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County engineer Jim;Brintneli., w`ho read
'the report of We' Huron CoUI tyY, Road
• Committee, chaired by :Elgin Thompson,
reeve 'of Tuckersmith, 'told county council
Wednesday that his department will hold the
- line on the road budget this year.
1" The mill rate, said Brintnell, will remain
at 10 mills.
"In 1066 the mill rate was 9.3 mills. It was
increased in 1968 to 10 mills where it i has
remained since.
"From this you can see that the road levy
has increased,by a total of 'only t7 mills or
" 7.52 percent in five years while ages and
the cost of most materials are rising at a rate
of five percent to eight percent per year,'
noted Brintnell. "The variation inour total
yearly expenditures on county roads is
,accounted for by a slowly- increasing
assessment and different - prdportions of
bridge work (subsidized at 80 percent) and
road work (subsidized at 50 percent) in our
programs.".
The road budget calls for a normal bylaw'
of $1,246,000 which has already been
_approved by council plus a budget of
-- $$60;001 ` '"-bank .interest, .committeepay-
-and7rniscellaneousitems iA supplementary
bylaw of $270,000 was passed at the session
in the- hope that the entire amount will be
approved' by the , Ontario Department, -of
Highways, although this isnot a certainty.
Total proposed road . expenditures
amount to -$1,5-76T60,07-1-11-..1909 council »
approved a total budget'of $1,631,000..
9 An interesting table of snowfall statistics
was presented by Brintnell ' in his road
report. It showed that during the 1969-1970
winter Huron County has already had 96
inches of snow, 13 inches more than for the
average winter for a 30 year period. On an
' 'average, .reported Brintnell,lt snows on 41
,days during the winter. During this winter, it
has already snowed on 63 days plus 17 days
when there has been a "trace" of snow.
"One reason we may get the impression
thatnthis wasn't a bad winter,'y`said,Brintnell,
"was the absence of high wixjds and the fact
that our heaviest 24 hour snowfall was six
inches on November 21."
Expenditures on snowplowing, and
sanding to date stands at $83,115.88
compared --with $109,117.78• for the sante
period last year. .
A b_ Jai L
miles of road to the Huron County "road ..
system, the portion ' of . road between the
county'of Huron and County of Middlesex
from Greenway on . Highway 81' to the.
4usable River. .
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In the meantime, Boyce was advised that
eld
council ex ects to rovide hire with a
Declsl7held
p p
vehicle in about,two weeks time. '
�•;enseon ��ta
•..88
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mill rate dro
*assessment
Jack P. Alexander, reeve of Wingham and ' _constrvctedt'near London... As well, patriotic
chairman of the executia committee, said'grants' were Made as follows: ,
Wednesday at ''the Max.• session 'count' Salvation Army,. operating grant, $1,500;
council that it -looks like fie• general county CNIB, $2,500; Huron Cancer Society, $40Q;
-mill rate'will begclown about one -and a half *1 in county, $45; St. John.. Ambulance,
pills. ' $75; World War I Veterans Reunion, $150.
Last, year's mill rate was 12.25 mi is.; Educational grants. totalling. $5,825 were
According to. Alexander the mill rate this _ also -approved.
year could be 10.75° mills or even lower
judging from the severe cuts in the board of
health budget.
Reason for' the pleasant reduction to
taxpayers seems to lie in the fact that the
county need not budget for.the assessment
department which last year accounted for ,
$200,000. As Well last year, $100,000 was
budgeted to finish payments on the
assessment , building and $70,000 . was
'included in the budget to make the final'
debenture payment on Huron 'County's
home of the aged, Huronview.
It was.Stephen Township Reeve James
Hayter who 'cautioned council not�to expect
a similar reduction. in the future, especially
every
The Lighthouse on top of the 180 foot high bluffs overlooking Goderich Harbour'wijl go
back into operation'this month after a winter long rest.'The first boat of the season will
be arriving sometime this month although the actual date will depend o% the weather.
Rain, with some warmer, weather and a ,bit . of wind would help. Some, of the boat
companies with craft that wintered in Goderich Harbour' have notified the Sifto Salt Mine:
wharfe they will be ready. to Toad soon - photo by Ron.Price:
ayor, family injurei
in Maryland occident
Goderich mayor -Dr. G, F. Mills, his wife
. hildren esca• ed -
serious injury early Sunday morning,,,yvhen
they were involved in an ac -evident 'near
Hagerstown,'Maryland.
The family was returning from° a short
vaeationa at Myrtle Beach; South Carolina
Animal Control Officer
seeks extra compensation
Animal" cont o _ officer men Royce fold-
• Goderich-. town council Thursday evening
that he was seeking some ,kind of
compensatidn for'theuse of his own private
car while attending to the, business of
catching dogs irk Goderich. •
"It is cutting down my profit," ''Boyce --
told members of -council. "And I've got to
keep it (the car) clean. • It is quite a --mess, let
in view of increased costs in
department. .'
Approval was' -given for the 'executive
committee to set aside $100,000 in a "
working capital reserve fund to "reduce the
cost of borrowing." '
Stanley Deputy=Reeve Anson McKinley
suggested this' Should be reworded in the
report to read ``,shift the cost of borrowing."
He said no matter how you looked at it, the
taxpayers still have to pay the shot. s.
' - Decision was reached. to foot, the . entire
cost of the warden's banquet in the fall. In
In his annual plea to county 'council to
cut back on the expenditures for social
affairs, Exeter Reeve Derry Boyle said it was
_the past, .the,warden has been resoenstble for
a certain portion..of- these costs.
Total budget for the general' government
A, items is $44,286. The general administration
- budget amounts to $78,200, representing _
roughly a $10,004 increase -over 1969.
The committere •ha,s approved a $10,000.
capital grant over a two-year period to the
Salvation Army House of Concord to be
when they ran into a snow -,storm near
Hagerstown, located about 80 'miles rforth
west o 'vas ing on, e ca s0,. nto
guardrail, turned ' around, struck another
guardrail and went into a ditch.
Mrs. Mills sustained fractured ribs, Kent.
10 received a bad crack on the head, Dr.
Mills a wrenched left arm and Marny, 13�'arid,
Kevin, 16 bumps and bruises.
The family was °detained in Hagerstown
for three days while waiting fo.r the car to -be
repaired..
Hagerstown detachment .of . the Maryland
State Police were unable to give any further
details of the accident but reported they had
received 18 calls in the space of four hours
that;-sai=ne-morning,_ ._ .., - .
The family, ,at first expected back in
Goderich this weekend, arrived home
Tuesday night.
ccident
victim dies
ta)f injuries
• Arlene Culbert, 17, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Harvey ..Culbert, RR 6,. Goderich, died
in Victoria Hospital, London on Monday,
March. 30, nine days after suffering severe
head injuries in a car accident near
Lucknow. She ne;er regained consciousness.
The accident
happened early
Saturday evening,
March 21 ' about
One and one half
mile§ east of
Lucknow on
High -way..- 86.,-;.
was the second
serious aecid'ent .-
on the same road-
that day. Ear lier a
young Port Elgin
mother was killed
instantly in a two -
car crash
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costing the to payer about $4,000,
council's recreatiop. •a
"The taxpayer shouldn't have to pay ,for.
these frivolities," said Boyle. "This,is a place
to comet° work,"`
"All work and no play make 'Jack„ a dull
boy," came a voice Ixo l t1.ef x'.
"I w11 pay for my own playing," retorted
Boyle. "We're getting good pay.. Thirty
dollars a day - that's good pay"
In other business, the ' executive'
committee authorized an increase in the rate
payable by municipalities in connection, with'
indigent residents living in nursing homes..
The .. new rate is $10.50 per day, effective '
January 1, 1970; concurred with a
document from the County of Bruee•asliing
the Minister of Education to have the
county boards of education do the actual
collecting of taxes from ' individual
taxpayers; and concurred with a document
from the. County of Simcoe 'king that
marijuananot he legalized.
Property Committee's budge -for 1970
totals $75,085 for maintenance of the .court
house, registry office, CAS building and jail
and the administrative building. As well,
$28,000 is budgeted for the museum which
includes $3,000 set aside for the .purpose of
buying an old school bus to transport
museum exhibits to fairs in the Bounty etc.
Reeve. Royle took exception to this
.ywmt)ney" �spent pori the-inuseum, ;saying. ---that .-
-since-''receipts -at -the -museum .last "year.-. -
totalled only about $8,000 it is plain to see
the museum isn't a paying proposition.
Allan Campbell, reeve of McKillip and
chairman of the property committee
reminded -Boyle -that: the -museum has_a real.:...
educational value.
"Knock it ' off . the' health budget„"
complained Bayle, "and spend it on the
bloody museum." '
The county development -committee
budget .includes $4,050 for reforestation;
$142;00for the weedinspection services, •
2;200 -'-for bounties; $25,000 for
development at CFB Clinton; and $7,000 for
grants. •' •
It is interesting to note that although'
only $20,000 was called. for, to'be budgeted
for develoif'ment at CFB, committee fees of
$3,000 and public relations costs of .$2.000 ,
have upped the costs to $25,000. '
Captain. Vince Cummings, 'the new man
hired last month by, council to promote
development .at CFB Clinton, was present to
meet the council. `
The County of Huron Planning Board has
appointed a special committee to study,.the
for
•
Miss Culbert ARLENE CULBERT
was .A in ' a car.
owned by Douglas Porter, 20, Lucknow; the
only other -occupant, when it struck the rear
of a parked car operated by Gary Austin, 20,
also of 'Lucknow,: The . Austin vehicle was
stopped partly on the travelled portion of
the' road while Austi end Sharon W'ageer,,
18, ' of Woodstock were speaking to the
occupants of -a third car, Bill Howald and
-.Emerson 'Howald,, brothers, of Lucknow,
Hugh Johnstone of Lucknow‘. and Ronald
'oho lsan-of --Belfast:
--me-tell-you. i blew a- tire -and I've o -
replace it."-
Boyce
t." Boyce reminded council he had been
promised a vehicle to use while he was on
duty as ,animal control officer. He said he
began his dutiesFebruary9, and it is already
"well into the second month:" &
Councillor Frank Walkom was instructed
by council to meet with Boyce to determine
what settlement could be made and to
• , • report back to council this week. °
Due to the ab.ence .of Dr. G. F. Mills,
mayor, last week at Goderich Town Council,
William Goutcher, Huron Road was told he
would have to wait another week to learn
council's decision on his request .for a license
to operate a taxi business in Goderich:
Goutcher said he hoped ,to get started iii
this venture by' tie first of May and is lust
waiting on the license" before actually
_purchasing two. new cars to begin business.
Bob Prouse, owner of 'Bob's Taxi, also
appeared before council to protest the
establishment of another taxi business in
town. He said there wasn't enough business•
in town to support two cab companies.
Said Prouse, "On good days I've got three
cars sitting. I paid 'out $450 last week in
wages."
"Lfeel that there is room for, -two (cab
companies) in town," Goutcher told the".
council. "I'd do the best I could to serve the
• town."
Reeve -Harry Wbrsell asked Goutcher how
_Siong. he had lived in-Goderich. Gouteher.told---
him- he'd been here about four years- and was
a property owliet.
Also on the subject of dogs, council
learned that the assessment department will
count thedogs in the 'municipality if
requested to do so. This would be done in.
connection with the census taking.
1Depu ty-reeve ' Walter. Sheardown
questioned the need for this service.
"We have this highly paid dog catcher,"
remarked Sheardown. - '
Councillor Paul Carroll suggested that the
clerk contact the- assessment 'department to
ascertain the costs of a" dog survey in
Goderich and report back to council at the
next regular meeting."'Council agreed.
- Les Pitblado, Goderich, has been named
chairman of the Goderich Branch of the
Canadian Cancer Society Campaign for
1970. Former chairman, Vyilliam Bartow,
wii-handle tie campaign for -'-Huron
. County. - The canvass wilt start in
Goderich April 6:
problems reT Eli g to mun>;cipalities
so
• Ontario Provincial Police ...from" the . bordering on Lake ,Huron. They are Ralph
Kincardine detachment said the •Porter Jewell, Clayton Laithwaite, Ed., W.
vehicle came over the brow of a hill,. struck Oddliefson, Anson McKinley and ,Ian
the Austin vehicle and flipped •over ending 'McAllister. '
•
The budget for the planning board was
approved. at . $45,000 and includes the
$40,000 for consultants' fees to prepare a
and cheekbone. g preliminary official plan for the county.
, Anson McKinley, • chairman of .the
up on its roof..
Porter 'received minor injuries- to his legs
Miss Wagner received minor
injuries, the remaining occupants of the cars
were uninjured. "planning board, also told council that J. A.
Porter has been charged with driving ` Nicklom of the 'G. V. Kleinfeldt and
while disgyalified. Associates,(London) Limited,•'has suggested
that all municipalities in the county should
Funeral . arrangements are being- belong to either the Ausable Authority or'
completed '-by. '$165,980, at a cost 'of. approximately
_ ._ e1Glaitl'and �tl=ior�y.
Council approved the library budget for -
$92,000 to the county.
The new librarian, hired by the 'board is
Miss Fthel Dewer, Dresden, at a salary of
$10,000 per -annum.
Walther SheardOwn, chairman. of the
library board, announced -that his committee
is concerned that there ,are 3.4, number of
.books in the main headquarters in the Court
House whic,h are not in circulation. The
board is giving some consideration, he said,
GroAssptocikntye(M;roicssheigaprio.in
te team, got together to changing the° system- whereby the
forthe first time ,the day before the game, bookmobile carries the books to the libraries'
lost 15-0 to' the Mustang§ who had already throughout the county for the librarians to
beaten a strong Toronto team 4-2 for the Make their book selections. .
lustead, said Sheardown, it is proposed to
A series Woodstock defeated (Continued oh page six)
Stratford 6:3 and for a while after the game
it looked as though Stratford 'players were
going to lynch referee Jack Meriam. The
says No . to-
..
team felt the calls were too close.
Auburn for services today.
ming Canada tourney ends;
oderich reaches fitmls in series
The -21st Goderich Lions Club Young
Canada PeeWee Hockey Tournament
concluded Saturday and is reported to have
been the most successful yet with06 teayns
entered, larger crowds in attendance and as
much enthusiasm as ever.
L. 0. (Nip), Whetstone founder of the
tournamentl was named "Mr. PeeWee
Hockey" during the opening ceremonies and
presented with a citation from the town for
his efforts in pronloting the tournament and
for his involvement in the. tournament and in
minor hockey ever since.
Councillor Paul Carroll made the
presentation. Reeve Harry Worsell welcomed
"Goderich is my -home now," said
Councillor Frank Walkom told Goutcher
he exp"ects "a little more Courtesy" fioin
taxi drivers in Gloderich. He' expressed his
- opinion that the -taxi driver should not Only
be proiript, but he should go to the door
when necessary to carry luggage and other
var. zparcelsi„.
,77 kaaaa,
"We haven't been used to this in '
Goderich." said WalkoM.
Doug
of
the
team,
left,
were
cptain
presented with special awards Friday evening following the final game
.the genie .3-1 to etrolia but put up a first cid-SS-fight. Making the -presentations-was
•
the young players to Goderich on behalf,of
the town and an address of -welFome was_
inade by Lions Club. President Harold.Baird.
with introductions handled by Young
Canada Week Chairman'Jcshn Lawley.
Referee in chief for the 16th year was
Stan Stokes, past president ,of the Ontario,
Minor ' Hockey Association. Herb Murphy
was secretary for the week.
Jack Meriam, a Goderich referee was
serving for his 21st year ai•a referee at the
The 10,000th goal of. the tournament's.
21 year history was scored Friday -afternoon
" by Dan McCarthy, 11, of 84 Norfoik Street,
Stratford. He will be presented with the
puck when it has been suitably erigraVed and
The floderi-th PeeWee A team reached the
finals in the B Series only to be eliminated
3-1 by Petrolia.
The Goderich forWards put on the
pressure for the start .of the game add
bombarded the Petrolia neL A quick call by
the linesman robbed Goderich of a goal
when the' puck struck the Petrolia•
goaltender's chest and fell to the ice with, the
whistle being blown as the goaltender fell on
the puck. The puck did not stop however
and slid out in front t� be slapped in by
quioliGoderich play.
'The referee did not allow. the goal as play .
had been, stopped.
Lolie scorer for Ooderich with a first class
effort in the third period 'was Lee Arbbur.
Team captain was Dotig Marshall. Both of,
these players were presented with special
awards following the game.
Winner of the East-West exhibition game
played . Wednesdak was Vancouver who
defeated CFR Greeriwood, Nova Scotia.4-1,0
The Vancouver dub was eliminated in the
first game of the AA series when it lost, 8-0
to Xitchenef.
o
Minnipeg Mustangs clean. ed up the AA
series title afid went on -Co v'vin the exhibition
Otil'he between the AA series champs and
In -the ‘,,C Series Pdrt 'Perry picked off •
Dorchester with a r3-1 wirr blgi. the ,b
utmess signs on.
Dorchester team did not go home wi out
trophy as they were awarded the London- •
Free Press TrOphy for the most
• t
sportsmanlike team. at the tournament.
Belthont defeatectInionville 6-1 for the
D Series cup which As a_ bit of an upset..
Unionville looked like:0one of the stronger
teams -up to that last game. -
.The Sarnia Indians • entertained -at the
opening ceremonies with some tribal
dancing, as they dovvery year, and lost their
first game of the D series 7-1 to Unionville.
Series winner, GoderiCh I4ons Club Trophy,
by Harold Baird, president; runners up, The
• Nip Whetstone Trophy, by John Lawley, A..
• Series, Town of Goderich Trophy by Jiarry
Worsell, Goderich Reeve; runners up, Sifto
Salt Ltd. Trophy by Bruce Holnies. 13 Series,
Reg McGee Trophy's -by Alvin McGee; runners
up, the LO.O.F. Ttophy, by Cliff Crozier.
-Series, Pistimi Cardiff Trophy by Robert C. "
McKinley, MP Huron; runners up, The
StratfOrd Beacon Herald Trophy By George
Ellis. D. Series, Pfrimmei grotherS Trophy
`.:by , Russ Pfriminer /and the runners up
trbphr; the VVilliam Westbrook" Memorial
Trophy waS presented by one Of the
founders of the wpek, guy •Emerson, who
.has made the nresefitatiorCthe last -one made
at the tournaments, for the past 15 yearS.
Restilts of the -games, by serie§, are as
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oria Street
Goderich town council learned Thursday
evAing that the department of .highways'
will not erect signs along Highway 21
directing traffic to the' business section at
The SqUare.
However, • the department has my
objection 'to Signs, being erected by the town
for that purpose. ,
Direction signs to the business section,
-reported the department of highways, are
erected by the department only `in cases
where the highway bypasses the tom). Since
this is not the case in Goderich, the
responsibility for such signs remains with the
town.
"sight, One at the ninfirViiitand one at itir''"
soUth end of Vittoria Street, advising
motorists Where 'to exit to get, to the
business section of Goderich.
i In other busines„s4 the committee of
adjustment presented a budg'et for' $8'00, up
$300 from last year, to be dealt with by the
finance committee; the 1970 parks estimate
for $21,000, was submitted to council for
referral- tO -the finance coMmittee; and the-
•Kinsmen'g request for permission tei Use the
display was heard.,