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mye con- walking ithe jury mend, side- prt Mcin- car, Misa is white- plar in out- he tullibee not more Frees see Fare legit- ve a license catch. But jitefish it is Tee Wh been w t; also to llesmanand nest. deal: made, frozen fish Not until it es she real- ery unpleas ly harmful, e the pedlar no recourse. jocal butcher to purchase. ary control, ds and regu- goods which n they pay a right to Inwin-Powell sday in Ed- a-Ottuwa are on Monday, reserved lt;le the Canadian on exceeded 1s 1,700,000. ense fee will THURSDAY, JA Financial Stateme For the Year ARY 20, 1938 THE HIGH nt and Returns of Village of Blackie Ending December 31st, 1937, RIVER TIMES Page hree stick pin in the candle indicating the length of time the suitor was expect- ed to stay. If it was high up, he was not very welcome; if it was well to- ward the bottom of the candle he would know he had a good stand-in. With South African Constabulary James Black of Longview RECEIPTS Halances December 31, 1936 Municipal Account -- - Social Ser. Tax Tr, Acct... 56.29 Totals In Bank Cash on H'd 024.87 Receipts on Account Municipal Taxation Municipal Taxes and Costs Advances and Charges Repaid Indigent Relief . --- ----- --- Municipal Revenue Other Than Taxes Dog Taxes - Commissions; 8. 8. Sundry Refunds Received, Lumber - Trust Moneys Received Tax iv Soe. Service 59.57; School 201.44; Hosp, 26.99 - In Bank Cash on H d. 868.58 158.12 1,026.70 67.93 1,094.63 1,084.63 2,207.95 2,207.95 127.52 127.52 11.64 169.76 35.00 ' L70 36.70 Outstanding Cheques or Overdraft, Dec, 31, 1937 Municipal 89.80; Social Service 59.57 Hospital eee - 19.60 19.60 288.00 288.00 3 149.37 26.99 176.36 - -. 3,950.76 ASSETS Balances December 31, 1937 (Municipal only Bank Balance, Dec. 31, 1987 (Municij ipal Cash on Hand Dec, 81, 1937 (Municipal) Municipal Taxes Uneollected Taxes Munici, pal -- Hospital Taxes Remitted But Uncollected Accounts Receivable Commissions Social Service Sanitation - a Inyentories Supplies on Hand hemicals Fixed Asset) s Property Owned by Village Land and Buildings Fire Equipment and Police Cel Is Sundry Assets (Municipal) Not Provided For Abov aoe 3 - 295.86 165.91 461,77 3,455.87 37,83 3,493.20 297 35.00 50.00 . 50.00 -- 2,100.00 825.00 2,925.00 Safe 100.00; Grader 100.00; Road Drag 45.00 245.00 245.00 PAYMEN Outstanding Cheques or Overdraft, Dee. 31, 1936 Municipal 22.50; Soc. Ser 67.9 ---- ---- - --- 90.43 9043 Administration Salaries Sec.-Treas. 165.0 185.00 Bond Premium - 5.25 Printing, Postage fationery 95.95 Land Titles Office 8 D -- - 99.35 Munieipal Association Fees 5.00 v 20; Insurance 12.80 - i 4.00 Coronation 8.25; Re Electric Light Franchise 5.00 13.25 Protection of Person and Property Fire Protection 8265; Police Expenses 366.00 398.65, Grants, Aid and Relief, Health and Sanitation Mothers Allowance - - - 3 36.25 : y Sanitation 200.00; Indigent Relief 155.20 355.20 twosetitien bee GPE as the Grants: Foothills Full Time Health. Unit - boos 481.53 world, The South African force was Public Works recruited largely from the British Streets and Sidewalks 567.33 isles, with a few Canadians. Sir James Lene ee eae McBrien of the R.C.M.P., Col. Steele, ys 40; Cemetery 5 x Walter Burney of Midnapore, are old escenans Compensation Board 897 1,151.45 etre who indicate the Principal 300.00; Interest 63.00 ---- - ---- 363.00 363.00 Canadians that belonged. The first Sundry chief was Baden Powell, the hero of ee (SER BSE Mafeking and founder of Boy Scout School 201.44; Hosp. 841.99. 608:00 603.00 TORE In Bank Cash on H d * After describing some of the sensa- 295.86 5.138 155.91 451.77 444 59.57 68 So 5 Hosp. -+---- 24.31 Totals in Bank Cash onH'd 875.30 Above Cash on Hand was Deposited Jan, 6th, 1938 TOTAL LIABILITIES Oustanding Cheques Dec, 31, 1937 i o1 --- -. 89. 9.80 eer ae) 3 89.80 89.80 95 Jay journey that were days of Mothers Allowance : 3 625 6.25 real sport. Four of the police were Debenture Liabilities F + sent to Harrismith to get remounts. eT (not yet due) - - - -- - 600.00 600.00 This was across the Orange River, rus ies Outstanding Cheques Dec. 31, Social Tax Trust Account : Hospital Tax Trust Account Uncollected Trust Taxes and Collections Not Remitled Dec, 31, 1937, Uncollected Taxes, Dee, Social Service Taxes School Arrears Hospital Taxes s oPOTAL LIAREEITHES Gives Interesting Talk on His 5 Years Experience in Africa. When the candle burned to the pin he was expected to leave. But it was not surprising to hear that occasionally the girls or the men kept an extra candle in reserve, : Another custom was to- shake hands with everyone in the house. On only one occasion do I know of anyone refusing to shake hands with the po- James Black of Longview, gave an interesting talk recently to a neigh- borhood gathering on his recollections of the Boer war and his subssquent services as trooper in the South Af- rican Constabulary. W.M.P. and the Royal Irish Constab- ulary, -recognized in those days as tional episodes in which he shared prior to the declaration of peace, Mr. Black gave incidents indicating the work and policies of the police im- mediately after the war. It was not an easy task to allay the hostility of the Boers, but as the police carried on their patrols, there was gradually s- tablished a feeling of confidence. The speaker still looks back on a and the men were into the saddle with the first streak of dawn and riding until 10 a.m. Then off-saddle till, 4 p.m. and continued riding till after dark. It was 4 wonderful life for a Young fellow, and much of the way was along a range of mountains di- viding Orange River culony and Ba- stitoland, Sometimes in the late sum- mer the Rockies carry reminders of that South African semi-military lice, and he wisely chore to ignore N the grandstand play. 4 welcome visitor was always viv en a cup of coffee. At one time when we patrolled the district we had 3 Dutch constable to act as interpreter. But I soon found I did not get many cups of eoffee when he was round. So 1 would send him out to look after the horses, and sure enough the coffee would appear. Another custom was the exchange of tobacco. The Boer offered you his tobacco pounch, and you gave him yours. Perhaps that what is known. as Dutch trea Periodic celebration took the famil- jes to town for three days. They would load bedding and food on their wag- ons and set.forth for the roundup. There was visiting amongst friends, and revival services and it was then the young folk Joined the church. Interspersed with the routine busi- ness and the restoration of confidence between British and Boers, were oc- casional thieveries and offences against the law. To ferret out the of- fenders was part of the trooper s du- ties. , First Census in 1905 The first census was taken in 1905 and the method used was to ride round the district, leaving the census papers to be filled out. On a certain Sunday night when families were at home, the trooper collected these forms. It was surprising to find that often the people in the poorest shacks ere the most competent in filling in the forms, and that others, apparently Acquaintanceship with Boer settle ment was made when Trooper Black was u nei at Odendall s Rust about 75 miles from Hoopsbad, When the Odendall family first arrived there he trek, they decided to stay, and immediately named the farm, fol lowing the very good Boer practice ( Rust means Rest .) Usually the Trust Bala In Bank Cash on H'd Balance of Assets over Liabilities (Surplus) Soc. Ser. Tax 55.13 444 8 Hospital Tax Tr. 3 24.21 3 Totals-In Bank Cash an H'd 79.44 7.12 5 Trust Taxes, Dee. 31, 1937 Serviee Taxe: eaaeaeeee 3 School Arrears -- 2 --- Hospital Tax s -- - ane a 4,632.17 TOTAL eS TOTAL SOCIAL SERVICE TAX Se a id : Equalized: Valuation Set by Alta. Assessment Commission ; own House anc ' Aanessed Valie ( Dollars Only)i- -- ee 4 Municipal Office Mill Rate 6 Current Levy eset Uncollected Dec. 1st, 1936 - Penalties Added in 1987 -- --- ----- i s 7 Total Due TEMENT Collected in 1 Ssa 2 - Arrears Due Provin Total Uncapected Dec. - Paid Province During 1937 --- Stil Due Province Dee. 31, 1987 - TAX STATEMENT - Municipal Fiqualized Valu Ass't Commission alue for each ion set by Alta. Levied (except School) 3 5 nc, Costs TOTAL DUE -- ---- a Collections in 1937, in luding Costs Discounts on Taxes in 19387 Uncollected Taxes December (or arrears reported) 00.00 at 10 mills. Tax (net) Dollars only - xatior (mills on the Dollar) 17 Mills Social Service (See Above) Ass ssed Value for ch Tax (net) Dollars only --- --- 18,692.00 Rate of Taxation (mills on the Dollar) 6 Mills Current Taxes Levied (except School) 1 -Uncollected Dec. Penalties and Costs added in 1937 TOTAL DUE Collection in 1937, including Uneollected Taxes December Collected in 1937 (as above) TOTAL DUE (accounted for below Paid in 1937 to Prov. Gov't, School and Hospital Board 1, 1986, ine. Costs (or arrea School Arrears Reported Sel Value for each Tax (net) Dollars only Assessed Current Taxes. Levied (except School) AL DUE - Collection in 1987, including ts Uncollected Taxes December 1, 1937 - Collected in 1887 (as above) DUE (accounted for bel TOTAL jow) Paid in 1937 to Prov. Gov't, Schoo and Hospits , 4,555.25 4,555.25 25 Hospitat Requisition for 1937 315.00 Gurrent Taxes Levied (except Scl.ool) - -- -- : 5 osts (or arrears reported) - Uneollected Dec, 31, 1936, inc. Penalties and Costs Added in 1987 TOTAL DUE bo Collections in 1987, Cancellations Authoria Uncollected Taxes December 31, 19387 Collected in 1957 as above) ----- - TOTAL DU nted for below Te tifecour Paid in 1987 to Prov. Gov't, School and Hospital Boa: cluding Costs ed in 1987 Transferred to Mun. Acct. ee Population and Particulars of Assessment gt; Estimated Population 250, Number Taxable Parcels - Number Parcels Exempt - TOTAL PARCELS es Fire Insurance Carried 400.00. Assessed Valuation Land only Buildings tad Improvements at 2- Electric Light and Power Assessment - Total Grows Assessment iz - 18,692.00 141,810.00 5,800.00 2.00) arm name had some special signifi- cance of incident or scenery. About a years ago the newspapers carried in- formation that the reef of the great Witwatersrand which made Johan nesburg a great gold centre, had been d underneath Odendall's 100 00 a SION FDOT SOOO 3 40 Just my , 30 years too * said Mr. 3 Ae, Police Duties Our police duties of that time in- clad d weather observations, issuing passes for natives who wanted to oye wround; stock passes us 4 lt; nar check on stealing, registration of Gravelling Street 100 100 200 births and deaths; collection of a one 100 100. ga00 200 pound poll tax annually from the na- Each farm in the district was visited once a month, tives, ete. 100 40 to get a 3 100 statement signed, If there were any 100 complaints these would be stated and p00 S500 500 900 600 straightened out, The longer patrols with VERIFICATION OF CASH ON HAND AT DECEMBER 31, 1937. o hand as per Cash Statement at December 31, 1987 16: TOTAL --. - --------- ---- - Deduct cash deposited in Bank between December 4 And date of this Audit - LANDS UNDER THE TAX RECOVERY ACT Total number of Parcels Forfeited in Village Number Under Tax notification - i. Date Last Tax Notification Registered Mar. Date of Last Public Sale Nov, 15, 1935, Tax Recovery Lands Dealt With in 19 Number of Parcels Leased Under Section 25 Total Parcels Dealt with in 193 Receipts From Lands Sold or Leased required overnight stops the Boers. The police were welcomed as over- night guests, and one of the reasons may have been that during the shoot- ing season, the police wvuld loari them go their rifles and a few rounds of am- glory should be kept green if for no munition to shoot springbok. This course, was breaking the word treaty as Boers were not allowed to iiave t firearms, but it did not break the 4 spirit of the treaty. One of the Boers, said Mr. Black, Leases -- 214.00 inquired why 1 did not stay overnight Above Receipts Ha with him. Do you think we are Loo To Costs 20.65 To Municipal To School Trust Total Tax Sale and Lease Receipts Accounted For - poor? he asked, I explained that it made a very long ride the next day but that I would stop the next time, After that we spreal out more gen- erally amongst the people, so that we STANDING OF LANDS FINALLY ACQUIRED BY VILLAGE would not be suspected of slighting 3. anyone. a2 2 An Embarrassing Situation 2 768 a8 s While we were stationed near Od- ge FE Be mu endall s Rust, the Captain arrived one ee 2 eS S day unexpectedly, for inspection. He By 86 2: 3 2 called for a kit pease and Ese of se na 2 a a our troopers was unable to produce Ai Des 31130 5-2 SBMEBOn games abe EVES SS SParng Me ie, He nad lame OO Soran Total - 20 8,962.00 1,554.24 113.30 2,076.01 3,743.65 the same Boers who had been captur- Deduct 1987 - 117.00 193.85 ed by, the British only six months Stand g at Dee AUDITOR'S CERTIFICATE T have audited the eecounts of the Village of Blackie, Alta., for the year ending Dec. 31st, 1987, and have compared th Yfeir relative vouchers and Certify that in my opinion the fors rect view of the finan information, the explai wit The statistical information contained herein was ol btained from th books and records of the Village, or from information supplied by officials of the Village. : Dated at Blackie, Alta., this 15th day of January, 1938. Signed: HARRY ANDREWS, Audit id Address: Blackie, Alta. Address: Blackie, OF BOND 141271 AUDITOR: Harry Andrews. SPCRETARY-TREASUR AMOUNT OF BOND: 1 aaat 35 1, 1987 20 8,962.00 1,477.89 113.30 1,959.01 3,550.20 e said accounts wil i ping. fin- ancial statements are properly drawn up so as to exhibit a trife and cor affairs of the Village, according to the best of my ons given to me, and as shown by the records, subject to any qualifications mentioned in Auditor s Special Report here- or. Address: Blackie, Alta. Alta, earlier and who was living in the dis- trict. Upsetting Naturally the troopers got well ac- qua'nted with Boer customs, and amongst these was the custoin of up- sitting. When a young fellow called on a girl and stayed till the old folks went to bed, the boy and girl would sit one on each side of the table, an old Boer woul? put a candle on the table in front of them. He would COMPANY; Fale Suret NAME OF Railway Passengers BANK , their later treatment much better off, would be almost help- less. If I remember correctly 1 had to ride a mile for every name I got. Most of the Boers were of the Dutch Reformed Church and the na- tives mostly Methodists. By this time wwe were entitled to three months holiday on pay. I lost out on that for the very poor reason that 1 was too ood a man. Later when my leave was yranted, trouble started amongst the natives in Natal and all leave was neelled) A number of Rew Fegula- tions eame out and I decided to leave. The captain offered to take me in to headquarters and make me a sergeant But rightly or wrongly I had decided to come to Canada. - A Loyal People Although the Boers had been fighting for their homes, the generous terms on which they surrendered and by the British removed resentment, On the 25 day trip we made through the country for remounts, we had only one rifle in the party, We were reluctant to take ev- en that, but the Captain thought it was better. And at that time the Boers were just returning to their homes after having been taken pris- oners, A few years later when Campbell Bannerman was Premier, they got ther country back again with greater liberties than had been enjoyed under their own republics, as all were joined in the Union of South Africa. Campbell Bannerman's mem- other reason than that he gave a Bo- tha and a Smuts to the Empire. In Flanders fields are many graves car- rying the names of South Africans who a few years earlier had been enc- mies of the Empire, The Empire hud come to mean something to them in the intervening years when they left their sun-drenched veldt to fight for Britain. Picture Butte Man Buys Local Land Wm. Childress Purchaser of Section Five Miles North, of High River; Former Fleming Place z A recent land deal in the district has been the sale of the old Wm Fleming place, about five miles north of High River, to Wm. Childress of Picture Butte. More recently the pro- perty has been owned by A. Johnston of a Calgary investment firm. Mr. and Mrs. Childress and family of seven children will move up about the middle of February. It is stated that the sale price was in the nejghbor- hood of 25. an acre, M, Ch'ldrers and Mr. Bert Polink were at one time neighbors and will again be brought together in the same community. Assurance Co. : April ist, 1987; Bond Renewed to April 1st, 1988. : Royal, at Blackie, Alta. Number of Verification Tax Notices 40. ailed by Auditor underSec: 93 (3)
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