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Some of the year's budgets
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have been presented to Huron
note se In general assistance
County Council and according tp ,
bene£tts effective January l,,said
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Administrator John Bertry, there,
chairman Reeve Charles Thomas,
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may,•• have to be extra dollars
Indigent funerals will cost more
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raised to finance the 1974•
in .1974, The basic fee to funeral
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commitments.
directors has been increaf ed from
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$300 to ` 425 and the maxim"in
sincerity, Berry told
allowable for a funeral, has been
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councillors that when all the
increased fro $.500 to $750.
budgets are totalled together this
Library services in the county
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year the outcome may r equire
will cost $218,050 with a county
some changes in the county, mill
contribution of $133,050. In 1973,
rate.
the county share was $95,357,
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During, 1974, general
"As in all budgets for 1974, the
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government will ,cost $65,400
main increase is due to the
,including the Warden's salary
necessary salary adjustments
and expenses at $3,500; county
which also reflect the increase in
council sessions at $25x000;
employee benefits," said -
at committees at $15,000 and
Charman John F. Flannery.
conventions and delegations at
For the third time in the past
$3 500.._
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General_ administration will
.
year, council was forced to
re -organize committees because
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take another $118,200 with
of a death among. county'ul
$80,000 required' far salariesin
councillors, Roy Allin,
the clerk -treasurer's department
deputy -reeve of Colborne Town-
along with $5,000 for telephone
ship 1 died suddenly recently.
bills; $1,500 for postage; $300 for
Reeve Everett Mcllwain, reeve
,
advertising; $7,500 for legal,
of the Township of Goderich, was
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audit and insurance fees; $4,500
named to complete Mr. Allin's
for travel and conventions; $700
two-year term on the Planning
Farmers to the, north of Seaforth are organizing to protest against Ontario
Nfor workmen's compensation; and
Board and the new,deputy-reeve
Hydro's alternative rights of way for the planned Bradley Georgetown transmission
$8,000 in employee benefits.
of Colborne, not yet appointed,
line. At aMeeting last week in Wallace Township above, from left, MPP Hugh
No change was reported in the ,
will become a member of the
Edighoffer (Pefth), Nick Whyte 6f Seaforth., a piember of the Bruce -Huron Hydro
grants to patriotic and
library board.
' Negotiating Committee, and Lloyd Moore of R.R.1, Listowel, chairman of the
educational funds. These total
$11,040.
The steering committee for the
UDIRA (Urban Development in
Wallace Township Hydro Corridor Committee, get together o look over the map
-The budget for the Emer ncy
Rural Areas) study- will be
received by Wallace residents last week. ( i towel Banner Photo)
Measures department' was set at
Warden Bill Elston; James A.
$800 with the province paying
Mair, chairman of the planning
Letter to. J.M. Scott
$720•
board; Cecil Desjardine, planning
The Social Services Committee
budget was brought in and
board member; Roy Westcort and
Elmer Hayter, both of the land
Head of clan di n Scotland
0 accepted by, council at•$453,250
division committee.
with a county share of $94,130.
The study team will be Warden
James M. Scott, a member of with several pages describing the Abbey, with autumn tinted trees
Last year's county share was
Elston, Mr. Mair and Planning
the Committee that planned last late Duke's funeral. The .funeral around, and the Eildon hills in the
$72,551. The increase in the
Director Gary Davidson.
summer's Scott -Dickson Reunion, was held at Melrose Abbe y• background. piper played a
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marking 140 years since Robert According to the newspaper, .the lament, which sounded the silent
Huron -Perch board
Scott settled at Roxborough has late Walter John Montagu -Doug- feelings of 3,000 sincere mour-
received word from Scotland that las-Scott was the eighth Duke of ners, all friends of his, from all
the Duke of Buccleuch, hereditary .Buccleuch, walks of fire.
(Continued from Page 1)
Sepayat a School Association will
head of the Scotr' clan, died in The Duke's Secretary wrote: Near his grave is the heart of,
Board of Education --Len Feeney
send out its own memorandum
October. The Scott -Dickson Re- I ,Robert the` Bruce, and it is,a
andjohn Butler. The meeting is
setting out its position which the
union committee had wPitten to "Dear Mr. Scott: fitting finale to the life of Walter,
t-cheduled to be -held at -7:30 p.m.
Board will vote on when it is
the Duke last year, inviting him to Thank you very much for puke of Buccleuch, that, while
in St. James Separate School in
received.
attend the 140th anniversary sending the newspapers with humble shepherds watched, he
Seaforth and will be preceded by
Jim Rowat
festivities, interesting articles about t1/sh`ould be buried beside Kings.
14Qth
.dinner with the above invited as
The Duke was unable to attend anniversary of the arrival of Yours sincerely,
guests.
speaks WI
because of ill health. Mr. Scott the Scotts and Dieksons in Huron. Lorna MacEchern,.
Expositor I touched to
A liaison committee was named
at
sent copies of the which was particularly Private Secretary.
to meet with a similar committee
-kuron=Perth
James 'Rowat of theAusable-
cgatalnc,d.wv-tbe., history of the see the reproduction of our post
P.S. It
of priests from the
Bayfield Conservation Authority,
Scott -Dickson clan in the Roxbor- card, especially as it arrived only , - w•as•too trivial to mention
Deanery to discuss common areas
son of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Rowat
ough area to the Duke in a short time after the Duke of on mt� earlier post card to yqu, but
of concern. The board members
of Seaforth, spoke recently at the
Scotland. Buccleuch had died, on 4th another reason for the delav in
are: Francis Hicknell, Howard
Kippen Womens Institute
Some time ago Mr, Scott October. replying to your invitation was
Shantz, Ted Geoffrey, F.J.Vere
meeting. Mr. Rowat described
received a note of thanks from the I am sending you the relevant that I had been away for my
an21 Donald Crowley. • -
the Authority and showed Slides
Duke's'privateretary who also pages of The Southern Reporter, summer holiday, in Canada, just
Permission was grant ed Rev.of
land under its control.
enclosed a copy of The Southern one of our local Border news- shortly' before His Grace became
Michael 'Hughes of the St.
He stated there are 39.
Reporter and Border Standard papers, so that you may read ill:
Joseph Parish, Stratford, to hold
Conservation Authorities in
some of the tributes to him, and i visited Montreal, the.Lauren-
a COR weekend (Christ in Others
Ontario. The programs includethe
account of his funeral. tians, Quebec, Niagara, etc.; and
Orangemen
Retreat) at St. Michael`'°s Sthodl in
flood 'control, water conservation,
Not one of the'glowing tributes nvab-vover whelmed bye the kind -
Stratford on the weekend of May
erosion control, reforestation,
tO
is exaggerated; on the contrary, ness and generous hospitality of
no words can adequately record Canadians whom l met there.
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development of recreational
gather
Arthur Haid, .Oscar Kieffer,
areas, fish and 'wildlife and also
his stature as a great man, or his You may be interested to know
Ted Geoffrey, Francis Hicknell,
Camp Sylvan Conservation'
in Goderl�,h
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humble manner as a kind and that until his death about 1945,
late Duke's
Gordon Ball, Howard Shantz and
School.
gentle man. the uncle, Lord
Vincent Young will attend a
ers answered the roll b y
The. funeral service was per- George Montswood ugr Scott,
Memorial services at the
meeting in St. Jerome's Scliool in '
' Na Ing a favourite use of
cenot ph, two banquets for all feet, in the open air, in the lived at Gle.dswood (or Giads-
"the
Waterloo on February 28 to
cheese"'. - Mrs. H. Caldwell
g marvcll +Js; peaceful• surround- ti%ood) - wood of the hawk"
members, and a Scarlet De ree °�
discuss in greater detail Bill 255
commented on the motto "The
logs of the ruins. of Melrose in Roxburghshire. Scotland."
meeting conducted by Hullett -
Which the Board feels infringes on
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reason a o ar oesn o as District degree team, are to be
the rights of 'separate schools. much as it once did is, th t people features of a gathering , of
Passage of Bill 255 would result in don't either She stated that Orangemen and Black Knights in
there being no distinct Ontario people are not ready to do an Goderich, April 23 to 27. On April
Separate Schools Act. honest days worlr and strikes are
y 25 there is to be a dinner meeting
Michael Connolly, Board ruining the economy of the at Hotel Bedford for county
Chairman, Ted Geofrfrey, country. She also read highlights masters. This hotel will be
chairman of the Building and from Judy LaMarsh's off-the-cuff headquarters for Grand Lodge
Property Committee;' and 'Ed talk, at the Canadian Club ' of officers.
Rowland, Maintenance Officer for London banquet.
� The occasion is the 98th annual
the Board, will attend a workshop Members will visit the convocation of the Provincial
on energy conservation, Bluewater Rest Home on March Black Chapter of Ontario West
fltetrication and updating older 12 and Huronview March 27. A and the 115th annual session of
schools at Bluevale School in donation was made to the South the Orange Grand Lodge of
Waterloo on March 7. Huron District Association for the, Ontario West. Business sessions
The Board will not send in its mentally retarded and to the will be held in Knox Presbyterian
ballot to the Ontario Schools A.G.W.W. ,Save the Sight fund. Church hall, one, banquet there
Trustees' Council which it' voted Mrs. J. Drummond was hostess and the other in North Street
on and filled in at its February 11 'and Mrs. R. Kinsman co -host ess. United hall. '
meeting because of a request Mrs. H. Caldwell and Mrs. E. Ernest G. Ashick, of Garson,
from the Ontario Separate School Whitehouse served lunch, Mrs. Orange grand master, has noted
Trustees' Association. The S. Pepper gave ourtesy remarks. that GrandLodge last met in
u Goderich in 1906. That was the
Grand Lodge of British America,
its officers including such noted
Fr/1m names as those of. Horatio
l Vs.a•i Hocken, Lt -Col. F.T.Sproule and
the perennial graq, secretary,
the William Lee.
Grand Master othe Ontario
• West Black Walter H.
Horses Mouth
Scott, Belgraverave, is but he is
reported to be ill, and another
(By Ken) officer may preside.
Several hundred delegates are
- expected, though much depends
b FROM THE HORSES MOUTH upon weather conditions 'at this
At. the Western Fair Raceway on Wednesday, season. A billeting committee will
February 13 in the third race Jay Bee Blaze owned by- be stationed at Hotel Bedford,
BensonFeagan and driven by Gerry Roebuck, both of and cars will be available to assist
Goderich was out of the money. senior members to get around.
Saturday afternoon at London in the Fifth race True Roots of the Orange Order go
Personality owned by the partnership of Whetham and back 17�years in Canada. The
Sadier was second with Don Corbett on the bike. In the Grand lack Chapter of British
tenth race Miss Belle Bars owned by Fred Fowler of America is to observe its
Londesboro was fourth with Frank MacDonald of centenary at Niagara Falls, .Tune
Clinton driving. 16-18.
Monday night at London the second race winner was
Pebbies Girl owned by Geo. Feagan of Goderich and
Ron, Feagan Dundas with Gerry Roebuck driving. The
mile was in 2:11 and the pay off was 13.40. In the
Seventh race Carry on Sly owned by Andrew Park of
Mitchell was out of the money with Gord Pullman on
the bike. In the ninth race El Sam O owned by Joe and
Jim Dick and Dick Burgess and driven by Gord Pullman
all of Seaforth, was second.
Saturday at London in the sixth race Artic John
owned by Larry Dale, Seaforth and driven by Clarence
O'Neill was third. In the seventh race Jimmy, The
Butler owned by Robert and H.O.Jerry of Goderich,
was out of the money with Robert driving.
The next race at London will be Saturday, March 2
Saturday night at Windsor in the third race Harlo
Pucy owned by Frank Cook, Lorne Brown and Ross
McEwen, all of Clinton, was second with Hardy on the
bike,
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Corn and bean
club is foirrned
George Douglas of Cromarty
was elected secretary ofthe Perth
County Corn and Bean 4-H Club
at their organizational meeting on
Monday, FebruaW 18. Other
officers elected were , Floyd
Harper, President; Warren
Wolfe, Vice -President, and
George Douglas, press reporter.
Thirteen members were present
at the meeting which was held at
the home of the leader, James
Harper, Mitchell.
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hold In the Seaforth own Hall .oft
wednesday revell1n4 Febryar,
13th with a large number of
members in .attendance,
Russel 'Gramme, secretary for •
Agricultural. .and Horticultural
Societies Branches of Ontario
from.Toronto was guest speaker
for the evening. He showed
Interesting slides on work of`
several Horticultural Societies
and also gave helpful and useful
ideas on how to carry out and
improve some Horticulture
projects in our own community,
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Robt. Archibald, R.R, 4, Seaforth 527.1817'
Ken Carnochan, R•R,4, Seaforth- . 527-.1545'
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John McEwing, R,R.1, Blyth 528-$380
Stanley Mcllwain, R,R.2, Goderich 524-7051
John Moylan, R,R,2, Dublin 345-2839
Win. Pepper, Brucefteld 482.7534
J. N. Trewartha, Box 661, Clinton 462.7598
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