The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1940-01-25, Page 6THVRSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1910 THE EXETER TIMES.ADVOCATE
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iWhether the war will interfere
with the Government paying com-
jjensation foi’ cattle remains a ques
tion, but he advised a motion be
brought in asking that the work of
testing be carried on with all pos
sible speed.
‘ Mr. shearer urged that a delega
tion be sent to the Plowmen's As
sociation meeting and endeavor to
press the claims of Huron county
for the International Plowing match
in 1942.
Praises Engineer
‘Mr. Fellows, district engineer of
the Department of Highways, ex
plained the new system of purchase ’
of equipment for county needs and
hbw the subsidy would be applied.
Tfe paid a glowing tribute to the
w.ork of Mr. Patterson as engineer.
•Reeve Bowman introduced the
cost involved in printing the finan
cial statement in detail. Pages were
taken up by the good roads and
county home accounts at a cost of
approximately $100. He could not
see the sense of the expenditure.
i Reeve McNall claimed municipal
councillors are interested and make
tile accounts subjects of election
speeches.
• Council was divided in opinion,
Some favored a summarization of
items; others that the statement be
lqft as it is and finally Reeve Bow
man asked that the discussion be
closed.
: New bookcases and four lockers
Were authorized to be purchased for
the law library as requested by Hur-
oit Law Association.
: The recommendation
perty committee that
caretaker be secured at
office at a salary not to
W:as not concurred with.
: This clause in the report launch
ed another discussion. Reeve Mc
Nall declared he was satisfied with
the present caretaker, George James
who is janitor at the Court House.
Reeve Watson; "The Registry of
fice is the only county building from
which revenue is derived, and it is
increasing regularity.” He thought
Mr. James had sufficient, to do if
he looked after the Court House.
Finally, no action was. taken.
Council concurred in the resolu
tion of the County of Grey that the
premium on grade A hogs be $2.0>0
per-hog because of.the greater cost
of producing them.
Concurrence was given to resolu
tions from the County of Hastings
regarding a 50 per cent, subsidy on
all {monies expended on government
approved streets be paid to villages:
also to one from Northumberland
arid Durham on the cutting and sale
of Christmas trees.
of the pro-
a separate
the registry
exceed $300
Will Contest Appeal
The report of the County Home
Committee was carried authorizing
that the county defend any action
in the Court of Appeal to break
the will by which an inmate left his
estate to the county.
The following tenders were accept
ed. Blyth Standard, for printing;
supplies for the gaol; bread, E. U.
Cleveland; groceries, J. C. Cutt;
m|at, D. O’Brien. The Libraries in
tlj County will receive grants of
Council concurred with the reso-
lu ion from the County of North
in' 'berland, deploring the increased
co st of school note books.
leeve Raymond’ Redmond was
ai minted the delegate to the 0. E.
A,
J.
at Toronto. '
51erk J. M. Roberts advised that
W. McGibbon, had expressed the
op tnion that the Equalization of the
A$ pessment will stand* for five years
ar I at the end of that time, may be
ex ended for another five years.
T1 ere would be no. change because
the appeals.
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of
Varden 'Feagen and J. W. Gamble,
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airmans of the Agricultural Com-
ttee, were appointed delegates to
th i annual convention of the Plow-
n’s Association.
H. Edwards, Superintendent of
th s Children’s Aid1 Society reported
At the end of December, 1939,
th :re were 52 children under the
Sc riety's care. Thirty-nine of
th jse are wards of Huron County,
ni ie are other Societies’ wards, and
fo (r are non-wards. There were
1- 8 visits and 23 office interviews.
D ring the year, 22 children were admitted to the Society’s care, but
sopie of these were only under tem
porary supervision due to the illness
of parents or other, bomb conditions
which latei’ improved. There were
six new placements of children, that
is for the Shelter to a foster home.
The following motions were car
ried: Scott-Grain; That the petition
of fhe County of Huron requesting
the statutory grants on’ the County
road expenditure during the year
1939 be forwarded to the Depart
ment of Highway and that the war
den and clerk be authorized to sign
same,—Carried.
Grain-Armstrong: That the Coun
cil protest to the Minister of High
ways against the reduction of sub
sidy allowed for Craw Tractor,
snow plow and roadgrader purchase
and request that fhe matter be re
considered as no criticism can be
made of the purchases or the manner
hi whiNi they were made, and that
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this protest be carried to the Minis-1 H. Scott, during a discussion launch-
ter by the County Road Commission ’ ed by Reeve Watson, of-Stanley who
if necessary.—Carried.
Dorrance-Passmore: That we, the
members of Huron County Council
request that the work of testing
cattle for restricted area be carried
on with all possible speed and that
a copy of this motion be sent to
the Federal Department of Agricul
ture. Carried.
Whitmore - Passmore: That the
Clerk be instructed to transmit to
the clerks of each municipality in
the county a copy of the judgment
of the Court of Appeal against the
County Equalization by-law.—-Car
ried.
FRIDAY’S SESSION
set-
ses-
by
Reforestation was given a
back Friday at the concluding
sion of Huron County Council.
A motion was brought in
Reeves F. Duncan of Morris and S.
H. Whitmore of Tuckersmith, to ap
propriate $2,000 in the estimates
for the purpose of reforestation to
be used at the discretion of the
Agricultural Committee was lost on
a recorded vote of 10 to 5.
Warden Feagan, an advocate of
reforestation at all recent sessions,
expressed his keen disappointment
in the shelving of the problem.
Reeve McNall was in favor of
leaving it in abeyance because of
the war. He said there was no bet
ter system than that the farmers do
it themselves.
Reeve Brown stated the shortage
of water this year had been great
and the condition is getting worse.
He would be sorry to see it tabled.
"Hospitalization of indigents is
certainly a headache for urban
municipalities,” declared Reeve J.
read a list of the amounts paid by
the county for each municipality,
which does not include the share
paid by the municipality. Mr. Wat
son urged that reeves "tighten up,”
some municipalities, he said, are be
ing penalized to pay the large
amounts in urban centres such as
Goderich and Seaforth. The act pro
vides that the municipalities pay
one-hall' and the county one-half for
the first ninety days.
The list submitted by Mr. Watson
was as follows; Ashfield, $169.35;
Colborne, $194.25; Goderich Town
ship, $49.00; Grey, $23'8; Hay, $63;
Howick, $8'14.30; Hullett, $2'16;
McKillop, $158.65; Morris, $91;
Stanley, $189; iStephen, $422.65;
Tuckersmith, $103.25; Turnberry,
$168; Usborne, $225.50; East Wa-
wanosh, $24.50; West Wawanosh,
$S'2.25; Clinton, $210.25; Wingham
$191.05; Brussels, $122.50; Blyth,
$33.25; Hensall. $218.75; Exeter,
$276.50; Seaforth, $1224.20; Go
derich, $1,343.75.
ceive a grant of $150; Ontario Con
servation and Reforestation Asso
ciation, $25; Huron plowmen’s As
sociation, $80 each; each Spring
Fair, $80 each; Hensall Seed Fair
$35; Agricultural Representative’s
office, $500; Junior Extension $300
each School Fair, $15; Central Agri
cultural Council, $50; $25 to each
library in the county and $15 to the
Lucknow library.
Council concurred with the rec-
ammendations of the executive com
mittee that no grants be given to
the Huron County Ratepayers’ As
sociation, nor the Women’s Junior
Institutes. The cause of the latter
was championed by Reeves Grain,
Gamble and Whitmore, who told of
the fine work done by the women
of these organizations, many of
whom are undertaking Red Cross
work.
By-laws confirming the business
of the session were passed and au
thorized the borrowing of $100',00)0
for current expenses; $16 5,0:0'0
provincial highways; $180,000
county roads.
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Motions Vote Against Transfer
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Rub chest, throat and back thor
oughly with Vicks VapoRub at
bedtime. Right away, VapoRub
goes to work... two ways at once,
VapoRub acts on the skin like
a warming stimulating poultice.
At the same time it gives off medi
cinal vapours that are breathed
direct into irritated air passages,
This direct, double action contin
ues for hours after restful sleep
comes. Often by morning most
of the misery is gone.
Why risk increased discom-
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opinion, highway work should not
be neglected during wartime so long
as unemployment exists and prices
remain reasonable, and I consider
this to be a sensible attitude.
It will probably, be found advis
able this year to purchase a tandem
driven motor grader, and to turn in
some old trucks on the purchase of
new ones. It is possible, too, that
other equipment will be needed and
the equipment shed recommended
last year should be built.”
the thickness of the atmosphere.
There the eye of everage keenness is
able to distinguish between 1,500
and 2,000 stars at one time on a
clear night.
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Bowman-Scott—That the Prop
erty Committee look after the in
side caretaking of the registry'office
and report in June. Carried.
Alex McDonald-Leiper—That the
Good Roads Committee consider the
straightening of Lochalsh - Kintail
county road at the’corner of the
12th concession of Ashfield—Good
Roads.
Watson-Armstrong — That the
County Roads Commission be re
quested to examine the road from
Zurich north to the townline, Hay
and Stanley, and report in June on
the advisability of designating this
road as a county road—Good Roads.
Gamble-Weir — That the Road
’Commission consider the assumption
of the road from Gorrie north three
and three-quarters miles to meet the
county road running east and west
and report in June—Good Roads.
No action was taken on the re
quest of Monteith and Monteith for
revision of their annual fee owing
to the increased work in the treas
urer’s office,
A resolution of sympathy was ex
tended to the family of the late
J. J. Moser,
cillor, whose
last.
The vote on the question of wheth
er or not to transfer County Traffic
Officer Norman Lever from the
Roads Commission to the supervis
ion of the Police Committee and set
his salary at the same level as other
county constables was as follows:
For the transfer; Bowman, Brown,
Hetherington, McCann, Rathwell,
Ratz, Redmond, Trewartha, Turn
er, Watson and Wilson—11.
Against— Armstrong, Dorrance,
Duncan, Feagan, F'rayne, Gamble,
Grain, Keys, Leiper, McDonald, Mc
Nall, Passmore, Scott. Shaddick,
Tuckey, Webster, Weir, Whitmore
—18.
R. Patterson, county engineer sub
mitted the following summary
expenditures during 1989;
construction,
construction,
, Hospital
a former county coun-
deatli occurred Friday
Grants $700 Each
the four hospitals in
the
g
Grants to
the county were set at $700',
same as last year at Friday mornin,
session.
The Salvation Army was given a
grant of $250 for its rescue work
and an extra $150 to assist in carry
ing on its war activities. The Cana
dian Institute for the Blind will re-
of
Road
$3 6,'8i39.93; bridge
$4,6'97.15; mainten
ance, $82,139.74; new machinery,
$ 15,'365.3i2; machinery repairs, $9,-
600.63; superintendence, $4,600.18,
total $153,242.65.
A reduction was noted in the re
port in dragging costs: Ten miles
of bituminous surfaces were laid and
those previously done were giving
reasonable service. Eight concrete
bridges were erected or extended.
"The new snow plows put in oper
ation this year on small trucks
giving better ‘results than was
pected,” the engineer reported,
to date the work done by them
kept the road in good condition. The
heaviest plowing conditions have not
■been met at yet on many roads, but
enough has been done to indicate
that such small fast plows are of
invaluable assistance, and the cost
of operation is much less than that1
are
ex-
and
has
of operating heavier, costlier units.
Having the new crawler tractor plow
to assist with the heavier work, we
appear to have a combination that
will give service at a reasonable
cost. If our snow removal expendi
tures will be about $6,0 00 per year
greater to keep the roads open for
motor traffic over that which we
once spent to provide snow roads
for horsedrawn vehicles this would
amount to a cast of about 2 6c on an
average 10 0 acres of land, and I
cannot imagine any expenditure
that’will give greater improvement
to living conditions in fhe country at
such a small cost. Townships in
some other parts of the province are
keeping roads open and I anticipate
that concession roads, at least in this
county will ’be kept clear before
many years have passed.”
"In 19'3'9 we fell behind the pro
posed schedule of road improvement
and the completion of our bitumin
ous surfaced roads will, according
ly/ be pushed further into the fu
ture,” he explained. "However, pro
gress has been made and future
work will probably follow along the
proposed lines.”
In 1940 it is expected that much
grading work will be found expedi
ent, that some bridge and cluvert
work should be done and that an
extension of our hard surfaces
should be made, but it will be im
possible to keep up the proposed
schedule with the same expenditure
as provided last year. The Minister
of Highways has stated that, in his
Wallace H. Weir, a former resi
dent of McGillivray Township, died
in Saginaw, Mich., General Hospital
from a complication of ailments.
Mr. Weir, the eldest son of the
late William and Eliza Weir, of
Brinsley, had lived in Michigan for
a number of years. t He was prede
ceased by his wife who was Miss.
Nina Duff, of Ailsa Craig, three
years ago, and one brother, Chester
of Detroit, about four months ago,
Surviving are one daughter, Mrs,
Edward Raymond, of Saginaw, Mich
and one brother James, of Marlette,
Mich., also four sister, Mrs, Richard
Sylvester, o.f Thedford; Mrs. John
Tharr and Mrs. Frank Grigg, Lon
don and Mrs. Thomas Lee, of Ailsa
Craig.
The funeral was held from his
residence, Freeland, Mich., to
Freeland cemetery.
late
the
ladyLittle Algernon (to the old
who has just arrived, and whom he
has never seen before): "So you’re
my grandmother, are you?”
Lady: "Yes,
Algernon:
wrong side;
now.”
are you?” Old
on your father’s side.”
"Well, you’re on the
I’ll tell you that right
How old was Christopher
when he discovered
Columbus was 57 when
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Query: How tall arc the icebergs
encountered by passenger vessels in
the North Atlantic?
Reply: While some bergs report
ed has been as much as 500 feet
high, they are usually less than
One Hundred and Fifty feet tall,
or above the sea-level — four-fifths
of the iceberg is submerged.
Query: About how much does it
cost a political party per votes cast?
Reply: On the basis of money spent
by campaign committees, iii the last
Presidential election, Republican
votes cost appriximately, 45c each;
Democratic cotes, 123c and 'Com
munity Party votes, $’2.02.
Query: At what degree of heat
Will a diamond melt?
Reply: A diamond will melt at
73,500' degrees centigrade.
Query:
Columbus
America?
Reply:
he set sail from Spain, August 3,
1492. He landed in San Salvador
October 12, 1492, or 448 years ago.
Query: What is the elevation of
the highest point in Florida?
Reply: Iron Mountain — it has an
elevation of 325 feet above sea level.
Query: What is the Jewish Pop
ulation of the U. S. A. - of the
world?
Reply; According to a survey
made by the Jewish .Scientific In
stitute, there are 16,240,000 Jew
ish people in the world. Of this
number, 4,450,5'00 live in the Unit
ed States. According to the census
taken by the Christian Herald, 19J3 5,
there are 4,081,242 members of the
Jewish congregations in the U.S.A.
Query: On a clear night, how
many stars are visible to the naked
eye? x
Reply: Actually, there
five and six thousand
heavens visible to the
Of this number only half are above
the horizon at one time, and about
one-half of these are so near the
I horizon that they are obscured by
o—o—o
Compliments or congratulations
are always kindly taken, and cost
one nothing but pen, ink and paper,
I consider there is 'drafts upon good
breeding, where the exchange is al
ways greatly in favor of the drawer.
—‘Chesterfield.
are between
stars in the
human eye.
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when the affected part is exposed to’
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unbearable, and relief is gladly
welcomed.
To get rid of eczema it is neces
sary to have the blood cleansed by
the use of a thoroughly reliable
blood medicine such as Burdock
Blood Bitters which during the past
00 years has met with great success
in relieving such diseases by its blood
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