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NOW OPEN ALL YEAR AROUND Federation told future County government clouded The future shape Of government in Huron County is still clouded according to Huron Coonty Warden Roy Pattison but the Huron County Federation of Agriculture is going to try to find out more about it. Mr. Pattison was speaking to members of the Huron Federation of Agriculture at their monthly meeting held in Clinton on Thursday night. He quoted from a speech made by John White, minister in charge of governmental reform who said the govern- meat reform movement was now at a plateau with all the rapid growth areas reorganized and that now the provincial government was going to turn to local initiative for reform in the more rural areas, Mr. Pattison said the executive commit- BY WILMA ONE McKillop Township 'has collected 96,5 per cent of its taxes for 1973, At the inaugural meeting of council Tuesday, Reeve Allan Campbell said: "This is the lowest amount in tax arrears since I have been on council." (Mr. Campbell has been on council for over 13 years.) The taxes still owing to the township for last year amount to $7,001.45, The total assessment in the township is $2,902,660. Mr. Campbell will represent the town- ship on both the Maitland Valley Conser- vation Authority and the Ausable-Bayfield Conservation Authority, Deputy-Reeve Ralph McNichol will con- tinue to represent the township on the Seaforth Community Hospital Board. Council endorsed a resolution from the Village of Grand Bend to petition the provincial government to change the municipal act to permit one of the coun- cillors in a municipality to be appointed as acting reeve, in the absence of a reeve, at a county council meeting. Council accepted a petition from the ratepayers of the hamlet of St. Columban for street lights. A meeting will be called soon to be attended by the ratepayers and Ontario Hydro to determine the kind and number of lights required and an estimate of cost. The Council authorized William Camp- bell, road superintendent, to ask the sur- veying firm of Burns M. Ross, Goderich to meet to redesign sideroad 15 and 16, bet- ween concessions 5 and 6. Council approved a bank borrowing by- law for $140,000 giving the township the authority to borrow money, if necessary, to carry on business of the township until the taxes are' received. Reeve Campbell said last year council had not found it necessary to borrow money. Council paid the tax levy to the Blyth Fire Area. Board, for 1974 amounting to tee of the 'Huron-County council is studying the situation at present and doesn't know if reform will be within the present howl., dories of the county or on a larger basis, The committee, he said, had asked the On, terio government to send a speaker on the subject but had received a reply that the government really didn't know what it wanted yet and would send a speaker once it formulated its_policy, The Huron Warden had been asked to attend the Federation meeting to discuss the present situation after the executive of the Huron Federation had recommended a committee be set op within the Federation to study government reform, The meeting Approved the formation of the committee, In the discussion at the meeting several farmers said they felt the present govern- Passed for payment were road accounts amounting to $2,579.11 and general ac- counts of $1,421.35. Mrs, Marion McClure, Clerk-treasurer, was authorized to order seven subscrip, tions to the Municipal World magazine. tee he said. In having council deal more as a body, Mr. Thomas suggested that the Coor- dinating Committee be given more power to oversee activities of other committees. Councillors listened attentively to plat. forms presented by the candidates but set- tled on Mr. Elston as new warden. Warden for 1973, R.V. Pattison presen- ted the new county officer with the chain of office, the key to the county and the war- den's gavel, which he hoped Warderi Elston would not have to use too frecien- tly. Mr. Pattison, in his final speech as Huron County Warden, just before the election, said that he enjoyed a satisfying year in which much was accomplished, Citing the official plan of Huron County as an example, he took pride in the fact that it was the first full county plan to be implemented in Ontario. He thanked administrators of various county agencies for the way they handled their budgets. In closing his remarks, Mr. Pattison wished the new warden, yet to be elected, luck in all his ventures. He asked that the new officer receive the same respect and cooperation that made the job of warden in 1973 so rewarding. Judge F.G. Carter, swore in the new war- den. He said that county council was a "bulwark against, ce,ntralization" and protection against higlgovernment. , Huron.County; the judge saidAas 'values , that are disappearing in • other areas: meat set up Was adequate and qUestioned. the need for change, One asked Mr, Pat- tison if he felt that Mr. White's talk of local initiative meant that if a county liked its present system and _didn't 'want to change, it would be allowed to stay the same,. Mr. Pattison replied that he thought the government meant the local people to _come up with a suggestion, and if it pleased the government it would be accepted but if it Wasn't what the government had in mind, the .government -would impose its own. changes. , In other business, resolutien by the public, relations officer Adrian Vos was AP, proved calling on the Ontario Federation of Agriculture to set up an awards program for Ontario newspapers for the best farm page and for the best farm editor in order to encourage more farm information in the press, It was reported by secretary-fieldman Bill Crawford that membership in the Huron Federation had jumped to 1700, up 100 in the past month. H.e said member. ships are easier to sell now than in the past and cited the' increased property tax rebate, which the OFA fought for, as one of the things helping sales. honesty, integrity and the work ethic. Historically, the job of warden is an an- cient and honorable one. It dates back to the middle ages when wardens acted on behalf of British monarchs to rule various wards. The word "ward" is often used in the sense of "warding off attack". The war- den's duty is to protect and guard the in- terests of the county, Judge Carter ex- plained. Council voted to thank him for par- ticipating in the ceremony. The virtues of honesty, sincerity and in- dustry must be preserved in Huron County, Rev. G.L. Royal said after he read to those at the meeting a passage about St. Paul in Athens. Council voted to extend their ap- preciation to Rev. Royal for his services at the meeting. Warden Elston heard congratulations from: Harry Worsell, Goderich mayor; Jack Riddel , Huron MPP; Murray Gaunt, Huron-Bruce MPP; Ross Smith, Morris Township council member; and Harvey Johnson, former Huron County warden from Morris Township. The new Striking Committee appoint- ments were made official at the end of the meeting. J. Dietrich, R. Gison, J. Baker, and R. Lawrie and A. McKinley were named. As the meeting closed, council members Oiled about Warden Elston to shake happN and,, offer their cortgratulations.q They left to prepare for a celebration party at Goderich Memorial on Tuesday night. for 22 points in the first quarter and 18 points in the second to build up a 40-19 halftime lead. The Redmen notched 38 points in the second half to overpower the South Huron Panthers for a 78-36 victory, Larry Carter led the Redmen attack with a 35 point perfor- mance. Bob Riehl scored 12 and Rod Campbell and Robin McAdam had seven apiece. Next league game is Friday in Stratford against the Huskies. On Saturday, the Red- men travel to Sarnia to par- ticipate in a tournament. Junior Basketball On Monday, January 7, the juniors travelled to Exeter to play their second game of the 74 season. At the completion of the first half, the Redmen had built up a lead of 36-5. The final score was 8346 for Clinton. High scorer was Tim Jewson who sank 33 points. Paul Robinson scored 12 points and Doug Riehl added nine. The junior Redmen's record so far this year is one win and one loss, Retiring Warden Roy Paulson bestows the chain of office on the new Warden for Huron County William J. Elston, Reeve of Morris Township, after he was elected to the post over candidates Hugh Flynn of Mullett, Ed Oddliefson of Bayfiald and Charles Thomas of Grey. Elston won the seat on the fourth ballot during voting held on Tuesday af- ternoon. (staff photo) Agricultural tidbits with Adrian Vos. The cost of vegetables is expected to go up some more. However, the grower doesn't get any of this increase. This will go to the truckers who bring produce up from the US and will have to pass the higher cost of fuel on to you and me, the customer. Since in this wintertime there is no alter- native source of vegetables we have no choice. It would be nice though if us farmers could pass on an increase of input cost immediately. After all, it's only fair, isn't it? * * * It has been evident for some time now, that more, young people go into farming than was the case for a long time. Recently I heard rumors that a sample survey by the Canadian department of agriculture showed that the num- ber of farmers in Ontario and in Alberta actually increased and are holding steady in the rest of the country, If this is confirmed by a fall survey, it would be good news for all of Canada. Believe it or not, but the farmer is still the back- bone of the country. If the farmer has money it affects the whole economy and your job in town or city may depend on the farmer. * 5 * In this time of shortages it is a good thing that there are no real food shortages in our country. About \everything else is in short supply, be it some hardware or skilled labour. However, if you go to your food store you can be very sure that you don't have to order that roast for your party six ,weekslaiiVatlyattee'VThink about it, it couldhappen too. After Denmark and P.E.I, now Yugoslavia has regulated land use. All land that has not been tilled for a year has to be hired to people who will do so. Isn't it high time that On- tario does something about speculators' and hobby farmers' land if it is not used properly? * * * If you non-farm people still think that a farmer is a person who wears bib-overalls, boots covered with animal waste is rather backward, listen to this. Crop production based on an index of 100 in 1967, was in 1951 at 38. Ten years later it had increased to 73, almost double the output per manhour. In 1971 it had gone up again by 76% to 122. Livestock production per manhour increased by 93%. in the last ten years. ,Try to beat that you non-farmers. Best Wishes TO DEBBIE'S CUSTARD CUP VANASTRA We're glad to supply furniture for another fine dining spot in the Clinton area. DURHAM CHAIR & STORE FIXTURES LTD. Durham, Ontario McKillop taxes nearly paid New warden • • • continued from page 1" CHSS News BY JANET GRAHAM AND PAT CUMMINGS Senior Basketball On Monday, the senior Red- men basketball team travelled to Exeter for their second league encounter of the season. Coming into the game with 1 loss and no wins, the Redmen were out to even their record. Defense seems to be the key to this year's team. Central Huron broke loose By Fred McCiymont The annual meeting of L,O.L. 1035 was held last Wednesday evening, It was preceded by a bounteous supper at flully Gully. After supper the mem- bers returned to the Orange Hall. During the session two candidates were initiated. The election of officers were as follows: W.M. , Grant Web- ster; D.M, Ronald Taylor; Chaplain, Louis Taylor; Recreation Secretary, Barry Taylor; Treasurer, Fred McClymont; Marshall, Eric Chuter; 1st Lect., Robert Web- ster; 2nd Lect,, Ivan McClymont; 1st Corn,, Ralph Stephenson. The officers were installed by County Master, Alex Hamilton of Grand Bend, During the lodge session, the marshall led three members in front of the Altar, Watson Webster, Wilfred Chuter and Fred McClymont, 'and they were presented with a 50 year long standing service certificate and a gold pin, All three are past Masters of the Lodge, PERSONALS The United Church Wornett will meet in the basement of the Varna United Church on Thursday evening, Jan, 10th, The United Church Annual Congregational meeting has been postponed until Wed.. nesday Jan, 16th. Word was received of the death of Mr, Clarence Keyes of Santa 1Vfonica, California, He was the kin of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Keyes formerly of Varna. He is survived by a son 'Edward in California and a daughter Patricia in Vati.' couver, Our sincere congratualtions to the Nohow- Family at DEBBIE'S CUSTARD CUP ' ON THEIR GRAND OPENING We hope patrons will continue , to enjoy the SCHNEIDER'S PRODUCTS YOU SERVE J. M. Schneider Ltd.