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The Huron Expositor, 1948-05-21, Page 6'I: r - *` iWnShlp CouncilReceives' Reports On Two Muni- cipal Drains. Tile May meeting of the Usborne CAuncil wan held in the Township Elimville, with Reeve Hugh perry and Councillors Oscar Tuckey, Wellington Brock, James Simpson and Verne Pincombe in attei dance, The report on the Maver Municipal Drain by the township engineer, S. W. Archibald, was .read. The report advised the construction of 4,870 line- al feet of open drain at an estimated cost of $1,365, Council adopted the Maver Municipal Drain report on mo- tion of Councillors Simpson and Tuckey, The Tuckey Municipal Drain report from the Township of Hay was read and adopted by council on motion of 4ouneiilors Tuckey and Simpson. The date of the bolding of the court of revision for both of the above-men- tioned drains was act for the day of, the regular July meeting to be. held on Saturday afternoon, July 10. The Clerk was instructed to issue a lender call for the contract to con- struct the Maver Drain, tenders io close on Tuesday evening, May 25, at 9 o'clock, at which time the coun- cil wi4 meet yin special session to -op- en and consider the bids received. At 3 o clock tenders for the bridge on the Exeter sideroad were closed. Bids from Graham & Graham Limit- ed, of London, the Gaffney Construc- tion Co. of Stratford, and Looby & Looby, of Dublin, were tabled and op- ened. The tender of Looby & Looby being the lowest at the price of $2,783 was accepted by the council on mo - On t7o 111190 VIVO, attd m �lal he: tlkue 9�tre; - a�'� Irl 4 them, the ' wart. to ife eom eted b Jul(' 3i. The road superintendent wen) instructed to advertise the old bridge for sale by tender. Correspondence was tabled and dealt with as follows: From the County assessor, re assessingthe township in 1948 for the 1949 roll and the setting up of the card system for the county equalization., After same discussion council agreed toadopt the 194.8 asses;antent roll for 1949 in order to expislite an early start on the card system, for 1950. The ass,es- soewas instructed to send the as- sessment notices and •dog tags for 1949 by mail to the ratepayers. The above was passed• by resolution on motion of Councillors Simpson 'and Tuckey. From 'Thos. Whillier & Co., re copies of the Pounds Act soon to be forwarded for distribution to the township poundksepers; filed. From Jones, McNaughton Seed Co., re Dow chemicals for weed spraying purpos- es; filed; no township weed spraying planned for this year. From, the ;,aI).e-- iiartment of Mualci.pal ' Affairs, re Tie Swing Is To LIBERALISM Vote Frank Fingland, K.C. MR. FINGLAND will actively support Mr. Farquhar Oliver, who for twenty years has been a Member of the Ontario Legis- lature, and through his experience, capability. honesty, sincerity and hard work has risen to the Leadership of the Liberal Party in Ontario. MR. OLIVER is a farmer who knows the needs of an agri- cultural community such as Huron. He proposes an 80% capital advance to young farmers, the establishment of a Conservation Board within the Department of Agriculture to promote modern ideas in soil use, renew and enrich the soil by rebuilding worn- out land and revitalizing the Ontario :Agricultural College with the intention of- producing .More leaders in scientific .research. MR. OLIVER promises to encourage the lifting of the embargo on cattle to the United States market which would mean more money in the pockets of the farmer and more money to meet the shortage .of American dollars. MR. OLIVER has promised to cut the three cent gasoline tax just as soon as possible. "The three cents is as good in my pocket as to the Government." said one voter. He has announced that np amusement tax will be levied. MR. OLIVER has promised to distribute the Cabinet posts to include a Cabinet Minister for Western Ontario. VOTERS OF HURON Protest the Drew Government action in making Huron a guinea pig in the February by-election, and also the unnecessary fre- quency and great expense of Provincial General Elections. SUPPORT Frank Fingland, K.C. The Man for Huron olko,o0es ht cer }l 'ockiil,'I Veco1,0fQ nis tplilrov t'!; Cllr lice aunnacipali,ties; : contents; aOt(!d and 'otter illtrd Irak Amount of unpaid 1947 t Maxesof $.937.34 was reported to the council by Wm. Johns, tax collector, He re- t orted collection of $1,15/60 since January 1, with the promise of fur- s before utstan i •ther amountthe a d ng accounts are forwarded to the county treasurer for collection en May 24. ii. L. Snider interviewed the coun- cil regarding the tractor and mower he was holding to fill the township order, Council agreed that they still wanted the equipment for weed cut- ting on the township roadsides but that they could not give definite con- th ination of the order until the De- 4,ar.ment of Highways sends approval of the township 1948 road appropria- tion bylaw. Mr. Snider agreed that he could supply the equipment at a later date. Councillor Brock, township repres- entative on the Atfaa,hle River Con- struction Authority,( reported.. a reeiht meeting obi. the authority in Parkhill at which time the Engineer had subm mated 'tentative plaits for certain im- provement work in the outlet -area of the river. He also reported that the Authority had approved an interim assessment on the watershed in 1948 of $3,000 to defray current expenses, Usborne's share being 10 per cent, Council agreed to amend the .rates set for custom work for1d the grader at the April meeting, to charge the county at the rate of $4 per hour. Orders were drawn on the treasur- er to the amount of $313.20, including $43 in fox bounties. The road–super- intendent presented voucbeds for pay- ment to the amount of $3,607, includ- ing payment for the dozecaster. Ac- counts were paid on motion of Coun- cillors Brock and Simpson. All mo- tions were unanimously carried and ccuncil adjourned to meet again Aon Saturday afternoon, June 12. McKILLOP Rev. G. L. Grose, of the McKillop Evangelical Church, preached his farewell sermon on Sunday last 'when there was a good attendance. Mr. Grose is leaving to go to Campden. Among those who attended the ser- vice from a distance were Mrs. Grose and son, Gordon. of Listowel, Mr. and Mrs- ,Robert Brooks and Mr. and Mrs. John Kiehnie, of Mitchell. Mr. and Mrs. Martin Deitz "and fam- ily, of Willow Grove; Mr., and Mrs. Wilbur Hoegy and Barbara Ann, of Brodhagen; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hoegy. of Detroit, and Mr. 'and Mrs. Louis Hoegy, of Seaforth, -spent Sun- day with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hoegy. Visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hoegy were: Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Muegge. Seaforth; Shirley Stoskoff, of Fullarton, and Robert Amstein, Brodhagen. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Koehler and son,' Gary, of Egmondville, spent Sunday with Win. Koehler. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Eggert and Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Rock and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. A. Hampel in Ayr. Mr. Thos. Flanagan, of the 7th line, recently caught a coot on a ditch bank. The bird had apparently been injured as .it had a broken wing. It is similar in size to a pigeon, only larger, and is blue in color. It was taken to F. Dixon's hardware store and is now being fed at the home of Fred Herbert. Landlady: "You're several weeks behind in your room rent. You'll have to go." Lodger:, "Without paying you! Never!" What Does A Bank Mean To You? A Financial General Store . r' A general b ore provides the facilities to buy lot of different things in the same place. You can do the same in a bank in financial matters. You can a cheque, pay a bill, open a ctirrent account, deposit. your savings, or get a personal or commercial loan. You can obtain bank money orders, travellers' cheques, foreign exchange and other bank services. The Canadian Bank of Commerce offers you courteous, friendly service in all of more than 500 branches. cash THE CANADIAN BA K OF COMMERCE Seaforth Branch -'G. G. Brightrall, Manager 762M by ottawa observer As the prospects of Russian co-op- eration for peace waxed and waned last week,,there has been a great deal of serious thinking in the nation's capital on the need for a rededication to unity in Canada. The clear ,outline by the Minister of External 'Affairs of Canada's posi- tion in relation to the pull of world forces has stimulated a continued dis- cussion of our responsibilities. De- fence Minister Brooke Claxton's re- cent speech in Montreal on the need: for "a foundation of defence forces capable of expansion as rapidly as possible and suitable to enable us to take our proper place for our secur- ity and self respect" has added cause and calor to thinking here. • The Insidious Enemy Experienced observers remember that Canada's most dangerous enemy after the last war was the forces that worked to divide her people by stir- ring up all the latent prejudices that exist in any nation made up of num- erous races and creeds. The tensions built up during six, years of hard and anxious war work supply a fertile field for purveyors of hatred and sus- picion. It seems more dramatic and therefore easier 'to stress our differ- ences rather than our similiarities and. common purposses. An outstanding address was made to a religious organization in• Ottawa last week asking that "the spirit of unity, regardless of race or creed, which was fashioned by Canadians on the battlefields of World War II, be preserved now for the growth and welfare of Canada." World Trade Developments Experts know that a trading world will be a peaceful world. For this reason particularly it is good to know that ninety per cent of the world's trade is represented by the fifty-three nations that signed the Final Act of the Havana Charter on March 24, 1948, though the International Trade Organization, for which it provides, will not come into being as a speci- alized agency of the United Nations until the Charter has been ratified by twenty-seven governments. Twenty acceptances will he sufficient on and after March 24, 1949. If, however, the Charter has• not entered into force by September 30, 1949, it is pro- vided that the Secretary-General of the United Nations shall invite those countries that have deposited instru- ments of acceptance to determine whether and on what conditions they desire to bring it into force. The Havana Charter represents .the work of fifty-six countries that at- tended the United Nations Confer- ence on Trade and Employment, which commenced its deliberations on November 21, 1947. in Havana. The Final Act served to authenticate the English and French texts of the Charter, which may now be submit- ted for study and ratification by the fifty-three signatory countries. The executive committee, on which' Can- ada is represented, will be required during the interim to establish authen- tic texts of the Charter in Chinese, Russian and Spanish, in addition to other functions set forth below. Provincial 'Alliances the Ontario provincial election c •:;paign goes into high gear, it is evident that few political events have caused as much interest and comment as the alliance between Premiers Drew of Ontario and Duplessis of Quebec. Rumoured for over a year the alliance was sealed by Premier Drew in the Ontario Legislature on April 16, when he said: "May I say to the membe-s of this Legislature that I would be happy to walk arm in arm with Mr. uplessis." Observers, trying to foresee the result of this past, find little in common between the two men. It is noted here that Duplessis has not given an answering note to Drew's overtures. This Week's Quotation Saturday Night, Toronto: "If the C.C.F. is really anxious not to have the support of the L.P.P. in the On- tario campaign, Mr. Joliffe might try not using the same argument as Mr. Tim Buck." Vitamin C Sources It has become common in the last 30 years for nutritionists and health authorities to recommend oranges and other citrus fruits', as well as tomatoes, for vitamin C, although vegetables can supply all the vitamin C needed for health. The reason for this "has been that these sources are especially rich, are palatable, and may often be eatenwithout. cooking. Cooking wastes vitamin C by dissolv- ing it into water and destroying it. The loss in some cases may he 100 per cent so that if no raw fruits or vegetables are eaten, there is a real danger of vitamin C deficiency. Child Obedience How can I make my ehild do wliat he is told? Doctors say this. Is the question most frequently asked by parents about the training of a child. The answer is not simple and, if it is to be effective, must be followed day in and day out with •persistance and patience. ' First, the child must be expected to obey. A few demands as possible should be made on him. The parents .should always see that the child does as he is told, but should follow • the same general rules from day to day to avoid. confusing 'the youngster. Parents must also learn to keep their temper, to avoid brib- ery and coaxing, and to teach tate habit of co-operation. on Federation (ContinIted ''frob2 Page .2). will be brought to Canada In 0o•opera- tion with the International Refugee Organization and will be placed on. Farms throughout the Dominion through the Dominion Provincial Farre Labour Committees In each pro- vince. Displaced persons must agree to re - 'naiad in agricultural work for at least one' year, and none will be brought to Canada unless a suitable fob is available. The minimUna wages will be $45 a month and board for men, and $35 a month and board for women, Although minimum wages have been set, current wages for equivalent service are to prevail. Yield Clover Seed Increased By Bees It is sometimes said that honey- bees . are of more value to the pro- ducers, of fruit, seed and vegetables than they are to tme beekeeper. Tt may not be generally known that the sex factor is important in plant life. Before fruit, seeds, or vegetables can be produced each female flower must be fertilized. Nature apparent- ly does not favor self-fertilization and has developed several means for pre- venting it. Perhaps the best known examples are those• where the male and female flodvers are borne on two different plants, or on different parts of the same plant. In other cases, even though both male and female elements are produced in the same flower they are known to be self - sterile. The clovers are perhaps the most important of the agricultural forage plants and they are largely, if not entirely, self -sterile. Before these 'plants can produce seed, the male element (pollen) of one plant must be transferred to the female element (pistil) of another plant. This is known as cross-pollination and it is done largely by insects. Bees are the most important of the insects that play a part in cross-pollination and hence their importance beyond that of collecting honey. In a recent test made by the For- age Division and the Bee Division at the Dominion • Experimental Station, Prince George, B.C., the value of hon- ey -bees as pollinators of alsike clover was clearly demonstrated. Two dis- tricts were chosen; one in which no honey -bees were. present. Wire cages of 120 equare feet were erected in both areas in such a way as to provide definite areas of clover that were cross-pollinated by honey -bees alone; areas pollinated by wild bees only; areas exposed to visits by both, honey -bees and wild bees;nd areas to which no bees had access. W'ben the clover was ripe it was carefully harvested and the seed threshed and weighed. The results showed that where no bees could vis- it the clover inside 'the cages, little or' no seed -set was obtained but good sets were obtained by honey- bees .,alone inside the cages. In the district where there were wild bees only -Outside the cages,•,t'hey,were not sufficient in numbers to produce a heavy crop of seed. The best results were obtained where open pollination was possible from both wild and hon- ey -bees, The experiment proves that both honey -bees and wild bees are effici- ent pollinators of alsike clover, but in some areas (as in the experiment) wild bees may not be in sufficient numbers for full efficiency. When honey -bees are added to the wild bees seed yields are substantially increas- ed. Danish Hogs Down Although the Danish pig census on February 7, 1948, showed a decline in stocks—the figures being 1,470,000 against 1,600,000 six Weeks earlier— there was an increase in the number of pregnant sows, which may point to a halt in the decline in Danish bacon production. has a i 4r II• As Convenor of next week's church social, she has a lot of telephone calls to make. But she never forgets that hers, is a party line — she spaces her 'calls so as to allow theother party to use the telephone_ 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. 2. Space your calls. 3. Give right-of-way to emergency calls. THE BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY OF CANADA SURGE MILKERS DAIRY MAID Hot Water Heaters J. B. HIGGINS PHONE 138 SEAFORTH Authorized Surge Service Dealer. FOR pe,9'6R'DISABLED A;N.1.M:v,_A�,,$ WATCH DAILK.PAPERS` FOR CURRENT PRICES; 134R 11 PHONE: EXETER - SEAFORTH - 235 15 1 1 1 THE McKILLOP MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO'Y. HEAD OFFICE — SEAFORTH, ONT. OFFICERS: ((tank McGregor, Clinton - President Cbris Leonbardt, Brodhagen, Vice -Prez. Merton A. Reid. Seaforth - Manager and Secretary -Treasurer. DIRECTORS: . Chris. Leonhardt, Brodhagen; E. J. Trewartha, Clinton; Harvey Faller, R.R. 2, Goderich; J. H. McEwing, 8.R_ 1, Blyth; Frank McGregor, R.R.. 6, Clinton; Hugh Alexander, R.R. 1, Wal- ton; William R. Archibald, R.R. 4, Seaforth; John L. Malone, R.R. 5, Sea - Eforth; S. H. Whitmore, R.R. 3, Sear forth. AGENTS: Finlay McKercher, R.R. 1, Dublin; E. Pepper, Brucefeld; J. E. Frasier, Brodbagen; George A. Watt, Blyth. OTICE TOWNSHIP OF TUCKERSMITH Owing to numerous complaints from residents of the Village of, Egmondville that considerable damage is, being done to gardens, flower beds, etc., by dogs running at large in the said Village, the Council requests the co-operation of dog owners or harbourers • in the village to keep their dogs either tied up or under control at all times. If such co-operation is not forthcoming, it shall be necessary to take action to control this menace. E. P. CHESNEY, Clerk.