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Reeve F.A. Clift was asked to address the assoc-
iation. He told of the lengthy sessions of council
held twice a month and how he and his fellow coun-
cillors had striven to effect economical management.
He mentioned that council had claimed and already
received one half of provincial per capita grant
and said that the 50, grant in respect of road
maintenance had been applied for. Reeve Clift said
that no paving had been done this year, but even so
general maintenance costs would approach $ 9,000.
He also reported that the village hall roof had
been reshingled.
Touching on financial matters, Reeve Clift men-
tioned that incorporation expenses had not yet been
settled and that the division of assets was still
under discussion. The council has been operating to
date on the "arrears of taxes" payment ordered by
the Ontario Municipal Board. A budeet is still in
course of prodaction and is of necessity based on
current expenditures. Work proposed and already St-
arted included opening up Cameron street. The reeve
stated that the work of the SOS Committee had been
reported in the Bayfield Bulletin.
Commenting on bylaws recently passed, he pointed
out that these were for the protection, not restr-
iction of ratepayers and businessmen. Finally he
recalled his avowed intention to see the village
through the inaugural year as a municipality, to
assist in organizing its administration, to assure
a fair division of assets and to assist the comm-
ittee elected to retain and enlarge the school, and
said that, having done so, he intended to retire
from office in December.
Officers elected for the ensuing year are:
President, Alan R. Aylsworth;Vice-president,Brig.
G.L.M. Smith; Secretary, George Bellchamber;
Treasurer, H.H. Ormond. Committee members ,Adam
Flowers, Miss Ruth Hayman, Merton Merner, Miss
Jessie Metcalf, Warren Cook and Orton Logan.
In a brief address the new president Mr. Aylsworth
asked all members to submit suggestions concern-
in7 projects of benefit to the community to the
committee, and so enable them to work for the gen-
eral good.
Warren Cook and Orton Logan who fill vacancies due
to resignations of Frank Peters and Jack Tillman
were introduced to the meeting.
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Right at the present time the Canadian
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which it is handling the funds so liberally
placed at its disposal. One evidence of
the waste arrived on our own desk last
week. If it is indicative of the general
attitude among Commission employees,
then the criticisms are justified. What
struck our gaze was a large kraft en-
velope measuring 9':x15 inches. Inside
we discovered a single sheet of lightweight
letter paper which carried a story about
a joint conference of religious leaders who
are making plans for suitable recognition
of Canada's centennial year.
In the first place the "press release"
was not of sufficient interest to merit
space in the paper; in the second place it
was mailed to us in an envelope which,
at the wholesale level costs $13.96 per
thousand and would easily have fitted a
business size envelope at a cost of less
than $4.00. In the third place — and
enough to cap the whole episode—we
found a second such envelope, this one
addressed to a non-existent Wingham
"Gazette."
Sure, the fact that more than $9.00
per thousand was wasted on unnecessaiw
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criticism of the centennial planners. They
will quite truthfully contend that their
attention is engaged by much larger and
more important problems.
The large envelope is just one sign
of the free-handedness with which public
funds are being poured out by many
government departments and commis-
sions. Taxes are pretty easy to collect
nowadays. It's too long since members
of parliament worried about whether the
bills were too high for the voters. Good
old-fashioned thrift is, more meaningful
today than it ever has been before.
It's high time the Centennial Commis-
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the value of the Canadian dollar—to the
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Bayfield
Personals
Mrs. David Selby
of Simcoe and Miss
Marion Shannon of
the Sault were
weekend guests of
Mrs. R.B. Johnston
who spent last weal
in Stratford and
London.
Mr. and Mrs. C.
H. Bell with Mr.&
Mrs. Roy Wilson,
Goderich township
and Mrs.E. Bell,
Clinton, spent Sat
urday and Sunday
in Lowerville at
a Bell family re-
union.
Miss Mary Gray,
London and Mrs.
Doan of St. Thom-
as, were guests at
the home of Ers.A.
Scotchiaer over a
recent weekend.
Miss Gray and Mrs.
Doan are cousins
of the late F.A.
Edwards and Miss
Gray last visited
Bayfield 30 years
ago.
1.:1977 Marion Fra-
ncis is spending
a fortni7ht in
Woodstock visit-
ing her aunt and
uncle, Mr. and Mrs
A. MacMillen.
Mrs. Roy Kew,her
daughter Lynda &
Janice Mcenny of
St. Marys are sp-
ending a few days
with Mrs.Kew's
sister, Mrs. Res.
Francis and family
Mr. and Mrs. B.
McCann and family
who are vacation-
ing at Mrs .Rogers'
cottage had as
their guests on
Sunday Mr. and Mrs
J. McCann, Mrs .P.
Bishop, Mrs.F.Ho-
dgkins of Galt &
Preston.
Miss Mary Mac-
Dougall recently
became the bride
of Charles Wain.
The wedding took
place in the cha-
pel of Knox Church
Goderich with the
Rev.G.L. Royal of-
ficiating. Mr.&
Mrs. ':lain will
live at the former
Westlake farm on
the Bluewater Hwy.
Mr. and Mrs.A.
Fryer, Stratford,
spent Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs.
Elliott.
Mr. and Mrs. S.7-1.
Bryant were pleas-
antly surprised
when three ladies
of Trinity Guild
called and presen-
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beautiful cushion
in remembrance of
their golden wed-
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Cook's mother,Mrs.
m. Herd of Woodst-
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thanks a letter
from Mrs .Robin
Hunter on behalf
of Pioneer Park
Association,say-
ing "thanks" for
coverage of the
recent annual rum
mage sale. The
publicity was con
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factor "in bring-
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ple I have seen
at any event in
this town over the
years".
Mrs. Hunter re-
ports the PPA is
now in good shape
financially and
is prepara1 ta
oth-
er community pro-
jects, poasibly
including the Cen
tennial project.
PPA pla..is to put
a split rail fen-
ce about Pioneer
Park with attrac-
tive entrances.
Mr. and 1:.r.s. G.
Weston and family
of London are at
their cottage for
the summer.
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of Eirmln,:ham,Nicn
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at their cottae.
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sons of "arming-
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