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The Clinton News Record, 1934-06-14, Page 2• PAGE 2 THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD THURS., ,J1JNE 14, 1934 'Clinton News -Record With which is 1ncorperated THE NEW ERA Terms of Subscription — $1.50 per year in advance, to Canadian ad-' dresses $2.00 to the U.S. or oth- er foreign countries. No paper discontinued until all arrears are paid unless at the option of the pnblisdier. The date to which every subscription ie paid is denoted on the label. advertising Rates—Transient .adver- tising 12c per count line for first insertion, 8c fer each subsequent insertion. Heading counts 2 liner,. Small advertisements, not to ex- ceed one inch, such as "Wanted", "Lost," 'SStrayed," etc., inserted once' for 35c, each subsequent in serti:on 15c. Rates for display ad,. vertising made known on applica- ticw. Communications intended for pub- 'ieatian must, as a guarantee, of good @aith, be accompanied by the name Id ties writer. G. E. HALL, M. R.. CLARK, Proprietor. Editor. H. T. RANCE Notary Public, Conveyancer financial, Real Estate and Fire In- Laurance .Agent. Representing 14 Fire Insurance Comifanies. ' Division Court Office. Clinton: Fran li Fingland; S.A., LL.B. !Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Public Successor to W. Brydone, ILC. Slam Block — Clinton, Ont, DR. FRED G. THOMFSON Office and Residence: ' Ontario Street — Clinton, Ont. One door west of Anglinan Church. Phone 172 Il+7es Examined and Glasses Fitted DR. H. A. McINTYRE DENTIST Office over Canadian National Express, Clinton, Ont. Phone, Office, 21; .House, 89. DR. F. A. AXON Dentist Graduate of C.O.D.S., Chicago and R.C.D,S., Toronto, Crown and plate work a specialty. §°hone 185, Clinton, Ont. 19-4-34. D. H. •McINNES CHIROPRACTOR Electro Therapist, Massage Office: Huron Street. (Few Doors west of Royal Bank) Hours—Wed. and Sat. and by appointment. FOOT CORRECTION •C,y manipulation Sun -Ray Treatment Phone 207 GEORGE ELLIOTT Licensed Auctioneer for the County of Huron Correspondence promptly answered.` Immediate arrangements can be made 'for Sales Date at The News -Record, Clinton, or by calling phone 103. 'v^harges Moderate , and Satisfaction Guaranteed. Henri Beauty Shopme Over Counter's Jewelry Store Isaac Street Phone 223, open evenings. p -5-S4. 'DOUGLAS R. NAIRN Barrister, Solicitor and Notary Public ISAAC STREET, CLINTON -Office Hours: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays --10 a.m. to 5 p.tn, Phone 115 3.34. 'THE McKILLOP MUTUAL Fire Insurance Company Read Office. Seaforth, Ont. Officers: President, Alex. Broadfoot, Sea- 'forth;' Vice -President, James Con- ssolly, Goderich; secretary -treasur- er, M. A. Reid, Seaforth. Directors: Alex. Broadfbot, Seaforth, R. R. No. 3; James Sholdice, Walton; Wm. Knox, Londesboro; Geo. Leonhardt,. Bornholn, R. R. No. 1; John Pepper, Erucefield; James Connolly, Gode- rich; Robert Ferris, Blyth; Thomas Moylan, Seaforth, R. le, No, 5; Wm. R. Archibald, Seaforth, 11.R. No. 4. Agents: W. J. •Yee, R.R. No. .3, Clinton; John Murray, Seaforth! Janes Watt, Blyth; Finley McKee - 'cher, Seaforth,. • Any stoney to be paid may be paid to the Royal Bank,Clinton;' Bank of Commerce, Seaforth, qr at Calvin •Cutt's Grocery, Goderieh. Parties desiring to effect incur •ante or transact other business will be promptly attended to on applica• 'tion to any of 'the above officers .addressed to their respective post ore ',frees. Lessee inspected by the dirge'. -tor who lives nearest the scene. Ir TIME • TABLE !,i'raine will arrive'at and depart from Clinton as follows: Buffalo and. Goderieh Div. Going East, depart 7.08 am. ,Going East depart 3.00 • pan, *Going West, depart 11.50 earn. efeeing West,. depart 9.68 pm. London. Huron & Brace 4Bioing North, ar..11.34. lve.11.54 a.m.. tag Sixth $.08 one • THE STORY SO FAR Nancy 'Gordon, Ioving Page Roe-' mer, sells herself in marriage to Dr. Richard Morgan, for fifteen ,thousand dollars, the amount her brother Red- dy stole to give to :a woman. ' Helena' Haddon, sophisticated married wo- man, in love with Richard does her best to make': trouble for Nancy, al- though she knows nothing of the secret marriage. Mr. 'Gordon sells his home to repay Richard. Nancy permits Page to continue making love to her, but when she finds that he wants her to run away with him she recoils from him in horror. Taking shelter in the hovel of a poor woman whose baby is dying, Nancy realizes that Richard is the :best man after all, and sends for him. Although he saves the babys life, he repudiates the help of his wife. Helena, finding. that they have spent the night,togeth- er in the miserable hovel, spreads the scandal around town. Angie Ful- ler, Roddy's childhood sweetheart, and niece of Major Lomax, tries to stop the scandal. Just then Roddy returns home -drunk. Ilis mother believes him crazy and sends for Dr. Morgan, who takes Roddy home with him. Nancy goes to Richard's to see her brother. "Rod," she says, "have you been' doing it again—stealing?" NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY Roddy ran •down through the Mor- gan grounds, into the river meadow.. Then -he 'stood .still a moment, think- ing, his clenched hand at his chin. He rememlbered Major Lomax! He 'started. The major was the man. He loved Nancy. . He had always petted Nancy. There was a light in the study window; he knocked at the side door. How long the old man was in coin- ing! Then the door opened. The little old man stood • there in his shirt sleeves, his eyes peering out of their creases. "I've got to see you, major, at once—alone!" ha panted. The major closed the door deliber- ately.' "Coale in here. There's no ono about Angie's gone to bete" "Sit down, Rod. 'What's wrong? Cut with it"—he smiled grimly— "honest .confession's good for the soul," ' "I haven't come to confess any- thing," said Roddy, with a dry throat. "I've come to ask you to do me a favor, the .greatest favor! To be .my second; I've challenged Richard Mor• gan to fight :no tonight—out on his own lawn—to the death." „W/hat!„ "Mot'gan has insulted my sister with a secret marriage, he's dragged her name in the dirt, and I've chal- lenged hint to fight—now, tonight!". "A secret marriage? What the deuce d'you mean ?" "What I say! He diel it and back- ed out because :because I'm a rot. ter. He's ashamed to marry my sis- ter. lee's insulted Nancy 'Virginia. I've challenged him. IIe's accepted, he's got, to fight!" Challenged and challenger took theirp weapons. The olcl man got up. and began to walk about the rooms "I've known. Dick Morgan all. his life, there's something wrong •'-- Nancy's been trying to hide something, tosave somebody. I've seen it!" he stopped short... "Rod. Gordon, you're the nig- ger in the woodpile!" he shouted. "It cloesnt matter what I am. I ami •not here to• answer questions!" Roddy replied fiercely. . "You know my sister, l'm defending her honor; I'm ready to die for it. Will you stand by me, or won't you? ;That's the question." The old man drew a long breath. "I will!„ There was a moment of silence. iwas dumb. Then he rallied, his young face set hard and 'tight a- gain. "Did my sister go to this man for money—to save ine from jail?" "Yes, confound you, she did that's it, that's the whole of ;it. It's your fault,' every bit of it,' sir!" Roddy reeled. For an instant the world turned black; then ablaze of fury burnt his shape up. He went up to Richard and shook his pistol in his face. "Lknow why she married; you now damn you, I'll • I'll kill you for it!" he shouted, "you damn' coward!" "I'm an old amen," said the major. "this is illegal. Who's his second? The cartel should be properly deliv ered. You could fight tomorrow at sundown. He has the choice of the weapons, the place. and the hour." "It's all fixed—I won't wait until tomorrow!" Roddy's breath came in short gasps and his eyes blazed, "he'll have a .second when we get there; he's chosen pistols; the time is now, the place, his own lawn — he'll die there or I will, please God, tonight!" The major thought a moment. Then he brought out a polished wood box. "Duelling pistols, Rod. I've had 'em years, Maybe they'll come in' hap dy " Roddy nodded, his white face drawn. "I'll use anything he's got," he said shortly, "come major. It's time -!the moon's right!" • "Bully for you!" the major chock- led. His fierce old soul scented the smoke of battle. They took the short cut to the Morgan house. Two figures standing on the steps. "By gad," ejaculated Major ax, "he's got Haddon!" As he spoke, the banker name clown the steps. "See here, Lomax," he said in ar. aside, "can't we fix this up? It's— it's deplorable! Its our drty as se- conds, can't we stop that young — young firebrand?" The major's jaw snapped to. "Do were Lom- "Shall I take you horn—to them?" he asked. you know what it's 'about?" "Some quarrel about Rod Gor- don's sister, isn't it?" Haddon was utterly confused; had it been his fault. His ,fault for. telling Helena? The major set his black box on the sun -:dial. "I reckon you've heard of the scandal?" he said in an under- tone. ,Haddon started violently. "My God!.' is that it?" Roddy was stripping off his coat and waistcoat; his hands were firm now. The moonlight caught the red in his hair and showed it, clipped close from the nape of• his .neat Richard watching him silently, was :straighter and taller and stronger, The boy was right, lie ought to be. shot ---he would fire in the air. Richard carne down the • steps; chhllenged and challenger took their weapons. Richard walked to his place and the moonlight shone full on him, a big man, big in body and soul. He had not 'uttered a word. both Lomax and Haddon objected. "Shift around—you're a shining !nark!" they exclaimed in unison. Richard• laughed dryly. "There's a saying that Death loves a shining mark. Rod, I believe wo shake hands first." "I'm damned if I.do!" Rod said, shaking with passion. "I'll fights Tune up, major?" As . he spoke there was a crackling of twigs behind thein and a shout, u hoarse vociferous shout. there! Fold on, yon — you young rascal, what're you doing here?" Mr. Gordon came up,, breathless, hatless. Ile plunged into the.middle of ,the group, .snatched his son by the naps of the neck, like a puppy, and fairly shook iliin. •• "Lomax, • Haddon,, Riohard — what the devil d'you-all •ineait by this?' Roddy blazed, at white heat wrench from ing htfiself away fr m him: Izr here to avenge my sister's honor," h, • shouted, "if you've` forgotten it, T haven't, I'ii a Gordon Still!"' "Gordon, fiddle-cstioks!" he father shook with passion as great as his. "It's a .damned pity you didn't .think of being .a Gordon before, you young scalawag! D'you' 'happen to 'know that -that man's 'Money kept you out of jail?" His son gasped. For a moment In Richardfolded his arm's. "Go a head, Rod_, he said bitterly, "I de- serve it—but I've got a word to say.. Mr. Gordon, ?faior Lomax, Haddon, all of •you. I didn't know until to- night of the scandal that has been launched against the loveliest girl in the world. I deserve to be killed for exposing her to it. I stand here to. night to expiate it in my blood. Nancy Virginia is my wife, gentle- men, and I love her. I have always loved her, and I am ',glad—I say this i'aceng .-death here, as you know, — I'm glad and proud that she bears my name." Mr. Gordon caught at his son a- gain. "You hear him.? He speaks like a man. He loves your sister. He's married her. Confound you; you donkey, you, you're making a public scandal. Lomax help me take this boy home! Richard, go in the house!" he shouted, "what d'you mear by standing ,up there for this lumox to shoot at? You're a brave man, I take off my hat to your courage, sir but I—I've. had all I :can bear! Rod Gordon, he's married your sister!" "Has he?" Roddy breathed heav- ily, his face rigid,"I want to see the: license, I want to see the certificate of this secret marriage, I want to know if he's made a dupe of my sis- ter!" Richard met his look squarely. His own face was hard now. "Youcan see them all. We were married in ohurch. -But we'd better settle our differences now. Do your duty, gen- tlemen, I- accepted his challenge and I'm ready." "This can't go on!" Haddon gasp- ed, coming forward. "I want to say Richard threw bank his head. "All right, Haddon, another time! Give us the signal, gentlemen." Lomax caught ,hold of 'Roddy's father and held him by main force. Mr. Gordon was struggling violently. "Damn you, Lomax, unhand me -- Roddy you young devil, you—" "Give the signal, Haddon," said the major sharply, "I can't hold this old octupus forever!" Roddy sprang to his position, his weapon gleaming in the moonlight, Richard faced him. Haddon, shaken and gray, began to count, "One, two, Suddenly a white -clad figure spranl' out of the shadow of the shrubbery. Like a flash it leaped between thr duelists.' Nancy covered; Richars with her own body. . "Stop!" she cried, panting, "you'll have to shoot me first, Rod!' Roddy 'recoiled, his mouth fell op- en, his eyes fixed themselves on hers —incredulous, startled, maddened with surprise. There was a terrible moment of silence. "God, you love him!" he gasped. His father, broken loose from Lo- max now, had him by -the arm, he wrenched the, pistol from the boy's relaxed fingers. Roddy sagged over against him, 'while Nancy still faced hint, her face as white as a star and. her beautiful hair, tumbling about her shoulders. Roddy was. dumb. Mr. Gordon dragged him along, "Come!" he said huskily, and then: "you young fool, you, she loves bin —you've made trouble enough, let 'em alonei' he whispered. Roddy was still speechless. He yielded to the older man's farce; he let himself be dragged away, Lomax and Haddon; following them -- as dumb as he was. They walked slow- ly. Twice Roddy stumbled. His ears were 'sieging, but he heard his father's voice, after 'a moment. "You ` yotung donkey; You! '' and then it broke; and grew husky; some- thing melted in him, He looked at the boy's dejected face. "I'm proud: of. you." Roddy was silent, his head sagged with hie shoulders, his face 19urned. He knew now the price his sister had paid to keep hien out of jail, and the iron entered into his' soul.. Ile had come, at last, to . the beginning, of repentance. The father and son went slowly, and the other two, Lomax and •Had don, melted quietly away toward the river meadow. Richard stood .still, ' rooted tothe spot, his face as white as his shirt, his eyes were en Nancy, and herr were, fixed •on the distance where her father and brother had gone. . Sud- denly it came to her that they had gone home and left her. Left het alone with the man she had married. She drew a quick breath, a wave of crimson•rose slowly, it rose all over her 'quivering young body and rush- ed up to her white face. .'Ilex eyes sank and her, hands shrank together. She was 'alone -deft behind --and he was silent. But she had heard what he said to ,her father and tothe other's. He had said be .loved her. that he was pseud that she bore his name! The silence grew and grew. It. seemed' to her that, itwas killing her•. June Meeting of County Council Held Sessions In Goderich Last Week The June session of Iiuron Coun- ers' _ Allowance- Commission reeoin- ty Council opened on Tuesday after- noon, June 5th, one of the hottest days of the summer so :tar. War- den Elliott gave permission to .the meenbez•s to take off their coats, and set the example by removing his own which was quickly followed by a majority of the representatives. In his opening' address, Warden Elliott expressed his gratification at the full ' attendance of members. They were meeting under unusual circumstances, as two cif- • the mem- bers, himself and Mr. Ballantyne. were opposing candidates in the coming election, but he hoped that all members would confine themsel- 3; Inland Revenue Act, 2; assault, 2; ves to the county's business and leave Trafiic Act, 2; vagrancy, 2; fraud, 1; provincial ones out of the delibera• false pretenses, 1; non-payment of tions. mended the appointment of George W. Holman and Mayor R. S. Hays who were eligible for reappointment Legislative committee to report. Addresses From Officials G. Nl. Govenloek, inspector of the County Home, briefly addressed the council. The installation, of the dee tic stoker has proved a coal saver. Ross Johnston..corn, borer inspec- tor, reported that he had not found much corm borer in the county. The gaoler's report showed that 45 prisoners had been incarcerated since January as, follows:`L,C,A., 20;. contempt of court, 4; theft, 7; rape, He also complimented the head of the property committee and the new County officials, the clerk and trees - user, whom he said were giving ex. cellent service to the .county. The .Department of Highways not- ified the council in a letter that cer- tain roads, comprising the Blue Wa- ter Highway, are being assumed by the provincial government.. The let- ter was filed. The presentmentof the Grand Jury was read, and reported that the county buildings were in good' con- dition. It was recommended that provision should be made for a lady's waiting room in the court house, and that the county engin- eer's office be re -decorated. Refer- red to Property Committee. Frank Gibbs, C. A., Stratford, wrote offering to audit the county books for 1934 for $300, plus ex- penses; J. W. Monteith for $375 for complete audit for 1984, and Leonard Kent' of Ottawa advised that he was unable to quote a price owing to the uncertainty of his location. All were sent to the Finance Committee. Want Road Taken Over A resoultion from the Board of Police Trustees of the village of Zurich asked endorsation by the coun cil of a recommendation to the pro• vincial government that the road be- •tween No. 4 Highway and the BIue : Water Highway between Hensall and St. Joseph be taken over as a gov- ernment road to form a connecting link. Referred to Good Roads Com- mittee. Lettersfrom the Township of Hay and the village of Iiensall, also asked endorsation of the same. A resolution from Perth County opposing any change in legislatior regarding pasteurization of milk was sent to the Agricultural Committee. A resolution from the County of Dufferin regarding the enactment ox legislation giving municipal councils the right to pass by-laws to govern the licensing of agents. or peddlers selling goods such as bread, pastry meats,' fish and all such goods as are sold by resident merchants who pay, Mem Referred to legislative corn- mittee. A resolution from the County of Perth asking endorsation of Iluron that the Department of Education will so amend the School Act so that rural school sections may be entitled to form continuation school districts, was sent to the education committee. A memorial from the County of Welland to Rt. Hon. R. B. Bennett; prime minister of Canada, and Hon, George S. Henry, prime minister o' Ontario, was submitted. It asked to have Thanksgiving Day set to fall on the Sunday nearest the llth of November, so that it will not in- terfere with Remembrance Day which. is a statutory holiday, Referred to legislative committee. A letter from the Provincial Moth. She heard the drip ofmoisture from the quivering boughs of the treess the taint fragranceof opening buds caine'to her, it was almost more than she could bear. '.Then, Richard's voice, broken and changed. "Nancy, you didn't mean that." You did it to save Roddy from mur- der, you—e-" She was dumb, but she made a faint, wavering gesture of denial. "Nancy,I beg your pardon—I deli nit IcnoW the things that were said all toy fault. It was up to me to protect you,I 7' he stop -pod and then, hoarsely: "God knows• I wish you did mean it—I love you with all my soul!"', She lifted her head at that, ane the moonlight found her face: slow- ly, almost reluctantly, she raised her eyes to lids. He caught his breath. A .great light ,broke. "Nancy! 'You don't mean that you'---" hisvoice failed, it died in his throat. ire cafeght her hands 'with a farce that almost hurt them. Even his lips were white. "Nancy • Virginia ---,"he chew her toward frim, looking into her: face, the power in his eyee holding hers— "shall • I take you haute—to them?" he asked, and his deep' voice broke on the ward, "ore---?" She .could not' take her eyes from his. She no longer tried. Her face quivered and softened into a happy smile. -• "Richard," she answered •softer, "I -I've come to you!" ;THE END. • poll tax, 1. • Daily rations cost per day per person, 10eec. The Odd Age Pensions Committee reported a complete overhauling of the system. There are 683 names on the pay roll. Appli,'iations reconi,- mended, 47; deferred, 11; refused, 16; notice of deaths, 21; pensioners trans- ferred to other places,' 2; from other places 8. Amount paid to Old Age Pension committee from lst of Jan- uary, 8270.67. The report, which was submitted by It. Bowman, chair- man, was adopted. Reeve Sweitzer asked why the flower beds around the Court House had not been attended to, and Reeve. Turner informed council that local florists would not handle it for the amount, $10, appropriated by coun- cil. An inquiry by Reeve Turner of Goderieh: "What are the duties of the finance committee?" preeipitat- ed a discussion which lasted for two hours, and centred around indigent hospital bills. Finally a ;notion by Reeves Bowman and Sweitzer "that Reeves Wright, Cardiff and McNabb be a committee to report on the dut- ies of the finance committee was car- ried. - Motions Eckert-Hanley—That the treasure er prepare a detailed statement of the year 1933 far all accounts and same lie printed in June minutes. Carried. • Bo'wnan-heunnings—That the pro- perty committee examine the condi- tions of the filing system at the Registry Office as we are sure these documents are in very undesirable condition. Carried. McNabb-3Leiper--That we make a grant of 51.00 per day to the corn borer inspector providing he cease operations only on special 'occasions. Executive.' Saunders-McNabb—That when a reeve: is' notified by the clerk that a resident of his municipality has been sent to a hospital and has been classed as an indigent that the reeve reply to the notice stating whether the township will accept the respon, sibility or not, so the clerk /nay be definitely sure that notice was re: ceived. Davidson—Turner—That we grant 5650 to Clinton General hospital and Wingham Hospital, Scott Memorial Hospital, Seaforth and Alexandra Marine and General Hospital. ' Exe- cutive. Matheson-Ykkert—That the coun- cil recommend the appointment of County Clerk Roberts, chairman, and R. S. Hays of Seaforth, member of the Mothers' Allowance Board. Mimnings 73owman---Moved in am- endment to notion re Mothers' AT- lowanee Board that County Clerk J. M. Roberts and Mrs. Redditt, of Goderieh, be members of the Moth. ors' Allowance Board. Carried on division of 16.12. Wednesday Morning A lively discussion on whether or not a ten or a twenty foot strip of pavement should be built from Clin- ton to Blyth an No. 4 highway was launched at this session and culmin- ated in 'a resolutionbeing passed by a vote of 22 to 7 "that this council disapproves of paving being done in Iluron County, and that a resolution be forwarded to the Highway De- partment to that effect" The first discussion was on the. line of asking the Government to cancel the coirtract to build the road Clinton -Blyth, but did not meet with favor, member after member declar ing that since the contract had been let, it would .only be creating trou- ble to eancel it. Reeve McNabb, 'who sponsored the motion, said the council of 1031 had opposed building of roads and times had not improved since Hien, • "Why are they going ahead now," he ask- ed. Paving of roads is expensive. Ire advocated leaving gravel roads. "Why should we spend such elaborate sums on highways. If we are going to carry on an extravagant road making program, it will be a very short time when the expenditure will :Ear exceed the ;revenue." Pavements, -lie conitnued, are not beneficial to towns and villages in the County: It taker tracle away from them. He said that while it would alleviate unemploy- we have as much right to a road as municipalities served by the Blue Water Highway,' he declared, Reeve Leiper expressed the opin- ion that the municipalities in quee- tion would rather have bho strip pav- ed ten feet far the full length than twenty feet for half. Reeve Goldthorpe' did not see why the 'question was not brought up at the January session for discussion. The farmers in this .county are .in poor eic'comstances, and if you are going to tax thein any more, you will put them on the street. Warden Elliott saril he did not go M Toronto as a deputation. He went with it. Mr. Macauley had asked his advice a]lout the Blue Water High- way. "It 'vas not the wish of : the County Council to lay pavemene What wo wanted was the road brought up to standard for pave- ment for the sake of the labor ie volved." Reeve Wright said the building of roads is never going to ,get this coun- try into a prosperous condition. Agriculture is the backbone 'of the country, • We've, got to het hack to the land. Ile advocated petitioning the Government to ask each mum/ cipality to look after its own relief and reminded the members that the Dominion Government assumes one- third of the cost of Highways. The motion carried on the follow- ing division: Yeas—,Archibald, Ballantvne, Car- diff, Demerling, Eckert, Elliott, Gam- ble, Goldthorpe, Hemingway, John- ston, Jones, Leiper, Matheson, Mel- lick. McNabb, Mawhinney, Saunders, Sweitzer, Scott, Stewart, Wright. Nays=Bowman, Crosier,- Davidson, Henke, Munnings, McNeil, Turner. Estimates Presented County Treasurer Erskine submit- ted the following estimates: Estimated expenditures general account 1934; Loans owing at Jam 2, 545,000; schools. 592,350; hospi- tals and industrial schools, 818,000; administration of justice, 515,400; old age pensions, $14;000; transfers to county home account, 69,000; mun- icipal government, 57.000; demand loan interest, 54,500; children's sheI- ter, ;$3,500; jail, 53;500; county pro- perty, $2,700; grants, 52,500; moth- er's allowance, $1L000; printing ane postage, $1,000; insurance, heat and light, $1,400; registry office,. $1,400. exchange, 5175: refunds re tax re- ceipts not credited, 886; miscellan- eous, $124; total, 5232.585. Less estimated receipts: ,Ian, 1. cash in bank, $5,548; provincial school grants, $25,000; old age pen- sions, 58.000; administration of jus. tice, 55,000; licenses, $550; •registry office, 8317; fines, 5150; division courts, 575; interest on bonds, 560; miscellaneous, 5100; owing to gen- eral provincial highway account, 52;- 013; total, ,*40,813; expenditures to be raised by mill rate, 5185,772; 41-5 nulls on assessment 544,271,175,; 5185,938.93; surplus, 5166.07. Fixed expenditures provincial highs way account: Debentures and inter- est, $12,050; Dept. of Highways 1933 maintenance, 510,453; owing to gen- eral account, $2,013; interest on highway accatine. July to Dec., 5218; total, $25,639; 3-4 mill on assess- ment 544,271,175, ;$26,562; surplus, 3923. You will note that I have submit- ted the estimates on the two ac- counts at the same total rate as 1933 but have taken 2.8 of a mill from the provincial highway to the general account. Motions McNabb - Goldthorpe — That this council disapprove of paving being done in Huron County and that a resolution be forwarded to the High- way Department to that effect. Car- ried on division .of 22 to 7. Eckert-Crosier—What we recom- mend R. S. Hays as member of the local Mother's Allowance Board in October, 1934. Archibald-Hanley—That this coun- cil invite one or more renresentatives of the Secondary School Trustees Association of this county to address the council on retentions pertaining to the secorela'y education and that the elerk communicate with' their sec. retary, 131', Cooper, of Clinton, and arrange when they can meet with us. Carried. Sweitzer-Turner—That we give am additional 810 for the upkeep of flower beds around the court house. Carried, Saunders—Goldthorpe —, That we memorialize the government to make it an offence against the law for transients to impose upon the public the said transients to imposehaving worked in some municipality during the summer months, therefore the municipality receiving the benefit of their labor take care of them during the winter months. --Legislative cam, mittee. - - Ballantyne-Melie--That the equal- ization of the county stand as in 1933. Carried. Afternoon:Session The afternoon session was presid- ed over by: Reeve R, 3. Bowman of Brussels, whose appointment by the Warden was authorized by •Council at the morning• session, to allow Mr. Elliott's attendance at a political meat at the moment, it created it meeting h -c his behalf, held in Exe. later on. ter. The same privilege was accord- Reeve liecNail, of Blyth, vigorous-' ed Mi'. Ballantyne. A deputation ly upheld the expenditure on the from Grand Bend was present and, road in question, , and at times the Reeve Sweitzer on their behalf asked discussion developed into- a debate be-. fel' police jurisdiction for Grand tween hint •and Reeve McNabb. We Bend, intimating they would like a have been without a paved road "and ,(continued on page 3)