The Exeter Advocate, 1923-12-27, Page 4w
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THURSDAY, DEC. 27th, 19Z3
EXETe,R COUNCIL
Continued from Page 1.
School or schools within such muni-
cipality or section such excess shall
becredited to and paid over to the
]3ogrd on whose account it has been
collected."
And to say that unless the . Board
has your assurance by Wednesday
next, the 19th inst., that these mat-
ters will be amicably and satisfactor-
ily adjusted, steps will be taken to
protect the interests of the Board.
You are reminded that this letter
is the culmination of a series of ill-
terviews and correspondence over a°
long period in an effort by the Board
to avoid litigation and if trouble en -
Sues the responsibility therefore must•
rest on the members of the Council,
Yours Truly,
Kate lercFaul,
Sec'y Board Of Education.
A report as made by the Reeve
Auditor and Clerk was read show-
ing ea detail the tax levied and the
amount paid far school purposes for
the • years 1916 to 1923,, inclusive„:as•
fo1[aws,-,
1916 -.Total assessment $71,3.870;
school rate 5 mills, total collected $3 -'
569,35; amount peed school hoard,
$4000.00, debenture for school $674.24'
1917 -Total assessment $728.253 ;
school rate 7 mills, collected $5097.77;
amount paid board $4500; school deb-
entures 674.24, 'school tax refunded 2.80
1918 •- Tota'! assessment $729,790;
school irate 7 mulls, total collected,
85108.53; amount paid board .$5000;
school debentures 8674.24.
1919 - Testae assessment $740,920;
school rate 10 meals, total eolaec;ted
87409,20; amount paid board;" $7000.00
school debentures ;674.24; rebate on
school taxes 816.25,
1920 -- Total . eseessmene $775,275;
school rate13 mils, total collected. ,
$10078.57; ,arnaune •pawl, Board $10,000 ; '
school debenture $6,74.24.
1921 - Tots, assessment $781,750;
'school wale 17. rotx. 'total • colljeeted
'
$13,28975; amount •eed bcetrd $12500
school debenture $674.24. - '
1922 -• Total assessment $789,265;
school rate 16 mals;; total collected
$12628.24; amount Bald board $.11500;
school debenture $674,24.
1923 -- Totail assessment $799,275;
school rate 14 mills, total collected
$11189.85; amount ped to board $10000
school debenture $674.24.
• Total taxes collected, for above 8
years 868371,26. ,
Total ,payme;n'ts fo rschool purposes
four above 8 years $69912,97.
Showing the anrournit paid out for the
school purposes for this period . was
$1541.71, mage thanwas collected ;;sn
taxes
Motion. pee Eiierington and Francis,
that the letter from this school board
avid the dctafeed statement be pub-•
lisped iai fele in the local papers and
a copy of this resolution and state-
ment ba forwarded to the secretary
of the school board. --Carried.
School Report
EXET.b,R PUBLIC SCHOOL
ROOM V
The following is the standing of
room V, the results are the averages
of the three months preceeding.
Sr, IV—Muriel Howald, 76; Stella
Northcott, 73; Vera Mooney, 72; Lil-
lian Baker, 72s, Doris Salter, 68; Ir-
win Ford,. 68, Harry Jennings, 67;
Catherine Woods, "67;• Greta Bloom -
•'field, 65; Lyle Dinney, 64; Annie
Simmons, 63; Alda McDonald, 62;
Sidney West, 62; •Vera McDonald, 62
Edith Walter, 62; Wenetta Nelson,
60; Harold Skinner 59; Clifford Hut-
chinson, 51.
.h .Jr, IV—Grace Chambers, 68; Roy
Batten, 65; Jennie Passmore, 64;
:Tem Kay, 64; Irene Bierling,,64;
Baden Powell, 62; Alvin Passmore,.
62; Kathleen Reid, 62; Wilma Kay,
60; Madeline Dearing, 59; Gorgena
Nelson, 59 Willie Sanders, 59; Stan-
ley Walters, 58; Hilton Laing, 57;
Myrtle Beavers, 53; Jim Taylor, 38.
G, S. Howard, Principal.
THE SCHOOL BOARD'S ANSWER TO THE COUNCIL'S STATEMENT,
Continued from Page One
But the ones who have the special Council. to pay taxes supposed to be
grievance are the owners of farm for schools bu;t which have been di -
lands who are being forced by ,th.e verted elsewhere
COLLECTED 13L COUNCIL ene PIAt1 OUT BY COUNCIL
•
IN 1016
School Taxes $ 3569.35
Debenture taxes and re-
paid Debenture Ioans 8788)70 •
IN 1916
School Board
-?Debenture account
Total 123.58:05
Balance collected by 'Cot:Mein and not accounted for
Total
1917 • 1917
School taxes 5097.7'7, School Board
Debenture taxes and repaid ;
Debenture loans 8130.03. - " Debenture account
Total
Balance
13207•.80
collected by Council and
1918
School taxes 510.8.53
Debenture taxes and repaid
Debenture loans 9987.'16
not accounted for
Total
School Board
;Debenture account
191$
Total 15095.69'n
Balance collected by Conneile and net accounted for
Total
1919
School Board
1919
School taxes 7409;20"•'
Debenture taxes and repaid
Debenture loans 9 8 35el2
Total 17244.e2
Balance collected by Council
1920
School taxes 10078,57
Debenture taxes and repaid
Debenture loans ' 9896.52
Total 1997'5.69
Balance collected by Council
1921
School taxes 13289.75
Debenture taxes and repaid
Debenture loans. 1151;8.30
Total 24808.Q5
Balance eollectedefiy Council
1922
School taxes 12.62:5.24
Debenture taxes and repaid •
Debenture loans 12390:23
Total 25018.47
Balance collected by Coinell
1923
School taxes 11189,87
Debenture taxes and repaid '
Debenture loans 11510.3'5•
Total 22700.22
Balance collected by Council
Debenture account
and not accounted for
Total
1920
School Board
Debenture account
'id not accounted for
Total
1921
School Boai"d
a
. 'Debenture account
not accounted for
Total
.1922.
School Board
Debenture account
rrild not accounted for
Total
• 1923
School Board
Debenture account.
and not .accounted for
Total
SIT/Weill/AY -
Amount collected by Council in 1916, and not accounted for
Amount collected .by Council in 1917 and
Amount collected, by Oouneell „,„ ;19.1g;x ane, xo�t•accotinted for • .3135.76.
Ainount co11eetedhby G�baneciI in 19].9, and not accounted for 2.42.g,99
ek unt calleetece iii Council ie 1920; end. hoe'accountedl for 22"61 8'4 •
Amount collected ' ': Council in 1921, and not„ a,ccount§d or'" '
•Ara
n
„, , � 125;Sr88
tc�
of
1 et ,,
ed C
r n �,
9
... ct .. c . nd n t sec ., .. .. , ._,
..; . . H , � �.. � �. n a Qtrttte ,
n . ..+:3.,,� ., ...,� �_ :,,•.. .k, . d for, .,,;� ,F:,r•�,c8'3;$.7S$, -}
"Amount collected, bi Council an ,,,,v,*3t ands oat acca;tznted for 36:62.10'r
9•t ft;,4 t;; ✓ ,d t tie rd i i•„ ;da'
$ 4000.00
7751.94
• 11`7.51.94
606.11
12358.05
4500.00
6934.03
11434,03
1773.77
13207.80
5000.00
6958.93
1195$.9.3.
3136.76
15095.69
7000.00
7815.33
14815.33
2428.99
17244.3.2
10000.00
7713.25
17713.25
2261.84
19975.09
12500.00
11039.17
23539:17
1268.88
24808.05
1150.0.00
131.79.69
24679.69
338.78
25018.47
10000.00
9037.52'
19037.52
3662.70
22700.22
606,11"
not accounted for 1773.77,.
tom g
(Includingxthe. last two weeks of
November,) • -
Sr,, III Honors, Geraldine Burke,
79 Violet Ganebri:,li, 77; Charlie'Lod-
der, 77; Russell Snell, 70; Willie El-:.
lerington, 76. Pass, Clarence Boyle,
73***; Jean•Walper, 72; Mabel Snell
72; Dorothy Dinney, 72; Russell Col-
lingwood, 71.; Clifford Lamport, 66;
Rosie Jennings, 63; Roy Sanders,
61; George Andrew, 55; Loretta Lit-
tle, 49*****; Lillian' Payne, 43***;
Mary Wells, 37********e; Harold
Macdonald, 30********; Win. Balk -
will, 28***********; Gladys Hun -
kin, 15****e*******; Nelson Wells,
21***********; Helen Penhale, au -
sent,.
Jr, III—Honors, Raymond Peyde,
77; Madeline. Stewart, 75; Jennie
Buchanan, 75. Pass, Melville Sim-
mons, 73; Jean Sheere, 72; Gladys
Hutchinson, 71; Cecil Laing, 69;
Hazel Bloomfield, 66; Margaret Mar-
tin, 65*; Gladys Snaith, 61****; R,
Collingwood, 54; Verne Brimacombe,.•
53; Helen Vale, 53; Gerald Skinner,
50******; L. Freckletoni, 50***; L.
Statham, 49***; C. Smith, 43**; G.
Christie, 27********; Ilene Kestle,
absent.
The asterisks indicate exams. mis-
sed; No. enrolled 41; aver atten 33,
Jean S. Murray, teacher.
Rom III.
For November and December, -
Jr. 3, honors, Justin Kuhn 87 er
cent,; Harry Cele 87, Wallace Seldon
86; Josepbnr Creech, 86, Kenneth; Ward
86, Joseph Jackseou, 84, Helen Stan -
bury 83, Ruth Balkwell 82, Marguerite
Bloomfield 80, Wm. Nelson 80, Graf-
ton Cochrane 79, Helen Heywood 75
Hugh Waiper 75, Dorothy. Cox 75,
Margaret •Elieniangtohv 74, Mary Cann
74, Richard Trumpet 73, Jack ,Hedden
71 Kenneth Vale 70.
Sr. II:honors, Ruby Stone'90; Stel-
la Little 86, Doa^othy Davis 84, Mar_
ianeDa^vis 82, Utah Cearlce 81, Burton
Donnelly 80, •,Adan 'Fraser 77; Pass,
Connie Jennings 74, Heiien-,S ,iter 73,
Belli; Burke 72, Florence Greenish 63,
Viola Hodgson 61, Teddy' Wethey 60.
No. oh roll, Nov. 34, Dep., 30.; av-
erage, Nov, 28, Dec. 27.
H. t Kinsman, teacher,
READY-MADE AXIOMS FOR THE
NEW YEAR .'
•
Business neglected .is often lost,
Above all, that I be not •a caward.
The bull dog wens because' he 'hands
on.
A merry lreart doeth good eke a
medicine.
High interest generally means glow
security,
Let yourself and not your words
speak for yoa`. •
There es nothing in the, world worth
doing wrong far. •
.A. malt's true wealth is, the good he
does an the world.
When speed sacrifices safety 'twere
h:etter to go slow,.
To be of . use ea the world is;,thie
only way to bre happy.
Ihnpassiebilities are merely
hearted efforts of quitters.
Happiness is neither a vested right
nor a self sustained state.
A. customee offended gas harder to
be won than a strong city,
The biggest .room• in the world i;
the room for • im,prov. meet.•
Being everlastinglyon the job beats
carrying a rabbit's foot •for luck.
•
If you see ,good en, everybody nearly
everybody will see goad in you.
Na one is useless in the would w.ha
l;igbtens the burden of it for anyone
e15e
The man Wliot says he never. makes a
mistake probably doesn't know One
when he seep it.
They. that 1 rsake-the law; lerais,e !the.
wicked:. But such ' as ,keeep the law
contend With them.
the ;half -
Gula.
We" uneerstWinn J So len
our local, neileer- as potting id a line of
We Fled Brain,,'Shoe-cc, Pater, Eta,
>tn• the near future • ;
The Sunday; Stcllaal *Ch,a� co
the -
cert ,gims`u 'in e , £Sc 6In a,blerooms h,ez-e
last. Thur•sdey night • *as well attend-
ed anti the program put on by the
members of the Sunday 'sachool •was
enjoyed by those present,
Misses Wilson and Mr. ,Kent were is
London, last week attendthg",..the fun-
eral of their bsiatiher, an :Jaw, Mr.
Woods of that city. •
'Me. Frank O'Brien. of Hyde Park,
weeo'ihas been eniployedli,n, the cream-,
ery hit../le diming the past seasee, has'
returned to hes lxorne
dr, n ex Mils, : who' has peen re-
lieving agent at Brucefield for some
mantles, is spending ,.hes fwo weeks
holidays at hes home leere•,
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Thompson and
baby are spending the Cthrietenaas
holidays in Brentford.
Mr, ' and Mrs.' Riuclards end William
axe spending Christmas in Landon,.
Miss 1 atlale;en Hicks of 'London`.
spent Christmas dey: et ,her, home here,
ells.; Lillian Elliott af' ID,etroit spent.
the holiday alt her house, ;here.. r.
"Mese Earl Hodgson...was home over
the holiday
WMr, and Mfrs. G•t,a /Eisery, and Mis,s
Ln,nie were in London, 'with friends
over t 'e holpiday. •
u ser.; •,, Abbott bas .a pdsitioan
W'indsc r far tiles ariater and• bas gone'
to that cjty to commenceeh a duties;,
Mr. O. Frey of " Stratford was hottne
Cott -the ,h01iday, ,
11iCre
per cant .oe Wines
ppo,Pu own their men xa ne�l •• a
fact revealed -An' the ie‚ • of the
190 Aaeea*ine t for tIle 0114 ,40
cite w•hicb, . a 4ording ti
uzeB riza b.
2d we nge and 4 g. "at
The .great iota moi enr nt over
the wharves at Fort William and
Port Arthttr this seasoogn Las been
of the
unprecedented,
Tensile Railto ways
which, by the end al Oetoi e , hzd
low
shipped x�ke 1 s, tons o€ floor to'
Port Arthur's building permits
for the ten months ending Oct
showed a total • of $2,1382,055, which
is the b' at building year" in the
, history of this Ontario city, exceed-
ing even the total •for 1921, one of
the real estate boom year.
Crane da exported 414,778,000 worth
o€ 'cheese to various countries dur-
ing, the ntonth of October an
crease of $1,884,000, over rhe total
valve elf cheese exported in Otto -her,
1942. Tha 'United Kingdom was by
lar the largest consumer, taking
216,00'0 cwt., valued at $4,634,000,
,According to an announcement of
Pion. E. H. Armstrong, Premier of
Nova Stent% hand M sister of Minim,
the .coal prodeetionn of his p'<osvince
for his
year will reach at least.
6,200,000 tons, an increase over last
year's production of 4,442496 tons
of more than 1,500,000' tons. The
outlook for 1924 is eaceuraging.
The Prime of Wulas, t,:,:s;s inter-
fered with by affeles of :,Gabe,
tends to, make annual visits to his
Alberta ranch, Winlinza Carlyle,
superintendent of the L le Batelle
told the members of the Capacliaa
Society of Technical A nieultua'ists
in addressing them at Toronto re-
cently.
Fur traders in the distant parts
of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Brit-
ish Columbia, ordinarily weeks and
eemail months from ail service, are now
getting
furs
fromtCalgary Herald's n radio
broadcasting service.
The annual winter carnival at
Banff, which is yearly becoming
more popular and is attracting
sporting enthueiastc from all parts
of the continent, will be held Feb-
ruary 2-0, 1924, while the Banff
annual bonspiel will take place Feb-
ruary 4-9.
According to estimates made by
the Rh. Rev: Dr. G. Exton Lloyd,
Bishop of Saskatchewan, that prov-
ince has room for another empire
north of Prince Albert and North
Battleford. The bishop has just
completed a six weeks' tour of thee
limits
tof settlement in his diocese,l
covering 2,400 miles, and estimates
that homes and livings for 250,000
could be provided in the country re-
ferred to.
The adverse balance of grain,
shipments through Canadian are'
against Uznited States ports is be..
nog steadily reduced, according to.
statistics compiled by the Marine]
Department. In 1916 only 91,082,-
702 bushels of Canadian grain were
snapped through Dominion ports,
where ae 165,949,989 bushels were
shipped through the States. The
figures for 1923, up to September
1st, on the other hand, show that
Canada now shipa nearly half her
grain through her own ports. Dur-
ing this period the amount regist-
ered has been 108,548,485 bushels
despatched via Canadian parts and
120,828,438 via those of the United
States.
PaSqUliat
'(Shooting Match;; -A live bird shoot-
ing snatch took place on the farm of
Mr. Thos. Hunkin, an Friday last, and
the spoalts of that locallity gathered
and spent a eeleasa.rit afternoon with
the guns. •Fola;o'sviirsg is the score, -
Percy Passmoee 6, Thos, Hunki,rj 7,
John Hodgert 4, Wm. Stone 1, . Chas.
Coward 5, Pm Hodgert 4, John Bray 2,
Nelson. Huunkiut 3, Roy Coward 4.
t .
ASavings Bankbalance built
up hT caace iii economy and'
"dfiii will gill you greater
satisfaction than an equal sui •
secured without difficulty Or
e1
The adv nttages of such a reserve ate
worth a genuine effort
We welcome accounts. small or large.
THE CANADIAN BANK
OF COMMERCE
Capital Paid
Exeter Branch
Crediton Branch
Dashwood Branch
up $15,000,000
Reserve Fund $15,000,000
▪ M. R. Complin, Manager
• • G. G. Maynard, Manager
• 0. G. Wirnard,`Manager
I1VCORPOR ATED 1855
Capital and Reserve $9,000;000
Deer . ;125 Bran, hes,
THE MOLSONS BANK
'FARMERS WILL SEOUR1, SYMPATHETIC BANKING
SERVICE AT ANY OF OUR: BRANCHES.
c.ar ful attention to the needs of Canada's Agricultural
interests has always been a feature of The Molsons Bank
Savings Departments at every Braenh.
Deposits of $1.00 and upwards invited.
EXETER BRANCH
T. S. WOODS. Manager,
Furniture Dealer & Funeral Director
We carry the Largepit and !Most Up -bo -date Stock of Furniture
Our Aim is Sege ice,' Satisfaction and good value for your
THE HOME FURNISHER
M. E. GARDINER
money.
Conductor of Rum Services. .Finest 'Motor and Horse Equipment.
DAY AND NIGHT SER VICN.,
Phone 74w. OPERA HOUSE BLOCK.
Nighit Cala 74j
Quality
Service
CENTRALIA
CHOPPING MILL
Farmers, Attention! Keep your farm
Clean.
DON'T TAKE CHANCES ON GETTING THE WEED SEFDS IN
YOUR GRAIN GROUND .WITH SMALL AND INFERIOR MACH-
INES. WE HAVE THE PLATE SURFACE AS WELL AS A
SPECIAL ATTACHMENT FOR TAKING OUT THE VERY SMALL
SEEDS.
Grinding. --8 a. m. to 6
p•
'...fir.• . ..ry 81JJ1,'
Thed
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jp rhe aui;Caiudiaa Pa
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bat Giptoo.
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in"l �'at=fkhefvuerai °oGG2ii tro>Iaxd Bb.a hnei5”
H'�aw Wlfllani M �aale Kings
bort Holt. isisibt ..The cortege tattefag