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The Wingham Advance Times, 1933-02-02, Page 2The a d "e .Times W m A va 1ki1 � >��. Published at u ed i WINGHAM - ONTARIO Every Thursday Morning by The Advance -Times Publishing Co; Subscription Rate — One Year $2.00 Six months, $1,00 in advance To U. S. A., $2,50 per year, l+'areign rate, $3.OQ per year. Advertising rates on application. ,I withind habit.. w ice this year } to- ius of 25 miles from hero this has beenrt dale, Taxicab drivers. in Vienna, i11 pro-: test of .raising their license fee park- ed their cabs in tate- amain, square. of the city 'and left them there, It is rumored another woman be appointed to the Senate, This time the honor will likely be conferred on Mrs, Charles Fremont, of the Prov- ince of Quebec. 'The pe.euliar part of it is, she cannot vale en 11xttiliCapal or provincial elections in her own Province. . *, * sc Ic It is alleged that an effort is be- ing made t- stop the sale of Ontario o p coke in Manitoba.. It will be a queer state of affairs if inter -provincial trade is oposed, * * * * The Radio Commission will .so.oet a great falling off compared with pre - commence a series of broadcasts. vio,us years. Mr. McLeod expected These programs will. be .criticised by the radio fans, but we hope for fair criticism. * * There is a great difference between the spirit of optimism and the spirit of carelessness, 'i' '1' * * Apparently there is little doubt but the government will. reduce the num- ber of seats in the Legislature next session, and if reports are true ,Hur- on County will have one, seat instead of the two they , have now. * :� k Within a few hours of each other the French and German Governments resigned. In a country with many parties it is , a difficult thing to have cess any. government: carry onsu successful- ly but for a short period. HYDRO EXCHANGE Many municipalities opposed pay- ing aying their share of the Hydro e-- change bill, but the majority are tak- ing a very sensible 'view of this mat- ter. it was decided at a convention of the Municipal Electric Association by a vote of 2 to 1 for the Hydro Commission to pay about 46 per cent and the remaining 54 per cent be paid by the municipalities. This seems lige a very fair way out of a serious situation as the drain on the reserves of Ontario' Hydro Commission and also ori the reserves of the various municipalities will not be impaired to such an extent as if either bad to pay the whole amount. In a :great many cases this will not cause an increase of rates, it will not locally, and now that this natter is settled by sucha large ,majority vote all municipalities will likely fall in line. * * THE RAILWAY PROBLEM That Canada is confronted with. a Railway Problem which is of a very serious nature is not to be denied. The Canadian Industrial Traffic Lea- gue in a. meeting at Hamilton last week resolutions passed the following which carrya great deal of weight as this league has made a very com- plete survey of the situation and its members are daily in touch with the transportation and freight business. "1. It is our belief that there should be such a combination of .the present railway systems as would include at Ic-ast: (a) Joint terminals •and facil- ities wherever possible;. (b) joint ex- press service; (c- Joint telegraph ser- vice; (d) the abolition of all ticket offices except at stations; (e) elimin- ation of duplicate services, facilities and trackage, wherever possible; (f) reciprocal interchange of running rights; (g) joint publication of tar- iffs; (h) pooling of passenger trans- portation. "We are opposed to the appoint- ment of an arbitral board, but favor the granting of authority to the Board of Railway Commissioners to control the situation." In connection with the intererlat- ionship as between railway and high- way traffic, the membership approv- ed: (a) That the ex.press service of the two main systems be consolidated into one enterprise, with proper par- ent companies;. (b) that the express companies, so constitued, in co-oper- ation with the parent rail companies, endeavorto co-ordinate their, services with those operated, or to be operat- ed, upon the highways; (c) that the express companies give early consid- eration to a general readjustment,of their rates, in line with the relation- ship of their services to the freight and highway services now being maintained." * Have you got the measles yet? * * Tossing a coin to elect men to. municipal councils is getting to be a 'TIDE WINGBAM ADVANCE-TIN/ES Thiuirsday, February 2, 1932 tee to report po t r at this session. counts were $3,000 more than the Dr, Field, Inspector of Public pi evious year, The Old Age Pensions Schools for East 'Enron, or, and C. c 0ct• 5U1 er4c nt.1ess than n a year t g o per en t � tet G ,• r paying i 0: tilt. now a LeaGoin for West Hltroit, have very the county 1 Y Ix Complete reports of their inspector- instead of 20 per cent, 'Iiie Mothers' ates, Of the 22 teachers engaged last Allowance cost is $$50 a month, The year, 16 held frist class certificates. Tlie efficiency of the instruction re- #- c � inspect- amount 116 i .ct �,_ �� � the i c 1 ul f re- ceived iii the ,G as . o t 1 amount lxaid for indigents, Hospitals and' charitable institutions was $'13,- 025. orates showed marked improvement. The county highway' account retir 'file average salary for rural schools ed $60,000 in notes with the provinc- is $796 as compared with. $891 of last lel cheque. New notes this year, year, in one instance... wasas low as $120,000; paid off in July 55,000, lea - $540. The Government grant was re- ving a balance of $05,000, xwrhicb will. sauced by1004.• be covered by governmeut grant. The re- total expenditures McLeod, Agricultural Rep were $142,435 and sentative, 'addressed the council, his the account will break even. provincial highway account reitremarksbeingbeingmainlyinly announcements The pi Iii ' g of courses to be given during the showed a balance of $17,236 •owing ement in 1931 and has in ad - .ear, He spare of the instil^titiod of the government x Y' a central packing and storage plant dition the 1932 eXpenditure due in for the county but was not prepared July to give full particulars at present, Mr. Young urged against giving Six school fairs were held in 1932, grants promiscuously to organiza- tions which cio not need. them, ins- tancing public libraries, many of which have balances. Many school Pupils of the county are going to out- side points for secondary education, Mr. Young thought they should use the schools in the county.' Hundreds of dollars are being spent in this way he asserted R, Pederson, county engineer, was the next speaker and gave the follow- ing financial statement: Maintenance, $70,060.26; machinery $10,979.28; bridges and McMichael bridge, $1,390.68; •construction, :$43,- 969.41; superintendence, $4,728.26; to tal $131,127,89. An analysis of the year's expendi- ture will xpendi-ture,will show about 77 per cent. or $109,000 has been spent. Children's Shelter p H. Edwards, superintendent rintende nt of the Children's Aid Society, and Reeve Sweitzer, chairman of the committee, reported that the home is in good con clition, and is housing 15 children. Considerable ,sickness' had prevailed and some hospital case. One Ward,a fine boy, had died. The total ` expenditures were $3,- ,f93,53. Tribute was paid in the re- port to thefine work being done by the Seaforth 'and Goderich Lions Clubs. in •crippled children's worfl, Reeve McKibbon paid a tribute of commendation to Mrs. Oliver,: the matron, and Mr. Edwards,for their invaluable services. Sweitzer-Beaver--That we ask the clerk to write to the county clerk of Lambton County stating that they should 'assume the responsibility of hiring and paying for a policeman at Grand Bend for this year. -Carried. Mr. W. L. Young, defeated candi- date for reeveship of Colborne town- ship, addressed the council on the in- flation of currency, urging parity with pound sterling. A lettee'r from A. H. Neel, regis- trar of Huron, submitted the follow- I High School teachers' salaries we - ing statement: Gross receipts $5932- .20; expenses, $1890,29; amount to registrar, $3000; 50 per cent. of bal- ance to registrar, $520.95; paid to the treasurer, county's share, $520.95. Bowman -Archibald -That members of Huron county council place on re- cord our disapproval- ofcompulsory second Yyear Normal course,—Carried Achibald; Douglas' -That Isaac J. Wright be appointed to Good Roads Commission for three years, and. J.• J. Moser for one year to complete the unexpired term of J. McKenzie, ,re- * ;1 De Valera is once again President of the Irish. Free State. Just what kind of a state the Irish Free • State will be in twelve months from now is clearly up to him. Eddie, Shore, the Boston hockey player, wase fined by the authorities $100, for fighting and breaking the referee's ribs. 'It is said the fine was placed at $25 per `rib, * The usual i ballyhoo in connection with Babe Ruth's salary is on once more. The Babe played last year for $75,000. This year it may be a mere $60,000. * An advertisement appearing in an American paper, read something like this: "For Sale: A piano by an old woman with carved legs." the present year to do better, and announced agricultural corresponden- ce course to be introduced this year.. The , warble fly had been a great nuisance and injury to stock the past number of years and Mr. McLeod entered" very fuly into the method of treatment. Standing Committees The report of the striking commit- tee was as follows: Executive—J, W. Gamble, Robert Smith, M. Matheson, J. W. McKib- bon, P, W. Scott. Legislative—J J. Moser, L. E. Car- diff, O. Hemingway, A. Mellick, G, 'McNeil. Finance -William Douglas, J. M. Eckert, W. J. Stewart, H. C. Beaver, W. Consitt. Education—W. R. Archibald, W. Haake, 5. McNabb, R. Johnston, L. Demerling. Property—M. Matheson, We. Doug- las, L. Demerling, W. Consitt, W. J.. Stewart. House of Refuge—R. Smith, A. J. Goldthorpe, W. A. Archibald, P. W. Scott, J, W. McKibben. Children's Shelter -J. Ballantyne, W. Haake, H. C. Beaver. Agricultural Advisory—L. E. Car-. (diff, J. W. Gamble, J. M. Eckert, ,0..: Hemingway, A. Mellick. Old Age Pension -B. M. Francis,: W. H. Sweitzer, J. W. Craigie, J. Leeper, R. J. Bowman. Warden's Committee -A. J. Gold- thorpe, R. Johnston, J. McNabb, G. H. Elliott, I. J. Wright. Good Roads Commission — G. H. Elliott for ,two, years, chairman, I. J. Wright for three years, J. J. Mos- er for one year. Dr. H. Taylor was appointed trus- tee of ,the Goderich Collegiate Insti- tute. Board and J. W. Craigie a mem- ber of the Goderich Hospital Board. The thanks, of the council was tend- ered • School Inspectors Dr. Field and Mr. 13eacom for their erceilent re- ports. Craigie-McKibbon - That grants of $800 be given Wingham Hospital; Clinton General Hospital; Scott 'Me- morial Hospital, Seaforth; Alexandra Marine and General Hospital, Goder- ich. Executive Committee. The following appointments were made: Auditors, Robert Higgins and 'Wm. Booth, Wingliam; representa - tive to Winghani High School Board, R. L. Stewart; to Exeter High School Board, R. M. Creech; to. Clinton High School Board, Frank Fingland; to Seaforth Collegiate, Wm. Black.. Matheson -Archibald — That this council. recommend the Department of Education to reduce township grants to $500. -Carried. Matheson -Stewart - That ^ this council recommend the cutting out of as many . grants as possible and the lowering of all, grants.—Referred to Executive Committee. Cardiff -Francis — That this coun- ty council t ive the same grants in 1933 • to Agricultural Societies, Plow men's Associations, or any other gtants pertaining to agriculture. — Referred to Executive Committee, Wednesday Afternoon 'Session When Council reassembled Major Richardson, representing the Salva- ttion Army Reserve'Home, asked that a grant be given this year. Reeve Goldthorpe asked if a re- port of the criminal audit had been. sent to the local members and to the government. Clerk Holman informed him that they had not, but would be sent lin- mediately before the meeting of leg- islature. Gordon Young,; county treasurer, gave a report of the finances for the year 1932; to the general account the total notes amounted to $165,000; notes retired $135,000, leaving a bal- ance of $30,000, which the treasurer" announced' 'is getting smaller each t'ear,and with dtie economy and not striking rates too low, the balance will be obsolete. School payments showed a decrease of $5,000, aecr eam c in the govern- ment grant of $3,0000 The total cost of administration of :justice was $18,- 642 grants were the same as last year, also gaol costs, Hospital ac - 'JAN. MEETING. OF COUNTY COUNCIL Many Reductions in Grants and Sal- aries made by Council As reported in last week's issue, James C. Ballantyne, Reeve of Us- borne Twp., was chosen Warden of. Huron County Council and was duly sworn in by Judge Costello and was escorted to his seat by ex -Warden Louis Rader. The balance of Tues- day afternoon's session was taken up with, routine business. At the Wednesday morning ses- sion Clerk Holmes referred .to a change in the law . regarding which gives the County. Council power to appoint a trustee fo reach Continua- tion School in the County. This was referred to the Educational Commit - Demerling-MeNabb — That Good RoodsRoodsls Commissioninspectet tli e road north of Fordwich :et epi early date as condition.—Sent it is nrt deplorable to Good Roads ,Cornmissiott. Wright-Goldthorp "That M. Car- diff, chairman of Advisory Commit- tee, be the Huron county representa- tive et the Agricultur•al Council's 'con- vention, in Toronto.Carried. When council reassembled for the afternoon session the busniess was confined mostly tohearing and dis- cussion of the reports of the Legisla- tion and Education Committees. Con- siderable - on-sidera.ble- amusement was created when Reeve McKibbon of Wingliam, introduced the motion to strike out Rule No. 36 of the Standing Rules, which states there should be no smok ing in the council session. The mo- tion carried unanimously. The report of the Legislattive Com- mittee was taken clause by clause, acid adopted' as follows,' with Reeve McNabb in the chair: 1. That no action be taken in the motion of Reeve Scott and Goldthor- pe that this Council request tlie Pro- vincial Highways `.(:.)epar°tment. to let no contracts on Highways No. '4 be- tween Clinton and Wingliam in 1933 or until the depression existing is ov- er, 2. . That this Council endorse the following clauses in the exrtacts from the reports of the committees on me- morials of the County Counil of Pres- cott and Russell: That the cost per diem' for caring for indigents be reduced; That no per son be admitted in hospitals as indig- ents before first obtaining the con- sent of the Mayor or the Reeve, ex- cept in urgent cases where the M.O. H, shall have such authority: That. the notices of admission of indigents to hospitals be sent to the clerk of. the local municipality from where they come instead of being sent to the County Clerk. 3. That the resolution of the Conn ty of Carleton asking Council to me Look Out! sassavimmoommusammesammsawrasgasseameasmossum DOWN GOES THE PRICE OF ELECTRIC LIGHT BULBS, 40 & 60 Watt Lamps At ALL REGULAR. TYPES ARE ALSO REDUCED, ngham.. - i litiesa Crawford' Biel COMMISSION Phote 156, 1 _N1__uu1l1 1011R1010111l..i* *INI al C ■ �1ew Beauty-N�w asp ■■ Marvelous dA A� inorialize the. 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But for blankets ■ or other; 'heavy goods, where ■ IN the weight of the material on Snow Bird Two Way ■ ■ the swisher would ordinarily .■ on the fabric the Swisher is inverted and placed IN cause wearn aced at' ■ , ®thoop, soa e t that heavy goods are washed cleaner, ,and with absol- ■ This is an exclusive Gilson "Snow Bird Two -Way ■ ute safety.: Th s ■ feature, and combines the two best known principles of washing. ■ ■ ■ ■I■ ■ ■ ■ ■ FOR SALE BY Machan Bros.. ® Telephone 58. Wingharn, Ontario ■ the Minister of Highways that " the other counties, Carried. Province will . assume the total cost Douglas-Scott—That bylaw No. 5, of construction and maintenance of 1931, appointing Thomas Gundry, sr., the King's Highways; and will also special officer for Huron County un - assume the unexpired portions of any, der the Liquor Control Act of Ontar- debentures that inay have been issued io be repealed. -Carried. by any of the Counties of the Prov- Matheson-Brown—That Mr. Fran - ince of Ontario. cis represent this council at Mr. Tay - Education tion Committee lor's funeral at Exeter. The Education Committee Report Mr. Higgins, county auditor, and presented by W. R. Archibald, chair- Mr. Young briefly addressed the man, was adopted as follows:: council regarding debentures androth- 1. Regarding the resolution 'of er financial matters, Reeves Eckert regard t and Archibald, re and A discussion followed introduced High School books being •:used from, by Reeve Bowman on the advisability , yearto year and asking the Depart- of an'issue of debentures to pay off , year Brent of Education to approve of the the patriotic debentures maturing same,we recommend that the resolu- this year and the highway accounts tion be adhered to; Regarding the coming due also this year, but furth- motion of Scott and Goldthorpe re er action was deferred until the June meeting of council. • In referring to a request forthe appointment of delegates to meet the members of the Perth County Coun- cil on February 15 in Stratford, the :oilowing were appointed: Warden Ballantyne and Messrs. McNabb, El- liott and Archibald. Thursday Morning Session system of statute labor based on he Mr. Lawlor, Field Secretary for principal of the old systems, and that the same grants be paid by' the gov- ernment on such work as are paid un- der the present arrangement, and, that commend 'this council approve of a reduction of 20 per cent. in High School teachers' salaries in the coun- ty,, Motions Sweitzer-Hemingway--That we pe- tition the Provincial Goveikunent to allow municipalities to revert to a signed. Council Opposes Amalgamation of Railways The council in session on Thursday placed itself on record as being op- posed toithe amalgamation or merger of Canada'stwo railway systems, the Canadian Nation and Canadian. Paci fic.' Theresolution, proposed by Ha acice and Wright, and carried, said. in part: "We believe in the old adage 'opposition is the life of trade.' 'There should he efficient and not extrava- gant management; that the recom- mendations of the Duff report should be, given a chance and legislation pas- sed implementing its recommends' tions," - A copy was ordered sent to the Minister of Railways, also to Geo Spotton and W, H, Golding, federal members for Huron county, At the morning session coitsiderab- ,le,titge was taken up in discussion of a motion introduced by Reeves Gam- b1d Cardiff that "a grant of $100 c an be made to Howick Township to ie einbttrse Oliver Stewart of said town- ship," who had been fined that am- ount after pleading guilty in police court. The sponsors of the motion Were of the opinion that he had been unjustly dealt with and testified to. the character of the young. man, When the motion was finally presen- ted a recorded vote was taken and it was carried by 15 to 12 . The, motion passed at the Decem- ber session dispersing with the ser- vices of the corn borer inspector and tr•ansferring his duties to the local weed, inspectors wits rescinded' on mo- tion of nrOgrrian. and Wright. O. Ginn,corn borer inspector, gave a brief account of his work, Harry Edwards, gave 'a statement regarding the work of the Children's Shelter,. the Canadian National Institute for the Blind., Toronto, addressed coun- cil on the work of that institution. Mr. Lawlor's proposal was that coun- o of this resolution be sent to Gil give $210, which would be ten dol - lars per diem, or a grant of 15- per cent. of the cost. Reports of - Committees' The following recommendations of the Good Roads Commission were ta- ken up clause by clause with Reeve Craigie in the chair. The motion of Henimingway and McNabb that the Commission exam- ine Road No. 16, east of Brussels, as it is in bad condition, that this be re- paired; also the road north of Ford- wich; that the Commission were not in a position to advise re the motion of Haake and Goldthorpe that we do no construction work this year on the county roads until examination of the roads is made to ascertain the re- quirements; that Mill street and Queen street in the Village of Brus- sels be added to the county road sys- tem, be examined when the Commis- sion is next in Brussels; that the Min- ister of Highways be requested to give further consideration .to the mat- ter of approving of roads asked for in Bylaw No. 20, 1930, and No. 12, 1930; re the resolution of the council of East Wawanosh that the county road expenditure be restricted to one mill, that consideration be deferred untiPan opportunity is afforded to ex- amine the roads, and determine the necessities of the situation; that the (Continued on Page Thr-ee) eervir j1rNeRPiOPIOSS i e vs- a° �_ • %ATONED ! • ASIOtGA5 T. 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