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Adopts
Projects
Huron county council ter, 25 mires present surface
fast. week adopted nine projects gavel (This may ye, , be assent -
recommended by its road cam -ed by the Province .as develop-
ment road).
nnittee, .covering 48.5 miles' of 7 County road 13, Clinton
construction, listed in order" of westerly, b.5 mules, to be cern-
deficiency. Numerous bridge pleted -into Clinton. Persent
jobs are in addition. surface cold mix. -
"The'projects will be const -
hill
County road •„8, Summer-
r%icted as funds are" available," hill to Auburn, 6.5 miles; Pre-
sent the report submitted by sent suface gravel. This is the
Chairman Glenn Webb, reeve base Lime.
of Stephen. "At the present •
9. County road 27, , Nile to
rate this would ttfean that five Lucknow 11 miles; presen17
to seven miles could be con- surface cold mix.
strutted each year.' All the The St Marys road, the en
work may not be completed gineer-said, "is failing fast, and
Until 1970, County Engineer the cost of pairing would be
Britnell said. Following is the extreme. Th Crediton-Khiva
schedule: road -is in- about the same con -
1: County road 6, Highway 4 clition. In fact, we have about
to Winchelsea, known as the 100 miles in the same' condi-1
St. Marys road, five mites; pre- tion, but we cannot build them
sent surface cold mix. all.
2. County road 4, Crediton to "Low count on the Base Line!
may
be due to the condition of
Khiva Corner, five miles; • pre- y'
sent surface cold mix. I the • road. It is well below the I
3. County road 16, Brussels desirable standard and.is a
five miles; resent good connecting .link between;
westerly, p
surface gravel.•Auburn and Clinton.
.4. County road 16, Highway' "g is a bad road to drive on,"
4 to complete length, three said Reeve Tom Leiper, of
miles; present surface gravel. ' Hullett. Even this spring there
Count roadKhiva_ Cor -1 have been a number of accid-
' y 4, ents. I' would like to' see it
tier to Highway 81, five mites; i
present surface cold l mix, higher up on the list, but it
6. County road 12, Highway' may not be possible."
86 ,to highway 87, near Wroxe_
"It wilt take between six and
nine years to build these roads*
idepending on the funds avail-
able," Mr. Britnell said. "Our
assessment is. up, , and if" - the
cost or road construction does
not rise, the assessment may
make it. possible to do more,
than the miles planned. Other-
wise, we must say that in 1966
we will build nine miles and
when the time comes levy to
pay for it. That has not been
the practice,. and the committee
.has not recommended it at this
time, but it is the only practi-
cal way." ..._..
. Reeve %nn Webb, of ',Ste-
phen, road committee chair-
man, . said in* his report: "Our
system of budgeting makes it
difficult to strike a five-year'
plan with any accuracy, since
last week presented Rev. and the construction program usu-
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PORTER'S. HILL
PORTER'S HILL, June
Mrs. W. A. Townshend dislocat-
ed and broke her shoulder in a
fall down •a flight of steps at her
home last week: She is a pat-
ient in Clinton hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Keith Cox, Val-
erie, Cathy and' Cameron, left
last week for Banff, Alta., where
they plan to operate a motel
on the Trans -Canada highway.
Before their departure, a few
close neighbors presented them
with a gift of luggage at' a sur-
prise farewell party:
Mr. and Mrs. Ar,gyle Lockhart
and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Sowerby
Mrs. • W. C 'Snaith with a fare-
well gift from their Grace
Church congregation.
Misses Phyllis and Shirley Mc:
Cowan, London,,spent the week-
end with their parents, Mr. and
'Mrs. John McCowan. Bruce and
John Harris, Toronto, were with
their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Austin Harris. •
Father's Day was observed at
-Grace • Church last Sunday with
a ' bined"church and Sunday.
scl • . service. • A men's choir,
un s erdirection of Mrs. Wil-
- lia
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ally must, fit the ,funds avail-
able, and this aount could
vary from year to year. For the
plan to work properly, we
should set the program and'
then each year raise the funds
by tax levy to meet the cost.
Rather than recommend a ch-
ange in our method of financ-
ing, it was decided to" present
a L -s1 of projects .in ,the order,
in whichthey will be construc-
ted. At the pigment rate, five
to seven miles could be const-
ructed' each year. It is essential
provided special that a long-range plan be adopt-
' ed to .make it possible to carry
I out' property purchase, pole re -4
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location and pre -engineering in
advance of the construction
year.",
Council took no action to
change the financial method.
In a question period follow-
ing presentation of the report,
Mr. Britnell said: •°'°There are
likely 200 miles below stand-
and we would like to do, not
perhaps lower than the Stand-
ard in - other counties, but Bu-
ron always has had a good road
system and to keep it up to
standard we would have to
construct 200 miles. We had to
select 48, and it was no easy
task when 'the funds are not
available for more.„A lot of
soul searching was done, and
this is what the committee
came up with,:” •
To peeve Frank Walkom,
Goderich, Mr. Britnell said the
Carlow -Nile road would be gi-
ven. grading, gravel base and
culverts for paving next year.
Reeve Alvin D. Smith, Turn -
berry, presented the report of
the historic committee, explain-
ing the structural changes un-
der way at Huron- Pioneer
Museum, Goderich. The new of-
fice is td be a memorial to Ga -
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VICTORIA STREET TO HOLD
ANNIVERSARYON SUNDAY
Victoria Street United Church
will on Sunday observe its 104th
anniversary as, a congregation
and 84th ,anniversary in the pre-
sent building. The minister is
Rev. Cecil A. Dukelow. Organ-
ist is Mrs. J. Snider.
Special music • for the occas-
ion will include Mrs: F Kling, of
Seaforth, as soloist, violin selec-
tions by Mrs. Mabel Gray and
Miss •Vivienne Hugill wit). --Mr.
E.- J. Stiles • at the piano. The
Session of the church is ex-
tending a special welcome to
all friends and Visitors to at-
tend the service.
Guest speaker for the occa-
sion will be Rev. Clifford -Park,
M.A., of . Wesley -Willis United
Church, Clinton.
• . Many _ improvements have
been made to the -church in re-
cent years, the latest of which
is the entire exterior of the
building being renovated by
vin Green, of Goderich, who
made a bequest to the museum.Octogenarian
The committee report stat-
ed: "There has been no furth-
er report from Professor James. Picnic July 1$,
Scott in connection with ' fhe
history of Huron. Wednesday, July 18, has bebn
"I would like to have had set 'as the date for the annual
something more about this
book," the chairman added,
"but it is impossible,- seeming--
lyt to'" get more." •
"Can nothing be done?" - he
sand blasting of -the • brick and,
tuck pointing. New stones and
bricks have replaced those worn
out. The tower was re -built
'and re -roofed at -the top. More
than $5,000 has been spent on
exterior work alone. -
Interior improvements have
included a new comntunion'.tablc
and 'service and new offering'
plates. "Theo basement of the
church and other interior parts
of the building have also, under-
gone renovation.
CAR RAMS REAR OF
ANOTHER - AT PT. ALBERT
A rear -end collision on igh-
way 21 near the- Port Albert
United ' Church, • Saturday at
7.30 p.m., caused minor damage
to both vehicles and no injur-
ies to the drivers.
A car" driven by George West-
lake, R.R. 3, Goderich, was
struck from behind by a 1952
Chevrolet driven by James Le-
wis, Toledo, Ohio, ',who was re-
turning to the United States.
Both cars were travelling south
.• at the time of the accident
picnic of the Octogenarian Club.
Organized and operated- by the
Goderich Kinsmen Club, the
octogenarians have a member-
ship of 110 men and women who
was +asked. . - gather at a local park for enter -
"We have written to the ,gen- tainment and lunch at the Jul
tleman in question," Clerk John picnic. Complete., 'details will
Berry reported. "He is difficult appear later in this 'paper. "
to get hold of. We just cannot Kinsmen chairman of the Oc=
get any co-operation at all." togenarian Club for the past 14
"I think that sounds like the years, . since its inception, ,was
D. J. "Pat" Patterson, at present.
confined to Victoria Hospital,
London, but progressing satis-
factorily and expected to return
to his home shortly. The new
chairman, Deb Sheyrfelt, and
'club president, Pete, -McCauley,
will announce the- complete pic-
nic program following the re-
n serious accident was. nar turn of Mr. Patterson.
rowly averted at the DunlopLunch arrangements for the
Corner, three miles north. of i Octogenarian picnic are in
charge of the Goderich Kinettes.
Goderich, Saturday at. 1.30, p.m., , The Kinsmen, arrange the trans -
due to the reduced speed of portation details and generally
both vehicles. Mrs. Don Mac- supervise all parts of the day'
Gregor, of Livonia, Michigan, activities. In addition `to the
driving north to Bruce Beach annual outing, the . Kinsmen
with three small children in Club arranges social gatherings
her station wagon, was struck for elderly citizens, -'in the 're -
by a car driven by William ;,creation room located in the
Blanchard Bell, Blyth, at theLibrary basement, and sends
corner. - I birthday cards to the members
The Bell vehicle, turning each year.' The only • require -
south off the Aubdrn road,' ments for membership in the
brushed the side of the station! Octogenarians is an age of 80
wagon causing an estimated years or over.
$250 damage.
There were no injuries; theim
sleeping baby in Mrs. MacGre- r �■
gor's automobile did not waken '
Liberal party," _interjected
Reeve Harvey Coleman, . of
Stanley, amidst. daughter.
Baby Sleeps '
Despite Crash,.
during the impact' A constable
of the_ local O.P.P. detachment 1
was quickly on the scene to in=
vestigate the occurrence. 1
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Mr. Lewis was charged with
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after posting bail of $26.50.
The' case will be. called in mag-
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week.
OBITUARY
„GEORGE ARTHUR HAGGITT
Rev. G. L. Royal officiated at
the funeral service for 'George
Arthur Haggitt on Saturday af-
ternoon at the Lodge ' funeral
home. literment was in Blyth
Union cemetery. Pallbearers
were George and Edgar Dough-
erty, Ralph Foster,' James and
Frank Hawkins 9tAfr Wilfred
Smifh.
A son of the late Edward and
Anna Little Haggitt, Mr. Hag-:
gitt was born' in Blyth '72 years
ago. He farmed in Ashfield
Tpwinship before moving to
Goderich several years ago. He
was a former employee of West-
ern Canada , Flour Mill$and a
member,of the Goderich brach
of thl''Ga'nadian Legion. Dur-
ing World War I he served over-
seas with the 161st Battalion.
He hadbeeni11 for a long time
prior to his death in Alexandra
Hospital on 'June 14.
Surviving are his wife,' t
former Minnetta Hilliard; t •ee
sons, •Donald, Livonia, Mit gan;
Ian, Lethbridge, Alberta; Ray-
mond, Sheppardton; one daugh-
ter, Mrs. Marion Truitt, Taylor,
Michigan; one brother, John,
Brussels; a stepson, Harold Nix=
dorf, Livonia, Michigan; and one
stepdaughter, Mrs. William Vog-
ler, Detroit.
MISSIONARY BOOK
SHELF IS PLANNED .
The third unit of the U.C.W.
of - Victoria Street United
Church met.•in the basement of
the church with 12 members
present. The president, Mrs,
Don Hobbs, occupied the chair
and opened the meeting, The
devotoinal exercises were in
charge of Mrs. Percy Barker.;
Mrs. Hobbs took charge of the
business period.' Plans were dis-
cussed rfor holding two: bake
sales during the holiday season,
one in June and one in July by;
the U.C.W.; also a plan to have
,a missionary book shelf install-
ed in the Public Library. The
books'are to be rented out at
the same rate as other library
books.
The packing' of a bale for
overseas relief was also discuss-
ed. This is important as the
need is very great. It is re-
ported that the packing rooms
at the relief depot in Toronto
are practically empty. ,
The second chapter of the
new study book, "Hasten
the Day" was read by Mrs. John
Vincent. A chapter from -":`In
the Sixties," was read by Mrs.
Cranston. It was, decided to
hold a regular meeting in July
but to omit the August.nieeting.
STRAWBERRIES FOR SALE
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,•-.Stra.wberries are, at their best 'thus week,
,get them wholesale at our berry patch,
NOW!
Phone HU 2-3462 ,
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CLINTON, ONTARIO -
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Liquor And Cars
ontribute To ,A
ig Police court
There was a heavy docket in
olive call here last Thursday
with Magistrate H. Glenn Hays
presiding.' `
David Dales, of Clinton, was
sentenced ,to seven days in jail
and his driver's license was
suspended for six months when
he- pleaded guilty to having 'con-
trol of a motor vehicle fir Tuck-
ersmith Township, May 25 while
under the influence of liquor.
Barry Philip Condran and
Leroy Harold Langton, both of
RCAF Station, Clinton, pleaded
not guilty to breaking, and , en-
tering a building occupied by
MacDonald Alarine Tug Service,
Goderich, with intent to. commit
,an indictable offence, 9n .June' 9
last. They were both remanded
to June 21.
Robert Lortie, Goderich,
pleaded guilty to driving a mo-
tor vehicle in Goderich Town-
ship on April 28, at the rate of
65. miles an hour in a 50 -mile
zone. He was fined $10 • and
costs or two days.
Bernd Fritz William Boerger,
R.R. 1, Thedford, was. fined $15
and costs, or three days, when
he pleaded guilty to' driving a
motor ve hicle . carelessly in
Goderich on May 19. Boerger
ran 'into a steel girder on the
north Harbor road at Goderich,
pausing $1,000 damage to his
car •
Gerald Maxwell Wedlock, R.R.
4, Goderich, 'pleaded guilty to
driving, a motor vehicle in Gode-
rich on May 12, while impaired'
He was fined $125 and costs, or
seven days,' and lie was ' pro-
hibited from driving on the high-
wlay in Canada for 12 months;
' Frederick' - Harvey • Johnston,
Goderich, pleaded guilty to be-
ing found intoxicated in a public
place, in, Goderich on. June 7,
and was fined $10 and costs, or
two days.' •
Robert Grant Laws, Goderich,
was fined $35 and costs, orseven
days, when he pleadedguilty to
being intoxicated in a public
place in Goderich on June 7.
Reformatory Term
Glen Aliin, Goderich, pleaded
guilty to two - charges of being
intoxicated in a public place irl
Goderich on June 7, and June
12. He"`was sentenced to three
months in the Ontario, Reform-
atory at Mimic°.
John Drury Neilson, 18, Char-
les Hoddinott, ` 17, 'and John
Theodore De.}naere,'120, all of
RCAF Station, Clinton, pleaded
guilty to the unlawful possession,
of liquor in a place other than
the residence of the purchaser
or donee, in Goderich Township
on play 25. Neilson was fined
$30 and costs, or five days;
Hoddinott and Demaere . were
each fined $15 and costs, or two
days,, • ..
Gary Ernest Nason, 19, RCAF
Station, Clinton, was fined $50
and costs, or seven days, when
he, pleaded guilt to driving a
motor vehicle in Hay Township
on May 5, carelessly. He also
pleaded guilty to driving a mo-
tor car on the highway in Hay
Township on May 5, without ari
operator's licence. He was fined
$15 and costs or thre edays.
Duncan Cameron Allan, Ash-
eld Township, pleaded guilty
to failing to give the proper
signal on entering a highway
.in Ashfield Township on'May 19,
and was fined $15 and costs, or
two .days.
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and was sentenced to the On-
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90 ,days. '
t BUSINESS DIRECTORY ••
Roy N. Bentley
PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT
P.O. ,Box 478.
' Phone JA 4.9521
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Wheel Alignment and Bal.
ance, Window Replacements,
Radiator Repairs.
Protect against rust ai4th
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No. 8 Highway, Goderich
Phone JA 4-7231 .
Stiles. Ambulance
Roomy — Comfortable
Anywhere — Anytime
PHONE JA 4-8142
77 Montreal St., Goderich
R. W. BELL
OPTOMETRIST
F. T. ARMSTRONG
Consulting Optometrist
The Square -JA' 4-7661
A. M. Harper & Co.
Chartered 'Accountants
Office House
JA 4-7562 JA 4.7642
13 Hamilton St. Goderich
REFRIGERATION
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59 Hamilton St.
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20 Albert St., Goderich
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Butler, Dooley,
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Chartered Accountants
Trustee in Bankruptcy -
Li'tensed Municipal Auditor
44 North Street. JA 4-8253
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Phone JA 4-8526. • -
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Phone JA 4-7411 ;4
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Goderich. Phone JA 4.9662.
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-' President, Brown Srrm3ith, R. 2;
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Belgrave; Directors,Paul
Caesar, R. 1, Dungannon; eorge
C. Feagan, Goderich; Ross Me.
Phee, R. 3, Auburn; Donald
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Lerman, )i. 3, Goderich; Fran
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For information on your in-
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secretary, Dur;nib. Phillips, Dun
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