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ceeaeu 1T1 glvlng ms LILlUllfIll.`U 21. mucu- er appreciation of liiplings, verse than they had ever had before. Prcfacinf; his ad(lress wih a brief biographical sketch of this out.stan(l~ ing man of letters, the speaker d that Kipling` was born in 1866, the son of John Lochwood Kipling, who (lis`ineuishorl himself in the civil ser- vice of India, and is said to be the original 01' the keeper of the museum in the story of Kim. His mother was the daughter of a clergyman, one of four sisters belonging "0 the Mn- Donald. clan, who all married ting'ui.she(l men. One was the \\'ife of Sir E(l\\'2ll.'(l Burn-Jones, the fam- ous artist; anotherbecame the mother of S`anley Baldwin, and still another the mother of Ru Kipling`. \1-, :\lA and pretty. In Kiplin,r_.-; s dedication ` ot Plain Tales from the Hills, he "|`:1a.s paid tribu e to his mother. 3 As a preliminary to the camel` wlzich \`:a.s ahead of him, Kipling war- first given a public school education in England. Then he went back to India and became a cub reporter or. one of the Indian newspapers. In the early 80 s he published Plain Tales, etc., and Departmental Dit- ties. About this time he was given a roving commission by The Pion- nav Tntli-.1 : r-l1ir>'i" nrnvcnnnm`. H8 1- I- llEJ.(l great charm, were clever, witty ` Lllilll LNG) HEM h s 1( cnn nf .Tn`-111 roving commi; ion oy "um nun- eer, India s chief newspaper. He was to make a trip around the world and write his impressioris. Siinultaw eousiy with the publication of the.=-.- impressions in The Pioneer, a De- troit new: published them, and this continent made its l'rt acquaint- ance with a writer who v.':i.s to gain international fame. . .nr- 1- ,v, :___.___ 4-,. Tnnnn 91-of. I\IacDo=11a1d Describesl If as Euglislxm-a11 s Code of ;\Io1'-als. l|IL'.fl'Ilt.||4lUll(Il J_(l1ll\.. Kip]ing s journeyings to Japan, China, Russia, the United States and other countries, which viere productive of some of the best things he has xvrittcn, ended in England, where at the age of 24 years he found him- self famou.<. said Prof. MacDom11d. Um... Ame ndinnn nf-' 1-mi: hnnkc. , `Jungle Books and `Kim, that story self 1'amou:~'. S2110 rror. ;V`1:1C1JUI!z11u. The rst: edition `of his books, which \w:n.- gotten out in what \\':1.~2 ` known as the rupee edition, were read to tatters, and if there are any in existence to-day, they are very valuable. His r.=t at4empt at a novel was made in 1891. when he wrote The Light that Fai1e(, con- tinued the speaker. Next came the of tho Trish bov who went native `Jungle BOOKS and '1x1m, Luau awxy of the Irish boy and became the disciple and humble follower of the old yellow Llama-a story that presents a wonderful pic- ture of the crowded life of India. ~r*r.._..'..... J.......`l-..-u-I An. L'lr\Hnrr : nlnil. sure 01 me cruwucu uLc w. Luunu. Having touched on Kiplin;;: s abil- ity as a prose writer, the speaker took up the subject of his adclress by stating that the gifted young Rudyard wrote verse even when he was going to school, and a little vol- ume entitled School Boy Lyrics, was published through the efforts of a proud father, who footed the printer's bill. (Continued on page ve) ter s D111. (Continued page RU S1;`B' fllill rn ad ' . 5! T_T.'-- vnnl-inn. POLIC`."_ LTEECONOMY NEW' JUDGE PRESENT \V. A. ]3o_\fs Empllatically Says C.N.R. Di1'ect01's for _ Public O\v11crs11ip. Goodfellowship, with plenty of food for thought, featured the War- den s banquet on Tuesday night, when John Carlton, newly elected Warden, was host to the members of the County Council, ofcials, ex- Wardens and a host of friends. Warden Carlton, in welcoming his guests, in a few words expressed his thanks for the honor done him and the good people of Bee`on. The County Council, he said, was 9. won- derful school. He now took a differ- ent view of his fellow men, and he was four times as broad-minded as he was before coming` to County Council. He hoped all would enjoy the evening as much as he enjoyed having them there. "F1... ...,w.:..I ...\.......i_.. n Y! (-1.1. New Wafen is Host At janquet Pa1'1iame11ta1'y {ep1'esenta- `Lives Give Splendid Addresses. ....v...c vnavlll vu\.;x.. The genial treasurer, D. H. Cole man, was given the task of acting as toastmaster, and said he was always glad to help out on such occasions. In looking back over the years he would say that the men who came to County Council were of good calibre and in his 15 years exper- ience he had yet to nd 11 goat among them. A _.1...._!..... .L`.._.L....- -1 LL \\ EL" I) 3'.'H. {"3-1 `-3 11.5 ]l`(.".l:`k `.1. }00to11 \va< }1o1:orcLI also. Parlizunentary Represen tatiVC 5 Speak nu . v . .. `V EBARRIE 6, ORILLIA 2; was WITH MIDLAND 1. J IHZUH HUI!"-` '> U1 IHU li werv givt.-n by Hon. Wm. F12`. J ,_ .r At`! .- 'turned in star games. k.L\,LAn\.\A ....\_... .. .._ The locals presented 2). much . team than in `heir first ap- pearance against Penetang, being strengthrsnecl considerably by George and Jack Kennedy, both of whom _ The rs?` line was made up of J. Kennedy. Saso and Bell, and the second of Geo. Ken- nedy, Wiles and Adams, and there was very little to choose between the two. The second showed a little more determination around the nets and were credited with 5 of the 6 goals, Wiles getting two, Geo. Ken- nedy 2 and Adams 1, Saso account- ing for the other one. Bell also play- ed well but was handicapped by the heavy ice. '--5 Barrie and Midland inte-1`m=>v'l'.xtes battled through three regula`ion per- inds and ten minutes overtime, but failed to decide a winner. The score was 2 all and the teams were very evenly matched. Ralph a (1 Broder scored for the visitors and iles and Crawford for Barrie. home others are u1'zxx\'1ng J.1'uzu .7-Ju to a monih, while the 1ninimu:'.~. is 335. They are all deserving cases and who would deprive them of this `r '. '2 n.. .-- -.- (Continued on na 2.- in the East 1847 Established Eight Pages of A11is'on, was `riend John Carl- Hr: ahvays had vton. whc-1'0 he 1:`/`um. I Haul- ihe evening Wn1-x\r::nn, H'L.`A . 'Il`Jhe Childrcns wholly nanced xrnnv: ntrn H`. r'n _yczu.~s agu In Luau Q-x,,uu. All. ..,- `IA the cost: \\'a.= $14,811. In 1926 the Hospital As`: was amended so that the municipalities and the county are liable for all iiicligelit patic~nt.<. in 1931 the county });1i $32,971. 1'11-,4 municipalities are liable for half of this, but as there often (lisput-as as to the rc,:i(lcnce of 1)atic.~nts, not `u10l`O Au. 1-`: nnv r-m1+ wvi'l l\r- r`-n':l`-(`.`,:'Il'1lr\, $213,393 spam | on coumv ROADS; The report of the County IC31r_ri11c~e1' for the year 1931, 1mr; to the County Council on \V(:-(Inesday, shows mm : 11 mm] of` 32.10.589.79 was snent Lgounty bouncn on xv L~uuL->uuy, >uu\\.: that a `otal of $230,589.?!) spent on road and culvert construc-,tio n. maintenance and repair, machinery, grants to towns and villages, superin-r tendcnce. oicc assistance, e`c., and the building of Po\\'e1".< b1'i(l_s.;'e 0\'(-rl the Nottzlwasagu River. f`nn:?rlrn-111110 r\vn(V'1'n<< \vn< mwrln in! LU` l'\.-AIAUXALL: um p.un.un..~. nu; `han 43 per cent. `$31.1 bu culeair (Contmued on pagre ch:-eel the .\0Lta\\'asz1ga mvcr. Con.: p1`o:1`o. was murle in` road con.=tructiou and nmintcnunce. Several romls were . wi(l-- enml, r:1`ade< reduced and corners 1r-='ded. 'l"nn ('oun'_v road . now takes in 284`: miles, divided in- to 17 .~`c~ction.<, and (luring: the year consruction work was carriecl out on 15 of the.~e roads, while 1naintcnance and repair work was czlrried on in` evr.-ry section. The following showsl how the money was spent: Roads and culvert con~ cf-rnrIf;r\Y1 rho Government. Grants to Towns and Villages Alliston ..................................... ..$ 791 50 Collingwood 2962 50 Barrie ........... .. 4310 00 St"`.'ne1`.. 592 55 O1'2`.'.ia .. 11266 54 Midland . 3757 34 Vic. Hm` 01. pa .nt ...... 16098 40 Beeton. pavement 26133 OR "` ' '* 1[\.I(1 Q7`. Vol. LXXIX. N 0. 48. Grand totl ................ ..$230589 50 per cent. of which is paid Government. ft..--st. in Tnwns and Villages U1'ui1 .. Harbo . }').z'1\'ement __.__ ....... .. Creemore .... .. Bradford .... .. Roads and C11lVCl`Y con~ struction ......................... ..$7-1223 .\'Iaintcn:"1ce and repair 63.316 Machine._v ............................ .. 2634 Towns and villages . .. 69012 S1merintendc-ncn ............. .. 3250 Ofce and incidentals .... .. 757 Total ............................... "$213383 One bridge built, cost... 17195 U115 :xl(l DUL'1\,'L_\ Ab llI'\\r ed by the county. 'I_i1 cost $4,110. In 1931 [3L3.A.,. n.-..X 4-`.\n nnnnfxr xx-r Aid Socict; 1." 4-Ln nr\I1Y' 592 55 ""` .1266 Tottenhanu .............................. .. 388 50 Coldwater ......... .. 509 34 L6098 Port McNico11 438 T5 26133 Since the year 1921 the town= in 1089 85 the r'o11n`cy received from the county 672 '75 $384,161 and tne villages $141,437. ROVVED ACROSS BAY ON JAN The waters of Kempenfeldt Bay stiil lap on the shore and rowboa 5 ha `L: beentaken out of storage ag`-.1m.l Mr. Andy Carson recalled that 02') ~ Jvaznuiry 7th, 1888, 44 years ago, he rowed across the bay, thinking he was making a record for all time. Andy may be a few older older now, but he can still handle the oars. On Friday last he secured a boat and i'ov.'ed across to the .'-\l1anda`.e dock and back. On Wednesday, the or.-Y1. lm u-mmn+nr1 H1a nm-f'n1-n1nnm`- Gets -\.4--x`-.;11nz11`i<>1.1; ',1`\\'(>1\'0M Others Nominated, But Retire. dock and Dacx. U11 weuncsuzL_v, but: 27th, he repeated the performance and if the mild weather continues Andy may ye: qualify for the Hen- ley races. On Tuesday night the B.C.I. rie team was chosen from the highest ;;r:ore1`s made by the contesting boys. D. Muir led with 96 points in two targets of 50 points each. The other buys to make the team were L. De- aney, C. Baldwin, M. Marien, E. Bartley, E. Nye, T. Tyrer, R. Living- ston, E. Parker, R. Hardy, J. Bak0- george, G. Smith, and substitute J. Wokh {mnmsou ASKS coum councu 1 T0 C0-OPERATE; george, Webb. A policy of retrencliment along all lines in the operation of provincial, county, municipal and personal af- fairs, was urged by Hon. William Finlayson, Hiniszer of Lands and Forests, in an address given at the Tuesday morning session of the County Council. Present conditions had become intolerable, he said, and the only way to ease the heavy bur- den of `axation which was being borne at the present time, was by team work between the province, county and municipality in lifting the loud. `Tu T7? 1 :--nfarl of H11: nnf-cnf Says Tealn VVO1-k Needed tol Lift I11t01emb10 Tax Burden. lO:l(1. 132-. Fizt1:`.y.~o11 stated at the outset that he had no thought of attempt- ing to inter'fere xv.-.;`-1 the right of the County of Simcou to run its own bu;~:inc.~':`, bL"'\ the people of the pro- xvinr- urn o-.,4no- H11`nnu`h n 'vvinxr and DLISIHCFS, DU "U10 IJCOIJIE _OJ. LIN: ]_)1'U' Vince are g'L.-mg` through a trying am! tlifiicult period, more diicult in some parts of the provinze than in other;-', and something drastic had to be done. The farmers have tax bills that they cannot meet, and in some districts it is not so much 21 matter of ho\-.- they are going` to pay their t`.lX(. >'. but how thev are Qoijxg `:0 got the b`.11'ul ,. ,.-L` 133,` ~..uu|vu ...W., A4\l |it ma` to the they to 3. necessities of life. I don t want to be a pes. continued .1 u.....) v. ...,....+ \'v|1Y ,- Social L0g'i;1-a_1'i-c>11 R0spo11- sible for High Levy, says Clerk. Hl_'L'\'.`bbll41Ub UL 1U wam pessimi;~::, co and .l don`L wa be exaggeratai. 1!. blue picture `idea of impressi: (3,... ...\nn.u~,..l n umu OI .llll[7l'l;`::lH_3', ;,uu nu. for conceltcd action in me pr-3b1em;~'. .\.- nn iHn_<`rrnfinn of th pl`-::zm3m.~'." .~\. an illustration of the serious: llzmcial .< 1'r.-ss that is \vea1'iug down the morale of the people, the speak- er cited the situation in .the western p1'0\`i11('(=.<, where the banks have re-l 1`usm.1 to czlrry .he farmers, and the I`V:`(l"1'?.l1 Government has had to as-' -n.~.n Han unannn:-':'lxH1'+11 nnmihn .'.`:'(l"`1':'.H LIOVCITIHIUIIL Il'd.S HKU LU E15` .=l`.m(? the responsibility. Coming! closer home, `.0 drew attention to t`n.- condition in Windsor and York Coun`y, adding that there was no )'(,-:1.~'0n why Sir:.;..`_ ;,,)unty . be pleqlgecl for the (lebts of Windsor and York. Dn.l....L2n.. I... Dnunnnnr YOFK. Reduction in Revenues I~`:ri<-y the speaker stated `he facts regzwding the tremendous 1'e in provincial rev` 108, which, he |.-aid, must be bun `ml by a reduc- `,im1 in expenditure. I Tn n*.`.' 4]r>n!1`l'1'l11P\1f. Of lands Ellld l l l \ `.l(`lll ll`. expo l'l(1lU.l1`(3. ll in in; la-partment of lands C J oro.<`.<. \\'hi('h h:1:< in the past nx-tie the Go\'ermn<*nt $5,000,000 :1 yezir. ll` there was only a return of 3] 000,4 000 in 193 . wonderful .'~`_V.- i.C*)1l of fore.~:t re pro- tection, with observation 'a"'ra1's, ueroplzmr-.<, r21n;:e1`.'~`, boats, re i`l_,"l1't- int: app:1ratL1.=, \\'liich must be cut in l~::`.l' this= yewr. All I m praying` for a wet season `hut will prevent or lr-ssen the danger of forest res. On- tzxrio lws one of the best equipped and most p1'o,L*re:<: departments of health in the Dominion, griving hea1`h service along` all lines. This, too. has to be cut down in the interest of economy. The liquor revenues this inst year are down two or three million:<. I don t think any of us are sorry except as it deprives us of The succession duties have shrunk terribly. So it will be seen we are hit every way. We have got to make our funds go around, not by new taxation, but by a com- bined effort to pare down expenses-- but cutting everything in half. 'T`lnn 1-nml qr-fivities. which we needed money. We hzive built up zilk ( .- c ( ( 5 l 1 but cutting everymmg In naux. The road actlvmes, whxch have been carrying on fevevzhly, *cessmes 01 me. set down as the speaker, md want my statements. to : If I seem to paint blue it is only wiih the r:a i1npressin;'; you with the need )1` mengting` the nnl mu 2 RIFLE TEAM CHOSEN ma DI-LI I ON JANUARY 2761' The first session of the 1932 County Council opened Monday at 2 p;m., with all members present. The first order of business was the selection of a Warden, and although there were thirteen nominated, all withdrew in favor of John Carlton, Reeve of Beeton, who was given an acclamation. He was immediately sworn in by His Honor Judge Holmes and took charge of the meeting. .T 'T` Rh-nngnn, (Tnnntv (`.lm'l-L on M?IA'X %%AfLE1ii:uEFAii6$E%MUsT mu. rfAL'r an nmxsnc CHANGES;; IN EBEBENTURE __=__|Do1egati<>:1_~r,)1xh1` I[}x11is1i2":i}_.; De1egati(m `fronl In11is.E! 111te1'vie\\*s County Coum-i1. Headed by Gavin C. Allan, :1 depu- tation of ex-reeves of ?he township [of Innisl, representing the 'l';zx Re- duction League of that municipality, waited on the County Council Tues- day af ernoon. The deputation, which had come to present :1 nuinber of resolutions passed by the above or- ganization, was introduced to the Warden and members of the council by Councillor Alfred Webb, the pres- ent reeve of Innisl. A n+ no annlxncrnnn fnv fhis: ent. 01 mmsru. Acting as spokesman for this group, Mr. Allan was the first to ad- dress the assembly. | Win nd hL'n Han rnef n`F vnn. dress me assemmy. We find, like the rest of you, that times are very depressing. Our farmers are carrying a heavy burden that they never expected to bear-- one that seems to be increasing in weight rather than decreasing, be- gan Mr. Allan. I Wt: 211 ndmif that we have been lVl!'. Auan. We all admit that we . running a prefty fast race. Expendi- tures, both personal and along all lines of g`ove1'mnent, have been made too freely, until we nd we not only have to pay interest, but are being asked for the principal. It seems as H` Han lirnif lmrl hman 1-pnrhrnd and asked 101` me prmclpal. 11} seems as if the limit had been reached and we in lnnisl have set ourselves the task of trying to see what can be done to improve conditions. We have given considerable and careful consi to the n_1at_1_;er, We` have hold meetings and listened to speakrs who are informed on the economic conditions, and have nally drafted and passed a set of resolu- tions which we bring to you to-day, Iasking that this body do what it can [toward supporting our efforts. \_ 'f`lm 1-p:nln?inns_ seven in number. A J -'I That a made in t.h( 3 Old Age P( v of the tldrt 0 gestion \\ z\:<. t should be 1 9 clerk o'f th< (3 ap'p1i(-zmts f 9 applicants 1 were grant *5 This puliu `Y1 would put. ` inzro mzmn `Tl ,\r\r.r\ .-nnnh' The resolutions, seven in number,J were read, and Jas. A. Jamieson was ` asked to speak to them. Before go- ing into the matter he referred to the good old days when he was a member of the County Council. WI`km~a urnvn nn1v nin-hnnpn nf us toward suppormng our enor1;s.x member 01 tne uounny pouncu. There were only eighteen of us then, and we seemed to do as much work as it now requires fty men to transact, said Mr. Jamieson. nn..1:.m mm. fhn ~=+ 1~pqn1n+inn. and IOOK charge 01 me meeting. J. T. Simpson, County Clerk, on calling the meeting to q'rder, con- gratulated those who had been re- turned at the municipal elecfions. In all there were fourteen changes in the County Council since last year Seven were new members and seven had served before. In com- pliance with a change in the Municipal Act, the four large towns in the county were represented by the reeve and one deputy-reeve only. This re- duced the number of councillors by four. The reeves of those townsgi , however, have two votes on all ques- ti0TlS but standing committees. To speed up the work of the County Council, the clerk suggested that the two main committees, that of Finance and Roads and Bridges, be smaller than in the past, so that they may convene at the same time. \v1z~11vr\\v;1r\lI nnrvln n 4~`.1n n1-iflni:V\1 E1`aI1SaCE," szuu J11 . ucuzucauu Dealing with the first res which urges `hat the GOV( should reduce Hydro rates. rural districts, Mr. Jamieson out that the rate charged no per kilowatt hour, wi"u a rate of S32 :: yum`. This, ciarcd, was not .2'i`.'iz1g the f: square deal. 'I1`c rate, `:1 should be on an cquill basis \3 paid by the town consumer. Tho second 1'e:~:oIufi0n ca paid by me town consumer. The second resolu`-ion called for the abolishment of the office of Liut.-Governor and Government House, as an un\vz1rmnted and un- nece:~:.=a1`y extravagance. H :1: kn: hnpn m-Lrued. we mustl extravaga11ce. . If, as has been argued, must be prepared to receive and entertain ambaszsudors and foreign rcpre.son'a- tires who come to Ontario, I think en c-rtainment could be supplied in a chcapaw way, Commented the speak-3 car | l 81'. the aclniiiiistfation of the Pensions Act, was the aim tlrd re: zuul `he wzist o`e1'ed that applications mzule. or 1'efe1`1'e(l to the` the township, in which `he: ap pli('zmts lived, and do list of such` drastic reformaion be`l i . published :'-Sfore pensions granted. policy, the speukr,-1` tlwoilfxlzt, ` a check on the lll(llSC1'll]1-I manner in wl1ic11 pensions had: `lheen . by county boards wi ;hout any other knowlcdgze of the _actual circumstance: of the applicants than `hat sworn to by those seckinr: pensions. I ma Ago Pensions. like so many 1 1 : J ipensions. Old Age Pensions, many other things that were intended to help people, had been greatly 1bU.<(.`(l, said M1`. Jamiesou, and had cost the county too much money. He felt that the small committee In the! `County Council were not 111 position` in kn 5|: mnvm-.:nn`; with the circum- uounty Louncn wtzre not. 111 pumuu.-: to be as con\'0rsan`; with the cn'cum- stances of applicants as the to\vn:~'h1p clerk would be. ! I. nnlrlunu 1-n.~n'|nHn11 uh-nzsn H10 Clerk xvould be. . Another resolution .~'tres: the need of reducing the provincial, county and municipal employees, bo`h in salary and numbers, and a that the indemnities paid to cabinet {ministers and members of parliament be readjusted. The speaker had no comment to make here, as this is in a measure being done. In the fth resolution the '1`-ax Re- duction League placed itself on re- cord as being opposed to any exten- ` sion of the provincial and county ' highways until the nancial situation imnrnvr-<, Hllfll UV Uh. Finally it was urged that teachers ought not to be compelled to take two years at Normal School before they could teach. This added to the cost of their education, which in turn meant that they demanded more in pay. This additional money was an- other tax on the ra`epaye1's, for which there was no necessity, Mr. Jamieson claimed. \xr.....:m. navlfnn H-mnluad the denu- Jamleson clalmeu. Warden Carlton thanked the depu- tation for presenting their_views, but did not oer any assurance that the resolutions which had been presented would be dealt with by the council. must be stopped. It is only within the last few years that the province has made arny expenditure on roads, and we can most of us remember when road work was entirely a mun- icipal matter and the province spent (.n.Hunar'l nn 1-mcrn vn\ ' The Oldest Paper in the X---...L__ "1ar7;,"o1Ian, TEsdg%T:;nuar;; 193.2% L llR.1l.;M:l.' uuu uuc pa.uvAu\.x. g (Continued on page ve) nu `.\`1).`. Jamleson. w, ith resolution, kee s Government 9- I :e rates in the W1` :5, pointed,b"}' now is 8c;\`~ s.;.1'\'iCc-` '1 he drz fa.rme1' a I W1 ' 1~r\`r\ -\rV ..n'.l uc canu, ; witn that u- .'dK\` ; A2:-aux, unn- favoroi bu lage the Contr Sion, Co it was h ions with thc the wi vhout on the .._ -1. I nuns-n1. In the opinion of Counci11or.~: \Vcbb i angl Henry, of Innisl, and the county treasurer, it is high time the County Council called a halt on guaranteeing; debentures for municipalities. At the present time the towns and vii-i lages of Simcoe County are carrying a debenture debt of $4,896,945, near-. 1y 11-alf a billion to be paid by the taxpayers in the next 30 years. A 1:-p1`n'n1n'1r:11dnHnn frnm H10 ; DblX]_)LLy(`Ll'S In Lille HUXL v)U y'dl'b. N. A recommendation from the stami- ing committee on nance, presented la-t the Wednesday afternoon session of the council, to the effect tnat the council accede to the request from Midland to guarantee $37,000 worth of debentures so that the noiuhern town might meet certain expendi- tures in connection with consfruc-; tion work and local iinprovc.-ments, `called forth a vigorous protest from County Treasurer Coleman. He said that he would like council to refuse to guarantee any more debentures. (`.cxvfni11 fnurnlz hnvn ovxnn nhnn: C0. 'i`rc:.s. Uoloman Szlys Cuum-il A11'cz1d3' Aa.~_ Ll I m. 1 1 Too Mug-11. pay muse ueuus. It s all very well for these towns to say that the debentures only re- , present 33 1-3 per cent. of the town s assessments, but that 33 1-3 per cent. is` only paper value. 1 want to tell you gentlemen, the coun- ygcil should issue a warning right = -now. We are under no obligation to y guarantee these debentures, and , frankly, gen"Llemen, we can t afford fn rln if > LU g'Ll.'d.1"cUlLEB any 1llUJ.'(;` U.!:`UUHLUl'L`.S. Certain towns have gone ahem and issued debentures to take care of unemployment relief which we have guaranteed, said Mr. Coleman. \If these towns were unable to meet their indebtedness and wem bunk- rupt, where would we be ? I ll tell you what would happen, we d have to `pay those debts. I i T+. ,c 5111 vnrv wpli 'f'm- f'nr> f.n\vn: W ar&e"a1ship ees To Raeve Caaon, Beaten! to do 11:." Mr. Coleman, having started the ball rolling, Councillor Webb kept it on its way by enquiring why small municipalities such as he represent- ed, who go on paying their way and keep out of debt, should have to be party to guaranteeing the deben- tures of `hose towns that are living `beyond their means. ,f,_ \ County Clerk Simpson pointed out ".;_=` weak point in such a practice by 7:~ta1ing` that the county was never supplied with the information re- ` garding how much of the debenture debt these to\\`n.< have retired. unicn (nun/-sillnv l".|1*r\nino'l`InTn, nf uem; tnese towns nave 1'L:=u'eu. Here Councillor Cunningham, of Alliston, drew attention to the by- laws of last year, in which it is de- nie1y stated the total indebtedness of the municipality seeking` such a ',;"L1:`: 3?1t0() must be givr.-n. r`nnm-illnr T?ncrmr`=. nf Rm-rie. said |r_;u;1r3ntee must be given. Councillor Rogers, of Barrie, said that he thought a number of towns and villag'es have pretty nea"l3' 1'0- coivczl all they can or should 1'e<-elm from the County Council. At the `same time he e.\:p1'essed himself as in fzworof giving` every town and vil- ;~:z1mo considorzition. (`.nn+.vihnt~;ng' his bit `o the di;~'cu.-'- luge the consiuerzuion. ( Contributing `.0 3 Cou:,-i1lo1` Good, of Orillia, said , hard enough to sell debentures the }:ua1'antee of the county, l*:n`iv1_z to try and sell them `-`.)'~.\'n :< 1'espon.' The unpa1'alel' rrl unemp-loymcnt situation h:1(l comp. 'u`;e(l the towns to meet the problems as bes` they could. with the: result that the largrest towns, where the need \`.':1~` most, acute, had to bor- L.',.. . [)1'0UlUHla` 21: u t! `the urow big "*1 applications. "Lot of Hot Air I Report No. 2 of the Finance Com- mittee recommended that the coun- cil comply with the request of Coun- cillors Robin: and Jehh to have all ap- `plications for old age pen. re- ferred to l.l1r`. council of the munici- pality in \ hich the applicants live, for their consideration and approval before the pension is granted. and that a lintit of 30 days he alloworl local municipalities to report on the l`l1i: nnmmrl nn another lontr dis- apnllcatlnns. This op<=ne(1 up another long cu.=.=ir.m. v."~'-i('h one councillor grured out cost the county 21 dollar a min~ ute. Ir`.-m+.'nnaA nn nntrn 'Fm1r\ FURNITURF. THIEVI-`.5 GET I PENITENTIARY TERMS 'l`hr- four men who were arres'ed for the theft of valuable antique furniture from the former Osler home, Deer Park Farm, near Coiling- wood. appeared before Police Magis- trate Hogg at Thornburuy, Thurs- day, Jam. 14th. All pleaded guilty. Shorty Sample, the ringleader, was given 18 months determinate and 12 months indeterminate; Luther Rawn, 12 months determinate and Gmonths indeterminate; Louis Schell, a lad of 17 years, got 6 months determinate _ and 6 months indeterminate at the Ontario l?.x-forniatory, Seymour, who assisted the police in clearing the matter up, was let off with three months in the county gaol. Bruce McNabb, who was con- victed of receiving stolen goods, was also given 3 months in the county gaoh while Frank ` (Continued on page four) at me same nme. Answering some of the criticism made regarding the expenditure of the County Council, the clerk point- ed out that the year he was Warden, 1913, the total levy for the county was $113,000. In 1931 considerably more than this was paid out for wel- fare work alone. In 1917 the County Council vo`ed $120,000 for red cross. and patriotic work, without a di.'-:- senting voice. Since tllv war tax- ation had been going up, but legisla- tion enacted was responsible for `his. There seems to be a wrong impres- ifsion as to why..the county rate is sc high. T11 1991 Hm \'lnthe1`s Allowance Barrie Kiwanis Club, with 1,800 other clubs in towns and ci'ies t.11`G!.1f.>,'l`.0ut Canada and the United St: `3.~. observed the seventeenth amni- `vnz'ai').v of the founding of Kiwanis I l I I International last week. At Fridayis meeting, I-l. Stanley Higman, of Ot- tawa, Past International Vice-Presi- den , was the speaker, and traced the growth of Kiwanis through the years. Kiwanis started in Detroit in 1915, with more or less selsh motives. A man by the name of Brown conceived the idea of linking up a group of business men, only two of each classi- cation being allowed, the motto `being We Trade." On Jan. 21st the first meeting was held, and that date is recog'nize as the birthday date of Kiwanis. Clubs were organized at various places and during the war peiiod rendered valuable assistance. There were men, however, who came to know the joys of helping those in need, and at the convention in 1918 the motto We Build was adopted in place of We Trade." Since then Kiwanis has continued to grow and every club is an inuence - for good. There are to-day in Can- -;z`. and the United States 1,880 clubs I \\'iIl1 a total membership of over 82.- l nnn }KlPl.lNG TERMED ` VERILE WRITER or HE-MAN VERSE \\'lL|l 000. 17.. uuu. Ra.-1': `RC- } \`.7d*-' made by "Sue soe2\'.-:- er to the contributions made by the :rrrie Club to Kiwanis in its ac- tivities locally and in ofcers to Inter- national. Perhaps the vital thing that Ix"-vnnic i: rlnincr it rrivinrr men an h21L10I12ll. rernaps UH: Vll.'dl Llllllg `nab l{"vani.< is doing is giving men an oppolwunity to serve tin.-ir fcilow YHPM. KIWANIS CLUBS OBSERVE SEVEN'l'EE'.NTH BIRTHDAY 1) 1. For the third time within the past two years, the members of the W0- men s Canadian Club had the priv- ilege of listening to Prof. J. F. Mac- Donald, M.A., of the Toronto Univer- sity, when he gave -his lecture on Tho Pnntrv nf Kinlimr Inst 'I`h111`.<- Slty, `VX1811 ne g'HV8 `I115 lBClzLl1'{;' U1] The Poeiry of liiphng last Thurs- day evening. The delig tfully whim- ' sical manner in which he professor presents his subject, makes hun. one Inf` Hm mngf. nTnnino' snoakar: who ipresents ms` sumect, memes. mm one of the most pleasing speakers who has been brought to Barrie by the above organization. While he s`a.ted at the outset that in years to come Kipling would be better known as a writer of prose than of poetry, he undoubtedly suc- ceeded in gjiving his audience a keen- m- nnnvm-iniirm nf lCi|)liiis>".< \':+1'.~'(2 mgn. In 1921 the Mothers Allowance Act was passed, and only a few thousand dollars was paid that year. In 1931 there were 154 in this county drawing allowance, costing $59,645.00, of which the county_pay: half, or $29,822.50. There are three mothers drawing $60 21 month, two of them having eight children umler 16 years, anc\`the other seven chil- dren and a husband unable to work Some ot'ner.'< are (l1'm\'i11g f1`O1`.`l $50 4-,. <-':'. n \~.1nv1'l'1 \\"1l'iI4 Hun minim!)-*~|