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The Citizen, 2013-11-07, Page 18-PAGE 18. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2013. Continued from page 12 would be more likely to get funding with a smaller amount requested. Council approved the selection for the Nov. 1 deadline. A final decision on whether North Huron will receive funding will be announced by February of 2014. Chief Financial Officer for North Huron Donna White explained that there was $71 million available for projects in this round of funding. “That’s not going to go very far against many of these projects,” she said. The fund is accessible to any municipality whose population is under 100,000. She had told council that they could apply for the maxi- mum 90 per cent of the maximum project value of $2 million to help cover the majority of the project, however, councillors felt taking the lesser amount would give them a higher chance of being approved. According to a press release from North Huron, the project will include curb and gutter system upgrades and the new storm water system will allow residents along the project route to connect their submersible pumps to the storm sewer to prevent property damage. During the meeting, White also explained that the township was for- tunate to be offered an additional $22,000 from the provincial govern- ment to finish their Asset Management Plan. Council passed a motion accepting the money and will have to have the plan completed by Oct. 31. The plan will be helpful, if not necessary, for future infrastructure funding applications. Council hedges bets on fund application Houston family’s last message to remain sealedContinued from page 10had the pleasure of visiting localAuburn historian Jim Schneider.Jim and his wife Dorothy live in oneof the old general stores of Auburn’syesteryear where they keep a won-derful collection of local artifactsand memorabilia from the area. Iwas there focusing on a scrapbookJim and Dorothy had to put together from Mary Clark’s (Houston) estate. Mary was James’ sister and she had kept every bill, letter, card, certifi- cate and church record her family had ever received. Jim had collected them and put them all in a book. In this collection was a valentine’s card sent to James in England and signed by many people in the Auburn com- munity. However what fascinated me most was one particular envelope with the postmark of May, 1943 that was sent to James in England from his family here in Auburn. I will talk more about this letter in a moment. On May 27, 1943 Flight Sergeant James Houston took off from Gransden Lodge Airfield with the Halifax HR 807 squadron at 10:48 p.m. on a mission to Essen, Germany. Jim Schneider believes James was a tail-gunner in a Lancaster bomber. However, like many young soldiers on these bomb- ing runs, James did not make it to his target that night. Flying at an altitudeof 19,000 feet his aircraft was shotdown over Dusseldorf, Germanycausing the Lancaster to crash. TheRed Cross reported that James waskilled at 1:20 a.m. on May 28. Hehad just turned 21 years of age 12days prior to this event. James never received that letter hisfamily mailed him from Auburn on May, 1943. It arrived at his base on July 17 but James was already gone. The letter was then returned unopened to Auburn on Oct. 6. On the back of the envelope a label states, “It is deeply regretted that the addressee is reported missing on war service.” The family chose not to open the returned envelope and James’ sister, Mary kept the letter over these many years still sealed in the envelope. Jim and Dorothy have the letter now and they tell me as long as they do, it will remain sealed with the last message from James’ family still locked away inside. Throughout Canada there are many stories like James’ story. 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The Sergeant had turned 21 just 12 days before his aircraft was shot down early on May 28. (Photo submitted)