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Wednesday, January 15, 1936 THE FLESHERTON ADVANCE SCHOOL QUSTIONS AND ANSWERS (Canudian School Journal) Qutstion â€" Is vuting by ballot at I a rural school section annual m««ting legal either for the election of a| trustee or for other motions placed before the meeting? â€" ^R.J.M. j JVnswer â€" No provision is made in the Public School Act for voting by ballot at the annual meeting of a rur- al school section. Voting by a show- ing of hands or by the use of a poll | hook are the two methods provided I for. Question â€" Is it necessary for the secretary-treasurer of a rural school board to write the township treasurer for money collected as school section T6vy each time it is re(iuired or should' the tfWnship clerk send to the secre- i tary-treasurer the total amount of the ] school section levy wthin a week or I ten days after the date when taxes are due.? We feel this section has paid this money and it should be returned to the section as soon as it is collect- ed. â€" Rural Secretary. Answer â€" Under section 57 of the Public Schools Act it is the duty of the municipal council to pay over to treasurers of boards of trustees the sums levied and collected for school purposes "from time to time as may be required by the board on the war- rant of the proper inspector." Under the Act it is therefore the duty of the board to make request for the amount required and to secure the warrant of the Inspector for the amount. Questionâ€" Will any part of the Leg- islative grant to a rural school be deducted if music is taught (1) by the regular teacher, (2) by a fully qualified teacher? â€" G.V. Answerâ€" The regulations do not state that any portion of the legisla- tive grant may or shall be deducted where music is not taught. At all times a part or all of the legislative grant may be witheld where the re- quirements under the courses of study are not met fully. The Deparmcnt of Education is now strongly encouraging the teaching of vocal music in all Public and Separate Schools. See circular 56, Special grants to Public and Separate Schools for the grants paid to encourage the teaching of music. The Minister of Education in Seirtember, 1935. »p- l>ointed Mr. G. Roy Fenwick, Mus. Bac, as Supervisor of Music for the Province and Mr. Fenwick is ready to assist any board in the introduc- tion of this subject. Questionâ€" In ca.se a child falls off a swing or is in any way injured by playground e(iuipment and judgment is given by the courts against the school section, are the trustees per- sonally liable or is the school section as a wholf liable?â€" Trustee, Answer â€" ^The trustees are not per- -sonally liable for damages or injuries due to accidents on school grounds. Where it might be shown that the board neglected to give proper atten- tion to grounds, buildings and eijuip- ment an action might be taken against the board at\d in such case any collectible amount would be paid from the funds of the school section. Question â€" Section 6G-8 (e) states that the businiss of the annual school meeting may be to instruct the trus- tees by resolution if deemed exped- ient to insure the school buildings and furniture. If the ratepayeis do not instruct the trustees by resolution to insure the buildings and the school burns without any insurance can the trustees be held personally liable? â€" Trustee. Answer â€" It is the duty of the trus- tees to take propel- care of the school property by insurance or otherwise; but where they fail to do so the whole school section would suffer the loss. Sectitjn 132 of the Public Schools Act makes provision for a fine of $20.00 where a trustee refuses or neglects to perform his duties. It would be the duty of the trustees to insure the school property when di- rected by the ratepayers to do so under Section 66-8 (e) of the Public Schools Act. Questionâ€" We have a teacher ab- sent on two months' leave of- absence. She is engaged by yearly contract for I $1,000.00. What is the correct nian- ner and most equitable way to make deductions from regular teachers' [salaries when off duty on leave of I absence. If figured on a pro rata Iwisis how would this be figured out, the a<-tual number of schools days in the year in a public school, or the number of days in the year less Sat- CARE AND BREEDING OF BROOD SOWS At the Experimental Station, Fred- ericton, N.B., the brood sows are housed in portable cabins all year except for a period from a week oi ten days before farrowing until the pigs arc weaned. A three year ro- tation of rape, oats seeded, and clover is carried 6n in the hog paddock and this provides a continuous supply of green feed throughout the summer. The object in feeding is to keep the sows in a thrifty condition. They should not be allowed to become too fal or too thin. If they are very thin alter the pigs are weaned, they are fed well until a normal weiarht Is reached. If plenty of green feed Is available, about four pounds of mixed grain per sow per day is usually suf- ficient to keep her in good condition. When nursing a litter, the sow is fed all she will clean up. This amount will vary from 6 to 12 pounds daily for different sows. The grain mixture for the sows varies at times, owing to the nature of the feed on hand. A satisfactory mixture consists of equal parts of ground oats, gi-ound barley and mid- dlings. The barley may be omitted for sows in good condition and unless suitable mineral and protein supple- ments are provided it should be omit- ted during the last month before far- lowing. The nursing sow should re- ceive at least two pounds of skim- niilk per pound of grain or fish-meal or tankage at the rate of 8 per cent, of the ration. Mangels are always provided for winter feeding and are fed at the rate of about two pounds per 100 pounds of live weight per day. Clover hay is supplied in racks. If potatoes are fed to brood sows, they should be fed only sparingly during preg- nacy. .\t this time it is advisable to feed fish meal at the rate of about .'! per cent, of the ration, if no skim- niilk is available. Bone char and Winter Hard^svarc Crosscut Saws Hand Saws - Axes Handles Saw Sets, etc. Horse Blankets Halters Brushe.-; Snow Shovels Stable Shovels Brushes Stable Brooms â€" FREE â€" Your Coleman Lamps and Lanterns Serviced at our Store Free of Charge by a Factory Expert on Friday, January 17th One pah- of mantels given free; all you pay will be for any new jiarts. Bring' your lamp or lantern in and have it cleaned and tested. FRANK W. DUNCAN HARDWARE Phone 54 .salt are each fed at the rate of one urdays, Sundays and legal holidays ? 1 1'*"" <"^"'^- °^ ^^^ ration at all times. Answerâ€" Section 103 of the Public! Schools Act states: "Unless otherwise expressly agreed a teacher shall be entitled to be paid his salary in the proportion which the number of days during which he has taught bears to the whole number of teaching days in the year." Circular 94, issued by the Depart- ment of Education each year, sets forth the number of legal teaching days. This circular may be had upon application to the Department of Education. If the teacher has taught for 61 days during the year and if "Peace on earth â€" " But there isn't room for both peace and Mus- solini. would be entitled to 611196 of the year's salary. Question â€" Is it legal or lawful to pay a fee to school auditors or i>s this work to be done gratis? Answerâ€" There is nothing in the Public Schools Act which would make it illegal for a board of trustees to pay auditors for their sei-vices. On th;re w^e' 16 Iga teach g day ''' ''T >''''' '^^^^' ''"- "»* - during the year, 'th.n the LcJer :^;.;i,^l"^ ""^'"'^"^ ""^ "^'^'^ f"'" '^-e What Fertilizer For Oats During the past summer, the Grey Department of Agriculture, in co- operation with the Department of Chemistry, Ontario Agricultural Col- lege, conducted tests of two fertil- izers on Oats on the farm of Richard Allen, Flesherton. This crop is ol great importance in this grain and livestock county, hence, anything that makes for improved yield and quality in grain is of great interest to Grey county farmers. Mr. Allen's oat soil was gravelly loam, sweet or alkaline in reaction, low in nitrogen, medium in potash, and very low in phosphorus. .AH cereal crops thrive best where there is gocnl supply of phosphorus, because it is this element that not only invigorates growth, but hastens ripening and has a great deal to do with the plumping of grain. Results obtained on Mr. Allen s test are: for no fertilizer, 42.3 bus. per acre and for 250 lbs. of 2-12-6, 56.4 bus. per acre, or a gain of 14.1 bus. per. acre. The fertilizer at 250 lbs. per acre, costs about $3.75. Oat growers of the Flesherton sec- tion will be especially interested in the outcome of this test. It follows very closely the test on Oats, conduct- ed on the farm of McLoughry Bros., Markdale, in 1932, when 2-12-6 fer- tilizer made a gain of 11 bus. per acres on Oats, when applied at the same i-ate. VANDELEUR A large number from here attended the funeral in Markdale on Thursday afternoon of last week of Mrs. Eliot Smith, formerly Miss Myrtle Free- man who passed away in Markdale hospital recently. Myrtle was the finest type of young Canadian womanhood and was loved and much respected by a host of people in this di-strict, and her untimely passing is deeply deplored. The friends and re- latives have the sincere sympathy of the entire community in their bereave- ment. Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Moore attended the funeral of the former's aunt, I Mrs William Moore in Durham on (New Years Day. Toronto papers on Friday of last week contained notice of the death of Dr. F. B. Allan, Dean of the faculty of Arts, and professor of Organic chemistry, at the University of Tor- onto, and on the staff since 1893. He was a cousin of Mr. J. I. Graham of this place. The funeral service was held in Bloor St. United church on Saturday afternoon, with interment in Innisfil cemetery, near Barrie. Mr. Elmore Williamson of Toronto is the guest of his sister, Mrs. W. G. Hutchinson. At the mid-week meeting on Friday evening last, Mrs. Sam. Fitzsimmons had charge of the topic and also con- January is now in her 'teens and a '^^^^'^ * ~°'?* ."^ TT^"' Pres., Miss Lillian Buchanan pres- idled. It was decided to hold the SWINTON PARK bit boisterous yet mild. Roads are I fine for cutter or sleighs, and cars are still going, but not the best. The Christmas holidays are over. Mrs. Dick Hardy and little daugh- ter returned on Friday from Toronto, where they had spent the full holiday. Mrs. Delbert Haw, from her old home at Bayfield, reports more snow on Lake Huron's shore. John Lawrence, who has spent sev- eral weeks with the Hardys and other friends here, returned to Stratford last week. The buzz saw outfit at Bert Mar- tin's has still several days of work. They estimate over 500 cords of wood. Events have occurred in this local- ity lately. Donald ^BeCanWell of Boothville, while the family was all absent and the fire out, decided it was the right day to clean the chimney. He set up the ladder and climbed the roof, but just as he was leaving the ladder it fell and Donald went with it, striking the frozen ground with such force as to be very badly injured. He has been confined to the house, but is improving. A few days later Mr. Dougald McCannell had driven two miles to another farm to attend to the stock, when he slipped on the meetings on Tuesday evenings in fu- ture on account of the hockey games. It was decided to have a debate at the meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 21st, the subject being, "Resolved that all med- ical services should be provided by the State." The affirmative will be tak- en by Mr. Harold Button and Misa Violet Fitzsimmons, and the negative by John Bowles and Wilma Cargoe. This should be an interesting debate, and a good attendance is expected. The report of the school meeting in last week's items should have contain- ed the following: Mr. Will Ratcliffe was elected trustee, and Chas. Boland auditor. Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Moore and fam- ily visited with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Laughlin of Duncan recently. Hay Crop Report Hill's Great January Sale OPPORTUNITY DAYS ARE HERE Sale Commences Thurs., Jan. 9, and following days Featuring Ladies' up-to-date Styles in Silk Dresses at Half Price and Less A special rack of up-to-date Silk Dresses in all the new shades at less than half price. January Special $1.59 each Dresses reg. $8.95 to $10.95 for $6.95 Dresses reg. $5.95 to $6.95 for $3.95 Dresses reg. $3.95 to $4.95 for $2.95 Dresses reg. $2.45 to $2.95 for $1.95 FEATURING Ladies' Coats At Prices Away Below the Market One Lot of Ladies' Coats at $4.95 Regularly up to $14.95 for $8.95 Regularly up to $19.50 for $12.95 Regularly $25 to $37.50 for $18.95 Regularly $37.50 to $49.50 for $27.50 GROCERY SPECIALS 10 lbs, Sugar, White or Brown for 49c with $2.00 order 24 lb. bag of Pastry Flour for 59c Good size Sunki.st Oranges for, per doz 25c Jewell Shortening 2 lbs for 25c Crosse & Rlackwell's Soups 3 tins for 19c Choice Marmalade, 40 oz. jars, for 21c Meaford Canned Tomatoes 3 for 27c 1 Peas, 1 Corn, 1 Tomatoes for 25c Soda Biscuits, 1 b. paper bags, per lb 10c Japan Rice ^ lbs. for 25r. (). K. Coffee, a real treat, per lb 23c Choice Cooking Figs 3 lbs. for 25c New Prunes 3 lbs. for 23c Crosse & P)lackwdrs Tomato Juice 5 for 24c Good Mixed IVa per lb 35c; 3 lbs. for $.1.00 Good niack Toti at, per lb 39c A Real Good Plack Tea at 49c .\ Real Isinov Japan Tea at 49c Keynote Flour, per bag $2.69 2 Real Good 4-string P>rooms for 65c January Sale Prices prevail all through the Store. No Coupons given with grocery purchases during this Sale. F. T. HILL & CO., Limited, Markdale Reports from central eastern and northern Ontario indicate practically no movement in hay excepting^ local transfers for current use and the ship- ment of a few car loads of 1934 hay from the lower Ottawa Valley to the ice striking the back of his head and , Maritime provinces for which growers lay there for some time. He wa.s received about $6 per ton. Growers unable to do the chores, but climbed still hold the bulk of this year's crotJ back into the cutter and arrived at L„d in many areas a part of the 1934 h.s home after an absence of four I p. In northern Ontario the carry hout^s. Mrs- Archie Ferguson suf-k^^r of 1934 hay estimated at 26 p2 fe,-ed the thn-d accident while thaw- ,,„t to 35 per cent. In the upper 0^ ing frozen wat^- pipes she slipped. falling with her side on the edge of the cistern: result, broken ribs. So ye old folk better go very carefully. I _„„„„ „„, .. Another event occurred to an old !:^"^'^ f5""''«« ^^e reported as from tawa Valley hay is abundant but much of it is of poor quality. Offers to growers in the St. Law- lady who has not been feeling well lately, when she received a calendar from an undertaker, but she said "No No., I'm not making a date with youi, yet!" We have heard of a young man going to see his girl taking some armfuls of good wood along with him, in the back of the car, to help out. In another case an old farmer, who has grown-up daughters at home $4 to $5.50 for timothy light clover of grades 2 and 3 with as much as $8 per ton for no 2 timothy light clover in the Kingston area. Straw prices m the Brockville area, $4. per ton Prices per ton to growers in northern Ontario are reported as follows: tim- othy no 2, $10 in the New Li.skeard area; timothy light clover $18. in'the Timmins area and $16 in the Sudbury says that he cut five extra cords oil^^^^^ ""'''*^y '^"°^«- «' Fort William, wodd this winter in case Mrs. Christina Ferguson is on a month's visit with friends in Dray- ton and London. $9.00. In south-western Ontario the pro- portion of this year's market hay crop *''" on the farms is estimated at 60 Mrs. Sam McM^urdo is visiting her i ''*.*" '^®"*- '^^^ ''"'^ of this is timothy brother, Mr. Robertson, of Markdale, I '"'"'"res no 3 grade. The supply of also friends in Flesherton, for a j *"»"» »» not plentiful but small quan- couplc of weeks. ! *''"''* «re being used for grinding. The We are very sorry to hear that j ^"â- ^®^"t demand is poor for timothy Mr. George Clark Sr. has suffered | '""''"res but fair for good timothy, with a sprained ankle for a couple of , because there is little of this quality weeks, caused from a slip on the j '" 'h"* '"""^fliate vicinity of Toronto. steps. I '^ome of the biggest consumers in Tor^ , onto already have large suppiieg «n hand. Little increase is A little boy in a rural school was asked to describe a duck. The follow- ing is his description, "The duck is a low, heavy-set bird, composed mostly of meat, bill and feathers. His head rests on one end and he sets on the other. There is some skin between his toes, and he canies a toy balloon in his stomack to keep him from sinking. The duck has only two legs and they are set so far back on his running gear that they eonie near missing his body Some ducks when they get big are called drakes. Di-akes don't have to set or hatch, but just loaf, go swim- ming, and eat, if I had to be a duck, I'd be a drake every time. Ducks don't give milk, but eggs." As it has been occasionally not- ed that some beef cattle which have suffered from frost-bite in the ear are left with deformed ears as a result, it will be inadvisable to prepare these for export to the Old Country. They can be shipped, but would probably bring a much lower price because they woiid not qualify for the subsidy. This news has been transnxitted through the office of the Canadian High Commissioner for Canada. - expected in domestic or export trade next month. Present prices at Toronto for good quality hay are about $9 per ton and $5 for straw. Average prices to growers range from $7.50 to $8.50 for no. 2 timothy mixtures; $5.60 to $6. 50 for no. 3 timothy mixtures, and $3 " 50 to $4 for straw. These prices are based on average frieght costs to ter- minal markets. HIS WORRY Marget: "Hang it, man! If your car has been stolen, why don't you com- municate with the police?" Target: "I'm not worrying about the car. I'm wondering how they got the thing to go!" Half the world wonders how the other half got that way. First Boy: "Your father must be an awful mean man â€" him a shoe- maker and making you wear them old boots.'' Second Boy: "He's nothin' to what your father is â€" him a dentist and your baby only got one tooth."