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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1962-01-11, Page 4THE. SHAFORTH NEWS Thursday, January 1, 1962 Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Paul Waldie, who were married at. Cavan Church, Winthrop, recently. The bride was formerly Miss Shirley Dolmage.—Photo by Spackman S. Ross, Stratford INAUGURAL MEETING Continued from Page 1 tax arrears for Jan. 1, 1962 is 954,000 compared to $63,000 and the hank overdraft is approxi- mately $29,000 compared to 964,- 000. This is an improvement but we can go a long way yet. We've made a good start in 1961. What now for 1962? If things progress without further holdups, it looks as though our big project will be the sewage extension and the rebuilding of North Main St. You may notice in the suggested changes in our committees, I have omitted my- self. I am ex -officio on all com- mittees anyway. Last year I wanted to personally supervise many of the changes in office Procedure, In the process I made many discoveries and learned a lot about the operation of a nm- nicipal council that I didn't know a year ago. I'd like to continue looking for more answers and leave the detail work to respect- ive committees. You all received a letter outlining the agenda for this meeting. I hope that future meeting notices will take this form so that you may come to a meeting with some knowledge of the problems that you will be dealing with. I will be asking for more committee work which has been neglected in the past. We are the only council in the neighbourhood who only have the one meeting a month. This is not a Social Club. The oath of Office carries with it serious responsibilities and assignments to your committee daring a coun- cil meeting may be confirmed in writing to you so there will be no excuse for not proceeding with them. I would like to mention equipment, I would say we are in good shape as far as our works department is concerned. Last year we also improved our equip- ment in the clerk's office. There is one more thing that I would like to see in the office and that is a duplicating machine so cop- ies of information would be read- ily available. For example, I mentioned a year ago that the Consolidated By -Laws of the Town needed revising and right there many copies should be a- vailable. I feel that there should be a complete folio of informa- tion for each committee, take as an example, the fire department, I feel there should be an inven- tory of all equipment, an outline of all insurance coverage, copies of arrangements with the town- ships, list of firemen, and all other information in regards the fire department. This should be a folio that could be passed on another year to the chairman . of that committee so that a council- lor doesn't have to take a year finding out what his committee is supposed to do. I would like to touch on anoth- er ,committee that I feel could expand its scope. That is the In- dustrial Committee. I wonder if it could do a periodic survey of the Town and answer such ques- tions as, how busy are the major industries? What are there fu- ture u.ture prospects and orders? How is the employment situation? Is help scarce? How is the hous- ing situation? Demand for hous- es for sale and for rent. How about apartments? In other words why shouldn't the council have a finger on the pulse of the Town :and take steps to remedy situa- tions. I am going to mention a sub- ject that has brought up contro- versy' before in Town but one I feel should be investigated with- out bias. My own opinion is that a small group have been emphat- ic enough to keep the matter from being investigated. You guessed it—I mean parking met- ers. It seems that every town that bas tried them has not only left them in but have been more than pleased with the added parking convenience and from a Council standpoint, the additional revenue can surely be used, I understand that last year Mitch- ell had a revenue of about 95600. The first of this year the new time sheet system of keeping track of the use of equipment on the streets went into force. We won't see the results of this change till 1963 but I'm sure we will get a substantial increase in our grants which have been the lowest in the province. We found many additional re- venues in 1961. I hope we can find some more in 1962, When I carne on Council two years ago 1 felt there was a defeatist DUI, tilde amongst the members, a feeling that things were bad, hostess served refreshments, Miss Kathleen Porter, London, spent the ,weekend with her fath- er and sisters. Miss Gayle Turner, 14 -year-old daughter o1 Mr. and Mrs, Robert Turner had the mtsfortue to tall on ice while on lior wtaY tp school, FridaY, and sprained lief ankle, She is recuperating at her horde, Mater Douglas Telford,. 14 - year -old son of 1VIr. end Mrs, F. J. Telford, was hurt while watch- ing hockey 00 Sunday at the arena. Be was taken to Clinton and had eight stitches in his fore- head. CRQMARTY Mrs, Thos. Scott was hostess for the January meeting of the WMS. Mrs, T. Laing presided and opened the meeting with a .poem i that nothing could be done about it, I do feel that there has been a gradual change in this attitude, More and more of the members seem to be finding the work on council more interesting as time goes by. I Hope this enthusiasm spreads through council and will result in a more active interest in town affairs by all the citizens. I think this can be called my main objective in my position as Mayor. Up to this point 1 have felt that the immediate action should be in a general house- cleaning. We have progressed along these lines. The end result should be a better financial pic- ture. When we get a bit of sur- plus over 'the day to day main- tenance expenditures that have been the main activities for some time, we can do some systematic Planning. The three major pro- jects that should be in a continu- ing overall plan are (1) lin- provement of storm drains, (2) extension of sewage facilities, (3) rebuilding of streets in the town. Even a block or so a year would eventually payoff. I also feel that, In co-operation with the Chamber of Commerce we might have a drive to do some local facelifting in regards unsightly areas. We might even create en- 'ough interest to start a low cost housing project which is so well assisted by the Government. To approach some of these ob- jectives that I've' only touched upon, we need a co-ordinator. I believe in a town the size of Sea forth, this duty can be beat serv- ed by the Town Clerk, Therefore a Council's prime duty is to ap- point a Clerk in whom they have complete confidence and trust. I. feel it was a wise decision when last year's Council appointed Mr. Hammond to the position. He has acted on decisions of council promptly, and has brought mat- ters to the attention of council when decisions had to be made. BAYFI ELD Miss Ruthann Scotchmer, Lon- don, was at her home over the weekend, Sgt. and Mrs, J. E. Mayman and Jefferey of Glencairn spent last week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. MacMillen. Trinity Club members held their January meeting at the home of Mrs. R. H. F. Gairdner. 14 members answered the roll call. The evening was spent in singing Christmas carols with Mrs. R. Roddick as ,pianist. The 11 TREK YOU ARE LIKELY TO BE terribly intelligent! You concentrate well, pay attention to details and when you write letters you always include: irk Your correspondent's full and correct postal address ® Your own name and return address In upper leftcornertIANDTHECOR- "' RECT POSTAL ZONE NUM- 101 BER IF YOU ARE WRITING TO QUEBEC, MONTREAL, OTTAWA,TORONTO,WIN- MPEG, OR VANCOUVER, :Help us to speed your mail—check the yellow o4 „ages of your Tele- • phone Directory for full z postal information. U -)p9 sr 00 , O PO.6I.22C ortmerma followed with a Mylan, scripture reading from the book of Lots, and prayer, The roll call, a New Year's wish, was answered by 12 members. 11e00rts were glven by the secretary and the treasurer, Business was conducted by the president, Mrs, Mcllaig, It was announced that the annual meet- ipg of the, Stratford Presbyterial will be held in Stratford on Fri- day, jan. 12tH, Mrs, T. L. Scott introduced the new study prog- ram, "The Dawn Town Church," and was assisted by Mrs. Scott, Mrs, Dodds, Mrs. Allen, Miss Speare and Mrs. Mclfaig, Mrs. E, Moore led in the Glad Tidings. prayer. Mrs, McKaig presented a Bible quiz. A splendid topic on The Fifth Commandment was gi- ven by Mrs. M, Lamond, Meeting closed with a hymn and prayer by Mrs, Laing,Lunch was served by the hostess assisted by Mrs. Dodds and Mrs, 'Allen, Mr. lbob McKellar has gone to Stratford where he is taking six weeks' illiltiery training in the national snl'Vivalcourse, Mr, Hugh Scott returned- to OAC at Guelph on Sunday after spending the holidays at his home here. Mr. Alex. Gardiner is a patient in Stratford General hospital tin- der observation, Mr. and Mrs, Otto Walker and Alice attended the 47th wedding anniversary of Mrs. Walker's sis- ter and brother•in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Garnet Cockwell of Dash- wood on Saturday, evening. Mrs. Jennie Fischer of Guelph is visiting with her brother, Mr. Russell 'Butler. Mr, and Mrs. Heber Shute and fancily of ICirktpn visited recent- ly with Mr. and Mrs, Robert Gar- 011001'. ally lairiily. Ml', and Mrs. Kenneth I{raetn- er, Marjorie and Murray of Mit- chell were recent visitors with. Mr, and Mrs. Alex. Gal'diller. The regular meeting of the Ladies' Aid Society was held at the home of Mrs, J. M, Scott on Monday evening with Mrs. Scott presiding. .Mrs, T. L. Scott led in devotions and also gave a reading entitled "Before the Meeting," During the business Period it was decided to eater for the Federation of Agriculture late in January. Miss Olive Speare and Mrs. T, Laing were appointed as program conunit• tee and Mrs, R. Laing and Mr's, 4, 1VI. Scott lunch committee for the next meeting. Born—To Mr, and Mrs. Alex. Walker, of London, in victoria hospital, 011 January 2, 1962, a daughter, Immovvvvvvvvvvvvvvovw REMEMBER that Suit you were going to wear blit; it needed cleaning DO IT NOW DON'T WAIT 'TIL SPRING CALL 87 Flannery Cleaners WINTER FOOTWEAR SMYTH'S are clearing the remainder of their Winter Footwear and Slipper Stock at Greatly Reduced Prices. Visit SMYTH'S Shoe Stores in Mitchell, .Exeter. or Seaforth. These are just a few of the Specials they have to offer. SALE STARTS THURSDAY JANUARY lith dod yrdid N - AGE SNO Black and Brown, Suede and Leather Reg. to $9.95 SALE $3.88 BEDROOM SLIPPERS Men's, Women's and Children's All WOMEN'S OVERSHOES Nylon and Rubber Flat and Cuban Heels Reg. to $6.95 SALE 99e1 MEN'S 5 -BUCKLE OVERSHOES (Canadian Made) Reg. to $7.95 A n SALE ► $6.414 TEEN - AGE SNO o BOOTS educed t° Clear MEN'S Rubber Boots (Canadian Made) Reg. to $4.50 $388 Taper Toe Plat Heel Reg. to $9.95.Q SALE $4.80Q8 10% ALL Mitchell Exeter FOOTWEAR STORES Seaforth