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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1954-12-01, Page 10WEDNNESDAY, DEC. 1st, 1954THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL, LUCKNOW, ONTARIOPAGE TEN 11 Killloss Ratepayers Held Good *T V { CULROSS CORNERS o, * Al" ©^thsiny Farm Forum met on Monday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs., Clayton Myfcrs with an attendance , of 19. The topic “Farm Insurance’! was discussed. It was decided, that under pres­ ent day conditions automobile in­ surance was the .most important with fire second, and wind, life, hospitalization apd farm liability all coming third. It was felt that the average farmer couldn’t af­ ford to carry adequate insurance, Mr. - Jim Meyer of Teeswater showed pictures. A vote of thanks was expressed to Mr. J. Meyers by (Mr. Jas. Wraith and Seconded by Mrs. Frank.Brown. Lunch was served. The next meeting , will be at the home of Mr* and Mrs. Morley Wall on December 6th. Topic, “A Nation­ al Health Insurance Plan”. We are sorry to report Donnie I.w.“.....* 1 Do you nave some Sold At : ? ebster & MacKinnon Discussion On Township Affairs P, A, Murray was the next councillor to speak. He said that he realized that taxes were too high,, but gdded, '/How are we going to lower them?” Mr* Mur­ ray felt^ that any relief paid out by thes council had been quite justified and the people quite in need. He commented ori the high cost^afsnowplowing, ^and the amount of work that had been done on—the- roads. Mr. Murray said that in the event of ad (elec­ tion he would again stand for- Council. Considered Reeveship Councillor Harold Percy was the last of the Board to speak. andx mentioned the. large sheep claims in the Township this past year. He mentioned dental care, fox bounties and fire protection as costly items. He expressed concern that ap agreement had not been made as yet with Huron Township in connection with a bridge that needed repair. The bridge on the boundary be- tw^en the two Townships. Mr. Percy said he, was considering standing for the Reeveship. Chairman Ernest Ackert felt that Kinloss was “getting off easy,” as *far as '"fire protection was concerned* He felt that pay-, ing on a “per call” basis was far better than. laying,, out the price of sufficient equipment for the "Township. . - - - —— — Wallace Conn felt that a man was needed qn the Council from his part of the Township, and said, that he would consider standing for Council. : 'Charles Taylor stated that he wouldnotlikelystandforCoun- cil, and James McGillivray, the other liomi^eb^was not present. DiscussWarbleFly ^ _ Mac Lane, Jack Ackert and George Tiffin felt that the warble fly program was not needed every year; now. Ronald Thacker suggested that every ^third year be missed. Some felt that tfte sprayer was not doing an ade­ quate job, and that hand brush­ ing would be better and cheap­ er. ' ■' ’ . There was a very gboS atteh# Ance at the annual nomination meeting tor Kinloss Township in the Holyrood Hall last Friday. TKmest Ackert was nominated” as chairman and’conducted the busi- ness for the afternoon. Reeve Daye Carruthers was the first speaker and gave a brief outline of the County Council sessions at Walkerton. Mr. Car- Tuthers felt that the-sessions had been quiet and uneventful al­ though several important decis­ ions were made. He stated that although he believed the county museum a worthy and important -Step, he had voted against it, **More expense would mean more taxes, and the way farm prices are at the present' time I believe the museum price would not be appreciated by some”, Mr. Car­ ruthers stated. He stated that the county rate is up 1^ mills this year. Chief factors are % of a mill for the Wingham General Hospital, increased highway ex- ”;penditures^andraisesinpay for . county officials. Mr. Carruthers expressed his desire for an el­ ection, as it had been six” years since he had been, balloted on. He said that he would definitely stand for Reeve. / Councillor Dan T. McKinnop Was the next speaker. He gave a summary of the ups and downs of taxes for the year and stated , that there had been a net in­ creasein, the taxes in the- town­ ship of $7,387.60. He said that the present council had tried to be fair in their decisions, ahjd' , that he was # not decided as to __ ^t^dinglin eypnLof.jm-^^^- ReUef; Is HighCouncillor Farish Moffat felt that" the amount .paid in relief in the township for the year was too great. He outlined the pro­ gram' of dental care. He stated that of ‘the.; $83,000 collected an­ nually ’by.the township, the coun­ cil handles'* only ‘ ' of it. Mr. Moffat showed no interest in running for Reeve but expressed . his desire to remain in the coun- $ William Madlntyre, . the road superintendent, gave a report' of the road program in Kinloss fp* the year. He stated that, snow­ plowing in 1954 cost the Town­ ship as much in* the month of March-as-it-didjthe__rest-Ofthe winter. The gravelling program was explained in^detail, and Mr. MacIntyre felt', that the Town­ ship had made a mistake not building a bridge a year, as many were in ^dangerous condition. Treasurer F r a n k Thompson gave an overall financial picture for the year. J. R. Lane, clerk of the Town- ship, explained. the procedure of qualification fbr an election, and also explained the fire fighting contracts with neighboring mun­ icipalities. • Others called on were Richard -Elliott and George Tiffini Mr.-.:El- liott said that although some felt taxes, were high, if there was going to be improvements and advancements it had to be paid for some way. He expressed his desire to see a gradual road im­ provement program throughout the Township, Mr. Tiffin express- edf his "satisfaction with the pres­ ent -Council, and felt in event of an election for Reeve either of the two men in question would do a good job. I § Almost Every Home poet ! 1 ■' ■' • A African Violets can be beautiful house, plants. You can, make yours the pride of the neighbor­ hood just by using \ “NA-CHURS” LIQUID PLANT FOOD “Na-Churs” is so easy to use—* just add a tablespoon of Na-Churs to a gallon , of water. Use this as' your watering solution every two weeks., ■ ' ' v ■ - 1 § I I 1§w•r... I. •• •a,■» . ra .•tot ■ Wr 1 ■Plumbing, Heating, Electric Wiring— Phone 50, Lucknow Wall to be under the doctor’s care." ,■ Miss Helen Schumacher spent Sunday at her home here. * Miss Ruby Bonnet of Kincar­ dine is spending some time at her home. here. Congratulations to Mr. & Mrs. Jas Yaeck of Walkerton 1 nee Irene Schumacher of this com­ munity) on thebirth of a ;son pn Sunday, November. 28th. AC, RUssell Stewart of the RCAF, who has been at his home here,, on furlough, has been^ post­ ed ~to~ Baggotville in Quebec;—“ ~ Sunday visitors with Mr,, and Mrs. Tom Stewart were Mr. and Mrs. Ron Stanley and George of Kinloss, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Stewart and Mr. and Mrs. Har­ old Robinspn, Kincardine. . Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Wraith vis­ ited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Murray Henderson and Linda at Lucknow. FOURTH CONCESSION day visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Ira Dickie, and boys. IBELT FOR YOU TO OPER'ATE i 'THIS DANDY CAR WASH HAS A ’ ‘n» REAL WATER PUMP and A MOVING Mr. Don Austin and Miss Ei­ leen Gould of London were Sun­ day visitors with My. and Mrs. Harold Austin and family. 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