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PLAN CANCER CAMPAIGN—Exeter district branch of the Canadian Cancer Society is
planning a local drive in April to coincide with a-nation-wide appeal for funds to fight the
dread disease, The campaign will be the first organized by the year-old Exeter group which
has confined its activities to education and welfare work. District objective is $3,500. Of
ficials who will be spearheading the campaign include President Fred Dobbs, Mayor R.
E. Pooley, campaign chairman; Mrs. Fred Dobbs, secretary; and H. W. Kelson, treasurer,
Branch Seeks Co-operation
For First Cancer Campaign
Cut Acreage
Of Can Crop
reduced aci-e-
crops for the
Canadian can-
revealed this
Plans fox’ an April campaign
' for funds for cancer research
and education .were made at a
meeting of the Exeter district
(branch of the Canadian Cancer
(Society Tuesday evening.
The campaign will he the first
organized by the year-old branch
which -has confined its activi
ties to education and service
work since it -was formed. Presi-
•dent Fred R. Dobbs and Mayox’
R. E. Pooley, campaign chair
man, will direct the drive.
An appeal fox’ co-operation
from district organizations in tihe
'campaign is meeting with suc
cess. Arnold Cann and Harold
Fahner, presidents of Usborne
and IStephen Federations of Agri
culture, attended ’ the meeting
-and said they would seek assist-,
.ance from directors in their
townships. The federation in Hay
will also be asked to assist.
Ask Men’s Groups'
Three men’s groups,, Legion,
Lions and Kinsmen, have been
requested to share responsibility
for a town blitz on Friday, April
27. A. ward has been assigned to
■* -each ’ club.
Mayof Pooley said "I am quite ^^■^fypleased with the wonderful co-
■J^^Axperation shown by all ; those
■ Who have been asked to ‘assist.
This spirit is appreciated by the
■officers of the association and I
-ain led to ’believe we will have
•the full co-operation of all people in this district." {'
Objective for the Pent'h-Huron
unit of the iSooiety is $17,500
which means the Exeter 'branch
must -raise around $3,500.
Goal for all of 'Canada is
$■2,100,000, half of which will he
spent on cancer research. The
other portion is divided among
education and welfare programs.
In recent years the . (Society
has ’been increasing its educa
tional program in an effort to
steer victims of the disease ito
their doctors when the symptoms
first appear. In most cases, death
can be prevented if the 'disease
Approve $50
For Promotion
X
Fine Drivers
In Accidents
Two drivers were eonvicited of
cureless driving by Magistrate
Dudley Holmes in Exeter court
Wednesday 'afternoon.
Russel Faber, of Kip pen, paid
$15 and costs as a result of an
accident sou'bh of Exeter -on Dec
ember 21.
(Sidney Ramer, R.R. 2 Zurich,
was fined $10 andK costs in con
nection wi-tlx an accident -in front
k x of 'the Mennonite 'Church, Zurich,
o March
Acquit
Two
missed
/26.
Two Drivers
other charges were
on technicalities.
crown alleged that Milton Love,
of Hensall, after having stopped
at an intersection in Hensall,
drove onto No. 4 highway and
failed to yield right of way to
through traffic. -Evidence reveal
ed Love did not stop at the inter-
tensection, as the charge read, so
the magistrate dismissed it. El-
mei' D. Bell, Q.C. was defence
counsel.
Charges' of failing to carry an
owner’s permit and having faulty
brakes were dismissed against
Harold Walper, iStephen town
ship, because the information was
made out for March 19 instead
of March 9.
A charge of obtaining a car
by false pretenses was dismissed
against J. C. Dunlop, of ROAF
Station Centralia.
dis-
The
Tap Sap
For 70 Years
The Corbett sugar bush near
Brinsley, which has been tapped
continuously for over 70 years,
jC is In operation again this year,
uHfc (Between 900 and 950 buckets
have been hung,
Harold 'Corbett, Lucan, states
the syrup made ito date is con
siderably less than average due
to chid Winds and cooler weather
than usual fdr this time of the
year. Howcvetr, tall syrup--makers
are hoping for good sap weather
yet.
The Corbett bush has now un
derground Storage tanks with a
capacity of 4,0i00 gallons of Sap.-
G. G. Glonn, George Mercer,
Donald Gutherlahd and Emerson
Glenn are in charge of the Syrup
making.
Hensall council approved a
■grant of $50 toward the fid-
Western 'Regional Development
Association at its meeting Mon
day night.
The association is the new
four-county organization set up
to attract industry and promote
trade -in this*area.
'Council set its road appropria
tion iby-1 aw at $.4,500, the maxi
mum on which the provincial
government will provide grants.
However, Reeve Norman Jones
said council would have to spend
more than -that amount -to carry
on its resurfacing program.
The -tax collector was instruct
ed to hand in the 1955 roll at
the next meeting pn May 7. ,
Institute Appears
A delegation from Kippen East
Women’s Institute asked for a
lower -rental for the town hall
because of a drop in patronage..
Council took no action.
E. R. Davis reported on street
work and the -signs at the post,
office. He was asked to see’’
about a mower that could be at
tached to the tractor.
Clerk J. A. Paterson reported
■tax arrears of $764.33 for 1955.
He gave an account of the meet
ing attended by the assessor and
himself -at Listowel.
A complaint about odor
Cook’s Mill was referred to
medical officer of health
Goderich.
A by-law reducing the fee
collection of tax arrears
passed.
is checked early enough.
Although strides have
made in cancer research,
disease still claims 22,000
adians every year. This is almost
seven times more than the num-
•bei’ killed in traffic accidents.
Branch treasurer H. W. Kel
son, secretary Mi’s. Fred Dobbs
and education chairman, Rev. N.
D. Nnox, helped plan the, cam
paign Tuesday night.
■First donation 'received by the
branch was $10 from the Senior
Citizens group wihch met Tues
day night.
Mrs. Arthur Fraser, reporting
for ithe service committee, re
vealed ovex' 400 pads had been
made 'by Hiurondale Women’s In
stitute, the Eastern -Star, and
ladies at ROAF Station Centralia.
These are used for treatment'of
patients.
The G.E.'S, also started off ithe
-branch’s gift cupboard with a
donation of various 'articles.
(lit was announced the group
lias assumed responsibility for
its first patient in the' district.
The Society is providing $7.00
a day towards drugs.
ibeen
the
Can-
Indications of
age of canning
•local branch of
ners Ltd. were
week.
The company has not offered
any corn contracts yet and it
is reported the firm does not
■plan to can' any of this crop.
Acreage in ithe past has a-
mounted to around 800.
A reduction in pea acreage
is also reported.
(Concerned over the loss of
revenue the reduction in acre
age will mean to the communi
ty, representatives -of grower®
met with town officials Wed
nesday night and made plans
to interview officers of the
conxipany at head office, Ham
ilton. .
Mayor R. E. Pooley isaid the
canners’ pack plans have not
ibeen completed and there is
still a chance acreage, can ibe
Increased.
Ausable Authority expects con
struction on the $140,000 Morri-
ifion dam in Us'borpe township to
start around the middle of May,
Secretary-fieidman Hal Hooke
said Wednesday.
Engineers, he said, have pro
mised to complete final plans in
time for tenders to be called
later this month. If negotiations
proceed without interruption, the
contract will be let in May.
Mr, Hooke said a njxmiber of
construction companies have ex
pressed interest in -the job.
Approval for the project was
of
at
•the
at
for
was
Connie Ostland
Places Second
■SHDHS student Connie Ost
land, diaughtei’ of Mr. and Mrs.
Bert Ostland, Exeter, won second
prize in the provincial lyric
verse-speaking competition at the
Ontario Education Association
convention in Toronto on Mon
day.
The grade 13 student compet
ed against 11 other regional win
ners throughout the province.
She jwas one of three chosen to
represent Western Ontario.
The poem she presented was
"Pere Alement" by Marjorie
Pickthall, the prayer of an early
Canadian priest who was taken
,prisoner 'by Indians.
This is the second time Connie
has competed in Toronto. When
she was in grade nine she repre
sented WOSSA in the annual
verse-speaking contest.
Another SHDHS student,- Alli
son Clark, of Crediton, competed
in tlxe dramatic verse-speaking
competition. 'She also was chosen
at the WOSSA regional contest
held, in Londoxx recently.
Mercury Rises To 69
Temperatures have ranged
from just below freezing on the
last day of March to a maximum
of 69 degrees Tuesday evening.
Cloudy r weather has predominat
ed during the week with: thunder
showers Tuesday morning. The
showers of Tuesday together with
the unusually warm weather
that day has removed practically
all of the ice and snow. Colder
air has moved in and tempera
ture around freezing is expected
with >c 1 e a -r i n g and warmer
weather for the end of the week.
Mohawks Gun For Lead
In Third Game Thursday
J
■Electric ‘Hurricanes turned the
tables on (Mohawks Monday night
when they swamped tihe short-
handed Tribe 8-2 to tie the series
at one (win each.
The 'lop-sided 'Hurricane vic
tory in Wallacelburg came as a
’■’’Surprise to Mohawk fans who
expected 'the Tribe to win handily
after Saturday night’s contest-
here Which the locals won 9-5.
■Coach Red Loader said he
wasn’t disturbed too much by Ithe
victory. "We’ll be back at full
strength Thursday night and I
think we’ll take them."
Only three -other teams, be
sides Mohawks and Hurricanes,
are left in the running for -the
provincial Int. "A” title, O.H.A.
Secretary W. A. Hanley told
Times-Ad'vocate Wednesday.
Meaiford and Georgetown
playing (a four-out-of-seven ..
ies. Meaford won the first game;
■the second was played Wednes
day night. Other team still elig
ible as 'Sundridge Which is wait
ing for competition.
Rest of the dates for ithe
Exeter-Electric series have (been
announced. After -T li u rsday's
game here, the teams- will play
in Wallaceburg Monday and
Wednesday of next iweek, Friday'
in' Exeter and Saturday in
Wallacehurg.
Mohawks entered the second
contest without the services of
four regulars, however, and that
shuffled up the roster. In addi
tion, the Tribe was bothered by
the soft ice in Wallaeeburg arena
■which didn’t seem to disturb
Electric who play all home games
in that arena. There was a pond
of watei’ on the ice at the end
of the (game.
Electric took a 2-1 lead in tihe
first period, opened up with four
goals in the second and added
another two in the final stanza.
Coach Mike Duchene and Har
ry Hystead led the winners with
two goals each. Red Loader’ and
Bill Musser scored for Mohawks.-
The contest was only four
minutes old when Tom McGee
scored Hurricane’s first goal.
Butch 'Lennan grabbed a loose
puck in the Mohawk zone and
fed it to McGee who fired it into
t'he twine.
Loader, who centred Bill Mus
ser and Ray Richards, tied the
-count at 7.27 on.a combination
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Manager Explains
Ticket Increase
Explanation of .the increase in
admission prices for playoff
games at Exeter Arena was pro
vided in >a statement given The
Tiimes-Advocate Wednesday 'by
Arena Manager Doug 'Smith.
“The Community Centres
Board decided at a meeting last
October to raise the price of ad
mission for W.O.A.A. playoff
games to 75 cents and if our
Mohawk team reached the O.H.A.
playoffs would then again raise
the price to $1.00.
"This ;is necessary due to the
increased cost of maintaining a
sheet of ice throughout the
warmer spring months and be
cause of the lack of activity and
revenue during these months.
"Cost of operating the arena
for one week -is approximately
$300. The arena’s share of Mo
hawk home games for the Gode
rich series was, $107.61, $134.67
and $186.88. There is a possibil
ity if we were to play two home
games a week we could break
even."
"Where
cents go?
15 cents,
cents and
cents.
"The
Plan Inquest
Into Fatality
An inquest into the death
Karl Anderson, 25, of Dashwood,
Who was found dead near his car
in a ditch near' Dashwood Sun
day, will be held in Dashwood
Men's (Club rooms on Friday at
10.30 a.nx.
” Coronei’ Dr. J. C. Goddard, of
Hensall, will preside.
The body of Anderson was
found thrown from the car in the
south ditch on Highway 83, two
miles east of Dashwood. Police
said the driver’ was travelling
west when 'his oai’ veered to the
left and rolled ovei’ several times
before coming to rest in a field
beyond the ditch.
The driver was alone. Police
said he had 'driven two men to
Exeter and was returning home
to Dashwood when the car went
out of control.
Questioned By Police
The two men, who went to
Teeswatei* from Exeter, were
questioned Monday by police but
not held. Their car broke' down
near Dashwood and they asked
stodetson to -drive them to Exeter
where they could get a taxi.
Investigating officer, OPP Con
stable Cecil Gibbons, .said there
was no evidence of foul play.
First to the scene of the acci
dent were Seigfrid (Miller and
Richard Ayotte, both of the area.
They summoned Dr. F. J. But-
■son, Exeter, who pronounced, the
victim dead on arrival.
(Surviving besides his father,
Christian Andersen, are two sis
ters, Emma (Mrs. Don Fii’by) of
South Porcupine, and Rosie of
Dashwood; one brother, Andrew,
of Dashwood.
He was ia carpenter, employed
by Mil ton Webb.
The body rested at the Hoff
man funeral home from -where
the funeral took place Wednes
day, April 4. Rev. L. Higenell
officiated -and interment
made in Lutheran Bronson
Cemetery.
received this (week from Hon. W.
M. Nickle, minister of planning
and development. In a letter to
the authority, the mjnister stated
the Ontario government would
contribute 50 percent of the cost
of the scheme up to $715,000.
Mr. Hooke said he expected
approval from two other govern
ment agencies, 'the municipal
■board and the department of
lands and forests, within a week.
Negotiations are still proceed
ing for purchase of land from
owners in Usborne. The dam will
be located on the second con
cession of the township, one mile
east of Exeter.
The structure will be used to
provide a reservoir’ of water to
augment supply for the town of
Exeter, a flood control measure
for the authority and the base
for a new bridge on the con
cession -road.
Members of the Authority
have, by (ballot, approved a new
financing arrangement which
raises slightly the shares of Ex-
etei* and the authority an the
cost of the project. The change
came as a result of the govern
ment’s refusal to pay a 50 per
cent grant on the $15,000 esti
mated cost of ithe bridge which
will be erected on top of the
dam. The Department of High
ways (has already agreed to pay
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Exeter Council held its
tax increase to three mills
it set the new rate st 65
Monday night.
To keep the rate from jumping
higher, council absorbed a three-
mill increase in uncontrollable
expenditures in its own general
budget.
The saving was effected by cut
ting the drain budget in half—
which reduced expenditures -by
$5,000—and trimming the parks
budget $2,000. i
The 'increase faced by council
included: two mills on the public
school rate; two mills on the
high school rate (and one mill on
the county rate. In addition,,
council will hot receive the un
conditional provincial .grant of
$2,000 Which saved one mill in
195(5.
Although the mill increase was
trimmed to three, there were two
councillors who felt’ it could be
cult even lower, Deputy-lRoeve
Chester Mawhinney and Council-
lor Ralph IBailey moved ithe rate
be set at 64 but their motion was
lost to an amendment by Reeve
William McKenzie and Councillor
Alvin Pym.
Council’s budget provided for
estimated expenditures of $214,-
225.6'2. Receipts other .than taxes
are expected ito amount to $74,-
670.92, leaving $1-39^554.70 'to be
raised by (levy.
A rate of 64 mills would have
brought “in $138,'942.39, leaving
council with an estimated deficit
•of $612. Mawhinney and (Bailey
felt council could save this a-
mount iby watching expenditures during'.the year.
Reeve William McKenzie, who
wanted the higher rate, said every
year ’council was faced with an
Public School Board
was-
Line
does this extra 25
The booster club gets
the hockey club six
the arena board four
Exeter Mohawks_____ ______ this
year are tlxe best hockey club
that has ever been in Exeter and
is the finest group of fellows I
■have ever -had the privilege of
associating with. A team of this
calibre is deserving of everyone’s
Support."
Trip To Capitol
Thrills Students
The SHDHS -contingent which
invaded Washington,- D.C., over
the Easter weekend returned
home Tuesday night after an 18-
hour trip (by bus.
■Several -students arrived just
in time to go to bed with the
measles. The disease, which had
started to spread at the high
school 'before they left, broke out
on two of the pupils (as they
travelled home on the -bus. *
The 32 seniors, who were ac
companied by six adults, came
home laden with souvenirs, gifts,
shopping parcels and many mem
ories of an ■active weekend.
4 Most impressive sight of the
many seen by the students was
the Capitol building with its
famous dome. They had their
picture taken in front Of this
historical structure.
The group took two bus tours
of the city and district and visit
ed the Smithsonian Institute with
it's displays of valuable antiques.
A prizewinning account of the
trip will appear In next week’s
Times-Advocate. The newspaper
is sponsoring a competition
among the travellers for the best
description of their adventures.
Exetex* Public 'School Board
Monday night approved salary
increases amounting to $1,650
for .teachers on its staff.
The 'hoax’d revised its schedule
to provide an., annual, raise of
$200 instead of $100 for all
teachers. Tlxe new schedule will
also provide 'highex* salaries for
new teachers with experience.
C. M. Farrow, chairman of the
(board’s teachers committee, said
the increases were the result of
"harmonious" negotiations in
itiated by the board.
He said the board asked the
■teachers for suggestions about
revision Of the schedule in view
of rising salaries throughout the
province. A three-year schedule
was agreed upon in 1954, the
•chairman said, 'but "it was evi
dent this was no longer satis
factory because the majority of
boards in the province were
raising their schedules
pete for teachers.
"We tried to do the
oux’ increased 'budget,”
oux’ incerased 'budget,”
"We hope to be able to retain
•the present staff and maintain
the friendly relationship which
exists among the teachers and
the board."
Minimum salaries of the
schedule, $2,300 for women and
$2,400 fox’ men, were not
changed -but extra payments to
new teachers with experience
were revved upwards. The board
formerly allowed an increase
-above the -minimum of $50 a
ybar up to $300 for teaching
experience; the new schedule
provides fox* extra payments ” of
$50 a yeai’ for Hje first two
years plus $100 a yeai* for the
ito com-
'best we
he said,
he said.
Easter Services
Attract Crowd
resi-
Young And Old Entertain Senior Citizens' Club
Entertainers ranging in age
from foua* years to 92 years ap
peared on the program at the
Seninor Gitizens meeting oh Tues
day night.
Four-year-old Kenneth Jones
and' his six-year-old brother,
Grant, sons of Mr, and Mrs.
Harold Jones, Kippen, delighted
■the crowd with theif western
songs. They were dressed as cow
boys and were 'accompanied on
'the guitar by Jimmy Love of
Varna.
Equally popular with his vlollii
numbers was 92-years-old Wil
liam Hyde of Hensall Who Is
right at borne in a group of old-
s>ters, Mrs. Erank King was his
accompanist.
Others Who contributed to the
Variety of ithe program Were Mrs.
Alton. Isaac who gave a humor
ous reading; Marlene aiid Dar
lene Frayne who sang duets* ac
companied by their slater; the
Legion Pipe -Band playing three
selections; Mrs. jack Coates
and Mrs. Mac DOugall who sang
comedy numbers In costume;
Glenn Shipman, piano solo; Kath
ryn and Marilyn Hicks, vocal
duets; Miss Maxine Reeder, solo
ist, accompanied by Mrs. Frank
Nixon; Bob and Harry Hern
vocal duets, accompanied by their
mother and Wm. Hatter, dancer.
Mr. and Mrs. William Marshall
and Tom Walker played for Mr.
Hatter and for the dance which
concluded the program.
Mr. Frank Taylor, chairman,
led a silent tribute to the late
Mrs. Walter Gunning and Mr.
Russell Hedden who were mem
bers of the club.
Mirs. E. S. Steiner spoke on
behalf of the Huron county mass
chest x-ray survey and the Exeter
Cancer Society fund campaign.
From (the funds Of the club, ob
tained from collections taken at
each meeting, $50 was voted to
the building fund Of the Exeter
brhhch Of the Canadian Legion,
in appreciation of the use of the
hall without charge, and $10 was
voted to the cancer Society.
Mr. George Lawson conducted
the business meeting and read a
letter from the Sunshine Club of
England, a group of senior citi
zens.. The door prize was won
by Mrs, Joseph Dayman. Ladies
Of Trlvitt Memorial church served
the lunch.
Named to plan the program
for May were Mr. and Mrs. Ernest
Jackson; Mr. and Mrs. Hilton
Ford, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Linden
field and Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd
Fraser.
Exeter and community
dents responded to perfect Easter
weather on Sunday and filled 'the
churches for Easter serviced.
At the Pentecostal IS u n d a y
School the Easter message was
given in ithe form of a chalk talk
by Wanda MacLaren with Sharon
and Helen Krause assisting toy
singing "The Old Rugged Cross"
as a duet. An object lesson, "Re
surrection Life," was given by
Marion Triebner.
The Krause - Hamilton girls
quartet was much appreciated,
also a duet by Mrs. D. Jolly and
Marion Triebner and a solo by
Mrs. Cecil Kipfer.
Communion was partaken at
the service.
At Caven Presbyterian church
Rev. Samuel Kerr performed the
rite of baptism for four children:
Patricia Ann,
and Mrs. Les
Ann, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Norman Hackney; Donald Wil
liam David and Ronald Sydney,
sons of Mr. and Mrs. William
Harvey.in James St. church, by 'Special
request, two children were bap
tized: Delana Gail, daughter of
WO 2 E. F. and Mrs. Pearson of
North Day, and Elizabeth Ann,
daughter of Mr .and MrS. Jos.
Campbell.
Meinorial flowers were placed
in the church for the late Cpl.
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daughter of Mr.
far her; Melanie
next four years, with a maximum
Of $500.
When they met with, the board
emmittee, teachers suggested the
minimums should be raised to
$2,4Q0 and $2,500 which would
mean, an across-the-board increase
of $100; an increase of $100 in
the annual increment; -and re
vision of tlxe payments for exper
ience which would be retroactive
to lapply to teachers already on
the staff as well as new teachers.
This would have meant a -total
annual increase of $3,100
salaries for 19 56. The (board
•this wias npt warranted.
Mr. Farrow emphasized
in
felt
the
staff was not pressing fox’ -these
increases but merely suggested
them at the request of the board.
The teachers indicated they would
be grateful for any raise.
Increases for Principal A. B.
Idle and Vice-Principal Mrs. R.
D. Jermyn were discussed but1
referred to (the teachers’ commit
tee for recoxnmendation.
Mr. Idle and Mrs. Jermyn re
ported enrolment .of 447; pro
ceeds of $39.66 from a Red Cross
drive; and preparations for the
South Huron music festival.
The 'board approved purchase
of new drapes.
Chairman Wallace G. ‘Seldon
presided.
•unexpected expenditure of $1,000
or $ l,'500 and he felt it was wise
to budget for a slight surplus.
The 65-mill rate will give coun
cil an estimated- $ 1,400 'balance.
Other 'than the decreases in
drains and park expenditures
there -are few .major changes in
the budget.
Increases in the estimates, be
sides those already mentioned,
include: another* $1,300 (for high
ways and streets; an extra $1,00-0
for garbage disposal; $'5Q0 fdr
industrial promotion.
Former -councillor Dick Jer
myn, now Huron zope .chairman
of the regional development as
sociation, urged council -to raise
its industrial promotion’ budget
to $500 so 'the committee could
afford to purchase options on
•land which lit could offer indus
try, He pointed out that $165 of
lthe.i$(500 would have to be used
■to pay the town’s share in the
regional development program.
Industrial Prospect
Council received an inquiry
from a manufacturer of alumi
nium doors and windows who
wishes to locate in this area and.
is anxious to lease a suitable.
building. Mr. Jenmyn said that if
the proposition was sound, he
thought enough local, .capital
could be secured to erect a plant
for the company. Clerk G. V.
Pickaxd was instructed to seek
an interview with ithe firm.
Reeve McKenzie suggested a
public meeting he called to dis
cuss the various aspects of indus
trial promotion. "This would help
get the general public interested
and give them a change to do
something," he Said.
(Council plans (to ask for an
extension of a draixx survey in
Stephen township to include run
off from TJisiborne township which
flows through iSimcoe Street and
out to IStephen.
Erection of a garage owned by
Larry Bhidex* Motors Ltd, south
of Exeter, has blocked passage
of the water and it backs up -.into
cellars of ‘Simcoe Street homes
in times of heavy rains. The sur
vey is expected to reveal -how the
water can be carried across the
garage property and into its
natural passageway in iStephen.
Three Simcoe Street 'i’Osidfexlts.
Waltei’ Guitbush, iJoshua Johns
and M Ewarit Pym, interviewed
council over the problem. The
Cutbush and Johns properties ar®
affected by itlxis drainage; Mr.
Pym’s flooding comes from an
other source and his problem was
tunned over to the drains com
mittee.
(Breakdown of municipal con
tribution towards the operation
of (South Huron District High
School was given iby Clerk Pick
ard. Stephen township pays 26.15
percent; Hay 24.79, Usborne
2'0'. 18, Exeter 17.77, Hensall 5.61,
Grand Bend 4.71 and . Tucker-
smitih .79.
Exeter’s share of the cost
amounts to $16,500.
A delegation from the garage
•operators, Russ -Snell and Gra
ham Arthur, requested council
(to find out if it was possible to
restrict (the number of garages
operating in town. Spokesman
Snell said: "We figure we have
just about enough (stations at the
present time. If -we get any more
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McGillivray Township
Lets Bridge Contracts
Contracts for construction of
two bridges in the township of.
McGillivray were let at the
council meeting iSaturday after
noon. The work will be done by
Waltham and Fuller for $3,380.
The new spans will be erected
at the west end of the township,
one on concession 27 and the
other south of Taylor’s school.
Council agreed to move the
McGillivray war memorial monu
ment from West McGillivray to
the township memorial park.
The monument, which pays tri
bute to the soldiers who fought
in two world Wars, was damaged
last fall when it was struck iby a
car. A new soldier is being
carved to replace the one which
was broken in the accident.
Payments for foxes went to
Hiram Dixon, four; Jack Dorman,
three; Harmon
Jack iBrandston,
foot, George Neil, Norman Wil
son, Robert Park, Regas White.
'Peter Doyle was paid $165 as
payment in full for painting hall.
The auditor's report was ac
cepted and salary of $100 And
$3.50 was paid to Mrs. Fern
Niven.
A donation of $10 was made to
the Red Gross.
The sum of $6,300 was paid
to North Middlesex District High
School as pant payment oh the
year’s 'Operation.
A sprayer and equipment was
purchased from Meyer’s iSpray
Equipment, Sarnia.
Estimates for road expendi
tures in 1956 was sat at $37,000.
Engineer’s report on the Sitter
Municipal Drain was provisional
ly adopted.
The tender of Newbury Farm
Supply for applying calcium on
roads at i$4'3.20 A ton Was ac
cepted.
The road superintendent was
instructed to call fox’ tenders for
the supply of 12,000 cubic yards
of gravel.
Reeve Fred Heaman presided;
councillors Earl Morley, Thomas
Hall and Duncan Drummond
were present.
Next meeting will be held 'Sat
urday, April-28 at 1.00 p.m.
Morton, two;
Harold Light-
Urge Merchants
To Aid Parking
(Council decided to make an
appeal to merchants and their
employees to keep their cars off
Main Street during business
hours.
•One councillor estimated that
as many as 30 cars -sit on main
street all day Occupying many Of
the limited parking spots avail
able for shoppers,
'Council debated passing one or
two-hour parking restrictions but
decided 'to make one final appeal
before, resorting ,to this action.
Recreation Grant
(Councillor Ross Taylor (Sub
mitted a request from (the rec
reation Council ‘for a grant of
$1,800. This fe made up of $1,350
for director^ salary plus $100
towards his pension fund; $150
for secretary of the council; $16,0
for swimming instr udtion at
Riverview Dark; $40 for life
guard protection at the park and
$50 (for stationary and supplies.
Building permit was issued tdi
Tom Walker •for a house.