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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1957-08-29, Page 3THILIRSDAY, AUGUST 29Th, 1967 Huron County Farm Report By D. H. Miles, Heron Ag. Rep. Practically all- .the. -threshing- has been completed. There were sonic beans pulled this week. Sugar beets and beans have suffered somewhat from lack of moisture. Pastures are beginning to dry up, although the miilk supply is above eveia.ge for this time of year. Late planted turnips are standing still. 0 0 0 Mr. Jack MacDonald, of D[RMOO, has returned from a three weeks' trip 'to, Califtornia. . WORLD'S BAST TRIPLEX SUPER INDPROO IMCO The Ughler with 4 - Palsikd ENtllnsl N yaw d.al.r hosier N yet read ;1.00 to: 1&HPRODUCTS LTD. 1191 UNIVERSITY ST. MONTREAL. QUE. THE GODIPTOH SIGNAL -STAR Wiz= Sees More Important Role Than Ever Before For County Council Government Discounting a trend of two 'de- cades ago toWaards the abolition Off county councils, Huron County Clerk A. H. Enskine told the On- tario Municipal Association co& vention at Bigwin, %.aa on 1Vlonday that "There is a place for county governnaenfs—and even a greater place than is now being utilized." Pointing out that "Today there is a marked feel •g that there is tt del site place for the county level of government," Mr. Erskine expaained that municipal govern- ment was now "Big business" and "must be considered as such." Context of his address, entitled "-Phe Oounty's Future," was as follows: The prime example of county government is in Great Britain where the county is the newt level to the Federal government, there being no provincial level. This system has gene on for time im- memorial and apparently works. We have those who maintain that the same system could prevail here but the first stumbling block is area. Canadian areas are too large and scattered and, ,secondly, all provinces do not have established county systems. 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Gary Cooper, Dorothy McGuire and Marjorie Main We w have noarrived, Wit= clusithe ec - on that pr vialeial govern- ments are an established fact and come to the point—"Where does the county level fat in to our gov- ernmental scheme?" A little over 100 years ago, we find the county r ca important cog in the govern. mental scheme. To read the in- augural addresses of county ward- ens of Ontario at that time is an inspiration, They were men of vision looking to and laying found- aticns for a solid future. Their responsibility wags mainly for edu- cation, roads and bridges, admin- istration of justice, charity and general adrtnivistration. The prim- ary effort was on roads, bridges and education. Roads had to be built through the forests and the child- ren educated. The demands for charitable institutions was neglig- ible and the cost of administration of justice was small. The county government bore the whole cost. Towns Grew After a generation of road build- ing, small towns end villages sprang up throughout the counties. Small industries were started in the towns and a gradual change commenced. Some of those small towns are our cities of today. These changes produced problems. The population of the towns `u - creased at a greater tempo than the townships and the first de- mands for basing costs -on popula- tion were made. This was the start of a dual system of taxation, general levy and per capita. The municipalities with greater popu- lation naturally had more problems with education, health and welfare, and administration of justice. Demands were made for distrib- ution of these costs on a per capita basis while roads and bridges and general administration were ccn- tinued on the assessment levy. Each succeeding generation- found the problems mare acute and gov- ernmental assistance was demand- ed for all these itemss----nand given. We all realize that "The man that pays the piper calls the tune" and this continued move has centraliz- ed control of so many of these items At the provincial level that cot;nty -authority has diminished steadily and one may wonder what the county status is today. Before going into any analysis of present day services and costs, let us consider the basis of these costs. We are all aware that the government closest to the people •o••oo••oe•®Ceeees of44•• . you can't always tell what, you getting. The same goes for dry cleaning . . . that's why it pays to use a cleaner that has experienced judgment, knows the right fluids to use for each cleaning problem, each fabric. For safe handling, call us! 5. i0041o•00•0e00owe00000800 Huron County Clerk A. H. Erskine, who ` spoke on "The County's Future," at Ontario Municipal As- sociation convention at Bigwin Inn on Monday. gets the greatest value for its tax dollar. In other words, township government gets more far its dol- lar in work and services. The County level gets the next highest value and as you go up the scale, the costs increase. Yet the tax- payer pays for all levels of gov- ernment and should be interested in hav:ug what can be done best and cheapest done at that level. Annexation Our country has grown to such an exfent that a metropolitan area has been established in and attend the 'City of Toronto. There will be further demands for more metro- politan areas in, the none too dis- tant future. Continued annexation by the larger cities will not solve the problem. Annexations reduce the assessments of both the sur- rounding townships and the coLn- ty, and does affect the economic status of both. We have now reach- ed the possibility of a demand for some form of area or regiopal gov- ernment to absorb these chopped up areas on the fringe of ar.uexed or metropolitan areas. It might be well to consider the present situation in regard to cer- tain services provided by the coun- ty, for one or more municipalities. Iii most cases, the cities are Within the caLuty for administration of justice, jails, charitable institu- tions, registry office and ,suburban roads. Registry offices, with the excep- tion of the larger cities, are within the county unit and are built and maintained by the county. In the rural coLrtties, these offices do well to pay maintenance while in coun- ties with a city included, they usually earn a surplus. The administration of justice and jails are operated in the county unit, the building aid maintaining of court house and jail, being an obligation of the county with the city contributing proportionately. By the legislation of 1957, the county bears the full cost of ad- ministration of justice tlyd oper- ation of the jail. To offset this change, the Province pays $1.00 per capita to all local municipal- I ities. Here again the larger muni- cipalities receive the major por- tion: entirely unequal to the Equal- ized Assessment basis. A local study produced the comparison that $1.00 per capita for townshipa would amoili,t to aa of a mill on the assessment while the urban municipalities would receive the equivalent of let mills. To build a court house or jail, the' cost would be levied on the equalized assessment, and the maintenance on the same basis. In fact, all county expenditures are charged co the general levy but the major- ity of grants are per capita, which does not help the rural municipal- ities appreciably. We hear a great deal of comment on the small share the swal municipalities have to pay iu comp: 'n wdk the lar.ger popugated urea. In cloy opinion, tne .'u ai counties der pay en, a par with any municipality en a per ?apf ham. �.�, the uronU County 5&' mit flour wt copleted at a Boat of $700,000 to serve 48,000 people, or a' per capita cost of dose to $15:00. It was suggested "that Ziletrapolitan Tor- onto needed a new Court louse which would cost $.9,000,00040 to serve a population of 1x/3 million or a per capita cost of $0.00. Roads a Problem Charitable institutions in the majority of cases are combined operations with county and city, homes for the aged, child welfare, etc. These are subsidized by the Province and subject to provincial inspection. Health units have been set up in many of the counties and at the same time a city in the county will operate similar services. Hospitalization of in- digent patients in many cases is a combined operation between the county and local municipality. This is one operation where it is hoped the National Health Scheme will solve the • problem. • County and suburban roads are becoming a debatable issue. Many of the counties are not satisfied with the present i, mill maximum contribu- tion of cities toward suburban roads. I know of two counties at present that are negotiating with their cities for larger ec.vtributions than % mill. There are' many county roads with a higher count of . traffic than some of our Pro- vincial Highways. These county roads are feeders to the cities in equal proportion to the traffic out of the cities. The contention ,is that these county roads are as important to the cities as the Pro- v:rwcial Highways and that a larger contribution should be made to- ward their maintenance. The road budget in most counties exceeds that of all other purposes or in excess of 50% of the total spend- ing. , I have reviewed a number of services provided and the majority -ere a -combined operation., Icy most cases mentioned the county is the instituting municipality and is en- trusted with the operation and ap- pear to handle them capably. For Economic Benefit To return to the regional gov- ernment demand --is there a mark- ed difference between regional and county government? Either name might .be chosen but regardless of name, the same services will have to be provided. The counties are established . and have facilities and staff available for these functions. We shave several towns in Ontario rapidly approaching city status. A city of 15,00G, that provides all the services of the usual city, find its per capita east exceeding- ly high and might well share the cost of certain services 'Aistead of duplication. My contention is therefore, that the county system I can be utilized to a further extent than at present and can become I the centres of Regional Goveni- ment or whatever is required of them with mutual economic bene- fit. The future may find that there will be several metropolitan areas I in Ontario. When these areas are established, the balance of the Pro - vine can be set up with the small- er cities in the county limits. The services required • with the costs apportioned, can be defined in a manner that each can give the mast efficient service at tne lowest cast to the ratepayer. Municipal business today is rank- ed, and justly so, as big business and must be considered as such. Big Business demands efficiency and this is equally apt to either commercial or municipal. From the foregoing deductions, the con- clusion is that there is a place for County Governments and even a greater place the • is now being utilized. Mr. Chairman, this paper was designed to provoke discussion of "The County's Future" rather than to provide the solution to the problem and I sincerely hope the meai'rhers will carry on the dis- cussion. 0 0 0 Mr. and Mrs. George Murray and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Moran, of •London, visited friends in Cede - rich during the week. iy 000000.0•••0••••••00••b•••O••00•••••••••••••••••• SUNSET Drive-in Theatre 1 H MILES EAST OF GODERICH ON NO. 8 HIGHWAY THURS., FRI. 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The five were placed on suspend- ed sentence for one year. &aging in age from 16 to 19 years, they are summer residents of the Bay- field area. Two of the youths, Tony Till - mann, of London, and Tom Orr, of Stratford, were ordered by the magistrate to stay out of Bayfield for one year. Each was also in- structed to post $50 r cognizal~tce to keep the peace for that period. The three other youths involved were Keith McCulley, Garry F. Pot- ter and Robert Gordon. They were ordered to post $25 recognizance each to keep the peace. Crown Attorney H. Glenn Hays informed the court that the youths had first gone to the camp at about 8 p.m. on Sunday, August 4. Dis- regarding an order to stay out, they entered' the residence which was occupied by girds ranging in age from 14 to 16. At least two girls had complained of the youths peering into rooms. One girl had been in deshabille. Leaving then, the youths went to Grand Bend. They returned to the camp again about 1 a.m.., hoot- ing, yelling and upsetting all and sundry at the women's staff house, according to the crown attorney's information. District Fall Fairs Dates of fall fairs of agricultural societies in this district are as follows: Bayfield Sept. 25-26 Blyth Sept. 17-18 Brussels Sept. 26-27 Clifford t- ..... Sept. 11-12 Elmira Aug. 30 -Sept. 2 Exeter Sept. 18-19 Forest Sept. 17-18 Gorrie Sept. 28 Kincardine Listowel Londcn Lucknow Mitchell Port Elgin Ripley St. Marys Seaforth Stratford Teeswater C.N.E. Sept. 19-20 Sept. 23-24 Sept. -'3-14 Sept. 24-25 Apt. 24-25 Sept. 13-14 Sept. 27-28 Sept. 5-6 Sept. 19-20 Sept. 16-18 Oct. 1-2 Aug. 23 -Sept. 7 in particular had eaiied, reputa tio;r,a as puiblic hate ane ill My - field, Magistrate l . E. 1 oltnes directed them to stay away from the village for the next 13 mouths. As terxna of their suspended sent race, Ti unite • and err were told . that they mut report to a probation officer. Court oo is were assessed against' the five i :; equal shares. Provincial Constable Morley Groves, of Goderich, handled the investigation of the cam. Huron Nominee To Annual Soils Tour ? 'Pougall, X, 3, Exeter, Ar4_14ce-president County Junior Faers':s;ill, Aga has been selected! t to represent' that group on the Annual, ill Tour sponsered by the Junior, Faincaers Associatien, and the 0n, tario Department o Apr-ieultur , Bill has been active for P. nuinbet - of years in the South -Huron Jvinint rarmera and for the past two yea bvs headed up the Huron''Oouit"' Junior Farnier,5 rifle teams. William is faru>ng .with father and brothers, three Mile* north of Exeter, specializing cash crops and beef cattle. TLES� CHAPMAN ‘Af Not Three Months BUT IF ...ONE YEAR WARRANTY ON ALL PARTS. PHONE 154 -- 104 ELGIN AVE. E. 23ti WE DO NOT. say that your car won 't ran without our services BUT WE DO SAY It Will Perform BETTER .NOW. 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