The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1942-01-29, Page 7Page 7
County Council
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loosed before the war has been
duced by one-’half since
started, and with labor
scarce, it probably will
as far as possible this
other county council has
i re-
Hie wav
becoming
be pared
yeai‘««-No
.......... a better:
record for promoting the war effort
than that of Huron, aud the accus
ations in the letter’ are most unwar
ranted and unjust, and if it were
not that some people might be mis
led, they would not be worthy of
attention.
"‘The writer stated that the coun
cil of which he is a member has
carried on only .maintenance work
since the war started. I have seen
considerable new road grading be
ing done on Howick roads since,
that time.”
The council met in—committees
during the morning, as the court
1’oom was required for the sitting of
the magistrate’s court.
County Rate is Increased by One
Quarter Mill
Huron county council, at the con
cluding session on Friday, confirm
ed a 4-inill rate, an increase of one-
quarter mill, to assist in the pur
chase of $30,0-00 war bonds, as giv
en in the treasurer’s, estimates; and
turned down a recommendation of
the finance committee that a quar
ter-mill reduction be made on road
expenditure.
The road commission was urged
to enforce rigid economy to accu
mulate sufficient money to take,
care of- rebates to towns and vil
lages,
Prizes in Certificates
Reeve R. J. Bowman announced
that he was authorized, to state
that all prizes at the International
Plowing Match would be paid in
War Savings Certificates. ,
Salaries Raised
The salary Of the county engin-.
eer,' R. Patterson, was increased to
$3,600, the amount he received in
1930; and Mrs. J. Jacobs, matron
of the County Home, was given an
, increase •<
I have seen.
of $100 a year, and her
son, E. Jacobs, assistant, Of $50 a
y;ear.
Grants Made
The following grants were made:
Navy League, $2,000; Hospital for
Sick Children, $25; War Memorial
Hospital, $25; Chinese War Relief
Fund, $500; Institute for the Blind.
$150; Ontario Good Roads Associa
tion, $15; Ontario Education Asso
ciation, $10; Fall Fairs, $100 each;
Fall Fairs (Clifford, Lucknow,
Kirkton) $40 each;‘ Spring Fair's,
each $80; School Fairs, each, $15;
Hensall Seed Show, $35; Libraries,
$25; Library, Lucknow, $75; flow
er beds, $25; hospitals, $10’0 each
Huron IPlowmen’s Associations,
North and South, $80 each; Salva
tion Army, $300; Red Shield,. $2,-
000; -Ontario Agricultural Council,
$50; Ontario Reforestation and
• Conservation, $25; agricultural rep
resentative, $50 0; junior extension
work, $300; East, North, South
Women’s Institutes, $25 each; Blue
Water Highway Association, $200;
International Plowing Match, $3,-
500; Huron Library Association,
$20-0.Consideration of grants to the
War Services and Canadian Red,
Cross Society were laid over to the
June Session.
On the recommendation of the
executive committee, county con
stables will receive an increase of
$15 per month for. car mainten-
ance.
,The contract for the county print
ing was awarded, to’ the Exeter
Times-Advocate, and the tenders
for jail supplies of E. U; Cleveland,
for bread -and D. O’Brien, for meat,
were accepted.
‘ Favor Levy for Federation
A motion asking that Huron
County council petition the provin
cial legislature to ‘pass’ legislation
to 'permit a levy of one cent an
acre to finance the Federation of
Agriculture Was endorsed; but a
rider was added, that -any ratepayer
by communicating with the muni
cipal clerk, could be relieved of
this 'assessment.
Demand Hospital
Reece G. Fraynd,
cussion of grants
several months owing to the rise ip
the cost of living. Reeve R» E«
Turner, Goderich, remarked there
was no money in the hospitalization
of indigent patients.
All hospitals next year must sub
mit a chartered accountant’s audit
in order to receive a grant from
the county council, it was ruled.
Another motion was passed ask
ing the roads commission to
sider taking1 over the road
port Albert to Dungannon
county road.
Borer Inspectoi-s Named
P. L. MeNaughton, of Hensall,
and R. Reid, of Ashfield, were ap
pointed corn borer inspectors for
South and North Huron respect
ively, at 60 cents an hour.
Roland Grain, reeve of Turn
berry, was appointed a -delegate to
the Ontario Federation of Agricul
ture, and J. H. Scott to the On
tario Education Association,
County Clerk Norman Miller was
appointed representative on the
senate of the University, of Western
Ontario.
.Concur in Resolution
Concurrence was * given, recom
mended by the legislative commit
tee, to the following resolutions:
From Peel county, asking that
the H.E.'P.C, be empowered to sup
ply power to all «farmers who have
installed equipment; also to all
other 'farmers who have properties
adjacent to. roads on which there
are rural transmission lines.
From the county of Peterbor
ough, that drafting of necessary
farm help be stopped; that food
stuffs be placed on a higher price.
From Kent county, that county
councils be given control of the ap
pointment and dismissal pf the.
jailer and all other ja.il officials, in
stead of the sheriff, as at present.
The property committee was
given p'ower to purchase a radiator
for the fkult ,in the registrar’s of
fice, and to purchase a fable desk
for Sheriff Hill’s office. Qn the
recommendation of the . committee
the courtroom will not be painted
at present.
Report on Rpads in June
' The road commission’s recom
mendation regarding a resolution
from Howick’ township, that road
construction be restricted during
the present year, was that the, com-
< mission report in June on road re
quirements after having studied
them. This was carried.
Council concurred..in the follow
ing resolution as recommended by
the agricultural committee. From
York County, that the Wartime
Prices and Trade Board keep the
ceiling on agricultural prices in
line witli other industries. ” ‘
Deciding that the voluntary can
vass should be continued for the
War Services -drive, as otherwise
property owners would carry* all (
the load,” the council turned down
a resolution of Howick township
asking the county to strike a mill
rate to cover it, on the recommen
dation of the warden’s committee.
The. equalization committee re
commended a revision of the equal
ization so that all municipalities in
the county assume their share,, ac
cording to their, equalized ‘assess
ment, of the total assessment to
the townships of Hay qnd Stephen.
The following representatives
were appointed to high schoo‘1 and
< collegiate boards: , J. F. Daly to
Seaforth, for one year; C. E. As
quith, to Goderich; A. M. Knight,
William Perdue, W. (A. Lobb, to
Clinton; A. C. McWilliams, to
Wingham. 4 ■
After the necessary by-laws were
read, authorizing the- borrowing of
$130,000 and the appointments,
etc., the warden and several coun-
cilors made brief speeches and the
session, was closed with the singing
of the National Anthem.
THE EX£T£R TIME^APVPmE
Bossy appreciated that run in tlxe fam yard those fine
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con
front
as a
What a great town this would be if we’d banish ice away beyond
the northern sea.
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29th, W
There w-a§ some- tall scampering out
long as the fine days lasted,
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there at the airport as
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Just when young Exeter
to the real fun of skating, the
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and his friends ^were getting down
weatherman up and sent that thaw,
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They tell us that we'll be required
the point of absolute necessities. Some
else.
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We heard Johnny saying when the
own way, “Dad, I think sap’s runnin’,
school?”
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Considerate mothers and teachers
to- pare our purchases to
of us never did anything
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fine days had it all their
Can't I stay home (from
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are to be commended for
their sparing use of the back of the family .^hairbrush during
the icy period.
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We’re not quite through with that price-fixing situation. There
are still *a number of holes in a forty-foot ladder, Man never yet
provided, a statute that someone did not find a way to break
through. Some people never see an inch before their noses.
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We .are aware of the dangers connected with drawing conclu
sions. However, after a careful study of Premier Hepburn’s speech
in St- Thomas, we are driven to believe that he is 1101 satisfied with
the action taken by the Dominion parliament on the matter of the
referendum regarding Canada’s sending her sons to take part in
the world war, no matter where their services may be required.
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TELLING THEM
Our big brother, L. H. Dingman, of the St. Thomas Times-
Journal, St. Thomas, Ontario, sent telegrams to Winston Churchill
and to President Roosevelt, informing them that the proposal of
the- Dominion Government to deal with the selective conscription
situation in this country by the plebiscite method does not represent
the mind of Canadians generally.
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. KEEPING COOL
Ontario is. in favor of selective conscription’ forthwith. She
also is in favor of having her soldier sons fight wherever their
services are most required. She is angry because, she is utterly ham
strung in her efforts to put her good intentions into effect.' Already
the soapy voice of the politician ig urging her to keep cool. But.
Ontario is anything but “cool”. She is fighting mad.
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HUMANERELATIVELY
A high authority on sweetness and light tells the world that
an engaged young Hindoo takes her victim out into a jungle before
the marriage ceremony and applies a hot iron to his back. , If the
choice, young man lets out a yell 'the engagement is off for good and
all. ’.
Um-m- Better this humane, procedure than the application „of
' ' Cbld' feet after’*the ceremony. - •
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UNPARDONABLE
The Canadian government’s allowing a large proportion of her
soldier sons to go to Hong Kong inadequately trained is simply
unpardonable. ’ No words that human tongue can combine are
sufficient to explain away this ugly fact. Canadian blood has
been shed through unpardonable blundering. Why raw men should
have been sent into battle against the best trained soldiers in the
world passes all explanation. The parties responsible should resign
office forthwith. "
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GETTING A BIT TIRED . z
The heads of -the local patriotic organizations are becoming
discouraged by the small attendance at their annual meetings. They
tell us that they do all that in them lies to keep the work of the
organization before the members and the whole community. In
face of this the attendance at the meetings where the best judgment
of everyone is sought is pitifully small. Why should not every citi
zen put all that he has into a job -so essential? “If,” the officers
are saying, “the people, lack confidence in us, we’ll gladly get out
and serve in some other way. We look upon absence from our
regular meetings as an expression of want of interest in the work
or want of confidence in us.” p
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TRAIN THEM TO BE
Britain and the United States and
HARDY
Statements
during a dis-
to hospitals,
stated he was opposed to any being
paid, as he felt the institutions
should be self-supporting.
Reeve Watson insisted that hos
pitals Should Submit reports. He
knew Of one which had $9,000 in
bonds. Reeve Falconer, of Clin
ton, admitted the institution there
had that amount in' legacies, but the
•hospital had been losing money for
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A Help to Those Who
Are Past Middle Age
■When men and Women get past middle age their
energy and activity, in many instances, begin to de
cline, and their general vitality b on the wane.
Little ailments and Sicknesses seem harder to
shake off than formerly, and, here and there, evidences
of a breakdown begin to appear.
NoW is the time those wishing to help maintain their health and vigour
should take a course of Milburn's Health and Nerve Pills. 4
They help tone Up and invigorate the patient by their tonic action on
the system. • , , , . .
Price 50 c a box, 65 pills, at all drug counters.
Look for our tirade marie a “Red Heart”' oh the package.
The T. Milburn Odt, Limited, Toronto. Ont.
looking for a
or four years,
take an active
_ . Such- -a par-
Only the hardy in mind
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necessity for our beginning training early for service so searching
and so vital to all that is good.
Where, outside the camp, it is asked, can such training be
had? The answer is that no better training .school for any phase
of life can be found than the well-ordered Rome with its various du-J
ties and responsibilities. The youngster who is taught in the
home to be smart and efficient, is ready for nearly anything else.
Along with the home as. its handmaids, go the day school and the
Sunday School, in all three places, the home, tile school and the
Sunday School, the discipline must be of top quality as it very often
is. The farm with its chores and its Saturdays of hard work has all
the advantages in this regard,
be spent in the open. Real i
body ;
Canada are
long war, for a war that will last for at least three
Mere youth of to-day will, very likely, be required to
part in that war, either -on land, on the sea or in the air.
ticipation is not the work of weaklings.
and body and soul may survive an ordeal so exacting.
be spent in the open,
the open are good for
soldiering.
. In any case, time, lots of it, must
responsibilities gone through with in
and mind. Only there must be no
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WHICH WAY, CANADA?
Must Canada betake herself to the Wilderness? German U-boats
are in the St. Lawrence. Should she so desire, Germany may bomb
any city in Canada. The Japanese are practically masters of the
Pacific. The Argentines refuse to go all fours with the allies. Our
Atlantic shipping is seriously threatened. The Canadian govern
ment refuses to take up its rightful share of the white man’s bur
den. Meetings called for promoting war services are honored by
an attendance of little mor(e than a corporal’s guard. We are a
party-ridden country. Whole all should be for the country, the
powers that be are for the party. Our house is divided against
itself and a house divided against itself cannot stand. Our best
Statesmen tell us that We are abundantly able to go forward to
freedom. Our leading statesmen tell us to stay on the side of the
wilderness rather than to seize the - possession promised us by our
fathes.
Very well. We'•have chosen the wilderness, To the wilder
ness then we must go. The nation that kills its prophets cannot
but take the way of the serpent and the sand and the homeless
wind and the unharvested desert, Which way Canada?
“once to every man and nation comes the moment to decide,
In the strife of truth with falsehood, for the good or evil side:
Some great cause, God's new Messiah, offering each the bloom or
'blight
•Parts the goats uppn the left hand, and the sheep upon the right,
And the choice goes by forever ’twixt that darkness and that light,
Hast thou chosen, O my people, on whose party, thou shalt stand,
E'er tlie Doom from its worn sandals.
land?’’
i, shape stlie dust against our
IMPLEMENTS, REPAIRS
: LIMITED THIS, TjfcAR
■“Check Vp and Ordei’ Now,*’ Urges
Ontario Department of AgricnH
tnjre, i
The Administrator of Farm andi
Road , Machinery has announced ’
that on the basis of 1940 sales man-)
ufacturers of farm equipment are
limited in production ranging from
a decrease of 50 per cent on cer-i
tain types of less essential imple-i
ments to an increase of 200 per cent
in the case -of milking machines and"
cream separators. The production
of attachments and repair parts is
limited to 104. per cent of 194-0
This means that 1942 pro-
IS YEARS AGO
Mr. Wm» Lockwood hag gold his,
bakery business in Hxeter to Mr. W.
E. Middleton, of Brantford.
In a contest held by the Profes-’
sional Engineers, of the Province of
Ontario, Miss M. E. Ross, of the
Exeter High School $taff, won sec
ond prize.
Rev. Walter Jones was inducted
as rector of the Trivitt Memorial
church on Monday evening last.
At the inaugural meeting of the
Huron County Council, E. F. Klopp,
reeve of Hay township, was elected
warden for the coming year.
Reeves W. D. Sanders, of Exe
ter, Jas. Ballantyne, of Usborne,' sales.
John Hayes and Deputy Reeve R » duction will be slightly less than
Goetz, of Stephen, are this week
attending county council at Goder
ich,
■W
25 YEARS5 AGO
Reeve Beavers, of Exeter,
Brock, of Usbqrne, Reeve Elliott
and Deputy Reeve Yearley, of Ste
phen, are attending county coun
cil in Goderich.
Fire broke out on Thursday at
the home of Mr. I. Armstrong, on
Huron Street, while trying to thaw
out some frozen water pipes,
fire was enxtinguished before
harm was done.
Miss Ruby Treble, who has
at her home here nursing a broken
arm for the past six weeks, return
ed Saturday morning to resume
position as stenographer with
T. Eaton Co., in Torontqf
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Reeve
The
any
been
her
the
f 50 YEARS AGO
The Bobier Produce Co.,which
has been carrying on business on
the West side of Main St., is now'
occupying the large, brick building
north of the town hall, the old
building not being large enough.
Mr. Wm. Snell has purchased
the property south of Mr.
Perkins’ and intends erecting
brick residence thereon.
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Chas,
a fine
“The community clearing
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Rhone 246
Canada Packers^ Exeter; Alvin
W. Kerslake, Hensall; or N- M»
Wiley., (^Operative
Ailsa Craig
THAMES ROAD
All the young people are invited
to the Y.P.U. -op Friday night,
Mrs. J. Harding spent the week
end with her daughter, Mrs, Ford.
Mr. Percy Passmore attended
meeting of the county
the record sales of 1941. j
Although supplies are limited, im
plement manufacturers and deal
ers are hopeful that all orders for
spare parts
they know
mauds are
urges that
without delay look ovei’ his equip
ment, tractor, binder and outfit, even to the hay fork and) their homes,
rope and wire for patching fences Misses Roberta Duncan and Lois
and inform his dealer of his re-. E’ord sang a duet at the Sunday
quirements. This is a matter of.
supreme importance. Maximum'
farm production is required. Prompt
delivery of repair parts cannot be
guaranteed after spring work starts.
Costly breakdowns and long delays
and loss of time, of men and equip
ment can largely be avoided by a
careful overhaul of farm equip
ment during the winter months,
The Department of Agriculture
is also urging that farmers swing
in behind the Voluntary Agripul
being form-
These com-
survey, the
enable each
through planning and
to secure the maxi-
avaiable labour and
the community.
can be filled, providing (
in time what the de-.
likely tp be. The On-
every farmer ishould, ) week.
’ • ’ • • .i Mumps have broken
council
out in
the
last
this
spray I district and a few are confined to
tural War Committees
ed in every county,
mittees are making a
results of which will
neighborhood
organization,
mum use of
equipment in
Great Britain needs more food
from Canada. Supplies fpr domes
tic consumption in Canada are
short. The maximum in produc
tion can only be reached my mak
ing the best possible use of what
we have in every county, township,
community and upon every farm.
morning service.
The Mission Circle met at the
home of Mlssj Alice Rassmore on
Saturday, A ten-cent t&a was
served.
Mr. Elmer Rutter, of Rosebank,
Man., now of the training school
in St. 'Thomas and cousin of Mr.
and Mrs. Chas, Miller, was theii’
guest over Sunday,
The annual meeting of • the Sun
day School of Thames Road Unit
ed church was held last Friday
night, all teachers ,and officers be
ing present. The new officers elect
ed for 1942 were: Superintendent,
Archie Morgan; treasurer, Melvin
Gardiner.
The following is the Thames
Road Red Cross report .for 19.41:
135 pairs army socks, 11 pairs sea-
men’s boots, 6 pairs seamen’s socks,
6 scarves, 16 pairs mitts and gloves,
19 sweaters, 14 aero caps and hel
mets, 3 alternative caps, 16 hospi
tal supplies, 18 towels, 25 wash
cloths, 98 articles of refugee cloth
ing, 74 quilts, 2 cot quilts, 1 pair
woollen blankets.
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