The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1930-12-18, Page 2T
Huron County Council J. Wesley
THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE
Beattie, Chairman.
HospiMl Report
of the report of the Wing*
House of Refuge Report
In presenting his report, Air. Gov-
enlock, inspector of the House of Re
fuge, addressed the Council briefly.
The Old Age Pension had worked
opt satisfactorily and the* old people
were all well satisfied. The report
was as follows: .Total number of inmates admit-1 nit»nts,
ted since opening of the house, 682; > Ppeetor,
I mates, $11,566.44; total, $19,696.-j,
I 54; amount expended far inmates,
§870.17. By charging the inmates,
who received Old Age Pensoins, the
Home is now almost self-sustaining.
The
Farm a
.account
meats,
expenditure of House and
?count is as follows: Capital
and permanent improve-
$698.93; stock and imple-
$1,705.35; salaries; in-
........... „„ ......................................... keeper, matron, asst*, mat
number of inmates on 1st December,; rcUi vkaplain, $2,690.00; physician’s
...................... tor...first time; j..ajary appliances, $448.0$; rc-
.......’ .......... I equipment,
$225.35; provisions and clothing,
$3,640.15; fuel and light, $2,423.-
14; books, postage and stationery,
farm,
1929, 90; admitted < _ ,............. I__
during year, 14; deaths during thejPairs t0 bUjiding and
year, 18; absconded during the year,;
1; discharged during the year, 2)1
inmates in House on 1st December,
1930, 88; males, 52; females, 36.
Admitted during the year from
several municipalities as follows: |
Townships-—Hay, 1: Stephen, 1;
Wawanosh, 1; McKiliep. 2; Towns j
and Villages—Excte:. 1; London, 1;
Goderich, 2; Clinton, r; Seaforth, o.
Number of days’ hoard, inmates, I
33,417; number of days’ board of.
keeper’s family and help, 1,790; av-,
erage number' of inmates during the
year, 88; average number with
keeper’s family and help, 92; total,
expenditure on House and Farm,
$16,898.40; add value of provisions
and fuel on hand 1st Dee. 1929, $3,-
658.31; total expenditure, $20,566.-
I
71.
Deduct: Capital account and per
manent improvements, $69G,93; pro
duce sold during 1930 and other
sources, §4,242.73; provisions, pro
duce, new clothing and fuel on hand
1st December, 1930, as per inventory
§3,190.44; received from paying in-
$2.00; sundry expenses for*
$492.00; total, $12,323.00.
House of Refuge
The House of Refuge
reported as tallows:
This committee held
ings during the year at
Home and found everything in the
best of cohdition each meeting.
We find the work of the Alanager,
Alatron and Inspector to be very ef
ficient.
We find that on account of the
very large washing, an electric iron-
er could be used to advantage, and
we recommend the purchase of -one
in the near future.
We understand that land, about
60 acres west of the county home, is
open for rent, and we recommend
that the nspector and Alanager in
vestigate and report to the commit
tee at their first meeting next year.
Committee*
four meet-
the County
A copy
ham Hospital was submitted and
showed the operating expenses of
that institution amounted to $10,-
767.63 and a general expenditure of
$12,022.64. The operating Revenue
showed:
By maintenance and treatment of
patients, $7,424.84; collectable ac
counts including account with coun
ty, $1,622.05; ‘by maintenance and
treatment from County of Huron for
indigent patients $1,405,23, by
grants; County cf Huron, $750;
Town of Wingham, $400; Provincial
Government, $220.70 making a total
of $11,822.84. The hospital has 17
beds, maternity beds, 3; nursery
cots, 5. The staff is composed of
two graduate nurses; five pupil
nurses and three other employees.
There were 244 patients treated. The
average daily per capita cost is $3.-
60 and the average daily per capita
dietary cost is 96 cents. The num
ber of persons receiving relief not in
During the fl-
were 41 births
Alexandra Alar-
For the past 51 years
MANUFACTURED ONLY BY
THE T. MILBURN CO., Limited
> Toronto, Ont.
'ECZEM @H HODS
Would Itch and Burn
Work was a Burden
There is no remedy like B. B. B. for
giving relief to all sufferers, no remedy
that can do more for those who are
driven to distraction with the terrible,
tortures of eczema.
Mrs. Jas. A. Ctone, R. R. No. 3,
Dresden, Ont., writes:—"For a number
of years I was troubled with a form of
eczema on my hands. They would
itch and burn so at night I could not
rest, and, my work was a burden to me.
I tried different ointments, but of no
avail. At last I was advised to use
Burdock Blood Bitters, and"' after
taking three bottles my hands were
healed and I have had no return of the
eczema since.”
the hospital is 20.
nancial year there
and 19 deaths.
The report of the
ine and General Hosprtal, Goderich,
was read showing the total receipts
of $15,787.07. The cost of patients
per day is $2.78 and there were 394
patients treated. A question being
asked regarding the number of in
digent patients in the various hos
pitals, the following figures were
given by Mr. Holman: Goderich, 27
patients, at total cost, $1,078.05;
Clinton 3 patients, at total cost of
$191.75; Sick Children’s Hospital,
6 patients, at total cost of $1,004.-
50; St. Joseph's Hospital, London, 2
patients, at total cost of $92.75;-
Wingham, $1,071.50; Seaforth, 10
patients, at total cost of $677.25.
In discussing the admittance of
indigent patients to hospital, Reeve
McGibbon said he-felt a doctor could
not always get in touch with the
Reeve of" the, municipality. It was
also contended some committee
should scrutinize this matter very
carefully.
The Treasurer announced that the
financial .statement for the
be ready next month.
The lower cost of 19 30
ly due to lowered cost of
our -equipment. The cost
ing gravel by the county owned>
trucks- during 1930 was 7.1 cent per
yard per mile, allowing 3*5 per cent,
for depreciation, and the cost of op
erating power graders has been
greatly reduced.
While the 1930 expenditures have
been low, this should not be used as
a reason for restricting expenditures
year will
are part
operating
of haul-
Beatty Makes Important Proposals.
Aimed to Assist Western Farmers
G.P.R. President Calls on United Canada to Rally to Help of Courageous
and Loyal Pioneers—Such Action Just and Wise and
In Interest of Entire Country.
Western conditions and what
should be done about them
formed the subject o£ a notable
.. speech made by E. W. Beatty’, chair
man and presi
dent of the
Canadian Paci
fic Railway at
London, Ont.,
last week. In
direct and sim
ple style Mr.
Beatty ' briefly
analysed the
western situa
tion and put
forward a se
ries of sugges
tions for im
mediate and
effective action designed to . carry
western farmers over the present
period of adverse conditions. He,
stated that his suggestions were
those of a private citizen made with
out the knowledge of any govern
ment authority in this country. He
put them forward as the representa
tive of acorporation which extended
throughout all parts of Canada and
was vitally concerned in the econ
omic situation in, any section there
of. There was in this important
utterance no suggestion, of anything
in the nature of intended charity
towards the West. Th$ Whole pro
ject, he said, should be directed by
warm sympathy for a'community'of
courageous pioneers threatened
with distress and by a desire to.
provide just assistance when it is
badly needed. There should be full
.appreciation of the fact that the
prosperity of East and West, of
farmer and city are inextricably
linked together. He believed that
lhe country as a whole would come
to the assistance of a great section
suffering ifrom a temporary but
severe depression from causes be
yond its control, not only because
it is just to do so, but as a wise
measure of national policy. Mr.
Beatty said in part:
"Western Canada Is suffering
from the effects of unusual world
conditions in the marketing of
grain and in its low price, and
hardship is being experienced oii
the prairies in consequence. I do
pot need to elaborate on the cour
age and the rosourcefuln&ss of the
people of Western Canada, not the
confidence many of them feel in
their ability to come through this
4egression as they have othe’rs. X
do hot require to do more than
mention what we in the East Owe
to part of the country, both in
a material way and in the national
strength contributed by the loyal
people of that part of Canada.
Neither do I need to stress the im
portance of a knowledge of the icon-
ditions prevailing in those sections
and of the necessity of cp-operatlon
in meeting unusual situations in
the interest of the whole country.
The former Government of Canada
and the present Government have,
at different times, adopted policies
designed to strengthen the econ
omic position , of different sections
of this Dominion. Through such
policies, the position' of our Mari
times has been improved, and
through more recent changes in
fiscal policies the position of the
manufacturers of Canada is intend
ed to be improved and the unem
ployment situation ?s likewise de
signed to be, in part, at least, alle
viated by direct contribution by the
Federal authorities to public works.
If these policies be planned to ac
complish betterment in certain
parts and activities in Canada, then
the same attitude may properly be
adopted in relation to the peculiar
problems of our western provinces.
None of thes’e suggestions, which I
propose have any relation to the
question of marketing wheat, price
fixation or otherwise, since these
problems depend so much on world
conditions. I am directing my ob
servations to the problem of meet
ing emergent conditions of great
hardship which may anise during
the next four or five months.
/'Obviously, our Western pro
ducers should not fear the loss of
their equity in their homesteads in
view of the frank unwillingness of
mortgage companies and other
holders of liens to ‘press for im
mediate liquidation of maturing
obligations or for arrears of inter
est beyond the ability of the farmer
to meet his payments, so far, at
least, as this is due to the present'
depression in the wheat market.
Two problems, however^ do remain:
the fear of want during the coming
winter—confined largely to the
smaller - 'and financially weaker
farmers—and the fear of inability
to finance another year’s farm op
erations.
"To mh, an unprejudiced and un
official, but hdt disinterested, ob
server, it Seems indisputable the
Dominion Government, should not
hesitate to intervene with an Offer
Of assistance, as a national public
duty. The governments of the three
prairie provinces, owing to their in
timate knowledge of lodal condL
tions, are best adapted to provide
relief, but Owing to their pledging
Of their credit as security for bank
loans to the Wheat Bool, they may
need Federal assistance In the mat
ter, * If the Dominion Government
were to agree to assume a portion,
of the obligations regarding the
1929 crop, and tho provinces were
to use this release of .their credit
to permit them to assume tho full
burden of relief to their citizens, ths
aid of the Dominion Government
would be given in a useful direc
tion, and the operation of relief
measures by those best equipped
for the task Would bo assured.
These obligations should be assum
ed by the Dominion Government
only to an amount equivalent to
actual relief expenditures by the
Provinces in aid of farmers. Since
it is inevitable that some critics
will assert that this is specific aid
to members of the Wheat Pool, it
may be well to point out that the
reverse is the case. The guarantee
of the Pool loans by the Provinces
might be so regarded, although
even in that case the Provinces
were unquestionably moved by a
desire to gave a collapse of the
wheat market that would hurt Pool
and non-Pool farmers alike. The
suggestion that the Dominion Gov
ernment now assume those guaran
tees is made solely to enable the
Provinces to direct their best
efforts to the relief of all their
farmers, Pool members or not.
"I would suggest, too, that as a
further aid to the restoration of
confidence and as an evidence of
complete faith by important busi
ness interests in the future of agri
culture in the West, an agriculture
credit corporation should be formed
to provide livestock .for farmers
who wish, to diversify their opera
tions. The Company should be a.
private corporation, organized in
somewhat the same form as that
organized in the United States, with
the support of the banks, Mortgage
Trust and Loan Companies, insur
ance companies and the railways,
and, If thought advisable, perhaps
of the Federal Government itself.
The taoneys should be repayable on
easy terms, the risk would be small,
and the administration costs would
be reduced to a minimum through
the voluntary nature of the under
taking. I would suggest that five
million dollars be raised in this
manner and that the project should
at all times be treated as one Of
sound investment. This method Of
aid Would be specially valuable,
since many Western farmers would
find their domestic ' economic
problems greatly simplified by the
addition of livestock to their farms,
and since every head of livestock
placed on a western farm aids
tho marketing of surplus gra,ln.' r
next year. On the other hand, it is
the opinion of the Commission that,
during this peroid of low prices and
depression, considerable work on the
roads should be done, particularly
draining and widening -of reads that
can be done by teams and men, -and
thus give employment to many who
would otherwise have difficulty in
meeting thpir obligations. To carry
out pubic work's in times of depres
sion, at a time when labor is plenti
ful and low in cost, and at a time
when low prices cause hardship, is
no 'doubt the proper -principle for
m charge of public expendi
tures to adopt, as far as possible. If
an extra amount of such construct
ion be undertaken, applications
should be made for a share of the
unemployment fund provided by the
Dominion and Provincial Govern
ments,
An outstanding item of the 1930
work was tho results obtained from
our surface treatment work, and it
is expected that considerable exten
sion of the work will be in order.
Your Commission has examined
the road along Concession 9, in
Turnberry, and we recommend that
this road, and all roads formerly as
sumed -by by-law, and not yet approv
ed, be included in a new by-law, and
resubmitted to the Denartment of
Highways.
We recommend that a by-law be
prepared, authorizing “Through
Roads” .and “Stop” signs, within the
meaning of the Highway Traffic Act,
when, in the opinion of
Commission, such .stop
warranted.
In conclusion, we. feel
not be doing our duty to
if we failed to avail ourselves of this
opportunity of expressing our appre
ciation of the services rendered .us
duing the year by our County Engin
eer, Air. T. R. Patterson.
We regard his long experience,
careful study, and comparison of all
modern methods of road improve
ments by way of machinery,
construction, dragging,
bridge construction of
both in efficiency and
our county.
Your committee has
portunity of visiting many counties
in this, great Province of .Ontario,
and through our observance and ex
change of ideas have great pleasure
in reporting that this Banner Coun
ty, Huron—has so improved its high
way system under the Highway Im
provement Act, due to the untiring
efforts and experience of our Eng
ineer, until to-day the County of
Huron can boast of the best Counts'
Road System in the Province.
Re communication of George R.
Greenslade that the road from Bay
field to Goderich be kep*- open
wheel traffic, we recommend no
tion.—H. A. Keys, Chairman.
4 Caunty Property Committee
The County Property Committee
reported as follows: We have ex
amined the jail and there are six
prisoners at*.present. We inspected,
the Court House and found the re
pairs had all been done satisfactor
ily.- We recommend that a. light be
put in the magistrate's office for the
vault.
The education committee reported
as follows: The following H. School
payments have been made: Clinton,
$10,572.44; Wingham, $6,822.53;
Seaforth, $9,713.68; Goderich, $9,-
908.61; Exeter, $9,287.74.
The following adjoining county
High School accounts have been paid
Li-stowel, $1,1310.10; St. Marys,
$284.14; Harriston, $462.32; Strat
ford, $63.55; London, $579.98;
Parkhill, $320.52.
The Continuation School accounts
have not been received yet; we re
commend that these be paid when
received and approved by the clerk,
and paid in time for the .school
boards to close their financial year.
As the cost of the county of pu
pils attending outside schools is in
creasing year after year, we recom
mend that this be discouraged .as
much as possible as some of our pu
pils are passing our own high and
continuation^ schools to go to the 'city
schools where there is a larger de
benture debt that we woud have to
help to pay. We would recommend
that the county be not asked to pay
the debenture debt of adjacent
schools.
1
the Road
signs are
we would
the county
road
hauling, and
great value
economy to
had the op-
for
ac-
the Advisory Agrieultur-
Couneil re,commends that the nec-
sary by-law bo passed by the conn
council declaring Huron County
‘Better Bull Area.” This will eft-
Bull Area.
al
esi
ty
ft
title farmers in the county to a bom*
us of 20 per cent., providing that
they have never before owned a pure
bred sire,
chased is of the correct coni’orma-
ation and type and a worthy repre
sentative of the -breed.
2, The Advisory Agricultural
Council wishes to recommend that
Short Courses in Farm Mechanics be
conducted within the county as often
as possible. Short courses of this
kind in the past have very well at
tended and have- created a great
deal of favorable comment. The sub
jects dealt with are all of a very
practical nature and very much
worth while for everyone taking ad
vantage of such a course.
3. The Advisory Agricultural Coun
cil are of the opinion that the news
paper supplement and quest!onaire,
which was prepared by the I-Iuron
Branch of the Ontario Deartment of
Agriculture last spring is a project
which should be supported and de
sire to see this continued next year.
The newspaper supplement and ques--
tionaire is a splendid medium
through which to get' in touch with
the farmers of- the county and to
bring to their attention the assist
ance in different
the Department
offer.
4. In view of
are many fanning mills throughout
the county which lack an up-to-date
set of sieves, the Advisory Agricul
tural Council recommends that the
Agricultural Representative arrange
with hardware merchants in the larg
er villages and towns to handle the
screens o'f standard and recommed-
ed sizes. A list of these men could
be included in the newspaper supple
ment and farmers would thus have
the opportunity of
that' are not fitted
^screens.
3. In view ofdhe
partment of Agricultural offer sub
stantial prizes to competitors in com
bined field crop competitions and
due to -the interest thus created in
the growing of registered seed, the
council recommends that an attempt
be made to organize combined field
crop competitions in both beans and
cereal .grain in the southern part of
the county.
6. This committee wishes to show
their appreciations of the earnest’ef
forts which our agricultural repre
sentative is putting forth in the in
terest of the junior farmer, and the
improvement in the general farm
conditions.—J. R. Middleton, Chair
man.
and that the .animal pur
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CHRISTMAS IN BOHEMIA
motion of Bruce
are
Eve
The children in Bohemia
taught to listen on Christmas
for a chariqt, drawn by two beauti
ful white horses, bearing the Christ
child *anjl the gifts He will distri
bute among thorn—-Farm and Ranch
THAMES HOAD AV.M.S.
(Intended for last week.)
The W. M. S. or Thames Road
United church held their regular
meeting at the home of Mrs. J.
Selves on Thursday, December the
4th with a fairly large attendance.
The president, Mrs. Robt. Kydd oc
cupied the cliair and the meeting
was opened by singing a hymn fol
lowed by,scripture reading by Mrs.
John Cann and prayer by Mrs. Percy
Stone. The minutes of the last
meeting were read and the roll call
answer was "Christ the Saviour.”
There was a general feeling -of satis
faction felt among the Ladies when
the treasurer made the statement
that after- the funds from the bhzaar
held last week were added to the
regular givings wo had more than
reached our allocation. Mrs. Kydd
gave an interesting talk on the W.
M.'-S. as it was formed first in our
church and the first few years of its
work. Regret was felt at the re
signation of our president who feels
she must give up the office. As it
was the annual meeting, the election
of officers .followed:’ President, (Mrs.
John Cann; 1st Vice-Pres., Mrs. J.
Selves; 2nd Vice-Pres., Mrs. J. Alli
son; -Secretary, -Mrs. Wiseman;
Treasurer, Miss Monteith; organist,
Mrs. S. Coward, Assistant, Mrs. A.
Stewart; Home Helpers, Mrs. Rhode,
Miss Hackney, Miss Robinson, Mrs.
Whitlock; Sick, Visiting and Flower
Committee, 'Airs. P. Stone, Mrs, Col
lings, Mrs. Fanson; Program Com
mittee, Mrs. Archie AJorgan, Airs. W*.
Etheriiigtom Mrs. Percy Passmore;
C. Stewardship & Finance, Airs. AV.
Thompson, Mrs: S. Coward, Alt's. T.
Ballantyne, Airs. A. Gardiner, Airs.
A. Hunk in; Stranger's secretary,
Mrs. Nelson Hunkin;* Missionary
Monthly Secretary, Airs, p, Passmore
Library secretary, Airs. A. Stewart:
Temperance secretary, Mrs, Whit
lock; Press secretary, Arcs. W. Ether-
ington; Assistant, Mrs. F, Dawson;
Mission Band, Aliss Baxter; Baby
Band, Mrs.. A. Morgan. The meet
ing was closed by repeating the
Lord’s Prayer in unison. A social
half hour was spoilt during the
luncheon. The January meeting of
the Society will bo. hold at the home
of Mrs. J. Cann,
Legislative Commit tec
The Legislative Committee report
ed as follows: Re
County we do not approve of amend
ing the Mothers’ Allowance Act to
give the allowance to a mother of
one child. Re bylaw No. 415 of Ste
phen Township we hereby approve
of this bylaw. Re bylaw No. 10 of
the Township of Ashfield we hereby
approve of this ibylaw. Resolution
from the mayor of Guelph in con
nection with the provincial highway
•and suburban county roads, we rec
ommend that this be dealt With in
open council. Carried.
Adlvisory Committee
The Huron County Advisory Agri
cultural Council presented the fol
lowing recommendations passed On
by the Advisory Agricultural at a
meeting held in the agricultural of
fice, Clinton, on Friday afternoon,
November 14th:
1. In view of the fact that the On
tario Department of Agriculture pro
vides a bonus of 20 per cent, for the
purchase of each pure bred bull, pro
viding that a Live Stock Improve
ment Association has been formed. and the county declared a “Better j should be getting rich,
If waste makes prosperity, as Mr.
Ford _ Says, broadcasting stations
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