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The Seaforth News, 1934-12-13, Page 7THE SEAFORTH NEWS PAGE SEVEN, ":iitl U to ,I.ekt X, LL• ...GIV1'.b;1tya17.."1- J': ,� .. ... .. _. a meeting and arrange a proper fee andreport back at the January tneet- iliig. The present fees are to be paid until new arrangements are made, This motion concerns the technical school at London, at which are a number of students of !Huron Coun- ty. The council wants to 1cn'aw the i'ees set for Uhe various .municipalities and for Huron far their students.a "Phe report of the special c'omLOit- .tee to investigate county constables was read and adopted. By this report John Ferguson of Blyth is to be stn tioned at Goderich as a Full time coup ty constable to take over the dutiesthat of Thomas Gundry. rl'he report of the 'finance commit- tee teas road and adopted. This report showed the expenditures for .the year amounted to $61,80161313 as corupared with $66j215O1112 last year. A number o faccouins were also considered, The finance committee met school inspectors Field and ,Beacom in the judge's chambers in connection with dispute aF inspectors' `expenses for the mou'th's of July and _August, 1930. Judge T. M. Costello reserved his decision. - Council, on motion of Reeves Scott and L'nwunan, extended heartacst can. gratnlations Co Reeve \+feller: of Hay township who an Dec. 6 celebrated his 35ith birthday. Mr. Melicic is sett•- u1 for his second year on the coon- ty council. Roads Committee I The report of the .Roads commit sec was read and adopted, The report states: "Since June all work carried an has been is accordance with the relief measure, on tlhieh ,grants were payable only on an 8 -hour day, and it was found that the County could get more work done for less money by paying 215 cents per hour for la bor, and working 8 hours per day 111112 b}• paying 10 Cents and working ? 10 hours, The 3 -hour clay and the ._5- cent rate were aefardiu.gty adopted. .\ considerable amount of work has been carried out in serious Harts of the County-. and at the end of the year, it is expected that the receipts and C.l'penhtUmeS on account of the teal'', work will be ilCafl)" equal. "Two gravel p'ts were purchased "-1111'fe acres ill 1 uckersnnth for $400, and four acres south nt Grand Bend for $900 -frantic Officer Lever was hurt in 111 accident, w'hire carrying on 111' clinks, and has heels (de work ince• Iuly. Payments on account of this accidept have been made, total- ling $416„10, At the 1'1131 of 1115 year it is expected that the receipt; and expenditures oil account Of roads will be aPPra�lurticly a, follow:: Total 1pa}rtlCnt la 9,Gt10,00; recelph: Levy, 833.11-15.411,3 relief grants, $30,l)00: sub_ slily y5:0,000: sundry receipts, $2,000; total, $dN0JII2,..I'1. "lee letter from 1L Rossof Bay- a)eid regarding payment for lights, no record of any appin'ai for payment of such lights can be seen, and as the road is. only Provincial Highway, we can see no place for action by the Count}, "Letter from the Department of r g'Itsra};, ac41isin, :; that the vest town line of L'sbornc has been as- stluled as a Provincial Highway, we of the taking over of this road. "Letter from J.:\. Doig of \\'cox- eters 4.13 find that there are no n) ten- in,s for grader operators at this time of the year. Pwere 1otian of Angers. Swcitzer and Arcs\\'Mitre.- that the south `tOWil line of Step.heu be assumed as a County road, we recommend that action be deferred until the situation can be examined• Friday \feature tit' the final meeting of Huron Cnun't}' Council 1+rid<ly was the presentation of a gold -mounted cane to the retiring Warden for 1sT, 4, Gel tse H. Elliott, of Clinton. 'Reeve 133ow wine]i occupied the Chair Burin the g Presentation, The present- iltg of 'hire cane by :Reeve Gamble was followed by an address read by Reeve Jobe 11c:Neb'b which expressed Pressed the of the council for the ser- .vice 11': rdeu Elliott had rendered dor- fel tb w g e year. 1"[r. Elliott assured the members that it had been a pleasure to act as their warden for 1934 and said that it had been Itis ambition since entering council to aspire to that post. 1t?h Elliott stated that 10314 had been a year frill of actives and that he was activities glad to have been ruble to have come. out SO well. 1 -le is 1411(1 eCicl'e'(1, Illl•w, that he has retired front the County CO mleil whether to 1.111the t for the post of Mayor of Clinton 00 not. 'y'' +' 1 will always carr}: this Calif and 16no1 that as T travel along ongtifC's highway r1 will support me weld." James llattantyne .asked 10 sa • a y lei) b'ol'ds .and spoke Of his Bdendslb4 t\nl'tll Mr, I!','l hOtt and Ip commenting• °1l the June cIcctions •in -high he, 111, Bailnntyne: w'as elected to provili;C the Gos-ern'me'n't, - he stated 'that he an0:I!f,r. robots opposin'q hal ran a "clean fi,:ht." JIohsi 1l ciNab•b of Grey .. ; , e} til o t\,as defeated n the contest st bur reevesbip and therefore will not be ,on the County Council next year, ad- dressed the commit for a few mom- elms, as did William Gamble, speak -:'them intg for those m'enilbers who dict not know yet whether they would be re- turned to the council for 19135, fin the morning session Reeve S'colt inlquieed .regarding the adver- tieing of taxes in the Ontario G'a'zette, paper which it is claimed reaches few' of the taxpayers of the county. •\Ir. 7tslcine, the treasurer, advised advelitl ing for such sales in .the local press toge'th'er with that placed in the, Ontario 'Gazette The treasurer stated the cost of advertisingin the Ge zepte 1, 1L0 fo.r \arrant and 00 cents•fine for each pa'rcei of laud. The gttestiolf of grants to certain fairs was raised and was moved by Reeves Ballantyne and Denlerling that the fair boards on bordering lines of the County receive a grant o'f $5,0, :Motion carried. Mr,Hay of London addressed the 'Council and gave a detailed report o11 matters perlainiug to registry of- Ince equipment as it concerned the County of Huron. 'An adopted motion macl'e by •'Reeves Gamble and Cardiff read that we memorialize the Ontario Legisla-, 4ure ilislt the rate of interest 00 t-- teal's of taxes returned' to the County Treasurer be Iatvered irons 110 per -cent 10 6 per cent, as we consider tut der present conditions 110 per cent an_ nua'lly is an nal i•easnuable rale of charge and a cops- of this resolution be sent t„ our local members of the legislature." lAnether motion by Reeves Saun- dens and Goldthorpe reconuncndecl to the provincial government that the limit for old age pensions be not lowered to 05 but remain as it is. 1lotfon carried, 'Ali account presented by Reeve Lardifl its eeenectin11 with a patient 1\'lin was sal: en to the Ontario Ilns pl for the Insane, was dealt uitis Jin a motion after a great Ileal of di urs_ 511,11 and controversy. 1'er.S}. 'I'llc bill was fc'r $35:50 and the motion "that the expenses of the investigation 111d 2ise 1'ellll'VInK of the patient to tile 00- ttll,iu Hospital I i'tatl be pard il' tile f,,il•,ty" was tiled until Alr. -Cardiff scud.: a bill trn111 Morris losvilship, •I'he report POI't OI. the executive CUM- ulittte was rearsenrf adopted. The re- Port stated that the dal1155 of the committee -e• glad been'Reeve very 11g'ht for this se, cion. '[ al only trotter con- on- termed a communication from the Agricultural Council of. Ontario mos_ ing for a grant to be used to help furry on their work, 'rhe committee tevontnicnded that the matter be reit over for elle January meeting and the clerk write and procure inform- anon on the w'oric and the financial requirements. The report of the House of Re- fuge 10ntnliktce, read and adoptesi, dealt with the ease of a tuherfuitlt Patient at Oneen Alexandria .Sana- rations in London. The 'House of Re- Mute physician, 1)r, Shaw of Clinton, felt that the House of Refuge was the proper place for this patient to be cared for. The patient is in condition 1 to do light semis and his disease is healed, Legislative Committee The report of the Legislative Cont- rniftce tans rears clause by clause on the re uest of the members. The re- t port contained the fallowing clauses:'sets Re motion of Reeser Bowman and Sweitzer,, "that a resolution be forwarded to the Minister of Public \\'elfare that this council is not in favor of doing aw•tq' with the local illt'estig,atin;e committee for pensions, and a copy be sent to the members for Huron." ft ,was recommended that a resolution be forwarded asking for the present system to be carried .an. The clause carried, 'Re communication of Heidi land "that the department focus its at• tet ion around the problems affecting the Production and allarketing of dairy. products to help conditions general- 13'." This Clause was left to be dealt with by the council as a whole it was decided that a petition be sent to the minister of .agriculture. Re resolution of the County of On- tario concerning the taxing of chain stores by assessment, was left to be dealt with b y+ the cuuncF as a whole a'n'd after some lengthy cliscttssion. it was decided to take the matter up again after the price spreads i11ye5110'. alion hall ended. Re con communication of County ee Perth concerning a resolution of that council which embodied a request to ti1'i'll'is'tem' of Ise, Q alt 1 to have the '14ospiital and :Sanitorittm . 5 Act ant.. eucled tvhercnp a parent Cr' guardian g Ian . w-otticl be liable ' lab e bar-• the maintenance' of their children when arc r len they Heine at :hotne as51d the parents :arc in a 0001- i fontablc financial- position. The coin- wittce recommended that no: action be talon on this nt,altter, lAsother motion: recommend ed the purchase by the council of an ardor cluvir and footstool from H. :Biacic stone. The antic Inad been lis 1 the )ud e'e's chamibute fol•some years and 'since their need was felt the motion carried, IAilter the presentation Ito the War- 'den, the singing .of the National Au- broughtreasurethis r'sessionsReport to a close. T . 'The year 1'SO4 has been extremely good from, a :financial standpoint," s'a'id Harvey Erskine treasurer of 'Huron County at Wednesday's res- sign of Ilttroit County Council. ;the county w°ill have a surplus in it, gen- eral accouurbs this }Feat of 5,0OQ, after having paid oft total general accounts of $15,001). The treasurer's report was \+'dl applauded and Warden Elliott said that in four years'service on the county council he had never heard so a report as that given by Mr, Erskine, Reeve Gamble moved tt e adoption of the report and also Lhat pp nnnnaa DI Hi MUIIIIIGS �hirOpl'aCtO/' Electro Therapist — Massage Office — Commercial. 'Hooter Hours—Mon. and 'Thurs. after - :nouns and by apooiltment FOOT CORRECTION 'by nlanipdation—Sun-ray treat- menu Phone 227. { I Ithe ° Qr��*�es�*ate*ems*r�*r�*s�ue�*r�gu.�ri I1 i Duplicate I Monthly I Statements _ I I 1 ` ( m I • 1 - - ®� i We can save you money on Bill and I Charge Forms, standard sizes to fit ledgers, white or colors I It will pay you to see our samples. 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The report of Roy Patterson, cotta- k,y' esgi-neer, teas ttdnp•ted on ntotii)u of Reeves Mont -rings and Dc'nterling, 114r, Patterson remained for a long lime ans\vdring questions of maty of the councilors pertaining; to Highway and \Vorkmens Compensation Acts.: J The councilors cited several cases of ivoliere county workmen had been hurt and asked the engineer if the costs of attending greatThe g•thesennen would be as as the cost of being represented in the Compensations Act.year In the inquiries, Reeve Cardiff re- quested that the cost al Gray's insur- tone co evening county employees be secured. Reeve S'tewast asked what county hospital grant, were a ed .for and was informed that they were used for the maintenance and general expense of - 'hospitals, Reeve Matheson ext rained the matter in regard to indigents stat- in that it cost the county far less by '117("illy of these Call to shalt it wntl�fl g to give indigents treatment in their Ilnnit.", perhaps under the care of a : Paid ItliPse, _ tR m e \lllntti tags also spoke O❑ the I saying that Ile Cast o[ heat and light and file Mail}' little matters Mat must be attendee. to in Coulee - tion with a hospital were aided by these [„1'a❑Ls. Da\ idsull brought theatten-- '�'� lion of the council to .t child, aged k11'u y'ear's, N'�hll"11 milt w'CI ?' gig six noun Pull it rl s. 1'I al'Cd b}' Reel Ca Cardiff and 'Gamble that the conn recommend the h Pacing of the child at \\Iinghanl ul a private home, until such time aS tt is able to walk and that this county" pay their share, such expense not to exceed $!1425 per da}' House of Refuge Report The fu11011'ing Hou50 l,f Refu,ge Re- port Was read and adopted: General accounts for the quarter end- g m * Nov'. 30, 13334, were audited and found correct. The •new garage, which teas atlthorIned at the last mesatiug, was inspected aim fmine to he setts- f factors. The cost of con_,tructilin was less than $200, the amount authorized, Che aeeonnt; 7 }esu-, 1 lairs lar the four ing quarters of the year ending Nov. 30 were: February' 25, (3-41518,933; 1fa' 31, 11 $'4.549,, 3t August 3'1, $1,939,114; yNo_ vemlber 3 , $3, i9. The total receiptsing 1 for the •four guar- or the year ending November 30 as follows: February 3- 3S, $1; - ,, .', L; 3153' 3)11 .s. ,,,,4'4.951 August :il. M)1,b63,943 \o\'enber 30, $859:77, Mr. Foster of %erich aticlressed the t'Ounc'1 regarding, a soot deetrnver, nor possible use in the Court l• Ilouse :Furnace. The hatter was referred to the Property Commitee, THIS Happy Happy J Combination LJlllbination IS Y ours i S Subscribe to it and not only assure yourself of 52 weeks of fine interesting helpful reading, but save money tool The Family Herald and Weekly Star is $1.00 per year Seaforth News is $1,00 per year \N"e offer a one rip - sub,c tion to BOTH PAPERS$+A .6O FOk.. ... .. 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LBe other featuro>I, TnE. rpIIRI$TIAN 60SENOE I,fONSTOR, laaak De St0.t1011, HOSt011, IYIQEs.. yy Please send ma a six it'eets' trial snb5orlption. I enclose one dollen (11). o (Nome, inertial pant) Jif f °q ���. (Address) '? c' LC <9 • .Fyn ., '` " "' ' ncp.' (state) r (Town) ..v .. drought conditions dutin the aunt - Iter and bisect dally a in certain re+•- 1 damage irn15, the Crop of 1932? fell short of 1 rhe previous crop by 10,195,597 Pounce. An •increase •of 7!3.000 pounds user 1932 was recorded in '1.934with r another slight increase promised for 10iµ, .., .'entry every cloud has iia silver linin~*, ler in this case the chart crops nav0 permitted the producers to. depose of all carry -mer from previ- oils rears at slightly advanced )rices. g } I The preueius crop, is mocang quite br• iskly on the de me.tll ntarkM at prices Slights} in advance over last while a fair amount is advent: - to the •export market,. :Nlthou�h is risky to forecast production the condition of stain honey producing • plants and of the bees themaettes go- into Winter are promising, huw- ever, these conditions are not the whole story, `Continued from Wage Three) l the repot of the Children's 'Sher- -we Committee showed the place to be 'n first class condition and the chit- Area is be well cared for, .11 present there are fourteen children in the home, aged six months to '1r4 years. The committee wished' to advise the Mothers and [others to titch their children the points about life that they should understand. Attention was drawn to the wonderful work the matron, _Mrs. Oliver, is doing. Ex- lenses will be about 13,500, abient the as in 10't3t3s 'Reeve McNabb referred to the loss of a highway contract last Yearapprove y Y a petition of the council to :,arc No. 4 Highway an extra ten ,Cet, as it was considered unsafe to leave it a ten -foot highway, Air. _Mc- Nabb wished the council to recon- mend that the provincial government reimburse him for the toss sustained in not securing the second contract. 'These who diel not sign the peti- tion to give Mr, :McNabb the con- tract gave their reasons for doing so. (Reeve Wright said he refused be- cause the government would pay full cost of provincial high ways, at a date after ...the 'June session, and it would cost the county nothing. Mr. McNabb refused because he yl•as a part}* to the contract;fill !Reeve Goldthorpe explained in no uncertain terms that he had already voted f01' a resolution ss'hic11 carried in cot,ncil and stated that for the time bein fro more roads would begratitude g paved by the county, and he did not wish to go against the motion, It1 motion by Reeve T.3eminglway and Reeve Sweitzer to the effect that Mr. h[+G\Ta'b;b should be reimbursed for his loss by the Provincial Gov- ernmelrt, carried. Lin hl;dT cod, agricultural repiesen- iative, read his report, which was ad- 3ptcd, Mr. isicJLead answered goes- tions concerning the use of certain fepfilizcrs 011 grains. He assured yl'1, !Goldthorpe rn pe that the 'Russian thistle, w'hi'ch has been causing g softie annoy- ance to formers or Colborne "M'ow's,- ship; would be added to the list at;pl�ied pest weeds. 'elle report w•as adopted, $17,000 For Hospitals 'Reeve l llantyne tusked tliC trees- pier what the total .eunenditure of. hospitals was Eoi 1x931}. 'Mr. Erskige replied that the totals were e '$1,7,000, which included grants of �,t'hal g ,$L;6001; ;,$$,- 000 of this was for sanitoriunss le - a't ng $4;00Y1 for indigents, for whiclr'tlle vunici alidies were'Reeve' p liable for halawho -the cost. Walter McKibbon of Win;;htun, an ex -warden of Huron Const}, address- ed the council and (pressed his plea- sure at meeting his old friends again. !Alts Henderson, former reeve of \l'nrris township, spoke, aura left rl fel,' facts for thought among the 01e11rbers. Arr. Hanna, .mayor n' \Vin) tont, was present and leas iuU" ituced to the council. ee, T. Cooper of Clinton came be- lore the council in the afternoon to ,furnish any fnfnrnlcltibn available on the Al others' Allowance Com miseiotl and to reply to several vacs ions car- fain members asked hint. 11 r. Coop- er stated that the Mother's Allow_ solar l;'aatd consisted of J. M. Rob -through pits. Col. 1:. S. Hays, Mrs, Fowler, •11rs. Farmer and A. T. Cooper, The county Council could recommend two members and the Mothere' \limy ante Commission, 1-hu•on branch, three members. but all appoiututents are in the hand: of the Provincial Commission. 1n June last the county council recommended tet appoint relent of J..11, Roberts and Mrs, Red- ditt and on the following clay recnni- mended the appointment of R. S. ela•s, three being recommended due y g to the passing of .NICs. 3leKim, one of the members. however, at a meet- ing; of the commission. a month prey- ions, 1.1rs. Palmer was appointed, to the place reit by Mrs. 1lci<im be_ eau5e of overlapping and confusion, He pointed out that it was the power nI the council to change the board from year to year, The matter rests there. 'Mr. Cooper said the loud had not been functioning properly because of uncertainty of the status of N11. Holman, ex -clerk of Huron County. The board was since re -organized. J. 1'L 1Go•venlock, inspector of the lT•louse of Refuge and Mr, Jacobs, manager, presented themselves be -the fore the Council to reply to several •w' .questions 0.5 which members were not clear. 'I''he main question at issue eves raised b}+ Reeve 1!IdClNall as to why all itemized SIatclnclt showing �' the actual ;profit on .bogs could out be given lather than a lump sum spew- inCJ recei is only. 1r P y Go re- tha;C a prdfiY of $?;'0110 less feed-' ing coat's was _derived from these hogs, A lieav sys'tcm of boolciceepfug will be used at the H 011ie in 19iJ15. Education 'Committeein The education cau7lvitteC cepoa t was rcazl n n and adopted after being gone aver clause clause. 'The clei•dc was instructed to communicate 1 to smith the secretary of the board of edu.ca- tion 'London, and the county clerksg of the ) i I rg municipalities to hold adjoining od Cheap Feeds for Crate Finishing of Poultry lin experiments in crate finishing P t htig of poultry, it has been found that buckwheat screenings or standard re- cleaned screendngs, •a by-product irons the grain elevators consisting largely of wild buckwheat and broken wheat with a shall admixture of wild oats, flaxseed and other weed seeds, give excellent results both as to tau St+ and tui q t quality of flesh, It was also shown un - m these experiments that small l es marketable potatoes may be used t, 'Cafe feeding. )'cd in i conjunction t ot_ with live as Dec grain. these potatoes gave as economical ,mills as corn and lrochl r h� J cel .ettom and finer quality •in slain .and flesh: 'T'he l�ttatoe may he 154 either i boiled and mashed, or raw and ft.iely chopped, and ilk. with the ground and milk. ' e * * * * * * * * ** * NEWS AND INFORMATION * * FOR THE BUSY FARMER * * CFurnished by ,Ontar)o Depart- * '* inent of Agriculture. * * * * * * * * * * * * Clean And Sterilize All Dairy Utensilsa 'L'(le keeping quality cif milk de- de- pends directly uponi the number f bacteria present and, this in turn de- poo the thoroughness with pends ucolour . which dairy utensils have been clean- err anal sterilized. The nese of live 'steam or scalding with boiling • water is always effective Pl'oviding-it is ay- ,,r.ai11S enable in sufficient volume, but as a general rule the quantity availa'ble on the 'average faros is inadequate for effective results. It is for this reason that the use of chlorine in suitable form' IS 1'eCUI1t17lCli'.deCl 1)aeleriolo - by g ical experts. lit acts, rapidly' In cc1Ct water and I's ' 1 cheaper and more con- yenietlt than The h Cast treatment IVs gels' era recvmmenrcled: '1V'he n properly eon to. •ed rine sterilization gives excellent restos , .. . i illi end the practice, al- 'ready gelicral ' in n' " tm94k and g tl other Food plants, is ,pt•eadinm totight .,thC dairy farms. Patients Play Patience as Health Returns :51110 gzvnse OC''Patieitcn" prOt9des 000 roans of wllllin away^ o: pllagann 110Ur,: Sol' there are no restrictions tl1)000 the player altd too Carsio 511ay bb bathored up nn wilt u.nd cut llwo)' wtlen interact wlEnes. nonuser forth of ' ti ltiencte' " Is bding ),htyer 1)y 2130 'IdIt1aUC5 .Of the TOC011to ilospltalfor Consumptives; the Hfunhoka ILos peal nor ti for Cutiwes and the Queon Mary Rospitatfor Cousttmptive OniidrOn but, there is a dlife'1'e11Ce^they cati 4 `leave,oif whoa they w(sri. At thasi three sanctuaries foe the flab victims of tuberculosis, the nowt-ondiug is carried on for trio lives of men, women and children. Over r in these Pate,lbs aro being carol for in these hospitals where kindly doctors and nurses smile with their pasionts at gains in height and strength. flier° 10 gains for their recover if friends continue the vornnra.l•y eontrivbut)m1s of Dover yetis 401•ib is a factthat fmv bf 2110 pationts can )sty anything toward their keep and the 1 y si 1 e p tiu'ce hos[iitos mus4 largely depeli'd upon gtaiMif rho itrilisto connate. Will you pleaso assist in tits great work by aendlug tvhab you can to George A.. kola.. Treasurer, Gatto institute, 223 Colla e' 8treeb, 'Poronto 2. The Canadian Hone a y Crop Igor the third successive year } ar It would appear that the honey } crop of Gaa7ada is Ding to ,fall llie low no1- oal. Tlsc peakyear w a was 1913111 when "9,66'50'98 Bounds rheic pr produced, but due to winter killing of clovers