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The Huron Expositor, 1948-01-30, Page 6oun eaforth Council Proposal Rejects ' nepeasatXy owl Q to eaheel ' i Vintage 1 ti and Ole dependance at t a fal+mi4lx industry on clear reads. .}wring 1947,. aiz'" Wiles of road *ere constructed; 13 miles 2urfaced with bituminousconcrete; one bridge and 24 culverts were constructed; 6,780 square feet of: buildings erected at the:, garage; More intensive mainten- ani a was given to asphalt roads, and twg-inch reinforcing surface wee1aid, for three and a'ba1f milers. Ma- .chineay to the value of $28,262 has been added to the equipment. Ake) de.: livered wain $3fl0O0. worth of equip - Ment, .which must be included -in this year's expenditures. Asrecommended, by the'health and hospital committee, nonaconcurrence was voted tO the resolution from Ox- ford CouittY requesting tb,e Provincial G9vernment to make a survey with a View to dividing the province into hos- pital areas, and setting up an equit- able basis for levying on urban and frontrural areas. The recommendation fro the carne county that the• ban on oleo; margarine be, retained was endorsed. Owing to the Crowded condition of the registry office,the property com- mittee was authorized to build an ado dition as soon. as material and labor: are available. Plans will be !presented' at the June session. There are 60 applicants receiving; mothers' allowances in Huron Coune •ty; 930 old• age pensioners, and 22 blind pensioners, it was sliown in; a� report of the Old Age Pension and Mothers' Allowances Board. In 1917. 178 pensions were granted, and 79 cancelled for death Or other reason. The following were appointed re- presentatives to hospital boards: Wingham, F. W. Davidson; Goderich, Clayton Edward; Seaforth, M. A. Reid; Clinton, Dr. F. W. Thompson. The council adopted the legislative committee's report that no action be taken on the Elgin • County resolution regarding nationalizing sweepstakes for the benefit of hospitals; on a Sim- coe County resolution fixing dates for court sessions; on Huron County Temperance Federation's resolution ounRems Huron Plate Bridge pen titu re of $400,000; Mater- ial Shortages Affect Pro. jects. A propoaa1 from Seaforth Cowie% Whereby 'bospital deficits within the county would be met by a yy mill levy was turned down by County Council at its final meeting oa Friday- A lengty debate followed the reoom- mendation of the committee rejecting the resolution, and endorsed by the `gown of Goderleh. The debate was Winched: by Reeve Sills, of Seaforth, wb.o said Seaforth hospital loses $1.97 en each indigent patient. "Twenty years ago, the same thing cropped .up,' John McNabb, veteran reeve of Grey declared, after Reeve HUckins, of Goderich, stated some- thing would need to be done to relieve the situation. Reeve McNabb argued that each.,municiilaiity should pay for its own indigent patients. Fivally, .the recommendation of non -concurrence was endorsed, A recommendation by the Good Roads fGerataission was enderaed that' an expehdxture of $490,00Q qn bridges be autiaerited by :bylaw, gather than the $100A00 recommended at the No- vember Session, The moving back of mail boxes on rural routes was appreciated, the com- mittee reported; and concurrence was given a Grey County resolution seeking an amendment to the High way 'I?raffic Qct, to Prohibit Parking that would interfere with other tra'f-. Sc or with the removal of snow: County 1ringineer'I', R. Patterson advised it would be doubtful wisdom; to start wont on many ProPosed pro- jectu on account of material shortag- es. hortages. Snowclearing has become a vital feature in road maintenance and more work and expenditure are becoming it Makes'YOu Fee So Much Better. The Vitamin Bi Tonic Extensively used for headache, loss of sleep, nervous indigestion, irritability, anaemia, chronic fatigue, and • exhaustion of the nervous system. 60 cts. Economy size, 11.50 Dr. Chase's Nerve Food sold)* at3,041EPRhts t t 6.3'4i, acictitkg 14«C.i#, provisio Q. iudorsation was given an iia la County resoIntion reriuesttng retl>a- burseznent by tm o Government of cc-, pensation paid by the county. to jail officials and employees, Authorization was given for a bcun• ty of $3.00 to be paid for. foes and $2.00 for fox pups killed within the county at ,any time during the year. No action was taken on a bylaw empowering the magistrate to com- -vnit a vagrant to the :County Home; 'and, to assume no responsibility re- garding the furniture of the inmates. By a recorded dote of 14-11, the salaries of Clerk N. W. Miller and Treasurer A. H. Erskine were in- creased to $3,300 each; Miss Evelyn, Cooper's, court reporter, to $1,680; Miss Margaret Tudor's, county sten- ographer, $1,320'; George James, care- taker, to. $1,650. The following grants • were author- ized: $25 to feed crop competition; $200, Blue Water Highway Associa- tion; ssociation; $50, War Memorial Hospital, London; $100 each to Clifford, Luck - now and Kirkton Fairs; $100, Wing - ham Horse Show; $1,000 each to the Wingham, Goderich, Clinton and Sea - forth hospitals; $500 each to the agri- cultural representative and junior ex- o.the librar- tension the county;e $50, ach tHosp t l for Sick Children, Toronto; $100 each to North and South Huron Plowmen's Associations, providing a match is held; 4500, Hensali Legion; $700, Canadian National Institute for the Blind; $5,000 to the University of Western Ontario. $4,000, Huron Cdun- ty Library Association; $200 each fall fair; $1,000, Salvation Army. The contract for the county print- ing was awtrded to the Huron Exposi- tor, Seaforth. At the afternoon session the clause in the report of the health and hospi- tal committee was adopted which re- commended that legislation be enact- ed empowering hospital boards to col- lect a fee of 25 cents a patient a day from each doctor; also prohibiting the passing of this fee to the patient's bill. A copy of this resolution will be forwarded to Premier George Drew; to the Minister of Health and Wel- fare, and to each County in Ontario. - The reasons given in the .preamble of the resolution were "that doctors use the hospital as a place of busi- ness for remuneration, and the doc- tor through •the Medical association, receives protection from the govern' ment." It was pointed out that a pre- cedent is found in the recent legisla- tion passed relative to unions in Windsor. I. At Thursday's session endorsation was given the finance committee's z'e- comnaendation setting the county tax rate for 1948 at six mills, made up as follows: Current account, 3.5; coun- ty .'Jghways, 2.5. The rate was in accordance with estimates submitted Wednesday by County Treasurer A. H. Erskine. The council endorsed a motion by Reeve F. Sills that a flag be bought and placed above the dais. "It would be inspiring to look at and anyone sitting there will snow be has Brit- ish justice behind him," the reeve said.- ' R. B. Reynolds, county jailer, re- ported that• there were 79 prisoners in 1947. The council endorsed the recom- mendations of the education commit- tee that Reeves J. 11 Beecroft, J. Armstrong 'and A. W. Kerslake be a,.epointed a consultative committee, and that the Huron Council request the Department of Education to have the Township of Howick included in a Huron Oounty inspectorate. Miss Maribelle MacKenzie, senior To Dealers, Farmers and Feeders The Quality of Excellence Feeds is Known to • be Second to None at Home and All Through Eastern Provinces OUR SPECIAL OFFER OF $3.00 TO $4.00 PER TON REDUCTION WILL CONTINUE FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY WE CAN NOW SUPPLY YOU WITH FLOUR Our "Gold Star" Brand Top Patent (ALL PURPOSE FLOUR) Our "Excellence" Brand Second Patent (BREAD FLOUR) ` Give Them a Trial - (Prices Are Right) MARKETS ARE NOW REASONABLY LOW - BE WISE - B YOUR WINTER NEEDS RIGHT NOW ! FUTURE SUPPLIES VERY UNCERTAIN TURGEON GRAIN and PROCESSED FEEDS SEAFORTH, ONT. TELEPHONE 354 Feed Division of Excellence Flour Mills Limited nurse, in a NOW,ou,, tae cou AtIr health servioe, sty e4 0,048Qapl 091.4 witty total of 6,314 pup*, bad beef sorved, The spraying of hnapweed and leafy; apurge. for. •the past two years 'has brought the weedy under control, Weed Inspector 'CSU'. R. Dougall re - parted, - The Children's Aid Society report- ed eported that there are 83 children in care, Sixty -tour child protection cases were supervised during the year. The chief problems were Marital discord, i3ep- aration of parents, non•s'opPort, drunk enness, neglepk^ and mental illness. Nixie children were taken from home&' permanently, and ten temporarily. Thirty-one court cases had been at- tended. Mrs. M. Chaffee, superintendent, and Miss Clare McGowan spoke in con- nection with the report, and were ac- corded the appreciation of the coun- cil. T. A. C. Thurston, zone forester with the Department. of Lands and Forests, under which reforestation of the county -was placed last year, re- ported that 26,000' trees had been planted on the Robertson tract at a cost of 4409; 116,00.0 trees on the, Sheppardton tract, with some plant- ing done in Hay Township. LeRoy G. Firown, agricultural • re- presentative, reported on the junior extension fund. Angus Mowat, inspector of librar- ies, stated that the Huron County library service had progressed more than any other in the province. There are now 27 branch libraries, 66 school rooms, and three groups being ser- viced. Books total 5,965, and circula- tion for 1947 vaas 25,083. The increase in circulation over 1946 was 6,059. Mrs. Eckmier, county librarian, was commended by inspector and council. BAYFIELD Herb, Kirkham, of Aylmer, was a week -end guest of Mr. and Mrs. Em- merson Heard. The annual meeting of Trinity Church Guild was held on Thursday last at the .home of• Mrs. H. R. Mac- Kay. Rev. LaVerne Morgan was in the chair for the election of officers for the coming year: Pres., Mrs. E. Heard; vice-pres., Mrs. W. 'Sturgeon; sec., Mrs. S. MacEwan; treas., Miss Lucy Woods; visiting and flower com., Mrs Larson and Mrs. L. Scotch - mer; social corn., Mrs. T. H. Mack, Mrs. M. Corrie and Mrs. R. Bassett. The report of the treasurer showed 'a large balance to start the year. At the close ofthe meeting tea was serv- ed by the hostess. On Monday evening the newly -elect- ed reeve and council of Stanley town- ship entertained the electors at a party and dance in the •Town Hall, Bayfield, which was largely attended. The Bayfield Valley Five supplied the music and a group -of ladies sold lunch and everyone reports having an excel- lent time. The death occurred in Goderich Alexandra and Marine Hospital on Monday. Jan. 12, of George Green- slade. Mr. Greenslade suffered a stroke a week ago at his home, Blue Water Highway North, and never re- covered. He was born in Hay Town- ship 76 years ago. and lived in that vicinity for a number .of years. He moved to Bayfield over 40 years ago where he operated the "River House" for a number of years; later he had a confectionery store, and moved to Goderich Twp. 28 years ago, where he has since resided. He is survived by his wife, the former Cecilia Ni �►SERVIIE i QLD • DISABLED ESR DEAD CATTLE • HO "ES HOGS. SLIER"• CALVES Promptly and Efficiently Romowd Simply Phone Collect MITCHELL • 219 STRATFORD - 216 INGERSOLL, - 21' WE DCO, THE RESTI Listen to PROGRESSIV-E-CONSERVATIVE Speakers on Mondays- Tuesdays- Wednesdays- Thursdays- Fridays-- CKNX Wingham 1.00 to 1.15 p.m. 7.15 to 7.30 p.m. 1.15 to 1.30 p.m. 1.00 to 1.15 p.m. 7.15 to 7.30 p.m. 1.00 to 1.15 p.m. 1.15 to 1.30 p.m. 7.15 to 7.30 p.m. CJCS Stratford 12.45 to 1.00 p.m. 1.00 to 1.15 p.m. 7.00 to 7.15 p.m. .12.45 to 1.00 p.m. 7.00 to 7.15 p.m. 12.45 to 1.00 p.m. Saturday- 1.00 to 1.15 p.m. Vote for TOM PRYDE PROGRESSIVE -CONSERVATIVE CANDIDATE And keep HURON in the GOVERNMENT Ranks tel. He was a member of the Cana- diain Order of Forresters, Bayfield, L.O.L. No. 24, and a member of Trin- ity Anglican Church, Bayfield. He was also the first secretary -treasurer of the Library Hoard, a position he, held for 25 years. The funeral was held from his late residence on Wednes- day at 2.30 p.m., with interment in Bayfield cemetery. Rev. Laverne Mor- gan officiated. ry Will Aggressively Support Increased Grants and Benefits to Agriculture Pensions of $40.00 a month to all our senior citize at the age of 65 years. Elimination of the extra .03 tax on each gallon sof gasoline. 10 Maximum Rural Hydro Expansion. Free our Hydro from P�IiticaI Domination bore o-lus-5- 4 ERAL -- VOTE TU(KEY PUBLISHED BY THE HURON LIBERAL ASSOCIATION saimmommomosiumiammanamaia • you and your girl friend doing home work together, by telephone. But it does tie up the party line - perhaps when someone needs it badly. So please don't make it a habit ... Check? PARTY LINE COURTESY IS CATCHING... Putting it into practice on every call you make is your best guarantee that others will do the.,, same for you. 1: Keep calls brief. 2e Space your calls. 3. Give right-of-way to emergency calks x THE HILL TELEPHONE COMPANY OF CANADA 4'