive plan for general improvement.
There are financial as well as other rea-
l mines are to so of the older pupils with. the teacher as
' There are some of the directions in
which out rural school .grounds could be
greatly improved at a inhuman of cost.
How the work. is to be done 1$ another
question: - A school grounds ` committee
schoo
ORIENT
Mosiery
i
trtiftiiS
N2
EON k a . 1
4IG42•
sons why rural gr chairman might do much. The active
many cases, far from what they should of the 'school board Must be - ive
he trustees
are res n- interest
t po
f course
be., pcured. A school contort inight be put
e-
sible for - Conditions � they aro. But no 'cured.
doubt, in most oases, 1! the matter were on by the improvement eommittee. :fit
p
laced 'before them, they would be quite this concert a fuU statement of what the
committee wish to accomp li Might be
ready to cooperate in any movement for then be
the welfare of the.eorhmunity. How ish. n given. The whole matter would
the -movement for better rural school before the friends of the school. It
ods to be encouraged? We must might be a good move. to have the in -
grow
know how to go to work to secure what spector institute competition within his
we need; inspectorate. Prizes could be given for
The ideal school grounds should ire !various • reasons. These could • include
slate nice lawns.: A little planning in among others the theest tree' plot,
00o- nem. `Lone. present system laying out one or more` walks., some cul- finest lawns, the finest .perennial garden,
Huron; county• he tolailned . lost : $100, em ovation and 8 liberal supply of ,lawn the finest •vegetables, the greatest.im-
by the •present system because, of back to•1"and statute iacor he Considered were not ill soon the . whole trovement orate In a year. Ia any case
900 raised, only $140,000 acme toito be Compared The township was get- grass seed w s n g
he munici alities in the county;, and 100. cents for every dollar spent, surroundings..%In• many caves in the
let us all move; in'the.direCtton Of floor
t pcountry it :is not difficult to' cut choice school ,grounds.
.liahiiabe share of the<ref'und last year tread
bill had de t sanctioned bythe limited areas. It will • not
The township ,could ! road superintendent and any man who sod to. Cover m
was abo 4,900, p urren had to take off cost a fortune to have a nice bit; of lawn.
atnou if to tiv ,,000 ' before 3t. would ,his
o for. Meru Curren Every pupil would take'real pride In. his .
•• rid a half •days'.' work � his coat far he was no slacker. He was
amount to Svc ` Se o 1 if the rouhds were really beau- •i
t 5 could ,get' in the field for councillor. lt, o , S
on •al . elms and Samuel she wood,
Obituary
Tor
each 100 acres t $ ands another of this tiful,' and More especially so, if he had
n refund
government the
ve
0
$ agree with Mr'. i en honest labor in the result
o a
i money F
make
t -d will
'the •De arThe ideal school roan l
fot p g
Matheson's suggesoon, a
must be paid ample provision for games and play. The
country is big enough so no, school need
be cramned for room. What should the
recreation grounds' include?
notvsecuring.
dB
gun
di n
s c oil,
tri uld 11 be kept in the town- year
ship. He
thought too the councillors
should take a cut from $5 'to $3 a day. merit. said that the money
This would not. mean a greatdeal on the out as, it, was vent .in order 'to get the
taxes but It would be' a gesture. showing' Government grant on it and If the town -
sympathy with the overburdened tax- ship was goingo to operate under the
Highway Improvement • Aet the closer it
•
Every few days someone of our :cusk
omers remarks : on the
RICES
E
REDUCED
•
of the Goderich : Drug , Stores. Nobe tit
prices 'for, this week,
' Colgate's or Palmolive - TOOTH SRWWSH -
SHAVING CREAM in a. holiday holder
with a Ca; of , 50c.
AFTERSHAVE
35e
CH1a1STMAS CARDS
• 2 for 5e
5ci:and IOc each.
HUT WATER
BOTTLES
As Christmas gifts
89c and $1.49
LATHER.. BRUSHES
25c to 55.00:
For the boy's first
• • 'shave"
10 BLADES and
RAZOR
75c
S•quibb's Liquid •:
Petrolatum
15e
' Safety First—Have on.
hand a box of
C.B.Q,'s . for COLDS•:
MINARD'c`,
DRESSING COMBS - LINIMENT
25c, 35e 50c 290
BUY .DRUGS AT. THE DRUG STORE
J. HP Lander H. C. Dunlop .J,:A. Campbell E. R. Wigle
' THE NYAL THE REXALL THE PENaLAR DE:. BROWN'S
REMEDIES -- STORE MEDICINES itTEi7ICINES'.
Williams'
GIFT SETS fop MEN
Ask to see them
Big value for 51.00
PLAYING CARDS.
Litt lassies
89c
• BILLFOLDS
Reg 51.00 for 79c
YARDLEY'S
SHAVING BOWL
Lasts nearly a year
51'.00.'
Buckley's Bronchitis
Mixture 75c'
Pince, 50e .
equagaINIIMbe
followed the department's rules the bet-
ter. - -The taxation - had been reduced
0,200,. this year from last. He clairiied
..rat the township could not do - without
patrolmen and the reason .they often did are playing •football or baseball. • Similar
much of the week thetnseives, or the rea- provision should 'be made for the larger
,that they had got into that habit was l•gfrls, softball is a Common game now.
thnt iron used to refuse ' to • go out on teepees with stops should be erected so
road work when they were ordered out that basketball 'could be enjoyed: 'Some
and so the patrolman did the work. where along the side, of the ground space
1932 Council Efficient • should. . be provided for horseshoes or
Mr, E. CO Zinn, ,nominated ;for both. similar pitching games . It must be kept
reeve and councillor; said - he considered in mind 'that in a school of any, size pro
i9 council had been efi}cient and.
vision should be such that all the pupils
the 33
he had no fault to find with it; it was
the • county where • the fault ..lay. The
county rate had nobeen reduced much
andthe county_ council lacked courage.
The administration of 'Justice Was too
high anti the county council could do
something 1f it would co-operate with
other counties to bring fees down to a
reasonable figure.
The Change of ' bonds - he considered
good business and - he thought it strange
that the township could not obtain its
fawn property instead of the trust cont-
pang holding the bonds in defiance •of
the township,
Re rather feared that Mr.-.Matheson's
plan was not practicable, in fact. he Was
Fesitive the department would not sane-
i-
tion the plan. =lie did not advocate in- -
ereasing road work and pay at present l'
i for taxation -was intolerable. A -great
Ideal --of our present trouble was due to
lbvernment grants and the whole sys-
tem of grants should be properly co -or-
dinated.
We've got to retrench and that drasti
Cally, he said. The only way - we could
obtain redress was through the -county
Councils co-operating and if we could get
away from the whole system of grants it
would- be better for us.
The reduction in taxation was due to
reduced salaries to school teachers.
There must be a readjustment of salaries
of highly -paid county officials for many
farmers could only realize 9500 , from
their farms as pay for the whole family.
Neither the Dominion nor the Province
had a balanced budget and borrowing
powers were near the limit. -
He said the little graders . Were no use
on hard roads; .•-he advocated patching
as a means of maintaining roads.
Lack Vision and Courage .
Public bodies he. Claimed. lacked two
things, vision and courage. They were
afraid to look ariea$_a{td to adopt mea -
tures that would tide its over. If tae had
cut our coat according to our cloth five
years ago we would be in a - better posi-,
tion today. He was undecided Whether
to run for the council or , for reeve and
wanted the . advice of ratepayers. • . He
also had word frons Mr. Lane to intimate
that he orris not a candidate.
r Townships Pay More Than Share
John Parrish, nominated, for Deputy
Reeve, said he could, not give the time
at present. ' 7S we were to criticise let it '
be constructive criticism. The township '
should have cut salaries he thought. Ile
Wattled that the townships were being
asked to pay far too much for roads and
education a.. compared with the urban
centres. The towns were getting a re-
bate on their levy for county roads and
75 per cent, of the traffic on these roads
Was from the urban centres and as to
grants to High Schools and continuation
reiicols "you pay the shot and the fellow
In town gets the benefit"
Wilfred Parrish thought the road s "e- -
tem sell right but (no much was going to
too few people "in the wayof payment
for read work, and if the present way.
Of working it were continued another
yeas wo would .see the system abolished.
The township of a olicerne had no patrol-
men: 11 the eounefl and the petrolnien
would work together Conlething alight be
done.. Yf the eoune'iUor'n salary were rut
to 7a3 a meeting that would give 'thele,
930 for twelve molding lneetittgs,
Donald McLean 'spook, briefly. Tern
Origin was not preterit When called on.
A. Culbert thought the euttine sho'aid
start With the county officials. Ae to
toad work he cold tell the tsup:vet:or year
are net gcttitla Work and he will part
+�It 'en.
Me*"rd. lateen and Finlay ou of !toren
tOWfls1d 1, tl1 lO Were 'Drezenti Were Ca9ted
Oil and ep t0 bslefiy, wad Reeve heel err- •
do Was glee* d fete minutes to reply to
Watt had been veld ley ,{Leto: He pilot,
Cd out that Cotiaty e.4+ lar!Cs hail been tit,
tette AS moth es 33 per •Caret. The +l e
!eer'6 talky lied been grit and 4+e WOO
no getting 0 htilth M Meet et1ter* In
A ball field as a matter of course. This -
ehould be large enough and far enough
from the school house to avoid the dan-
ger of breaking windows or injuring
smaller children -when ;the older boys;
Ready for
Christmas
We have been more critical than ever be-
fore in our selection of Christmas linesx: demand- -•
.ing the utmost in value and 'quality. We have
made special displays throughout the store and
are 'novv ready for Christmas.
WE OFFER A" FEW GIFT SUGGESTIONS
CREPE PYJAMA BAGS
SACHET BAGS
HAT STANDS
POWDER JAR DOLLS
BOUDOIR DOLLS
BRIDGE SCORE PADS
HANDItERCHIEFS
LINGERIE M
FANCY LINENS
,
We will be glad to put aside your purchases.
We advise an early 'selection while stocks are
complete. •
Your
Stole
GEO. W. SCHAEFER vv.
`Ccitpltottt 56
could play at the same, time. Suitable
provision should be made for., the small
boys and girls.Really'they should have
a separate play ground, and this should
have • a simple. -Inexpensive 'equipment,
It would -cost very little to install a swing,
a See -saw and a whirligig. The same
space would furnish„_ mom for, the chil-
dren's games of tag, pull-away, ring
around, nuts -in -may, etc.. These inex-
pensive
nexpensive improvements would ' add much
to the delight and profit of school life.
There would be space . for trees and
shrubs. t am not 'thinking of foreign
Voila!
ORIENT
combines Sturdy Wear
with Delightful Delicacy • ul' .
wiS
in an All -Silk Service Weight
r All the dainty touches usually found A rand stocking!Y ,
of
r stric
thrill
hosiery.
And here grand
high-priced
ry
onY
it ,'. ..Both re-inforced foot and garter hem, everythread, are pure silk. That's luxury' Strong enough to
stand all da continual" weer and repeated launderings.
Quality makes this lovely stocking possible ..
ORIENT. superior quality silk, styling, workmanship
found in bargain counter hose. Ask
that never can be 9
IP; Orient No. 120.
$1.00 0
r. •
Have your. Christmas Gifts Boxed in neat boxes
at no extra cost, at -
WILLIAM GLAZIER
G A
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William Glazier, a former hotelkeeper
at port Albert and Dunlop, passed away -
on Tuesday at his home in . tloderich
after an illness of six months. Deceas-
ed, who was hi his 69th year, was born'
at Tipperary, Breland, and came to Cane
Ada at the age of eight years.. For the
past eighteen years he was employed as
engineer- at the -municipal waterworks
pumping plant at the harbor, He was a
member of St George's church and, of
1Vforning'f3tar Bodge, A„ F. & A. M., Car-
lo*.
low. Ther late Mr: `Glazier is survived by
his wife, formerly Miss Amelia. Coats, of
Colborne. Township, and two sons,.
Thomas, : who is employed with the
•G.N,R. here, and: William, a locomotive'
engineer 'running on the :C,N,R: out of
London. Peter 'Glazier of Toronto and
Thomas Glazier of Oakville, axe brothers,
while Mrs. John Routeliffe,. Toronto, and
Mrs. Margaret Barger, Ashfleict Town-
, ship, and Mrs. Catharine Barger, Toron-
to, are sisters. The funeral is being held
this afternoon' from the family' home on
East street, under Masonic 'ausp'lces.
"Rev. J. N: H. Mills is the clergyman.
•
Peevish, pale, restless; : and sickly chil-
dren . owe ' their condition to worms.
Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator will.
relieve them• and restore health.
Phone.. 86
HIBBERT
THE GIFT: SHOP
Goderich
Rubbers!
Rubbers!
Rubbers!
When it is RUBBER FOOTWEAR the - DOMINION BRAND is the
choice yttu can make with safety and confidence, It is a complete line;
the quality of material and the m'orkrfutnship are thoroughly reliable ; sh
style it. embraces the newest, up-to-date fashion ideas. These qualities
alone should make. Dominion your choice,
DOMINION Lea din Quality, Fit and Style
AND OUR PRICES ARE . RIGHT. -
North Side (� Phone 43�W:
Square •♦ .k�l E. R'1-- Godet;rioh
Agent for Dominion'. Rubbers
hoopee!Toy T
-with goads dl'
SANTA ON THE JOB
-and jollierthan ever
P+ .
NOW iso t that exciting nevus
Mary? How about it Johnny?
And wait'll you see of Santa. Boy,
has he
!ns ady!
Santa has a letter box in our store where you can deposit your letters -to him and he will. be in the store every
Saturday afternoon from 3 to 4'o'clock till Christmas. Pe sure to come .and see Santa on Saturday next and be
sure to bring 11/lother along. - -
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Let us explain our Christmas club. A deposit of Zoe will hold any article for you valued up to $1.O0 or Re,
any article over $1.00 in value.
THE PEOPLE S Sc 10c 15c h- $1.00
STORE