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Home My WebLink AboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1954-06-24, Page 5THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 24, 1954 Page i Home Charges' Unfair, Uncalled For': County FUEL PROBLEMS SOLVED Huron county council support ed. its county home committee Thursday by dismissing charges by three Goderich town council lors of lack of proper care and inadequate facilities at the home. The county council went on record as approving the manage ment of home matron Mrs. Mar tha Jacob and her staff. It termed "unfavorable called for and unfair given the charges. The charges had been made by Goderich Mayor J. E. Huek ins, Councillor Ernest Fisher and Deputy-Reeve Joseph Allaire after they had made a private inspection of the home May 28. Said Rooms Smelled Mayor Huckins charged that time that upstairs rooms the home smelled and had proper ventilation or lighting, that the rooms were dirty, that pat ients wore dirty clothing, and that some patients were locked in their rooms all day and that un publicity at at ifo Quality Lumber Whether you need lumber for your hobbycraft or for big building, we can sup ply you with the quality and amount you need. We have a full stock of all building supplies, too. Oome in to talk over your us.building ideas with We can help you! HURON LUMBER COMPANY Phone 48 Exeter was no patients, county hear the satisfied with conditions home. However, after the g Mayor Huckins'said he was not satisfied with the hear ing he received and pressed for a county council hearing. Coun. Fisher concurred with the mayor. Coun. Fisher appeared and re peated the charges. Mayor Huck- ins was not cause lie ing from County man R. Brussels, mittee had made a thorough in vestigation into the charges. He said the committee was aware of conditions at the home and said a new wing was being- built to curb overcrowding. He said government inspectors’ re ports were checked for five years back and at no time was any mention -made regarding clean liness of patients. Mr, Cousins said he and committee -were pleased with work of Mi’s. Jacob. '-‘We are sorry the home been subjected to a lot of necessary adverse publicity, are sorry especially for Mrs, cob who has been matron for 31 years and who was subject to such unnecessary criticism.” Mr. Cousins’ called on Coun. Fisher and the other two Gode rich council members to retract their statements. Coun. Fisher refused to re tract, He said any statements he had made to the press statements of his own and cast no reflection matron. Deputy - Reeve Joseph said he understood the were to be given to the tee first. He was not quoted in press reports outlining the charges June 1. Views Courthouse Plans Huron County Council, hold ing the first meeting of the June session on Wednesday, studied QUALETY FARM EQUIPMENT there mental The met to it was at the meetin, should be opened to traffic in December. Work on the bridge will con tinue after the opening. The county’s road program for the year includes grading road 13 in Goderich township for two road 6 in Stephen town- :or 1.25 miles, road 8, Hui •wnship for 1 mile and pav- oad 4 at Centralia for 2 road 2, Hay township, for miles and road 16, Grey being held Wednesday, to be 33 by 40 feet, — and that, he point ed out, was small enough to make it a crowded room, when al] the desks and chairs were in place for councillors, county of ficials, press representatives, and a few spectators. No Action On Park No action was taken by County Council on the project of a coun ty public park on Lake Huron two miles north of Goderich. The question was referred to the property committee which will confer further with the own er of the property and submit its findings at a special council meeting. About 125 acres of land has been offered to the county by Thomas Sandy, of Goderich, with the stipulation that his private road be surfaced and more than a mile of fence be installed. "This is an ideal piece of property for a county park," said Reeve Earl Campbell, Hay town ship. "It has a wonderful beach, a hit of bush, and part is a vac ant field.” Reeve Campbell said, as did Reeve Orval Taylor, Bel grave, that the improvement of the property to make a public park might be a costly thing if done all at once, but that the expense might be reasonable if it were spread over a period, of years. yColborne will lose some as sessment if the county takes this over-—and Colborne is quite will ing to do so,” said Reeve Ter rence Hunter, Colborne town ship. “You can count on the sup port if you decide to go ahead with this project,” Reeve Harry Gowdy, Howick township, said he would not he in favor of taking on the project unless the county obtained clear title to the property, with no strings attached. He understood, he said, that the owner was not willing to sell unless the county agreed to build a paved road, and a chain-link fence, the first year. Members of Council inspected the property late Wednesday afternoon, after the Council ses sions had been adjourned for the day. Negotiations are in the hands of the property commit tee; no immediate decision is ex pected. •Some volunteer salvage work by Herbert Neill, curator of the Huron Pioneer Museum, saved the county treasury $350, members of Huron County Council learned Wednesday. The Council approved a pro posal that Mr. Neill be commend ed not only for his extra work on the building of the addition, but for the extra work he has done during the past winter sea son, building new show cases and exhibit racks. In his report to County Coun cil Engineer Peter D. Patterson- said that the new Auburn bridge segregation of I architect's plans for the new court house that is to be built to replace the one destroyed by fire earlier this year. Noting that the plans, as they were presented by architect L. G. Bridgman, London, called for only two bedrooms in the care taker’s living quarters, Reeve Alvin Kerslake of Hensail said he considered three bedrooms the reasonable minimum to pro vide "We able long Kerslake. to engage a young man future, there’s no way of guaran teeing that he won’t have several children, and there’s no way of guaranteeing that his children will be all boys or all girls." Reeve Kerslake was supported in his contention by Reeve Harry Gowdy of Howick township and Reeve Melvin Cricli, of Clinton. Council voted to instruct the architect to alter the plans, and provide for the third bedroom. The alteration, said Mr. Bridg man, could readily be made. The need for two elevators was questioned by Reeve R. B. Cou sins, of Brussels, after he had had a look at the plans. One ele vator, he suggested, might be enough, The second elevator, explained Mr. Bridgman, is a small one, leading to the judge’s room ad joining the court room. The sec ond elevator, he said, ed in the plans at the the Ontario Attorney Department. No Clock On Plans The absence of a clock in the design for the building also drew criticism from several members of Council. The four-faced clock in the tower of the old court house, said Deputy-Reeve Joseph Allaire, of Goderich, was one of the familiar landmarks of Hu ron’s county town, and it seemed regrettable~that no provision was made to continue the provision of a clock in the middle of court house square. There should be room on wall of the building, near roof, to mount a large clock the outside of the building over the north entrance and another over the south entrance, he said. Clock towers, said Mr. Bridg man, seem to be a thing of the past on public buildings. "We used to put towers on buildings of this kind,” he said, “but I can’t remember seeing any plans for public buildings in the past 15 years that called for a tower.” Mr. Bridgman said he believed it would be feasible to use Deputy- Reeve Allaire’s mount a clock wall, near the main entrance. 'Reeve W. H. rich, said he thought it possible that the town of Goderich might be willing to help with the cost of adding clocks to the building. Council voted to instruct the property committee to consider the clock .proposal, and to con fer with town authorities on the cost. Larger Council Chamber Councillors also the architect that ideas about the Council chamber court house. Noting that he had provided in his plans for a room 33 feet by 25 feet for County Council meetings, one member of Council said he believed the size of the school room in the old Collegiate Institute building, in which the Council session was home committee charges and said ,ble to attend be- is in hospital, reeover- a heart-.attack. home committee cliair- B. Cousins, reeve of told council his com- proper living conditions, have to think of the prob needs of the future, for a t ime ahead,” said Reeve "If the county wants in the 13 i miles, ship fi lett to Ing r< miles. 1.25 ; township, for 5 miles. Adopt Id-Mill Rate Huron County Council set its the same1!> ilS •I rate at 10 mills, ia.-t year. Tut- rate covers 6.5 general revenue and (•minty roads. Estimated expenses $U6.g;;x and revenue leaving mills 3.25 for for be his the has un- We Ja- were opinion on the Allaire charges commit Machinery Specials ’49 ’51 51 MODEL “D” JOHN DEERE, like new. 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Increase Rations More and more dairy farmers are finding* that they have to in crease their grain rations when feeding grass silage to maintain body weight on high .producing cows. Many of them are, begin- king to admit that corn silage is still better feed but the question arises "What are we going to do with our surplus ItayV” Well, we believe that if they continue to harvest that, surplus grain early in June, store it in ■a silo and feed the surplus corn silage daily in autumn, they will be able to get cheaper milk pro duction in September and Octo ber. This also applies to the beef men. They can store that early grass and make large economical gains by feeding surplus corn sil age right into November rather than pick and store the cob of corn. Of course, it all depends on your set-up. Anyhow as far as we can see it. all adds up that to leave the ■grasses and clovers any longer ih the field js not profitable. 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